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December 6, 2018 – Eindhoven (The Netherlands) / Bristol (UK) – The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, and the Chief Executive of GKN Aerospace, Hans Büthker today revealed plans for GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre in the UK. The new centre is expected to open in 2020 and the 10,000 square metre facility will host 300 highly skilled engineers, and will include collaborative space for research and development with universities, the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain. The centre will focus on additive manufacturing (AM), advanced composites, assembly and industry 4.0 processes to enable the high rate production of aircraft structures. The GTC will maintain GKN Aerospace’s position at the forefront of technology development for the next generation of energy efficient aircraft. The facility will serve as a base for GKN Aerospace’s technology partnership in the Airbus’ ”Wing of Tomorrow” technology programme as well as new additive manufacturing programmes.
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The Legal Process and the Promise of Justice
Studies Inspired by the Work of Malcolm Feeley
Part of Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Rosann Greenspan, University of California, Berkeley
Hadar Aviram, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Jonathan Simon, University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan Simon, Hadar Aviram , Rosann Greenspan, Issa Kohler-Hausmann, Kay L. Levine, Volkan Topalli, Shauhin Talesh, Eric A. Feldman, David T. Johnson, Setsuo Miyazawa, David Nelken, Ashley T. Rubin, Lawrence M. Friedman, Lauren B. Edelman, Paul Frymer, Christine B. Harrington, Menachem Hofnung, Terence C. Halliday, Mark Fathi Massoud, Edward L. Rubin, Kim Lane Scheppele
Malcolm Feeley, one of the founding giants of the law and society field, is also one of its most exciting, diverse, and contemporary scholars. His works have examined criminal courts, prison reform, the legal profession, legal professionalism, and a variety of other important topics of enduring theoretical interest with a keen eye for the practical implications. In this volume, The Legal Process and the Promise of Justice, an eminent group of contemporary law and society scholars offer fresh and original analyzes of his work. They asses the legacy of Feeley's theoretical innovations, put his findings to the test of time, and provide provocative historical and international perspectives for his insights. This collection of original essays not only draws attention to Professor Feeley's seminal writings but also to the theories and ideas of others who, inspired by Feeley, have explored how courts and the legal process really work to provide a promise of justice.
Offers international perspectives on issues formerly studied only in the context of the United States
Sheds new light on lower courts scholarship
Provides a one volume introduction to a core set of socio-legal research areas that share a common concern with legal process
'Malcolm Feeley’s writings about America’s contradictory crime wars and criminal justice reform efforts are essential elements of modern criminology. The contributors to this volume take Feeley’s thinking in new and innovative directions that no student or scholar of our continuing predicament will want or can afford to miss. A guide to a futuristic Feeleyian criminology!' John Hagan, John D. MacArthur Professor Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University, Illinois
'An extraordinary collection of insightful studies that follow the steps of Malcolm Feeley in relation to the legal process and the promise of justice. It explores the vibrant legacy of this brilliant scholar for the present and it will be a source of inspiration for the future theoretical and empirical developments in these key socio-legal themes, both inside and outside the English speaking contexts.' Máximo Sozzo, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina
'This festschrift for Malcolm Feeley, with contributions from eighteen distinguished scholars, provides powerful accounts of how lawyers and judges link policies of crime and punishment to fundamental problems of governing contemporary societies. Provocative and compelling, this collection confronts the current challenges to liberal democracies and the rule of law with trenchant, grounded analyses.' Susan S. Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
'Far from being only a much deserved tribute to Malcolm Feeley, this book opens up new perspectives. By recalling the numerous insights of his scholarship, from The Process is the Punishment to debates on court reform or sociology of legal professionals, this rich array of scholars put these studies in perspective and demonstrate how fruitful his perspective is for socio-legal studies, in several national contexts. The same could even be said beyond that specific field, from the sociology of organizations to public policy analysis.' Liora Israël, École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Introduction Jonathan Simon, Hadar Aviram and Rosann Greenspan
Part I. The Process is the Punishment:
1. Adversarial bias and the criminal process: infusing the organizational perspective on criminal courts with insights from behavioral science Hadar Aviram
2. Malcolm Feeley's concept of law Issa Kohler-Hausmann
3. Process as intergenerational punishment: are children casualties of parental court experiences? Kay Levine and Volkan Topalli
4. The process is the problem Shauhin Talesh
Part II. Court Reform on Trial:
5. Vaping on trial: e-cigarettes, law, and society Eric Feldman
6. Japanese court reform on trial David T. Johnson and Setsuo Miyazawa
7. Court reform and comparative criminal justice David Nelken
8. The birth of the penal organization: why prisons were born to fail Ashley T. Rubin
9. The misbegotten: infanticide in Victorian England Lawrence M. Friedman
Part III. Judicial Policymaking and the Modern State:
10. Judicial deference in the modern state Lauren B. Edelman
11. Judges, labor, and economic inequality Paul Frymer
12. Administrative 'states' of judicial policy on gender-motivated violence Christine B. Harrington
13. Can courts abolish mass incarceration? Jonathan Simon
14. Policy making by out-of-court settlements: intelligence informers at the Israeli High Court of Justice Menachem Hofnung
Part IV. Political Liberalism and the Legal Complex:
15. The international legal complex: Wang Yu and the global response to repression of China's political lawyers Terence C. Halliday
16. The legal profession's promise of justice: choices and challenges in legal and socio-legal work Mark Fathi Massoud
17. The varieties of judicial independence and the judiciary's role in political reform Edward L. Rubin
18. The legal complex and lawyers-in-chief Kim Lane Scheppele.
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Rosann Greenspan is Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Transformation of Criminal Due Process in the Administrative State (2014) and co-editor of the Law Section of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Second edition, 2015). She was a US Supreme Court Fellow at the US Sentencing Commission and Stanford University's Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Politics. She received the Western Society of Criminology's Fellows Award for important contributions to the field of criminology.
Hadar Aviram is the Miller Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Professor Aviram's research focuses on the criminal justice system and examines policing, courtroom practices, and corrections through social science perspectives. She is author of Cheap on Crime: Recession-Era Politics and the Transformation of American Punishment (2015) and the former President of the Western Society of Criminology.
Jonathan Simon is the Adrian A. Kragen Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of several books on emerging trends in crime control and the role of crime in contemporary governance. Among these books include Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear (2006) and Mass Incarceration on Trial: A Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America (2014).
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Muslim Women's Quest for Justice
Gender, Law and Activism in India
Why Love Leads to Justice
Love across the Boundaries
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Law, Custom and Justice in Colonial India
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Lost For Words - Stephanie Butland || Netgalley Review
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Stephanie Butland is a writer, who is thriving after breast cancer. (She used to say she was a survivor, but that was a bit lacking in joie de vivre.)
Although she’d never have chosen it, her dance with cancer has changed her life in many positive ways. Now she is happier, healthier, and more careful with her precious life and the precious people and things in it.
Her writing career began with her dance with cancer, and now she is a novelist.
Aside from writing, she works as a speaker and trainer, and she works with charities to help raise awareness and money in the hope that cancer will soon be about as scary as a wart.
She lives in Northumberland.
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Dirt 3 beautiful but doesn’t handle well (review)
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Gieson Cacho
By Patrick Cant
Racing game reviewer
Beautiful. Annoying. Thrilling. Irritating. Sloooowwwww.
These words all describe Dirt3 in equal measures. I’m a big fan of rally games, which never sold well here in the States, so the WRC games disappeared from the market and games such as the Dirt series replaced them. Instead of building a true rally game, most game makers make a “rally plus” game like this one.
It has rally stages mixed in with a whole host of other driving disciplines. You’ve got buggy racing, trophy trucks, rallycross, etc … . Which is fine, except in the case of Dirt3 they are fairly inconsistent. The rally stages are maddening. It’s one thing to make the cars difficult to handle on dirt or snow (as they would be), it’s another thing entirely to make the cars impossible to drift around corners. In a rally game, you should be able to countersteer through the corners, using the throttle to control the back end. Not so much with Dirt3.
And that makes no sense, because in the drift and gymkhana stages, you can quite easily drift the cars. But in the rally stages? Good luck with that. And the trophy trucks wallow in corners like they should, the dune buggies are jittery in the washboard sections like they should be, so
GORGEOUS GRAPHICS: The game is beautiful, no doubt. There are little nubbies on the tires. The dirt and snow fly up nicely from the track. It all looks fantastic. The cars are beautiful, and deform when you wreck them (and you will). The audio is quite good. You get different engine notes depending on how hard you’re punishing the vehicle, cars behind you buzz in your ear as they would do if they were hassling you to pass, so that’s all good.
The tracks are varied and interesting — abandoned factories, snowy wastes, a fancy parking lot on Monaco, the Kenyan outback. You name it; they all look good. There are some nice throwback rally cars from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, and they sound and look great.
A MONKEYWRENCH IN CONTROLS: But they just didn’t nail the handling, and that’s the only thing that should matter. I found myself wishing for my old PlayStation 2 World Rally Championship game.
One more element: The game is god-awfully slow. First off, because it’s a PlayStation 3 game, it took 30 minutes to download the pertinent updates, and load information onto the hard drive to cut download times. If these load times were “shorter” because of the forced download, I can’t imagine how bad it would have been without the preload. It. Takes. Forever.
Seriously, especially when you start the game, you will be re-racing early stages many, many times to get the feel of the handling. Each time you re-run a race, it takes a looooong time to restart. So, despite all the good elements of Dirt3, I have to give it a middling score. They got a lot of bits right (look, sound, variety etc. …) but fell down on the handling and the load times, two elements that really impacted my enjoyment of the game.
If you’ve got the patience for brutal load times and many, many practice runs, have at it. If not, maybe wait for the new Forza.
WHAT: “Dirt 3”
PLATFORM: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
GRADE: B-
Video Games Codemasters, Dirt 3, Dirt3, racing game, rally
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Study UK Exhibition in Bucharest
Author: Crina Diculescu 5 November 2018
17 November 2018 @ 10:00 – 17:00 Europe/Bucharest Timezone
From world-recognised universities to an innovative approach to teaching and the leading minds who deliver it, UK universities have what you need to reach your potential.
If you want to find out more about British study programmes, register for the British Council’s Study UK Exhibition on 17 November at Sheraton Hotel and connect with UK universities and alumni.
Presentations and workshops delivered by universities, alumni and education specialists from Romania and the UK will give you unparallelled insight into the international student experience, while the event mini-fair provides an opportunity to meet representatives from UK institutions, discuss your individual requirements and learn how to:
prepare a UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) application
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See the full event schedule and details
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The future of UK studies
European Union students will benefit from the same conditions when accessing UK university programmes even after Brexit – same fees as home students and same access to government loans to fund their studies. Learn more about the benefits of EU students in the UK from the 2019-2020 academic year.
The Study UK Exhibition is organised by the British Council in Romania with the support of the British Embassy in Bucharest, the British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce, Fischer International, the League of Romanian Students Abroad, IntegralEdu and Cariere magazine.
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Role-playing-
In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the role of characters, or parts, that may have personalities, motivations, and backgrounds different from their own. Roleplaying is like being in an improvisational drama or free-form theatre, in which the participants are the actors who are playing parts, and the audience.
A role-playing game is a type of game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games.
In Character-
In roleplaying games, In Character (or IC) refers to the world of the characters, rather than the world of the players. That is, a character talking to another character is an IC interaction, set within the IC world, while two players talking about a football game or their real lives is an Out of Character ('OOC') interaction.
Most online role-playing communities make allowances for the intrusion of "RL" (real life) by introducing standards of communication, such as insisting that all "OOC" comments are placed inside brackets, or given some prefix. For example, "(OOC) Blast, the phone's ringing again, I'll go and pull it out of the wall."
Out Of Character-
Out of Character (OOC) is a roleplaying term, referring to the world of the players, rather than the world of the characters. Actions in the game that are described from the point of view of the assumed character are referred to as In Character (IC). Actions or discussion of the character from the player's point of view are OOC.
Powergamer-
A powergamer is a player who tries to force others to participate in role-playing they don't want to engage in. For instance, a player who unilaterally describes his character as doing something with (or to) another character that would usually require the other to play along — such as having a fight or a sexual encounter — is considered to be powergaming
Metagaming-
In role-playing games, metagaming is the use of out-of-character knowledge in an in-character situation. A character played by a metagamer does not act in a way that reflects the character's in-game experiences and back-story.
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Norwegian Epic to Sail from Southhampton in Fall 2015
Norwegian Cruise Line,
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Norwegian Epic has added two sailings to and from Southampton, England in 2015, marking the first time that the ship has visited the port since the inaugural ...
EXPLORER OF THE SEAS TO HOMEPORT IN SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. AND SAIL EUROPEAN WATERS IN 2015
Royal Caribbean,
Mediterranean,
Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will sail its very first Europe season in summer 2015. The cruise line’s Adventure of the Seas, which was originally ...
Disney Cruise Line Charts a New Course for Norway in 2015
In summer 2015, Disney Cruise Line is charting a magical new course for northern Europe – exploring for the first time the Norwegian fjords, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Plus, Disney Cruise Line is returning to the Baltic for all-new itineraries, including sailings from Copenhagen, Denmark to St. Petersburg, Russia. Cruises to the Mediterranean, Alaska, Caribbean and Bahamas also are included in the summer lineup.
Bookings open to the public on March 27, 2014. More details on 2015 itineraries can be found on the Itineraries and Ports for 2015 section of disneycruise.com.
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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to commencing its first-ever cruise season from Bristol
Northern Europe,
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be commencing its first-ever cruise season from Bristol (Avonmouth), at the Port of Bristol, in April 2014, offering guests a range of great-value holidays on board its elegant 880-guest cruise ship Boudicca, from a 14-night ‘Canary Islands & Portugal’ cruise, to a scenic 28-night sailing to ‘The Adriatic with Venice’.Guests can even follow in the footsteps of international film star Ben Stiller, who shot many scenes in his latest hit movie, ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, in Iceland – Fred. Olsen will be offering a fascinating 14-night ...
Cunard Line to Make Maritime History in Liverpool in 2015 as the company celebrates 175th Anniversary
Cunard,
Cunard Line, operator of The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World®, is pleased to confirm two special events in 2015 to be held in its spiritual home of Liverpool, England, in celebration of the company's 175th anniversary. ...
P&O New cruises announced on family friendly Azura in 2014
P&O Cruises,
P&O Cruises has announced three new cruises on family friendly Azura in October 2014, including a six-night cruise break during the half-term school holidays. All cruises depart from and ...
MILESTONE FOR QUEEN MARY 2 Cunard Flagship to undertake 200th Transatlantic crossing 6 - 13 July 2013
East Coast,
Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2 will be marking a major milestone on her 6 – 13 July 2013 voyage from New York to Southampton – it will be her 200th Atlantic crossing, with special speakers and performers on board to add to the celebratory mood. ...
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About Chris BelchamberIndependent Trader in DC and Maryland
I have a Masters degree in Mathematics at Oxford University, England. I graduated in 1980.
1980 to 1984 I worked for a Life assurance company (Friends Provident) and a pensions consultancy (Noble Lowndes) as a computer programmer and actuarial trainee. In 1984 I worked for a British Stockbroker as an analyst. This company was taken over by Chase Manhattan.
I was hired by CSFB in London in 1986 as a bond analyst. This developed additionally into arbitrage trading on the UK government bond desk. I also wrote a 400 page book on the UK government bond market which was published by CSFB and subsequently in hardback version in the US.
In 1989 I was recruited by J.P.Morgan to run their UK government bond desk (Sales and Trading). This operation was struggling at the time and they were considering closing it. We managed to stabilize the business and continue operations on a modestly profitable basis. In 1990, I was given the additional responsibility of running the bank’s Sterling Fixed Income Investment Portfolio. Subsequently, I also joined the proprietary trading desk when it started in 1993, but left the UK desk to focus solely on position taking. During my time at J.P.Morgan I made substantial profits and was promoted to Managing Director.
In 1997 I resigned from the bank. My wife wanted to return to the US and I wanted to trade my own account.
In 2003 I started Chris Belchamber Investment Management LLC.
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OK, Now That Kavanaugh Has Been Confirmed…
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Conservatives have a two-step process to achieve a conservative Congress: First, keep the House and expand our numbers in the Senate. Second, put pressure on the Republican House majority to elect Jim Jordan Speaker to keep their promises on the Trump agenda going into 2020.
Forget The GOP: It’s Up To Conservatives To Nationalize The 2018 Midterm Election
Richard A Viguerie, CHQ Chairman | 8/21/18
By Richard A. Viguerie, CHQ Chairman
As I see it, 2018 will likely be another Republican wipeout, like 2006, unless we conservatives nationalize the election by getting voters refocused on big conservative issues; building the wall, limiting immigration, religious liberty, rebuilding our national defense, reducing job-killing regulations, and getting tough on crime and illegal border crossing.
Richard Viguerie on the 2018 Congressional Midterms: ‘It Does Not Look Good for Conservatives’
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“We’ve got to recognize there’s a wave coming that’s going to wipe out a lot of conservatives if we continue operating as we have been for the last year. We need to make major changes, and they’re within our control. We can nationalize the election. We can all play a role, whether it’s at the national level, the local level, or the state level,” Viguerie concludes.
Democrats ought to worry about the midterm elections
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When you combine the latest generic ballot developments with the Democrats’ botched post-2016 autopsy report – through which they revealed they have no message, confusing leadership, and no new ideas – any significant victory for Democrats in the midterms will be a very difficult task.
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The missing mtDNA link in the southern route out of Africa
In order to substantiate the southern route hypothesis of the settlement of Australia, a link between Australia and coastal populations of Asia is needed. Australian mtDNA belongs largely to the same Out-of-Africa subclades M and N, but it is not clearly a branch of a more derived clade that would allow us to pinpoint a specific Eurasian location as a place of origin.
This paper makes the case that Australian mtDNA haplogroup M42 shares two polymorphisms with a set of Indian M sequences, suggesting more recent common ancestry between these Indians and Australians than the generic "Out of Africa" M. The simplest explanation for this is that the M42 ancestors of Australians ultimately originated in India, and were thus part of the "southern route" dispersal of humans from Africa.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:173doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-173
Reconstructing Indian-Australian phylogenetic link.
Satish Kumar et al.
An early dispersal of biologically and behaviorally modern humans from their African origins to Australia, by at least 45 thousand years via southern Asia has been suggested by studies based on morphology, archaeology and genetics. However, mtDNA lineages sampled so far from south Asia, eastern Asia and Australasia show non-overlapping distributions of haplogroups within pan Eurasian M and N macrohaplogroups. Likewise, support from the archaeology is still ambiguous.
In our completely sequenced 966-mitochondrial genomes from 26 relic tribes of India, we have identified seven genomes, which share two synonymous polymorphisms with the M42 haplogroup, which is specific to Australian Aborigines.
Our results showing a shared mtDNA lineage between Indians and Australian Aborigines provides direct genetic evidence of an early colonization of Australia through south Asia, following the "southern route".
Labels Australia, haplogroup, India, mtDNA, Out of Africa
JACK DANIELS said...
The findings may be interesting but whether the general case is proven is another matter.
In the first instance, there is a substantial human fossil record in Australia that suggests an increasing trend towards gracility over time. Further, the mitochondrial DNA of Mungo Man pre-dates all known such DNA. The age of his skeletal remains is the subject of some controversy and there are estimates of 45,000 years at the lower bound and up to 60,000 years at the upper bound. Another issue concerns the finding of the cited polymorphisms and whether it is correct to assume that there is a necessary implication that they are shared by all Aboriginal people or that the only explanation would be as the result of migration from locations further west than India.
Indeed, it would be interesting if these polymorphisms were observed in other populations along the hypothesised ex Africa route.
Monday, July 27, 2009 7:52:00 am
South Central Haplo said...
Good point. this sounds lot like Terry. Where is MT M further west and Have you heard about Jwalapuram?.
"there are estimates of 45,000 years at the lower bound and up to 60,000 years at the upper bound".
50,000 years at the least seems to be the latest consensus.
"Another issue concerns the finding of the cited polymorphisms and whether it is correct to assume that there is a necessary implication that they are shared by all Aboriginal people".
The M42 haplogroup is very much a minority haplogroup in Australia, so doesn't necessarily represent an early arrival at all. Could easily be a later connection. The majority of Australian mt haplogroups are N-derived.
Monday, July 27, 2009 12:25:00 pm
Australian Aborigines are composed of at least two major immigration events to Australia, one about 50 kya and a more recent one dating to 10 kya. Aborigines have had a long contact with their SE Asian neighbours and with the people from New Guinea. They are not quite an isolated people from 50 kya as many believe.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:26:00 am
I'd agree with your two migrations assessment but I'd place your 10k one a bit earlier, perhaps even 20k or beyond. I think it has a connection with the Kow Swamp type (dated 15k-20k) and/or with the edge-ground axe (associated with Hoabinhian?). These are probably in turn connected with a further push into the Pacific Ocean, to the Northern Solomons. Further I believe that any early 'Caucasian' connection between Europeans, the Aborigines and the Ainu is easily explained. You may care to look at my reasoning in the essay:
http://humanevolutionontrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/human-evolution-on-trial-into-australia.html
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Tuesday Jam: Speak Sotto Voce and Carry a Big Banjo!
September 11, 2013 • Murphy Henry
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No one provided a great title for the jam so we'll just see what develops as I write. [I just figured out the title. See below!]
We were nine students strong last night including Ron, who had driven all the way in from Arkansas to take some lessons and who stayed for the jam. He was leaving for home right after the jam (with his Monster Energy Drink in hand!) so I guess as I'm writing this he is still driving. Safe travels, Ron! We also had one guest, Mado, who is friends with Mark and Ellen. She loved listening to us and clapped ferociously after almost every song. It was great to have an audient!
Beginning student Betty Fisher was back for more jamming and she did even better than she did the first time. She had more confidence and played stronger. She said that coming to the jam had inspired her to practice even more. Yea! She played lead on the Big Three: Banjo in the Hollow, Cripple Creek, and Boil Them Cabbage Down and did extremely well. Again, we first played each tune all together and then we started the tune again and took separate breaks. Betty kicked off her tunes and took the last break, coming in for her second break in exactly the right spot. You know, being able to do that is a Much Bigger Deal than people think it is.
I told her after her excellent rendition of Cripple Creek that she had a very good teacher. (Casey is teaching her!) Betty said she agreed, and that Casey was one of the most patient people she had ever known. Of course, Bobby could not let that one go. He was sitting right beside me and I heard him say, sotto voce, "Not like some teachers I know." Of course I couldn't let THAT go, so I said, "Yeah, if she had been your teacher she'd have thrown you out on your a-- a long time ago." At which Bobby chuckled maliciously and said, "I knew I could get a cuss out of you." To which I replied, "Dammit, Bobby!" (Note: I've always wanted to use the phrase "sotto voce." Of course, when I first typed it, I misspelled it as "sotto voice." I've got just enough book learning to be dangerous....!" I'm glad I've never had to pronounce it. I might have got the "sotto" part right, but I never would have thought to pronounce "voce" as "voe-chee." Ah, I think I've got my blog title.....!!)
Splitting the breaks on Glendale Train is old hat now, so we've moved on to learning how to play Dueling Banjos as a group. Mark has been working on the lead guitar part, so he and I tried putting it together with the banjo, which always requires some tweaking since there are so many different arrangements out there. Once we had an idea of what we were doing, I asked the other folks to provide some rhythmic backup. It was a little hard to figure out where the rhythm should come in, but we managed it. I told Janet to work on remembering her lead guitar part and I'm sure Bobby will be right in there, also. The banjo break is an easy improv, so pretty soon we'll have everyone involved, which is how a jam should work.
And today, September 11, is Kasey's 13th birthday! So a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, KASEY! She was telling us last night that she'd had to get some teeth pulled in preparation for getting braces (or, rather, the 21st century equivalent of braces--something having to do with "invisible" something.) The first time, she said, she'd gotten "happy gas" so she'd didn't feel a thing. This time, though, they hadn't given her as much, so she could feel a thing, and what she felt was not pleasant. Naturally, I couldn't resist the opportunity to rag Ben about being too cheap to pay for "happy gas." I said, "I guess it was either the banjo or the "happy gas." (He'd gotten Kasey a Deering recently.) He laughed and said, "She's tough. A few hours after she had her teeth pulled she was home helping me can beets." Then Kasey said, "Yeah, but I didn't go to school the next day!"
I love our jam!
Gotta run. We'll be jamming again tonight! Y'all come!
Posted in By Murphy, jamming and tagged tip-jar jam on September 11, 2013 by Murphy Henry.
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Betty Fisher
Oh my! You guys are too generous. I am so loving this. I need to get a list of the songs you play so I can at least sing. (My singing voice ain’t pretty but it’s loud and it gives me something to do. I am SOOOOOOO loving these sessions. You are all so kind. (Except Ben who speeds up the tempo…..Ha. Just kidding.) It was so cool to meet Ben’s daughter and watch them play together.
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Writing for Kids? Don't forget the Bows and Arrows
I generally read adult fiction, especially in the mystery genre. I stopped reading teen books when I finished the last Nancy Drew mystery back in junior high. But after hearing all the hype about a young adult book called "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins, I decided to check it out to see why it was so popular.
Much like the "Twilight" trilogy, "The Hunger Games" has been translated into more than two dozen languages, has garnered positive reviews and is now a movie. So it has to be good, right?
But after reading only a few pages, I quickly learned this was not really a kids' book. The story features a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a very hungry, post-apocalyptic world. She volunteers to participate in the annual Hunger Games to replace her lottery-selected younger sister, Primrose. The games require that children between the ages of 12 and 18 must battle to the death every year to appease the government.
Only one will survive.
This is a kids' book?
It sounds more like a Grimm's fairy tale. Speaking of which, apparently, some parents today are refusing to read the old fairy tales to their kids because they're "too scary." These parents prefer to retell the stories with positive endings, hoping their children will learn a valuable lesson (instead of spending a sleepless night in Mommy and Daddy's bed.)
I can just imagine how they would rewrite the classic "The Three Little Pigs."
"The pigs work together to build their houses, then invite the Big Nice Wolf in for a vegetarian meal and a game of Candy Land. The end."
And how about "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?" Instead of having the evil stepmother chase Snow White from the castle, Snow White gives the ugly woman makeup tips, they bake an apple pie and start a special school for Little People.
And the dog from "Old Yeller" lives forever.
Goodness. The adult mysteries I read are much tamer than "The Hunger Games." While Katniss is trained to kill with a bow and arrow, most of the heroines in the books I read have a skill too, but instead of archery or swordfighting, they're more apt to bead or decoupage or scrapbook while they fight crime.
As for my own mystery series, I offer party tips, not how-to-stay-alive tips. And my protagonist only has to juggle party planning with murder solving. Poor Katniss struggles with getting enough food to eat while surviving killer teens. Sounds like I need to ratchet up the blood and guts and simmer down on the crafts and party tips.
My children's book, "The Code Busters Club," is about four children who solve a mystery by cracking codes, not skulls. Maybe I should rethink that and write about a kid who skips school, sneaks out at night, lies to his friends, smokes, hangs out in a graveyard, engages in witchcraft, runs away from home, pretends to be dead, breaks into a house, gets lost in a cave, nearly starves to death and plans to become a world-class robber when he grows up.
Oh wait. Mark Twain already wrote that book and called it "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
And we let our kids read that?
What's the post-apocalyptic world coming to?
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Vintage Lilli Ann Suits
One of the best American-made vintage suits labels is Lilli Ann, well-known for suits and coats from the late 1940s & 1950s. They were based in San Francisco but the Lilli Ann look is decidedly Parisian. Here's a bit of Lilli Ann eye candy for you!
Vintage clothing collectors seek out these wasp-waisted suits not only for their hourglass silhouettes, but also the luxury fabrics often labeled "loomed in Paris" or similar. They always have impeccable tailoring and extra details like the balloon peplum seen at left, which was a New Look motif carried into the 1950s. Especially elegant is the suit with ruched torso in middle view; because it's a lighter color, it's less likely to be found in wearable condition. We recently sold the exact suit seen at right, in three tones of latte brown.
This trio is equally posh, with unusual features. The suit at left is unique to see from Lilli Ann because its silhouette is sheath-like, rather than hourglass or a swing silhouette. That nipped-waist coat in the center's a fantastic silhouette, rarely found in the vintage clothing world. And the charming bow-accented suit at right has a rather girlish motif for business wear, in all French materials.
In the 1960s, Lilli Ann's looks turned a corner to keep up with the streamlined direction fashion was heading. Their new slogan "The world is yours" hoped to capture modern women's expanding horizons while dressing them as well as in the past. The company chose bolder colors, sleeker lines and eventually more obvious synthetics (like polyester and Ultra-Suede) as the 1970s approached.
Our website nearly always has a Lilli Ann gem or two available, and we're lucky to turn up more & more.
Sources from top left:
balloon peplum suit in French fabric called "starlight worsted", originally $110, Harper's Bazaar, April 1953
pale evening suit in French fabric, originally $100, Vogue, April 1953
vintage sharkskin suit in British fabric, originally about $90, Harper's Bazaar, September 1954
sheath-jacketed suit in French fabric woven in Normandy, originally $100, Harper's Bazaar, January 1953
wasp-waisted coat in "finest boucle` twist", originally $110, Harper's Bazaar, May 1953
bow-motif suit of French wool & mohair with Paris-made appliques, originally $100, Vogue, September 1953
turquoise fur-collared suit, Harper's Bazaar, September 1962
tweed coat in two versions, Harper's Bazaar, September 1965
sacque coat with fur collar, Harper's Bazaar, September 1963
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Photos: A new community asset in Lents
By: Sam Tenney in News, photo slideshows August 9, 2018 3:01 pm
Hundreds of people turned out for a celebration held Wednesday to mark the opening of the Asian Health and Service Center, a cultural, educational, health and social service hub in the Lents neighborhood. The three-story, 30,000-square-foot building contains treatment space for physical and behavioral health, the Asian Cancer Resource and Support Center, a 6,000-square-foot multipurpose room, a healing garden, and small multipurpose rooms for classes and group programs. The building also holds a ground-floor commercial space occupied by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.
The Holst Architecture-designed project was built by O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders, which broke ground in early 2017. The building features a distinctive metal sunscreen structure along the south façade consisting of prefinished aluminum attached to color-matched steel columns. The building’s southwest corner contains a three-story curtainwall system, which provides ample daylight for a stairway from the ground-floor lobby to the third-floor public spaces.
The building is one of four in the Lents Town Center urban renewal area to receive partial funding from Prosper Portland. Others include the now-complete Lents Commons and Oliver Station mixed-use projects as well as Woody Guthrie Place, a mixed-income apartment project now under construction.
The development team includes Asian Health and Service Center, Housing Development Center, Mark Sherman Consulting and Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic. The project team includes civil engineers KPFF Consulting Engineers, ABHT Structural Engineers, MEP engineers MFIA Inc., and NNA Landscape Architecture.
Visitors pause to read names from a donor wall in the building’s main stairwell, which is encased in a three-story curtainwall system.
The 6,000-square-foot multipurpose hall will be used throughout the day for community cultural events, daily meals for seniors, social gatherings, exercise classes, and health education programs.
A third-floor terrace features a movable storefront system for all-season use.
The building’s second floor contains office and meeting space for Asian Health and Services Center employees and volunteers.
The building has onsite surface and tuck-under vehicle parking spaces, and a small landscaped “healing garden” accessed from Southeast 91st Avenue provides a contemplative stopping place.
The building incorporates subtle references to traditional Asian architecture.
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San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (by Scott McKenzie) - Live Monterey Pop Festival 1967
Para este viernes, os traigo una canción que se convirtió en un himno para una generación y luego para un estilo de vida. Se trata del clásico "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" de Scott McKenzie
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in June 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival.
McKenzie's song became an instant hit. The lyrics tell the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair". Due to the difference between the lyrics and the actual title, the title is often quoted as "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)". "San Francisco" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was number one in the United Kingdom and most of Europe. The single is purported to have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The song is credited with bringing thousands of young people to San Francisco, California during the late 1960s.[citation needed]
In Central Europe, young people adopted "San Francisco" as an anthem for freedom, and it was widely played during Czechoslovakia's 1968 Prague Spring uprising against Soviet rule.[citation needed]
The song has been featured in several films, including Frantic, The Rock and Forrest Gump (Wikipedia).
A continuación la letra de la canción San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) escrita por John Phillips de The Mamas & the Papas y cantada por Scott McKenzie
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
All across the nation
Such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation
With a new explanation
If you come to San Francisco
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Finally, the origin of Lt. Starbuck is told by #1 New York Times best-selling author Tony Lee! See how Starbuck became a Viper pilot, his first meeting with Apollo and why Adama treats him like a son - as he pieces together what really happened the night he was orphaned, and the name of the traitor who ordered it...[1]
Yahren 7322 — Umbra, Caprica
The attack on Umbra, Caprica is underway as Captain Adama and Tigh from battlestar Rylon engage the Cylon Raiders. While Rylon has scrambled additional Viper, Adama and Tigh on left to melee with the squadrons of enemy fighters.
During the engagement, Adama informs Tigh that Ila ferried Apollo and Athena to Rylon the moment the basestar appeared over Caprica. When Tigh notes Ila's pallor from the week prior, Adama reveals that Ila is pregnant with a boy, but have not yet decided on a name. Ila wants to name their newest son Zac, while Adama prefers Starbuck.
Engaging the phalanx of Raiders at 10-to-1 odds, Adama's fighter is shot down over the Forest of Thorns. Before Adama crash-lands, he orders Tigh to return to Rylon for reinforcements.
Adama extricates himself from his burning Viper's cockpit, only to be attacked by a lone, damaged Cylon Centurion.
Adama goads the Centurion to kill him, but the Cylon is attacked by a hurt, barefoot boy with a large tree limb.
The Cylon's left arm dangling at its side, Adama brings his laser pistol to bear and blows off the Centurion's head.
Adama recovers his ear piece, replying to Tigh's declarations over the communication channel. Adama informs Tigh that a kid saved him, and requests a med-ship for the kid.
Yahren 7322 — Battlestar Rylon
Rylon's medic speaks to Adama, whose left arm is restrained by a sling, about the boy's condition. Electronic feedback from the Centurion that the boy attacked has affected the boy's frontal lobe. Coupled with the post-traumatic stress, the boy will be an amnesiac at best; a nameless orphan along the three thousand other Umbran children that need homes.
Adama gives the boy a name: Starbuck. He feels that the boy who saved his life is a fighter, and Adama pledges to find him a home. The doctor signs off on the name and during the conversation Ila's pregnancy comes up, as well as a question of what they'll name his and Ila's boy. Adama has made his decision and agrees with his wife's decision in naming their boy Zac.
Yahren 7328 — Caprica
At Flight-Major Adama's home, teenagers Athena and Apollo are playing on the couch. Apollo is reenacting a Viper launch, but Athena claims that first-year cadets don't leave the classroom and asks her father to support that statement. She then states that when she's old enough, she'll join the academy in the aim of outranking Apollo.
Adama's house servant informs Adama that a boy is asking to see him: Starbuck.
Adama meets Starbuck at the front door. Starbuck asks Adama to sponsor his application to be a Colonial Pilot, as Starbuck hasn't a biological parent to do so. Starbuck didn't want to tell his foster parents until he had spoken to Adama about it.
Adama notes that he is honored, but strongly believes that the request should come from his adopted father. Starbuck is displeased, noting that "it's not like you owe me your life or anything," and speeds away on his turbocycle.
Apollo, having observed the conversation from an upper story window with Athena, tells her to stay behind while he pursues Starbuck.
Back home in "Lower Caprica" in a run-down domicile, Starbuck's foster parents react to Starbuck's conversation with Adama. Starbuck's foster father is livid at Starbuck going behind their backs on the request, but Starbuck counters that the request would have been agreed to, and the conversation would then move towards becoming a farmer—a vocation shared by his foster father's father, and down the line.
Starbuck's foster mother asks if this decision is prompted by something they did, but Starbuck is adamant that he always wanted to be a Colonial Warrior since the night he saved Adama in the Thorn forest.
Starbuck's foster father suggests that Starbuck to go for a ride, so that he may discuss with his wife. Starbuck agrees and leaves, encountering Apollo waiting outside the domicile. Apollo is displeased that Starbuck had disrespected Adama. In order to teach him a lesson, Apollo agrees to a turobcycle race. If Starbuck wins, Apollo agrees to convince Adama to sponsor Starbuck, but if Starbuck loses then Starbuck agrees to stick to agro farming and never bother Adama or his family again.
They head for the dirt track up the side of Mount Colicos for a no holds barred race.
During the start of the race, Apollo chides Starbuck for not knowing who his father was. Starbuck is enraged, telling the eldest son that were it not for his actions that fateful night, Apollo wouldn't have a father either. Apollo rebukes the comment, noting that "from what I heard, all you did was hit a toaster with a stick."
Apollo speeds ahead, throwing dirt in Starbuck's face. After insulting Apollo by asking if cheating is something taught at the Academy, Starbuck turns his turbocycle and strikes Apollo's cycle. During this act, a rock hits the side wheel rim and strikes Apollo's forehead.
Apollo is rendered unconscious on the turbocycle, and Starbuck acts quickly by jumping off his cycle and knocking Apollo off from his and onto the dirt path. Both cycles careen over the cliff and burn.
Meanwhile, Athena and Adama arrive at Mount Colicos, as Athena has informed her father of Apollo's plan to handle Starbuck in a race. Adama assures her that divulging this to him would be the least of Apollo's problems, and notes that the smoke they've seen could be the result of some accident.
On the dirt path, Apollo and Starbuck come across Athena and Adama. Apollo and Starbuck have since bonded over their experience, which Apollo informs his father about. After meeting Athena for the first time, Starbuck and the rest enter Adama's transport; Adama has been begrudgingly convinced to sign off on sponsoring Starbuck's Warrior application.
Yahren 7331 — Battlestar Pegasus
Cadet Starbuck first meets his flight instructor, Lieutenant Wyler, in battlestar Pegasus's hangar bay. Wyler informs Starbuck that it isn't his first time being shadowed by a cadet, and Starbuck shares with Wyler his enthusiasm for flying many Vipers over many years to come. Wyler's imparts that every pilot only ever flies three Vipers: the one he trains in, the one he escapes from, and the one he dies in.
Wyler introduces Starbuck to fumerellos for the first time, and imparts various bits of wisdom on the impressionable Starbuck in how to deal with women. When pressed, Starbuck admits to an affection for Athena, and that he views her in a different light than other women. Starbuck believes that impressing Athena is in earning more cubits, to which Wyler introduces Starbuck to gambling via pyramid to make "cubits work for you." He then pledges to take the young Starbuck under his wing in various rouge vices, believing that a Warrior is more than just fighting and flying: namely drinking, gambling and girls.
Starbuck celebrates becoming a Colonial Warrior following a ceremony witnessed by Adama, Athena, and Apollo. Apollo wryly notes that while he never doubted that Starbuck would become a warrior, he had doubted that Boomer and Jolly would have made it as well.
As Starbuck begins talking to Athena—noting that they haven't spoken in a while—Boomer interrupts and asks Starbuck if he had received his orders yet, noting that Jolly was assigned to Galactica. Starbuck replies that all three of the newly minted Warriors have, commenting that it's Apollo's plan to keep them on the straight and narrow.
Asking after Captain Wyler, Starbuck is informed by Adama about some sorrowful news: Wyler's patrol was ambushed by Cylon Raiders yesterday and no one had survived.
Starbuck leaves the ceremony to deal with his grief in the only way he knows how: gambling.
At a chancery frequented by both himself and the late Wyler, Starbuck plays with a man called McKintosh. In the course of the game, McKintosh learns of Starbuck's past, and taunts Starbuck with a tall tale that conflicts with the official story of that night. Claiming to be a truck driver ferrying agro goods from Umbra that night, McKintosh bets a data chip worn around his neck. This data chip is said to contain data that the defense net was disabled, thus allowing the Cylons to attack.
Despite fellow player Tycho's sentiments about Starbuck being played, Starbuck shows off his winning hand of full pyramid and wins the chip. He shares the remaining cubits from the pot by buying a round for the house, "courtesy of the late Captain Wyler."
Returning to Galactica a day later, Starbuck attempts to access the chip, only to find it corrupted.
Lieutenant Apollo meets up with Starbuck, checking to see if he is all right. Starbuck replies in the affirmative, placing the data chip in a box, under the lid to which features a photo of his foster parents—he notes that it was a shame that his foster parents couldn't make it due to harvest season.
Apollo offers to take Starbuck on his first patrol and, after gentle ribbing about Starbuck having changed his mind to become a farmer—Starbuck's idea of a nightmare—Starbuck gladly accepts the offer.
Launching from Galactica, Apollo offers his condolences on Wyler. Starbuck notes that Wyler died exactly as he had expected: in his third of the three Viper that all pilots will ever fly. They then race to the nearby binary star.
Nods
Mount Colicos is a nod to John Colicos, the actor who portrayed Baltar in the Original Series.
Wyler's "three Vipers a pilot flies in" axiom is noted (and originates from) Starbuck's comment in a piece of dialogue from "The Young Lords."
While the cover of this issue depicts Brie, Athena, Cassiopea and one of the Tucana singers, only Athena appears in this installment.
As with other entries in the Dynamite Entertainment comics, a mix of Re-Imagined Series and Original Series terminologies occurs:
This includes the use of the word "toaster" to describe a Cylon.
The backgrounds of the Viper bay on battlestar Pegasus are those of the hangar deck from the Re-imagined Series.
The left shoulder patches on Rycon and Pegasus Warrior uniforms are Galactica emblems; they should be different. This is a common error in most comic book depictions depicting officers and Warriors from other battlestars.
The Vipers depicted are visually more in line with the Re-imagined Series Mark II Viper than the Original Series counterpart.
Civilians wear contemporary clothing (modern suits with ties, vests, tank tops, red dresses, t-shirts) as opposed to the distinct Egyptian-esque clothing designed by Jean-Pierre Dorleac.
In dialogue between Starbuck and McKintosh, Starbuck erroneously states that the attack on Umbra was 15 yahrens ago. However, it was only 13 yahrens ago by that point in the story.
This issue features misogynistic acts of note, including:
A comment about Tigh needing to "stop being a girl" from Adama, after Adama destroys a pursuing raider that Tigh couldn't shake over Umbra.
Comments from Starbuck's flight instructor, Wyler, on how to be a ladies' man. Wyler believes that women like rogues and money, and that fumerellos (sic) are supposed to burn in order to "make your voice all grown up and manly."
Such misogyny appears to be the author's way of reconciling the male-centric behaviors in the Original Series, notably Starbuck's "roguish" behaviors.
Why did the Cylons attack Umbra?
What happened to Starbuck's biological parents? Were they indeed killed in the attack? (Answer)
How did the forest of Thorns get its name?
Who were the Commanders of Pegasus and Rylon during the time periods depicted in the story?
Were there other such attacks by the Cylons in the vein of the Umbra attack?
How were the Cylons able to bypass Colonial patrols to reach Caprica?
Noteworthy Dialogue
Wyler imparts advice upon a young Cadet Starbuck:
Wyler: Starbuck, a Viper pilot only flies in three Vipers. The one he trains in, the one he escapes from, and the one he dies in. Remember that.
Wyler on being a Colonial Warrior:
Wyler: Oh, Starbuck—I'm going to teach you everything about being a warrior. Not just the flying—any fool can do that. I mean, the drinking, the gambling, the girls!
Colorized cover.
Inked cover variant.
Inked Page #1
Colorized & Lettered Page #1
Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1 at Dynamite Entertainment
↑ BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: STARBUCK #1 (OF 4) (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 16 May 2019.
Retrieved from "http://en.battlestarwiki.org/index.php?title=Battlestar_Galactica:_Starbuck_1&oldid=216310"
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Lorette and Beaver Mines, March 14
Mount Lorette, Beaver Mines and Steeples March 16
Mount Lorette and Beaver Mines, March 15
March 15 [Day 14] (Blake Weis, assisted by Caroline Lambert) 0745-1310 (Hay Meadow), 1340-1850 (Barrier Lake Dam). The temperature at 0745 was 1C and the high was 5C at 1200 and 1300. Ground winds were mainly S 0-5 km/h to 1000 then 5-10 gusting 15 km/h, while at the Barrier Lake dam they were 10-15 gusting 25 km/h. Ridge winds were light S-SW to 1100 and then moderate to strong for the rest of the day. Cloud cover was 100-80% stratus at Hay Meadow and 50-90% stratus at Barrier Lake. The eastern ridges were 60-100% obscured to 1310 and light to moderate rain fell continuously. At 1310 the observers decided that they were wet enough and decided to relocate to the dam at the northern end of Barrier Lake which was just beyond the rain front. At the Hay Meadow site the first Golden Eagle was seen at 1051 and before the site was abandoned 13 Golden Eagles (7a, 2j, 4u) were recorded, most of which were seen over Mount Lorette and only 1 at the northern end of the Fisher Range. At Barrier Lake the count was 2 adult Bald Eagles, 16 Golden Eagles (8a, 1sa, 1j, 6u) and 4 unidentified eagles that were moving to the NW from the highest foothills ridge. These were birds that would normally have been seen from the nearby Lusk Creek site. Other birds seen at Hay Meadow were 2 Grey Jays, 14 Common Ravens, 4 Mountain Chickadees , 2 Boreal Chickadees, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch and 1 American Dipper.
11 hours (140.2) BAEA 2 (59), GOEA 29 (281) UE 4 (8) TOTAL 35 (355)
Beaver Mines [Day 18] (Peter Sherrington, assisted by Denise Cocciolone-Amatto) 0800-1900. The temperature at 0800 was 7C, rose to a high of 11C at 1000 and 1100, and was again 7C at 1900 when observation ceased. Winds were WSW-W all day 30-50 gusting up to 63 km/h, but dropped below 40 km/h for the last 2 hours. Cloud cover was 70-100% altostratus, cumulus and altocumulus for most of the day with the exception of 1500 and 1600 when it thinned to 40-60%, that gave excellent observing conditions all day. There was a strong raptor movement with a season high 178 migrants of 8 species moving between 1030 and 1855 The count was 13 Bald Eagles (12a, 1j), 1u Northern Goshawk, 1 adult light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk (which was the last bird of the day at 1855), 5 light morph Rough-legged Hawks, a season high 154 Golden Eagles (152a, 1sa, 1j), 2 columbarius Merlins (1 adult female and 1u), 1 adult, probable male, grey morph Gyrfalcon and 1 Prairie Falcon. The main movement was between 1100 and 1400 when 95 birds were seen, with a high hourly count of 48 birds (4 Bald and 44 Golden Eagles) between 1200 and 1300. Movement then slowed but remained steady over the next 3 hours and picked up again at the end of the day with 19 birds moving between 1700 and 1800 and 25 between 1800 and 1855. The total of 178 is the third highest at the site after the 463 (429 Golden Eagles) counted on March 19, 2005 and the 197 (156 Golden Eagles) counted on the following day. A male Mountain Bluebird at 1236 was the first for the year.
11 hours (130.6) BAEA 13 (102), NOGO 1 (10), RTHA 1 (4), RLHA 5 (18), GOEA 154 (363), MERL 2 (5), GYRF 1 (4), PRFA 1 (2) TOTAL 178 (511)
Steeples (Vance Mattson) No observation.
MOUNT LORETTE SUMMARY COUNT (March 1 to April 22)
HOURS 140.2
TURKEY VULTURE (TUVU) 0
OSPREY (OSPR) 0
BALD EAGLE (BAEA) 59
NORTHERN HARRIER (NOHA) 0
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (SSHA) 0
COOPER’S HAWK (COHA) 0
NORTHERN GOSHAWK (NOGO) 0
Accipiter sp. (UA) 0
BROAD-WINGED HAWK (BWHA) 0
SWAINSON’S HAWK (SWHA) 0
RED-TAILED HAWK (RTHA) 1
FERRUGINOUS HAWK (FEHA) 0
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (RLHA) 4
Buteo sp. (UB) 1
GOLDEN EAGLE (GOEA) 281
Eagle sp. (UE) 4
AMERICAN KESTREL (AMKE) 0
MERLIN (MERL) 1
GYRFALCON (GYRF) 0
PEREGRINE FALCON (PEFA) 0
PRAIRIE FALCON (PRFA) 0
Falco sp. (UF) 0
Unidentified Raptor (UU) 0
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Home » Business Articles » Start-Rite Shoes asks parents to donate their children’s unwanted shoes in new charity scheme
Start-Rite Shoes has joined forces with footwear charity Shoe Aid in a new initiative that aims to help the environment, as well as under-privileged children, by encouraging parents to donate their children’s old or unwanted shoes.
The campaign will support Shoe Aid’s goal of reducing shoe poverty and footwear waste by limiting the number of shoes that are put into land fill each year, while providing shoes for children who, either don’t have access to suitable footwear, or help parents who can’t afford correctly fitted shoes.
Start-Rite and Shoe Aid branded recycling points will be set up across the country in Start-Rite stockists where families can easily donate their unwanted shoes.
Start-Rite Shoes CEO, Kate Tansley, said: “With thousands of children wearing ill-fitting shoes in the UK, we are asking parents and guardians to donate to an extremely worthy cause. The figures are hugely concerning, and it is more important than ever that we all do our bit to help children and protect the environment. And, it really is easy, simply pop them in the shoe collection box in store”.
Shoe Aid Founder Lee Todd said: “We spend a great deal of time educating children on the importance of recycling and re-using old and unwanted footwear. We’re delighted to have Start-Rite on board to support us in this challenge and help raise awareness of shoe poverty that affects millions of children both in the UK and across the world”.
To find out more information about Shoe Aid visit: www.ShoeAid.co.uk.
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1868-1940 French Edouard Vuillard Galleries Jean-Edouard Vuillard, the son of a retired captain, spent his youth at Cuiseaux (Saone-et-Loire); in 1878 his family moved to Paris in modest circumstances. After his father\'s death, in 1884, Vuillard received a scholarship to continue his education. In the Lycee Condorcet Vuillard met Ker Xavier Roussel (also a future painter and Vuillard\'s future brother in law), Maurice Denis, musician Pierre Hermant, writer Pierre Veber and Lugne-Poe. On Roussel\'s advice he refused a military career and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he met Pierre Bonnard. In 1885, Vuillard left the Lycee Condorcet and joined his closest friend Roussel at the studio of painter Diogene Maillart. There, Roussel and Vuillard received the rudiments of artistic training. Related Paintings of Edouard Vuillard :. | Vial mother wearing a red jacket | Before the fireplace | Jia s funny | Woman Darning | Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec |
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dioscoro teofilo puebla tolin(1831 to1901),who studied in madrid and rome,worked in the tradition fo historicism,asubgenre of history painting,which focused on the interplay of religious pride,patriotism ,and sntions of glory.tolin s technical style is referred to as eclecticism for its wide ranging,and often superficial ,borrowing from euopean techniques and visual trends. paintings in this genre were often funded by official organizations and art academies,which treated them as opportuities for propagandistic interpretations of history.the first landing of christopher columbus in america provides on shortage of drama
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KILL THE QUEEN
Also by Carter Wilson:
The Dead Girl in 2A, July 2019
Mister Tender's Girl, February 2018
Revelation, December 2017
The Comfort of Black, August 2015
The Dead Girl in 2A
Sourcebooks Landmark
Kindle: 9781492686
Trade Size / e-Book
Thriller Psychological
Connecting the dots between you and a stranger can be a dangerous game to play
Jake Buchanan is a successful writer with an eight-year-old daughter and an imploding marriage. When he gets on a plane and discovers an instant connection with seatmate Clara Stowe, he's delighted. But when Clara confesses that she's going to Colorado to kill herself, Jake searches frantically for a way to convince her not to go through with her plan.
The Dead Girl in 2A is the story of what happens to Jake and Clara after they get off that plane and the manipulative figure from their childhoods that has brought them together decades later. Intensely creepy, beautifully written, and full of Carter Wilson's signature whom-can-you-trust paranoia, this is a psychological thriller unlike any you've read before.
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ANTHONY MACKIE TO PLAY BLACK SUPERHERO
There's a sequel to "Captain America" that will come out April 4th, 2014. And it might feature one of the first-ever BLACK SUPERHEROES joining Captain America. ANTHONY MACKIE is apparently in negotiations to play Falcon, who was one of the first black superheroes portrayed in U.S. comics. CHRIS EVANS will be back as Captain America.
JOE JOHNSON WANTS CHILD SUPPORT
NBA baller Joe Johnson is having a lot of problems with his child's mother - a woman named Shannon. Ever since Joe BROKE THINGS OFF with her, and got with his NEW GF, according to him she's been making his life difficult. So Joe is trying to get back at her. Joe, who just signed a close to $100M deal with the BROOKLYN NETS is suing his childs mother, who makes less than $50K a year - for CHILD SUPPORT. Joe wants to test for DNA (just in case) … but if he is the father, he is asking the judge for joint physical and legal custody, for his son to be able to inherit from him, and for his son to take on his last name.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! If today is your Birthday you share it with the following celebs Former rapper Sole - 39 Former rapper Sole - 39 Regina Belle - 49 David Hasslehoff - 60 Diahann Carrol - 77 Donald Sutherland - 77 Phylis Diller - 95
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Season One - 6 episodes
Sep 24/05(UK) More Than Meets the Eye
Oct 01/05(UK) Lower Than Bones
Oct 08/05(UK) Daniel One & Two
Oct 15/05(UK) Misdirection
Oct 22/05(UK) Sleeping With the Dead
Oct 29/05(UK) The 7:59 Club
Season Two - 8 episodes
Sep 16/06(UK) Roadside Bouquets
Sep 23/06(UK) The Rat Man
Sep 30/06(UK) Lullaby
Oct 07/06(UK) Your Hand in Mine
Oct 21/06(UK) Mirrorball
Oct 28/06(UK) Mind the Bugs Don't Bite
Nov 04/06(UK) Things Forgotten
Nov 11/06(UK) A Name Written in Water
Psychologist Robert Bridge is an expert on the subject of mediums and a professed skeptic. He meets Alison Mundy, a psychic whose recent near death experience has effected her to the point where she has trouble sorting the dead from the living. He begins to study her with the intent of writing a book. But when she reveals that she is in contact with his son Josh, who was killed four years earlier, things take a chilling turn.
supernatural, drama, mystery
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live action, color
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Lesley Sharp
Stephen Volk
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As coal company profits fell, mining firms rewarded executives handsomely energy journal trib.com electricity estimated bills
30.10.2018 Gasolina
"’I have to give Cloud Peak’s management some credit,’ said Williams-Derry, the Sightline analyst. ‘They probably felt they were missing out on the party. But by not taking on massive debt, they’ve protected shareholders, bond holders and other stakeholders.’"
Shareholders, bondholders, and other stakeholders? Any interview or assessment of one of the 100 Miners who were fired when "the market downturn ultimately caught up with the company"? 12 million dollars to the ceo during the two years prior to "the market downturn"?
Is the article blaming executive leadership or market downturn? Seems a little biased in the don’t-worry-Powder-River-is-great direction when the article turns to the assessment of Cloud Peak Energy (after slaying Arch Coal, Peabody Energy, and Alpha Natural Resources), considering Cloud Peak Energy had a 500 million dollar swing between profit and loss. 205 million dollar loss in 2015? THE NEXT PARAGRAPH quotes, almost unbelievably (except that it’s almost unbelievable that we accept this as believable), "its relatively healthy balancesheet".
Grey areas abound, I know. Pay scales and unions and markets and who did right by whom and who shat on the little guy and how 150 years of American capitalist history have played out rather than the microcosm of the past five years and yet the sheer size and weight of contemporary global business are complexities and complications beyond most of our educational levels.
Not too mention areas of import, propaganda, and neglect such as health, art, education, economics, infrastructure, and politics that take their continual toll on our communities, thrice locally, nationally, and worldly. But sociological, anthropological, philosophical, and cultural concerns and studies are online comment theses for another day.
Hypocrites blame others, yet recuse themselves from the same accountability. While it’s easy to criticize others, how many of you have the morality and ethics to examine your own selves, and your own personal actions? Sure, everyone can find an excuse for their actions, and lack of accountability. I’m sure these CEO’s and Executives can easily justify their compensation.
How many of you would turn down a large salary, if offered to you? Even if it meant you would be paid more than your co-workers, or neighbors. If your boss came to you and said he was going to double your salary, just because, while still paying your co-workers their same old salary, how many of you would turn that offer down, or share that windfall? Not many, rest assured. Most every single one of you would take the offer, in spite of fairness or equality.
Wyoming coal miners make, on average, $82,654 per year. The national average for coal miners is only $82,058, so Wyoming coal miners make more than the national average. The average salary for all industries, statewide in Wyoming, is only $44,699. So Wyoming coal miners make 185% more than the average worker in the state. But I’m sure coal miners can justify their own inflated salaries, in spite of all other Wyoming workers.
Coal miners are doing to everyone else in the state, what coal CEO’s and Executives are doing to their own workers. Do coal miners feel bad about making so much more than the state average? Any excuse that coal miners can think up for excusing their own compensatory privileges, coal CEO’s and Executives can find and use the exact same excuses.
This is hypocrisy, at it’s very core. People will hate and insult this post, simply because of the truth it holds, the truth does hurt. Every single person needs to evaluate themselves before evaluating and criticizing others. Put yourself under the microscope first, people.
Interesting this criticism towards coal Executives was largely absent with better times. Coal miners tolerated these inflated executive salaries during boom times, so they have only themselves to blame. If you ignore or tolerate injustice, you must be willing to accept the subsequent consequences. Your actions (or lack thereof), must assume just as much responsibility. The miners were willing to work for these guys and companies, and support them, now they must accept the outcomes of your turning a blind eye previously. Close to 95% of Wyomingites claim affiliation to some "christian" religion. So what of those supposed words by your messiah – "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." (John 8:7). This demonstrates the foundations of corruption and greed. The corrupt and greedy pay their entourage handsomely to protect their system of greed & corruption. That handsome payment ensures silence, and compliance by the underlings in the entourage. People are willing to protect & defend their bosses, or politician, as long as they personally get something of worth in exchange for their cooperation, without regard for all others. Guaranteed the remaining coal miners are not threatening to quit, or strike, in solidarity of their now jobless colleagues. No, they will find reasons and excuses as to why they themselves are still employed, and still making almost double the average salary of all workers. As long as they still get theirs.
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Eric's Plant World
The photo below, and most of the others in this blog were taken by Eric Lucas.
Stephan Endlicher
We are now blooming a gorgeous clump-forming perennial in one of our troughs – Pelargonium endlicherianum, and the above photo was taken by our office manager Eric Lucas on his smart phone. Thankfully it survived our cold winter, and the west Asian “geranium” is showing off magnificently. It is considered the most winter-hardy species of the genus, but the gardener is advised to avoid too much water in the winter (Alpine Garden Society, August 2013). Our species – there are about 280 others, mainly in South Africa – comes from Turkey and Syria and what the heck: it was deluged with water this past winter and spring but survived perfectly. We annually suffer many disappointments and failures in our horticultural profession, so it is particularly refreshing when a species thrives. The generic name originates from Greek pelargos for “stork,” due to the resemblance of the seed vessels to a stork's bill. The specific name endlicherianum should be familiar to many in horticulture, for it honors Stephan Endlicher (1804-1849), the brainy Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification.*
Chief Sequoyah
*Go ahead and look up Sequoia in any plant reference book and you will see that the name was coined by Endlicher. Even though he was appointed Professor of Botany at the University of Vienna, he exhausted his resources buying botanical collections and books, and spent money publishing his own and others' writings...but ultimately he blew his brains out in despair at age 44. Too bad he's not still around to explain, for it was assumed that he named the Sequoia redwood (in 1847) to honor Chief Sequoyah's invention of the Cherokee syllabary (alphabet). However, the Chief never saw the Sequoias, neither the sempervirens species nor the giganteums, and neither did botanist Endlicher. Now it appears that Endlicher was thinking of the Latin word for “sequence.” Oops.
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
Many companies establish hard rules about employee internet use – they don't want their workers spending time on porn sites, for example. Eric has free reign, however, and we frequently catch him on plant sites, so we allude to his “plant-porn” addiction. In years past Eric would send money to the old mail-order plant nurseries and he still grows many of their offerings at his North Plains, Oregon homestead. He was probably the first gardener in Washington County to acquire Magnolia 'Elizabeth' – from Oregon's Gossler Farm and Nursery – and that was twenty years before he ever came to work at Buchholz Nursery.
Sarracenia species
The closeup on the right shows a Sarracenia which is home to the Crab Spider. The spider waits for the pitcher to attract prey with its nectar, then pounces on the cranefly and pulls it into the trap and takes what it wants and leaves the remaining for the plant.
Japanese Iris
Eric is handsomely over-paid at his job, but nevertheless we appreciate his plant enthusiasm. He helped us to acquire a carnivorous plant collection which sits in front of the office. While we don't propagate or sell them, they are still a source of amazement to nursery visitors as well as to our employees. I recently cut a bouquet of Japanese iris to celebrate my daughters' beautiful dance recital, and rising above the purple iris I placed two Sarracenia flava pitchers, with a note of appreciation tucked into the throats. The iris were gorgeous but pooped out in a week, but going on a month now the Sarracenias still look fresh. Eric bulges big eyes when he reads about carnivorous plants, about how they interact with the insect world, and he constantly marvels about how plant reality is more fantastic than any fiction.
A lot of things wouldn't happen at Buchholz Nursery without help – and I'm not talking about the physical help of pruning, staking, shipping etc. I mean the addition of enthusiasm, and before Eric's employ I received very little enthusiasm about plants from my employees. Most have been hard workers – or they were kicked out! – and General Manager Seth is brilliant at what he does, but Eric is a true CPN* and he has led us down some wonderful paths. Many years ago I acquired my first Pleiones, but they were only a time-consuming hobby, even though they did contribute to a great wedding photo with my wife. I despaired when she spent a full day dividing and potting up the rootless bulbs, only to have a mindless employee jet them out of their pots by watering sideways. Tearfully, Haruko repotted them but we lost much of the all-important identification. Then, before we knew what we were doing, Haruko suddenly produced two children and our Pleione passion lagged. A few bulbs were kept, and bloomed, but the damn things only reminded me about my limitations, for I didn't have the energy to keep the nursery afloat, to pet the dog and the kids, and to also deal with the non-profitable bulbs.
*CPN= Certified Plant Nerd
Pleione 'Riah Shan'
Pleione formosana 'Tongariro'
But...Eric to the rescue! He not only revitalized the Pleione collection, but he has also expanded it. We are now actually selling them and they are finally paying their way. Most of the Pleione commerce in the world is cash for bulbs. Perhaps because of my sad experience with my irrigation crew, I decided to only sell potted plants, so for a modest price the home gardener receives an established plant with the potential of multiple blooms. Eric oversees our project, and he advises when to plant, water, fertilize etc. Without his frequent supervision we would screw it all up like before. He's having great fun, but a year ago when he paid more money than the GNP of many third-world countries on new bulbs from England, I had to gulp and steady myself. But, after they bloomed this past spring I wanted to hug the sweaty old geezer. That is what I mean by “help” – help me to have fun by you doing the dirty work.
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Tomitaro Makino
I have long admired the Cardiocrinum genus – the “Giant Himalayan Lily” – and my first encounter was in British Columbia at the UBC Botanical Garden in their Asian section. On a long-ago October day I could only marvel at the seed pods which adorned brown stalks twelve feet in the air. Later, when I saw some specimens in flower I was hooked. The plant was first described scientifically by Nathaniel Wallich in 1824, but it took until the 1850's before bulbs were exhibited in England, then known as Lilium giganteum. Later the name was changed to Cardiocrinum, derived from Greek kardia for “heart” due to leaf shape and krinon, Greek for “lily.” The great Japanese botanist Makino christened the lily as Cardiocrinum mirabile, and the literati knows mirabile dictu as “wonderful to relate” or “amazing to say.” Amazing indeed when you see a tall rod adorned with twenty sweet-smelling white trumpets. My first start came from somewhere – the records were lost – but never would it bloom. Hanging out in GH20 was not to its liking apparently, and the flower bud would always rot. Eric admonished me to “get it out of the greenhouse!” – and he said so in a most Trumpian manner. I resented him as a know-it-all, but since I had nothing to lose I did as I was told. To our delight it bloomed the following summer, and he took it as proof that he deserved a pay raise. But seriously...
Cardiocrinum seed
Thanks to Eric, though, we planted the seed – amazing little wafers that they are – and a good number germinated. This spring we will have fat little one-gallon pots to sell, and you had better get your order in early! Far Reaches Nursery in Washington state collected seed in the wild and one bloomed pink instead of the usual cream white. One of their customers demanded to know how the seedling offspring would also bloom pink, not white. The proprietors responded that they couldn't guarantee a pink flower, but then it might also bloom red. Ha!, the woman bought the plant anyway. And so did we but our offspring also bloomed white.
Spiraea morrisonicola
Bunzo Hayata
Eric planted a trough with Sempervivums, Jovibarbas and in the center he placed the dwarf Spiraea morrisonicola. The “Mt. Morrison Bridal Wreath” is a delight when in bloom, and our only complaint is that it went to seed in the trough and threatened to take over. But after it bloomed this past June we pruned it back to the soil level, and we'll look forward to it showing off again next year. I know that most snob gardeners will poo poo any Spiraea, but our start came from Far Reaches Nursery in Washington state, and they are known as consummate snobs with a nursery that backs it up. The choice species was first described by Bunzo (really!) Hayata (1874-1934), a Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work in Japan and Taiwan. The species was once known as Spiraea japonica Linnaeus var. morrisonicola Hayata, and is just one of hundreds of interesting plants to be found on Mt. Morrison (now known as Yushan, or “Jade Mountain”). Spiraea is a genus in the family Rosaceae, so it is related to apples, rowans and a whole lot more. At one time the Filipendula genus was lumped in with Spiraea, but no more (Rosoideae instead). Acetylsalicylic acid was first isolated from Filipendula ulmaria when it was still grouped with Spiraea, and the word aspirin was created by adding a (for acetylation) to spirin, from the German Spirsaure, a reference to Spiraea.
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii 'Tolmie Peak'
Mt. Rainier
Peter Rainier
Burdened with an unwieldy name is Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii 'Tolmie Peak'. Please – nobody change the name now that we have our labels made! Our low mat is in a trough in the old basketball court, and all visitors who must walk from the parking lot to the office have an opportunity to enjoy it. The cultivar was collected on Tolmie Peak (5920') in the Mt. Rainier area of Washington state, a plant-rich site named for William Fraser Tolmie who labored for the Hudson's Bay Company. Supposedly he climbed the mountain in 1833, accompanied by two native Indian guides. I don't know who first named and introduced the plant 'Tolmie Peak', but we were given our start by Rick Lupp, the now-retired owner of Mt. Tahoma Nursery. Mr. Lupp operated a small but spectacular alpine nursery, and he was famous for practically abandoning certain plants...which allowed them to positively thrive. Tahoma is the native American word for Mt. Rainier, and Talol, Tacoma or Tahoma might refer to “mother of waters.” I'm all for restoring the mountain's name back to the original, just as Mt. McKinley was dropped in favor of Denali in Alaska. George Vancouver is the guilty party responsible for re-naming Tahoma...to honor is friend Rear Admiral Peter Rainier, perhaps the ugliest officer in the British Navy, and one who never even saw the mountain.
Phlox 'Boranovice'
Also in a basketball-court trough, and also from Mt. Tahoma Nursery is Phlox 'Boranovice' (pronounced veechey). In the photo above you can see that it happily coexists with a Rhododendron forrestii var. repens, and they both look poised to climb up the burnt stump. It is often classified as Phlox douglasii 'Boranovice', a species native to our Pacific Northwest which honors plant explorer David Douglas. We also grow 'Boranovice III', a cultivar with pink flowers, but I prefer the drama of the red. Phlox is a genus of 60-or-so species, mostly from North America, and it resides in the Polemoniaceae family. The name Phlox is derived from Latin for “flower, flame,” and that ultimately from Greek phlegein, “to burn;” it was Linnaeus who coined the name Phlox.
Saxifraga 'Cockscomb'
Saxifraga 'Peter Pan'
Saxifraga edithae 'Edith'
Saxifraga edithae 'Bridget'
Pliny the Elder
Eric loves the Saxifrages, and one of his favorites is 'Cockscomb'. We have a miniscule green bun clinging to a pumice stone for most of the year, then it explodes like fireworks in summer with dozens of tiny white stars. S. 'Peter Pan' features pink flowers and we have two cultivars of Saxifraga edithae: 'Bridget' and 'Edith'. All of these are great in troughs or in our pumice stones, but we find that many of the species and hybrids thrive in partial shade versus the scalding Oregon sun. A word of caution for one who collects Saxifraga, for the grower is largely at the mercy of his source if the name is correct or not. For example Eric corresponds with collectors in Europe and some of the alpine cognoscenti there questions some of our nomenclature. We do our best and we are always willing to be corrected. Saxifraga is a stone-breaking herb, a word which combines Latin saxum for “stone” and fraga, feminine of fragus for “breaking.” The stones that are referred to are not necessarily in nature or in the rock garden, but that the herb has the capability to dissolve kidney stones. The know-it-all Roman Pliny* claimed the above, but others say it refers to the fact that Saxifraga commonly grows in crevices.
*Pliny the Elder was an author, naturalist and natural philosopher, also a naval and army commander, and spent his time investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field. Too bad that he wanted to see the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius close up because he died from noxious gasses when the wind died and his ship couldn't set sail to safety.
Echinopsis hybrid
Echinopsis is a genus of cacti native to South America and is sometimes known as the "Easter lily" cactus. There are a number of species, though most of the wonderful cultivars are hybrids. We don't know the name of the parents or even of the hybrid displayed above, but to me it doesn't matter because it's Eric's photo that I like. One can't know everything about every plant, such as the Echinopsis genus, but certainly they can be appreciated in collections (since I have never seen them in the wild). The generic name is derived from Greek echinos for “hedgehog” or “sea urchin,” and opsis for appearance, referring to the plant's spines. Long before Eric filled out his time card at Buchholz Nursery he was collecting plants as a hobby. As is often the case, those growers who are not invested in plants as a crop, as a necessary income to be derived, can appreciate the natural world for its beauty and inner-workings more than the professional nurseryman.
Calypso bulbosa
As an example, the exquisite Calypso bulbosa is native to the Columbia River Gorge at about 2,000' in elevation, and I have seen it on both the Oregon and Washington sides. Too bad that it is very difficult to grow in cultivation, that it requires the natural stuff of the forest to survive. But lucky-stiff Eric has it growing naturally on his property and in his neighborhood, as I have jealously seen for myself. Calypso takes its name from Greek meaning “concealment,” since the bulb prefers sheltered areas on conifer forest floors. No wonder that Eric fell in love with plants: he has a beautiful wife and a lovely family, but he is especially blessed to walk out his door to greet the Calypso in the spring.
Posted by Talon Buchholz at 1:44 PM
Maybe the person naming the Crataegus calpodendron thought it looked liked one from Gibraltar or southern Spain. About a month ago you asked if anyone knew Gerd Krussmann. He was in Portland in the late 1970s for the American Rhododendron Soc. Convention and I was seated next to him on a 3 day bus trip to check out R. occidentale in southern Oregon and northern CA. He was a fascinating man with a good sense of humor and very humble for a German. If my remarks merit a cookie, you can give it to grandfather.
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He’s In the Best Selling Show: Woody Woodmansey Talks To EP About Holy Holy, Bowie, And Performing
Woody Woodmansey
If you’re familiar with David Bowie’s early music, and surely there’s not many people these days who aren’t, then you’re likely also to know the name of Mick “Woody” Woodmansey, who was Bowie’s drummer from 1970-1973, and was also a member of The Spiders From Mars. Woodmansey co-leads, with Tony Visconti, Holy Holy, a supergroup which plays the songs from Bowie’s early career. Visconti was Bowie’s longtime producer and bass player.
Holy Holy originally formed to play Latitude Festival in 2013, and have continued to tour around the world. They’re touring the UK in 2019, commencing February 8 in York, and winding up in Cambridge on Sunday, February 24. You can get tickets and further information here.
We’re immensely indebted to Woody Woodmansey for giving us the time to answer a few questions for us.
EP: You’ve just announced a new tour next year, 13 dates across the UK, with tickets on sale now. What keeps you touring, and who should we expect in the line-up? Any surprise guests?
WW: It’s who I am and what I do and I still enjoy playing live as much as I did when I was fifteen! Tony Visconti on bass, Glenn Gregory doing lead vocals, James Stephenson on guitar, Paul Cuddeford on guitar, Berenice Scott on keyboards, Jessica Lee Morgan on 12 string and saxophone. No surprise guests as of now!
Tony Visconti on bass, Woody Woodmansey on drums.
EP: What’s the best part about performing with Holy Holy?
WW: Working with a group of great musicians and seeing the effect it can create on thousands of people!
EP: You’ve all played with other artists. what is it about Bowie’s music that makes you want to keep performing it?
WW: I think Bowie had an incredible ability to write songs that didn’t give you the whole story and left it up to the listener to use his own imagination to fill in the dots!! The first album Tony and I did with Bowie was ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, and for various reasons we never played that album live, even with David, and so now we’re enjoying playing this live.
David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars. Photo Credit: Getty Images
EP: Back in 2015 we reviewed your album, ‘The Man Who Sold The World, Live In London’, and we felt in a lot of respects, the songs felt as though they were the instrumentals from the original album, they were very faithful reproductions. Is this something you’ve consciously decided? You might actually disagree with me entirely!
WW: From the start of Holy Holy I felt it was important to be able to capture the spirit of each song, how it was originally played. I think the closeness to the originals is almost incidental. We didn’t consciously try to stay true to the original.
Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Mick Rock
EP: Since Bowie’s death, has your performance changed in any way?
WW: No, but we always try to play the songs with the respect they deserve.
EP: Do you find that Bowie fans are coming to hear you in a way of somehow capturing, or recapturing something of him, or do you have your own fans, your own audience coming to the shows?
WW: I think it’s pretty obvious they come to see and hear the music they first fell in love with, however we do get teenagers coming because they too love the albums but obviously never saw him perform.
Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Dan Woodmansey
EP: What is your favourite song to perform?
WW: Too many to choose from but possibly ‘Life On Mars?’.
EP: Do you feel it’s easier or harder to get along in the music business these days? What’s been the biggest difference?
WW: I think it’s harder, depending on your genre of music. There’s more importance put on the business side of things, years ago a band or an artist could be supported by a record company and may end up doing 4 albums before one actually sold well. Nowadays an artist has to prove he has an audience before he gets signed up and if his latest single doesn’t sell enough his career is in jeopardy.
EP: Finally – and this is a question I ask in every interview – what question do you wish someone would ask you in an interview, but nobody ever does?
WW: ‘What’s so good about being a drummer!!!??’
Holy Holy features Woody Woodmansey, Tony Visconti, and Glenn Gregory, playing the songs of David Bowie dating between 1969 and 1973. Holy Holy launch their UK tour 8th February, continuing through 24th February. See here for tickets and further information.
Visit Holy Holy online on their official website, Facebook, and Twitter.
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Systematic Theology in a Wesleyan Mode
August 14, 2008 , posted by Kevin Jackson
From the Wesleyan Theological Journal
H. Ray Dunning
In analyzing our topic, it becomes apparent that there are two issues which need to be addressed at the outset. There is first of all the matter of doing systematic theology. We do not need to give an extensive elaboration here but it is of the utmost importance that we understand what it is we are about. I am interpreting the phrase to refer to an activity which should be distinguished from both Biblical theology and historical theology, and-perhaps depending on definitions-dogmatics as well. I personally would subscribe to the view of Biblical theology which defines it as “an inductive descriptive discipline, synthetic in approach, which on the basis of a grammatico-historical study of the Biblical text seeks to set forth in its own terms and in its full structural unity the theology expressed in the Bible.”1 This is to distinguish the discipline from a theology which is Biblical. In that sense, all theology ought to be Biblical theology, but that is where the rub comes.
I am also distinguishing systematic theology from historical theology in the sense that, in our context, it is something different from scrutinizing the documents with an intellectual microscope to determine what Mr. Wesley himself taught on various and sundry topics. That is not to say that this is either unimportant or irrelevant to our task. In fact, I would suggest that it is indispensable. The work of the historian provides a substantial backdrop for the theologian, especially when his work is wholistically integrated and interpreted. It is important for the Wesleyan theologian what Wesley said in detail, but not ultimately important.
If we define dogmatics as the study of creeds or denominational articles of faith-and I grant this is probably not your definition-then “systematic theology” is different from this discipline as well. Such an enterprise is certainly worthy as is all study of tradition as a resource for “theologizing” but finally tradition must be brought under the judgment of theological adequacy and the Biblical Word. We must avoid falling into the trap so delightfully described by Helmut Thielicke as guarding the ashes rather than tending the flame.2
Let me suggest a tentative definition of systematic theology as “the attempt to interpret the faith in a wholistic way in continuous dialog with the authoritative sources of wisdom on the one hand and with the contemporary situation on the other, seeking constantly to be true and faithful to the ‘faith once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 3) while addressing man and his need in an idiom which communicates.” This is methodologically different from the understanding expressed in some quarters that systematic theology is a logical task of organizing propositions divinely revealed in a disorganized form.
In connection with attempting to define the discipline of doing theology it seems pertinent to me to note here that in a Wesleyan setting this is not a task for a “lone ranger.” Given the Wesleyan understanding of the communal nature of the Christian faith, I am committed to the conviction that “doing theology” is a dialogic enterprise carried on within the community of faith including both scholars and laymen. It is, in other words, not an autonomous discipline where the theologian does his work in independence of the checks and balances which the community provides. On the other hand, neither is it heteronomous in the sense that certain “authoritative” theologians or ecclesiastics impose their ideas upon that community. Within this limiting context the scholar must be free to pursue his explorations without fear of reprisal so long as he is properly committed to the sources of theological authority. I should perhaps qualify this by saying that I respect implicitly the authority of the scholar vis-a-vis technical questions.
Further exegesis of the topic reveals the second issue: that of a Wesleyan mode or perspective. This idea raises a couple of questions: (1) the matter of perspectival theology and (2) the question of the substance of a Wesleyan mode of thinking. Why not approach the Biblical data objectively? Is it not the case that one should cast aside his presuppositions and approach the Biblical text in an objective manner? Even to raise these questions reminds one of the ghost of Leopold von Ranke whose 19th century school of historiography chased the will-of-the- wisp of writing history “as it really is.”
Apropos to this point is the incisive analysis of Robert K. Johnson in his hard-hitting book, Evangelicals at an Impasse. He here calls attention to the fact that “Evangelicals, all claiming a common Biblical norm, are reaching contradictory theological formulations on many of the major issues they address….”3 This highlights the significant truth that the crisis of evangelicalism is the task of transplanting Biblical authority into practice in one’s constructive theology. The chief issue is hermeneutics rather than some particular theory of Biblical authority. This is the point Donald Bloesch is hammering home when he reiterates that Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Christadelphians, the Mormons and the Unitarian Pentecostals all contend for Biblical inerrancy.’
The ideal of a study of scripture without the coloring of a pre-understanding is challenging and should be constantly pursued. However, we must recognize it as-an “impossible possibility” and strive to avoid allowing our pre-understanding to pervert the meaning of the text in the task of exegesis. We should determinedly seek to bring the light of scripture to bear upon those presuppositions with which we read the scripture in a relation of reciprocity between premise and data. The most crucial danger is from the possibility of our not being aware that we have presuppositions.
As I often tell my students, the truly educated person is not one without presuppositions, but one who knows what his presuppositions are. We are conditioned by our own perspectives but not imprisoned by them.
John Jefferson Davis, in a perceptive essay on “contextualization and the nature of theology” has pointed out that “the very variety of theological systems within the evangelical tradition alone, all claiming an equally high regard for the authority of scripture, is in itself an indication that there are factors beyond the text itself which shape the gestalt of the system.”5 He concludes that there is an inescapable element of personal judgment which shapes the theologian’s vision, as it does the artist’s or scientist’s.
The bottom line of all this is to suggest that it is legitimate to posit a particular point of view and recognize that there is and for us perhaps ought to be a Wesleyan way of reading Scripture and that it should be a self-conscious undertaking. The “Catholic” side of Wesley would support this positive evaluation of the role of tradition in the theological task.
The question to which we must now address ourselves is the substance of such a perspective. I am suggesting that we are here concerned with something more comprehensive than a Wesleyan teaching on this or that particular doctrinal item, but more profoundly, a distinctive point of view which will serve as a norm for the entire spectrum covered by systematic theology. The assumption here is that systematic theology is only possible when it is developed in the light of a controlling “norm” (Tillich).
The central focus of Wesley’s own teaching was soteriology, all his work was laid in tribute to this one end. That might lead one to think that the Wesleyan doctrine of salvation was his distinctive teaching and this is not altogether wide of the mark as we will soon see. Wesley’s conservative successors have commonly given their attention to this aspect of his thought thus leaving the impression of a fairly general consensus about the centrality of this complex of doctrines.
However, the disturbing thing to me is that the Wesleyan soteriology (with different nuances of development perhaps) has been grafted onto significantly non-Wesleyan theological trees. Timothy Smith, in Called Unto Holiness has pointed out the wedding of Wesleyan perfectionism with a Disciples’ ecclesiology in one group that eventually became a part of the Church of the Nazarene (p. 154). Donald Dayton, if I properly interpret some of his work is at least suggesting that the combining of Wesleyan holiness with the Oberlin theology is a somewhat mismatched union. Clearly that was Paul Bassett’s point in a paper on the development of Holiness Theology in the 19th century published in the Methodist History, A.M.E.-Zion Review some years ago. I, myself, pointed out in a paper to this society the incongruity of the widely prevalent joining of Wesleyan theology with Dispensationalism. An interesting case in point where this “coincidence of opposites” operates in reverse has recently come to my attention. Daniel Fuller, in his book Gospel and Law has worked his way, via painstaking exegesis of relevant passages, out of both Dispensationalism and Covenant theology to a thoroughly Wesleyan position on the relation of gospel and law. But in the latter part of the work, he still clings to Reformed presuppositions, apparently unaware that they are logically incompatible with the first part and theologically cancel out his exegetical findings there. It occurred to me that while the careful exegetical work could be received gratefully by the Wesleyan as supporting his point of view, nonetheless if the Biblical text had been read originally from the Wesleyan perspective, any adequate English translation would have appeared naturally and easily to teach the understanding to which Dr. Fuller had apparently struggled manfully from another perspective.
The list of mixed marriages could doubtless be multiplied many times over. This phenomenon highlights the need for identifying a distinctively Wesleyan norm which will provide the perspective from which we can develop a full-orbed, consistently integrated, coherently developed, systematically adequate Wesleyan theology.
My proposal for such a norm would look something like this: At the center would stand, as previously suggested, the doctrine of salvation conceptualized as justification by grace through faith and sanctification by grace through faith related as “two foci of an ellipse.” I think this imagery most adequately captures the relationship between the two basic themes of Wesley’s teaching.
In an address presented to the Drew Conference celebrating the commencement of the publication of the Oxford Edition of the Works of John Wesley, Professor Albert C. Outler argued much the same point. His thesis was that Wesley’s place in the Christian tradition was vouchsafed by his “distinctive undertaking to integrate ‘faith alone’ with ‘holy living’ in an authentic dialectic.”6
If justification is interpreted as the center of a circle, the practical consequence tends to be antinomianism as Wesley perceived to be the case with Luther; if sanctification is seen as the center of a circle, the result tends to be moralism or legalism as Wesley felt was the case with William Law.7
Wesley, himself, it seems to me, consistently maintained a balanced relation between the two, a balance epigrammatically embodied in his favorite scriptural formula of “faith working by love” with which he opposed the Thomistic-Catholic formula of “faith formed by love” and balanced the Lutheran formula of “faith formed by Christ.” This seems to be the upshot, on the positive side, of Cell’s famous analysis that Wesley’s position was a unique synthesis of the Protestant ethic of grace and the Catholic ethic of holiness.
This balancing of justification and sanctification also provides a clue to something I have felt for some time but have not felt competent to assert, something which Professor Outler in his paper insisted on also, namely that Wesley stands in a via media relation to Eastern and Western Christian thought. Outler’s words are worth quoting in part: “Over the course of Christian thought about the mystery of salvation . . . one may see two great contrasting perspectives. They have always been in unstable tension and when either has succeeded in obscuring the other, the results have been debilitating. One has been more largely associated with what we have come to call Latin Christianity; the other is more characteristically Eastern and Greek. The code words, in Latin Christianity, have been ‘pardon,’ ‘acquittal,’ ‘remission,’ ‘final glory,’ etc.; in Greek Christianity: ‘forgiveness,’ ‘reconciliation,’ ‘participation,’ ‘perfection.’ Latin Christianity has been dominated by forensic images, metaphors from the law courts: Greek Christianity has been fascinated by visions of ontological ‘participation in God:’…” His observation on this fact was that “any Protestant theologian who, by intention and partial achievement has grasped the vital unity of both Pardon and Participation motifs is at least as relevant for our times as most other spokesmen for more disjunctive systems.” “Wesley, in my judgment,” he averred, “grasped this vital unity firmly.”8
It is my suspicion that perhaps due to the dominance of the Reformed tradition among conservative theologians in our culture, we have latched on to the Latin side of Wesley’s thought and attempted to develop our theology within this perspective which makes it oftentimes more Calvinist than Wesleyan, especially in our Atonement theories. Leo Cox is surely correct when he says that Wesley’s “ideas on sin, grace, justification and sanctification lead one to believe that a Wesleyan conception of the Atonement must differ somewhat from a traditional view.”9 It would suggest to me that a Wesleyan view of the Atonement would combine a balanced relation between the incarnation and the crucifixion, involving both in an organic interrelationship rather than stressing exclusively the crucifixion as Latin Christianity has tended to do.
When you combine this possibility with the fact that many Wesleyans have also been exclusively preoccupied with sanctification which in Wesley would be most at home in his Eastern side, you may have a clue to certain ambiguities which have developed. This is only a programmatic statement and I would propose it as a heuristic comment hoping to recruit some help in exploring this frontier (at least to me it is a frontier).
The putting of justification/sanctification at the heart of the Wesleyan perspective reflects Wesley’s own soteriological concerns and makes them the heart of theology into which all tributaries flow. Colin Williams and others rightly call attention to the point that Wesley was only peripherally concerned with speculative theology. The “fact” of the Divine-Human Christ, the “fact” of the Trinity, etc., were all secure but the particular “explanation” of the fact was a matter not to be preoccupied with-except, as Williams says, “where the true living knowledge of Christ (was) actually at stake.”10 This would not, it seems to me, require the Wesleyan theologian to be a “folk” theologian but it would provide him with a benchmark by which to evaluate the doctrinal formulations with which he concerns himself.11
Now we must enhance our proposed norm by adding an encompassing concept to provide the setting within which the dialect of justification/sanctification is developed. This would clearly be prevenient grace. To say that this is an important distinctive in a Wesleyan perspective would be an immense understatement. The whole work of salvation is carried on within the context of prevenient grace and even as thus limited, it provides the “hair” which divides Wesley from Calvinism. This aspect of his thought has been developed ad infinitum and needs no further elaboration on my part in its soteriological dimensions. However, what I would like to propose is that prevenient grace be extrapolated into an epistemological and an ontological principle. Wesley himself gave a few clues in this direction as Charles Rogers has pointed out in his Ph.D. dissertation on “The Concept of Prevenient Grace in the Theology of John Wesley” (Duke, 1967).
While I cannot give a fully developed treatment of all the ramifications of this proposal in this paper since that would be to present a systematic theology, let me suggest a few pointers. If Prevenient Grace is seen as such a principle, it would lead to the position that God is not only first in the ordo essendi of doctrines as traditionally accepted, but also first in the ordo cognoscendi. This would imply that knowledge of God is immediate rather than inferential and place Wesleyan theology in the philosophical tradition of Plato rather than Aristotle and in the theological tradition flowing from it which would include Augustine, Bonaventure, John Baillie, Paul Tillich and so on. Thus a Wesleyan theology would have no time for so-called “proofs” for the existence of God, since proof reasons from what is known or certain, to which is not known or uncertain. But in the Wesleyan perspective God is the Ultimate Reality which impinges upon our consciousness as the primary datum. In the words of Colin Williams, “God makes himself known directly; first in a preliminary way (through conscience) by prevenient grace, and then in a direct way (through the gospel) by convincing grace. ” 12
If this conclusion is valid, it would have ramifications for the concept of reason” with which Wesley was much concerned. The primary mode of reason” operative in such a gestalt would be akin to the concept of reason designated by Professor Tillich as Ontological in contrast to what he calls technical reason. This would emphasize the Platonic epistemological principle of “participation.” In his “Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion,” Wesley gives implicit approval to such a concept as is seen in these words: “One question still remains to be asked: ‘What do you mean by reason?’ I suppose you mean the eternal reason, or the nature of things; the nature of God and the nature of man, with the relations necessarily subsisting between them. Why, this is the very religion we preach: a religion evidently founded on, and every way agreeable to, eternal reason, to the essential nature of things.”13 “Reason,” of course, is not to be conceived in this mode humanistically, i.e., as a natural function of man in his fallen state, but as a gift of prevenient grace.14
Such a structure would stand, logically, as a corollary to a properly developed understanding of the imago dei in which one aspect of this doctrine would affirm that the image is a relationship within which man stands perpetually. Within this context of grace the Wesleyan would affirm with the classical Christian tradition that man is essentially good, though existentially estranged since the essence of man is seen to be “man-in-relation- to-God.” I think we would probably have to jettison the time-honored term, natural image since from a logically consistent analysis based on this proposed norm, the imago dei would be a gift of grace in all its aspects and therefore not “natural.” My opinion is that Wesley was using this term as a traditional one and would heartily concur with this suggested alteration in terminology. After all, his concept of the “natural man” being a logical abstraction and no man being devoid of prevenient grace would entail such a reconstruction.
Furthermore prevenient grace would provide a clue to a distinctive doctrine of Revelation. While, true to Wesley, it would deny any possibility of a natural knowledge of God and thus a natural revelation (which is actually a contradiction in terms) it would be able to develop a view of General Revelation which would provide both a “point of contact” for the Gospel (contra the early Barth) and a ground of rapproachement with the non-Christian religions which would emphasize continuity rather than discontinuity.
John Allen Knight, in his Ph.D. dissertation on John Fletcher says that Fletcher was the first systematic theologian of the Wesleyan movement (p. 189, n.3). According to Dr. Knight’s analysis the unifying motif of Fletcher’s thought was his doctrine of dispensations which refers to various stages or facets of man’s knowledge of God. This doctrine is actually a spelling out of the implications-which Wesley himself never developed-of the doctrine of prevenient grace. This suggests significant support for giving this motif a dominant and widely pervasive place in a distinctly Wesleyan theology.
But we must now go one step further in rounding out our norm. Wesley both explicitly and implicitly grounded prevenient grace in Christology which would appear to give the whole of his theology a Christological focus. Or, in other words, the all encompassing determinant which embraces all the rest is Christology.
In his paper presented in 1972 to the WTS on Wesley’s Old Testament Notes, Dr. William Arnett demonstrated how this resource is developed with a Christological emphasis. Jesus Christ is the “new hermeneutic” in the light of which the Old Testament is interpreted. In Dr. Arnett’s words, “Wesley’s vision was filled with Jesus Christ, the eternal, incarnate, crucified, and risen Saviour. He sees his form and hears his voice from beginning to end in the Old Testament…. For Wesley, Jesus Christ is the very center of God’s revelation and man’s salvation.”15 Although, from our perspective, Wesley may have read some of the Old Testament witness to Christ in a non-historical and thus less than satisfactory way, the instinct is sound and illuminates our suggestion that Christology be the unifying element for a theological norm.
If this is a true perspective, it follows that every doctrinal development is to be ultimately interpreted Christologically, Justification and sanctification and Revelation and the Doctrine of God and the work of the Holy Spirit all. Without a doubt this would also serve a controlling function in the Wesleyan theologian’s use of his sources but I will need to leave that for another time.
1 John Bright, The Authority of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1975), pp. 114-115.
2 The Evangelical Faith (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Pub., 1974), I, 54.
3 Robert K. Johnson, Evangelicals at an Impasse (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1979), p. 71.
4 Essentials of Evangelical Theology (San Francisco: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1978), I, 4, 20. 83.
5 The Necessity of Systematic Theology, J. J. Davis, ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980), p. 177.
6 In The Place of Wesley in the Christian Tradition, ed. by Kenneth Rowe (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1976).
7 See Colin Williams, John Wesley’s Theology Today (NY: Abingdon press, 1960), p. 78f and Harald Lindstrom, Wesley and Sanctification (London: The Epworth Press, n.d.), pp. 57-58.
8 Outler, The Place of Wesley, pp. 29-30.
9 John Wesley’s Concept of Perfection (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1964), p. 34.
10 John Wesley’s Theology, p. 92.
11 I am not using the term “folk theologian” in a pejorative sense but with the same connotation as Albert Outler in describing Wesley in this way.
13 An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, ed. by Gerald R. Cragg (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1975), p. 55.
14 Cf. Works, V, 211, “Compend of Natural Philosophy,” and John Deschner, Wesley’s Christology (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1960), p. 92.
15 William M. Arnett: “A Study in John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes Upon the Old Testament ” Wesleyan Theological Journal 8, 1973, p. 21.
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Steve Kerr Sitting Draymond Green Versus Hawks After Confrontation With Kevin Durant
November 14, 2018 in Sports
The Warriors fell on the road to the Clippers in overtime 121-116 last night and Golden State just couldn't seem to get it together after regulation. With Durant's free agency a hot topic, it's something that the team wants resolved as quickly as possible.
This is not the first time that Durant and Green have had their differences, nor the first time that Green had has an emotional outburst.
Draymond Green's one-game suspension for "conduct detrimental to the team" came after he repeatedly called Kevin Durant a "bitch" in a verbal confrontation between the two stars during the Golden State Warriors' loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The two became testy in the huddle afterward, with injured center DeMarcus Cousins calmly talking to Green and separating Green from Durant.
While the battle did not become physical, it was heated as teammates sided with Durant, angry with Green for not passing the ball (and losing it on the dribble) in the closing seconds of a 106-106 game with the Clippers, which became an overtime loss. The scene was described as one of most intense of this Golden State Warriors' era. Meanwhile, Green was forceful in defending himself, which escalated the volume in the room, sources said.
"Guys wanted a different outcome than what happened", Livingston said. Backup point guard Shaun Livingston, however, attempted to minimize the incident.
"Things like that happen in the sport, but it was good to see some fire and emotion". Luckily for the Warriors, if there is still any anger and frustration from Monday night, they can take it all out on the Atlanta Hawks, as they play them Tuesday night.
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By Claire St. Amant
More than 6,000 stolen cowboy boots were recovered by Texas Rangers working with the Carrollton police. Tony Lama/Facebook
It might sound like the plot of a Walker, Texas Ranger episode, but the news of a $1 million cowboy boot bust is very real. Carrollton police detectives were first notified of a large-scale cowboy boot theft in January, when a container holding 3,400 pairs of Justin and Tony Lama boots was stolen from the parking lot at Transpak, a packaging company on Hutton Drive.
In March, another 2,700 pairs of boots were taken from the same location. At that point, Carrollton police enlisted the help of the Texas Rangers.
On May 15 and 16, law enforcement officials recovered more than 6,000 pairs of cowboy boots from storage locations in Princeton, Dallas and Grand Prairie. The boots have an estimated value of $1 million.
Lonny Haschel, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, says the Texas Rangers got involved in the investigation because it spanned multiple counties. He says it's hard to say right now whether the thieves were specifically targeting cowboy boots or just happened upon the items in pursuit of cargo theft.
"As far as the sheer number of goods, it is definitely a significant find," Haschel says.
Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the case, though authorities are not releasing their names or mug shots at this time. In addition to the bevy of boots, the network of thieves also stole washers, dryers, tires and food products.
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Urban Meyer elbows aside Nick Saban as greatest, but Ohio State's still not undisputed after Jerry World party
Urban Meyer elbows aside Saban, but Ohio State's still not undisputed
By Chris Baldwin
Urban Meyer separated himself from Nick Saban with Ohio State's College Football Playoff run. Photo by Jamie Squires/Getty Images
Alabama coach Nick Saban has more national championships. But he's never had an underdog run close to what Urban Meyer pulled off. Photo courtesy of Bama Boys
TCU still might rightly challenge Ohio State's "undisputed champions" claim. Photo courtesy of TCU Horned Frogs
Before a blizzard of confetti rains down on Jerry World, Urban Meyer goes to his knees. His Ohio State team's scored again to go up 42-20 in the final minute, cementing a national championship for a disputed fourth seed, and Meyer needs a moment.
So he hits the AT&T Stadium turf and takes one for himself.
In mere minutes, the Ohio State coach will be skipping down the sideline, unsuccessfully trying to semi evade a Gatorade shower, and LeBron James will be on the field, wrapping up Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones in a bear hug. Everyone will be pulling at Meyer and the Buckeyes now. This is a time when truths get lost, buried in confetti, backslapping and the super hype of the first College Football Playoff national championship game.
Winning the CFP playing a third-string quarterback, after squeezing in as the fourth and final seed over TCU and Baylor, is the greatest run in college football history.
But one thing's clear: Urban Meyer is the best coach in college football. Hands down.
Whether Ohio State is truly the Undisputed National Champion that this playoff was created to determine is still in some doubt. (TCU would rightly dispute what's blaring on those souvenir hats and T-shirts worn by the Buckeyes.) Whether Ohio State rose to the moment or Oregon shrunk under it is another legitimate debate.
But there's no dismissing what Meyer's pulled off. Winning the College Football Playoff in dominant fashion playing a third-string quarterback, after squeezing into the field as the fourth and final seed over TCU and Baylor, is the greatest run in college football history. That's why Meyer vaults over Nick Saban as the best coach in his sport. Sure, Alabama's head man still leads Meyer four to three in total national championships won.
But Saban's never won it all as this type of underdog. Saban's never had a run like this. No one has. Saban's never won it all under such extreme circumstances. No one has.
"This is one of the great stories in college football history," Meyer says afterward.
In terms of coaching jobs, it's unprecedented. To watch your team commit four turnovers in a title game and still win by 22 is astounding. And that's just the exclamation point.
North Texas, college football and the 85,689 fans in AT&T Stadium deserve a better game, but Ohio State's so overpowering that the Ducks Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota could be excused for thinking the Buckeyes somehow have 12 defenders on the field.
In terms of coaching jobs, it's unprecedented. To watch your team commit four turnovers in a title game and still win by 22 is astounding.
Mariota throws for 333 yards, but he never comes close to touching that sleek new title trophy. Finishing 22 points below your season scoring average has a way of puncturing balloons.
Oregon coach Mark Helfrich calls his quarterback a one-name superstar equivalent to "Cher or Madonna" in the Pacific Northwest in his own postgame press conference, but Helfrich's references aren't the only thing that need updating. For the second time in five years, Oregon's fast break frenzy is exposed for not being tough or physical enough on college football's grandest stage.
Or maybe the Ducks just don't have a coach as good as Meyer. No one does. Not even Alabama.
Cardale Jones jumps out
To turn Jones, the third-stringer who long tormented the Ohio State coaching staff as something of a head case, into a unique, legitimate weapon rather than falling into the trap of limiting him to timid stopgap duties, stands out as a stroke of brilliance. And there's Jones completing 70 percent of his passes in a championship game, living the dream of many a Cleveland kid with that LeBron embrace.
"Way to do it for the hometown," James tells Jones as other Ohio State players drop to the turf to do confetti angels. Buckeyes tailback Ezekiel Elliott actually grabs a gob of the stuff and starts munching on it. When you rip off 220, 230 and 246 yard rushing performances in back-to-back-to-back games — each one bigger than the last — eating confetti offers little challenge.
"Shout out to the slobs!" Elliott screams later, acknowledging Ohio State's dominant offensive line in a trophy ceremony that's so big that two separate stages are hauled out onto the field.
Jerry World is at least 75 percent Ohio State fans — with red (er, scarlet) and gray everywhere — on this Monday night. If you're wondering who spent $300-plus to sit in the top few rows of the stadium, and more than two grand for a good seat, introduce yourself to Buckeye Nation.
This idea that the Ohio State Urban Meyer is a much calmer version of the Florida Urban Meyer rings false.
Some of the attempts to build this first College Football Playoff national championship game up into something that's on the same level as the Super Bowl are near comical (despite ESPN's frenzied 24-7 salesmanship and near temporary complete move of operations from Bristol, Connecticut, to North Texas). It's hard to tout this as the game of all games when everyone in the area you're playing the game in is obsessing over the controversial ending to an NFL playoff game the day before instead.
But there's no doubt this is everything to the Midwestern pilgrims who turn Arlington into South Columbus.
The Ducks cannot stop Jones, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound quarterback. They cannot stop Elliott, who racks up 200-yard rushing games with the nonchalance of a mall stroller. Oregon never comes close to overwhelming Ohio State with speed. Instead, the Buckeyes muscle right through Helfrich's team.
A lot of this can be traced straight to Meyer, the coach who is so crazed with intensity that he needed to step away from college football twice to save his health. This storyline that the Ohio State Urban Meyer is a much calmer version of the Florida Urban Meyer rings false though.
Listen to Meyer scream at his team about failure being easy, and it's clear he is anything but a muted maniac. He will forever be in Mariota's nightmares now.
"It hurts," the Heisman winner says faced with 42-20. "You put so much work and effort into the year ... "
No one puts as much into it as Meyer. The coach pushes Ohio State to three straight dominant wins as the underdog to close the season — Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, Alabama and Saban in the semifinals and Oregon in this first College Football Playoff finale. He rolls right over Saban as the best in the game today in the process.
Now that's something worthy of an undisputed T-shirt.
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We didn’t work on Candelight that night, but we did do Why the Sky, which far as I was concerned was probably the bigger hit than Candlelight because the video had gotten so much more play. At least that had been my impression. But then I remembered what Jonathan had said, about Candlelight crossing over into multiple radio formats. Would those be the people who would come to the shows? I had no idea. It was kind of odd to think that thousands of people–well, hundreds of thousands actually, if the sales projections held up–had paid money for our music and I had no idea why. Because they liked it, I guess. Liked it enough to buy it instead of something else, even.
I was thinking way too much.
We had a few debates about song order, nothing major. Which was fairly amazing. But maybe it was that we actually agreed on some things, and the warm-up tour had done its job in helping us figure out what worked. You try to build things up, pace out which songs are fast, which are slow, which are intense, which are well known. We knew, for example, it was a bad idea to put Candlelight after a song like Grenadier, because Ziggy’s voice needed to recover enough to handle it. Grenadier was even rough on my throat and I only sang the chorus.
The one thing we did debate, and didn’t settle, was whether Candlelight should be the first encore, or part of the main set.
“I feel like it’s cheap to hold it back for the encore,” I said. “Because people are going to be waiting for it, they’re going to demand it, so it’s like we ransomed their applause.”
“But what do you think the first encore ought to be, then?” Bart asked. “I’m assuming two encores at least.”
“I don’t know. If we get Why the Sky out of the way early… I mean, if we’re opening with Welcome, which just works on every level… I dunno.” My fingers picked through a melody while I thought about it. “We can come back from break big, or we can come back quiet and let it build slowly again…”
“In which case Candlelight actually would work perfectly,” Chris pointed out. “But I see your point about it being cheesy to hold it back.”
“What are they releasing next?” Ziggy asked. “I think we ought to know that before we figure it out. Maybe that should be the one we hold back.”
I didn’t see Carynne anywhere. “Last I heard we didn’t know.”
“We don’t? It’s not going to be Windfall?” Chris asked. “I thought that was the one Jordan was pushing as lead single.”
“Yeah, Windfall’s already out,” I said. “The question is whether they kick a second single out when we hit the road. I guess we better find out.”
Louis listened to all this keenly but said nothing until we were done. What he said, when I was putting the guitar in the case, was, “I’m meeting Shiree for a beer. You want to come along and talk about some stuff?”
“Um, sure.”
Ziggy crouched down next to me. “You mind if I come along?”
“Everyone can come along as far as I’m concerned,” Louis said. He pulled a beat-up baseball cap onto his head.
Bart wanted to get home to Michelle, Chris didn’t feel like it, and Carynne had to get up in the morning, so in the end it was just me and Ziggy and Louis who went for a drink. I rode with Louis and Ziggy drove behind us.
“Is it going to be okay to talk business with your ex-wife there?” I asked.
“It’ll be fine,” Louis said, with a little chuckle.
I admit I was picturing a typical wallflower woman who tags along with her “man” to band stuff. I’m not sure why, since none of us had a girl like that, but there was a type, and I was uncomfortable about how even women who weren’t that type got treated like it. Call it the Carynne Effect.
As we got out of the van, though, Louis clued me in on why I shouldn’t worry. “Sh’ree taught me everything I know about lights,” he said. “She’s the real genius.”
Ziggy’s hair garnered a few looks as we scoped out a place to sit, but that was about it. In the city no one would’ve even looked twice, but we were jut into the suburbs here, where space aliens were rare. We’d already ordered when Sh’ree came in.
“Louis, you’re an incredible dork!” She had some kind of an accent, Australian maybe.
He stood up and kissed her on the cheek. “Why’s that, love?”
“This isn’t even the bar I told you to go to. But I saw your car out front and figured I’d look and see… sure enough.”
“Is the other place better?” he asked, pulling out a chair for her.
She plopped down in it. “That isn’t the point. The point is, if I didn’t know you’re the kind of dope who would just go into a place because he parked in front of it, instead of the place where he’s supposed to be meeting people, I’d still be sitting over there, wondering where the hell you are.” She reached a hand across the table. “Hi, I’m Shiree. Nice to meet you.”
She shook my, then Ziggy’s hand, then waved to the waitress and ordered something stiff.
“So you’re the guys he’s working for?” she asked.
Before I could say anything Louis jumped in. “Daron here used to be in Nomad, you remember, Remo Cutler’s band?”
“Yes! How is Remo, anyway?”
“He’s fine. Still living in L.A.,” I said.
“He’s a nut to live there,” Shiree said with a shake of her head. “God, I hated the West Coast. Plus the schools are terrible.”
“Oh, um, is that why you’re here?”
“Pretty much. It isn’t for the weather, that’s for damn sure.” She took the shot glass eagerly from the waitress and knocked it back, then daintily set the empty glass upon the still pristine napkin. “Plus there’s plenty of work around here, at least at my level.”
“Doing lights?” I guessed.
“Yeah. between my regular gig with the Wang Center and Boston Ballet, and all the moonlighting for Boston Center for the Arts, plus child support, it adds up to enough.” She punched Louis on the arm playfully. “So what do you got cooking with these guys?” she asked him. “Big arena show is it?”
“Well, that’s the challenge. This tour they’re on, three different size venues, and they go from being headliner, to one of four bands, back to being headliner.” He shook his head.
“Nowhere you haven’t worked before though,” Shiree said.
“Piece of cake then,” she said.
“Yeah, we need to work out a couple of set pieces, two to three big effects I don’t want to overuse, and the rest standard.”
“That song you were singing this morning, that’s them?”
“Candlelight,” he said to me and Ziggy. “Yeah. That’s going to be one of the set pieces.”
He went on to describe our thoughts about the single overhead spot.
She shook her head. “Some of these venues, it won’t be enough. You don’t want to make it seem like, I mean… here.” She took a napkin and drew a candle on it, with rings of light around it like ripples. “Your downspot, it’s backwards. The place where it’s dark when a candle’s lit is right at the base of the candle, while the light goes everywhere else. You want something like this.” She drew beams of light emanating from the candle and then looked at Ziggy. “I take it you’re the candle.”
“I suppose I am,” he said, looking at her curiously.
“Are you talking lasers or something here, dear?” Louis asked.
“God, no. Too cheesy, too expensive, and fussy as hell to work with. Just do it with a Solar 250.”
“Hm, that could work.”
“What’s a Solar 250?” I asked.
Louis chuckled. “It’s…”
“Kind of like a light, kind of like a projector,” Shiree said. “And not expensive as these things go. It’ll make it look like sunbeams come out of your butt,” she said, raising an eyebrow at Ziggy.
“Suits me,” he said and crossed his legs.
“You got one at the Wang I can borrow,” Louis asked, “just to show these guys?”
“Yeah, I probably do, but it’s your balls in a sling if you break it. By which I mean all of your balls.” She looked around at the three of us.
“Yes, ma’am,” I said.
(By the way, thanks to all who donated in the past four weeks! Donations topped $100, which means I owe you all a WHOLE MONTH of triple-posting, three posts a week. So for the next month, there will be new posts Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday! Thank you all so very much! -ctan)
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Rikibeth wrote:
The sun shining out of Ziggy’s ass. Well, that’ll be a first!
Nah, you’d think the way he acts it did that all the freakin time.
Rikibeth Reply:
That’s what I mean, it being TRUE for once.
haha! Yes. And on the next album cover he can poop rainbows?
Posted 31 Jan 2012 at 12:21 pm ¶
Debbie wrote:
loved it ,nice to see ziggy & darron getting along so well .how long will it last?
February 1st, 2012 at 12:12 am
Indeed. Daron’s thinking the same thing.
One of the most moving Pretenders songs ! Great title choice. Hope all is well in Daron’s and your world =) This series is a classic as far I’m concerned and I’m so glad you and the gang are back. Much Love, Paul AKA: the Revolutionarybum
Everything’s peachy here. :-) Glad you’re back to read more!
Autumn wrote:
Haha, poopin’ rainbows was the first thing I thought when I read that.
This has become one of my absolute favorite books, devoured it and then told all my friends to go read it. :)
So glad you’re enjoying it! I’m having a fabulous time writing it.
Cool, Shiree is pretty kickass!
XD The sunshine-out-of-ass line made me snicker along with everyone else XDDD
Loved the chapter. More more more~
More coming! There’ll be a lot of posts this month bc of such generous donations! Three a week for the whole month upcoming. (And more if people keep giving like this…!)
Posted 02 Feb 2012 at 12:33 am ¶
‘Cause the Z-man needs more people treating him like some kind of god….
LOL. Inflate that ego any more and it might pop…?
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The Choices We Face...
"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are his accomplices." - Edward R. Murrow
* At last... the mass desertion by true conservatives appears to have begun. See this by Paul Craig Roberts, of all people, who was Ronal Reagan's Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, associate editor of the Wall Street Journal and contributing editor of National Review.
He is coauthor of The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice. Like Paul O'Niel, Ben Nighthorse Campbell and a few others, these are not traitors to conservatism; they are angry over an ongoing betrayal of genuine conservatism by a cabal of extremists who have taken over the movement for their own purposes.
* Even more telling and devastating is the conversion of Kevin Phillips, whose book "The Emerging Republican Majority" (published as he began work for Nixon in 1969) first coined terms like the "sunbelt," forecasting the southern and rural GOP strategy that we now think of as "red state culture war." (That deserves a high score, whatever predictions "registry" you happen to be using.)
Like Newt Gingrich, Phillips foresaw the developing neoconservative movement not only as a march back to power, after catastrophic political defeat in 1964. During the subsequent long process of reappraisal and renewal, those who were reinventing conservatism envisioned a values-oriented return to decent American norms... sort of an immune reaction to - and correction of - purported anti-individualism excess by a fetishistically paternalistic Left.
According to this expectation, a broadly populist political uprising on the right would lead to fiscal responsibility, reduced debt, cautious restraint in foreign policy, efficient and limited government, elevated social discourse, electoral and legislative transparency, emphasis on professionalism and readiness, rising personal wealth for most Americans, a renaissance of entrepreneurial small business and the fostering of healthy civil society through a Tocquevillian process that devolves power from elites to the people.
Read that list of expectations over and over again, as many times as it may take for the irony to sink in. Did this fantastically successful American political revolution, seizing nearly all of a great nation's significant institutions of power, accomplish any of its worthy surface aspirations? Any at all?
That is, aspirations other than raw power? For those special few who in effect own the GOP, the active and profound reversal of all stated goals may not matter very much. (After all, power is power.) And other parts of the ruling neocon coalition - Straussian Platonist Mystics and religious fundamentalists - are easily satisfied with symbolic gestures, rather than tangible outcomes.
But for old-fashioned Goldwater Conservatives, who still make up a high fraction of grassroots Republican voters, the betrayal of every principle and desideratum must tear, grind and fester. Logically, this kind of cognitive dissonance should lead to agonized-but honest reevaluation, starting from the ground up. Well, it should. But, alas.
A deep flaw - perhaps the most tragic in human nature - makes delusional hallucinators of us all, blinding our eyes to any evidence that runs counter to our favorite dogmas. (This applies in all directions, to all dogmas, left as well as right.) Even more urgent is the need to find excuses for our side, our team, our tribe. In the face of this core human trait, it takes an awfully big person to admit that cherished, idealistic plans went awry... even diametrically opposite to every fervent hope.
IS CITIZENSHIP TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR?
And yet, aren't we praying, right now, for just such a grim admission to emerge out of the festering pain of decent American conservatism? The honest and sincere conservatism of Barry Goldwater, that was based upon a straightforward dedication to rectitude and accountability, arising out of some combination of market forces, law, and a vibrantly empowered, democratically enlightened citizenry? The kind that proudly faced the best of liberalism, ready to negotiate how problems should be solved, not whether they should be ignored?
That notion of conservatism remains valid and continues to deserve a place at-table, even now, after the movement's tiller has been hijacked by monsters. Is there even a slim chance that it can be rescued, before its reputation is permanently ruined by association with monsters?
Imagine how it might help save conservatism - and the republic itself - if a critical mass of decent, conservative paragons were to see their public-spirited duty in time. A clear duty to emulate the Miracle of 1947.
That was when several thousand moderate American liberals - having learned the truth about Stalin's Soviet horror - gathered their courage and resolve, stood up, and admitted that "the radicals of our side can be mad." In a combination of patriotism, pragmatism and idealism, they resolved to separate themselves, from any association with Communism, even at the level of nostalgic sympathy!
Nothing less would have sufficed. A schism of the left was necessary, in order to save the American left as a dynamic force in our national life.
Not only was this move courageous, it proved spectacularly successful. What ensued was not a defeat of American liberalism, but rather its greatest era - that of Martin Luther King and Betty Friedan - when citizens were inspired to redouble every progressive effort, to pass bills, revise laws, change their communities, and above-all to repair deep character flaws of racism, sexism and the shortsighted abuse of our grandchildren's planet. These problems were not completely solved, of course. But few of us regret those strenuous exertions, or call them wasted. Nor could any of it have happened, if honest American reformers had not decisively separated liberalism from a far-left that was deeply sick.
CAN SUCH A MIRACLE HAPPEN AGAIN?
Can anyone doubt that matters are just as serious today, on the American right, as they were for the left in 1947? In much the same way that liberals felt torment over disowning the monsters on "their side," so we now see decent conservatives writhing and twisting, like pretzels, in order to make excuses for rapacious kleptocrats, incompetent thugs, moronic armchair warriors, cynical spin doctors, conniving feudalists and screeching fanatics.
Are they truly loyal to such monsters? Are they kept in rigid lockstep out of some misplaced fealty to a ridiculous "political axis" that was insipid even when the French invented it, in 1789? A left-right axis that offers no relevance or insight or utility for an agile and sophisticated Third Millennium? (Gather a dozen people and no two will even define it the same way!)
In frantic denial, these classic conservatives tell themselves that "at least Clinton was worse..." without ever explicitly showing how he was worse, by even a single rationally explicit metric of human governance!
Such is our human genius for self-delusion. The same deep character flaw that toppled every other great nation, even at its height of power. The character flaw that our pragmatic enlightenment was supposedly designed to overcome.
Will decent American conservatives see their duty in time, the same way that members of the ADA and AFL-CIO and NAACP saw theirs, way back in 1947? Or will we finally see how decisively different these two movements really are, when the chips are down? One with a record of openminded heroism and the other... displaying craven cowardice till the bitter end?
Alas, Newt Gingrich hasn't stepped forward yet. (An in-depth essay 'Should Democrats Issue a New Contract with America'? re-appraises Gingrich's 1994 Contract with America, considering how this masterful piece of 20th Century political polemic might be used by the other side, in the 21st. Indeed, Gingrich might even approve... if his goal remained sincere.)
Nor have many other "decent conservatives" who should rise up and put true patriotism over dogma, declaring greater loyalty to our system than to a side in this contrived culture war. Alas, for the most part, top conservatives have either bought into the madness, or else grit their teeth and excuse it, by pointing to a strawman carricature of liberalism - a version that bears no resemblance to mainstream Democrats. It may be satisfying to yammer about terror-coddling, pornography-pandering, overspending, UN -surrendering, effete naifs, but the difference between the Democrats and the GOP is that the liberals' loony carricatures never had any chance of real power, and never will.
(And yet, George F. Will, like Cato, continues shrieking hysterically at anemic Carthage, while making wincing excuses for a homegrown tyranny.)
CAUSE FOR HOPE?
But let's look at the bright side. Look around for signs of hope. Glimmers like Kevin Phillips who recently came out with American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century. A book that every one of us should go out and buy, for two reasons:
(1) in order to make it a best-seller, and
(2) in order to shove each copy into the hands of at least one honest, sincere and mentally-competent American conservative. (Well, perhaps as a test of mental competence.)
I won't go into the author's arguments here. Not in detail, although it certainly is refreshing to see a "conservative" concede the obvious - for example, that an ingrown, secretive, and historically selfish petro plutocracy is hardly the most credible cabal to trust with a great nation's energy policy, or its foreign policy, for that matter.
Phillips admits that he was shocked by the course that his revolution took, veering in directions that left all of the old goals of empowered citizenship and public rectitude abandoned, in the dust. He never expected the mass-populist neoconservative movement could be so easily -- almost trivially -- hijacked by elements that are anti-freedom, anti-future and anti-enlightenment, taking this route not only out of venial self-interest but also as a matter of fundamental personality.
According to Phillips, those elements include not only the petrocracy, but also religious fanatics, contemptuous media moguls and foreign elements that seek world power in the most efficient and straightforward way possible - by directly influencing American elites.
While focusing especially upon two of these elements - the new theocrats and the petrocracy - Phillips comes closer than anybody else to actually recognizing what's going on... a return to the consistent pattern that dominated nearly every other urban culture in human history. A power-sharing arrangement between resource controlling aristocrats and mystical clerics, who chant justifications for aristocratic rule.
Don't even try to deny that this was the freedom-suppressing formula in every culture, from Babylon to China to Rome... and all the way to the British Imperium that our founders finally rejected, in their daring gamble. A wager instead upon Periclean-Lockean notions of institutionalized reciprocal accountability. (Moreover, it is worth pointing out that the same formula dominated the old Confederate South, which Phillips now calls the ultimate winner of an ongoing Civil War.)
* Just to keep up my reputation of balance, let me point out that the Soviet Union followed this classic pattern in every detail, down to a mutually beneficial alliance where power-holders bent on ferociously enforced rule by an inherited nomenklatura, relied upon quasi-religious Marxian dogmatists to justify the elites' monopoly of power. Everything else - every bit of "egalitarian" Communist rhetoric - was hypocritical, Potemkin window-dressing. *
Far from being a matter of left versus right, what we are seeing today is a renewal of the same battle fought by Franklin, Washington, Lincoln, Marshall and every other great American hero. Every generation of American heroes. A battle pitting the new maturity of accountability, pragmatic self-improvement and rambunctious citizenship against the endlessly recycled power-rationalizations that served tyrants of every stripe. An age-old reflex that's the real enemy of freedom, still calling to us from Egypt and Ur. From the caves. From our genes.
WILL "DECENT CONSERVATIVES" BECOME AN OXYMORON?
Alas, though Phillips comes closer than anybody else, he still doesn't lay things out this clearly. Amid a somewhat murky morass of near-term details, he never crystallizes the Big Picture... that all ideologies tend to serve the interests of some freedom-stealing cabal. Especially if we let our favorite dogmas get hijacked by monsters.
Liberals (the smartest and best of them) were able to see this, when they performed a miracle in 1947, choosing to side with Franklin, Madison and Marshall. In a similar manner, decent conservatives may yet rescue us from a similarly dire crisis, in 2006, ending "culture war" by the simple expediency of saying "this is not conservatism. No, this is madness."
Will it happen, though?
Let's be clear about this. Patriots of all kinds will stand up and stop the monsters. As our parents and grandparents passed every test, we too will rise up and be counted, in defense of both our republic and civilization. America will be saved. That is not the real issue.
No, the issue is whether enough decent conservatives will rise up, joining this struggle, to save any hope for their movement during generations to come.
If Newt and his friends want a better version of conservatism to survive and thrive, with a reputation for anything other than spineless dogmatism, they will heed the call of history, and stand up. Now, when we need them most.
In doing so, they will make this not a matter of "culture war" between rural and urban America, but a much simpler matter, about ejecting a nasty gang of thieves, in order to let our nation get back to business. In doing so, they will save their own movement. But don't hold your breath.
So far, the pioneers in this conservative turnaround are so few that individual quirkiness dominates over any sense of momentum. From Kevin Phillips to David Brock to Paul O'Neil, the exceptions merely serve to attract Rovean spasms of character assassination, while raising false hopes, that this generation will be able to accomplish its historic mission - preserving the Great Experiment - with significant help from the right.
So far, despite those few exceptions, it seems unlikely.
If we can find any consolation, during this time of darkness, it is in a strange fact... or rather, a bit of inspiring truthiness... that the State of Arizona has started producing copious amounts of clean electricity from magnetic coils that surround the furious spinning in Barry Goldwater's grave.
See more: Politics for the 21st Century
Labels: culture war, decent conservatives, goldwater republicans, liberal-conservative, liberals, neoconservative, patriotism, terrorism
Electoral College redux....
An interesting issue is raised by David Broder of the Washington Post, in a recent editorial titled: "Electoral College foes devise plan for popular vote."
"The question of how we elect a president is up for debate again, with advocates of a majoritarian philosophy having invented a new device for moving to a direct popular vote for the chief executive.
. . Rather than going through the labors of amending the Constitution to replace the Electoral College system with a national tally for president, which has failed every time it has been attempted, they have come up with a plan for bypassing the required two-thirds vote in the House and Senate and the ratification by three-fourths of the states.
. . Instead, the advocates propose that states with sufficient electoral votes -- 270 of the 538 -- to comprise an electoral majority enter into an interstate compact, pledging to give their votes to the candidate receiving the largest number of popular votes. That action could allow the legislatures of as few as 11 states to change the whole system of electing a president."
Sponsored by former independent presidential nominee John Anderson and former Senator Birch Bayh, it has been endorsed by Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker and, earlier this month, by the editorial page of The New York Times, which called the Electoral College ''an antidemocratic relic."
Broder opposes this endeavor, for reasons that I do not dispute.
Yes, had this system been in place, the national tragicomic farce that began unrolling in 2000 would not have happened. We would have been spared the spectacle of a divisively partisan president claiming "mandate" when his opponent actually got more votes.
Still, I am unimpressed with the argument that a plurality winner who has surpassed his rival by only a few hundred votes - or a few thousand - is thus profoundly and qualitatively endowed with special mandatory grace, especially when "plurality" still means that more people voted against him than voted for him.
It is worth remembering that "majority rule" is not the core element of democracy. Rather it is democracy’s most crass and simpleminded aspect, emphasizing the raw power of larger numbers to impose their will upon smaller numbers. An improvement over rule by bullying minorities of gentry and oligarchs, but not a perfect one.
Indeed, majority rule was held in low esteem - considered a necessary evil - by everyone from Pericles to the American Founders, who went out of their way to emphasize other, more important democratic traits, like balance of power, reciprocal accountability, openness, individual rights and the need for relentless and ongoing negotiation. -- especially with aggrieved minorities. The Electoral College was itself set up in order to add complexity and to modify the crude passions of majority rule.
See: The Myth of Majority Rule.
The Anderson-Bayh proposal coarsely attempts to impose the will of just a dozen states upon the whole nation - not in picking a president, per se (since the plurality-winner is at least as righteous a pick as anybody else), but by imposing a principle of pure majoritarianism... nay pluralitarianism... upon the nation without sufficient discussion or deliberation.
In order to see how foolish this is, try on this thought experiment.
Imagine that a truly powerful run by a couple of third-party candidates were to divide the electorate into tiny fragments, as happened in 1912 and even more so in 1860. Should the winner of as few as 26% of the popular votes automatically become president, without even a chance for the nation to take a breath and think things over? In theory, that candidate might be the hated bottom-choice of the divided 74%. Yet, under pluralitarianism, she or he would become chief executive.
Other countries solve this problem by holding run-offs among the top two vote-getters, something that seemed impossibly onerous and time-consuming in George Washington’s time. But why not today? Or let’s get even more modern. Ideally, in an age of computers, we should be smart enough to use preferential ballots, as they do in Australia, a sophisticated and just system under which Americans would get to rank-order their choices and be guaranteed never, ever to get a president who is hated by a majority. (More on this elsewhere.)
Ah, but as has been widely pointed out, these solutions require Constitutional tinkering that is nearly impossible to achieve, when powerful forces benefit from the status quo. Are we thus doomed forever to worry about rule by some dismal crackpot, put into office by some minority electoral quirk?
What is weird is that the Founders actually thought about this problem. We generally think of the Electoral College as a reflex and automatic vote-allocation system that works according to strict allocation by winner-takes-all in every state. But, in fact, the electors themselves are not required, by the Constitution, to act as complete robots. The word "college" implies some level of collegial deliberation is possible, and might even have been expected, by the Framers. Indeed, within living memory, a few electors have broken from strict partisan discipline and cast their votes in unexpected ways.
Consider the 2000 election, in which the Bush-Cheney team entered office by the margin of just ONE electoral vote, over-riding the pluralitarian will of the people. The mind is tempted to ponder some parallel world in which just one of the Bush-Cheney electors might have taken a notion to help heal a divided nation with a gesture, offering something to the disgruntled majority of Americans who had clearly voted against George W. Bush...
... that imaginative and public-spirited elector might have done this by casting a deciding VICE presidential vote for Joe Lieberman. With a stroke, this delegate to a sovereign constitutional institution might have forced a different, possibly more accommodating tone upon an administration that has made "culture war" its guiding principle. Is that parallel America happier than this one, less divided, less bitter? Would that one elector’s gesture have made any real difference? No one can say. But one thing is for certain. The Electoral College would have never again been viewed the same way.
I have taken too long on this. But let me conclude by saying that Anderson-Bayh almost certainly mean well. They just haven’t thought things out. There are some other possible ways to tweak and improve the Electoral College system, WITHOUT either tinkering with the Constitution or imposing an end-run trick, that out gerrymanders the gerrymanderers.
I discuss this one such proposal at:
http://www.davidbrin.com/electoral.html
The kernel idea: we tend to assume that all states are required to divvy their electors according to a rule of "winner-takes-all." But familiar process this is, in fact, just another example of state-based gerrymandering. Two states use a different approach, more closely representing the will of their voters.
Is it possible that a simple lawsuit, demanding "one-person-one-vote"- if cogently presented, might persuade even this Supreme Court to banish winner-takes-all across the board? In a stroke, this would force the distribution of Electoral College votes to more closely reflect the popular vote. Imperfectly, but a step in the right direction. That is, if this Supreme Court actually values "one person, one vote."
For a more general look at gerrymandering, see:
http://www.davidbrin.com/gerrymandering1.html )
Alas, in the near term, none of these matters will make much difference. We are in a situation that few of us would have imagined, only a decade ago. In a 21st Century that was supposed to be sophisticated and subtle, with educated citizens engaged in even-tempered, complicated, problem-solving discourse, we find ourselves instead waging Culture War across ideological battle lines that would have looked simpleminded even to Huey Long.
For more on politics, see: Politics for the 21st Century
http://www.davidbrin.com
Labels: Democracy, Electoral college, majority rule, voting
The Core Issue is Ineptitude
* Fred Kaplan had a good review in Slate of the major mistakes made by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in this war. (SeeT http://www.slate.com/id/2137793/)
The article is devastating from the point of view of someone who (like me) was never opposed to ousting Saddam Hussein. (In fact, I have long felt that we owed his removal to an Iraqi populace that we betrayed in 1991. Or, rather that Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Powell betrayed, by dusting Saddam off and propping him back into power over his terrorized people.)
No, the real issue is not wishy liberal peacenikism, but realpolitik incompetence.
Evidence from the long span of American history suggests that, if something is worth doing, it can often be done virtuously, honestly, honorably, and competently. In contrast, can you name a crisis in our past when a dire situation was BEST handled by people who were demonstrably unable to handle a burnt match? Never was this illustrated better than the present imbroglio in Iraq. Kaplan’s list of horrendous blunders - including disbanding the Iraqi military in 03 -- setting 300,000 well-armed and resentful soldiers loose upon the streets -- is as nonpartisan as it is an overwhelming indictment of blithering ineptitude.
Like all unfit leaders, the administration and its defenders fall back upon classic strategies, for example, maligning critics, resorting to secrecy, questioning others’ patriotism, and intimidation... these have all at least been discussed in the press. But nobody seems interested in probing deeper, to the level of unspoken assumptions.
(For example, is anyone at all willing to discuss the cosmically weird coincidence -- that Donald Rumsfeld held exactly the same job thirty years ago, when he supervised America’s final humiliation in another Asian Land War?)
Oh, but it goes deeper. If this cabal of very silly men has one priority - above all - it is to convince conservative Americans that this whole thing is about political ideology. And therefore, conservative Americans have no choice but to choose between the present gang and “those liberal peacenik pro-terrorist flakes.” Or something like that. By couching it always in either-or terms, they distract anyone from noticing the very large and very sharp axe that could sever this corrupt band from power and save the republic. An axe that could be wielded by Republicans, themselves.
It is a question that they dread ever hearing said aloud.
“Are you honestly telling us that there aren’t OTHER conservatives, out there, who might pursue the same overall values, only more competently, more honorably, more intelligently, more practically and in less bitterly divisive ways?
“What... among a hundred million conservative adult Americans... there are NONE?”
What an indictment of conservatism, if this is true!
In a parliamentary system, any sub-group who had shown themselves to be this foolish, deceitful, corrupt and ineffectual would have resigned by now. Forced out of office NOT by their opponents, but by their own party! A party determined to avoid punishment at the polls by bringing in fresh faces, from a large pool of promising and experienced candidates, waiting in the wings. But today’s GOP seems to be saying that it cannot find anybody else, not even from the back benches. No one who would pursue the War on Terror with Rumsfeld’s vigor, but without his proved record of utter, blithering inneptitude.
Yes, this logic does not hold for President Bush and VP Cheney, who hold Constitutional offices that are bound by time, rather than national confidence. We can argue the pros and cons of that arrangement elsewhere, and I am not necessarily against Madison’s chosen approach. Still, American history is filled with episodes when Cabinet housecleanings were done for reasons of political triage, or for the national good. And if ever there were a time when it was called for.
Here is a test. Try a truly confidential opinion poll of professional officers inside the Pentagon. Many are lifelong Republicans and believe deeply in the general War on Terror. And yet, I would wager that - if offered a chance to pick some other prominent Republican as a new Secretary of Defense, you would find at most ten percent choosing to retain the present leadership. One that has engaged in relentless pressuring, chivvying, meddling, domineering and purging of the skilled and dedicated men and women who make up the United States Officer Corps.
.... More political-relevant snippets.
* Taking Spying to Higher Level, Agencies Look for More Ways to Mine Data http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/technology/25data.html?_r=1∨ef=slogin
* Ah, but then there’s the problem of digesting information that’s right in front of you:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_video
* As Michelle Bachelet becomes Chile’s first female president, Justin Vogler talks to specialists across the region about the sharp increase in the number of women in South American politics. Most link this trend to the workings of the democratic process. But some are skeptical about how much of a difference more female politicians will make in the lives of everyday women. http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=5163
* Average incomes after adjusting for inflation actually fell from 2001 to 2004, and the growth in net worth was the weakest in a decade, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060223/ap_on_bi_ge/family_finances
Average family incomes, after adjusting for inflation, fell to $70,700 in 2004, a drop of 2.3 percent when compared with 2001. That was the weakest showing since a decline of 11.3 percent from 1989 to 1992, a period that also covered a recession. In contrast, the average incomes had soared by 17.3 percent in the 1998-2001 period and 12.3 percent from 1995 to 1998 as the country enjoyed the longest economic expansion in history. The 2001-2004 performance was the worst since net worth actually declined by 9.9 percent in the 1989-1992 period.
Notes from The Future
Hear experts discuss cutting edge issues of secrecy/privacy on KPBS Radio...
I had a great time on a panel last night, spending two lively hours exploring the topic of “Surfing the Internet: Who’s Watching? Who’s Censoring?” at the Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. The presentation was recorded and will be heard tomorrow (Wednesday) on KPBS radio, from 9-11 am, live in San Diego but also will be made available as a podcast, as well. Panelists included:
. David Brin, science fiction writer and author of The Transparent Society
. Lance Cottrell, Founder and CEO, Anonymizer
. Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
. Lawrence Hinman, Director, Values Institute, University of San Diego
One minor point. I have been slipping, lately in my google placement! The bad news is that I have slid from 15th to 20th place. The good news is that the search criterion is the word “David”. Hrm. I guess being the #20 “David” isn’t too obscure. Yet.
(Of course helpful types could go "David" on google and pick me, a few hundred times... but that's less useful than just leaving a few five-star reviews on Amazon! (nudge wink!)
Misc notes from the the territory ahead...
* Will Japanese Robots Rule the World by 2020? (Actually, a very silly article, ignorant and reflexively anti-modernist. Not up to the usual Globalist standards.)
Now this interesting factoid from the progressive Policy Institute.
Scientific research as percent of GDP, 2003:
Israel: 5.1%
Japan: 3.1%
United States: 2.5%
European Union: 1.8%
China: 1.2%
Russia: 1.2%
India: 0.8%
What The Numbers Mean:
Albert Einstein, visiting the United States for a 1921 lecture tour, attributed America's success to high labor costs. Einstein, who worked as a patent examiner before publishing his 1905 special relativity paper, thought expensive workers made Americans look for efficiency and new technologies; he called labor costs "the stimulus which evokes the marvelous development of technical devices and methods of work." India and China stood in gloomy contrast, as giant but impoverished museum-pieces where "the low price of labor has stood in the way of the development of machinery" and industrial development had come to a halt. Eighty-five years later, a report by the National Academies of Science points to a similar but intensified competition -- Americans "now face competitors who live just a mouse-click away in Ireland, Finland, China, India, or dozens of other nations" -- and worries that America's scientific edge may be slipping.
Optimists can point to lots of working scientists and relatively high spending on research. The United States spends 2.5 percent of GDP annually on R&D, placing America sixth or seventh in the world. (According to the U.N. Development Program, Israel leads the field at 5.1 percent of GDP; Sweden, Finland, Japan, Iceland, and Korea round out the top six. Research rates have risen quickly in Asia since the mid-1990s, though.) The OECD says American industry, together with government and university labs, accounted for $284 billion out of the $680 billion in total rich-world research spending in 2003, and World Bank data show the United States has nearly twice as many scientific researchers per capita as Europe -- 4,500 researchers per million people -- and trails world leaders Japan, Sweden, and Denmark only slightly.
Future-minded observers, though, can look with anxiety at hard-science research and future workforce prospects. Stable overall federal support for research masks a sharp drop in support for physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering, from 0.33 percent of GDP to 0.21 percent, since the 1970s. The stable total level -- of 0.45 percent of GDP -- reflects growing support for biology and medical research.
Meanwhile, the United States has been graduating fewer native-born scientists and engineers than it needs for several decades, and compensating by attracting foreign scientists and students. (As Princeton attracted Einstein himself in 1930.) The National Science Foundation says in 2003, a fifth of all science and engineering graduates working in the United States (and over a third of doctorate holders) were immigrants. Some examples: 57 percent of PhDs in computer science and electrical engineering; 52 percent of PhDs in mechanical and chemical engineering; 37 percent in chemistry and biology; 43 percent in mathematics; 40 percent in physics and astronomy. Many are former students at American universities, as about three-quarters of foreign science students hope for careers in the United States after graduation. But tougher student visa policies cut foreign-student enrollment in the 2003-2004 academic year, and did so again in 2004-2005. NSF says new science and engineering enrollment fell over 10 percent in these two years, with the sharpest drops in new computer science and engineering enrollment.
Labels: future, secrecy
Predictions, Henchmen and Philanthropy
This is a very long, multi-topic posting.
I want to start with something that serves as an arching theme. A bit self-serving, but bear with me....
Predictive hits from the novel EARTH (1989)... so far...
. . Blatant and Obvious
* The Web as a vehicle for personal expression
* Partition of the Soviet Union
* Blogging
* The Web as a vehicle for mass democracy movements
* Privacy as a vanishing commodity
* Global warming and rising sea levels
* Levees breaking and cities flooded on the Mississippi & Gulf Coast
. . Trends and Breakthroughs with Citation
* Purely mental control of electronic devices
* "Dazers" who use biofeedback to alter consciousness in druglike ways without using illegal substances (http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/mar06/3044)
* People adjusting their web "shells" or search behavior to only admit views that fit their preconceptions
* Crotchety elders using high tech to harass kids
. . Trends Needing Citation (I had the links but misplaced them)
* Subvocal silent input devices.
* Manmade black holes taken seriously
* Crisis habitat arks
* Eyeglass cams
* Eyeglass VR overlays on real environments
* Brain imaging->personality profiling
* Geological-scale sculptures
. . Trends/breakthroughs that are desperately needed, now!
* Prediction registries
* Disputation Arenas
* Henchman Prizes for whistleblowers
* A worldwide uprising by educated citizens against secrecy.
Note that I leave out a lot of stuff... after all, EARTH had everything in it, including every kind of kitchen sink. (e.g. the North American Church of Gaia, whew!) Still, the "hits" have been accelerating, lately, at such a pace that I figure it might be fun to start a running count on this blog list and invite people to contribute. In any event, I could use help filling in relevant links to the hits in category two.
See a collection on Technovelgy cataloguing the predictive hits and misses in Earth.
==Breakthroughs needed now==
What about that last category? Forecasts that we desperately NEED to see come true? Well, I am trying my best!
1. there will be news soon about my application for a patent in the broad area of Methodologies for representing interactions between users in future Web and game applications. Hrm. Pretty good news.
2. I continue hoping that an umbrella organization might arise -- possibly funded by some visionary millionaire -- that might help seed some great ideas out there (see Horizons and Hope: The Future of Philanthropy. )
3. Two of the ideas rise to the very top. We need them so desperately.
-- Henchman's Prizes: This is a generic term for some kind of private foundation action aimed at enhancing, encouraging and protecting whistleblowers. Naturally, this can only be truly effective if accompanied by legislation, especially protecting such a foundation from liability to lawsuits, if they lure accusations that are later deemed actionable. It's a complex endeavor, when examined closely. But can you think of anything that could better help the world that a million dollar prize, plus protection, for whoever blows the whistle on the "worst thing" in any given year?
Can anybody doubt that only fierce threats are forestalling a tsunami of tattles, even now, without any prize?
See the example of Stephen Heller, the man who took 500 pages of internal documents from the Diebold Company to the California Secretary of State, to show that the company deceptively introduced voting machines that did not meet state standards. He now faces prosecution for "theft".
(In fact, I do not take a purist position utterly defending Heller from all punishment. The theory of civil disobedience is a complex one, if you read Thoreau and Ghandi and King. A certain amount of punishment actually honors the protestor and is - in any event - necessary in order to separate heroes from mere opportunists. But clearly the massive felony charges filed by the LA County District Attorney are not being demanded in a spirit of honor. They are meant to repress and terrify. And to deter anyone else from standing up.)
-- Predictions registries: You've all heard me talk about this before. (See Accountability for Everyday Prophets: A Call for a Predictions Registry.)
But Russ Daggatt has given the topic fresh punch:
Weeks after the invasion of Iraq began, Fox News Channel host Brit Hume delivered a scathing speech critiquing the media's supposedly pessimistic assessment of the Iraq War. "The majority of the American media who were in a position to comment upon the progress of the war in the early going, and even after that, got it wrong," Hume complained in the April 2003 speech (Richmond Times Dispatch, 4/25/04). "They didn't get it just a little wrong. They got it completely wrong."
Hume was perhaps correct--but almost entirely in the opposite sense. Days or weeks into the war, commentators and reporters made premature declarations of victory, offered predictions about lasting political effects and called on the critics of the war to apologize. Three years later, the Iraq War grinds on at the cost of at least tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars.
Around the same time as Hume's speech, syndicated columnist Cal Thomas declared (4/16/03): "All of the printed and voiced prophecies should be saved in an archive. When these false prophets again appear, they can be reminded of the error of their previous ways and at least be offered an opportunity to recant and repent. Otherwise, they will return to us in another situation where their expertise will be acknowledged, or taken for granted, but their credibility will be lacking."
Oh, how wise! And oh! How naive! Before such an archive can be built, somebody must fund several man-years of R&D, all toward a system that can be seen as credible even when partisans see their own side proved wrong! That's not easy to do. It will take breakthroughs in the representation of opposing ideas. But the payoff could be stunning.
Till then? Well, Russ Daggatt gathered a handy list of statements from the last few years that ought to be credibility destroyers. Some of them are utter howlers, uttered by neocon shills on Fox and CNN. I will post some of them below, under “comments”, because I have taken more than enough space on the upper level, already.
A wonderful movie, by the way! Especially, David Strathairn is terrific as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. There are flaws. Director George Clooney relies far too much upon our “common knowledge” about the McCarthy era and does a poor job portraying a real sense of the threat and terror.
What carries the movie, in fact, is the words of Murrow himself, conveyed brilliantly by Strathairn. And, of course, the staggeringly on-target way that those words apply today.
Labels: earth predictive hits, henchmen's prize
Universe by Design? Accident? Or Simulation?
Did our universe come about by design? By accident? Or are we living in a simulation?
Leonard Susskind's new book, The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design pits Intelligent Design against string theory and the megaverse. Susskind, one of the developers of string theory, takes on the 'Anthropic Principle' -- that the universe seems to be perfectly tailored to us: If it wasn't we wouldn't be here to observe it.
Surprisingly, Autodesk founder John Walker, in his review, sides with intelligent design, but not by a deity -- rather by post-Singularity intelligences creating a reality simulation: "What would we expect to see if we inhabited a simulation?"
Yes, I have discussed this in fact & fiction, many times. But the “symptoms” delineated by Susskind are definitely the kind plumbed by theoretical physicists who have a more extensive union card than I do!
To see this scenario played out in one of my short stories, go to: Stones of Significance or my story, Reality Check.
From Walker’s posting: . “What would we expect to see if we inhabited a simulation? Well, there would probably be a discrete time step and granularity in position fixed by the time and position resolution of the simulation—check, and check: the Planck time and distance appear to behave this way in our universe.
. . “There would probably be an absolute speed limit to constrain the extent we could directly explore and impose a locality constraint on propagating updates throughout the simulation—check: speed of light.
. . “There would be a limit on the extent of the universe we could observe—check: the Hubble radius is an absolute horizon we cannot penetrate, and the last scattering surface of the cosmic background radiation limits electromagnetic observation to a still smaller radius. There would be a limit on the accuracy of physical measurements due to the finite precision of the computation in the simulation—check: Heisenberg uncertainty principle—and, as in games, randomness would be used as a fudge when precision limits were hit—check: quantum mechanics.
. . “Might we expect surprises as we subject our simulated universe to ever more precise scrutiny, perhaps even astonishing the being which programmed it with our cunning and deviousness (as the author of any software package has experienced at the hands of real world users)? Who knows, we might run into round-off errors which “hit us like a ton of bricks”!"
See these topics explored in my essay: Could Our Universe Be a Fake?
---More cool Items...
* Looking toward a bold future: Scientists are now talking about people staying young and not aging. Ray Kurzweil is taking it a step further: "In addition to radical life extension, we’ll also have radical life expansion. The nanobots will be able to go inside the brain and extend our mental functioning by interacting with our biological neurons."
* A computer controlled by the power of thought alone has been demonstrated at a major trade fair in Germany. The device could provide a way for paralysed patients to operate computers, or for amputees to operate electronically controlled artificial limbs. But it also has non-medical applications, such as in the computer games and entertainment industries.
* Google Inc. apparently hopes to persuade everyone with a computer to entrust all their digital data with the online search engine leader, even though the company is having trouble controlling its own internal communications. Plans for a Google service offering "infinite" storage capacity leaked out last week when the company inadvertently shared some information about several projects, including one named "GDrive," on its Web site.
. . Ironically, this endeavor depends upon Google’s “don’t be evil” sense of trust, engendered at great cost over the years... and now threatened by public perception of a “cave-in” to the Government of China, on the issue of censorship. One of the hot topics we should all watch and discuss.
* Human genes involved in metabolism, skin pigmentation, brain function and reproduction have evolved recently in response to recent environmental changes, according to a new study of natural selection in the human genome. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8812&print=true
* Here’s an item that could go in political OR non-political categories: ”Search engine newcomer Kosmix, which lets users look in specific topic areas, recently introduced its politics engine. For any search term, Kosmix organizes results into conservative, liberal or libertarian categories, allowing seekers to explore results associated with a certain political persuasion. Though still in its alpha version, the politics engine is fairly adept at teasing out ideological orientations on the web.”
. . Now, at first sight this looks very much like another predictive hit for EARTH, tools empowering people to filter the world so that the Net will only bring them information that reinforces their pre-conceptions. Great, all we need is more slavish devotion to the crippling left-right metaphor that has taken a sophisticated, 21st Century civilization down the path of 18th Century culture war. Is this the intention? Or is it possible the designers of this system might try to “not be evil” by incorporating methods that provoke re-appraisal of simplistic litmus-nostrums?
. . One way to save this idea might be to encourage users to take questionnaires like the one I have long posted at: http://www.davidbrin.com/questionnaire.html But I don’t have the time/energy to contact these guys.
* In the category of yet another predictive hit for EARTH,, crotchety fools are using high tech to harass kids: ”A high pitched "dog whistle" device is to be used by police in north Staffordshire to stop groups of nuisance youths hanging around shops. The Mosquito sends out a pulsing 80-decibel frequency noise which can usually only be heard by teenagers and those in their early 20s. The device is fitted outside the shop and can be turned on by shopkeepers to move youths on.”
For the first time, scientists have confirmed Earth is melting at both ends, which could have disastrous effects for coastal cities and villages.
and coolest yet....
Scientists have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile-like chompers.
Posted by David Brin at 12:24 AM 34 comments:
Labels: creation, design, simulation, universe
Barack, Gerry, and the brats who lost Iran...
The political lamp is lit...
First off, for those who like very good political humor, see the transcript of Senator Barack Obama’s comedic roast-sketch at the recent Gridiron Club Dinner, which I posted in COMMENTS under the POSTING PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE. “ More Routine Miracles... and dangers...” (I did it that way because the transcript is pretty long, though hilarious.) If nothing else, it suggests that this fellow knows how to hire good writers for his staff. Fun stuff. Especially envisioning those listening to him, who would rather have been elsewhere.
In this edition of Armageddon Buffet, "Wars, Famines & Pestilences" looks at the recent slaughter of Muslims by Muslims; the "Cassandra Report" uncovers who correctly predicted recent developments in Iran, Iraq and Palestine (set aside for “predictions” topic, someday); "Preparations for Armageddon" lists some steps in order to ensure Armageddon; and "Signs & Portents" takes a new look at what it means to consume.
Other political stuff:
Will Rankin writes: “I thought you'd be interested in the Gerry Index, a simple formula designed to work out exactly how gerrymandered your district is, you can find it at
Hm, well, I went online and tried it out. My own heavily GOP district (gerried by a Dem legislature) actually scores a rather low value of perimeter to area ratio of 1.9. I guess a sign that I moved into a pretty uniformly (and boringly) upper middle class area. Sigh.
in contrast, have a look at a few I found randomly. Like the 15th in Texas. The 3rd in Florida and 3rd in Ohio and 3rd in California (“three” appears to be a highly abused number). Overall, the Dems in California have been much less outrageous... that is, overall... than the Gops who dominate those other states. Still there are individual districts that show just how absurd both sides can be.
* Censoring our troops. Haven't verified this yet. The gist is that liberal web sites are blocked by the military but conservative (or neo-con) sites aren't.
* Another item that’s scary, if true. Since fall 2003, 4,387 Army soldiers, 3,454 Navy sailors and 82 Air Force personnel have deserted. Someone verify?
* I am not a blog-troll, so it’s rare for me to know enough about other blogs to link to them. But this guy is worth a glance. Highly recommended is “ The Monolith Crumbles: Reality and Revisionism in Iran” at http://www.chris-floyd.com/ or for specifics:
An excerpt: ” It is a well-known fact – except among the American media, the American government, and about 98.7 percent of the American people – that Iran is not a monolithic state where sheep like masses bray with a single voice in chorus with their demented leaders, but is, on the contrary, a complex society where many conflicting opinions on matters political, religious, social, historical, etc., contend with each other in open debate. True, it does have a government dominated by repressive clerics, who exercise the kind of veto power over secular law that George W. Bush's vaunted "base" dreams of seeing established in the United States; but Iran is far more open than, say, Saudi Arabia or China, just to name two countries where the Bush Family and friends have long engorged their bellies through insider connections with the ruling cliques. Therefore it must have come as a great shock to the system for Americans this week to hear Iran's former president, Mohammad Khatami, rail against the ignorant Holocaust revisionism mouthed by his successor, the hardline flibbertigibbet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.”
As some of you know, I believe the most cosmic American stupidity in this century has been our adamant refusal to wage the right kind of war against the mullahs in Iran... by relentlessly and adamantly wooing the the restive populace of that complex and sophisticated nation. There are a myriad ways to do that, but the cartoon Axis of Evil mentality of this administration proves that Condi Rice is no Kissinger. Rather, she is sub-par even compared to a college sophomore’s level of international insight. (Oh, America, pissing your Pax away with dippy neocon nostrums and Alcibiadean adventures, when the world needs the “spread of democracy” that this administration of frat jocks claims that it is after.)
. . Re: Iran... it is a calamity that we failed to do the one simple, obvious thing that might have been the worst nightmare of ALL of our foes in that region, including the mullah’s themselves. Restoring the deep and long tradition of friendship between Iranians and Americans. (And if a peace-out failed? Exactly how would we have been hurt by a love-offensive aimed at average Iranians, even if it did not work? Oooooh. Americans made nice-nice and were snubbed! What are we, weak-ego teenagers, or the supposed grownups on this planet? Our stature would only RISE if that happened.)
* This from Russ Daggatt: ”Cheney said this week, "we will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon" and "the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the [Iranian] regime."
Is this guy off his meds, or what? What exactly does Cheney propose to do to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons? (Of course, we wouldn’t expect Cheney to do anything PERSONALLY – the closest he has ever gotten to combat is getting drunk and blasting his old buddy Whittington in the face.)
When Bush took office, Iran’s two biggest enemies and regional rivals were Saddam Hussein, on its one side in Iraq, and the Taliban, on its other side in Afghanistan. On top of that, the Iranian population was young, relatively well-educated and Internet-savvy, largely pro-American and overwhelming for reform and against the country’s clerical regime. Bush managed to take out both Iran’s main enemies and actually make our relationship with Iran worse (MUCH WORSE) in the process. That takes extraordinary diplomatic skill. Bush also managed to strengthen the hand of the clerics, virtually killing all traces of the reform movement (which had been winning overwhelmingly at the polls in Iran) and getting a REALLY extreme hardliner elected president in the process.
Immediately after 9/11, the Iranian government was working with us against the Taliban. This was the PERFECT opportunity to open up the dialogue with Iran and strengthen the moderates. If we are going to take out Iran’s enemies we should at least get some goodwill out of it, right? Instead, Bush gratuitously dissed Iran in his "Axis of Evil" speech, at which point all cooperation between our two governments stopped. As we have gotten further bogged down in the quagmire of Iraq, and more powerless to actually threaten Iran, the intensity of the Bush administration’s anti-Iran rhetoric has just gotten more shrill. (While we aren’t in a position to do much harm to Iran, they could cause us a world of hurt in Iraq.)”
Meanwhile, Halliburton, continues to do business in Iran as it did when Cheney was running the show. Just last year, "…Reuters [reported] that Halliburton "has won a tender to drill a huge Iranian gas field." Also: "Vice President Dick Cheney, who has called Iran "the world's leading exporter of terror," pushed to lift U.S. trade sanctions against Tehran while chairman of Halliburton Co. in the 1990s. And his company's offshore subsidiaries also expanded business in Iran. … While he headed the Houston-based oil services and construction company, Cheney strongly criticized sanctions against countries like Iran and Libya. President Clinton cut off all U.S. trade with Iran in 1995 because of Tehran's support for terrorism."
Can you believe there was a time not long ago when Republicans spent $80 million to investigate a failed Arkansas land deal on which the Clintons actually LOST $46,000? What a quaintly meager sum. And isn't it just like a Democrat to LOSE money on his shady dealings?
It is no wonder than Cheney's approval rating (at 18%) is only eight percent higher than the percentage of people who say they would eat a rat on TV (seriously). And his approval rating is actually BELOW the number of people who think the Catholic Church has handled pedophilia well and that justice was served in the O.J. case.
Labels: incompetence, iran
More Routine Miracles... and dangers...
Oh, if only we were still a daring and imaginative people! One of you (fhydra) offered this wondrous news about the warm water geysers of Enceladus, recently, but I had to headline it here at the top level, in case even ONE of you missed it in the news..
Oh, and while we’re checking that out, there’s Titan with its parafin seashores along a gasoline sea.
This sort of thing should have us packing brave ‘nauts into spaceships as fast as we can turn out new models from an assembly line! Who would have imagined that we would become a nation and world of cowards?
More cool stuff: The swarming behavior of ants, bees, termites, and other social insects has implications far beyond the hive. Swarm intelligence — the collective behavior of independent agents, each responding to local stimuli without supervision — can be used to understand and model phenomena as diverse as blood clotting, highway traffic patterns, gene expression, and immune responses, to name just a few.
(Thanks Cobey Shaver)
Britain and France recently announced a plan to use a new tax on airline tickets to fund future development aid funding.
Stealth sharks to patrol the high seas NewScientist.com news service Mar. 1, 2006 ** Engineers funded by the US military have created a neural implant designed to enable a shark's brain signals to be manipulated remotely, controlling the animal's movements, and perhaps even decoding what it is feeling. The Pentagon hopes to exploit sharks' natural ability to glide quietly through the water, sense delicate electrical gradients...
Nanotube networks conjured on crystals NewScientist.com news service Mar. 1, 2006 *** The key to instantly assembling intricate networks of nanotubes has been discovered by scientists armed with some of the most sophisticated microscopes in the world. The phenomenon may some day help material scientists manufacture nano-circuits that channel electrons through tiny tunnels instead of along silicon wires, which have to be etched...
3D plasma shapes created in thin air NewScientist.com News Feb. 27, 2006*** The night sky could soon be lit up with gigantic three dimensional ads, thanks to a Japanese laser display that creates glowing images in thin air. The display uses an ionization effect which occurs when a beam of laser light is focused to a point in air....
Want some other causes for optimism? Well, here’s one. Having been chastened by the voters of California for his earlier, misguided swing toward neocon madness, our Guv Ahnold is now listening to his smart (and beautiful) wife again. One result? California is hyping up incentives for solar energy, in a big way. So much so that VCs are pouring capital into getting us what this planet desperately needs. Affordable photovoltaic rooftops. Given the sheer amount of urban surface area that’s currently wasted, it’s clear that no other possibility could make as much difference -- positive for the Earth and civilization... and negative for our troglodyte Masters. Hence, with the USA mired in a dark age, at least there’s California! Up the revolution. I went outside and ran the bear flag up our 30 foot flagpole.
(Of the 50 states, three have some legal basis to claim a right of secession. Hawaii was independent for 700 years, Texas for seven years, and California for seven weeks. Anyone remember or care to quote the liberation anthem sung by the rock group the Dead Kennedys?) (Oh but the hilarious PAIN in recent weeks, hearing our prexy tout renewable energy while savaging every endeavor aimed at achieving it!)
Now some utterly flaming optimism - Marc Prensky’s book: "Don't Bother Me Mom -- I'm Learning" : How Computer and Video Games Are Preparing Your Kids For 21st Century Success -- and How You Can Help! Yipes. The title alone gives him away as a modernist.
* A fascinating concept from idea-impressario John Brockman: What We Believe but Cannot Prove : Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty.
finally... balancing with a little contrarian gloom...
* How hard is it to build your own weapon of mass destruction? We take a crash course in supervirus engineering to find out.
Speaking of "singularities and nightmares....
toward a new New Deal: challenging the coming wave of pardons...
...political lamp is still lit...
I’m pleased to see online discussion of my suggestion for a “New Democratic Deal for the American People” (http://www.davidbrin.com/contract.html), as a way for Democrats to get their dissipated and disorganized act together.
Can we look into the past and find a moment in recent history that might serve as their inspiration at this crucial time? Let there be no mistake. The Democratic Party’s present situation is very similar to the Republicans’ - just before the mid-term elections in 1994, when both Congress and the Presidency were in Democratic hands. At that time, the GOP faced similar challenges in crafting an appeal to voters that might help them to achieve a dramatic turnaround in power.
Only fools can pretend that the so-called Neoconservative Revolution of that year was not brilliantly handled by its then-leader, Newt Gingrich, who helped the GOP craft its message with crystal clarity. Conveying the impression of a party with righteous and determined ideas, the “Republican Contract With America” seemed to offer a crisp and cogent deal to voters... including an implicit promise to accept punishment in the event of betrayal or failure.
(A promise that today’s GOP fervently wants the same voters to forget!)
Without any doubt, Gingich’s “Contract” was among the most brilliant acts of political polemic in a lifetime. If we are serious about politics, we will not only study it, but look into taking advantage of the Contract’s successes... and its subsequent blatant failures.
My proposed rough-draft of a “New Democratic Deal for the American People.” is deliberately patterned not only to show how that original Contract’s promise to the people was betrayed, but also to use the same breakthrough technique of clarity as a political weapon.
Achieving this goal does not ultimately require that such a “Democratic Offer” must slavishly follow the Gingrich template! (Though I do so in my prototype “offer,” for the sake of clear comparison. Moreover, it allows some dramatic impact.)
Nor is it necessary that such an offer use the specific proposals and issues that I include in my draft example. (Naturally, that expectation would be arrogant, even for me!) Still, I am pleased that many people out there have responded positively to some of the planks that I wrote down, including (for example) the idea of establishing an office of Inspector General of the United States (IGUS).
But let’s focus. Here, in this space, I’d like to address another of those unique proposals. Among the most important promises that the Dems could make would be to vow that they will, upon retaking Congress:
1) Dare the President to swear immediately that he will pardon no more than twice the total number of people pardoned by BOTH previous administrations, combined.
It's a great no-win situation to thrust upon him. First, it turns public attention to this vital issue, showing that we expect an absolute tsunami of pardons from this administration, especially after the 208 elections. Second, it puts him in a terrible spot. He loses if he says yes OR if he says no!
2) Furthermore, a new, Democratic-led Congress will pass a bill DEFINING the process of Presidential pardoning, so that it includes a requirement that all pardoned individuals spend a day testifying, under oath, before a "truth & reconciliation commission," giving all details about whatever it is they’ve been pardoned for. Under this bill, the President’s pardon is defined as applying only to things that the pardonee discusses, in detail!
Of course, this is especially relevant for people who are "pardoned in advance." (An especially nasty kind of get-out-of-jail-free card that almost-certainly the Founders never had in mind.)
Imagine how many guys are out there, currently grinning in blithe confidence and relying utterly on that getting that free pass, as they’ve been promised, in 2008. Not only assured safety from jail, but from ever having to answer questions! How they would plotz upon seeing that bill pass. How many rats would start diving overboard, copping pleas and tattling on each other, if that happened? Perhaps as early as January 2007!
(Or else... might this only trigger the coup early?)
Of course, every magic bullet has its problems. Most notable for this “great idea”... in the past, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Presidential authority to grant pardons is “unfettered.”
In fact, I do not think this precedent is well thought-out. Nor is it likely that all of the arguments against it have been made in a test case. For example, anyone could easily come up with a thought-experiment about a madman, say 100X worse than Bush or even Hitler-scale, pardoning vast numbers of total monsters, even for committing heinously anti-Constitutional acts. Is the Court condoning ANY extremum in Presidential pardoning? In which case, is not this power, in effect, given primacy over nearly ALL Constitutional checks and balances?
Suppose a president declared that he is PROSPECTIVELY pardoning anyone who violates a particular law he doesn't like. Perhaps the court would strike this down as, effectively, defying the very principle of law. It would be a tougher case if he simply pardoned anyone who HAD violated a particular law during his tenure as president without specifying individuals.
But then, the President doesn’t have to do that. He will have ample time to make a list of names (no doubt, one already exists, growing day-by-day), and fill them into pardon certificates, as part of a pre-planned skullduggery of crony-base quid pro quo.
So, is my suggestion utterly frivolous and futile? I think not.
First, the proposed bill does not actually forbid the President from issuing pardons! Rather, it is an attempt by Congress to DEFINE a PROCESS for presidential clemency. A process that leaves the end result completely unfettered. His cronies will still walk free. Still, it forces him - and the pardonees - to specify in detail what is being pardoned. Where’s the “fetter” in that?
In other words, if you are claiming a get-out-of-jail-free card, you must at least write down details, and answer questions, about what you’re pardoned for.
In any event, even if such a bill were dumped by the court, the utter and obvious fairness of such a demand - that pardoned people at least explain it all - would appear striking to the American people. If nothing else, it would serve to highlight the prospect, just ahead, of a pardon tsunami and prepare them to resent it, deeply, when it hits.
Under those conditions, it would be a black eye for the Administration even to take the matter to the court at all! The theater of this bill can only be overwhelmingly effective. As should several other gestures contained in a new and bold “New Democratic Deal for the American People.”
toward a new New Deal: challenging the coming wave...
Pondering the next wave of candidates
Non-Political coolstuff....
What is Freedom?
Freedom in Belarus... inspired by The Postman...
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Dark matter anomalies, galaxies, moons and more!
Perfect fare to start off the New Year and give you that desperately needed jolt of optimistic determination -- every few years this epic-good short film - Wanderers -- gets rediscovered by the Web and re-viraled. As it should, be, yet again. It is that good. That beautiful and inspiring.
== Dark Matter anomalies ==
Let's dig in for one of our periodic space and science compilations, as a way of celebrating what has to have been by-far humanity's best year in exploration of the cosmos. A truly spectacular year... almost as amazing as the fact that almost none of our fellow citizens even remotely realize it.
Streams of dark matter particles may interact with our planet’s gravitational field. Non-baryonic mass seems to not engage our kind (baryonic) via electromagnetism or interacting with light. But we know it is out there, from the orbital speeds of stars around galactic centers… and from cases of gravitational lensing. Now this “stream” concept intrigues: “A (dark matter) stream can be much larger than the solar system… perhaps many streams crisscross our galactic neighborhood… When gravity interacts with the cold dark matter gas during galaxy formation, all particles within a stream continue traveling at the same velocity.”
Further: “As these streams begin to interact with a planet, according to results from his computer simulation, the streams pass straight through, focusing as an “ultra-dense filament,” producing many dark matter “hairs” that seem to sprout well above Earth’s surface. This stream will not interact with our planet’s normal matter, it will pass through as if nothing were there, but channeled by the intensity of Earth’s gravity.”
And: “For Earth, the dark matter streams will emerge from the planet, concentrating as “roots” of the dark matter hairs around 600,000 miles above the surface (about twice the Earth-moon distance)… “tips” of the hairs should be located over twice as far away from the planet’s surface….”
What’s cool is that this hypothesis should be testable with sensitive gravimetric satellite probes. Already some discrepancies seem to point to dark matter anomalies… though not yet “hairs.”
== Moons, asteroids and more ==
Go to Phobos before landing on Mars itself? I have pushed this idea for twenty years and now some at NASA agree. Not only is the larger moon far easier to reach and might serve as an ideal research platform, it also has two advantages never mentioned in this article. It can serve as a logistics hub where supplies might be pre-positioned and tended without complex orbital management. It also might (some figure) be carbonaceous chondritic material, containing volatiles like water. If these could be mined and stored and prepared, subsequent Mars landing missions would find all the water and rocket fuel they need, lowering both cost and risk by an order of magnitude.
I’ve long held that Phobos, the larger moon of Mars, is one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the solar system. Certainly the Russians seem to think so, though none of their efforts have delivered a lander, yet. (Note, Phobos has far less of a gravitational well to deal with than out vastly larger Moon, which renders the latter almost useless as a staging area or logistics hub.)
Now there are indications we had better hurry! There may be only a little time left to exploit this resource! Phobos is being slowly torn apart by gravity as it approaches the Red Planet at a rate of 2 meters every century, a rate that will cause it to break apart completely within the next 50 million years. Mars may lose a moon, but gain a ring, so hurry up!
Speaking of fascinating moons… “At half the diameter of Pluto, Charon is the largest satellite relative to its planet in the solar system. Many New Horizons scientists expected Charon to be a monotonous, crater-battered world; instead, they're finding a landscape covered with mountains, canyons, landslides, surface-color variations and more.” Signs of a possible once-molten interior point to very active early days in the solar system. And the features on one side of Charon are named after… science fiction characters! The other side, never seen clearly by New Horizons, will get names only after some future mission… so make my characters famous and beloved enough to get places of their own!
== More excitement... for those capable of looking up ==
Oh, what a wonderful year it's been, in humanity's advancement through space and the cosmos! Possibly the best year ever, and I include the 1960s. And now -- the Cassini probe just completed a dive to within 50 kilometers of Enceledus, Saturn's little moon whose under-ice ocean is spewing plumes of water into space. Cassini’s passage through those plumes will reveal much about ice-roofed ocean moons and the possibility they may be abodes of life.
A new study, published in Science, suggests that the asteroid or comet that impacted the Earth 66 million years ago rocked the planet severely enough to set off massive volcanic eruptions in India, spreading lava across the Deccan Traps. Together, the impact and volcanism finished off the dinosaurs and 70 percent of the Earth's species.
By now you’ve all seen the news (dismissed as a hoax by Rush Limbaugh) that there is (briny) liquid water occasionally flowing on a current-day Mars. Suggesting that the precious material is both more common and accessible than expected. Not everyone greets the news with enthusiasm, though: “…but the very fact that it’s in a liquid state is troubling. In fact, it could be deadly.” Because highly caustic perchlorates are known to be common on Mars and these may be among the salty substances in the brine-stew. And perchlorates destroy organic compounds. (They are also components of solid rocket fuel.) Though there are also a few earthly organisms that find them yummy. And who can fault a liquid that's... brin-y?
Once a week a thousand ton asteroid passes between the Earth and Moon. Thousands of small ones are easier to reach energetically than the surface of the moon, and laced with vastly more useful minerals. This spooky “skull-shaped” asteroid passed near us on Halloween!
Three times as far away as Pluto, V774104 is officially the most distant object yet in our solar system.
== Galaxies and black holes ==
Most galaxies appear to have a supermassive black hole at the center. About one percent are “active galaxies” where this central black hole is sucking in matter fast enough to create fierce jets, spewing from the north and south poles. A ‘blazar’ happens when one of these jets happens to be aimed our way. In one case, the Fermi orbiting gamma ray observatory has seven years’ data suggesting a two year periodicity with real implications. Stay tuned.
Have we found evidence of another universe bumping into ours? Some anomalies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) might — (not the top probability, but not excluded) be caused by contact with another “bang” cosmos next to ours.
An aged mini-galaxy, near the Milky Way, has just 1000 or so stars and is making no new ones… yet its dark matter component may be huge. A number of dwarf galaxies - just discovered - are changing our perceptions.
A lovely article on the newly augmented LIGO gravitational wave detector system that recently came online and that may finally give us a whole new window onto the cosmos.
== Space Technologies ==
The idea of Space Solar Power Satellites is making some headway. A proposal titled "Carbon-Free Energy for Global Resilience and International Goodwill" has been selected for semi-finals in the Secretary of Defense's innovation challenge. Led by Lt Col. Pete Garretson, the group seeks to "empower global prosperity and security: through a three step program leading to an ambitious international on-orbit demo of an orbital power station within 10 years."
Cool… literally! 3-D Printed Igloo Wins Mars Habitat Contest. If astronauts land in a place where water is abundant, this could be the ideal building material.
Did I invent the concept of the “refrigerator laser?” Someone find a mention before my 1980 novel Sundiver! Now scientists claim to have brought a version into the real world, using an infrared laser to excite electrons in a single microscopic crystal suspended in water. That produced emissions that transmitted-away slightly more energy than the amount of light absorbed, and the surrounding water cooled.
Super Strypi is a system to launch a rocket along a 45 degree slanted rail in order to give it rapid turnaround and self-correcting spin, in order to access Low Earth Orbit with small payloads with minimized cost and time.
Let me conclude this amalgam by thanking Elon and the SpaceX team for the finest Solstice present - capping our best yet year in space. Now every other rocket company will have to innovate and re-land their boosters too. Just like Tesla forced them to admit it's time for electric cars. Even if he winds up in the poor house, he will have changed the world. Forever.
Labels: dark matter anomalies, mars, phobos
J.J. Abrams Awakens the Force
Okay we saw it. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SW:TFA), on Christmas Eve. And although I am lead author — and “prosecuting attorney” — of the book Star Wars on Trial, and hence a leading critic of the series, I must admit that:
(1) The newest installment of the franchise — directed by J.J. Abrams under Disney management — has none of the deeply objectionable traits of Episodes I, II, III and VI that I denounced in that controversial tome. Abrams and Disney shrugged off the lunacies George Lucas compulsively preached in those vividly colorful-yet-wretched flicks.
(2) On the other hand, TFA had less than I had hoped for, of the magic and brilliance of Episodes IV and V. Alas.
But let’s do a scorecard of this film's Good aspects, its Okay ones, the Bad… and the Ugly.
WARNING: TOTAL SPOILERS AHEAD! Including some if you've already seen the film.
Characters! … Character is J.J. Abrams's strong suit. We knew this from LOST, where we cared deeply about them all, despite there being no sense to the story. And to be clear, Mr. Abrams did the Star Trek characters very well, too -- individually and interacting, one-on-one. Hence, no surprise, he worked the same magic here, in SW:TFA. These people were all well crafted, the actors well-directed, and I could feel them. Moreover, let there be no doubt that characters are the most important element in all types of drama, especially film. This alone made The Force Awakens worthwhile.
More on characters, below. Grade A-
(Why the A-minus? Because after all, well, it is Star Wars and Abrams had a limited character palette to work with. But he worked it well.)
Effects and visuals... These were always George Lucas's fixation and the one area where he always came through. The team he built delivered nicely in this latest film. Grade A.
Music... I listened carefully for the themes for the new characters. They were nice, but did not tug at the heart quite as powerfully as I felt the riffs for Luke and Darth and Leia, back in the 1970s. All right, I was younger then. Solid Williams. Grade A-
The OKAY:
Dialogue... I had so hoped for the sizzle of Laurence Kasden's earlier script, with the great Leigh Brackett, for The Empire Strikes Back. Clearly, Mr. Abrams wanted it too, in re-hiring Kasden for another go! Alas, while the script for SW:TFA is serviceable, getting us from point to point, it contains almost nothing truly memorable, this time.
Well, at least it wasn't memorably awful, like the dialogue in Lucas's cringeworthy prequels. So, in fact, "serviceable" came as a huge relief. Grade B
Memory lane indulgences... oh preserve us from the stunning need of all series directors to slavishly show us every beloved character in every possible coincidence, like the way Mr. Abrams made every classic Enterprise bridge officer be part of the very same Starfleet Academy class, and then bringing in Carol Marcus and Khaaaan. Oy.
Still, I give Mr. Abrams some credit for self-control this time. In fact, there were fewer of these self-indulgences than I feared, in SW:TFA. Just way too many. (Though I admit it was a shock to re-encounter Edna Mode from The Incredibles in this flick, doing pretty much the same work. She does get around.) C+
Messages…. There were almost none! Which came as a relief, given how deeply George Lucas dived into propagandizing demigod-worship and spitefulness toward democracy or citizenship or common men and women. (ref: Star Wars on Trial.) I knew neither Disney nor Abrams would repeat that sickness — but there was no correction, either.
Mind you, I kept hoping to hear that the Republic Fleet might show up and neutralize the First Order Armada, so that our heroes could do their thing. Would that have hurt? Three extra minutes and some added battle-sizzle, while showing that the Republic and its quadrillion citizens can actually do something. Even in a supporting role?
But the damage to our notions of civilization self-confidence runs so deep that I do not blame Abrams for never thinking of it. C+
Sci Fi…. What’s to grade? This is not science fiction. Except briefly, in Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, it never was. For example where does the First Order get its money, its industrial base? Where do these gigantic war machines suddenly appear from? Do folks on planets resent having their sons stolen to become janissary Storm Troopers? If one henchman - Finn - can refuse to shoot a couple of villagers, might another, somewhere in the guts of that giant weapon, balk at helping to kill billions?
A sci fi flick might have contemplated realistic ways that conflicted good overcomes ornery-plausible evil. Star Trek has taken on that question in countless nuanced variations.
Heck, if J.J. Abrams were ever to ask my advice (and he never will), I would suggest a plot device of a villain seeking to technologize access to the Force! How much more interesting that would be, than just inserting another Sauron-style emperor and another Darth Vader wannabee.
But Star Wars is not science fiction! It is fantasy of the old school: Good and Evil are archetypes of utter simplicity. Pure light versus pure dark. Sweet folk versus red-glowing eyes. Pretty=good and ugly=evil. The Force Awakens does all this about as well as other flicks that wallow fantasy-obsessions like "long-ago" lords and mages and mystical mumbo, e.g. Tolkien, except that in Star Wars the wizard wands are light sabers.
Oh, this could have been science fiction. But hey, that boat sailed long ago and so let's take the franchise for what it is. And heck, why deny myself a bona fide pleasure? I can enjoy a good fantasy wallow. Grade___ pass.
(Oh, can you dig it? In this photo I'm wearing the crew jacket from Kevin Costner's The Postman flick. Don't get me started on THAT!)
Plot.... Lord help us, we should have known what to expect, after LOST and Star Trek: Into Darkness... If characters are J.J. Abrams's genius strong suit, plotting is pretty much hopeless.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (episode VII) is essentially a remake of Star Wars: A New Hope (ep.IV), starting with a dreamy youngster stuck on a desert world wearing beige-offwhite, who rescues a fugitive droid from scavengers and storm troopers. A droid containing a secret that might save the rebellion. Followed by a cantina scene, then a Millennium Falcon swoop-escape, then some tentacled monsters. After which we observe a helmeted baddy first report to an ugly-hissing hologram of an evil emperor, then see him leer and grill a captured princess aboard a giant planet-killer. At which point goodguy infiltrators lower the shields and have fun with a trash compacter...
... all of it culminating with a little ship diving or shooting into a big ship to blow it up from the inside.
Seriously, this makes FOUR out of seven flicks in which that happens. Four… out…of… seven.
Really? Must you? Sure, character is more important than plot. Still, plotting matters. And here TFA gets a Grade D+
The UGLY... and a missed opportunity:
There were moments, alas, when I just had to fiercely quash all critical faculties in order to stay in the spirit of the film. I succeeded! (I get plenty of practice, alack.) But these tucked-away moments did come to mind, later.
One was an embarrassing scene in the rebel base -- (will we ever see Leia actually use some force?) -- when some rebel warrior asks incredulously (I paraphrase) "But... but... isn't this just another damn Death Star?"
To which came the lame answer - delivered in a voice that I swear sounded apologetic - "But can't you see? This one is much BIGGER!"
Seriously? The dial now goes to Eleven? Even the minor human characters are complaining and rationalizing, from inside the film itself!
But most of the lame scenes involved the lead villain: Kylo Ren. I mean, when he removed his helmet for the first time, transforming muffled echoes into normal (perchance rather whiney) tones, did you expect to find Rick Moranis under there? A part of me did. A part I hated! Because I really wanted to enjoy this flick...
...and I did! Truly, I did. Especially Max Von Sydow (!!!) doing his impression of Obiwan, first as a desert hermit, then getting struck down by Darth Junior. Only to come back later, more powerful than we can imagine? Oh Please?
Still, dang, you couldn't have given Max Von Sydow a soliloquy? Just a little one? I mean... were you aware of the fact that you were aiming a camera at ... Max... Von... Sydow?
("There comes a time, barbarian, when jewels cease to sparkle, when gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child." Now that was a movie!)
But getting back to Kylo Ren. Um, we’re supposed to be impressed that Ren’s light saber has teeny little cross guards? Feh. Get a midichlorian fix, dude. Grade D-
Sure, this flick was essentially a remake of A New Hope, punctuated with other borrowings. In fact, next time you watch ep.VII, try to count the number of scenes that weren't homages to other SW flicks. Like Rey going underground to encounter the Force, the way Luke did on Dagoba.
Or like another father-son confrontation on a bridge. That wasn't a bad idea, actually, though meh-executed, deserving far better attention to masterful dialogue. At least Han could have done a remise on the most-famous line by saying: “remember your mother.”
(Good death scene for Han, though.)
My favorite part of SW: TFA? The very last scene. It was well done and a fine capper. (And possibly Mark Hamill’s best acting, ever.)
Still, ask yourself this. Did Luke have to repeat Yoda’s path so precisely? Allowing one apprentice to kill all his other apprentices and then, instead of fixing the problem, going into a sulking exile till some new-hope trainee shows up? Um, didn't Obiwan do that, too? I mean, how many such things must repeat endlessly before fans start to stir, take notice and demand…
...okay, okay, the answer to that question, I already know.
Know it, so do you.
Obvious -- and sad -- it is.
Never, will they demand better.
But let's end up positive, here! Another set of high points were Rey’s confrontations with Ren. Cool stuff. Well drawn and acted and directed. I like her.
And Finn. And all the women in my life vote for Oscar Isaac's character "Poe" who has the "force" of enviable masculinity. As I said, J.J. Abrams knows characters! He is brilliant with characters, as George Lucas was brilliant with visuals. And yet, as Clint Eastwood said - so-wisely - in Magnum Force: “A man’s got to know his limitations.”
Clearly, J.J. Abrams knows this (Lucas did not.) Hence Abrams hired Laurence Kasden to work magic. And it worked, somewhat. Extra credit points for good intentions.
The crux?
I’ll not bother railing against this one — nor shouting joy, as I did after the anomalously wonderful Empire Strikes Back. This newest installment is a decent-entertaining flick, benefiting from near complete absence of earlier Lucasian poisons. A solid, fun, self-indulgent and utterly repetitive-cliched good investment of twenty bucks and a couple of hours of lifespan. I regret nothing…
…partly because my expectations were so low, to start with.
Labels: A New Hope, dark force, George Lucas, good vs. evil, J.J. Abrams, Science fiction, Star Wars, The Force Awakens
Back to Carson and Trump… and other ideal men!
Last political posting I broached my what-if scenario (1:4 odds) that the powers in the Grand Old Republican Party will try for a brokered convention aimed at throwing the nomination to Paul Ryan. Now let's have a glance at why they are desperate to do this.
Hate-government propaganda has reached a point where having a scintilla of experience at public governance is poison to a GOP candidate. Our parents in the Greatest Generation would be appalled by this betrayal of everything they fought for, using government as one tool in their ambitious kit. Even more so, they'd be stunned by the boomer and GenXer candidates’ stunning self-obsession.
Donald Trump puts his name on everything and coats his homes with gold. Ben Carson's homes are plastered with paintings of himself (including selfies with Jesus) and blowups of press clippings, even in the baths. Carly Fiorina touts friendships with people who openly loathe her. Ted Cruz calls himself the only Republican with any cojones. What's with the frail egos of these GOP front-runners? Trump's blaring self-touting and Carson's relentless humble-brags say a lot about their followers - our neighbors who would foist such people on us.
== Oh the scenarios! ==
What an entertaining season. I wrote much of what follows in this posting back when Ben Carson was the flavor of the moment. (It's still fun stuff so read on!) Now it's all Donald Trump again. Before I go on though...
If Trump gets the GOP nomination, will other goppers (many of them calling him “unhinged” or a “bigot” or "jerk") support him as the other candidates have signed a pledge to do? They used that pledge to corner Trump, now it is they who are cornered. But this article points out why they’ll back him, if he gets the nom:
“Let’s say you’re a Republican politician who is sincerely disgusted by Trump’s demagoguery. Here’s what you’d have to consider on the other side of the scale. If Trump becomes president, he’d inevitably fill the 3,000 or so appointed positions in the executive branch almost entirely from the Republican government-in-waiting currently camped out in think tanks and advocacy organizations; those people will then proceed to advance conservative goals in every agency of government. He’ll appoint conservative judges who want to overturn Roe v. Wade, undermine laws protecting worker and minority rights, and so on. He’ll carry out a pleasingly belligerent foreign policy. And perhaps most of all, he’ll sign most everything the Republican Congress delivers to his desk, which could be quite a lot; repealing the Affordable Care Act would be only the beginning.”
Good point. And yet, recall he’s the only GOP contender not utterly beholden to Rupert Murdoch and the Saudi co-owned Fox News, or to the Bush-Cheney clan. My own guess is that a President Trump would not appoint the normal GOP factotums. Oh, but even if he swore to to that, is it worth choosing a maniac? Well, given that measurable outcomes from both Bush presidencies were 100% negative in every single category, I’d call that a plus in Trump’s favor.
On the other hand, well, he is a screeching solipsistic bully. See this article drawing interesting comparisons to the 1920s racist mogul Henry Ford.
Since collating and preparing this piece (in bits) I find that the news cycle keeps shining new lights on this madness. Jeb Bush calling Donald a "jerk" - while declaring support for whomever is the eventual nominee (Oh, multiple ironies!) Then the exchange of respectful praise between Trump and Vladimir Putin! After Fox spent the last several years kvelling and adulating Putin at every turn, crafting a cult of respect-idolatry around the Russian leader (which I dissect and demolish here), Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes must feel personally hurt when Putin goes and heaps praise on the fellow Fox least wants and can least control. See a satirical website, trump-putin2016.com, promoting Putin as Trump's running mate.
Seriously, just like Putin, the man has a seriously high IQ. Trump knows that Outcomes eventually matter to swing voters. Outcomes from governance -- metrics of US national health across the board -- were steeply negative across both Bush presidencies and nearly all metrics of US national health were positive across the Clinton and Obama administrations. This set of diametrically opposite outcomes includes conservative desires like economic activity, entrepreneurship, deficit trends and military readiness. That kind of fact chops away at dogmatic loyalties and starts to tug at some voters sense of self-interest.
Hence, Trump recently actually said he hopes for a US economic bubble collapse soon!
"I don't want to sound rude, but I hope if it explodes, it's going to be now, rather than two months into another administration."
... an openly treasonous sentiment that makes Donald Trump a genuine republican after all, through and through.
But then the cycle veers again! And now it's Dr. Ben Carson, prying his way back into headlines by saying he is thinking of bolting the Republican Party. Also he's still beating Trump in one place... on Facebook. And so...
I== The other entertaining one ==
Though he's fading, can we linger a little with the other fun-one? I agree with essayist Amy Davidson that too much has been made of Ben Carson's exaggerated tales about his personal history.
For example, the 'knife' and 'hammer' stories tell us more about his intended audience -- redemptionist Christians -- than about his actual character. To them, his past does not show a messy, volatile personality fizzing below the surface, now asking for control over nuclear missiles. (A man who actively prays daily for the world and the United States to come to an end.) Rather, to his core base, these stories fit a specific narrative, that he is a reborn, his past sins and flaws washed away in the blood of the lamb.
In other words, Carson is tailoring his life story to get support from the radicals who vote in GOP primaries. So? I agree with Ms. Davidson that this is yawner stuff. No, Davidson urges that we pay attention instead to other Carsonisms:
"He has been utterly dismissive of climate change, and he has fostered the idea that vaccines cause autism. The numbers for his tax plan, insofar as there are any, don't add up. He has said that Joseph, of the coat of many colors, built the pyramids in order to store the grain of the seven fat years… troubling not because we expect our Presidents to be up on the distinction between Early and Middle Kingdom dynasties but because Carson presented it as an example of why one should reject the theories of experts and scientists and turn, instead, to the Bible.
"Similarly, his claim that none of the signers of the Declaration of Independence had experience in elective office, when a great number of them did, is significant not only because it is false but because it speaks to a particular view of history and politics. (Carson later amended the statement to say that none had federal experience. Of course, they couldn't have, because there was no federal government when the Declaration was signed.) (Brin note: Some of them had served in royal offices, which was the “federal” of their time.)
Davidson continues: "He has suggested that President Obama might declare martial law, and that the 2016 elections might be cancelled amid scenes of untenable civil disorder. He has compared Obamacare to slavery and to Nazism. He has also made what PolitiFact judged to be outright false statements in the last Republican debate about his ties to a nutritional-supplement company. (In contrast, PolitiFact rated Carson's description of West Point's 'scholarships' as mostly true.) Perhaps the problem isn't that the media is too partisan but that, in looking at Carson, there was a hope that there might be a non-partisan way to address a campaign whose success is hard for observers of American politics to understand."
How one is tempted to want him to be the GOP nominee! So that America's endlessly reviving Civil War may come ironic full circle, with an African American man leading the Confederacy's latest attempt to destroy the Great Experiment from within.
Indeed, were there a "moderate" on the GOP side, with a shot at the nomination, I'd say Carson would likely be the Republicans' traditional VP pick -- the usual, stark-jibbering-loopy choice to help keep the crazy wing mollified.... and maybe draw some black vote. Were Jeb still viable, I would lay money on a Bush-Carson ticket. (Lately? Money is moving to Ted Cruz as the inevitable, Nixon-like VP choice.)
Almost certainly the Iowa Caucus winner will (once again) not be the nominee. (What's the point of these things, again?) The decision will again emerge from South Carolina... the irony that tops them all.
Oh, but just when you think Carson has plumbed to very bottom of the Silly Ocean, there’s this: “Various scientists have said, ‘Well, you know there were alien beings that came down and they have special knowledge and that’s how they were,” Carson said, at a graduation speech at Andrews University, in 1998. (BuzzFeed found the video.) “You know, it doesn’t require an alien being when God is with you.”
Um – let’s look at that again: “Various scientists have said, ‘Well, you know there were alien beings that came down…”
Oh, please try that “the parties are all the same,” malarkey on us, now. The only hope of US conservatism is for the few remaining sane fellows to rise up and denounce what Rupert Murdoch has done to your movement.
== Strange bedfellows in the war on reason ==
Islamic leaders from 20 countries at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium concluded their two-day summit in Istanbul, Turkey by issuing a formal declaration on global environmental issues. The declaration — which was clear to stipulate that climate change is both real and “human induced” — was equal parts theological and scientific, using an Islamic moral lens to insist that world leaders take immediate action to assist our warming planet. Thus joining the Pope and nearly all Jewish leaders and so many others in demanding we pay up on our obligation to future generations. Who does this leave out?
Not Protestants, per se. Methodists and Episcopals etc have no truck with the War on Science.
Rather, it is being waged by two groups in the world today. Muslim jihadists and a special sub category of protestant Christians called “Book of Revelation fetishists.” Those relishing the schadenfreude thought that the world can be treated like disposable toilet paper, because it will all end soon, in an orgy of vengeful blood and eternal torment for whomever they dislike. In that scenario, anyone calling for “creation tending” and care for the planet we were given must be a satanic being trying to defy heaven’s plan. And the fact that they are clearly morons, does that come into it, anywhere?
== Political Miscellany ==
Under the category of you-knew-this-already…. The House science committee is even worse than the Benghazi committee, with most of the republican members vociferously hateful toward science.
This chart shows where the candidates stand on science and global warming,
A new browser plug-in will highlight the names of U.S. politicians in news articles, letting you hover over them, creating a pop-out that informs you who their major donors are. A great way to verify that their pronouncements and stances are - yes - bought and paid for. Says the 16 year old designer of the App: “It is my hope that providing increased transparency around the amount and source of funding of our elected representatives may play a small role in educating citizens and promoting change. If you use the extension when reading about a Congressional vote on energy policy, for example, maybe you’ll discover that a sponsor of a bill has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the oil and gas industry. Or maybe you’ll learn that the top donors to a member of Congress who opposes tort reform are lawyers and law firms.” The motto of Greenhouse is: “Some are red. Some are blue. All are green.” As in the color of cash.
== A falsifiable hypothesis ==
Winding up, let us take note of an actually interesting and testable suggestion from someone on the far right! "At a time when most college campuses prohibit guns, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. thinks the opposite should be the case -- urging his school's students to be armed, especially in light of this week's massacre in San Bernardino, California." Yes! By all means, let us test the mantra of the gun cult that "an armed society is a polite society," as coined by the hyper conservative longtime editor of Analog Science Fiction, John W. Campbell. Let all students at Liberty University be the first to volunteer to create such a society.
A university campus is perfect. Almost everyone is there completely of his or her own volition, knowing in advance the school's quirks. And they are relatively isolated and contained. Sure the surrounding communities should be consulted and accommodated. But by all means, Jerry, get on with it. Arm every co-ed, jock, cheerleader and Book of Revelation apocalypse fan. Let's see how it goes.
And finally… How on Earth did this SMBC cartoon actually come true? At least in the Crazy Party...
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"Race Around the World"
Thanks to freds for the heads up!
New BBC series!
Race Across The World is an adventure series in a similar vein to CBS’ The Amazing Race which pits pairs of travellers against each other in a race to reach the Far East without taking a single flight, with no smartphone in sight. Each contestant will only have the cash equivalent of an air fare to their destination to pay for their overland travel. If they run out, they’ll need to earn more. Setting out on the adventure of a lifetime, the couples will hit the open road using whatever mode of transport they can – from trains to pickup trucks, from ferries to tuk-tuks – crossing continents and experiencing travel the way we once used to.
And the race is on to reach the finish line in the fastest time, making best use of their money – and strategy – to win a cash prize. Each couple has their own personal motivation for taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, immersing themselves in different cultures, forming bonds and friendships across cultural divides and relying on the kindness of strangers in order to stand the best chance of winning the competition. The series, which has received an order for six episodes, is produced by Studio Lambert – marking their second commission from the BBC this week after their drama The Nest was greenlit for BBC One. The executive producers are Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Mark Saben.
https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2018/08/bbc-two-orders-new-romesh-ranganathan-series-the-amazing-race-style-series-race-across-the-world-more/
BourkieBoy
The Amazing Race is back and here to stay!
Re: "Race Around the World"
Is this the closest to TAR UK as we're going to yet?
Actually sounds amazing <33333
Where is the Far East?
The World Is Waiting...
Travel Safe...
G.B.
I WRITE THINGS!!
Actually sounds more like a British version of Peking Express.
Come check out the Reality Fan Wiki! The LARGEST Amazing Race database on the internet!!! (probably)
--Got something you're curious about? You'll probably find the answer on the Wiki!
dryedmangoez
Also a little like NBC's "Lost"?
Apparently already casted:
https://www.studiolambert.com/take-part-travel.html
Gra1162
I Call Shade
Quote from: BourkieBoy on August 25, 2018, 09:41:16 AM
Give me one shot, one shot of adrenaline
Lemontail
Quote from: Gra1162 on August 26, 2018, 12:12:30 AM
It's a region which compromises China, Russia, Korea, and Japan.
"I will not not be rich" - Renata Klein on Big Little Lies
Quote from: dryedmangoez on August 25, 2018, 04:06:57 PM
I thought that too, there was actually a British version of that in the early 2000s also. Never been able to see the US one though, so if anyone has links...
TAR 1-13 is the best era of TAR US
Quote from: Musicon on September 29, 2018, 04:42:57 AM
Ironically the US version is Lost only the first two drops aired, the third and final one did not due to 9/11, TAR was very lucky to have great ratings, this however is not. The first one teams were dropped in Mongolia, the second in Bolivia. Only the first four drops on the UK one have been found, the final one in Azerbaijan is lost however. We never know where the third drop of the US one went to. So, in total 4/5 of the British one have been found, and none of the US versions have been found.
BritishTARFan
Omg I love Romesh Ranganathan he's so funny. Hopefully this will be a good series.
edit: Realised i misread the article, these are exclusive from each other
For anyone interested it has an air date February 28th meet the players special. Then seems to shift to Sunday’s as 2nd episode will air march 3rd
It's always advertised on bbc2, looks really good can't wait.
sazit
RFF Newbie
Is this more similar to The Amazing Race (ignoring that planes are forbidden) or to Peking Express??? Or is it a mix of both?
NumfarPTB
Did not realize we had a thread in the TAR board.
Reposting info I posted in the other reality board. Peach would mind deleting that post?
More info about the show, premiering this SUN on BBC2, including the 5 "teams".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000319z
If you were tasked to race across the world with limited cash and nothing in the way of modern technology, how do you think you’d fare? This Spring, a brand-new BBC Two series will see five teams attempt just that. Race Across The World takes viewers on the trip of a lifetime, following our contestants as they embark on an epic and adrenaline-fuelled adventure, travelling into the unknown without the trappings of modern life.
Our five pairs set off on a race to Singapore without taking a single flight. They will leave behind their smartphones, internet access and credit cards, and will be armed with only the cash equivalent of a one-way airfare to Singapore, the furthest destination by land and rail from the UK, to pay for the entire journey. If they run out, they'll need to earn more. In a competition that sees our teams travel through rather than fly over, their skill, ingenuity and determination will be tested to the extreme as they race through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery, form bonds and friendships across cultural divides and rely on the kindness of strangers in order to stand the best chance of winning.
The teams set off from Greenwich. They must pass through five checkpoints to reach their final destination. First up: the ancient city of Delphi.
Now in their late 50s Sue and Clare have been lifelong friends since school and want to re-live and recapture the magic of the cross-Europe trip they made together 30 years ago. A chance encounter helps them realise they should have put a bit more planning into this crucial first leg.
With his copy of Sophocles in his rucksack, Felix, along with business partner Josh, is impatient to get going but quickly finds out how easy it is, with an estimated 50 days of the journey still to go, to burn through their budget.
Natalie and Shameema, best friends since they met at a youth club aged nine, are determined to save money and so adopt a very focused strategy to do just that – be nice to people along the way, in the hope they will repay this kindness with a train ticket or two. Will it work?
Married couple Jinda and Bindu’s strong negotiation skills stand them in good stead but an unexpected emergency has their trip hanging in the balance.
And as the first day draws to a close, father and son, Darron and Alex have yet to leave London – they’re patiently waiting for an overnight coach to Germany, aiming to leap-frog their fellow competitors and get ahead of the pack in the dash to Delphi.
The race is on, and the stakes are high - everyone wants to be first to the finish line and win the cash prize. As the series unfolds we will see chance encounters, cultural revelations, friendships formed, relationships tested and bonds strengthened as the teams experience, and come face-to-face with, some of the most awe-inspiring locations that modern-day travellers seldom get to see. The dramatic scale and thrilling unpredictability of the race is sure to change their lives forever. The Race Across the World has begun.
BBC2's schedule has the second checkpoint as the city that eliminated Joey "Fitness" (and Danny).
How am I going to be able to watch the episodes? I tried watching the "Meet the Teams" short episode on the BBC2 site but its geoblocked.
please no links here.
If anyone knows please message me and we 'll make a p!ace for it
Since official link Georgia said ok to post but if not in the UK your probable will need a VPN
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002tvs/episodes/player
Quote from: steve2013 on March 02, 2019, 11:59:35 AM
I also think you need a TV licence as well?
The premiere ended with a To-Be-Continued, the following checkpoint * (airing next week on the 10th) being the first proper elimination:
1.) Felix/Josh
2.) Darren/Alex
3.) Shameema/Natalie
4.) Clare/Sue
5.) Elaine/Tony
* First = Delphi, Greece; Second = Baku, Azerbaijan; Third = Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Fourth = Huangyao, China; Fifth = Kaoh Rong, Cambodia
« Last Edit: March 31, 2019, 04:02:08 PM by Granth »
Xoruz
Having never seen Pékin Express I decided to give this show a watch and enjoyed what I saw. This show did start off on an expected start though:
The mother of Jinda from Jinda & Bindu was hospitalized hours after they left. The next day they were told that Jinda's mother's condition had gotten worse, so they pulled themselves from the show. As a result, a replacement team (Elaine & Tony) was brought in, and they only had five hours to prepare. Seriously, I thought it was crazy that Davie from DvG was replaced a day before the show began, but this is something else.
Fun episode. Actually didn't get to watch it live, but I will try to post links for the following weeks, as there are live links options.
The narration by John Hannah was interesting, but it still lacks the presence of a proper host.
Sad seeing a team leave under those circumstances, the episode even ends by the message about the mother's passing.
The budget management is probably the most interesting aspect to this, with teams able to make back some of the budget by working. Without being able to fly, the journey did take days, only for this first leg.
It seems that the entire journey will take almost 2 months, which is more than twice the time they take to film of season of TAR in comparison
Update: There's a rerun of this first episode on BBC2 on Saturday. If someone who missed it, and we can't find a on demand version for easy access until then. PM on Friday, so I'll post the livestream links for people who might want to check it out during the Saturday rerun.
« Last Edit: March 03, 2019, 08:40:29 PM by NumfarPTB »
Seeing as the show's already aired, I do believe that spoiler-tagging is optional.
For those following this thread and who'd like to attempt to watch this live. I'm planning to post links for live streams tomorrow. The show airs 9pm in the UK. As the US, is about to go into Daylight savings mode, adjust your time accordingly.
The current plan is to set up a thread in a members only section, I'll probably set up the thread tomorrow morning and will post the links a few minutes before the episode starts. I'm heading out around lunchtime (my timezone) but will be back about 30-40 minutes before the show airs, just in time to post the links.
If you've followed our TAR Live Stream links or even live stream links I posted for Australian Survivor last year, you'll know where to find the Live Stream links for Race Around the World, the thread will be there tomorrow. If you're new, please sign up for RFF, and if you need to know where to find the links, please PM me and I'll send you the info.
Update: The thread is up. The show is actually airing at 9pm.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2019, 09:49:34 AM by NumfarPTB »
Quote from: NumfarPTB on March 09, 2019, 05:41:31 PM
Is there any way I can get links to the first episode non-geoblocked? I would like them please.
Lets post/remove the live stream links as we normally do. NumFarplease feel free to start threads.
If there are "official"ways to post the eps already aired (links by the show etc) feel free to post them. Unofficial links need to be run thru me please, I'll start a place if we need it.
Happy we can watch!!
Farewell, Gutsy Grandmums: both > Jersey Shore.
Due to the fact that there were only two routes across Turkey to reach Baku, this episode was less hectic than the premiere. At the same time, even though teams were a day behind, the race was still competitive. Also, the decreased number of routes allowed the show to slow down and develop its teams.
The cut from competitive race music with Darron & Alex to Josh & Felix singing "Can't Help Falling in Love."
The Turkish barber wax.
Sue & Claire stumbling onto Tony & Elaine's hotel coupled with the snark from the narrator calling it the hottest tourist spot in Tbilisi.
Looking forward to Uzbekistan next week.
Sad to see the gradmas go. This was only episode 2, so I bet the budget, will probably become a huge issue in the next few episodes.
Was this the first time we got to see Alex doing the testimonials. I think during the 1st episode we only saw the dad doing them.
Nay, Alex the not-so-great did have some solo confessionals back in Europe.
I saw the first episode and this definitely isn't The Amazing Race. It's a different version of Lost from 2001, but the original was much quicker as each episode had a different cast. The large amount of narration slows it down and makes us more distant from them, some things (like the work bits) feel very set up. It would be more interesting if they had challenges to complete than just do boring jobs for money, and that would enable you to compare the teams more. The casting feels very safe as well.
The second leg was definitely much better, the end did seem to cram in too much Amazing Race editing manipulation to make the viewer guess the placings, do it for last place only maybe. It seemed more like old style Amazing Race where it was all about navigation and not challenges (the job parts still seem perfunctory to me and the edit treats it like that). I'm not sure why they need a GPS at the end just let them find their way, if it's really close it would make it more exciting.
Another non-elimination:
The latest episode went back to not being The Amazing Race with the teams knowing from the start that it wasn't an elimination. So it was more a travelogue, interesting in parts for scenery or transport choices and seeing if any big time difference was made. But I with the teams weren't informed it was a non-elimination. I don't know why they are given a sat-nav in the city at the end of legs.
Nice to see terra incognita with the Uzbeks and their majestic cities.
That boat ride across the Caspian Sea looked rough. They spent 4 days without moving.
The deserts of Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, and the cities of Khiva, Samarkand, and Tashkent all looked gorgeous.
Darron accidentally eating drugs.
Shameema saying she's 25 on her dinner date and the narrator correcting her age.
The ship getting stuck was extremely frustrating, it was probably was something that producers were aware might happen, since they chose that as a "pit stop".
I think Shameena and Natalie has been the most entertaining team so far, wished they were faring better.
Quote from: Granth on March 17, 2019, 05:33:46 PM
Too bad that the next episode will essentially amount to China Rush 4.
A second To-Be-Continued, really?
It was more a non-elimination than TBC. There was some interesting scenery and interaction with locals but the confessionals get repetitive going on about how close the teams are or about how the father/son are trying to get close. They should have just made it a race rather than having detours that seem set up for jobs or sightseeing.
Same result regardless.
The Amazing Race this is not, however it is still interesting to see how each team experience the journey within the given parameters.
Curious of how the filming crew following each team is set-up.
For those following along, next episode is airing again at 8pm, not 9pm.
Really do not understand the concept of having an elimination early in the race, then no eliminations at all after that, considering they did lose a team that had to be replaced, they should have just kept all 5 teams in.
And they are over into day 40 of the race. We would have filmed almost 2 cycles of TAR in that time.
More teams would have been better as it would have meant more of a race feel to the edit.
The main interest for me is the different travel choices and how that affects placings, that's how The Amazing Race started. All the most interesting things about the local cultures tend to be around the transporting part, which does obviously take up much of the show. The sightseeing (and work part) seem led by the producers to me, and the talk of the boy's maturing and the woman's hard life feels manipulative and repetitive. At least they are talking less now about how some people are supposedly always stingy. I'm rooting for the replacement team, the business partners are a bit boring.
Quote from: NumfarPTB on April 01, 2019, 01:47:45 PM
Precisely, I'd be miffed if I were one of Clare/Sue.
On a brighter note, this one-off show managed to visit the former Kampuchea when TAR: Asia has neither gone there nor cast a single Khmer on any of its five seasons - like, even the original American edition had second-boot Dennis H. from its 25th season.
Congratulations to Yorkshire's finest for bringing home the gold!
P.S. Season Two confirmed.
Final result:
Interesting ending and editors did attempt a very TAR style editing for who would finish first, but turns out there was a 3-hour gap between team that finished first and the second one.
Still miffed the 5th team wasn't included till the end.
3rd and 4th were almost a day behind top finishing teams. And Felix and Josh were almost not able to reach the finish line, cause they lacked the funds to head up to where the book was located, were not for the girls who had a healthy amount of budget left helping them. Do wonder how much of this were producers nudging, cause I still find hard that they'd spot the boys from the top floor.
Seems that the show has been picked up for a 2nd series, as the show ends with Tony and Elaine asking people to apply for the show.
The only team I liked won, so I'm happy. Relieved the father who's frightened of hamsters and goes on endlessly about his son didn't win.
The end was very Amazing Race edited so I could tell they were winning, the 'we can see them!!' is a typical thing to make viewers think it's close. They always seemed ahead, I did wonder if even the day to recuperate the bad back was just to make it a closer race. The moment at the end with money (Singapore money as well) needed for the elevator was a good touch. And yes most likely the producers did tell a team to give the last placed team money, but I don't mind that particularly.
Overall it was a good season. I do think though that the first half was way superior to the second half. By that time, the show was repeating several story points especially with Darron & Alex and Josh & Felix. Also, I'm still not sure why they did one elimination point on episode two. At the same time, it's crazy that a replacement team won the whole season.
Yes, and not just Clare/Sue, but also Jinda/Bindu.
That seemed like a very short season???
Half the length of a regular TAR, yes.
Quote from: Xoruz on April 07, 2019, 03:19:23 PM
I do think though that the first half was way superior to the second half.
True, episodes 4-6 were essentially rehashes of China Rush, the Vietnamese edition, and TARA, whereas the earlier ones showed off never-visited delights like Thessaloniki, Ankara, and all of Uzbekistan.
A cool how the show was made feature fro BBC:
NEW SEASON is CASTING!!
For more info and to apply: bbc.in/2K6pbBj
via @BBC_Casting on twitter
Just started watching the show and it's fun so far. It's definitely more Pekin Express than TAR, but with even less of a focus on competition. If anything, it feels more like NBC's Lost, yes?
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[Josh] Friday, August 17, 2018
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JoshParnell
#1 by JoshParnell
It's been a good week and, thankfully, I finally caught a break in my work on moving UI engine-side. Today's log will get a bit technical, but this is an interesting topic and I'd like to detail my experience with it in the hopes that it may be of use to other developers who face the same decision in their work.
Strap in, it's a long one...
GUI Architecture: Immediate or Retained?
I mentioned in last week's pseudo-log that there are effectively two major approaches to architecting a UI. The two (very different) styles are known as immediate mode (IM) and retained mode (RM). RM is more traditional and probably what you're used to if you've used a GUI framework directly from code before. IM, however, has enjoyed a reasonable amount of attention in the past few years, and I have seen more and more developers asking about the viability of it. This is no doubt in part due to Omar Cornut's excellent Dear ImGui library, which has demonstrated to many (including myself) the tremendous power that the IM paradigm offers for creating interfaces with minimal fuss.
Briefly, one can illustrate the difference in approach by glancing at some example usage code. Here's what some typical RM pseudocode would look like:
g = GUI.Canvas()
g.add(GUI.Window("Universe Configuration")
.add(GUI.Checkbox("Infinite Mode").bindTo(&config.infinite))
.add(GUI.Slider("Average Systems Per Region", 10, 1000).bindTo(&config.regionSize))
.add(GUI.Slider("Average System Connectivity", 1, 10).bindTo(&config.connectivity))
.add(GUI.GroupHorizontal()
.add(GUI.Button("Create", createUniverse))
.add(GUI.Button("Cancel", cancelUniverse))
g.update()
g.draw()
Again, that's just pseudocode, and there are a million ways to structure such APIs for convenience, but the general idea is that interface pieces are created like objects, and we control the UI by calling various functions on those objects. RM style is very much a classic, object-oriented approach to UI.
On the other hand, have a look at what IM looks like:
GUI.BeginWindow("Universe Configuration")
GUI.Checkbox("Infinite Mode", config.infinite)
GUI.Slider("Average Systems Per Region", 10, 1000, config.regionSize)
GUI.Slider("Average System Connectivity", 1, 10, config.connectivity)
GUI.BeginGroupHorizontal()
if (GUI.Button("Create")) createUniverse()
if (GUI.Button("Cancel")) cancelUniverse()
GUI.EndGroup()
GUI.EndWindow()
At first glance this may look similar, but, in fact, the IM approach could hardly be any more different! Here we are not dealing with objects. Instead, we're just making function calls. An immediate mode interface is inherently interwoven with the interface's data and logic. No widget demonstrates this more aptly than a simple button, which is perhaps the most famous example of the difference between IM and RM. Whereas an RMGUI button typically involves setting a 'callback' function (which the interface will call if the button is pressed), an IMGUI button is actually a function that returns true if pressed.
To really appreciate the massive ramifications of the choice between RM and IM requires that you implement a significantly complex interface in both styles. Luckily, I have done so, and will therefore lay out the most prominent pros/cons that I have found in my own interface-building work. Unfortunately, it turns out to be the case that both approaches come with very real pros and cons, and neither, in isolation, is ideal.
Immediate Mode
Both the strengths and weaknesses of IMGUIs come directly from the fact that a vanilla IMGUI does not exist separately from the data that it controls and the logic it executes.
UI code is extremely concise, easy-to-understand, and quick to write
The UI does not need any 'extra information' -- sliders/checkboxes/radio groups don't need pointers to the data they represent, buttons don't need callbacks for the actions they trigger
Changing data never requires special logic to inform the UI about changes, making it effortless to build UI for dynamic data that changes frequently (like game data!)
Easy to use from scripts; no special binding code necessary
Automatic layout is heavily-restricted
1-frame delays are common and sometimes unavoidable; can result in 'popping' and added input latency
Higher CPU usage
Now, please note that each of these cons is very sensitive to implementation details and requires a lot more explaining to understand the full story, so please don't take the above list as a good "generalization" of IMGUIs. Especially the last point -- I have seen a great deal of misinformation about immediate mode performance characteristics online. Much of the difficulty in IMGUI implementation is concerned with mitigating these cons in various ways. That being said, it is fair to say that complex layout is a rather fundamental problem for a traditional IMGUI implementation.
Retained Mode
Again, the strengths and weaknesses of RMGUIs are a direct consequence of the fact that an RMGUI is built from first-class objects that exist in and of their own right.
Automatic layouts are easy and can be made arbitrarily-complex
No frame delays, minimal input latency
Minimal CPU usage (predicated, of course, on a well-optimized implementation)
UI code is often verbose
UI must have knowledge about the data it is displaying and must understand how to trigger functionality -- pointers and callback mechanisms are typical
Users must take special care to ensure the UI stays in-sync with data -- complex, frequently-changing data requires significant consideration to work properly
Usage from scripts requires special consideration; UI must know how to access script data & functions
Stuck Between an Asteroid and a Hard Place
Looking at the pros/cons of each paradigm, it's not hard to see that IMGUIs and RMGUIs are effectively polar opposites. Where one excels, the other lacks, and vice-versa. It is the absolute epitome of a difficult and highly-consequential trade-off.
Last week, I implemented an IMGUI in our engine. It was my first time implementing an IMGUI, and, while I understood the cons beforehand, I didn't know how they'd pan out in practice -- how well could I mitigate them? The answer turned out to be: quite well, but still not well enough. In particular, the restrictions on automatic layout forced a no-win choice between having to litter my UI code with fixed sizes, or having to accept noticeable, 1-frame-long pops / delays. It is an absolutely fundamental limitation of a standard IMGUI. I believe I used the word "heartbreaking" in one of my posts last week, and it was not an exagerration. The IM paradigm affords such incredible easy and clarity in creating game UI, yet the drawbacks were too much to stomach.
On the other hand, I've implemented RMGUIs many, many times before. I'm more than familiar with those cons. The added complexity in using RMGUI from script is, for me, something to avoid at all costs. After all, the impetus for this recent effort to move our UI code to C stemmed from a burning desire to view & interact with gameplay mechanics with minimal pain. For me, the RM paradigm flows counter to that goal!
If only we could have all the things. If only we could immedify our retained mode, or retain our immediate mode. If only.
As you've already guessed, it turns out: we can
Hybrid Mode GUI
Thus far, my discussion of IMGUIs has been rather specific to what I've called a 'standard' or 'vanilla' implementation. That's because, in reality, one can go much, much further under the hood of an IMGUI in order to mitigate or even defeat the stated weaknesses. At some point, the line between immediate and retained can start to blur...and in that lovely gray area lies the answer to all our problems. The paradigm that I will describe to you now could be considered as simply an 'advanced' IMGUI implementation, however, for the sake of clarity, I will call it 'hybrid mode' -- HMGUI
Much of the beauty of IMGUI comes from the friendliness of the user-facing API. Calling a sequence of functions to implicitly map an interface onto a set of data and functionality is simply easier than creating explicit constructs to do so. At the same time, trying to perform standard internal GUI work like layout and input handling without having advance knowledge of the entire interface results in the inherent restrictions discussed above. But suppose we were to 'retain' all necessary information from our 'immediate'-style functions, and defer that internal work to after the entire interface has been specified? It's a winning combination.
The basic premise of an HMGUI is that, each frame, we will build a somewhat-traditional widget hierarchy under the hood as the user is issuing IM-style calls. We'll retain just enough information to be able to perform automatic layout on the UI and to handle input later. Once the user has finished calling into the API, we'll go back through our hierarchy and perform all the standard GUI logic: layout, input handling, and whatever else.
As a consequence of deferring the work, hybrid mode can handle the full gamut of complex, automatic layout functionality that one would expect from retained mode. We can have widgets stretch to fill available area, align themselves within a group, automatically compute group sizes, etc -- all without specifying explicit sizes and without a one-frame delay (one of which would be necessary under a pure IMGUI). We can have selectable widgets like buttons respond to mouse-over immediately, minimizing perceptual latency. We can layer widgets in arbitrarily-complex ways, performing on-the-fly z-reodering without fuss.
So...where's the catch? Surely there can be no free lunch. Well, HMGUI isn't really a free lunch: of the retained, immediate, and hybrid paradigms, hybrid mode takes the most work to implement. That's not surprising when you consider that, under the hood, HM is just a clever mixing of IM and RM, thus requiring much of the implementation work of both. That being said, from the perspective of the user of a hybrid API, it really is a free lunch And if you know me, you know that's exactly the kind of system I love. Push all of the hard work into the engine/systems, leave the game/application code as clean and simple as possible.
One might also point out that, of the three, HM consumes the most CPU time, due to the fact that it involves all of the CPU work of IM plus the layout work of RM. However, in practice, such code can be made so blazingly-fast that the point is moot (especially when written in well-optimized C ). As always, performance or lackthereof is almost entirely the result of the implementation quality.
I haven't implemented the more complex widgets yet, as I focused heavily on core details this week. I also haven't worked much on graphics. As we all know, making things shiny is a beloved hobby of mine, but best saved for...later Still, even with only basic widgets and fairly rudimentary rendering, a close look at HMGUI already reveals the superiority.
Take, for example, my little todo list from last week's IMGUI:
There are a number of annoyances here. Checkboxes aren't correctly aligned with text. That's my fault, not a limitation of IMGUI, but it happened because writing the IMGUI code to manually align and lay things out is quite a tedious and error-prone endeavor. The code that shows this list is littered with 'magic' size constants -- the window width, for example, is a constant and would not grow based on the contents. Again, in IMGUI we have to accept such constants or the frame delay problem. Despite the simplicity of an immediate mode API, trying to achieve a polished, consistent look can quickly turn the code messy.
From this week's HMGUI:
Consistent, polished, and the code for creating it is cleaner thanks to the fact that all the layout work is handled automatically. Everything is aligned, padded, and spaced with precision. I have even swapped the checkbox to right-justified to demonstrate automatic stretching (again, problematic for IMGUI). This window is sized automatically and will grow accordingly should I add new, longer todo items.
A bigger example:
Sorry again for the rough graphics...but the beauty here is in the functionality. This stream-of-consciousness-style test window has more automatic layout going on than you can shake a stick at! This one is really not going to happen in a vanilla IMGUI implementation. At least, I wouldn't want to see the code for it In HMGUI, however, it's absolutely straightforward. Notice how even the embedded todo list has expanded the checkbox elements slightly due to the fact that the split code view on the bottom is dictating the window's width. It's all in the details!
GUI paradigms present a difficult choice for developers. The simplicity of an immediate mode API is tantalizing. Creating interfaces is a breeze, and the resulting increase in productivity should not be taken lightly. On the other hand, retained mode offers precise control over complex layouts that are difficult if not impossible to achieve in immediate mode. By combining the front-end elegance of the IM paradigm with the back-end power of RM, we can, thankfully, have the best of both worlds! Hybrid mode GUI is the way to go
I'm very satisfied to have finally found some success with this work, and I'm glad that I took the time to experiment with a new paradigm, as I would never have come to this solution without knowledge of both. Always a treat when failure leads to reward. Although the feature set of this new HMGUI implementation is still rather slim and the aesthetics quite programmer-artsy, the foundation is layed and the road has been paved. I already have enough power to get back to doing what I wanted to do in the first place: move forward with gameplay interaction. I'll be continuing the implementation of more advanced features as the need arises, so I'm sure we'll be hearing more about HMGUI in the future. For now, I'm happy to call the porting of another major system to C a success, and excited to move back into gameplay work with my new toys
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Re: [Josh] Friday, August 17, 2018
#2 by Hyperion
Sorry again for the rough graphics...
Um what? if that's rough graphics I can't wait to see polished, but as discussed in the previous log do that in Beta This looks perfectly fine, and I'm glad your experiments have also made it functional and practical and end-user oriented. Modding will be a joy!
A couple things I noticed:
is this something behind the scenes or something for communication between players and NPCs?
!!!!!!! LT will be playable on a gamepad?
For now, I'm happy to call the porting of another major system to C a success, and excited to move back into gameplay work with my new toys
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#3 by 0111narwhalz
Hyperion wrote: ↑
Radio buttons are used for mutually-exclusive options, e.g. true or false. They're typically represented as circles, while checkboxen are squares.
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#4 by Dwamies
What a lovely log.
I'm with Hyperion, if that's what you call rough graphics I have never seen a clean gui..
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#5 by jonathanredden
Oh, thank you for saving me from my most miserable week at ups as a package handler(SO MANY ENVELOPES AND IREGS)!
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#6 by Victor Tombs
I doubt if you will be surprised to read that after skimming through the bulk of your dev log, Josh, I tended to concentrate on your "Conclusion". I understand that what you've done with the GUI will make a worthwhile contribution to the game I will eventually be playing, and I thank you for that.
JoshParnell wrote: ↑
This one line was the cause of much joy for me. To read that you are excited about returning to the gameplay work answers a previous question which was likely not seen by you. I hope you have an enjoyable weekend.
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#7 by vector67
This may seem like a stupid question to those of you au fait with games programming, but as a web developer I have to ask why HTML/CSS is not the solution here. It's a very mature design with more than a decade of competent people working on it in order to do exactly this, create aesthetically pleasing and functional UIs. Instead of JavaScript, you could just use lua. I understand that now you probably won't go back and change this, but I'd like to know why this wasn't an option when you began your search for a solution.
I am very glad that you're getting back to gameplay again, and that this problem is done and partially dusted.
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vector67 wrote: ↑
While that solution is certainly not the most performant, it indeed has been used effectively in many AAA games. One explicit behind-the-scenes about that is this: http://twvideo01.ubm-us.net/o1/vault/gd ... lement.pdf
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#9 by Black--Snow
I think your UI has been the most sensual thing I've seen this week.
It's truly a work of art.
I am literally and wholly in love with myself.
A thing of beauty.
Also, is there any part of Limit Theory that, once the game is done, won't be worth a white paper or technical article? So many interesting problems solved!
#11 by Hyperion
Flatfingers wrote: ↑
I imagine that after release, the devlogs will be a rich vein of information and inspiration for other developers. I can't think of many who go into so much depth so regularly, giving a very detailed account of how the sausage was made.
Also, I just noticed the most terrifying statement an NPC would ever encounter
(GUI.Button("Cancel")) cancelUniverse()
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#12 by FormalMoss
There was one, Hyperion.
John Carmack, back when his "finger" logs (Unix rulez!), would go into great detail about Doom and Quake.
Why they had to use David Abrash's assembly skillz to make the engine performant (back before the day's off dedicated 3d hardware that we take for granted today).
A joyous day, Josh, one that I'm very happy you took the time out to review and rewrite the books on.
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#13 by Cornflakes_91
JoshParnell wrote: probably because I've actually held a controller in my hand and played the thing
Also, why not? Just a generic input device, if you have any non kb+m input devices supported gamepads are easy.
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Cornflakes_91 wrote: ↑
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Yeah, could even play it with the Vive Wands, though it'd be awkward to get the mapping right, and you wouldn't be able to use most of the features without VR code also in there.
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#15 by DoctorGester
Great post as usual, Josh!
I just wanted to share my opinion on the whole RM vs IM debacle since I have recently implemented a somewhat complex and fully responsive UI using dear imgui internal framework (only using dear imgui behaviors and fully custom styling and layouting). Basically, not to take away from your achievement, but you've implemented what dear imgui already had from the beginning. Dear imgui retains a fair bunch of info about windows so you can query their sizes before laying out your elements. Regarding to a frame delay: I'm sure there are many cases where this is a problem, but in a common case where, for example, you have a button drawn last which is supposed to toggle visibility of an element drawn first what you could do is discard the whole UI on click and recompose it again all within the same frame. My UI takes about 0.5ms of CPU time per frame so it's not a huge deal.
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Ex-worker mob burn executive to death in vehicle
Postby The Reaper » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:21 pm UTC
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ma ... tive-death
Indian police have detained two people after an angry mob of sacked workers burned to death a senior executive of a steel factory, an official said.
After learning they had been laid off, about a dozen workers attacked a vehicle carrying Radhey Shyam Roy as he was leaving the factory in eastern Orissa state on Thursday, dousing the Jeep with petrol and setting it on fire, said police superintendent Ajay Kumar Sarangi.
Two other people in the vehicle were allowed to flee but Roy, 59, was trapped inside and later died of severe burns, Sarangi said.
Police were questioning two workers who are likely to be arrested on murder charges, Sarangi said. The steel factory is in Bolangir district, 250 miles (400km) west of Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa state.
Incidents of industrial violence are common in India, where workers often target executives in cases of wage disputes and job losses.
In 2008, scores of dismissed employees of an Italian manufacturing company, Graziano Trasmissioni India, used iron rods and wooden sticks to beat to death the company's local chief executive officer on the outskirts of New Delhi.
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Re: Ex-worker mob burn executive to death in vehicle
Postby Goplat » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:23 pm UTC
Wait, why are Indian workers getting laid off now? Has an even poorer country for offshoring jobs to been found?
Edit: "poor" meaning low-wage.
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Postby Dark567 » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:27 pm UTC
Goplat wrote: Wait, why are Indian workers getting laid off now? Has an even poorer country for offshoring jobs to been found?
A lot of those jobs are actually coming back to the US, after companies got relatively poor results from off-shoring. Part of my job is actually helping clients decide between off-shoring and using on-shore resources. A lot have been reversing course and moving onshore.
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Postby Internetmeme » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:26 pm UTC
Dark567 wrote:
That's...actually quite nice for us.
Bad for them, yes, but quite good for the US economy. Now if we could only get the factories back...who am I kidding. Americans won't "stoop to that level" and work for $1.25/hour in a factory.
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Postby CorruptUser » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:36 pm UTC
While it may be better than this alternative, would you want a homicidal mob working for you in the first place?
Postby Thesh » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:39 pm UTC
Internetmeme wrote: Bad for them, yes, but quite good for the US economy. Now if we could only get the factories back...who am I kidding. Americans won't "stoop to that level" and work for $1.25/hour in a factory.
No shit. Minimum wage prevents it. (Cost of living plays a much bigger role here)
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Postby Iulus Cofield » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:59 pm UTC
Why are we talking about minimum wage and economic trends when someone got burned to death for firing employees? I mean seriously, what the fuck about a dozen workers.
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Postby Jahoclave » Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:09 am UTC
Iulus Cofield wrote: Why are we talking about minimum wage and economic trends when someone got burned to death for firing employees? I mean seriously, what the fuck about a dozen workers.
Oh, a little socialist revolution has you all in a tizzle. Waaaaaah. Look, I for one am glad to see this as I have already claimed the position of Comrade of Wall Up Against for Shooting Peoples At and seeing as it's the only job I'm able to get in this economy, I'm highly in the camp of workers' uprisings so that I can afford food that's more expensive than ramen noodles. I'm willing to work very hard at this job and contribute to the economy. If business goes well I may need additional comrades to keep up with the workload. So, is what you're saying that you want a small business to fail? WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?!
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Postby engr » Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:59 pm UTC
Jahoclave wrote:
Or maybe Jahoclave gets burned to death in his car by fellow revolutionaries (strangely, revolutionaries tend to end up against the wall after revolutions... courtesy of their comrades), which will help multiple hard-working folks - firefighters, fire investigators, coroners, police detectives, insurance company agents, journalists, automotive industry workers - to keep their jobs.
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Postby Jahoclave » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:41 pm UTC
engr wrote:
Nope, the revolution comes with a free hoverboard for everyone. Seriously, way to kill the joke. I award you negative points.
Plus, in all honesty, do we think it was just that he fired them that caused them to light him on fire?
Postby Iulus Cofield » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:43 pm UTC
That's all the article said and we can't justify murder with "he probably deserved it" when there's no evidence.
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Postby Silastic » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:16 pm UTC
Iulus Cofield wrote: That's all the article said and we can't justify murder with "he probably deserved it" when there's no evidence.
He probably did deserve it..... but I rather think Jahoclave was being sardonic.
Postby Iulus Cofield » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:47 pm UTC
Silastic wrote:
Deserved getting burned to death? Why?
Iulus Cofield wrote:
I. was. being. sarcastic.
Would anyone really believe that anyone else "deserved" to get burned to death? For any reason? ......errrr, apart from the news item we've been talking about of course, they seemed to have very definite views on the matter.
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Postby nitePhyyre » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:56 pm UTC
How about the evidence that they let 2 other people out of the car? Makes it kind of seem like at least some people thought this guy deserved it, considering they targeted him an only him.
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Postby Bubbles McCoy » Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:00 am UTC
Since when did we let lynchers be the arbiters of whether or not someone "deserves" to die? I'm honestly shocked you're even entertaining the idea of having this conversation.
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Postby JonScholar » Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:15 am UTC
I wouldn't rush too quickly to judge the workers here. While we don't know the specific facts about what happened, I have a feeling that it followed the standard formulation of labor vs. capital: workers get tired of being slaves and demand rights; capitalist, holding all the economic bargaining power, refuses; workers, having superior strength in numbers retaliate with force. It's tragic, but we can't blame the Indian workers, who are often subjected to horrendous poverty and terrible working conditions (unnecessarily and often in the name of someone's personal profit), for resorting to the use of the only real power they have. Instead, we should blame the system which has generated this level of antagonism.
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Postby The Great Hippo » Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:21 am UTC
JonScholar wrote: I wouldn't rush too quickly to judge the workers here. While we don't know the specific facts about what happened, I have a feeling that it followed the standard formulation of labor vs. capital: workers get tired of being slaves and demand rights; capitalist, holding all the economic bargaining power, refuses; workers, having superior strength in numbers retaliate with force. It's tragic, but we can't blame the Indian workers, who are often subjected to horrendous poverty and terrible working conditions (unnecessarily and often in the name of someone's personal profit), for resorting to the use of the only real power they have. Instead, we should blame the system which has generated this level of antagonism.
That's an insanely fucking evil position to take.
This isn't the case of a man shooting another man to steal bread to feed his family. This is the case of a man shooting another man because he charges too much for bread. Do you understand this distinction?
Those who face poverty can have my sympathy, but no amount of sympathy in the world will serve as a justification for murdering another man in frustration and anger. What value did the murderers gain from this act? Will it help them feed their families? Will it help solve their problem? Will it in any way address their poverty?
I mean, seriously? Are we going to have this discussion? The one where we explain to you why killing the man who has oppressed you is not justifiable?
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Postby Thesh » Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:21 am UTC
I think it's pretty clear that we should blame the workers. Very few actions justify being burnt alive. Understand? Maybe. Learn? Sure. Let the workers off for burning someone alive? Fuck no.
Thesh wrote: I think it's pretty clear that we should blame the workers. Very few actions justify being burnt alive. Understand? Maybe. Learn? Sure. Let the workers off for burning someone alive? Fuck no.
Yeah, I cannot even begin to understand just how fucked up your moral schema must be to make you think for one instant that you are justified in lighting someone on fire on account of them having severely wronged you. No, morality does not function on a system of vengeance. Killing people is not justifiable if there is nothing to gain from the murder beyond my personal satisfaction. And killing people for my personal satisfaction in a particularly agonizing way (being burned alive is fucking horrible) is double-plus bad.
No, no, fucking no. JonScholar, please tell me you're just pulling some sort of Andy Kaufman move, here.
The Great Hippo wrote: Yeah, I cannot even begin to understand just how fucked up your moral schema must be to make you think for one instant that you are justified in lighting someone on fire on account of them having severely wronged you. No, morality does not function on a system of vengeance. Killing people is not justifiable if there is nothing to gain from the murder beyond my personal satisfaction. And killing people for my personal satisfaction in a particularly agonizing way (being burned alive is fucking horrible) is double-plus bad.
Punishment is a part of justice. Now, I have no opposition to completely abolishing the death penalty, but if someone has done something sufficiently horrible (e.g Josef Mengele), then I would also have no opposition to a horrible death, but I wouldn't necessarily advocate it (I wouldn't oppose life imprisonment or a quick death either). However, you would have to wrong a very large number of people, in a very horrible manner, and without remorse, for me to condone that kind of punishment.
First of all, I didn't say it was right. It might have been right, it depends on the circumstances, and I don't know the specific circumstances of what happened so it's impossible to judge. What I said is that if it fits the common mold of the struggle between labor and capital, that I wouldn't blame the workers for their actions. I wouldn't blame them any more than I would blame Ecuadorean peasants dragging Texaco executives through the streets and hanging them for poisoning thousands of people. It's just how the world works. People tend to get angry with you when you put them under your boot. You haven't lived under someone's boot your entire life, so you get to call their retaliation evil because it's never a decision you'll have to make. Convenient.
Secondly, oppressing not oppressed. The factory owner lays off his workers, and finds new slaves to work for him despite terrible working conditions and pay. The regime of oppression continues. The workers who were laid off are left with their families to rot on the streets from starvation and disease. Now does killing the factory owner benefit the workers who were laid off? I don't know. However, things don't change if those responsible for terrible crimes never see punishment. Now that the old boss has been made an example of, the new boss is going to have to think seriously before he decides to screw over his workers again. As will other factory owners who hear about this kind of retaliation.
We can learn something about this from our own history. The United States has an incredibly violent labor history. Hundreds of workers were killed in the late 1800s, early 1900s, by the police and military. Yes, sometimes factory owners were made example of. Hell, by the mid 1930s the country was practically falling apart, and on the brink of a violent revolution. Is that pretty? No, but that's how labor rights were finally established in the United States. You're able to sit at your ivory perch with extra cash and free time, and criticize people whose suffering you don't understand and never will understand, because tens of thousands of people in early industrial America were willing to get violent to make a point, to fight for your right to do so. Again, convenient.
Thesh wrote: Let the workers off for burning someone alive? Fuck no.
We're not in disagreement. I don't believe they should be "let off", and I'm not arguing for the police to let these people go. Actions like this are very serious, it's important that they carry a risk so that such incredible violence isn't used capriciously. I'm saying that we can't blame the workers for doing what any person who's been severely wronged would do: seek justice.
JonScholar wrote: First of all, I didn't say it was right. It might have been right, it depends on the circumstances, and I don't know the specific circumstances of what happened so it's impossible to judge.
It is not right to set a man's car on fire, trap him inside of it, and watch him burn. This is why I am calling your position insanely fucking evil: Because it allows that this might be right.
JonScholar wrote: We can learn something about this from our own history. The United States has an incredibly violent labor history. Hundreds of workers were killed in the late 1800s, early 1900s, by the police and military. Yes, sometimes factory owners were made example of. Hell, by the mid 1930s the country was practically falling apart, and on the brink of a violent revolution. Is that pretty? No, but that's how labor rights were finally established in the United States. You're able to sit at your ivory perch with extra cash and free time, and criticize people whose suffering you don't understand and never will understand, because tens of thousands of people in early industrial America were willing to get violent to make a point, to fight for your right to do so. Again, convenient.
No. You will not disrespect the efforts of those who fought tooth and nail to give laborers in America their rights through political activism and other means by placing the credit for their accomplishments on the shoulders of those who committed vicious, vindictive acts of 'mob justice' to satisfy their own need for reciprocity. Fuck you and fuck your ignorance of history.
I am aware that every activist effort in history is a matter of passion, and all matters of passion are married to violence; I do not reject violence as a tool for justice, but I reject the notion that inflicting torture and violence on my fellow man to satisfy my own need for satisfaction can ever be justified. Your position is nothing short of a call for lynch mobs against those who have wronged you. I don't care what they did; until you can demonstrate to me how brutally torturing and killing this man could bring about any positive ends that outweigh the heinous crime itself, you need to shut the hell up.
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Postby Diadem » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:25 am UTC
The Great Hippo wrote:
Of course it might be right. If I caught Kadaffi in a car, I wouldn't hestitate a second to set it on fire, trap him inside it, and watch him burn. I would be taking pictures too.
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Postby Hawknc » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:26 am UTC
And yet, that's not right either. I personally doubt it'd be right even if you were a Libyan citizen who had lived under his rule...but since you're not, I'm absofuckinglutely sure it isn't.
Yeah, pretty much. If you're confronted with a man who's existence perpetuates nothing but evil, it might be right to shoot him. It would never be right to torture him first.
Hawknc wrote: And yet, that's not right either. I personally doubt it'd be right even if you were a Libyan citizen who had lived under his rule...but since you're not, I'm absofuckinglutely sure it isn't.
Ok, why? Are you saying there are absolutely no circumstances in which vigilantism is right?
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Diadem wrote: Ok, why? Are you saying there are absolutely no circumstances in which vigilantism is right?
There are absolutely no circumstances where watching a man burn to death is right. Again: I don't reject violence as a tool for justice, but I do not confuse justice with revenge.
It's a very long bow to draw that because any circumstances in which vigilantism is justified exist, that it's relevant to what happened here. So I'm not sure why that's relevant. Why is this vigilantism justified? Why was it right for this guy to be burned alive, rather than put through due process? For that matter, what crime had he even committed?
The Great Hippo wrote: You will not disrespect the efforts of those who fought tooth and nail to give laborers in America their rights through political activism and other means by placing the credit for their accomplishments on the shoulders of those who committed vicious, vindictive acts of 'mob justice' to satisfy their own need for reciprocity. Fuck you and fuck your ignorance of history.
Was everyone violent during that period? No. But lets face it, if people hadn't been willing to actually fight back during that period, nothing would have changed. Non violent protests, strikes, meant nothing. The government would simply roll in the national guard, or a capitalist would call in a private police for or a bribed public police force and have them beat or gun down the workers until they were broken and back at work. The unions didn't start as violent institutions, but that's what they became. And rightfully so, they were facing off with an even more brutal and violent foe, it was a matter of survival. Yes, there have been non-violent movements in this country that have been partially successful, but they've always been balanced by violent counterparts. With few exceptions this has been the case, and you are dangerously naive to claim that the non-violent movements are solely responsible for the progress that has been made.
But I'm not interested in carrying this argument any further, so if you think that's evil good for you. You have that privilege.
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The Great Hippo wrote: Yeah, pretty much. If you're confronted with a man who's existence perpetuates nothing but evil, it might be right to shoot him. It would never be right to torture him first.
I agree that torture is not justified. But I am not under any obligation to make his dead pleasant, or painless. There is nothing wrong with making efficiency the primary motive. In the above scenario, I might not have a gun, or a knife, and taking him out of the car to try to strangle him might be dangerous to me, and might give him an opportunity to escape (besides, strangulation is not exactly pleasant either).
You're still killing someone for no other purpose then for your own enjoyment of watching them die. This isn't vigilantism, that's when you kill a criminal on the lam to prevent further crimes.
JonScholar wrote: Was everyone violent during that period? No. But lets face, if people hadn't been willing to actually fight back during that period, nothing would have changed. Non violent protests, strikes, meant nothing. The government would simply roll in the national guard, or a capitalist would call in a private police for or a bribed public police force and have them beat or gun down the workers until they were broken and back at work. The unions didn't start as violent institutions, but that's what they became. And rightfully so, they were facing off with an even more brutal and violent foe, it was a matter of survival. Yes, there have been non-violent movements in this country that have been partially successful, but they've always been balanced by violent counterparts. With few exceptions this has been the case, and you are dangerously naive to claim that the non-violent movements are solely responsible for the progress that has been made.
That was never my claim. Did you even bother to read my post? The part where I said I don't reject violence as an instrument of justice? I could support the fuck out of violent revolutions when lives are on the line. I don't support mobs lighting people on fire for their own personal satisfaction. That's the distinction, and that's why your position is, and continues to remain, insanely fucking evil.
JonScholar wrote: But I'm not interested in carrying this argument any further, so if you think that's evil good for you. You have that privilege.
This is the first time I can ever recall being told that equating wild lynch mobs with evil is a 'privilege'.
Diadem wrote: I agree that torture is not justified. But I am not under any obligation to make his dead pleasant, or painless. There is nothing wrong with making efficiency the primary motive. In the above scenario, I might not have a gun, or a knife, and taking him out of the car to try to strangle him might be dangerous to me, and might give him an opportunity to escape (besides, strangulation is not exactly pleasant either).
That might be true, depending. I don't think it's relevant to what happened here.
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Postby dedalus » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:45 am UTC
Diadem wrote:
I'm pretty sure that in any situation where you're able to restrain a man inside his own car whilst you set fire to it, you have enough power to kill him in a less disgusting way without threatening yourself with harm.
doogly wrote: Oh yea, obviously they wouldn't know Griffiths from Sakurai if I were throwing them at them.
The Great Hippo wrote: That might be true, depending. I don't think it's relevant to what happened here.
Perhaps not. But I was merely responding to your statement that letting someone burn to death is always wrong.
I agree it's somewhat of an off-topic tangent. But an interesting one. I think it's an important point that in vigilantism, unlike in normal justice, efficiency is an important motive. For example for a vigilante, crimes that ordinarily would be punished with something less severe, might nevertheless warant assassination. Simply because punishing the person some other way would be dangerous, impractical and inefficient.
Even if you justify violent revolutions in some cases, they are not always justified. Let's say conditions for workers are deplorable and people are underpaid (I really don't know for sure). India is a democracy; before engaging in a violent revolution, try campaigning for minimum wages and workers rights and taking to the streets in peaceful demonstrations. Also, look to form unions to protect the workers rights. If it fails, it most likely failed because there wasn't enough popular support, meaning that you are the minority. If you are the minority, then a violent overthrow of the government is not justified. If the failure is due to corruption, you have majority support, and non-violent protest is not working, then a violent overthrow may be necessary.
However, this isn't a revolution. This was vigilantism. They aren't trying to get change, they are just looking for revenge.
Postby Jahoclave » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:20 am UTC
Gelsamel wrote: My signature.
Yeah, given what his ultimate goal was and who he was supporting in that aim, I'm not so sure I care too much for the Thomas Paine or many of the leaders of the Revolution for that matter. Though, Jefferson had a nice touch in sticking up for Shay. Now there's a respectable figure. Those are the people who should really be considered the heroes of the revolution. The poor who actually did most of the fighting and then got screwed over after the fact while the "founding fathers" made out like bandits.
Doesn't matter who said it. I just didn't want to write the exact same thing that is said in my signature.
You don't like Paine? He was one of the first to support the abolishment of slavery in America and supported a pension/guaranteed income for the poor coming from a progressive tax system on account of how he felt property ownership & inheritance couldn't be considered a proper right of man; I don't really see where your criticism is coming from.
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Duncan Selbie’s Friday message – 5 July 2019
July 8, 2019 PublicHealthMatters Off Health News
Food and drink aimed at children and young people
What children eat in their early years is crucial in shaping their future food preferences and can impact their health later in life. Last week PHE published an evidence review of commercially available foods and drinks aimed at children up to 36 months old. The main findings show clear inconsistencies between national infant feeding advice and how some products are presented, such as foods being marketed as healthy snacks having the highest sugar content and, in some cases, containing as much as confectionery. Snacking food accounts for 34.5% of infant food market spend with the most sugar found in fruit and vegetable based finger foods. Of the 1,120 baby food and drink products reviewed for the report, more than 1 in 4 (28.1%) are targeted at 4 month olds despite advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) that introducing solid foods should not happen until around 6 months of age.
In response, our evidence review recommends that the food industry and Government improves the nutrient content of products, ensures that clear, honest and consistent labelling is used in marketing and restrict the implied health claims on baby food products. The full report and recommendations can be read here.
PHE’s national diet, obesity and physical activity team received a Best Practice award from the EU Commission for their work on the sugar reduction programme. The award-winning case study was presented at the Vienna Food System’s Conference and to EU member states in Brussels. A well deserved recognition and congratulations to all involved.
Smoking in England
Smoking in England is in terminal decline and a smokefree generation is now in sight, with new data this week showing the number of adult cigarette smokers in England for 2018 is down to 5.9 million, a decrease of 1.8 million from 2013. This means the prevalence of adult smokers in England was 14.4% last year, the lowest ever and this is really positive news in the battle against the nation’s biggest killer.
The picture is complex with the lowest rates among over 65s and the fastest reductions among 18 to 24s, while adults aged 25 to 34 were most likely to smoke (19%). Smoking rates remain stubbornly high amongst people on lower incomes and those experiencing mental health problems and every effort and means to support them quitting is where we need to most focus. You can read more in our blog.
Getting children moving
The latest Change4Life 10 Minute Shake Up campaign started this week, led by PHE and Disney UK with support from Sport England. This fabulous campaign aims to get two million primary school aged children more active by playing games inspired by leading Disney characters including Toy Story 4, Frozen, The Incredibles 2 and The Lion King. The games help children to develop and practice the skills they need to build up key physical attributes of strength, stamina and agility.
Shake Up games packs are being delivered to over 16,500 schools across England with resources available to download for teachers from the School Zone. Local authorities, the NHS and partners will be able to order and download a range of digital and print assets from the Campaign Resource Centre.
The threat of antibiotic resistance (AMR) continues to grow. A world without antibiotics is one where 3 million common procedures such as caesarean sections and hip replacements could be life-threatening, and patients with complex conditions are put at further risk. AMR bloodstream infections rose by an estimated 35% between 2013 and 2017, and we are seeing an increasing number of infections that are not responding to antibiotics of last resort.
As part of efforts to combat this, PHE has been awarded £5.1 million by the Department of Health and Social Care to advance our work on AMR. This work will have three strands including building a unique linked infection and AMR dataset, a novel mobile modular hospital ward facility to study how the environment can reduce healthcare-associated infection and a new research laboratory facility to identify and evaluate novel therapies to treat infections. This new linked dataset will help clinicians understand when to use antibiotics and aims to improve the antibiotic treatment so that patients receive the right treatment for them first time.
Reducing over-prescribing in people with learning disabilities
The PHE Board recently heard from people with learning disabilities on their priorities for improving their health. They gave a powerful presentation which was a reminder of the health inequalities which continue for them and the potential for changing that. An example of this is in reducing over-prescribing and a study published last month spoke to the success in Cornwall in completely withdrawing psychotropic medication to 46.5% of people with learning disabilities. This was in response to the STOMP campaign run by NHS England and informed by a PHE report which sets out the extent of over-prescribing. You can learn more here.
Stillbirth and infant mortality
In March this year PHE published a stillbirth and infant mortality tool, designed for planners and commissioners working in local government, clinical commissioning groups and across local maternity systems. It uses available data and evidence, broken down to local area level, to model estimates of the possible effects of various factors on infant mortality and stillbirth and can help with the prioritisation of services and addressing risk factors. After receiving and acting on feedback, a new version of the tool went live this week and can be found here.
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What are some diagnostic tests for nervous system disorders?
Evaluating and diagnosing damage to the nervous system is complicated and complex. Many of the same symptoms happen in different combinations among the different disorders. To further complicate the diagnostic process, many disorders don't have definitive causes, markers, or tests.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical exam, diagnostic procedures for nervous system disorders may include the following:
Computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan). A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays.
Electroencephalogram (EEG). A procedure that records the brain's continuous electrical activity through electrodes attached to the scalp.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
Electrodiagnostic tests, such as electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV). Studies that evaluate and diagnose disorders of the muscles and motor neurons. Electrodes are inserted into the muscle, or placed on the skin overlying a muscle or muscle group, and electrical activity and muscle response are recorded.
Positron emission tomography (PET). In nuclear medicine, a procedure that measures the metabolic activity of cells.
Arteriogram (also called an angiogram). An X-ray of the arteries and veins to detect blockage or narrowing of the vessels.
Spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture). A special needle is placed into the lower back, into the spinal canal. This is the area around the spinal cord. The pressure in the spinal canal and brain can then be measured. A small amount of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) can be removed and sent for testing to determine if there is an infection or other problems. CSF is the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord.
Evoked potentials. Procedures that record the brain's electrical response to visual, auditory, and sensory stimuli.
Myelogram. A procedure that uses dye injected into the spinal canal to make the structure clearly visible on X-rays.
Neurosonography. A procedure that uses ultra high-frequency sound waves that enable the healthcare provider to analyze blood flow in cases of possible stroke.
Ultrasound (also called sonography). A diagnostic imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as they function, and to assess blood flow through various vessels.
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Guy Lafleur is a very opinionated man - always was, always will be, but that's exactly why journalists and members of the public keep asking him questions; we know he'll provide a quip that will reflect exactly how he feels at that moment, the truth as he sees it, with no sugarcoating. He was at it again, calling the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton's and Brent Burns' playoff beards "a disgrace to hockey", saying P.K. Subban should be on Ritalin (and adding Yvan Cournoyer said back in their day, he'd have gotten smacked with a stick), reiterating that Brendan Gallagher is the heart of the Montréal Canadiens but changing his stance on captain Max Pacioretty from a couple of seasons ago, saying he can be the best player on the ice "when he feels like it", as opposed to when he called him a choker in the past.
Of course, the main reason why he gets away with it is because he was arguably the best forward of the 1970s - the Habs' career leader for assists (728) and points (1246, one of just three to reach the millennial mark with the team with Jean Béliveau and Henri Richard), and the second in goals with 518, behind only Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. Oh, and he has five Stanley Cups with the team he grew up dreaming of playing for, so he knows a thing or two about the team's legacy and fans' expectations.
His six 50-goal seasons are also a team record; Stéphane Richer holds second place with two, and four others have had one such season: The Rocket being the first NHLer to do so, Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Steve Shutt and Pierre Larouche being the others.
He shares the team record of most goals in a single season with Shutt (60), and holds the single-season team points record (136, in 1976-77). It was also that season that he set the team consecutive point streak record by having his name on the score sheet for 28 straight games.
So, yeah, Lafleur could hockey pretty well.
Because of that, many sets still include him in the modern era even though he retired following the 1990-91 season - often with special edition cards.
Here's one from Fleer/Skybox's 2001-02 Greats Of The Game set and Board Certified sub-set:
With the Joe Louis Arena closing in a couple of years, this piece of memorabilia will be even more rare. And Lafleur looks so natural in the Habs' classic red uniform.
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Kapiʻolani Maternity Home
“The Hui Hoʻolulu a Ho‘ola Lahui of Kalākaua I was organized at Kawaiahaʻo, Her Royal Highness Princess Kapili Likelike being President. … A large number of members joined the Society on this day, some 51. The amount of money collected was $17.00, the dues being ten cents per month.” (Report of the Executive Committee, February 19, 1874)
“His Majesty Kalākaua designed and established an organization for benevolent work amongst his people; it was called the Ho‘oululahui. The first meeting of the society having been appointed at Kawaiahaʻo Church, there was a good attendance of the first ladies of the city, not only those of Hawaiian families, but also of foreign birth.”
“It was my brother’s intention that the society should have as its head Her Majesty Kapiʻolani, his queen … Like many other enterprises of charity, the original intentions of the founders have been improved upon; and the society is merged in other good works, or its purposes diverted to slightly different ends. The organization is now consolidated in the Maternity Home …” (Liliʻuokalani)
Attending Queen Victoria’s Jubilee celebration, 1887, in London, Kapiʻolani made many visits to hospitals and foundling homes and returned to Hawaiʻi with much enthusiasm and exciting plans for her hospital. She wanted to establish a hospital for underprivileged Hawaiian women to have the best care for mothers and babies.
“The Kapiʻolani Maternity Home, corner of Beretania and Makiki Sts, was opened to the public on Saturday afternoon (June 14, 1890) their Majesties the King and Queen drove up to the home punctually at 3 o’clock”.
“Quite a large number of ladies were out to inspect the Home, the lady board of managers taking particular pains to shew them round. It is to be hoped that this beautiful new home will be largely availed of by Hawaiians.”
“There are five bedrooms, one furnished by Mrs TR Foster, one each by the Widemann and Robinson families, one by Mrs Canavarro and Mrs JI Dowsett, and one by Mrs S Parker, Mrs TW Everett and Mrs EP Low.”
“They all looked cosy and neat. In the dining room are hung pictures of the King and Queen. There is also a matron’s room and a kitchen with range. Mrs. Johnson has been placed in the home as matron.” (Pacific Commercial Advertiser, June 16, 1890)
“The Ho‘oulu and Ho‘ola Lahui Society, that instituted the Home and appointed a Board of Managers for it, has acquired an endowment fund of $8,000, only the interest of which is available for the Home.”
“Her Majesty gives the house free for the first year, which will expire in four and a half months from date. Dr. Trousseau’s generous tender of free professional services was also for the first year.” (Daily Bulletin, January 22, 1891)
It started in the former residence of Princess Kekaulike, then moved into an adjacent building (former home of August Dreier,) a more spacious 2-story structure. Services included child birthing, as well as simple neo-natal and maternal care. If complications arose, physicians from Queen’s would assist.
“The Home was unique in many regards. First, it represented one prong of the Kalākaua’s’ attempt to deal with the declining population of the native Hawaiians in the kingdom.”
“Second, the Home was established and dominated in its early management by women, And third, in comparison to the other crown-based health entities (Queen’s Hospital, Lunalilo Home and Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center,) the Kapiʻolani Home was least endowed by the mechanism of royal philanthropy.” (Kamakahi)
Fundraising was on going … “The charity luau given on Saturday under the direction of Queen Dowager Kapiʻolani, for the benefit of the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home was an unqualified success in every particular.”
“During the day the ice cream booth was also a small mint, as no young man who possessed fifty cents was allowed to depart without first spending it. … The coffee stand was … assisted by a bevy of young ladies. They all did their share towards the substantial result of the day. … The luau reflects great credit on everybody concerned, and should return a handsome sum for the Kapiʻolani Home. (Pacific Commercial Advertiser, March 7, 1892)
Luau fundraising continued as the facility was expanded, “The trustees of the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home have found it necessary to build an additional wing to the main building to meet the pressing demands and it is intended to hold a luau and fair on the grounds of the Home in the early part of the month of October coming for the purpose of raising additional fund to the already existing building fund of $4,500.” The Independent, August 26, 1903)
By the early-1920s, the Home’s sights were set on the creation of a medical facility with physicians on staff. Rather than compete with other medical institutions (Queen’s, Kuakini, Tripler, St Francis, etc,) in general care, it moved its location, again, and from Home to Hospital status, and changed its name to Kapiʻolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital in 1931. (Kamakahi)
Across town, Albert and Emma Wilcox purchased land and built a hospital; in 1909, the Kauikeōlani Children’s Hospital opened on Kuakini Street and was named in Emma’s honor. (The deaths of five of her siblings at early ages greatly influenced Emma’s concern for the welfare of all native Hawaiians.)
In 1978, the Kapiʻolani Hospital and the Kauikeolani Children’s Hospital merged to become Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. (KMC)
Renovation and expansion began with construction of a new 17-floor parking structure that opened in 2013. A new five-story, 200,000 square-foot building is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in 2016. It will house an expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
The new building will also provide new space for the Rehabilitation Services Department and teaching space to train Hawaii’s future health care professionals in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric and other specialty areas of care. It will include an auditorium and education and conference rooms. (KMC)
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Posted on March 27, 2014 by David Lovett
Welcome to Part 02 of our Nostalgic2Days coverage, as we make our way across the Pacifico Convention Center on Yokohama’s historic waterfront. In this installment we’ll see the displays kyuusha tuning houses, some of the famous cars that have graced Nostalgic Hero magazine, and classic Nissans from the automaker’s own collection.
It seemed everywhere you turned there was a pristine Japanese classic to gawk at, from Datsun Fairlady roadsters to Mazda Cosmo Sports to unmolested S30 Zs. Even less popular models like the Mazda Capella (RX-2) sedan and Toyota Publica 700 could be found.
Not all the cars were pristine though. One well patina’ed Bluebird 510 sedan was the very definition of untouched original. It even wore an “Nissan Driver’s Club” grille badge and what appeared to be original export license plates for a Japanese car driven overseas (Thanks, Ryan C.).
Biko Works is a shop that’s been around for ages, and one look at their booth certainly answers the question as to why. Their hakosukas are some of the best on display at the show. I see countless C10s with lots of little problems here and there, like improper wheel fitment, poor stance, or just a regurgitation of the same old boring tuning paradigms. The red Biko Works hakosuka, on the other hand, nails everything perfectly. The paint is flawless and, despite not being a common color for the model, shames almost every other white and silver specimen out there. The stance is spot on. Not too high, not too low. And those Glow Star wheels! Man, they fit perfectly with just the right amount of wheel gap and the perfect tire size. If I ever win the lottery and buy myself a hako, I’m building it just like this one.
Rocky Auto is well known for its insane engine swaps into Nissan Skylines and Fairlady Zs, so it was somewhat of a surprise to see this mint (literally) Toyopet Crown at their booth and imagine what they might have in store for it.
Nissan always has an excellent presence at Nostalgic2Days and this year they certainly didn’t disappoint by bringing out a collection of genuine rally classics. These machines were still wearing the battle scars from their service with no restoration. It was refreshing to see cars built strictly for one purpose still proudly standing tall even after all these years. The 510 with the crunched front fender and bumper was a particular favorite. I’m sure the old girl has some amazing stories to tell.
Nissan also brought out an old Datsun Type 15 and matching frame. For some reason, the guys in charge felt it would be fun to let us behind the ropes so we could clamber all over that frame, trying to get an idea of just how these classic and iconic Datsuns were built. The frame is as simple as can be, and with the solid axle and leaf springs in the rear, it looks fairly normal. As a geek that’s more in love with the guts of a car than its exterior, what I found to be utterly beautiful was the engine.
Comparatively, it’s extremely simple, but some of the craftsmanship is otherworldly. For example, a brass fuel line is bent masterfully over the top of the bellhousing, around the front of the motor, and ultimately into the carburetor. I also love the side valve cylinder with the water inlet dead square on top, as “flatheads” are a rare sight these days.
Speaking of the cylinder head, one of the cooler things about these old Datsuns is that they were being built in a time before everything had to be in English so it could be sold around world. That means you end up with some cool stuff, like 着火 (chakka) being written on the cylinder in Japanese to indicate the firing order.
Going in the complete opposite direction is the wicked Autech Stelvio Zagato (you’re welcome, Kev). The Zagato is based on the Nissan Leopard chassis but has a hotted up engine and some, ah, interesting body work. Some would call it ugly, and the enclosed fender mirrors certainly look funny, but the more I look at them the more they grow on me. And there is no doubt that this car would turn heads no matter where it went. This particular car, though, is quite special as it is chassis number AZ1-0001, which means it’s the very first Autech Stelvio ever produced and is still in amazing, unrestored shape to boot!
At the same booth was a pristine Toyota Celica Liftback that looked as new as the day it came off the showroom floor.
As is the custom for every Nos2Days show, several of the cars that have appeared on Nostalgic Hero and 80s Hero covers lined the convention hall. This year guests of honor included a pristine A60 Celica XX (Supra), a 1965 Toyota Corona, a surf-themed Mazda Familia (323), and the Prince Skyline Van that Ben and Skorj photographed at the Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival.
However, the car that caught my eye most was a little red Honda Beat. It’s technically not a nostalgic yet, being manufactured from 1991-96, but it represents the future for the whole nostalgic car world. The young whippersnappers of tomorrow will be snatching these up and performing full restorations on them in the not-so-distant future, and that’s a future I’m very much so looking forward to.
That concludes Part 02 of our Nostalgic2Days coverage. There’s still more to come, but for now in case you missed it be sure to check out Part 01.
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11 Responses to EVENTS: 2014 Nostalgic2Days, Part 02
eric said:
Beutiful red hakosuka, and clean corona=) happy happy happy
Yordy said:
That red Hakosuka is amazing!!
on March 27, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Thanks, David and Brandon, for the amazing tour of Nos2Days! I agree that the red hako is one of the best I’ve seen. And I really love the fact that someone is preserving that Mazda Familia 323!
Nakazoto said:
Thank you so much for posting up our trip there!
That 323 was quite cool indeed and being kind of off in the corner, it didn’t really get much attention, but I thought it was pretty awesome!
Kuroneko said:
Great stuff! Red Hako seem to fit nicely in the scheme of things… Sweet! By the way, I think the ‘army plate’ is a period international license plate. Romanji replacing the place-name kanji and the series hiragana for the gaikokujin horde… Neko.
AKADriver said:
That’s an export license plate on the Bluebird, not a US Military SOFA plate. They were fitted when a Japanese-registered car was to be driven overseas. You see them in photos of the Nissan factory rally cars from that era. The letters are a translation of the Japanese registration. HSF 5 NA 8527 would be 福山 5 な 8527. HSF stands for Hiroshima-Fukuyama.
Thanks, noted!
Matt J.. said:
Great to see these write ups. I’m working over in China at the moment so am only a short flight to Japan. How do you get to find out when and where these meets are. I’d love to take a trip over and see a show like this. We never get such a great collection of Japanese nostalgics in one place at home in the UK.
Sideglide said:
Matt, The bigger shows do a pretty good job of advertising in the back of car magazines. Since this is a Nostalgic Hero event, it was advertised in that magazine along with Hachi Maru Hero and such. The internet is also good to find shows put on by clubs. Let us know if you are planning a time to skip over and we can give you a help on if something is available. MOst shows tend to be during good weather seasons but there’s always cool auto museums!
Tedman said:
“The 510 with the crunched front fender and bumper was a particular favorite. I’m sure the old girl has some amazing stories to tell.”
Umm, yeah. Like winning the 1970 African Safari Rally…
Myron said:
The black hatchback next to the photo of the black Toyota Supra, looks like a Saab.
on April 1, 2014 at 12:12 pm
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REMEMBERING JAMES BEARD
Flying to Portland, Oregon, James Beard’s hometown where the 2010 IACP Conference was being held, I found myself rereading Epicurean Delight, the biography of Beard by my husband Evan Jones that was published five years after Jim died in 1985. So many lovely and telling reflections of his character surfaced that I wanted to jot them down but I didn’t have a notebook handy on the plane so I wrote them on what we publishers call the end papers of the book. In Epicurean Delight the endpapers are illustrated with a montage of immediately recognizable action drawings that the artist Karl Stuecklen sketched of Jim at play in his kitchen—whisking the eggs, sniffing the soup, tending the grill, and just contemplating his domain. As I filled in all the blank spaces I could find, writing across Jim’s forehead or the apron covering his ample chest and tummy, suddenly the words seemed to be popping out of Jim himself and the whole mosaic of bons mots came vividly to life.
Here is a sampling of the quotes starting in the upper left hand corner:
“In the beginning there was James Beard . . .” wrote Nora Ephron.
And from Beard himself:
“Designing hors d’oeuvres is not different from designing sets and costumes . . . Food is very much theater.”
“We’re Americans and can do as we please.”
“When I walk into a market I may see a different cut of meat or an unusual vegetable and think, ‘I wonder how it would be if I took the recipe for that sauce I had in Provence and put the two together?’ So I go home and try it out. Sometimes my idea is a success and sometimes it is a flop, but that is how recipes are born. There really are not recipes, only millions of variations sparked by someone’s imagination and desire to be a little creative and different. American cooking is built, after all, on variations of old recipes from around the world.”
“A cookbook should reflect the personality of the author along with his or her kitchen technique. Some cookbooks are put together like paper dolls. There is no feeling of humanness in them. I write about things I like and the way I like them.”
“Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brain about texture and temperature.”
“Freshness in vegetables is more important than anything else.”
I realized as I read these excerpts how much I had absorbed from Jim Beard over the years. I always loved working with him because he helped me develop a more relaxed and creative approach to cooking and I could tell that he was much more comfortable working at the stove that having to tap out words on a typewriter. He welcomed any distraction. If the phone rang and it was Mrs. X from Iowa City he would happily take the call and go through all the steps of the recipe she was having trouble with to figure out why her cake hadn’t risen. Around noon he’d begin to get restless for lunch so we would descend the stairs to the kitchen where he would swing open the door of his large fridge and sniff around for leftover bits that he had tucked away, composing in his taste imagination a harmony of flavors. Half an hour later we would sit down to a simple and always delicious lunch, often interrupted by the sudden appearance of Larry Forgione, the chef proprietor of An American Place, or perhaps Carl Sontheimer, the father of the Cuisinart food processor, seeking advice or enlightenment. You didn’t need Google in those days if you knew James Beard.
I came to know him when one day in 1961 I cheekily picked up the phone myself to ask him if he would look at the advance proofs of a big book on French cooking that we at Knopf were about to publish. He didn’t hesitate to say yes and after devouring it in just a few days, he called me to tell me how impressed he was with the book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and that we must be sure to bring these unknown authors over from France to introduce them to the American public. Then he took charge and persuaded Dionne Lucas to put on a French dinner party at her restaurant, The Egg Basket, and he personally invited the key players of the food world to attend and meet the authors of Mastering.
That was Jim Beard—utterly sure in his judgment when he spotted the genuine article, unhesitatingly generous in his support, creative but at the same time realistic, and above all blessed with perfect pitch when it came to his palate. In a sense he was born before his time and he encountered considerable obstacles as he tried to awaken the American palate to appreciate really good home cooking and to make the most of our extraordinary regional produce. His cooking began in the marketplace in Portland where he would roam with his mother among the farm stands, selecting only the best to be transformed into delectable dishes that she served in her boarding house, or to visit the Chinese quarter with Let, their Chinese cook, so they could bring home the cod cheeks that the fish monger always saved for them.
The first morning of the IACP Conference we took a Being James Beard Tour in downtown Portland and although urban growth has swallowed up the outdoor market where Jim and his mother shopped, the memories still remained. Robert Reynolds, who has sometimes been called the poet chef of Portland, read passages that he had selected from Epicurean Delight at each stop and I could see that he was deeply moved connecting with this man he had never really known before.
The last night of the Conference I had the good fortune to eat at Robert’s very special restaurant, Chefs Studio. The place consists of one room large enough to accommodate a dozen or so at a big table. Votive candles were lit and strewn across the white paper-covered dining table, set for fourteen with big glasses awaiting good Oregon Pinot Noir. On three sides the rough walls consisted of exposed beams and a few posters while the remaining wall was open to the kitchen. There we could watch Robert and his crew of four performing their ballet, adjusting flavors before carefully plating each dish.
From start to finish the food was superb, exactly what Himself would have loved. All the dishes were based on the season’s bounty: freshly gathered morels, tangy ramps and radishes and radish leaves, young spinach greens molded into little vegetable timbales, tiny berries and slim stalks of early spring rhubarb. The only item that had traveled from afar was the grass-fed lamb from the Southwest. As we were relishing its good, pure-lamb flavor, we talked to the rancher who had nurtured the herd—a young woman who clearly loved her calling—and we all exchanged sample bits of our life in food, ending with more stories about Jim.
To me that evening at Chefs Studio was the highpoint of the IACP Conference and I wished that there could be more of this kind of sit-down dinner where people could get to know each other and experience the regional products. Meanwhile I look forward to a visit again in a few years when the dream of the James Beard Public Market that is being planned will have become a reality and I can wander through the stalls and visit with the vendors and learn more. I hope I’ll find some cod cheeks to bring home.
Cooking | kenschneider | April 30, 2010 | Comments (14)
Epicurean Delight, Evan Jones, James Beard, Mastering the Art of French Cooking
THE PLEASURES OF COOKING FOR EIGHTY
What would it be like, I wondered, to cook for eighty hungry people, particularly for someone like me who is used to cooking for one. So I decided to try it and last Saturday I joined forces with the seasoned crew at Holy Trinity Church in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, who prepare a supper every week for anyone who is in need of a warm, nourishing meal.
Usually between eighty and a hundred people show up and the kitchen crew has to be ready to serve by 5:15 with the tables nicely set. The schedule is tight because the premises are given over to the Trinity Thrift Shop that same day and there are stacks and hangers full of secondhand clothing spread out all over the ample basement with last minute purchases being toted up. Then suddenly it’s time to clean up the clutter and transform the space into an orderly dining hall before the doors open and the hungry, lined up outside, descend. But this moment of tension only lends to the drama. And that’s always part of the fun when you are giving a dinner party.
Meanwhile, we the sous-chefs have been busy doing the prep work, slicing the baguettes and boules from six large sacks of crusty breads (made even crustier because they are yesterday’s loaves) that Eli’s has donated. That’s a lot of bread. But just when I start to ache I remember Julia Child’s characteristic remark when someone complained about beating the egg whites by hand: “Nonsense. It’s good for the upper arm muscles.”
Suddenly as we are finishing up, about a dozen teenagers descend the basement stairs and are introduced by our pastor as new helpers. It seems that they are from a Staten Island high school and that they wanted to do something helpful so they Googled soup kitchens and read about Holy Trinity’s program. They immediately throw themselves into the work, quickly clearing out the dining room, arranging the long tables, covering them in sheets of white paper to simulate linen table cloths, and setting places with real cutlery—no plastic knives and forks for the HTC guests.
As I look around the busy kitchen, I realize that the unassuming Bob Noorsesion, whom I’ve just met, is secretly the maitre de cuisine here, as though he had been born to the task. He doesn’t give orders; he just performs, gracefully and efficiently. It’s as though he had a timer in the back of his head, and we fall into step, taking up the choreography as we fill big baking trays with commercially prepared breaded chicken breasts, which he pops into the hot oven and automatically clocks. At the same time he tends to the frozen vegetable mix that goes into one of the huge pots of boiling water on the large restaurant stove and to the pasta which he shovels into another pot. When his automatic clock goes off, he hoists the pot (which I couldn’t have lifted without a crane) from stove to sink and drains the chunks of pasta, then tends to the veggies.
At last a cook’s task falls to me when the bowl of steaming pasta is put on the table. I get to toss it with butter and season it with salt and pepper until the balance is right. Fortunately as part of our bread service, we had peeled the foil wrappers from masses of those little pats of butter that restaurants serve so there is a huge pile of butter pats waiting to be tossed in and absorbed (Julia would have approved of that!).
Even the dishing up, arranging the food on real plates with a dollop of tomato sauce on top, is done with care. Just before everyone dives in, Lydia Colon gives the guests a touching welcome. As a seasoned hostess of this kind of neighborhood service, she has learned how to handle the sly ones who try to stuff their pockets with sweets. The Two Little Red Hens Bakery on Second Avenue, just below 86th Street, always sends a dazzling array of beautifully wrought cakes to the suppers, and evidently if we’re not careful they’ll disappear before everyone gets a fair share. But Lydia knows how to fox them: she has the cakes artfully cut up in the kitchen, each slice containing one of the enchanting flowers sculpted with the different color icings and these portions are served with the dinner so that no one can say “I didn’t get my piece of cake.”
Anyway, the night that I am here, there is plenty to eat and second helpings to go around. Of course, there are a few complaints from some about what they can and can’t eat but there is a good feeling all around and, as I pour coffee at the tables, I feel the warmth and the appreciation. These people are our guests and they are glad to be at our table. There is even one table made up only of women, who seem to come regularly less out of a need for food than for the company.
A part of me wishes that we had really cooked the food we are offering. But then I thought of what that would entail: probably forty pounds of meat to make enough for a beef stew that would satisfy these appetites, to say nothing of all the prep work and careful tending involved in cooking up a really good boeuf bourguignon. We’d have to chop up enough onions to rival the pile that Meryl Streep produces in Julie and Julia. And think of all the big skillets needed for braising the onions and mushrooms separately to get a good glaze. No, I am enough of a realist to reluctantly bury that fantasy. But I do learn that by early summer the HTC kitchen gets fresh vegetables from the Community Supported Agriculture group that supplies garden produce as it comes into season. So I’ll be back to peel the carrots and wash the greens.
Meanwhile I cherish what one of the old regulars said to me as I poured him a second cup of coffee, and the look on his face as he said it: “Thank you, sweetheart, for bringing the sunshine.”
Cooking, Julia Child, The Pleasures of Cooking For One, Uncategorized | kenschneider | March 24, 2010 | Comments (14)
Julie and Julia
The Pleasures of a Plate-Licker
There’s nothing like having a dog around when you’re cooking. He (or she) is always there to catch whatever morsels you may drop, to show his appreciation with a lick of the tongue, and to relieve you of the job of scraping and rinsing all the dishes before they go into the dishwasher. That pre-rinse is particularly appreciated when you’ve given a dinner party and had to play chef and chief bottle-washer, to say nothing of hostess, all at the same time.
It’s more than a year now since my Corgle (short for Corgi-Beagle) Prince Madoc died of old age and I still miss him every time I come home. As I headed for the kitchen he would be several steps ahead of me. If I put down a plate that had a mishmash of leavings (never my plate!), he would always maneuver his long tongue around it to separate the meat scraps and juices from the veggies. When he’d consumed the good stuff, he would look up longingly, hoping there was just a little more to come. Then he would return to the plate for a final lick after I’d put it in the dishwasher just to make sure he hadn’t missed anything.
I would often speak French to him because it was a good way to practice my langue de cuisine. I liked the fact that he never talked back, correcting my accent and grammar. And I could tell that he loved the expressive lilt of spoken French.
Some months after Madoc was gone, I tried to get a small dog from a rescue shelter in Long Island and I foolishly picked a very forlorn little creature, naming him Precious as I snuggled him in my arms and took him home. But I should have been suspicious when I gave him his first bowl of food and he hardly touched it. It developed that he had been so abused that he couldn’t trust human beings, and in the ensuing days, though he gingerly ate a little more, nothing really worked, neither love nor good food, and I had to face the painful lesson that he was as unhappy as I was. So Precious had to be returned.
Now I am looking again and I’m a little wiser. I realize that the refusal to eat is a profound sign of distress in a dog. Moreover, it’s a handicap to humane training methods because how can you use a treat to give a command or reward a fellow when the lure isn’t tempting?
I’ve often wished I could take a dog to Paris with me. I love the way the French treat their dogs, taking them everywhere, letting them run free in the parks and treating them to lunch at a neighborhood bistro, where the chef is likely to send out a little bowl of something delicious pour le chien settled under the table. I am told that the French are considerably less indulgent these days than they used to be, but they are still more civilized than we are. You can see it in a dog’s cocky stride as he accompanies his family shopping in the busy outdoor markets of Paris.
When I was about nine years old, my parents agreed to let me have my first dog. I had been begging for one and they finally gave in when they thought I was old enough to take care of the creature myself. That meant not just walking her but cooking for her because in those pre-World War II days canned and dried dog foods couldn’t be found in your local grocery. So when we brought a Scotty named Sally MacGregor back from Vermont, she settled happily into New York life—primarily, I liked to think, because she loved my cooking.
I certainly loved cooking for MacGregor. It was my first experience alone at the stove and I could do what I wanted, cooking up chopped meat with whatever leftover tidbits I could find. She particularly loved liver and bacon (perhaps that’s where I got my early start appreciating organ meats).
Jeffrey Steingarten wrote a delightful piece some years ago for Vogue describing his moment of revelation as he was grilling fat sausages for himself over an oak and mesquite fire, and his companion, Sky King, a young male Golden Retriever, looked on. After he had been given his bowl of dog food, “Sky King’s look was eloquent,” Jeffrey wrote. “‘I know that you are a fair-minded human,’ he seemed to be saying, ‘and that you have only my best interests at heart. But are you absolutely sure that I should be eating this pile of dead and desiccated pellets while you experience the feral delights of flesh? Who’s the carnivore here anyway?’”
It was a turning point and from then on Jeffrey dedicated himself to preparing such delicious and healthful dinners as Roasted Marrow Bones for his canine friend. He talked with French chefs and, of course, got a positive response (and more recipes), but most of the vets and dog food company spokesmen he consulted worried that Sky would not be getting a “complete and balanced” diet.
But Sky is doing well and Jeffrey is doing well and I think I will join them in practicing what’s-good-for-me-must-be-good-for-my-dog as soon as I find the perfect hungry creature, just little enough so I can tuck him or her under the seat when we fly off to Paris.
Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking For One, Uncategorized | kenschneider | March 3, 2010 | Comments (41)
CHRISTMAS DINNER, THEN AND NOW
Ah, a family Christmas dinner. It was once so simple: a wintry, hearty meal, perhaps embodying some of the ethnic accents that we all carry with us in this land of immigrants. Being of English origin my family invariably enjoyed a standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding. We were usually about twelve at the table and I, being the youngest, had to wait the longest to get my share of what seemed to me pitifully thin slices of that rosy beef. My grandfather, dressed in Sunday spats and vest, was the designated carver and he performed with considerable flair, being particularly adept at those thin slices. But I wouldn’t have dreamed of complaining, and anyway I was rewarded with a generous spoonful of beef blood that had accumulated on the platter as the roast was carved.
For dessert there was always a steamed pudding, set alight and carried to the table as the blue flames flickered around the molded dark cake. The young ones didn’t much appreciate the strong brandy taste that lingered after the flames had burned out but there was lots of foamy sauce to soften the flavor. And we certainly would not have thought of suggesting an alcohol-free serving.
Today it’s a different story. What with the divided and extended families that many of us are a part of, we never know quite who the players will be. In the old days it was not only the menu but the cast of characters at table that remained the same until one by one we fled the coop.
Several days before Christmas I got a call from my niece whose extended family was coming to me for the holiday feast this year. Could her beloved’s adopted son’s girlfriend be invited to dinner? I counted my chairs and fortunately there was still one left that could be fit into my smallish dining so, of course, she should come.
Then I went over in my mind the various dietary restrictions I’d been told about: my niece is poisoned by garlic; she and her daughter are lactose intolerant; my cousin’s son is a near-vegetarian. So I had to devise strategies to get around these constraints (and still have a good dinner). I would forego the slivers of garlic that I like to insert in the lamb as it roasts and instead I’d indulge in the special sauce that Julia Child always loved with her gigot, which calls for a whole head of garlic. However, as she points out with its two blanchings and slow cooking in milk, the cloves turn buttery and tame. But not tame enough for the allergic, and my niece was warned not to go near the sauce. I also served her a little dish of leftover wild rice because the flageolets—those lovely little French dried beans—that I love to prepare with lamb cook gently with several plump cloves of garlic to enhance their flavor. Then I made a rich, filling ratatouille and a big salad for the meat-cautious.
Everything seemed under control until the day before Christmas when I got another call from my niece. She just wanted to remind me that the men in her family have huge appetites. Evidently they all work out fiendishly, thereby charging up their appetites. So I’d better be prepared.
I panicked. Was my 7 pound lamb going to be big enough to offer seconds all around? I rushed out to the Food Emporium to buy a couple of packages of lamb shoulder chops to strew around the roast—just in case. And I chased down an extra packet of those hard-to-find French flageolets.
I need not have worried. Everyone ate heartily and there was plenty for seconds.
For dessert I had decided to forego the traditional steamed pudding (I could predict anxious looks about all that suet in it) and I settled instead on rich, molten chocolate cakes. So far I haven’t found anyone (except dogs) allergic to chocolate so I thought it would be a safe bet. Arranged on individual dessert plates with a garnish of strawberries and several dollops of vanilla ice cream (non-lactose for the afflicted), each cake had been purposely undercooked so that when it is broken into, warm molten chocolate pours out and mingles with the other flavors and textures. A delectable sensation!
It was Joan Nathan who first introduced me to this dessert in her book The New American Cooking. It seems that the extraordinarily talented chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten created these delights by mistake. Somehow the little cakes had been removed from the oven when they were not yet fully baked and, before he could retrieve them, they had been served to his customers, who were in ecstasy as they devoured their first bite.
Trust a Frenchman to turn a mistake into a triumph. It is a good reminder that the goal of a dinner—any dinner for that matter—is to give pleasure. Isn’t that what cooking is all about?
Cooking, Julia Child, Uncategorized | kenschneider | January 5, 2010 | Comments (46)
MILKWEED, FIDDLEHEADS, AND THE LEMONS OF THE NORTH
Somehow it disturbs me to walk by my neighborhood fruit and vegetable stand, when the wintry winds are blowing, and to see bundles of scrawny asparagus displayed. Who wants to eat asparagus when your fingers freeze as you try to extract the several dollars that the overpriced asparagus will cost?
I was raised to eat everything in season—in fact, that’s all we could get from our local groceries. Even though we moaned about being tired of oversized carrots and turnips, potatoes and rutabagas, to say nothing of large heads of frost-bitten cabbage, the long wait for spring only stirred the appetite for the good things to come and it made biting into the first spring asparagus all the more satisfying. Although my mother was of English background and very particular about table manners, we were taught that it was quite correct to pick up the stalks and eat them one by one down to the coarse end of the stem, even though melted butter or Hollandaise would be dripping from our chins. So I have always felt confident, almost defiant, about eating asparagus with my fingers wherever it is served—in fact, it’s a large part of the fun.
Thirty years ago when my husband Evan and I got our house on Stannard Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, one of the challenges for this city couple (flatlanders, the locals call us) was not only to start a garden but to get to know the land. We wanted to be able to forage for what the woods and meadows had to offer to enjoy every morsel from early summer to fall. Fortunately we met a wonderful woman, Adele Dawson, who used to give workshops on wild edibles and medicinal herbs (she was also a dowser), and she agreed to walk our land with us. As we wandered together over the terrain she would stir up leaves or poke through branches with her stick and point out the hidden treasures of early spring: milkweed shoots, fiddleheads, young dandelion leaves, wild garlic buds. Adele not only guided us in what to look for and where, but how to cook according to the time of year each item was harvested. For instance, the delicate spring milkweed shoots were best simply sautéed in a little butter or light olive oil; then in July, as soon as the milkweed developed purplish blossoms, the tight heads should be plucked and dipped in a beer batter, then fried until lightly browned and eaten with just a squirt of lemon; by late summer, the pods form and they are equally delicious—but different—stuffed and then steamed or deep-fried.
I learned particularly to enjoy sorrel in a rich creamy soup or with eggs or as a tart accent to fish or fowl. I first encountered it as a weed that invaded a patch of heather we were trying to cultivate and I was ruthlessly pulling up the leaves and dumping then on the compost heap—that is, until Adele enlightened us.
I’ve always been drawn to gooseberries, perhaps because they were a mystery fruit whose acquaintance I first made in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. I loved the sound of English puddings like Gooseberry Fool and Gooseberry Flummery. But the berries are hard to find these days even in farmers’ markets. We soon found out why. In our search for a couple of bushes to plant, we learned that during the Roosevelt years, it was discovered that gooseberries caused a pine blight so the President ordered his C.C.C. men all over the country to root them out. It has since been proven that the bushes were a threat only to the white pine and that if they were planted a sufficient distance away, there was no problem. But in the meantime America lost all its gooseberries, and we were intent on restoring them, at least on our hilltop.
Our two bushes, along with one rhubarb plant, now give me plenty of delightfully tart accents not only for desserts but also for sauces and preserves. Once on a trip to Wales, stopping at country inns, we sampled for the first time mackerel served with a gooseberry sauce, as well as the more familiar salmon with sorrel sauce. These—gooseberries and sorrel and rhubarb—are the lemons of the north, I thought to myself. I realized that in northern Europe and the British Isles, where lemons were once a rarity, they have long contributed essential acidic flavor to many a savory dish. In fact, it is ingredients like these that give regional character to our cooking—something we don’t want to lose by eating asparagus from South America in the middle of December.
Nova Kim with her granddaughter and Les Hook at Bryn Teg, my house in Vermont
Several years after our introduction to Adele I got to know Nova Kim and Les Hook, naturalists who seemed to be born with the gift of knowing the secrets of the earth. They have now developed a following among food lovers and chefs in Vermont, supplying them with local wild treats from early summer through fall. They bring me generous samples of the wild mushrooms they seek out and gather—morels in late spring, chanterelles all summer long, boletus and hen-of-the-woods in fall, as well as many others. And I’ve learned to recognize one or two species on my own. There is nothing more exhilarating than spotting a patch of chanterelles thrusting their golden heads up through the soil at the edge of our woods and then bringing them home and cooking up a feast.
As I write this I have been snow-bound for several days in northern Vermont where I was scheduled to talk about my new book in a few of the independent bookstores up here. Fortunately my niece Sally and her husband Tony, whose house is not as inaccessible as mine in a blizzard, have given me food and shelter. A little while ago Tony had an inspiration: why not salvage the rest of the lettuce still in cold frames in his vegetable garden? Insulated by the snow, some of the leaves had survived, last time he checked. So we headed out, bundled in down coats and boots and scarves, with a below-zero wind whipping us, and we managed to scoop up the last of the tiny damp leaves—only a handful after they had been cleaned. But they added considerable sparkle to our salad that night and it was a loving way of celebrating the end of late fall, moving into winter.
Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking For One | kenschneider | December 18, 2009 | Comments (15)
A RETURN TO HOME COOKING
In early October I was on a panel with a number of writers discussing the future of food writing—from books, magazines, and newspapers to blogs and twitters. It took place at the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass., and I couldn’t help thinking that just in my lifetime food had come a long way; it was being honored here as a serious topic, launching a series of programs on the written word.
After much talk about current trends in restaurants and how the electronic media is changing the way we get our information, I suggested that what I really felt people were yearning for was a return to good home cooking. And a cheer went up from the audience. The same happened a few weeks later in a church in Norwich, Vermont (we had had to move from the bookstore to the church because so many food-loving people wanted to attend).
So there seems to be a movement afoot to get back into the kitchen and enjoy cooking. Maybe the downturn in the economy is having an effect. I think often of the artist Ed Giobbi, who wrote so affectionately about how, when he was growing up before World War II in a dreary New England industrial town, his family and neighbors would make frequent excursions to the coast to gather mussels (then considered trash fish by the rest of America). He wrote: “I suppose I remember these occasions because they were joyous and I tend to think of the Depression with some nostalgia. The gathering and preparing of food was a group effort and everyone was loving and open. Perhaps that’s why I have a special reverence for food.”
I have been particularly impressed recently by the number of young people—especially those faced with their first kitchen, usually tiny—who really want to cook for themselves. One of the things that inspires them, I believe, is a nostalgia for some of the good ethnic tastes they may have grown up on or were exposed to through travel. And because there is a growing awareness of how food is a means of telling about a culture, there is a new respect for learning about this endlessly fascinating subject. They not only save money but they eat better and enjoy the satisfaction of doing something creative.
Last week I was in New England promoting my new book The Pleasures of Cooking for One and I was asked by Nancy Supporta Sternbach, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese studies at Smith College, if I would meet with some of her students, who wanted to prepare some dishes for me before my talk at the Odyssey bookstore in South Hadley, Mass. It developed that she was teaching a course called What’s in a Recipeand it attracted students of different nationalities. I met with about ten of them—some with origins in Asia, India, the Middle East, France, and Italy. They delighted in getting together and making some of the dishes that had an interesting past. So they presented me with a sampling to fortify me for my talk. One student had made a tapenade and a spinach-yogurt dip; then there was a delectable rich winter squash soup; and the young lady from France had baked an interesting bergamot-seasoned cake, which was delicious dipped in tea. The elusive flavor of the bergamot led naturally to a discussion of what bergamot was and which countries used it and how.
Then an idea surfaced. Considering the success of reading groups all over the country, why not launch a series of food-and-book clubs? The focus would be on ways in which different authors treated food in their writing and members of the group could make dishes based on these descriptions. For instance, they might try to reproduce the dinner that Anne Tyler describes in Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, in which the son in a dysfunctional family, now a chef, makes an eggplant soup with bananas—which, alas, doesn’t exactly succeed in pulling the family together.
Or the reading group might sample different cookbooks and find out which worked for them—which were genuine teaching books and which, through the sensuous description of a creation, inspired the novice cook to try what might have seemed a daunting recipe.
The handicap our young people face today as they start to cook is that most of them haven’t had the privilege of learning by osmosis, watching their mother (or father, or grandparent) cook, and absorbing all the subtle techniques. They are alone in the kitchen and there’s no one to turn to when the sauce curdles. But don’t despair. Help is now at hand. Once again Julia comes to the rescue.
About twenty-five years ago when Julia Child was at the height of her fame, we decided it would be a huge help to the home cook to create a series of tapes devoted to teaching all the basic techniques, from how to make a cream sauce and a hollandaise to cutting up a chicken and forming a tart shell. So I went out to Santa Barbara, where Julia was wintering, and worked with her long-time producer and director Russ Morash to produce a series of six teaching tapes called The Way to Cook. They were, and are, remarkable—the best 6-session cooking class you could ever attend. The only trouble was that the technology then was not up to the task. On those old tapes there was no instant access so you might have to go patiently through hamburgers, Sautéed Veal Scallops, Calf’s Liver, and Pot Roast before you got to the all-important technique of degreasing a sauce. Furthermore, you could only play these tapes on your TV screen, and most of us didn’t have televisions taking up space in the kitchen.
But now with DVDs we can, with our remote at the kitchen counter or stove, order up instantly that degreasing segment. We can take Julia into the kitchen on our desktop computer so it is just like having her standing there beside us when that sauce curdles (and she’ll tell us how to rescue it).
Watching The Way to Cook is mesmerizing and addictive. But you’ll come away a fine and fearless cook, I promise you.
Cooking, Julia Child, The Pleasures of Cooking For One | kenschneider | December 3, 2009 | Comments (53)
Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ed Giobbi, The Way to Cook
Jason Epstein at Di Palo in New York
Although Judith won’t be there, I’m sure she’d want you to know about her friend, colleague, and author, Jason Epstein, author of Eating: A Memoir, who will be signing copies of his new book on
at the wonderful Di Palo’s Fine Foods in Little Italy in New York. It’s at 200 Grand Street, NY, NY 10013, between Mott and Mulberry, and it’s one of the most fascinating cheese (and assorted other Italian goodies) shops that you’ll find in the city.
Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking For One, Uncategorized | kenschneider | November 20, 2009 | Comments (54)
Waste Not, Want Not – According to Lidia
So many times when I have been out talking about my new book, The Pleasures of Cooking for One, or joining in panel discussions about food, someone in the audience will ask what I think of the current crop of television food shows, and I have to admit that I don’t think much of them. In fact, it irritates me profoundly when the Food Network boasts, “We’re more than about food.” Why should they want to be “more” when food alone is such an endlessly fascinating subject? Why do they have to turn cooking into a competition, with testosterone as the main ingredient? But then I’ll pause: there is one exception, and often before I’ve said her name, someone will cry, “Lidia!” Everyone loves Lidia Bastianich—and with good reason. Lidia loves food with a passion and conveys her pleasure in cooking so persuasively that you can’t wait to get the pasta water boiling and to follow her lead creating yet one more delicious and often unexpected way of dressing it. Furthermore with every show we learn from her invaluable lessons in the finesse of cooking really good Italian food.
Recently I was in Boston with her where both of us were promoting our latest books, and we did a joint appearance at the Brattle Theatre. Talking about the research that she did for her just published, wonderful new book, Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy, she described vividly and lovingly the people she had met in some of the little-known parts of Italy she explored. Because the subject was food and food immediately creates a common denominator, she was able to get to the heart of each recipe, confirming her long-held conviction that what gives a regional dish its special distinction is the terroir, the soil and the environment that produces the fruits and vegetables, the olives and wine and cheeses, that lend a special character. In carefully ferreting out these secrets, she has been able to recreate the genuine flavors and bring them home to our kitchens.
But there was a deeper revelation that emerged in her search for recipes from the heart of Italy. In her introduction to the book, she says: “As overconsumption and greed have come to haunt us, it is now a time for reflection, for looking back at the generations before us, to understand their approach to the table. In my research into the twelve regions of Italy that I explore here, some answers came to light. The recipes I share with you reflect a respect for food—growing it, shepherding the animals, foraging for the gifts of nature in the wild, and hunting respectfully to put meat on the table, not just for sport. Nothing is wasted . . . This kind of respect also leads to a much more sensible and balanced intake of proteins, legumes, vegetables, and so on. In most of the recipes, it is evident that the dish is rooted in the reality of the times, when frugality went along with hard work, and home cooks made do with what was on hand. And of course they wanted dishes that would taste good. So you’ll find these recipes tasty, satisfying, relatively easy to prepare. But, most of all, they are a testimony to the harmony of elements that result in a harmony of taste.”
As we chatted together on the stage of the Brattle Theatre, sparring with one another about whether it’s more fun to cook for oneself or for a tableful of family and friends (both quite different experiences, we agreed) and whether or not almost any recipe can be successfully reduced to serve one (some disagreement there), I realized how much I have learned over the years from this extraordinarily creative, ever curious, and deeply responsible woman. In fact, my own theories about cooking for one took shape as I absorbed some of Lidia’s techniques for recycling leftovers in creative ways.
Several years ago when I was in her kitchen watching her prepare a lasagna with fresh pasta, after the dish had been assembled, there was just one stocking-like strip of pasta left, and I asked her (knowing full well the answer) if she was going to throw it out. “Of course not,” she answered, and promptly picked up the pasta, fit one end into a small baking dish and plopped a bit of yesterday’s bits of cooked meat lurking in her fridge on top. Then she folded and swung another portion of the pasta strip on top and covered that with her own tomato sauce (always on hand), and, of course, there was a layer of cheese. When the baking dish was filled she put it away for tomorrow when it could be quickly baked. Cook’s treat, she declared.
As our onstage conversation continued, Lidia offered a few examples from her book of the inventive ways in which yesterday’s bread can be used. One was a soup for which you first make a pasticciata, or layered casserole, of bread and fontina from Valle d’Aosta as well as Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, all moistened with chicken broth, and when that has baked, portions of it are transferred to bowls and broth is ladled over it. The other treasure she revealed with an enthusiasm that was contagious was of Chocolate Bread Parfait. Here the leftover bread is soaked in chocolate and espresso and then spooned into glass parfait dishes with layers of whipped cream and sliced almonds.
This is the kind of cooking that is so satisfying, particularly in these days of soaring food prices, and we can all say grazie to Lidia for giving such a wealth of recipes to have fun with.
Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking For One, Uncategorized | kenschneider | November 19, 2009 | Comments (9)
Lidia Bastianich, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
MORE ON THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD—AND EATING
In my last post I explored the language of food, the subject of this year’s Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. I had been asked to participate on a panel so I began exploring the subject last summer, but I got sidetracked on the issue that I feel so strongly about—good recipe writing. As it turned out, it was not a subject addressed directly by the panelists and presenters of papers at Oxford, at least as far as I could tell (there was no way I could take in three or four sessions all running at the same time).
I also missed Simon Schama’s opening address, which from all reports was brilliant. I’m particularly sorry I didn’t hear what he had to say about the tongue as the essential organ for communication as well as the transmitter of taste. But the day before the opening session Claudia Roden and I had become hopelessly lost driving to Oxford from her house in Hempstead and we only just made it in time for a fabulous, meaty dinner drawn from Samuel Pepys’ Diaries, which included Venison and Trotter Pie, Roast Quail, A Leg of Mutton, and a Fricassee of Rabbit. This was followed by food-themed poetry readings until we finally tumbled into our beds, sated. No sooner was I soundly asleep than a screeching fire alarm went off, arousing everyone in our dormitory from bed to descend the stairs and stand shivering outside in the cold, most of us dressed only in pajamas, until the all-clear sounded. This happened four more times, leaving me so ragged that I was unable to rouse myself in time for the next morning’s opening ceremony.
When I did catch up, I was confronted with a dazzling menu of subjects to be explored, such as “Toward a Phenomenological Semiotics of Cuisine” and “Reconstructing Food History Through Linguistics” as well as more earthy topics like “Sex, Food, and Valentine’s Day” and “The Nomenclature of the Pig and Its Parts.” The panel I was on was mostly bombarded with questions about the future of food writing in our electronic world.
It was unquestionably the best food conference I have attended, with writers and students from all over. And the food was superb, each meal built on a theme culminating in a Saturday night banquet celebrating “The Language of French Gastronomy from the Raw to the Cooked,” created by Chef Raymond Blanc.
Still, I felt that there was one component missing: the idea of recipes as story-telling. I wish that Jason Epstein, the innovative editor and publisher, whose book, Eating: A Memoir, has just published been by Knopf, had been there to speak in defense of the recipe as story.
In his book he even goes so far as to make the recipe itself a conversation: no extracted ingredients, no numbered steps. He wants us to get the feel of the food with “a hint of” this and “just a little of” that. His theory, based on Heraclitus, is that you never make the same dish twice. And each time you do, you improve it. So why pin it down to a formula?
The people Jason has worked with over the years as editor—from Norman Mailer, Vladimir Nabokov, Gore Vidal, and E. L. Doctorow to Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck, and Maida Heatter—are all blended into his culinary journey, as are the haunts of his summers in Maine growing up, his first trip to Europe on the Ile de France, the Manhattan of the fifties and the neighborhood of New York bordering on Chinatown that he lives in today. And as he stir-fries his Eggs Foo Yung, he drops fascinating bits of lore into the mix.
Who knows—maybe Jason has invented a new recipe language. Surely Eating will help to loosen us up and we may become a little wiser each time we make a dish.
Meanwhile, Jason and I will be exchanging stove talk at the Strand this coming Thursday evening at seven. We’ve both been in publishing for over fifty years and we have also served one another as editors. Jason was the editor for the L. L. Bean Game and Fish Cookbook by that great huntsman, fisherman, and editor, a true Renaissance man, Angus Cameron, and I played a supporting role in the writing. It was published in 1983 and is still in print. Much more recently as an editor, I encouraged Jason to tell his story through Eating, and now he has given us this delicious book to savor.
Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking For One | kenschneider | November 2, 2009 | Comments (5)
Bean Game and Fish Cookbook, Eating, Jason Epstein, Judith Jones
THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD
I have been thinking a lot recently about food and language. It all started last summer with the Independence Day Parade in the little village of Greensboro, Vermont, when the former State Poet Laureate, Galway Kinnell, was ceremoniously driven on a float through Main Street and delivered to the library, where he gave a poetry reading to an appreciative audience.
The first poem he read was “Blackberry Eating”—a poem I’ve long cherished because it evokes so sensuously the pleasure of picking the fall blackberries in the woods all around us. But I’d never heard Galway read it aloud and I was once again struck by the power of the language of food. As he mouthed the words strengths, squinched, splurge they became the essence of blackberries and we were pulled into the “silent, startled, icy black language of blackberries in late September,” happily licking our lips.
Then I was asked to be on a panel at the Oxford Symposium, which takes place once a year, gathering food writers from all over, and the subject was to be on Food and Language. How could I resist? So it got me thinking even more about how we use—or don’t use—language to express our feelings about food.
As I looked at the literature, I couldn’t help but agree with the critic Clifton Fadiman who wrote in an introduction to M.F.K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating: “We Americans do not take gladly to the literature of gastronomy . . . We must feel there is something licentious or censorable about it.” Certainly I grew up in a household where it was considered impolite to talk about food at the table and we were always being told to shut the kitchen door so the cooking smells wouldn’t escape. Furthermore the food industry ever since the nineteenth century had been telling us that cooking was demeaning and that the poor little housewife shouldn’t have to stoop to such lowly work (so buy our products instead).
What a long way we’ve come in just about fifty years. Finally the veil has been lifted and we’re able to enjoy the art of cooking, to slap the dough around, massage the chicken with butter, and sizzle the garlic until it smells up the whole house. And to write about it with joy. There is also a lot of interesting investigative reporting going on that has alerted us to some of the current practices of the food industry, and we are so much more aware of what we eat thanks to this kind of writing
So good, evocative writing about food has been a part of our culture now for more than half a century, ever since M.F.K. Fisher first wrote ecstatically about picking and eating fresh peas to the sound of a cowbell in the Swiss Alps and, more practically, Julia Child described the signs of doneness in a roast chicken as “a sudden rain of splatters in the oven, a swelling of the breast, and a light puff of the skin, and the drumstick is tender when pressed and can be moved in its socket.”
But at the same time the art of writing a recipe—and it is an art—has not improved; in fact it has deteriorated. In the interest of saving space, magazines, newspapers, even most cookbooks have reduced recipe writing to a formula that isn’t even particularly effective and certainly isn’t sufficiently instructive.
For example, a typical recipe today will tell us, “In a bowl, combine the first mixture with the second mixture.” Why does the bowl have to come first? (That’s not even good English). What exactly is meant by “combine”? Do we stir, fold, toss, mix (aren’t these more accurate terms?)? And what is “the first mixture”? Is it the milk in the first step which was warmed with a little sugar (does that make it a mixture?)? And where is the second mixture? We have to go chasing around for that. Why not say the warmed milk and then refer to the batter or the dough, or whatever the second mixture is? That way we learn accepted culinary terms. Or use old fashioned, serviceable expressions, such as “the dry ingredients” or “the wet ingredients.” I also wonder, if they are trying to economize on space, why the directions constantly tell us to “Set aside.” What are we going to do: throw it out after we’ve done all that combining?
I also find the insistence on telling us the preparation time for a recipe is a joke. Who is doing the prep—Jacques Pépin or you or me? There would certainly be a difference, and anyway who cares! What I miss in these recipes is the voice of the teacher, empowering the home cook, enabling us to make our own judgments, and be creative about correcting, adding, and substituting. It is only through that kind of careful, creative language that we come to understand the heart and soul of good cooking.
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New Album – Rearview Mirror
25/11/2017 By Jim HunterNo Comments
Rearview Mirror (Triple Live Album)
by Jim Hunter
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Love on the Line
Slow Burning Flame
Crazy Days
Waste the Paint
I Will Take You Home
Good Bad Women &Thunderbird Wine
Wild River Horses
Broken Feather
As Good as it Gets
Don’t Want You To See Me This Way
Love You Through And Through
I Can’t Make You Love Me
Down In The Gin Shed
When The Geese Fly Over
Irish Girl
Midnight Train
Big Man With The Beard
Burnt Out In The Snow
Back in 1988 I released my first album of self penned songs.
Under the naive, benign and, frankly, idiotic notion that being a songwriter, all one had to do was record the songs, sit back, and await the stampede of artists desperate to record them. I was so sure that I wouldn’t actually have to perform or sing them. How wrong can you be…………..
Thirty years later, these songs plus a lot more they befriended along the way have been toured and performed in countless countries and concerts by myself and various line ups. Like myself the songs have grown up over the years, and have moved a long way from those early albums.
With the gift of the finest musicians I’ve had the privilege to be on a stage with, these poor road weary songs finally washed up on the West Coast of Scotland, and reached their destination in a concert to end them all in Glenuig Hall in July 2016.
So here, after a long, strange and wonderful journey, is the concert as it happened that night.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did
Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter & The Crack O’ Noon Club–Live in Glenuig Hall –July 17th 2016
Jim Hunter; Vocals, Guitars with:
Jim Michie vocals, guitars– Graham Flett, Bass– Brian Macalpine, Keyboards, Accordian– Wendy Weatherby; Cello– Gordon Gunn; Fiddle, Mandolin– Jamie Ash, Drums, Percussion– James Mackintosh; Percussion, Drums– Jillian Anderson; Vocals– Kaela Rowan; Vocals
***SET ONE***
Love on the Line ( Jim Hunter); Starting out with one of the earliest songs I wrote from the album Burnt Out In The Snow
Slow Burning Flame ( Jim Hunter); This was written after playing at the Usher Hall Edinburgh, when I opened up on the Runrig tour 92
Crazy Days (Jim Hunter); The weird and wonderful tales of being on tour in Europe…..
Waste The Paint ( Jim Hunter); Written in the Shore Bar Leith and originally recorded upstairs from it. The story of a most extraordinary painter .
Pago Pago ( Jim Hunter); The dream to open a beach bar on the South Seas island of Pago-Pago. Inspired by Gordon Robb
I Will Take You Home ( Brent Mydland); I was given permission by the family of the late and great Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead to record this beautiful song. My thanks to them. For Katie
Waterfall (Jim Hunter); The older you get ,the more of your friends pass on. A song about friendly ghosts.
Good Bad Women &Thunderbird Wine (Jim Hunter); Mirth, mayhem and a big glug of trouble!
***SET TWO***
Wild River Horses ( Graham Flett); Graham’s beautiful evocation of his teenage years on the islands of Arran and Orkney
Broken Feather (Graham Flett/Jim Hunter); A chance encounter in a small town in Switzerland. It sat around for years till Graham nailed it down.
As Good As It Gets ( Jim Hunter); This started life as a commisioned short instrumental piece, but soon grew legs and became a grown up song.
Don’t Want You To See Me This Way ( Jim Hunter); I wrote this back in the late 80’s with a strong female voice in mind. My wish finally came true…
Love You Through And Through ( Jim Hunter/ Brian Hepburn); Co-written with the legend that is Beefy Hepburn, this is balls to the wall blues’
I Can’t Make You Love Me ( Mike Reid/ Allen Shamblin);Simply ,one of my favourite songs of all time. Jillian does it so proud….
Down In The Gin Shed ( Jim Hunter); That’s where I’ll be………………
***SET THREE***
When The Geese Fly Over ( Jim Hunter); Autumn, and the evocative sound of the migrating geese.
Irish Girl ( Jim Hunter); Adventures in North and South Ireland, another pint of Guinness please……….
The Way It Is ( Bruce Hornsby); This song was all over the radio as I
recorded my first album in 1988, but the recent version by Hornsby/Scaggs inspired the Crack O’ Noon Club to let loose with all guns blazing.
34 Miles ( Jim Hunter); The chainsaw song as it has become known. A dreadfully true story of a young man’s painful downfall……
Howling At The Moon (Jim Hunter); Werewolves of the west coast out on the randan.
Midnight Train ( Jim Hunter); The old slow train from Edinburgh used to hit Lochailort at 12.pm All Aboard!
Big Man With The Beard (Jim Hunter); Written for my old friend Kenny Macpherson, who was the band’s lifestyle coach , psychologist,and general bad influence. Slainte.
Burnt Out In The Snow ( Jim Hunter); The image of the Queen of Hearts playing card, set alight in the snow was the first albums cover
Nick Turner live sound and final recording mixes
Photos by Bill Gillespie and Kat Bayliss
Cover graphics and the Rearview Gin Bottle by Martin Connel
To thank everyone who helped me along the long long road to get to this concert would take a whole book, but to the wonderful , extraordinary musicians with whom I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of playing with over the years, and who gathered for this celebration go my deepest thanks and respect.
And finally to Wendy, Captain Jim, Graham, Papa Rosti and Nick, see you in the Gin Shed…………
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As Good As It Gets – with String Quartet
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Our terminal stupidity
From Ynet News, 1/8/08, by Martin Sherman:
Israeli government seems to be working consistently against our national interest
"Yesteryear's spy masterminds, military geniuses, and political heavyweights have seemingly gone into high tech, leaving the state in the hands of corrupt, short-sighted mental midgets"
Daniel Pipes – July 21, 2008
... the leadership of Israel has clearly been afflicted with what can only be termed "terminal stupidity," which is bringing this nation to its knees - if not to its demise.
... Irrefutably, the concessionary doctrine adopted at the beginning of the previous decade proved to be a disastrous error. While this is something even the most ardent advocates may ruefully and reluctantly concede, there appears little willingness on their part to internalize the lessons of this regrettable endeavor, to acknowledge the fallacies on which it was based and to accept the unavoidable conclusions that arise from a dispassionate analysis of the past.
Quite the opposite - seemingly oblivious of the calamitous chain of recent events, the current leadership seems unswervingly resolute to press on with policies that are based on the same manifestly flawed precepts.
Having experienced the bombardment of both the north and the south of the country from areas evacuated by the IDF, the government is still pressing ahead with plans to transfer the highlands overlooking the coastal metropolis in the east to Palestinian control - thereby willfully and knowingly exposing the nation's only international airport, its road and rail system and its principle urban and industrial centers to the same fate suffered by Sderot and the surrounding villages in the south.
Baffling counterproductive elements
Astoundingly, this policy is being advanced even though the alleged rationale that was presented initially as its justification no longer exists. For if previously, the conceptual basis of conceding territory to the Arafat-regime was rooted in the claim that it was the only Palestinian partner with the necessary authority to implement an accord with Israel, today even this flimsy - and discredited - contention has been abandoned. Almost unbelievably, the current government is considering conceding to the Abbas-regime territory of vital strategic importance, despite the fact that no-one believes that it has the authority to impose its will on the Palestinian population - and certainly not to ensure the long-term implementation of a peace agreement with Israel.
Indeed if the IDF were to transfer control of Judea and Samaria to the feeble Abbas - an indispensable part of an peace deal - there is more than a tangible possibility that it would hastily toppled and replaced by radical Islamists, as it was in Gaza. So any concessions made to the allegedly "moderate" Abbas will readily, and predictably, fall into the hands of the extremists, whose enmity to Israel is the very reason that government refrains from negotiating with them. Can the Israeli leadership really be so blind so as not to see the self-contradictory - and self-defeating - nature of its policy?
The same question can be directed at the recent imbecilic decision regarding the wholesale surrender to ransom demands for the return of Israeli hostages – dead or alive. Perversely, instead of embarking on a harsh punitive policy to create disincentives for further kidnappings in the future, the conduct of the Israeli government in this traumatic and tragic affair has actually created enormous incentive for the Arabs to abduct more Israelis - and very little to keep them alive. The decision taken - and the one apparently about to be taken - are even more difficult to understand and to accept in light of past precedents, which show that, as matter of statistical certainty, released terrorists revert to their violent ways and will indubitably kill more Israelis.
Likewise the same baffling counterproductive elements characterize the policy regarding Gaza. It is difficult, if not impossible, to fathom the rationale behind the decision to halt military operations against the Hamas and other Palestinian terror organizations. For the present and regularly violated lull serves the strategic interests of the Islamists far more than it does those of Israel. Indeed, while it may bring brief and temporary respite to the harried the residents in the environs of the Gaza Strip, there is no doubt, and little argument, that it is being utilized by the radicals to regroup, rearm and retrain their forces. Thus any short-term benefits will soon be wiped out, with both Israeli civilians and soldiers facing even greater perils than today, making what is becoming increasing inevitable - a large-scale land operation - far more costly, bloody and difficult.
What could possibly motivate a responsible government to raise, rather than reduce, the level of risk; to reinforce, rather than remove, the source of dangers facing both its civilian population and its military combatants?
Of course the latest episode in this relentless march of folly relates to recent indirect contacts -via the good services of the Islamic-leaning government of Turkey - regarding Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights. It is little short of staggering that immediately after finding it necessary to destroy a "strategic installation" which the Assad regime had surreptitiously been constructing, the government begins negotiations with the self-same regime, renown for its brutality and treachery, on the evacuation of the IDF from strategically vital territory - when it is precisely the IDF deployment in this territory that has made the Syrian border the most tranquil Israel has had for over one third of a century.
... this ...government seems to be working consistently and constantly against the national interest of the country, recklessly gambling with vital security issues and with the physical safety of its citizens, in the manifestly forlorn and unfounded hope that the most unlikely "best-case" scenarios will materialize....
... terminal stupidity ....
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With over 500 expected attendees, the IoT Summit Chicago highlight the technology, implementation and investment happening in the Midwest.
Chicago, IL – November 8, 2016 - New Boundary Technologies announced today that CEO Kim Pearson will be presenting at the 4th Annual IoT Summit Chicago. The IoT Summit Chicago, brought to you by Illinois Technology Association (ITA), and featuring the First Analysis Capital Conference, is a convergence of IoT thought leadership and investor engagement.
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Hammer of the Gods
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[Wandrell] After remaking Merchant Prince, a company called Holistic Design thought "why can't we reuse all this work into actually creating a new game". One where middle ages Vikings would take the place of renaissance Venecia.
[Mr Creosote] Right. So at first glance, you might think this is Merchant Prince, but Hammer of the Gods is actually a very different game which just happens to look like it. The gameplay is much more reminiscient of King's Bounty.
[Wandrell] Actually the fights look a lot more like King's Bounty's successor, Heroes of Might and Magic. But the main point is that the game tries to make itself different using a famous, yet not exhausted, setting. And, mostly, stays true to the Viking age, except for those Tolkien elves.
[Mr Creosote] Yes, let's start from the beginning: The game is set in the early Viking age. Odin summons the chiefs of four tribes in front of him – only one can become the "Hammer of the Gods", whatever that means.
[Wandrell] These four are humans, trolls, dwarves and elves. And they are told that the way to show they are worthy is fulfilling a series of quests, first for the lowest of the gods, then for the Vanir and at last, once you have made your way through the quest structure, for the Æsir, the main gods.
[Mr Creosote] These quests give the game some welcome structure. Some are very easy (give one of your daughters to a god for marriage), but some can force you to change your strategy – for example, when you have to re-route some of your armies to some remote cave in order to defeat a group of monsters.
In the end, whoever fulfils Odin's quest first wins. The exact goal of this quest depends on the selected race, but in the end, they basically all boil down to world domination. What brings in more of a difference for the gameplay is the nature of the races themselves, especially their custom units.
[Wandrell] Custom units, and starting placement, is the difference between one faction and another. I mostly did play as human, which get Berserkers, but elves with their archers are great. The other two factions get trolls and dwarves, but still can buy the basic units. Apart from that you won't notice much difference, and the objective ends being always the same: expanding your empire.
[Mr Creosote] Unfortunately, I found the races quite unbalanced. The elves, controlled by a careful player, are virtually unbeatable. Their regular units are the only worthwhile ones: a stronger variant of the basic archers. The Berserkers are slightly stronger fighters, so are the custom dwarves and the trolls. In a direct confrontation, an army of regular elves will defeat a pack of each of the other custom units easily every time.
[Wandrell] Combat is lacking on the game, I ended using automatic combat and high speed. I actually preffered the way they handled it on Merchant Prince, with the outcome being calculated automatically.
But that's not the only problem with battles, all the pillaging/taking towns thing after victory is a bit overcomplex, starting with their three levels of pillaging with no clear reason to use one or another, except the movement points they consume.
[Mr Creosote] Yes, this brings us right to the central part of the game: You start out with one single city and a small army. The world is basically ruled by Saxon settlements. These cities, you can attack and then either pillage (to get more gold) or raze and re-settle with your own folks. It is not quite clear why you cannot just conquer a city and rule the original population.
[Wandrell] There are several sizes for the settlements, which mean different resistance. But once you take one of them, the size seems to mean nothing, as they won't get bigger no matter how much the population rises. Also, don't worry about the production of food and goods, because as far as I could find, settlements serve only for giving money, and adding recruits to the capital.
[Mr Creosote] Quite unreastically for Vikings, another aspect of building up and defending your empire is the construction of fortresses. These act as stationary, defensive armies which will try to intercept approaching enemies.
[Wandrell] My towers actually just served to look while the town got blazed. But I suppose the idea is using them to cut roads that will be used, as they are an enhacement of the road. But mostly, they are there to take back computer cities (again, your towers won't do that) or attacking you if your turn ends too close to them. And that's all you will get, villages and towers.
But the computer has got a few extra things, like monasteries, which you can visit each time you need spare cash (really, these monks don't learn), and dungeons, to get into a battle with monsters, usually to complete a quest or getting a magical item.
[Mr Creosote] You already mentioned the tactical combat, so let's talk about that a little: Whenever two armies (each of which is restricted to a maximum of eight soldiers) meet, the game zooms to the battle field when you can move your men in turn-based fashion. The tactical options are rather small, though, as the small battlefield restricts movement quite severely.
[Wandrell] Sometimes they even have walls on their cities, which I don't think the player can get. If they use the walls to force your soldiers to enter one at a time, killing half your people in that time, or if they preffer to attack you outside these walls seems to be completely random. But usually all you get is a small open field, which as said recalls that of Heroes of Might and Magic, but manages to be a bit less boring.
[Mr Creosote] I have to contradict you there. The city defenders rush outside of their own walls when the attacking army has got too many archers. The mechanism is quite obvious and makes sense.
[Wandrell] Well, that shows how much attention I paid to the combat. If it were faster and more simpler, or on the contrary were a bit more complex it would do a great favor to the game. But being in that middle point they got it, it's not a great feature. A problem, I fear, which translates to the game in general, being in a middle point, not knowing what it actually wants to be.
[Mr Creosote] Well, careful combat can make quite a bit of a difference! Especially, as I already mentioned, if you've got an army of elves. The most successful tactic is to shoot at the enemy soldiers as far as bringing them down to only one health point each. Then, when they come close, one single strike is enough to kill them, with no fear of retaliation. Leaving the combat to the automatic mode will result in much higher losses for your army.
[Wandrell] Still it's not much of a problem, as game advances you get more and more troops, many thanks to the quests. First you only have foot troops and archers, later a quest gives you access to the special units and at some point heroes can be recruited too. Until that, those two non-basic units can only be received as a gift from the gods. And to that, of course, should be added the Drakkar, which not only enables you to move on sea, but also can be carried when moving on land.
[Mr Creosote] One thing I also liked about the combat is the size restriction of the armies. This way, you can forced to move many more armies (which is annoying), but at least it prevents all players from building up an invincibly large individual army.
[Wandrell] What makes having lots of armies even more annoying is that they can only get reinforcements at the capital. What kind of Viking prefers working the fields on their village to burning a few monasteries?
[Mr Creosote] There are a few more minor gameplay aspects: rudimentary diplomacy between the races is possible, for example. Nothing to write home about, though – Hammer of the Gods is a wargame, about as complex as, for example, Warlords.
[Wandrell] Still they added a honor rating to each of the factions, which I suppose gets lower if you start breaking alliances without warning. And also there is the partial/full trade option. Maybe that's what all those produced goods are for. What is really new here is that instead of hiring assassins and thieves to become a nuisance to your enemies, like on Merchant Prince, you get mages and their spells. Sadly, they are very rare.
[Mr Creosote] So what we have is a light wargame with some minor attempts at a plot and role-playing. How did you like it?
[Wandrell] At first, the game is confusing. That's usual in some strategy games, but while in Master of Orion, it was fun learning, here you end feeling most of the things are just half done. But once you get the hang of it, the game is fun, just that it's meant for playing long games, and the fun doesn't last that long. If it were shorter, or had a few more options, like the politics on Merchant Prince, it would be a good game, right now, it's nice, but lacking.
[Mr Creosote] I can mostly agree with that. For the first few hours, it is a lot of fun. Exploring the map, conquering the first cities, meeting and interacting with the other races and solving the first few quests. But there is too little variety on the long run. Especially the last third of the game drags on: When it has already become obvious that you will be victorious, you still have to play a lot of rounds and fight a lot of battles.
You mentioned some things feel "only half done". The only thing I can think of where I didn't know whether it was a bug or a feature is that in the battles, you can see the remaining hit points of the enemy units when he's moving them. Apart from that, the game is very consistent. Do you have any other examples?
[Wandrell] I already pointed the food/goods productions, which seem to serve no clear objective. And the towns growth, which is unclear. You can put more people into the town, but that will only increase the number of peasants at much, never will the town become actually bigger. That's the main thing, but also the game left me the feeling they tried too much to reuse all they could from Merchant Prince's remake, instead of focusing into getting new things.
[Mr Creosote] At least one of these things I can answer: The more people you put into a town, the stronger the defending army will get. But in general, you are right: There could have been much more in the game.
[Wandrell] Still, a game to try, even if not for long.
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One of the best and most original turn-based strategy games ever made, Holistic Design's Hammer of the Gods is an addictive empire-building game set in the world of Norse mythology. Despite it being based on the improved version of the engine used in Holistic's earlier cult classic Machiavelli the Prince (originally published by QQP as Merchant Prince), Hammer of the Gods nevertheless remains relatively unknown. We may never know why the game disappeared so quickly from store shelves (weak marketing campaign and deluge of great games during that year (1995) being plausible culprits). One thing is for sure, though: Hammer of the Gods is one of the most underrated strategy games you won't want to miss.
A cross between history, myth, and pure fantasy, Hammer of the Gods puts you in charge of a Viking clan. As a Viking worthy of his name, you must invade countries, plunder cities and fight your enemies – all in an attempt to please the Gods and win Odin's favor. You can choose to play a tutorial scenario, a short mode where you must complete twenty quests to win, or the full-length campaign where only completion of Odin's final quest will achieve victory. Multiplayer options (Play-by-email, four players on a network, or two players on serial link) are also available, although they are somewhat limited and sluggish.
Four races are present in the game: the Humans, the Elves, the Trolls and the Dwarves. In order to complete Odin's final quest, each race has victory conditions. The Humans must possess magic weapons, the Elves must control a fixed percentage of the population, the Trolls must control a large army and the Dwarves must own a large amount of gold. Similar to its spiritual predecessor Machiavelli the Prince, each turn in Hammer of the Gods is divided in sequences of play. You may receive messages from other players or reports about attacks, choose the next quest (after one is completed), move units and fight, send messages to establish diplomatic relations, resolve attacks by garrisons from nearby enemy castles, and finally be informed when a quest has been completed. Diplomacy will allow you to establish treaties for peace and trade. You can suggest peace, declare neutrality or war, and concerning the economy, you can offer limited, partial or full trade, or barter for specific goods.
Combat screens are similar of Heroes of Might and Magic, i.e. chess-like and played from a side-scrolling perspective, although the number of units you can control is limited. Units are usually made of Viking archers and swordsmen, but depending which race you chose at the beginning, other units will be available such as Berserkers for Humans. There are also heroes unique to each race, and other special units you will receive when completing a quest.
Quests, which make the game stand out from the crowd, are undoubtedly the best feature of the game. Given by Norse Gods, they vary from easy to very challenging. The easiest will be to give one of your daughter in marriage to a God, or find and raid a monastery. For more powerful gods, you must fight skeletons, giants and even a dragon or conquer several cities. Rewards are important as they provide you with magical weapons or spells, special ships and powerful creatures like wizards, drakes and giants. Naturally as you work your way up toward Odin, the most powerful God, quests become increasingly more complex and require you to juggle a fine balance of military might, economic prosperity, and diplomacy to succeed.
Overall, I find Hammer of the Gods to be one of the most refreshing turn-based strategy games ever. It plays like a cross between Machiavelli the Prince and Heroes of Might and Magic within a unique setting that is well taken advantage of. Definitely a forgotten classic that deserves a second chance. Two thumbs up!
This review has been taken from the original Home of the Underdogs (http://www.the-underdogs.info)
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Reports of divers resolutions in law, : arising upon cases in the Court of Wards, and other courts at Westminster, in the reigns of the late kings, King James and King Charles. [1608-1629]
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arising upon cases in the Court of Wards, and other courts at Westminster, in the reigns of the late kings, King James and King Charles. [1608-1629]
Collected by the Right Honorable, Sir James Ley, knight and baronet, earl of Marlborough ... and now published for the common good, according to His Lordships manuscript. With two exact tables, the one of the cases, and the other of the principal matters therein contained
England and Wales, Court of Wards and Liveries
Marlborough, James Ley, Earl of, 1550-1629
Great Britain, Courts
Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Law reports, digests, etc. -- Great Britain
KD200 1608.L4
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Veni, Vidi, Vine
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A level highly inspired by Retro Studios’ DK:R and DK:TF design philosophies, packed with healthy green Vines. Diddy, the banana addicted fellow, needs to swing from vine to vine, climb for his life and (most importantly) overcome his acrophobia to avoid hordes of hazards blocking his way. It’s very uncommon for Monkeys to suffer from acrophobia, but there must be some kind of reason for him to visit this level, I guess. Oh, his best buddy Donkey also can be found by getting all 10 pink coins, since he got kidnapped and constantly tortured with the SMM Bonus theme. Well, maybe a cake is rewarding enough for you to get on this extra challenge?
Notable Levels by Master A1:
Ghosts 'n Galoombas
Drowning Deep [Remastered]
Master_A1 - Alex came in touch with his first videogame in the early 90's, when his big brother's christmas present (NES) changed his life significantly. With an age of 4 years he played his first game - SMB and he fell in love with games - a love that even lasts to this day. His first few games all had a remarkable level of difficulty and to this day he never refused to complete a challenging game. This might be the reason for his lenghty and mostly hard creations in SMM. In the year 2005 the name "Master A1" was born. The following years he became a respected competetive player for games like Mario Kart DS/Wii/Wii U, Metroid Prime: Hunters, Halo: Reach or Splatoon. He once used to lead his own clan simply called "A1" and recruited professional players from all around the world to rule the Metroid Prime: Hunters community and clan scene (even after more than 100 clan wars, they were unbeaten). Now and then he took his time to do WR's in several games, play online tournaments and even took the (completely random) chance to play with ex-RARE employees online, when Banjo-Kazoie: Nuts and Bolts got it's release in 2008. His love for games still is undefeated and he can't think of a better "time waster" or hobby. SMM was the game he has been waiting for all the years and with more than 400 games completed across all gaming platforms, Alex (hopefully) developed some kind of sense for good game design. With his levels for SMM, he always tries to create new concepts, surprise players or evolve known ideas from his favorite games to take them even further. He thinks, due to it's limitations, SMM provides easy to use tools for everyone, and for the people asking for more, it offers unlimited fun and possibilities, as the game "forces" players to use their imagination.
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A Job Shop of Uncustomary Quality
BD Customs uses the power and flexibility of SURFCAM Traditional to fulfill a wide range of customer demands
As Brian Evanson enthusiastically explains the finer details of a recent job order, it’s clear that the career manufacturer has chosen the right line of work.
As a lifetime resident of Ontario, Calif., and the surrounding area, Evanson — owner of Ontario-based BD Customs — is both in his element and firmly entrenched in the region’s manufacturing scene.
Evanson is a manufacturer with both a knack and a passion for manipulating metal, so it’s unsurprising that he began his career on the shop floor at the age of 15. After spending several years with various companies, he was co-owner of SoCal Machine from 2005 to 2010, and struck out on his own with BD Customs in 2010.
“I took a metal shop class in junior high and I was hooked,” Evanson says of catching the manufacturing bug. “I want to be tearing through metal, making shiny stuff and having fun, and I like to make things very exact. If it’s a plus or minus four or five, I’ll make it a plus or minus one.”
Those exacting methods mean that very little material is scrapped at BD Customs, a bonus for the small-but-mighty job shop powered by Evanson’s ingenuity — in addition to one part-time employee and Evanson’s wife, Crystal.
Evanson machines in up to three axes, but also offers limited 4-axis capabilities. Two mills and three lathes comprize the machinery lineup, which includes manual machines, a Hitachi Seiki HITECH 23J, a Yam CNC CK-2, and a Haas VF-3 and VF-4.
To manufacture his wide range of parts, Evanson uses the SURFCAM Traditional computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) solution, by Vero Software. He first used SURFCAM in 1991 and, though he’s gained experience with different types of CNC programming software since, SURFCAM remains his solution of choice.
“I know of shops that have switched from other systems to SURFCAM just to get through the aerospace inspection process because of the quality of the surface in SURFCAM. There are things you can do in SURFCAM that you just can’t do with other solutions.”
Brian Evanson, owner
“I know of shops that have switched from other systems to SURFCAM just to get through the aerospace inspection process because of the quality of the surface in SURFCAM,” he says. “There are things you can do in SURFCAM that you just can’t do with other solutions.”
While Evanson seeks to continually diversify his client base, he serves just about every industry, and roughly 70 percent of his customers are repeat customers of five or more years.
Among products programmed in SURFCAM Traditional and manufactured by BD Customs are reproduction vintage car parts, custom kits for Harley Davidson motorcycles, components for amusement-park attractions, replacement parts for printers, CNC toolholders, robotic assemblies, molds for the production of weights for resistance training, aluminum wheels, and much more. Molds account for about 20 percent of Evanson’s workload, and all are designed to produce urethane products.
Evanson credits the ease of use inherent to SURFCAM for helping him to juggle his diverse workload and consistently turn out high-quality parts.
To handle his computer-aided-design (CAD) duties — which range from altering an existing design to designing from scratch or even from a simple paper drawing — Evanson uses the SOLIDWORKS® CAD solution, by Dassault Systèmes. Because a SOLIDWORKS plug-in is available for SURFCAM, Evanson is able to easily open a SOLIDWORKS file from within the SURFCAM interface.
“It’s really helpful because you get not just a surface part, but a beautiful surface part with all of the wire it took to make it,” Evanson says of the interoperability between the two CAD and CAM systems.
Powerful associativity between the systems means that, when changes are made to SOLIDWORKS design models, SURFCAM Traditional automatically identifies the design revisions and offers to regenerate the affected toolpaths within the SURFCAM Operations Manager.
“It cuts down your programming time massively,” Evanson says of the plug-in.
Among additional features within SURFCAM Traditional that help Evanson to achieve the greatest possible efficiency are the Z-roughing and Z-finishing cycles.
The Z-rough cycle, which — as its moniker implies — engages the Z-axis, is designed specifically to remove a large amount of material as quickly as possible in preparation for additional operations. Using a 2-axis (X,Y) pocketing cycle in Z-axis increments, the Z-roughing operation is an efficient method for removing material from around a part before the finish cutting. Z-roughing is also used to remove large amounts of material from inside a cavity.
Z-finishing is an efficiency-boosting strategy that works especially well on steep walls. It engages the Z-axis to follow a constant toolpath around the part profile to create an even, high-quality finish.
“They’re basic 3D things, but Z-rough and Z-finish can do 90 percent of my work,” Evanson says. “I use them all the time.”
Evanson also notes that SURFCAM offers a “hard zero point” in reference to machine zero when a part is oriented, which makes it easier to manipulate part orientation and delivers greater programming flexibility.
“I know that in other systems the zero point shifts by plane in each view, making it really easy to screw up where the program is coming from zero,” he says.
Evanson also takes advantage of SURFCAM Traditional’s TRUEMill machining cycle, which is an optimized roughing toolpath that can be completed with a one-step 3D roughing through pre-finishing operation.
TRUEMill delivers a synchronized multiple-tool strategy that coordinates up to eight tools in a single operation. The toolpath creates uniform step height across all surfaces, regardless of how many tools are used. It also removes material at significantly faster rates, and at greater depths of cut.
“The brilliance of the toolpath is really in the hard materials,” Evanson says of the TRUEMill machining cycle. “When I used a standard pocketing program to perform roughing, I was breaking tools. I broke three tools making one pocket. With TRUEMill, I used one tool for three large pockets in hardened stainless steel.”
SURFCAM Traditional and its machining strategies deliver more than enough power and flexibility to help Evanson tackle the wide range of projects that land on his desk and, ultimately, his shop floor.
“I have a friend who works at a company that uses another type of software and, at least eight times a year, he’s trying to do something that he can’t get his CAM software to do,” Evanson says. “I fix it for him because SURFCAM can do it with no problem.”
Name: BD Customs
Business: Precision machining, from prototype to production
Website: www.bdcustoms.com
Benefits Achieved
Specialized toolpath makes machining more efficient
Ideal surface finishes
Flexibility, precision, and toolpath control
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The U.S.A. Patriot Act – Better Be Careful Which Books You Borrow From The Library - MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide Newsletter – August 2005
Cybersecurity - It’s Not Just For Companies Anymore: A Glance at Government Liability For Insecure Information Technology - Co Author – July 2005
International Transfer of Personal Information Between EU, Canadian, and U.S. Organizations- Co-Author – MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide Newsletter – Fall 2004
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Be Prepared: New Privacy Laws Will Apply to Your Business -Author - The Innovator Newsletter (GR) December 2003
How To Sell To The Governments Of Mexico, Canada, and The U.S: A Comparative Analysis -Speaker and Author - American Bar Association – 1994
North Of The 49Th Parallel – A Primer On Canadian Government ProcurementAuthor – ABA International Procurement Reporter, 1994
Public Procurement Issues and Government Administration From The Perspective of a Canadian Defence Contractor -Author, American Bar Association – 1988
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John F. Collins was called to the Ontario Bar in 1977, to the State Bar of California in 1985, and as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 1990. John practices corporate-commercial, business, employment, privacy, intellectual property, and public contract law. Over the years, he has represented clients in diverse engineering, manufacturing, and service industry segments, including clients in the material science, electronics, defence, aerospace, industrial automation, software, and apparel industries.
From 1980 to 1991, John practiced in-house as a member of the Corporate Law Department of Litton Industries Inc., a Fortune 100 corporation. Located in Toronto and reporting to Litton’s headquarters in Beverly Hills, John established Litton’s law department in Canada. As Vice President And Division Counsel, he managed all legal affairs related to over $5 billion in international sales made by Litton Systems Canada Limited, a large Toronto aerospace electronics and defence company.
While with Litton, John negotiated some of the largest defence contracts ever awarded by the Canadian and U.S. Governments, including contracts related to the F-18/CF-18 Hornet Programs, U.S Cruise Missile Program, Tribal Class Ship Update And Modernization Program, and Low Level Air Defence Program.
In 1991, John moved to San Diego, California to practice in-house with Science Applications International Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation. While with SAIC, John practiced in the fields of international corporate-commercial, information technology, and health care law.
In 1993, John returned to Toronto and joined Gardiner Roberts LLP, a mid-sized Bay Street law firm where he practiced corporate-commercial, business, employment, privacy, intellectual property, and public contract law for thirteen years.
During this time, John was also co-leader of a team which obtained the largest judgment ever awarded against the Canadian Government related to a public contract. He also structured, negotiated, and drafted a medical technology development, license, and commercialization agreement for a large Toronto hospital to implement a $100 million dollar technology development program involving eight of Canada’s largest technology companies.
In 2006, John joined Macdonald Sager Manis LLP where he continues to practice in the fields of corporate-commercial, business, employment, privacy, intellectual property, litigation management, and public contract law.
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John has lectured and presented papers to the American Bar Association on matters relating to Canadian Government procurement, NAFTA from the perspective of a Canadian defence contractor, and Canada-U.S. free trade.
He has appeared on the CBC's "The Fifth Estate" television show, as well as on CBC's "The National", regarding the Amertek v. Canadian Commercial Corporation public contract litigation. John was also interviewed and appeared in Lexpert Magazine's March 2004 article on the Amertek case entitled: "Fronti Nulla Fides: The Amertek Litigation".
John has been an occasional lecturer on Canadian public contract law to the Ontario Government’s procurement lawyers group, Ryerson University, and Seneca College.
In his spare time, John is an avid golfer.
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Ocean Colour Scene releases
Also known as Ocean Color Scene, OceanColourScene, OCS
Also there are more session musicians of Ocean Colour Scene: Damon Minchella, Oscar Harrison, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock
Also find this artist on the Web: http://www.oceancolourscene.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Colour_Scene
Full discography of Ocean Colour Scene on this page:
1 Moseley Shoals 12 mp3 1996-04-08
2 Marchin' Already 13 mp3 1997-09-15 MCA Records
3 North Atlantic Drift 15 mp3 2003 Sanctuary Records
4 One From The Modern 11 mp3 1999
5 Sway 4 mp3 1990 Phffft
6 Mechanical Wonder 3 mp3 2001-00-00 Universal Island Records
7 Hundred Mile High City 4 mp3 1997 MCA Records
8 Yesterday Today 4 mp3 1991 Phffft
9 You've Got It Bad 4 mp3 1996-03-25 MCA Records
10 Marchin' Already 18 mp3 1997 MCA Records
11 One From The Modern 15 mp3 1999 Universal
12 B-Sides, Seasides & Freerides 16 mp3 1997 MCA Records
13 North Atlantic Drift 11 mp3 2003 Sanctuary Records
14 Marchin' Already 19 mp3 1997-09-15 MCA Records
15 Mechanical Wonder 11 mp3 2001
16 One From The Modern 12 mp3 1999-09-13
17 Anthology 68 mp3 2005 Island Records
20 I Just Got Over You 4 mp3 2007-07-09 Moseley Shoals Records
21 Moseley Shoals 12 mp3 1996-04-08 MCA Records
22 Festival Inrockuptibles 3 mp3 1991 Phffft
24 The Circle 2 mp3 1996 MCA Records
25 Ocean Colour Scene 12 mp3 1992 Fontana
26 Sway 3 mp3 1992
28 Songs For The Front Row 18 mp3 2001
29 Yesterday Today 4 mp3 1991 Phffft
Birmingham, UK-based band, founded in 1990 and made up of former members of [a=Boys, The (24)], [a=Echo Base] and [a=Fanatics, The (2)].
Steve has been [a=Paul Weller]'s regular guitarist since the early 90s. Damon (the only member not from Birmingham) has also played bass for Paul in the past, and despite his fall out and split from O.C.S. in 2003, he carried on with Weller until 2008. He has also played for The Who in recent times (Live 8 being the most high profile).
Simon and Oscar have toured (and released one live album) together as an acoustic duo. Their 2004 Glastonbury Acoustic Tent set featured Steve as a special guest.
Their recording studio (also the title of their second album and short-lived own record label) "Moseley Shoals", in Moseley, Birmingham is a deliberate homage to the famous Muscle Shoals studio in America.
Dan Sealey and Andy Bennett replaced Damon Minchella in 2003 and have been a permanent fixture ever since (even playing on the "Moseley Shoals 15th Anniversary Tour", which they didn't originally record on).
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Mesr releases
Mesr
Also known as Мезр
Also find this artist on the Web: http://www.myspace.com/mesro, http://mesr.bandcamp.com, http://www.twitter.com/mesro1
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1 Слоеный Торт 14 mp3 2013 Sektr Preez
Mesr is a Russian hip-hop artist and а ex-member of the rap band Black Economy. The band has released two albums in 2008: the debut album "Шляпа" and the "Собаки Лают - Караван Идет", through the indie label - Gourmet Music. Both of these albums feature guest appearances of Moscow's most talented underground artists including Рыночные Отношения and Kunteynir.
Mesr also took part in the recording of Kunteynir's album called "5 years" as well as in releases of Good Hash Production and Slim (Centr).
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Clinical waste MEPA wants ministry to discuss this with India
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By Chaturanga Samarawickrama
The Maritime Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said yesterday it would request the Ministry of Environment to discuss this matter with the Indian High Commission at a diplomatic level to urge India to prevent clinical waste being dumped in the ocean.
MEPA CEO Terney Pradeep Kumara said they were collecting and sorting out the waste that was washed ashore in Puttalam and they would be incinerated in chemical-waste incinerators.
“We hope to request the Indian High Commission through the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment to take action to prevent clinical waste from India being directed towards Sri Lankan beaches,” he said. The India Today News website earlier reported that the waste included a large stock of expired drugs, manufactured in India.
Similar clinical waste had washed ashore in Vadamarachchi, Thondaimanaru and other parts of the Jaffna District in November last year.
MEPA Puttalam District officer Priyanga Samarasekera said they were cleaning the beach in Udappuwa in the North-Western coastal belt to Cinna Padu in Puttalam.
“We will examine the clinical waste after they are collected,” she said
“But from the collected clinical waste so far, ninety per cent of them are from Sri Lanka. We could not collect at least five kilograms of Indian chemical waste from the beach. “We did not find any syringes, needles or anything connected to India,” she said. “Most of the waste consisted of cosmetic bottles, food wrappers, multivitamin bottles and plastic bottles manufactured in Sri Lanka. The bottles that are suspected to be from India were found without labels.”
She said the hazardous waste would be sent to the Holcim Cement Company for incineration.
Disposal of Clinical waste is major issue in state hospitals No proper location to incinerate Clinical Waste
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Edakkal Caves which are believed to have been formed around 8000 BC is famous for the pre-historic Edakkal literally translates into ‘a stone in between’ in Malayalam. According to popular legends associated with Edakkal, the caves were formed at the point struck by the arrows fired by Lava and Kusha, the twin sons of Lord Rama. The caves are on the Ambukuthi Mala at a height of 1000 meters. The big boulders are balanced on two relatively smaller boulders. Inside the caves are pictorial writings believed to be from neolithic man, evidence of the presence of a prehistoric civilization existing in this region
The caves still remain a mystery to the archaeologists. The carvings are of Neolithic Age and Mesolithic Age. There are human and animal figures carvings on the rock walls depicting pre-historic period and civilized people. The caves preserves prehistoric rock engravings including a human figure with headgear, a human figure on wheeled cart, images of a tribal king & queen, a deer and an elephant. Such stone age carvings are very rare and these are the only known examples in southern India. The caves were discovered by the then Superintendent of Police of Malabar, Fred Fawcett. The place attracts many historians and archaeologist from around the world. Edakkal cave is 25 kms from Kalpetta and just 3 kms from Ambalavayal.The mountains are ideal for trekking. The caves are a popular tourist attraction. The town is easily accessible. The best visiting hours are morning.
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General Radiohead Talk
Who is still here excited for LP10?
By bedroomghost, January 16 in General Radiohead Talk
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Do you still have the will and energy left to muster up any excitement for it? Do you anticipate it?
It's just not there for me anymore. I've been there anticipated each new albums up until AMSP but LP10, I just don't feel it. You know how it is when we wait for information about a new Radiohead album. Every little thing that comes out of the wood work. We would eat it up regarding a new Radiohead album.
It's gone. Days gone by. It's not the same anymore. Frankly, it's not fun anymore. It feels sad and lonely actually that we're at the end of Radiohead's lifespan. And it's not really just about LP10 or Radiohead, it's about the community we all shared years and years ago once upon a time for a band we all love and appreciate.
And I hate to see it go away. I'm not just speaking for Mortigi Tempo or Atease or any other Radiohead forums. I'm speaking for all forums because it's not just here that is dying. It is dying everywhere.
I truly do believe LP10 will be Radiohead's last album. Shit, it would be on a bum note if they ended it on AMSP because that is one hell of a depressing album.
So, make it LP10 and we'll call it a wrap. We've all enjoyed the ride and we've all grown older together loving this band.
LP10 will mark the first Radiohead album where I'm not anticipating it. Back in 2005, I would work myself up with excitement thinking about LP7. Dead Air Space.
And that damn 'In The Shed' post. And anytime Stanley post something, everyone would go wild with speculation.
We're coming to the end of the road here. Radiohead aren't going to make 17 albums so LP10 is a perfect even number.
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I really doubt any member of radiohead gives a shit about whether they make a “perfect even number” of albums.
Fast Tracker 11
boxes. lots of boxes.
I'll still be hella hyped for it, but it feels an awfully long way off at the moment. It'll never be the same as the In Rainbows hype but I'm just grateful to have had an album deliver on such crazy expectations.
The old community has died which is sad but was always inevitable, I guess I'll check the reddit more regularly once the machine starts turning again. I'm just glad it all happened. And new music is still for the win, next up Thom and Ed's solo albums so plenty to feast on.
In terms of when they finish, I'm never really part of the 'this is the last one' brigade. They seem to still enjoy touring. I think age will hit them before any lack of desire.
P.s. we're calling this one LPX folks...
Yeah I mean maybe it’s cuz I’m younger and haven’t been a fan as long but radiohead is still my all time fave band and their last few albums are my favourite of theirs so as soon as any real developments on LPX come out I’m gonna go back into full on hype mode. I’m already kinda in early hype mode for Thom’s next solo album tbh.
Don't know if you saw but Thom recently said in an interview it was meant to come out last year he just sorta ran out of time. So hopefully once Suspiria properly finishes he can just the up loose ends, worth the marketing and push the button (see you in October then...)
Yeah I did see that, and I’m hoping that means it’ll be out in the first half of the year since we know in the past him and the band have put out albums within just a few weeks of finishing them. But I’m not holding my breath cuz I get the impression Thom’s not as interested in shaking up the release model as he used to be.
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Location: where i am
you doubt my will and energy?
pffft
no lie i feel like i've been in a serious funk ever since the 2016 election - and I mean the whole year of 2016 with all the campaigns and bs flung far and wide, it was just a big depressing clusterfuck. and everything suffered for that. everything. everyone i know has been depressed. every social media thing i did went quiet. bands stopped making music. birds stopped tweeting. turtles stopped turtling. everything seemed to go into this big cocoon of "wtf has happened and why won't it end?"
i would be very happy to return to a better time and a bunch of nice radiohead albums would make a big difference.
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Damn you all are just a bundle of joy.
hey i been ugly crying for 2 years. more. nghgh
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i hate lovers
im hesitant to get excited for it cus i thought the last one was really good and album goodness goes in waves but seems to fluctuate more crazy once youve already made 3 great albums in a row
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I think I would download it and listen but i wouldn’t be as excited as I was for the In rainbows release. I wasn’t even terribly excited about a moon shaped pool. I don’t think I’ve been hyped about music in a long-ass time, probably because no one I Love has put out an album in YEARS (except BTS).
I think Radiohead is partly to blame for this because of their lack of presence. In the past, they would always stay connected by posting cryptic and creative things. They did keep our attention for a couple of long years during the lull between HTTT and In Rainbows and that was pretty fascinating. Whether the album was years away, we had something to keep us busy with but now Radiohead official site is a boring mess.
They aren't even trying anymore. All we have left is Thom complaining about this or that on his twitter account and Stanley promoting whatever art project he has going on his instagram. And it's mostly just more drawings of trees. He is really milking it.
Digital download killed off the fun of purchasing music. There was something really special about getting into your car and heading out to your local music store and buying an album.
Now, I can just sit on the toilet and purchase an album over my smart phone. Kid A was the last truly great album purchasing experience for me because it was an event. That was in the fall of 2000.
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Thom posted a Paddington gif, that’s basically as good as a new album
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Radiohead remind me of Mitch McConnel: They do not care what you think.
There will be an LP10. Radiohead have given every indication that they will at least reach LP10.
Thom's latest, and Johnny's latest, leave me very excited for LP10. Clearly these guys are on the top of their games.
(Um.....Ed......it's MF 2019. Hello?)
I think LP10 will be gloriously fucked up. I love AMSP. I have not tired of it. They will take elements of AMSP and contort/twist.
And they won't give a fuck what we think. I love bands that behave that way.
I can't wait. Early 2021 is my call. They are still waiting for Ed.
"Hrrrrnnggh Ed, this is Thom, I’m trying to record for LP 10 but I’m dummy thicc and the clap from my ass cheeks keeps throwing off Phil's drumming"
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i'm always at the very least intrigued in a new radiohead/rh-related project so there'll at least be that
i think Moon-Shape is really good so not much reason for me not to be lookin' forward to the next (i really should get on those last coupla Thom solo records tho)
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I haven't been on MT in ages. I like the new look.
I don't necessarily think we're at the end of Radiohead's lifespan - they could have another 10, 15 or 20 years in them, if we're lucky. We could get another three albums from them. Twelve albums like The Beatles would be a good number to go out on (yes, I'm counting Magical Mystery Tour).
They haven't slowed down - they've consistently worked at an almost feverish pace, especially considering their solo projects in addition to their work with Radiohead. A Moon Shaped Pool was incredible, ANIMA was amazing, and their enthusiasm for creativity and music has not waned one iota.
LP10 will feel different than previous album cycles - there are fewer older songs to speculate about. We have our Present Tenses and our Lifts and Man of Wars finally all released.
Here's a speculative, potential tracklist for LP10 - I hope you like the idea. I used the remaining unreleased songs that might have a chance, and song titles from the old blackboard.
Radiohead - Through the Ice
LP10 by Radiohead, produced by Nigel Godrich
1 - Porous
2 - Follow Me Around
3 - Bodies Laughing
4 - I Lie Awake
5 - Fifths
6 - Come to Your Senses
7 - Skirting on the Surface
8 - I Froze Up
9 - Cut a Hole
10 - Birds of Prey
Also, this isn't the first time people assumed Radiohead were nearing the end.
There were so many posts in 2008 talking about how Videotape was their goodbye to their fans and they were going to hang it up after the In Rainbows tour. Didn't happen.
During the long wait between TKOL and AMSP, lots of people assumed the band would go their separate ways. Again, it didn't happen.
Five plus years seems to be their standard interval between albums now - so LP10 in 2021, LP11 in 2026, LP12 in 2031 is perfectly plausible.
I won't believe that Radiohead are going to end until I hear it from the band themselves.
If you think this is over, then you're (probably) wrong
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MATERNAL FETAL-MEDICINE SPECIALIST The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Responsibilities include serving as a MFM specialist in the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and to serve as the MFM Co-Director for the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health (CIFH) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Lurie Children’s Hospital is a free-standing children’s hospital affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The ideal candidate will be nationally recognized for expertise in fetal intervention. Time will be divided between the fetal clinical program, the maternal-fetal medicine care program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and translational research in fetal medicine. The CIFH is a formal multidisciplinary institute dedicated to the advancement of maternal, fetal and newborn health through the development of collaborative care and translational research. Working closely with the CIFH Medical Director, the MFM Co-Director will oversee the development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to fetal care. Teaching responsibilities will include involvement in student, resident, and fellow education. Applicants must be board-certified. Salary, research start-up package and academic appointment will be commensurate with achievements and experience. The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. Search ID: 119 Applications accepted here: https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MTE5 Questions: William Grobman, MD Vice Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology William.Grobman@northwestern.edu Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
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Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Ed Tech Associate Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for an Associate Teacher to work with our Educational Technology teacher. Brentwood School Associates teach in an environment partnered with a Lead Teacher. Essential Duties: Plan and co-teach weekly EdTech classes using computer software, iPad apps and STEAM-related experiences along with the EdTech Specialist Plan, support, and facilitate technology-rich curriculum along with the EdTech Specialist and Lower School homeroom teachers Work with the EdTEch Specialist and homeroom teachers to enhance lessons through new uses of technology Plan and co-lead Professional Development for faculty and staff in conjunction with the EdTech Specialist New teacher technology orientation workshops Training on network operating system, email, and school-wide systems Training on curriculum related software Offering technology related courses for faculty and staff to promote lifelong learning and develop technology competencies Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of online learning environments Plan and co-lead parent and student seminars and workshops in conjunction with the EdTech Specialist Understand current technology practices both in and out of the classroom Contribute to making recommendations involving the purchase of new hardware and software for faculty Implement the long-range technology plan in consultation with the EdTech Specialist and the Director of Educational Technology Other duties as assigned by the Ed TEch Specialist of the school’s administrative team Experience and Training: BA Degree required; Master’s Degree and student teaching and/or experience in a school environment is strongly preferred In addition, a candidate should possess the following skills and personal qualities: High degree of technical aptitude Ability to work accurately under the pressure of deadlines Excellent communication skills Strong collaboration and cross-cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that best represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to the contact person listed below. In your letter, highlight your education and experience specifically related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Karen Laudadio Administrative Assistant to the Lower School Director klaudadio@bwscampus.com
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Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Part-Time Upper School Latin Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a part time Upper School Latin teacher, to begin in August of 2019. We are looking for individuals from independent, public, private, or charter schools, with experience in teaching high school age students and one or more degrees in the classics or an applicable field. It is expected that a successful candidate would: Teach two sections of Upper School Latin Make Latin meaningful and relevant by inspiring students Communicate with students and parents as necessary Revise and plan new curriculum in conjunction with other members of the World Languages Department Utilize educational technology throughout instruction and course work Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Create an environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view Perform additional duties and participate in the life of the school In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration skills and cross-cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional growth and development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to: Corisa Moreno Upper School Administrative Assistant 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 cmoreno@bwscampus.com
Upper School Learning Specialist
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Upper School Learning Specialist Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a full-time Upper School Learning Specialist. This is a 10-month position. The Upper School Learning Specialist reports to the Upper School Director and qualified candidates should have a Master’s degree or Ph.D. in psychology or educational psychology and a minimum of three years experience. The responsibilities of this position include: General Collaborate with administration regarding various discussions and decisions related to students and families Work closely with the Chair of the Learning Services Department to implement departmental and school policies and strategies. Attend all Concern and Support meetings for students Follow up on discussions and/or specific implementation strategies Attend all faculty meetings Assist with the administration of and preparation for final exams, AP exams, and PSAT Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Additional duties, such as student advising and chaperoning events, as needed Other duties as determined by the Upper School Director Students/Parents Identify learning styles of individual students based on: Observations Teacher meetings Parent conversations Conversations with outside resource providers Psychoeducational reports Interpret psycho-educational evaluations to families if clarification is needed Monitor student progress Demystify learning differences to parents and students who are aware of their learning profile If a psycho-educational evaluation is recommended, provide the family with an appropriate referral and coordinate contact Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Counsel students as needed with regard to learning and emotional issues Apply for accommodations with standardized testing companies for students, as needed Faculty Interpret psycho-educational evaluations to faculty Speak with resource specialists regarding progress and plan for communicating concerns during the meeting Distribute current/new accommodations to teachers and assist them in implementing recommendations Work as the liaison between school and any additional service providers In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration and cross-cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to the contact person listed below. In your letter, highlight your education and experience specifically related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Corisa Moreno Administrative Assistant to the Upper School Director 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 Fax 310-476-5844 cmoreno@bwscampus.com
Apprentice Ironworker
Ironworkers Local 550 JAC Canton, OH 44703, United States
What is an Ironworker?Ironworkers are skilled workers who erect, assemble or install fabricated structural metal products, usually large metal beams. These beams are used in the erection of industrial, commercial or large residential buildings. Ironworkers also erect the steel framework on bridges, storage tanks and overhead crane runways that support heavy equipment. They also erect pre-cast concrete, reinforcement steel for concrete, ornamental iron work such as stairways, catwalks, gratings, grills, screens, siding and metal windows. Ironworkers who do rigging work move heavy machinery, pressure vessels, storage tanks and materials. How do I prepare for the trade? The following will be helpful:•Good reading ability•Algebra and general math •Blueprint reading•Mechanical drawing•Welding How do I qualify? •At least 18 years of age•Possess a high school diploma or GED•Have a valid driver's license•Pass a drug test What are the program specifics?•Length of program - 4 years•6 month probationary period•A minimum of 224 hours of classroom related instruction each year•Starting pay - 60% journeyman wage Overview of the program: Ironworkers Local 550 Apprenticeship is a four-year program. DRUG SCREENS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPRENTICES THROUGHOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP FIRST YEAR APPRENTICE•Structural – manuals and workbooks•Pre-engineered building – manuals and workbooks•OSHA 10-hour safety course w/standard Sub-part R•Power Line Hazard Awareness Seminar (4 hours)•Oxy-fuel cutting•Introduction to welding•First Aid/CPR•Structural and Pre-Engineered Blueprint Reading•Steel Handling and Erection Safety (4 hours)•Welding and Oxy-Fuel cutting safety (4 hours)•Instruments: Theodolight and Transit (8 hours) SECOND YEAR APPRENTICE•Reinforcing and Post-Tensioning – manuals and workbooks•Reinforcing and Post-Tensioning blueprint reading•Welding (stick)•Oxy-Fuel Cutting•Plasma Arc Cutting•Crane Safety (4 hours)•Post-Tensioning Certification – PT-1 (Post-Tensioning Institute)•Welding Certification•Instruments: Theodolight and Transit (8 hours) THIRD YEAR APPRENTICE•Rigging – manuals and workbooks•Welding (innershield and stick)•Instruments: Theodolight and Transit (8 hours)•Tele-Handler and Forklift Training and Certification•Scissor Lift Certification (electric and RT)•Complete 30-hour OSHA (including Sub-Part R) FOURTH YEAR APPRENTICE•Ornamental – manuals and workbooks•Instruments: Theodolight and Transits (8 hours)•Welding (innershield)•Man-Lift Certification•Pre-Cast Erection*After completion of the fourth year of the apprenticeship, the apprentice must be able to complete and successfully pass the State ODOT Welding Certification.All of our apprentices receive college credits as they go through our apprenticeship, as we are linked through Cuyahoga Community College. Where do I apply? Must Apply In Person at: Ironworkers Local No. 550 J.A.C. 618 High Avenue, N.W.Canton, Ohio 44703 MONDAY - FRIDAY, APRIL 29 - MAY 3 from 7 a.m. to NOON and 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. and SATURDAY, MAY 4 FROM 8 a.m. TO NOON AND MONDAY - FRIDAY, MAY 6 - MAY 10 from 7 a.m. to NOON and 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. You must have a valid driver's license, high school diploma or equivalent, social security card, birth certificate, transcript of grades, proof of residence and 3 references. Also if you have been in the military a DD214 must be provided as well. Apprentices begin at $17.34/hr. with additional wage increase every 6 mos. over a 4 year period and benefits. Job Requirements: Must apply in person at 618 High Ave NW, Canton, OH 44703 MONDAY - FRIDAY, APRIL 29 - MAY 3 from 7 a.m. to NOON and 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. and SATURDAY, MAY 4 FROM 8 a.m. TO NOON AND MONDAY - FRIDAY, MAY 6 - MAY 10 from 7 a.m. to NOON and 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Associate Teacher
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Associate Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for an Associate Teacher (grade level TBD, K – 5) beginning in August, 2019. We are seeking individuals from independent, public, private, or charter schools. A Master’s degree/credential and student teaching experience is strongly desired. Brentwood Lower School Associates teach in an environment partnered with a Lead Teacher. It is expected that a successful candidate would: Support the school’s educational mission by challenging, engaging, and nurturing students Demonstrate an understanding of thematic learning Communicate effectively Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Create an environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration and cross-cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that best represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to the contact person listed below. In your letter, highlight your education and experience specifically related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume electronically to: Karen Laudadio Administrative Assistant to the Lower School Director E-mail: klaudadio@bwscampus.com
Upper School English Teacher
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Upper School English Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a full time Upper School English teacher, to begin in August of 2019. We are looking for individuals from independent, public, private, or charter schools, with experience in teaching high school age students and one or more degrees in English. It is expected that a successful candidate would: Teach four sections of Upper School English Serve as an advisor to a group of students Make English meaningful and relevant by inspiring students Communicate with students and parents as necessary Revise and plan new curriculum in conjunction with other members of the English department Utilize educational technology throughout instruction and course work Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Create an environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view Perform additional duties and participate in the life of the school by advising a club, chaperoning events, and attending student activities In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration skills and cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional growth and development Commitment to diversity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to: Corisa Moreno Administrative Assistant to the Upper School Director 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 Fax 310-476-5844 CMoreno@bwscampus.com
Upper School French Teacher
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Upper School French Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a full time Upper School French teacher, to begin in August of 2019. We are looking for individuals from independent, public, private, or charter schools, with experience in teaching high school age students and one or more degrees in French. It is expected that a successful candidate would: Teach four sections of Upper School French Serve as an advisor to a group of students Make French meaningful and relevant by inspiring students Communicate with students and parents as necessary Revise and plan new curriculum in conjunction with other members of the World Languages Department Utilize educational technology throughout instruction and course work Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Create an environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view Perform additional duties and participate in the life of the school by advising a club, chaperoning events, and attending student activities In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration and cross-cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to: Corisa Moreno Upper School Administrative Assistant 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 cmoreno@bwscampus.com
Upper School Spanish Teacher
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Upper School Spanish Teacher Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a full time Upper School Spanish teacher, to begin in August of 2019. We are looking for individuals from independent, public, private, or charter schools, with experience in teaching high school age students and one or more degrees in Spanish. It is expected that a successful candidate would: Teach four sections of Upper School Spanish Serve as an advisor to a group of students Make Spanish meaningful and relevant by inspiring students Communicate with students and parents as necessary Revise and plan new curriculum in conjunction with other members of the World Languages Department Utilize educational technology throughout instruction and course work Engage and support students of varied identities, lifestyles, and beliefs Create an environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view Perform additional duties and participate in the life of the school by advising a club, chaperoning events, and attending student activities In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities: Strong collaboration skills and cultural competency An interest in and openness to professional growth and development Commitment to equity and inclusion A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Flexibility Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. Information about our school can be found at www.bwscampus.com . Please submit a letter of interest and a resume to: Corisa Moreno Upper School Administrative Assistant 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 CMoreno@bwscampus.com
Belldegrun Center for Innovative Leadership (BCIL) Extra-Curricular Innovator and Collaborator
Brentwood School inspires every student to: Think critically and creatively. Act ethically. Shape a future with meaning. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL Belldegrun Center for Innovative Leadership Extra-Curricular Innovator and Collaborator Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a Belldegrun Center for Innovative Leadership (BCIL) Extra-Curricular Innovator and Collaborator. We are seeking individuals with experience launching extra-curricular initiatives and special events and who have worked closely with students, faculty, and administration. Teaching experience and a graduate degree preferred. This position reports to the BCIL Director and candidates should possess the qualities and skills noted below. Duties & responsibilities including, but not limited to: Co-lead BCIL extra-curricular committee meetings and attend BCIL department meetings Work directly with students, student clubs, and faculty to launch BCIL special events and bring new student proposals to fruition (examples could include hackathons, entrepreneurship competitions, leadership conferences, etc.) Facilitate the infusion of BCIL core skills throughout Brentwood School's extra-curricular offerings Develop community, K-12, and university partnerships that would benefit our BCIL Launch BCIL K-12 speaker series with input from students and faculty Assist with coordination of peer mentoring programs including supervision of 100+ peer tutors Launch incubator to assist students with their original ideas Teach Civic Leadership and Current Events Assist with development of innovative leadership workshops Assist with internship program coordination Assist with public relations for extra-curricular strand of the BCIL Collaborate continually with those focused on the curricular strand of the BCIL Additional duties as assigned by the BCIL Director The successful candidate should have: A detail-oriented approach to work and outstanding organizational skills Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships A collaborative and flexible approach with a genuine enthusiasm for working with students and colleagues Ability to work independently, problem solve, and follow through on assignments with minimal direction A patient and positive demeanor A commitment to diversity and inclusion Flexibility and a strong work ethic A commitment to professional growth A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy Brentwood School is dedicated to the creation of a diverse faculty and staff that better represents our student body and the city of Los Angeles. For further information about Brentwood School, please visit the school’s website: www.bwscampus.com . Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, and three references electronically to: Josh Berger Director of the Belldegrun Center for Innovative Leadership Brentwood School 100 S. Barrington Place Los Angeles, CA 90049 jberger@bwscampus.com
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Two Indians abducted in Malaysia rescued: Sushma Swaraj NSD Logo
New Delhi 08 August
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that two Indians, who were abducted while on a business trip to Malaysia, have been rescued. She said, RP Vaidya and KP Vaidya, who had gone to to Malaysia for business purposes, were abducted last Friday.
In a tweet, Mrs Swaraj praised the efforts of Indian High Commissioner Mridul Kumar and his team and Malaysian Police in securing the release of both Indian nationals.
The Minister also said that Rohit Pal and Rishab Gupta, crew members of MV Maharishi Vamdeva from Fujairah, were being repatriated after they suffered heat stroke because there was no air conditioning and light in the ship.
Consulate General of India in Dubai, provided provisions to crew members and is repatriating other members of the crew, she added.
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Memphis Says NO MORE partners with MEMPHO Music Festival 2018
Memphis Says NO MORE booth at MEMPHO Music Festival, 2018
This year, the Memphis Area Women’s Council and Memphis Says No More partnered with MEMPHO Music Festival at Shelby Farms to offer festival attendees a safe zone tent. Information and crisis intervention services were available at the tent both days of the festival, while others wearing Memphis Says No More shirts walked around the grounds. The Women’s Council and Memphis Says No More are excited about the opportunity to share awareness and help our community understand and prevent domestic and sexual violence.
Sisters Lia White and Shayla Purifoy, Shelby County Judicial Commissioner and Women’s Council board member, circulated among concert-goers, two of the many volunteers who shared Safe Zone and Memphis Says NO MORE information. See the Safe Zone tent behind them.
Memphis Says NO MORE images on main music stage
Memphis Says NO MORE bus ads unveiled downtown
Members of the Memphis Sexual Assault Kit Task Force (SAKT) with a MATA bus bearing the Memphis Says NO MORE message. From left, Dewanna Lofton, SAKT coordinator; Maria Fuhrmann, special assistant to the city mayor; Deborah Clubb, MSNM coordinator and Executive Director of the Memphis Area Women’s Council; MPD Deputy Director Mike Ryall; TBI forensic scientist Donna Nelson; MPD Sgt. Ouita Knowlton; Anna Whalley, administrator, Rape Crisis Center; Hayley Price, MAWC intern; Asst. Dist. Atty. Eric Christensen
This local drive to build awareness and change attitudes and behavior about sexual assault and domestic violence is an offshoot of the national NO MORE communications campaign. The local campaign grew out of the work of the Memphis Sexual Assault Kit Task Force.
The task force was created in late 2013 to oversee testing of all untested rape and assault kits and to establish policies for prompt testing of new kits. The task force is made up of representatives of multiple state, county and city offices, as well as community advocates, including the Memphis Area Women’s Council.
The task force has raised $6 million, analyzed or shipped 5,986 kits to four labs, held public meetings to update the community, trained law enforcement on rape investigation, and has advocated for additional investigators and compassionate victim notification.
By mid-March of this year, 39 alledged rapists had been identified, including 20 believed to be multi-case offenders. MPD also had found 49 suspects were already convicted of the crime, 62 cases were past the statute of limitations and 33 victims had died. Most indictments are for Aggravated Rape, a Class A felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
The work continues, every day. Learn more by visiting memphissaysnomore.com
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found casino tour operator Tai Pan Vacations Inc. liable for committing an act of reprisal against a female employee who had settled a related human rights complaint.
The Tribunal has ruled that Tai Pan, also known as Tai Pan Tours Inc. and one of the largest Chinese Canadian owned tour bus operators in the Greater Toronto Area, committed a “wilful and egregious violation” of Ontario’s human rights code and the company must pay former customer service representative Sui-Fan “Fanny” Chan nearly $60,000, plus interest, in compensation for emotional sufferings as well as restitution for lost wages and benefits.
“This very large amount of money that the Tribunal has ordered Tai Pan Vacations to pay to Ms. Chan is appropriate for the distress and financial hardship the company caused my client,” says Ms. Chan’s legal counsel Avvy Go, Clinic Director of the Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic.
“This decision, particularly $15,000 the company must pay to its former employee for her humiliation and loss of dignity, serves notice to business owners that the rights of workers must be upheld even in trying economic times,” said Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), also with the Colour of Poverty Campaign, which advocates on poverty issues facing racialized communities.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission supported Ms. Chan in her complaint. It also wanted to ensure that other Tai Pan employees would not be discriminated against in the future. The employer in the case, Tai Pan, was ordered to draft policies to combat discrimination and harassment as well as a workplace accommodation policy and to have managers trained within six months.
“The Tribunal’s decision reflects the seriousness of this case,” said Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner. “Employers need to understand that they cannot punish employees who pursue their rights under the Human Rights Code,” she said.
“Sadly, this case reflects that in the 21st century, women are still being penalized for being women,” said Uzma Shakir, member of the Colour of Poverty Campaign. “Economic downturn is being used as an excuse by employers to punish women for being pregnant. Her winning the case is certainly a victory for Ms. Chan, but it is a sad statement that in this day and age, working women like her have to fight for their right to keep their job and still have a family,” added Shakir.
In her first human rights complaint, Ms. Chan alleged discrimination after Tai Pan fired her when she told them she was pregnant. After suffering a miscarriage, Tai Pan rehired her only to fire her again just three weeks after settling her first complaint.
Tribunal adjudicator Eric Whist, in his 20-page decision, wrote: “The company’s decision to terminate the complainant a mere three weeks after Ms. Chan’s first complaint was settled goes beyond being wilfully blind or reckless, it was a calculated retaliation. The respondent mistakenly believed it could terminate Ms. Chan with impunity.”
Avvy Go,
Clinic Director
Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Debbie Douglas,
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
416-322-4950, ext. 229 and cell: (416) 524-4950
Afroze Edwards
Sr. Communications Officer
Communications and Issues Management
afroze.edwards@ohrc.on.ca
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600 Jobs For City Centre As Auto Trader Move In
Good start to the year for employment in regional centre
Published on February 24th 2014.
FIRST STREET has gained a major letting after securing Auto Trader as a tenant.
The take up of 60,000 sq ft will enable Auto Trader to move its 600 strong North West team to one central location.
Number One First Street, the existing Grade A office building on Ask's 3 million sq ft mixed use development at First Street, is now almost two-thirds let following the Auto Trader deal.
The take up of 60,000 sq ft on a 15 year lease across 2.5 floors in Number One First Street will enable Auto Trader to move its 600 strong North West team – currently spread over seven sites – to one central location.
Following fit-out of the space, which includes four cars and two vans into the building’s workspace, Auto Trader will complete occupancy in May 2014.
Auto Trader will be joining engineering services provider Jacobs and digital marketing consultancy Amaze in Number One First Street. Jacobs signed a 10-year lease agreement to take 23,526 sq ft and will complete its move to First Street in June 2014.
John Hughes, Managing Director of Ask Developments, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Auto Trader to Number One First Street and also to kick-start the new year with a 60,000 sq ft letting. We are also hopeful of being in a position to announce further letting news in the coming weeks.
“The strong performance and interest in Number One First Street clearly proves that the ambitious First Street development will be a key driver for Manchester in the years to come and will provide attractive opportunities for both existing and inward occupiers to the City Centre.
“Our existing building will soon be part of a new cultural neighbourhood, anchored by HOME, the merged Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company, a project which represents £75m of investment in offices, restaurants, retail, leisure and residential space when this phase completes in April 2015."
The ease of access to Oxford Road Station and to Princess Parkway and points west was a major factor in Auto Trader's decision to move; as was the increased visibility and ability to network that a major city centre offers.
11 comments so far, continue the conversation, write a comment.
This is good news but honestly what a diabolically ugly scheme. An exercise in accountancy rather than place making that the developers and their contractors should simply not be allowed to get away with. Now the scheme has secured some decent lettings I hope the public purse can benefit from some kind of return.
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AnonymousFebruary 21st 2014.
Look out for phase 2, which has now gone to planning, with decision apparently due in May. Will include a 20- storey tower but not seen any designs yet...
SquirrelitoFebruary 23rd 2014.
you'll want to see this then. Page 5 onwards www.firststreetmanchester.com/…/First_Street_South_Development_Proposal.pdf…
AnonnyFebruary 21st 2014.
They're going to need a bigger butty van....
'600 jobs for City centre' somewhat misleading, no?
Anon, Auto Trader is consolidating other sites to one big office at First Street... so it's 600 jobs here and 600 less elsewhere (e.g. Salford Quays). The misleading bit is the statement "Good start to the year for employment in regional centre" as these aren't new jobs.
That's exactly what I meant
James SmithFebruary 21st 2014.
The area looks very dull, in fact, it looks bloody awful. Another missed opportunity. Am i right in thinking that Leeds has a city architect? You know, somebody with abit of knowledge, ability and an ideology of how the place should look. Rather than a part time clueless Councillor approving multimillion pound schemes that will be in place for the next 50 or so years. Manchester really needs to sort itself out as far as that is concerned. It really does.
My cat's breath smells like cat food
rinkydinkFebruary 23rd 2014.
Sounds a bit fishy to me...
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home > review > Devil May Cry 2 Review (PS2)
ups: Well-rendered environments and graphics; great movement and fighting.
downs: Limited storyline; annoying choices for replayability; limited environmental interaction.
game: Devil May Cry 2
posted by: Monica Hafer
date posted: 09:10 AM Mon Feb 17th, 2003
last revision: 06:22 AM Fri Sep 23rd, 2005
The first installment of this series made serious waves with gamers. The mix of gothic elements and technology was intriguing, the kinetic/near-aerial combat was intense, and the beautifully rendered environments were inspiring. It promised an evolution for fixed perspective games that was a must see for the future. So here we are in the next installment, and I must say that the expected progression is absent. Although some of the well-loved elements from DMC are still here, the environments have expanded, and the fighting is still frenetic, DMC2 takes a real beating in the categories of replayability, complexity, and most importantly in my mind, storyline.
Probably the most coherent portrayal of storyline is in the manual included with the game. If you rented it without the manual, you really aren\'t missing out on much as far as how to play the game, but you definitely aren\'t going to understand much of what\'s going on from a storyline perspective through the game and its supposedly \"instructive\" cut scenes. The game is set on Dumary Island, a place where ancient pagan zealots came to live to escape persecution. The land that evolved is a mix of archaic, gothic elements and modern technological advances. An evil international corporation is infiltrating the island and hopes of acquiring the \"special ores discovered in the island\'s interior.\" In the game I got the idea that an old crone had trained a woman (named Lucia who you get to play in the second disc) to help Dante, the \"cool-as-ice\" demon hunter, defeat the corporation. Does this make any difference in the game? Does the plot take any unexpected twists? Do I end up caring about anything else but mindlessly killing demons? Not really.
Now many of you may be saying, \"Why can\'t you just enjoy a game for the action?\" My answer to that has to do with the type of game DMC2 sets itself up to be. I don\'t mind sitting back and enjoying the action when the action itself is the object of a game. Take fighting games for example. The only goal is to kick some ass...I can appreciate that. But as soon as a game widens to the point where you\'re given a larger environment to move in and things that are called \"missions\" that imply some sort of goal, my expectations rise. I expect that I will be driven to complete the mission because of some important information, booty, or if nothing else, a progression in location to move me closer to my ultimate goal. Now if we think about how people work psychologically, we know that a goal shrouded in mystery can only work up to a point. I am content not knowing specifically what I will face in the end as long as, along the way, I uncover more and more clues to intrigue me. This is the first rule of tension in storytelling. It is why we turn the page-because we want to know what happens. When you take out the element of \"what happens,\" the only other reasons to keep going are to see really cool things or to fight really cool battles. This is an \"ooohhh and aaahhhh\" factor that has a limited appeal. The games that stick in my mind years later are ones that combine this with characters I get to know through my gameplay and situations that capture my imagination. It is the adventure part of an action-adventure game that requires this sort of forward progression that is helped immensely by plot development.
DMC2 has no real character development, doesn\'t let itself build together as a story, and completing the missions becomes unsatisfying. All that is then left is the possibility of \"ooohh and aaahhh.\" This game comes through with environments that are sometimes very beautiful and always skillfully rendered. This is a definite \"ooohhh.\" The fighting is incredibly smooth, and besides gravity defying leaps, aerial kicks, flips, rolls, multi-directional firing capacity with your guns, sword-swinging combos, and wall climbing leaps, you can also endow your amulet with the ability to fly and use your demon trigger to make yourself a force to be reckoned with. How cool is that? Very-- but there are problems. The enemies on the first default setting (more on this later) don\'t require any fighting savvy on the part of the player and the weapons are more limited than the first game (and although the different characters have different weapons and special attacks, they still play very much the same). But mostly it is that the environments don\'t require the maximum use of movement options that they could. With such leaping abilities, it is disappointing to be only able to leap on roofs occasionally and then only one level up on most occasions. I remember when the old side-scrollers tried to add playing depth and so they went up (apt examples include the first Contra, Kid Icarus, or Donkey Kong). This game screams with the need for environments that optimize the movement abilities of its characters, and for a fixed perspective game with a character who has unequaled vertical, up is the best option.
Camera and perspective in this game is a difficult issue for me to talk about. I am from the school that prefers the full 360 degree/3D movement and camera (a la Tomb Raider) in action/adventure games. I think that complex environments require the ability to look around the environment and change perspective. However, I realize that many people are fonder of the Resident Evil style fixed perspective. I am pleased with this game, in a way, because I think that it shifts the camera often enough to add interest and usually allows you to see elements of the environment that you need to see to continue (I remember a game where I ended up re-playing a whole level because I missed a door the camera never would show-thank goodness this game is not that way). However, there are occasions when the enemies you are fighting are off screen (you just have to fire blindly and pray) and the times during battle when the camera pulls back a little too far to see as well as you\'d like. Probably my worst gripe with fixed perspective games is the switch in directions when you enter a new room. But to be fair to this type of game, the camera is, for the most part, handled very well.
The music swings from ethereal, orchestral pieces as you explore to \"heavy-metal mayhem\" when you get attacked. Even if you are firing at enemies off screen, you know you\'ve beaten them when the music returns to soothing and bucolic. This element is definitely a strength for the game and supports the feeling of dichotomy in the industrial/archaic world that DMC2 creates. The voice acting is interesting, although the accents are hard to place (I guess I wouldn\'t recognize a \"Dumary\" accent anyway, huh?). The sound effects for enemies and for the environment are minimal. There isn\'t any in-game dialogue or \"witty quips,\" which I can say I don\'t miss, but a lack of meaningful, plot-driven dialogue in the cut screens is sorely missing.
Probably the main thing that needs to be discussed is the way DMC2 is set up to add replayability. The game begins with a default difficulty setting that is changed by beating both discs. It is extremely easy, so much so that a friend of mine completed the first disc without dying once. The enemies are like fleas really, mostly a minor annoyance. If you finish the game, then you can replay it in a hard mode. Once you beat it that way, it gives you a \"must die\" mode, and if you beat the game in that, you unlock extra characters to play. The first go-through is really short. The question then becomes, \"Did you have enough fun playing through the environments to warrant another two go-rounds at the entire game?\" I can\'t really say that I did. Getting there was not really half the fun. But the upside is that the enemies actually pose a threat after multiple playings and become a challenge. However, the lack of complexity in the game doesn\'t really make harder enemies any more of an attraction. I keep thinking of games like Splinter Cell where there are so many ways of going through a mission that replaying a level is a joy, and I don\'t feel that way at all about DMC2. You can unlock extra missions and find hidden areas in the game, but even then, it\'s hard to work up the excitement needed to play the same limp levels over and over.
I know I\'m being really hard on this game-it\'s probably because I\'m upset at the unmet potential that I feel it has. It really does have a cool feel about it and a promising fighting/movement style. Both newcomers and fans of the first game will probably want to rent it because of the shortness, if for no other reason. If you like it well enough to go through the hoops to get extra characters, then by all means, take home a copy of your own. But I am hoping that the next installment (and I have to say I do hope they make one, which means that I\'m not totally giving up on the title) puts more complexity into the storyline and initial playing experiences rather than just \"teasing the animals\" with the promise of more coolness later.
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Kwara by-election: How IGP Idris used police helicopter to ferry cash for APC – Timi Frank
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, to resign with immediate effect.
He accused the IGP of allegedly turning the police into the armed wing of the ruling party.
Frank in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, said the recent deployment and alleged use of a Police Helicopter to ferry cash to the candidate of the APC in the Irepodun/Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Isin Federal Constituency bye-election in Kwara South on Saturday showed how the police is working in cohort with the leadership of the APC to forcefully rig the elections.
It would be recalled that a police Helicopter had on Wednesday landed at the St. Paul Primary School in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state which is one of the LGAs where a by-election is scheduled to take place tomorrow.
It was alleged that the police Helicopter crew on arrival at the school were met in the field by the candidate of the APC in the bye-election, Mr. Tunji Ajuloopin, with his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). He later drove off after five huge Ghana-Must-Go bags, believed to be stashed with cash, were off-loaded into his vehicle.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had said the chopper was there on “surveillance patrol and the Airlift of Police Officers for the election.”
But Frank has called on Nigerians and the members of the International Community to note that this is not the first time the police under Idris is playing shameful partisan roles in aiding the APC to rig elections in the country.
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“The use of the police to unduly influence the outcome of elections in any democratic setting is unacceptable and therefore the police must immediately purge itself of partisanship ahead of the 2019 general elections, beginning with the urgent resignation of the IGP.
“Come to think of it, where did the IGP get the money that he sent a police chopper to drop-off in Omu-Aran for the APC candidate? If it is from the police budget, is that the purpose for which the money was allocated? If it is not from the police coffers, where is the money from?
“Is the police now the new Father Christmas in town, helping to fund elections in parts of the country, while its personnel are obviously lacking adequate remuneration, operational vehicles, communication, crime detection and prevention gadgets? Or is the police taking responsibility for the vote buying saga that has characterized recent elections in the country?
“They did it in Ekiti, Katsina, Bauchi, and recently in Osun. The police was established to serve and protect all Nigerians, irrespective of race, creed or party affiliation. The police under Idris have not only failed in their statutory duties of securing the lives and property of Nigerians but have been turned to an armed-wing of the ruling APC,” he stated.
He called on the presidency to urgently cause the probe of the police helicopter’s suspicious movement and the source of the funds it conveyed to the APC’s candidate as a way of proving to Nigerians that the police did not act at its behest.
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He also called on Nigerians to rise and resist police harassment, intimidation, arrest and detention of leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the Saturday’s bye-elections in Kwara State.
He further urged the European Union, Britain, USA, Germany and relevant Non-Governmental Organizations in the country to massively deploy observers to monitor and ensure that the bye-election is conducted in a free, fair and credible manner.
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Get the latest news on Jeff Trachta right here
10/14/99: To find out what happened last week, and why to scheduled events in Europe here in October were cancelled, please read the official statement from Cathy Tomas, Jeff's assistant at: www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/8454, it's the Fanpage for Bobbie Eakes & Jeff Trachta, or you can go to A&A Site 4 Bobbie & Jeff to find out how you can support Jeff Trachta at: Newssite4 Jeff Trachta and Bobbie Eakes-homepage
09/25/99: When Jeff Trachta in October comes to Holland & Belgium he will in addition to prior mentioned events also attend a Fashion show in Antwerp, Belgium on October the 10., for tickets call:(0032)75/58.60.96.
09/04/99: Jeff Trachta is currently shooting a guest starring role for Pamela Sue Andersons series V.I.P, the airdate is yet unknown, details will follow later.
08/10/99: Jeff Trachta will do a birthday concert in Bodegraven, Holland on October the 8., Jeff's visit to Holland also includes attending the 5. anniversary of the Bobbie Eakes & Jeff Trachta Fanclub on October the 14.. In addition to that Jeff will on October the 16. participate in the celebration of Jo Valley ( a singer from Belgium), this will take place in Antwerp, Belgium at something called "Sportpaleis"
07/28/99: If you are in the neighborhood around Muskegon, Michigan in August, drop by the Cherry County Playhouse to see Jeff in "Cinderella". The address is: 425 W. Western Avenue #406, Muskegon, MI 49440, USA. The phone# for the theater is: 616-777-8888. For tickets call: 1-800-585-3737
07/27/99: Yesterday Bobbie Eakes stated in an online interview at Stein Online, that the reason why she & Jeff only made two duet albums was because the record company only wanted them to make two. So who knows: Maybe they'll make another duet album later on.
07/25/99: From August 12-15 & 17-21, will Jeff play the Prince in Cinderella at the Cherry County Theatre in Muskegon, West Michigan. Tickets can be ordered online via www.Ticketsplus.com
07/25/99:Jeff Trachta just finished with the musical "Bye, Bye Birdie", he played the role of Conrad Birdie. The play was in both Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Reviews and pictures have been added
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Child actor ages, Tiger improves, Netflix goes mobile
Sigh. Macaulay Culkin insists on aging. He's 30 today.
Web Pulse is feeling old. Macaulay Culkin turned 30 on Thursday, and even crueler, his skin looks a lot more baby-soft than ours (despite this weird beard). Oookaaay, so it's not really weird to have facial hair, but Macaulay was supposed to remain forever the character he played in the "Home Alone" movies. Everybody, palms to cheeks! Do the scream. You know you want to.
Let's all observe this high holiday by going to Netflix.com and watching "Home Alone" while we apply an expensive jar of wrinkle cream to our faces and cover the lights in tissue paper. Good thing there's news today that a new iPhone Netflix app allows you to stream television episodes and movies. Go ahead, download that sucker and pull up Macaulay doing the palms-to-cheeks-scream. You know you want to.
While your gorgeous mug is buried in your iPhone, why not check out the latest sports headlines ... Hey, it's Tiger. (Remember that voice mail from last year?)
Tiger Woods has apparently gotten his game back after enduring what was believed to be one of the stinkiest stints in his professional career. He was in contention for the lead at Barclays tournament in New Jersey on Thursday, just a few days after his divorce from Elin Nordegren was formalized. Nordegren gave her first interview to People magazine this week, saying she had been "through hell" with her ex-husband after allegations surfaced of his extramarital trysts.
Nordegren is doing better than ever, thank you very much, no matter how much this lookalike on the green got attention today. Let's all take a cue from her and just accept that time marches on and we'll be just fine. Just fine. Really.
Post by: CNN's Ashley Fantz
Filed under: Sports • Tiger Woods • Web Pulse
good grief, culken is just plain weird looking.
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Will There Be A
HOME ALONe 5 ?
Ahahahahahhhh Will
Macaulay Culkin be the
Father (Aka Kevin McCallister again) in
"HOME ALONe" 5 ?
Has 30-year-old Macaulay Culkin flexed his considerable muscle with 20th Century Fox many of whom would open to debate, represented that Culkin star of the 1990 Hit "HOME ALONe” Will Macaulay be the Father in "Home Alone" Five, 20th Century Fox said that he came to Fame in the 1990 Holiday hit "HOME ALONe Fox hopes the sequel will come out by Christmas 2012, The Film starts filming this fall, will it be another gold mine? "Home Alone" Five is scheduled to start filming in November, the Director, "Chris Columbus", and some of the other cast and crew was already in place. Now, filming has been abruptly delayed for at least nine months, possibly longer, to accommodate Macaulay's schedule. Director Chris Columbus, & the head of Fox, said in an interview that they where casting Macaulay for the Fifth sequel of "HOME ALONe” Macaulay Was given the script nine months before the Director Chris Columbus said, referring to "HOME ALONe" One. "We had a signed contract with him to do "HOME ALONe" 5 about four months ago. Culkin was the first respond to us about the script." Fox proceeded on the assumption that he didn't want the choice role. Then, Chris Columbus said that Macaulay would “Do It Again”.
(THE SCREEN PLAY FOR HOME ALONe 5
WAS WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF THE LATE WRITER John Hughes WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2009 1950-2009)
great tips here, Sometimes its hard to find any good info anymore.thanks
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Top 5 Worst Twitter Overreactions/Takes of the Weekend
By J.D. Raucci
Twitter is a place for people to vent a little bit, express their feelings and get away from everything else for just a little while. It’s also a place where people tend to overreact and spew some pretty crazy takes.
There’s no better time for these kinds of bold statements than after a disappointing loss for one of your favorite teams and after SU’s overtime loss to Pitt on Saturday, the Orange Twitter warriors were out in full force and some of the things they had to say were, let’s just say, interesting. Here are the 5 best of the weekend:
1. Time to Start Looking Forward to Basketball
New year, same Syracuse football.
Boeheim’s boys start playing in one month so screw it
— Javin Grant (@yankeevinny) October 6, 2018
This is perhaps the most classic Syracuse fan take there is. Pair this along with all of the Tweets about how Syracuse is a basketball school and you’ve about 80% of Orange fans’ repertoires. Here’s the problem: there’s still a lot to look forward to in this football season. Sure, they’ve lost two in a row heading into the bye, but they also only need two more wins to make it to their first bowl game since 2013. You may still have the opportunity to play College Football Playoff spoiler against Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in November and have another chance to beat a rival in BC in the last game of the season. This is also the last six or seven games you’ll get to see of Eric Dungey and even though he didn’t look great on Saturday, you have to appreciate him while he’s here because he’s been incredibly fun to watch, and you don’t have many opportunities left to do that. Basketball season is going to be fun and everybody’s excited, but a couple of losses shouldn’t take you out of the football season completely.
2. Pitt is Better than Syracuse… at Everything???
Syracuse > Pitt. Hoops and football. No question
— nickolas novotni (@N_I_C_K_013) October 6, 2018
Alright, to be fair to Nickolas, you can’t really argue with the football part of this equation. After the loss on Saturday, SU is 3-14 against the Panthers since 2002 and has lost by double digits 10 times in that stretch. Simply put, Pitt has been better than Syracuse at football for a while now. However, saying that the Panthers are better in hoops may be a bit of a stretch. If we’re going strictly off recency bias, SU beat Pitt twice last year and made a trip to the Sweet 16 while the Panthers didn’t win a single ACC game and went 8-24. That is just absolutely abysmal. And even though when you look further past last year, the Panthers have beaten up on the Orange a bit, there’s still a lot of evidence that the Orange program as a whole is much better. Syracuse has gone to six Final Fours, Pitt has gone to one. SU has had 73 NBA draft picks, Pitt has had 27. Also, in case you forgot, the Orange have won a national title, the Panthers haven’t. Saying Pitt is better than SU in hoops is a joke. Also, Tyler Ennis.
3. Syracuse Football is Bad in October
Syracuse football needs to end this October tradition. #0-For-October
— Tony Staffiere (@tonystaffiere) October 6, 2018
I’m not quite sure what October tradition Tony is talking about here. I think he’s trying to insinuate that Syracuse plays poorly in the month, but that’s just not the case. If you think back to the last two seasons, what are the two wins that SU fans have been the most excited for? The answer to that question is obviously the upsets over Virginia Tech and Clemson. And guess what month both of those huge wins happened in? That’s right, they were both in October. Even outside of those wins, October has been an incredibly friendly month to the Orange in the Dino Babers era. Syracuse is 4-3 in the year’s tenth month since Dino took over the program for the 2016 season. That makes up half of the program’s wins in that stretch. 0-For-October simply isn’t a thing. This take was actually mind-boggling.
4. SU hasn’t Improved Under Dino Babers
Zero improvement since Babers took over. Can't prove otherwise. Records are the same: beat soft teams early in the season then lose to any D1 team they play. Just no talent coming to Syracuse to play football. Nothing to look forward to next year either.
— Juan Paul Ramirez (@jpfever) October 6, 2018
This is just ridiculous. SU has received more national attention and exposure in the last three years than they did in the previous ten years before that. Dino Babers has made Orange fans excited for the future in his tenure as the head man. Even if the results haven’t been there quite yet on a season-long scale, Dino has reenergized this fan base to a point that Scott Shafer and Greg Robinson could only dream of doing. The quality of recruits has gone up exponentially (I mean, this program probably couldn’t have even sniffed a guy like Tommy DeVito if it wasn’t for Dino Babers). All of that and we haven’t even talked about the win over Clemson and just how special and momentous that was for the program as a whole. That is the best win for Syracuse since the 80s and probably ranks in the top 5 all-time. All of that is thanks, in large, part to Dino Babers.
5. SU Football Has Bad Uniforms
Syracuse’s uniforms are the worst in college football. Just awful.
— Joseph Steigerwald (@steigerwaldino) October 6, 2018
Are SU’s uniforms the best in the country. No, that’s for sure. However, they certainly aren’t the worst. Have people really forgotten about some of the awful colorways Oregon has put out over the last few years. Or what about those disgusting all-mustard yellow uniforms that Michigan wore against Florida last year. Perhaps the worst that have come out in recent memory have been from Notre Dame. The Irish’s normal uniforms are some of the cleanest and most traditional in the entire country, but the unis they’ve thrown out for Shamrock Series games are just appalling. I mean, just look at these ones from 2016, or the terrible helmets from 2012. And worst of all are this year’s uniforms the Irish will wear against SU. Pitiful, absolutely pitiful. When uniforms like that exist out there, you can’t call Syracuse’s the worst in the country.
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Odisha Govt to set up inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) at a cost of Rs 185 crore
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to renovate Baramunda bus stand and transform it into an inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) at a cost of Rs 185 crore.
After chairing a high-level review meeting Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said that the Barmunda bus stand will be renovated with a cost of Rs 180 crore.
The work for the project is scheduled to begin by the end of June with an aim to finish it within 15 months and a Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared in this connection.
A place has been identified near Khandagiri here for the purpose of a temporary bus stand.
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Global Galaxy Properties and Systematics
If we have fluxes or magnitudes at various wavelengths, and redshifts or other distance measures, one may examine group properties of large numbers of galaxies to look for features that can tell about galaxy formation or evolution, as well as being essential to understanding the present-epoch population of galaxies. One might look at
correlations with Hubble type
correlations with luminosity (mass, metallicity, length scale)
distributions of structural parameters (bulge/disk, scale lengths)
distribution of galaxies by luminosity (the luminosity function)
how these change with environment or redshift.
Observational selection effects must first be understood when they cannot be eradicated. The foremost example is Malmquist bias, the fact that in a typical flux-limited sample we see only atypically bright objects at larger distances. This is a major fact of life in extragalactic astronomy; as Trimble (1996, PASP 108, 1073) points out, "Any large gathering of observational cosmologists today will include at least one person who thinks that someone else in the room does not understand the Malmquist effect". To allow for this effect, we need to know or guess the luminosity function (LF). As a simple example, take a class of objects with a uniform spatial distribution and a Gaussian LF; extreme values only occur within large volumes and thus at large distances, and the detection threshold (slanting line in the picture, where we detect only objects above it) means that the mean luminosity of the sample grows with distance even if the population does not change at all. The situation will look like this:
For real galaxies the situation is even worse, because the LF is very steep and very deep; this is why we don't know much about the population of dwarf galaxies. It is always safe (but seldom possible) to search much deeper than you might need to - otherwise elaborate statistical manipulations, such as survival analysis, will be needed to reconstruct the true properties of the sample distribution. Clusters of galaxies are popular for studies of the luminosity function for the same reason that star clusters are - distance-dependent effects are usually insignificant within a single cluster, so that the galaxy population in the cluster may be evaluated free of Malmquist bias. However, using clusters at a range of distances suffers not only from the Malmquist bias, but from the Scott effect - the fact that to be recognized as such at great distances, clusters become less and less typical in population. Note also all the selection effects mentioned at the outset of the course - surface brightness and compactness limits - mean that some kinds of galaxies are barely represented in existing catalogs. These selection effects are especially damaging for distance-scale problems.
Statistics with Hubble type
The number of galaxies of various Hubble types in a magnitude-limited sample is typified by these numbers from the RSA catalog:
Ordinary Barred
E+E/S0 173 SB0+SB0/Sba 48
S0+S0/a 142 SBa+SBab 42
Sa+Sab 123 SBb+SBbc 96
Sb+Sbc 187 SBc 77
Sc 293 SBcd+SBd 8
Scd+Sd 26 SBm+IBm 9
Sm+Im 13 ... ...
S 16 ... ...
Special 18 ... ...
Totals 991 ... 285
Types Sd,Sm are underrepresented in this flux-limited compilation because they are intrinsically fainter than the earlier spiral classes Sa-Sc. Some ellipticals (the sequence continuing into dwarfs) have similar problems. Only the types S0-Sc are probably fairly represented - these are giant galaxies and can be seen at large distances. If we regard Hubble type as mapping a continuous structural variable, the number of galaxies tells us about the bin widths of the Hubble classes in this variable.
Correlations with Hubble type may be examined in detail by using de Vaucouleurs' type index T, assigned as follows:
Type E E/S0 S0 Sa Sb Sc Sd Im
T -4 -2 0 1 3 5 7 10
A further luminosity-class index L (ranging 1-5) is defined for spirals and irregulars. The joint distribution of these for galaxies in the RC2 is given by de Vaucouleurs 1977 (Evolution of Galaxies and Stellar Populations, p. 43). Many useful quantities correlate with T, as shown in his Fig. 2.
Later-type galaxies are fainter in the mean - the scatter is quite large. Note that corrections for internal extinction needed to be made. As well as total optical luminosity and H I content, optical spectra and therefore color indices that relate to SFR history change with Hubble type. Some well-known examples are the UBV system indices U-B,B-V. These three passbands are centered near 3500, 4300, and 5800 Angstroms with passband widths 600-1400 Angstroms. Fig. 6 from de Vaucouleurs 1977 shows their variation (integrated across the whole galaxy) with T.
Early types E/S0 have red colors, as expected for systems with very low SFR. Later types have bluer colors, indicating a larger relative rate of recent star formation. This test alone does not tell whether this is due only to bulge/disk variations, chemical abundance effects or a real difference in the disk histories (I recall a very probing conversation with Sandy Faber about this, as a lowly grad student). We may regard this as a very low-spectral-resolution kind of spectral synthesis. The color-type relation is shown in this figure from Roberts and Haynes (1994 ARA&A 32, 115, reproduced from the ADS). That review also summarizes the evidence for changes in chemical abundance, dynamical mass, and H I content along the Hubble sequence.
It has long been known that the colors of E/S0 galaxies form a very well-defined sequence (the red sequence), reddening for brighter galaxies due to metallicity. It took the large uniform data set from the SDSS, augmented by GALEX, to show that star-forming galaxies have a set of colors which is surprisingly well defined in its own right, the blue sequence or blue cloud; there is a genuine minimum between the two populations (the green valley). This is shown in a color-derived mass plot (courtesy of Kevin Schawinski) from SDSS data:
The color bimodality is similar to the morphologcal dichotomy (E/S0 versus spiral/irregular), but not identical. There exist populations of blue early-type galaxies and red spirals, with blue ellipticals most numerous in low-density environments and red spirals just outside the densest regions (Bamford et al. 2009 MNRAS 339, 1324). The "green valley" is too sparse for many red galaxies to become blue by adding starbursts; it is potentially very important that these galaxies in transition have the highest probability of hosting AGN.
An important description of the distribution and occurrence of galaxies is the luminosity function Φ : Φ(L) dL is the number of galaxies in the interval L +/- dL/2 per unit volume. This may be defined for optical luminosity, radio power, far-IR power, ... One always has the hope that this function is fundamental in telling how galaxy masses are distributed; that is, that all kinds of galaxies have about the same visible to invisible mass ratio. The determination of Φ over a wide luminosity range is complicated by Malmquist bias, and the need to reduce all measurements to a common emitted-wavelength frame - this is a special problem for QSOs and very luminous galaxies, for which we must look to significant redshifts to see any of the brightest examples. The luminosity function may be determined, in principle, very simply; for objects in luminosity bin i, the luminosity function is simply
Φ(Li ) = Σ (1/Vm)
where Vm is the volume within which each object could have been detected, and the sum runs over all objects in bin i. All the selection effects fall into determining Vm for a given threshold condition, which may be nontrivial. Actually, it always seems to be nontrivial. An important application of Vmis the Schmidt V/Vm test, which can show whether the sample is complete or at least uniform, and can show the presence of some kinds of evolution with cosmic time when applied over a large redshift range. If the objects are uniformly distributed within the survey volume, the sample mean of the statistic V/Vm, where V is the volume of a sphere centered here and with the object at its surface, will be 1/2. [For cosmological applications one must worry about whether this is the right prescription for the volume of the sphere, integrating volume elements to the distance in question.] A value smaller than this implies that there are more objects close to us, which for galaxies normally means that the sample is more incomplete at large distances than we initially assumed. A mean value greater than 1/2 almost always implies cosmological evolution, as for QSOs. The fact that gamma-ray bursts show a value significantly smaller than 1/2 even for the most complete flux samples is one of their major puzzles.
From the magnitude-limited RSA catalog, the redshift distribution of catalog entries is shown here (less a single object at 9875 km/s).
From the wide range of cz we see that the volumes sampled at various luminosities differ by factors of order 106. Thus careful allowances for sample properties is crucial to measuring the LF. This is clear when comparing the distribution of apparent and absolute magnitude shown in the figures below (again from the RSA, skipping three naked-eye members of the Local Group):
To derive the proper relative numbers, one must correct for the different volumes within which each object would appear in the catalog. This apparent distribution declines fainter than absolute blue magnitude -21.5, while the space density continues to increase greatly to fainter absolute magnitudes.
An important analytic approximation to the overall galaxy luminosity function is the Schechter (1976, ApJ 203, 297) form Φ (L) dL = φ* (L/L*) α e-(L/L*) (dL/L*) where φ * (L/L*) is the normalizing factor, set by the number of galaxies per Mpc3, L* is a characteristic luminosity, and α is an asymptotic slope to be fit; a value around -5/4 usually agrees with the data. The plot (from Schechter's paper, reproduced by permission of the AAS) shows the fit to the mean of galaxy counts in 13 clusters.
L* appears to be constant among various clusters, and maybe even for non-cluster galaxies, at a given cosmic epoch, so that one may read references to "an L* galaxy". This is sometimes taken as a characteristic scale for galaxy formation. The brightest cD galaxies may require some additional process; they may violate the LF shape in that there should be virtually no galaxies so luminous in the observable Universe if the Schechter function held absolutely.
Different kinds of galaxies have different LF shapes and normlizations; this explains why Hubble thought of the LF as approximately Gaussian, from studies of (giant) spirals, while Zwicky counted everything, dissented vigorously and as usual correctly, and found a divergence at faint magnitudes. Zwicky distinguished dwarf, pygmy, and gnome galaxies (see his idiosyncratic book Morphological Astronomy). The LF must converge somewhere to avoid Olbers' paradox. The LF is simple only for dwarfs; the various types are distributed in Virgo as follows, from Fig. 1 of Binggeli, Sandage, and Tammann 1988 (Ann. Rev. 26, 509 - an excellent reference for the whole topic, figure reproduced from the ADS).
The differences may be clues to how different galaxy types form - in some biassing schemes, for example, ellipticals need stronger peaks than disks. On the other hand, if merging is important, this may tell us about the history of mergers rather than galaxy formation. It does seem to be quite consistent in shape among clusters of galaxies, so that it tells something basic and general about how galaxies have developed.
Similar clues are hidden in some of the basic correlations among global galaxy properties involving dynamics - the Tully-Fisher and Faber-Jackson relations. The Tully-Fisher relation, often employed as a distance indicator for spirals, is a tight relation between galaxy absolute magnitude and velocity scale of the disk (for example, at the 20% - of - peak level in an integrated H I profile, with appropriate inclination corrections). There are broad theoretical reasons why such a relation might hold, but no deep understanding at this point. The Faber-Jackson relation was also found empirically, from the fact that elliptical-galaxy luminosity and central velocity dispersion σ are related approximately as L ~ σ 4. A generalization, the fundamental plane, was found by noting that scatter about the F-J relation is correlated with metallicity (usually through a simple index of Mg absorption), although it turned out that this may not be the most basic parametrization. Not only is the fundamental plane a useful distance and environment probe, but it sets strong constraints on dynamical evolution; any transformations of galaxies must leave them very close to this plane. Since (in log space) the fundamental plane is, as far as we can tell, a plane, there are transformations of variables which correspond to orthogonal variables imbedded in it; Burstein and coworkers have explored the interpretation of these so-called κ parameters.
Basics of the "fundamental plane" may be found in the review by Kormendy and Djorgovski (1989, ARA&A 27, 235). Their Figure 2 (reproduced from the ADS) compares the observed Faber-Jackson relation (upper left) to more exact projections of the galaxy distribution in the volume of radius, surface brightness, and velocity dispersion.
In the observable parameters, R ~ σ 1.4 +/- 0.15 I-0.9 +/- 0.1 where R is an effective or core (but not isophotal) radius, σ is the velocity dispersion (one-dimensional, in the line of sight), and I is an averaged intensity (commonly the mean within the effective radius). Some of the earlier relations, such as L ~ σ 4 and Dn ~ σ 4/3 for diameter to reach a particular mean surface brightness, are projections of this plane along different observable axes. One mapping of particular theoretical interest (in which galaxies are widely spread) is the σ - μ plane, corresponding roughly to the density - cooling rate prescription needed to describe a galaxy's initial collapse. The virial theorem suggests a relation of about the FP form, with departures of the scaling exponents from 2 and 1 coming about if there is systematic variation in the (M/L) ratio with luminosity or other global parameters. The narrowness of the fundamental plane tells us that evolution by merging, if it is significant for ellipticals, must carry galaxies along but not across the plane. There are simulations suggesting that the FP parameters are indeed preserved during (some kinds of) merging. Recent work indicates the the fundamental plane shifts at least in luminosity with redshift, as expected for a broad class of galaxy-evolution schemes.
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Fur Is Only Beautiful on Animals
Pamelyn Ferdin Essays by Pamelyn March 2, 2019 March 16, 2019
A mother searches through the forest for food. Her babies are back in the den, safe for now but hungry, and even though its cold she must leave them, if only for a while, to keep them fed. Spotting something in the brush she cautiously approaches for a better look.
CRACK! CRUNCH! With the speed and force of hundreds of pounds of spring-loaded pressure, the six-inch steel jaws of a leg-hold trap snap shut, shattering the bones in her foot making her unable to escape the horror. The mother howls in dire pain and fear. The trap is anchored to the ground by a short chain and metal spike, so she can’t even drag herself away. She is trapped and will never see her babies again.
The fur farmer will eventually go into the woods and check his traps and if she is still alive, dash out her brains with a club – a bullet, after all, would damage the pelt and that’s the last thing a fur trapper wants; he must preserve the pelt so that women and men can wear these murdered animals as a fashion statement. But hours or days may pass, and she slowly dies in agony from exposure, dehydration, or blood loss. Knowing her babies wait back in the den, she tries to chew off her own leg to get to them. If she is successful, she will die anyway. Without their mother, her babies will soon die, too. A family will be cruelly killed so that someone, somewhere may have a pair of fur-lined gloves, a jacket or a decorative muff.
I urge you to take a minute and watch this video by fellow animal advocate Bill Maher. Isn’t it time we stopped thinking that fur (and feathers) are hip fashion statements, and see them for what they are, the remains of an animal, killed for human vanity?
People admiring a fur coat or fur-trimmed garment in a store window or glossy magazine are likely unaware that animals like mink, fox, coyote, beaver, rabbits and raccoons are clubbed, electrocuted, and even skinned alive for their fur. Anal and genital electrocution is a common and agonizing method of slaughtering fur-bearing animals. To accomplish this, fur farmers stick an electric probe in the mouth and anus of a living, suffering fox or other animal. Try to imagine the terror felt by these poor animals. When the farmer turns on the electric current, the animal seizes uncontrollably until it dies an excruciating death. Fur farmers favor this method because the animals are electrocuted from the inside out, limiting damage to the animal’s pelt. New York is presently the only state in which this ghastly practice is illegal.
Eighty-five percent of the fur industry’s “harvest” comes from animals held captive on factory farms, where they are crammed into severely crowded, filthy wire cages, and often skinned alive. Mink are known to go insane inside these tiny wire cages; many undercover animal activists have filmed the poor creatures going round and round in circles for hours on end, making high-pitched screeching noises.
One billion rabbits are slaughtered each year so that their fur can be used for trim in clothing, craft items, or for lures in fly-fishing.
One-third of all fur sold in the US comes from animals killed in steel-jaw traps, such as the one described above. The fur farmers set out these traps in the woods. The heavy steel traps slam shut on an animal’s limb, shattering the bone, which causes excruciating pain and leaves the animal stuck and starving, sometimes for days.
The huge conibear trap crushes an animal’s neck by applying 90 pounds of pressure per square inch, leaving the animal to suffer for up to eight minutes while he or she slowly strangles to death. These sadistic traps are set not only on land, but are also positioned at the bottom of shallow ponds to kill beavers who swim by building their homes or collecting aquatic plants to feed their families.
In China, more than two million cats and hundreds of thousands of dogs are bludgeoned, hanged, or bled to death, or simply skinned alive for their fur, which is then exported to the US.
I beg of you, if you or anyone you know still wears fur or fur trim, please let them know about how cruel the fur industry is. Faux fur is a compassionate and cruelty-free alternative for all seasons. Compassion: now that’s a hip fashion statement!
Peace for ALL the animals with whom we share the planet!
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A Mock Tribute
Adam Cooke
For those of us that enjoy comic art, especially political satire, this summer has gotten off to a lousy start.
In late June, we learned that Brunswick News Incorporated dropped veteran political cartoonist Michael de Adder from its pages. Days later, DC Entertainment confirmed that it would remove MAD Magazine from newsstands and rebrand the 67-year-old satirical staple as a nostalgia product.
I’ll talk about MAD next week. This week, I’ll focus on de Adder’s dismissal by Irving-owned BNI, and how its timing is leaving many with a foul taste in their mouths over perceived censorship issues.
A few weeks ago, de Adder circulated a biting, edgy cartoon about the American border crisis and the Donald Trump administrations policy of separating migrant children from their parents. Centring on a real-life photo of a deceased father and daughter who drowned at the U.S. border while trying to cross the Rio Grande, de Adder depicted President Trump driving a golf cart up to the face-down couple and asking: “Mind if I play through?”
To hear BNI describe it, the cartoon was never offered to any of the company’s three newspapers. On the other side of the equation, it probably wasn’t worth even submitting it to them, since de Adder has subsequently claimed that most of his Trump-themed cartoons were systematically turned down for inclusion in any BNI products.
At any rate, BNI subsequently terminated its contract with de Adder, a native of Moncton. He claims that a BNI official called him up and simply told him that his services were no longer required, without any further explanation. BNI later insisted that the company wished to bring in a new cartoonist to fill its op-ed pages, and used the phrase “false narrative” to describe the concept that the “playing through” cartoon was responsible for de Adder’s dismissal
Before I go any further, I should point out that this is hardly the first time de Adder has caught my eye with his edgy, inventive cartooning work. Nor is it his first brush with controversy for what some of us would consider an inappropriate image.
In 1997, three years before he signed a full-time contract with the now-defunct Halifax Daily News, de Adder’s distinctive style popped up semi-regularly in The Chronicle-Herald, running roughshod over Nova Scotia political leaders of the day. Early gems included the space-themed “Grit Trek” series and one of the most delightful and bizarre editorial cartoons I’ve ever seen, “The Birth of the Sable Gas Project,” which reworked Sandro Botticelli’s classic painting “The Birth of Venus” into a crowd of greedy politicians desperate to rework the burgeoning natural gas project to suit their own agendas.
Fans in our neck of the woods might remember de Adder for one of the uglier cartoons ever drawn of Rodney MacDonald in the first year of his tenure as Nova Scotia’s Premier. In 2006, amid a flurry of allegations that MacDonald’s marriage was dissolving, de Adder drew a smiling premier with a pair of boxer shorts on his head, insisting to a throng of media microphones: “Oh, those are just rumours.” It struck me at the time as one of the most tasteless things I’d ever seen in The Daily News, beneath even the most gut-wrenching images drawn by de Adder’s predecessor at the Halifax tabloid, the brilliant Theo Moudakis.
Another misfire arose earlier this year, when de Adder depicted soon-to-be-dumped Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould as a bound-and-gagged boxing opponent for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Following an outcry, de Adder announced that he would no longer depict women in violent situations – a pledge that, honestly, any cartoonist or satirist should embrace.
Whether any of this undercurrent of edginess was responsible for de Adder’s firing is muddied by BNI’s Irving ownership and its hesitancy to ruffle Trump’s feathers. Further complicating things is de Adder’s claim that the company axed several cartoons depicting New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, once a member of Irving’s board of directors, but had no trouble running several images of Higgs’ predecessor, Brian Gallant.
My point is that BNI should have recognized what it was getting in Michael de Adder: An unbiased political observer with a knack for getting to the heart of a story. They should also recognize that he has created some of the most beloved and virally-shared caricatures of our modern era, including heart-tugging tributes to the likes of Gord Downie, the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and those lost in the 2014 Moncton police shooting, to say nothing of his lovingly-rendered images for his You Might Be From Nova Scotia/New Brunswick/Canada If… book series.
Soldier on, Mr. de Adder. In an age where real-life madness reigns and newsstand MAD-ness is fading away, we need your honesty more than ever.
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Early defoliation in a temperate warm and semi-arid Tempranillo vineyard: vine performance and grape composition
10.1111/ajgw.12049
Risco, D.; Perez, D.; Yeves, A.; Castel, Juan R.; Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Risco, D., Perez, D., Yeves, A., Castel, J.R., Intrigliolo, D.S. (2014). Early defoliation in a temperate warm and semi-arid Tempranillo vineyard: vine performance and grape composition. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 20(1), 111-122.
Background and Aims: Early defoliation (ED) can reduce vine yield and improve fruit composition in vigorous vineyards. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of this technique for the Vitis vinifera (L.) cultivar Tempranillo under the temperate warm and semi-arid climatic conditions of south-eastern Spain. Methods and Results: Four treatments were applied over three seasons to drip-irrigated vines, planted with rows orientated north-south and shoots vertically positioned. Non-defoliated vines (control) were compared with vines defoliated either just before anthesis (phenological stage H, treatment ED) or at fruitset [phenological stage J, treatment late defoliation (LD)]. In the fourth treatment, only the leaves facing east were removed at phenological stage H (treatment east ED). In the fourth experimental season, all treatments were managed similarly. Defoliation did not reduce fruitset but reduced berry mass, particularly in the ED and the LD treatments. Defoliation, however, had a cumulative negative effect on vine bud fertility. Even in the fourth experimental season, the yield of the ED treatment was 18% lower than that of the control. Both the ED and particularly the LD treatments increased berry total soluble solids (TSS) and phenolic concentration. The effect of leaf removal on berry TSS and phenolic concentration was not significant in the east ED treatment. Conclusions: Defoliation at fruitset was the most effective treatment for increasing berry phenolics and TSS while maintaining must acidity. Growers should take into account, however, the important yield penalty because of defoliation, particularly in the mid-term. Significance of the Study: Early defoliation of Tempranillo grapes growing in semi-arid and temperate climates needs to be applied with caution and probably limited to specific seasons while consecutive defoliations should be avoided.
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Ellen DeGeneres Congratulates Ellen Page on Coming Out in a Way That Might Surprise You
When Ellen Page announced earlier this year that she was gay, she almost immediately grabbed the attention of another famous actress that made the same announcement almost 20 years ago – Ellen DeGeneres. Recently, Ellen Page was featured on Ellen DeGeneres’ show in a candid interview where Ellen D. got to tell Ellen P. how proud of her she was! She also played a brief snippet of the coming out speech that left many of Ellen Page’s fans in tears for one reason or another. It was basically like Ellen DeGeneres was passing a torch down to a whole new generation of female actresses coming out of the closet – and it just so happened that Ellen Page (an actress that shares the same first name) was her first choice. What did you think about the interview?
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head of government: Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005)
cabinet: Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) recommended by the chancellor, appointed by the president elections/appointments: president indirectly elected for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term) by a Federal Convention consisting of the 630-member Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and 630 delegates indirectly elected by the state parliaments; election last held on 19 February 2012 (next to be held 12 February 2017); chancellor indirectly elected by absolute majority by the Federal Parliament for a 4-year term; Federal Parliament vote for chancellor last held on 17 December 2013 (next to be held following the general election, no later than autumn 2017)
election results: Joachim GAUCK elected president; Federal Convention vote count - Joachim GAUCK (independent) 991, Beate KLARSFELD (independent) 126, Olaf ROSE (National People's Union) 3; Angela MERKEL (CDU) reelected chancellor; Federal Parliament vote - 462 for, 150 against, 49 abstentions
Legislative branch: description: bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 seats; members appointed by each of the 16 state governments or landtags) and the Federal Diet or Bundestag (631 seats - total seats can vary each electoral term; approximately one-half of members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and approximately one-half directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)
elections: Bundestag - last held on 22 September 2013 (next to be held no later than autumn 2017); most all postwar German governments have been coalitions; note - there are no elections for the Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election
election results: Bundestag - percent of vote by party - CDU/CSU 41.5%, SPD 25.7%, Left 8.6%, Greens 8.4%, FDP 4.8%, other 10.9%; seats by party - CDU/CSU 311, SPD 193, Left 64, Greens 63
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Federal Court of Justice (court consists of 127 judges including the court president, vice-presidents, presiding judges, and other judges, and organized into 25 Senates subdivided into 12 civil panels, 5 criminal panels, and 8 special panels; Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (consists of 2 Senates each subdivided into 3 chambers, each with a chairman and 8 members) judge selection and term of office: Federal Court of Justice judges selected by the Judges Election Committee, which consists of the Secretaries of Justice from each of the 16 federated States and 16 members appointed by the Federal Parliament; judges appointed by the president of Germany; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Federal Constitutional Court judges - one-half elected by the House of Representatives and one-half by the Senate; judges appointed for 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 68
subordinate courts: Federal Administrative Court; Federal Finance Court; Federal Labor Court; Federal Social Court; each of the 16 German states or Land has its own constitutional court and a hierarchy of ordinary (civil, criminal, family) and specialized (administrative, finance, labor, social) courts
Political parties and leaders: Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER] Alternative for Germany or AfD [Frauke PETRY and Joerg MEUTHEN] Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL] Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER] Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER] Left Party or Die Linke [Katja KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER] Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL]
Political pressure groups and leaders: other: business associations and employers' organizations trade unions; religious, immigrant, expellee, and veterans groups
International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, 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, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
National symbol(s): golden eagle; national colors: black, red, yellow
National anthem: name: "Das Lied der Deutschen" (Song of the Germans)
lyrics/music: August Heinrich HOFFMANN VON FALLERSLEBEN/Franz Joseph HAYDN
note: adopted 1922; the anthem, also known as "Deutschlandlied" (Song of Germany), was originally adopted for its connection to the March 1848 liberal revolution; following appropriation by the Nazis of the first verse, specifically the phrase, "Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles" (Germany, Germany above all) to promote nationalism, it was banned after 1945; in 1952, its third verse was adopted by West Germany as its national anthem; in 1990, it became the national anthem for the reunited Germany
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hans Peter WITTIG (since 21 May 2014)
chancery: 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador John B. EMERSON (since 26 August 2013)
embassy: Pariser Platz 2
mailing address: Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin
telephone: [49] (30) 8305-0
FAX: [49] (30) 8305-1215
consulate(s) general: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich
The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and a large increase in net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II. The new German Government introduced a minimum wage of about $11.60 (8.50 euros) per hour that took effect in 2015. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2015 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.9%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016, though the target was already reached in 2012. The German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros during 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power largely with renewable energy, which accounted for 27.8% of gross electricity consumption in 2014, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Domestic consumption, bolstered by low energy prices and a weak euro, are likely to drive German GDP growth again in 2016.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.979 trillion (2016 est.) $3.911 trillion (2015 est.) $3.854 trillion (2014 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): GDP (official exchange rate): $3.495 trillion (2015 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 1.7% (2016 est.) 1.5% (2015 est.) 1.6% (2014 est.)
investment in inventories: -1%
imports of goods and services: -38% (2016 est.)
Agriculture - products: potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; milk products; cattle, pigs, poultry
Industries: among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles
Labor force: 45.3 million (2016 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 27 (2006) 30 (1994)
Budget: revenues: $1.507 trillion
expenditures: $1.484 trillion (2016 est.)
Public debt: 69% of GDP (2016 est.) 71.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
note: general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.4% (2016 est.) 0.1% (2015 est.)
Current account balance: $301.4 billion (2016 est.) $284.2 billion (2015 est.)
Exports: $1.283 trillion (2016 est.) $1.309 trillion (2015 est.)
Exports - commodities: motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products
Exports - partners: US 9.6%, France 8.6%, UK 7.5%, Netherlands 6.6%, China 6%, Italy 4.9%, Austria 4.8%, Poland 4.4%, Switzerland 4.2% (2015)
Imports: $987.6 billion (2016 est.) $1.017 trillion (2015 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery, data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, agricultural products
Imports - partners: Netherlands 13.7%, France 7.6%, China 7.3%, Belgium 6%, Italy 5.2%, Poland 5%, US 4.7%, Czech Republic 4.5%, UK 4.2%, Austria 4.2%, Switzerland 4.2% (2015)
Debt - external: $5.326 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $5.21 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $1.416 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.36 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $2.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.972 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
Exchange rates: euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.9214 (2016 est.) 0.885 (2015 est.) 0.885 (2014 est.) 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.)
Electricity - production: 591 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 533 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity: 198 million kW (2014 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Crude oil - imports: 1.844 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production: 2.175 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption: 2.372 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 462,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production: 9.469 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - exports: 22.27 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - imports: 89.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 47.4 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 805 million Mt (2013 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been moderniz
domestic: extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roa
international: country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems (2015)
Broadcast media: a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds (2008)
Internet country code: .de
Internet users: total: 70.82 million percent of population: 87.6% (July 2015 est.)
Airports: 539 (2013)
Airports (paved runways): total 318
over 3,047 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 70
under 914 m: 125 (2013)
Airports (unpaved runways): total 221
Heliports: 23 (2013)
Pipelines: condensate 37 km; gas 26,985 km; oil 2,826 km; refined products 4,479 km; water 8 km (2013)
Railways: total: 43,468.3 km standard gauge: 43,209.3 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified); 15 km 0.900-m gauge; 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)
Roadways: total 645,000 km
paved: 645,000 km (includes 12,800 km of expressways)
note: includes local roads (2010)
Waterways: 7,467 km (Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea) (2012)
Merchant marine: total 427
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 6, cargo 51, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, container 298, liquefied gas 6, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Finland 3, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 2)
registered in other countries: 3,420 (Antigua and Barbuda 1094, Australia 2, Bahamas 30, Bermuda 14, Brazil 6, Bulgaria 12, Burma 1, Cayman Islands 3, Cook Islands 1, Curacao 25, Cyprus 192, Denmark 9, Dominica 5, Estonia 1, France 1, Gibraltar 123, Hong Kong 10, Isle of Man 56, Jamaica 10, (2010)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Baltic Sea - Rostock; North Sea - Wilhelmshaven
river port(s): Bremen (Weser); Bremerhaven (Geeste); Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine); Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe); Lubeck (Wakenitz) oil terminal(s): Brunsbuttel Canal terminals
container port(s): Bremen/Bremerhaven (5,915,487), Hamburg (9,014,165) (2011) LNG terminal(s) (import): Hamburg
Military branches: Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw) (2013)
Military service age and obligation: 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 (2013)
Military expenditures: 1.18% of GDP (2015) 1.35% of GDP (2012) 1.34% of GDP (2011) 1.35% of GDP (2010)
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 115,604 (Syria); 51,396 (Iraq); 30,026 (Afghanistan); 20,281 (Turkey); 19,763 (Iran); 10,980 (Eritrea); 9,157 (Serbia and Kosovo) (2015)
stateless persons: 12,569 (2015)
Illicit drugs: source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and European-produced synthetic drugs; major financial center
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1. The Welsh Independent Healthcare Association (WIHA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Committee’s call for evidence on this Bill and Explanatory Memorandum. As per the Committee’s request, WIHA’s response addresses the Bill’s terms of reference.
2. WIHA is the representative association of independent healthcare providers in Wales. Providers are largely acute, mental health and learning disability hospitals in Wales. WIHA also represents a hospice provider and an oncology centre providing proton beam therapy.
3. Please find attached for reference the latest WIHA Credentials document which provides an overview of the independent healthcare sector in Wales.
Terms of Reference Comments
4. The general principles of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill and the need for legislation to deliver the stated policy intention.
WIHA welcomes this Bill and believes it will be beneficial for patients who have a complaint spanning treatment across the NHS and independent healthcare sectors. It is right that the complaints process should follow the citizen and not the sector.
5. The Ombudsman already has jurisdiction over complaints made about NHS-funded treatment in WIHA member hospitals as well as treatment in hospices.
6. Provisions of the Bill which set out the new powers for the Ombudsman to:
accept oral complaints;
This seems like a positive initiative to improve social justice and equal opportunities.
undertake own initiative investigations;
WIHA recognises the value of ‘own initiative investigations’ undertaken by Ombudsmen services to patients and hospital providers. It would appear the necessary checks and balances have been built into determining the criteria whereby the Public Services Ombudsman can undertake own initiative investigations.
undertake a role in relation to complaints handling standards and procedures
This seems a good initiative in reducing variation in effective complaints handling standards and procedures across public services in Wales. WIHA’s understanding is that this does not apply to the independent healthcare sector. Many WIHA members subscribe to the Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS), which provides annual training for members on complaints handling.
investigate private medical treatment including nursing care in a public/private health pathway;
As per WIHA’s previous submission to the Finance Committee, we welcome this provision and believe it will be beneficial to patients in these circumstances. In practice, the number of complaints against WIHA members that reach an external review stage is relatively small. The number of complaints that involve both combined NHS and private treatment is even smaller. We note that the Ombudsman estimates that such cases represent one per cent of health sector complaints or seven cases each year (11.55).
10. The financial implications of the Bill (as set out in Part 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum).
WIHA recognises that the inclusion of investigations of the private health service element in a public/private health service pathway will have a small, but direct, financial impact on the Ombudsman, costing £17,535 over 5 years (Table 4, page 56). WIHA has calculated the cost of including such cases will make up less than 0.1% of the Ombudsman’s yearly budget (using figures from 2017-18 found within the Summary Table on Page 45). We also note in Paragraph 11.11 of the Explanatory Memorandum that the Ombudsman could accommodate the additional cost within existing resources.
11. WIHA recognises the right of the Ombudsman to serve a costs recovery notice on a private health service provider as a means of recovering additional costs incurred by the Ombudsman where the provider has obstructed the Ombudsman or done something which would amount to contempt of court if the investigation were proceeding in the High Court.
12. Section 34: Compensation for the person aggrieved
WIHA represents a hospice provider for which this section presents significant concerns. Hospices receive very limited statutory funding and do not work on a commissioned or privately funded basis. Consequently, having to pay compensation to patients according to levels defined by the Ombudsman would present a financial risk to the organisation.
13. Any potential barriers to the implementation of the Bill’s provisions and whether the Bill takes account of them
WIHA is not aware of any potential barriers to the implementation of the Bill’s provision.
14. Whether there are any unintended consequences arising from the Bill
At this stage, WIHA cannot foresee any unintended consequences for independent healthcare providers arising from the Bill.
In summary, WIHA members support the extension of the PSOW’s remit to investigate complaints that include an NHS and private health element of care.
We are also pleased to note that there will be a review of the legislation after five years from the date of the Act receiving Royal Assent and further reviews thereafter as Welsh Ministers deem appropriate.
WIHA look forward to providing oral evidence to the committee and responding to any further questions on the terms of reference.
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The Cuckoo´s Calling by Robert Galbraith book review
April 28, 2016 / Guillermo Paz
Robert Galbraith, for those who still don´t know it, is the pseudonym by which J.K. Rowling, the famous writer behind the Harry Potter books, pens these detective saga of books about Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott. It is clearly in the Whodunnit genre. In this book, the story follows a former military investigator, who is retired due to an incident where he loses his leg, and has to become a private investigator. That is Cormoran Strike; and The Cuckoo´s Calling is the inaugural book that was followed so far by Silkworm and Career of Evil.
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39961326
The book is written in clearly different voice as the post Harry Potter book by Rowling “The Casual Vacancy“. In The Cuckoo´s Calling, she takes onto the challenge of making a new success from scratch and see if shee can get away from her own name and success to try again to create a new bestseller saga non dependent on her being her.
The effort to fullfill the challenge is quite clear as she takes more time and detail in creating the characters than what she did on The Casual Vacancy.
The bitter investigator, the young assistant who would rather chase mysteries than have secure job, the murder of a supermodel few days before signing a multimillionaire contract, and a whole lot of suspects.
A high profile family, rap singers, models, designers, film producers, night people, poor friends who benefit from the model. Anyone could´ve done it, everybody has a potential motive, yet everybody claims to love her.
The Cuckoo´s Calling is a great read by @jk_rowling under #RobertGalbraith pseudonym. #BookReviews
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In the story, Galbraith describes in more or less detail 27 characters, taking the time to present each of them and let us know their motivations. Of course it is mostly centered in Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott; in how Lula Landry was when she was still alive, and in John Bristow -adoptive brother of Lula- who hires Strike to solve the case.
All in all, The Cuckoo´s Calling is a good novel by Robert Galbraith to kick of a murder mystery series, and one that we will probably be soon seeing in the big screen too.
Have you read The Cuckoo´s Calling? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section, and follow me on Twitter for more book reviews.
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Shadow man, shadow box, dance in the dark
with me. This resurrected agony there’s apathy for caskets — NoName Gypsy
What the Trayvon Tragedy Can Teach Us About Being White
A week like this hasn’t been an easy one for conducting ourselves in the work-a-day world while Trayvon’s soul calls us to think deeply and long about healing and justice.
The Trayvon Martin case shows once again how white people and people of color live in very different universes.
Many of my Facebook friends have turned their profiles black.
Many of my African American friends on Facebook have turned their FB profile pictures to a black blank to reflect the widespread feeling that, as one FB friend posted (her emphasis): “This verdict was ALL ABOUT how a BLACK life has NO VALUE in this country, and this country REINFORCES that fact DAILY. And dares you to complain.”
As a white person I cannot do or say the same on my black friends’ behalf. In other words, I cannot put myself in their place.
Empathy is about identifying with and understanding another’s situation, feelings and motives.
Basically, the definition of white privilege
As a white person, I can hurt and apologize for the on-going grave injustices leveled against them. But I am immune to feeling the deep aching and enduring insults – physical, mental and psychic that my black friends shoulder.
By turning my FB profile blank I’d only mire myself in the quicksand of trying to be an empathic white person – and come off as well meaning but misguided.
Yet there are other ways to channel my personal resolve toward healing these deep wounds.
If you’re white and you haven’t read it, the piece, “That Doesn’t Mean it Stings Any Less” by hip-hop musician Questlove, who’s also the musical director for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, is worth your time.
His eloquent heartfelt commentary offers us a flavor of contemporary black life in a white world.
A Menacing Vibration
Any white who hangs out with African American friends sees the daily injustice or insults.
I was with a black girlfriend this spring in a resort town on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The two of us strolling down the quaint cobblestone sidewalks packed with white tourists in Hawaiian prints, Burmuda plaids and seersucker pucker.
A bi-racial couple appeared on the other side of the street. “I want to run over and hug her,” my friend kiddingly (desperately?) said of the black woman walking hand-in-hand with her white boyfriend. “I’m not alone!” my friend sighed, again feigning a lightness lined with heavy metal.
To me, in this scene, there was no evident threat to her personhood – as a typical white person I was oblivious to the absence of a welcoming vibe.
But from her perspective, the crowd was a sea of body language and facial expressions that, yes, included friendliness – but also ranged from benign to hostile.
It’s like a menacing vibration where the frequency can only be heard by People of Color and especially, I believe, African Americans.
Where are All the White People?
If we are intent on moving into an advanced age of racial understanding it rests on us whites actively working to shift that vibration.
For example, earlier this year a well-respected Afro-centric Detroit school was vandalized. I learned about it through my friends on FaceBook.
A fundraiser talent show was hurriedly organized at the Wright Museum. For $20 there would be a showcase of dancers, vocalists, drummers and spoken word poets, many from the school.
I showed up as a member of my community in solidarity for supporting this school. The beautifully appointed auditorium of the Wright Museum holds about 300 people – it was filled near to capacity.
Scanning row after row, I was the only white face in the crowd (I was hopeful for a moment when I saw a light shock of hair in the crowd but it was a sister with an Afro bleached blonde.)
Like my friend in Florida, I was looking for “my kind” and resonating with her need for inclusion.
Unlike her, however, I felt peacefully accepted and outwardly welcomed in this sea of black faces.
Some months later I attended Black Women Rock in Detroit, poet Jessica Care Moore’s project to focus more commercial attention on women of color in the artistic community.
I arrived late but, again, in the packed auditorium, I appeared to be the whitest face in the room. And, again, I felt included and welcomed; we had a raucous good time.
Try This On
My invitation to white people who studiously stay within their white comfort zones is to venture out and make it their mission to extend a ‘welcoming’ vibration.
I’m riffing here with a few ideas:
Make black friends on Facebook and then take it off the Internet to real life
Join organizations that are led by African Americans
Attend cultural events that you ordinarily wouldn’t
Go out of your way to smile and acknowledge all those different from yourself. Yes, African American, but also other people of color, sexual orientation and those with disabilities
Take it upon yourself to understand what ‘white privilege’ means
I’d like to hear yours.
As white people, let’s avenge Trayvon’s death with a kindness that’s revolutionary.
If you liked this, you might also appreciate:
What Trayvon Martin Means to Me and Should Mean to You
Written by Becca on July 24, 2013 in Featured, Healing, Personal Growth, Race/Ethnicity, Relationships, Slider, Well Meaning White Woman
About Becca
A transplant to Detroit, Becca Williams is wondering what's all this fuss about Detroit and its metro area? Eight mile, suburbs, lots of 'zebras,' pitting who against whom? She just says, "Let's get the women together and we'll figure it out." So here it is: Shetroit.com: Women Dreaming Detroit. And another thing, she comes from Chicago where the whole metro area was referred to as 'Chicagoland.' It's a big hug that says, "We share a land. We're community." From now on, Detroitland. Click here to read more about Rebecca
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Obtaining evidence from vulnerable witnesses
The SIPR Evidence & Investigation Network Seminar "Obtaining evidence from vulnerable witnesses " was held on Wednesday 15th October 2008 at the Council Chambers, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen.
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Child Witnesses
Chair: Professor Amina Memon, University of Aberdeen
Vulnerable witnesses - scope, nature and research
Professor Brian R. Clifford (University of East London and University of Aberdeen)
Abstract: The concept of 'the vulnerable witness' will be outlined. How, and to whom, the concept is applied in the criminal justice system will then be delineated. The various categories of vulnerable witnesses will then be examined and the nature of their putative vulnerability will be outlined. Research will then be discussed that serves to confirm, deny or elaborate on the supposed evidential inadequacies of the various categories of vulnerable witness. The presentation will focus on the investigative interview aspect of vulnerable witnesses, rather than court innovations, and compare and contrast the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the various interviewing protocols that are currently available to the serving police officer.
Obtaining eyewitness evidence from child witnesses: the advantage of VIPER parades
Dr Catriona Havard (Eyewitness Research Group, University of Aberdeen and SIPR)
Abstract: In the UK there have been an increasing number of children being asked to give evidence as witnesses in criminal cases and view video lineups to identify perpetrators, however little research has investigated how well children perform using this type of identification procedure. In this study children aged 6-8 and 13-14 years witnessed a staged event where an unfamiliar man interrupted a classroom or assembly and several days later were asked to identify the man from either a video or photographic lineup. For some lineups the target was present (target present) whereas for others the target was not (target absent). The results found an advantage for the target absent video lineups over the photographic lineups, but only for adolescents.
The delicate handling of "don't know" responses during interviews with children (and everyone else)
Dr Alan Scoboria (University of Winsor, Ontario, Canada)
Abstract: Don't know responses and other expressions of ignorance are common during interviews, and such responses arise for many reasons. The best approach for handling such utterances is less than straightforward. The inevitable trade-off between quantity of information gathered and accuracy of said information will be discussed, with a focus upon how best to address "don't know" responses during interviews. Examples from studies upon children's use of "don't know" responses during interviews will be drawn upon to illustrate key points. The implications of ignoring, encouraging, discouraging, and clarifying such responses will be presented. The negative influence of misleading questioning upon "don't know" response rates will also be discussed.
Witnesses with Learning Disabilities
Chair: Dr Derek Carson, University of Abertay
Defining the Role of the Appropriate Adult
Dr Harriet Pierpoint (University of Glamorgan)
Slides as a pdf file [128 Kb]
Abstract: In England and Wales, an 'appropriate adult' should accompany a juvenile or mentally vulnerable suspect while he or she in police custody and is expected to give "advice and assistance" (Home Office, 2008, PACE Code C para 3.18). A comparable role exists in a number of other countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand and Scotland. This paper will argue that the official definition of the role of the 'appropriate adult' is ambiguous and contradictory and has been socially constructed by the legislator, courts, the police, suspects and appropriate adults. However, it is the interpretation of the appropriate adults themselves which will most strongly impact on the suspects' experience of police detention and questioning. Hence, this paper will to consider the nature of the role in light of (1) the results of a case study of a volunteer appropriate adult service for young suspects (Pierpoint, 2001; 2004; 2006) and (2) the unpublished results of a recent survey of appropriate adult co-ordinators and professional appropriate adults for young and mentally vulnerable suspects. It will consider the implications of these findings for the definition of the role and future research. A discussion of the nature of the role is particularly timely in view of potential revisions to the role in the forthcoming consultation paper from the PACE Review and the PACE Review Board's comments.
Repeated questions and repeated interviews in forensic investigations with intellectually disabled victimsh
Dr David La Rooy (University of Abertay Dundee and SIPR)
Abstract: This presentation examines the dynamics of forensic interviews with alleged victims of abuse who have intellectual disabilities and focuses on two current issues. First, what are the effects of asking repeated focused questions in forensic interviews? The results of forthcoming research reveal how the use of repeated focused questions by interviewers may contaminate reports because the answers changed 40% of the time. The practical implications for interviewers will be discussed. Second, what are the effects of repeating interviews with alleged victims who have intellectual disabilities? The results of recently published research show that 80% of the information provided in repeated interviews was new, previously undisclosed, information. Importantly, this new information did not appear to contradict information already provided in the earlier interview suggesting that repeated interviews may be a useful means of obtaining more detailed accounts. Practical issues surrounding the risks of repeated interviews and the use of repeated questions in interviews will be discussed.
Face recognition and description in people with mild learning disabilities
Julie Gawrylowicz (University of Abertay Dundee and SIPR)
Abstract: During the present study, the ability of participants with mild learning disabilities (LD) to recognize and describe faces was compared to that of non-LD participants. The research comprised three old/new face-recognition tasks and two face-description tasks. LD participants also completed the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI). Face-recognition data revealed that participants with LD performed significantly less accurately on the old/new recognition tasks than their non-LD counterparts. Furthermore, during the description tasks participants with LD mentioned significantly less facial information than participants without LD. No correlations were obtained between the performance and IQ for participants with LD. The implications of these findings are discussed with reference to people with LD acting as witnesses in a legal setting.
Speakers and Chairmen:
(l to r) Pierpoint, Clifford, Carson, Memon, La Rooy, Gawrylowicz, Scoboria, Havard
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Tulip, a Modified Munsell Color Space
Author(s): Uri Feldman
The "Tulip" is a modified Munsell Color Space in which equal hue spacing is converted to variable hue spacing, reflecting the differential sensitivity to hue as a function of value, for a fixed chroma. Number of discernible hues, when plotted on a hue-value plane, results in the proposed tulip shape, with curved lines delineating the boundaries between hues. By means of a signal detection experiment, the tulip for yellow-green and for blue is determined. It is shown that more distinct hues of yellow-green are discernible at a high value than at low value. Conversely, for blue, more distinct hues are discernible at low value than at high value.
Date Published: 1 March 1990
Proc. SPIE 1192, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision VIII: Algorithms and Techniques, (1 March 1990); doi: 10.1117/12.969745
Uri Feldman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision VIII: Algorithms and Techniques
David P. Casasent, Editor(s)
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Final Program: As If / Vox Populi / The Syrian Archive / The Society of Post-Control
tactical media,
meme wars,
tactical research,
Tactical Media Connections public program, Amsterdam January 20 - 22, 2017.
As part of the Tactical Media Connections public research trajectory tracing the legacies of Tactical Media and its connections to the present, a series of public events take place in Amsterdam between January 20 and 22, 2017. The public program includes an exhibition at Framer Framed in the Tolhuistuin cultural centre, opening on Friday January 20; a Meme Wars Lab workshop on Friday January 20; a public debate at Eye Filmmuseum on Saturday January 21, and a one day conference (‘The Society of Post-Control’) again at the Tolhuistuin on Sunday January 22.
Please find below a brief program overview, followed by a detailed description of the different parts of the public program.
Program Overview:
The Media Artist as Trickster
Exhibition at Framer Framed, Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam,
20 January – 5 March 2017
Opening: Friday, January 20, 2017, 17.00
Curated by Annet Dekker and David Garcia, in collaboration with Ian Alan Paul
The exhibition As If: The Media Artist as Trickster focuses on politically inspired media art that uses deception in all its forms. It shows the artist as a trickster, as a ‘dark jester’, using a variety of hoaxes, hacks and ruses to reveal the hidden workings of power structures and the possibility of alternative futures. At the heart of As If is the desire to address one of today’s most urgent political issues: a radical shift in the boundary between fiction and reality in public discourse, in a world increasingly governed by ‘post-truth’ politics.
Artists: Morehshin Allahyari, Arabian Street Artists, Paolo Cirio, Coco Fusco, Paul Garrin, Julian Oliver / Danja Vasiliev, Ian Alan Paul, Superflux, The Yes Men, UBERMORGEN, Wachter & Jud, Robert Ochshorn
http://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/expositie-as-if-the-media-artist-as-trickster
Vox Populi and The Syrian Archive
Documenting revolution and conflict in the digital age
Eye Film Museum
Saturday, January 21, 12.00 - 17.00
The program at Eye explores the complicated relationship between the activist moment, increasingly mediated by the participants in these events themselves and increasingly in near real-time, and the static character of the archive and its implicit ‘suspension of time’. We center for this on two ambitious projects under development: Vox Populi - Archiving a Revolution in the Digital Age, of artist Lara Baladi, and The Syrian Archive, an initiative launched by a collective of human rights activists dedicated to preserving open source documentation relating to human rights violations and other crimes committed by all sides during the conflict in Syria.
Speakers: Lara Baladi (Vox Populi), Hadi Al Khatib & Jeff Deutch (The Syrian Archive), Robert Ochshorn, Charles Jeurgens, and guests. Moderated by Annet Dekker & Eric Kluitenberg
www.eyefilm.nl/film/vox-populi-and-the-syrian-archive-documenting-revolution-and-conflict-in-the-digital-age?program_id=11813169
The Society of Post-Control
Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
Sunday January 22, 12.00 - 18.00
Drawing on Michael Seemann’s concept of Digital Tailspin (“Kontrollverlust”) this expanded conversation will explore the idea that a situation has emerged where the overwhelming complexity of technological and socio-economic systems is giving rise to an ever increasing number of unpredictable and uncontrollable events. How do civic rights advocates, activists, image makers and artists respond to this evolving context of Post-Control? Are there new opportunities for progressive emancipatory politics that are able to surf the chaos as effectively as the insurgent populists of the new right (alt.right and beyond)? How to respond to ‘Post-Control’ online and offline?
Speakers: Michael Seemann, Geert Lovink, Marc Tuters, Kim de Groot, David Garcia, Ingrid Eel, Ian Alan Paul, Bernardo Gutiérrez , Steve Kurtz, and guests. Moderated by Eric Kluitenberg.
This program is part of Tactical Media Connections, a public research trajectory initiated in 2014 by Eric Kluitenberg and David Garcia tracing the legacies of Tactical Media and its connections to the present.
www.tacticalmediafiles.net/articles/3646
After Amsterdam the exhibition and associated events public events will travel to FACT, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technologies in Liverpool (2 March – 31 May 2017) and HeK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel (21 March – 21 May 2017), with a change of exhibition title to How Much of this is Fiction.
The Programs in Detail:
As well as acting as a timely reflection on the nature of truth in a time filled with fake news, misinformation, and tactical propaganda, the show also serves a historical purpose. Many of the high-speed media interventions showcased in the show are, to a degree, legacies of ‘Tactical Media’; a cultural and political movement that flourished briefly in the late 90s. Tactical Media was the first to combine the power of art, the tricks of the PR and advertising world, and an experimental approach to digital media, to mount hit-and run interventions in the media sphere.
As If will show how the legacies of this DIY media movement remain all around us. Whether it be the social media meme tactics of alt-right or the live streaming of police shootings to social and mainstream media platforms around the world; whether it be Trump’s midnight tweets or the exposure of the totality of the surveillance state through Snowden’s actions and information unveiled by Wikileaks: it is clear that the critical role of “do it yourself” media politics is as relevant today as ever.
Featuring works by twelve artists/artist collectives - all united in their underlying purpose of engaging with urgent social and political events - the show includes exciting new commissioned work by Morehshin Allahyari (IR).
Morehshin Allahyari, Arabian Street Artists, Paolo Cirio, Coco Fusco, Paul Garrin, Julian Oliver / Danja Vasiliev, Ian Alan Paul, Superflux, The Yes Men, UBERMORGEN, Wachter & Jud, Robert Ochshorn
The exhibition is organised into two principal areas created in close collaboration with the exhibition designer Ruben Pater. Zone 1: The Newsroom and Zone 2: Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History.
The Newsroom looks into hacks and fabricated ‘news fictions’ where deception or provocation has interfered with the media landscape, and opened up for discussion and debate. Showcasing a number of interconnected works, this zone demonstrates how these tactics are grounded in a long history of politicised hoaxes and hacks eventually morphing into contemporary, web-based activism.
For the second part of the exhibition, the curators invited artist and chief-curator Ian Alan Paul of the Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History (GBmah) to co-curate and present a series of interconnected installations revealing the way in which the trickster ethos is used to interrogate a number of urgent related themes and issues. Works range from subversive acts of resistance by Arabian Street Artists and UBERMORGEN, to digital acts of cultural reclamation from Morehshin Allahyari, and the latest satirical campaign of The Yes Men.
Public Research
As If is an example of “public research”, presented in various aspects of the exhibition. The role and risks of hoaxes will be explored, highlighting the urgent need to develop a more “populist language” for progressive politics. The extensive public program will consist of talks, live performances, exhibition tours, and film screenings, to relate the exhibition to the contemporary context.
As If: The Media Artist as Trickster is organised by Framer Framed and has been developed in partnership with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) Liverpool (UK) and HeK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel (CH). Iterations of the exhibition and its accompanying programmes will take place at these venues between 2 March – 31 May 2017, and 21 March – 21 May 2017, respectively, with a change of exhibition title to How Much of this is Fiction.
Presented with the support of Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Tolhuistuin, Creative Industries Fund NL, and Video Data Bank.
Meme Wars Lab
A lab on actions to overturn alt-right’s victory in the meme-wars
Tolhuistuin Vergaderzaal
Friday January 20, 10.00 - 13.00
The New Meme Wars:
Just over a month ago, the writer and researcher Florian Cramer gave a lecture in which he shared his research into little known factors influencing the rise of Alt-right. The lecture was a detailed mapping of the emergence of a large white supremacist sub-culture. He succeeded in shining a light on the complex origins of the cultist language and image codes that had evolved on the so-called message/image boards.
What separates Cramer’s work from that of other researchers working in a similar area is his emphasis on the importance of the cultural dimension by taking the role of meme culture seriously. And showing alt-right's emergence and growth on the message/image boards particularly 4Chan and later 8Chan and the ways it has succeeded in creating a subterranean groundswell that has to some degree succeeded in making fascism fashionable (or Fashy, as alt-right call it).
Cleverly these groups have connected the popular Pepe the Frog meme to both Trump (as Lord of mis-rule) and to Kek - the Egyptian God of chaos, thereby providing a kind of occultist glamour to the movement and further spicing up the noxious brew with additional cultist terminology such as "meme magic”.
All of this would be laughable if it had not been so successful. Moreover, there is apparently no equivalent sub-cultural energy on the left. Where once memes such as the Anonymous V Victory -Guy Fawkes, masks were everywhere, the anarchist/left has been strangely absent in the meme wars of 2016, whilst alt-right has succeeded in transforming the spectacle of protest into the reality of power.
The meme-lab will seek to pragmatically build on Cramer’s research looking for a way forward in identifying or even contributing to any possible counterblast to alt-right’s current dominance. Part of this process will be to challenge the shallow discourse of "fake news" and "post-truth” which only serves to set up a smoke screen covering the actual dynamics at play.
We will be looking to take any of the meme lab’s outcomes into the “Society of Post-Control” conference taking place on Sunday 22nd. The lab will also benefit from its proximity the exhibition - "As If: The Media Artist as Trickster” - taking place at the gallery Framer/Framed also at Tolhuistuin: http://bit.ly/2hZT3k2.
The workshop will begin with a short talk by Dr. Marc Tuters who is developing a program of empirical research in this area with Florian Cramer, and will summarise relevant aspects of an extended lecture: http://bit.ly/2inwBNn.
Florian Cramer’s lecture can be found at: http://bit.ly/2ikemgP.
Workshop moderators: David Garcia & Menno Grootveld
The Lab will take place in the vergaderzaal next to the Framer Framed gallery space It can be reached easily with the directions that appear here: http://framerframed.nl/en/locatie/.
If you would like to join please register early as we have limited space.
To register, e-mail: meme-lab@hotmail.com
The program at Eye explores the complicated relationship between the activist moment, increasingly mediated by the participants in these events themselves and increasingly in near real-time, and the static character of the archive and its implicit ‘suspension of time’. We center for this on two ambitious projects under development:
Vox Populi - Archiving a Revolution in the Digital Age, of Egyptian-Lebanese artist Lara Baladi, which draws on the vast materials produced during the original uprising in Egypt against the military regime of Hosni Mubarak and their aftermath, collected by a group of artists, writers, theatre makers who would subsequently go on to found the Mosireen independent media centre in Cairo.
http://tahrirarchives.com
The Syrian Archive, an initiative launched by a collective of human rights activists dedicated to preserving open source documentation relating to human rights violations and other crimes committed by all sides during the conflict in Syria.
https://syrianarchive.org
Next to the complicated politics and ethics of these online archiving initiatives we want to question what the role of the artist is in such processes - a kind of stage designer? a choreographer? a facilitator? Or perhaps a creator of imaginative ‘interfaces’ as in the work of the American artist Robert Ochshorn, whose stunning interfaces for digital rich media collections far transcend the realm of ‘design' into a new kind of art form. Ochshorn will also present his remarkable work during the event.
Lara Baladi
http://arts.mit.edu/artists/lara-baladi
http://tahrirarchives.com/read-me
Hadi Al Khatib
https://cihr.eu/hadi-al-khatib/
Jeff Deutch
https://cihr.eu/jeff-deutch
Robert Ochshorn
http://teleputer.org
Charles Jeurgens
www.uva.nl/over-de-uva/organisatie/medewerkers/item/k.j.p.f.m.jeurgens.html?f=charles+jeurgens
We ask a number of well-informed local respondents to react to the presentations to create a lively conversation throughout this event.
Moderated by Annet Dekker & Eric Kluitenberg
Timetable Vox Populi & The Syrian Archive
11.45 - Doors Open
12.00 - Welcome . introduction: Eric Kluitenberg & Annet Dekker
12.30 - Lara Baladi: Vox Populi - Archiving a Revolution in the Digital Age
13.15 - Discussion
13.30 - Hadi al-Khatib & Jeff Deutch: The Syrian Archive
14.30 - Coffee break
15.00 - Response to both projects by Charles Jeurgens & discussion
15.30 - Robert Ochshorn: Reimagining the Interface
16.00 - Closing discussion
17.00 - Doors close
Tickets: 10 euro (regular) / 7,50 euro (reduction) - see also:
Enrty free / open door / suggested donation: 5 euro
In his essay Digital Tailspin, German media researcher Michael Seemann maintains that we have irrevocably lost control of our digital data. Seemann outlines ten rules for our relationship to the Internet under conditions of post-control. [1] The unstoppable series of high-profile leaks (far beyond the confines of WikiLeaks), the recent hacks of users databases of massive online consumer services, and the excessive personal data-mining practices of mainstream social media platforms, all testify to this.
While this loss of control is primarily driven by technology, it is not restricted to the digital domain. Seemingly uncontrollable flows of migration, the ruthless forces of economic globalisation and global finance, along with the growing weight of ecological and demographic pressures all contribute to the sense that control is at best only temporary and partial. We call this context in which technological, demographic and socio-economic systems have reached such levels of overwhelming complexity that they produce an increasing number of unpredictable (and therefore uncontrollable) outcomes The Society Of Post-Control.
What American Lebanese theorist, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, dubbed “Black Swan events”, low predictability and high impact events, are quickly becoming a part of everyday reality. The first to identify and address these developments systematically was Sociologist, Ulrich Beck in the book the Risk Society (1986) in which he argued that post-war social capitalism’s program of managing risk by making side effects calculable was being progressively eroded by an increasingly borderless world with its communications networks and complex supply chains we call globalisation. Beck argued that institutions including the natural sciences were still struggling to understand or accept the crucial difference between the era of probability and that of radical uncertainty, let alone come to terms with the fact that it was radical uncertainty that had become dominant.
The current drive of governments and intelligence agencies to deploy ever more dense networks of surveillance technology only adds to the overall complexity of these systems, thereby increasing the potential of generating unpredictable and uncontrollable (‘Black Swan’) events. This seems to be a self-defeating strategy. At the same time, the tactics of political engagement once identified with tactical media, culture jamming and what the Situationist’s frontman Guy Debord once described as ‘détournement’, turning the narratives of established power against themselves, is no longer the exclusive domain of progressive political and civic agents. The ‘meme wars’, once identified by Adbuster’s Kalle Lasn and Micah White have been effectively appropriated by reactionary political forces, not least by the so-called “alt.right” groups during the last US Election in support of the Trump campaign, and with great success. Even the creators of famous image memes such as Pepe the Frog admit that they have lost control over their own creations. [2]
How do civic rights advocates, activists, image makers and artists respond to this evolving context of Post-Control? Are there new opportunities for progressive emancipatory politics that are able to surf the chaos as effectively as the insurgent populists of the new right? In short, how to respond to ‘Post-Control’ online and offline?
These questions we intend to discuss in a one-day discussion gathering at the Tolhuistuin, in a conversation across different disciplinary and political boundaries, as part of the Tactical Media Connections public research trajectory. [3]
[1] Michael Seemann, Digital Tailspin: Ten Rules for the Internet After Snowden (2015):
http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-09-digital-tailspin-ten-rules-for-the-internet-after-snowden-michael-seemann
[2] Daily Dot: Pepe the Frog creator says pro-Trump memes 'just a phase'
www.dailydot.com/unclick/matt-furie-pepe-the-frog-alt-right
[3] Tactical Media Connections:
Michael Seemann
www.michaelseemann.de
http://networkcultures.org/geert
Ingrid Eel
https://ingrideel.com/bio
Ian Alan Paul
www.ianalanpaul.com/about-me
Bernardo Gutiérrez
www.bernardogutierrez.es/indexen.html
http://codigo-abierto.cc
Steve Kurtz
http://critical-art.net
Marc Tuters
www.uva.nl/over-de-uva/organisatie/medewerkers/content/t/u/m.d.tuters/m.d.tuters.html
Kim de Groot
www.kimdegroot.nl
http://new-tactical-research.co.uk
Hadi Al Khatib & Jeff Deutch (respondents)
Eric Kluitenberg (moderator)
www.tacticalmediafiles.net/persons/207
Timetable The Society of Post-Control
12.30 - Welcome / introduction Eric Kluitenberg
13.00 - Michael Seemann - Digital Tailspin and Post-Control
13.15 - Interview with Seemann by Geert Lovink
13.45 - Responses / discussion with Hadi al Kathabi & Jeff Deutch.
14.00 - David Garcia - Meme Wars in the Society of Post-Control
14.30 - Marc Tuters - Did the U.S. just elect a meme?
. DIY Propaganda, Post-Truth & the 2016 U.S. Election
15.00 - Responses / discussion with Kim de Groot
Changement / Coffee Break
16.00 - Ingrid Eel - ON LEGIBILITY (performance)
16.30 - Bernardo Gutiérrez - Glopbal Squares
17.00 - Ian Alan Paul - The Guantanamo Bay Museum / Conditions of Possibility
17.30 - Response: Steve Kurtz - Tactical Considerations
. & Closing discussion
Enquiries can be directed at: postcontrol@xs4all.nl
Tactical Media Connections and the public program is made possible by the generous support of:
Creative Industries Fund NL
Fonds 21
Stichting Democratie & Media / Democracy & Media Foundation
AFK - Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
NL Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Mondriaan Fund
And our partner organisations.
Report: Public Debate 'Vox Populi and The Syrian Archive'
Summary of the presentations and public debate on digital archiving practices, activism, and the role of the artist. Report of t...
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As If: The Media Artist as TricksterFramer Framed exhibiton web page
Vox Populi - Archiving a Revolution in the Digital Age project website
The Syrian ArchiveProject protal
Michael Seemann: Digital TailspinNetwork Notebook
Robert Ochshorn: Video experimentsproject page
Zone*Interdite - Wachter & Jud
Material Speculation: ISIS
La Révolte de Tremblay en France
Friday of Victory, Tahrir Square, Cairo
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Taipei Writers Group
Tales From the Beautiful Isle has been sadly neglected lately, partly because the current cold, rainy weather is preventing many excursions, and partly because my time has been taken up with writing. One of the best things that has happened to me in Taiwan is that I've had the time and freedom to develop this side of my career.
Although I enjoyed my time teaching English and later managing educational programmes, I made a decision not to continue in education in Taiwan. There were many factors that weighed in on my choice. I'd spent a long time in education and, while I enjoyed my work, I never truly felt I was following my vocation. Another consideration was the state of the English teaching profession in Taiwan. Teaching English used to be a very well-paid job, but wages haven't risen for a couple of decades. There are also few career progression opportunities for foreigners within teaching or indeed most professions in Taiwan. I could go on, but there's been plenty written elsewhere about the disadvantages of being an English teacher here.
It's been my experience that many expats in Taiwan make a career change or generally take the opportunity to reinvent themselves, often in a creative field such as performance, art or writing. I joined Taipei Writers Group (TWG) three or four years ago, and it's thanks to the support of its members that I've made the transition from working in education to being a professional, full-time writer.
Here are some of the TWG crowd, in a photo kindly taken by Craig Ferguson.
We meet twice a month, reading and critiquing each other's work. Belonging to the group has made me work harder -- because I want to have something to submit in time for a meeting -- and my writing has benefited enormously from receiving friendly feedback. If you're interested in finding out more about TWG, you can read their blog, or sign up to the Facebook page.
Another advantage of being a member of TWG is that I get to participate in our book launches. The group has published three anthologies: Taiwan Tales , Night Market and, most recently, Peak Heat . Our Peak Heat launch took place last weekend and nearly fifty people turned up to hear about the book and the other work of authors in the group, such as Patrick Whalen's Deadman Bay and Bradley Verdell's series, The Adventures of Chadwick Yates .
Ted Pigott drew some amazing sketches of each reader. (How do artists work so fast?)
Despite my years of teaching, I find it nerve-wracking to stand in front of an audience and read my work aloud. I take water with me because my mouth becomes as dry as a bone, and I sit down -- if I faint I'm closer to the ground! But audiences are always gracious and clap politely. The best part of every event is meeting with the audience and discussing books, writing, living in Taiwan, their backgrounds and experiences and whatever else comes up. It's a great way to make new friends and connect with other groups and organisations.
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Swenson Civil Engineering Building
The Swenson Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth is a two-story structure wrapped around double-height laboratories. The program called for 35,300 s.f. of space for instructional, research, and administrative functions. Spaces include faculty offices, student workspaces, classrooms, and centrally located structural and hydraulics laboratories.
The building is located on the north end of campus, adjacent to an existing engineering building. Engaging the adjacent building and responding to existing pedestrian patterns presented challenges. The site sloped significantly from east to west, while access was required in both locations. The project team successfully designed a building that seamlessly engages the adjacent structure, reinforces existing circulation patterns, and mediates grade changes.
Designed to display systems as a pedagogical tool, the building showcases structural and mechanical processes and stormwater management techniques. It acts as a working classroom where design plays an integral educational role, and civil engineering processes are illuminated.
Sustainable strategies were incorporated into the design process and aesthetics. The University and State required that the building meet LEED Silver standards. The University encouraged incorporation of sustainable principles to foster development of civil engineers as responsible environmental stewards. The final design achieved LEED Gold certification, coming within four points of Platinum.
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth Minnesota 55802
Ross Barney Architects
TKDA (formerly SJA Architects)
Education – College/University (campus-level)
BOMA Floor area method used?:
Variable during the School Year
Sustainable principles were an integral design impetus. As an educational facility whose curriculum directly impacts the natural environment, it became apparent that the building could educate civil engineers on sustainable principles. This notion of building as pedagogical tool became a guiding concept.
Since the site drains into a protected trout stream, storm water management was a key ecological consideration. Elements of this system became prominent features articulating building processes and fostering understanding of sustainable design.
Sustainable principles were also reflected in material choices. The palette highlights the inherent beauty and durability of natural materials, reducing the need to maintain finished products. The use of regional materials provides a tangible and symbolic connection to local/regional economies.
The University developed an initial program based on anticipated needs. The design team administered questionnaires to streamline the requirements of each space. The open, flexible spaces accommodate large and multiple functions. Although the scale of the structural and hydraulics laboratories is dictated by program requirements, resulting spaces accommodate opportunities for large-scale gatherings, eliminating need for additional program area. The incorporation of operable partitions and a bi-fold door facilitated the movement of equipment, while enabling the loading area to efficiently serve the entire building.
UMD has a history of educating the community, while providing students with hands-on experience in sustainability. The new building continues this by overtly exposing sustainable systems and materials. The local mining industry inspired the use of materials. Steel and Cor-ten were used in their raw state, exposing fabrication techniques. Taconite, local stone mined for its iron content, was used in both rock and iron pellet state.
The structural laboratory houses one of few local strong wall and floor systems. Local engineering professionals use the facility when available for their own research. This open door approach is mutually beneficial, bringing in local professionals that offer students hands-on experience, growth, and networking. The new facility and program will provide the Duluth market with locally educated civil engineers, a dire need in a state with many infrastructure shortcomings.
Over eight bus routes connect the campus to the community, emphasizing public transportation as a viable transit option. With over 30% of the student population housed on campus, and many others housed within one mile of campus, very few students use single occupancy vehicles.
The site selection placed the building over an existing parking lot, with no new parking stalls added.
Estimated percent of occupants using public transit, cycling or walking:
The design addresses a number of environmental quality issues affecting local and regional communities, including stormwater management, on-site ecosystems, and light pollution.
Seventy-three percent of the site is devoted to pervious materials and landscaping, reducing site detention requirements. A portion of these surfaces cover an area previously occupied by an impervious parking lot. An extensive green roof with native plants covers 22% of the roof, reducing stormwater rates and filtering impurities.
Sixty-two percent of the site is landscaped with native and adapted species, including a rain garden and prairie field. This results in the creation of small ecosystems conducive to sustaining local wildlife.
The site straddles two watersheds, one of which is a designated trout stream that is protected by the State. The stormwater system design was therefore required to comply with strict standards.
Stormwater is directed from the roof to three scuppers and into above-ground cylinders filled with rocks for filtering. Stormwater eventually makes its way to a French drain system of underground water storage pipes for retention.
The site lighting is minimal, and all fixtures are equipped with full cut-off optics. In addition, the maximum candela of interior light fixtures falls within the building envelope.
Although site selection was predetermined, site and climatic conditions informed the placement of key spaces within the building. The harsh winter climate, coupled with minimal building use during the summer months due to University scheduling, was the key factor in the final building design.
With a limited amount of usable site area, due to campus circulation concerns, the building was placed to utilize the entire north and west exposure of the existing adjacent building. From this connection, the civil building benefits from a significant reduction in exposed surface area. The buildings are also connected into the network of interior campus corridors, allowing students to access buildings without exterior entry, limiting cold air entering the buildings.
A majority of the occupied spaces are located on the buffered south perimeter of the building. The large open entry and stair are located along the north façade, allowing reduced temperatures within this transitional space. Clerestory windows line the south exposure of the large open hydraulics lab, allowing warm sun to penetrate and heat the space. Occupied spaces on the north utilize narrow window bays and solartubes to allow daylight and views, while retaining as much high R-value wall cavity as possible for heat retention.
The placement of glazing required careful consideration. Artificial lighting reduction and human health and comfort necessitate daylighting. However, in a harsh winter climate glazing must be used strategically to reduce heating loads. This resulted in a majority of the large expanses of glazing being used along transition spaces, which have a lower heating set point. These transition spaces acted as buffer zones to filter daylight into the building. In addition, solartube skylights were used extensively to maximize daylight, while retaining a high thermal value envelope. South-facing clerestory windows provide daylight and solar heat gain. No operable windows were provided, because the building is unused during summer months, the only season where passive ventilation would be beneficial.
Glazed views of the campus and natural landscape are provided in every occupied space. The best views serve the arterial corridors and the two large open stairs. Within the large entry stair and hydraulics lab, occupants are exposed to views of the oversized scuppers. During rain events, the scuppers activate the site by streaming stormwater into a series of Cor-ten drums. Connectivity between the building and site expose students and visitors to a variety of experiences.
Daylighting at levels that allow lights to be off during daylight hours:
Views to the Outdoors:
Within 15 feet of an operable window:
Through integrated use of permeable paving, rain gardens, and an underground storm water retention system, 90% of the average precipitation is captured and treated on-site. Innovative roof drainage design allows for this high level of retention. Conventional roof drainage funnels water directly into the storm sewer system, whereas this building slopes roofs to a system of scuppers, directing all roof water into the large entry underground French drain and rain gardens along the building perimeter. An intensive vegetated system covers 23% of the roof, reducing overall stormwater impact.
Water conservation is achieved with dual-flush water closets, low-flow urinals and lavatories, and no landscape irrigation. All plantings are native or adapted, eliminating the need for irrigation.
The French drain acts as a large wet sedimentation basin to capture stormwater runoff from the roof and adjacent sidewalks. The system utilizes the permanent storage volume to cool stormwater for temperature control, providing quiescent retention to allow settling of sediment. The underground system allows infiltration to reduce runoff volume. Retained storm water is pumped into the building for use within the Hydraulics laboratory experimental flume. The 7,500-gallon flume is refilled at minimum 3 times a year.
Percent reduction of regulated potable water:
Percent of rainwater from maximum anticipated 24 hour, 2-year storm event that can be managed onsite:
Through the building siting, massing, orientation, envelope and daylighting, the design attempts to passively accomplish as much energy savings possible prior to systems selection. In the high-bay laboratory spaces, the displacement ventilation system provides improved thermal comfort, IAQ, and improved energy consumption. An underfloor air distribution system used throughout the classroom and office spaces provides improved ventilation effectiveness and increased economizer operation, as well as a high level of user control. This building does not have fossil-fuel-consuming equipment. The building connects to the existing campus heating and cooling plants. Centralized plants have an economy of scale advantage when changing to future fuel sources.
Combinations of strategies were used to reduce peak electrical demand. Occupancy and daylight sensor control of lighting along with abundant use of daylighting provides the largest savings through elimination of lighting. The design also utilized glazing area, orientation and properties to minimize heat loss. Variable-air-volume fans with variable-frequency drives cut down tremendously on HVAC system energy loads. In addition, digitally addressable lighting components allow for reduction and simplification of control wiring.
This building type is not covered in the Energy Star tool; however this building exceeds the Minnesota Sustainable Building Challenge 2030.
A recent audit of the campus-wide building meters has revealed inaccuracies in the building energy use data. The University is currently in the process of recalibrating their campus meters to provide accurate data and determining a correction factor to be applied retroactively to previously compiled data. Therefore at the present time, accurate building energy use measurements are unavailable.
Percent Reduction from National Median EUI for Building Type (predicted):
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The building materials were selected to showcase the beauty of locally available raw, natural, unaltered materials that provide the basis for a sustainable building product and serve as a teaching tool. These materials include Cor-ten steel, pre-cast and poured-in-place concrete, CMU, reclaimed local taconite rocks, reclaimed wood, and local tamarack wood. Chemicals and treatments were not used on these unaltered materials, reducing manufacturing impact and health concerns. All non-occupied, transition, and laboratory spaces have exposed ceilings, structure, and systems. All spaces except offices have exposed floors. The use of raw and locally available products resulted in over 20% regionally harvested and manufactured materials and over 30% recycled materials.
Over 95% of the total construction debris was diverted from landfills. The choices made in building materials and methods made this significant amount of savings relatively easy. Natural unaltered building materials provided a high level of recyclable waste, while items such as the Cor-ten rainscreen panels were designed to utilize a full sheet size, eliminating cut waste.
A high performance building envelope, including high R-value roof and walls, a ventilated rainscreen system, and high performance spectrally selective glazing, help insulate the building and reduce heating demands.
The building was designed to provide spaces that are open, flexible, and adaptable to multiple configurations.
The hydraulics and structural laboratories accommodate large scale experiments along with equipment necessary for transport. The resulting spaces are large and open, allowing them to accommodate large scale functions for the department and overall college.
Two second floor classrooms are divided by an operable partition enabling them to expand for larger gatherings. Systems furniture was installed in offices to enhance versatility and facilitate future adaptation of spaces to multiple configurations. Raised access flooring systems in classrooms and offices allow for reconfiguration of diffusers and power sources to accommodate various layouts.
As typically long-lived institutions, universities generally commission buildings designed for long term usage. It is therefore unlikely that the building will serve a function not related to the University. However, given the open nature of design and flexibility of spaces, it could easily be adapted to other education-related uses.
Building materials were selected to showcase the inherent beauty of natural materials. The resulting material palette of Cor-ten steel, reclaimed wood, concrete, and taconite rocks is strong and durable, and intended to last the life of the building and evolve naturally over time.
Collective Wisdom & Feedback Loops
Since the Civil Engineering program is new to the University, key stakeholders were not yet in place during the design process to provide input. As a result, design parameters for complex equipment were not finalized until program personnel were hired during the construction phase. The design evolved to incorporate major programmatic and equipment requirements while providing flexibility for future refinements. The design team, University, and contractor worked closely to coordinate these elements during design and incorporate final requirements during construction. While challenging, this process resulted in a very successful outcome.
Sustainable measures were closely monitored throughout design. UMD requires all new buildings achieve a LEED Silver certification. The design team strove to exceed this requirement and provide the most sustainable building within budget and schedule. The team worked collectively to reduce materials, improve efficiency, and improve health and comfort of the occupants.
Evaluation of the actual performance is ongoing by the design team and University, since a full class schedule did not occur until Fall of 2010. A six month user survey was recently given and all issues were resolved satisfactorily. In December 2010, thermal imaging of the building was done to further evaluate the performance, with favorable results.
The AE team and University worked together to keep the project within budget. For a university laboratory building, the facility was constructed on a relatively modest budget of $334/square foot while earning a LEED Gold certification. The building was designed using passive sustainable strategies with a few innovative systems such as displacement ventilation in the high bay laboratories and underfloor air distribution in the offices and classrooms. Systems were selected based on their performance, as well as up front costs. Those with the highest return on value within a 5-year period were selected for use.
The energy modeling for the building estimates an annual $21,000 savings, or 35.6% reduction over the baseline model.
Predesign:
During predesign, three alternative methods were considered for providing the required space for the civil engineering program while minimizing new construction. These included space reallocation, remodeling, and new construction. It became apparent that reallocation or remodeling of existing spaces would be inadequate to meet the program needs.
Due to its proximity to existing engineering buildings and limited availability of suitable locations, a site directly adjacent to an existing engineering building was selected. The design team investigated various massing and spatial configurations. Options were evaluated based on economic criteria, programmatic requirements, and sustainable project goals. The resulting layout takes advantage of shared exterior walls to reduce exposure and minimize energy heating costs.
The layout of spaces reinforces existing pedestrian circulation routes. A corridor on the west wraps the existing building, linking it to the new while providing an attractive new front. A bisecting east-west corridor accommodates campus circulation while mediating a significant grade change across the site.
The program requirements necessitated that a portion of the building footprint and site encroach on an existing impervious parking lot. Although parking spaces were lost, the development of the site incorporated a prairie field and permeable surfaces contributing to reduced stormwater runoff.
Sustainable principles guided the development of the design. State and University requirements dictated that the building meet LEED Silver standards. During schematic design, the project team used the LEED rating system to identify potential sustainable design strategies.
A commissioning agent was introduced during design development to assist the design team and contractor in efforts to ensure that building systems perform as modeled. After design completion, the project was submitted to the USGBC for evaluation of LEED design credits.
As various sustainable design strategies were incorporated, the notion of building as a pedagogical tool took shape. Various systems were exposed and articulated in order to educate future civil engineers on building systems and materials.
Materials were researched and evaluated based on economic feasibility and ability to contribute to sustainable design goals. This research informed the decision to incorporate and highlight natural materials for their inherent beauty and durability. Research was conducted to identify local materials that would provide a symbolic and tactile connection to the region. Taconite, a locally mined stone, was used on site in pellet form as a permeable surface, and in rock form as a stormwater filter. Taconite rocks were also used as fill for gabion baskets, forming a feature interior wall.
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Design Architect Carol Barney Ross Barney Architects Chicago, IL
Architect of Record Brian Morse SJA Architects Duluth, MN
General Contractor Deborah Aldrich Stahl Constrution Company St. Louis Park, MN
Landscape Architect Tom Oslund Oslund and Associates Minneapolis, MN
MEP/FP Engineers Bill Schweitzer Dunham Engineering Minneapolis, MN
Structural Engineer Craig Bursch MBJ Consulting Structural Engineers Duluth, MN
Civil Engineer Preston Tripp MSA Professional Services Duluth, MN
Jury Comments
One of the few instances of a search for some kind of expression whereby the devices of shedding water or of getting large pieces of equipment in and out of the building become part of the signature expression of the building.
It’s a school for civil engineering and it’s a demo lab for civil engineering.
It’s also an example of wedding together buildings that perform well, but also are aesthetically rich and culturally useful, beneficial, and beautiful in their own way.
It has an honest expression of the materials. It is very clear what this building is made of.
Seventy-seven percent energy reduction below its baseline in that severe climate is impressive.
The other thing that excited is that it was a building that was being creative in its architectural expression in a way that made it more sculptural and very bold and solid like the sciences being studied within the building.
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This is one of the finest Vodkas ever made. Although it is # 6 on this list, it is hard to compare this French made taste with other vodka brands. It is like comparing apples and oranges. The feeling is smooth and the stinging is lasting but in a pleasurable way. The French distill it with barley, wheat and rye.
7. Absolut Vodka:
This is a popular spirit drink sold around the world. It is the third largest brand in the world and originates from Sweden. People drinking Absolut can try the brand infused with Berries and Mango. The taste is magnificent and smooth. You will hardly feel any after effects…Well unless you drink too much…let’s say 3 or more shots.
8. Finlandia:
Produced from six-row barley, this Finnish vodka brand has been around for 400 years. It has a proof of 80 and lacks sugar in its taste. It is very dry and will be smooth on the upper part of your mouth.
9. Stolichnaya Gold Vodka:
Originating in Russia more than a century ago, this vodka is distilled from wheat and is filtered 4 times. Pepsi owns the drink in the United States after the break up of the Soviet Union. It is known to be tremendously smooth and flowery. If you want to drink vodka which will burn in your throat, this is the one. The taste will go away quickly with a slice of lemon or lime.
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We’re just 3 days away from this year’s MadeByGoogle event. While it’s nearly impossible to keep everything under wraps, we’ve seen a comically large number of leaks of this year’s Pixel line-up, most notably of the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. We’ve even seen the third-generation Chromecast, Google Home Hub smart display, and Pixel Stand wireless charging dock. But one product that hasn’t leaked as thoroughly as the others is the upcoming detachable Pixelbook code-named ‘Nocturne‘, which will apparently be marketed as the “Google Pixel Slate” and will serve as the 2018 refresh to the Google Pixelbook. We already know quite a few things about this upcoming device thanks to Chromium source code, but we finally have what appear to be marketing renders of the Google Pixel Slate detachable tablet thanks to MySmartPrice.
The Google Pixel Slate seems, design-wise, like a child between the Google Pixel C and the Google Pixelbook. You could call this an updated Google Pixel C: The Pixel Slate supposedly has a big touchscreen with a 3:2 aspect ratio, a rear camera in the top corner, and a slim metal build. However, a few things are different: the Google Pixel Slate will be running an updated, tablet-optimized Chrome OS build, which should provide a better desktop experience compared to the Google Pixel C’s Android Marshmallow/Android Nougat/Android Oreo build. Furthermore, the Pixel Slate tablet still has support for all of your favorite Android apps, so you’re not missing out on anything. It’ll also have dual, front-facing stereo speakers, a USB Type-C port, and possibly a fingerprint scanner on top.
Just like the Google Pixel C, the Google Pixel Slate will have a detachable keyboard accessory which will allow you to dock your tablet and use it just like you would use a laptop. We will also be getting a capacitive stylus, although we have no clue on how feature-rich will it be. Both accessories are not confirmed to be bundled with the Google Pixel Slate out of the box, but we’ll probably get to know that after the unveiling.
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Craig Smith the Illustrator: An interview and review of his work
Craig Smith's Background
Craig Smith is a prolific illustrator who has been amusing and entertaining children for many years. He has illustrated 380 books. This includes trade and illustrated books, series, and book covers. He has a quirky, mischievous and humorous style that always seems to have surprises in each work. His artwork combines a wonderful sense of the absurd with attention to detail. As you read his complete bibliography you are quickly struck by just how many wonderful writers he has illustrated for and how many varied publishers. Craig Smith has been in high demand as an illustrator for almost 40 years. He estimates that this has required approximately 9,000 illustrations!
He has won a number of awards; including The NSW Premiers Literary Award 1982 for Nan Hunt's authored book 'Whistle Up a Chimney', and a number of awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). The latter included an Honour Book for 'Where's Mum?' (1993), another for 'Cat' (2008), and a shortlisting for 'Billy the Punk' (1996).
Craig grew up in the Adelaide Hills. He has been a freelance illustrator since 1976. Like many artists and authors, for some of his early years he had part-time jobs to make a living - washing dishes in a restaurant, scraping rust off the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and doing drawings for advertising. One of the more interesting jobs he had as a young man was working as a nurse's aide in a hospital for the elderly. In that role he was able to observe the human body. This experience he suggests stayed with him and affected the way he has been able to develop characters in his work. He lives with Erica, in Melbourne and has four grown-up children, and four grandchildren.
Some of my favourite Craig Smith books
His most recent book has just been published by Allen & Unwin. It is called 'Where Are You, Banana?' (2013) and was written by Sofie Laguna. Roddy's dog, Banana, has disappeared! But when Roddy hears a wail from the drain, he finds an ingenious way to rescue his beloved pet. There is a free audio reading available for a smartphone or tablet via QR code printed inside the book. As usual, Craig's illustrations are vibrant and make the story come to life.
With so many books to choose from, it's risky trying to select just a handful of Craig's many wonderful works. But here are some of my favourites.
1. 'Black Dog', author Christobel Mattingly, William Collins, 1979 (Out of print)
This was Craig's first book and was done completely in very fine line work and black and white. Crosshatched in a long, careful and laborious way, using an ultra fine technical pen. Sadly, it's out of print, but I'm glad to have it in my collection.
2. 'Whistle Up the Chimney', author Nan Hunt, William Collins, 1981
Mrs Millie Mack lived alone in her little cottage, and as she sat down to knit at night she liked to listen to her fire going crickle crackle. But one winter, when she threw several pieces of wood from a 'bogey louvre' from an old railway carriage, there were very surprising results. I've always loved this book and have been reading it to children for over 30 years. The wonderful line and wash drawings of Craig Smith give Mrs Mack a personality that many will recognize. Curiously, when I discussed the book once with Nan's daughter she commented that Mrs Mack looked just like her mum. This is all the more surprising given Craig's comments in his interview about little contact with authors. This wonderful book won The NSW Premiers Literary Award in 1982.
3. 'Sister Madge's Book of Nuns', author Doug MacLeod, Omnibus, 1986 (new edition 2012)
This book is just as funny today as it was almost 30 years ago when first released. Doug MacLeod's text and Craig's illustrations almost compete for the right to be more outrageous. I think it's a draw! It is written in hilarious verse and introduces Sister Madge Mappin and other equally unusual inhabitants of the Convent of Our Lady of Immense Proportions. Craig's illustrations (the old and new version) make a significant contribution to this book of irreverent fun.
4. 'Pigtales', author Ron Elisha, Random House, 1994 (Out of print)
This book about a pig was written by Ron Elisha a medical practitioner and playwright from Melbourne. While the book is out of print, if you can find a copy somewhere you'll enjoy it. Once again, Craig's illustrations help to make the book. Craig suggests that this 'under recognised' book contains one of his favourite drawings ‘In the back of a smallgoods van, hung a dejected Prince Porgy, awaiting his final deliverance....I’ve always loved the poignant characterisation of poor Porgy. I've wondered if my feeling for Porgy is because my childhood was close to a small abattoir. These things do leave lasting impressions.'
5. 'Billy the Punk', author Jessica Carroll, Random House, 1995
Billy decides that he needs to look different. And he doesn't care that no one much likes his hair or his new clothes. While Craig makes great use of fine line in his books, in this one he uses colour to bring out the 'emotion' or mood of the story. In Craig's words, 'Billy walking to school is in a cool blue, to show his aloneness, or self-centredness. (Of course, other elements that emphasise this are the ‘from behind’ point of view, and the empty landscape). When he’s being yelled at by his teacher, the colour surrounding her is hot, angry, orange.' The book was shortlisted in the CBCA awards 1996.
6. 'Cat', author Mike Dumbleton, Working Title Press, 2007 (Out of Print)
'Cat' is about a day in the life of a cat of course. It is a very simple but animated story with few words. Craig's images are essential to the strength of the work. The life of a cat can be dangerous. It is a great read aloud book for younger readers. It was a CBCA Book of the Year Early Childhood Honour Book in 2008.
My Interview with Craig Smith
The following interview is one of the most interesting that I've done. As well as helping to offer an insight into Craig Smith the illustrator and person, it provides a huge amount of good practical advice for young illustrators.
1. Was your gift for drawing obvious early? Who encouraged its development?
As a child and adolescent I had very average skills. However my older sister, Maire, has superb drawing skills, and these were apparent as far back as young childhood.
My developmental pathway came about through visiting my sister at art school (SA School of Art in Adelaide), and becoming enthralled by the place in all its facets: painting, sculpture, film (rudimentary animation) and graphic design (especially typography). My portfolio was sufficient to become enrolled - I suspect it was partly because my sister was brilliant.
However, like a lot of art students, I had a good work ethic, and the lecturers were good, occasionally inspiring, as were many of my classmates. Plus, the campus library with its contemporary art journals and illustration compendiums made clear the international standard we wanted to attain in the energized environment of Gough Whitlam and Don Dunstan’s (South) Australia in the 1970’s.
Two last points; Life-drawing is the foundation skill for an illustrator. My lecturer George Tetlow was a terrific guide to how to do it. Lastly, I was lucky to strike a friendship with John Nowland, an inspired and very professional graphic designer. This friendship had – as well - all the aspects of a genuine mentor/mentee relationship.
2. What books and illustrators were influential for you when you were growing up, and as an adult? Who inspired you, and perhaps what illustrators and authors still do?
I’ve always enjoyed browsing and reading books. An example of a pivotal book was Lord of the Flies by William Golding – read at 13. I imagine this was a pivotal text for many. For the purpose here, I’ll concentrate on illustrators that inspired me, and especially around the period of art school, and the ten years thereafter – when most receptive to influence.
First influence, being taught the principles of Swiss graphic design, exemplified in the book: Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice by Armin Hofmann. My first bible at art school.
Secondly, New York graphic designer Milton Glaser. His book Milton Glaser Graphic Design was my second bible at art school.
Next, by now I was drifting towards illustrative solutions for all my art school work. A number of Swiss/German artists became especially influential, Etienne Delessert, Heinz Edelmann, Roland Topor, Tomi Ungerer and most of all, the great Karl Friedrich Waechtar.
They were especially influential by their exotic & peculiar Europeanness. Others included Ralph Steadman, John Burningham, Michael Foreman and Tony Ross in the UK. A very, very useful photographic resource was The Human Figure In Motion by Eadweard Muybridge. Nowadays, there is less that is influential but a lot that is charming and provoking; Leigh Hobbs and Shaun Tan come immediately to mind.
3. Do you have any preferred methods or medium?
The medium is the simple part – arrived at by years of experience, and still steadily changing. Basically the medium is, a blending of gouache paint (useful for watercolour like effects – but less troublesomely soluble than watercolour), acrylic paint and acrylic ink. My illustration has always relied on an outline. This part of the illustration has changed most over years, from a precise opaque line drawn with a nib, and embellished with crosshatching - to nowadays an imprecise line still drawn with a nib, but the ink often much watered down and with little or no crosshatching.
I rely on observing what happens as paint and ink dries, and trying to manipulate that. With regard to computer skills; you must have them. At the minimum to work professionally, you should have the ability to make basic alterations in Photoshop, as necessary, (to the scan files). Actually ‘painting’ for long hours on computer is physically stressful and eventually torturous, in a way that real painting never is.
4. How important is a sense of ‘partnership’ between author and illustrator? What is the key to the collaboration between author and illustrator working as it has for so many of your books?
A publishing strategy is to partner people with the hope it works commercially. Occasionally it does, mostly it fizzles. In my experience, it does not involve directly working together at all – you just share a rapport, and attitude, with regard to the story. A different way of looking at it is, the rapport is actually with the editor. A good, supportive, thoughtful relationship with an editor is very motivating. I think it is the principal relationship. My working practice requires mostly being left alone.
5. What is the best response you've ever had to a book?
The first book… Then being offered another one after that! I’m always cheered by a response that I periodically get from the few readers of a series known generically as 'I Hate Fridays' by Rachel Flynn' (Penguin 1990 –1997). The readers are always girls who’s eyes shine with fun and brightness – they are clued in to Rachel’s acute, dry humour and familiar school characters. (These five black and white books may be my best work).
Update: As I write this, I just received a notification that a recent book has a nice review in the NY Times (Heather Fell In the Water by Doug MacLeod, Allen & Unwin). That ranks!
6. Does the work of illustration get easier, or harder as your reputation grows and your list of great works lengthens?
I think it gets easier to make judgements and decisions. I've had enough success to gain self-confidence. Not enough to think I've got it all worked out.
7. What's the most unusual request that you ever had for an illustrating assignment?
The first that comes to mind would be What a Week! (by Robyn Ryan, Playworks). Requiring the child hero to be using a specific walking aid, and with some specific body movements characteristic of his condition. Another would be the requirement to picture the direct language describing child sexual abuse in Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept (by Jay Sanders, Upload Publishing).
Perhaps the first drafts for the 'Toocool' series (by Phil Kettle, Black Dog Books), in which Toocool's sporting rivals were all in his imagination - drawn by anthropomorphizing the brick wall etc. Sad to say, this approach was abandoned.
Another would be the video clip for 'The Lonely Goth' by Mick Thomas. The task involving planning, and timing, a series of images to accompany the song. I loved this task.
However, the task of animating the song 'Insy Winsy Spider' for the TV show Here's Humphrey - all in one day. This task broke me mentally and also broke my enjoyment of animation.
8. Can you tell us a little bit about your new picture book, Where Are You, Banana?
'The dog, Banana' has that familiar doggy curiosity that has him lost, then found by Roddy - but hopelessly at the bottom of a road works (footpath) hole. Some quick thinking, and savvy use of toys, makes the rescue possible. It is a child size drama- no less moving for that. Using this book, the relationship between Roddy and Banana is bought even further to life - if you choose - by utilising a QR code to go to web narrations (audio) to listen while reading along with the story. This is an interesting use of groovy new technology, highlighting the warmth and liveliness of the narrators. Very exciting.
9. Do you have many new projects on the drawing board?
No, not many in number. The years of abundant production in educational publishing are finished.
However, there are some nice projects happening. Some favourites are:
• A picture book based on the Vietnam War.
• A self-authored picture-book about a cat, on the theme of vanity.
• Another is a venture into self-publishing – 'Doctor Frankenstein's Other Monster' (by Nigel Gray, CSI-Books) - because I use the book in school visits, plus it is a vehicle to develop an enhanced fixed layout EPUB ebook. The iBook version of this is just about ready to go.
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publié by Admin 2, le Monday 3 December 2018
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LAND ISSUE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
IN MADAGASCAR
As lands are of great importance for Malagasy people, the majority of which live in rural areas, the TANY Collective calls all citizens to take into account the candidates positions and projects relating to lands for their choice on the voting day.
Various types of land grabbers exist in Madagascar and they despoil the rights of local communities : Malagasy citizens, economic operators of various nationalities who are residing in Madagascar since long time, companies often with mostly foreign shares which rent lands, but since 2003, laws authorise land selling to foreign companies. Citizens should elect a candidate who is committed in the protection of Malagasy lands, particularly for peasants with a view to developing family agriculture.
Victimised populations resist in various ways in order to protect their goods and to defend their legitimate rights, but new laws raise many problems. According to the TANY Collective, one of the first important steps which should appear in the projects of the next president to be elected should be a change in the current Constitution, voted in 2010 during the Transition regime. The point to be removed in priority will be a sentence in the article number 1 according to which :”The modalities and conditions relating to land sale and long lease to foreigners are determined by law.”. This opens the door to legalising the sale of ancestors’ lands and expelling local communities from lands which bring them food and revenue sources. The content of the future Constitution must be subject to a debate including all citizens.
While media and public opinion focus presently on the presidential election which will take place in a few days, citizens in several regions are subject to impending threats of losing their lands, and risk to share the situation of those who have been subject to this in the past months and years. Whatever be the beautiful talking brought by various candidates aiming to be elected, the TANY Collective is willing to underline that their position and their projects on Malagasy lands, or their silence about it, are of capital importance for the country’s development and the future of each family, and calls each and everybody to be vigilant about this issue when preparing to realise his citizen obligation.
Various types of land grabbers in Madagascar
- Citizens in all regions are aware of cases or are victims of land grabbing by Malagasy people of neighbourhood origin or not, descendents of great families or persons who got rich very quickly or got power, or even possibly impunity, thanks to getting political position. The conflict opposing 300 families in Soavinandriana in the Itasy region to a former Minister is the better known (1), while the Amparihibe community in the Analanjirofo region is opposing the Mayor and other local authorities (2).
- Economic operators of various nationalities, living since long time in Madagascar, in complicity with successive leaders, control and lock since long time almost all sectors of the country’s economy and despoil citizens’ rights on lands. If the collective memory evokes often the Filatex case (3) in various regions, proceedings are presently opposing the Salazamay fokonolona in Tamatave to the Telma company (4).
- Land renting by the State to companies often with a majority of foreign shares in the frame of long lease contracts are numerous and risk to increase, because of the policy of leaders and candidates who give priority to investors in their development projects. The negative consequences for expelled populations are the same as those due to selling (5). Nevertheless one must see that the repercussions of development projects do not bring profit at all to local population and bring very small profits to the country.
- Land selling to foreign companies exist also since 2003 as laws allow selling which was formerly forbidden by traditional culture and laws. Officially leaders swear to God that they do not sell ancestors’ lands but the number and efficiency of investigations are increasing these last months and will bring proofs of these wrongdoings realised under cover subterfuges as using Malagasy frontmen.
The majority of Malagasy people live in rural areas and practice agriculture, breeding and fishing. The land insecurity is increasing as crime is pouring out over the whole country (6), and because of the climate deregulation, of which Madagascar is recognised as a main victim (7). This increases the fears of the rural people and deteriorates work conditions. The impoverishment of a majority of Malagasy people is in contrast with the incredible enrichment of a very small minority whose names of the 10 most rich persons according to Forbes are published (8), and in first ranks appear a candidate and very close associates of candidates to the presidential election of November 7.
For choosing a leader committed to protecting Malagasy lands
In Madagascar, legal owners are those who detain land titles and certificates, which equivalence has just been reinforced by decision makers (9) following several years of conflicts over their respective value. But the real question on the ground, facing corruption (10) and problems of data updating and encroachment (9) do not guarantee firmly land security for those who detain these formal documents. In spite of operations of titles delivery by the Ministry (11) and acceleration of opening land offices, with a view to delivering in group land certificates (12), the percentage of lands with a title or a certificate remains low.
Those who occupy since generations non titled private properties in the 1000 municipalities which do not have a land office – and then do not have titles – are in the risk of losing their lands without rights recognition. Furthermore large superficies areas in several regions are still qualified as “colonial lands” and “indigenous reserves”, and families which operated them since several tens of years cannot request neither titles nor certificates. Large pastures for which the 2005 land reform anticipated to get a law about lands with specific status are allocated to foreigners by long lease without recognition of breeders’ rights who use them but are not included in the state priority subjects for regulation.
Because successive leaders made the choice of liberalisation and priority to investors as development model for the country, and as they call for foreigners to rent and occupy lands since the Daewoo project in 2008, the land owning according to ancestors use in various regions is considered as inexistent, citizens who do not get formal rights on lands through one of the two documents, for various reasons, sometimes out of their will, are qualified as “squatters” by rich and powerful people, which is not acceptable from various points of view.
When thinking about voting on November 7, each voter should take as a criteria the contempt expressed for a majority of citizens by some candidates who authorised in the past or in future visions and programs expelling families from lands and destroying houses, which will imply losing the unique way of production which they have to live, as this is not a development program but an impoverishment program.
Looking actively for solutions and conceiving laws in favour of the majority, aiming at recognising legally customary rights and community lands and to end the colonial system are urgent in the coming years. Candidates advocating visions and society projects aiming at getting Madagascar as a new colony for foreign companies and states should be put aside. (13)
Facing the national population growth and the small superficies of lands for Malagasy peasants – less than one hectare in average (14) – future leaders should facilitate and multiply land allocations to Malagasy families instead of praising the availability of millions of hectares outside the country to attract investors.
For a family agriculture ensuring first the people feeding and export afterwards
Families expelled from their lands and discouraged by insecurity migrate to other places, particularly to urban areas where they hope finding work (15). But survival there remains precarious as cities are already crammed with poor citizens without lands or housing, and the number of small jobs is limited. This situation in many places leads some candidates to announce that they will allocate lands to Malagasy. But they did not all give precision
If it would be an exceptional or a long term public policy
And who will benefit : Malagasy peasants doing family agriculture or investors whether be Malagasy or foreigners ?
The future president should pay attention to food self sufficiency in his economic policy in order to eradicate poverty and malnutrition.
As soon as 2012, the Tany Collective recommended in each municipality the allocation of lands dedicated to local development and particularly to family agriculture, which is for us the only way to guarantee food security and ensure food sovereignty for present and future generation. (16)
Land allocation to Malagasy people, young and less young, according to various modalities, should help increasing cultivated surfaces with a view to family subsistence and national market in priority, and export next. Programs of installing families on new lands should take lessons of past and present successes and failures (17) in terms of training/ advising and coaching for the availability of various basic public services. The state responsibility in securing rural areas in order to not remove motivation of newly installed is fundamental.
Malagasy peasants life and work conditions are difficult while they must meet food needs of peoples in towns and country sides. Their efforts merit being supported by all citizens, and firstly the future President. So the presidential projects which threaten to destroy lands and housing over thousands of hectares, as the Sahanivotry project of the Hydelec/Tozzi Green company in the Vakinankaratra region (18), as well as the State approved declarations for companies such as Toliara Sands/Base Toliara (19) in the South West region should be questioned as they destroy and wreck several generations work.
The Tany Collective underlines since many years the need for each citizen to be vigilant and to contribute actively in the management and follow up of Malagasy lands. Our proposals to include the analysis of principles and projects of candidates about land and agriculture in the decision of each voter are part of this position. Only participation and expression of all citizens by voting and after their vigilance all along the year, will lead decision makers to act more for the interests of the majority of population. The Tany Collective hopes that inhabitants risking to be expelled from lands who are mentioned in this document, as well as those were not mentioned, will win in their fight for a better social justice.
Unfortunately all Malagasy natural resources are subject to “agreements”, to the detriment of the population, between Malagasy responsible persons and foreign investors. As all institutions and organisations who request cancelling the project of operating sea resources on Malagasy coasts by a Chinese consortium with a 330 boats float, the Tany Collective considers that this project should be banned as it will surely destroy environment and reduce revenues of Malagasy fishermen (20). Many countries in the world prepare the future of their population food by looking for natural resources outside their territory ; let us not select leaders who are in a risk of selling off the content of our seas, as well as our lands, one of our most precious common goods. These projects are threatening to bring further hunger to Malagasy people in the coming years.
Paris November 5, 2018 (translated on 02 Dec 2018)
The TANY Collective for the Defense of Malagasy lands
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(2) http://matv.mg/andranofotsy-maroant... et http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi...
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(5) http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi... et http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi...
(6) http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20180306-...
(8) http://www.tresorpublic.mg/?revue-d...
(9) http://lalignedemire.info/article/C...
(10) http://www.newsmada.com/2018/10/18/...
(11) http://www.newsmada.com/2018/10/30/...
(12) http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/eco...
(13) http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi...
(14) http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20171118-...
(15) https://les-yeux-du-monde.fr/actual... et http://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikili...
(17) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAs... ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0h... ; https://www.fert.fr/v2/wp-content/u... ;
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(19) http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi... et http://www.terresmalgaches.info/spi...
(20) http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/eco... ; http://matv.mg/accord-sur-la-peche-...
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Open House: Charles Quick on Interrupting Places
Thursday 19th May by Rachel Cook
What’s Open House and who’s Charles Quick?
Open House is a rather lovely series of events that we run here at Thompson. You can read more about Open House here.
Our first Open House saw us welcome Mr Charles Quick. He, of course, is an artist, writer, professor and all round clever chap, who’s been known to dress in high-vis and turn streetlights on and off with a pokey stick. So far, so interesting. Allow me to introduce him a little better and to sum up three of the key ideas he talked about. There are also pictures of nice cake and mugs to keep you interested.
Once upon a time in Somerset…
Charles’ talk was mainly about the idea of Interrupting Places, a practice he began in 1977. He went to a beach in Somerset and set up a line of little wooden sculptures, all connected by string. He watched people try to work out what they meant and rather liked that. After its first siting on the beach, the sculptures were then moved, first down the middle of a dual carriageway and later to a patch of land in a slightly dodgy bit of Leeds. The sculptures changed each time they were moved, so that they would respond to and interrupt the environment that they sat in, and cause people to ask questions of them.
He’s now been interrupting places for nearly 40 years, using many of the same approaches as he used in his first sandy foray: interrupting, changing work to suit its setting, playing with temporary, and often doing things without asking… I can also add that he’s very nice and rather tall, just so you’ve got a good picture.
Now that your Charles Quick 101 is done with, I’ll sum up what I reckon are the three key ideas that he talked about that really got me thinking:
Three Big Ideas:
1. Interrupting places (without asking first)
Charles’ work usually involves him making work in public spaces. He’ll deliberately interrupt a place (quite often without permission) to get people thinking, questioning and sometimes interacting. The interruption means that the results are unpredictable. Sometimes it affects the entire structure of a place. Sometimes people question whether it’s even art at all.
Do you remember I mentioned Charles’ pokey stick project? Commissioned by Artranspennine03, Mr Quick travelled around various suburban streets in the north, using said pokey stick and some plastic plant pots to cause the streetlights to go on at the wrong time. He always lit every lamp in the street, methodically and like he was supposed to be doing exactly that. As he commented,
“If you want to appear invisible in a public place then wear a high vis vest and a hat”.
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Residents approached him and asked questions as he worked his way down their street. And then he was gone, his interruption temporary but definite.
2. It’s there and then it’s gone
Speaking of temporary, that ‘there and gone-ness’ is important to Charles. He commented that it can be devalued, but that he feels that actually temporariness can bring much more. When you know that the thing you’re creating will soon be removed, it forces you to adopt a different approach. You’ve no choice but to think about things differently, from what kind of impact it will have, what time is right for it, and even just how you can be clever with materials and budgets.
I just like the idea that actually, things can sometimes be better just because they’re not permanent. It’s a nice change from the smidgen of vanity that comes with creating something that must last forever. Might it also give permission to be just a little more frivolous, even? I wonder what we’d do if we didn’t know that every action could be immortalised in photographic form…
3. Just trying it out
While we were cleaning up and eating the last bits of cake, I overhead Charles make a little comment to Ian that might have been my favourite of the day. It came about when talking about how Charles’ ‘dared’ to just get on and do things. It could be perceived by some as a little bit risky. We’re all about the rigour, you see. We’re all for fun, of course, but we definitely feel the pressure to think things through (and through and through). However, whilst rigour is all well and good, with so much pressure to get it right first time it can often be hard to just get off the starting blocks. We definitely find that here and I sometimes can’t help but feel just a bit envious of people who just bloody get on and do it.
Charles’ answer to getting started was to decide that you’re ‘just trying it out’. Whatever it is, if you give it a go and it doesn’t work out… Well, you were just practising to see how it went, no harm no foul. Now the pressure is gone and you’ve given yourself permission to get moving.
For more information on Charles Quick and his work – pokey stick included – visit him online and be sure to say hello.
Up next at Open House: stories of flying fish and BBC Breakfast showing lady bits
Inspiration comes in all forms, so in July we’re inviting some record-breaking athletes to tell us a story. Some nice ladies from the Yorkshire Rows will be coming in. They’re a team of four women who became the oldest women ever to cross any ocean. They rowed across the Atlantic in 67 days, covering 3,000 nautical miles and seeing all sorts of cool stuff. They even had their bits shown on BBC Breakfast. Crikey.
P.S. Will you come in and tell us a story?
We’re always looking to hear from interesting people so if you’d be up for coming in to tell us a story, get in touch. We promise we’ll listen nicely. Oh and did we mention cake, beer and tea? There’ll be lots of that, too.
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Recent additions on other pages - village Summer Newsletter and events through to the end of August. Church services for July and August. Write-ups of the History Society meetings in March and May. Draft minutes of the 8th May Parish Council meeting. Gardeners' Association meetings for 2019. Appointment of new Rector.
Faster broadband - the installation of 'fibre to the premises' by Gigaclear now appears to have been delayed again until Quarter one 2020. See here for details.
More sheep killed - during the night of 9/10th July, 21 lambs were inhumanely killed and butchered in a field near Whilton hill. This is obviously a hideous crime and traumatic for the farmer not to mention the financial loss. The police have asked for witnesses and you can read their description of the event and their full appeal here.
Summer Lunch - a reminder that this will be on Tuesday 23rd July at 12.30 for 1.00 pm in the village hall. The cost is £6 per head and please book by Friday 19th with either Anthea on 843319 (email) or Marian on 844835. Soft drinks will be provided but please bring other drinks to share if you wish.
Village road closure - Part of Brington Lane (a short stretch near the pumping station) will be closed between 27-29th August 2019 to allow for a repair to be undertaken to a fire hydrant. See here for map. Should you need any further details, please call Adam Stillyards of AWA on 07861 679092.
Summer holiday activities - Daventry Leisure Centre has action-packed but affordable activities for children this holiday - see here for details.
Compost Bins discount offer - If you're looking for a cheap(er) compost bin or two, read here for details of DDC's latest offer which closes on 31st March 2020.
Daventry & District Over Fifties Forum - regularly hold meetings to interest people with more free time on their hands. Their website can be found here and the May newsletter here.
Garden bonfires - can easily cause a nuisance to neighbours in the village. Please bin or compost as much waste as you're able before considering a fire but if this is essential, ensure the material is as dry as possible and choose a day when the wind direction will minimise the nuisance to neighbours and road users.
Village Hall - is available for hire for meetings or social occasions where you might need a little more space. It has seating for just over 40 people and has one main room, toilets and a small kitchen. It is used by the Pre-School in term time, and by the Parish Council and other village organisations for meetings and social events. Current charges are £8 per hour. If you're interested in hiring the hall, contact the Booking Clerk Mary Kane on 07922 478633 (email) or Nick Busby on 01327 844194 (email). The full standard conditions of hire can be seen here and you can read the history of the hall here.
New dog control powers - DDC have introduced new stricter rules for dog owners in the district with potential on-the-spot fines and/or prosecution - read the press release here and the relevant DDC website here.
Whilton Marina - has opened a new workshop and bought a new mobile boat lifting hoist which enables much better facilities for narrow boat repair. If you're interested, you can read the press release here.
Local History Society – has won the Community Award 2018 for the “Celebrating Courage” events of 2017. Congratulations to all involved. See here for a photo of the winners of the Northamptonshire Heritage Awards on the staircase at Althorp with Earl Spencer on 6th July. On the back row at the right are Anthea Hiscock and Nick Busby with Whilton’s plaque. (Click here for closer view)
Weekly yoga (Ashtanga) sessions - take place every Monday evening from 6.00 to 7.00 pm in the village hall with a qualified instructor. There are places available if anyone is interested. The instructor’s fees are £7.50 per session plus £1 per session for hiring the hall. Any new persons will get a free taster session first time. If you’re interested please contact Jane Busby on either 01327 844194 or 07974 800196.
DACT trips - please see here for the trips timetable from May to August.
Recycling and waste - our collection day is Wednesday - check here for the timetable. For a general explanation of the new arrangements click here. To discover what goes in which bin click here and for information regarding the optional garden waste collection now at £36 per annum per bin, read and/or sign up here.
The Northamptonshire Association for the Blind - has an extensive array of gadgets etc to make life easier for people with poor eyesight. To see their website, click here.
The group meets on alternate Thursdays each month and provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about photography. For more information, contact Neil on 844182 (email) or look at their excellent website here.
Faster Broadband - You can test your actual speed here and although we already have fibre broadband to the cabinet at Whilton Locks, the village now forms part of the County Council’s Stage 3 plans with Gigaclear whose solution involves Fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) technology which enables much faster speeds and is now scheduled for installation in the village in Quarter 1 2020. Read the official details here. The Northants CC Faster Broadband interactive map can be accessed here. An update on future developments (except the latest timescale) can be found on page 4 of the village Summer Newsletter.
Parish Council - now has its own website. It's the place to find all official documents pertaining to financial and regulatory matters plus meeting agendas, minutes etc
Parking at Long Buckby station - parking charges apply at the railway station. The cost is £4.80 per day. (as at early June 2019) - details here.
Waste and recycling centre opening times - See here for full information. Some sites have queuing issues on certain days and more especially following a closure day. Customers are asked to visit the sites after 10.00 am and preferably later in the day when the sites are likely to have more capacity. See here for more information and here for live webcam coverage.
Bus Service - ended on 22nd July 2018 when the Northants County Council subsidy was withdrawn.
Daventry District Council - have grant funding available for both Home Owners and Renters alike (see here). There are Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) available up to £30k for the district's disabled residents, both renters and home owners and up to £10k for the district’s home owners in the form of a Home Repairs Assistance grant (HRA).
Daventry District Council - have introduced a ‘Resident Welcome Pack’ on the DDC website. The aim is to provide new residents in our District with an initial information point signposting to basic information but is also useful for existing residents
Whilton Warblers - performed a concert in the Church some time ago and photos of the singers rehearsing can be found here. If you fancy joining the group which meets during term time on Tuesdays at 7.30 pm in the Church, ring Linda on 07752 885900. You don't need to read music or to have had singing lessons, you can be any age and the idea is just to have fun.
The history of Whilton - "Living in the Gap" a book covering the history of Whilton village from 1,000 to 2,000 AD is now available. If you would like to buy a copy (281 pages £12.99) then please contact the author, our local history expert, Anthea Hiscock, on 01327 843319 or by email. See here for an independent review of the book by local resident Tom Price.
Right to Roam - some people seem to consider all the fields around Whilton to be totally free to public access because of the government's legislation regarding 'the right to roam.' This is not the case - the Act refers only to mapped areas of mountain, moor, heath, downland and registered common land - none of these apply around Whilton and you should stay on the public footpaths. See here for more details of the Act.
The Whilton Bake Off - was held in August 2013 and was very successful. There were lots of entries and £185 was raised for the Air Ambulance Service. For Lucy's full write-up of the occasion, click here. To see Richard Oliver's photos, see here.
Mobile Library - because of low levels of use, the mobile library no longer comes to Whilton. However, the Home Library Service does still exist. This is a free service for customers who are unable to get to the library through age or disability. A librarian visits you at home to discuss your reading needs. You can either select items yourself or library staff will select for you according to your tastes and requirements. Volunteers deliver to your home every month. To arrange a visit or find out more, contact your local library.
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