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__label__cc	0.624438	0.375562	Alien Times Reporting on all the FUN in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Home (日本語) +By article +By author +By issue +By language +By location +By topic +By year +Photos +Random article +What links here +Search +Mind the Gap +Portable Alien +TsukuBlog Tsukuba Info +City Hall +Tsukuba Map +Tsukuba Orientation +Tsukuba Wiki Support AT +Advertise on AT +Buy AT stuff +Donate to AT +Submit an article +Take a survey +Volunteer +AT Workspace Traditional Japanese Weddings Author: Svitlana Grytsenko, Issue: March 2004, Topic: Japanese Culture There is a nice Russian book of old Japanese tales at Tsukuba library. The way it has been written is interesting and funny. Apparently, it is a word for word translation from the Japanese language and there are plenty of sentences which would not be used in the Russian language because they are much too polite and can be considered like sarcasm or for some other reasons. The ways of thinking, the expectations of other people's behavior in different situations, etc. may seem obvious to Japanese, but are surprising for non-Japanese. The example of different animals is shown in daily life and Japanese traditions. Here is a description of a traditional Japanese wedding, which I found interesting and not widely known. I found it in a footnote in the story "Wedding of a Rat", which was written by Sadzanami Sandzin and published in "Sagas of Ancient Japan". I thought Alien Times readers might be interested in it. The traditional way to make a marriage contract in Japan is as follows: The common practice was for a matchmaker called "nakodo" to formally make the match. This person was thereafter considered a patron of the newly-married couple, and his help was also asked to settle any disagreements and in case it was necessary to designate the conditions of a divorce. After a rendezvous of the groom with the bride for a reciprocal familiarization, they exchanged gifts called "yuino"; from this moment they were considered as betrothed. After that a day was chosen for the wedding, avoiding any days considered to be unlucky. The bride was dressed in all white, as a sign of that she would only leave the household of her husband by death (white is the color of mourning). She set out for her husband's house accompanied by the nakodo and his wife, and as soon as they arrived there was a dinner which included drinking from special cups called "sansan kudo" (literally: 3x3=9). It consisted of the groom and the bride tasting rice wine 3 times from 3 different cups of different sizes. For the first drink, the bride drinks like a guest. At the same time a "shimadai" is placed close to them on a small table. It is an emblem of happiness, welfare and faithfulness, and consists of the branches of a pine tree, a bamboo and a plum-tree, and has figures of a crane, a turtle and also of an old man and an old woman with the brooms in their hands. The old man and the old woman represent the spirits of the pine trees in Takasago and Sumiyoshi, which symbolized their growing old together, and thus was a wish for a long and harmonious life as a married couple. A special song is sung for every correctly performed wedding. After this, the bride takes off her white dress and dresses in another one, a present of the groom. After drinking from the unifying cup, she changes one more time to a colored dress, the one she brought from her home. The fiance also changes his clothes. On completion of the feast, the nakodo and his wife lead newly-weds to a wedding room. Here they again drink 9 times each from the cup, but the groom drinks first, since he has become the head of the house. This is the end of the wedding ceremony. After that they are considered to be husband and wife. << Self-Defence and Awareness \| Master Index \| Are You Japanese: Maybe You Are >> Alien Times Sponsors The advertisements that appear on paper and online versions of The Alien Times do not necessarily represent the views of the Alien Times. The Alien Times takes no responsibility for any transactions that occur between advertisers and readers. The authors of articles that appear in Alien Times reserve the right to copyright their work. Please DO NOT copy any articles that appear in Alien Times without first receiving permission from the author of the article (when known) or the Alien Times Editor. Funded by the Tsukuba Expo'85 Memorial Foundation, Printed by Isebu Modified on February 14, 2006, at 04:56 PM Contact Us e	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line470
__label__cc	0.705015	0.294985	Aaron Amuchastegui Aaron Discussing Five Hour School Week by Aaron Amuchastegui \| Dec 29, 2018 \| Uncategorized Aaron Discussing Five Hour School WeekView Podcast Aarons Gotalk by Aaron Amuchastegui \| Jul 17, 2018 \| Uncategorized 7 minute quick catch up on secrets of life and living every day to the fullestView Podcast Front Row Dads Aaron Amuchastegui has been married for ten years and has 4 children.  He is an entrepreneur that likes to run his businesses on the road while traveling with his family.  In 2017, he and his family spent 3 weeks traveling and educating on the road for every one week they spent at home. They are focusing on experiencing life as big as they can while they can, with the belief that tomorrow is never promised so we need to live today. His membership in Gobundance has helped push him to discover and create new businesses and opportunities, while maximizing worldly experiences he never though he would accomplish. He loves to be involved as much as he can with the Front Row Foundation, Front Row Dads, The Miracle Morning Community, The Four Hour Work Week, One Life Fully Lived, The Hands and Feet Foundation, his church and many others. He is hoping many of his next ventures will combine entrepreneurship opportunities with creating jobs and opportunities for those in need. Meet one of the Front Row Dads… Aaron.View Podcast Gobundance Interview In this episode, you will learn: Aaron’s brief bio Why Aaron got into prison for 2 years and what he learned from that experience. What Aaron did during the market crash. Aaron’s income before and after the market crash Aaron’s massive flipping business. The lesson that Aaron learned from his flipping business. Aaron’s big real estate goal. Aaron’s best pillar What brings Aaron joy The best vacation that Aaron has ever taken. Aaron’s top 5 bucket list items. The most brilliant/life-changing day in Aaron’s life. What Aaron wanted when he grew up when he was a kid and how similar he is to it now? Plus so much more! View Podcast Gobundance Pillar Killar Interview In this episode, you will learn: • Dan and Aaron’s brief backgrounds. • Why Gobundance has been a life-changing experience for both Dan and Aaron. • Dan and Aaron’s definition of Extreme Accountability. • What Extreme Accountability has done for Dan and Aaron‘s lives. • Dan and Aaron share their journey through leadership and accountability. • Ways on how Dan and Aaron hold themselves and others accountable. • Some big leadership lessons. • How Dan and Aaron exemplify accountability to people in their daily lives. • Plus so much more Dan Grieb is a husband, father friend and business person who has made a decision to change his family tree. Dan was raised in a tough environment in Long Island NY. Dan has survived the grave more than once and knows that his life is about more than him. Dan has completed most of his goals and says that the final items will be realized when his children grown up into productive leaders in American society. Aaron Amuchastegui is an entrepreneur whose focus started in construction and transitioned to real estate fix and flips, rental properties, and apartments. He designed software to help him acquire 900 homes throughout 10 states predominantly at daily courthouse step auctions, and has developed software for several real estate companies to streamline their processes. Aaron and his wife have 4 children, and enjoy living on their little ranch just outside Sacramento, California. They are trying to figure out what is next in life’s journey as they try to trade out work/cash experiences with life experiences with their childrenView Podcast Front Row Factor Is your family life everything you hoped and dreamed it would be? Or do you find it difficult to balance your work and home? What could you do to change it? Today, I’m talking with my dear friend and fellow Front Row Dad, Aaron Amuchastegui. Aaron and his family are the epitome of what it means to live life in the front row. In 2017, Aaron traveled three weeks each month with his wife and family sharing amazing experiences – all while running a successful business. However, Aaron’s life wasn’t always this way. In this episode, Aaron shares with us the steps he took to turn his life around – steps that anyone can take to start building a life in the front row.View Podcast Copyright © 2019 Aaron Amuchastegui	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line473
__label__wiki	0.549258	0.549258	Home / Academies / Announcements / Liverpool FC set to launch football Academy in Pune Liverpool FC set to launch football Academy in Pune Unknown 4:44 PM Academies , Announcements Edit Liverpool FC announce their academy in Pune English Premier League giants Liverpool FC, have joined hands with DSK Shivajians (Pune based second division i-League side), to announce their full time academy in Pune. LFC International Football Academy DSK, is expected to kick-start from first week of January 2014. The state of the art Football Academy will feature a world-class, purpose-built residential complex featuring full-size pitches, practice areas, classrooms, changing rooms, a gym, canteen, lecture theatre and medical facilities. Liverpool FC aims that this academy will be a great platform for the young footballers up to the age of 18 years to develop their skills for the beautiful game in a wonderful environment. Coaching staffs from Liverpool FC will come over to the Academy to pass their wealth of knowledge to the staffs and players who will be a part of the world-class setup. DSK Shivajians FC will utilise their facilities at DSK Supinfocom International, situated in Loni, for the new academy, where Liverpool FC will also run its world-renowned soccer schools programme.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line474
__label__cc	0.597189	0.402811	Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, XF Semi-Flex January 23, 2017 Bartlomiej Plichta (Sold) This is a 1946 Blue Diamond Parker Vacumatic Major fountain pen in Emerald Pearl celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold XF Semi-Flex nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a thorough cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). I use only very gentle restoration techniques and use only the highest-quality replacement materials and specialist tools. The pen measures slightly over 5" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, uncapped In the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s, the pen industry underwent a major shift toward sturdy, dependable, always-ready, consistent, self-filling pens that were supposed to perform equally well regardless of one's ink, writing technique, paper, air pressure and temperature, and other, sometimes extreme, conditions. Each major brand offered a lifetime warranty on their flagship models, and made sure their pens would not require servicing often. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment In terms of nib manufacturing, there was a definite transition toward less flexible, larger, thicker nibs with plenty of tipping material, so that they would comply with the dominant handwriting style of the era. For most people, including office professionals, Ornamental Penmanship was quickly becoming less practical and was gradually phased out in favor of the more rapid and legible business cursive, such as the Palmer Method. Flexible nibs were still available as special-order items, but the vast majority of gold nibs made at the time were semi-flexible or firm. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, nib close-up Parker's nib design focused on improving the gold point's ability to absorb vibrations caused by dragging the tip across the surface of the paper. Such vibrations are often perceived as unpleasant, and nib makers went to great lengths to minimize them. The Vacumatic nib was a great example of this new type of design. The nib has variable thickness (strategically distributed), which further improves its "compliance," its ability to seamlessly conform to the writer's movement, responding to even the slightest variation in pressure, direction, and rapidity, while soaking up microscopic paper bumps with ease. This particular nib lays down a line of about 0.3 mm (on my paper) and spreads easily to about 0.7 mm with slight increase in writing pressure. This is not a fully flexible nib, so please do not try to push it beyond its limit, but it can be used rather effectively to instantly add character to your handwriting. The pen is in excellent condition, without any flaws or defects. The Emerald celluloid has incredible depth, vibrancy, and still very good barrel transparency. The gold filled trim is in equally good shape, and the imprint is strong. The filling mechanism holds up to 1.8 ml of ink. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, capped In Parker, Flexible Nib, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Vacumatic, Emerald Pearl, Semi-Flex, XF Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Pen and Pencil Set, Golden Brown, F (Sold) This is a 1942 White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize fountain pen and mechanical pencil set in original box, in Golden Brown celluloid, with a matching striated section, a transparent barrel, gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph Fine nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. The pencil has also been restored to full function, it takes standard 0.9 mm refills, available today. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Pen and Pencil Set, Golden Brown, F, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended Sheaffer's crowning achievement, the now very rare Oversize Valiant, with the efficient, high-capacity vacuum filling mechanism (up to 1.8 ml using the two-stroke method), made out of the gorgeous striated Golden Brown celluloid, with a matching section, a transparent barrel, and, of course, the Lifetime Triumph nib. In my opinion, this particular model is the Iowa company's greatest technological accomplishment. A perfect marriage of design and engineering, a union so desirable and yet so elusive. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Pen and Pencil Set, Golden Brown, F, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment. Also note the clear barrel transparency The pen is large, by vintage standards, it posts very well, and so it should be comfortable to hold for most fountain pen enthusiasts. With its superb ergonomics, a slightly textured section, the pen will lend itself to hours of effortless writing. The Triumph nib is so forgiving, so smooth, capable of rapid strokes in virtually all directions. Whether you're right or left-handed, whether you use the tripod or the death grip, whether you right with a featherweight pressure or a heavy hand, the nib will conform to your needs with willingness and ease. It lays down a standard Sheaffer Fine line of about 0.4 mm (on my paper), which puts it in-between modern Western XF and F. The nib is firm, but feels somewhat soft on paper. It's not glassy smooth, but it's not meant to be! It has just enough tooth to provide a seamless connection to the paper, but without feeling unpleasant in any way. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Pen and Pencil Set, Golden Brown, F, capped The set is in excellent condition and comes in its original box. There's one small round blemish on the pencil's body, possibly a flaw in the material, but it's hard to say. It's small, but it's there, so I must point it out. Otherwise, the set is in fantastic shape, with a truly beautiful, vibrant, rich celluloid, excellent barrel transparency, and a strong imprint. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Pen and Pencil Set, Golden Brown, F, in box In Pen Pencil Sets, Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Oversize, Valiant, Vac, Triumph, Set Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XF (Sold)This is a 1942 White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Vac fountain pen in striated Golden Brown celluloid, with a transparent barrel, a gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph F nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (done by hand). This is a full-size pen, measuring around 5.18" capped and 0.44" in diameter. The pen is meant to be using posted, which it does very well, indeed. Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XF, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended The year 1942 was pivotal in the history of the fountain pen. As the U.S. entered World War II, some of the pen companies joined the effort, producing mission-critical armament components. Sheaffer was the undisputed leader in that regard, posting a significant growth as a company and continuing bringing to market fantastic writing instrument. In my opinion, no other pen epitomizes that era than the Sheaffer Triumph vacuum filler. Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XF, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment A product of several years of vigorous R&D, the Triumph was an utterly modern fountain pen, "far ahead of anything in the field." The Triumph accomplished what had seemed an intractable pen design problem before, namely, a consistent, silky smooth flow of ink, under various conditions, including temperature, barometric pressure, ink, paper, and one's writing technique. The Triumph ink delivery system excels at buffering the ever expanding and contracting volume of ink inside the reservoir (here, directly inside the barrel). The task is accomplished by an oversize ebonite feed with a huge surface area of its numerous fins and, crucially, a large channel running inside it. Sheaffer took advantage of its advanced R&D laboratories to perfect the Triumph, including rigorous testing, by man and machine. The quote I wrote comes from a 1942 statement that accompanied the launch of the Triumph vac filler. The pen I'm offering today is a great specimen of the Triumph, perhaps its most iconic model. Built from the gorgeous striated Golden Brown celluloid, with a transparent barrel, adorned with impeccable gold-filled trim, the pen is truly beautiful. It's in excellent condition, too, with only very minor surface wear, difficult to see with the naked eye. Functionally, the pen is as close to its factory condition as possible, with an efficient filling mechanism (up to 1.8 ml of ink using the two-stroke method), and superb ergonomics. The pen writes an XF line of about 0.4 mm (on my paper). It's firm, but smooth, and capable of writing rapid strokes in virtually all directions, including long, swooping curves. Sheaffer's nib grinding technique aimed at providing a point that wrote very smoothly but without compromising ink flow. Today, it's not uncommon for pen makers to polish the nib's writing surface to an extreme degree, giving the point a sense of smoothness, but, often, at the expense of its writing ability. The Triumph is tuned to write at the lightest touch, and that is where it performs at its best. However, it will also take a heavy hand in stride, rewarding you with a line that is as dependable as modern rollerballs. Ink flow is a touch above average in wetness, so you can take full advantage of the broad spectrum of inks available today. Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XF, posted In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Triump, Golden Brown, XF Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, F (Sold) This is a mid-1940s White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Craftsman Vac fountain pen in striated Carmine celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph Fine nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a medium-size pen measuring a little over 5" capped and 0.44" in diameter. It posts very well, and writes a true-to-size Fine line of about 0.4 mm, so it's possible it sold as a Medium. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, F, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended One of the most intractable problems that a fountain pen designer must try to solve is handling the expansion of ink due to changes in temperature and pressure. Today, sadly, but understandably, most pen makers focus on aesthetics rather than engineering aspects of pen design, and, as a result, most pens made today employ a similar, simple method of regulating flow, i.e., a plastic (or, rarely, ebonite) feed with a relatively larger surface area and one (sometimes two) channels. As a result, modern pens are not particularly good at dealing with ink flow fluctuations, particularly those due to changes in temperature. We keep hearing stories of pens "exploding," leaking, burping, when the temperature or atmospheric pressure go up or down by a significant amount. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, F, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment. Also, note the oversize ebonite feed In the early 1940s, Sheaffer brought to market its own solution to regulating ink flow, the Triumph system. The Triumph solves the ink expansion problem by providing an oversize ebonite feed with a larger surface area and one larger channel that runs inside it. The feed is enclosed inside a cylinder made of 14k gold, which offers an additional buffering capability and further protects the system against external factors, such as drying out. By today's standards, the Triumph is "ahead of anything in the field" despite predating modern pens by more than half a century. What this means to us, writers, is that a Triumph pen is going to give us that silky smooth, well-controlled, generous, steady, and delightful flow of ink, regardless of atmospheric conditions, and will be resilient against quirks of ink, paper, and writing technique. The pen I'm offering today is a great specimen of the Triumph, in fantastic condition, and made of the highly coveted Carmine celluloid. And, it's priced well below most modern pens of comparable features and performance. The nib, which probably sold as a Medium, lays down a generous Fine line of about 0.4 mm (on my paper). The oversize feed keeps the flow steady and consistent. The nib is firm but feels smooth and soft on paper, thanks to its ingenious upturned design and the vibration dampening properties of the gold point. Cosmetically, it's great! The gleaming, vibrant Carmine celluloid is so gorgeous, and irresistibly so. The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape. The imprint is strong. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, F, capped In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Statesman, Carmine, Vac, Troi Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, F, Semi-Flex (Sold) This is a 1943 Blue Diamond Parker Vacumatic Major fountain pen in Azure Pearl celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold Fine Semi-Flex nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. This is a typical specimen of the model, measuring a little over 5" capped and 0.48" in diameter. I am often asked for advice regarding vintage fountain pens. One of the most frequently asked questions is what pen do I recommend as a "safe bet," a pen that can easily be considered a top-tier pen, yet one that sells for a lot less than a modern pen with comparable features and performance. Those of you who follow me on Instagram probably know how much I love Sheaffer pens, but, to be honest, it is the wartime Parker Vacumatic Major that makes the best premium vintage pen for beginners and advanced collectors alike. The Major is a larger pen in Parker's line-up, but it does appear somewhat smaller, compared to most modern luxury pens. Still, it has superb ergonomics, posts extremely well, and feels very comfortable, regardless of your grip. The material is gorgeous, particularly in Azure! The barrel has very nice transparency, which allows you to gauge your remaining ink level with ease. Speaking of ink, the Vacumatic holds a lot of it, up to 1.7 ml (with some variation across models), and comes equipped with one of the most ingenious and reliable filling mechanisms ever made. With all that being said, the Vacumatic really excels as a writing instrument. It comes with a fantastic 14k gold nib, one that writes at the lightest touch, and when pressed harder, rewards you with a hint of line variation, instantly adding character to your handwriting. It's precise and yet it has excellent performance latitude, laying down a satisfying line in virtually all directions, with luscious long curves and steadfast rapid upstrokes. A fantastic tool with which to take your handwriting to the next level. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, F, Semi-Flex, capped In Parker, Flexible Nib, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Vacumatic, Azure Pearl, Semi-Flex, Fine, Major Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, XF January 8, 2017 Bartlomiej Plichta (Sold) This is a 1942 White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Vac fountain pen in striated Carmine celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph XF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a medium-size pen, measuring around 126 mm capped (5"), and 12 mm (0.46") in diameter. It posts very nicely, like all Sheaffer wartime pens, so it should be comfortable even for people with larger hands. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, XF. uncapped, with the plunger partially extended When it comes to classy good looks, the wartime Sheaffer Statesman is definitely in my Top Five. Made of the highly coveted striated Carmine celluloid, the pen looks stunning. The material has such depth, such vibrancy, such shimmering character. The barrel has excellent transparency, and the gold-filled trim looks superb. The imprint is strong. Quite honestly, the pen looks as good as any modern luxury pen and would feel right at home sharing a display case with the latest Montegrappa or Visconti. And, this is the more desirable (and rare) Statesman variant, with a matching striated section and ink stored directly inside the barrel. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, XF, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment However, this pen also happens to be a fantastic performer. It is meant to post securely, so it should be perfectly comfortable for people with larger hands. It's balanced so well, it feels like an extension of your hand. When I put it to paper, I get this exquisite extra-fine monoline of about 0.4 mm. A line that never falters, never skips, or starves for ink. A line that impresses with its sheer willingness to perform. Unlike modern XF nibs, the Triumph has none of the usual toothiness or scratchiness, virtually regardless of your grip, holding angle, or writing pressure. A great pen for anyone wishing to improve their penmanship, particularly cursive, thanks to its impressively larger sweet spot and forgiving nature. And, it holds up to 1.6 ml of ink (using the two-stroke method). Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Carmine, XF, capped In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Statesman, Carmine, XF Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XXF (Sold) This is a 1946 Blue Diamond Parker 51 Vacumatic fountain pen in Blue Cedar, with a stainless steel cap, gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold XXF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a full-size pen, measuring about 5.3" capped (135 mm). Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XXF, uncapped The Parker 51 is not only "the world's most wanted pen," but it is also, in my opinion, a writer's pen, a pen for people who love to write. No, it's not made of fancy, colorful acrylic; no, it's not finished in Maki-e; no, it's not adorned with a snowflake. However, it's a beautifully designed, very well-made, highly comfortable, stylish writing machine. A pen that accommodates a variety of grips, angles, and rotation. With a dependable slip cap, ready to deploy, ready to write, this is one of the most reliable writing instruments that I have ever tried. Parker's solution to the age-old problem of fluid expansion and contraction under different conditions, is perhaps the most foolproof, resulting in a pen that has silky-smooth, consistent flow of ink, a pen that glides across the page, but without making a messy line. A crisp and precise writer, just when you need it the most. This particular pen is in excellent condition, without any flaws or defects. The filling mechanism works efficiently and holds a lot of ink (up to 1.8 ml). The cap is in equally great shape, as is the gold-filled trim. The imprint is strong. Quite honestly, this is a gorgeous specimen of this iconic pen. The Blue Diamond indicates the pen's extreme durability, and you can be sure that this pen will give you years of dependable service. A true XXF writer, you'd be hard-pressed to find an equally great factory nib that writes so fine so well today. Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XXF, posted In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker 51, Vacumatic, Blue Cedar, XXF Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, F (On hold) This is a mid-1940s White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Vac fountain pen, in Marine Green celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone, Lifetime Triumph nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, F, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended I think it's fair to say that the vast majority of fountain pens made in the first half of the 20th century are quite a bit smaller than modern pens. However, each of the major U.S. pen companies did make at least one oversize model to meet the needs of customers with larger hands. Such pens are exceedingly rare today, and, often, are sold at significantly higher prices than their standard-size counterparts. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, F, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment. Also, note the clear ink window I am really excited to be offering another Sheaffer Valiant Oversize today, a pen that's as beautiful as it is functional, and, yet, reasonably priced. This is a full-size pen, even by modern standards, measuring about 5.2" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Still, it's significantly smaller and lighter than modern OS pens, such as Delta Dolcevita OS and Visconti Divina Maxi, which tells you just how radically our taste in pen size has changed over the years. The star of the show is the 14k Triumph nib. Designed on the "rocker" principle, with a slightly upturned tip, the nib produces the smoothest, most consistent monoline (about 0.4 mm on my paper), virtually regardless of your holding angle, rotation about the page, grip, or writing pressure. A conventional nib has a relatively small "sweet spot," a highly polished writing surface that creates optimal contact with the paper. However, if you rotate the nib or change your holding angle, you will inevitably get off the sweet spot, causing variation in line width, disruption to ink flow, and that dreaded sensation of scratchiness. Not with the Triumph nib! It's a truly ingenious design and one that you really have to try to understand just how forgiving it is. The pen is in fantastic overall condition, without any flaws or defects, with gorgeous, vibrant, gleaming celluloid, and equally nice gold-filled trim. The pen comes with the high-capacity vacuum filling mechanism, which holds up to 1.8 ml of ink (using the two-stroke filling method). Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, F, capped Detailed dimensions Unposted 113 mm Posted 150 mm In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Triumph, Oversize Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, XF Semi-Flex (On hold) This is a 1946 Blue Diamond Parker Vacumatic Major fountain pen in Azure Pearl celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold XF Semi-Flex nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. This is a full-size pen, measuring a little over 5" capped and 0.48" in diameter, very typical of this model. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, uncapped It's very interesting that a lot of new fountain pen enthusiasts are interested in improving their handwriting, and, in particular, in learning (or re-learning) cursive. There's been a lot of discussion lately about the value of learning cursive, and, often, the fountain pen is thought of as the ideal tool with which to learn cursive. I am not sure if the fountain pen is the answer, but I do believe it offers a combination of features that can be extremely helpful in improving one's handwriting. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, nib profile The Parker Vacumatic I'm offering today is an excellent penmanship improvement tool. It is a full-size pen (though somewhat smaller than most modern luxury pens), perfectly balanced, with a pleasant tactile sensation, a high-capacity filling mechanism, and an XF semi-flexible nib. The nib is tuned to write at the lightest touch, producing a line of about 0.3 mm (on my paper), opening up to about 0.7 mm, with relative ease. However, this nib is not meant to be flexed a lot, but, rather, it's excels at adding a touch of character, a hint of line variation to your handwriting. The nib comes with ample tipping material, of perfect geometry and alignment, giving you consistency, virtually regardless of the direction or rapidity of your strokes. Admittedly, the nib produces a more graceful line with rapid strokes, but you can also use it effectively for slow, methodical practice. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Azure Pearl, XF Semi-Flex, capped In Parker, Flexible Nib, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Penmanship, Parker, Vacumatic, Azure Pearl, Semi-Flex Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, F (SOLD) This is a mid-1940s White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen in striated Golden Brown celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph Fine nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. The pen measures about 5.2" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, F, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended Sheaffer's longtime leadership in the pen industry can be demonstrated most poignantly demonstrated in the Lifetime Triumph pen, such as this Valiant Oversize. A product utterly new, far ahead of anything in the field and yet it employed many of the basic fundamentals that were engineered by the Iowa company throughout the 1940s. The pen is truly a product of Sheaffer's "progressive engineering and watch-like precision" approach to pen making. As an industry leader, Sheaffer expanded its plant, added machinery, hired new personnel, all leading to the extremely successful launch of the Triumph vac-filler. The company had such incredible engineering prowess that the U.S. Government with manufacturing high-precision components for the war effort, including mission-critical fuses. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, F, nib close-up What makes the Triumph pen so successful as a writing instrument is its precise and dependable writing performance. Each pen was given personal attention from a team of highly skilled technicians, so when it left the factory it was ready to write, the instant it was put to paper. I hope to restore this incredible functionality with every Sheaffer pen that comes across my desk so that you can be sure to get a fantastic experience, as good as any top-tier modern fountain pen. In fact, many of my customers who dared try the somewhat unusual Triumph nib, reported back their utter joy with their new pens' dependable performance. The pen I'm offering today is one of the nicer specimens of the Valiant I've seen. Made of the gorgeous striated Golden Brown celluloid, with excellent gold-filled trim, a high-capacity filling mechanism (up to 1.8 ml using the two-stroke filling method), and the awesome Triumph nib, this is a writing instrument unlike any made today. Give it a try and you will be amazed at how easily it puts ink on paper, how consistent its line quality is, and how resolute it is in delivering dependable performance day in, day out. The nib writes a true-to-size Western Fine line (about 0.5 mm on my paper), so it probably sold as a Medium, which makes it a particularly rare model. I tuned it to writes somewhat wet, so you get that desirable gliding sensation, but without too much ink pooling or smearing. This pen would make an awesome workhorse, daily carry, office or school kind of pen. It comes with an additional writing surface, accessed simply by flipping the nib upside-down, for a much finer line, perfect for quick notes and marginalia. The pen is in fantastic condition, without any flaws or defects, with excellent, vibrant celluloid, equally good gold-filled trim, and a strong imprint. A beautiful specimen! Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Oversize Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, F, capped In Sheaffer, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Triumph, Lifetime, Valiant, Oversize, Golden Brown, Medium, Fine Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XXF (Sold) This is a mid-1940s White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Statesman fountain pen in striated Golden Brown celluloid, with a gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone, Triumph Lifetime XXF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. This is a medium-size pen, measuring around 5" capped and 0.46" in diameter. It posts very nicely, so it should be comfortable to hold for most people. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XXF, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended I thought it important to start the new year with a great pen. I am so thrilled to be offering this gorgeous Sheaffer Statesman from the mid-1940s. Made while Sheaffer were at the peak of their technological prowess, the Statesman has all of the goodness the Iowa company developed in the early 1940s, including the gleaming, shimmering celluloid, the efficient, high-capacity vacuum filling mechanism, and the famous Triumph nib. The phrase I wrote comes from a Sheaffer advertisement at the time, and, quite frankly, I cannot think of a way to introduce the pen. This is a real treat for people who love to write. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XXF, nib profiles, showing excellent tines alignment and tipping geometry. Also, note the clear ink window. The nib is a rare XXF, laying down a consistent monoline of about 0.3 mm (on my paper). Today, XXF nibs are rather hard to come by. Realistically, your only option is a Japanese XXF nib, but then you're dealing with the usual limitations of a conventional, open nib, plus, the fact that it was developed primarily for logographic handwriting, where short downward strokes are most common. Such nibs are, therefore, somewhat problematic for traditional cursive handwriting, which requires rapid strokes in virtually all directions, including curves. The Triumph nib writes a super fine line, but without the usual sensation of "toothiness," without skipping, and never catching the paper. Whether you write with your arm, wrist, or fingers, the nib will continue performing at the highest level, with Sheaffer's signature willingness to write the instant you put it to paper. It's a super fine point that feels like a much broader nib on paper, thanks to its ingenious "rocker" design. A superb tool for the discerning writer! The pen is in fantastic condition. The celluloid has such depth, such vibrant color, such chatoyancy. The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape. The imprint is strong. Quite frankly, the pen looks virtually as good as new. Sheaffer Triumph Statesman Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, XXF, capped In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Statesm, States, Statesman, Golden Brown, XXF, Lifetime Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XF December 29, 2016 Bartlomiej Plichta (Sold) lThis is a 1943 Blue Diamond, full-size Parker 51 Vacumatic in Blue Cedar, with a 14k gold-filled cap, and a 14k gold XF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XF, uncapped, with the blind cap removed Today, most of us use fountain pens for fun, with fancy ink and paper. It's interesting how our idea of performance has evolved over time. Free from work-related constraints of form, we tend to prefer pens that write fat, juicy lines that bring out the depth, saturation, shading, and sheen in our favorite inks. However, you might be surprised to know that, for decades, pen companies, including Parker, worked on making ink flow more controlled, more restrained. In fact, one of Parker's advertising slogans, "Writes dry with wet ink," was used to further emphasize the fact that their pens could be used safely and reliably on even the most important office papers, personal journals, and other "mission critical" work. if you are among the continuously growing number of people who use fountain pens for serious work, you might find this 51 of interest. Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XF, nib profile The Parker 51 Vacumatic I'm offering today is a superb example of the 1940s writing performance standards. It comes vested with a fantastic XF nib, which lays down a confident, consistent, resolute line of about 0.3 mm (on my paper). Ink flow is incredibly well-controlled, providing a monoline that you can depend on for all of your important work. Whether it's for professional or personal purposes, the 51 will not let you down, never skipping, starving for ink, or skidding out of control. The nib feels smooth and soft, while being very forgiving of both angle and rotation. The nib is tuned to write at the lightest pressure, but it will take a heavy hand just as easily. This is a gorgeous-looking pen! With a rare, 14k gold-filled cap with an interesting alternating Guilloché pattern (two straight and two "scalloped" lines). The pen is free from scratches or blemishes, with only the slightest surface wear present (difficult to see with the naked eye). The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape, the imprint is strong. Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Blue Cedar, XF, capped In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker 51, Vacumatic, XF, Gold-Filled Parker Vacumatic Major "Long" Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, F, Semi-Flex (On Hold) This is a 1943 Blue Diamond Parker Vacumatic Major "Long" in Golden Pearl celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold two-tone, Fine, Semi-Flex nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a full-size pen, longer than most of the later Major models, measuring about 5.3" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Parker Vacumatic Major "Long" Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, F, Semi-Flex, uncapped When it comes to flex, the conventional wisdom is that the best performance is to be found among vintage pens, particularly those that have not been abused. Finding such a pen "in the wild" is becoming more and more difficult, and, as a result, the prices of restored vintage pens with flex nibs have gone up substantially over the past few years. There's a lot of variability among vintage flex pens, even across the same model, and each pen is going to have its own unique feel and performance characteristics. Quantifying flexibility is, therefore, rather difficult. I always tend to to cautious and conservative in my assessments of flex, paying special attention to a nib's responsiveness, rather than total tines spread. Parker Vacumatic Major "Long" Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, F, Semi-Flex, nib profile What you want in a quality flex pen is its ability to respond to your hand's subtle changes in writing pressure, direction, and speed. You want to be able to create a subtle transition between a hairline and swell, as that is the very foundation of Ornamental Penmanship and most other similar styles. The pen I'm offering today would be an excellent addition to a calligrapher's tool box. A pen that doesn't have a huge range, but it does have enough of it to be a superb instrument with which to create awesome calligraphy. The nib writes a Fine line of about 0.4 mm (on my paper), and opens up easily to at least a BB. The nib is smooth, soft, and feels as though it has a shock absorbing mechanism built into it. It offers you a comfortable, yet agile, ride across the paper, with that highly coveted gliding sensation. It will allow you to bring out the beauty, shading, and sheen of your favorite inks, thanks to its wet flow under pressure. And, it's the more rare two-tone variant to boot! The pen is in excellent condition. Being the "Long" model, it should feel comfortable in most people's hands, with a high-capacity filing mechanism, and the timeless, gorgeous Golden Pearl celluloid, this pen is sure to put a smile on your face. The material has such depth, vibrancy, as if it's alive, with hundreds of tones of brown, gold, and yellow. The transparency is a bit ambered, but you can still see your ink inside the barrel with ease. Parker Vacumatic Major "Long" Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, F, Semi-Flex, capped In Parker, Flexible Nib, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Vacumatic, Long, Major, Golden Pearl, F, Sem Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, XF (Sold) This is a c. 1942 White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize fountain pen in striated Marine Gold celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Triumph Lifetime XF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a thorough but gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, nib tuning, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This was Sheaffer's largest pen at the time, marketed primarily towards men, measuring 5.25" capped and 0.49" in diameter. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, XF, uncapped I've been getting a lot of questions regarding penmanship, and, in particular, advice on what fountain pens are most suitable for learning/improving one's handwriting. I appreciate the questions very much. However, it's somewhat difficult to come up with a good answer because handwriting is an incredibly personal thing, so generalizations, typically, are not very helpful. Still, if I were to pick one pen that is particularly suitable for penmanship improvement, it's the Sheaffer Triumph. If you have larger hands, then the Oversize model, such as this one, would be great. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, XF, nib profile showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment Sheaffer developed a truly unique nib and feed system for their 1942 Triumph. It was a radical departure from the conventional "open" nib, offering substantial improvements in ink delivery and writing performance. What makes the Triumph so good is its ability to write a consistent, fine monoline (this pen lays down a 0.3 mm line on my paper), without ever feeling scratchy or catching the paper. When we learn penmanship, we are required to practice a lot of rapid strokes, up, down, across, and curved. A conventional nib is going to have to be held in a strictly constant position about the page (the "sweet spot") in order not to catch the paper or refuse to write altogether. The Triumph nib, on the other hand, has a very larger sweet spot and is much more forgiving of your holding angle and rotation about the page. Whether you write with your arm, hand, or fingers, the nib is going to respond in a very self-assured, resolute manner, giving you the confidence you need to keep improving. And, most importantly, it will make the otherwise tedious learning process that much more enjoyable thanks to to its easy, flowing, almost hovering movement. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, XF, nib close-up, with the rare matching section This pen is in excellent condition, both functionally and cosmetically, holding up to 1.7 ml of ink (using the two-stroke method). There are no flaws or defects, just very minor surface wear, difficult to see with the naked eye. The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape, including the cap threads, which typically did not wear very well on this model. Barrel transparency is very good. The imprint is strong. Note that this is the more rare and desirable early model, with a matching section and the barrel acting as the ink reservoir. Sheaffer Triumph Valiant Vac Oversize Fountain Pen, Marine Green, XF, capped In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Valiant, Oversize, Vac, Marine Green, XF Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, Vacumatic, Green & Gold, XF (On hold) This is a 1943 Blue Diamond Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, a Vacumatic filler, in Green & Gold celluloid, with gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold XXF nib. This was a Parker flagship model, a large pen, measuring 5.3" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, Vacumatic, Green & Gold, XF, uncapped Parker's Duofold has been the flagship model for decades, a pen that embodies elegance, class, beauty, and all-day writing comfort. A supremely beautiful, luxurious-looking pen, it resembles a Medieval stained-glass window, a true work of art. It's also a pen with superb ergonomics, with a streamlined, graceful shape, undisturbed by a filling contraption, and a very comfortable, slightly tapered section. The pen should be suitable for the vast majority of users, including those with large hands. Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, Vacumatic, Green & Gold, XF, nib profile I could go on at length about the amazingly rich, vibrant, semi-transparent celluloid, and the high-capacity, efficient filling mechanism, but, truly, the star of the show is the 14k gold nib. Duofold nibs are renowned for their reliable performance, day in, day out, on all kinds of paper, with all kinds of ink, able to accommodate a broad variety of writing techniques, grips, degrees of writing pressure, etc. The nib was engineered to take advantage of the proprietary gold alloy, with its unique elasticity and vibration-dampening properties. The shape,continuously varied in thickness, further enhances these properties, while the tipping material adds a measure of reliability. Parker's engineering prowess allows the Janesville company to create a writing surface both smooth and "grippy," a nib tuned to write at the lightest touch, yet taking increased pressure in stride. This nib lays down a consistent XF line of about 0.3 mm (on my paper). Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, Vacumatic, Green & Gold, XF, nib close-up If you have been looking for a beautiful pen that writes the most enjoyable, dependable business cursive, look no further. If you are a lover of modern Japanese nibs, you're in for a real treat. And if you've been trying to take your penmanship to the next level, this pen might be just what your handwriting needs. Parker "Striped" Duofold Senior Fountain Pen, Vacumatic, Green & Gold, XF, capped The pen is in excellent condition, without any flaws or defects, and is priced at $199. Please, contact me if you're interested in ordering it, and I will email you a PayPal invoice. Shipping fees are listed on this page. Thanks! In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Dufold, Vacumatic, XF Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF (Sold) a 14k gold XF nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth. The pen measures around 5.1" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF, uncapped Yesterday, I saw an amazing post on Instagram showing a trio of OMAS Arco celluloid pens, and it reminded me that it must be the most beautiful pen material ever made. My next thought was, how about the 1940s Parker Vacumatic? Quite frankly, the Golden Pearl celluloid must be at least in the same conversation as the Arco, quite possibly a runner-up. Wouldn't you agree? Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF, nib profile The celluloid exudes timeless beauty. The Vac has been around for decades, yet it manages to look fresh and exciting, while other classic designs have a somewhat more dated appearance. The shimmering, gleaming material explodes in a myriad of colors and patterns, most of which unique to each individual pen. The stacking of the different layers of celluloid resulted in creating a semi-transparent barrel, which allows you to watch your pen fill (awesome!) and gauge remaining ink level with ease. It's such an ingenious design, and yet it remains unmatched by any modern acrylic, in my opinion. The pen really does make you smile, as if emanating warmth, pleasantness. The rich, vibrant browns and yellows certainly add to that perception, as does the unique tactile sensation that only vintage celluloid has. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF, nib close-up Yes, the material is gorgeous, but the pen is also a top performer. The 14k nib, thanks to its ingenious design and manufacturing process, is a true expert at reducing paper vibrations and, thus, giving its owner a resolute, forthright, yet entirely cushioned ride. It's a rare nib that is made to be firm, yet feels soft. I tuned it to write at the lightest touch, as required by Parker, but it will also take increased pressure in stride, giving you more generous flow and a hint of line variation. The nib just wants to go, as if to attack the paper; it wants you to write more, making the most beautiful strokes, down, up, and across, including glorious curves (about 0.4 mm on my paper). It's a pen that wants to make you push yourself that much harder, write that much longer. It's such an exciting, wonderful thing to just pick it up, ink it up, and put it to paper. The reward is instantaneous. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF, material close-up Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Golden Pearl, XF, capped In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Vacumatic, Golden Pearl, XF Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Carmine Red, XXF (Sold) This is a 1942 White Dot Sheaffer Triumph Vac fountain pen in striated Carmine Red celluloid, with a gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold, two-tone Lifetime Triumph XXF nib. The pen comes with a matching mechanical pencil. Both the pen and pencil have been completely overhauled and function up to Sheaffer's factory specification. The pen has been disassembled, gently cleaned, the filling mechanism was rebuilt, the nib was tuned for optimal performance, ink flow was adjusted, and it was given a quick hand polish with a soft cloth. Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Carmine Red, XXF, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended I have been hoping to have a nice offer during the holiday season, and I am so excited to have found a great Sheaffer pen and pencil set for you this year. This is a superb kit, ideal for the passionate writer. If you write a business cursive, Spencerian penmanship, or American Cursive Handwriting, this set will work like a dream. Whether you're an experienced scribe or just starting out, having the right tool is crucial, and, fortunately, this wartime fountain pen is among the best cursive writers I've ever tested. And, best of all, it is in awesome shape! Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Carmine Red, XXF, nib profile, showing excellent tipping geometry and alignment. Also, note the transparent barrel showing the background through. What makes this fountain pen a superb cursive writer is the very fact that it was designed, from ground up, specifically, for business penmanship. Made during an era when handwriting ruled supreme, the Triumph is an utterly enjoyable writing instrument, rewarding its owner with consistent and forgiving performance, day in, day out. The Triumph nib, designed on the "rocker" principle, offers a firm, yet cushioned ride, accommodating a variety of grips, angles, and degrees of writing pressure. Despite having a very fine point (0.3 mm on my paper), it never feels scratchy, or even toothy, never catching the paper, even in rapid upward strokes, virtually regardless of its rotation about the page. And if you need an ultra XF line, simply flip it upside down, it was designed to write that way, too! Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Carmine Red, XXF, close-up of the beautiful material and strong imprint The high-capacity, efficient vacuum-filled mechanism ensures long writing sessions between fills, and the transparent barrel allows you to see the ink sloshing around inside it. The gleaming, shimmering celluloid has a deep, rich, vibrant color and awesome chatoyancy. The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape, adding a tiny bit of luxury and "bling" to the set. Last. but not least, the pencil works flawlessly, comes with a full eraser, and is ready for the standard 0.9 mm refill. Sheaffer Triumph Vac Fountain Pen, Carmine Red, XXF, capped In Pen Pencil Sets, Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Triumph, Vac, Carm, Carmine, Set Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Cordovan Brown, F (Sold) This is a 1947 full-size Blue Diamond Parker 51 Vacumatic in Cordovan Brown, with a two-tone stainless steel cap, gold-filled trim, and a 14k gold Fine nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a thorough cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, nib tuning, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Cordovan Brown, F, with the cap and blind cap removed Having such a huge variety of awesome fountain pens available today (both vintage and modern), it's becoming more and more difficult to put together one's "Top Five" lists of favorites. However, no matter how I shuffle my "Top Five," the Parker 51 Vacumatic is always there, and close to the very top. Apparently, I am not crazy, as the "51" has been "the world's most wanted pen." Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Cordovan Brown, F, nib profile To me, what makes the "51" a favorite is its writing performance. Period. Yes, you can argue that it has supreme ergonomics (no step, no threads, a slight taper), and that it comes with a sophisticated, high-capacity filling mechanism, but, at the end of the day, when the rubber meets the road (insert your favorite cliche), and the pen has to perform consistently, at the highest level, regardless of ink, paper, writing technique, the "51" never lets me down. It writes where most other pens refuse to. It produces the most splendid, silky smooth monoline that other pens are jealous of. It is firm, without feeling harsh. It has that awesome, resolute willingness to deliver ink to paper, without fuss, without hesitation. The pen is in fantastic condition, without any flaws or defects. The material is vibrant, with a deep, rich color, and a pleasant glossy finish. The cap and gold-filled clip are in equally great shape. Truly, a fantastic specimen, and, interestingly, the "last year" model of the Blue Diamond lifetime warranty. The following year, Parker began a transition toward the new variant of the "51," the Aerometric. Parker 51 Vacumatic Fountain Pen, Cordovan Brown, F, capped In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker 51, Vacumatic, Cordovan Brown, Fine Sheaffer Balance Vac Full-Size Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, M (Sold) This is a late 1930s White Dot Sheaffer Balance "1000" Vac full-size fountain pen in striated Golden Brown celluloid, with a 14k gold, two-tone Triumph Lifetime Medium nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a gentle cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, nib tuning, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a large pen, just shy of being Oversize, measuring around 5.3" capped and 0.47" in diameter. Sheaffer Balance Vac Full-Size Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, M, uncapped, with the plunger partially extended Sheaffer's Balance has been one of the most influential fountain pens ever made. And for good reason. A supremely comfortable pen to hold, posted or not, this particular "1000" model will fit most people's hands like a glove. The celloid, being a truly organic material, feels somewhat warm to the touch, filling you with such joy. It's a pen that, much like a classic Stradivarius violin, just begs to be used, and when you do, you're rewarded with an extraordinary writing experience. Sheaffer Balance Vac Full-Size Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, M, nib profile The pen's as beautiful as it is functional. The celluloid explodes in a rainbow of warm tones, with incredible depth and chatoyancy. Its semi-transparent barrel allows you to see the ink inside, sloshing around, and to gauge its remaining level with ease. The slightly tapered section is comfortable and will accommodate a broad variety of grips and holding angles. Unlike the majority of modern fine fountain pens, the cap is extremely lightweight and posts very well, without altering the pen's excellent balance. The filling mechanism has been completely rebuilt and now holds over 2 ml of ink (using the two-stroke method). Sheaffer Balance Vac Full-Size Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, M, nib close-up But, despite all that, it is the nib that steals the show. It's as if the rest of the pen is just the support act; the nib is THAT good. Thanks to its slightly upturned tip (a design perfected and popularized by Sheaffer), the nib feels incredibly smooth, without being overpolished; soft, despite being firm, and forgiving, despite having a standard, round writing surface geometry. I also really love the two-tone look, also perfected by Sheaffer in the 1930s. This nib is of a somewhat rare, Medium, width. It's quite possible it sold as a Broad, as it easily reaches 0.6 mm (on my paper), with a luscious, juicy line. I'd bet this pen was special-ordered as a dedicated office pen, for writing checks, signing documents, etc. Today, because our handwriting has changed so dramatically over the past several decades, a broader nib is preferred by a lot of pen enthusiasts, but broader nibs are rather scarce in the vintage world. Therefore, I am particularly pleased to offer this nib today, hoping that it answers the requests for such a nib that I've received lately. Sheaffer Balance Vac Full-Size Fountain Pen, Golden Brown, M, capped In Restored Fountain Pens, Sheaffer, Sold Tags Sheaffer, Blanace, Vac, Golden Brown, Medium] Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, F (Sold) This is a 1946 Blue Diamond Parker Vacumatic Major fountain pen in Emerald Pearl celluloid, with a 14k gold Fine nib. The pen has been restored, which included a complete disassembly, a thorough cleaning, an overhaul of the filling mechanism, ink flow adjustment, a nib tune-up, and a gentle polish with a soft cloth (by hand). This is a full-size pen, measuring around 5.1" capped and 0.48" in diameter. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, F, uncapped Most fountain pen enthusiasts, even those who do not currently own a vintage pen, would agree that the Parker Vacumatic is utterly beautiful. Most people are also aware of its ingenious, high-capacity filling mechanism. However, fewer people are aware of the pen's incredible writing performance. Quite simply, the Vacumatic is one of the best writers ever made. There, I said it. Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, F, nib profile What is it exactly that makes the Vacumatic such an awesome performer? As with most things, it's a combination of factors, including its superb ergonomics, the ink delivery system, and, of course, the nib. Made of 14k gold, the nib might look like modern nibs by the likes of Pelikan, Montblanc, Bock, etc., but the similarities are superficial only. The nib has a continuously varying thickness, which combined with the properties of the alloy (developed by annealing, tempering, and hammering) gives the nib incredible elasticity and vibration dampening ability. As the nib moves across the surface of the paper, it begins to vibrate. These vibrations, let's call them "paper buzz," are experienced as "roughness" or "toothiness." Modern pen makers try to minimize these unwanted sensations by polishing the writing surface (the tipping material) to an extreme degree. While that might give the user a momentary sensation of smoothness, it also compromises the nib's writing ability, reducing friction and impeding capillary flow. Parker's solution to the "paper buzz" problem was radically different, and it involved engineering a vibration dampening mechanism into the nib, but, crucially, without overpolishing the writing surface. The result is a nib that writes consistently at the lightest touch, feels smooth, including rapid upstrokes and cross-strokes, and will give you a hint of line variation if called upon to do so. It's really is a genius piece of writing technology! The pen's in excellent condition, without any flaws or defects, with gorgeous, gleaming celluloid of incredible depth and vibrancy. The gold-filled trim is in equally great shape. A beautiful specimen! Parker Vacumatic Major Fountain Pen, Emerald Pearl, F, capped In Parker, Restored Fountain Pens, Sold Tags Parker, Vacumatic, Major, Emerald Pearl, Blue Diamond	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line475
__label__cc	0.680823	0.319177	Good Times... Lake Worth Pool Hours and Information Thank you City of Lake Worth for printing these attractive cards. You can pick some up to distribute at the pool cashier window. Update from City - Lake Worth Bridge Repairs - Two-way traffic on one span Update: Sheriff Protest from Wednesday This is an update of sorts on the 'protest' this last Wednesday staged by the Anarchists here in Lake Worth. It was done in other communities around the nation, on that particular day, to draw attention to extreme uses of force by police departments on the people that they are to serve and protect. Yours truly, in advance of the event, shared a Facebook invitation put together by a familiar cast of Lake Worth characters that have gone on record many times as being against PBSO and many of their tactics. In the invitation, they cited individual circumstances of what they thought was excessive force. The event announcement was not restricted or private. It was a public announcement about the time and location of the protest, along with who was invited and who was attending. I shared it on the Lake Worth Voice Facebook page, which serves as a community forum. All that was done beyond that was to point out who the organizers were. I would think that if you are organizing an action and promoting it on Facebook, you would want people to know about it. Well, apparently the posting of the event was seen as a way of "mocking" it and gave people an opportunity to pull out the stops with a personal attack upon me. In essence, yours truly has been blamed for the failed 'protest' because I reported the event and took pictures, along with posting the invitation somewhere the organizers did not want it posted. I made a simple, non-editorial collage (I never knew making a collage could be considered an act of aggression). I posted it here too - really innocuous. I also took a picture of a sign that was part of the protest which read "PBSO Deputies are Worthless." The claim immediately was made the people carrying that particular sign were "scruffy" and asked to take it down, but they wouldn't. People that were part of the protest say that they actually asked PBSO for help in getting those two particular people with the sign to take it down. Really? I am sure that the organizers could control their message on their own and give those people another sign if they thought it was so offensive, or shun them in some manner. That didn't happen. I didn't see any ruckus or animosity between those "two" and the rest of the group. The implication is that they were somehow "plants" and that I, or others, played a role in them being there. That just is NOT the case and presumes powers or interests that I don't have. Really. The reaction from some people was completely disproportionate to what I might have done. I hope that we are not entering a time when taking pictures from a public street of others assembled on a public street is a serious offense to anyone. Apparently, it was. Which leads to some interesting questions. If there really is an issue with the overuse of force by the sheriff department, shouldn't the entire community be aware of it? Or should it be only the province of a few individuals that think they know more than anyone else? Wouldn't activating and communicating with the entire community, not just certain people and affinity groups, be a better way of addressing the problem? Or, do the organizers really not want the problem addressed in a meaningful way and just jump in front of a parade for the sake of publicity, period? The people behind the protest: our local cast of Anarchist friends. What this event did was to try to divide the community - the implication was that if you were not with them, you were somehow for excessive force against a portion of the city's population and an implied racist. Things have taken a turn from the disturbing to the amusing to the bizarre. Some background: Steve 'Fire Ant' Ellman of the Broward New Times is leading the charge defending the Anarchists and their attempt to besmirch the Sheriff. This is all taking place on Facebook and I've resorted to blocking people like Mr. Ellman (for the second or third time). I have though many loyal readers who monitor Mr. Ellman and the Anarchists and I get regular updates on what is being said. Note this screen grab of Mr. Ellman I received yesterday: This was clearly THEIR protest and all that was done in response was to post two pictures of the event and make people aware that it was happening before it took place. Mr. Ellman then proceeds to defend the Anarchists by writing this: "[...] anarchist's purpose is 'social destruction'? That's another stupid idea." (above) Before addressing Mr. Ellman's assertion that Anarchists like Panagioti Tsolkas, Cara Jennings and Lynne Purvis are NOT promoting 'social destruction' I will refer you to Cara Jennings' Greater Bay deposition that you can read here. Here is the part where Cara Jennings confirms she is an Anarchist in the deposition: Q. [MR. CHASE] I've got to ask you this one too, and it seems like an appropriate time: Have you or are you or have you at any time been an avowed anarchist? A. [CARA JENNINGS] I am an anarchist. I identify with that political philosophy, yeah. This screen grab is from Panagioti Tsolkas' EarthFirst! Newswire: Here is the definition of an "Anarchist" from Dictionary.com: The majority of the people at the 'protest' against PBSO on Wednesday were Anarchists and members of their affinity group, Trans Womyns Action Camp (TWAC), Father O'Loughlin with the Guatemalan/Mayan Center and an assemblage of what appeared to be part of the local Guatemalan community. That is undeniable. Anarchists like Panagioti Tsolkas and Cara Jennings continue to use wedge politics to divide us all in Lake Worth. They derive their power not from civility and inclusiveness, but by pitting neighbor against neighbor and community against community. It comes down to the question: Was this sort of protest the best way to address what may be a legitimate problem? Or was it a way to be judge and jury over past events that, while unfortunate, have already been examined and investigated as they should have been? Perhaps we will never know the truth. Events like this do not help matters. A(u)nt Pinkie... Après virée de shopping in downtown Lake Worth... Palestinian Coalition Calls for Broward Protest in Defense of Jerusalem Mosque \| New Times Broward-Palm Beach The latest from Mr. Fire Ant announcing a protest tomorrow in Miami. Click title for link. Perhaps it will produce results like this one did back in 2009. How can we forget this display? Good News! Triple-kidnapping solved... Portland, Oregon's formula for walkability and transit-oriented development Note at the end of the video, Peter Calthorpe talks about suburbia's needs for large yards since there is little public space in that sort of land use pattern. What I have always liked about Lake Worth is the smaller yards and the large amount of public open space that we have available to us, much of it on the water. It is part of the "good bones" that people talk about which will serve us well as we go into the future. “People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.” Events in Lake Worth this weekend If you're looking for something to do on Saturday and Sunday check out these events at the McMow Art Glass Studio on Saturday and the Sunday morning breakfast at the Grey Mockingbird Garden. You can get the details here on AnnaMaria's blog. The Sunday morning breakfast would be great combined with a bike ride! Top toilet cities, one Florida metro ranks as commode kingpin \| Real Time West Palm Beach is tops in number of toilets per person. The number of bathrooms is important in deciding on home choices in this market. More seems to be better. Interestingly, Miami ranks last due to the number of condominium units built in the 60s and 70s with less bathrooms. Click title for link. Multiple bathrooms are always a boon when trying to sell a home, so the Seattle-based real estate firm Redfin took a look at what cities have the most toilets per capita. West Palm Beach is the only Florida metro to make the top ten list, ranking seventh with 1.25 million toilets, or 93 toilets per 100 people. [Later...] Miami, for example, ranked last on Redfin’s list with just 62 toilets per 100 people. Redfin agent Bohdan Mastykaz said Miami’s aging condominiums are to blame for its poor showing. “A lot of our condo stock was built in the 1960s and 1970s _ and with fewer bathrooms than you’d have today,” he said. “The idea was to build for empty-nesters looking to downsize.” Palm Beach Gardens developer advancing massive Lee County project This is destined to become a new "city" of 50,000 people on the west coast of Florida. Discussions are underway about a new solar energy plant, to be constructed and operated by FPL. Click title for link. Here is a bit from the article: The planned Babcock Ranch development in Southwest Florida has taken a big step forward with an agreement that calls for Florida Power & Light Co. to be the sole provider of its electric service. Since 2006 Palm Beach Gardens-based Kitson & Partners, headed by Syd Kitson, has been working on plans for the 18,000-acre environmentally sustainable future city north of Fort Myers. Kitson purchased the 92,000-acre Babcock Ranch wildlife preserve, then sold almost 74,000 acres to the state for $350 million. The state has set that land aside for preservation and recreation. Kitson spokeswoman Lisa Hall said Thursday that a groundbreaking is expected next year. The first residents could be moving in as soon as two years from now. Juno Beach-based FPL wants to build a large solar power facility at Babcock, but the details are still being worked out, FPL spokeswoman Sarah Gatewood said. Dee wasn't at yesterday's "protest" - here's why... Corrected Sample Ballot sent out by our Supervisor of Elections "...printing error," HELP MAKE MIRACLES HAPPEN FOR LAKE WORTH FAMILIES! Thursday, October 23rd 2014 - On Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., The Pier Group at RE/MAX Prestige will host ”A Night in Italy” Miracle Dinner Fundraiser to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This event will take place at Bradley’s Beach Club (Lake Worth Golf Course) at 7th Avenue North, Lake Worth, Florida. With All-You-Can-Eat pasta dinner, live music from local artist Andrea Tesoro “The New Voice of Italy”, raffles, games, a bounce house for the children, and much more, you won’t want to miss this evening filled with family friendly fun and entertainment! Since 1992, RE/MAX has raised more than $130 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CMN is a network of 170 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada. CMN was founded in 1983 and to this day is the only children’s charity that guarantees your dollars stay local to the community in which they were raised to fund pediatric research, pediatric programs within the hospital and the most immediate needs of the hospital. Tickets for this event are on sale at Re/Max Prestige 9 North O Street or 604 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth or can be purchased at the door. $15.00/Adult and $6.00/Child. Any questions you may have regarding this event, please contact Renee/Bob at 561.840.8979. By purchasing your tickets in Lake Worth, all proceeds will benefit local families. City Tree Board talk at the Lake Worth Library on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m Chip Guthrie on Facebook - re the "protest" This is a comment left on under the Facebook thread about the shameless 'protest' yesterday left by Bernard "Chip" Guthrie. For those of you unaware, Chip is a Lake Worth resident, business owner, CRA board member, NAPC member, and extraordinary volunteer. Chip wrote: I went to the Guatemalan Center's website and left this comment: I was quite astonished that the Guatemalan Center listened to the Race Baiters and staged this protest against the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The PBSO has bent over backwards to show respect to the peaceful hard working people of Guatemala. If one incident occurred with one individual and one deputy, there are better ways of dealing with it than to drag the whole city down, which is the goal of some of the extremist organizers. If it is a policy issue of the PBSO, then the protest should have been in front of the PBSO headquarters, not Lake Worth's sub-station. Lake Worth enjoys having the Guatemalan Center here and many were so happy with your participation in the Independence Day Raft Race and the effort put into the decoration of the Guatemalan Center's raft entry. It is in that type of interaction, not what we witnessed on October 22nd, that builds bridges between our communities. That demonstration was an embarrassment to your cause and the City of Lake Worth. At least your director denounced the signs reading "PBSO is worthless". But this is the sentiment of the extremist organizers you are aligning yourselves with. Please remember, we are your neighbors. When you participate in public displays that draw attention in a negative light to our community, you hurt us all. I believe the PBSO has a Guatemalan deputy named Gaspar who can possibly help with issues that come up. In the mean time, the Guatemalan Center is located in the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood which is active in organizing neighborhood clean-ups, positive community relations and general quality of life issues for all the neighbors. Your participation with this group would help us all in a positive manner and not a destructive one. Of course, no one will call the TV stations for publicity for the positive activities like these. Please go to LWNAPC.com for ways you can "help" your community. Congressional candidate Carl Domino snubbed... From "Post on Politics," click title for link, Boehner's purpose in Boca was to raise money for a candidate in Miami. Guess the GOP is being strategic and putting their effort behind people who could actually win, maybe. From the article: House Speaker John Boehner was in Palm Beach County this morning to raise money for a hot congressional race. But Boehner wasn’t in Boca Raton for Republican Carl Domino‘s bid to unseat Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, in a contest that was once deemed a top priority for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Instead, the $250-a-plate breakfast ($2,600 for a pre-breakfast “private roundtable discussion”) at the Town Center Marriott was to benefit Carlos Curbelo, the Republican challenging freshman Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Miami. Protesters call for racial investigation of PB County... What follows is an excerpt from the Palm Beach Post on the 'protest' yesterday against PBSO. This supports the fact that this 'protest' was planned under the radar and not made public until several hours before the 'protest' began. Clearly the organizers were "getting their people out" and suppressing any kind of pushback by the lack of openness and transparency. The organizers of this protest are the Anarchists in Lake Worth supported by their affinity group TWAC. Our Guatemalan and Mayan neighbors were clearly used as pawns here since few if any had any idea why they were there. Oh, and then there is the "mystery" of the "P.B.S.O. Deputies Are Worthless!" sign. The article describes two men "dressed scruffily" (the perfect disguise for this group). It is suggested in the article that these two were somehow "plants" to have the community turn against the protesters and their message. Question: Is this group so horizontally organized that no one could have told these two scruffy men that their message wasn't welcome there? Surely one of their leaders with the megaphone would have some authority. How long do you think the three people across the street with pro-PBSO signs would have lasted if they had been on the same corner with the rest of the protesters? Sorry, the idea that they were "plants" doesn't wash for me. As for the Rev. Frank O’Laughlin, director of the Guatemalan Mayan Center, who found that sign "worthless," why take to the streets with this group of rabble rousers when you simply want a higher standard of policing? I suggest that you examine the condition of your flock to see if their situation has improved since PBSO took over in Lake Worth over the time of the Lake Worth PD. And remember that the real aim of the organizers of this protest is to rid the city of PBSO. I suggest a meeting with those that can actually address your issues is better than teaming up with people looking for the next opportunity to jump in front of a parade. Do you really want to return to the days when members of the Guatemalan community were routinely robbed of their hard-earned monies? Here is the excerpt from the article: Three people stood across North G street from the other protesters and they were there to support PBSO. They held signs saying: “Keep PBSO Deputies” and “Thank you, Thank You, Thank you, PBSO.” Pro-PBSO protester Mary Lindsey, 61, said more people would have been with her if they had known the protest was happening. She said in Lake Worth PBSO had delivered the “gold standard” as far as community policing was concerned and applauded programs for Hispanics run by PBSO. Collage from yesterday's "protest"... From today's "protest"... Protest today at 5:00 at LW Sheriff Department - District #14 PBSO Click title for link to Facebook event announcement. When it comes to the PBSO there is no love lost between them and our local Anarchist community led by Panagioti Tsolkas (EarthFirst!) and their affinity group, TWAC. Here is just a partial list of who is "going", "maybe", and "invited": Panagioti Tsolkas Cara Jennings Lynne Purvis (Elle Purv) Rachel Waterman EarthFirst Journal Suki DeJong Annabeth Karson Lake Worth Chickens Urban Growers Community Farm This is Lake Worth Past rearing it's head up again. I'm sure our local Guatemalan/Mayan neighbors have issues with our PBSO. Yet, in my opinion joining forces with people like Panagioti Tsolkas is the wrong approach. Mr. Tsolkas is not the kind of person you go to and try to heal relationships. There are other ways to make change, if needed, without this sort of cry for attention. Remember the positive aftermath of PBSO taking over police services in Lake Worth Commissioner McVoy's comments from last night's (10/21) meeting re changes to the beach/Casino building If you're planning a trip to Tallahassee next week, Don't forget to visit Tallahassee Gun & Pawn! They have a huge collection of fine jewelry too. Here is how Tallahassee Gun & Pawn describes themselves: "Tallahassee Gun & Pawn has been in this same location since 1984! We’re proud to be living and running a small business based on the principles this country was founded on and we want to keep it that way! Come see us in the bright yellow store front. 5 blocks south of the Capitol Building on South Monroe St. You can’t miss it." Crime in the little town of Greenfield CA 300 Block HUTCHISON DR & HICKS DR 300 Block OAK AV Theft of Vehicle 600 Block WALKER LN 200 Block SAN SIMEON CT Assault with Deadly Weapon 1200 Block APPLE AV & 13TH ST 100 Block 5TH ST Gangs in Greenacres? Mayor, councilman spar about comments Things got a little testy at the City of Greenacres council meeting between their Mayor and a council person. Councilman Pearce challenged Mayor Ferreri back in 2009. So, there is some history with these two. The comments concerned the amount of gang related activity in the city. Mayor Samuel Ferreri angrily chastised Councilman Jonathan Pearce at Monday’s council meeting for comments the councilman made last month about the city having the No. 1 gang problem in Palm Beach County. “I was offended by the comments and I know staff was offended,” Ferreri said. “I don’t believe the comments had a factual basis…and statements without a factual basis will not be tolerated. They are disruptive to our staff and our city.” Pearce made the comment at the Sept. 15 council meeting in reference to the basketball courts possibly being moved at the community center on 501 Swain Blvd. Pearce said he didn’t want the courts placed along the road because he was concerned about potential drive-by shootings and gang activity. After that meeting, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Teri Barbera told The Palm Beach Post the city does have a gang problem, but the sheriff’s office sees bigger gang issues in West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach. Palm Beach County supports building new baseball stadium - Sun Sentinel The County Commission voted to allocate $135 million toward a new Spring Training baseball stadium project. The location of that stadium remains un-addressed but there are a handful that are still being considered. Click title for link. From the article: Even before deciding where to build a new baseball stadium, Palm Beach Countycommissioners Tuesday endorsed spending up to $135 million on creating a local field of dreams intended to attract two more spring training teams. The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals have proposed moving to Palm Beach County for spring training if the county will build a new baseball stadium and training facility that they could share. Where to build the stadium remains unresolved, and how to pay for it still poses a hurdle to finalizing the deal. But even with those uncertainties, the County Commission in a 5-2 vote Tuesday agreed to spend money on the new stadium and gave the teams the go-ahead to try to find a site to build. "Let's do it already," Commissioner Shelley Vana said. "Let's play ball." Planning board to study creating more parking options The Town of Palm Beach Planning and Zoning board discusses the intricacies of providing parking in the commercial areas of the town. Click title for link. From the article: Several members spoke in favor of researching the land available and the cost associated with building a parking garage. “We’re not going to put in land fill and create more land on Palm Beach to put the cars,” Commissioner Carol Mack said. “The absolute problem is the lack of space. The only solution really is multi-tiered parking. Multi-level parking garages can be a thing of beauty. You can get very good architects to design them so that they’re not an eyesore.” A garage could help solve an issue with retail employees, particularly on Worth Avenue, who often use the two-hour spaces instead of leaving them for customers. The board discussed several ways of regulating employee parking, including having the town require businesses to say how many employees they have and how they will provide parking for them before issuing a business-tax receipt. Public Comment on non-Agendaed Items from last night's (10/21) City Commission meeting Congratulations to Joyce Brown on receiving $51,000 of Community Foundation funds for low income seniors to access artistic opportunities through her gallery. That is at the beginning of the video. The Mulligan's folk's comments begin at about the 9:15 mark. Commissioner responses follow. Commissioner Comments and Announcements from last night's meeting (10/21) Two items to listen especially close to are the reports from Commissioner Szerdi from Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and some of the review process related to All Aboard Florida. The other is from Mayor Triolo regarding joggling of project priorities related to road projects as planned by the Metropolitan Planning Organization. It turns out that Boutwell Road improvements related to the Lake Worth Park of Commerce was "bumped up" in priority - that's at about the 9 minute mark. Some of the preliminaries from last night's (10/21) City Commission Meeting We heard from Mulligan's tonight about issues with the Casino building/parking/operations October 21, 2014 1:51 PM Heavy Rain and Flooding in Palm Beach All residents are encouraged to stay inside due to heavy rain and localized flooding in the Town of Palm Beach. Additional alert updates will be sent. No begging on buses, at ATMs under proposed Lake Worth... Click title for Chris Persaud's prelude to tonight's City Commission meeting. This item seems to be drawing some attention. I'm not sure how enforcement of this would work. Click here for the full agenda packet. Click here to hear what Mrs. McGiveron thinks about homeless here in Lake Worth. Early voting up sharply in PBC Click title for link to a short blurb in the Palm Beach Post this morning. Monday’s first day of early voting in Palm Beach County drew 5,317 voters. That’s a 32.5 percent increase over the first day of early voting in 2010, the last non-presidential election year, when 4,011 voters showed up in Palm Beach County. Since Palm Beach County is a Democratic stronghold, the big increase is probably good news for Democrat Charlie Crist‘s bid to unseat Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The busiest early voting site was the Hagen Ranch Road Library, which is in the deep-blue south county. Palm Beach County: More like Broward or neighbors to the north? Click title for link to a Sun-Sentinel article on the topic. The debate about the "Broward-fication" of Palm Beach County has been going on for years. Back in the 1970s, when Palm Beach County joined the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, it was part of the mantra that said we don't want to be another Broward County. I remember when I first moved here in 1989, there was a serious political debate about limiting Palm Beach County's population to under a million people. If we were to surpass that, we would surely be an urban county. We are now at around 1.4 million people and we do have a lot more in common with our neighboring counties to the south. Ignoring that would be at our peril. The negative reaction of the counties north of Palm Beach County to All Aboard Florida draws attention to this issue now. A Palm Beach County identity crisis has local officials debating just how “South Florida” they want to be. Is the county that stretches all the way from Jupiter to Boca Raton more like Stuart and the small-to-medium-town neighbors to the north? Or is Palm Beach County’s future more in line with Fort Lauderdale, Miami and the hustle and bustle to the south? The debate stems from the Palm Beach County Commission proposing to withdraw from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and instead join the South Florida Regional Planning Council. That would mean instead of collaborating with Martin County, St. Lucie County and Indian River County to plan for development’s regional growing pains, Palm Beach County would join forces with Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Port plans emergency dredging Tuesday This activity will take place at the northernmost point of Palm Beach island. A good place to watch some of it would be the small park over-looking the inlet. Might be a good reason for a bike ride there and back today. Click title for link for the Shiny Sheet announcement. Sand that has collected at the bottom of the Port of Palm Beach entrance channel has caused the need for an emergency dredge beginning Tuesday. A contractor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to begin dredging by noon, according to Port spokeswoman Julie Houston Trieste. The contractor will operate over a 24-hour period to complete the maintenance work, which involves lights and noise, she said. The Lake Worth Inlet has experienced severe shoaling over the past several weeks, prompting the Palm Beach Pilots’ Association to issue draft restrictions last week. Boats can’t sink below 25 feet in some areas. Photo courtesy Palm Beach Reef Rescue For anyone planning a trip to Tallahassee next week... I suggest you try to arrive there on Monday, a day before your special appointment. You're a lucky guy cause: It's All You Can Eat (AYCE) crab legs at Crystal River Seafood! After a long drive up the peninsula, you can pamper yourself with luscious crab legs, dripping with soothing hot butter and the sweet smells of the sea like no other. As they say, you haven't lived until you had your fill of crab legs at Crystal River Seafood! Here is their website. Here is a review off of TripAdvisor: If for some reason you can't make it to Tallahassee on Monday for those gigantic, savory, delicious crab legs don't be upset. Crystal River Seafood has a 10% off coupon for you on their website. See you there in your most garish outfit and 1970's style hat! Take a picture and share it with your friends and neighbors. Even so, there are still a lot a chickens, and a few roosters, out there From the Tom McGow archives From: Employee to Entrepreneur--The Employee's Guide to Entrepreneurial Success (page 27) I hope that you all have your own copies of this book. The Author: Former City of Lake Worth commissioner Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA. "I hate preparing budgets and here I am still doing them. No one even knows that I don't like doing this job. It's time for me to speak up, be brave and stop doing what I don't like doing." It seems that she got her wish! To get your own copy, follow this link to Amazon.com. Only $21.45, but you can used and other new books for less than $7. From Facebook: I wonder what show this would be? “Operation Green Light” waives collections fees for Palm Beach County citations ONE DAY ONLY! SAVE 40 PERCENT ON OVERDUE TRAFFIC TICKETS ON NOVEMBER 8! WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (October 20, 2014) – If you’ve got an overdue Palm Beach County traffic ticket, the Clerk & Comptroller’s office is giving you a break by putting the brakes on collection fees – for one day only! The Clerk’s office is offering convenient Saturday hours and opening two offices to the public for “Operation Green Light” on November 8. This special program allows anyone with a Palm Beach County traffic ticket assigned to a collection agency to pay that ticket in full without paying the 40 percent collections surcharge. They will also be able to restore their driving privileges which may have been suspended, once the outstanding fines and late fees are paid. “We know there are thousands of people with overdue Palm Beach County traffic tickets. As a result, many are driving with suspended licenses,” said Clerk Sharon Bock. “Operation Green Light is a chance for people to pay their fine without paying the 40 percent collections surcharge, and the opportunity to restore their driving privileges. By opening on a Saturday, we’re making it convenient for those who need it.” Late fees will not be waived, but anyone paying overdue tickets during Operation Green Light won’t have to pay collections surcharges. That’s a savings of $82.40 on a $206 ticket for going 10-15 mph over the speed limit. “Operation Green Light” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 8 at two convenient locations: the South County Courthouse, 200 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach and at the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Complex, 3228 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach. Payments in full will be accepted by cash, check, money order or credit card. Learn more about Operation Green Light at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/greenlight. The Florida Constitution established the independent office of the Clerk & Comptroller as a public trustee, responsible for safeguarding public records and public funds. Clerk Sharon Bock is directly elected by and accountable to Palm Beach County residents. In addition to the roles of Clerk of the Circuit Court, County Recorder and Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, the Clerk & Comptroller is the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Auditor for Palm Beach County. Large Metros Have Generated the Lion's Share of Employment Since the Great Recession - CityLab Even though some live within the fantasy that Lake Worth exists solely in and of itself, independent of any other city, we are part of a metropolitan area of almost 6 million people. Click title for a link to an article that equates economic and job growth after the recession to the size of a metropolitan area. Larger, more dense ones are performing better economically. The embedded link above confirms this so far this decade, at least in terms of population growth. From the article: More recently, the pattern may have returned to more normal conditions that seem to favor large metros. “[G]ood economic things—agglomeration effects, knowledge spillovers, clustering, etc.—happen in certain locations, which are usually bigger cities,” Lehner adds. Larger metros, it seems, are the main beneficiaries from the ongoing clustering of talent, industry and investment that are part and parcel of our increasingly spiky and unequal geography. I think that the more that we realize we are part of the regional economy, we will do better with job and investment creation locally in Lake Worth. Bryant Park Neighborhood Association meeting - Today, Monday, Oct. 20th at 7:00PM BPNA meeting - Monday, Oct. 20th at 7:00PM. Glass House bldg located at the corner of 1st Avenue South and Golfview Road. Guest Speakers: Q&A Session with City Mgr. - Michael Bornstein, Comm. John Szerdi and Comm. Andy Amoroso. MyFloridaCapitol.com: Home Click title for link to a comprehensive and official website about the Florida Capital complex. Information on tours and history are all there for you on this convenient source of information. If you are attending a hearing there, you are there anyway, be sure to look around and make the most of your visit! Tickets for this event are already scarce! Contact your Neighborhood Association on availability. Do you remember this letter? If you've been around Lake Worth for awhile you'll remember this letter from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Joan Oliva, the Executive Director of the Lake Worth CRA. Note that this was $23,237,500 that would have gone to another community in the United States were it not for the CRA's hard work and gumption that allowed them to have the CRA apply for it themselves. That's right. Nearly $24 million dollars went to our community to improve its physical housing stock, and to help families and individuals find decent, affordable housing. Note that the city commission and city manager at the time were opposed to this grant coming to Lake Worth. Why? You'll have to ask some of the high-achievers on the Commission in 2009 why that was the case. Great news Lake Worthians! AnnaMaria Windisch-Hunt is back. She has a very nice post with pictures and some comments from visitors and new residents about our charming city. AnnaMaria also has a picture from the NSP2 home dedication last Friday. Check out her blog here and wish her the best. She also happened by the Cottages meeting last night at the golf course and we got to sit together for a while. Pool Side. The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, 1961 Photo courtesy of Slim Aarons. In today's Sunday edition of Palm Beach Post... In today's Post, there is a very interesting article about a community health event in Lake Worth at the Shuffleboard Courts. Also worth noting is the reporter who wrote the article, Liz Balmaseda. Ms. Balmaseda is the recipient of not one, but two Pulitzer Prizes for reporting. You can read about her extensive career here. From the article in today's Palm Beach Post, click title for link: At first glance, the small community health fair set up in the Lake Worth Shuffleboard Courts Saturday seemed a simple collection of information booths, medical displays and pamphlets. But this effort by Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy was quite a big deal to Saul Lopez, an uninsured farmworker concerned about his blood sugar, his blood pressure and a flash of localized pain. [Later in article...] Mara Martinez, a community outreach worker with the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth, says sometimes an undocumented immigrant’s hesitation in speaking to medical workers is rooted in a simple language barrier. “There’s a lot of fear. When they are asked if they are a ‘resident,’ they may not understand they’re simply being asked if they live here, not if they have a green card,” said Martinez, who staffed the center’s colorfully decorated table at the fair. “This is why events like this are so important.” Lake Worth's Fab Five getting in the Halloween mood... Click here for a portion of the Vermont Governor debate that is getting some attention. Does candidate Cris Ericson remind you of anyone here in Lake Worth? Are you planning a trip to Tallahassee? Are you planning a trip to Tallahassee towards the end of the month? Are you fretting about what to wear? Which accessories to choose? Will it be cold or warm and should you pack a scarf? A plain one or garish? No problem! Visit your fashion professionals in Tallahassee at Fashion Pointe Women's Upscale Consignment!!! 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__label__cc	0.639778	0.360222	[PINNED POST] Roots Rock Reggae at the Bamboo Room TONIGHT: proceeds to family of Corey Jones The Bamboo Room is located in downtown Lake Worth. The address is 25 S. 'J' Street off Lake Ave. There is plenty of free parking all over town. Admission for our Roots Rock Reggae on October 24th will be $10 ❤️💛💚 Proceeds will go to the… https://t.co/ePe2fVnHlc — The Bamboo Room (@TheBambooRoomLW) October 22, 2015 To "Follow" the Bamboo Room click on the Follow icon in the Tweet above. The Bamboo Room recently re-opened and you can learn more about that here. Status of lawsuits involving the City of Lake Worth as of 10/22/15 City of Lake Worth Legal Case Status List as of 10-22-15 This is a fantastic bit of information prepared by the City Attorney. Under previous administrations and commission regimes, this information was very difficult to come by. I remember trying to do this on my own years ago through the Clerk's office and it proved to be an impossible task. These do not include all of the Charlotte Taylor related cases, which apparently there are many. Worth looking through and it is obvious that attempts are being made to resolve these issues as you read the status line. This one case stood out under recently settled cases. It is the lawsuit by Laurel Decker concerning the vote (that was determined to be null and void by state law) to restrict allowable building heights in the downtown area. Philanthropists looking for Palm Beach County students to create innovative solutions for community issues This news appeared in The Lake Worth Herald's last edition dated 10/15. A group of philanthropists formed the Advisors for Philanthropic Impact and are seeking students with creative ideas to solve community issues. Here is an excerpt from the article: A new challenge that gives area students the opportunity to create innovative solutions to community issues and social problems in Palm Beach County is now taking applicants. Applications are being accepted from public, private and home-schooled students residing in Palm Beach County. Philanthropy Tank will fund winning programs “pitched” by the student participants to a panel of four area philanthropists that include William Meyer, Julie Fisher Cummings and Danielle H. Moore of Palm Beach, and Eric Becker of Jupiter. Each philanthropist has committed $25,000 to fund ideas that directly achieve unique and creative solutions to community issues. A total of eight to 12 student finalists will have the opportunity to receive up to $10,000 for each idea, and will be mentored by the donating philanthropist for the year that follows the event. Here is a link to the application form. The deadline for submissions is December 15th and the finalists will be announced on January 30, 2016. Icon and biggest little man in Lake Worth: Everything you need to know about the problems at City's Casino complex The Obtuse Blogger (TOB) posted a "Quote of the Day" and a comment from Mr. Greg Rice. So, without further ado or comment from me, read what Mr. Rice posted on another blog in Lake Worth: Loretta's last name is "Sharpe". An innocent mistake I'm sure. [UPDATE] Lake Worth's own Bob D'Arinzo on the "Lake Worth Has Talent" fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network [UPDATE: Mayor Pam Triolo will co-host the Lake Worth Has Talent event with Bob per the Post's Kevin Thompson on November 1st.] Most of you are familiar with Bob as one of our spectacular realtors in the City. In the short, 45-second video below he explains another of his passions, raising money for the Children's Miracle Network. To learn more use this link from a previous blog post. Now to the video: Use the following link to learn more and buy tickets to the event on November 1st. Please Note: If you have more positive, community news in the City of Lake Worth, suburban Lake Worth (including Palm Beach State College) and Greenacres here is how you contact the Post reporter: Email: kthompson@pbpost.com Twitter: @kevindthompson1 From West Palm Beach Magazine: All Aboard Florida is transforming the Miami-Dade/Broward/Palm Beach Metro region Here is a link to West Palm Beach Magazine and you can also follow them on Twitter. This video accompanies the article: What is 'clickbait' journalism? Would you know it if you saw it? Here is the Wikipedia definition of 'clickbait': Clickbait is a pejorative term describing web content that is aimed at generating online advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs and to encourage forwarding of the material over online social networks. Clickbait headlines typically aim to exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough information to make the reader curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content. First to make something very clear: I am not a professional journalist. This is a blog about things that interest me and people visit this blog because they are interested or curious about what is posted here. Recently a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, a very accomplished one at that, Tweeted about clickbait and then I followed the link to an article in the New York Times. Here are two excerpts from the article by Ravi Somaiya: Since the days when most major cities supported multiple newspapers, the news media has long been subject to groupthink, and prone to search for sensation. But as more readers move toward online social networks, and as publishers desperately seek scale to bring in revenue, many have deplored a race toward repetitive, trivial journalism, so noisy that it drowns out more considered work. [emphasis added] [E]very publication now requires a greater number of readers to make ends meet. And perhaps the greatest potential resource are the billions who have turned to social media as a faster portal for information. That means journalists must now compete with entertainment, quizzes, gossip and baby pictures. The weapon of choice is often emotion. Specialists optimize and test multiple headlines and pictures. If they land on a successful formula — asking a provocative question, hinting at a profound experience, including a celebrity name — it is quickly echoed by other outlets. So there you go. Readers of my blog will know what I'm referring to here: while I was at the Lake Worth municipal pool recently overheard a woman telling another woman that Lake Worth was the most dangerous city in the state of Florida. [It's not; not even close.] Goes to show how effective clickbait journalism can be. And then there's this: Mother of 5 murdered as she shopped inside grocery store in what cops says was a random attack http://t.co/LHy0qsyMqb pic.twitter.com/aM6SognItT — WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) August 21, 2015 You decide, is this Tweet an example of clickbait? CBS12/WPEC in Palm Beach County, FLORIDA Tweeted out this news story which occurred in MAINE. But you need to click the link to find that out. Lake Worth's Blue Front BBQ and The Upper Crust bakery are Best Of in Palm Beach County Here is the latest, a press release about the Blue Front BBQ: Voted Best Of in the county are our Blue Front BBQ and The Upper Crust bakery. Stop by and congratulate both of them. They're both located on North Dixie Hwy a short distance from each other. Get your BBQ @ Blue Front #LakeWorth! Best in #PBC—@StaciSturrock @soflonicole @LizBalmaseda http://t.co/iKGngYCRRw https://t.co/5GTlZzEtN1 — Wes Blackman (@WesBlackman) October 9, 2015 @PiesUpperCrust in #LakeWorth won Best of #PBC: category of "Pies"—2015 N. Dixie Hwy; @soflonicole @LizBalmaseda @JulieASeaver @thingstodopb — Wes Blackman (@WesBlackman) October 9, 2015 Considering or looking for a home in Palm Beach County? You need to pick up The Palm Beach Post today The Palm Beach Post has a huge section ('D' section) on new homes in Palm Beach County today (10/23). You can also see this online using this link. Below is just one of the locations in Palm Beach Gardens: The Home Show at the South Florida Expo Center starts today and runs through Sunday. PBSO reached "Excelsior" status: highest rating for law enforcement in the State of Florida About the video below: The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) has earned Excelsior status from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement. It is the highest possible achievement for a Law Enforcement/Corrections agency, meeting the highest possible standards instituted by the state. It is the sixth accreditation for PBSO representing its service over the last 15 years. Congratulations Ric Bradshaw. Some Lake Worth history is in order here. In 2011 then-Commissioner Suzanne Mulvehill and then-City Manager Susan Stanton tried to kick PBSO out of the City—fortunately for our City, they failed. Below is a video of the two in full retreat at a City Hall press conference in which I was in attendance: At the 6:10 mark in the video I ask Stanton a question she clumsily tries to avoid answering. Enjoy the video! Please Folks: Watch out for those trains—they can't stop Scott Sutton at NBC5/WPTV has this latest on another fatality involving a train: Tri-Rail service is severely impacted from Lake Worth north into West Palm Beach after a train hit and killed a pedestrian early Friday morning. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m. at 10th Ave North and Barnett Drive in Lake Worth. Barnett Drive doesn't cross the tracks but it's apparently the closest street to the incident location off 10th Ave. North. Hard to believe but just yesterday (10/22) someone was killed by a train while walking across the tracks talking on the phone. JP Sasser was right! It's the septic tanks destroying the Indian River Lagoon [The blog post below was originally posted in May. Now comes this article from TCPalm titled, "Research: Septic systems ‘primary' source of river, reef pollution". The research hasn't been released as yet but hopefully this will get the Treasure Coast to finally install a county-wide sewer system for the sake of the lagoon and the environment. Here is the blog post from last May:] On the heels of the grief at The Palm Beach Post over the end of the "sheet flow" debate the focus may now shift to our friends north and east of Lake Okeechobee. Here is how I ended my post from yesterday, 5/15, on the end of the Everglades land buy and the grief at the Post: Now about all those septic tanks . . . And wouldn't you know it, the VERY NEXT DAY this "Point Of View" appears in the Post editorial page by JP Sasser, the former Mayor of Pahokee: JP Sasser was right all along. Here is an excerpt from Mr. Sasser's contribution to the debate (with emphasis in red): The final point was that the cities of Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay pumped our raw sewage into the lake. We have had modern centralized sewer systems for over 40 years. The Treasure Coast needs to look in the mirror. Some waters in Florida are polluted with human fecal matter — particularly the IRL. “Buy the land and send water south” is not the only road to water salvation. My question is: When are we going to get serious about our water? Florida’s agriculture-industry pollution is regulated statewide and has to meet specific limits. Our septic tanks are not held to the same requirements. The following video has nothing to do with this debate but it is an interesting look back at the political career of JP Sasser: [UPDATE] Commissioner reports from Tuesday night's Lake Worth City Commission meeting (10/20) [UPDATE: In the link below to the Post article on the length of meetings in Lake Worth is a poll (at the end of the article). Do you recall when City meetings in a previous commission regularly went well into the night with some of the most important decisions being made after the people got tired and went home? Take the poll and will let you know the results.] Here is Kevin Thompson's article from The Palm Beach Post on Commissioner McVoy's comments about the length of meetings. McVoy says he is willing to allow department heads to continue to buy a box of pencils or a ream of paper without asking the Commission. That's called efficient government! At the end of the piece, Mr. Thompson suggests that "cots" might be a good idea to bring to meetings should they go longer. The Palm Beach Post at the protest today in Palm Beach Gardens with a message for the community Below is a Tweet The Palm Beach Post sent from the protest today (10/22) bringing attention to the tragic death of Corey Jones: Here is an enlarged view of the photo embedded in the Tweet: "This County Could Use an Uprising". Like in Ferguson? Baltimore? Who would that be holding the "This County Could Use an Uprising" sign? That is none other than Lake Worth Anarchist Peter Tsolkas. Here is the contact information for the Post: Interestingly, here is something reposted from last year and moved up for blog readers early this morning. Lost Kitty Cat In College Park Please be on the lookout for "Dina", one of our College Park fur babies. Sorry, no picture to share. She skedaddled away from her home on Harvard Drive two days ago where she normally stays indoors. Dina is very friendly, declawed and mostly white with brown and black calico markings. Please call Terry at (561) 758-9908 if you see Dina and Many Thanks! The Post's Kevin Thompson on the failing Lake Worth Casino complex Here's the link to the article in the Palm Beach Post. It's important to understand that the City Commission meeting on 10/22 had nothing to do with all the myriad structural failings at the Casino complex. The meeting only had to do with finances and that is all. A meeting to deal with the structural failings and functionality of the complex, of which there are many, will come later. Here is an excerpt from the article in the Post: For fiscal year 2016, the city projects the property will be $152,999 in the red after it pays back $488,000 on the loan. There was some discussion about extending the term of the loan from 12 to 14 years, but Mayor Pam Triolo didn’t appear too keen on that idea. “We need to ask people, is it OK not to pay back our debts,” she said. “The flexibility is what makes me uncomfortable … and the going back and forth. It sets a poor tone.” [Vice Mayor Scott] Maxwell took exception that money generated from parking rate increases has been the main revenue source for paying back the loan. “Parking was never intended to pay back that note,” he said. “We haven’t paid back what we said we were going to pay back.” [emphasis added] "That note" Vice Mayor Maxwell refers to are the $500,000 loan payments that were promised to be repaid; those payments have fallen well behind schedule. The parking lot is the only successful part of the Casino complex as far as revenue to the City is concerned. The 'renovated' Casino structure is financially unsustainable and so is the municipal pool. The future meeting to discuss these issues couldn't be scheduled soon enough. The Indigenous Role in the Context of an Emerging World Civilization - TONIGHT Quaker Meetinghouse, 823 North A Street, Lake Worth Presentation by Latoka elder, Kevin Locke, known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop dancer, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, master of the indigenous Northern Plains flute, recording artist and educator. Kevin will discuss Native American teachings that are essential to addressing humanity's environmental challenges and international conflicts. October is fast becoming a month to celebrate and explore Native American culture as a supplement or alternative to Columbus Day. Come share & bring a friend. Making the case for AAF and public transportation: how wide does I-95 have to be in the future? 6 lanes each way, 7? 8? From Joseph Stromberg, in an article titled, "The 'fundamental rule' of traffic: building new roads just makes people drive more". Here's an excerpt: Image from the article by Joseph Stromberg. For people who are constantly stuck in traffic jams during their commutes, there seems to be an obvious solution: just widen the roads. This makes intuitive sense. [emphasis added] Building new lanes (or new highways entirely) adds capacity to road systems. And traffic, at its root, is a volume problem — there are too many cars trying to use not enough road. But there's a fundamental problem with this idea. Decades of traffic data across the United States shows that adding new road capacity doesn't actually improve congestion. The latest example of this is the widening of Los Angeles' I-405 freeway, which was completed last May after five years of construction and a cost of over $1 billion. "The data shows that traffic is moving slightly slower now on 405 than before the widening," says Matthew Turner, a Brown University economist. The main reason, Turner has found, is simple — adding road capacity spurs people to drive more miles, either by taking more trips by car or taking longer trips than they otherwise would have. He and University of Pennsylvania economist Gilles Duranton call this the "fundamental rule" of road congestion: adding road capacity just increases the total number of miles traveled by all vehicles. UPDATE: A kind reader of my blog left a comment about All Aboard Florida (AAF) not helping smaller cities between the larger cities of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. What is proposed after AAF is completed is what's called the Coastal Link. Here is what the Coastal Link will look like in Palm Beach County: NBC5/WPTV's Brian Entin did a top-notch news segment on the Coastal Link. City of Lake Worth beefing up its Code Enforcement Department after being gutted by previous city commission It's taken a while since former City Manager Susan Stanton gutted the Code Enforcement Dept. and it's taken a herculean effort to bring it back to a level of effectiveness. It was a terrible mistake she made and admitted as much to a Lake Worth resident who recalled a conversation he had with her: The image above is from The Obtuse Blogger (TOB) who believes Susan Stanton was the best city manager Lake Worth ever had. Stanton was fired on December 6, 2011. How much things have changed! In the City's Worth Noting newsletter is this information on the beefed up department. Here is an excerpt: For years, bringing properties into compliance with Lake Worth codes has been a challenge. Suffering from 1,000s of vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties, years of deferred maintenance, and absentee landlords and property owners; the City’s overall character had become severely blighted. [emphasis added] Code Compliance also was attempting to manage hundreds of ongoing violations with properties running in fine to the tune of millions of dollars. The reputation of the Code Compliance Division was tattered and demoralizing. Drastic, proactive, and concerted efforts were required to turn the tide and reinvigorate and revitalize the city. Beginning in 2012, the City adopted a series of ordinances (laws) to address the many neglected properties. A Chronic Nuisance Program including Remediation for lot clearings, board & secures and demolitions was adopted. This program allows for the City to recoup its expenditures to undertake these activities by attaching the unpaid costs to the property owner’s tax cards. This attachment guarantees that the City will eventually be paid. The Code Compliance Division was reorganized and appropriately staffed and trained. Today, every officer has a certification from the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE). Proactive positive customer service has become a priority. Other changes were made to streamline and encourage investment in the City and to resolve outstanding code violations. All were systematically implemented to support a full on attack of the deteriorating condition of the city. To sign up for the City's newsletter use this link. Discussion of Beach Budget, Revenues, and Expenses from Last Night's (10/20) City Commission Meeting [At the top, left corner in the video is the icon "1/3". That's how you go from one video to another.] This discussion took place at the end of the meeting and not much resulted. The one motion that was made and approved unanimously was not to consider the unsolicited public private partnership proposal, or any proposal, until the Commission has a better understanding about the needs at the beach, both operationally and, in the case of the Casino building, structurally. The City would then go out to the public and confirm those needs and conditions and look for possible solutions. You can hear the motion made by Vice-Mayor Maxwell and seconded by Commissioner Amoroso at the 20:30 mark of the first video. The most glaring item in the report is the promised payments of $500,000 each year to repay the loan that were not made. Include those numbers and the beach fund goes deeply into the red. More on these numbers at a later time. Above is some of the back-up prepared by the city manager that occupied a lot of time last night. Burton and Associates was there last night so that individual parts of this budget could be changed and you could see how that affected all the other numbers, throughout all the years. Commissioner McVoy had some interesting arguments, trying to prove that things at the beach are better than they seem. He seemed to hinge most of it on the $500,000 received in 2014 that closed out the County's grant to the City for work at the beach. That money should be reflected elsewhere since it really is for refunding capital expenses made during the renovation. It's not part of the revenue stream from operations. In the second video of the playlist, McVoy has a conversation with the finance director where he shows his confusion regarding what is an asset and a liability versus what are revenue and expenses. That begins around the 16:30 mark. If we are including the $500,000 as revenue then where is the $1.4 million settlement to Greater Bay? Why isn't that money shown as an expense? Where did that money come from and is that being paid back? Or the $900,000 in legal fees to defend the city? Expect more on this in the future. It was reiterated last night that the budget was approved with the expectation that the beach fund would be reviewed within a six month period after October 1st. In the meantime, it didn't seem like the City had any appetite to discuss the problems with the building due to the pending litigation, however, we are going to have to deal with those issues at some point. Plus we have to deal with the empty space on the second floor, the low revenue from the pool, the dependence on parking revenue to keep the Casino operational and a host of other issues. The big question remaining is. . .When? Building Strong Neighborhoods in little City of Lake Worth: the dialogue continues Tomorrow continues the dialogue to bring more neighborhoods and communities together in the City to address problems and concerns. You can read about the original meeting at City Hall where a large number of residents were in attendance: Building Strong Neighborhoods \| 6 Weeks of Dialogue Groups \| Thursdays \| Oct 22 - Dec 3 \| 6 - 8pm pic.twitter.com/H9MzWd28EO — Lake Worth (@LakeWorthPBC) October 20, 2015 Seats for All Aboard Florida trains ordered: ready for paying customers next year All Aboard Florida has been moving along adding new track, constructing stations, engaged in many more promotional activities, and is considering more long-term opportunities such as a line to Jacksonville. Wouldn't be surprised to start hearing grumbling from politicos in south Florida for a line to Tallahassee. The problem with travel by rail is having the right-of-ways to lay track and if they don't exist that can be a very expensive and timely process. The right-of-way for the Florida East Coast (FEC) railway was established by Henry Flagler. There isn't much grumbling from the anti-AAF crowd any longer. Some of you might remember this full-page below when the anti-AAF whirlwind of fury and disinformation/misinformation was at its peak: Now Miami Today has an article about AAF and their President/CDO Michael Reininger you'll find interesting. Here is an excerpt: All Aboard Florida trains with all-reserved seats in various sitting arrangements and sizes are to be delivered here in the third quarter of next year and be ready to start carrying passengers at the outset of 2017, President and Chief Development Officer Michael Reininger says. “The minute we’re in service” the new railroad line will be looking for ways to expand and enlarge its services, Mr. Reininger told a Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce lunch last week in answer to questions about serving more points in Florida than are now planned. The new rail line is to run from the downtown Miami point where Henry Flagler planted the city’s main station on his Florida East Coast Railway more than a century ago through new All Aboard Florida station developments in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach to the northern terminus at Orlando International Airport, Mr. Reininger said. In case you missed this, here is AAF's tribute to the visionary Henry Flagler: Followers of local history here in Palm Beach County: "Paradise in Peril" at the Lake Worth Library TOMORROW (10/22) You can 'Follow' the Lake Worth Casino on Twitter. Click on the Follow icon in the image below. They Tweet out many excellent BEACH! pictures and also post local goings-on like in the information below: Paradise in Peril: World War II in Palm Beach County! Please join us Thursday, October 22nd at 7PM! #LakeWorth #WWII pic.twitter.com/fPgxNuOn6c — Lake Worth Casino (@LakeWorthCasino) October 5, 2015 Hope to see you at the movies. The Architect and Financier: History of the Gulf Stream Hotel in Lake Worth, FL (Continued), a series in the Coastal Observer The banner for the Coastal/Greenacres Oberver. The second installment on the history of the Gulf Stream hotel is in the October 15th edition of the Coastal Observer. You can read the first excerpt in the series here. From the Coastal Oberver (October 8th edition) here is another excerpt on the history of our iconic hotel in the City's downtown: meet the architect and financier: ARCHITECT AND FINANCIER The Gulf Stream Hotel was designed by G. Lloyd Preacher & Company, architects and engineers, and was financed by G. L. Miller Bond & Mortgage Company. Geoffrey Lloyd Preacher began architectural practice in 1910 in Augusta, Georgia, and eventually established offices in New York, Indianapolis, Memphis, Raleigh, Spartanburg, Miami, St. Petersburg, and San Francisco, with headquarters in Atlanta. Preacher organized his firm so that it had "departments for every class of architecture, engineering, finance and supervision" gaining the "confidence of financiers, developers, and builders". The firm was phenomenally successful, by some accounts grossing $12 million in the first quarter of 1923, worth about $55.6 million in 1981 dollars. Fees in that amount would suggest that in the first quarter alone of 1923, G. Lloyd Preacher & Company was responsible for $200 million in construction activity. If built in 1981, that work would cost roughly $928 million. At the time that the Gulf Stream Hotel was announced, Preacher was introduced as the architect of the recently completed El Verano Hotel and the Citizens Bank Building, both in neighboring West Palm Beach. GULF STREAM CONSTRUCTION The building permit for the original design was taken out in the amount of $225,000 in May, 1923, the largest permit in Lake Worth's eleven year history. After two months of construction, during which the concrete frame was built, all work halted because of financial difficulties. Work resumed eight months later, in March of 1924, following design cutbacks by Preacher, reorganization of the El Nuevo Hotel Company Board of Directors, and selection of a new contractor. By the end of June, 1924, the building was identified as "the Gulf Stream, Lake Worth’s $400,000 fireproof hotel”, scheduled to open before October 1. Six weeks before the scheduled opening, the bond issue was increased by $65,000 with the consent of the G. L. Miller Bond & Mortgage Company. Scheduled opening date was moved to November 1, with much of the delay attributed to slow shipments of materials. The informal opening finally took place on December 10, with the formal ceremonies and dedication on January 20, 1925. At that point, the hotel was described as having been built "at a cost in excess of $600,000", 140% over the original contract amount. Check back later on this blog for more on the history of the Gulf Stream Hotel. Invocation tonight at Lake Worth's City Commission meeting: Pastor Peggy Heald, Believer's Victory Church Here is more information about the Believers Victory Church at 918 N Lakeside Drive in Lake Worth. They are a church open to everyone in this quirky, funky city of ours with so many different different lifestyles. Stop by some day and take a look around. Armory Annex Gallery in Lake Worth: Social and cultural art display with reception on Friday, 10/23 (6:00 to 8:00) This news comes from Kevin Thompson at the Post. The works of 57 artists will be presented this month at the Artists of “Art Salon: A Collective Dialogue.” All of the artists have been presenters at Elle Shorr’s Art Salons. The works will fill three galleries at both the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach and the Armory Annex Gallery in Lake Worth, 1121 Lucerne Avenue. [emphasis added] If you have community news you want to share with The Palm Beach Post in the City of Lake Worth, suburban Lake Worth (including Palm Beach State College) and Greenacres here is how you contact the Post reporter: Here is more information about the Armory Annex Gallery: The lease of the 5,000 square foot building is, known by locals as the shuffleboard courts, was awarded to the Armory by the Lake Worth CRA. This award gives the Armory the opportunity to further enhance the thriving and dynamic Lake Worth art community. Community artists and Lake Worth leadership are currently discussing ways to further serve the local community with community-based arts programming. Contact Kim Harty with questions or comments at (561) 832-1776 x12 or kim.harty@armoryart.org. Letter to the Editor from Leslie Blackner: Must the whole town be torn up 24/7? A letter to the editor appeared in the Palm Beach Daily News (aka, The Shiny Sheet) this past Sunday. It is penned by Leslie Blackner, famous for being the proponent behind the failed Amendment 4 state ballot issue that would have required voter approval for any local government's Comprehensive Plan. Lake Worth's own Katie McGiveron, Lynn Anderson, Cara Jennings, et al. actively advocated for the proposal, working hand-in-hand with their Palm Beach attorney friend. The Sunset property case in Lake Worth was one of the poster children for their cause. Last I knew nothing has been resolved about that particular issue. Click the title for a link to Mr. Blackner's letter. It seems that she has problems with living in paradise. Her nemesis now: Port-a-potties. To her, there is a direct correlation between the rate of construction on the island and these portable sanitary facilities for construction workers. Probably true but would she suggest chamber pots or just going in the lagoon? The hard-working people who are there to make sure new estate's Toto toilets, state of the art HVAC and automated home systems work flawlessly, besides doing heavy construction and just generally getting dirty making new buildings and renovations should have somewhere decent to relieve themselves, no? The new construction and renovations don't last forever. But, for Ms. Blackner, she can only smell the urine and the feces of the workers, not the beautiful estates that fill the island, or the sunrises, or the posh eateries, or any of the other things that make Palm Beach a world-class resort and destination for the wealthy from all over the world. Like some people here in the City of Lake Worth, when they look around all they see is the crap and not the beauty in our surroundings. Zipcar now available in West Palm Beach, Florida Jesse Bailey at the Walkable West Palm Beach blog has this about a new car-share service in West Palm Beach, Zipcar. Here's an excerpt from the blog: Zipcar should make it that much easier for households to ditch one car or even go car-free. South Florida has a well deserved reputation for being a car dependent place, but West Palm Beach, especially downtown and the close-in historic neighborhoods, is an exception. This is great addition to the many mobility options downtown. Walkable West Palm Beach was provided a special promotion to share with our readership. Sign up now and get free driving time. You can rent Zipcars for an hour or a day. Soon enough many in West Palm will be considering the benefit of even owning a car. How is the Palm Beach Post editorial board going to explain away this one! They want to save the wrong 'Confederate' flag! I'll have more on this later. The ivory tower editors think the 'Confederate' flag should stay on the Senate seal. But they got the flags confused! The Post's John Kennedy correctly identifies the flag in question as the 'battle' flag. The editors got the Confederate battle flag (the Southern Cross) mixed up with the "Stars and Bars". Not kidding. Read more about the difference below from a blog post in July when the "save" the 'Confederate' flag was at its fever pitch: The Post's Eliot Kleinberg posted this on June 23rd. It's a lengthy article about the Confederate flag and what is causing so much confusion. Two flags are in question (both images below are from Wikipedia): This is the official flag of the Confederacy, the "stars and bars". This is the flag that so many confuse as the Confederate flag, the "Southern Cross", also called the Confederate Battle flag. Here is a long excerpt from Eliot Kleinberg's article: The first casualty of any war, it often has been said, is the truth. First, this [the "Southern Cross"] is not the official flag of the Confederate States of America. That flag, the real “stars and bars,” had a circle of stripes on a blue bed in the upper left corner, with two half-stripes alongside, red and white, and a full red stripe along the bottom. [emphasis added] The flag that’s drawn all the attention, the “Southern Cross,” is a square banner showing diagonal blue bars and white stars on a sea of red. It started as a battle flag. In the last two years of the Confederacy, it created what later was called “the Stainless Banner.” It placed the “cross” in the upper left corner of a white flag. In the closing weeks of the war, to avoid the appearance of surrender, the Confederacy added a vertical red stripe on the far right. The “Southern Cross” spent 100 years in obscurity, then sprang to prominence in the 1950s. It was part of a movement scholars say had nothing to do with heritage and was instead an act of defiance to federal civil rights efforts. A big part of the problem is ignorance of the complexity of the Civil War and its causes, said Irvin Winsboro, a professor of history at Florida Gulf Coast University and author of “Florida’s Civil War: Explorations into Conflict, Interpretations, and Memory.” “The event is fact,” Winsboro said of the Civil War. “The causation is open to interpretation.” Many Floridians now are Northern transplants. But Florida in the 1860s had more black slaves than white people and was the third state to secede from the Union. And brutal Jim Crow practices continued for decades. The "Southern Cross" is an act of defiance, not against 'Northern aggression' but against the civil rights movement in the 1950's. Period. End of story. At a 'Confederate flag' rally in Loxahatchee on July 11th the attendees rallied around the wrong flag: the "stars and bars". Here is a picture from the rally taken by Bruce Bennett (including caption) from The Palm Beach Post: "If the south would've won, we would've had it made". Who exactly is 'we'? "Meet Me In St. Louis" playing at Lake Worth Playhouse in little City of Lake Worth and review by Dale King Read the review by Dale King at the Palm Beach Arts Paper of this spectacular show at the Lake Worth Playhouse located in downtown Lake Worth, 713 Lake Ave. The image below is a screengrab from The Lake Worth Herald. Note the kind sponsors of this show: Discover the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County, Culture Builds Florida, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. The Cultural Council is located one block east of the Playhouse and is definitely worth a visit. FYI. . .Bike Theft Prevention in the City of Lake Worth Lake Worth residents will be able to register their bike at various outreach events held by the City. At registration, residents will need to provide their contact information and an identifying number, such as a driver’s license number. That information will be collected into a database for use by PBSO. The ID number will be engraved into their bike in a discrete location. A uniquely numbered decal (sticker) will be issued and placed on the bike. The decal denotes that the bike is registered and will make it easily identifiable to PBSO. The City will have a booth at many local events over the next few months, where residents may register for the program. The timing of the launch is in advance of the holiday season in anticipation bike purchases that may be made. The First Registration: A Strange & Unusual Night Halloween Event Friday, October 30 \| 6pm – 9pm Cultural Plaza \| 414 Lake Avenue If signing up at an event is not convenient, Lake Worth residents may also stop by Family Bicycles located on 127 South Dixie Highway. The shop has bicycle registration forms that will be forwarded to the City, an engraver and the decals. For more information, click here for a link to the city's website. Lake Worth's Little Free Library Project: Volunteers needed this Saturday at 10 a.m. The Little Free Libraries above the fold in today's paper (10/19), A and B sections. Hope you've all had a chance to read the article in today's (October 19th) print version of The Palm Beach Post about the Lake Worth Little Free Library Project. This coming Saturday, October 24th starting at 10 a.m., 22 of the fully assembled but unfinished Little Free Libraries (LFLs) will come down off the shelves at the City's utility warehouse where they have been stored since their arrival and laid out on the loading dock ready to be painted, stained, embellished, mosaic-ed and otherwise prepared to be installed the following week. Twelve of these LFL's will be placed on private property—fully accessible by the public to serve their surrounding neighborhoods. Ten more will be placed in public parks, some of the new greenways, at the beach and the Snook Island nature pier and walkway. The Friends of the Lake Worth Library are contributing top quality exterior latex paint in 8 colors as well as masking tape, caulking and other supplies. For these 22 libraries, we estimate that 45–50 people will be needed to get it all done in the one day. All skill levels are needed. We will have some brushes on hand, but not nearly enough for everyone, so please bring extras if you can. The mounting posts and platforms will be added when the libraries are installed. PLEASE consider helping out in what promises to be a really fun event. We'll have coffee, donuts, fruit and juice. The warehouse is located at 1900 2nd Avenue North. Follow the signs that say LFL EVENT and park in the warehouse parking lot. Any questions? Call Mary Lindsey at 585-6035 or send an email to napcinfo@gmail.com. More sobering news about golf in Palm Beach County, the trend for the sport is way down The City of Lake Worth's golf course has been getting a lot of press and attention of late with this news being the latest. Babe Ruth played at the Lake Worth Golf Course. City Manager Michael Bornstein and Mayor Pam Triolo with plaque from Southern Golf Central Magazine. There's a lot of excitement about the course but the trends for golf generally in south Florida are not good. A huge housing project to be constructed in Palm Beach Gardens, the Alton Tract, will not include a golf course and that surprised a lot of people, but it shouldn't have—the public desire to play the sport has been going down for a while now (probably because the Millennials interests lie elsewhere like biking trails and public parks). Now is this news from Alexandra Seltzer at the Post on the Boynton Beach Golf Course titled, "Outgoing Boynton golf course cafe vendor: ‘The writing’s on the wall' ": The number of rounds for the 18-hole championship course have been decreasing each year for the past three years, and to Foley [Terry Foley, the owner of the Ala Carte cafe], that’s a sign. A bad one. “The numbers don’t lie. The writing’s on the wall, and I just can’t be part of that anymore,” he said. The Links at Boynton Beach golf course on Jog Road is owned by the city, but runs on its own money and has a $2 million budget. It’s on land leased from the county. The course has had recent upgrades such as new Yamaha carts, GPS tablets, and improvements to the course itself. Also, the course will be getting 175 native trees with the help of a $5,000 grant. But the number of rounds are declining, and this year, the city will help the course try to get out of its financial struggles by giving it $240,000, said Tim Howard, the city’s director of finance. The city of Boynton Beach is giving the golf course money to help solve its problems and hopes this won't be an annual request every year going forward. Residents at Jupiter's Suni Sands fight to save their mobile homes. . .or way too little way too late? Bill DiPaolo at the Post has more on this story that's been ongoing for many years. Two very good stories highlighting Historic Preservation in Lake Worth [This is a blog post from August thought my readers would be interested in reading once again. Enjoy:] Earlier this week I was contacted by Emily Minor, a freelance writer for The Palm Beach Post. She started off asking about the neighborhood called the "North East Lucerne Historic District." The resulting article appears in today's Post. As mentioned in the article, I indicated that most people would not recognize the area by that name. It is made up of a combination of Parrot Cove and Mango Groves neighborhood associations. The name actually comes from the designation report for the creation of the City's largest historic district. The district stretches from 2nd Avenue North on the south, the alley along Dixie Hwy. to the west, 13th Avenue North on the north, to the municipal golf course on the east. However, it jogs at 7th Avenue at Federal Hwy on its east side. Click here for a map of all the City of Lake Worth's historic districts. Plus, there is a nice feature article on Anton Avilez, who lives in the area and is a Realtor for the Corcoran Group. TODAY is the last day to vote for Lake Worth as a Florida "Great Place"—VOTE TODAY http://t.co/KumqrxIkjx Vote for Lake Worth today! Pass this along. — LULA Lake Worth Arts (@LakeWorthArts) October 15, 2015 This is also a link to vote for the City of Lake Worth. Scene at a Lake Worth Commission meeting: BFF's So Happy! Have you ever seen Lynn Anderson (center) so happy and gay? And Katie McGiveron (left), when did you ever see her so happy? Lynn Anderson and Katie McGiveron are pictured here with their old friend and comrade, Cara Jennings (right), checking out Cara's new I-Pad. It was just like the old days all over again. Lynn Anderson and Katie McGiveron are "Allen West Tea Party Republicans". WINK WINK. Here's a neat Tweet sent out by PBSO Is #DistractedDriving safe? N O O o o o o 。。 . . . . . #JustDrive — PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) October 17, 2015 Very clever isn't it? Typical 1950s advertising for new Florida homes. . . Many houses in Lake Worth, Florida were based upon the same model with some variation. College football's version of 'Dewey defeats Truman'—Michigan ("Big Brother") defeats Michigan State!? At the 45 second mark is priceless. The reporter said Michigan fans (who lost in the last play of the game) were streaming out of the stadium celebrating. Our own Emerson Lotzia at NBC5/WPTV had this on Twitter last night on the results of the game: Did you see this? Unbelievable. #MSUvsUM http://t.co/eRJAqL2Cgs — Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@Emerson1063) October 18, 2015 From Miami Herald: Large chemical tanks found buried near old public swimming pool Makes you wonder what's buried under or near our pool at the Lake Worth BEACH! which was built in 1971, 44 years ago. The standards were very different back in the day. Back then they just covered old tanks with dirt and that was that; out of sight out of mind. Here an excerpt from the article by Theo Karantsalis: Miami Springs officials announced Oct. 12 that two chemical tanks — containing unknown contents — recently were discovered during excavation of the city’s 50-year-old swimming pool. “There was an old chemical tank — actually two tanks — in the ground,” said Tammy Romero, the city’s professional services supervisor, while addressing leaders at the Oct. 12 council meeting. “We finally did get that all removed and had DERM give us the thumbs up on that.” The Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) is a division of Miami-Dade County’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources. The tanks were found by contractors as they prepped the foundation for the new $5 million pool facility, which broke ground last April. The Little Free Libraries coming soon to the little City of Lake Worth You can read all about this at the Neighborhood Assoc. Presidents Council's (NAPC) website and on Facebook. The Post's Kevin Thompson has an article on this; here's an excerpt on why Lake Worth is getting these Little Free Libraries: That’s because this unabashedly quirky, artsy seaside city has officially embraced the Little Free Library movement, where tiny libraries filled with a variety of books are placed on homeowners’ lawns and in public spaces. The concept: Take a book, leave a book. The libraries, in a sense, serve as mini town squares. “It’s a community building exercise because it makes people come out of the woodwork and talk,” said Mary Lindsey, a College Park resident who was instrumental in getting 34 little libraries into the city. [emphasis added] Watch The Mary Lindsey in this video talk about the Little Free Libraries and the REAP grants the City received: If you have more positive, community news in the City of Lake Worth, suburban Lake Worth (including Palm Beach State College) and Greenacres here is how you contact the Post reporter: BBQ at Lake Worth Scottish Rite Masonic Center—S/E corner of 22nd Ave N. and D Street Time to put it on the spit! Lake Worth Scottish Rite BBQ. Come and get it. Pork and Chicken Cooked on Site in their BBQ pit. Drive thru open too from 11am–2pm. Only $8 per person. Saturday October 17th. 11am-3:30pm. This ought be even better than the $5 All You Can Eat Breakfast! We'll see you there! Pork or 1/2 chicken, Cole Slaw, corn on the cob, baked beans and a roll with butter....and of course, Great neighbors and friends! The history of the Gulf Stream Hotel in the little City of Lake Worth The latest edition of the Coastal Observer (10/15) is out. The series on the history of the Gulf Stream Hotel continues. I'll be posting this series on the blog in small segments with the kind permission from the good folks at the Coastal Observer; here are the first and second segments. The paper is free and can be found at many locations. For instance, I picked up my paper at the Farmer Girl restaurant at 1732 N. Dixie Hwy. in Lake Worth. City of Lake Worth's Parrot Cove neighborhood meeting—TODAY, Monday, October 19th at 7 p.m. Our regular Parrot Cove meeting will be this Monday, October 19th at 7:00 pm at the usual place: The Beach Club at the Lake Worth Golf Course. This month our speaker will be Dorothy Jacks, Chief Deputy Property Appraiser for Palm Beach County. Ms. Jacks joined the Property Appraiser’s Office in 1988. She is responsible for the office’s public services functions. They include overseeing the five Service Centers, Ownership Services, Exemption Services, Information Technology, Mapping/GIS Sections, Public Records, and PAPA, the Property Appraiser’s award-winning website. She is a past-President of the Florida Chapter of the International Association of Assessing Officers (FCIAAO), and a past-Board Member of the IAAO, where she serves as Chair of the International Committee. Please bring your questions about how the process works, special designations for tax exemptions for improvements to historical homes, and anything else you would like to know about how our homes are valued for tax purposes. As always, The Beach Club extends their happy hour pricing for our group, which includes drink specials, food discounts and it is also $.50 wing night. Anthony Marotta [PINNED POST] Roots Rock Reggae at the Bamboo Room... Status of lawsuits involving the City of Lake Wort... Philanthropists looking for Palm Beach County stud... 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__label__wiki	0.910174	0.910174	Home > Access to Tullah Pioneer Cemetery to be restored Access to Tullah Pioneer Cemetery to be restored West Coast Mayor Phil Vickers said Council would begin construction of a new pathway for public access to the Tullah Pioneer Cemetery in the next few weeks. Previous access to the cemetery was closed following the sale of a property through an unpaid rates auction. “Following the sale of the property the new owner erected fences, which closed the existing access,” Mayor Vickers said. “Since this occurred Council has worked proactively to obtain alternative access to the cemetery.” Mayor Vickers said several sites were investigated, with the best option identified as being Crown Land. “Council subsequently entered into negotiations with Crown Land to obtain a licence to utilise this land to construct a new pathway to the cemetery,” Mayor Vickers said. “Council has now endorsed this licence and once it is signed off by Crown Land we will begin construction of the new access.” Mayor Vickers said the total cost of the process, including a land survey was about $2000. Council is currently undertaking a study into all our cemeteries on the West Coast to plan for their future use and the important part they play (including our pioneer cemeteries). “I wish to thank Tullah residents and indeed the Tullah Progress Association for their patience while this matter regarding the Tullah Pioneer Cemetery has been negotiated,” Mayor Vickers said.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line486
__label__cc	0.666809	0.333191	Jack Brittingham Olivia Nalos Opre Miles Fedinec Europe and Asia Olivia Nalos Opre’s greatest passion is to educate the public about the important role hunters’ play as stewards of nature. Because of her sincere appreciation for wildlife, and enthusiasm to help promote conservation, she is involved in the hunting industry in many capacities. Alongside her husband Tom, Olivia is also the co-host of 'Eye of The Hunter', she is a full-time hunting consultant for World of Hunting Adventure and is an active measurer for Boone & Crockett, Pope & Young, Rowland Ward, and a Master Measurer Instructor for SCI. As the 2003 Mrs. Nebraska, America her platform was to promote the importance of hunters as conservationists, humanitarians and stewards of renewable wildlife resources. With such a controversial platform she understood that criticism and adverse reaction would result, but remained eager to provide factual insight on a topic where the truth is often distorted. But she’s more stalk than talk, she is a serious huntress, hunting big game & dangerous game in countries such as: Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Mongolia, France, Spain, Romania, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States. She has hunted species from red stag to Cape buffalo and many animals in between. Needless to say, she has been there and done that, yet considers herself fortunate to help others achieve their hunting ambitions. Subsequently, Safari Club International has named her the 2014 Diana Award winner -the most prestigious accomplishment bestowed upon a huntress. olivia@worldofhuntingadventure.com World of Hunting Adventure site created by http://www.outfittertechnology.com \| Designed by Smartcat At World of Hunting Adventure we respect your privacy. We will not sell, share or otherwise distribute your information to other parties.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line487
__label__wiki	0.649957	0.649957	Leagues: EPL Manchester United’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets Surya Solanki May 8, 2012 Leagues: EPL, Manchester United 26 Comments It has to be said… the 2011/12 season for Manchester United fans has been nothing short of a disappointment. The season that started out with emphatic and wondrous victories against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers quickly turned into one with shocking and humiliating losses to the likes of Manchester City, Athletic Bilbao and Crystal Palace. Worse yet, the Premier League title, which a few weeks ago was heading towards the Theatre of Dreams, could be all but lost if United’s ‘noisy neighbours’ Manchester City win their match Sunday against Queens Park Rangers. Needless to say, a major overhaul is required at Old Trafford to avoid another unsatisfactory campaign. This includes major deals in the summer to bring in high profile players. But this conjures up numerous questions such as: What are the positions where United have struggled this season? Who are the players that could be easily available in the transfer market? Is it necessary to spend heavily this summer to create a new world-class Manchester United team? In this article, I’m going to answer all the above mentioned questions and to take a look at the players the club should buy before the 2012/13 season starts: 1. Midfield United’s midfield is a big problem that needs to be resolved soon. Time and again this season, we’ve seen Manchester United’s midfield lacking creativity and incisiveness. The Scholes-Carrick partnership may have made the midfield more structured and organised but the flair and spark is still lacking. In addition, Scholes finds himself on the wrong side of the thirties and a replacement for the 37-year-old needs to be found soon. Anderson and Cleverley, meanwhile, spend more time on the treatment table rather than on the football pitch. Fletcher is suffering from a chronic illness and it is uncertain if he’ll be back to the Darren Fletcher of old upon his return. Giggs, like Scholes, is not getting any younger and Paul Pogba’s future at Manchester United looks uncertain. Park, after his abysmal performance against City, is more or less likely to leave the club at the end of the season. Thus, Manchester United are left with only one player who could be trusted for the future: Michael Carrick. The Red Devils will need to buy at least two midfielders in the summer to compete with the likes of Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid on the European fronts. The first should be an attacking midfielder, who can add the lacking flair and creativity to the team and the second, a deep lying playmaker who can provide the midfield with more stability and strength and protect the back four. For the attacking midfielder role Nicolas Gaitan looks like the most attainable and suitable avenue. According to several media outlets, the deal to bring in the 24-year-old from Benfica for 20.6 million pounds is nearing completion. As part of the deal, Fabio is to go on a season long loan to the Portuguese side whereas Federico Macheda will be exchanged on a permanent basis. The deal may seem a little escalated in terms of what Manchester United are paying but one has to also consider the fact that the transfer market has become quite inflated these days because of clubs like Manchester City and Real Madrid, who pay absurd amounts to bring in new talents to the club. Nonetheless, Gaitan’s arrival will add more attacking options to United’s midfield and the Argentine could be the one to add the ‘lacking creativity and flair to the midfield.’ Other players linked with a move to the Red side of Manchester include Luka Modric, Clint Dempsey and Christian Eriksen. However, Modric’s exorbitant price tag, Dempsey’s age and Eriksen’s desire to stay at Ajax, make the three unrealistic and incongruous targets for United. For the deep lying playmaker role, Javi Martinez is the best possible option. The Spaniard is in the midst of a stellar season with Athletic Bilbao and has been heavily linked with a move to the Red Devils. Martinez’s ability to break up the opposition’s play, balance the midfield and start attacks from the deep could be make him an invaluable asset to Alex Ferguson’s squad. However, Athletic Bilbao are quite reluctant to sell Martinez in the summer; meaning the Red Devils would have to pay the prized midfielder’s mammoth 34-million-pounds buyout clause to lure him away from the Basque club. 2. Left Back It is almost certain that Manchester United will sign a left back this summer. Stand-in captain Patrice Evra has been substandard this season. Yes, he may make some interesting forward runs at times, or may combine well with the likes of Nani and Young on the left wing; but his defending has been lacklustre and lifeless. The Frenchman has lost a yard of pace, gives away the ball too easily and at times, commits some untimed and clumsy fouls on the opposition players. Fabio is set to go off on loan to another European club the next season and Fryers is too inexperienced to become United’s prime choice at the left back position. Everton’s Leighton Baines is the latest left back to have been linked with a move to the Red Devils. The 27 year old is in the prime of his career and his performances this season have earned him a name in PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year. The England international will provide United’s left flank with more defensive stability and attacking prowess. What adds to this is that he is also an excellent free kick-taker. Furthermore, his five million pounds price tag makes him an ideal candidate to be Patrive Evra’s successor at Old Trafford. A younger alternative could be Ajax’s 20-year-old wing back Nicolai Boilesen, who has been one of Ajax’s most impressive players this term. However, Boilesen’s arrival could stunt Fryers’ and Fabio’s development as then, in the coming season, the three would have to fight for one position which could consequently result in the latter two leaving Old Trafford to seek more first team opportunities elsewhere. 3. Striker Alex Ferguson has already announced that Dimitar Berbatov is going to leave the club this summer. Michael Owen is well past his prime and one cannot understand the reason why he’s still at the club. Federico Macheda, barring that winner against Aston Villa in 2009, hasn’t exactly done anything to be worthy of wearing the United jersey. Hence, even though Manchester United have arguably one of the best attacking partnerships in the Premier League, they’ll be lacking the depth required to compete on four fronts in the next campaign. Hence, they’ll need to add another striker on the roster so that the likes of Welbeck and Hernandez could get sufficient amount of rest and not suffer from fatigue in the later part of the campaign. Several prolific strikers will be available in the transfer market this summer. One of them is the highly sought after Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The former Los Blancos start is a poacher in-front of the goal and has netted 44 times for Schalke this season in just 46 appearances. There is no reason why Alex Ferguson shouldn’t bid for Huntelaar- The latter is fine in the air, a strong finisher, knows how to keep the ball and link-up with teammates and most importantly, is a cheaper and more experienced option than other Red Devils targets like Fernando Llorente, Iker Munian and Edinson Cavani. If United are to buy Huntelaar, the 28-year-old’s partnership with Rooney could be even more predominant and formidable than the current Manchester United attacking partnership of Rooney and Welbeck. The first thing that comes to a Manchester United fan’s mind when he thinks of the summer is the possibility that his club is going to spend heavily in the transfer window and recruit some world-class players. The summer is without doubt going to be a busy one for the Red Devils and if the above mentioned players join the club, it could again become a force to reckon with in Europe. surya solanki daS May 8, 2012 why not do this with every team in epl? The Gaffer May 8, 2012 If you’d like to write about one of them, read up at http://epltalk.com/get-published and send in a story for your team. The Gaffer New Owners for Man Utd June 6, 2012 Some valid comments, United need nothing short of a full overhaul. What I fail to understand is why we have persisted for so long in making excuses about ‘value’ in the transfer market. We have failed to attract one single blue ribband signing since Dimitar Berbatov in 2008. That is now over 4 years without one marquee name and in the same time we have sold Cristiano Ronaldo for £80m and also lost Carlos Tevez. Whether we realise it or not, there is an air of inevitability whilst the Glazers are still in charge servicing £52m of debt per annum – we will never seriously compete, with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City. Eden Hazard chose Chelsea, maybe that isnt a bad thing with reported wages around £250k per week, and an exorbitant price tag to match, but more worryingly in addition to not replacing Ronaldo and Tevez we now have Giggs and Scholes who are in their twilight and will only be bit part players, if they play any part this coming season. Ferdinand seems to have lost a yard of pace and is suddenly injury prone, Evra has declined in stature and we will also lose Berbatov, Owen and Macheda. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies in the capture of Kagawa who looks half decent for the money, but the players we have lost and ARE about to lose, have been close to legends, players at the absolute top of their careers. You cannot have a succession plan for Evra, Ferdinand, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Hargreaves, Berbatov, Ronaldo and Tevez with 3 players for less than £100m?? You could spend £200m in this market and still come up short! We need WORLD class players and with all due respect to some of the players mentioned bar the possibility of Huntelaar I dont see one player on that list who matches the talents of the players mentioned above at their peaks. I am passionate about this as I feel for a number of years now Ferguson has been over reliant on the ‘old guard’ and the elongated careers of Giggs and Scholes, Van Der Saar all model professionals has allowed this. We are in a mess. Looking back at some of the united teams that have won titles and starred for us we have quality running throughout. The great united teams with Cantona, Hughes and Kanchelskis, Keane, Neville, Beckham, Van Nistelrooy, Schmeichel, Stam, Bruce, Pallister, Cole, Ronaldo, Tevez. Not a lot of mediocrity in that lot! I would also add when Sir Alex talks about value in the market as an excuse for lack of activity at United’s previous transfer history. Signings that made United what they were Champions. United broke the British Transfer record 5 times previously under SAF. Roy Keane 1993- £3.75m, Andy Cole 1995 – £7m, Ruud Van Nistelrooy 2001 – £19m, Veron £28.2m 2001, Rio Ferdinand £30m – 2002. I would also look towards his alternative policy on youth. Our best coupe in recent times was developing Guiseppe Rossi through the ranks who we later lost to Villareal where he became a top scorer in the Spanish League. More recently we have invested £20m in Anderson some 5 years ago who is still yet to command a regular birth in midfield. Other additions who havent met the grade are Richie De Laet has come and gone at £2.5m, Zoran Tosic (who?) £8m, Bebe £7.5m, Manucho £2m, Rodrigo Possebon £1m, Gabriel Obertan £3.5m, Mama Biram Diouf £3m. So let’s see thats nearly £48m and none are even good enough to command a regular first team place, that’s criminal waste! And so let’s not lose total faith, what of the world famous Manchester United youth system. Well our most outstanding youth prospects in recent years are Tom Cleverley, Ravel Morrison and Paul Pogba. Of those three Morrison has already signed for West Ham, Pogba looks set to join Juve next season due to lack of first team opportunities and Cleverley doesn’t seem to be flavour of the month, after an injury blighted a very promising start to the campaign. If you still believe Fergies words are anything more than rhetoric for my hands are tied then hopefully this post may have enlightened a few. The Glazers are bleeding the club dry and the rank and file supporters are growing tired of the lack of ambition being shown by the management. RBP May 8, 2012 Leighton Baines for 5 million? Are you drunk? andreas brea May 9, 2012 i agree, no way everton will let him go for less than 12 million Why? May 9, 2012 Maybe if Everton won’t except the great offer of £5m for Baines they could sign Bale for a tad more at maybe £6m LOL. Jon May 8, 2012 Why would you label LB as more of a need than RB? Cody May 9, 2012 Because Evra has been the weaker link. Bull charging his way up the left flank, head down, not looking for the pass, then loosing the ball, and subsequently putting his back line a man down with the other team on a break. This happens at least 3 times every game and drives me crazy. William May 8, 2012 Agree with RBP, i also support everton and 5 mil pounds for bainesy?? hes at least 15-20 pounds. Besides we are not a selling club so the top clubs hands off our best players! Andy May 9, 2012 5 million for Baines is crazy. He’s probably worth around 10 million, but he’s also english so that means that he’ll go for no less than 15-16. We’ve seen it plenty of times where the english players go for at least 25-50% more than what they are really worth. Examples come straight from Liverpool, Downing, Henderson, and Carroll. Guy May 9, 2012 Baines at £5 million doesn’t even get Everton to answer the phone. btw, just as a public service…..if you hold Alt and type 0163 on your numeric key pad you get the £ symbol. Useful on this site. 😉 harry cee May 9, 2012 Does anyone have any thoughts about Shinji Kagawa? Mufc77 May 9, 2012 Squad player at best if he comes He will sell shirts in a place Utd want to other than that, no not really. Chris May 18, 2012 He’s actually a class player, you should look at the videos of him. Tommy May 9, 2012 Baines would be a good buy but wouldn’t hav a hope of gettin him for 5mil, Javi Martinez would be a brilliant signing… woulda been the new Roy Keane. Its a pity Gotze signed a new contract with Dortmund- he woulda been mint at OT…If Newcastle don’t make champoz league Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Cisse etc could all become more available…Would love Cavani too. Kagawa is a good player but he’s being let go to make way for Marco Reus…so not sure would he be Man U material- depends how much he’s gonna cost too I’d like to see Berbatov replaced with a tall striker who is known for winning headers on set pieces. ‘The deal may seem a little escalated in terms of what Manchester United are paying but one has to also consider the fact that the transfer market has become quite inflated these days because of clubs like Manchester City and Real Madrid, who pay absurd amounts to bring in new talents to the club.’ Of course the £31m Utd paid for Berbatov is not high at all come to think of it what did they pay for Ferdinand 10 years ago £2m? Must have been a snip just like Veron the year before eh? Jay May 9, 2012 Haha. £5m for Leighton Baines. Quality journalism that is. If you put a 1 in front of that 5, it still wouldn’t be sufficient to make us accept the bid. benzemaok May 11, 2012 we must buy hazard Alfred masodi May 16, 2012 Man utd must go 4 a striker lyk edin harzard n must go 4 an experienced midfielder like modric n sneijder.with 2 more defenders to balance the quard ALUN EDWARDS June 3, 2012 i agree with andy all english clubs want too much £££s for average players who would probably love a move to a big club but are most often rejected due to their current clubs own greed, just take look at phil jones never worth what blackburn wanted but cos it was utd they upped the price ash young was the same but villa was the same, but they now the clubs have to buy so many home grown, by the way how does scum city get away with only 6 home grown out of 25 and only micah came from their own academy, same as cheski 7 home grown with 3 from theirs, do the rules not apply to them as it does for the rest Samue chidi June 27, 2012 Man u need 2 sign gud players if not dat d epl title will not come back in next 3 yers Polite Adelze July 13, 2012 Manu need some midfielder and striker like Lewandowski,Benzema,Doyle,Chamakh and in midfield like Jarvis,Moutinho,Rues to retain the title. 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__label__wiki	0.626826	0.626826	Scottish Culture The Battle of Stirling Bridge Guest Author - Asha Sahni It is 1297, and twelve years since the untimely death of a man who ruled Scotland with a firm hand. Alexander III, a king whose children died before him, met his end on a stormy night when his horse mistook the edge of a cliff for solid ground... Alexander’s legacy – his daughter’s daughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway, a child destined to marry the son of the English king, who dies on the Orkney Islands during her turbulent passage to claim the Scottish throne. What follows is not pleasant; several men, many with weak claims in terms of lineage, tussle for power, resulting in a weak puppet king and English regency. Today, 11 September 1297, is a landmark in history. William Wallace, Scottish freedom fighter, has at his command several thousand men willing to die for their country. The trust these men put in their leader is well founded, for he proves an able strategist. The ground on which they choose to wait for the English favours Wallace’s troops. This is, for all his absence, King Edward of England’s battle. Edward, who has placed English men in positions of power to lord over Scottish clans. Edward, so busy with seemingly bigger troubles in France that he does not choose to attend this fight for nationhood. Edward, who has ransacked some of the greatest treasures of the north, including the Stone of Scone on which Scottish kings are made. The site – Stirling, bordering the River Forth whose twists and turns are known to those who love her. Wallace places his men on high ground, close to a bridge that forms the only easy entrance to Stirling, a city which will in future be known as the gateway to the Highlands. This is not an easy crossing space for the English. The river is wide, fast and furious in its progress, spanned by a bridge that can take a maximum of two men side by side. This is a time when land boundaries frequently change hands and men may shift their allegiance with the wind; the Scots know they will be fighting several of their countrymen who have chosen to side with Edward. English leaders ignore the advice of a Scottish man who is part of their force, who understands the land, who suggests going down river to a ford will allow far greater numbers of troops to traverse the river at a time. And so the English troops cross Stirling Bridge, a few at a time, to form at the other side under the leadership of Cressingham and Twenge. Wallace holds his troops in waiting until a goodly force masses the land by the bridge. As his men rise the English charge, uphill, to fall on pikes and arrows of men fresh for the killing. Others pile across the bridge behind them until it eventually breaks – some claim this is Wallace’s work, loosening the bridge’s foundations that they may fall at the crucial time in the battle. What should have been a pre-established victory, with far greater troops, for the Enlgish turns tide to defeat. Wallace, ever cautious, has kept men by the ford who can meet or chase any English that choose to run that way. Greater knowledge of land and water allows Scottish forces to attack their foes on both sides of the river; leadership broken, English troops flee for their lives. At the Battle of Stirling Bridge William Wallace proves himself a hero of his time, a man whose name will resonate through the ages. Power is dangerous in these times and lands; seven years later Wallace, betrayed by a man of Scotland, suffers a painful and public death at the hands of the English in London. His severed head is placed atop London Bridge, his limbs distributed to corners of the kingdom as graphic evidence of what happens to those who oppose the rule of the English king. This site needs an editor - click to learn more! The Stone of Destiny The Story of Scotland - Book Review Content copyright © 2018 by Asha Sahni. All rights reserved. This content was written by Asha Sahni. If you wish to use this content in any manner, you need written permission. Contact BellaOnline Administration for details. Editor Wanted This site needs a new editor. It could be you! Please read more about Joining the BellaOnline Editor Community Keep up to date with Scottish Culture issues. Ask questions about Scottish Culture. Discuss issues about Scottish life,travel, food, history and more. Scottish Culture Forum Asha Sahni Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon Scottish Sports Subscribe for free weekly updates from this Scottish Culture site. Follow Scottish Culture Scottish Culture Categories	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line497
__label__cc	0.738196	0.261804	Belvoir Park Golf Club > The Club > Membership Belvoir Park Golf Club was established in 1927, set in some 163 acres of delightful parkland and was designed by the famed course architect Harry S. Colt. Across its 91 years, as well as producing a fabulous test of golf, Belvoir has been recognized for the warm and friendly Golf Club environment it provides for men, ladies, seniors and juniors. Belvoir prides itself on being a ‘Members Club’ and is at the fore-front of equality in golf having taken gender out of the equation and having 5, 6 and 7 day Members. Currently we have memberships available across most categories. For the benefit of Members, we offer a direct debit scheme in respect of Annual Subscriptions. For new Members who are admitted after April, subscriptions are reduced pro-rata to reflect the part year. For your enjoyment, we have many weekly competitions throughout the season, and we also have mixed and inter-club competitions. We use the ‘competition purse system’ for most internal competitions where you can check your balance and top up online. Our Club Professional, Michael McGivern, has many years of coaching experience, and combines his expertise with the latest technology to ensure his clients reach their full golfing potential. We have recently housed a new performance centre on the practice grounds. Lessons can be booked via the Professional Shop with Michael McGivern, with Assistant Professional Chris Carvill, or with newest recruit to the team, Victoria Bradshaw. Michael and his team are rightly proud of their youth development programme which is helping to produce the great golfers of tomorrow. We at Belvoir are proud of our links with our sister Club, the Castle Golf Club in Rathfarnham, Dublin which is also a course designed by Harry S. Colt. Our Members are free to play the Castle by arrangement as their Members are free to play our course. We play a home and away match against the Castle each year, a hugely successful social event. Belvoir also recently partnered with the St Cugat Golf Club in Barcelona, Spain, where our Members can avail of their excellent hospitality. Finally, we at Belvoir are proud of the many Social activities we run throughout the year and we are especially proud of our top-class restaurant ‘The View’. Under the direction of Head Chef Michael Irvine, The View has won much praise from members and visitors alike, for high-quality food, great service, and a panoramic view of the golf course and Belfast City and its surrounding mountains which is second to none! Currently we have memberships available. We operate a direct debit scheme in respect of Advance Annual Subscriptions. Membership Rates 2019 Junior Membership Application Form BPGC Rules Booklet 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line498
__label__cc	0.711112	0.288888	The Morgan Library The Morgan Library built for J. Pierpont Morgan and designed by Charles F. McKim of McKim, Mead & White c. 1906 at 225 Madison Avenue in New York City. Originally built to house Morgan's personal library, the building was also the site of many of his business dealings. J.P. Morgan Jr. opened the library to the public in 1924. Click HERE for more on the Morgan Library and HERE to see the building, which has since been expanded by Renzo Piano, on google street view. Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1910. Labels: Library, McKim Mead and White, New York City The Ancient said... A few links -- http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/10/31/realestate/SCAPES-1/SCAPES-1-articleLarge.jpg (The Library as it once appeared.) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/realestate/12scap.html?pagewanted=print (Christopher Gray on the restoration.) http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/lighting/2011/02/morgan_library_museum.asp (Note the slideshow.) http://www.thecityreview.com/morgan.html (Cranky but insightful.) http://www.washingtonlife.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Morgan_Sam.jpg (A favorite Morgan cartoon.) http://thegildedowl.com/the-morgan-library-museum/ (Lots of interior pictures.) One more picture -- http://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/East_Room_Rug_IMG_0634.jpg (The antique Sultanabad in the East Room. How perfect is that?) The Down East Dilettante said... Best of the best---so good it hurts (but hurts so good). By coincidence, I was on the Bowdoin College Campus a few days ago, specifically to take pictures of the Walker Art Building there for a post next week. Also by McKim, Mead & White, it is the design predecessor, smaller and simpler, no less superb, a decade earlier, of the Morgan design. http://bwht.pejepscothistorical.org/bwhtpics/Walker%20Art%20Building.jpg Design crush aside, I've also had recent occasion to need materials from the Morgan Library, and cannot say enough about how good and helpful the staff is in this sumptuous repository. Clearly the Morgan is more than just a pretty face. One cannot but compare the legacies of the two neighbors, Morgan and deLamar. chauncy primm said... This is perfection. Very few structures stand to its elegance, design, and exuberant interior halls. My God the marble. I love the elevation pictures and thankfully the firm created a book of their greatest buildings. Also the structure cost $2.5 million and is completely mortar less upping the price. The building went through several design phases initially Whitney Warren held this commission and honestly a very ugly baroque domed library would have been built. Its not known why he switched to Charles mckim but the initial design he had was of a Greek temple with slightly raised elevations but hey Morgan clearly knows his stuff and preferences. archibuff said... The Morgan is truly one of the finest small museums in the U.S. and it is housed in a wonderful collection of buildings, excluding the horrendously bland Renzo Piano glorified box which now leaches onto all original museum buildings. The JP Morgan Jr. house shows a great older 19th C. brownstone home, renovated with some beautiful interior spaces and updated for the Morgan family and the gloriously beautiful library, now fully restored after quite an accomplished restoration. Even the later library addition, built on Morgan seniors old home, completes what is a uniquely dignified, low scaled urban complex or oasis in the heart of Manhattan. If you have never been, you must go, no you must run to see the collections and the buildings themselves. Wonderful. The building cost 1.5 million, $50,000 of which was the additional cost of building the exterior walls w/o mortar -- though a 1/32 inch lead film was used between the blocks to account for the temperature difference between NYC and Athens. As for Warren, Morgan thought his proposal was unappealing, and begged off moving forward. Two years later, he turned to McKim, with whom he was interacting on the topic of the new American Academy in Rome, and asked for a new proposal. McKim jumped at the opportunity, but being a gentleman, wrote to Warren, explaining the context. "A few links --" Just grand, thank you, spent a lovely evening poring over each of your links, and happily chasing after the various ones embedded within. That tapestry, the triumph of avarice indeed. That carpet, sublime [throwing the little scraps on my floors into tragic relief]. Going back now to see if I missed discussion on next year's expiration of the family's 100-year ban on being acquired by a parent organization, indeed whether I read that correctly at all. -Flo Old Grey Dog said... On viewing the glass-box construction attached to the beautifully classical Morgan buildings, a friend told me that it appeared to be an up-scale Home Depot Garden Shop. The addition would offend the souls of Pierpont Morgan, and his son, J. P. Morgan, if they but knew of the desecration. Fortunately for the Frick Collection the alterations and additions complement Henry Clay Frick's magnificent Carrere and Hastings-designed town house ! I don't think Pierpont and Jack Morgan were as sentimental as all that. Besides, who really think that Piano building will still be there in 60 years? http://images.nymag.com/arts/architecture/features/beforeafter080915_35_560.jpg (I'm more annoyed at the destruction of Pierpont Morgan's house -- which happened in 1928!)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line500
__label__wiki	0.545627	0.545627	Cast Bars Minted Products Assaying Asahi Refining Part of Global Blockchain Jewelry Initiative to Bring Full Transparency to Consumers April 26.18 Consortium of Jewelry Industry Leaders Announce First Global Blockchain Initiative to Bring Full Transparency to Consumers Asahi Refining, Helzberg Diamonds, LeachGarner, Richline Group and UL Collaborate with IBM on New Blockchain Network NEW YORK, April 26, 2018: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and a consortium of gold and diamond industry leaders today announced the first cross-industry initiative to use blockchain to trace the provenance of finished pieces of jewelry across the supply chain for increased transparency. Asahi Refining (precious metals refiner), Helzberg Diamonds (U.S. jewelry retailer), LeachGarner (precious metals supplier), The Richline Group (global jewelry manufacturer) and UL (independent, third party verification) are launching the TrustChainTM Initiative, powered by the IBM Blockchain Platform, delivered via the IBM Cloud. TrustChain is initially tracking six styles of diamond and gold engagement rings on the blockchain network. As the program continues to develop, Trustchain™ jewelry is expected to be accessible to consumers in participating retail stores by the end of 2018. “This initiative is important for our industry as we seek to raise the collective responsibility and provenance practices to new heights. TrustChain is the first blockchain of its kind within our industry, designed as a solution that marries IBM’s leading blockchain technology with responsible sourcing, verification and governance by third party organizations, led by UL as the administrator,” said Mark Hanna, Richline Group’s Chief Marketing Officer. “The global scale and complexity of the jewelry market makes it ripe for blockchain to serve as a unifier for all participants to improve trust, transparency and efficiency. It also illustrates the ways in which blockchain can be used to form entirely new business models where all parties win,” said Bridget van Kralingen, Senior Vice President, Industry Platforms and Blockchain. “The collaboration will benefit not only trade partners, but also the individuals who matter most – consumers purchasing gold and diamonds to mark milestone moments in their lives.” The TrustChain Initiative tracks and authenticates diamonds and precious metals through every stage of the supply chain as it becomes a piece of finished jewelry. It provides digital verification, physical product and process verification, and third-party oversight. The collaboration’s goal is to instill trust in the origin and ethical sourcing of jewelry by bringing together a community of responsible and ethical organizations across the complex and multi-tiered jewelry supply chain. Built by IBM Services on open source technology and based on the IBM Blockchain Platform and the Hyperledger Project, TrustChain uses distributed ledger technology that establishes a shared, immutable record of transactions that take place within a network and then enables permissioned parties access to trusted data in real time. By applying the technology to digitize processes, a new form of command and consent is introduced into the flow of information, empowering those in the blockchain network to collaborate and establish a single shared view of information without compromising details, privacy or confidentiality. For consumers, TrustChain establishes a trusted product with documented provenance and brings together quality assurance, social and environmental responsibility, and authenticity spanning the entire jewelry ecosystem – from miners, manufacturers, wholesale suppliers and retailers – on a single digital platform. About Asahi Refining Asahi Refining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Holdings Inc., is a leading precious metal refiner, trader, and bullion product manufacturer. The company maintains LBMA-certified London good delivery refineries in the USA and Canada and serves a global client base from the mining, recycling, banking and bullion trading industries. Find out more at www.asahirefining.com. About Helzberg Diamonds Helzberg Diamonds, a retail and online jewelry store focused on customer service, was founded in 1915 and has more than 200 stores nationwide, featuring a wide selection of fine jewelry, including diamond engagement rings and wedding rings, precious gems and watches. Helzberg Diamonds takes pride in its history of offering exceptional value, exclusive designs and timeless jewelry. Helzberg Diamonds is based in North Kansas City, Mo., and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE symbols BRK/A and BRK/B). For the locations nearest you, call 1-800-HELZBERG (800-435-9237) or visit helzberg.com. IBM is recognized as the leading enterprise blockchain provider. The company’s research, technical and business experts have broken barriers in transaction processing speeds, developed the most advanced cryptography to secure transactions, and are contributing millions of lines of open source code to advance blockchain for businesses. IBM is the leader in open-source blockchain solutions built for the enterprise. Since 2016, IBM has worked with hundreds of clients across financial services, supply chain, government, retail, digital rights management and healthcare to implement blockchain applications, and operates a number of networks running live and in production. The cloud-based IBM Blockchain Platform delivers the end-to-end capabilities that clients need to quickly activate and successfully develop, operate, govern and secure their own business networks. IBM is an early member of Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. For more information about IBM Blockchain, visit https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/or follow us on Twitter at @ibmblockchain. About LeachGarner LeachGarner provides the most comprehensive range of melt to market products and expansive technical expertise portfolio in the precious metals industry. As a global Precious Metals supplier, LeachGarner continually evolves to meet the challenges of the industrial, jewelry, and government markets they serve. As precious metals fabricators, the product portfolio spans industries, capabilities, and expertise all centric to precious metals. The company excels in creating and developing products to precise specifications. Visit www.leachgarner.com About Richline Group, Inc. Richline Group, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and one of the USA’s foremost Fine Jewelry Manufacturers and Marketers. The other major brands comprising Richline’s portfolio are Inverness, LeachGarner, Rio Grande and Richline Jewelry. Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities, including property and casualty insurance, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Visit www.richlinegroup.com. About UL UL solves the safety, security and sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Around the world, UL employees share a common passion for UL’s public mission to promote safe working and living environments for all people. UL tests, inspects, audits, certifies, verifies claims, advises and trains, as well as provides software solutions. To learn more, please visit www.UL.com/crs. 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__label__wiki	0.732056	0.732056	Business / News Green China Beijing shuts two more coal-fired power plants By Lyu Chang (China Daily) Updated: 2015-03-24 08:10 The 66-year-old thermal power plant of Guohua Electric Power Co in Beijing was shut down over the weekend. [ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY] Beijing has stepped up its efforts to switch to clean energy after it shut two of the large coal-fired power plants that supply power to the city during the weekend. Prominent among them is the 66-year-old thermal power plant operated by the State-owned Guohua Electric Power Co, which will be replaced by a gas-fired plant, according to a statement by the Beijing Commission of Development and Reform, the city's economic planner. The 400-megawatt plant has been running since 1949 in the east of the capital's financial district, along Chang'an Avenue, which passes Tian'anmen Square in the heart of the city. The closure, which will cut coal consumption by at least 1.3 million tons a year, came a day after a 93-year-old thermal power plant run by Beijing Energy Investment Group closed its doors in western Beijing. There were four major coal-fired power plants in Beijing to provide electricity as well as heating during cold winter. But the capital has charted plans to shut them down completely by 2016 as the city has been frequently clouded by dirty smog. The first plant that was shut was the 50-year-old Gaojing Thermal Power Plant operated by the State-owned China Datang Corp, which was closed in July. The fourth plant - the Huaneng Thermal Power Plant - is expected to be shuttered next year. By replacing the coal-fired power plants with gas-fired ones, the capital hopes to cut emissions of 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, 19,000 tons of nitric oxide and 3,000 tons of dust every year. He Jiankun, director of the institute of low carbon economy at Tsinghua University, said that the initiative to use more clean energy is a reflection of the government's resolution to combat air pollution. "Gradually, all the coal-fired power plants will be phased out in Beijing and replaced by either gas-fired or other clean energy-powered plants," said He, who is also the vice-chairman of the national experts' panel on climate change. "This is a good thing for the development of clean energy, industrial upgrading and innovation on clean technologies in the field of energy," he said. In a clean air action plan (2013-2017), the government plans to reduce 13 million tons of coal consumption within five years. By 2014, consumption had been cut by 4.5 million tons. In 2015, the city plans to reduce coal consumption by another 4 million tons and limit the annual coal consumption to 15 million tons. But He also cautioned that closures of large-scale coal-fired plants may lead to huge overcapacity in coal, steel and cement industries, which have already witnessed heavy losses in recent years. Coal consumption fell last year for the first time in 14 years, sliding 2.9 percent year-on-year to 3.51 billion tons, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Coal to remain at head of energy table Wyoming may feel the pangs of lower coal consumption in China China puts energy intensity cuts in major development goals Coal sector seeks subsidies, clear standards China aims for cleaner coal consumption Container-made complex costs 1 million yuan Top 10 Chinese cities with expansion prospects Jack Ma attends China Development Forum 2015 in Beijing Oldest method of salt production seen in Tibet Top 10 young Chinese entrepreneurs defining the future Vice premier addresses China Development Forum 2015 China Economy By Numbers China Economy by Numbers - Dec China Economy by Numbers - Nov Printing the future Catalyst for business transformation Shanghai may raise cap for housing fund loans China pledges targeted reform to help RMB included in SDR Sinopec net hit by lower crude prices Nation to strive for inclusive, constructive global partnerships CASS predicts Q1 GDP of 6.85% Reinvention is secret of Sanhua's success Stocks enjoy ninth day of rises Fiat SpA Peugeot SA Taxi app Internet finance Housing price Disneyland 12306.cn WeChat Top 10 young entrepreneurs defining the future Top 8 symptoms of being a phone addict Top 10 most valuable airline brands Top 10 cement producers in China China Development Forum 2015 CEO roundtable: 'new normal'& strategies 2015: Doing business with the world	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line517
__label__cc	0.512807	0.487193	posted by Brian Decker on 00:21 4 comments Each Tuesday, we'll take a look at the CIS men's hoops rankings and analyze the movement of the nation's best teams. (Official CIS rankings; RPI standings) MOVING UP: No. 4 - St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Up to no. 4 from no. 5 after winning two games by a combined 61 points. It's a move sure to get attention from their many questioners. The X-men have been beaten by both of their main AUS rivals this year in Cape Breton and Dalhousie, yet have apparently impressed voters enough in their wins, as well as taking the Rod Shoveller tournament over the break to stay inside the top-5 all year. Personally, I'm one of those questioners, and I'll be more convinced when and if they can beat one of their quality opponents again. They'll get that chance on the 19th at home against Cape Breton. No. 5 Trinity Western Spartans: Up from no. 7. They're 9th in the RPI and play in the same conference as two powerhouses, but I don't think this is a team people should be sleeping on. It's one thing to beat up on lowly teams as your All-Star forward fiends points and rebounds. It's another thing to do that consistently over the course of a year, as the Spartans have done all year. They've won 12 in a row now by an average of 22 points per game. I'm looking forward to them playing Saskatchewan on the 28th and 29th. No. 6 Windsor Lancers: Up from no. 8. I think it's overdue for this team to be moving up in the top-10. Yes, they got thoroughly outclassed by Carleton in November, but it's looking like they're ready to pull away from the (pretty damn good) pack in the OUA West. The no. 6 spot now matches their RPI rank. GOING DOWN: No. 7 Concordia Stingers and no. 8 Laval Rouge et Or: They're separated by just 8 points in the coaches' poll, and rightly so after splitting their two meetings so far this year. They were no. 4 and 6, respectively, last week, but I think it's becoming apparent to the coaches that the OUA and Canada West are simply the best leagues right now. CHECKING IN: Noah Burshtein of the Ubyssey has a nice piece on Thunderbirds guard Nathan Yu, who is now coming off the bench, but just as always helping UBC win tons of basketball games. If you haven't checked out Windsor coach Chris Oliver's twitter, it's one of the better OUA/CIS-related twitter accounts. THE "FINEST HINZ" PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: Carleton's Tyson Hinz against Toronto (29 points on 17 shots, 13 rebounds, four assists). THE "NO-SMYLES" STAT LINE TO FORGET OF THE WEEK: SMU's Antonio "I can't really see for" Myles against UPEI (0 for 2, four rebounds, four turnovers in 21 minutes before fouling out). Brian Decker prizby 1/11/2011 8:15 pm Brian - any thoughts on Laurentian's poor CIS vs. there higher than expectations in OUA play (already having reached as many OUA wins as they had last year, only half way through the OUA season)? Brian Decker 1/11/2011 9:36 pm Laurentian's an interesting team. They seem to be hot and cold (see: 88-87 win over Laurier and losing to Waterloo by 16). As a basketball team, I think they play a great style - both the Pasquale brothers can really play, and Mike Hull is a versatile post with a nice game. I got to see them go down by 25 to McMaster, and then dominate the rest of the game to pull out a win. I think they're a good team that gets simply outmatched some nights, but is cohesive enough to stay competitive and win some games. Keep in mind I've only seen them a handful of times, however. prizby 1/12/2011 12:59 am I got you and I completely agree. I watch them all the time. A couple of things I have noticed: Like you mentioned, after a big win, they seem to go cold. Just this past weekend, after throughly thumping Queen's (after Queen's had just beat them in Halifax), they started real slow against RMC and it was only 40-32 at halftime. The same thing happened against Waterloo, after they almost gave up a double digit lead to Laurier, they came out real dry (and you could see it in their warmups) against Waterloo when McIntyre I believe had his worst game (11 points) of the season too!!! They seem to have become a very tough team to beat at home. Both Western and Windsor needed strong fourth quarters to get away from the Voyageurs. I think where they struggle is playing in other people's gyms. They haven't had the best of performances and it has been noticable (start of Mac game, Lakehead, Brock, and first three quarters of Guelph before their fourth quarter outscored the previous 3)...incidently, most of their CIS matches have also been away from home. I think this weekend and a strong performance at home against Carleton and Ottawa at the beginning of February will make for some entertaining games. Rob Pettapiece 1/12/2011 12:16 pm One could hardly blame either Trinity or Sasky for looking ahead three weeks to their series. The Spartans have a bye followed by two at Calgary (36th in RPI); the Huskies go to Manitoba (32nd) and then host TRU (dead last). Good to see Lakehead get some votes, too - they're 12th in the poll. Largest RPI jump? Waterloo, up eight from 36 to 28. (Upset Brock, lost to #6 Laurier "on the road".) Largest fall was Manitoba, down six from 26 to 32. (Lost twice to #2 UBC at home.)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line519
__label__cc	0.685167	0.314833	Quick Hitter: ASG Edition by Dustin McClure on July 16, 2013 So I know I mentioned last week I’d have a more in depth post this week but unfortunately that’s not going to be the case. Some life things got in the way the past few days which will push it back another week. I kind of feel like the used car salesman of bloggers; over promise and under deliver. No offense intended towards used car folks. As we all know tonight is the All-Star game with the Home Run Derby taking place last night. I have to admit I really enjoyed the derby. Bryce Harper vs. Yoenis Cespedes was an entertaining final. I don’t get people who just constantly dog the derby and the ASG itself. I completely agree the game should count towards nothing other than giving fans and people involved with the game a chance to celebrate but given the reaction of some you’d think they were being tied to a chair and forced to watch. As with the derby my only real beef is the host team should always have a chosen hitter as their respective league’s captain as David Wright was last night. Ken Davidoff who writes for the New York Post wrote this nice piece calling out Kansas City fans for their treatment of Robinson Cano last year after he bypassed Billy Butler. He also commended the New York crowd for their behavior while referring to the recent small market cites who have hosted the event as ‘hayseeds’. Not sure who he’s referring to unless it’s KC, STL and maybe Pitt or Det? I suppose he’s right. Everyone who lives in NYC is an outstanding citizen and equally contributes towards bettering society while all us hayseeds hur in Missourah pound Busch Lights with big ol wads of chaw in our mouth. I’m sure if someone like Joey Votto had been the NL captain last night and he had bypassed David Wright for someone else he would have received a standing ovation. Rigghhht. Let’s see the kind of reception Carlos Beltran, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright get tonight. Point is Cano was put in a bad spot last year. The decision should have been made for him and Billy Butler should have not only been in the event but also captain of the AL. Again, it’s a celebration first and competition second. As for the hayseed fans here in St. Louis we’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a pretty damn good first half plus of baseball. Sitting at 57-36 a game up on the Pirates and holding a 5 game lead on the Reds. Also Chris Carpenter made his first rehab start last night for Springfield. By all accounts it sounded like a successful night. He got touched up for a few runs but he stated after the game he felt good and had fairly good command of his pitches. Considering most of us went into the start just hoping his arm would stay attached I’ll call it a win and move on with anticipation for his next outing. That’s pretty much all I’ve got. Looking forward to the game tonight and then getting real baseball going again against the Padres on Friday. A good lineup of giveaways in store for the weekend series so I’m guessing capacity crowds will greet the team to kick things off. Next Post: Sowing Seeds: Change is Good Previous Post: The Smoky Room: All-Star Edition	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line522
__label__wiki	0.515061	0.515061	Lay Ecclesial Ministry PlenaryCouncil2020 The Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation (AOFE) is a mission agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. It is entrusted with inviting, encouraging and supporting the vast array of people involved in Catholic ministry in the various settings where the good news is lived, proclaimed and celebrated across the Archdiocese. Established in 2004 by Archbishop Denis Hart, its mission is to ‘encourage a new and courageous preaching of the gospel for the new millennium.’ AOFE’s mission is directed at inspiring a creative and imaginative approach to the proclamation of the good news in the context of this time and place. This work is undertaken through the provision of programs, organisation of events and publication of resources to support the three ‘principal settings’ for the work of the New Evangelisation as outlined by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium (n. 15): Support for those in "ordinary pastoral ministry"; To reach out to the "baptised whose lives do not reflect the demands of baptism”; and, To those who do not know Jesus Christ, or who have always rejected him. We support those in positions of leadership by providing adult faith formation and ongoing support in their ministry: Liturgical ministry formation programs Programs tailored to parish needs (e.g. Parish Pastoral Council support) Archdiocesan special projects and events We provide opportunities for networking and dialogue for people involved in ministry through: Conducting parish visits Pastoral Associate and Deanery support Engagement of lay ecclesial movements and migrant communities Collaboration with other Archdiocesan agencies We assist those who are searching for information about the Catholic Church through: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programs and events Providing an information and referral service for those interested in becoming a Catholic We produce resources and publications to support various ministries: The Summit Online Seasonal Programs (Lent & Advent) Reflection Booklets Liturgical Ministry brochures Love’s Body Travelling Exhibition Stations of Mary Travelling Resource The Walking Rosary Travelling Resource Special Archdiocesan projects Download the 2018 Annual Report > Our team would be happy to speak with you about how we can assist you in your ministry. Contact our Office: Archbishops Office for Evangelisation Cardinal Knox Centre 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002 PO Box 146 East Melbourne 8002 Email: evangelisation@cam.org.au Exploring the practicalities and possibilities of RCIA in your parish/school The gift of the Johannine Spirit-Paraclete Watch talks from the 2019 Christian Leadership Series Six national themes for discernment announced Copyright 2019 - Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation \| Archdiocese of Melbourne \| Login	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line531
__label__cc	0.501812	0.498188	Doctor Who: The Wrath of the Iceni. Audio Book Review Posted on September 10, 2012 in Reviews THE WRATH OF THE ICENI by John Dorney Big Finish, CD Â£10.99, download Â£8.99, http://bigfinish.com Reviewed by Chris Limb “If they are invaders then we must repel them!” â€œMust we?â€ â€œIs that not what we do?â€ The Doctor gets more than he bargained for when his latest trip to teach Leela about her ancient Earth ancestors places them both in the middle of the Roman occupation of Britain in 60 AD. Finding a kindred spirit in Warrior Queen Boudica, Leela is puzzled and then frustrated by the Doctor’s refusal to help with the fight against the Romans and eventually decides to leave the TARDIS all together… When Doctor Who started in 1963 its remit was to entertain and educate and therefore in the early days the tales of alien planets and invasions were interspersed with pure historicals in which the Doctor and his companions would become embroiled in past events. These were phased out in 1966 and (aside from the odd little 1982 tale Black Orchid in which Peter Davison’s Doctor is caught up in a 1920s murder mystery) stories containing no SF elements were never again made for TV.Â However, since gaining the licence to produce audio Doctor Who, Big Finish have produced a number of excellent historical stories, proving that you don’t have to bolt on an ancient alien incursion to shine a light on the past and tell a gripping tale therein. Wrath of the Iceni may well be one of the best of these type of plays Big Finish has produced. Dealing with a number of adult themes it is a story all about questions and assumptions. Tom Baker’s normally jovial Fourth Doctor is forced to confront the darker side of Ancient Britain when trying to explain to Leela why they cannot interfere with the course of history.Â The script also tackles head on what the real Boudica may well have been like, a bloodthirsty psychopath a long way from the romanticised cultural symbol of the Britannia-like warrior popular from the Renaissance onwards.Â Ella Kenion puts in an extraordinary performance as this frightening figure, ruthless and menacing as she forces the Doctor to reveal his foreknowledge of the defeat of the Iceni in a scene eerily reminiscent of the seminal sequence in Genesis of the Daleks in which Davros attempts something very similar. Louise Jameson here puts in one of her best and most mature performances as Leela, from her anguish at the decisions she must make to the fury when she discovers just what kind of a person her new hero Boudica really is. The sound design during the battle of Camulodunum is so realistic that at times it feels almost too gory for Doctor Who, and despite such a small cast (aside from the regulars and Boudica there are only two other main characters) Wrath of the Iceni feels like a real epic. Evil Dead II. Film Review Awakening: A Hyddenworld novel by William Horwood. Book Review Hands of the Ripper. Book Review The Coldest War. Book Review Grimblades by Nick Kyme. Book review	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line537
__label__cc	0.628356	0.371644	Salamandar Crossing Bottleneck Dreams (1998) Salamandar Crossing offers a different bluegrass sound (Jul 1997) Though he probably doesn't know it, John Hartford can take some responsibility for the creation of one of New England's hottest bluegrass bands, Northampton, Mass.'s Salamander Crossing. "Hartford was scheduled to do a workshop at a local music store back in 1991," says Salamander Crossing's guitarist Jeff Kelliher. "He never made it, but that's where (bassist] Andrew Kinsey and our original banjo player, Tim Farnham, met and started picking." Not long afterward, they were joined by Kelliher and fiddler Rani Arbo. Kelliher says, "People got wind that we were doing some picking, and we actually got asked to do some things."... more	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line549
__label__wiki	0.878249	0.878249	Latest Features \| Features Archive Ready for another record Sotiris Kanaris visits Danish loader crane manufacturer HMF in Aarhus and interviews CEO Brian Stage and regional export manager Keld Frank Jensen Earlier this year, HMF changed ownership, as the two sons of the founder Arne Bundgaard Jensen sold 30% and donated the rest of the shares to the Bundgaard Foundation. “The company is now 100% owned by the trust fund, which has the values of the founder, to invest in HMF and donate money into medical centres in the area,” says CEO Brian Stage. The manufacturer has been experiencing a strong growth every year since 2011, achieving record revenue last year. Stage comments: “In 2017 we announced the best result ever in the business; our revenue exceeded £120m with two digit EBITDA, and a strong order backlog.” In order to meet the increased demand for its products, the manufacturer has invested heavily to automate its production line. Some examples of this transformation include a fully automated welding facility, a welding robot, and a recent order for a fully automatic pipe bending machine. “We are investing a lot to reduce lead times but also for scalability, we want to have a manufacturing line or supply chain that we can scale up and down,” says Stage. “We have invested both in machinery and people. We have added a number of engineers across the different divisions. We are not only working to develop the mechanical part of cranes but also the electrical and software parts.” At HMF they recognise the shortage of welders and blacksmiths, so they are investing in a training facility with robots and working areas for apprentices. The skills of existing stuff are enhanced, with a welding academy and courses for mechanical engineers on hydraulics and trouble shooting. The research and development team, mechanical engineers, project managers, software engineers and assembly line staff are all under the same roof, at the Aarhus facility which has been the home of HMF since the late 50s. “Years back there was a lot of outsourcing of manufacturing capabilities, but a lot of companies realised that you have to have engineers working close to each other. Having everything under the same roof is beneficial for quality control and product development,” says Stage. Apart from this site, HMF has vehicle body building facilities in Denmark and wholly-owned subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and Norway. The company directly employs more than 600 people, and has around 50 distributors around the world. Stage says Western Europe, North America and Australia are the strongest regions for the company. In its range the company has products targeted on specific markets, for example wall boards for the USA and muck away cranes for the UK. “In the US, they have a lot of big office buildings, eight and tenstorey high. Our cranes are used by builders merchants, who deliver wall boards straight into the storeys. We offer the Wall Board 84 and 64.” Regional export manager Keld Frank Jensen says the newly launched muck away crane is a typical UK crane, used for handling construction and road waste such as concrete and asphalt. “For this job you need an extremely strong crane that can stand a lot of abuse, it is a key factor, more than weight or beautiful design. All the extension cylinders are inside the extension arms in order to protect them as best as possible,” says Jensen. “It operates with one extension cylinder and a chain and that is to increase speed.” The muck away cranes are available in two versions, the HMF1310R-MC with manual control, and the HMF1510R-RCS with remote control. “We are just beginning the deliveries now, we already have a couple of cranes in the UK doing tests at the moment,” says Jensen. He expects that the 1310R-MC will be the most popular. HMF has enhanced its large crane range with two new models, the HMF 7020 and the HMF 9520. The company says they were both designed for particularly demanding lifting tasks and assembly work. With the introduction of these two models, HMF 6020 and HMF 8520 will no longer be available. In terms of the difference between the new models and the ones discontinued, Jensen says: “They have higher lifting capacity, two slew motors, wider more rigid extension system, standard with Progressive Crane Control and Priority Flow Control and the option of a colour display on the remote control. In the new models there is the Autoswitch, that deactivates the EVS when the stabiliser beams are completely extended and stabiliser legs on the ground. Compared to the increase in lifting capacity, the increase in own weight is minimum. The hoist system is also new.” Jensen reveals that there is a new stabiliser leg system under development, while Stage says new features for the middle crane range will be launched soon. HMF is also looking beyond the cranes, and is currently running field tests in the UK for its telematics system. “The technology is not new, we have had it for years and has been included in our software, but it is just now that the markets are requiring those things,” says Stage. He believes that remote diagnostics will be a big thing in the future as well as online shopping for spare parts. “I think a lot of customers are using the web to search for parts, so we are looking at how we can accommodate that move in the market. Accessibility is important not just to parts but also to part lists, manuals, videos. This is an area where we will also invest in the future to make sure that it is easy to select, operate, and service an HMF crane.” In 2017 the manufacturer reached its 2020 goals, the next revenue milestone is £250m. Commenting on the plans for the future, Stage says: “It is going to be a growth journey, where we will utilise our skills and robustness to put more scalability into our manufacturing line. We will look into growing further in existing markets and develop new products.” Inside HMF’s factory in Aarhus, Denmark. At HMF’s vehicle body building facility in Galten, Denmark.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line550
__label__wiki	0.645467	0.645467	Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column: “Demography vs. Demagoguery” Posted on November 4, 2009 by Debito Arudou Ph.D. JUST BE CAUSE Demography vs. demagoguery: when politics, science collide The Japan Times Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 By DEBITO ARUDOU http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20091103ad.html Last June, I attended a symposium sponsored by the German Institute of Japanese Studies. Themed “Imploding Populations: Global and Local Challenges of Demographic Change,” I took in presentations about health care, international and domestic migration, and life in a geriatric society. Nothing surprising. The United Nations and our government acknowledged back in 2000 that Japan was heading for a demographic nightmare: a decreasing population, more old people than we can take care of, not enough young people to pay taxes, and economic decline. Shocking, however, was the bad science: The presenting Japanese scientists were deliberately ignoring data fundamental to their field. One panel was particularly odd. Panelists concluded, of course, that Japan must do something to stop this demographic juggernaut. A deputy director general at Japan’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research even extrapolated that Japanese would be extinct by the year 3000! Yet the prospect of Japan’s decimation was no match for the fear of the foreign element. During the Q-and-A, I asked: “Sir, only briefly in your presentation do you mention letting foreigners into Japan as a possible solution. However, you depict the process not as ‘immigration’ (imin), but as the ‘active use of the foreign working labor population’ (gaikokujin rodoryoku jinko no katsuyo). Why this rhetoric?” The speaker hedged a bit, suddenly asserting that Japan is now a crowded island society. To paraphrase, “Immigration is not an option for our country. Inflows must be strictly controlled for fear of overpopulation.” Afterward, one on one, I reconfirmed his intellectual disconnect. He further cited “a lack of national consensus” on the issue. When I asked if this was not a vicious circle (i.e. avoiding public discussion of the issue means no possible consensus), he gave a noncommittal answer. When I asked if “immigration” had become more of a political term than a scientific one, he begged off replying further. Seems I opened Pandora’s Box. For the rest of the conference, whenever a Japanese presenter discussed every option for Japan’s future but immigration (they all avoided it), they played dodgeball with questions from other scientists. The ignorance was systematic — only one gave a begrudging acknowledgment that foreigners might be necessary for Japan’s future, although he personally couldn’t imagine it. As a German expert of demographics told me afterward with consternation, “Demographics is the study of population changes: births, deaths, inflows and outflows. How can the Japanese demographers ignore inflows, even the possibility of them, in their assessments and still think they are doing good science?” The reason is because this science in Japan has become riddled with politics. We know Japan’s population will continue to drop. Yet extinction still seems preferable to letting people in to stay. Thus “immigration,” like “racial discrimination” (JBC, June 2), has become another taboo topic. One must not mention it by name, especially if you represent a government-funded think tank. Then, when you have whole branches of government studiously ignoring the issue (even though last June the Health Ministry proposed training for companies to hire more foreigners, the former Aso Cabinet wouldn’t consider immigration as one of its top five priority plans), we can but say that the ostrich is in full burrow mode. This is why I’m having trouble seeing any public policy — from the Nikkei workers being bribed to go home after two decades of contributions, to the proposed imports of Indonesian and Philippine nurses — as anything more than yet another “active use of the foreign working labor population.” Or, more honestly put, programs exploiting revolving-door employment regimes. How seriously can we continue to tempt foreigners with the promise of a life in Japan in exchange for the best years of their labor productivity, only to revoke their livelihoods and pension contributions at the first opportunity, blaming globalization’s vicissitudes? How seriously can we make continued employment contingent upon a qualification hurdle (such as a tough nursing exam) that would challenge even native speakers? This will only hurt us as a society in future. Again, we are on the cusp of a future in a society that can’t pay or take care of itself. It’s already happening in Japan’s depopulated countryside. Demographic science, if practiced properly, leads inevitably to that conclusion. So here’s my reality check: Either way, people will come to Japan — even if it means they find an enfeebled or empty island to live in. With a new political administration in government, we might as well consider bringing in people now while we have more energy and choices. Time out. Just like that guy at the think tank, time for me to be hit with a Debito-style question: “Who decides what Japan wants?” Answer: We residents do, of course. But the people who represent or make decisions for us are not necessarily receptive enough (or all that developed as human beings) to understand one simple thing: People who appear to be different are not a threat. We cannot expect leaders and bureaucrats to guide us to a world they cannot envision. So I will keep asking the Debito Questions, and argue that people like us are a viable alternative to Japan’s slow but inexorable decline. For Japan’s sake, we must save us from ourselves. I’ll suggest how next month. Debito Arudou coauthored the “Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants.” Twitter arudoudebito. Just Be Cause appears on the first Community Page of the month. Articles & Publications, Bad Social Science, Education, Immigration & Assimilation, Ironies & Hypocrisies, Japanese Government, Labor issues 6 comments on “Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column: “Demography vs. Demagoguery”” chocomint says: congratulations debito on such a brilliant article. If only we had more like you. Greetings from Kansai and keep on fighting the good fight. This is probably one of the best I-couldn’t-have-said-it-better-myself articles that I have read in a long time. 🙂 The sad part is the fact that despite that many foreigners can see the benefits to the Japanese people as a whole by signing things such as the Hauge convention or letting foreign immigrants in, it doesn’t mean anything unless it comes from a Japanese born rather than a foreigner. Along those same lines, the West has done the same thing for anything that has come for the orient. Unless it is in some way grounded to western society, oriental ideas/things/etc. have little to no meaning until they do… In more simple terms, I think we are simply seeing some reverse orientalism. The world as a whole, not just Japan, needs to grow past the ﾞwhole us and the otherﾞthinking. — Yes, as do you. I’m not a foreigner, asshole. Frodis says: While I agree that immigration is an important variable that must be considered and certainly thrown into demographic assessments, I’m not sure I am 100% convinced that immigration is the answer/only answer to Japan’s myriad population concerns. I can’t speak to 1000 years in the future but I’m going to take a wait and see attitude on the extinction by 3000 estimate. I think an ecological/demographical homeostasis of some sort will be reached at some point even if it means a Japan that looks radically different than today’s. The attitude towards and treatment of immigrants is another issue of concern. This being said, I encourage and support progressive immigration and human rights policies. — And on off-color days like these, I support Senator Bulworth when he says, “All we need is a voluntary, free-spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction. Everybody just gotta keep fuckin’ everybody ’til they’re all the same color.” PKU says: Just saw the BBC World report on the DPJ’s allowance to encourage women having more kids. The surprising thing for me about it was the way the report mentioned that immigration wasn’t an option and that Japan seemed to have no choice but to encourage breeding; that Japan is opposed to immigration as a done deal, that it is not subject to discussion, that it seems to be not on the agenda. To my mind this goes to the heart about many issues simultaneously. I found it fascinating that a reporter could write off immigration like that. As a reforming “journalist” (actually my main last job was mainly recycling corporate press releases with a patina of journalistic conceit) I do have strong issues with how quazi-government organizations such as the BBC set agendas automatically by the way they report and what they say or fail to say. But if the report was a sort of QED for Debito, I thought. And I think many of think this is wrong. Some sort of rational immigration policy as an option at least should be the subject of informed public debate in this country, even if immigration is rejected. But to make it some sort of taboo, off the agenda, unthinkable and unmentionable elephant in the room is ridiculous. Mind you, you can’t expect much of the BBC. There were almost no facts in the report whatsoever, and there was not a single comment from a Japanese official on the issue, perhaps because the reporter was too lazy or, probably because the BBC was unable to get a comment or get one that made sense (?1) Addenda- to be fair though, the report did do a good job of explaining why so many Japanese women (and women in Japan) are not having babies or delaying having then – lack of space in nurseries and kindergartens…because the agenda so far has been that the good wife should stay at home in the house and not have a job or a career. John (Yokohama) says: From the Japan Times: “Hatoyama plays down prospects for drafting foreigner suffrage bill” http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091106a7.html Hatoyama said that while he acknowledges the existence of the regulation, the nation should not exclude foreigners when considering the prospects for a country that is struggling to deal with a shrinking population and other looming demographic problems. “Many of the problems facing the nation cannot be solved if the nation remains exclusive,” Hatoyama said. “We need a more open environment — granting local voting rights for permanent foreign residents is an issue that cannot be dismissed.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line555
__label__wiki	0.533176	0.533176	Home > Features > Reviews > InTouch at the RA: an audio described tour of the 'Giovanni Battista Moroni' exhibition Stephen Portlock relays his experience of an audio described tour of the 'Giovanni Battista Moroni' exhibition, at the Royal Academy, London - one in a programme of ongoing accessible events at the gallery, designed to draw an audience of disabled visitors and disabled artists. Moroni - 'unsung genius' of the Renaissance. Image Â© RA As far as I can recall, this was not the first audio described art exhibition that I have attended at the Royal Academy but it almost certainly was the earliest. Showing more enthusiasm and passion than is strictly decent for a Londoner at just after 9am on Monday morning, the guide Bridget explained to the ten or so blind or partially sighted attendees why Giovanni Battista Moroni ill-deserved his reputation during his lifetime as a poor man’s Titian. Judging by the clear interest and by the questions that accompanied her presentation, her passion was broadly infectious. The five paintings given elaborate descriptions by Bridget, of a knight, a rich woman, a small child, the Virgin Mary and a tailor at work, were distinguished by an honesty, which exemplified Moroni’s approach to his work. The clothes worn along with the adorning jewellery were deliberately chosen to highlight the wealth of the individuals being painted, and Moroni painted them in all their finery. Yet the same degree of perfection could not be said for the humans who wore them. And so a wealthy woman’s freckles are clearly visible as is her thoughtful expression. Even the Virgin Mary is surprisingly un-elevated looking distinctly ordinary in unremarkable clothing. In other words, whereas Titian sought to elevate even the basest of man to the level of Gods, Moroni in many ways did the reverse. Yet for someone like me the real question when attending this talk was how far Bridget’s description would bring the paintings to life. Generally the answer was that she did a good job, although some occasional confusion set in as for example where St Catherine fitted in when she was alluded to in the Madonna and child picture. It was sometimes the incidental details described rather than the main event that yielded the most interesting stories during the morning. For example we discovered that the elegant staring knight so finely attired, subsequently died when falling down a well after a bout of particularly heavy drinking. St. Catherine did not die on the wheel with which she is associated in legend, but in fact was beheaded after the wheel in question broke. After the exhibition and refreshments, attendees were introduced to the ‘tactile’ element of the morning, which consisted of an explanation of the painting processes involved and of the surfaces on which Moroni and his contemporaries worked. The case could be made for arguing that some such information was not strictly relevant to an overview of an individual artists’ work, but it was fascinating and most welcome all the same. I half dreaded being invited to ‘have a go’ but thankfully we only had to grind the paints and not to do any painting ourselves! Overall then a satisfying introduction to a neglected painter and a commendable attempt by the Royal Academy at creative inclusivity. The follow up is on the sexually charge work of pop artist Allen Jones and even without my decadent hat on I’m still looking forward to attending. Besides, it’s at a slightly more reasonable hour. The Royal Academy run an ongoing programme of accessible, impairment-specific, events for disabled people, titled InTouch, InMotion, InPractice, InMind and InStudio. Please click on this link to go to the access page to make the most of your visit. The exhibition of works by Giovanni Battista Moroni runs at the Royal Academy until 25 January 2015 Please leave your comments. They will display when submitted. DAO encourages critical feedback, but please be considerate. DAO reserves the right to edit or remove comments that don't comply with our editorial policy, which you can find on DAOs 'About' pages. Comments are moderated, and will not appear immediately. Your e-mail address will not be revealed to the public. HTML is forbidden, but line-breaks will be retained. This can be a URL of an image or a YouTube, MySpaceTV or a Flickr page (we'll handle the media embedding from there!) Enter the code 8331 here Friendly URL: http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/intouch-at-the-ra-moroni	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line562
__label__wiki	0.615655	0.615655	All Categories9/11ActivismAliens/UFOArtAsiaAviationBeautyBusinessComedyConspiracyCrimeDisasterDrugsEconomicsEnvironmentalFood/DrinkGamblingGamingHealthHistoryIndieJusticeLifestyleLoveMediaMedicineMilitary/WarMusicNaturePeoplePerforming ArtsPersonal TriumphsPhilosophyPoliticalReligionScienceSexualityShortSocialSportsStrangeTechnologyTravel LatestPopularTrending Or Randomise The word "Social" derives from the Latin word socii ("allies"). It is particularly derived from the Italian Socii states, historical allies of the Roman Republic (although they rebelled against Rome in the Social War of 91-88 BC). The term ‘social’ is not strictly defined. There are, however, a number of descriptions of the application of the term. Attitudes, orientations, or behaviors which take the interests, intentions, or needs of other people into account are commonly recognized as social. The most common use of the term social is in politics. 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Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children: Revisited In 2007, the abandoned children of the BBC documentary Bulgaria caused an international outcry, because the images were so shocking drop to witness in a country that had just becom... Born into Brothels Born Into Brothels is a documentary about children inspiring foundation nonprofit with cameras, who teaches photography skills to children in marginalized communities. In 1998, New... Beautiful Young Minds This documentary tells the story of some of the most brilliant mathematical minds of a generation. Each year, gifted adolescents over 90 countries will compete for medals in Intern... A Pearl Under the Rubble On January 12, 2010 an earthquake hit southern Haiti violence and caused huge losses of lives, injuries and destruction of buildings, power lines and communication systems inflict ... Odessa Girls – Ukraine With its seemingly endless supply of beautiful young, single women, Odessa, on the frontier of the ex-Soviet union, is fast becoming the seedy new tourist magnet for single America... Natural Family Values Founded by Mormon polygamists, Kanab, Utah is a small picturesque town facing Western redevelopment and an influx of people from around the country who are entering their quiet nei... My Cultural Divide From the opening scene of My Cultural Divide questions the logic of unconditional political activist, and wonders aloud whether ethical consumption actually does anything good for ... MS13: World’s most Dangerous Gang The gang MS13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha 13, is one of the most dangerous gangs in the United States violently, and also one of the most organized.The band has MS13 cliques or... Mom, Why Did You Circumcise Me? This excellent documentary staff, both in English and Dutch with English subtitles, follows Dutch journalist / filmmaker Michael Schaap as he learns from his own mother interviews,... Meet The Natives: England and USA Fascinating documentary that turns traditional anthropology on its head. Five members of a tribe in a remote South Pacific island travel ten thousand miles to observe the natives o... Maybe Buenos Aires? A universal story that affects many of the themes running through the modern world we live in: displacement, destruction of their dreams during the night are not responsible for th... Mathilde’s Misses: 18 months with Miss Homeless Mathilde organizes the world’s very first “Miss Homeless” pageant in Brussels. Fifteen women compete for the main prize: one year rent-free housing.”Mathilde’s Misses” ... Marc Dutroux: The Monster of Belgium Marc Dutroux (born November 6, 1956 in Brussels) is one of the sickest human beings born.Belgium is a criminal, convicted of in 1995 and 1996, kidnapped, tortured and sexually abus... Madness in the Fast Lane In 2008, the BBC cameras filmed two Swedish sisters throwing in traffic on the M6. When shown on the BBC, nearly 7 million viewers were glued to their screens, and millions more sa... The aroma of saffron, the sound of flamenco, the sights of Spanish culture and creating a spirit cook classic dishes can be found together in a fascinating program. Made in Spain i... Long Way Round is a television documentary series documents the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles.They traveled eastward across Eu... Long Way Down is a television series, book and DVD documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, they were traveling south through 18 countries ... 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__label__wiki	0.765241	0.765241	Data Center Blog EMC, Ethernet and the Cloud If you are already heavily invested in EMC infrastructure, it's no secret that the future of your storage networking lies with the Ethernet. By Arthur Cole \| Posted May 12, 2010 STEP-by-STEP: Build a Data Center A detailed overview of info resources for tech execs looking to max out their investment. DOWNLOAD: Green Data Center Calculator DOWNLOAD: Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business Excerpt DOWNLOAD: Data Center Capacity and Energy Survey Any doubts to the contrary were firmly laid to rest at EMC World this week in Boston, where the themes of Ethernet, SSDs and private clouds were heard at just about every turn. It seems to be the company's way of preparing its customers for the coming data crunch, estimated by some to top the zettabyte level this year. And it does appear that EMC has all its ducks lined up in the Ethernet direction. Along with broad support from Cisco, which itself has positioned itself as the Ethernet guru for the coming age, EMC has tapped Brocade for Ethernet switch support -- namely, a reseller agreement for the FCX 1 GbE switch, the NetIron CES 200 switch and MLX router and the ServerIron and TurboIron controllers. It seems clear, then, that no matter where the Ethernet goes from here, EMC will be able to follow. All of which must leave Fibre Channel users wondering, "What do we get out of all this?" The answer is not much. At best, the company has shown a willingness to tap native Fibre Channel for some of the protocol's select features, such as the heightened security available in Emulex's OneSecure HBA. The device is being integrated into the Clariion and Celerra platforms, primarily for its ability to offload much of the security overhead from the main CPU, cutting the overall cost of encryption some 70 percent compared to array- or switch-based approaches. And then you have the company's all-inclusive storage virtualization platform, the VPlex, which sports 8 G Fibre Channel host and array connectivity alongside a range of Ethernet options. But since the system is designed as the ultimate private storage cloud platform capable of tricks like global load balancing, it naturally has to be as broadly compatible with legacy systems as possible. Mind you, none of this is intended as a cut on EMC. The Ethernet is the most logical choice for the converged network fabric, and the broad support of Fibre Channel over Ethernet indicates that the FC universe is prepared for its eventual status as a tier of Ethernet-based networking. But it's also likely that legacy, native Fibre Channel plants will keep plugging along for another decade or more, which means refreshes and upgrades will have to come from somewhere. For EMC customers, that support will likely come from Emulex and QLogic HBAs, plus whatever configurations come out of its partnership with Dell. But from EMC itself? Don't expect much. Its eyes are on greener pastures.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line567
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__label__wiki	0.843892	0.843892	Watch The Crowned Clown Episode 11 Online Free Home > The Crowned Clown > The Crowned Clown Ep 11 eng sub Download The Crowned Clown Episode 11 (HD, always available) Note: Now you are watching kdrama the crowned clown ep 11 with sub. Online split videos are hosted on third party sites (youtube , yahoo and dailymotion etc). We don.t guarantee they are always available, but the downloadable videos (not split, with DVD quality, avi,mp4 or wmv format) are always available for our premium members. More the crowned clown online videos Watch The Crowned Clown Episode 1 3 in ep1 MixedVDO Watch The Crowned Clown Episode 10 3 in ep10 MixedVDO Watch The Crowned Clown Episode 11 1 in ep11 The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 In late Joseon, a poor man named Cheon Bong Sam inherits a decrepit inn and honestly works his way up to becoming a powerful merchant. As tradesmen clash against the bureaucratic powers that attempt to oppress them by rigging bad deals, Bong Sam never loses sight of his humble beginnings as a peddler even after achieving great success and eventually shapes the way that industry and business are done in his time....... When A Man Loves Han Tae Sang (Song Seung Hun) is a gangster with a painful past. He is the trusty under-man and the one who is caught up in the whirlwind of love. He married Baek Sung Joo (Chae Jung Ahn), the ex-wife of his old mob boss after the boss died. He later meets and falls in love with Seo Mi Do (Shin Se Kyung) who is a poor but hardworking young woman. Meanwhile, Lee Jae Hee (Yun Woo Jin) is a confident young m...... It’s Okay, That’s Love Based in a mental clinic, this drama portrays the life and love of modern day people. Love can sprout from the most unexpected places and in the most crowded minds. Jang Jae Yul (Jo In Sung) is a famous mystery novelist and popular radio DJ who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). When he meets Ji Hae Soo (Gong Hyo Jin), a first-year psychiatry fellow at the hospital where he is being treated...... Me Too, Flower! A drama about the complicated relationship between three women and one man....... This drama shows how devastating and hurtful it can be for a woman to live with a boyfriend before marriage and not end up tying a knot with him. Korea has the second highest divorce rate in the world as more and more families become ruined -- mainly because one of the spouses cheats. To make things worse, the mass media continues to champion premarital cohabitation as a choice that unmarried couples are free to make. T...... Two Cops This is a fantasy romance drama about a straitlaced cop possessed by a lazy scam artist. Cha Dong Tak (Jo Jung Suk) is a single-minded, dedicated violent crimes detective who finds himself cohabiting his own body with the soul of a sleazy con artist named Gong Soo Chang; and falls in love with a fiesty rookie reporter, Song Ji Ahn (Hyeri).......	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line571
__label__cc	0.661578	0.338422	How to Save Lives and Much More AltelaRain® 600 A nice bit if inventing reported in Ocean News and Technology Magazine, September 2011 issue: New technology brings water treatment to the masses For over 100 years, the removal of salts from water required high pressure, large factories, metal parts susceptible to corrosion and massive amounts of electricity. All of this cost a bundle and led to the creation of huge desalination plants usually on the ocean somewhere. “Desal,” as it's called, meant only the richest countries could afford the factories. Because the desal technology was too cumbersome and not available to water treatment facilities across the nation, the salt byproducts, such as total dissolved solids (TDS's), and other hazardous chemicals from industrial uses, have found their way into our rivers and drinking water. A new desal technology has emerged that not only can desalinate water at an affordable cost, but can also simultaneously remove harmful chemicals and disease microbes from the water. It all started years ago when a scientist working in a small lab at a university in Arizona, had an idea. Dr. Jim Beckman, a professor at Arizona State University, asked these questions: Why couldn't desalination technology avoid using pressure, metal parts, and large amounts of electricity? Why couldn't the technology use no pressure and instead rely on plastic parts to avoid corrosion, and thus use almost no electricity? So Beckman went to work – and after years in the lab, he produced a system that can do just that. In order to treat the water, Altela technology uses the simplest of Mother Nature's processes, making rain. The mechanics are simple: each AltelaRain® tower is composed of two chambers. Steam and hot air taken from a heat stream or waste heat, circulate throughout the two chambers. As brackish water enters one chamber, it evaporates by passing through the steam. The water's contaminants fall to the bottom and exit the chamber. Next, dry air is pumped into the bottom of chamber, which carries the evaporated water molecules into the other chamber. From there, the water is condensed into clean water droplets. As the water condenses it becomes colder and emits heat that re-enters the other chamber and evaporates the brackish water. Altela manufactures small, portable units that can be set up anywhere. That means the technology can remove salt and all harmful chemicals at any site in the country easily, cheaply, and with 90% less energy than other water treatment systems. An AltelaRain® module could run off of solar energy, enabling it to treat water from a village in Africa to the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania. What does this mean, in practice? It means that all water coming from the Marcellus Shale natural gas wells, known as “frac water,” can be made cleaner than drinking water before going into the river. It means that runoff from a landfill, water that pollutes the streams, rivers and oceans ultimately can be treated on site before it is released. And it means that every village in Africa can have a small water treatment plant to stop the deaths of 3.5 million people every year from a lack of safe drinking water. In fact, Altela's facility in Albuquerque is busy churning out modules to do just that. Its AltelaRain® 600 systems have also been installed in Pennsylvania and are processing water from natural gas wells to keep the industry going, despite new regulations, and sustaining 156,000 jobs in Pennsylvania alone. “We set out to revolutionize the desal treatment, and we ended up finding a solution to water treatment all over the world, from the Marcellus Shale, to the smallest village in Africa,” said CEO Ned Godshall. “Pennsylvania is the beginning, but now we are poised to provide clean drinking water for the planet and stop the needless deaths of 3.5 million people every year.” Good for people, good for the oil and gas industry, good for clean water. Nice. Well done, Dr. Beckman! UPDATE: No, I don't own any stock in Altela nor is this meant to be investment advice. If you are taking investment advice from me, you are not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, are you? Altela, Inc. - Green Tech Report from Altela, Inc. on Vimeo. 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__label__cc	0.632325	0.367675	Carl Cox Working To Bring Back Space Ibiza For years, Space Ibiza reigned as the World's Number 1 Club. Bringing thousands people in night (and day) in and night out, the club created a name for itself that stood atop the International Club scene. If you ever had the chance to attend, you know that these words ring true and for the most part dont even speak enough justic unto it's name. A few years back, the club closed its doors and reopened under new management. Hi was born. Now we are seeing that Space Ibiza management are looking to build a new club under the same name. The Return Space Ibiza In an interview with “Be-At TV” the legendary DJ Carl Cox stated: “Space was definitely the place for me. We have the idea bringing Space back next year for maybe an opening and closing, but apart from that we are actually looking for a new area to build a new Space somewhere on the island. “Yes, it's going to happen – there's no doubt about that! I'm going to bring it back in the near or the distant future. I mean, I’ve lost my home and I need to build a new one. “Space was built as an independent club in Playa d'en Bossa. Playa d'en Bossa only became Playa d'en Bossa because Space. The new Space doesn't actually have to be on Playa d'en Bossa. Obviously, we need someplace where it's a little bit quiet. There is no way I'm going to build a Space nightclub next to Ushuaia or anything.” “We will go to a completely new place with a new concept. But the idea is to have the same people who made Space and have people who want to support me in my quest to create a new Space back on the island.” There you have it, the Legendary DJ is working diligently to bring the most storied club in the world back to prominence in Ibiza. A few roadblocks stand in the way, but, there is no doubt that Carl is the guy to head this. Check back for further details as they emerge! Tags: actepFutureheaidinterviewNoroadblock New EDM Release Radar \| March 29th \| WTF Is Coming Out Friday? by Trace Miles · Published March 28, 2019 Rezz And Alison Wonderland Have Made Coachella History Continuing To Pave The Way For Female Artists In 2018 by Norman Gillis · Published January 4, 2018 Check Out These 10 Tracks From June We Think Went Under The Radar by Rebecca Vice · Published July 2, 2018 Next story Benny Blanco's Next Single Will Feature Calvin Harris Previous story Will Crockford Drops New Single 'Sorry' On Chroma Records Young Thug Designed Bol Bol’s Show Stealing NBA Draft Suit Tyga Cancels Sweden Concert To Show Love For A$AP Rocky Drake Proves He’s Putting In Studio Hours In Photos With Birdman & Chris Brown Anthea in The Lab NYC XXXTentacion’s Mother Refuses To Pay "Look At Me!" Producer Royalties: Report Cardi B & Offset Celebrate Kulture’s 1st Birthday Lil Yachty Rips Yung Bans For Biting Him; DJ Akademiks Chimes In Bhad Bhabie Reportedly Signs $1 Million Songwriting & Publishing Deal Ashanti’s Jaw-Dropping Curves Can’t Be Contained In Her Tiny Bikini Amazon Music & HNHH Present "Heavy Rotation"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line579
__label__wiki	0.616085	0.616085	Work Elsewhere Technical Riders Hofesh Shechter OBE Choreographer Hofesh Shechter OBE is recognised as one of the most exciting artists making stage work today, renowned for composing atmospheric musical scores to compliment the unique physicality of his movement. Hofesh Shechter’s repertoire for the company includes Uprising, In your rooms, The Art of Not Looking Back, Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Sun, barbarians , Grand Finale and SHOW with his apprentice company, Shechter II. Shechter has also staged and choreographed works on leading international dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva Ensemble, Candoco Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater 1, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet Flanders, as well as for theatre, television and opera. He is an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells. In 2018 Hofesh Shechter was awarded an honorary OBE for Services to Dance and the company's first dance film, Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns, was broadcast by the BBC in September to great acclaim. Colette Hansford After working in a variety of Front of House roles leading to Theatre Management of ATG Richmond Theatre, Colette transitioned into dance venue management at The Place supporting artists, choreographers and the theatre team over a period of ten years before moving from her role as Administrative Director to form Hofesh Shechter Company in 2008. Over the last ten years, Colette has been part of the Executive Team of Hofesh Shechter Company, developing the Company’s business strategy, programme delivery, its artists, team and collaborative projects; celebrating and growing the reputation of Hofesh’s work worldwide. Theresa Beattie Melanie Clark Executive Assistant - Maternity Leave Claire Porterfield Executive Assistant - Maternity Cover Bruno Guillore Associate Artistic Director From: Egypt Training: Conservatoire de Paris, under the direction of Quentin Rouillier. For Hofesh Shechter Company: Bruno was a founding member of the Company and has been involved in all of Hofesh’s creations, since the early works of Uprising and In Your Rooms to his most recent piece Grand Finale. He has performed in Uprising, In your rooms, Political Mother, Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut, Survivor, Sun, barbarians. Other Work: Beatriz Consuelo (Ballet Junior de Genève), Richard Wherlock (Luzern Ballet and Komische Oper Berlin), Iracity Cardoso and Paulo Ribeiro (Ballet Gulbenkian, Lisbon). He danced in works by Richard Wherlock, Guilherme Botelho, Ed Wubbe, Örjan Andersson, Rui Horta, Itzik Galili, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Stijn Celis, Mauro Bigonzetti, Didy Veldman, Marie Chouinard, Clara Andermatt, Rui Lopes Graça, Regina van Berkel and Paulo Ribeiro. Bruno featured in the film Passengers by Richard Wherlock. Adam Hooper Head of Production and Touring Adam has worked in Dance and Live Art for a number of years, with companies including Michael Clark, Russell Maliphant, DV8, Tate Modern, BBC, The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs. Helga Brandt Helga has been working in the arts and heritage sectors since 1995, initially in Germany and, from 2005, in the UK. After an MSc degree in Prehistoric Archaeology she later obtained a degree in Arts Marketing and Management. She has worked in marketing, communications and public engagement in the performing arts; projects including leading on the heritage programme at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and the rebranding of dance development organisation Pavilion Dance South West (PDSW). Before joining Hofesh Shechter Company as Marketing Manager, Helga has held positions with Kiel University and Cambridge University, Ballet Kiel (a large-scale resident contemporary ballet company), the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and dance houses tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf) and PDSW in Bournemouth, where she was Head of the Marketing and Development Department from 2013 until December 2017. Michelle Roebuck Claire Lee Lucy Moelwyn-Hughes Producer - Artist Development Lucy trained at Bodywork Company Dance Studios in Cambridge and then at London Contemporary Dance School. She spent the next eight years touring, performing and teaching (Tardis, V-TOL, CandoCo). In 2000, Lucy became Education Officer at The Place where she taught projects in schools across London and managed The Place’s youth companies and boys’ projects. From 2004 onwards, Lucy worked freelance for a range of organisations (CandoCo, Dance Touring Partnership and London Borough of Camden). During this time she also retrained to become a Pilates Matwork teacher, and still leads classes in North London. Lucy joined the team at Hofesh Shechter Company in 2013. Emily Gatehouse Company Producer After graduating from the University of Manchester with a BA Hons in Drama, Emily travelled to Tea Leaf Vision School in Sri Lanka, as a facilitator for Tie-Dye Drama using drama and theatre techniques to teach English and explore social issues. On returning from Asia, Emily continued her Applied Theatre work, until she joined Hofesh Shechter Company on a fixed-term contract as Projects Administrator, hired specifically to assist on the project  East Wall Warm Up  and was later hired as the company’s full-time Administrator. She became the Assistant Producer in 2017 and then Company Producer in 2019. Anna Jones Anna graduated from the University of York with a BA Hons in Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance in 2017. After this she returned home and sought opportunities to gain administrative experience, alongside volunteering at a local theatre. At the beginning of 2018 Anna completed a two month internship at London Calling, an arts marketing agency, and she has now officially made the move to London to join Hofesh Shechter Company. Hannah Finnimore Hannah has completed two years of her BA Dance degree at the University of Surrey. During her studies, she undertook part-time work in the University of Surrey Admissions department, alongside volunteering to teach contemporary dance, and choreographing and performing with a student-led dance company. After attending a performance and workshop with Hofesh Shechter Company in 2017, Hannah successfully applied to complete her professional training placement with the administrative arm of the organisation. She also performed as part of this summer’s East Wall project at the Tower of London, and has now officially started her placement with the company. Board of Directors: Gerard Lemos (Chair), Sarah Coop, Steven Fogel, Jason Gonsalves, Jonny Kanagasooriam, Martine Simmonds Sign Up To Our Email Hofesh Shechter Company, 12A Pavilion Buildings, Castle Square, Brighton BN1 1EE INFO@HOFESH.CO.UK \| +44 (0) 20 37017490 Registered in england number: 6737326 \| Vat Registration: 946132427 \| Registered Charity: 1130255 2017 \| T&C\| Privacy Website by MRS Digital We dance to know what it feels like not just to live, but to be alive. In all our work, we strive to move ourselves, and our audiences, beyond reason. Get relevant content straight to your inbox, keeping you updated on all that goes on at Hofesh Shechter Company. Let's start with what you're interested in: COURSES Yes No AUDITIONS Yes No PERFORMANCES Yes No WORKSHOPS Yes No ... and now just a bit about you: City Country The cookie settings on this website are set to 'All Cookies' so that you have the best online experience possible from our site. 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__label__wiki	0.844636	0.844636	INC - Punjab State News NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH CAPT AMARINDER DECIDES TO RUSH DELEGATION TO MEGHALAYA AMID REPORTS OF THREATS TO PUNJAB SETTLERS WRITES TO N-E STATE’S CM TO RESOLVE SETTLERS’ ISSUES CAREFULLY & AMICABLY Chandigarh, June 15:-Urging Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to ensure all necessary steps to provide protection to Punjabi settlers in the North-Eastern state, Captain Amarinder has decided to immediately rush a four-member delegation to the state to resolve the issues concerning the settlers. The delegation, to be headed by Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, will meet the Chief Minister and other concerned people in Meghalaya, an official spokesperson said here on Saturday. The delegation will include MPs Ravneet Singh Bittu and Jasbir Singh Gill, along with MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid. DS Mangat, Special Secretary, Planning, has also been directed to accompany the delegation, which the Chief Secretary has been asked to coordinate. The directions come amid media reports that the settlers have received threats from certain local banned terrorist organizations warning them of dire consequences if they resisted the State Government’s attempts to evict them. “These reports have naturally caused great concern back in Punjab as these families have been settled in Shillong long before the country’s independence,” said Captain Amarinder Singh in a letter to Sangma requesting him to initiate urgent measures to instill a sense of security among the Punjabi settlers. Underlining the sensitivity of the issue, the Punjab Chief Minister stressed the need for it to be carefully and amicably resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. He said it was important that the issue not be allowed to acquire a religious or parochial colour. In his letter, Captain Amarinder Singh referred to the visit to Meghalaya last year by a Punjab delegation headed by Cooperation Minister to meet the Chief Minister on the same issue. The delegation had also met the settlers as well as other officials in the Government and was assured by all quarters that due regard would be taken not to displace them. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa becomes Life President of Punjab Olympic Association Brahm Mohindra nominated Working President till Punjab Olympic Association elections Dhindsa's 41 year long services as President come in for appreciation in Executive Meeting & Annual General House of POA Cabinet Ministers Brahm Mohindra & Bharat Bhushan Ashu announce grants of Rs. 10 lakh each Mohali, June 15:The President of the Punjab Olympic Association (POA) Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa today voluntarily resigned from his office after which the Vice President Mr. Brahm Mohindra was nominated as the Working President till the elections to the association are held. In the Executive Meeting and Annual General House of the POA here today at the Punjab Olympic Bhawan, the services of Mr. Dhindsa as President for 41 years were applauded and it was unanimously decided to make him the Life President of POA in order to enable him to keep guiding the association. The meeting also saw congratulations pouring in for Mr. Dhindsa for being bestowed with the Padma Bhushan and the award was applauded as a matter of honour for the association. It was further decided to felicitate Mr. Dhindsa in a grand function by all the sports associations and the players in recognition of his exceptional services rendered. The meeting saw the unanimous passing of the proposal to nominate the Vice President of the association and Local Government Minister, Punjab, Mr. Brahm Mohindra as the Working President. The proposal afterwards also got the green light from the Annual General House. During the meeting, the decision was also arrived at to form a committee under the leadership of Mr. Brahm Mohindra which would coordinate with the Punjab Government concerning matters related to the association. On the occasion, Mr. Brahm Mohindra and Cabinet Minister Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu announced grants to the POA to the tune of Rs. 10 lakh each from their discretionary quotas which was greatly appreciated by all the members. Earlier, the Secretary General of the POA Raja K.S. Sidhu while conducting the proceedings presented the report detailing the various works undertaken during the previous period. He disclosed that under the stewardship of Mr. Dhindsa, a sprawling Punjab Olympic Association bhawan came up at Mohali. The efforts done by the Senior Vice President of the POA Mr. Rajdeep Singh Gill with regard to constructing a Hall of Fame within the bhawan were also greatly appreciated. The Hall of Fame depicts photographs plus achievements of the international level players from Punjab. It was also decided in the meeting that the convention hall in the bhawan be christened as 'Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Convention Hall'. In the aftermath of the meeting , all the office bearers visited the Hall of Fame at the ground floor. Earlier, at the start of the meeting, all the office bearers observed 2 minutes of silence in the memory of the Treasurer of the association Mr. P. S. Virk who passed away in 2015. Among other office bearers of the POA present on the occasion included Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka, Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Padam Shri Kartar Singh, Mr. N. S. Kalsi, Mr. K. S. Kang, Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu, Mr. Teja Singh Dhaliwal, Mr. Rajinder Kalsi, Mr. Prabhjit Singh, Mr. Karambir Singh, Mr. Gurbir Sandhu, Mr. Harcharan Singh Bhullar, Mr. P. R. Sondhi, Arjuna Awardee Mr. Tara Singh, Arjuna Awardee Mr. Jaipal Singh, and Deputy Director, Sports Department, Punjab, Mr. Kartar Singh Sehambi and Media Advisor of POA Mr. Navdeep Singh Gill Water Resources Minister Sarkaria meets Israeli water experts Discusses ways and means to tackle declining groundwater level Chandigarh, June 15-To prepare a Comprehensive Water Management Master Plan for conservation and management of water Resources to tackle declining ground water in state, Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Saturday met three-member team of experts from Israel at Amritsar. The experts team along with senior officers of Water Resources Department had earlier visited various parts of the state to assess the present situation and the challenges being faced by Punjab in dealing with the water sector. During their three-day visit, the team of experts has got an overview of the existing water resources and infrastructure in the state. The experts team of International Special Projects Coordinator of Mekorot Dr. Diego Berger, Project Manager Mr Niv Pintow, Water Engineer of Mekorot for North district Tomer Malol discussed the ways and means with the Minister to deal with grave problem of deteriorating condition of water resources in the state. The team apprised Mr. Sarkaria that they will submit 6 reports 'Study in current situation of water sector', 'Water based economy regulations', 'Projections of the water Resources', 'Projection of Water demand', 'Alternative water supply schemes', 'Economic analysis and master plan summary and recommendations' for Punjab. Notably, the National Water company of Israel M/s Mekorot and Punjab Government had signed an agreement in April, 2019 after the visit of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to Israel in October, 2018. As per the agreement, the recommendations of the M/s Mekorot shall be submitted in 18 months. The final report of the master plan is expected in October 2020. Prominent among others presented in the meeting included Chief Engineer/ IPRI & UBDC Water Resources Department Mr. Jasbir Singh Sandhu, SE/ Policy Evaluation and Education Circle Mr. Sandeep Saluja, and SE/ UBDC Circle Mr. Manjit Singh. Education Minister prohibits sale of uniform and books in school premises Directs private schools to upload the list of Board approved books on school website Colour and design of school uniform not to be changed before three years N.O.C of defaulting schools to be cancelled Chandigarh, June 15:Taking strict note of the reports of economic exploitation of parents by the managements of certain private schools, Mr.Vijay Inder Singla Education Minister Punjab has issued directions that all the private schools affiliated to CBSE/ICSE and Punjab School Education Board across the State shall not direct or compel parents to buy school uniform and books from an earmarked shop/firm. The sale of uniform and books within the school premises has also been prohibited, henceforth. The guidelines issued in this context also state that the uniform once introduced in school should be carried on for at least three years and no change in the colour and design of school uniform be introduced in that period. The details pertaining to design, colour, texture/material etc. should be uploaded on the school website so that parents may buy ready-made uniform or get them tailor made as per their choice and resources. Besides, it has been made mandatory for school authorities to use approved books based on the board syllabi and upload the list of those books on the school website, leaving the choice of buying books solely to the discretion of students/parents. The guidelines issued to private schools state that it has been observed that certain schools recommend books of private publishers who in connivance with school management change the chronology of chapters of last year’s books, irrespective of the fact that Board made no changes in the syllabi. This is being done in order to befool the parents and children so that they may not use second-hand books and incur fresh expenditure on new books. So, the malpractice needs to be checked and the parents/students may not be compelled to buy new books. Giving a week’s time for compliance, it has been informed that nonexistence of school website would not be accepted as an excuse towards failure in uploading the said details, so the schools may create their website and upload the information regarding the approved books as well as the school uniform. Random checks would be made to ensure conformity. The orders clearly state that the N.O.C of the schools failing to comply the directions of the department would be cancelled. NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH आधुनिक पीढ़ी के गायक लोक गायक अमरजीत गुरदासपुरी के जीवन से सीख लें- सुखजिन्दर सिंह रंधावा CAPT AMARINDER APPRECIATES PAK DECISION TO ACCEPT HIS DEMAND FOR REMOVAL OF PERMIT FOR PASSAGE THROUGH KARTARPUR CORRIDOR Closure report by CBI in Bargari incident CAPT AMARINDER GIVES DCs POWER TO CLEAR INVESTMENT PROJECTS UP TO RS. 10 CRORE NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH NEWS FROM PUNJAB STATE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAPT.AMARINDER SINGH JAC delegation met minister over B.Sc Agriculture affiliation issue	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line605
__label__cc	0.555253	0.444747	Origin of personalized medicine in pioneer, passionate, genomic research. Genomics. 2019 May 09;: Authors: Barrera-Saldaña HA Personalized medicine, one of the main promises of the Human Genome Project (HGP) that initiated three decades ago, is now a new paradigm of medicine. With its arrival ended the era of developing drugs intended to suit all patients, often having to withdraw a promising new one because a minority of patients was at risk, even though it had been proven valuable for most; as well as the era of trial-and-error strategies being the only option to tailor therapy. But how did it originate? What are its beginnings? Is it true that the first personalized diagnostic test was the companion test for Herceptin®? In this account of an amazing journey from genomic and translational research to therapeutic and diagnostic innovations, I will recount how sequencing the human growth hormone (hGH) locus proved the concept of the feasibility of the HGP; demonstrating the value of having sequenced this locus to respond to the challenges of skeptical clinicians questioning such value by biomanufacturing HGH and then devising a test capable of predicting, among patients, which would respond to its administration. This companion diagnostics, created four years before the invention of the HercepTest® (registered as the first companion diagnostics ever developed). By cultivating genomic research with passion and pursuing its applications, we and many others contributed to the emergence of a new diagnostic industry, discovering better actionable gene-targets and to a renewed pharmaceutical industry developing more efficacious and safe drugs. In conjunction, they are offering each patient the opportunity to adopt the right treatment at the correct dosage in an opportune manner.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line607
__label__cc	0.634638	0.365362	Home » Entities » Unit 8200 Profile: Unit 8200 Related Entities: Child organization of Israeli Defense Forces Unit 8200 was a participant or observer in the following events: 1987 and After: Israel Realizes Iran Doing Business with Khan Nuclear Network; Communications Intercepted Soon after people involved in the A. Q. Khan nuclear proliferation ring start to meet with Iranian representatives (see 1987 and 1987), Israeli intelligence becomes aware of these contacts. Authors Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark will comment that the Israeli intelligence community studies “the Pakistan-Iran nuclear pact since its inception in 1987.” One of the key elements in the Israeli effort is Unit 8200, an intelligence component of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which will crack the encryption used in communications between Pakistan and Iran at some point in the next few years. The intercepts suggest that Pakistan may have given the Iranians what Levy and Scott-Clark will call “a nuclear weapons factory.” Future IDF chief Moshe Ya’alon will say of the period in the mid-90s: “Pakistan was broke. Khan was flying around the world alongside his military escort. Our people overheard him dealing and many of these deals came back to Iran, to whom he was offering KRL stock.” [Levy and Scott-Clark, 2007, pp. 256] Entity Tags: Abdul Qadeer Khan, Unit 8200, Moshe Ya’alon, Israeli Defense Forces Timeline Tags: A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line612
__label__cc	0.562951	0.437049	Welcome Artist Videos Events Calendar The Plug Subscribe WelcomeArtistVideosEvents CalendarThe PlugSubscribe J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only Briefly lets jump back to 2014 Forest Hills Drive as we talk about this piece of art. J. Cole emerges from the depths of his hiatus to bring track 6 alive from this project. December 2nd, 2016 he unleashed a Fire Squads barrage of rap lyrics on the public with a song called "Everybody Dies" and then follows that with "False Prophets". If your a rap fan, a lover of word play, or appreciative of those who speak for us, then you felt some type of way when you heard these songs. Fast forwarding to December 9th, 2016 expectations are now high for this release. If you've been following J. Coles career since 2010 you'd know we've been expecting the world of him for a long time now. The album opens up, you immediately know we're starting on the edge, and choices must be made for right or wrong. Immortal then drives us into Cole speaking from one of his best friends views and lets the world know that the ones who made impacts in his life won't be forgotten. Surprisingly if you listen to the project closely you get hints of his views and his best friends view but when the album comes to a close you see that this project is completely from the view of his friend with the last track. The final song ties the title of the album in and makes sense of the lyrics used throughout the 10 song project. Overall I enjoyed this body of work that Cole delivers but it's not my favorite. However, don't let this take away from your experience because this project is as the title states "4 Your Eyez Only". What you take from this project is what you yourself can connect with, feel, and see. There are many who are saying this wasn't the one for Cole but I'd argue that they could be far from the truth. Enjoy the project... Derek Freeman December 21, 2016 Comment Don - Good Vibes Only Derek Freeman December 21, 2016 Childish Gambino - Redbone justderekmusic@gmail.com SoundCloudApple MusicSpotifyYouTubeInstagramFacebookTwitter ©Black Luxury The Collective	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line613
__label__cc	0.509531	0.490469	Women for Tri Announces 2019 Grantees and Ambassador Team More than $300,000 awarded to support female participation initiatives to date; She Can Tri to receive new grant to train women of Afghanistan as triathletes. Women For Tri, a program of the IRONMAN Foundation, today announced its 2019 TriClub Grantees and 2019 Women For Tri Ambassador Team. A total of 45 triathlon clubs in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States will receive grants of up to $2,500 to support women’s engagement initiatives, including bringing first-timers into the sport. A new “Community Building Grant” for $10,000 will also be awarded to She Can Tri in Afghanistan. The Ambassador Team comprises 30 Regional Ambassadors and four Brand Ambassadors who span 12 countries across the globe. “On behalf of Women For Tri, we are delighted to disburse the next round of grants and to announce our 2019 Ambassadors,” said Kyrsten Sinema, Chair of the Women For Tri Advisory Committee and U.S. Senior Senator from Arizona. “Women For Tri seeks to increase female participation in the sport of triathlon, and we have seen our club grants introduce hundreds of women to the sport. Our Ambassadors are talented, committed women who represent the very best of our mission and we’re excited to expand our reach globally, with ambassadors in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, China, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Brazil, France, Canada, South Africa and the United States.” Women For Tri 2019 Triathlon Club Grant Program The Triathlon Club Grant Program was established to support local triathlon clubs as they develop programming and activities to increase female participation in triathlon. Benefiting clubs will utilize funds to provide specific training for female triathletes with a focus on removing barriers to participation, educational programs for female triathletes, and networking and social gatherings with a focus on recruiting and engaging women to participate in triathlon. Since the program’s inception in 2016, more than $300,000 has been awarded to 90 triathlon clubs. The 2019 grant recipients are: 868 Triathlon, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Atomic Betty, Bloomington, Indiana, USA Canterbury Triathlon Club, Ashburton, New Zealand Clermont Triathlon Club, Clermont, Florida, USA Colorado Wildwomen, Littleton, Colorado, USA District Triathlon, Washington, DC, USA Endurance Multisport, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, USA Etgarit Otef Gaza, Mefalsim, Israel Expatriés International Triathlon Club, Paris, France Fitzroy Frogs Triathlon Club, Frenchville, Australia G3 - Gainesville Triathlon Club, Gainesville, Florida, USA Golden Gate Triathlon Club, San Francisco, California, USA Gulf Coast Multi-Sport, Slidell, Louisiana, USA Knox Triathlon Club, Mountain Gate, Australia LA Tri Club, Los Angeles, California, USA Lake Houston Bike and Tri, Kingwood, Texas, USA Landis Triathlon Club, Tempe, Arizona, USA MAPSO Tri Club, South Orange, New Jersey, USA Momentum Multisport Association/Valley Womens TriHUB, Wolfville, Canada Parent Tribe, Concord, California, USA Playmakers Triathlon Team, East Lansing, Michigan, USA Racing Multi Athlon (RMA) Paris, France Ridgewood Tri Athlete, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA ROCKtri Ladies, Singapore, Singapore RYPE Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Savage Tri Team, Paulsboro, New Jersey, USA San Francisco Triathlon Club, San Francisco, California, USA Singapore Women’s Triathlon Club, Singapore, Singapore Speed Sherpa, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Stafford Triathlon Club, Stafford, United Kingdom Synergy Racing Development, San Antonio, Texas, USA Team T-Rex Triathlon Club, Gold Coast, Australia Temora Running and Multisport Club, Temora, Australia The Fort Lauderdale Triathletes, Coral Springs, Florida, USA TorontoTriathlon Club, Toronto, Canada Tri Club Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark Tri Limits, Dungannon, United Kingdom Tri Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA TriQueens, Kiev, Ukraine Tucson Tri Girls, Green Valley, Arizona, USA Virgin Islands Triathlon Federation, Christiansted, Virgin Islands Western Islands Police Triathlon Club, Midland, Australia Women For Tri 2019 Community Building Grant New in 2019, Women For Tri will award its first “Community Building Grant” for $10,000 to She Can Tri in partnership with Free To Run. She Can Tri is training four women as Afghanistan’s first female triathletes. The program works to support women and girls in conflict areas through adventure sports, building their physical, emotional, and social well-being to develop them into community leaders so they can bring people together across cultural, ethnic, and religious lines. “We believe in empowerment through athletics,” said She Can Tri Founder Jackie Faye, the first woman to complete six IRONMAN® events on six continents in 12 months and a Kabul, Afghanistan-based journalist. “Our athletes are racing for equality, because when women see what they can achieve in sports, they start pushing boundaries in other areas of their life as well.” The women have their sights on representing their country in the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3® World Championship, after which they will assume leadership of the program to grow the community of female triathletes in Afghanistan. Women For Tri 2019 Ambassador Team These female athletes will represent Women For Tri to introduce more women to the sport of triathlon at a grassroots level, helping to overcome barriers to entry through the leadership of first-timer initiatives, engaging their community of women in local races, leveraging their position as triathlon influencers through social media campaigns and the continued building of the Women For Tri global social community of more than 55,000 women. The 2019 Women For Tri Brand and Regional Ambassadors are: Minda Dentler, New York, New York, USA Julie Moss, Cardiff by the Sea, California, USA Joanne Murphy, Galway, Ireland, UK Samantha Warriner, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand Regional Ambassadors Jennifer Arnold, Bathurst, Australia Susane Belkhiati, Panorama, South Australia, Australia Brenda Bettencourt, Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i, USA Kristy Breslaw, Boca Raton, Florida, USA Diane Bruchhauser, Tempe, Arizona, USA Deb Carabet, Los Angeles, California, USA Michelle Cooper, Queensland, Australia Kylie Cox, Canterbury, New Zealand Angel Cuellar, Fort Lee, Virginia, USA Danielle Dagounis, Fanwood, New Jersey, USA Michelle Desrosiers, Fairfield, Vermont, USA Janet Dixon, Roanoke, Texas, USA Cynthia Erickson, East Lansing, Michigan USA Natalia Flores, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Maureen Graszat, Ontario, Canada Fernanda Halah, Sao Paulo, Brazil Sara-Lise Harris, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Kristen Hislop, Clifton Park, New York, USA Rachel Jordan, Talafofo, Guam, USA Anna Kordek, Walton on Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom Gwenola Le Roux, Bretagne, France Carla McKay, San Francisco, California, USA Nanette Nanjo-Jones, Gig Harbor, Washington, USA Barbara Nelson, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA Rebecca Nyangaresi-Gatang'i, Eastern Cape, South Africa Lyndsay Patterson, Beachley, Chepstow, United Kingdom Melina Timson-Katchis, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jamie Twedt, Fort Myers, Florida, USA Alejandra Vergara, Texcoco, Mexico Ginny Wong, Hong Kong, China To learn more about the 2019 Women For Tri Ambassador program, please visit www.womenfortri.com/our-community/women-for-tri-ambassadors. 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__label__wiki	0.796352	0.796352	2018-09-19 2018-09-04 Krin Garza When people occupy a position of privilege, they often fail to recognize a lack of representation in popular media. Television, film, and even phone emojis inadequately portray millions of individuals. When Rayouf Alhumedhi saw that there were no emojis that looked like her, she wanted to do something about it. In the fall of 2017, millions of women around the world finally had an emoji to identify with. This Vienna high school student proposed a new emoji to Apple: one wherein the depicted woman wore a headscarf. Apple seldom updates their emoji keyboard, but the original figures, until that point, lacked diversity in skin tone, activity, and identity. While messaging friends in 2016, Alhumedhi was baffled when she searched her phone for an emoji who looked like her but failed to find one. “It’s something important to my identity,” she said. The young woman, who hails from Saudi Arabia, appealed to Apple, and then to the Unicode Consortium, which controls emoji standards. Alhumedhi’s campaign quickly gained steam, eventually earning the support of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Eventually, Apple announced that the emoji was on its way. Alhumedhi says that this decision is a step forward in celebrating diversity and accepting the Muslim faith around the world. She believes the new emoji addition will influence the world indirectly “once people who are against women wearing the headscarf, of against Islam in general, view such an emoji on their keyboard.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line619
__label__cc	0.648612	0.351388	Warning: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/secretidentity/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524 Identity Theft Secrets Solution? Tag Archives: cyber attack Articles, Banking, Consumer Protection, Shopping WikiLeaks may be spilling into your online holiday shopping and bill paying plans December 9, 2010 Lisa Carey 2 Comments WikiLeaks may be spilling into your online holiday shopping and bill paying plans with cyber activists hitting MasterCard, VISA, and PayPal. Yesterday, today and for who knows how long you may find that your plans to do online banking, shopping and bill paying may come to a screeching halt as “cyber activist” hack into and attack many popular websites and services like Mastercard.com, VISA, PayPal and Amazon. Why are these cyber activists mounting a hacker war against these major retailers and bankers? In retaliation for these services no longer being made available to the organization WikiLeaks; and its organizer/founder Julian Assange. WikiLeaks, is an ant secrecy organization that collects information and then releases it to the public (where and how they get this information is part of an ongoing investigation). Their founder and organizer was arrested in Great Britain this week after releasing 250,000 State Department documents in which US diplomats were, quite frankly less than complimentary towards their counterparts throughout the world. WikiLeaks’s Web site also was responsible for posting of hundreds of thousands of secret Pentagon documents on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Once released, many other news organizations started picking up the story and began publishing articles based on the archived documents WikiLeaks released to them. But, that’s not all Julian Assange is accused of. British judges recently denied Sweden’s request for extradition of Assange, who is accused of sexual molestation and rape of two women. The women claim that sex was consensual, however it became nonconsensual when condoms were not in use. He however, maintains his innocence. His supporters call the charges a “smear campaign.” Operation Payback A group of activists recently took credit for the cyber attack Continue reading WikiLeaks may be spilling into your online holiday shopping and bill paying plans → cyber attackmastercardpaypalvisawikileaks Articles, Consumer Protection, Consumer Remedies, Hoaxes, Identity Theft Prevention, Money, News Massive Cyber Attack Hacked Over 2,400 Companies: Is this why Facebook is down? February 20, 2010 Lisa Carey Are you having trouble today on your Facebook account? Could the massive cyber attack of botnets reported in the Wall Street Journal be the reason? Was Facebook hacked too? What you should know and do. 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__label__wiki	0.681408	0.681408	Performance Details & Review – Company April 11, 2011 Kelly ...and everything else, life and living, Pop Culture, The Colbert Report When a performance is an all-star cast, it’s difficult to structure the review. When the performance includes Neil Patrick Harris and Christina Hendricks stripping to their skivvies in a delicious act of “service ALL the fans,” thoughts of a performance review go right out the window, as one is entirely too busy giving thanks. However, one would be remiss to not give it a try, both for posterity – and pity for those unable to witness such an all-star performance, skivvied or otherwise. For those unfamiliar with Company, it is a non-linear Sondheim story that follows the life of Bobby (Neil Patrick Harris). Bobby is turning 35, and via vignettes unconnected in time and often separated by song, Bobby discusses love, marriage, and living with his friends. The show begins at the scene of Bobby’s surprise birthday party, and immediately there is a problem: when the full cast is on-stage, who do you watch? Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Colbert are different kinds of intensely compelling charisma, Martha Plimpton is almost domineering in her presence, Patti LuPone skulks about the edge of staging in pure black (as opposed to the 70s gaudiness of the rest of the clothing), and Company (the song) and The Little Things You Do Together are almost too distracting. It is, admittedly, an enviable position to be in. Thankfully, a respite comes when we shift to examining Harry (Stephen Colbert) and Sarah’s (Martha Plimpton) relationship. As with the majority of scenes, this is set up so that Bobby is the third wheel in a social setting. This allows Neil Patrick Harris to fade into the background a bit, and almost literally allow other stars to shine. And in this case, that is precisely what Stephen Colbert does. It is entirely possible that Colbert is the perfect performer to play Harry. Much of this scene is prop-heavy, giving Colbert the opportunity to indulge in the comic timings he has perfected on The Colbert Report. As Harry mixes Bobby a bourbon, Colbert has the chance to deliver one of the longest non-Bobby almost-monologues of the show, explaining why he no longer drinks. It’s an almost-monologue because as much as Harry would like it to be an actual monologue, his wife Sarah is determined to correct his potentially revisionist history. The almost-monologue stretches for several minutes, and Colbert gives a beautifully nuanced performance as a man becoming angrier and angrier – and the angrier he becomes, the tighter and more precise the drink-mixing, from slicing lemons to actually mixing the drinks, becomes. Of course, this is not to discount Martha Plimpton. She clearly has presence – necessary to go toe-to-toe with both Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Colbert. Her Sarah needles Harry into the fight they both appear to be looking for, and soon enough she’s showing her karate moves (after a very deliberate removal of her shoes that Plimpton played to a tee). As widely passed around in pictures earlier this week, this scene ends with Plimpton straddling Harris straddling Colbert. Perhaps the most amazing aspect of the entire karate segment of the scene is the frozen awkward positions Plimpton and Colbert (and eventually Harris) freeze into while the Vocal Minority sing. The karate segment gives Colbert the chance to engage in the broader physical comedy he excels at, and Plimpton more than holds her own. The two issues with this scene are simple: In 1970, karate was still new, and exotic for being Oriental. This is one of the few anachronisms that specifically sets the show in time. Is it outdated? Yes. Could it have been effectively modernized? Probably not – and this is the scene with Harry and Sarah. Removing it would not only gut their story, it would disrupt the next song, and much of the heart of the play. That said, should it, or anachronisms, be removed? The New York Times reviewer made much of the fact that the play was set in 1970, as if it’s lack of modernity is an issue. But this same set-in-timeness doesn’t appear to be an issue for How to Succeed in Business, and should not be an issue here. The second issue with this scene was not plot but seats. Or perhaps not seats but schedules. As has been widely reported, such an A-list cast required creativity and flexibility in rehearsing. The full cast didn’t rehearse together until Thursday (yes, opening day). This showed in the choreography of the fight – at least from 3rd tier, stage right (house left) seating, where half the scene was clearly choreography rather than karate. Somewhat oddly, the only convincing “demonstration” of Sarah’s karate skills come at the end, both the example before Bobby gets involved, and when he did. Perhaps these looked better because it was more grappling and less precision. Harry and Sarah’s fight complete, Sarah exits stage right and Bobby asks if it’s worth it. Here Colbert gets to show off the fact that he’s a true triple threat. Sorry-Grateful is a wistful song that does not require the powerhouse belting that some of the other songs do. Instead, it relies on the performers to express all of the conflicting emotions that rise up when “You always are/What you always were/Which has nothing to do with/All to do with her.” It’s a treat for Colbert fans accustomed to the blustering of the Colbert personae to see instead this sort of tender sincerity from the actor. The next two stand-out performances belong to Jennifer Laura Thompson (Jenny) and Katie Finneran (Amy). Jenny is David’s (Jon Cryer) square wife, who spends the evening stoned with her husband and Bobby. She offers a fantastic portrayal of a woman unraveling under the influence, complete with a dramatically loose-limbed falling off the couch punctuated by profuse swearing. It’s made all the more interesting for David’s comment, after Jenny exits the scene: Jenny was faking it, for him. Katie Finneran has the rather enjoyable – and relatable – role of Amy, the woman who decides on her wedding day that no, not so much with the wedding day. And while enjoyable, Getting Married Today a song that has some big shoes to fill. Finneran throws herself into the role and song (and couch) with a winding up gusto that pays off. She was sympathetic, she was funny, she was everything and all the panic that runs through bride’s head when she really realizes she’s getting married today. Finneran’s willingness to embraces the very physical nature of the role – rolling around the stage, face-planting into the couch – brought the house down, and justifiably so. Getting Married Today transitions into Marry Me a Little, and finally into the intermission. It would be remiss to not address Anika Noni Rose’s performance of Another Hundred People. A frenetic love song to NYC, there seemed to be something wrong with the sound mix on her microphone for most of the song, making her difficult to hear. When she was audible, she was not clear – enunciation was, sadly, an issue. It was easily the most jarring and distracting of the performances, and a pity, since Rose is clearly (from other material) a talented singer. After what was quite possibly the most irritating signal that intermission was over (a repeated, long, slow flash of the house lights over and over and over and over again, giving rise to the theory that a toddler had found the light switch), the show reprised Bobby’s birthday party and again the eye had too many places to go. Once again, it was a very nice problem to have. For slightly unclear reasons, the party shifts tone when one of the Vocal Minority hands Harris a cane. Suddenly the show goes a bit vaudeville, and from the vantage point of the 3rd tier, it’s interesting. The blocking has Harris climbing over the furniture and walking around the other singing actors. A red rose is on a small ledge, and as Harris walks over that ledge he smoothly palms the rose. In fact, the rose was so smoothly palmed, it was not actually clear who disappeared the rose until a bit later, when Harris showcased his magic skills, not by pulling a long magicians scarf from Jenny’s top, but by pulling the rose from the scarf. Note: see any magic show Harris decides to throw. The scene becomes an almost exhausting rendition of a vaudeville act, complete with straw top hats and canes, and Harris and Colbert steal the scene. In this case, Bobby is exhausted while Harry is enthused. Harris channels his slightly neurotic Dr. Horrible character, tired of the contrived enthusiasm of his friends, while Colbert engages in the sort of full-body physical comedy that his comedic partnerships with Sedaris and Dinello tends to highlight. (Plimpton, to her enduring credit, quite literally throws herself into this, as well, reenacting this particular Colbert/Sedaris moment with about the same finesse.) What can really be said about a scene that ends with precision hat-and-cane cakewalking, other than “you really just had to be there”? (Note that the performance was filmed for Broadway in the Theater, and should be available at local participating movie theaters June 15. Go see it.) The next stand-out scene, which, eventually, leads us into Barcelona, is a stand-out for the a-fore-mentioned skivvies. April (Christina Hendricks) is seeing Bobby’s place for the first time, and Bobby’s attempts to get her in bed are continually derailed by the simple fact that April is, in her own words, dumb. Here, Harris is at his How I Met Your Mother best, channeling the womanizer Barney as April examines herself in the mirrored ceilings. As this happens, the wives of the show sing about their desire to see Bobby married, and from this particular 3rd tier vantage point, it was quite amusing to watch Harry ignore his wife while slowing “eating ice cream” – a very deliberate, slow movement, although there was nothing in the bowl. Bobby talks April into his bed, and she strips down to her slip; the fantastic figure that Hendricks is known for is absolutely as advertised. What anyone familiar with Mad Men might be more surprised to learn is that Hendricks is a very lovely soprano, as well. While Harris and Hendricks wrestle beneath the covers on the bed, and with a recalcitrant pillow that kept falling off the bed, requiring rescuing (her arm! his arm! once of the dancers!), five lovely leggy lingeried ladies (could.not.resist) come out to dance for the audience, giving rise to the sort of sentences one never really expects to write: goodness, they did require all the lingerie-dancers to bikini wax, didn’t they? And thongs to match their nighties, how cute! The scene ends with the lovely leggy lingeried ladies leaving the stage, and the alliteration takes a break until the show breaks out the powerful weapon that until now has only been hinted at: the incredible Patti LuPone. She has, of course, been in prior scenes, skulking about the edge of the blocking in her jet black clothing, holding herself slightly apart from the rest of the couples, and doing her small bit to steal the scenes (something potentially more effective than 3rd tier stage right could see; much of the blocking for LuPone placed her out of direct view). The second-to-last scene brings the entire cast on stage for Bobby, Joanne (LuPone) and Larry’s (Jim Walton) scenario: drunk at a club. While Joanne, Larry, and Bobby talk, the rest of the cast, their backs to the audience, are in animated conversation. In view of 3rd tier stage right are Harry and Sarah, cuddled on a couch talking to members of the Vocal Minority. Harry is fidgeting, checking his nails, adjusting the hem of his pants over and over, while Sarah does the “distracted wife” gestures of trying to get him to stop fidgeting. David and Jenny are also visible; Jenny delightedly watching the dancers while David’s boredom is palpable. It’s a nice amount of background visual noise to the dialog happening between Joanne and Bobby, which moves into the iconic The Ladies Who Lunch. The Philharmonic audience, of course, knew what to expect and began to applaud when LuPone stood, vodka stinger in hand, to deliver the song. To call Patti LuPone amazing is to do an injustice to both language and her performance. She commanded the stage, transforming lyrics that can be, with all respects to Mr. Sondheim, somewhat silly, into powerfully biting, scathing, cynicism. It was the showstopper before the showstopper, as rather uncommonly for a Broadway show, the penultimate song (typically the showstopper) is followed by another outstanding – and outstandingly popular – song. Now about that vodka stinger. That very, very full vodka stinger. Like most divas, LuPone delivered the final notes of The Ladies Who Lunch at the very edge of center stage, throwing her arms open as she hit those final power notes. Throwing her arms wide open, and throwing that vodka stinger all over the first two rows, who paid +$250 each for the privilege. And bless them, for they clearly felt that privilege, applauding so hard and so long the play had to pause for the theatre to calm down. The Ladies Who Lunch scene sets up the final song of the play: Being Alive. The peril of such a well-known song is that it can be hard to break it out of “standards” mode. With Harris helming the vocals, there was no worry of a rote performance. The song starts with alternating singing from Bobby and dialog from the principles, before Harris is isolated on stage in a spotlight. What Harris brought to this version of Being Alive is stark contrast to the almost-happy and optimistic tones found in studio recordings (see: John Barrowman, who often seems to perform in the same roles as Harris). Instead, there was a deep and aching longing for that somebody to love him too much, culminating in an almost anguished begging. It was raw, beautiful, and a bit haunting. It’s an abrupt but fitting end to a temporaly disjointed story that is more a meditation on loss, life, and loving than it is any coherent narrative. But what might be a perceived weakness in the linear, looking-forward 20s becomes a timely reflection on the musings that hit those too-old-to-be-young, too-young-to-be-old mid30s. The Minor Details: Stephen Colbert turns protecting his crotch from karate punches into art – or at least high comedy. John Cryer channeling a stoner – wonder how many people made either/or both Charlie Sheen and Ducky-grows-up jokes to their friends? Patti LuPone enjoys throwing things on the audience. Aside from the vodka stinger, she rather gleefully tossed glitter all over the first few rows during Side by Side by Side/What Would We Do Without You? The Takeaway: Katie Finneran is one to watch, and seek out in other roles. It’s nice to have another female to add to the list. Christina Hendricks’s star is still rising. Colbert is criminally under-used on The Colbert Report. It’s always worth the cost to see him stretch and exercise his talent. How I Met Your Mother is keeping a brilliant star off Broadway. Whenever and however you have the chance to see NPH perform, take it and thank the theatre gods for the opportunity. You will not regret it. A Little Bit Meta: Bobby and Peter’s discussion of whether or not Bobby had “had a homosexual experience” was just a bit meta. They nicely paused to let the audience laugh. (With thanks to No Fact Zone for links and pictures culled from Getty Images.) broadwaycolbertPop Culturetheatre geek Being Alive – Thoughts on “Company” Dead Mother Disqualification The paradox of love is that it is supremely free yet attaches us with bonds stronger than death. — Catherine Wybourne, Benedictine nun —life and living (277)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line628
__label__cc	0.737663	0.262337	Nightmares Unhinged Trailer This project was not a Killbot Entertainment project, per se. But our own Michael McKibben played a role in its development so we thought we’d show it off a bit. Hex Publishers is publishing an anthology of horror stories called, “Nightmares Unhinged; Twenty Tales of Terror”. The company is run by our good friend, Joshua Viola, who is also the Chief Editor at Hex and the Director of this trailer. Aaron Lovett created the storyboards and concept art. Michael McKibben was the 3d Modeler and Animator. Otto Cate composed the audio. And the editor extraordinaire was Denis Harris. The project was a ton of fun. These things I do with Josh and Aaron always are. Over the years, we’ve slowly developed a solid formula. The gist of it is Josh comes up with a great idea and leads the project. He’s a talented author which is a huge bonus – it makes his direction focus on creating complete stories that unfold playfully. Aaron Lovett is a brilliant artist and creates absolutely beautiful art. He’s also flexible and does a great job of prepping his compositions in layers so I can work with them. My job is to take his art and bring it to life without losing the quality of what Aaron created. But I’d say my obsession is in relationships. From the moment I start 3d modeling to my final video render, I’m obsessing over the world Josh is trying to create and how these little parts and pieces interact with each other. Once we’ve collected up all the rendered clips and images, Josh ropes in editors and musicians and iterates on the whole thing till it’s perfect. No matter what I do with Killbot Entertainment, I’m always going to be playing with those 2. — Michael McKibben Here’s some of Mike’s test renders and progress videos: Hand Model Skull Model Cemetary Layout Cemetary Camera Test	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line630
__label__cc	0.7218	0.2782	Gender and Specialization Differences of Business Students in Self -Estimates of Multiple Intelligences Ra'ed Abdelkarim, Khedr Abo Hassan, Reem Abuiyada This study explores multiple intelligences profiles among Business students at Dhofar University and investigates the differences in students’ multiple intelligences according to specialization (Accounting &Finance, Management& Marketing, and Management Information System) and gender. This study was held at Dhofar University (DU) in the fall of the 2017-2018. The students were from the first year Bachelor and Diploma programs. A scale of Multiple Intelligences developed by the researcher was applied on (68) students. Mean, standard deviation and MANOVA test were used for statistical analysis. The study shows that intrapersonal intelligence has the highest score and ranks first always. Also, the study shows that there are statistically significant differences in Linguistic intelligence in favor of Management and Marketing (M&M) and in Interpersonal intelligence in favor of Management Information Systems (MIS) specialization	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line640
__label__cc	0.520151	0.479849	Pericoronal radiolucency associated with an impacted premolar tooth Ulkem Aydin1, Ufuk Ates2, Burcu Senguven3 1 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey 3 Department of Oral Pathology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Ulkem Aydin 11 Sokak No - 26, Bahcelievler, Ankara The mandibular second premolar is highly variable developmentally. Agenesis, abnormal tooth germ position, distal inclination of the developing tooth, and impaction are among the reported developmental anomalies. Detection of pathologic lesions associated with an impacted tooth usually requires removal of the tooth and the lesion. The purpose of the present report was to describe the radiographic and histopathologic features of a case of pericoronal radiolucency associated with an impacted mandibular premolar tooth. Keywords: Dental anomaly patterns, hyperplastic follicle, impacted tooth Aydin U, Ates U, Senguven B. Pericoronal radiolucency associated with an impacted premolar tooth. J Oral Maxillofac Radiol 2014;2:30-4 Aydin U, Ates U, Senguven B. Pericoronal radiolucency associated with an impacted premolar tooth. J Oral Maxillofac Radiol [serial online] 2014 [cited 2019 Jul 17];2:30-4. Available from: http://www.joomr.org/text.asp?2014/2/1/30/133567 The mandibular second premolar is highly variable developmentally. Agenesis, abnormal tooth germ position, and distal inclination of the developing tooth are among the reported developmental anomalies. [1],[2],[3],[4] In addition, the second most frequently impacted tooth was found to be the mandibular second premolar, excluding third molars, in some populations. [5] Treatment options for impacted teeth include observation, intervention, relocation, and extraction. [6] Selection of the appropriate treatment option depends on the underlying etiological factors, degree of impaction, position and location of the impacted tooth, space requirements, need for primary molar extractions, and root formation of the impacted premolar. Factors such as the patient's medical history, dental status, oral hygiene, occlusal relationship, and attitude toward and compliance with treatment will also influence the choice of treatment option. [7] On the other hand, detection of pathologic lesions associated with an impacted tooth usually requires removal of the tooth and the lesion. [8] The odontogenic tissue around the impacted teeth has the propensity to differentiate into a wide variety of pathological lesions and some of them present as pericoronal radiolucencies. Among the most frequently encountered of these is the dentigerous cyst. [9] Other pathologic entities such as dentigerous cyst, odontogenic keratocyst, unicystic ameloblastoma, and ameloblastic fibroma may also present as pericoronal radiolucencies. [10] A hamartomatous lesion associated with some impacted tooth is the hyperplastic dental follicle. [11] In some instances however, enlargement of the pericoronal space can be detected radiographically but histological examination does not reveal any pathology. Therefore, biopsy of the pericoronal follicular tissue is imperative in every case. [8] The purpose of the present report was to describe the radiographic and histopathologic features of a case of pericoronal radiolucency associated with an impacted mandibular premolar tooth. A systemically healthy 16-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic for a routine check-up. Patient history revealed that she had orthodontic treatment and at that time, her orthodontist told that she has an impacted tooth. As the tooth did not interfere with orthodontic treatment and as she did not have any complaints, extraction was not recommended at that time. Extraoral examination did not reveal any abnormality. On intraoral examination, absence of both mandibular second premolar teeth was evident. A panoramic radiograph was made in order to evaluate the impacted tooth and a pericoronal radiolucency associated with the impacted right mandibular second premolar tooth was detected. The boundary of the pericoronal radiolucency was distinct but not corticated, and had a diameter of approximately 0.5 cm. The impacted tooth was located horizontally at the level of the roots of the right mandibular first molar, first premolar, and canine teeth, and distally directed orientation of the tooth crown was evident [Figure 1]. Figure 1: Panoramic radiograph revealing the impacted right mandibular second premolar tooth and the associated pericoronal radiolucency Review of the patient records revealed that a panoramic radiograph was made four years ago, just before the orthodontic treatment, and another one was made two years ago, during the treatment. The initial radiograph showed the right mandibular deciduous second molar tooth, and the incomplete crown of the right mandibular second premolar tooth that was pointing distally. The pericoronal space of the tooth was normal. On the left mandibular side, the second premolar tooth was missing and the mesial root of the deciduous second molar tooth was resorbed [Figure 2]. On the panoramic radiograph made two years ago, the crown formation of the right mandibular second premolar tooth was almost complete and a slight enlargement of the follicular space was seen [Figure 3]. Figure 2: The initial radiograph showing the incomplete crown of the right mandibular second premolar tooth and the normal pericoronal space Figure 3: The panoramic radiograph showing the almost complete crown of the right mandibular second premolar tooth and a slight enlargement of the follicular space A cone beam computed tomography scan was requested in order to determine the exact position of the impacted tooth. Examination of the axial, coronal, and cross-sectional images revealed that the right mandibular second molar tooth was obliquely impacted with its crown lingually and the root buccally at the level of the middle thirds of the right mandibular first molar and first premolar teeth. The crown of the impacted tooth was neighbouring the mesial root of the right mandibular first molar tooth and the apical portion of the impacted tooth was close to the root of the right mandibular first premolar tooth. In addition, the root of the impacted tooth was in contact with the superior border of the mandibular canal and the root apex of the tooth was located just above the mental foramen. A radiolucent, smooth contoured but uncorticated rounded lesion with 3.4 mm at its greatest diameter was detected surrounding the crown of the impacted tooth. The root formation of the impacted tooth was almost complete but the apex of the tooth was not closed yet [Figure 4]. The differential diagnosis was enlarged follicle and dentigerous cyst. The patient was then referred for surgical operation. Figure 4: CBCT images. Obliquely impacted tooth with its crown lingually and the root buccally at the level of the right mandibular first molar and first premolar roots (upper left). Three-dimensional reconstruction showing the impacted tooth (upper right). The open root apex of the tooth located just above the mental foramen (lower left). The radiolucent, smooth-contoured but uncorticated lesion surrounding the crown of the impacted tooth (lower right) Full thickness mucoperiosteal flap reflection on the buccal and lingual sides and bone exposure was accomplished. Bone over both the crown and the root apex was removed. A straight elevator is placed in the groove that was prepared using a rounded bur and the tooth was removed lingually through the bone window. Mental nerve and mental foramen were preserved using a Farabeuf retractor; lingual flap and lingual nerve were preserved with the help of a periosteal elevator. Follow-up appointments held one day and 7 days after surgery showed that healing was uneventful without any neurosensory deficit. On macroscopic examination, the specimen was a soft tissue material attached to a premolar tooth [Figure 5]. On hematoxylin and eosin staining, numerous odontogenic epithelial rests were seen on a mixoid connective tissue that has a minimal mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltration [Figure 6] and [Figure 7]. The definitive diagnosis was hyperplastic dental follicle. Figure 5: Macroscopic view of the surgical specimen Figure 6: Fibro-myxoid follicle connective tissue containing hyperplastic dental epithelium remnants (arrow) (hematoxylene-eosine) Figure 7: Squamous odontogenic epithelium (large arrow) and abundant number of epithelial rests in the connective tissue (arrow) (hematoxyleneeosine, x100) Dental anomaly patterns (DAP) are described by Peck [12] as "associated dental abnormalities that are observed together much more frequently than can be explained by chance alone." Unilateral agenesis of mandibular second premolar, distal angulation, and delayed development of the unerupted contralateral second premolar is now considered as one of these dental anomaly patterns. [1],[4],[13] In the case presented, all the mentioned features were evident on the panoramic radiograph made when the patient was 12 years old. Hence, the case presented is an example of DAP. In addition, the mesiodistal diameters of the incomplete crowns of the third molars were shorter than the erupted molars. One of the treatment options for the management of mandibular second premolar impaction is to uncover the tooth surgically and to move it into the arch by orthodontic treatment. [6] In the present case, the need for primary molar extractions due to the root resorption of the primary left second molar, agenesis of the left second premolar, and incomplete root formation of the impacted premolar were probably the factors that did not permit surgical exposure and orthodontic alignment of the tooth at the time of orthodontic treatment. Observation is another option for the management of impacted teeth. [6] However, our literature research did not reveal any adopted protocol for the radiographic assessment of impacted teeth. In the case presented, the patient had an initial panoramic radiograph and another one made at the end of the orthodontic treatment, made with two-year interval. Two years later, she admitted to our clinic for a routine check-up and radiographic examination revealed the pericoronal radiolucency associated with the impacted tooth. Extraction of impacted premolars may be challenging. Radiographic examination plays a major role in planning the surgical procedure. Knowing the position of the impacted tooth is very important in planning the incision. [7] In the case presented, cone beam computed tomography examination revealed the exact position of the tooth besides close proximity to the mental foramen and mandibular canal, and the lingual approach was taken. When the diameter of a pericoronal space is greater than 2.5 mm on an intraoral radiograph and greater than 3 mm on a panoramic radiograph, pathosis is suggested, and if the radiopaque border, representing the surrounding cortical plate, is not well-defined, this is also a sign of pathologic change. [9] The differential diagnosis of pericoronal radiolucencies include enlarged follicular space, dentigerous cyst, odontogenic keratocyst, unicystic ameloblastoma, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor, and ameloblastic fibroma. Other rare lesions such as odontogenic fibroma, odontoma in premineralized stage, and odontogenic fibroma may also be encountered as pericoronal radiolucencies. [9],[10] However, the most likely diagnoses include dentigerous cyst, keratocystic odontogenic tumor (odontogenic keratocyst), unicystic ameloblastoma, ameloblastic fibroma, and enlarged follicular space. [10] Keratocystic odontogenic tumor occurs in a wide age range, but most of them develop during the second and third decades and has a slight male predominance; more than half of them are in the ramus region. Although the lesion may surround the tooth pericoronally, it is connected to the tooth at a point apical to the cementoenamel junction. [10],[14] Therefore, the demographic and radiographic features of the case presented was not consistent with odontogenic keratocyst. Unicystic ameloblastoma is a rare variant of ameloblastoma and it usually occurs in a young age group, with about half of the cases occurring in the second decade of life. Most of them are located in the mandible. Cases associated with tooth impaction can be encountered, the mandibular third molar being most often involved. [15] Due to the rarity of the lesion, inconsistency with the usual location, and relatively younger age of our patient, unicystic ameloblastoma was not ranked high in the differential diagnosis. Ameloblastic fibroma mostly occurs during the period of tooth formation with an average age of 15 years. Radiographically, ameloblastic fibroma usually appears as unilocular or multilocular radiolucency with well-defined and corticated borders in the premolar-molar area of the mandible. The lesion may be located in a follicular relationship with an unerupted tooth. [10],[16] Although the lesion lacks a well-defined and corticated border in the present case, ameloblastic fibroma may be included in the radiographic differential diagnosis. The dentigerous cyst is the most common pericoronal radiolucency. The teeth most frequently affected are the mandibular third molars, the maxillary canines, and the mandibular premolars. [9] The cyst attaches to the crown of the impacted tooth at the cementoenamel junction. Dentigerous cysts typically have a well-defined cortex. In the case presented, the features of the lesion were in line with the reported characteristics of the dentigerous cyst, except a well-defined cortex. Regarding the high frequency of this pathosis associated with impacted teeth, dentigerous cyst was also considered in the differential diagnosis. White [10] states that one of the most difficult differential diagnoses to make is between a hyperplastic dental follicle and a small dentigerous cyst. The size of the pericoronal radiolucency can be helpful in distinguishing between the two and if the diameter of the radiolucency exceeds 5 mm, a dentigerous cyst is more likely. [9],[10] Hyperplastic dental follicle is an unusual hamartomatous lesion. The mechanisms causing hyperplastic dental follicle are not definitively explained. The condition may involve just one tooth or may be associated with multiple teeth. [11] Downregulation of matrix metalloproteinases in hyperplastic dental follicles are suggested to result in abnormal tooth eruption. [17] In the present case, the distal angulation of the tooth seems to be responsible for impaction of the tooth. Nevertheless, further studies may be able to shed light on the association of this DAP with hyperplasia of the dental follicle. Histopathologically, hyperplastic dental follicle differentiates from dentigerous cyst with the absence of significant lining epithelium. Although surface was partially lined by single-layered, reduced enamel epithelium in our case, this feature was not sufficient to diagnose the lesion as a dentigerous cyst. Odontogenic fibroma, both WHO type or simple type, is another lesion to be histopathologically differentiated from hyperplastic dental follicle. One third of the odontogenic fibromas are associated with an unerupted tooth. However, there were neither any stellate-shaped fibroblasts on connective tissue nor calcificated foci in the case presented. In addition, odontogenic epithelial rests were not in narrow cord shape as in WHO-type odontogenic fibroma in our case. [18] In conclusion, awareness of dental anomaly patterns may change the radiographic interpretation process, diagnosis, and subsequent treatment planning significantly. The clinicians should investigate all teeth that fail to erupt at the expected time, and initiate appropriate assessment and management of suspected lesions. 1. Navarro J, Cavaller M, Luque E, Tobella ML, Rivera A. Dental anomaly pattern (DAP): Agenesis of mandibular second premolar, distal angulation of its antimere and delayed tooth formation. Angle Orthod 2014;84:24-9. 2. Aslan BI, Akarslan ZZ. Teeth number anomalies in permanent dentition among non-syndromic dental patients. Coll Antropol 2013;37:115-20. 3. Wasserstein A, Brezniak N, Shalish M, Heller M, Rakocz M. Angular changes and their rates in concurrence to developmental stages of the mandibular second premolar. Angle Orthod 2004;74:332-6. 4. Shalish M, Peck S, Wasserstein A, Peck L. Malposition of unerupted mandibular second premolar associated with agenesis of its antimere. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2002;121:53-6. 5. Topkara A, Sari Z. Impacted teeth in a Turkish orthodontic patient population: Prevalence, distribution and relationship with dental arch characteristics. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2012;13:311-6. 6. McNamara C, McNamara TG. Mandibular premolar impaction: 2 case reports. J Can Dent Assoc 2005;71:859-63. 7. Kale T, Patil S, Verma A, Muttagi S. Bilateral maxillary premolar impaction - reporting a rare case. International Dentistry - African Edition 2012;2:82-6. 8. Wali GG, Sridhar V, Shyla HN. A study on dentigerous cystic changes with radiographically normal impacted mandibular third molars. J Maxillofac Oral Surg 2012;11:458-65. 9. Wood NK, Kuc IM. Pericoronal radiolucencies. In: Wood NK, Goaz PW, editors. Differential Diagnosis of Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions. 5 th ed. St Louis, MO: Mosby; 1997. p. 279-95. 10. White SC, Phaorah MJ. Oral Radiology: Principles and Interpretation. 6 th ed. St Louis, MO: Mosby; 2009, p. 348. 11. Sun CX, Ririe C, Henkin JM. Hyperplastic dental follicle - review of literature and report of two cases in one family. Chin J Dent Res 2010;13:71-5. 12. Peck S. Dental anomaly patterns (DAP). A new way to look at malocclusion. Angle Orthod 2009;79:1015-6. 13. Garib DG, Peck S, Gomes SC. Increased occurrence of dental anomalies associated with second-premolar agenesis. Angle Orthod 2009;79:436-41. 14. Min JH, Huh KH, Heo MS, Choi SC, Yi WJ, Lee SS, et al. The relationship between radiological features and clinical manifestation and dental expenses of keratocystic odontogenic tumor. Imaging Sci Dent 2013;43:91-8. 15. Ramesh RS, Manjunath S, Ustad TH, Pais S, K Shivakumar K. Unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible - an unusual case report and review of literature. Head Neck Oncol 2010;2:1. 16. Rao SP, Srivastava G, Smitha B. Ameloblastic fibroma. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2012;16:444-5. 17. Kim SG, Kim MH, Chae CH, Jung YK, Choi JY. Downregulation of matrix metalloproteinases in hyperplastic dental follicles results in abnormal tooth eruption. BMB Rep 2008;41:322-7. 18. Odell EW, Morgan PR. Biopsy pathology of the oral tissues. London: Chapman & Hall Medical; 1998. p. 429. [Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3], [Figure 4], [Figure 5], [Figure 6], [Figure 7] Aydin U Ates U Senguven B Dental anomaly patterns hyperplastic follicle	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line645
__label__cc	0.703908	0.296092	Association Les Fruits de Mer Amuseum Naturalis Club Gaïac BirdSleuth Caribbean Heritage Photo Contest St. Martin Wildlife Book – French Edition Statia Wildlife Book Birds & Bugs Endemic Animal Festival Migratory Bird Festival Bird Watch SXM: Strange Sights on the Pond This diminutive duck has been an infrequent visitor. On St. Martin, there’s no better place to do a little birdwatching than your local pond, whichever one that may be. Late summer and early fall is also the best time to see a surprise visitor or two. On St. Martin, we’re blessed with an abundance of ponds. Over the years, we’ve chipped away at the edges, filling them in to make land for buildings and roads. They may be smaller today, and quite a few are gone entirely, but they still perform many valuable functions. They reduce the potential for floods during storms, they capture sediment before it runs out into the sea and they’re home to loads of animals, from snails and crabs to fish and birds. In August, the migratory season is just beginning. Some birds from far in the north are already making their way down to the island. Spending time on your local pond between now and October will be richly rewarded as you watch the progression of species arriving in greater and greater numbers. On a recent day at the airport pond in Grand Case, an infrequent migratory visitor was dabbling in the shallow water near the bridge. The Green-winged Teal is a small duck that spends its winters everywhere from the southern United States and Mexico to the Caribbean. It was first recorded here in 2012, when a handful of ducks spent the winter. The presence of this species is doubly surprising, because arrival in August is very early for ducks, which usually stay further north until the fall or even early winter. Some surprising visitors to the pond. In addition to the tiny Green-winged Teal, a bulky pair of birds stood out from the dozen species that are usually on the pond. This time, they weren’t migrants or Caribbean natives. The Helmeted Guinea Fowl is an African species that has been introduced to many places. Somewhat related to chickens and turkeys, they are often raised for their meat. Although guineafowl can be seen in quite a few locations on St. Martin, it was odd to see this savannah dwelling bird foraging on the mudflats near the water’s edge. Although it probably wouldn’t be considered an exciting sighting for a bird enthusiast, there’s always something exciting about encountering the unexpected. by Mark Yokoyama Bird Watch SXM Wild Statia: Evolution in Motion Bird Watch SXM: Natural Misfortunes Join Les Fruits de Mer Start your adventure as an active member of Les Fruits de Mer! Learn more about membership and how to join. Support our education programs with a donation to our non-profit association. Use the donate button below to make a donation via PayPal, or contact us for other ways to make a donation or sponsor a specific event or project. Antillean Field Journal Caribbean Curiosities Citizens of Change Irma's Island Spirit of St. Martin Stories of St. Martin Vibrant and Vulnerable Wild Statia Find out more about our friends, partners, and other sites that share our spirit. Les Fruits de Mer on Facebook Équipe Les Fruits de Mer: Les Fruits de Mer, the extreme shallow snorkeling team SXM Wildlife: Saint Martin wildlife Wildlife of Statia SXM Wildlife on Facebook Lobos Marinos: International Marine Science (& Cocktails) For the LOVE of Grand Case Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin Nature Foundation SXM BirdsCaribbean Be the Change SXM The Conservation Agency Les Amis du Vent Lifestyle-Caribbean METIMER Association St. Martin Les Fruits de Mer is a non-profit French association based in Grand Case, Saint Martin. Our mission is to promote awareness of ecology, culture and sport through discovery, inspiration, and education. Copyright 2013-2017 Les Fruits de Mer	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line648
__label__cc	0.557525	0.442475	Vigamus: the first and only Italian Videogame Museum in Rome Located in the center of Rome, VIGAMUS is the one and only Italian Videogame Museum. A modern structure inside which visitors can learn the history of videogames and discover the evolution of a form of art which, young as it is, can count on an illustrious past made of legendary characters and incredible stories. VIGAMUS’ mission is to spread the videogame culture and make the world of videogames accessible to everyone, with a particular attention to those who approach this fantastic universe for the first time. VIGAMUS will also be a center of studies and a pole of attraction for the preservation of videogames, offering a consultable archive for all those who want to learn more, for their studies or out of curiosity. A travel in the past of games Inside VIGAMUS, you will be able to visit the permanent exhibition gamezero: the origins of games, a dive into the past where you will learn about the history of the most entertaining invention of the last century. You will find out about the evolution of video and computer games in an unique and original way, with all its main people, bizarre tales and incredible adventures. Inside VIGAMUS you will find 63 panels in Italian and in English, giant walls dedicated to the old retrogaming glories, over 150 original pieces exposed (old consoles and original games). Discover and play the great old classics of gaming Moreover, visitors will have access to an interactive area where they will be able to try vintage games, and a conference hall where projections and meetings will be held. Thanks to the permanent exhibition, a series of temporary expositions and live events, VIGAMUS tells the story and evolution of a surprising and wonderful new medium in an accessible language for whoever gets to know this world for the first time, and in an intriguing way for all those who already love it. Source: Vigamus Tags: Art > Creative Industry > Culture > English > Exhibition > Video 2 + = seven	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line656
__label__wiki	0.926188	0.926188	With four 'cookie-cutter' 1-1/2-mile tracks coming up in the playoffs, which NASCAR drivers are the best at this part of the game? Goodyear makes a new deal, NASCAR teams head to Phoenix for big test, and Kurt Busch still celebrating victory over Jimmie Johnson... Kurt Busch! Back on top, Sunday at least...and Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards 'tied' for Sprint Cup tour lead heading to Kansas Truex on the Dover 400 pole, but keep eyes on Kurt and Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards Is Jimmie Johnson really in trouble? What do the numbers say? NASCAR's 2012 Sprint Cup tour: the calendar is now official Tony Stewart! Two for two in the playoffs now, as title rivals continue to stumble Hey, here's one idea about how to fix this NASCAR 'gas mileage madness' Ryan Newman has this qualifying thing down pretty well, and he's a favorite now for Round 2 of the playoffs Round Two of the playoffs....and what the heck is going on with Tony Stewart? He's winning again, so why is he so mad at the world? Mark Martin on the Talladega 500 pole for Round Six of the NASCAR playoffs...and Ford teams are barred from working with rivals? Posted Oct 22nd, 2011 General Jack Roush readies his Ford troops for championship battle Round Six, at Talladega. And they'd better not be caught helping any Chevy, Dodge or Toyota drivers in these two-man superdrafts....(Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) TALLADEGA, Ala. The nearby towns of Anniston and others may seem a bit like ghost towns these days, given the dismal state of the economy. But out here on the road between Atlanta and Birmingham, Talladega Superspeedway this weekend is a thriving metropolis of campers awaiting Sunday's Talladega 500…typically one of the wildest races of the NASCAR season. These drivers have all pretty much come to terms with the dangers of close-quarters racing at 200 mph at stock car racing fastest, biggest oval. They might not like it, but they've learned how to deal with it….well, usually. Still, it doesn't take much of a mistake to create a sea of carnage. And with these two-car drafts, where the pushee can't see a darned thing….that means half the field is simply driving blind. Wow! Think of that for a moment. Driving blind. Literally. It's been like that this season at both Daytona and Talladega, and men here have been practicing various two-car techniques – like the inevitable 'swap,' from pusher to pushee. One issue is that when a two-car pack is making the swap, it slows down nearly 10 mph to the rest of the field. And that closing rate means the guys coming up from behind have to make some quick decisions – high, or low. And the pusher has to blindly follow the pushee and hope he makes the right call. Throw in Dan Wheldon's death at Las Vegas just a week ago, and those horrific images, and the constant threat at this track of 'the big one,' and these NASCAR guys are right to be a little nervous about things. Mark Martin has never been much of a fan of restrictor plate racing, but he's on the pole for Sunday's Talladega 500. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) This is Round six of the 10-race NASCAR playoffs, and Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth have a leg up on the rest of the title contenders. How those three fare Sunday could play a significant role in who goes on to win the Sprint Cup championship at Homestead next month. And Ford drivers have been told not to help Detroit rivals. That means this 500 is Ford versus everyone else. How that plays out….. NASCAR officials have had no direct response to that yet. Ford's David Gilliland, who has worked with Chevy's Tony Stewart at Daytona and Talladega earlier this year, confirmed the team orders and says he won't be working any two-car drafts with Stewart. "Yeah, we aren't," Gilliland says. "It is such a tight points battle right now, and we are going to try to help the Ford guys out all we can. "We are 'One Ford.' That is the goal this weekend. "Tony was great to work with those last couple of races, and you never know what will happen -- If you get down to the end, and he is out of a partner, and something happens to Travis (Kvapil, his own 'designated' teammate), we are 100-percent comfortable working together. "You never know what can happen on into the race. "(But) as far as our initial plan, it is to work with Ford. "No, we aren't banned (from working with drivers running other brands). (But) when you lay out your initial plans, you have to think of the big picture. And Ford does a lot for us, and we would really like to see a Ford win this championship. "We are here to help them, just like they help us, if we can." While that may be logical, and just business as usual, the ethics of such a call from Detroit might well be questioned by some fans. Carl Edwards: Atop the Sprint Cup standings heading into Round 6 (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) Edwards and some drivers here are reluctant to get into the Wheldon deal: "My only comment about what happened in the race at Las Vegas is that my thoughts and prayers and my family's thoughts and prayers are with Dan's family. That is my only comment I would like to say about that." Jeff Gordon, himself out of title contention, knew Wheldon well and says "losing Dan was something I still am pretty shocked about. "….the wreck itself -- I just watch it and can't believe what I'm seeing. "I know that what we do here, especially at Talladega, is dangerous, and we're taking risks. But I still feel we have a tremendously safe race car in our series. "I'm not saying we don't have the potential of injuries, but it's comparing apples to oranges. Yes, it's racing, but it's totally a different type of racing. "To me it's business as usual -- go out and see what we've got for the race. "You can't sit there and think and worry. You really just focus on doing your job…and hopefully keeping the car going straight will help you do that." Jeff Gordon: Wheldon's death a shocker (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) Safety has been almost a mantra in NASCAR since the death of Dale Earnhardt 10 years ago. But lately these stock car guys have been racing almost like they feel bulletproof. Gordon: "Sometimes you don't realize how unsafe it is until you see how safe it can be. "I look back on the HANS device -- I remember when the HANS device was first created and I saw somebody wearing it…and I was thinking 'That thing is stupid, and it's uncomfortable, and that will never work.' "Now I can't imagine getting into a car without it. "The same way with the Safer barriers (soft walls). After you hit a wall with the Safer barrier and then hit one without it (like Gordon himself did at Las Vegas), it's a big difference. "I look back to maybe '99 when I hit the wall at Texas, after I blew a right-front tire -- and I think I'm somewhat lucky. That was a time when we were right on the edge with tire failures, we had no Safer barriers, no HANS devices, no carbon-fiber seats, we had flimsy aluminum head supports…and I hit that wall really, really hard. I feel like I'm very lucky. "Right now we're at a great place (in NASCAR in terms of safety), and until we find the (next) weak link, I feel very fortunate to be in these race cars in this series." And will Wheldon's death affect how drivers approach this 500? They of course say no. "It's a separate incident, separate series, different race cars, different race track," Gordon says. "I don't think that makes us race any more cautiously, or do anything different than we normally do. "We're not out here trying to wreck. "We're not out here trying to send cars into the fence. "We're just racing, and accidents and mistakes are going to be made. There will be consequences, but it doesn't change anything we're going to do." Harvick summed it up this way: "I feel good about where our sport is, and the safety procedures and precautions and everything that NASCAR has continuously developed through the years. "When you look at Indy-car racing, and you look at the style of cars they race -- and don't get me wrong when I say this, because Indy-car has been responsible for a big part of the Safer barriers, and they have a constant effort to be a part of the safety precautions and safety measures that are continuously getting better year after year -- but the bottom line is those cars are running really fast and your head is hanging out of the cockpit, and some things are going to happen. "It is part of our business." Chevy rival Rick Hendrick's men are a blur as they play with a four-man draft: Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line664
__label__cc	0.617039	0.382961	A Healing Justice? May 02, 2012 By: NCVeditor Category: Culture, Current Events, Politics, Robert C. Koehler Overcoming the State of Fear Through Restorative Practices by Robert C. Koehler This was the headline: “Zimmerman, Martin’s parents to face off in court.” The words, of course, merely summed up a moment in the news cycle last week. We, the news-consuming public, were primed — by CBS, but it could have been any mainstream outlet — for a tidbit of potential drama the next day in the hottest murder trial around right now. But in the process, we were also silently reminded, yet again, that everything is spectacle. At the level at which we call ourselves a nation, nothing is serious, not even matters of life and death. There’s something so painful about all this — painful beyond the horror of the crime itself, or the national murder rate. The 24-7 media trivialize the stakes and gleefully report the “courtroom drama” as a sporting event; but even more distressingly, the legal bureaucracy swings into motion without the least awareness of any value beyond its own procedures. It all happens with a certainty of purpose that generates the illusion that things are under control and social order prevails. But none of this has anything to do with what social order actually requires when harm has occurred, which is . . . healing. The next day, at George Zimmerman’s bond hearing, he surprised his lawyer and everyone else by addressing Trayvon Martin’s parents directly, if pathetically: “I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son. I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than I am, and I did not know if he was armed or not.” While the words, which fail utterly as an apology, may have been completely self-serving, as the lawyer for the murdered boy’s parents maintained, they may have been something else as well, and my sense is that they were — an anguished and flailing attempt to connect in some way, to bridge the terrible gap his act created. It’s possible it has dawned on George Zimmerman that he killed a fellow human being for no reason and may be caught forever on the wrong side of a fundamental moral divide. Another term for this is hell — and his presence there has nothing to do with the outcome of his trial. The coverage of the shooting and the legal procedures that have taken control of the matter betray no awareness that the fundamental and eternal need of all concerned is to heal the rift of Trayvon Martin’s death. Such a thing, under the most ideal of circumstances, would take years; its accomplishment would be a miracle — but it happens, when victims or survivors are able to summon more courage than they thought they had and expand their own humanity toward forgiveness, reconciliation and love. But in our legal system, we acknowledge only the need to determine guilt or innocence and the need to mete out punishment to the guilty — as though punishment closes the case and puts matters back in balance. In such a system, the victim himself quickly becomes irrelevant and, often enough, forgotten. And the lasting harm caused by the crime is utterly beside the point. Indeed, crime and punishment are indivisibly part of the same wrong, or so it seems to me with increasing frustration and despair. The punishment is no more than society’s recoil action, meting out further harm, solving nothing and perpetuating the violence — at enormous expense, of course. Why do we have such a system? “Logically, the opposite of love is hatred; but Jung and others have pointed out that the psychological opposite to love is fear,” writes David R. Loy in an excellent essay called “Healing Justice : A Buddhist Perspective.” “By no coincidence,” he goes on, “(Thomas) Hobbes’ theory of a social contract makes fear the origin of the state, for the absolute authority of the state is the only thing that can protect my self-interest from yours. True or not, that has become our myth: We legitimize the state’s justice insofar as we accept that it is needed to protect us from each other.” Our system of what we call justice is built on a foundation of fear and social isolation. It codifies and perpetuates both, at the same time erecting barriers that separate all who are caught in the system from the larger human emotions that could save us. And the mainstream media, instead crying out for a healing-based legal system or reporting with awareness that such a system is possible, spirals backwards into ever more cynical exploitation of public fear. “Mugs in the news,” for instance, now seems to be a mainstay on news websites: titillating mug shots of the unconvicted, obtained from local police departments, showing our fellow citizens in trouble, frozen in their awkward grimaces before the police camera. The point is ridicule, separation and perpetual spectacle: Look how bad they are! Yet beyond the awareness of the media, systems of restorative or transformative justice are catching on around the world. Healing is an arduous process, but it’s possible — and it saves people’s lives. If we can break the separation we feel between those who have wronged us, if we can hear one another’s stories, the future suddenly fills with possibility. Robert C. Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is now available. Contact him at koehlercw(at)gmail(dot)com or visit his website at commonwonders.com. Tags: crime, fear, healing, justice, love, restoration 1 Comments to “A Healing Justice?” Robert Riversong says: Yes, healing requires a transcendence of either/or, victim/victimizer thinking. But I read your words as asking for authentic healing while presuming George Zimmerman’s guilt and belittling his attempt at apology and reconciliation (which I heard as heartfelt and sincere). The rift in American society over this tragic incident has been created as much by the rush to judgement among so many “progressives” as by the sensationalist misreporting of the media. I’ve read at least 40,000 published words on this incident and found only one mainstream news source that did an honest and unbiased investigation: “George Zimmerman: Prelude to a shooting” by Chris Francescani, Reuters, Wed Apr 25, 2012. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-usa-florida-shooting-zimmerman-idUSBRE83O18H20120425 ← Memorial Day Redux Spontaneous Reflection →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line674
__label__wiki	0.91571	0.91571	Stephon Gilmore, Malcolm Butler the NFL's top CB duo? By Conor Orr Published: June 27, 2017 at 08:34 a.m. Updated: June 27, 2017 at 11:01 a.m. Joe Thomas' snaps streak ends after triceps injury Browns bench rookie Kizer for Kessler during loss The Seahawks, Broncos, Vikings and Texans have cornered the dream team defense market for the past year or two, but the Patriots won't be far behind in 2017. The tandem of Stephon Gilmore and Malcolm Butler is up there with the best cornerback duos in football on paper. On NFL Total Access on Monday, Gilmore said he's excited to try and make it happen. "We just gotta go out there and prove ourselves every day; get better in practice you know?" Gilmore said. "Every year it starts over and we gotta be hungry. We gotta go out there and prove to everyone in the league that we can play the game at a high level so I think if we do that, everything else will speak for itself." Bill Belichick is no stranger to dueling shutdown corners. During the 2014 Super Bowl run he paired a 29-year-old Darrelle Revis with a pre-collapse Brandon Browner. Before that, it was Aqib Talib and a Swiss army rotation of corners who are mostly all now on to second contracts with other clubs or out of the game entirely. But Gilmore/Butler represents one of the only times Belichick has had two such players in the athletic prime of their careers. Gilmore, a former Bills first-round pick, is just 26 while Butler is 27. Had Belichick allowed himself to be emotionally swayed every now and then, the temptation to lock Butler up alongside Gilmore to age 30 would have been tempting. Patriots defenses have always had a certain veteran makeup which helps more than hurts, especially if Belichick wants to significantly alter coverages or scheme. But this iteration has the maturity and dynamism we probably haven't seen since 2001, when the team had a 27-year-old Ty Law at corner and a 28-year-old Lawyer Milloy at strong safety.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line677
__label__cc	0.593382	0.406618	Canadian housing starts June 24, 2015 in Building and Construction, Market Updates New home construction in Canada jumped 10 per cent in May to 201,705 units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). The six-month trend in Canadian housing starts of 181,231 units SAAR was up slightly and is in-line with Canadian household growth. Housing starts in BC fell from a blockbuster 37,000 units in April to 25,609 units SAAR in May. On a year-over-year basis, housing starts were down 11 per cent compared to May 2014. Single-detached starts were 8 per cent higher while multiple unit starts fell 20 per cent compared to this time last year. Year-to-date, housing starts in BC are up 13 per cent. Looking at census metropolitan areas (CMA) in BC, total starts in the Vancouver CMA were down 13 per cent year-over-year in May due to a 17 per cent decline in multiple starts. Single-detached starts in Vancouver were 3 per cent higher. In the Victoria CMA, new home construction fell 32 per cent year-over-year due to a 44 per cent drop in multiple unit starts. Total housing starts in the Kelowna CMA were down 36 per cent year-over-year in May with broadly weaker construction activity of both single and multiple units. Housing starts in the Abbotsford-Mission CMA declined by just over half compared to May 2014 .	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line681
__label__cc	0.7396	0.2604	RIEMANN SPACE STRING THEORY ? KABALLAH TOY MODEL Yin Yang and HOLONS Is it possible to have a physical picture how Yin and Yang are coupled? Several systems like Taoism speak in an abstract way about the dual composition of objects and living creatures but it was never explained or shown in a logic way how that can happen in reality. The concept of topological holons can help us to visualize that yin-yang coupling in a logic way, ruled by cause and effect. The first step is to understand that the cosmological singularity can be a hollow spherical non-breakable dynamic membrane, which is to be consider a real energy carrier, similar but not just on the abstract level of Spinoza's and Leibniz "absolute substance". To me the membrane is a real unity (the whole). The surface of this membrane oscillates in zillions and zillions of continuous up and down going peaks, of different size. At this level the membrane is pure energy (cfr. Frank Wilczek), and is in a state of non-dual not-being (Wu Chi). The membrane has however the possibility or potency to restructure itself in sub-sets. This can happen when an active part of the membrane penetrates a passive part of the membrane, that way creating a local multi-layered space, which is a UNION (a co-existing yin part and yang part). In next image you can see the synthesis of this concept. Since everything (all objects, all living creatures) are topological spaces (holons), they all have unique active (yang) and passive (yin) energies in their own system/structure. They all are unique because the degree, quantity, etc. of yin and yang in their system differs from the yin-yang compositions in these of others. So they appear different, and act differently. Where they also have Chi energy, which is transported and distributed by the proper (internal Chi channels) and external membranes. The mathematic correctness is obvious. We start from a unity, where the unity (the membrane) generates subsets. So one (1) always stays one (1), even if the second part of the equation is divided in smaller values. This is shown in next image. In reality there will no absolute values since all holons and their layering structure and internal sub-holons are constantly changing due to the dynamics of the membrane, the dynamics of the holons and the energy exchange between holons. In addition to this the membrane is flexible, so it has an elastic property ( tension, local stretching, pulling back, stress). The principles of yin-yang coupling are shown in a dynamic way in next image. The image starts with a spherical membrane with two progressing peaks, both being yang. These two yang peaks are two local manifestations of the Wu Chi energy. Where Wu Chi is fundamental, these two peaks are temporary, impermanent. During the progress one peak comes in a passive position. This peak becomes "receptive" for the force of the other peak. Therefore this peak - just by it's topological position - becomes Yin. Where the Yang peak still has one (1) surface, the yin peak (tube) has - by it's orthogonal position - two (2) surfaces. The yang peak penetrates (pushes-away) in two steps a part of each of these two sides. Each step a new yin cover goes over the yang peak. That results in a topological space (a holon) which has 3 layers. The most simple holons have three layers. A yang layer covered by two yin layers. The first inside yin layer can be called the yin inner layer, and the other: the outer yin layer. This new concept tells maybe the real origin of the yin and yang symbols; where the symbol of yin has two shorter lines, and the symbol of yang has a single larger line . The penetration of the yin energy peak by the yang peak is in fact a topological division of the yin energy peak. The force of the yin energy - originally itself a yang energy peak - is split in two separate layer positions (so spread over much larger surfaces), and the motion or movements of these two yin layers is stipulated by the force, motion and vibrations of the central yang peak. As such - in a holon - the inner yin layer is the mediator, interface or intermediary between yang and the outer yin. They can not have direct contact. However between the inner yin layer and the outer yin layer a number of new direct couplings can happen, just like a different type of couplings can happen between the inner yin and the yang layer. Where in biology the inner yin layer will be the mesoderm, the outer yin layer will be the ectoderm, and the yang layer the endoderm layer. Stem cells have the capacity to be pluripotent. And indeed the endoderm is related to yang processes, such as the receipt of energy from the outer world by the gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract, and their inside distribution by the endocrine glands and organs (liver and pancreas). The embryonic nervous system is a hollow tube consisting of elongated neural progenitor cells, which extend from the inner to the outer surface of the tube. In a section inside the tube called the ventricular zone (VZ), these cells divide and produce immature neurons that migrate outwards. This involves well-characterized movements that are coupled to cell division. After a cell divides at the inner-most VZ region, the nuclei migrate to the outer region, where they synthesize new DNA before returning. More information: Kosodo, Y., et al. Regulation of interkinetic nuclear migration by cell cycle-coupled active and passive mechanisms in the developing brain. The EMBO Journal 30, 16901704 (2011). This new holonic approach of yin and yang can be used to analyze and understand a number of phenomenon in our universe such as the structure of atoms, the magnetic field(s) around a moving electron, or i.e. the so-called "hard problem" of body and mind. By this holon approach we can examine the concept of WU Xing or the five basic elements (fire, earth, metal, water and wood) or movements. These five elements are each specific combinations of holons (membrane spaces). On the webpage holon growth are shown the various combination. The first basic holon-type is called 2. Which can combine in two ways: as the holon-type 3A and type 3B (see webpage). Each of them can combine in a yang and a yin way. In total five combinations are possible, these are the five elements. You can download a large image in this pdf. Next we look more into the energetic geometry which is the base for the five wu xing phases (elements). We call first holons the 2 type. These 2* holons are the basic spaces. This is the first step/process how in the Einstein formula E is converted in M or C. Parts of Pure Energy are coupled to make a first structure that has 3 layers. We can say that pure energy slows down in such a 2* holon. When a 2* holon couples with itself it makes a 9-layered space (holon type 4E), which we can FIRE. The first holons of the 2* type can combine with a yin OR a yang membrane peak to make a larger holon. This way the holons 3A-type and 3B-type are made. A 3A-type is made when an expanding 2* holon penetrates a Yin (passive, receptive) membrane peak. 3A becomes the base for the Water and Earth phase (element) A first holon of the 2* type can combine with a yang membrane peak to make a larger holon. This way a holon 3B-type is made. A 3B-type is made when an expanding 2* holon is penetrated by a Yang (active, pushing) membrane peak. 3B becomes the base for the Metal and Wood phase (element) In the above image we see the energetic design of the first holon-type 2* leading by a self-pelastration to the holon-type 4E. The 4E-type holon has 9 layers and is the FIRE of Wu Xing. The same result can be reached when a 2-holon pelastrates another 2. In the above image we see the two different ways the 3A holon type can combine. First we see how the 3A holon penetrates a yin membrane peak (here 3A is active) and then we see how the 3A holon is penetrated itself by a Yang membrane peak (here 3A is passive). The new holons (4A and 4B) have different layers, namely Water (4A) has 7 layers, and Earth (4B) has 11 layers. This means that we see that in the Einstein formula E=MC^2 local E (Energy) can convert in different type of structural deformations (4A and 4B) of the (spacetime) membrane. This can mean two different type of fundamental or elementary particles. Conceptual a 4A type will be more bosonic (energetic, C) where a 4B type will be more fermionic (Matter-related, M). In the above image we see the two different ways the 3B holon type can combine. First we see how the 3B holon penetrates a yin membrane peak (here 3B is active) and then we see how the 3B holon is penetrated itself by a Yang membrane peak (here 3B is passive). The new holons (4C and 4D) have different layers, namely Wood (4C) has 9 layers, and Metal (4D) has 15 layers. This means that we see that in the Einstein formula E=MC^2 local E (Energy) can convert in different type of structural deformations (4C and 4D) of the (spacetime) membrane. This can mean two different type of fundamental or elementary particles. Conceptual a 4C type will be more bosonic (energetic, C) where a 4D type will be more fermionic (Matter-related, M). The concept of the coupling by a cosmic penetration of Yin and Yang peaks that is explained above may find a confirmation in the Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 7, verse 11: "I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O lord of the Bharatas [Arjuna]." A number of other verses of the Bhagavad Gita also seem to confirm our holon approach, such as: Verse 9.4: "By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.", Verse 9.5: "And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation." In next approach I explain that the inside and the outside of said spherical membrane also has a Yin and Yang aspect. The inside is yang, and the outside is yin. Since the membrane is dynamic various enfoldings are possible. The basic image of the membrane on the left comes from a website on beautiful mathematical 'eversions', but the membrane is there completely intersectable (and makes it possible to turn a sphere inside out) which is not possible in our approach. Our point of view is that the membrane is non-breakable, indestructible. It can penetrate but never can break, neither be cut or thorn in pieces. This image offers the possibility to visualize in another way the Prior-geometry (Wu Chi), but also to explain the famous Yin Yang duality that comes from WU CHI. In the empty sphere there is however NO Yin and Yang! The spacetime membrane has two sides and we can call the inner side: the YANG side since that represents a CLOSED system, and the outer side: the YIN side. This is however a conceptual difference. The manifestations as holons on both sides are always due to a unique combination of both aspects. The oscillating dynamics of Prior-Geometry will bring on both sides holons and blankets (layers) of holons of growing complexity. Some people will call that complexity of 'unitities' holographic (cf. Bohm) but it is in fact holonistic. The combinations of Yin and Yang are symbolically expressed in the I Ching (Book of Changes) by 64 combinations of Yang (full line) and Yin (broken line) and offer basic frames (by Hexagrams) which are also used for divination. With pelastratic layers we prove that the I Ching combinations represent various combinations of spacetime membrane layering, each with unique properties caused by other type of internal friction. We show also that there are more basic combinations than I Ching provides (cf. numbers). You will recognize the basic Yin Yang logo in the image on the right. The totality is a restructured shape of the membrane sphere. Inside the sphere is now a zone of the outside. So the outside is inside the inside. ;-). Yet we can look for some basic combinations of these two positions, and that brings us 4 BIGRAMS or 4 different holons, each with another layering history. You can notice that the YANG holons appear on the YIN side of the sphere ! We see here how the manifestations have DUAL aspects. For example: a YANG person (shorter length like women) have a more YIN spirit (e.g. will talk more). I used a double layer for the 'old' Yin and Yang, and you see that the two coupling peaks are empty (not pushed by another peak). For the 'young' Yin and Yang I used a simple deformation of the membrane provoked by a contacting membrane peak (oscillation). Both old and young contain locally two layers but the old ones are separated by two membrane parts. (the green dotted line is the inner boundary of the outer passive tube.) Another point is that there are more ways to present for example Old Yang, such as an outwards self-pelastrating tube (see holon Nr. 10 on the consciousness page3) or a straight pelastratic coupling but at the INSIDE of the total system. This images shows us that the Old Yang can appear at the outside of the sphere ... but also at the inside. In both cases the Yang holons are covered with Yin layers. The difference in position has although an important consequence: The outside old yang holon and tube can expand without limits, but the inside old yang holon can only grow within the limits of the inside yin zone. If this inside old yang has sufficient power he can deformate however also the Yin zone and provoke an pelastrating action like a Young Yang. Such new combinations bring us more complicated (multilayered) holons like we see in TRIGRAMS and Hexagrams. I Ching refers to 64 theoretical combinations but our approach gives much faster much more geometrical combinations of the spacetime membrane, and we see this as the 'real' development of our Universe. Here we symbolize with different colors how the Young Yang holon layers will have friction between them. This local friction will cause excitations and oscillations which appear in our world like ElectroMagnetism, Radiation, etc. [holons] [creation of holons] [holon interactions] [ yin-yang] © Dirk Laureyssens, 2002/2005. All rights reserved. Newest developments - See pdf's. Electronic distribution allowed when referred to this website.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line690
__label__wiki	0.819128	0.819128	About MTS Join MTS > Textile Conservator MTS Internships Ethnographic Textiles Historic Clothing Quilts and Coverlets Samplers & Embroideries HPRH Becoming a Textile Conservator MTS Magazine Textile Conservation Basics Textile Stabilization Displaying Historic Costume Displaying Flat Textiles Museum Pests Class Readings Resources in Spanish MTS Videos and Slide Shows Andover Figures™ The Andover Figures System Choosing a Form Purchasing Andover Figures AF Contact Form Flags of Hope Museum Textile Services recently had occasion to conserve three flags from the collection of the Brown Family. Included among these was a Japanese Peace flag, or hinomaru yosegaki, meaning “To write sideways around the red sun.” This name describes the appearance of the flag, with written messages radiating from the center. The Good Luck Flag was a traditional gift to members of the Japanese military during the time of the Empire of Japan. Many were collected as souvenirs by members of the American, British, and Australian military while fighting the ardent Japanese forces during World War Two. The Brown flag after conservation. Four of the twenty-four small holes can barely be seen in the red sun. The Brown flag during conservation. The bold aymbols on the top record the name of the family. Those on the right are the name of the soldier. Although these flags have been found to date as early as the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, they are most commonly associated with the second Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. They are the national flag of Japan, and were produced from varying materials to be carried with the man-off-to-war in his personal effects. The Brown's flag was made of cotton, and a translation of the writing tells us it was given to Yoshio Kojima from his family, friends, co-workers, and employer. Written throughout are hopeful messages, such as “Give seven lives for Your Country,” “Please work with good health,” and “Take care.” The flag served as a type of talisman for the recipient--every time the flag was unfolded and the soldier saw the exhortations and signatures, it was thought to galvanize the soldier to do his duty and see him through the challenging times of war. Richard K. Brown passed this flag down to his sons. Richard was born on May 18, 1917, in Ohio. He graduated from University High School in Ann Arbor in 1935 and graduated in 1940 from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1941, Richard joined the Army but was able to attend courses at Harvard's Underwater Sound Lab as research associate, testing anti-submarine sonar for the Navy and Army Air Corps. He later went on to attend MIT and a secret course at the Bell Lab School. With all this education under his belt, 1st Lieutenant Richard K. Brown entered active service on March 31, 1943. The Brown flag folded to show that all of the holes line up. As a Radar Observer, Brown flew 14 combat missions over the Philippines in a specially equipped B-24 bomber, looking for enemy radar stations. Brown commanded the radar countermeasures for six bomb groups under the Fifth Bomber Command. 1st Lt. Brown was honorably discharged on February 27, 1946. He passed away in 1991 and is interred in Ann Arbor, Michigan. How this flag originally came to be owned by Lt. Brown we may never know. But this flag represents two men from two different worlds, who sacrificed for the preservation of those worlds. This is especially poignant in light of evidence that the flag is battle damaged. When folded small enough to fit into a pocket, the 24 small holes all line up, as if they were made at the same moment from a bullet or other projectile. A different Japanese Peace flag conserved by MTS. This example is made of silk and belongs to the Boston Marine Society. This flag was conserved and mounted by MTS in 2015. It was captured in the Philippines by Sgt. William Schrock. It is made from Rayon and likely dates to the end of the war. This Japanese flag is unusual in it's shape. It is made of silk and belongs to a private collector in Massachusetts. It was conserved and mounted at MTS in 2010. Museum Textile Services has had the honor of conserving four of these historic artifacts, one from a museum and three from private citizens. Two of the flags were made of silk, one of cotton, and one of rayon. These flags represent the men who carried them in the larger historical landscape of World War Two and were conserved to preserve the legacies of the two men fighting from different sides of the world, for their countries. Dylan M. Almendral is a military historian and collector of stories from World War One through the Vietnam conflict. 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__label__cc	0.645015	0.354985	News from the Department of Classical Studies at The Open University Category Archives: Conferences Reflections on ‘Married to the Military: Soldiers’ Families in the Ancient World and Beyond’ (OU in London, November 11th-12th 2016) by Emma Bridges Earlier this month, to coincide with Remembrance Day, Classical Studies at the OU hosted a two-day international conference in London on the theme of ‘Married to the Military: Soldiers’ Families in the Ancient World and Beyond’. The idea of thinking about ways in which we might compare the experiences of soldiers’ families in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds with those of their post-classical counterparts was born several years ago when my own marriage to a serving member of the armed forces led me to reflect on the ‘military spouses’ of ancient myth (think of, for example, the Homeric Penelope as the waiting wife of the Odyssey, or Andromache as a war widow in the Iliad). It was as a result of a conversation with my OU colleague Ursula Rothe, however, that the possibility of taking a broader view, in order to consider other areas of the classical world where we might explore the theme of military families, presented itself. While my own work tends to focus primarily on literary texts, and is grounded in the ancient Greek world, Ursula’s research looks at material culture, and has a decidedly Roman emphasis. By bringing together our complementary approaches to our discipline, and our expertise in different areas of the classical world, Ursula and I were able to put together a conference programme which drew on a cross-section of the range of sources, historical periods and geographical areas with which classicists work. For a flavour of what was discussed at the event, take a look at the conference programme and abstracts, and the Storify of livetweets (#OUMTTM) from across the two days. The conference took in ancient perspectives on military families drawn from a variety of different types of evidence, ranging from Greek epic poetry and classical Athenian rhetoric through historiography and ancient material culture, including epigraphic and archaeological sources. Papers ranged across the whole geographical and chronological spread of the classical world, with case studies looking at material not just from Greece and Rome but from locations across the Roman empire, including the provinces of Pannonia, Dacia and Egypt. The topics of presentations extended beyond the field of Classics too, and included an overview of the development of modern attitudes towards the military family from the period before the First World War to the present, which opened up the possibilities for rich discussions relating to comparative study and a consideration of where our own area of specialism might sit in relation to other historical periods up to the modern day. We were also treated to two keynote lectures which highlighted elements of the range of possible approaches which scholars might take when looking at this theme. Edith Hall’s talk explored classical reception studies with a discussion of Spike Lee’s 2015 film Chi-Raq and its relationship to Aristophanes’ 411 BCE comic play Lysistrata and the soldiers’ wives portrayed there. For our second keynote Penelope Allison, whose work on Roman archaeology and gender has been instrumental in shaping this field of study in recent years, took us on an illuminating tour of the development of scholarship relating to the presence of women and children inside Roman military bases. One of the great pleasures of studying Classics has always been, for me, its inherent interdisciplinarity; the field offers opportunities to work with a whole range of different kinds of evidence, from diverse geographical areas and across a wide chronological span. Working with a far-reaching theme such as that of this conference, which resonates throughout and beyond the ancient world, allows us to make fresh connections and draw fruitful comparisons between our own work and that of scholars working in other fields. The conversations which began at the event are set to continue; I look forward to seeing how this emerging network based on our shared interests develops in future. The organisers of the conference would like to extend our thanks to the Institute of Classical Studies and the Hellenic Centre for their generous support of the event. This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged interdisciplinarity, military families, war on November 16, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Conference: Married to the Military: Soldiers’ Families in the Ancient World and Beyond Registration is now open for ‘Married to the Military: Soldiers’ Families in the Ancient World and Beyond’, an international conference commemorating Remembrance Day to be held at the Open University in London (1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London NW1 8NP), 11th-12th November 2016. The conference comprises two days of academic papers and includes keynote lectures by Prof. Edith Hall (King’s College London) and Prof. Penelope Allison (University of Leicester). The first of these is a free public event generously sponsored by the Hellenic Centre – all are welcome to attend. The full conference programme can be viewed here. The cost of the conference is £30 for two days or £20 for one day, to include lunch and refreshments as well as a wine reception prior to the first keynote lecture, hosted by the Hellenic Centre (16-18 Paddington Street, London W1U 5AS) on Friday 11th November. The conference dinner will be held at Opso Restaurant (10, Paddington Street, London W1U 5QL) on Friday 11th at an additional cost of £28.60 per person (excluding wine). Payment is possible by cheque, credit card or BACS transfer. To register, and for payment details, please email Emma Bridges (e.e.bridges@open.ac.uk) by 1st November 2016, stating whether you wish to attend the full conference or for one day only, and whether you will be attending the conference dinner. Thanks to the generous support of the Institute of Classical Studies a limited number of bursaries to cover the conference fee (excluding the cost of the conference dinner) and to assist with travel expenses (from within the UK) is available to support the attendance of postgraduate students and those who are under- or unemployed. If you would like to be considered for a bursary please email the organisers (Emma Bridges, e.e.bridges@open.ac.uk and Ursula Rothe, ursula.rothe@open.ac.uk) directly by 14th October 2016, outlining briefly your reasons for wishing to attend the conference and stating whether you require a bursary to cover the cost of the conference fee alone, or to assist with travel expenses in addition (if the latter, please give an indication of the expected cost of travel). Those who have no access to an alternative source of funding (e.g. from an institution to which they are affiliated) will be given priority. This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged armed conflict, classical reception, gender, military history, military spouse, miltary families, war on September 26, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Conversations in classical reception: #OU21Cmyth Arachne weaving her final tapestry, by Carlyn Becchia (www.carlynbeccia.com/) Reproduced by kind permission of the artist. Emma Bridges reports on ‘Remaking ancient Greek and Roman myths in the twenty-first century’ Earlier this month the Open University’s Camden office hosted an event entitled ‘Remaking ancient Greek and Roman myths in the twenty-first century’. The aim of the day was to bring together academics and practitioners whose work focuses on contemporary versions of the mythical tales of ancient Greece and Rome. Myth is by its very nature pliable, and this means that it has always offered a rich source of inspiration for creative practitioners who have sought to rework these ancient stories in new contexts – historical, geographical and artistic. For those of us who study the reception of the ancient world in the post-classical era there is a wealth of myth-themed material which provides us with the opportunity to think about how these new contexts shape such creative responses, and to consider some of the reasons why these stories have enjoyed such longevity. Since joining the department of Classical Studies I’ve particularly relished the chance to work on our online journal Practitioners’ Voices in Classical Reception Studies, interviewing some of those for whom sources and themes from the ancient world have provided a stimulus for their own creative endeavours. This opportunity to engage with those whose creative work intersects with some of my own academic interests has been particularly valuable and thought-provoking, and it was with this in mind that I sought to bring together a whole range of practitioners and academics working on ancient mythical themes for this one-day colloquium. The day featured poets, playwrights and novelists, as well as those working on visual art and digital media; it was a huge privilege to hear these creative voices presenting, reading from and discussing their own artistic outputs. The colloquium culminated in a spell-binding performance from members of Blazon Theatre (one of whom, actress Laura Martin-Simpson, is studying for a Classical Studies degree at the OU), who brought to us a rehearsed reading of extracts from their new play, ICONS, which reimagines the myths of the Amazons for the twenty-first century. You can read the abstracts of talks which were given here, and there is a Storify of livetweets from the day (via #OU21Cmyth), featuring images and audio clips, here. Thanks also to one of the participants, the poet Gareth Prior, who has put together a blog post reflecting on the day’s events. The conversations which the event opened up are set to continue in various forms; in light of the number of offers of papers received, we are discussing running a follow-up event, and there will be further news in due course as to how we plan to disseminate more widely the day’s proceedings. Watch this space! This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged classical reception; myth; poetry; theatre; art, theatre on July 27, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Borders and Boundaries: a report on the Leeds postgraduate interdisciplinary conference OU PhD student Sophie Raudnitz reports on the 7th annual postgraduate interdisciplinary conference hosted by the University of Leeds. On Monday 20th June, in a week when the issue of national borders and where we draw them was the focus of such intense political attention, I was delighted to attend the 7th Annual Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Leeds, entitled Borders and Boundaries. The aim of this conference was to bring together postgraduate students from different disciplines and different universities to think about borders—cultural, social, psychological and geographical—how we define them and how they are or might be transgressed. The conference took place at the beautiful Devonshire Hall in Leeds and was hosted by the Classics Department. There were two short keynotes speeches, one from Dr Ingrid Sharp from the Department of German and the other from Dr Emma Stafford from the Department of Classics, both of the University of Leeds. Dr Sharp spoke about ‘Crossing Gender Boundaries: Expressions of Feminist Rage in German Crime Fiction’ – a thought provoking and entertaining look at the way in which German feminist crime writers use humour as a way of affirming rather than denigrating women’s existence. Dr Stafford spoke later on ‘Thinking About Impact’ and research which crosses the boundary between the academic setting and the wider world. The programme was packed, with five sessions timetabled and two panels running simultaneously in each. Panel topics included ‘Human and Divine’, ‘Aquatic Boundaries’, ‘Home and Away’, ‘Intertextuality’ and ‘Memory’. Though most speakers were classicists, we also heard papers about wearing the veil as a Muslim feminist issue (by Sadia Seddiki, University of Leeds) and ‘transnational’, as opposed to ‘global’ memories of the Holocaust (by Jade Douglas, University of Leeds). I especially enjoyed Jade Douglas’s paper as her study of transnational Holocaust memory intersected with my own research in very interesting ways but as usual with conferences of this kind, just hearing the range of topics which people are researching, and the energy and enthusiasm with which they speak about them, is inspiring in itself. Given this, it seems churlish to mention individual papers but highlights for me included Natalie Enright (University of Leeds) speaking about ‘Crossing Psychic Boundaries: Humoral Infection of the Soul in Plato’s Timaeus’, Devon Allen (University of Leeds) discussing ‘To What Extent is There a Mythological influence over the Folkloric Type of a Mermaid’ and Maria Haley (University of Leeds) on ‘Beyond Justice: Atreus’ Transgressive Revenge in Greek Tragedy’. You can read Henry Clarke’s Storify of tweets from the event here. My own paper, the last of the day, was on ‘The Politics of Empathy: a Memory-Centred Approach to Euripides’ Trojan Women’ and it suggested that the notion of empathy might unite political and aesthetic approaches to tragedy but also might be a way into reading across genres and considering, for example, discussions around the legitimacy or morality of Holocaust fictions. The paper centred on the ways in which rhetoric generates empathy to sway political responses, and giving it at this conference on Borders and Boundaries, attended by delegates from across the EU, in that week when political rhetoric regarding borders and immigration was at its height, I could suddenly feel its ‘impact’. In all these respects, it was a very worthwhile trip. It was also great to compare experiences with postgraduate students from other universities and to meet people face to face I had hitherto only met on Twitter. My thanks to the committee from the University of Leeds Classics Department, and to Natalie Enright in particular, for organising such a great day. by Sophie Raudnitz This entry was posted in Conferences, PhD on June 29, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Wham, #BAM: Linking the Big Ancient Mediterranean This week Elton Barker, Reader in Classical Studies at the OU, tells us about his recent trip to the University of Iowa for the ‘Linking the Big Ancient Mediterranean’ (#BAM2016) conference. With this month’s news in the UK being dominated by the EU referendum and specifically the issue of migration, a fortnight ago I was making good my escape, so I thought, to the relative sanctuary of the American Mid-West. But, in addition to being detained upon entry to the US at Chicago O’Hare airport (the inconvenience of a missed flight a merest hint of the difficulty many experience when travelling), participants at the conference to which I had been invited time and again came back to a matrix of contemporary concerns, relating to ideas of networks and mobility; standards, services and accessibility; and transformation. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised: the conference was entitled “Linking the Big Ancient Mediterranean” (BAM) after all, and came with the promise of “leveraging the ancient world’s impressive and growing body of linked data to provide an innovative platform for research and teaching”. Organised by our Iowa hosts Sarah Bond and Paul Dilley, #BAM2016 brought together an array of scholars and research developers to talk about not only what digital work they were undertaking but how and why that was important for understanding their topic. The work represented was highly diverse: language texts ranged from Greek, Latin and Persian (Open Philology; Digital Latin Library), to Coptic (Coptic Scriptorium) and Syriac (Syriaca.org); disciplines from epigraphy (Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine; http://www.trismegistos.org/) and papyrology (http://papyri.info/), to graffiti (Ancient Graffiti Project), numismatics (Nomisma.org) and archaeology (3-D modelling of cultural heritage sites); and approaches from focusing on linking places (Pelagios), to linking people (SNAP:DRGN) and time (PeriodO). There were also a number of useful resources presented, such as the Classical Language Toolkit and a gazetteer of ancient place names (Pleiades Project). (You can see the full line-up at the BAM conference website.) Far from occluding the hard graft and uncertainty that goes into research, digital activity was shown to shine a light on scholarly practices. Nowhere was this better exemplified that in the project presented by Adam Rabinowitz, called PeriodO. Where a gazetteer like Pleiades has allowed researchers to agree on what place they are talking about (whether one uses the character string “Athens” or another “Athina” or even “Αθήνα”), which means that online documents referring to the same place can now be linked together (by Pelagios—the project I’m working on, more on which in a future post), there is no such agreement on time. Different scholars can—and frequently do—use the same period terms to mean widely different things, or with respect to widely different spaces. For example, how does a computer know that 323 BC, the Hellenistic period, the age of Alexander, etc. all specify more or less the same time? PeriodO, a Gazetteer of Period Definitions, is an attempt to bring some order to this category chaos. Thus, an element of scholarly publications so familiar as the expression of time was revealed to be hugely complex and complicated because of the attempt to apply it in a digital realm. The same is true too, as Ryan Horne (Technical Director at BAM and map guru at the Ancient World Mapping Center) pointed out, of maps—and visualisations more generally: how do you visualise uncertain or ambiguous data? So, ambiguity and uncertainty were key take home messages—ironically, arguably, given how precise and certain digital data first appear. (We all need to be educated in reading visualisations and interpreting search results, not just our students.) But there are at least three further points to make about the projects presented: 1. Collaboration: as is clear from the brief narrative about PeriodO, it has built on previous and on-going work in the field, specifically by adapting an approach to connecting data taken from Pelagios’s focus on places; and Pelagios itself has been possible only because of Pleiades (among a whole host of other partners). There are various ways of doing collaboration of course: at Iowa, they have a dedicated in-house Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio, which helps to support scholars and provide assistance in addressing critical issues such as preservation and sustainability (more longstanding problems that haven’t gone away now that we’ve moved to the digital realm). What #BAM2016 revealed, however, is that collaboration also takes the form of teams of scholars and research developers that cross not only institution but also continents. (Pelagios’s Commons Committee is formed of both groups from European, US and South American institutions. And such collaboration as being developed by PeriodO, Pelagios and others is at its basis a way of connecting data and facilitating further collaboration—an infrastructure from the ground up, as it were. 2. Openness: a common element of all the projects (including Iowa’s Walt Whitman archive), which underpins the collaborative practices noted above, is the fact that they are open and accessible to all. At the very least openness means being able to access data and material openly—so, for data providers/curators, this means not holding data behind a paywall or making them accessible only via institutional networks. An indication of openness is the use of permissive Creative Commons (CC) licenses, such as those recently advertised by the AWMC for maps or those used by Perseus, which are importantly for not only allowing use but also enabling re-use. (The Hestia project was able to “reuse” the Perseus text of Herodotus, to conduct various digital mapping experiments. I write more about this experience, in the context of digital texts more generally, with Melissa Terras.) In fact, sharing extends beyond data: a number of the projects are using the GitHub online repository to make their tools and code available, which can then be used and improved upon by the community. 3. Community: and so we get to the c-word—the human factor in the digital world. As part of their goal of openness, all the projects had in mind a public audience that includes but also somehow extends beyond academia. (How to address different audiences was a major concern highlighted by a number of speakers.) As part of their interest in collaboration, all the projects had in mind, too, building common methods and processes for working with digital data and tools. In fact, together with technical development, community building is the aim of Pelagios Commons, on the understanding that digital resources will remain a niche product and the preserve of the few unless they can be embedded in everyday practice. This is not only a question of how data can be produced but also how data can be consumed: while digital classics guru, Sebastian Heath, was presenting his work on Mapping Roman Amphitheaters, thoughts turned to how his combination of narrative and modelling approaches could form a recognisable scholarly publication. (Or, rather, how they currently don’t.) More challenging still: now that we are able to link between datasets of highly varied nature—texts, databases (of archaeological material), images (of maps, artefacts, etc.)—what happens then? How does one read archaeological excavation data alongside a literary text? And, even if one has as the target the Bigger Ancient Mediterranean picture, how can we put these diverse data together to make sense of this highly contested, rapidly changing, transforming space? I’ll finish my summary on this note of caution about the possible transformative, even disruptive, effects of the digital on traditional scholarship, though other opinions are available. (See, for example, the excellent blog posts on #BAM2016 by Michael Satlow and Ryan Horne, while an archive of all the tweets—and there were many—has been created in storify.) But to end, paradoxically, I’d like to briefly sketch how I began my presentation, with Herodotus. We are all by now familiar with the Greek – barbarian axis by which Herodotus introduces his inquiry into the Persian Wars, and which has proven influential for how space—at least the Mediterranean space—is still viewed as divided between West and East (or a European vs. Oriental/African other). We even hear an echo of Herodotus’s opening concerns just a few chapters into his narrative, when it is said that the Persians consider “Asia and the barbarian nations dwelling there” their own, while considering Europe and Greece (or, more accurately, the “Greek thing”, to Hellenikon) separate (1.4.4). Yet, that viewpoint is pointedly attributed to Persian wise men; observing how Herodotus begins his attempt to put together (sumballesthai—a word Herodotus uses to describe moments of interpretation) his Big Ancient Mediterranean suggests a far more complex and uncertain route. Immediately the category distinction between Greek and barbarian is complicated and compromised by the introduction of not only Persians but also Phoenicians (1.1: Are they both barbarian? To what extent? In the same way?) And not only do the Phoenicians enter the scene already networking (carrying Egyptian and Assyrian merchandise here and there and to Argos), but they have a different story of the origins of the conflict (1.5.2). The Mediterranean comes across as an already highly interconnected, diverse and contested space, and Herodotus’s way of putting that space together—to borrow a contemporary idea—highly networked. (For more on Herodotus’s networked thinking, see Hestia’s New Worlds OUP book.) Putting aside these opening skirmishes of accusation and counter-accusation, Herodotus asserts that he’ll investigate cites both small and large alike, since, he reckons, happiness does not reside “in the same place” (1.5.4)—a striking metaphor carried over from the spatial realm to the analysis of human life. For Herodotus, the Mediterranean was already a world in motion. In antiquity this insight anticipated Thucydides’s anatomisation of the great “movement”, kinesis, of his time, the war between the Athenians and Spartans. So it is again now, and we have an obligation as researchers to inquire into its causes and unpick as best we can the various threads that provide the dominant stories of our day. Editor’s note: You can find Elton on Twitter @eltonteb This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged digital humanities, Herodotus on June 21, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Remaking ancient Greek and Roman myths in the twenty-first century Arachne weaving her final tapestry, by Carlyn Beccia (www.carlynbeccia.com) Reproduced by kind permission of the artist. [Update 23rd May: All full-day spaces for this event are now filled. If you wish to be placed on a waiting list for a space please get in touch. There are still spaces available for the public event at 5.45pm.] Registration is now open for this one-day colloquium, which brings together academics and creative practitioners working on contemporary versions of ancient myths. The event will be held at The Open University in London (1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London NW1 8NP) on 7th July 2016. Attendance at the event is free but booking is essential. Places are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Attendees may register either for the full event or for the public performance at 5.45pm. To reserve a place please email Emma Bridges (e.e.bridges@open.ac.uk) by Tuesday 28th June, stating whether you wish to register for the whole day or for the public event at 5.45pm only. The programme for the event is as follows: 10.00 – Coffee/registration 10.25 – Welcome 10.30-12.30 – Session 1 (Chair: Lorna Hardwick) Atreus, Trujillo and the myth-making of Junot Díaz. Justine McConnell (Oxford) Border territories: transgressing ancient mythic voices in contemporary poetry. A reading and conversation with Josephine Balmer, Fiona Cox and Elena Theodorakopoulos. ”There is another story”: writing after the Odyssey in Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad. Emily Hauser (Yale) Avid for Ovid: using music to enhance danced interpretations of Ovid’s mythical world. Malcolm Atkins (Open University) 12.30-1.30 – Lunch 1.30-3.30 – Session 2 (Chair: Jessica Hughes) Twerking for Dionysus in Jan Fabre’s Mount Olympus. Emma Cole (Bristol) A thoroughly modern maiden: Artemis myth and ritual in twenty-first century Kent. Frances Eley (Open University) ”Stranger still are waters charged”: metamorphosing Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (Ovid, Met. 4.285-388). Artist presentation by Anna Parker (Umeå Academy of Fine Arts). Regendering Oedipus: from tragic drama to many-mouthed lyric. Poet Amy McCauley in conversation with Gareth Prior. 3.30-4.00 – Tea 4.00-5.30 – Session 3 (Chair: Henry Stead) Where on earth did you get a story like that? Readings from a new play, Orpheus and Eurydice, presented by Sharon Jennings (playwright). Subversive advents: exploring a Bacchic narrative in popular cinema. David Bullen (Royal Holloway) Apotheon: redesigning myth for a video game. Maciej Paprocki (LMU Munich) 5.45-6.45 – Public event Giving life to the Amazons via the modern female gaze. Theatre-makers Laura Martin-Simpson and Rachel Bagshaw (Blazon Theatre) in conversation, with readings from ICONS, a new play by Paula B. Stanic. This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged classical reception, myth on May 13, 2016 by Emma Bridges. OU Classical Studies Postgraduate Work in Progress Day 2016 Classical Studies PhD student Sophie Raudnitz reports on this year’s annual postgraduate work-in-progress event, which took place in Milton Keynes on 5th May 2016. Some of the student speakers at the event I am writing this as I bask in the aftermath of a fantastic Open University Postgraduate Work in Progress Day at Walton Hall last week. I took part in my first one of these last year, six months into my PhD. It was the first time that I had presented a conference paper and I was very grateful for the opportunity to do so in such a supportive and friendly environment. I also relished the fact that the day made me feel part of a wider community of OU classicists. The day was a real eye-opener in terms of the variety of work going on under the umbrella of Classical Studies at the university. Because of this positive experience last year, when Emma Bridges said that the department was looking for a PhD student to help with the organisation this year and asked me if I might be interested, I was happy to get involved. You’ll be relieved to hear that I won’t say much about this process but a couple of things stood out. I was amazed by the number of responses to my initial ‘save the date’ email from MA students all over the world. Most of them, understandably, could not come to Milton Keynes for a one day conference but the level of interest and the strength of positive feeling towards the OU were particularly heart-warming. As it was, we had an MA speaker, Silvana Delatte, who came over from Switzerland and a PhD student, Dominic Solly, who joined us on Skype from New York. Many of those from the UK also travelled great distances to be there. My other ‘moment’ came as I was compiling speakers’ biographies for the panel I was chairing: I am in awe of the way in which the OU brings together people from such disparate backgrounds, leading such different lives. PhD student Mair Lloyd presenting her work on Latin language pedagogy Luckily, a good number of people offered papers without my having to coax at all. We decided to take a relatively formal approach to this year’s conference in asking speakers to submit abstracts, really for the practice that this affords rather than because of any competitive or exclusive element. Emma and I both felt strongly that everyone who wanted to speak should have the opportunity to do so but that the rigour of writing and submitting abstracts and of sticking to word and time limits was worth encouraging too. Again, this process was made very easy by the cooperation of all involved. The final programme consisted of one MA student and eight PhD students, at various points into their studies – from 4 months in to near completion. Taking various factors into account, like travel plans and East Coast Time, I tried to organise the programme in such a way that there was some kind of thematic connection within each of the three panels and I think the day showed the success of this. I certainly found that ideas from previous papers fed very naturally into the way I thought about subsequent ones. PhD student Catherine Hoggarth speaking about ‘A multisensory exploration of movement across Rome’s urban bridges’ Like last year’s Work in Progress Day, this year’s was almost unadulteratedly great, aside from the inevitable IT stress at the start. Everyone listened, commented and questioned generously and positively and I think that we all appreciated the opportunity to take part. We heard papers on a wide variety of subjects and it was great to see the range of approaches used and to hear the genuine enthusiasm with which people discussed their work. Suffice it to say that Stuart McKie kicked off thinking about gestures of binding and unbinding and shared with us his experiments in sitting at his desk and holding his thumbs, while the day ended with Claire Greenhalgh inviting us to think about ideas of slavery and liberty in Starz’s Spartacus, with adventures in chicken catching and, frankly, many more votive penises than I was expecting, on the way. As a result of Stuart’s paper on body language and magic, I for one, found myself acutely conscious of the way I was crossing my legs or clasping my hands for the rest of the day. After listening to Catherine Hoggarth speaking about on the sensory experience associated with crossing Roman bridges, I became very contemplative about the bridge over the river into my town as I drove home that evening. Several of us live tweeted furiously, fingers flying, under the hashtag #OUCSWiP – for a flavour of the topics discussed you can read a Storify of the event here. This was my first foray into live tweeting; I have previously held back as I’m not good at multi-tasking at the best of times. Actually it really added to the experience, allowing me to focus better, and seeing the bank of tweets mounting up from other tweeters was genuinely exciting! I hope that everyone found the day as rewarding and enjoyable as I did and would really like to thank all those who came along. As you can tell, I’m still on a bit of a high. I’d also like to thank the department for laying on this day for us (and to so many staff members for giving up their time to come along). I hope that the PG WiP Day remains an institution and I’m already very much looking forward to next year’s! Editor’s note: You can also find Sophie on Twitter @seraudnitz This entry was posted in Conferences, MA, PhD and tagged MA in Classical Studies, PhD, postgraduate, research on May 9, 2016 by Emma Bridges. Seventh Conference of Italian Archaeology Phil Perkins and Eleanor Betts represented the OU Classical Studies department at the Seventh Conference of Italian Archaeology, which was held at the National University of Ireland, Galway on 16th-19th April 2016. Scholars from 15 countries presented papers and posters on the archaeology and cultural history of Italy from prehistory to the modern period. Whilst the primary theme of the Conference was the archaeology of death, our papers considered some recent developments in Italian archaeology. Phil Perkins presenting on exciting recent finds from Poggio Colla Phil spoke about the final excavation seasons at Poggio Colla and their context in Northern Etruria, focusing in particular on the remarkable stele which was discovered in Summer 2015. The stele was built into the wall of the earliest temple and bears one of the longest inscriptions known in Etruria. Phil will be presenting on this, and more, in the Accordia Lecture Series on 3rd May. You can also find out more about the stele and the initial reading of the inscription, here (at 08:54 to 15:16 minutes in the Italian news programme). Susanna Harris presenting her Etruscan cloak experiment Eleanor organised and presented in the panel ‘Moving Bodies: Multisensory Approaches to the Ancient Mediterranean’, which was in many ways part of the homage to the work of Ruth Whitehouse which marked the conference. The papers were wide-ranging in their chronological spread, and what they had in common was their application of phenomenology to ancient sites and fieldwork methods in Italy and Malta. The five papers presented were by Sue Hamilton and Ruth Whitehouse, Reuben Grima, Claudia Lambrugo, Susanna Harris and Eleanor Betts. Robin Skeates wrapped up the session, drawing out the main themes of the presentations, and giving much food for thought for the future of sensory archaeologies. You can read more on these papers and the discussion at Sensory Studies in Antiquity. This entry was posted in Conferences, Fieldwork, People, Reviews and tagged Ancient Italy, archaeology, Etruscan, Open University, sensory studies on April 28, 2016 by Eleanor Betts. A report from the Classical Association annual conference (#CA16) This year’s Classical Association (CA) conference, the largest annual gathering of classicists in the UK, was hosted earlier this month by the University of Edinburgh and was well-attended by members of the OU’s Classical Studies department. Several of us convened panels or gave papers, and still more of us went along to meet up with colleagues from other universities and to find out more about ongoing research in our field. Next year will see the CA conference co-hosted by the Open University in conjunction with the University of Kent, so this was also a great opportunity for us to take notes on some of the organisational aspects of running such a large-scale event! Eleanor Betts presenting at the ‘Sensational Sanctuaries’ panel. Image credit Lewis Webb. Illustrations (projected) thanks to Jasmine Parker. Eleanor Betts convened two separate panels, this first of which was ‘Sensational Sanctuaries’, at which both Eleanor and Emma-Jayne Graham presented aspects of their research on sensory experiences of ancient religious sites. The second panel, ‘Power Ranging: Processional Routes from Republican Rome to Napoleonic Paris’ included two of Eleanor’s current PhD students, CHASE student Catherine Hoggarth (University of Kent) and Lewis Webb (Umeå University, Sweden). Read more at Sensory Studies in Antiquity. Meanwhile Associate Lecturer Tony Keen, as part of a panel on classical myth and science fiction, presented his research on Greek mythology in Iain Banks’ The Bridge. Elsewhere PhD student Mair Lloyd organised a panel on ‘Living Latin’ which brought together experts on the use of immersive spoken language classes as a means of learning the ancient language. You can read a summary of the panel and listen to recordings of the individual presentations on Mair’s blog, and see the Storify of the panel, which was incredibly well-received, here. Mair, along with James Robson, also presented a session on language pedagogy – ‘From zero to hero: managing the transition to university-level study at the OU’ – which showcased the OU’s new Latin module. We asked some of our postgraduate students to share their thoughts on attending the conference. Here’s what they had to say: Stuart McKie (PhD student) told us: My favourite thing about the CA was the huge variety of panels on offer. Over the three days I was there I heard papers on Roman temples, rebel speeches in Tacitus, female suicide in Greek tragedy and Greek myths in modern sci-fi. For my own research interests, the experience of religious and magical practices, the panel on ‘sensational sanctuaries’ was the most applicable. The four papers presented, including those from the OU’s own E-J Graham and Eleanor Betts, gave me great insights into the work being done to understand how people in the ancient world experienced their religious spaces. For me the stand-out paper from the whole conference was from Terence Tunberg, who gave a demonstration of how he teaches Latin as a living language. The paper was delivered completely in Latin in an incredibly energetic style, and included audience participation to get us all involved. I came away with a completely different appreciation not only of teaching methods, but also of how Latin works as a lived, spoken language. The social side of the conference was also great for me. I got to meet lots of new people, as well as reconnecting with people I only really see at these huge conferences. As this is the 21st century, a fair chunk of this networking was done online, with a very active group of people on Twitter using the hashtag #CA16. All in all it was a great few days, and I already can’t wait for next year! Cheryl Barker (MA student) writes: The 2016 conference was the biggest to date, and thus offered a wide variety of panels over 4 days. There were opportunities to discover new approaches to classics, hear a panel in spoken Latin or review papers on more familiar areas related to one’s own past or current studies. I was very happy to listen to PhD students presenting their ongoing research on the reception of Sappho and erotica or theological reflections on Cicero. Eminent professors from across the world debated Tacitus and the peripheries of Empire, ekphrastic mimesis and Persian women in the Greek arts. The conference was an interesting, informative and convivial experience, and an opportunity for sharing ideas and socialising with likeminded people. It was great to meet up with old friends I first met through OU online fora or at past conferences as well as making new acquaintances over the delicious cakes and scones. There was opportunity to explore the cultural aspects of Edinburgh whether on a walking tour of the city or by a visit to Rosslyn Chapel. However for me, the highlight of the conference was Friday evening’s dinner with a traditional ambience – a ceilidh and Scottish dancing until the wee small hours. My favourite panels, unsurprisingly, were those which reflected my interest in Greek tragedy and reception and the connection between science fiction and the classics. The panel entitled ‘Archaeology of Stardom’ made me wish my research was on the reception of classics in contemporary media. Antony Augoustakis compared the 1960 film ‘Spartacus’ with the 2010s swords-and-sandals television series whilst Monica Cyrino’s cleverly titled ‘Maximal Projections’ explained how audiences can read classical personas through actors’ previous works – or how Russell Crowe brought Maximus to Noah! Included in another great panel on gender and sexuality was ‘Nymphos and Nags’ about representations of women in British sitcoms based in the Roman world focusing upon ‘Up Pompeii’, ‘Chelmsford 123’ and ‘Plebs’. Stereotyped women’s roles are as present in modern comedies as in Aristophanes’ from Classical Athens. Later, I headed to the Body Adaptors panel and heard, in my opinion, the most intriguing paper of this year’s conference. Were glass and terracotta grave finds ancient baby bottles and breast pumps – or not? It took experimental archaeology to a whole new level! Of her experience at the conference Claire Greenhalgh (PhD student) said: This was my second CA and it was every bit as useful as my first (in Bristol) last year. These events are simply incomparable for making contacts, meeting up with fellow classicists, making friends, discussing your research, meeting all the luminaries in your field (in my case Monica Cyrino, the undisputed guru of television classical receptions) and getting a real feel for all the amazing research being done ‘out there’, particularly for distance-learning, part-time researchers like myself. Living in North Wales is also a bit of a barrier when it comes to attending conferences relevant to my field and without the luxury of being able to get to London, Oxford or any of the major university cities easily, attendance at the CA will surely become a fixture of my academic year. Pacing yourself at such an event is very important as there is always so much going on! This year the Q&A with Ian Rankin and Lindsey Davis was a highlight for me, but the opportunities for networking and learning about new research fields from attending the sessions were invaluable. I am a classical receptions specialist and I’m always impressed by the expertise out there, especially from early research PhD students who give fascinating, erudite and extremely informative presentations. It makes me aware of how much I need to do, but it’s equally inspiring as well. For me the classical receptions panel ‘The Archaeology of Stardom’ was the most fascinating and also the funniest! One paper in particular made me nostalgic for many a Sunday afternoon spent watching biblical epics like Ben Hur, El Cid (not technically ancient world, but certainly epic) and The Ten Commandments, as well as some of the dodgier B-movie stuff like the deliciously bad but gorgeously shot Samson and Delilah. The talk by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones examined the role of off-screen star personas on the way Hollywood classical epics in the cinema were ‘read’ by audiences. He suggested that many star actors simply played themselves and viewers often confused historical figures with the actors who play them: after all, for many, Charlton Heston IS Moses. Llewellyn-Jones’ main case study was the notorious Taylor/Burton romance which dominated the filming of the disastrous Cleopatra (1963) and profoundly shaped the outcome and reception of the text; Taylor’s star image dominated the picture and the scandal of their liaison meant that the film was all about Antony and Cleopatra (Caesar’s contribution is largely forgotten today) – the film narrative had been envisaged differently but was changed to accommodate the star system. We were treated to some fabulous screen shots, stills, images of those gorgeous movie stars and some wonderful vignettes about the filming. It made me want to watch the film all over again…well, almost! We hope that you’ll be able to join us next year for the jointly-hosted Open University/Kent conference in Canterbury. For more information, including a call for papers, see the ‘CA2017’ tab at the top of this page. This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged Classical Association on April 20, 2016 by Emma Bridges. A postcard from Rome (the RAC/TRAC conference 2016) The Open University was well represented at the combined Roman Archaeology Conference and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC/TRAC for short), held at La Sapienza University in Rome from March 16th-20th. A crowd of us went along to present papers, run sessions and/or listen to the latest research in Roman Archaeology – and of course we also took the opportunity to visit museums and sites across the Eternal City… Stuart McKie giving his paper on curse tablets Jessica Hughes and Stuart McKie both presented in a session on Thursday entitled Appropriating Traditions, Negotiating Forms: Material Culture and Roman Religion Between Categories and Variables. The session was organised by Katharina Rieger from the University of Erfurt, who had asked us to consider “how [we] might make use of standardisation, appropriation and transformation when dealing with the varieties from the world of things.” Jessica considered these issues in relation to the votive offerings she works on, revisiting the ancient and modern terminology for dedications; she also explored how digital technologies such as data-tagging and cluster analysis might lead us towards new ways of dividing and classifying the millions of votive objects that survive from the ancient world. Stuart then looked at how the categories developed by scholars in relation to Greco-Roman curse tablets might be applied or re-invented in relation to the North-Western curse tablets that he is studying in his PhD. His paper emphasised the role of social context and on-going personal relationships in the creation of the tablets, and drew parallels with anthropological case studies from traditional cultures in the modern world. (Visit Stuart’s blog to find out more about this topic!) A distance shot of Eleanor Betts, talking about Ostia and the Senses Eleanor Betts had organised a whole panel on Sensory Archaeology, and this took place on the Friday morning. Taking as its theme the multiple perspectives of sensory space, this session explored the role played by the senses in recognising, understanding and using Roman urban space, with a specific focus on movement within the cities of Rome, Ostia and Pompeii. Eleanor’s own paper (‘Multisensory Mapping of Ostia’s Regio I.IV’) demonstrated the extent to which reconstructing sensory data might alter our perceptions of ancient cityscapes. (You can read more about Eleanor’s work on the senses on the Sensory Studies in Antiquity blog). When the conference drew to a close on Saturday afternoon, many of the delegates made their way down to the Roman Forum. A number of us spent the afternoon exploring the church of Santa Maria Antiqua, which had re-opened with great ceremony earlier that week when the icon of the Madonna had been brought ‘home’ in a procession from the church of Santa Maria Nova. We were quite amazed by the museological techniques that the curators had used to bring the wall-paintings alive, such as the lasers projecting colours, details and explanatory text on top of the faded frescoes. Individually, we managed to fit in several other research-related visits to Roman museums. On Wednesday Jess met the painter Umberto Passeretti at Trajan’s Markets to interview him about his exhibition ‘Un presente antichissimo’ for our OU e-journal Practitioners’ Voices in Classical Reception Studies. It was fantastic to walk around the temporary exhibition – arranged amidst the ancient sculptures – and to listen to the artist talk about his classically-inspired paintings of myths and bodies. Jess and Emma-Jayne also went the Capitoline Museums to visit the exhibition Capitol. Myth, Memory and Archaeology, although we spent an equal amount of time gazing at the tiny gemstones from the collections of the Fondazione di Dino e Ernesta Santerelli. Offerings left at the remains of the Temple of Julius Caesar in the Forum Romanum to mark the Ides of March. Before the conference started on Tuesday, Stuart witnessed a fatal stabbing at Largo Argentina… well, the re-enactment of one anyway! It was the Ides of March, and a local historical re-enactment group put on a dramatization of the assassination of Julius Caesar – it was quite an experience! Also while in the city, Stuart had a look at the new display of the curse tablets from the Fountain of Anna Perenna in the Epigraphic Museum at the Baths of Diocletian. It’s a great display, and shows not only the curses themselves but the magic dolls and other ritual objects deposited in the fountain. Since at least one other OU Classicist is going to Rome this year, we thought it was only fair to share our best food-related discoveries too! For lunches around the forum/Piazza Navona area we would recommend the Antica Birreria Peroni. It has a nice atmosphere (lovely frescoed walls), and a reasonably-priced menu; dishes include Roman classics like spaghetti cascio e pepe and is open throughout the afternoon (useful if, like us, you lose track of time in the museum!) If you are after artichokes (carciofi) or just something a bit more traditional, try Trattoria da Giggetto located right next to the ancient Portico d’Ottavia. La Sapienza University is in the area of San Lorenzo, which is a little way from the city centre. But if you find yourself there, we’d highly recommend a visit to Pinsa e Buoi. Everyone has their favourite place for ice-cream in Rome so why not try them all?! Emma-Jayne’s favourite is San Crispino, just round the corner from the Trevi Fountain on Via della Panetteria (they also have a shop close to the Pantheon) and highly recommends their ginger and cinnamon or straciatella flavours. There’s also a San Crispino’s at Fiumicino airport! Emma-Jayne (and Constantine) in the Capitoline Museums This entry was posted in Conferences and tagged archaeology, Museums, Rome on April 10, 2016 by Jessica Hughes. OU Classics at 50: a view from the hill country – by Judith George Happy Birthday OU – by Paula James Studentships: MA in Classical Studies Happy birthday, OU! – by Janet Huskinson Book launch event in honour of John K. 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As part of its silver anniversary celebrations this year, the company will make an additional $25,000 contribution to its long-time partner, Ke Kai Ala Foundation, a Hawaii-based charity that supports youth, the environment, and cultural programs. Additionally, this year, Kona Brewing Co. will expand its giving program to support new communities across the U.S. mainland, including a nationwide Meals on Wheels Van Tour. The New Kona Brewery: Kona Brewing Co.’s largest undertaking, both in size and scale, is a new state-of-the-art 30,000 square-foot brewery, located just steps away from the original brewery in Kailua-Kona. Kona Brewing Co. invested more than $20 million to ensure it is one of the most efficient and sustainable breweries in the world. 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Additionally, the company will launch its first-ever on-package sweepstakes program, giving fans an opportunity to win a chance to visit Kona’s home in Hawaii. “Some of our greatest memories over the past 25 years have been when consumers, who may or may not have had the opportunity to visit Hawaii, are introduced to the Aloha Spirit through our beer,” said Wang. “Being able to share the spirit of Hawaii and remind more people of the countless reasons we love our home is why we continue to do what we do. We can’t wait for another 25 years of brewing Liquid Aloha and celebrating what matters most with our ever-expanding Ohana.” To learn more about Kona Brewing Company, visit konabrewingco.com, follow @konabrewingco on Twitter and Instagram and check out youtube.com/konabrewingco. 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__label__wiki	0.634415	0.634415	« Neath Port Talbot may close up to 9, Kent may be outsourced, Bury Library space may be cut by two-thirds “Shush” is not a dirty word » “Volunteer grooming”: From opposition to proposition Sheffield are making it clear that over half of their libraries will close if people don’t stop protesting and start working with them, unpaid, to keep them open. This is part of a common strategy amongst councils which shifts the onus of responsibility away from themselves and onto local communities. If a local area doesn’t staff it’s own library then it is its own fault if it closes. Cuts from central government mean that everyone has to work harder and it’s the library user’s turn. The questionnaires and surveys, necessary for such cuts to go legally unchallenged, are sometimes weighted towards an expectation that the reader will volunteer. Groups which protest against the closures are thus not helping, but rather hindering, their library service. and, in the end, assist the Council in reducing their budget by, literally, doing their work for them. A lady on Twitter I was in conversation with called this strategy “volunteer grooming” and notes that her eighty year old father in law felt compelled to volunteer after such a questionnaire. People who love their library service then become split between those who want to protest and those who see the closure as inevitable unless they work unpaid to keep it open. Such splits can become quite acrimonious, To be fair, councils are facing the same problems everywhere and there are only so many solutions to the problem of the deepest cuts to local council budgets in peacetime history. No-one wants to be the one to close a library and so other options are found … and once the volunteer library idea takes hold, it’s hard to stop as it so neatly solves several problems at once. It shifts the blame and it co-opts those most likely to protest and it keeps the libraries open, at least in the short term. OK, it’s not entirely what a purist would call 100% voluntary and it’s bad news for the paid library staff (and presumably any other paid council staff where volunteers are seen as an option) but the library keeps open. But councillors may be tempted to say get real, for this is Local Government Budget Hell so expect a devil’s bargain. Those who believe in an adequately funded and staffed library service may be tempted to say other things. Derbyshire – Five libraries to have increased opening hours (an extra 4 to 9) due to health funding. Devon – Exeter redevelopment to include wifi, cafe, council information, outside seating, cultural events. Opening hours to be extended. Topsham library may be taken over by volunteers. Sheffield – 16 libraries under threat (Woodhouse, Broomhill, Totley, Tinsley, Newfield Green, Greenhill, Burngreave, Stannington, Southey, Upperthorpe, Ecclesfield, Gleadless, Park, Jordanthorpe, Walkley and Frecheville). Telford and Wrekin – Dawley Library moves into co-location with new Academy. Digital hubs – An all-inclusive maker space including 3D printer, web/graphic design, videogame design, VHS converter. Micro sites for projects – e.g. Summer Reading Challenge in Suffolk. Annual General Meeting – CILIP. Proxies for the crucial CILIP AGM on the rebranding and on no confidence in the libraries minister Ed Vaizey need to be in by 11am on Thursday. Bats eat bookworms – Boston Globe. “In a new book, “The Library: A World History,” author James Campbell and photographer Will Pryce survey the world’s libraries, from the expansive new National Library of China to the Tripitaka Koreana, which was built in 1251 in South Korea and is one of the oldest intact libraries in the world. The book is full of interesting asides, including the fact about the bats, which live at the Biblioteca Joanina and the Mafra Palace Library in Portugal. “ Everyone will welcome free school meals, but it takes more than that to rear a successful, happy child – Alan Gibbons. “While a child’s stomach has to be filled, what about her or his mind? This week, it looks like Sheffield, Clegg’s local area, is going to lose half its libraries, a cut occasioned by the 28% reduction in local authority spending. Literacy, like a good diet, is essential to a child’ development. When will the long refused funds be found for that?” Dear Mr Dron, Thank you for your information request of 23 August. You asked for the following information: “Advice given by Mr Yinnon Ezra relating to issues arising out of the reorganisation of their library services by Brent, Lewisham , Isle of Wight and/or Bolton Councils together with notes, memoranda, minutes, reports and correspondence relating to consideration of any such advice.” I have dealt with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Following an extensive search of our records, I can confirm that the department does not hold any information within scope of your request. Yours sincerely, Freedom of Information Team “One is inclined to wonder what Mr Ezra does with his time. After all, he’s costing rather more than ACL (a body required by the 1964 Act), which the DCMS is so anxious to abolish that it neglected to provide for a consultation at the time it reached the decision on abolition.” Geoffrey Dron How stopping bedtime stories too early can damage children’s literacy: Those who are read to are more likely to enjoy books – Mail. “Oxford University Press surveyed 1,000 children aged seven to 11. Half of young readers said they’d enjoy reading more if parents helped. Many parents abandon reading with their children from the age of eight. Half of eight and nine year olds were ‘rarely or never read to at home’ International Games Day – IFLA. “We have always known that libraries link their communities to the wider world. Now we have a single event that will connect libraries on every continent – including Antarctica – in a single chain of communication lasting over 24 hours. International Games Day @ your library is a completely free event that links libraries all around the world. It is auspiced by the American Library Association. All you have to do to participate is have some games (of any kind) in or around your library on the day – this year, Saturday November 16. The event can be as simple or as elaborate as you like! You can read more about it, and see the free promotional posters you can use, at the link just given. To register, just go to http://bit.ly/igd13reg.” Look what just washed up on the beach: a pop-up library – Lost at E Minor (France). “A mobile library has popped up in the southern French town of Istres on the beach of Romaniquette. Dubbed Bibliotheque de Plage, it’s the creation of industrial designer Matali Crasset, who worked with the Istres municipal library to encourage book reading and borrowing. Nothing beats basking in the sun by the beach with a book in your hand” Public Libraries as Providers of Digitally Inclusive Services and Resources: A National Survey Redefined – Library PR. “Starting this September, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research & Statistics and the University of Maryland Information Policy & Access Center will begin capturing information about the vital roles public libraries play in supporting digital inclusion. The Digital Inclusion Survey will take the pulse of public library service in the areas of digital literacy, economic and workforce development, civic engagement, educational support, health information and public access to the internet.” Should Public Libraries be Welcoming Homes for Ingenuity? – PC World (USA). “Public libraries are about books, right? Yes, books. And something other than books, too. Public libraries are physical homes for the human imagination. The human imagination is represented physically in books, but also in the things we build and make. The media we make. The contraptions we devise. The songs we compose. The art we make. Traditionally, we haven’t thought of public libraries as “houses of ingenuity,” but maybe that’s the direction in which they’re headed.” Speak Up For Libraries conference in November – BookSeller. Toronto Public Library to open 2 digital hubs – City News Toronto (Canada). Centres will include 3D printers (naturally) and spaces for programming including facilities for devleloping games. “We’re doing this in the spirit of wanting people to learn, We’re going to be offering a wide range of workshops, not just training but also information – what does 3D printing mean for our world now.” Angus – Arbroath Library campaigners win their common good fight – Courier. “In the wake of what was described by one councillor as “an outbreak of common sense”, members voted overwhelmingly to reject the advice of legal experts and stop David Corsar’s gift to the town being moved to the authority’s general fund.” Brent – Council received ‘high proportion’ of fake emails supporting Kensal Rise Library development plans – Brent and Kilburn Times. Suspicion of foul play in moves to redevelop Kensal Rise Library: “The report states ‘a large proportion of the supporting emails appear to have been fabricated’. In a further twist, three ‘supporters’ informed the council they had not sent an email backing the plans from their address. In addition, written letters of support had been received addressed from 95 High Road which is the site of Willesden Library and correspondence addressed from Kensal Rise Library itself.” Bristol – Central Library: What’s in the lower floors? – Good for Bristol. Looks at the very-much used floors that the Free School wishes to take over and wonders at why the move is being considered and the detrimental impacts it will have on the library service. Bristol – Short Story: The Tale of the Mayor, the Cook and the Wardrobe – Blue Glass Boy. Entertaining short story that is not course meant in any way to reflect the current events in Bristol where a Free School is taking over part of the Central Library, with the reference stack and those departments using the space having to move elsewhere. Derbyshire – Health project cash will boost opening hours of city libraries – This is Derbyshire. “Five libraries in Derby are set to see their weekly opening hours increased. The move, which flies in the face of library cuts being made across the country, is set to affect libraries in Mackworth, Pear Tree, Alvaston, Sinfin, and the new Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library in Chaddesden.” … “It has been made possible by the fact that a new health project, funded by £1.5 million of Government cash, will be run from the sites.” Devon – Council outlines changes planned for Exeter libraries – Express and Echo. “At Exeter Central Library, the multi-million pound redevelopment will see the library deliver a broader range of council services, including a wider range of books and resources; a new cafe and outside seating area; Wi-Fi and public computing facilities; improved children and young people’s areas; better access for people with disabilities; quiet reading and study area; and toilet facilities. It will have an Information Hub and will run a programme of cultural events and activities. And it will include meeting spaces and conference facilities; and space for people, such as freelancers or from small businesses, to work from.” Flintshire – Council to review leisure services across the county – Daily Post. “Libraries, leisure and community centres could be shut under a major county-wide review to save cash. A report, to be considered by Flintshire councillors at a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday, has warned that: “The current level of assets cannot be sustained.” Radical proposals being put forward by Flintshire council include handing control of council-run assets to community run groups and housing different services, such as libraries and leisure centres under one roof. The review has been sparked, in part, by an £800,000 overspend, following the £6 million plus upgrade of the Deeside leisure centre and Flint’s Jade Jones centre.” Herefordshire – UNISON’s submission to cabinet regarding proposed cuts to Libraries – They are our libraries and museums / Facebook. Figures show county libraries some of cheapest in country and cuts already made. Kent – Libraries to appear on South Korean TV show – This is Kent. “SBS-TV – Korea’s equivalent of Channel 4 – has been examining the importance of libraries in the UK and the way they encourage the reading of traditional books in the digital age. As well as visiting The Reader Organisation in Liverpool and The Reading Agency in London, the production company decided to film in Kent. Among the activities filmed were a Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time session at the Eden Centre, Edenbridge, and a Creepy House Summer Reading Challenge activity at Sevenoaks.” Lincolnshire – Library cuts council stashes millions away – Spalding Today. ““Lincolnshire County Council underspent by over £1million every week last year and they had left over £55 million.”” Lincolnshire – Most older people in Lincolnshire are not online – Lincolnite. “Almost 64% of older people in Lincolnshire are not online, new data from Age UK shows, while under a third are silver surfers. The research also reveals that on average 61% of people aged over 65 in England are offline. There are only four areas in England where the percentage of older people online, outnumber those who are offline: Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Surrey.” Lincolnshire – “These proposals are very likely to be terminal to the Library Service” – Save Lincolnshire Libraries. “This text is a transcript of the speech given at Lincolnshire County Council Full Meeting by Councillor Steve Palmer (13th September 2013)” Medway – Payday loan sites blocked on Medway Council computers including at libraries amid debt fears – Kent Online. “The move comes amid increasing concerns about debt in the Towns and the number of quick-loan shops. Other measures include banning such lenders from advertising on the three hoardings the council owns and writing to local media to request free advertisements for Medway Credit Union.” Moray – Cullen Library closure battle heads for Holyrood – Banffshire Journal. “battle to save seven Moray libraries, three of them in Findochty, Portknockie and Cullen, has been taken to Holyrood and beyond, after Moray councillors last week ignored senior council officers’ recommendations and voted to close them next year to help the local authority make up a £30 million budget shortfall.” Moray – Leading Scottish author lends her support to Library campaigners – Inside Moray. “Before heading into the opening event at Elgin Library, author Janice Galloway chatted with campaigners and local SNP councillor Graham Leadbitter, saying: “Libraries have been around for 5,000 years and there is a very good reason for that – they are not just about books.” One of the leaders of the campaign, Daphne Francis, revealed that amongst the many steps being taken is the launch of a fund to finance a legal challenge against the closure decision.” Sheffield – Battle to save Sheffield libraries – Star. “Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, who represents Broomhill, said: “Local people have overwhelmingly said that they want Labour to keep their hands off our libraries. “The city faces tough choices but we know that if Labour cut their multi-million pound office makeover, libraries could be saved.” Sheffield – Broomhill library and Crosspool mobile library service to be axed – Crosspool News. Sheffield – Can we save Sheffield libraries? – Star. “The move would spell the loss of 75 full-time or equivalent jobs.” Sheffield – Council chief urges residents to support libraries – LocalGov. “Proposals to overhaul how libraries are run and managed in Sheffield will depend on successfully channelling the energy of community opposition to closures into support for running them, council chiefs have claimed. Sheffield City Council chief executive, John Mothersole, told LocalGov– the day after proposals inviting community groups to step in and take over the running of more than half of the authority’s 28 libraries – that the scale of the financial challenge means just about everything will have to change “Just cutting isn’t going to get us through this,’ Mr Mothersole said. ‘Residents must be prepared for, and please accept change happening in just about everything we do.’ He said libraries were treasured even by people who don’t use them and represent a very visible microcosm of changes to service delivery, but added there was a willingness to accept new ways of running services. ‘We now need to see that interest converted into solid proposals. It has to be co-created. People will put their energy into proposition, not opposition,’ Mr Mothersole added.” Sheffield – Cutbacks threaten Ecclesfield Library – Look Local. “Local Liberal Democrat and former East Ecclesfield Councillor Colin Taylor said “This is a devastating blow for our community. The council has dithered and delayed making this announcement causing a lot of concern and uncertainty locally. This closure is totally unnecessary and reflects the misguided priorities of our council. They can waste our money on town hall makeovers, paying full time union officials and consultants, rather than preserving these important local services.”” Sheffield – Libraries could face closure – ITV. Sheffield – Library closures proposals political spite says Clegg – Yorkshire Post. “Mr Clegg, MP for Sheffield Hallam, yesterday slammed Sheffield Council for the move, and said: “I’m hugely disappointed that Sheffield’s Labour councillors have chosen to protect office refurbishments and consultants over our much-loved local libraries. “I suspect that when they came to deciding priority Labour were motivated by political spite rather than looking at how much a particular library is used by the local community. “I’m certain that Sheffielders will make their views known during the consultation process.”” Sheffield – Up to 15 libraries in Sheffield face the axe – Star. “John Mothersole, council chief executive, said: “We can only fund 11 community libraries plus Central Library. “We thought up to 14 could close, but that has been increased because we face deeper budgetcuts than expected.” “There are 27 organisations who have expressed an interest in running libraries – although we do not want to name them at this stage, because they would then come under a lot of pressure. “We also know there are a lot of people and voluntary groups willing to run libraries and we have funding set aside to allow some of them to do so. “The ideal scenario would be where we do not have to close any libraries at all.”” Suffolk – Summer Reading Challenge – Suffolk Libraries. A collection of reviews, with book covers, from children who did the Creepy House challenge this year. Note also Libraries celebrate the busiest ever Summer Reading Challenge (press release) – “Suffolk Libraries have experienced their busiest ever Summer Reading Challenge this year. Over 7,800 children signed up to take part in the reading challenge which had a ‘creepy house’ theme and is a national initiative by the Reading Agency. This is the most children who have ever signed up in Suffolk (This compares with 7,320 in 2011 and about 6,500 in 2012). In total 34,559 books have now been read through the reading challenge across Suffolk and the total children’s books issued this summer is 178,250 which is an increase from last year.” “Sunderland library chiefs have some handy advice on what can replace local libraries facing closure. “Becase of Facebook, because of gadgets, we don’t need libraries in the way we used to when I was 15,” Cllr Graeme Miller told a public meeting, which agreed proposals for the closure of nine out of Sunderland’s 20 local libraries to save £850,000 a year. Quite apart from how completely un-useful Facebook is for most homework, research or reading for pleasure, Sunderland is part of the UK region with the highest concentration of people off-line, with a recent survey finding only 42 percent of less well off people in the city had online access from any type of “gadget”, including computers, smart phones and so on.” Sunderland – Library News – Private Eye, Tameside – People power writes a new chapter for Denton library – Manchester Evening News. “Denton West End library, in Tameside, has reopened under community control after town hall funding was pulled. An official launch ceremony was attended by members of the campaign group, who will now help to run it, and Denton and Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne.” “Mr Booton said it could not have been done without the hard work of volunteers, help from the charity Forever Manchester, and a loan from Co-operative and Community Finance to buy the building.” Telford and Wrekin – Dawley library reopens as part of Telford’s Phoenix Academy – BBC. ” town library has reopened as part of a new academy in Shropshire. Dawley library in Telford closed at its old premises last month. The new library is part of the £16m Phoenix Academy comprehensive school.” Wiltshire – Funding for creative libraries project – Salisbury Journal. Print article This entry was posted by Ian Anstice on September 18, 2013 at 9:45 pm, and is filed under Uncategorized. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. #1 written by Shirley Burnham “But councillors may be tempted to say get real, for this is Local Government Budget Hell so expect a devil’s bargain. ” In isolation, your statement may tug at the heart-strings of some. However, if people trouble to read the reports from Sheffield, they will note that there is a multi-million Pound refurbishment of council offices imminent. It might well be concluded that councillors have created any “Budget Hell” themselves – and that those who are to experience the “Hell” are the citizens whose library service is being decimated, not the councillors and officers. Self-interest, vanity projects, payments to ‘consultants and other ill-advised disbursements of taxpayers’ money are rife in many of the local authorities who are grooming or bullying residents to pay twice for the statutory library service.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line731
__label__cc	0.736761	0.263239	Six Months of Travel: Top 5 Animal Encounters 5. Feeding Baby Giraffes, South Africa South Africa is dotted with private farms which function essentially as tiny game parks where you can have up close experiences with animals led by professional game handlers and guides. Since they are typically full time managers of their wild-life and land, they can provide a more reliable and intimate encounter with their wildlife. Chandelier is just outside Outdshoorn, the long ago Ostrich capital of South Africa. At a certain time of the early 20th century Ostrich feathers were the height of fashion and “Ostrich Barons” of the small dusty town built elaborate farms and mansions. Today, the town is still South Africa’s Ostrich capital but the primary economic drivers are tourism and game meat production (Ostrich steaks primary among them). Our guesthouse suggested that we stop by Chandelier as they had two juvenile giraffes that you could assist feeding. The giraffes were each orphans, one a female from another park whose mother had died, the male an unfortunate reject from his herd at Chandelier. The game warden explained their history to us as he filled 2-liter coke bottles with cow milk. Once in the enclosure the animals came right over and basically took the bottles right out of our hands, swinging them up towards the sky as they gulped down their breakfast. The two were being cultivated to mate and in a year or so they will be released back out onto the reserve to start their own little brood. It was amazing to stand so close to these huge animals and to feel their necks as they gulped down the milk. They were surprisingly elegant – and fast – when they ran. It was a very cool up close with a really beautiful pair of animals. 4. Meerkat Adventures, South Africa Recommended by Lonely Planet and our friends in Cape Town, we were excited to join Meerkat Adventures for an early morning encounter with these rarely seen and very social animals in their natural environment. We drove out before dawn to meet a convoy of cars waiting on the side of the highway just outside Outdshoorn for our guide and his son to direct us off the road to the nearby Meerkat nest. They set up a table with instant coffee and rusks (a kind of Afrikaans biscotti) to warm us up in the chill of the early morning. We walked a few hundred feet from the road to a mound of earth covered in scrub. We waited for sun rise while our guide explained about his own path to working with and documenting these animals. He explained the unrealistic and misleading life as depicted on shows like “Meerkat Manor.” Meerkats in the wild never live in groups as large as those on the show and that despite their apparent socialness, they have little awareness of one another outside the daily routine of their feeding. When members of their social group are eaten or killed by other predators, they do not seem to exhibit any awareness that a member of their family is missing. The complicated and sentimental temperament depicted on the show is a fantasy well-crafted to engage viewers. As the sun and temperature above ground rose, the meerkats began to emerge to warm themselves and survey for predators. On their hind legs, their heads whip-sawing back and forth, they looked like clusters of commuters waiting for the bus. The characteristic standing lasted only a short while. Once sun was fully up, they dispersed into the brush to begin the day’s hunting. 3. Great White Shark Diving, South Africa We arose at 3:30 a.m. to make sure we could make the drive to Gansbaii to meet our boat at 6 a.m. We booked with White Shark Diving Company who had great reviews on Tripadvisor. Gansbaii is the traditional spot for shark diving in South Africa. It’s located near ‘Shark Alley’ and has the highest concentration of Great White Sharks on the planet. If you’ve seen a documentary on Great Whites, it was filmed here. One of the southern hemispheres largest colonies of seals is nearby, and the layout of islands creates a choke point as seals head out to the ocean to feed. The sharks wait… and hunt. “Shark Diving” is a misnomer since no companies operating out of Gansbaii use scuba gear or a free floating cage. Instead, the cage is attached to the boat and you sit in the cage with your head above water as they chum to attract the sharks. When a shark comes by, you dive under water to watch them pass. As promised we saw a significant number of sharks, the largest being a female who was 2.5 meters (almost 10 feet) long. She was also the most aggressive and devious of the sharks we saw. On several occasions, including ones you can see in the video, she came from directly under the tuna head almost snatching it away from the boat staff charged with keeping it out of her mouth. Our friend from the states described it well when he talked about the shark’s resemblance to machines. Whether it was their black dead looking eyes or the smooth, power of their movement in the water, they gave a strong and chilling feeling of otherness; that whatever consciousness amounted to for them would be unrecognizable to us. Their brain was wholly focused on one question: what it could eat. 2. Moholoholo Animal Sanctuary, South Africa Two separate and unrelated parties we met at camp grounds recommended that we visit Moholoholo on our way out of Kruger National Park. The animal park and sanctuary has daily visits to their home for rescued wild animals. The concept of ‘rescuing’ these wild animals is complicated because – in many cases – by virtue of intervening in these animals lives, humans ensure they cannot re-enter the wild. Animals that have been fed and cared for by humans can come to expect food from them, creating a dangerous tendency to approach humans they encounter. Many of the animal were also rehabilitated from injuries that prevent them from being able to survive any longer in the wild. In the language of the game staff at Moholoholo, these animals are now ‘ambassadors’ for their species allowing humans to see them up close and hopefully create stronger interest in preserving their wild cousins habitats and way of life. The experience at Moholoholo was both amazing and sad for this reason. We were able to see an incredible number of animals closer than we would ever encounter them in the wild including a wide variety of vultures, big cats and wild dogs. We petted a cheetah, met the famous escape artist Honey Badger ‘Stoffel’ and saw the world’s rarest and most valuable gazelle. Moholoholo was great, my only regret was that we didn’t see it before our trip into Kruger. I think seeing these animals up close before we saw them in the wild would have contributed to my enjoyment of our self drive safari. 1. Kruger National Park, South Africa Kruger National Park is one of the world’s largest and most well known animal parks. It covers almost 20,000 square kilometers and contains over 147 mammal species, 500 species of birds, 116 reptiles, 34 amphibians, 49 fishes, not to mention its plants and insects. Kruger was really the cornerstone of our driving trip in South Africa; our whole driving itinerary was built on what we could see on the way to Kruger. It did not disappoint. We entered in the south at Crocodile Bridge. We stayed for three nights, each at a different campsite driving consistently north. We rented cottages at Skukuza, Satara and Olifants camps. Our drive in between each camp took several hours and by the end of our three days we had seen an incredible variety of wildlife: giraffes, lions, wildebeasts, elands, antelopes, zebras, monkeys, hippos and elephants and more. Six Months of Travel: Video Highlights I put together this video of a few highlights from our first six months of travel. Six more months to go! Six Months of Travel: Top 5 Nature Experiences "Standing alone at the top of the world as volcanic mud boils or floating in the hot springs in the pitch black as the Milky Way wheels overhead, its easy to imagine yourself that lonely explorer, the first astronaut on this strange new world." Check out our most exciting, interesting and touching encounters with animals in our first six months of travel. Six Months of Travel: Top 5 Cities Over the past 6 months, we've traveled through dozens of cities sometimes staying just one night, other times staying more than a month. Some of our favorites really surprised us, and others that we expected to be amazing turned out to be duds. Here are our top 5 cities from the past 6 months. Six Months of Travel: Top 5 Meals In the six months we've been on the road, we’ve eaten hundreds of meals. Some have been good, some bad, some diarrhea-inducing. Here are our top 5 meals so far. Tagged: 6 Months Newer PostSix Months of Travel: Top 5 Points/Miles Redemptions Older PostSix Months of Travel: Top 5 Adventures	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line740
__label__wiki	0.779626	0.779626	Buses and Trains to Silverthorne, CO Or, see Leaving Silverthorne, CO by Bus or Train Popular Departure Points to Silverthorne, CO Copyright by owner SUNY at Purchase College All Departure Points Alexandria, LA - $282 American University - $283 Anderson, IN - $159 Anderson University - $159 Bakersfield, CA - $259 Baton Rouge, LA - $282 Berkeley College - $292 Boulder, CO - $? Butler University - $159 California State University-Bakersfield - $259 Catholic University of America - $283 Columbia Union College - $283 Columbus, IN - $159 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College - $292 CUNY Graduate School and University Center - $292 CUNY Hunter College - $292 CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice - $292 Denver, CO - $? DeVry College of New York - $292 DeVry University-Colorado - $? Dowling College - $386 Fashion Institute of Technology - $292 Franklin College - $159 Gallaudet University - $283 George Washington University - $283 Globe Institute of Technology - $292 Hoboken, NJ - $292 Hofstra University - $386 Howard University - $283 Indiana Business College-Indianapolis - $159 Indianapolis, IN - $159 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis - $159 ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis - $159 Johnson & Wales University-Denver - $? Jones International University - $? Laboratory Institute of Merchandising - $292 Louisiana College - $282 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - $282 Louisiana State University at Alexandria - $282 Manhattanville College - $? Marian College - $159 Marymount Manhattan College - $292 Naropa University - $? New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan - $292 New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury - $386 New York Law School - $292 New York, NY - $292 New York University - $292 Our Lady of the Lake College - $282 Pace University-New York - $292 Pierre Part, LA - $282 School of Visual Arts - $292 Southeastern University - $283 Southern University and A & M College - $282 Stevens Institute of Technology - $292 Strayer University - $283 SUNY at Purchase College - $? SUNY College at Old Westbury - $386 The Art Institute of Colorado - $? The Juilliard School - $292 The New School - $292 Touro College - $292 Trinity Washington University - $283 United Talmudical Seminary - $386 University of Colorado at Boulder - $? University of Colorado Denver - $? University of Denver - $? University of Indianapolis - $159 University of Phoenix-Denver - $? Washington, DC - $283 Westwood College-Denver North - $?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line741
__label__cc	0.636374	0.363626	San Jose Costa Rica Advertising & Guest Writing Home » Events in Costa Rica » 2017 Super Bowl Party at Sportsmens Lodge 2017 Super Bowl Party at Sportsmens Lodge By Admin / Category Events in Costa Rica / January 5, 2017 There is no shortage of things to do in Costa Rica, and you can add watching America’s most watched sporting event to the list of things on the docket down in the land of Pura Vida this year in 2017. If you are a football fan, and want to throw back a few cold beverages with some expatriates, the Sportsmen’s Lodge is just the place to go! Located in Barrio Otoya, downtown San Jose, you’ll find a lot to keep you entertained. Here’s what’s in store for the 2017 Super Bowl party at the Lodge. Party at Sportsmens Lodge for the Super Bowl! Come Sunday, February 5, the party will start about three hours prior to the big game and will continue for about an hour after. It’s an OPEN BAR with all of the local Costa Rica beers, Smirnoff Vodka, and Johnny Walker Red Scotch. You can also get shots of Jose Cuervo Tequila, so bring your best drinkingi apparel! There will be six menu items served throughout the game – you will NOT go hungry. As always, Bill and his staff hooked up the Pilsen Girls to dance and will have a Mariachi band on premises. There will be more surprises unveiled, of course, in typical San Jose Style. As far as gambling, there is $7,500 in pool action, another $3,000 in raffles, drawings, and you’ll be able to bet on the game right on site! What are you waiting for? Get your butt on over to the Lodge for the Super Bowl! The cost is $60 per person. This gets you call you can eat and drink for eight hours. We don’t see stuff like this much in Costa Rica! There will only be 200 tickets sold, so it’s a first come, first served basis. Don’t delay. You can book right here on this page. Summer Special Savings at the Sportsmens Lodge If you weren’t already convinced to visit Costa Rica, now may be the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders “Pimped Out” During Costa Rica Photo Shoot Just coming in from The Sporting News is a story that some cheerleaders Thought Cloud CBD Oils 10 Reasons Why Nosara Costa Rica Is a Haven for Ex-Pats Over 300 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Puntarenas Lots and Houses Gated Comunity Jaco/Herredura from $30,000 Body Found in Limon is of Missing American Business in Costa Rica Events in Costa Rica Gringo Gulch News Tourist Tips Visiting Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rica Copyright © 2019. SanJoseCostaRica.com is a professionally maintained website with various contributors. You may find affiliate links from time to time for which we could be compensated for by clicking on them. The owner of this website is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties. Back to Top ↑ My Web Form	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line745
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__label__wiki	0.510696	0.510696	Youths with ‘big hearts’ pay tribute to a fallen youth font size + – Author Editor Youths with flowers pay their respect at sight where the young 15 year old lost her life. Holding flowers, writing condolence messages and coloring the words “RIP ELLEN” while waiting for their friends, are a group of youths with big hearts preparing to pay their tribute at a site where a 15-year-old girl was killed by a drunk driver over the weekend. These young people are members of the One More Shot Campaign. A campaign that supports children who needs medical attention in overseas by raising funds through photography advocacy. What is more touching, is the fact that most of them have not known let alone met the deceased personally, but are saddened by a death that should never have happened. One of the youths shared her sadness; “We are here because we feel the loss, she is a youth and it is a very sad news to hear. “We don’t know Ellen but we are here because we feel the sadness also. And so we want to show our fellow citizens that it is all our responsibility to look after our young,” she said. The group also made a call to the responsible authorities to work hard on stopping drunk drivers and high unlicensed drivers on the road. “We want a safe society for our present and future. This should not have happened if people are doing their jobs. Even if it means checking drunk drivers at the night clubs’ gates,” said a fellow concerned youth. As they laid their flowers and depart from the site, they left behind messages of comfort and hope. A hope that even though the future is uncertain, knowing we have youths today with such empathy like these young people, gives us hope for a better future. Road accidents have increased in Honiara and most of them are from drink driving, claiming young lives. By Georgianna Lepping PAOA FM News Latest from Editor PNG too strong for netters Volleyball teams still winless Police urges sea travelers to think ‘safety first’ First meat workers going to Australia Axiom hits outs at mine bosses	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line751
__label__cc	0.689263	0.310737	Home Board index SynthFont2 SynthFont2 wish list All about the development and use of SynthFont2 Re: SynthFont2 wish list Post by RsH » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:32 pm Tried 50C and it played about 2 or 3 notes of a tune, then went to the next tune, and continued that pattern on my computer. When I tried to EXIT the program it refused to leave the screen so I had to use Task Manager to clear it off the screen. Both the X at the upper right and the Exit under File refused to close the program and remove it from the screen. Went back to the prior version you sent to me, which is working okay even with its memory leaks. Post by Admin » Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:49 am Version "C" had a "minor" bug preventing files (any file) from being played (at all). Wait for "D"! Post by Admin » Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:16 pm Next test version: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/173 ... t2050D.rar Post by mike » Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:03 pm I found another bug recently while selecting an SF2 preset from a SoundFont that doesn't contain an instrument with the right program number for the MIDI preset. SynthFont used to show the correct bank and midi preset number you'd select the preset for. Most of the time it now displays 000:000 and sometimes "odd/random" values: My SF2 files doesn't have a Drawbar Organ and it shows the wrong number to select another preset for. used to be "likeaguest" Post by Admin » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:59 pm Try this version: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/173 ... t2052A.rar Post by mike » Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:43 pm Oh, I think I forgot to reply that the issue got fixed. Anyway, I'm here for another thing I noticed: The "Remove surplus events" button does only semi-works for Controller Events. The second Volume event will get detected correctly. If we have something like this: Pan: 0 The second volume event will not get recognized as surplus. This problem doesn't seem to exist for Program Changes and Pitch Bends. Post by Admin » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:27 am Post by Linus » Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:17 pm I can see I can select a temperament from a list, or to create one myself. However, I have a request - I need the octave to be "stretched". That means, the octave is not 1200 cent. It should be about 20 cent bigger, about 1,220 cents. Can you permit input of a stretched octave, that is, allow input of twelve half-tones. Now you allow only eleven, which means, I have no choice but a fixed octave size, 2/1. Also, may I ask, do you just "assume" the samples in the SF2 sound bank as perfectly in tune, since, if the samples are not exactly spaced, the numbers we enter are just deceiving. What is your comment? There is on internet a scientific paper which proved this idea as irrefutably correct. To make good music, you must use a stretched octave. I am now programming an additive synth with very accurate frequencies, but it sounds horrible in classical music. Or do you have any suggestions? What do you think about the accuracy of say, Philharmonik or Garritan? My name is also on the "Scales List" where the over 1,000 scales are listed. The gentleman who put me on the list was Mr John Chalmers, he published his own research on the subject on the "tuning list": source file: mills2.txt Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 07:52:48 -0700 From: "John H. Chalmers" <non12@cyber.net> From: mclaren Subject: Tuning & psychoacoustics - post 16 of 25 The evidence for a universal human preference for stretched intervals is so overwhelming that it appears throughout the length and breadth o`e psychoacoustic literature, both with Western and non-Western "Dowland has reported that measurements of Western and non-Western fixed pitch instruments suppprt Ward's conclusion that the perceptual octave is some 15 cents larger than the physical or mathematical octave. Western musical practice supports these conlusions (play sharp in higher octave). Balinese gamelan tunings take advantage of this apparently widespready characteristic of pitch perception to create a multi-octave beating ocmplex in their fixed pitch instruments." [Erickson, Robert, "Timbre and the Tuning of the Balinese Gamelan," Soundings, pg. 100, 1984] Particularly revealing is "The 1215-Cent Octave: Convergence of Western and Non-Western Data on Pitch Scaling," W. J. Dowling, Abstract QQ5, 84th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Friday, December 1, 1972, p. 101 of program. Yet more evidence for a universal preference for stretched octaves comes from Sundberg, who found that the octave was as a rule played significantly sharp by performing musicians, and was also preferred sharp of the 2:1 in adjustment tests: "Evidently the octave intervals in such stretched scales will exceed a 2:1 frequency ratio slightly. Thus, it is necessary to distinguish between the physical octave (PO) which is defined as a 2:1 frequency ratio, and the subjective (musical) octave (MO) that is perceived as pure. (...) As a rule, the perceptual octave corresponds to a fundamental frequency ratio exceeding 2:1." [Sundberg, J. and Lindqvist, J., "Musical Octaves and Pitch," JASA, 54(4), 1973, pp. 973-929] Among the many implausible arguments which attempt to explain away this mountain of experimental evidence for a preference for an octave interval larger than the purportedly "pure" 2:1, most prevalent is the claim that these "laboratory experiments do not represent real musical practice." If this objection is correct, why does computer analysis of the frequencies of pitches played during actual performances which show a uniform stretch of the octave also show the same results as the laboratory psychoacoustic experiments? And why do psychoacoustic measurements and experiments stretching back over 150 years uniformly produce the same results? "This disparity between the physical and subjective octaves is not a new discovery. Stumpf and Meyer, using the method of constant stimuli, had 18 subjects judge pairs of successive tones as greater than, less than, or equal to an octave. They lower tone was 300 cps and the upper tone was varied around 600 cps. They found that 602 cps (the higher upper tone used) received 52 percent "less," 43 precent "equal," and 5 percent "greater" responses from the group, indicating that the mean subjective octave of 300 cps was somewhere above 602 cps (the present Fig. 4 gives about 605 cps). Later von Maltzew, in an investigation on the identification of intervals in the upper frequency range, found that a physical octave was more often called a major seventh or below than a minor ninth or above. See C. Stumpf and M. Meyer, Beit. Akust. Musikw., Vol. 2 ppg. 84-167, 1898. C. v. Malzew, Z. Psychol. Vol. 64, pp. 16-257, 1913. [Ward., W.D., "Subjective Musical Pitch," Journ. Acoust. Soc. Am. , Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1954, pg. 374] "The average standard deviation of repeated adjustments of sequential or simultaneous octaves composed of sinusoids is on the order of 10 cents (Ward, 1953, 1954; Terhardt, 1969; Sundberg & Lindquist, 1973). A range of average deviations from 4 to 22 cents for adjustments of the other intervals of the chromatic scale (simultaneous presentation) has been reported by Moran and Pratt (1926). Rakowski (1976) reports variability--in interquartile ranges--of 20 to 40 cents for both ascending and descending melodic versions of the 12 chromatic intervals. Other general trends evident from the results of adjustment experiments are...a tendency to 'compress' smaller intervals (adjust narrower than equal-tempered intervals) and "stretch" wider intervals (adjust wider)." [Burns, E. M., and Ward, W.D., "Intervals, Scales and Tuning," in The Psychology of Music, ed. Diana Deutsch, 1982, pg. 250.] "A number of measurements have been made of the intonation of musicians playing variable-tuning instruments under actual performance conditions (e.g., Greene, 1937; Nickerson, 1948; Mason, 1960; Shackford, 1961, 1962, a, b). The results of these measurements have been summarized by Ward (1970). They show a fairly large variability for the tuning of a given interval in a given performance--ranged of up to 78 cents, interquartile values of up to 38 cents. The mean values of interval tunings, in general, show no consistent tendency to either just intonation or Pythagorean intonation in either melodic or harmonic situations. The general tenedency seems to be to contract the semitone and slightly expand all other intervals relative to equal temperament. There is also some evidence of context- dependent effecst (e.g., to play F# sharper than Gb (Shackford, 1962 a,b)]. Those results mirror, to a certain extent, the results of the adjustment and identification experiments using isolated intervals (discussed in Sections III A and III B) which showed a tendency to compress the scale for small intervals and stretch the scale for large intervals, in both ascending and descending modes of presentation. "The above measurements were obtained for Western classical music, but the same general tendencies are evident in intonation form a military band (Stauffer, 1954), Swedish folk musicians (Fransson, Sundberg & Tjernland, 1970), and jazz daxophonists (Owes, 1974). Measurements of intonation inperformance for Indian (Hindustani) classical music (jairazbhoy & Stone, 1963; Callow and Shepard, 1972) show similar variability." [Burns, E. M., and Ward, W.D., "Intervals, Scales and Tuning," in The Psychology of Music, ed., "Even the ubiquitous 5th itself is played, on the average, sharper than the 702 cents predicted; indeed, in Shackford's study, it is played sharpest in a harmonic context, where the minimization-of-beat forces would be expected to be the most active." (...) Thus evidence indicates strongly that in musical performances the target pitch for frequencies actually produced in response to a given notation is one that is just a shade sharper than that called for by Et. In the 500 and 1000 Hz regions, even the subjective octave (sacrosanct 2:1 in all theoretical systems) is about 1210 cents for pure tones (Ward, 1954). In his studies, Shackford (1962 a,b) measured harmonic 10th, 11th and 12th and found that they were sharped to about the same extent as 3rd, 4tha nd 5th. "Boomsliter and Creel (1963) too have provided striking confirmation of this theory. (...) ...it is clear from the sample dat they present aththe preferred scale almost always is composed of tones consistently higher in frequency than those of ET. For example, in three classical numbers (the Marseillaise, a Bartok dance, and Mozart's Serenta Notturna), all notes above "do" are preferred 4 to 23 cents sharp." [Ward, W.D., "Musical Perception," in "Foundations of Modern Auditory Theory," ed. J.V. Tobias, Vol. 1, pp. 420- 421] cent 2:1. The next post will examine data bearing on the third theory of hearing-- a model of the ear so far not dealt with as extensively as the other two. --mclaren Received: from eartha.mills.edu [144.91.3.20] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Tue, 10 Oct 1995 02:20 +0100 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for <coul@ezh.nl> id RAA12768; Mon, 9 Oct 1995 17:20:34 -0700 Message-Id: <951010001440_71670.2576_HHB24-3@CompuServe.COM> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Post by Admin » Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:21 am Interesting question... I will be thinking out loud here so that you or any one else fluent in musical theory can correct me. At first, I guess you wouldn't really need 12 semitones in the list. It would be enough to have one more parameter telling SynthFont that the octave corresponds to 1220 cents (or any number). (The interval between two semitones would thus not be exactly 100 cents but something else). Yes, the assumption for any SoundFont is that the samples are coded according to the the standard range, 1200 cents per octave. Let me explain. For each sample there are two important parameters: the root key and the fine tune. Fine tune is given in cents. So, when a note is to be played, the synth engine will look for the sample to use. There is a certain chance that this sample has the same root key as the note and that fine tune is zero. In this case no pitch shifting is required - except from in a number of cases: Pitch Wheel, Mod Wheel, Portamento, Modulation Envelop to Pitch, Vibrato, etc. etc., in which case a "small scale" change in pitch is calculated based on a change in the fine tune level. Mostly though there isn't a sample with exactly the same root note as note to play, so there will be an initial "large scale" pitch shift, up or down a few semitones. In a SoundFont there is this concept of Key Ranges - on the Preset level I talk about Layers. One Layer corresponds to one SoundFont Instrument. (SoundFont Instruments are not visible to the end user). SoundFont Instruments again contain Key Ranges called Splits. Each Split references one audio sample that usually has the root note somewhere in the middle of the split. Each Layer and Split can cover any number of keys, from 1 to 128. Splits and Layers can also be layered on top of each other. It isn't uncommon that a Preset has many Layers using many Instruments that will be playing at the same time. In all of these pitch shifting procedures there is one single floating point value involved. This value corresponds to 1200 cents per octave. In theory it wouldn't be difficult for anyone to create a SoundFont for a particular scale, simply by changing the fine tune values for all the samples. Also, in theory, it wouldn't be difficult for me to allow for a 1220 cents/octave scale (or any number), as there is only one parameter change involved. However, the root key of a sample could not any longer be taken for its face value, but must be re-scaled. Disclaimer: I say this now without having studied the issue at all. There may be hidden pitfalls and gotchas. I will need to think more about it. Post by Admin » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:23 pm If you're still around and interested in this subject - or anyone else for that matter - I may be able to create something for you to test. I have done some preliminary work and I think I have a rough idea of how it ought to work. Return to “SynthFont2”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line753
__label__cc	0.690701	0.309299	Aster V. Delgado “Pus@” by Aster V. Delgado Artist’s BIO: Aster V. Delgado started to paint in 1996 while still working at the Women’s Crisis Center in Manila, and she was a member of LANTAD, the first lesbian band in the Philippines. Aster’s art has always focused on the situation of women/lesbians. An additional theme is animal life and nature. Aster has exhibited internationally and co-organized the first SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day in Hamburg and the Nasty Women Exhibition in Flensburg. Most recently, her artwork was featured in the “Pride being L” exhibition at the Frauen Museum Wiesbaden, and her short film had its premiere at Metro Manila Pride’s Queer Arts Festival HimagSining.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line757
__label__cc	0.600346	0.399654	How Did You Get Here?: Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard reviewed by Su-Je Cho & Ariane Rawanduzy - October 23, 2015 Title: How Did You Get Here?: Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard Author(s): Thomas Hehir, Laura A. Schifter, Wendy S. Harbour Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge Purchase How Did You Get Here?: Students with Disabilities and Their Journeys to Harvard Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record, Date Published: October 23, 2015 A Parent's Guide to Special Education in New York City and the Metropolitan Area Distinguishing Disability: Parents, Privilege, and Special Education New Directions in Special Education: Eliminating Ableism in Policy and Practice The Moral Debate on Special Education Test-Based Education for Students With Disabilities and English Language Learners: The Impact of Assessment Pressures on Educational Planning Su-Je Cho SU-JE CHO is an associate professor of Childhood Special Education in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education. She coordinates the Childhood Special Education Program. Ariane Rawanduzy ARIANE RAWANDUZY is a graduate student at Fordham University.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line759
__label__cc	0.591119	0.408881	About Stackliving Stackliving Fighting Boredom, Be Entertained, Spread Happiness Diets + Nutrition Home + Arch 40 stunning abandoned places you wouldn’t want to travel alone in Travel & Leisure by stackliving 2.6k Views A tree growing through an abandoned piano Overgrown palace, Poland In 1910, this grand palace was built as a home for Polish Royalty. The rest of the century proved uncertain for the country and under communist rule the palace became an agricultural school, as well as a home for mentally handicapped adults and children. The former palace was deserted following the fall of the USSR. Jet Star Rollercoaster, Seaside Heights, New Jersey The Jet Star Rollercoaster was left submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy in 2013. It stood rusting for six months, until it was plucked from the sea. 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Just like any other city, areas of Venice are boarded up and abandoned. Staircase to nowhere, Pismo Beach, California Once giving access to the beach, the walkway that connected this staircase to the bluffs has long since rotted away. Nara Dreamland, Japan 1/2 Nara Dreamland was built in 1961 after Disneyland took the world by storm. The entrance to the park was almost identical to Disneyland and included its own version of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. The park closed in 2006 because of low visitor numbers. Abandoned mining track, Taiwan Abandoned Jetty Bare footprints in an abandoned nuclear reactor An abandoned waterpark Boathouse, Obersee Lake, Germany Abandoned hallway Methodist church, Gary, Indiana Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1905 during the boom of US steel. During the 1950s, more than 200,000 people worked in the bustling city. As the manufacturing sector declined, nearly half of the city fell into disuse. 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__label__wiki	0.715131	0.715131	UQ Gatton student seeks seal of success for Antarctic wildlife work When Colette Harmsen graduated bachelor of veterinary science from the University of Queensland last year [December 1999], she hardly expected to be spending this Christmas studying elephant seals on Macquarie Island. Kieren Perkins to receive UQ honorary degree Triple Olympian Kieren Perkins OAM will receive an honorary degree, and be guest speaker at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Wednesday, December 20. Need better sunscreen protection? Just slap on some coral The sunscreen of the future could employ techniques used by colourful corals to protect themselves from ultra-violet (UV) light. Corals convert damaging UV into safer and more useful forms of energy. UQ researchers unravel effects of alcoholism on brain tissue Researchers from the Universities of Queensland and Texas have used a state-of-the-art analytic technique to determine for the first time how the pattern of gene expression in the human brain is affected by chronic alcoholism. Chief Justice to receive UQ honorary doctorate The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Chief Justice of Queensland, will receive an honorary doctorate at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Monday, December 18. Former Supreme Court Justice honoured by University The Honourable Desmond Derrington QC will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws and address a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Friday, December 15. International leadership role for Queensland rehabilitation research team A multi-million dollar Queensland Government injection into an accident rehabilitation research centre will allow it to develop an international role, according to The University of Queensland's Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Hay. Study leads to jobs for UQ Gatton graduates University of Queensland Gatton campus Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science faculty undergraduate and postgraduate students will graduate in two ceremonies on Friday, December 15. UQ Gatton celebrates first graduates - and ballooning demand - in new discipline UQ Gatton's first Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Studies) graduates will collect their degrees at 1.15pm on Friday, December 15 - and they are as likely to look for key jobs in service industries as down on the farm, according to senior... Eminent Queenslanders to address UQ graduates Two eminent Queenslanders who have achieved wide recognition and acclaim in their fields will address graduates at University of Queensland ceremonies on Wednesday, December 13. UQ Gatton graduating class scores 100 percent employment rate Twenty UQ Gatton students will graduate at 11am on Friday, December 15 with a 100 percent strike rate for jobs - and their first international work projects already under their belts. UQ graduates get jobs and higher salaries University of Queensland graduates under the age of 25 and available for full-time work have again achieved outstanding employment rates and high graduate salaries. UQ offers course information sessions The University of Queensland will hold information nights at the UQ Ipswich and St Lucia campuses this month following the release of the Year 12 OP scores. AFL study to discover how expert players develop decision-making skills. The Australian Football League (AFL) has funded an $18,000 study to develop training programs aimed at improving decision-making skills in Australian football players. Wild turkeys create headaches for Uni gardeners at Christmas While Americans are roasting them, The University of Queensland is hosting them. UQ receives international freedom studies grant The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law is one of a handful of schools worldwide to receive a prestigious grant for courses exploring freedom. MIM CEO to address UQ graduates Outgoing MIM Chief Executive Officer Nick Stump will address graduates at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony at 4pm today. UQ tops for high achievers The University of Queensland continues to attract the majority of the State's high achievers, according to new data released today in the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre's Annual Report. Lonely Planet Chief to speak at conference Chief Executive of Lonely Planet Publications Steve Hibbard will discuss the company's award-winning website (www.lonelyplanet.com.au) attracting two million visitors a month at an international conference to be held in Brisbane in mid-December. "Profilers" seek answers to tropical rainforest plant rarity University of Queensland botanists believe pioneering physiological profiling will help ensure the survival of rare plants from the lowland tropical forests of the Daintree by identifying why they are unique. Home › (none) › 2000 › Search UQ News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line775
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__label__wiki	0.898923	0.898923	Revision as of 12:10, 7 December 2014 (edit) Sage (Talk \| contribs) Latest revision as of 21:45, 14 February 2019 (edit) (undo) Mith (Talk \| contribs) m (Reverted edits by Kulid123 (talk) to last revision by Mith) {{Sources}} {{race {{race infobox \|image=[[File:Nick Deligaris - Nazgûl.jpg\|250px]] \| name=Nazgûl \|name=Nazgûl \| image=[[File:Nick Deligaris - Nazgûl.jpg\|250px]] \|dominions=[[Angmar]], [[Dol Guldur]], [[Minas Morgul]] \| caption="Nazgûl" by [[:Category:Images by Nick Deligaris\|Nick Deligaris]] \|languages=[[Black Speech]], [[Westron]] \| pronun= \|height=Man-high \| othernames=Ringwraiths, the Black Riders, the Nine, ''Úlairi'' ([[Quenya\|Q]]) \|length= \| origin=[[Men]] who received the [[Nine Rings]]; corrupted by [[Sauron]] \|skincolor= \| location=[[Mordor]], [[Angmar]], [[Dol Guldur]], [[Minas Morgul]] \|haircolor= \| affiliation=[[Sauron]] \|feathers= \| rivalry= \|distinctions=Without physical form \| language=[[Black Speech]], [[Westron]] \|lifespan=Indefinite \| people= \|members=[[Witch-king\|Witch-king of Angmar]], [[Khamûl]] \| members=[[Witch-king]], [[Khamûl]] \| lifespan=Indefinite \| distinctions=Without physical form \| height=Man-high \| hair= \| skin= \| clothing=Black robes \| weapons=[[Morgul-knife]] <center>{{quote\| 'They come from [[Mordor]],' said [[Aragorn\|Strider]] in a low voice. 'From Mordor, [[Barliman Butterbur\|Barliman]], if that means anything to you.' \|''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Strider (chapter)\|Strider]]}}</center> The '''[[#Etymology\|Nazgûl]]''' ([[Black Speech]]: '''Ringwraiths''', sometimes written '''''Ring-wraiths'''''), also known as the '''Nine Riders''' or '''Black Riders''' (or simply '''the Nine'''), were [[Sauron]]'s "most terrible servants" in [[Middle-earth]]. ==History== [[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - The Nine.jpg\|thumb\|400px]] Sometime during the [[Second Age]] (after year {{SA\|1600}}<ref group=note>Sauron created the One Ring around this year, and later distributed the Nine Rings (cf. {{App\|B}} and {{UT\|Concerning}}).</ref>) Sauron gave [[Nine Rings\|nine Rings of Power]] to powerful mortal [[Men]]. It is said that three of the Nine were lords of [[Númenor]] corrupted by Sauron,<ref name=Akallabeth>{{S\|Akallabeth}}</ref> and one was a king among the [[Easterlings]].<ref name=Black/> For many years the bearers used the rings to gain great wealth, prestige and power, becoming "''mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers, and warriors of old''". The effect of the rings caused their lives to be prolonged, and to see things of the [[Unseen]]. But over time their bodily forms faded until they became [[wraiths]] entirely, slaves under the domination of Sauron's [[One Ring]].<ref name=Rings/> For many years the bearers used the rings to gain great wealth, prestige and power, becoming "''mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers, and warriors of old''". The effect of the rings caused their lives to be prolonged, and to see things of the [[Unseen]]. But over time their bodily forms faded until they became [[wraiths]] entirely, slaves under the domination of Sauron's [[The One Ring\|One Ring]].<ref name=Rings/> Known as the Nazgûl, they first appeared around {{SA\|2251}}<ref name=AppB1/> and were soon established as Sauron's principal servants. They were dispersed after the first overthrow of Sauron in {{SA\|3441}} at the hands of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]],<ref name=AppB1>{{App\|B1}}</ref> but re-emerged around {{TA\|1300}} of the [[Third Age]]. The Lord of the Nazgûl, the [[Witch-king\|Witch-king of Angmar]], led Sauron's forces against the mannish kingdom of [[Arnor]] in {{TA\|1409}}. He was eventually defeated in battle in {{TA\|1975}} and returned to [[Mordor]], gathering the other Nazgûl in preparation for the return of Sauron to that realm. In {{TA\|2000}}, they besieged [[Minas Ithil]] and captured it after a two-year siege. The city thereafter became the stronghold of the Nazgûl, from where they directed the rebuilding of Sauron's armies, also acquiring a ''[[palantíri\|palantír]]'' for the Dark Lord.<ref name=AppB2>{{App\|B2}}</ref> When Sauron was overthrown in {{SA\|3441}} at the hands of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]], the wraiths faded into the shadows.<ref name=AppB1>{{App\|B1}}</ref> ===Third Age=== However around {{TA\|1050\|n}} of the [[Third Age]] Sauron returned in the form of a shadow in [[Mirkwood\|Greenwood the Great]], triggering also the return of his servants. It was around {{TA\|1300}} when the [[Witch-king\|Lord of the Nazgûl]] gathered evil [[Men]] and founded the Witch-kingdom of [[Angmar]]. From there he led Sauron's forces against the mannish kingdom of [[Arnor]] in {{TA\|1409}}. He was eventually defeated in battle in {{TA\|1975}} and returned to [[Mordor]], gathering the other Nazgûl in preparation for the return of Sauron to that realm.<ref name=AppB2/> In {{TA\|2000}}, they besieged [[Minas Ithil]] and captured it after a two-year siege. The city thereafter became the stronghold of the Nazgûl, from where they directed the rebuilding of Sauron's armies, also acquiring a ''[[palantíri\|palantír]]'' for the Dark Lord.<ref name=AppB2>{{App\|B2}}</ref> [[File:Ted_Nasmith_-_The_Nazgûl.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Nazgûl'']] In {{TA\|2942}} Sauron returned to Mordor and declared himself openly in {{TA\|2951}}. Three of the Nazgûl were sent to his fortress at [[Dol Guldur]] to garrison that outpost.<ref name=AppB2/> Indeed, after his defeat in [[Dol Guldur]], Sauron returned to Mordor in {{TA\|2942}} and declared himself openly in {{TA\|2951}}. Three of the Nazgûl were sent to his fortress at [[Dol Guldur]] to garrison that outpost.<ref name=AppB2/> In {{TA\|3017}} Sauron commanded the Ringwraiths to recover [[the One Ring]] of Power from "Baggins of the Shire". Disguised as horse riders clad in black (hence the term ''Black Riders''), they sought out [[Bilbo Baggins]] who, as [[Gollum]] had revealed, had the One Ring in his possession. {{quote\|The Nazgûl were they, the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terrible servants; darkness went with them, and they cried with the voices of death.\|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]"}} Given form only through the attire of black cloaks and hauberks of silver mail, their original form was completely gone and invisible to mortal eyes. Their hypnotic eyes could be plainly distinguished from their dark clothing, and in a rage they appeared in a hellish fire. Mortal men could not touch them (unless blessed by weapons or tools of the ancient [[Elves]] of the [[First Age]] or by the [[Dúnedain]], such as the barrow-blade used by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck\|Merry]] on the [[Witch-king\|Witch-king of Angmar]]). The Ringwraiths had many weapons, which included long swords of steel and flame, daggers with venomous properties, and black maces of great strength. Given form only through the attire of black cloaks and hauberks of silver mail, their original form was completely gone and invisible to mortal eyes. Their hypnotic eyes could be plainly distinguished from their dark clothing, and in a rage they appeared in a hellish fire. Mortal men could not touch them (unless blessed by weapons or tools of the ancient [[Elves]] of the [[First Age]] or by the [[Dúnedain]], such as the barrow-blade used by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck\|Merry]] on the [[Witch-king\|Witch-king of Angmar]]). The Ringwraiths had many weapons, which included long swords of steel and flame, daggers with venomous properties, poisonous darts and black maces of great strength. [[File:Ted Nasmith - The Attack of the Wraiths.jpg\|thumb\|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Attack of the Wraiths'']] Their arsenal of deadly armaments was not confined to physical means; they also had seemingly magical weapons of devastating power. They were surrounded by an aura of terror, which affected all living creatures; their "breath" (called the ''[[Black Breath]]'') was poisonous, and their cries caused terror and despair in all who heard them. Some of the Nazgûl appear to have been accomplished sorcerers and used magic to devastating effect. According to Tolkien, though, it was the fear they inspired that was the chief danger: Among their many names and titles were: the Ringwraiths, the Black Riders, the Fell Riders, the Nine Riders, the Black Wings, the Shadows, the Nine, the Nine Servants of the Lord of the Rings, and the Shriekers. An [[Elvish]] name given for the Ringwraiths is '''''Úlairi'''''.<ref name=Rings>{{S\|Rings}}</ref><ref>{{PM\|Akallabeth}}, p. 153 (§30)</ref> Linguists have remarked that it is a [[Quenya]] plural name of unknown meaning and etymology.<ref>{{webcite\|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]\|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/eng-quen.rtf\|articlename=English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)\|dated=\|website=Arda\|accessed=25 June 2011}}</ref><ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref> [[Michael Martinez]], analysing the word, have tentatively suggested that: An [[Elvish]] name given for the Ringwraiths is '''''Úlairi'''''.<ref name=Rings>{{S\|Rings}}</ref><ref>{{PM\|Akallabeth}}, p. 153 (§30)</ref> Linguists have remarked that it is a [[Quenya]] plural name of unknown meaning and etymology.<ref>{{webcite\|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]\|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/eng-quen.rtf\|articlename=English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)\|dated=\|website=Arda\|accessed=25 June 2011}}</ref><ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref> [[Michael Martinez]], analysing the word, has tentatively suggested that: {{blockquote\| ''Úlairi'' is a compound formed from ''Ú'' + ''lai'' + ''ri'' with probable meaning of "un (bad or immoral)" + "shadow" + "ones". In other words, the name may mean something like "those who are in/of unnatural shadow".\|<ref>{{webcite\|author=[[Michael Martinez]]\|articleurl=http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2014/08/15/what-is-the-literal-translation-of-ulairi/\|articlename=What is the Literal Translation of Úlairi?\|dated=15 August 2014\|website=[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/ middle-earth.xenite.org]\|accessed=16 August 2014}}</ref>}} File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Ringwraiths.jpg\|Four of the Nazgûl on horseback in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)\|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]] File:The Return of the King (1980 film) - Ringwraith.jpg\|A Ringwraith in [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]] File:War in Middle Earth - Nazgul 2.png\|A Nazgûl from ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'' File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Ringwraiths.jpg\|The Nazgûl in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)\|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]</gallery> '''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)\|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]] :The Nine are skull headed demons, who ride winged horses. The Witch-king himself rides a dragon-like creature, and has no face. Only a suspended crown and two red eyes can be seen. The Nazgûl have the [[Red Eye]] of [[Barad-dûr]] rather than the emblem of [[Minas Morgul]]. :The Nine are skull headed demons, who ride winged horses. The [[Witch-king]] himself rides a dragon-like creature, and has no face. Only a suspended crown and two red eyes can be seen. The Nazgûl have the [[Red Eye]] of [[Barad-dûr]] rather than the emblem of [[Minas Morgul]]. '''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)\|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:''' '''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':''' [[File:WiMe-Nazgûl-1-.png\|thumb\|200px]] :The Nazgûl are portrayed as black figures with red eyes and purple mantle. '''2001-: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]'':''' :All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of Angmar, The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The Easterling, The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The [[Dwimmerlaik]], The Tainted and The Knight of [[Umbar]]. :All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of [[Angmar]], The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The [[Easterlings\|Easterling]], The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The [[Dwimmerlaik]], The Tainted and The Knight of [[Umbar]]. '''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)\|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]] :The Nazgûl serve as the suspense in the first half of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\|the first film]]. Their dialogue is changed; the conversation with [[Gaffer Gamgee]] is omitted, and the conversation with [[Farmer Maggot]] is reduced. The Nine have an iconic scream, provided by [[Fran Walsh]]. Under their robes, they are pale white ghostly creatures. :After the death of the Witch-king, the other eight are taken out by [[eagles]] and debris from [[Mount Doom]], however, nothing is told of their individual fates. '''2001-7: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'':''' :The Nazgûl, other than the Witch-king, are given [[Neo-Elvish\|Neo-Quenya]] titles based on their numbers, and various English titles: Úlairë Attëa (from ''[[atta]]'' = 2); Black Predator, Keeper of Dol Guldur, Second of the Nine Riders, The Easterling. Úlairë Attëa (from ''[[atta]]'' = 2); Black Predator, Keeper of [[Dol Guldur]], Second of the Nine Riders, The Easterling. Úlairë Nelya (from ''[[neldë]]'' = 3); Black Hunter, Lieutenant of Morgul, Third of the Nine Riders Úlairë Cantëa (from ''[[canta]]'' = 4); Black Assassin, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur, Fourth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Enquëa (from ''[[enquë]]'' = 6); Black Threat, Lieutenant of Morgul, Sixth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Ostëa [''sic'', later corrected to Úlairë Otsëa] (from ''[[otso]]'' = 7); Black Specter, Lieutenant of Morgul, Seventh of the Nine Riders Úlairë Toldëa (from ''[[tolto]]'' = 8); Black Shadow, Messenger of Morgul, Eight of the Nine Riders Úlairë Toldëa (from ''[[tolto]]'' = 8); Black Shadow, Messenger of Morgul, Eighth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Nertëa (from ''[[nertë]]'' = 9); Black Horseman, Messenger of Dol Guldur, Ninth of the Nine Riders.<ref>{{webcite\|author=\|articleurl=http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=801\|articlename=Naming the Nazgul\|dated=\|website=[http://forum.barrowdowns.com/index.php? Forum.Barrowdowns.com]\|accessed=31 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{webcite\|author=\|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/game_id/1/goal/\|articlename=Lord Of The Rings (search function)\|dated=\|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Trade Cards Online]\|accessed=31 July 2012}}</ref> [[File:The Lord of the Rings War in the North - Nazgûl.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The Nazgûl attack [[Sarn Ford]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''.]] '''2006: ''[[EA's The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':''' '''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':''' :A new Ringwraith is introduced in the expansion pack, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king\|The Rise of the Witch-king]]''. Morgomir is the "Lieutenant of Carn-Dûm", the right-hand man of the Witch-king, of [[Black Númenóreans\|Black Númenórean]] descent. The design is similar to that in [[Peter Jackson]]'s films: he is hooded and cloaked when he works for the Mordor faction, and white and ghostly when he fights for Angmar. :A new Ringwraith is introduced in the expansion pack, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king\|The Rise of the Witch-king]]''. Morgomir is the "Lieutenant of Carn-Dûm", the right-hand man of the Witch-king, of [[Black Númenóreans\|Black Númenórean]] descent. The design is similar to that in [[Peter Jackson]]'s films: he is hooded and cloaked when he works for the [[Mordor]] faction, and white and ghostly when he fights for Angmar. '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' :The Nazgûl appear several times throughout the game. Hobbit characters first witness the Black Riders in the Shire during the Prologue. Early in the game one of the Nine wounds a Dunedain Ranger Amdir with a Morgul blade, who is later transformed into a Wraith himself, despite the bess efforts of Free Peoples. Later, the player attempts to resist the troubles the Nine are spreading in Bree-Land. Various people along their path - from Hobbits, to Men of Bree, to people east of Amon Sul - note how the local wildlife became unusually aggressive lately, though few connect it to the influence of Nazgûl. :The Nazgûl appear throughout the game. Three are Easterlings: "The Bane of Rhûn", "The Woe of Khand", and "The Cursed Rider"; three are [[Haradrim]]: "The Grim Southron", "The High Sorcerer of Harad", and "The Forsaken Reaver"; and three are of Númenórean origin: "The Black Blade of Lebennin", "The Gloom of Nurn", and the Witch-king of Angmar. The Nazgûl are also given the [[Sindarin]] name "Gwatharan" (pl. "Gwetherain"). :As stated in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', only eight horses of the Wraiths were found along the shores of Bruinen. Glorfindel, Elrond and his sons all enlist you to find the missing one - and while the horse is eventually found, it is clear the the Nazgûl himself escaped. The player foils his attempts to organize the Trolls of the Trollshaws and pursues him into the [[Misty Mountains]], where the severely weakened Wraith is finally defeated, with his spirit send back to Mordor. :During the Fellowship's stay in [[Lothlorien]], the Galadhrim Elves launch a military strike against [[Dol Guldur]], to draw the attention of the Eye from the company departing down the Shores of Anduin. At this point, three Nazgûl reside in the fortress, their names are given as "The Black Blade of Lebennin", "The Gloom of Nurn" and the strongest of them three "The Lieutenant of Dol Guldur". A large force of players confronts the Lieutenant and his Fell Beast at the chief tower of Dol Guldur. :Early in the game one of the Nine wounds a [[Dúnedain]] Ranger Amdir with a [[Morgul-knife\|Morgul blade]], who is later transformed into a Wraith himself, despite the best efforts of Free Peoples. Later, the player attempts to resist the troubles the Nine are spreading in Bree-Land. During the Fellowship's stay in [[Lothlórien]], the [[Galadhrim]] Elves launch a military strike against [[Dol Guldur]], to draw the attention of the Eye from the company departing down the Shores of Anduin. During their travel down the waters of the Great River, Legolas shot and killed a fell shadow in the sky, not knowing it to be a Nazgûl. The player is later able to find the corpse of the fell beast in the [[Brown Lands]] and it becomes clear that a Nazgûl is not far. At night, the Wraith ambushes the player who manages to drive him away with the use of fire. :During their travel down the waters of the Great River, Legolas shot and killed a fell shadow in the sky, not knowing it to be a Nazgûl. The player is later able to find the corpse of the fell beast in the [[Brown Lands]] and it becomes clear that a Nazgûl is not far - only this time the player cannot receive help from Elrond or Galadriel, who helped him survive two last encounters. At night, the Wraith ambushes your friends, but the player manages to drive him away with the use of fire. A girl named Nona is wounded in this fight, but the Free Peoples managed to bring her to Lady Galadriel in time to heal the wound. :During the Battle of the Pelennor, the Witch-king plays the role as described in the books. The High Sorcerer of Harad and the Woe of Khand guard the way to Gothmog in the raid instance "Throne of the Dread Terror", and the Forsaken Reaver is found at the end of the "Quays of the [[Harlond (Gondor)\|Harlond]] instance, in which he attempts to prevent Aragorn and his host from joining the battle. '''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':''' :In the Evil Campaign, the Eight Nazgûl bring Witch-King back to life after Sauron reclaims The One Ring. '''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':''' :The Nazgûl appear in a flasback during the prologue of the game, in which they attack the [[Rangers of the North\|Rangers]] at [[Sarn Ford]], the entrance of [[the Shire]]. Later in the flashback their leader, the [[Witch-king]], speaks with [[Agandaûr]].<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Prologue''</ref> '''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)\|''The Hobbit'' (film series) ]]:''' :In the context of the film adaptation, the Witch-king and the other Ringwraiths were buried in a dungeon in the [[High Fells of Rhudaur]] after the [[Battle of Fornost\|fall]] of Angmar. The Witch-king of Angmar initially appears in Dol Guldur, where he briefly fights [[Radagast]] (who also discovers a [[Sauron#Sauron's Return\|Necromancer]] within the fortress) with his Morgul-blade. He drops it and Radagast takes it with him, ultimately bringing it to [[Gandalf]], who then shows to the [[White Council]] in [[Rivendell]]. Later, Gandalf, per Galadriel's advice, visits the High Fells dungeons and discovers that they had been brought back to life, as their cells were empty, broken open from the inside. Through this investigation, he is convinced that the Necromancer is indeed Sauron. :During the [[Attack on Dol Guldur]] they appeared in armored, ghostly versions of their mortal forms after Galadriel rescues Gandalf From his cage in Dol Guldur. The Nine do battle with Galadriel, [[Saruman]], and Elrond. During a confrontation between Galadriel and Sauron, they are driven to Mordor, with their master eventually following suit. [http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2014/01/29/what-is-the-history-of-the-nazgul/ What is the History of the Nazgul?] by [[Michael Martinez]] {{references\|note}} * ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', passim. * ''[[The Two Towers]]'', passim. * ''[[The Return of the King]]'', passim. * ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[The Hunt for the Ring]] * ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'', [[The Great River (HoMe)\|The Great River]] * ''[[The War of the Ring]]'', [[The Passage of the Marshes (HoMe)\|The Passage of the Marshes]] * ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 156\|#156]], [[Letter 210\|#210]], [[Letter 212\|#212]], [[Letter 246\|#246]], [[Letter 297\|#297]] * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]'', in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (edited by [[Wayne G. Hammond\|W. G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull\|C. Scull]]) </small> {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazgul}} [[Category:Black Speech words]] [[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]] [[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]] [[Category:Second Age characters]] [[Category:Third Age characters]] [[Category:Nazgûl]] [[Category:Undead]] [[de:Nazgûl]] [[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/3a/nazgul]] [[fa:نزگول]] [[fi:Sormusaaveet]] "Who told you, and who sent you?" — Gandalf This article or section needs more/new/more-detailed sources to conform to a higher standard and to provide proof for claims made. "Nazgûl" by Nick Deligaris Other names Ringwraiths, the Black Riders, the Nine, Úlairi (Q) Origins Men who received the Nine Rings; corrupted by Sauron Locations Mordor, Angmar, Dol Guldur, Minas Morgul Affiliation Sauron Languages Black Speech, Westron Members Witch-king, Khamûl Lifespan Indefinite Distinctions Without physical form Average height Man-high Clothing Black robes Weaponry Morgul-knife Gallery Images of Nazgûl " 'They come from Mordor,' said Strider in a low voice. 'From Mordor, Barliman, if that means anything to you.' " ― The Fellowship of the Ring, Strider The Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), were Sauron's "most terrible servants" in Middle-earth. 1.1 Third Age 3 Identities 5 Other names and titles Sometime during the Second Age (after year S.A. 1600[note 1]) Sauron gave nine Rings of Power to powerful mortal Men. It is said that three of the Nine were lords of Númenor corrupted by Sauron,[1] and one was a king among the Easterlings.[2] For many years the bearers used the rings to gain great wealth, prestige and power, becoming "mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers, and warriors of old". The effect of the rings caused their lives to be prolonged, and to see things of the Unseen. But over time their bodily forms faded until they became wraiths entirely, slaves under the domination of Sauron's One Ring.[3] Known as the Nazgûl, they first appeared around S.A. 2251[4] and were soon established as Sauron's principal servants. When Sauron was overthrown in S.A. 3441 at the hands of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, the wraiths faded into the shadows.[4] [edit] Third Age However around 1050 of the Third Age Sauron returned in the form of a shadow in Greenwood the Great, triggering also the return of his servants. It was around T.A. 1300 when the Lord of the Nazgûl gathered evil Men and founded the Witch-kingdom of Angmar. From there he led Sauron's forces against the mannish kingdom of Arnor in T.A. 1409. He was eventually defeated in battle in T.A. 1975 and returned to Mordor, gathering the other Nazgûl in preparation for the return of Sauron to that realm.[5] In T.A. 2000, they besieged Minas Ithil and captured it after a two-year siege. The city thereafter became the stronghold of the Nazgûl, from where they directed the rebuilding of Sauron's armies, also acquiring a palantír for the Dark Lord.[5] Ted Nasmith - The Nazgûl Indeed, after his defeat in Dol Guldur, Sauron returned to Mordor in T.A. 2942 and declared himself openly in T.A. 2951. Three of the Nazgûl were sent to his fortress at Dol Guldur to garrison that outpost.[5] In T.A. 3017 Sauron commanded the Ringwraiths to recover the One Ring of Power from "Baggins of the Shire". Disguised as horse riders clad in black (hence the term Black Riders), they sought out Bilbo Baggins who, as Gollum had revealed, had the One Ring in his possession. The Dwarves of Erebor spoke of a rider who had come to offer Sauron's friendship and ask about Hobbits. As a token of their friendship he asked for a "trifle", a ring, "the least of rings", that the thief had stolen.[6][note 2] The Nazgûl at this point were dependent on their black horses (stolen from Rohan) for transportation. When they were swept away by the waters of the river Bruinen, their horses were killed. The Ringwraiths were forced to return to Mordor to regroup. They reappeared later mounted on flying creatures, at which point they were referred to as Winged Nazgûl. By the conclusion of the War of the Ring, all of the Nine Nazgûl were destroyed. The Lord of the Nazgûl himself was slain by Éowyn, the niece of King Théoden (with help from Merry, known as "The Magnificent" thereafter) during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The remaining eight Ringwraiths attacked the Army of the West during the last battle at the Black Gate. However, when Frodo Baggins put on the ring in the fires of Mount Doom, Sauron ordered the eight remaining Nazgûl to fly with all possible speed to Mount Doom to intercept Frodo. They arrived too late, with the Ring falling into the fire along with the hapless Gollum. The Nazgûl were caught in the firestorm of the erupting mountain and were destroyed. [edit] Powers and abilities "The Nazgûl were they, the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terrible servants; darkness went with them, and they cried with the voices of death." ― The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" Given form only through the attire of black cloaks and hauberks of silver mail, their original form was completely gone and invisible to mortal eyes. Their hypnotic eyes could be plainly distinguished from their dark clothing, and in a rage they appeared in a hellish fire. Mortal men could not touch them (unless blessed by weapons or tools of the ancient Elves of the First Age or by the Dúnedain, such as the barrow-blade used by Merry on the Witch-king of Angmar). The Ringwraiths had many weapons, which included long swords of steel and flame, daggers with venomous properties, poisonous darts and black maces of great strength. Ted Nasmith - The Attack of the Wraiths Their arsenal of deadly armaments was not confined to physical means; they also had seemingly magical weapons of devastating power. They were surrounded by an aura of terror, which affected all living creatures; their "breath" (called the Black Breath) was poisonous, and their cries caused terror and despair in all who heard them. Some of the Nazgûl appear to have been accomplished sorcerers and used magic to devastating effect. According to Tolkien, though, it was the fear they inspired that was the chief danger: "They have no great physical power against the fearless," he wrote, "but what they have, and the fear that they inspire, is enormously increased in darkness" ― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien The Nazgûl existed mostly in the wraith world (the Unseen), making them extremely difficult to harm. Ordinary weapons would not hurt them, and even weapons of Númenórean manufacture would be destroyed if they passed through the wraith forms of the Nazgûl. They could not, however, interact normally with the material world (the Seen): they needed garments and weapons provided by Sauron to give them form. Consequently, they could be defeated by attacks that destroyed their disguises, forcing them to return to Sauron to receive new ones. The Nazgûl spread terror in mortal creatures merely by their presence. Only specially trained horses or the fell beasts of Mordor could bear them. They caused panic and despair in their enemies simply by flying overhead, and only individuals of great courage could face them in combat. They were also poisonous to mortal beings, causing a condition known as the Black Breath. Merely being in the vicinity of one of them could cause disorientation and illness. Intense exposure could be lethal. The Nazgûl had poor vision in the material world, but they were acutely aware of the beings with a presence in the wraith world, like the wearer of the One Ring and certain Elves, such as Glorfindel. Anyone who could see into the wraith world could see the Nazgûl as they had appeared in their mortal lives. The Witch-king could also affect matter with his voice, shattering the dagger that Frodo had gotten in the Barrow-downs and weakening the gates of Minas Tirith. Whether other Nazgûl could perform similar feats is unknown. [edit] Identities Only a few of the Nazgûl are named or identified individually. Their leader was the Witch-king of Angmar, and his second in command was named Khamûl. Khamûl was a lord of Easterlings,[2] and was the only Nazgûl known by his name. Three of them were Númenóreans.[1] Nazgûl means "ringwraiths" in the Black Speech (consisting of nazg + gûl).[7] [edit] Other names and titles An Elvish name given for the Ringwraiths is Úlairi.[3][8] Linguists have remarked that it is a Quenya plural name of unknown meaning and etymology.[9][10] Michael Martinez, analysing the word, has tentatively suggested that: Úlairi is a compound formed from Ú + lai + ri with probable meaning of "un (bad or immoral)" + "shadow" + "ones". In other words, the name may mean something like "those who are in/of unnatural shadow". Four of the Nazgûl on horseback in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) A Ringwraith in The Return of the King (1980 film) A Nazgûl from J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth The Nazgûl in The Lord of the Rings (film series) 1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film): The Nine are clad in brown and black, and have red eyes. The attack on The Prancing Pony is their deed, not that of any accomplices. After the attack, they cast off their hoods, revealing the black armour and hideous masks they wear beneath their cloaks. 1980: The Return of the King (1980 film) The Nine are skull headed demons, who ride winged horses. The Witch-king himself rides a dragon-like creature, and has no face. Only a suspended crown and two red eyes can be seen. The Nazgûl have the Red Eye of Barad-dûr rather than the emblem of Minas Morgul. 1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): The role of the Ringwraiths was expanded with material from The Hunt for the Ring. 1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing: The name of the eight, other than Khamûl, are given as Er-Murazor (the Witch-king, of Númenórean race), Dwar, Ji Indur, Akhorahil (Númenórean), Hoarmurath, Adunaphel (female Númenórean), Ren and Uvatha.[12][13] The Nazgûl are portrayed as black figures with red eyes and purple mantle. 2001-: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of Angmar, The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The Easterling, The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The Dwimmerlaik, The Tainted and The Knight of Umbar. 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) Black Riders form a threat in the Shire-stages of the game, where they need to be avoided by the player (in the persona of Frodo Baggins), and as the end boss for the game (in the persona of Aragorn). They are tall and robed in black, and nothing is seen underneath. The Nazgûl serve as the suspense in the first half of the first film. Their dialogue is changed; the conversation with Gaffer Gamgee is omitted, and the conversation with Farmer Maggot is reduced. The Nine have an iconic scream, provided by Fran Walsh. Under their robes, they are pale white ghostly creatures. After the death of the Witch-king, the other eight are taken out by Eagles and debris from Mount Doom, however, nothing is told of their individual fates. 2001-7: The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game: The Nazgûl, other than the Witch-king, are given Neo-Quenya titles based on their numbers, and various English titles: Úlairë Attëa (from atta = 2); Black Predator, Keeper of Dol Guldur, Second of the Nine Riders, The Easterling. Úlairë Nelya (from neldë = 3); Black Hunter, Lieutenant of Morgul, Third of the Nine Riders Úlairë Cantëa (from canta = 4); Black Assassin, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur, Fourth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Lemenya (from lempe = 5); Black Enemy, Lieutenant of Morgul, Fifth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Enquëa (from enquë = 6); Black Threat, Lieutenant of Morgul, Sixth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Ostëa [sic, later corrected to Úlairë Otsëa] (from otso = 7); Black Specter, Lieutenant of Morgul, Seventh of the Nine Riders Úlairë Toldëa (from tolto = 8); Black Shadow, Messenger of Morgul, Eighth of the Nine Riders Úlairë Nertëa (from nertë = 9); Black Horseman, Messenger of Dol Guldur, Ninth of the Nine Riders.[14][15] The Mordor faction has two different Nazgûl units: "Witch-king on Fell Beast" and "Nazgûl on Fell Beast". They are primarily used for scouting and surprise attacks. The Nazgûl attack Sarn Ford in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. A new Ringwraith is introduced in the expansion pack, The Rise of the Witch-king. Morgomir is the "Lieutenant of Carn-Dûm", the right-hand man of the Witch-king, of Black Númenórean descent. The design is similar to that in Peter Jackson's films: he is hooded and cloaked when he works for the Mordor faction, and white and ghostly when he fights for Angmar. The Nazgûl appear throughout the game. Three are Easterlings: "The Bane of Rhûn", "The Woe of Khand", and "The Cursed Rider"; three are Haradrim: "The Grim Southron", "The High Sorcerer of Harad", and "The Forsaken Reaver"; and three are of Númenórean origin: "The Black Blade of Lebennin", "The Gloom of Nurn", and the Witch-king of Angmar. The Nazgûl are also given the Sindarin name "Gwatharan" (pl. "Gwetherain"). Early in the game one of the Nine wounds a Dúnedain Ranger Amdir with a Morgul blade, who is later transformed into a Wraith himself, despite the best efforts of Free Peoples. Later, the player attempts to resist the troubles the Nine are spreading in Bree-Land. During the Fellowship's stay in Lothlórien, the Galadhrim Elves launch a military strike against Dol Guldur, to draw the attention of the Eye from the company departing down the Shores of Anduin. During their travel down the waters of the Great River, Legolas shot and killed a fell shadow in the sky, not knowing it to be a Nazgûl. The player is later able to find the corpse of the fell beast in the Brown Lands and it becomes clear that a Nazgûl is not far. At night, the Wraith ambushes the player who manages to drive him away with the use of fire. During the Battle of the Pelennor, the Witch-king plays the role as described in the books. The High Sorcerer of Harad and the Woe of Khand guard the way to Gothmog in the raid instance "Throne of the Dread Terror", and the Forsaken Reaver is found at the end of the "Quays of the Harlond instance, in which he attempts to prevent Aragorn and his host from joining the battle. In the Evil Campaign, the Eight Nazgûl bring Witch-King back to life after Sauron reclaims The One Ring. 2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North: The Nazgûl appear in a flasback during the prologue of the game, in which they attack the Rangers at Sarn Ford, the entrance of the Shire. Later in the flashback their leader, the Witch-king, speaks with Agandaûr.[16] 2012-14: The Hobbit (film series) : In the context of the film adaptation, the Witch-king and the other Ringwraiths were buried in a dungeon in the High Fells of Rhudaur after the fall of Angmar. The Witch-king of Angmar initially appears in Dol Guldur, where he briefly fights Radagast (who also discovers a Necromancer within the fortress) with his Morgul-blade. He drops it and Radagast takes it with him, ultimately bringing it to Gandalf, who then shows to the White Council in Rivendell. Later, Gandalf, per Galadriel's advice, visits the High Fells dungeons and discovers that they had been brought back to life, as their cells were empty, broken open from the inside. Through this investigation, he is convinced that the Necromancer is indeed Sauron. During the Attack on Dol Guldur they appeared in armored, ghostly versions of their mortal forms after Galadriel rescues Gandalf From his cage in Dol Guldur. The Nine do battle with Galadriel, Saruman, and Elrond. During a confrontation between Galadriel and Sauron, they are driven to Mordor, with their master eventually following suit. Images of Nazgûl the Witch-king of Angmar Khamûl What is the History of the Nazgul? by Michael Martinez ↑ Sauron created the One Ring around this year, and later distributed the Nine Rings (cf. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B and J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"). ↑ The identity of the messenger is unknown. In fandom it has been proposed that he was the Mouth of Sauron. Michael Martinez considers more possible that it was a Nazgûl . ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor" ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Hunt for the Ring", "(i) Of the Journey of the Black Riders" ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age" ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond" ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 31, 79, 125 ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The History of the Akallabêth", p. 153 (§30) ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)", Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011) ↑ Ruth S. Noel, The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth ↑ Michael Martinez, "What is the Literal Translation of Úlairi?" dated 15 August 2014, middle-earth.xenite.org (accessed 16 August 2014) ↑ Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. et al. (1987), Lords of Middle-earth Vol II: The Mannish Races (#8003) ↑ Jessica Ney (ed.; 1990), Angus McBride's Characters of Middle-earth (#8007) ↑ "Naming the Nazgul", Forum.Barrowdowns.com (accessed 31 July 2012) ↑ "Lord Of The Rings (search function)", Trade Cards Online (accessed 31 July 2012) ↑ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Prologue Retrieved from "http://www.tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Nazg%C3%BBl" Categories: Sourceless \| Black Speech words \| Characters in The Lord of the Rings \| Characters in The Silmarillion \| Second Age characters \| Third Age characters \| Nazgûl \| Undead	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line779
__label__cc	0.624115	0.375885	Keppel fels delivers for ENSCO Home Page» ENERGY Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered ENSCO 108, its ninth jackup rig for ENSCO International Inc. (ENSCO) on schedule, within budget. Of this achievement, Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman & CEO of Keppel Offshore & Marine, said, “Construction of ENSCO 108 was a true mark of the efficiency and precision in project design, management and execution. “ENSCO has been a tremendous supporter of our proprietary designs, and ENSCO 108 is the seventh consecutive rig of the premium KFELS design that we have been commissioned to build since 1999. We are honored that ENSCO has entrusted us time and again with delivering some of the most advanced premium offshore rigs in their fleet.” ENSCO 108 is built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class jackup rig design. She is expected to depart the Keppel FELS’ yard in April on her maiden assignment in Indonesia for BP. “ENSCO 108 is an excellent rig tailored to our specifications. We are confident that this specialized rig, which is scheduled to commence operations shortly, will serve our customers well and will contribute to another record year for ENSCO in 2007.” In addition to building premium jackup units, Keppel FELS has also been tasked by ENSCO to construct three new ultra-deepwater semisubmersibles based on ENSCO’s proprietary ENSCO 8500 Series design. “The deepwater market is growing in importance to ENSCO, and we are actively looking for additional opportunities to increase our presence in this domain” said Mr. Rabun. “Our three ENSCO 8500 Series semis are designed to drill in water depths of up to 8,500 feet and readily can be extended to 10,000 feet. They will provide a cost-effective deepwater drilling solution for our customers, and expand ENSCO’s deepwater capabilities. Deliveries of ENSCO 8500 and ENSCO 8501, two ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs, are expected in the second quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, respectively. Both rigs are being built against firm multi-customer long term drilling contracts. ENSCO 8502, the third ENSCO 8500 Series TM rig, is scheduled for delivery in late 2009. UK's Ineos to Buy ConocoPhillips North Sea AssetsBritain's richest man Jim Ratcliffe's oil and gas company Ineos Group Holdings is in exclusive talks with ConocoPhillips to buy North Sea oil and gas fields worth $3 billion from the U.S. energy company. Turkey to Start Drilling on Block of DanubeTurkey will begin drilling in Black Sea in the upcoming days. Drill, which will be operated on Block of Danube, has been planning to conducted in the crossroads between Bulgarian and Romanian maritime borders with inland waters of Turkey. BP to Supply Crude to St. Croix RefineryBP Plc's trading arm on Friday entered a tolling agreement with the owners of an idled oil refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, cementing plans to bring the plant back online six years after it was idled by previous owners, the company said. Cheniere Bets New World Gas Demand Despite TariffWearing a hardhat and orange vest, Ari Aziz climbs metal steps under a blazing sun until he’s standing atop an 180-foot-high tank in Corpus Christi, Texas. It’s big enough, he proudly points out, to hold a jumbo jet placed diagonally. KOTUG Agrees to Form Joint Venture with Egyptian ProviderTowage company KOTUG International BV has signed an agreement with Egyptian provider of offshore and marine services Petroconsult to create a joint venture company called KOTUG PETRO Maritime (KPM). Brent Oil Rises to Over $81 for Week BeginningInternational crude benchmark Brent increased to $81.42 per barrel at 06.54 GMT on Monday, while American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) saw prices of $71.97 per barrel. ABS to Explore Space Technology in LNG Shipping10 November 2018 Saturday 12:12 UK has Enough Oil Reserves for The Next 20 Years09 November 2018 Friday 11:58 NAVFAC EXWC Supports Testing of Wave Energy Converter09 November 2018 Friday 11:23 China's Breakthrough in Floating Nuclear Reactors07 November 2018 Wednesday 12:44 ABB and SINTEF to Test Hydrogen Propulsion07 November 2018 Wednesday 10:17 Eni Launches Joint Venture With Total for Oil Exploration07 November 2018 Wednesday 09:15 NGOs Warns IMO Against Carbon Emissions05 November 2018 Monday 11:07 EIA: America's Energy Exports to China are Growing11 July 2018 Wednesday 09:45 Decommissioning: Platform Removal Needs Rethink10 July 2018 Tuesday 13:16 AIDAperla to operate on LNG when in Mediterranean ports28 November 2017 Tuesday 11:21	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line785
__label__wiki	0.709418	0.709418	Participate > Learning > Religious School Middle School Showcase During the 2018-2019 school year, Dave Flapan's Religious School middle school students studied the Tanakh. He explains: "We read dozens of passages from the Torah. We also read commentaries and analyzed these classic stories.For our final project, we chose two Torah portions. We summarized them, researched commentary on them, and analyzed all of this. We then studied HTML, and coded a website for our output format!" Please take a look at the work of students Joseph Katinsky and Naomi Gephart. Religious School Hours and Information 2018-2019 Welcome to our Religious School! Religious School 2018-2019 Calendar Religious School Hours: Students age three through 8th grade meet on Sunday mornings from 9:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. High School students meet from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please enter through the front entrance on Sunday mornings. Hebrew School Hours: Students in grades 4-6 will meet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays as scheduled between 4 and 6 p.m. Questions? Please contact us at (260) 744-4245 or office@TempleCAV.org for membership information or with questions about our school. Registration forms are available. Religious School Chair Wendi Wallet, Principal Leah Hadashi, and Rabbi Lenny Sarko also are available to discuss your child's education. Our 2018-2019 Team Our Religious School team looks forward to a great year! Principal: Leah Hadashi PreK and Kindergarten: Leah Hadashi Grade 1: Samara Sheray Grades 2 & 4: Kristin Goldberg Grades 5 - 8: Chuck Replane and Wendi Wallet Confirmation Class (10th Grade): Rabbi Lenny Sarko High School: Rabbi Lenny Sarko Hebrew: Bruce Colegrove and Rabbi Lenny Sarko Librarian: Betsy Gephart Madricha (Aide): Hannah Katinsky Religious School Committee Chair: Wendi Wallet Religious School teacher Leah Hadashi brings her enthusiasm for Judaism and Jewish education for a second year this fall as principal of our learning program for Temple youth ages 3 through high school. As principal, she serves as chief administrator for our Sunday and weekday Hebrew program, working with Rabbi Lenny, Religious School Committee Chair Wendi Wallet, and our teachers to ensure an enriching Jewish education for students. In addition, Leah will teach children in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. “I am passionate about Jewish Education because I see the value a positive early experience can have on a person as they grow older,” Leah said. “I want the education that the students receive here at CAV and the experiences that they partake in to stay with them and help to build the solid base that they are able to stand on as strong and proud Jewish adults.” Leah began teaching in our Religious School in late 2010, including students in second grade through b’nei mitzvah. She and her husband, Shai, have four children. Originally from West Lafayette, Leah made Aliyah in 1999. She and Shai lived in Ramat Gan for three years before moving back to the States. The Religious School at Congregation Achduth Vesholom seeks to provide an enriching learning experience that engenders a deeper, more purposeful appreciation of our students' spiritual heritage. Our aims and objects: To implant in our students and their families a feeling of belonging to the Jewish community. To teach Jewish values, traditions, history and culture. To create meaningful Jewish experiences for our children so that Judaism becomes a positive intellectual and emotional experience that brings pleasure, beauty and joy of life. To strengthen and reinforce Jewish associations within the lives of our young people so that the TEMPLE and HOME become the centers for Jewish life and values. Tzedakah Program At Religious School, our children's weekly education includes the recognition of Jewish responsibility and helping others in need in the community. Weekly collections of Tzedakah taken in each classroom on Sunday morning give each child the opportunity to put this knowledge into action. Please encourage your child to share his or her good fortune by giving from his or her allowance. Funds will be allocated during the school year as students learn about places and people in need. Our Religious School Achduth Vesholom's Religious School offers comprehensive educational programming for children of Temple members in preschool through 12th grade. (Children who turn 4 by September 1 are eligible to enroll.) Our objectives include teaching our students Jewish values, traditions, history, heritage, and way of life. We want to create a meaningful Jewish experience for our children so that Judaism becomes a positive intellectual and emotional experience. We also want to strengthen and reinforce Jewish feelings, associations and fellowship. We utilize the Union for Reform Judaism's CHAI Curriculum. Basic Hebrew is part of the comprehensive religious school program. We use the URJ's Mitkadem Hebrew program. Additional Hebrew classes are required for bar/bat mitzvah candidates. Confirmation marks an educational milestone for young people in the 10th grade. Post-Confirmation classes are offered to students in grades 11 and 12. Our high school program for students in grades 9 through 12 meets on Sundays, covering topics relevant to their lives as Jewish teens and young adults. Field trips and Confirmation class trips broaden our students' view of the Jewish world. Our 170-year tradition of meaningful Jewish education in Fort Wayne has been fostered by the hard work and dedication of teachers, rabbis and educators. We're also fortunate to have the Rabbi Richard B. Safran Library as a resource. The Temple also encourages our young people's involvement with the Temple's Junior Youth Group and FOrTY, as well as Jewish summer camps and NFTY programs. Questions? Contact us at (260) 744-4245 or office@templecav.org. Religious School: In the event of inclement weather, a calling tree will go out to all families, teachers and aides no later than 8:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. Hebrew School: If Fort Wayne Community Schools are closed due to weather, then we will not have Hebrew School. If the weather gets bad later in the day on Tuesday or Wednesday, a calling tree will go out to all Hebrew School families and teachers no later than 4 p.m. As always, please use your discretion regarding the weather. You and your family's health and safety are always the top priority. The goal of the Temple's Family Education program is to provide tools for integrating Jewish customs, observances and rituals into a student's home. Family education attempts to provide a level playing field for both parents and children in our school and give a basis for family celebrations of holidays and life-cycle events. Discussion revolving around faith issues and the role of Judaism in family life (both historically and with current relevance) will provide parents an opportunity to participate in various discussions without having to initiate them. Family Education Programs occur approximately 2-3 times per year in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. Interfaith Family	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line792
__label__wiki	0.585646	0.585646	May 12, 2017 / Sophie Davies Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a champion of disaster relief, pioneering the use of temporary paperchip and shipping container shelters, and balancing pro bono projects with commercial work. As an inspiring show at Sydney's Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) explores his humanitarian structures, we met this maverick talent. What's your design philosophy? Problem-solving. Problems solved by design. What inspired you to get involved with disaster relief? I was tired of working for privileged people who had money and power. I like to design monuments, but I was quite disappointed that I was mainly working for privileged people, not the general public. Earthquakes don't kill people, but building materials do. I saw the very poor condition of temporary housing after natural and man-made disasters, and I thought I could improve the condition of these facilities. For me there is no difference between my pro bono and commercial work because I have the same interest and energy for both, and I get the same satisfaction. I use any materials available locally, such as paperchip – not paper by itself – which exists anywhere in the world, and is cheap, strong and lightweight. Even when I was working in Rwanda I found a paperchip factory in the capital Kigali. I'm especially interested in humble materials. If say I used steel, it's a wonderful material, you can do anything with it, but wood and paper have many more limitations. I'm interested in designing with the limitations of the material. Paper is interesting because it's lighter and weaker. I like to take advantage of the weakness of this material to make something different. TOP: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban ABOVE: Ban's Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch, New Zealand, was built as a community gathering space after the 2011 earthquake devastated the city's historic stone cathedral (see our earlier post). An interactive model of it forms part of Sydney exhibition 'The Inventive Work of Shigeru Ban, SCAF Projects 34 & 35' What's next for you in terms of disaster relief? I don't know, I hope I won't be busy! My goal is to make buildings that will be demolished. Shelters that will be dismantled after six months, with materials that can be recycled and reused after, with no waste. The problem is people don't want to move out of my temporary houses, so many of them are becoming permanent! So is the line blurring between permanent and temporary buildings? Concrete can be very temporary if developers get rid of it, whereas paper structures can be permanent as long as people love them, like my emergency cathedral for Christchurch. I would like to continue building monuments to be loved by people. Besides, beauty doesn’t come from the kind of material you use, it comes from the proportions. Creating light, shadow, natural ventilation and space between inside and outside are what make living conditions beautiful. ABOVE: Two original-scale reproductions of Ban's emergency structures occupy SCAF's Courtyard Garden. His paper log houses for Kobe, Japan (1995), and Ecuador (2016-ongoing) were designed in response to earthquakes and cost around US$2,000 a unit to build. Note the care taken to match the sandbag-filled, donated beer crate bases to the huts After designing France's Centre Pompidou-Metz in 2010, your Paris concert hall La Scene Musicale was unveiled in April. Tell us more. It was a former factory site on the Île Seguin. They wanted the design to be a symbol for the western gateway of Paris. I'm not the kind of person to develop unusual shapes. For me it's very challenging to design something iconic and monumental. I made a sail of solar panels, which rotates around a curved timber-clad auditorium, following the sun. Mosaic tiles inside the concert hall change colour from green to red. What's currently exciting you in design or style? Nothing new comes out anymore. Generally speaking, architects don't like inventing. People are afraid to be sued. If you do something innovative or experimental you can be sued very easily, especially in the United States. Now everyone's competing with different, funny shapes, which can be created by computer easily. They're interesting, but it's not innovative technology. Any ideas for a solution to affordable urban housing? I don't know why this is a problem because there are so many ideas to make affordable housing – as long as developers don't mind making less profit! It's not about creating tiny houses, it's about the construction method. Even with the same space we can make a comfortable house inexpensively. But cities are no longer being designed by urban planners or the government, now commercial developers are leading the way. ABOVE: Installation details of SCAF's Kobe shelter, which features thick paper tubes for walls, lined with insulation and topped off with tent material; The Ecuador house teams paper tube walls with green-hued bamboo sheets, plus a thatched roof. Both eco-friendly units include toilets, and are easy to dismantle or recycle I don't suddenly get inspired by other things. I just continue developing my original ideas to the next stage, little by little. Rather than keeping an eye on cutting-edge trends or magazines, I'm just busy developing my own stuff, as I don't want to be influenced by others. Buckminster Fuller and Frei Otto. I like architects who invent their own material or structural system, because I hate to be influenced by the fashionable styles of the day. They both invented their own systems to design things according to the material. I was lucky to collaborate with Otto on my Japan Pavilion for Hanover's Expo 2000 and I learned a lot from him. He always tried to use the minimum material and minimum energy to make maximum space. My favourite architect though is Alvar Aalto. I designed an Aalto exhibition in Tokyo in 1986, but didn't want to waste precious wood for a temporary space. That's when I discovered that paperchip, made of recycled paper which I turned into a tube, was much stronger that I'd expected and inexpensive. ABOVE: Inside, the SCAF exhibition features scale models, videos, and examples of building joints and partition systems developed by Ban for his temporary shelters; A model details the interior of the emergency cathedral for Christchurch, New Zealand, including bespoke furniture; Another showcases the sinuous roof of Ban's Japan Pavilion for Hanover's Expo 2000, a collaboration with late German architect Frei Otto Where's on your travel wish list? I love travelling... to enjoy the local food and wine. That's why I love coming to Australia! I commute every week between Tokyo and Paris, where I have offices. Usually I travel at weekends, so as not to waste the week days. What should a design fan see in Tokyo? I would recommend going to Kyoto instead. In Tokyo most of the buildings are designed by big firms, who aren't usually very good architects, so they're boring. It's the same for most major cities, whereas Kyoto has many interesting innovations. It's a more traditional town, and making buildings was so difficult in the past that you needed great ideas and craftsmanship. I don't do it at all. Does my office use Instagram? I don't know! shigerubanarchitects.com sherman-scaf.org.au 'The Inventive Work of Shigeru Ban' is at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, 16-20 Goodhope Street, Paddington, Sydney until 1 July 2017 (open 11am-5pm, Wednesday to Saturday) Pictures: Brett Boardman (SCAF) May 12, 2017 / Sophie Davies/ Comment Shigeru Ban, architecture, Q&A, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Japanese, architect, talent, disaster relief, paper, emergency architecture, exhibition, design, cardboard, Sophie Davies, SCAF, paperchip, Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand, Australia, eco design, recycling, materials, green architecture, paper log house, Kobe, Ecuador, Japan, earthquake, La Seine Musicale, Paris, paper tubes, bamboo, Buckminster Fuller, Frei Otto, Hanover Expo 2000, Alvar Aalto, Tokyo, shelter, Kyoto, The Inventive Work of Shigeru Ban, Paddington, profile, interview, Pritzker Prize, wood, housing, Centre Pompidou-Metz, concert hall, art gallery, Rwanda Chris Bosse is one third of architecture firm LAVA, an innovative practice based in Sydney, Berlin and Stuttgart. The trio’s global, multi-disciplinary portfolio ranges from a sports hostel in Germany to a UAE eco city and a sinuous exhibition space for 2016’s Sydney Design Festival. What inspired your Sydney Design Festival exhibition design? We designed the Powerhouse Museum exhibition ‘Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital’ (on until 25 June 2017), which was a digital dream come true. As a practice deeply entrenched in digital fabrication technologies, it was exciting to create an immersive space that provides room for storytelling and objects while being part of the story itself. Inspired by the exhibition content, our design explores the idea of a continuous line as a means to create a spatial continuum in a digital world, and to express the infinite possibilities of emerging digital data collection and manufacture. We used the latest technologies and CNC for fabrication, which were both time- and cost-effective. ABOVE RIGHT: LAVA's Asia Pacific Director Chris Bosse ABOVE: Futuristic exhibition design for 'Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital', part of the Sydney Design Festival at the Powerhouse Museum ABOVE: LAVA co-founders Chris Bosse (Sydney), Alexander Rieck (Stuttgart) and Tobias Wallisser (Berlin) What do the three of you bring to the party? When LAVA was founded in 2007 the goal was to learn from the expertise of the three directors. Stuttgart-based Alexander Rieck brings knowledge of the working environments and building processes of the future, while Berlin-based Tobias Wallisser researches and teaches cutting-edge, digital planning technologies at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. I moved to Sydney in 2002 and my work is based on the computerised study of organic structure and resulting spatial conceptions. We offer a mobile, highly flexible network of specialist designers and collaborators across continents. What's LAVA's design philosophy? LAVA stands for Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, a laboratory for ideas tested and approved. The common thread is sustainable design – beautiful, efficient and contemporary, whether for an exhibition, a hotel or a whole city. Our creative process incorporates mankind, nature and technology. Humans are at the centre, and we merge future technologies with the patterns of organisation found in nature to build a smarter, friendlier, more socially and environmentally responsible future. We use naturally evolving structural systems, such as snowflakes, spider’s webs and soap bubbles, for new building typologies – the geometries in nature generate both efficiency and beauty. By combining digital workflow, nature’s structural principles and the latest digital fabrication technologies we build more (architecture) with less (material/energy/time/cost). ABOVE: Bosse contributed to PTW Architects' startling Beijing Olympics Watercube; LAVA's winning design for the UAE's future eco-friendly Masdar city centre; KACST Headquarters in Riyadh, and verdant Berlin mixed-used development THE:SQUARE, are both under construction; A 2012 bid to build the Secretariat of the Green Climate Fund in Bonn Which projects are you most proud of? And what's up next? The National Swimming Centre in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. I was a key design member at PTW for the Watercube, which won the Atmosphere Award at the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale. Another was winning the international competition to design the centre of the world’s first eco city Masdar in the UAE. LAVA designs currently under construction include a new university master plan and headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; a youth sports hostel in Bayreuth, Germany; mixed-use developments in Berlin and Hangzhou, China; and a residential tower in Hanoi, plus 88 houses in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. ABOVE: LAVA's design for the new Philips Lighting Headquarters in Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Sydney International Airport's sandstone-influenced regional duty free area, another 2016-completed project We’ve also just completed a company headquarters and lighting showroom for Philips in The Netherlands, a regional duty free zone at Sydney International Airport inspired by the sandstone rock caves of Sydney Harbour, and a Japanese restaurant fit-out. BELOW: Chris Bosse renovated his own sleekly organic Tivoli Terrace home in Sydney's inner-city Paddington in 2015 What drove the design of your own Sydney home? Bringing the outside in was the priority in the 2015 renovation of Tivoli Terrace, a four-metre-wide terrace house, which links Victorian Sydney with the future of modern architecture. Every surface is a design element making a statement, and has more than one function like containing storage. New timber floors streamline the living areas, while sliding windows and timber screens open up to a courtyard and extend the space. Materiality was kept pale with natural wood and neutral colours, juxtaposed with iconic mid-century furniture and contemporary designer lighting which add 21st century cool. ABOVE: A feasibility study for a Bionic Tower in Abu Dhabi, with an intelligent skin that responds to its environment; Featuring a shimmering façade of fins, Hangzhou's Zhejiang Gate Towers are under construction I start by going for a walk or swimming in the morning or at sunset – not only is it relaxing but that's also where I find ideas. You need oxygen running through your veins and you are completely enlightened. Going to work and sitting in front of a white sheet of paper is still the best moment, even if the sheet is a screen. A lot can get lost from idea to project and then realisation, and we try to diminish the gap. ‘Intelligent’ architecture. It is not about the shape but about the intelligence of the system. The intelligence of the smallest unit results in the intelligence of the overall system. I envision a world where buildings are responsive to external influences such as air pressure, temperature, humidity, and solar radiation; of networked building systems, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In the architecture of the future new materials and technologies enable an adaptability, responsiveness, environmental awareness and strength not seen in conventional architecture. I practice these principles in projects from exhibition design in Sydney to villas in Vietnam. ABOVE: Also under way is the Y-shaped Bayreuth Youth Hostel in Germany, sporting innovative forms and sustainable credentials German architect Frei Otto’s soap bubble experiments for the Munich Olympic Stadium in the early Seventies are a great inspiration. Verner Panton’s iconic 'Panton Chair' anticipated the digital revolution by decades. And Antoni Gaudi, who designed buildings of unspeakable beauty and innovation, inspired by nature. Snorkelling – being underwater – anywhere, from the Great Barrier Reef to Vanuatu and Malaysia. The coral reefs are the cities of the future where species coexist and thrive together. The light refractions of the sunlight create endless patterns and artwork together with the sand. I would love to see Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands too, although not for work! 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Her new book Happy aims to create 'joyous living spaces though design.' What inspired you to write Happy? After I wrote my first book Rethink: The Way You Live I realised that all those I featured may be going about life differently but they all just wanted to be happy. It got me thinking about how design can help people to be happier. What is happy design? Happy design is emotional. It speaks to our hearts as well as our heads. It displays optimism, self-confidence and empathy. Historically words like ‘happy’ and ‘design’ have not been used together; pragmatism won out. People thought happy design was bold, childlike colours and houses filled with novelty ideas – places where you don’t want to spend a lot of time. Today, more architects and designers want to create objects and spaces we can enjoy. What key design lessons did you learn? What makes one person happy can be another person’s nightmare – such as paint colours – but there are key elements we can all draw on. Tap into nature, lighting, colour, humour and flow, and create spaces that encourage more spontaneous, playful experiences in your home. TOP PICTURE: Architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen's bear duvet, from By Nord, adds a cheery touch BELOW: Unexpected colour brings fun touches to the homes of Paris creative director Jean-Christophe Aumas and Sydney design label Kawaiian Lion. Art and quirky ornaments up the feelgood factor What was the most feelgood home you visited? Each place I visited had its own inspiring feelgood factor. I loved designer Lee Broom’s London cinema room with a popcorn machine. Jo Wood’s Camden home was full of smiles and surprises, such as her skull wallpaper. I adored the giant Anish Kapoor-like silver slide in a New York apartment. The huge feasting table in an Amsterdam house showed me the importance of where we sit and eat. Tenka Gammelgaard’s Copenhagen home proved that a happy space is all about attitude. Any little tips that can make a big wellbeing impact? Stop following fast-fashion trends and ask yourself what makes you happy. Stepping away from the happy clichés is very liberating. It’s rare that we simply savour the moment, make the most of what we have, or put energy and love into our homes. When choosing colour for a space I now consider first what mood and activity I want to encourage. I also learned the power of editing. We need an intervention in how much we shop! What are the worst offenders when it comes to unhappy interiors? I asked that question in my Happy Poll. The common answers were lack of storage, space, daylight and gardens, too much clutter, not enough room for alone time, outdated interiors, and excess noise. ABOVE: Smile style: an owl figurine at artist Tenka Gammelgaard's monochrome home Tell us about your work on Sydney's Coogee Pavilion (above). I helped design this 'happy' bar/restaurant at Coogee Beach, alongside Justin and Bettina Hemmes, from owner’s Merivale, and Kelvin Ho from Akin Creative. For the ground floor, launched in July, I created a giant magnetic scrabble game with a library ladder to reach the top, customised ping pong tables with colourful geometric patterns, and introduced outsize Connect Four, Jenga, and Noughts and Crosses. We wanted adults and children to feel part of the space. I also commissioned a giant whale light. We opened the rooftop on 30 December, with four bars in a beautiful conservatory, styled as if it belonged to an eccentric botanist. Any other current projects? I mentor young talents at The Design Residency, which I co-founded in Sydney. It’s an incubator for fledgling fashion and homewares designers to turn their products into viable, commercial brands. Which residents should we be watching? Shilo Engelbrecht has enjoyed incredible success during her time with us (table linen, above left). She had her gorgeous textiles included in Kit Kemp’s Ham Yard Hotel in London, an art exhibition with UK lifestyle boutique Anthropologie, visited Italian homewares label Missoni, and attracted top global buyers. Varina Krook from Stash Textiles is also a brilliant illustrator whose new range explores Australian historical houses and botanical motifs. British store Liberty helped with her production. Sophia Pearce from Flotsam/Jetsam has designed the marvellous ‘Buoy’ light (above right), ideal for the urban nomad. Grace Wood uses wool from her family farm to craft beautiful felt cushions, throws, over-scaled objects and wall installations. What's exciting you in design? People like Dutch-born, Melbourne-based designer Joost Bakker, with his pioneering approach to sustainable living, plants and zero-waste. Western Australia. It’s the home of cute marsupial the quokka, my mascot while writing Happy. I love Instagram. It’s so instant, image-focused and most small businesses say it has had huge impact in growing their brands. 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__label__wiki	0.784399	0.784399	Murder on the Orient Express (2017 – 4K UHD Review) Reviewed by: Bill Hunt Review Date: Mar 06, 2018 Format: Blu-ray Disc 2017 (February 27, 2018) Studio(s) Scott Free/Kinberg/TSG/Mark Gordon Co (20th Century Fox) Film/Program Grade: C+ Video Grade: A+ Audio Grade: A+ Extras Grade: B- Having just solved the mystery of a theft in Jerusalem, the illustrious detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) must return at once to London to attend another case. He boards the luxurious Orient Express in Constantinople, which will whisk him all the way to Paris in style and allow him much-needed time to relax as the train makes its journey. Soon after departure, Poirot meets a fellow passenger, a criminal/businessman named Ratchett (Johnny Depp), who’s received death threats and wants to hire him for protection. Poirot declines and retires to bed, but his sleep is interrupted by strange noises and then an avalanche that delays the train’s progress. The next morning, Poirot learns that Ratchett has indeed been murdered. The obsessive-compulsive detective’s hand is thus forced; he must solve this crime, knowing that the murderer can only be one of the other passengers. Based on the beloved crime novel by Agatha Christie, Kenneth Branagh directs this latest cinematic version of Murder on the Orient Express with a fine sense of style and good intentions, but his film never quite comes together as well as it might. Branagh’s performance as Poirot is full of zeal, but his outstanding supporting cast is never really given the opportunity to shine by a cliched script, making their roles more caricatures than fully realized. In addition to Depp, that cast includes Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley (fresh from The Force Awakens), and even Lucy Boynton (Sing Street). But what really makes the film interesting, to the extent that it is, is Branagh’s decision to use large format photography for this production, which lends genuine visual splendor and grandeur to nearly every frame. Under the guidance of cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos, Murder on the Orient Express was shot largely on 65mm photochemical film using Panavision cameras (some of the same cameras used on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, as it happens), with a bit of additional photography accomplished digitally in the ARRIRAW codec (6.5K) using ARRI Alexa 65 cameras. It was finished as a native 4K Digital Intermediate, given an HDR10 color grade, and the result is presented here in the 2.39:1 theatrical aspect ratio. This image is, in a word, spectacular, quite simply gorgeous in every respect. Fine detail abounds in every frame, visible in faces, costume fabrics, and in craggy mountain peaks outside the train. Texturing is exquisite. The darkest areas of the frame are truly black, while highlights have a lovely shine and glow. Colors are bright and varied, apparent in the fine appointments of the rail coaches and in exterior sky and landscape shots. This is a reference quality 4K image, marred only by a little bit of 65mm camera flutter early on and a couple slightly out of focus shots, both forgivable in such an exquisitely-staged costume drama. The 4K disc includes primary audio in a terrific English Dolby Atmos mix that’s highly immersive, with exceptional clarity, wonderfully-precise staging and movement, and abundant environmental cues from virtually every direction, appreciated in early scenes aboard the Orient Express that convey movement and speed. Dialogue is crisp, the Patrick Doyle score is light and playful, and the height channels do much to extend and complete the soundscape vertically, especially in traveling shots and during the avalanche scene. As character dramas go, this is about as good an audio experience as you can have. Additional audio options are available in English 5.1 Descriptive Audio, Spanish, Czech, and Polish 5.1 Dolby Digital, and French, Castilian, German, and Italian 5.1 DTS, with optional subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French, Castilian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech, Polish, and two Chinese options (Simplified and Traditional). The 4K disc itself includes only one extra, which is a feature-length audio commentary with Branagh and writer Michael Green (with subtitles in multiple languages). But you also get the film in 1080p on Blu-ray, a disc that adds: Audio Commentary by director Kenneth Branagh and writer Michael Green (with subtitles in multiple languages) Agatha Christie: An Intimate Portrait (19:03) Let’s Talk About Hercule Poirot (9:54) Unusual Suspects: Part One (5:08) The Art of Murder (16:23) Unusual Suspects: Part Two (5:56) All Aboard: Filming Murder on the Orient Express (16:35) Unusual Suspects: Part Three (6:49) Music of Murder (7:31) Deleted Scene: Alternate Opening (1:22) Deleted Scene: Newsreel (Extended) (:59) Deleted Scene: Breakfast (:40) Deleted Scene: Hotel Check-In (:51) Deleted Scene: Arasta Bazaar (Extended) (5:02) Deleted Scene: Train Montage (:18) Deleted Scene: Departure (1:11) Deleted Scene: Poirot Bedtime Rituals (1:10) Deleted Scene: Poirot Bedtime Rituals (Alt) (:33) Deleted Scene: Poirot Bedtime Rituals (Alt 2) (:34) Deleted Scene: Pierre Michel Interview (2:10) Deleted Scene: Luggage (:44) Deleted Scene: Dreamscape (:48) Theatrical Trailers (2 trailers – 3:36 in all) Gallery (38 images) The deleted scenes all feature optional commentary by Branagh and Green. The extras provide an interesting (if somewhat glossy) look at the original novel and this production, including rare audio recordings of Christie herself. And the commentary certainly shows Branagh’s good faith in mounting this effort, not to mention his love of the material. As always, you also get a Movies Anywhere digital code on a paper insert. In the end, Murder on the Orient Express offers a fairly pedestrian novel adaptation of the “it’s not bad but it’s not great either” variety, elevated somewhat by a solid onscreen performance by Branagh, and by absolutely stunning large format photography. 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__label__wiki	0.62636	0.62636	More info on Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso: Wikis (Redirected to Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso article) Portuguese royalty House of Aviz-Beja Manuel I Children include Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias John III Isabella, Holy Roman Empress Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy Louis, Duke of Beja Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso Cardinal-Infante Afonso Edward, Duke of Guimarães Maria, Lady of Viseu Grandchildren include Anthony (illegitimate) Maria, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza Catherine, Duchess of Braganza Great-Great-Grandchildren include John IV Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias John Manuel, Prince of Portugal Ferdinand, Infante of Portugal and Duke of Guarda. The Coat of Arms of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda. The Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso, (1507-1534; Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; Portuguese: Fernando) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon. Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on 5 June 1507. At birth, he was made Duke of Guarda by his father. He was also Duke of Trancoso, Lord of Alfaiates, Sabugal and Abrantes, and Mayor of Trancoso, Lamego and Marialva. He married, in 1530, Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family. The marriage was arranged by King John III of Portugal, Ferdinand's older brother. The couple settled in Abrantes, where their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on 1 August 1533, who died shortly after his birth. Luisa, his only surviving child, died in October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on 7 November 1534, in Abrantes. He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.[1] Duke of Guarda Count of Loulé Count of Marialva Genealogical information on Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso ^ I50591: Guyomare de Coutinho Portuguese nobility Duke of Guarda and Trancoso Infantes of Portugal The generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Bourbon through Isabella of Portugal, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza. Infante Henrique • Sancho I • Infante João Infante Raimundo • Afonso II • Infante Pedro, Count of Urgell • Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders • Infante Henrique Sancho II • Afonso III • Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa • Infante Vicente Infante Roberto • Infante Fernando • Denis I • Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre • Infante Vicente Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria • Afonso IV Infante Afonso • Infante Dinis • Peter I • Infante João Infante Luís • Ferdinand I • Infante Afonso • Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos • Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes Infante Pedro • Infante Afonso • Infante Afonso • Edward I • Infante Pedro, 1st Duke of Coimbra • Infante Henrique, 1st Duke of Viseu • Infante João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz • Infante Fernando, the Saint Prince Infante Miguel^ • Infante Diogo, Constable of Portugal • Infante João • Peter V, King of Aragon • Infante João, Prince of Antioch • Afonso V • Cardinal-Infante Jaime • Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu • Infante Duarte Infante João, 3rd Duke of Viseu • Infante Diogo, 4th Duke of Viseu • João, Prince of Portugal • John II • Infante Duarte • Infante Diniz • Infante Simião • Infante Afonso • Manuel I Afonso, Prince of Portugal • Infante João • Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Asturias^ • John III • Infante Luís, 5th Duke of Beja • Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso • Cardinal-Infante Afonso • Henry, The Cardinal-King • Infante Duarte, 4th Duke of Guimarães • Infante António • Infante Carlos Afonso, Prince of Portugal • Manuel, Prince of Portugal • Filipe, Prince of Portugal • Infante Dinis • John Manuel, Prince of Portugal • Infante António Sebastian I • Carlos, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Manuel de Portugal** • Diogo Félix, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Philip II* • Philip III* • Infante Carlos* • Cardinal-Infante Fernando* • Infante Alfonso Mauricio* Balthasar Charles, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Infante Francisco Fernando* • Teodósio, 1st Prince of Brazil • Afonso VI • Peter II João, 3rd Prince of Brazil • John V • Infante Francisco, 7th Duke of Beja • Infante António • Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém • Pedro, 5th Prince of Brazil • Joseph I • Infante Carlos • Peter III José, 8th Prince of Brazil • Infante João Francisco • John VI Francisco António, 8th Prince of Beira • Peter I of Brazil & IV of Portugal • Miguel I • Infante Pedro Carlos* • Infante Carlos José Antonio* Miguel, 11th Prince of Beira • João Carlos, 12th Prince of Beira • Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil*** • Auguste de Beauharnais, Prince Consort^^ • Infante Miguel, 24th Duke of Braganza • Infante Sebastian* 22nd Generation Pedro V • Luís I • Infante João, 8th Duke of Beja • Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil* • Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil* • Infante Fernando • Infante Augusto, 3rd Duke of Coimbra • Infante Leopoldo • Infante Eugénio Maria • Infante Miguel, 6th Duke of Viseu • Infante Francisco José • Infante Duarte Nuno, 25th Duke of Braganza 23rd Generation Carlos I • Afonso, Prince Royal and 3rd Duke of Porto • Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza • Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu • Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra Luís Filipe, Prince Royal • Manuel II • Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto • Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira • ^also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples also an infante of Spain claimant infante **also an imperial prince of Brazil ^^only prince or infante by marriage Categories: 1507 births \| 1534 deaths \| House of Aviz Hidden categories: Articles containing Portuguese language text Up to date as of November 16, 2009 I50591: Guyomare de Coutinho	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line800
__label__wiki	0.844701	0.844701	Home > Entertainment > Bollywood News > Tamannaah lashes out at director's comment on heroines Tamannaah lashes out at director's comment on heroines Dainik Hawk \| 27 Dec 2016 8:13 AM GMT Chennai: Tamannaah Bhatia has slammed comments made by director Suraaj about objectifying heroines in Tamil filmdom, and has asked him to apologise to all women in the industry. In a promotional interview during the release of his latest Tamil directorial "Kaththi Sandai", director Suraaj was asked how he managed to make Tamannaah look glamorous in the film. Suraaj's reply has created an uproar in social media. He said: "Audiences pay money to watch the hero fight and heroines in full glamour. As a director, I don't like to see my heroines fully clad in a sari. If we're paying money to watch a film, we should expect Tamannaah to look glamorous. Any commercial film should have glamour," Suraaj said. He went on to add that all those heroines who made it big, chose the glamorous path to stardom. "Whenever my costume designer presents my heroine in knee-length outfit, I'd ask him to cut it short. If my heroine gets angry, I'd tell her audience haven't paid so much for nothing," he added. When the clip went viral, Tamannaah took to Twitter to share her views, and said she was "hurt and angered by the comments made by director Suraaj". She said: "I would definitely want him to apologise not only to me but to the entire women in the industry. We are actors and we are here to act and entertain audiences and should not at any point be objectified as commodities. Having worked in southern filmdom for over a decade, she added: "I have worn costumes which I'm comfortable with. It is sad that women in our country are spoken about so frivolously and I would like to tell my audiences that our industry should not be generalized due to comments made by one individual." Suraaj was unavailable for comment. Tags: Tamannaah director comment heroines	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line802
__label__wiki	0.563272	0.563272	CHELTENHAM EYE with John Doyle We are now into that nervous period before the Cheltenham Festival where news starts to come out on the stars that are not going to make the big Meeting. You live in hope that your well laid plans are not crumbled to dust before the big test. The bookmakers will be offering non runner, no bet concessions now, making it easier to support your selection with confidence where a horse has more than one option at the Festival. This week, we will look races earlier in the week. Cantlow – JLT Speciality Steeple Chase This race is a competitive staying handicap chase which has been won by some progressive young Chasers over the season. 2013 sees one of the JP McManus plots developing in the form of Cantlow. Following a super run in last season’s Pertemps Final, Cantlow was purchased by JP. In four runs over fences, all over inadequately shorter trips, Cantlow has won twice and sits on an attractive handicap mark for this main assignment of the year. Added to the planning here was a win at Plumpton to take advantage of the £60,000 bonus on offer for winning a race at Plumpton & the Cheltenham Festival. The race has plenty of dangers including Our Mick, third here in 2012 and running a promising comeback when unseating at Cheltenham Trials meeting. Other horses currently listed in the betting have alternative targets, so the hint on the meticulous planning behind Cantlow makes him an interesting contender to support Balthazar King – Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase The Cross Country Chase is usually ignored by the purists but over the years has been one of the most solvable Handicaps at the Festival. This year is no different with many of the runners easily ruled out, leaving a short group to consider as a winner of this contest. Balthazar King is by far the most interesting runner, winner of the race last season and a credible runner up over the course in December, showing an incredible liking for the course. An even more amazing statistic is the form figures of the horse following 90+ days break between his races (111111). Richard Johnson rides the course well and being the only runner without a major flaw in his profile makes him must support material. Ruby Walsh, accompanied by Paul Nicholls, on Big Bucks after winning the LADBROKES World Hurdle The Paul Nicholls stable are in a period of transition as the major star players for the last 6 Festivals are no longer in the mix. As such, the focus at the yard this year looks to be around the smaller fish at the Festival. One such inmate is Sam Winner. Following a Juvenile Hurdle campaign in 2011 where he was a strong finishing 4th in the Triumph Hurdle, he was sent over fences last season where he fell on both occasions. Given a year off, he reappeared over Hurdles in a Pertemps qualifier at Sandown in December, staying on to be a never nearer fifth. Nicholls confirmed that he would not run again over hurdles to protect his mark for this race. Sam Winner participated in a Jumpers Bumper at Kempton in late January demonstrating his well being by running our an impressive winner from the much higher rated, Peddlers Cross. With Ruby Walsh on board, he rates a strong contender. Sign in or create your account to join the discussion	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line803
__label__cc	0.659397	0.340603	Why Men Have Better Friends By Pensatore Istintivo Friendship between Women A woman didn't come home one night. The next morning she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house. The man called his wife's 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it. Friendship between Men A man didn't come home one night. The next morning he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house. The woman called her husband's 10 best friends, eight of which confirmed that he had slept over, and two said that he was still there. Source - Why Men Have Better Friends Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray Bill Fenton Pulls 15 Pranks in Department Store Dog Diary vs. Cat Diary About Wanderings Beer Turns Men into Women - Study Finds Hillbilly Vasectomy Tags: Blog \| Funny \| Men \| Women	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line810
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You may find here the poems that are written on Chechen people and also the poems by the very well known Chechen poets Abduction in Grozny Submitted by admin on Sunday, 18 November 2012. 383 views No Comment Local sources have reported that a male civilian was abducted in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. According to the information, officers from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and armed bandits from the pro-Russian regime organized a punishment operation within the capital district of Grozny. A male civilian, born in 1989, was abducted from his home in the city of Grozny as a result of the operation. The hostage has been accused of providing food to members of the Chechen National Liberation Movement in October of 2012. The fate and whereabouts of the hostage are unknown at the moment. *Text was written by Waynakh Online and edited by Michael Capobianco This is a Gravatar-enabled weblog. 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__label__wiki	0.500599	0.500599	Golden Boy Award: World Cup-Winning PSG Prodigy Kylian Mbappe Not Included On Final Five-Man 2018 Shortlist 21st, November 2018 The five-man short list for the 2018 Golden Boy award has been announced and, in a somewhat perplexing turn of events, it doesn’t include the one player you’d think was nailed on to win it. As doled out by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, the Golden Boy is a prestigious accolade awarded annually to the best player under the age of 21 across Europe’s top leagues, with previous winners including Sergio Aguero, Paul Pogba, Isco, Raheem Sterling and Lionel Messi. After being included on the initial 40-man long list, it was widely assumed that Kylian Mbappe would be a shoe-in to claim the 2018 award just as he did the 2017 edition (especially now that he’s won a World Cup in between), but no – there shall be no back-to-back honours for the PSG prodigy. Indeed, the final five are as follows: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax) Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan) Justin Kluivert (Roma) The winner will now be determined by a panel of 30 journalists representing 20 premier European sport publications such as MARCA, Bild and L’Equipe. Decent as they all are, can any of those five listed players truly claim to have had a more stellar start to their career than Mbappe? The answer is clear and stark: Non. Posted in Miscellaneous, PSG Quite ridiculous… what the hell is Vinicius doing there instead of Mbappé? He barely has a full game for Real Madrid this season (and it’s not like it is a super strong Madrid…). You could also mention this prize was also once given to Anderson, from ManUtd… just to put a bit of perspective. Straight Dave says: Alexander-Arnold ahead of one of the greatest prospects of the game in modern times and a World Cup winner to boot? Whahahahahahahahahaha VieuxSang says: Could be strategic, a flourish to draw the crowds, who will seek justice next year. Pol says: Weird choice to not let him in the final 5. Is it like he is to obvious and actually this title is for the runner up? Mbappe is a fantastic player but what has he really done to be one of the top five players in 2018? He plays in France for fuck’s sake! And at the World Cup, apart from that run against Argentina, what has he done? Not that the other guys are better than him, far from it. But Mbappe hasn’t really done big brilliant things this year. He was way better when Monaco almost got to the UCL final. And which of the above mentioned 5 did better than Mbappé? For good or bad, Mbappé played an important role for the World Champions. Kluivert and Cutrone were not even playing for teams that did not qualify for the WC… and Vinicius is just there for Real Madrid propaganda, he did nothing of note in Europe yet. Agree with you, sir, none were better – far from it. But Mbappe wasn’t that great either. I would nominate other players. Fair enough, but honestly I went to the 40-man shortlist and didn’t recognize half the players… Note that this is for the top five players UNDER 21. I honestly don’t recall any 20-year-old having more impact on a big team than Mbappé over the last year. Last year’s top5 indeed looked stronger contention (Dembelé, Rashford, Jesus and Donnarumma), but only the latter would be eligible this year. Guess it’s just the overall quality is not as high as last years. Preparing for Cheltenham 2019 Bridge Of Sighs: Tottenham Title Hopes In Ruins As Kieran Trippier Scores Horrendous Own-Goal In 2-0 Away Defeat To Chelsea (Photos & Video) A Very Merry Christmas From Pies!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line817
__label__cc	0.552945	0.447055	Wodline Hippolyte MEET WODLINE SERVICES THE VERTUOUS COMPANY SERVICES MEET WODLINE/ FAITH/ THE VERTUOUS COMPANY Inspire \| Uplift \| Empower Welcome to my world... Thank you for stopping by! Visit with me for Music Monday, Wednesdays with Wodline, Spotlight Saturday and more. SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Farah Fenelus March 12, 2016 / Wodline Hippolyte Farah Fenelus was born on December 14, 1987 in Livingston, NJ to Zacharie and Josette Fenelus. She is the youngest of five children- two brothers and two sisters. Farah attended East Orange public schools where she consistently maintained an A average, served as captain of the Varsity Tennis team and Vice-President of the National Honor Society. At the age of 17 she moved to Philadelphia, PA to attend Temple University where she graduated from in 2010. As a first generation college student, Farah always felt it was important to not only earn a degree but to rise well ABOVE mediocre. In order to achieve this level of excellence, Farah knew she had to rely on the God-given talents she possessed. Farah always had a knack for administration as well as the arts. In fact, Farah served as an administrator, business manager and graphic designer for several years prior to starting a business. In January of 2013, after years of doing freelance work in the field, Farah launched her graphic design company, The WorkBench. It is here where most of Farah’s focus and passion lies at the present moment. She has worked with a variety of clients, business and campaigns across the country & internationally- each leaving an imprint in her foundation as a graphic designer. In the near future, Farah plans to further her education by pursuing her Masters and focus on expanding her company. Learn more about Farah Fenelus in this week’s Spotlight Saturday. WHAT THE WORKBENCH DOES The WorkBench is a graphic design company that also provides branding and administrative consulting services. WHAT THE WORKBENCH IS KNOWN FOR Farah explains: “In a highly competitive field such as graphic design, it’s not difficult to find one that can produce quality work. It is difficult to find one that can- not only deliver quality product- but also a quality experience. Creativity and professionalism is often the feedback I get from clients- and I know its trust because they return and refer others!” HOW THE WORKBENCH GOT STARTED "The love for graphic design has always been there, but the business got started by accident! Lol! I was working with an organization where we had a graphic designer in charge of all our marketing materials. Unfortunately, we were less than pleased with the professionalism and consequently parted with the designer. However, now we were without a designer and there were various deadlines coming our way. At the time, I had already known some basics so I tried my hand at it just for the sake of not letting us crash and burn. My team was very impressed with the quality of work and hidden talent. Over time, I realized that I thoroughly enjoyed the art and began a “hobby”. I ran into an associate who had been seeing my work around and wanted to know how much I’d charge to do something for organization. I said “Nothing!” She looked at me as if I had 3 heads and said, “you could get paid way more than NOTHING for what you do!” That was 8 years ago but from that moment, the seed was planted. I studied my craft, gained some confidence and in about 5 few years The WorkBench was born." ADVICE TO SOMEONE PURSUING THEIR DREAMS “Your passion was given to you for a reason- never let someone make you feel like it is invalid or that it’s not good enough. The payoff (figuratively & literally) WILL come; focus on who you were created to be and that will open way more doors than the search for wealth.” GREATEST INFLUENCE Her mother. Farah says: “She taught me the true meaning of courage.” “You’ve got to kick fear to the side because the payoff is huge.” –Mariska Hargitay FAVORITE PASTIME “I don't watch much television but I find long walks are especially calming, cooking therapeutic and people-watching quite entertaining.” IF HER LIFE WERE A MOVIE If her life were a movie it would be called: The Odd One In Farah explains: “… from family to friends, I am always the “odd” one. I have never felt that was a problem or character flaw necessarily but it is something that I have truly learned to embrace. Even at a young age, my individuality and independence was always more a pro to me than society would lead me to believe.” ADVICE TO YOUNGER SELF “Every step, every role, every place you find yourself in is NOT a mistake nor a coincidence. Learn as much as you can, pass the test and use that knowledge wherever you go next. It will all make sense in retrospect.” WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE “Only tomorrow knows what it holds, but you can expect me to follow my passion… wherever that may lead. One thing you can definitely not expect is me quitting.” To learn more about Farah Fenelus follow her on Instagram and Facebook. March 12, 2016 / Wodline Hippolyte/ Comment Spotlight Saturday Farah Fenelus, The WorkBench, Graphic Designer, Branding SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Natala ... SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Shervla Ojentis SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Johnia Osias SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Thara Severe SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Imani Melton SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Ethan S. James SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY: Tiffany Booker He's a Dream Come True MUSIC MONDAY: "Better Than I Found It" MUSIC MONDAY: "Trust in You" CAN'T FIND THE POST YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? © 2015 Envision Weddings & Events and The Vertuous Company. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Squarespace	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line818
__label__wiki	0.830097	0.830097	'I had to crawl': Amputee seeks damages after United Airlines and airport security seize scooter batteries Women System April 29, 2019 0 comment Stearn Hodge says he will never forget the humiliation of having to drag his body across a hotel room floor during what was supposed to be a vacation celebrating his 43rd wedding anniversary — because a security agent at the Calgary International Airport and United Airlines confiscated the batteries he needed to operate a portable scooter. "Having to crawl across the floor in front of my wife is the most humiliating thing that I can think of," said Hodge. "It unmasks how real my disability is … I haven't been the same since." The 68-year-old retired contractor from Kelowna, B.C., lost his left arm and right leg in a 1984 workplace accident. He now relies on a portable scooter powered by lithium batteries. But on a trip to Tulsa, Okla., on Feb. 26, 2017, an agent with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and a United Airlines official told Hodge to remove the $2,000 battery from his scooter and fly without it, as well as his spare battery. In making the demand, both employees cited safety concerns. Forced to crawl Stearn Hodge demonstrates how he was forced to crawl on his holidays, after United Airlines and an airport security agent seized the batteries needed for his portable scooter. 3:18 Lithium-ion batteries are a potential fire hazard, but global standards issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) allow people with disabilities to travel with compact lithium batteries for medical devices in carry-on luggage. Hodge said no one from CATSA or United Airlines would listen to him or read IATA documents he had printed out, showing his batteries are permitted on board if an airline gives prior approval. Hodge had received that permission. "They're taking my legs — and not only that, my dignity," said Hodge. He can only wear a prosthetic leg for a short period due to discomfort and risk of infection, he said. A few months earlier, Hodge almost had his batteries seized on a WestJet flight. But "seconds" before takeoff — and after he suffered a panic attack — Hodge was granted permission to take them on board. He has now hired a lawyer and is fighting to have his case heard before the Canadian Human Rights Commission. A spokesperson for an Ottawa-based disability rights organization says it's "frustrating" that Canada's airline industry seems to ignore hard-won protections for people with disabilities. "It's been a long fight to make sure that mobility devices — or any device used to accommodate a person with a disability — can be carried on [a plane]," said Terrance Green, of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. "When security can — even with regulations in place — seize what otherwise should be able to go onto the aircraft, that leaves people with disabilities very vulnerable." 'Get a wheelchair' When the CATSA agent seized his batteries in Calgary, the employee suggested it wasn't a big deal, Hodge said. "I still remember the CATSA agent saying, 'Well, you could get a wheelchair.' How's a one-armed guy going to run a wheelchair?" asked Hodge. "How am I going to go down a ramp and brake with one hand? But that shouldn't even have to come up." Hodge's wife had recently undergone cancer treatment, which affected her spine, and she couldn't push a wheelchair for her husband. Hodge said he asked for an agent from United Airlines to come to the security checkpoint, as he had called the airline earlier and was assured it was OK to bring his battery and a spare on board. Stearn Hodge, seen with his wife, Jan, says he has been hassled about his batteries at the airport more than a dozen times over the past two years. (Gary Moore/CBC) But the United Airlines employee that arrived sided with the security agent. Consequently, a three-week trip that was supposed to be a celebration with his wife resulted in Hodge spending much of his vacation confined to his bed. To perform basic personal hygiene, he was forced to drag himself across the hotel room floor to the bathroom. "An anniversary is supposed to be all about remembering how you fell in love … and keeping that magic alive," said Hodge. "And those things were denied. I'm crawling across the floor and it is pathetic." United apologizes A United Airlines spokesperson told Go Public that it couldn't comment on Hodge's experience, as he wants his case heard by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. In an email sent to Hodge by the airline, complaint resolution official Tatricia Orija wrote that "it appears we were in violation of federal disability requirements," offering both Hodge and his wife an $800 travel certificate. She also apologized for the "inconvenience." "Inconvenience is when it rains on your holiday," said Hodge. "This was a … life-changing moment for me and my wife." WestJet offers travel credit Three months before the United incident, on Nov. 27, 2016, Hodge had also run into battery problems while travelling to Cancun, Mexico. In that case, a WestJet employee initially told him he could take the batteries in a carry-on, but when he got to the security checkpoint, a CATSA agent said the batteries had to be in checked luggage. "According to federal airline law, that's the worst place you want to put them," said Hodge. "Because if a problem develops with those batteries, they don't know where they are and they're only going to find out about it when it's too late." Lithium-ion batteries are a potential fire hazard, but are permitted as carry-on for passengers with disabilities who require them to power medical devices. (Gary Moore/CBC) Minutes before his departure, a WestJet employee was able to confirm that the batteries could go on the plane. In an email to Hodge, WestJet spokesperson Morgan Bell wrote: "While I cannot change your past experience, I would like to offer you a $350 future travel credit as a goodwill gesture." WestJet said it couldn't answer questions from Go Public, as Hodge has named the airline in the case he wants heard. CATSA also wouldn't address questions from Go Public, citing Hodge's complaint. The agency did provide Hodge with a transcript of a recorded call with client service agent Justine Drouin, who apologizes to Hodge and says "all of the screening officers will undergo a briefing." The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, in charge of security screening at airports across the country, told Hodge that it would update standard operating procedures to ensure all agents are briefed on batteries permitted on board flights. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) 'It's like playing Russian roulette' Hodge and his wife travel at least once or twice a year and say the only place they run into trouble with his scooter batteries is in Canada. "I have flown through Europe, the United States and Mexico since 2015 with these batteries and have never been detained or harassed because of them. It is only in Canada that I have been relentlessly detained," said Hodge. He estimates it's happened more than a dozen times in the past two years, saying it now triggers severe anxiety. "When I go through the checkpoint, I'm starting to vibrate now. I don't know what I'm going to get. It's like playing Russian roulette." 'An assault on a person's dignity' Green, of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, said while he's pleased there are protections in place for people with disabilities who are travelling, those protections need to be enforced. "This is an assault on a person's dignity," said Green, noting his organization has been fighting over transportation issues for four decades. "In 1979, the government of the day said, 'Yes, we will make our transportation system accessible,'" he said. "Here we are … 40 years later and the same barriers are there in transportation for Canadians with disabilities." Terrance Green, of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, pictured here with his seeing-eye dog, says the airline industry needs to respect protections in place for people with disabilities. (Jean-Francois Benoit/CBC) Green, who is visually impaired, said he has had security agents question the battery in his laptop, which allows it to "talk" when it is turned on. He said he receives "a lot of emails and telephone calls" from people with disabilities who have been hassled at the airport. "It happens very, very frequently," said Green. "You put in complaints, the first thing that happens is the airlines deny." Complaints to transportation agency Go Public asked the Canadian Transportation Agency, which regulates air, rail and marine travel, how often people have filed disability-related complaints over the past three years. A spokesperson said the agency has received 583 accessibility complaints related to air travel during that time — with fewer than one per cent related to batteries. And those numbers have steadily increased since 2016. The majority of complaints are from passengers who have had expensive mobility devices — scooters and wheelchairs — damaged during loading and unloading. Hearing in Federal Court Last September, the Canadian Human Rights Commission referred Hodge's complaint to the Canadian Transportation Agency. However, the agency has no power to award general damages beyond out-of-pocket expenses. On May 9, Hodge's lawyer, John Burns, will ask a Federal Court judge to compel the commission to hear the case. "It's a failure of the Canadian Human Rights Commission to grant access to the remedy that the statute provides," said Burns. The Canadian Human Rights Act allows for up to $20,000 in damages for each count of pain and suffering, and up to another $20,000 if the discrimination is "willful or reckless." "It sends a very clear message to the airlines and everybody else involved," said Burns. "People with disabilities should be taken seriously. 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__label__wiki	0.707926	0.707926	Daily Domestic Gross Sun, Jan. 8 2012 Sun, Jan. 8 2012 1 The Devil Inside $5,195,613 -56% 2,285 -- $2,274 $33,732,515 1 Paramount 2 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol $4,705,520 -48% 3,555 100 $1,324 $169,568,971 4 Paramount 3 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $3,405,900 -44% 3,603 -100 $945 $157,049,382 4 Warner Bros. 4 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) $2,884,851 -42% 2,950 36 $978 $76,900,628 3 Sony / Columbia 5 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $2,708,410 -40% 3,425 -299 $791 $111,585,367 4 Fox 6 War Horse $2,240,400 -42% 2,783 236 $805 $56,904,682 3 Disney / DreamWorks 7 We Bought a Zoo $2,124,550 -44% 3,170 7 $670 $56,399,906 3 Fox 8 The Adventures of Tintin $1,987,791 -33% 3,006 -81 $661 $62,008,015 3 Paramount 9 The Darkest Hour $660,056 -53% 2,163 -164 $305 $18,690,605 3 Summit 10 New Year's Eve $620,700 -56% 1,864 -361 $333 $51,868,140 5 Warner Bros. / New Line 11 The Muppets $452,716 -27% 1,236 -305 $366 $85,561,195 7 Disney 12 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 $368,896 -45% 1,058 -353 $349 $278,415,733 8 Lionsgate / Summit 1 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy $1,323,034 -46% 809 752 $1,635 $10,129,670 5 Focus 2 The Descendants $648,615 -45% 737 -21 $880 $43,960,700 8 Fox Searchlight 3 Hugo $489,488 -32% 843 -108 $581 $52,630,908 7 Paramount 4 Young Adult $318,989 -44% 830 -157 $384 $14,747,851 5 Paramount 5 The Artist $311,941 -39% 172 5 $1,814 $7,097,612 7 Weinstein Company 6 The Sitter $276,688 -42% 758 -590 $365 $28,722,994 5 Fox 7 My Week with Marilyn $233,692 -35% 584 -46 $400 $10,458,340 7 Weinstein Company 8 Puss in Boots (2011) $174,176 -36% 351 -38 $496 $146,597,215 11 Paramount / DreamWorks 9 Happy Feet Two $74,221 -21% 285 -240 $260 $61,356,596 8 Warner Bros. 10 Tower Heist $72,275 -48% 295 42 $245 $77,198,420 10 Universal 11 Courageous $46,708 -28% 191 10 $245 $34,311,609 15 Sony / TriStar 12 Jack and Jill $36,164 -54% 171 -51 $211 $71,974,493 9 Sony / Columbia 13 Moneyball $33,662 -57% 231 -19 $146 $75,267,105 16 Sony / Columbia 14 Arthur Christmas $30,451 -24% 280 -1063 $109 $46,440,491 7 Sony / Columbia 15 In Time $29,461 -41% 132 9 $223 $37,238,317 11 Fox 16 J. Edgar $28,878 -42% 152 -303 $190 $36,862,178 9 Warner Bros. 17 Dolphin Tale $27,336 -40% 149 -39 $183 $72,165,819 16 Warner Bros. 18 Immortals $25,335 -29% 128 -100 $198 $82,851,913 9 Relativity Media 19 The Ides of March $16,725 -47% 114 -29 $147 $40,962,534 14 Sony / Columbia 20 Footloose (2011) $16,438 -53% 131 -51 $125 $51,780,537 13 Paramount 21 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas $16,005 -31% 125 -120 $128 $35,033,759 10 Warner Bros. / New Line 1 Shame $64,512 -25% 45 -10 $1,434 $2,366,669 6 Fox Searchlight 2 The Iron Lady $54,237 -29% 5 1 $10,847 $520,669 2 Weinstein Company 3 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close $32,079 -22% 6 0 $5,347 $498,669 3 Warner Bros. 4 Pariah (2011) $30,754 -32% 11 7 $2,796 $233,411 2 Focus 5 Born to Be Wild 3D $26,016 -32% 45 -4 $578 $15,327,370 40 Warner Bros. / IMAX 6 Drive (2011) $14,970 -32% 30 5 $499 $34,911,585 17 FilmDistrict 7 In the Land of Blood and Honey $10,367 -27% 7 5 $1,481 $90,681 3 FilmDistrict 8 Margin Call $7,721 -47% 30 1 $257 $5,300,732 12 Roadside Attractions 9 Like Crazy (2011) $1,597 -46% 15 -15 $106 $3,388,210 11 Paramount Vantage 10 Inni $1,421 -4% 3 2 $474 $122,010 11 Cinema Purgatorio	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line828
__label__cc	0.517324	0.482676	When is a Hill Not Just a Hill? A Chabad representative builds a natural playground for her Florida preschool Playing in the natural playground by Tzipora Reitman Rivkah Denburg, Chabad emissary in Boca Raton and director of the Torah Tots preschool was leading parents on a tour of the grounds. “We’re making lemonade!” a preschooler called out gleefully. The three year-old and her little friends were hauling buckets filled with water and leaves which they took from the school’s etrog (citron) tree. Their senses stimulated by the strong citrus aroma, the children concocted a mixture that, according to their logic, would turn out to be lemonade. National Recognition for LA Preschool “These are the kinds of imaginative play scenarios our natural playground lends itself to,” said Amy Weisman, Curriculum Director at Torah Tots. The “natural playground” that she’s referring to is a half-acre outdoor learning environment that the school created three years ago. The natural playground is a living outdoor classroom where the children’s natural curiosity leads them to study caterpillars and collect millipedes. The playground uses materials like plants, boulders, logs, and earth mounds to provide a creative, interactive play experience. The environment facilitates the type of play that kept earlier generations occupied--a type of play that is becoming increasingly rare today. “Children today spend a lot of time indoors, on screens, not connecting to nature,” said Denburg, who spearheaded the installation of the natural playground. She founded the Maurice A. Halperin Torah Tots Early Learning Center twenty years ago. “Even when they play outside, it is usually on plastic and metal, with rubberized surfaces, rather than on G-d’s natural earth.” Denburg observes that with the new playground the children, “can identify all types of insects and butterf Instead of steel monkey bars and plastic swings, the natural playground at Torah Tots features a hill that children can tackle via a rock-climbing wall, steps, or just the old-fashioned way. It also has a “mud kitchen” stocked with pots, pans, and a water pump; easels and art supplies; a thriving vegetable garden; outdoor building blocks; a circle of tree stumps; and a music area—all designed to unleash children’s creativity. When the playground at Torah Tots needed refurbishing, Denburg was determined to find an alternative to the traditional playground--one that would complement the school’s dedication to the Reggio Emilia philosophy of preschool education, which promotes experiential, student-centered learning and emphasizes the importance of bringing nature into the classroom. “Our old outdoor playground didn’t match our indoors,” Denburg said. “Plus, the children were bored. They were choosing to play with the mulch rather than go on the equipment.” Denburg’s observations reflected current research, which indicates that rather than using typical playgrounds, children prefer traditional outdoor activities like jumping in leaves, climbing trees, searching for bugs, and constructing forts. A survey by the Children’s Play Council even found that eighty-six percent of children prefer outdoor activities to playing computer games. Denburg researched leading preschools around the country and paid site visits to see natural playgrounds before selecting a New Hampshire company to design one for Torah Tots. The ten-week construction process was in itself a fascinating learning experience about bulldozers, backhoes, and dump trucks. A hill made to climb A Small Hill of Monumental Proportions The playground’s “hill” takes on monumental importance, especially given South Florida’s flat terrain. “Offering multiple ways to climb the hill promotes risk-taking in ways the children would never discover on a plastic or metal surface,” Denburg explains. “Besides, remember rolling down hills as a child? Who does that anymore?” “The Torah Tots playground is incredible!” says Sara Nachlas, parent of a four-year-old student. “It incorporates all five senses and allows the children to really engage and explore. I love it when my son bring home freshly picked peppers or herbs he helped plant in the garden!” Weisman notes that the calming outdoor environment leads to fewer conflicts among children and lends itself to conflict resolution. “As students engage in authentic child-directed play on the natural playground, they practice the social and emotional skills they need to get through life.” It also allows them to forge multi-age connections beyond age-specific classrooms. At a cost of $250,000 to demolish the existing playground and install the new one, the natural playground was a pricey proposition. A thirty-six-hour fundraising campaign generated more than $150,000. The Golden family were lead donors with a gift in memory of Cheryl Kari Golden. All that investment has paid off. The natural playground has inspired the admiration of educators in the area. Marilyn Nachman, Director of School Educational Services for the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, calls Torah Tots and its natural playground “a shining star in our community.” “It’s so unique, you must see it to appreciate its brilliance,” she says.”The way the children interact and all the learning that takes place there--it’s not just a playground. It’s an outdoor learning environment.” Back on the playground, the children were busy in the mud kitchen, re-enacting what they had just learned about our forefather Abraham’s famed hospitality towards his guests. After meticulously mixing the sand and water to achieve just the right consistency, the children carefully served mud pie to a visitor. “It’s delicious,” promised the three-year-old chef.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line829
__label__cc	0.672195	0.327805	» » Sound-Poetry / Spoken Word / Radio-Art » Shelter Press Ben Vida - Slipping Control LP 25842 [Shelter Press] Ben Vida's new LP, based on a concrete poetry score / text piece. “Slipping Control” derives from the text piece “Tztztztzt Î Í Í...” wrote in 2013 by Ben Vida. Composed to act as a score, a sound piece and as raw data for electronic control source, “Tztztztzt Î Í Í...” became the intrinsic element that tied some different pieces of art made by Ben Vida and presented at the eponymous show at AVA Gallery (NY, USA) in april 2013. “I was interested in the rhythm of speaking, interested in using the voice to create rhythmic patterns that would inevitably break out of time and become asymmetrical and awkward. I wanted to create one set of control sources (the text) and run them through a bunch of different systems (the video, the book, the record etc) and see how the original source material morphed and changed as it manifested in these different modalities. The process of developing each unique work involved setting of control paths for the text to be processed though. In terms of this path the first step after writing the text was to find the primary filter of interpretation and translation that would start this process of slipping control—and this is where Tyondai and Sara come in...”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line839
__label__wiki	0.975635	0.975635	Sudan's Military Council Guarantees Protesters Peaceful Transition Period Nesma Abdel Azim - 7Dnews Cairo Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:52 GMT Sudan’s military council said Sunday, April 14th, that there had been orders by the former regime led by the deposed president Omar al-Bashir to disperse the sit-in at whatever cost, explaining that drove them to move and oust al-Bashir, In a press conference aired on Sunday, council’s spokesperson Shamselddine Kabbashi affirmed that the former ruling party, National Congress Party, will not participate in the transitional government, but didn’t rule out its participation in the political scene through legitimate elections, based on people’s will. Kabbashi ensured protesters that forcibly dispersing the sit-in held by Sudanese protesters is “not likely”, vowing to bear the responsibility for the safety of demonstrators. He also asserted the immediate release of all army and police officers who participated in the 5-month protests that led to the ouster of al-Bashir. Regarding the assets of the former ruling party, Kabbashi announced the formation of a committee to take over the assets. Among the decisions took by the current ruling military council of the country was removing the defence minister Awad Ibn Auf from his role and appointed a new intelligence chief. Lieutenant General Abu Bakr Mustafa was announced to replace Salah Abdallah Mohamed Saleh, known as Salah Gosh, as chief of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service. The military council has also decided to sack Sudan's charge d'affaires to Washington, Mohamed Atta, as well as its ambassador to Geneva. Sudan's new military rulers urged political parties on Sunday to select an "independent" figure to become prime minister and form a civilian government, AFP reported. "We want to set up a civilian state based on freedom, justice and democracy," Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, a member the ruling military council, said at the meeting with several parties in Khartoum. "We want you to agree on an independent figure to be prime minister and agree on a civilian government." Thousands remained encamped outside Khartoum's army headquarters overnight to keep up the pressure on a military council that took power after ousting veteran leader Omar al-Bashir on Thursday, April 11th. Sudan's Military Council Removes Defence Minister Sudan Ruler Sacks Khartoum Envoy to Washington, Geneva: Spokesman Next Sudan Govt. Must Bring Bashir to Justice: Protest Organisers Sudan’S FM Urges Global Backing For New Transitional Council	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line840
__label__cc	0.524887	0.475113	Plano Crossing Guard Shown Some Serious Love from Kids at School Viva News via YouTube When we read stories like this, our daily complaints become oh so small. Mitchell Elementary in Plano employs a gentleman, Luther Walker, as their crossing guard. He's 94 and has been watching over the safety of Mitchell Elementary's children since 2006. The World War II veteran hasn't missed a day, either. That is until last week, though, when he just didn't show up. "That never, ever happens," said Luther's crossing guard partner via WFAA. He has become such a part of the school family there that it got everyone, the children he helps to cross the street, the staff at the school, worried. "The children were worried, the staff was so worried, everybody kept checking for updates on him because he’s like family," 5th grade teacher Cyndy Spangrud told KCEN TV. Luther decided to take a drive late at night the day before. He was found in his car on the side of the road passed out. He became dehydrated on his trip. Luther returned to work and this week celebrated his 94th birthday. The children made him cards and gave him a couple of gifts. One of those gifts was money to pay his rent for the month, because it was noted he has had trouble in the past. I'm not tearing up, you're tearing up. He says being a good crossing guard and a good person means to always treat people right. Let's all be like Luther Walker. “It kinda makes me feel like I’m a little younger,” he said with a laugh. Categories: News, Texas, Videos	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line841
__label__wiki	0.668868	0.668868	Danzig Featured on Horror Show Photo by Paul Brown, 2017 Evilive Records A previously unreleased episode of Shudder's The Core featuring Glenn Danzig has been released. The musician is interviewed about his comic book series, Verotika, music career, horror films and more. The Core is a show hosted by Mickey Keating (Psychopaths, Carnage Park). It's described as "a dissection of the brilliant minds from which genre films spring. Whether it’s a demo on head explosions, or a primer on avoiding predictable jump scares, The Core busts open the traditional talk show and plays with its guts." Although you need a membership to view the episode, you can sign up here. Danzig will celebrate the band’s 30-year anniversary by playing a handful of shows overseas. They will perform at Wacken Open Air on August 2, followed by stops in the UK, Germany, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. Their lone US appearance will be at Psychofest in Las Vegas on August 18. Check out all their tour dates here Additionally, Danzig will unleash a sequel to his 2010 book Hidden Lyrics of the Left Hand, in August. The effort will feature illustrations by long-time Danzig and Verotika collaborator Simon Bisley, who designed many album covers for the band including 2017’s Black Laden Crown. Glenn Danzig's Albums Ranked 10 Unforgettable Misfits Moments Source: Danzig Featured on Horror Show Filed Under: danzig	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line842
__label__wiki	0.987995	0.987995	Facebook And Messenger Stories Start To Hit Their Stride At 300M Daily Actives by Allison Schiff // Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 – 1:39 pm Organic use of Facebook Stories is on the rise, and now Facebook is making the case to advertisers. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that Stories has 300 million DAUs across its core app and Messenger combined. Facebook Stories ads, which appear between organic Stories as either six seconds of photos or 15 seconds of video, are also now available to all advertisers globally. All the same audience targeting, optimization and measurement capabilities are available for Stories as for any other format across Facebook’s family of apps. Advertisers will be able to select to include Facebook Stories as an additional placement for their news feed or Instagram Stories ad campaigns. Facebook likes to encourage advertisers to let its algorithm select where to place ads across its apps for what it terms the most “optimized results.” Next up, Messenger Stories ads are set to roll out in the coming weeks, which will give businesses another opportunity to extend the reach of their Stories campaigns. To round out the Stories fam, WhatsApp started testing its own disappearing Stories-like feature, dubbed Status, in September. Facebook has been gunning to boost usage of its Stories format. To attract advertisers, Facebook needs to serve up scale. With 300 million DAUs, the format will become a more compelling proposition to marketers. Facebook declined to share an exact breakdown between the its Facebook and Messenger Stories counts, but Facebook Stories DAUs were 150 million in May of this year, and 70 million people were using Messenger Stories on a daily basis as of September 2017. Users included in the 300 million count are deduped between Facebook and Messenger, meaning a user of both platforms is only included once. By comparison, Instagram Stories has 400 million DAUs, which is double Snapchat Stories’ user base. Growth for the format on Facebook is arguably slower than on Instagram, because it’s a less inherently visual platform than Instagram. Investors have been pinning their hopes on Stories, with Instagram in particular, as a place for Facebook to deal with the issue of ad load maxing out in the news feed. But the Stories format monetizes at a slower rate than news feed ads, because a user can easily scroll through multiple ads in a few seconds as they zip along the news feed, as opposed to Stories ads, which require users to tap into the experience. Maria Smith, director of product for Facebook app monetization, demurred that making money with Stories is a challenge. “We’re not concerned – it’s early days,” Smith said. “We’ll continue to invest here and see where it goes as we progress with our investment.” Smith pointed to better results for ad campaigns when marketers include Facebook Stories as part of an overall campaign. To promote its snack boxes in the United Kingdom, for example, KFC ran two campaigns, one using just Instagram Stories and a second tapping into both Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories. The latter resulted in a 58% lower cost per view, 19% lower CPMs and a 17% higher view-through rate. “The marketer experience is always what the team focuses on, the value we can drive for advertisers and users,” Smith said. “The rest will follow.” Facebook also says it isn’t bothered about Instagram cannibalizing users from Facebook or about Facebook Stories causing declines in Instagram Stories usage, said Liz Keneski, head of research for Facebook Stories. “This is about unlocking the potential on all apps,” Keneski said. “Instagram Stories is growing, Facebook Stories is growing – we’re not concerned about where people share. We’re not trying to get them to share anywhere, we’re allowing them to choose what the best place is to share for them."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line843
__label__wiki	0.952115	0.952115	Libya News November 28, 2010 / 8:54 PM / 9 years ago UPDATE 1-Sudan boycotts African-European summit in Libya * Sudanese leader will not attend Tripoli summit * Sudan says EU put pressure on Bashir not to come * Khartoum accuses EU of colonial attitude to Africa (Updates with presidency statement) KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Sudan is boycotting an African Union-European Union summit in Libya starting on Monday in protest against EU pressure on President Omar Hassan al-Bashir not to attend, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday. Bashir has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and genocide in Sudan’s Darfur province, a move that has isolated Sudan and confined the movements of the president to visits to friendly countries in the region. “Sudan has decided to withdraw from the African-European summit at all levels,” the presidency said in a statement sent to Reuters, adding it was because of EU pressure. “Sudan considers the EU position on the president’s participation in this summit as representative of the colonial mentality with which Europe still views Africa.” The strongly worded statement accused the EU of undermining the independence of the African Union and of hypocrisy. The EU backs The Hague-based ICC. Sudan rejects the jurisdiction of the court and refuses to cooperate. The court also issued arrest warrants for Darfur rebel commanders, who surrendered for trial. Last year, a Franco-African summit was postponed and moved from Egypt to France after the French government insisted that Bashir not be invited, a step rejected by Cairo. Sudan is likely to be disappointed that Libya, a supposed ally, did not take a stand similar to Egypt’s and insist that Bashir attend the summit scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Libyan-Sudanese relations have been tense since Tripoli agreed to host Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim despite Sudan’s request that Tripoli expel him. The United Nations estimates about 300,000 people died in a humanitarian crisis sparked by Khartoum’s brutal counter-insurgency campaign launched in Darfur in 2003 against rebels from mostly non-Arab tribes. Washington calls the violence genocide, a term rejected by Sudan. Libya itself was ostracised by the West for decades over accusations that it sought weapons of mass destruction and had ties to violent militant groups. Gaddafi later renounced such policies and sanctions were lifted. (Reporting by Opheera McDoom; editing by Andrew Dobbie)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line846
__label__wiki	0.638213	0.638213	White box AI Auto Coder Denial Brain Envisioning AI AI neural network for intelligent decision making. Finally, Broadway has intelligent insights about their audience, which leads to smarter decision making about advertising & other areas of potential revenue. Industry stakeholders are not aware of the true profile of a theatregoer. As a result, marketing budgets are bloated and unfocused on results-based marketing initiatives. Theatre revenues are hitting a wall. Premium seats were introduced over eight years ago and now instead of the first 15 rows, they can now consume the majority of the seats in the theatre. Yet, the number of seats are not increasing and therefore, revenues are stagnating. Shows are getting more costly to produce, yet the failures continue to outweigh the successes 8:1. A show that once cost $5-$7 million could now cost as much a $10-$12 million or more. The bottom line; producers that dump money into these shows continue to rack up losses. The ticketing industry has not shared any viable data on their audiences, not allowing productions to get smarter. AI solution Over a seven-month period, AI.io built and delivered a neural network that leverages quality, industry data to result in intelligent decision making about productions and potentially new revenue opportunities. Targeted results Empower directors, producers, ticket seller, theatre owners, agencies, and industry stakeholders by connecting show content with audiences directly. Increase ticket sales and ticketing revenue. Provide unique data insights that enable show management teams to make intelligent production and profitability decisions and free them to focus on creative skills that can bring productions to the stage that will attract large audiences. The business of theatre continues to operate the same way over the past 50 years. The audience is changing, and it can be argued that it is growing, but revenues are beginning to hit a wall. Where data should be driving production decisions, it has not been made available to industry stakeholders, so the creative process of the business remains to be guesswork and as a result, failures continue to outnumber successes 8:1. The neural network explained Cognitive AI Leveraging the computing power of cognitive AI, our neural network has the capability to sift through volumes of data at scale and enrich it to provide unique, cognitive insights that will unleash new levels of performance for all shows by helping to make more accurate production decisions. Data from social networks, blogs, and review sites allows the neural network to learn about and create profiles on the audience demographic. Establish trends Our cognitive AI identifies tone, sentiment and personality of the tens of millions of social media posts to establish and determine trends. Identify consumers By identifying actual ticket buyers, we allow productions to market directly to those most likely to purchase tickets through extreme personalization. Create marketing strategy The proper advertising & marketing strategy is outlined to successfully reach theatergoers by removing the guesswork & tightening up marketing budgets to focus on revenue producing tactics that accomplish results. Predict success Based on 127 years of historical data points, we confidently predict the likelihood of a show’s success and its ability to sell tickets. Whitebox AI AI for Healthcare AI for Entertainment AI for Travel © AI.io	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line851
__label__cc	0.536763	0.463237	2017 Mobile App Development Trends: Figures Your Business Should Know by Apps4U \| Aug 29, 2017 \| Uncategorized Learn all about the biggest and most important trends affecting the mobile app development world in 2017. The mobile app development world is in a constant state of motion. With striking new innovations hitting app stores every year and the way people consume apps constantly evolving, blink and you could miss major changes. As experienced mobile app developers, it is our opinion at Apps4U that the best way of making sure you don’t miss important developments in the world of apps is to monitor and keep track of the latest and greatest trends affecting the industry. For businesses using or considering developing an app, here are the most important mobile app development trends of 2017: Mobile App Use Is Rising Mobile phone usage continues to rise. In 2017, global phone ownership hit record figures, totalling five billion unique network subscribers — a growth of a billion users in just four years. But it isn’t just the volume of phone usage that is increasing. The amount of time spent using them is rising, too. In 2013, the average daily phone use statistics indicated an average of 2 hours 15 minutes. In 2017, that figure has risen by an hour, with a consistent rise suggesting it will continue to grow into 2018. What’s even more interesting is that, as mobile phone usage rises, the use of the usual favourite form of entertainment, television, falls. Estimates suggest that by the end of the year, TV will be average at 3 hours 50 minutes of watch time per day, down from 4 hours 30 minutes, with mobile phones up to 3 hours 23 minutes. These figures suggest that, in 2017, mobile phones are fast becoming more popular amongst the general population than television. Mobile internet usage in 2017 has also overtaken desktop, claiming the majority share — over 52%. What does this mean for businesses considering mobile app development? It means your market is growing — and growing fast. Business App Downloads On the Rise As mobile app usage increases so too do the number of downloads from app stores. This makes sense, of course. You would expect the number of app downloads to correlate with the number of smartphones that actually exist. However, things are a little more complicated than that. The type of apps that are downloaded is also changing. Previously, gaming apps were kings of the app store, dominating downloads. But in 2017, we’ve seen a shift in the type of apps being downloaded. Entertainment apps still rule the roost, yet their figures are tumbling. As their figures fall, other apps rise up. Downloads of lifestyle and eCommerce apps, the kind your business app would likely be categorised under, increased by over 80% throughout 2016, with the growth continuing into 2017. Business apps are in much higher demand, as people seek to streamline their shopping and service acquisition experience. With the demand there, now is the time for small businesses to be investing in mobile app development. Contact the Apps4U team today to find out how you can do exactly that! Consumer Engagement up 300% on Mobile Apps People love mobile apps far more than they like a mobile website. 85% of mobile phone users say they prefer an app to a mobile website, which correlates with statistics suggesting 85% of their time is spent on apps when using their mobile phone. The reasoning behind users’ love for apps is their accessibility and ease of use. The data backs this up: conversions on apps are, on average, between 100%-300% higher than a mobile website. The argument is that the features and functionality of an app make them more appealing and, when combined with in-built shopping experiences and customised browsing options, results in a better sales platform that consumers are much more likely to engage with. Android Apps Are Becoming More Valuable Previously, there was a fact generally accepted by much of the app development community: iOS rules the roost in terms of value and revenue. It’s no secret that Android has the biggest cut of the app market, 85% compared to Apple’s 11%. Yet, in terms of app revenue, iOS applications always came out on top, trouncing Android developers by thousands year after year — making, on average, 500% more profit than their Android cousins. But, in 2017, things are looking very different. Android apps are becoming a lot more valuable, increasing to levels of previous iOS value. While the revenue of iOS apps has also increased, it has done so at a much slower rate, meaning the gap between Apple and Android has shrunk immensely. Gone are the days where the value of Apple means producing an Android app is far less effective. Times are changing on the app stores. For the first time ever, 2017 is set to see the Google Play Store take in more money than iTunes and the Apple App Store. Whether you work on iOS, Android, or both, it doesn’t really matter all that much though. Overall revenue from apps is predicted to rise in 2017, meaning everyone, no matter what platform you are on, is set to see a bigger paycheck this year. That is if you’ve already developed a mobile app. More Small Businesses Are Developing Apps Survival in the small business world is all about beating, or at least keeping up with, your competition. Being left behind and losing your competitive edge could be disastrous. In previous years, most small businesses were without mobile apps, but things are set to change in 2017. The latest trend of mobile app development has to lead to predictions of a large jump in app ownership by the end of the year. Currently, figures for SMEs that have developed apps stand at around 46% of the total pool of companies. By the time 2018 rolls around, that figure will be up to nearly 70%. If you’re one of the 30% or so businesses not develop an app in 2017, you risk not only missing out on the benefits of creating an app for your small business but also falling behind your competition. Worried you might lose your competitive edge without an app? Fear not! Mobile app development needn’t be an expensive pipe dream. At Apps4U, we can build you an affordable small business app, complete with all the features and functions you need to beat the competition.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line856
__label__wiki	0.761405	0.761405	You are here: Home > Woman at centre of RCMP interrogation video says outside agency needs to investigate police Woman at centre of RCMP interrogation video says outside agency needs to investigate police National News \| June 7, 2019 by Holly Moore Attributed to: \| 1 Comment The Indigenous woman at the centre of a disturbing video has concerns after the B.C. RCMP announced a “fulsome review” of her case. “Hopefully, they do it with an unbiased view but I don’t think that is going to happen,” she told APTN News. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan announced the review on June 1, almost two weeks after the video was first broadcast by APTN and sparked widespread public condemnation. The woman was 17 in 2012 when she reported a sexual assault while in foster care. An officer in the police interview asks whether she was “at all turned on” during the alleged crime. “What I think needs to happen is that they need to be investigated by an outside source,” she told APTN. Strachan said the RCMP is restricted by what it can say under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Privacy Act, and an ongoing criminal investigation and civil lawsuit. But she confirmed the force is aware of the public’s reaction. “We agree that on the surface this case doesn’t appear to align with public expectations or the current standards and practices in place when addressing sex assault investigations and supporting victims,” Strachan said in a news release. “We also recognize that a negative experience with police investigators can bring more trauma to victims, and discourage others from reporting these crimes. “I can confirm a fulsome review of the 2012 investigation is underway and we have engaged with various individuals and agencies that have expressed concerns.” The video obtained by APTN originally surfaced as part of the woman’s civil complaint against the Ministry of Family and Child Development in B.C. and individual social workers. It drew outrage from Indigenous groups, politicians and sexual assault advocates across the country. Mounties confirmed the male officer seen in the video is still an employee of the RCMP, but would not elaborate further. On Monday, the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls called for sweeping reforms to policing in Canada. The report aims 11 of its 231 “Calls for Justice” at police services across the country. Among them is a call to educate officers on the history of Canada’s Indigenous peoples, the history of police in the oppression and genocide of Indigenous Peoples, anti-racism and anti-bias training, and culture and language training. Ideally, the woman in the video would like to see First Nations people – notably Elders – consulted to review her case. Instead of the RCMP “investigating themselves.” ‘Were your turned on by this at all?’: RCMP officer asks Indigenous youth during sexual assault report B.C. social worker accused of punishing Indigenous youth for sexual assault while in foster care She said the national inquiry showed other Indigenous women have experienced similar treatment by police. “Somewhere in my heart, and in seeing how the RCMP has acted towards other members of this community, made me realize I need to share this story,” she said. Still, the experience has been emotionally exhausting, she added. “I have video validation and video proof towards the RCMP so I think that gives me a lot of power over these other people and it makes me uncomfortable. “But it needs to be done because I needed to share my story so that other people have more courage to come forward and share their stories.” If you want to contact APTN News email us here: investigates@aptn.ca hmoore@aptn.ca @hmooreaptn -with files from Kathleen Martens Tags: B.C., British Columbia, Calls for Justice, Featured, Kelowna, Ministry of Family and Child Development, National, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, RCMP, Reclaiming Power and Place View all posts by Holly Moore → MMIWG is a pandemic in North America and beyond: advocate NWAC board to meet Saturday to decide fate of president	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line857
__label__cc	0.735745	0.264255	Cardiology > Cardio Brief CardioBrief: Another Acute Heart Failure Drug Fails In Large Trial In RELAX-AHF-2 serelaxin didn't improve clinical outcomes by Larry Husten, CardioBrief May 05, 2017 Yet another promising drug for acute heart failure has failed to improve long-term outcomes. In the RELAX-AHF-2 trial 6,600 patients hospitalized for acute heart failure were randomized to a 48-hour infusion of serelaxin or placebo. There was no significant difference between the two groups in either of the two primary endpoints, cardiovascular mortality at 180 days (8.7% for serelaxin versus 8.9% for placebo) or a reduction in worsening heart failure in the first 5 days (6.9% versus 7.7%). There were no differences in the important secondary endpoints of all cause mortality at 180 days, length of initial hospital stay, or the combined endpoint of CV death or hospitalization. Serelaxin, a novel recombinant vasodilator under development by Novartis, has had a tortured history. In 2012 the first RELAX-AHF trial provoked both controversy and promise. The much smaller trial (1,161 patients) had mixed results, meeting one of its two short term primary endpoints but unexpectedly showing a mortality benefit at 6 months. The 6-month mortality benefit electrified the heart failure field, since it suggested that early aggressive treatment might improve the long-term outcome of patients with acute heart failure. However, the finding was also viewed with skepticism, since there was no mortality difference earlier in the trial and the 6-month endpoint was not prespecified. In the end the trial was not strong enough to gain approval for serelaxin from the FDA or in Europe; RELAX-AHF-2 was designed to demonstrate the drug's clinical benefits. The main results of RELAX-AHF-2 were presented at the Heart Failure 2017 meeting in Paris by John Teerlink (UCSF). "This was a huge disappointment as we had such encouraging data from previous studies," said Teerlink, in a press release issued by the European Society of Cardiology. The results of RELAX-AHF-2 are concordant with the results of TRUE-AHF, initially presented last year at the American Heart Association and published subsequently in the New England Journal of Medicine. At the time the trial's principal investigator, Milton Packer (Baylor University) said that he thought that TRUE-AHF effectively ended the idea that short term IV therapy for heart failure would have long lasting benefits. "We have created a set of expectations for IV drugs which were entirely unrealistic," he said. Asked to comment on RELAX-AHF-2, Packer offered the following statement: "I was always skeptical about the mortality reduction shown in RELAX-AHF1, so I was not surprised by the lack of a mortality benefit in RELAX-AHF-2. But I was surprised by the trial's results in one respect. I had expected some benefit of serelaxin on the co-primary endpoint of worsening heart failure, but there was none to be found. The effect reported in RELAX-AHF2 was not significant...." "RELAX-AHF1 had originally shown a 50% reduction in the risk of in-hospital worsening heart failure, and the investigators hoped to find a 20% reduction in risk in RELAX-AHF1. In the end, they actually found very little effect, and the control-group event rate was much lower than projected. This is the real disappointment. It makes us wonder whether future trials can actually target a reduction of in-hospital heart failure events as a therapeutic goal. If this is true, it is impossible to know how one would possibly design an efficacy trial for a new drug for acute heart failure. This, of course, assumes that innovators will still want to pursue new treatments for this condition. Acute heart failure is actually an event -- not a disease."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line863
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__label__cc	0.504795	0.495205	Was “defenestrated” simply a literal translation, or part of a bigger concept or joke? WorldEnd: What Are You Doing at the End of the World? Will You Save Us? (aka Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? (終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか?), commonly called SukaSuka) is a currently airing anime of Spring 2017. It should be obvious from the title that the author is very particular and non-traditional with their word usage. As strange as it sounds, the title of the series fits excellently. The English sub translation has flowed very well. However something in episode 8 struck me as odd at time mark 14:00 (if watch, start 30 seconds earlier for context). Willem, the main character is speaking with Chtholly, who is in love with him. He is defending himself from light jealousy. When she counters an argument of his with an alternative case, he says with wit and resignation: Defenestrated in two seconds flat. I did not know what "defenstrated" meant (basically, in this context, he acknowledges she has completely dismissed his argument and admits defeat.) It is not often I need to look up a word while watching anime, and on top of that figure out how that word fits the situation. What I wonder now is if the translator used "defenestrated" as simply a literal translation of a Japanese word, without any real thought. My suspicion is the opposite, that this is a contextual translation which would probably seem just as odd (and as oddly appropriate) in Japanese as it does in English. What kind of translation was it, and does it carry the Japanese intent well? HotelCalifornia (HC) further researched this question, and it turns out my original interpretation of "Defenestrated in two seconds flat." was incorrect. I had assumed the meaning to be [My argument was dismissed in two seconds flat.] As HC learned in the Japanese SE, a much better meaning uses a different subject and adds an object (both absent in the literal Japanese as well). So a translation that better fits conversation flow is: I would have thrown Nygglatho out the window in two seconds. (Nygglatho is the attractive female adult leader of the "warehouse", and Chtholly had just asked what Willem would have done if she had crept onto the couch where he was sleeping, instead of the teenage female who had actually done so.) So the primary meaning for defenestrated was the proper one, not the figurative meaning of dismiss. japanese-language worldend RichF RichFRichF After listening to the exchange a number of times, it sounds to me as if he is saying 「2[秒]{びょう}[以内]{いない}に[窓]{まど}から[捨]{す}ててるな。」 Ni byō inai ni mado kara suteteru na. To break it down: Ni byō: two seconds mado kara suteteru: throwing out from/through a window (the rest of the sentence is mostly structure, and immaterial to this answer) My translation of the line would be something along the lines of: [My argument] didn't last for two seconds before being thrown out [a window]. In other words, the translation (though the word choice may have been odd) was a literal translation, while also carrying some of the Japanese intent. I asked about it on the Japanese SE, and have determined two things: I misinterpreted the subject of the phrase- rather than his argument being dismissed, he is referring to what he would do "if it was Nygglatho" (namely, throwing her out the window). This applies to Crunchyroll's English translation as well. The phrase 「窓から投げ捨てる」 (to abandon by throwing [something] out through a window) is a slangy phrase usually used to tell someone what they can do with an inferior product (akin to the English phrase "shove it up your ass." So, the Japanese phrase is figurative in a different way than the direct English translation. An updated translation could be [Nygglatho? I'd] throw her out the window in two seconds. HotelCaliforniaHotelCalifornia Cool, thank you! It is interesting that both Japanese and English would use the concept of "throwing out a window" in the same figurative meaning as "dismiss" or "ignore". There are many other concepts which could be used, such a "thrown out a door", "fed to rats", or "written with no ink". Yet both languages settled on the window thing. – RichF Jun 22 '17 at 0:18 Yeah, that is interesting. I'm still puzzling over it, in fact- I can't imagine that using that phrase figuratively is all that common in Japanese. Doing a sentence search on jisho.org didn't result in any similar uses of まど and 捨てる that I could tell, and a Google search yielded a few examples of throwing things out of windows, and one possibly figurative use. Could be an interesting question for japanese.stackexchange.com – HotelCalifornia Jun 22 '17 at 0:31 I'm glad you pursued this in the Japanese SE. I'll correct my original question. – RichF Jun 22 '17 at 17:16 To "defenestrate" is the act of throwing somebody out the window. Maybe what he was saying was that an idea or an argument by him was shot down very quickly by the girl. I have not watched it yet, but from what you said, it may be that he is saying that anything he said was not cared for and simply "thrown out the window" very quickly. It is rather a literal translation but I think it might actually have been on purpose to show that his argument was ignored completely. Amano SumiAmano Sumi I don't quite follow you. I understood that "thrown out the window" is the primary meaning in English. I also agree with your characterization of what the intended meaning is. Where I get lost is you saying it is a "literal translation" contrasted with you also saying you haven't watched it yet. That implies to me that you have not heard the Japanese, so what exactly do you mean by "literal translation"? It won't surprise me if Japanese actually used word(s) that literally mean "thrown out the window", but is that what you are saying? – RichF Jun 20 '17 at 0:10 Well, a lot of subbed videos have the literal translation where the vocabulary may not exactly fit with the meaning. Others are translated based on the meaning. The term "defenestrated" here is a bit weird because "defenestrated" is supposed to be for people- not something intangible like ideas. So the character may want to say that the idea was thrown out the window but the literal translation was "defenestrate". – Amano Sumi Jun 20 '17 at 12:36 Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged japanese-language worldend or ask your own question. Did Sakamoto really write in cursive? 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__label__wiki	0.612354	0.612354	Reviews \|6 September 2011 “July Effect”: Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review Free John Q. Young, MD, MPP; Sumant R. Ranji, MD; Robert M. Wachter, MD; Connie M. Lee, MD; Brian Niehaus, MD; Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH John Q. Young, MD, MPP Sumant R. Ranji, MD Robert M. Wachter, MD Connie M. Lee, MD Brian Niehaus, MD Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH Article, Author, and Disclosure Information Author, Article, and Disclosure Information Acknowledgment: The authors thank Gloria Won for her literature search; Amy Berlin, MD, for data abstraction; and Judith Maselli for statistical analysis. Grant Support: By grant K24HL098372 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Dr. Auerbach). Potential Conflicts of Interest: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M11-1015. Requests for Single Reprints: John Q. Young, MD, MPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984-APC, San Francisco, CA 94143; e-mail, jqyoung@lppi.ucsf.edu. Current Author Addresses: Dr. Young: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984-APC, San Francisco, CA 94143. Drs. Ranji and Auerbach: Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 533 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0131, San Francisco, CA. 94143-0131. Dr. Wachter: Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0120, San Francisco, CA 94143-0120. Drs. Lee and Niehaus: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984-RTP, San Francisco, CA 94143. Author Contributions: Conception and design: J.Q. Young, R.M. Wachter, B. Niehaus, A.D. Auerbach. Analysis and interpretation of the data: J.Q. Young, S.R. Ranji, C.M. Lee, B. Niehaus, A.D. Auerbach. Drafting of the article: J.Q. Young, S.R. Ranji, A.D. Auerbach. Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: J.Q. Young, S.R. Ranji, R.M. Wachter, C.M. Lee, A.D. Auerbach. Final approval of the article: J.Q. Young, S.R. Ranji, R.M. Wachter, A.D. Auerbach. Provision of study materials or patients: J.Q. Young. Statistical expertise: A.D. Auerbach. Obtaining of funding: A.D. Auerbach. Administrative, technical, or logistic support: J.Q. Young, B. Niehaus, A.D. Auerbach. Collection and assembly of data: J.Q. Young, S.R. Ranji, C.M. Lee, B. Niehaus, A.D. Auerbach. From the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California. It is commonly believed that the quality of health care decreases during trainee changeovers at the end of the academic year. To systematically review studies describing the effects of trainee changeover on patient outcomes. Electronic literature search of PubMed, Educational Research Information Center (ERIC), EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library for English-language studies published between 1989 and July 2010. Study Selection: Title and abstract review followed by full-text review to identify studies that assessed the effect of the changeover on patient outcomes and that used a control group or period as a comparator. Data Extraction: Using a standardized form, 2 authors independently abstracted data on outcomes, study setting and design, and statistical methods. Differences between reviewers were reconciled by consensus. Studies were then categorized according to methodological quality, sample size, and outcomes reported. Data Synthesis: Of the 39 included studies, 27 (69%) reported mortality, 19 (49%) reported efficiency (length of stay, duration of procedure, hospital charges), 23 (59%) reported morbidity, and 6 (15%) reported medical error outcomes; all studies focused on inpatient settings. Most studies were conducted in the United States. Thirteen (33%) were of higher quality. Studies with higher-quality designs and larger sample sizes more often showed increased mortality and decreased efficiency at time of changeover. Studies examining morbidity and medical error outcomes were of lower quality and produced inconsistent results. The review was limited to English-language reports. No study focused on the effect of changeovers in ambulatory care settings. The definition of changeover, resident role in patient care, and supervision structure varied considerably among studies. Most studies did not control for time trends or level of supervision or use methods appropriate for hierarchical data. Mortality increases and efficiency decreases in hospitals because of year-end changeovers, although heterogeneity in the existing literature does not permit firm conclusions about the degree of risk posed, how changeover affects morbidity and rates of medical errors, or whether particular models are more or less problematic. Primary Funding Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Young JQ, Ranji SR, Wachter RM, Lee CM, Niehaus B, Auerbach AD. “July Effect”: Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:309–315. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-5-201109060-00354 Published: Ann Intern Med. 2011;155(5):309-315. DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-5-201109060-00354 The July Effect: Fertile Ground for Systems Improvement Does the Annual Medical-Trainee Changeover at Teaching Hospitals Harm Patients? Impact of the “July Effect” on Patient Outcomes How Quickly Do Systematic Reviews Go Out of Date? 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__label__cc	0.748294	0.251706	Long Beach Airport Increases Slot Utilization November 21, 2018 Daniel Morley Airports A JetBlue A320 in Las Vegas (Photo: AirlineGeeks \| William Derrickson) Airlines at Long Beach Airport will soon have to increase their utilization of slots. According to the local Press-Telegram, the Long Beach city council voted last night to increase the required utilization rate of slots for airlines operating into the airport. Previously, airlines were required to have a 57 percent utilization rate over any 180 day period. The new rules require airlines to have an 85 percent utilization rate over the year, with new quarterly and monthly utilization requirements. The airline that will be affected most by this rule will be JetBlue. The New York-based carrier currently has a focus city at the airport but currently only maintains a 66 percent utilization rate of their slots. This will mean that the airline will either have to increase the amount of flights it has to the airport, or give up slots that are underutilized to other carriers. The change also affects the two cargo carriers to the airport: FedEx and UPS, which currently have a 71 percent utilization rate. Jetblue and the City of Long Beach have been feuding over the past year over various issues. This includes fees that the airline has been charged for violating the airport’s curfew. In addition, the city council voted to not proceed with adding a customs facility to the airport, curtailing JetBlue’s plans for international expansion. As a result, the airline has reduced flying to the airport, ending service to Ft. Lauderdale next month. The city council has called the move fairer for all airlines serving Long Beach, however, Jetblue appears to be the most affected. Almost all other airlines at Long Beach maintain a 100 percent utilization rate of their slots. Currently, JetBlue operates the most flights into the airport but recently Southwest Airlines has been expanding and seeking new slots for additional flights. This latest move may be a sign that the tides are changing in JetBlue’s favor and helping the other airlines at Long Beach. Daniel Morley Daniel has always had aviation in his life; from moving to the United States when he was two, to family vacations across the U.S., and back to his native England. He currently resides in South Florida and attends Nova Southeastern University, studying Human Factors in Aviation. Daniel has his Commercial Certificate for both land and sea, and hopes to one day join the major airlines. Latest posts by Daniel Morley (see all) British Airways Makes Long-Haul Route Changes - July 10, 2019 Air France Bids ‘Au Revoir’ to Joon - June 27, 2019 Brazilian Government Suspends Avianca Brasil - May 26, 2019 Flybe Launches New Route in Effort to Connect Smaller Cities in U.K. April 3, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet FlyDubai 981 Crashes in Rostov-on-Don March 18, 2016 AirlineGeeks.com Staff Emirates to Begin A380 Service to Washington Dulles January 11, 2016 Ryan Ewing First Look: Inside American’s 787-9 Dreamliner A Pilot’s Personality: An Interview With Suneil Banerjee An AvGeek’s Perspective: The 737 MAX’s First Flight A Touch of Class: Taking a Look at Hainan Airlines’ Business Class Cabin on the A330-200 TBT In Aviation History: Remembering Northwest Airlines	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line874
__label__cc	0.590995	0.409005	Leading in a Culture of Change Posted on May 1, 2009 by Alban Michael Fullan, who writes primarily about public education and business, describes change as a nonlinear, usually chaotic process. “Change cannot be managed. It can be understood and perhaps led, but it cannot be controlled.”1 Given the chaotic nature of change, linear, step-by-step processes which attempt to manage it are problematic. They do not allow the process of change to unfold in its natural way, and they present an illusion of control that is unrealistic. Even though the proponents of those processes most often discuss their circular nature and warn against trying to follow them too rigidly, the very fact that the process is discussed in steps leads to an overly mechanistic view of organizational change. An additional difficulty with these linear processes is that they run counter to the culture of most congregations—usually all but the largest ones, which, because of their size and more hierarchical, controlling structures, have developed a corporate mentality that makes the illusion of control easier to fall into. The organic nature of organizations is more apparent in most congregations, however. There is great informality in the way decisions actually get made; there is a reliance on more casual conversation and the building of consensus. Therefore, linear planning processes placed in the hands of a few most often seem alien to congregations, if not an out-and-out imposition. People may go along, because they want to be cooperative or because they do not know what else to do. Most often, though, these step-by-step processes do not produce the desired results. We’ve all heard the stories about the months spent crafting a purpose statement that gets hung on the wall or printed in the Sunday worship bulletin but has no discernable impact on the ministry of the congregation—it’s the kind of thing that happens when congregations rely on a linear process to enable organic change. The difficulty a congregation has in resisting the use of a linear process is often compounded when it seeks assistance from judicatory leadership or outside consultants. Many of these people work in a corporate culture in which more disciplined planning is essential, and they often rely on being able to share usable “tools” with congregations. What they fail to recognize, however, is that what is essential for their purposes is often detrimental to congregations. Fullan, in contrast to steps, talks about the components of change. The challenge of leadership is to develop the various components so that they are apparent within the organization. Once that is accomplished, meaningful change can take place in its own nonlinear, often chaotic way. The components Fullan lists as essential to meaningful change are: Moral purpose—sharing the guiding purpose for an organization’s existence. An understanding of change—developing a working knowledge of the key dimensions and dynamics of change. Relationship building—seeking relationships with diverse people and groups, especially those on the fringe and those who resist change. Creation and sharing of knowledge—sharing information in a way that it becomes usable both to initiate and to sustain change. Achievement of coherence—bringing sense and common purpose to the ambiguity that is change.2 The presence of these components in the life of a congregation will encourage positive change. At times the change will be chaotic. At times there will be conflict. But these components set a tone that makes positive change possible. If this approach to change were taken in a congregation, there would be no formal engagement in a step-by-step change process. Instead, these various elements would be introduced over time: The church board would take time on a regular basis to consider the dynamics of change in a congregation and the forces at work in the world and community that make traditional congregational approaches to ministry less effective than they once were. (For example, the board in the congregation I serve has taken a half-hour at the beginning of each of its meetings to explore issues related to change.) The pastor would begin to introduce concepts that underlie a vision for the congregation. (I began talking about being a disciple-forming community in my discussions with the search committee members, and when I discovered that this concept resonated well with them, I began to talk about it more frequently and more broadly after beginning as pastor.) The congregation would begin to engage in specific actions that affirmed the vision and began to actualize it. (As part of our worship, we have begun regular commissioning services, which acknowledge the ways church members are living out their lives as disciples and pledge the church’s support to them in that effort.) Conversations among church leaders would formalize a new understanding of the congregation’s purpose and vision. (We used the development of a new church brochure that explains how we seek to be a disciple-forming community.) The congregation would begin to address issues of its life and ministry from the perspective of its developing understanding of the vision for the future to which God is calling it. (This concern enters the discussion as we talk about which Sunday school curriculum would work best for us, how to make visitors feel more welcome, and how we develop the annual budget. Virtually every decision we need to make can be viewed from the perspective of being a disciple-forming congregation.) Leaders would take every available opportunity to discuss issues related to change and vision. (I make reference to this emerging vision in sermons regularly and have developed a number of brief phrases that others in the congregation use to reinforce their own understanding of the new direction in which we are moving.) Approaching change in this way takes time. It also takes constant attention to the ways everything in the life of a congregation can be used to further the change needed to lead the congregation more faithfully into the future. 1. Michael Fullan, Leading in a Culture of Change (San Fransisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001), 33. 2. Ibid. Adapted from Heart, Mind, and Strength: Theory and Practice for Congregational Leadership by Jeffrey D. Jones, copyright © 2008 by the Alban Institute. All rights reserved. Heart, Mind, and Strength: Theory and Practice for Congregational Leadership by Jeffrey D. Jones Leadership, observes Jeffrey Jones, is never about you. What happens to you as a leader stems from a vast array of issues and dynamics over which you have little or no control. Leadership, Jones also insists, is always about you—Christ’s disciple, part of the system, an individual with your own anxieties and a personal life that shapes both your personhood and your relationships. Heart, Mind, and Strength is about dealing with the tension between these two realities. It will enhance your practice of ministry by providing well-grounded theory related to the practical concerns you encounter in the daily work of balancing what you know with who you are. Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple-Forming Congregations By becoming congregations of disciples, churches and their individual members will prepare themselves to do the hard work of seeking God’s will and discerning God’s call, finding new possibilities in old answers as well as radically new ways to be and to do church. Jones guides readers through what it means to be a disciple, from key experiences that contribute to the growth of disciples to the practices of disciple-forming congregations. Imagining Church: Seeing Hope in a World of Change by Gary and Kim Shockley Drawing on their more than thirty years of pastoral and church consulting experience, the Shockleys illustrate the power of imagination using personal stories born of their own quest to be faithful in ministry. They also show readers that imagining church is a shared experience among God’s people. When we imagine the church, we are co-creators with the Master Designer, Chief Architect, and Greatest Creator, and can help others imagine church. They remind leaders, “If you can’t see it, neither will anyone else.” Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual and Organizational Tools for Leaders by Gilbert R. Rendle Many books have been written about leadership and change, but until now none has focused on the kind of change that tears at a community’s very fabric. Alban senior consultant Gil Rendle provides a respectful context for understanding change, especially the experiences and resistances that people feel. Rendle pulls together theory, research, and his work with churches facing change to provide leaders with practical diagnostic models and tools. Copyright © 2009, the Alban Institute. All rights reserved. We encourage you to share articles from the Alban Weekly with your congregation. We gladly allow permission to reprint articles from the Alban Weekly for one-time use by congregations and their leaders when the material is offered free of charge. All we ask is that you write to us at alban@div.duke.edu and let us know how the Alban Weekly is making an impact in your congregation. If you would like to use any other Alban material, or if your intended use of the Alban Weekly does not fall within this scope, please submit our reprint permission request form.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line876
__label__wiki	0.710275	0.710275	TAKE OVER AND DESTROY SELF-TITLED ALBUM DUE OCT. 7 5th August 2016 0 By John Deaux With a penchant for horror and classic rock, Arizona quartet TAKE OVER AND DESTROY have propelled the boundaries with the 10 tracks featured on their debut PROSTHETIC RECORDS self-titled release due October 7. Merging their eerie post-punk atmospherics with a blackened rock’n’roll twist, the band’s signature sound is completed by heavy deathrock, classic rock, doom and black metal influences scattered throughout each track. TAKE OVER AND DESTROY commented, “Our idea behind this album is that each song is crafted as a single and curated into a collection. From early Beatles singles collections, to Misfits & Black Flag collections. Each song is its own entity, but is part of a unified design. To accompany the album we wanted the visual elements to portray the same concept. A collage of individual images converge together to form a whole”. The band continue to reveal, “The album includes a double sided cover, with collages on both sides of the packaging. Another dimension presents itself by turning the covers upside down; a new image emerges.” Take a look at the unique design featured above! 1. By Knife 2. Leave the Door 3. Let Me Grieve 4. Separate From the Shadows 5. Out of Frame 6. Red Ink 7. Job Coffins 8. Love Among the Ruins 9. Bring Me the Rope 10. Night Work Begins Honing in on their cinematic inspirations, the quartet have showcased the album’s debut single, “By Knife”, with an unnerving, found footage shot music video. “The video tells a story of a young couple in love“, the band informs us, “They are at their usual spot along the river having a romantic picnic date. What they don’t know is that they’re not alone. Those familiar with famous murders of the 60’s and 70’s may notice correlations with a certain unidentified astrological killer in both the video and music.Although the video takes place in a nonspecific time era, we do know that there’s someone out there who is quite handy with a VHS camcorder. Just remember… life’s not always a picnic.” Watch it now on FANGORIA at http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-premiere-take-over-and-destroys-by-knife-music-video/ or streaming below. Produced by Bob Hoag (The Bled, Hour of the Wolf) at Flying Blanket Studios, TAKE OVER AND DESTROY will release their self-titled album worldwide on October 7. The release will be offered in limited quantities on vinyl (black and purple/green swirl variants) and on CD, pre-orders are currently available at store.prostheticrecords.com/b/take-over-and-destroy (US/CAN) or http://basick.supplies/collections/take-over-and-destroy (UK/EU). Digital pre-orders, which include an instant download of “By Knife”, are also available at: Bandcamp: https://takeoveranddestroy.bandcamp.com/album/take-over-and-destroy iTunes: https://itun.es/i6hB87x Amazon: https://amzn.com/B01IX0UT6I Google Play: http://bit.ly/2aAsRrp TAKE OVER AND DESTROY is: Andrew Leemont- Vocals Alex Bank Rollins – Guitar / Vocals Pete Porter – Bass Jason Tomaszewski – Drums TAKE OVER AND DESTROY isn’t just the band name, it’s a mission. The band’s aim is to take over any preconceived notions in the mind of the audience and destroy the prejudices and expectations the listener might have in order to inspire progression and inspiration in the realm of heavy music. takeoveranddestroy.com facebook.com/TakeOverAndDestroy Tags2016 October Self titled Take Over & Destry AIRBOURNE PRE-ORDER BUNDLES NOW LIVE! Ablaze My Sorrow – Black CD Review John Deaux Some say Yank My Doodle, It’s A Dandy! is a biographical movie based on John. Some have even said that his favorite artist is Chesney Hawke! All we really know is he sleeps inside out and his hair tastes like candy floss.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line879
__label__wiki	0.515796	0.515796	“CAFR” – Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Posted by Eldon J. Brown on December 21, 2014 Posted in: Corporate Crime, Government Tyranny. Tagged: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Governmental Funds. Leave a comment Most Recent CAFR – City of San Pablo .pdf download The review process is very simple. It involves only two worksheets (schedules). [NOTE: Most people are not interested in the details of forms and explanations of the forms. However, in The CAFR eBook both forms are presented in a couple of ways as well as a spread sheet program and a word processing program for each of school district, city, county and State.] -Two forms -A calculator. Steps in conducting a review and preparing the economic impact analysis 1. Get a copy of the governments/school districts most currrent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). 2. Go to each fund/subfund section , locate the accounts with surpluses based on the steps shown below; total them for each subfund, and write them down as shown below. In addition the Exhibit A in each of the State reports provided in this writing. The Exhibit A is the complete review. So a person has over 40 examples to use in the learning process. 3. Total the list of subfund surpluses to arrive at the total surpluses for the government. 4. Divide the result in Step 3. by the population and you have the per capita surpluses. 5. Take the total surplus amount to the proper economic impact form and complete the computations shown for each cell in the economic impact form. The computations are very simple. That’s it. The next step is preparing a report on the results of the review and economic impact analysis. Go to the Report Section of this writing. THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT (CAFR) REVIEW The Typical Table of Contents Most Table of Contents usually have this sort of format. The Schedules in red are the ones that we will be using to determine surpluses. INTRODUCTORY SECTION Page Letter of Transmittal 1 State Government Organizations 8 Principal State Officials 9 FINANCIAL SECTION INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 15 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 21 BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Governmental-wide Financial Statements: Statement of Net Assets 36 Statement of Activities 40 Governmental Fund Financial Statements: Balance Sheet 43 Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Assets 44 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 45 Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 46 Proprietary Fund Financial Statements: Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Fund Net Assets 52 Statement of Cash Flows 54 Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements: Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets 58 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets 59 Component Unit Financial Statements: Combing Statement of Net Assets 61 Combing Statement of Activities 62 Notes to the Financial Statements 64 REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Table of Contents items not shown) COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES Governmental Funds Combining Balance Sheet 146 Combining Statement of Revenue, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 147 Special Revenue Funds: Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances… 152 Debt Service Funds: Capital Project Funds: Proprietary Funds: Enterprise Funds: Combining Statement of Net Assets 166 Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances 168 Combining Statement of Cash Flows 170 Internal Service Funds: Fiduciary Funds: Pension Trust Funds: Combining Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets 182 Combining Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets 183 Investment Trust Funds: Agency Funds: Combining Statement of Assets and Liabilities 191 Combining Statement of Changes in Assets and Liabiliities 192 STATISTICAL SECTION (Many items shown here) Population by County for the Last Ten Years 216 You can see that the schedules in red are not very many. Now there are three schedules that are in green. Whether there are surpluses in these three schedules depends on circumstances which will be explained later. What type of accounts are we interested in Here is a partial list of the types of names that are given to cash and investment type accounts. There are more in the reports in this writing: Amounts on deposit with U.S. Treasury Cash and cash equivalents Cash and Investments Cash with fiscal agents Collateral on lent securities Dedicated Investments Investments net amortization Investments, non-current Other assets Pooled Investments with State Treasury Securities lending cash collateral Restricted cash and cash equivalents Restricted investments In the schedules listed below the cash and investments that are used to compute the surpluses are marked in red. Items not Included The following items are not included in the amount of surplus shown: -Buildings, roads, bridges, land (not for sale), and equipment. -Deferred compensation plans for employees. These are plans in which the employee contributes to his/her retirement over and above the normal employee retirement contribution. -Any fund that is 100% supported by donations, bequests, gifts, endowments, etc. These are not taxpayers money. -For Colleges and Universities. All endowment and similar-type funds should not be included as surpluses. Sometimes these funds are combined with other college/university funds. We are interested in surpluses, so in these cases the total amount should not be included. -Funds in which the revenues/contributions are 100% held for other individuals, organizations or another government. (Note: There are sometimes problems in the way these funds are described and can result in the fund being considered surplus due to the lack of enough information.) -Funds that are required by law in which a bank, financial institution, insurance companies, etc. are required to deposit with the government a certain amount for insurance against the entity going bankrupt. These are not taxpayers’ money. -Retirement/Pension Funds – only included are 1/2 of the actuarial determined excesses, the taxpayers portion. The other 1/2 is the government employees portion. What Schedules Do we Look At In the CAFR we are only interested in certain schedules in that massive document you have of schedules. These are the schedules you will be looking at: Combining Schedule of Accounts We forget about the rest of the schedules. This means that we have excluded almost 2/3 of the schedules. Now we are down to less than 35 schedules (pages) for States and much less for school districts, cities, and counties. I have had school districts that I used only 10 schedules (pages) to conduct the review of the CAFR. With a State CAFR of over 200 or more pages, 35 max is very little. Go to the Section called “Basic Financial Statements” in the CAFR. Note: The page number shown next to the “(Expressed in Thousands)” is added so that you can see in the Table Of Contents what schedule is being used. The first schedule you see looks something like this: (Expressed in Thousands)- Page 36 Governmental Activities Activities Government Component Units Cash 2,132 93,200 95,332 13,341 Cash with U.S. Treasury 860,872 860,872 Cash and pooled investments with State Treasurer 1,537,024 169,818 1,706,842 53,497 Cash held by trustee 24,489 You can forget the above-type schedule. These data will be provided again broken down into something meaningful. Note: I have put the page number so that you can relate to the Table of Contents for the schedule. This is the first schedule that is important. The figures in red are the surpluses. The Page Nr. 146 shows the page in which the Other Governmental Funds are shown in more detail, so they are not used here for surpluses. Balance Sheet GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS(Expressed In Thousands)-Page 43 General Fund Transportation & Aviation Planning Highway Maintenance & Safety Fund Land Endowments Fund (Page 146) Other Governmental Funds Cash 719 28 1,385 Cash and pooled investments with State Treasurer 564,659 151,425 60,203 691,158 Receivables, net of allowance Taxes 286,869 68,683 7,832 Interest 15,697 861 2,143 2,476 Loans and Notes 260,229 Other 26,718 18,366 548 22,801 Due from U.S. Government 148,021 69,929 153 Due from local governments 1,577 41 Due from others 9 Due from other funds 276,216 20,264 291 57,607 Inventory of food stamps 86 Inventories, at cost 11,300 4,693 2,607 Restricted assets Cash and pooled investments with State Treasurer 18,259 312,889 192,697 Cash held by trustee 86,843 33,611 Endowment investments 1,119,469 Other 344 27 Total Assets 1,437,308 647,151 1,142,911 1,012,363 (Following not part of schedule) Total Surpluses… 670,480 464,314 1,179,700 Proprietary Funds This is the second schedule that is important. The figures in red are the surpluses. Statement of Net Assets PROPRIETARY FUNDS(Expressed In Thousands)-Page 48 BUSINESS ACTIVITES-ENTERPRISE FUNDS Universities Unemployment Compensation Industrial Commission Other Cash 86,749 29 6,087 332 Cash with U.S. Treasury 860,872 Cash and pooled investments with State Treasurer 115,978 308 18,596 Collateral investment pool 34,251 35,274 Short-term investments 50,325 60 Taxes 39,659 Interest 582 2,054 310 Loans and Notes 4,320 4,357 Other 40,274 11,692 17 4,766 Due from U.S. Government 53,234 11,692 17 58 Due from local governments 381 Due from other funds 109,632 Inventories, at cost 17,326 7,939 Other Current Assets 4,442 567 Total Current Assets 407,481 912,252 43,740 146,998 Non-Current Assets: Restricted assets: Cash 92,446 Cash and pooled investments with State Treasurer 102,398 Investments held by trustee 103,174 3,387 Loans and notes receivable, net of allowance 27,838 24,256 Investments 157,321 185,404 Endowment investments 208,783 Other long-term assets 10,227 179 Capital assets: Infrastructure, land and other non-deppeciable 296,227 2,997 2,063 Deppreciable buildings, property and equipment 3,465,743 27,303 55,587 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,628,342) (5,584) (35,897) Total Non-current Assets 2,758,226 213,507 148,586 Total Assets 3,166,707 912,252 257,247 295,584 Total Surpluses… 680,722 860,901 230,460 122,132 The special elite decide on how the wealth will be distributed among the people. All life styles, standard of living, actions, thoughts, and even life itself is decided by the state because the state owns and controls everything. Is it possible that communism could be created within a capitalistic society without a revolution? Have we already reached that point? Returning Surpluses Reverses the Trend Returning surpluses to the people will reverse the trend of wealth transfers and increase the percent owned and controlled by 90% of the people. This increase in people-control could greatly assist in restoring the “Republic” form of government outlined by the founders. Although this not a cure, it is a step in the right direction. What St. Augustine had to say about what we now call government: “A gang is a group of men under the command of a leader, bound by a compact of association, in which the plunder is divided according to an agreed convention. If this villainy wins so many recruits from the ranks of the demoralized that it acquires territory, establishes a base, captures cities and subdues peoples, it then openly arrogates to itself the title of kingdom, which is conferred on it in the eyes of the world, not by the renunciation of aggression, but by the attainment of impunity” Your Choices in the Political arena: Indeed, the plunder has become so common, and the plunderers so smug and self-confident, that their predations are taken for granted, and the thieves themselves treated with extraordinary deference! It is something akin to the Stockholm syndrome. You encounter the same mugger at the same spot every day, and eventually establish a sort of bizarre relationship with him—-even, eventually, thanking him for not taking more. When you are given the opportunity to replace him with another mugger, you vote for the incumbent—sticking with the devil you know, unless his opponent offers to share more of his loot with you. City of Bell scandal “Robert Rizzo” redirects here. For the German musician, see Robert Hunecke-Rizzo. The City of Bell scandal is a scandal involving misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, twoLos Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative journalism article on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they revealed that the city officials of Bell (a small blue collar community) were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation.[1] Subsequent investigations found atypically high property tax rates, allegations of voter fraud in municipal elections and other irregularities which heightened the ensuing scandal.[2] These and other reports led to widespread criticism and a demand for city officials to resign.[3][4] In February 2011, six city officials – Mayor Oscar Hernandez, City Council members Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabal, and former council members Luis Artiga, George Cole and Victor Bello–pled not guilty to misappropriating public funds.[5] In a separate case, former city administrator Robert Rizzo and former city administrator Angela Spaccia were charged with misappropriating public funds, conflict of interest, falsifying public documents, and secreting public documents.[6][7]Deputy District Attorney Sean Hassett estimates that Rizzo and his assistant allegedly siphoned off more than $6.7 million before the public scandal emerged in the summer of 2010.[7] Prosecutors say the plot came close to bankrupting the small, blue-collar suburb of Los Angeles.[5][8] Hernandez, who had refused to resign, deputy mayor Teresa Jacobo and former council members Luis Artiga, George Cole, George Mirabel and Victor Bello,[9] also were mandated to keep 100 yards away from City Hall and were forbidden to participate in any of Bell’s civic affairs.[10] The Los Angeles Times reported on October 3, 2013 that ex-Bell City Manager Rizzo pleaded no contest on corruption charges and that he also plans to testify against his former second-in-command, Angela Spaccia.[11] The Los Angeles Times reported on April 9, 2014 that five former political leaders – George Cole, Oscar Hernandez, Teresa Jacobo, Victor Bello and George Mirabal – have agreed to plead no contest to corruption charges and could be sentenced to up to four years in prison for their roles.[12] On March 9, 2011, city voters overwhelmingly voted to recall Hernandez, Jacobo and Mirabal as well as council member Artiga, who had resigned from the council in 2010. Lorenzo Velez, the lone councilman who was not charged in the Bell corruption case, also lost his seat.[13] However, that left no majority in the city council to swear in the newly elected council. An emergency action was passed in the state Senate, obtained final approval in the Assembly and was signed by the Governor to empower an alternate to preside at the swearing-in.[14][15] On April 7, 2011, the bill’s author, California Assemblyman Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), swore in the entirely new city council.[16] 12 year sentenced former City Manager of Bell California – “Fat Cat” Robert Rizzo 12 years commuted in 2 to house arrest. A slap on the wrist for betraying public trust. I would bet my last dollar that he has millions hidden away somewhere… Notice how the judge inflates a 2.2 million bail to “three million reasons”. Pure theater. Lytton Casino paves its way towards Doctor’s Medical Center The future site of Lytton’s new parking lot on acquired Doctor’s Medical Center property (Photo by Gabriel J. Sanchez) By Gabriel J. Sanchez Posted November 1, 2014 10:45 am A lease agreement in May between Doctors Medical Center and the Lytton San Pablo Casino netted the beleaguered hospital $4.6 million. The deal kept the hospital doors open, but was also the beginning of what may become a land grab by local investors. In the agreement, the casino leased property that overlaps with almost 150 feet of DMC’s land. According to plans submitted to the San Pablo Development Services Department on Sept. 22, the casino intends to tear out the existing parking area, which sits outside the J. C. Robinson, M.D. Regional Cancer Center behind DMC, paving the way for a new 164-car parking lot for the casino’s high rollers. The easement agreement between DMC and Lytton is a 20-year deal that allows the casino to begin laying the foundation on acquired DMC property. Lytton’s construction plans would beautify the existing parking area in-between the buildings. Four city permits have been issued for the project. An advertisement for DMC’s land sale. (Photo by Gabriel J. Sanchez) Though DMC has emerged from bankruptcy, the sporadic infusions of cash by the state and local agencies have been unable to stop the financial bleeding while it maintains its operations as a safety net hospital. DMC’s decade long fiscal problems may lead to its closure, shutting down the county’s largest emergency room and sending patients across Contra Costa, Marin and Alameda counties for medical care. At city hall, San Pablo officials have begun a rezoning effort to take the 2000 Vale Road address, which DMC sits on, and convert the area to a C-1 Light Commercial zone. The “I” zoning facilitates hospitals, post offices, fire stations, schools and parks. The “C-1 Light Commercial” zoning would allow retail and commercial use of the property. San Pablo City Manager Matt Rodriguez discussing the zoning issue. (Photo by Gabriel J. Sanchez) At a recent community meeting at San Pablo’s civic center, city Development Services Manager Michelle Rodriguez presented the city’s plans to the public, including development scenarios that the new zoning could facilitate, like a 100-room hotel, office space or a facility for “indoor recreation,” according to her presentation. But City Manager Matt Rodriguez assured those in attendance that the zone change “will only be triggered if the hospital stops being a hospital.” DMC was officially put on the market last month with an asking price tag of $30 million. The purchaser will be able to choose to keep the property running as a full functioning hospital or take advantage of the new proposed zoning parameters to create a commercial space or expand on a 164-space parking lot. Lytton Casino’s plan for a new parking lot on DMC land. (Photo by Gabriel J. Sanchez) In order for a development to occur, there are certain criteria that must be met. The first, an internal environmental review, found that the change from hospital to mixed commercial use would have a “Less-Than-Significant impact” on air quality, noise pollution, and traffic congestion. The second hurdle is providing an opportunity for the community to submit public comment. But when Michelle Rodriguez facilitated a recent meeting, few attended as the Bay Area was fixated on the final World Series game. Public Comment Forms, which can be found here, will still be accepted by the City of San Pablo and the Development Services Department, before the planning commission meeting Nov. 18. The city council will vote on the issue at the council meeting on Dec. 1 determining how the land that DMC sits will be zoned if the hospital is forced to close down. By Jennifer Baires Contra Costa Times POSTED: 09/19/2014 10:08:49 AM PDT \| UPDATED: 3 MONTHS AGO Contra Costa County offers loan forgiveness to Doctors Medical Center Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. Photo by Gabriel J. Sanchez By Gabriel J. SanchezPosted December 3, 2014 8:42 am The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors agreed to forgive about $9 million in repayment debt from struggling Doctors Medical Center (DMC) over the next three to five years. Supervisors John Gioia and Federal D. Glover proposed the two resolutions on Dec. 2, one providing immediate financial relief and the other a long-term stabilization strategy. DMC has been steeped in financial turmoil since it was rescued from bankruptcy in 2008, and faced possible closure since the beginning of summer. Now, both the City of Richmond and Contra Costa County have put forth plans that could extend financial assistance to keep the largest public hospital in the western part of the county open. Gioia and Glover’s plans would extend aid to DMC over the next three years and forgive $9 million in debt from the total sum that DMC owes the county, which is more than $25 million. The first resolution, which passed 4-1, waived $3 million that DMC was obliged to repay to the county in next year’s budget. Before the vote, county Supervisor Mary Piepho, asked, “How can we afford this?” She expressed her concerns about using general funds to further support the indebted San Pablo hospital. “We have already taken steps and I’m not sure how much further that we can walk down that path,” Piepho said before casting the only dissenting vote. The second and more controversial resolution passed 3-2. It was not only Gioia’s attempt to help keep DMC afloat for the next three to five years, but also an effort to see DMC become part of a sustainable network of hospitals in the area. “One of the goals here has been to get this hospital integrated into a larger system” Gioia said. During debate, Supervisor Candace Andersen asked DMC’s interim CEO Dawn Gideon why it would not work to have a standalone urgent care model, like Kaiser has in other states, instead of the full service hospital. Gideon explained that the Kaiser model works in other areas, but that the population DMC serves has greater needs. Gideon said DMC annually serves 64,000 underinsured or uninsured patients, and added that they are “patients with significant chronic conditions.” The board of supervisors’ moves are an integral piece to a larger initiative necessary to save DMC after voters rejected the Measure C parcel tax in the 2014 primary elections. After the election, local leaders scrambled to develop plans of action to prop up DMC financially. In September, Richmond city manager Bill Lindsay called a meeting with local officials to develop a strategy. He laid out responsibilities that interested parties would need to take on in order to collectively save DMC. To date, the Richmond city council, hospital administrators and now the county have forged a financial pact to keep the hospital open. The city of San Pablo’s planning commission iced the idea of rezoning the hospital’s land until February in their last meeting, meaning that the land is not yet zoned for commercial use. And the county supervisors said they will gauge the public’s appetite for another parcel tax measure. While discussing the resolution, Supervisor Glover said this is a good first step by the county, and with more stakeholders taking action, “all the pieces are coming together.” Welcome to the Government Compensation in California (GCC) Website Click image to go to the CA Controller’s City Of San Pablo, city employee compensation and demographics page GCC Home Browse Search Report Builder Raw Export About the Data Tutorials/FAQ Glossary Contact Us GCC Home » Browse » Cities » San Pablo San Pablo (Contra Costa County) 2013 Data at a Glance: 29,465 residents 207 city employees 142 residents per city employee $383 amount spent on total wages per resident $127 amount spent on total ret. & health cost per resident $54,488 average wages for this city’s employees $18,034 average retirement & health cost for this city’s employees $11,279,107 total wages paid by this city $3,733,034 total retirement & health costpaid by this city Try the Report Builder For more information go to http://www.sanpabloca.gov/index.aspx?nid=229 The State Controller’s Office is not responsible for the accuracy of this information. Learn more. Save results as XLS PDF Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Cost Finance Advisor Asst. to City Mgr/Personnel Ast Police Sergeant Police Commander I.T. Manager Information Technology Servs Administrative Engineer Finance Supervisor Police Services Technician Sen Public Works Inspector Police Serv. Technician Exec. Asst/Deputy City Manager Senior Permit Technician I.T. Technician Maintenance Worker III Police Administrative Senior Maintenance Worker Police Service Assistant Police Sr. Admin. Secretary Fiscal Clerk II Community Services Manager Secretary to City Attorney Police Administrative Clerk Environmental Program Analyst PT Development Services Manager Sr. Recreation Specialist Administrative Clerk II Recreation Coordinator Planning Aide Maintenance Worker I P/T Background Investigator Art Gallery Curator Paratransit Driver Administrative Aide Fiscal Clerk I Building Attendant Maintenance Worker II City Council – Mayor Computer Intern Recreation Specialist I Police Community Liaison Officer Recreation Leader II Maintenance Aide Recreation Leader I Admin. Clerk P/T Police Administrative Analyst Police Captain The information presented is posted as submitted by the reporting entity. The State Controller’s Office is not responsible for the accuracy of this information.If you have any questions, please contact that entity. If provided, the entity’s website is available for your convenience. Click to go to the City Of San Pablo’s website The City of San Pablo is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. San Pablo has become a thriving residential and business community. A unique and growing city, San Pablo welcomes the opportunity to work with you. Median Household Income: $46,287 Education: 35.2% have completed some college or have an associates degree A Breakdown of Who Lives in San Pablo The table below provides a snapshot of San Pablo by the numbers — population and housing figures from the 2000 Census. Additional demographic and economic information is available from the Association of Bay Area Governments’ (ABAG’s) Data Center (www.abag.ca.gov). Source: U.S. Census, PL94-171 (March 2001), DP-1 (May 2001) and SF1 Population In households 29,750 98.5% In group quarters 465 1.5% Total 30,215 100.0% Race White 9,555 31.6% Black or African American 5,539 18.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 271 0.9% Asian 4,945 16.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 154 0.5% Some other race 7,688 25.4% Two or more races 2,063 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and Race Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13,490 44.6% Not Hispanic or Latino 16,725 55.4% Some other race 167 0.6% Sex Male 14,839 49.1% Female 15,376 50.9% Age Under 5 years 2,738 9.1% 5 to 17 years 6,842 22.6% 18 to 64 years 18,014 59.6% 65 years and over 2,621 8.7% Median age (years) 29.5 (X) Households Total households 9,051 100.0% Family households 6,490 71.7% Families with children under 18 3,985 44.0% Average household size 3.29 (X) Average family size 3.87 (X) Housing Occupancy ** Total housing units 9,340 100.0% Occupied housing units 9,051 96.9% Owner-occupied housing units 4,442 49.1% Renter-occupied housing units 4,609 50.9% Vacant housing units 289 3.1% For rent 101 34.9% For sale 40 13.8% Above data and additional sex, age, race & housing data available in other formats below: San Pablo Profile (PDF format) San Pablo Profile (Excel format) Males: 15,122 (50.9%) Females: 14,598 (49.1%) Median resident age: 31.6 years California median age: 32.1 years Zip codes: 94806. Estimated median household income in 2012: $41,890 (it was$37,184 in 2000) San Pablo: $41,890 California: $58,328 Estimated per capita income in 2012: $16,753 San Pablo city income, earnings, and wages data Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: $181,157 (it was $135,500 in 2000) San Pablo: $181,157 California: $349,400 Mean prices in 2011: All housing units: $357,859; Detached houses: $419,711; Townhouses or other attached units: $361,644; In 2-unit structures: $362,385; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $395,586; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $301,290; Mobile homes: $61,596; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $120,087 Median gross rent in 2012: $1,025. California city council compensation scorecard Spreadsheet: California city council healthcare benefits Database: Government compensation in California Story: Most cities pay council members less than the state allows Unlike the notorious Bell, most California cities fall well within state guidelines for council salaries. But such add-ons as health benefits and pay for sitting on special boards push some council members’ compensation above the line. Cities without a charter have maximum council salaries set by a formula based on their 1984 population with a 5% annual increase. A Times analysis of 2009 data found 25 of those cities paid more than the limit. The number grew to 90 with health benefits included. The chart below lists the combined salary and all other benefits for all cities and indicates whether they are legally bound by the guideline. Download: CSV \| XLS \| JSON Guideline is binding State guideline Average total pay Vernon $12,191 $156,605 Bell $16,255 $98,793 Indian Wells $12,191 $56,215 Los Angeles $40,636 $179,815 Rancho Mirage $12,191 $43,289 Inglewood $24,382 $75,361 Palm Desert $20,318 $58,581 Palm Springs $16,255 $46,522 San Francisco $40,636 $116,167 Industry $12,191 $32,238 San Jose $40,636 $107,407 Laguna Hills $12,191 $31,798 Bell Gardens $16,255 $40,632 Desert Hot Springs $12,191 $29,941 La Quinta $16,255 $39,016 Santa Barbara $24,382 $54,932 Maywood $12,191 $27,197 Hawaiian Gardens $12,191 $27,049 Menlo Park $12,191 $26,799 Santa Fe Springs $12,191 $26,717 Rosemead $20,318 $44,209 Santa Paula $12,191 $26,510 Commerce $12,191 $26,293 Compton $24,382 $52,454 Colma $12,191 $26,209 Oakland $40,636 $86,714 San Diego $40,636 $86,579 Suisun City $12,191 $25,827 Chula Vista $32,509 $68,796 Sacramento $40,636 $85,829 Atwater $12,191 $24,894 Sand City $12,191 $24,820 Walnut $12,191 $24,592 South El Monte $12,191 $24,538 Chino $24,382 $49,031 Napa $24,382 $47,700 Irwindale $12,191 $23,841 Azusa $16,255 $31,567 Lakewood * $24,382 $46,802 Emeryville $12,191 $23,372 Clearlake $12,191 $22,980 Costa Mesa $24,382 $44,355 Fresno $40,636 $73,856 Santee $20,318 $36,738 Vista $24,382 $43,877 Orange $24,382 $43,836 Belmont $12,191 $21,918 Baldwin Park * $24,382 $42,347 Union City $24,382 $42,113 Solana Beach $12,191 $20,761 Benicia $12,191 $20,705 Colton $20,318 $34,159 South Lake Tahoe $12,191 $20,268 Carson $24,382 $40,355 Mendota $12,191 $20,068 Escondido $24,382 $39,856 Burlingame $12,191 $19,804 Thousand Oaks $24,382 $39,553 Simi Valley $24,382 $39,357 Port Hueneme $12,191 $19,646 Scotts Valley $12,191 $19,565 Glendale $32,509 $51,874 Paso Robles $12,191 $19,326 Cerritos $20,318 $31,912 Calexico $16,255 $25,229 Berkeley $24,382 $37,018 Beverly Hills $16,255 $24,590 Carlsbad $24,382 $36,818 Cudahy $12,191 $18,362 La Mirada $20,318 $29,942 Orange Cove $12,191 $17,800 Arroyo Grande $12,191 $17,611 St. Helena $12,191 $17,486 American Canyon $12,191 $17,483 Riverside $40,636 $58,173 San Fernando $12,191 $17,422 Monterey $12,191 $17,402 Coronado $12,191 $17,337 Hermosa Beach $12,191 $17,309 Yucca Valley $12,191 $17,255 Rialto $24,382 $34,181 Santa Cruz $20,318 $27,767 Upland $24,382 $33,318 Moreno Valley $32,509 $44,361 Morro Bay $12,191 $16,558 Fort Bragg $12,191 $16,491 Redondo Beach $20,318 $27,482 Aliso Viejo $16,255 $21,868 San Gabriel $16,255 $21,804 Huntington Park $20,318 $27,231 San Ramon $20,318 $27,217 Gardena $20,318 $27,060 Brisbane $12,191 $16,179 Signal Hill $12,191 $16,134 Westlake Village $12,191 $16,062 Cypress $16,255 $21,338 Daly City $24,382 $31,943 Turlock $20,318 $26,610 Loma Linda $12,191 $15,901 Sunnyvale $24,382 $31,769 Santa Clarita $32,509 $42,321 Milpitas $20,318 $26,363 San Pablo $12,191 $15,677 Brawley $12,191 $15,617 Ripon $12,191 $15,615 Tustin $24,382 $31,023 Crescent City $12,191 $15,400 Coachella $16,255 $20,461 Paramount $20,318 $25,562 Wildomar $12,191 $15,308 Highland $20,318 $25,461 Pacifica $16,255 $20,303 Malibu $12,191 $15,120 Mammoth Lakes $12,191 $15,075 West Hollywood $16,255 $19,967 Menifee $20,318 $24,950 San Dimas $16,255 $19,959 Norco $12,191 $14,913 Lemon Grove $12,191 $14,906 Alhambra $24,382 $29,747 Irvine $32,509 $39,553 Diamond Bar $20,318 $24,667 Healdsburg $12,191 $14,775 Ceres $16,255 $19,690 Millbrae $12,191 $14,752 Ridgecrest $12,191 $14,746 Hercules $12,191 $14,591 San Marcos $24,382 $29,129 Ontario $32,509 $38,476 Buena Park $24,382 $28,511 Duarte $12,191 $14,150 Santa Monica $24,382 $28,272 Parlier $12,191 $14,118 El Segundo $12,191 $14,070 Brea $16,255 $18,682 Perris $20,318 $23,327 Vallejo $24,382 $27,921 Cathedral City $20,318 $23,211 National City $20,318 $23,098 La Puente $16,255 $18,425 San Luis Obispo $16,255 $18,418 Richmond $24,382 $27,620 Oroville $12,191 $13,767 El Monte $24,382 $27,479 El Cajon $24,382 $27,453 Blythe $12,191 $13,626 Adelanto $12,191 $13,593 Cloverdale $12,191 $13,584 Camarillo $20,318 $22,523 Antioch $24,382 $26,953 Arcata $12,191 $13,456 Santa Maria $24,382 $26,881 Oceanside $32,509 $35,730 Pismo Beach $12,191 $13,354 Encinitas $20,318 $22,154 West Covina $24,382 $26,550 California City $12,191 $13,200 Pleasanton $20,318 $21,968 Pleasant Hill $12,191 $13,133 Foster City $12,191 $13,122 Lodi $20,318 $21,648 Hesperia $24,382 $25,533 Banning $12,191 $12,701 Long Beach $40,636 $42,100 Culver City $16,255 $16,701 Ojai $12,191 $12,506 Hayward $32,509 $33,224 Oxnard $32,509 $33,052 Clovis $24,382 $24,727 Lawndale $12,191 $12,348 Chino Hills $24,382 $24,554 El Centro $16,255 $16,250 Concord $24,382 $24,304 San Carlos $12,191 $12,135 Imperial Beach $12,191 $12,066 Lakeport $12,191 $12,060 Temecula $24,382 $24,027 Sanger $12,191 $11,881 Manhattan Beach $16,255 $15,810 Carpinteria $12,191 $11,817 Big Bear Lake $12,191 $11,748 Bellflower $24,382 $23,468 Newport Beach $24,382 $23,353 Albany $12,191 $11,622 Gonzales $12,191 $11,541 Pasadena $32,509 $30,593 La Verne $12,191 $11,466 Fontana $32,509 $30,553 Los Banos $16,255 $15,224 Placerville $12,191 $11,298 Indio $24,382 $22,370 Montebello $20,318 $18,626 Coalinga $12,191 $11,143 Montclair $16,255 $14,835 Norwalk $24,382 $22,242 San Rafael $20,318 $18,484 La Mesa $20,318 $18,312 Lake Elsinore $20,318 $18,299 Martinez $16,255 $14,594 San Juan Capistrano $16,255 $14,397 Galt $12,191 $10,763 Salinas $32,509 $28,609 Yorba Linda $20,318 $17,862 Los Altos Hills $12,191 $10,676 Fullerton $24,382 $21,224 Cupertino $20,318 $17,669 Rancho Cucamonga $32,509 $28,109 Monrovia $16,255 $13,990 Pico Rivera $20,318 $17,485 Barstow $12,191 $10,389 San Jacinto $16,255 $13,791 San Leandro $24,382 $20,584 Arcadia $20,318 $17,084 Artesia $12,191 $10,237 Hillsborough $12,191 $10,183 Mission Viejo $24,382 $20,293 Los Altos $12,191 $10,115 Moorpark $16,255 $13,430 Anaheim $40,636 $33,522 Redding $24,382 $19,946 Yountville $12,191 $9,947 Lincoln $16,255 $13,210 Westminster $24,382 $19,706 Auburn $12,191 $9,843 Calabasas $12,191 $9,792 Folsom $20,318 $16,213 Ukiah $12,191 $9,648 Hawthorne $24,382 $19,263 Poway $20,318 $15,998 Goleta $12,191 $9,582 Monterey Park $20,318 $15,927 Sebastopol $12,191 $9,537 Huntington Beach $32,509 $25,422 Hollister $16,255 $12,683 Fairfield $24,382 $19,004 San Bruno $16,255 $12,656 Rancho Santa Margarita $16,255 $12,647 Redwood City $24,382 $18,916 Murrieta $24,382 $18,885 Palo Alto $20,318 $15,601 Eureka $12,191 $9,293 Susanville $12,191 $9,289 Hemet $24,382 $18,492 Gilroy $20,318 $15,393 Willits $12,191 $9,221 Pinole $12,191 $9,197 Chico $24,382 $18,355 Jackson $12,191 $9,147 Glendora $20,318 $15,205 Dublin $16,255 $12,133 Grand Terrace $12,191 $9,006 West Sacramento $16,255 $11,879 Selma $12,191 $8,827 Brentwood $20,318 $14,658 Windsor $12,191 $8,780 Burbank $24,382 $17,171 South San Francisco $20,318 $14,274 Stanton $16,255 $10,963 Yuba City $20,318 $13,702 Rohnert Park $16,255 $10,948 South Gate $24,382 $16,410 Morgan Hill $16,255 $10,934 Visalia $24,382 $16,343 Apple Valley $20,318 $13,474 Davis $20,318 $13,376 Wasco $12,191 $7,981 Elk Grove $24,382 $15,900 Vacaville $24,382 $15,869 Santa Ana $40,636 $26,438 Firebaugh $12,191 $7,888 Campbell $16,255 $10,481 Los Gatos $12,191 $7,609 Laguna Beach $12,191 $7,487 Redlands $20,318 $12,414 Buellton $12,191 $7,358 Walnut Creek $20,318 $12,249 Sausalito $12,191 $7,327 Corona $32,509 $19,500 Seal Beach $12,191 $7,290 Live Oak $12,191 $7,279 Dana Point $16,255 $9,669 Beaumont $12,191 $7,182 Bishop $12,191 $7,162 Soledad $12,191 $7,116 Modesto $32,509 $18,812 Lompoc $16,255 $9,400 San Mateo $24,382 $14,054 Madera $20,318 $11,660 Citrus Heights $24,382 $13,923 Fremont $32,509 $18,527 Capitola $12,191 $6,781 Alturas $12,191 $6,600 Bakersfield $40,636 $21,932 Rancho Cordova $20,318 $10,933 Alameda $24,382 $13,008 Shasta Lake $12,191 $6,434 Livermore $24,382 $12,833 Lynwood $20,318 $10,693 Santa Rosa $32,509 $17,023 Garden Grove $32,509 $16,955 Laguna Niguel $20,318 $10,502 Claremont $16,255 $8,399 Mountain View $24,382 $12,541 Woodland $20,318 $10,377 Lancaster $24,382 $12,427 Temple City $16,255 $8,275 Twentynine Palms $12,191 $6,139 Rancho Palos Verdes $16,255 $8,172 Marina $12,191 $6,113 McFarland $12,191 $6,100 Newark $16,255 $8,133 Sonoma $12,191 $6,080 Stockton $40,636 $20,080 Danville $16,255 $7,981 Torrance $24,382 $11,863 Pomona $32,509 $15,634 San Bernardino $32,509 $15,582 Palmdale $32,509 $15,546 Agoura Hills $12,191 $5,809 San Joaquin $12,191 $5,750 Placentia $20,318 $9,565 Fountain Valley $20,318 $9,434 Pacific Grove $12,191 $5,643 La Canada Flintridge $12,191 $5,612 Pittsburg $20,318 $9,222 Red Bluff $12,191 $5,419 Novato $20,318 $8,897 El Cerrito $12,191 $5,318 Lemoore $12,191 $5,252 Victorville $24,382 $10,408 Imperial $12,191 $5,160 Calimesa $12,191 $5,100 Cotati $12,191 $5,047 Fairfax $12,191 $5,040 Santa Clara $24,382 $10,048 Los Alamitos $12,191 $4,924 Petaluma $20,318 $8,131 Lomita $12,191 $4,860 Rocklin $20,318 $8,080 Greenfield $12,191 $4,774 Lake Forest $24,382 $9,433 Paradise $12,191 $4,680 Manteca $20,318 $7,697 Loomis $12,191 $4,594 Whittier $24,382 $9,173 Clayton $12,191 $4,563 Hanford $20,318 $7,491 East Palo Alto $12,191 $4,440 Dinuba $12,191 $4,409 Seaside $12,191 $4,374 Fortuna $12,191 $4,314 La Palma $12,191 $4,314 Mill Valley $12,191 $4,200 Grover Beach $12,191 $4,176 Avalon $12,191 $4,175 La Habra $20,318 $6,892 Holtville $12,191 $4,130 Avenal $12,191 $4,030 Dixon $12,191 $4,008 Marysville $12,191 $3,942 Ventura $24,382 $7,785 Covina $16,255 $5,174 Delano $20,318 $6,452 Riverbank $12,191 $3,845 Gustine $12,191 $3,770 Yreka $12,191 $3,738 Del Mar $12,191 $3,720 Arvin $12,191 $3,669 Truckee $12,191 $3,663 Tracy $24,382 $7,275 Oakdale $12,191 $3,628 Canyon Lake $12,191 $3,600 Colusa $12,191 $3,600 Escalon $12,191 $3,600 Half Moon Bay $12,191 $3,600 Livingston $12,191 $3,600 Portola $12,191 $3,600 South Pasadena $12,191 $3,600 Taft $12,191 $3,600 Tehachapi $12,191 $3,600 Yucaipa $20,318 $6,000 Atascadero $12,191 $3,599 Biggs $12,191 $3,592 Corning $12,191 $3,552 Lathrop $12,191 $3,438 Corte Madera $12,191 $3,374 Grass Valley $12,191 $3,300 Kerman $12,191 $3,295 Sonora $12,191 $3,225 Chowchilla $12,191 $3,180 San Clemente $20,318 $5,135 Huron $12,191 $3,065 Larkspur $12,191 $3,049 Saratoga $12,191 $3,006 Kingsburg $12,191 $3,000 Sierra Madre $12,191 $2,999 Gridley $12,191 $2,988 Hughson $12,191 $2,900 Westmorland $12,191 $2,880 Oakley $16,255 $3,738 Watsonville $20,318 $4,668 Patterson $12,191 $2,640 Calistoga $12,191 $2,400 Tulare $20,318 $3,981 Ione $12,191 $2,208 Rio Vista $12,191 $2,192 Weed $12,191 $2,112 Fowler $12,191 $2,074 Guadalupe $12,191 $2,058 Reedley $12,191 $2,000 Winters $12,191 $1,980 Carmel-by-the-Sea $12,191 $1,920 Dos Palos $12,191 $1,800 Monte Sereno $12,191 $1,800 Waterford $12,191 $1,800 Williams $12,191 $1,760 Del Rey Oaks $12,191 $1,728 Willows $12,191 $1,680 Mount Shasta $12,191 $1,530 Maricopa $12,191 $1,372 San Anselmo $12,191 $1,329 Colfax $12,191 $1,320 Calipatria $12,191 $1,260 Plymouth $12,191 $1,200 Wheatland $12,191 $1,200 King City $12,191 $978 Point Arena $12,191 $930 Newman $12,191 $850 Montague $12,191 $780 Roseville $24,382 $1,536 Downey $24,382 $1,357 Anderson $12,191 $600 Trinidad $12,191 $600 Exeter $12,191 $529 Loyalton $12,191 $515 Porterville $20,318 $818 Merced $24,382 $840 Solvang $12,191 $300 Fillmore $12,191 $30 Amador $12,191 $0 Atherton $12,191 $0 Belvedere $12,191 $0 Blue Lake $12,191 $0 Bradbury $12,191 $0 Corcoran $12,191 $0 Dorris $12,191 $0 Dunsmuir $12,191 $0 Etna $12,191 $0 Farmersville $12,191 $0 Ferndale $12,191 $0 Hidden Hills $12,191 $0 Isleton $12,191 $0 La Habra Heights $12,191 $0 Lafayette $12,191 $0 Laguna Woods $12,191 $0 Lindsay $12,191 $0 Moraga $12,191 $0 Needles $12,191 $0 Nevada City $12,191 $0 Orinda $12,191 $0 Orland $12,191 $0 Palos Verdes Estates $12,191 $0 Piedmont $12,191 $0 Portola Valley $12,191 $0 Rio Dell $12,191 $0 Rolling Hills $12,191 $0 Rolling Hills Estates $12,191 $0 Ross $12,191 $0 San Juan Bautista $12,191 $0 San Marino $12,191 $0 Shafter $12,191 $0 Sutter Creek $12,191 $0 Tehama $12,191 $0 Tiburon $12,191 $0 Villa Park $12,191 $0 Woodlake $12,191 $0 Woodside $12,191 $0 Angels City N/A N/A Fort Jones N/A N/A Tulelake N/A N/A Note: Salaries and benefits of fulltime mayors were excluded from the analysis because they are not subject to the state guideline. Footnote: The total compensation above can be too high if a city erroneously reported health benefits twice, both as salary and benefits. These cities say their actual average compensation is lower for that reason: Baldwin Park ($14,400); Lakewood ($11,778). Sources: California State Controller, California Department of Finance Credits: Maloy Moore, Sandra Poindexter, Catherine Saillant, Abby Sewell, Doug Smith, Ben Welsh ← Actress Brittany Murphy murdered five years ago today by DHS poisoning What does it mean to do something “like a girl”? →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line883

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