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You are here: Home / RACERS / T.J. Flores / TJ Flores Rocks at the Front of 2013 King of the Hammers
TJ Flores Rocks at the Front of 2013 King of the Hammers
02/20/2013 /0 Comments/in T.J. Flores /by charlene
LAS VEGAS, NV FEBRUARY 19, 2013: Trophy Truck racer T.J. Flores sized up the rock racing competition at the 2013 Griffin King of the Hammers and qualified for the 3rd starting position. When the right rear spindle broke out of the axle housing 11 miles into the main race they limped it back to main pit and decided to not fix it. “It was pretty incredible qualifying 3rd out of the best rock guys out there,” said TJ Flores, owner of Champion Race Works in Las Vegas, NV. “It was extremely disappointing when we only made it 11 miles in the main race. After we limped back to the main pit, I pulled off my helmet, took off my race suit and went to helping fix cars that were coming through the main pit. Got to be a team player.”
This was T.J. Flores second year racing the King of the Hammers in a Trent Fabrication car built by Dave Schneider out of Reno, Nevada. After jumping out of a Trophy Truck at the Best in the Desert Parker 425 race the weekend before, he drove the short 2 hours to Johnson Valley to spend the week pre-running and preparing for one of the hardest off road races. “The feeling of the place is incredible. The people that come up and talk to you is fun and I have found myself in multiple pits during the week helping different teams work on their cars. I love racing and like to help everyone,” said TJ as he pushed his son in a stroller down the dirt street known only for these 10 days as Yukon Gear Boulevard.
“We didn’t pre-run the desert sections because that’s what we do,” said TJ about him and BJ Baldwin pre-running the course together. “We ran the rocks as much as we could putting our time in.” Thirty minutes before his qualifying time, TJ was driving Chocolate Thunder and bent a front driveline. “I got back to our garage as soon as I could, jumped out to change it and realized that we had 5 rear drivelines, but no front drivelines. So there I was bending one back on the tongue of a trailer just in time to line up for the qualifying run.”
When the qualifying clock stopped T.J. Flores was third fastest behind two previous Kings, Jason Scherer and Shannon Campbell, and beside international driver Robby Gordon. There is no doubt the beginning of the race was an amazing display of quickness and power. Live coverage of the qualifying and the whole week by Ultra4 Racing showed the quickness and finesse of the green and blue #80 car.
When the right rear spindle fell out of the housing at RM11, it was still 20 miles of whoops to get to Pit 1, or a decision to turn around and head back to the main pit. “If we had an onboard welder, I would have welded it up and only been down by 20 minutes. But when we had to limp all the way back to Main Pit sometimes it makes sense to just stop and say the day is done,” recalls T.J. “Maybe the most disappointing part was knowing we had a Spidertrax Housing at the shop in Reno that there hadn’t been time to install.”
Recently opening his new shop Champion Race Works in Las Vegas, a complete fabrication and race prep shop, it is a natural extension for T.J. to build his own Ultra4 car that is scheduled to debut at the 2013 Nitto Tire National Championship in September. In the meantime, T.J. is going to fix the green and blue Trent Fabrication car to race the 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix.
This coming weekend T.J. Flores will get back into the Black and Yellow McMurrough Racing #80 Trophy Truck for the SNORE Battle at Primm.
Marketing Partners: McMurrough Racing, Champion Race Work’s, King Shocks, VisionX Lights, Spidertrax, Trail-Gear, Patrick’s Signs, Butch’s Speed Shop, TCS Converts, Trent Fabrication, DSI, Raceline Wheels, Eibach Springs, Yukon Gear
About Champion Race Works & T.J. Flores
T.J. Flores has won seven Class 1 Championships between SCORE, BITD and SNORE winning key races including the Baja 500, Mint 400, Silver State and Vegas 2 Reno the Long Way. In 2010 he was awarded the SNORE Mechanic of the year. In 2012 he started racing in the Ultra4 King of the Hammers series and in the Trophy Truck class.
Champion Race Works is a complete Fabrication and Race Prep shop in Las Vegas, NV. Flores built his first racecar in 1996 with a friend and has worked in the industry building cars since. 702-997-8592 champworkstj@gmail.com
Photos by Bower Motorsports Media
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Brain Science Podcast #31: Brain Rhythms with György Buzsáki
February 22, 2008 / Ginger Campbell, MD
György Buzsáki, author of Rhythms of the Brain (OUP 2006), is a professor of neuroscience at Rutgers University. His book is a comprehensive review of the current state of research in the field of brain oscillations. It includes the role of these oscillations in sleep and memory. In Episode 31 of the Brain Science Podcast, Dr. Buzáki explains why the rhythms of the brain are important and reflects on why this field has been neglected by some neuroscientists. I think he makes a convincing case for the position that these rhythms are an essential component of brain function.
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György Buzsáki, Professor of Neuroscience at Rutgers University.
Learn about his lab and research.
Scientists and References:
Stephen Strogatz: known for his discovery of "small world" architecture.: His 2003 bestseller Sync: The emerging science of spontaneous order is aimed at a general audience
Nancy Kopell: mathematician: Buzsaki recommends her review of the analytical approaches to neuronal oscillators: We got Rhythm: Dynamical Systems of the Nervous System. N Am Math Soc 47: 6-16 (2000).
Zoltán Néda (Bebes-Bolyai University Romania): the spontaneous synchronization of hand clapping
Hermann Haken: German laser physicist who studies bidirectional causation.
The Science of Structure: Synergetics (1984).
John O'Keefe (University College, London): along with Lynn Nadel he discovered how the hippocampus forms a cognitive map of the world. He has shown how the timing of oscillations in the hippocampus are important.
"Independent rate and temporal coding in hippocampal pyramidal cells," by John Huxter, Neil Burgess, and John O'Keefe. Nature 425, 828-832 (23 October 2003).
David McCormick (Yale University): showed that neurons from the thalamus of a ferret can oscillate spontaneously. He has also studied the oscillations of place cells in the hippocampus.
David Hubel and Thorston Wiesel: along with Vernon Montcastle, they pioneered the use of single neuron recordings in the neocortex of casts and monkeys.
Montcastle, VB (1997), "The Columnar Organization of the Neocortex." Brain 102:01-722.
Claude Shannon: founder of Information Theory.
Jan Born (University of Lübeck, Germany): experiments with how sleep improves both memory and problem solving.
Topics and questions:
Basics of oscillations and synchrony.
What functions are accomplished by brain rhythms?
The role of hippocampal ripples in memory.
What happens to our brain rhythms while we sleep.
The importance of synchrony in saving energy in the brain.
This episode will appeal to listeners with a background in math or engineering, but Dr. Buzsáki provides numerous everyday examples that make the material accessible to everyone.
February 22, 2008 / Ginger Campbell, MD/ 2 Comments
Interviews, Neuroscience, Podcast Show Notes
Ginger Campbell, Gyorgi Buzsaki, Gyorgy Buzsaki, biological rhythms, brain physiology, brain science, brain science podcast, cortical synchronization, oscillations, periodicity, rhythms of the brain
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Home Police, Fire & Courts Prosecutor to Appeal Former Brick School Administrator’s Acceptance Into Diversionary Program
Prosecutor to Appeal Former Brick School Administrator’s Acceptance Into Diversionary Program
The Ocean County Justice Complex, Toms River, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced Friday that his office will appeal a judge’s decision to allow Lorraine Morgan, the Brick school district’s former academic officer, acceptance into a diversionary program that allows her to avoid jail time on misconduct charges.
Morgan was indicted in September 2015 on a charge of third degree official misconduct for her role in allegedly approving payment for unnecessary in-home counseling services for Superintendent Walter Uszenski’s grandson. Had she been convicted of that offense, Morgan would have faced a mandatory period of incarceration which requires at least 2 years of parole ineligibility, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the prosecutor’s office.
That pretrial intervention program diversion for certain offenders, which if successfully completed, allows the individual to avoid prosecution and a criminal conviction. Prosecutors objected to Morgan’s entry into the program because her charge is “based on a violation of the public trust,” Della Fave said, in that she is alleged to have abused her public position to confer an illegal benefit upon the superintendent’s grandson. Superior Court Judge Patricia Roe allowed Morgan to enter the program over the state’s objection on March 17. The State asked Roe to reconsider that decision, however, on May 3, Roe affirmed her decision to allow Morgan into the Pretrial Intervention Program.
The case will now go to the state appellate division.
Morgan’s husband, Andrew Morgan, the former Interim Director of Special Services, was also indicted alongside Uszenski and his daughter, Jacqueline Halsey, on official misconduct, theft and related charges in connection with an alleged scheme to provide the superintendent’s grandson with free daycare and transportation at public expense. Morgan is also accused of concealing a past drug-related conviction in the 1980s when he was charged following an undercover sting in New York City.
Uszenski is petitioning the court to quash his indictment. A hearing on that motion has been scheduled for June 15.
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The battle continues: More than 100 Sodexo employees go on strike, management says workers claims are unfounded
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By Kevin Loker, C2M Executive Editor
With support from the Service Employees International Union, over 70 food service workers, claiming dissatisfaction with wages, working conditions and treatment from management, marched through George Mason University’s North Plaza Thursday, continuing a recent push to unionize.
Beginning at 6 a.m., the on-campus Sodexo workers went on strike, as part of a ‘national week of action’ against food giant Sodexo, according to Bianca Agustin, a representative for the SEIU. Throughout the day the strike grew to include over 100 employees.
According to Agustin, seven states have filed unfair labor practice charges against Sodexo and their management, who workers claim harass and intimidate them on the job and will not allow them to join a union.
“We want to be able to have a future here,” said Angelica Hernandez, who works at Southside.
According to Hernandez and 27-year Sodexo employee Ana Urias, the workers decided to go on strike to demand better benefits, salaries and working conditions.
“We want to be able to choose to have a union so we can defend our rights,” said Urias, who works at Jazzman’s in the Johnson Center.
Around 1 p.m., the workers began marching to campus, where they gathered at the North Plaza with signs, that read “Sodexo Unfair, Clean up Sodexo.”
A day before the strike, workers marched to the Sodexo offices located under Southside to deliver a petition with about 70 signatures to Sodexo’s Resident District Manager Denise Ammaccapane. The number of names on the petition has since grown to 110, according to Matt Painter, an assistant communications director with SEIU and the Clean Up Sodexo project.
Ammaccapane said she couldn’t accept the petition directly due to corporate policy and says when she asked for a name of somebody to get back to, nobody provided one. According to Ammaccapane, none of the claims workers were making against Sodexo had been previously brought to her attention, though workers claim they had e-mailed Ammaccapane to set up a time to meet.
Employee opinion appears divided. The majority of the 455 on-campus employees have not signed the petition, and many showed up to work or willingly filled in for the empty shifts according to Ammaccapane.
Most dining locations remained open for service Thursday. Jazzman’s, located in the School of Art and is run by one employee, did not open for service. Taco Bell closed early afternoon, and Freshens closed about an hour early.
Employees returned to work on Friday. At the march, Herrera said that the fight would continue.
After the Strike: A Letter, A Flier and Debate
Student Government’s Administrative Subcommittee on Dining Services released a letter to Student Media, University Relations and university administrators late Thursday night condemning the ‘false claims and accusations’ leveled against Sodexo and Mason Dining by the SEIU.
“Some dining employees that have teamed up with the SEIU have accused dining administrators, such as Resident District Manager Denise Ammaccapane, of not listening or responding to their concerns about low wages, a lack of hours, and insufficient benefits,” the letter reads. “In reality, the workers have never contacted dining administrators to seek help on such matters.”
The letter, which was published on Connect2Mason, goes on to speak of harassment not by dining management, as the SEIU has previously claimed, but by employees in favor of unionization to other workers with differing opinions.
“This has made for a hostile work environment,” it reads. In reference to Wednesday’s events in which over 70 protesters marched into dining offices underneath Southside, the letter argues that students have been left feeling uneasy as well, through ‘scare tactics and intimidation’ at the hands of SEIU.
The letter sparked online debate. Editorial staff posted a student response from Robert Gehl, a cultural studies doctoral candidate at the university, who argued against the committee’s representation of the student body.
“Take a deep breath and count the ways in which your lack of Jazzman’s coffee for a few hours on a weekday compares to a family’s lack of health care and benefits,” it reads.
On Friday, a day after the strike, piles of blue fliers with an altered image of the Service Employees International Union’s logo stating ‘SEIU Lies’ appeared in the Johnson Center and across campus.
The flier cites authorship ‘directly’ from Sodexo hourly workers who maintain that the ‘vast majority of Mason Dining Workers do not support the SEIU or their lies about management.’
“We are not managers and we do not officially speak for Sodexo,” it reads, after outlining similar claims as the dining committee’s letter. “We can only speak for ourselves, hourly workers on campus, and we will not be silent in the face of SEIU aggression any longer.”
Broadside Editor-in-Chief Emily Sharrer contributed to this report.
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The times they are a changing – new partners new challenges new opportunities By: Rod Baptie So, sang Bob Dylan in 1964 and it couldn’t be more true of our industry today. We are facing more and more rapid, Channel change than at any point since the initial evolution of the technology Channels in the early 80’s. And like all times of change there will be winners, losers and new models emerging. Those that grasp the...
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Personality Polygenes, Positive Affect, and Life Satisfaction
Alexander Weiss, Bart M. L. Baselmans, Edith Hofer, Jingyun Yang, Aysu Okbay, Penelope A. Lind, Mike B. Miller, Ilja M. Nolte, Wei Zhao, Saskia P. Hagenaars, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Lindsay K. Matteson, Harold Snieder, Jessica D. Faul, Catharina A. Hartman, Patricia A. Boyle, Henning Tiemeier, Miriam A. Mosing, Alison Pattie, Gail Davies, David C. Liewald, Reinhold Schmidt, Philip L. De Jager, Andrew C. Heath, Markus Jokela, John M. Starr, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Magnus Johannesson, David Cesarini, Albert Hofman, Sarah E. Harris, Jennifer A. Smith, Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen, Laura Pulkki-Råback, Helena Schmidt, Jacqui Smith, William G. Iacono, Matt McGue, David A. Bennett, Nancy L. Pedersen, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Ian J. Deary, Nicholas G. Martin, Dorret I. Boomsma, Meike Bartels, Michelle Luciano
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 19 / Issue 5 / October 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 August 2016, pp. 407-417
Approximately half of the variation in wellbeing measures overlaps with variation in personality traits. Studies of non-human primate pedigrees and human twins suggest that this is due to common genetic influences. We tested whether personality polygenic scores for the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) domains and for item response theory (IRT) derived extraversion and neuroticism scores predict variance in wellbeing measures. Polygenic scores were based on published genome-wide association (GWA) results in over 17,000 individuals for the NEO-FFI and in over 63,000 for the IRT extraversion and neuroticism traits. The NEO-FFI polygenic scores were used to predict life satisfaction in 7 cohorts, positive affect in 12 cohorts, and general wellbeing in 1 cohort (maximal N = 46,508). Meta-analysis of these results showed no significant association between NEO-FFI personality polygenic scores and the wellbeing measures. IRT extraversion and neuroticism polygenic scores were used to predict life satisfaction and positive affect in almost 37,000 individuals from UK Biobank. Significant positive associations (effect sizes <0.05%) were observed between the extraversion polygenic score and wellbeing measures, and a negative association was observed between the polygenic neuroticism score and life satisfaction. Furthermore, using GWA data, genetic correlations of -0.49 and -0.55 were estimated between neuroticism with life satisfaction and positive affect, respectively. The moderate genetic correlation between neuroticism and wellbeing is in line with twin research showing that genetic influences on wellbeing are also shared with other independent personality domains.
Somatic, positive and negative domains of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies
A. Demirkan, J. Lahti, N. Direk, A. Viktorin, K. L. Lunetta, A. Terracciano, M. A. Nalls, T. Tanaka, K. Hek, M. Fornage, J. Wellmann, M. C. Cornelis, H. M. Ollila, L. Yu, J. A. Smith, L. C. Pilling, A. Isaacs, A. Palotie, W. V. Zhuang, A. Zonderman, J. D. Faul, A. Sutin, O. Meirelles, A. Mulas, A. Hofman, A. Uitterlinden, F. Rivadeneira, M. Perola, W. Zhao, V. Salomaa, K. Yaffe, A. I. Luik, NABEC, UKBEC, Y. Liu, J. Ding, P. Lichtenstein, M. Landén, E. Widen, D. R. Weir, D. J. Llewellyn, A. Murray, S. L. R. Kardia, J. G. Eriksson, K. Koenen, P. K. E. Magnusson, L. Ferrucci, T. H. Mosley, F. Cucca, B. A. Oostra, D. A. Bennett, T. Paunio, K. Berger, T. B. Harris, N. L. Pedersen, J. M. Murabito, H. Tiemeier, C. M. van Duijn, K. Räikkönen
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 46 / Issue 8 / June 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2016, pp. 1613-1623
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is moderately heritable, however genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for MDD, as well as for related continuous outcomes, have not shown consistent results. Attempts to elucidate the genetic basis of MDD may be hindered by heterogeneity in diagnosis. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale provides a widely used tool for measuring depressive symptoms clustered in four different domains which can be combined together into a total score but also can be analysed as separate symptom domains.
We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS of the CES-D symptom clusters. We recruited 12 cohorts with the 20- or 10-item CES-D scale (32 528 persons).
One single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs713224, located near the brain-expressed melatonin receptor (MTNR1A) gene, was associated with the somatic complaints domain of depression symptoms, with borderline genome-wide significance (p discovery = 3.82 × 10−8). The SNP was analysed in an additional five cohorts comprising the replication sample (6813 persons). However, the association was not consistent among the replication sample (p discovery+replication = 1.10 × 10−6) with evidence of heterogeneity.
Despite the effort to harmonize the phenotypes across cohorts and participants, our study is still underpowered to detect consistent association for depression, even by means of symptom classification. On the contrary, the SNP-based heritability and co-heritability estimation results suggest that a very minor part of the variation could be captured by GWAS, explaining the reason of sparse findings.
Effect of N+ Ion Implantation and Gox Process on in and B Channel Profile
G. Curello, R. Rengarajan, J. Faul, H. Wurzer, J. Amon, T. Gaertner, D. Henke, M. Schmeide, A. Kieslich
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 610 / 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011, B3.4
Print publication: 2000
In this work, we report on the effect of different dual gate oxide (DGox) processes on the electrical properties of CMOS devices in deep submicron embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology. Also discussed, is the effect of N+ Ion Implantation on the diffusion / segregation behaviour of B and In channel dopants. In particular, it will be shown that the N+ dose required to obtain a certain combination of dual gate oxide thickness varies with the gate oxide process. Effects of N+ dose on the In and B channel profiles are studied using SIMS. The impact of “thickness-equivalent” DGox processes on short channel effect (SCE) and carrier mobility is analyzed and tradeoffs for optimization of device performances are discussed.
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Exhaustion, depression and hopelessness in cardiac patients: a unidimensional hierarchy of symptoms revealed by Mokken scaling
Frank Doyle, Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Hannah McGee, Ronán M Conroy
Journal: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Volume 28 / Issue 1 / March 2011
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2014, pp. 29-31
Objectives: Depression and vital exhaustion are associated with poor cardiovascular prognosis, but there is substantial overlap between these constructs. Factor analytic studies have been inconclusive, and may not be the optimal analytic strategy to assess dimensionality. We assessed whether exhaustion and depression formed a single, hierarchical dimension using a form of nonparametric item response theory.
Methods: Patients with acute coronary syndrome (n = 430) completed questionnaires assessing depression and vital exhaustion. Mokken scaling was used to assess dimensionality.
Results: Mokken scaling formed a strong unidimensional scale, ordered in a hierarchy reflecting prevalence: fatigue (common), depression (less common) and hopelessness (rare).
Conclusions: Depressive symptoms form a clear hierarchy in cardiac patients, from fatigue to hopelessness. Vital exhaustion may be considered a less severe form of depression. Use of hierarchical scales may allow clinicians to better determine clinical significance and target interventions.
Lipids and essential fatty acids in patients presenting with self-harm
Malcolm R. Garland, Brian Hallahan, Mairead McNamara, Philip A. Carney, Helen Grimes, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Andrew Harkin, Ronan M. Conroy
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 190 / Issue 2 / February 2007
Low cholesterol has been reliably demonstrated in people who self-harm.
To determine whether people who self-harm also have low levels of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and to examine associations between the EFAs and serotonergic function.
Depression, impulsivity and suicidal intent were measured in patients with self-harm (n=40) and matched controls, together with plasma lipids and EFAs. Platelet serotonergic studies were carried out in a subgroup (n=27).
Patients with self-harm had significantly more pathology on all psychometric measures, lower mean total cholesterol levels (418 (s.d. =0.93) v. 4.87 (s.d.=0.83) mmol/l, P=0.003) and lower mean total EFA levels (89. 5 (15.6) v. 103.7 (17.1) μg/ml, P=0.0001) than controls after adjustment for confounding variables. Total n-3 and n-6 EFA levels were also significantly lower. Impulsivity and depression scores were significantly inversely correlated with both n-6 EFAs and n-3 EFAs, but were not associated with total or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Platelet serotonergic measures did not differ between groups, and were not related to psychobiological measures.
Lower plasma EFA levels combined with low cholesterol concentrations were associated with self-harm as well as impulsivity and affect. This was not related to platelet serotonergic measures.
Attitudes to doctors and medicine: a failure to replicate
Ronán M Conroy, Ruwani Siriwardena, Olive Smyth, Hannah M McGee, Paula Fernandes
Journal: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Volume 17 / Issue 2 / June 2000
Objectives: Despite their potential importance in affecting interactions between doctors and patients, there have been few attempts to measure attitudes to doctors and medicine. One scale, developed by Marteau, had shown a promising factor structure in a UK antenatal setting. The present study assessed its characteristics in Dublin general practice attenders.
Method: Patients aged over 16 waiting for a self-initiated consultation were recruited. The Attitudes to Doctors and Medicine Scale was administered by interview. Item analysis and factor analysis were used to examine its psychometric properties.
Results: Of 200 respondents, with a median age of 31, 144 were women. Item analysis showed lower reliabilities for the subscales of Marteau's scale than the original UK study, especially the subscales measuring negative attitudes to doctors and to medicine. Factor analysis failed to confirm a clear-cut distinction between attitudes to doctors and attitudes to medicine, and between positive and negative attitudes. Furthermore, factors which loaded in opposite directions in the original UK study loaded in the same direction in the Irish sample.
Conclusions: The differences found may reflect the differences either in culture or setting between the two studies. They strongly suggest that the Attitudes to Doctors and Medicine Scale does not have desirable psychometric properties. They also underline the need for a reliable and valid measure of attitudes to doctors and medicine, and for a more serious research interest in the area.
Presenting your results clearly in a scientific paper
Ronán M Conroy
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Improved Subjective Health in Patients in a Post Coronary Rehabilitation Programme
Ronan M Conroy, Elizabeth Mc Gowan, Risteard Mulcahy
Journal: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Volume 6 / Issue 1 / March 1989
We studied the impact of a first myocardial infarction or episode of unstable angina on four areas of subjective health: wellbeing, perceived functional status, body confidence and emotional symptoms. A questionnaire in which the patient was asked to compare status before and after hospital admission was given to 61 cardiac patients attending follow-up rehabilitation clinics.
Worries about health and fears of straining oneself were common in the 24 patients surveyed less than 3 months from discharge. But in patients over 3 months from discharge, sense of wellbeing was significantly improved post-infarction compared with pre-infarction: 86% of patients noting a change reported an improvement. Perceived family role performance was significantly improved, while confidence in work performance and general competence remained unchanged. The prevalences of depression, anxiety and worry were unchanged from pre to post attack, patients in whom these symptoms developed being off-set by patients who lost symptoms.
Previously-reported adverse sequelae of acute coronary disease may exaggerate the extent of the problem. Restriction of studies to neurotic symptoms and failure to compare pre and post attack periods may fail to elicit improvements in quality of life associated with rehabilitation and secondary prevention programmes.
Running Title: Subjective health in post-coronary patients
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Giro d’Italia Stage 8: Richard Carapaz takes Ecuador’s first Grand Tour stage victory as Froome avoids time losses following late fall (+ video)
by Alex Bowden May 12 2018
Closing kilometres completed in torrential rain
Richard Carapaz (Movistar)attacked towards the top of the final climb to take Ecuador’s first ever Grand Tour stage victory on the second summit finish of the Giro d’Italia. Chris Froome (Team Sky) finished safely in the group of favourites, despite coming a cropper in wet conditions with around 5km to go.
The closing kilometres of the 209km stage from Praia a Mare to Montevergine di Mercogliano saw torrential rain and with 5km of the final climb to go, Froome’s wheel slipped out on a corner.
The Team Sky leader successfully chased back on with the help of team-mates and will be glad to have avoided time losses.
Carapaz, who was already in the white jersey as best young rider, was delighted with his win.
"I’m very happy, I have worked a lot before the Giro. Of course having the first Grand Tour win – it’s emotional.
"I had good legs, so I decided to attack from far out – 2km to go. I decided it was the right time to go alone, because I knew I couldn’t win in a sprint.
"I’ll take it day by day. There is still a long way to go to Rome, but I’m here to see what I can do at the Giro."
Another stage, another grand tour maiden win! @RichardCarapazM climbs to victory in a wet stage eight! #Giro101 pic.twitter.com/9JBjAHRIay
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) May 12, 2018
2018 Giro d'Italia
Richard Carapaz
Alex Bowden
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»Chs. NR 1-99; Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
»Chapter NR 1
NR 1.26(4) (4) Department tasks. The department shall select areas to harvest, determine silvicultural harvest systems to be applied, and define any additional timber sale procedures or precautions necessary to achieve objectives in approved master plans or other department policies. The department shall review and approve cutting notices and reports, prepare contracts, advertise for timber sale bids, award sales, receive stumpage payments and performance bonds, and administer timber sale contracts. The department shall monitor the performance of cooperating foresters contracting on state forest timber harvests for quality of service and conformance to department standards.
NR 1.26(5) (5) Bids for services and payments to cooperating foresters. Cooperating foresters shall be compensated at the department's choice of a rate per hour, acre or project established by bids. When a need for timber sale assistance is identified, the department shall issue a request for bids to cooperating foresters serving the area. Bids shall include labor, travel, equipment and any supplies such as marking paint not identified as being provided by the department that a contractor would need to do the work. Timber sale assistance contract awards shall be determined on price alone unless additional evaluation criteria such as specialized training or experience are included in the request for bids.
NR 1.26(6) (6) Method to allot timber sale revenue. As provided in s. 28.05, Stats., payments to cooperating foresters for timber harvesting and selling assistance on state-owned land shall be paid from an allocation of timber sale proceeds. The department of natural resources shall make periodic requests to the department of administration for allocations of funding to the cooperating foresters appropriation, s. 20.370 (2) (cy), Stats. The size of the requested allocation shall be based on outstanding purchase requisitions for the contracted timber harvest assistance. The appropriation shall be split-funded with the proportionate splits coming from the administrative function accounts where the timber sale revenues are deposited.
NR 1.26 History History: CR 07-011: cr. Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07; correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2018 No. 755.
NR 1.27 NR 1.27 Contracting with cooperating foresters and private contractors for regeneration services.
NR 1.27(1)(1) Purpose. The department may contract with private cooperating foresters and private contractors to assist the state in the regeneration of state forest lands to meet the annual allowable timber harvest established under s. 28.025, Stats.
NR 1.27(2) (2) Definition. “Cooperating forester" has the meaning given in s. NR 1.21 (2) (b).
NR 1.27(3) (3) Contracted tasks. Tasks included in contracts with cooperating foresters and private contractors for state lands regeneration services may include, site preparation, invasive species control, and tree planting on harvested lands. The department shall determine which of these services are appropriate to contract for on individual timber sales.
NR 1.27(4) (4) Department tasks. The department shall select areas to regenerate, determine regeneration systems to be applied, and define any additional procedures or precautions necessary to achieve objectives in approved master plans or other department policies. The department shall monitor the performance of cooperating foresters and private contractors contracting on state forest lands for quality of service and conformance to department standards.
NR 1.27(5) (5) Bids for services and payments to cooperating foresters and private contractors. Cooperating foresters and private contractors shall be compensated at the department's choice of a rate per hour, acre or project established by bids for individual projects. When a need for regeneration project assistance is identified, the department shall issue a project-specific request for bids to cooperating foresters and private contractors that are experienced in the desired type of work. The department may establish pre-qualification lists of cooperating foresters and private contractors serving an area. Bids may include labor, travel, equipment and any supplies not identified as being provided by the department that a private contractor would need to do the work. As provided in s. 28.05 (3) (am), Stats., payments to cooperating foresters and private contractors for regeneration assistance on state-owned lands shall be paid from an appropriation of timber sale proceeds.
NR 1.27 History History: CR 13-023: cr. Register December 2013 No. 696, eff. 1-1-14.
NR 1.29 NR 1.29 Ice Age and North Country trails.
NR 1.29(1)(1) Footpaths. The Ice Age Trail and North Country Trail shall be managed primarily as footpaths for pedestrian use: walking, hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing, and ungroomed cross-country skiing.
NR 1.29(2) (2) Purpose.
NR 1.29(2)(a)(a) The purpose of the Ice Age Trail is to provide premier hiking and backpacking experiences and to preserve and interpret Wisconsin's glacial landscape and other natural and cultural resources in areas through which the trail passes.
NR 1.29(2)(b) (b) The purpose of the North Country Trail is to provide premier hiking and backpacking experiences as it meanders through a variety of northern landscapes, linking scenic, natural, historic, and cultural areas in seven states from New York to North Dakota.
NR 1.29(3) (3) Definitions. In this section:
NR 1.29(3)(a) (a) “Dispersed camping area" has the meaning given in s. NR 45.03 (9c).
NR 1.29(3)(b) (b) “Ice Age Trail" has the meaning given in s. 23.17 (2), Stats. When the Ice Age Trail is within a property other than a State Ice Age Trail Area, the Ice Age Trail for management purposes shall be the treadway, which is the trail tread and the land 25 feet adjacent to both sides of the trail tread.
NR 1.29(3)(c) (c) “Master plan" has the meaning given in s. NR 44.03 (8).
NR 1.29(3)(d) (d) “State Ice Age Trail Areas" mean lands purchased by the department for the Ice Age Trail under the authority of s. 23.09 (2) (d) 10., Stats., except when purchased as part of another department project.
NR 1.29(4) (4) Dispersed Camping And Trail Construction. On State Ice Age Trail Areas and on lands purchased for the North Country Trail, construction of the Ice Age and North Country trails and dispersed camping areas are authorized prior to the approval of a master plan for the property as allowed by department criteria and approval processes.
NR 1.29(5) (5) Vehicles.
NR 1.29(5)(a)(a) Vehicles shall be prohibited on the Ice Age trail except as provided for in s. NR 45.14 (1), which shall also apply to this section, and except for snowmobiles where deemed appropriate by the secretary of the department of the interior and the managing authority responsible for the segment as permitted by 16 U.S.C. 1241.
NR 1.29(5)(b) (b) Vehicles shall be prohibited on the North Country Trail except as provided for in s. NR 45.14 (1), which shall also apply to this section.
NR 1.29(6) (6) State Ice Age Trail Areas — Purpose. Ice Age Trail Areas permanently protect lands to provide for segments of the Ice Age Trail; preserve Wisconsin's glacial landscape features and other natural and cultural resources associated with the trail route; and, where possible, offer a primitive atmosphere of relative solitude and perceived remoteness where visitors may experience a quiet connection with nature. In suburban areas or other developed areas, and on smaller parcels of land, not all of the Ice Age Trail Area purposes may be realized; however, they shall be maximized to the degree practicable at the site.
NR 1.29(7) (7) State Ice Age Trail Areas — Recreational Use And Management.
NR 1.29(7)(a)(a) Objectives. The purpose of the Ice Age Trail as provided in sub. (2) (a), and further defined by the Ice Age Trail Vision Statement and Attributes, shall receive primary consideration in the master planning for State Ice Age Trail Areas. All uses included in sub. (1) and sub. (2) (a), and facilities that directly support these uses shall be allowed. Compatible, non-Ice Age Trail related objectives may be accommodated; however, they may be limited in scope of time and location to avoid interference with primary Ice Age Trail purpose.
NR 1.29 Note Note: Note: The Vision Statement and Attributes is part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Park Service, Ice Age Trail Alliance (née Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation), and the department concerning the Ice Age Trail.
NR 1.29(7)(b) (b) Allowable non-Ice Age Trail related recreational uses and facility development.
NR 1.29(7)(b)1. 1. To determine the suitability of secondary uses as listed in subds. 2. to 4. on a State Ice Age Trail Area, the specific characteristics of each Ice Age Trail Area, including the size, topography, vegetation, and sustainability, shall be considered. Conditions specific to funding sources used for the property shall also be upheld.
NR 1.29(7)(b)2. 2. Depending on conditions including topography and sight lines, bicycling and horse riding may take place on a State Ice Age Trail Area. Location of these trails shall not detract from the purpose of the property as provided in sub. (6). In general, such use shall take place not less than 200 - 500 feet away from the Ice Age Trail tread.
NR 1.29(7)(b)3. 3. Snowmobile, and ATV and similar motorized recreational use may be established if conditions including topography and sight lines allow the use to exist without detracting from the purpose of the property as provided in sub. (6), provided that use is more than ¼ mile from Ice Age Trail tread, and if the solitude and quiet experience of the Ice Age Trail user is not compromised by that use.
NR 1.29(7)(b)4. 4. Intersections of motorized trails and the Ice Age Trail may not be allowed, except as provided in sub. (5). Intersections of non-motorized, non-hiking trails and the Ice Age Trail are avoided; exceptions may be allowed on a case-by-case basis when necessary to accommodate or maintain a larger, regional trail system.
NR 1.29(7)(b)5. 5. Hunting as authorized pursuant to s. 29.089, Stats., and natural resources board determinations under s. 29.089 (1m), Stats.
NR 1.29(7)(b)6. 6. No coincident use of the Ice Age Trail tread may be allowed for any uses other than those primary uses listed in sub. (1) and sub. (2) (a).
NR 1.29(7)(c) (c) Vegetation Management. The desired future vegetation condition is natural communities composed of native plants and animals. Prescriptive management plans shall be designed to meet the goals of the desired future condition. When developing the vegetation management component of the property master plan, the specific characteristics of each State Ice Age Trail Area shall be considered, including the pre-settlement vegetation, soil types, and feasibility of the department and its partners to maintain the ecosystem.
NR 1.29(7)(d) (d) Pre-master plan. Prior to the approval of the property master plan, management activities and uses on State Ice Age Trail Areas shall be limited to the following:
NR 1.29(7)(d)1. 1. `Recreational Use and Facility Development.'
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.a.a. All uses and activities allowed in subs. (1) and (4).
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.b. b. Pre-existing crossings of the Ice Age Trail by designated state or county trails.
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.c. c. Hunting in accordance with s. NR 10.275 (4) and s. NR 45.09 (11).
NR 1.29 Note Note: Section NR 10.275 (4) was repealed by CR 13-108 Register August 2014 No 704, eff. 9-1-14. Section NR 45.09 (11) was repealed by CR 16-001 Register No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.d. d. Motorized vehicles use as described in sub. (5).
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.e. e. Small, lightly developed parking areas, such as a gravel parking lot, may be constructed.
NR 1.29(7)(d)1.f. f. Signage may be installed for marking the Ice Age Trail; regulatory uses; property management, including boundaries; and general property or Ice Age Trail information, such as a kiosk.
NR 1.29(7)(d)2. 2. `Vegetation Management.' Native community types existing at the time of acquisition shall be retained or enhanced.
NR 1.29(7)(d)2.a. a. Vegetative management shall focus on enhancing the scenic and natural values along the Ice Age Trail. Cropped lands may be planted with a permanent grass cover. Tree plantations may be thinned to create a more natural appearing condition.
NR 1.29(7)(d)2.b. b. Invasive species may be removed or controlled.
NR 1.29(7)(d)2.c. c. Any proposed forest management requires consultation with the managing bureau of the property to ensure that scenic values along the Ice Age Trail are being preserved or enhanced.
NR 1.29 History History: CR 04-092: cr. Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; CR 07-026: am. (1) Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08. CR 10-118: r. and recr., Register May 2011 No. 665, eff. 6-1-11; renum. (6) (a) and (b) to be (6) and (7) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., correction of (6) and (7) (titles), as renumbered, under 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., corrections in (7) (b) 1. to 3. under s. 13.92 (1) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2011 No. 665, eff. 6-1-11; CR 13-108: am. (7) (b) 5. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; correction in (7) (b) 5. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; correction in (7) (b) 5. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2017 No. 739.
NR 1.30 NR 1.30 State park system.
NR 1.30(1)(1) State parks shall be classified, as follows, into their most logical employment and greatest usefulness:
NR 1.30(1)(a) (a) Scenic parks. Parks having unusual scenic charm and beauty, distinctive landscapes, and particular appeal to nature lovers, and of sufficient size to enable use by large numbers of people without destruction of the qualities essential to their purpose.
NR 1.30(1)(b) (b) Historical — memorial parks. Parks of archaeological, memorial and historical significance.
NR 1.30(1)(c) (c) Roadside parks. Parks possessing scenic and other park characteristics adjacent to or associated with important state trunk or interstate highways.
NR 1.30(1)(d) (d) Recreation parks. Parks which offer the best natural values for recreation, have scenic qualities, and contain water for recreational purposes and are of sufficient size to prevent destruction through overuse.
NR 1.30(1)(e) (e) State trails. Continuous corridors not associated with a state park or other type of department property, utilized for recreation, that are listed in s. NR 51.73.
NR 1.30(2) (2) No overnight lodging facilities other than designated campgrounds, group camps and staff residences may be constructed in state parks, except:
NR 1.30(2)(a) (a) Those constructed for use exclusively by people with physical disabilities, with their family or attendant or both, and
NR 1.30(2)(b) (b) Overnight lodging in the Seth Peterson cottage at Mirror Lake state park.
NR 1.30(3) (3) Archaeological features and historic buildings located in state parks may be restored and preserved.
NR 1.30 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1975, No. 232, eff. 5-1-75; am. (2), Register, January, 1991, No. 421, eff. 2-1-91; am. (2), Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; CR 04-092: am. (1) (e) Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; CR 07-026: am. (1) (e) Register December 2007 No. 624, eff. 1-1-08.
NR 1.31 NR 1.31 State-owned islands. The department shall maintain state-owned islands in natural and undisturbed condition consistent with controlled public use on islands suited for recreational purposes. Each state-owned island shall be classified for its most desirable use such as camping or picnicking, or to be maintained in a natural condition. Preference shall be given to aesthetic management and every effort shall be made to maintain forest growth and ground vegetation in as near a natural state consistent with other desirable uses.
NR 1.31 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1975, No. 232, eff. 5-1-75.
NR 1.32 NR 1.32 Natural areas and scientific areas.
NR 1.32(1)(1) The legislature has indicated its intent to acquire, establish and preserve natural areas and scientific areas by creating ss. 15.347 (4), 23.27 and 23.092, Stats. The natural resources board agrees that such areas, by their preservation, protect the state's natural diversity, provide sites for research and environmental education, and serve as benchmarks for assessing and guiding use of other lands in the state.
NR 1.32 Note Note: Section 23.27, Stats., defines “natural areas" to include tracts of land or water which have native biotic communities, unique natural features or significant geological or archeological sites. Generally, natural areas are remnant areas which largely have escaped disturbance since settlement or which exhibit little recent disturbance so that recovery has occurred and presettlement conditions are approached. Generally, scientific areas are natural areas of at least statewide significance and useful for education or research.
NR 1.32(2) (2) The department, with the advice and assistance of the scientific areas preservation council, shall:
NR 1.32(2)(a) (a) Conduct inventories of natural areas statewide including department controlled properties.
NR 1.32(2)(b) (b) Recommend for natural resources board approval sites on department properties as scientific areas.
NR 1.32(2)(c) (c) Recommend for natural resources board approval the acquisition of natural areas and designation of appropriate tracts as additions to the scientific areas system.
NR 1.32(2)(d) (d) Manage natural areas and scientific areas to perpetuate the native biotic communities, unique natural features and geological or archaeological sites.
NR 1.32(2)(e) (e) Encourage research and educational use by groups and persons on department controlled scientific areas, consistent with the individual site management guidelines.
NR 1.32(3) (3) Prior to any change in status of a scientific area located on lands owned or controlled by the department, the natural resources board, with the advice of the scientific areas preservation council, shall determine in each instance that:
NR 1.32(3)(a) (a) The site is no longer suitable and no longer needed for the scientific area use for which it was established; or
NR 1.32(3)(b) (b) Other public uses are required due to unavoidable public necessity, but then only after notice to concerned groups and individuals and opportunity for public comment.
NR 1.32 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1982, No. 317, eff. 6-1-82.
NR 1.33 NR 1.33 Policy on rock climbing. Rock climbing is a traditional recreational activity that may occur on non-designated use areas on department lands, and is consistent with the department's mission to provide recreational opportunities to the public. Rock climbing should be considered in master planning for department properties which contain areas where rock climbing may occur.
NR 1.33 History History: CR 01-011: cr. Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02.
NR 1.40 NR 1.40 Acquisition of recreational land.
NR 1.40(1)(1) In the acquisition of recreational lands, the department shall place principal emphasis on the acquisition of lands in the heavily populated areas of the state and in places readily accessible to such areas.
NR 1.40(2) (2) Projects under this section will be undertaken based on the following descending order of priority:
NR 1.40(2)(a) (a) Consolidation and completion of existing projects.
NR 1.40(2)(b) (b) New acquisition projects based on the following criteria listed in descending order of priority:
NR 1.40(2)(b)1. 1. Land to protect rare and threatened natural resources; to protect genetic and biological diversity; and to protect, manage or restore critical fish and wildlife habitat.
NR 1.40(2)(b)2. 2. Unique, one-of-a-kind opportunities that may only be available once; projects of special scenic quality; and projects that are “irreplaceable"; an uncommonly large tract of unique natural resources of sufficient size to provide immediate and significant results in meeting program goals.
NR 1.40(2)(b)3. 3. Water-based resources that include land important to protect and improve the quality of the state's surface and ground water; and land for recreation and management along streams, rivers, lakes and flowages.
NR 1.40(2)(b)4. 4. Lands to accommodate broad, natural resource-based outdoor recreation and state recreational trails.
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Today the guns are silent, but the walls remain and enclose a charming Old Town that makes Quebec City one of the most visited cities of its size in Canada. The architecture and atmosphere buzz with a romantic and historic feel, making visitors almost believe they have left North America. Opened in the late 19th century, the Chateau Frontenac was conceived as one of the original Canadian Pacific Railroad’s grand luxury hotels, constructed throughout the Canada. With its imposing design, substantial height and bulk and copper roofs it certainly is incredibly grand. Even those who are not staying at the hotel are advised to at least have a drink or two at the bar, so as to experience this Quebec City and Canadian icon. Art lovers should head for the Musée national des Beaux-arts du Québec. Situated in a striking modern building just a bit beyond the Old Town’s walls, it features the very best of contemporary and historical art from Quebec and temporary exhibitions of international works.
It could be argued that the most significant thing about this hotel is its quite brilliant location, dominating the eastern border of Marion Square, just north of Calhoun and the line dividing old Charleston from new. But that would be missing the point. John Dewberry’s eight-year quest to turn a drab Sixties-era federal building into a modernist work of art – in a city that trades on Southern colonial quaintness – was nothing short of a smashing success. The Dewberry embraces its mid-century roots with class and charm, drawing on elegant geometries – clean, cool lines broken by intervals of density that allude to deep character without getting fussy – and a muted palette of dark woods, hammered copper, Mediterranean greens and blues. Rooms are bright and airy, with high ceilings and wide-frame views of the skyline (catch them too from the deep cast-iron soaking tub in the bathroom). The common spaces shine, with dark panelled wood and low leather seating and made for Daiquiri sipping. This is a hotel for grown-ups – but, being Southern, one that likes to have fun. The proof is in the Living Room bar, where the mixing is done in white jackets and the decor in dry wit. Anywhere else, The Dewberry might border on stuffy, but here, drowned in light from floor-to-ceiling windows that give through gossamer curtains onto Marion Square, it’s just right. By Brad Rickman
Our winning resort hotel is also our youngest, completed just one year ago in summer 2017. But the new 154-room lodge, with its prime lakeshore location, has already gained some loyal lifetime fans. One respondent said, “They are right on the shores of the gorgeous Lake Tahoe, surrounded by stunning views of snow-covered mountains. There are no other properties in the area that come close to the luxury accommodations and location.” The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe is ideal for a summer lake getaway, but it also garnered praise from ski vacationers: “I loved the cozy fireplaces that are in every room. The heated pool and hot tub was a big plus after long days skiing…I could spend the entire day there if it wasn't for the plethora of activities that awaited outside.”
If you're planning a long summer vacation in Ontario, you may find that rooms are expensive and difficult to find in Toronto. However, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has cheap hotels suitable for longer stays. Residence & Conference Centre – Brampton at $63 per night provides guests with a kitchenette and plenty of space. If you feel too much like an undergrad in these converted dorms, then Monte Carlo Inns Brampton Suites for around $80 per night, provides spacious, comfortable rooms and traditional hotel amenities.
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Though hardly a secret, it is surprising that more people are not raving about this handsome hotel set in Victorian buildings in elegant South Kensington. It’s quintessentially English, with excellent food and service; the bar, too, is impeccably sleek and takes its cocktails seriously. It has some of the most charming and comfortable public spaces (that sequence of sunlit sitting rooms along the Queen’s Gate side) of any small hotel in the city, and two of the loveliest suites, the Knightsbridge and the Brompton, which can be connected to become a single mega-apartment. Apart from which, what is there to recommend the place? Well, there is the endlessly diverting art on the walls, which displays an eclectic mixture not only of periods and genres but also of seriousness and whimsy. And then there are the camellia-motif carpets, extending in all directions once you ascend above the ground floor. These ought to be frightening but are, on the contrary, delightful, so perpetually spring-like they cannot but put a spring in your step. The Kensington was the first Doyle Collection property to launch in London (followed very closely by the Marylebone; the Bloomsbury, the most recent arrival, was also an instant hit). Yet it is, if not the best, then the warmest and cosiest, the most genial and the most versatile, of the lot. By Steve King
After three decades, this wine-country pioneer, balanced on a hillside overlooking Napa Valley, remains a favourite. Even for jaded souls who think they've seen it all, the light-filled rooms - just 52 of them, mostly intimate, Mediterranean-style stucco cottages - are a delight. With French doors, private terraces and fireplaces, they're designed for comfort, privacy and relaxation. An olive grove shades the grounds, and a large sculpture garden makes for a pleasant walk to and from the main house, pool and Michelin-starred restaurant. Dinner on the patio is a must: choose from chef Robert Curry's seasonal menu - the excellent roast pork belly, kampachi sashimi and seared tuna with fava purée are standouts - and say yes to head sommelier Kris Margerum's thoughtful wine pairing. The massive spa has a central courtyard lined by hammam-style sauna and steam rooms, outdoor showers and hot and cold plunge pools. A leisurely afternoon here is a treat, not least because of the sunshine-soaked views.
The top Fairmont property in the country and the No. 1 Best Hotel in San Diego is the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Nestled within Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve on 400 acres, this tranquil property charms guests with its Mediterranean-style architecture, friendly employees and award-winning cuisine. Each room and suite overlooks the surrounding canyon or the on-site golf course and is outfitted with dark wood furniture, a Nespresso coffee maker and a bathroom with marble accents. Outside the rooms, travelers can stay active at the Equestrian Center, in the fitness center or on one of two tennis courts. Meanwhile, R&R-seekers can visit the spa or lounge by the adults-only pool. (Courtesy of Fairmont Grand Del Mar)
Alpina Phuket Nalina Resort & Spa has a few surprises in store for guests.Number one, its spacious with very generous room sizes that start at 50sqm; number two the accommodation in all four room categories is no less than fabulous, featuring large storage spaces, wooden floors, charming decor, all modern facilities and amenities and Pool Villas have a complete kitchen installed, making them entirely self sufficient.A 700-metre stroll to the beach, the best part of the resort of the resort is its accommodation.With four room types; Nalina Classic (50sqm), Nalina Jaz Pool access (50sqm), the delicious Nalina Grand Suite (100sqm), and Nalina Pool Villas (124sqm interior, 38sqm pool and 80sqm terrace and garden) the options are there for all preferences and tastes. Read More...
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Hôtel 71 is located in a building with plenty of history: it was formerly the first head office of the National Bank of Canada in Québec City. The outside has a great example of 19th-century Neoclassical architecture, while the inside is decorated in an elegant urban style. An espresso lounge serves coffee throughout the day. The hotel is ideally located for cruises, as it is close to the terminals. It is also close to the funicular. For delightful Italian cuisine, eat at the attached restaurant, Il Matto.
Dunton Town House's location couldn't be better, on a pretty side street just down from Telluride's main drag, and steps from the gondola. Though the facade looks like a classic painted clapboard B&B, the interior whisks you away to the Tyrol, with authentic Austrian fabrics and hand-carved wooden antiques. Only ten people can stay at a time, so the Town House feels ultra-homey, with a mud room and family-style dining table, plus eclectic original art from the owners' collection.
The Four Seasons Resort Maui is a tranquil retreat located on Wailea Beach. The No. 2 Best Hotel in Maui offers spacious rooms and suites appointed with lanais, access to three golf courses and many kid-friendly amenities, such as lawn games, arts and crafts and hula lessons. What's more, guests can enjoy the hotel's picturesque location, as they lounge on the beach or by one of the three pools, including an adults-only pool with underwater music and a swim-up bar. (Peter Vitale/Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea)
Opened in 1844 and operated by the same family ever since, this property has hosted the likes of Joan Miró and Plácido Domingo. Set in a garden near the Bahnhofstrasse shopping drag (Zurich's equivalent of Fifth Avenue), the hotel looks right onto Lake Zurich and the Alps—but that's not the only nice view. Inside, rooms tastefully mix Art Deco, Louis XVI, and Regency styles, and are individually decorated in neutral tones with red, purple, and teal accents—though, if you're lucky, you'll get a room with a balcony on the water. Rive Gauche is a chic Mediterranean restaurant, while the seasonal Rive Gauche Terrasse is a popular open-air spot for chilled cocktails on warm summer nights. If you're really keen to splurge, the Michelin-starred Pavillon is worth the indulgence.
The Legian is a five-star all-suite luxury resort located in the far northern part of the popular namesake beach resort area of Legian, directly bordering with neighbouring Seminyak.The resort in fact shares Seminyaks Jalan Kayu Aya, which is lined with among the areas most popular dining venues and shopping highlights, the likes of Chandi Bali, Ultimo, Trattoria, The Junction and Seminyak Square.The resort is within a half-hour transfer from the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban, while a livelier scene can be found through the shop and bar-lined streets of Kuta, within a 15-minute taxi ride south from the resort. Read More...
To some readers, a great hotel room is merely the place where you rest up between memorable meals. This plush country-style inn has an English country home vibe—it was decorated by a London set designer— but many guests initially came for the menu, created by inn founder and James Beard Award-winner Patrick O’Connell. Indeed, the inn won the survey for the best hotel dining in America: it has a 14,000-bottle wine cellar and a French-influenced menu featuring “munchies” like foie gras with pear butter, or a Tin of Sin with American Osetra caviar and peekytoe crab. The hotel also tied at No. 1 in the U.S. for service, with such attentive amenities as afternoon tea, kitchen tours, and three housekeeping visits for your room per day.
The Auberge St-Antoine is a luxury hotel in the heart of Quebec City’s Old Port. In addition to its superb location facing the majestic St. Lawrence River what makes it so unique is its location on one of Quebec City’s richest archaeological sites; the presence of artifacts in the hotel; and its construction made from 3 historic buildings, a dock and a battery of cannon from the 17th century. You will find yourself immersed in the heart of the city’s magic as it is near the old ramparts, museums and the picturesque Petit-Champlain district. The hotel offers 95 luxury rooms and suites equipped for your utmost comfort. It is member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux.
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The spotless stuccoed Victorian façade; the fretwork shutters and balusters in Cambridge blue; the acres of white marble and wicker within; the emerald lawn with its picturesque little gazebo without... The original part of the Mandarin Oriental looks even more exotic today than it must have done when it first appeared on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River in 1876. Surrounded by the general mayhem of 21st-century Bangkok, the Authors’ Wing, as it is now known, epitomises a certain atmosphere of resolute calm and order. It strikes a particular note – bright and distinct – with which the other elements of the place are beautifully in step. This is all the more remarkable since it is such a big hotel: 400-odd rooms and suites, nine restaurants and bars, spread over several buildings on both sides of the river. It is also stylistically diverse, blending high Victoriana with traditional Thai elements and more hard-edged contemporary accents, particularly in the main modern tower. But its defining spaces pick up and enrich that original sweet note: the shamelessly opulent Michelin-starred restaurant Le Normandie, the much-loved and often-moved Bamboo Bar, the exceptional spa. This is a classic that still rings out loud and clear after all these years. By Steve King
The best hotels in Karon Beach take full advantage of their setting in this beautiful resort town on Phuket’s west coast. This lovely destination has the island’s third-longest beach and first most squeaky sand. There are plenty of activities available on the beach and many shops and restaurants behind it. Shaded by trees, it is one of the more picturesque shores on the island.
The chic accommodations at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto reflect the charm of its Yorkville backdrop. The property's rooms and suites – designed with elegant decor and modern amenities like an in-room iPad to access Four Seasons services and bathrooms equipped with deep soaking tubs and TVs – hold views of the downtown neighborhood's surrounding shops and cafes. Despite the abundance of nearby restaurants, guests suggest enjoying a meal on premises; both Café Boulud and d|bar lounge offer French-inspired menus from Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud. Serenity-seekers rave about the spacious, sleek setting in the spa, which comes outfitted with an indoor pool, a steam room, a salon and a long list of treatment options.
The recipient of numerous industry accolades, including Frommer's Exceptional and AAA Four Diamond awards, the No. 1 Best Hotel in New York City sits in the heart of lower Manhattan. Along with its desirable address, travelers also praise The Beekman's superb service, tasty cuisine and trendy vibe. Acclaimed American chefs Tom Colicchio and Keith McNally have outposts here, and guest rooms and suites boast modern features like custom leather headboards, aged oak floors, curated artwork and bathrooms with Carrara marble accents. (Courtesy of The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel)
Situated at the base of Camelback Mountain on the fringes of Phoenix, this offshoot of The Phoenician offers spectacular views at every turn. The Canyon Suites accommodations are decorated in warm desert tones and outfitted with terraces, marble bathrooms with a separate tub and shower, and either golf course or pool views. Plus, guests receive exclusive perks by staying in the Canyon Suites, including access to a private infinity-edge pool, complimentary breakfast, chauffeur service and free bike rentals. The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician claims the No. 1 Best Hotel in Phoenix honor for 2017. (Courtesy of The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician)
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Self Interviews
Zedralan
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Location : The Underbelly
Subject: Self Interviews Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:13 am
Stories Interview:
Simon So Zed, how did you start writing?
Zedralan I've been writing since I was eleven or twelve. I always liked to read and had a crazy imagination so I thought I'd write my own. The teachers in AQ really encouraged me, and I wrote a few chapters. Back then I used notepad because the computers didn't have any Word of Openoffice. The story was called "The Invasion" and involved a number of my favourite influences such as zombies, magic, and giant weaponry... but I never really had much of a story going for it and overall now that I think about it... it kind of sucked. Anyway, I worked on it pretty hard and came to enjoy having a cast of characters to act out my story.
S I see you have a lot of uncompleted stories, some less than a chapter. Care to explain?
Z Most of the stories I do are one chapter wonders that usually fizzle out after that, or I forget, or I plain old get a new idea. In all the problem is usually that I have a better idea, or can't stick with an old one. Most of my stories are up here so people can see what I've been doing and just to lay down my ideas in the unlikely event I come back to finish them.
S Cinal's Story was good, why the stop? Surely there were people who wanted you to finish it so why didn't you?
Z There's a couple of reasons, one's the same as my One Chapter Wonders. I get a new idea, I go over to it for a little while. But for the most part the reason I didn't finish Cinal's Story is because I wanted to rewrite it before coming to the end. I found myself having characters make cameos when they were meant to be integral parts and would leave a reader going "What about that guy with the dog?" once the story's over. So, basically I want to rewrite Cinal's Story. I might, soon... and possibly exclude Cinal from it entirely... making it, I don't know. "Story of Sioul" maybe? Hard to say...
S Council Of Chaos is another interesting story that you did quite a large piece on. Will you work on that?
Z COC is a very interesting story with very strong characters. I would really like to work on it more, I might try and do COC before I work on the Cina's Story remake just to work on my skill. Short answer: Yes, definitely.
S Different people have different writing styles, what's yours?
Z I tend to write best alone with minimal light and on a computer using a classic qwerty keyboard, usually with the TV going on behind me to distract me. I used to write from the mind, and that's what most of Cinal's Story is written in. I found that doing it like this made the story come across very different to what I wanted it to. Since then I've been dictating sentences since I write them. It's slower, but I feel much better with the story and hopefully won't have much work to do with revisions or even spelling.
(Afternote. THIS WAS TOTALLY THE 100th POST IN THIS FORUM CATEGORY!)
Falling, weightless, from a midnight sky...
Turning, twisting, wishing I could fly...
My life has no truth, and I can't land on a lie...
So I fell through the ground as it passed me by...
Subject: Re: Self Interviews Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:05 pm
An Interview With Nick Crowe
Simon: So, what do I call you? General Crowe?
Nick: Nick will be fine.
Simon: Excellent, so, can you tell us about the Sioul Defence Force?
Nick: There's not much to say, the SDF is an independent government funded military force. Sioul's governments end up hiring mercenaries from SDF side factions to kill other mercenaries over things like natural resources and disputes, this ends up stopping wars because in the end the stupid side starts hiring mercs without realising they will have to pay them. The SDF's success was obviously because of the disbandment of Sioul Armies. When something cataclysmic comes up the SDF main force, not the side factions, steps into action. Derias is usually the main force during these incidents with Vercent offering aid wherever possible and taking actions into their own hands when deemed ideal. Of course, anything about these operations are level one classification.
Simon: Classification? I've heard a lot about classification, what scale is there for classifications?
Nick: Well, there's seven levels... These apply to military rank as well as security levels. There's level five, this is your basic grunts, and there's barely any security stopping someone walking out the door with a filing cabinet. Level four, these are the grunts that have seen some action and data or operations that need the media to be controlled around the scene, beyond on the ground we don't really care.
Level three classifications are your veteran front liners, people who hit level three usually go right up to two pretty fast. Security in level three classification areas is absolutely no media on scene and strongly defended data. Level two is captains and field commanders, these guys have seen quite a bit and are trusted to make sure some of the rookies won't have to. Security at level two is tight, media is forced out of the area and it may be a no fly zone during ops, physical data requires keycard access and codes.
Level one is the big leagues, personnel here are base commanders and field generals. The areas during ops are strictly no fly zone and anyone in five kilometres can be arrested with harsh force for being there without permit. Physical data is usually protected by enforced databanks and required a keycard, a code, and sometimes a retinal scan. Level zero are the generals and ghosts of the SDF. Personel here are usually the only ones able to access level zero information anyway, because of the multilayer double digit codes and blood sample checks required. Scenes are usually forty kilometre no fly zone and non lethal offensive weapons to anyone stupid enough to slip past the barriers.
Now, five years ago what I'm about to tell you wouldn't officially exist. Level negative one is usually exclusively the lifetime ghost agents, these people spend their entire lives in the SDF not even having friends outside for a drink on fridays to leak things to, not that they would on threat of death for letting negative one information out to the public. Information in negative one is usually stored in several hundred different civilian servers with their own encryption for each part. Scenes with negative one protection offer a twenty kilometre kill zone where anyone dumb enough to wander past our barricades is shot dead and vehicles are destroyed without question or second though.
Simon: Well, that was extensive, but informative. Can you tell me about Derias?
Nick: Derias is a unit known for excessive force, and I'm proud to be in it. We're called in when everyone else would probably be dead in the same situation. We use heavier armour than the Vercent, but most of our unit are usually the heavily trained veterans, and our people pioneered the multiple mode redeemers as an effective military weapon. Of course, we've gotten a lot of flak over the unexplained nuclear detonations and damage to the water treatment plants... Don't ask...
Simon: How about you? How did you grow up to join the SDF?
Nick: I never knew my mother, and as for my father I would kill him myself if I ever got the chance. I was actually raised by an old man named Flatley. He lived in the middle of the bush and I grew up hunting whatever I was big enough to drag back home. Flatley taught me a lot about life, and told me so many stories of the SDF they were practically tattooed on my eyelids. I got into the SDF myself at fifteen and met another old man, General Sabbath. He took me under his wing and that's how it's been ever since.
Simon: What about Flatley?
Nick: I've heard he died.
Simon: I try to ask every military man I meet what they think about killing for a living. How about you, Nick?
Nick: I like what I do, and I won't try and hide that. But I have my moral code. For every man I've killed I've saved two civilians, and because of that I'll keep going until I die myself.
Simon: Be honest. What do you really think of the Vercent?
Nick: I value the Vercent for the loyal and strong soldiers they are. Some people consider the Vercent just the hired muscle for when Derias need someone to watch the door, but I've made quite a few friends in Vercent and I can vouch for the entire squad as hard working and underapreciated.
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Upgrading biological wastewater treatment using an equalization/denitrification system
Identification and testing of "compatible" industrial wastes
Indiana farmer, 1875, v. 10, no. 37 (Sept. 18)
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Krannert update, fall 1984
Panel 1: Caribbean Philosophical Association Panel Session: Concepts of Servitude
Jane Gordon speaks at 00:00; Michael Monahan speaks at 22:31; Devon Johnson's paper is presented at 38:30; discussion at 1:03:16
Andrea Pitts speaks at 00:00 on "Spinning Philosophical Threads: Examining Latin American Philosophy of History and African Hermeneutics"; Stephanie Berruz speaks at 22:34 on "From Africa to Latin America: Convergences of Intellectual"; discussion...
Rondee Gaines speaks at 00:00 on "A Womanist Analysis of W.E.B. DuBois's Black Reconstruction"; Juan Thurmond speaks at 21:00 on "What is Microaggression? An Essay on DuBoisian Aesthetics"; discussion at 40:39
Welcome; Opening Remarks; Introduction of Conference; Group 1
Welcome begins at 00:00; Opening Remarks begin at 16:34; Introduction of Conference begins at 17:33; Group 1 begins at 19:40; Kobie Coleman speaks at 23:10 on "Slave is the New Black"; Tom Meagher speaks at 48:15 on "The Peculiarity of...
Stephane Dunn Keynote Address to the 21st Annual PBoS Conference
William R. Jones award is given; Keynote Address begins at 6:20; discussion begins at 34:39
Panel 2: Centre for Race and Identity Panel Session: Philosophy Born of Massacres
Rozena Maart speaks at 00:00 on Philosophy Born of Massacres; A student of Rozena Maart's speaks at 41:40; discussion at 46:12
Darryl Scriven speaks at 00:00 on "The Role of the New Philosophical Slave: How Popular Culture Pressures Intellectual Life to Act"; Rachael Hastings speaks at 14:14 on "Performative Decolonization: A Paradigmatic Exploration of Cultural Liberation...
Kimberly Harris speaks at 00:00 on "Rawls and Our Non-ideal Intuition about Racial Justice"; Brandon Hogan speaks at 19:50 on "Race, Ideal Theory, and Corrective Justice"; Nick Smaligo speaks at 33:26 on "Fascism, Neoliberalism, and the 'Liberal...
Interviews with Rozena Maart and Blanche Radford-Curry
Interview with Rozena Maart begins at 00:00; interview with Blanche Radford-Curry begins at 20:18
Jessica Otto speaks at 00:00 on "The Role of White Philosophers Who Study Race: I live to harass white folks"; Andrew Soto speaks at 17:22 on "Interest-Convergennce: A Response to Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration"; Natalie...
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Corruption Kenya Press review South Sudan
African press review 12 June 2018
By Michael Fitzpatrick Issued on 12-06-2018 Modified 12-06-2018 to 09:17
More on the Kenyan corruption crisis. South Sudan faces a clampdown on illegal flows of cash. Paul Malong Awan, former South Sudanese army chief of staff, calls for the departure of President Salva Kiir. And Botswana plans to increase the output of its coal-mining sector.
Five suspects accused of defrauding the Kenyan National Youth Service of the shilling equivalent of nearly one million euros say a magistrate relied on an illegal document to deny them bail.
The five also want action taken against investigating officer Mike Muia for signing the affidavit to deny them bail when he was not authorised to do so by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The accused are part of a group of over 40 Kenyans who are charged in connection with the disappearance of nearly five million euros from the coffers of the National Youth Service.
US puts the squeeze on South Sudan cash flows
A senior US official is visiting east and central Africa to discuss the flow of illegal cash from South Sudan.
The Department of Treasury Under-Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Sigal Mandelker, was in Uganda yesterday and was scheduled to proceed to Nairobi and the DRC. Her task is to organise the freezing of the assets of South Sudan leaders blacklisted by Washington over alleged corruption and the support of armed fighters.
Mandelker's visit is part of a US effort to stop cash leaving South Sudan and the DRC illegally.
Paul Malong says it's time for Kiir to go
Paul Malong Awan, former South Sudanese army chief of staff, has called for the departure of President Salva Kiir.
According to a report in the Sudan Tribune, Malong says Kiir has failed and it is now time for him to relinquish his mandate. That will allow the people of South Sudan to decide who will be their next leader, instead of the government continuing to use divide-and-rule policies.
Malong insists he personally has no interest in taking over from President Kiir, the man who sacked him from his top army post.
UN peacekeeper killed in CAR
A Burundian soldier in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic was killed late on Sunday in a clash in the centre of the country. The news of the man's death has just been released by the United Nations.
The fighting occurred in the central town of Bambari. A CAR soldier was also injured.
The death comes a week after a Tanzanian peacekeeper was killed and seven others were wounded when their patrol was ambushed in the village of Dilapoko in the south-western Mambere-Kadei prefecture.
The UN force has been in the CAR since April 2014, assisting to stabilise the country in the wake of clashes between Muslim and Christian communities.
Bad news for the global environment from Botswana
South African paper BusinessDay report that Botswana’s sole operating coal mine will increase output almost threefold over the next seven years as it eyes export opportunities created by a shortage of the fuel that’s used to fire most of southern Africa’s power plants.
The Morupule coal mine in the east of the country will ramp up annual production to eight million tonnes by 2025 from the current output of 2.8 million tonnes and is targeting shipments to South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
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Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, has been today handed a 50-year sentence for war crimes in neighbouring Sierra Leone. The court previously held he financed a war which left an estimated 50,000 dead.
A school destroyed by RUF rebels.
Image: Laura Lartigue.
Taylor, 64, is considered likely to remain incarcerated for life if the sentence stands, but his legal team has vowed to appeal. The prosecution sought an 80-year sentence. Taylor’s is the first conviction of a head of state by an international tribunal since the fallout from World War Two, when the Nuremberg trials were underway.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone, which is operating from the Netherlands to avoid unrest if Taylor were tried in Africa, spent more than a year deliberating before convicting Taylor last month. Acquitted of ordering crimes or of acting in a joint enterprise to conduct them, he was nonetheless convicted of aiding and abetting the offences. There were 94 prosecution witnesses and 21 for the defence.
The allegations date to civil war in Sierra Leone, which ran from 1991 to 2002. Taylor, who had been a warlord since the ’80s, backed the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF). Taylor was elected Liberian president in 1997 after a different civil war concluded.
Six years later he was ousted when an arrest warrant was issued and fled to Nigeria. He was arrested there in 2006 whilst again trying to flee and went on trial later that year. Taylor, who had been facing a rebellion against him since 1999 in Liberia, received training from late Libyan ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
Testimony included claims that Taylor-backed fighters adorned roads with human intestines and ate human flesh. One claimed to have seen Taylor himself eat human liver, something Taylor denied. One described asking RUF rebels to sever his only hand in exchange for his young son’s life.
Further allegations said teenage children were involved in the fighting and that Taylor sold illegally mined diamonds to finance arms purchases for the RUF. Western celebrities Naomi Campbell, a model, and Mia Farrow, an actress, described an incident at a charity dinner held by Nelson Mandella, then South Africa’s head, in 1997. Campbell and Farrow said Taylor gifted Campbell a number of diamonds. Taylor is claimed to have ordered seizure of Sierra Leone’s diamond deposits by RUF soldiers.
It was claimed in court that child soldiers were used in conflict, as diamond mine guards, and to carry out amputations. Allegations of forced amputation were made. Taylor was convicted in late April of aiding and abetting forcing amputation, as well as rape, murder, child soldier recruitment, sexual slavery, and pillaging.
The court’s panel of judges, presided over by Judge Richard Lussick, heard a 30-minute address by Taylor at an earlier sentencing hearing. “I express my sadness and sympathy for crimes suffered by individuals and families in Sierra Leone,” said Taylor, adding he acted “with honour” and as a peacemaker, asking for “reconciliation, not retribution” in sentencing. Taylor also gave evidence at his own trial, spending seven months of testimony saying he strove for peace in the region.
Lussick noted the panel felt 80 years to be excessive given that Taylor was cleared of directly carrying out offences. However, the court found other factors aggravated the case: In particular, he was a head of state. “Leadership must be carried out by example by the prosecution of crimes, not the commission of crimes,” Lussick said in court. “The special status of Mr. Taylor as a head of state puts him in a different category of offenders for the purpose of sentencing,” the judge said, with the convict “in a class of his own”.
“[His] positions both as president of Liberia and within the west African regional bodies distinguish him from any other individual that has appeared before this court,” Prosecutor Brenda Hollis said at a sentencing hearing. “Taylor’s abuse of his authority and influence is especially egregious given that west African leaders repeatedly entrusted him with a role to facilitate peace.” She had claimed “No significant mitigating circumstances exist in this case.”
Lussick also told the court today Taylor stood convicted of “aiding and abetting, as well as planning, some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history”. “The lives of many more innocent civilians in Sierra Leone were lost or destroyed as a direct result of his actions.” These were, the court said, crimes of the “utmost gravity in terms of scale and brutality”. The prosecution had claimed Taylor followed no more motivation beyond simple greed and power lust. Lussick said today the judges were unanimous in imposing a term of 50 years.
The defence had called for a sentence that gave Taylor a realistic prospect of eventual release. They also noted he is set to be sent to the United Kingdom to serve sentence. The defendant would be “culturally isolated”, facing a “punishment within a punishment”. At least one war crimes convict has been attacked in prison in the UK, and it is anticipated Taylor will end up in a high-security prison after the UK Foreign Office has promised to uphold an agreement to imprison him there made by ex-Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett.
“The sentence is clearly excessive, clearly disproportionate to his circumstances, his age and his health and does not take into account the fact that he stepped down from office voluntarily,” said counsel for the accused Morris Anya. The prosecution may also appeal the sentencing, and the verdict itself with intent to increase Taylor’s convictions beyond merely aiding and abetting. The defence also intends to appeal the verdict.
The appeals process means Taylor is likely to remain at The Hague for several months, where the court has been holding sessions in nearby Leidschendam. He is the last defendant to face trial before the Special Court, which has previously convicted and sentenced eight other prominent figures in the conflict.
“Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor convicted in war crimes trial” — Wikinews, April 26, 2012
Marlise Simons and J. David Goodman. “Judge Gives Taylor 50 Years for ‘Heinous’ Crimes in War” — The New York Times, May 30, 2012
“Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years” — Press Association, May 30, 2012
Owen Bowcott. “Charles Taylor to be sentenced for war crimes” — The Guardian, May 30, 2012
David Blair. “War crimes court hands Liberia’s Charles Taylor 50-year jail term” — The Daily Telegraph, May 30, 2012
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Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor convicted in war crimes trial
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Former President of Liberia Charles Taylor was today found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Netherlands. Taylor was acquitted of actually ordering the offences or being part of a joint enterprise to conduct them.
The eleven-count indictment produced a four-year trial that heard allegations of rape, murder, sexual slavery, cannibalism, arms dealing, “blood” diamond trade, and use of child soldiers. Prosecution witnesses totalled 94 whilst the defence had 21 including the accused. Taylor spent his seven months of evidence claiming he was a peacemaker.
Six years later he was ousted when an arrest warrant was issued and fled to Nigeria. He was arrested there in 2006 whilst again trying to flee. Taylor, who had been facing a rebellion against him since 1999 in Liberia, had received training from Libyan ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
It was claimed in court that child soldiers were used in conflict, as diamond mine guards, and to carry out amputations. Allegations of forced amputation were made.
The court, which has spent a year considering its verdicts, unanimously found Taylor guilty. It ruled Taylor knew at least from 1997 the full extent of RUF activities in Sierra Leone, and that he helped bankroll activities dealing in blood diamonds. A judge said more than a thousand youngsters had ‘RUF’ carved into their skin to prevent escape. From the moment he receives the full judgement Taylor has two weeks in which to file an appeal.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International welcomed the verdict, which is the first conviction of a head of state before an international court since the Nuremburg trials prosecuted Nazi leaders after World War Two. Karl Dönitz was convicted after he took brief control of Germany in the aftermath of Adolf Hitler‘s suicide.
Former President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic faced trial but died before a judgement was handed down. Laurent Gbagbo, once Presldent of the Ivory Coast, is in custody at The Hague awaiting trial before the International Criminal Court. Taylor joins eight other Special Court convicts, all of whom are from Sierra Leone. He is the first African ruler to appear in The Hague.
The Special Court was formed jointly by Sierra Leone’s present administration and the United Nations.
The Netherlands agreed the process could be held there on the condition Taylor did not serve sentence there if convicted. He is expected to be sent to the UK, where Foreign Office has promised to uphold an agreement to imprison him there made by ex-Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett.
“Charles Taylor guilty of aiding Sierra Leone war crimes” — BBC News Online, April 26, 2012
Owen Bowcott. “Charles Taylor aided and abetted Sierra Leone war crimes, Hague court finds” — The Guardian, April 26, 2012
Bruno Waterfield. “Charles Taylor found guilty of ‘aiding and abetting’ war crimes” — The Daily Telegraph, April 26, 2012
Neil Millard. “African war crimes despot Charles Taylor faces jail in Britain” — The Sun (United Kingdom), April 26, 2012
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Mia Farrow, Carole White testify in Charles Taylor\’s war crimes trial
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Mia Farrow, Carole White testify in Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial
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30 May 2012: Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
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Farrow appeared in a UN-backed court at The Hague to testify in a war crimes trial against Taylor.
Image: hdptcar on Flickr.
Actress Mia Farrow and Carole White have testified in former-Liberian president Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Farrow and White’s testimonies contradict supermodel Naomi Campbell‘s testimony from last week.
White said Campbell was “mildly flirtatious” with Taylor at a dinner in South Africa in 1997. Taylor, she alleged, told Campbell he would send her diamonds. White continued to say Campbell communicated with Taylor and awaited the diamond. Campbell was “very excited” about the diamonds according to White.
“[Taylor’s men] came in and they sat down in the lounge and we sat opposite them… they then took out a quite scruffy paper and they handed it to Miss Campbell and said ‘these are the diamonds.'”
Farrow claimed Campbell told her Taylor received diamonds in the middle of the night. She testified, “[Campbell] said that in the night she had been awakened, some men were knocking at the door, and they had been sent by Charles Taylor, and they had given her a huge diamond.”
Last week in Campbell’s testimony, she did not know who sent her diamonds, but testified her then-agent White told her who probably sent the diamonds. White and Farrow testified Campbell said the diamonds were from Taylor. She claims she gave the diamonds to Jeremy Ractliffe who gave them to police.
Police spokesperson Musa Zondi confirms Ractliffe had uncut diamonds. “Yes, they are real diamonds. We cannot tell whether they are ‘blood diamonds‘ or not. That will be part of the investigation,” Zondi said.
Taylor faces eleven counts for violating international law including, murder, rape, sexual slavery, enlistment of children under the age of fifteen, pillaging, enslavement, and “outrages upon personal dignity.”
Taylor allegedly traded “blood diamonds” for weapons and supplying the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone with weapons during the civil war from 1991 to 2002. This war conscripted child soldiers, an international crime. The prosecutors for the Special Court say Taylor trained the rebels and had them rape, murder, mutilate, and decapitate the civilians of Sierra Leone. Over 100,000 people died in the Sierra Leonean civil war. Taylor plead not guilty to all charges.
Linking the blood diamonds, used to support the RUF, to Taylor is a high priority for the prosecution.
“Campbell testifies against former Liberian president” — Wikinews, August 5, 2010
Selah Hennessy. “Mia Farrow’s War Crimes Testimony Contradicts Naomi Campbell” — Voice of America, August 9, 2010
Selah Hennessy. “Hague Testimonies Contradict Campbell’s Claim in Liberia War Crimes Trial” — Voice of America, August 9, 2010
“Charles Taylor ‘gave Naomi Campbell diamonds’” — BBC News Online, August 9, 2010
“Charles Taylor trial: Celebrity witness evidence” — BBC News Online, August 9, 2010
Summary of Charles Taylor’s indictment
The Prosecutor vs. Charles Ghankay Taylor
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Sierra Leone rebel convicts sent to Rwandan jail
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Sierra Leone has transferred eight convicted former rebel leaders to Rwanda’s Mpanga prison to serve out their sentences.
Eight former rebels, convicted of atrocities committed during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, have been transferred to a Rwandan prison to serve their sentences.
Last Sunday, the convicts were sent to Rwanda’s Mpanga prison, a facility that meets the minimum international standards for incarceration. The prisoners included both rebel and loyalist militia leaders, convicted of war crimes, including amputation, enlisting child soldiers, and sexual slavery.
The acting registrar for Sierra Leone’s Special Court, Binta Mansaray, said that there are no prisons in Sierra Leone that meet international standards. However, Rwanda is able and willing to enforce the sentences.
“They have excellent facilities as far as a prison is concerned,” Mansaray said. “Whereas in Sierra Leone, while the country is moving in the right direction in terms of strengthening democratic institutions, especially the security sector, we have been advised by past governments that the country is not yet in a position to enforce sentences due to weak institutional arrangements.”
Rwanda established the Mpanga prison to accommodate prisoners convicted of war crimes committed during the 1994 genocide. In March, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda signed an agreement with its fellow Special Court to hold prisoners convicted by the Sierra Leonean tribunal.
This article includes material from Sierra Leone Rebel Convicts Sent to Rwandan Jail by VOA News, which is in the public domain.
Fid Thompson. “Sierra Leone Rebel Convicts Sent to Rwandan Jail” — VOA News, November 3, 2009
“Sierra Leone Special Court transfers key prisoners to Rwanda” — Xinhua, November 3, 2009
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Sudan risks counter coup without deal on transition: Opposition leader
Reuters , Thursday 25 Apr 2019
File photo: Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi meets supporters in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2018. (AFP)
Understanding Sudan
Three members of Sudan military council resign after demand by opposition
Sudan protesters pledge 'million march' for civil rule
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Cairo AU meeting agrees on 3-month transitional period towards civilian rule in Sudan
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'Egypt fully supports right of Sudanese people to determine their future,' Sisi tells gathering under AU umbrella
Sudan could face a counter coup if military rulers and the opposition do not reach agreement on a transition of power, leading opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi said on Thursday.
Mahdi said he believed Sudan's military council would hand over power to civilians if the current stalemate were broken. He also said he would consider running for president only in an election, not during the transition period.
"I think their intentions are good," he said of the army generals who toppled President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on April 11, three decades after he himself seized power in a coup, and then formed the Transitional Military Council (TMC).
"They are not interested in a military government."
Mahdi, Sudan's last elected prime minister, was toppled by Bashir in a bloodless coup in 1989. He is Sudan's most prominent politician, and Mahdi's Umma party is engaged in the negotiations with the TMC.
Hardliners from Bashir's National Congress Party could stage a coup along with allies in the army if the TMC and the opposition fail to make progress in talks, Mahdi said.
Bashir fell after weeks of mass protests and the Sudanese Professionals' Association, the main protest organiser, called for a million-strong march to take place later on Thursday to press for civilian rule.
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Pop up Reception Saturday, June 8, 5:30-8pm 2844 Forest Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705
Sally Smith
mixed media works on paper
Sally Kristina Smith presents her second solo show with 60SIX, “Burn Rate,” a series of drawings and mixed media paintings on linen and paper, created with charcoal the artist concocts by burning things.
In this series she burns objects, food and money, sometimes mixing it with oil paint. Burned pages from Trump’s “Art of the Deal, Playboy magazines, a Mormon hymnal and the artist’s urine find their way into Smith’s transmutation of matter. The artist’s atypical process seems a sublimation of our political and cultural alchemical mess. In Smith’s hands the end product is a fine rythmic order made with enigmatic materials.
This one night pop up reception takes place in the artist’s large studio/gallery space in the historic garage built in 1911 to house the cars of lumber baron Charles Axel Smith. Later in the century, artists George Miyasaki and Charles Strong set up studios in the converted garage. The garage is still sporting its original ball-bearing automobile turntable and sliding glass-paned garage doors.
Smith received her B.A. in music and human biology from Stanford University and earned a law degree from the University of Utah. She studied drawing and painting at the
Cambridge Center Studio School in Massachusetts. Smith’s work can be found in art collections worldwide including the Hanjin Shipping Company, Seoul, Korea, and private collections in Berlin, Cologne, Zurich, Boston, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shower of Gold (after Titian) 44.75x39.25 charcoal (made from US dollars) and oil paint on paper Golden Shower 47.5x38.5 oil, charcoal (made from Trump’s Art of the Deal and Playboy magazine) and artist’s urine on paper Witch Hunt 22x42 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Vladimir Putin calendar), and gold leaf on linen The Wall 22x42 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and McDonald’s Big Mac) on linen Kompromat No. 1 19x20 oil and charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Playboy magazines) and artist’s urine on linen Kompromat No. 2 19x20” oil and charcoal made from “Art of the Deal,” Playboy magazines and artist’s urine, on linen Witch Hunt No. 2 20x16 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Vladimir Putin calendar), and gold leaf on panel Moscow Bunnies No. 3 26x21 charcoal (made from Art of the Deal, Playboy magazine and Aunt Jemima syrup) on paper. Burn Rate No. 6 21x18 copper wire and charcoal (made from US dollars) on paper Burn Rate No. 10 60x48” charcoal (made US dollars) on linen Sego Lily, 40x30” oil and charcoal (made from Mormon hymn books) on linen Unsweetened Cocoa, charcoal made from unsweetened cocoa on paper, 38 X 46" Peanuts, handmade charcoal derived from peanuts,50 grams, 284 calories, 86.5 X 46” Burn Rate No. 8 31.5 x 25.5” copper wire and charcoal (made from US dollars) on paper
Shower of Gold (after Titian) 44.75x39.25 charcoal (made from US dollars) and oil paint on paper
Golden Shower 47.5x38.5 oil, charcoal (made from Trump’s Art of the Deal and Playboy magazine) and artist’s urine on paper
Witch Hunt 22x42 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Vladimir Putin calendar), and gold leaf on linen
The Wall 22x42 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and McDonald’s Big Mac) on linen
Kompromat No. 1 19x20 oil and charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Playboy magazines) and artist’s urine on linen
Kompromat No. 2 19x20” oil and charcoal made from “Art of the Deal,” Playboy magazines and artist’s urine, on linen
Witch Hunt No. 2 20x16 oil, charcoal (made from Art of the Deal and Vladimir Putin calendar), and gold leaf on panel
Moscow Bunnies No. 3 26x21 charcoal (made from Art of the Deal, Playboy magazine and Aunt Jemima syrup) on paper.
Burn Rate No. 6 21x18 copper wire and charcoal (made from US dollars) on paper
Burn Rate No. 10 60x48” charcoal (made US dollars) on linen
Sego Lily, 40x30” oil and charcoal (made from Mormon hymn books) on linen
Unsweetened Cocoa, charcoal made from unsweetened cocoa on paper, 38 X 46"
Peanuts, handmade charcoal derived from peanuts,50 grams, 284 calories, 86.5 X 46”
Burn Rate No. 8 31.5 x 25.5” copper wire and charcoal (made from US dollars) on paper
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IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
QUALIFYING for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
There will be 40 qualifying Age Group slots for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, Taupo New Zealand on offer at the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Italy Emilia-Romagna.
If you qualify in the 2019 edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Italy Emilia -Romagna you are eligible to compete in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2020, Taupõ New Zealand only. All competitors who wish to make use of their qualification slot must be present at slot allocation. Not every competitor may make use of their slot therefore, other athletes will advance in the respective age group till all slots are allocated. The organizer reserves the right to have the final decision during the allocation of slots.
Please make sure that you bring a valid picture ID and a credit card to pay the entry fee to the registration.
SLOT ALLOCATION / ROLLDOWN POLICY
Athletes MUST claim their slot in-person during the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Slot Allocation / Rolldown Ceremony on Sunday, September 22nd immediately following the Awards Ceremony. We recommend being at least 15 minutes early. Be prepared to pay the entry fee with CREDIT CARD ONLY; no cheque or cash.
Prior to race day, at least one slot shall be tentatively allocated to each Age Group category (both male and female). Final Slot Allocation will be determined on race day based on the number of official starters in each Age Group.
If there are no starters in a Age Group, then that slot will be moved to the next calculated Age Group within the gender. Final Slot Allocation shall be representative of the actual number of Age Group starters in each category in the race.
Please check the schedule of events for time and location. Anyone who wishes to claim a Rolldown slot must attend the IRONMAN World Championship Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony and claim their slot in person. If an automatic qualifier in an Age Group chooses not to take the slot, does not attend the IRONMAN World Championship Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony, or has already qualified, the next eligible finisher in that Age Group may claim the slot that has rolled down.
If there are no more eligible finishers in an Age Group or no other finishers in attendance at the IRONMAN World Championship Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony in that Age Group, that unclaimed slot will be reallocated to another Age Group within the gender based on the athletes-to-slots ratio. The Age Group within the gender with the largest athletes-to-slots ratio receiving the second re-allocated slot (if applicable), and so on.
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Each Age Group athlete who accepts a qualifying slot for the IRONMAN World Championship is subject to IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Rules and will be required to sign the World Championship Events Anti-Doping & Qualifying Slot Waiver for Age Group Athletes. The waiver serves to provide additional notification of and consent to IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Program, which includes IRONMAN’s efforts to combat, deter, and test for doping in accordance with IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Rules.
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Prosecutors General from Europe and the Mediterranean committed to international judicial cooperation
The Hague, 1 February 2019
The Prosecutors General attending the Second EuroMed Forum agreed on the Guidelines setting up the principles of collaboration, communication and continuation of the Forum.
They remarked upon the value of cooperation between Prosecutors General from Europe and the Mediterranean countries on international judicial matters.
The Forum covers issues such as the fight against terrorism and organised crime, and personal data protection.
Prosecutors General from Europe and Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia) agreed on the General Rules for the Organisation of the Forum setting up the main objectives and principles of collaboration, communication and continuation of the Forum with the objective of improving international judicial cooperation. The agreement of the Guiding Rules took place under the impetus of EuroMed Justice, the programme financed by the European Commission for judicial cooperation between the countries of Europe and the Mediterranean.
This second Forum, promoted by and held at Eurojust’s premises, and following the cornerstone laid by the Spanish Prosecutor’s Office last year in Madrid, was well received and welcomed by the Prosecutors General from the participating countries. The Forum allowed the Prosecutors General to share experience and best practice on issues related to cyberspace and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; personal data protection and cooperation with third countries; joint investigation teams; and countering terrorism and organised crime, particularly smuggling of illegal migrants and trafficking in human beings and drugs in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The President of Eurojust, Mr Ladislav Hamran, said: ‘At Eurojust, we have long realised that judicial cooperation should not stop at the borders of Europe. Bringing together colleagues from different continents, networks and organisations is exactly what Eurojust stands for. We are all united in our ambition to ensure justice for our citizens. Eurojust strongly welcomes the initiative of this Forum of Prosecutors General.’
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Adam Silver discusses how the changes to the NBA draft lottery will influence teams losing for a chance at a better pick. When people ask why I adore the lottery, my first thought is the basketball with the top cut out. The lottery is this ultra-serious thing that can alter the course of entire franchises, with elaborate rules, observing accountants and sequestered attendees who must hand over their phones and Apple watches.
It is also a human man plucking a ping-pong ball from a tube, and handing that ball to another human man who recites the number adorned on the ball. Repeat that four times, and you have a distinct four-number combination. That combination belongs to one of the 14 teams in the room. That team wins the lottery. Repeat the same procedure at least two more times to designate teams picking No. If the machine in which the balls bounce breaks down, the NBA has a contingency: A league official closes that hole, shakes the basketball, opens it up, and picks out the balls.
The league has not had to use said contingency. If it ever does, and I am there, I might retire on the spot. High numbers put more teams in play. In general, the teams with the best lottery odds -- Phoenix and Memphis -- have most of the four-number combinations with 1s and 2s.
In that moment before the drawing of the fourth ball, a bunch of teams held combinations featuring 6, 9, and 12 -- including Orlando, Cleveland via Brooklyn , and Sacramento. I don't say this facetiously: The tension in those 10 seconds was very, very real.
Out popped a "1," and the Suns had their first No. The next two four-number combinations also belonged to Phoenix; the league scrapped those and drew again. He has worked for the Suns since but never before been tapped for the lottery backroom. Pitman has won prize money in the name of Phoenix Suns Charities several years in a row in a closest-to-the-pin contest held as part of the Phoenix Open.
Penny Sarver, wife of Robert Sarver, the Suns owner, considers this golf success proof that Pitman is lucky, he said. He got the job. Pitman brought two good-luck charms: I gently asked if I should inquire as to why they were lucky. How much might the Kings pay to move up one spot? The Kings are reportedly fine picking whoever is there, but that didn't stop the jokes. Had that coin flip gone the other way, Chicago owns the four-number combination in question and is picking No.
Atlanta similarly won Tuesday night by losing a coin flip with Dallas, which fell to No. Brock Aller, the Cavs' senior director of strategy, reminisced about how a similar coin flip "win" cost Cleveland a chance to draft Anthony Davis in Jason Hillman, the Cavs' chief of staff, traveled to New York in to observe that tiebreaker.
Six years later, the Cavs' front-office staff still gives Hillman grief, Aller said: Cohen is perhaps the most decorated all-time lottery drawing room participant. Aller told me afterward he felt no pressure filling the shoes of a legend who might also be a warlock. I don't believe him. When Ressler nominated her, Gertz thought she might actually be the one picking out the ping-pong balls, she said. She hosts Bingo games at fundraisers for a nonprofit she and Ressler cofounded , so overseeing the lottery drawing would have been a natural transition, she said.
You wait for people to have their hearts broken on live television. She leaned back, triumphant, and mouthed, "Oh, yeah. One person yelled, "This is the best part of being in this room! Ressler approaching Rich Gotham, Celtics president, and joking he would have given up and sold the Hawks on the spot had the Celtics snared the No.
The Celtics had just a 2. He was not joking. Gertz does not mind if you ask her about her iconic "spare a square" role on "Seinfeld. Gertz is a good sport. He refused to wear it. He kept it in a gray bag. Or did the game gods reward them?
Boston would have received the Lakers' pick this June only had it fallen anywhere from No. The Lakers pick entered the lottery at No. Otherwise, the Celtics receive the Kings pick next season -- unless that pick lands at No. Boston probably valued the certainty of a top-five pick this season.
Philly probably valued the possibility of snaring a much higher than No. I guess they both lost? The Kings will add a good player, raising the slight possibility that they might not be the preferred from Boston's perspective level of horrible. Just what the league needed -- more help for Western Conference teams! Auerbach was then living in Washington, D.
The Celtics mailed him an envelope with a return address, and instructed him to light the cigar, take a couple puffs, put it out, and mail it back. Wallace stuck it in his suit pocket. Wallace took one even though, as he put it, "I don't qualify as a mother. Wallace was happy, anyway. After all, the Grizzlies could have fallen to No. You just cannot kill the hope within Chris Wallace.
Among the topics that generated the most debate: LeBron denouncing the idea stalled its momentum, but the win-or-go-home game between Denver and Minnesota reinvigorated it. I got annoyed noticing even the black briefcase in which the lottery balls are carried into the drawing room has branding -- State Farm -- emblazoned on it.
Leftwich worked at the league for more than 20 years, and for most of that time, she was in charge of writing out the selected four-number combinations -- and the teams to which they were attached -- on a giant white sheet of paper atop an easel. Remarkably, that role still exists. Leftwich during her time lobbied for the league to digitize it. Steve Mills, the current Knicks president, worked for the league in the s and s, and said Tuesday that he set up the room where the so-called "frozen envelope" drawing happened granting the Knicks the right to draft Patrick Ewing.
A half-decade later, the league switched from envelopes to ping-pong balls. Mills and Joel Litvin, the NBA's former president of league operations, were in charge of testing out the new balls, they both recalled. They started by numbering them. Some teams complained that balls with double-digit numbers would weigh more, perhaps impacting the odds somehow.
Mills and Litvin switched to team logos. Teams objected that a logo-based system might bring the same issue. Never let a team executive tell you fans are nuttier about conspiracy theories than they are. That team gets five of the 1, possible four-number combinations. You barely notice them on the giant list of combos.
Micah Day, the NBA's director of event management, making his debut as timekeeper. He even got to choose the color of his stopwatch, from among red, black, blue, and purple. He practiced a lot.
Should he raise his hand after 10 seconds has elapsed, or a beat before, so that his hand would be up precisely at that second mark? You better believe Day practiced that spin. It turns out, you can pirouette on your heel, or on your toes.
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Or did the game gods reward them? Boston would have received the Lakers' pick this June only had it fallen anywhere from No. The Lakers pick entered the lottery at No. Otherwise, the Celtics receive the Kings pick next season -- unless that pick lands at No. Boston probably valued the certainty of a top-five pick this season. Philly probably valued the possibility of snaring a much higher than No. I guess they both lost?
The Kings will add a good player, raising the slight possibility that they might not be the preferred from Boston's perspective level of horrible. Just what the league needed -- more help for Western Conference teams!
Auerbach was then living in Washington, D. The Celtics mailed him an envelope with a return address, and instructed him to light the cigar, take a couple puffs, put it out, and mail it back. Wallace stuck it in his suit pocket. Wallace took one even though, as he put it, "I don't qualify as a mother. Wallace was happy, anyway. After all, the Grizzlies could have fallen to No. You just cannot kill the hope within Chris Wallace.
Among the topics that generated the most debate: LeBron denouncing the idea stalled its momentum, but the win-or-go-home game between Denver and Minnesota reinvigorated it.
I got annoyed noticing even the black briefcase in which the lottery balls are carried into the drawing room has branding -- State Farm -- emblazoned on it. Leftwich worked at the league for more than 20 years, and for most of that time, she was in charge of writing out the selected four-number combinations -- and the teams to which they were attached -- on a giant white sheet of paper atop an easel.
Remarkably, that role still exists. Leftwich during her time lobbied for the league to digitize it. Steve Mills, the current Knicks president, worked for the league in the s and s, and said Tuesday that he set up the room where the so-called "frozen envelope" drawing happened granting the Knicks the right to draft Patrick Ewing.
Mills and Litvin switched to team logos. Teams objected that a logo-based system might bring the same issue. Never let a team executive tell you fans are nuttier about conspiracy theories than they are.
That team gets five of the 1, possible four-number combinations. Don't just spend time with your children - invest it. He will hear your voice out of His temple, and your cry will come before Him even into His ears. He will answer, and set you in a large place. God redeemed David from the calumny of those who maligned him without cause. In so many of his Psalms he refers to the unjust and cruel hatred which misrepresented him and his doings.
But God, to whom he committed his cause, vindicated him, so that his righteousness shone as the light, and his judgment as the noonday. So He will do for you. Those who now lay all manner of unkind charges to your door, will be compelled to admit your innocence.
Only leave your cause with God, and be still. God redeemed David from all the afflictions that shadowed his early days: Our pathway is thick with snares and dangers, as the pilgrims found it when journeying through the valley of the shadow; but there is a way out, and in the morning we shall marvel to see how we escaped. It was deeply graven in his soul. How could he forget the word which guaranteed the succession of his race upon the throne of Israel!
At the same time he distinctly recognized that the fulfillment was conditional. There was an if in it. It was only in so far as his children took heed to walk before God in truth that God was bound to place them on the throne of Israel; therefore he urged Solomon to keep the charge of the Lord, that the Lord might continue His word.
In the Lion of the tribe of Judah there is the boldness which will not swerve in the face of the foe. Timid women and little children in the days of persecution have waxed valiant in the fight, and have not flinched from death, because Jesus was beside them. Keep the charge of the Lord thy God. Let us watch them until we see them weighed out in the temple as were the sacred vessels which Ezra committed to the priests for transport across the desert Ezra 8: Keep His statutes and commandments.
Acting thus, we shall put ourselves in the way of enjoying a continuance of that favor which God has promised. I know not how to go out or come in… Give Thy servant an understanding heart.
Wealth, honour, fame, the surpassing of our rivals, are not the chief things to be considered, or our judgment will be impaired and our vision distorted. It was because Solomon desired and sought the kingdom and glory of God, that He gave him also the things for which he did not ask 1 Kings 3: Impressed by the greatness of his responsibilities, the young king had gone to Gibeon to worship God.
He wished to fulfil his opportunities to their highest measure, and to serve his fatherland, but he realized his inefficiency. Do you feel like this? You realize the wonderful opportunities and responsibilities of life in this marvellous age, and long to be of service to God and your fellows, but what can you do?
You are but as a little child, and "know not how to go out or come in. It is like the systole and diastole of the heart's action, which should be alike consecrated to God and of service to man.
Solomon asked for an understanding heart, that he might discern between good and bad. We all need this faculty, that we may discriminate between things that look very much alike, but are different in nature and direction Hebrews 5: It is not an enduement of intellectual power, but of moral taste and discernment.
It has been said, that the difficulty in life is not to discriminate between white and black, but to choose between the different shades of grey. In our fellowships, recreations, literature, business--we are in urgent need of the understanding heart, which listens for and heeds the voice of God.
Solomon offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon the altar 1Kiings 3: We are required to present our bodies as living sacrifices unto God, which is our reasonable service.
Our career is often determined by our circumstances, or by our special gifts and talents, and, on the whole, we succeed best in doing what we like best. But if we yield ourselves to do God's will, He will direct our paths. May we prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good. But God did exceeding abundantly beyond what he asked or thought. Riches and honor, victory and long life, were thrown in as part of the Divine gift; as paper and string are given by the tradesmen with the goods we purchase.
Put first things first. The child will take the handful of glass beads, and leave the heap of diamonds in the rough. Seek God and all things in Him. To know God, and to be known by Him, is to possess all things. All that is lovely, strong, or right, in any human being was in the Creator before it entered the creature; having God, you possess all things in Him.
Be more careful of what you are than what you have. We must all admit that our soul is too narrow. How little we know of the experience which Madame Guyon describes when she says: God is the Rest-Giver. When He surrounds us on every side with His protecting care, so that our life resembles one of the cities of the Netherlands in the great war— inaccessible to the foe because surrounded by the waters of the sea, admitted through the sluice— then neither adversary nor evil occurrent can break in, and we are kept in perfect peace, our minds being stayed on God.
Have you experienced the rest which comes by putting God round about you, on every side—like the light which burns brightly on a windy night because surrounded by its four panes of clear glass? Wars on every side; Rest on every side. And yet the two are compatible, because the wars expend themselves on God, as the waves on the shingle; and there are far reaches of rest within, like orchards and meadows and pasture-lands beyond the reach of the devastating water.
Out of such rest should come the best work. We are not surprised to find Solomon announcing his purpose to build a house unto the name of the Lord. Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus, anointed Him.
Out of quiet hearts arise the greatest resolves; just as from the seclusion of country hamlets have come the greatest warriors, statesmen, and patriots. Men think, foolishly, that the active, ever-moving souls are the strongest.
It is not so, however. They expend themselves before the day of trial comes. Give me those who have the power to restrain themselves and wait; these are they that can act with the greatest momentum in the hour of crisis.
In absolute silence, like the growth of a palm in the desert, that noble building arose in the symmetry of its fair proportions. But there was plenty of quarrying and hammering and chiseling before the materials were brought to the site.
The absolute silence with which the Temple rose is a meet emblem of the progress of the Church, from its foundations laid in the Apostolate toward the top stone, which before very long will be laid upon the completed structure. Amid the rise and fall of dynasties and empires, the Church is being built. Soul after soul, as so many added bricks, is being quietly placed upon the walls. Some day the world will be amazed when it sees the New Jerusalem descend out of heaven from God. The mightiest works of God are the fruit of silence.
You and I are now in the quarry, hewn, chipped, chiseled: Be of good cheer! It will not be long, the preparatory work will be over, and we shall become part of the eternal structure. Into heaven there can enter neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron. The trial will have done its work. Sorrow and crying will flee away. The Apostle Paul, who knew more than any man what trial and pain meant, could confidently declare: The Apostle tells us to obey from the heart that mould or form of doctrine to which we were delivered Romans 6: What a mould is to the metal which is wrought into various forms of utensils, that the form of sound doctrine is to believers who desire to resemble Christ.
When our hearts, melted in contrition and penitence, are poured into the teaching of the Apostles, to ponder it in memory, and to carry it out in life, they are, so to speak, cast into the pattern of Jesus Christ, which they wear forevermore. Thus we are conformed to the image of His Son. We differ as widely as the vessels named here. Some are lavers, and some bases; some shovels, and some basins. The machinery of the whole would have been hindered if one had been missing. Be content with the shape which the Great Designer hath intended for thee.
Dare to pour thyself into the dark passages of the mould. Do not ask the intention of this or that. Obey from the heart, otherwise thou mayest have to be broken up, and put back again into the furnace to go through the process once more. This is the Plain of the Jordan for us, the place of death; but soon we shall be remitted to the Palace and Temple of God. There is no clue to the understanding of the mysteries of our mortal life, save the hypothesis, that we are being prepared for the position which has been prepared for us in the eternal world.
Or, you are beset by strong competition; and, in order to hold your own, you have been tempted to do what is not perfectly the best— to spice your teaching with a little heterodoxy, puff your wares with misleading titles, to adulterate your goods. But there is no need to do this; if only you are faithful to God, He will maintain your cause, as every day may require. Or, you are tempted almost beyond endurance, and think that you must yield.
The seductions are so insidious, the pitfalls so carefully concealed, the charm of evil so subtle. But, if you will only look away to God, you will find Him a very present help to maintain your cause. Oh, trust Him; for none of them that do so can be desolate.
Daily strength for daily need; daily manna for daily hunger; daily maintenance for daily temptation. As we stand on the hilltop in the morning and look across the valley of the coming day, its scenes are too closely veiled in heavy-hanging mists for us to specify all our requests. Man builds; God hallows. This cooperation between man and God pervades all life. Man performs the outward and mechanical; God the inward and spiritual.
Paul plants, Apollos waters; but God gives the increase. We elaborate our sermons and addresses, building them up with careful, eager thought; but God must work in and through them for His own glory in the salvation and upbuilding of souls. We must be careful to do our part with reverence and godly fear, remembering that God must work in realms we cannot touch, and to issues we cannot reach, before our poor exertions can avail.
Many who read these lines are engaged in building structures which will outlive the Pyramids. The body is only the scaffolding, behind and through which the building of the soul is being upreared. The materials with which we build may be the gold, silver, and precious stones, of our example, precept, careful watching, and discipline; but God must come in to hallow. Our strenuous endeavor must be supplemented by the incoming of the Holy Spirit.
God hallows by His indwelling. Each day may be a building, reared between sunrise and sunset, with our activities; but it were vain to hope to realize our ideal unless the structure become a temple filled with God.
Build what you will; but never be satisfied unless God sets His eyes and heart upon your life, hallowing and sanctifying each day and act to Himself. There were two reasons why Solomon was on the throne.
May we not address our Savior with similar expressions of gladness as those which the queen addressed to a less than He? Prayer is good, but it may revolve too largely about our own needs and desires: We can never praise Him enough. Our furthest thoughts fall short of the reality. His wisdom and prosperity exceed His fame. No question He cannot answer; no desire He cannot gratify; no munificence He cannot excel.
Happy are they who stand continually before Him. Let us see that this is our happy privilege; not content to pay Him a transient visit, returning to our own land, but communing with Him always of that which is in our heart. Every man is vulnerable at one point of his character. Strong everywhere else, and armor-plated, he is weak there; and our great enemy knows just where to strike home. It would have been useless to argue with Solomon for the claims of idols. He could at once, by his wisdom, have annihilated all infidel arguments, and have established the existence and unity of God.
But, step by step, he was led by silken cords, a captive, to the worship of other gods. Yet among many nations there was no king like him who was beloved of his God. Let young people beware where they let their hearts go forth in love. Whom we love we resemble; and in the marriage tie it is almost inevitable that seductions to the lower will overcome the drawings to the higher.
Our associates determine the drift and current of our life. It is so easy to launch upon the current that flows past our feet; it seems impossible that the laughing, enticing water should ever carry us against sharp, splintering rocks, or over-breaking cataracts. When we are compelled to associate with the ungodly, let us maintain a strict self-watch, and pray that the breath of the heavenward gale may more than counteract the tendency of the earthward current.
Jeroboam acted on expediency. It did seem reasonable to argue that the constant going up to Jerusalem to worship might alienate the people from his throne, and awaken a desire for the old national unity; and without doubt a mere worldly wisdom extolled his setting-up of idol-gods at Bethel and Dan; but his policy in this respect led to the downfall of his kingdom. How prone we all are to devise out of our own hearts! We take counsel with ourselves, and do what seems prudent and farseeing, with the inevitable result of being betrayed into courses of action that God cannot approve, and of which we have reason to repent bitterly.
It is infinitely better to wait on God till He develop His plan, as He most certainly will, when the predestined hour strikes. He who trusts in his own heart, and takes his own way, is a fool. To run before God is to sink knee-deep into the swamp. What a contrast to the course of Jeroboam was that of the Son of Man!
He would do nothing of Himself. We are inclined at first sight to pity this unknown prophet, and to justify his return; but as we look closer into the story, we not only discover the reason for the severe penalty that overtook him, but we are warned lest we make a similar mistake.
When we have received a direct command fresh from the lips of Christ, we must act on it, and not be turned aside by a different suggestion, made to us through the lips of professing Christians. God does not vacillate or alter in the thing which proceeds from His mouth. When we know we are in the line of His purpose, we must not allow ourselves to be diverted by any appeal or threat, from whomsoever it may emanate. Deal with God at first-hand. Beware of any one who allures you with the bread and water that are to break your fast.
That bait is likely enough to disturb the balance of your judgment. When a voice says spare thyself, be on the alert; it savors the things that be of man, not of those that be of God.
Learn to deal with God at first-hand. Do not run hither and thither to human teachers, or to the Church. Be still before God, and what He says in the depths of thy soul, do. His Holy Spirit shall guide you into all truth; and when once His way has been revealed to thee, go straight on, listening to no other voice, however much it professes Divine inspiration.
Jeroboam thought that the old prophet could penetrate the vail that hid the future, but not the disguise in which his wife wished to conceal herself. From God no secrets are hid. Immediately on His accosting her by her name there came the dread announcement of inevitable disaster.
We must not hesitate to unfold all the consequences of sin. As watchmen on the walls, we are bound to tell men of the certain fearful looking for of fiery indignation which shall devour the transgressors. None of us should flinch from declaring the whole counsel of God. We should specially insist on the guilt side of sin.
Not only that it is a misfortune, a mistake, an error, a disease, a tyranny; but a crime. The sinner is a criminal, who has incurred the just wrath and anger of a holy God: Oh for more tenderness that we may with tears warn men of their doom! If the tidings are heavy, let us first feel their pressure on our own hearts; let us bend over the regions of despair and darkness, and hear the bitter weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and come back to warn our brethren, lest they also come to that place of torment.
Though it was with fear and much trembling that Paul preached the Gospel, yet he did not shun to declare the whole counsel of God. And while we go to men with the good tidings of salvation, we must not withhold the heavy tidings from those who persist in unbelief. It is a great thing to have such a testimony as this. We may do right in our own eyes; yet the eye of the Lord may detect evil which neither our associates nor we have seen. We may deceive ourselves, we may deceive others; but we cannot deceive God.
In the home or business, in situation or factory, let us live as under the searching gaze of God. This is what the world is languishing for— reality, consistency under all circumstances, and before all men. There are, however, two clouds overhanging this otherwise bright life. Though idols were destroyed, the groves in which they were erected remained. We must not only cleanse our way before the Lord, but remove any evil thing which may cause others to stumble.
The other cloud is indicated in 2 Chronicles The enemy of souls is ever on the watch. Pray that amid the pains of death, you may not act unworthily. His sin was very aggravated, largely through the influence of Jezebel, his young and beautiful wife, who introduced the abominations of Phoenician idol-worship. This is why he is said to have exceeded his predecessors in wickedness. They broke the second commandment, and worshipped Jehovah under the form of a calf.
Ahab and Jezebel broke the first, and chose other gods— Baal, the sun, and Ashtoreth, the moon. The inveterate love for this idolatry was connected with licentious rites with which these deities were served. What wonder that the land became corrupt when the fountains of its religious life were polluted at the source?
The connection between the indulgence of impurity and the declension of the spiritual life, is very close. As the apostle Paul tells us in Romans 1, the men that refuse to retain God in their knowledge are given up to the working of passion; and as they yield to passion they lose the sweet, clear impression of the truth and nearness of the Christ.
The first, second, and third thing to be said to young people on venturing out into the world, corrupt through many deceitful lusts, is, Be pure. Wear the white flower of a blameless life. If you cannot be faultless, be blameless.
If you cannot realize all the good you know, at least refrain from all the evil. Keep your robes unspotted from the world. Then through purity of heart and obedience in life, you shall see God. As the living Christ enters the heart, He will drive before Him the brute forms of evil, overthrow the tables of the moneychangers, and will sit to teach of God. Give yourself unreservedly into His keeping, that He may govern and control every avenue of your life. We must be where God desires.
He deemed himself as much a courtier in the royal palace as Gabriel Luke 1: Wherever you go, and whatever ministry you are called to undertake, glory in this, that you never go to any greater distance from God. If we are where God wants us to be, He will see to the supply of our need. It is as easy for Him to feed us by the ravens as by the widow woman. As long as God says, Stay here, or there, be sure that He is pledged to provide for you. Though you resemble a lonely sentinel in some distant post of missionary service, God will see to you.
The ravens are not less amenable to His command than of old: How often God teaches best in seclusion and solitude! It is by the murmuring brooks of nature that we have our deepest lessons. It is in the homes of the poor that we are fitted for our greatest tasks. It is beside couches where children suffer and die, that we receive those preparations of the heart which avail us when the bugle note summons us to some difficult post. God leads through death to life. Fear not that gateway!
If the Lord be God, follow Him: And the people answered him not a word. As soon as we can think for ourselves, we are accosted by the challenge of the Divine Voice- Art thou for Me or against Me?
Which side dost thou take? From the lips of our blessed Lord comes the additional challenge, which compels us to face the alternative as one that may not be trifled with or put aside: How long halt ye between two opinions?
We must take one side or the other. When the division-bell rings in the House of Commons, the Ayes must go to the right and the No's to the left. A man must choose which he will take! If Jehovah, If Baal, We cannot be neutral without being stultified. Who, then, is prepared to take sides, and to come out to Christ, without the camp, bearing His reproach? To be on the Lord's side is to acknowledge Him as our King as well as Saviour.
It is to render to Him our reverence, obedience, love and devotion. It is to abandon all refuges and resorts to our own works and ways, and to strive for heart, mind, and life to be assimilated to His will and character. This is what our Saviour expects and asks of each of us!
We are to belong wholly to God, to give Him all that we are capable of giving, to choose His cause, and to find in Him the beginning and ending, the first and last.
Jesus Christ possesses an unimpeachable and absolute right over us--the right of Creator, "it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves"; the right of Benefactor, not only in the realm of temporal but of spiritual existence; the right of Redeemer, and this is the greatest claim of all. Our decision demands declaration. Christ will not have His followers live in secret.
In the days in which we live, when there are so many temptations to compromise between the disciples of Jesus and the votaries of the world, there is overwhelming reason why we should take His side. And in that great day, He will take our side and acknowledge us before His Father and the Holy Angels!
Grant that we may willingly consecrate them all to Thee, and use them in Thy service. Because this was such a crucial prayer, it is worth noting the specific things for which Elijah prayed. He had four specific requests of God. The burden of Elijah's heart was that others would know the true God and that they would realize that He alone is God.
This revealed Elijah's humble attitude--he wanted to be known only as a servant of the true God. Elijah not only wanted to be known as the servant of God but also as an obedient servant. He especially did not want the prophets of Baal to think that he had dreamed up all of this on his own. He wanted them to be clearly convinced that God had directed him. This is also an indication that God is a personal God. Baal could not direct anyone; even those who worshiped him could not expect personal guidance.
Elijah wanted his prayer to be heard by God, and he wanted the people to return to God. Then the fire fell! It consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, the dust and the water that had been poured in the trenches. Such differences obtain still. The children of this world and the children of light are manifest.
What though the bodies of four hundred and fifty prophets lay slain in the gorge of the Kishon; or that by one great act Elijah had hewn down the upas tree, the deadly, influence of which had corrupted Palestine; or that the long-expected rain was in the air— yet Ahab must eat and drink. These are the things which the children of the world seek after. Watch and pray, lest you enter into this temptation. Let appetite be kept well in hand— your servant, not your master; and see to it that you are capable of such profound and absorbing interest in the things of the Kingdom of God, as to count the gratification of physical desire unworthy to be compared with the high delights of service, prayer, and communion with the unseen.
Though he must have been exhausted with the excitements and efforts of the day, Elijah must spend the evening hour with God. Though he knew that the rain was near, he felt that his prayers were a needful condition for its bestowment. Though any part of Carmel might have become his oratory, he sought the lonely solitudes of the summit with the outspread sea before him, that his soul might hold undisturbed vigil, and that he might see over the wide expanse of the ocean the first tokens of the coming answer.
His attitude denoted his humility. His repeated injunction to the lad, his perseverance. His success approved his faith. Stand, O suppliant soul, on the highest point of expectant hope; see the hurrying answer, which was being prepared from pools and lakes and seas, long ere thy prayer began. In all probability the angels often touch us when danger is near, threatening our health and life, or when foul fiends step up to us with hideous temptation.
They find us out, especially when, like Elijah, we are alone and depressed; when nervous depression has crept about our hearts; when we seem to have failed in the conflict against evil and long for death to end our long and weary strife.
It was very gracious for God to deal thus with His servant. We might have expected rebuke or remonstrance, chiding or chastisement; but we would hardly have expected such loving, gentle treatment as this. Is this the man who defied Ahab and all his priests?
He is as frail and impotent as any! Nay, but God looked beneath the surface depression, and detected the strong fountains of courage and devotion that lay beneath, only capable of being called again into intense manifestation. He knew how to distinguish between the passing overstrain of the body and the heroic temper of the spirit.
So, He understands us in our fits of depression and despair. Whenever these angel-fingers touch you, whether directly or through the medium of loving mortal hands, you will always find the cake and the cruse of water. God never awakens to disappoint. It is an infinite pleasure to Him to awaken His loved ones to good things, which they had neither asked nor thought. Will not dying be something like this! The angel of life will touch us, and we shall awake to see what love has prepared.
This was likely enough to happen on a battlefield. It would not be possible to hold your prisoner, and to busy yourself about other things at the same time.
But is it not thus that men miss the main end of life? Busy here and there and life is gone. Like children they dig in the sand; like the butterfly they flit from flower to flower.
A round of visits, a few novels, a good many hours of light gaiety; vanity, fashion, and amusement; these fill their hours, the days flash by, and life is gone. They have nothing to show for it. Busy here and there, and the chance of saving others is gone.
But too often we deal only with superficialities, busying ourselves in the slightest interests, but not seeking the salvation of those with whom we associate. Busy here and there, and the knowledge of God is gone. The ephemeral interests of life press hard on its real interests. Like boys, we squander in trifling the hours given to prepare for an examination on which all the future must turn. Ahab got his garden of herbs, but he had Elijah withal, who stood at the gate like an incarnate conscience.
Men may get the prize on which they have set their heart; but if they have obtained it wrongfully, the conscience of the wrong done will haunt them, and take away the pleasure on which they counted, and ultimately bring them like a quarry to the ground. We turn our best friends into enemies, as Ahab did Elijah. The cloud that lights Israel is darkness to Pharaoh; the angel that protects Jerusalem, slays the host of Sennacherib; the gentle love which anoints the Savior, instigates in Judas a jealousy which ends in murder.
The God who shows Himself merciful to the merciful is froward to the froward. The cause of the alteration is to be sought within ourselves. The sun that melts wax hardens clay, but the difference is in the clay. To the widow of Zarephath Elijah was an angel of light; whilst to Ahab he was an enemy. The difference lay in their hearts; the one being holy and loving, the other dark and turbid.
What you are, determines whether Elijah will be your friend or your enemy. A few promises which are never kept; a mirage that is dissipated in thin air when we approach it; a bribe of gold or silver that burns the hands which receive it— such are the price for which men sell themselves.
When he gets the soul into his power, he laughs at his former promises, and pays as wages, death. Every man we meet is clothed in armor; in other words, we all cover ourselves with plates on which to receive the thrust of accusation and reproach. Successful soul-winning depends on discovering the vulnerable part of a man, and striking there. But all this demands a very special discernment of spirits, and anointing of the Holy Ghost. The great need of the present day is a sharper and more searching analysis of sin.
Men need to be shown how they are violating the Laws of God. They assent generally to the Scriptural statements of what God requires, but fail to realize how greatly they have come short. You are almost sure to hit, if you begin to show the various ways in which respectably-living people are coming under the Divine sentence. But several conditions must be fulfilled. Because every type of human character is delineated in Holy Writ. He is a discerner of the thoughts of the heart, and will teach you to cut to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow.
The Books of Kings were originally one book in the Hebrew Bible. They cover the whole time of the Israelitish monarchy, exclusive of the reigns of Saul and David.
The Jewish tradition ascribes them to Jeremiah, and this is corroborated by internal evidence. But of course, Jeremiah, if he were the compiler, availed himself of the state records, and of all the documentary or oral sources of information within his reach. The Spirit of God was continually prompting his prophets to preserve a continuous record of the history of the chosen people; and thus abundant materials would be waiting for the author's use.
The First Book of Kings carries the story of Israel from the death of David to that of Ahab, while the record of the kingdom of Judah is carried to the death of Jehoshaphat. It is a wonderful story of the fulfilment of God's gracious promise to David, side by side with the chastisement of the people for their sins.
The story of Solomon's greatness; the building of his temple; the breaking away of the ten tribes; the ministry of Elijah -- are told at considerable length.
This book is often quoted in the New Testament; and our Lord especially derived from it many a searching lesson, as when He spoke of the Queen of Sheba, and the widow woman of Sarepta. Adonijah was the fourth son of David 2 Sam. He was born after Absalom 1 Kings 1: This attempt on his part to usurp the kingdom was a fulfilment of Nathan's prediction in 2 Samuel To the end of his life the effects of David's sin followed him.
And as Bathsheba and he met, for perhaps the last time on this dark day, each of them must have remembered the announcement which had broken in on their guilty attachment so long before.
How carefully we should walk before God, trusting Him to keep us moment by moment, since one glance of the eye may lead to such disastrous results! The revolt was abetted by Joab and Abiathar 1 Kings 1: The former had more than once crossed David's purpose, and might reasonably fear that Solomon would not favor him, while the latter was perhaps jealous of Zadok.
It was a compliment to the fidelity of the others that they were not invited. Any jealousy that might have stirred in the heart of the royal consort at seeing her place taken by another, was hushed in the presence of the supreme danger which threatened not only to engulf her hopes that Solomon should succeed to the throne, but to involve both her and him in a common death. What a noble part Nathan had played in David's life!
How much we owe to a true and wise friend! Though weakened in body, his mind was clear and his spirit strong and resolute. He did not forget, in those closing days of his life, the bitter adversity of his earlier years, or the redeeming mercy of God. He was equally mindful of his own solemn words of promise made in the presence of the living God: Solomon must ride on David's own mule 1 Kings 1: The tidings of this glad event carried comfort and joy into the hearts of all loyal citizens, but dismay into the hearts of traitors.
To the one a savor of life unto life, to others of death unto death. Those shouts that made the earth ring anticipated the acclamation that shall accompany the exaltation of Jesus to be King of men. Ah, happy day for His Church; but woe to them that plot against His rule! The nations rage and the peoples take counsel together; yet God will set His Son upon His holy hill.
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The Ghana National Boxing team, the Black Bombers are crying for help as they do not know their fate towards the next Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Reports reaching Yours Truly indicate that they are schedules to go to Cape Verde for the Africa Zone 2 qualifiers to the Olympic Games, but the sports authorities have not shown any sign of offering the Black Bombers some attention or consideration.
Black Bomber coach Ofori Asare and his team have been train every time over a period as they have organized non – residential camping, whereby the boxers move from their homes to training at the Accra Sports Stadium, which is very risky and not ideal.
Some of the amateur boxers said “We are suffering in training.. No motivation.. No inspiration.. No direction.. No sponsors.... Yet we have the best boxers on the continent of Africa... Ghana Government, Ministry of Youth & Sports, please help the Black Bombers as they prepare for the All African Games and Olympic Qualification... Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League is at a standstill due to NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT.... GOD SAVE GHANA BOXING”
Meanwhile, it is known that boxing is the sport that has been giving the nation medals at international championship.
A clear example is at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where boxing gave Ghana the only single medal which was won by Jessie Lartey, son of the assistant coach who was even left out of the squad to Australia.
Coach Lartekwei Lartey told Yours Truly if he was there in Gold Coast, his son could have won the gold medal.
Meanwhile the Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League that was put together by Moses Foh Amoaning and his team is also in a limbo due to lack of funds.
Many Ghanaian sports fans have called on the government to support the sports that can win medals, as they give much attention and funds to football, while other disciplines are suffering.
Meanwhile, the 2019 All African Games in Morocco is also coming up in August, but the boxers have not have the preparation that they wanted.
President of the Ghana Boxing Federation GBF) , George Lamptey said they have plans of meeting their counterparts from Nigeria in a friendly competition, but they still do not know their bearings and fate.
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When I first saw The Walking Dead on AMC it would be a lie to say I was not hooked from the get go. Mabey you guys watched it, mabey you didntm but if you didnt I HIGHLY recomend you check out the first season. Its only six episodes long, and hour each, so you could easily knock it down in a day or so. However, The Walking Dead is also based upon a comic series. Personaly its my favorite thing on TV, even ahead of the E! News seggment with Hayden Panettiere in a bikini.
If you liked the show, you NEED to read the comics. It is the best comic series I have ever read. But let me tell you it does have some heartwrenching drama in it. I wont go to far into it, but I actually cried at some parts, but then agian, I put myself in the places of others as I read, so it hits me a littel harder than most. Its that powerfull. You can DL the whole series of TPB but you need comical to view it.
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I'll check it out. I get pretty attached to shows as well. I've been watching a bunch of cop shows lately, so a change will be nice. Although, I'll have to stop being lazy and move all of the shows and movies onto my external to free up some space... I'll do that now actually, as to avoid doing my homework.
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Yeah, I've been thumbing through the comics for awhile now whenever I get the chance. The thing is though that you can't really rely on what is going on in the comics. Kirkman has already said that they plan on using the TV adaptation to go in a different direction that he wasn't able to do on paper.
I know that, which is why I am so fucking happy about the AMC series, its like reliving the comics all over again, but without knowing whats going to happen next, so the suspense is still there.
Eh, I tried watching the show but it seemed pretty bad. Like they were constantly running out of ideas and filling up the extra airtime with awkward "emotional moments," gratuitous sex scenes, and tedious conversations that don't go anywhere. But I did take a look at the comics and they seemed much better, so maybe I'll give them a try.
But really, I love zombies as much as anyone, but it's getting old. To make a successful zombie story now, you've got to throw in something new. Walking Dead didn't. It was just a TV version of pretty much every zombie movie already made.
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‘On 15 October 2011, protestors representing the global Occupy movement set up a semi-permanent camp outside St. Paul’s Cathedral in central London. The aim of the protest was to encourage discourse and raise awareness of social and economic inequalities.
On 25 October, several UK newspapers and media outlets ran stories claiming that ‘thermal imaging’ proved that only 10% of the 250 tents in St. Paul’s Square were being inhabited overnight. I was immediately sceptical of these claims.’
This series of photographs catalogues some of the communal and private spaces that were installed in the St. Paul’s and Finsbury Square camps. The traces of activity and inhabitance serve as a clear document of the utilisation of a limited space by a large number of permanent and temporary residents.
A third of all profits will be donated to support future community and outreach initiatives being undertaken by the Occupy London campaigners.
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In 2015, International Magnet School from Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been named a School of Distinction by the Magnet Schools of America. Over 300 applications were received. Magnet Schools America is committed to accentuating excellence by continuing to focus attention on what matters most in magnet schools. IMS is proud to be recognized again this year.
International Magnet School has been recognized as a 2014 School of Excellence by the Magnet Schools of America. The Magnet Schools of America Merit Awards recognize member magnet schools that demonstrate a high commitment to academic standards, curriculum innovation, desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement. As a School of Excellence, the International Magnet School earned the top Merit Award which is awarded to only a select group of magnet schools. For further information about the Magnet School Merit Award Program click here.
We are pleased to announce that IMS won Third Place in the Global Virtual Classroom contest 2012-2013 with their website, A Look into Technology. IMS had 2 partner teams, one in Taiwan and one in Illinois, who worked online together to create the website. The GVC vision is to empower, enable, and connect students around the world using Internet technology. Click HERE to visit the winning website created by the students.
Grades Served:
Patrick Robitaille, Principal
probitaille@crec.org
Tel: (860)-291-6001
625 Chapel Road
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Ichthys LNG Project mooring system pre-lay completed
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project reached a significant milestone with completion of the offshore pre-lay of the 77 kilometre chain and cable mooring system in the Browse Basin, located off the northern coast of Western Australia.
As part of the mooring system, 49 chains were laid on the seabed in water depths of up to 250 metres and anchored to foundation piles—5.5 metres in diameter and 63 metres long.
The mooring system will secure the Project’s two massive offshore facilities—the Central Processing Facility (CPF) and Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility—in the Ichthys Field seabed for at least 40 years of continuous
Once located in the Field, the CPF will deliver natural gas and some condensate through an 890 kilometre subsea gas export pipeline to onshore processing facilities in the Northern Territory. Most condensate will be processed through the FPSO and shipped directly to market from the Field.
Supplying more than 40,000 tonnes of large-scale anchor chains for the Project represented nearly 18 months of worldwide chain production. Each chain link weighs more than 700 kilograms.
The 28 CPF mooring chains required more than 25,000 tonnes of mainly 178 millimetre diameter chain, while the 21 FPSO mooring chains needed more than 15,000 tonnes of mainly 161 millimetre diameter chain.
The mooring system is part of the complex network of subsea infrastructure and equipment across the Ichthys Field.
Ichthys Project Managing Director Louis Bon said the mooring system pre-lay was a significant undertaking with challenging soil conditions for the piling scope of work.
“Despite the difficulty of the task, I’m proud to say that it was successfully completed without a single Lost Time Injury or any harm to the environment,” Mr Bon said.
“For example, because the Ichthys Field is located just 120 kilometres from the main hump back whale migratory routes and calving grounds of North West Australia, an early decision was made to avoid pile driving during the whale calving period where associated underwater noise may have created a disturbance.”
Mr Bon said the successful completion of the mooring chains pre-lay marked another major step ahead of the arrival of the CPF and FPSO currently under construction in ship yards in South Korea and, once completed, will be towed 5600 kilometres to the Ichthys Field.
"The offshore facilities will operate for decades and the mooring system plays a key role in ensuring their integrity.”
In addition to the mooring system, more than 16,000 tonnes of subsea structures and 140 kilometres of rigid flowlines have been installed across the Ichthys Field to safely and efficiently extract gas and condensate.
Media enquiries: Valma Ozich +61 (0) 433 190 165.
Ichthys Mooring System Pre-Lay Complete
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PARKING AUTHORITY: Local Man Involved in “Hate Speech” Incident Over Parking Spot Recently Fired From Hoboken Parking Utility
Posted on May 9, 2017 in hNOW, News
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Joseph Ruggiero, the man who was filmed shouting racial epithets in a disagreement over a parking space on Washington Street, was once an employee of the Hoboken Parking Utility—until he was dismissed by the City of Hoboken.
“Mr. Ruggiero worked for the City of Hoboken and was terminated in 2013,” City spokesman Juan Melli told hMAG. “Ultimately, the Administrative Court and Civil Service Commission upheld the City’s termination and made a final ruling on the matter in 2015.”
Ruggiero was initially terminated for “absence without permission for five consecutive days.” Furthermore, hMAG has exclusive information regarding an incident where Ruggiero was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation over a parking space and claimed he was a Hoboken Police officer—at one point flashing his Hoboken Parking Utility badge at a city resident. Ruggiero failed to appear at the hearings on that matter, and ultimately his termination was upheld.
“Regarding the reported badge incidents, the City required Mr. Ruggiero to return his HPU badge,” says Melli. “HPU ended the practice of issuing badges to employees in early 2013.”
In a statement issued on Monday, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said, “The hate speech by the Vape Van owner is reprehensible and does not represent Hoboken’s diverse and inclusive community. The Hoboken Police Department is investigating this incident.” She added, “In addition to this being extremely offensive hate speech, as a vendor licensed by the City of Hoboken, they are obligated to follow all of our rules and regulations, and clearly they have not. Therefore, I am asking the City Council to revoke their vendor license.”
Councilmen Ravinder Bhalla and Ruben Ramos, Jr. issued a joint statement, echoing the Mayor’s dismay over the incident. “As proud sons of immigrants, we write to express our complete disgust with the hate incident involving the owner of the Vape Van vendor truck in Hoboken, New Jersey. This conduct has no place in Hoboken. This individual’s actions do not reflect the views of businesses or residents in Hoboken. Hoboken is a city of immigrants and we take great pride in this tradition.”
On December 7, 2016 the Hoboken City Council adopted a Resolution “creating a community that is free of bias and prejudice,” and “pursuing a policy agenda that affirms . . . that those targeted on the basis of race, religion or immigration status can turn to government without fear of recrimination.” With this in mind, the actions on display in the incident involving Ruggiero have given the City Council grounds to review his license to do business in the city of Hoboken.
Meanwhile, Hoboken residents are wondering how a business like the “Vape Van” ever got a license to operate here in the first place.
“After reviewing the Vape Van incident, the City is now implementing a system to ensure that background checks are completed on all mobile vendors going forward,” says Melli. “A background check was not completed on the Vape Van or any other mobile vendor, but his employment record would not have appeared on a criminal background check and would not have been considered as a factor in the license approval process.”
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Graduated in Architecture by ARCA-EUAC, Coimbra, Portugal.
From 2003 to 2008, Paulo Martins has worked in Barcelona, Spain, as a team coordinator architect at the Ribas Arquitectes studio, conducting several highlighted projects such as the new Laboratoris Esteve headquarters competition, the Institut Cefer competition, several projects as facultative management member at Montmeló Circuit, among others.
In 2007 he obtained a post-graduation on eco-efficient architecture by Elisava_Escola Superior de Disseny i Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
After a brief journey around Brazil, he settled down in Portugal in 2008 and established his own office, Paulo Martins arq & design, where he has been developing a wide variety of projects in architecture, urbanism and design.
In 2011, a new internationalization venture is launched, together with the opening of a new office, located in Porto, Portugal. Since then, several projects have been developed in England, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
http://paulomartins.com.pt/
GR Villa / Paulo Martins Arquitetura & Design
Inserted in a plot of land of irregular geometry and surrounded by constructions of little architectural value, the GR villa emerges as a consequence of its constraints.
Portuguese Traditional House Adapted by Paulo Martins for Weekend Getaways
With the original outline, the only change was in the existing stairwells, through the usage of weathering steel e dimensioning its usage according to the visual weight in order to hierarchize the absence of mass.
Versailles Studio Apartment / Catseye Bay Design
Sky-High Condominium Overlooking the San Francisco Museum
Style and vibrant tones in Madrid, by Marengo
Grade House in East Vancouver by Measured Architecture
Toro Canyon Residence / ShubinDonaldson
Cole Valley Hillside Home in San Francisco / John Maniscalco Architecture
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Shortage of certain spare parts of AN-32 jet due to strain in Russia-Ukraine ties
SOURCE: PTI
There is shortage of certain Russian-origin spare parts of AN-32 transport aircraft due to strained relations between Russia and Ukraine, the government said Monday.In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said the Indian Air Force (IAF) has 98 AN-32 aircraft and none has outlived its operational life.
“More than half of Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft have been upgraded with structural upgrade as well as installation of advanced avionics such as radar, radio sets, navigation system etc and the remaining are under upgradation in a phased manner. The serviceability of the fleet has been at par with other fleets,” he said. Continue reading →
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Kargil’s little-known fact: How IAF used helicopters to target intruders at high altitudes
SOURCE: THE PRINT
Today, 16 July, marks the day when Operation Safed Sagar, the air component of Operation Vijay that was launched to evict the Pakistanis from Kargil heights, was called off. The Indian Army was then closing in on the remaining few peaks that still had the intruders, and so, air strikes were no longer required.
Op Safed Sagar heralded a few firsts in the history of the Indian Air Force, but two elements stand out – the use of offensive air power at the altitudes of 15,000-18,000 feet; and the use of precision weapons by the IAF for the first time. Embedded in these firsts are some little-known facts about the IAF’s use of helicopters that need a fresh look. Continue reading →
India, Russia eye more joint collaborations, pact soon for manufacturing defence spares
In a strategic move, India and Russia are all set to sign a major inter-governmental agreement (IGA) on spare parts for defence equipment that will also pave the way for transfer of technology and joint manufacture of products under the Make in India initiative.
The agreement will also see better and round-the-clock availability of equipment for Indian forces. Top government sources told ThePrint that the two countries are in the last stage of finalising the agreement which will cover equipment used by all three services – Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force. Continue reading →
Missile manufacturer BDL to have Rs 25K crore orders
SOURCE: IANS
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, will have an order book of Rs 25,000 crore for the next five years, including Rs 8,084 crore orders currently on hand. BDL Chairman and Managing Director Siddharth Mishra told reporters on Tuesday that except one export order, all others were from the Indian armed forces.
The existing orders will be executed by 2023-24 and include seeker-based multi-role air defence missile MRSAM being jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Continue reading →
India supplies first batch of Shyena torpedoes to Myanmar
SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA
Myanmar received the first batch of Shyena advanced lightweight torpedoes from India in early July 2019. India and Myanmar had signed a deal worth $37.9 million in 2017 for the supply of Shyena torpedoes.
The Shyena torpedoes have been developed and manufactured by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Naval Science and Technological Laboratory and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) respectively. Several warships of the Indian Navy are armed with Shynea torpedoes. Continue reading →
Well prepared to fight another Kargil war: Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa
Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday said that the forces are well prepared to fight another Kargil war if there is one. “Like all good Generals, we are prepared to fight the last war. If Kargil comes again, we are very well prepared,” he said.
Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa was speaking during the 20th commemorative celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Kargil War. He also said that if needed, IAF is capable of carrying out precision strikes from standoff distances. “In case required, we can do all weather bombing even through clouds very accurately. We have seen an attack carried out on February 26 (Balakot airstrike) that we are capable of carrying out precision strike from standoff distances & very accurately,” he said. Continue reading →
963 Terrorists, 413 Security Personnel Killed In 5 Years In J&K: Centre
SOURCE: NDTV
Over 960 terrorists and 413 security personnel have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the last five years, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.He said security forces were taking proactive action against terrorists, pursuant to the government”s zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.
“Due to concerted and synergised efforts of security forces, 963 terrorists have been neutralised in the state of Jammu and Kashmir since 2014 till June 2019. However, during these operations, 413 security forces personnel have also lost their lives,” Mr Reddy said, replying to a written question. Continue reading →
400 Terrorists Infiltrated Into J&K In 3 Years: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
Nearly 400 terrorists infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years and 126 of them have been killed by security forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha today.Mr Reddy said 27 security personnel were killed during the engagements with the infiltrators. Four terrorists have been arrested so far, he said.
“Attempts of infiltration from across the border are mainly in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been affected by terrorist violence, sponsored and supported from across the border,” he said in reply to a written question.There were 143 incidents of infiltration in 2018, 136 in 2017 and the number was 119 in 2016, the minister said. Continue reading →
Army goes all out against honey trapping by Pak operatives, 100 men under scanner
SOURCE: ENS
The Army is going all-out to stop its personnel from falling into honey traps and has identified about 100 men who are on social media and present a danger to the force. “We have identified about 100 men and put their activities under intensive and extensive observation,” said a senior Army officer on Monday.
“We have reasons to believe that they may have been already compromised and shared sensitive information with unauthorised persons,” he said.The Army had a few days ago expressly directed personnel on the force not to join any social media like the Facebook and Twitter, besides chat groups like WhatsApp since they could turn out to be the medium to leak sensitive details. Continue reading →
Chandrayaan 2 Blast-Off Halted Over Fuel Leak: Reports
A fuel leak in the rocket engine forced the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to abort the launch of its landmark Moon mission less than one hour before liftoff, media reports said on Tuesday.A committee of experts was looking into the causes of the problem that put back the bid to become just the fourth nation — after Russia, the United States and China — to land a spacecraft on the Moon.
Having halted the countdown 56 minutes and 24 seconds before the scheduled launch of Chandrayaan 2 — or Moon Chariot 2 — ISRO gave no explanation for what it called a “technical snag” in the rocket nor a date for a new attempt. Continue reading →
After Pakistan, India issues revised NOTAM initiating normal air traffic operations
SOURCE: MID DAY
Consequent to Pakistan on Tuesday issuing a notice to airmen (NOTAM) to lift all airspace restrictions, relevant authorities informed that India has also issued a revised NOTAM immediately thereafter. With this, normal air traffic operations have resumed through all Flight Information Regions between India and Pakistan, authorities added.
For the first time since February’s Balakot strike, Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic, as per the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. “With immediate effect, Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civilian traffic on published ATS routes,” read a notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by the authority. Continue reading →
Delhi Police Arrests Jaish-e-Mohammed Terrorist From Srinagar
The special cell of the Delhi Police has arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed or JeM terrorist from Srinagar, officials said today. “The terrorist has been identified as Basir Ahmad Ponnu, carrying a reward of Rs. 2 lakh,” said Sanjeev Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special cell.
Basir Ahmad along with three other JeM terrorists – Shahid Gafoor, Fayaz Ahmed Lone, Abdul Majid Baba – were apprehended by the Delhi Police Special Cell in 2007 after a brief encounter in New Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhayay Marg area.Police had recovered highly explosive material weighing 3 kg, four detonators, timers, six hand grenades, a .30 bore pistol, magazine with two live cartridges, currency worth Rs. 50,000 and fake US currency ($10,000) from their possession. Continue reading →
Is Naval Group likely to offer Shortfin Barracuda over Scorpene-XL class submarine to India?
SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG
Naval Group (DCNS) is likely to submit a proposal for a conventionally powered diesel-electric variant of its Nuclear powered Barracuda Attack submarine in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued soon by Indian Navy for the development of Six Next Generation Conventional-diesel powered submarines said the latest report under Project-75I.
Shortfin Barracuda has been offered over the previous offer of the Scorpene-XL which basically was an enlarged Scorpene-class submarine already inducted by Indian Navy under Project-75. Scorpene-XL was supposed to be longer in length to accommodate Vertical launched supersonic BrahMos Cruise missile and equipped with modern Indo-French onboard Naval equipment. Continue reading →
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Defence Ministry issues Rs 2000 crore tender for heavyweight submarine torpedoes
SOURCE: ZEE NEWS
Seeking to boost the Indian Navy`s firepower, the Defence Ministry has issued a tender worth over Rs 2000 crore for buying around 100 heavyweight torpedoes which would be equipped on the force`s six Scorpene-class submarines being built at the Mumbai-based Mazagon dockyards.
“The tender for acquiring around 100 heavyweight torpedoes for the submarines for the Indian Navy was issued 10 days ago by the Defence Ministry,” Defence Ministry sources told ANI. The French-origin Scorpene submarines are being built in India at the Mazagon Dockyards Limited (MDL) and have now been named the Kalvari class. The first boat of the class called INS Kalvari has already been inducted into the Navy and is carrying out operational duties. Continue reading →
Pak opens airspace closed since Balakot strike, major relief for Indian airlines: Report
Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the Balakot air strikes in February. The move is expected to give a major relief to Air India, which suffered a huge financial loss of around Rs 491 crore as it had to re-route its various international flights due to the closure of the Pakistan airspace.
“Pakistan has permitted all airlines to fly through its airspace from around 12.41 am today. Indian airline operators will start using normal routes through Pakistan airspace soon,” the sources told PTI. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) at around 12.41 am Indian Standard Time, stating that “with immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (air traffic service) routes”. Continue reading →
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IPD super teams hit jackpot for clients
Meet the firms achieving double-digit returns using true, shared-risk, multi-party integrated project delivery.
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John Caulfield, Senior Editor
T. Rowe Price is currently engaged in an IPD contract with seven AEC firms for nine building renovations, including Building One at the firm’s Owings Mills, Md., campus. Courtesy T. Rowe Price.
Owners, developers, and AEC firms regularly espouse the virtues of early project collaboration. But few teams have been willing to check their egos and financial prerogatives at the door in order to enter into true integrated project delivery (IPD). IPD is the ultimate collaboration, where signatories are contractually obligated to work together from a project’s start to its finish, to solve problems jointly, and to put their money where their mouths are by placing some of their profit margin at risk based on achieving predetermined cost targets.
These agreements, when executed properly and fully, have proved to be beneficial to owners’ and building teams’ bottom lines. For example, outpatient clinics that Advocate Health delivered in 2016 and 2017 under IPD contracts with eight AEC partners achieved $12.5 million in savings, or 12% below those projects’ $103.5 million target cost—which itself was $23.1 million less than the $126.6 million budget that Advocate had initially approved for these clinics’ construction.
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IPD, though, should not be misconstrued as value engineering, as it can actually expand a project’s scope of work. Last May, Brown University held a formal dedication for its new $88 million, 80,000-sf Engineering Research Center on the school’s Providence, R.I., campus. Brown built the center under an IPD contract that included Kieran Timberlake (designer), Buro Happold (engineer), Shawmut Design and Construction (GC), and 15 trades. (This was a first IPD project for all of the signatories, and each put some profit at risk.) The team completed the building project three months ahead of schedule, and in the process added about $11 million to its scope, according to Mark Davis, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal with Kieran Timberlake.
Compared with a traditional delivery method, IPD has led to considerable improvements in reducing change orders and producing productivity. T. Rowe Price has invested savings back into its projects. Courtesy T. Rowe Price.
“It’s a beautiful building whose design would have been harder to sell under a strict dollars and cents contract,” says Davis.
Other AEC firms that have signed onto IPD agreements also say their rewards aren’t just monetary. “The goal of the project always comes first, and it’s a lot more pleasant experience,” says Scott D. Bulera, Vice President and General Manager for Turner Construction’s Baltimore office. From 2012 through October 2018, Turner had entered into 66 IPD contracts with total values of $1.4 billion.
But IPD remains an exception to other preferred delivery methods. One reason is that the contracts generally aren’t structured for competitive bidding, which government projects require. Some owners either don’t see a problem that needs fixing or don’t want to relinquish project control. Insurers aren’t always comfortable with an IPD’s shared risk. And prospective signatories fret about confidential information leaking outside the contract.
IPD must overcome “a legacy of procurement and law” that resists the level of transparency and trust that these contracts demand, says George Zettel, Turner’s North America Program Manager for Integrated Project Delivery and Lean Operations/Transformation. He notes that some attorneys still believe their owner-clients fare better by transferring risk to AEC firms, despite the fact that 70% of all projects come in over budget and late.
“We call this the definition of insanity,” says Zettel.
IPD also needs champions who keep the owner and signatories enthusiastic about the contract. At the investment firm T. Rowe Price, which currently is engaged in a nine-building renovation IPD contract with seven AEC and supplier firms, that person has been Brian Dean, the company’s Head of Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Services. Dean, along with Charles Nugent, T. Rowe Price’s Manager of Construction and Project Management, spent a year learning about IPD, an education that included reading the influential book “Commercial Real Estate Revolution,” to which three eventual contract signatories—Turner, Gensler, and furniture supplier Haworth—contributed. Dean also spent a lot of time getting his company’s legal and procurement departments on board. “Unless the owner is motivated, these contracts won’t happen,” says Turner’s Bulera.
Dean’s efforts were supported by Jim Camp, AIA, LEED AP, Design Manager and Principal with Gensler, who was instrumental in assuaging his firm’s anxiousness about this IPD contract’s fee-at-risk component.
Tailor-made for medical centers
Several sources note that IPD seems best suited for repetitive projects whose design, engineering, and construction/renovation are similar, building to building.
IPD also generates the greatest value when it’s connected to highly complex, high-risk projects, whose nature requires team investment and problem solving, says Robert Mitsch, Vice President of Facility and Property Services at Sutter Health, an early IPD adopter.
Sutter has delivered nearly $2.1 billion in projects executed under IPD contracts, and has another $2.5 billion in the works. Across 24 projects completed under IPD contracts, Sutter has saved an estimated $220 million, says Mitsch.
“It is a tremendous delivery method,” adds Digby Christian, Sutter Health’s Director of Integrated Lean Project Delivery. One of its recent projects is Van Ness and Geary Hospital in San Francisco, a 15-story, 274-bed acute care facility that’s scheduled to open in March. There were three signatories to that project’s IPD contract, including SmithGroup (designer) and a partnership of Herrero Builders and The Boldt Company (GC). Fourteen trades put some of their profit at risk under IPD subcontracting contracts.
Advocate Health Care began its journey toward IPD in 2008, when it started pushing lean and modular construction practices. Its investigation into this delivery method got serious in 2013-14, when Advocate started rolling out ambulatory outpatient clinics and anticipated at least $300 million in construction costs. At the same time, Advocate stated its commitment to driving down total construction costs by 20% by 2020, says Scott Nelson, Advocate Health Care’s Vice President of Planning, Design, and Construction.
The health system’s first Integrated Lean Project Delivery contract included an architect, engineer, and GC, and delivered seven clinics. Advocate then came up with its first national Master ILPD agreement that involved 29 (now 31) AEC firms and subcontractors. Eight of these firms—HDR (architect, interiors, landscape), IMEG (MEP, technology), Boldt (GC, cost estimating), and trade partners Martin Petersen, Glass Solutions, Huen Electric, LeJeune Steel, and framing/drywall subcontractor The Rockwell Group—are members of Advocate’s Ambulatory Collaborative that work together as a team and put some of their profit margins on the line.
Here’s how that contract works: Each project has an allowable budget that Advocate’s board approves. The company and the collaborative then agree on a target cost with reduction goals. The difference between the budget and target constitutes the contract’s incentive compensation layer. Advocate keeps 50% of the savings achieved below the target cost, and the signatories split the other half, based on the scope of their work and the portion of their profit each contributes to the risk pool.
“I admit, I was skeptical about the target goals,” recalls Jeff Neisen, Boldt’s Group President–Central Operations. “But I give credit to Advocate for setting them upfront. The contract empowers the partners to meet them.”
Advocate Medical Group and eight AEC firms are signatories to an Integrated Lean Project Delivery contract, in which each puts a portion of its profit margin on each project at risk, and splits what savings the team achieves below an agreed-upon target cost.
EYE-OPENING RESULTS FOR ADVOCATE
As of last October, 17 projects had been completed under Advocate’s ILDP contracts, including 10 projects in 2017 alone. The results have been impressive:
• In 2017, the Ambulatory Collaborative achieved 14% cost savings (compared to Advocate’s corporate goal that year of 10%). Five of the 10 projects achieved savings between 16% and 28%.
• 20.3% of the 10 projects involved modular construction (compared to a 20% goal), with four projects at 27% or higher.
• These contracts are learning experiences for their participants. One of the first projects the Ambulatory Collaborative tackled was a 44,000-sf clinic in Libertyville, Ill., which took 33 weeks to complete in June 2016. The collaborative took only 23 weeks to complete, in August 2018, a 44,478-sf reconstruction of a former Sports Authority and connected parking garage on North Clark Street in Chicago.
“We’ve found that putting skin in the game brings these contracts to another level,” says Mike Doiel, HDR’s Senior Vice President. “People do things on IPD projects that aren’t normal; they look out for each other. There’s almost zero change orders and much smoother conflict resolution. I don’t know why you’d do a project any other way.”
Five of the 17 projects, including North Clark, were completed under an Integrated Form of Agreement (IFOA), whose signatories risked 100% of their profits toward hitting the project’s agreed-upon target cost. The Ambulatory Collaborative meets every Wednesday to keep projects on track toward reaching their goals.
Advocate originally envisioned building around 30 clinics using IPD methods, but after Advocate merged with Aurora Health Care in April 2018, that number could get as high as 50. Doiel confirms that a dozen new clinic projects in Wisconsin are scheduled to release starting this month, most of them under IFOAs.
The 10 Advocate Medical Group projects completed under an Integrated Form of Agreement in 2017 achieved an aggregate 14% savings.
Finding the right balance
T. Rowe Price’s Dean and Nugent recount how their company got interested in IPD: It was purely out of frustration with a budgeting process that was “pulling a lot of scope out of projects” only to have them come in under budget, says Dean. “We knew we could do better.”
Its first multi-party agreement was for a $21 million renovation of the company’s 105,000-sf Building 1 on T. Rowe Price’s headquarters campus in Owings Mills, Md. “A complete gut,” recalls Bulera of Turner, the GC on the project, which started in July 2014 and took about seven months to complete (including preconstruction and design).
During the second renovation of the 108,000-sf Building 2, T. Rowe Price converted its multiparty contract to an IPD master agreement with project-to-project authorization, says Bulera. The other signatories were Gensler (design architect), TAI Engineers (MEP design engineer), Poole & Kent (ME), M.C. Dean (EE), Haworth (furniture supplier), and Harford Forest (furniture installation). Several of these companies already had long-term relationships with T. Rowe Price.
Through October 2018, five of the nine projects under this contract had been delivered, and the remaining four should be completed by November 2019.
One of the things that makes IPD contracts different from other construction delivery pacts, explains Dean, is that “they’re written like a manual. They describe how and when each party works together, and each step of the process, all the way through post occupancy.” He notes that the contract has a “team structure” that organizes partners into senior management, project management, and implementation groups.
No change orders, nor lawsuits against partners, are permitted under T. Rowe Price’s contract.
“It’s amazing how people are willing to work together when you remove that risk,” says Nugent. If savings are identified before the target cost is set, participants retrieve 20%; if found after, they get 10% of the savings.
There are two incentive compensation layers in the contract: at the end of the design, and at the end of the construction. Dan Jones, Senior Associate and Project Director in Gensler's Baltimore office, says there are four key periods during the contract when participants can “draw” on their share of any savings.
“The benefit for us is that we can invest the savings back into the project,” says Dean. On the Building 1 project, T. Rowe Price reinvested $446,000; on Building 2, $1.26 million; and on the three projects it started in 2017 (which consisted of renovating two floors and a café), $1.17 million.
The contract is set up to motivate participants to find ways to reduce a project’s costs. This inclusiveness appeals to Brad Boutilier, PE, Principal with TAI Engineering. He explains that, in a more conventional contract, the engineer is hired by the architect, who works for the developer. The architect may have already done preliminary work, like programming, without input from the engineering firm. And often, the engineer doesn’t have any contact with the project’s general contractor or construction manager until later in the game.
Under an IPD contract, “we’re in with the contractor from the beginning and have a better chance at finding cost savings in materials and installation processes. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck approach,” says Boutilier.
He was surprised, though, just how involved his fellow participants can get in a project’s details. On one of the early T. Rowe Price renovations, there was a snag in the delivery of mechanical equipment. Normally, the CM would be yelling at the vendor, but under the IPD contract, “everyone was calling, including Haworth,” says Boutilier. “How often does a furniture supplier get involved in those conversations?”
Teresa Terry, Haworth’s Global Accounts Manager, notes that participants signed to IPD contracts sometimes have to take one for the team. Installers recently told Haworth it could reduce double handling if it shipped in smaller trucks. (T. Rowe Price’s buildings can’t accommodate 53-foot trailers.) Normally, Haworth wouldn’t make that concession, but under the IPD contract it went back to T. Rowe Price to work out a solution.
“Chances are, this was going to cost us some money, so we had to decide if we’re going to take the hit to keep the client happy, or split the cost with T. Rowe Price,” says Terry.
Ray Crouch, Harford Forest’s President, notes that when projects get delayed, “we’re usually the one who gets crunched.” But under T. Rowe Price’s IPD contract, “we’re involved in design from day one. And the more efficient we can get the subs to be, the better. The unknown is significantly reduced.”
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Turner’s Zettel has found that MEP contractors in particular are willing to enter into IPD “because they are frustrated by blueprints from architects and engineers that don’t make sense.” He cautions, though, that IDP contracts often misfire because “clients won’t invest in having a third-party coach in the room” to guide participants whose understanding about how these contracts function can vary widely.
“Everybody says they can do IPD and wants to collaborate, but the amount of transparency required isn’t for everyone,” says T. Rowe Price’s Dean. His company’s experiences have shown, though, that “the more complex the project, the more beneficial IPD is to the owner.”
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Features » August 25, 2010
It’s the Poverty, Stupid
The education reform debate is misdirected.
BY Roger Bybee
The close attention, even obsession, with teacher performance distracts from socio-economic obstacles to education.
With America’s public schools struggling to survive slashed budgets and unequal funding, school reform is back on the national agenda–but will the new model of market-based “reform” promote greater educational quality?
Already, schools in low-income areas see abysmally low achievement levels. In many cities, less than half of students graduate from high school.
To combat the crisis of low achievement, the Obama administration, led by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, cobbled together a group of political and corporate powerbrokers, including Bill Gates, to spearhead education reform. Their efforts have been vigorously applauded by major media from the New York Times to the Washington Post to Newsweek.
In her recent book The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Undermine Education, Diane Ravitch, education historian and former assistant secretary of education under George H.W. Bush, takes the education reform establishment to task.
Ravitch blasts what she calls the “Billionaire Boys Club” vision of public education. “Three foundations–Gates, Broad and Walton–are now committed to charter schools and to evaluating teachers by test scores,” she told Democracy Now in March. And that’s now the policy of the Department of Education. “We have never seen anything like this, where foundations had the ambition to direct national educational policy, and in fact are succeeding,” says Ravitch.
“The focus on demonizing teachers in the media means that then you don’t talk about poverty,” says Bill Ayers, a professor of education at the University of Illinois in Chicago and a member of the In These Times Board of Editors. Because of the way U.S. schools are funded (mainly through property taxes), wealth disparities directly impact school districts. For example, some Chicago-area suburbs spend about $30,000 a year to educate each child, while inner-city Chicago schools spend about $4,000 per pupil.
Poverty and unemployment contribute to a high rate of transience among students, as their families move from apartment to apartment in search of lower rents or better living arrangements.
Poverty doesn’t affect just attendance. Milwaukee children suffer from one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning, which can cause learning disabilities and severe behavioral problems. In one African-American neighborhood, 67 percent of the children age six or under had elevated lead levels. In a primarily Latino area, the rate was 43 percent. On top of that, in the last 30 years Milwaukee has lost 80 percent of its industrial base and nine of its 10 hospitals. In 2006, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, “An African-American infant in Milwaukee is at a greater risk of dying in his or her first year than an infant in Malaysia, Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica or Chile.”
Broad and fundamental institutional failures, which directly hinder student achievement, are rarely implicated in the “failure” of public education. Instead, elite reformers highlight anecdotes about incompetent or abusive teachers. The result is a vilification of teachers and teacher unionism.
Bob Peterson, a former “Wisconsin Teacher of the Year” and a founder of the progressive education journal Rethinking Schools, says Obama and Duncan are heightening antagonism toward the public sector. “They’re pushing a general distrust of the public sector. Instead of trying to improve [it], they are abandoning it,” Peterson says. “Duncan and Obama would deny it, but that’s what’s happening.”
To win the battle of public opinion, and the larger battle for education reform, teacher unions and advocates of egalitarian public education must frame the issue in a way that puts educational achievement–or the lack thereof–in its proper context. They must make clear that until society redistributes resources fairly, many schools will continue to fail, and with them, the nation’s schoolchildren.
Roger Bybee
Roger Bybee is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and University of Illinois visiting professor in Labor Education. Roger's work has appeared in numerous national publications, including Z magazine, Dollars & Sense, The Progressive, Progressive Populist, Huffington Post, The American Prospect, Yes! and Foreign Policy in Focus. More of his work can be found at zcommunications.org/zspace/rogerdbybee.
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You can't get to square one until you address poverty. Hungry kids can't learn. If they can't learn, they can't do well in school. If they can't do well in school, they don't have a chance of going on to college. If they don't go to college, they are increasingly likely to remain locked into poverty until they die. Kids can't learn when families have to move from place to place scratching for jobs, and they'll have to keep on moving as long as we no longer have job stability in the US (unions crushed, massive outsourcing to foreign countries, wages that don't cover the cost of basic needs, etc.) The longer we ignore US poverty, the bigger it grows. Families require a measure of economic stability -- even if the only option is to create a legitimate, non-punitive welfare system, like the modern nations have. Children require this stability. As long as America continues to ignore just how extreme poverty in the US has become, the best schools in the world can't change the road we're on. It all keeps going back to square one: Hungry kids can't learn. The worse conditions have grown for America's poor, the more the nation as a whole has deteriorated. Did you know that, as a direct result of our chosen social policies since the Reagan administration, the US has actually gone from being #1 in "overall quality of life" down to #11? That's a stunning decline. This one statistic speaks volumes about where we are and where we're going, and which way we need to go if we want to save our own butts. As long as we don't have the will to change this, education is irrelevant.
Posted by dhfabian on 2010-09-03 17:24:40
First, you need to get the facts straight. Here is a link to Chicago's budget - $6.2 billion for 400,000 students. That is just over $15,000 per pupil (http://www.cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Citizen's Guide Budget.pdf). Second, you need to ask the question of how you break the cycle of poverty. Those in the education reform community believe that helping students improve their academic outcomes and go to college is the best way to break that poverty cycle. And, schools that apply a whatever it takes - no excuse approach have shown that they can permanently change the achievement levels of the lowest income students. These kids then go on to college, and succeed in breaking that cycle. So education reformers are not proposing these policies ignoring poverty, they are proposing them specifically to address poverty.
Posted by Rob Manwaring on 2010-09-01 16:43:26
I’ll admit I don’t know a lot about the US situation specifically, having lived abroad most of my life, but I suspect the debate about education is mystified wherever you go. Along all too predictable lines, I might add. The obsession with ‘teacher (in)competence,’ is anything but exclusive to the US. Where I live, the Netherlands, in the past years, media have been rife with the educational scandal, the cumulative impression being that our current generation of teachers is lacking in everything from basic pedagogical skills to an elementary understanding of the curriculum. Curiously, however, very few have gone on to beg the obvious question why this should be the case. ‘Multiculturalism’ and the lowering of academic standards under the guise of inclusive educational politics is often cited, though no reports exist suggesting teachers of “ethnic” descent are worse of than their white colleagues. Rather, apart from satisfying the general mood of generalized snarkiness (“look at those stupid teachers, ha ha! We should, like, cut their funding.”), the single-minded fixation on teacher (in)competence serves to obscure a far greater crisis, in education and society as a whole. Need I point out how, over the past decades, under the banner of ‘free-market enterprise,’ public institutions ranging from preschools to hospitals, have been subjected to mandatory reforms? Educational institutions everywhere have been forced into so-called competitive market-discipline, entailing the instatement of management types who could probably give two hoots about education themselves, reorganizing their “business” along the lines of a Taco Bell franchise, with drastic cuts on staff expenditures equaling kick-ass managerial bonuses. Sad but true. But yet It’s so much easier to just blame the teachers for falling standards in education, not to mention convenient, with all this protesting of ever more drastic budget cuts. Decades of market-discipline madness have added to the popular sentiment that teachers ought, for some reason, to be poor. Why else would anyone choose such a profession to being with? Yeah, why would they, indeed? We don’t like to hear about angry, disgruntled teachers, frustrated with how a supposed ‘knowledge economy’ continues to pay peanuts to those in charge of reproducing said knowledge. We don’t want to hear anything of the sort, we want the self-sacrificing inspirational teachers we’ve seen in Hollywood movies, the ones who, despite all odds, succeed in magically ‘making a difference,’ the kind who, without any kind of support or superstructure, succeed in touching the hearts and minds of even the most jaded inner city youths, inspiring them to excel academically, and, hey, maybe even pick up a book of modern verse out of their own volition every now and then. We have, in other words, as a culture developed a reality-allergy, that is eating our world up from within.
Posted by Don Jia on 2010-09-01 10:23:00
THANK YOU! Brief history: The economic policies of Reagan required a redistribution of wealth that has been ongoing. Corps demanded an end to welfare for a very good reason: The only way businesses could get workers was to pay decent wages and ensure safe working conditions; people could always fall back on welfare if "worse came to worse." The Reagan admin began moving public dollars out of public needs (welfare, education, infrastructure) into massive corp tax relief, not raising taxes on the middle, so of course the poor had to pay. Before Reagan, we thought poverty was the result of a lack of money, and the idea of simply turning our backs on our own poor was morally repugnant. But we were re-educated to see poverty as a deviant "lifestyle choice", and we were taught to see the poor as something subhuman. Empathy was turned into contempt, ending the chance that Americans would object to welfare-reform-as-we-got-it. By the time Clinton ended aid, America yawned with indifference. The voices of those who knew better were censored out of the media, so it's understandable that so many are ignorant about the real causes and consequences of poverty. We've gone back to the past, when an invisible, impoverished Third World country coexists within our borders. Even our progressive media has ignored today's poverty, not even acknowledging the existence of all those worse off than "working poor." This article indicates that we might be waking up, grasping how poverty impacts us all -- and certainly, how it impacts America's ability to compete in the world market. The degree of poverty/economic disparities we have today historically result in the end of empires. How many of us today are even aware that the international community now considers the US a dying empire, largely because of our appalling social policies? I sure don't know which way the country will go from here, but it's a hopeful first step if we can start to talk about the impact of deep poverty on America's children (and subsequently, on the odds of this country surviving at least another 50 yrs).
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Muldersleigh Hill, Whitehead
Yup, I know what you're thinking. Doesn't look much like a lighthouse to me neither. But I reckon it might have been one once...
Muldersleigh Hill sits above Blackhead Light, north of the town of Whitehead on the peninsular called Islandmagee. Back in the 1660s, six lighthouses were patented around the coast of Ireland. Of these original six, one was at the Old Head of Kinsale, one at Barry Oge's Castle, Kinsale, one at Hook Head, one at Howth (on land), one at Howth (sandbar) and the sixth at Isle of Magee (sic) The lights consisted of coal braziers on the roofs of cottages and the two at Howth sandbar and Isle of Magee were very shortlived.
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Unfortunately judging by all the trespassers out signs, Muldersleigh Hill appears to be private property, so I had to content myself with a view from the road.
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Quick question about opening night 50% off tickets?
By bluedevil58, January 16, 2013 in Hurricanes Talk
bluedevil58
So I got an email offering me 50% off on tickets for opening night if I purchase in the first 36 hours starting at 10 AM. This seems like a very awesome deal! Is this a hoax or is this actually legitimate because it seems too good to be true?
LocationCary, NC
Legitimate
50% Off Opening Night Tickets
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., the Carolina Hurricanes would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase tickets for Opening Night on Tuesday, Jan. 22 vs. Tampa Bay for 50% off the advance price.
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability. This offer expires online at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, and is limited to 9 tickets per account. If you need 10 or more tickets, please call 1-855-849-GROUP (1-855-849-4768) to speak with a group sales representative.
A link to purchase will be available here at on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. Enter special offer code: CANES
Please note: You will need to select the option to create a new Group Manager account, even if you already have a Ticketmaster account. By entering the same e-mail address, Ticketmaster will combine your accounts automatically after your purchase is made. If you receive an error message, it may be due to high traffic or browser compatibility. It is recommended that you try using a different browser.
Ha. This is crazy! I'm going then!
Season Ticket Holders got first crack at this yesterday with an even greater discount for this and some other additional home games, today the general public gets their chance at what seats are still available. Tickets are selling well.
ha that was easy. 2 95 dollar seats for 45 dollars each. You really can't beat that!
MarlinsCanesCop86
Are tickets already sold out. Its saying tickets arent available for 50 percent anymore. Ticketmaster was being absolute crap as always and wouldnt let me choose different seats. It kept making me go to check out for tickets i didnt want so i had to back out and restart now it wont work.
You need to follow the link and select best available after you enter in the promo code. I got myself center ice tickets right before 10 AM.
There are still good seats available. Not to get too snobby, but there are no great seats. The Canes are clearing out seats that pretty clearly would not have sold mostly, then shutting down that category while there are definitely still many seats available.
Ex. For center ice premier, on the Washington game, they seem to have sold out the shoots once section, then closed down the entire category. So now those are no longer available, while I guarantee there are many center ice seats still unsold.
Not that I blame them and the price is nice. Just can't get what I wanted on that one.
I couldnt get that far. I would click on the link and it would say not available. I finally got it to work though and ill be in the balcony, albeit much higher up than when i first had gotten in.
Hey! but still 50% off tickets for opening night! Can't really complain right? Is this balcolny on the 2nd or 3rd level. Because 2nd level balcony are hands down the best seats in the house!
303 Row N. Looked like pretty good seats. I like seats right around broadcast level and position. Dont like end zones but i would like to sit lower level for once. Once some tickets get on stub hub for almost 60 percent off, ill probably take a chance on them.
Edited January 16, 2013 by MarlinsCanesCop86
If you have questions you should contact someone on the sales staff. They should be able to help you.
colliefan
Locationoff Trawick Rd in NE Raleigh
WRAL had a short segment on the demand for tickets for the game. Looks as if all that is left are single-seat tickets
DianeNC
I'm confused - where is this link referenced above?
On the page in the Fan Zone about 2012-13 Opening Night and Week Celebration, it says:
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., fans who subscribe to the Hurricanes Watch email newsletter will receive an exclusive online code for 50% off Opening Night tickets. This sale will last for 36 hours, concluding on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m.
I subscribed to this newsletter and received confirmation, but no "exclusive online code" for the 50% discount or where to order them.
Like I said, very confused...LOL.
Edited January 17, 2013 by DianeNC
pepcane
LocationWinterville, NC
I had to create another account. When I got the email from Ticketmaster it had "group" on it, so that's probably how it was categorized. Sorry you had difficulties.
Huh? My e-mail came from the Carolina Hurricanes (with no "exclusive online code" that the info on the Fan Zone page said it would contain.)
Where is the link to purchase these tickets referenced in the original article posted by TSA earlier in this thread?
(Why are they making it so difficult?)
Bump. (Looks like we still have the problem with the first post not showing up on a new page.)
My code was in the STH email from the Canes just below the CarolinaHurricanes.com/STHnights header. The Ticketmaster email I was referring to was the one which had the .pdf of the tickets. Sorry for the extra confusion.
Trying one last time in hope that someone knows what this deal is all about and how to take advantage of it.
Per the post that TSA shared in the beginning of this thread, there was supposed to be some link posted on 1/16 for folk to purchase tickets for opening night at 50% off - unfortunately, I don't see any link.
On the Fan Zone portion of our site, it states:
"Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., fans who subscribe to the Hurricanes Watch email newsletter will receive an exclusive online code for 50% off Opening Night tickets. This sale will last for 36 hours, concluding on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m."
I subscribed to the newsletter, received confirmation, but there was no "exclusive online code" or any other information or link to get these tickets.
Someone....anyone?? Thanks!!
Diane, you should probably call the ticket sales staff. The code that I saw in an email was 'canes' but I'm not really sure how it was supposed to be used with the ticketmaster site. Opening night is now down to single seats only so it may be that the software isn't locating any seat. I really don't know too much about how this was all set up so I'd call them directly.
1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263)
Here's the link to the info
VaCaniac
LocationVirginia
Glad to see it wasn't just me who had problems (although sorry to see any of us had problems). I received the email with the discount code and link, but when I tried to buy my ticket I got an error saying the order could not be processed (nothing wrong with credit card). Tried again and got another error message saying there was already a payment pending on my account. Tried several more times with no luck, kept getting the same two error messages. Logged into my Ticketmaster account and there was no record of an order. Tried calling Canes Sales and after more than 90 minutes on hold I gave up and called Ticketmaster. Explained to them what was going on and they looked and couldn't find an order either. Transferred me to someone else who took my discount code and found me a ticket, but the discount didn't come out to 50% off the base ticket price, it was more like 45% and after they tacked on their ~$12 service fee PLUS taxes the ticket was almost normal price. Kind of disappointing the way it went down, but still happy to be able to see a game anyway.
Let's Go Canes!!!
Ichigo-1
IT'S ALIVE... ALLIIIIVEEE
Ticketmaster is the worst, I don't know why they tried to even deal with them, it should have been a call-in or at the box office only promotion (imo).
edit: just to update standing room only is all that is left for the home opener, so I hope everyone got their tickets.
Edited January 17, 2013 by Ichigo-1
What Ichigo said...
Standing Room Tickets Released for Canes Opener
Fans with tickets for Jan. 24 can claim free tickets to one of three upcoming games
Thursday, 01.17.2013 / 3:00 PM / News By Ken Preston
RALEIGH, NC – Bill Nowicki, Vice President of Ticket Operations for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that standing-room tickets are now on sale for the team’s home opener on Tuesday, Jan. 22 against Tampa Bay. Standing room tickets are being released as only single seats remain throughout the seating bowl for Tuesday’s game. Fans with a 50 percent off code for Opening Night tickets will be able to use their codes for the standing-room tickets until 10 p.m. on Thursday when the code expires.
Due to the response to the team’s 50 percent off offer for Opening Night tickets, the Hurricanes have created a special promotion for the team’s second home game against Buffalo on Jan. 24. Fans that purchase or have purchased single-game tickets for the match up against Buffalo will receive free tickets to one of three upcoming games – Jan. 28 against Boston, Feb. 21 against Winnipeg or March 7 against Montreal. Fans that have already purchased single-game tickets for the Buffalo game can show their tickets at the PNC Arena Box Office during regular operating hours to receive their tickets to one of the three games listed above. Also, the College Night and Family Night discounts originally only available for Opening Night also will be extended to the Jan. 24 game.
For the Hurricanes’ first two home games – Jan. 22 against Tampa Bay and Jan. 24 against Buffalo – all fans in attendance can enjoy $1 hot dogs, popcorn and sodas at PNC Arena concession stands. Also, all merchandise at the Hurricanes’ team store, The Eye, is marked down 50 percent for all fans through Jan. 24.
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94-94 NASD Requests Comment On Proposed Rule Governing Members Operating On Bank Premises;
94-93 NASD Requests Comment On Proposed Rule Governing Registered Persons Lending To Or Borrowing From Customers
94-92 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of October 31, 1994
94-91 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of October 27, 1994
94-90 Christmas Day And New Year's Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-89 Fed Amends Regulation T
94-88 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of September 30, 1994
94-87 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of September 29, 1994
94-86 NASD 1995 Holiday Schedule
94-85 Veterans' Day And Thanksgiving Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-84 Broker/Dealer And Agent Renewals For 1994-95
94-83 NASD Provides Additional Guidance Concerning The Operation Of The NASD Short-Sale Rule
94-82 NASD Solicits Comment On Proposed Amendment To The Corporate Financing Rule Relating To Rights Of First Refusal;
94-81 SEC Approves NASD Proposal To Require CQS Market-Maker Participation In ITS/CAES And CAES
94-80 SEC Approves NASD Proposal Requiring Members To Annotate Their Affirmative Determinations As To Stock Availability Made In Connection With Short Sales
94-79 NASD Solicits Member Comment On Board Proposals To Extend Customer Limit-Order Protection;
94-78 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of August 29, 1994
94-77 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of August 29, 1994
94-76 Columbus Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-75 NASD Requests Comment On Standardized Forms Proposed For DPP Securities;
94-74 NASAA Publishes Form Revisions For Public Comment:
94-73 SEC Approves Clearance And Settlement Proposal For Nasdaq And OTCBB Market Makers
94-72 SEC Approves Elimination Of Access Market-Maker Procedures
94-71 SEC Approves Amendments To Trade-Reporting Requirements For Trades Executed Outside Normal Market Hours
94-70 SEC Approves Adoption Of NASD Limited Partnership Rollup Transaction Rules;
94-69 Committee On Compensation Practices Requests Comment;
94-68 SEC Approves Short-Sale Rule For The Nasdaq Stock Market
94-67 NASD Solicits Member Comment On Cash And Non-Cash Compensation For Selling Investment Company And Variable Contract Securities;
94-66 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of July 29, 1994
94-65 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of July 28, 1994
94-64 Labor Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-63 New Section 46 Of Article III Of The Rules Of Fair Practice Governing The Repricing Of Open Orders Takes Effect September 15, 1994
94-62 NASD Solicits Member Comments On The Application Of The NASD Mark-Up Policy To Transactions In Government And Other Debt Securities, And Suitability Obligations To Institutional Customers In Debt And Equity Transactions;
94-61 SEC Approves Amendment To Code Of Arbitration Procedure Permitting Arbitrator Disciplinary Referrals
94-60 SEC Approves Guidelines Relating To The Use Of Rankings In Investment Company Advertisements And Sales Literature
94-59 Rule Proposals Of The Industry/Regulatory Council On Continuing Education
94-58 SEC Approves New NASD Limit Order Protection Rule
94-57 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of June 28, 1994
94-56 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of June 28, 1994
94-55 Members Reminded To Report Address, Contact Changes To NASD
94-54 NASD Solicits Public Comment On Approaches Governing Award Of Punitive Damages In Arbitration
94-53 SEC Proposes Amendments To Regulation T
94-52 Mail Vote—NASD Solicits Member Vote On Proposed Amendments To The NASD By-Laws To Facilitate The NASD Manual Revision;
94-51 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of May 25, 1994
94-50 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of May 25, 1994
94-49 Independence Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-48 SOES Tier Levels Set To Change July 11, 1994
94-47 SEC Issues Policy Governing Broker/ Dealer Activity On Bank Premises
94-46 NASD Reminds Members Of Their Obligations When Trading Options
94-45 SEC Approves Schedule E Conflict-Of-lnterest Provisions
94-44 Board Approves Clarification On Applicability Of Article III, Section 40 Of Rules Of Fair Practice To Investment Advisory Activities Of Registered Representatives
94-43 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of April 29, 1994
94-42 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of April 27, 1994
94-41 NASD Clarifies Compensation Disclosure Requirements For Mutual Funds
94-40 NASD Solicits Member Comment On Trading Activity In Advance Of Research Reports;
94-39 Treasury Implements Buy-In Requirements For Government Securities
94-38 SEC Seeks Comment On Rule 10b-10 Changes And New Rule 15c2-13
94-37 SEC Issues Interpretive Statement Regarding Municipal Securities Disclosures; Proposes Changes To Rule 15c2-12
94-36 SEC Approves Communication Guidelines For Variable Products
94-35 SEC Approves NBCC-Review Subcommittee
Special Notice to Selected Members
94-34 SEC Approves MSRB Rule G-37
94-33 SEC Approves MSRB Rule G-19 Amendments
94-32 SEC Chairman Endorses Periodic Training Of All Registered Personnel
94-31 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of March 28, 1994
94-30 Memorial Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-29 SEC Approves Use Of Market-Maker Identifiers For OTCBB And Elimination Of Certain Schedule H Reporting Requirements
94-28 Effectiveness Of New Section 46 Of Article III Of The Rules Of Fair Practice Delayed Until September 15, 1994
94-27 Increased Advertising Regulation Department Filing Fees Take Effect May 1, 1994
94-26 SEC Approves Surcharge On Any NASD Member Named As A Party To An Arbitration Proceeding
94-25 SEC Approves Amendments To Filing Requirements For Communications Regarding Mutual Fund Rankings And CMOs Effective June 1, 1994
94-24 SEC Approves Amendments To Remove The Member Vote Requirement For Amendments To The Rules Of Fair Practice And Incorporate Appendices Into Rules Of Fair Practice
94-23 Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPS) Begins Operation
94-22 Mail Vote—NASD Solicits Member Vote On Proposed Amendments To The Pre-Membership Interview Procedures;
94-21 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of February 24, 1994
94-20 Good Friday: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-19 Appointment Of A SI PC Trustee
94-18 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Preparing Way For T+3 Settlement Of Municipal Securities
94-17 SEC Reproposes Large-Trader Reporting System
94-16 NASD Reminds Members Of Mutual Fund Sales Practice Obligations
94-15 SEC Issues Alert Regarding Stolen Stock Certificates
94-14 NASD Clarifies Compensation Disclosure Requirements For Mutual Funds In Article III, Section 26 Of The NASD Rules Of Fair Practice
94-13 SEC Approves Sales-Charge Disclosure Exemption For Money Market Mutual Funds
94-12 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of January 27, 1994
94-11 Special Registration Review Surcharge Takes Effect March 1, 1994
94-10 Members Urged To Ensure Timely, Accurate, And Complete Trading Data Submissions
94-9 SEC Approves New NASD Rule Governing The Pricing Of Open Orders
94-8 SEC Approves NASD Rules Governing Access To And Use Of The OTC Bulletin Board Service
94-7 SEC Approves New NASD Rule Relating To The Obligations And Responsibilities Of Introducing And Clearing Firms
94-6 Solicitation Of Member Comment On Proposed Amendments To The Foreign Associate Provisions Of Schedule C To The NASD By-Laws;
94-5 Nasdaq National Market Additions, Changes, And Deletions as of December 27, 1993
94-4 Presidents' Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
94-3 Annual Check List of NASD Notices to Members
94-2 1993-94 Renewal Rosters and Final Adjusted Invoices
94-1 SEC Approves New Small Order Execution System Rules
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2720. Public Offerings of Securities With Conflicts of Interest
On May 10, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws (Schedule E) that require compliance with its provisions if a member participating in a distribution of a public offering of debt or equity securities has a conflict of interest with the issuer. A conflict of interest is deemed to exist if the member or its affiliates own an aggregate of 10 percent or more of the outstanding subordinated debt; 10 percent or more of the common equity or the preferred equity of a corporation; or 10 percent or more of the distributable profits or losses through a general, limited, or special partnership interest. The NASD also adopted an exception to the requirement that a qualified independent underwriter provide a pricing opinion where a member affiliated with the issuer or a member that has a conflict of interest with the issuer is participating as a financial advisor in a restructuring or recapitalization and does not provide a pricing opinion with respect to the transaction. The text of the amendments, which took effect May 10, 1994, follows the discussion below.
On May 10, 1994, the SEC approved amendments to Schedule E to the By-Laws, which prohibit members and their associated persons from participating in the distribution of a public offering of debt or equity securities if the member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest with the company that arises as a result of ownership of the issuer's common equity, preferred equity, or subordinated debt or a partnership interest.1
Since 1972, Schedule E has regulated the potential conflicts of interest that exist with respect to the pricing of an offering and the conduct of due diligence when a member participates in the public distribution of its own securities, the securities of its parent, or the securities of an affiliate. The standards contained within Schedule E used to determine the presence of an affiliate relationship are either voting control through ownership of voting equity securities or common control of management through interlocking officerships or directorships.
Schedule E addresses the conflicts of interest with respect to pricing and due diligence raised when a member participates in an offering of its own securities or the securities of its parent or an affiliate by requiring a qualified independent underwriter to render an opinion on the price of the securities offered, conduct due diligence, and participate in the preparation of the registration statement, in the absence of an investment grade rating for debt securities or a bona fide independent market for equity securities. The qualified independent underwriter also assumes underwriter's liability for the offering. The NASD has relied on the objectivity and independence of the qualified independent underwriter to resolve the conflicts of interest present when a member distributes its own securities or those of its parent or affiliate.
In 1989, the NASD Board of Governors asked the Corporate Financing Committee to consider whether the ownership of debt of an issuer by an NASD member that participates in an offering of an issuer's securities creates a conflict of interest and, if so, whether the conflict should be regulated by the provisions of Schedule E. The NASD was concerned about such offerings because members and their affiliates often become holders of risky, less-than-investment-grade debt securities as a result of their participation in leveraged buy-out transactions, which could influence the independence of members' pricing and due diligence functions in any subsequent related public offering. The Corporate Financing Committee concluded, after review of numerous leveraged buy-out offerings and discussions with several member firms, that a conflict of interest exists when a member owns subordinated debt, preferred equity, or nonvoting common equity of an issuer while engaged in an offering of the issuer's securities. In addition, as a result of its review, the Corporate Financing Committee recommended that Schedule E be amended to adopt an exception to the requirement that a qualified independent underwriter provide a pricing opinion where a member affiliated with the issuer or a member that has a conflict of interest with the issuer is participating as a financial advisor in a restructuring or recapitalization, so long as the member does not provide a recommendation or opinion with respect to the price, yield, or exchange value of the transaction. The Board of Governors approved the recommendations of the Corporate Financing Committee. The NASD submitted the amendments to the SEC for approval and published the amendments for vote in Notice to Members 92-57 (November 1992).
In response to the publication of the proposed amendments by the SEC, one commenter noted that concerns about conflicts arising from an underwriter's ownership of issuers' debt and nonvoting equity arose as a result of the prevalence of leveraged buy-outs and bridge loans in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The commenter pointed out that these transactions are no longer prevalent and argued that the rule change should be postponed until these transactions again become prevalent. The NASD responded that a member's debt or nonvoting equity interest in an issuer can present a conflict regardless of the structure of the transaction and that, recently, companies once subject to leveraged buy-outs are now deleveraging by issuing equity. In these situations, the member, who served as financial advisor and acquired subordinated debt in the buy-out, may now serve as lead manager of the equity offering. The NASD believes that these situations raise conflicts that warrant the protections of Schedule E.
Description of Amendments
Section 1—General
The NASD is adding a new introductory paragraph to Schedule E that permits members and their associated persons to participate in the distribution of a public offering of debt or equity securities if the member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest with the company, provided that the member complies with, and the distribution conforms to, the applicable provisions of Schedule E.
Section 2 — Definitions
Four new definitions are added to the definitions section and one definition is being amended.
Common Equity A new definition of "common equity" includes the total number of shares of common stock outstanding without regard to class, voting rights, or other distinguishing characteristics as reflected on the consolidated financial statements of the company.2
Conflict of Interest The principal new definition is that of "conflict of interest." A conflict of interest will be deemed to exist if the member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates in the aggregate beneficially own 10 percent or more of the:
(1) outstanding subordinated debt of a company;
(2) common equity of a company that is a corporation; or
(3) preferred equity of a company.
In addition, a conflict of interest will be deemed to exist if the member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates beneficially own a general, limited, or special partnership interest in 10 percent or more of the distributable profits or losses of a company. The term "conflict of interest" does not, by its terms, include ownership by a member, its associated persons, parent or affiliates of the common equity, preferred stock, or debt of the parent of the issuer.
The calculation of the 10 percent threshold will be based on all securities of the issuer beneficially owned by the member at the time of the filing of the offering documents, including proprietary trading accounts and other fluctuating positions, regardless of whether any of the securities are sold prior to effectiveness of the offering. If a member meets the 10 percent threshold at the time of filing the offering documents for review, the NASD will presume that the member who has a conflict of interest has conducted due diligence and participated in the preparation of the disclosures in the offering document. Therefore, the member's sale of sufficient securities to decrease its ownership below the 10 percent threshold after the filing of an offering will not cure the conflicts present when due diligence was conducted and the offering document prepared.
With respect to the ownership of subordinated debt, the calculation of the 10 percent threshold will be based on the issuer's entire subordinated debt outstanding, not just the class or series of subordinated debt owned by the member.
This provision sets forth exclusions from the definition of "conflict of interest" for offerings by not-for-profit and charitable organizations; investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act; "separate accounts" as denned in the Investment Company Act of 1940; real estate investment trusts; direct participation programs; financing-instrument-backed securities rated investment grade; equity securities for which a bona fide independent market exists; and debt securities rated investment grade.3
Preferred Equity The term "preferred equity" includes the aggregate capital invested by all persons in the preferred securities outstanding without regard to class, voting rights, or other distinguishing characteristics as reflected on the consolidated financial statements of the company.
Subordinated Debt The NASD is also adopting a definition of "subordinated debt" to include debt of an issuer that is expressly subordinate in right of payment to, or with a claim on assets subordinate to, any existing or future debt of such issuer and all debt that is specified as subordinated at the time of issuance. All senior debt, whether secured or unsecured, and all short-term obligations with a maturity at issuance of less than one year are expressly excluded from the definition. The calculation of the 10 percent threshold would be applicable to an issuer's entire subordinated debt outstanding—not just to the specific class of subordinated debt owned by the member. Senior and short-term debt would, therefore, be excluded when calculating the percentage of debt that would trigger application of Schedule E.
Qualified Independent Underwriter A conforming amendment has been made to subparagraph (6) of the definition of "qualified independent underwriter" currently included in Subsection 2(1) to Schedule E, which is redesignated Subsection 2(o). Subsection 2(o) sets forth the requirement that a qualified independent underwriter not be an affiliate of the issuer and not beneficially own 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer. The provision is modified to also prohibit ownership of 5 percent or more of the common equity, preferred equity, or subordinated debt of the issuer.
Section 3—Participation in Distribution Of Securities Of Member Or Affiliate
Subsection 3(a) Section 3 is retitled "Participation in Distribution of Securities." Subsection 3(a) has been amended to require compliance with Subsections 3(b) and (c) where a member underwrites or participates as a member of the underwriting syndicate or selling group or otherwise assists in the distribution of a public offering of securities of a company with which the member or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest.
Subsection 3(b) The NASD is not changing Subsection 3(b). This subsection requires that the majority of the Board of Directors of the member that is deemed to have a conflict with the issuer must have been actively engaged in the investment banking or securities business for at least five years.
Subsection 3(c) The NASD is amending Subsection 3(c) to require that if a member proposes to underwrite, participate as a member of the underwriting syndicate or selling group, or otherwise assist in the distribution of a public offering of securities of a company with which it or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict, the offering must be made in compliance with paragraph 3(c)(1). Paragraph 3(c)(1) requires a qualified independent underwriter to participate in the preparation of the offering document, exercising the usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto, and issue an opinion that the price at which an equity issue or the yield at which a debt issue is to be distributed to the public is established at a price no higher or yield no lower than the qualified independent underwriter would recommend. As stated above, the definition of "conflict of interest" would specifically exclude the application of Schedule E to conflict-of-interest situations where the offering comports with the alternative forms of Schedule E compliance set forth in paragraphs 3(c)(2) and (3), which require either a bona fide independent market (in the case of an equity offering) or an investment grade rating (in the case of a debt offering).
The NASD is also amending paragraph 3(c)(1) to adopt an exception from the requirement that a qualified independent underwriter provide a pricing opinion where a member affiliated with the issuer or a member that has a conflict of interest is participating solely as a financial advisor in a restructuring or recapitalization and therefore the member is not obligated to and does not provide an opinion with respect to the price, yield, or exchange value of the transaction. The exception is not available for transactions involving an offering by a member of its own securities or those of a member's parent.4
Sections 4, 11, and 12
The NASD is also amending Sections 4, 11, and 12 of Schedule E to provide that the requirements with respect to disclosure, suitability, and discretionary accounts, respectively, apply to offerings by a company in which a member has a conflict of interest.
Corporate Financing Filing Requirements
The filing requirements of the Corporate Financing Rule are contained in Section (b) to Article DI, Section 44 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (Corporate Financing Rule). Paragraph (b)(6)(C) requires that members filing an offering subject to the filing requirements of the Rule or Schedule E5 submit a statement that is intended to elicit information on whether any member or person associated with a member has acquired any debt or equity securities of the issuer. The provision currently requires a statement of the association or affiliation with any member of any debt or equity securityholder of an issuer in an initial public offering. Where the offering is not an initial public offering, the same information is requested with respect to any securityholder of 5 percent or more of any class of the issuer's securities. The provision sets forth the details of the information regarding such securityholdings that must be submitted in the statement.
The NASD believes that this provision is sufficiently broad to require the submission of information regarding the beneficial ownership by a member, its associated persons, parent or affiliates of any equity, preferred stock, or subordinated debt of an issuer and the submission of supplemental information after the offering is filed if the ownership level changes during the registration period.
Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to the Corporate Financing Department, at (202) 728-8258.
1 Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 34041 (May 10, 1994); 59 F.R. 25510 (May 16, 1994).
2 The NASD believes that the term "common equity" also includes warrants or rights for common equity that are exercisable within the 60-day period following the offering.
3 For offerings subject to Schedule E on the basis that the securities are being issued by a member or an affiliate of a member, the offering is subject to the filing requirements of Schedule E regardless of whether the offering is of equity securities for which a bona fide independent market exists or of debt securities that are rated investment grade.
4 The modifications to Section 3(c) also include deletion of the words "subject to this Section without limitation as to the amount of securities to be distributed by the member," which were erroneously retained after a prior amendment deleted provisions that provided for two levels of participation in an offering by a member offering its own securities or those of a parent or affiliate, depending on whether one or two qualified independent underwriters participated in pricing and due diligence. Section 3(c) does not currently limit the percentage of a member's participation in an offering by the member subject to Schedule E. In addition, the reorganization of Subsection 3(c)(1) results in increased clarity with respect to the current requirement that the qualified independent underwriter must act as managing underwriter of an offering in which the member that is offering its own securities or those of a parent or affiliate or is subject to a conflict of interest has not been actively engaged in the investment banking or securities business for at least the five years immediately preceding the filing of the offering.
5 The filing requirements of Schedule E take precedence over the filing requirements of the Corporate Financing Rule pursuant to Section 15 of Schedule E. Therefore, offerings that are exempt from the filing requirements of the Rule are nonetheless subject to filing with the Corporate Financing Department for review if subject to the provisions of Schedule E. See subparagraph (7) to Section (b) to the Corporate Financing Rule.
Text Of Amendments To Schedule E Of The By-Laws
(Note: New language is underlined; deletions are in brackets.)
Schedule E
Distribution of Securities of Members and Affiliates
Section 1 – General
(a) No member or person associated with a member shall participate in the distribution of a public offering of debt or equity securities issued or to be issued by the member, the parent of the member, or an affiliate of the member and no member or parent of a member shall issue securities except in accordance with this Schedule.
(b) No member or person associated with a member shall participate in the distribution of a public offering of debt or equity securities issued or to be issued by a company if the member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest with the company, as defined herein, except in accordance with this Schedule.
(a) – (d) No change.
(e) Common Equity — the total number of shares of common stock outstanding without regard to class, whether voting or non-voting, convertible or non-convertible, exchangeable or non-exchangeable, redeemable or non-redeemable, as reflected on the consolidated financial statements of the company.
[(e)] (f) No change.
(g) Conflict of Interest — shall be presumed to exist when:
(1) a member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates in the aggregate beneficially own 10% or more of the outstanding subordinated debt of a company:
(2) a member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates in the aggregate beneficially own 10% or more of the common equity of a company which is a corporation, or beneficially own a general limited or special partnership interest in 10% or more of the distributable profits or losses of a company: or
(3) a member and/or its associated persons, parent or affiliates in the aggregate beneficially own 10% or more of the preferred equity of a company.
(4) The provisions of paragraphs (1). (2) and (3) hereof notwithstanding, the conflict of interest provisions of this Schedule E shall not apply to:
(a) an offering of securities exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933:
(b) an investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940. as amended;
(c) a "separate account" as defined in Section 2(a)(37) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. as amended;
(d) a "real estate investment trust" as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(e) a "direct participation program" as defined in Article III. Section 34 of the Rules of Fair Practice;
(f) an offering of financing instrument-backed securities which are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization in one of its four (4) highest generic rating categories:
(g) an offering of a class of equity securities for which a bona fide independent market as defined in Section 2(c) exists as of the date of the filing of the registration statement and as of the effective date thereof: and
(h) an offering of a class of securities rated in one of the four highest generic rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
(f) – (i) are redesignated (h) – (k) No change.
(1) Preferred Equity — the aggregate capital invested by all persons in the preferred securities outstanding without regard to class, whether voting or non-voting, convertible or non-convertible, exchangeable or non-exchangeable, redeemable or non-redeemable, as reflected on the consolidated financial statements of the company.
(j) and (k) are redesignated (m) and (n) No change.
[1](0) Qualified independent underwriter*— a member which:
(1) – (5) No change.
(6) is not an affiliate of the entity issuing securities pursuant to Section 3 of this Schedule and does not beneficially own five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities, common equity, preferred equity or subordinated debt of such entity which is a corporation or beneficially own a partnership interest in five percent or more of the distributable profits or losses of such entity which is a partnership; and
(7) No change.
(m) and (n) are redesignated (p) and (q) No change.
(r) Subordinated Debt — includes (1) debt of an issuer which is expressly subordinate in right of payment to. or with a claim on assets subordinate to. any existing or future debt of such issuer: or (2) all debt that is specified as subordinated at the time of issuance. Subordinated debt shall not include short-term debt with maturity at issuance of less than one year and secured debt and bank debt not specified as subordinated debt at the time of issuance.
Section 3 – Participation in Distribution of Securities [of Member or Affiliate]
(a) No member shall underwrite, participate as a member of the underwriting syndicate or selling group, or otherwise assist in the distribution of a public offering of an issue of debt or equity securities issued or to be issued by the member or an affiliate of the member, or of a company with which the member or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest, unless the member is in compliance with subsection 3(b) and subsection 3(c) below.
(b) In the case of a member which is a corporation, the majority of the board of directors, or in the case of a member which is a partnership, a majority of the general partners or, in the case of a member which is a sole proprietorship, the proprietor as of the date of the firing of the registration statement and as of the effective date of the offering shall have been actively engaged in the investment banking or securities business for the five-year period immediately preceding the filing of the registration statement.
(c) If a member proposes to underwrite, participate as a member of the underwriting syndicate or selling group, or otherwise assist in the distribution of a public offering of its own, or an affiliate's securities, or of securities of a company with which it or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest. [subject to this Section without limitation as to the amount of securities to be distributed by the member,] one or more of the following three criteria shall be met:
(1) the price at which an equity issue or the yield at which a debt issue is to be distributed to the public is established at a price no higher or yield no lower than that recommended by a qualified independent underwriter which shall also participate in the preparation of the registration statement and the prospectus, offering circular, or similar document and which shall exercise the usual standards of "due diligence" in respect thereto; provided, however, that
(i) an offering of securities by a member which has not been actively engaged in the investment banking or securities business, in its present form or as a predecessor broker/dealer, for at least the five years immediately preceding the filing of the registration statement shall be managed by a qualified independent underwriter; [or] and
(ii) the provision of this paragraph which requires that the price or yield of the securities be established based on the recommendation of a qualified independent underwriter shall not apply to an offering of equity or debt securities if:
a. the securities (except for the securities of a broker/dealer or its parent) are issued in an exchange offer or other transaction relating to a recapitalization or restructuring of a company; and
b. the member that is affiliated with the issuer or with which the member or its associated persons, parent or affiliates have a conflict of interest is not obligated to and does not provide a recommendation with respect to the price, yield, or exchange value of the transaction;
(2) and (3) No change.
(a) Any member offering its securities pursuant to this schedule shall disclose in the registration statement, offering circular, or similar document a date by which the offering is reasonably expected to be completed and the terms upon which the proceeds will be released from the escrow account described in subsection 5(a).
(b) All offerings included within the scope of this Schedule shall disclose in the underwriting section of the registration statement, offering circular or similar document that the offering is being made pursuant to the provisions of this Schedule, that the offering is either being made by a member of its own securities or those of an affiliate, or those of a company in which the member or its associated persons, parent or affiliates own the common stock, preferred stock or subordinated debt of the company. the name of the member acting as qualified independent underwriter, if any, and that such member is assuming the responsibilities of acting as a qualified independent underwriter in pricing the offering and conducting due diligence.
Section 11 – Suitability
Every member underwriting an issue of its securities, or securities of an affiliate, or the securities of a company with which it has a conflict of interest, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof, who recommends to a customer the purchase of a security of such an issue shall have reasonable grounds to believe that the recommendation is suitable for such customer on the basis of information furnished by such customer concerning the customer's investment objectives, financial situation, and needs, and any other information known by such member. In connection with all such determinations, the member must maintain in its files the basis for its determination.
Section 12 – Discretionary Accounts
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article HI, Section 15 of the Corporation's Rules of Fair Practice, or any other provisions of law, a transaction in securities issued by a member or an affiliate of a member, or by a company with which a member has a conflict of interest shall not be executed by any member in a discretionary account without the prior specific written approval of the customer.
* In the opinion of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission the full responsibilities and liabilities of an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 attach to a "qualified independent underwriter" performing the functions called for by the provisions of Section 3 hereof.
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Some argue that the old ship should be placed alongside the former MS Finnmarken at Svolvær, at the Hurtigruten museum, but years have shown that taking care of one old ship is more than enough. It seems that being put on dry land is very hard on these old ladies, continous maintenance is required! There has also been some talk about getting her to Bergen, since this town has always been the starting point for the Hurtigruten voyages.
The last trip for MS Nordstjernen is coming up, and many want to take part in the last voyage. Norwegian television is making a program about the retiring ship, and will have camera crew on the last voyage.
2012/11/13: According to an article in the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende, MS Nordstjernen has now been sold to Indre Nordhordland Dampbåtlag in Bergen. The old ship will also be stationed in this town in Western Norway.
MS Nordstjernen has also been set under the protection of the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, due to it's uniqueness and what this ship has meant for the coastal communities of Western and Northern Norway. This means that there will be restrictions on what modifications that can be done to the ship, if any. The ship can not be sold out of Norway.
The interior, the art that was made by Paul René Gauguin and the whole ship has been documentet for posterity. The former owner Hurtigruten feels confident that the MS Nordstjernen will be taken good care of, says Communications Manager Ragnar Norum. For 56 years the Nordstjernen sailed for Hurtigruten, longer than any other ship that was in their fleet.
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Joe Biden wants you to think he's serious about climate change, but his plan leaves much to be desired. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Web Only / Features » June 5, 2019
Hold the Applause. Biden’s Climate Plan Is Mostly Fluff.
Biden avoids taking on the fossil fuel industry by relying on vague promises and unproven technologies.
BY Dayton Martindale
Biden’s plan is a gamble, plunging us into the torrent and betting on carbon capture to stabilize the climate—and the fossil fuel industry.
When I first skimmed the section headers of Joe Biden’s climate plan on Tuesday, my eyes glossing past most of the details, I came away cautiously optimistic. While I wished his goals were more ambitious, I was heartened to see even a relative moderate like Biden calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, a vast expansion of protected lands and $1.7 trillion in climate investment over the next 10 years. That seemed like a win.
Later in the afternoon, however, I took the time to read the whole thing more closely, and my optimism turned to disappointment. The 10,000-word plan covers a lot of ground—including somewhat arbitrary forays into the science of the greenhouse effect, Biden’s record, and steps already taken by city and state governments to address climate change—giving the appearance of a monumental document. But once you look beneath the puff, it becomes clear the plan is not grounded in robust proposals, and the substance is remarkably flimsy. His good ideas (like ending subsidies) are mostly shared by the rest of the Democratic field; he puts undue faith in new technologies, hoping they can save us without having to directly confront the fossil fuel industry; and the regulations he suggests are generally either mild or toothless—likely not enough to achieve his stated goals, themselves insufficient to stem the crisis.
Lack of specificity is not, in itself, disqualifying. The Green New Deal resolution, as introduced in Congress by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), is much more a statement of goals and principles than an actual plan. Any comprehensive climate plan will ultimately require input from Congress, and from environmental, labor and community organizations; the president won’t and shouldn’t write the whole thing on their own. But Biden’s goals leave much to be desired, and many of the solutions he does propose are either woefully insufficient, doomed to failure or both. The Green New Deal begins to sketch out a genuine economic transformation; Biden’s plan seems designed to salvage the status quo. While climate activists and scientists are increasingly doubtful that modest market-based actions can reduce emissions at the speed we need, Biden is trying sell such a moderate approach to the public.
A Green New Deal?
In the last month, Joe Biden has taken a lot of heat on climate change. On May 10, Reuters reported that Biden climate adviser Heather Zichal—formerly on the board of a natural gas company—said the campaign was searching for a “middle ground” on climate change. Environmental organizations pummeled Biden over this compromise strategy, and Bernie Sanders turned “#NoMiddleGround” into a hashtag. Then Greenpeace gave Biden a D-minus in its candidate scorecard released May 30, narrowly edging out John Hickenlooper to place 18th out of 19 Dems. And in a June 3 Washington Post article surveying the Democratic candidates on climate policy, Biden was cited as the only one without a stance on the Green New Deal, declining to answer any of the Post’s questions.
In his new plan, some of this appears to change. He calls the Green New Deal a “crucial framework,” and says that his plan shares two important principles with the GND: “(1) the United States urgently needs to embrace greater ambition on an epic scale to meet the scope of this challenge, and (2) our environment and our economy are completely and totally connected.”
Other such radical-sounding rhetoric peppers the plan, including an explicit call to “go well beyond the Obama-Biden Administration platform.” To hear this from an establishment-backed frontrunner looks like progress. The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate group that has been advocating a Green New Deal, claimed victory in a press release—“We forced [the Biden campaign] to backtrack and today, he put out a comprehensive climate plan”—and Greenpeace upped his grade to a B, putting him in a more respectable seventh place.
The problem is, Biden’s plan doesn’t actually endorse the Green New Deal. While praising its spirit, he sets a goal that is notably less ambitious: net-zero emissions by 2050, a goal shared by Beto O’Rourke. (The Green New Deal calls for a “10-year mobilization” to achieve zero-emissions electricity, and to get as close to zero in other sectors as “technologically feasible.”) He also steers clear of some of the Green New Deal’s more ambitious components, such as a jobs guarantee.
Worse, the plan is “comprehensive” only in the most superficial sense. It is true that it is long, that it includes many facts about climate change, and that it at least briefly addresses nearly every high-emitting sector—including oft-overlooked sectors such as shipping, cement and steel. But, despite a few specific ideas scattered here and there, his proposals tend to be vague at best, and the whole thing is sloppily put together.
Waiting for carbon capture
To understand the operating logic behind Biden’s plan, you have to scroll down about a third of the way in the original version, to a sentence that apparently was plagiarized: “Carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) is a rapidly growing technology that has the potential to create economic benefits for multiple industries while significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions.” (After this and other instances of plagiarism made headlines, the plan now credits the BlueGreen Alliance for this quote.)
CCUS means sucking carbon dioxide—either out of the air or out of a power plant—and then either using it or storing it somewhere. Most UN projections incorporate some amount of CCUS in their predicted futures; we can buy ourselves more time to decarbonize, they assure us, if we can figure out negative emissions. The “economic benefits for multiple industries” Biden mentions would likely include extending the life of the fossil fuel industry through capturing (or promising to eventually capture) its emissions. The problem is, CCUS technologies are expensive, do not yet exist at scale and potentially would not all even work at scale.
There is good-faith debate among progressives over whether the technology merits further research. Some say to drop it altogether: It only encourages further fossil fuel use, they argue, and certain varieties of CCUS would require prohibitive amounts of land. But even among proponents of further research—such as climate scientists Kevin Anderson and Glen Peters—few progressives think we should plan on this tech coming through.
“Negative-emission technologies are … an unjust and high-stakes gamble,” Anderson and Peters wrote in Science. “The mitigation agenda should proceed on the premise that they will not work at scale.” To do otherwise, they wrote, would be like “letting someone jump into a raging torrent, and telling them that we may be able to save them with a technology that we have not yet developed.”
Without extensive use of CCUS, the world would need to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 for a 50/50 shot at keeping temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Biden calls on the United States to “lead through the power of example” by achieving “net-zero emissions no later than 2050 here at home” [emphasis mine].
Biden does not seem to expect the whole world to reach net-zero by 2050. Biden’s plan, then, is a gamble, plunging us into the torrent and betting on CCUS to stabilize the climate—and the fossil fuel industry.
This technological optimism permeates the plan. One of the more substantive proposals is to establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency focused on climate (ARPA-C), meant to pursue not only CCUS but everything from clean refrigeration to new and improved nuclear reactors to alternative construction materials to improved biofuels for airplanes and ships. It’s not that I necessarily oppose any of this research—some of it is crucial.
But for Biden, this research is the centerpiece: In his plan, it will allow us to continue with business as usual without any major challenge to industry or changes in our economic and social lives. In other words, Biden bets the farm on what is fundamentally unknown. We don’t have time to keep waiting for future technology; we need to start acting immediately to transform electricity, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and more.
Giving fossil fuels a pass
One might argue I’m being unfair to Biden—research and innovation are only part of his plan to build a domestic clean-energy economy. There are also calls for tax credits to incentivize clean energy; a commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies; and proposed executive orders on regulating methane emissions, improving fuel efficiency standards and creating new national parks. All of this, however, has become standard fare for Democrats: Biden perhaps deserves credit for shifting some with the times, but movements are to thank for transforming the debate, and other leading candidates are as strong or stronger.
Critical to Biden’s plan is congressional action to create “an enforcement mechanism to achieve the 2050 [100% net-zero emissions] goal, including a target no later than the end of his first term in 2025 to ensure we get to the finish line.” What is this enforcement mechanism, and what is the target? We don’t know. Former Obama adviser Kelly Sims Gallagher told Earther that “Biden apparently wants to give Congress the opportunity to shape this mechanism.” It could mean a carbon tax, cap-and-trade or some other pricing mechanism.
Again, giving Congress a say is good. But the mystery mechanism is representative of the plan’s broader lack of substance, and suggests a lack of seriousness about taking on the fossil fuel industry.
Compare Biden’s proposal to the Evergreen Economy Plan of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has centered his entire presidential campaign around climate change, and leads Greenpeace’s scorecard with an A-minus grade. On his website, one is bombarded with policy after policy that the federal government can concretely pursue. There are specific goals and subgoals for specific time increments.
To be fair, not even Inslee quite meets the ambition of the Green New Deal resolution: He’s called for full decarbonization by 2045, 100% renewable electricity by 2035, and also stopped short of a jobs guarantee. I hope other candidates go much further. But Inslee’s proposal stands in stark contrast to Biden’s vagueness. Biden’s plan is full of sentences like, “Biden will commit that every infrastructure investment that receives federal funding should reduce climate pollution, as much as possible.” Questionable grammar aside, that doesn’t actually mean anything—“as much as possible” renders it toothless. Declarations like, “Working with the insurance industry, the Biden Administration will identify ways to lower property insurance premiums,” hardly inspire confidence.
Tellingly, one of Biden’s intended “day one” executive orders calls for reducing methane emissions “for new and existing oil and gas operations”— O’Rourke’s analogous plan only mentions “existing sources.” The distinction could be innocuous, but one also wonders whether this is a subtle assurance to industry: Under President Biden, there will be new oil and gas development.
As Inslee put it on Tuesday, “My plan puts up stop signs, and I’m afraid that the vice president’s plan does not.”
Not a climate leader
Biden’s plan, to its credit, recognizes that any truly effective climate strategy must be global. Here he seems to favor the stick over the carrot, proposing to “stop countries from cheating [on climate commitments] by using America’s economic leverage and power of example,” and to “name and shame global climate outlaws.” Unfortunately, he doesn’t recognize that the United States has been one of these outlaws—even before Trump.
A whole section of the plan focuses on how to pressure China, “far and away the largest emitter of carbon in the world.” There is no mention of the fact that the U.S. is second; or that cumulatively, we have emitted more than China; or that on a per capita basis we still emit more than China; or that a good chunk of China’s emissions go toward producing consumer goods for the U.S. and Europe. China’s emissions are indeed a real problem, but this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Biden also calls on China to reduce its coal exports, pointedly omitting that the United States is a top oil and gas exporter, and calls on U.S. international finance institutions such as the Export-Import Bank to stop investing in coal-fired power plants and “significantly reduce the carbon footprints of their portfolios.” Yet under “the Obama-Biden Administration,” the Export-Import Bank spent $34 billion financing 70 fossil fuel projects around the globe. In a global climate plan released the following day by the Inslee campaign, the Washington governor one-ups Biden, calling to end Export-Import Bank support for all fossil fuel projects, not just coal.
Biden also calls for “enforceable” international climate commitments, ignoring that legally binding targets are what the Obama-Biden administration opposed at the Paris conference (enforceable commitments require Senate approval, which was not an option in 2015).
Hypocrisy aside, perhaps the most ominous component of the plan’s international vision lies in a subtle foreshadowing of what could become the next phase in the war on terror: “[Climate change] puts our national security at risk by leading to regional instability that will require U.S. military-supported relief activities. … Deteriorating economic conditions in climate-impacted areas could increase piracy and terrorist activity, requiring a U.S. military response.”
A just transition
According to Reuters, Zichal hoped Biden’s climate plan would help bridge the gap between progressive environmentalists and unions. So what does he offer labor that the Green New Deal doesn’t?
Well, for one, the possible continuance of the natural gas or even coal industry through CCUS technology. Many unions do support this as a way to keep fossil fuel jobs alive, and members of the AFL-CIO energy committee called for CCUS in a critique of the Green New Deal (though the Green New Deal does not rule CCUS out). While understandable, this position is ultimately short-sighted: Given the technology is still unproven, every moment we delay phasing out fossil fuels the eventual effects of climate change get more severe, devastating impacts that by and large will hurt workers more than their bosses. There is hard work to be done in ensuring the transition for workers in dirty industries is fair and equitable, and that green jobs are unionized and well-compensated, but this is a fight we must embrace rather than postpone.
Biden’s plan does recognize that the country is shifting away from coal (thanks to “marketplace competition”), and commits to funding coal miner pensions and healthcare.
It promises to “defend workers’ rights to form unions and collectively bargain in these emerging and growing industries; pursue new partnerships with community colleges, unions, and the private sector to develop programs to train all of America’s workforce to tap into the growing clean energy economy; incorporate skills training into infrastructure investment planning by engaging state and local communities; and reinvigorate and repurpose AmeriCorps for sustainability, so that every American can participate in the clean energy economy.”
He also calls for a Task Force on Coal and Power Plant Communities, which would “help these communities access federal investments and leverage private sector investments to help create high-paying union jobs based upon the unique assets of each community, partner with unions and community colleges to create training opportunities for these new jobs, repair infrastructure, keep public employees like firefighters and teachers on the payroll, and keep local hospitals open.”
This is not nothing, but what’s striking is that the Green New Deal resolution already contains strengthened labor protections, union jobs at a prevailing wage, and much of what Biden advocates—plus a jobs guarantee. Writing for In These Times, Jeremy Brecher of the Labor Network for Sustainability suggested the Green New Deal could do even more, offering workers displaced full wages and benefits for four years and no-cost training and education.
But it’s Biden’s plan, where labor gets a few nebulous promises toward the very end, that Zichal claims can bring union members into the climate fight. It is a tragic irony that a plan ostensibly designed to appeal to organized labor does less than the Green New Deal to actually build worker power.
In the end, Joe Biden’s plan takes a few good ideas from other campaigns but advances few new specifics, showing little interest in taking on the fossil fuel industry (or, it must be said, in consistent punctuation and formatting). In the two areas where he most distinguishes himself from other candidates—his emphasis on technological research and international relations—he shows himself to be living in a fantasy world, where future innovations allow us to avoid drastic action and the United States is some sort of global climate hero.
As a statement from Food and Water Watch’s executive director put it, “Joe Biden’s climate plan is a cobbled-together assortment of weak emissions targets and unproven technological schemes that fail to adequately address the depth and urgency of the climate crisis we face. This plan cannot be considered a serious proposal to tackle climate change.”
Dayton Martindale
Dayton Martindale is an associate editor at In These Times, and a founding member of Symbiosis. His writing has appeared in In These Times, Earth Island Journal and The Next System Project. He tweets at @DaytonRMartind.
All of these criminals are about 25 years too late. We are at the point of mitigation only, the fossil fuel fiesta and our addiction to its nectar will continue to force a world by hand. Until then however, with grave consequence, we will frolic about as if we DO NOT live on a finite resource planet. Everyone wants their cake.
Posted by butch koch on 2019-06-06 10:08:27
Biden is the status quo for corporations. We can pay now to prevent major climate change damage, or wait a few more decades and see if the Dodge HEMI gas-guzzler solved the problems.
Biden supports the corporate positions. He and tRump will be rearranging deck chairs on this Titanic.
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Google will keep in secret the number of search quality algorithms
Oct 08/2017
How many search quality algorithms does Google use? This question was put to the John Mueller, the company’s employee during the last video conference with webmasters.
"When you mention Google's quality algorithm, how many algorithms do you use?"
Mueller responded the following:
"Usually we do not talk about how many algorithms we use. We publicly state that we have 200 factors when it comes to scanning, indexing and ranking.
Generally, the number of algorithms is a casual number. For instance, one algorithm can be used to display a letter on the search results page. Therefore, we believe that counting the exact number of algorithms that Google uses is not something that is really useful [for optimizers].
From this point of view, I can’t tell you how many algorithms are involved in Google search."
Gary Illyes shares his point of view on how important referential audit is
At the Brighton SEO event that took place last week, Google rep called Gary Illyes shared his opinion about the importance of auditing the website's link profile. This information was reported by Jennifer Slagg in the TheSEMPost blog.
Since Google Penguin was modified into real-time update and started ignoring spam links instead of imposing sanctions on websites, this has led to a decrease of the value of auditing external links.
According to Gary Illyes, auditing of links is not necessary for all websites at the present moment.
"I talked to a lot of SEO specialists from big enterprises about their business and their answers differed. These companies have different opinions on the reason why they reject links.
I don't think that helding too many audits makes sense, because, as you noted, we successfully ignore the links, and if we see that the links are of an organic nature, it is highly unlikely that we will apply manual sanctions to a website.
In case your links are ignored by the "Penguin", there is nothing to worry about.
I've got my own website, which receives about 100,000 visits a week. I have it for 4 years already and I do not have a file named Disavow. I do not even know who is referring to me.
Thus, in the case when before a website owner was engaged in buying links or using other prohibited methods of link building, then conducting an audit of the reference profile and rejecting unnatural links is necessary in order to avoid future manual sanctions. It is important to remember that rejecting links can lead to a decrease in resource positions in the global search results, since many webmasters often reject links that actually help the website, rather than doing any harm to it.
Therefore, referential audits are needed if there were any violations in the history of the resource. They are not necessary for many website owners and it is better to spend this time on improving the website itself, says Slagg.
Googlebot still refuses to scan HTTP/2
During the last video conference with webmasters Google rep called John Mueller said that Googlebot still refrains to scan HTTP.
The reason is that the crawler already scans the content that fast, so the benefits that the browser receives (web pages loading time is decreased) are not that important.
"No, at the moment we do not scan HTTP / 2. We are still investigating what we can do about it. In general, the difficult part is that Googlebot is not a browser, so it does not get the same speed effects that are observed within a browser when implementing HTTP / 2. We can cache data and make requests in a different way than a regular browser. Therefore, we do not see the full benefits of scanning HTTP / 2.
But with more websites implementing push notification feature, Googlebot developers are on the point of adding support for HTTP in future.”
It should be recalled that in April 2016, John Mueller said that the use of the HTTP / 2 protocol on the website does not directly affect the ranking in Google, but it improves the experience of users due to faster loading speed of the pages. Therefore, if you have a change, it is recommended to move to this protocol.
Google does not check all spam reports in manual mode
Google employee named John Mueller stated that the search team does not check all spam reports manually during the last video conference with webmasters.
The question to Mueller was the following:
"Some time ago we sent a report on a spam, but still have not seen any changes. Do you check each and every report manually?"
The answer was:
No, we do not check all spam reports manually. "
Later Mueller added:
"We are trying to determine which reports about spam have the greatest impact, it is on them that we focus our attention and it is their anti-spam team that checks manually, processes and, if necessary, applies manual sanctions. Most of the other reports that come to us is just information that we collect and can use to improve our algorithms in the future. At the same time, he noted that small reports about violations of one page scale are less prioritized for Google. But when this information can be applied to a number of pages, these reports become more valuable and are prior to be checked.
As for the report processing time, it takes some considerable time. As Mueller explained, taking measures may take "some time", but not a day or two.
It should be recalled that in 2016, Google received about 35 thousand messages about spam from users every month. About 65% of all the reports led to manual sanctions.
Google tests a new search results format with ready-made answers
July 11/2017
English-speaking users noticed that Google is testing a new format for the search results that would include ready answers.
From now on the website, the content of which was used to generate a response will no longer be displayed in the search results. The reference to it is contained only in the block with the answer.
"Google removed the result from the search on the page that was already shown in the block with the answer for this query. Now the block with the answer is the only result for the page on a specific request, "says The SEM Post blog
It is noted that the new feature is currently available for many users, but not all of them. This can mean a large-scale testing or a gradual launch.
Google adds tags for recipes, videos and products in the image search
Aug 03/2017
Google added tags for recipes, videos, products and GIF to the image search results. Now when searching for images, users will immediately see which type of content the individual results are related to.
The Google rep commented on the new feature saying the following:
"These badges will help you find those images that involve additional actions or contain more detailed information."
To display a label on a website page, appropriate marking of structured data should be added: for recipes, goods or video. GIF-images Google algorithms will recognize and mark automatically, thus, markup is not needed for them. New badges will not always be displayed just like extended snippets. Filling in the fields for the recommended properties of the markup increases the chances of getting them.
Google also updated its structured data verification tool. Now it processes markups for images.
It should be recalled that Google started showing videos and recipes in the search results for pictures starting from last month.
Google will no longer trust WoSign and StarCom certificates
Google reports that in the coming months, it will completely stop cooperation with certificates issued by WoSign and StarCom certification centers. The change will take effect with the release of Chrome 61, which is expected in mid-September. It will affect the certificates issued before October 21, 2016, the period of validity of which has not yet expired.
Last year, Google Chrome 56 stopped trusting the certificates from WoSign and StarCom, released later October 21, 2016. After the release of Chrome 57, the browser partially stopped trusting the old certificates. An exception was made for websites that are among the first million in the Alexa rating. From now on, all certificates from these centers will be banned.
"Starting with Chrome 61, the white list will be removed, which will lead to a complete cessation of trust in the existing root certificates of WoSign and StarCom and all certificates that they have given out. Websites that still use certificates from StarCom and WoSign should urgently consider replacing them, so as to minimize any inconveniences to Chrome users," reports Google.
It should be recalled Mozilla announced about freezing its cooperation with WoSign and StartCom in September 2016. Starting with the Firefox 51 the certificates are considered to be invalid. At the same time, the support of certificates issued before October 21, 2016 is still preserved.
Google keeps ignoring the Last-Modified meta tag
Google still ignores the Last-Modified meta tag in the search. This was stated by the company’s employee, John Mueller providing a response to a question from one of the webmasters on Twitter.
"In 2011 you said that Google does not use the http-equiv =" last-modified "tag for crawling. Is that still so? ".
Mueller replied the following:
Yep, we still do not use it.
- John ☆ .o (≧ ▽ ≦) o. ☆ (@JohnMu) August 11, 2017
The tag was originally used to alert the crawlers that the page was updated, or to specify the date the page was last refreshed.
In 2011 John Mueller made a post on the Webmaster Central Help forum in which he stated that Google does not use the Last-Modified meta tag for scanning, indexing, or ranking. This tag is also not included in the list of meta tags considered by Google. With all this, other search engines can still use it.
Instagram launches tags for sponsored posts
June 17/2017
Instagram added a new feature to mark the paid posts with the "Sponsor of publication" label with the indication of the partner company. This information was reported by the service press.
In the coming weeks, the new label will begin to appear in advertisements and bloggers’ “stories” all around the world. When you click on it, users will be able to go to their business partner account.
The content creator and its partner will have access to statistics for each publication when the label is used. This will help them understand how subscribers interact with similar materials.
Content creators will see this information in the Statistics section in Instagram, as well as their partners on their Facebook page.
Instagram authorities believe that the innovation will strengthen the atmosphere of trust inside the service.
To date, a new feature is only available for a small number of companies and content authors. In the coming months, developers are planning to launch it for a wide audience along with official rules and guidelines.
AdWords launches a new keyword-level bidding interface
Google AdWords users all around the world noticed that is a new keyword-level bidding interface is launching soon.
Google will show recommended bids for different ad positions on the page, even if the bid simulator for this keyword is not available.
Some phases were also changed a little bit. Instead of the "top of the page" is now replaced by "over all organic results"; instead of "first position" the tab "over all other ads" will be now used.
There was no official launch announcement yet.
Let us remind you that Google AdWords changed algorithm of work of the Optimizer of the price for conversion last week. Earlier this tool could raise the maximum bid for prospective clicks by no more than 30%. Now this restriction is lifted.
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E-mail marketing was the leading channel behind search, driving an impressive 20% of online sales during the 2015 holiday shopping season (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31). (Source: Custora)
In a January 2015 study by Social Media Examiner, just over 4 in 10 small and medium-sized business (SMB) marketers worldwide said they were able to measure the ROI of their social media activities. (Source: eMarketer)
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Entries with the tag: craig berube
The Cup Goes Home With Craig Berube
by Paul on 07/03/19 at 08:22 AM ET
from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
When the Stanley Cup arrives at the only indoor arena in a hamlet like Calahoo it is a confirmation. A reminder to men like Emile and Roger Berube, the uncle and father to St. Louis Blues head coach Craig, that a lifetime of coaching kids through hockey and fastball had an impact.
There’s not a lot of credit given, or expected, when you are that community coach. Just a lot of Styrofoam cup coffee and sausage-and-eggers after a 7 a.m. practice. Then a kid makes it. And now the Cup marches in, and all the memories come flowing back, like all of those backseat Slurpees on the road home from Onoway or Alexander.
“When you’re playing, when you’re coaching, you’re always thinking if you ever won the Cup, what would you do with your day with the Cup?” said Craig Berube.
He is known throughout the hockey world as ‘Chief,’ the soft-spoken, Indigenous 53-year-old who played over 1,000 NHL games in the toughest role imaginable. A tough guy in the ‘80s and ‘90s National Hockey League, when large, strong men fought often.
“I always dreamt of bringing it back here, and letting people enjoy it, my family and friends,” he said, standing in the Zamboni room of the Calahoo Arena.
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Tags: craig+berube
A Three-Year Deal For Craig Berube In St. Louis
by Paul on 06/25/19 at 01:17 PM ET
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has signed Head Coach Craig Berube to a three-year contract.
Berube, who was originally named interim head coach on Nov. 19, 2018, led the Blues to the 2019 Stanley Cup Championship and was a finalist for the 2019 Jack Adams Award.
"Craig made an enormous impact on our team when he took over last November," said Armstrong. "He restored our identity and provided our players with a clear sense of direction and purpose. The chemistry and trust that he developed with our players was integral in bringing our franchise the 2019 Stanley Cup."
Craig Berube Today
via the NHL PR departmen,
Q. I don't know if you've had time to look at any video, but what did you like about last night's game?
CRAIG BERUBE: Like I said last night, it was a gutsy performance. I thought Boston came hard, obviously. They tested us, but we hung in there. Our goalie played really well, and I just thought everybody really competed hard and put everything on the line for the win.
Video- Christine Simpson Feature On Craig Berube
via Sportsnet,
Christine Simpson takes an in depth look at St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube.
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Talking With Doug Armstrong And Craig Berube Today
via the NHL PR department,
May 26, 2019 - Stanley Cup Final Media Day
An Interview with:
Doug Armstrong
Craig Berube
Q. Doug, two parts. Your general feeling sitting here knowing you've helped take this team to the Cup; and second part how did Binnington, could you say, end up in Providence? Did they call you or did you call them?
DOUG ARMSTRONG: Okay. Well, obviously we're excited to be here in the championship finals. Getting here is part of the process but not the end goal. There's another chapter to be written for one of these two organizations. And as I said the manager comes out in here pretty quickly after the third round and you want to tap the breaks and understand that we want to try and win a championship and there's a lot of work left ahead of us. With Jordan Binnington, for the people that don't know, we didn't have our own American League affiliate two years ago. We were allowed to put, we were sharing with Colorado, we were allowed to put one goaltender in San Antonio, we put Husso there. And then we basically sent out a memo to all the teams, anyone looking for a goaltender, an experienced goaltender, and Providence and Don Sweeney and John Ferguson gave us a call and we were able to work something out.
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Praise For Craig Berube
from Chris Pinkert of the Blues' website,
When Craig Berube took over the St. Louis Blues, they had just been shutout by the last-place Los Angeles Kings at home.
It was mid-November and the team was 7-9-3 in the first 19 games of the season. They sat 14th in the Western Conference and were 30th out of 31 NHL teams.
The Blues are 32-23-5 with 69 points, good enough for a divisional playoff spot and third in the Central Division.
The big turnaround can, at least in part, be attributed to Berube.
"He's intense, demanding," Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo told stlouisblues.com. "But he also understands when the boys need a mental and physical break. He's been really good at managing us in games from behind the bench and managing days away from the rink.
"He expects a lot. I mean, he expects you to keep getting better every day, regardless of how many games we've won lately or how many in a row we've won," Pietrangelo added. "Every single day, he wants to get better. He's demanding that of us, but it's made us a better team."
Evening Line- Craig Berube
via Jeremy Rutherford tweets,
Berube: "We were terrible in the first period. Every player. Terrible … I don't know how you're not ready to play. We won two games, we're feeling good, ready to roll, and we've got a team (Calgary) that played yesterday afternoon in Minnesota.
Berube cont'd: "A real good opportunity to make it three in a row and start feeling good. And we just lay and egg. No good. Couldn't make a play, couldn't check, no composure, no team play."
The Blues lost 7-2 at home to the Flames today.
added 6:38pm, Watch Berube post-game below.
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Craig Berube Done In Philadelphia
via the Philadelphia Flyers,
The Philadelphia Flyers have relieved head coach Craig Berube of his duties with the club, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
Berube was the 18th head coach in Flyers history and was named to the post on October 7, 2013. He recently completed his second season as head coach and leaves the position with a record of 75-58-28 (.553).
Prior to being named head coach, Berube spent six seasons as a Flyers assistant. He has spent 18 seasons with the organization as a player, assistant coach and head coach, doing all three with both the Flyers and Phantoms.
The team will begin a search for a new head coach immediately.
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Craig Berube Still The Head Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers GM Ron Hextall is meeting with the media now...
"At this point, the decision hasn't been made. He's still our head coach." -Hextall
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 15, 2015
added 2:08pm,
Berube left hanging in wind. Hextall says he doesn't want to make a decision he regrets. #Flyers
— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) April 15, 2015
added 3:11pm, Hextall video below on Berude...
Keep Craig Berube Or Not
from Bob Ford of the Philadelphia Inguirer,
If the Flyers fire Craig Berube this week - and the drumbeat emanating from Ice Station Groundhog is certainly familiar - the lucky new coach, whomever he is, will be the team's 10th in the last 20 years.
It's quite a list, traveling all the way from Terry Murray to Berube, with station stops at Wayne Cashman, Roger Neilson, Craig Ramsay, Bill Barber, Ken Hitchcock, John Stevens and Peter Laviolette.
Here's the funny thing about the coaches on that list, and it tells you more about the nature of the franchise than it does about the respective abilities of the coaches or the quality of the teams with which they were entrusted.
None of them left with a losing record.
Think about that for a moment. If general manager Ron Hextell holds to tradition - and there is no tradition like Flyers tradition - he is going to fire Berube and the team will have parted ways with nine straight coaches who were .500 or better on points percentage. I would challenge anyone to find another franchise in professional sports that went through as many coaches in a 20-year span and never fired a loser.
Well, Ed Snider always said he wanted the franchise to make history. This record will stand for a while.
If Hextall really wants to send a message to the players and the entire organization, he will stand in front of the microphones Wednesday at his season-ending news conference and give Berube a contract extension. Berube isn't the problem. The problem is believing that a little tinkering with the roster and a new coach will fix things.
from Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News,
Craig Berube On Returning As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers
from Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly,
Asked whether he deserved another chance to coach next year, Berube laughed.
“When you don’t make the playoffs, anything can happen,” Berube replied. “Especially here. We’re still fighting to make the playoffs. If that happens, who knows what can happen. It’s an organization that has a lot of pride. They want to be in the fight every year.”
The Flyers' "tragic number" is now five. Five points earned by Ottawa — the current second wild card — or five points lost by the Flyers eliminates the Flyers from the playoff hunt.
When that happens, Berube’s short reign is likely over.
“Do I love coaching here?” Berube asked. “Yep, I do.”
The Philadelphia Flyers Need A New Coach
from Tom Flynn of PennLive,
There might not be any bigger fan of Eagles coach Chip Kelly than embattled Flyers coach Craig Berube. With all of the moves Kelly has made recently, Berube has enjoyed convenient cover for a series of missteps that should cost him his job.
After Saturday's game in Edmonton, the Flyers are eight games from a season that will end without a playoff berth for only the third time in 19 seasons. Since 16 of the 30 teams in the NHL make the playoffs, it requires some effort to join the 47 percent that will be making tee times starting April 12, the day after the regular season ends.
Certainly, Berube has a co-conspirator in Paul Holmgren, the former general manager who left the coach with an ill-fitting roster. A defensive corps comprised mostly of second-pairing (at best) talent and a huge lack of secondary scoring hindered the team all season.
Also, the huge contracts and minuscule production from washed-out veterans Vinny Lecavalier and R.J. Umberger will continue to be a problem because their outsize deals will prevent any sort of trade.
What should get Berube canned, however, is his puzzling mistreatment of goalie Steve Mason, who has become the team's most indispensable player.
Tension Building With The Philadelphia Flyers
from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
The Flyers are broken, and it would be surprising if another coach isn't hired to try to put them back together.
Coach Craig Berube is a good hockey man with strong principles, but he has lost this flawed team. Many of the players are upset with how Berube singled out goalie Steve Mason - three times - in the team's eighth straight road loss Thursday, a 4-1 defeat in Calgary....
When you combine the Flyers' repeated failures with the growing tension in the locker room, it's fair to wonder if first-year general manager Ron Hextall will soon make a coaching change.
Hextall, we presume, wants to hire his own coach.
Berube was hired by then-GM Paul Holmgren.
more and below, watch Berube after practice today...
Craig Berube’s Future
So where do the Flyers go from here, and does coach Craig Berube have 15 games left in his tenure?
Barring a miracle, the Flyers will miss the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. They have regressed in their second year under Berube, who is not the most beloved figure in the locker room.
Respected, yes. Beloved, no.
Some of the defensemen are still perturbed at the Blue Line Carousel that has had players yanked in and out of the lineup. Vinny Lecavalier, a center primarily used as a fourth-line right winger when he wasn't a healthy scratch, is fuming at the way he has been handled, and it's fair to wonder why he wasn't given a shot at being the second-line center for a few weeks to try to get him on track.
After Berube replaced the fired Peter Laviolette early last season, the Flyers went 42-27-10 under the new coach's defense-first style, reached the playoffs, and took the eventual Stanley Cup finalist New York Rangers to seven games in the opening round.
This year, the Flyers are 28-26-13, and the biggest indictment of Berube is this: With a playoff spot in sight, the Flyers have lost their last five games against teams that are not in playoff positions: Columbus, Buffalo, Carolina, Toronto, and New Jersey.
Morning Line- Craig Berube
“They’re not playing the right way, for the most part. They’re not working together very well. To me, they have to work harder and they have to play a simpler game.
“They have to work together, and I don’t see that right now.”
-Craig Berube, head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers on Claude Giroux, Brayden Schenn and Jake Voracek. Read more on the Flyers from Sam Carchidi of Broad Street Bull.
Garrioch talks Habs, Briere on the move, Petry and Flyers’ possible blueline sale
by George Malik on 01/11/15 at 12:52 AM ET
The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch has made a helluva case for Antoine Vermette as the league's most useful player available at the trade deadline (in no small part because the Arizona Coyotes forward used to be a Senator), and Vermette's far from chopped liver, but these parts of his Sunday rumor column are more interesting than Vermette talk or discussion of Team Canada WJC coach Benoit Groulx's future:
Montreal GM Marc Bergevin has been working the phones to try to get help up front. Yes, the Habs have had a great first half, but they'd still like to get a little more size among their forwards for a long playoff run. They waived blue-liner Bryan Allen and his $3.5-million contract. He was sent to the club's AHL affiliate in Hamilton and the Habs are hopeful someone will deal for him ... If a team is looking for experience, a possible option is Colorado C Daniel Briere. A UFA with a $4-million cap hit, he's being used in a fourth-line role by the Avs. Briere, 36, could be a nice fit for a team in the East and the Avs wouldn't want much more than a draft pick in return. The Islanders could use a guy like Briere. They have little experience ... A possible fit for the Wings: Oilers' D Jeff Petry. Detroit GM Ken Holland was on Edmonton radio last week and indicated he needs a right shot. Petry is a UFA and a Michigan native.
Ryan Kesler's also from Michigan, and the Wings were supposedly in trade talks for him, too, but that didn't happen. A player's Michigan ties haven't fared into the Wings,' "We want to trade for guy over the other one" decision-making process since the Jimmy Carson trade.
Flyers GM Ron Hextall is getting antsy to make deals. Philly has virtually no shot at making the playoffs, coach Craig Berube is on the hot-seat and Hextall wouldn't mind clearing out cash. While the Flyers would like to move blue-liners Nick Schultz, Carlo Colaiacovo and Michael Del Zotto, the guy teams really covet is Braydon Coburn. With a $4.5-million cap hit through 2016-17, Coburn is highly regarded and could bring a good return. There's also interest in centre Brayden Schenn, who has a cap hit of $2.75 million through next season.
Garrioch continues...
Tags: braydon+coburn, carlo+colaiacovo, colorado+avalanche, craig+berube, daniel+briere, detroit+red+wings, edmonton+oilers, jeff+petry, marc+bergevin, michael+del+zotto, montreal+canadiens, nick+schultz, philadelphia+flyers, ron+hextall
The Future Of Craig Berube
from Sam Donnellon of the Philadelphia Daily News,
"The next 20 games mean a lot,'' said R.J. Umberger, whose third-period goal tied a game that appeared to once again be slipping from the Flyers' shaky grasp. "We're not going to quit. We're going to take advantage of this stretch of home games and be a better road team down the stretch here. A lot can happen in the second half of the year.''
And a lot must. To have even half a chance to make the playoffs, the Flyers would need points in 30 of their remaining 41 games and would need to win 24 of them, according to SportsClubStats.com. Stated more starkly, a 23-14-4 record the rest of the way would give the Flyers just a 0.4 chance of making the postseason.
Can you say, "Snowball in H-E-Double-hockey-sticks?"
Berube preaches a one-game-at-a-time approach, but the locker-room vocabulary now regularly includes phrases like "streak," "run" and even "games." Beating Boston would shrink the margin between the teams to seven, losing would increase it to double digits, but this half-done, half-empty season is way more complicated than that. There are too many games and too many teams to play one-on-one, and so the focus remains an internal one....
Fire the coach, right? Instead, Hextall, amid threats that changes will be made if the team does not perform better, continually gives Berube a vote of confidence.
This does not mean he sees Berube as his coach in the future. Contrary to a popular outcry, the Flyers don't always try to solve their issues from within, as Ken Hitchcock and Peter Laviolette demonstrate. But they almost always try to fix them that way.
Video- Dustin Byfuglien vs. Craig Berube?
Philadelphia head coach Craig Berube must’ve said something to Dustin Byfuglien after the Flyers beat the Jets in OT, prompting the big Jets defenceman to get up in his face.
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Tags: craig+berube, dustin+byfuglien
Craig Berube Gets Behind The Wheel Of The Bus And Puts It In Drive
via Sam Carchidi tweets,
Berube on the benched MacDonald “He has to play better; he hasn’t moved the puck as well as he has, his intensity dropped off.”
Berube on Lecavalier, who played 5:56:"He neds to work harder, needs to be a better player, needs to play with more structure & dig in more"
Morning Line- Craig Berube On Steve Mason
“He’s gotta go out and play his game. Don’t try and do too much, just play your game. Just be you. Move the puck when you get it. Get out and play the puck and move it. That’s what gets him in the game. And make the saves you’re supposed to make.”
-Craig Berube, head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers on goaltender Steve Mason who has yet to win a game this season. More on Mason from Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.
Tags: craig+berube, steve+mason
Matheson runs the gamut of hockey stories in this week’s ‘Hockey World’
The Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson's Hockey World mega-column's been chopped into 4 bite-size blog entries, and this week, he has a conversation with Nashville Predators GM David Poile, he suggests that the Oilers ought to draft Leon Draisaitl over Aaron Eklbad at the 2014 draft, and amongst his "This 'n' that" notes...
Ted Nolan will likely be getting a three-year contract from the Buffalo Sabres when they return from their Western Conference road swing, which earns a two-thumbs up from Drew Stafford. “He’s a great motivator; he’s extremely simple on his philosophies,” said Stafford, who has been in Buffalo for eight seasons. “He tells us, ‘Look what you get to do for a living … it’s a special opportunity, don’t take it for granted. Show up and compete for a couple of hours.”
Tags: boston+bruins, buffalo+sabres, cam+ward, carolina+hurricanes, colorado+avalanche, craig+berube, dennis+seidenberg, detroit+red+wings, gustav+nyquist, patrick+roy, philadelphia+flyers, ted+nolan, ville+leino, wayne+simmonds
Afternoon Line
As for concerns Downie remains affected by a concussion he sustained, Berube says: “He says he’s fine. Everything’s good. It’s just mental."
— Sarah Baicker (@sbaickerCSN) January 16, 2014
Tags: craig+berube, steve+downie
A First For First Nation Coaches
from Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Daily News,
Their ancestors helped develop the game centuries ago. There have been Indians in the NHL for 60 years.
But not until today will two Natives meet as head coaches in the NHL.
They are First Nations men, to be precise; that is the correct nomenclature in Canada. Sabres coach Ted Nolan is an Ojibwe from Ontario. Flyers coach Craig Berube is part Cree, and from Alberta.
"It's huge," Nolan said upon his arrival in Philadelphia yesterday. "The significance of it is not really what it means to me, or Craig Berube, but what it means when you think of what our ancestors went through."
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Tags: craig+berube, ted+nolan
Brooks: Emery-Holtby scrap speaks poorly of Flyers, NHL
I never fought when I played goal, and I'd delicately describe the practice as "dumb" in the modern-day NHL, so you'd be correct to suggest that I thought Ray Emery's scrap with Braden Holtby was idiotic, and that the combination of injuries sustained during the Caps-Flyers brawl and the lack of supplemental discipline for Emery because there are apparently "no rules" prohibiting one goalie from skating to the other end of the ice and choosing to lay a beating upon another goalie all yielded a lack of team discipline and a lack of responsiblity-taking on the part of the NHL.
The New York Post's Larry Brooks' Sunday column includes a pondering about the Vanek-Moulson trade, a note about the Oilers' goaltending, suspension talk and much more, but his main thrust involves the Flyers-Capitals brawl and Emery's conduct, with Brooks suggesting that the Flyers' lack of discipline can be traced down from its ownership to the GM coach and players:
Tags: braden+holtby, craig+berube, ed+snider, philadelphia+flyers, ray+emery, washington+capitals
Berube May Have A Little Tortorella In Him
from Mike Sielski of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Already whistled for one roughing infraction and about to enter the penalty box early in the third period, Rosehill instead spun around and skated across the ice on a search-and-destroy mission. He inserted himself into a skirmish, knocking down Panthers forward Tomas Kopecky, earning another roughing penalty and a 10-minute misconduct and leaving the Flyers shorthanded for four minutes....
"Well, I thought it was a weak call originally," Berube said. "And then what he did afterward was unacceptable. He can't do it. He knows that."
Did the coach have some sort of punishment in mind?
"You want me to spank him?" Berube said. "Get lost."
more on Berube after the Flyers' victory last night.
Watch Berube's comment below...
The Flyers Way
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Craig Berube is in as the Philadelphia Flyers’ new coach, replacing Peter Laviolette three games – three! - into the new 2013-14 NHL season. It felt like a panic move, which is what a lot of moves the Flyers make these days feel like.
They can be bold – trading away Jeff Carter and Mike Richards on the same day – and occasionally puzzling – signing Ilya Bryzgalov to a monster free-agent contract, acquiring Steve Mason from the Columbus scrap heap – but they are always interesting. Philadelphia has money to spend and an intensely loyal and involved owner in Ed Snider, so emotion figures into the equation more in Philadelphia than almost anywhere else in the NHL.
There is a Flyer way of doing things and Berube epitomizes the Flyer way. As a player, he was immensely popular wherever he landed – and the same apparently has been true in his various coaching assignments up to now....
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SHARE SHARE EMAIL Farm Distress Farmers protest at the Delhi-UP border during the ‘Kisan Kranti Padyatra’ in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018. – KAMAL NARANG COMMENTS Farmers not satisfied with Govt’s promises: BKU’s Naresh Tikait SHARE COMMENT Will the new scheme give Aasha to farmers? October 03, 2018 agriculture Published on Protesting farmers ended their march at the Kisan Ghat in the national capital early Wednesday after the police which had stopped them on the city border allowed their entry, police said .The Delhi Police removed the barricades around 12:30 AM to allow the farmers, who were stopped Tuesday at UP Gate on the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border during the Kisan Kranti Yatra, to enter the city, a senior police official said.Within hours, thousands of farmers gathered at Kisan Ghat, the memorial of renowned farmer leader and former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, which is located just adjacent to Raj Ghat between the banks of Yamuna river and Mahatma Gandhi Road, also known as main Ring Road. They offered tributes at the memorial.The farmers entered the national capital riding their tractors and trolleys and proceeded towards Kisan Ghat where heavy police deployment has been made, the official said.BKU leader Pawan Khatana said the police had opened the barricades around 12:30 AM. “We reached the Kisan Ghat in the next couple of hours. By 5 AM the farmers had started return journey to their homes in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP, Madhya Pradesh,” Khatana, the BKU’s Uttar Pradesh unit spokesperson, told PTI.No farmers participating in the agitation are now in Delhi, however, several of them, including BKU chief Naresh Sigh Tikait are staying put near the UP-Delhi border, the spot for Tuesday’s clash with security men. Khatana said some of the farmers are still at UP Gate, the intersection of Madan Mohan Malviya Road in Ghaziabad with the Delhi-Meerut highway, repairing their tractors. “Our yatra was supposed to start from Tikait Ghat in Haridwar and culminate at the Kisan Ghat in Delhi. The farmers reached there and after that they left. Our main objective was to get our issues highlighted, which has happened. Now it is for the government to decide what it wants to do. The farmers have done their work. If they agree to our demands, well and good. Otherwise, during elections they (politicians) will only have to approach us (for votes) and not the other way round,” Khatana said.Mukul Singh, 24, who participated in the stir said he has reached back home in Muzaffarnagar. “We left for Kisan Ghat from UP Gate around 1 AM. And left Delhi a couple of hours later,” Singh told PTI over the phone.Sachin Bhati, another protestor, said on Wednesday morning that he was travelling back with around 40 people in a tractor-trolley to Muzaffarnagar. “We went to the Kisan Ghat and are now returning home. We will reach home in another hour or so,” Bhati, 36, said, as they still had to cover around 30 km to be home.Thousands of farmers on Tuesday marched towards Delhi over demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices, pending sugarcane dues, allowing plying of old tractors, blocking traffic movement on arterial roads leading to the national capital.National highways leading to the capital were swamped with farmers who came in from places as far as Gonda, Basti and Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as the sugarcane belt of western Uttar Pradesh.The police picketed the border with Uttar Pradesh, imposing prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people and holding of any public meeting, usage of any amplifier, loudspeaker, and similar instruments. The Kisan Kranti Yatra which began from Tikait Ghat in Haridwar on September 23, was joined by farmers from various parts of Uttar Pradesh. They carried banners of Bhartiya Kisan Union, which gave the call for the march to press for a series of demands.Their list of demands include unconditional loan waiver for farmers, clearing of dues by sugar mills, higher prices for crops, free electricity for farms and a cut in diesel prices. RELATED
COMMENT SHARE The apex court fixes the next hearing on December 5 CBI Director Alok Verma, who has been divested of all duties by the Centre and sent on leave, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he was appointed for a fixed tenure of two years and cannot even be transferred.Verma, who has a feud with his deputy Rakesh Asthana, Special Director in CBI, had approached the apex court seeking stay on the Centre’s order contending that it was against the guidelines laid down by the top court.Challenging the government’s decision, Verma’s counsel and senior advocate Fali S Nariman said the CBI Director was appointed on February 1, 2017 and “the position of law is that there will be a fixed tenure of two years and this gentleman cannot be even transferred.”Making his submission before the bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, Nariman said there was no basis for the Central Vigilance Commission to pass an order recommending that Verma be sent on leave.“There has to be strict interpretation of the Vineet Narain judgment. This is not the transfer and Verma has been denuded of his power and duties…otherwise there was no use of the Narain judgement and the law,” Nariman said.The Vineet Narain decision, delivered by the apex court in 1997, relates to the investigation of allegations of corruption against high-ranking public officials in India. Before 1997, the tenure of the CBI directors was not fixed and they could be removed by the government in any manner. But the apex court in the Vineet Narain judgment fixed a tenure of a minimum of two years for the CBI director to allow the officer to work with independence.Nariman referred to the terms and conditions of appointment and removal of the CBI Director and concerned provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946.Attorney General K K Venugopal opposed the plea of Verma and others that the government should have gone back to the selection panel for divesting the CBI Director of his duties and sending him on leave. He told the court that Verma is in Delhi living in the same house and hence there is nothing to construe that he has been transferred.“Verma continues to hold the status of Director, and enjoys all privileges and benefits of the post till date,” the AG told the bench, which adjourned the hearing for December 5.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress), referred to the CVC order divesting Verma of his power and sending him on leave. He said the CVC and the government cannot override DSPE provisions which makes it mandatory to consult panel before “transfer” of CBI chief mid-tenure.“The order to seal Verma’s office passed without powers under the CVC Act,” Sibal said. He said that even if a CBI Director is caught red-handed, the government has no choice but go the selection panel. “Remedy of acting against the CBI director lied with the selection committee and I am not saying that no action can be taken against the CBI Director,” Sibal said.“Power to appoint will also have power to suspend or dismiss. This is why whatever had to be done against Verma, it had to go to the Selection Committee. This may tomorrow happen to CAG, CVC since similar provisions are for them,” Sibal said. The senior advocate asked, “What will happen to the independence of CBI if government is allowed to remove the CBI Director like this?” SHARE SHARE EMAIL November 29, 2018 COMMENTS Published on judiciary (system of justice) corruption & bribery
NEW DELHI: UNESCO has asked the Indian Railways to submit a report by next February on the state of conservation of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways after the UN body found the trains and tracks of the world heritage site were suffering from “insufficient maintenance”. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in a report, submitted in its 43rd session held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, on June 30, said many of the station buildings which are identified as major attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) have “lost original fabric and seriously deteriorated” since the inscription of the property on the World Heritage list in 1999 and its subsequent extensions in 2004 and 2008. “In most cases, this is due to ill-advised “modernization” efforts compounded by lack of maintenance. The buildings of Sonada and Gayabari stations, which were damaged during riots in 2017, have not been restored,” it said. It further states that the boundaries of the property did not appear to have been properly defined, since there was currently no clear map or established buffer zone. The report also said that the property suffers from “serious encroachment” by illegal construction and from waste dumping along the tracks. “The trains and tracks are suffering from insufficient maintenance… At the time of inscription, in 1999, most of the 88-kilometre route of the DHR passed through either forest or tea garden landscapes. “Currently, however, much of the DHR runs between illegally constructed houses and shops, and a lot of this encroachment is on a 20-metre corridor owned by the Northern Frontier Railway Zone and the Ministry of Road Transport,” it said. The report said that the issues stem from the absence of a management system with appropriate focus on priorities for protection, maintenance and conservation and the capacity to implement these. “There is also a general lack of understanding of the unique management needs of narrow-gauge heritage steam railways. In this regard, lack of suitably trained staff to operate the railway constitutes an important aggravating factor,” it said. Responding to a query on the UNESCO report, the Indian Railways said they were working closely with the UN agency for the preservation of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR). “The main challenge being faced is encroachment and NFR is working with the state administration to the meet the same. The routine visit from the UNESCO team should not be misconstrued,” they said on the visit of the UNESCO’s Reactive Monitoring Mission to Darjeeling. The monitoring team comprises experts from the agency’s World Heritage Committee and the International Council on Monuments and Sites. The report once submitted will be examined by the World Heritage Committee at its 44th session in 2020. Download The Times of India News App for Latest India News.XStart your day smart with stories curated specially for you
Motorists from MRR2 have increased traffic congestion in Taman Usahawan, Kepong. Tags / Keywords: “Before they were allowed access, residents were free from heavy traffic that currently plagues us daily,” he said.A hawker in the area, Yap Yun Nan, 70, also said before the new access route was opened, residents did not face major gridlock. {{category}} {{time}} {{title}} Nation 25 May 2019 Free petrol refills for food delivery riders from noon to 5pm Sunday (May 26) at Kepong Caltex station Lim (purple shirt) discussing solutions to the traffic congestion in Jalan Metro Perdana Barat with residents. “Now, vehicles from Selayang and MRR2 are flooding this area.“It has become a shortcut for motorists travelling from Selayang and Kepong,” said Yap.Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, in a press conference at Taman Usahawan, suggested that a one-way traffic system be implemented from MRR2 to Jalan Metro Perdana Barat as a temporary measure.He said residents also wanted speed bumps installed in the area to deter speedsters.Besides having to deal with the increased traffic, Lim said illegal parking was worsening the situation for residents.“However, after residents complained to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), enforcement officers have started issuing summonses to vehicles parked by the side of the road.”Lim said after one of the condominium projects nearby was completed, there would be no more space available to widen the roads and this would make traffic congestion in the area worse. RESIDENTS of Taman Usahawan Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, are complaining of heavy traffic in their area.Congestion is worse during the morning and evening rush hour.Resident Wong Koy, 80, said it could take up to one-and-a-half hours to travel a 1km stretch.He said the increased traffic was because of motorists from the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2). Nation 16 May 2019 Johor police prepare for heavy traffic this weekend Related News Central Region Related News Nation 02 Jun 2019 Free petrol for motorcyclists in Kepong on Monday (June 3)
Them: The Failure of Globalism. made dozens of sick children smile when she paid them a visit at the Kosair Children’s Hospital on Christmas Eve." Navalny said. 558 votes. Jove was taken into custody and questioned.The United States issued its strongest condemnations to date of Israels offensive in Gaza,上海龙凤论坛YR, Read more: Everything to know before buying a 4K television Also embedded in the wedged end is a subtle grill of JBL speakers that kick out Dolby Atmos sound.
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Care About Latino Kids? You Must Vote for Marshall Tuck. Here’s Why:
by Alma V. Marquez
For fifteen years, I have worked closely with Marshall Tuck to improve public education in California. There is no one more committed to our kids and no stronger ally and advocate for our children running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Our kids desperately need Marshall Tuck to be elected tomorrow.
He has been one of the most incredible leaders and allies of our community in this work for each minute of the FIFTEEN years that I have known him. Do you hear me? EACH MINUTE of those fifteen years!!!!!
And many Democrats are lying and trying to align my dear friend and Compadre Marshall Tuck in the struggle for educational equity with Trump and Devos. Why? Because they’re lazy and want to demonize him. Because they want to protect the messed-up school system that worries more about protecting systems more than protecting students. And yes, some of those systems protect bad teachers at the expense of the hard working and committed teachers who work magic each and every single day.
There’s a lot of politics behind this including why the CA Teachers Association is trying to demonize him and even went so far as to BOO him at the CA Democratic Convention so no one could hear what he was saying. Why? Because he’s speaking the truth about schools and how bad they are doing. According to the Education Trust West’s research which was compiled in “The Majority Report,” not one county in CA has Latino kids proficient in reading or math. Not one county. Where is the rage and outcry over that systemic failure?
Marshall is the only candidate who has expressed outrage about this data.
Marshall Tuck is a strong Democrat and the kind of Democrat we need in education. In 2007, he supported me 100% to become the California Latino Vote Director for Obama. He knew that President Obama shared our values for high quality public schools and should be elected. I’m so proud to know that President Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan endorsed Marshall recently. Dime con quien andas, y to dire, quien eres.
When I was out there advocating for undocumented students as VP of Green Dot Public Schools, it was because Marshall, my boss, gave me the green light and the budget to do it. No one in public schools stood up for our kids like we were- Marshall, Steve Barr, Dan Chang and me. We did it because it was the right thing to do and we were alone with just a few good leaders like the late Marco Firebaugh, his right hand, my dear friend Ricardo Lara who is running for Insurance Commissioner and someone I respect very much, in addition to then Senator Gilbert Cedillo. Marshall was steadfast is his commitment to kids, raised money and most of all, raised awareness about the injustice that Dreamers faced. This was before supporting Dreamers was accepted by the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party establishment were cowards and tried to silence us when we were out there advocating for the Dream Act.
When I decided to start La Comadre: Our Children, Our Legacy, three years ago, it was Marshall who I called first. Legit. The first call. He supported me 100%. He’s always been one of the most important thought partners in my life. And if you know me, you know I don’t allow rasquache in my energy field. So, I hope you understand what I’m saying when I say that he is my BROTHER.
In this work, we need allies. And sometimes those allies don’t come in the same ethnic background as we do. Marshall is a white man who grew up with privilege that his race and gender gives him. I’m a brown woman who grew up in a very low-income community. But when I see him, I see the most committed Latino in a white man’s body. Better said, I see the hundreds of low income Latinas and Black women who trusted him with their children when we couldn’t even tell them where the schools we were building would be. I see them walking in Marshall. He has always used his standing to help our children.
When you see him, I want you to see my heart in his. Because my heart is absolutely his heart.
He carries love for our kids, for our future, deep in his heart. And that’s what we need in elected office. We need leaders who have both a brain and a heart for STUDENTS FIRST.
We need leaders who aren’t just positioning for their next elected office like his opponent Tony Thurmond has. He has run for 6 elected offices in 13 years. He is indebted to those special interests who fund his campaigns. Those special interests are not students. Even the San Francisco Chronicle, said about Thurmond, on April 2, 2018, he is “A legislator who won’t stand up to the status quo when it counts does not belong in charge of the state Department of Education.”
We need a champion for Latino children in Sacramento. Marshall Tuck will be that champion! And I know because I have seen him consistently be that champion for the last 15 years of our lives.
And that’s why I’m asking you to please vote for Marshall Tuck for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Please ask your friends and family to vote for Marshall Tuck too. Marshall for our mijos and mijas!
Alma V. Marquez
Alma V. Marquez is the founder of LaComadre.org and is the founder and CEO of Del Sol Group, a communications and public affairs firm focusing on Strategy, Outreach and Leadership in Education, Voter and Civic Engagement. She specializes in parent education, politics and community organizing. She is a proud product of California public schools. She is a graduate of Huntington Park High School in Southeast LA. She also completed her all of credit recovery classes at Maxine Waters Occupational Center in Watts in order to graduate from high school. She attended East LA College and transferred to Occidental College where she earned a Bachelor's degree in English and Comparative Literary Students and Politics. She earned a Master of Arts Degree in Urban Planning at UCLA. Her daughter is a junior in a charter school, chartered by LAUSD. She decided to start the LA Comadre blog because she wanted to create a platform for Latinas and education.
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the filmmaker Alejandro G. Inarritu was at a creative crossroads several years ago when he decided to make "Birdman," a story of a man on a similar journey. On Sunday, Inarritu reached the Hollywood promised land when his film proved the big winner at the Academy Awards. "Birdman," a visually inventive look at a washed-up movie actor seeking redemption on the Broadway stage, took best picture, director, cinematography and original screenplay prizes at the Dolby Theatre ceremony. The honors capped Inarritu's odyssey from arthouse outsider to film-world royalty, and also struck a national blow of sorts. Like last year's director winner Alfonso Cuaron and repeat cinematography victor Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, Inarritu was born south of the border. "I want to dedicate this award for my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico," Inarritu said after his film won best picture. "I pray that we can find and build a government that we deserve." And it works. The Bluetooth doctor Its ed "Scanadu Scout-- after Xanadu, an ancient city of great splendor and scientific progress, made famous by English poet S. T.
Of Mexican immigrants in the U.S., he added, "I pray that they can be treated with the same dignity and respect as the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation." Presided over by Neil Patrick Harris and possessing a frequent political charge, the 87th Oscars saw Academy voters spread the love. Each of the seven movies that lost best picture received at least one award, led by Wes Anderson's offbeat "The Grand Budapest Hotel's" four wins, all in technical categories. Damien Chazelle's music-school drama "Whiplash" scored three statuettes, including supporting actor for J.K. Simmons as a hard-driving teacher and the prestigious editing prize, an upset over "Boyhood." Indeed, the Richard Linklater coming-of-age drama that was a front-runner for much of the season came away with only one prize, for Patricia Arquette's supporting actress role as a quietly strong mother. Shot over 12 years, the movie was a smash emerging from last year's Sundance Film Festival and won many critics prizes at the end of 2014, but recently lost momentum.
The night moved along with few surprises until about halfway through, when "Big Hero 6" staged an upset over favorite "How To Train Your Dragon 2" in the animated feature category, proving the durability of movies from Disney-Pixar. The win was the studio's seventh in the last eight years. Acting categories largely followed pundits' forecasts. Actress honors went to Julianne Moore for her role as an Alzheimer's-afflicted patient in "Still Alice," a widely predicted result, as were Simmons and Arquette. The lead actor prize for Eddie Redmayne as physicist Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything" was also an expected turn. Like other recent best picture winners such as "The Artist," "Birdman" focuses on show business personalities, while its stylized world existed far from the modern political arena. While the more topical films were largely shut out of the podium � Clint Eastwood's Iraq war smash "American Sniper" and Ava DuVernay's Civil Rights tale "Selma" landed only one award apiece � social issues dominated the evening. The musicians Common and John Legend, receiving the "Selma" prize for the original song "Glory," made the most of their moment. At a House Democratic retreat in Philadelphia late last month, Biden urged Democrats to ?double down? on the president and embrace him. On Thursday in Iowa, which holds the first caucus of the presidential nominating process, Biden said the stakes are high heading into 2016, as the policies laid out by Republican and Democratic presidential candidates will determine whether the middle class will reclaim its place in America or not. Republican ?trickle-down? policies will help those who are already comfortable and keep the middle class from growing, Biden said.
"This bridge was once a landmark of a divided nation, but now it's a symbol for change," Common said of the famed Edmund Pettus crossing in Selma, Ala., which is the film's emotional center. "The sprit of this bridge connects the kid from the South Side of Chicago dreaming of a better life to those in France standing up for their freedom of expression to the people in Hong Kong protesting for democracy." Meanwhile, speaking after her Edward Snowden film "Citizenfour" won the prize for documentary, director Laura Poitras noted that Snowden and the movie sought to "expose a threat [not only] to our privacy but to our democracy itself," as she was flanked by investigative reporter and film subject Glenn Greenwald, as well as Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills. And Arquette, who had shown few political stripes in her numerous acceptance speeches this season, noted the importance of "ecological sanitation the developing world" before finishing with a flourish: "To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation we have fought for everybody else's equal rights," she said. "It's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America." The speech prompted a rousing response from the audience, including Meryl Streep, who was seen nearly jumping from her seat pointing in spirited agreement. ? Chahrour described her fellow student as having a ?bubbly personality? and someone who frequently went out in Raleigh to feed the less. Chahrour said the Muslim-American community is on edge at the school. ?It could have been any one of us.
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For their next Live Big challenge, Ali and Bette-Sue head to a Los Angeles fitness studio where they try a challenging class that combines spin and yoga. If they do well, they'll be rewarded with a shopping spree, but Bette-Sue struggles to keep up.
Ali Vincent and her mom Bette-Sue have been keeping a secret for years until now. Today, Bette- Sue has something to say that isn't easy.
"It isn't the matter of telling the truth. It's a matter of telling the whole truth," says Bette-Sue.
Now that the day has finally come, Bette-Sue is feeling overwhelmed with these sudden emotions. It's a difficult confession, but Ali is right by her mother's side giving her the support she needs. Since being on the Biggest Loser, Bette-Sue has always been an open book except for this one part of her life.
"Just under a year after the Biggest Loser, I was offered a free bariatric surgery, and I went and had a gastric sleeve," she says.
Bette-Sue explains the surgical procedure, which essentially reduced the size of Bette-Sue's stomach from 80 ounces to 8 ounces. By having this surgery, Bette- Sue was able to lose the last 50 pounds.
"When you have a little bitty stomach, instead of a big stomach, you get full faster," says Bette-Sue.
She never wanted to reveal the surgery to anyone because of the taboo surrounding bariatric surgery.
"So many people think that that's the cheater's way," says Bette-Sue.
But once Bette-Sue first told Ali, Ali was very hurt and upset. Ali never wanted anyone to know about her mother's stomach surgery because Bette-Sue is a reflection of her.
"I thought, 'How can anything I say be relevant if I can't even get my mom on board?'" says Ali.
But looking back, Ali realized she was being selfish. She never understood her mother's reasons for the surgery, but now she thinks differently. Ali is very supportive of her mother's choice because Bette-Sue is happier now. Her mom is no longer living a life where she's constantly beating up on herself because of her weight and feeling invisible.
"People would not see me because of my heaviness," says Bette-Sue. "I got to experience the prejudice to fat people. I saw it first hand, and it's a horrible thing."
Although it worked for Bette-Sue, she encourages people to talk to their doctor first for more information. Bariatric surgery is a very serious procedure that may not work for all people.
"If that's the choice you make to go have assistance medically, then so be it," says Bette-Sue. "I'm much happier."
Ali explains that having bariatric surgery isn't an easy way out.
"Having bariatric surgery doesn't mean you get to eat whatever you want," she says. "In fact, you have to be more mindful about what you eat."
Now that the truth is exposed, Ali knows she will get backlash for this. She's knows how hurtful these comments can be so Ali is ready to defend her mom. But while Ali is talking, she notices her mother crying.
"I don't want you to have to defend anything because of me," Bette-Sue says, through tears.
But Ali says her mom is always there to defend her from negative comments, and she reassures Bette-Sue that by sharing her story she can educate others to not be afraid anymore.
"By sharing your story, it's going to be able to open up so many worlds of possibility for people that have struggled and felt our pain at the heavier weights and wanting to just find some way feel better about themselves," says Ali.
Bette-Sue says other people's criticism has been the hardest part of the whole process.
"I never had any fear of surgery - having it or having it done," she says. "I only had fear of people's judgments. I'm just happier that I don't struggle with my weight."
But Ali believes the choice was right for her mom, even though it's not for her.
Bette-Sue tells another emotional family story about her sister who died of cancer at 58. She had been thinking about getting bariatric surgery, but hadn't yet done it when she died.
"I wish with all my heart that she had had the surgery because then she would have recognized that she had this massive tumor in her abdominal section that she couldn't even see or feel because she was so obese," says Bette-Sue.
After an emotional conversation between mother and daughter, Ali tells her mom how proud she is of her. By confessing this secret, Ali and Bette-Sue hope they can break the taboo around bariatric surgery and maybe educate others.
Today's Live Big surprise sends Ali and Bette-Sue to YAS Fitness Center in Downtown Los Angeles where they meet fitness instructor Kimberly Fowler. Kimberly informs the ladies they'll be taking a yoga and spin class. The first class is a half hour spin followed by a half hour yoga class.
Ali is very excited for today's workout, especially the spin class.
"I love to spin. I'm a spinning pro!" she says.
Better-Sue on the other hand, has her worries.
"Is this going to kill me? If I'm a non exerciser?"
But Kimberly assures Bette-Sue that she'll be fine and that the class will be fun.
Before starting the class, Kimberly shares her inspiring story. She was a tri-athlete for many years, but was in an accident where she was hit by a car in a bike race. Kimberly started taking yoga classes for rehab and fell in love with the practice.
Before the class starts, the Live Big Producer informs them that they get to go on a shopping spree if they both try their very best in these classes. Bette-Sue is a little skeptical, but she says she'll try.
Once spin class begins, Bette-Sue is exhausted and doesn't think she can keep going. At one point, Bette-Sue spits out her water on the floor, and Ali is mortified. They continue to push through and work up a great sweat. After being put through a grueling spin class, Ali and her mom Bette-Sue are getting ready to take on a yoga class. But before they do, they learn more about Kimberly's inspiring journey.
Kimberly tells them she was once diagnosed with a life threatening brain tumor where she was given only 6 months to live. But Kimberly wouldn't accept that diagnosis.
"No, that's not going to happen and in fact I'm going to go far beyond where I've ever been," she says.
Kimberly decided to fight for her life, and she began doing triathalons. It was evident that Kimberly's passion was in fitness, especially yoga and spin, so she decided to open up her own studio and put yoga and spinning together. After hearing Kimberly's story, Ali and Bette-Sue were both left in awe of her courageous spirit.
As the yoga class begins, Bette-Sue is struggling with her balance. She can't seem to hold the yoga poses like Ali. Bette-Sue then starts complaining and making excuses, which frustrates Ali. Ali reminds her mom about the shopping spree reward, and suddenly Bette-Sue tries harder.
As the yoga class is coming to an end, the ladies enjoy a nice cool down session. This yoga class was an unbelievable experience for both Ali and Bette-Sue because they met an incredible woman, who beat the odds. Kimberly is a great example of Living Big because she proved quitting should never be the answer to your problems. Her story encouraged Ali and Bette-Sue to continue living big no matter what obstacles come their way.
To find out more about Kimberly and Yoga and Spin for Athletes, please visit go2yas.com.
Husband Versus Wife
Healthy Pregnancy Tips
Get Fit with Ali
Ali Vincent's Mom Bette-Sue Reveals Shocking Secret
Other segments featured on this episode of Live Big with Ali Vincent:
Ali Vincent's Mom Bette-Sue Reveals Shocking Family Secret
Ali Vincent's mother, Bette-Sue Burklund, is ready to reveal a secret she's kept for years about how she's lost weight, but worries about the backlash her daughter may receive because of it.
Bette-Sue's Secret Makes Her Cry
After Bette-Sue reveals the secret of how she lost the last 50 pounds after The Biggest Loser, she and Ali talk about the impact it may have on Ali's work and the judgment surrounding different kinds of weight-loss options. Bette-Sue tears up as they delve into this emotional subject.
Ali and Bette-Sue Wowed By Teacher's Inspiring Story
Ali and Bette-Sue are sweating through a tough fitness class, but learning more about their instructor and her amazing story of overcoming a life-threatening condition inspires them and motivates them to keep going.
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Morning after the night before - UK Bloggers Christmas Party
I'm sure I will update this later today, but just wanted to say what a great time I had at the party last night. My head is sore and I so TOTALLY blame this on Rich Wild who organised the whole bash and had the ridiculous idea of bringing out champagne at the end of the evening. I was doing quite nicely on my half a dozen beers and it's amazing how three small glasses of champagne have so much alcohol content in them.
I arrived with my friend Agent Moon as I was too cowardly to come by myself, although I shouldn't have worried, everyone was really friendly and chatty.
So I met the following bloggers (probably more to be added later, when my hangover clears and I find out your names - sorry :-( )
James from oddblogbgod who actually works for the London Underground, so needless to say we had the longest talk.
Tim from kalyr.com who regularly reads this blog.
Darren from timemachinego (another of my regulars) who apparently was having a bit of a crisis about his blog. My friend Agent Moon was trying to discourage this in her usual animated & enthusiastic fashion.
Stuart from hydragenic, was chatting with Agent Moon and Darren, and I had a very, very brief chat with him as he left.
Rich and Taz from funjunkie, plus a really nice guy with curly hair a la Alan Davies whose name I didn't catch (if someone can fill in the gaps for me). Had a really top conversation with these guys about blogging in general, whether it was commercial or becoming more commercial, Alicia Keys' blog which is apparently mad, the Guardian Awards (D'OH we weren't supposed to be talking about them), the Guardian's report of the party, funjunkie's "purpose", the "purpose" of blogging in general, progressive rock, meeting bloggers in the flesh and acting as though you knew them (which you do in a very, very weird way) and tons of other great stuff.
Some of the bloggers also partying, who I read regularly but I didn't get to speak to (which I'm really sorry about) were Gert, Greenfairy, Meg and Dave from acerbia and Pix from pixeldiva.
Rich you just must organise something like this again, so I can get to speak to everyone.
It was bizarrely one of those parties where you have never met the people but you get there and you just have loads and loads to talk about. So very pleased I went and now back to nursing my hangover.
Oh, here comes the tube bit. Left the party at some time way, way after midnight, so got the very last tube into King's Cross last night. Had to get a fecking night bus home (night buses are crap although cheap). After waiting half an hour for the thing to arrive, a bloke had an epileptic fit on the bus, so we were all turfed out for another half an hour. The bus took the longest possible route from King's Cross to Richmond, going through Putney of all places, probably took in Birmingham too, but I was asleep throughout most of the journey. Managed to get a cab at Richmond, then got home at 3am, so am definitely going back to bed now.
Some photos here - plus the promise of a lot more photos here at boredshitless - ah ha a full gallery of 100 odd pix at boredshitless now.
The first of the funjunkie crew's pictures. More pictures from funjunkie's Taz.
List of some of the bloggers from the night
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London News Review Party - whatever happened to it?????
Speaking of fantastic parties that happened, does anyone know what happened as to what was going to be billed as a fantastic party that never happened? The London News Review promised a party to its founding subscribers in October and unless I missed the emails completely it seems to have been totally forgotten about.
I think this is a bit of a bummer actually as they promised all sorts of things with that magazine and nothing - a party, a goody bag at said party, a half decent magazine - I actually think it sucks, has a very dull design and was very disappointed with it.
I did email the editors to say what's going on and they said they would reply to all emails on the back of the founding issue questionnairre, and to date, absoloutely nothing. If anyone went to the party and had a fantastic time, I'll obviously take these comments back, but until then I think "founding subscribers" got a poor deal and I'm personally very embarrassed about this as I recommended subscribing to a lot of my friends, and posted on this blog too.
Anyway, if you want an alternative magazine for London, I'd go for the quirky, eccentric and delightful Smoke magazine instead.
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How I may be feeling on Monday
Well it's a bit extreme, as whatever hangover I have on Sunday morning following any excessive alcohol on Saturday night - (going to the UK Bloggers Xmas Party), hopefully I won't be like the ad spotted on the way in this morning.
I do like these Pro Plus ads though, there is one of a woman asleep and drooling in some way too, so I'll try to spot it on my travels.
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Evening Standard's Weekly "Protest" Page
And another page of complaints, (although one solitary person praising buses and no, it wasn't Jag), my favourite from this week is:
"While on the DLR it came to a sudden halt for five minutes. the conductor looked perplexed, then picked up the speaker phone, apologised for the delay and said it was due to signal failure. I asked how he knew the stoppage was due to those old enemies of the train timetable. He said: "I don't know why we stopped, but if in doubt, we are told to blame a delay on a signal failure".
So now you know why there are so many "signal failures".
See the links to the right on Protest to let them have your own stories about commuting in London.
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Kids on the tube
Nightmare - I went off to a meeting after lunch today and was going to South Kensington on the Piccadilly Line. At Green Park, the train seemed to be hanging around for a bit longer than normal and I could hear a sort of high pitched murmuring which got louder and louder until it became about five million school children and they were all heading for my carriage.
Five million is obviously an exaggeration but there were about thirty or forty of them. They hung around outside for a bit until their teachers decided to herd them onto the tube.
"Try to hold onto something", one of the teachers shouted.
"If you can't find anything, hold onto someone else"
As I was standing, I hoped to God she didn't mean me.
When I got to South Ken, I thought, here we go as they're obviously all going to some educational trip at one of the museums. But no, they all stood there like pint sized rucksacks getting in the way of people like me trying to get off. I've never been so relieved to get off a carriage, as unlike the spooky looking Midwitch Cuckoo syle children below, they were not quiet throughout their underground journey.
To their credit they were actually very well behaved, but thirty well behaved but excited chattering kids in a small space is not designed to calm you down before a meeting.
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London Underground staff set dates of next industrial action
Well, they're obivously not going to make any friends with the half of the country obsessed with rugby at the moment. The first of the go slows which were announced today is on the 8th of December, the date when the victorious England Rugby Team will be having a celebration parade through London.
I suppose if half of London's streets are going to closed down while the procession is on, perhaps Central London travel will be a bit of a mare in any case on that day.
The next in the 9th December. The industrial action where staff voted with a 55% majority to take place is over concerns over safety on the system following two derailments in October.
For the latest on all of this, check out Google News .
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Would you trust your computer on the London Underground?
I certainly wouldn't, but coming home after a few drinks tonight I sat opposite a lovely young couple clutching each other and a monitor and hard drive.
However, thinking about it, I do carry my laptop on the tube to and from meetings. But it's in a nice padded case, which I think a tad more secure that sitting on the tube with a computer on your lap. But then again it was out of rush hour and it wasn't on the District Line so we weren't subject to the sudden stop, starts and lurches on that pleasant line.
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Feedster's Feed of the Day
To be perfectly honest I'm not too sure what all this RSS and XML and Feed stuff is, so "imagine my surprise" to learn that my blog is today's Feedster's Feed of the Day.
I have to thank devco.net for forcing me to add the RSS stuff to my site and we had a few technical hitches but thanks to his help it now all seems to work swimmingly.
So welcome to anyone coming to this blog from Feedster.com.
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UK Webloggers Xmas Party
I think I've just decided I'm going to this - it might be weird meeting some people in the flesh that you've only met before in cyberspace, but WTF, it's booze, it's dancing, it's almost Xmas.
So if any regulars to this blog have the slightest interest in knowing what I'm like in the flesh....... Saturday 29th November - Downstairs at The Well in London EC1 is the place to be.
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Boots Xmas Shopping - Get those 2004 Jamie Oliver Calendars now
Just heard from the Square Canary travel alert that Boots are having special 10% discount shopping evenings around the country. Kewell, 10% how generous!
I am going to put in an order for the special Jamie Oliver calendar that Boots cropped on their site pretty sharpish when they realised it made him look like more of a knob than he already is. Thanks to Mecca's rather caustic Jamie Oliver article and the ever wonderful zbornak for originally bringing this to my attention.
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Tabloid broadsheets - top for the tube
Just before I left for work I heard some radio ads for the new The Times which is going tabloid size today (like The Independent), it was quite a good ad as it hooked you in by saying, something like:
"In the future, everyone will get a seat on public transport, the seats will be bigger, there will be more room to stretch out, but until that happens, make your commute a bit easier with the new commuter sized Times. The new compact Times. Born to Commute".
Then when I was on the tube today I did see a hell of a lot of people with the new Times and it is going to be loads better sitting next to people who are not going to knock you out when they turn the pages of their paper.
Apparently sales of The Indie rose by 40,000 a day when they added the tabloid alternative and it does make you wonder whether the others will go the same way, at least in London.
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Monday's Metro moment
I moaned a few weeks ago about Metro losing the plot on their Monday section for commuters, but they have redeemed themselves today as there's a good section on "travelling afflictions" caused by a daily commute on the tube. Most of these afflictions can be found in my tube rules page, and are caused by following or disobeying unofficial London Underground Etiquette.
Rucksack Bruising - " 'Rucksacks' could be substituted with "umbrella", "elbow" or "small wheelie thing that's just about the right height to cause shin agony". Metro say protective padding is an option of "an arsenal of hidden weapons" about your person (Christ knows how that got past associated Newspapers editors. Check out my earlier entry in my blog in June for my thoughts on rucksacks and the associated tube rule.
Commuter Neck - "A common complaint caused by repeated craning of head so as to avoid any eye contact with fellow passengers" Reading Metro is supposed to be the solution to this. More on avoiding eye contact with my unofficial tube rule.
Economy Posture Syndrome - "This affliction affects those trying to avoid knee contact with people sitting directly opposite. Crossed legs within tighter and tighter around each other cutting off circulation." Metro's solution - take an aspirin before travelling and make sure you stretch your legs by taking walks down the carriage. Blimey guys in the rush hours it's a struggle getting on the carriage, let alone taking walks up and down it. Are they suggesting you might get deep vein thrombosis from trying to avoid touching the knees of the person opposite? And what about those bastards who sit with their legs wide apart - rule and a July entry in my blog?
Finally - Escalator Hamstring - "Borne of commuters over enthusiastically running up steps, fooled into thinking it's not exercise because the steps are moving" Metro's solution - some warm up exercises "especially if you have to avoid obstructions such as stray tourists in the way".
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Protest Page in The Evening Standard
It's a new page in every Friday's Evening Standard to give people the opportunity to moan (or praise) travelling in London.
My favourite is the following letter:
"I have difficulty understanding the new London Underground references to "normal" and "good" service. You may be interested in the explanation that a friend of mine received in response to a letter to the group manager: "In response to your question on the difference between 'normal' and 'good' service it was agreed by the company that 'normal' service would refer to when all trains are running and there are no disruptions on a particular line, and that 'good' service would refer to when there are some cancellations, but generally a good service available". All therefore clear."
John Edwards, Worcester Park, Surrey
About as clear as mud!
Send your stories to transportprotest@standard.co.uk or phone 0207 938 7563 or text 87202 with the word PROTEST at the start of your message.
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This morning's Metro Moment
The scariest picture I have seen all day - it's Pinocchio's mug shot.
Plus amazing Metro online discussion as to whether Michael Jackson has bleached his skin or not or had plastic surgery
(By the way, what's the difference between Michael Jackson and a carrier bag?
One's plastic and a danger to children, the other carries groceries home from the supermarket).
Oh dear - remember the people who read Metro are sharing your tube carriage - it's a worry (Although that includes me too - even more worrying).
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London Underground Strike in the run up to Xmas
The timing could be better guys (or perhaps it is good as it's bound to cause the most disruption) but tube staff have voted in favour of industrial action in an attempt to improve safety on the London Underground following the two derailments in 48 hours last month.
The RMT voted 55% in favour of the strike and according to the BBC
"The action will probably start within 14 days with a series of 'go-slows' but London Underground said it will "change nothing".
Union members will be told to drive at just 10 or 15mph instead of the normal 40-45mph over lines where they have safety concerns."
Amazingly this is one strike I am fully behind. Like the LU bosses personally I don't think it will change anything dramatically but it will certainly get safety on the tube clearly back in the public eye where it belongs.
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Customer Charter - my first claim through tuberefund.co.uk
I have just made my claim through tuberefund after having to wait 17 minutes for a tube at Waterloo to get to Piccadilly Circus on the Bakerloo Line.
For a lot of the time the stupid platform indicators showed that the train was due in a minute. After five minutes it was clear that this was not the case. No announcements and the platform gets busier and busier. Then the platform indicators decided to show the truth - ie nothing. No one had any idea what was going on.
We were then told that the trains were delayed due to advanced mumbling and garbling. Then heard that the driver was leaving Lambeth North. Then apparently he must have decided to go for a tea break as five minutes later we were told that he wasn't leaving and the indicators when back to their helpful blank state.
Finally we were told he was now leaving Lambeth North and the train rolled into Waterloo after I'd been waiting for over the required 15 minutes to claim my money back under the Customer Charter. I hope that everyone else on the platform and further up the Bakerloo line did the same.
The beauty of tuberefund means no stupid pink forms to fill in and the ability to make your claim straight away while you remember the details and you can do it online or use your mobile phone - which is particularly handy.
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George Bush tries to close down the tube
Bloody cheek of the man. Not content with it costing London over �5 million for security he wanted to try to get the entire London Underground network closed down for his state visit to London. For more check out The Guardian (kindly spotted by Dave from the excellent acerbia.com).
And what sort of security are we paying for if a 61 year old woman can scale the fence of Buckingham Palace and put up a flag saying "Elizabeth Windsor, George Bush is not welcome here".
Although we have a much better track record of looking after our Heads of State than the Americans. Spencer Percival was the last and only British Prime Minister to be assassinated and that was in 1812.
Excellent Bush joke follows:
While on his state visit to England, George Bush met The Queen. He turned round to her and said: "As I'm the President, I'm thinking of changing how my great country is referred to, and I'm thinking that it should be a Kingdom."
The Queen then replied: "I'm sorry Mr Bush, but to be a Kingdom, you have to have a King in charge - and you're not a King."
George Bush thought a while and then said: "How about a Principality then?"
To which the Queen replied: "Again, to be a Principality you have to be a Prince -
and you're not a Prince, Mr Bush".
Bush thought long and hard and came up with "How about an Empire then?"
The Queen, getting a little annoyed by now, replied "Sorry again, Mr Bush, but to be an Empire you must have an Emperor in charge - and you are not an Emperor."
Before George Bush could utter another word, The Queen said: "I think you're doing quite nicely as a Country".
You go Ken
London's Mayor, Ken Livingstone, has also been his usual outspoken self on Bush's visit. He told The Ecologist magazine:
"I actually think Bush is the greatest threat to life on this planet that we have most probably ever seen....I don't formally recognise George Bush because he was not officially elected, so we are organising an alternative reception".
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The Bible & the 21st Century commuter
I often see people on the tube reading small copies of the Bible quietly to themselves or deep in thought and staring into infinity with the Bible on their laps. Must be something about the District Line, as up until today, I had only seen them on that line. Went to my post grad course today and got the Waterloo & Shitty Line or the Drain (to give it its more popular name) and then the Northern Line and there I sat next to a woman reading the Bible on a Bookman, which is a little e-book or electronic thingy like a Psion organiser.
Pains on Trains
Speaking of books, me and my friend who's having a book published next year were a little put out to see the book Pains on Trains advertised on the tube. D'OH - it's a look at 50 painful train commuters including the "Flamboyant Groin" and "Double Seaters". Sounds familiar - check out my tube rules page and a previous blog entry here.
Oh well, it was only a matter of time before someone bought out a book with a similar them to the one I've researched - One Stop Short of Barking. Metro and the London Underground's own official site have also highlighted commuter saints and sinners and unofficial etiquette too. Needless to say One Stop Short of Barking will be infinitely more "funny", more "painfully true", and more "laugh out loud" than these blokes' book. Perhaps there will be a trend in "track lit" books from now on.
Bitter & twisted, moi? Good luck to them.
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London's most expensive game of squash
Don't forget the 24 hour London Underground strike on the Hammersmith & City and Circle Line started last night at 9pm and there is a very, very, very limited service on those lines today. You'll remember that the strike's all about the dismissal of a tube driver who was seen leaving a squash court when he was off sick with an ankle injury.
For more see my earlier post - from November 6th further down this page for more about this most recent tube dispute.
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District Line possible closure - Richmond-Turnham Green - Update
Tony Arbour, Greater London Assembly Member for Hounslow
Kingston & Richmond, has visited this blog and made a post with a full update of his alternative proposals to the possible closure of the District Line section which I use every day. Many thanks Tony for sharing those proposals with us.
As a local resident I feel much better informed now. See Tony's post in the earlier entry of November 10th.
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Tube Celeb Spot 4 - Tonight I'm going to be.......
You are not going to believe this but I had another celebrity tube spot today. Regular readers will know that I've hardly seen anyone famous on the tube itself until very recently. My argument is that famous people don't use public transport as they use taxi's or have chauffeurs or drive. But lots of people have proved me wrong on this and are always letting me know about their famous celebrity tubespots.
Well today I saw Matthew Kelly out of "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be" - top Saturday ITV programme Stars in their Eyes. Now I know that Matthew lives near me as a couple of years ago I did see him myself at Turnham Green tube station. He also rather bizarrely gave me his autograph when I went up to him with a notebook at some function when I was simply trying to ask him a question.
Since leaving Stars in their Eyes Matthew, has gone on to get rave reviews by playing Lennie in Of Mice & Men at the Savoy Theatre in London. Amazingly I did manage to get a picture of Matthew at Gunnersbury tube station today and believe it or not that's him leaning against the poster of Lesley Joseph. See Matthew at Gunnersbury & Matthew as Lennie side by side.
So he wasn't exactly on the tube. But I was when I saw him, so I think that counts.
It is true I am fast becoming the London Underground's version of an Avid Merrion style celebrity stalker.
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Has anyone seen these on the tube?
I've heard quite a few times now about the "No Talking" sticker below being seen on London Underground carriages, but never actually seen one myself. It seems that someone is really taking this unofficial rule to heart and I would love to see the faces on tourists when they see it.
Picture from my friend's fotolog from his wonderful isthisyou.co.uk - lost photo booth picture site.
I think the stickers must come from the same people who produced the "No Busking" sticker seen in my entry from October spotted on a busker's guitar.
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District Line Turnham Green - Richmond possible closure
Received the following letter from Tony Arbour who's apparently my representative on the Greater London Assembly for the Boroughs of Richmond, Hounslow & Kingston who's proposing an alternative to the closure of the District Line which I use every day to get into work
Regular readers of this blog know already what my reply to the survey will be. I'd already commented on this in an earlier entry in October.
I'll keep you posted as I feel another campaign coming on. Must have a lie down.
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The first signs of Christmas were spotted on the tube today.
Increasing number of ads for suggested Xmas pressies, including more presents from the London Transport Museum in a 12 Days of Christmas series (typically as of today, at least, the cufflinks below aren't even on the London Transport Museum's website!) :
I also spotted a London Underground advertisement for Schott's Miscellany (note to my friend Mecca whose book - One Stop Short of Barking - I am helping to research - your book will have arrived when you get a tube ad!)
Schott's Original Miscellany was last year's Xmas bestseller. My friends bought several of these for people last year (none for me though, hint, hint), but I never saw any tube ads for the book though.
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Tube workers set date for strike - 13th November 2003
Now if you think this is industrial action about all the recent safety issues, think again. It's about the driver that was sacked because he was seen leaving a gym!
Not as mad as it sounds and if you read this blog regularly-ish (shame on you if you don't) you'd have seen my earlier report (8th October) about this. Basically the driver, Mr Barrett, was off sick with an ankle injury and someone saw him leaving a squash club while he was on sick leave. Somehow his London Underground bosses found out and sacked him. His argument is that he was told that some exercise would actually strengthen his ankle. The RMT (large rail union) say he was sacked because he was a union activist:
"Despite the slurs on his character this is a clear case of victimisation of an RMT member making every effort to get back to work after sustaining a serious injury.
"The clear majority for strike action shows that his colleagues have not been swayed by an attempt at media assassination. LU must reinstate our member."
Said Bob Crow leader of the RMT.
There must have been a "grass" around because the London Underground say Mr Barrett was playing "competitive squash" and not just exercising his ankle, and this is why they say he was sacked.
Anyway, the ballot for a strike happened and a date has been set of a 24 hour walk out of workers from 9.30pm on the 13th November on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. A hundred workers will be going on strike and although this is only two lines it will have a serious knock on effect for the whole of the Underground network.
According to The Evening Standard this could effect at least 50,000 people's journeys or the BBC estimate at least 55,000 people. Bearing in mind that the Circle Line will now be affected too, it's going to be at least double that figure in my opinion - oh joy! Let's also hope that no one was planning a Circle Line Pub Crawl on Friday night.
For more on the industrial action check out the following link.
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Tube Celeb Spot - The Doctor
Coming up from the Piccadilly Line on the escalators at Piccadilly Circus, Peter Davison (All Creatures Great & Small, the fifth Dr Who & At Home with the Braithwaites and tons of other TV) went racing past me.
At least I thought it was him. So in full celebrity tube stalk mode, I rushed up the set of escalators to see if I could catch him at the next set up. Again he was racing up the escalator stairs and left the barriers and went to the exit I normally use. Must be him I thought, he's going for the Shaftesbury Avenue exit, which means theatreland, lovies.
But he went walking through the Trocadero. How bizarre? I crossed Shaftesbury Avenue as normal and headed towards my office in seedy Soho, and saw him heading out of the Troc, and also crossing onto Shaftesbury Avenue where I imagine he was going to go into one London's many theatres which are within spitting distance of each other.
Three tube celebs spots in the space of a month (John Hannah, Rageh Omaar), whereas none this year up until that point. It must be Xmas.
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Pleasant journey
Yet another sunny November morning. Noted that the Flower & Firkin pub at Kew Gardens Station has now rightly been renamed The Railway. Even though the doors to the pub don't actually open onto the platform, for some legal reason, the windows and doors look out onto the platform and it's the only pub I know that's so close to the tube line it may as well have doors opening on the platform.
So then you could have a quick bevvy and stroll leisurely onto your train as you heard it approaching, rather than having to leg it out through the pub and through the proper station entrance to get onto the train.
Got to Hammersmith to change onto the Piccadilly Line and it was pretty busy (even though I was late), so using the tube rule of where to stand to get on first, I weasled my way in front of people just standing around and stood right in the middle of the Mind the Gap floor sign and the doors opened right in front of me (as if by magic) so I smugly entered and took the last seat in the carriage much to the glowers from people who'd been waiting for the train far longer.
Sorted!
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More delays - put your feet up
Coming home this evening on the District Line there were signal failures at Gunnersbury. To be fair the driver was giving us minute by minute accounts about what was going on and why we were crawling along at snail's pace. I really thought he was going to turf us out when we got to Gunnersbury which has happened quite a lot of times and is particularly galling when you only have one other stop to go.
However, the man opposite me had the right idea and had a handy briefcase cum footrest ready to hand (well....er.....foot).
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Today's Metro Moment - Monday mornings suck
The free newspaper Metro is obviously on a roll with the "Commuter Sinners" idea and it looks like it will be a regular feature each Monday. Sadly though today was one of those very obvious questionnaires about how you judge yourself as to whether you're a saint or a sinner. There were only five questions which are all to be expected and stuff that I'd been highlighting on my tube etiquette page years ago.
All had those answers where you can really easily fiddle the results (if you're remotely bothered to do the quiz in the first place) - you know - Mostly zero's - you are a saint, Mostly 10's you are a sinner. Come on guys you've got to do better than this.
I found the section on why we hate Monday mornings much more amusing:
"Reason Two: We briefly forgot what it was like to be in close proximity to other people's body fluids in a space even David Blaine would have found cramped. Is it our imagination or is public transport even more obscenely full on Monday mornings as the compulsive sickie brigade avoid an obvious long weekend?"
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Another bright autumnal morning
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Lynne Featherstone completes her reply
Another thank you to Lynne, Haringey councillor and Chair of the
London Assembly Transport Policy Committee, who made a very large comment in this blog in request for information about what was going to happen to safety standards on the tube following two derailments in 48 hours. She also gave her view on what was going on in the emergency talks she was part of two weeks ago (see this post).
Lynne's full addition to her earlier reply is here
It's interesting to note her own opinion which forms part of her response:
"My own personal view is that the Government should be legally liable as it was responsible for signing off a contract which was inadequate in terms of maintenance standards, inspections and supply of information."
Once again a big, big thank you to everyone who asked questions and contributed to the debate and posted links to it on their own websites and blogs. It really has shown that with a bit of noise we can get politicians and people in power to listen.
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Need a road trip music festival? London, Ontario’s TD Sunfest July 8-11
Eat, Play, Groove!
London, Ontario’s TD Sunfest Celebrates Global Sounds, Sights, and Tastes
in a Four-Day Free for All
In the seasonal blaze of summer festivals, London, Ontario’s TD Sunfest (July 8-11, 2010) shines like no other. Admission-free, the festival offers attendees a four-day, multi-sensory passport to discover new international music, applied arts, and cuisine in a family-friendly crowd as diverse as a United Nations barbeque.
Music lovers can find solace in a powerful Persian song, boogie to hard-hitting Punjabi beats, or fill in a blank space on their musical map with jazz from Indonesia or rock from Siberia. All among the largest and most varied global bazaar (over 250 vendors!) of any world music festival in North America, in an 18-acre urban oasis conveniently located smack dab between the multicultural metropolis of Toronto and the Middle Eastern hub of Dearborn, Michigan.
“Every year, the overwhelming majority of Sunfest performers are totally new to the audience, and people love that,” festival Executive Director Alfredo Caxaj enthuses. “You don’t have to be familiar with all the names, because you know that the jazz and world groups we feature will move you.”
Groups like the exuberant Orchestre Septentrional d’Haiti, the island’s longest-running big band still playing jazz-infused Haitian and Latin gems. Or Ivory Coast-born global music darling Dobet Ghanoré, with her gorgeous acoustic Afro-beat, striking voice, and youthful grace.
Without the pressure to push tickets, Sunfest revels in la crème de la crème of lesser-known music genres—for example, bossa nova harmonica by respected German jazzman Hendrik Meurkens, Native Siberian Buryat rock (Namgar), Indonesian jazz (Monica Akihary with her Boi Akih Trio), and old-school Mexican jarocho from Veracruz (Tlen-huicani). The festival moves from the dizzy heights of premier Canadian jazz and funk—like the bike-powered dance floor activism of Mr. Something Something—to the deep beats of electro-banghra, thanks to Britain’s Swami, and the trans-cultural percussion of Netherlands-based Drums United, featuring DJs and drummers who hail from seven different nations, including Bangladesh, Senegal and Venezuela.
Sunfest also prides itself on its links to new immigrant communities flourishing in the London region, such Colombians who now number in the thousands, thanks to groups like the Bogotá-based salsa powerhouse, La-33, and the more traditional, heavily African-influenced ensemble, Las Alegres Ambulancias del Palenque, from Colombia’s Caribbean basin.
This year, as a special treat, festival-goers will enjoy a veritable mezze platter of Middle Eastern, Arabic, and Mediterranean music, all bridged by the sometimes delicate, sometimes potent sounds of the oud (lute). These offerings reflect both the burgeoning Arabic and Middle Eastern enclaves from Dearborn, Michigan to Toronto and Montreal, and an important aspect of the festival’s mission.
“I think of the arts as a powerful vehicle for bringing people together,” explains Caxaj. “They can be instrumental in achieving things that seem difficult, challenging or even impossible. So by celebrating the richness and diversity of a region like the Middle East, we’re offering a beautiful way to balance the many misconceptions people carry, and to show what these communities have to give.”
International masters of Middle Eastern genres—The Klezmatics and the rollicking Jewish traditions that made them a klezmer household name; the edgy Iranian vocals of Mamak Khadem; the subtle oud of Palestinian-born Simon Shaheen—will resound side by side with an impressive roster of lesser-known Canadian groups ranging from the traditional to the innovative.
Take 2010 Juno-Award nominees from Toronto, Jaffa Road, who embrace both Jewish and Arabic traditions and turn them into haunting, jazz-inspired songs. Or Montreal’s Bambara Trans, whose nine members take Lebanese music in a radical new direction with Afrobeat and electronica, and Vancouver’s Tambura Rasa, who combine flamenco, Roma, and Arabic acoustic sounds with the beautiful shimmies of the belly dance.
On the more traditional side, in addition to Shaheen, Sunfest visitors can look forward to checking out Moroccan oud player Hassan Al Hadi’s invocation of North Africa’s distinct musical heritage, and local favorites Light of the East, whose oud-driven acoustic pieces span the Eastern Mediterranean. “We feel that visitors will really be able to savour all of the possibilities from the region,” muses Caxaj, “along with the intense creativity of the Middle Eastern community in North America.”
Musical delights aside, Sunfest has managed to do what few other outdoor festivals can claim: create an ethnically and economically diverse audience in the midst of the Great Recession. “You won’t see people of just one background or color at Sunfest,” Caxaj notes. “And that’s a powerful bonus for anyone who wants to visit the world in one stop, without having to jet around the globe. It truly sets us apart and has kept us growing, despite the tough times.”
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The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me").
As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.
The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created.
The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon).
If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available.
Enjoy. "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
"I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
"Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
"If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.
Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay."
While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).
The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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Huge Repository of Independent Documentary Videos
September 19, 2010 kahotep 1 Comment
I’ve been a big documentary watcher for the past several years; but it has been a awhile since I compiled together most of the documentaries, which have made an impression on me over the years. That’s just what I did today!
I’ve embedded a semantically organized repository of documentaries and discussions, containing independent, non-conventional perspectives on a wide array of topics; generally focused on alternative historical perspectives.
The documentaries are organized semantically into Pearl Trees; to make them easy to maintain, navigate and organize. This repository will be maintained and added to on a regular basis, to ensure that there is always fresh, working content and the latest indie documentaries which become available online.
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Independent Egyptologist John Anthony West Discusses Ancient Egypt on Red Ice Radio
February 22, 2010 kahotep 1 Comment
One of the most fascinating and brilliant researchers and alternative historians, on the ancient Egyptian world, simply must be John Anthony West. His work has truly revitalized many people’s understanding of ancient Egypt, a subject which is often clouded by the uninspired and often dim witted theories of the modern-day quackademics in the field of Egyptology.
West is well known for his work with actor Charleton Heston and geologist Robert Schoch on Mystery of the Sphinx; a documentary which details his theory that, due to evidence of water erosion on the Sphinx, this monument must be thousands of years older than is currently believed by the academic Egyptologists. He also made a fantastic documentary called Magical Egypt, which is a Symbolist view of the ancient Egyptian world.
This alternative perspective, espoused by J.A. West, operates under the premise that the ancient Egyptians can do a far better job of telling their own history, in their own words, than the contemporary researchers. These academics largely ignore the Egyptian writings as fanciful myths and fail to grasp the true meaning of many of the temples and artifacts they study. Continue reading Independent Egyptologist John Anthony West Discusses Ancient Egypt on Red Ice Radio →
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Symbolist Egypt – the Meaning Behind the Magic
January 4, 2010 kahotep 1 Comment
This video features John Anthony West speaking at a conference; it only recently became available on the web. The video was excerpted from a conference called Return to the Source : Rediscovering Lost Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom.
In the lecture, he explains his theories on ancient Egypt, detailing the manner by which his truly independent perspective was developed: his influences, experiences and how his understanding of symbolist Egypt evolved over the many years of his career.
Architecture does in stone what music does in sound; in other words, its visual vibrations that are affecting us. We’re inside the symphony, as it were, when we’re inside a sacred space. We’re being affected emotionally by the vibrational nature of that particular building.
So when we go into an Egyptian temple, we are resonating to its harmonies and proportions and so-on. The great sages of the past understood that each of the cosmic principles, which are the gods as it were. The gods are not some strange animal headed beings, they are the embodiments of cosmic principles and those cosmic principles are inextricably related to certain interplay of numbers which give rise to geometry, harmony, proportion and measure.
When you know the secrets of the numbers and secrets of the principles, you are able to produce a building that will evoke within the emotional center of the beholder, that particular principle.
–John Anthony West
Key figures in global battle against illegal arms trade lost in Air France crash
June 10, 2009 kahotep Leave a comment
ARGENTINA: Argentine campaigner Pablo Dreyfus and Swiss colleague Ronald Dreyer battled South American arms and drug traffickingFrom Andrew McLeod
source: Sunday Herald
AMID THE media frenzy and speculation over the disappearance of Air France’s ill-fated Flight 447, the loss of two of the world’s most prominent figures in the war on the illegal arms trade and international drug trafficking has been virtually overlooked.
Pablo Dreyfus, a 39-year-old Argentine who was travelling with his wife Ana Carolina Rodrigues aboard the doomed flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, had worked tirelessly with the Brazilian authorities to stem the flow of arms and ammunition that for years has fuelled the bloody turf wars waged by drug gangs in Rio’s sprawling favelas.
Also travelling with Dreyfus on the doomed flight was his friend and colleague Ronald Dreyer, a Swiss diplomat and co-ordinator of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence who had worked with UN missions in El Salvador, Mozambique, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Angola. Both men were consultants at the Small Arms Survey, an independent think tank based at Geneva’s Graduate Institute of International Studies. The Survey said on its website that Dryer had helped mobilise the support of more than 100 countries to the cause of disarmament and development.
Buenos Aires-born Dreyfus had been living in Rio since 2002, where he and his sociologist wife worked with the Brazilian NGO Viva Rio.
“Pablo will be remembered as a gentle and sensitive man with an upbeat sense of humour,” said the Small Arms Survey. “He displayed an intellectual curiosity and a determined work ethic that excited and enthused all who worked with him.”
According to the International Action Network on Small Arms Control (IANSA), Dreyfus’s work was instrumental in the introduction of landmark small arms legislation in Brazil in 2003. Under this legislation, an online link was created between army and police databases listing production, imports and exports of arms and ammunition in Brazil.
Dreyfus was an advocate of the stringent labelling of ammunition by weapons firms, arguing that by clearly identifying ammunition not only by its producer but also its purchaser, the likelihood of weapons being sourced by criminals from corrupt police or armed forces personnel is greatly reduced.
Though a Brazilian referendum on the right to bear arms was rejected in 2005, Viva Rio says the campaign should be considered a success because half a million weapons were voluntarily handed in to the authorities. Anti-gun activists put the referendum defeat down to fears criminals would circumvent the law and continue to gain access to small arms the usual way – through Paraguay and other bordering countries. This was not an irrational fear: until 2004, when Paraguay bowed to Brazilian pressure, even foreign tourists were allowed to purchase small arms simply by presenting a photocopy of their identity card. Dreyfus knew that many of the weapons from the so-called tri-border area between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina were reaching Rio drug gangs.
When unidentified gunmen made off with a stash of hand grenades from an Argentine military garrison in 2006, Dreyfus deplored what he said was lax security at military depots across the world. “If a supermarket can keep control of the amount of peas it has in stock, surely a military organisation could and should be able to do the same with equal if not greater efficiency with its weapons,” he said. “The key words are logisitics, control, security.”
When Rio agents smashed a cell of drug traffickers who had sourced their weapons from the tri-border area, Dreyfus noted its leaders were prominent businessmen living in apartments in the plush Rio suburbs of Ipanema and São Corrado, “not in the favelas”.
In a recent report posted on the Brazilian website Comunidade Segura (Safe Community), Dreyfus noted that the Brazilian arms firm CBC (Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos) had become one of the world’s biggest ammunition producers by purchasing Germany’s Metallwerk Elisenhutte Nassau (MEN) in 2007, and Sellier & Bellot (S&B) of the Czech Republic in March. This would not be particularly noteworthy but for the fact that CBC’s exports had tapered off in recent years due to legislation restricting exports to Paraguay, arms that often found their way back into Brazil and on to the Rio drug gangs – the “boomerang effect”, as Dreyfus called it. “The commercial export of weapons and ammunition from Brazil to the bordering countries stopped in 2001,” wrote Dreyfus. “CBC lost commercial markets in Latin America, but Brazil won in public security.”
However, manufacturers from other countries had moved in to fill the void, and before its purchase by CBC, S&B was already “one of the marks most currently apprehended” by Brazilian police. Dreyfus said that, in view of the fact the Czech Republic was bound by the EU Code of Conduct on weapons exports – which states that EU countries must “evaluate the existence of the risk that the armament can be diverted to undesirable final destinations”, CBC should “consider the risk that some of these exports end up, via diversions, feeding violence in Brazil”.
Though his focus was on Latin America, Dreyfus also advised the government of Mozambique and at the time of his death was preparing to do the same for the government of Angola, where stockpiles of weapons left over from the civil war continue to pose a security problem.
Dreyfus and Dreyer were on their way to Geneva to present the latest edition of the Small Arms Survey handbook, of which Dreyfus was a joint editor. It was to have been their latest step in their relentless fight against evil.
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Christmas is NOT What You Were Taught it is
December 1, 2008 kahotep 1 Comment
What you have to realize is that “Christmas” goes way back to the days of our tribal ancestors. The Pharmacratic Inquisition delves into the true history of “Christmas.” This history is nothing like what we have been taught by our religious, government or educational rulers.
Have you ever wondered why we use trees, stockings, reindeer and bearded men with sacks? Did it ever occur to you that “Christmas” occurs on precisely the same day as the winter solstice (the true end to the solar year).
If you want to understand the true history of our people and know the methods by which they purified their spiritual understanding, you have to look back into the forbidden history of “Christmas” as well as “Christianity.”
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The Dogon and the Sirius Mystery
August 17, 2008 kahotep Leave a comment
George Noory interviews Robert Temple about his book The Sirius Mystery and the Dogon tribe of Mali.
According to anthropological studies, the Dogon Tribe of Africa developed a religion based on the Sirius star system and were aware of Sirius B (a companion star that can’t be seen with the naked eye) as well as a third star in that system which wasn’t confirmed by astronomers until 1995, nearly 20 years after Temple wrote about it in his book.
The Dogons believed that beings from a planet in the Sirius system came to Earth in the distant past, landing in a place where their ancestors came from (Temple suggested that this was probably Egypt). These ETs were slimy, air-breathing aquatic creatures that had fish-like tails and arms without elbows, and he noted that similar beings have also been described in ancient China, Greece, and Sumeria. The Dogons said that when the ETs were here, a new star appeared in the sky that disappeared after they left. Temple surmised that this was likely their orbiting mother ship.
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Independant Egyptologist, John Anthony West at CPAK 2007
John Anthony West helped popularize the evidence for water weathering on the Great Sphinx of Giza. Based on the evidence he and several geologists have analyzed, J.A. West theorizes that the Sphinx is probably at least 30,000 years old.
Mr. West is preparing to assemble a panel of geologists together, so they can further analyze the weathering on the Sphinx; hopefully opening the way for academia to acknowledge that they were incorrect about the dating of ancient Egypt.
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Rogue Government
1932, A True History of the United States
July 24, 2008 kahotep 1 Comment
Here is an interesting documentary about the battle between the slave-masters in the U.K. and the united States of America. It shows how the U.K. has repeatedly worked to destroy the U.S. At one point, U.K. puppets were even openly talking about burning all of the coastal US cities.
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Esoteric Wisdom
Esoteric Agenda: How it all fits together.
April 6, 2008 kahotep 2 Comments
Over the last couple of years, the increase in the number of videos available freely on the internet, has lead to the release of a tremendous amount of documentaries. Many of these documentaries cover obscure subjects, on topics which are relevant to the lives of nearly every person on the planet.
Esoteric Agenda draws on the available information, piecing together a puzzle that has taken many researchers, such as Jordan Maxwell, Gregg Braden and Michael Tsarion decades to unravel.
Every day we are touched by the far reaching tentacles of Maritime Admiralty Law, or the Law of International Banking. This is the form of law which supersedes the Law of the Land and even the borders of powerful nations. Continue reading Esoteric Agenda: How it all fits together. →
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Documentary: Legend of Atlantis
December 8, 2007 kahotep 8 Comments
The search for the location of or information regarding Atlantis has occupied great minds for thousands of years. Psychics such as Edgar Cayce and Helena Blavetsky spoke of Atlantis in their readings. Adolf Hitler searched for the descendants of the white race of spiritual masters said to have descended from the Atlantean priesthood.
The following 5 part documentary is a fascinating look at some of the theories of the lost continent of Atlantis. All of the documentaries are available on google video. Continue reading Documentary: Legend of Atlantis →
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Farewell Dee-A-Palooza Week, Day One: Soap Shrink Says, “I Wanted to Be Dr. Marlena!”
November 24, 2008 by Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a Connie Passalacqua Hayman 8 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update: Jonnysbro can’t imagine Salem without Dr. Marlena Evans … while Christine thinks Deidre’s “many fans would follow her to the ends of the earth” … and more. See Comments below.
To mark executive producer Ken Corday’s ver-ry curious decision to fire Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn from Days of Our Lives, we here at Marlenadelacroix.com figured we’d pull out all the stops to honor both Dee and one of the most popular characters in history, let alone daytime history, namely Dr. Marlena Evans — 32 years in Salem, 32 years as a daytime superstar!
Yes, it’s our own Farewell Dee-A-Palooza. On successive days our Soap Shrink Damon L. Jacobs, Patrick Erwin and moi will examine why both actress and character were so mega-popular over the years. And we’ll reflect on what they mean to us personally. Day One: a man whose life was profoundly influenced by Dr. Marlena Evans — Damon L. Jacobs.
By Damon L. Jacobs
I must begin discussing Deidre Hall’s portrayal of Marlena Evans with a confession: I announced to my parents at age five that I intended to become a therapist, and forced everyone who came through the house to tell me their problems. During graduate school people often asked how I knew I wanted to study psychology so early in life. I made up answers about being altruistic, wanting to
We watched her struggle with her choices, and come to accept that she has the capacity to be caring and forgiving AND vengeful and impulsive.
help others, being instilled with a sense of healing, or something logical like that. I was too embarrassed to tell them the truth: I was five years old in 1976, the year Marlena Evans came to help the residents of Salem. She was beautiful, confident, intelligent, and was dating Don Craig. Who wouldn’t want to be exactly like her?
Over the next 10 years, Deidre Hall’s down-to-earth, realistic portrayal of this struggling woman would strike deep emotional chords in all of us. When she fell in love with Don, we loved him, too. When she cried over the death of her baby D.J., we cried, too. When she was terrorized with fear by the Salem Strangler, we felt afraid as well. When she found love again in the arms of her cop/protector Roman, it symbolized hope and second chances for all of us. And when her worst nightmare of Roman dying was realized, we felt her pain as she spent the next year grieving (unheard of by today’s rushed story standards).
Marlena was tragically “killed” in a helicopter crash in 1987, and then “revived” by Stefano DiMera four years later. Some have suggested that her emotional nuances have been missing since she returned. I would suggest that her appeal shifted from portraying emotional subtlety to symbolizing inner structural dichotomies. Since 1991, Marlena has been portrayed as somewhat cool, calm, and detached. So when she started doing very un-Marlena like things under the influence of the DiMera or the Devil himself, like burning churches or killing off half the town, it made for ratings gold. Her struggles represented our own psychic apparatus containing the classic “superego” (i. e., the rational controlled self) vs. the “id” (i. e, the wild, impulsive, gratification seeking self). Or to put it another way, it was relevant and meaningful to watch the “nice” Marlena struggle with the “wild” Marlena.
In this past year, Marlena enthralled us again by violently immobilizing Stefano with a drug that completely paralyzed him physically, but left him cognitively aware, essentially leaving him a waking corpse. What made this action shocking was that it was really Marlena performing it. There was no mind control, no satanic influence, just one pissed off lady. We watched her struggle with her choices, and come to accept that she has the capacity to be caring and forgiving AND vengeful and impulsive. She no longer had to divide these virtues within herself as she learned to balance them all. After 32 years, she has finally found some peace within herself. Perhaps the best thing we can do to honor her absence is to search for this balance within ourselves as well.
Damon L. Jacobs is a family and relationship therapist practicing in New York City, and the author of the newly published book, Absolutely Should-less: The Secret to Living the Stress-Free Life You Deserve. For more information, go to www.shouldless.com.
Filed Under: Days of Our Lives, MARLENA, SOAP SHRINK Tagged With: Damon L. Jacobs, Days of Our Lives, Diedre Hall, Dr. Marlena Evans, Marlena De Lacroix, soap opera, SOAP SHRINK
That is a lovely tribute. My favorite Marlena story wasone after she returned: the affair with John. That was the ultimate soap story imo. And Hall had amazing chemistry with both Northrop’s Roman and Hogestyn’s John: sweet and caring with Roman and hot and passionate with John.
I will miss her. I won’t miss my Days habit.
Damon says: Thank you John! It seemed that the Roman/John triangle in the early 90s really first tapped into the tension between Marlena’s rational calm side (Roman) and wild passion (John). Again, TPTB wisely used that tension to create huge ratings.
JONNYSBRO says:
Marlena, the thing about Deidre Hall is the woman was a gold mine ratingswise. James E. Reilly was the one who saw that. He was so smart about using Deidre at every point. I think I remember Jim saying that any big storyline with Marlena as the key part of it was a huge ratings booster. Look at the possession storyline that was a big ratings jump, look at the city of Paris with John, and then my favorite, the big huge Kristen reveal. We had Marlena/Kristen locked together in a secret room until the big huge reveal. Kristen had been keeping all these secrets because of her hatred toward Marlena. The ratings went like gangbusters and also the Salem Stalker. The week of the Marlena reveal was huge. Reilly was so smart, he knew Deidre was by far the show’s biggest draw. You could make her the main focus of anything and numbers would hit the roof. It is sad Corday and Co. never could see the real value of Marlena on DAYS. IMO the most important character in DAYS history. Deidre getting axed is not surprising considering how DAYS has wasted her over the years and she is very expensive. I cannot imagine a Salem without Dr Marlena Evans.
Damon says: Yes, Jonnysbro, Jim Reilly absolutely knew how to focus on the symbolic aspects of Marlena’s psyche. I always like to say that Reilly really knew “how to mess up Marlena’s hair,” and that messiness became so compelling for the viewers. Thank you for your insights!
Who wouldn’t want to be exactly like her? Exactly! I so wanted to be like her when Marlena was first on in the late 1970s. I was 11 years old, a girl, and thought I would grow up to be just like her – beautiful, intelligent, funny, the woman was IT! And yes, I cried with her, laughed with her, felt angry with her – Marlena lept through my television set and I was swept away for an hour into her life. I will miss her; I already do. The early part of this year was great, it was wonderful to see her having a backbone and passion. I think she is still IT and her many fans would follow her to the ends of the earth.
Damon says: Thank you Christine for sharing your experience of enjoying Marlena with us. I think anyone who is still a fan of after these past two years has already proven they will follow her to the ends of the earth. But will they follow her to another show?
Alta says:
This whole situation makes me incredibly sad. I’ll definitely will follow Deidre’s career wherever it leads her. However, when she is gone from Days, so I’m I.
Damon says: I would seriously consider writing a hand written letter to Ken Corday telling him just that!
I can’t help but to be sad thinking of the history of Marlena. I remember being four years old sitting and watching Days, and I wanted to be just like her. I can’t even imagine Salem without Dr. Marlena Evans. I for one, will not be tuning into Days once she is gone. With the downfall of the storylines in recent years, Deidre was my only reason for sticking around. I was always there being toyed with waiting for the reunion of John and Marlena. Through bad business decisions and horrible writing, the dedication and passion for this show has been completely drained.
Goodbye Marlena … goodbye Days.
Damon says: Thank you Kori, it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who wanted to be Marlena at such a young age. Anybody else?
Sisi says:
I’ve been trying for a week to accept the reality that Deidre Hall has been fired and that Drake is fired. As stupid as it may sound to accept the fact that your favorite couple that took the reality of life away from you for a whole hour every day for years and years to a world of love passion and angst, is one of the hardest think you can do. Marlena Evans has been a part of my lifem a role model, and I can say a role model to a lot of people. From the first day she entered Days she entered the hearts of million of fans who have watched her laugh, love, mourn and CRY! The strong sensitive blonde bombshell shrink will live on and as she leaves the show so do I.
Matthew Cormier says:
i am only an occasional watcher of DOOL but even i must admit that Marlena is such a pivotal character to daytime that I cannot believe she is being let go. This is one of the worst decisions ever made by a daytime executive.
Preacher'swife says:
John & Marlena will always be “Dool” to me. they should bring them back one last time to do battle with Stefano and win driving a cross through his evil heart. Marlena should marry Roman and become more realistic and multi-layered. John should be the priest that drives the cross through Stefano’s heart!
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 June, 2005, 10:46 GMT 11:46 UK
Climate may turn UK Mediterranean
Fields of sunflowers could replace the traditional English landscape
Huge swathes of England could take on a Mediterranean look within 50 years as native woodlands are threatened by warmer, drier summers, say scientists.
Olive groves, vines and sunflower fields could become hallmarks of the landscape in South-East England as global warming changes conditions.
Experts also say the English country garden is unlikely to survive in the South East in its present form.
Rolling lawns and herbaceous borders may be ousted by palms and eucalyptus.
By 2050 summer temperatures in the South-East of England are expected to be 1.5 to 3C warmer than they are now.
This could rise to 6C by 2080 if current global warming trends continue. Meanwhile rainfall will be cut by a third.
Beech trees in parts of East Anglia and southern England have already experienced limited dieback during recent droughts
Royal Horticultural Society
Scientists, at a two-day climate change conference at the University of Surrey in Guildford, conjured a picture more reminiscent of the South of France than the South Downs as they looked at the implications of global warming for Britain's native trees.
The Mediterranean climate of southern France will not be exactly replicated in England, since levels of sunlight here are lower, they said.
But experts predict many trees native to southern France will become much more common further north.
These include walnut, poplar, sweet chestnut, plums, kiwi fruits and vines.
Corsican pine was predicted to become the forester's tree of choice.
Water shortages
The traditional sight of bluebells and snowdrops a shady wooden glades could become a thing of the past if new tree varieties and early perennials deprive them of light and nutrients.
Fields of sunflowers and sweet corn could become commonplace, while olive and eucalyptus trees will form trusty additions to gardens and parks, along with silk trees, Persian lilac and pistachio.
Native woods of oak, beech, ash and Scots pine from Scotland to Cornwall are thought to be most at risk from climate change - with beech trees of the drier, warmer south of England set to be affected first.
Parakeets
Although most other varieties are expected to survive, careful long term planning will be needed, it added.
Britain's fauna will also be affected as the annual cycle of mammal, bird and insect species may no longer be synchronised with the species on which they depend.
Populations of deer and rabbits are likely to increase and parakeets, which are already common in London, are set to multiply.
Gardeners in the South-West of England are advised to change their planting habits - swapping beech trees and hedges for Trees of Heaven, Holm Oak and Eucalyptus.
In a way I feel we've gone too far now to be able to go back
Guy Barter, from the RHS, said: "Lawns and herbaceous borders are going to be difficult to maintain, especially in areas of water shortages.
"For the average gardener there may be more opportunities but it's going to be very difficult for the National Trust, for example, to maintain the character of its historic gardens."
The RHS also warmed gardeners not to fall into the trap of planting trees now that would survive in a more tropical climate in 50 years time .
Professor Jeff Burley, director of the Oxford Forestry Institute at Oxford University said scene was going to change.
"It's already happening - you can already see fields of sunflowers."
Mr Barter said it would be a shame to lose the traditional English country garden.
"But in a way I feel we've gone too far now to be able to go back."
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Unanswered Questions about Jackson's Death
CNN's Don Lemon anchored his prime-time news show from the red carpet of the BET Awards, and then Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family, showed up.
Don then followed up with a longer interview with Jackson family attorney, Londell McMillan.
Filed under: Don Lemon
Mz Kiki Darling
Great interview Don! I really am so heartbroken about this whole ordeal w/ Micheal! I feel MJ was so talented, so smart but so naive on various levels. The people around him wasn't that much better! Even when and if they get down to the bottom of this mess, it won't bring Micheal back to the world and for that I am truly sadened!
Eray
Joe makes me sick he was so worried about his own thing he answered your questions like automatic. He was trying to plug himself. At the Awards for BET His daughter Janet showed up for the family and thanked everyone. Notice he did not come up on stage at that point. He was so not their but to bask in his own glory. Not the family. Listen to what Janet says!!!! I think that is what it was to really be!!!!
Tonya Ricks
I am so upset about the passing of Michael Jackson.I understand the media has a job to do by reporting the news and all aspects of it.The focus is on what killed Michael Jackson,and that's understandable.But what difference does it make what killed him.What killed him won't change the fact that he's dead.I'm sure there are some of his family members watching the news and hearing everything being sad.What the family is hearing can't be comforting to them.They have lost a loved one and I'm sure it doesn't matter what wrong he's done.All that matters is that he's gone.Michael Jackson has been misunderstood his whole life.All he wanted was to be loved and to give love.People are still beating him down even in death.He gave so much and he deserves better.
Joe Jackson is a snake!!!!! I saw the interview on CNN. His family is grieving and he is at the EBT (not a typo) awards. He was arrogant and didn't act as if his child just died. I know we all grieve differently but he had the AUDACITY to talk about his "record label". He used Michael as his cash cow in life and now in death.....he is low. Karma will get you in the end Joe!
Mrs. Eileen G. Curras widow to Hernandez
The report from the Associated Press has helped to understand now the feelings around the death of Michael Jackson. There are too many strange situations surrounding his death. If Michael Jackson had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed. It is amazing how malicious our society has gotten to the point of keeping the world waiting because he had to tell a lawyer for the doctor sakes. This is certainly a strange society that we live in, when the attorney Edward Chernoff had to said this vital information. The attorney had to say that Dr. Conrad Murray never prescribed or gave Jackson the drugs Demerol or OxyContin. Dr. Murray and the attorneys have not being settled. The Jackson's family has to satisfy their needs to request a private autopsy. I hope that the Autopsy could reveal any wrong situations to satisfy the authorities and the families. Mr. Joe Jackson, Michael's father should have talk long time ago. It seems to be amazing that we will have to wait until the forensics investigation is complete. It seems that in a way the failure to have the contract signed by Jackson will make so some sort of justice into this situation.
rain mark
My husband and I just watched the interview with Joe Jackson, all I gotta say is if you didnt beleive Michael before about how crued his father was to him as a boy, its only been confirmed now! For a grieving father it was rather odd that he was so "smiley" and then to top it off made sure everyone knew about his record company. Looking to make some money thats the way it started and thats apparently the way it will end. Priorities Mr. Jackson look it up and get over yourself.
Sheila W
Micheal would have turned in his grave if he was in it. His father should have stayed home, was he even grieving? It sure did not look like it to me. Was he there to promote his record company.?.He is still trying to make money off of Micheal..Shame on YOU "Joe abusing Jackson” I wish he was dead instead of Micheal..
Cali MJ Fan
Something is smelling rank here.
1. Joe & Katherine have sole authority over their (not minor) son? Uhh, really? Anyone looking (I mean really looking) for his will...even an old one? Suddenly Joe is in the forefront when he was the one whom Michael, by all his own accounts, said was the force behind much of his troubled life and they weren't really that close. ... just saying. (And Joe should have taken his own advice about being a better father while he was alive).
2. Joe says they lost a superstar, not his son. Hmmm When asked about funeral plans, which by this point, they should have "some" idea, he says they don't have anything– but suddenly Joe & Marshall (?) have a new production company ... and Joe insists on introducing this 'point' over that of talking about his son? And they have a new attorney? Even when Don asks him why he attened BET Awards, up till that point, Joe had not used the word "son"– he did only after Don said, "you're here for the tribute to your son?"
3. They have "posession" of the children (which in most law is 9/10's of the law). Speaking of possession- could it be possible that the will was located in the house, which would then now be in the hands of the family and if there was something met with objection, would ... uhhh, poof.
4. "Fixed News" is posting an unconfirmed report that Neverland will become a CA "Graceland." Where is Tohme Tohme? He has been quoted in the press over the last 3 days at least once saying he didn't need to talk to the police, and somewhere has been posted he is possibly a person of interest, at least to talk to. So where is he, who is he, and why, if he is (as has been posted) part owner of Neverland, on behalf of MJ, hasn't he come forward?
5. Who/where is the person who made the 911 call? Have the police talked with him? What pieces can this person add to the time frame just prior to his death? What about what did this person see while making the call, since it's apparent he was standing there with the doctor. Also, the children are reported as having seen their father collapse, or at least the eldest. Wouldn't someone have said this before 2-3 days after this happened? What timeline is known of his last hours? (Need a John King White Board timeline posted and have facts added as known.)
6. Grace, the nanny. She was with him for 17 years and by all accounts loyal and reputable. Some of his longstanding EEs were dismissed about the same time (about December). How reputable was she? What chance does she have in gaining custody of his children? Is she in LA? Has she spoken with the police?
7. DEA licenses– how many Class III drugs have been prescribed for Jackson? What other doctors? Did he obtain drugs under other names?
8. CA AG Jerry Brown needs to step in, honestly. This is bigger than just the death of a superstar. Look at how many have potential gain. AEG, drs, family, attorneys, real estate developers. The only innocents are his children.
Sad.. but so many more questions.
joseph baker
My comment is this: I believe Michael Jackson should have a funeral on the scale of Princess Diana, Gandhi, Martin Luther King or Evita Peron. MJ has affected more people on the planet than any other human except Jesus Christ. A large public funeral at the L.A. Coliseum feels like the only appropriate option. I put this question to you, "can you think of another individual person who has more celebrity or enfluence living or dead than MJ. There is not another person on the planet, actor, singer, performer, politician, clergy or healer alive today that can compare to MJ in death or even come close to the impact that MJ is affecting. There should be a national holiday.
My question is this: would you please ask the single most curious question, why did Dr. Murray leave the patient Michael Jackson and only surface after securing an attorney.
Ann Armstrong
I just saw your interview with Joe Jackson!!!!!!!!! How pathetic a man he is–obviously all his son said about him was true. He seemed to have no feelings about the death of his son. He was strictly interested in promoting himself and a business of his. "I'm great"–about how he was doing. "They're fine"–about his family's feelings...
Sad, sad, sad.........
I watched Don Lemon's interview with Joe Jackson and I was so disgusted and amazed that even in death Joe is unable to see his son for nothing more than a product...a brand...or some kind of "cash cow." For him to say that "we have lost the greatest star in the world"...that's what the world has lost...Joe Jackson you have lost a son!!! I am not trying to pass judgment, but I felt like Michael never has a "dad" in Joe Jackson during his life here on this earth...(he had a manager, etc.) and that has not changed with his death. I think it ism in very poor taste to plug your personal projects when the world is mourning your son and praying for comfort for your family.
Good job at the BET Awards Red Carpet. You provided a wonderful vehicle for the stars to express their feeling about Michael Jackson. What an emotional night awaited those performers, many of whom perfected their craft by studying Michael. I am particularly distrubed by the appearance of Joe Jackson. He seemed to be somewhat disjointed and not completely engaged with your attempts to enter dialogue with him. The fact that he would state the world has lost one of the biggest stars ever bothers me. He lost his son, yet he expressed himself as being detached from the role of father. He used your platform to throw the gauntlet down in a sense, reading a very sterile and somewhat defensive statement regarding Michael's legacy and the future of his children. Then to top off an already inappropriate exchange on his part, he presents his business partner in a record label??? I understand that grief takes many forms. Perhaps this trying time is too much for him to deal with and engage with the public. I will say that the Jacksons attorney is very well spoken and sounds as though he has the best interest of Michael's legacy in his sights. I hope that the attorney will be able to better manage Joe Jackson's interactions with the public media.
I could've done without an interview with Joe Jackson. I have no interest in his thoughts. Most people who are familiar with Michael's childhood probably don't care either. Even so I'm sure none of us were prepared for his callous and selfish behavior. I hope the man disappears and stops running around looking for a camera so he can promote his new business – something that's obviously his priority right now.
DEBORAH SIDI
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE DOCTOR SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CALL TO 911 THEN STARTED CPR.IT WAS SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES IN THE BEDROOM BUT HE DID HAVE A CELL PHONE, RIGHT ?I MEAN HE HIS A DOCTOR.THIS DOCTOR SEEMS EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT.HE DIDN'T PLACE MICHEAL ON THE FLOOR,SO HOW COULD HE HAVE ADMINISTERED PROPER CPR USING ONLY 1 HAND WHILE THE OTHER WAS BENEATH MICHEAL'S BACK FOR SUPPORT?WHEN HE COULDN'T REVIVE HIM THE FIRST TIME LIKE THIS WHY WASN'T HE THEN PLACED ON THE FLOOR SO PROPER CPR COULD BE GIVEN? IT ALREADY MAY HAVE BEEN TOO LATE BUT THIS DOCTOR IS GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE AT THE VERY LEAST AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!! I'M NOT A DOCTOR AND EVEN I KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE WAY TO TRY TO SAVE MICHEAL.THIS MAN IS A DOCTOR BUT HAS NO COMMON SENSE.HE NEEDS TO LOOSE HIS LICENSE TO PRACTICE BEFORE HE LETS SOMEONE DIE AT HIS HAND.HE SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED TO CALL HIMSELF A DOCTOR.HE SHOULD ALSO BE BEGGING FOR MICHEAL,HIS FAMILY,AND EVERYONE ELSE, TO FORGIVE HIM.MICHEAL'S DEATH WAS UNNECESSARY.
I don't think anyone can deny Michael was a respected musical genius despite his obvious state of mind and health and amid all the allegations of child molestation, which was absolutely not "ok!"
Here's what really got me hours after his death. His "father," when interviewed, spoke of "his son" in third person and stated over and over again how he was such a great singer, entertainer, etc. while nowhere in any interview did I hear any comments on his "son" not the "musician." No wonder Michael had so many issues about self-respect and being loved, his father certainly didn't even show it in the few hours after Michael's death. John Travolta and Kelly grieved deeply, Joe Jackson is all about Joe Jackson!
I cried today for the first time, while driving to work, since hearing of Michael Jacksons passing. I knew that he had impacted my life but had no idea how much until listening to the Tom Joiner morning show this morning.
I have heard many people try to describe Michael in a few words since last Thursday; "musical genius", "legend", and "icon" are a few of the words most are using in reference to his life. I could only come up with one word myself..."cousin". To me Michael was like the cousin that moved away for a better life...you were always hearing about his ups and downs through other family members. When he did great things you were happy for him and when things weren't going so well for him you felt bad and knew that things would get better for him eventually. But no matter what my "cousin" was going through, he was FAMILY and you always, always stand behind family....RIP cousin, the family and I will miss you!
Answer this question. Why do we care? Our politicians are trying to hijack the health care of all Americans. Honest, hard working people are dying from dreadful diseases and we are talking about an weirdo, alledged pediphile because he made some music we bought over 20 years ago? The only question about Michael Jackson death we need to answer is , "why do we care?" When we have real problems to deal with that effect millions of real people, why do we care so much about this one?
I followed Don over the weekend @ the BET awards and just felt compelled to speak out on this disgraceful excuse for a father which was aired on Sunday. Joe Jackson obviously is not a grieving father for a son. He was rude in his voice tune and spoke of his son in a weird way, not as his flesh and blood. I guess Michael's feelings about him were real and now his children will be exposed to him. What was that about plugging Ranch Records???????????
CNN needs to speak on his odd behavior today, not just Michael's short comings!
Also what were those artist (LIL Wayne and others, also the preshow)trying to prove by having their pants below there b** and also shows america their underwear. Michael Jackson never showed us his underwear or was dressed anything like that- this was an insult not a tribute from these young people. The really nice part was the duo at the end- classy, thanks for getting the underwear shots out of our mind!
CNN needs to report all of this and how their loyal viewers felt about the content of the Sunday evening reporting.
Bee Kay
Michael was abused as a child by Joe, he admitted that. His family is driven by his fathers need for money and fame. Janet, Tito, Latoya, Michael, they are all slaves to their father. It disgusts me to watch how smug his father was during this interview, and now, it all makes sense that Michael turned out the way he did. How can such wonderful people come from such terrible parents?
I wish his father was dead instead of him. when i think about how much he was using his kids and abusing Michael, i just wanna cry because we can see how tough was his childhood and how amazing and nice he is. the jackson kids were NOT money makers ... can't he understand that ? and i wish that God will punish him SO MUCH for abusing of such a wonderful person as Michael. and yesterday ... i was watching the BET and he wasn't even crying! he wasn't even sad a little ... this man is an evil and has no heart ! i AM devastated .. and he wasn't even in my family or something and i'm only 14 ... and the WHOLE WORLD is devastated ... and Joe's not ... i feel so bad about that...
Reginald K. Williams
Great interview Don, but it seems Joe Jackson is tryin to promote himself instead of dealing with the issues. Something just doesn't seem right.
It is amazing how people try to make the reporter look like a villian when they are just tryin to get the facts. Again great job Don!
I just saw your interview with joe jackson, and you did a great job because it really showed his true colors. It made me sick that he would so shamelessly plug his new recording company or whatever it was, it doesnt really matter because I know I for one wont be buying anything from him. Im also suprised no one else picked up on this or is saying anything about it
Everyone has their own way of grieving, I feel.But, Joe Jackson
should have stayed home. BET awards was not the place to try
and promote your record company.The man whom he told to
"Tell em" looked stunned. I believe Michael and can understand
why this man is resented. Michael did wonderful inspite of what
he had to endure.May GOD bless Michael and his Family.
Rob in Fla
Just caught the news that MJ's mother filed for custody. I cannot imagine that MJ, after publicly saying he was abused as a child would want this? Look at this dad at the BET's last night, taking advantage of the limelight to push a new recording company...this is not someone I would want anywhere near my children. Where is Janet or the brothers to step forward and raise his children?
June 29, 2009 at 12:03 pm |
to don lemon has anyone give thought to the fact michael jackson was so terribly thin that he had an eating disorder. something like karen carpenter did which cased her death. dot from edwardsville,il.
loved his music and dance was a great music genius.sorry that it took his death to make every realize what a great artist he was.
Yes, Michael's father Joe looked ridiculous. Doubly so because the interviewer Don's manner was so respectful and he seemed so careful about the questions he asked and the manner in which he asked them. Joe's responses were so unexpected.
Curtis Winston
I cannot believe that Joe Jackson came to the BET awards and promoted his music label instead of showing heartfelt remorse for the way he treated his children including the late Michael Jackson (his son) and honor Michael for his life of work. I hope the Court denies the family’s request to give them Michael’s Children, because it is very obvious that Joe Jackson didn’t learn from his mistakes in the past, and will probably do the same thing he did to his own children. Joe Jackson is just out there for Michael's future earnings and therefore only understands dollar signs. No one should have a father like Joe Jackson.
I'm glad I wasn't being over-sensitive after reading the other posts. I was appalled by Joe Jackson's push to discuss future money-making plans (record company) instead of speaking of his son, a family member, who has left us. A little restraint would've gone a long way and been a very classy way to handle this, but it wasn't to be.
Thank God Janet got it right in her statement during the BET awards. THAT's the correct behavior, not pushing for the money-cash-cow end of this. I've not been impressed with this man in the past and he hasn't redeemed himself yet to me. This is a very sad time for everyone.
Was so glad to read that people are commenting about what a vile character Joe Jackson shown himself to be in his interviews. Don was very respectful and somber and all Joe cared about was promoting some new label and introducing some has been as his new business partner. Michael is not even in his grave (as the family has not had time but Joe has time to create a new record label?) and Joe is trying to cash in. It is no wonder that MJ was as messed up as he was. And to now allow the Jackson's to get custody so that they can be exposed to MJ"s abuser is a travesty. Step up Katherine, protect Michael's children even though you could not or did not protect Michael. Or one of the brothers, step in and exert yourselves, Joe is too old to hit you now.
moveforward
First, I want to say Thank You Janet Jackson for bringing the only dignity to the BET Award Show. The rest of the BETshow was disappointing, disrespectful and shameful to most Black americans. BET had an opportunity to shine and showcase our best to the world; many of whom had never watched BET. In what way was Michael honored? A Total disconnect. Today we can only be embarrassed.
carol mcneil
Who the hell does Joe Jackson think he is. I think it was disgraceful ,the way he tried to promote his record company in the wake of his son's death.Is this man insane,.?? Abused his son in life and in death. He should have been shown the door, .i really thought he was there for Michael.I have no pity for this man, he does not care about his son nor does he or has he ever shown any remorse for the way he abused his son. He wanted his children for bank machines , i hope he does not get Michael's children. he will probably whip them too. That nasty dirty excuse for a human being. Don't give him anymore camera time.record company ??, how redicoulous!!, what's he gonna sell, michael's old records that he had stored in his basement, put him on ebay.I would not give him a penny.
Freida
Let's pray that Mike's kids don't end up in a household with Joe Jackson. Not only for the physical and mental abuse that he is historic for but from the looks of the press conference with Don Lemon today I'd say Joe Jackson needs a doctor and some Alzheimer's medication. Why would a father start to talk about what he's got coming up with a new record label 3 days after his famous son' death. The whole mess is going to get ugly. My vote...give the kids to Janet.
Sheila-Marie
Mr. Don Lemon:
I give you all the accolade you deserve, dearheart. You held your cool, when that ignorant Joseph Jackson walked the carpet last night. He acted like a prima donna, and shamed many people with his actions, but you kept your cool. You are truly a pro, because I would have drop kicked him ! He is an embarrasment. But, thank God no one really listens to him, anyway.
Angela Savage Austin
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? Is it possible that Michael Jackson died from a broken heart? Michael Jackson's message to the world was about love. Today it sickens even me to see so much hate and division around the world. The love of money seems to be most people's God. I pray that Michael is surrounded by all the love he could ever imagine. I know that He is praying for the rest of us. I thank God for his precious life and his gift of music.
I couldn't even watch the whole interview with Joe Jackson I was so disgusted!!! My mother always told me 'if I can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all' so I'm not going to say any thing about (Mr.) Jackson since I think most of you took the words right out of my mouth.
I wonder if Janet knew her father was there and where he was sitting last night....
I pray to God that Janet or one of her brothers takes the children.
Is Joe Jackson blind or def?? Seriously, the man has shown ZERO remorse for not only his son being dead, but the fact the he is one of the REASONS his son is dead!
Watch ANY interview Michael Jackson has ever done, and the turth comes out about what kind of person (father) Joe jackson was, and is. The truth comes out about how Joe Jackson's actions as a father effected Michaels entire life! And it's very sad. But hey?? Should we be expecting anything less from Joe Jackson? I mean, he treated Michael that way in life, why would he treat him any different in death? I really feel bad for Michael Jacksons mother.
Joe Jackson should stop taking credit for Michael Jackson; the Superstar. Is he REALLY that arrogant to believe that if he had not been around to be the abusive torturer that he was, that Michael Jackson would be 'nothing'?? NO WAY!! Michael Jackson was destined for stardom PERIOD. He was going to be a star with, or without, Joe Jackson!! It was in Michaels bones, skin and soul to be a superstar....Joesph, it WASN'T you that made him who he was...that was between him and God & what was meant to be!!!
Chris Foubister
I'm trying to get feedback on an idea. Being that Michael Jackson was truly a global icon. I think Michael should be immoratilzed in a unique way; by being first person ever burried/enshrined/entombed on the moon. Almost sounds like something he would have thought of himself doesn't it?
ELJAY MARQUEZ
Don Lemon...You are truly great at your profession.
Joe Jackson interview... I would not have been able to contain myself.
I would have had to say...I mean HAD TO SAY...Listen old man, what makes you think you are "all that and a bag of chips"...then I would have HAD TO wrap his mouth with duct tape, so we wouldn't have to hear him anymore...NO...wrapped his entire face, so we wouldn't have to see him anymore.
HE DISGUSTS ME!!!
craig bohling
I just want to clear the record......Michael Jackson did not invent "the moon walk"........Cab Callaway did it back in the 1930-1940's!!
elmo97
I see that you didnt post my comment about how foul you were for asking Joe all those inappropriate questions while on the carpet. You are only posting comments from people that agree with your crooked interview. He should have never allowed you to talk to him. I see clearly why Diddy blasted you before he commented. You reporters are always looking for a story. They didnt need you to be their to express their feelings about Michael thats what the awards show was for. All you did was try and make it about Joe promoting a record label and that wasnt even the case. You asked him whats next and thats when he brought it up. You media people are something else
Ap's Nanny
I'm so glad Joe Jackson will get nothing. I just hope Mama Katherine Jackson will kick him to the curb. Wait til the Katherine Jackson real story comes out. Why did she stay married to this fool for sixty years? Why did she let him beat her children? Did he beat her too? I thought it was appalling he was on the red carpet...an 80 year old man with an earring in his ear talking and acting like "he's the man". This is his actions as we mourn one of the greatest entertainers of all time. ....and this was "his son".
robyncaffrey keyser west virginia
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i was watching larry king lastnight, he was talking with the mayor of garry,indiana
he was telling larry that his town is gonna have a memorial for micheal jackson july 10 th : as he was talking to larry ' he was standing in front of the house of 230 jackson street, garry,indiana
when i first seen it interveiw on cnn, i almost fell off my chair, as i was so choked up when i seen that house again, as thats where all the jacksons came from. and that tree that he was standing under ,was the same tree that joe would take the switches and beat his kids.
so i freacked out , and was typing to larry ' not to eaven let the jackson family see that clipping.
as if : i freacked , what do you think the family would do ? the only good thing about that area is : they met the boyz to men before they became a famous.
as ' tito ' and ' dramaine ' and ' micheal ' and the ' sister janet ' was walking home from school, and as they were crossing that street
there was three black kids walking across, and the one boy looked at janet hard ' so tito or dramaine said to the kid : what are u looking at ? but as the jackson brother was saying that , he pushed the kid , then micheal ran in betwean then 2 ' and said : everything is ok ( please ) dont fight " so they broke the huddle up, and they told the jacksons , they were just coming from a recording studio , as they said we are gonna be a famous stars. then they sang that song ( ill make love to you ) they said there name is gonna be :
boyz-to-men
don' im telling u this as , maybe you can prevent cnn broad casting that clip. ( but " then again ' at that moment
all the jacksons ran in the house to tell kathrin who they just ran into.
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SPECIAL EDITORIAL Has Cardinal George Pell been wrongly convicted?
THE CARDINAL PELL CASE: Triumphalism over Pell verdict shows civilisation just a veneer
THE CARDINAL PELL FILE
News Weekly, March 9, 2019
The latest on the Cardinal Pell case
To balance public debate on the case, we invite people to email and share on social media, download and print articles you consider most relevant, and distribute widely. Give to relatives and friends. Leave in public places.
Two leading articles on the case
Peter Westmore: Pell conviction a most unusual case, The Catholic Weekly, March 6, 2019. Mr Westmore, former President of the National Civic Council, attended the two trials of Cardinal Pell.
Also, see Mr Westmore’s interview with Andrew Bolt on Sky News.
Has Cardinal George Pell been wrongly convicted? Patrick J. Byrne, President of the National Civic Council, News Weekly, February 23, 2019.
About this resource page
This page presents many commentators who have questioned the conviction of Cardinal Pell on child sex abuse charges. Some commentators are Catholic. A few are Catholic but not friends of Cardinal Pell. Many are non-Catholic or not religious.
Variously they point to the lack of evidence for a conviction, contrary evidence from the witnesses brought by the prosecution, and the public trial by media before charges were laid that made the process a persecution not a prosecution. Consequently, as some point out, Victoria’s legal system is as much on trial as Cardinal Pell. The glaring problems with the trial and frenzied media attacks on the Cardinal brings into question the possibility of a fair trial or appeal.
Justice for victims of child sexual abuse is not achieved if a person is wrongly convicted and made a scapegoat for the heinous crimes of others. We point to the infamous legal cases of people wrongly convicted, such as Lindy Chamberlain in the Northern Territory in the 1980s, Alfred Dreyfus in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and, more recently, Josephine Greensill, a Melbourne teacher who was wrongly convicted in 2010 of child sexual abuse and spent 2½ years of a seven-year sentence in prison before being acquitted.
Cardinal Pell’s application to appeal the case is set for June 5–6.
NB: Several news reports have repeated that the first trial of Cardinal Pell ended in a hung jury, 10-2 in favour of acquital. That result, however, cannot be verified and may indeed be inaccurate. Please keep that in mind while reading or listening to the reports linked to below.
The latest news (fresh posts at the top) * Highly recommended
Boosting Billy Doe? Chris S. Friel, Academia, April 17, 2019
Keith Windschuttle notes similarities in the Pell allegations with the Billy Doe” case, a notorious case in Philadelphia where an ex-altar boy complained of historic abuse against some Catholic priests. We should be careful about setting too much store on Billy Doe.
* Murmur in the Cathedral: What did Milligan Know? Chris S. Friel, Academia, April 18, 2019
Louise Milligan’s book, Cardinal, cannot stand critical scrutiny. The book relates the events alleged to have taken place in St Patrick’s Cathedral leading to the conviction of Cardinal Pell, but a microscope reveals the fault lines. This paper speculates about what Milligan thought about the allegations. I argue that the author sensed that the various strands in the allegations were inconsistent and improbable and as a result she tried to disguise that fact.
Did Victoria Police bug Cardinal Pell’s mobile?, Andrew Bolt, The Bolt Report, May 17, 2018
Monsignor Charles Portelli talks about the leaking to the media of a private phone call between himself and Cardinal George Pell.
Easter in jail: the travesty of the Pell case, George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, April 16, 2019
An innocent bishop is being made into a ritual scapegoat for the malfeasance (and worse) of his predecessors in high Church office.
On the downfall of George Pell, Don Aitkin, Reflections on Australian Society (blog), March 8, 2019
I am used to microphone-wielding reporters pursuing alleged paedophiles, serial rapists and other miscreants, asking them whether they are sorry for their deeds, usually with one or two bystanders looking on. But I have never seen before the visceral hatred expressed by onlookers as Cardinal Pell arrived for his trial. It was simply horrifying.
* Pell and the jury, Chris S. Friel, Academia, April 10, 2019
In the absence of public knowledge of the complainant’s testimony in the Pell case, the author discusses Louise Milligan’s account in her book, Cardinal, as a proxy account of the events that made up the charges that led to Cardinal Pell’s conviction.
News Weekly LETTERS page has more important correspondence on the case of Cardinal Pell
The borrowed testimony that convicted George Pell, Keith Windshuttle, Quadrant Online, April 7, 2019
A trial from over 10 years ago in Philadelphia in the United States and reported in Rolling Stone magazine in 2011 has several parallels with the trial that led to Cardinal Pell’s conviction.
Today’s public burning and those to come, Paul Collits, Quadrant Online, March 13, 2019
Did Cardinal Pell simply come along at the wrong time, and in the wrong place (Victoria), and so suffered the perfect anti-Catholic storm which has delivered him his unspeakable legal nightmare?
The Pell case: What is says, where it’s going, Paul Collits, Quadrant Online, March 2, 2019
The day Cardinal Pell's conviction was announced, most of his many (mainly silent) supporters and others … are forced to witness the shock and horror reactions of the many in relation to his conviction on five charges related to the Melbourne matters.
* Cardinal Pell trial, Facebook page, ongoing
"A page to facilitate the sharing of media items regarding the Cardinal Pell trial ahead of the appeal due to be held in June 2019."
‘Christian fascists go to hell’: Australia’s new lynch-mob mentality, Natasha Marsh, Catholic Herald, March 28, 2019
Many used the sentencing of Cardinal Pell as a springboard to air broader grievances against the Catholic Church, Christianity and anything the Cardinal stood for.
When a jury gets it ludicrously wrong, Peter Wales, Quadrant Online, March 15, 2019
Justice Peter Kidd’s remark prior to sentencing that his comments and sentencing were made on the assumption that the offences took place as alleged is striking and unusual.
* News Weekly LETTERS page has some important correspondence on the case of Cardinal Pell
Australian media ‘made Pell personify the sins of the Church, De Omnibus Dubitando Est blog, March16, 2019
* Pell’s vestments: the prosecution’s impossible claims, QED, Quadrant Online, March 18, 2019
If you have difficulty imagining the layers of clothing a bishop wears when celebrating a Mass, watch this video.
DPP moves to jail dozens of editors, journalists over reports after Pell verdict, Adam Cooper, The Age, March 26, 2019
Dozens of Australian editors and journalists could face prison for contempt of court over allegations they breached a suppression order in reports published after Cardinal George Pell's conviction.
Prayers for Cardinal Pell, Deborah Gyapong, The Anglican Use Society, March 23, 2019
Cardinal Pell advised Archbishop John Hepworth, who had been sexually abused, to go through the Melbourne process he had created to handle sexual abuse claims when he was Archbishop of Melbourne.
Pell case reminds the world why cardinals wear red, Fr Roger Landry, National Catholic Register, March 20, 2019
“This is what the red colour of their habits means: the colour of blood and love.” —Pope Benedict XVI
For the lynch mob, priests are guilty until proven innocent, Miranda Devine, The Daily Telegraph, March 16, 2019
On Friday the Victorian Court of Appeal quietly acquitted a priest who has spent a year in jail after a jury convicted him of raping a young boy half a century ago. As is the case with Cardinal George Pell, the jury convicted John Tyrrell on the uncorroborated allegation of a sole complainant.
Review of Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell, Gerard Henderson, The Sydney Institute website, 2017
Cardinal is not an objective analysis of either the Catholic Church or Cardinal George Pell. Rather, it is the case for the prosecution.
George Pell: a case in which justice never had a fair chance, Greg Craven, The Australian, February 27, 2019
All my life, I have joined in the chorus that our justice system is the best in the world. With the case of Cardinal George Pell, I am not singing quite so loud.
Cardinal George Pell’s defence to child sex charges centred on ten key arguments, Shannon Deery, Herald Sun, February 27, 2019
Cardinal George Pell always denied any and all wrongdoing, slamming child sex allegations against him as “deranged falsehoods”. His defence relied on these 10 key arguments.
Our Dreyfus case, George Weigel, First Things, March 6, 2019
In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the French Army was convicted of treason on the grounds that he had given military secrets to France’s mortal enemy, Germany. The charge was false; Dreyfus, a Jew, was framed. The conviction of Cardinal George Pell in December 2018 on charges of “historic sexual abuse” is this generation’s Dreyfus Affair.
* Character references submitted to the court for Cardinal George Pell can be read here.
* Cardinal Pell trial observer calls guilty verdict ‘incomprehensible’, Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, March 14, 2019
A witness to both of Cardinal George Pell’s trials, Peter Westmore, says the prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy is a victim of ‘trial by media’ and the guilty verdict is ‘utterly unfair’.
‘Faith, innocence’ sustain stoic leader in darkest hour, Tess Livingstone, The Australian, March 2, 2019
For all the vitriol hurled at Pell, supporters are outraged, anxious for his safety and distraught over what they are convinced is a gross miscarriage of justice.
Analysis: What's next for Cardinal Pell? Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, March 13, 2019
For the time being, Cardinal Pell remains a prisoner of the state and a sitting cardinal – a combination unprecedented in modern times.
What Newman can tell us about the Cardinal Pell verdict, Fr George W. Rutler, Crisis Magazine, March 14, 2019
An 1852 libel case against John Henry Newman holds instructive parallels to the Cardinal Pell case.
Pell case attracts inaccurate views, Gerard Henderson, The Australian, March 16, 2019
it is important that reporters and commentators to be factual – especially in view of the international attention the Cardinal Pell case has attracted. Unfortunately, the coverage so far has had many blemishes – which go to a basic misunderstanding of the law and how it operates.
How Pell became the Vatican’s sacrificial lamb, Miranda Devine, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2019
The guilty verdict against Cardinal George Pell is devastating. It’s devastating because I don’t believe that Pell could be guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys in a busy cathedral after Sunday Mass.
Four Corners: the third trial of Cardinal Pell, Terri M. Kelleher, News Weekly, March 13, 2019
The Four Corners program seemed designed to explain away some of the questions raised by the evidence presented at the trials.
* George Weigel in conversation with Patrick Coffin, The Patrick Coffin Show, March 12, 2019
American commentator George Weigel speaks extensively on the verdict meted out to Cardinal George Pell
* The case against Cardinal Pell, Julia Yost, First Things, July 3, 2017
An older article, but still relevant on every point and a great backgrounder to the case
Graceless new book takes hatchet to Cardinal Pell, Peter Westmore, News Weekly, June 3, 2017
The title of the book, Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell, says it all: Cardinal Pell is guilty, and must be brought down.
Pro-Pell and pulped as a consequence, Quadrant Online Editor, Quadrant Online, March 13, 2019
An edition of Hobart’s Catholic Standard was withdrawn and pulped on account of a column by Professor David Daintree, of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies, that defended Cardinal Pell.
George Pell and the jury, Keith Windschuttle, Quadrant Magazine, March 12, 2019
Enough of the George Pell case has been publicly discussed to demonstrate that the jury could not have come to its decision on the basis of reason and evidence alone.
It’s not uncommon for jury verdicts to be questioned, Gerard Henderson, The Australian, March 9, 2019
Reporting and commentary about R v George Pell has revealed that many journalists have little knowledge of the legal system, while others have projected their views into the coverage.
Calling Cardinal Pell’s prosecution what it is: religious persecution, Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, March 1, 2019
Miscarriages of justice do take place. The case of Cardinal Pell, though, was not a miscarriage akin to a mistake. It was done with police and prosecutorial malice aforethought.
The Pell fallout continues, and it has implications for the whole Church, Steve Skojec, March 5, 2019
If the reporting is to be believed, the guilty verdict was obtained without a shred of corroborating physical evidence or testimony.
A litany of improbabilities, Greg Daly, The Irish Catholic, March 7, 2019
The details which have come to light have certainly made scepticism about the verdict seem justified.
Cardinal Pell in prison: A view from Hong Kong, Pablo Elton, March 5, 2019
What has happened has shocked and hurt many people, especially Catholics. The general feeling is one of disbelief and surprise.
George Yeo on Cardinal George Pell’s conviction: ‘He has strong grounds for appeal’, Martino Tan, mothership, March 8, 2019
Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo says he believes Cardinal Pell is innocent “on the basis of what I know of the case and of the man”.
Why Pell has been falsely convicted, Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun, February 27, 2019
Cardinal George Pell has been falsely convicted of sexually abusing two boys in their early teens. That’s my opinion, based on the overwhelming evidence. He is a scapegoat, not a child abuser. In my opinion.
Fr Frank Brennan answers critics of his defence of Cardinal Pell, March 7, 2019
“My article in The Australian on the Pell verdict has elicited quite a range of responses.”
Cardinal Müller: Cardinal Pell’s conviction ‘against all reason and justice’, Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, March 6, 2019
The prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith told the Register that the allegations against Cardinal Pell are “absolutely unbelievable”.
The vendetta against Cardinal Pell . . . His guilt was not established beyond reasonable doubt, John Young, The Wanderer, March 5, 2019
it is absolutely certain that Cardinal Pell’s guilt was not established “beyond reasonable doubt”.
The factors that could see Pell freed, Charis Chang, news.com.au, March 7, 2019
Questions hang over how George Pell’s trial was conducted and whether certain decisions will mean his conviction is overturned.
‘Perverse’: Barrister Robert Richter won’t lead Cardinal George Pell’s appeal bid, SBS News, March 6, 2019
The senior lawyer had labelled the verdict “perverse”.
Triumphalism over Pell verdict shows civilisation just a veneer, Greg Barns, Hobart Mercury, March 4, 2019
We can no longer pride ourselves on “Australia being a civilised society”.
How will you feel if Pell's appeal is successful? Amanda Vanstone, former federal Senator, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 4, 2019
“What, however, is particularly worrying is the suggestion that because he has now been convicted I should not speak as I found him.”
Victorian judicial system did not give Pell a fair trial, Tom Percy QC, West Australian, March 2, 2019
Pell had to take his chances with a jury selected at random from a community that had been subjected to several years of vitriolic media.
The ‘getting’ of George Pell, Geoffrey Luck, Quadrant Online, February 27, 2019
The conviction of George Pell demonstrates the power to skew justice of the emotional claptrap surrounding the serious crime of child abuse. … The jury’s decision is reduced to a distorted balance of probabilities, with motivation never examined.
Catholics, sex and Cardinal Pell, Peter Wales, Quadrant Online, February 27, 2019
One of George Pell’s first actions on becoming Archbishop of Melbourne was to set up clear processes for dealing with complaints of sexual abuse.
Beyond reasonable doubt: Was Pell convicted without fear and favour? John Silvester (a Walkley award-winning crime writer, columnist and a co-author of the best-selling books that formed the basis of the hit Australian TV series, Underbelly), The Age, February 26, 2019
Pell was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the uncorroborated evidence of one witness, without forensic evidence, a pattern of behaviour or a confession. It is a matter of public record that it is rare to run a case on the word of one witness, let alone gain a conviction.
Truth and justice after the Pell verdict, Fr Frank Brennan SJ, Eureka Street, February 26, 2019
The events leading up to the trial “tend[ed] to shift not the legal, but the reputational, burden upon an accused person to prove innocence rather than the prosecution to prove guilt”.
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A feature present in Sony’s PlayStation Network, which enables people to follow their favourite developers and industry personnel. Recently, Valve released the Beta version of its brand new developer and publisher pages, allowing players to follow their favourite developers and get notifications whenever their games go on sale or whenever they release a new game. Valve will also take into consideration the type of games to show in your recommended section according to the developers you follow.
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Follow your favorite developers and publishers and get notified by e-mail when they release their next title. (As always, you can opt out of specific e-mails at any time.)
Once you follow a developer or publisher, Steam will start including more of their recent releases or hot deals in your recommendations, on your front page, and across the Steam store.
How useful do you think this feature will be once it is fully functional?
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Haringey Community Centres Network
Standing up for Haringey’s community-run Community Centres of all kinds, linking up and supporting each other throughout the sector, and celebrating the widespread and vital range of services and activities carried out on behalf of our communities
Contact HCCN c/o info@communitybuilders.org.uk
Report of launch meeting, Sunday 19th July 2015
Conference Room, 639 Centre, 639 Tottenham High Road, N17 8AA
Attendance included:
From Community Centres – Markfield Project (Dee Kushlick-Williams, Sarah Miller); Haringey Irish Centre (Tony Brennan,Teresa Intravarant, John O’Dovan [?], Mary Maguire, Paul Walker); Hornsey Vale Community Centre (Lynne Brackley, Bob Packham); Cypriot Community Centre (Susie Constantinides); Selby Centre / Trust (Sona Mahtani); Lord Morrison Hall (Dau Aldolphus, Philip Udeh); Somerford Grove Adventure Playground (Alison Davy); Asian Centre (Ano Rao, Santhosh Chandra, Raj Gupta); Jackson’s Lane Centre (Melian Mansfield); Lordship Rec Eco-Hub (Dave Morris); Greek Cypriot Community Centre (Yiannoulla Pacheco); Kurdish Advice Centre (Cudi Dabakoglu);
Plus supporting organisations – Haringey Association of Voluntary and Community Organisations (Paul Leslie); Northumberland Park Residents Association (Natasha Ohanaka); The Ubele Initiative (Yvonne Field); CONEL University and College Union / Haringey Trades Union Council / Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (Jenny Sutton); Remi Jones
Apologies: A number received
Background to the meeting
– The Our Tottenham network had mooted the need for a community-run Community Centres network in 2014 as a result of the closure and demolition of the Welbourne Centre, threats to close Chestnuts Community Arts Centre, and an ongoing Review of Community Buildings by the Council. OT held 2 exploratory meetings. The OT network recently applied for and obtained grant funding from Locality ‘First Steps’ to help develop a such a Network.
– The Council’s Community Buildings Review, following 3 years of officer research and meetings with individual Centres, had resulted in a Report to Cabinet recommending short-term leases, higher rents, and general insecurity for the community-run Centres in Council-owned buildings. The Report was incomplete (without the views of the Centres and with no background research/data), inaccurate in parts, vague in many respects, and a real threat to the survival of most Centres.[See links at end of attachment]
– The affected Centres were not notified of the Report. 5 Centres managed to find out, meet up and arrange a rushed deputation to the Cabinet meeting on 14th July (see http://www.haringey.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/176397 [from 30mins to 1hr and 2mins of the webcast]. They called for a suspension of any decision to enable the release of the Review views and data, genuine consultation with the sector and a partnership approach in implementing the Council’s ‘Communities Strategy’ (which advocates community empowerment, independence and partnership with the Council [see Communities Strategy’ 5 Strategic Priorities in attachment, at end]. The lead Cabinet Member Alan Strickland’s response was to say the Council supported most of the points of the presentation by the Centres, but [bizarrely] that the Review Report’s Recommendations should be adopted anyway. No Cabinet Member opposed this so they were passed. Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting are now available, and were circulated to those present.[See at end of attachment]]
– A planned and publicised Community Centres lobby of the Full Council meeting on 20 July was postponed out of respect for the former Council Leader Cllr George Meehan, a strong supporter of the Centres, who passed away at the end of last week.
Reports from the Centres present
Each Centre reported on how long it had been active, its leasing arrangements, its activities and any other key matters. [Notes available for reference]. A number of themes emerged, including..
– Most Centres present have been active serving the community for many years, often decades
– Most Centres run vital local services and activities at little or no cost to the Council. Some of these services are provision which the Council has cut from its own budget, and this is likely to become more and more crucial in the future (for example as a result of the Care Act)
– Hundreds of organisations and thousands of residents are reliant on the facilities, and many of the services are irreplaceable
– Centres are able to use innovation and hard work, and usually do so continuously (!), to access a wide range of funding sources and project initiatives unavailable to the Council – but would be likely to ‘go under’ if costs (eg rent) were raised
– Centres had raised ££ millions to improve their buildings and facilities, many of which had been in a poor state when they took over
– Centres need long and secure leases (to develop business plans, raise grants and justify capital investment etc)
– Most Centres need peppercorn rents or continuation of ‘circular funding’ to be able to survive.
– Most Centres are not-for-profit organisations quite rightly committed to providing free and affordable services and facilities for the community, not commercial businesses out to make a profit from the community. Also any resources secured get ploughed back into the buildings for benefit of the community.
– There are a diverse range of different arrangements/contracts/histories/negotiations etc, with many currently facing legal pressures from the Council or needing renewal of their leases
– Many Centres were promised that the individual interviews by LBH officers during the Review were to be ’the start of a conversation’, but this didn’t materialise, and Centres were shocked their views had not appeared in the Review Report
– There were concerns that officers were using ‘divide and rule’ tactics, saying to some Centres that they would be OK as ‘we like you’ as long as they kept their head down or didn’t exercise their legal rights
– Many of the Centres had had to lobby, campaign, garner public support and fight legal battles in the past, and some had started to mobilise again
As well as Centres present, there were contributions regarding the former Welbourne Centre, the Chestnuts Centre campaign to remain (partly successful), and the need to ensure the currently empty Eric Allin Centre in Northumberland Park is brought back into use. Others present offered support, including HAVCO and the Haringey Trades Union Council.
Further points made…
– We are a unique and very popular sector, and that the Council and anyone interested in the welfare of local people should be falling over backwards to publicly recognise and support our work.
– It was felt that a key underlying reason for the attack on the sector was the Council’s current alliance with property developers for sell-offs of public assets and mass redevelopment throughout Haringey, especially in the east of the borough.
– Council claims it will ‘save’ £1.4m from its ‘review’ of Community Centres, but this was disputed and in any case the loss of services would be far higher.
– Due to the range and complexity of situations, this was likely to be a slow-burn, long campaign. Apart from the need for an immediate collective response to the Review Report we should build up our Network and pace ourselves for a long haul.
– Need to ‘think outside the box’ in the longer term, and become well-organised to ensure the survival and growth of our Centres and sector
– Individually, Centres can be isolated, become demoralised and ‘picked-off’, but together we are strong and can support each other, share information and advice, and insist on and negotiate the best possible terms for those in our sector
– We should link up with other sectors for mutual support. eg Children’s Centres and user groups of other public services/facilities.
– Our society remains as wealthy as ever. The current obsession with ‘austerity’ and attacks on public services and welfare emanates from the Government and is ideologically-driven so can be challenged.
Haringey Community Centres Network launched
It was agreed to form a Haringey Community Centres Network. 7 of the Centres present agreed to be the founding membership, with others going back to their Management Committees for ratification. All community-run Community Centres in Haringey, whether in Council buildings or not, will be invited to join the network – please let us know!
An HCCN Core Group was elected comprising reps from the Asian Centre, Irish Centre, Selby Centre, Cypriot Centre, Markfield Centre, Hornsey Vale Centre, Lord Morrison Hall, and Lordship Rec Centre. They were tasked with taking forward the most urgent and important of the agreed action points as set out below:
– Seek out and liaise with Councillors who support Community Centres and who may be considering / supporting a ‘call-in’ of the Cabinet decision
– Put in a Freedom of Information Act request for the full Review research, analysis and data
– Find out dates for the next key Council meetings (scrutiny, cabinet, full council etc) which we should lobby
– Set up an HCCN membership email list / website / fb / twitter
– Develop a map of all the existing Centres, and their contact details
– Develop short mission statement based on text from the launch publicity and the 14 July deputation [see draft below]
– Consider/prepare borough-wide petition
– Call for support from all local Councillors and MPs, community organisations and the wider public generally
The Core Group is to meet on Monday 20 July, 7pm at the Asian Centre, 8 Caxton Road N22. Core Group meetings are open to any members of the HCCN.
The following draft text is proposed, based mainly from the launch publicity, the deputation, and the views of the launch meeting:
Community-run Community Centres provide an unparalleled range of diverse services and facilities throughout the borough, based mainly on self-funding and extensive volunteering, saving uncountable sums of money for the Council and statutory services. We promote community cohesion, awareness and empowerment, and all kinds of cultural, educational, social and economic opportunities.
Our Centres are vital and popular community facilities, involving hundreds of the borough’s community groups and tens of thousands of local residents who use their facilities. To thrive, such Centres need secure, long-term and affordable leases which enable, promote and guarantee community empowerment and self-management.
The Haringey Community Centres Network stands up for Haringey’s community-run Community Centres of all kinds, links and supports all those throughout the sector, and celebrates the widespread services and activities carried out on behalf of our communities
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Namibian Hepatitis E outbreak spreads
by Oscar Nkala
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At least 15 people have died and 1,569 have contracted Hepatitis E in Namibia since the disease outbreak was confirmed in the capital Windhoek in December 2017.
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According to information from the Ministry of Health, the deceased included six pregnant women among other categories from the Havana and Goreangab informal settlements.
The outbreak has since spread from the capital to other administrative regions of the country. However, the cases are largely confined to five informal settlement in the Katutura local government area of Windhoek.
Speaking during an assessment tour of emergency responses in the affected settlements Friday, US ambassador to Namibia Lisa Johnson said Washington will help Namibia fight the Hepatitis E outbreak.
“We are seeing that there are still new cases in the areas of Windhoek every week and that’s actually not to be unexpected, it does take months to get the hepatitis E outbreak under control.
“We will continue to assist, and I think by mid-July the National Health Emergency National Committee will have some sort of 6 months response review to see how we are doing altogether, and what needs to be done next,” Johnson said.
The US embassy in Windhoek is negotiating with the Namibian health ministry to weigh the possibility of deploying a second team of epidemiologists from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide Namibia with medical and technical assistance.
Hepatitis E is a liver infection that is spread through direct contact with faecal tissues from an infected person or by indirect faecal contamination of food or water sources. Pregnant women who get infected are at greater risk of acute liver failure, foetal loss and death.
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Mother Falcon: Tiny Desk Concert
What makes Mother Falcon so alluring, though, isn't its size, but rather the way it uses all its members in the service of great, snappy, stirring, frequently uplifting songs. Its many moving parts aren't creating mere volume, but also texture: These three songs, all from this year's You Knew, find a place for dreamy whispers and literal screams alike. Give this sweet, winning band 12 minutes — heck, give it the first two and a half, which is all it takes to perform the soaring and scrappy "Marigold" — and you ought to have yourself a favorite worth following for years to come. — Stephen Thompson
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#StepUp2018: ICLEI pushes for climate neutrality, calling on Members to set mid-century targets
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game: Obscure
posted by: Laurie Taylor
publisher: DreamCatcher
developer: Hydravision
ESRB rating: M (Mature)
platform: PS2 Xbox
keywords: survival horror alone in the dark eternal darkness team co-op
date posted: 12:00 AM Sat May 21st, 2005
last revision: 12:00 AM Sat May 21st, 2005
Players who happen upon Hydravision's Obscure will be pleasantly surprised. Obscure's bargain price (new for $20) and bizarre concept as a high school survival horror game make it at first seem like a questionable idea. The inclusion of the popular band Sum 41 in the opening cinematic also sounds like something from bad teen television with its musical guest stars (as on shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Smallville). After playing Obscure for a bit though, the game is quite well designed in terms of game narrative, game play, game sound, music, and even minor innovations on the typical survival horror model. Horror gaming fans will be pleasantly surprised, other gamers will also find a decent action game and decent introduction to or overview of horror games, and those interested in gaming will find the constant homages and pastiching of horror elements to be particularly noteworthy.
Obscure is a clone of the typical survival horror model in that it relies on locked doors, puzzle solving, item collection, and fast monsters. The game is set in Leafmore High School, which just happens to have gardens, basements, an infirmary, a mansion, and old unused dorms as part of the campus. This is a typical safe world gone mad, like the hospital and school in Silent Hill, the police station in Resident Evil, and the mansion in Eternal Darkness.
Perhaps the best and worst of Obscure are embodied in its character usage. The characters themselves are generic, but can be played in interesting ways. The game begins with Kenny, a stereotypical jock, going missing and his friends deciding to search the school after the school day ends. The investigative team begins with Ashley, who's Kenny's girlfriend; Shannon, who's Kenny's sister; and Josh, who's Kenny's friend. Soon after the game begins, Kenny's best friend Stan is added to the team. Each of the characters excels in a particular area,Shannon is smarter and can offer hints with puzzles, Stan is faster at picking locks, Ashley is a better fighter,and the skills are part of their generic personalities. These differences aren't crucial in the overall game because all of the players are competent enough, but they come in handy in certain situations. Similarly, the dialogue for cut scenes and for game play does change (even if only slightly) based on which character is in use at the time. While the lack of individual character personality tends to be a problem, the characters can be controlled in creative ways. Obscure's play dynamics allow for normal and co-op modes where one player controls two characters, one player controls only one of the characters, or two players each play as one of the two characters. Some of this is reminiscent of the play for Resident Evil Outbreak or the teamwork aspect in Resident: 0, but it manages to put its own unique spin on team and partner playing. This includes allowing the player to let several members of the team die without ending the game,an added bonus given that some of the characters tend to be on the annoying side. Despite the generic personalities, there are enough characters that players can discard those they most dislike and still probably find a couple or few that they find interesting.
Other additions to the typical horror gaming mix include very minor innovations in terms of weapon types and their uses like bats to break glass windows and cabinets, and light grenades like those in the Blade movies. The game world of the high school is also immaculately rendered with objects that cannot be carried or used, but that can still move to make the game space seem more active. The game also offers loads of interesting optional materials like being able to speak into the mic in the Auditorium and being able to read Puck' as the poster for the upcoming school play. Taken individually, any one of these aspects is not particularly interesting, yet they add up to a quality gaming experience.
Multiple difficulty levels aid the gaming experience because gamers unaccustomed to horror conventions can use the easier levels and veteran players can set the difficulty higher for a more intense gaming experience. Horror games are often seen as frustrating because of their difficulty level. Obscure continues in the horror game tradition with fast monsters that sometimes respawn, and are somewhat difficult to fight. Given the number of monsters and the dark lighting, Obscure could be prohibitive for those unfamiliar with horror gaming conventions, but it does offer an easy level so those new to survival horror can ease themselves into the game. Further, seasoned horror game players may want to take advantage of the easier levels for replay as subtle changes occur when different characters are in use during similar situations.
On its face, Obscure could seem to be nothing more than a compilation of existing games. Digging more deeply though, Obscure is more like a Frankenstein monster that is made of parts of a number of other horror games to emerge as its own unique entity. This is because Obscure actually manages to compile all of these elements into a cohesive game while also including references to the earlier horror games. In effect, Obscure is to horror games what Scream is to horror films. It may be silly or repetitive at times, but it's an excellent synthesis of earlier horror game components; complete with a dream-like introduction that starts Eternal Darkness, the double staircase like that from Resident Evil, the use of flashlights as in Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, monsters that look like something from any horror game, and team play dynamics like that of Resident Evil Outbreak. The game is still relatively short, but add to this Obscure's solid sound effects, music, and graphics and Obscure is a great game at a bargain price.
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There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?" He said in reply, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." He replied to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live." But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.' Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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The month of July traditionally honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, which cleanses from sin—therefore the Church developed a devotion to Jesus' physical blood and its mystical power, just as it did for His Sacred Heart from which His blood poured out on the Cross.
The Precious Blood of Jesus courses through the Church spiritually, giving eternal life to the Body of Christ through the sacraments. Many saints had a devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus, especially St. Catherine of Siena. Devotion to the Precious Blood spread widely through the preaching of Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, who was a 19th-century priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
This devotion was later approved and recommended by the Holy See. The feast day of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is July 1st.
RCIA (Adult Religious Formation)
If you are interested in being baptized, need confirmation and Holy Eucharist or are interested in becoming Catholic, please call Pamela Faure at 707-396-0530 or email her at Prbfaure@gmail.com.
You may also call the parish office 707-837-8962.
If for any reason, you or someone you know, is unable to attend Mass, please call the office at 707-837-8962, and request Communion. Our ministry is ready to assist you . We are not just for people who are dying. Whether you need us for a week or many weeks, just call. We wish to serve.
Prayer Garden Sponsorship bricks are now available
Sponsor a brick in memory or in honor of a family member or to commemorate a special event. Bricks may also be used to give thanks by means of a simple prayer.
"Intent to Sponsor " forms are available at the church office, religious gift store or may be downloaded from the Information/Prayer Garden page.
Parish Office hours are Monday to Friday,
9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
We have collected a list that has information on some of our daily activities. Click on the links below to connect to the sites. If you need help, go to the top left of this page and click on "Home - Need Help" and it will take you to the page that lists available help in the Windsor/Santa Rosa area. We also have another page with more links at "Information > Catholic Links" at the top left of this page.
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The Pastors Corner
Fr. Carlos Ortega,
Pastor OLG
9:30am - 5:30 pm
CLOSED SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS
Tuesday-Friday 9:00am
Sunday 12:30 pm
4:30 p.m. Saturday
12 noon Sunday
and every morning
after 9 am mass.
By appointment any day except Monday
To check for mass times in the surrounding area, or while traveling in the United States, click HERE.
Click HERE for the current Guadalupe Good News Weekly Bulletin.
OLG Religious Gift Store
Faith Rose Gifts is the name of our new smaller gift shop.
It is located in the Liturgy Office. If you are entering from the back parking lot, the door is to your right, before you enter the court yard.
The shop will be open on Sunday- Wednesday from 10 am to 12pm. Closed Thursday and Friday. Saturday from 3pm to 5 pm.
Our shop will carry aids to prayer, greeting cards as well as other religious items. Cash and checks will be the acceptable form of payment. (No credit cards)
The mission statement of Faith Rose Gift Shop is to provide an opportunity for our parish family to shop for gifts, which celebrate our faith. Our name, Faith Rose, is based on the Faith of our Mother Mary and the Rose, which symbolizes the miracle of Guadalupe, when Our Lady had roses appear in the desert to Juan Diego.
If you know of a saint that we should have a holy card for - PLEASE let me know! CONTACT FRANCES @
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BINGO EVERY MONDAY
Our Lady of Guadalupe has bingo activities every Monday. The $20.00 buy in includes a free raffle ticket for a door prize so come to the Center and have fun. You must be over 18 years old.
Weddings, Meetings, Parties, Events in the Wine Country. 707 837-7620. Click or scan the QR Code below for more information on the Mary Agath Furth Center.
St. Rita's Corner
Stop The Violence!
Verity was founded in 1974 in Sonoma County as a crisis line that men, women, or children who had been sexually assaulted could call. Over the past 38 years the organization has expanded its services to include Prevention/Education, and Crisis Intervention. That crisis line is still the only one of its kind in Sonoma County and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call (707) 545-7273 for help.
The local YWCA hot line is (707) 546-1234, also available 24/7.
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You Are Your Own Best Guru
Carrie Saum
Carrie Saum | 06.14.17 12:01am
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I grew up in a very religious home and environment. It was a great experience in many ways. I developed a strong sense of justice, had lots of positive activity outlets that probably kept me out of trouble, and took every opportunity presented to experience other cultures and do humanitarian style projects. I learned how to talk to people from lots of different backgrounds, worked hard, and I formed an understanding of community and how to practically help people who need it.
But it also flipped my sense of self. With such strong dogma, I often felt as though I was bad or wrong for questioning my staunch religious culture.
Love and kindness held hands with shame and internal conflict. I questioned a loving god that I was created to be like, and also the church that told me that the very same god also created me to be inherently evil from conception. It was a confusing dichotomy to try to wrap my brain around.
The older I grew, the greater my internal conflict. In my late 20s, I began to disengage from that culture after a decade spent in service to it, including a year spent immersed in an East Texas cult-like environment and teachings. I was looking for a way to reconcile a loving god with the profound suffering I witnessed. I struggled to understand a religious culture that touted loving your neighbor as yourself and treating others as you would like to be treated, and seeing such disparity in actions and follow-through.
Sometimes those same communities of people even allowed open oppression. The divide between what I had been taught for three decades and where my own moral compass was directing me had grown vast.
I could eventually no longer bridge the distance.
I seek out opposing beliefs in an effort to understand, to keep my intuition sharp, and to better love those I with whom I disagree. I challenge myself with my peers, and hold a healthy respect for those who are older and have different life experiences. But I don't have an authority figure telling me what is so.
I started trying on different ideas and beliefs. I researched other religions and ways of practicing spirituality as a way to contain my deep empathy, sense of justice, and desire to continue helping communities in need.
And let me tell you, there were plenty of people willing to exploit what they saw in me, regardless of their various stated belief systems.
I wanted to believe in something beyond myself. I joined communities of self-love and reflection that served me for a time. I explored other religions and found wise people who helped me find and hone my own inner voice of truth.
I'm grateful for those experiences and people. But nobody could give me the direction I was looking for except myself.
I took the deep dive into my own intuition, broke toxic ties to belief systems and some select people, and adopted a new gospel.
I didn't need a guru.
I became my own.
That doesn't mean that I don't seek out advice, or have unanswered questions, or insulate myself from anything I don't agree with. In fact, it's quite the opposite. I seek out opposing beliefs in an effort to understand, to keep my intuition sharp, and to better love those I with whom I disagree. I challenge myself with my peers, and hold a healthy respect for those who are older and have different life experiences. But I don't have an authority figure telling me what is so.
What is right, what is true, and WHAT IS can only be determined by my own sense of self that is informed by my own life experiences and a desire to understand and love others.
On a practical level, being my own guru means that I trust myself. I can forgive myself when I make mistakes, and not get stuck in cycles of shame and despair. I can ask for help when I need it, and seek out important support like professional therapy and support when I can't get out of my own head. I can connect to my spirit and the divinity within and around me without a lingering sense of shame.
I can be fully me.
You can, too.
Trust your own intuition. Trust your life experiences. Believe yourself. Ask the questions, and be open to the answers that take you by surprise. Nobody is better at knowing you than you.
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Redwood History
Faculty Obituaries
J. C. Dorman
Sharp W. Banks
Carrie Wells
Brunswick School
Oak Ridge Links:
Oak Ridge School History, Students & Faculty
Oak Ridge Yearbook 1941
Oak Ridge Class of 1922
Oak Ridge Reunion
Redwood Yearbooks:
RHS Yearbook 1946
Redwood Class Pages:
RHS Class of 1945
Class Reunions:
RHS Reunion 1988
RHS Class of 1955 60th Reunion
Team Sports Photographs
Redwood Track
Memorabilia:
Jane Keen's Autograph Book 1945-48
Redwood Class of 1947
Class Pages:
Billy Ray Hackler (Deceased), James Hannah (Deceased), Tom Flemings (Deceased), Luther Wells (Bk deceased), Florence Pierce Hearn Jenkins (Deceased), Willie Warnock (Deceased), Ralph Webster (Deceased), Billy Allison (Deceased).
King Siblings at Hope’s 80th Birthday (Nov. 30, 2007), L to R:
Back: Cecil (Class of 1957) and Robert (Class of 1955)
Seated: Hope ( Oak Ridge Class of 1945) and Billy (Redwood Class of 1947)
Left to right: Willia Warnock, Shelby Crapps, April 1953, Shelby Crapps (Black and White version.)
Left to right: Clifton Burroughs & Luther Wells, Luther Wells, US Navy, Shelby Crapps, a drawing
Luther A. Wells (1926-2013) entered the Navy in 1945, serving on the General Norton, a transport ship. Following his discharge from the Navy, he had a long career with International Paper traveling the world. He retired and lived with his wife in Rison, AR., near, Pine Bluff, AR
Back: Billy Evans, Theodore Jones, Albert McMullen, Charles MacBroom, J. R. Hardin, Howard Mallett, Everett Jones
Front: Robert Earl Steele, Tommy Bishop, Billy Ray Hackler, Charles Wells, Pete Martin, Charles Opperman
Very Front: James Thomas
At left: Jimmy Dwyer, grandson; Connie Evans, ?, James “Billy” Evans
At right: James “Billy” and Connie Evans with grandson, Matthew Evans, the son of John Evans.
Evans Family: Billy, Max, Kenneth, Leroy, Raymond, Van and Cleo. Glory on the Lake.
Evans Family
Back Row: Kenneth, Max, Leroy, Raymond, Billie
Front Row: Cleo and Van
Back Row: Max, Leroy, Kenneth
Front Row: Billy, Raymond, Cleo and Van
October 6, 1952, Hattisburg American
James Ralph Webster
Rockets Obituaries of Class of 1947
Willie Warnock jr.
1930-June 1, 2010
Willie Warnock Jr. died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at his
residence in Vicksburg. He was 80. Mr. Warnock was a native of Cary and had lived in Vicksburg all his life.
He owned and operated Warnock's Service Center with
his brother for 38 years. He was an avid fisherman and was a charter member of Russelville Hunting Club.
He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, and was a
member of Trinity Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Albert and Pearl Hester Sibley Warnock; two brothers, Albert Warnock and Ernest Warnock; and two sisters, Mary Helen Webster and Mytrea Gordon.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Greer Warnock of Vicksburg; two sons, Barry Warnock and wife, Brenda, and Tony Warnock and wife, Nancy, all of Vicksburg; four daughters, Denna Towne and husband Warren, Nancy Parker and husband Jeff and Christi Pritchett and husband David, all of-Vicksburg, and Tamra King and husband Tony of Gilbert, La.; two sisters, Evelyn Sanderford of Rolling Fork and Elizabeth Wells of Vicksburg; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Revs. Dwight Sibley and Ron Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Kameron Hoover, Brent Towne, Chase Towne, Casey Towne, Brady Towne, Corey Hudson, Drew Warnock, Blake Warnock and Lance Warnock. Honorary pallbearers will be Kaleena Hoover, Kelsey Hudson, Brandi Pritchett, Haleigh Pritchett, Dana Warnock, Summer Hudson, Dr. James Hays Sr., Kay McDaniel, N.P., nephews and members of Russelville Hunting Club. Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 3365 Porters Chapel Road, Vicksburg.
Jimmy L. "Billy Allison
1930-July 30, 1999
Jimmy L. “Billy” Allison died Friday, July 30, 1999 at his home. He was 69.
A lifelong resident of Vicksburg, Mr. Allison was the son of the late Hyrm A. and Nora F. Allison. He served as production coordinator with Westinghouse and Crouse
Hinds for more than 35 years, retiring in 1989.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2572, where he had served as past commander and club manager. He was a retired Navy chief with more than 37 years of service in the Navy and Naval Reserves. He was a charter member and deacon at Trinity Baptist Church.
Mr. Allison was preceded in death by his son, Hyrm Allison, in 1980. Survivors include his wife, Iris Holman Allison of Vicksburg; one daughter, LaDonna A. Thomason of Vicksburg; one son, Jim Allison of Vicksburg; four sisters, Bernadine Steele, Loretta Flanagan and Virginia Redditt, all of Vicksburg, and
Martha Elias of Fall River. Mass.; and four grandchildren all of Vicksburg.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mickey Bounds, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 until 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Gray, Binky Purvis, I.E. Middleton, J.R. Rowland, John A. Thomason IV and John A. Thomason III.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Anita Tribble, Billy C. Goodman Paul Barrett, Henry Strong, men of Trinity Baptist Church, retired Navy chiefs and members of V
Post No. 2572.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 3365 Porter Chapel Road, Vicksburg, 39180 or to the Mississippi Association Boys & Girls Sheriff's Ranches. PO 1428, Columbus, MS 39703
Shelby Crapps
October 16, 1930-April 4, 1954
Shelby tragically died in an automobile accident in Vicksburg, MS. She was married to Eugene Wilson, a Jett High School graduate.
Luther Wellls
September 19, 1926-December 24, 2013
Luther Wells, 87, of Rison, Arkansas, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at his home.
He was born September 19, 1926 in Newellton, Louisiana, to Bennie and Carrie Burton Wells.
Mr. Wells was reared and educated in Redwood, Mississippi, graduating from Redwood High School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and was a longtime fan of the Rison “Wildcats” football team.
Mr. Wells had worked for 41 years at International Paper before retiring as a supervisor.
He was a member of Bethel #1 Missionary Baptist Church in Rison and the VFW. He loved his Lord Jesus Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Marvielee, Elijah and Charles Wells; sisters, Louise Walker and Dorothy Yeager.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Wells, whom he married on October 22, 1971, in Greenville, Mississippi; daughters, Sandra Kubik of Springfield, Missouri, Alice Jenkins of Little Rock, Pamela Miller of Little Rock; a step-daughter, Patsy Cope of Rison; a step-son, Ronnie Brown of Hot Springs; a sister, Leatha Price of Jackson, Mississippi; fifteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday, 5 to 7 PM, at Robinson’s.
Funeral service will be 2 PM, Sunday, December 29, 2013, Bethel #1 Missionary Baptist Church in Rison, with Reverend John Fulmer and Reverend Gary Lambright officiating.
Burial will follow in Black Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Bethel #1 Missionary Baptist Church, Family Life Center, 2230 Highway 35 North, Rison, Arkansas, 71665.
James William "Billy" Evans
July 3, 1927-May 31, 2015
James William Evans, Jr., 87, born on July 3, 1927, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, passed away May 31, 2015. He served in the Korean War. He resided in Rowland Heights, California at the time of his passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Lawn, Covina, California
Florence Pierce Hearn Jenkins
August 2, 1929-July 7, 2001
Florence Pierce was born in Yazoo City, MS, on August 2, 1929, to Bruce Washington (1900–1988) and Callie Christine Newsom (1908–1983)Pierce. Bruce was a timber cutter. Bruce and Callie Pierce celebrated thier 50th anniversary. Info from Vicksburg Post Feb. 1, 2016
Florence Pierce Jenkins, 71, of Holcomb, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Ms. Jenkins was a retired employee at Westinghouse.
She was a member of Bradleys Chapel Methodist Church.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Eugene Sims officiating. Burial will be in Green Acres Memorial Garden, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by a sister Evelyn Pettway. Ms. Jenkins is survived by a daughter, Janice Hearn Mitchell of Holcomb; a son, Michael Jenkins of Frankfort, Ind.; two sisters, Christine Sims and Ruby Whatley, both of Vicksburg and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Glenn Worthy, Tony Worthy, Mitchell Worthy, J. W. Redditt, Kenny Mitchell and George Dwiggins
Florence Blanche Akers Velchoff
June 22, 1929-February 7, 2011
Florence Akers Velchoff, formerly of Vicksburg, died at Lifepath Hospice in Clearwater, Florida. She was 81. She is survived by her husband, John Raymond Velchoff, Sr. (b November 29, 1925, Rayville, Richland, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas Finley Akers, Sr. and Mary Blanche Muirhead and sister Edna Eilene Akers and her brother, Thomas “Tomboy” Finley Akers, Jr. (1928-87)
She married John April 18, 1948, in Vicksburg, MS. They had a son, John R. Velchoff, Jr.
Below is picture of Tomboy Akers, Florence's brother. He ran a service station in Waltersville and was a very popular figure in the community.
November 22, 1927–April 17, 1997
Ralph Webster was the son of James Ellis and Nancy Estelle McCandless Webster. His siblings included Sue Webster Lee, Estelle Webster Rogers, Floyd Webster, Alfred Gordon Webster, Howard Randolph Webster, Claude Herbert Webster, Newman Burnell Webster, Martha Elizabeth Webster Bellick, Jean Webster Alford and Dorothy Virginia Webster.
Ralph studied engineering at Mississippi State University. The picture at right is from the 1954 yearbook.
Ralph died in Colquitt, Georgia
He is buried in Green Acres Memorial Park, Vicksburg, MS.
Below are Ralph's parents, James Ellis Webster (1880–1955) and Nancy Estelle McCandless (1884–1940)
James Gaston Hannah
June 22, 1928-November 2, 2002
James Gaston Hannah died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at River Region Medical Center. He was 74.
A resident of Vicksburg, Mr. Hannah was a charter member of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church and a retired Army corporal serving during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gaston “Jack” Therrell Hannah and Virginia Gertrude Hagans Hannah.
Survivors include seven cousins, Joy Adams, Frances Meadows and Dorothy Fleming, all of Vicksburg, Therrell Hannah of Enid, Okla., June Snyder of Algona, Iowa, Polly Michael of Benld, Ill., and Margie Hannah of Shreveport, La; and other relatives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fisher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Donnie Clark, Ira Ervin, Brad Redditt, David Lyons, Lavon Jeffers, Jack Pace, Rowdy Nosser and Carl Pettway.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John C. Williams, Wayne Hearn, Roger Graham, Rocky Nosser, Elbert Redditt and Dr. William Wooten.
Charles Goff Bryant
March 1, 1929-May 10, 1969
Born in the Oak Ridge community, he was the son of the late Herman Elmer Bryant and Josie Irene Bigby Bryant.
He had three sisters, Jewel Bryant Hallberg of Memphis, Lena Margaret Bryant Hite and Chesley Rosemound Bryant (1915–1916); and six brothers, Marvin Elmo Bryan (1913–1926), James Floyd Bryant (1919–1969), Willia Milton "Billy" Bryant (1916–1995), Elbert Weston "Wes" Bryant, James Everitt Bryant (1933–1941), Kelvin Kelly C. Bryant and Charles Goff Bryant.
He married Dorothy Keller McLaughlin in Palm Beach, FL in 1955.He died in Dade County, Florida.
He is buried in the Oak Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery.
Herman Elmer Bryant and Josie Irene Bigby Bryant, parents of Charles Goff Bryant,
Mary Camille Cockrell
January 11, 1929-June 14, 1991
Mary Camille Cockrell Martin died January 11,1929, Columbus Muscogee County. Georgia. She was 62 years old. She was the daughter of the late Mark and Mary Cockrell.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Paul Martin; Her siblings were Dorothy Mae Cockrell (Jones), George Cockrell and Louis Cockrell.
She is buried in Green Acres Memorial Park in Vicksburg, MS.
Thelma Lurline Hicks Deen
January 1, 1930–November 1, 2008
Lurline was born January 1, 1930, in Vicksburg to Thomas E. and Sadie Parker Hicks. Her siblings were Thomas Earl and Sadie L. She was married to Billy B. Deen. Billy was born February 26, 1925, and died May 16, 1994 in Vicksburg.
Billy and Lurline are buried in Green Acres Memorial Cemetery in Vicksburg.
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CAP 660: Parachuting
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Please note that, in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a negotiated agreement, some CAA website content and application forms may continue to carry the EASA logo or reference the EU or EASA rather than the UK CAA in the short term. These will be updated in due course following the UK’s departure from the EU. In the meantime, the guidance provided and the application forms accessed via the CAA website portal will continue to be valid.
Reference:CAP 660
Title:Parachuting
Description:CAP 660 sets out the minimum standards the CAA requires to be satisfied prior to the grant or renewal of parachuting Permissions and Exemptions, and indicates the CAA's requirements for the conduct of parachuting operations. Further to the requirements, guidance directed primarily towards the conduct of sport parachuting indicates standards which are acceptable to the CAA.
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TOP > Techniques > Sword-Fish
Solving Techniques 9
Sword-Fish
This is a situation where the 1 is only possible in three places, like columns 2, 5 and 8, below. (there are only three cells where 1 can be, in the columns indicated with red lines, and they occur in the same rows)
In this case, the 1’s can’t be in the places marked with x’s as pictured below, so they can be eliminated as candidates.
When examined, you see that there are only six ways in which the 1 can be entered, and that indeed, they can’t be entered where the x’s are.
As a variation there is a pattern like the one below.
It’s a very efficient technique when this pattern actually happens, since you can eliminate lots of candidates at once.
Finned Sword-Fish
As in the diagram below, when there are many candidates for 1 in the middle column only, it is called a finned sword fish. The cells indicated with x only, can be eliminated as candidates for 1. (also possible when the pattern is not in the center)
Lets examine if this is true. As shown below, if there is a 1 in the ‘fin’ area, there can’t be another 1, other than in this box. However, in column 2 and column 8, there are three places each for where 1 could be. Therefore, the possibilities can’t be eliminated the same way as they can, when there are no fins.
As shown below, if a part that is not the fin becomes a 1, then a 1 can’t be in 3 rows, just as it would, when there are no fins.
Therefore, the candidates that can be eliminated based on the overlap, are the cells that would get eliminated in a swordfish, but only within the box, which the fin is located in.
The swordfish is quite challenging, but when examined, it does hold up to be true.
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How to Lower Email Costs While Increasing Reliability
Published By: Concentric Published Date: Mar 27, 2009
Email has become something of a critical utility, much like the electricity that powers our offices: it must be available 24 hours a day, it must provide reliable performance, and its cost must be reasonable. However, unlike electrical systems (at least from the user’s perspective), email systems require significant amounts of labor to manage well. Email systems must periodically be upgraded. New hardware must be introduced as organizations migrate to new systems. Security must be maintained and upgraded to protect the system from intrusions. Additional hardware must be deployed to protect against outages that could seriously harm user productivity. Plus, unexpected events, such as spam storms or natural disasters can drive up costs substantially in ways that were not anticipated.
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Bigmate Racing
Supercars debut a 'dream come true' for Fullwood
This weekend's RABBLE.club Sandown 500 will see Bryce Fullwood make his racing debut in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
The 20-year-old will drive alongside Todd Hazelwood in the Bigmate Racing Commodore, in what will be the team's debut Sandown 500.
"It is a dream come true—like most young kids I've always watched Supercars growing up and have always wanted to do it—but I never thought it was achievable," Fullwood said.
"Ten years on and I am about to make my first start in a Supercars race ... it's very exciting for my family and I."
Fullwood and Hazelwood will be one of the youngest driver combinations in the field, with a combined age of 42 and zero Sandown 500 starts between them.
"I think if we play our cards right and we all as a team do a good job, there's no reason we can't get a result," Fullwood said.
"I also think it's important to set realistic goals, so we aren't expecting to win, but I think if we all as a team put in a performance that we are all happy with, I think the results will come."
The North Territorian racer will also continue his Dunlop Super2 Series campaign this weekend, racing a car almost identical to the Bigmate Racing Commodore.
"Whilst the cars are similar, they are still different enough for the Super2 car to not be a direct comparison," Fullwood added.
"The most valuable thing will be me gaining experience on the super soft tyre to help my performance in the 'main game' car."
Preparation has also been key for Fullwood in readiness for his debut.
"I've been training in conjunction with my trainer Josh Webb from Webb Performance to get me fit and ready to tackle the event ... I've also been doing as much driver change practice as I can with Todd to try and streamline that side of things, just so they become effortless and don't affect us in any way."
Fullwood will be on track tomorrow in both the Dunlop Super2 Series and the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship as part of the RABBLE.club Sandown 500 on 14-16 September.
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Affairs of State
Director: Eric Bross
Cast: David Corenswet (The Politician), Thora Birch (American Beauty, The Competition), Adrian Grenier (Entourage, The Devil Wears Prada, Marauders), Mimi Rogers (Austin Powers, Dumb and Dumberer)
Inspired by a conservative senator who quits the GOP to run for president as an independent, Michael Lawson - an idealistic Washington intern - signs up. But he gets out of his depth and caught in Washington intrigue when he sleeps with the candidate’s wife — only to end up bleeding out by the side of the road.
LATimes.com: An engaging hybrid of "The Graduate" and "House of Cards", the political potboiler "Affairs of State" benefits greatly from being both timely and, for this day and age, uncommon. Refreshingly smart about how real feelings can get in the way of callous calculation.
Nycmovieguru.com: a gripping political thriller that becomes increasingly dark and refreshingly unpredictable.
Doblu.com: Director Eric Bross has fashioned a campy, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller built around the supposed sexual exploits going on in D.C.
Filmintuition.com: An ambitious feature.
Director: Kim Farrant
Cast: Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6-8, Ma, Midway), Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter, Killer Elite, The Handmaid's Tale), Noomi Rapace (Millennium 1-3, Prometheus, Bright)
Based on the French film, L'Empreinte D'Lange by Safy Nebbou, years after losing her daughter in a devastating fire, a mother, still struggling to cope with the loss, becomes convinced that a stranger's daughter is in fact her own. As her obsession grows, she becomes more and more entwined in this young girl's life, causing her to lose touch with reality.
At First Light
SF, Thriller
Director: Jason Stone
Cast: Stefanie Scott (Beautiful Boy, Insidious 3 & 4), Theodore Pellerin (Boy Erased), Sa�d Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman, The Infiltrator)
Alex is floating unconscious in a lake when light from a UFO of light saves her by enhancing her abilities such as telekinesis and healing power. Her friend Sean helps her. The authorities want her - not just for stealing a police car.
Theglobeandmail.com: The rare example of an understated, effectively told young-adult yarn that places emphasis on grounded characters, nuanced performances and stunning visuals over convolution and clichés, Canadian filmmaker Jason Stone’s At First Light boasts unpretentious but exciting surface-level charms.
Latimes.com: Stone doesn’t explicitly ask the straightforward, big-picture questions you’ll find in a film like “Arrival.” But his attention to detail and character, and his ability to render those people in recognizable settings, is engrossing.
RogerEbert.com: A lean, fantastical narrative, as captured with a slick look that is commendably achieved.
Eyeforfilm.co.uk: A strong design, a sensitive script and good performances elevate it far above most of its peers. It has a strong emotional resonance that will appeal to teen viewers who have an appetite for something more thoughtful than most Hollywood offerings.
Movie-freak.be: For the diehard SF enthusiasts, this film is highly recommended.
Screen-Space: Feels gritty, human and real, despite its otherworldly premise. First Light builds to a soaring denouement (pumped by some demographic-appropriate musical accompaniment from M83’s Outro) that reassures the audience that, in this world or beyond, we are not alone.
Slashfilm.com: First Light nimbly condenses similar, more complicated stories for a greater storytelling accomplishment. Stone succeeds as others have previously faltered.
Director: David Chirchirill
Cast: Jack Cutmore-Scott (Dunkirk, Kingsman The Secret Service), Lili Simmons (True Detective, Ray Donovan, Bone Tomahawk), Brandon Scott (Blair Witch), Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End)
Harris (Jack Cutmore-Scott) has it all figured out: a cushy job, great friends, and, thanks to the magic of online dating, an active sex life. But when one of his matches, the alluring Riley (Lili Simmons) wants more than a one-night stand, Harris’s perfect life comes crashing down. From writer-director David Chirchirillo (Cheap Thrills) comes this gripping and fresh take on the date from hell that will make you think twice before swiping.
TheHollywoodReporter.com: Swipe-swipe-swipe leads to slice-and-dice in David Chirchirillo's nightmare of modern dating. Blending contemporary concern about the dehumanizing effect of app-enabled sex with much older tropes, it should play well with younger viewers.
Variety.com: The movie is "Fatal Attraction" for the age of the revolving-door hook-up, and in its fevered low-budget way it's just clever enough to do what it sets out to do. It gives toxic masculinity its just desserts.
Cinemarter.com: Thanks to the way it subverts expectations, Bad Match winds up being a smarter-than-average and pretty fun stalker thriller.
ThatMomentIn.com: Drawing from the likes of Hitchcock and De Palma, there's a lot visually about Bad Match that ripens this from a standard trope-laden girl gone crazy flick to something far deeper (a particularly good moment comes in a voyeuristic scene at a park). By the third act, you think you know what's going on but Chirchirillo constantly pulls the rug out from under us, forcing us to ask some challenging questions. Madness shapes everything about Bad Match and every step of the way seems blisteringly authentic. This is an online dating nightmare and one you've totally got to go on.
Eyeforfilm.co.uk: An impressive film and an impressive calling card.
Gamerheadquarters.com: In conclusion, Bad Match seems to start off as a typical guy having fun, and slowing evolves into a gruesome tale of revenge. It's the first film by new comer director David Chirchirillo, who did an excellent on the entire thing.
Thehollywoodnews.com: Fresh, clever, and ever so slightly twisted, Bad Match offers a modern take on the one-night-stand-gone-bad story, one that is sure to get everyone talking. We've had the rom-com, we've had the black comedy, Bad Batch is like throwing both into a blender, the results a dark and tasty fresh look at the world around us.
Lylesmoviefilms.com: David Chirchirillo imagines a Fatal Attraction scenario in a Tinder world with some clever alterations. Bad Match proves there's a market for updates on classic films with a modern twist. And it's a pretty great film in its own right.
Meetloverepeat.com: It's an extreme case of online dating gone wrong, but elements of the story will probably ring true to anyone who's entered the world wide web for the search of their significant other.
Beyond The Sky
Director: Fulvio Sestito
Cast: Ryan Carnes (General Hospital), Jordan Hinson (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas ), Claude Duhamel (Traffik), Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven, Wind River), Peter Stormare (Fargo, John Wick Chapter 2)
Despite his doubts, Chris decides to help a woman, who claims to be an alien abductee, discover the truth and prove that we are not alone.
LATimes.com: Appealingly twisty and easy to watch. Well-constructed action sequences and impressive special effects.
Irishfilmcritic.com: Intriguing Science Fiction, combined with remarkable visuals and authentic performances. We are rewarded for our patience in the movie’s impressive finale.
Worldfilmgeek.com: Meshes some found footage and the narrative structure well.
Starburstmagazine.com: Efficient and well-made, 7/10.
Pophorror.com: A fun take on the alien abduction subgenre, and it’s refreshing with its humor and quirky cast of characters. After watching this movie, I want to believe.
Marcfusion.com: The finale is a spectacle with some terrific special effects, but the characters remained the real draw.
Lovehorror.co.uk: A noteworthy and classy addition. The production value here is imaginative and vibrant and gives us a third act that confidentially owns the notion of going into a spaceship.
Blu-ray.com: A satisfying evening's viewing and, accordingly, recommended.
Dark Crimes
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Cast: Jim Carrey (The Truman Show, Ace Venture, Bruce Almighty), Marton Csokas (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, The Equalizer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac, Melancholia, Antichrist)
When a crime novelist shares intimate knowledge of an unsolved murder, disgraced detective Tadek (Jim Carrey: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bruce Almighty) sees an opportunity to end his career with honour. The author, outspoken provocateur Kozlow (Marton Csokas: Noah), isn t as slippery as his prose implies however. Trapped in a battle of wits that will test his very moral fibre, the hardened investigator must confront the shadows lurking in every corner if he hopes to uncover what the truth is, or really means.
Jim Carrey commands the screen in this spellbinding thriller, brought to you by the executive producers of The Revenant and Black Mass.
San Francisco Chronicle: The cast is game, the production design is impressive and a few surprises await.
Backtothemovies.com: A fusion of Hostel and The Snowman but does an admirable job emulating the taut narrative and pristine aesthetic of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. As the transgressive and perverse story unfolds, the shadow of the ax grows larger as the impending doom looms larger. It is a film that is for a select group of cinephiles; those who champion the works of Lars von Trier and Abel Ferrara, those who fear not where their minds may trek while watching the film. Jim Carrey gives the performance of his career.
DVDFever.co.uk: Dark Crimes shows that as much as Jim Carrey can be a great comedian, he excels in drama. Dark Crimes contains fantastic and stunning cinematography.
Crypticrock.com: Dark Crimes was incredibly impressive on so many levels, and undeniably immersing. The plot was interesting enough, but it was actually the performances and cinematography that really tipped the scales in favor of this dark and gritty Film Noir.
Screendaily.com: Carrey throws himself into the role with a grim-faced dedication.
Hollywoodreporter.com: Spicy real-life ingredients and a terrific international cast.
Los Angeles Times: Carrey's quietly exacting, uncharacteristic performance hints at some promising new career directions in the same manner Robin Williams successfully tapped a darker side with "One Hour Photo."
Consequenceofsound.net: A bizarre, fascinating turn for Carrey.
Villagevoice.com: A startlingly poignant and genuinely surprising bit of cinematic artistry.
Director: William Dickerson
Cast: Neil Hopkins (Skyline)
Jackson Alder is a young hip ad man. He drives along a precarious mountain road on his way to a high-powered lunch meeting. He chats away on his new iPhone when his sports utility vehicle is suddenly assaulted by nature - as he is swallowed up by a monstrous mudslide, biblical in its enormity. Trapped inside his car alone, encased in mud, Jackson embarks on a journey -- a road trip into the heart of a man he's only just getting to know. He cycles through the five stages of grief -- Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Despair and, finally, Acceptance. As the reality of his circumstances begin to sink in, he realizes that no one is coming for him, only he can save himself. He begins to assess and manage his physical circumstances, as he does this he's introduced to the stakes of his mental circumstances as well, which are even more dire. Without anyone else's support, the mental hurdles of overcoming his situation prove stifling. For the first time in his life he's forced to acknowledge the possibility of death -- a possibility that grows more likely with each passing minute. Jackson, the consummate and witty advertising executive, sheds his suit and pitches himself one of the hardest sells of his career -- that he's going to make it out of this alive.
The New York Times: At times the groan and scream of collapsing metal sounds so authentic you might mistake Jackson's heavy breathing for your own.
Villagevoice.com: Think of the blackest crawl space you encountered as a child, and then imagine curling up inside it, at midnight, for the better part of 90 minutes, and you're getting close to the experience of watching writer/director William Dickerson's debut feature, Detour - and, yes, that's a compliment. Hopkins is as good at panic as he is at selling peak-human determination. By the end, he does what he must, all greased up like an engine part, and the performance and filmmaking are invigorating. Even as you're putting together just what he's doing, you'll feel what he's going through.
The Hollywood Reporter: Detour is a tautly efficient thriller that fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with its hapless protagonist's desperate plight.
AisleSeat.com: Detour is at its very best in the last 30 minutes, in which Jackson makes a desperate attempt to save himself; this third act is nothing but good stuff. The finale rattles your nerves, making you feel all the danger and claustrophobia that Jackson faces. Hopkins really gets to show his stuff here, bringing the character's desperation vividly to life. It's all tense and exciting and nerve-wracking. In spite of the few aforementioned flaws, Detour builds to a conclusion that sends you out the door shaken and thankful to see light.
FilmThreat.com: Ultimately you are drawn into the dire circumstances and forget how the camera covers them as the poor protagonist gulps for air under tons of dirt. For every breath he's grasping for, you're holding one in, anticipating what might follow.
MediaMikes.com: 'Detour' deals with issues of claustrophobia and asphyxiation to say the least and as an audience you feel like you are battling those right also alongside our brave actor. I would highly suggest paying the few bucks to check this out. You will thank me later!
PasteMagazine.com: Dickerson's claustrophobic survival thriller proves itself a technically proficient, expertly paced affair. Hopkins delivers a performance of muscular breadth (both emotionally and physically).
TVGuide.com: Dickerson manages to keep the character's fate tantalizingly unclear until the last possible moment, making Detour a deeply immersive exercise in low-budget suspense from start to finish.
Director: Jason Bourque
Cast: Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Martian), Patrick Sabongui (Homeland, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, White House Down), Mary McCormack (The West Wing, K-Pax), Maxwell Haynes
Neil is a cog in the wheel of America's war on terror. A private drone operator, he spends his workdays flying covert missions for the CIA then returns to a family life of suburban mediocrity. But Neil's juggling act of husband, father and armchair warrior comes to a crashing halt when a whistle-blowing website reveals that he was at the controls of a number of deadly drone strikes. Believing Neil is responsible for the deaths of his wife and child, an enigmatic Pakistani businessman has tracked him down. A harrowing confrontation takes place in Neil's house and it proves to be far more complex than a simple act of revenge.
NYTimes.com: The movie opens with a bravura sequence set in Pakistan, and the script, by Mr. Bourque and Paul A. Birkett, worthily strives to balance sympathies between American interests and humans written off as collateral damage.
TheEntertainmentSection.com: Two sides in a conflict of war have been visited in film before, but unlike the subtle tension presented in Drone. This film rips open a heated topic and allows the audience to view through a different landscape, bringing the conflict home. It's a discussion that is uncomfortable, but with the changing landscapes of the way the world conducts war, it's one that needs to be addressed. This film is still very much enjoyable without the nosedive into diplomacy, but it's harder to ignore than others. Even with the lean towards demonstration, the unique way these locations are represented on film, and the impeccable talent from the leading men, Drone deserves to be seen.
Thatmomentin.com: Drone is a character study disguised as a thriller with two men on opposite sides of the tragedy that stages the inevitable collision.
Filmjournal.com:Though Drone comes wrapped in the trappings of a home-invasion thriller, it's less interested in ratcheting up the tension than scoring debate points about the moral implications of scrubbing the sweat and dirt from the act of killing.
Patch.com: Bean, McCormack and Sabongui meshing it all together with emotional shock and awe and knowing our secrets can be used as a weapon.
Director: M�lanie Laurent
Cast: Ben Foster (Hell or High Water, The Messenger), Elle Fanning (Maleficent, Trumbo, The Neon Demon), Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Beau Bridges (Max Payne, Fabulous Baker Boys)
Roy is a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man whose boss, Stan, a New Orleans mobster, sets up Roy in a double-cross scheme to have him killed on the very day that Roy receives news that he has lung cancer. Roy anticipates Stan’s plan, however, and ends up killing off the hit men before they can complete their job. In the bloody aftermath, Roy discovers Rocky, a teenage prostitute on the scene, who he takes with him, saving her from imminent peril at the hands of Stan and his goons.
Roy and Rocky look to escape pursuit by holing up in Galveston, Texas, a place that Roy knows from his mysterious past. On the way, Rocky convinces Roy to make a stop, and they end up with Rocky’s 3-year-old sister, Tiffany, who she retrieves from her stepfather at gunpoint.
Living for a time in a run-down motel occupied by guests of questionable motive, the trio form a bond unlike any Roy and Rocky have experienced before. Roy needs to find a way to close the book on Stan, while at the same time aiming to provide the seeds of a hopeful future for Rocky and Tiffany. But dangers from Roy and Rocky’s past are closer than Roy knows, threatening any glimpse of salvation.
Moviemeter.nl: Hoe simpel het verhaal ook is en vervolgens verloopt, het duo blijft biologeren. Voeg daaraan een mooi gefilmd en spannend slotstuk toe, en een ontroerend einde maakt 't af. Lees de hele review hier.
Rogerebert.com: Some of the darker, more brutal edges of the film hinder it at times as Laurent’s poetic visual eye and the stark ugliness of what happens here can feel at odds. But even when the movie struggles with a lead character who is kind of reprehensible, Foster and Fanning hold it together.
TheHollywoodReporter.com: Actor/director Melanie Laurent makes her English-language directing debut with Galveston, a seedy but sincere and strikingly attractive picture.
Boomhowdy.com: For Fanning it’s yet another feather in her cap, adding to an already impressive body of work that’s sure to extend for decades to come. She slides into the sweet and naive part with minimal effort. One can easily understand why Laurent has made mention that Fanning was her first and only choice for the part. It’s Ben Foster though, who cements himself as a consummate actor of note, with his understated, but impactful role.
TheFilmstage.com: Foster and Fanning are predictably great together, cut from the same bayou cloth.
Moveablefest.com: Melanie Laurent’s “Galveston” Is So Good It Should Be Criminal. The French writer/director comes out with guns blazin' in her first American film.
Vanyaland.com: But coming in at a brisk 90 minutes, Galveston is a neo-noir model of narrative efficiency anchored by excellent work by two of our finest actors, and a film that will hopefully serve as Laurent’s introduction to the world of English-language cinema as something other than an actress.
Birthmoviesdeath.com: The details that make up a great lurid chronicle are here.
Movietalkwithjakesalinas.com: Galveston is a very, very well made crime thriller. It’s a simple idea and a simple tale, but it’s done so effectively thanks to a great writer-director, and an equally great cast.
Filmschoolrejects.com: Galveston proves the right performers can make any tune dance.
Movieweb.com: A Thrilling Powerhouse That Leaves Its Mark
Austinchronicle.com: Galveston is a deeply touching exploration of the harsh world that shapes its tragic main characters.
Bleedingcool.com: Galveston is tough to watch at times, but with the compelling performances, slow burn pacing, and gut punch ending, it really delivers in the end.
Behindthelensonline.net: oster’s Roy Cady is a man of little words and speaks with physicality, be it by physical strength or shoulder lowering humility or shame. Fanning finds the perfect balance of naivete and emotional growth for Rocky. Together it’s impossible to take your eyes off them.
Hollow in the Land
Director: Scooter Corkle
Cast: Dianna Agron (Glee, I Am Number Four), Rachelle Lefevre (Under The Dome, Twilight Saga, White House Down), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men films, The Following), Jared Abrahamson
While the notorious Keith Miller remains locked behind bars for murder, his family is paying the price of a tainted name. High in these mountains, bad blood runs deep.
A year after Keith's crime, a body is found in a nearby trailer park. Keith's son, Brandon, goes missing and becomes suspect number one. His headstrong sister Alison decides to take things into her own hands and track down her brother to clear his name before the cops get to him.
Can she prove her brother's innocence when all the evidence suggests otherwise? The harder she looks, the more people turn up dead. And soon Alison becomes a suspect herself.
In a town tucked away between a mountain range, secrets get buried deep. And if she's not careful, she'll get buried with them...
Screendependent.be: Hollow in the Land is wellicht een titel waar je nog nooit van hoorde en dat is ongelooflijk jammer. Filmdistributeur Source 1 Media brengt met deze kleine maar verrassende thriller opnieuw een uitstekend staaltje cinema uit. Het verhaal is spannend, zit goed in elkaar en ook de personages zijn perfect uitgewerkt.
NYTimes.com: Alison closely resembles Jennifer Lawrence’s character in Winter’s Bone, another self-sufficient young woman whose family and community turn against her. This movie is not as tense, but it gets close thanks to Ms. Agron’s resolute performance and the movie’s hostile small town setting.
Hollywoodreporter.com: Hollow in the Land traffics in familiar rural thriller territory, but it features an excellent performance from its lead actress and a strong atmosphere of moody tension courtesy of its writer/director.
LATimes.com: Like Winter’s Bone, the film is at its best when it follows its heroine closely, letting the audience understand more about her life with each step closer to danger.
Andersonvision.com: Hollow in the Land deserves to be seen by many people.
Cinemarter.com: A good mystery movie with a solid leading performance.
J.B. Spins: Its grit and guts are compelling. Norm Li’s coldly severe cinematography dramatically accentuates Miller’s social alienation and the physical isolation of the surrounding landscape.
The Liability
Director: Craig Viveiros
Cast: Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight), Peter Mullan (Trainspotting, War Horse), Jack O'Connell (Harry Brown), Talulah Riley (Pride & Prejudice, In a World...)
A veteran assassin, dreaming of retirement, is paired with an eager young driver on a mission to carry out a long-distance 'hit' job. After crashing his gangster stepfather's prize car, Adam is forced to repay the debt by teaming up with professional hit man, Roy, to act as driver on what should be a swift and easy mission. Whilst Roy desperately wants to leave the killing game, Adam develops into an enthusiastic and aspirational hit-man. The pair take a road trip ending deep in a forest, far away from home. Roy executes the target with ruthless efficiency only for the duo to then realize they've been caught in the act. A beautiful, mysterious young woman has witnessed the murder and professional code dictates that she must also now be dispatched. As the two men deliberate over killing her, their witness makes her escape with an incriminating piece of evidence. Thus begins a cat and mouse chase that ultimately reveals the sinister reason for Adam's stepfather having commissioned the deadly hit and the true identity of their witness and her reasons for seeking retribution on the gangster.
BIFFF: Klungelende huurmoordenaars, kleurrijke gangsters, macabere seriemoordenaars en wraakzuchtige femmes fatales zijn de belangrijkste ingrediënten Deze duistere komische thriller kan rekenen op de magnetische vertolking van Tim Roth als uitgebluste huurmoordneaar Roy, Peter Mullan als intimiderende Tony Soprano van dienst en jong talent Jack O'Connell als Adam.
Empire.com: O'Connell and Roth make a brilliant odd couple... gripping adventure.
TheHollywoodReporter.com: A pinch of Sexy Beast, a dash of In Bruges and a dollop of Tarantino... darkly funny.
Britflicks.com: Here is a film that deserves to do well and will surely be watched for years to come in one form or another, highly recommended.
Criticnic.com: it's refreshing to see a hit man movie, or even a crime movie in general, doing something different.
DVDVerdict.com: throwing a hit man and a driver together for a wild ride through twenty-four hours of crime craziness.
Thelairoffilth.com: enjoy the cracking blend of violence and humor.
Movies1.tv: a confidently made and thoroughly engaging thriller that feels both familiar and surprising - a rare feat, smartly executed.
UKScreen.com: an entertaining ride, down to seeing Roth recall to his Pulp Fiction hold-up-in-a-diner routine.
Totalfilm.com: witty, grisly Brit flick ... ingenious plot.
TheHollywoodNews.com: just the right balance of humour and thrills to keep us entertained.
MovieSteve.com: looking great, gnarly, thrillerish.
Cinemasauce.com: The Liability is highly recommended for those looking for something - 'else'.
ViewAuckland.co.nz: an enjoyable British thriller with an engagingly dark streak of humour and likeable performances from O'Connell and Roth. Worth seeing.
M.F.A.
Director: Natalia Leite
Cast: Francesca Eastwood (Heroes Reborn, Final Girl), Clifton Collins Jr. (Pacific Rim, Star Trek), Leah McKendrick (Bad Moms), Peter Vack (Mozart in the Jungle)
Noelle, an art student struggling to find her voice, is sexually assaulted by a fellow classmate. Attempting to cope with her trauma, she impulsively confronts her attacker, leading to a violent altercation that culminates in his accidental death. Noelle tries to return to normalcy, but when she discovers that she is only one of many silenced sexual assault survivors on campus, she takes justice into her own hands. A vigilante is born - retribution is the inspiration she’s been waiting for.
Variety.com: Francesca Eastwood delivers a tough, eye-opening performance in the lead role, and her character’s vengeance packs a cathartic punch.
LaTimes.com: Eastwood is absolutely riveting, inhabiting a true violent vigilante worth rooting for.
ScreenAnarchy.com: A hard-hitting thriller. Nightmares are made of this.
Hollywoodreporter.com: Lethal vengeance is a potent muse in M.F.A.
ChicagoReader.com: In the lead role, Francesca Eastwood takes after her father, Clint: she's magnetic and convincing as a vigilante.
Thehollywoodnews.com: Eastwood shines like the star she is destined to be.
Nofilm.school.com: Natalie Leite's rape-revenge thriller stars a riveting Francesca Eastwood seeking vigilante justice.
Culturecrypt.com: On its surface, “M.F.A.” satiates appetites for slasher suspense with gruesome visual gusto to match psychological intensity percolating underneath. Though suggestive insight into cause and effect regarding all radiating crimes is where the movie really makes it mark, haunting the head with provocative questions while hitting hard in the heart with righteous rage.
Bloody-disgusting.com: M.F.A. is intensely engaging, thought-provoking, and also mesmerizing. Aided by Eastwood’s dynamic performance (her emotional range is uncanny), M.F.A is an empowering film that’s just as enlightening.
Assholeswqatchingmovies.com: Eastwood is INTENSE in M.F.A. Like, maybe more intense than her father has ever been.
Cinemaslaher.com: MFA is a heartbreaking gut-punch that takes the subgenre and elevates it to another level. This one promises to be polarizing due to its unique take on such a harsh subject matter, but it’s a damn fine film.
Dailydead.com: Anchored by a career-making performance by Eastwood, M.F.A. shook me to my core in a way that I wasn’t expecting.
TheHollywoodOutsider.com: Not since The Accused has a movie perfectly captured a topic as toxic as M.F.A. does here, and no film at SXSW this year moved me as passionately to push a conversation forward as much as this one. Anchored by a genre-defying performance from Francesca Eastwood, M.F.A. deserves to land at the top of your must-see list.
Weliveentertainmant.com: Franchesca Eastwood’s performance is utterly spectacular. She carries the film on her shoulders and nails every scene she’s in, while also having this odd likeability to her that isn’t typical for modern day protagonists. Even when Noelle goes into full blown violent vigilante mode, Eastwood never loses sight of who the character of Noelle is. Her quietness, minor quips of humor and all around intentions are expertly balanced by Eastwood, making herself instantly the next big thing in the industry.
Director: Caroline Labr�che, Steeve L�onard
Cast: Diego Klattenhoff (The Blacklist, Pacific Rim), Charlotte Sullivan (Chicago Fire, Defendor)
Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.
SciFiNow.co.uk: Radius is a slow-burn moral parable, driving its high-concept premise towards a final reveal that is not only genuinely satisfying, but might well have viewers heading back several times.
Britflicks.com: an original and haunting sci-fi nightmare that riffs on storytelling techniques used by Christopher Nolan in Memento (2000). It cleverly subverts all expectations of traditional murder mysteries through a slow burning psychological drama that succeeds because the filmmakers are able to deliver the seemingly complicated, and competing story strands together into in to a satisfying resolution.
Eyeforfilm.co.uk: Initially stilted acting (entirely appropriate given the characters' situation) gives way to powerful work in the final scenes. For those possessed of a healthy respect for mystery in its own right. it's a treat.
HeYuGuys.com: Horror hounds, sci-fi fans and even just those chasing a good old-fashioned mystery will find a lot to love in Radius. There’s no denying that Radius fully delivers on what is easily one of the most unique core concepts of the year.
Liveforfilm.com: A Best of FrightFest, Radius is a smart emotional laid back flashback sci-fi mystery drama with an awesome payoff that you will not see coming and that will break your heart. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Nerdly.co.uk: Radius manages to leave its audience asking deep, meaningful, philosophical questions about life, humanity, whether we can ever escape our past, and if our past can, and should, dictate our future… Oh, and did I mention that ending. That ending! Let’s just say it’s not often a genre films conclusion can bring you to tears. Another superb slice of Canadian genre cinema, Radius should be on the radar of horror fans everywhere. One of the true surprises of this years Frightfest.
Thefilmgrump.blogspot.nl: An interesting, clever Sci-Fi film, one that I hope finds its audience as it is a very good film indeed. A favourite from FrightFest, this is highly recommended.
Whenitwascool.com: With Radius, Lábrèche and Léonard serve up a genre film that offers intelligent psychological drama and disquieting twists that hold up until the impact of the finale. It’s an intelligent effort that will intrigue, excite, and disturb viewers.
Director: Greg White
Cast: Sarah Manninen (The Prince & Me), Peter Stebbings (Jack and Jill vs. the World, K-19: The Widowmaker), Dmitry Chepovetsky (Lucky Number Slevin), Al Sapienza (Margin Call)
Hemlock Lake is a quaint little town. But it is autumn, and this tiny summering community is eerily quiet except for 9 year old Angie Appleton, riding her bicycle down the empty rural road and up the driveway of a picturesque lakeside cottage, a 'Sold' sign on the front lawn. The Appletons have just moved in.
Jack and Liz have moved to Hemlock Lake for a fresh start. That's what Liz is hoping for, she wants to keep the family together. Jack will do anything for her, but he knows when things have gone too far. Liz suffers from blinding migraines that cause her to black out and "see things". She tries to control it with sheer willpower but more often than not, with medication.
As night falls, Liz starts to have more frequent episodes. She is seeing things outside, but are they real? Late in the evening, a knock comes at the door. The stranger introduces himself as Geoffrey, a neighbor, with a desire to come in to see what they have "done to the place" and is obviously smitten with Liz. Jack suspiciously sends him on his way as Liz sinks deeper into a sense of dread and the purgatory between fantasy and reality.
When Jack realizes that Liz hasn't been imagining things, and that they are being stalked, Jack and Liz must prevent the intruders from getting the one thing they want...little Angie Appleton.
Aintitcool.com: SEPARATION is a slow broiler, final act gut-puncher of a film. Filled with moments of paranoia and hallucinogenic nightmares which make you question early on what's real and what isn't, SEPARATION borrows from such paranoia-riddled films as REPULSION, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and THE STRANGERS, while still being unique in and of itself.
Fearnet.com: Separation is a smart, quiet, and fascinating piece of "dramatic" horror storytelling; it's not about shocking you with simple scares. It's actually about normal fears we live with every day, and it handles them with a good deal of class, confidence, and insight.
DreadCentral.com: Gets the audience squirming in their seats. Fans of a unique story will dig this film, and if you like indies, you'll fall in love with this dastardly film which ends with a still shot that sent chills up my spine considering what was about to happen next. Separation is certainly worth a look.
Filmoria.co.uk: this little indie is a formidable debut by White, who manages to produce enough tension to warrant some jumps and enough intrigue to keep interest. White is able to blur the lines between reality and fantasy in a way that will have you guessing through to the end.
Horror-Movies.ca: : a bracing, unexpected bit of thriller/horror that challenges you to stay ahead of the action but not get too smart for your own good. Its clever, sharp production and clear style set it a measure above many indie films of this kind.
Cultcutsfilms.com: White's precise direction is controlled brilliance and the two primary leads convey dread so convincingly that you'll be chewing your nails way before you know exactly why you're even doing it. You crave suspense? Like intensity? Feel like you can't be surprised anymore? Separation is for you.
Allhorror.net: a twisted piece of filmmaking that will have you questioning just you're watching right up until the final moments.
BloodyDisgusting.com: This indie surprise is pretty good. Separation has as a solid story and the leads carry the movie through its rough patches.
TheTFS.ca: Separation is one hell of a zinger and a refreshing film that reminded me how great thrillers are constructed.
pressplus1.com: a first-rate little thriller that has the potential of acquiring a much larger audience, if given the proper promotion and marketing.
HorrorAsylum.com: I enjoyed Separation very much ... It is rare to find something that surprises you and Separation certainly does that.
Underthegunreview.net: Separation is directed, shot, acted, and edited beautifully. In a true David Lynch-esque fashion the drama is broken up with unsettling and often jarring nightmarish flashes of horror. After the first viewing your brain will try its best to process it, but it will crave another viewing. The plot twists and turns to keep you guessing and even when it is all said and done you will want to go back for another ride. Separation is a great thriller that will keep you entertained.
Matthewscottbaker.com: Separation does a stunning turnaround at the end of the film that will leave you gasping. A hell of a good film, and I highly recommend giving it a look.
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Dominic Purcell (Killer Elite, Prison Break), Ray Liotta (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Goodfellas), Erin Karpluk (Assault on Wall Street, Being Erica, Reasonable Doubt), Cole Coker, Michael Par� (The Philadelphia Experiment, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Virgin Suicides)
The quaint mountain town of Suddenly is about to play host for a surprise visit from the President of the United States, who's passing through while on a fishing vacation in the area. As the local police force scrambles to prepare for the arrival of the leader of the free world, a team of Secret Service Agents ensures no stone is left unturned to ensure the President's safety. To make sure the President's visit goes without a hitch, the Secret Service enlists the town Sheriff and his deputies to assist them. Unknown to them, one of the Deputies is a grizzled vet who suffers from post-traumatic stress and doesn't take well to confrontation. It soon becomes clear the residents of this picturesque mountain town have a number of secrets they're rather keep hidden. Working against the clock to secure the area and keep the locals placated, a small house that overlooks the valley becomes a point of interest for the Secret Service. Its vantage point necessitates a quick inspection and a small team of Agents is sent calling. The owner of the house, a single mother, lives with her elderly father and young, rebellious son. The team of Agents invite themselves in and it soon becomes clear they have an ulterior agenda for the arrival of the President. Taking the family hostage at gunpoint, the Agents attempt to keep the family subdued and the Sheriff's men at bay until the arrival of the President – whom they intend to assassinate.
1nfluxmagazine.com: Another unexpectedly decent movie from Mr Uwe Boll. This is getting to become a habit! I would say this is the best I've seen from Uwe Boll.
MediaMikes.com: I have always had a sweet spot for Uwe Boll's film but this is definitely one of his best. It is well shot and packs some solid suspense.
Cast: Jason Momoa (Justice League, Aquaman, Game of Thrones, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Saw), Shane Coffey (Pretty Little Liars), Haley Webb (The Final Destination, Teen Wolf), Drew Roy (Falling Skies), Anna Hutchison (The Cabin in the Woods)
In a small town near the foot of the rugged Sugar Mountain, debt-ridden Miles Parnell hatches a simple plan to make money. Miles persuades girlfriend, Lauren, and brother, Liam, to help fake a disappearance in the wilderness. They'll make it look like
Liam murdered Miles because he was in love with Lauren, then when Miles returns they'll each have a story to sell; one about the brother who survived against all odds, and one about a loyal brother falsely accused of murder.
Miles goes into hiding on the icy mountain and the locals unite to rescue him. The weather turns bad and, the mountain, already home to bears and cougars, becomes even more treacherous. Soon the good people of Sugar Mountain are risking their lives for the sake of a hoax. However, Jim Huxley, the local cop, has always held Miles in disdain and is determined to prove the disappearance is fake. As he closes in on the truth, Liam scrambles to conceal the fraud. But in the process of keeping one secret, another is exposed that rocks him to the core.
And further complications threaten to derail the plan.
Liam really is in love with Lauren.
And Miles really does disappear.
Filminquiry.com: Sugar Mountain is a penetrating look at how too many lies in a small town snowball into chaos, how even family can't always be trusted, and just as it is in real life, the numerous twists are surprisingly unpredictable.
Flickhunter.blogspot.nlL: The small ensemble cast hit the right beat for the piece as the plot unfurls right up to the climactic moment. The viewer will think that they're on top of the storyline early only to be faced with performances that challenge type. It's a physical, emotional, earnest tale that's well worth a watch.
Filmjournal.com: Richard Gray has crafted an engrossing, visually stunning crime thriller that looks like it cost many times that. Making full use of widescreen and of natural locations, Gray in his fifth feature conjures breathtaking images that never overwhelm an intimate story of two brothers in suffocating straits, and a simple plan that goes disastrously away.
Undertheradarmag.com: an unexpectedly entertaining, gratifying 106-minute adventure.
Director: Alex Brewer, Ben Brewer
Cast: Nicolas Cage (The Bad Lieutenant, Drive Angry, Leaving Las Vegas, Kick-Ass), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Sin City), Sky Ferreira (Larry Crown, Vampire Academy, The Green Inferno), Jerry Lewis (The King of Comedy)
Waters and Stone are two nobody police officers working dull administrative jobs and making extra money selling stolen Civil Service Exams to other officers. When Stone hears a story about a heroin dealer quickly beating his extremely high bail, the two friends set into motion a plan to find the origin of such a large amount of cash.
Through diligent police work they follow a trail that leads directly to a custom bank-style vault built into the back room freezer of a small grocery store. They put a plan into motion to rob the vault and split whatever they find inside. But by the time they figure out what the vault contains, it's already too late to turn back.
The Trust is a film about the philosophy behind a crime. It's a taxonomic approach to the heist movie that gives the audience a chance to examine closely each dark development, as the two cops slip quietly into a rabbit hole from which they cannot return.
Cinemagazine.nl: The Trust is een Nicolas Cage-comeback op meerdere fronten. Niet alleen keert hij voor deze zwartkomische politiethriller terug naar de locatie waar hij eerder successen boekte als Wild at Heart, Con Air en natuurlijk Leaving Las Vegas, ook is hij qua acteerwerk weer bijna ouderwets op het niveau waarom we zo van hem houden. Er zit redelijk wat humor in dit speelfilmdebuut van de gebroeders Brewer, die vooral op het conto geschreven mag worden van Nicolas Cage. Zijn personage is onvoorspelbaar en daardoor altijd interessant. Maar ook Elijah Wood laat zien wat hij in huis heeft, hij deelt een prettige chemie met Cage en maakt zijn karakterontwikkeling geloofwaardig.
Empireonline.com: Academy Award winner turned direct-to-video staple Nicolas Cage gives one of his loosest, goofiest and most enjoyable performances in years as Stone, a modestly corrupt Las Vegas cop stuck in a crappy administrative job, living with his doddering dad (Jerry Lewis) and lumbered with a partner (Elijah Wood) who'd rather be smoking dope than logging evidence. Cage and Wood make a hugely enjoyable double act (has True Detective season three been cast yet?) in this deceptively dark thriller with comic undertones.
Variety.com: Cage supplies a stream of tension-defusing laughs while the script steadily applies the screws .. in The Trust, a juicily played heist thriller. Of course, even the most carefully calculated scheme can be counted on to go haywire, and so it does here, with unexpectedly human consequences, in a heist sequence that, while not exactly "Rififi," becomes steadily absorbing as it consumes much of the film's second half.
TheGuardian.com: Nicolas Cage could very well become the next celebrity target of US police unions for his involvement in The Trust, a slickly executed dark comedy that sees the Oscar-winner play one of the most corrupt cops to grace the screen in recent memory. As the film grows increasingly dark following violent hiccups in their attempted robbery, so does Cage: Stone's odd tics suddenly turn sinister. Simply put, he's a blast to watch. Cage is the rare actor who has the ability to make you laugh one moment, and recoil the next. Not to be outdone, Wood holds his own opposite Cage, grounding the proceedings as an increasingly embittered everyman way in over his head.
Collider.com: It's engaging from start to finish, Nicolas Cage is a blast to watch, The Trust has strong performances, Jim is as quirky as they come and David doesn't take his job as seriously as he should, but it's clear that they're both smart guys so even though their scheme is incredibly risky, there is a sense that they could pull it off, which keeps the film engaging all the way through. If you take the sit back and relax approach to The Trust, there's a good deal of fun to be had with Cage's wacky performance and it's also easy to get swept up in the heist itself thanks to the need to know whether they pull it off.
Blogcritics.org: a crime drama which combines the world of CSI: Las Vegas with the violence and dark humor of a Quentin Tarantino film. 4 out of 5 stars.
Idigitaltimes.com: The Trust takes a bit to rev into gear, but once the heist begins, it's non-stop drama. Cage's Jekyll and Hyde performance is definitely worth watching. It's a solid debut from Alex and Ben Brewer, and I'm excited to see what they come up with next.
Little White Lies (lwlies.com): Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage play a pair of crooked Las Vegas cops in this breezy heist caper. For most of the first act, it feels Cage-lite, but the Brewers slacken his leash just enough to drive up the tension as the heist proper begins. The Trust may not break new ground in the genre, but it's a handsomely made example of a tried and tested formula. Cinematographer Sean Porter eschews the garish neon hues of the Vegas Strip for a cooler colour palate, and Reza Safinia's up-tempo score helps to keep up the pace. Cage is on fine form in this slick little thriller.
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Sky View’s Jensen stealing the show at 4A state tourney
Photos by Dave Argyle (DBA Photography) & Kurt Johnson
TAYLORSVILLE – The top 4A girls basketball teams in the state have been busy inside Bruin Arena at Salt Lake Community College two days this week and as we head into Friday’s action, the field has been whittled from 16 teams down to four semifinalists.
Along the way, between close games and some not so close, stories have been written. Here are some of our top takeaways from Day 1 and 2 of the 2015 Class 4A girls basketball state championships.
Sky View’s Lindsey Jensen continued to carve up opponents in the 4A state semifinals. (Photo by Dave Argyle, dbaphotography.com)
1) Lindsey Jensen – Sky View has extended its record to 23-0 with its two state tournament victories, which included a 10-point first-round win over two-time defending champion Springville. It’s not the same Springville group that won those championships, but the Red Devils had won four of the last five, and were in the title game that fifth year, so knocking them out is still a significant accomplishment.
More impressive than the Bobcats winning that game and then blowing Murray out in Thursday’s quarterfinal has been the impressive individual performance of 5-foot-11 senior Lindsey Jensen. After dropping 32 points, five rebounds and an amazing seven steals on Springville, she scored 25, with eight rebounds against Murray. And she sat out part of third quarter and all of the fourth once the game was completely out of reach.
Jensen has been the best player in the tournament as a continuation of a season in which she has been one of the state’s elite performers.
2) Liz Eaton – Maple Mountain’s Liz Eaton had a nice game, with 23 points in the Golden Eagle’s first-round win over Bonneville, but it was in the team’s second game that she emerged as the kind of player who can elevate her game in the biggest moments.
Matched up against unbeaten Bountiful and its 6-3 post player Kennedy Redding, the 5-9 junior delivered her best performance. On a Maple Mountain team that lacks a true post presence to deal with a player like Redding, she not only scored 29 points, but ripped down 14 boards.
It wasn’t all about the stats Eaton delivered, it was more about the way she did it, with a relentless effort while playing the entire 36 minutes of a game the Golden Eagles won in overtime 68-64.
3) Bountiful falls – In a related item, Bountiful did not expect to be at home for the final two days of this tournament, but on this particular day, the Braves ran into a Maple Mountain team that was playing inspired basketball.
Maple Mountain’s Liz Eaton took over as the Golden Eagles upset Bountiful in the state quarterfinals. (Photo by Kurt Johnson)
The game went back and forth, and when Redding stepped up big in the fourth period, the Golden Eagles answered. The Bountiful center blocked three shots in the final stanza, most notably an Eaton attempt at the rim when the Braves had a one-point lead with 12 seconds left.
Redding turned aside the attempt and then grabbed the ball, which send her to the other end for a pair of free throws that put Bountiful up three points that late in the contest. After Eaton was off target on a 3-point attempt inside of five seconds to go, Maple Mountain managed to force a tie-up on the rebound, and got one more chance on the alternate possession.
The Golden Eagles struggled to get the ball in bounds, but after a timeout, Eaton threw the ball in to Elli Eastmond, who drained a game-tying three-ball that sent the game to the extra session. Eaton scored the first two buckets in overtime and then she and Elzi Nielsen converted enough free throws down the stretch to hold off a team that was favored to at least reach the tournament finale.
4) Mountain View is back – It is not necessarily easy to explain how Mountain View stays off the radar, yet somehow gets to the state semifinals. After the Bruins made it that deep into the tourney a year ago, you’d think we’d have learned, and maybe now we have.
Salem Hills had lost just twice before Thursday, and that came while playing in the highly competitive Region 8, but on Thursday, the Skyhawks ran into a highly efficient Mountain View team that just makes plays.
Led by Stephanie Keele’s 24 points and 17 more from Paulani Tarawa, the Bruins opened the second quarter on an 11-0 run, only to see Salem Hills respond with a 13-2 stretch of its own. It was in the fourth when the Skyhawks could not answer another Mountain View surge, and the Bruins are in the semifinals for the second straight year.
5) Skyline ousts Timpview again – For the second consecutive season, Timpview ran into Skyline in the quarterfinal round of the tournament, and both delivered similar results – a narrow victory for the Eagles. Both years, beating Timpview meant dealing with the competitive force of will that comes with twin sisters Lyndie and Lacy Haddock.
Olivia Elliss was the catalyst for Skyline as it knocked out Timpview once again. (Photo by Dave Argyle, dbaphotography.com)
Skyline has its own set of twins, Hillary and Sara Weixler, both of whom played a big role in this victory, but it was the presence of Olivia Elliss for whom the Thunderbirds had no answer.
The first half was a stand-off, as both Haddock sisters picked up two fouls in the opening quarter and sat out the entire second period, while Elliss also picked up a pair of fouls. It seemed that Timpview’s survival in that second stanza (they trailed just 17-15 at the break) would be a good sign, but it turned out differently.
Lyndie and Lacy Haddock did their damage in the second half, but it was the T-Birds inability to contain Elliss in the early stages of the third quarter that spelled the difference in the eventual outcome. The 5-10 senior scored eight of her 15 points, taking her defender off the dribble over and over again in a critical stretch in that period as the Eagles took control of the game, pulling away to a nine-point advantage that was too much for Timpview to overcome.
The Thunderbirds did create an opportunity late in the fourth to change things, as first Lyndie and then Lacy, Haddock scored on back-to-back trips to pull their team within two points at 43-41 with 1:28 remaining. After Timpview created a turnover on the next Eagles’ possession, it squandered that chance with a turnover of its own.
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A visually rich and exceedingly well ordered musical drama, Paris 36 tells the story of a group of unemployed French stage performers who form a sort of artistic collective and decide to reopen their neighborhood musical hall. With original, vintage-style songs from composer Reinhardt Wagner and lyricist Frank Thomas and plenty of top-shelf production design, the film successfully woos you with its surface charms long before one feels the effects of its sympathetic characters.
Written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christopher Barratier (The Chorus), Paris 36 unfolds in a grubby, somewhat bohemian suburb of northeast Paris between December 1935 and July 1936, during the “revolutionary” period of the Popular Front, which saw the first national introduction of paid holidays and a shorter working week. The film follows three unemployed performers — Pigoil (Gérard Jugnot, above right), a cuckolded veteran stage hand; Milou (Clovis Cornillac), a hot-tempered electrician; and jack-of-all-trades Jacky (Kad Merad) — who decide to reestablish their beloved music hall to its former glory. Business is slow and back-biting high until they audition and hire the beautiful Douce (Nora Arnezeder, above left), a young singer with a remarkable voice who holds the key to their collective success.
Paris 36 takes an obvious inspiration from Busby Berekeley musicals, as well as vaudeville and cabarets of yore, but it also recalls the heavily workshopped efforts of Mike Leigh, as well as Moulin Rouge — the latter not so much in terms of pop exuberance, but rather exacting construction. A study in well orchestrated, non-gloomy realism, the movie also benefits greatly from many of its cast members’ familiarity and obvious comfort with Barratier (Jugnot and Merad both costarred in The Chorus); the characters here are well sketched, and the acting so solid and of a piece that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the roles. If it’s a slight bit overlong at two hours (its introductory brushstrokes could have been shortened without much overall sacrifice), Paris 36 still connects as a sumptuous and emotionally substantive look at the triumph of artistic will in the face of difficult circumstances.
Housed in a regular plastic Amaray case with a deep-set snap-in tray, Paris 36 comes to DVD with a heartening slate of special features that yet again showcases Sony’s admirable home video commitment to foreign language titles. Barratier dominates a feature-length audio commentary track with Arnezeder, waxing philosophic regarding his directorial opinions on playback, point-of-view shots and coverage. He also talks about the difficulty of communicating with the movie’s Czech extras, and his willful seduction of Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby cinematographer, Tom Stern.
Twenty-three minutes of deleted scenes kick off the rest of the supplemental material, providing an even deeper portrayal of an artistically and economically tottering Paris. This material is less about discarded plot strands and more about around-the-edges color, and authenticity of setting. A special 10-minute featurette solely on Arnezeder has the potential to turn into hyperbolic fluff (it’s subtitled “The Young Revelation’s Beautiful Adventure”), but it actually comes across as an honest chronicling of a young starlet’s rise, in no small part due to the inclusion of insights and reminiscences from those both inside and outside the decision-making casting bubble. A hearty helping (a half hour’s worth) of subtitled interviews with the main actors gives an overview of the production from their perspective, while Thomas Lautner’s production design sketches anchor a 25-minute making-of featurette that looks at the all-important selection of Paris 36‘s locations. Trailers for Easy Virtue, It Might Get Loud, I’ve Loved You So Long and a quartet of other Sony DVD releases are also included. To purchase the DVD via Amazon, click here. B (Movie) A (Disc)
Spinal Tap Short Film Debuts on iTunes
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, Shorts International and INgrooves have today released Spinal Tap’s new short film, Stonehenge: ‘Tis a Magical Place, exclusively to iTunes. The seven-minute short marks iTunes’ first original film, wherein Spinal
Tap, having put Stonehenge on the map in their legendary song about the
world heritage site, pay their first visit to the monument. As if drawn
by some primal, magnetic force, Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and
Derek Smalls set out on a pilgrimage to this ancient site, the silent
song of these mysterious lithic Sirens inspiring the distinguished
artistes to make a trans-generational house call. Laughs ensue, one presumes.
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Afghanistan Population: 33,332,025
Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahidin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Usama BIN LADIN. A UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan, and the National Assembly was inaugurated the following December. KARZAI was reelected in August 2009 for a second term. The 2014 presidential election was the country's first to include a runoff, which featured the top two vote-getters from the first round, Abdullah ABDULLAH and Ashraf GHANI. Throughout the summer of 2014, their campaigns disputed the results and traded accusations of fraud, leading to a US-led diplomatic intervention that included a full vote audit as well as political negotiations between the two camps. In September 2014, GHANI and ABDULLAH agreed to form the Government of National Unity, with GHANI inaugurated as president and ABDULLAH elevated to the newly-created position of chief executive officer. The day after the inauguration, the GHANI administration signed the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement, which provide the legal basis for the post-2014 international military presence in Afghanistan. Despite gains toward building a stable central government, the Taliban remains a serious challenge for the Afghan Government in almost every province. The Taliban still considers itself the rightful government of Afghanistan, and it remains a capable and confident insurgent force despite its last two spiritual leaders being killed; it continues to declare that it will pursue a peace deal with Kabul only after foreign military forces depart.
Landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: almost six times the size of Virginia; slightly smaller than Texas
Land Boundaries: total: 5,987 km border countries (6): China 91 km, Iran 921 km, Pakistan 2,670 km, Tajikistan 1,357 km, Turkmenistan 804 km, Uzbekistan 144 km
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land
Land use: agricultural land: 58.1% arable land 11.9%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 46% forest: 2.1%
Natural hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
Current Environment Issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution
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Nationality: noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan
Ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) note: current statistical data on the sensitive subject of ethnicity in Afghanistan is not available, and ethnicity data from small samples of respondents to opinion polls are not a reliable alternative; Afghanistan's 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, and Pashai (2015)
Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism, but Dari functions as the lingua franca note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them
Religions: Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.)
55-64 years: 3.9% (male 640,813/female 660,121)
65 years and over: 2.57% (male 396,124/female 460,095) (2016 est.)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 87%
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6%
potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.34% (2016 est.)
Major urban areas - population: KABUL (capital) 4.635 million (2015)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)
Maternal mortality rate: 396 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 112.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 120.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 105 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 21.2% (2010/11)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 6,900 (2015 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 2.4% (2014)
female: 8 years (2014)
Country name: conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan
local short form: Afghanistan
former: Republic of Afghanistan
etymology: the name "Afghan" originally referred to the Pashtun people (today it is understood to include all the country's ethnic groups), while the suffix "-stan" means "place of" or "country"; so Afghanistan literally means the "Land of the Afghans"
Government type: presidential Islamic republic
Capital: name: Kabul
time difference: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions: 34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
Independence: 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
National holiday: Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
Constitution: several previous; latest drafted 14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004, signed 16 January 2004, ratified 26 January 2004; note - a provision in the constitution prohibits changes until 2020 (2016)
Legal system: mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law
Executive branch: chief of state: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai (since 29 September 2014); CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH (since 29 September 2014); First Vice President Abdul Rashid DOSTAM (since 29 September 2014); Second Vice President Sarwar DANESH (since 29 September 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai (since 29 September 2014 ); CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH (since 29 September 2014); First Vice President Abdul Rashid DOSTAM (since 29 September 2014 ); Second Vice President Sarwar DANESH (since 29 September 2014)
cabinet: Cabinet consists of 26 ministers appointed by the president, approved by the National Assembly elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 5 April and 14 June 2014 (next to be held in 2019)
election results: percent of vote in first round - Abdullah ABDULLAH (National Coalition of Afghanistan) 45%, Ashraf GHANI (independent) 31.6%, Zalmai RASSOUL 11.4%, other 12%; percent of vote in second round - Ashraf GHANI 56.4%, Abdullah ABDULLAH 43.6%
Legislative branch: description: bicameral National Assembly consists of the Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders (102 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by district councils to serve 3-year terms, 34 indirectly elected by provincial councils to serve 4-year terms, and 34 nominated by the president of which 17 must be women, 2 must represent the disabled, and 2 must be Kuchi nomads; members serve 5-year terms) and the Wolesi Jirga or House of People (249 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) note: the constitution allows the government to convene a constitutional Loya Jirga (Grand Council) on issues of independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it can amend the provisions of the constitution and prosecute the president; it consists of members of the National Assembly and chairpersons of the provincial and district councils; no constitutional Loya Jirga has ever been held, and district councils have never been elected; the president appointed 34 members of the Meshrano Jirga that the district councils should have indirectly elected
elections: the Wolesi Jirga’s five-year term expired in 2015, but the president extended its term by decree until elections can be held
election results: results by party - NA; seats by party - NA
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court or Stera Mahkama (consists of the supreme court chief and 8 justices organized into criminal, public security, civil, and commercial divisions or dewans) judge selection and term of office: court chief and justices appointed by the president with the approval of the Wolesi Jirga; court chief and justices serve single 10-year terms
subordinate courts: Appeals Courts; Primary Courts; Special Courts for issues including narcotics, security, property, family, and juveniles
Political parties and leaders: note - the Ministry of Justice licensed 67 political parties as of September 2015
Political pressure groups and leaders: other: religious groups, tribal leaders, ethnically based groups, Taliban
International organization participation: ADB, CICA, CP, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNAMA, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
National symbol(s): lion; national colors: red, green, black
National anthem: name: "Milli Surood" (National Anthem)
lyrics/music: Abdul Bari JAHANI/Babrak WASA
note: adopted 2006; the 2004 constitution of the post-Taliban government mandated that a new national anthem should be written containing the phrase "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) and mentioning the names of Afghanistan's ethnic groups
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hamdullah MOHIB (since 17 September 2015)
chancery: 2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador P. Michael MCKINLEY (since 22 December 2014)
embassy: Bibi Mahru, Kabul
mailing address: U.S. Embassy Kabul, APO, AE 09806
telephone: [00 93] 0700 108 001
FAX: [00 93] 0700 108 564
Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world. The international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $67 billion at nine donors' conferences between 2003 and 2010. In July 2012, the donors at the Tokyo conference pledged an additional $16 billion in civilian aid through 2015. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Afghanistan's growth rate slowed markedly in 2014-15. The drawdown of international security forces that started in 2014 has negatively affected economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country. Afghan President Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai is dedicated to instituting economic reforms to include improving revenue collection and fighting corruption. However, the reforms will take time to implement and Afghanistan will remain dependent on international donor support over the next several years.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (purchasing power parity): $64.08 billion (2016 est.) $62.82 billion (2015 est.) $62.35 billion (2014 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): GDP (official exchange rate): $18.4 billion (2014 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,000 (2016 est.) $2,000 (2015 est.) $2,000 (2014 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 108.6%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 6.6%
GDP - composition, by sector of origin: household consumption: 108.6%
Agriculture - products: opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins, poppies
Industries: small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
industry: 5.7%
services: 15.7% (FY08/09 est.)
Unemployment rate: 35% (2008 est.) 40% (2005 est.)
Budget: revenues: $1.7 billion
expenditures: $6.639 billion (2015 est.)
Taxes and other revenues: 9.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
Fiscal year: 21 December - 20 December
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.5% (2016 est.) -1.5% (2015 est.)
Current account balance: $827 million (2016 est.) $925 million (2015 est.)
Exports: $658 million (2014 est.) $2.679 billion (2013 est.) note: not including illicit exports or reexports
Exports - commodities: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
Exports - partners: India 42.3%, Pakistan 29%, Tajikistan 7.6% (2015)
Imports: $7.004 billion (2014 est.) $12.19 billion (2013 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Imports - partners: Pakistan 38.6%, India 8.9%, US 8.3%, Turkmenistan 6.2%, China 6%, Kazakhstan 5.9%, Azerbaijan 4.9% (2015)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $6.232 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $6.681 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
Debt - external: $1.28 billion (FY10/11) $2.7 billion (FY08/09)
Market value of publicly traded shares: $NA
Exchange rates: afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 61.14 (2016 est.) 61.14 (2015 est.) 61.14 (2014 est.) 57.25 (2013 est.) 46.45 (2010)
Electricity - production: 1 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 4.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2013 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity: 600,000 kW (2014 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Crude oil - imports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Natural gas - production: 159.6 million cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 159.6 million cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 49.55 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 7.4 million Mt (2013 est.)
Cellular Phones in use: total: 19.709 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 61 (July 2015 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks
domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellu
international: country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2012)
Broadcast media: state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 150 private radio stations, 50 TV stations, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet country code: .af
Internet users: total: 2.69 million percent of population: 8.3% (July 2015 est.)
Pipelines: gas 466 km (2013)
paved: 12,350 km
Waterways: 1,200 km; (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2011)
river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Military branches: Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan National Police, Afghan Local Police (2016)
Military service age and obligation: 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2016)
Military expenditures: 28.09% of GDP (2016) 4.74% of GDP (2011)
Disputes - International: Afghan, Coalition, and Pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps and since 2014 have met to discuss collaboration on the Taliban insurgency and counterterrorism efforts; Afghan and Iranian commissioners have discussed boundary monument densification and resurvey; Iran protests Afghanistan's restricting flow of dammed Helmand River tributaries during drought; Pakistan has sent troops across and built fences along some remote tribal areas of its treaty-defined Durand Line border with Afghanistan which serve as bases for foreign terrorists and other illegal activities; Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 257,523 (Pakistan) (2015) IDPs: 1,174,306 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and political instability) (2015)
Illicit drugs: world's largest producer of opium; poppy cultivation increased 7 percent, to a record 211,000 hectares in 2014 from 198,000 hectares in 2013, while eradication dropped sharply; relatively low opium yields due to poor weather kept potential opium production - 6,300 metric tons - below the record set in 2007; the Taliban and other antigovernment groups participate in and profit from the opiate trade, which is a key source of revenue for the Taliban inside Afghanistan; widespread corruption and instability impede counterdrug efforts; most of the heroin consumed in Europe and Eurasia is derived from Afghan opium; Afghanistan is also struggling to respond to a burgeoning domestic opiate addiction problem; vulnerable to drug money laundering through informal financial networks; illicit cultivation of cannabis and regional source of hashish
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Another great edition of 'Stuff Sonny Hates'!
Amazon’s same-day deliveries and UPS
by Sonny Bunch on July 12, 2012
Fascinating piece over at Slate on Amazon’s move to make next-day deliveries standard and same-day deliveries possible:
But now Amazon has a new game. Now that it has agreed to collect sales taxes, the company can legally set up warehouses right inside some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation. Why would it want to do that? Because Amazon’s new goal is to get stuff to you immediately—as soon as a few hours after you hit Buy. …
It’s hard to overstate how thoroughly this move will shake up the retail industry. Same-day delivery has long been the holy grail of Internet retailers, something that dozens of startups have tried and failed to accomplish. (Remember Kozmo.com?) But Amazon is investing billions to make next-day delivery standard, and same-day delivery an option for lots of customers. If it can pull that off, the company will permanently alter how we shop. To put it more bluntly: Physical retailers will be hosed.
Let’s leave aside the hosing of the physical retailers, which is likely for retailers like Best Buy whose marketspace Amazon eats up entirely but less so with retailers like Target and Wal-Mart, which rely more heavily on grocery and clothing sales.
What I’m interested in is the effect this will have on UPS. What percentage of packages delivered by UPS comes from Amazon? 5%? 10%? More? Less? I have no idea. There’s no doubt that e-tailing has been a boon for UPS and Fed Ex, but it’s unclear to me what percentage of that comes from Amazon specifically. I’m guessing it makes up a plurality if not an outright majority. All I know is that when UPS makes a delivery to my apartment building, about one in four of the boxes has the Amazon logo on it. I assume Amazon has worked out some sort of bulk rate, but still: Losing that business would be a huge hit for UPS, right? Perhaps Amazon will work out some sort of deal with the company where they serve as the on-the-ground delivery company for the new Amazon distribution centers?
I’m just spitballing here. If anyone has more concrete data, I’d love to see it.
SkinsFanPG July 12, 2012 at 9:19 am
As an IT guy, I really want to see the software that manages Amazon’s supply chain. I have to imagine that it’s really really awesome, given how Amazon has revolutionized supply chain management.
Mark July 12, 2012 at 1:30 pm
It’s not super-uncommon for retailers to only utilize big carriers like UPS for last-mile delivery. I’m not familiar with Amazon’s supply chain, but I suspect UPS is only part of the system. I’d also be really curious to see how Amazon works drop ship into the mix for this same day stuff…
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Posted in Boycott Novell, Site News at 11:01 pm by Shane Coyle
Howdy, Comrades! It’s Shane, guest-blogging from the new Union of American Socialist States (UASS). As many are aware, I haven’t contributed much here in the previous year or so – save my last cameo appearance when Roy took a well-deserved break, so perhaps there are some folks here who have never heard from me before.
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The students of a missionary school in Pakistan, from first graders to graduates, have become enthusiast Edubuntu users thanks to the cooperation between their administrator and an Italian LUG.
Improving Ubuntu/Upstream Bug Workflow
This is just one of a number of projects that we are working on to improve how we work with other entities in the Open Source world. We are really, really keen to not only build a strong and effective Ubuntu community, but to also ensure we can work as effectively with other projects and contributors too.
Intrepid and beyond
Xubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Alpha 6 Review
Alpha 6 is the last alpha release of Xubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10. I wanted to give it a try on my Dell Inspiron 1150 notebook to see how far it had come along. My Dell has an Intel Celeron 2.4 Ghz processor, 1 Gig of RAM, and 80 Gigabytes of hard disk space. The Ubuntu release schedule states the final release date for Intrepid Ibex is October 30th, 2008.
Germany Company Debuts High Speed Debug With Linux Support
Bug 272826: Ubuntero
Industrial networked DVR runs Linux
A brief history of computers and free software: where is the money?
How to Run Web Apps from Your Desktop
Google and HTC spent 3 years on Android, handsets
Ram Shriram: Open Up the Airwaves
Google’s Page: White spaces test was unfair
The Netherlands Patent Office changes to open source software
The Netherlands Patent Office is the first government authority to implement the ‘Nederland Open in Connection’ action plan and to switch a large number of its ICT systems to what is known as open source software. As the first step, Frank Heemskerk, minister of Foreign Affairs launched the new website of the Netherlands Patent Office today, which is based on open source software. By the end of 2009, the entire office environment, including desktop computer systems and the relationship management system will be running on the basis of open source software.
Awards recognise open source leaders
Sun Microsystems Recognizes Open Source Innovation with Announcement of OpenSPARC Community Innovation Award Winners
EFF: claim that consent needed for linking is ‘preposterous’
Podcaster rejeceted because it duplicates iTunes functionality
Larry Augustin, GNU Linux business visionary 31
Eye on Microsoft: Assortment of Key Observations
Posted in America, Antitrust, Asia, Finance, Google, Microsoft at 9:07 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Those who don’t understand Linux are doomed to reinvent it, poorly.
This set of reports is intended to keep track of anti-competitive behaviour in particular, but also in these “Eye on Microsoft” posts, signs of the demise of Microsoft are being accumulated for future reference.
Today’s report starts with Borland’s story, which was shared here before [1, 2, 3]. Glyn Moody bring up his own memories.
Microsoft essentially won the battle for the hearts and minds of the developer community, and Borland became something of a lost soul, wandering the fringes of computing, trying to find something to do in the shadow of Big Bill and an even bigger Microsoft.
One of the people at Microsoft tasked with destroying Borland was Todd Nielsen, who was general manager for Microsoft’s developer relations and platform marketing.
“Destroying” is a strong word, but we saw that before.
Several months ago, Steve Ballmer expressed no desire to resign from his post. That may change now as he uses a condition to excuse himself.
According to scuttlebutt from Microsoft’s annual employee meeting, which was held in Seattle on September 18, Ballmer told attendees that he is going to stay on at Microsoft until Microsoft’s search share exceeds Google’s.
Whether or not that ever happens (unlikely), the fact that such hubris is showing was worth noting, as well the mentioning of a departure. Microsoft’s hostile behaviour typically descends from the top. Matt Asay once confirmed this in an E-mail to us.
“I See Dead Products”
The heading is a film reference, but it reflects on a trend that was mentioned here a couple of days ago. Several key Microsoft products/services/units shut down.
“Remember that amazing relationship you once had where you didn’t even see the breakup coming?”A reader has sent us this example, describing it as: “How Microsoft shafted Ensemble studios (why should Novell be luckier?)
“Remember that amazing relationship you once had where you didn’t even see the breakup coming? Well, that’s sort of what Ensemble Studios founder Bruce Shelley sounds like when talking about Microsoft’s closure of his studio. Shelley explains he “remains very disappointed” and that everyone at the studio still has a job until Halo Wars is finished later this year.
“Shelley does give some detail on why the ax got dropped on the studio, explaining that Microsoft wanted to shift the budget to other development houses which were “expected to deliver” more strategic and profitable games.”
In other news from yesterday, Associated Press dumped Microsoft. That short affair is officially over.
Until now AP used Microsoft’s MSN media player to distribute videos. Vole flogged ads alongside the material, sharing the revenue with AP.
The Microsoft Tax… Evasion
We wrote about Microsoft’s tax evasion (or tax trickery) several times before [1, 2] and included some references to the developments in India. Well, the following article, which disappeared from CNN, had fortunately been mirrored a couple of days ago and also published. It seems to suggest that Microsoft might be dodging the law (with excuses). It just sounds suspicious.
Microsoft India Says Hasn’t Received Tax Notice,Can’t Comment
The Indian unit of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Wednesday it is yet to receive any tax notice from the government.
Earlier in the day, the Economic Times, citing unnamed sources, said the Indian service tax department has asked Microsoft India to pay INR2.56 billion ( $57 million) in taxes and penalties.
Microsoft is not off the hook — and rightly so. Later today there will be a formal discussion about Microsoft’s antitrust status.
Microsoft and antitrust regulators will be back in federal court on Thursday, for a regularly scheduled status conference on the software giant’s compliance with the final judgment order stemming from its historic consent decree.
The antitrust development from Japan — that which was mentioned 3 days ago — has just reached the Australian press, which has more details.
JAPAN’S Fair Trade Commission has told Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, to void clauses that it says violate anti-monopoly law in contracts with Japanese personal computer makers.
As Microsoft goes into debt, it becomes unlikely that it will ever buy Yahoo. Nevertheless, some people still discuss the possibilities.
Yahoo (YHOO) this week holds its first board meeting with new director Carl Icahn at the table. And Carl is not being quiet about what he wants. In an appearance on CNBC’s Fast Money on Friday, Icahn repeated his stance that eventually the company will need to do a deal with Microsoft (MSFT).
“Yahoo…eventually…in my opinion…they have to do something with Microsoft eventually, they have to do it, or Google is going to kill them,” Icahn said.
Google’s deal with Yahoo is still facing challenges (risk of being derailed) only because of Microsoft, an almost-sole opposer with AstroTurf platforms. It was the same with DoubleClick (few more details in [1, 2]). The American Antitrust Institute has just published a paper on the subject.
The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) today released a white paper on the proposed alliance between Google and Yahoo, concluding that the transaction should be viewed as presumptively anticompetitive, although it may also contain possible pro-competitive benefits.
We have already expressed our views on the Microsoft buybacks. Roughly Drafted has some more ideas.
Spending your capital to buy back stock also indicates that you have
no ideas for using that capital to build your business, and are
instead converting it into value for shareholders, including
executives and employees holding options (the opposite of diluting
your stock by creating new shares).
If Microsoft had any implementable ideas, it would be using that $40
billion to make more money, just like Apple has used its capital to
rapidly expand its business while earning more cash on hand. Apple
isn’t buying back its stock because it thinks it can make more for
investors building new business than it can by simply giving the money
back.
Critics who can find no problems with Microsoft’s record earnings and
its dominance of Gartner’s market share reports have fallen for the
market share myth. Linux, Apple and Microsoft aren’t companies selling
competing widgets. Apple sells PCs that don’t have Microsoft’s OEM
software on them, while Linux is used as an alternative to Microsoft’s
software. Rather than directly competing for ”sales,“ Apple and Linux
both serve to compete with Microsoft for attention (development) and
air supply.
Comparing ”market share,“ particularly when talking about Linux, which
isn’t even sold, is absurd. One might as well be describing a man in a
sealed room with a fire burning in one corner as safe because the fire
only consumes a very small portion of the the room’s ”cubic inch
share.“ The real problem is that it is eating up the room’s oxygen and
putting out toxins.
Microsoft has worked well with a monopoly over the PC OS and software
markets. But with competition from non-Windows PCs (both Macs and Acer/
Dells running Linux) and from alternative server software (open source
servers, which power more web servers than Windows Server), Microsoft
is now finding its air supply getting cut off while its proprietary
business model is poisoned by the insidiously opportunistic spread of
open source. That’s why Microsoft calls it a ”cancer.“
Microsoft is still making loads of money, but Windows has hit a brick
wall with Vista, its consumer products have all tanked and are losing
loads of money, and competition is just barely getting started.
Apple is growing 10x faster than the PC market in general, and the top
PC makers (HP, Dell, Acer) are all actively working to find new ways
to use Linux or develop their own OS in imitation of Apple. Even if
Windows 7 turned out to be a good product in 2010, it wouldn’t matter,
because nobody wants to pay for a PC OS anymore.
Microsoft is fundamentally screwed. The worst part is that it is not
taking any effective stabs at building a new model or innovating
itself out of crisis. Shifts happen all the time. If big companies
can’t adapt, they die, and Microsoft isn’t proving it can adapt. It’s
merely reacting with stock buybacks and imitative advertising
(including its $300 million ads that primarily draw attention to
Apple’s brand.)
Patty Stonesifer Lands in Public Sector
This cannot be good news, due to the known impact of former Microsoft employees outside Microsoft. Patty Stonesifer used to be in the Gates Foundation and her husband ‘planted’ a series of articles praising Bill Gates in Time Magazine. That was about a month ago. It’s part of these attempts to hide truths and publicly glorify those who pay the bill. One reader believes that Stonesifer’s appointment in the Smithsonian Institution is bad news.
The Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents elected former Microsoft executive Patty Stonesifer on Monday as the next chairwoman of the board overseeing the world’s largest museum and research complex.
Having seen the Library of Congress accepting millions of dollars from Microsoft to pollute its Web site with Silverlight [1, 2, 3, 4], one reader worries that Microsoft influence in the Smithsonian Institution might do the same to more public archives. Another reader has just said that Stanfard is being ‘infected’ by this Linux-hostile technology as well. █
India Might Can ISO; IBM Opposition Backed by LF, Seeks Broader Crowd
Posted in Asia, IBM, ISO, Microsoft, Open XML, OpenDocument, Standard at 8:26 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Another day, another ISO headache
From the Campaign for Document Freedom
ISO had a lot of fun pretending that everything is fine, but the following morning it had a really nasty hangover. What hath ISO wrought upon itself? By refusing to admit that Microsoft had gamed the process, ISO aligned itself with Microsoft’s abuses, which are well documented.
Over the past couple of days we wrote about independent opposition and action coming from India and IBM [1, 2]. There is some new information in Business Standard, which now states:
First, IBM is threatening to leave organisations that set standards for software interoperability over concerns that their processes are not always transparent (the ostensible references are to the ISO and Microsoft).
Second, according to sources close to the development, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) — which met in New Delhi on the 22nd of this month — is reviewing the ISO transparency issue while simultaneously exploring alternate standards which emerge from bodies like the W3C and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
That second portion of the text is particularly interesting. It is more substantiated than anything we’ve seen and given what the BIS went through (Microsoft abuse), it’s neither shocking nor extreme. For quite some time there has been the suggestion that India should sweep ISO aside, bypassing its recommendation. It seems to be getting there, hopefully.
In support of IBM’s protest, the Linux Foundation rises and calls for more such backlash. Via Andy Updegrove (of the Linux Foundation):
While IBM’s standards activities are formidible, IBM still controls only one vote within any single standards organization. As a result, it will be significant to see whether it is successful in inspiring other companies (and particularly those that were its allies in the ODF-OOXML competition, such as Google and Oracle) to make statements of active support for these same principles.
Bob Sutor has already mentioned this as well and below we append the press release. If the Linux Foundation was to grasp low-hanging fruit, it should seek a similar statement from Google, to whom standards are more relevant than to some companies like Red Hat, which sooner or later ought to come up with similar denouncements of ISO’s judgment, if not the entire process. Interesting times ahead. The European Commission is still investigating this fiasco. █
Linux Foundation Statement on IBM IT Standards Policy
Yesterday, Linux Foundation member IBM announced its adoption of a new corporate policy that will govern its global participation in the standards development process. It also revealed a list of standards reform recommendations generated through a discussion among 70 standards experts from around the world, and called upon all stakeholders, from the open source community, to vendors, to government, to academia, to join in a dialogue that can both raise the bar for standards development as well as facilitate the implementation of open interoperability standards in open source software.
The IBM policy details a set of principles that are intended to regulate its participation in standards development, as well as a list of action items that will direct its efforts in seeking the reform of that process.
IBM’s goals in this pursuit will be to seek greater transparency, openness and inclusiveness in standards development, and also to facilitate the integration of that process with the development of open source software.
The Linux Foundation applauds this action, and supports IBM’s call for raising the bar in the standards development process. In particular, the Foundation, which uniquely supports both open source software and open standards, appreciates IBM’s leadership in recognizing the importance of promoting the advancement of these two essential technology tools in a coordinated way. Submarine patents, overly restrictive intellectual
property policies, and undue vendor influence are of equal concern to proponents of both open standards and open source software, and the best solutions will be those that address the needs of both disciplines.
Like IBM, the Foundation is working for similar goals. Accordingly, the Foundation calls upon others to support the principles laid out in the IBM announcement, and make common cause with this worthwhile effort.
True, IBM is a member of the Foundation – but that would also be true with regard to the vast majority of other IT standards group of any stature that have anything to do with software, hardware, wireless, open source,…well, you get the idea. But I can personally vouch for the fact that the Linux Foundation statement was created without IBM’s knowledge, much less at its request.
“The problem is not that the IBM principles are, or should be, seen as controversial, but that they need to be publicly stated at all.”
What does lie behind the making of the Foundation’s statement is the fact that IBM is touching on a widely-felt sense of unhappiness with the status quo. And while the new IBM policy may be more articulate and cohesive than what others may be thinking to themselves, it is giving voice to the type of self-evident best practices that ought, by rights, to be already directing all standards development efforts everywhere. The problem is not that the IBM principles are, or should be, seen as controversial, but that they need to be publicly stated at all.
My hope is that the Linux Foundation’s statement will be but the first public statement of solidarity, recognizing that IBM has started a ball rolling here that that others should put their shoulders behind. Hopefully there will be more such statements in the near future, and more voices added to the dialogue. I’ll look forward to reporting on them here when they do.
“Microsoft corrupted many members of ISO in order to win approval for its phony ‘open’ document format, OOXML. This was so governments that keep their documents in a Microsoft-only format can pretend that they are using ‘open standards.’ The government of South Africa has filed an appeal against the decision, citing the irregularities in the process.”
–Richard Stallman, June 2008
IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: September 24th, 2008 – Part 2
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TOWS Statement: Wall Street Makes Bank on Trump: 2017 in Review
By TeamIn Statements and Press Releases, Take on Wall StreetTags CFPB, Dodd-Frank, Goldman Sachs, Take on Wall St, Take On Wall Street, Wall Street, Wall Street Lobbying, Wells Fargo
The report includes facts about lobbying spending that hit $2 billion in the last election cycle, and continues unabated, Wall Street executives in the Trump administration and regulatory agencies, tax cut windfalls for the finance industry, and a deregulatory free-for-all. It also includes a case study of how Wells Fargo’s outrageous conduct somehow earned it the distinction of being the biggest winner from the Trump-Republican tax bill.
AFR/TOWS Statement: Unpopular, Harmful Tax Cuts Reward Wall Street Donors
By TeamIn Letters and Statements, Take on Wall StreetTags Take On Wall Street, tax cuts, Taxes, Wall Street
At a time when millions of everyday Americans are struggling with stagnant wages, Republicans decided to use the tax code to reward its contributors. Polls have shown that the Republican tax bill is deeply unpopular. Voters recognize it for what it is: a giant holiday gift to Wall Street and the super rich that the rest of us will be paying off for decades.
AFR/TOWS Statement: Senate Republican Tax Bill a Gift to Wall Street
By TeamIn Statements and Press Releases, Take on Wall StreetTags Hedge Funds and Private Equity, Take On Wall Street, tax reform
On Friday, Senate Republicans passed a bill with some $1.5 trillion in tax cuts, overwhelmingly weighted to the wealthiest Americans. The bill lavishes tax cuts on Wall Street banks, on executives who can manipulate their legal status to obtain a lower tax rate, and on operations in foreign tax havens. In contrast, ordinary Americans earning wages and salaries receive very limited benefits, and in many cases will see their taxes increased.
TOWS Statement: House Tax Bill a Gift to Wall Street
By TeamIn Statements and Press Releases, Take on Wall StreetTags Take On Wall Street, tax reform, Wall Street
The Take on Wall Street campaign denounces the passage of a tax bill in the House of Representatives that would give Wall Street and the 1% over $1 trillion in tax breaks while leaving many middle-income Americans paying higher taxes, increasing the public deficit, and leading to deep cuts in important public services.
TOWS Statement: Groups Slam Tax Bills For Failure to Close Carried Interest Loophole
The Take on Wall Street campaign denounced the proposed tax bills for effectively preserving the carried interest loophole for Wall Street money managers, a loophole Trump promised to close during the campaign trail.
TOWS Statement: Tax Bill Would Give Wall Street Massive New Tax Breaks
The Take on Wall Street campaign denounces the just-unveiled tax bill as a giant giveaway to an industry whose reckless behavior led to a searing recession from which many Americans have not yet recovered.
TOWS Statement: Wall Street Watchdogs Blast Banking Committee for approving Clayton to Head SEC
By TeamIn Statements and Press Releases, Take on Wall StreetTags investor protection, SEC, Take On Wall Street
"Jay Clayton’s entire career of representing major Wall Street banks, advancing their interests at the expense of the public, helping them avoid accountability, stands in contradiction to the very mission of the agency he has been nominated to lead... Those who voted in favor of his appointment -- both Democrats and Republicans --will have some explaining to do to constituents who are sick and tired of letting Wall Street continue rig the economy so all of the gains go to those at the very top.”
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Granit-navigator-6.18 ERA device is certified for installation in school buses
A telematic terminal Granit-navigator-6.18 ERA designed and manufactured by SpaceTeam®
A telematic terminal Granit-navigator-6.18 ERA designed and manufactured by SpaceTeam® is certified to comply with Technical regulations of the Customs Union «Safety of wheeled vehicles» as a device for calling emergency services (UVESS) ERA-GLONASS for installation in smaller class buses of make PAZ, type 3205, 3206 and medium class buses for in-city and commuter transportation, type 4234.
It is the first certification of PAZ, type 3205 – a small class bus for in-city and commuter transportation, children transportation (school bus) and special vehicle for transportation of rotational workers, specialized construction teams and seasonal workers in agriculture. The model is one of the most demanded by Russian market made by Pavlovo bus factory (PAZ) with enhanced performance, attractive cost of ownership, affordable price and high reparability, equipped with the ERA-GLONASS. The Granit-navigator-6.18 ERA device and its peripheral equipment – alarm button, loudspeaker, microphone and indication are installed onboard in an assembling stage at the factory.
«We know that a programme of school buses fleet modernization was launched. Given a leading role of PAZ in production of the school buses, we strived to certify as quickly as possible together with the factory’s specialists UVEOS Granit-navigator-6.18 namely for the model 3205. Now every school bus that comes off a conveyor line may be equipped with a certified kit ERA-GLONASS», comments Aleksei Smaytskikh, a director general of navigational holding SpaceTeam, the device’s developer.
Let’s remind that since 1 July 2015, additional requirements have been effect for school buses, used for children’s transportation. According to Evgeny Meilikhov, a vice-director of the NPO «GLONASS» development department, following requirements for an organized transportation of children, there should be used a bus, which is no older than 10 years since its production date, complying with requirements for passenger transportation, having admission to road traffic use and equipped with satellite navigation system GLONASS or GLONASS/GPS. «Granit-navigator-6.18 device provides these functions in addition to ERA. This kit demonstrates possibilities of the ERA terminals with extended functions», the expert added.
In case of a traffic accident the Granit-navigator-6.18 device will provide an instant data transmission about a vehicle (identification number VIN, exact coordinates, etc.) to an operator ERA-GLONASS system, which shortens response time of corresponding services. Granit-navigator-6.18 – is a multifunctional AVL-terminal used not only for traffic accident response, but also for switching additional telematics services. For example, an automobile operating company that buys a new school bus with onboard terminal may connect it without additional expenditures to an existing automatic dispatching and transportation management system, thus providing the children’s safety, video monitoring inside the bus, speed limit control, driving styles, arrival on schedule, remote diagnostics and fuel control.
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A confirmation of ERA-GLONASS terminal, as a vehicle’s component complying with Technical regulation of the Customs Union is carried out in the form of compulsory certification, which states conducting tests in an accredited experimental laboratory. The tests are conducted in accordance with the national standards developed by the NPO «GLONASS» included in the List of standards, approved by the Eurasian Economic Commission on 2 December 2014.
The school buses should also comply with a special GOST R 51160-98. In particular, the body should be yellow in colour, there should be two first aid kits inside it, and passengers’ seats should «face forward in the direction of the bus movement».
A school modification PAZ 32025-70 complies fully with the GOST R 51160-98 «Buses for children transportation: technical requirements». The bus was designed for 22 children seats, 2 of which are for accompanying adults. An additional step helps the youngest passengers to get on the bus. Inside each bus there are buttons for emergency communication with driver, the driver’s workplace is equipped with outer and inner loudspeaker communication set-ups. All the seats are equipped with special seat belts. The bus has cargo racks for school rucksacks. Special device will not allow vehicle to move with doors open and limit its speed to 60 km/h.
According to the data of the GAZ Group itself, the company holds 65% of children transportation vehicles on the Russian market and was the first to produce vehicles that comply with the GOST R 51160-98. Since 2005, over 16 thousand school busses came off the factory’s conveyor.
Orders for certification of the devices for emergency services calling in case of traffic accidents are still being received from Russian and foreign producers. The GAZ group, a leading country’s producer of light and medium duty commercial automobiles, buses, heavy trucks and cars is a flagship in this activity. The Pavlovo bus factory (a part of the GAZ group), which sold almost 5 thousand buses in 2015 out of 8,9 thousand total made in Russia, was one of the first to commence a certified installation of the ERA-GLONASS equipment in the factory assembly stage.
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Wellred Weekly is the electronic journal of the Library of Spanking Fiction and consists of a disparate mix of spoof news articles relating to the library members themselves along with around a dozen genuine articles in each issue concerning all things spanking, including occasional reprints of spanking art features.
Although entitled 'Weekly' it is likely to be produced on an adhoc basis but with at least one issue each month. The journal is viewable without being a member of the library site and articles and letters can be submitted by non-members using a Contact form. Commenting on the featured articles, however, does at present require library membership.
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Morgan St.
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4:57 PM PT5:57 PM MT6:57 PM CT7:57 PM ET12:57 PM GMT8:57 PM 北京时间5:57 PM MST7:57 PM EST, Feb 11, 2019
Tiger Arena, Savannah, Georgia Attendance: 1,845
Harper carries Savannah St. over Morgan St. 88-85
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Tyrell Harper had 17 points and nine assists and Zach Sellers hit a 3-pointer to cap the scoring with 46 seconds left as Savannah State narrowly beat Morgan State 88-85 on Monday night.
Harper shot 5 for 7 on 3-pointers.
Jaquan Dotson had 18 points for Savannah State (9-15, 6-4 Mid-Eastern Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Zaquavian Smith added 13 points and three blocks. Romani Hansen had 11 points and three blocks for the hosts.
The Tigers had a season-high 10 blocks.
Stanley Davis had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Bears (8-16, 3-8), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Kyson Rawls added 19 points. Antonio Gillespie had 10 points.
Sherwyn Devonish-Prince Jr., the Bears' second leading scorer entering the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 14 percent for the game (2 of 14).
The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Bears on the season. Savannah State defeated Morgan State 88-87 on Jan. 7. Savannah State matches up against Florida A&M at home on Saturday. Morgan State plays Norfolk State at home next Saturday.
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
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The Amateur's Guide To Death & Dying
Enhancing Life Near Death
Posted on December 9, 2012 December 9, 2012 by Richard Wagner
10 extraordinary burial ceremonies from around the world
By James Michael Dorsey
Not all cultures believe in burying the dead in the ground. Here are 10 unique ceremonies from around the world.
THE MODERN DICTIONARY defines the word ‘burial’ as placing a body in the ground.
But burying the deceased was not always the case.
Just as primitive man has long worshiped the four elements of Earth, Sky, Water, and Fire, so too have these elements taken their place in burial practices as diverse as the different tribes of the earth.
The way mankind deals with its dead says a great deal about those left to carry on. Burial practices are windows to a culture that speak volumes about how it lives.
As we are told in Genesis, man comes from dust, and returns to it. We have found many different ways to return. Here are 10 that I found particularly fascinating:
Air Sacrifice – Mongolia
Lamas direct the entire ceremony, with their number determined by the social standing of the deceased. They decide the direction the entourage will travel with the body, to the specific day and time the ceremony can happen.
Mongolians believe in the return of the soul. Therefore the lamas pray and offer food to keep evil spirits away and to protect the remaining family. They also place blue stones in the dead persons bed to prevent evil spirits from entering it.
No one but a lama is allowed to touch the corpse, and a white silk veil is placed over the face. The naked body is flanked by men on the right side of the yurt while women are placed on the left. Both have their respective right or left hand placed under their heads, and are situated in the fetal position.
The family burns incense and leaves food out to feed all visiting spirits. When time comes to remove the body, it must be passed through a window or a hole cut in the wall to prevent evil from slipping in while the door is open.
The body is taken away from the village and laid on the open ground. A stone outline is placed around it, and then the village dogs that have been penned up and not fed for days are released to consume the remains. What is left goes to the local predators.
The stone outline remains as a reminder of the person. If any step of the ceremony is left out, no matter how trivial, bad karma is believed to ensue.
Sky Burial – Tibet
This is similar to the Mongolian ceremony. The deceased is dismembered by a rogyapa, or body breaker, and left outside away from any occupied dwellings to be consumed by nature.
To the western mind, this may seem barbaric, as it did to the Chinese who outlawed the practice after taking control of the country in the 1950s. But in Buddhist Tibet, it makes perfect sense. The ceremony represents the perfect Buddhist act, known as Jhator. The worthless body provides sustenance to the birds of prey that are the primary consumers of its flesh.
To a Buddhist, the body is but an empty shell, worthless after the spirit has departed. Most of the country is surrounded by snowy peaks, and the ground is too solid for traditional earth internment. Likewise, being mostly above the tree line, there is not enough fuel for cremation.
Pit Burial – Pacific Northwest Haida
Before white contact, the indigenous people of the American northwest coast, particularly the Haida, simply cast their dead into a large open pit behind the village.
Their flesh was left to the animals. But if one was a chief, shaman, or warrior, things were quite different.
The body was crushed with clubs until it fit into a small wooden box about the size of a piece of modern luggage. It was then fitted atop a totem pole in front of the longhouse of the man’s tribe where the various icons of the totem acted as guardians for the spirits’ journey to the next world.
Written history left to us by the first missionaries to the area all speak of an unbelievable stench at most of these villages. Today, this practice is outlawed.
Viking Burial – Scandinavia
We have all seen images of a Viking funeral with the body laid out on the deck of a dragon ship, floating into the sunset while warriors fire flaming arrows to ignite the pyre.
While very dramatic, burning a ship is quite expensive, and not very practical.
What we do know is most Vikings, being a sea faring people, were interred in large graves dug in the shape of a ship and lined with rocks. The person’s belongings and food were placed beside them. Men took their weapons to the next world, while women were laid to rest wearing their finest jewelry and accessories.
If the deceased was a nobleman or great warrior, his woman was passed from man to man in his tribe, who all made love to her (some would say raped) before strangling her, and placing her next to the body of her man. Thankfully this practice is now, for the most part, extinct.
Fire Burial – Bali
On the mostly Hindu Isle of Bali, fire is the vehicle to the next life. The body or Mayat is bathed and laid out on a table where food offerings are laid beside it for the journey.
Lanterns line the path to the persons hut to let people know he or she has passed, and act as a reminder of their life so they are not forgotten.
It is then interred in a mass grave with others from the same village who have passed on until it is deemed there are a sufficient number of bodies to hold a cremation.
The bodies are unearthed, cleaned, and stacked on an elaborate float, gloriously decorated by the entire village and adorned with flowers. The float is paraded through the village to the central square where it is consumed by flames, and marks the beginning of a massive feast to honor and remember the dead.
Spirit Offerings – Southeast Asia
Throughout most of Southeast Asia, people have been buried in the fields where they lived and worked. It is common to see large stone monuments in the middle of a pasture of cows or water buffalo.
The Vietnamese leave thick wads of counterfeit money under rocks on these monuments so the deceased can buy whatever they need on their way to the next life
In Cambodia and Thailand, wooden “spirit houses” sit in front of almost every hut from the poorest to the most elaborate estate. These are places where food and drink are left periodically for the souls of departed relatives to refuel when necessary. The offerings of both countries also ask the spirits of the relatives to watch over the lands and the families left behind.
Predator Burial – Maasai Tribe
The Maasai of East Africa are hereditary nomads who believe in a deity known as Enkai, but this is not a single being or entity.
It is a term that encompasses the earth, sky, and all that dwells below. It is a difficult concept for western minds that are more used to traditional religious beliefs than those of so-called primitive cultures.
Actual burial is reserved for chiefs as a sign of respect, while the common people are simply left outdoors for predators to dispose of, since Maasai believe dead bodies are harmful to the earth. To them when you are dead, you are simply gone. There is no after life.
Skull Burial – Kiribati
On the tiny island of Kiribati the deceased is laid out in their house for no less than three days and as long as twelve, depending on their status in the community. Friends and relatives make a pudding from the root of a local plant as an offering.
Several months after internment the body is exhumed and the skull removed, oiled, polished, and offered tobacco and food. After the remainder of the body is re-interred, traditional islanders keep the skull on a shelf in their home and believe the native god Nakaa welcomes the dead person’s spirit in the northern end of the islands.
Cave Burial – Hawaii
In the Hawaiian Islands, a traditional burial takes place in a cave where the body is bent into a fetal position with hands and feet tied to keep it that way, then covered with a tapa cloth made from the bark of a mulberry bush.
Sometimes the internal organs are removed and the cavity filled with salt to preserve it. The bones are considered sacred and believed to have diving power.
Many caves in Hawaii still contain these skeletons, particularly along the coast of Maui.
Ocean Burial
The open sea
Since most of our planet is covered with water, burial at sea has long been the accepted norm for mariners the world over.
By international law, the captain of any ship, regardless of size or nationality has the authority to conduct an official burial service at sea.
The traditional burial shroud is a burlap bag, being cheap and plentiful, and long in use to carry cargo. The deceased is sewn inside and is weighted with rocks or other heavy debris to keep it from floating.
If available, the flag of their nation covers the bag while a service is conducted on deck. The body is then slid from under the flag, and deposited in Davy Jones locker.
In olden days, the British navy mandated that the final stitch in the bag had to go through the deceased person’s lip, just to make sure they really were dead. (If they were still alive, having a needle passed through their skin would revive them).
It is quite possible that sea burial has been the main form of burial across the earth since before recorded history.
Today, if one has enough money, you can be launched into space aboard a private commercial satellite and a capsule containing your ashes will be in permanent orbit around the earth.
Perhaps this is the ultimate burial ceremony, or maybe the beginning of a whole new era in which man continues to find new and innovative ways to invoke spirits and provide a safe passage to whatever awaits us at the end of this life.
Any other death ceremonies you’ve encountered? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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Get well soon Beth
I awoke this morning to some disturbing news. See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17843966
Now, there are lots of things to worry about in an Olympic year. You want all your favourites to hit their routines. You want minimal falls in team finals and AA to give as exciting a competition as possible. You want judging to be fair and accurate. The main worry though, for me at least, regards injuries: the worst possible thing to happen is for some of your favourites to be pulled at the last minute with an injury (Chellsie Memmel in Athens AND Beijing is a particularly heartbreaking example).
I will be totally honest here and admit that, of all the wonderful possibilities for London, by far my greatest concern is Beth Tweddle medalling on bars. Why?
1. She is amongst my favourite currently competing gymnasts, which although biased is an important factor to state
2. Her bar work has been world class for a decade, which I believe deserves Olympic recognition
3. She has been the most innovative in the field for several years, and builds her difficulty through a variety of difficult combinations as opposed to repetitive pirouette work
4. She must be under immense pressure, both from herself and from the British press
I understand Beth’s bars are not everybody’s cup of tea, but then again I am not suggesting that she necessarily win the gold (although I personally would like her to). I think most fans would struggle to deny that Beth’s routine is top 3 in the world right now.
But Beth has always has an inconsistent streak, sadly making somewhat of a habit of making errors in prelims. An injury and operation, however small, will have to affect her training time. I just hope this won’t affect her too much heading into the games.
As Beth herself says in the BBC article - better for this to happen now than later in the year, a sentiment with obvious truth. I just wish this didn’t have to happen whatsoever, and I am sure Beth does too. I hope it is what it sounds like: a minor operation with a good outcome, and that this knee does not become an Achilles heel.
GET. WELL. SOON.
Picture: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2009/4/6/1239002197730/Beth-Tweddle-001.jpg
Labels: News, Tweddle
Are all gold medals equal?
“What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet”
...said Juliet, on the importance of names, in one of Shakespeare’s more famous works. The point is clear: name is name only, and doesn’t affect the properties of that which is gives title to.
To move away from this pretentious opener and towards something more on-topic, I had been wondering recently about podiums of all kinds in gymnastics, and the feelings of the competitors upon them who leave with the medals.
Why did I think this? I had just finished watching the 1992 Barcelona event finals (for perhaps the one hundredth time), and was specifically thinking about the beam final and one of my all time favourites, Svetlana Boginskaya. After a balance break in her EF beam exercise, a slim hope became a fools hope, and it was quickly clear that Bogi would leave her second Olympic games with no individual medals for her cabinet. This was summed up by Barry Davies: “and Svetlana Boginskaya, down in fifth place, will leave these Olympic games without an individual medal, only the gold medal from the team competition”.
Sure, she had an Olympic gold medal: more than most ever achieve. But would she be happy with this? Is a gold medal a gold medal, regardless of its name? As with many things, people tend to have a subconscious naivety that others think the same as them: I realised I had never thought to ask how much stock other spectators hold in different competitions, and never speculated on what the gymnasts themselves think.
Personal Preference
If I was to personally rank the 3 gold medal opportunities (i.e. the three competitions taking place in world and Olympic competition) it would be in the following order of preference: 1.EF 2.AA 3.TF
Why? To me, gymnastics is first and foremost an individual sport. It is about how what gymnasts can do alone, how they perfect the skills and the personal touches they bring to their routines. It took me quite a long time to fully understand the excitement of the team competition: it was hard to get past the idea that it is just a series of individual routines falsely added together. Hence I still find it difficult to consider gymnastics as a sport of team importance because it always comes back to the individual (although this has changed increasingly with time - I have begun to appreciate the team tactics and the excitement of the team competition)
I like the AA a lot, but sometimes struggle with the idea that the winner is the best gymnast in the world, because it is consistency that always wins. I find that often the All Around champions are event specialists with boring but consistent routines on their weakest apparatus (I have discussed this opinion in more detail before, see: http://theepanel.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/requiem-for-real-all-arounders.html ). But I appreciate the grit and determination of the individual fight, and in days gone by the AA was my standout favourite (back in a time where an AA crown took more than a mammoth bar routine and simple survival elsewhere, or something to the same effect)
For me, the best of the sport comes through in good event finals. We see top difficulty, top execution (not for vault, it must be said) and only the very best routines. Falls and mistakes take gymnasts out of the running in an instant, and there is the greatest potential for surprises, close battles and underdog victories.
To get a sense of what other fans thought, I started a poll on the intlgymnast forum, which can still be viewed here: http://www.intlgymnast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14587. As of the time of writing, the beautiful graphic below displays the results of this poll...
I was shocked to find that the overwhelming majority of fans prefer the Team Final, followed by the All Around, with Event Finals in last place. Although this is not my own personal preference, I can see why people enjoy this. Some of the best moments in the history of the sport have come from Team Finals, and in a way this has softened me to Team Finals even more.
Looking to London
Perhaps bloggers say this before every Olympics, but I genuinely believe we are to be treated to one of the most exciting Olympics of All time. This is why, by competition....
TF - The USA have never seemed stronger, and their depth is now intimidating. As mentioned in several previous posts, the USA now has more confirmed Amanar’s than the rest of the world put together, and by a serious margin. This goes some way to illustrate their perceived dominance right now. However, this is not going to be a one horse race, and if they want to be the runway favourites to be the MAG5 they will have to seriously hope that Nastia and Becca can pull something fantastic out on bars. Why? Because the Russians certainly will. Besides this, the Russians did not have a single Amanar in Tokyo, nor did they have Grishina or Mustafina. With a few more higher scoring vaults and some great bars, that gap might be a whole lot smaller.
AA - The last time there were this many AA contenders, it was twelve years ago and everyone was gearing up for Sydney. As if symbolically, due to the mess that ensued, the Olympic AA competition has been paltry by comparison to 2000 ever since. But for the first time since, there is going to be competition for the top spot between more than two athletes. Sure, in Athens and Beijing there were others who could have contended, but it would have taken a fall from the top two in each case for this to happen. It is literally impossible to predict the top 3 AAers at this point, which is a different story to the last two Olympic Games.
EF - Sadly, EFs may take a hit a little at this Olympics. With tiny teams, specialists have a harder time and so we may see fewer athletes being brought for one routine for the team and one routine for EF. Some fields are looking depleted too: on vault, for instance, the probable lineup is really quite similar to Beijing. Furthermore, unless Pena cleans up that double front and takes the gold (which I think is not only improbable but would be bad for the sport - sounds mean, but that vault is scary) it may be the first time in modern gymnastics history where the OG gold medallist on vault wins with the same or less difficult two vaults as the previous OG winner (Maroney is the favourite if she makes the games, which is a huge if, and she is training a Mustafina and an Amanar). The bars field is weaker than Beijing and will most probably be a battle between the Russians and Tweddle.
To conclude, it is interesting to hear how much stock the average gymnastics fan holds in the team competition. In a way, the TF is more relevant than ever: with such a tiny team it is clear that national coordinators will be putting the team first, followed by the AA and then the EF as an afterthought. It is unlikely that anyone will make it on the basis of one event.
Looks like a gold medal isn’t always a gold medal after all...
Pictures: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/7/27/1311799414075/London-2012-olympic-medal-007.jpg, http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp212/gymgirls_photos/SvetlanaBoginskayaBBSteveLange.jpg, http://the-all-around.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/11101788-Artistic-WCh-Tokyo-JPN-2011-AFANASYEVA-Ksenia-RUS.jpg, http://0.tqn.com/d/gymnastics/1/0/j/0/-/-/1992PodiumTonyDuffyGETTY1268486.jpg
Labels: AA, Comment, Features, Team
Komova gearing up for London
A few quick thoughts on the videos circulating of Komova
I love training videos, they are so exciting! The first few glimpses at a new set of skills that your favourite gymnasts are getting set to perform. Sadly, the best training bideos are often of skills that never materialize (notably Sacramones front 1.5 salto double twist vault, Tweddles arabian full out on floor). But this close to the Olympics, and showing feasible and well performed skills, Komova's training videos hint at a gymnast on the rise.
Brought to my attention by a tweet by Gymnastics Coaching this morning
There are a few key facts that are very easy to forget about Komova...
1. She was far from her best last year. With all the hype that surrounds juniors, there is a tendency to rely only on what happens once they are seniors, as their competitions are larger scale and the video footage is far greater. But what we must bear in mind are the videos we used to see of Komova a few years ago. The beam and vault at the very least in Tokyo were sub-par by her standards (beam especially, lets not forget her jaw droppingly beautiful flight series combination ending layout stepout-arabian, and of course her Patterson dismount). With a return to better health who knows what we might see.
2. She has been a senior for a very short time. Because of the hype she may have been expected to be showing incredible routines instantly, but with a bit of time these athletes can really put together some fantastic difficulty. Gabrielle Douglas is a good illustrator of this.
That dismount looks fantastic. Sure, its overrotated, but who cares. What is more important to my eyes, is Komova herself. She looks so much stronger and healthier, and I bet this dismount is just scratching the surface of the skills she is planning for London.
Labels: Komova, News
Crack open the vault
We are witnessing the death of an apparatus. What happened to the vault?
Remember the 2000 Olympic vault final? I do. A Huge amount of tension surrounded the apparatus following the height mishap in the All Around competition, adding extra excitement to wat was already a great showcase of talent. The lineup was starstudded: lots of top all around competitors were present along with some wildcards like Laura Martinez, whose DTY had been super consistent during her stay in Sydney. There was a nice variety of vaults, high levels of execution, and the general feeling that the vault title was as prestigious and important as any other gold medal in the sport.
What the hell happened next?
Vault has undergone a major transformation since the millennium Olympics. Although vault was always an apparatus which benefitted a specialist (statistically, vault is the apparatus on which world champions have the greatest chance of repeating). However, in recent years the field has gone from slim to almost non existent.
If gymnastics were a company, vault specialism would be the IT department. Locked away in some basement somewhere and treated with less regard than other medal possibilities in the sport, vault has for a while now felt like a continuous footnote in gymnastics. In the All Around, the top group starts on vault, and there is ever the feeling that it is like a warm up for the other “real” events: something that most gymnasts simply “get through”. Even in the case of athletes who go for top shelf vaults, there is never the sense of truly perfecting an art on vault and making an all around impression there - it is ever an ambience of squeezing as many tenths from the throwaway apparatus to ease the pressure later on.
This is no coincidence, and could easily have been anticipated. With the open ended code, start value is everything as we have all come to know. The code demands exhausting routines on the other three apparatus, asking more of gymnasts than ever before. For an instance demonstrator of this, watch a bar routine form the 1992 Olympics: they look positively bare by comparison to today’s.
Gorgeous, and a worthy winner. But look how few skills there are compared to today
With so much time and investment having to be put in to learning huge quantities of skills and connections on other apparatus, it is no surprise that vault gets left out in the cold. This has two pertinent consequences for this apparatus....
1. Yurchenko fever. It would be erroneous to blame Yurchenko dominance on the open ended code, because Yurchenkos have been overperformed for about 30 years now. The main difference is that in the past, whilst most competitors used Yurchenkos in team and AA situations, they DID have a second vault and hence WERE familiar with other vaulting techniques. Now, one could attempt a different entry, but why would they? It is easier and more rewarding to chuck an extra twist onto a vault they already know. Hence everyone progresses towards an Amanar and that is that.
2. Some of the best vaulters don’t for event finals...because they don’t have time. Learning a second vault is hard work. Learning a cracking routine on any apparatus is hard work, but the key difference is that other routines can be used in a team situation AND in the All Around: these events are blind to a second vault. Therefore for someone like Jordyn Wieber, whose main focus is the All Around, doesn’t bother with a second vault even though she has the potential to be one of the world’s top vaulters.
So, the consequences of the code of points, and the fact that two vaults were only required in team and AA for one quad (97-00), is that the two vault field has got thinner and thinner. In 2008, only three of the 8 competitors were top 10 finishing all arounders. Compare this to 1992 where 7 of the 8 were top 10 AAers. In a way this is good as it indicates that specialism is more greatly accepted, but it is undeniable that vault medallists are not always the best vaulters or those with the best technique.
There is a greater problem exacerbating this. Hinted at above, the Olympic team format does nothing for the vault specialist. It is one of those points that gymnastics fans seem to universally agree on. That team size is just too damn small. For me, the 2008 6-3-3 format was too small so this new one is just a complete insult. Remember old team finals? Back when there were compulsories, 7 member teams? Back when to watch a full one you had to totally bed in, stockpile the supplies and unplug the phone? These days they are over in a flash. Vault specialists struggled to make teams at the best of times, but it was possible! Look at 2004, where the USA took Annia Hatch to Athens, allowing her to take a silver medal.
So to summarize the problems: vault is dying. Variety has gone and the gaps between vault D scores encourages the Yurchenko progression above anything else. Vault finals are paltry affairs with few competitors, and those that are present shouldn’t even really be considered specialists: they are simply ANYONE who can put two vaults of a semi decent start value to their feet. Finally, the stupid new team format is ruining the apparatus further: gymnastics talent tends to come from powerhouse countries, within which it is unwise to be a vault specialist because a second vault means nothing to the team. We are currently in a scenario where it is probably more likely for Jade Barbosa to make the Olympic vault final than it is for Mckayla Maroney, who will have to stamp her ticket somewhere else.
Vault can be a brilliant, exciting event. It can also be beautiful. Sadly, every current rule in the book seems to discourage athletes from perfecting their art on vault. We have lost execution, variety, depth and recognition. Vault has become a throwaway footnote in a sport of combination bonus and packed routines elsewhere.
I just hope we can get it back. The new vault final rules (see: http://theepanel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/cops-and-robbers-best-bits-of-draft.html) should make some difference, but ultimately I think the only longterm solution would be to reinstate the two vault requirement for teams and All Arounders. This way national teams would be forced to recognize specialisms, raising vault excellence to a level field with the other apparatus, and variety would be forced back into place. People would say this would be too demanding on the athletes, but it would be unfair to let vault take the hit for the exhausting nature of the other three apparatus. It isn't about difficulty: its about variety and execution.
Pictures: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/DPP2xa_573f/2011+Visa+Championships+Day+2/iHd-aKD6d27/Jordyn+Wieber, http://images.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/_photos/2004-08-23-hatch-ins.jpg, http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/z1x1rC-mNiV/Artistic+Gymnastics+World+Championships+Tokyo/FjBG76GxpE1/McKayla+Maroney
Labels: code, Comment, Execution, vault
LIKE A BROSS: why I am rooting for Rebecca
The curse of the birthday is one of those saddening and unavoidably frustrating aspects of a gymnast’s life, and often accompanies our saddest gymnastics tales. Through no fault of their own, gymnasts are forced to peak at a far later time than they would if age were no concern. Of course, we hear success stories now and again. Nastia Liukin is one of those bright child stars who would surely have made the 2004 Olympic team had she been a whisker older to make the age cutoff, and she went on to take the AA title in Beijing. Despite these heartwarming tales there are those for whom an extra four years is a stretch too far - Vanessa Atler being a prominent example.
It is with an impending sense of foreboding that the time has come to acknowledge a nagging doubt that I have been suppressing to the back of my head for the last few weeks. With 16 weeks to go until the US Olympic trials, does Rebecca Bross have enough time?
Ask anyone in 2009/2010, Bross was a lock for team USA in London. She had some fantastic aspects to her gymnastics that were fantastic not only in an AA situation, but invaluable for a team too. Unlike many USA gymnasts, Rebecca was great on floor, beam AND bars. With fantastic execution and power on the latter and the potential for more upgrades, things were set to get bigger and better with time.
It wasn’t as if she started badly either. She was the talk of 2009 in the USA and would have strolled her way to a national title. Mistakes, however, meant Rebecca handed the title to Olympic veteran Bridget Sloan (not to put down Bridget, I really like her work, but Rebecca is a better gymnast or was in 2009 at least).
Already you can tell I like Rebecca. I just do. I like the look of all her work and how she ATTACKS all four pieces - there is a real fighting spirit and aggression in her work that you see in few other places. For me, this makes up for her lack of “artistry”, which I know gets some people down (and I see why). But Rebecca is that type of gymnast who even if the videos were pixellated you would still know it was her, and I think that kind of individuality is fantastic.
But this goes beyond simply liking someone: everyone has their favourites. Rebecca is one of those gymnasts who has had such an INCONVENIENT career (not Memmel inconvienient, but not far off), that I think it’s hard not to root for her.
A whistle stop tour of a less than ideal senior career
First senior year. General expectation to be the national champion in a podium completed by Bridget Sloan and Ivana Hong. Mistakes put her in third behind these two, more experienced competitors.
Worlds: Qualifies first into the All Around(despite a botched beam dismount) ahead of Porgras, Mitchell, Linlin and Sloan. One of only two all arounders to qualify with an apparatus score in the 15s (on bars). Hits first three apparatus in AA finals (receiving a beam score that would have been golden in the EF). Entered floor needing only a 12.925 for the title, but fell at the very last hurdle on her 2.5 twist to layout half. Just missed the required mark and for a second time handed a title to Bridget Sloan.
Started the season strongly by winning her first American Cup. Then went on to convincingly win the national title. Headed into worlds as a competitor for the title, with the competition painted as a Russian/American rivalry between herself and newly eligible Russian superstar Aliya Mustafina. Qualified in second behind Mustafina, despite a disappointing floor outing. In the finals, Rebecca started well but fell from the beam, losing her chance to become the world champion yet again. However in the last rotation she harnessed her trademark fighting spirit and came back with the best floor routine of her life to get a 15.233 - a score which remains the highest on the apparatus in this quad so far.
Sat out most of the season due to injury, and didn’t compete competitive gymnastics until the Visa Championships in June. Looking tired and unable to compete the skills she had been hitting for years, fans were immediately concerned for her safety and message boards were full of talk about her health. After falling from the beam on both days, sitting down her beam dismount both days and falling from the bars on a tkatchev, Rebecca fell afoul of the dreaded knee injury, a super-low DTY dislocating her kneecap and rendering her incapable of competing again in the 2011 season.
We first got a hint of how Becca was doing at the WOGA classic early in the year. Only competing bars and beam, Becca was looking a little better. Most of the skills were looking good, but she was unable to put her Patterson dismount to her feet. On bars, the old skills were done well enough and an upgrade shaposhnikova half gave a hint of significant improvement, but Becca fell on this new element. In Jesolo, Becca landed the Patterson for the first time in a competition since the 2010 World’s Event Finals. She still failed to stay on the bars however.
Low dismount, but stuck like she never has
So where are we now? Well with no sight of any vault or floor for a year, no hit bars and a dismount that has been landed once in competition, no one can pretend that things are looking good for Rebecca. But there is still hope. Despite the falls (which were probably just flukes - I am sure she is more than capable of that bar transfer) Becca’s bars look very crisp. With a bit more work, beam could be back to a good standard, and if she has floor then she is still in the enviable position of offering three team final worthy events that include a good bars set (people seem to forget how simply superb Becca is on floor - she KILLS it). Few others (really only Kyla Ross at this point) can say that.
Although most of this is a self indulgent whine about the misfortune of one of my favourite athletes, I think this is pretty undeniable: Becca is a great gymnast, one of the stars of this quad, and due to difficult circumstances is now under a huge amount of pressure from all angles. With the WOGA threepeat legacy placed upon her shoulders years ago, rumours of rising tension between her and her coach, and the prospect of fighting for a spot on the Olympic team with little recent international experience, VISAs and trials will be touch and go times for Bross.
I keep my fingers crossed that she can still fight her way to something fantastic on beam, floor and bars. She really deserves it both as a great gymnast and as a person who has had a really hard few years.
Rebecca Bross for London! (but as an edit, I have to add that whether she does or not, it won't make her any less of a star in my eyes)
EDIT 15/05/2012 Bross is no longer going for the All Around
An article posted today on the Dallas news website confirms that Rebecca Bross will from now on "focus on the balance beam and uneven bars" - http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/olympics/20120515-gruesome-injury-costs-dallas-gymnast-rebecca-bross-a-shot-at-all-around-glory-but-not-olympic-gold.ece
The full meaning of this is unclear as yet - "focusing" on bars and beam does not necessarily mean that floor is completely out of the question, however, it seems obvious that vault will not be a priority. The time required to get a good DTY that would never be used in a team situation seems pointless given the ticking clock and the remaining work to be done where Bross can actually be used.
Although it is very sad to think what could have been, I think this is generally positive. The pressure of the threepeat is now officially lifted and Becca can plough all her energy into perfecting her routines where they are needed: primarily the uneven bars. Of course, this does mean that the competition between Bross and Liukin is 100% head to head: with a five person team only one of these WOGA girls will make it to London.
We eagerly await Classics to get a better indication of who....
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Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 8,405
Bey's double-double leads Colorado past Utah 71-63
Ex-Auburn assistant avoids jail time
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
By JAKE SHAPIRO
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tyler Bey tallied his 12th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and snagging 10 rebounds in Colorado's 71-63 win against Utah on Saturday.
"Yeah, me rebounding helps the team out a lot," Bey said. "And on offense, I'm letting it come to me."
Bey's effort is helping. He's averaging a double-double in Colorado's 17 wins.
"Tyler is starting to understand who he is as a player and why he's successful when he is," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "A few games ago we really got on him for not pressuring the defense and he's done a better job since."
It was Bey's fifth double-double in his last seven games since having that talk with Boyle.
Bey's defense anchored a Colorado (17-11, 8-8 Pac-12) unit that held the conference's best 3-point shooting team to five makes on 26 attempts (19 percent).
"I think it was just a matter of us missing shots," Sedrick Barefield said. "We had a lot of open shots tonight a lot of open kicks that just didn't go in. And we need those to win games."
Barefield did pace Utah with 19 points, but it took him 16 shots to get there.
The poor shooting started from the tip with Utah (15-13, 9-7), falling behind 8-0, failing to score until Timmy Allen's bucket at the 15:05 mark. Allen, who returned after a back injury sidelined him for two games, hit two more shots to spark a 9-0 run that gave the Utes a 9-8 lead when Sedrick Barefield capped the run with a 3-pointer. The Buffaloes took the lead for good on a Bey dunk with 9:25 left before halftime.
"I thought we had some really timely shots," Boyle said. "You have to do that. Utah is never out of it because they shoot the 3 so well. I thought our focus stayed true to form."
D'Shawn Schwartz, who finished with 16 points, nailed Colorado's first 3-pointer of the game as time expired in the first half to put the Buffaloes up 35-26.
"Our worst stretch is the last five minutes of the first half and once again we were in a close game and gave up seven points going down the stretch," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "The big 3 right before halftime was a dagger for us. "
FRESHMAN STANDOUT
Evan Battey tallied an effective 15 points on nine shots. The redshirt freshman forward who had a stroke just over a year ago has impressed lately
"I thought he did a really good job tonight," Boyle said. "He's important to us. You can see him coming. Now he's just confident and playing with poise."
Colorado: The win gives the Buffaloes an outside chance to finish in the conference's top four which would be worthy of a bye in the conference tournament. Colorado can help itself with a victory against UCLA on Thursday.
Utah: The Utes dropped into a tie with UCLA for fourth place in the Pac-12. The two will match up next weekend in Salt Lake City. The Utes have lost in their last two trips to Boulder but have still won 10 of their last 12 matchups against Colorado.
Colorado: The Buffaloes remain home for the final two games of Pac-12 regular-season play. The Buffaloes, who are tied with USC in the conference standings, host UCLA on Thursday before entertaining the Trojans on Saturday.
Utah: The Utes finish their regular season at home. They host USC on Thursday.
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Annual Sports Day
The Social Bond
h4.head4 { Color:#0028A8; font-family:Arial; font-size:18px;} p.para1{ Color:#224242; font-family:Arial; font-size:16px;} Healh Suppor Program Under its Health Support program, Team TSB provided support for the following cases: - Treatment of a drug addict at a local drug rehabilitation centre - Minor surgery of infection of a 60-year old, who himself is the major bread earner of the family - Operation of an aged female, with no source of
Uniform Distribution Oct. 2015 TSB School Uniforms were distributed among 130 students in Dalmia and Korangi during the 3rd week of October 2015. The uniforms were distributed by Mr. Rizwan Akram, Mr. Naved Ghani Hashmi and TSB staff in both the campuses. Our special thanks to Ms. Shahla Faiq and all the other donors who helped us by donating the funds for uniforms. Click For Dalmia Pictures
Annual Sports Day March 22, 2015 Annual Sports Day for all campuses of The Social Bond School was held on 22nd March 2015 at Naseem Hameed Academy, Korangi No.5. All the students took part in the various sports and enjoyed the event. Athletics, cricket and football were the main events of the day. Athletics included 100m race, sack race, banana race, relay race, lemon and spoon race, backward race and skipping race. Cricket final was won by Korangi
TSB School Campus 3 and Clinic Inauguration
Inauguration Ceremony of TSB School & Clinic at Dalmia Nov. 9, 2014 Inauguration ceremony of TSB School campus 3 and free clinic took place at Shantinagar, Dalmia on Sun, 9th Nov 2014 at 4pm. Dr. Zaheer (Karachi University) and Dr. Sarah (Federal Urdu University) inaugurated the school and clinic respectively. Mr. Zeeshan Iqbal was the host of the program. Various members of the Social Bond team gave speeches at the occasion. Dr. Maria Qadri and
12th Medical Camp at FC Area
Free medical camp was conducted on April 26 2014 at The Social Bond School, FC Area, where all the students of the school were invited for free checkup and medicine for any treatment. The camp was held on 26th April 2014 from 4:00pm-7:30pm and around 100 patients, mainly children were treated. Dr. Tabassum Jahangir provided the medical services for the camp. Thanks to all our school staff and members who offered their support and services for this
11th Medical Camp at Pattafi Goth Gharo
Free medical camp was conducted at Pattafi Goth, Gharo on 30th March 2014 from 1:00pm-4:30pm. 239 patients benefitted from the camp and free consultation, medicine and BP test facility was provided to all patients. Special thanks to Dr. Haseeb and Dr. Mrs.Tanveer for providing their valuable services for the camp. Thanks to all those who supported us in arranging this camp at Pattafi Goth namely Mr. Umair and Mr. Akhlas. Click for pictures.
Medical Camp 10 at Mahajir Camp
10th Free Medical Camp at Mahajir Camp on Feb. 2, 2014 10th Free Medical camp was held at Mahajir Camp, on Feb. 2, 2014 from 3:30pm-6:30pm. About 90 patients, mostly women and children were served by Dr. Aijaz. Patients check up, medicine, BP and Hepatitis C tests were conducted free of cost for all patients. Our sincerest thanks to the volunteers and particularly the local volunteers who participated in the camp. Two cases of Hepatitis
9th Medical Camp at Hakoo Brohi Goth Gadap
� 9th Free Medical Camp at Hakoo Brohi Goth, Gadap on 22nd Dec 2013 9th Free Medical camp was held at Hakoo Brohi Goth, a village located 20 kms from Gadap Town, on 22nd December 2013 from 2:30pm-5:00pm. 211 patients were served by our 3 doctors. Patient checkup, medicine, BP and sugar tests were conducted free of cost for all patients. Our sincerest thanks to Dr. Mrs.Tanveer, Dr. Minhaj and Dr. Iqbal for providing their valuable services
8th Medical Camp at FC Area Liaquatabad
Free Medical Camp was held at FC Area, Liaquatabad on 30th November 2013. Free checkup as well as free medicine was provided to all patients. Free BP check and sugar tests were also conducted. More than 151 patients were checked by our member doctor, Dr. Tabassum Jahangir. Free health screening of all TSB school students was also carried out. For Pictures Click
7th Medical Camp(Eye)
Free Eye Camp at Korangi Sector 10 - 23rd Nov 2013 TSB conducted its 1st Free Eye Camp at Korangi Sector 10 on 23rd November from 2pm-5pm. Special thanks to Dr. Kamran Yahya, experienced Consultant Opthalmology, Dr. Shariq and Mr. Zubair for providing quality services to patients. 133 patients were provided with free computerised eye tests as well as diagnosis of eye problems. 10 patients were referred for free treatment of cataract with Dr. Kamran
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The Story - L'histoire About Us - À propos de nous Media Team - Équipe
Environmental Workshops Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 Speakers Bureau
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Hamilton, Ontario's Josh Gordon and Mary Koziol snag #18 and #17 on our Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 list.
We've got two more stories to share with you. These eco-awesome people, Josh Gordon and Mary Koziol, are a great example of passion in human form.
#18 JOSH GORDON.
Photo from Josh Gordon.
I’m a bit of a promotions geek. I love nothing more than a well-designed publication. So when I read Josh Gordon’s application, I was beyond excited to meet a design man who also loved the environment as much as I.
Josh is unique, as he is someone who takes care of environmental non-profit groups of Ontario, and creates stunning designs, posters, and logos – all out of a love for making this world a greener place.
In 2008, he illustrated a nature-based activity book for Ruthven Park, and a children’s book that highlights Species at Risk in Ontario. As of 2011, he’s signed on to doing graphics for a wide host of different folks, including the Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment, the Royal Botanical Gardens, Parks Canada, and Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington. Most recently, he’s re-branded the Hamilton Community Garden Network and some other design work for Conservation Halton.
This superstar work sounds amazing and doesn’t end there. He truly cares about rejuvenating the work of non-profits within the Hamilton, Ontario area, as CONE President Robert Patrick mentions.
“Josh has encouraged CONE and other environmental organizations to partner in community presentations and events…With Josh’s assistance, we are once again becoming known in the communities along the Niagara Escarpment. He is an example to us all of the right way to live. He not only walks the talk, he lives the walk.”
#17. MARY KOZIOL.
Photo from Mary Koziol.
Koziol was also a 2011 Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 Recipient. See the 2011 article below. By Sam Colbert.
An environmentalist through and through, Mary Koziol saw an opportunity to make change for the better at McMaster University when she was elected president of the McMaster Students Union (MSU) in 2010.
One campaign promise that would later define her presidency was to bring a farm stand to campus. Almost immediately after being elected, Koziol began to develop partnerships with Hospitality Services and the McMaster Office of Sustainability to turn her vision into reality.
The farm stand, stocked with fresh and locally sourced produce from nearby farms, debuted in the summer of 2010 (with Andrew Chong, #13 on our list, assisting Koziol with this large task). Along with weekly sales, it offered educational outreach around nutrition and local foods.
Koziol also implemented a ban on plastic disposable water bottles in the offices of the MSU administration. Much like at the farm stand, she used available channels to educate students on the environmental concerns surrounding water bottles. Plans are in place to extend the ban to all MSU offices in the fall of 2011.
Now that her term with the MSU has concluded, she is employed by the office of McMaster University’s president, where she works on initiatives to better connect the university with the Hamilton community. Her environmental work with the MSU has lived on through the change in administration and will continue, at least in the foreseeable future, to be a priority for the Union.
Aside from her duties with McMaster and its students union, Koziol has been a part of the McMaster Outdoors Club, a member of the Open Streets Hamilton steering committee, an IMPACT! Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership delegate and Green Venture community garden volunteer. She has also led a group of university students on a one-month trip to Brazil through the Global Youth Network. There, she lived in an Amazonian indigenous community, facilitating discussions on environmental concerns in the Amazon.
Koziol remains a committed activist, vegetarian and leader among her peers. No matter her career choice, she is certain that her environmentalism will define both her personal and professional life.
Making a Difference, Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25Kyle Empringham July 26, 2012 hamilton, josh gordon, mary koziol, mcmaster university
#16 and #15 of our Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 list goes to Jay Carter and Suzanne Perdeaux.
Making a Difference, Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25Sujane Kandasamy July 27, 2012 aurora, china, hamilton, jay carter, panda bears, suzanne perdeaux
The Debate of the Dams: Are hydroelectricity plants worth the cost?
SustainabilityJeffrey Leon July 26, 2012
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Bideford AFC vs Barnstaple Town (10/04/09)
‘North Devon Derby’
Ground #: 19
Ground: The Sports Ground
Competition: Western Premier League (Level 9)
Kick Off: 3pm
Cost: £5 (concession ticket)
Programme: £1
Attendance: 515 (looked more)
Bideford AFC 1
Densham 84’
Barnstaple Town 1
Squire 8’
With being on holiday currently from uni (if you can call revision a holiday), the need to visit more grounds was high. No game for over a month meant an Easter double for me in Devon. The first game, playing on Good Friday was a derby between Bideford AFC and Barnstaple Town. Bideford is a small town in N.Devon on the estuary of the River Torridge. Bideford, I must admit is probably my favourite town in North Devon, for its lovely river (sorry, estuary) running through it which can provide some nice views. Bideford AFC currently play in the Toolstation Western League Premier which is on Level 9 of the English Football Pyramid. Despite winning this division lots in recent years, the club have never applied to play in the Southern League (they last played there 1974/75). In the programme it mentions that the cost of travelling to clubs 000’s of miles away is not appealing and with clubs like AFC Hayes and Uxbridge (both in London) playing in the league they would join, it is understandable. The club play their home games at The Sports Ground which is on the main road that runs through Bideford which is opposite a Morrisons. The ground is in a great location and is quite a nice ground with standing all around the pitch, apart from a long covered section running down one side of the pitch with both seats and stands and on the other side a smaller but taller stand for seating only.
Today’s visitors to Bideford today was Barnstaple Town, who are only 10 miles away to the East. A local Good Friday derby it was then, with the added spice of Barnstaple in relegation trouble, trying to avoid the drop to the Western 1st Division and playing mighty giants such as Shepton Mallet and Wells City next season. Going in to this game, Barnstaple were in 20th position, out of 21, and 4 points behind 19th place Chard Town, but with two games in hand. Bideford meanwhile, were having a great season and recent unbeaten run had seen them leap up to 2nd place in the league, 5 points behind leaders Bitton, but have played 4 games more. With promotion a no, but 2nd place a possibility, this game should have enough in it to be a classic. Another spice to this, was the return of Barnstaple manager Owen Pickard, and players Darren Hawkings and Kevin Squire to Bideford. Hawkings in particular was given a heated reception by the people standing next to me.
Having arrived at the ridiculously early time of 1:25, and in the ground by 1:45, I took a few pictures (some are the wrong size due to me peeing about with my camera) and was quite astounded at the quality of Bideford’s programme. A full colour, glossy number which puts many league clubs to shame and cost only £1. The ground filled up to a strong number as is expected with this game being an annual, Boxing Day/Good Friday fixture, and 635 attended the return fixture in Barnstaple over Christmas – the highest attendance in this league this season. The game kicked off to a strong wind and it was clear from the start Barnstaple were up for the fight and playing towards a strong wind in the ground. A few feisty challenges happened early on as both teams struggled to pass the ball to each other regardless of how close teammates were. The opening goal came out of nothing, absolutely nothing. A Bideford throw in had nearly reached the half way line down by the touchline nearest to me, when Barnstaple defender Darren Hawkings, who height wise can only be described as big, smashed the ball towards the goal in a clearance. However this ‘clearance’ hit the post and Kevin Squire was on hand to head the ball home. 0-1. Barnstaple then sat back on this surprise lead and let Bideford take the game to them. The passing got even worse however as both teams resulted to hoof-ball back to each other as this killed the contest and the atmosphere as the game began to be horrible to watch. Bideford thought they were level on 44 minutes when Hawkings headed a cross straight into his own net, yet the referee had judged a push on the defender. Half time, 0-1 and a hope that the game got better. A lot better.
It didn’t. The 2nd half was one of the worst 45 minutes of football I had seen with Barnstaple still defending well and killing the atmosphere as the 515 (although 600+ seems fair) crowd wondered what on earth they were watching. Bideford had another goal disallowed on 68 minutes when Densham volleyed home after a great passing move (probably the only passing move of the game) but he was offside according to the assistant, I wasn’t so sure. Bideford did get a deserved equalizer on 84 minutes when a free kick out on the far side was hooked home by Densham to wake the crowd, and although they pressed on, Bideford could not find a winner.
A point apiece will not please either side, although deep down Barnstaple would have probably taken that before the game. Very very few players impressed, but the standout for me was Barnstaple’s Darren Hawkings who won every header he went for and played a generally decent game in defence. The Sports Ground is a nice venue and may be back quite soon, although a trip to Barnstaple’s Mill Road is a must first. Also, due to the strange fixture list, this was Bideford’s last home game of the season with 4 away games in a row to complete the season. Barnstaple next have another derby against N.Devon’s Ilfracombe Town on Easter Monday. If I had known about this game I would probably be going to that but instead I next travel across to East Devon on Easter Monday and hope the game at Tiverton is a far better game than this.
Photos from Bideford vs Barnstaple
Match Ratings:
- Match: 3/10 (not good)
- Value for money: 6/10 (cant complain too much for £5)
- Ground: 6/10 (quite nice ground in a town I like, very good facilities)
- Atmosphere: 3/10 (none really)
- Food: 6/10 (I ate a pretty decent burger and they had a lot on offer)
- Programme: 9/10 (this is how to produce a match programme!)
- Referee: Robert Greenwood – 7/10 (I thought he had an ok game, Bideford manager Sean Joyce would disagree with me)
Manchester City vs Hamburg SV (16/04/09)
Tiverton Town vs Chippenham Town (13/04/09)
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Versus CluClu Land
Let's make no mistake: Bayonetta is an embarrassment waiting to happen. To play this game in front of any human being over the age of 12-- indeed, just to play it in front of yourself-- is to develop a sense that something has gone horribly wrong with your recreation. This choice of leisure bespeaks some profound defect in your makeup. That niggling thought that shadows much of our play-- that in the time it takes you to complete this video entertainment and complete it again on hard, you could have taken a serious chunk out of William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair, an act of actual aesthetic and moral worth-- is amplified to the point of palpable shame by Bayonetta's relentless barrage of steaming tawdry nonsense.
Some commentators have seen fit to praise this game's aesthetics, and it is worthwhile to note what one would be praising here. Bayonetta does not present a world so much as a rich slurry of eroto-religious iconography: butterflies demons motorbikes poledancing archangels cans etc. It has a strictly agglomerative notion of cool. I had the pleasure of reading Hiroki Azuma's Otaku: Japan's Database Animals last semester, and its thesis that Otaku consumers view their entertainments as loose aggregations of chara-moe elements goes a long way towards explaining (if not excusing) Bayonetta's style.
This is especially palpable when we turn to the titular heroine: the game's creators have been refreshingly frank about the creative process, and if I understand them right they concede that she is a loving concatenation of fetishes. (My favorite revelation: when designing the stone-horse torture device, “I didn’t know how she would really get tied up, so I had to check some of “those” sites during work hours to get the production down just right.”) If this game had been made in 1999, she probably would have had cat ears.
As a fourth-wave feminist, I have to admit that I find all the leather and crotch-zooming deeply inoffensive. Leigh Alexander has called Bayonetta “empowering”, and though I don't know if I would go that far, I have no moral qualms about implausibly sexy broads wrecking shop. Which is to say: I don't see any necessary contradiction between humid eroticism and power. Bayonetta is nothing if not capable.
A further point: the real perniciousness of sexualized images of women, to me, resides in the way that they warp our images of womanhood. The evil begins when a girl sees that image and says, that is what I am supposed to look like. I cannot imagine how anyone, even someone in the grasp of the body selfhatred industrial complex, could take these representations seriously. The faux verisimilitude of your standard issue of Cosmopolitan is far more harmful per capita than this ludicrous game.
With these important ethical matters dispatched, I am warranted to advise you, loyal reader, that Bayonetta is an awesome video game. Bayonetta, though it is deeply uncool as an aesthetic object, has some great moments. American developers lack courage when it comes to camp, and Bayonetta is refreshing in its insane commitment to its chosen array of signifiers. (Susan Sontag nails it as usual: “the way of Camp, is not in terms of beauty, but in terms of the degree of artifice, of stylization.”) Finally, here is a game that cries out for an all-male stage adaptation. Amirite?
Furthermore, Bayonetta is the best game of its kind to come out in many years. (that is to say, the best since the Xbox Ninja Gaiden) The kicking and the punching, they are uncommonly fluid and satisfying. The “witch time” mechanic, which is the lynchpin of its combat, is brilliant in that it forces the player to focus on understanding and anticipating enemy behavior instead of mashing away; the loadtime combo training is fantastic addition as well. While the design is hampered at points by a collection of flaws that seem to cramp almost every Japanese-designed character action game (lengthy cutscenes, dodgy checkpointing, repetition of bosses and environments, unpresaged modifications to the ground-rules of combat), the underlying bed hacking and slashing is so indescribably luscious that it redeems these annoyances.
So, Gus Mastrapa's opinion with regard to Bayonetta is wrong: you cannot pass up this game for its visual and thematic inanity. The libretto for your average operatic masterpiece is some genuinely nonsense, and this does nothing to obscure the beauty of the music that is its rationale. Immortal Jazz music has been performed to songs on the theme of horniness. As Frank Lantz astutely noted, games are more music than cinema. Let the music take your mind.
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I Was on a Podcast!
About a month ago, loyal VCCL reader, eminent game scholar, and beard enthusiast Charles Pratt agreed to have me onto his gaming podcast, Another Castle. If you don't already listen to this podcast, you really should: given the roster of game development luminaries and accomplished scholars that have already been the show the presence of this semidefunct games-blogger is, er, pretty incongruous. Me, I was just pretty psyched to get a free Kirin and appear in a forum whose previous two guests were Eric fucking Zimmerman and Heather fucking Chaplin. Holy Christ!
I really enjoy arguing with Charles, and this podcast is pretty representative of the class of things we like to gab about, such as the nature of reality. Check it out!
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King of Aughts: The Shock of the New
Never forget: Somebody invented Tetris. In June of 1984, a new light dawned on the world. Tetris was not a simulation of some extant human activity; when those blocks descended from the top of the well, something theretofore unimagined came into being. Especially in 2009, a year defined by its parade of ocassionally-ingenious incremental refinements, we must celebrate the new. This is no time to cheer retrenchment.
Even now, it is not difficult for me to summon up the wave of awe that I felt on first playing this game. One representative detail is burned into my mind: there were radio stations. Not only could you walk on a street and get into a car, but that car was connected to a wholly fictional radio network. While the later games in the GTA series better achieve the perverse environmental sensibility that the first open-world GTA groped towards, there is no downplaying the fact that that wonder, the thrill of jumping in and out of cars and driving around a populated cityscape, was the maybe the most impressive thing that happened in a video game this decade. All I know is, I wasn't playing much during late nineties, and it was putting this game into a rented playstation 2 in winter of '01 that got me thinking: I should keep an eye on these video games. So, GTA 3 was my personal road to Damascus moment when it comes to computer generated entertainment. Feel free to allot blame accordingly.
God bless Keita Takahashi. Seriously. Katamari Damacy is a game of only one idea. But what an idea! This game would have been revelatory for its wholly unique mechanic and playful manipulation of scale, a work of genius even without the dadaesque sensibility that informed the gameplay: the panicked shrieks of innocent children and livestock, the batshit crazy king in the sky, the continuous splendid parade of visual nonsequitur.
To think: how happy we were in '07 to be onanistically plunking away at plastic guitars. Perfecting our run at Buckethead's Jordan. Make no mistake, I loved that shit. We just didn't know any better. Rock Band wasn't the mere accretion of supplemental prosthetic enjoyments. It took the core pleasure of Guitar Hero, participating in the creation of music, and brought a wholly novel feeling of collective achievement. It unlocked in me a previously unknown, burning desire to croon in a semipublic forum. It added drums. It was the most fun I had with a video game this decade. Just watch the video. Look how happy these people are! And the they are right.
WarioWare: Twisted!
I am continually amazed by Nintendo's uncanny grasp of the basic elements of play. When it published its first collection of microgames for the GBA, we confronted a shuffled deck of primordial gameplay elements, sheathed in an absurdist casing and revealed under duress. WarioWare posed a novel challenge to its players: "figure out what this game is! You have three seconds!" Twisted!, the second game in the series, gets the top nod for the way it expanded the number of verbs at hand. Furthermore, physically rotating a gameboy is the way that world 1-1 of Super Mario Brothers was meant to be played.
To me, Boom Blox is the first and maybe the only Wii game that made optimal use of the gestural possibilities afforded by its hardware. An accelerometer bestows myriad potential actions, and it just so happens that hurling objects with physics at blocks and cubical beavers is the best among them. Layering puzzle elements and a marvelous version of Jenga into this formula only heightens the impressiveness of this seemingly obvious discovery.
I must admit that I had not given much thought to the gameplay potential of adhesion. The virtual representation of physics was a mainstay of this decade's games, but World of Goo stands apart for the way it devised an innovative game around the pedestrian idea of structural engineering. If that were not enough, the game spins a delightfully indirect yarn throughout the course of the game and continually introduces novel gameplay wrinkles into its basic recipe. As the game develops, you are always doing something new with your brain, and that is a mark of great design.
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King of Aughts: Preamble
I am a believer in lists. And not just the exuberant catalogue-- no, I am a believer in rank. A lot of sane people will tell you that pleasure in general and the pleasure of videogames in particular is an irreducibly private phenomenon, and that definitive judgment has no place in our commerce with art. De gustibus non disputandum. I am not one of these people. I think that video games are things, and that there is a difference between good things and bad things. This is why we make lists about them.
However, I also believe that it's madness to affix numbers to a decade's worth of creative effort. Why? Well, it's because I am a pluralist, and I have think there is more than one kind of excellence in this world. Just as there are diverse virtues that belong to human beings-- one can be a good soldier, or a good scholar, or a good politician, or a good husband, though rarely at once-- there is more than one way to be an excellent work of art. The heterogeneity of goodness is one reason we are inclined to think that artistic taste is only subjective.
This heterogeneity is especially critical when it comes to games. The video games are a hybrid medium-- they're both systems of rules and systems of representation. It's entirely possible for either element of this alloy to be independently magnificent. While I think the happy marriage of these two members is the manifest destiny of the artform, as critics we should find it our duty to appreciate both artistry and design.
So, in the name of these principles the good ship Clu is going to steam out of drydock and praise the shit out of some video games over the next few weeks. I've been thinking about doing an end-of-decade list for a while, and I've ginned up some categories designed to capture the manifold ways that games are good. At this point, I am also prepared to promise some blurbs. Blurbs as far as the eye can see.
Bear in mind: I am a total charlatan when it comes to video game criticism. For about four out of ten years in this decade I didn't play many video games at all. I don't own all the console systems and I've probably played less than a dozen PC games to completion this decade. (Baldur's Gate II? I barely knew 'er) My frame of reference is not to be trusted.
Finally, dear readers, I entreat to you distrust anything anybody ever says about art. Stephen Deadalus advised us rightly: “Beauty is a blank wall with Post No Bills.” Play, in particular, is the most anarchic of human pleasures. What kind of fool goes about trying to yoke joy under laws? Iroquois Pliskin, that's who.
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So Close!
Mirror's Edge is a curious case: the game that gets exactly one thing right. I may have spent some time in the past prattling on about the idea of a Gesamtkuntswerk, but the bald truth is that in most circumstances a video game can get by, critically speaking, through dogged adherence to just one successful gameplay concept. Take Crackdown. That game has almost nothing going for it: no narrative to speak of, a charmless and weirdly depopulated open world, janky driving, mediocre graphics etc etc. But then, there is the jumping around on buildings and shooting. That is all it takes, folks.
The cardinal achievement of Mirror's Edge is how effectively it creates the feeling of inhabiting a fleet human skull, rather than a steadicam. While so many first-person games give this dogged feeling that the smooth arc of a camera boom is being made to simulate animal locomotion, Mirror's Edge just nails the feeling of momentum, the sensation of weight in your movements, the subtle but increasingly palpable bob of the head as you gain speed. First-person platforming has been attempted before, and effectively at that (remember Jumping Flash? 'course you do!), but it's never been done in a way that does justice to the particularities of embodied vision. Mirror's Edge shines in these small gestures towards perceptual realism: the way the world swirls around your head when you make a tumbling landing, the way it swims in front of your eyes as you plummet to your death.
To me, it is astonishing that the designers of Mirror's Edge apparently managed to mistake these core pleasures that their game offered. Prince of Persia's no-death mechanic (actually an unusually dense checkpointing system) was maligned at release for being a sop to the noobs, which it was, but it also had a positive function: the impossibility of failure incentivized throwing yourself headlong through the environment as fast as you could. Prince of Persia is most successful when you fell into a rhythm and were able to whip past the lush scenery in top gear.
The heights of Mirror's Edge are even better: you're booking across the rooftops, looking around for the next legible piece of the environment, navigating the world at a such a terrific pace that you lose the habit of conscious reflection. While the path through its roofops are almost as linear as Persia's consistently funnelish pathways, your elevation and the breadth of your field of vision in Mirror's Edge lends a unique feeling of grandeur and freedom to the business of running and tumbling and losing the fuzz.
Which all makes it, again, so baffling that the game's mechanics seem to actively deter you from falling into this insanely pleasurable flow. The “runner's vision” environmental color-coding is an excellent technique for making the environment instantly readable, but the platforming is too finicky to engage in without the prospect of failure. Chris Dahlen put it best: “I’d say that its core problem is that it looks like Rock Band 2 but plays like Mega Man 9; you want to settle in and enjoy the thrill, but imagine if Rock Band stopped the song every single time you hit a bum note.” While Prince of Persia was too generous, rewarding you if you jumped in the general direction of the next platform (which gave rise to the otherwise-curious comparison of the game to an extended quick-time event), Mirror's Edge is too exacting: lining up your jumps requires too much precision. (This is doubly the case when your destination is a vertical pipe or horizontal bar.) It's too hard to make the tricky jumps on your first try, which brings the game to a grinding halt; this turns the game into a frustrating trial-and-error affair and ruins the best aspects of its gameplay.
As for the elements of the gameplay that do not directly involve running and jumping and shaking the fuzz, the less said the better. I think the game's Spartan visual aesthetic is praiseworthy, but the bleached fascism of the environments is so uniform that the individual spaces lose any feeling of specificity (the “shopping mall,” for example, looks like another deserted skyscraper atrium). The gameplay elements that are meant to modulate the basic platforming are atrocious: the combat is an abomination, an active deterrent to enjoyment. (I recommend the “easy” setting, which reduces, but does not eliminate, the frustrating interactions with law enforcement.) The narrative is forgettable and poorly delivered. Despite frequent stabs at variation (an absurdly simplistic battle with an enraged wrestler, a “sniper” mission, and a surprisingly uninteresting battle against a posse of fellow "runners."), Mirror's Edge never succeeds in creating any satisfying variety in its gameplay. The level design deserves a special dishonorable mention: the spatial arrangement of the environments often makes it difficult to distinguish makeable jumps from impossible ones, and the “jumping puzzles” in the interior levels were uniformly tedious and unintuitive.
All this is a shame, because Mirror's Edge is very close to being a fantastic video game. The failure of Mirror's Edge reminded me of an interview that Shigeru Miyamoto gave to Steven Totilo, in which he said the only revealing thing I've ever heard Miyamoto say about the craft of game design: “I liken it almost to cooking. There are certain elements of cooking where if you’re able to find a very delicious ingredient, all you have to do is put a little bit of salt on it. Then you cook it and it tastes amazing... chefs are more interested in finding the most delicious ingredients they can find and cooking those in a way that really highlights the inherent deliciousness of the ingredient. And that, I feel, is our job in game design.” To follow up on the analogy: the designers of Mirror's Edge drowned fresh sweet corn in the awful sauce. Maybe they'll get it right next time around.
Against my Better Judgement, I Discuss Citizen Kane and Maybe Art
The video-games-writin' set has an odd set of preoccupations, and many of them hinge on the question of legitimacy. The is-games-art debate, the Citizen Kane o' games question, they're all about the stature of games in the cultural marketplace, where they stand in the artistic pecking order. (Here's a hint: pretty fucking low. It's lonely at the bottom. Hence the contest between video game and comic book enthusiasts, the “Saddest Fight on the Internet.”)
One of the major problems with this discourse is that the are-games-art conversation almost never goes anywhere. I'm not denying that some good work has been done in this line (N'Gai Croal's reply to Roger Ebert is maybe his finest piece), but I've never felt the conversation produces much. As soon as you pose the question the whole issue becomes a definitional wrangle over what art is; one party or another begins lobbing stipulations at the other and a substantive issue becomes a semantical one. Comment threads allover the internet are overstuffed with useless arguments of this very form.
The pervasive error here, which Wittgenstein warned against, is the presumption that there is one or more properties-- authorial intent, emotional depth etc.-- the possession of which unerringly discriminates art from nonart. The Philosophical Investigations (supposing you try to understand it, which I cannot in good conscience recommend), will disabuse you of this misguided idea that there's a criterion to be had when it comes to applying concepts like “art.” There's a wealth of interesting historical and anthropological observations to be made about how we use the concept of art-- what it means for us to treat some portion of our culture the way we treat Pride and Prejudice, say-- but we're not going to unearth a metaphysical truth, an occult rule, that will magically decide the question for us.
Leigh Alexander, in partnership with games-crit mandarin Ian Bogsot, recently launched a salvo in a neighboring dispute, the Citizen Kane o' Games question. Their point is that we should put the whole issue to bed, as the dynamics of cultural legitimacy presupposed by the question are outdated and irrelevant in the new-media landscape. “we think that having a Citizen Kane will prove our artistic legitimacy,” Bogost remarks, “but masterworks are not how artistic legitimacy is proven anymore.” There's a lot of truth to this; the critical discourse on games, like all other cultural discourse, has become more and more fragmented and specialized since the advent of the internet. The scattered condition of our critical polis is ill-suited to king-making. Artistic legitimacy is a social phenomenon, something that we create ourselves-- a fiction, as Bogost says. It's necessarily bound to the forms of media that sustain and disseminate it.
The problem with all this is that we're asking the wrong question. The “are games art?” question is boring. The “will there be a Citizen Kane of games question?” is equally so. While we can make some more-or-less intelligent prognostications about the the new economics of cultural capital in the internet era, even this is a purely speculative.
The interesting question, to me, is what kind of art games are. That is, we should be asking ourselves what kind of formal dynamics and pleasures are inherent in the medium, and be able to identify when these formal capacities are used well. (This is another way of posing the question: how are games fun?)
And this is one area where thinking about what Citizen Kane achieved (rather than what it represents) is genuinely important. The reason that Kane has the kind of cachet it does is because it displayed such a consummate command of the formal capacities of cinema, as a medium. (I think Alexander and Bogost do Kane something of an injustice; the article reads as if its cultural status is an accident of history, and underplay the role of its superb artistry in its achievement of that status) It wrought a novel marriage of form and content by creating a visual language that complimented its thematic preoccupations.
There's a brilliant bit in Michael Chabon's Kavalier and Clay that captures this. They've just come from the movie, and Joe is trying to explain to Sammy that Welles' masterpiece holds the key to their own nascent, illegitimate medium:
It was that Citizen Kane represented, more than any other movie Joe had seen, the total blending of narration and image... Without the witty, potent dialogue and the puzzling shape of the story, the movie would have been merely an American version of the kind of brooding, shadow-filled Ufa-style expressionist stuff that Joe had grown up watching in Prague. Without the brooding shadows and bold adventuring of the camera, it would have been merely a clever movie about a rich bastard. It was much more, than any move really needed to be. In this one crucial regard-- its inextricable braiding of image and narrative-- Citizen Kane was like a comic book
Now, cinema is much more akin to comic books than games. Let's lay this aside. It's this braiding we should be thinking about. We should ask ourselves whether a game can achieve a relevantly similar kind of synthesis.
To tip my hand a bit, I think this would involve exploiting the fact that games are both rules and fiction, form and content. The game creates a certain space of possibilities for the player to inhabit and the fiction invests those choices with meaning. The genius of Bioshock, for instance, was the way that the game's upgrade-mechanics (acquiring ADAM, a scarce and morally hazardous resource) played off against its thematic concerns with the costs of untrammeled self-interest. It lost its way on this point, but Bioshock offers (along with Portal, and maybe Braid) something of genuine use: not a cultural monolith, but an example of what videogame art might look like.
Gears of War II
Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: Epic Software Publisher:Microsoft
Box Quote: “This game will INVITE you over to its house and let you bang its sister!” – Iroquois Pliskin, igndotcom
Full Disclosure: The reviewer played through the coop campaign, but didn't do much with the multiplayer component. The original Gears of War was my first experience “playing” competitive online shooters over xbox live. The scare quotes are there because there are vast stretches of nonconsentual sodomy between picking up the controller for the first time and playing a game, an activity one would do for recreation. My dominant memory of this experience was when some frenchman shrieked “Putain!” and lodged a torque bow bolt into my side. Then, I exploded. Word on the street is that the Horde mode (like Resi 5's Mercenaries mode) is the best portion of the entire product, but I wouldn't know.
Gameplay: Maybe because of its doggedly generic trappings, it's easy to forget what an innovative game Gears of War was on its release in 2006. The cover-based gameplay exchanged twitchy run-and-gunning of the classic FPS for tactical firefighting. Gears' novel integration of co-op into the campaign dovetailed perfectly with this shift in emphasis; success in the pitched battles often hinged on coordinating with your partner to execute flaking maneuvers on the enemy positions, flushing your enemies out of cover. The challenge for Gears II is the following: the bloom is off the rose of cover-based combat. So many of its predecessor's gameplay tropes have become de rigeur in modern shooter design. Where does the series go? The marketing runup for the game basically conceded that the sequel was going for a quantitative leap rather than a qualitative one, and after playing Gears II you'll recognize that “more badass” means “more of the same.” Not that this is a bad thing. Epic is simply better at this thing than its competitors; they've done a great job, again, of using clever level design to concoct memorable, tactically interesting firefights. The most creative moments in the sequel come when you're forced to deal with living, moveable, and otherwise unreliable cover. They've devised some fun new weaponry for this outing as well (I dig mortaring fools), and the complement of weaponry at your disposal gives you the means to vary your tactics in the individual encounters, switching between long, medium, and close-range murder-tools. Unfortunately, the game's other stabs at injecting variety and novelty into the gameplay fall flat. The game is never really enjoyable when you're not hunkered behind cover. A lengthy sequence inside of a colossal worm tries to integrate some platformer-style gameplay into the formula, but your character's movements are too lumbering for this segment to be much fun. The primary function of the numerous re-skinned turret sequences the game throws at you is that they make you pine for conveniently placed sandbags.
Story: You have to give them credit: their unironic devotion to the hoariest action-movie conventions is so total that the whole affair begins to verge on the intended iconicism. To sum up: you're a grim marine. You're toting a metric ton of arm and a blithe attitude towards carnage. The actions the game demands of you save the world, somehow. (The reviewer is a little hazy on the causal nexus) This unflinching adherence to caricature is certainly a discredit to the imagination of the game's creators, but in their defense, it's virtually impossible to recall the central events of any shooter game; even in great shooters like Half-Life 2, it's the texture of the world and the atmosphere that sticks with you, rather than the plot beats. And this is what Gears is really about: when you charge an enemy with your upraised chainsaw, you unseam them from the nave to th' chops, spraying gouts of ichor allover the camera lens. Everything about this gesture is gratuitous, down to the camera lens, but Gears of War II achieves a kind of lunatic grandeur that's hard to dismiss. It's the gore that gives the game its personality. When you walk away from the game you're likely to forget about the emulsion and the purpose of the research facility and the tearjerking zombificaiton of the protagonists' loved ones. You will remember all the the cheerful vivisection.
The Takeaway: Are you not entertained?
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The True Horrors of Video Games Part 2
The veil between the living and the dead thins for Halloween. So while ghosts and ghouls creep closer to claim our very souls, let’s hide inside and play some video games. Though beware, sometimes the true horrors don’t just arrive when fall does. Sometimes the real fear is found in the very games you play.
Here are some of those games that, despite their outward appearance, were truly horrifying. Venture forth and play them for yourself…if you dare…
Dread is, and always will be, the most effective type of horror. A jump scare is good for getting your adrenaline flowing, and gore is always upsetting on some level, but dread sticks with you. Dread will follow you for decades. Dread will call you up seventeen years after you played through a fun platformer starring a bear and a bird just to say “hey asshole, remember that shitty carnival?”
There is nothing in this world that can compare to the sheer existential dread I felt during my time in Witchyworld in Banjo Tooie. The unflinching, hostile stare of Salty Joe, the facsimile of hell that just exists to remind children of eternal damnation, and of course, Mr. Patch, the luciferian ringleader and weird blowup dinosaur watching over it all. Forget ‘Dante’s Inferno,’ forget ‘The Vision of Dryhthelm,’ there is only one true way for a mortal to know what hell is like, and it is to traverse through the nightmare that is Witchyworld.
Plus the boss fight fuckin’ blew.
Michael:
Since I avoid the traditional forms of fear, some of my scariest video game moments come from a sense of dread. That underlying feeling that something uncontrollable and unstoppable will soon overwhelm and overtake you. No game instilled that feeling in me earlier than the clumsy N64 classic, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. In the second level, Escape from Echo Base, you’re trying to navigate and blast your way out of Hoth while the evil Empire fights their way in. In an homage to a deleted scene in Empire Strikes Back, several of the viciously large abominable snowman, called Wampas, lurk behind closed doors throughout the level. Despite eventually knowing where these monsters hid, and how to slow them down long enough to kill them, their loud roar and dogged determination to eat me filled me with fear. To this day, even with their predictable AI and aged appearance, there is something overriding in my brain that begs me to run.
Rose:
As a young child I didn’t really get any sort of video game access outside of a dusty Sega Genesis until I was seven years old and my grandmother got me a Gameboy Advance. Not too soon after that, I found myself with both Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (yes both for some ridiculous reason only child me could understand). Ruby and Sapphire don’t exactly flirt with the more horrific elements that their original color counterparts Red and Blue did, but somehow I managed to find something to be afraid of.
A while after getting these games I was gifted a Gameshark by one of my friends on a whim. While most people used their Gamesharks or Action Replays to give themselves exploits like higher levels or infinite rare candies, I was using them to go outside the bounds of the world map. Eventually going through things like trees or buildings got boring, so I decided to run my way past the ocean that covers the entire eastern half of the game world. For a while I was met with the blues of the ocean tiles and the blacks of the empty void next to the borders of the world, but eventually I found myself on an island that was empty, save for a rock. When I examined the rock, I was met with what for most people would probably be innocuous: a Latias.
But I was completely unready and kind of fucking terrified!
Now I know that Latias is my friend, but back then this giant weird malformed sprite swooping down from on high legitimately made me jump and swear off Pokémon Ruby for the foreseeable future (not Sapphire though, because for some reason in my mind the ghosts were only in Ruby, duh).
Trex:
Fear was such a prominent emotion to me growing up that it’s so hard to pick what game scared the shit out of me the most. The Sims, however, left permanent scarring in my little brain that still lurks around even when I play the game today.
Everyone laughs about all the “silly” ways they killed off their Sims, but no one ever talks about them coming back to haunt you. Every glimpse I caught of the cloudy figures floating on screen sent shivers up my spine, but honestly, that was nothing compared to the other nonsensical creepy things that happened. I had to step away from my PC every time I heard the loud screeching alerting me of a burglar sneaking onto the property, or when that clown would jump out of the cheap art you hung of him on your wall then proceed to follow your Sims around, sobbing. The event that really takes the cake, though, was the anonymous phone calls. You know, the ones where the person on the other line would warn you that you were being watched or perhaps that the end of the world was nigh. Of course, the creepy messages had to be accompanied in that dreadful blue box by those damned comedy masks. I admittedly am still terrified of all of these meaningless hauntings that transpire during gameplay, and I avoid them with what little power I have (which is basically none).
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195th MPC Meeting of 28th November, 2006
Adoption of a new monetary policy framework to be effective from Monday December 11 th 2006
The new monetary policy framework would be launched on Monday December 4, 2006
The new Monetary policy framework would introduce a new Monetary Policy Rate ( MPR ) to replace the Minimum Rediscount Rate ( MRR )
The MPR would be the main instrument of the new monetary policy framework and will determine the lower and upper band of the CBN standing facility and is expected to have the capability of acting as the nominal anchor for other rates
Discontinue outright rediscounting of bills in the CBN to encourage trading among the market operators
Ensure the full deployment of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure (RTGS, T24, and eFASS) for the effective implementation of the new monetary policy framework; and
Convene meeting of the MPC every other month to review developments in the economy.
Challenges arising from the new policy framework
Gave consideration to the policy setting rules such as the monetary policy response function, the frequency of changes in the MPR , significance of inflation considerations in determining the MPR , the problem of price, credit and operational risks, sensitization of operators and other stakeholders, training, etc
MPC Meeting of August 9, 2006
Maintained the MRR at 14% with a proviso to review the MRR should the threat to monetary policy continue;
Approved a new framework for monetary policy implementation. The IT and other logistics requirements are to be sorted out between now and October, 2006. Pilot implementation is expected to commence on or before November 1st, 2006
Sustained the CBN’s zero tolerance to lending to government;
Reaffirmed that there is no control on interest rate or pegging of lending rate to the MRR;
Approved operational guidelines on the CBN Discount Window;
Approved guidelines for discount window operations in FGN bonds;
Sustained the on-going liberalization of the forex market.
MPC Meeting of June 8, 2006
Raised the MRR from 13% to 14%, to take effect from 12th June, 2006;
Maintained the CRR at 5%;
Resolved to sustain the on-going liberalization of the forex market as well as effectively monitor the market to maintain stability of the naira;
The Monetary Policy Implementation Committee (MPIC) would continue to keep daily surveillance on monetary operations;
With the deployment of the electronic Financial Analysis Surveillance System (eFASS), the Bank will leverage on that to ensure the proactive implementation of monetary policy;
The OMO shall continue to be the major instrument of monetary policy;
The Committee, further assured that it would respond to changes in economic prospects as needed to support the attainment of its objectives.
MPC Meeting of February 14, 2006
Resolved to work towards maintaining single digit (core) inflation;
The Bank will work towards zero ways and means. However, where it becomes absolutely necessary, ways and means will not be more than 5% of last year’s revenue; and such lending will attract the prevailing MRR + 1 per cent rate of interest.
CBN will continue with regular OMO operations and issuance of new bills, both TBs and CBN bills;
MRR will be maintained at 13% in line with the anti-inflation stance of the MPC;
As a measure of tight monetary stance, M2 will be kept within the range of 15 to 17% target;
CRR is to be maintained at 5%, while the liquidity ratio will be retained at 40%;
Wholesale-DAS will commence on 20th February, 2006 to foster exchange rate convergence between the DAS and the inter-bank market rates.
Operation Feed the Nation (O.F.N.):Operation Feed the Nation was introduced by the federal military government headed by General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979.It had the specific focus of increasing food production on the premise that availability of cheap food would ensure a higher nutrition level and invariably lead to national growth and development.OFN lasted till the civilian government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari in 1979.
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VP for Research Kimberly Andrews Espy to leave UO for Arizona
By uomatters | 04/22/2014 - 12:02 pm | 04/22/2014 Uncategorized
4/22/2014: The UA student paper has a bit on Espy’s hiring, here:
The criteria for candidates was that they be leaders with the vision and capability to meet the priorities established by the “Never Settle” strategic plan, according to Nikolich-Žugich. The plan’s goal regarding research and development is to double research expenditures at UA in the next 10 years. … Espy added that she was impressed by Hart’s Never Settle strategic plan. She said it is exciting to join the leadership team in an environment with such a bold vision, and that the goals in the plan are well-articulated.
Nearly two years into President Gottfredson’s presidency, and UO still has no research plan – though the Duck athletic department sure as hell does:
4/15/2014: This is a big win for President Gottfredson, for the UO Senate which has been pushing for this for more than a year at the urging of much of UO’s research community, and for the review committee that the Senate established and which Associate Dean Bruce Blonigen chaired. UA President’s announcement here, UO’s below:
From: “President’s Office” <pres@uoregon.edu>
Subject: Vice President Espy to take research position at University of Arizona
Date: April 15, 2014 at 3:07:39 PM EDT
Reply-To: pres@uoregon.edu
Kimberly Andrews Espy, vice president for research and innovation and dean of the Graduate School, has accepted the position of vice president for research at the University of Arizona. She begins May 27.
I wish Dr. Espy the very best in her new appointment, and thank her for her outstanding service to the University of Oregon. During her nearly three-year tenure at the UO, she has provided valuable leadership and guidance that has greatly benefited our research mission. Dr. Espy led efforts to significantly expand the university’s research infrastructure and began the University’s Research Development Services, which assists faculty in proposal development. She also built strong partnerships in Oregon to accelerate research application through start-up businesses.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Espy as she takes her new position.
Michael Gottfredson, President
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35 Responses to VP for Research Kimberly Andrews Espy to leave UO for Arizona
Makes me wonder who posted that yesterday…whomever it was had some good intel!
LISBian says:
Does this mean I can take back our lab space?
Lateral move?
Most importantly, its a good move.
alum says:
Do you think UO will be able to bring in a high calibre replacement that will win the approval of the various parties?
awesome0 says:
Yep. The big question is if the UO will be committed to enhancing research with its newfound bonding capacity and independent board. I certainly hope so. We shall see.
Upward I’d say
The UA is ranked by the NSF as third overall in the nation in research profile/expenditures in physical sciences. The overall research + graduate student scale of the UA is an order of magnitude more than the UO.
I would say this is most definitely an upward move. According to all predictions and comments about Espy made in this forum, this should be the death of the UA.
But quite possibly the A is different than the O.
I am not here to defend Espy, I think she clashed with the UO
culture and that made her ineffective. I don’t believe, however, that she is incompetent.
Dogs bark when they don't know says:
After a while the charade of your reasonable tones is ruff to take. You don’t know about the true extent of her incompetence, but you insist on speaking as if you do.
Good for us that you’re just a dog without real influence around here.
anti-dog says:
Dog is well known in his Dept for barking on many issues where he has limited background. His experience with Espy reflects what a majority of the small grant holders know, the large players see a very difference management style.
acknowledged; I am a lowly commoner, not of privilege, consequence or broad scope; all I can do is bark, out of turn …
relieved says:
understanding local culture (e.g., respect for productive faculty is good) and ability to learn from initial missteps (e.g., COI is bad) are crucial for a VPR. With that missing, I am not that interested in whatever hidden competencies UA may discover.
The unfortunate pattern for making change with Espy was an e-mail out of the blue informing the parties involved of the change, followed by condescension and anger at any questions or pushback.
I thought many of the changes were needed. The fundamental problems still exist. Part of the VPR job is getting buy-in from faculty. She never cared about that, and it hurt her performance.
Told you so! says:
Yes, I did have good intel. This is the second time UOM has deleted one of my posts on juicy topic, which is most annoying! Perhaps all my posts should have the code words about beating “a dead horse”…
Very cool told you so!
Maybe email UOM from an anon account when you post something like that so he’ll leave you alone?
Sorry, I just didn’t want to jinx it.
fact says:
I just realized, didn’t UA walk all of the football team this fall. Maybe there was a deal behind the scenes. We throw the game, they take an admin off our hands. See athletics does improve academics!!
Interesting how Gottfredson highlights the starting of Research Development Services, which is a pretty clear example of “hire several people to do an ill-defined job with no good metrics for success and little chance for researchers to weigh in if this actually a priority use of funds.”
In case anyone cares,
the other two finalists for the position at UA were
Dr. Ingrid Burke is currently the director of the Helga Otto Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. She is also the Wyoming Excellence Chair of Ecology and Professor in both the Department of Botany and the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. In her role as Director of the Haub School, Dr. Burke oversees all academic programs and two research application and outreach institutes housed within the School.
Dr. James Tracy is currently the Vice President for Research at the University of Kentucky, where he is also Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry within the College of Medicine. As Vice President for Research, Dr. Tracy oversees the administration and operation of the university’s $370 million research enterprise, the university’s federal relations and lobbying activities, and several campus-wide multidisciplinary research centers and institutes. In addition to this position, he is Vice President and Executive Director for the University of Kentucky Research Foundation and serves on the President’s Council.
x-duck says:
Espy inherited a complete shit show. I’m not sure if she knew what she was walking in to. Granted, she didn’t make things better with her style of management, but I can’t help but think that there’s no small level of sexism in the comments about her. If a man had her management style, would it be regarded as just being tough and getting business done?
Lest you think I’m trying to defend her, I am an x-duck, in large part because of her inaction to retain me. quack quack.
unrevised history says:
When people bring up that Espy inherited a bad situation, what they are failing to remember is that her situation was widely known and appreciated. And she was actually received with a lot of optimism and good will, due to her credentials and the fact that she was an external hire brought in through a competitive national search. From the getgo, a lot of people expected that she was going to have to make some tough decisions to get out of the hole her office was in, and we were prepared for it.
That’s why when things started going awry, there were a lot of conversations along the lines of, “why did she do that? where’s she going with this?” Some things, like tightening up compliance, made sense. But other decisions were not consistent with any version of sound stewardship, or even unsound, penny-wise pound-foolish stewardship. They were just point-blank screwed-up decisions. That, not necessary sacrifice, is what dried up the goodwill she arrived with. No doubt it made it harder for her later on, because the combination of early screwups and lack of communication meant that people stopped trusting her (probably even when she was making good decisions).
Has there been sexism in the response to her? Undoubtedly there has been some; sexism is part of the air we breathe in our society, and some people do things like reflexively reach for the b-word when they are unhappy with a woman (though it hasn’t happened nearly as much as I would’ve thought, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see people called out for it pretty quickly). But in what I have witnessed sexism has not been the driving force behind the criticisms. People are not primarily focused on style and demeanor. Rather, the strongest and most persuasive criticisms are about specific decisions and the objective consequences of those decisions. We should be vigilant for sexism, but that shouldn’t stop us from holding her accountable for legitimate shortcomings in her work.
I think there were sexist comments about her and her management style. However, non-sexist commentators had the same issues with her, so the sexist comments were an unfortunate and distracting avenue to express the same disgruntlement felt by many.
Espy's failures went FAR beyond style says:
Most involved agree that Espy’s style was abrasive and bullying, but it is really important to highlight the fact that she was a disaster because of her DECISIONS. This point has been made repeatedly, so I won’t both making it in detail.
Read the Blonigen report. Try to come up with a rationale whereby “style” explains the huge conflicts of interest that characterized her attempts to re-shape research at UO. Try to explain how “style” accounts for the failed retentions and recruitments that happened because of her actions (not just because she was abrasive and disrepectful).
The whole “sharp elbows” characterization of the discontent with Espy is a plain and simple whitewash of the deeper problems with her attempts to fill a leadership role.
Her ham-fisted style was just the putrid icing on a cake made of shit.
My Dean and Associate Dean are bullies and idiots. They are both males.
Bullies and Idiots says:
So why aren’t you naming them and calling for their jobs?
Well, they are also vindictive and I don’t have tenure. Not a battle I can choose right now.
ScienceDuck2 says:
Enough already – both sides here are cherry-picking facts and figures from Espy’s reign as described in the RIGE report. I have seen too much of both faculty complaints and malicious mischief along with admin bumbling and incompetence to know the following:
Did Espy eff up a significant number of research decisions?
You bet.
Did many UO faculty do their best to undermine her needed reforms of the research enterprise?
Did Espy blow it on retention issues?
Some yes, some definitely not.
Did some biology faculty commit federal crimes yet their admin person got thrown under the bus while they got off scott free?
Did Espy make some questionable decisions in regard to PSI that smacked of COI?
NO ONE here that reads or posts on UOM is guiltless, and if you think you are, you have a completely undeserved, holier-than-thou complex…. myself included.
ScienceDuck2: "Fair and Balanced" like FOX news. says:
If ScienceDuck2’s comments are intended to suggest that “both sides could have done better”, and that Espy was just one half of a bad relationship, then ScienceDuck2 is disonnected from reality.
Espy was made to leave. Why do you think?
Don’t be naive.
ScienceDuck2's disingenuous spin says:
Espy’s new institute centered on her research interests, directed by her own office’s associate VPR, and housing her own postdoc in highly limited and disputed research space, did not “smack” of conflict of interest.
It is a PERFECT prototype of conflict of interest.
Espy embraced that conflict, and built her own position (and that of her close colleagues) through the auspices of her powerful office.
ScienceDuck2, in case you haven’t figured it out, is obviously an anonymous insider from Espy’s office, with a vested interest in revising the history of the disaster of RIGE. Don’t buy his spin.
We need an interim VP from outside RIGE. Both reports on RIGE found so many problems, not all of them Espy’s. Promoting one of Espy’s AVPs, even just as interim, will only raise a new round of suspicion and distrust.
UOM for VPR says:
Outside of RIGE would be a good start.
I nominate Harbaugh or Tublitz for the job!
Ed school insider? says:
There’s some talk that Ed Kame’enui might get the interim job, though the Reading First scandal would seem to be a dis-qualifier.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/05/16/37spellings.h26.html
That seems like a very unlikely appointment. RIGE has had enough recent trouble, and there are still some JH people around who remember the $500,000 we had to pay federal lobbyists to deal with the RF fallout: https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/client_reports.php?id=D000030683&year=2007
Conflict of Interest says:
Wow. Who in the inner circles of RIGE is NOT associated with blatant self-promotion and conflict of interest?
If our administration can’t figure out how to navigate this interim appointment without falling prey to these scandals, then they deserve the storm that would surely ensue.
Agreed. MG is a stickler for maintaining the appearance of propriety. EK is a non-starter.
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GTFF rally for 5PM Monday at Johnson Hall draws politicians like … draws …
By uomatters | 12/01/2014 - 10:30 am | 12/01/2014 Uncategorized
Update: Looks rainy, but there’s plenty of room inside the lobby, as the UO Coalition discovered last spring.
Coltrane could have settled this a month ago and saved our department heads a lot of time, and the GTFF a lot of megaphone batteries. But no:
Thanksgiving Day Update: 62-year-old university president fails at ultimatum bargaining with 25-year-old students. His lawyers cash in again.
The GTFF union’s report on how the marathon mediation session broke down is here:
The GTFF bargaining team spent nearly 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday in mediation with the UO Administration. The teams collaborated to develop a new model that could meet the GTF need for medical and parental leave. Our bargaining team convened an emergency executive council meeting Tuesday night. The council empowered the bargaining team to move forward with the idea, even though it was not paid leave. Our bargaining team put together proposed language that took the concerns of the executive council into account, but the Administration refused to agree to make the model legally binding in our contract. …
I’ll post a link to the administration’s version when their well-paid PR flacks get around to putting it on “Around the 0”. As a placeholder, here’s our traditional Thanksgiving Day message:
11/26/2014, 8:42 PM update: Seven-year-olds can figure this out, but apparently not Interim President Scott Coltrane, who failed tonight to negotiate a fair deal with UO’s grad students. Disturbing secret video from tonight’s state mediated bargaining session:
11/26/2014 update: Second day of mediation to bring another $10K for HLGR
Rumor down at the Union Hall sauna is that the GTFF is still holed up with the State Mediator and UO’s lawyers. If Jeff Matthews, Sharon Rudnick, and Kate Grado can drag this out for one more day, they can charge double-time for Thanksgiving. On the other hand there’s the risk our Johnson Hall colleagues might have to miss their PAC-12 bowl game junkets because of the strike, or that the NCAA won’t accept “X” grades, and UO will lose some starters for the January football championship playoffs.
11/13/2014 update: Geller, Matthews, Rudnick and Grado to bill $200K from grad student strike
HLGR made it to $125K in billable hours on the GTF negotiations in September. They’re a little behind schedule if they want to get in $200K by the holidays. But a strike would certainly provide many opportunities for extra billings. Presumably bonuses for HLGR’s lawyers are tied to calendar billable hours, as is common, and Dec 31 is fast approaching.
The word is that noted zoning easements lawyer and chief UO labor negotiator Jeff Matthews did not accept a deal at today’s mediation session. Would you, if you could bill $2400 for each day you dragged it out, and your paycheck ended the day you agreed to a fair deal for UO’s grad students?
This is why UO will soon be replacing HLGR with its own labor lawyers. We will also be seeking local support from a top Los Angeles lawyer in the coming months and weeks, and appreciate any referrals. These referrals can be from anywhere, so even a website like https://www.nehoralaw.com/newport-beach-personal-injury-lawyers/ would be great.
Unfortunately for our grad students they are still stuck dealing with Bob Berdahl’s leftover nastiness. And now with Randy Geller’s too:
11/10/2014: UO Matters pays UO $94.58 for detailed HLGR invoices on grad student bargaining
Looks like Interim President Coltrane has been getting his public records advice from Bob Berdahl. The President’s Public Records Office wants $94.58 to hand over the invoices showing what Matthews and Rudnick have been doing to earn their $300 an hour. I’ve sent off a check. If you want to contribute to help rebuild the UO M public records fund, here’s the link. Any amount appreciated, and please let me know what documents you’d like me to buy next:
On Friday Nov 7, 2014, at 10:51 AM, Thornton, Lisa <pubrec@uoregon.edu> wrote:
Dear Mr. Harbaugh:
The University of Oregon has received your public records request for “the six detailed HLGR invoices with transactions dates of 24-Sep-14” on 11/05/2014, attached. The office has at least some documents responsive to your request. By this email, the office is providing you with an estimate to respond to your requests.
The office estimates the actual cost of responding to your request to be $94.58. Upon receipt of a check made payable to the University of Oregon for that amount, the office will proceed to locate, copy, and provide the records you have requested that are not exempt from disclosure. Your check may be sent to the attention of Office of Public Records, 6207 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-6207.
11/6/2014: Crowdsourcing reveals UO has paid $125K for outside attorneys to fight GTF union:
It took a few petitions to the District Attorney, but eventually Dave Hubin’s public records office handed over the accounting records on UO’s legal expenses, and I posted them here. Some anonymous do-gooder put them into excel for me, and it seems that UO has paid $125K to HLGR’s labor lawyers Sharon Rudnick, Jeff Matthews, and Kate Grado, to try and prevent the UO grad students from getting ~$100K in sick leave a year. Expect more big bills in October and November.
Add in whatever raises, stipends, and golden parachutes were promised to the faculty and administrators who agreed to sit at the table with HLGR’s Jeff Matthews on the admin bargaining team (Tim Gleason made out very well for sitting next to Sharon Rudnick last year) and you’re starting to talk real money. And of course there’s the $140K UO’s new internal union negotiator “Big Bill” Brady gets:
No sign yet that Scott Coltrane has the stones to tell Dave Frohnmayer’s law firm to get lost. What a waste of our students’ tuition:
10/24/2014:Coltrane sticks with Gottfredson’s final offer, and grad students vote to strike.
Interim President Coltrane’s efforts to keep UO in the AAU by increasing our long neglected research side are not off to a good start. On Wednesday, he presented his plan to the UO Senate.
That plan, if you can call a few powerpoint slides a plan, did not include substantial pay or benefits for grad students. Top graduate students typically receive offers from many universities, offering them pay and benefits as compensation for the teaching and research effort they provide. It’s a competitive game. UO has fallen far, far behind, as Coltrane’s own presentation showed.
The Senate patiently heard Coltrane out and then voted, unanimously, to ignore his claims that he’d made a fair offer, and to instead support the grad student union’s efforts to get the pay and benefits that are essential to attracting top graduate students to UO:
… 1.3 WHEREAS Interim President Coltrane has articulated the need to strengthen the UO graduate programs; …
2.1 BE IT HEREBY MOVED that the UO Senate urge the President to direct the UO Administration’s bargaining team to reach a quick and equitable settlement with the GTFF.
The administration ignored the Senate resolution, and left their offer unchanged. Apparently Coltrane and Interim Provost Frances Bronet do not have the confidence to reverse even the most obviously stupid of Mike Gottfredson’s many stupid decisions. The grad students have now responded by voting – apparently overwhelmingly – to strike.
Coltrane and Bronet now have 30 days to try and save the situation. Meanwhile they’ve thrown their administration into disarray, trying to devise plans to persuade UO’s faculty to scab against their students. It’s going to suck up huge amounts of time from his administrators, department heads, and faculty, and it’s not going to work. Classes will be canceled, grades will will be issued without homework or exams, research projects will be delayed.
The GTFF’s press announcement is here:
Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) at the University of Oregon have been bargaining for almost a year and have been working under an expired CBA since last March.
Members voted to authorize a strike over two issues in particular: wages and paid leave. GTFs voted to maintain the bottom line they decided upon last spring. That bottom line includes: (1) a 5.5% raise to minimum GTF salaries for each of the next two years to begin to close a gap between wages and the cost of living, and (2) two weeks each of paid medical and parental leave annually for every GTF. …
Graduate students have no form of paid leave from work if they are ill, injured, or have recently had children. If a GTF is in a bicycle accident, needs to have his/her appendix removed, or has just given birth, there is no policy that allows that GTF to miss work. If a GTF chooses to take time off, s/he is at risk for wage reduction and insurance termination at a time when it is most needed. The loss of a tuition waiver during unpaid leave (a benefit afforded to graduate employees at nearly all major universities) poses an additional financial hardship for graduate students.
The Faculty Union’s helpful FAQ on the enormous time suck our overpaid administrators have just handed us is here. Bottom line? If Coltrane and Bronet can find faculty willing to scab, they will have to pay – at about 4x the rate the GTF’s get.
Faculty have no professional or moral obligation to volunteer to perform the work of striking GTFs.
If the University of Oregon behaves as other administrations have done in similar situations, the administration will try to pressure faculty to cover for striking GTFFs by calling on our commitment to our mission to provide an excellent education to the undergraduate students. They will appeal to our commitment to our careers in order to prevail over the GTFF.
Whatever your stance on the GTFF negotiations, we believe strongly that we have a duty to support our graduate student scholars-in-training in their fight for basic rights in the workplace. We know our graduate teaching fellows are committed to undergraduate education; we work with them every day and see their dedication. We know that striking is a last resort for our GTFs. Standing with our fellow academic employees and graduate students will help us all build a better university.
Faculty need not volunteer to perform the work of striking GTFs.
No faculty member is under any obligation to volunteer for a striking academic employee, no matter how trivial the work. The university administration has stated a preference for having faculty volunteer to perform the work of striking GTFs. You have no contractual obligation to volunteer.
Faculty have the right to refuse to be assigned the work of striking GTFs if they believe that the additional workload is unreasonable.
10/18/2014: Grad students declare impasse, will hold vote on strike this week
My understanding is that they can strike 30 days after the vote, so presumably it will be the last week of classes, and finals. GTFs are responsible for much of grading, labs, and teach many courses. The administration is drawing up plans purporting to show that the undergrads can finish courses and issue grades without GTF’s. These will be a sham. Everyone knows the university can’t function without the GTFs, but the administration needs to pretend, to try and fool the parents paying the tuition. Hey, maybe Jim Bean will finally get his chance to return to teaching.
According to GTF website the two sides are not even very far apart. In the past the the UO Graduate School has negotiated directly with the GTFs. This time our passive-aggressive former president Mike Gottfredson decided to hire Rudnick and Frohnmayer’s HLGR firm, for some strange reason. Their negotiator Jeff Matthews, whose previous work mostly involved zoning easements and construction contract disputes, has botched it badly.
Any thoughts on why Coltrane didn’t pull the plug on HLGR before it got to this point?
10/8/2014: Grad student union attacks “Around the 0” spinsters
On the GTFF website, here:
With GTFs returning to campus last week, many GTFF members have reported hearing misinformation about bargaining, in particular from pieces published in “Around the O”. We would like to address some of these issues, in order to clear up misunderstandings about the ongoing negotiations between the GTFF and the Administration. …
10/1/2014: PR flack’s story on grad student bargaining ignores grad students
Strategic Communicator Julie Brown’s “Around the 0” story is here. She can’t be bothered to get quotes from the GTFF union or provide links to their site. On the up side it seems like Andy Berglund has dumped HLGR’s Jeff Matthews – or at least Matthews is lying low. That ought to save enough on billable hours to sweeten the GTF offer.
9/8/2014: HLGR’s $300 an hour zoning lawyer unable to negotiate grad student contract
Word is that the 30 day strike clock has started, though presumably the GTF’s will wait until midterms or finals to walk – assuming Coltrane can’t work out a compromise. Does anyone know how far apart the two sides are?
8/21/2014: President settles contract with grad students, no strike!
Oh wait, that’s President Ed Ray at OSU. No HLGR lawyers were involved. They have a “family leave” policy of some sort, don’t know the details.
Meanwhile here at UO, the grad students have voted to authorize a strike for fall. Mediation over parental leave is today. HLGR’s Jeff Matthews, an expert on zoning easement law, is negotiating for the university administration. The grad students have done the math, parental leave would cost ~$100K a year, or roughly 11% of “A Gott”, and presumably less than UO has paid Matthews and HLGR at ~$300 an hour.
8/19/2014 update: GTF’s call out Coltrane over parental leave hypocrisy
UO’s grad student union and the administration have worked out all contractual issues except paid parental leave. Mediation starts Thursday. Philosophy grad student John LaRochelle, explains the sticking-point in an RG Op-Ed, here:
Scott Coltrane — interim president following President Michael Gottfredson’s resignation and head of the committee overseeing the administration’s bargaining team — has refused to entertain any form of parental leave for GTFs. Ironically, in a recent visit to the White House as an expert on parental leave, he argued that paternity leave is important for both working parents and their employers. He said in a recent interview that “…businesses that want to be successful will develop the policies needed to allow employees to balance family and work.” In his new position, we hope that he will take his own advice. Anyone starting a business should have policies such as these enforced, this is why you may want to consider hiring a lawyer for financial reasons and to help you get started. You can click right here to find a professional is Wichita.
6/30/2014 update: Gottfredson resumes paying big bucks to HLGR to bargain with GTF’s
Bargaining continues today at 2:30 in the Walnut Room, check twitter for the latest: https://twitter.com/hashtag/GTFF3544?src=hash and also http://hiredgunsandhiredhelp.blogspot.com/.
The latest on how much Gottfredson is willing to pay Jeff Matthews of HLGR and Melinda Grier to piss off our PhD students is here. As Charles Pinckney said to Talleyrand: “Millions for lawyers, but not one cent for pregnancy leaves.”
6/20/2014 update: 1 PM today, Walnut room EMU As always, check The Hired Gun for the live-blog: http://hiredgunsandhiredhelp.blogspot.com/ The GTFF facebook page notes: “The GTFF Health and Welfare Trust is very excited to announce that they’ve added major dental, much improved vision, and improved prescription drug out of pocket costs for all GTFs starting in Sept.AND the Trust negotiated with Pacificsource to expand those benefits AND reduce premiums at the same time. So the Administration is going to save a very large amount of money (half million) that we hope to see invested in GTFs compensation. The administration knows what our bottom line is and knows that a strike is possible this fall.
5/23/2014: UO’s grad students, who teach 33% of UO’s undergrad classes, just voted 98% to 2% to authorize a strike
The grad student union post is here. Demonstration at Johnson Hall, 1PM Friday. Perfect timing, just when Gottfredson’s lunch wraps up. My take? Gottfredson knows he should raise grad student pay, but he thinks that a strong stance against those communist PHD chemistry students is his last chance to build a bridge to the hardliners on the UO Board of Trustees. Pathetic to be sure, but that’s where our dear leader’s head is at: destroying UO, to try and save himself.
5/17/2014: Grad student union to vote this week on a strike
Grad student union meets, “overwhelmingly” approves a formal strike vote for this week. The earliest date for a strike would be fall quarter. The administration’s lawyer – a $290 an hour expert on zoning easements – walked out of the bargaining session on Wed, saying he wouldn’t come back until the grad students agreed to take smaller raises or higher health care payments. Apparently Gottfredson had not even told the UO Trustees that bargaining was underway. How far apart are the two sides? The GTFF has an excellent analysis here. It’s about $1.1M a year. That’s about 2/3 the cost of a basketball coach, 1/2 the cost of the Jock Box subsidy, or (at ~$20K tuition) the revenue from about 55 undergraduate students.
5/15/2014 update: Gottfredson wants to add a graduate student strike, to top off all the other disasters he has brought “The University”? From the Hired Gun live-blog, http://hiredgunsandhiredhelp.blogspot.com/:
The admin then further refuses to engage in any further bargaining sessions. This is bad faith bargaining 101. … They are refusing to bargain further on the economic package.
5/14/2014 update: Read the Hired Gun for the live-blogging. Twitter reports here, GTFF website here.
GTFF Bargaining in room 202 of the Ford Alumni Center, starts at 2:45 today. While Gottfredson spends his time on the latest sports scandal, his administration stumbles along, letting his $290 an hour HLGR attorney Jeff Matthews – an expert on zoning easements and land condemnation – take charge of the University of Oregon’s graduate education and research efforts.
From the PhD student blog:
We want to know if the feel that the package they have proposed goes towards fulfilling the educational mission of the university and how it reflects the university president’s stated goal of improving compensation for GTFs.
Fancy Lawyer isn’t aware of the President’s statement, because he admits that statement was not included in the preparation for this bargaining cycle. He basically just admitted that the university president played no role in the management meetings that prepped for this bargaining session. Add that to the growing list if things Fancy Lawyer should know, but doesn’t. And add that the the growing list of things the university president should be doing, but doesn’t.
5/7/2014 update: Rumor is that UO’s only overpaid professor is dusting off his Soc 101 transparencies, just in case he gets called in to scab:
Meanwhile the GTFF has two more bargaining sessions scheduled with President Gottfredson’s hilarious $290 an hour negotiator: Wednesday, May 7th, 12:30-3:30pm, in PAC 16; and Friday, May 9th, 3pm-5pm, in Fenton 110.
5/1/2014 update: UO tuition money is paying $290 an hour for Attorney Jeff Matthews’ sense of humor? The UO Senate will soon debate a resolution calling on President Gottfredson to stop stalling and reach an agreement with the grad student union. They’ve been working for months without a contract, because the administration is hung up over a few 100K in raises. One issue for the Senate will be the cost to UO of the lawyers doing the negotiations. Judging from his resume, the UO administration’s chief negotiator, HLGR’s Jeff Matthews, has little to no experience with higher education or with labor law or labor negotiations:
So Randy Geller is paying him $290 an hour for on-the-job-training?
Or maybe that’s the going rate for what the HLGR website says is his sense of humor and quick wit?
4/25/2014: GTFF bargaining resumes at 3 PM in 112 Lillis. Word is that the admin is still stonewalling on pay and health, saying they need the money to pay the HLGR lawyers and Duck coaches. Gottfredson still hasn’t signed the academic freedom policy, but the GTFF’s are blogging http://hiredgunsandhiredhelp.blogspot.com and tweeting https://twitter.com/GTFF_3544 anyway.
4/18/2014 update from http://hiredgunsandhiredhelp.blogspot.com. Also check https://twitter.com/GTFF_3544
Fancy Lawyer: “The University’s finances are tight.” The room bursts into laughter.
We are discussing the University’s record endowment profits, and the continued inability to present us with evidence that the University is in such dire straits.
5:17 pm: If the University is going to claim that it cannot afford anything, we want evidence of this.
5:19 pm: The room just broke into applause for Amber, who will not put up with the University’s continued inability to craft an argument and provide evidence for their inability to adjust their budget.
4/11/2014: GTFF bargaining restarts today, 3:30 in 112 Lillis. The grad student live-blog is here. The word is that the raise proposals will be on the table. Still no numbers on how much UO money Gottfredson and Geller have paid Frohnmayer’s law firm to negotiate against our grad students. The GTF contract has expired, so they can give notice of a strike soon. Why not – that worked out pretty well for the PSU faculty, and Gottfredson can hardly we don’t have the money for grad students, given his largess with Tim Gleason and Jim Bean’s golden parachute sinecures. Meanwhile still no word on what happened to Mark Yuran, the $180K Chief of Human Resources who was hired in fall to be in charge of these negotiations, but is now suddenly gone from the HR website:
2/6/2014 update: UO’s graduate student union is asking faculty and others to sign a petition endorsing their efforts to extract a reasonable contract from the UO administration. Sign here. Assuming that The University can clear the sidewalks, bargaining resumes Friday 2/7/2014 at 3PM, in the EMU Ben Linder room. Show up early for a good seat, the administration’s bargaining team tends to mumble. It’s almost as if they’re embarrassed about something. Their current offer is for 1.5% this year, 2% next. I’m no economist, but I’m thinking this is not a rational strategy for recruiting top PhD students and keeping us in the AAU. Maybe Gleason should throw in a goat? 1/24/2014: I haven’t done the math – perhaps Gordon Taylor has – but I’m guessing Coltrane’s $2.2M subsidy for jock box operations would fund a 10% raise for all our GTFs, including those now above the UO minimums.
Update on today’s session: The UO administration’s efforts to destroy any sense of trust with The University are going swimmingly. From the grad-student bargaining blog:
Now were being fed this f**king sophistry about how the tuition waiver is part of our pay, so raises in tuition are de facto raises to us. Remind me never to hire this guy to to be my lawyer. Our organizer points out that we generate revenue in the form of bringing in students by the classes we teach. We ask for the tuition brought in by classes taught by GTFs. Fancy Lawyer doesn’t know. We tell him it’s roughly 1/3 of total tuition revenue THEY ARE CLAIMING NOT TO BE AWARE OF THEIR TOTAL TUITION REVENUE. “THEY” ARE THE HEAVILY COMPENSATED LAWYER AND THE HEAD OF UNIVERSITY FINANCE. This is tantamount to my students showing up to my class and me informing them that I have no idea about what they want me to teach. I’d be fired for that. Summarily, if Fancy Lawyer had his way.
I wonder if Tim Gleason is going to do a fact-check on this one? Maybe he and Geller will post some defamatory comments about the grad students?
1/24/2014 update: GTFF bargaining is Friday, 3PM or 3:30, probably in the Ben Linder room in the EMU. If you know better post a comment.
1/19/2014 update: The administration’s bargaining team for the GTFF negotiations apparently includes:
Jeffrey Matthews: Harrang Long’s stand-in for Sharon Rudnick
Kassy Fisher: UO Asst Dean & Dir of Fin & Admin
Gordon Taylor: CAS Assoc Dean Finance Admin
Mark Lonergan: Chemistry Prof.
Keith Zvoch: Education professor.
The next bargaining session is Thursday Friday, 3PM, in the storied Knight Library “Collaboration Room”. The last thing UO needs to do if we want to stay in the AAU is alienate grad students. The stipends are embarrassingly small, the least we can do is show them a little respect. But from the GTFF’s twitter feed and the Hired Gun blog, it appears President Gottfredson is letting Mr. Matthews pull the same stunts on the grad students that Sharon Rudnick used to destroy his relationship with the faculty – down to petty stuff like moving the bargaining sessions to a room too small for the crowd – about 60 at the last session, apparently. How much money is Harrang charging for this? Let’s find out:
The University of Oregon has received your public records request for “invoices for all legal or other consulting services related to UO bargaining with UAUO or the UO GTFF, from 6/10/2013 to the present” on 12/17/2013, attached. The office has at least some documents responsive to your request. By this email, the office is providing you with an estimate to respond to your requests. The office estimates the actual cost of responding to your request to be $261.20.
Update: The Chronicle has a story with a variety of anecdotes about PhD student debt. Does anyone know where to find actual data? Grad students live-blogging their bargaining now here. A snippet:
3:22 p.m. Our bargaining team is here and in place. Guess which bargaining team is nowhere to be found?
3:30 p.m. We’re supposed to be starting. 3/5 of the university team is here. Maybe they need to organize.
3:34 p.m. We’re leading with leave. Parental issues leading the day. Starting with Article 27, governing sick leave. And the $500k/yr lawyer didn’t bring his copy of the CBA to the table.
12/7/2013:UO hires lawyer to negotiate new contract with GTFF union Jennifer Hernandez has the story in the ODE:
The GTFF has advocated on behalf of graduated students since 1976. Contracts are renewed every two years.
For the first time, the UO has hired a lawyer to be the lead negotiator of its five-member bargaining team for this specific contract. In the past, a human resource representative has acted as the lead negotiator.
Surely not Sharon Rudnick and Harrang Long etc. again! We’ll have a live-blog from the Friday bargaining session, Friday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in the EMU Ben Linder Room.
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Well there goes the hope Gottfredson might at least learn from his mistakes
OA Anon says:
I don’t understand why this is a story. The position is vacant for the HR Rep who would normally do the negotiating. I suppose Terry Smith could be the negotiator instead of an outside attorney, but I don’t see advantage there. . . ?
Keith Appleby says:
I believe the implicit point is that this is an example of more cronyism on behalf of the University: After 30 plus years of negotiating with the GTFF with no outside assistance, it was only after Dave Frohnmayer, the former University of Oregon President, goes to work at the law firm Harang, Long, Gary Rudnick that Frohnmayer’s buddies at the University of Oregon actually *changed the state law* to allow for Frohnmayer’s firm to receive a contract and then have Frohnmayer’s buddies get nice paychecks from the state’s coffers.
Additionally, even if we were to believe that Harang was offering the University a discounted rate, it is still *way more expensive* to have them involved in negotiations rather than to continue with in-house negotiators.
There is no savings for the University of Oregon, there is no benefit to the GTFF, faculty, or students. The only result is largesse to Frohnmayer’s law firm.
That said, I actually do not share the opinion that Frohnmayer is a bad guy. But, I am willing to call out cronyism where it exists.
Scott Coltrane recently wrote an article for the Atlantic arguing for the effectiveness of paid parental leave policies in promoting gender equity in the workplace (http://bit.ly/19yJkIc). It was well-argued and compelling.
So I wonder if The University(tm) will offer to add parenting leave to the GTFF contract. UO currently has paid parental leave for faculty but not for grad students. Yet research shows that grad school is one of the leakiest parts of the pipeline for women (http://bit.ly/1dfvipB). That is due in large part to work-family conflicts generated by the way that academic careers are currently structured.
From what I understand, the GTFF has not asked for paid parental leave, but that does not stop The University(tm) from offering it. This is right in Coltrane’s intellectual wheelhouse, and this is a time when he’s supposed to be showing us signs of leadership. Whaddya think, Scott?
Hilarius Bookbinder says:
We have asked for paid parental leave in this bargaining cycle. The university’s response yesterday was that we are 3-month employees, so it’s ridiculous to think we rate 6 weeks paid parental leave.
In reality, we’re 2-7 year employees…unless the university wants to admit–as they have refused to do so thus far in bargaining–that they do not consider GTF contracts to be binding.
“Scott Coltrane recently wrote an article for the Atlantic arguing for
the effectiveness of paid parental leave policies in promoting gender
equity in the workplace (http://bit.ly/19yJkIc). It was well-argued
and compelling.
So I wonder if The University(tm) will offer to add parenting leave to
the GTFF contract. UO currently has paid parental leave for faculty
but not for grad students. Yet research shows that grad school is one
of the leakiest parts of the pipeline for women
(http://bit.ly/1dfvipB). That is due in large part to work-family
conflicts generated by the way that academic careers are currently
From what I understand, the GTFF has not asked for paid parental
leave, but that does not stop The University(tm) from offering it.
This is right in Coltrane’s intellectual wheelhouse, and this is a
time when he’s supposed to be showing us signs of leadership. Whaddya
think, Scott?”
I believe they are finally asking for paid parental leave now.
Back when I was among the leadership of the GTFF, I pushed for paid
parental leave for graduate workers, but got shot down by Dave Cecil’s
bargaining team. I’m glad to see they might finally be making some
progress.
Re: Ph.D student debt data, here’s a good start: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0An-UdyZNOVCQdGVJN3hWU0EtbjRwR2t1R1JLR19Hd0E&toomany=true
Ferris Bueler says:
Looking at the ph.d. debt, there are a lot of stupid myopic people. Taking out 120,000 in debt to get a Ph.d in American Lit?
Even over 25 years that’s like 700-800 a month. In my view, the problem isn’t that wages are too low for people taking out 120,000 in debt. They would have needed a stipend of 40k a year while in school to avoid taking on debt if they are taking out 120k in debt over 50 years. They problem is student loans from the fed are not managed like regular loans, so there is no due diligence to see if people have the ability to pay back the 120k they are taking out.
reasoner says:
See also http://100rsns.blogspot.com/ (100 reasons not to go to graduate school — mostly humanities-focused)
not the Chem DH -- and not Mark! says:
Mark Lonegan [sic] from Chemistry? (It’s Lonergan). The department that pays above-scale? That uses the above-par UO health benefits for GTTF’s as a recruiting tool for grad students? The one with several kids himself? Better look for someone else on the bargaining team to trash.
I’m not trashing any of these people, (except the Harrang dude) just posting a list of the people on the administration bargaining team. I hope the faculty involved have the backbone to stand up to to Harrang and Geller, who seemed to take so much joy in trashing the faculty during our bargaining sessions, and won’t let the same thing happen with our GTF’s.
Phillip Morris says:
Who could have guessed that hiring tobacco company litigators to negotiate with your colleagues and students would turn out so badly?
don't get me started says:
go GTFF! go Amber!
oh no snow says:
2/7 Bargaining has been cancelled:
Greetings GTFF Members:
Given that the National Weather Service hours ago issued an updated “Winter Storm Warning” for the Willamette Valley in effect from 10am today til 6pm tomorrow (yesterday this was only a “Winter Storm Watch”), given that residents of this area have been advised to limit or avoid travel if possible, and given that the updated forecast is for additional snow later this morning and likely freezing rain and sleet later in the day, the GTFF has elected to reschedule the bargaining session planned for today at 3:30pm in the EMU Ben Linder Room.
We feel it would be irresponsible to expect GTFs and other members of the campus community to extend their time on campus to attend the session, and have heard reservations expressed by numerous GTFs about their ability to safely travel to campus this afternoon for the occasion.
We are currently working on scheduling a make-up session (possibly for sometime next week), and will be in touch with details they are available.
Note that the University of Oregon has, as of now, only canceled classes and events until 10am this morning.
Please direct any questions or concerns you may have about this my way, and please be safe if you must leave home today.
David Craig
President, GTFF
unionized students blah, blah, blah says:
I am not a fan of unions in academia; nevertheless, the absolute disinterest and ignorance displayed by the lawyers (hired by UO admin) in the negotiation process with the GTFF union and the Faculty union demonstrate how tone deaf and useless UO admin really are. The refuse to take responsibility for anything but keeping their above comparator paychecks, above comparators.
What the hell makes you think admins were of any use at any time?
The ultimate fault lies with the brain dead undergrads and their loan bargaining parents, who simply cannot understand the depth of corruption within university administrations. University of Minnesota stonewalled their state senate, which kept asking why so many admins, what are their roles, their job descriptions, etc. Admins kept saying we can’t get you that info, too much duty overlap, people take on more work than initially tasked, all that crap. It took the Wall Street Journal to uncover that U of M had at least 1/3 more admins than any other comparable Midwest public university. Of course, the tuition had skyrocketed to fund that nonsense. Despite that, the student enrollment has skyrocketed over the last decade, even though university corruption is apparent if anyone would do the most basic cost benefit analysis. Same is true of U of O….
Max Powers says:
2 things are burying universities and colleges around the country:
1)Loss of State support. The cost of education, adjusted for inflation, hasn’t increased all that dramatically. It boils down to who is now paying for it. Those “loan borrowing parents” you talk about all want a computer lab in every building, a health center, a rec center, a dining facility, learning centers, disability resources, student services, student activities, campus security, etc. They want all of those things. Someone has to run all of those things.
2)Retirement and health insurance costs. These both have skyrocketed as contribution rates for pensions have gone through the roof to prop up funding %s.
I am not going to suggest that every University dos not have too many admins. Some do. There is a lot of complaint about admins and how many there are. One of the issues you have is that students demand more and more services and those services come with admins. Another problem is over-regulation that leads to more admins to comply with regulations. The fear of not complying with this or that often leads to a certain amount of bloat.
Honestly, I’ve not seen any evidence that incoming students are demanding more and more money be spent on buildouts of recreation centers nor athletic facilities, or any of the services that are claimed they supposedly demand. In fact, the opposite is true, students are asking that money be spent on academics, not on any more buildings or services that are nothing more than marketing ploys. Case in point with U of O, was the continued vote by students against anymore money for the Student Recreation Center. That thing went up for three votes, and the admins did every dirty trick they could, including having a vote during finals week, when students would be the most distracted, in order to get the vote the admins wanted, which they eventually got, though the vote turnout was pitifully low. And there was no student support, nor any real community support, as well, for the fiasco of the Matt Knight Arena.
If you were to ask students if they would be willing to put up with fewer services in order to keep down tuition, there would be an overwhelming vote for that proposal. Much of what is said that students want or need is urban legend, and it’s beginning to show as the U of O incoming rates are beginning to fall, and quite dramatically. Relying on administration justifications for why more money should go into their pockets is not real good form….
I agree with you to a point. I think the model exists in a University of Phoenix kind of way, but without the “for profit” mentality. I just think public Universities have become something different as schools try to outdo each other on amenities. Students are demanding these things through the recruitment and admissions process.
@ MaX Powers, Actually, they’re not given a choice, nearly every public uni is participating in the arms race, and there is evidence that students have had enough. For instance, at University of New Mexico, the student body voted down an increase in tuition for athletic related expenses, but the Pres ignored that vote, and went ahead with the tuition increase. Same thing is taking place at Colorado State, where they have Kilkenny doing his magic in attempting to get a $250 million buildout of their football stadium, despite the bulk of the student body saying no, they don’t want it. When students get a chance to vote, increasingly, they’re saying no to ever more tuition hikes to fund anything, including the U of O rec center, which needed to three votes to get past student reticence…
I do hope you are right. I would like to see things change for my own children’s sake. I think the “arms race” has been furthered as state support eroded and Universities fight over students like commodities.
My guess is that they are not aiming at current students but at prospective students. Current students naturally don’t want to hand over their money for these things. But prospective students are happier to come to a university where the luxuries are already in place. I’m not saying it’s a good thing — in fact I deplore it.
@Observer, what prospective students? It’s becoming apparent that nearly all universities are showing a fall in student enrollment, so if TPTB are truly interested in the future, they would be scaling down, not building up….
WTF? says:
Easements and condemnations? Construction law?
It’s all starting to make sense.
M&A lawyer says:
$290 x 2,000 billable a year ain’t bad, though still a bit shy of what your Rob Illig could have made.
So we’re being asked to bargain with a lead negotiator who:
1.) Has no special expertise in the relevant specializations,
2.) Has a potential conflict of interest (the longer bargaining goes one, the more hours billed & therefore, etc.),
3.) Is not a member of the university community and therefore has no interest in maintaining bonds of collegiality, etc.
In fact, he has no stake at all in these negotiations, beyond the billable hours. He will walk away from the smoldering wreck that is the relationship between the GTFF and the administration with his pockets handsomely lined, just as Rudnick did after UA won their contract.
It strikes me, then, that HGLR’s presence on this campus is deleterious to the President’s stated goals of inclusiveness and diversity. They are bad for the university community, as a whole.
With a new board coming in July, I think it’s time UA, SEIU, & GTFF make a concerted effort to remove HGLR from the campus, and that we do so by demanding Gottfredson stick his stated goals, and if he refuses, then we go at it by exposing HGLR publicly for what they are: parasites leeching tuition dollars and leaving a disease of distrust between the administration and the rest of the campus workers in their wake.
I can also assure UOM that GTFs are very interested to hear more about this Senate resolution…
*stick to his stated goals…
(there are typos, and then there are howlers…)
You made your point, with the pointy end of the stick ;)
feloniousducksrule says:
Jeff Matthews’ claim to fame is that he represented the city of Eugene in Federal court when a dozen victims of EPD officers/convicted felons Roger Magana and Juan Lara sued the city. Jeff filed a “motion for summary judgment” which asks the court to dismiss the case immediately. This gave the opposing lawyer a chance to refute his “argument.” The judge was so disgusted by Jeff that he wrote a scathing order denying the frivolous motion. This forced the city to pay $5 million to settle the suit. You don’t need to just factor in the $290/hour – you need to factor in all of the other costs that will accrue due to his incompetence. Obviously, these non-salary costs won’t equal $5 million but they probably won’t equal zero. The incestuous relationship between UO and Harrang (e.g. hiring Frohnmayer) should be kept behind closed doors
Wait, so Gottfredson claims he wants a safe campus and that he stands with survivors, even as he’s paying $290/hr for a lawyer who defended rapist cops?
See, on the one hand I think the lawyer is a grade-A awful person. But unless he took the case pro bono, lawyers defend awful people, that’s their job.
It’s better to attack the lawyer on the fact that we shouldn’t be negotiating with a lawyer, that’s what you do after you’re done bargaining. Or (as you so often do) his incompetence, both the real stuff and that which was feigned in order to stall. Or his disrespect turning what should be a well intentioned negotiation into something that has gotten extremely adversarial.
Love your blog, though
I get that the lawyer has a job. I’m not passing judgment on him for taking a client. Everyone has a right to a defense. I’m just trying to say that this is just one of many reasons the presence of HGLR lawyers on our campus is anathema to the stated goals of the university.
village idiot says:
if there was ever a time to strike…….it is now!
Opportunity cost says:
Face facts, students. “The University” had to choose between hiring a public speaking coach for Gottfredson, or paying you a living wage. It’s tough decisions like these that explain why they get the big bucks.
UO is beginning to remind me, of course in a minor minor league sort of way, of the days — late LBJ, Nixon, Carter and all that — when people really began to wonder if the the country had become permanently ungovernable.
What happened today? says:
Is there a strike?
There is not a strike. But our bargaining team is now empowered to call a strike, within legally established guidelines.
The administration’s attorney (emboldened by faceless VPs too craven to show up) wanted this from the start. He did not think we could mobilize.
He thought wrong.
We do not want to strike, but we are ready to do so if the administration refuses–as they have thus far–to show respect and fairness at the bargaining table. We’ve been pushed to this point; we did not come here willingly.
which VP says:
Which VP are you talking about? Jamie? Roger? ? ? ?
We’re not sure. But those are two good possibilities.
See http://gtff3544.net/bargaining-update-may-14th/
Re: Gottfredson’s Role in this debacle of performance by the administration bargaining team.
The admin’s attorney told us at the bargaining table, when we invoked Gottfredson’s promise to improve grad student compensation in response to the benchmarking report, that Gott’s statements were not part of the “management meetings” held prior to bargaining. He then further stated that “Personally, I’m suspicious of anything a politician says, even a university president.”
Gottfredson isn’t running the show. He’s clearly demonstrated he’s incapable of doing so.
So the real question is: who is in control at UO, and why?
me too says:
I have been wondering this for a while. I thought for a bit that Randy was the conduit but now he is moving on to his next opportunity.
This is an important thread –cord?– to follow. Who, indeed, is in charge and setting the agenda? Keep it in mind as events transpire, which they will shortly.
We asked Jeff directly, at the table, who was making the decisions.
Answer: the Provost.
So you’re saying Coltrane is showing his true stripes? And who is telling HIM what to do .. the Foundation?
skepticaldude says:
I still think the grad student union is incredibly short sighted.
Focus on time off to write your dissertation and more travel and research support. Wasting time discussing family leave and pith pay you’re losing while you should be focused on preparing yourself to find a job.
Why? Because the grad union wants more in dues, not to help you get a better job when graduate.
skepticsshouldbeinformed says:
The administration very clearly delineates between student work and GTF work. Asking for time off to write our dissertations would be an unrelated uphill battle as regards to our 3 month contracts (which are renewed for up to 2-7 years). The university would only tell us that that is what fellowships and grants are for. And your claim about the union’s intentions is woefully and objectionably unsupported.
Full support to the graduate union from me.
Oryx says:
I still don’t understand this whole processes. On the one hand, the administration is being inept and oafish. On the other hand, I don’t see why the administration matters. Every department is free to set its stipend levels to whatever they want. In mine (in the sciences) its much higher than in the humanities, and students are generally happy with it. What’s stopping a department that pays its GTFs a paltry wage from raising stipends? Why is this an issue of the university, rather than departments?
Some people might answer that the departments don’t have money to raise stipends. In this case, the obvious solution is to have fewer GTFs, each paid more. Some people might respond to this that there wouldn’t be enough people to teach certain classes. The solution to this is to offer fewer classes. Then, continuing, undergraduates might get upset. But this doesn’t hurt the department, and should have the benefit that angry students paying tuition would, hopefully, cause pressure on the administration to increase funds for the in-demand department. I’m no economist, but it seems like supply and demand should fairly easily lead to a campus with better paid (though fewer) graduate students.
Not another one says:
Why on earth would you run a major university by supply and demand? The university is supposed to be the place of intellectual exploration; it isn’t a Fortune 500 trying to please stockholders. And anyway, the college controls the budgets, not the departments. Your salary is paid by grants and undergrads.
Sentence 3: At least in departments I’m aware of, it is not true that “the college controls the budgets.” As I wrote, departments are free to set stipends to whatever they decide. Is this not true? I’d be happy to be wrong. If it is true, why don’t various departments set stipends higher? (as I asked)
Sentence 4: My salary is largely paid by undergrad tuition. It is for that reason that I think it important to note the link between their existence, needs, dreams, etc., and things like salaries.
Sentence 2: I have no idea where this comes from; see 4.
Sentence 1: In your mind, “supply and demand” might immediately bring to mind hedge fund managers and rapacious CEOs, I’m using the term to highlight that for every intellectually wonderful thing we as faculty, instructors, GTFs, students, etc., do, we try to rationally think through what resources we have, and how to deploy them. Your comment works well for telling GTFs: you’re here for intellectual exploration, why worry about money? — which I think is awful.
saymway says:
Your free-market analysis is way off base. Departments can’t/won’t offer fewer courses because they need the undergraduate enrollment to maintain their tuition income. Bigger sections would mean bigger classrooms that we don’t have. Fewer, better-paid GTFs won’t happen if it means that regular faculty either have to teach more or can’t staff labs, etc.
GTFs in STEM are paid more because of competition with other schools and the much greater availability of grant money. I’m thrilled that you’re happy with your stipend, but the fact that you have (a tiny bit) more leverage means you have a greater obligation to stand up for the interests of those whom the University is shafting even worse. Objecting that you personally won’t get a raise is a shitty, selfish attitude. These bargaining priorities were set by the union as a whole, and our (considerable) power as a union derives entirely from our willingness to stick together.
Wow, what a response! Angrily flailing your arms about, calling names. I probably shouldn’t bother responding, but I am honestly trying to get a better understanding of this.
Paragraph 1. You write, “Departments can’t/won’t offer fewer courses because they need the undergraduate enrollment to maintain their tuition income.” Sort of. When I’ve asked about this, I’ve been told that there isn’t a direct link between course enrollment and income. In other words, if dept X’s enrollment drops by 20%, its budget isn’t cut by 20%. I’m sure that in the long term these things would be tied to each other, but the present budget model doesn’t link them at the level of departments. If this is factually wrong, please correct me.
Even if what you wrote were true, I still don’t understand it. Suppose I’m faculty in department X, and I could (a) pay 10 GTFs $24k/year and offer 10 good courses, not too large, or (b) pay 20 GTFs $12k/year and offer 20 good courses. Which would I do?
To me, it seems clear that (b) is the proper choice, and the statement that we “need” to offer 20 courses is irrelevant, if doing so means we treat GTFs badly. Choosing between (a) and (b), it doesn’t help to say, well, other fields have it better (or worse).
Put yet another way, why aren’t _departments_, rather than GTFs, leading the fight to get appropriate funds to support graduate students?
Paragraph 2: I don’t know where to begin with this one. Obviously, the STEM situation is different, but the point is that we *want* solidarity and decent support for all. Nowhere did I say, or would I ever say, anything about “objecting” that people in STEM wouldn’t get raises, and I really can’t imagine how you read this into my comment, other than that any question whatsoever triggers a knee-jerk reaction that it violates “solidarity.” If this is your response to the simple question of what is preventing departments from improving graduate stipends, a question that isn’t in any way critical of graduate students in any field, good luck getting support for the strike in Fall.
For my part, I am in a (non-STEM) dept. where every bit of surplus funding is committed to giving raises to the GTFs. We still fall ~$400/month short of the university’s own estimated standard of living. Additionally, we pay about 50% less per year than our closest comparator.
I know for a fact that on at least 2 separate occasions my department head has gone to the college to ask for additional funds to improve GTF stipends so that we can recruit competitively. On both occasions those funds have been denied by the college.
So it’s simply wrong to say (1) that departments can raise stipends to whatever level they wish and (2) that departments aren’t fighting this fight along with us. I know my department head is not the only department head who does this. My department head (along with the current DGS and the 2 previous DGS’s) fights tirelessly for this. But the response to those holding the purse strings is the same as we have gotten at the bargaining table. This university is committed to using the surplus labor value provided by grad students (and NTT faculty, FWIW) as a source of profit, and they aren’t going to let department heads significantly alter that structure.
*response from those holding the purse strings
I’ve had similarly bizarre conversations with union members, where a simple statement that contains some buzzword sets off an angry rant completely hostile to some imaginary point I never made.
That said, I don’t think teaching fewer courses with higher paid GTFs is any more possible than just paying GTFs more with the current course load. Since the revenue is undergrad tuition, fewer courses wouldn’t mean more money is available for the reduced # of GTFs.
I do think that a union is needed here (this is not in response to Oryx, but to this thread). Salary has little to do with value, but instead with scarcity and difficulty of replacement. GTFs are not scarce, and many are replaced yearly as some finish and new ones enter. So the only real way to change things is to unionize. However, one difficulty is that being a GTF is a transient phase. An autoworker is willing to strike because any benefit will impact a long career. A strike here may only help for a year or two, and could have a large negative impact (e.g. someone competing with other researchers to publish in an area… publishing first means a better post-doc and better future.) So while one can appeal to a person’s sense of obligation, or claim that what was decided “as a whole” should override any personal interests, pushing that too hard will create fissures as the sacrifices mount.
Thanks HB (& anon 3:24) for the useful responses. I still don’t understand “So it’s simply wrong to say (1) that departments can raise stipends to whatever level they wish.” Do you mean that they really don’t have the power to raise them, or that they can’t raise stipends without offering fewer classes and making everyone miserable?
Continuing along these lines, let’s say the GTFs strike, classes can’t be held, the administration realizes that graduate students are necessary for the functioning of the university (true!), and distributes more money for graduate stipends. Alternatively, let’s say departments cut the number of graduate students, paying them more, cutting offered classes drastically, until the administration realizes that graduate students are necessary for the functioning of the university (true!), and distributes more money for graduate stipends. The second case is kind of like a strike, but of departments refusing to play the game of being undersupported by the administration. Is your argument that the second case is worse than the first, or that the second case is just not likely to happen? Of course, the second case will fail if one department, no matter how noble its head, acts alone.
We know departments can raise stipend levels since some departments have raised them. But in the sciences these extra funds were paid for by individual lab grants, funds not available to every department. And I think some science departments are paying the difference as a department.
To go off topic again, I think one of the fundamental problems is that the GTF position is a half-time job as described (fairly or not). Not many half time jobs produce a living wage, especially for sole earners with families. But if were a full-time job, how would the student make progress with a degree?
Historically, the GTF stipend was less of an issue because degrees took 3 years. With some foresight this was doable with almost any circumstance.
Just an FYI: undergrad tuition is hardly the UO’s only source of income to pay GTFs decent wages.
UOM makes a kinda lame joke about commie chemist TAs and all that. But really, a 98% vote? This only happened in communist countries (back in the old days) and I guess now in the recent “election” in eastern Ukraine. It’s very hard to believe that this is a genuine expression of graduate student opinion. But if it is, UO is in even more trouble than I suspected.
I think it’s 98% of those that voted.
Presumably — but still, maybe especially, a farcical result.
I’m confused by what would make you deem this result “farcical?” It might not be so difficult to believe if you were in the position that most GTFs are in. We’re adults, many with families to whose welfare we contribute, and we do good work. We’re asking for, really, a basic level of respect and fair compensation for the work we do as educators and researchers. And we’ve been repeatedly met with regressive proposals (literally, the admin’s proposals would make our lives worse than they are under the now-expired CBA), insulting attitudes, and bad-faith bargaining efforts. What makes you think that a group composed of some of the smartest, most ambitious, and yet most marginalized people on campus wouldn’t show up in spades to voice their extreme displeasure?
Hmm … perhaps oldish, but honest, Uncle Bernie was having a memorial moment? And possibly he was referring mostly to primed votes for those like the ludicrous chocolate oligarch? Or maybe not.
I think it’s because we’re pretty good at politics. We were going to get sixty percent of the voters voting yes, the strike was going to happen. A strike authorized by sixty percent of voters is a lot weaker than a strike authorized by ~100%.
The only people who would bother showing up to vote no would be those who were pretty pissed off by the idea of a strike, and it’s hard to find too many people so enraged by the idea of organized labor in Eugene.
You’re an idiot. Not diplomatic, but succinct and accurate….
If you had read the literature you'd know says:
confirmed: 98% of those who voted.
# of votes: double needed for quorum.
apparently the only way to communicate to people who won’t read is to vote and publish statistics on group opinion, and even then people won’t believe the results. jeez.
nom says:
I didn’t like the thumbs before, but I realize now they have a certain “je ne sais quoi”. Thumbs up!
Leporello says:
He’s not walking like he’s talking. Typical administrator….do as I say, not as I do.
Sylvester says:
Plus, they’re taking credit for expanded dental and vision coverage, which was negotiated between the GTFF Health and Welfare Trust and PacificSource. The University administration had nothing to do with that!
GTFatLarge says:
Looks like the GTFF’s got a response on their website: http://gtff3544.net/gmm-and-clarifications/
Elizabeth Henning says:
The misinformation about the GTFF’s bargaining issues doesn’t originate with the UO Ministry of Propaganda. Disingenuousness about GTF compensation runs deep throughout the UO administration. For example, Hal Sadofsky said in an email that GTFs are paid the “equivalent” of $84,000 a year. I’m sure that comes as a big surprise to those GTFs struggling to pay their rent.
You’re right that the two sides aren’t that far apart. Jamie Moffitt is trying to act tough and make an example out of the GTFs, because it’s safer than picking a fight with UA or SEIU. If she can show that she means business with the GTFs, she’s hoping it will shut up the other unions.
I can think of 2 billion reason the GTFF’s are getting greedy and not trying to compromise.
Careful or the admins going to make sure that you work for the 20 hours a week you’re contracted to work than the 8-10 hours a week I usually ask.
F@$king Clueless says:
Pretty hard to argue that someone making less than a living wage is greedy. I hope you also got on here and protested when our failed former president demanded close to $1 million to leave quietly.
I’m faculty, not GTF. The University needs to settle and start looking at policies that will encourage graduate students to come here. Or, stop talking about academic excellence and AAU status.
Exactly. The only message this kind of petty power struggle sends is that UO doesn’t give a crap about its grad students. If what the GTFF wants is reasonable, the University should just give it to them and stop worrying about the “bad precedent” of treating GTFs like human beings.
Thom Aquinas says:
Maybe you are asking 8-10 hours/week – because deep down you know just too well that your own conscience won’t allow you to ask for more at the current situation of GTFs.
By the way – the 8-10 hours – does it include their prep work? Or only actual teaching time? If you are any good at teaching you know that giving a decent class takes 1-2 days prep per class hours, when giving a class the FIRST time; and still around 1-2 hours prep, when updating your class form previous year.
Anyway … just wondering ….
I don’t think the problem is that GTFs make too little per hour. If they were able to work full time they would make $32,000 – $48,000 per year, which while not extravagant is enough to live on. The problem is that they cannot work full-time and yet this is their sole source of allowable income. People do not normally support a family, for instance, on a part-time wage, but GTFs are spending more time as GTFs during their career so the structure of the position no longer aligns with people’s lives.
I’m willing to bet Professor (?) thedude wouldn’t want his GTFs to be working more than that, since it would increase time to degree. Maybe his GTFs are using all that extra time he generously allows them to work on their tans instead of their dissertations.
8-10 total. I only ask 4 hours of office hours, and then have them grade midterms and finals.
In terms of why? Because I want them to have time to work on their dissertation.
As far as other stuff. I guess I’m not that sympathtetic because the and I got by on the same salary as our GTFs more or less. I had to take out some student loans but so what. I got a job at a research university and the little I took out in student loans is more than paid for given my salary relative to my friends that took jobs at teaching universities. What I wish I had, and wish they had is better fellowship awards. Competitive central fellowships. Travel support for one or two conferences. A quarter off your 4th year. Graduate study abroad. These are things that will change your career. Not an extra couple bucks a month.
I wish the grad student union was focused more on the grad students finding better jobs once that graduate. Someone explain how playing hardball and striking does that? A lot of the policies the GTF union is fighting won’t attract students, and certainly minimally helps their careers.
Explain how a wage that doesn’t require GTFs to take out loans or borrow from family to pay rent and buy groceries won’t attract graduate students. Other places don’t require that. OSU doesn’t require that – their grads are paid above the cost of living in Corvallis. Why are grads going to come to Oregon, if they can go elsewhere and not get buried in debt? Just because you got by on shitting pay, doesn’t mean it should, or has to, be that way. Other Universities understand that, so why should new grads come here? Hope they’ll be assigned the lone supervisor who doesn’t overwork their GTFs?
Tell me how a policy that allows new grads who want to become parents take a minimal amount of time off to heal, take care of their partner, and bond with their new child wouldn’t attract grad students – especially female grad students. Risks of losing pay, tuition and health insurance (at exactly the wrong time) actively drives women out of academia. You want to help their careers, right? Why not institute policies that don’t force them to choose having a family over grad school?
I suspect thedude is coming from a blanket assumption that graduate programs have the best interests of the graduate students at heart. This should be the case, but all too often it is not, as this entire bargaining process has demonstrated. If you really are concerned for your grad students, then please support the GTFF. The bargaining team is playing “hardball” because the membership has spoken loud and clear that’s what it wants.
Furthermore, it’s easy for you to trivialize taking on debt when things worked out pretty well for you. Most students enter grad school with far more undergrad debt than in decades past, job prospects are poor to nonexistent in most fields, and loan terms are increasingly unfavorable. Graduate programs need to recognize this when recruiting.
The union is a labor union. It does not advocate for graduate students as *students* but rather as workers. The GTFF has nothing to do with the academic or scholarly aspects of grad school. It’s the faculty and the admins’ jobs to get those things, by changing their programs and their financial priorities.
The GTFF in fact *can’t* advocate for or defend students academically. The university won’t let them.
that effing Dog again says:
yes and one of the “problems” is that TAs and RAs, in real world
have different kinds of labor, yet are treated the same by the GTFF, for the most part. In general, its been my experience that the GTFF
is probably a good thing for TAs but its not clear for RAs – whose funding often comes from fixed income sources. In some cases in my grant experience, I have had to fund RAs 2 months less to cover the increasing insurance costs because the total line time RA stipend was fixed. I think this is a common occurrence for RA support. At one of my former schools, there was an ICC fund available to assist with these kinds of things so that the RA could be paid the full 12 month stipend in the case where the total cost of RA support increased during the grant period. No such thing here …
The specifics of how GTFs are funded is an administrative matter that is entirely the responsibility of the university. It makes no sense to tar the GTFF for the university’s failure to pay insurance premiums for RAs. Are you really saying that RAs shouldn’t have the same insurance coverage and the same guarantees under the CBA just because they’re funded from a different source?
No I am not even close to saying that
I am saying that, on my grant line item, total costs of grad student support is fixed. So if Insurance goes up, then monthly stipend goes down and/or number of appointment months goes down. In no way
did I say this was “right” – but also, in no way in the real world does the University step into to cost-share on my grant support of grad students to make this situation right.
Then it sounds to me like we’re in agreement: UO should be required to cover the difference so that RAs get the same insurance coverage, etc., as other GTFs while keeping stipends competitive, regardless of how they are funded. This is exactly the sort of thing the GTFF fights for, so it confuses me why you would want to weaken the union by exempting RAs.
Where is your evidence that GTFs are being “greedy”? Making a hyperbolic statement without explanation is just bad faith engagement. But something tells me you weren’t exactly commenting in good faith anyway, so.
GTFF wanted to include weekly workload/hours forms in the CBA & the admin refused, claiming that it would cost too much to implement. A sheet of paper that a GTF fills out herself would cost too much. Right. Wonder why else the admin might be against it. Probably because, unlike your (apparently) lucky ones, the majority of GTFs regularly exceed the 20 hour/week maximum. I’ve encouraged GTFs in my department to file grievances in the past, but they’re usually too uncomfortable or worry that making waves will affect how they’re treated in the dept.
grad student says:
funnily enough, the school of music manages to do workload agreement forms and it isn’t hugely burdensome and nothing has exploded or caught on fire. if the school of music can do it, why can’t the whole campus? it’s really not that hard.
Who are these GTFs who work half of their alloted fraction? Clearly I’m in the wrong department (as is everyone I know, and I have met GTFs from at least 3/4 of the departments, and people form every college) as I work way more than my fraction teaching masters students. We have so many workload grievances active at the moment and so many more who are scared to file for fear of retribution. Seriously, who are these magical departments? It’s only my second year, maybe it’s not too late for me to switch!
Is Coltrane really that stupid and arrogant? Or is everybody else missing something?
Not stupid or arrogant. But gutless?
Who’s he got to be afraid of?
Gutless. He’s just a cog, doing what he’s told. He’s not presidential material, but given the situation … who, other than some corporate wunderkind, with a shoe fetish, will be? No wonder Lillis has set the search up to be almost impossible, hunting for some phantom super hero who doesn’t even know he’s looking for a job. And, yes … I said *he*.
Beancounter says:
Just $250K in pay and $35K in bennies apart. In Johnson Hall they call that “One Jim Bean”.
OK, spell this out for me. He settles with the GTFF, thus avoiding the clusterfuck of a strike while being true to the pledges to prioritize research and graduate education that he’s been spouting since he was made provost, and he’ll gets canned over the comparative chickenfeed the GTFF want to settle? Really? Can’t his PR flacks spin this as a victory?
Or “One Tim Gleason”
Cool down, comrades says:
There’s a 30 day cooling off period. One more chance for Coltrane to end this gracefully. Too bad he doesn’t really grok the budget.
Pretty sure a candidate is tested to be grok-free before being hired as an admin on any level.
Coltrane (or ColTRAIN as Ms Ballmer likes to pronounce it) would only have been a hero if he’d forestalled this strike vote. Any work now is appreciated but makes him look weak, owned and not proactive.
Economist says:
Fuck. It’s a repeated game Scott. Maybe not for you, but for us and our students.
His legacy, (and it will be short) is that the UO doesn’t need a real President, it needs a Presidential Office Holder. Why? Because there is no actual power in the office. Lillis can scold all he wants but until this situation is fixed, there won’t be any peace.
Remove heads from asses says:
Out of one mouth they care about education, inclusive of actually increasing (believe it or not) graduate-student enrollment and quality. Yet, when called to step up, they say “What, you’re actually wanting something from us?”
Holy shit is this frustrating, made more frustrating by seeing faculty disappear into the administration and quickly adopt the party lines. There is plenty of money around, mostly being absorbed into athletics and administration (and even directly by their families.. nice post the other day UOM). Do we not have a board member anywhere who can work for education? (I suppose not… they’ll just be booted.)
(No wonder enrollments in the dismal science are at record-high levels. Econ should offer a class in administrative rent extraction.)
synecdoche says:
Isn’t offering something but refusing to put it in writing an unfair labor practice under Oregon law?
GTF what the what says:
“It is an unfair labor practice for a public employer or its designated representative to do any of the following: ….
(h) Refuse to reduce an agreement, reached as a result of collective bargaining, to writing and sign the resulting contract.”
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/243.672
BUT … Consequences for committing ULPs, in my bare understanding, is something that can take months. I will bet it’s not something that could be used to end the strike before Tuesday.
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City
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Sing Your Face Off Might Make You Poke Your Eyes Out
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Sing Your Face Off (Photo: Kelsey McNeal / ABC)
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It’s a weekly singing competition in which five celebrity competitors are each assigned a different pop culture legend to impersonate. Essentially, it’s karaoke with costumes and choreography. A three judge panel rates their individual performances on a ten point scale. Then contestants vote to give one of their competitors an extra three points, adding a little spice and intrigue to the scoring process.
The contestants are Saturday Night Live alum Jon Lovitz, soap opera actress Lisa Rinna, Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, NBA player Landry Fields and Disney star China Ann McClain. Panelists include pop star Debbie Gibson, SNL‘s Darrell Hammond and a rotating guest judge (comedian David Alan Grier and drag icon RuPaul Charles have filled that slot so far).
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Fans of American Idol, The Voice and RuPaul’s Drag Race are obvious targets, as well as celebreality aficionados and karaoke geeks.
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This show is very cheaply made and awkward as hell. It feels like the production investment is tipped way more toward costuming and makeup, as opposed to vocal training. The contestants – most of whom have some singing and/or acting experience – tend to come off as timid and shaky in their performances. That wouldn’t be so bad if they actually looked like the pop stars they’re “embodying”, but mostly they just look ridiculous. Jon Lovitz is a talented impersonator. I shouldn’t have to cringe in embarrassment for him as he trembles through a rendition of “Bennie and the Jets” under the weight of a very sparkly, very unflattering, white feather suit. And Sebastian Bach as Adam Levine? A total Baldwin, but not in a good way.
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OSCE Bodard Paper
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(Position paper at the Open Source Critical Editions workshop, September 2016. Saved here for archival purposes. Please do not delete.)
1 Positioning Paper on Markup
1.1 What is markup?
1.2 Critical markup
1.3 Consistency of markup
1.4 Essential questions
Positioning Paper on Markup
What is markup?
When an editor "marks-up" a Greek or Latin text, whether in "deep" TEI XML, basic formatting (X)HTML, or even in Beta Code, she is adding a level of information to that text. At the simplest level perhaps this is information about paragraphs, sections, or line breaks, not much more than formatting information. A text in defined paragraphs will be represented with breaks between sections, a verse text will have line and perhaps stanza breaks. These breaks may be purely visual, but they may also affect the way in which a text is searched, for example: find me two words in collocation within two verse lines of one another.
There are several levels of added information that can be expressed with such markup. Structural information, such as line or section breaks, can be expressed with the simplest of markup, carriage returns in a text-only document, or a simple section escape mark in Beta Code (1), for example. Internal referencing information can probably also be expressed in this simple form, although some agreed siglum becomes necessary if the references are to be machine-readable; this can be as simple as employing an otherwise-unused bracket to surround a number, a combination of alphabetic and numeric characters as in Beta Code, or a fully unambiguous element or attribute value in XML.
At a further level down into the text, markup can be used to unambiguously express critical information about the nature of the text itself. In a sense the brackets and sigla used by epigraphic and papyrological editors who follow the Leiden conventions, or the similar conventions used by manuscript scholars, are doing exactly this. Square brackets represent characters restored by editorial conjecture from text completely lost; sub-puncted characters are visible but incomplete, etc. Beta Code extends this range of sigla to a very large degree, but (traditionally at least, although the TLG were trying to be more consistent when I worked there in 2000/1) it replicates the physical appearance of the sigla used rather than their semantic association. On the other hand, for example, the EpiDoc Guidelines for expressing epigraphic editions in TEI XML (2) recommend a fully unambiguous set of markup for representing the semantic meaning behind all of the Leiden sigla—including variants from Krummrey-Panciera to more idiosyncratic usages. Whatever the specific siglum used in a given edition or style sheet, it is the meaning of restored text (vel sim.) that is expressed in XML.
All of these levels of markup described above are considered essential by most projects, indeed should be expressed unambiguously even in traditional texts—although they may not always be machine-readable. A further level of information that many digital projects add to their texts, is to tag specific words (names, places, grammatical words, key subjects) within text. These words can then be extracted from the text and indexed, or made contextually searchable (find the string "ΑΓΓΕΛ" when it is part of a personal name), or even hyperlinked to a reference table or prosopography. It is here that XML is really the only feasible way forward, although at a bare minimum these keywords could be disambiguated in XHTML with classed anchors, I suppose. TEI allows one to tag a personal name, give a regularised spelling, give the nominative singular, and give a link to the database key or table id of the person to whom the name refers.
Beyond this, cross-references can be tagged, so that texts can point to other texts, or to other sections within the same text, either at the level of base text itself or of editorial comment, if this is part of the marked-up document. Other types of commentary, whether historical, philological, physical description, observation or conjecture can also be given explicit, machine-readable form in markup. Markup can also be used to give metadata about a text or edition, as well as about the electronic file itself, including revisions, authorship, and versioning information, in machine-readable form and inside the marked-up text. It is not my intention to go into great detail of all of these possibilities.
Critical markup
Rather the question I would like to focus on for a moment is that level of markup which makes our text a true digital critical edition. That is to say, not merely a digital representation of a traditional critical text, but one where the markup itself reflects and enriches those elements that make an edition critical: the explicit recording of editorial decisions, critical apparatus, and notes. The nature of a digital critical apparatus depends somewhat on the kind of edition that is being created. Texts with a single exemplar, such as most documentary inscriptions and papyri, need to record editorial restorations, physical observations about damage, lacuna, and uncertainty, and detailed description of letterforms and scripts that can contribute to dating and reading, for example. A text that is a consolidated or eclectic edition, such as a literary text with dozens of manuscript exemplars, needs to record different features: principally textual variants between witnesses. Individual lacunas and physical features are of less interest, and tend not to be included in the apparatus.
The TEI, with its strong support in the palaeographical and manuscript communities, has very good features in place for recording the second kind of apparatus information in XML. In fact the element <app> in TEI is extremely well-placed to record lemmata (<lem>), textual variants (<rdg wit="">), and multiple editorial restorations (<rdg resp="">). The lack of flexibility in both the P4 and the P5 guidelines for this element (<app> may contain one <lem> and must contain one or more <rdg>, with no top-level <note> or other free text element) highlights the fact that textual variants are considered the only use for the apparatus construction. The epigraphic or papyrological apparatus usage currently needs to either abuse the TEI elements and attributes somewhat, modify the schema for local use, or use a different mechanism: free paragraphs, for example. This need for adaptation may well lead to a wide variety in usage for marked-up critical apparatus, especially if there are no corpus-wide guidelines.
There are already several ways of marking-up critical apparatus within a TEI file. The traditional apparatus in a printed text appears as a list of notes either at the end of the edition, or as a running set at the bottom of each page, much like footnotes. Either of these visual layouts (or other electronic alternatives such as a sidebar or frame, a pop-up window, a tool-tip, modified mouse-over text, etc.) can be generated both from in-line and external apparatus markup. In-line apparatus is perhaps the less intuitive to a traditional philologist: it involves tagging the text itself, as it appears in the edition, with all of the variant readings or restorations associated with it. It is not even necessary to indicate a preference for one reading over the others—indeed some projects such as the OCP (3) eschew this artificial selection, prefering to offer all variants in an egalitarian apparatus. This in-line tagging allows apparatus features to be displayed non-traditionally, as pop-ups or dynamic text, for example, as well as extracting editorial comments and displaying them in the manner of footnotes or endnotes. External apparatus markup is closer to the traditional manner of keeping such comments outside of the text itself, but since the apparatus element is explicitly linked to the point in the text to which it refers, it is equally possible to display an external apparatus entry in any of the ways suggested above.
It is especially important in the case of critical apparatus remarks and variants that the markup in an Open Source Critical Edition be explicit and semantic, since this is information that affects the content of the text itself. A critical text that might be repurposed for a future publication or study, imported into a database for contextual searching, or otherwise used as source rather than merely output, needs to contain all of the text, including all feasible readings, somewhere in the encoding. Many scholars might be primarily or even only interested in searching the privileged reading that the editor prints on the page; choosing to trust, for example, West's judgement when studying Homer's use of the verb κηλέω. But a scholar re-using the Open Source text of Homer to create her own edition—with whatever slant or digital angle she brings to it—may need to examine every possible instance of this verb, even those occuring only in very few manuscripts or rejected by the consensus of the best modern scholarship. Not all digital editions will have the opportunity to list every single manuscript idiosyncracy in what may be a huge and complex tradition, but a truly digital critical apparatus will no doubt need to encode many such variants, even in the case of the most modest edition.
Consistency of markup
Another important issue that I would like to address for the purposes of this meeting is the question of how much markup we should aim for in an Open Source Critical Edition. Indeed, if we are looking to build a distributed collection of compatible texts that can be handled, displayed, searched, and processed by a single corpus or database (or that can feed into more than one such engine), do we need consistency of markup at all? Clearly we need enough information attached to the text for it to be identifiable within the registry and protocols for identication, but these are issues that are being discussed by other sessions. How much does the structure of the critical markup need to be dictated by the collection?
It has been an assumption of my discussion of markup, above, that a sensible (perhaps the only reasonable) approach to marking up a digital critical edition would be to use TEI for the structural and semantic layers of markup (possibly with some stand-off solution to keep the base text clear for further modification). Would it be sufficient for consistency and interoperability that all the files validate to the TEI P5 schema for interchange, for example? There are often many different ways to tag the same phenomenon in TEI, depending on the editor's priorities and focus, for example, or the practice of a local interest group. Some of these varieties of practice might make a mixed collection of disparately marked-up texts less useful for global searching and processing, especially if "deep" features such as names and subjects are tagged.
One solution to this problem would be to recommend the use of a subset of TEI for use in Open Source Critical Editions, with specific options dictated for encoding various semantic distinctions, reference points, deep features, etc. This is the approach taken, for example, by the EpiDoc Guidelines and the constellation of epigraphic, papyrological, sigillographic, numismatic and other projects who take a similar approach. While EpiDoc is (mildly adapted) TEI XML, and while the Guidelines allow for a certain amount of flexibility of structure and editorial decision-making by individual projects and publications, in many cases the range of options available has been drastically cut down, reducing the opportunity for confusion and problematic variety. A search across a large corpus of EpiDoc or *Doc files will find more consistency, and therefore more useful results, than across a free corpus of TEI XML with no restrictions.
A second possible solution to this problem, one which allows for a more forgiving attitude to markup in an OSCE corpus, might be simply to have the specific decisions made about choice of TEI markup within a project documented in a machine-readable format. A TEI P5 schema declared in the RelaxNG language and built using the online tool Roma (4) will include an ODD file which documents in machine-readable form the decisions made in the definition of the TEI schema subset. It is not yet possible to use two ODDs to compare the schemas of two independant TEI projects and create a consolidated version of both with all diverging markup decisions normalised in a fully automated process, since the important information about element usage in an ODD is in the form of human-readable prose comments. Similarly, the statements about encoding in the <encodingDesc> of the TEI header are ultimately prose, even if tagged and structured prose, and it is hard to see how a machine will detect the equivalence of one project's <orig> to another's <sic>, for example. It might yet be possible to devise a secondary typology, using for example Leiden or Krummrey-Panciera numbered categories, to make this documentation more machine-readable. At this point, however, it becomes arguable that agreeing on such a typology is about as arduous as agreeing on a strict markup scheme in the first place.
The important questions that I think we need to take away from this session include:
Does an Open Source Critical Edition need to be marked up in TEI, or is a more relaxed approach to digital texts acceptable?
How much attention needs to be paid to the apparatus criticus of a digital edition?
How much consistency do we need to recommend for Open Source texts that we hope will be compatible with one or more large publication or search projects?
How well can these hypothetical (and tangible!) large projects handle a mixture of deeply encoded and merely structurally marked-up documents in the same process?
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The Mountain Lion BackPack Program will hold a fundraising event, “Wheels for Meals: Car, Motorcycle and Truck Show,” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at Peoples Natural Gas Field VIP Lot.
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Quist is a professor of history at Shippensburg University.
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Addressing Government House correspondents on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Daniel Iworiso Markson disclosed that, the decision to provide potable drinking water for Bayelsans was part of the resolutions reached by the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Government House, Yenagoa.
Mr Iworiso Markson noted that, it is the desire of the government to ensure that, portable water is delivered to every part of the state as soon as possible, pointing out that, a number of projects have been completed by the ministry of Water Resources, both in the state capital and the Local Government Areas.
According to him, most of the water projects would be ready for commissioning in the next two months in the different parts of the State.
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The council assured workers with genuine cases not to entertain fear, adding that, no proper worker will be removed, while whatever that is due anyone will be given back once the person is cleared.
Also present at the post Executive Council briefing were the Commissioner for Local Government Administration, Hon. Agatha Goma, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Vivian Mamah.
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African Moors: The Appearance of the Original Berbers According to European Perceptions – By – Dana Marniche
September 12, 2008 Don Jaide 126 Comments
The Appearance of the Original Berbers According to European Perceptions
All the early major Berber tribes including the Masmuda, Sanhaja, Ketama Zenata and Nafusa are described as dark reddish brown like the “Indi’ or as “blacks” or Ethiopians in early documents. The notion of the early Berbers as being “whites” or Caucasoid is a new and racist one related to the concept of the African “Hamite”. Certainly the original Berber-speakers were never referred to as anything but “black” or something near it until the 12th century and were otherwise considered the color of Abyssinians and other so called “Indi”.
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Even the Kabyles a notoriously fair-skinned “Berber” people of North Africa are up until the 19th century described as “brown” “apart from a few clans”. (See quotes below). The knowledge that Europeans were changing the complexion literally and figuratively of North Africa up until the 19th century has disappeared from modern European histories. Most know about the large part played by sub-saharan black slaves in the making of modern North Africa and Arabia while the white slave trade which was in fact dominant trade in North Africa until the fall of Constantinople (Istanbul in Turkey) in the 15th century had been largely ignored in historical writings of the 20th. Yet it was only a few centuries ago that Europeans visiting North Africa commenting on the fact that, “on almost every street of the cities of Barbary, Europeans could be seen harnessed to carts like draught horses or selling water from jars loaded on the backs of donkeys”.
1809 Commentary on those called “Moors” by an early 19th century observer: “They carry the Christian captives about the desert to the different markets to sell them for they soon discover that their habits of life render them unserviceable , or very inferior to the black slaves of Timbuktoo. “ from An Account of the Empire of Marocco, by J. G. Jackson published 1809 and 1814.
2003 – “From 1500 to 1650 when trans-Atlantic slaving was still in its infancy more Europeans were taken to Barbary than black African slaves to the Americas. See, Robert Davis Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast, and Italy, 1500-1800, MacMillan Publishers, published 2003.
The impact of the white slave trade and its contribution to the modern biology and appearance of the modern North African stems from before the Arabian and Muslim waves into Africa. The Roman ruler Claudian spoke concerning Gildo, the “Moorish” ruler of Africa and treatment of Roman women from the Levant by this North African chief and his countrymen:
4th century – Claudian wrote, “ when tired of each noblest matron Gildo hands her over to the Moors. These Sidonian mothers, married in Carthage city must needs mate with barbarians. He thrusts upon me an Ethiopian as a son-in law, a Berber as a husband. The hideous hybrid affrights its cradle.” Claudian, by Claudius Claudianus, translation by Maurice Platnauer, Published by G.P. Putnam’s sons, 1922 p. 113. (Gildo was brother to other Berber chiefs Firmus and Maseczel. Gildo is related to Aguellid or Galdi which remains the modern Tuarek word for chief. Masek, Amazigh ot Imoshagh was the name for the ancient and modern Tuareg clans in general. The Mezikes tribes were called “Ethiopians” in a Roman text of the time. )
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1stt c. A.D. – “Diodorus Siculus speaks in reference to the expedition of Agathocles a Sardinian general, of three Libyan tribes on the coast of Tunisia, the Micatani and Zufoni (see Zafan ),who were nomads and the Asfodelodi, who by the color of their skin resembled the Ethiopians” , p. 50 The Mediterranean Race Book XX, 38, 57 Guiseppe Sergi, 1901. The Micatani were also called Ukutameni and Khethim by Josephus. In later writings they are called Ketama Berbers. The name Maketa or Imakitan remains a name for the eastern branches of the Tuareg.
1st century A.D.– Marcus Valerian Martial was one of the earliest Europeans to use the phrase “woolly hair like a Moor” in one of his Satires, and the phrase was commonly used up until the Middle Ages. See Nature Knows No Color Line by J.A. Rogers, 1952. p. 50 The Muslim era didn’t begin until the birth of Muhammed, the Prophet, over four centuries after Martial. By the 7th century the word came to be used for Arabians who in the early era of Islam for the most part were also described as of near “black” complexion.
1st century Silius Italicus also describes the Moors with the term ‘Nigra’ meaning black. In the 3rd century Roman dramatist Platus or Plautus maintained the name Maure was a synonym for “Niger” which was a common term for the word black. 6th century Isidore Archbishop of Seville claimed the word Maure meant black according to Brunson and Runoko Rashidi in “The Moors in Antiquity” in Golden Age of the Moor, 1991.
6th A.D.- Corippus uses the phrase “facies nigroque colorus” meaning faces or appearance of black color to describe the North African Berbers. In his book Johannis, I/ 245.
6th A.D. – Procopius in his History of the Wars book IV contrasting the Germanic Vandals who had settled in North Africa with the Maures claimed the Vandals were not “black skinned like the Maurusioi” . The tribes he classified as Maurusioi are those now classified as ancient Berbers, the Numidians, Masaesyle, Gaitules, Massyles and Mezikes several other “Berber” tribes then settled between Tunisia and Morocco.
After the 8th century the term Moor came to be used for the many Arabian clans who had invaded the Mediterranean and Africa because of their complexions which were the same dark brown or near black to absolutely black color of the Berbers.
1914 – Archeologists observance of the ancient North Africans portrayed in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings, “The brun Libyan type is the only one portrayed in the Old Empire, the xanthrochroids predominate in the New Empire representations.” P. 40 from The Eastern Libyan Oric Bates The intrusive xanthrochroids…do not appear before the XII dynasty… It safe to say that they were immigrants.” from The Eastern Libyans by Oric Bates Frank Cass publishers 1914. pp. 40 and 41. (These paintings of the ancient Libyans as a brown in color are in the works of Nina Davies.)
1939 – “The extreme long-heads, concentrated in the Hoggar and in parts of the Algerian plateau are the Tuareg and the purer families of ancestral nomadic Berbers, preserving the head form which they brought from East Africa, their Hamitic homeland.” Carleton Coon The Races of Europe, p. 257 1979 reprint.
Five major tribes of Berbers were spoken of by early Muslim writers including the Sanhaja, Masumuda Zenata, Ketama and Goddula which were categorized into dozens of others which in turn were divided into many more. Among them were the early Kabyles originally a group of Sanhaja Berbers. Most descriptions refer to the modern Kabyles as fair-skinned, but in the 19th century and early 20th, descriptions and in fact many photographs depict them as dark and near black. (Photos from the 19th century show both very dark-skinned and near white skinned Kabyle individuals from different villages in the region).
1890 – “The Kabyles or Kabaily of Algerian and Tunisian territories…besides tillage, work the mines contained in their mountains…They live in huts made of branches of trees and covered with clay which resemble the Magalia of the old Numidians…They are of middle stature, their complexion brown and sometimes nearly black.” Written in The Encyclopedia Britannica: Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature Henry G. Allen Company p. 261 Volume I 1890.
1834 The Scotsman Thomas Campbell says, “The Kabyles…dress like the Arabs and a part from a few tribes, are brown complexioned and black haired” p. 109 Barbary and Enlightenment: European Attitudes Toward the Maghreb in the 18th Century, Ann Thomson. Published 1987 by E. J. Bull
A description by Gillebert d’Hercourt in Etudes Anthropologiques sur Soixante-Seize indigenes de lAlgerie in 1865 said the Kabyle crania that were studied were generally dolichocephalic. In fact the physical anthropological studies done on ancient and modern North Africans show that early North Africans were dolichocephalic like the Tuareg and other dark-skinned berber tribes.
Not surprisingly most modern Berber-speakers who are fair skinned including modern Kabyles are predominantly mesocephalic (middle headed) or even brachycephalic. It is interesting that the dress of these modern Kabyle women resembles that modern women of the Balkans and that palm and blood group types are also like those of European Mediterranean Greeks. Many of these Kabyles also have a strong Turkish influence as judged from the recognizable Turkish Eurasian or even East Asian facial features. Obviously some groups other than a Berber one makes up the main genetic strain in many modern Kabyle-speakers. Culturally the modern fair-skinned Kabyles have been documented as among the most patrifocal people in North Africa whereas the ancient and modern Berbers like the Tuareg were notably matrilineal and matrifocal to the chagrin of early Muslim documenters who considered this among their ‘wicked” customs.
1901 – The Oases if Nafzawa and Wed Suef and Wed Regh and other Berbers of the Sus as “of very dark complexion” in Guiseppi Sergi The Mediterranean Race: The Study of the origin of European peoples The Walter Scott Publishing Company
On the Libyo Berbers called – Gaetules or Jeddala
The Gaitules were the most populous of the Libyan tribes of Strabo’s time (1st century AD). Josephus claimed they were descended from Havilah or the Avalioi who he says children of Kush child of Ham.
1st -2nd century – Juvenal, the Roman writer in his Satire V. 53 referred to “a Gaetulian, as a black a Moor “so black you’d rather not see him at midnight”.. Found in Madan’s translation of Juvenal, vol. I by J. Vincent published at Oxford.
Among the Gaetules were a tribe Dari or Darae Gaetuli, there was also a stream called Daradae Ethiopus (DARAE were a Gaetulian tribe in the W. of Africa, on a mountain stream called Dara, on the S. steppes of M. Atlas, adjacent to the Pharusii. (Plin. V. 1: Oros. i. 2: Leo Afr. P. 602.)
The Draa (Arabic: ???) (also spelled Dra or Draâ, in older sources mostly Darha or Dara) is Morocco’s longest river (1100 km). “The inhabitants of the Draa are called Draawa (an exonym), the most famous Draawi undoubtedly being mawlay Mohammed ash-Sheikh. Outside of the Draa region this name is mostly used to refer to the dark skinned people of Draa which make up the largest portion of its inhabitants.” Retrieved May 13th 2008 from
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Draa-river
Descriptions of the Masmuda, Sanhaja, Ketama, Zenata Berbers of coastal North Africa and the Upper Atlas
Most Arab-speaking historians beginning as far back as the 8th century when Wah ibn Munabihh a South Arabian and descendant of an Iranian mercenary claimed the Berbers belonged to black races of Ham. Several Muslim writers claimed the Berbers were the sons of Berr who were said to descend from Mazigh ibn (son of ) Canaan Ibn Ham Ibn Nuh (Noah). The tradition found cited in Nafousa: Berber Community in Western Libya, Omar Sahli citing Dabbuz. Retrieved on-line from http://www.tawalt.com/monthly/fessato_1.pdf , July. 12, 2008.
The Zenata are called a Canaanite race by other Muslim writers see ‘The Berbers” Geo. Babington Michell, Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 2, No. 6 (Jan., 1903), pp. 161-194. The traditions state that in fact Berbers were descendants of Amalekites (Amalek) from Canaan and Himyarite from Yemen both descendants of “Adites” that had invaded Egypt before 1200 B.C. and “advanced toward the Maghreb”.
The Berbers as represented by the Tuareg especially appear to have called themselves Mashek or Mazigh who are associated with bringing the camel into Africa. Mashek is still the name of a tribe of the Mahra of Oman and Hadramaut who also claim an origin in the Yemen.
( In early Arabian tradition the lowland of Canaan or the Kenaniyya tribe was in an area of the western region of Arabia north of Yemen and not farther to the north in modern Palestine or Israel. See the Bible Came from Arabia. Kamal Salibi )
11th century – “The Berber women are from the island of Barbara, which is between the west and the south. Their color is mostly black though some pale ones can be found among them. If you can find one whose mother is of Kutama, whose father is of Sanhaja, and whose origin is Masmuda, then you will find her naturally inclined to obedience and loyalty in all matters, active in service, suited both to motherhood and to pleasure, for they are the most solicitous in caring for their children. “ 11th century the Christian Iraqi physician Ibn Butlan quoted by historian Bernard Lewis.
11th century – Nasr i Khusrau, an Iranian ruler described the Masmuda soldiers of the Fatimid dynasty as “black Africans”. See Yaacov Lev, “Army, Regime and Society in Fatimid Egypt, 358-487/968-1094”, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 19.3 (1987) p. 342.
13th century – Primary Cronica General of Alphonso X of Spain describes the 300 Almoravid “Amazon” women whose leader is described as black and Moorish. They were “led by their leader Nugaymath al-Tarqiyya (the “star of the Tuareg archers” in Arabic) who led the Almoravid siege of Valencia”; cited in Nubian Queens in the Nile Valley by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Ninth International Conference of Nubian Studies, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. See also The Berbers in Arab Literature by H.T. Norris 1982.p. 20. Harvey , L.P. “Nugaymath Turquia, Primera Cronica General, Chapter 956” Journal of Semitic Studies 13, no. 2:232. Targiyyat or Targiya is a variant form or pronunciation in North Africa for the name Tuareg. 13th or 14th century Abu Shama, a Syrian, described the Masmuda Berbers as “blacks” in his, Kitab al-Ravdatayn. Found in Golden Age of the Moor, 1991 edition p. 57, edited by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima.
14th – The Almoravid or Al Murabitun dynasty coming from the Atlas was one of the last dynasties coming from Africa to rule in the Iberian peninsula. One of the 11th century rulers of Andalusia and North Africa was Yusuf Tachfin who had come from a long line of miltary rulers. According to “Roudh el-Kartas” (History of the Rulers of Morocco) by Abd Allah, and A.Beaumier’s French translation of the 14th century work, Yusuf was of “brown color”, of “middle height” with , “ thin, little beard, soft voice” and “woolly hair”. The Almoravid dynasty was supposedly composed mainly of Sanhaja clans of Massufa, Joddala (Gaetuli) and Lamtuna (or Auelimidden Tuareg)- the Auelamidden have since moved southward and live in Niger.
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Nehesy says:
Hi Dear Tariq Berry
Europeans can’t explain our history , one of the main reason is because they don’t understand our language.
The Portuguese (slave raiders) arrived in Senegal the first and they didn’t meet the moors, but the serers who killed a bunch of them;
I know this thesis : Senegal is from the Zenaga (which was a pejorative name in the time of the french colony see Maurice Delafosse) berber tribe is highly diffused but it’s wrong:
– Su Nu Gaal means Our Dugout, the name of the country Sénégal is taken from the river Sénégal; like for the country Congo and the river of the same name;
– When the french arrived in our country, Moors didn’t rule Senegal, the Almoravides kingdom was passed away many centuries ago. We had many kingdoms with black african rulers: Baol, Cayor,Djoloff; Wolofs; ie the moors didn’t rule our country during the French colonisation; They were settled in the North at Mauritanian/Senegalese border like nowadays;
– The Almoravides berbers didn’t rule Senegal even if they were settled there in order to flee the persecution ( Berbers were generally christians or jews before their rising); Their capital was Marrakech in Morocco (founded by Yusuf Ibn Tashfin);
– There were also black Almoravides named Mannas, Yusuf Ibn Tashfin ( whose mother was soninké or Sarakhollé) and his cousin Abu Bakr were allied to War Diabi Ndiaye King of Tekrour and Ibrahima Sall; This is why there wasso many black soldiers and rulers in Spain during the Almoravid period. Yusuf Ibn Tashfin himself was a black African and had many africans in his family [ See the work of , Seidou Kane and Aboubacry Moussa Lam ]
– What I was trying to say is that the Almoravides was a group of Berbers (Black and White) allied with muslims West Africans rulers (Fulanis and Tuculors mainly);
– The Zenaga ( many berber tribes, Lemtuna, Sanhaja,Messoufa etc) were generally settled in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria etc) , while few of them lived in black Africa; Even today the majority of the zenaga are in North Africa specially the Sanhaja (who lived in Morocco);
– In Mauritania for instance it was not the Zenaga who had the power but the Hassaniya;
– As I explain to Dana earlier, the name of the actual capital of Sénégal is Dakar in French , in our Language it’s Dakhar (Tamarind), the “kh” is pronounced with the “j” in spanish; Dakhar was the Name of the tree where our ancestors used to have meetings in order to settle important issues. But they called our capital Ndakarou which is now Dakar;
– French did the same in many countries in Africa, for instance Algeria (Algérie in French) was named Al Djazair by the locals, french could’nt say it so they transformed it into Algérie;
– Abbé David Boilat (19th century) a french bishop ( his mother was senegalese , a signare) who understood wolof had the same explanation of the name senegal; Maurice Delafosse who studied many years the languages and peoples of the French sudan (West Africa), has the same too;
– Moors have never ruled the senegalese specially the wolof who is a warrior people; even during the slave trade their arrival were forbidden in many new countries: Hispaniola, Porto Rico, Colombia, Panama etc. They were the people who led the first slave rebellion in the new world: Santo Domingo (1522), Porto Rico (1527), Panama (1530, 1531) etc;
– The Moors have been enemies to west Africans countries since the 16 th century when the king of Morocco destroyed Tomboctou with his English Allies ( Djouder Pacha) and their guns and canons;
– During the slave trade French and british (Governor O’Hara) provided guns to the Moors of Mauritania in order to destroy the senegalese people and to provide slaves to these slave dealer nations. Since that time ours relations are based on distrust;
If you know any senegalese in New York learned or not, around you please ask him. You can even contact the senegalese scholars at University Cheikh Anta DIOP, they won’t accept this equation : SENEGAL is from ZENEGA;
Tariq Berry says:
Hi Nehesy,
Unfortunately, much of what is written and read in the history books of the former colonized countries of the area was written by the former colonizers.
“Su Nu Gaal means Our Dugout, the name of the country Sénégal is taken from the river Sénégal; like for the country Congo and the river of the same name”
But read this:
“As early as 1850 Abbey David Boilat wrote in his Sketches of Senegal that it was in fact a deformation of the Wolof words suñu gaal, meaning “our pirogue”. As it is a very popular explanation, it is the one most frequently found in the media. However, since the 1960’s it has been questioned and several other etymologies have been suggested, including its being attributed to the toponym of a Saharan Berber tribe, the Zenaga. Even today the debate continues.
Who is this Abbey David Boilat? Read this:
Boilat, Abbé Pierre D.
fl. 1840 to 1853
One of the first French-assimilated Senegalese, he was the first African to study African culture and society from a Western perspective.
He was one of a group of young Senegalese selected by missionary educators to study in France in order to prepare for teaching in Senegal. Ordained in France in 1841, he returned to Senegal two years later to open a secondary school in St. Louis. The school was plagued with personnel problems and a loss of French support because it aimed to give its students a classical French education. It ceased to exist in 1849. Boilat was transferred from the school in 1845, accused of immoral conduct. During his tenure there and later on the island of Gorée he studied the history and societies of the interior. His work was published as Esquisses Sénégalaises (1853), illustrated with his own accomplished drawings. The book also set forth Boilat’s assimilationist philosophy.
“When the french arrived in our country, Moors didn’t rule Senegal, the Almoravides kingdom was passed away many centuries ago. We had many kingdoms with black african rulers: Baol, Cayor,Djoloff; Wolofs; ie the moors didn’t rule our country during the French colonisation; They were settled in the North at Mauritanian/Senegalese border like nowadays”
What do you mean when you say that the Moors were settled in the north? Does it make a difference what part of Senegal they were in- north or south? Can you explain what you mean by that?
What exactly do you mean by black African rulers. You know that Yousef Ibn Tashfin was dark-skinned with kinky hair and he was from the Sanhaja tribe. Do you consider him a black African ruler? He looked like the other people in the area now called Senegal. Do you agree with the tradition that the Wolof are descended from Yousef Ibn Tashfin’s cousin Abu Bakr Ibn Umar (Abu Dardai) and that this Abu Bakr Ibn Umar had a son named Ahmed (Amadu), who was called Ndyayan Ndyay (the ancestor of the Wolof)? Do you reject this? If so, why?
“What I was trying to say is that the Almoravides was a group of Berbers (Black and White) allied with muslims West Africans rulers (Fulanis and Tuculors mainly)”
Here you have Berbers on one side and Muslim West African rulers on another side. Can you explain the distinction?
Nehesy, when talking about history, can we use terms like Africa or African? What do we mean by these terms? Before the coming of the European colonizers, no one called himself/herself an African and a place called Africa was unheard of. It was the European colonizers who started separating people and giving them their classifications. They decided to make some people in the area that you call Africa Africans and people just a stone’s throw across the Bab Al Mandab another, separate people. They want to make people like the Wolof consider themselves different from and unrelated to peoples like the Zenaga and other Sanhaja, for example. They want the Wolof to reject the tradition that they are descended from the Sanhaja. They want them to consider themselves Africans and to consider the Sanhaja a separate, white, Berber or Arab people. Black-skinned people are not only from the area that you call Africa. The descendants of Ham and the descendants of Sam were dark-skinned people. The descendants of Jafeth were light-skinned. Try to understand, Nehesy, that the Mandingo drawn in this picture (drawing by Boilat himself) looks like an Arab 100%. http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SlaveTrade/collection/large/Boilat08.JPG
Tariq Berry
Nehesy
I also read that the dreadlocks in the picture in the posted link here is a Moorish Roman:
http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/dreadlock-moorish-general-of-rome-jide-uwechia/
Dear Tariq
Europeans can’t explain our history even if they wrote it. For instance the old ancient Egyptian language is an African language that we can find nowadays in all other africa within the following tribes:
– Woloff
– Bamilékés
– Yorubas
– Soninkés
– Fulanis or peuls
But Europeans scholars can’t or don’t want to say the truth so they speak of a Semitic Egypt even if their language has only survived in black Africa; They don’t speak African languages so they can’t make the relation;
I have the chance to speak my language even if was born in France, my parents (My father is Wolof, my mother is Fulani), taught it to me. So when I read the medu neter many words are familiar to me and have the same meaning in my native language.
When I made the distinction between the Berbers (Black and Whites) and the West African rulers, it was a modern way to make everybody understand.
We Africans don’t call ourselves Africans but by the name of the different ethnics groups or tribes : Woloffs, Lebous, Susus, Malinkés, Bambara, Khassonkhé, Yoroubas, Ibos, Mossis, Diolas, Mandiaks etc, etc.
And we can recognise each other just by a look…
You’ll find the same process in all over “Africa” , East, West, North , South.
Even the berbers or touaregs distinguished themselves by the name of their tribes. They don’t call themselves North Africans, except here in Europe in order to explain their origin;
In my language wolof we call the Berbers (black or whites) : NAR , and we call the moors of Mauritania : NAR GANAR , GANAR is Mauritania;
We use the same word to call the Arabs ie NAR, but you knew our culture in west africa you’ll find out that it’s very impossible (Zenega gave the name of Senegal).
I don’t reject that some tribes africa came from Arabia (Yemen) or even Persia, because I found it in other books ( Caussin de Perceval, Flora Shaw, Adolphe Bloch), but what happened between the Berbers and us make this thesis impossible (Zenega gave the name of Sénégal)
I doesn’t object that there is black Berbers tribes too because I saw them with my own eyes, and of one my childhood friend is a black berber from Algeria and he looks like an Ethiopian or Somalian. I saw them too in Morocco.
My mother told me that when I was I child some moors in Senegal asked her if my father was a moor, even if I’m ebony black.
I know that wikipedia says that L’Abbé boilat was perhaps wrong but the people who wrote this article can’t speak woloff. Abbé Boilat was right I think because at least he spoke and understood woloff;
At the Border between Mauritania you have Blacks and Moors, you have (had) more blacks (mainly Soninkés and fulanis) in Mauritania than Moors in Senegal. The Ghana empire was located in some parts of modern Mauritania but it was ruled by Blacks, soninkés named Cissé. It was the black griots who allowed Bonnel de Mezières to found the location of Ghana in 1918, not Berbers or Arabs;
One big problem in Africa history, is that Europeans want to make everything civilization coming from the Berbers ( specially the White Berbers) : Ghana, Songhai, Zimbabwe, Tomboctou etc. The big problem is that It’s hard to find these kind of civilizations in North Africa ( except the Carthaginians who were Phoenicians , Romans, Numidians). This is why they try to “berberized” Black civiizations in the mother continent even ancient Egypt…
In the North of Senegal you have also some fulanis and soninkés, but what I was trying to say that you couldn’t find a Moorish empire in Senegal when French arrived…
The Portuguese had destroyed them before by raids and kidnapping, and they were sold as slaves in Portugal , Spain and in the New world ( See : Michael Gomez, De Azurara, Gilberto Freyre etc)
The best thing I could suggest to you is to contact the Senegalese scholars at Cheikh Anta DIOP’s University, they’ll tell you the same thing I guess.
And about Ndiadiane Ndiaye they are actually from Soudan (Nuer) like many groups from sénégal, people with the names: Ly, Sy, Ka, Ba, DIOP, Kane, Wane
In our legend Ndiadiane Ndiaye is a Brother of Djob or Diop both are from Sudan, you can see it in Cheikh Anta DIOP’s Books (Cicilization or Barbarism)
We wolofs are nothing to do with berbers except some unions (War like for the almoravid, marriage ) because :
– Our language is different
– Our customs are different (we are totemic not the Berbers)
– The origins of the Wolof people has to be found on the Nile Valley (Egypt and Soudan) not from the berbers or arabs; Cheikh Anta DIOP has prooved without any doubt.
For instance the name DIOP is DIOB or DJOB in wolof. The totemic animal for thi clan is the Hoopoe (Upupa epops). Their child have the same hairdress style (Hoopoe).
When you take the Gardiner Dictionnary page 469 it says that the Hoopoe or Upupa epops was called db by ancient Egyptians : db = DIOB, DJOB
In africa the family name is lake the finger prints, so that Berber theory can”t stand… Ndiaye and DIOP are wolof/lebou names,Barry, Diallo, Ly, Sy, Ka , Ba are Fulanis/ Tuculors (From Tekrour names). You had also Pharoahs of the first dynasty who were called Ba, and Ka (see Toby Wilkinson). Diedhou or Sané is Diola, Camara (Ka-Ma-Ra) is mandingo, Sankara or Sankaré ( San-Kha-Ré) sometimes soninké ( One pharaoah was named Sankharé); Siby or Dramé are soninkés name etc,etc
Nevertheless you may find some wolof who have the same features of the black berbers or black arabs, but it’s general to all other Africa : Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Guinea etc.
Berber culture is from Ethiopia, Martin Bernal and others has showed it.
Peace and Respect
Brother Jahdey
No Doubt within the moors or black berbers in North AFrica ( Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya) many of them are black and they are autochtonous people.
In south Morocco you can find Bob marley’s doubles. Actually you have many north africans rastas specially Algerians, they wear dreadlocks and smoke ganja lol.
Many moors during roman times were blacks and had dreadlocks I’m sure about this ( I discovered it into Snowden and Van Sertima books, RIP Both). The word Moors was dedicated for black north Africans and then socialized to all North Africans.
My good brother Nehesy
My question to you will be this:
Who first used the name “Senegal” for that body of River so called today?
Jahdey
Peace and respect Nehesy.
Hi Jahdey
It’s only a guess, but I think that French gave this name Senegal to our country Senegal according to the name given to the natives to that river ie sunugaal. Like Congo in central Africa or Niger in West Africa.
Sénégal was part of the Mandingo Empire (Soundjata Keita) . And before the French came the all country was called Djoloff by our ancestors.
When the first empire collapsed according to some wolof traditions, a moor (father Lemtuna and a fulani mother from the tekrour named Farimata Sall) renamed Ndiadiane Ndiaye by a priest was the first ruler.
His father being Lemtuna (from the zenega group) I guess some people made this relationship between Zenega and Senegal. This idea is not stupid though, but the key is the understanding of the wolof language.
Wo-lof or Wa-laf as said by Cheikh Anta Diop , is a maritime people. Laf means the river’s Bank. Perhaps they used the name sunugaal for this river because it was a mean for travel or transport, it would be an explanation for the meaning ” Our Pirogue”.
This Ndiadiane Ndiaye is different from the 1st we know in our tradition who came from the Sudan.
However in our tradition he (the 2nd Ndiadiane Ndiaye) had a brother called Barka who gave the name of the king of Walo (another kingdom in Senegal) : Barka; Barak; Brak.
Barka has a Carthaginian root.
Ndiadiane Ndiaye’s mother was a Belianke Fulani (Farimata Sall).
In our langage BEL + IANKE means Men of Bel or Baal a Phoenician or canaanite God. Like MALINKE is people from Mali;
The family Name BAL or BAAL is present within the tuculors of tekrour.
May be their forefathers are those people whose story is described by Hanno of Carthage .
Without no Doubt , Koushites from the Middle East and Arabia settled in “Africa” : East, North, West;
The best explanation I think could be given by our Elders ( they’re all agree about sunugaal gave senegal though ) and the senegalese scholars at university cheikh anta diop.
Great piece of narrative you have sent back to my question. However, you may be missing my point.
If it was the French that named the River as Senegal, would they not be the best ones to explain where they got that name and what they intended to say by it.
Insisting that the Wolof ethymology of Senegal suggests Suunugal rather than Zenega is somewhat of a leap.
The French named the River Niger after the Berber word “Ger” meaning River. So “Ni-Ger” simply means the River. But the French had to identify the origin of this fanciful name they bestowed on to River Jolliba, which is the name by which the great River is identified by many people in Guinea, Niger and Nigeria. One cannot legitimately seek for the ethymology of Niger iin any other root.
Lake Victoria was so named by the British. It is only legitimate that we use the British history of the naming of Victoria Lake to understand their reason for doing so. The indigenous Africans had different names for Lake Victoria, and we can look to those names when we seek the ethymology of the African names of the lake.
So back again to Senegal, my understanding is that the French named the River Senegal after their habits for re-naming African landmarks. However, according to the French sources, the origin of the name Senegal as they used it came from Zenega. Inspite of what the Wolofs may call Cannoe in their original language, the French did not keep that in consideration when they named the great River as the Zenega or the Senegal. At least, that is my understanding.
Sunugal as used by the Wolofs then may be a legitimate word in Wolof. But as used for the River, I think the French were trying to say Zenega.
Note: Guinea comes from a corruption of Gana (the old African Empire). Ghana was long dead and gone by the time the Europeans renamed the coast as the coast of Guinea. Also Old Ghana was also in North Africa and not down by the Atlantic coast.
This never theory ZENEGA/SENEGAL has never been validated by any senegalese scholar like Cheikh Anta DIOP, Aboubacry Moussa Lam, Ibrahima Sall, Birago DIOP, Ibrahima THIOUB, Leopold Sedar Senghor or any French scholar who understood wolof like the french Maurice Delafosse.
Actually Maurice Delafosse in his book “Haut Sénégal Niger , Tome 1” in 1912, destroys this theory pages 58 to 62; he says that even El Bekri separated the name of the Zenaga and the river Senegal.
We and Berbers have fought each other, married, allied, dominated each over ( Black kings with berbers vassals, slaves and concubines, and it happened the same in the Berber side), I don’t have any problem with that theory but according to what I know ( may be I’m wrong too) which means our culture, our mentally , our language it seems to me wrong.
El Bekri said that North Senegal was ruled by woloff and they dominated Trarzas Tuaregs and The few Zenegas present in that region. Plus Maurice Delafosse presented many testimonies from the first European travelers (since the 15 th century) who always separated the Zenega Berbers with the name of the river Senegal.
You can download the book here :
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
Europeans in Africa have altered many names Zinguinchor from Izguichor, Angola who was Ngola, Guinea is from Ghana and was a Vassal of that Empire with Senegal and Mali;
I knew that Niger is not an autochtonous name like the Volta in Burkina Faso (Anciently named Haute Volta by the French), Martin Bernal in Black Athena II and III says that it’s a semitic word N(gr) which means “Water which flows(sinks) into the sand “;
However the Latin used this word NIGER as a synonym of beauty for the Nigretes or Nigretai Black tribes;
dana marniche says:
Strabo – Geography I ii 26 reads: ” Ephorus says the Tartessians report the Ethiopians overran Libya as far as Dyris and that some of them stayed in Dyris, while others occupied a great part of the sea-board.” These Ethiopians were undoubtedly the ancestral Tuareg or the original Mazikes who are coming from the Yemen under their ruler Teras or Idris bin Harun (Jether son of Aaron), the Midianite brother of Yathrib (Jethro) bin Harun circa 1100 B.C..
These Ethiopians might have taken their name from the Niger as the early Nigretai were supposed to have been nomadic peoples and are mentioned with the nomad Pharusii in early sources. The latter are undoubtedly the Iforas( or Ifuraces also anciently Afarik) Tuareg of modern Mali.
Interestingly Pliny speaks of the Gaetulians as extending to the river Nigris . From A History of Ancient Geography among the Greeks and Romans,. Vol. II, p. 435.
I also found this quote on the internet, “…in Maurusia, which we call Mauritania, the river Dyris, from Mount Atlas, which, rising in a northern region, proceeds westward to the lake Heptabolus, where, changing its name, it is called the Niger.” Marcus Vitruvius Pollio de Architectura Book VIII
I should have said circa 1100-1500 B.C when a dam at Marib (Meriba of Exodus 17 broke).
Hi Dana
Sorry I didn’t see your message about French and white slavery in Algeria. I’ll find the source and post it here.
As for slaves coming from Europe. Ive’ learned within the past few years that Over the last 15 years their have been a number of scholarly books on the subject . A number of reviews have been done on these books stating the figures. Some examples are below –
White Slaves, African Masters
An Anthology of American Barbary Captivity Narratives
Edited and with an introduction by Paul Baepler
The University of Chicago Press 1999
This book illuminates a subject once well-known in the history of the West but which is now somewhat neglected: the enslavement, over several centuries, of tens of thousands of white Christian Europeans and (later) Americans in Muslim North Africa — or the so-called “Barbary” states of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Tripoli. Over the course of 10 centuries, tens of thousands of these unfortunates became the possessions of Muslims in North Africa courtesy of the feared Barbary pirates. These pirates cruised the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in search of European and, later, American ships to pillage and plunder.
As Baepler notes in his introduction, Christian slaves of European ancestry were hardly an uncommon phenomenon in the Barbary States. The Barbary pirates were excellent seafarers and, from the Coasts of North Africa, sailed as far north as Iceland (where they went ashore and captured 800 slaves during one incident) and as far West as Newfoundland, Canada, where they pillaged more than 40 vessels at one time. By 1620, reports Baepler, there were more than 20,000 white Christian slaves in Algiers alone, and by the 1630s that number tolled more than 30,000 men and 2,000 women. The most famous of all white Christian Europeans to serve as a slave in the Barbary States was probably Miguel de Cervantes, the great Spanish author of the “Don Quixote” epic, who was taken as a slave in the late 1500s. ”
In a 1902 book entitled, The Moors: A Comprehensive Description
“Another way in which the Europeans have been frequently outwitted is by the importation of Circassian and other slaves and eunuchs from Turkey via braltar or Algiers in foreign vessels, usually entered as members of the family of their master… This is often the case with white concubines, who are in great demand, even if natives. Consequently white girls are frequently kidnapped, and in time of war openly sold…”
We know that unlike the black women slaves in North Africa, the European or white slave women were brought to Africa especially for among other things, propogation purposes – especially Circassians.
Miss kitty says:
Hi that is very interesting maybe the moors when they occupied Spain had white slaves from other countries apart from Iberia that might account for the so called white berbers I wonder how many moors actually have European ancestry I will try to learn more about white slaves they did exist
yugerten masinas says:
I think there is many studies and books about berbers,and each one is contradicting the other,especialy when talking about the kabyles.all that because of the colonial ideology (the arabs ,and the europeans),to say that the early kabyles were brown skin or dark skin ,then the modern kabyles are fair skin is stupide.the kabyles are whites folks with a very mixt origins,since the neolhitic . I can speak as a Kabyle myself, for me and my entire family (all being berber-kabyles for generations),I myself am very light skinned, and blond, many of my family .cousins,friends are as well, and blue eyed, which are almost non-existant traits among ‘arabs’. Berbers of north africa are the original inhabitants of the land. Arabs came later during the arab conquest, they spread Islam and began mixing with the native population, but many of the people in the mountains and remote areas were not as affected by the mixing. There have been many foreign invasions in North Africa including the romans, ottomans, spanish, arabs, french,but kabyls were never been dark skin,they are very different from the sub and the saharian berbers!I don’t think saint agustune of hypo was black or the berber-empror of rome were black also!STOP MANIPULATING HISTORY
Although the majority of Moroccans ARE racist against balck people (I’ve been I experienced this first hand – very racist!) they themselves do not realise their ancestry – this is crazy, I’ve spoken to a dark brown moroccan and asked him his race (a man in his 30’s) his reply was ‘white’. They see themeslves as white or arabian nothing more. There are very black moor-occans! The shades vary, so why are they so racist of BLACK people? If they are arab, why are they in AFRICA??!!!
Yes the word part is even the brown Moroccans don’t want anything to do with black Africa, something like many northern Egyptians. They are racist because of the influence of the late Ottoman Empire – from the 1700s forward – a time in which most of the slaves brought into Morocco and North Africa were from so- called black Africa (unlike the previous 1,000 years). Of course European colonialism across Northern Africa and Arabia added to this.
Meant to say “the worse part”
Moroccans are berber,arab,blacks this is because berbers lived there arabs came from their land to bring islam to them and blacks are part of the berbers.
in fact there are still dark -skinned kabyles. Furthermore, the area that has been considered Kabylia has also seen change in the last 200 years. Kabylia and the Aures were connected peoples the area AS ARCHEOLOGY SHOWS has been settled by blond Vandals, iron age Greeks, Berbers and Romans. And also many European slaves have come to the region as Berber came down from the mountains to acquire concubines. There is nothing contradictory about colonial observations. They basically said the majority of the Berber clans of Kabylia were dark or near black and that some were not. They also said these people dressed differently and had different or distinct cultures.
You are right Kabylians today are a result of mixture of peoples of diverse origin since the iron age. The Berbers who occupied Kabylia were called Kitama and were the “Moors” spoken of by Procopius who had “black skins” unlike the Vandals. Their descendants – the Imakitan are still near black in color.
Thus, iIf you are trying to to say early Berbers were blond and blue eyed or that even most whites in kabylia were blond and blue-eyed you need to start studying the Vandal, Greek and Roman heritage of Kabylia. maybe that will resolve some heritage issues for you. Stop leaving that out which is part of your “MANIPULATING HISTORY” and we won’t be having this discussion!.
You are correct in that anybody who today speaks Berber is called “a Berber” or Moors. That doesn’t mean they have anything to do with the people anciently called Berbers by Greeks, Romans and Byzantines.
Berbers are not a homogeoneous people or culture.
“There is little doubt that the whole of North Africa spoke Berber languages at one time while in the Middle Ages they occupied much of Spain and Sicily as well. But just as the dialects are mutually incomprehensible so the people themselves are extremely heterogeneous: the existence of an ethnically defined unified people is no more demonstrable for the past than it is today. Indeed, there are a bewildering number of cultures, economies and physical characteristics. ”
The Berbers, by Brett and Fentress
Algeria: A Country Study, which reads: “The Berbers are a composite people, presenting a broad range of physical types and the bond among various Berber groups is almost entirely a linguistic one.”
OTHELLO says:
There are plenty of pictures of dark skinned Kabyle. Not all are dark skinned but some. All Berber men carry haplogroup E in frequencies as high as 80%. Haplogroup E is from East Africa. So get over it there are black Berbers in northern Mali, Niger, southern Morocco, Algeria etc. if you are really from Africa how come you don’t know that???
We are all a mixture of different groups. Even if you go as north as possible in Europe, the scandinavians have asiatic features, and it has been genetically proven that nordic people are part asian, although people like to say they are the purest of the whites. every god damn population in the world had admixtures from other groups that were racially different than they were. Skin color and eye color is a mere human adaptation to the climate they live in. I mean look at them blond blue eyed asians up in North Europe.
All of these afrocentrists are also significantly of european ancestry. afrocentrism tends to be a product of the western world (USA) but dna studies have shown most african americans to be like a quarter or more european in ancestry.
Doreen Batchan says:
You mean, YOU NEED TO STOP TRYING TO WHITE WASH HISTORY. YOU’RE PEOPLE ARE NOT AFRICAN OR FROM AFRICAN REGIONS. INDIGENOUS BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE GREATER MAJORITY OF THE EARTH POPULATION.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH2UfdSkHV0
Someone proud of their Germanic heritage put the above videos up about the Vandals i.e. modern inhabitants of Kabyles.
Ancient History Sourcebook:
Procopius of Caesarea:
Gaiseric & The Vandal Conquest of North Africa, 406 – 477 CE
“Now the Vandals, dwelling about the Maeotic Lake [the Sea of Azov], since they were pressed by hunger, moved to the country of the Germans, who are now called Franks, and the river Rhine, associating with themselves the Alans, a Gothic people … Thus the Libyans were visited with every form of misfortune.
The Vandals and the Alans he arranged in companies, appointing over them no less than eighty captains, whom he called “chiliarchs” [i.e., “leaders of a thousand”], making it appear that his host of fighting men in active service amounted to eighty thousand. And yet the number of the Vandals and Alans was said in former times, at least, to amount to no more than fifty thousand men. However, after that time by their natural increase among themselves and by associating other barbarians with them they came to be an EXCEEDINGLY NUMEROUS PEOPLE. But the names of the Alans and all the other barbarians, except the Mauretanii, were united in the name of Vandals.”
berber eb1b1b1 says:
The ancient Berbers are white (skin color) and Caucasian for you to believe.
The ancient Berbers are
-numadiens
-cartages
-Libyans
-moritaniers
-on en on
ancestors of black people in Marocco or Algeria were used as slave. The Berbers used black slaves and their trad slave to Arabs. Blacks ho slaved blacks? Don’t try to still history.
tuamanguluka says:
Lmbao!! It’s actually “have” and “steal” you melanin deficient albinoid.
So, I suppose Visigothic chronicler John of Biclaro has no clue what he was talking about while in north alkebulan? He clearly stated that, “the inhabitants were full of blackness.”
Also “moor” and “berber” meant the same thing. In the Chronicle of Najera (twelfth-century Leon) Abd al-Rahman I, the Umayyad amir of mid-eighth century al-Andalus, is called “King of the Mauri,” and Abd al-Rahman III, the tenth-century Umayyad Caliph, is called “the Maurus.” (Chapter 559 General Chronicle of Spain).
Where did you get your false information from? This can be found on http://www.realhistoryww.com
The books are referenced, so your diseased skin having arse can verify. These are people who were there.
Were you there to see them? No, your ignorant ass is just upset that we found out.
Sancho says:
“there are three tribes of Ethiopians: Hesperians, Garamantes and Indians” (See IX ii 128.in The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, Stephen A. Barney, 2006, p. 199).
“Diodorus Siculus speaks in reference to the expedition of Agathocles , of three Libyan tribes on the coast of Tunisia, the Micatani and Zufoni who were nomads and the Asfodelodi, who by the color of their skin resembled the Ethiopians” p. 50 The Mediterranean Race Book XX, 38, 57 Guiseppe Sergi
“Indeed, by the time Isidore of Seville came to write his Etymologies, the word Maurus or ‘Moor’ had become an adjective in Latin, ‘for the Greeks call black, mauron’. In Isidore’s day, Moors were black by definition…” (Staying Roman: Conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700. Jonathan Conant, 2012 Cambridge University Press.)
““An anonymous poem included in the Latin Anthology discusses a Moorish slave in strikingly similar terms: The dregs of the Garamantes have now advanced to our region and the house slave Niger …rejoices in his pitch-black body. If the voice discharged from his lips did not make him sound human, the gristly demon would terrify living men….”p. 271 Staying Roman: Conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700. Johathan Conant, 2012 Cambridge University press.
“Troops of black Numidians scour the Field, And bold Illyrians? narrow Bucklers wield; Here twang the Syrian, and the Cretan Bow, And the fierce Gauls provoke their well-known foe..From Book VII of Lucan’s Pharsalia translated into English.by N. Rowe James 1772.
Silius Italicus wrote “on his hot steed unused to curb or reign, a black Numidian prances o’er the plain” quoted by from Records of Roman History from Cnæus Pompeius to Tiberius Constantinus Volume 1 p. 357, 1860.
“The Berber women are from the island of Barbara (sic), which is between the west and the south. Their color is mostly black though some pale ones can be found among them. If you can find one whose mother is of KUTAMA, whose father is of SANHAJA, and whose origin is MASMUDA, then you will find her naturally inclined to obedience and loyalty in all matters…” Ibn Butlan 11th century
Thanks for posting these quotes from my site, Sancho.
I will add a few more
– It is in Tunisia that Corippus poetically speaks of how during an officers meeting the Berber leader “Antalus the Moor is Hades surrounded by ‘black faces’ ( nigrae facies) ‘a war council of a thousand monsters’ lining the ‘path out of Hell'”. (see Starks, John, “Was Black Beautiful in Vandal Africa” in African Athena p. 256 published 2011)
“…the Fatimid army was largely an infantry force composed of blacks. (Nasir Khusrau included the Masimida among the blacks)”. See Yaacov Lev, State and Society in Fatimid Egypt. pp. 93-94 published 1991.
“Masamida were Berbers from the Western Maghreb. Nasir-i Khusrau, however, says that they were blacks and characterized them as infantry who used lances and swords.” From Yaacov Lev’s – Army, Regime and Society in Fatimid Egypt.
Nasir Khusrau was a Persian lived in the 11th century.
Abu Shama – a Syrian living in the 13th century also called the Masmuda “blacks”. See Bernard
Ibn Nadim in the 10th century claimed the same about the Berbers, Nabataeans and Zanj. He wrote
The Masmuda or Masamida today are mostly fair skinned Berbers – the Ghomara still being among the largest clan of the Masmuda as they were in the ancient times when they were still BLACK.
Ibn Nadim in the 10th century claimed the same about the Berbers, but also about the northern Arabian Nabataeans and the East African Zanj.
From his book The Fihrist we learn ” The Nabataeans were people ‘with black complexion’.” See Inscriptional Evidence of Pre-Islamic Classical Arabic by Saad Abdulhaab, p. 10 We also learn that those who adopted the Nabataean’s lifestyle AND ARAMAEAN LANGUAGE came to be called Nabti. That is why there are people today thinking the Nabataeans were something other than black. were also the Chaldaei or Khalid of the ancient world.
The Imama Reza “the 8th holy Shi’ite Imam” speaks of the “black Nabati” who came to support the Abbasids. He said in the 9th century “the black Nabati have undertaken their ministries”. These people are still represented as Phillip Hitti rightly claimed by the Haweit’at or Huwayt’at bedouin a still mainly near black complexioned group in the Sinai and Jordan area.
They are the reason in the Akhbar al-Zaman it says ” Among the children of Canaan are the Nabit, Nabit signifies black…” (See the Curse of Ham, 2003, by David Goldenberg, p. 352 fn. 23) They are best known as the Ishmaelites or sons of Ishmael also called Kedar or Qudar. A name which also came to mean the black.
THus in the European Jewish commentaries it speaks of the ” the Kushim in the tents of Kedar…” And the word “Kushi” came to mean the blacks among Syrians as well and still does in Israel.
The Nabataeans or Nabataei are a historically well-documented people whom al-Jahiz in the 9th century had said were sailors on the Euphrates had big butts and were “ape-like” in appearance!
In the inscriptions of the Nabonidus of Assyria these Nabataeans are called Amurru. (Arabia Before Muhammed, p. 53 by D. O’Leary , 1927) They were the occupants of Teima and Duma to which is related the names Tema and Dumah, children of Ismail (Ishmael).
It is why European’s spoke of these early true Arabians as “the whole black Ishmaelite people accursed and senseless religion…” (See Christians, Blasphemers and Witches by Joan C. Bristol, 2007, p . 28 )
Wrote Phillip Hitti in History of Syria “the Nabataeans are represented by the lowly Huwaytat Bedouins, who still rove where their ancestors once flourished and pitch their tents outside of their ‘rose-red city half as old as time’” 2004
But the Ishmaelites and Israelites were siblings : )
The “sister tribe of the Nabataeans” are called the Salamians or Salmonaeans. In the Middle Ages they were known when they had turned to Islam as Banu Sulaym “black as lava”. They are called a “sister tribe” BY SCHOLARS because they are mentioned in several ancient inscriptions from 1st c. BC to 4th century) together with the Nabati (Kedarites) extending from the Harrah region of the Hauran in southern Syria and into Mesopotamia in the west. Both of these groups are the “black Syrians” mentioned by Strabo. And they are the Solymi mentioned by Homer and Tacitus in the Dead Sea region who were said to have founded Uru solyma, i.e. Jerusalem.
The Torah and European Jewish commentaries say the Salamian peoples were also designated the” Kenites” from the House of Hobab, Rechabites and Hammath. Biblical scholars also have said or surmised that these Solymi or Salmonaeans Kenites of Jordan, Hijaz, Najd and Syria were the same people as the Salma or Salmon of the Torah 1 Chronicles 2:11, 51, 54 – people who wrote the Akafa ka ama-Salma or “Psalms”. Thus Moshe Gil points out that “the Targum calls the Kenites, sons of Jethro, Salamians: the sons of Salma’a”. see Jews in Islamic Countries in the Middle Ages, 2004, p. 16.
Hence the people who came from Caleb father of Salma and became known as Judaeans. See King Solomon’s Miners parts I, II and III on my blog for detailed confirmation. These Salma and Caleb or Kaleb were the black Arabians known as Banu Kalb and Sulaym bin Mansur in medieval writings and their clans of Habib or Hubayb, al-Qayin or Ba’al Kain from the Baliyy branch of Banu Qudha’a from which was derived the name “Kenite” and “Kuth”, Hobab.
” Now Heber the Kenite A descendant of Kain, a principal man among the Midianites; the Targum calls him the Salmaean: [which was] of the children of Hobab…” The Midianites whom Josephus said occupied the Trogodyte area of Africa (ancient Berberia) home of Afren or Afar or Faran. These were the people of Heber (Khaibar in Hijaz) from where came David ha Reubeni of the 15th century. – “a man of dark complexion, like a Negro” according to Talmudist Gedaliah bin Yahyah which even Wikipedia mentions.
This is why the Spanish Jewish explorer Benjamin of Tudela mentions “the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh in the desert of Chabor (Kheibar)”. These are Sulaym bin Mansur or Manase’ir and their kin. (The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela, 1907 translation Marcus Adler, p. 49.) Khaibar is in the volcanic Harrah where al-Jahiz 9th c. mentions the Sulaym and all other tribes of the harrah being “black like the lava of the harrah” .
According to the Torah or Bible these people founded Bethlehem -Ephrathah and Jerusalem. Salma is son of Caleb who married Ephratahand from them came the Ma’onians or Me’unites, Boaz, Natuphites, Jabez, Rechabites, Shemechites, Benjamin (Yamin) , Atrothites and the house of David etc., etc.
The other names associated with these modern Huweitat people who claim to have originated further south in Arabia are thus real Salmaeans or children of Judah and other Israelites.
British Colonial adventurer Richard Burton speaks of the remnants of the Soleim or Banu Sulaym mentions the in Jordan the “Huwayti owners, the Sulaymiyyin, the Sulaymat…” in his Land of Midian Volume 2
People can believe what they wish but the Truth is the facts are about to be brought again into the light about who brought the Word out. There will be no escape.
Feel free to prove me though wrong though. : )
Barbers are not white, northern africans, nor moors, nor Egyptians, nor libiyans, nor Moroccans, nor true Jews, nor Israelis. Stop YOUR white washed propaganda, that was established in White Supremacy to supress the history & true identity of Africans.
noble terrell ali bey says:
this is not from research this is from the search of the ality before the re we the muurs do not live in the land of re of illusion of make believe the suisse in morrocco are not white in skin color only the amazighs from europe germany an this suisse muurs family works high in govt this is stanely lane poole who told what negro an muurs being inducted into fake red ruddy amazon turk white race,,,,,,,,this is false but his point was that the muurs were not from pale skin people like him but his people came from us the euopen sons o f the muurs who now run america an always have before obama ,,,civilization strted in the wetas did albions red rudy amazon turks now mis called white for fake nobility status mm cant be white an a slave or strawman its fraud ,,,,,,, their is no false red ruddy amazon turk white race in north africa before morrocco replaces mauritania on the new maps of illusion..theirs nothing ancent about this s called red ruddy amazon turk carrion cagot skin color its only 6000 -7000 years old so noting ancient is that young its god we know the suisse who deflect the lies of white sking color with theis not being amazigh german or te lowest class in morrocco living in moutains an their was no morrocco in ancent times in akebulan,, it was where america is now the amexums they were called north n south thats why u dont see morrocco in the east on ancient maps that have atlantis an lemuria which is ancient times ,caucus of the asion caucasion grafted not from three penis phallus saturn eel moloch baal baphomet zionist jesuit patriarchal stolen from matriarchal heaven ,,numidians set up hannible with ccyprio africaanus to take carthage ,,,these were not caucasions ,, but nobles in status which s whaat white mean in law blaccks law dictionary volume 4 free white soveeign doess not mean caucsion race or aryan race , white stolen from whiggamor is only from 1863 in america not so ancient not this enlish from 1832 ,,thats when it became official in america ,,,berber barber barbary coast barbarian barbara babar the king the elephant is the symbol of the muurs an the republican party we started in america usurped by democrats after great compromise by ruther ford by hayes in south carolina which was what birth of a naion bullsht was really about ,the creation of the fake white kkk man at the expense of the muurs we used blu eyed blone haire slaves also cause it hd n color like in rome an caucasions were still slaves still after 1865 going by the convention against white slavery 1910 in spain ,,,,study marc washington on rasta livewire ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,protocols of learned elders of zion meridith quinn time walker ,,you tube treaty law
civilization started in the west as did albions as did spanish language in south amexum ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, that moroccoin east is not ancient morrocco so called white skin berber got a lot of nerve bragging bout ottoman empire invasion skin ,,hizzztory books lie,dana marniche is right an we long ago showed what is being replyed to her as being false with fake skin color ,,we are white in status owners lndlords of the land ,, an know that skin color is illusion an what they use to take all ur rights away b taking land from people an getting them to grant the land over to tthem by callin them white THEY NOT WHITE thats what happened in america to indiginous muurs who now call them self black ,,people who clAim to be a color in pubic have no knowledge oF any of the law,,civil rights are priviledges in law ,,color of law is civilitter morteus,,, let the teacher dana teach
jorge dorta says:
The cronicles of conquest of the canary islands in the XV century relates that the berber tribes where there had many “whites”, including blue eyed. Mommies also show a high % of blonde and redissh blonde individuals. By isolation,this populations can be considered quite archaich and free of the Bedouine invations in the VII century AD.
The arguments that Libians where “immigrants” is simply ridiculous and politically motivated. Quite the oposite, the libyans where natives of the Nile delta as shown by Goddess Neith cult. All this contradicts your appreciations.
There is also a high percentage of mechta individuals and less of the mediterranean type, although the % varies upon wich island is considered.
What it seems to be true by the prehistoric paints of the Sahara Dessert is that black populations where present in the area when it was a green palin full of life.
Can you tell me the source of the enchanting portrait of the Kabyle Girl? Morgan
For any of you that may have also been looking for a high resolution copy of the image of the Kabyle Girl shown in this article (incidentally it’s by Frank French) details are here: http://collections.currier.org/Obj6659?sid=23619&x=165463
she is obviously not negro She has strong features. I tan out in the sun but I am a Portuguese caucasion. Not a black man with a roman nose
Ilyas says:
I am Berber and I have blond hair and blue eyes…. 95% of my family have blond or brown hair and have colored eyes (green/blue/amber….)
Im berber from north Morocco ( average atlas) and I have blonde hair , blue eyes like 75% of berber in riff and average atlad
Various early writers said that the Berbers were becoming light -skinned and blue -eyed in certain areas of North Africa due to the white Christian subject peoples and slaves being brought to Africa from Spain. “Ibn Tumart pointed out to the people of Tinmal that many of their children had light complexions and blue eyes, whereas their fathers had very dark skin and dark eyes. It was the legacy of the Christians who came every year to collect taxes for the Almoravid Amir in Marrakech, he said.” (p. 150) From the book – The Almoravids and the Meaning of jihad. by Ron Messier.
Another major reason many people of North Africa have fair -skin and light eyes was the import of concubines and slave women which had been happening since and before the Byzantine era under the Galadi (chiefs) of the Tuareg until the 20th century. Thus, there is mention in the time of Claudian of “Gildo” the Moor or Nasamone importing women from the Levant woman so that “Ethiopian hybrids” affright the cradles of Roman Africa. The name Nasamone comes from the name of the Tuareg clan Inusamani still living in Africa!
The Tuareg were great slave traders who had many white slaves up until recently and thus even they have become lighter.
My brother has one blue and one green eye and fair skin. We have European ancestry. It doesn’t mean my African ancestors were fair-skinned with blue and green eyes. My EUropean ancestors had fair-skin and light eyes. PERIOD!
I am not understanding what the inability of some people is to comprehend what happens biologically when people intermingle ? Too bad North Africans have been brainwashed into think there has been little intermixture of various Near Eastern and European peoples with the black Africans Beriberi or al-Barabir whose complexion was so well documented in the ancient and medieval world. : (
al habshi says:
According to Imam Malik’s school calling a Berber white is crime but not nonpunishable. see the following you dirty albino. You belong to Europe.
full of shit, you are obviously not a berber. alot of berbers that i know personally claim roman ancestry.
Roman? Wow. I find myself debating a Pale Algerian claiming to OF Native North African Berber Ancestory? You are saying Roman. Are you then aware that Berbers are of Black North African Ancestory?
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… anyone that has seen the result of admixture between blacks and caucasions knows that it would take more than just over a century to make a black population look caucasion and devoid of black features. I have friends that are black dominicans, and who have had ancestral dna tests tell them theyvare only like 50% subsaharan, although they are as black psysically as can be. I have seen these already mixed blacks have children with blond blue eyed people, and still have children that are abviously part negro. That is not the physical appearance of white bebers people are talking about. These people are white, features and skin and all and can fit in in Europe easily.
Which means they ARE likely more European in biology than Berber which was an African people only described as blacks/and or very dark-skinned up until the 14th century. Berbers and Romans were two different people.
“The present Moors lying along the northern coasts of Africa are descendants from the various conquering nations, and especially from renegades and Christian slaves. “ Travels in Morocco (1860) by James Richardson, p. 84 of vol. II
Berber today is only the name of a nationality and a language. The ancient and medieval Berbers or Beriberi and Mashek or Masheyk were an Afro-Arabian people of sub-Saharan African affliation, related to todays Tuareg and Soninke/Songhay/Zaghawa people.
laoual says:
Beriberi were and are of Kanem-Bornu stock.
People of présent Bornu-Nigeria-Niger-Tchad are Still called Beriberi. The ancient Kanem-Bornu empire extended to Fezzan in Lybia.
Rupert Green says:
Thank for this work.
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