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A tavern of sorrow...
The red sun rose in the east as the winds swept over the lands from the north whispering softly for all to hear. The sky a blanket of ebony as the sun had barely begun it's ascent into the skies above. Animals of the night finding shelter to sleep during the day, while song birds began chirping merrily from the arms of trees. A mockingbird sat comfortably on a low branch in the forest above the trail leading to the Tavern.
The soft sound of leaves crackling under the weight of a creature would stir wild animals into hiding. Ice occulis darted about the shady forest as muscles grew tense and quickly relaxing as a woman walked through the forest. A mysterious staff in hand which supported a teal coloured gem at it's tip which forever shined with power when in the hand of it's mistress. Ebony roots sprouting from the crania of the human woman who walked through the woods without an escort. Snug fitting, low cut, army green outfit surrounding her body in all the right places. A belt full of herbs and other useful materials for sorcery, hung idly from her hips. A cape fell down to the ground, the outside the same army green as her clothes, yet the inside was decorated in blood red with foreign ebony designs. Selina's fair skin accented by the dark colours surrounding her body as she walked nearly soundlessly through the forest.
The fresh scent of fall fresh upon the morning breeze as she noticed the light brightening only a few metres ahead, her pace quickened, but not once did her stride lose from it's elegance. The muscles in her face tightened slightly around her mouth forming a soft smirk to play across her features and rising into her eyes. The steady rise and fall of the woman's chest indicated that the pace was habitual to her. Nasils flare and dilate hungrily devouring the oxygen to feed her lungs and flood her senses with the scents of the wild with a dash of stale whiskey. Icy orbs dart towards the tavern door as she stops infront of it drawing in yet another deep breath. Drinking the scents of her surroundings with caution she pushed open the door to be greeted by the dimly lit tavern and the heavy odour of nicotine and moonshine. Closing the door behind her slowly, the door creaking in protest as she turned gracefully towards the empty tables.
A soft nod towards the bartender and she began walking towards an empty table in the corner of the room. A fire blazing low in the middle of the southern wall. As she directed her path to the table, the steady tapping sound of her boots pounding upon the hardwood floor drew the attention of any lingering in the tavern. A faint smile displayed upon Selina's features as she kept her staff firmly in her hand, but unnoticibly so. A mask of serenity hiding her emotions of the silent tavern as she pulled the chair from a table the bumpy sound of wood against wood rand in twin peaks. Ice occulis close to the familiar sound as she sat down at the empty table and allowed all her muscles to relax, save for those in the hand grasping the staff. Soundlessly, and idly she sat as if waiting for expected company.
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Karma: 1/0
A brief respite....
Malaki positioned the warhorse near the other horses but also with a bit of distance, sometime he did not play well with other horses. Settling his large frame with a few stamps of his feet to make sure that the chain shirt hung properly after being mounted for so long. The haft of the greataxe he carried now arranged so it could be easily drawn, made his large body seem even larger. Taking off the helmet let his black hair loose so it hung to his shoulders, the helmet tied to his saddle. His green eyes saw the door to the tavern and his mouth began to water at the thought of a beer and possibly some meat, other than rations. His left hand moved and settles his torc in place the symbol of his liege now properly displayed.
Making no attempt at being subtle pushing open the door and stepping in letting everyone know he was there, scanning the room looking for anyone that might be familiar, there was no one, not that he thought he would see anyone. Everyone he knew was now either dead or on the rack dying. Closing the door with his foot, moving to the bar.
"Beer would be good keep and if you have any breads and meats that would be good as well."
Paying from a small bag produced from his belt he looked for a table, finding one he pointed it out to the keep who nodded in return. Sitting down he drank from the mug slowly sipping enjoying it as if it were his first drink ever. Putting the mug down a slow smile crept upon his face and through the dirt and sweat his eyes smiled as well.
Edited on 2007-02-24 at 14:41:24 by Ronin84
a meeting....
The rising red sun's rays were disturbed from shining in to the tavern from a window by the large silhouette who crept across the grounds. Icy occulis dart towards the silhouette as the wooden door slammed hard against the inside wall of the tavern as he'd enterred. An expressionless face studied the man who had recently entered, taking mental notes of everything she could. The axe, the clothes, a rough estimate of his weight and weight. Anything she could figure out about the brute who'd just entered would help her in the end. A faint smile played across her soft lips from the darkness where she chose to dwell.
The fire dancing soundlessly in the fireplace, which in turn heated the tavern to a suitable temperature for humans. Selina's gaze lingered upon the stranger who'd just entered and she continued to take notes about the way he drank and moved. Slowly crossing powerful pillars, as digits grasped her staff firmly, the gem glowing softly in the dimly lit tavern. Thoughts racing through her mind about what she should do, and she decided to approach the man. The wine she'd ordered remained untouched on the table, yet her free hand surrounded it as she picked it up and directed her path towards the table where the man had taken a seat. The warmth of her features glowing slightly with a smile that lingered on her soft lips and in her eyes. The woman's footsteps would have alerted the man of her approaching presence.
Upon reaching the table the young woman's body seemed to show no sign of scars. Her flawless features standing before the man accepting a hungry gaze were it offered, yet she smiled softly "Good evening Sir. Would you mind if I joined you?" her voice warm and glazed with a french accent. Selina gave a nod of acknowledgement as she stood firmly in place, gravity working in collaboration with her as she kept storing information about the man in her mind. The sorceress bearing a strange aura about her as she stood before the man awaiting his words. Digits on the verge of fidgiting but the brave soul of the woman caused them to remain steady as she listened to the words both spoken and unheard.
dangerous liaisons....
The beer hit his stomach and a small bit of warmth spread throughout his limbs and into the core of his body. Fingers flexing and joints popping as his body tensed and relaxed again. The gentle footfalls would not belong to a maid or a keep, turning his head just a bit to see who was coming. Seeing her movements brought to mind the image of a cat or a snake, either being predatory creatures and not prey. His body responded to her movements the way she swayed, beckoning a response, but this was no red light girl looking for coin she was more dangerous.
Stopping at the table and asking to join.
"I never drink with someone I do not know, my name is Malaki."
Standing up as he had been taught in the court of Hadris, to speak to a woman of station. Catching just the bit of skin from her wrist, and ankles which appeared to be small but athletic in build. The calf and forearm would tell more BUT that might be more dangerous than worth the trouble.
"If you would like to sit please, do so, pardon my appearance, it appears that I brought more of the road with me than I thought."
Smiling his green eyes almost glowing in the light of the crystal from the staff.
introductions....
Selina could feel his eyes drinking up her appearances as she had managed to do for him only moments before approaching him. The smile playing across his lips had drawn her attention rapidly and she allowed the smile upon her lips to be warmer and feel the emotions she felt stirring within her body. Icy eyes locked with those of the man as she set her drink down and extended her hand as she offered a firm handshake. The sorceress smiled to the man as she listened to his words "It's a pleasure to meet you M'Lord Malaki. My name's Selina." she left out the part of her being a sorceress, for she didn't think it wise to reveal such things in the current age.
The smile playing across her lips as a great deal of her body was revealed leaving many areas that could be wounded, one of which many might consider her insane for displaying in the open. Selina bore the appearances of a sex slave, for she allowed very little to be covered, but then sorceresses couldn't wear much armor if they wanted their spells to be potent. Silently reflecting about the man she nodded to his words about sitting, and she allowed herself to do just that. Pillars folding at the knees as ice occulis keep locked upon those of the man known as Malaki. When her middle found support, pillars gave way and crossed beneath the table.
The man's final words allowed a soft laugh to erupt from within her. The woman's heart beating steadily beneath the cage which held her main organs in place and offered a small deal of protection. Selina smiled as she drew in a deep breath and replied "Worry not for appearances, they are only skin deep and they change more often then not" she fought back laughing because she'd just recited a saying that she'd been raised hearing. The woman's eyes shot towards the fire and the flames sprung to life to burn higher and hotter than they'd done since his arrival in the Tavern. Soundlessly she returned her gaze to meet his and the smile lingered upon her lips faintly.
well met...
Taking her proffered hand he bends and brushes a kiss across the top of it and then releases it.
"Lord is it, no not I good lady, I am just a humble soldier who now has no cause to fight for." Smiling with eyes that drink up whatever skin is showed.
His hand lingers near his Torc.
"Selina, that is a good name, Greek in origin I believe, something about the moon." Sitting down his right hand brushes casually his belt, as if to return something there.
The mans physical strength is quite evident as his writsts and forearms show the years of wielding such an axe. His nose has been broken and set but it is not unattractive his lips are a bit small but they seem to be always in a bit of a smile. Though his face is not scarred just dirty, the cracks in the dirt and grime around his eyes showing little crows feet. It is indeed his eyes though that are his strongest feature, though when standing he is well over six feet it is always the eyes that seem to beg for attention.
As she sat down it was clear that this was a woman of power and power beyond her body, it crept away from her like smoke surrounding a smoldering fire. The burning embers of this power showed through though if you knew what you were looking for, power similar to that of royalty but this was power used to shape things.
"Worry not for appearances, they are only skin deep and they change more often then not" She remarked as the fire surged upwards.
"As do the seasons and the mood of the wind, milady."
Taking another sip of beer.
studying...
Selina smiled warmly at the formal introduction that had just been displayed on the man's behalf. The smile grew wide when the man's lips brushed against the soft surface of her skin. Silently and attentively she listened to the words the man offered and calmly she smiled warmly "Very well, Malaki then. It is how you wish." her heavy accent having her pronounce words in a strange way. The smile only grew upon her features as she noticed the man's emerald eyes flashing over her skin. Ice occulis took notice that his hand remained idly upon his weapon which brought her to further respect the man she'd just met.
Politely she listened to the man's words in regards to her name and she tilted her head slightly impressed with his knowledge of the history of her name. The woman's voice warm and spiced only slightly with surprise "Few know the meaning behind my name, my mother named me, she was a seer. Before the cold war." her voice even almost as if she could care less what had happened to her mother.
From the seat across from the man she studied his facial features. The man's green eyes shining brightly on his dirt covered face had been the first feature she'd noticed since he'd entered the tavern. Skilled occulis having taken notice of the man's nose and that it had been broken several times, but that it wasn't disfigured noticeably to the human eye. Next her eyes fell upon his lips, the woman noted that they were rather small in size compared to the rest of the man's body, but then, they always bore a small smile upon them, even when he was indifferent to a subject. The man's body was muscular, she couldn't help having noticed that after her eyes had settled on him when he'd threw open the door. His eyes having been the first thing she noticed, but his body falling in a quick second.
Selina sat her legs crossed and her left hand firmly grasping her staff, but to Malaki, it would appear as if she barely held it. The gem atop the staff always glowing teal in colour and occasionally the woman's eyes would perfectly match that of the gem. Silently listening as he'd countered her wise words, with some of his own. Nodding, an amused look surfaced to her features as she heard his final words "Indeed they do." she smiled warmly to the man. Her right hand finding the base of the cup as she lifted it gracefully towards her face. The womans soft lips parting slightly as she felt the copper of the cup upon her lips and the liquid flowing into her body. Icy occulis close for a moment as she enjoys her taste of the new wine offered at the tavern. After the liquid was devoured and starting it's downfall through her body, she opened her eyes slowly but quickly returning to his.
Bold...
"If I may milady you are as much out of place here as I am standing with a pitchfork moving hay."
Smiling fully for the first time, his teeth showing care and attention, as well obviously a well diet in the past.
"My father made sure I was educated in the classics, Greek and Latin made me study before he shipped me off for my apprenticeship."
His eyes narrow with the mention of her mother and the cold war. Now this was interesting was she a player in the grand game, and if so does anyone else know about her?
"A seer, well then are you trying to fulfill something that you have been told about?"
"I am curious what wind would have brought you to such a place as this?"
Watching her breath was almost more intoxicating then the cheap beer that he had partaken in. Her chest heaving with each breath seemed to almost match the beat of his heart, slow and steady but strong and with purpose.
Looking casually to see if anyone else is paying attention to this meeting.
a burning desire...
The man's first words had drawn her deepest attention. Without knowing that she was a sorceress, he told her how out of place she was in such a place, and he used himself as an example. The smile drew upon her lips "Appearances can be deceiving. I'm more at ome in a tavern, den all other places in the world." her voice steady and determined. The woman's english was wonderful for having only learned last year.
Hungry eyes sought out his well formed smile and she bit her lip slightly as she'd fallen in love with his perfectioned smile. Her thoughts dwelled upon how charming his smile was upon her, and she bit her lip gently her eyes flickered up to meet his gaze. Listening to his words once again she smiled warmly, a full hearted smile towards him. The womans icy eyes shimmered beautifully in the dimly lit tavern "It is very good to remain educated in such a day. You never know when it will be useful to use such manners. I must say that you look very handsome this day." she fell silent as she fought back the heat that was rising in her cheeks to support a blush, but the colour never altered in her features.
The woman had taken notice of the man's eyes having narrowed slightly at the mention of her mother. Listening cautiously to his words she couldnt' help but emit a soft laugh "I have no stand in teh schemes of teh world. I go about my life minding all that's mine, and expecting others to do the same. I live my life for me, and I do not follow my mother's rules. Had I followed her rules, I'd not have ended up being the sorceress I"ve become today" she'd allowed it to slip that she was a sorceress. The woman's stance in the world was indeed as she'd told this stranger, she would fight against what she thoguht to be evil, and from what she'd learned through innocence to experience. Silently Selina smiled towards the man and her icy eyes shimemring with desire but the source of her desier would remain unknown.
The man's features changed often and she listened to his words anew. The woman spoke warmly "The winds that brought me here are mere curiosity genes that i've inherited. I'm always looking for new places to explore. The tavern scene is my favourite, there's much to be learned in taverns, if one knows where to sit, and how to appear" the woman's words bearing mysterious nature about them. Silently she studied how he 'casually' looked about them, and she leaned back in her chair, still firmly grasping her staff. The fire crackled occasionally in the background as they discussed matters from weather to more personal questions.
An Understanding....
Looking at her, she is a woman but one that is made up of sterner stuff, one who understands the power inside of her but is not tamed by it, yet. By the gods if she could be made mine...no not this one, she must remain free, or else the world would become a lesser place. So be it then, a lust that must go unfulfilled for what is best for both of us.
"It is very good to remain educated in such a day. You never know when it will be useful to use such manners. I must say that you look very handsome this day."
The words slide easily out of her mouth attempting to draw him to her.
"I have no stand in teh schemes of teh world. I go about my life minding all that's mine, and expecting others to do the same. I live my life for me, and I do not follow my mother's rules. Had I followed her rules, I'd not have ended up being the sorceress I"ve become today"
Ah she looks older than she is, we are like the rocks by the sea, shaped into who we are by outside forces, even if we do not want to admit it.
"The winds that brought me here are mere curiosity genes that i've inherited. I'm always looking for new places to explore. The tavern scene is my favourite, there's much to be learned in taverns, if one knows where to sit, and how to appear"
She finishes and looks like there is a bird trapped behind those pretty lips, fervently looking to get out, but the cat may or may not win the day.
"Selina, I...find you breathtaking, I need to know, though it does not matter, for you have captured at least part of me. Are you truly as you appear or is this appearance an attempt at a wall to keep others at bay."
"By your admission you have said appearances are decieving and though I look the part of a simple sell sword or soldier, there has been much in my past as well, for now that is what I appear to be."
"I have learned that the gods play a large hand in our fate and even now they set my feet onto another path, one I hope to find us travelling together on."
Why is it becomming easy to want to be with this woman, she is the smell of a spring morning after a dew, refreshing and invigorating.
a thoughts to consider....
Selina listened calmly as the man spoke towards her and she couldn't help but keep her eyes locked upon his. However now and then they seemed to drift down to his lips as he spoke, but when she'd noticed she quickly sought back his emerald eyes. The woman smiled warmly as her eyes matched that of the teal gem for a moment as she heard his words and watched as his thoughts must have been running wild.
The man's silence got her thoughts going wildly about what she thought of the man. He was firmly built, and he was a very respectful individual. The woman continued to allow thoughts of her current judgment to pass through his mind until she heard his words. The woman allowed the blush to surface as she replied "Mi Lord, I'm as you see me, I would not change my appearances unless I had to. When I enter taverns i'm always the way I grew up. I don't change my appearances because I'd rather appear weak, than to allow my appearances to put others at bay." the woman smiled warmly as she listened for his next words. Her icy gaze continuing to hold his but occasionally it would fall down to his lips.
Selina bit her lip gently and she blushed softly to his words about travelling a path together. The young sorceress smiled warmly "What path could support a sorceress and soldier, both unsure of what lies ahead for them? What say you to instead of walking a path that's already planted, to instead blaze a new trail. I do not like following what other do, I like making my own destiny. To create my own future, and form it the way I'd like to see it." she fell silent after summing up her thoughts. A smile played across her lips as she took another sip of her wine her eyes playfully catching his and diverting her attention.
"Mi Lord, I'm as you see me, I would not change my appearances unless I had to. When I enter taverns i'm always the way I grew up. I don't change my appearances because I'd rather appear weak, than to allow my appearances to put others at bay."
Settling back in his chair though not settled, oh she is not a sorceress but a temptress a hunter no less. She waits in the taverns for her prey to arrive and then she pounces and plays with her meal....
"What path could support a sorceress and soldier, both unsure of what lies ahead for them? What say you to instead of walking a path that's already planted, to instead blaze a new trail. I do not like following what other do, I like making my own destiny. To create my own future, and form it the way I'd like to see it."
Ah now the lioness needs, nay would like a lion for company, this indeed might be my lucky day. Take note Morrigan I feel that I have found one of your shadows, perhaps I will be able to make her my queen at some point. Then my brothers and sisters will know me, and my Lioness Queen.
The maid brings over my meats and cheeses disturbing the flow of the conversation.
"Selina, would you care for some or anything?"
"I would like to blaze my trail, though I have been put on my own path sometime ago, I know that I control the tempo and the ease of how I travel it."
Pausing
"OR whom I travel it with."
Looking up at the crystal.
"Pretty stone."
confession...
Selina had been sitting quite relaxed in her chair as she watched the man undoubtibly making judgement of her every answer, as she was doing for his. The man's movements spoke much louder than the words she heard him speak. Her eyes keeping upon his, until she heard the footsteps of the maid. Icy occulis dart towards the man and she shook her head "I'm fine thank you" her eyes having directed towards the maid who'd glanced towards her. A smile upon her lips she nodded her dismissal from the maid to leave them alone. Her eyes seductively returning to his as she smirked some in a playful manner. Selina was always gifted in seduction, even when she wasn't intending to draw attention. The woman smiled warmly as thoughts raced through her mind at the offers she'd encountered in her past. Heartbreaker Selina was a known nickname which accompanied her title as Sorceress.
Silently she listened to his words and she spoke anew "What path has been lain before you feet? If you don't mind answering that is." she fell silent and she placed her hand idly upon the table, almost as an invitation to seek his. Selina smiled softly as she heard the man speak in regards to her staff. The woman smiled prouldy "Tis a family emblem I received it when my mother passed away. It contains much of my knowlege. I've walked many worlds, and I know much more than my appearances would reveal. The teal gem is of great value to me. Without it, I would go insane." she fell silent after such a confession.
What matters...
"What path has been lain before you feet? If you don't mind answering that is."
"My family decided that I was no longer welcome in our kingdom after the passing of our father. They strongly encouraged me to leave and when I would not they found in getting rid of me a purpose that bound them all together."
Taking a bite of the sharp cheese.
"I will return and when I do, it will not matter to me who stands against me, I will sit upon the throne of our kingdom, for that is my destiny."
The green eyes sparkle a bit more as he says the last.
"Tis a family emblem I received it when my mother passed away. It contains much of my knowlege. I've walked many worlds, and I know much more than my appearances would reveal. The teal gem is of great value to me. Without it, I would go insane."
"Traveller of worlds are you, then we seem to have been brought together for a reason, I have travelled along the various ribbons of roads that connect the worlds and realities."
"Crazed you would be, well then let us make sure that you do not lose that stone."
The last bit he actually chuckles a bit.
"Seems that a sunset actually leads me to a new sunrise."
wise words...
The woman thought for a moment as she listened to the words of the man and she listened to all he had to say, considering his words carefully. A serious look having lingered upon her lips as he mentionned about his family. Nodding almost knowingly she replied "So your family has cast you to the four winds, in which you've seemed to develop into the perfect image for a king. I noticed such a thing when you walked through the doors, but that is not why I came to speak with you. I sought nothing along the lines of riches, nor even a partner, but perhaps with some convincing that would change."
Silently she studied the man's actions and watched as he ate the cheese. When his words reached her ears she couldn't help but smile warmly hearing the determination in his voice. The smile widdened from ear to ear as she spoke anew "Confident are you to reclaim the throne which is rightfully yours. Few have the determination I see present in your spirit, and in your eyes. I believe that should anyone set their heart upon achieving something, that it's always within reach." the woman's eyes glistening slightly as she spoke with a certain wisdom known to a select few.
Selina smiled warmly to the man's words about destiny. Nodding anew she smirked "Indeed, the God is good to us. He never delivers us anything we can't handle. The majority of humanity do not understand that he won't place before us a path that we can not surpass. Everything he places before us, is to help us grow in all aspects. He leads us to things that he knows we can benefit from, and to grow as people of his kingdom." the woman laughed softly as she believed the words, but she didn't consider how much she believed them until this moment.
His final words caused her to smile warmly "With every closed door, a new window of opportunity is opened. We cannot decide what we're given, but only what we can do with the time that is appointed to us. We may not always agree with it, but we've only put our heart in the right place, and every obstacle can be overcomed. As it can also be that were you to reach for the stars, the entire night sky would be in grasp as well." her words jumping slightly from many wide words she'd heard and considered herself. The words she'd spoken were as much for him, as to convince herself that the choices before her were simple to conclude, should she allow herself to be bold enough to blaze them.
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Rice whiskey might sound like something entirely new. And it is … sort of. But let us start with the part that’s not.
Various Asian cultures have been using rice and its mold (the Japanese call it koji) to make distilled spirits called shochu, soju, baijiu and ruou gao for hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of years. Whatever you want to call it — “rice wine” or “white liquor” — it’s used a ton, for medicinal purposes, to honor ancestors or just to get lit. Baijiu, much of which is made with rice, is the best selling liquor in the world; in 2016, more bottles of the stuff were sold than vodka, gin, rum, whiskey and tequila combined.
Whiskey is a grain-based spirit aged in wood barrels, and rice, of course, is a grain. So, throw one of those rice spirits in charred oak and you have rice whiskey. Skeptics could say the pairing of rice spirits and oak barrels is a great way to put the magic “w” word on a bottle. But this new class of spirits speaks for itself. Plus, the path to making this sort of drink often involves an epic journey between Asia and America, intentional or otherwise.
At Vinn Distillery, two generations and a history of diaspora conspired to make whiskey using rice. Phan Ly and his wife, Kim Trinh, were moved by war, work and hope from North Vietnam to China to Hong Kong, and eventually, to Oregon. After Ly retired, he decided he wanted to put his homemade rice spirits on the liquor store shelf and started Vinn Distillery. And then there was the luck side of it. “My sister was at a garage sale and bought a few gallon-sized oak barrels to age baijiu in,” says one of his daughters, Michelle, who helps with the business. “A year later we were tasting it at the distillery. It was amber-colored, and it was delicious, and we realized it was a whiskey.”
At Moto Whiskey in Brooklyn, it was travel, and a dispute between palates, that gave rise to its rice whiskey. Cofounder Marie Estrada, who used to work in publishing, tasted her first rice spirit when her business partner, Hagai Yardeny, brought some back from a motorcycle trip through Vietnam. “Everyone there drinks it out of reused plastic water bottles,” Estrada says. “I tasted it, and I said to him, ‘You fell in love with this?’ I thought it was horrible. Then I tasted another one, and it tasted delicious, almost like cashews.”
It’s hard to generalize the category of rice whiskey, given the many different ways distillers make the base rice spirit. But common characteristics include a light mouthfeel, hints of subtle fruit and sugary brightness, and the classic whiskey notes of caramel, oak tannin and vanilla.
There are still only a few distillers making it worldwide, and several in Japan, with an interesting twist. One, Kikori Whiskey, was founded by an American, Ann Soh Woods, who makes her whiskey in Japan but can only sell it in the U.S.; the Japanese have stricter rules than America does about what constitutes whiskey. (There are two other Japanese distilleries that make rice whiskey and must export it to the US to sell it.)
Look for one of these bottles to give it a try yourself.
Kikori Whiskey
Ann Soh Woods may well be the mother of rice whiskey: hers, Kikori, was the first to be widely distributed in the U.S. Kikori is made on the west coast of southern Japan using locally sourced rice. It’s aged for three to ten years in American and French oak casks as well as sherry casks.
Tasting Notes: Sugary and grassy on the nose, with light hints of citrus, minerality, and sweet bread.
Fukano Whisky
Fukano Distillery has been making shochu since the 19th century. Its whisky is made at the same distillery, located on the island of Kyushu, in both a blend (“Fukano whisky”) and single cask (“Fukano single cask”) form. Whisky Advocate named the blend one of its 20 best whiskies of the year in 2017.
Tasting Notes: Bright and citrusy, with notes of lychee, raspberry, and peach; also some peppery spice.
Ohishi Sherry Cask
Another Japanese rice whisky that must be imported to the US. Thirty percent of the mashbill is their own locally grown rice; the other seventy percent is mochi rice. They make both a brandy cask and a sherry cask whisky — though the sherry cask is consistently rated higher of the two.
Tasting Notes: the subtleness of rice makes the perfect canvas for showcasing a bomb of sherry. It’s a dark red color, with notes of grape, vanilla, and dried fruits.
Môtô Spirits Whiskey
Marie Estrada and Hagai Yardeny started making their rice whiskey in an apartment complex. Today, they’re onto a big 120-gallon jacketed electric still. They age their stuff in bourbon barrels that have been seasoned with their own spirit.
Tasting Notes: Citrusy notes, plus strong bourbon notes, including wood, vanilla, honey and a touch of smoky char.
Vinn Distillery
The Ly family makes their rice spirit the traditional baijiu way, using parallel fermentation and solid-state distillation, where both liquids and solids are fermented. Ly compares the raw spirit to “a cross between sake and tequila, white whiskey and a hint of gin.” It’s aged in virgin American oak, heavy char #4. They recommend drinking it straight or with ginger beer, in a so-scalled “Shanghai mule.”
Tasting Notes: A unique nose, with earthiness and funk. More familiar flavors on the palate, like vanilla and oak, plus a distinct flavor of toasted rice pudding.
Atelier Vie Riz Whiskey
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Religion News Australia 2019 - 9 (Feb 24 - Mar 3)
abuse / arts & entertainment / catholic church / education / international stories / islam / politics / religion & society
George Pell's conviction for child sexual abuse reverberates around Australia (ABC News)
Feb 26 - Through two lengthy trials, George Pell had become used to making the walk from the courtroom to his car in relative peace.
George Pell guilty of sexually abusing choirboys (ABC News)
Feb 26 - Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys while he was archbishop of Melbourne.
George Pell's trial for child sexual abuse was held in secret. This is why (ABC News)
Feb 26 - For months, journalists sat through one of the most high-profile trials held in any court in the world, without permission to report a moment of it — until now.
George Pell has been found guilty of child sex offences. Here's what you need to know (ABC News)
Feb 26 - Cardinal George Pell was last year convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996, but the Victorian County Court has not allowed media outlets to report the verdict before now.
Dozens of Australian journalists threatened with contempt of court over Pell stories (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has threatened to lay criminal charges against dozens of journalists for contempt of court, claiming reports that appeared soon after George Pell’s conviction identified the cardinal, even though he was never named in the stories.
Unimaginable says the Cardinal who violated children after Mass (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - "You could,” said Cardinal George Pell, “scarcely imagine a place that was more unlikely [for an archbishop] to be committing paedophilia crimes than the sacristy of a cathedral after mass."
The case for and against: What the jury was told in George Pell's trial (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - Cardinal George Pell stood trial on allegations he sexually abused two choirboys in St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne after a Sunday mass in December 1996.
Interviewed in Rome, Pell called police claims 'garbage and falsehood' (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - It was the moment the cardinal couldn’t bear to hear any more.
Inside George Pell's trial: The victim's words, the lawyers' arguments (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - It was sexual offending by the most senior Catholic in Victoria, in the most sacred place, after Sunday mass.
Pell was always crucial to the church's war on its own victims (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - Pell’s fall is remarkable not just because he is the most senior of the many thousands of Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse around the world to be convicted, but because he has done more than any other to defend the church against its victims.
Cardinal Pell will on Wednesday launch last-ditch court attempt to avoid jail (Brisbane Times)
Feb 26 - George Pell's lawyers have launched a last-ditch attempt at sparing the cardinal from serving any time in jail, by having him apply for bail before the Court of Appeal.
George Pell: How the mighty have fallen (Brisbane Times)
Feb 26 – (Opinion: Tony Wright) The spectacle of men of the church being found guilty of the sexual abuse of children – once almost unthinkable – has become in recent years dispiritingly commonplace.
Pell won't face trial on allegations from the 70s of pool impropriety (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 26 - The second trial George Pell was to have faced on child sex allegations will not go ahead due to problems with the evidence.
He died before seeing his abuser punished, but his family now knows why he endured so much pain (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 26 - He died before seeing his abuser punished, but his family now knows why he endured so much pain.
Richmond remove George Pell as club vice-patron (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 26 - Richmond have removed Cardinal George Pell from an ambassadorial role with the club following his conviction for child sexual abuse.
The sickening photograph that has haunted Cardinal George Pell for 26 years (news.com.au)
Feb 26 - The photograph was striking.
Some people can’t accept Cardinal George Pell is guilty of child sex offences (news.com.au)
Feb 26 - News of Cardinal George Pell’s guilty verdict for child sex offences is being greeted with disbelief by shocked Catholics around the world.
George Pell found guilty of child sex abuse: ‘You’re a monster’ (news.com.au)
Feb 26 - It was a Sunday in 1996 when two choirboys stole off to sneak a sip of church wine.
Pell faces jail time as sentencing looms (The Australian)
Feb 26 - Cardinal George Pell may be remanded in custody tomorrow after the senior Catholic cleric was found guilty of abusing two choirboys.
‘I still hope for truth, justice’ (The Australian)
Feb 26 – (Opinion: Frank Brennan) I was surprised by the verdict against George Pell. Many of the details the complainant gave were improbable, if not impossible.
Burn in hell: A different Pell (The Australian)
Feb 26 - George Pell limped into court.
Vatican responds to Pell verdict (The Australian)
Feb 26 - Vatican spokesman says “painful” news of Pell’s conviction has shocked many, but adds that he has “the right to defend himself”.
Vatican to decide priestly future (The Australian)
Feb 26 - George Pell’s status as a bishop means it will be the Vatican which defrocks him if his conviction stands.
Five times guilty: how George Pell's child-abusing past caught up with him in courtroom 4.3 (The Guardian, Australia)
Despite the cardinal’s assertions that the charges against him were ‘deranged falsehoods’, the jury was unanimous
Brutal and dogmatic, George Pell waged war on sex – even as he abused children (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 26 – (Opinion: David Marr) This prince of the church was a superb political operator.
John Howard gives George Pell character reference for court hearing (ABC News)
Feb 27 - Former prime minister John Howard is one of 10 people to provide a character reference for George Pell after his conviction for child sex offences, while Melbourne's Archbishop says he plans to visit Pell if he is sent to prison.
George Pell returns to court, prosecutors push for 'immediate' jail sentence for child sex abuse (ABC News)
Feb 27 - George Pell is likely to spend tonight in custody after he withdrew a last-ditch application for bail.
Jesus warned against men like Cardinal Pell. His message could save the Church (ABC News)
Feb 27 – (Opinion: Robert Gascoigne) Go into any Australian church on a Sunday and you will find a seat.
Pell conviction blows apart bishops' mantra (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 27 – (Opinion: Francis Sullivan) Yesterday’s announcement of the conviction of Cardinal George Pell has been shattering for many and a relief for others.
'No reason to change arrangements': St Mary's Cathedral to keep George Pell plaque (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 27 - St Mary's Cathedral authorities will keep a plaque of Cardinal George Pell celebrating his time as a Sydney archbishop despite his child abuse conviction.
Stooped, frail and grey, church's big man makes shuffling 'perp walk' (Brisbane Times)
Feb 27 - There was the same roiling media maul that once regularly greeted George Pell for his pre-trial hearings, those held last year across the road in the Melbourne Magistrates courts when it was being decided whether the cardinal even had a case to answer.
Pell was always crucial to the church's war on its own victims (Brisbane Times)
Feb 27 - Cardinal George Pell’s fall is remarkable not just because he is the most senior of the many thousands of Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse around the world to be convicted, but because he has done more than any other to defend the church against its victims.
Beyond reasonable doubt: Was Pell convicted without fear and favour? (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 27 – (Opinion: John Silvester) George Pell is a polarising figure, which is perhaps why there are now two warring camps – those who want him to be guilty of historical sex offences against two choirboys and those who don’t.
George Pell has fallen, but the cardinal's legacy casts a long shadow (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 27 – (Opinion: Barney Zwartz) So Cardinal George Pell – by far Australia's best-known church leader of the past 25 years, the highest-ranked Australian ever at the Vatican, a confidant of prime ministers – faces a jail sentence for child sexual abuse.
George Pell returns to court in last bid for freedom (news.com.au)
Feb 27 - George Pell’s defence lawyer has tried to persuade a judge that the disgraced cardinal’s sex attack on two children was at the lower end of offending because it “lasted less than six minutes”.
What happens to Pell next (The Australian)
Feb 27 - The cardinal will be one of Victoria’s most vulnerable inmates after he is remanded in custody, forcing authorities to isolate him.
Feb 27 – (Opinion: David Marr) He was big on sex.
News Corp columnists declare Cardinal Pell innocent and 'a scapegoat' (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 27 - Rupert Murdoch’s Australian mastheads have published several prominent articles defending the convicted child molester George Pell and casting doubt on the jury’s unanimous verdict in Melbourne’s county court.
In his own words: Court releases Cardinal George Pell's interview with police (ABC News)
Feb 28 - A video recording of Cardinal George Pell's interview by police has been released by a Melbourne court as the man who was once Australia's most powerful Catholic spent his first day behind bars.
George Pell's lawyer Robert Richter apologises for 'plain vanilla' offending comments (ABC News)
Feb 28 - George Pell's lawyer, Robert Richter QC, has apologised for describing Pell's crimes as "no more than a plain vanilla sexual penetration case", after the words sparked a widespread backlash from abuse survivors.
What George Pell's guilty verdict will mean for Australian Catholics (ABC News)
Feb 28 - In sentencing Cardinal George Pell, Chief Judge Peter Kidd has made clear that he is not passing sentence on the church — he is sentencing Cardinal Pell, and Cardinal Pell alone.
Cardinal sin: critics raise questions about George Pell's conviction (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 28 - The verdict is in, but it is still being debated.
History will judge George Pell, the cardinal who sought to crush me (Brisbane Times)
Feb 28 – (Opinion: John Ellis) I have hesitated in weighing in to add to the thousands of words written this week about the publication, at long last, of the details of the conviction of George Pell last December on child sex abuse charges.
The George Pell headline our children need to see (Brisbane Times)
Feb 28 – (Opinion: Madonna King) A young man, anonymous to most, takes on one of the most powerful Catholics in the world. And wins.
How reliable is one man’s memory when it comes to child sexual abuse? (news.com.au)
Feb 28 - How reliable is the memory of one person, of an event that happened more than 20 years ago?
Why the complainant in George Pell’s trial was so compelling (news.com.au)
Feb 28 - It’s shocking, it’s incomprehensible and to some, it’s unbelievable.
Pell saga has a long way to go (The Australian)
Feb 28 – (Opinion: Tess Livingstone) Studied closely, Cardinal George Pell’s five convictions of child sexual abuse break the bounds of credulity.
George Pell has good chance of winning appeal against convictions, expert says (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 - Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his convictions of sexually assaulting and penetrating choirboys is likely to be granted and has a good chance of succeeding on the basis of unreasonableness, according to legal experts and defence lawyers.
The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 - This is the story of two teenage boys sent on scholarships from what were then Melbourne’s inner suburbs to a Catholic boys’ school – St Kevin’s College.
'Love him or loathe him, Pell's always been a son of Ballarat' (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 - “The die-hard Catholics still live in denial,” says Andrew Collins, the public face of clergy abuse in Ballarat.
'Take him away, please': George Pell hadn't dressed for prison, but that's where he went (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 – (Opinion: David Marr) The script was bare.
'Strength and sincerity': John Howard's glowing character reference for George Pell (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 - The former prime minister John Howard has described Cardinal George Pell as “a person of both high intelligence and exemplary character” and says that his conviction on child sexual abuse charges doesn’t “alter my opinion of the Cardinal” in a character reference.
'Teachable moment': How to talk to your children about the Pell case (Brisbane Times)
Feb 28 - With Cardinal George Pell's guilty verdict saturating Australian news, many parents may have found themselves lost for words as children press them for an explanation of what they've seen on TV.
Judge's decision to bar 'Pac-Man' video in focus of Pell appeal bid (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 1 - The judge's decision to bar the jury from watching a video will be one of three grounds on which lawyers for sex offender George Pell will appeal his conviction.
When George Pell's powerful friends came out of the woodwork (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 1 – (Opinion: Waleed Aly) If you ever find yourself in Budapest, you really must visit the House of Terror museum.
'You no longer rule our world': The message from Pell accuser's sister to powerful Cardinal supporters (Brisbane Times)
Mar 1 - The sister of a man who alleges he was also sexually abused by George Pell says the family is not dismayed the Cardinal's second trial is not going ahead, as they feel a sense of justice has been served.
Also: Pell accuser’s sister speaks out (The Australian)
Mar 2 - The sister of a man whose sex abuse case against George Pell was abandoned this week has spoken out for the first time.
Key piece of evidence missing from George Pell’s trial with ‘potential to hurt’ (news.com.au)
Mar 1 - Convicted paedophile George Pell’s decision not to testify during his trial for child sex crimes could have cost him the case, according to experienced criminal lawyers.
The inconsistencies of George Pell's defenders just display their power (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 1 – (Opinion: Richard Cooke) What happens when the Australian establishment lines up behind a convicted pedophile?
Parents have every reason to be enraged by the Pell revelations (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 2 – (Opinion: Wendy Tuohy) There is water cooler talk, and then there's water cooler rage, and the emotions expressed by parents following the revelation Cardinal George Pell was convicted of five counts of child sexual abuse are firmly in the second category.
Pell's toll: Jailed cardinal's legacy remains firmly in place (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 2 – (Opinion: Debbie Cuthbertson and Barney Zwartz) Like his 190-centimetre frame, Cardinal George Pell’s shadow looms large over Catholicism in Australia.
The Jesuits say, 'Give me the boy at seven'. And look what this led to (Brisbane Times)
Mar 2 – (Opinion: Geoffrey Robertson) News of George Pell's conviction was a fitting end to a papal summit on child abuse which achieved nothing and began with other cardinals attributing the problem to homosexuals in the priesthood.
‘Faith, innocence’ aid Pell now (The Australian)
Mar 2 - Missing Mass, a daily ritual for decades, will be a heavy cross to bear for the jailed cardinal, who says he prays for his accusers.
Pell ordeal makes strong case (The Australian)
Mar 2 – (Opinion: Gerard Henderson) In some jurisdictions it has been recognised that juries can make mistakes — especially concerning high-profile defendants.
The timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s trial (news.com.au)
Mar 2 - The world watched as Cardinal George Pell’s guilty verdict was revealed this week.
George Pell case needs to be heard by appeals court before we judge, Archbishop of Sydney says (ABC News)
Mar 3 - The Archbishop of Sydney has urged the community not to "draw any conclusions" following Cardinal George Pell's conviction for child sexual abuse and says the appeals court needs to be given the time and space to review the case.
Archbishop says don't be 'too quick to judge' Pell, but parishioners struggle with faith (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 3 - Despite saying he could not comment “too much” on the conviction of Cardinal George Pell for child sexual abuse, with the matter filed for appeal, the archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, nonetheless urged parishioners not to be “too quick to judge” the disgraced prelate.
Doubters’ outcry over Pell verdict disrespectful to jury, legal system (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 3 – (Opinion: Peter FitzSimons) Was George Arthur Pell found guilty, “beyond reasonable doubt”, by a jury of his peers, of orally raping a 13-year-old boy and molesting another? Emphatically, yes.
Sexual abuse survivor sadistically raped by a priest as an altar boy fought for 15 years to get justice (news.com.au)
Mar 3 - Marco Fabbro was sadistically raped by a twisted paedophile priest at Melbourne’s prestigious Xavier College aged just 11 years old.
Allegations about George Pell’s behaviour have followed him for years (news.com.au)
Mar 3 - The condemnation flowed thick and fast this week after it was revealed Cardinal George Pell was guilty of child sexual abuse charges.
What is George Pell really guilty of? (news.com.au)
Mar 3 – (Opinion: Joe Hildebrand) About a decade ago, I went to George Pell’s house and we sat down for a chat.
My anger with George Pell has been replaced by immense sadness (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 3 – (Opinion: Christos Tsiolkas) I have been angry with Cardinal George Pell for a long time.
Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge investigated over handling of child abuse allegations (ABC News)
Feb 26 - Brisbane's Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge is being investigated by his former archdiocese over his alleged handling of information on child sex abuse.
'My husband and I have a sexless marriage' (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 3 - It began on our wedding night.
Schools brace for Pell fallout (The Australian)
Mar 3 - Catholic schools are in damage control following George Pell’s conviction for sexual abuse.
Louise Milligan's explosive George Pell book updated, headed back to shelves (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 28 - Louise Milligan's explosive book Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell is getting an update.
What is 'consecrated virginity' and why are modern women marrying Jesus? (ABC News)
Mar 3 - Zara Tai didn't wear white on her wedding day, but then again, it wasn't a conventional ceremony.
Female voices of faith needed to reform Catholic Church (The Age, Melbourne)
Mar 3 - The Catholic Church must elevate women to leadership positions if it is to restore trust following sexual abuse scandals, says the Sydney woman spearheading a global campaign to give women and lay men a greater voice inside the church.
Chaplains to be banned in ACT public schools, those left forced to teach non-religious roles (ABC News)
Feb 23 - Chaplains will be banned from Canberra's public schools from the end of the year in a move that goes beyond federal Labor policy to allow a choice of religious or secular workers.
Lay Catholics who stay silent are complicit in the church’s failure on abuse (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 26 – (Opinion: Joanna Moorhead) In Rome, some commentators describe the child abuse scandal as the worst crisis to hit the Catholic church since the Reformation.
George Pell's conviction is uncharted territory for the Vatican — so what happens now? (ABC News)
Feb 27 - In Rome, George Pell's conviction is the moment the global clergy abuse scandal truly arrived on the Vatican's doorstep.
Fallout from George Pell case the latest blow in Vatican’s crisis (news.com.au)
Feb 27 - The Vatican has confirmed Cardinal George Pell is no longer its Secretariat for the Economy.
Vatican to await cardinal's appeal before taking any action (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 27 - The Catholic church’s already shaky credibility on sexual abuse was dealt another hammer blow on Tuesday, with its third most powerful figure and a close associate of Pope Francis facing a jail sentence for crimes committed against two choirboys in the 1990s.
Malka Leifer faces new claim of child sexual abuse in Israel (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 27 - New allegations of sexual misconduct have been made in Israel against Malka Leifer, a former headteacher wanted on dozens of charges of child sexual abuse in Australia.
Cardinal declined to meet abuse victim before Vatican summit (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 3 - A woman who was sexually abused as a teenager by a Catholic priest has expressed anger and disappointment that the church’s leader in England and Wales declined to meet her before attending the Vatican’s abuse summit last month.
Church of England makes Sunday services non-compulsory (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 3 - The Church of England has dropped a centuries-old requirement for all churches to hold weekly Sunday services.
The rise and fall of George Pell in Rome (Brisbane Times)
Mar 3 - When Cardinal George Pell gave his first press conference in 2014 as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, he promised a new, exemplary era of honesty, transparency and efficiency in Vatican finances.
‘Jihadi bride’ doesn’t fit: we need a new language for female militants (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 26 – (Opinion: Azadeh Moaveni) There are around 150 British women in the world who can be called “jihadi brides” – those who left places such as Luton, Birmingham and Burton upon Trent to migrate to the Islamic State and eventually marry its fighters – and Shamima Begum is one of the youngest.
French retailer Decathlon suspends sale of sportswear hijab amid 'violent controversy' (ABC News)
Feb 27 - French retailer Decathlon has backtracked on plans to sell a sportswear hijab after receiving what it described as "unprecedented insults and threats".
Why it’s OK for young Muslims to be radical (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 28 – (Opinion: Ali Nobil Ahmad) The legal and moral conundrums posed by the return (or not) of British jihadis following the collapse of the Islamic State “caliphate” has triggered renewed anxiety about the place of Muslim youth in western society.
'We are now free': Yazidis fleeing Isis start over in female-only commune (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 26 - In Jinwar, north-eastern Syria, a pioneering group of women are rebuilding their lives away from the constraints of patriarchy.
Attack on Argentina’s chief rabbi raises fears of antisemitism (The Guardian, Australia)
Feb 27 - An attack that badly injured Argentina’s chief rabbi has alarmed authorities in the South American nation and in Israel, raising concerns on Tuesday that it could have been prompted by antisemitism.
Shamima Begum flees Syrian refugee camp after IS brides issue death threats (news.com.au)
Mar 1 - Terrified Shamima Begum and her baby yesterday fled their refugee camp in Syria after receiving death threats.
Kurdish forces 'launch final assault' on last Islamic State-held territory (ABC News)
Mar 2 - Kurdish-led forces say they have launched an operation to clear the final pocket of territory held by the so-called Islamic State group.
The caliphate is gone, but damage runs deep in Raqqa (ABC News)
Mar 3 - Abood sits on the floor of his devastated family home.
Social media upends public's Bible quote preferences (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 25 - London: In the beginning - and for centuries that followed - God's sacrifice of Jesus to express his love on Earth was the favourite Bible passage of many Christians.
I’ve been gripped by shame since I came out as a gay atheist (The Guardian, Australia)
Mar 3 - The dilemma I’m in my early 30s and feel gripped by shame and inertia.
Melbourne man sentenced over plot to support Muslim militants in the Philippines (ABC News)
Feb 26 - A Melbourne man who was part of a group planning to sail to the southern Philippines to work with Muslim militants to overthrow the government has been sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison.
Just before I stepped on the bus ... it happened (The Age, Melbourne)
Feb 26 - I caught the bus from Central Station last week, it was my first day at a new job.
9/11 a comedy show: sheik (The Australian)
Mar 1 - An Egyptian sheik touring Australian mosques has mocked the September 11, 2001, and Charlie Hebdo terror attacks.
Political leaders express disgust at abuse by Cardinal George Pell (Sydney Morning Herald)
Feb 26 - Politicians from across the spectrum expressed shock and disgust at the sexual crimes of Cardinal George Pell and voiced sympathy for his victims, following the revelation of his conviction on Tuesday.
Senator Eric Abetz's wife dies of cancer (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 1 - Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz's wife, Michelle, has died of cancer.
Group takes compensation fight for Islamic State sex slaves to Australian court (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mar 1 - London: Women enslaved and abused by Australians who joined Islamic State overseas should be entitled to victims’ compensation payments in Australia, says a British group campaigning for refugee Yazidis.
'A deeper purpose than football': Dustin Martin's spiritual connection (The Age, Melbourne)
Mar 1 - Richmond superstar Dustin Martin has "found a deeper purpose than just football" and is now a spiritually connected individual, according to captain Trent Cotchin.
'Killer robots' to be taught ethics in world-topping Australian research project (The Age, Melbourne)
Mar 1 - Australia is embarking on the world’s largest study into how to make autonomous weapons such as future armed drones behave ethically in warfare.
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[SONG OF THE DAY] Mayer Hawthorne - "The Game"
photo credit: Yana Yatsuk
Cali-based crooner cutie Mayer Hawthorne is really on a creative spree at the moment and I am ALL FOR IT.
He’s been making the rounds in recent months with new bops from Tuxedo, his project with producer extraordinaire Jake One, but Hawthorne has decided to release some solo music as well. I can’t believe it’s been a little over 3 years since he dropped Man About Town. Time certainly flies! At any rate, his first offering in too many moons, “The Game”, is a slow jam that feels a lot like a more mature version of his Strange Arrangement days. As he’s spent time exploring the depths of his solo sound, it’s simply showcased his vocal prowess all the more. He’s really one of those dudes who can literally sing the phonebook. I’d be like, “ok and how much did you say it was gonna be to have him sing 3 pages of people with K last names? $500? cool I’ll Venmo you now”.
The song is the first of what is supposedly more to come. It’s wild that we’ll likely be getting Tuxedo and solo Hawthorne stuff simultaneously. What a time to be alive! The next Tuxedo album, titled Tuxedo III, will be dropping on July 19th just in time for their upcoming 21-day North American tour. Dude certainly likes to keep himself busy!
Baby Bands, SONG OF THE DAY, upcoming releaseskibbe! June 30, 2019 Mayer Hawthorne, Tuxedo, Jake One
Some Kind of Awesome Radio - 07/11/2015
Typing up all the show notes this week for once because I love you, fam.
YES! I'M ACTUALLY DOING SHOW NOTES FOR THIS WEEK! #sorrynotsorry but like I said in this week's episode I've been dealing with a bit of blogger burnout and even though doing the show is very therapeutic for me when you see how thorough I intend to be moving forward you will understand why I put this off for as long as I could. Again, I really appreciate those of you who listen and never get the promised show notes. NO MORE BROKEN PROMISES! Just quality #content in addition to a bunch of other new things in the works right now.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks show! Feel free to drop a comment here or hit me up on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you thought of this week's picks!
Until next week!
@kibbe!
Tuxedo - "Do It"
Hitting the road for a mini tour this month! You can check out tour dates over on their site.
Studio Killers - "Eros & Apollo"
Ain't No Love - "Cry In The Rain"
Dillon Francis - "Bruk Bruk (I Need Yo Lovin)"
Hitting the road this month! Tour dates over on his site.
This Mixtape Is Fire drops on August 14. You can pre-order it if you're into that.
Vowws - "The Great Sun"
Shows in July and August. More info over on Songkick.
Ratatat - "Club Amnesia"
Magnifique is out July 14th. You can stream the album in full via NPR.
The Kickdrums - "Breathe Again"
Monarchy (feat. Dita Von Teese) - "Girls & Boys (Blur cover)"
Few shows lined up in the next month or so.
ReVision out now. As is Abnocto.
Caribou - "Silver"
On tour now so get on it! Tour dates here.
Interpol - "My Desire"
On tour now! Sprout and I will be heading to the show in Broooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Will we see you there?
Tame Impala - "Cause I'm A Man"
The video for this song is super fun and full of puppets.
Currents drops on July 17 - CAN YOU EVEN HANDLE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T. #zerochill
Tour is in full swing and dates are selling out fast so GRAB THEM WHILE YOU CAN.
Hot Chip - "Love Is The Future"
They just upped these really fun Peanuts shirts in their merch store. I think I want the Snoopy one? idk
Very much on tour right now.
The Streets - "Two Nations"
Fairly quiet in the Mike Skinner camp other than that single he did as The D.O.T. last year. Sigh.
VHS or Beta - "Can't Believe A Single Word"
Weaves - "Tick"
Kenna - "Karma Is Coming"
Things are in the works in Kenna camp! He just posted a series of videos on Facebook explaining his Land 2 Air Chronicles series. I know more because I'm awesome but can't say just yet. KEEP YOU'RE EYES PEELED FOLKS!
Maiday - "Wish You'd Met Me First"
More on Maiday in the coming weeks as I get to the bottom of this woman and her bru-tiful jams. Also getting into one of the producers on this track. More on that next week. :)
Big Black Delta - "It's Ok"
NEW ALBUM COMING SOON. Open your hearts and wallets and PLEDGE YOUR BRAINS OUT. (hey buddyyy!) Dude deserves this to get the crap funded out if it considering all his gear got stolen and his dad passed away. Rough year for Jonathan Bates but It's Ok.
For now you can grab "It's Ok" over on Soundcloud.
Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun"
Do not ask me why you cannot buy this yet in the United States of America. I don't get it either. Take it away, UK!
Few random tour dates if you're in other parts of the world.
Don Diablo (feat. Emeni) - "Universe"
I can't keep up with this dude. He's already gearing up to release another single called "On My Mind" which drops on July 27. This teaser for it has got me wanting to dance in space.
Voting is open for Top 100 DJs so get to voting so my chocolate chip cookie recipe can have more street cred since they're Don Diablo (and Mama Diablo) approved.
Lily Allen - "Close Your Eyes"
Animal Kingdom - "The Art of Tuning Out"
ANAMAI - "Lucia"
Few shows coming up.
Dangermouse & Sparklehorse / Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Little Girl"
Until The Ribbon Breaks - "Taste of Silver"
Biffy Clyro - "Stingin' Belle"
BONUS JUST FOR YOU FAM! I'm also making playlists on Spotify for every single show. NO SHUFFLE THO BECAUSE THAT'S CHEATING! Additionally, as the shows become available on iTunes I will update each post with a link to the show for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
SKOA Radiokibbe! July 11, 2015 Tuxedo, Mayer Hawthorne, Jake One, Biffy Clyro, Tame Impala, Lily Allen, Ain't No Lofe, Ain't No Love, Dillon Francis, Vowws, VOWS, Ratatat, The Kickdrums, Studio Killers, VHS or Beta, Don Diablo, Animal Kingdom, Until The Ribbon Breaks, ANAMAI, Weaves, The Streets, Hot Chip, Interpol, Caribou
[Listen] Brother Ali - "Mourning in America" x "Stop The Press"
If you are a huge hip hop fan, you should be tuning into all the great releases Rhymesayers has put out this year like I Self Devine's The Sound of Low Class Amerika, Aesop Rock's latest Skelethon or the recently announced P.O.S. album We Don't Even Live Here. And next month RSE is about to do it again with Brother Ali's forthcoming album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Colour dropping Sept. 18th and produced in it's entirety by Jake One, you may remember him from such tracks as Rick Ross' "3 Kings" featuring Dr. Dre and Jay-Z, producing half of Brother Ali's latest free EP The Bite Marked Heart and his collaborative album with Freeway, The Stimulus Package.
Peep out 2 tracks off Ali's upcoming album, the first being his latest single "Mourning in America" and the latter "Stop The Press" which we featured on June's SKoA blog mixtape. Anything from Ali is always promising and quite enjoyable and these new cuts are no exception. Make sure you pick up the new album when it drops next month which you can pre-order here.
ReviewsRocko August 15, 2012 Brother Ali, Jake One, Rhymesayers
[Download & Watch] Brother Ali - "Not A Day Goes By" (Prod By Jake One)
And as I was just speaking on Rhymesayers assault on hip hop fans/music lovers ears for the year, they drop some new Brother Ali. Peep the Ali and Jake Uno's latest track "Not A Day Goes By" (Video above, Dowload below) and get ready for Ali's forthcoming album Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color coming out late Summer. And if you missed out Ali's Free EP The Bite Marked Heart back in February, do your self a favor and don't make that mistake again and click on the link to go download yourself a copy.
ReviewsRocko May 2, 2012 Brother Ali, Jake One
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Renovation of apartment / Torin / 2015
Photo: Serena Eller Vainicher
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The House of about 90 sqm floor area is located in the District of Turin Lingotto, the Southeast suburbs of the central urban area, always in the dynamics of transformation of the city. Site of the first production facility of the FIAT car company, located near the area object of transformation for the centennial of the unification of Italy (ITALIA 61) Torino 2006 Olympic and principal place of business. An area of the City currently strong in transformation (Palazzo della Regione, Metropolitan extension, expansion of Eataly, recovery of Palazzo del lavoro) but above all an area characterized by FIAT factory designed by ing. Mattè Trucco transformed in recent years by Renzo Piano in a Mall and an international exhibition. The area is characterised by the proximity of the Po River Park, then a particular topography that gives color changes in any season and offers the opportunity to do sports.
The House is positioned on a node that connects the Lingotto with the Park, intersecting a main artery of connection to the city centre. An intersection of axes of motion not only drive but also provide walking routes to the Park. This was our first reference: a heterogeneous urban movement around the apartment visible from 3 Windows and 2 balconies on the street front. This suggestion has generated a second level of movement inside the apartment. A nearly circular movement through the public spaces (studio-living room-kitchen area) of the House in contact with the outside world and protects private most intimate spaces and staging (dining-rooms-bathrooms).
Planimetric scheme reminiscent of the use of the roof of the Lingotto FIAT factory that was originally used as a test track. A ring of movement! The apartment is on the third floor of a residential building for the workers of FIAT built in 1913.
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Soft Multifocal Contacts For Myopia Management
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Soft Multifocal Contacts For Myopia Management In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Myopia, also referred to as nearsightedness or short-sightedness, causes the eye to elongate from early childhood into the late teens. This elongation of the eye causes visual input (what your child sees) to focus in the front of the retina rather than on the retina proper. This is what causes poor distance vision and usually requires a new prescription at least once every year.
Regular glasses or contact lenses adjust for the poor focus, but do nothing to address the elongation of the eye itself and don’t slow the progression.
What many people don’t know is that myopia is dangerous. The more aggressive the progression, the more likely your child is to develop catastrophic vision problems later in life. This includes retinal detachment and macular degeneration—a leading cause of blindness. At the Myopia Management Centre At Spectrum Family Eyecare we use multifocal contact lenses as part of our toolkit for myopia management, which will slow or even stop the progression of your child’s myopia.
Specially applied use of soft multifocal contacts for myopia are a popular and effective technique for myopia management, backed by extensive research and prescribed across the globe by optometrists for children as young as 8.
What Are Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses?
Soft multifocal contact lenses are contact lenses featuring multiple prescriptions in a single lens. The lens will feature a prescription for very close objects, objects at intermediate distances, and objects at a distance.
The soft multifocal contact lenses are made of breathable flexible plastics which allow air to pass through the lens to the cornea for a healthy fit. The soft nature of the contact lenses makes them more comfortable to wear.
How Exactly Do Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses Help With Myopia Management?
These contact lenses are worn during the day like a regular contact lens and they adjust the distance focus in order to correct your child’s vision. But they also do more. In addition to adjusting for myopic distance vision, precise adjustments to your child’s near and intermediate vision are made as well. These finely tuned changes force your child’s eyes to adjust they way they focus in general. What this does is correct the Relative Peripheral Hyperopia (RPH) thereby preventing the eye from continuing the axial elongation responsible for your child’s myopia. The result is that the axial elongation is slowed or stopped, meaning that your child’s prescription will stop its rapid deterioration.
In short, by slightly altering how your child focuses in near and center vision, soft multifocal lenses are used to halt the elongation responsible for the myopia. This not only corrects your child’s vision, it slows or halts the prescription from getting worse. It protects your child’s eyes for a long life of healthy vision.
At What Age Can A Child Wear Multifocal Contact Lenses?
Are Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses A Cure For Myopia?
Can Patients With Astigmatism Use Multifocal Contacts For Myopia Management?
Just like adults, contact lenses are safe for kids. Any child responsible enough to practice good contact lens wearing habits can wear these soft multifocal contact lenses. Regardless of the age of your child, myopia is dangerous and needs to be managed.
Our Saskatoon myopia management specialist will ascertain if multifocal contact lenses are the right choice for controlling your child’s myopia. In addition, there are daily disposable multifocal contact lenses to help your child adjust to contact lenses that are convenient and low maintenance. Contact lenses provide an added advantage of prevention of eye injuries which are common for younger children.
No. Once myopia sets in, it cannot be reversed. However, the progression of the myopia can and should be effectively managed. Slowing or halting the ongoing elongation of the eye is the key to slowing down how quickly your child’s eyes get worse. myopia management is essential for mitigating the serious long-term risks to your child’s vision.
All Myopia is dangerous to a child’s long-term vision. Children that have medium or high myopia (-6 or worse) are at an even greater risk of eye disease later in life. Because myopia is irreversible, it is crucial to begin managing the myopia at the first signs of nearsightedness to keep the prescription light and the risks as low as possible.
Yes. Even children with astigmatism worse than -1.00 can successfully use these soft multifocal contacts for myopia management.
Are Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses The Ideal Solution For Myopia Management?
Every child has a unique pair of eyes. Most children with myopia will benefit from multifocal contacts, but most is not all. The majority of successful myopia management has been through the use of orthokeratology (Ortho-K). Research has demonstrated, however, that multifocal contact lenses slow the progression at a decent pace, particularly in children with a less severe progression. While Ortho-K is often the preferred option for myopia management, the main benefit of using multifocal contact lenses over Ortho-K is affordability.
How Do You Care For Your Soft Contact Lenses For Myopia Management?
Just like any contact lens, your child’s contacts should be cared for properly. This includes doing the following:
Clean, rinse, and disinfect the lenses regularly
Store overnight in clean lens cases
Clean occasionally with the enzymatic cleaner to remove protein
If your child is prescribed daily disposable soft contacts for myopia management, the only care instructions are to make sure to remove the contact lens at night and throw them away.
Are There Risks Associated With Using Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses For Myopia Management?
There are no additional risks beyond those associated with using any contact lens on a daily basis. Proper cleaning and hygiene is important, and the wearer should not go to sleep while wearing these contacts.
How Many Hours A Day Do I Have To Wear The Soft Multifocal Contacts?
Typically, these should be worn during the daytime while your child is awake and active. Our myopia management specialist, Dr. John Skorski, will assess and discuss the best wearing regimen for your child. The same best practices for safe and comfortable contact lens wearing apply. Generally, soft multifocal contacts are to be worn for a maximum of 10 to 12 hours a day.
Prolonged use of any contact lens can make your eyes feel uncomfortable or red and increase the risk of infections or chronic dry eyes. However, recent advances in disposable contact lenses using breathable materials have significantly reduced the already minor risks and comfort issues associated with wearing contact lenses.
What Is A Myopia Management Assessment? What Does The Doctor Assess When Fitting For Soft Lenses For Myopia Management?
Our myopia management specialist, Dr. John Skorski, will assess the extent of your child’s myopia including baseline distance and near visual acuities including axial length and refractive error. After this assessment, Dr. John Skorski will be able to recommend the best myopia management treatment options. During this process, patients and parents are encouraged to ask any and all questions they may have.
Should you choose to proceed with using soft multifocal contact lenses, Dr. John Skorski will ascertain the exact prescription adjustments required for the multifocal contact lenses, and carefully fit the contact lenses to ensure that they sit correctly and comfortably. Your child will immediately be able to see normally. Over time, the myopia progression will be slowed or even halted, drastically reducing the long-term risks to your child’s vision and helping to ensure that your child has healthy eyes as he or she ages.
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Is your child nearsighted? Is his or her prescription just getting worse and worse? Call us or Book an Appointment to discuss your myopia management options with Dr. John Skorski in order to protect your child’s long-term vision. The Myopia Management Centre At Spectrum Family Eyecare provides effective myopia management for patients in Saskatoon and the entire Saskatchewan area.
What Are The Social Benefits of Myopia Control For Children?
Myopia usually develops between ages 8 to 16. The earlier myopia management is started, the more effective it is at keeping myopia relatively mild. This way, your child will not need successively stronger lenses. Unchecked, myopia can progress until there is no other option but to wear very thick glasses, resulting in a high risk for catastrophic vision problems.
Regardless of your child’s current prescription, children often feel more comfortable with their appearance compared to putting on eyeglasses. Additionally, these contact lenses are more convenient for sports or simply just roughhousing and running around with friends.
According To Clinical Studies On Contact Lens Use In Children:
80% of parents agreed that contact lenses made their children feel more confident
30% of parents feel their children are restricted during sports when wearing glasses, while 86% of kids say that they feel better about participating in sports when wearing contact lenses.
92% of parents and 93% of children say they like wearing contact lenses, this is compared to only 58% of children that report that they like wearing glasses
Contact lenses prevent eye injuries that occur from sports when wearing eye glasses.
Since contacts are fitted directly on the eye they provide better vision during sports and a wider range of viewing than glasses
Most contacts used for myopia management come with UV protection which protects your child’s eyes from long term damage
Because the progression of myopia is reduced, the rate of changing prescription is also reduced, leaving your child with better day to day vision in the classroom and better school performance
Patient Experiences / Parents Testimonials
The doctor recommended a contact lens for my 8-year-old son. His vision has significantly improved. His prescription has not gotten any worse and has remained the same now for almost 2 years. My entire family will continue using their eye care services.
I used to have to get my child new glasses every 4 months! We couldn’t keep up and it was affecting her ability to function at school. She has been coming to Myopia Management Centre At Spectrum Family Eyecare now for three years and was fitted with multifocal contacts. Her prescription has barely changed and she feels confident and comfortable at school without her glasses.
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12 Days of Interesting 2008 Recordings: Day 4
Posted by hatta under eai, Music Reviews
Toshimaru Nakamura/English One Day (Erstwhile Records)
This album was among the first to reach my ears in 2008 and thus is one of the albums I have spent the longest amount of time with. I was immediately taken with this album, enough so that I did a rare full review of it. Thus this entry is going to kind of be a “bye” – I don’t really have much more to say. This works out as this falls on a day of travel for me, I am writing this in-route to visit family. So while I’m mainly just going to point interested punters in the direction of my previous examination of this album, there are I think a few points of new business.
One thing that often comes up w/r/t music, especially that of an experimental bent is the issue of longevity. Perhaps its because I don’t buy every release in this area, or get any free discs sent to me I instead choose what I’m going to buy fairly carefully and then spend a decent amount of time with it. Sure sometimes I’m pretty quickly turned off, or I miscalculated or other circumstances conspire against me, but I’d say that in the main the albums I really like get dozens of listens in a year. I think that if you listen to an album a couple of times, or even a half dozen times and then move on you can review it a lot more superficially, in a “I like how this sounds” sort of vein. That is to say issues of how it holds up aren’t really encountered. Short reviews lend themselves to this as well I think, which is why perhaps brevity is not my hallmark. If you are really delving into something, it takes a lot to actually examine it. Context needs to be established, some attempt to communicate the content and ideally some analysis of some sort. This all takes time and a constant stream of releases makes that impossible. A small number of well researched in-depth reviews is a lot more valuable in my mind then dozens of short superficial quick hits, because you get to the issue of longevity.
I’ve listened to One Day twice over the last day or so in preparation for it’s “day” and I have to say I still find it as striking as I did in March when I first heard it. What I find particularly captivating in this disc is its restraint. English (Joe Foster and Bonnie Jones) have been known to generate some pretty wild sounds, barely on the edge of control flirting at the boundaries of noise and more deliberate musics. Risky, chaotic stuff roiling with unexpected sounds and incongruities. While there are the occasional outbursts here, especially in ‘The Color Of‘, its nature is one of stasis, especially in the opener ‘Ong Time‘. This in itself is a bit misleading as on the surface it comes across as static, but this stasis is built up of a series of micro-events that through remarkable control and restraint stay in a finite dynamic range and create this sensation. There is a tentativeness to this first meeting between the new kids and the old hand, as if they didn’t want to screw this up. But that tentativeness was displayed as that remarkable restraint which ended up creating something that is unique in its way.
Nakamura here seems to have fallen back into slightly older patterns here, working partly in his accompanist role he took on a lot last year but at the same time stepping up where the music needs a push. Again restraint. It reminds me a bit of his work in his duos with Keith Rowe in that the two of them feed of each other and push each other into ever new territory. Here it seems like Nakamura starts off as he had so many times in 2007, generating a static bed for his partners, but then English subvert this by displaying equal restraint. So he brings it up a bit, never aggressive, never dominating or going too far. But pushing just a bit and thus English ease up a bit and slip in a bit of their wilder side. The results of this are remarkable: probing, testing and always stretching things further. Structurally this is a bit old school – you can say that this is how almost all great improv of the “make a group of these players who’ve never played together before” conceit works. Feel each other out a bit hesitantly and then push it as far as it will work. The strategies here though make this more interesting and I think results in it’s depth and that is what makes it constantly rewarding to listen to.
For more on this album read my previously published in-depth review.
Tags: English, Erstwhile Records, One Day, Toshimaru Nakamura
Sat 7 Jun 2008
English/Toshimaru Nakamura One Day
English/Toshimaru Nakamura One Day (Erstwhile Records)
While Joe Foster and Bonnie Jones have been active in various music making circles for a number of years it has been with their English project that they have come to be most widely known. Prior to this album they had self-released two CD-R s, both untitled. The earliest of these was from 2004 and was released as two 20 minute pieces each on their own 3″ CD-R. A seething stew of glitches, feedback, super liminal trumpet sounds, pure tones and feedback generated rhythms. Never lingering too long on any sound or technique these two pieces are a rich mélange of sounds, relentlessly lo-fi and always engaging.. No chance of falling into drone with this strategy it also miraculously never feels impatient, undeveloped or scattered. The next year they again self-released their own recordings this time as five tracks on a conventional CD-R with times ranging from 5 to 21 minutes. The pieces on this release followed the formula of their previous work yet seem more mature, more able to delve into a sound world and escape intact. The short pieces don’t come across as under developed but as a tight focus on a few sounds. The long pieces in contrast feel like extended meditations on a structure derived from this sonic detritus, a structure that arises from the gestalt of the sounds and loses focus on close inspection.
Toshimaru Nakamura at this point has appeared on over fifty recordings in combinations from solo to large groups in any number of contexts. His work over the last decade has been amongst the most interesting and challenging of anyone and yet there has been a distinct something lacking in his recordings of late. His sound is really a gestalt sound that can range from pointillistic additions to the sound field or provide a wash that emphasizes and focuses other sounds. It is this nature of his performance that has clearly made him prized as a collaborator and as his reputation has grown so has those desiring him as a collaborator. This has led to a number of releases in the last year or so that have not resulted in that gestalt, releases that are less then the sum of their parts. While for whatever reason he has been willing to take on these collaborations it is clear that these need to be chosen with more care and perhaps after experimentation without expectations of a release. In his releases for the last year his role has been of extreme background, a mere wash to the canvas of sound. Perhaps in deference to this collaborators, perhaps as an easy way to work with incompatible aesthetics the results have uniformly been uninteresting and bland. It is with this backdrop of a hungry, fresh, risk taking duo and the old master in stasis, treading water that one must approach One Day with.
There is with English an element of being on the edge of and sometimes slipping out of control. When that control is lost it is reigned and those sounds are allowed in and worked with. There is a sense of boundary pushing, of not always choosing to take the easy route that can lead to failures and strange judgments. With this collaboration one can’t help but to think of their trio with Sachiko M, a collaborator with whom Nakamua so often does transcendent work, at the ErstQuake 2 festival in New York City. This was a risky set always on the edge, fraught with failure. It reached a very natural end point and Sachiko and Jones faded away. But Foster kept playing solo trumpet mouthpiece at first and various other objects in this increasingly sad display as it became clear he was on his own. As a recording with this ending edited out it could be a great track and one does wonder how much of their process that is indicative of: Play till it falls apart and take the section that works. At the same festival the duo of English were superb so of course it simply could have just been a risk too far in this situation. The trio of English and Toshimaru Nakamura performed for the first time in Japan in 2007 and then went to the studio to record the next day. The results of this session makes up the three tracks that form this release.
Ong Time (20’39″)
The initial track on the album kicks in right away as if taken mid improvisation. There is a steady state hum that dominates the sound field and this is augmented by hisses and electronic crackles. Thus we are introduced to the trio right away with Nakamura providing that hum of feedback, Foster the hisses via the trumpet or parts thereof and Jones the electronic crackles of her open circuits. This state last for a bit of time before the dominating steady state is slowly brought down. In the space that is opened up we get cascades of sounds from Jones’s circuits, a slippery and wonderful sound. A low tone comes in, glitched in and out amid rips of feedback, stuttering electronics and ping-ponging digital manipulations to create a rich assortment of sounds. A ticking sound is brought in and out as Foster creates the most organic sound yet tonguing his mouthpiece (or something similar) as Nakamura lets loose these tearing washes of feedback. This section goes from spacious to dense at a lightning pace, building up a structure whose foundations are laid bare but whose plans never seem finalized. In the later quarter of the piece, a static wash runs at a low volume along with an equally quiet rising rumbling tone as sparks and crackles and even the occasional digital beep comes in. There is little peace in this space, it creates a tension that seems to arise out of nearly nothing. It is not the tension of waiting for the next sound, or for a blast of energy or an abrupt ending; it comes from the sounds themselves. This tension resolves itself into nothingness as the track fades away with an organic crepitation, a sine wave and some orphaned crackles.
This track is the longest of the album (beating out the next by 38 seconds) and it sets the tone for the album with its sections made up of longer tones, overlaid with fissures of chopped up sounds that shift and trade prominence. The track develops in its own time with denser sections and near silences but never falling into predictability or routine.
Plant Signs (20’01″)
As if the scattered remains of the previous piece were swept into a pile, stirred around and picked through for novel bits and pieces this track opens with small little sounds of an indelicate nature. It stays very open feeling even as a rhythmic gasping sound comes in and a low rumble begins that continues for some time. All of this is eventually cut through by one of those rhythmic tearing events that a mixer fed back upon itself is prone to. This is brilliantly matched by a pulsing high pitched tone, probably from Ms. Jones’s damaged electronics. The feedback is cut off leaving this pulse which is gently brought down amid static tears, digital thuds and buzzes and then a rising whine. This track is akin to a canvas left its natural color that three artists approach, maybe crowding up to those already there, to dab, or splash, or even do a sustained stroke before backing off and leaving it to the others, or to itself. Toward the middle of the piece some more sustained sounds come in an almost mechanical twitter as of a rotating fragment of metal squeaking as it turns upon an off kilter axis. Even with a continuous sine wave layered against this and then later some more rhythmic feedback this never feels overly opaque. A much louder wash of static, built upon with feedback threatens this state, but never overwhelms it, it comes in and dominates like a splash of red paint on that canvas but it doesn’t become the whole world. The natural space always comes back, always setting the tone. The piece has a rising degree of intensity that is so subtle you don’t really notice until by the final six minutes or so the piece allows loud siren like sounds, jarring open circuit pops and metal on metal feedback to be layered upon the spaciousness and not corrupt its nature. As the piece concludes this intensity is backed away from which simply serves to underscore the degree to which it had ascended. The sounds retain a highly fragmented nature and a higher dynamics than what the track began with but the feel of space is more akin to how it all began. At the very end a number of sounds are allowed to play out, coloring the canvas before simply being cut off.
Like the first track this one again takes bits and pieces that are almost cliché, overused, trite even but through never letting them overstay their welcome and creative juxtapositions it becomes fresh, deep and endlessly engaging.
The Color Of (15’56″)
This, the shortest piece on the disc, begins much more restlessly. Chunks of mid-range muted sounds are chopped by static fuzz and digital skronks. It is the aural equivalent of kneading dough as someone drops additional ingredients into it. The kneading complete a sputtering fizz quietly plays out as wet stammers, most likely from Fosters mouthpiece, grind away amongst washes of static, gentle feedback and other sonic detritus. From this a roiling sound as of very distant thunder arises, greeted with a near raspberry from Foster as Jones keeps up a constant thin patter of electrics. The soft schizophrenia of this track continues as these sounds fade into space and new structures are unspun. Twittery sines, interspersed static, a ringing tone, squeaks and squishy sounds all swirl upon the listener. Unlike the previous tracks the conclusion of this comes from increasing danger. A hollow feedback is brought up slowly in volume as burst of almost synth like tones, pure tones and circuit noise flashes in and out. A rain like dirty static replaces the feedback and various components of this piece squeal through till two sounds as of devices being unplugged end it.
This final piece of the album is much more fragmented then the other two, but again fails to fall into familiar territory. Working with bursts of sound there is a risk of falling into the played out patterns of so called “insect music”, a risk that never fully transpires in this piece. The way that it is built of the constituent parts of the previous pieces and yet differs from them shows the range of this trio, their skill at using the tools of the last couple decades of improvisation and to transcend their routines and limitations.
In this album they flirt constantly with the conventions of drone, using long sustained tones frequently, but never allowing themselves to fall into that trap. At the same time even with the quick cuts and transitions it never falls into the ADD, schizophrenia that mars so much free improv. Likewise they use a number of the elements of modern noise, an area fraught with clichés that seem to be treated as goals. Again they only use it as tools, never falling into its trap of excess and ego. It is a knife edge balancing act that is pulled off through impeccable restraint. Nakamura may lay in a long near drone to which Jones’ chaotic, fizzing electronics undercut its potential soporific nature as Foster adds an overtone, or a contrasting stutter that just further subverts the proceedings. The degree at which these three work together is intense, constantly challenging and pushing the sounds to the fore. Consistently the results exceed the inputs, there are layer upon layer to reward a close degree of attention.
The playing from Jones and Foster is definitely the most mature I’ve heard from them. Apart from their collaborations and the concerts of theirs I’ve had the pleasure to witness, I’ve also followed their solo and collaborative work and there has been a continual refinement and increasing virtuosity with their instruments. Every new piece seems to push something further and this album is definitely a breakthrough for them. Nakamura is quite interesting on this release, sprung from the malaise he seems to have been trapped in for the last year or so. He is more dominate here in that he doesn’t relay on the static background style he’s used in many of his recent collaborations, yet at the same time working to actively augment the sounds of his collaborators. In many ways he has fallen back on his style and techniques of previous years, but mixing it up through bringing different things to the fore and using a much wider palette. You can tell they pushed each other, the music is always on the verge of falling into total noise and strays at the edge between stasis and chaos that where the truly interesting, challenging and deep sounds come from.
Joe Foster
Bonnie Jones
Toshimaru Nakamura
(review originally published at ihatemusic)
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The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
Pupil premium funding is available to:
schools maintained by the local authority, including:
special schools, for children with special educational needs or disabilities
pupil referral units (PRUs), for children who can’t go to a mainstream school
academies and free schools, including:
special academies, for children with special educational needs or disabilities
alternative provision (AP) academies, for children who can’t go to a mainstream school
voluntary-sector AP, with local authority agreement
non-maintained special schools (NMSS), for children with special educational needs as approved by the Secretary of State for Education under section 342 of the Education Act 1992
Who qualifies for Pupil premium / Free School Meals?
Families are entitled to free school meals for their children if they are in receipt of the following benefits:
Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190, provided they are not receiving Working Tax Credit
The ‘Guaranteed’ element of the State Pension Credit
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (you will need to apply directly to the school not Bradford Council)
Please note: people receiving Working Tax Credit, regardless of their income level, do not qualify. People in receipt of Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ (the payment someone can get for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) will be entitled to Free School Meals for their children for this period.
Why are Free School Meals important?
The benefits of children getting a free and nutritionally balanced meal are well documented, but did you know that children who qualify for Free School Meals may also get help with the following:
Help with the cost residential school trips
Help with council run music lessons at school.
Extra funding to support them at school. This funding is known as the Pupil Premium. Our school will get £1,300 this year for every child registered for Free School Meals.
How to applyYou can apply by ringing 01274 432772
or email :benefits@bradford.gov.uk
Terms on which PPG is allocated to schools
The grant may be spent in the following ways:
for the purposes of the school, that is for the educational benefit of pupils registered at that school
for the benefit of pupils registered at other maintained schools or academies
on community facilities; for example, services whose provision furthers any charitable purpose for the benefit of pupils at the school or their families, or people who live or work in the locality in which the school is situated
The grant does not have to be completely spent by schools in the financial year beginning 1 April 2018, some or all of it may be carried forward to future financial years.
Our Pupil Premium Funding
Our Allocation 2017/18:
St Anne's Catholic Primary School has been allocated a Pupil Premium Grant of £54,120 for 2017/18.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2017/18:
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Consulting firm finds niche helping web developers overcome obstacles for physically disabled
A new Minneapolis consulting group is helping clients make their websites accessible to those with disabilities
By Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune
June 3, 2017 — 12:42pm
Surfing the web is an entirely different experience for someone with a physical disability. Something as simple as buying an outfit online or sending messages to co-workers can be challenging on many sites and web applications for someone who can’t see the screen or has trouble moving a mouse.
“It’s pretty rare for me to go to a website and not encounter any accessibility issues,” said Aaron Cannon, a website developer who is legally blind.
Last fall, Cannon seized an opportunity to help change how the disabled experience the internet when he and several others started a Minneapolis consulting group that helps companies and their web developers make their sites more accessible.
The company, called Accessible360, audits and tests websites to determine how accessible they are and recommends improvements.
With a staff of about a dozen people in its Uptown offices, Accessible360 provides training for technical staff to share best practices. It also offers a subscription service to continually monitor sites and help make sure they stay accessible.
Some common accessibility pitfalls are when sites don’t have PDFs that are readable so that screen readers can pick up the text and when text is embedded in images in a certain way that it also is not able to be read. For those with motor skill difficulties, the “tab” key is often used for navigation to highlight different elements of a web page, but sometimes that function is disabled. Many of these are easy fixes that a developer who is versed in accessibility can avoid before they become problems.
“The fundamental issue is that there is a lack of understanding by the people building the websites in the first place,” Cannon said.
Nearly 20 percent of Americans live with a disability, according to recent U.S. Census data. Some are born with a condition while others develop disabilities as they age.
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in physical areas such as schools and at workplaces, but, when it was written in 1990, the world wide web was not even a consideration.
Amended regulations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require government and school sites to be accessible and the ADA also applies to the accessibility of online job applications from any company, but there still aren’t concrete laws that pertain to all websites and apps. Internationally, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) are viewed as the standard.
The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to provide more clarity on rules for website accessibility in 2018. However, that hasn’t prevented the battle for accessibility to be fought in the courtroom during the interim. Many businesses have been sued for reportedly failing to have accessible websites with several courts often ruling that the ADA does apply to websites. Many of the cases ended up settling.
Target Corp. was sued by the National Federation of the Blind in 2006, for what the organization called “systemic civil rights violations” by the retailer for allowing its website to be “literally impossible for blind users to even complete a transaction,” according to the class-action suit. The parties reached a settlement in 2008. Aside from the monetary award, Target also agreed to improve the site, and Cannon said it is now a great example of an accessible site. The retailer has an internal team dedicated to digital accessibility.
“In a strange way, these lawyers who are filing these suits are actually helping correct an issue,” said Mark Lacek, Accessible360 co-founder and president.
Lacek, a Twin Cities entrepreneur who started marketing agencies the Lacek Group and Denali, said he was given the idea to start Accessible360 by a law colleague who told him last year about all the companies that were being sued for not being accessible.
Lacek said he hopes in the near future it won’t be the threat of lawsuits that drives many companies to action but the idea that it makes the most business sense to make their websites available to everyone and the fact that it is just the right thing to do.
“This is a social issue that can be fixed,” Lacek said.
Accessible360 has started to work with clients from across different categories that are trying to be proactive about accessibility.
Several members of the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota have started to take the issue of web accessibility more seriously as they have become more educated with the help of the association and Accessible360, said Doug Krukowski, chief operating officer for the banking group. Told about accessibility issues, many have tried to make changes to their sites. Some banks have even decided to change web developers to better address accessibility concerns, Krukowski said.
“If accessibility isn’t enough motivation, you can look at it from a dollar-and-cents perspective,” he said. “Once you create an accessible website, it also works better with search engine optimization and other things so people will find you faster.”
The Minneapolis Institute of Art is also at the beginning stages of tackling accessibility and is in the process of trying to prioritize what to do first with the help of Accessible360, said Douglas Hegley, chief digital officer for the museum.
“The word ‘accessible’ is in our mission statement. … For us [in terms of] accessibility, we have work to do primarily because our website is full of images and that is difficult,” he said.
Marketing firm GoKart Labs is having Accessible360 train its developers, designers and project managers in accessibility principles.
“They can help us as a company embrace our beliefs and act on those and more importantly help our developers build their own skills to make sure the experiences that we provide for our clients are really high quality, have integrity and are keeping up with the regulations and the laws,” said Jim Cuene, president at GoKart.
Nicole Norfleet covers commercial real estate along with professional services, including the Twin Cities' thriving marketing, accounting, and legal communities.
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Houston Astros' Carlos Correa (1) and George Springer celebrate after their win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros won their sixth straight game, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Friday night in a matchup of AL division leaders.
The Red Sox, with the best record in the majors, had won three in row.
Boston starter David Price had allowed just one hit and retired 14 in a row when he went into the seventh with a 2-0 lead. He left after Alex Bregman’s double and a walk and, after Ryan Brasier took over, the Astros scored three times. J.D. Martinez tied it with a single for his second RBI of the game.
Houston scored three times in the eighth. Correa put the AL Central leaders ahead, a wild pitch by Joe Kelly (4-2) scored another run and Tyler White added an RBI single.
Ryan Pressly (2-1) got two outs and Roberto Osuna posted his 14th save.
Xander Bogaerts hit his 20th home run for Boston.
ANGELS 5, WHITE SOX 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani homered for the third straight game after learning he will probably need Tommy John surgery, launching a three-run shot to cap Los Angeles’ four-run third inning against Chicago.
Shut down as a pitcher because of the right elbow problem, Ohtani hit his 19th homer of the season to break a tie with Kenji Johjima for the most by a Japanese rookie in the majors.
Ohtani, in the lineup as the designated hitter, has four homers in his last three games. Before the game against the White Sox, Ohtani said he plans to finish the season as the DH and hasn’t decided yet if he’ll have Tommy John surgery.
Andrelton Simmons added a solo shot in the seventh, and Felix Pena pitched seven strong innings to help the Angels win for the third time in their last four. Pena (2-4) allowed two runs while scattering seven hits and walking none. The righty fanned six.
Avisail Garcia hit a solo shot as Chicago’s DH after missing four games with a sore right knee. Omar Narvaez drove in a run with a single. Chicago’s Carlos Rodon (6-5) lasted just 4 2/3 innings.
PHILLIES 4, METS 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to make a winner of Aaron Nola, and Philadelphia beat New York.
Carlos Santana lined an early two-run shot for the Phillies, who trail Atlanta by 2 1/2 games in the NL East. The first-place Braves lost 5-3 at Arizona.
Nola (16-4) struck out eight over seven innings to match Washington ace Max Scherzer for the National League lead in wins. Those two are in a tight race with Mets star Jacob deGrom for the NL Cy Young Award, and Nola helped his cause with deGrom sitting in the opposite dugout.
The right-hander walked one and gave up three hits, including Dominic Smith’s tying homer in the seventh. Hoskins connected off Tyler Bashlor (0-3), leading off the eighth for his 28th home run.
Seranthony Dominguez worked a perfect inning and Tommy Hunter got three straight outs for his fourth save as Philadelphia’s bullpen made quick work of the Mets at the end.
RAYS 14, ORIOLES 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell tied the major league victory lead with his 18th, Nick Ciuffo and Kevin Kiermaier hit early three-run homers and Tampa Bay beat Baltimore.
Snell (18-5) matched Cleveland’s Corey Kluber for the major league lead, after allowing two runs, five hits and striking out nine over 5 1/3 innings.
Tommy Pham had a fifth-inning solo homer and Ji-Man Choi hit a grand slam in the sixth to help the Rays run their home winning streak to nine. Tampa Bay has won 14 of 17 overall.
Baltimore dropped to 41-100, the third 100-loss season since the team relocated from St. Louis following the 1953 season. Dylan Bundy (7-14) was the loser.
BLUE JAYS 3, INDIANS 2, 11 INNINGS
TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 11th after AL MVP contender Jose Ramirez grounded out with the bases loaded in the top of the inning, allowing Toronto to beat Cleveland.
Pillar’s second career walkoff home run came off right-hander Adam Cimber (3-6). It was Pillar’s 12th homer of the season. Pillar had reached third base with two outs in the ninth, but Neil Ramirez sent the game to extra innings by getting Richard Urena to fly out.
Yan Gomes hit a solo home run for the Indians, who entered with a magic number of seven to clinch their third straight AL Central title. Cleveland loaded the bases with two outs in the 11th, but Danny Barnes (3-2) relieved Jake Petricka and got Ramirez to ground out to second base.
Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco matched a season best by striking out 14 over eight innings.
BREWERS 4, GIANTS 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to lead Milwaukee past San Francisco.
Aguilar sent a low, 0-1 pitch from Tony Watson into the gap in right-center field to score Curtis Granderson and Eric Thames. Hunter Strickland (3-5) started the seventh and walked the pinch-hitters. Watson took over one out later.
The Brewers pushed their wild-card lead to 1 1/2 games over St. Louis.
Josh Hader (5-1) worked two innings of scoreless relief and picked up the win. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect eighth, and Jeremy Jeffress handled the ninth, earning his ninth save.
TIGERS 5, CARDINALS 3
DETROIT (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, lifting Detroit over St. Louis.
The Tigers won their third in a row. Marcell Ozuna homered twice for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. The Cardinals hold a slim lead for the second NL wild-card spot.
Rookie Victor Reyes singled off Jordan Hicks (3-4) with one out and Candelario followed with a drive into the Tigers’ bullpen in left. Detroit closer Shane Greene (3-6) worked a scoreless ninth.
PIRATES 5, MARLINS 3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Luplow hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Josh Bell also had a two-run shot and Pittsburgh rallied past Miami.
Kevin Kramer drove in his first career run with a two-out single in the seventh that made it 3-3. Luplow then squared up a 1-2 offering from reliever Tayron Guerrero (1-3) for his third homer. Kramer got his first major league hit earlier in the game while making his first big league start.
Richard Rodriguez (4-2) pitched scoreless inning. Felipe Vazquez worked the ninth for his 31st save.
Lewis Brinson hit a three-run home run to put Miami ahead in the sixth, his 11th. He also doubled and finished 3 for 4.
TWINS 10, ROYALS 6
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Rosario homered, Ehire Adrianza had three hits and three RBIs and Minnesota beat Kansas City to snap a five-game skid.
Trevor May (4-1), one of six Minnesota relievers, picked up the win with two shutout innings.
Salvador Perez homered and Jorge Bonifacio had three hits for the Royals.
Minnesota broke a 6-6 tie with a three-run fifth. Max Kepler and Adrianza had RBI singles against Glenn Sparkman (0-3). Rosario tacked on his team-leading 23rd home run leading off the eighth.
REDS 12, PADRES 6
CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott Schebler’s grand slam set a Reds season record, and Phillip Ervin homered twice as Cincinnati pulled away to a rain-delayed victory over San Diego.
Schebler connected off Rowan Wick in the sixth for Cincinnati’s 10th grand slam of the season, setting a club record and putting the Reds up 10-4. Ervin had a solo homer and a two-run shot, the first multi-homer game of his career. The start was delayed by 2 hours, 37 minutes because of rain.
Michael Lorenzen (3-1) was the winner, and Matt Strahm (3-4) took the loss.
DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 2
DENVER (AP) — Clayton Kershaw threw six strong innings, Kenta Maeda finished the ninth in place of All-Star closer Kenley Jansen as Los Angeles moved within a half-game of NL West-leading Colorado.
Kershaw (7-5) baffled the Rockies and allowed two runs and six hits. Yasiel Puig homered and had an RBI single for the Dodgers.
Jansen didn’t make the trip after a team cardiologist recommended he not pitch at altitude after suffering an irregular heartbeat episode in Denver last month.
Chris Rusin (2-3) took the loss for the Rockies, who had their five-game winning streak halted.
YANKEES 4, MARINERS 0
Masahiro Tanaka struck out 10 in eight innings, and Gleyber Torres and Andrew McCutchen each hit a two-run homer as New York handed Seattle its fifth shutout of the season.
Tanaka (11-5) allowed three hits and no walks. He is 7-0 against the Mariners in his career and has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.
McCutchen’s two-run shot in the third was his first homer as a Yankee since coming over in the trade with the Giants. Torres hit a two run-homer, the rookie’s 23rd.
James Paxton (11-6) took the loss and every Seattle starter struck out at least once.
A’s 8, RANGERS 4
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Ramon Laureano hit two home runs and Marcus Semien also went deep as Oakland beat Texas.
Oakland won for the fourth time in five games overall and seventh in eight against Texas.
The A’s remain 3 ½ games behind first-place Houston in the AL West and 3 ½ back of the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card. They moved 6 ½ games ahead of Seattle for the second wild card.
Texas lost for the eighth time in 11 games.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, BRAVES 3
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit his 33rd home run and Arizona held off Atlanta in a matchup of slumping playoff contenders.
The NL East-leading Braves lost for the fourth time in five games and had their edge over Philadelphia cut to 2 1/2 games.
The Diamondbacks, who had lost five of six, moved within 1 ½ games of Colorado atop the NL West.
Goldschmidt homered for the ninth time in 27 games and reached base in all five of his plate appearances, going 2 for 2 with three walks. Daniel Descalso’s two-run single highlighted a three-run third inning.
Patrick Corbin (11-5) struck out nine in six innings. Brad Boxberger picked up his 32nd save.
Johan Camargo homered, doubled twice and drove in two runs for Atlanta.
Braves starter Kevin Gausman (9-10) lasted 4 2-3 innings. He was charged with four runs on seven hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
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When the Diagonal Highway that connects Boulder to Longmont was constructed in the 1950s, many of Niwot’s original buildings were moved or torn down. Since then, new subdivisions have been added, and the town has grown into a beautiful suburban setting with a small town feel.
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Technologies for Textiles and Aquaculture Win MIT Water Prize
A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams SiPure and Symbrosia will share the US$35,000 prize with Volta Irrigation, a social enterprise focused on resource optimisation in agricultural small-holdings.
The MIT Water Innovation Prize is a start-up competition run by MIT Water Club network for water research and innovation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Up to $35K in innovation grants is awarded annually to teams from across the world. The three winners pitched against five other teams in the final, which took place on 18 April 2019.
The winners will also benefit from a consultation with an expert market analyst from sponsor BlueTech Research and gain access to BlueTech Research intelligence resources that will provide competitive landscape mapping and market insights in their field.
SiPure has developed a patented membrane technology capable of purifying textile wastewater while drastically reducing capital and operational costs. With enhanced performance and significantly extended lifetime over its competitors, the team says its membrane has the potential to reduce global textile industry water demand by 500 billion litres per year.
Symbrosia’s recirculating aquaculture system facilitates the cultivation of the red macro-algae Asparagopsis taxiformis in symbiosis with whiteleg shrimp. Replacing 1% of cattle feed with A. taxiformis can lead to a 99% reduction in cattle methane production - addressing global climate change and food security.
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Engineering an ergonomic workplace
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Trio of Mercedes-Benz trucks chosen by Chandlers 03 March 2011
Builders' merchant Chandlers has taken delivery of two 26-tonne trucks – one Actros and one Axor – as well as a 10-tonne Atego, all fitted with dropside bodies.
All the trucks also have rear-mounted Hiab cranes, with those on the two six-wheelers being remote radio-controlled.
The 26-tonne Axor, with rear-steer axle for extra manoeuvrability in yards and on sites, is an established favourite of Britain's builders' merchants. Chandlers' new Axor 2529 has a 290bhp engine and offers an impressive 14-tonne payload.
As with its new Actros, its six-metre body is the work of Colliers Truck Bodies, of Maldon, Essex, and all were supplied by Eastbourne dealer Rossetts Commercials.
The Actros and Axor are based at Chandlers' headquarters in Ringmer, East Sussex, which specialises in 'heavy side' materials for groundworks, roofing etc.
Meanwhile, the Atego is working out of the firm's depot in Lewes, from where it delivers general building and plumbing supplies.
"Our business is expanding and the requirement for inter-branch movements is increasing," says Mick Foster, transport manager at Chandlers. "As fuel prices continue to shoot up, we felt that a drawbar combination offered the most flexible and cost-effective solution to the problem of increasing volume capacity with a single vehicle.
"We can also deploy the Actros as a solo rigid,," continues Foster. "So we might, for example, drop the trailer at one of our yards and then, while it is being unloaded, use the truck to deliver to a customer location before returning later in the day to pick up the reloaded trailer. The result is time saved and increased efficiency for our business."
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Golf Zoo was created by golfers and travel professionals with over 40 years of experience. A one-size fits all approach might work well for some things, but we think golf vacations should be tailored to you. That's why our motto is Golf Vacations Fit to a Tee. Our Golf Vacation Specialists help you tailor your vacation to fit your needs and budget, and actually live and play in the destinations they specialize in. Their expertise and commitment are fueled by a genuine love of the game. Count on us for personalized service and accurate, unbiased information. Whether you're traveling with friends or planning a corporate outing, leave the details to Golf Zoo. We'll deliver a high quality golf vacation at a competitive price.
The Golf Zoo Team - Scottsdale, AZ 2013
Pictured (from left to right): Craig Lipinski, Scott Curry, Craig Gordon, Lori Greene, Mike Alfano, Glen Parizo, Jean FitzGerald, Christopher Parcell, Diana Crosthwaite (front), Mark Sutherland (back), Ed Holofcener, Chad Orton and Kris Jordan. See below for details!
The Golf Zoo Team - Orlando, FL 2010
Pictured (from left to right) Top: Linda Gore, Craig Lipinski, Chad Orton, Jean Kmiec, Glen Parizo, Chis Parcell, Lori Greene, Tom Roderick, Ed Holofcener. Bottom: Craig Gordon, Kris Jordan. Not Pictured: Shelley Quinn, Mark Sutherland, Mike Alfano, Rick Holofcener, and Nate Hunter. See below for details!
Pictured (from left to right): Linda Beth Gore, Lori Greene, Craig Gordon, Chris Parcell (CP), Chad Orton, Lawrence Heraty, Ed Holofcener, Glen Parizo, Kris Jordan, Tom Roderick & Jean Kmiec. Not Pictured: Shelley Quinn, Mark Sutherland, Mike Alfano, Rick Holofcener, and Craig Lipinski. See below for details!
The Golf Zoo Team - Dominican Republic 2015
Pictured (from Left to Right): Mark Sutherland, Craig Lipinski (LipSkippy), Craig Gordon, Chad Orton, Glen Parizo, Mike Alfano, Chris Parcell (CP), Ed Holofcener, Kurt Hoffman. Not Pictured: Lori Greene, Diana Crosthwaite, Rick Holofcener, Jean Fitzgerald, Jessica Evanick. See below for details!
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» Christopher Parcell
Phoenix / Scottsdale Office
“CP” is celebrating his 19th year in the Golf Vacation business this year. Originally from Austin, TX, Chris has lived in the Scottsdale area with his wife Michelle since 1999, and has witnessed his own handicap go from 12 to 20 since the birth of his daughter Abigail in 2003.
The founding member of the Scottsdale based “CPGA” where wagering is more revered than actual skill or work ethic on the range, CP has been “totally lucky” enough to score 2 Holes in One - the first in 1993, and the 2nd in 1996.
A die hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, CP is in a sense, bitter. He's a die-hard Steelers guy who works for a company based in, of all places, Baltimore, Maryland, home of the hated Ravens. What can you do?
» Craig Gordon
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Craig, a Maryland native, graduated from Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach with a degree in Professional Golf Management and Marketing. After spending 7 years as a Golf Professional and rarely having the opportunity to work on his own game, he joined the Golf Zoo team in 2005. Now playing all the golf he can handle is a part of the job!
Craig has been around golf his entire life, taught entirely by his dad on their backyard green and driving range. Now he and his wife Amber have 2 children - Lyla who is 12 and Connor who is 9. They're just starting to show some interest in the game and work on their golf swings!
» Lori Greene
Golf Vacation Specialist
Lori Greene hails from the Big Apple. She pioneered her way to the Wild West in 1989 and settled in the beautiful city of Scottsdale AZ.
Lori began her exciting career at Golf Zoo in 2002 and has the distinction of being one of the original Golf Vacation specialist with the company.
Her knowledge of the locale is second to none. Resorts, Golf, nightlife and dining are just the tip of the iceberg of her extensive expertise in her home town.
» Glen Parizo
Glen has been playing golf for over 45 years and is a native of Upstate New York. Glen has been with Golf Zoo almost 13 years and basically started the Florida region for Golf Zoo.
He has played competitive golf over the years and at one time had a 1 Handicap. That's not the case now - working too hard at Golf Zoo and loving it. "How great is it to be a passionate golfer and talk about it every day!"
Glen's son Alex, 25, is working in the golf business currently. Glen is always very upfront and honest when dealing with his clients, you always know what you're getting.
» Mark Sutherland
Mark is a native Floridian living in the Orlando area and has played courses all over Florida and the United States, plus Caribbean and Bermuda since taking up the game at the age of 7. He lived in North Carolina for eight years as well... that may explain the slight southern accent and high expectations for great southern hospitality.
Like others that have played the game, Mark was a good player through college and a few years after, but now enjoys traveling and meeting with Resort and other lodging partner properties and golf course partners throughout the Florida, Caribbean, and Bermuda destinations. Plus playing a round here and there! He has vowed to get his game back, but after all these years and time dedicated to taking care of golf groups, we aren't betting on it!
» Mike Alfano
Mike grew up in New Jersey before migrating south to Myrtle Beach, SC in 2000 to attend college at Coastal Carolina University. Now having lived half of his life in South Carolina, he has adjusted to the slower pace a bit (but still struggles with it from time to time). He didn't pick up the game of golf until after college, but he quickly fell in love with the game... even though he still considers himself a hack.
When Mike isn't working or out on the course, he likes to spend time with his wife, Sybil, their children, Shane and Indie, as well as playing roller hockey and surfing. Mike also enjoys traveling, having been lucky enough to go to Fiji, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Mike is quite content getting to live in a place that offers him as many courses and waves as he can handle.
» Diana Crosthwaite
San Diego, CA Office
Living in Southern California, Diana is able to play golf year around when time permits. Diana has been in the Travel Industry for over 30 years with the last 9 years specializing in golf holidays. She enjoys playing the local courses as well as courses in Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Favorite thing to do, spend time with her Grandchildren and can't wait to introduce them to the great sport of golf.
After traveling extensively it's hard to pick one place, one golf course as favorite but the Glashedy course at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Northwest Ireland is one of the first ones to come mind as a favorite course, for her the challenge was just right and the scenery spectacular. Enniscrone Golf Club in Ireland is another great one. She thinks anyone would enjoy a round of golf on the Kingsbarns course in Scotland - just be prepared if your ball ends up in a bunker! Although the Old Course at St. Andrews is the home of golf there are so many other great courses to play in Scotland.
» Scott Curry
Scott grew up in San Diego until he thought he was good enough to be a professional golfer. He moved to Palm Springs and soon realized he was nowhere near good enough!
After four years in Palm Springs caddying at The Tradition Golf Club and playing a bunch of golf, Scott moved to the Oregon coast to start caddying at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. This last summer was his 13th year caddying and he continues to caddy when he isn't too busy with Golf Zoo.
Although he still plays to about a +2 handicap, he is way too busy spending time with his wife, Tracy and two beautiful girls Addison, 8 and Elise, 6. Scott has tried to get his girls into golf, but ballet and gymnastics seem to be the chosen hobbies for now!
» Kurt Hoffman
As a young golfer growing up in Texas with old Wilson blades and a few persimmons, Kurt always dreamed of moving to Arizona to further pursue his love of the game. Now 30 years later and owning slightly better clubs, he has worked, caddied, and played all over the desert southwest and the inter-mountain west to become a knowledgeable spokesman to the game of golf and all golfers' wishes, wants, and needs. With customer service being paramount, Kurt will always have the golfer's best interest in mind when preparing your next golf vacation.
» Todd Krauss
Mid Atlantic Office
Todd who "used" to be a stick... now is a better than average hack...attended Coastal Carolina University and Horry-Georgetown Tech with ambitions to become a golf pro.
After taking a turfgrass class, he switched majors and then graduated with a degree in turfgrass science. After many years as a Golf Course Superintendent, he has now joined the Golf Zoo team! With his extensive agronomy knowledge, you can feel confident in his course recommendations.
When Todd is not out on the links he is an avid hunter with his own "secret" jerky recipe!
Family is a huge part of his life. Todd is an amazing father to his two daughters, Hannah and Izzy, and is looking forward to teaching them and his fiancee Argie the game of golf.
» Skip Skipper
Yes...his name is actually Skip Skipper!
Ever since he was 5 years old and his father put an Arnold Palmer 4-wood in his hands, Skip has had a love affair with the game of golf. Competing in tournaments of all formats from a young age to present day has only fueled his passion for the game over the years.
Growing up in Florida, and working most of his life in the state has enabled Skip to stay and play at Resorts and Courses throughout Florida.
Over the years, Skip has created his own lifetime memories traveling on Golf Vacations to Ireland, the Dominican Republic, and throughout Florida. He now wakes up each day excited to consult with golfers to create their own memories!
» John Hodge
"Hodgey" is first and foremost a single father to special needs Paxton. "I'm so grateful he chose me to be his Dad".
He has been around the golf business all his life, having worked at outstanding golf facilities in TN, AZ, and CA. In addition to his club responsibilities, he created and hosted the first weekly year-round golf radio show in the state of Tennessee, hosted the Comedy Zone Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Susan G Komen and Make-A-Wish foundations, contributed articles to a Tennessee golf publication, and emceed the check presentation for the Web.com tour's Knoxville Open. "A friendly wager always makes golf a little more fun."
Hodgey is a huge fan of desert golf, with the arid climate that allows for year-round play, and the plethora of fabulous golf courses throughout the desert southwest -- "Lots of great golf without the humidity and the rainouts!"
» Jamie Roderick
Jamie Roderick, originally from Bristol, RI, moved to Myrtle Beach in 2001 after graduating from Northeastern University, in Boston MA, with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. After graduating, Jamie worked as a private investigator for a Criminal Defense Attorney in Boston for 5 years, but his love for golf took him south to Myrtle Beach where he's lived, worked, and played for the past 18 years. Jamie's had the privilege of managing several premier courses in the Myrtle Beach area and has played courses all over the region. He currently lives in Murrells Inlet with his wife Kristy and daughters, Marissa and Londyn.
When he is not working, Jamie enjoys time at home or traveling with the family. When he does get free time, he enjoys CrossFit, golf, basketball, and watching his favorite team, the Seattle Seahawks... GO HAWKS!
» Rick Holofcener
Chiang Mai, Thailand Office
Rick, a serial entrepreneur, has started many travel related businesses since 1982 including Tours de Sport, Golf Zoo, EasyRes Technologies, ResLogic, and VAVA Frozen Yogurt. His 25+ years experience operating leisure travel companies coupled with his experience creating reservation systems and online booking engines for the travel industry has helped keep their travel businesses on the cutting edge. Rick is currently living in Chiang Mai, Thailand and enjoys playing golf, skiing, tennis, and kitesurfing as often as possible.
» Ed Holofcener
Ed was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. Happily married to his wife Janine for over 35 years (Wow!) We are thrilled that our son Adam and his wife added the newest member to the family, our grandson Wallace (see pic), born 3/26/17. Their daughter Ashley, married in March 2018, had a wonderful destination wedding in Cartagena, Colombia! Ed and his wife are "snowbirds" and elude the cold weather by spending over half the year living in West Palm Beach, FL where he plays lots of golf and pickleball. They travel quite a bit "testing" out various golf courses around the US and beyond with recent golf trips to Pebble Beach, Scotland, Whistling Straits and The Masters... It's a tough job but somebody has to do it! Ed started Golf Zoo with his brother Rick where it has become the largest golf travel company in North America. They also own Tours de Sport, a ski travel company they created, which has been in business since 1982.
» Jean FitzGerald
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Born and raised in Baltimore, Jean's attempts at skiing revolved around the Annual "Spider" Sabich Memorial Ski Club trek to Seven Springs. That lasted about 4 years and then it was time for a new sport and a new boyfriend. Started with Tours de Sport in 2001 as the Financial and Personnel Manager and she has stayed safely behind her desk ever since.
» Chad Orton
Chad, a father of 3, has lived most of his life in Upstate NY, but after graduating from SUNY Oswego with a degree in Marketing, he moved to the Baltimore area. Even though his golf game could seriously improve (breaking 100 is a 'win'), he has taken up foot golf and has found he is much better kicking a soccer ball then swinging a club on the course.
» Craig "Lipskippy" Lipinski
Craig has spent most of his life in the Baltimore area, but currently resides in Hampstead. After graduating from Towson University with a degree in Marketing in 2008, he started at Golf Zoo / Tours de Sport in the operations department where he currently resides as the Operations Manager. He has been fortunate enough this past summer to have 2 holes in one - unfortunately both in mini-golf! In his free time, he also enjoys jamming on his guitar to his favorite music.
» Jessica Evanick
Jessica, a New Jersey native, relocated to Baltimore since becoming a Towson University alum in 2014. During her 4 years there she was a student-athlete as a goalkeeper for the women's soccer team. She started with Golf Zoo as an intern and after graduating with a degree in Marketing, she was working full time that summer. In her free time Jessica enjoys sports, watching Netflix, and hiking. She is an avid fan of the New York Yankees, as well as New York Jets.
» Baylee Heller
Operations Department
Baylee has spent her entire life in the Baltimore area. She attended Franklin High School where she played on the lacrosse team for all 4 years. She then continued her education at Towson University and became an active member of Alpha Phi sorority. Baylee started with Golf Zoo as an intern in the Fall of 2017. She graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Sport Management/Business Administration in December of 2017 and accepted a full time position with Golf Zoo. In her free time, she enjoys being outside with her MANY animals and loves supporting her Ravens, O's, and favorite golfer Jordan Spieth.
» Snowy
Snowy started with Golf Zoo in 2005 and has learned a lot in the time she has been here. She takes great pride in working here and is very eager to come to work each day. She has kept the office a “cat-free” environment during her tenure here. She has lived in the Baltimore area her whole life and is very familiar with the lay of the land. She does not golf but has been known to chase the occasional stuffed animal.
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The Contents of the Rural Planning Handbook:
1. Introduction to the Mysteries of the Planning System
Understanding the mentality • An overview of the English planning system • Ground rules for an easy life • What should I do first — move on or apply for permission?
2 Permitted Development
What is and isn’t development? • What is permitted development? • A list of the most relevant permitted development rights
3 Making a Planning Application
Submitting a planning application • Putting in a convincing application • After submitting the application
4 Rural Workers’ Dwellings
What is a rural worker? • Essential need • The weight to be attached to the policy • The functional need test • The financial test • Other requirements • Temporary and permanent permission • Presenting your evidence • Conditions and section 106 agreements • The live-work alternative • The barn builder’s caravan gambit • Annex A of PPG7.
5 Non-Agricultural Dwellings
Twenty not very reliable ways to secure an affordable rural dwelling • Some thoughts on strategy • The Human Rights Act
6 Caravans
Definition of caravan • When is planning permission needed? • Permitted development, including seasonal use
7 Lawful Development Certificates
Four Years or Ten? • Ways to slip up • How to apply • Lawful Development Certificates in other situations
8 Appeals and Public Inquiries
What is an appeal? • Deciding whether to appeal • Submitting an appeal • Written representations • Hearings • Preparing for a public inquiry •The public inquiry: on the day • After the appeal
9 Examples of Relevant Appeal Decisions and Case Law
10 Enforcement
Overview of the enforcement regime • The barking stage • The biting stage
11 Gypsies and Travellers
Gypsy status: definition of gypsy/traveller • Planning policy for traveller sites • Determining planning applications
12 Wales
Planning law: more similar than different • Planning policy guidance: TAN6 • One Planet Development
13 Scotland
An introduction to planning law in Scotland • The Scottish planning system • Making a planning application • Permitted development • Appeals • Enforcement • Certificates of lawful use and development • Rural dwellings policies • Huts and hutting • Crofting • Other land issues
14 Resources, Index and Glossary
And here are two excerpts.
The Rural Planning Handbook 2018
From Chapter 1
Understanding the Mentality
[The Rural Planning Handbook Cover 2018] If you want to stake out a low impact home or livelihood on a piece of land in the countryside, you will probably, unless you are lucky, have to confront the planners. The best way to deal with them is to try and understand them and the system they work within.
This is no easy matter. Development control planners are a very odd bunch. Within a year or two of graduating from college they get sucked into an institutional value system that is arcanely masonic in the hold it has upon them. They are bound at every step by government guidance and development plan policies, their every action is liable to be vetted by their superiors and they are subject to pressures from all sorts of vested interests. Being human, they have their likes and dislikes, but these sympathies can only be expressed through circuitous advice and perverse signals. Like a crab constricted by its carapace, they find it easier to walk sideways.
As for the system, that too is bizarre. The 1947 Town and Country Planning Act was designed to stop ribbon development and unscrupulous capitalist development of the countryside. It is still the only protection we have to stop large areas of Britain becoming like a California suburb, and we should never forget that. Yet at the same time it has created a scarcity of building land that has forced low-income people out of the countryside and made rural England, in the words of a Cabinet Office report, “the near exclusive preserve of the more affluent sections of society.”
It is perfectly OK to see planners as interfering bureaucrats suppressing individual initiative in the interests of the state. But they are also the voice of society saying “Oi, that land doesn’t belong just to you; it also belongs to the rest of us, to the local community, to the flora and fauna, and to the planet as an interconnected ecosystem, now and into the future, and before you use that bit of land to satisfy your every petty need and fancy, we want to know that you’re going to do this in a way that respects all of us who have an interest in that land.”
The planners and the planning system are there to make you think about the way you use your land. Do you really need to live on it or are you just indulging a desire to live in attractive surroundings, that if pursued by everyone would result in the destruction of the countryside? Are you prepared to take on looking after 20 acres — wouldn’t you be better off living in a village close to the school and the shop, and gardening an allotment that won’t be ransacked by deer and badgers? Is living on your land really going to minimize your car use, or are you in fact going to use more petrol going off to part-time jobs, nipping off to a decent pub three villages away, ferrying your kids to extra-curricular activities or inviting your mates round for supper?
The planning system isn’t particularly good at raising these issues (though it’s surprising how it can home in upon them in a well-conducted public inquiry). But no other social process raises them, and they are matters that should be considered by anyone contemplating a move to the countryside. The real problem is that the rich commuters who buy up all the existing rural dwellings, with their barns and pony paddocks don’t have to think about such matters at all.
(iv) Single Plot Exception Site Policy
[The Rural Planning Handbook Cover 2018] The Single Plot Exception Policy represents the best opportunity for anyone seeking permission to build an affordable home in the countryside through mainstream channels. This enlightened policy was pioneered by South Shropshire District Council, then taken up by the whole county when it became a unitary authority in the last series of boundary changes. The policy enables one-off self-builders to take advantage of the rural exception site policy through a specially devised legal agreement with the local authority which ensures that the house stays affordable when it comes up for sale. It means that if you have secured a plot of affordable land on the edge of a village you can get planning consent to build an affordable home without having to negotiate with the cumbersome bureaucracy of a housing association or contribute to the salaries of the professionals who staff them. You don’t need to initiate a housing survey because you yourself are the evidence of demand.
In Shropshire the policy has been very successful. Between 2009 and 2015, 256 houses were given planning consent, and only two changed hands. The policy was used by the Karuna permaculture project to obtain permission for a low impact dwelling after the project had been refused permission as an agricultural dwelling at appeal (see p.9.2).
A further potential advantage is that with single plots there is no question of housing density, and so there are better prospects for securing a house with access to land than there are with a multiple plot rural exception site. Karuna, mentioned above, is an 18 acre smallholding.
The main limitation with it is that (like other affordable housing policies) it only applies to people with a strong local connection. This is defined differently by different councils, but living or working in the area for a period such as 12 months is often the main criterion. Local people should have priority, no doubt, but people who move around, are as much in need of affordable housing as people who stay put.
The policy is described in the Shropshire Council Build Your Own Affordable Home Information Pack. Although it was introduced in 2006, and has been successful, it seems to have been taken up by only a few local authorities, for example Purbeck in Dorset and East Lindsey in Lincolnshire who have also produced useful supplementary guidance (supplied in Polish, Portuguese and other foreign languages, suggesting that some immigrants in this part of Lincolnshire are developing “strong local connections”). Mendip has a policy lined up in its emerging plan.
The single plot policy, despite the emphasis on local connections, offers one of the best models for meeting the huge demand for affordable low impact homes on the edge of rural settlements. Anyone who is looking to build one should be lobbying their local authority to introduce such a policy.
If there is no such policy in your local authority’s plan, it may still be worth citing this approach if you are applying for a dwelling on land that is next to a settlement (a fundamental requirement of all exception site policies) and hence not isolated (thereby potentially conforming to Para 55 of the NPPF). Refer to the policies in South Shropshire, E Lyndsey, Purbeck and Mendip local plans; and submit also the model Section 106 legal agreement securing the affordability of the house, which Purbeck provide on their website.
Simon Fairlie
Monkton Wyld Court
DT6 6DQ
http://www.thelandmagazine.org.uk/
http://www.thescytheshop.co.uk/
The Rural Planning Handbook (formerly the DIY Planning Handbook) is now available from Chapter 7, fully revised and considerably expanded, with a cover price of £25. It is published by Red Brick Books of Glastonbury. (July 2018)
The book has 250 double column pages, and 14 illustrations. It is edited and mostly written by Simon Fairlie, with chapters by Simon Ruston (Travellers), Erica Thompson (Wales) and Cathy Ashley (Scotland). There is also considerable input to several chapters from a former appeal Inspector who wishes to remain anonymous.
It costs £25 (i.e. it is post free) if you pay by cheque, postal order or cash (cheques made out to Simon Fairlie), sent to Simon Fairlie, Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6DQ. Please include your name, address and phone number or email.
It costs £28 (£25 plus £3 postage If you wish to pay by bank transfer, in which case please send an email to chapter7@tlio.org.uk
It is cheaper by cheque/PO/cash because correlating bank transfer payments with multiple email orders of the same value is a big hassle.
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VIDEO: Preview Tonight’s ‘Scandal’ Season 4, Episode 13 “No More Blood”
February 19, 2015 By Funmbi 2 Comments
Tonight we discover Liv’s mystery buyer! Preview Scandal “No More Blood” with video sneak peeks. The episode airs during TGiT at 9:00pm ET|PT on ABC.
I’ll be honest with you: at the beginning of last week’s Scandal (“Gladiators Don’t Run“), I was feeling cautiously optimistic. Liv (Kerry Washington) had convinced Ian (Jason Butler Harner) to abandon VP Nichols’ (Jon Tenney) hostage plans to sell her on the open market. Ian and his tech team were setting up the internet auction…he’d even agreed to allow Liv to choose her buyers in the end, as long as they breached $1 billion, which was likely. The White House was able to get in on bidding as the auction commenced, and the numbers were going up, up, up. Then things took a turn for the worst when Crazy Gus (who I honestly just thought was a minor character/sidekick) shot Ian in the head and assumed leadership over the whole operation. Gus (Chad Donella) was angry and creepily turned on by the idea of using Liv to fulfill all sorts of monetary and physical needs.
Even with that development, I was still OK. The White House was still bidding, and with help from Mama Pope (in exchange for TV access, LOL) and Huck’s B613 assassination/hacking skills, the Gladiators were also able to get into the auction. Huck (Guillermo Diaz) revealed that he was secretly a billionaire after pocketing the funds B613 used to siphon from other federal agencies (call it reparations). But he was ready to use all the money at his disposal to win Liv. In fact, for Huck, there was no other alternative—either OPA or the White House won, or Liv was guaranteed dead.
However, all hell broke loose when Gus cut the auction short and announced that he’d made a side-deal with Iran. The episode ended with Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) lambasting his advisors, who would rather have killed Liv than see her handed over to U.S. enemies, and Liv being presented to her buyer…who was still a mystery to us.
So, a few questions:
1. Who in the world is Liv’s mystery buyer??? My first instinct is to say Papa Pope (Joe Morton)! Ever since Scandal returned from hiatus, he’s been MIA. But I find it incredibly hard to believe that Rowan doesn’t know what’s happening with Liv and that he’d let the beautiful and brilliant daughter he made be sold off to the highest bidder by a sociopath! However, as I typed this, I received a text message from a friend who suggested that maybe Mellie (Bellamy Young) was the mystery buyer. She could have bought Liv to ensure Fitz’s happiness and loyalty, especially now that we know she wants to be president. Or it could even be Mama Pope (Khandi Alexander) and her associates. In any event, I seriously doubt the Iranians are involved OR that Gus will be breathing much longer.
2. When Liv eventually makes it back to her real life, what will be do? Will she be able to get back into the groove of handing things at OPA, planning for Vermont with Fitz, and standing in the sun with Jake (Scott Foley)?
3. What’s going to happen to Nichols? I guess Fitz won’t fire him for Mellie’s sake and to prevent another scandal, but Nichols just can’t be free to stroll about the White House wreaking havoc and turning people against the administration.
In tonight’s episode, “No More Blood,” written by Heather Mitchell, directed by Randy Zisk, and guest-starring Portia De Rossi (Elizabeth “Lizzie” North), Jon Tenney, and Khandi Alexander: As the bidding for Olivia Pope continues, the gladiators fight to save her but The White House fears that they may lose her for good. (via ABC)
This week, ABC is being pretty secretive with promotional images from the upcoming show, but thankfully we one sneak peek clip to share! The video begins with Abby (Darby Stanchfield) looking on as Fitz, Mellie, Jake, Cyrus (Jeff Perry), and other presidential advisers come out of the Oval Office smiling and looking encouraged. Abbie asks Cyrus to clue her in on developments, alas, he falls back on the fact that Liv’s kidnapping and plans to rescue her are classified:
Goodness, I really feel so bad for Abbie! Not only has she been marginalized by Huck and Quinn (since she’s no longer an OPA gladiator; Katie Lowes), but also the White House and even David Rosen (Joshua Malina) don’t give her much consideration.
Well tonight, hopefully within the first 2 minutes, we’ll find out who Liv’s mystery buyer is…fingers crossed that it’s a positive development! Check out the promotional trailer for “No More Blood” and remember to tune into ABC at 9:00pm ET|PT for the all-new Scandal. You know I’ll be live tweeting, so come join me on twitter!
SOURCE: Scandal ABC
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RECAP: 'The White Princess' Season 1, Episode 7 "Two Kings"
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Whakarongo School Enrolment Scheme...
Our school is zoned and below is an illustration of the areas that this encompasses. Our zone changed as of the 1st January 2015. For a more detailed view, please visit http://nzschools.tki.org.nz/
The guidelines for development and operation of enrolment schemes are issued under section 11G (3) of the Education Act 1989 for the purpose of describing the basis on which the Secretarys powers in relation to enrolment schemes will be exercised.
Home Zone
All students who live within the home zone described below and/or shown on the attached map shall be entitled to enrol at the school.
In a clockwise direction...
The northern boundary is 73 Sangsters Road (in zone) and all Tutaki Road addresses are in zone. Parrs Road and Kohavia Lane addresses are not in zone. The boundary line continues and crosses Stoney Creek Road such that addresses up to and including 749 (odd side) and 724 (even side) are in zone. Briarwood Rd and Stonebrook Lane addresses are in zone.
On this part of Kelvin Grove Road, addresses up to and including 641 (odd side) and 684 (even side) are in zone. In the north-east the boundary is a line such that Henaghans Road, Bushview Lane, Glenburn Road and Riverview Lane addresses are in zone. On this part of Napier Road addresses up to and including 949 (odd side) and 914 (even side) are in zone. The boundary is a line to the Manawatu River such that Raukawa Road and Innerwell Lane addresses are in zone.
The southern boundary is the Manawatu River south to the Rivers nearest point to Riverside Drive.
The western boundary line then runs parallel to Riverside Drive, to Napier Road. Riverside Drive and Te Matai Road addresses are in zone. On this part of Napier Road, addresses 243 (odd side) and 294 (even side) and above are in zone. From Napier Road, the boundary is to the Railway line and then Roberts Line such that Royal Oak Drive and Rosebank Avenue addresses are in zone.
The boundary continues as Roberts Line, addresses on both sides are in zone, and then becomes McLeavey Drive, addresses on both sides are in zone through until the McLeavey Drive and Kelvin Grove Road intersection. On Kelvin Grove Road, numbers 67 (odd side) and 58 (even side) and below are not in zone.
Peter Hall Drive addresses are not in zone. From the McLeavey Drive and Kelvin Grove Road intersection the boundary continues such that Roberts Line addresses are in zone up to the Roberts Line and Railway Road intersection. The boundary is the railway line as a connection to 73 Sangsters Road (the starting point). Railway Road addresses are not in zone.
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Slammiversary XVII Recap
By Steve Ward
The seventeenth installment of Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary emanated from a sold out Gilley’s Complex in Dallas, TX this evening. The stacked card featured eight matches and was headlined by Tessa Blanchard battling Sami Callihan in an intergender match. Impact Wrestling continues to put forth a solid product as they have shown true perseverance after several years of turmoil within their ownership structure that had them on the brink of disaster and they needed to deliver again this evening with the quickly evolving landscape of professional wrestling. Impact did just that but only time will tell how things shape up with AEW coming on strong as their weekly tv program debuts on TNT in October, Ring of Honor is maintaining their foothold with their partnership with NJPW, and of course WWE -despite their stale writing and booking- is still the standard bearer in sports entertainment.
TJP vs. Trey Miguel (of the Rascalz) vs. Jake Crist (of OVE) vs. Willie Mack
Winner: Willie Mack via pinfall
The opening contest of Slammiversary was an X-Division fatal four way attraction featuring TJP (T.J. Perkins) in his first pay per view appearance since his return from being buried in WWE on 205 Live. The action was fast and furious and certainly set the tempo for the evening. The body flying action culminated with the 285 lb Willie Mack executing a frog splash on Jake Crist to solidify the pinfall victory.
Impact Tag Team Championship
The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) w/ Konnan vs. The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) (c)
Winners: The North via pinfall
After shockingly losing their tag team titles to The North Friday night at Bash at the Brewery - an Impact Plus event that literally looked like it was in front of a crowd of 100 people at a brewery - LAX entered as the challengers. Unfortunately for The North, the retention of their titles was overshadowed in this one by a bad landing Santana took that required him to be helped out of the arena after the contest.
First Blood Match
Killer Kross vs. Eddie Edwards
Winner: Eddie Edwards
After weeks of mind games initiated by Killer Kross including the destruction of Edwards’ best friend Kenny - the kendo stick - Edwards achieved retribution this evening as he made Kross bleed by raking the splintered edge of a kendo stick across his mouth.
RVD vs. Moose
Winner: Moose
For several weeks, Moose proclaimed that the old legends needed to retire and go away. This generated a brief feud between Moose and The North and ECW originals RVD, Tommy Dreamer, and Sabu. This short lived program seemingly reached it’s climax this evening in Dallas as Rob Van Dam stood toe to toe with Moose. First things first, RVD may be 48 but he certainly can still keep up with the best of them and has aged pretty well considering the wars he’s been in as he doesn’t look much different than the last time he had a significant run in WWE - with the exception of appearing to enjoy a few beers here and there. It appeared RVD would walk out victorious as he had Moose laid out on top of a chair as he scaled to the top rope for the Five Star Frogsplash. As Van Dam took flight, Moose rolled out of the way leaving nothing but unforgiving steel for RVD to land on. Moose jumped to his feet and nailed RVD with the spear for the pinfall.
Impact Knockouts Championship Monster’s Ball Match
Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Rosemary vs. Su Yung w/ Father James Mitchell vs. Havoc
Winner: Taya Valkyrie
These ladies wasted no time after the opening bell as they rapidly transformed the ring into a visceral playground littered with chairs, ladders, tables, and eventually thumb tacks. Havoc seemed poised to solidify a dominating victory after she Tombstoned Su Yung from the top rope - yes you read that correctly - onto a bed of tacks but Taya Valkyrie returned to the ring and greeted Havoc with a chair to the face. As Havoc rolled out of the ring, Valkyrie covered Su Yung to retain her title.
Rich Swann (c) vs. Johnny Impact w/ Johnny Bravo
Winner: Rich Swann
Two of the best high-fliers in not only Impact, but potentially all of pro wrestling, squared off for the storied X Division Title this evening. After a fairly even bout where neither man was really able to create much momentum, Rich Swann was able to persevere. In the closing moments of the match, Swann withstood a series of Spanish Flys (the first from the top rope), Starship Pain, and the antics of Johnny Bravo at ringside to answer with two springboard cutters and the Phoenix Splash to retain his title.
Brian Cage (c) vs. Michael Elgin
Winner: Brian Cage
Former Ring of Honor and New Japan star Michael Elgin made his in-ring pay per view debut this evening as he challenged “The Machine” Brian Cage for the Impact Heavyweight Championship. Cage wasted no time bringing the fight to Elgin as the first time Elgin rolled to the outside of the ring, Cage ensured there would be no reprieve for him as he ran and vaulted straight over the top rope to the arena floor taking out Elgin and landing on his feet in the process. In the final minutes of the contest, Cage attempted the Drill Claw but his back “went out” and he dropped Elgin. Elgin answered with a buckle bomb and as he hoisted Cage up for the Elgin Bomb, The Machine slipped out and rolled Elgin up for the pinfall. After the match, Elgin assaulted Cage with the title and then dragged Don Callis into the ring from his commentary position. Just before Elgin was going to lay waste to Callis, a masked man entered the ring from the crowd, executed a spear that looked a lot like a Gore (wink wink), and escaped through the crowd.
Intergender Match
Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan
Winner: Sami Callihan
A rarity in pro wrestling today, at least in televised matches and never in WWE, Impact decided to push the envelope and headlined this pay per view with an intergender match between Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard, the daughter of former Four Horsemen member Tully Blanchard. Blanchard made another huge step this evening as she continued her ascension from barely gaining air time in NXT towards becoming a bona fide superstar as she more than hung in with “The Draw.” Blanchard displayed her grit as she took some huge bumps in this bout but also demonstrated her impressive strength as she hoisted Callihan up for a Samoan Drop at one point. In the closing moments, Callihan escaped a crossface submission to finish Blanchard off with a Cactus Special piledriver allowing him to earn the pinfall.
Labels: Brian Cage, Eddie Edwards, Impact!, Moose, Rich Swann, Sami Callihan, Slammiversary XVII, Steve Ward, Taya Valkyrie, The North, TNA, Willie Mack, Wrestling
The Road to Undisputed Lightweight King Begins
By Luis A. Cortes III
On Saturday night from Temecula California, Top Rank Promotions and ESPN (10 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) will broadcast a fight card that’s main event will feature the beginning of the path towards an undisputed king. The quest for lightweight supremacy begins as IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey (28-2, 22 KO’s) defends his title for the first time against former world champion and grizzled veteran Ray Beltran (36-8-1, 22 KO’s). When Mikey Garcia decided to vacate the WBC portion of the lightweight crown back in April after his loss to welterweight champion Errol Spence, it meant that the biggest fight in the division between Garcia and the WBA/WBO champion Vasiliy Lomachenko would have to once again be placed on hold.
With Garcia now set to face Danny Garcia at welterweight, it meant that the division could now move on from the unification fight between Garcia and Lomachenko and allow for the rest of the world class talent a chance to stake their claim as the king of the talent rich division. Lomachenko (a top pound-for-pound fighter) and already a unified champion in the division is clearly the proverbial favorite to be the last man standing when the dust settles. This brings us back to what will take place this weekend between Commey and Beltran.
Commey, the hard-punching champion from Ghana, won the IBF portion of the crown in February when he blasted Isa Chaniev with power shots in two rounds to earn the knockout win. It was supposed to have set up Commey with the chance to unify his titles with Lomachenko in April. However, due to a hand injury sustained during his title winning victory, it caused a need for surgery and Lomachenko to look elsewhere for his next opponent.
Beltran himself has had to navigate a twisting path towards this opportunity to have his name listed as the divisions king. It was just last year that Beltran, after a long career that had seen its ups and downs, finally captured a world championship when he defeated Paulus Moses. In his first defense of the WBO title in August, he dropped a decision to Puerto Rico’s Jose Pedraza. Going into that fight (like the Commey situation this year), it was believed that with the victory over Pedraza, Beltran would be next in line for Lomachenko and the seven-figure payday that accompanies that type of fight. Unfortunately for Beltran, Pedraza not only won the WBO title but would get the fight last December with Lomachenko. With a comeback knockout victory last February, Beltran has now placed himself into a prime position to challenge Commey for another portion of the lightweight crown.
“Being a world champion is great. I went back home, and everyone welcomed me at the airport. It was like a hero’s welcome, it was unbelievable,” stated Commey during the final press conference this week. “I never try and knock out my opponent. It comes when it comes. I believe he’s a strong guy, a tough guy, and so am I. It’s going to be a good fight, but I’m the champion, and I’m going to keep my belt.”
It’s clear that Commey has taken to the role of favorite for this fight as the champion, but for Beltran being an underdog is par for the course for him at this point in his twenty-year career. “I feel like I made it the hard way. Even when the sport or boxing world didn’t believe in me, that’s when I had to believe in myself,” expressed Beltran. “Nobody gave me an opportunity, I had to go and take it. I became a world champion and I am fighting for another world title. It’s not about if people believe in you. You must believe in yourself.”
Both fighters are clearly focused on the task at hand and through their words one can tell that they are not taking this opportunity to prove that they are elite lightly. Having both missed out on an opportunity to fight for bigger fight purses, each fighter clearly is aware what victory and defeat can mean to their careers. What should also be promising for fans is the fact that both men are hard nosed both in their approach to the sport in terms of preparation, but also in how they fight inside of the ring. They do not shy away from trying to find their opponents and are happy to exchange power shots to inflict punishment. In other words, get ready for a fight that has the potential to provide fireworks and bombs for as long as the warfare lasts.
With a fight between the sport’s top young sensation lightweight Teofimo Lopez and veteran Masayoshi Nakatani scheduled for July 19th as an IBF title eliminator, whoever survives the fight on Friday night and steps out of the ring with the IBF title will have his eyes focused on that ring in July. In fact, Lopez will have his eyes on the ring Friday since he is scheduled to be in California to watch Commey and Beltran do battle from ringside.
Lopez has not been shy about wanting to prove to the world that his days as “top prospect” are behind him. He has been vocal in calling out the unified champion Lomachenko and with this road to crowning an undisputed lightweight king getting underway. Lopez will have his chance with just two victories during the remainder of the year to not only fulfill his dream of becoming a world champion, but also, to put himself in the prime position to challenge Lomachenko to become undisputed champion.
A wild card has been thrown into the mix since there still is that issue of the WBC title being vacant. While it seemed that Luke Campbell, the former 2012 Olympian, would somehow be involved as one of the fighters with top contender status in the WBC rankings, what became interesting was that the WBC named Lomachenko also as a top contender in their rankings despite holding two other portions of the crown. As a result, there have been plenty of news circulating that a unification fight between Campbell and Lomachenko tentatively scheduled for late August in London is all but set. Campbell could walk into a London ring with no titles, and if he were to pull off the mega upset, would walk out of that ring with three of the four portions of the undisputed lightweight crown.
However, if all goes as expected late this summer across the pond, Lomachenko will add that WBC title to the other two portions of the crown he already holds and will await the fighter who survives this small tournament that gets underway Friday night to decide the IBF title. Whichever way things will pan out in the division, by this time next year, barring any drastic changes or outside of the ring mishaps, fans of the sport should be happy to know that finally a talent rich division will have the elite champions and contenders fight to crown one undisputed king at lightweight.
Labels: Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, IBF, Isa Chaniev, Jose Pedraza, Luis Cortes, Luke Campbell, Masayoshi Nakatani, Mikey Garcia, Paulus Moses, Ray Beltran, Richard Commey, Teofimo Lopez, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko
WWE Stomping Grounds Recap
WWE unveiled a new pay per view this evening entitled Stomping Grounds that was accompanied by the tagline, “It’s time to kick ass and take names.” Perhaps the prolific use of the word ass is WWE’s attempt to become “edgier” for FOX while still painstakingly maintaining a PG rating. To me and many longtime pro wrestling fans, June will always be known as the month that once belonged to the classic King of the Ring show but for now, this is what we get. Despite my seemingly negative perception of WWE and their current product, I continue to remain optimistic that Triple H will have the opportunity to bring his booking prowess to the main roster currently utilized on the real “A show” of WWE, NXT. This evening’s show emanated from Tacoma, WA and featured eight matches with six titles contested - not to mention the ominous overshadowing of Brock Lesnar looming with the Money in the Bank briefcase in tow.
RAW Women’s Chamionship
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans
Winner: Becky Lynch via submission
With Lacey Evans continued ascension to main event competitor in full swing, she earned her first pay per view title shot against The Man this evening. Lacey brought the fight to Lynch in a very competitive opening contest that set the tone for the show. In the end, The Man was able to retain her title against the overzealous Evans as she cinched in the Disarmer for the victory.
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Xavier Woods & Big E
Winners: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn via pinfall
In an effort to keep these four men from becoming involved in the WWE Championship match (because that always works), they were thrown into tag team competition. KO certainly had the crowd behind him in this tag team encounter which held a frenetic pace throughout. KO was able to solidify the victory for his team after he paid homage to Stone Cold Steve Austin with a stunner that laid out Xavier Woods. A notable mention should be made to Woods, however, as he continues to don his Iron Sheik-esque boots - although nothing compares to his old TNA/Impact persona, Consequences Creed, which to me was reminiscent of Afro Thunder from the classic boxing game Ready 2 Rumble.
United States Championship
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Ricochet
Winner: Ricochet
Ricochet earned this opportunity against the Samoan Submission Machine after he exited a Fatal Five Way match as the victor on RAW last Monday. In a rather shocking turn of events, Joe dominated virtually the entire match until Ricochet hit a Codebreaker (which Michael Cole dubbed a “double knees to the face”) and scaled his way to the top turnbuckle from which he masterfully executed a 630 splash to earn his first United States title.
Heavy Machinery vs. Daniel Bryan & Rowan (c)
Winners: Daniel Bryan & Rowan via pinfall
ASU alumni Tucker Knight and his partner Otis Dozovic put forth a spirited effort in their conquest for the Smackdown tag team titles and I dare to say it was better than the three matches that preceded it. The final moments saw Tucker take flight from the top turnbuckle to the outside where he flattened out Rowan with a sickening collision. As Tucker reentered the ring, Daniel Bryan rolled him up quickly for the pinfall victory.
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss w/ Nikki Cross vs. Bayley (c)
Winner: Bayley
Bliss had Bayley set up for Twisted Bliss when Nikki Cross entered the ring in an attempt to exact revenge on Bayley. This distraction allowed Bayley to intercept Bliss on the turnbuckles but The Goddess was able to knock Bayley back down to the canvas. As Bliss again attempted Twisted Bliss, Bayley got her knees up and subsequently executed the Bayley to Belly suplex for the victory.
Drew McIntyre w/ Shane McMahon vs. Roman Reigns
Winner: Roman Reigns via pinfall
After Reigns was embarrassed by Shane at Super Showdown, his path to redemption continued this evening with McMahon’s “henchman,” The Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre. Roman was able to overcome the adversity of Shane’s presence at ringside, including dragging the referee out of the ring at one point to allow him to land a Coast to Coast on Reigns. The conclusion of the match saw Roman land a punishing spear on McIntyre to secure the pinfall.
WWE Championship Steel Cage Match
Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Kofi Kingston via cage escape
After Kofi retained his title over Ziggler at Super Showdown thanks to help from Xavier Woods, Ziggler demanded a rematch within the carnal confines of a steel cage. In a rather uninspired match, where it even seemed as if WWE lowered the crowd volume at one point as they booed, there was a surprising lack of high risk maneuvers attempted considering the combatants. In the end, the cage door was open as Dolph attempted to crawl out only to have Kofi vault himself over the top rope (and Ziggler), through the door, down to the arena floor to retain his title.
Universal Championship Match
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron Corbin
w/ special guest referee Lacey Evans
Winner: Seth Rollins
After Rollins had all of his special guest referee selections suffer vicious beatings at the hands of Rollins and a steel chair, Corbin selected one who he knew Rollins wouldn’t attack - Lacey Evans. After Evans persisted with her one-sided shenanigans, such as changing the match to a no DQ contest, Becky Lynch came down to ringside and opened a can of whoop ass on her. This allowed referee John Cone to take over much to the chagrin of Baron Corbin. Corbin attempted another End of Days only to have Rollins escape and execute a super kick followed by the Curb Stomp to retain his title.
Labels: Bayley, Becky Lynch, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Rowan, Sami Zayn, Seth Rollins, Stomping Grounds, WWE
Golden Boy Promotions Returns to Atlantic City
Ocean Casino Resort played host to Golden Boy Promotions Fight Night Live. Broadcasted live on Facebook Watch, this fight card was the opening event for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) weekend. With future International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Bernard Hopkins being honored by the ACBHOF this weekend, it only made sense for Golden Boy Promotions to feature a fight card in the city honoring one of their own.
Ballard and Espadas have unfortunate No Contest
With the first round looking like it would just be a feel out round, D'Mitrius Ballard (20-0-1) (13 KO's) and Elias Espadas (18-4-1) (13 KO's) clashed heads when they both lunged in to land a power shot. It resulted in a cut over the left eye of Espadas and the urgency forced a fire fight. It carried into the second round and as both men threw with bad intentions, however, it was Ballard who landed the stronger shots that also made blood fly across the ring.
Doctors looked at the cut to start the third just as they did to finish the first and allowed the action to continue. Thankfully that was the case since Espadas, who was losing the round, landed a clean hard right hand that buzzed Ballard who was on shaky legs for a bit. Ballard was able to steady himself and regained control with thudding power hooks to the body and head. Once the doctors checked on the cut again, the fight was called off in the third round, thus forcing a no contest.
Eddie Gomez Destroys Corral
A refocused and rejuvenated Eddie Gomez (23-3) (13 KOs) destroyed Saul Corral (30-14)(20 KO's) in just two rounds. The fight was stopped after four knockdowns were scored by Gomez. He landed good left hooks to both the head and body of Corral, who was tough, but couldn't take the pressure.
Crews wins in her Golden Boy debut
New to the Golden Boy stable, Franchon Crews (5-1)(2 KOs) blasted the tough Kayla Williams (0-3-1) out after five rounds. Crews landed right hand power shots at will and worked the body early, until Williams seemed to run out of gas. The fight was halted at the 1:40 mark of the fifth round.
Raul "Chino" Rivas continues to have an impressive stable; this time it was local super middleweight Gabriel Pham (11-1)(5 KO's) using his southpaw stance, height, and reach advantage in order to frustrate Jaba Khositashvili (4-1)(2 KO's) over six rounds. Khositashvili wasn't bothered by the size disadvantage early in the first round until Pham landed a straight left hand that dropped him to his knees.
For the rest of the fight, it was Pham who controlled the pace and distance of the fight. After the final bell rang, it was a matter of hearing just how wide the judges would score this fight in favor of Pham. Scores were 59-54 twice and 60-53 for Pham.
Reed outworks the tough Hernandez over eight
Mike Reed (25-2)(13 KO's) and Angel Hernandez (15-14)(9 KO's) had a real good eight round battle in the welterweight division. Reed, the Washington D.C. native, boxed well out of his southpaw stance to easily win the first two rounds. In the third, Hernandez landed a big right hand that got the attention of Reed, who elected to trade shots on the inside.
Whenever Reed seemed to take a few too many shots from Hernandez, he was able to get on his toes and box well from the perimeter of the ring. Reed had plenty of supporters in the crowd and they cheered him on as he battled with Hernandez in the final round. Both fighters had their moments, but it was Reed who landed more consistently and with the cleaner shots throughout the contest. Scores were 79-73 twice and 78-74 in favor of Reed. Afterwards Reed stated the following about the fight, "this was a very tough fight,. It was exactly what I needed right now. I'm looking for a world title at 135 or 140, I feel really good."
George Rincon (7-0) (4 KOs) of Dallas won in impressive fashion by knocking out the tough Greg Young at the 2:01 mark of round three. Rincon is a good young prospect to keep an eye out for. He works well with combination punching, has a strong frame, and has nice head movement which allows him to cut the ring off. Also, he worked well to the body and then the head, which helped him score a knockdown in round one and eventually score the winning knockdown in the third.
Dan Murray (5-2) won a unanimous decision over Leonard Kenon (3-6)(1 KO). Murray was the more active fighter and landed the cleaner shots throughout over the game Kenon.
Labels: Atlantic City, D'Mitrius Ballard, Dan Murray, Eddie Gomez, Elias Espadas, Franchon Crews, Gabriel Pham, George Rincon, Golden Boy Promotions, Luis Cortes, Mike Reed, Ocean Casino Resort, Saul Corral
Hart & Conto Provide Philly Flavor in Sin City
Saturday night in Las Vegas is no doubt another chance for the glamour division of the sport to bask in the spotlight of the sporting world as Tyson Fury (27-0-1) (19 KO’s) defends his lineal championship against German Tom Schwarz (24-0) (16 KO’s). After the shocking results at Madison Square Garden that saw Andy Ruiz win portions of the heavyweight crown by knocking out the unbeaten Anthony Joshua, Saturday is a great chance for Fury to solidify his claim as the “baddest” man on the planet (a moniker which comes with being the best heavyweight in the world).
While Fury fights for the first time since his draw against the other champion thought of as one of the best, Deontay Wilder, and begins his partnership with promotional juggernaut Top Rank, the undercard features a co-main event that easily is worthy of its own main event status when Philadelphia native Jesse Hart (25-2) (21 KO’s) battles Sullivan Barrera (22-2) (14 KO’s) in a ten round light heavyweight contest. Also, on the undercard is heavyweight and Top Rank prospect South Philadelphia’s future real life “Rocky” Sonny Conto (2-0) (2 KO’s).
Since his last fight, a second go around defeat at the hands of former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez, Hart has continued to reinforce that it is only a matter of time before he is known as a world champion. His quest for the super middleweight crown was well documented by this writer prior to his first clash with Ramirez in the fall of 2017. After the close defeat, Hart regrouped with the knowledge that he was one point away from fulfilling his dream. Three knockout victories and a year later saw Hart back in the ring with Ramirez. It seemed entering the final rounds that Hart would clear the Ramirez hurdle, but he was hurt by an injured Ramirez and the result wound up being the same.
With the two Ramirez fights being the only blemishes on his record, and Ramirez stating his desire to move up and join the talent loaded light heavyweight division, it was thought by many that Hart was poised to stick around the 168-pound super middleweight division and not only finally win the vacated championship by Ramirez, but in doing so would set himself up for big pay dates against some of the other talented champions and challengers in the division.
It was a bit of a shock when he told The Weigh-In directly that he was planning a move up to join the rest of the talent at 175-pounds in the light heavyweight division. He stated that he was planning on fighting a big name in his debut and had targeted former world champion, Sergey Kovalev conqueror Eleider Alvarez. “That division is so full of talent and now I’m going to add my name to the mix,” stated Hart. Kudos to Hart for making the decision to not play it easy and defeat a lesser challenge to earn the championship he craves, and for chasing both greener pastures and tougher terrain at light heavyweight.
Enter Sullivan Barrera (22-2) (14 KO’s), himself a former title challenger, who like Hart only has two losses. These defeats came at the hands of future Hall of Famer Andre Ward and the current WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. At 37 years old, Barrera has been less active than the 29-year-old Hart and struggled a bit during his last fight back in November against the durable Sean Monaghan. Barrera seemed a bit off during the early portions of the fight, maybe it was due to disinterest because just eight months earlier he was stopped in twelve grueling rounds in his championship bid against Bivol. Whatever it was, Barrera handled himself like the true professional and wound up battering Monaghan in route to the decision victory.
With Alvarez dropping out of the proposed fight with Hart, Barrera was the name that filled in and allowed Hart to remain as the co-feature on this big night in Vegas. Hart is never shy to speak his mind and has traded barbs with Barrera over social media. Recently, he informed the media on his thoughts regarding this fight in career terms and Barrera. “The 175-pound division is wide open and I’m finally ready to win that world title. Sullivan Barrera is in my way, so I am going to smash him,” stated Hart. Barrera is indeed a seasoned veteran, but at the age of 37, the idea that a fighter can get “old” overnight is always close by. “After Saturday night we’re going to put him (Barrera) into retirement, you’re not going to hear from him again,” said Hart.
Barrera puts all of that to the side and thinks its just Hart trying to avoid dealing with nerves he may be facing since he is moving up in weight. “Jesse Hart knows he’s never fought anyone like me, he is scared. He is coming up from 168, but the punching power at 175 is not the same. I am a different level than what he’s used to. It’s going to be a long night for him,” remarked Barrera.
ESPN analysts, former world champions, and future Hall of Famers Timothy Bradley and Andre Ward also had interesting takes on this fight. “I think it’s a good move for Jesse. I thought that at 168 pounds he may have been zapping some of his strength to make the weight. He is a big strong guy, so 175 may just be the better fit for him,” stated Bradley. “This is going to be a good fight and is a good way to lead into the Fury fight. Barrera is a seasoned fighter that is technically sound,” replied Ward. Both agreed that the winner of the fight aligns himself for bigger fights and bigger purses against the rest of the division that is rich with talent. With the champions (Kovalev, Bivol, Beterbiev, and Gvozdyk), seemingly on a collusion course to unify their titles. If Hart can get by Barrera (who is ranked #7 in the division) he will stake his claim for a shot at one of those champions in the future.
Also, on this loaded undercard is the aforementioned heavyweight prospect Sonny Conto. With just two fights as a professional, Conto is indeed at the prospect stage of his career. He has the amateur pedigree that included being crowned a National Golden Gloves champion. His stock was high enough that Top Rank signed him right away. With both of his wins coming at home in Philadelphia in front of an adoring crowd (and Conto already has a nice size fan base at home to build off), it made sense for Top Rank to have him continue his nurturing process by taking part in a big fight week in Sin City featuring a current heavyweight champion.
Conto was flown out to Vegas where he spent time training and sparring with Fury as well as Joseph Parker, the only man to beat Andy Ruiz. As Conto progresses inside of the ring, it will be a bit of time before we see the 23-year-old in a meaningful fight. Especially a fight that begins the test to see just how far he truly can go.
Full of talent, Conto continues to progress that talent and build the foundation to handle big fight weeks and fight nights when his name will be the one in the lights. “Sparring with a champion is great work for a young fighter. You don’t want to be just a sparring partner though,” stated Ward. Bradley also agreed with Ward, “Terrance Crawford spent time with me in camp before anyone knew his name. I think for him it was just as good outside of the ring as it was in terms of the work that we gave each other. He got to see how I handled myself as a champion and the way I dealt with my family.” So just what does Conto think about his time sparring Fury, “It was awesome, a great experience, and priceless.”
Labels: Andy Ruiz, Deontay Wilder, Dmitry Bivol, Eleider "Storm" Alvarez, ESPN, Gilberto Ramirez, Jesse Hart, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Sean Monaghan, Sonny Conto, Sullivan Barrera, Tom Schwarz, Top Rank, Tyson Fury
Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame
For the past two years the early summer months have brought the sport of boxing back to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. No, not in the traditional way that fans remember how the Casino/Resort city of Atlantis would shake up the boardwalk with one or two, sometimes as many as three different fight cards on the same day. This will be the third year that the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) provides fight fans with the chance to both discover and reconnect with the rich boxing history that has transpired in Atlantic City. Yes, it is true and has been well documented that Atlantic City has fallen on some tough times in recent memory. However, starting in 2017 there was a call for a resurgence for the city to try and bring it back to the glory days as a summer destination for all prior to the economic crash.
Last year, while there was a start to bringing back actual fights of meaning to the city with new casinos like the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and the Ocean Casino Resorts rising from the ashes of the past eight wonders of the world, a new boxing tradition has become the norm for the city. So much so that for the first time the induction weekend will be kicked off by a special night of fights presented by Golden Boy Promotions on Thursday night June 20th. (More on this fight card along with ticket information coming to TWI next week.)
Over the course of the past two years, the ACBHOF has been a three-day weekend hosted at the Claridge Hotel complete with an intimate VIP reception on Friday night that greeted all the inductees and honorees. The second day provided fans the chance to see special exhibits while they met with past world champions and got to buy merchandise and take pictures with their heroes. “Our mission is to honor, preserve, and celebrate the excellence of Atlantic City’s rich boxing history and there's no better place to highlight this tradition than at the historic Claridge-A Radisson Hotel. My team and I are excited about this collaboration,” stated Ray McCline the President of the ACBHOF.
Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Arturo Gatti, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, and Mike Tyson are some of the fighters that have been inducted into the ACBHOF in the past two years. Of course, the third day was the when the inductees had their ceremony and official induction.
With the success from the past two years, this third year of events has been updated and includes the special night of fights. Of course, there will be the return of the VIP reception along with the opening of the Legends Café. Also, on the night of June 21st, there will be the screening of the 30-minute documentary, Muhammed Ali: Me Whee. It’s an in depth look at the “Greatest's” time in between fights at his training camp in Deer Lake Pennsylvania. Directed by Drew Stone, it’s a personal piece of film for Stone, since his father recorded the footage during his time with Ali. Most of the footage has never been seen by fight fans.
The Legends Café has been added to the event will feature coffee and conversation with many boxing legends from the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area. Artwork and exhibits including work by famed boxing artist Patrick Killiam will also be on hand. A fan experience will continue at the Tennessee Beer Hall, which will be open to the public. With a comedy show back at the Claridge closing out the third night of festivities, the main event takes place on Sunday in the late afternoon when the 2019 Hall of Fame class receives their induction honors.
This year’s class features former world champion Iran Barkley, who has been popular with fans the past two years. Virgil Hill Sr., along with John Brown, and Tim Witherspoon Jr. are also decorated fighters that have had memorable fights in Atlantic City. Bernard Hopkins, Micky Ward, and Roberto Duran will most likely garner the most fanfare, as each have had made boxing history in Atlantic City. Hopkins had his first fight, a loss, in A.C. and returned to the city several times before capturing two of his biggest victories over Kelly Pavlik and Antonio Tarver at Boardwalk Hall.
Micky Ward will forever be linked with Arturo Gatti due to their trilogy that inspired many sports fans in the early 2000’s. Ward rightly joins Gatti who was inducted in the first class, but had many other memorable nights in A.C. during his career. Each year, along with the fighters that are inducted, there are always inductees that are contributors to the world of the sport outside of the ring.
Famed cutman Ace Marotta and trainer English “Bouie” Fisher will also join the class of 2019. Nigel Collins, who currently writes for ESPN, is a former editor and chief for the “Bible of Boxing,” Ring Magazine will be honored for his tremendous career of not only following and reporting on the sport. But also, for his unique voice that has helped to define a lot of the history that has taken place in the sport, especially in Atlantic City.
Tickets for the ACBHOF weekend are still available and can be purchased by visiting https://www.acbhof.com/ or by calling the ACBHOF for more information at: (609) 318-3188.
Labels: Ace Marotta, Arturo Gatti, Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame, Bernard Hopkins, Claridge Hotel, Drew Stone, English Fisher, Luis Cortes, Micky Ward, Nigel Collins, Ray McCline, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran
A DIFFERENT LEAGUE OF FIGHTING, TOP 10 HOCKEY FIGHTS!
By Justin Dohnson, The People's Red Head
Finally! The People’s Redhead has Come Back to the Weigh-In!
For those who do not know, I am pretty much Canadian. I love hockey, heavy drinking, and poutine. Our very own Matt Ward asked his father (me) to write about hockey fights. I had two reactions when he asked me to cover such an article. The first, I became instantly hard. The second, as a fan, I owed it to the public to research and truly advocate for this great sport. Plus, with the NHL Stanley Cup possibility being awarded on Sunday, June 9, 2019, what better time than to post this piece now.
Hockey is a wonderful sport that continues to evolve. Hockey players are known for their toughness. I honestly think grit is a better term for the elite players of the NHL. Hockey players often lose teeth and get cuts requiring stitches. This may seem like nothing, but even when they require stitches, or lose chiclets, they return to the game after being patched up.
Hockey’s elite wheel, snipe and celey, doing whatever is necessary for the boys. It is nothing for a pantene pro to put the biscuit top shelf and get some digis from a snipe in the audience. All you fight fans better bone up on your hockey lingo. Hockey, and maybe I am biased, is still one of the true sports. The players are playing for the boys, and salaries are modest for professional athletes. It is still aboot the love of the sport.
The current landscape of the NHL has truly killed the old enforcer and fighting days. There are now rules that the players cannot remove their helmets, which leads to broken hands and a huge refrain from tossing the mitts. That being said, hockey has long celebrated a rich history of men who played to chuck knucks. These warriors even trained in MMA or boxing to further assist them in their nightly matches. Additionally, after a game concluded, many players used to go out drinking. Hockey has everything a fan could ever want.
Tie Domi vs. Donald Brashear - 4/11/2003
The little Domi was known for being a ticking time bomb. He never took any shit and fought as if he were eight feet tall. The 5-foot-10 Domi took on the 6-foot-3 Brashear, as each threw bombs during game two of the playoff series.
Patrick Roy vs. Chris Osgood - 4/1/1998
This fight means a lot to me, growing up in Detroit, I ride or die with my Wings. Also, for those of you who do not know, this is a fight between two goalies. This fight means two men skated out of their nets with so much hatred, they met at center ice and attempted to destroy each other. This fight was due to chaos going on between one of hockey’s most vicious rivalries, the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche. It is a must watch as Ozzie takes Roy down.
Craig Coxe vs Bob Probert - 11/19/1987
Probert was one of the most prolific fighters of all time. Also, he was a Red Wing, so I love him, and I insist you do as well. Probert highlights are a reason for all of the rules surrounding modern day hockey fighting. To witness both men throw caution to the wind and their health, look at this donnybrook.
The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre – 3/17/1991
St. Louis versus Chicago Blackhawks, both teams fighting for the President’s Cup, and tensions boiled over after a hard Jeremy Roenick check.
Ovechkin’s knock outof Svechnikov – 04/15/2019
The 2019 NHL playoffs were underway when Alex Ovechkin was challenged by the Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov. It went exactly how you thought it would go when a rookie challenges the great eight.
Marty McSorley vs Donald Brashear – 02/21/2000
McSorley is unable to get over being dusted by Brashear. As the game unfolds, they fight and McSorley slashes Brashear in the head with his stick!
Bob Probert vs Tie Domi - 12/2/1992
Both of these career fighters deserve to make this list over and over again. Somewhere around 70 punches were thrown between these two in this donnybrook.
Eric Boulton Vs. John Erskine - 11/14/2010
These two show mutual respect for one another while throwing bombs. There are some well-landed punches and clever tactics to pop a helmet and that’s not a euphemism.
Joey Kocur vs. Jim Kyte – 01/03/1988
Kocur with a brutal KO of Kyte.
David Koci vs. Zdeno Chara – 10/25/2007
With Chara currently playing for a Stanley Cup, we felt it fitting to add this fight. The big guy bloodies Koci.
These fights were not ranked and are not in any particular order. I merely tried to provide some footage that I felt was worth seeing. Hockey can quite often become a combat sport and the boys are tough.
You Tube for housing amazing puck fight footage
Matt Ward for his upcoming union to a woman (surprised us all)
Steve Gruber (introducing me into world of cat yoga)
Pappy van Winkle Bourbon (look that shit up if you don’t know)
Frank Grillo for his fighter workout routines
Bob Probert
Labels: Alex Ovechkin, Andrei Svechnikov, Bob Probert, Chris Osgood, Craig Coxe, Donald Brashear, Dustin Johnson, Jeremy Roenick, Jim Kyte, Joey Kocur, John Erskine, Marty McSorley, Tie Domi, Zdeno Chara
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WATCHING IT GROW
Lee keeps bringing up how our relationship has deepened during our pursuit-of-a-heart adventure.
I feel what he means. I agree with what he says. At the same time, I find I want to identify, as precisely as we can, how our union is changing in this particular experiential petri dish. So, in part, this will be an interview with Lee about how these new depths show up in our relationship -- and in part, a spelunking expedition to see where these caverns might lead. I’m fascinated at the prospect of consciously observing and recording the subtle shifts in how we relate as we travel towards a new heart for Lee.
This current journey has a specific arc even if an indeterminate duration. This makes it ideal as a life lab experiment. Restricted to within a half-hour radius of UCSF, limited to less-taxing activities, facing new learning curves daily around everything from mastering self-administered blood tests to how to navigate taking the Muni J line to the San Francisco Railway Museum -- in the controlled microcosm that is our life is right now -- -- we can almost isolate and record gradations of change in how we jointly respond to life and to each other. I say “almost”-- because we’re talking about an extreme intangible -- an evolving relationship. AND because we’re not just trying to assess how Lee is changing or just how I am changing, but we’re attempting to chronicle a separate metamorphosis -- changes experienced by the third entity called “us”.
Over lunch today (a return trip to our favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant), Lee and I revisited something we’ve said many times and we see there’s even more power to this truth now. Here it is:
We wouldn’t trade places with anyone else. Not for greater financial ease, although we’re on track for that and it’s an unquestioned life enhancement.
Not for youth -- although we do allow ourselves to feel that youthful innocence and wonder frequently.
Here’s the one that is a newer realization: Even though a significant health crisis undeniably stretches our endurance and our strength of character, we wouldn’t trade places with anyone else -- not even for the freedom of unbroken vibrant health. And yes, we both intend to get stronger and stronger, and honor this second chance at great health.
Imagine a balance scale. With PRIMARY RELATIONSHIP on one side, and WEALTH/YOUTH/HEALTH on the other side. On one side -- relationship --unquantifiable; on the other -- wealth, youth, health -- all numerical, all quantifiable on some scale.
For us, there’s no question which side of the scale drops. We feel we have the most valuable treasure -- without which wealth and youth and even good health would be hollow victories. We’re in a constant state of wonder (and can bore you with this at a moment’s notice) over all the ways our relationship WORKS -- freeing us to explore our respective gifts and combine them to sprinkle sunshine on all the other children we come across on the world playground.
So, we’re setting out to do something a little nonsensical -- find measures of the immeasurable and see if the documentation of our “experiment” leads to a workable theory. We’ll call it THE THEORY OF EVER-EXPANDING LOVE.
We’ve identified three areas where our relationship has taken on new depths.
WE ARE WHO WE THOUGHT WERE
What we’ve each claimed as our gains in personal growth -- increasing honesty, kindness and empathy refined over past decades -- have now been put to the test. Through pain and exhaustion and discouragement for Lee -- and through almost-panicked fear at the start to anxiety over mastering all the critical nursing skills for me -- who we are, individually and as a couple, has come into laser focus.
For me, it registered as “He really is the man I thought he was” -- as I watch Lee’s signature optimism and encouragement of everyone around him carry him through all the invasive tests and then make a slow but steady comeback after a traumatic surgery.
Equally gratifying is the realization that yes -- even with temporary failures of faith and attitude -- I am the woman I thought I was. Lee reports the same “Aha” moment, reinforcing both his own expansion and the quality of our love.
Lee adds: “It turned out that Susan is more than I thought she was. I thought I knew her, but I realize that there’s always something more to know -- and there’s always more to know because we’ll continue to have intense, expanding experiences on both ends of the happiness spectrum. One of the ways I’ve been surprised by the woman I love is how she takes care of me -- not out of duty and without complaint; I have the sense she feels privileged to be the one to care for me.”
At the outset, we kept hearing these words from the medical staff, “If I wasn’t looking at your numbers, Lee, I’d think you were entirely healthy.” Both times Lee was admitted -- once to the hospital for accelerated assessment and back again to prepare for transplant-- we were asked “Where’s the patient? Are you bringing in a family member?” Lee refuses to approach life broadcasting defeat at the outset. Lee is known for bouncing onto the scene with a big smile and inquiring how whomever he’s addressing is faring in life. He was always asking the amazing staff there if there was something he could do for them. This caused a few double-takes!
Lee has a signature question in business: “Are you fun to work with?” And he had a signature statement in the hospital: “I’m the best heart transplant candidate this hospital has ever seen.” More than a few times someone leaned in the doorway to say, “I’ve HEARD about you!”
One night, a nurse not even assigned to Lee came in to hold his hand and be encouraged to claim a life of rock-climbing adventure. This is just one of many heart-connections (pun-intended) that Lee made during his month and a half of hospital time.
I’ve always admired Lee’s capacity to rebound quickly from the low points, but now I know this capacity can withstand stand trial by fire.
UNITED IS MORE THAN JUST A WORD
Also on the increase is the pride and confidence in who Lee and I are as a team. We already knew we are a dynamic business team, and it was gratifying to demonstrate to everyone in the hospital from the surgeon to the cleaning staff that we were teachable, resilient, unified and positive about our outcome. We were both being evaluated -- physically, mentally, psychologically -- to see if we qualify for the great gift and responsibility of a new heart. Testing wasn’t quite complete when the Heart Transplant Team met and reached unanimous agreement that our recipient/caregiver team qualifies.
Lee’s comment: “From the beginning, everyone recognized our path and our destiny.”
THERE’S FREEDOM IN FULL DISCLOSURE
We’ve reached a new level of intimacy, both physically and emotionally. Lee has always been conventionally private about certain bodily functions but, like all patients, he was compelled to abandon all modesty in the hospital. My “exposure” was not as absolute, of course, but I realize that I’ve graduated from the need to maintain any semblance of an alluring facade on a regular basis.
Nurses have told us that they believe there’s some correlation between heart patients in particular and the tendency to suddenly and regularly break into tears. We got used to nurses saying, “Now you know what PMS feels like!”
In the six years since we started traveling in tandem, my experience is that being overcome by emotions like gratitude and love is not uncommon for Lee. But in the hospital it was greatly amplified and he was initially alarmed by frequent intense bursts of tearful gratitude punctuated occasionally by tears of discouragement. One day in particular when Lee was wondering if he could make it through this particular tunnel of fire, I said, “Well, let’s just cry together” -- and we did.
It feels like all that was previously undisclosed is now part of our shared experience -- like the last known boundaries are down. There’s something freeing about full disclosure both on a physical and an emotional level.
From the beginning it’s been our intention to expand our relationship. In fact, it’s part of our wedding vows. I tell Lee that what convinced me to say yes to his proposal --more than anything else -- were these words, “It’s just going to get better and better.” Since it was astoundingly good to start with, who wouldn’t sign on?
Knowing that we’ve signed on for a union that gets better and better frees us to expand in both good times and bad, without giving it a second thought.
So far, we’ve identified three areas of where our union is stronger as a result of this mountain we’re climbing. Our admiration for each other. Our confidence in our union. Our transparency with each other/ AKA intimacy.
Lee and I like to proclaim that ours is the greatest love affair in history -- and that no one has to agree but us. And we’re so grateful that it’s going to get even better.
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Residents in the Southend of Dearborn, Mich. are expressing concern that city and county roads are not getting enough attention.
The issue of roads funding continues to be a complex one, and is being debated at the federal, state, county and local level.
Any resident of Dearborn’s Southend can tell that the roads are a problem: Miller Road and Vernor Road, in particular, have pot holes so large that some residents say they can be easily confused with bomb craters.
Abdullatif Aljahmi is a Yemeni American realtor who said that the roads on the Southend create a “war zone-like” atmosphere for neighboring communities, “The roads cause a major impact on the curb appeal on the Southend of Dearborn. If nobody is taking care of the roads, then the value of the homes decrease because it deters investment in the area” he said
So, residents ask, why isn’t more being done? Officials say, again and again, that funding is the main issue.
At a recent meeting at Salina Elementary, sponsored by Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun, various county and city officials claimed that there just isn’t enough money to go around. That answer has not satisfied some community activists, like Abdulhakem Alsadeh, president of the National Association of Yemeni Americans.
“When I spoke with the city engineer and asked why most of the Southend is under the county’s care [versus the city’s], they dodged the question,” said Alsadeh. “The Yemeni American concerns are the concerns of the rest of the citizens: the city needs to make an effort to meet with the residents, to discuss with the residents and to include this area in their future plans.”
Commissioner Baydoun called many activists to attend the meeting on funding road projects and speak with the Wayne County Federal Aid Committee. The Committee meets quarterly and each city/township has a representative to discuss which road projects need to be prioritized. Miller is slated to be resurfaced in 2021.
“Southend residents simply cannot wait two years for Miller to be fixed, and residents have been avoiding it because it’s horrendous – a war zone like road” said Commissioner Baydoun. Ali Baleed, YABA Executive director also spoke about how the road is in deteriorating condition and it needs to the highest attention.
Other questions about roads funding aren’t just about the total amount spent, but also whether equitable investment is made. The Yemeni American News requested information from the city of Dearborn regarding roads repair projects done by the city over the last two years, and they were able to quickly provide information on which roads were resurfaced over the last two years.
However, after several weeks and multiple requests, the city would not provide information related to the amount spent, raising questions on whether equitable investment is being made. This stands in contrast to the response some community members have received from the county.
“I have to give credit where it’s due: the Wayne County Executive and his staff has been very responsive to our requests and listened to our concerns,” said Alsadeh. “In particular, the office of the county executive and his chief of staff, whom I met with recently to discuss these issues. They say they are making our community a priority, and the recent fixes on Wyoming support that idea.”
Adel Mozip, Dearborn School Board newest trustee spoke on the conditions of Wyoming and Miller. “In Miller, if you’re driving a small car like most of the residents there, you would hear the car shaking while driving from Dix to Eagle Pass. I’m also concerned for the safety of our students riding the bus back and forth daily from the Southend to Edsel Ford High school. This is a safety hazard and I hope the committee considers moving up Miller Rd up on the priority list.”
Part of the confusion on roads funding stems from who is responsible for roads repairs. Roads like Wyoming and Miller roads are county roads, and the county, which has faced financial struggles in recent years, has very little money to go around. Wyoming recently received funds for resurfacing, secured by the former Wayne County Commissioner, Gary Woronchak. Local roads – mainly neighborhood roads – are maintained and managed by the city.
Aljahmi says the bureaucracy makes the process of roads repair even more difficult, “It can be a big mess in order for legislation to move – it’s a lot of bureaucracy, forcing a road fix to go through so many different desks before it gets approved. The people who pay the price for this are the residents of the Southend.”
Adding to the confusion are the larger discussions about state roads funding, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who was elected on the promise she’d “fix the damn roads,” calling for a $0.45 tax on gasoline in order to pay for $2.1 billion more roads repairs each year. The state has a history of not sharing enough roads funding with local communities, though. Even if the gas tax is implemented, questions remain about how much money would go to Wayne County and Dearborn, and whether it would be enough to address the roads problem on the Southend.
Samraa Luqman also spoke on the injustice that Southenders are facing. “Besides the pollution that they’re receiving on a daily basis, the roads are not manageable to navigate either. The rubber hits the road there – literally.”
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Playlist: Guns, Rights, Mental Health
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In light of recent and ongoing gun violence, we suggest some context around grief, guns, mental disorders, and peace.
Strangers (podcast): "The Long Shadow"
A gun death in 1997 changes the fate of two bandmates.
On this episode of Strangers... an episode about the randomness of fate and how life changes in an instant at the hand of a stranger. A controversial event in 1997 changed the lives of two band mates and their friends. This is their story -- with Seth Goldsamt, Matt Gross, Jakob Gurevitch, Ben Mintz, and Jane Burmeister.
Strangers (podcast): "The Long Shadow" | 35:36
Owning Guns
From WGBH Radio Boston | 05:56
Writer Jay Allison talks about the events in his life that cause him to rethink his relationship with guns.
WGBH Radio Boston
Aired on ATC on 7-16-04 In this short "illustrated essay" for radio, writer/producer Jay Allison considers his history with guns and his attraction to them, as a man and as an American. In considering a handgun purchase, he touches on childhood memories, political correctness, responsibilities of fatherhood, myths of manliness, impotence against terrorism, the isolation of divorce, the complexity of patriotism, and Frank Sinatra. No liberal or conservative stand is taken in this piece. It is deliberately ambivalent.
Owning Guns | 05:56
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This School Year, a Commitment to Mental Health
From Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Part of the Substance Abuse & Mental Illness: The Impact on America’s Communities series | 05:23
High school teacher Joe Vulopas has a conversation with his son J.J., a recent high school graduate, about the academic and social pressures young people face today and their work together creating positive mental health environments in schools across the nation.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Following the tragic death of high school sophomore Phil Cardin in 2004, English teacher Joe Vulopas worked with students to form Aevidum, a community-based program with the mission of creating positive mental health environments for students. In this segment, Joe has a conversation with his son, J.J., about the day Phil took his life, the academic and social pressures young people face today and how Aevidum creates cultures of mental health advocacy in schools across the nation. David Wilson of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) lends his expertise to the discussion.
This School Year, a Commitment to Mental Health | 05:23
Out of the Shadows: A son's mental illness divides a family
From WBEZ | Part of the Out of the Shadows series | 07:38
How a child's mental illness forces a family to celebrate birthdays and take vacations separately in order to stay together. Part of the 12-piece Out of the Shadows series on mental illness in youth.
Out of the Shadows: A son's mental illness ...
How a child's mental illness forces a family to celebrate birthdays and take vacations separately in order to stay together.
Out of the Shadows: A son's mental illness ... | 07:38
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Guns, Mental Illness and Addiction
From Tim Lineaweaver | 03:55
Tim Lineaweaver, a psychotherapist from Massachusetts, reflects on a painful personal history, and what it has taken him to confront and overcome violence.
NB: The content of this essay is intense - addressing subjects of a sensitive nature.
Tim Lineaweaver
Tim Lineaweaver, a psychotherapist from Massachusetts, reflects on a painful personal history, and what it has taken him to confront and overcome violence. Lineaweaver counsels clients suffering from addictions and trauma.
Guns, Mental Illness and Addiction | 03:55
Out of the Shadows: A family's struggle to find normalcy for their mentally ill child
A family reshapes itself to accommodate their mentally ill son. Part of the 12-part Out of the Shadows series on mental illness in youth.
Out of the Shadows: A family's struggle to find ...
A family reshapes itself to accommodate their mentally ill son.
Out of the Shadows: A family's struggle to find ... | 12:13
Out of the Shadows: The tricky transition to adulthood
People between the ages of 18 and 25 are the most likely of any age group to experience mental illness. They’re also the least likely age group to get adequate services, and often have difficulty navigating the complex transformation into adulthood known as “the transition cliff.” Part of the 12-piece Out of the Shadows series on mental illness in youth.
People between the ages of 18 and 25 are the most likely of any age group to experience mental illness. They’re also the least likely age group to get adequate services, and often have difficulty navigating the complex transformation into adulthood known as “the transition cliff.”
Out of the Shadows: The tricky transition to adulthood | 09:23
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace In Schools (58:00 / 54:00)
From Good Radio Shows, Inc. | Part of the Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes series | 57:10
An inspiring story of a man who turned his grief over his slain son into action to teach nonviolence to school kids. Plus other efforts to teach peace in Washington, DC and Seattle, WA.
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace In Schools ...
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In his more recent public appearances, Tibetan Leader, the Dalai Lama, has been targeting his peace and compassion message to young people. To him, teaching compassion and peace to our young is the best hope for peace in the future. A look at efforts to teach peace in the schools, this time on Peace Talks Radio. First, a visit with Azim Khamisa, director of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, a non-profit organization that takes programs on nonviolence and forgiveness into schools. The foundation memorializes Mr. Khamisa's son Tariq, who was delivering pizzas in San Diego in January 1995 when he was shot and killed by a 14-year-old gang member who had been challenged to prove himself to his gang by firing a gun into Tariq's car. Mr. Khamisa joined with Ples Felix, the grandfather and guardian of the shooter, to create the foundation and develop the school programs. Also on the program, a journalist-turned-teacher who has been on a one man crusade to bring peace curriculum to schools in the Washington, DC area. From 1969 to 1997, Colman McCarthy (pictured above) wrote columns for the Washington Post. In his years as a columnist and journalist, he had the opportunity to interview Nobel Peace Prize winners and other figures that, he says, inspired him, in 1982, to begin teaching courses courses on nonviolence and the literature of peace in high schools and universities in the DC area. In 25 years, he has taught more than 7,000 students in his classes. McCarthy has edited two books for use in Peace Studies classes and in 1985, he founded the Center for Teaching Peace, a nonprofit that helps schools begin or expand academic programs in Peace Studies. Finally we go to Seattle, Washington where teacher Lori Markowitz manages an organization called "Bridges To Understanding." She oversees programs in some Seattle schools that promote global understanding and compassion to students. "Bridges to Understanding" has Seattle school kids connecting with kids in Thailand or South Africa, swapping stories and pictures over the internet. Some get to connect live and in person when they visit the U.S. We talked with both Lori Markowitz and Teleia Thurman, a student who participated in one of the programs. Our host is Carol Boss. "Kids are our future leaders. If we can teach them, now, that from conflict you create your brother or sister, you create love and unity - if you apply the principles of nonviolent peace making and forgiveness - maybe,someday, we'll have world peace." -Azim Khamisa, Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation "Each of us in our hearts, is yearning for peace. All governments claim they want peace. So, I began to wonder. If that's the case, why aren't we teaching ourselves how to go about it? I wanted to see if that could be taught, whether it could be learned and whether students would be receptive to it." -Colman McCarthy, Founder of the Center for Teaching Peace This content is also available in two discrete half-hour programs also on PRX: PART ONE - http://www.prx.org/pieces/23240 PART TWO - http://www.prx.org/pieces/23241
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace In Schools ... | 57:10
Strong-armed
From Neena Pathak | 07:31
The National Rifle Association started its Women on Target program in 2000. According to their website, they’ve trained over eighty thousand women in the program on the basics of gun handling and safety. And participation in the program has increased 26% in 2012. On Cape Cod, two dozen women recently took the class, but they don’t always see eye-to-eye with the NRA on the issues surrounding gun ownership. Neena Pathak reports from Eastham.
Neena Pathak
The National Rifle Association started its Women on Target program in 2000. According to their website, they’ve trained over eighty thousand women in the program on the basics of gun handling and safety. And participation in the program has increased 26% in 2012. On Cape Cod, two dozen women recently took the class, but they don’t always see eye-to-eye with the NRA on the issues surrounding gun ownership. Neena Pathak reports from Eastham. *This piece was produced as part of Transom.org's Story Workshop. (http://transom.org/workshop/story-workshop/)
Strong-armed | 07:31
Guns at Home
From Y-Press | Part of the Youth and legal uses of guns series | 03:31
Last month In Florida, 17-year-old Thorin Montgomery and three friends were playing Russian Roulette with a .38 caliber revolver on his back porch. Montgomery had his turn, and shot himself in the head. But not every kid who has access to guns at home uses them recklessly.
Y-Press
Last month In Florida, 17-year-old Thorin Montgomery and three friends were playing Russian Roulette with a .38 caliber revolver on his back porch. Montgomery had his turn, and shot himself in the head. But not every kid who has access to guns at home uses them recklessly. Keenen Brannon, 18, spoke with three Indiana youth whose parents have instructed them in how to use guns at home, for protection.
Guns at Home | 03:31
Global Ethics Corner: Do Stricter Gun Controls Reduce Gun-Related Violence?
From Carnegie Council | Part of the Global Ethics Corner series | 02:00
The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each year in the U.S., should it be harder to buy a gun? Or is gun ownership a core liberty that defines the American way of life?
Global Ethics Corner: Do Stricter Gun Controls ...
Carnegie Council
Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment devoted to newsworthy ethical issues. It presents both sides of an issue, asking viewers to weigh the information and make up their own minds.
Global Ethics Corner: Do Stricter Gun Controls ... | 02:00
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "Someone's Screaming Outside"
From Mad Genius | Part of the 2012: A Year In Your Ear series | 03:31
Mad Genius tells the story of another shooting from this year, that of Trayvon Martin in Florida, using only sounds from YouTube and news clips.
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "Someone's Screaming ...
Mad Genius
NEW! Watch the "music video" (and we use that term loosely) at our series page or at YouTube under MadGeniusBlog.
While working on its debut album, the anonymous vérité pop collective Mad Genius decided to follow the real money with this foray into public broadcasting.
Keeping with what we do best, we're sampling the world's news and audio culture (both professional and amateur) in an effort to tell stories in a way that would make Ira either cry in pain or throw fits of furious envy. Maybe both, come to think of it. We're taking the talking heads and turning them into pop stars, making music with the media and nothing more. The goal is to create an hour-long musical time capsule by the end of the year. That is, of course, unless the apocalypse comes first.
Here's our latest episode. We're calling it "Someone's Screaming Outside." Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, one gunshot and our attempt at telling their complex story using only YouTube reaction to the situation. Should clear up all remaining questions, right?
As we write this, we're developing our next track. A little Columbian samba that takes on the Secret Service. Our question for you: Should we be scared? Will M.I.B.'s visit our studio at Mad Manor? Stay tuned...
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "Someone's Screaming ... | 03:31
Working for Peace after Gun Violence (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
We talk to three people who, when affected directly or indirectly by gun violence, have channeled their pain and upset into efforts to address the gun violence and neighborhood safety issues in their own way. Guests include a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting, a mother whose son was a victim of street violence in Chicago in 2007, and an Albuquerque father of two who was moved to act when hearing of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings 2000 miles away in Connecticut.
Working for Peace after Gun Violence (Peace Talks ...
This time on Peace Talks Radio ... If random gun violence were to personally shatter your world… how would you respond? Could you turn your personal upset, grief or fear into action…action that might help preserve the peace and make a difference in reducing violence in our communities? What if the violence didn’t personally affect you but merely the news of some violence shocked you, as it does many of us? Could you be moved to meaningful action?
Today on our program, we’ll hear the stories of three people . One, Colin Goddard, the survivor of the mass shooting in 2007 at Virginia Tech where 32 were killed by a disgruntled highly armed student. After 2 years of healing, he joined national efforts to promote mandatory background checks on gun sales.
Second, we’ll talk with Annette Nance-Holt, the mother of an innocent 16 year old boy who was shot and killed on a Chicago city bus. She's helped start an organization called "Purpose Over Pain" that assists other families who've lost children to street violence as well as addresses some of the root causes of gang violence.
And third, we’ll meet Scott Cameron, an Albuquerque father of two boys. When he heard of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in CT in 2012, although he was 2,000 miles away, he began to organize in his own community, setting up events he thought might reduce the chances of a Sandy Hook happening in his city.
Working for Peace after Gun Violence (Peace Talks ... | 58:58
Guns and Suicide: The Hidden Toll (Feature)
From With Good Reason | 02:27
The gun control debate often centers around homicides and the fear of someone else with a gun. However, attention is rarely paid to the link between gun ownership and suicides. Allison Quantz reports on a new study that says more guns equal more suicides.
With Good Reason
Guns and Suicide: The Hidden Toll (Feature) | 02:27
Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses (Series)
Produced by Y-Press
On New Year’s Eve in 2011, a Y-Press journalist lost her cousin to a fatal gunshot wound on Indianapolis’ near Northside.
At a storyboard, she came to her peers with a question: How easy is it for teens in Indianapolis to get access to guns?
From Y-Press | Part of the Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses series | 04:18
The emergency room at Indianapolis' Wishard Hospital sees its fair share of gun shot victims, both teenagers and adults. Y-Press visited Wishard to learn about programs for victims that aim to prevent them from ending up in the E.R. a second time. Elizabeth Papandria, 13, has this report.
Victims | 04:18
Idiots With Guns
From The Final Edition Radio Hour | Part of the Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour series | 01:32
A Paid Political Message from Idiots With Guns
The Final Edition Radio Hour
Idiots With Guns stands up for the un-stood up for... the irresponsible gun owners who need protection from themselves.
Idiots With Guns | 01:32
Mumsy's Grief
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Part of the CBC Radio's Outfront series | 08:45
Elsaida Douglas deals with the shooting death of her son.
Mumsy's Grief Elsaida Douglas Producer: Carma Jolly Three years ago, Elsaida Douglas woke up with a strange feeling that something was wrong. She lives in Regent Park in Toronto. Regent Park is Canada's oldest and largest social housing project. It's a neighbourhood where society's problems are intensified. The people who live there deal with gangs, drugs, and shootings on a regular basis. On that day in May of 2001, Elsaida came face to face with those problems in the worst possible way. Broadcast on CBC Radio One's Outfront: February 25, 2004 February 16, 2005 SEE ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS Outfront Opening and Closing Theme available - (see Rundown section for more details)
Mumsy's Grief | 08:45
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "The Police Made Them Hold Hands And Close Their Eyes"
Chardon, Oikos, Aurora, the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Sandy Hook. 2012 was the year of the mass shooting. Mad Genius once again steals sound from the news cycle to remix this story into a song. A simple moment to think, built with sound from one witness and ambience left in the wake of all these shootings.
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "The Police Made Them ...
Your apocalypse! Remixed! While working on its debut album, the anonymous vérité pop collective Mad Genius decided to follow the real money with this foray into public broadcasting: "2012: A Year In Your Ear." Keeping with what we do best, we're sampling the world's news and audio culture (both professional and amateur) in an effort to tell stories in a way that would make Ira either cry in pain or throw fits of furious envy. Maybe both, come to think of it. We're taking the talking heads and turning them into pop stars, making music with the media and nothing more. The goal is to create an hour-long musical time capsule by the end of the year. That is, of course, unless the end of days comes first. Mad Genius presents the latest story-song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "The Police Made Them Hold Hands And Close Their Eyes." Chardon, Oikos, Aurora, the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Sandy Hook. We'll probably remember this year for other moments, but let's face this harsh fact: 2012 was the year of the mass shooting. Mad Genius once again steals sound from the news cycle to remix this story into a song. However, this time, a slightly different approach. The talking heads are out in force on this issue, so we'd like to present something more abstract. A simple moment to think, built with sound from one witness and ambience left in the wake of all these shootings. Close your eyes. Hold someone's hand. And listen.
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "The Police Made Them ... | 04:18
From Jimmy Tingle | Part of the Jimmy Tingle: Bits from Making Comic Sense series | 04:16
Comedy bits from Making Comic Sense by Jimmy Tingle. Track 13 of 16.
Jimmy Tingle
* Guns and Starbucks
* Sharks and Guns
* Arm the Teachers?
Guns | 04:16
Gals, Guns, and the Gender Gap
From KSFR | Part of the Equal Time with Martha Burk series | 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the gender gap and gun control, and why it will make a difference in the next elections.
For years there has been a significant gender gap on the need for more gun control, with the majority of women in favor. The gap has widened since Sandy Hook, and voters are now planning to punish lawmakers who voted against expanded background checks.
Gals, Guns, and the Gender Gap | 02:30
What's Your Kid Packing for Campus?
The NRA won the gun control debate long ago. So with the right to bear arms no matter the consequences firmly established in U.S. law and psyche of its citizens, the NRA has to push new laws to stay viable. One of the newer so-called gun rights the group has cooked up is "campus carry."
What's Your Kid Packing for Campus? | 02:30
An unlikely friendship transforms the gun debate
From Stephanie Lepp | Part of the Reckonings series | 37:50
In the mid-90’s, Dr. Mark Rosenberg was leading gun violence research at the CDC. Republican Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey, the NRA’s so-called 'point man on the Hill,’ spearheaded legislation to defund it. Dickey and Rosenberg were on diametrically opposed sides of the gun debate, but fate took a twist. Through unexpected experiences, they managed to become friends, create common ground, and are now jointly calling on Congress to restore CDC funding for gun violence research. Their story is a rare source of hope within one of America’s most polarizing issues: guns.
Stephanie Lepp
"What really blinds people on both sides is thinking that it's either or: either we do nothing and put up with the horrendous tolls of firearm deaths and mass shootings, or we take all the guns away." That's former CDC research director Mark Rosenberg, speaking to one of America’s most polarizing issues. Our country's fierce gun debate pits 'both sides' against each other — proponents of stricter firearm regulation against gun rights advocates.
But when it comes to finding solutions everyone can get behind, we have a major roadblock: there's been no federally funded scientific research on gun violence since 1996. That's when Republican Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey, the NRA's so-called 'point man on the Hill,' spearheaded a bill that stripped the CDC of $2.6 million — the amount that had been funding Mark Rosenberg’s gun violence research.
Conservative Jay Dickey and liberal Mark Rosenberg were on diametrically opposed sides of the gun debate, but fate took a twist. Through unexpected experiences, they managed to become friends, create common ground, and are now jointly calling on Congress to restore CDC funding for gun violence research. Their story is a rare source of unity within the divisive gun debate, and a microcosm of what’s so vitally needed in our political arena beyond.
An unlikely friendship transforms the gun debate | 37:50
Transformations of a white supremacist and a jihadi extremist
Frank was a white supremacist. Jesse was a jihadi extremist. What do we see when we look beyond ideology?
Transformations of a white supremacist and a ...
'I could have been a left-wing guerrilla in Columbia. Whatever would have grabbed me at the right time, I was ready for.' That’s Frank Meeink, who became a top neo-Nazi leader and recruiter. The same goes for Jesse Morton, who became one of the most prolific jihadi propagandists in the US. What do we see when we look beyond ideology?
Transformations of a white supremacist and a ... | 59:45
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How Sports Benefit Your Life
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Jack and his wife, Tricia, are wheelchair-users and no strangers to sports.
Experience and Benefit of Sports
Jack has competed in swimming, tennis, weight lifting and wheelchair racing and Tricia is passionate about wheelchair tennis. Sports have become part of their lives and it has even helped them to overcome challenges. “I’ve made a lot of friends overseas and I learnt to be independent,” says Tricia. Jack gets credit for being the one to introduce her to wheelchair tennis that led her to developing her passion.
“On the emotional side…a lot of discipline…and perseverance in sports is very important,” he explains. “It does help you in your daily living.” Since Jack is still competing internationally, Tricia is very understanding of the demands of Jack’s training schedule. With that said, despite Jack’s schedule, he still makes sure he makes time for his family and his wife.
“I believe that most disabled person should take part in sports then they’ll learn to become more independent. They’ll learn to strive more in life.”
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Posted on August 5, 2012 by ac2012
In one of our most popular posts, we listed ten myths about Aleister Crowley which we refuted within this blog. We also revealed some interesting facts about Crowley in our guide to the AC2012 campaign ad. Now, we offer ten myths about Aleister Crowley which are actually true! (Or are they…?)
10. Aleister Crowley wrote Gerald Gardner’s Wiccan initiation rituals.
Gerald Gardner
OK, no, Gardner didn’t pay Crowley to write the Wiccan initiation rituals. And it’s not that Crowley sat down to write initiation rituals for Wicca. What happened, apparently, was this: Gardner took a bunch of Crowley’s writings, and material from Liber AL vel Legis, and sort of cut and pasted them with a few words changed and a few words added. From this he created initiation rituals, the Charge of the Goddess, the Drawing Down the Moon ritual, and more. For the full account, see Rodney Orpheus’ essay, “A New and Greater Pagan Cult: Gerald Gardner & Ordo Templi Orientis.”
9. Aleister Crowley knew the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.
And by know him, we mean… well, Aleister Crowley at least heard about L. Ron Hubbard — enough that he got “fairly frantic” when contemplating the idiocy that he was hearing about. Look, that’s about as well as we think anyone should know L. Ron Hubbard. The lack of any real contact, however, didn’t stop Hubbard from claiming that Crowley was his “very good friend,” as you can hear in this recording where Hubbard pronounces Crowley’s name wrong, discusses a book by Crowley that doesn’t exist, and concludes by saying that Crowley is “Very, very, something or other.”
Aleister Crowley had learned about Hubbard’s friendship with Jack Parsons, who at the time was Master of Agapé Lodge No. 2, one of the American lodges of Aleister Crowley’s Ordo Templi Orientis. Hubbard and Parsons had started a business together and began the ridiculous Babalon Working. Crowley was right to be frantic; the business partnership ultimately ended in shambles, Hubbard ran off with Parsons’ boat, and went on to start his sci-fi religion, Scientology.
8. Aleister Crowley was actually a nice guy with a good sense of humor.
“The common defect of all mystical systems previous to that of the Aeon whose Law is Thelema is that there has been no place for Laughter.”
Just, not always at the same time. Aleister Crowley’s best humor was often at someone else’s expense, but overall he had a kind heart and a deep concern for the well-being of every man, woman, and child alive. Indeed, in 1924 he dedicated his life to serving humankind, and from then on he worked tirelessly and exclusively for the cause of human liberty.
It would be impossible to survey Crowley’s extraordinary wit in this small space. Suffice to say, all of his prose is packed with humor. Aleister Crowley’s original writing is far funnier than any of the parodies of his work. Below are a few short examples of his excellent jests. If you have any other favorite witticisms from Aleister Crowley, please share in the comments!
“One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.” — Liber ABA, Part II, Chapter XVI
“May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!” — Moonchild
“Theosophist: A person who talks about Yoga, and does no work.” — Liber ABA, Glossary
“Some men are born sodomites, some achieve sodomy, and some have sodomy thrust upon them…” — The Scented Garden of Abdullah the Satirist of Shiraz
“[I adopt the phrase ‘Holy Guardian Angel’] Because since all theories of the universe are absurd it is better to talk in the language of one which is patently absurd, so as to mortify the metaphysical man.” — The Temple Of Solomon the King in The Equinox I, no. 1.
7. Aleister Crowley inspired the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
Timothy Leary as Aleister Crowley
Most people are quite aware of Aleister Crowley’s censored appearance on the cover of Sgt. Pepper among the Beatles’ other heroes. Few, though, have gone on to ask why Aleister Crowley made the cut. John Lennon made the connection clear in an interview with Playboy when he said that “The whole Beatle idea was to do what you want, right? To take your own responsibility.” Lennon was paraphrasing “Do what thou wilt,” which is one of the central precepts of Thelema, the religion founded by Aleister Crowley. Thelema is the Greek word which means “will” and teaches that we each must discover our individual inmost nature, described as the “True Will.”
The Beatles were only the first of many counterculture rock musicians in the 1960s to openly cite Aleister Crowley as an influence. Led Zeppelin‘s guitarist Jimmy Page was very interested in Aleister Crowley and he remains a prominent Thelemite today. We have even recently learned that Frank Zappa was reading Crowley in 1968.
Apart from rock stars, who helped to popularize the writings of Aleister Crowley, we can also look at some of the people who revolutionized western culture in other, perhaps more deep and lasting ways. To start with, let’s consider where these musicians may have heard about Aleister Crowley. Perhaps the most likely candidate is Harry Smith, a Thelemite whose influence on folk and rock music cannot be overstated. Aleister Crowley also once dined with Aldous Huxley in Berlin, and the rumor goes that Crowley introduced him to peyote. Timothy Leary saw himself as continuing Crowley’s work, and said so on national television. Check out this clip:
These are only a few of the major streams of influence that Aleister Crowley had in shaping the counterculture movement of the 1960s. There is much more to explore, including Crowley’s efforts to make Eastern philosophy more accessible to the West, which helped to inspire the whole New Age movement. For more complete explorations, you can start by reading the best biographies of Aleister Crowley:
Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley, by Richard Kaczynski
Aleister Crowley: The Biography, by Tobias Churton
6. Aleister Crowley was one of the earliest published homoerotic poets in the UK.
Aleister Crowley in his Cambridge years, 1895-1898
At a time when it was illegal to be gay in the UK, when being convicted of sodomy could mean hard labor, Aleister Crowley was publishing verse that could have easily landed him in prison. Indeed, many of Aleister Crowley’s books were banned and/or burned because of the sexuality portrayed in them. Crowley was bisexual and wrote poetry across the spectrum of taboo, whether homosexual or not.
As a notable example, Aleister Crowley published White Stains in Amsterdam in 1898, under the pseudonym of George Archibald Bishop. All but a few copies of the first edition of this book were seized and destroyed by British customs. This came only three years after Oscar Wilde was sent to prison for his poetic allusions to homosexuality.
Later in Crowley’s life, he would continue to write sexual poetry which still shocks people to read even in the 21st century of the common era. For perhaps the most stunning example of this, see his poem inspired by his love of Leah Hirsig entitled Leah Sublime.
5. Aleister Crowley faked his own death.
Fernando Pessoa on Portuguese currency
No, we’re not claiming that Aleister Crowley is still alive and hanging out with Elvis. His death in 1947 was very real and his body was cremated. But before that, in 1930, Aleister Crowley worked with his friend Fernando Pessoa to fake his death at the Boca do Inferno near Lisbon. Crowley left a sad note about heartbreak at the top of this dangerous rock formation, the implication being that he had jumped to his death. Pessoa, the celebrated Portuguese poet, followed up by feeding suggestive ideas to the local papers concerning the occult symbols that Crowley had used to decorate his note, and telling them that he had seen Crowley’s ghost the next day. The papers ran with it, and announced Crowley’s suicide, much to the amusement of both Crowley and Pessoa. Some weeks later, Crowley arrived unannounced at an exhibit of some of his paintings in Berlin.
4. Aleister Crowley was a spy who worked for the Allies during World War II.
Aleister Crowley and Winston Churchill against Hitler
We’ve written here before about some of Aleister Crowley’s activities during World War II. In our post, “V for Victory,” we explained how Crowley’s idea to use the “v-sign” as a magical foil to the Nazis’ swastika was picked up by Churchill. In that same post, we discussed Crowley’s French propaganda poem, “La Gauloise,” and how it was received by de Gaulle, set to music and played on BBC radio. We also discussed this briefly and provided some fun graphics along these lines in our post, “The Answer to 1984 is 666.”
Ian Fleming, the future author of the James Bond novels, was at that time a Navy intelligence officer. He knew Crowley and hatched several schemes to use Crowley to feed misinformation to the Nazis through Rudolph Hess. it is widely speculated that the eventual capture of Hess was thanks to Aleister Crowley’s work as a spy.
Crowley also seems to have done this in World War I when he created some badly written pro-German propaganda, clearly intended to make the Germans look bad.
You can learn all about Aleister Crowley’s activities as a spook in Secret Agent 666, by Richard Spence.
3. Aleister Crowley tore up his British passport and declared independence for Ireland.
Ireland had a special place in Crowley’s heart. He called himself an Irishman inThe Book of Lies, wrote a poem for St. Patrick’s Day, and even penned a Declaration of Independence of the Irish Republic. He also had some thoughts on an improvement to the flag of Ireland in flashing colors, which he expressed in a letter to the editor of the New York Times, published July 21, 1915:
“The true flag of Ireland is a red sunblaze on a green ground. This is symbolical not only of Ireland’s geographical position as the sentinel of the western gate of Europe, but of her traditional history.”
Here’s our rendition of Crowley’s description for a new Irish flag:
Irish Flag as proposed by Aleister Crowley
Ireland today faces many issues for which Aleister Crowley would certainly be able to offer some guidance. We have written before on Irish politics, including the blasphemy law and the Euro crisis which has created much difficulty for Ireland.
2. Aleister Crowley was the Great Beast 666 prophesied by John the Divine.
No, really. People sometimes think that Aleister Crowley was joking around or just trying to shock people by calling himself ΤΟ ΜΕΓΑ ΘΗΡΙΟΝ DCLXVI (The Great Beast 666). But he really meant it and there are good reasons to think he may have been right. Crowley himself gives a full account of how this happened in his piece, “The Master Therion–A Biographical Note,” as well as in The Equinox of the Gods and part 4 of Liber ABA.
T Polyphilus and Soror Sphinx explore this fascinating aspect of Aleister Crowley in an article published in Reality Sandwich, entitled “The Great Beast Was Here,” where they write:
In 1904, Crowley received a text as a result of magical invocation: The Book of the Law. The law the book contained may be summed up in these words: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will.” With the arrival of this new law, Crowley believed the old world order was completely overturned — destroyed by fire, as it were — and a new age dawned. He called his new system Thelema (Greek for “will”), and identified himself with the Great Beast of Revelation. Accordingly, Thelema declares Christianity obsolete, along with all other world religions, even while putting to use their most potent spiritual techniques, symbolism, and mythic narratives.
The Mark of the Beast also makes a great tattoo
Far from being a horrific catastrophe, the word “apocalypse” really means an unveiling, a revelation. Since 1904 we have seen tremendous changes throughout society all over the globe. From the perspective of early Christians like John the Divine, the overturning of the old religions was a frightening prospect. From our perspective today, it is a welcome and overdue change. Today, whether people are conscious of Crowley’s magical workings or not, most have come to accept the inherent divinity and liberty of every individual as a self-evident fact of life.
Aleister Crowley also designed his own Mark of the Beast, which we have struck in a coin commemorating our 2012 campaign. A few of these coins are still available exclusively through this website.
1. Aleister Crowley was a solar myth.
When Aleister Crowley was asked during a trial to explain his office, Crowley replied, “‘The Beast 666’ only means ‘sunlight’. You can call me ‘Little Sunshine.'”
In some ways, it is easier to believe that Aleister Crowley is a myth than to believe that he could have been a single, mortal human being. In this myth of Aleister Crowley we find a person who has excelled in three completely distinct careers, which he classifies as “the Secret Way of the Initiate, the Path of Poetry and Philosophy, and the Open Sea of Romance and Adventure.” Aleister Crowley points out that in truly great men, we might find one or two of these facets, but never all three. He concludes:
… in this particular instance all three careers are so full that posterity might well be excused for surmising that not one but several individuals were combined in a legend, or even for taking the next step and saying: This Aleister Crowley was not a man, or even a number of men; he is obviously a solar myth. — The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, Part 1, Prelude
“Our religion therefore, for the People, is the Cult of the Sun, who is our particular star of the Body of Nuit, from whom, in the strictest scientific sense, come this earth, a chilled spark of Him, and all our Light and Life.” — Commentary on Liber AL vel Legis III:22
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146 Responses to Top 10 Crowley Myths which are Actually True
Dan E Mount says:
Thanks everyone for your insight on The AC Cat.
SJtR says:
I am not a follower of Crowley, mainly due to some differences with the “mathematics” in relation with the philosophies, but none the less he was pretty brilliant and made the world change like it or not to any of his critics out there… As I stated, I am not a follower of his teachings, but still, he is a remarkable man who is to be highly respected…
Involarion says:
Crowley was a subjective nuisance to the community at large and very little objective violence or mass hysteria was ever created by the alternative belief system of Thelema. There are 20k or so followers and I have not seen anywhere near the notoriety of political or social issues arising from their ranks. m But I think I will just put this right here http://violentdeathproject.com/images/Religions-Homicide-Totals-copy.jpg
What Crowley fought vehemently against was the mind control of his time. The death toll of the planet as it was laid was the result of the mesmerization that was well established for the past 2,000 years. They didn’t need any help, they had control, a mass control that honestly dwarfs the control they have today. They didn’t need Crowley to bind men to their lusts. The world was already under mass hypnosis and back then it was much easier to control. Crowley revolted against this, as a man, not a god, a man that was shackled as all the rest around him. His actions, if they were dark and disturbed and if he was a pedophile (which is highly debated) are unforgivable, but that does not erase the fact that his absolute disgust with the political/christian governments caused him to not only rebel but forthright purposely represent the polar opposite. In doing so he affected the future of where we are today in ways that are incalculable.
If any of you sheeple can show me chart of deaths that were made in violence or anything else that the Thelema based belief system has spawned that even comes close, in its per capita perspective, to the violence and ridiculous death counts of the christian church and state I am all fucking ears.
What Crowley was right about was the unbelievable number of idiots born into this world that are so quick to defend the murderous leadership that has and still remains in power.
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Sarah Summers says:
My Master, my Profit My God is Aleister Crowley, blind people don’t eyes to see the greatness of him. He was under cover Saint. He helped many people, J Benette when he was sick and needed the sunshine to survive he gave him money to go and live in Sri Lanka and save his life. Master always embarrassed who ever called upon him. This how I got know him Guy call Neil called me for auditioning for the movie he came on to he tried to bad things to me I said no and then he was bitching about Aleister Crowley I said to that piece of shit has he seen spirit is ugly as the gutter. Neil also made the negative movie about my master, I never watched but that night when I mediated Master came to me started speaking and started helping with me my whole life changed from being nothing to everything. Hail to Aleister Crowley. He was and still is one of the best Saints world has seen. Those who bitch about my God shall never make it live because they dig their grave themselves. When someone says evil things about good people that person creates bad karma for themselves and people around suffer. So never make friends anyone who is nasty about Saints. Holly scriptures say’s those who slate Saints they are bastards even if their mother was married to a father they come from. So be careful who talk about in the bad way it’s returning back to you 1000 folds in return. You stay poor and shall rise. Respect My Aleister Crowley.
I meant to say shall never rise. Respect MY ALEISTER CROWLY.
I watched the video where Ron Hubbard allegedly pronounces Aleister Crowley’s name “incorrectly.” He actually pronounced it correctly so I’m not sure where that came from. You will probably go on to point out that Crowley’s name is not spelled “-stair.” Irregardless, that is how Crowley himself would have his name pronounced.
Wrong. Crowley rhymes with holy.
Emma Crowley says:
The Irish pronounciation rhymes with holy or, with a crow.. The English pronunciation is with an owl.
All that matters is Crowley’s own pronunciation, and he rhymed it with “holy” in a poem, so that’s that.
I advise you to pull up some quotes regarding AC’s attitude toward the sodomy of young boys. You might be fooled enough about your hero to miss the fact that he was an MI6 agent, deeply involved in the NWO, but his paedophelia will hopefully allow you to stop regarding the guy as a quirky counter-culture hero.
How about you provide the quotes to which you allude?
Yeah, there are zero quotations like what you are implying. Keep reading! If you can.
Rend says:
I’m appalled at your complete ignorance for what Crowley stood for. Pedophilia is one of the least deranged things he did.
Still waiting to see any evidence whatsoever for this claim!
Iasion says:
… And even still, shocked, shocked I tell you? 😱
How did he get away with it without being arrested, Rachel? I knew that he was thrown out of Italy for his dirty commune, to say the least, but I never heard anyone say that he was a pedophile. I find him interesting but somewhat on the dark side. rumor has it that he set up two alters in his house in Bolskine. one for the prince of darkness and one for the angels of light. I think he was torn and confused but brilliant, as are many geniuses! His father was a fanatic christian preacher of the Plymouth Brethren. He was a strange dude, for sure!
Wulf Nesthead says:
786 I have a big issue with number 7. Do what thou Wilt most certainly cannot be equated with “do what you want,” something AC himself reiterated many times, which the author would know if he ever bothered to read Crowley’s work. It is the single greatest flaw of modern “Thelemites” that they cannot seem to comprehend at this simple, yet vital point and end up failing spectacularly on every level.
The fact that John Lennon had a poor understanding of the Law does not invalidate the simple point that Crowley was a major influence on the counterculture movement of the 60s. But as to your complaint, you must realize of course that the Law is liberating to those who have been fitted to strictures of common morality their whole lives, and that fulfilling one’s inmost nature requires discipline but can certainly feel like “do what you want” to the person who has recently thrown off the shackles. Moreover, as AC writes in “The Method of Thelema”:
«The formula of this law is: Do what thou wilt. Its moral aspect is simple enough in theory. Do what thou wilt does not mean Do as you please, although it implies this degree of emancipation, that it is no longer possible to say à priori that a given action is “wrong.” Each man has the right—and an absolute right—to accomplish his True Will.»
Basically you should get over yourself and your highfalutin condemnation of Thelemites. We suggest you escape your parents’ basement and meet a few.
Jamesy P'Orridge says:
Glad I ventured across this . A few good, bad and funny points. All well made, even the Christian militia have a sense ov huma. Peace.
msredblack says:
You have to admit, he’s a very entertaining man to read about. Thank you for the entertainment, everyone.
Well, either way, demon spawn or brilliant genius, we all must admit the many versions of this very human being are quite entertaining.
Thank you for the amusement, and education, everyone.
My wife hates AC because of some alleged legends of his exploits of women… a sort of Bill Cosby like person who used his powerful persona to pursue acts of sexual cruelty against those he could easily silence by fear.
Not sure if thats a myth or a truth?
Thanks for asking, K. Crowley was adamantly opposed to such manipulative tactics and strongly against rape of any kind. He upheld the right of every woman to be the master of her own sexuality, in strong contrast to the prevailing mores. Your wife has been misinformed.
Etta says:
Where are you getting your information from? He wasn’t ‘strongly against’ rape unless you think the interactions with young boys could be considered a consensual relationship? He was terrible to women. You can have a good sense of humour and be a terrible person.
From his writings, of course.
probably true.
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cetude says:
Considering he wrote during the Victorian era and rebelled against the hypocrisy and damaging sexual repression–and even published the first book of its kind about of his addiction to heroin in “Diary of a Drug Fiend” he was quite a genius with that regard and even rebelled against Christianity.
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Bryant says:
The significance only 1 in a million might understand is that Crowley was a fraud. He was merely a change agent for the aristocratic elite whose vision for a New World Order – Aeon of Horus – could only be accomplished by enslaving the masses to their own lusts. Thus, the shallow promise of “liberty, equality, and fraternity” and “do what thou will” are tools to that end. Once the world revolution has finalized in the culmination of the Aeon of Horus, those gullible who follow his deceptive teaching will have served their purpose and be disposed of or made slaves. In their rebellion against the authority that once was their shield against such cunning wolves, those not only destroy their means of salvation, but their own souls. Crowley advocated an aristocratic revolution whereby the strong rule over the weak (slaves) and the global slave state mercilessly kills the unfit, including anyone whose faculty of reason and virtues of love and compassion might cause them to voice opposition. Of course, the most unfit according to those self-judged righteous ones are the humble disciples of Christ who teach moderation in all things because those have the understanding and the wisdom to concluded that Crowley and his associates were deceivers. As the bloody revolutions of the last 3 centuries did their work of paving the way for the New Order, the “peaceful” revolution of the 60’s that called for the youth to rebel by “tuning in and dropping out” by Crowley disciple, Timothy O’Leary (another Illuminati change agent) duped them into forsaking vigilance.
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Crowley, O’leary, and other NWO aristocratic revolutionaries have removed that noble quality and replaced it with indiscreet, thoughtless, negligence of duty.
“Whatever you call the collectivist system – Soviet socialism, New Deal socialism, corporate socialism, or national Socialism – it is the average citizen, the guy in the street, that ultimately looses out to the boys running the operation at the top. Each system in its own way is a system of plunder, an organizational device to get everyone living (or attempting to live) at the expense of everyone else (as they do what they will), while the elitists leaders (Crowley’s aristocrats), the rulers and the politicians, scalp the cream off the top” – Anthony Sutton
Don’t be fooled. In Crowley’s mind, you would be his slave to do according to his will, not your own.
mjazzguitar says:
As the serpent said to Eve, “you shall be as gods.”
As the Gods Said ”Behold the man has become as one of us””And now lest he take of the Tree of Life and live Forever”
Religion is the greatest bullshit story ever told! George Carlin
Having watched Americans screaming to NOT have universal healthcare, and to let the poor go to the wall of disease, I take right-wing “anti-socialist’ Randite disinformation shills like this for what they are: exactly what they accuse others of.
The opposite of ‘socialist’ is ‘psychopath’.
“The opposite of ‘socialist’ is ‘psychopath’,
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *gasp* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So nevermind socialists Vladimir Lenin (4 million murdered), Joseph Stalin (20 million murdered) Mao Zedong (40 million murdered), Hugo Chavez who tanked the Venezuelan economy, Che Guavera, AKA the butcher of La Cabaña, who was the poster-child for failed socialist ideologies, and essentially every other socialist butcher that has emerged over the last century. If socialism works so well and you’re a psychopath if you oppose it, then why a.) are the only truly socialist countries in the world dirt-poor third world shit-holes, b.) every time a socialist leader emerges, they murder thousands, if not millions of people, c.) why doesn’t the whole world adopt it?
You must be a delusional narcissist if you truly believe that everyone who doesn’t agree with your political views of hardcore socialism are on a spectrum of psychopathy.
Patrick. You have replied, but made yourself look silly. You have quoted “COMMUNIST” Not socliaists. Two different things mate.
Communism is fascism. As Fascism is Communism.
caltrop says:
do what *thou* wilt.
Merlyn Morgan says:
Since it is in quotes, I expect its is quoted accurately.
My little red book says: Do what Thou will.”
Completely changes the meaning. This indicates tome you have not read Magick without Tears.
You are a troll, ignorant, stupid, an agent of chaos. OR . . . . .choose all applicable.
Be that as it may. “caltrop” please post YOUR original works that are more fully descriptive of the subjective material.
THEN we can analyze your understanding.
I’ll wait here. But won’t hold my breath.
LOL well this is rich!
protest says:
The role of the American corporate socialists, otherwise known as the Wall Street financial elite or the Eastern Liberal Establishment, in three significant twentieth-century historical events: the 1917 Lenin -Trotsky Revolution in Russia, the 1933 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States, and the 1933 seizure of power by Adolf Hitler in Germany
I didn’t get why the Marx’s theory was discussed in conjunction with the person who some kind inspired ones of the fundamental XXth century peaceful social movements
Joshuahoward-jh@hotmail.com says:
Being a British English citizen you hear a lot of nonsense circulated about AC he was quite an interesting character and I enjoy reading his work also books about AC. Of course he did some things that was ruthless and it earned him a title in England that he will forever carry, but he did what he did with his own life and that’s how it unfolded… I don’t agree with some things he did but I am not AC, it’s like that.
Socrates preached thinking not love says:
If someone started a Alex Jones show and just did stories about how Christian’s indoctrinate people into meat puppets, molest children, take money from the poor, it would have to run like CNN 24 hrs a day. And it wouldn’t be theory or rumours.
Sammy Jinks says:
Correction. You are talking about catholics, quite different from true Christians. Do your homework before offering opinions.
Sammy jinks.. the English weren’t catholic.. and look at all the chaos they created.. 99% of world’s problems can be tied directly to English colonization.
Haha…yes shows the quality of the person or persons who love this man, when you read of the filthy perverse poetry he wrote, the wonderful thing is he couldn’t extend his life, and he is down to a rotted pile of bones…nothing but a footnote in human history, an immensely stupid man who ended up in this supposed path of enlightenment due to a severe head concussion in his teens….
I guess he then had an excuse being affected and could be considered retarded in that effect…not like the authors of this website, who cant even claim a brain injury, more that they are sycophanted idiots, with little or no ability to think for themselves…dumb cattle I guess…
Yes don’t defend yourselves or him, if you “love ” someone who could write such filth shows what level you are…base line scum…yes there is right and wrong no matter how much he and his brain deads wanted it not to be…and as such that is what will win…satan isn’t a creator..but a created, so can’t then control…I know, I know, bit too much for you too handle and acknowledge considering his end is limited and not eternal…
Im guessing even though you supposedly believe that everyone can believe whatever you wont post this, hypocrites……get enlightened and see if you can understand that your life will be a few short years then its gone…and you did nothing with it…
Oh by the way he isn’t the beast, he just isn’t significant enough…the real beast will come from the church…
I know the anti Christ will mock all religions.
What verse says the beast will come from the church?
volkerball5891 says:
Yes, yes, we get it; you’re a whiny prude who is allergic to ideas outside of your comfort zone, and you have a massive chip on your shoulder for a man who lived a long time ago, and who, despite your little rant here, is still infinitely more significant to the world and humanity at large than you and your trifling complaints here on the internet could ever hope to be.
“get enlightened and see if you can understand that your life will be a few short years then its gone…and you did nothing with it…”
Take your own advice, friend.
Don’t call me friend….your enlightened by darkness and nothing else…hurry up kill yourself and get to meet your “hero”
glnv says:
Rain: That’s a pretty rude response on your part. Do all Christians wish people to kill themselves because you don’t agree with them? If that’s what Christians want for people, for everyone else to die and burn in hell, no wonder people are flocking away from religions in droves and live by their own moral standards which I can safety say is much more humanitarian than wing nuts like yourself telling people they should die.
To Mega Bellendum says:
Say what you like about Crowley at least he could spell.
Just because a person can spell does not then make them good does it?
happydog1960 says:
Is English your first language?
Keith Legge says:
about the most intelligent thing you said throughout that whole post was the very last line.. the rest is pure hatespeech on someone you clearly do not have any knowledge of if you base your entire opinion of his research and contributions to the world on his poetry. whether it is perverse or not is immaterial it doesnt reflect any of the knowledge he uncovered and brought into the light of the world.. do not speak of enlightenment when clearly your mind is the one still shrouded in the darkness of religious brainwashing.
Joseph Hall says:
More hate and nonsense vomited at a bunch of people who have surgically cut out sources of endless negative emotions and attributes. The flowers of Christianity mostly bear fruit in the form of the perpetually uneducated and ignorant, dumb cattle, oh wait, what does your god keep calling you folk who need told what to think…..Oh yes sheep.
The main arguments I got from your unwanted rambling was: 1. You don’t see eye to eye on what constitutes a good poem. 2. Some fictional satan can’t create, but his fictional counterpart can…who created your Judeo-Christian god then. (perhaps a previous version of monotheism)..write this down retard….ENDLESS REGRESSION… you know like series in Calculus 2, you remember those in between your theology (scoff scoff) classes 3. Most importantly, you are saying life is finite? That just blew me away. I gotta get movin’ then, I should have mowed my lawn YESTERDAY!!!!!
Thanks for Enlightening Me,
Dr. Sycophantic Hypocritical Pond Scum, the III, esquire.
Post Script- A.C. is still proving years after his death that you “instructed in the true religion of love” have no new points or answers, since your patchwork of stolen myths originally tried. More stale pretzel logic from someone who doesn’t know her ass from an axiom, isn’t what needed to try to sway. Don’t just start whining and typing, make an argument or cut someone else’s argument to absolute shreds, like I just did yours. Hell you can use this as study guide if you wish.. Mwah,
–SHPS, the III
Haha…you amuse me you sycophantic zombie…kill yourself and prove me wrong..mwah
Hello Rain. I’m Dan Nice & to meet you! Ive never heard that he had a concussion. Is it mentioned in any of his writings? I don’t find ponographic poems as distasteful as the sexually frustrated religious demigods and pedophile priests. who reek havoc on Children with nonsense about an afterlife of hellfire and damnation. Everyone has a fun kinky side. I find puritans and those who shrink from their sexuality much more perverse!
Israel Guerrero says:
Is it true that AC was recognized as one of the evilest men on Earth? And what is the difference between Thelema and Satanism and Wicca?
He was called that by the British equivalent of the National Enquirer. For your other question, read the Wikipedia entry on Thelema and Satanism and Wicca.
thapodcast says:
In a nut shell..
Thelema is a religion/philosophy in that every person is their most effective and content when they find their own true will and nature and do not let dogmas within society and religion detract us or hold us back as we all look to seek it out and use it, The OTO works with allot of ceremonial magick and works with the Thelemic philosophy and much of Crowley’s rituals, much of which is built upon the Qabalah, and it uses much of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon..
Satanism (my least familiar) was created by Anton Lavey in the late 60s, and is a rebellion against some of the Christian doctrines and has rewritten its own commandments.. its philosophy is for each individual to be left free to succeed or fail… but be free to live how they like taking responsibility only for your self….
Wicca is a religion created in the mid 50s by Gerald Gardner for witchcraft, influenced by Western Magick orders like The Golden Dawn and OTO, it is nature based while worshipping the unity of Female and Male energies in the form of a triple Goddess of the moon and a duel horned God of the sun, Wiccan pantheons can vary as generally the view is all traditions back in ancient times all worshipped the same energies which they interact with.. They generally practice “low magick” which i guess you could say is more shamanistic.. Thelema has most definitely had a strong influence on Wicca, and to a lesser extent Anton Laveys Satanism..
three out of four on point @ thapodcast but as you say, satanism is your least familiar… Satanism believe it or not was actually created by the roman catholic church, more directly the Vatican as a term defining any group or individual that practices the attainment of knowledge contrary to the teachings of the church. none of the three are religions per se, they are paths of thought where religious doctrines and faiths are intertwined due to the practioners themselves. thapodcast has very good information here however although i could easily expound on any of them having been a long follower of S.L. Macgregor Mathers and his manuscripts.. Just to point out one small misnomer about Crowley though, he wasnt called the Evilest man In The World, he was coined as The Wickedest Man In The World at the World’s Fair. He wasnt evil by any means, his knowledge and research was just extremely contrary to the widespread “knowledge” the average person had of religious histories and doctrines all of which he gleaned from a vast array of different cultures most of which from the mesopotamian area. another small point (seriously not criticizing, just going more in depth) the O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orienti) was not founded by or founded after A. Crowley its alternate name is The Eastern Order of the Knights Templar and dates its history much further back than Thelema, Wicca, and satanism combined. before his death Crowley was named as the leader of the organization.
James Gardner says:
Hi, please clarify, if Crowley is the prophesized beast of Revelation, are you saying Biblical prophesy is true?
We report the facts, you decide what it means!
Dolores Park says:
“Prophesied” and “prophecy”. Prophesized isn’t a word, and prophesy is a verb.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prophesied
Daniel Antonio says:
If “prophesy” is a verb, then what’s its past participle?
Prophesied.
Hulakan says:
Dolores Park is correct. The link posted by ac2012 confirms this. The past participle of the verb “prophesy” is “prophesied” which is the same form as the simple past. The noun is “prophecy”.
this is not meant to be disrespectful in any way, but i was very surprised by point #8. i have read and heard a lot about crowley and even most of his admirers don’t generally characterize him as being “kind”.
would you please tell me where i can find documentation that supports this?
thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.
Well, his earlier biographers maligned him. You should read the recent biography by Richard Kaczynski, which was researched over 20 years.
This is what he said about women:
But, morally and mentally, women were for me beneath contempt. They had no moral ideals. They were bound up with their necessary preoccupation, with the function of reproduction. Their apparent aspirations were camouflage. Intellectually, of course, they did not exist.
That’s not a nice person. It’s very difficult for someone to have such hatred for their mothers as he did and then be kind to women. A woman was to be used. He projects onto women his lack of interest in them as people.
He was criticizing the culture that raised women to be that way. He spent his whole life and much of his inheritance working to liberate women from their dependence on men.
Does anyone have any links to what he said about his experiences with peyote and mescaline?
Frank Benson says:
Great job idiots, You talk about that audio of L Ron Hubbard in # 9 mentioning a book written by Crowley that you say “does not exist” and yet you actually mention the exact book Hubbard talks about in that audio, “The Master Therion”, in # 2.
Good job morons. By the way, “The Master Therion” book simply had a name change to “Magick in Theory and Practice” which you can get on amazon.com. can’t say a single thing about Hubbard without attempting to bash him to bits and and lying about shit you know nothing about. Fucking tools.
The Master Therion is the nom de guerre of the author, not the book. Thanks for playing!
hemlock850 says:
Awwwwww, Fwankie-Poo sounds weallly weally angwy. It’s gonna be otay Fwankie!
Yeah man. Old mother Hubbard was such a great man. Hey, ever heard any of his albums? I shit you not:
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/05/the_music_of_l_ron_hubbard_space_jazz_and_other_scientology_albums.html
Anyone who defends L. Ron Hubbard and then refers to people as “fucking tools” – well, ya gotta admit that’s funny.
Véronique Bellamy says:
Either that or it’s just the Body Thetans talking. ;-P
L Ron Hubbard, the master con artist. Hot steaming horeshit!
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Along with “Ten Crowley Myths Busted,” this is a must-read for all who approach the mysterious character of The Great Beast 666.
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Ben Hennessy says:
I think a better assessment as to why Aleister Crowley is The Beast as prophesied by John of Patmos can easily be inferred from Crowley’s own word in Magick (Book IV)
“This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade ‘Know Thyself!’ and taught Initiation.”
One might say when he gave up the secrets of the Golden Dawn, which has it’s origins in Gnostic Christianity and the Greco-Roman Mysteries, he committed the same apostasy towards the secret societies as Baphomet did to the rest of the Godhead.
In regards to Dan’s Question…The death of AC’s son is also described with some detail in a book called “America Bewitched: The Rise of Black Magic and Spiritism” by Daniel Logan. I believe it was published in the early to mid 1970s.
Yes, there are many places one can find libel about Aleister Crowley. The 70s is a great place to start looking.
Jesse Raley says:
In 1979 when I was 15, having never heard of Aleister Crowley, I bought a copy of Moonchild at a used book store. I bought it because it was cheap and the description on the back was interesting. Thelema and mysticism were entirely outside my experience. I loved it for its’ humor, and it remains one of my favorites.
M Scott McGahan says:
Nice article! One of my favourite Crowley witticisms has always been, from the dedication page of Liber AL: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law…” and then it goes on to say, “The study of this book is forbidden!” —ha ha ha!
actually he was making a very true statement by saying the study of the book was forbidden… he himself, wasn’t forbidding anyone from studying it, he was only pointing out that the information contained within was forbidden by the “powers that be” because the esoteric knowledge within goes against the grain of what they want people to know.
Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) says:
Interesting list. I wouldn’t have described Aleister Crowley as a nice guy or anything close to it but I do think that his (twisted) sense of humour was key to a lot of his personality. I tend to believe that he viewed much of what he did, or preached, as a big joke. Like L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology you have the impression that behind closed doors he was laughing at everyone else involved.
A handful of writers have suggested that Crowley’s 1915 Declaration of an Irish Republic was actually part of a British Intelligence plan to sow confusion in Irish-American political circles and whip up anti-Irish sentiment in the US by associating the cause of Ireland’s freedom with German “aggression” during WWI. Crowley’s links to Britain’s spy agencies are well known and certainly British spy-rings were extremely active in monitoring Irish-Republican organisations in New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia during the period. Plots and counter-plots proliferated. However it seems more likely that the whole event was simply staged as yet another of Crowley’s self-aggrandizing stunts and a two-fingered salute to a Britain he felt disenchanted from.
That said, it is interesting that the flag referred to by Crowley is the Gal Gréine, the Irish Sunburst banner, which in the 19th and early 20th centuries was very closely associated with Irish revolutionary movements, both political and cultural. These organisations largely rejected the classical Irish Harp flag as a emblem of British rule in Ireland or the collaborative Irish Parliamentary Party. Outside of Irish or Irish-emigrant communities the significance of these symbols would not have been readily known implying that Crowley at least knew something of the Irish cultural and political milieu.
He may have been a charlatan but he was a charlatan with brains ;-)
Great comment. Thanks for contributing. Certainly many things he did were done with good humor, but there was a serious, purposeful side of his every action.
Marshall Wolf says:
Wow, I loved 3, I knew that he respected the Scottish, but I was surprised to read this. Crowley now has my full respect (but he kind of already had that, so…)
paschendale333 says:
“In 1904, Crowley received a text as a result of magical invocation: The Book of the Law. The law the book contained may be summed up in these words: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will.” With the arrival of this new law, Crowley believed the old world order was completely overturned”
Really? And all this time I thought he plagerized the Fransican monk François Rabelais and his series of satirical books Gargantua and Pantagruel, and the monestary the Abbey of Theleme in the books, where the only rule was to “do what thou wilt”…
Well, that was a pretty stupid thought, since anyone who has read the books you mention and who understands what plagiarism is would never make such a stupid error.
It might help you in your speculation if you actually had ever read Rabelais or Crowley. Repeating second-hand, inaccurate information you cribbed off the Internet isn’t really helpful. Having actually READ both “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” and “The Book of the Law,” I can tell you that the only thing they have in common is the reference to Thelema and the words, “Do What Thou Wilt.” Reading is fun-damental! Try it sometime! They have these things called “libraries” where you can actually get hold of books. No, really!
Catherine Valencia says:
Three cheers for ‘happydog1960’, it astonished me how few people use libraries these days much less actually read!! And thank you so much ac2012 for your informative and interesting post re:A.C. I only wish that I had found it in 2012! Cheers! C.V.
Really? Libraries? Aww shucks!
Elton O. S. Medeiros says:
Republicou isso em S.'. E.'. F.'..
Rynne McCoy Cowham says:
Could you post a link to “Leah Sublime” that has the actual poem rather than an R-rated redacted version full of asterisks, please?
Thanks for pointing that out. It wasn’t redacted when we first linked to it. Here’s a good link:
http://www.luckymojo.com/neo-tantra/acleah.txt
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Reblogged this on INTO THE MYSTERIES.
Borken link? :-(
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Woo Hoo says:
For Crowley’s sense of humor, his “Dead Weight” review of Arthur Edward Waite is hilarious, if rather mean-spirited. Your Section 8 made me think of it. If you’ve never read it or haven’t read it for awhile, it is worth re-reading. Thanks for AC2012. Very entertaining. Made my day.
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Was A.C. Really a 33rd degree freemason??
Christopher R. says:
No he was not. He was never recognized as a Mason in a Grand Lodge standing in Mexico where he claimed he had taken his thirty-three degrees. He took the degrees in a clandestine Lodge where they practice ritual much different to ours. Might want to take a look at this. http://www.freemasonry.bcy.ca/aqc/crowley.html
Whatever hairsplitting over regularity one wishes to make, it did not stop the Nazis from persecuting Karl Germer for being a friend of Hochgradfreimaurer Crowley, as Starr’s excellent paper points out.
Karl Germer, was indeed incarcerated for being a Freemason, although later released when proved he was in fact not a Freemason.
Tiger Leahu (Fra. A.M.Th.G.) says:
93 Bloody well done. 93/93
macineely says:
Say what you will,Christians.But you cannot deny,the man had style.(Plus,he is smarter than a lot of Scientologist.He didn’t even have to meet the man to know he was going to screw Jack Parsons over.)
“Christians to the Lions”, as AC used to say. They are so boring and corny. Anyone who believes that dead people rise from their graves, should undergo psychiatric therapy!
wapiniwapini says:
The child murder mentioned in some of his rite referenced merely masturbation. ‘Spilling his seed’ would not allow for a chid’s birth.
‘pini
I once read that Crowley had a son who was found dead after AC performed a ritual designed to summon Pan. Ca’t remember if they said the son’s head was turned backwards. I have no idea if AC even had a son. Any truth to this tale ?
That one is completely false.
streetfightsecrets says:
Made up by Novelist Dennis Wheatley as I recall. Excellent site, great article.
Yes indeed. Thanks, glad you like it.
Mark Seltman says:
If I’m not mistaken, Crowlely claimed that Evangeline Adams took credit for some astrological writings and predictions he made. It’s interesting that once Adams became famous, she stopped making predictions…
Indeed, and Crowley’s writings on astrology have since been published under his own name: http://amzn.to/SjMQLh
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Daniel Pico says:
My first Crowley´s lecture was “The Gospel According to Saint Bernard Shaw” … and was in fact the must funny way to learn occultism…
btw.. I´m sure that is possible to play with some gematria and/or other numerologist method in order to find the number 3 for his “return from grave”…
One might almost percieve it to be a litmus test as to whether or not an individual has truly and completely accepted the Law of Thelema: the ability to laugh very consistently whilst reading Crowley’s works :)
We don’t tend to endorse the idea of litmus tests in general, and of course Crowley was very serious about Thelema, but it’s true that there is much good humor throughout all his writings!
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Nikola Crowley says:
A true master,teacher and. Mastermind …… Many know little of the beast and what they know are all lies ….. Never do they pick a book written by him instead they pick up the bible!!!! What waist of time for those religios freaks…… Freewill Ac2012
Simon R Humphries says:
The whole of Scientology and “Dianetics” was the brainchild of Revilo P Oliver. . .
(Jesuit/Tzaddik agent) Hubbard was merley Handled. Revilo P Oliver also “handeled” Timothy Mcveigh (still alive) Murrah building incident. I would love to be able to read German so that I could read the original Scientology(1934), as this is the language that he published his “Imperium” not Francis Parker Yockey (ostensible author)
Okay, but what does that have to do with Aleister Crowley?
Aleister Nacht says:
He was a pioneer well ahead of his time. He did leave a wealth of writings for the generations to come.
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jumeirajames says:
He’s an interesting guy, that’s for sure.
I read that he encouraged his wife to have sex with a goat. Is that true or just another myth?
At the Abbey in Cefalu, they did all kinds of crazy stuff that even AC later regretted, but he probably didn’t have to do much convincing of Leah Hirsig, who had quite an appetite for taboo sex (to put it politely). Nevertheless, the goat didn’t cooperate. Leah was not his wife, by the way.
I wasn’t sure of Leah’s status but I guessed she would not be his wife. She sounds almost as interesting as AC though. It would have been great to have been at some of the parties.
initiate says:
No … I think he was trying to encourage the goat to have sex with the wife
Correct. The goat, it turned out, wasn’t game So to speak.
Shane Frazier says:
Another of my favorite bits of Crowley humor, I don’t remember where it’s from:
“I was asked to memorize what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner”
Nice one! Thanks for commenting.
It was in regard to his youth when they asked him to read the Christian Bible.
Supposedly by AC (but ?) quoted by R.A. Wilson I think;
Someone asks AC what he thinks about Jesus;
“I hold the poor fellow totally innocent of the religion that was foisted upon him posthumously.”
I love the “posthumously” part! Most people never question what was imposed upon them from birth!
Like Bertrand Russell said, “what is imposed upon you from outside is of no use whatsoever”
Kevin... says:
Another awesome article, guys, seriously. I shall spread this throughout the land (of Facebook, anyway).
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The Strictures–and Irrelevance–of PPEP
by Bruce | July 7, 2010 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy | 0 comments
[Linklaters Managing Partner Simon] Davies said the firm was focused on overall profitability rather than its revenue, which has suffered due to the deflated M&A market with about 40 per cent of income generated by the corporate department.
“Our objective has never been to maximise our revenue,” he said [emphasis supplied]. “We’re not focused on being the biggest firm by revenue but on being the leading firm as far as our clients are concerned.”
–From The Lawyer story announcing Linklaters’ 2009-2010 results, showing a decline of 8.8% in revenue to £1.18bn and also a decline of 6.88% in PEP to £1.21m.
This raises the question: If not revenue, or if not PEP, what are the optimal metrics on which to judge law firm performance?
Orrick famously announced back in May that it would cease “using or reporting, internally or publicly, the metric of Profit Per Equity Partner.” And on the heels of that announcement I wrote about some alternatives I might endorse. The list included:
On the quantitative side:
Revenue Per Lawyer
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of revenue over a multi-year period
Realization rates (implying, I would argue, clients’ perception of value-for-services-received)
Associate retention rates (or attrition rates, measured negatively)
Percentage of business from clients of long-standing duration (say, more than 3 or 5 years)
Percentage of all legal spend from top 10 (20/50/100) clients
On the qualitative side:
Lawyer morale
Commitment to and investment in professional development
Commitment to and investment in such things as diversity and pro bono
The quality of firms the firm takes lateral talent from and the quality of firms they lose lateral talent to
The quality of firms the firm wins assignments from and the quality of firms they lose assignments to
Quality and morale of professional and support staff.
Most importantly, however, I believe we as a profession and as a management class need to stop genuflecting to the one-size-fits-all model of law firm performance.
What do I mean by that?
Simply that firms are increasingly segmenting themselves into different market positionings, and that applying one, or even a few, unitary metrics across firms pursuing avowedly different strategies is guaranteed to produce misleading–and downright odd–results.
For example, much as I respect Simon Davis, I think being part of the Magic Circle means that you are, among other things, judged on overall size, that is to say, on annual revenue. Who would claim that a firm with half, or one-quarter, of the revenue of Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, or Linklaters would seriously be viewed as on a par with those? In this league, size does matter. (Which, among other things, is why Slaughter & May is not “really” a Magic Circle firm, or at best is one with an enormous bold asterisk after its name.)
Another set of firms–and yes, folks, we can name names–including Cravath, Slaughters, Wachtell, Weil Gothsal, and perhaps some relative newcomers such as Boies Schiller or Quinn Emanuel, positively invites us to compare them on the basis of PPEP.
Yet another set would like us to find them strong in global coverage: Say, for example, Baker & McKenzie, DLA, Jones Day, Latham, Sidley, and White & Case, with a slightly newer orientation to the “global” value proposition represented by K&L/Gates, Orrick, and Reed Smith. (Caveat, folks: The trouble with naming names is you’ve named some people and you haven’t named other people. That’s why letters to the editor are available; and I urge you all to exercise your right to add, subtract, and in general dissent.)
Another, separate, problem with cross-firm metrics has to do with averages. Averages mislead. Yes, seriously. (In my original piece on this I used the familiar example of “Bill Gates walks into a bar….”, and the average net worth in the place goes up to $5-billion.)
Here’s a fairly trivial example of how averages can mislead: Imagine a firm with the vast majority of its lawyers in New York, or New York and London. Now compare that firm’s PPEP to another firm with relatively few lawyers in those high-margin markets. Surprise! Same would happen with Revenue per Lawyer, and, on the unflattering side (unflattering to the capital markets-centric firm, that is), with cost per lawyer. The headline news would be if the capital markets firm had lower PPEP.
When stated baldly this way, none of us is the least surprised that “averages” across firms with completely different business models, strategies, and geographic footprints mislead at least as much as they reveal. To abstract from our industry, what does the average fuel economy of Toyota’s models tell you compared to the average fuel economy of Ferraris? To say that Toyotas have “better” fuel economy is to focus on facts at the expense of the truth. (Focusing on facts at the expense of the truth is at the heart of many a cross-examination technique.)
Not to go metaphysical on you, but to do justice to the concept of what metrics are appropriate for measuring law firm performance, we need to delve for a moment into the difference between facts and truth.
Facts are convenient, tough, hard, unyielding little pebbles. Not just facts like water freezes at 32°F or Oxygen is the 8th element in the periodic table, but facts like “during your deposition you said you’d seen this email and now you say you can’t remember?” Or, facts like today’s announcement that “Clifford Chance boosted its average PPEP by 25% in the past fiscal year.” It’s very hard to argue that facts don’t stand for irreducible little nuggets of reality. But facts can also tempt us into sloppy, lazy, and unreflective “analysis.” Such as: “If CC boosted its PPEP by 25% and Linklaters and A&O didn’t do as well, then that’s bad news for Links and A&O.” Well, not so fast.
The difference between facts and truth brings to mind Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a cynic as someone who “knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” As an economist, I’d be the last to tell you that price doesn’t contain a lot of information. But at times, as with the recent housing bubble, or the tech stock bubble of ca. 2000, prices can’t really be trusted. What you really need to know is what’s the value of the asset?
And thus with law firm performance metrics.
Before you conclude that any particular firm is doing well, doing poorly, or hanging out in the middle of the pack, you first need to figure out what that law firm is setting out to do. What is their strategy? Is it to be a “category killer” in employment law like Littler Mendelson or Jackson Lewis? Then a high PPEP is probably not something they’re striving for and it’s unfair (and worse, irrelevant, and sloppy thinking, as noted above) to pretend that metric has much of anything to do with them.
Then what am I suggesting?
Not just that there is no “one size fits all” metric, which should be obvious if you’re a student of almost any industry (autos, apparel retailing, wine and beer, cellphones), but that to gauge how any law firm is doing you first have to do the hard work of analyzing what they are trying to do.
Are they trying to be a global, but non-headquarters dependent, powerhouse? Then you might want to know what percentage of their revenue comes from matters using substantial amounts of lawyers’ time from multiple offices; or what percentage of revenue is “earned” by offices other than the originating one. A little tougher to figure out than the Big Hard Rock of PPEP, isn’t it?
Sorry to break this to you.
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Federal Charges + More After Knife Point Robbery in Ridgefield
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The Ridgefield Police, working with other local police forces and the FBI have arrested a man who's linked to a number of area robberies, including the Subway Sandwich Shop on Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield.
According to patch.com, 55-year-old Alvin Robertson has been taken into custody and charged after police say he robbed a Subway restaurant in Ridgefield at knife point. Also, according to a police report, he's facing federal charges from the FBI for allegedly committing armed robbery at three different bank robberies in Connecticut. Finally, Robertson is also believed to be linked to an armed robbery at another Subway in Monroe.
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The Kardashians Are Apparently ‘Upset’ About Jordyn Woods’ Upcoming Interview
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The Kardashian-Jenner family isn't happy Jordyn Woods plans to appear on Red Table Talk to tell her side of the Tristan Thompson cheating story.
Sources close to the famous family told Entertainment Tonight they're "upset" she's going public, and feel she should be handling the matter privately. Woods revealed plans to appear on the Facebook Watch show on Tuesday. The episode is set to air on March 1.
"The Kardashians are upset with Jordyn's Red Table Talk interview, and feel like she should be focusing more on healing her relationship privately with the family or Kylie then talking about it publicly," the insider said. "The Kardashian-Jenners have been nothing but incredible to Jordyn and hope she'll be respectful. They just wish her way of dealing with it was done in a different way."
The source added, "If Jordyn doesn't handle this the right way, any possible hope of her being back in with the family or Kylie will be gone."
There are some reports that Woods could be sued, depending what she discloses during the interview. Several sources reported that the 21-year-old signed a non-disclosure agreement that prevents her from speaking on the private lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family. If she violates the terms of the alleged agreement during her interview, she could be hit with a massive lawsuit.
Woods' appearance on the show comes amid ongoing reports about an incident that allegedly occurred at a house party on Feb. 23. She and Khloe Kardashian's boyfriend Tristan Thompson were apparently caught kissing at the event. There are different reports on the matter, some of which have alleged that Woods was under the influence when it happened.
She and Thompson were reportedly confronted by Kardashian, 34, separately afterward. Woods reportedly denied the allegations at first, while Thompson was quick to come clean. This is not the first time he's been caught cheating on Kardashian, with whom he shares one child.
Woods has been friends with Kylie Jenner since childhood. She has been a part of several Kardashian businesses, and become close with the entire family. Amid the drama, however, she's been cut out entirely. She will no longer benefit from any businesses associated with the family and is reportedly not welcome in Jenner's home.
26 Celebrities Who Were Caught Cheating
Source: The Kardashians Are Apparently ‘Upset’ About Jordyn Woods’ Upcoming Interview
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Vineland's Tess Fisher, EHT's doubles team win league titles
VINELAND — Vineland junior Tess Fisher and Egg Harbor Township senior Anne Mkrtchyan each won their third straight Cape-Atlantic League tennis championship on Wednesday, but the roads they took to the trophies couldn't have been more different.
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Ocean City continues to rack up 97.3 ESPN's High School Athlete of the Week honors. Red Raiders cross country star, Brandon Hadtke is the latest win the award. Our congratulations go out to him.
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UGC, Unemployment and Fellowship
Fellowship is a system to support the young scientists and scholars from different disciplines in higher education. It helps poor and meritorious students to attain higher education without any financial barriers.
The big question in case of India is the unemployment among the youths, including doctorate degree holders. In this article, I will focus on the issues of fellowship, provisions of University Grants Commission (UGC) and unemployment in the country especially among the youths.Today seventeen types of scholarship are given to research scholars in different fields by the UGC. These are:
Dr. S Radhakrishnan Postdoctoral Fellowship in Humanities & Social Science
National Fellowship for students of Other Backward Classes (OBC)
Kothari Fellowship
NET-JRF Fellowship
Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child
Maulana Azad National Fellowship-Minority
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC
Ishan Uday-Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region
Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences
Emeritus Fellowship
Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates
PG Scholarship for University Rank holders
Post-Doctoral Fellowship for SC & ST
PG Scholarship for Professional courses for SC/ST
BSR Fellowships in Sciences
UGC-BSR Faculty Fellowship Scheme, and
PG Scholarship for M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharma for GATE/GPAT qualified candidates.
After mentioning of all these fellowship Schemes, it is better to analyse here the Non-NET fellowship.
In 2006, UGC started this scheme for M Phil and PhD scholars. Today, around 35 thousand research scholars from 49 Central Universities are getting the Non-Net fellowship. The amount provided for MPhil is Rs. 5000 and for PhD, it is Rs. 8000.
In 2016, UGC announced closure of this scheme, while thousands of research scholars including JNUSU had demanded to increase the amount from 5 thousand to 8 and 8 to 12 thousand for MPhil and PhD respectively.
Despite this demand, the UGC announced closure of this scheme and the matter of raising money for the Non-Net scheme went to a cold bay. To continue this scheme, thousands of students across the country joined with JNUSU’s protest in-front of UGC. They spent three months on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg. They tolerated lathi charged by Delhi police. Students across the universities did not lose the hope until UGC gave its assurance to continue with the fellowship. This struggle was a very memorable movement for economically poor students.
It would be more appropriate to say that M Phil/PhD scholars from central universities can get the Non-Net fellowship, while students from Central and State Universities can also benefit from remaining 17 fellowships on the basis of merit. However, there are a couple of bigger questions related to the discriminatory approach for providing fellowship to the research scholars among central and states universities. Although both have similarities on various grounds, research scholars from state universities are deprived of getting the Non-Net fellowship. Why is this discriminatory approach still working? Why is UGC not able to analyse or reflect upon this approach?
After discussing on Non-Net and other fellowship schemes, I would like to mention some facts about unemployment in India. According to CMIE, the unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2% in February 2019. The most affected groups are the young degree-holder citizens of the country and the political parties are doing mockery in political rallies and their speeches. A report published in several newspapers last year states that 3700 PhD degree holders applied for the post of peon in UP while the eligibility criteria for the post was 8th standard.
All these reports raise many questions on our policy makers, political leaders and bureaucrats. Unemployment is a noticeable issue in itself. If highly educated specially PhD holders suffer from unemployment, our system will be bad around the world. In this condition, our policy makers should think on unemployment of PhD holders and the amount that they were getting as a fellowship during research. The scholars are not getting any job after completing their research work and the government is not able to use many scholarships funds. Even UGC and HRD are returning many funds to the government.
To avoid defamation, our system should provide any kind of job to PhD holders after completing their research works. The grave situation of the unemployment could be understood through a young scholar’s statement, who recently conveyed to me that “the HRD should decrease some thousands of rupees in all fellowship scheme and provide job after completing research work.”
This signifies that young scholars are ready to scarify small amount of fellowship on the hope to get job although states have all the capacity to generate jobs for the younger generation. The upcoming Lok Sabha election is an option where citizens can convey their grievances to the political parties.
Source – Patna Daily
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Fakto Auto Tallinn Cycling Race 2019
Filter Time Trial Cup 2019
Filter Road Cup 2019
Race manual 2019
Stages 2019
Cycling tour classification
Hiiumaa Cycling Weekend 2019
Filter Velokauss 2019
Road race series for cyclists of all levels
EJL Category 2
1. Contents
2. Purpose and objective
3. Race calendar and distances in 2019
4. Children's races
5. Race day schedule
6. Age groups
7. Team classification
8. Bicycle type
9. Registration and fees
10. Re-registration
11. The participation fee includes:
12. Race numbers, starting groups and wristbands
13. Catering, feeding and littering
14. Techincal assistance
15. Medical aid
16. Penalties
17. Rankings and results
18. Cycling tour classification
19. Awards
19.1. Stage awards
19.2. Series awards
19.3. Cycling tour classification awards
20. Leaders' jerseys
21. Other information
22. Additional information and feedback
23. Organisers
2. Purpose and objective
2.1. To offer amateur athletes a way to spend an active and sporty weekend.
2.2. To develop and promote road racing in Estonia.
2.3. To connect people who are interested in cycling.
2.4. To introduce new people and their families to cycling and to encourage them to spend healthy and active weekends together.
2.5. To offer athletes a chance to compete in their home country.
2.6. To strive for excellence in the quality of organisation in Estonia’s biggest road bicycle racing series.
3. Race calendar and distances in 2019
3.1. The following races take place at every Filter Road Cup event:
Long distance race - this race is aimed at athletes and regularly training amateurs for whom the result is most important. Depending on the event the long distance races are 80-120 km long and riders have 4 hours to finish the race. Due to the time limit this race is not suitable for people who want to take it slow and simply enjoy the ride.
Short distance race - this race is aimed at amateurs and recreational cyclists and is open to participants of all levels, except for young cyclists as there is a separate race for them. The short distance race is usually 40-60 km long (at the Tallinn Cycling Race it is 75 km). Just like in the long distance race the riders will be ranked and the winners will receive awards, but the short distance race is not for top athletes.
Youth race - as the name suggests, this race is for young athletes in age groups M/N-U15, M/N-U17 and N-U19. A separate youth race was created in cooperation with cycling coaches so future top athletes could dictate the race themselves and practice their race tactics.
Recreational race - this race is for recreational riders who wish to enjoy the race and prefer a calmer ride. Everyone who wishes to participate either alone or with their family is welcome. The recreational race is not for competing and there are no rankings.
3.2. Race calendar and exact distances:
Stage 1, 04.05.2019, 26th Kuusalu Cycling race
Location: Harjumaa, Kolga
Results based on: flat ground finish, group times and rankings
Long distance race 83,2 km (2 laps: 41,6 km + 41,6 km)
Short distance race 41,6 km (1 lap: 41,6 km)
Children's activities: Trampoline (except in adverse weather conditions) and children's races:
M/N-U5, ~200 m (no rankings)
M/N-U10, ~1 km (competition)
Stage 2, 19.05.2019, 34th Elva Cycling Race
Location: Tartumaa, Elva
Stage 3, 02.06.2019, 19th Pärnu Cycling Race
Location: Pärnumaa, Pärnu
Long distance race 102,1 km (3 laps: 35,5 km + 31,1 km + 35,5 km)
Stage 4, 09.06.2019, 9th Fakto Auto Tallinn Cycling Race
Location: Tallinn, Ülemiste city
Long distance race 117,0 km (2 laps: 58,5 km + 58,5 km)
Recreational race 30,2 km (1 lap: 30,2 km)
Stage 5, 22.06.2019 19th Haapsalu Cycling Race
Location: Läänemaa, Haapsalu
Long distance race 91 km (2 laps: 45,5 km + 45,5 km)
Short distance race 53 km (1 lap: 53 km)
Stage 6, 13.07.2019 29th Pandivere Cycling Race
Location: Lääne-Virumaa, Väike-Maarja
Long distance race 99 km (3 laps: 35,5km + 28 km + 35,5 km)
Short distance 44km (1 lap: 44 km)
Stage 7, 18.08.2019 3rd Suure Munamäe Cycling Race
Location: Võrumaa, Haanja
Results based on: uphill finish, all times and rankings separately
FINAL STAGE, 31.08.2019, 9th Mulgi Cycling Race
Location: Viljandimaa, Viljandi
Long distance 117,0 km (3 laps: 40,5 km + 36,0 km + 40,5 km)
Short distance 44,8 km (1 lap: 44,8 km)
4. Children's races
4.1. The children’s races are aimed at all children of the appropriate age. The objective of the children’s races is to simply finish the race and there will be no rankings with the exception of the M/N-U10 and M/N-U13 age groups, where the three fastest children will be awarded.
4.2. Preregistering for the children’s races is free of charge, registering in the race centre costs 2€ regardless of the participant’s age. Preregistration is open until Thursday midnight during the week of the race on the www.aerobike.ee website.
4.3. Every participant will receive a children’s race number, which is valid for the whole season, and a cyclist’s passport, which will also act as a diploma. If the race number is lost or forgotten the registration desk can provide a replacement number.
4.4. Every child who completes the race will receive a pastry and a curd snack. The three fastest children the M/N-U10 and M/N-U13 age groups will also receive an additional prize.
4.5. The children's age groups are:
M/N-U5 (boys and girls born 2015 or later)
M/N-U7 (boys and girls born 2013-2014)
M-U10 (boys born 2010-2012)
N-U10 (girls born 2010-2012)
4.6. The approximate schedule and distances for children's races for all Filter Road Cup events except for the Fakto Auto Tallinn Cycling Race are listed below. They may vary slightly depending on the location of the specific race.
09:30 - 12:00 Registration desk for children's races is open
12:25 - start of the children's races. The approximate race distances are as follows:
M/N-U5, ~200 m
M/N-U10, ~1 km
The award ceremony will take place shortly after the children's races have ended.
4.7. At the Tallinn Cycling Race the children's races take place 2 hours later:
5. Race day schedule
5.1. The schedule for all Filter Road Cup events except for Tallinn Cycling Race:
Race numbers can be received from the registration desk from 9:30 to 11:45
Re-registration and first round of race day registration from 9:30 to 10:30
Last round of registration from 10:30 to 11:45 (no re-registration)
Team representative meeting, numbers for support vehicles at 11:00
Registration for children's races from 9:30 to 12:00
12:00 – long distance race
12:10 – main short distance race
12:20 – youth race
12:21 – racreational race
Children's races start at 12:25
The award ceremony will take place approximately 30 minutes after the winner of the long distance race has finished
The finish is closed at 16:00
5.2. The races at Fakto Auto Tallinn Cycling Race take place 2 hours later:
14:10 – senior short distance race
14:21 – recreational race
6. Age groups
.1. In the long distance race both the general classification and age groups classification include individual classification. In short distance races the general classification of every racing group and the age groups classification include individual classification.
6.2. Only the general classification that includes both the main and short distance races also includes the team classification. There are no age groups in team classification.
6.3. The year of birth determines the age groups. The following age groups are used in the Filter Road Cup:
Women Age group
M M-U15** 2005 - 2006 N-U15** 2005 - 2006
M M-U17** 2003 - 2004 N N-U17** 2003 - 2004
M M-U19 2001 - 2002 N N-U19** 2001 - 2002
M M-U30 1990 - 2000
N N-U30* 1990 - 2000
M M30 1985 - 1989 N N30* 1985 - 1989
M M40 1975 - 1979 N N40+* 1979 and earlier
M M45 1970 - 1974
M60*
M M65* 1950 - 1954
M M70+* 1949 and earlier
*These age groups are only used in the short distance race. If riders in these groups participate in the long distance race they will be placed in the age group that is closest to theirs. There is one group for women of all ages in the long distance race.
** These age groups are only used in the youth race. Based on (sport)pedagogical considerations, riders in these groups are not allowed to participate in the long distance race.
7. Team classification
.1. In addition to individual classification, team classification is also available. To participate in this, a team must be registered using the corresponding field on the registration site.
7.2. Important information:
1. Team registration is free and can be done throughout the season on the registration page on the www.aerobike.ee website.
2. Registered teams are valid until the end of the season and can not be changed during the season.
3. Registering a team means establishing a group of riders as a team, not registering team members. All team members must be registered to either a stage or the whole series by paying the participation fees.
7.3. Forming a team:
1. A team consists of 3 to 6 people.
2. Team members do not have to be members of the same cycling club or company - a team can also be a group of friends, a randomly selected group of riders or members from multiple clubs or companies together. The team members also do not have of the same gender, in the same age group, or riding the same distance, but one person can only be part of one team.
8. Bicycle type
8.1. Participants may use any type of standard human-powered bicycle: road bike, mountain bike, time trial bike, handcycle, urban bike, kick scooter etc. However, using brakeless fixed gear bikes and time trial handlebars is forbidden due to safety concerns.
8.2. Using tandem bicycles, bicycles with an aerodynamic shell, motorised bicycles and other non-standard bikes as well as bikes with any additional source of power is only allowed in the recreational race.
8.3. There are no separate classifications for different types of bicycles. Participants are competing on equal grounds regardless of the type of bicycle they use.
9. Registration and fees
.1. Participants can pre-register on the registration page of the www.aerobike.ee website or register in the race centre on the day of the race (cash only).
9.2. The participation fees for the 2019 season are:
Youth race Family race Discount Round ends
Rattalaat/Cycling fair price* 125€ 125€ 75€ 50€ (3 free stages) 03.11.2018
Round 1 (whole series) 150€ 150€ 90€ 60€ (2 free stages) 31.12.2018
Round 2 (whole series) 175€ 175€ 105€ 70€ (1 free stage) 01.05.2019
Round 1 (single stage) 25€ 25€ 15€ 10€ (-15€) Wednesday before race week
Round 2 (single stage) 30€ 30€ 20€ 15€ (-10€) Wednesday of race week
Race day registration 35€ 35€ 25€ 20€ (-5€) Race day at 10:30
Last minute round 40€ 40€ 30€ 25€ (base price) From 10:30 until the start of the race
*The cycling fair price only applies to registrations made at the fair.
9.3. Race day registration applies only to the stage taking place that day and only cash payments are accepted.
9.4. Registrations cannot be cancelled or replaced with registrations for another stage. The participation fee will not be refunded or transferred to another stage regardless of the reasons for not participating in the race.
10. Re-registration
10.1. Re-registration can be done only on the day of the race from 9:30 to 10:30 and only in cash. Re-registration can be divided into two categories:
1) Re-registering one participant to a different distance race:
Re-registering from one distance to another - from long distance to short or vice versa - is free.
Re-registering from the competitive races to the recreational race is free, but the difference in participation fees will not be refunded.
Re-registering from the recreational race to a competitive race costs 20€ regardless of in which round the rider first pre-registered.
2) Starting instead of another rider who has pre-registered:
If the distance remains the same, participating instead of somebody else who pre-registered but didn’t show up to the race costs 15€. If there are any suspicions, the person who re-registers must be able to prove that they have an agreement with the rider whose place they are taking.
A combined re-registration in which both a rider’s name and race distance are changed is not possible. This is considered a new registration and the current prices will apply.
11. The participation fee includes:
A marked and guarded race track;
Timekeeping and a place in the stage results;
Filter race numbers (valid for the entire season; additional or replacement numbers can be purchased in the race centre);
Medical aid;
Catering in the race centre;
Prizes for the fastest riders;
Race commentary;
Photos of the event;
A bottle of water or sports drink at the finish;
Extra services available in the race centre, such as merch tents and bag hold;
For children there are children’s races and a trampoline. Preregistration for children’s races is free, registering in the race centre costs 2€.
12. Race numbers, starting groups and wristbands
12.1. Race numbers and wristbands are used in the Filter Road Cup. Timekeeping and the commissaires' work are based on the race numbers, access to the starting area is based on the wristbands.
12.2. When a rider participates for the first time during the season, they will receive a set of race numbers which is valid for the entire season. If the race numbers are lost or forgotten, replacements can be purchased for 3€. Using the unique Filter Road Cup numbers is mandatory. It is forbidden to use self-made numbers or numbers that originate from other races or series, even if the number itself matches the number assigned to the rider.
12.3. The wristbands for starting groups are handed out at the registration desk on every race day and they are only valid for the race taking place that day.
12.4. The race numbers must be attached to the rider’s back. One number must be placed on the lower back in the middle and the second number must be placed on the left side about halfway up the back and turned so that the number is horizontal when viewed from the side. If a rider’s race number is placed incorrectly, a place in the results cannot be guaranteed for them. The wristband must be worn on the left wrist and must be shown to the guard when entering the starting area. If the band is not correctly around the wrist, it is not considered valid and does not grant access to the starting area.
12.5. The starting area is divided into two: Group 1 and Group 2. Riders are only allowed to enter the starting area at designated gates and must present a valid wristband. It is forbidden to climb over the fence or attempt to sneak in under the banners! Riders who start in the wrong group or enter the starting are in a forbidden way are subject to a time penalty or disqualification.
12.6. The starting area will be opened 10 minutes before the start of the long distance race. 2 minutes before the start the gate for Group 1 will be closed and the banners separating the groups will be removed. If a Group 1 rider has not entered the starting area by this time, they will have to start in Group 2. Starting groups are formed as follows:
1. Group 1 consists of 100 highest ranking riders in the general classification (at the first race of the season, the first 100 from the previous season's rankings) and cyclists with an elite licence from EJL or other national federation (regardless of whether or not they have previously participated in the Filter Road Cup).
2. Group 2 consists of all other long distance race participants.
12.7. The starting area for the main short distance race is opened as soon as the banners have been set in place after the start of the long distance race. 2 minutes before the start the gate for Group 1 will be closed and the banners separating the groups will be removed. If a Group 1 rider has not entered the starting area by this time, they will have to start in Group 2. Starting groups are formed as follows:
1. Group 1 consists of 100 highest ranking riders in the general classification of the short distance race (at the first race of the season, the first 100 from the previous season's rankings).
2. Group 2 consists of all other short distance race participants.
12.8. All youth race participants are placed in the same starting group. They must enter the starting area through the Group 1 gate which is opened as soon as the banners have been set in place after the start of the short distance race.
12.9. All recreational race participants are also in the same starting group, but they must enter the starting area through the Group 2 gate which is opened as soon as the banners have been set in place after the start of the short distance race.
13. Catering, feeding and littering
13.1. There are no official feed zones on the track. Food and drink is provided to competitors in the race centre.
13.2. There are marked litter zones on the track where riders are allowed to dispose of any trash. The litter zones are located approximately in the middle point of the track, are 200 metres long and marked with signs. It is strictly forbidden to litter outside of the litter zones - anyone who litters outside of the designated zone will be disqualified.
13.3. Teams or supporters are allowed to feed the riders only on the right side of the road. Feeding from support vehicles is only allowed in the middle portion of the race and the commissaires’ instructions must be followed. It is prohibited during the first 30 km and the last 20 km of the race.
14. Technical assistance
14.1. The organisers do not provide spare parts or technical assistance on the track.
14.2.Team representatives are allowed to provide technical assistance from registered and marked support vehicles. Only support vehicles that are registered in advance and are equipped with radios that can operate on the same frequency as the race radios will be allowed into the racing group.
14.3.Support vehicles can be registered until Wednesday midnight during the week of the race by sending an email to the head secretary ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and also confirming the availability of compatible radios that the support vehicle can use.
14.4.If no compatible radios are available, one can be rented from the organisers for 10€. This must be included in the aforementioned email when registering a support vehicle.
14.5. To be allowed to drive support vehicles and provide technical assistance during the race, the team representatives must have an appropriate driving licence and a valid competitor, driver, coach, mechanic or manager licence issued by EJL or other national federation.
14.6. The order of the support vehicles will be determined by a lottery in two rounds. The first round is for vehicles that have preregistered. The second round is for all other vehicles that meet the regulations stated in paragraph 14.5 of the manual.
14.7.Riders who abandon the race can be transported back to the race centre with the broom wagon.
15. Medical aid
5.1. Emergency medical aid is provided by the race paramedics. There are two ambulance crews on the race track and also a paramedic in the med tent in the race centre.
6.1. Penalties are regulated by the Filter Road Cup 2019 race manual, UCI rules and EJL regulation.
17. Rankings and results:
7.1. Depending on the nature of the race, the stage results will be based on either a group finish or uphill finish. Series results will be determined by the points earned from stages.
Races with an uphill finish - Viljandi and Suure-Munamäe - All participants will get their own rank and points. Photo finish will be used to determine everybody's ranks.
Races with a group finish - Kuusalu, Elva, Pärnu, Tallinn, Haapsalu, Pandivere - 12 first competitors in the general classification will get their own rank and points. The group finish principle will be used for everyone else, meaning that competitors who finish the race in one group will share the ranks and points. A rider is considered a part of a group is they are less than 3 seconds behind the rider in the front. For example, if a group of 50 cyclists is racing to finish first, the first 12 to finish will get individual ranks and points, everyone else in the group will have to share ranks 13 to 50, equally sharing the points of these ranks. The final points will be rounded either up or down to the closest integer.
17.2. If the winner of women's general classification is not in the first 12 finishers in a group finish race, photo finish will be used to determine the winner of women's general classification for the award ceremony. This will not affect their ranking in the series results and they will still receive the same amount of points as others in the same group.
17.3. In both the individual and team classification of the whole series, the six highest stage scores are taken into account and the two lowest scores are eliminated. If a rider has not finished all races in the series, the missing scores will not be taken into account. The lowest score of every rider will not be taken into account in the series overall results after Stage 3 and the two lowest scores will not be taken into account after Stage 5.
17.4. Every race has both the general classification and the age groups classification. Points are awarded based on the general classification results. The age groups rankings are determined by separating the riders of a certain age group from the general classification results. If the point scores are equal, the rankings will be based on the number of stage victories. If these are still equal, the number of II places awarded will be taken into account, after this the number of III places and so on. In a hypothetical situation where all the points are still equal after this, the last stage's results determine the winner.
17.5. In the team classification, the three highest scores earned by a team's members on a given stage will be counted regardless of the race distance or the riders' age groups. If fewer than three team members finish the race, the points of all team members who finished the race will be taken into account.
17.6. Points are awarded according to the following system:
Long distance race
Short distance race and youth race Recreational race
Points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points
Rank Points
I 500+12 11. 490+2 I 300+12 11. 290+2 n 10
II 499+11 12. 489+1 II 299+11 12. 289+1
III 498+10 13. 488 III 298+10 13. 288
4. 497+9 14. 487 4. 297+9 14. 287
8. 493+5 ...... ...... 8. 293+5 ...... ......
9. 492+4 n≤500 500-(n-1) 9. 292+4 n≤300 300-(n-1)
10. 491+3 n>500 1 10. 291+3 n>300 1
*Point scores are based on the general classification results. *Every racing group will receive points separately according to the corresponding group's results.
*Every finisher gets 10 points.
7.7. Preliminary results will be published no later than the day after the race on the official Aerobike website - www.aerobike.ee
17.8. Due to the possibility of mistakes in the preliminary results, unsportsmanlike conduct and other incidents, riders are allowed to file complaints up to 6 days after the race. Complaints must be filed by email in accordance with Section 22.2 of the race manual.
17.9. Final results will be published online on www.aerobike.ee and other related sites no later than 7 days after the race.
17.10. No further complaints will be taken into account after the final results have been published and the results will not be changed.
18. Cycling tour classification
8.1. Along with the series overall classification there is also a cycling tour classification, where stages of the series are regarded as stages of a cycling tour and the times from all stages will be added together.
18.2. There are separate cycling tour classifications for the long distance race, the main short distance race and the youth race.
18.3. To participate in the cycling tour classification, a rider must complete all races of the same distance in the series. Cyclists who do not participate in some races or participate in a mix of long and short distance races will not be considered finishers in the cycling tour classification.
18.4. Age groups and teams will not be taken into account in the cycling tour classification - only individual results in the overall classification. Bonus seconds and the 3 km rule will also not be counted. The results are determined by adding together riders' all finish times. If the point scores are equal, the rankings will be based on the number of stage victories. If these are still equal, the number of II places awarded will be taken into account, after this the number of III places and so on. In a hypothetical situation where all the points are still equal after this, the last stage's results determine the winner.
19. Awards
19.1. Stage awards
19.1.1. The award ceremony starts approximately 30 minutes after the winner of the long distance race has finished.
19.1.2. The awards will be given based on the preliminary results. If the results are later corrected, it will only affect the series point scores and the awards given at each stage will not be changed or switched.
19.1.3. Riders must be present at the ceremony in order to receive their award. They will not be able to receive the award at a later time. By not showing up at the ceremony the rider gives up their award.
19.1.4. Only the winners of the general classification will receive stage awards. The age group winners will not receive awards at every stage because with the group finish and group ranks system the age group classification mainly counts in the series overall results.
19.1.5. The stage awards are given based on the following principles:
The 12 fastest riders in the long distance race will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will also receive a trophy regardless of whether she was among the 12 fastest riders or not. The top 3 will receive a trophy and a monetary award (100€ for 1st place, 60€ for 2nd place, 40€ for 3rd place) and places 4-12 will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will receive a trophy and a monetary award (100€).
The 12 fastest riders in the short distance race will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will also receive a trophy regardless of whether she was among the 12 fastest riders or not. The top 3 will receive a trophy and a prize item, places 4-12 will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will receive a trophy and a prize item.
The 12 fastest riders in the youth race will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will also receive a trophy regardless of whether she was among the 12 fastest riders or not. The top 3 will receive a trophy and a prize item, places 4-12 will receive a trophy. The fastest woman will receive a trophy and a prize item.
19.2. Series awards
19.2.1. The series overall award ceremony will take place as a separate event after the season has ended. The exact time and location of the event will be announced at least 2 weeks in advance.
19.2.2. In order to receive an award, one must be present at the award ceremony. In case the rider cannot attend the award ceremony, the award may be given to the rider’s coach or other representative. Awards will not be presented at a later time.
19.2.3. In the general classification, the 6 best men and 3 best women of the long distance race will receive a trophy and a monetary awards or a prize item. In addition, the 3 best men and 3 best women of the short distance race and youth race will be awarded.
19.2.4. The 3 best riders in every age group will receive a trophy and a symbolic prize.
19.2.5. The 3 best teams in the team classification will receive a trophy and a prize.
19.3. Cycling tour classification awards
19.3.1. There are no stage awards in the cycling tour classification, only series awards.
19.3.2. The three fastest men and the fastest woman in the cycling tour classification will receive a trophy.
19.3.3. All successful participants in the cycling tour classification (cyclists who finished all 8 races according to the rules of the cycling tour classification) will receive a prize, regardless of the rank. The prizes include various items, some of smaller and some of greater value and the winners will be chosen by a draw. The winner of the cycling tour classification will be the first to draw a prize, then the second highest ranking participant and so on.
19.3.4. In order to receive an award, one must be present at the award ceremony. Awards will not be presented at a later time.
20. Leaders' jerseys
20.1. Four different leaders’ jerseys are used in the Filter Road Cup: blue, yellow, pink and white.
The blue jersey is for the reigning champion of the Filter Road Cup.
The yellow jersey is for the leader of the general classification of the Filter Road Cup.
The pink jersey is for the leader of the women’s general classification.
The white jersey is for the leader of the youth classification of the Filter Road Cup. This jersey will be given to the highest ranking rider in the M-U19 age group.
20.2. The jerseys will be given to the riders at the registration desk before the start of every race. The jersey gives the rider the right to start in front of everybody else.
20.3. Every wearer of a leader’s jersey will be given a jersey of the same colour by the organiser. If the rider maintains the right to wear the jersey at the following stages as well, they must wear the jersey that has already been given to them.
20.4. The wearer of the jersey must ensure that it is in good condition. If the jersey has broken, been forgotten or is extremely stained, the rider may ask for a second jersey at the registration desk, but no more than once during the season.
20.4. If the rightful owner of a jersey does not participate in a race, then the jersey of that colour will not be given to anyone at that stage.
20.5. In case one rider is entitled to a yellow jersey as well as a different colour jersey, they must wear the yellow jersey and the other jersey will be handed to the rider who came second in the corresponding classification.
20.6. Only the blue jersey will be issued at the first event of the series.
20.7. The owner of a jersey must wear the jersey, together with the race numbers.
20.8. Adding extra sponsors’ logos or texts to the jersey or changing the design of the jersey is not allowed unless the organisers of the Filter Road Cup have permitted the rider to do so.
20.9. It is prohibited to wear leaders’ jerseys that were issued during previous seasons or were bought, gifted or borrowed. The jerseys may only be worn by their current rightful owners.
21. Other information
21.1. The race is held in accordance with the Filter Road Cup 2019 race manual and UCI and EJL regulations.
21.2. Young athletes with an official EJL licence must follow the regulations regarding the gear ratio.
21.3. Pushing a fellow rider is not allowed. The penalty for pushing a rider from behind is a warning, a fine or the disqualification of both riders involved.
21.4. The Filter Road Cup is a recreational sports event - a licence is not required to participate. Everyone who wishes to participate is welcome to do so.
21.5. Everyone participates at their own risk. By starting the race the rider confirms that they have read and understood the race manual, is physically fit to participate and acknowledges the risks associated with cycling. In the case of an accident all costs and damages are covered by the rider without filing any damages claims against the organiser.
21.6. Even though the riders have priority over other traffic on the race circuit, most of the track is also open to cars. The riders are also obliged to follow the traffic regulations and to ensure their own safety to the best of their abilities. If no police or security escorts are there, all riders are obliged to stay on the right side of the road.
21.7. Wearing a helmet is mandatory, no exceptions.
21.8. Crossing the finish line multiple times is forbidden. If a rider crosses the finish line more than once, the board of commissaires may enter the last finish time in the results as a penalty.
21.9. All participants must respect clean and honest sport. Estonian anti-doping rules apply to the races and SA Eesti Antidoping has the right to carry out doping tests among all participants. More information can be found at http://www.antidoping.ee/en/
21.10. All matters not addressed in the race manual will be resolved by the board of commissaires.
21.11. The organisers are allowed to modify or amend the race manual during the season with the permission of the board of commissaires.
22. Additional information and feedback
22.1. The official info source and website of the Filter Road Cup is www.aerobike.ee If other online sources provide slightly different information, the information on the official website of the races is considered the most accurate.
22.2. Contact information for feedback:
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Please send any questions regarding the regulations and the work of the commissaires and complaints concerning the unsportsmanlike behaviour of other participants to the head commissaire of the specific event:
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23. Organisers
23.1. The Filter Road Cup is organised by MTÜ Aerobike Cycling Agency in cooperation with OÜ Aerobike.
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OÜ Aerobike, tel: +372 53422196, e-post: aerobike@aerobike.ee
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OK. That’s it. This has to stop.
For the sake of future civic sanity, Toronto City Hall has to sit down and do a full, frank costing of services, programs and capital expenditures across the city, breaking it down into the 4 community council brackets. How much gets spent on what in each area of the city. Top to bottom, from street maintenance through to swim times, after school programs to park grass cutting. The whole enchilada.
Because I am so fucking sick and tired of this parochial drumming up of regional resentment that has led directly to the white elephant-in-waiting council decision like the Scarborough subway extension. The usual suspects were at it again this week, led of course by the Scarborough {air quote} Deputy Mayor {end air quote} Glenn De Baeremaeker, on the subject of skating rinks. “I can’t imagine many people would object to building more outdoor ice rinks anywhere in this city,” he said, insisting that it needed to be done on a more ‘equitable basis’.
The back story is, Scarborough has only 1 of the 52 outdoor artificial ice rinks on the city which, no argument here, is clearly way out of whack, disproportionately speaking. Things are only a little more even-handed but still not what anyone would call equitable when it comes to outdoor natural rinks, only 11 of 69 in Scarborough, and indoor skating rinks, Scarborough has 9 of 49. Discrepancies abound, no question but the sentiment, vaguely hovering over the numbers, is that Scarborough, once again, is getting the short end of the stick. Raw numbers in terms of skating rinks or subway stations presented as proof that while the city splurges on these things elsewhere, Scarborough remains frozen out in the cold.
Is that actually the case?
Could it be that, historically speaking, pre-amalgamation, Scarborough was a municipality that placed little emphasis on public spaces (aside from streets and roads), and adhered more to a pay-as-you-go approach to providing services and programs? You want it? You pay for it. (An approach epitomized by the former councillor for Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt and budget chief, Mike Del Grande. Cupcakes for widows and orphans.) Traditionally, skating rinks might not have been a priority for Scarborough and now we’re playing a game of catch-up.
I’m just posing that possibility. I have no hard data to back it up but neither does anyone else when they start making noises about the unfair treatment Scarborough receives when it comes to the doling out of municipal nice-to-haves. We need a full, robust accounting in order to have a full, robust conversation.
We need to expand on the Fair Share Scarborough report Councillor Norm Kelly undertook early in amalgamation. Let’s not just look at soft services the city provides – the skating rinks and parks — but the hard ones too. How much of our public works expenditure goes toward maintaining the wide streets of Scarborough. As a percentage of our waste collection budget, what’s Scarborough’s take in order to provide the service to all their big-lotted, detached homes. What’s the portion of our police budget that is spent in Scarborough. The buses serving as the backbone for commuters in Scarborough (and that will continue to even if it gets its subway), how much do they cost the TTC.
It may well turn out that Scarborough is underserved and underfunded in comparison to other parts of the city. There’s just no way of knowing that currently, and counting skating rinks (or subway stops) isn’t really the best way to tally it. We downtowners acknowledge your lack of rinks, Scarborough, but where’s our sidewalk snow shovelling or windrows clearing or leaf collection?
That’s not to say that if it were to turn out that Scarborough is a money-suck due to the high maintenance and delivery costs to service its sprawling built form, sorry, folks, no outdoor skating for you because you have so many roads to plow. This shouldn’t be a zero-sum game. But the Scarborough Warriors need to start putting solid evidence on the table, showing exactly how they’re being short-changed in this amalgamated deal of ours. Otherwise, it’s empty carping. Divisive governance intent only on benefitting their narrowly defined interests at the expense of everyone else in the city.
— resentfully submitted by Cityslikr
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5 Responses to The Reckoning
As an anecdote, when I was a kid in Scarborough (70s-80s), the outdoor skating rinks were created in schoolyards. My elementary school had two: one for hockey, the other for everyone else. I’m not sure when/why that stopped, but I assume it’s considered too much of a liability now.
jrootham says:
It is entirely possible that stopped when Mike Harris required schools to charge a bunch for facilities.
I’m good with blaming him for it.
Mark J. Richardson says:
“…when it comes to outdoor natural rinks, only 11 of 69 in Scarborough.”
In the 80’s/90’s the TSDB “School Rinks” were cut-back, the City back-filled for a little while via Parks Staff — but then that was Cut too.
In our area, Local-Dads took-over the work as Volunteers – and have been doing it for 15+ years…
All the 69 “outdoor natural rinks” are VOLUNTEER run….so if people of Scarborough want one – all they have to do is get-together (with their Councillor), and get it done for themselves….
https://twitter.com/FP_IceMasters
Eli Mckhool says:
What bugs me most of all is the cynicism. This is a classic example of the ” bait and switch” school of merchandising. Get the agreement with three stations and associated costs. After the dust settles you then say ” wouldnt it be grand if we added a fourth station”. Slip it in under the door so to speak.
RT @AlexDRMather: Regular reminder that Mayor Tory has given DMW positions in which he oversees infrastructure related to cyclist safety. h… 2 hours ago
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Log Cabin in the Milky Way
The summer Milky Way shines over a log cabin in the woods of the Cypress Hills.
This was the view this morning, at 2 a.m., as the Milky Way of northern summer shone over my vacation log cabin on the Reesor Ranch in Saskatchewan. After the clouds cleared the sky was beautifully dark for a while before the early dawn twilight came on.
The view here takes in the Milky Way from the Scutum star cloud above the trees to the dark dust clouds of northern Cygnus overhead. The trio of Summer Triangle stars, Deneb, Vega and Altair, flank the Milky Way.
This is a composite of five tracked and stacked images for the sky and one image for the foreground shot with the iOptron Skytracker running at half speed to minimize the blurring from the tracking motion. The lens was the 14mm Samyang at f/2.8.
– Alan, July 12, 2013 / © 2013 Alan Dyer
Sunset Panorama at Reesor Ranch
The setting Sun lights up a classic Canadian prairie skyscape.
This was sunset last night, July 11, from the historic Reesor Ranch in southwest Saskatchewan, on the north edge of the Cypress Hills. The clouds opened up across the sky in a Chinook arch, with clearing to the west where the waxing Moon and Venus were also setting into the twilight.
It was a stunning scene looking out over the plains from the highlands of the hills.
I’m in the area for a week of shooting, weather permitting.
This shot is a 7-section panorama, stitched with Photoshop’s Photomerge command.
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K2 1938: The First American Karakoram Expedition
On February 24, The American Alpine Club will celebrate the first American ascent of the world’s second-highest peak, K2, at our Annual Benefit Dinner in Boston. It’s been 40 years since Jim Whittaker led an American expedition to the Savage Mountain but the history of American expeditions to the mountain goes back much farther and is one mired in adventure, tragedy and heroism.
Photograph of K2 from the Baltoro Glacier, taken by Vittorio Sella in 1909. Vittorio Sella Collection
The first American expedition to K2 took place in 1938. This was not only the first American expedition to the mountain but the 3rd ever attempt on the mountain and the first since the Duke of Abruzzi attempted K2 in 1909. The American Alpine Club had acquired permits to K2 for 1938 and 1939. With permits for back-to-back years, the main focus for the 1938 expedition was to reconnoiter the mountain and three ridges to determine the best route to the top. Of course if the opportunity presented itself they should reach the summit.
After evaluating photographs and surveys of the area from previous expeditions, it was determined that there were five potential routes. This meant there were five routes that had to be explored and hopefully at least one with a viable route to the summit.
The party, given the task that was laid before them, was relatively small. It included Charles Houston, Robert Bates, Paul Petzoldt, Richard Burdsall, Bill House, Captain Norman Streatfeild (British Liaison Officer), 6 Sherpa porters and 3 camp men.
On May 13, 1938 the party departed Srinagar to begin their 362-mile approach. After a month the confluence of the Savoia and the Godwin-Austen glaciers was reached on June 12. The confluence of the glaciers provided a centralized basecamp that allowed the expedition to have relatively easy access to both glaciers for reconnaissance.
Once base camp was established at 16,600 ft., the first task was to reconnoiter the Northwest Ridge. The ridge looked promising in photographs taken by the Duke of Abruzzi’s expedition, and two of his guides had reached the Savoia Pass on the ridge. After navigating over the crevasse covered glacier, Houston and House reached the bergschrund only to find disappointment in the form of hard green ice. It was fewer than 800 feet to better terrain above but they determined that chopping steps into the ice would be too consuming of time and energy and would be a dangerous link in the chain of camps up the mountain if the Northwest ridge offered a viable route. Fortunately, Petzoldt and Burdsall spied a rock route that they believed could unlock the ridge. When House and Petzoldt made an attempt to see if the rock route would go, they were met with unfavorable weather and had to abandon the thought for the moment.
On June 19th the entire party convened at basecamp to discuss what had been discovered thus far and how to proceed. Bates and Burdsall had made a trip down the Godwin-Austen Glacier and through brief clear weather windows were able to completely rule out the south face due to avalanche danger. After a good look at the Abruzzi Ridge, they reported that it didn’t look promising.
The northwest ridge wasn’t out of the question, but the obstacle of ice would be a time consuming one. So, the focus shifted to the east side of the mountain. The expedition would get a close look at the Abruzzi Ridge and the northwest ridge and return to the Savoia glacier if no route seemed better than what had already been discovered on the northwest ridge.
Continuing with the trend, the first views from the east side of K2 were not positive. The northeast ridge is a long knife-edge ridge littered with gendarmes. The south side of the ridge seemed like it could go but would require long stretches of travel through icy gendarmes that could topple over onto anyone traveling beneath them. The north side was prone to avalanches from high up the mountain and neither appeared to offer sites suitable for establishing camps. The Abruzzi Ridge at least looked possible, though difficult.
After the first views of these two ridges it was decided that Houston and House would climb the Abruzzi Ridge to determine the difficulty of climbing. On the first day of exploration of the ridge Houston discovered some small pieces of wood, these were remnants of the Duke of Abruzzi’s highest camp in 1909 and provided a psychological boost to the climbers. As they carried on up the ridge, the climbing grew more difficult and no suitable campsites were found. With the Karakoram’s penchant for sudden poor weather, the lack of adequate campsites was more concerning than the difficulty of climbing.
Photograph of K2 from Windy Gap, taken by Vittorio Sella in 1909. Vittorio Sella Collection
Uncertainty began to set in. Three routes remained as options: the northwest ridge, the northeast ridge and the Abruzzi Ridge. The big problem was that none of the routes seemed particularly better than the others. Each ridge had its own question looming over it. Could the northwest ridge be reached without devoting a lot of time and energy to carve out steps? Was there a potential route hidden on the northeast ridge that would not place the climbers in extreme danger? Were there any suitable locations to place campsites on the Abruzzi Ridge?
The party attempted to answer two of these questions. Bates and House returned to the Savoia Glacier. A few days of roaring avalanches off of the west face of K2, tumbling seracs, traversing ice slopes and heavy snow saw the pair reach a high point of 20,000 ft. before the rock became too steep. They came to the conclusion that reaching the northwest ridge under the current conditions was not possible.
Houston and Streatfeild had an easier time on the northeast ridge; easier in that they realized after several hours of step cutting that the route would not be adequate for carrying loads and the ridge offered little protection for any campsites that could be established.
So the Abruzzi Ridge was all that remained. As the last viable option all efforts and resources would now focus on the Abruzzi Ridge. Camp I was established at its base at 17,700 ft. While the rest of the expedition ferried loads to stockpile Camp I, Petzoldt and House continued scouring the ridge for campsites. After a day of searching and ascending a steep snowfield, hopes were waning and the pair was about to descend back to Camp I. Petzoldt decided to ascend one more pitch to peek around the corner of a crest. When Petzoldt reached the end of the rope, he let out an excited yell. Camp II was found. The campsite at 19,300’ was the first good news of the expedition since arriving the base of the mountain and lifted everyone’s spirits.
Rock taken from the Abruzzi Ridge. Karakoram translates to, "black gravel." Robert H. Bates Collection
Once Camp II was established and stocked with 10 days worth of supplies Petzoldt and House again led the way in search of the next camp. The ground grew steeper and steeper with any ledges discovered sloping downward. Once again the prospect of finding a campsite seemed slim and hopes began to waver. Around noon, as the going became more and more difficult, the pair noticed two buttresses a few hundred feet above them that may yield suitable terrain. With haste House began the first of two ice traverses that lay between them and the buttress. In an effort to save time House cut as few steps as possible. This time-saving maneuver led to House losing purchase and sliding towards the Godwin-Austen Glacier. Petzoldt was prepared for this possibility and held fast to the rope around House’s waist. After banging into the buttress that Petzoldt belayed from, House attacked the ice slope with new vigor. House completed the traverse placing pitons and running rope along the way. The reward for the day’s climbing was a tiny, uneven platform that sloped off the mountain on three sides.
Before Camp III (20,700 ft.) could be established Petzoldt and House needed to safeguard the route with 900 ft. of rope. The treacherous terrain was difficult for two unloaded men; it would be near impossible and reckless to attempt with a full load of supplies. The task of safeguarding the route took the entirety of the next day and still not satisfied with its security, was reinforced more as light loads were carried towards Camp III the day after that. Before the light loads could be brought all the way to Camp III, a storm began to build. The loads were left below a buttress and the pair descended all the way to Camp I when it appeared that the storm was gaining strength and was potentially going to be a long one.
The storm was not prolonged and the next day was relatively clear. With extreme caution, loads were carried to Camp III and more ropes placed to further secure the treacherous sections of the route. After 4 days of ferrying loads while snow fell and winds howled around them it was time to go higher than Camp III and search for Camp IV.
Petzoldt and Houston led the way in search of Camp IV. The climbing above Camp III grew more technical, the rock grew more rotten and was eventually blocked by a large gendarme. Petzoldt conquered the obstruction via an overhanging crack that led to a ledge with solid holds. A few hundred feet above the recently defeated gendarme another obstruction was reached, this time it was an impassable wall of reddish-brown rock. The duo descended back to the top of the gendarme and decided that it would be the location for Camp IV (21,500 ft.).
Once Camp IV was established it was time to push up the mountain. The new leaders were Houston and House. A location for Camp V was discovered at 22,000 ft., placing it only 500’ higher than Camp IV.
Above Camp IV the rock was near vertical and in worse condition than expected. This section was only climbed after House was able to work his way up an 80-foot chimney. The chimney now bears his name. Camp V was then located across a snowfield and under a rock pinnacle. This 500’ took four hours to achieve and would be an entire days work when moving supplies. House’s Chimney was impossible to climb with a load so a makeshift aerial tramway was constructed to haul the loads up.
After a few days of poor weather and load ferrying, a site for Camp VI was discovered at 23,300’. The climb up to Camp VI took serious skill in route finding and saw Petzoldt and Houston turned back at multiple points. Eventually they discovered a steep snow gully that tested their nerves. The snow was deep and anything that fell down the gully disappeared into nothingness. The snow gully led to more rotten rock, which led to a buttress whose base would be the location for Camp VI.
Above Camp VI lay the black pyramid, a near 1,000-foot buttress of dark rock that loomed over the expedition while they were scouting the ridge a month earlier. If they could make their way up the black pyramid, K2’s 2,200-foot summit cone would be within reach.
Petzoldt and Houston worked their way up the route; Petzoldt, with fine intuition about where the path lay ahead, led over steep technical rock and eventually up another snow gully that led to the top of the pyramid. With the snow shoulder above the black pyramid reached, the Abruzzi Ridge was conquered. A handshake was shared and a “restful cigarette” enjoyed.
Thank you note written by Houston and Petzoldt on a piece of toilet paper. It reads:
"Hi
Thanks a million for the campsite and tent. They were certainly welcome when we came down at 4:15. Very cold.
We went 700 ft. higher over climbing of varying difficulty and spotted c/c weather. Route ahead not too bad. Hope to make top of pyramid today.
We hoped you could make two platforms more on this ledge and one near the big notch [?] feet below here.
Good luck + thanks again
C +P"
Robert H. Bates Collection
The route was pushed higher and a good campsite was found for Camp VII at 24,700 ft. Even after ropes were fixed on the difficult terrain between Camp VI and VII, the route would remain difficult and would be unwise to attempt in bad weather. With supplies dwindling it was time to make a decision.
The expedition conceded to K2 and the mountain remained unclimbed. With supplies dwindling and difficult terrain between camps a prolonged storm would potentially be catastrophic to the group, added onto that the porters were due to arrive in seven days.
Before retreating down the mountain, one final push would be made. Houston and Petzoldt would make a dash as high up the mountain as they could reach. A Spartan Camp VII was established with just enough supplies for Houston and Petzoldt to climb for a day. Any sign of bad weather would force the pair to make a hasty retreat to Camp VI.
The weather the next day was clear so the pair went up. Though K2 had provided many difficult and technical days of climbing, the final day was one of plodding through snow. By noon a recognizable shoulder was reached at 25,600 ft. The Duke of Abruzzi had triangulated the altitude 29 years earlier and the climbers knew that they had reached the summit cone. The pair climbed up a few hundred more feet to gain a good view of the route that led to the summit. Both agreed that it did not appear any more difficult than the route below and that the summit could be reached from the Abruzzi Ridge. They then turned and started back down the mountain.
K2 diorama indicating the route taken on the Abruzzi Ridge
A view through the peephole
K2 and the Abruzzi Ridge
The Abruzzi Ridge
Close-up of the route between Camps II and VII
The highest point reached by the 1938 expedition
Though their high point of 26,000 ft. was 2,250 ft. below the summit, the First American Karakoram Expedition was a success. The entire south side of the mountain was reconnoitered and a promising route to the summit was discovered. More importantly there were no major injuries and everyone involved survived the attempt high up the Savage Mountain. It was now up to the Second American Karakoram Expedition to climb the mountain.
Read about the Second American Karakoram Expedition here.
Read about the Third American Karakoram Expedition here.
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Senate bid to block reduction of national marine park protection fails
By Peter Hannam
A bid to prevent the Turnbull government reducing environmental protection in Australia's national marine parks has failed after Labor and the Greens were unable to secure Senate crossbench support.
Separate disallowance motions to block the government's plan to increase commercial fishing and other activities in the 3.3 million square kilometres of protected offshore regions lost 29 votes to 36 on Thursday.
More fishing will be permitted in Australia's national marine parks under the Turnbull government's plan.
"The plans strike the right balance between conservation, recreation and economic development and are based on a balanced, scientific and evidence-based approach to marine park management," Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said in a joint statement with other ministers.
It is understood Tony Burke, Labor's environment spokesman, will take a submission to next week's Caucus meeting to recommend that a Labor government would restore the marine park network.
"This is a shocking day for conservation," Mr Burke said after the vote.
'Most brazen': Last-ditch bid to halt roll-back of marine protection
"No government anywhere in the world has ever removed an area this large from conservation on land or sea," he said. "The process, which was commenced by Tony Abbott in 2013, has now been completed by Malcolm Turnbull and locked in by the Senate."
Michelle Grady, deputy director of the Pew Charitable Trusts, said "these plans do not go far enough to ensure that nature is protected in the longer term - something that is deeply regrettable to witness".
While Parliament had voted to bring 44 large offshore regions into operation as parks for the first time, bringing necessary protections to a number of important reefs, seamounts, canyons and an array of unique and diverse marine plants and animals, the area of highest protection had been slashed, she said.
"It is incredibly worrying to see that the protective zoning included in the original declaration has been cut by half, leaving much of Australia’s marine environment vulnerable to industrial fishing and mining," Ms Grady said.
Of the five motions, the reduced protection for the Coral Sea was the most serious because it would allow long-line fishing from the north to the south, and break its sanctuary link to the adjacent Great Barrier Reef, Mr Burke said on Wednesday.
"It's the cradle of the Great Barrier Reef," Mr Burke said. "The government has been at its most brazen", turning the jewel in the conservation crown "into a national embarrassment".
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Pirates of the Caribbean a grim reality as Venezuela disintegrates
By Anthony Faiola
Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago: In the flickers of sunlight off the cobalt blue of the Caribbean sea, the vessel appeared as a cut on the horizon. It sailed closer. But the crew of the Asheena took no heed.
"We be lookin' for our red fish as normal, thinkin' they be fishin', too," said Jimmy Lalla, 36, part of the crew that had dropped lines in Trinidadian waters last April a few miles off the lawless Venezuelan coast.
A fisherman rides in a boat where some have been either robbed and/or killed by Venezuelan pirates.
Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/Washington Post
The other vessel kept approaching. "They be needin' help?" Lalla recalled wondering as it pulled aside their 10-metre pirogue. A short, sinewy man jumped on board, shouting in Spanish and waving a pistol.
"Then we knowin'," Lalla said. "They be pirates."
Centuries after Blackbeard's cannons fell silent and the Jolly Roger came down from rum ports across the Caribbean, the region is confronting a new and less romanticised era of pirates.
Political and economic crises are exploding from Venezuela to Nicaragua to Haiti, sparking anarchy and criminality. As the rule of law breaks down, certain spots in the Caribbean, experts say, are becoming more dangerous than they've been in years.
Jimmy Lalla, 36, is a fisherman who was with two others when Venezuelan pirates fast approached their fishing boat, forced two of the men off their boat and into the water, and kidnapped the boat's captain on the waters between Venezuela and Trinidad.
Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu
Often, observers say, the acts of villainy appear to be happening with the complicity or direct involvement of corrupt officials - particularly in the waters off collapsing Venezuela.
"It's criminal chaos, a free-for-all, along the Venezuelan coast," said Jeremy McDermott, co-director of Insight Crime, a nonprofit organisation that studies organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Comprehensive data on piracy is largely lacking for Latin America and the Caribbean. But a two-year study by the nonprofit Oceans Beyond Piracy recorded 71 major incidents in the region in 2017 - including robberies of merchant vessels and attacks on yachts - up 163 per cent from the previous year. The vast majority happened in Caribbean waters.
The increasing criminality of piracy on the waters between Venezuela and Trinidad is affecting fishermen's livelihoods.
The incidents range from glorified muggings on the high seas to barbaric attacks worthy of 17th-century pirates.
In April, for instance, masked men boarded four Guyanese fishing boats floating 50 kilometres off the coast of the South American nation. The crews, according to survivors' accounts, were doused with hot oil, hacked with machetes and thrown overboard, then their boats were stolen. Of the 20 victims, five survived; the rest died or were left unaccounted for.
David Granger, the president of Guyana, decried the attack as a "massacre". Guyanese authorities have suggested that it could have been linked to gang violence in neighbouring Suriname.
"They said they would take the boat and that everyone should jump overboard," survivor Deonarine Goberdhan, 47, told Reuters. After being beaten and thrown in the sea, he said, "I tried to keep my head above water so I could get air. I drank a lot of salt water. I looked to the stars and moon. I just hoped and prayed."
Acts of piracy in the Caribbean are said to range from muggings to murderous barbarity, including the 'massacre' of 15 fishermen from Guyana.
There have been reports of piracy over the past 18 months near Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti and St. Lucia. But nowhere has the surge been more notable, analysts say, than off the coast of Venezuela.
An economic crisis in the South American country has sent inflation soaring toward 1 million per cent, making food and medicine scarce. Malnutrition is spreading; disease is rampant; water and power grids are failing from a lack of trained staff and spare parts. Police and military are abandoning their posts as their pay cheques become nearly worthless. Under the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro, repression and corruption have increased.
The conditions are compelling some Venezuelans to take desperate action.
One Venezuelan port official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to address official corruption, said that Venezuelan coast guard officers have been boarding anchored vessels and demanding money and food. He said commercial ships, in response, are increasingly anchoring farther off the coast, and turning off their motors and lights to avoid being seen at night.
It doesn't always work.
President Nicolas Maduro stands at attention during an event marking the 81st anniversary of the National Guard, in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 4 before an explosion from a drone in what was deemed an assassination attempt.
In July, one vessel from the local company Conferry, which offers freight services to nearby Venezuelan islands, was raided by three men brandishing knives and guns near the port of Guanta. Four crew members were left tied up for hours while food and electronics were stolen.
In January in Puerto La Cruz, also on the north-east coast, seven armed burglars boarded an anchored tanker. They tied up the vessel's guard on duty, then robbed its stores. Similar incidents have been reported in the months since, according to the Commercial Crime Services division of the London-based International Chamber of Commerce.
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Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation of 1.4 million people within eyeshot of the Venezuelan coast, has long worried about crime emanating from its neighbour. Since the 1990s, drug smugglers have shipped marijuana and Colombian cocaine from Venezuelan ports to Trinidad, and from there to other Caribbean countries and beyond.
Trafficking and piracy, locals say, have recently been expanding and becoming more violent. Five Trinidadian fishermen in the southern port of Cedros, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear for their safety, said in interviews that they had witnessed a burst of Venezuelan boats arriving in recent months smuggling military-issue guns as well as drugs, women and exotic animals.
"Sometimes, those Venezuelans are willing to trade the guns and animals for food," said one 41-year-old fisherman.
Another fisherman said he was held for hours in January by Spanish-speaking pirates while his brother was contacted to pay a $500 ransom.
A Trinidadian coast guard vessel was dispatched to patrol the waters this year after several high-profile incidents of smuggling and piracy. But locals say the criminals simply wait until the patrol passes, and then they act.
Trinidadian authorities did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Opposition politicians, however, are decrying a surge in piracy. They also say that the flow of automatic weapons from Venezuela - some of which appear to be coming from military stores - is contributing to a swelling homicide rate in Trinidad.
"This reminds me of how the problems started off the coast of eastern Africa," said Roodal Moonilal, a lawmaker from the opposition United National Congress party, referring to a sharp rise in ship hijackings off the coast of lawless Somalia several years ago. "What we're seeing - the piracy, the smuggling - it's the result of Venezuela's political and economic collapse."
For those who make their living plying the warm waters of the Caribbean, piracy is a new source of fear. These days, locals are fishing closer to shore, and sometimes at night, to avoid the risk of attacks.
On the April afternoon when the Asheena was boarded, Lalla said, he was terrified.
"The man talkin' Spanish, he point the gun at me, then he point at the water. I be knowin'. He be wantin' that I jump," he said.
So he leaped overboard. The first mate - Narendra Sankar, 22 - followed him moments later. The men were swimming toward an offshore oil rig when Sankar suffered a cramp.
"I had already reached the rig, so I had to be jumpin' back in, to help him," Lalla said. "He was goin' to be drownin'."
They watched as the pirates seized their vessel, outfitted with two expensive outboard motors. Their captain, Andell Plummer, was still aboard. The two men were rescued from the water by a passing fishing boat. When they reported the attack to authorities, Lalla said, they were told: "We have no boat to go after them; we can do nothing."
There has been no word of Plummer since, the men say. Trinidad's Ministry of National Security did not respond to a request for comment about his case.
"My boy, they take him!" said the captain's father, Deoraj Balsingh, 58, standing by a muddy Trinidadian dock surrounded by boats.
"We don't know," Balsingh said. "We don't know if he livin' or if he dead."
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High-pressure situation —
Superconductivity reported at the temperature of a good freezer
The catch? You need about a million atmospheres of pressure.
John Timmer - May 22, 2019 5:00 pm UTC
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Superconductivity offers the promise of hyper-efficient electric motors, ultra powerful magnets, and the transmission of electricity without losses. The reality, however, has fallen considerably short of that promise, as superconducting materials are difficult and expensive to manufacture, requiring a constant bath of liquid nitrogen to keep them cold enough to operate. And progress at identifying new high-temperature superconductors went through an extended stall, with no new contenders for decades.
But behind that stall, researchers were getting a better understanding of the physics involved with superconductivity, and that understanding seems to be paying off. A few years back, researchers found that a high-pressure form of hydrogen sulfide would superconduct at 203K (-70°C), roughly 65K higher than any previous material. Now, following up on suggestions from computer modeling, researchers have discovered that a metal-hydrogen compound (LaH10) can superconduct all the way up to 250K. That's roughly -25°C, a temperature that can be reached by a good freezer.
New record temperature for a superconductor
Unfortunately, its superconductivity is dependent upon pressure and required compressing the sample between two diamonds. But the results do tell us that our understanding is on the right track, and there are undoubtedly additional chemicals worth examining.
While superconductivity isn't fully understood, we have developed a solid theoretical understanding of some of the physics underpinning it. One of the key factors we've identified involves high-frequency vibrations of the crystal lattice formed by the material. These lattice vibrations depend in part on the structure of the crystal and partly on the atoms within that structure. Lighter atoms can vibrate more readily and so would make superconductivity easier to achieve.
That's what inspired the exploration of hydrogen sulfide—the presence of hydrogen in the material would allow the high-frequency lattice vibrations that are needed for superconductivity. In fact, indications are that the high pressures needed for it to superconduct forced some of the sulfur out of its crystal structure, creating a chemical that was even richer in hydrogen.
Similar calculations (which relied on density functional theory) suggested that high pressure could create hydrogen-rich compounds centered on metals like yttrium and lanthanum. These would have the metal surrounded by a cage of hydrogen atoms. The calculations suggested that these chemicals could superconduct at much higher temperatures.
Earlier studies had examined the behavior of metals complexed with an average of six hydrogen atoms (calcium and yttrium). But there were indications that it was possible to push the hydrogen content even higher. And, last year, there was a report of the synthesis of a lanthanum compound with a very large hydrogen content: LaH10. "These superhydrides can be considered as a close realization of metallic hydrogen," the authors suggest. The people who made it did see some changes in electrical resistance at different temperatures but didn't fully characterize those. So, an international team of scientists decided to do exactly that.
Making the chemical itself was as simple as placing some lanthanum metal in a hydrogen atmosphere and then crushing it between diamond anvils. At 270 Gigapascals—roughly two million atmospheres of pressure—the mixture would form a small patch of LaH10 between the anvils. To test superconductivity, the researchers layered a tiny wire on each of the diamond anvils, allowing the lanthanum hydride to conduct current between them. The whole setup could be dropped to very cold temperatures.
At certain combinations of pressure and temperature, the researchers found that "the electrical resistance decreased sharply to zero." In other words, the compound started superconducting. The highest temperature at which they consistently saw this happen was 250K, which is -23°C. That's the sort of temperature your freezer could potentially reach if cranked up to its highest setting, and it's a temperature that occurs regularly in the polar regions on Earth. It's much, much warmer than dry ice, and far warmer than liquid nitrogen.
This peak in superconductivity occurred at 170 Gigapascals, and increasing the pressure further tended to cause the critical temperature to drop. This suggests that the best performance is very sensitive to the structure of the LaH10.
One of the challenges of measuring superconductivity is that the wire feeding the current into the sample doesn't superconduct at these temperatures, so you're not directly measuring the lack of resistance to the current. So, to provide a sense of whether this really was superconduction, the researchers checked factors that should influence it. Superconductors are very sensitive to the presence of magnetic fields, and LaH10 saw its critical temperature drop when magnetic fields were applied to it.
In addition, the whole reason to look at the compound in the first place was the presence of lots of lightweight hydrogen atoms. The researchers made them heavier by swapping in deuterium, a hydrogen isotope with an extra neutron. This also lowered the critical temperature. For these reasons, the researchers concluded that LaH10 really was superconducting under these conditions.
Obviously, it's not especially practical to set up diamond anvils everywhere we might want to have access to a superconductor. But the results are potentially important for two reasons. One, they suggest that we understand at least some aspects of superconductivity well enough to predict chemicals that will display this behavior. While the calculations are compute-intensive enough that we probably can't just start doing a blind screen of chemicals, they should let us identify promising classes of chemicals.
The second good thing here is that the authors were able to figure out the structure of the LaH10 in its superconducting form. And that may allow us to identify some of the critical features that enable its behavior. While this particular chemical will probably never be a practical solution, the hope is that it will help us identify something that could.
Nature, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1201-8 (About DOIs).
BitJockey Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
reply Wed May 22, 2019 12:08 pm
Making the chemical itself was as simple as placing some lanthanum metal in a hydrogen atmosphere and then crushing it between diamond anvils.
I accidentally did this the other night in my kitchen with an instant pot, it was delicious.
Ryanrule Ars Scholae Palatinae
tonylurker Ars Praetorian
When I first read about this, I said, "oh, we've gone from low temperature superconductors to high pressure superconductors!"
But, the physics is still pretty neat.
sarusa Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
It's actually starting to look vaguely possible that we could have room temperature semiconductors.
Like John said I think the most impressive thing is that they were able to predict the material before trying it, and the material matched expectations. That's huge because we don't fully understand superconductivity yet. But we're augering in.
spectre694 Smack-Fu Master, in training
That's awesome we are finally making some progrwss on higher temp superconductors might finally lead to something where we don't have to use liquid He in MRIs.
9 posts | registered Feb 28, 2018
spectre694 wrote:
But how would you relax for your scan without that high pitched whooshing lullaby in the background?
UserIDAlreadyInUse Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
A million atmospheres of pressure? Easy. The way we jam stuff in the freezer at home, and by the look of some of the....more exotic states that our frozen veg has taken on I'm sure we passed a million atm a few years back.
Oldmanalex Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
Maybe the theoreticians who predicted that metallic hydrogen would be a superconductor were smoking the right stuff after all, both for the metallic phase, which may well have been observed, and for the superconducting, which gets at least an honorable mention here even with the 9.09 mol% lanthanum contamination, which may be screwing up the transition temperature for superconducting, whilst lowering it for metallization.
RuralNinja Ars Centurion
UserIDAlreadyInUse wrote:
A million atmospheres of pressure? Easy. The way we jam stuff in the freezer at home, and by the look of some of the....exotic states that our frozen veg has taken on I'm sure we passed a million atm a few years back.
My ice chest is so packed I'm sure whatever is at the bottom has turned into ice II by now.
gaballard Ars Scholae Palatinae
Isn't compressing hydrogen how you eventually end up with fusion? Time to look up if there have been any studies about superconductivity in stars...
nehinks wrote:
That's easy! Just make the gradients louder to compensate.
Realistically though even just being able to switch to liquid nitrogen would be a massive boon.
Veritas super omens Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
RuralNinja wrote:
As long as its not ice 9....
Old_one Ars Scholae Palatinae
The DOI doesn't work, so here's a URL:
rochefort Ars Tribunus Militum
Just stop before you get to ice-9.
Edit: ninja'd by Veritas super omens.
tesseract4 Ars Tribunus Militum
gaballard wrote:
I would think the temperature would be far too high for anything like that to happen. Interesting idea, though.
bobskr Seniorius Lurkius et Subscriptor
Had nearly the same thought but about Jupiter, though after a little researching I came to the same conclusion that someone mentions below about the temperature probably being too high.
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alastairmayer Ars Praefectus
I was thinking more along the lines of cold fusion, er, low-energy nuclear reactions. Regardless of whether that actually takes place, the first step is to deuterium-load the metal (eg palladium) lattice. I wonder if something similar to super-load the e.g. lanthanum hydride with extra hydrogen would be equivalent to squeezing it under high pressure.
Probably not exactly, but it might be an experiment worth pursuing.
Uxorious Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
reply Wed May 22, 2019 1:01 pm
Don't worry, the keening of thousands of diamond anvils under pressure couldn't possibly bother anyone...
CraigJ Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
rochefort wrote:
Could be a soultion to global warming!
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name99 Ars Praefectus
https://physicsworld.com/a/neutron-star ... luid-core/
There is also a concept known as color superconductivity that involves Cooper-paired quarks rather than electrons and that may possibly be going on in the cores of neutron stars, but that's a lot less understood and a lot less certain.
Wouldn't this fall under type 1 superconductor that is quite well explained by the BCS theory rather than type 2 where cuprates and co hang out?
MagicDot Ars Praetorian
This is an exciting discovery. Conversation at the dinner table should be interesting tonight...
Dad: Researchers have discovered a form of superconductivity that occurs 250 Kelvins.
Kids: I found a new cat video on YouTube.
Dad: Ugh
wyrmhole Ars Praefectus
MagicDot wrote:
I know; Dads' priorities can be so out of whack sometimes.
plumtoken Smack-Fu Master, in training
Hmmm, lets rotate the entire setup and rotate the deuterium then (swap) magnetism polarity by adding more magnets and then spark it with the hydrogen fusion. Could I levitate??
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dmsilev Ars Tribunus Militum
AxMi-24 wrote:
Type-I and Type-II superconductivity are both consistent with BCS (the distinction has to do with how easily magnetic flux lines penetrate vs. the typical size of a Cooper pair of electrons), and both are seen in normal metals (niobium, for instance, is Type-II). You're probably thinking about s-wave vs. p-wave pairing, which has to do with the radial symmetry of the pairing and indeed is one of the reasons that conventional BCS doesn't work well for explaining the cuprates.
For this material, they weren't able to measure magnetization curves (sample volume was too small, unsurprisingly given the constraints of the high pressure environment) but at least in principle determining Type-I vs. Type-II would be straightforward by looking at magnetization vs. field curves. Determining the pairing symmetry would be a lot more difficult. The usual way, of imaging a single crystal with a scanning tunneling microscope, is obviously impossible.
thohac Ars Scholae Palatinae
Nice but as far as practical applications, high pressure is more difficult then low temperature
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drunkanidaho Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
"The catch? You need about a million atmospheres of pressure."
That's kind of a big catch.
LesDawg Ars Praetorian
A few years back, researchers found that a high-pressure form of hydrogen sulfide would superconduct at 203K (-70°C)
Just for the record: as pretty much every laboratory molecular biologist can testify from first-hand experience, a -80°C freezer itself ain't no big whoop. Pretty much standard equipment for a molbio lab. Back when I was buying such things, a "minus-80" the size of a typical kitchen refrigerator/freezer would set you back about $6K. I personally would call a minus-80 "a good freezer." I'd call a minus-20 a "home freezer."
Buddha Buck Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Old_one wrote:
The DOI works for me (but I am following it within an academic library, so that might make a difference).
The paper on arXiv is not the same paper. None of the authors are the same, none of the participating institutions are the same, the abstract is different, and the length is different (28pp on arXiv, 13pp on Nature).
It's almost like there are two groups who discovered this almost simultaneously.
When I have more free time, I'll have to read both papers and see how their results differ.
[edit] The arXiv paper (Kruglov) cites an earlier paper by the authors of the Nature paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07039, Drozdov) discussing lanthanum hydrides superconducting at 216K, and cites a subsequent paper by a third group (https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07695, Somayazulu) saying there was evidence of 260K superconducting in superhydrides (like LaH10).
I think the two Drozdov papers are experimental, and the Kruglov and Somayazulu papers are more theoretical. I haven't really read them yet.
Last edited by Buddha Buck on Wed May 22, 2019 2:06 pm
LesDawg wrote:
My workplace just bought a laboratory type (thermo-fisher) refrigerator. It might go to -80 , I don't know, but the reason we paid $7K for it was the temperature recording and verification feature. Its important for some vaccines and other biological medications to stay within very tight temperature tolerances.
Skeaptical Smack-Fu Master, in training
"as superconducting materials are difficult and expensive to manufacture, requiring a constant bath of liquid nitrogen to keep them cold enough to operate." - I think you meant to say liquid helium. Liquid nitrogen is not cold enough for most super conductors.
Also this is cool to hear about new discovery's in regards to supper conductors. As far as I know currently this is nothing that says we can't have room temperature supper conductors. If we get something close I can't think of any reasonable discovery in the next few life times (other than ai) that will propel us into a true comic book si-fi future with hover boards and flying cars.
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cb88 Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
thohac wrote:
But it doesn't require continuous power input... unlike cooling. It's static.
Penforhire Ars Praefectus
I assume the amount of resistance in the diamond anvils and wiring all the way to the meter is measured and removed by calculation, to say there was no resistance between them when the material started superconducting.
Maybe a stupid question but how do they know the compound went superconductive rather than the anvils just squeezing the material out of the way and making direct contact? Is there an obvious gap between the anvils at that pressure?
Wickwick Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
Penforhire wrote:
Pretty sure they know the displacement of the anvils to within a micrometer or so.
PhaseShifter Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
Well, if you really want to go for blindly optimistic futurism, find a way to mass-produce muon-antimuon pairs.
Swap the protons with the antimuons, and you get muonium (which has about 1/8 the mass of hydrogen IIRC, and therefore vibrates at higher freqencies), and as a bonus you get muon-proton pairs to use for muon-catalyzed fusion.
((Twice as blindly optimistic when you consider that the ability to produce that many muon-antimuon pairs whenever you want means fusion reactors and room temperature superconductors would both be comparatively useless toys by comparison))
mltdwn Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
My complaint is I tell mine to stop spending so much time on on their phone with stuff like tumblr and Facebook and their response is ‘dad I don’t even have those on my phone’. My only thought being ‘out of that collection of words that is what you took as the important part requiring comment?!’
Though thinking back to some of my recent pedantic posts I see where they get it from.
They used a four-wire resistance technique (the van der Pauw method to be precise), which eliminates lead and contact resistance issues.
Re the second question, there is a gap between the anvils, of a few tens of microns. Diamond cells work by having two opposed diamonds and then a metallic (usually hardened steel or similar) gasket in between. A small hole drilled in the center of the gasket forms the pressure chamber which is filled with a liquid or gas (hydrogen for this experiment), which converts the uniaxial force from the diamonds into a hydrostatic pressure. You can look through a microscope and check for deformation of the hole, which is an early warning sign of a failure like the anvils hitting each other (which is Bad; it usually leads to getting emails that start with ‘one of the diamonds just exploded’...)
dmsilev wrote:
Exploding Diamonds would be an awesome name for a prog rock band....
Veritas super omens wrote:
I like to tell people that this line of research proves that the famous deBeers advertising slogan is a lie.
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Halsey performed her latest hit "Without Me" on the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday, May 1.
Halsey's emotionally charged song began with Halsey on the stage floor wearing a red one-piece leotard with ankle restraints on her legs with similar buckles around her waist and shoulder. The backdrop was dark with spikes of shining lights.
Her performance featured one female dancer where they told the story of an abusive relationship. They go back and forth with contemporary dance moves while Halsey sings her heart out. She even goes to the top of the grand piano on stage to belt out a note "sitting up there."
By the end of the performance, the entire arena was on their feet applauding her. Halsey thanked the crowd looking a mix of stunned and gracious. BTS was in the first row supporting their friend and collaborator through her performance.
Halsey is nominated at this year's award show for Top Selling Song for "Without Me" and Top Female Artist. Halsey will also perform a second time tonight with BTS for the first time live on their collaboration "Boy With Luv" during the show. BTS won Top Duo/Group and is nominated for Top Social Artist.
2019 Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet
Source: Halsey Gives Emotional Performance of ‘Without Me’ on the BBMAs [Watch]
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99 shiny pennies...
I won another copy of Rick Baker and Toby Russell's book "The Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movie" yesterday. Winning bid: 99 pence!!!
The seller described the book as being in a good condition. I've already got another copy but half of the pages have come loose so this was an excellent chance to get another copy in a proper condition. This new one probably won't have been signed by one of the authors like my old one is but I'll just see if I can survive that bit of misfortune (if you think you might detect a level of sarcasm here you're in the right. I really don't give a rat's arse about anybody's hand-scribbled autograph, no matter who they are - unless it's on a cheque made out to yours truly, lmao).
Hmm, now that I think of it I also bought another 99p book a couple of months ago, a hardcover edition of a James Ellroy crime book, and it had been signed by Ellroy!! Like I said, I don't care much for autographs but that incident was kinda fun cos you kinda get the idea that the seller really didn't give a shit about James Ellroy, hahaha.
Labels: Backyard Asia's latest film acquisitions, Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movie; the
When wonder women and the thirsty dead ones turn up at your doorstep
The Retromedia dvd of WONDER WOMEN has finally arrived at the Backyard Asia headquarters!!! If you've followed my posts about the release you'll know that the dvd has (most likely) been pulled back. At least it's gone from Amazon and taking Retromedia's dispute with Code Red into account I wasn't gonna postpone ordering the dvd any longer. I received it today and although I haven't watched the film in full yet the print does look heaps better than the old Something Weird Video dvd-r. And the extras look great.
A couple of days ago I posted about a new upcoming dvd release (from Vinegar Syndrome) of the Filipino film THE THIRSTY DEAD. However, the film is already out on dvd also from SWV and I wanted it for the collection (see picture #2). The second feature on the disc is the old Spanish horror film SWAMP OF THE RAVENS. A pretty good film but don't get the dvd for this film; The SWV print is cut! You're better off getting the fully uncut VCI dvd (which also contain a fully uncut and good looking print of I EAT YOUR SKIN - which SWV also released a crappy print of with noticeable missing footage).
Labels: Backyard Asia's latest film acquisitions, Thirsty Dead; the, Wonder Women
Four Filipino films from Vinegar Syndrome
While other labels have difficulties putting out one Filipino film John Lyons' new(ish) video label Vinegar Syndrome have announced the upcoming release of no less than four Filipino films!
The films are Cirio H. Santiago's two films VENGEANCE IS MINE (aka Death Force, 1978) and VAMPIRE HOOKERS (1978). The version of VENGEANCE is the rare uncut 110 minute edit!
The just announced last two films are BLOOD THIRST (aka Blood Seekers/The Horror from Beyond, Newt Arnold, 1965/71) and THIRSTY DEAD (aka Blood Hunt/The Blood Cult of Shangri-La, Terry Becker, 1974). The latter two have previously been released on dvd from Something Weird Video.
All four films are slated for release on September 10.
John Lyons of Vinegar Syndrome said this about VENGEANCE IS MINE and VAMPIRE HOOKERS on DVDManiacs forum:
"Since it was brought up on facebook, VENGEANCE IS MINE will not be going blu. We acquired rights + negs for both Santiago films made for Robert Waters, so VENGEANCE and VAMPIRE HOOKERS (Waters had originally released both through his own company but then licensed them to 21st Century, a license which expired in 1998, after which he sold them again).
So we're gonna recreate the double feature with new transfers from 35mm IPs for both. Unfortunately, Waters kept the OCN for VAMPIRE HOOKERS in poor storage conditions as he did with the VENGEANCE CRI so we went from the IP for HOOKERS, which looks amazing and from the moisture damaged CRI for VENGEANCE. There was also an interneg for the DEATH FORCE cut but it was missing a couple reels so we just decided to go with VENGEANCE as a whole rather than trying to assemble it from bits of DEATH FORCE.
We have over 100 rolled 1-sheets for each film as well, stored in giant tubes. We also found what appear to be trailer negs for both the HOOKERS and GRAVEYARD titles and the GRAVEYARD and DEATH FORCE insert title cards.
So, we're going to be doing this one as a drive-in double."
Specs from DVDManiacs:
Two blood soaked epics from the king of Filipino exploitation, Cirio H. Santiago!
Death Force (1978)
Presented uncut and under its original title, VENGEANCE IS MINE!
Director: Cirio H. Santiago
110 minutes / Color / AR: 1.85:1
Vampire Hookers (1978)
79 minutes / Color / AR: 1.85:1
+ Dual Layer DVD-9 | Region Free | 16:9 Anamorphic | 1.85:1 AR | MONO
+ 2k scan from 35mm IPs
+ Original trailer VAMPIRE HOOKERS
Trailer for the VENGEANCE IS MINE/VAMPIRE HOOKERS dvd:
Labels: DVDs: new releases, News; hearsay and mere rumours from Asia's backyard, Philippines
The continued WONDER WOMEN case - close to SOAP proportions!
Do you remember the old American tv-series "SOAP"? If you do then... the following is basically on level with the insanity of that show.
A couple of years back I posted about how I'd bought Something Weird Video's dvd-r bootleg copy of the fun and wild Filipino film WONDER WOMEN (1973).
Then I posted about how Code Red was going to release the film.
This was followed by the news of Fred Olen Ray and his label Retromedia also having planned a release.
Bill Olsen of Code Red went out and said he was going to get his release out as quickly as possible [in order to beat Retromedia to it]. But he didn't (release it).
And THEN came the news of Bill Olsen and Fred Olen Ray getting into a legal dispute due to their both claiming to have the rights for releasing the film.
Then - after this looong wait - Retromedia finally released their dvd.
And now ... it's gone again (i.e. the Amazon page has been deleted).
Latest piece of news is that Bill Olsen has stated he isn't even interested in releasing the film any longer (I assume he figures so many people will have bought the Retromedia disc during its one month availability that nobody's gonna buy a Code Red release of the film).
However, Olsen also mentioned (on Latarnia forum) that he's obligated to release the film and that it's gonna come out as part of a double bill (no news on when this may happen but knowing the pace of CR this could very well take another long while).
PS: there are online stores that still stock copies of the Retromedia dvd so if you want a copy I would recommend you get your skates on. I've ordered a copy and am crossing my fingers it's gonna get here. Who knows how long stocks are gonna last. The dvd is loaded with extras that are surely NOT going to be included on the Code Red dvd!
Extras on the Retromedia release (info from Fred Olen Ray's Facebook page):
"Commentary Track with director Robert V. O'Neil
On set Super 8mm Home Movies
Radio Spots, TV Spots, Theatrical Trailers
Missing Scenes from European Version
Video Interview with 2nd Unit Director Erik Cord
Scenes from the uncompleted sequel, WARRIOR WOMEN (1983)
Still Gallery from the original color Slides and BW negatives
Media Gallery and maybe a few more surprises"
Labels: Jack J's shitty home videos, News; hearsay and mere rumours from Asia's backyard, Wonder Women
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Advocates tell Janet Mills that clean energy and better roads will add good jobs
Robert F. Bukaty | AP
In a memo to governor-elect Janet Mills on Dec. 5, the Acadia Center recommended steps to modernize Maine’s transportation system, which could create 8,700 new jobs and $3.8 billion in economic benefits.
By Lori Valigra, BDN Staff • December 6, 2018 10:55 am
Updated: December 6, 2018 11:13 am
Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018
Maine could gain 13,500 jobs and receive a $6.5 billion boost to its economy by shifting toward cleaner energy and upgrading its transportation infrastructure, a clean energy research and advocacy organization said in a memo Wednesday to Gov.-elect Janet Mills.
Acadia Center of Rockport said that modernizing the state’s transportation system alone could produce more than $3.8 billion in new economic benefits, add 8,700 new jobs and create $2.3 billion in public health and other benefits.
With other improvements, including cleaner energy, the state could generate $6.5 billion in consumer and economic benefits and create about 13,500 new jobs.
The memo comes two days before the Acadia Center holds a clean energy forum in Augusta at which Mills will give the keynote address.
“Maine must update and improve its energy and transportation systems, and doing so presents a significant opportunity to strengthen its economic future,” Daniel Sosland, president of Acadia Center, said in a statement.
Acadia Center’s memo recommends five transportation and energy reforms that will have the most direct impact on Maine’s economy.
It calls for the Mills administration to:
— Modernize transportation infrastructure to improve safety, access and convenience.
— Transition power generation to cheaper, cleaner and more resilient local sources.
— Improve energy performance in buildings to reduce costly energy use and emissions.
— Reform energy grid rules to reduce high energy costs and speed energy innovation.
— Give communities and consumers more control over their energy choices.
The Acadia Center said Mills has indicated that advancing clean energy is a top priority. The organization said the reforms it is recommending will move the state away from its dependence on oil and gas and fix decrepit roads and bridges.
The organization said more than half of Maine’s bridges are older than 50 years, and one out of seven has been rated structurally deficient by the American Society of Civil Engineers Infrastructure Report Card.
At the same time, the state has the lowest funding per mile of the six New England states and a $68 million annual gap from the state to fund repairs, the report card said.
The Acadia Center’s memo said proposals to reform transportation funding at the state level have failed every year since 2009.
It recommended that Mills initiate policies including putting a value on carbon emissions from transportation, which creates 52 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Maine, according to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 2016 annual report. That could include a regional cap-and-invest program with other Transportation & Climate Initiative states that could complement other policies and generate revenue for reinvestment in significant transportation improvements.
“Maine’s next governor should act quickly to join Transportation & Climate states to put a price on transportation emissions to reap these many benefits and accelerate progress to a more modern, equitable, low-carbon transportation system,” the memo said.
It also recommended new energy policies for solar power, saying distributed solar installations in the state could create 1,285 new jobs through 2030 and add $9 million annually in new state tax revenue generated as a result of the new jobs and economic activity around solar installations.
In a new policy for current electric grid rules, it recommend decreasing fixed monthly charges for residential electric customers and creating a more efficient grid with cleaner and cheaper energy systems.
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Swansea University’s £35m new research facility IMPACT reaches completion
An AHR-designed advanced engineering research facility for Swansea University has reached completion. The Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT) is part of the University’s strategic expansion of the College of Engineering and, as a Centre of Excellence, will provide a unique colocation facility for academia-industry partnerships in ambitious research and development.
The transformative design combines laboratory and office space for top talent to partner up and conduct world-leading science in the fields of advanced engineering, modelling and materials.
Gary Overton, director at architecture and building consultancy practice, AHR, said, “As a powerful, collaborative environment, we approached the design for IMPACT in a way that prioritised a multidisciplinary way of working throughout. The environment stimulates ingenuity by working with the people inside, embedding connectivity between core research areas so that the industry and academia feel like the spaces are encouraging them to work together as one. We’re delighted with the result and especially excited to hear about the inspiring work that will be taking place at IMPACT.”
IMPACT will seek to tackle bold challenges such as the generation of renewable technologies, creating novel materials, and delivering the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing.
As novel research flourishes within, an enchanting living wall made up of 5,500 plants on the building’s exterior reflects the growth of knowledge through rich biodiversity for onlookers to enjoy, as well as wildlife, with nest boxes for swifts, sparrows and bats. The design has utilised renewable energy technologies wherever possible, with features including the integration of solar thermal collector technology into the façade in a way that has not been implemented before.
Professor Johann Sienz, Director of Innovation and Engagement in the College of Engineering at Swansea University, and Director of IMPACT, added,
“AHR has converted our discussions into what already now feels will be an excellent and inspirational working environment for the many academics, researchers, students, visitors and collaborators from companies and academia.”
IMPACT follows the success of the neighbouring Computational Foundry building, also designed by AHR, which opened earlier this year. The two major new buildings at Swansea Bay Campus establishes a global destination for research at the University.
AHR’s expertise in higher education design has seen the practice recently shortlisted for the Education category in the 2019 BD Architect of the Year Awards.
The IMPACT research operation has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government and Swansea University.
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What will be the impact of John Garang's death?
John Garang, the 60-year-old Sudanese vice president and former rebel leader, was a critical partner with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in plans to build a new government of national unity and to ease tensions between north and south Sudan after a 21-year civil war. His death in a helicopter crash July 31 makes those goals "much more complex and difficult," says Princeton Lyman, a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria and the Ralph Bunche senior fellow in Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
How will Garang's death affect the peace process?
Garang, head of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), the main southern rebel group, took office in a power-sharing deal just three weeks ago as part of a peace agreement signed in January. The agreement ended a war that had raged since 1983, when Khartoum attempted to impose sharia, or Islamic law, on the south. The fighting claimed about 2 million lives and left some 4.5 million southern Sudanese homeless. Garang's death, which occurred just as he and Bashir were about to appoint a new government, happened at "the worst possible moment" for Sudan's peace process, says Suliman Baldo, director of the Africa Program at the International Crisis Group. "The government of national unity is not yet established. The government of southern Sudan is not yet established. No one is ready to cope with this situation. There are no fallback scenarios to go to," he says.
Do early signs point to a peaceful or chaotic transition?
Two weeks before his death, Garang chose Silva Kiir, a longtime SPLM/A leader with strong support from members, as his deputy. On August 1, Kiir took over Garangs positions as head of the SPLM/A and president of south Sudan and vowed to continue Garangs work. Bashir's government also claimed that Garang's death will not derail the peace. "The march of peace will continue toward its goal, and his death will only make us stronger and more determined to complete the march which he began and his companions began," the president said in a statement read on state television August 1. However, there has been unrest in the capital, Khartoum, with thirty-six people killed in rioting after Garang's death was announced.
What's the background of Sudan's peace process?
Civil war between successive Khartoum-based Arab Muslim governments and rebels from the country's south--whose population is mostly Christian or practitioners of traditional African faiths--wracked the country from 1956 to 1972, and from 1983 until 2002, when a cease-fire was signed. Protracted negotiations followed until Garang and then-Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha signed a peace agreement January 9, 2005. The south is now at the beginning of a six-year political process, at the end of which it may vote for independence in a public referendum.
What are the terms of the peace deal?
The deal created a semi-autonomous region in the south, headed by Garang, who also joined the Khartoum government. It divided the parliament: Bashir's party received 52 percent of the seats and Garang's party received 28 percent, with 20 percent going to opposition groups from both north and south. The south will be exempt from sharia, which is enforced in Khartoum and the northern regions, and oil revenues will be divided evenly between north and south. The south is also slated to receive $2 billion in international aid. Despite the terms, some experts doubt Khartoum's commitment, or ability, to carry out its promises. Bashir's government's "long-term interest is not in the peace agreement," Baldo says. "It's about keeping their access to money and power."
How will Garang's death affect hopes for southern independence?
It will help the separatists, experts say. The south, which holds the nation's reserves of oil, natural gas, and minerals, has long complained of persecution by the north. "If you had a referendum today in the south, it would be overwhelmingly in favor of separation from Sudan," says Robert O. Collins, a longtime Sudan expert and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Even the majority of Garang's advisers were "closet separatists," he says. As leader of the SPLM/A, Garang was resolutely in favor of a unified, democratic, secular Sudan, but experts say Bashir's government must tread lightly about exploiting that legacy. "If Khartoum is not careful, they'll just strengthen the hand of the separatists," Baldo says.
How will the tragedy affect the SPLM/A?
Garang, who was criticized as an authoritarian leader who concentrated power on himself, had dissolved his organization's leadership council two weeks ago in preparation for the new national unity government. Kiir hastily revived the council August 1, but it was an "ad hoc decision, made under the pressures of the moment," Baldo says. The SPLM/A leadership is fragmented and disorganized at the moment; despite this, Baldo says, the party is under strong pressure to improve life for the southern Sudanese. "The peace agreement raised hopes, but now they have to deliver," he says. The SPLM/A will also have to try to hold together a fractious collection of parties, militias, and other rebel groups in the south. "Garang's stature and personality were a major factor in bringing all those factions in," Lyman says, adding that the coalition is very fragile and could easily split.
Will Kiir be able to fill Garang's shoes?
Experts say Kiir, who had challenged Garang in the past, may be a strong enough leader to take Garang's place. "There's no question that the SPLM/A will rally around Kiir," says Collins, who praises Kiir as smart and well-liked. "He has some charisma and is independent-minded," Balto says. However, Lyman warns that "a lot depends on how good he is at holding everything together."
How did Sudanese society react to Garang's death?
Along with the riots in Khartoum, there were reports of violence in the south. Khartoum is currently under a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. Three days of official mourning have been declared nationwide. "There will be a lot of chaos and a lot of opportunity for people who oppose the peace process," Collins says.
What caused Garang's helicopter to crash?
The Ugandan presidential helicopter was carrying Garang back to Sudan from a meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni when it flew into bad weather. It crashed into a mountain in the Amatonj range in southern Sudan, government officials said, killing Garang, six of his associates, and seven Ugandan crew members. Many angry Garang supporters accused Bashir's government of involvement in his death. But there has been no official accusation from the SPLM/A of foul play in the crash, and initial investigations appeared to indicate bad weather was responsible. The chief mediator of the Sudanese peace negotiations, retired Kenyan General Lazaro Sumbeiywo, told the Associated Press he "totally disregard[ed]" any claims the flight was sabotaged.
How will Garang's death affect the crisis in Darfur?
Garang had been publicly committed to helping solve the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, where nearly 200,000 people have been killed and some 2 million driven into exile by roaming bands of janjaweed attackers reportedly backed by the government. But Garang's death "will distract [attention] away from resolving the crisis," Baldo says. Without Garang to pressure the Khartoum government on Darfur, it will go back to "business as usual," Collins says.
What is the U.S. relationship with Sudan?
The U.S. government designated Sudan a state sponsor of terrorism in 1993 and imposed extensive sanctions in 1997 that banned commerce, investment, arms sales, and international loans. In August 1998, in retaliation for attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the United States launched a cruise-missile attack on a suspected al-Qaeda-linked pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum. Recently, however, U.S. officials have sought Sudan's cooperation on counterterrorism efforts, and actively assisted in the settlement of the North-South civil war. Sudanese officials are eager to normalize relations with the international community in order to gain increased access to international markets and foreign direct investment, especially to develop the nation's untapped reserves of oil and natural gas. Their efforts have been hampered by their failure to stop the Darfur crisis, which the Bush administration has labeled genocide.
Some U.S. officials had expressed hope the U.S.-educated Garang--he attended Grinnell College in Iowa and received a doctorate in agricultural economics from Iowa State University--could help improve U.S. relations with Khartoum and moderate the position of the Bashir government. Despite his death, the United States will continue to remain involved. On August 1, two high-level envoys from Washington headed to Khartoum to encourage a smooth transition in the SPLM/A leadership and the continuation of the peace process. "Whatever you think of the Bush administration, they've been very, very good on Sudan," Collins says. "They've gone too far down the road to go back. Now we have to maintain that level of concern and pressure to make sure the peace process doesn't collapse."
-- by Esther Pan, staff writer, cfr.org
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Westmoreland happenings – Sept. 24 and beyond | TribLIVE.com
Westmoreland happenings – Sept. 24 and beyond
Tribune-Review
Jennifer Mitchell
Classes/programs
• Mt. Pleasant Public Library, 120 S. Church St.:
— Book, bake and craft sale, begins Monday .
— Lap-sit with Mrs. Rose up to age 3, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
— Story Hour for ages 3-5, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
— Crochet/knit, 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
— Drop off nonperishable food donations at the library through Thursday.
• McKenna Center for Active Adults, 971 Old Salem Road, Greensburg:
— Piano lessons, Mondays.
— 2:15 p.m. Tuesday , UPMC Health Choices.
— 11:45 a.m., Clear Captions or 1 p.m. flea market auction, Wednesday.
— 11:30 a.m. Friday , Bethlen Communities fall prevention.
— 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Super bingo; cost: $20.
Details: 724-837-8832.
— Evening with Edgar Allan Poe at the Library, Oct. 6, beginning with dinner at 5:30 p.m., Poe appears at 6 p.m.; Tickets: $25, $20 for association member, or $15 for show only. Must purchase tickets in advance.
— Anime Club, 6 p.m. Tuesdays beginning in October.
• Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Galley, history dinner theater, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Fred Rogers Center, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Unity. Tickets: $65, $35 for students and $25 for children. Reservations: 724-805-2188 or mccarlgallery.org.
• Legend of Sleepy Hollow with master storyteller Jonathan Kruk, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, 744 Walzer Way, Unity. Cost: $5. Hot apple cider and seasonal snacks will be served.
• Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary will host $5 jewelry sale from Masquerade Jewelry, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, 532 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg.
• Wildlife Works, a local nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organization, fundraising dance, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Kecksburg Fire Hall. Cost: $25, includes dinner, disc jockey, basket raffles, silent auction, 50/50 and door prizes. Tickets: 724-925-6862 or wildlifeworksinc.org.
• Undergraduate open houses, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Nov. 10, California University of Pennsylvania, 250 University Ave., Details: 724-938-4404 or calu.edu/
admissions/visit.
• Friday Evening Music Club of Greensburg recital, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Pitt-Greensburg Campana Chapel, 150 Finoli Drive. Admission: free for members; others may make a donation. Reception will follow. Details: 724-837-5474 or fridayeveningmusic
club.org.
• Harvest festival, 11 a.m.-
5 p.m. Sept. 30, Dillweed Bed & Breakfast, Route 403, Dilltown. Event will feature artisans and vendors. Details: 814-446-6465 or dillweedinc.com.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in North Huntingdon hosts Christmas bus trip Dec. 15 to Heinz Hall for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Holiday Pops show and dinner at the Grand Concourse Restaurant. Cost: $124, includes bus, show tickets, dinner and gratuities. Reservations: 412-751-6283.
• Open house, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday for an after-
school program “Grow,” 4-6:30 p.m. every Wednesday Oct. 10-April 10 for children in grades K-5, New Stanton Church, 612 S. Center Ave. Cost: $30 for entire program. Bus transportation provided by Stanwood Elementary, Southmoreland Elementary and Primary Center. Details: 724-925-9339 or [email protected]
stantonchurch.com.
• Meals served:
— Spaghetti dinner, 4-7 p.m. Thursday , First United Church of Christ, 400 Main St., Irwin. Cost: $8 or $4 for children. Details: 724-863-0430.
— Polish platter (homemade pierogies, cabbage roll and halushki), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish social hall, 353 Bridgeport Road, Mt. Pleasant.
— Pig roast, 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Center Bethel Church of God, 428 Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Alverton. Other food will be available. Cost: $10, children 10 and under accompanied with parent eat free. Details: 724-887-8956.
• Yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, corner of Atlantic and Cleveland avenues, Manor. General bag sale at 1 p.m., Building 2, bag sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (clothing, shoes, accessories only). Bake sale and refreshments will be available.
• Westmoreland County Operation Christmas Child packing party, 11 a.m. Saturday, Calvary Chapel, 430 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. Details: 724-744-3151.
• Anointing mass, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, St. James Parish, 306 St. James Lane, New Alexandria.
• Pet blessing, 2:30 p.m. Sept 30, Harrold Zion Lutheran Church, 671 Baltzer Meyer Pike, Hempfield. Animals will receive an individual blessing. Details: 724-837-7327.
Submissions from nonprofit or not-for-profit organizations for Briefly Speaking and Club News can be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 724-838-5171 or mailed to 622 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601-1657. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Information: 724-836-4970.
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Raiders release WR Martavis Bryant on busy cut-down day
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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, right, during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/John Hefti)
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders waived Martavis Bryant on Saturday, just over four months after trading a third-round pick to Pittsburgh for the receiver.
The decision to cut Bryant came on a busy day for the Raiders as they reduced their roster to 53 players. The biggest move of the day was the trade of holdout pass rusher Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears for a package that included two first-round picks.
Oakland also acquired backup quarterback AJ McCarron from Buffalo for a 2019 fifth-round pick, dealt 2017 seventh-round safety Shalom Luani to Seattle for a 2019 seventh-round pick, and placed cornerback Daryl Worley on the suspended list after he got a four-game ban Saturday for violating the NFL’s policies on substance abuse and personal conduct.
Among the other notable players cut were 2015 second-round defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. and 2016 fourth-round quarterback Connor Cook. Edwards’ release means the Raiders now have none of their second-round picks from 2015-17 on the current roster, having previously cut ties with 2016 defensive tackle Jihad Ward and 2017 safety Obi Melifonwu.
The Raiders also got nothing out of the third-round pick dealt to the Steelers for Bryant, who dealt with injuries in training camp and has had several off-field issues in his career.
The other players cut Saturday were receivers Marcell Ateman, Saeed Blacknall and Isaac Whitney; tight ends Marcus Baugh, Pharoah Brown and Paul Butler; running backs James Butler and Ryan Yurachek; linebackers Jason Cabinda, James Cowser and Azeem Victor; defensive backs Jarell Carter, Antwuan Davis, Antonio Hamilton, Dallin Leavitt, Quincy Mauger, Raysean Pringle and Shareece Wright; defensive linemen Connor Flagel, Shakir Soto and Gabe Wright; and offensive linemen Cameron Hunt, Denver Kirkland, Jordan Simmons, Jylan Ware, Oday Aboushi and James Stone.
The Raiders also placed defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes on the physically unable to perform list as he recovers from a torn ACL in last season’s finale.
Kicker Eddy Pineiro and running back Chris Warren III were both placed on injured reserve, and cornerback Dexter McDonald was waived with an injury designation.
Mack held out for the entire offseason and preseason, seeking a new, long-term contract rather than playing under the final year of his rookie deal that would have earned him $13.8 million. Raiders coach Jon Gruden, in his biggest move since returning to the sideline from the broadcast booth, accommodated the 27-year-old Mack on Saturday.
Oakland will get first-round selections in 2019 and 2020, a sixth-rounder next year and a third-rounder in 2020. Oakland also included its second-round selection in 2020 and a conditional fifth-rounder that year.
Mack is a two-time All-Pro and the 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Mack has played in every game for Oakland since being drafted fifth overall in 2014, with 231 primary tackles, 40½ sacks and nine forced fumbles.
Since entering the league, Mack leads all players with 185½ quarterback pressures and ranks second with 68 tackles for loss, according to SportRadar.
Mack had been a cornerstone in Oakland along with Derek Carr ever since being drafted and helped the Raiders end a 13-year playoff drought in 2016. But he never formed a relationship with Gruden, who had said the opportunity to coach Mack was one of the reasons he was attracted to the job.
Gruden had called Mack Oakland’s best player but decided to go in a different direction rather than give another player a contract worth more than $20 million a year after Carr got a lucrative extension last summer.
The Raiders invested heavily in the pass rush in the draft, taking tackles P.J. Hall and Maurice Hurst and end Arden Key in hopes of teaming them with Mack and Irvin. The three rookies showed promise in the preseason, but they will never get the chance to play with Mack.
The Raiders also cut E.J. Manuel after the 53-man roster was finalized to make room for McCarron to be their backup quarterback. Manuel played well in the finale against Seattle on Thursday night but too many turnovers earlier in the preseason led to the decision to get McCarron instead.
McCarron was initially considered the front-runner to land the starting job in Buffalo after signing a two-year contract in March, but struggled with inconsistent play. He also suffered a right shoulder injury in Buffalo’s second preseason game against Cleveland, which hindered his pursuit of the starting job.
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the First Family traveled to Selma, Alabama to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery. Those marchers in March of 1965 wanted to ensure that all African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote — even in the face of a segregationist system that wanted to make it impossible.
As President Obama explained in his remarks this weekend, the lesson of Selma isn’t an outlier of the American experience:
[Selma] is instead the manifestation of a creed written into our founding documents: “We the People … in order to form a more perfect union.” “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
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PLU adjunct faculty lose union vote, say they’ll try again
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Adjunct faculty members at Pacific Lutheran University, who won a precedent-setting national victory last month when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) endorsed their right to form a union, appear to have lost a vote to unionize.
The faculty group announced Wednesday that they were withdrawing a petition to form a union, but say they’ll likely attempt a new vote later this year.
The decision comes a week after the impounded ballots from the election — which was held in October 2013 — were finally counted. The vote was 54 votes against union representation and 30 votes in favor, but 38 votes were uncounted because they were challenged by either PLU or the contingent faculty.
The uncounted ballots were impounded immediately after the election when PLU appealed to the NLRB, arguing the school was exempt from national labor rules because it is a religious institution, and because full-time contingents (as adjuncts are called at PLU) were managerial employees.The NLRB, in its decision last month, rejected those arguments.
“The election was hopelessly flawed so we decided a new vote was the best course of action,” said Jane Harty, a contingent music teacher at the university, in an email. She said there were so many challenges to the ballots that it “would be very expensive and take months to contest” the challenges to the ballot.
PLU Provost Steven Starkovich said the university would try to address the contingents’ concerns through its faculty governance committee and a task force of contingents. “As we have stated before, we believe our robust, general-assembly style of faculty governance can serve as a model for other universities,” he said in a statement.
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HomeBlogNewsPaper-JustInActivists see Google’s $1 billion Bay Area housing pledge as ‘big win’ amid affordability crisis
Activists see Google’s $1 billion Bay Area housing pledge as ‘big win’ amid affordability crisis
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Can Google, which has helped fuel the Bay Area’s housing crisis, become a better neighbor?
Activists who have held rallies, marches and town halls are praising Google’s $1 billion pledge for up to 20,000 housing units in the uber-expensive Bay Area as a win after years of grassroots pressure — but they also believe the company, and Silicon Valley more broadly, must do more to mitigate the region’s skyrocketing cost of living.
The dramatic expansion of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Apple in California, encompassing San Francisco, San Jose, as well as cities like Mountain View, Menlo Park and Cupertino, combined with not enough new housing construction, has severely increased costs and displaced many working-class and middle-class residents.
In San Francisco, where Facebook, Uber and Twitter have offices, a recent report from Zumper put the median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment at $3,700. In San Jose, where Google is planning to build a massive new campus for 20,000 employees that will feature housing, retail and offices, the average apartment studio rents for $2,000 as the city struggles with an escalating housing shortage and about 4,000 homeless residents.
Google this week announced a massive investment in housing following years of activist pressure. (Jeff Barrera/Silicon Valley Rising/Getty)
The commitment announced in a blog post by CEO Sundar Pichai includes $750 million worth of Google’s existing office space that will be converted into about 15,000 housing units, $250 million for incentives for other developers to construct 5,000 units of affordable housing and $50 million for nonprofits that help homeless people find shelter.
It’s worth noting, as well, that Google was already offering to build some 5,700 housing units in a major plan for the North Bayshore area of Mountain View, the home of its headquarters. The North Bayshore plan has not been approved yet.
Advocates who have pressured Google and the tech industry, in general, offered cautious praise, while local politicians said the announcement was a strong first step.
“This announcement demonstrates that Google is listening to the thousands of people in San Jose and around the Bay Area who have demanded the tech giant take responsibility for its role in the housing crisis. This shows that when communities speak up, they can better shape a better approach to tech growth,” Maria Noel Fernandez, campaign director for Silicon Valley Rising, a coalition of activist and labor groups pushing for a more inclusive tech sector, told Fox News via email.
California State Senator Scott Wiener, who is chair of the senate’s housing committee, called the pledge a “major investment.”
“To solve our housing emergency, all of us — government, business, housing advocates, neighbors – must work together. Today’s announcement is a strong step in the right direction,” Wiener said on Twitter.
Fernandez also added a note of caution to her praise, saying that her organization wants to “make sure Google partners with diverse communities so tech development creates real opportunity for working families instead of more displacement.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he hopes Google’s announcement inspires other tech giants to follow suit.
“Google recognizes that it has an important role to play in addressing California’s cost crisis,” Newsom said.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, who made affordable housing a central pillar of his campaign, also said Google’s plan was a good step.
“We look forward to working with Google to ensure today’s announcement manifests into housing that will benefit thousands of San Jose residents struggling under the burden of high rents,” he said in a statement posted to Twitter.
A June report from Working Partnerships USA, a grassroots group fighting for “just economy,” concluded that Google and San Jose can prevent further rent hikes, overcrowding, massive commutes and displacement by “subsidizing the development of 5,284 affordable homes and helping produce 12,450 market-rate units by 2030.”
Although there are many details to be worked out and activists will continue to pressure Google, the overall response was positive.
Activism from Google employees has prompted discussions about the search giant’s previous efforts to expand in China, sexual harassment and alleged retaliation as well as its treatment of contractors, vendors and temporary employees.
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The FDA says your pet’s flea and tick treatment could cause neurological damage
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Keeping your dog or cat up to date with preventative treatments so they remain free of fleas and ticks is something that every responsible pet owner should do, but a new alert from the FDA suggests that one particular class of these drugs could cause some pretty serious adverse effects.
In the newly-issued alert, the FDA names Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard, and Simparica as approved drugs in the isoxazoline class. These drugs are not being recalled or banned, but the FDA has felt the need to alert pet owners to the possibility that the drugs can be potentially troublesome for some pets.
The FDA is quick to point out that the majority of pets that have been treated drugs from the isoxazoline class haven’t experienced negative side effects.
“The FDA considers products in the isoxazoline class to be safe and effective for dogs and cats but is providing this information so that pet owners and veterinarians can take it into consideration when choosing flea and tick products for their pets,” the FDA explains in its bulletin.
That being said, some serious neurological reactions have been reported, including seizures in animals which have no history of such symptoms. The FDA has been collecting and monitoring reports of these types of reactions from drugs in this class and urges pet owners who notice anything odd to contact either the FDA directly or any of the manufacturers who produce the drugs, including Merck, Elanco, Merial, and Zoetis. Contact information for these companies can be found on the FDA’s bulletin.
The bulletin urges pet owners to consider whether these drugs are appropriate for their particular pet. “Many products are available for prevention and control of flea and tick infestations,” the FDA says. “You can discuss all options with your veterinarian to choose the right product for your pet.”
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Survey claims that ‘purchase intent’ for new iPhones is at a 5-year low
Yoni Heisler @edibleapple
December 7th, 2018 at 10:05 PM
With reports swirling that demand for the iPhone XR is weaker than anticipated, Apple last week took the unusual step of noting that the iPhone XR has been the company’s “most popular iPhone each and every day since the day it became available.” While the statement was meant to alleviate concern regarding iPhone sales, it hasn’t done much to boost investor confidence. Indeed, shares of Apple earlier today dropped to $168 a share at one point, the lowest they’ve been at in 8 months.
While we’ll likely never have a firm grasp on how iPhone XR sales stack up in light of Apple’s reluctance to divulge iPhone unit sales, a new survey from UBS reveals that overall interest in iPhone upgrades is at a five-year low.
Originally brought to light by CNBC, the UBS survey fielded responses from 6,900 consumers and found that 18% of respondents are interested in purchasing an iPhone over the next 12 months. As a point of comparison, that figure stood at around 21% when UBS conducted a similar survey last year.
Also of note is that overall interest in picking up a new iPhone in China is down from 30% last year to 23% this year.
“Investor expectations for this iPhone cycle are muted,” UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote in an investor note. “Consensus estimate for iPhones in 2019 is for roughly 2 percent unit decline and about 1 percent revenue growth,.”
All told, it remains a bit peculiar to see analysts so hyper-focused on iPhone unit sales while glossing over growing revenue and profitability across the entirety of Apple’s business. As described in further detail over here, analysts and tech pundits have for years demanded Apple look at a future beyond the iPhone. Apple has not only done this — with its burgeoning services division and the growing popularity of the Apple Watch — but has figured out a way to impressively boost profits even in the face of stagnant iPhone sales. While one would assume this would be a positive development, investors on Wall Street clearly seem to disagree.
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Written by Hank Sibley Bluewater Yacht SalesPosted on April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 2 Comments
More than 500 new and used boats were on display.Resurgent sales and dockside soirees were the hallmarks of Miami Beach’s boat show with a nightlife
The largest-ever Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach featured more than 500 new and used boats valued at more than $1 billion this year, with the in-water count up 16 percent from 2012, according to Show Management, producers of the show held Feb. 14-18.
The largest increase, 58 percent, came in the 105- to 125-foot category, requiring the show to expand its footprint on Indian Creek. The 80- to 104-foot category saw an increase of 31 percent from 2012, and boats under 49 feet were up 23 percent. The show is owned by the Florida Yacht Brokers Association and runs concurrently with the NMMA Miami International Boat Show.
Because there’s no entry fee it’s difficult to track attendance, but exhibitors overwhelmingly say the event was exponentially better than last year’s show, with some proclaiming it the best show of the season.
Feedback from the docks:
Viking Yachts had positive feedback to report, with eight boats sold during the show — a 76 Enclosed Bridge Convertible, a 70 Convertible, five 62 Convertibles and a 42 Open. “From the show, we also are working another six to 10 strong prospects,” says Viking Yachts communications director Peter Frederiksen.
Former Polish president Lech Walesa (front row in blue suit) attends a Sunreef Yachts party.Viking’s sales success followed a VIP preview Feb. 1-2 in Riviera Beach, where 10 boats were sold. “When you go to a show and people are knocked out by what they see it just makes you feel really good. We’re just very elated,” Frederiksen says.
United Kingdom-based Sealine was exhibiting at the Yacht & Brokerage Show for the first time in 12 years as it continues to reintroduce the brand to the U.S. market. Sealine, which was sold by Brunswick Corp. to a private equity group last year, debuted the F450 in Miami, says general manager Tom Riemann. “There was good interest in that boat, but we actually sold the smallest in our product mix, the S380, and the biggest, the T50,” he says. “So we sold the top and the bottom of our line.”
The S380 was significant because the 30- to 40-foot market has been the softest for the last four years, Riemann says. “It was European Boat of the Year, and we brought it to the United States, and people responded. It was a very good sign, A) to see that part of the market has life again, and B) because we think our product tipped the market.”
“Overall it was a fantastic show,” Riemann adds. “It was our best show out of all the six we’ve done since we brought the brand back to the U.S. I think the overall atmosphere is at least the upper end of the market is coming back to life.”
Grand Banks Yachts saw traffic registration increase 15 percent, whereas last year it was flat or slightly down from 2011, says brand and marketing director David Hensel. Last year Grand Banks didn’t take any orders during the show, which is “not particularly unusual. We can have a great show and not take any orders,” Hensel says. This year, the builder took an order for a 50 Eastbay SX, and there was significant interest in other Grand Banks models, including the 43 and 54 Heritage EU.
“There’s some quantifiable evidence that this year was better than last, and it is just a continuation of a trend that started late last summer, where we’ve seen continued sales growth that’s resulted in a net order backlog that’s up nearly 45 percent over where it stood a year ago,” Hensel says. “We’ve got many dealers who are confident, if not certain, that they are taking orders in the near future for additional new boats. It’s different than the warm, fuzzy feeling from last year’s show. We did well, we were optimistic, but that show didn’t translate into as many sales as I would expect here in 2013.”
Innovation driving sales
Frederiksen agrees that new models are drawing the customers. The three new Viking models — the 55 Convertible, 62 Convertible, and 62 Enclosed Bridge Convertible — all garnered attention. “Our 62 Convertible is on fire. It’s incredible,” Frederiksen said shortly after the show wrapped up. “It hasn’t even been out 20 days yet, and it’s unbelievable how many people just jumped on that boat.”
After-hours events
Parties at the Yacht & Brokerage Show often occur after dark on the yachts. The Sunreef Yachts party that featured Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Poland president Lech Walesa, whose political career grew out of his job at what is now the Sunreef boatyard in Gdansk.
Visitors were numerous and attentive and some exhibitors says the show was the best of the season.“We have dozens of events that exhibitors are scheduling in the evening on boats,” says Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III, CEO of Active Interest Media, which owns Show Management and Soundings Trade Only and celebrated its Marine Group’s first anniversary at the show. “It’s a beautiful setting.”
The festive Miami atmosphere helps generate excitement, Riemann says, who hopes the upswing will gain traction. “We move in this weekend to West Palm Beach, and we’re excited to see if that enthusiasm continues. There seems to be some momentum picking up, so we’re pretty excited for the spring and summer selling season.”
Some say a decline in political tension is helping drive that momentum. “The industry is strong because it’s not overclouded now,” says Beaver. “The election’s over, the fiscal cliff is over, and everybody’s like, it is what it is.”
“A lot of people just saying, ‘I’m not waiting anymore, I’m going to live my life,’ ” Frederiksen says. “So we expect this momentum to continue.”
This article originally appeared in the April 2013 issue.
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The Ecology of Lyme-Disease Risk: Complex interactions between seemingly unconnected phenomena determine risk of exposure to this expanding disease Richard Ostfeld This article originally appeared in the July-August 1997 issue of American Scientist.
We found that the location of peak abundance of larval ticks shifts dramatically from year to year, coinciding with the presence or absence of acorns in oak stands the prior fall. Oak forests were the sites of larval-tick outbreaks in the summers following acorn years, whereas maple forests were most heavily infested in summers following acorn failure. Subsequently, together with Clive Jones, Jerry Wolff and several technicians, I added almost 1 million acorns to three 2.25-hectare forest plots during the autumn of a year of very poor natural-acorn production. As a control, we monitored three matched plots to which no acorns were added. The following summer we observed that densities of larval ticks were approximately 10 times higher in acorn-supplemented plots than in control plots. This result supports our proposed link between acorn availability, space use by white-tailed deer and location of larval-tick outbreaks. Deer are not the only wildlife species that rely strongly on acorns as a food resource. Long-term studies of population dynamics of white-footed mice, conducted by Jerry Wolff in Virginia, by Steven Vessey at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, by Joseph Merritt at the Powdermill Biological Station in Pennsylvania, and by ourselves in New York, reveal that the abundance of mice in a particular area is closely tied to acorn production. In the fall of a mast year, mice both consume and store acorns in large numbers. Consequently, during the winters following mast production, mice tend to experience higher-than-normal survival rates. Winter breeding by white-footed mice almost never takes place when acorns are unavailable. In contrast, mice breed rampantly during postmast winters and begin the normal spring-breeding season at high density and in good physiological condition. Mouse populations then reach peak density by the middle of the summer following a mast year. By influencing the use of space by deer and the population dynamics of mice, acorn production is tied to peaks in abundance of both larval ticks and mice, the most reservoir-competent host, in oak forests during the summer following a mast year.
LoGiudice, Kathleen, et al. “The ecology of infectious disease: effects of host diversity and community composition on Lyme disease risk.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100.2 (2003): 567-571.
The extent to which the biodiversity and community composition of ecosystems affect their functions is an issue that grows ever more compelling as human impacts on ecosystems increase. We present evidence that supports a novel function of vertebrate biodiversity, the buffering of human risk of exposure to Lyme-disease-bearing ticks. We tested the Dilution Effect model, which predicts that high species diversity in the community of tick hosts reduces vector infection prevalence by diluting the effects of the most competent disease reservoir, the ubiquitous white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). As habitats are degraded by fragmentation or other anthropogenic forces, some members of the host community disappear. Thus, species-poor communities tend to have mice, but few other hosts, whereas species-rich communities have mice, plus many other potential hosts. We demonstrate that the most common nonmouse hosts are relatively poor reservoirs for the Lyme spirochete and should reduce the prevalence of the disease by feeding, but rarely infecting, ticks. By accounting for nearly every host species’ contribution to the number of larval ticks fed and infected, we show that as new host species are added to a depauperate community, the nymphal infection prevalence, a key risk factor, declines. We identify important “dilution hosts” (e.g., squirrels), characterized by high tick burdens, low reservoir competence, and high population density, as well as “rescue hosts” (e.g., shrews), which are capable of maintaining high disease risk when mouse density is low. Our study suggests that the preservation of vertebrate biodiversity and community composition can reduce the incidence of Lyme disease.
Anderson, J. F. “Ecology of Lyme disease.” Connecticut medicine 53.6 (1989): 343-346.
Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted from wild animals to humans by the bite of Ixodes dammini. This tick is common in many areas of southern Connecticut where it parasitizes three different host animals during its two-year life cycle. Larval and nymphal ticks have parasitized 31 different species of mammals and 49 species of birds. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) appear to be crucial hosts for adult ticks. All three feeding stages of the tick parasitize humans, though most infections are acquired from feeding nymphs in May through early July. Reservoir hosts for the spirochete include rodents, other mammals, and even birds. White-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) are particularly important reservoirs, and in parts of southern Connecticut where Lyme disease is prevalent in humans, borreliae are universally present during the summer in these mice. Prevalence of infected ticks has ranged from 10-35%. Isolates of B. burgdorferi from humans, rodents, and I. dammini are usually indistinguishable, but strains of B. burgdorferi with different major proteins have been identified.
Maupin, Gary O., et al. “Landscape ecology of Lyme disease in a residential area of Westchester County, New York.” American Journal of Epidemiology 133.11 (1991): 1105-1113.
The landscape ecology of Lyme disease was studied in 1989 on 67 residences in an endemic area of Armonk, Westchester County, a northern suburb of New York City. Four main habitat types were defined, and each property was surveyed for immature and adult Ixodes dammini ticks; 98.6% of 1,790 ticks collected were I. dammini. Overall, 67.3% were collected from woods, 21.6% from ecotone (unrnaintained edge), 9.1% from ornamental vegetation, and 2% from lawns. Larval ticks were concentrated in woods, but nymphs and adults were widely dispersed in all habitats. Tick abundance was positively correlated with property size. Larger properties (≥O.5 acre) were more likely to have woodlots and, hence, more ticks. Dark-field and direct fluorescent microscopic examination of tick midgut tissues revealed that 29.6% of nymphs and 49.7% of adults were infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. Infected nymphs and adults were found on 36% and 60% of properties, respectively. These data indicate that the abundance of ticks capable of transmitting Lyme disease spirochetes is related to landscape features of the suburban residential environment.
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Fixture Change: Auckland Derby
Due to both Bishop Auckland and West Auckland being exempt from the opening rounds of this season’s FA Vase, the away Auckland derby, at The Wanted Stadium, has been brought forward by a considerable period, possibly to aid with fixture congestion/cup final preparation (makes logical sense). Originally scheduled for 18 April 2020, the game will […]
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In comes Carling
As he’s ‘Scouting in Disney World,’ (he says he’s on a US scouting trip as we read), the Two Blues manager has made a move to add some strength, steel and resolve to the back-line ahead of the upcoming Ebac
Chandler adds two more to the squad ahead of the new campaign
Always busy behind the scenes with one thing or another, Two Blues manager, Ian Chandler, has added two more to his squad ahead of the upcoming 2019-20 Ebac Northern League First Division campaign.
Having already added James Fairley and Denver
Maynard returns to the Park
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In returning, Dean brings with him a wealth of experience picked up not only at Willington,
Bishop Auckland 2019/20 Fixtures
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Bishops manager, Ian Chandler, has lined up his tenth pre-season friendly this summer as we get a 3pm, Saturday afternoon kick-off away to Northern League Second Division outfit, West Allotment Celtic.
Playing at Druid Park, Woolsington, Celtic finished sixth in
Two Blues make double signing
Bishops manager, Ian Chandler, has made his first foray into this summer’s transfer whirlwind by making a double signing.
Both are familiar names to both Chandler, and his assistant, Brian Rowe, from respective periods at Whitley Bay and Durham City.
Fourth home friendly added to Two Blues Pre-Season
Bishop Auckland are delighted to add a fourth, home, pre-season friendly this summer as we add Darlington Football Club to the list of opponents, the match taking place on Monday 15 July, kick-off 7pm.
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Two Blues opponents for 2019/20 Northern League campaign announced by FA
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There’s nothing like a little armchair travel to help you shake the winter blahs. Who says you need to step on an airplane to be transported somewhere jaw-droppingly beautiful? Whether it’s research for an upcoming vacation or a midday escape from your daily life, take a tour of the destinations currently topping our travel bucket list—without leaving your chair.
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For most of us, the bamboo we’ve come in contact with has been limited to a chair or mat. That’s partly why walking through Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is so awe-inspiring. Stroll past towering bamboo stalks and listen to the soothing sounds of the rustling of their branches.
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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Breathtaking vistas and impressive architecture are great and all, but few things compare to coming face to face with the wildlife you’ve only ever seen in photos. Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park offers visitors a rare chance to observe elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebra, crocodiles and more, all in their natural habitat.
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LDA fire: Victims not rich enough for your time?
By Sahrish Ahmad Published: May 16, 2013
The rescue department simply did not have the infrastructure to extinguish a fire of this scale. The workers worked day and night and still many lives were lost. PHOTO: SHAFIQ MALIK, ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
It was our first day back at school after the election holidays. Everyone was anxious and impatient to share their stories. Amidst the rowdy crowd, my classmates and I sat in a laboratory and exchanged our political views on what had happened and what could have happened when we noticed something strange.
One of my class fellows, Jehan* sat next to us unusually quite. She lived on campus and had gone home to cast her vote during the holidays. Her abnormally silent behaviour worried us, so we asked her what was bothering her. Upon our inquiring, she said that the last few days had been very tough for her family. She had lost five family members – both distant and close – in the fire that consumed LDA’s building in Lahore.
One of the victims was her first cousin who was like a brother to her, related Jehan. This cousin had lost his parents at a very early age and he had the responsibility of taking care of his siblings – a duty he performed well. He was married.
Thus, not only did Jehan lose her cousin, a wife lost her husband and companion in the LDA fire.
According to Jehan, her cousin was in a meeting when the fire broke out. My friend assumed that he died of suffocation as he suffered from asthma, but all that was found of him was his lifeless body on a chair. His face was charred beyond recognition; he was identified by the tag on his shirt and was later confirmed to be indeed, Jehan’s cousin, by the distinctive way in which he kept his money in his pocket.
Jehan’s story didn’t end here.
She tearfully related how just one of her family members that worked in the LDA building was able to make it out alive. As this lone survivor and another relative of Jehan’s made their way out of the torched building, they were reminded of the cousin they had left behind.
One of them went up to get him and never returned.
For my friend, the last few days were nothing less than torture.
The bigger tragedy, however, is that nobody is bothered. Imran Khan’s fall and the alleged death of PML-N’s white tiger took precedence over a fire that raged for over 36 hours and reportedly claimed more than 23 lives.
News channels have been flooded with updates related to elections and little attention has been paid to the LDA fire. No questions have been raised as to what triggered the fire and the victims have not been consoled.
My friend, and what remains of her family, have been following news channels with growing frustration, clinging on to every piece of information that comes their way. They have been particularly infuriated by the prompt announcement of the amount of money that will be given to the victims’ families as compensation.
Truth is, money cannot bring back a person from the dead. So who cares? These families need more than financial compensation, they need closure. They need to know the truth of how it happened, why it happened and who made it happen.
Jehan’s brothers, upon hearing the news of the fire, had rushed to LDA plaza to rescue their cousin and other family members. The scenes that were narrated to us were horrifying to say the least.
The rescue department simply did not have the infrastructure to extinguish a fire of this scale. The workers worked day and night but still many lives were lost.
Another junior university mate of mine lost her paternal uncle in this incident.
These were not the only victim here. When my Jehan’s brothers had gone in to retrieve their relatives’ bodies, they had seen over 40 bodies lying around in the room- all horrifically burnt, and that was still the story of a single hall. Just to think that LDA has many such halls sends shivers down my spine!
We were all surprised to hear this as reports on the media had quoted the death toll of around 22. The death toll appears to be under-reported and this is grossly unsettling to all of us; it definitely brings the credibility of the media in question.
Following the tradition, those in authority have demanded an inquiry report, and the issue has been dismissed but we have been left with many questions.
Are we being misled by the media?
Will we ever get to know who was responsible for this incident?
What were reasons for downplaying the extent of loss in the incident?
And the most important one of all:
Are we safe?
*Names changed to protect privacy.
Read more by Sahrish here.
Sahrish Ahmad
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http://www.tanzeel,wordpress.com Tanzeel
Govt is impotent. Neither Imran Khan took this matter seriously.Recommend
Areeb
Death has become usual in this country.Recommend
and we have elected them again :-/Recommend
Riaz
Accidents happen all over the world, this is one of them. Recommend
@Riaz:
Accidents happen, yes, but it is a criminal act not to put in adequate safety and emergency measures to prevent such tragedies. Recommend
No body will discuss this because all those who died were simple workers / clerks and our MEDIA and POLITICIANS do not care. You will never ever get the inquiry report, even if you will get it will be SHORT CIRCUIT not more than that!!! May ALLAH give patience to the family. Ameen. Recommend
Noman Ansari
I can’t imagine what this person went through to lose five members of her family like that. That’s terrible. Unfortunately, our country is concerned over the matter of election rigging so the media hasn’t given this the attention it would have otherwise. That being said I think it is always a slippery slope to go down when you ask if one tragedy is hypothetically worse than the other.
@Tanzeel:
Hain? Comment fail. Recommend
You are so right, with so much going on, the LDA fire has taken a back seat.
Matters such as safety standards, building control codes, disaster management structures, emergency facilities for the people etc, etc are not highly visible projects like the elevated bus system. So on the priority scale, systems that save lives is way down on the list…………and it no secret that life in our country is cheap.
Comment by @ss is worth reading.
LDA (Lahore Development Authority)
Who was incharge of LDA in last 5 Years?
Who wanted to burn the Finance Department records?
How much corruption was done that the criminals even sacrificed 30 humans to hide that?
Ans : Every one knows ……………but keep your mouth shut ………they will harm us too……………keep sleeping………..thats what we do best.Recommend
disastrous and merciless !Recommend
Mashroof
Media is responsible for such incdident, as they do not given important to this incident many annocent people lost their lives.Neither imran nor sharif is responsible, it the duty of govenenment concern department they have play their role.mRecommend
Its heart-wrenching.Recommend
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Study protocol | Open | Open Peer Review | Published: 30 March 2011
Drug adherence and multidisciplinary care in patients with multiple sclerosis: Protocol of a prospective, web-based, patient-centred, nation-wide, Dutch cohort study in glatiramer acetate treated patients (CAIR study)
Peter J Jongen1,
Gerald Hengstman2,
Raymond Hupperts3,
Hans Schrijver4,
Job Gilhuis5,
Joseph H Vliegen6,
Erwin Hoogervorst7,
Marc van Huizen8,
Eric van Munster9,
Johnny Samijn10,
Els de Schryver11,
Theodora Siepman12,
Martijn Tonk13,
Eveline Zandbergen14,
Jacques ten Holter15,
Ruud van der Kruijk16 &
George Borm17
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, for which no definitive treatment is available. Most patients start with a relapsing-remitting course (RRMS). Disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) reduce relapses and disability progression. First line DMDs include glatiramer acetate (GA), interferon-beta (INFb)-1a and INFb-1b, which are all administered via injections. Effectiveness of DMD treatment depends on adequate adherence, meaning year-long continuation of injections with a minimum of missed doses. In real-life practice DMD-treated patients miss 30% of doses. The 6-month discontinuation rate is up to 27% and most patients who discontinue do so in the first 12 months.
Treatment adherence is influenced by the socio-economic situation, health care and caregivers, disease, treatment and patient characteristics. Only a few studies have dealt with adherence-related factors in DMD-treated patients. Self-efficacy expectations were found to be related to GA adherence. Patient education and optimal support improve adherence in general. Knowledge of the aspects of care that significantly relate to adherence could lead to adherence-improving measures. Moreover, identification of patients at risk of inadequate adherence could lead to more efficient care.
In the near future new drugs will become available for RRMS. Detailed knowledge on factors prognostic of adherence and on care aspects that are associated with adequate adherence will improve the chances of these drugs becoming effective treatments. We investigate in RRMS patients the relationship between drug adherence and multidisciplinary care, as well as factors associated with adherence. Given the differences in the frequency of administration and in the side effects between the DMDs we decided to study patients treated with the same DMD, GA.
The Correlative analyses of Adherence In Relapsing remitting MS (CAIR) study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, web-based, patient-centred, nation-wide cohort study in the Netherlands.
The primary objective is to investigate whether GA adherence is associated with specific disciplines of care or quantities of specific care. The secondary objective is to investigate whether GA adherence is associated with specific aspects of the socio-economic situation, health care and caregivers, disease, treatment or patient characteristics.
All data are acquired on-line via a study website. All RRMS patients in the Netherlands starting GA treatment are eligible. Patients are informed by neurologists, nurses, and websites from national MS patient organisations. All data, except on disability, are obtained by patient self-reports on pre-defined and random time points. The number of missed doses and the number of patients having discontinued GA treatment at 6 and 12 months are measures of adherence. Per care discipline the number of sessions and the total duration of care are measures of received care. The full spectrum of non-experimental care that is available in the Netherlands is assessed. Care includes 'physical' contacts, contacts by telephone or internet, health-promoting activities and community care activities. Care received over the preceding 14 days is assessed by patients at baseline and every other week thereafter up to month 12. Every 3 months neurologists and nurses record care disciplines to which patients have been referred.
The Dutch Adherence Questionnaire-90 (DAQ-90) is a 90-item questionnaire based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2003 report on adherence and comprehensively assesses five domains of evidence-based determinants of adherence: socio-economic, health care and caregivers, disease, treatment, and patient-related factors. In addition, self-efficacy is assessed by the MS Self-Efficacy Scale (MSSES), and mood and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) by the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 questionnaire (MSQoL-54). Relapses and adverse events probably or definitively related to GA are also reported.
In this study data is mainly acquired by patients' self-reporting via the internet. On-line data acquisition by patients does not require study visits to the hospital and can easily be integrated into daily life. The web-based nature of the study is believed to prevent missing data and study drop-outs. Moreover, the automated process of filling in questionnaires ensures completeness and consistency, thus improving data quality. The combination of patient-reported outcomes, fully web-based data capture and nation-wide information to all eligible patients are distinguishing features of the study and contribute to its scientific potential.
Netherlands Trial Register (NTR): NTR2432
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, for which no definite cure is available. Most patients start with a relapsing-remitting (RR) phase during which incomplete remissions often cause an increase in disability. Glatiramer acetate (GA), interferon-beta (INFb)-1a and INFb-1b are first-line disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) for RRMS treatment [1], reducing relapses and disability progression [1]. They are injected subcutaneously (GA every day; INFb-1a thrice weekly; INFb-1b every other day) or intramuscular (INFb-1a once a week). Influenza-like symptoms and depression are typical side effects of INFb, whereas pseudo-anginose symptoms immediately after injection are specific for GA. Phase 4 studies show that both INFb-1a [2] and GA treatment [3] are associated with an increase in HR-QoL. In the long term DMDs may prevent or delay increase in disability and conversion to secondary progressive MS [4].
Adherence to pharmacotherapy is inadequate in 30% to 50% of patients, irrespective of disease, prognosis or treatment settings [5, 6]. Medication for chronic illness is only taken by 50% to 60% of patients as prescribed [7, 8].
There are two levels of inadequate adherence: a) missing doses and b) discontinuation for other reasons than severe or persistent side effects or insufficient clinical benefit [6]. Data on adherence to DMDs in RRMS patients is scarce. Tremlett et al. found that 1 in 10 patients on DMD missed more than 10 doses in a 6 month period [9]. Missed doses were positively associated with alcohol consumption, and a history of missed doses predicted future missed doses [9]. The best adherence is reported in low-frequency IFNb, as compared to high-frequency IFNb or GA [10]. In MS patients with two or more DMD dispensings the mean medication possession ratio (MPR) was as low as 68% for a 24 month period [11].
After 4 months up to 11% of DMD-treated RRMS patients have discontinued treatment [12], and after 6 months figures vary from 9% to 27% [13]. However, in MS-specialised academic centres discontinuation rate was only 1.7% after 6 months and 8% after 2 years [14], suggesting that adherence may relate to certain qualitative or quantitative aspects of care. Academic MS-centres provide multidisciplinary care, coordinated by MS-nurses, whereas care may be more limited in hospitals without a special interest in MS.
Studies agree that early DMD discontinuation mostly occurs in the first 12 months [9–11]. Retrospective analysis of data on GA use in the Netherlands in the period 2003 - 2005 showed a discontinuation rate of 23.9% within the first year [personal communication by TEVA Netherlands]. In May 2006 a standard support program, Care4MS, was made available to patients starting GA, delivered by specialised nurses. In the period 2007 - 2009 discontinuation had decreased to 17% after 12 months [personal communication by TEVA Netherlands].
Factors relating to adherence
Factors relating to the missing of doses may be different from those relating to discontinuation [9]. The WHO 2003 report on adherence puts evidence-based factors into five domains [6]: factors related to 1) the socio-economic situation, 2) health care and caregivers, 3) disease, 4) treatment, and 5) the patient. Only a few studies dealt with adherence-related factors in DMD treatment in RRMS [9]. A retrospective study in the U.S.A. among GA-treated patients identified four variables as predictors of adherence: self-efficacy, hope, perception of support, and no previous immunomodulation [15]. In a prospective study in the U.S.A. pre-treatment self-efficacy expectations were significantly related to 6-month adherence [16]. Education and optimal support of patients starting a DMD are thought to improve adherence and patient outcomes [17].
A pilot study in the Netherlands assessed 16 patient-related items that might affect GA adherence: the attitude towards self-injecting, previous immunomodulation, the reason for switching, concurrent chronic disease, disability, cognition, disease duration, type of skin, bodily constitution, working in the open, acceptance of disease, family support, social activities, personality, motivation and linguistic barrier [unpublished data]. Scoring each item for presence (1) or absence (0) the adding up of the scores yields the Discontinuation Risk Score (DRS), ranging from 0 to 16. Preliminary data suggest that patients with a DRS > 7 have an increased risk of GA discontinuation.
Study rationale
According to the WHO 2003 report [6] and a recent Cochrane Review [18] multidisciplinary interventions pertaining to factors in all five WHO domains [6] may improve both levels of adherence. Knowledge on which qualitative or quantitative aspects of care are associated with adherence could guide the care given to patients starting a DMD. Moreover, the determination of factors prognostic of adherence would enable identification of patients at risk of inadequate adherence. As a result, adherence-promoting care could become more effective and efficient.
At present new DMDs for RRMS are becoming available. More knowledge on which aspects of multidisciplinary care are related to adherence, and the factors prognostic of inadequate adherence could increase the chances that the new efficacious drugs become effective treatments.
We conceived the idea to investigate adherence and multidisciplinary care in RRMS patients starting DMD treatment. The INFbs and GA have clearly different side effect profiles and injection frequencies. As both these aspects of treatment are likely to influence adherence we choose to study patients treated with one type of DMD, thus guaranteeing a homogenous study population. Because pilot data on discontinuation and risk factors were available for GA-treated patients in the Netherlands, it was decided to study patients starting GA treatment.
Appendix A lists the questions of the study.
Primary objective is to investigate whether GA adherence is associated with specific disciplines of care or quantities of specific care.
Secondary objective is to investigate whether GA adherence is associated with specific characteristics of socio-economic situation, health care or caregivers, disease, treatment, or the patient.
Tertiary objective is to assess the predictive value of the DRS with respect to GA adherence.
Study design and treatment
An investigator-initiated, prospective, web-based, patient-centred, nation-wide, observational cohort study in the Netherlands. The study's name is an acronym from the principal analytical method, main theme and study population: Correlative analysis of Adherence In Relapsing remitting MS: CAIR. The study duration is 12 months. Nederlands Trial Register (NTR) code: TC2432.
GA is prescribed by neurologists as per regular care and dispensed as a commercial drug by general pharmacies (Copaxone®). GA is administered by the patient according to the instructions in the package leaflet.
Primary outcomes:
relations between numbers of missed doses and numbers of care sessions per discipline s. quantity of care per discipline,
relations between number of patients who discontinued treatment and numbers of care sessions per discipline s. quantity of care per discipline.
Secondary outcomes:
relations between numbers of missed doses and presence s. degree of specific characteristics of the patient, socio-economic situation, health care, caregivers, disease, or treatment,
relations between number of patients who discontinued treatment, and presence s. degree of specific characteristics of the patient, socio-economic situation, health care, caregivers, disease, or treatment.
Tertiary outcomes:
predictive value of DRS with respect to missed doses,
predictive value of DRS with respect to number of patients who discontinued treatment.
Patients are informed by neurologists, MS-nurses, or specialised nurses who teach patients to self-inject, and the websites of patient organisations. Patients are also advised to visit the study website (http://www.cairstudie.nl). For further information they may contact the study helpdesk by telephone or e-mail, or the coordinating investigator (PJJ) by e-mail.
Recruitment period is from July 2009 to July 2011 and comprises two phases.
- First phase
In 2009 15 neurological practices with a special interest in MS care and the respective MS-nurses were recruited as investigators. Practices were fairly distributed over the whole country. Since July 2009 they inform patients starting GA treatment of the possibility of participation in the study. Objectives and overall requirements are discussed with the patient. The study information is preceded by and independent from the decision to start GA. When a patient decides to participate, the neurologist or the MS-nurse notifies the helpdesk and participation is then activated.
- Second phase
Since February 2010 nurses who teach patients to self-inject briefly inform patients of the study. Patients interested in receiving further information are handed a postage paid card addressed to the study helpdesk. On receipt of the card the helpdesk contacts the patient by phone and gives information. Patients who, after being informed, are willing to participate either sign the informed consent form at their neurologists' or MS-nurses' office or, in case the neurologist is not yet involved in the study, confirm the text of the informed consent by clicking on a specific page on the study website. In the latter case the coordinating investigator contacts the neurologist by telephone or e-mail to introduce the study, and provides the study protocol, study synopsis and informed consent text. Within two weeks a second contact is established and the neurologist informs the coordinating investigator on his/her decision to participate or not. If the neurologist participates he/she and the MS-nurse are contacted by the helpdesk and the site is activated. A negative decision by the neurologist does not interfere with the patient's participation, as the study is patient-centred and the primary research question may be answered by patient-derived data only.
Eligibility criteria are minimal.
Inclusion criteria: 1) indication for GA treatment, 2) being relapse free and having stable symptoms for at least 30 days, 3) willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study, 4) having given written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria: 1) contra-indication to GA as defined in the Summary of Product Characteristics text, 2) hypersensitivity to GA or mannitol, 3) worsening of symptoms suggestive of relapse, 4) pregnancy or lactation, 5) the time interval between the first GA injection and baseline assessment is more than 4 weeks.
The protocol has been submitted to the Independent Review Board (IRB), an approved ethical committee residing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The IRB concluded that, because of the observational design of the study, a review by an ethical committee was not required, as the study did not qualify for being tested according to the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act of 1999 [19].
On-line assessments and measures
Data is acquired via the study website. Patients log in with a code provided by the help desk and choose a username and password. On-line they go through various web pages containing the case record forms (CRFs) with questions and questionnaires. These electronic CRFs (eCRFs) are similar to paper questionnaires and data sheets. Questions relate to missing doses, GA discontinuation, adverse events, medication and relapses. Questionnaires pertain to self-efficacy, mood, other adherence-related factors and HR-QoL.
Patients, neurologists and MS-nurses are informed by e-mail that an assessment is due and that the corresponding eCRFs have been made available for completion. eCRFs are to be completed within one week. Within this time frame eCRFs may be filled in at moments that are suitable to the participant. Completion may take as many sessions as needed, as answers are saved automatically. After confirmation by the participant the eCRF is automatically sent to the study centre. Incomplete eCRFs are returned. In case an eCRF has not been completed within one week the help desk reminds the participant by telephone. Patients who do not have a personal computer (PC) at their disposal or who are not capable of using a PC are sent a paper-and-pencil version of the questionnaires, whereas short eCRFs are completed by telephone.
- Adherence
The number of missed doses in the preceding 14 days, and discontinuation of GA, the date of discontinuation and the date of restart, which ever is applicable, are recorded by patients at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. In addition, the number of missed doses are documented at 6 random time points unknown to patients, neurologists and MS-nurses. Neurologist or MS-nurse also record the date of discontinuation or the date of restart.
- Received care
Care given by the following disciplines is assessed 1) neurologist, 2) MS-nurse, 3) general practitioner 4) home care 5) psychologist, 6) occupational therapy, 7) physiotherapy, 8) social worker, 9) dietician, 10) pharmacist, 11) rehabilitation doctor, 12) other medical specialists, 13) community care, 14) others. Care includes 'physical' contacts, contacts by telephone, internet, health-promoting activities that are coached or counselled by caregivers (e.g. medical fitness), or any community care activities.
Care received in the preceding 14 days is assessed by patients at baseline and bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) thereafter up to week 52. For every discipline in which care is received, the number of care sessions and time per care session (in minutes, by approximation) are recorded. Moreover, every 3 months neurologists and nurses record the care disciplines to which they have referred the patient.
- Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy is the subjective belief that one can overcome challenges that one is faced with, and has been found to be a determinant of GA adherence in patients with RRMS [15]. Self-efficacy is assessed by the MS Self-Efficacy Scale (MSSES). The MSSES is a short, 14-item, psychometrically validated measure of self-efficacy specifically for use in people with MS [20]. Each item is presented with a 6-point Likert scale, ranging from 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree'. The MSSES score ranges from 14-84, a higher score indicating an elevated level of self-efficacy. The scale has shown sensitivity to detecting change following a therapeutic intervention.
- Mood and health-related quality of life
Mood is assessed by the questions 25 and 28 from the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 questionnaire (MSQoL-54) [21]. Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) is an overall measure of effectiveness from a patient's perspective. The MSQoL-54 is a psychometrically validated MS-specific multi-dimensional inventory of patient-centered health status. It consists of the 36-item Short Form (SF-36) health survey as a generic core measure to enable comparisons to other patient populations and to the general population, supplemented with 18 additional questions exploring items relevant to patients with MS [21]. A physical and a mental dimension underlie the MSQoL-54 [21]. Scores for the physical and the mental domain range from 0 to 100, where higher values indicate better HR-QoL.
- Adherence-related factors
The Dutch Adherence Questionnaire-90 (DAQ-90) is a 90-item questionnaire designed to assess all factors identified by the WHO 2003 report [6] as evidence-based determinants of adherence (Appendix B). The DAQ-90 consists of 5 sections corresponding to the five domains of adherence-related factors in the WHO 2003 report [6]. The DAQ-90 includes questions on hope and the perception of support and is completed by the patient at the end of the study.
- Discontinuation Risk Score
At baseline the 16 items of the DRS are scored for absence (0) or presence (1) by the nurses who teach patients to self-administer. The adding up of item scores yields the DRS.
- Adverse events
Adverse events considered by patients, neurologists or nurses as probably or definitely related to GA treatment are reported on-line at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. As the study is observational and does not interfere with care, patients always report adverse events to their neurologist or MS-nurse. Serious adverse events are recorded by neurologists or MS-nurses and reported to the coordinating investigator within 48 hours.
- Disease characteristics
At baseline neurologists or MS-nurses provide the following data: disease course, disease duration, medication, previous immunomodulation, the number of relapses in the last 12 and 24 months, the number of steroid-treated relapses in the last 12 and 24 months. Assessment of disability (Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS] score) at baseline and 12 months is optional. Relapses occurring during the study and eventual steroid treatment are reported by patients and neurologists or MS-nurses at months 3, 6, 9 and 12.
Schedule of assessments
The schedule of assessments is presented in Table 1.
Table 1 Schedule of assessments.
Power calculation
In order to determine the size of the study, we first assumed that the analysis would be based on a t-test: For each factor we form three tertiles: patients with low, intermediate and high scores. When a t-test is carried out to compare a parameter between the lowest and highest tertile, 65 patients per tertile are required in order to detect a difference of 0.5 standard deviations with 80% power (two-sided alpha = 0.05). As we will use linear regression instead of a t-test, the power of the regression analysis may even be higher, but will be at least comparable. In a previous on-line study in GA-treated patients compliance was very high, both with respect to missing data and drop outs [22]. Therefore a total of 200 patients will need to be enrolled.
In phase II of the recruitment all Dutch patients who start GA treatment are informed of the study. Based on data from a previous study we hypothesize that 50% of patients are willing to participate [22]. Based on recent prescription data it is expected that approximately 300 patients start GA treatment in the Netherlands per year. So, it is calculated that in phase II recruitment is 150 per year, and that recruitment will end Q2 2011. As per October 2010, 119 patients have been enrolled.
Per discipline the relations between missed doses and the number of care sessions s. care duration will be evaluated using linear regression; and the relations between discontinuation and the number of care sessions s. care duration will be evaluated in a similar way, but by a proportional hazard analysis, with stepwise selection. In addition, univariable analyses will be carried out. Two-sided 95% confidence intervals will be calculated.
Reporting of results
A manuscript, based on the study report, will be submitted to a peer-reviewed international scientific journal for publication. Oral or poster communications will be given on international and national symposia. Participating patients will receive a summary of the study report (findings, conclusions), written in a wording that is understandable to lay persons, as soon as the report has been finalized.
The CAIR study investigates relations between adherence to GA treatment and disciplines or quantity of care, based on data on missing doses, discontinuation and received care as reported by patients. Neurologists or MS-nurses may refer patients to caregivers or give advice on health promoting activities. However, as adherence is often sub-optimal in patients with chronic disease, self-reporting by patients on the care they actually did receive is likely to better reflect reality [23].
The patient-centred character of the study is realized by the web-based approach. Data is obtained by the patient's on-line self-reporting. Thus, data acquisition does not require study visits to the hospital and can be integrated into daily life. This feature of the study is believed to promote compliance and prevent study drop-outs. Moreover, the use of the internet contributes to data quality assurance, as the automated process of data capture ensures completeness and consistency.
According to the cohort-based, nation-wide design we aim to inform every RRMS patient in the Netherlands who starts GA treatment. Neurologists and MS-nurses in 15 MS-dedicated hospitals, evenly distributed over the country, actively recruit patients. In addition, the nurses, who teach patients to self-inject, inform patients of the possibility of participating. Patients' awareness of the study is promoted by information on websites from national MS patients organisations. Recruitment is on schedule, with 119 patients being enrolled as per October 2010.
In all, the combination of patient-reported outcomes, fully on-line data capture, and nation-wide information of all eligible patients are distinguishing features of the CAIR study. The nation-wide cohort design makes sure that results will be applicable to Dutch RRMS patients. Implementation of the study's conclusions might well improve the effectiveness of present and future DMD treatments, and increase the efficiency of MS care.
Authors' information
Peter Joseph Jongen is a neurologist and the founding director of the MS4 Research Institute, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He has been involved in MS clinical research and patient care for more than 15 years. He is a member of the International Medical and Scientific Board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF), a former director of the MS Centre Nijmegen, a former council member of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), and author of over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles. The MS4 Research Institute is an independent non-profit organisation, that conceives, performs, and coordinates scientific research on the therapeutic value of treatments in MS.
List of Questions of the Study
I. What are the relations between GA adherence and multidisciplinary care?
Is the quantity of care given by the neurologist (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by the MS-nurse (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed dosed, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of care) given by the general practitioner (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) home care (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by a psychologist (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) occupational care (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) physiotherapy (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by a social worker (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by a dietician (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by the pharmacist (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) care given by a rehabilitation doctor (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
Is (the quantity of) community care (number of contacts, total duration of contacts) related to GA adherence (missed doses, discontinuation)?
What characteristics of the patient, the socio-economic situation, health care or caregivers, disease, or treatment are related to GA adherence?
Is self-efficacy related to GA adherence?
Is mood related to GA adherence?
What other characteristics of the patient are related to GA adherence?
What characteristics of the socio-economic situation, health care or caregivers, disease, or treatment are related to GA adherence?
III. What is the predictive value of the DRS with respect to GA adherence?
What is the predictive value of the DRS with respect to GA discontinuation?
What is the predictive value of the DRS with respect to missed GA doses?
Dutch Adherence Questionnaire-90 (DAQ-90) (Table 2)
Based on WHO report 2003
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Version for Glatiramer Acetate
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Table 2 Dutch Adherence Questionnaire-90 (DAQ-90)
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We thank Esther van Noort and Anton Kool from Curavista B.V., Geertruidenberg, the Netherlands, for fruitful discussions and developing the study website, Rozanna Pogosian and Christine Schweig, Curavista B.V. for excellent staffing of the study helpdesk, Elly Beeren and colleague nurses for their invaluable role in informing patients, and Thomas Harrison for critically reading the manuscript.
The study is sponsored by the MS4 Research Institute, Ubbergseweg 34, 6522 KJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands. To this end the MS4 Research Institute receives an unrestricted grant from Teva Pharma Netherlands B.V., Busweg 1, 2003 RN Haarlem, the Netherlands and sanofi-aventis Netherlands B.V., Kampenringweg 45 D-E, 2803 PE Gouda, the Netherlands.
MS4 Research Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Peter J Jongen
Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Gerald Hengstman
Academic MS Centre Limburg, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard, The Netherlands
Raymond Hupperts
Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, The Netherlands
Hans Schrijver
Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands
Job Gilhuis
Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Joseph H Vliegen
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Erwin Hoogervorst
Scheper Ziekenhuis, Emmen, The Netherlands
Marc van Huizen
Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Eric van Munster
Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Johnny Samijn
Rijnland Ziekenhuis, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
Els de Schryver
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Theodora Siepman
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, The Netherlands
Martijn Tonk
Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Eveline Zandbergen
Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands
Jacques ten Holter
Slingeland Ziekenhuis, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
Ruud van der Kruijk
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Health Technology Assessment, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Correspondence to Peter J Jongen.
Dr. Jongen has received honoraria from Merck-Serono, Novartis, Bayer-Schering, Biogen-Idec, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva, and Allergan for activities as speaker or advisory committee member, research support, or travel grants for conferences.
PJJ initiated the study, contributed to the conception and design of the study, coordinates the study, and drafted the manuscript. GH contributed to the conception and design of the study. RH, HS, JG, JHV, EH, MvH, EvM, JS, EdS, TS, MT, EZ, JtH and RvdK all contributed to the acquisition of data. GB contributed to the conception and design of the study and co-drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Folding Beijing: the 2016 Hugo-winning novelette about the obsolescence of labor and the preservation of privilege
Belatedly, I've finally read Hao Jingfang's novelette "Folding Beijing," which won the Hugo Award last summer in Kansas City: it's a story about a future in which the great cities continue to be engines of economic power, but where automation eventually makes most of the people in the cities obsolete -- a problem solved by dividing the city's day and geography up by strata, using marvellous origami buildings that appear and disappear, and suspended animation technologies that whisk away great portions of the city's unneeded proletariat for most of the day.
It's a gorgeous story: the core conceit of a world in which suspended animation is used to relieve population pressure is well-established in science fiction, from Philip Jose Farmer's classic Dayworld trilogy to Karl Schroeder's mindbendingly great YA novel Lockstep. Hao mixes up this temporal population-slicing with a fanciful and visually exciting geographic machinery that rotates the city's very buildings in and out of view, a kind of mix between Inception, Dark City, and China Mieville's The City and The City.
Hao's protagonist, the waste processing worker Lao Dao, describes his life of poverty with the vividness of Knut Hamson's The Hunger, but Lao's journey is about the dawning comprehension of his own economic superfluity -- a theme that is very zeigeisty in an era of anxiety about robots taking our jobs (and note that this anxiety is reflected in a Chinese author's story, an even more zeitgeisty wrinkle).
Hao is a macroeconomics researcher, and it shines through in her work, particularly in the way that she portrays the power-law distribution of wealth in her society, and how that plays out in the real life-choices and priorities of her characters.
This is an excellent tale, all the better for Ken Liu's expert translation. It's easy to see how it came to win this year's Hugo.
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He looked into the distance: The trucks of the city cleaning crew were approaching slowly.
He began to steel himself. If Peng Li didn’t return in time, he would have to go on this journey without consulting him. Although it would make the trip far more difficult and dangerous, time was of the essence and he had to go. The loud chants of the woman next to him hawking her jujube interrupted his thoughts and gave him a headache. The peddlers at the other end of the road began to pack up their wares, and the crowd, like fish in a pond disturbed by a stick, dispersed. No one was interested in fighting the city cleaning crew. As the vendors got out of the way, the cleaning trucks patiently advanced. Vehicles were normally not allowed in the pedestrian lane, but the cleaning trucks were an exception. Anybody who dilly–dallied would be packed up by force.
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The inaugural Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship were an unqualified success, with competitors from the US, Russia, Japan and beyond converging on Joensuu, Finland to thrash and knit: competitors such as Woolfumes, Bunny Bandit and 9" Needles thrashed to heavy metal music while knitting, for an audience of about 200. The winners were the five-person […]
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/ Cory Doctorow / 5:01 am Thu Apr 26, 2018
Trump's finance watchdog wants to make the taxpayer-funded database of crooked banks go dark
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is Elizabeth Warren's gift that keeps on giving -- one of the most effective US government agencies, handing out real punishment to banks that break the law, fighting loan-sharks that prey on poor people, and maintaining a database of vetted consumer complaints against banks that have ripped them off.
But Trump hates the CFPB, so much that he put its direst enemy, Mick Mulvaney, in charge of it, and Mulvaney is making good on his promise to dismantle the agency he runs.
His latest move is a threat to pull down the Consumer Complaint Database, a public record of verified bank customers who have been screwed over by their financial institutions, along with rebuttals by the banks that they're complaining about.
The banks hate the CCB, and so does Mulvaney, calling it "a Yelp for financial services sponsored by the federal government," and arguing that people wronged by banks shouldn't be given a forum to warn other potential bank customers away from bad actors.
The CCB holds a million public-facing complaints.
"Daylight is a great disinfectant and the American people have a right to know when tens of thousands of their fellow citizens are complaining about a financial institution," says Karl Frisch, the executive director of the consumer advocacy group Allied Progress. "The CFPB received tens of thousands complaints about Wells Fargo and that issue is now being resolved."
Frisch opposes closing the database to the public in part because he says academics, journalists, consumer groups like his should be able to have access to the information.
The Consumer Complaints Database That Could Disappear From View [Chris Arnold/NPR]
(via Naked Capitalism)
a fox for every henhouse / a gator for every swamp / banksters / Business / cfpb / finance / mick mulvaney / regulatory capture / transparency / trumpism / Your tax dollars at work
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Fiercely Independent Cultures 16/12/2014
In a world that is increasingly homogenous, fiercely independent cultures and places are especially intriguing. Likely a result of it's geographical isolation from both mainland Europe and North America, Iceland has always taken it's own unique path. Icelandic architecture and fashion is a reflection of it's unusual geography, the Icelandic palette is most comfortable when quality local ingredients are cured, cultured, fermented, or pickled, and the Icelandic people revel in self sufficiency and environmental sustainability. Iceland has always been deeply rooted in nordic liberal sensibilities, but unlike any other nation, they refused to bail out their banks after the 2008 recession, in 2009 they elected the world's first openly gay female prime minister and in 2010, Reykjavik elected John Gnarr, punk rock singer, comedian, and self proclaimed anarchist as their mayor. The physical landscape is as striking and unique as the culture itself; an island covered in black volcanic rock, lush green fields, geothermal vents and dramatic volcanoes. It was with this in mind, that Dennie, Henry and I boarded a plane for Reykjavik over Easter holidays, where we would spend 9 days swimming in hot pools, driving through fjords, and eating delicious Skyr (Icelandic yogurt).
Iceland is expensive. As
Hiking near EyjafjallajökullHiking near Eyjafjallajökull
Hiking near Eyjafjallajökull
a way to mitigate the costs our plan involved renting an old, rusty but mainly reliable car from Sadcar (a 2002 Yaris with 280,000 Kms), cooking 2 out of 3 meals a day at our rental apartment with Bonus brand groceries and doing as little shopping as possible. Upon walking through customs I began to have some minor reservations about our plan to be budget oriented when we were greeted by what I assume is one out of the two Sadcar employees who took us to a quonset in a field 10 minutes from the airport. When we inquired about a carseat for Henry, they directed us to the back of the auto body shop/rental car graveyard where 3 very used and slightly broken carseats sat amongst mufflers and cooling fluids. Dennie chose the most functional of the lot, we loaded into our Sadcar and took off towards Reykjavik through a minor snow storm.
Our little Ikea apartment was perfectly located down the street from Hallgrimskirka, the spired Lutheran church that provides a compass for travellers exploring the city. This was a great location to have as home base, as most of our mornings were spent wondering the streets
Hank and I inside the HarpaHank and I inside the Harpa
Hank and I inside the Harpa
of the old town where colorful terraced houses with main floor commercial space provide a vibrant and walkable downtown dotted with record shops with comfy couches and free espresso (12 Tonar), Icelandic design and furniture stores, vegetarian cafes, pubs, clubs and curry houses. We visited all three locations of the Reykjavik Art Museum (Hafnarhus, Kjarvalsstadir, Asmundarsafn) where the post modern works of Erro and the cubist and abstract landscape paintings of Kjarval hang next to rotating exhibits from contemporary Icelandic artists. We stumbled upon an Easter egg hunt in the Einar Jonsson Sculpture Park, played cards in the sprawling lounges inside The Harpa, and took in the Reykjavik Museum of Photography (inside the public library), the Viking Saga Museum, the Reykjavik Children's Park and "zoo" (more of a petting zoo) and took the elevator to the observatory at The Pearl. The city is surprisingly cosmopolitan yet retains a small town hospitality that acts as a reminder that there are only 120,000 people within city limits.
Despite the high cost of bars and restaurants in Reykjavik's centre we managed to find a number of reasonably priced eateries serving delicious and fresh food. Here are some of our recommendations: Babalu (grilled
Easter Egg Hunt in Einar Jónsson Sculpture GardenEaster Egg Hunt in Einar Jónsson Sculpture Garden
Easter Egg Hunt in Einar Jónsson Sculpture Garden
Hallgrímskirkja in the background.
cheese and tomato soup), C is for Cookie (homemade soup and sandwiches with great cheesecake), Laundromat Cafe (lake trout with root vegetables was outstanding and the children's play area in the basement is something to behold!), Austur India Fjelagid (delicious vegetarian Thali), Graen Kostur (Eastern inspired fusion veggie food with two lunch options daily). For drinks, Microbar has a lot of local craft beers on tap (Happy Hour from 5-8 pm). The Labowski Bar also seemed like an amazing place but they were having pub trivia when we walked in so we didn't stay for a drink.
Our Sadcar managed a number of day trips from Reykjavik; we drove north through the Hvalfjorour (Whale Fjord), stopping for a picnic near some rapids. We drove to the geothermal town of Hveragerði and onto the famed Eyjafjallajokull volcano which erupted in 2010 causing flight cancellations across Europe. We drove the Golden Circle with stops at Geyser, Pingvellir National Park and the Gulfoss waterfall. Once you leave Reykjavik the geography is stark but majestic with green fields punctuated with black volcanic rock, rolling hills, steep mountain passes and steam rising into the air from thermal vents dotting the landscape throughout.
Outside of the Blue LagoonOutside of the Blue Lagoon
Outside of the Blue Lagoon
and I have fast come to the realization that when travelling with a baby, the experience is more fun for all if all planning revolves around the baby. And while Reykjavik's legendary nightlife may have called my name once or twice, parenting with a hangover certainly did not. As such, we spent a good deal of our time in Iceland immersing ourselves into the thermal pool culture. With 122 thermal pools and 17 in Reykjavik alone, we made it our mission to swim in a new pool each day. In Reykjavik we swam at Laugardalslaug, Sundhollin, Arbaejarlaug, Grafarvogslaug, Sudurbaejarlaug, and Asvallalaug. During our day trips around the Icelandic country side we also had the opportunity to swim at the beautiful pool at Hverageroi, naked in the deserted Seljallalaug located in a mountain valley surrounded by waterfalls, and on our last day at expensive but amazing Blue Lagoon. 9 pools in 9 days. The water in all public pools is chemical free, heated through geothermal, and nearly all have a number of "hot pots", saunas, lanes for swimming, kids pools, and water-slides. I got the impression from my time sitting in "hot pots" chatting with locals that thermal pools are important
Enroute to the Seljvavellir hot pool Enroute to the Seljvavellir hot pool
Enroute to the Seljvavellir hot pool
gathering places for members of the community. Old and young alike move between the various pools and openly converse with strangers and friends. In moments where Henry was grumpy or tired we always knew we were within a few minutes from a pool where he would immediately be transformed back into the smiling Hank we have become used to. While the pools certainly made travelling in Iceland with a baby much easier, it is the Icelandic people who really make Iceland a child friendly locale. Almost every restaurant we went to had a children's play area, there was signage that encouraged breastfeeding, and all bars and pubs allow children. Icelandic people were warm and outgoing but not loud or obnoxious and no matter where we went, it seemed they had thought about ways to welcome children.
On our final morning in Iceland, I walked down the street from our apartment to pick up a couple cd's at Tonar 12. I sat on their comfy couches listening to FM Belfast and Seabear while Henry rummaged through the stacks. Without asking, the man running the shop brought me an espresso. I picked up a Reykjavik guidebook from a coffee table and
Dennie driving our Sad CarDennie driving our Sad Car
Dennie driving our Sad Car
opened the book to the first page to read the mayor's welcome message for visitors. Jon Gnarr (the mayor) foretold his version of the country's origin. I read,
"But how can it be that such a warm country came to possess such a frigid name? Yes, the explanation is simple: MISUNDERSTANDING. Ingólfur Arnarson, the first man that found Reykjavík, wasn’t on his way here at all. He was en route to the United States of America, to buy grapes and other fast food that grew wild there in those days. He was very interested in food. And also homicide. On his way he noticed a cloud of smoke ascending to the heavens from an unknown country. His curious nature got the best of him, and he changed his course and set sail to Reykjavík (Reykjavík literally means “smoky bay”!).
As he disembarked his ship, he saw that the smoke was in fact steam rising from Reykjavík’s many swimming pools. He was therefore quick in tearing off the suit of armour that he had worn in case he’d encounter some Native Americans while picking grapes, and jumping into some swim trunks. After swimming a good
Hank test driving Indie music at Tonar 12 in ReykjavikHank test driving Indie music at Tonar 12 in Reykjavik
Hank test driving Indie music at Tonar 12 in Reykjavik
500 metres he sat in the hot tub and relaxed. After a fun chat with the locals he had forgotten all about America. Who needs to travel all the way to America to pick grapes when there’s a shop on Laugavegur called Vínberið (Vínberið literally means: “the grape”)? Ingólfur decided to settle here. He rented a small apartment along with his wife, Hallveig Fróðadóttir, who many claim was the daughter of Frodo from ‘Lord Of The Rings’. Nothing has been proven about that, however.
One day Ingólfur and Hallveig were taking a stroll around town. They were walking their dog, who was called Plútó and was a Great Dane. It was a sizzling hot summer’s day. It was long before the t-shirt was invented. They were both dressed in full suits of armour, with swords and shields and helmets and everything. They stopped by at Ísbúð Vesturbæjar in Hagamelur to get some ice cream and cool down. The story goes that Ingólfur asked the clerk whether she knew what the country was called.
She thought it was called Thule. Ingólfur felt that was a stupid name.
“No country can be called Thule”, he said.
Outside the
Henry inside the eyjafjallajokull theatreHenry inside the eyjafjallajokull theatre
Henry inside the eyjafjallajokull theatre
ice cream shop, a crowd had gathered. They had heard that foreign visitors were in town. A lot of those people were elves. Ingólfur then approached the crowd, raised his ice cream cone aloft and shouted:
“Henceforth this country will be called Iceland, because one can get the world’s best ice cream here!”.
Today we have a statue of Ingólfur. The statue depicts Ingólfur dying of heat, leaning on his dog.
Don’t be a stranger, be like Ingólfur! "
Only in Iceland!
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DEC 13-JAN 14
Art Books December 18th, 2013
by Samantha Dylan Mitchell
Simon Menner
(Hatje Cantz, 2013)
What does the raw material of surveillance look like? How do you evaluate days of camera footage of a single street corner, or comprehensive maps marking the movement of a cell phone over the course of a single week? In the current climate of post-Snowden unease, it is hard to imagine a time when people could live without the vague suspicion that some unconsidered electronic device is watching them for the government. Until recently, the task of surveillance and diligent documentation of suspicious activity went to workaday spies—living, breathing humans tasked with recording countless hours of behavior, subversive or not. In East Germany, the Ministry of State Security employed 274,000 of its citizens from 1950 to 1989. These employees of the Communist Party were given various missions involving following, recording, and generally spying on their comrades for the purpose of rooting out—and severely punishing—perceived threats to the State. Within the mammoth trove of data recovered from the Stasi after German reunification exist photographs, a tiny fraction of which have been plucked out and published by German artist Simon Menner in his new book, Top Secret. These confidential photographs expose the Stasi operations as uninformative, ineffective, at times humorous, and above all, overwhelmingly human. What is known as one of the most thorough government spying machines in history was, it turns out, composed of familiar, fallible individuals.
Top Secret, which was recently shortlisted for the 2013 Paris Photo-Aperture First PhotoBook award, represents two years of Menner’s research into the Stasi archives, an appropriate extension of the artist’s own photographic work, which largely deals with issues of surveillance and concealed danger. The book is broken up into categories that roughly divide the photographs into three general groups: instruction manuals, spy operations, and internal affairs. As a representation of highly protected material, the images are at once absurd and banal. There are no hidden compartments in furniture or covert meetings of defectors here; instead, the subjects include a guinea pig, a mailbox, a bag stuffed with baby food jars. A picture of two airplanes on a runway was apparently deemed so explosive that it was subsequently ripped up, restored only after the fall of the G.D.R. (German Democratic Republic). By utilizing images of peripheral espionage activities, far from any ostensible threats, Top Secret counters the belief that the Stasi were collecting politically significant information. Instead, these photographs, in their triteness, depict a 40-year saga of paranoid, self-inflicted East German oppression. Collectively, they communicate the everyday reality of a police state, not the fear experienced by any specific East German. By exposing moments of unguarded interaction among top Stasi agents, Menner succeeds, if only for a moment, in reversing the gaze of the surveillance, shining a light on those leading the surveillance effort.
At first glance, the pictures serve to provide a feeling for the everyday life and style of a specific time: messy homes with macramé plant hangers, a teenager’s wall plastered with images of Madonna, patterned polyester shirts and inexplicably puffy hairstyles, a film still from a midday stroll along a street of timbered houses. But Menner’s matter-of-fact categorization of images according their intended purposes alerts you to their sinister significance. The Polaroid of a messy home was taken before a secret house search, so that agents could meticulously re-create the mess after they had finished combing through it. The posters of Madonna belong to a teenager with distinctly Western (and therefore suspect) tastes. The men in ridiculous outfits are students of a seminar on how to blend in with the general public. And a small black mark on an image of people on a street, which could at first glance be disregarded as age damage, reveals itself on closer inspection to be a plastic arrow pointing at an anonymous head, presumably a person of interest.
It is in these glimpses of the people behind the operation that something unique to Menner’s treatment of surveillance emerges. Images of spies having beards and mustaches glued carefully onto their faces by beauticians, or dressing up as dissident backpackers with freshly shorn cut-offs, are fascinating in their depictions of diligent attention to detail, which ultimately results in absurd costumery. A series of images of the same agents in various civilian roles, called the “catalogue of masks,” suggests the extremes the Stasi went to in capturing false personas. We see a spy comb his hair in six different styles for as many different characters. Two “selfies” taken in mirrors are included in the book, along with a sardonic caption: “When an agent photographed himself at work, he had probably attained the highest stage of his espionage training.” Is it possible that these ridiculous characters were agents of terror, spending their days watching other people, making judgments about their potential threat, condemning them to imprisonment or death? One series documents a top official being recognized for his excellent work in telephone surveillance; he is knighted with a sword and given a large pendant in the shape of a telephone receiver. There are several seemingly random pictures of animals, which Menner sees as evidence of an agent’s “inner photographer,” illuminating these spontaneous moments of humanity amid the drudgery of surveillance work. What is notable is not so much that these pictures were taken, but that they were included in such highly classified files, along with countless other images of unremarkable scenes; perhaps it suggests the fear that leaving out even a single slide of film would be considered suspicious behavior to the agents’ superiors.
But the best example of the bizarre nature of the bureaucrat-as-spy modelmay be a surreal office costume party. Candids taken at the celebration document delighted guests, festively costumed as popes, ballerinas, athletes, and activists—members of groups specifically targeted by the Stasi.
Menner deals carefully with photographs of actual spying and police activity, areas with potential for extreme emotional reaction, by digitally obscuring the faces of the subjects (both spies and citizens) and rarely including images of physical violence; there are no photographs of incarcerated prisoners or details concerning punishment of alleged crimes, and the only images of police oppression are of performances of arrests, re-created by the Stasi for training purposes.
Although the book does speak to the breadth and range contained within the archives, the focus seems to be inclined more toward an intimate feeling of the unease and intrusion symptomatic of these large-scale surveillance efforts, felt both by the general population and the agents themselves. While the invasion of private citizens’ lives is implicitly abusive, the individual actions of the Stasi agents—making furtive hand signals to one another from unmarked vehicles while wearing disguises—expose their espionage activities as pathetic, paranoid, and fearful in their intricacy.
In the context of this book, created by an artist unrelated to the Stasi and published decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the spies become as vulnerable to judgment as the individuals they watched. While this clearly does not carry the same implications as it would for an East German under suspicion in the 1980s, it speaks to the concept of surveillance in a more expansive way, with the benefit of time allowing the viewer some room for sympathetic feeling at the futility of the behaviors involved in this complex effort.
But Menner makes a point of not cohering these photographs into a single unified meaning or lesson. The images are selectively organized so as to avoid personalizing the experiences of any specific East German; instead, they collectively communicate the everyday reality of a police state. By exposing moments of unguarded interaction among top Stasi agents, he succeeds, if only for a moment, in reversing the gaze of the surveillance, shining a light on those leading the surveillance effort.
For artists who, like Menner, investigate the narrative of crime through photography, the apparent objectivity of the lens provides a powerful tool for creating feelings of unease and distaste toward seemingly innocuous subjects. In chronicling the tale of teenage spree killers, for example, Christian Patterson’s Redheaded Peckerwood (2011) similarly transformed a suburban home’s textured vinyl siding and swirls of ochre prairie grass into inescapable hallmarks of doom by placing them alongside images of a burning tree and bloody snow. Joel Sternfeld’s On This Site (1997) positions the theater seat in which Lee Harvey Oswald watched War is Hell after killing President Kennedy alongside a home in Love Canal and the balcony where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. Photographs of these environments communicate something beyond their immediate aesthetic impression when their historical significance is made clearer.
While Menner’s other photographic pursuits frequently reference this tradition — from a series of murder weapons posed as scientific specimens to landscapes of minefields in Bosnia and France—Top Secret communicates a different kind of unanticipated threat. Rather than acting as doomsday taxonomist, he takes what has already been identified as dangerous and exposes it as essentially meaningless. These are pieces of information taken by someone other than the artist for the intended purpose of documentation (no photographer credits are given to the Stasi agents responsible for these images). It is this knowledge of the political import and implications of these images that the viewer returns to when seeking to find meaning in the collection.
Menner seems to question, rather than identify, the true value and import of the Stasi archive. What are these images evidence of? In their context as Stasi artifacts, the answer seems to be the existence of imperfect human behavior despite, and in conjunction with, carefully cultivated governmental paranoia. While undertaking the terrifying task of following individuals and painstakingly documenting their daily activities, Stasi agents appear fallible, familiar, and at times in good humor. Menner acknowledges the problematic implications of reproducing these images. Making this material public could be perceived as a continuation of intrusion into private life. Many of the pictures can be interpreted as comical, even as they represent the German Democratic Republic’s desire to terrorize the population. And these select photographs are only the tip of an unimaginably massive iceberg: there are few published accounts of the visual material culled from the Ministry for State Security, and many of those photographs have not been seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
One poignant aspect of this book, Menner points out, is its ability to exist. It would be impossible to conceive of a similar book of photographs taken from the archives of the K.G.B. or the C.I.A. In the wake of the revelation that the United States has been tapping Angela Merkel’s phone for a decade, the publication of Top Secret is timely, probing into the apparent reversal of the public policy (and public perception) of these two countries. The Stasi archives remain the only publicly accessible secret police archive reclaimed by its own country.
In a world of high-tech recording gadgets, global satellite surveillance, easily accessed digital databases of personal information, and home appliances that can be turned into recording devices unbeknownst to their owners, it is surreal to look into the historical record of an espionage apparatus and find a bumbling collection of bureaucrats taking pictures of their cats and gluing fake mustaches onto their faces. Which is more terrifying, knowing that your movements, ideas, and speech are documented by your human peers, or by your over-achieving cell phone? Having your behavior interpreted through the cold objectivity of the digital world maintains some kind of abstraction, at least before it is catalogued and classified by analysts. But the psychological distress that comes from being in a constant state of paranoia, of not recognizing safety in other human beings, ultimately seems more dangerous.
Samantha Dylan Mitchell
SAMANTHA DYLAN MITCHELL is an artist, teacher, and writer based in Philadelphia.
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Japan | Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions
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Home / Other News / (reminder) Cycling UK supports launch of new online portal to submit dangerous driving footage to police
(reminder) Cycling UK supports launch of new online portal to submit dangerous driving footage to police
cycling uk) Adrian Wills Monday, 2 July 2018 Cycling UK is supporting the launch today (Monday, July 2) of a new nationwide platform that allows footage of dangerous driving to be uploaded directly to police forces across the UK. The National Dash Cam Safety Portal, set up by dash camera manufacturer Nextbase, provides a single… [Read More]
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Adrian Wills
Cycling UK is supporting the launch today (Monday, July 2) of a new nationwide platform that allows footage of dangerous driving to be uploaded directly to police forces across the UK.
The National Dash Cam Safety Portal, set up by dash camera manufacturer Nextbase, provides a single point for cyclists and drivers to report serious road incidents captured on dash, bike and helmet cams.
Previously, incidents had to be reported to individual forces, with the process lacking a uniform procedure as all 39 English constabularies currently use different means of accepting and logging video.
The portal builds on the success of Operation Snap in Wales, which created a similar online portal initially in North Wales but which was later rolled out to the rest of Wales.
Given that reduction in resources, it’s crucial that efficient and standardised online reporting systems are introduced to facilitate the submission of dash, bike and helmet-cam footage of irresponsible road use.
Public cuts have led to road police numbers plummeting in recent years by nearly 50%, whilst casualties have increased among all road users.
Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns
Cycling UK’s Head of Campaigns and Advocacy, Duncan Dollimore, said: “Public cuts have led to road police numbers plummeting in recent years by nearly 50%, whilst casualties have increased among all road users.
“Our police cannot be everywhere at once, but with Nextbase’s portal we have the next best thing – a one-stop shop for the collation of evidence our forces can rely upon. It can only lead to safer roads for everyone.”
The development of the portal has also been welcomed by the road safety charity, BRAKE.
Joshua Harris, Director of Campaigns at BRAKE, said: “This is a fantastic initiative which couldn’t be more timely.
“The increasing popularity of dash cams is a huge positive for road safety. However, with more drivers than ever seeking to report illegal behaviour the burden on the police has increased.
“This portal is an elegant solution which enables the police to process this vital data without wasting their scarce resources. We fully support this initiative and urge its swift adoption across the UK.”
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Archive for the ‘Game Design’ Category
Veritas Ex Machina: When Mechanics Break a Game
Here are a few muses I have regarding jarring mechanics in videogames.
A lot of complaints people have about promising games is that there are certain parts that do not gel with the expectations built up by the rest of the game. That is to say, there are certain parts that do not seem to take place with the same laws or tenants.
Imagine you’re reading a book. You’re thoroughly enjoying it, it’s a pretty standard genre piece, but at a pivotal moment, it turns into choreography for a baroque dance. This is an unsettling experience, since you are not familiar with dance, you just want to read your book. Unless the book you’re reading is House of Leaves, it’s probably something you don’t want in your library.
Why, then, do we accept this in videogames? Part of game design is to create a consistent, believable (if not realistic) world for the player to play in. The player should not be asking at any point “Why can’t I use the other mechanics to solve this puzzle?”.
There are a couple of types of immersion-breaking inclusions.
The Broken Cog
Sometimes, it’s just one thing that when included, will break a game. Something that runs against the stream, makes the machine that is the game hiccup occasionally, but will nonetheless mar the experience for the player.
One big thing in videogames recently was Quick Time Events. Every game had it, and it seemed like a cheap way to make cutscenes interactive. It’s an old mechanic, from the days of Dragon’s Lair. But in most games, it didn’t mesh with the rest of the game – players were left frustrated that they had to use twitch reflexes to solve something their mind wanted to do. But it is not the quick time event itself that is to blame – games like Heavy Rain show that consistent use of this oft-hated mechanic can create a good game. But even within itself, Heavy Rain is consistent. Buttons do particular things, and never change. But Resident Evil 4 will randomise the buttons in it’s QTE segments. This was a major complaint amongst players. It just didn’t feel right amongst the survival horror.
Most recently, however, a bruhaha has begun amongst players of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, over the inclusion of mandatory boss fights – something taken for granted in a lot of games. DEHR advertises four different styles of play, but the boss fights facilitate only one. Whether or not this is intentional is not part of this discussion – no amount of rationalisation can subtract from the fact that this breaks immersion three out of four times a player encounters this situation, since it is asking for a gameplay style they have not chosen to play. No matter how many interesting, immersive features you add to a game, the inclusion of one which jars against the theme you have decided will ruin it.
The Incredible Machine
Sometimes, however, a game will try to do too much. It will try to be everything, mechanics wise. A good example of this is Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. It contains four distinct sub-mechanics:
A Parkour Platforming System
A Cover-Based Shooting System.
A Vehicle System
A Quick-Time Event System
While the Quick-Time Event system is a given, there seems to be a dichotomy between the platforming and the cover-based shooting sections of the game. Neither blend together very well, and all attempts are forced and rather lukewarm. This is because the shooting subsystem is designed counter to the platforming, that is to say, the cover shooting has to stay in one place or duck into cover, while the platforming has you jumping around and being dynamic. Having to stop one style of play and pick up another is cumbersome, and especially in a game where the protagonist is shown to have the reflexes of a rhesus monkey, cover based shooting just doesn’t work. I can see why it was in Gears of War, but I can’t see how it was in Uncharted.
A better implementation can be seen in Assassin’s Creed, where the combat system encourages you to move from place to place and never stand still, so the transitions between the two subsystems are fluid and seamless, instead of being audible gear changes.
An older example of two subsystems that work together but have a distinct difference is the Core Design version of Tomb Raider. In Tomb Raider, the protagonist had two modes – platforming, and shooting. Drawing your guns (of which there are two, to avoid having to program in clinging to ledges and shooting simultaineously – more on that in another essay) activates a combat mode which is very primitive and rudimentary. You shoot, and you continue to move and jump in order to avoid your enemies’ attacks. Entering the combat mode robbed you of your ability to cling onto ledges, but it [i]did not[/i] rob you of the ability to do your basic platforming moves. Enemies were few and far between, and often the most entities fighting you were three or four, as opposed to the countless waves in Uncharted. While your health was finite, you could withstand a lot of punishment before dying.
Another game whose design works against itself at all turns is Alone in the Dark 5. It is a survival horror, with shaky handgun controls and scarcity of ammo, but it requires precision aiming to defeat even the most rudimentary of enemies. It has “realistic” vehicle controls (that also crop up in games like GTAIV, but done much better) but demands action-movie style driving for it’s vehicle levels. You cannot design a game for one purpose and force it to do another.
So what can be done to stop all of these problems? Not much, unless you have a super organised team who is willing to make sure the game is tested in the right way (for game enjoyment rather than just bugtesting). When in preproduction, game design choice should be based on the style of game you are making, not on what mechanics are popular. This is a problem that has always been in games – back in the early 90s, games inexplicably became 3D without regard for how this would change the game’s paradigm. The refusal to publish 2D games by some publishers (like Sony) resulted in hasty and poor game design decisions by designers who had very little experience with the style of game 3D is made for (Simon the Sorcerer 3D being a prime example).
The Design of a game is just as important (if not more so) as it’s story, sound, graphics or engine. It must harmonise with itself, be believable in the context of the game, and most importantly: Never make the player angry at it’s existance. A player can be frustrated at their own skill, but if they feel the game has cheated them by including a broken mechanic, that is a black mark on the game’s report card.
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My First Try at Golf on Hilton Head Island
By: Julie L., a paid contributor published April 21, 2017 September 28, 2017
Golf drives the worldwide appeal of Hilton Head Island, a resort destination in South Carolina. In fact, the Low Country’s semi-tropical scenery, year-round mild temperatures and 30-plus championship courses attract more than 2.5 million visitors a year.
Recently, I was one of them. Though a visit to the greens wasn’t part of my initial travel plans, a persistent friend insisted that no trip to South Carolina was complete without at least a golf cart tour to learn the history and sport of Hilton Head Island. So I heeded her advice and spent a beautiful fall morning on “Golf Island” — and I’m glad I took the detour!
Discovering the Area’s History
Before jumping into my golf lesson, I learned about the history of Hilton Head Island and how it became a golfer’s paradise. Apparently, European settlers and immigrants first moved to Hilton Head Island in the 1700s and used the fertile land to grow vast cotton crops. Fast forward to the 1950s, when investors looked beyond the island’s valuable timber and eyed its potential for resort development. It was an inarguably wise move, given that the picturesque Low Country scenery is perfectly suited to the game of golf.
Once a bridge opened and lassoed the island to the mainland, a resort golf community blossomed. Today, the Low Country boasts more than 30 golf courses — 24 of them on Hilton Head Island — along with a bevy of resorts and homes.
Venturing onto the Course
My first experience golfing at Hilton Head was on one of the island’s 18 public courses. I was accompanied by a good friend who had played the game in high school. She was a patient teacher, and luckily, she also had a soft spot for mulligans.
As a newbie, I felt intimidated by the environment. There was so much to learn — from what to wear to how to bandy golf terms with ease. I’d only achieved a “hole in one” once, on the artificial terrain of a mini-golf course. Let me tell you, putt-putting around a windmill is no comparison to the real thing!
But I was there for the authentic Hilton Head experience — to play the game, to enjoy the warm sunshine, and to revel in friendly companionship. My friend and I booked an early tee time, rented clubs (although most players tend to bring their own), a sleeve of balls and a golf cart. Then we set out to experience a true game of golf.
Finding My Swing
I spent most of my first few hours on the golf course learning how to hit the ball with inconsistent accuracy. Actually, simply hitting the ball was my prime concern. I would swing with gusto, only to miss the ball entirely. This happened again and again, leading my pendulum of emotions to oscillate from a nervous giggle to mild annoyance.
My friend did her best to coach me. I soon discovered that the secret to improving my swing was focusing on my hips, shoulders, and especially my wrist. I tend to twist my wrist when I swing, which adversely affects my aim (this happens in my tennis game too).
After several more failed attempts, I finally hit one long drive! While it didn’t quite reach its intended destination, the swing was straight and true. And the whack of that ball sounded like success. By the end of the day, I had earned the right to boast that “I played at Hilton Head” — with an ocean breeze at my back and surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
Quick Tip:
While I didn’t have time to play 18 holes, many folks spend an entire day on the course. Make reservations in the morning and you can cap off a game with dinner and drinks at one of the area’s waterside restaurants.
Taking a Class
For my first golf lesson, I didn’t opt for professional help — but I will next time. Some of the best golf professionals in the country teach at Hilton Head Island and other popular golf destinations. You can choose classes that help you perfect your technique and improve chipping, pitching and putting. If you can’t make it to Hilton Head just yet, you can find professional golf instruction everywhere from Orlando to Palm Desert.
Got the jitters? New golfers will feel less overwhelmed by focusing on learning one task at a time and exercising patience. Once I settled into the game and stopped comparing myself to others, my skills on the green improved. Remember, golf is not a game of perfect!
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Julie L. is a travel journalist living in New England.
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Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bob Priddy
Word is getting around in journalism circles that a fellow at the University of Missouri is developing journalistic uses for drones. Scott Pham has gotten a $25,000 technology grant from the university to do this exploration. He thinks he can build one for about $4,000.
Technology has a tendency top move faster than the ethics that define its use move. So it is with the drone. The University of Missouri will have a graduate class next semester looking at the possible journalistic uses of the drone in news-gathering (i.e. shooting video) and the ethical issues facing journalists who use one.
We can think of a lot of ways drones can improve gathering and disseminating information, especially in these days when radio and television stations and newspaper web pages can provide instant information.
The drone could be the end of the Traffic Copter in the cities. It could be the end of the Met Life and the Goodyear Blimps or at leat provide local web pages and local access cable channels with a blimp-like tool for high school football games.
But we also should think of drones in the hands of the supermarket tabloids or Entertainment Tonight or similar–uh–news organizations. The Paparazzi Air Force would be born. Exclusive pictures of the weddings of the entertainment stars could dry up. And topless sunbathing? Ooooohhh.
We would expect to see Popular Mechanics do an article on building your own drone for $50 or something. We won’t be surprised to see a Bass Pro Drone offered for sale so deer hunters could find deer before going to the woods. The affordable drone is not just something to consider by journalists. At $4,000 — or less as economies of scale lower prices — anybody can have one. Airports will be offering drone lessons the way they offer lessons in a Cessna 150. There will come a time when somebody solos their drone.
The possibilities are endless as we enter the Drone Age. But so are the problems.
Privacy issues already have been raised. But police investigations issues are raised, too? Can police use a drone to justify a search warrant or will they have to get a search warrant before they can fly a drone over somebody’s property to see if they need a search warrant?
U. S. News & World Report news editor Greg Otto has reported the FAA already has licensed 63 drone launch sites in 20 states and authorization has geen granted to 25 universities. There are about 300 active drone operating licenses.
But let’s be honest with ourselves. Despite the concerns and conspiracy theories about the possible coming proliferation of drones, don’t you think a lot of people will want one if for no other reason than to satisfy their inner voyeur?
Ethical standards for mainline journalistic use of drones is one thing. But ethical and legal standards for the day when there’s a drone in every garage will be a work in progress for a long, long time.
A lot of the future news about drones will be created by journalists firmly rooted on the ground who will be in courtrooms watching the legal and political issues that drones will create — while their company drone circles overhead transmitting video images back to the webpage of the building where the arguments are being held.
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Posts Tagged ‘Tatcher’
Mario Vargas Llosa: “Political correctness is the enemy of freedom”
https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/02/27/inenglish/1519736544_699462.html
MAITE RICO 2 MAR 2018 – 10:48 EST
Besides writing prize-winning fiction, the Nobel Laureate has fought tirelessly for civil liberties. With his new book, ‘The Call of the Tribe,’ he promotes liberal thought and pays tribute to seven authors who embrace it. We talk to him about liberalism, intellectual blindness and the dangers facing democracy today
liberalism defends some basic ideas: freedom, individualism, the rejection of collectivism and nationalism – in other words, all the ideologies or doctrines that limit or annihilate freedom within society.
Nationalism is present, but my impression is that, as with Catalonia, it’s a minority and the strength of democratic institutions is going to gradually undermine it until it’s derailed.
I wanted to be a communist. I thought communism represented the antithesis of a military dictatorship, corruption and, above all, inequality.
But the communism in Latin America was pure Stalinism, with parties subject to the Comintern in Moscow.
Fidel invited myself and a dozen other intellectuals to speak to him. We spent the whole night, 12 hours, from eight in the afternoon to eight the next morning, basically listening to him speak. It was impressive, but not very convincing.
Blindly, intellectuals have always seen democracy as a mediocre system that lacked the beauty, perfection and coherence of the big ideologies. And this blindness is not incompatible with great intelligence. How could Heidegger, perhaps the greatest philosopher in recent times, for example, be a Nazi? The same happened with communism. It attracted writers and poets of great stature who applauded the Gulag. Sartre, the most intelligent French philosopher of the 20th century supported the Cultural Revolution in China.
In Latin America, if you weren’t a left-wing intellectual in the 1970s, you simply weren’t an intellectual. You were shut out. Culture was controlled by a left that was very clannish and dogmatic and that had a profound warping effect on cultural life
intelligence is not a guarantee of intellectual honesty.
In the case of misinformation and manipulation, communism was incredibly clever at distorting things, undermining honest people and masking lies with false truths that came to substitute reality.
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Cancer Development And Complexity 2017
Lake Como School of Advanced Studies, May 23 - 26, 2017
Keynote Speakers and Lectures
Charles Cantor (Agena Biosciences, Sequenom, Retrotope and Boston University, USA)
Tutorial: Is precision medicine possible?
Research: Sensitive detection of low levels of cancer-specific DNA sequence difference
Philippe Gorry (GREThA UMR CNRS 5113, Universitè de Bordeaux, France)
Tutorial: Pharma Competitive Intelligence for Dummies
Pharma-biotech industry is facing a changing world with many market challenges. In that context, technology scouting is evolving toward pharma competitive intelligence and would take advantage of the information flow during the drug R&D cycle times. Use of open sources databases for drug R&D milestone and versatile data visualization tool can help to visualize trends across market, bringing real-time clinical data, across geographies and demographics. It could help biotech startups as well academic laboratories to manages flow of competitive intelligence information, learn about new technologies in the market. that could to benefit research laboratories by improving discovery platforms or by identifying public-private partnership opportunities.
Research Topic: “Economic Dimensions of Precision Medicine in Oncology”
Precision medicine is a new paradigm for disease treatment and prevention, taking in account genes, environment, and lifestyle for each patient. In oncology, it is the use of genomic information about person’s tumor in order to individualize treatments. It is rapidly gaining prominence in OECD countries, and it is supported by the pharma industry, moving from blockbuster to niche buster drug model, with the support of the Orphan Drug legislation. Today, the increased availability of targeted therapies with their high cost, and their use for chronic disease, raises a debate about accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and reimbursement. So, if precision medicine approaches become part of routine healthcare, paying for precision drugs would be a future challenge by checking traditional models of health protection systems. We will take advantage of on-going research on the Orphan Drug market to explore the economics dimensions of niche buster drug model on innovation dynamics, intellectual property protections, R&D return on investment and welfare impact.
Marcin Imielinsky (Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, USA)
Tutorial: Deciphering junctions, copy number, and walks in cancer whole genomes with linked-reads
The altered structure of cancer DNA can be represented as a genome graph of nodes representing reference genomic intervals (DNA alleles) and edges representing junctions (3-5 phosphodiester bonds). A subset of edges in the genome graph are variant– representing signed pairs of genomic locations that were previously distant (e.g. in the reference genome) and are made adjacent (e.g. in a cancer) through DNA breakage and fusion. The copy number and rearrangement states of cancer genomes are constrained by junction balance, a constraint that arises from from the physical intuition that every copy of every (non-telomeric) interval in the genome must have a left and a right neighbor. In practical terms, junction balance requires the copy number of nodes in the genome graph to be consistent with the copy number of incoming and outgoing edges. I demonstrate how this inference can be performed on standard cancer whole genome sequencing (WGS) data through the analysis of read depth subject to junction balance constraints. We implement this robustly as a mixed-integer quadratic program optimization (JaBbA, https://github.com/mskilab/JaBbA) which also allows for loose ends that represent missing junctions (e.g. rearrangements occurring in unamappable genomic regions) and result in copy number changes unaccounted for by graph topology. I also present an R toolkit for analyzing, exploring, and visualizing annotated cancer genome graphs (gGnome, https://github.com/mskilab/JaBbA). One application of gGnome is decomposition of genome graphs into walks representing possible phases of rearranged alleles. Using standard WGS, the phase of these alleles cannot be often unambiguously reconstructed at long distances (e.g. 100Kbp-1Mbp). I demonstrate how the analysis of walks in the context of long-range sequencing data, such as linked reads arising from the barcoding and sequencing of short reads arising from high molecular weight (10-500 Kbp) DNA fragments via the 10X Chromium platform, can be leveraged to resolve long distance phases and loose ends. These phased reconstructions of can be used to infer the consequences of complex structural variations and understand the evolution of complex rearranged loci across multiple tumor samples from individual patients.
Research: Highly prevalent noncoding somatic indel hotspots target lineage-defining genes in human cancer
Whole genome sequencing analysis of lung adenocarcinomas revealed indel hotspots in surfactant protein genes (SFTPA1, SFTPB, and SFTPC). Extrapolation to other solid cancers demonstrated highly recurrent and tumor-type-specific indel hotspots targeting the noncoding regions of highly expressed genes defining certain secretory cellular lineages: albumin (ALB) in liver carcinoma, gastric lipase (LIPF) in stomach carcinoma, and thyroglobulin (TG) in thyroid carcinoma. The sequence contexts of indels targeting lineage-defining genes were significantly enriched in the AATAATD DNA motif and specific chromatin contexts, including H3K27ac and H3K36me3. Our findings illuminate a prevalent and hitherto unrecognized mutational process linking cellular lineage and cancer. The findings may also represent a novel noncoding driver phenomenon that is under selection in multiple cancer types.
Bud Mishra (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Tandon School of Engineering, NYU, New York, USA)
Tutorial: “Learning Cancer Clocks“
Research: “Genomics Technologies: Try Again! Fail Again!! Fail Better!!!”
As the genomic analysis of tumors and their usage in causality/progression analysis have gained momentum, we are frustrated by the problem of not being able to create data that reflect tumor’s heterogeneity (single cell/single molecule), genomic instability (resulting in aneuploidy, structural changes such as fusion), mobility (circulating tumor cells and cell free DNA), epigenetic, etc. We will describe a solution based on a new approach: SubOptical Mapping, which is ultra-cheap, fast (low latency/high throughput), accurate and potentially “highly disruptive.” The talk will focus on various questions related to data analysis and their applications: Image Analysis, Algorithms for Variant Detection, Haplotype Phasing, Whole Genome Off-target Activities (e.g., with CRISPR assays), Transcriptomics (isoforms, small copy number), Sequence Assembly and Clinical Genomics. Additional topics may be discussed upon request.
Eugenio Montini (San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, HSR-TIGET, Milan, Italy)
Tutorial: “Vector marking as tool to study cancer clonality and anticancer drug resistance”
Topic: “Lentiviral vector mediated insertional mutagenesis for the discovery of novel culprits of anticancer drug resistance”
Quaid Morris (Banting and Best Department of Medical Research Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Canada)
Tutorial: “A user’s guide to subclonal reconstruction”
Research topic: “Reconstructing the evolutionary history of cancers using DNA-seq data”
Ben Raphael (Princeton University, Princeton, USA)
Tutorial: Identification of Cancer Genes, Pathways, and Networks
A key challenge in interpretation of cancer genome sequencing data is to distinguish driver mutations responsible for cancer development from random passenger mutations. We will survey a number of computational approaches to predict driver mutations. These include: (1) methods to identify recurrently mutated genes across cohorts of cancer genomes/exomes; (2) approaches that examine clustering of mutations in pathways and interaction networks; (3) algorithms that consider correlations between mutations including mutual exclusivity and co-occurrence. We will demonstrate how these approaches have been used in a number of large-scale cancer sequencing projects.
Research: Algorithms for Inferring Evolution and Migration of Tumors
Cancer is an evolutionary process driven by somatic mutations that accumulate in a population of cells that form a primary tumor. In later stages of cancer progression, cells migrate from a primary tumor and seed metastases at distant anatomical sites. I will describe algorithms to reconstruct this evolutionary process from DNA sequencing data of tumors. These algorithms address challenges that distinguish the tumor phylogeny problem from classical phylogenetic tree reconstruction, including challenges due to mixed samples and complex migration patterns.
Andrea Sottoriva (The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK)
Research: “Quantifying clonal selection in human cancer using next-generation sequencing data”
Recent studies have identified prevalent subclonal architectures within many cancer types. However, the temporal evolutionary dynamics that produce these subclonal architectures remain largely unknown. Although we can detect subclones in cancer, measuring what these subclones are doing remains challenging. We developed a computational model of tumour evolution based on branching processes that allows measuring the dynamics of clonal selection using high throughput sequencing data from bulk cancer cell populations. Application of our method to high-depth sequencing data from gastric and lung cancers revealed that detectable subclones consistently emerged early during tumour growth and had considerably large fitness advantages (>20% growth advantage). Our quantitative framework provides new insight into the evolutionary history of cancers by facilitating the measurement of fundamental evolutionary parameters in individual patients.
Tutorial: “Evolutionary modelling and Bayesian inference on cancer genomic data”
Genomics has revolutionized cancer research and has led to the generation of astonishing amounts of data. Such large-scale multidimensional datasets contain an overwhelming amount of information that is often hard to make sense of. In particular, there is the need to integrate genomic information into a solid mechanistic framework based on cancer evolution that allows understanding what has happened in individual patients over time (the big hidden variable in cancer). In evolutionary biology, mathematical modeling and in particular population genetics have helped making sense of genetic data for decades, however such wealth of literature is often underexploited in cancer. In this tutorial we present the use of established statistical inference frameworks, in particular Approximate Bayesian Computation, that allow integrating complex mathematical and computational models of tumour evolution with commonly available genomic data, offering unprecedented insight into the dynamics of cancer evolution.
Simon Tavarè (Cancer Research UK, Cambridge, UK)
Tutorial: “An introduction to Approximate Bayesian Computation”
Research: “How to study tumours in 3.5D”
Cancer Development And Complexity 2017.
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Thomas Carlyle, Alan Shelston
Penguin Books, 1971 - Fiction - 392 pages
As a prophet and preacher, Carlyle was an important and controversial figure in nineteenth-century thought. Carlyle is best known for his impressionistic history of the French Revolution and for his essays proclaiming the virtues of strong, heroic leadership. But for his contemporaries Carlyle's was also a prophetic voice. John Stuart Mill, a formidable political adversary, acknowledged that Carlyle 'saw things long before me', while for Charles Dickens he was simply 'the man who knows everything'.
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Thomas Carlyle was a social critic and historian born in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, December 4, 1795, the same year as John Keats, but Carlyle is considered an early Victorian rather than a Romantic. After completing his elementary studies, he went to the University of Edinburgh but left in 1814 without a degree. His parents wanted him to become a minister in the Scottish church, but his independence of spirit made such a life program impossible. In 1816 he fell in love with, and was rejected by, a young woman. His love affair was followed by a period of doubt and uncertainty described vividly in Sartor Resartus, a work published in 1833 that attracted much attention. Carlyle's first literary work reveals his admiration for German thought and philosophy, and especially for the two great German poets Schiller and Goethe. The fictional autobiography of a philosopher deeply impressed Ralph Waldo Emerson who brought it back to the United States to be published there. History of the French Revolution (1837), rewritten after parts of it were mistakenly burned as kindling by John Stuart Mill, cemented Carlyle's reputation. The work brought him fame but no great wealth. As a result of his comparative poverty he was induced to give four series of public lectures. Of these the most famous were those On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic of History delivered in 1840 and published in 1841. Past and Present (1843), and Latter Day Pamphlets (1850) present his economic and industrial theories. With The Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell (1845), The Life of John Sterling (1851), and History of Frederick II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great (1858-1865) he returned to biography. In 1865, Carlyle was made Lord Rector of Edinburgh.
Title Selected writings
Penguin English library
Authors Thomas Carlyle, Alan Shelston
Editor Alan Shelston
Edition reprint, illustrated
Publisher Penguin Books, 1971
Fiction / General
Literary Collections / Essays
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VH1 Officially Announces ‘Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood’ Cast And Premiere Date
The guys are definitely dominating in Mona Scott-Young‘s latest “Love & Hip Hop” spin-off!
Whispers of a new West Coast “L&HH” spin-off were true, but VH1 rolled out a press release with a few changes. For starters, the show’s going to be titled “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood,” not “Love & Hip Hop: LA” as everyone had been calling it.
Then there’s the casting. Typically, the women are the main draw for any “Love & Hip Hop” roster, but it seems like Mona went in a different direction this time. Why? Because it seems the male members of the cast may snag more viewers than the women will initially. Once viewers get to know the girls, that could change. For now, though, viewers will likely be tuning in for the boys.
It’s no surprise to see Ray J and Teairra Mari are going to be on “L&HHH,” there’s been gossip about them filming the show for months. Remember that fight Teairra got in earlier this year? VH1 cameras were rolling! She’s dabbled in the “L&HH” world before as she had a supporting role on season 2 of the New York edition.
B2K fans will be squealing with joy since both Omarion and Lil Fizz will be featured as part of the central cast. Viewers should probably expect to see Omarion preparing to be a daddy, since his girlfriend Apryl Jones delivered their son earlier this month.
After years of chatter that Soulja Boy would pop up in the franchise one way or another (it was originally speculated that he’d appear alongside Diamond on “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”), the rumors are finally true! Soulja Boy signed on to join “L&HHH”!
Young Berg will be there, too (*side eye*). Moving on!
Hazel E (pictured above with Teairra) will be representing for the ladies alongside the “Sponsor” singer. DJ Yesi Ortiz, Sincere and Nikki Murdariss will also be getting some screen time for “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood,” which debuts September 15 at 8 p.m. on VH1!
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Memory Hall
Today’s Memory Hall building was brought back to its former glory in 1996. The historic restoration involved the adaptive conversion of the 1922 Lebanon High School into affordable senior housing.
315 N. Lebanon St.
Lebanon. IN 46052
Mulberry Fields
This 38-acre park is at the southwest corner of Whitestown and Ford roads and includes playing fields, walking trails, a sledding hill, playground, skate park and a splash park.
9645 Whitestown Road
Zionsville. IN 46077
MyArt studio offers classes, an art gallery, group parties for youth and adults, camps and more. MyArt uses the Monart method of drawing.
88 N. First St.
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Palette offers art classes to children, as well as workshops for adults and teens. Art-themed birthday parties, week-long summer camps, private lessons are also available.
65 E. Cedar St.
Seashore Water Park
Lebanon’s beautiful Seashore Waterpark includes a shallow-water beach entry pool with children’s water toys, 3-story water slides, lazy river, lily pad obstacle and wave pool.
130 E. Ulen Drive
Sugar Creek Art Center
Established in 2005, the art center resides in a converted 1877 garment factory with original art for purchase from an ever-changing collection by more than 20 artists.
127 S. Pearl St.
Thorntown. IN 46071
SullivanMunce Cultural Center
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, admission is free. A wide range of exhibits, events and programs celebrating the culture of historic Zionsville along with a local genealogy library and access to genealogy databases.
225 W. Hawthorne St.
The Thomas Kinkade Zionsville Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The Midwest’s most complete selection of American artist, Thomas Kinkade, “Painter of Light.”
Thorntown Heritage Museum
Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment at 765.436.7348.
The museum features exhibits celebrating Hoosier family lifetimes past in this part of Indiana and especially in Thorntown since its founding in 1830.
Thorntown Library Fountain
Known as Helen at the Well, this fountain stands at the west entrance of the Thorntown Public Library and is a replica of the original fountain that graced Main and Market Streets from 1890 to 1944.
124 N. Market St.
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From the Wire: Cubs Select Contract of Jen-Ho Tseng, Designate Pierce Johnson for Assignment
September 13, 2017 10:15 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Cubs select contract of RHP Jen-Ho Tseng … Organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year will make big league debut Thursday versus the Mets … RHP Pierce Johnson Designated for Assignment The Cubs selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng from Triple-A Iowa prior to Wednesday’s game versus the Mets. To make room for Tseng on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Pierce Johnson has been designated for assignment. The club’s active roster now stands at 35 players. Jen-Ho … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Activate Heyward from DL, Recall Floro, Option La Stella, Johnson to Triple-A Iowa
May 21, 2017 12:00 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Cubs activate OF Jason Heyward from 10-day DL … Recall RHP Dylan Floro from Triple-A Iowa … Option INF Tommy La Stella, RHP Pierce Johnson to Triple-A Iowa The Cubs made four roster moves prior to Sunday’s game with the Brewers. As reported Saturday before the rainout of the second of three with Milwaukee, Jason Heyward was activated from the 10-day disabled list and RHP Dylan Floro was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. To make room on the active roster for Heyward and Floro, INF Tommy La Stella … [Read more...]
From the Wire: Cubs Recall Pierce Johnson, Option Jeimer Candelario to Triple-A Iowa
May 17, 2017 6:35 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Cubs recall RHP Pierce Johnson from Triple-A Iowa, Option INF Jeimer Candelario to Triple-A Iowa The Cubs announced two more roster moves prior to Wednesday’s game with the Reds. The Cubs recalled RHP Pierce Johnson from Triple-A Iowa. To make room on the active roster, INF Jeimer Candelario was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. With the latest round of moves, the Cubs’ 25-man roster consists of 13 pitchers (five starters, eight relievers) and 12 position players. Pierce Johnson, will wear … [Read more...]
Cubs Reduce Spring Training Roster to 43 Players
March 17, 2017 7:45 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Cubs option RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Felix Pena, C Victor Caratini, OF Jacob Hannemann to Triple-A Iowa … Reassign OF Eloy Jimenez and INF/OF Chesny Young to minor league camp With a little more than two weeks to Opening Night in St. Louis, the Cubs announced seven roster cuts prior to Friday’s win in Glendale over the White Sox. The Cubs assigned seven players to minor league camp, reducing their spring roster from 50 to 43 players. RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Felix Pena, C Victor Caratini … [Read more...]
Cubs Agree to Terms with 25 Players on 2017 Contracts
March 9, 2017 9:15 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Cubs agree to terms with 25 players on 2017 contracts … Kris Bryant sets pre-arbitration record The Cubs have agreed to 2017 contract terms with 25 players on their 40-man roster with zero-to-three years of Major League service. The team did not disclose the terms of the contracts. The following players have agreed to 2017 contract terms: Right-handed pitchers Aaron Brooks, Jake Buchanan, Eddie Butler, Carl Edwards Jr., Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Alec Mills, Felix Pena, Jose … [Read more...]
Position Analysis – Triple-A Pitchers It is time to move to the mound as the in-depth look at every position in the Cubs’ system continues. The CCO turns to pitching and the arms in the organization. Today the focus is on the possibilities for the pitching staff at the highest level in the Cubs’ minor league system, Triple-A Iowa. Triple-A Starters and Relievers Iowa Cubs Lacking any Major League ready prospects and concerned about depth for the big league club, the Cubs’ front office … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: A New Day and Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
July 27, 2016 8:45 am By Neil Leave a Comment
The Cubs have had more good days than bad this season. Unfortunately, Tuesday was not one of them. The Cubs had a rough day before the team took the field on the South Side and were shut out for the first time in almost two months. Even with dropping two in a row to the Sox, the Cubs are 19 games over .500 and the 59-40 record after 99 games is still the best in baseball. The Cubs and Giants are the only two teams with 59 wins on the season. The Cardinals and Mets split Tuesday’s … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Cubs Continue to Lead All-Star Voting
June 28, 2016 9:30 am By Neil Leave a Comment
Before Kris Bryant put together an historic night at the plate in a game Jason Heyward drove in the game-winning run and Anthony Rizzo homered, Major League Baseball released its final update on the All-Star voting for the American League and National League on Monday afternoon. The Cubs are inching close to becoming only the second team in history to have its entire infield start an All-Star Game, joining the ’63 St. Louis Cardinals. 1B Anthony Rizzo (2,630,049), 2B Ben Zobrist … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Anthony Rizzo’s Back, Injuries Taking Toll on Cubs
For the first time this season, the Cubs lost their fourth straight game Thursday night. As was the case in two of the three games in the previous series, the Cubs had the tying and go ahead runs on base in the ninth inning. The Cubs have not been able to come up with the clutch hits that were seemingly so easy early in the season. Anyone that has watched this team found out in the ninth inning of Thursday’s game just how bad Anthony Rizzo’s back is bothering him. After David Ross walked … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: The First to 30 and Other Cubs News and Notes
May 25, 2016 8:30 am By Neil 1 Comment
The Cubs got back in the win column Tuesday night with the 12-3 victory in St. Louis. The Cubs scored six runs in the first inning, added two more in the fifth on a Jorge Soler home run and scored four jug runs in the ninth. Jason Hammel put together his best and longest outing of the season. Joe Maddon’s team improved to 30-14 on the season. The Cubs are the first team in the game to 30 wins. The Giants (29-19) and Nationals (28-18) trail the Cubs for the most victories in the National … [Read more...]
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The Program of “Weaponized Immigration” Designed to Destabilise — Prior to Civil War and Invasion
African migrants stand outside of the resource center.
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Submitted by Dave Hodges on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 – 13:38.
All it takes is one virus particle.” says Elaine Donelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, she has repeatedly stated this fact for the last 4 years.
Donelly further elaborated that, “I’m just appalled. Judging from this, the United States seems to have a very confused vision of what ‘national security’ means.” So, she is clearly referring to the fact that there is no regard for the health and safety of the public as we continue and purposely admit unscreened immigrants who are carrying diseases, in some cases, deadly diseases.
Part II: Weaponized Immigration
Part One of this series dealt with how the drug trade and narco-terrorism is being exported to the United States. Part one made it clear that the drug trade is being decentralized under crime bosses from organizations like HSBC Band and the Clinton Foundation. It is a form of franchising and this represents the future law enforcement overthrow, as well as the cultural demise of the United States by turning America into a narco-terrorist state like Columbia, Mexico, Peru, etc. A future part in this series will clearly demonstrate that this invasion is well underway, has the support of powerful politicians and heads of Federal and state agencies, and enjoys almost complete anonymity from the mainstream media.
Many of us in the Independent Media feel strongly that America needs to be “softened up” prior to the unleashing of a civil war which will quickly be followed by an invasion of this country. The globalists are desperate to take down America and it appears that this is their chosen path that is being unveiled before our very eyes.
Part II of this series deals with nation-destroying Immigration as it has been weaponized and the clear intent is to use illegal immigration and the increased accompanying health threats to destabilize our country. Why? The Trump administration and their new watchdog, the Attorney General, is poised to put keep Deep State members in prison for corruption, sedition and treason. Some of their names are Pelosi, Clinton(s), Harris, Feinstein, etc. They need a distraction from the light being shown upon their criminality. There distractions include incessant talk of impeachment for a crime that the President has already been exonerated from, the distraction a war with Iran, or Russia, or Venezuela, or China or anybody else that is willing stand up to Deep State Imperialism. Finally, and the topic of Part II of this series includes weaponized immigration and push for at least the appearance of a pandemic and Ebola will quite nicely, thank you!
The Deep State hatched a plot to make Ebola appear to be an inevitable result of the world we live in. It is actually an easy task to spot this deadly false flag event just as phony as the fake Iranian attack upon oil tankers. What we have a Deep State false flag that takes hundreds, soon to be thousands of Africans taken from Ebola ridden countries, give each illegal-false-flag-participating-immigrant hundreds of dollars, place them on the US border and hope that some of them will march across the border and have Ebola.
There is an element of this false flag that should cause every American to want to hide under their beds and never come out.
Ebola Is An Airborne Disease and There is No Stopping It
Some scoffed when I published that researchers from the Canadian government discovered, in 2009, that Ebola could be transmitted across species through airborne means.
This led to speculation that if Ebola could be transmitted through airborne means between mammals from different species, and opens the probability that humans are vulnerable to the same process? The suggestion was met with some derision.
Further research indicates that scientists have known for ten years that Ebola is an airborne virus as well as the means of transmission that the corporate controlled media tells you about (i.e. bodily fluids).
I find it incredulous that the mainstream media, the CDC, the Obama administration are silent as to the gravity of the Ebola threat in which millions of people in this country and billions in the entire world are at greater risk because of these crimes of omission being committed against humanity by the aforementioned entities.
There presently exists a mountain of work that shows just how Ebola is transmitted through the air. And still, not one airport has been shut down and not one of these studies has aired in the mainstream media.
No one knows for certain how Ebola virus is transmitted from one person to the next. The virus has been found in the saliva, stool, breast milk, semen, and blood of infected persons.
Body fluids (e.g. vomit, diarrhea, blood, and saliva) can result in the inhalable aerosol particles in the immediate vicinity of an infected person.
Coughing was identified among some cases in a 1995 outbreak in Kitwit, Congo.
Coughs are widely known to emit viruses in respirable particles. Actual vomiting produces an aerosol and has been implicated in airborne transmission of gastrointestinal viruses. Regarding diarrhea, toilet flushing emits a pathogen-laden aerosol that disperses in the air. If you are still not convinced that we are sending our troops into a situation where they will likely contract Ebola through airborne transmission, then consider that both Marburg and Ebola viruses can be isolated from sera and tissue culture medium at room temperature for up to 46 days! Even in the most optimal of conditions, aerosolized Ebola, and Reston viruses, at 50% to 55% relative humidity and 72°F, had biological decay rates of 3.06%. and 1.55% per minute, respectively.
These rates indicate that 99% loss in aerosol infectivity would occur in 104, and 162 minutes, respectively. Simply put, when our troops walk into an infected zone, they can be infected for one hour and 44 minutes after the release of the Ebola into the air. When it comes to Ebola Reston, the virus can be contracted through aerosolized means for a period of two hours and forty-two minute, almost three hours!
There is also strong experimental evidence that Ebola can be transmitted by airborne means. Jaax et al reported the unexpected death of two rhesus monkeys housed approximately three meters from monkeys infected with Ebola virus, concluding that respiratory or eye exposure to aerosols was the only possible explanation. This scientific evidence merely scratches the surface with regard to the available data related to these facts as they are presented in this article.
With the Africans crossing the border in great numbers, the problem would be bad enough. Now that we know that Ebola is airborne, containment is nearly impossible.
Even CIDRAP, in a Minnesota University 2015 publication, admitted that Ebola is likely airborne. Scientific America said the same thing.
How can one convince a public that is being forced fed nonsense, voodoo science that we do not have two genders, but 300? We are re-entering the Dark Ages where superstition and propaganda masquerade as scientific fact. Ignorance is not bliss. What you do not know, can and will hurt you.
Part III of this series will return to the implantation of the various crime models from Central America into the United States. This is all brand new and Americans are going to be shocked beyond all belief.
i have no desire to paint a picture of absolutely hopelessness. Therefore, I interviewed survival expert, Robert Griswold. The interview was designed to teach people the steps they need to take in order to create their chances for survival.
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Rumours about people from the Congo infected with the potentially deadly virus had been circulating on social media for days from prominent conservative, alt-right, and white supremacist figures.
On Tuesday, officials from the city of San Antonio addressed the misinformation. This was after unsubstantiated reports suggesting that Ebola-infected immigrants were roaming the city’s streets were published on the conspiracy theory websites Infowars and Gateway Pundit.
“This is a little bit much ado about nothing,” said Colleen Bridger, interim assistant city manager and director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. “Any rumors that they are bringing Ebola or are at risk of Ebola are patently false.”
About 250 family units seeking asylum from Central Africa have crossed the southern US border near San Antonio since June 4, Bridger said, including immigrants from the Congo and Angola. None of them have exhibited any signs of the virus or been flagged for the virus during their health screenings, she said.
But that hasn’t stopped many spreading the false rumor. David Duke, a white supremacist and a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, tweeted a link falsely claiming that San Antonio was “Under Siege by Ebola Refugees.”
And last month, Brian Kolfage, the decorated Iraq War veteran leading a viral effort to crowdfund and build a private wall on the southern border, claimed that a “DHS insider” told him that there were nine “confirmed” Ebola cases at the US border.
Kolfage tweeted again to his 72,000 followers on June 5 that 150 Africans had crossed the border and “10 tested positive for #Ebola.”
But US Customs and Border Protection said the claim was false.
“There have been no encounters of Ebola along the southwest border,” an agency spokesperson told BuzzFeed News.
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.@WeBuildtheWall was just informed from a second highly trusted source that of 150 Africans that have recently arrived here at least 10 tested positive for #Ebola.
Think what you want, but these are people who know the facts because they work along side it.
10:26 AM – Jun 6, 2019 · Miramar Beach, FL
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been grappling with an outbreak of the Ebola virus with more than 2,000 confirmed cases as of last week, according to the World Health Organization.
Interim Assistant City Manager Colleen Bridger said the City of San Antonio is ready to accommodate any new influxes of African migrants.
Related: San Antonio City Council OKs $141,000 Boost to Help Migrants Amid Influx
“The volunteers and staff who’ve been working on this have become incredible at their ability to turn on a dime,” she said. “If we have to, we’ll do it.”
Bridger also assured that it was impossible for these asylum seekers who have been travelling for months to be carriers for the Ebola virus. She held a news conference Tuesday after representatives from a conspiracy website barged into the migrant resource center with cameras asking about Ebola. After volunteers escorted them out, Bridger said she gave an on-camera interview, doing her best to answer their questions.
The incubation period for the disease is 21 days, and anyone infected would not have survived the trip, she said.
“These folks have been walking through Central America on their journey here to the United States for six months,” Bridger said. “There is absolutely no risk that any of them have Ebola.”
Asylum-seekers are screened at each border checkpoint they cross, including the U.S.-Mexico border. It is more likely that someone from New York would bring measles to San Antonio than a migrant travelling from Mexico, Bridger said.
“They have gone through more health screenings in the last six months than most of us go through in our lifetime,” Bridger said at Tuesday’s news conference.
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There’s a New Sport in Town
Antonio Madeira · November 11, 2017 · 12:00 pm
This new sport is attracting droves of participants while it’s also on pace to generate more than a billion dollars in revenue within the next two years. It’s being featured on major sports networks, and, when you tune into the 2020 Olympics, you may be watching it along with the cadre of established sports that typically comprise the games.
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It’s being cheered by arenas full of fans, but it doesn’t require a field or a court to play. Competitors don’t even have to be present with one another. The competition involves skill, strategy, luck, and ambition. It’s so many of our favorite things all wrapped up in a singular experience.
Of course, this all describes the emerging and rapidly expanding phenomenon of eSports. There are almost 400 million active participants logging on to compete with one another, to wager on contests, and to enjoy the community that accompanies esports. This is a radical new sports domain that’s presenting unique opportunities for companies developing platforms to meet the insatiable demand.
Skrilla, a blockchain-based application, is combining the knowledge and experience of two established gaming platforms, Gamurs and Puntaa, to create a new platform for competitive eSports. Skrilla is setting the tone for the industry’s growth by securing p2p transactions and fostering an immersive eSports community where users can enter contests and collect winnings. It’s a daily fantasy platform that utilizes a unique crypto-token to bring the best experience to its users.
Skrilla operates on the blockchain, a technology that has established significant notoriety as the decentralized ledger system for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Blockchain technology has many benefits including its decentralized networking, improved security, and more extensive capabilities. Moreover, the blockchain is capable of significantly more than just processing Bitcoin transactions. Using the blockchain platform, companies are developing unique crypto-tokens that allow interested investors to directly participate in the company’s growth and that provide a unique crypto service to its users. Skrilla is embracing this model to launch their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) this week. The Skrilla token launches on November 6th, and with it comes a regulated eSports betting platform that is safe and easy to use.
For eSports to truly match the hype, it needs to be safe and secure for users. Because everything is happening in a digital environment, this means that the technology must ensure that resources are guarded and that wagers pay off. The Skrilla crypto token utilizes smart contracts, a digital escrow-like scenario that’s a part of the blockchain, that ensures that money is paid as pre-agreed stipulations are met. Practically, this means that winnings will automatically be paid when a bet is concluded. As a result, users won’t have any conflict with other participants and they can be confident that their wagers will pay off.
Wagering on sports contests is fun and enjoyable until it becomes illegal. Daily fantasy sites Draft Kings and Fan Duel are reminders that questions of legality and oversight can disrupt a marketplace and can compromise the user experience. Marred by controversy and scandal, Draft Kings and Fan Duel have seen their peeking participation dwindle. Skrilla has learned from their mistakes to create a platform that is fully licensed and entirely regulated. This is a unique designation in the eSports community, and it means that users can stay focused on the competition without worrying about the platform’s efficacy.
It’s difficult to find industry analysts who are bearish on the esports industry. It’s a perfect combination of our advanced technologies, our competitive spirit and our desire to translate our passions into profits. Truly, the only thing that’s still to be determined is which platforms will become central to this emerging market. With its upcoming ICO, Skrilla is positioning itself to be that formative platform. By avoiding any temptations to cut corners to rush a product to market, Skrilla has crafted a platform that effectively combines safety and regulation in an easy-to-use interface that will have some really interesting wagers for the 2020 Olympics.
What do you think about the possibility of eSports being added to the 2020 Olympics? If added, would you watch it? Let us know in the comments below.
Images courtesy of AFP/Scanpix, Skrilla, Shutterstock
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Facebook’s unveiling of its Libra cryptocurrency has generated a lot of attention in the financial world, as well as in the crypto space. So far, the company has announced that its Libra blockchain network will be launched in 2020 and backed by a separate entity, the Libra Foundation. The cryptocurrency is set to enable users to make faster and cheaper international payments online, using platforms such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
The Libra currency
Just like any other cryptocurrency, Libra is set to have its own wallet called Calibra. Users would be able to send and receive Libra through this wallet by converting fiat currency from their credit cards into Libra coins. Third-party operators would also be allowed to sell the Libra cryptocurrency to users, and the entire process is set to be as simple as buying data for a mobile phone.
Facebook claims that the Calibra wallet “will have strong protection in place to keep your money and your information safe.” This claim has raised a lot of concern about data privacy and security, considering Facebook’s history of mishandling the data of its users. The company says that it plans to use the same verification and anti-fraud processes that are used by traditional credit card issuers and banks.
Libra is more of a stablecoin than an actual cryptocurrency in that its value will be pegged to several trusted currencies to prevent violent price fluctuations. Furthermore, Facebook plans to cede control of the Libra network to the Libra Association Council. The Libra Association Council is an organization that comprises founding members who operate the nodes of the Libra network.
This is not the first attempt by Facebook to create an in-house currency. In 2010, Facebook made moves to become a player in the digital currency space with Facebook Credits. Some reports believe that Facebook Credits were shut down due to an internal decision even though the company first intended for them to be used to pay for day-to-day activities, such as buying meals.
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As it seems, Facebook is at it again with ambitious claims of using the Libra cryptocurrency to enable financial inclusion, potentially for billions of unbanked users in developing countries. The social media giant has, however, come under scrutiny from people who believe that Libra is a disaster waiting to happen. Furthermore, several countries have issued inquiries and even hearings regarding the regulatory repercussions of the use of Libra in their respective territories.
U.S. lawmakers are skeptical of Libra
On July 2, Maxine Waters, a United States congresswoman and chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote a letter to Facebook calling for the immediate cessation of any further development on Libra. According to the open letter, Facebook and its partners should pause any further development on Libra until the Financial Services Committee and affiliated subcommittees determine the possible risks Libra poses to the global financial system. The letter also referenced Facebook’s recent privacy scandals that involved data harvesting of over 50 million Facebook profiles. The letter stated:
“Facebook is already in the hands of over a quarter of the world’s population, it is imperative that Facebook and its partners immediately cease implementation plans until regulators and Congress have an opportunity to examine these issues and take action.”
On July 16, the Senate Banking Committee is planning to hold a hearing that will address the concerns over data privacy and the potential risks of the Libra project. Right after that, the House Financial Services Committee will also have a chance to examine Libra’s case on July 17. When asked whether Libra can actually cause a global financial crisis if left unchecked, Gregory Klumov, the CEO and founder of the euro-backed stablecoin issuer Statsis, told Cointelegraph that Libra cannot cause a financial crisis: “Most of the negativity comes from politicians. They’re afraid of losing their monopoly on financial oversight.” He further explained:
“The balance sheet of the association will not be leveraged. A financial crisis is impossible without excess leverage. Also, Libra’s coin might be recoverable if someone’s password is lost or stolen, similar to e-money like with PayPal or Skrill.”
While offering his response to the matter, Andrew Adcock, the CEO of Crowd for Angels, came out with a different opinion:
“Libra, however, are seeking to utilize multiple assets as coverage, not just one type and are not seeking to be pegged. This could cushion a financial crisis if managed well with transparency and trust.”
Adcock, however, also believes that “the US congressman has shared the concerns and that Libra was launched when the US markets were sleeping probably shows the weight of their potential punch.”
History of Facebook scandals
Several experts recommend caution, considering Facebook’s history of mishandling user data — as was the case with Cambridge Analytica. Now that money is involved, people fear that Facebook could sell user spending and transactional data to banks and other interested third parties. After all, Facebook’s business model is to advertise by routinely allowing researchers to access user data.
According to Forbes contributor Enrique Dans, who is also a senior advisor for digital transformation at IE University, the Libra initiative has the potential to do well. However, he believes that if it were in the wrong hands, it could cause serious damage when it comes to trust. According to Dans, Facebook “has the worst reputation for privacy, along with ethical standards that have seen it involved in accusations of electoral manipulation and even genocide.” Although the company claims to be committed to securing user data, experts believe there is nothing stopping it from monetizing such data.
Facebook started off with a pledge to make the world more open and connected. But like many other experts, Dans believes that the only reason Facebook is planning to launch the Libra coin is to “capitalize on its huge user base.” According to the Libra white paper, Facebook will outsource the management of Libra to the Libra Association Council, an independent nonprofit foundation. However, David Marcus, the Libra head at Facebook and former president of PayPal, explained in a post:
“Facebook will not control the network, the currency, or the reserve backing it. Facebook will only be one among over a hundred members of the Libra Association by launch. We will not have any special rights or privileges.”
He also confirmed that, even though Facebook owns the Calibra wallet company, Calibra’s financial data will be inaccessible to Facebook. But, in response to this move to restore trust, Dans says that Facebook’s “malign philosophy is contagious“ and that it will eventually drag every other partner in the association “down to its murky levels.”
Libra security risks
According to Libra’s white paper, the Libra blockchain is set to be an open-source blockchain initiative that will offer developers a prototype in a prelaunch testnet. This will give developers an enhanced beta bounty program to identify bugs, vulnerabilities and flaws in the system before the official launch of Libra in the first half of 2020.
However, Facebook’s attempts to outsource Libra’s management and development — by allowing anyone to build products with access to billions of users — put a huge target on Libra that can be exploited by bad actors. Making Libra open-source will introduce security risks. These risks can potentially allow a black-hat developer to easily create a wallet that steals funds from users’ accounts. Even though Facebook claims that it will bear the cost of hacks on Calibra wallets, in the event of significantly large losses, the Libra white paper has not yet stipulated a system to solve such a problem.
The letter from Congress also points out evidence of hacked crypto wallets, which has led to billions of dollars in loses. Therefore, Libra’s Calibra wallet also presents a huge risk to users and investors, who might end up using it. The lawmaker also highlighted how Libra’s white paper provided “scant information” about the project’s security features.
Lack of censorship resistance
In terms of technicality, Libra’s white paper also leaves many questions unanswered, especially when it comes to censorship resistance of the Libra blockchain. In fact, Mustafa Al-Bassam, one of the co-founders of Chainspace — the blockchain startup that was acquired by Facebook to scale research and development for Libra — points out some of the technical loopholes in the Libra white paper.
Al-Bassam is the only researcher on the Chainspace research team who did not join Facebook after the acquisition. According to a tweet thread he shared:
“Libra could end up creating a financial system that is *less* censorship-resistant than our current traditional financial system.”
Libra’s technical philosophy attempts to solve the problem of scalability by first becoming a private blockchain with a select group of entities managing the Libra coin. However, Al-Bassam says that this presents a challenge when it comes to achieving censorship resistance. Most of the companies partnering with Facebook to form the Libra Association Council are U.S.-based companies, which include MasterCard, Paypal, Stripe, Visa and eBay, to mention only a few. According to Libra’s white paper, these entities will control the Libra network through an association-based model. Al-Bassam argues that this model of control on a blockchain network does not provide sufficient levels of censorship resistance.
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A spokesperson for MakerDAO, a blockchain-based company, told Cointelegraph that “Libra is built on a permissioned blockchain, which effectively means Facebook and its investors have a certain amount of centralized control over access, transparency and all data.” Even though Libra promises to switch to a permissionless network down the road, Al-Bassam says that, by the time the switch to a more censorship-resistant and open platform is implemented, the main central banks will have full control of the network. Klumov also agrees with Al-Bassam, arguing that:
“Five years in the crypto industry might as well be an eternity. Both the technology and the market are developing so quickly, that no one can say for sure what will happen in five years. That’s as true of Libra as it is of any other crypto project.”
Libra is not a real blockchain
Despite the hype around Facebook getting into blockchain, the Libra coin has been criticized for not being a “real” blockchain in the true sense of the word. The Libra white paper ignores the decade-old blockchain research that has been achieved by the likes of Ethereum and even Chainspace and payments platform Algorand.
The Libra blockchain does not have any benefits of distributed governance that is common with most blockchain platforms. Instead, Libra promises to be fully permissionless in about five years. Basically, most of the features that make up a blockchain seem to be missing with Libra. At its best, the single data structure that Libra possesses can be compared with Ripple.
Libra may not really help the unbanked
Facebook claims that it will use Libra to help the unbanked, who live in developing countries like Nigeria, Mexico, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia and India. However, Facebook is forbidden in places like China, and even jurisdictions like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan have previously put temporary bans on Facebook. In addition, developing countries and their governments have been hostile toward cryptocurrencies, with laws that seek to halt the use of cryptocurrencies.
Basically, even as Facebook tries to launch a cryptocurrency that will give the unbanked inclusion in the global financial industry, its biggest threat remains to be the government authorities in those developing countries. Furthermore, individuals without access to bank accounts in developing countries are typically those with bad credit history or those who fail to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and other anti-fraud and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements.
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Therefore, if Facebook is looking to be an alternative solution, it must ensure that the unbanked are compliant with KYC and AML procedures, otherwise Libra could be shut down. With a user base made up of billions of people from all over the world, it will be difficult for Facebook to completely verify the authenticity of its users.
In addition, Libra’s white paper does not seem to fully rationalize its claim to help the unbanked. The paper cites the World Bank’s data, which shows two-thirds of people globally do not have access to bank accounts. Conversely, the research also shows that the majority of the unbanked actually do not need bank accounts. In developing countries like Kenya, the so-called unbanked are still able to access the convenience of low transaction fees with instantaneous mobile payments without a cryptocurrency while using mobile payment services like M-Pesa.
It comes down to this…
The big question about Libra is whether people will actually use it once it launches. A spokesperson for MakerDAO also told Cointelegraph that it is too soon to predict whether Libra will cause a revolution: “Libra is in the white paper phase so the decisions about how this manifests — and whether they keep it truly open-sourced — will determine whether this is a transformative stablecoin or just another PayPal.”
There is an argument that Libra can make international payment exchanges in emerging markets much cheaper and quicker. However, with Facebook’s data harvesting incidents in the past, even Marcus admits that convincing people of Facebook’s intentions will be “by far the most difficult, intellectually stimulating and challenging thing.”
While answering a question to lawmakers about how Libra would respond, Marcus admitted that, if regulation is not done right, “it could definitely present systemic risks.” He said:
“This is why we believe in and are committed to a collaborative process with regulators, central banks, and lawmakers to ensure that Libra helps with the kinds of issues that the existing financial system has been fighting, notably around money laundering, terrorism financing, and more.”
All in all, experts in the crypto space are of the opinion that, unless the issues discussed above are addressed in time, Libra could potentially dominate the crypto space and kill competition. Others believe that concerns about Libra are overblown and that Libra’s only real threat is that of digital identity and privacy.
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Music shapes affections more than we know. I remember when this truth hit me between the eyes for the first time.
My First Punk Rock Concert
On a sweltering evening in the early nineties, my roommate and I decided to escape the heat of our dorm with an evening walk. Sophomores at Northeastern University, our apartment building was located on the southeast corner of the Back Bay ‘Fens,’ the largest public park in Boston. The perfect setting for a nighttime stroll.
We traversed that gorgeous greenspace in under an hour. The breeze was so refreshing we decided to continue on and see what was happening on Lansdowne Street. There resided a musical mecca of Beantown, which lay directly in the shadow of Fenway Park’s famed ‘Green Monster.’ “Punk Rock Night – No Cover,” read the sign outside one establishment. Neither of us had ever seen a real punk band and it seemed like a good way to burn a few hours. The decorum was what we expected – purple Mohawks, multiple face piercings, and more tattoos than a Harley Davidson caravan.
The volume was deafening – even measured by college standards. The mosh pit was bloody – and this concerned me…but nothing prepared us for the final act. As the last band walked on the stage the crowd went into a frenzy. Apparently the trio which now embraced their instruments were the ‘Led Zeppelin’ of the local Boston punk scene. My friend and I remained unimpressed and as they broke into their third song. As such, we began to head for the door, when suddenly my roommate grabbed me by the shoulder, “Did you see that”? I did. Inexplicably, the lead singer had just spit in the face of an adoring fan.
“What the…oh its on now,” I said to my friend, “someone is about to get hurt.”
Yet to my shock, the twenty-something who had spittle all over his nose did not rush the stage. In fact he did not look upset at all. Calmly, slowly, methodically, he took a deep breath through his nose, cleared his throat, and launched a tremendously heavy loogie onto the center of the lead singer’s forehead. The crowd erupted in applause and the besotted vocalist smiled at the young hacker with all the affection of an approving father.
“What in the world is going on?” I said, wondering how this was all going to end…
The drummer and bassist were certainly unfazed, wailing on their instruments respectively as the front man paced the stage, belting out lyrics and spitting on his fans with all the accuracy of a trained sniper. Unfazed, each victim returned fire as once their hero came within striking distance. Finally, the song rose to a climax as the singer strutted to center stage, stretched out his arms like wings, and cocked back his head as fifty or sixty of his fans lined up and emptied every saliva duct in their bodies, leaving this man dripping in their spit. We walked out in disbelief.
For Better or For Worse, Music Shapes What You Love
Although the events of that evening were incomprehensible to me then – now, after spending the last decade of my life as a classical Christian educator, I was witnessing a great truth which nearly every thinker has espoused since the dawn of intellectual inquiry. And it is this: nothing holds more power to shape our affections than music.
Both the man dripping in spit and the one’s spitting on him were simply vomiting back the distorted rhythms and perverted lyrics that were being pumped into them. In fact, we later learned that this ‘spitting ceremony’ was performed every time that band took the stage. Plato argued that the best way to bring about an ideal society was to populate it with citizens whose affections were rightly ordered. He believed that the surest way to do that was through music. He says in the Republic,
This is why rearing the young in music is most sovereign. Nothing sinks deeper into the soul that rhythm and harmony, vigorously laying hold of it by bringing grace with them, thereby making a man graceful, like a breeze blowing in health from good places. Thus, by taking pleasure in what he is hearing and by receiving them into his soul, he will become a gentleman – praising the fine things and hating the ugly. Yet if we are not careful, the opposite will happen.
At the end of the day, Christian education is soul-work and almost no medium has more power to shape our affections than music. We must learn this lesson well, lest otherwise smart students end up like Charles Darwin, who lamented at the end of his life, “For many years now I have lost any taste in music. My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding out of large collections of facts. The loss of this taste is a loss of happiness and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character.”
CHRIS MAIOCCA teaches composition and Greek at The Ambrose School outside of Boise, ID. He is currently working on an eight-volume history of Western civilization, forthcoming from Classical Academic Press.
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Tinnitus: The Sound of Stress?
Patricia Ciminelli1, 2, *, Sergio Machado1, 3, Manoela Palmeira1, Mauro Giovanni Carta4, Sarah Cristina Beirith2, Michelle Levitan Nigri1, Marco André Mezzasalma1, Antonio Egidio Nardi1
1 Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Venceslau Bras, 71 CIPE. Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Lagoa Federal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Physical Activity Neuroscience, Physical Activity Sciences Postgraduate Program, Salgado de Oliveira University, Niterói, Brazil
4 Universitá degli studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Revision Received Date: 19/9/2018
Acceptance Date: 2/10/2018
Electronic publication date: 31/10/2018
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* Address correspondence to this author at the Laboratory of Panic & Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Venceslau Bras, 71 CIPE. Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tel: +5521992334888; E-mail: patriciaciminelli@gmail.com
Emotional stress is frequently associated with otologic symptoms as tinnitus and dizziness. Stress can contribute to the beginning or worsening of tinnitus.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the presence of stress symptoms in patients with chronic, subjective tinnitus, and correlate its presence to annoyance associated with tinnitus.
This is a cross-sectional study. One hundred and eighty patients with chronic, subjective tinnitus were included. Patients answered the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) to evaluate the impact of tinnitus in the quality of life and answered the Lipp's inventory symptoms of stress for adults (ISSL). The data obtained was organized using Excel® 2010, mean values, linear regression and p-value were calculated.
Of the 180 patients included in the study, 117 (65%) had stress symptoms, 52 of the 117 (44%) were in the resistance phase and 23 of the 117 (20%) in the exhaustion phase, the remaining was in the alert phase. There was a clear progressive increase in stress as THI raised, with more impact of tinnitus in quality of life.
The presence of stress symptoms, measured by ISSL was observed in most of our patients with chronic subjective tinnitus, specially in the resistance and exhaustion phases and it is directly associated with tinnitus annoyance.
Keywords: Tinnitus, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial comorbidities, Annoyance, Stress, Psychological.
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Stress is defined as the result of psychological and physical conditions that threaten the normal functioning of ones body [1]. It is frequently related to numerous medical conditions, including tinnitus. Stress is associated with events difficult to control or manage, related to social, physical, economic, emotional or occupational demands [2].
Tinnitus is a very common auditory disorder affecting approximately 10-15% of the population. Although tinnitus is commonly caused by auditory system damages, the role of emotional and psychological factors inducing and maintaining annoyance has been proven in recent tinnitus studies [3].
Stress is many times attributed as a cause of tinnitus and we often see in the clinic that patients complain that their tinnitus gets worse after stressful situations. The evidence that stress is related to tinnitus is based on studies that show high psychiatric comorbidity related to the symptom. About 10– 60% of chronic tinnitus patients suffer from depressive disorders and 28–45% present with clinically relevant anxiety symptoms [4, 5]. It has been frequently observed that many tinnitus patients present with psychological or psychiatric distress before or during the onset and evolution of tinnitus [6]. Some studies that have used stress questionnaires in tinnitus patients found a high prevalence of self-reported levels of stress. Gomaa et al., found that among 100 patients with tinnitus only 25 didn´t have stress; 44 had mild to moderate stress and 31 severe to extreme levels of stress. There is probably a cause and effect relationship between tinnitus and stress [7].
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the presence of stress symptoms in patients with chronic, subjective tinnitus, using the Lipp's inventory of symptoms of stress for adults (ISSL), as well as to correlate its presence to the annoyance associated to tinnitus, applying the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). The hypothesis suggested in this cross-sectional study is that higher THI scores are correlated with worst stress levels.
One hundred and eighty patients with chronic (for more than 6 months), subjective tinnitus, with ages 27-79 years were evaluated at a tinnitus clinic in the otorhynolaryngology department at a referral hospital in our city, according to an established clinical protocol for tinnitus patients. Before agreeing to participate in the study, patients signed the informed consent. The study was approved by the local ethic committee, approval number 42441514.0.0000.5291. All patients, who were referred to our clinic from January 2014 to January 2015, were submitted to routine exams for tinnitus diagnosis and were included in the study. Patients answered the THI and the visual analog scale, to evaluate the impact of tinnitus in the quality of life and answered the ISSL, to evaluate the presence of stress symptoms, which is composed by 37 somatic items and 19 psychological items. These items are organized in three phases of stress: alert, resistance and exhaustion phases. They also answered the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Questionnaire v. 5.0 for the investigation of the presence of concomitant psychiatric disorders.
The inclusion criteria were:
Presence of tinnitus for at least 6 months.
Ability to answer the questionnaires.
Patient agreement to participate in this study.
The exclusion criteria were:
Mild and Severe cognitive impairment.
Diagnosis of central nervous system tumors, including cerebellum-pontine angle (CPA) tumors.
Recent surgery or otologic procedure, including implantable hearing devices.
Presence of psychiatric disorders diagnosed by the MINI.
The THI and the ISSL scores in the analysis are reported with mean and standard deviation.
The level of significance used as a reference was set at p ≤ 0.05.
Inferential statistics were performed using Pearson's correlation performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 23.0 (SPSS).
One hundred and eighty patients were included in the study, 75 (41,6%) male and 105 (58,4%) female. The age ranged from 27 to 79 years, mean 59.86 years (SD 12.5). The time since the beginning of tinnitus was: from 6 months to 4 years in 93 patients (51,6%), from 5 to 10 years in 60 (33,3%) and more than 10 years in 27 (15%) patients. None of the patients had psychiatric disorders nor were taking medications targeting the central nervous system or ototoxic medications.
The mean THI score was 43.43 (SD 23.99) and the mean visual analog scale score was 6.91 (SD 14.95). Grade I or slight tinnitus in THI was found in 27 (15%) patients, grade II or mild, in 54 (30%) patients, grade III or moderate, in 42 (23,3%) patients, grade IV or severe, in 39 (21,6%) patients and grade V or catastrophic, in 18 (10%) patients (Fig. 1).
Fig. (1). THI scores.
Of the 180 patients included in the study, 117 (65%) had stress symptoms, 52 (44%) of the 117 were in the resistance phase and 23 of 117 (20%) in the exhaustion phase, the remaining patients were in the alert phase of stress (Fig. 2).
Fig. (2). Stress phases in tinnitus patients with stress.
In the slight tinnitus group, 12 (44.4%) patients had stress symptoms. In the mild tinnitus group of patients, 30 (55.5%) had stress. Thirty-three (78,5%) of the patients with grade III tinnitus had stress symptoms; Twenty four (61.5%) in grade IV and all patients (100%) in grade V had stress. We noticed a clear progressive increase in stress as THI gets higher, with more impact in quality of life. The prevalence in each group is represented in Fig. (3).
Fig. (3). Number of patients with stress in each THI grade.
To evaluate the proposed hypothesis (H1), a linear regression with stress being the dependent variable and THI the independent value was done. The p-value found was 0.00576, demonstrating that the higher the annoyance, the more stressed patients are.
The results presented show a high occurrence of stress symptoms in tinnitus patients evaluated in a reference tinnitus clinic, specially in the more advanced phases, the resistance and exhaustion phases. We observed a clear increase in stress symptoms in patients with higher THI scores, being stress present in all patients with catastrophic tinnitus. To our knowledge, this is the first study in Brazil using a stress scale in tinnitus patients.
There is enough evidence supporting the understanding that tinnitus induces stress. However, still little is known about stress being responsible for the appearance or worsening of tinnitus. It has been frequently observed that many tinnitus patients present with psychological or psychiatric distress before or during the onset and evolution of tinnitus [8]. Which comes first is still unknown but authors agree that stress is obviously related to tinnitus and directly associated to its annoyance.
One of the earliest published studies showing an evidence between the onset of tinnitus to psycho-social distress was made by John Harrison Curtis, describing two of five patients that related the beginning of tinnitus to a psycho-social stress caused by death of a close family member [9]. One hundred and seventy years later, two large studies published important epidemiological information concerning the association of psychosocial stress with tinnitus [9, 10]. The first study demonstrated that the probability of developing tinnitus is approximately the same for highly stressed persons as it is for persons exposed to occupational noise [9], stress seems as important as auditory damage for causing tinnitus. Importantly, the authors also have noticed that psycho-social stress contributes to worsening of tinnitus symptoms. The studies describe that exposure to high levels of stress and occupational noise, together, doubles the probability of developing tinnitus. In the second study, approximately one-third of the working population observed and complained of hearing problems, tinnitus or both. Tinnitus and the duration and magnitude of stress were linearly associated [10]. Both studies included more than 10,000 subjects each, which provides great statistical strength relating tinnitus to stress. Mazurek et al., [6, 11], described higher scores in the “worries” and “tension” subscales of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire in patients with disturbing chronic tinnitus when compared to those with non-disturbing tinnitus. Similarly, in our study, 65% of our tinnitus patients had stress symptoms, measured by the Lipp's Stress Symptoms Scale.
For many patients, with increased reactivity to stress, tinnitus may work as an alarm signal, at least at its onset, informing the patient that something could be wrong or that something potentially dangerous could be happening and stress factors are clearly related to this reaction. Aspects concerning this danger alarm and the way patients react to and face the symptom can explain the epidemiological differences between the incidence of referred tinnitus (10–15%) and that of disabling tinnitus (2%). In other words, tinnitus becomes a disabling symptom in subjects chronically exposed to stress who are unable to switch off the alarm signal or to neutralize the effect of the stressors. In other individuals, the same factors or diseases could provoke tinnitus without inducing annoyance or distress because these subjects are skilled to cope with tinnitus as a stressor, with a real capacity to restore normal body stability. Individual capacity to neutralize stress factors is strictly specific for each subject: the progression from alarm to exhaustion stress phases is specific for each patient. In a referral tinnitus clinic, one would expect a higher number of patients in resistance and exhaustion phases, as found in our study. It is demanding to identified the stress signals during the alarm phase to prevent a progression toward the resistance phase and, especially, exhaustion phase. These later phases can lead to chronic disabling tinnitus, in which there are an important emotional-affective activation [12, 13].
Assuming that tinnitus patients have a greater amount of stress reactivity, maladjustment to daily stress situations could be a consequence. It has been demonstrated that decompensated tinnitus patients use more maladaptive coping strategies compared to controls [14-17]. Concerning the physiological factors, maladaptive stress reactivity in chronic tinnitus patients should lead to excessive reactivity in the autonomous nervous system. Some studies addressed and evidenced the role of abnormal physiological stress reactions in the onset and maintenance of tinnitus symptoms [18-20]. The high efficacy of psychotherapy in the treatment of tinnitus sufferers argues in favor of stress reactivity related to tinnitus distress [21], considering that most of these treatment programs address coping strategies to stress. Also, studies testing the effect of relaxation training emphasize psychophysiological factors in chronic tinnitus patients [22, 23]. Many patients may also benefit from the use of drugs targeting the central nervous system in order to reduce anxiety and stress associated symptoms [24]
The information collected here, indirectly imply the requirement for psychological assessment during the diagnosis of tinnitus patients. Psychological intervention with a goal of stress-management strategies appears to be an indispensable element in tinnitus treatment, especially important to use in very early stages of tinnitus, before the chronification of plastic changes has taken place, considering that stress is highly associated to tinnitus, as a cause or effect.
Here, we discuss a limitation of our study, the lack of a control group. Our intention was solely to describe the presence of stress and to stratify its stages and correlate with tinnitus annoyance in a selected group of patients referred to a specialized tinnitus clinic.
The presence of stress symptoms, measured by the Lipp's Adult Stress Tinnitus Inventory (ISSL), was observed in the majority of our patients with chronic subjective tinnitus, specially in the resistance and exhaustion phases and it seems to be directly associated to tinnitus annoyance. There’s a close relationship between psychological disorders, including stress, and the occurrence and maintenance of tinnitus, causing an impact on patient's quality of life. This article motivates professionals to consider stress an important symptom to be diagnosed and treated in tinnitus patients.
The study was approved by the local Ethic Committee of University Veiga de Almeida / UVA, approval number 42441514.0.0000.5291.
All the reported experiments in accordance with the ethical standards of the committee responsible for human experimentation (institutional and national), and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2013 (http://ethics.iit.edu/ecodes/node/3931.
Written and informed consent was obtained for the study.
The authors declare no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise.
We are grateful for the department of Otolaringology at Lagoa Federal Hospital and the Laboratory of panic and respiration for all the help.
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Grape seed extract could extend life of resin fillings
Missed - Medical Breakthroughs
2 years ago Ralph Turchiano
PUBLIC RELEASE: 9-MAY-2017
A natural compound found in grape seed extract could be used to strengthen dentin — the tissue beneath a tooth’s enamel — and increase the life of resin fillings, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
No filling lasts forever, whether it’s composite-resin or amalgam. But dentists find amalgam — a combination of mercury, silver, tin or other materials — easier to use and less costly. Plus, it can last 10 to 15 years or more. Composite-resin fillings are more aesthetically pleasing because the mixture of plastic and fine glass particles can be colored to match a patient’s teeth. However, the fillings typically last only five to seven years.
In research published in the Journal of Dental Research, Ana Bedran-Russo, associate professor of restorative dentistry, describes how grape seed extract can make composite-resin fillings stronger, allowing them to last longer. The extract, Bedran-Russo said, can increase the strength of the dentin, which comprises the majority of the calcified extracellular tissue of teeth, forming the layer just beneath the hard external enamel.
Dentin is mostly made of collagen, the main structural protein in skin and other connective tissues. Resins have to bind to the dentin, but the area between the two, or the interface, is a weak point, causing restorations to breakdown, Bedran-Russo said.
“When fillings fail, decay forms around it and the seal is lost. We want to reinforce the interface, which will make the resin bond better to the dentin,” she said. “The interface can be changed through the use of new natural materials.”
More than 90 percent of adults between the ages of 20 and 64 have cavities, according to a federal report. A cavity is a hole that forms in the tooth when acid produced by bacteria erodes the minerals faster than the tooth can repair itself. The dentist removes the decay, or caries, with a drill and seals the hole with a filling.
Secondary caries and margin breakdown are the most frequent causes of failed adhesive restorations, Bedran-Russo said. Despite numerous advances in dental restorative materials, degradation of the adhesive interface still occurs.
Bedran-Russo has discovered that damaged collagen can repair itself with a combination of plant-based oligomeric proanthocyanidins — flavonoids found in most foods and vegetables — and extracts from grape seeds. Interlocking the resin and collagen-rich dentin provides better adhesion and does not rely on moisture.
“The stability of the interface is key for the durability of such adhesive joints, and hence, the life of the restoration and minimizing tooth loss,” Bedran-Russo said.
One of the possible benefits of using grape seed extract is that it prevents tooth decay, she said. She and Guido Pauli, professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy in the UIC College of Pharmacy, recently collaborated on another study that showed extract from the root bark of Chinese red pine trees has similar properties to the grape seed extract.
Co-authors on the Journal of Dental Research study are Ariene Leme-Kraus, Berdan Aydin, Cristina Vidal, Rasika Phansalkar, Joo-won Nam, James McAlpine, Pauli and Shao-nong Chen, all of UIC. The research was funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (grant number DE021040), one of the National Institutes of Health.
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Binge, Purge and Shred to Memory Loss’ ‘Blackout’
Courtesy of Jake Cummingham / Courage Music Photography, via Memory Loss
Richmond may be known to most as the thrash capital of the East Coast, but it's also home to a thriving hardcore community. Strike Anywhere, Down to Nothing, Count Me Out — a bevy of icons have sprung forth from the River City over the past three decades, with more aggro outfits emerging by the day. Fury-laden quartet Memory Loss are the latest upstarts to emerge out of the Richmond scene, and arguably the most promising, armed with a gnarled, gritty sound that blends rudimentary punk with maniacal thrash, all topped off with the sweet, sweet screams of frontman Blayden (who may very well soon overtake Tony Foresta as RVA's strongest singer).
Memory Loss' catalogue is pretty slim so far — their Bandcamp houses one live set, one demo tape and the Blackout EP, which the band released this week. What the four-piece lacks in output, they make up for in sheer volume and stellar arrangements; awash in subtle melody and not-so-subtle hardcore heavy lifting, the handful of tracks that make up Blackout stand as some of the best in their genre — not just this year, but this decade. Even better, you can snag it for free on their Bandcamp (although, it'd probably be nice to throw 'em a buck or two — musicians don't make a ton of money, you know). Still skeptical? Give it a spin below.
Memory Loss' Blackout EP is out now as a pay-what-you-want download on their Bandcamp. It's also available as a 7" via Richmond's own Vinyl Conflict.
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147 Waverly Pl
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We know about three companies registered at this address. These are some of the names: Black Jays Media L P and Waverly Place Hospitality LLC. There are nineteen parcel lots, located at this address. Here is some information about one of the lots — parcel 1005931111. Delbos David F owns the property. The building located at this address was classified as a R4. The building is twelve stories high. The value of the land is most likely around $25,045. Public records indicate that 79 permits have been issued for activities on the site. Here are some excerpts from the permit #3032409. After examining the open data, we came to the conclusion that the owner of the property is or at least was Frank Ng. In permit records we found the owner's phone number was (212) 324-9016. Anthony Disabato (Amd & Associates Inc) was hired as a contractor for the project at this address. (718) 850-3473 is the phone number of the contractor that performed the work at this address. The last permit filing we've found about this address is dated March 05, 2018. Noise (119 reports), noise - residential (82 reports), plumbing (36 reports) are problems Lower Manhattan neighborhood has been experiencing periodically. The ZIP code for this address is 10014 and the postal code suffix is 3811
Julie N Nam M D P C
Domestic Professional Corporation
Info on file: DOS Process, Date Established, Chairman
Waverly Place Hospitality LLC
Domestic Limited Liability Company
Black Jays Media L P
Domestic Limited Partnership
This address was specified as the address of Hollander Todd, a Trea of T & R Minerals Inc located at 298 S Nova Rd A
Parcel 1005931114
avg $74,349 (-$29,812)
Full Value
Actual Total Value
avg $1,389,475 (-$1,056,429)
avg $256,284 (+$76,762)
O'neill Roderick Jos
R4 — CONDO; RESIDENTIAL UNIT IN ELEVATOR BLDG.
The Samuel Frankfort
Lewis Marley Blue
Kpg LLC
avg $256,284 (+$5,456)
Alexander John
Shikhaleev Sergey
R0 — SPECIAL CONDOMINIUM BILLING LOT
avg $256,284 (-$69,002)
Delbos David F
Stein Lawrence V
Bronfein Michael G
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Mr Vivake Kumar Bhalla
MR VIVAKE KUMAR BHALLA, 3 EMMA
TERRACE, THE DRIVE, LONDON,
ENGLAND, SW20 8QL
USED HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS HOUSEHOLD GOODS MR VIVAKE KUMAR BHALLA, two pieces
Liverpool, United Kingdom → New York/Newark Area, Newark, New Jersey by vessel ATLANTIC CONCERT (SE)
Permit #3415491 for Job #123197129: EW
The permit application was filed on Mar 5, 2018. The permit was issued on Mar 5, 2018 with an expiration date of Aug 5, 2018. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by NOCK POINT VENTURES LLC (SARAH BLATNER was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 555 BRYANT STREET, PALO ALTO, CA, 93301. Owners's phone was (650) 366-7705. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. The job was proposed to be carried out in a residential area. The permit was given to S. DONADIC INC, which was represented by STEVE DONADIC. Permittee's phone number was (718) 361-9888. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0025247 (General Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Aug 25, 2017. The permit was issued on Aug 25, 2017 with an expiration date of Aug 25, 2018. The initial permit for this type of work was issued on Mar 8, 2016. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This permit was renewed only once. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Sprinkler. The permit was given to AMD & ASSOCIATES INC, which was represented by ANTHONY DISABATO. Permittee's phone number was (718) 850-3473. Permittee's license was listed as follows: FS 0000356 (Fire Suppression Contractor).
Permit #3225257 for Job #122640794: Plumbing
The permit application was filed on Mar 3, 2017. The permit was issued on Jun 6, 2017 with an expiration date of Jun 6, 2018. The initial permit for this type of work was issued on Mar 3, 2016. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This permit was renewed only once. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Plumbing. The permit was given to DONATO, INC, which was represented by GORDON RUGG, JR. Permittee's phone number was (718) 768-4041. Permittee's license was listed as follows: MP 0002211 (Master Plumber).
The permit application was filed on Mar 21, 2017. The permit was issued on Mar 21, 2017 with an expiration date of May 5, 2017. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The application was submitted as Professionally Certified. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (STUART ORENSTEIN was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 633 THIRD AVE., NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9641. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. The job was proposed to be carried out in a residential area. The permit was given to YONGXIN INT CONTRACTOR I*, which was represented by JIN XIANG LIN. Permittee's phone number was (347) 468-2006. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0612572 (General Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Dec 15, 2016. The permit was issued on Dec 15, 2016 with an expiration date of Dec 15, 2017. The initial permit for this type of work was issued on Feb 24, 2016. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This permit was renewed only once. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Mechanical/HVAC. The permit was given to THE I. GRACE COMPANY COMM, which was represented by KEITH KIRKPATRICK. Permittee's phone number was (212) 987-1900. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0003872 (General Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Dec 15, 2016. The permit was issued on Dec 15, 2016 with an expiration date of Dec 15, 2017. The initial permit for this type of work was issued on Feb 24, 2016. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This permit was renewed only once. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. The job was proposed to be carried out in a residential area. The permit was given to THE I. GRACE COMPANY COMM, which was represented by KEITH KIRKPATRICK. Permittee's phone number was (212) 987-1900. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0003872 (General Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Mar 8, 2016. The permit was issued on Mar 8, 2016 with an expiration date of Mar 8, 2017. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Sprinkler. The permit was given to AMD & ASSOCIATES INC, which was represented by ANTHONY DISABATO. Permittee's phone number was (718) 850-3473. Permittee's license was listed as follows: FS 0000356 (Fire Suppression Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Mar 3, 2016. The permit was issued on Mar 3, 2016 with an expiration date of Mar 3, 2017. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Plumbing. The permit was given to DONATO, INC, which was represented by GORDON RUGG, JR. Permittee's phone number was (718) 768-4041. Permittee's license was listed as follows: MP 0002211 (Master Plumber).
The permit application was filed on Feb 24, 2016. The permit was issued on Feb 24, 2016 with an expiration date of Dec 15, 2016. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. According to the permit application, the work was classified as Mechanical/HVAC. The permit was given to I. GRACE CO., INC, which was represented by KEITH KIRKPATRICK. Permittee's phone number was (212) 987-1900. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0003872 (General Contractor).
The permit application was filed on Feb 24, 2016. The permit was issued on Feb 24, 2016 with an expiration date of Dec 15, 2016. This is an initial permit, which means this is the first time the permit was applied for the job. The permit's current status is ISSUED. This is the first time the permit was applied for this job. The work was planned to be carried out on the property owned by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL (FRANK NG was associated with the entity at that time). Owner's address was 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Owners's phone was (212) 324-9016. This permit was issued for job of type A2, which lets a Permittee to perform multiple types of work that does not change the use, egress, or occupancy of the building. The job was proposed to be carried out in a residential area. The permit was given to I. GRACE CO., INC, which was represented by KEITH KIRKPATRICK. Permittee's phone number was (212) 987-1900. Permittee's license was listed as follows: GC 0003872 (General Contractor).
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The following pie chart demonstrates the most common issues (in 150ft radius) reported to the City via Service Requests, 311 or similar services. This data allows you to better understand the problems facing this neighborhood. A total of 709 issues were reported from the area within this radius.
Noise — 119 issues
Noise - Residential — 82 issues
Plumbing — 36 issues
General Construction — 34 issues
Dirty Conditions — 29 issues
Street Light Condition — 28 issues
Noise - Street/sidewalk — 28 issues
Street Condition — 25 issues
Rodent — 22 issues
Heat/hot Water — 20 issues
Request Large Bulky Item Collection — 19 issues
Illegal Parking — 17 issues
Other — 250 issues
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153 Waverly Place Nine permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #864751 for Job #103119180: EW. Nine companies were registered at this address, including Boris Baranovich Architect Pc, Nyc Exhale LLC. Two entities are associated with this address: Boris Baranovich, Paul A La Pietra
143 Waverly Place Arlene T Bakel, Murry B Bakel and 41 other residents. Two permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #258394 for Job #100212208: AL. Parcel ID 1005930029 owner name was listed as Sloane Realty LLC. Cyrus Kao LLC was registered at this address. Amber J Newell is a license holder connected to this address
145 Waverly Place Eleven permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #3355140 for Job #140706608: EW
24 Christopher Street Parcel ID 1005930036 owner name was listed as Elk 30 Christopher Ll
12 Gay Street Edward A Berkun, Helen M Berkun and three other residents. 41 permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #2175268 for Job #120547603: EW. Parcel ID 1005930049 owner name was listed as Lucina International
10 Gay Street Official Productions LLC was registered at this address. The parcel owner name was listed as Mayer David
30 Christopher Street Michael L Achenbaum, Daleep Akoi and 168 other residents. 23 permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #3152015 for Job #122798767: EQ. Ten companies were registered at this address, including Talcott Field LLC, Ropeadope Music Entertainment LLC. Two entities are associated with this address: Boris Baranovich, Paul A La Pietra, Joslin Steven, Marsh Nicholas. Neil Angus Maitland is a consignee. Domain ownership info for Roxana Saidi and Kiser Barnes
22 Christopher Street Diana Broussard and Matt Mcghee are residents. Parcel ID 1005930041 owner name was listed as Redington Dennis
14 Gay Street Diane Barraclough, Robert Plummer and five other residents. One permit was issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #47351 for Job #100049966: EW. Parcel ID 1005930048 owner name was listed as Martin Celeste
5 Gay Street Five permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #2502580 for Job #121548245: Plumbing. Two companies were registered at this address, including Other Shore Inc, Christopher Mansions. Thomas L L is associated with this address
16 Gay Street Tony C Caio, Kelly Forman and one other resident. Parcel ID 1005930047 owner name was listed as Edmond Martin Real Es. companies were registered at this address, including Crafted By Calixto LLC
20 Christopher Street Christopher Cloud and Amethyst C Collazo are residents. Two permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #2209795 for Job #120629463: EW. Parcel ID 1005930042 owner name was listed as Martin Celeste. Delice & Sarrasin LLC was registered at this address
7 Gay Street Two permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #1993865 for Job #120124105: EQ. Human Healing Arts Inc was registered at this address. Robert Susser is associated with this address
141 Waverly Place Jonathan K Lippman is a resident. Three permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #1300351 for Job #103457368: Plumbing. Parcel ID 1005930003 owner name was listed as 5-7 Gary St Owners Co
18 Christopher Street Susan Cianciolo, Benim Foster and nine other residents. Two permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #494961 for Job #100970157: EW. Parcel ID 1005930043 owner name was listed as Martin Celeste. Noel Heroux is associated with this address. Domain ownership info for Denise Marsa
139 Waverly Place Ronen Azulay, Maureen M Cahill and fourteen other residents. Two permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #358888 for Job #100695936: EW. Parcel ID 1005930002 owner name was listed as Jumex Realty Corp. Four companies were registered at this address, including Like A Cuban LLC, Eff Realty Corp. Two entities are associated with this address: Boris Baranovich, Paul A La Pietra, Joslin Steven, Marsh Nicholas, Mcniff Rita, Rita Mcniff Like A Cuban LLC
16 Christopher Street Narciso Melendez is a resident. Parcel ID 1005930044 owner name was listed as Edmond Martin Real Es. companies were registered at this address, including Jjs Consulting LLC. Domain ownership info for Howard Cohen
150 Waverly Place Elisabeth A Rohm is a resident. Five permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #3360482 for Job #140678835: Plumbing. Parcel ID 1005927502 owner name was listed as Owner / Agent. Millbrook Equestrian Farms Inc was registered at this address
148 Waverly Place T J Escott, Emily R Glidden and five other residents. Eight permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #2933416 for Job #140392796: EQ. Parcel ID 1005921202 owner name was listed as Katz Rachelle. Kyle Cavan Inc was registered at this address
9 Gay Street Caroline Fina, Mark C Fina and one other resident. Eight permits were issued for work at this address. The last one was Permit #2954751 for Job #140409225: EQ. Parcel ID 1005930004 owner name was listed as Schwartz Caroline F. companies were registered at this address, including Lonesome Horses LLC. Mark C Fina is associated with this address
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Derry City vs Dundalk Free Betting Tips 05/07/2019
Competition: Premier Division
Betting Tips: Dundalk over 1.5 goals
Stake: 8/10
The supremacy in the Irish Premier Division is also the Dundalk FC this season. After almost two-thirds of the season, the reigning champions at the top of the table can already rest on a fairly comfortable lead. The brief period of weakness in early April has long been overcome, and since then Dundalk has been rushing from victory to victory to celebrate its 100th anniversary in Irish professional football this year.
Derry City vs Dundalk Football Betting Tips
At the beginning of the week, the Lilywhites gave the guests from Waterford no chance, and on Friday Dundalk will be a guest of their own – at Derry City. The pre-season table night is much better this season and has already collected nearly as many points as last year. The Candystripes currently also have a small run. However, in the match between Derry City and Dundalk, the prediction is nevertheless a tip on away win.
Derry City – Statistics & Current Form
On Monday, Derry City were out in league play for the third consecutive time and ran out in the fight for a European starting place at the Third Bohemians not a goalless draw. However, Derry City remained undefeated in the fifth competitive game in a row. Fourth with a 9-8-5 record, the gap to an international place is six points, but Derry City still has a catch-up game in the hindquarters. Compared to last season, in which Derry City finished only eighth out of ten with just 35 points, this year sees a significant increase in performance.
This is particularly evident in the number of collected hits. With 22 goals conceded Derry City so far on average exactly one goal per game. Last season, at 1.94, it was almost twice as many. Also, the club is currently the third best offensive in the country – despite the one game less. However, in the domestic Brandywell Stadium the performance of the Candystripes were mixed so far, with Derry City has completed the least home games of all clubs (sometimes up to four less) by that time. Although Derry City won five of the previous nine league games on homey lawn, but there were already three bankruptcies. Derry City have won two and lost two of their last five league home games.
In the games of Derry City fell so far on average 2.5 goals, which corresponds to the league average. Three games ended in scoreless, making Derry City one of the teams to score 0-0. The junior duo Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe and David Parkhouse come together to twelve hits (both six each) and is hunted internally by Vice-captain and defensive engine Ciaron Harkin with five goals. These top performers will also be on the field on Friday. But even if the hosts had a small run last, speaks in the game between Derry City and Dundalk for a tip in the direction of the home side little.
Expected formation of Derry City:
Cherrie; Toal, Coll, Gilchrist; Harkin, Sloggett, McNamee, McDonagh, Bruna; Parkhouse, Ogedi-Uzokwe
Last matches of Derry City:
⚽️ 01.07.2019 – Bohemians Dublin Vs. Derry City 0: 0 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 28.06.2019 – Cork City vs. Derry City 1: 4 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 14.06.2019 – Derry City vs. Cliftonville 1: 2 (Friendly Match)
⚽️ 08.06.2019 – Shamrock Rovers Vs. Derry City 2: 2 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 27/05/2019 – Derry City vs. Finn Harps 2: 1 (League Cup)
Dundalk – Statistics & Current Form
Four championship titles in the last five years, also a runner-up. One thing is clear: the Dundalk FC has dominated Irish football in recent years mostly at will. This season does not look different. 17 of the previous 23 games in the Premier Division, the champion could decide for themselves and has lost only two. Both bankruptcies occurred consecutively in April and each abroad. But since the surprise 1: 2 defeat at the Sligo Rovers Dundalk has won 14 of the last 15 official games, ten of them to zero. Most recently, Dundalk was without a goal in five consecutive league games.
Already, the lead on the Second Shamrock Rovers is comfortably eight points. With 44 goals scored, Dundalk scores the best offense in the league, with just eleven goals and also the best defensive. Away, Dundalk won the last six games and scored at least two goals in five of those games. The last five away wins celebrated the reigning champions to zero. In the previous 23 games of Dundalk fell on average only 2.4 goals per game – and thus less than the upcoming opponent – but the only reason is that Dundalk provides by far the best defense.
Best scorer of Dundalk is striker Patrick Hoban with eleven goals. He also leads the Premier Division scorers’ list but has not been able to score in the last three games. But with Derry City, the Irishman knows his way around. In the two previous duels this season, Hoban shot three of Dundalk’s four goals against Derry City. In general, Dundalk has often met Derry City in the past, as seen by direct comparison. Therefore, and because in Dundalk’s game at Derry City the betting odds for a tip on even two goals are good, this option appears to be a very good alternative.
Expected formation of Dundalk:
Rogers; Jarvis, Hoare, Gannon, Cleary; Shields, McGrath, McEleney, Duffy; Kelly, Hoban
Last Games by Dundalk:
⚽️ 01.07.2019 – Dundalk Vs. Waterford United 3: 0 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 28.06.2019 – Shamrock Rovers vs. Dundalk 0: 1 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 08.06.2019 – Finn Harps Vs. Dundalk 0: 3 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 31.05.2019 – Dundalk Vs. Sligo Rovers 4-0 (Premier Division)
⚽️ 27.05.2019 – Dundalk Vs. UC Dublin 3: 1 (League Cup)
Derry City vs Dundalk Direct Comparison & Statistics Highlights
In this millennium there were already 39 duels between the opponents. Dundalk won 23 of them. The balance of the past six years in particular speaks volumes: The last victory against Dundalk celebrated Derry City on 17.03.2017 – it was the only victory in the last 24 (!) Duels – 17 threes for Dundalk. There have already been two direct encounters this season. Derry City lost 2-0 at home on matchday six and surprisingly lost a point in early May despite a 0-2 deficit thanks to a penalty shot just before the end. Dundalk has scored at least two goals in each of their last eight matches, scoring a whopping 25 goals in each of these eight games – an average of 3.1 goals per duel.
Derry City vs Dundalk Our Best Betting Tips Explained
In the list of record champions, the Dundalk FC with 13 championships currently shares second place with the Shelbourne FC. That will certainly change after this season. Then only three more titles are missing to catch up with record champion Shamrock Rovers. The last nine competitive matches were won by Dundalk and 14 of the last 15 away won the last six games, five of them to zero. In the game of Derry City against Dundalk the tip on away win to this odds is certainly a possibility.
Key Facts – Derry City vs Dundalk tips
⭐️ Derry City has been unbeaten in five competitive games
⭐️ Dundalk is again the measure of all things in Ireland this season and unbeaten in 15 competitive matches – 14 victories
⭐️ Dundalk has scored at least two goals in the last eight direct matches with Derry City – a total of 25
Dundalk is also in this game as a favorite and it speaks much for a victory of the master. However, as this may have required at least two hits and because Dundalk was particularly fond of Derry City in the past, I recommend a variant with higher odds. In the match between Derry City and Dundalk, my prediction is to score at least two goals, with best odds of 2.30.
Derry City vs Dundalk
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Published: 02:42 PM, 15 May 2019
Huawei willing to sign 'no-spy' agreements
Asian Age Online
Huawei is "willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments" including the UK, its chairman Liang Hua said.
It follows concerns from some countries that China could use products made by the telecoms firm for surveillance.
The Chinese company has denied that its work poses any risks of espionage or sabotage.
Huawei has also said it is independent from the Chinese government, but some countries have blocked it from their 5G networks on national security grounds.
A recent report suggested the UK could allow Huawei's telecoms equipment to be part of the country's 5G networks, with some limitations.
"We are willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments, including the UK government, to commit ourselves to making our equipment meet the no-spy, no-backdoors standard," Liang Hua said via an interpreter at a business conference in London on Tuesday.
Huawei is the world's largest maker of telecoms equipment. It faces a growing backlash from Western countries on concerns over the security of its products used in next-generation 5G mobile networks.
Australia and New Zealand have both blocked the use of Huawei gear in their 5G mobile networks.
The US has restricted federal agencies from using Huawei products and has put pressure on allies to shun them.
On Wednesday, Reuters reported the US was likely to tighten restrictions on Huawei with President Donald Trump expected to sign an executive order this week barring US companies from using telecoms equipment made by firms that pose a national security risk.
The move would come at a time when US-China tensions are already on the rise.
The US more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£154.9bn) of Chinese goods on Friday and China retaliated with its own tariff hikes on US products.
This escalated a damaging trade war which only recently seemed to be nearing a conclusion.
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Outfit ideas for the ‘reputation’ tour.
Now that Taylor Swift has officially announced her ‘reputation’ tour dates for Australia and New Zealand (click here for more information), it’s time to start planning your outfits - and of course, they must be inspired by ‘reputation’ and Swift’s own outfits.
We’ve put together a handy list of items that you definitely need to get in the lead-up to the tour…
#1. Anything with snakes on it. What’s more ‘reputation’ than that?
Also, this:
#TS6 tour outfit pic.twitter.com/xKcsobqW7w
— Mah_tteo (@Kingcrippy) August 23, 2017
#2. Something cat-themed. It’s no secret that Swift is a fan of her two cats Meredith and Olivia:
Some real tough questions I had for Olivia.
A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:05am PDT
And she herself has worn cat inspired outfits in the past - as seen below:
#3. You could dress up with your friends as a collective of past Swift’s, from the ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ music video (including the VMA-winning Taylor of 2009, Taylor with the Junior Jewels t-shirt, or circus-esque ‘Red’-era Taylor)
#4. Taylor Swift merchandise. Even though you probably plan on buying merch at the show, it’s always fun to wear merch to a show! And Taylor has released a lookbook for the ‘reputation’ merchandise line, so you can see how they style it:
Taylor Swift will play Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on Friday, November 9th. Click here for more info.
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MusicWatch: Taylor Swift perform ‘End Game’ for the first time ever (feat. Ed Sheeran).
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Mr. Reliable – Tulane long snapper Eatherly ready to improve on fourth team All-American season
By Tom Symonds
Category: College Football, Tulane
Tulane long-snapper Geron Eatherly earned fourth team All-America honors in 2018
NEW ORLEANS – When Tulane football’s Geron Eatherly is asked if he has ever had a bad snap since taking over as the team’s long snapper, he is very quick to point out that he has never had one.
Eatherly is then also quick to find a piece of wood to knock on to avoid any possible jinx.
“I’m very superstitious,” Eatherly said. “I have the exact same warm up for every single game.”
As the team’s long snapper, Eatherly is fully aware that one bad snap to the punter or the holder could potentially cost Tulane a game, so when preparing for a game, the San Antonio, Texas, native takes a different approach than others on the team.
“It’s kind of different from a lot of players,” Eatherly said. “I try to stay as calm as possible and try to keep my nerves controlled so that I can stay put-together out there because any increase in my nervousness could cause me to have a bad snap. I just try to stay as composed and confident as I can through the whole procedure.”
Eatherly, who is entering his senior season at Tulane, has made a career of staying in the background.
“Yeah that’s a good thing,” Eatherly said. “I don’t like hearing my name after a game and I don’t like people recognizing me after a game.”
“The best thing about a snapper is if you don’t talk about him very much,” head coach Willie Fritz said.
Although Eatherly has done his best to stay out of the headlines, each perfect snap slowly derails that quest.
“Geron is just so accurate, and he’s so consistent,” Fritz said.
Eatherly’s consistency throughout the 2018 season earned him Phil Steele Fourth Team All-America honors.
“I didn’t originally see it,” Eatherly said. “My friend who was actually in the first-team spot retweeted it, so I saw it based after his Twitter. I was really happy about it because obviously there are things that I can still work toward. Fourth team is never the goal. It’s always first team. I was happy about it, but I just can’t keep this from helping me push on.”
Although Eatherly has begun to earn individual recognition nationally for his ability, he is also quick to point out the importance of his teammates that make the Green Wave’s special teams’ units one of the best in The American.
“It’s awesome knowing that I have a punter back there who trusts me enough and one that I get along with,” Eatherly said.
Teammate Ryan Wright, who earned freshman All-American honors a year ago, also realizes the importance of a good long snapper and never takes Eatherly’s reliability for granted.
“I never get a bad snap from Geron,” Wright said.
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Structural Basis for Calmodulin as a Dynamic Calcium Sensor
Miao Zhang, Chapman UniversityFollow
Cameron Abrams, Drexel University
Liping Wang, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Anthony Gizzi, Jefferson Medical College
Liping He, Jefferson Medical College
Ruihe Lin, Jefferson Medical College
Yuan Chen, Jefferson Medical College
Patrick J. Loll, Drexel University
John M. Pascal, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Ji-fang Zhang, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Calmodulin is a prototypical and versatile Ca2+ sensor with EF-hands as its high-affinity Ca2+ binding domains. Calmodulin is present in all eukaryotic cells, mediating Ca2+-dependent signaling. Upon binding Ca2+, calmodulin changes its conformation to form complexes with a diverse array of target proteins. Despite a wealth of knowledge on calmodulin, little is known on how target proteins regulate calmodulin’s ability to bind Ca2+. Here, we take advantage of two splice variants of SK2 channels, which are activated by Ca2+-bound calmodulin, but show different sensitivity to Ca2+ for their activation. Protein crystal structures and other experiments show that depending on which SK2 splice variant it binds to calmodulin adopts drastically different conformations with different affinities for Ca2+ at its C-lobe. Such target protein induced conformational changes make calmodulin a dynamic Ca2+ sensor, capable of responding to different Ca2+ concentrations in cellular Ca2+ signaling.
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Structure. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Structure, volume 20, issue 5, in 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.03.019
The Creative Commons license below applies only to this version of the article.
Zhang M, Abrams C, Wang L, Gizzi A, He L, Lin R, Chen Y, Loll PJ, Pascal JM, Zhang JF. Structural basis for calmodulin as a dynamic calcium sensor. Structure (Cell Press). 2012 May 9;20(5):911-23. PMCID: PMC3372094. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2012.03.019
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Columnists 6.3.2018 11:35 am
Rassie must look at lessons from history
The former Free State hooker is by anyone’s definition, deeply imbued with the ethos of rugby union – anyone who has bled buckets to serve the game at the sharp end of the scrum takes that as a given, part of the ebb and flow.
But he is also deeply serious about studying and analysing the game, bringing a wealth of knowledge to rewinding what has immediately unfolded before him and an understanding of the past, a delicate balance in anyone’s dictionary.
Having watched a Lions side truly emasculate the Bulls 49-35 in their Super Rugby derby at the Pretoria stronghold in front of the stunned Loftus Versfeld faithful, the Hooker stroked his head, always a hint that he had something to say about the result.
What is interesting to me,” he started out, “is that the basis of what was a comprehensive win was that the Lions employed traditional Blue Bulls rugby, dominating through the pack and breaking down any ideas of allowing any flowing rugby to be used against them. In a word, the Lions were awesome.
“Ruan Dreyer and Jacques van Rooyen, the props who got the early mauling tries which swung the game on its head, were immense. So was Malcolm Marx, who you will understand, I always watch closely.
“But the whole side were comfortable to change their game and fit it to the moment. It is early days yet in Super Rugby, but they are already showing signs of a combination which will be hard to stop.
“My only real criticism would be that with the koeel deur die kerk and the match already beyond their grasp, the Lions took their foot off the pedal and let in some soft tries.”
That said, the Hooker shook his head, another sign that another idea had struck him.
“But before we get too carried away,” he continued, “we have the Blues at Ellis Park next, not in any way an easy game, but one Rassie Erasmus, as the new Bok coach, will certainly be watching closely.
“He is already on record as saying that no decision has yet been reached about who will captain the Springboks through to the World Cup in Japan next year. But in his defence, Rassie made that comment before Warren Whiteley, still probably ring rusty from his long injury lay-off, led the Lions from the front at Loftus.
“Rassie would also do well to take a look at recent World Cup history. It was around about this time in the build-up to the 1999 World Cup that Nick Mallett started losing faith with his captain Gary Teichmann, a skipper who carefully marshalled his side.
“The result was that Teichmann was dropped for the World Cup, the Bok side splintered into factions and were never really a factor. Today, Mallett acknowledges that it was his biggest error as a national coach.
“For my money, Rassie risks making the same mistake if he overlooks Whiteley. Like Teichmann, Warren is a leader any team will walk through walls for. And to win a World Cup from what is very nearly a base of zero, the kind of man who is essential.”
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Mixing Your Own Insecticidal Soap Versus Buying It
November 7, 2018 By Doug
Insecticidal Soap is the organic insecticide of choice for many soft-bodied garden pests. Here’s the deal on this product.
This kind of soap is a highly refined soap (potassium salts of fatty acids if you want to be specific)
Is it different than household soap?
Insecticidal soap is formulated to destroy the protective coatings of insects so it is made a little differently.
But you can mix household soap at a ratio of 1 part of soap to 40 parts of water for an effective spray.
Be careful in that some plants will not appreciate this mix and you could damage them. Test a few leaves (and flowers) before you spray the entire plant. Spray and wait 24-48 hours to see if there is any damage.
Won’t household soap work?
Yes, it will. But be aware that it will not have the same consistent effect as the insecticidal soap will have.
It will also damage some flowers or leaves much faster than the organic soap made for the purpose.
What about dishwashing soap – will that work?
Yes, it will work but it’s not usually soap – it’s usually detergent.
And it’s harder on plants than the household soap.
Do be careful if you decide to mix your own. I’ve handled more than one upset gardener because they stripped the protective surface from their favorite plant leaves.
I have used Safer’s insecticidal soap for years
– both in the greenhouses, my house, and garden. I’m a big fan and here’s why.
It’s all listed in OMRI (Organic Materials Registration Institute) so there’s nothing in there that’s a problem.
It smells clean – has no earthy or unpleasant smell to it. Heck, your plants smell like they’ve had a shower.
It kills a ton of soft-bodied pests including Aphids, Earwigs, Grasshoppers, Harlequin Bugs, Leafhoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Plant Bugs, Psyllids, Sawfly Larvae, Soft Scale, Spider Mites, Blossom Thrips, and Whitefly.
You can use it on almost everything including Roses, Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Houseplants, Trees, Shrubs and Ornamentals.
Do not use any insecticidal soap on Euphorbias, Gardenias, or Delicate Ferns (you’ll regret it if you do – they can go an “interesting” shade of dead, brown foliage)
Ratio to Mix
The standard mix ratio is 40 parts of water to 1 part of soap.
Having said that, there’s no way to standardize this with household soaps and detergents so you’re going to have to experiment to ensure you get a good kill but no leaf or flower burning.
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Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
Oil revenues per capita since the 70’s: The Devil’s Excrement rules!
Capitalism, Socialism, Oligarchs, Revolutionaries, IVth. Republic, Vth. Republic. It is all empty words, rhetoric for Venezuelans when you see the plot below which shows oil export revenues (in blue) and oil export revenues per capita (in red) from a presentation by Economist Miguel Angel Santos:
As you can see, oil export revenues per capita are still below the peaks of the 70’s at US$ 3,500 per capita. So people felt better in the 70’s because of this and these same revenues keep people going today. But little has changed, there was no model then, there is no model today.
It’s the Devil’ Excrement.
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Another shameful day: Caracas Synagogue desecrated by heavily armed groups
If one reason to vote Si in the upcoming referendum is to pay back Chavez’s love, because “you pay love with love”, a reason to vote No is that Chavez’ hate begets hate too and a shameful act of desecration took place last night.
After the approximately fifteen men subdued the guards at the synagogue, they spent about five hours destroying property, including throwing on the floor the sacred Torah rolls and painting the walls with anti-semitic and anti-Israel slogans.As the armed men left the synagogue they were shooting int the air and a rabbi said some of the cars were police patrol cars.
While the Government tried to distance itself from the acts, it is Hugo Chavez and his Government that have introduced anti-semitism into politics and Venezuelan life for the first time in history. Recall that Chavez’ mentor Norberto Ceresole was a rabid anti semite and Holocaust denier and that the Venezuelan Government has twice raided the Hebraica Club in Eastern Caracas and twice broken relations with Israel.
The jewish community in Venezuela has dwindled since Chavez came to power and as the President of the Asociasion Israelita said today “We feel threatened and now attacked”.
This is another violation of the international law, the laws of Venezuela and an additional violations of the human rights of a group of people instigated and promoted by Hugo Chavez himself.
It is another shameful day for Venezuela.
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A long term view of monetary liquidity and international reserves in Venezuela
A couple of weeks ago, Quico showed a plot I sent him of monetary liquidity (M2) in US$ divided by Venezuela’s international reserves going back to 1994. M2 is a measure of all of the bolivars in circulation in Venezuela at the official rate of exchange. Because the results were so interesting I decided to go back even further to the 70’s when Carlos Andres Perez was President and the exchange rate was held constant at Bs. (old ones) 4.3 per US$.
Getting all of the data was not easy as the Central Bank had gaps on the exchange rate but I managed to fill all of the holes and the result is shown above.
One can think of this plot as how much backing the Bolivars in circulation have. A value of 1.0 simply says that for each dollar in international reserves there is one dollar in Bolivars in circulation. Thus, at a current value of 3, the plot says that only one third of the Bolivars in circulation are backed by the country’s international reserves.
As you can see the value of 3 has only occurred once in the country’s history, right before what is known as the “Viernes Negro” or Black Friday when Luis Herrera Campins had to do away with the Bs. 4.3 per US$ and the currency devalued dramatically in the ensuing months.
I have noted with red arrows the big devaluations that occurred during this time period and as you can see, except the devaluation by Chavez (more the release of the band system in place at the time) in 2002, all of the other large devaluations were preceded by a sharp rise of the ratio (M2/International Reserves). (Some people like to plot the “implicit” exchange rate, that is how many Bs. in circulation there are for each dollar at the Central Bank, the problem is that this gives you no standard measure due to devaluations to compare things in time, thus looking at this ratio makes historical comparisons better, in any case this “implicit rate today is Bs. 6.56 per US$)
However, as you can see, a sharp rise in M2/Reserves does not suggest a devaluation is imminent, just that it is coming. My sense is that the graph says that Government’s should not let this ratio get so large so as not to get in trouble, but they usually do and eventually there is some crisis that forces devaluation. Luis Herrera held off the crisis and the ratio got so large, because the Fondo de Inversiones de Venezuela had some US$ 30 billion abroad and PDVSA was allowed to keep its excess dollars abroad. As the crisis ensued the Government grabbed the FIV’s money first and later forced PDVSA to send all its dollars to the Central Bank. Once the Government went through those, it was just a matter of time before the currency collapsed in the worst devaluation ever. (The size of the drop each time tells you how large the devaluation was)
Lusinchi on the other hand, left the second Carlos Andres Government essentially no international reserves forcing it to devalue, it was a case of the denominator going to zero, rather than too many Bolivars chasing too few dollars, there were simply no dollars to be had.
Caldera on the other hand had dollars, but inflation was getting out of control, as too many Bolivars were chasing too few goods. When Caldera decided to devalue, inflation was running at over 100% when you annualized the monthly inflation of December 1994 and January 1995.
This is what we are seeing these days. Inflation is accelerating as M2 grows and the sustainability of such a large M2/Reserves has been made possible by the large oil income that has kept reserves large, as M2 has grown excessively. But now, oil is not only sharply down, but the Government just removed another US$ 12 billion from reserves. The Government does have US$ 20 billion in various savings accounts like Fonden, Bandes and PDVSA, but in reality the “real” rate of exchange is not Bs. 2.15 per US$ as the graph assumes, but much higher.
Because what the Government has done is implement a “stealth” devaluation in which fewer and fewer items are given foreign currency at the official rate of exchange. At the same time PDVSA now, Fonden in the first half of 2008, intervene in the parallel swap market selling US$ at the swap rate which is over 2.5 times the official rate. This large arbitrage distorts things in the economy and commerce, drives inflation up and eventually will force the Government to devalue.
And the ratio will go back down to its normal levels…
From the revolution’s believe it or not: Because Chavez loves us
If I did not know Felix Tapia and what a serious and responsible guy he is, I may not have believed this pamphlet which is being distributed around the country of the Ten Reasons to vote Yes for Hugo Chavez. If this pamphlet works, then it is clear that I have a very good BS detector and most people don’t. I simply had to translate this garbage for you:
Because Chavez loves us and love needs to be paid with love.
Because Chavez loves us and is thus incapable of harming us. If he proposes the amendment we know, we feel, he does it for our own good, that of the country and the revolution. He has demonstrated total unselfishness when it relates to the good of the people. Let us remember he placed his military career at risk to get us out of the hopeless black hole that the Government’s of the IVth. Republic used to be. None of the oligarchs has taken the risk for the people and his cause, on the contrary at the first sign of difficulties they shake like headless chickens and run to an Embassy. We now see impostors making themselves look like friends of the humble, they have always looked down on us and they have never sacrificed anything for the poor.
Because Chavez and us are one in our goal of providing the citizens with the largest amount of happiness possible. The people with Chavez acquire acquire true power, which is to fuse ourselves with the person governing, be one alone with him, conquering the true Government of the people.
Because we are all Chavez and and we express ourselves in him and and with him. To vote with Chavez is to vote for us.To vote for the oligarchs is to vote for our executioners.
Because together we make mistakes and together we get it right. With Chavez we are making a Government that is people and people that are Government. Together we begin the beautiful adventure of building a world where man can realize itself with no other limitations than his own abilities.
Because when we approve the amendment we strengthen Chavez and strengthen ourselves so that we can purify, rectify and advance, all within the revolution. And without the revolution the hope of the humble dies, we will enter the abyss reserved to the people that surrendered themselves to the praises of their predators.
Because without Chavez we will lose the opportunity of showing the Continent, showing humanity, that the path to hell that capitalism proposes can be avoided, that there is hope, that a viable and happy world is plausible, that humanity has a future.
Because if the oligarchs govern again, it will be a Government of owners against the humble and destitute, then we will be reduced once again to the life of material and spiritual misery that we had in the Fourth (Republic). Without any hope!
Because without Chavez we will postpone once gain the Bolivarian dream. The days of San Pedro Alejandrino can not be repeated, now we will be Paso de los Andes, Ayacucho Carabobo. The memory of the Liberators will not be dishonored. The people do not hand over their kids or their leaders, they don’t exchange their dignity for a plate of lentils.
Because with the amendment we will be showing: That we are people that deserve the opportunity to build a world where human relations are determined by by fraternity and love. Never again shall we be negative people, selfish, small, that exchange their future for little mirrors, for sand, for the promises of its executioners.
There you have it, this is all so ludricous, that if you can find one or two of the reasons that you agree with, I think you should consider voting for the SI!
Responding to the General by Teodoro Petkoff
And Teodoro Petkoff responds to the press conference by General Gonzalez Gonzalez:
Sr. General Gonzalez Gonzalez, you responded to our editorial yesterday, addressed, by the way, very respectfully to your person. I am not going to lower myself to the same level you invite me to, which is to disqualify and insult. You pointed me out as a “liar” , as a “deserter” and accused me to be “at the service of treason and anti-homeland”.
You qualified our paper as “junky paper” and a “pamphlet. A curious pamphlet this one which has deserved the honor of a public response from you, accompanied by a group of high officials and the Vice President, from no other place than the Miraflores Palace itself. I thank you for the honor and I am sorry that you spiced it up with personal adjectives that have nothing to do with the problem. With that, you lost, not me. The tone of our Editorial was inviting a serious response, because it is far from our mind to attack the Armed Forces, but it is to point out, side by side with the acknowledgment we made of the “impeccable behavior” of the majority of the the officials of Plan Republica, those cases which are not few, in which officials assumed in recent electoral processes, behavior that is contrary to what it is said in the Constitution and the laws that guide the Plan Republica.
Allow me to ratify such cases because they are true. Moreover, you yourself stated that supposedly, it would be the role of the military to “revise credentials” of witnesses and members of the electoral polls. Well, you are wrong, Sr. General. The revision of the credentials of witnesses and members of polling tables is the exclusive competence of the personnel of those poling stations, which are all civilians. The Suffrage law establishes clearly that the members of the Armed Forces as part of the Plan Republica have no other purpose but to maintain public order. The law does not give them the attribute you refer to of verifying credentials and determining who may be or not be a witness. That is the exclusive attribute of the President and the members of the polling table. We repeat: You were wrong on that.
We ratify, Sr. General, that there were cases in which electoral polls that had reached closing time without the presence of voters in line and thus should close down the voting process, were forced to and/or there were attempts to force them to remain open, in some cases, to give time so that voters transported by Chavez’ party could arrive. Indeed, Sr. General, as you said, it is only the competence of the Electoral Board (CNE) to establish extensions to the voting process, not the Armed Forces, but unfortunately there were cases in which some officials took that attribute upon themselves and pretended to decide up to what time such polling tables should be opened. You were right, Sr. General, when you said that once a polling table is closed down, within the legal schedule, it can not be reopened. Unfortunately, Sr. General, there were cases in which some officials pretended to (and in some cases they managed it) open the polling stations that had been closed after the time was past and with no voters in line, so that a group of voters transported in a rush by activists of the ruling party coul cast their ballot. All of these cases were denounced to the Electoral Board.
It seems to us Sr. General, that to point out these irregularities not only does not constitute an “attack” on the Armed Forces, but it should have been received as a contribution so that the role of the armed forces is not distorted by some officials that assume the position of political parties, which are constitutionally banned to the armed forces.
Finally Sr. General, I would like you to show Venezuelans in which article of the Constitution it says of the Aremd Forces that “it is at the service of the revolution”, as you allowed yourself to ascertain. I am sorry, but Article 328 of the Constitution says in extremely clear fashion that “In the fullfillment of its functions (The Armed Forces) are at the exclusive service of the Nation and in no case at the service of a person or any political partiality“
First serious poll after referendum proposal changed: Yes ahead by a small margin
In the first serious poll to come out after Chavez decided to include all elected positions in his indefinite reelection proposal, Datanalisis reports that the pro-Chavez Yes vote is slightly ahead by a margin close to the margin of error. According to this poll, if the vote were held today, the Si would get 51.5% versus 48% for the NO. The poll was made between January 13 and 18th. before the recent repression to student protests and Chavez’ threats against the students.
The bad news is that the opposition seems to have squandered its 17% lead in only one month by the lack of a focused campaign, while Chavez has used all of the resources of the State to promote his position. Unfortunately in polls, one has to watch the trend and the trend is right now very unfavorable to the NO vote and the opposition.
My concern is not that Chavez will be eligible for reelection, I really don’t think he has a chance if oil prices stay down for a while, but the fact that a win will propell him to move forward with his project and the deepening of the economic and moral destruction of our country.
Economic tales from the Venezuelan revolution
PDVSA is late in making payments to suppliers and companies that provide services to it. Sorry, I should say PDVSA is very late in making payments to suppliers and companies that provide services to it. How late? So late, that PDVSA today seized a drilling rig owned by ENSCO, after ENSCO decided to stop drilling unless PDVSA paid it the money it is owed.
In the first 23 days of the year CADIVI, the foreign exchange control office had paid up US$ 839 million for travelers credit cards almost a quarter of what it paid in 2008 when the travel quota per person was twice as large. Clearly, Venezuelans have become quite adept at playing markets and arbitrage. Oligarco Burguesito lives on!
And how about funny man Rodolfo Sanz, President of CVG saying that the aluminum companies are almost collapsed. According to Sanz rhe companies are obsolete, have huge debt with suppliers and need about US$ 3 billion to save them. What is the main problem? That the price of aluminum has fallen 66% and the stuff is being sold below cost. Well, in July 2008 the price of a Ton hit an all time high and we never heard Mr. Sanz talk about investing or anythig like that, no?
And another one of the famous Chavez announcements came to nothing, as Brazil’s Petrobras says it will go alone if PDVSA does not participate as it becomes increasingly clear that PDVSA is not that interested in the project.
And the shortages of coffee, sugar, milk and toilet paper are of course blamed on a conspiracy to sabotage the upcoming referendum vote. If rather than blaming it on conspiracies they worried about why this is happening maybe they could ease the problem. Additionally, maybe since the whole Government is working on the referendum, nobody is paying attention to unimportant things like importing food. Brace yourself, it will only get worse. I can live without coffee, sugar and milk, but toilet paper? No way…
As Petkoff politely asks for equal treatment under the Law, the military snaps back at him
So, Teodoro Petkoff writes an Editorial in Tal Cual asking General Gonzalez Gonzalez, who is in charge of the military operation surrounding the upcoming referendum vote, to please insure that everyone is treated the same way and we get a vitriolic press conference, not only insulting Petkoff, but proving Petkoff’s point that the Venezuelan Armed Forces are indeed part of Chavez’ PSUV party and not at the service of country.
Someone certainly seems nervous about the upcoming vote and it clearly is not the Tal Cual Director…
Because Petkoff’s request are not only reasonable and were made in a very polite tone, but are based on behavior seen in election after election on the part of the armed forces: Military personnel interfering with decisions with the laws ascribes to civilians.
Here are some of the main points Petkoff noted:
“It corresponds to you, General Gonzalez, to stop soldiers and officials from acting in any way contrary the duties that the Constitution and the laws impose on them to guarantee that all Venezuelans feel that the men in uniform that are present at the electoral centers are there to preserve public order and not to involve themselves in any way in what are electoral activities”
And then Petkoff cites examples which are well known to all (I was stopped, machine gun in hand by a soldier from entering a voting center in the 2004 referendum to witness the vote count as established by law):
“There have been officials who have pretended (and in some cases managed to) review the credentials of witnesses (coincidentally, it is always those of the opposition witnesses) and decide to allow access or not to the voting place. There have been officials who have forced electoral polls in which there were no voters in line to remain open beyond the legal time for closing them”
“Even worse, there have been cases in which polls that had been closed because there were no voters, have been forcibly opened by some military officials so that pro-Chavez voters transported in Government vehicles could vote after closing time…We hope you put an end to this”
“We as Venezuelans would like you to be the guarantor of the behavior of ALL of the officials under your command…We are not asking you to give us any preference but that the Armed Forces guarantee equality under the law”
These are all reasonable requests, said respectfully and all of the cases Petkoff cites have been documented and even proven by live TV over the last few votes. Thus, you can’t help but wonder why these guys are so nervous and edgy that the Vie-President of Venezuela holds a press conference with General Gonzalez Gonzalez (a mistake in itself, the General is independent of the Government) and blast Petkoff with insults:
said the General:
“We have seen through this newspaper, this pamphlet how they once again they have pretended to attack (??) the Armed Forces, pretended once again to manipulate them and going beyond this, to manipulate the strategic operational commander”
“They have pretended to attack through this junky paper, pseudo newspaper, which I read very little because when we review it we see lies, manipulations and a whole bunch of things, it is a communication vehicle which is at the service of treason and those without a homeland, who don’t love this country and do not dream of structuring it as it is defined in our Constitution, those are the ones that read that newspaper and use to hurt institutions as honorable and respectable as the Armed Forces…let history, this revolution and this process advance”
and the Vice-President asserted once again that the motto of the Armed Forces is “Homeland, Socialism or Death”, which is also something a democratic majority of Venezuelans objected to in 2007 with their votes.
Well, while Petkoff was simply asking for equality for all, the General immediately places him as a traitor (as well as anyone that reads his paper) and as far as I know, neither socialism, nor the “process” nor the revolution are in any way part of the Venezuelan Constitution. Despite the General’s partiality, a majority of Venezuelans, those he considers traitors and without a homeland, actually rejected that any part of that Chavista BS be part of the Venezuelan Constitution in the referendum in 2007. Which by the way, is being violated by holding the vote again on a question already considered, hiding behind an obtuse question the true meaning of the referendum.
Who is the real traitor to the Constitution and the laws of Venezuela, General Gonzalez Gonzalez? You that steps on it or those of us who defend it (Or try to!)
It is the General who is a traitor for not respecting the democratic wishes of the people, whatever they were or may be in the future. It is the General who shows his partiality by appearing at a press conference in the Vice-Presidents office, insulting the intelligence of all Venezuelans who have seen the behavior Petkoff is asking him to stop in the upcoming vote.
But the real question is whether the General is nervous because he knows that things are not looking up for his partiality or because the behavior denounced by Petkoff in his editorial today, are part of the bag of tricks he and Chavez and his cronies are preparing, should the electorate decide to vote on the side of treason. Because his conduct today was certainly not that of a man planning to follow the law and be impartial in an electoral process in which he will be in charge of the logistics but not the actual process of voting.
Which like so many things going on today makes me worry. The Government keeps parading its polls showing the indefinite reelection is ahead, but serious polls show the opposite (yes, reduced, but from a 20% lead o a 10-12% lead), while the fake pollsters of the revolution can’t even agree on the numbers.
So, beware, if the General nerves are on the edge, so should yours, because the revolution has no scruples, but we traitors do.
The Housing puzzle under Hugo Chavez
Housing has been a true puzzle under Chavez. Despite the billions of dollars in revenues, the Hugo Chavez Government has been unable to build more than 50,000 housing units on any given year, despite the fact that in the hateful days of the IVth. Republic, 50,000 was considered to be a “bad” number. Caldera II, as an example, considered to be a terrible Government by all, managed to build more than 40,000 units in 1994, a cataclysmic year for the Venezuelan economy. And in 1997 and 1998, despite what is now extremely low oil price levels, Caldera II managed to build more than 90,000 and 60,000 units.
Venezuela is estimated to have a shortage of about 2 million housing units, so that the problem of building housing has always been considered to be a priority by all Governments, including Chavez’. This Government has gone through many Ministers of Housing, but somehow none of them have been able to do a decent job. Not that Chavez has not given it the priority it requires, as year after year, the Venezuelan President announces ambitious goals for housing.
But it just does not happen and last week the Government announced that it had built only 23 thousand plus units in 2008 and once again it projects that it will build over one hundred thousand houses in 2009.
But what is the problem? I have talked to many people about the subject and everyone seems to blame something different. When Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, the people he named to the Ministry of Housing had the outlines for a very ambitious project to build between 1.5 and 1.7 million housing units and if my memory serves me right the price tag was US$ 60 billion.
Remarkably, at the time such an amount was considered to be a little bit too large, so the plan was to obtain multilateral financing for it over the next five years and devote fairly large amounts from Government resources to it. The idea was that the plan would have a two fold effect: It would not only build the housing, but would become a driver for the economy. Of course, given the high oil prices of the last few years, it would have been rather easy to implement the plan without even borrowing the money.
So, what went wrong? Mostly that the experts Chavez first appointed to the Ministry of Housing were not loyalists and they were quickly displaced by more hard core Chavistas, many with no expertise, including the current Minister Farruco Sesto, who was Minister of Culture for a few years before being moved to Housing. Sesto is an architect by profession but has expressed all his life that he is not interested in urban matters. But Chavze even announced his Mision Vivienda in 2005, but we have never heard anything else about it.
My understanding is that the Government has never assigned huge amounts of funds to housing, believing instead that forcing banks and the like to lend to housing would help in increasing the number of units built each year. On top of that, the Minister of Housing has apparently been terrible at assigning funds for projects and deciding who gets how much and every time a new Minsiter has been appointed, he has suspended projects until he could understand the situation. Then, there is of course corruption, with funds spent erratically and not always assigned to those that have the best capabilities.
But in the end, none of the people I talked to understands the ineffectiveness. Each one blames a different aspect, but in the end suggests that the number of housing units built should have been much higher. some of them always expeceted the next year to have a boom because the number was so low and then nothing.
Thus, the low numbers remain a puzzle and are probably due to a combination of leack of epertize, management, corruption and the like. One person I talked to today even suggested that the Minsiter of Housing did not execute even half its budget in 2008 and the funds are now part of Chavez’ Miranda V fund, a sort of huge petty cash fund Chavez has that we know little about. Maybe he should use it for housing…
Venezuelans should learn from Zimbabwe as things deteriorate: It will never be Chavez’ fault
Even as inflation hits 200 million per cent, the Head of Zimbabwe’s Central Bank, still thinks he has done a good job (including helping solve the cholera epidemic), proving autocrats will always defend what they do. So, get ready!
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Hyper-inflated arepa index reaches all time high (again)
Hyper inflated arepa index hits an all time high
The devil is back with UII
Why doesn’t the government change course?
Something Has To Give
Another proof of institutional control as Chavez shows his intolerance
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August 14, 2018 In The News
Times Herald-Record: Letter: Elect Antonio Delgado in Congressional District 19
John Faso voted to take healthcare away from millions of his constituents when he voted to repeal the ACA. Faso also supported the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act that would allow anyone with a concealed gun carry permit from any state to bring a loaded firearm to any city, town and village in New York, even if it violates the laws of our state. He voted to make New Yorkers less safe from gun violence and voted to take health care from millions to boot.
August 1, 2018 In The News
Poughkeepsie Journal: Delgado endorsed by President Obama in 19th district race
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CELEBRATING THE APOLLO 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY! We’re continuing to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission The CBS EVENING NEWS which premieres new anchor NORAH O’DONNELL on Monday 7/15 at 530PM with space stories and come to you from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday. Norah will also host a CBS News Special Tuesday night from 9:00-10:00PM “MAN ON THE MOON.” CBS THIS MORNING’s Tony Dokoupil will broadcast from Kennedy Space Center on 7/16 too and give us a tour, while Mark Strassmann interviews legendary flight direct Gene Kranz from Mission Control. CBSN on our network new website cbsnews.com will have many features throughout the week as will CBS Radio. On 7/20, CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY from 5:00-7:00AM will look at how Houston became the home of NASA, while host Jeff Glor reports on Neil Armstrong’s letters now in the Purdue archives. And to finish off, we’ll have a special Sunday 7/21 from 10:30-11:00AM called APOLLO 11: 50 YEARS LATER.
Now that our new summer series LOVE ISLAND has premiered, BIG BROTHER moves to 8-9PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays until its Season Finale which runs Wednesday 9/25 830-10PM.
Other summer changes: NCIS moves to 8-9PM most Tuesdays 7/2 through 8/9. HAWAII FIVE-O moves permanently to Fridays at 7PM on August 9th with MAGNUM PI following it from 8-9PM. That’s how they’ll air this fall, too.
THE GOOD FIGHT Season 1 has come to CBS this summer. Ten episodes of this critically acclaimed CBS All Access series began Sunday 6/16 and runs 9-10PM through August 4th. THE GOOD FIGHT picks up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of “The Good Wife,” where an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell (Rose Leslie), while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart’s (Christine Baranski) savings. Viewers can see all three seasons of THE GOOD FIGHT by subscribing to CBS All Access.
Shows renewed for Fall 2019 are all the hour shows except the ones that started recently like THE CODE and BLOOD & TREASURE. No word on those shows yet. Included is including CRIMINAL MINDS, which will have its final season),As for the half hour comedies, the shows renewed are THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MOM, MAN WITH A PLAN, and YOUNG SHELDON. MURPHY BROWN, HAPPY TOGETHER, FAM and LIFE IN PIECES are definitely cancelled. The Fall 2019 lineup was announced May 15th, and most show will premiere the week on September 23rd. Our new season includes 2 new comedies and 2 new dramas, with more new shows to come mid-season.
Later this year, CBS will have a one-hour entertainment special called LIP SYNC TO THE RESCUE, which is inspired by the recent viral video phenomenon #LipSyncChallenge where police, sheriff, fire department and EMTs create videos. It will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, star of CBS’ hit comedy The Neighborhood. Two of our local groups have been chosen. You can see their videos and VOTE for them by going to https://www.cbs.com/shows/lip-sync-to-the-rescue/vote/.
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