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As Soup As Possible
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Of Microbes, Pandoro and Love.
written by Angelica
Although I’ve always known that the microorganisms naturally living on my hands come to be a part of my sourdough starter as I keep taking care of it, I had never stopped to think that the opposite would also be true.
As it turns out, after five years of baking collaboration, my sourdough starter Elvira should definitely have given me “sourdough hands“: by now, the microbes living on the skin of my hands should include several guests coming from it.
That’s what ecologists Rob Dunn and Anne Madden have recently found out. They conducted a study in collaboration with the Center for Bread Flavour in Saint-Vith, Belgium, a research department within the multinational Puratos, home of a Sourdough Library since 2014.
Sourdough baking becomes part of you, literally: hand swabs taken on a sample of sourdough bakers have shown a microbial exchange between the baker and the colony of bacteria and yeasts that the starter is made of.
While each baker gives something of themselves to the starter and consequently to the flavour of what they bake with it, it is also true that the microbes from their starter changes them, or at least their own microbes… which is more or less the same.
The body of a single person carries about 100 trillions of microorganisms at all times.
Let it sink in: it is not a typo, and I really meant 100 trillions. It’s more than the total number of cells composing our body. After all, it’s not that straightforward to say where you end and your microbes begin.
They make up a population that’s collectively known as human microbiota and can differ significantly between one individual and the next. One might say that our bacteria make us unique. In fact, in recent years scientists have started to say exactly that.
Although they don’t work the same as fingerprints, as they evolve throughout our lives, our microbiotas tell a story that’s only ours.
Micropia, the microbiology museum of Amsterdam
More than guests.
Multiple studies have shown that the microbes crawling on and inside us play a big role in essential aspects of our life: the way we adapt to our environment, our immune response, the way we smell, the way we digest and metabolize our food, and even our taste and preferences.
Our love life makes no exception, with microbes having been proved to influence the choice of our partners – even mixing and changing according to who we choose.
What we call “chemistry” has, in fact, a lot to do with our microbiology.
One could say that we communicate with our environment and those living with us at a microbial level. We shred millions of bacteria every hour, scattering around something that has a lot to say about us, at least biologically.
I’m no scientist, but when I read about Dunn&Madden’s research I couldn’t help fantasising about the possible consequences of the microbial exchange between bakers and their sourdough.
What if – similarly to what we experience when we feel a drive towards the smell of a particular lover or the taste of someone we consider a good kisser – we were stimulated by our own microorganisms to go back to the complex of microorganisms living in our sourdough?
I wouldn’t be surprised if, as technology and scientific exploration progresses, scientists would prove this sci-fi intuition of mine and show how sourdough can affect bakers’ behaviour, and provide a scientific explanation of the bond between a baker and their starter.
Until that happens, I can only support my thesis with anecdotal evidence. Here comes some.
A sourdough Christmas carol.
Two of the most challenging items that a sourdough hobbyist can set out to bake are the Italian Christmas sweetbreads panettone and pandoro.
The making of these festive classics is extremely hard to get right, because of the long and repeated leavenings required in their production.
It takes about two days, multiple rounds of kneading, the right flour (one that’s technically suitable to support such long rising time) and a very powerful sourdough starter to create a pandoro or panettone with the right structure and texture.
To keep the starter strong enough for these recipes, you need to feed it at least once a day.
Sourdough gives these sweetbreads – both rich in eggs and butter – a specific aroma, that continues developing after baking, over a minimum of 12 hours of “ripening”. And that’s one more thing to thank microbes for.
The official patent of pandoro, dated 1859
While panettone is associated with the Milan area, pandoro was officially invented in Verona, by Mr Domenico Melegatti, a pastry baker who modified an existing local recipe and gave it a name that literally means “gold bread”.
The company he founded, Melegatti, became synonym with pandoro, but unfortunately went bankrupt in 2017. It shut its gates in the general dismay, laying off about 350 employees.
Meanwhile, with a huge solidarity campaign, many consumers chose to eat Melegatti’s pandoro last Christmas, to support the company. Eventually, the property of Melegatti changed, and its factory finally resumed production this late November, in view of Christmas 2018.
The taste of pandoro.
One question should pop up in the mind of a committed sourdough baker, at this point: “what happened to the 124 years old sourdough starter during the past year?”
The answer made the Italian news.
While the Melegatti factory was closed due to the company’s financial troubles, two long-time ex-employees, Matteo Peraro and Davide Stupazzoni, took turns to visit the deserted building in which the precious ingredient was stored.
Despite not being paid nor obliged, the loyal workers kept feeding it every single day, to keep it at pandoro-baking standards.
Appearing on national television in white coats, holding a basket with the 1kg ancient sourdough starter, Peraro and Stupazzoni got emotional. They told journalists how symbolic the starter was to the whole community of employees, and how “passionate while touching the dough” (sic) they felt.
When I heard those words, I couldn’t help thinking of the microbial symbiosis between their hands and the historic Melegatti starter.
Was it work ethics, loyalty, dedication, or “microbial romance” that moved Peraro and Stupazzoni?
I leave it to you to decide.
What’s for sure, thanks to them, the Melegatti plant, which has just employed 35 people from the old company workforce, will be baking pandoro again, with the same signature taste as ever.
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I am an Amsterdam-based scribbler, doodler, occasional wanderer and home cook. I like food that comes from passion, knowledge and respect. I appreciate taste, care and simplicity on my plate, and will talk to anyone who wants to share their views, experience and values about food. I believe food is a language we all speak. Just like language, it is a way for us humans to define our relationships with ourselves, others and the world. As Soup As Possible is where I collect stories, interviews and recipes, to capture the many faces of these fascinating relationships. I organise food-related events in Amsterdam, aimed at learning from experts, producers and our own shared experience. If you'd like to learn more about recipes and ingredients, while exploring the beauty of cooking and eating with friends and strangers alike, click here to join our community.
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Mira Noir- I Met a Boy Author Interview
Hello, Mira! Thank you so much for visiting Written Butterfly with me today! Congratulations on your new release “I Met a Boy”.
Q) How did you dream up the dynamics of your characters?
The story of an older man with a younger woman has been around a long time. And it's a little bit kinky and taboo, and I love both of those things. It's kind of naughty, the feeling of a wiser older person of "power" who kind of takes advantage of the innocence of the younger person, and corrupts them. (And obviously, only when all the players are over 18 can this be sexy.)
But I wondered what the story could be like, if the older person was a woman. And what if the woman was the innocent, uncertain and inexperienced in true love and desire, almost virginal in her lack of experience with real passion, real connection? What if we made the younger man the "aggressor," a fledgling dominant who's somewhat experienced? I wanted to turn things on their head a bit. I wanted Nicolas to be overt and hungry, a bit of a wild thing, with deep dark passions he can't quite control, but he's trying to respect Danny, our heroine. If you've ever dated a man aged 18-25, you've experienced this kind of primal drive. It can be overwhelming and breathtaking, like a great big wave you can't get away from. And if it's the right combination, you enjoy being overwhelmed. Men are in their prime, eager and bursting with desire, and they are childish and adorable, aggravating and breathtaking at the same time. I wanted to build a male character who had his weak moments but who had the potential to develop into someone likeable and mature. But for right now, he's being a boy, and his desire and beauty are irresistible to a woman who hasn't been wanted or treated in quite this way before in her life
Wine, sexy music, a hot bath or a shower. I find water loosens up the tight, stressed muscles and gets creative juices in the body and the mind flowing. This also totally sounds obnoxious, but I do my best writing when I'm travelling, and totally free from stress. So that idea of a writer in a cabin in the woods -- I prefer a beach in Hawaii! -- it really does work. The world you live in daily can put a pressure on your mind to think about duties, chores, responsibilities, when to create your mind really needs to be free of all that. But it isn't cost-effective to always travel, so I try to at least have no distractions like the TV or people around, and a clean space and dedicated block of time for writing.
Ha! Let's say 30%. Most of it is fantasy, but sometimes the fantasy comes from a little bit of truth. For example, I've definitely been the older woman with a younger lover. Little moments I portray may have been something I actually did, or, something I would have done, given the setting or opportunity. And sometimes they're just pure fantasies generated only for the purposes of my characters, or the story I want to tell.
Q) Do you plan all your characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write?
They definitely develop as I write. However, and this is weird to say -- I generally know who they are, in essence, very well in my head before I even start. I know the character of the person, and little vague details like "long hair" or "honey skin," or "tall," or "curvy." Their values, their aura, all that -- it's all in my head, like a mini movie reel or trailer, or even a blurry photograph. And I know the general way they behave. But this is all in my head, nothing's written out or outlined. So then I start writing with this character in mind, and they get clearer as they go. The way they talk, the choices they make, their attitude or personality, these things were there but muddy; they get refined and sharp, and evolve with the story as I put them through challenges and conflict.
So, I've got an angsty "erotic coming of age" novel set in 1930s Singapore that I've been sitting on top of for ages. It's basically ready and just needs the final edit for polish. And I've got another that's still in development set in the English-country-side in the late 1800s. This one's my erotic/paranormal take on the classic gothic romance, told from the male lover''s point of view.
Mrs. Danielle Russo lives a picture-perfect life with her charismatic husband. She has a beautiful home, and everything she could ask for. Except everything isn’t what it appears to be: spending every waking minute as Marcus’ model wife is starting to take a toll on Danny.
To cope, Danny lives a rich, secret inner life through her job as an assistant curator and the support of a few friends. She’s accepted that her future will be quiet, restrained, and dignified. And then she meets a young man at dinner who changes everything.
Nicolas Thierry is a brooding and sensual college kid. He’s unpredictable, and unapologetically public about his desire for Danny. No one quite knows what to make of this boy, and Nicolas’ attention threatens everything she and her husband have built together.
Danny knows that for her own sanity and the sake of her marriage, she’s got to send him packing. But under Nicolas’ smoldering gaze and hungry touch, Danny realizes she’s starting to feel new and dangerous things stirring inside her she’s never, ever felt before.
Very deliberately, Nicolas walks around the desk, stands beside it, and looks right down into my eyes.
I swallow. His eyes are a problem. They are so huge, so frightening. They stir things in me I can’t even name. He looks like he’s about to do something, something reckless. Panic makes me try to reason with him.
“Please, Nicolas, just . . . why are you doing this? Why can’t you just respect my answer?”
He kneels at my side, puts his hands on the arms of my chair, and turns me to face him. I feel the trembling start, the same faint trembling I’d had at the car after I’d gotten home that night, and I try to stop. But it’s hopeless.
Nicolas’ eyes, wide and framed by the black lashes that have haunted me since that night, lock intently on mine as he speaks, softly. “Because your answer, no matter how much you tell me otherwise, is yes. I can see it in your eyes.”
I swallow, licking my lips. I try to find the right words. “Then . . . then let me live with the one I’m telling you out loud.” I shake my head. “Teach me a lesson. Leave me the way I am.”
He doesn’t answer. He puts a hand to my cheek, and strokes it. I gaze back at him, not having anything else left in my brain to defend myself with. All I feel is the hot, firm slide of his fingers, and those ocean-deep blue eyes.
“Part your legs, Danielle,” he says.
It takes me a moment to understand what he’s said. I blink, startled. “Wh-what?”
He doesn’t bother with any more words. He puts his hands on my knees and pushes them apart. I start to pull away, to push away, but he does not let me go, and he comes between them, and up, and his mouth, relentless, oh so deliciously stubborn, finds mine.
Passion. Decadence. Drama. Mira Noire doesn't pussyfoot around. If you're looking for the typical happily-ever-after with the same old characters - they aren't here. Mira writes visceral scenes that are so real you can taste (and smell!) them, and loves to feature flawed characters you may not always like. Like or not, you'll definitely love watching them, and hopefully enjoy following them on their intensely personal erotic journeys. Mira lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, loves to travel abroad, and has a B.A. in English from Stanford University. Visit Mira at http://www.miranoire.com to get to know her world a little better.
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Demolition of the old Interstate 74 (Memorial) Bridge has begun after opening of the new interstate bridge in 2022.
Elections, not caucuses, should be the focus
Message from Iowa Gov. Reynolds and the state Republican Party – transparency is only for suckers
So many questions, but so few answers
Lousy choices best describes 'school choice' bill
Iowa legislators must support state universities' funding, not just targeted student scholarships
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Pass the gravy, pretty please
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Iowa D’s shouldn’t lose sight of what's important
air pollution Doug Kratz Isle of Capri Casinos Tax Increment Financing Davenport Sewage Treatment Plant Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Life Fitness Center Mississippi River nitrogen pollution debt Inc. Animal Legal Defense Fund endangered animals Berkshire Hathaway Animal Welfare Act Bettendorf City Council QC Times Dispatch/Argus development agreement Bettendorf Isle of Capri Casino Cricket Hollow Zoo sewage treatment USDA roadside zoo downtown Bettendorf Quad City Times Kevin Mowbray newspapers City Administrator Decker Ploehn ALDF TIF Mary Junck first quarter earnings gambling BettPlex earnings Tom and Pamela Sellner financials Lee Enterprises Iowa Department of Natural Resources Isle of Capri Casino Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. Douglas Kratz sewage Muscatine sports complex Kevin Koellner Manchester Middle Road Dispatch-Argus
on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 02:07 by Randy Evans
Not that she asked, but I have some advice for Rita Hart, the new chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.
Yes, Hart is an experienced practitioner of politics. She was twice elected to the Iowa Senate. She was the Democrats’ lieutenant governor candidate on the ticket with Fred Hubbell in 2018. And two years ago, she came within an eyelash — six votes — of winning a seat in Congress. She also is a former teacher and still farms with her husband near the Clinton County town of Wheatland.
Normally, I would trust the judgment of someone with her credentials on what her priorities should be as the Iowa Democrats’ top state leader. But this is the Iowa Democratic Party, and too many party activists, along with civic boosters and journalists, cling to the belief that the process of choosing presidential nominees absolutely and without question must begin in Iowa.
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on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:06 by Kathie Obradovich
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Transparency is for suckers.
That’s the message, loud and clear, from Gov. Kim Reynolds and her Republican enablers in the Legislature.
I’d suspect that this was another, particularly idiotic manifestation of the trans-phobia that has infected Republican officeholders the past few years. But no, Reynolds and GOP lawmakers are insisting on “transparency” through various priority bills in the Legislature while keeping the public in the dark. Everybody loves transparency – as long as it required of other people.
Reynolds’ recent interview with Amanda Rooker of KCCI-TV made that abundantly clear. Rooker asked Reynolds about the so-called “transparency” measures she is proposing for public schools. These may include ideas proposed in the past, like requiring teachers to post their lesson plans online or school libraries posting every title on their shelves.
Rooker asked if Reynolds would also seek to impose those rules on private schools that receive taxpayer funds from her education savings account proposal.
Reynolds stammered.
“Well, you know they’re held to — you know, most of this would deal with public schools, would public schools right now. So you know, they – it would just be public schools.”
That last phrase is the actual answer. Only public schools would have to post course details and library titles and whatever else the governor and GOP lawmakers can think of to demand from public schools.
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on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 00:33 by Ed Tibbets
Along the Mississippi
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her plan to use taxpayer money to pay for private schooling gives people a choice to educate their kids where they want.
But that’s not what her plan says. Just look at the details: Only certain families with kids in public schools will get that choice.
What this plan really does is pay people who already are sending their kids to private schools.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ address highlights private school scholarships, agency restructuring
on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 19:29 by news
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Gov. Kim Reynolds unveiled her latest private school scholarship proposal and plans for a huge restructuring of the state government Tuesday in her 2023 Condition of the State address.
Reynolds delivered her sixth address as governor to the most Republican-dominated Legislature of her time in office and one in which more than a third of the members are beginning their first terms.
“Through natural disasters, a pandemic, a nationwide recession and more, Iowa’s status as a beacon for freedom and opportunity has endured,” she said. “We’ve been recognized as the most fiscally responsible state in the country, we’re ranked in the top ten states to live in America, and we continue to be ranked the #1 state for opportunity.”
Reynolds was reelected to her second full term as Iowa governor in the 2022 election, defeating Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear.
Republicans also strengthened their trifecta control at the Iowa Statehouse, and party leaders in both chambers said they were ready to implement the governor’s agenda quickly. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said the Senate is ready to hold a subcommittee meeting on Reynolds’ education bill yet this week or early next week.
“We are ready to get to work and hopefully make this agenda into law,” Whitver said.
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Class action lawsuit accuses Davenport-based Lee Enterprises, Inc. of online privacy violations
on Sun, 12/25/2022 - 01:25 by Clark Kauffman
The Iowa-based newspaper chain Lee Enterprises is facing a potential class-action lawsuit alleging it has shared readers’ personal information with Facebook in violation of federal law.
Lee publishes newspapers and other media content in 77 markets across 26 states. The company’s 10 Iowa papers include the Quad-City Times in Davenport, the Sioux City Journal, the Mason City Globe-Gazette the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier and the Muscatine Journal.
The lawsuit, filed this week in U.S. District Court, alleges that Lee’s news-media websites offer users the option of subscribing to newsletters or to newspapers that provide consumers with access to articles and video content in exchange for their personal information, including names and mailing addresses.
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on Mon, 12/19/2022 - 19:26 by Chris Jones
It’s that time of year again. Another twelve months have gone by, and Crazy Uncle Frank once again brought his friend Captain Morgan with him to Christmas dinner, hidden in his jacket pocket.
After a few surreptitiously spiked egg nogs, Frank gets a little mean and starts talking smack about his favorite whipping boy, conservation compliance.
First, a little primer on conservation compliance.
According to USDA (1), The 1985 Farm Bill “requires producers participating in most programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to abide by certain conditions on any land owned or farmed that is highly erodible or that is considered a wetland.”
Of course, one of those programs is taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance.
On average, federal taxpayers pay 62 percent of the cost of farmers’ crop insurance premiums. Again, on average, for every $1 a farmer spends on crop insurance, he/she gets back $2.23 (2).
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Large write-down of assets leaves Lee with a $6.34 million loss for fourth quarter ended September 25
on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 04:02 by news
Lee Enterprises – owner of the Quad City Times, Daily Dispatch/Argus and more than 70 other newspapers and online news sites – reported a $6.34 million loss for the fourth quarter ended September 25. However, the quarterly financial results were skewed into negative territory primarily by a $21 million (non-cash) write-down of company assets.
Without the write-down, Lee likely would have had positive earnings for the quarter, as opposed to the $1.09 per share loss it reported Thursday (December 8).
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Iowa to dramatically cut back on restaurant inspections; plan is for once every five years
on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 18:57 by Clark Kauffman
The state of Iowa is planning to dramatically scale back the routine inspection of restaurants and other food-service establishments by making only one onsite inspection every five years.
Currently, most Iowa restaurants are subjected to at least one routine inspection every three years. They are also inspected in response to complaints or changes in ownership.
Complaint-driven and ownership-related inspections will continue. But in the absence of those issues, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals intends to visit each Iowa restaurant no more than once every five years under a set of new rules that are expected to take effect next month.
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Iowa regulatory agency ignores law requiring the routine inspection of Iowa hotels
on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 02:28 by Clark Kauffman
For the past eight years, a state regulatory agency has violated a law requiring the routine inspection of Iowa’s hotels and motels.
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals is required to inspect all hotels within its jurisdiction at least once every two years. Inspections are the sole process by which Iowa enforces regulations intended to protect hotel guests’ health, safety and rights as consumers.
In May, the Iowa Capital Dispatch asked the department why few hotel inspection reports were being posted to the agency’s website given the legal requirement for routine, biennial inspections at all hotels.
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Emails reveal Y officials asked if Bettendorf had fitness center appraised; city says it didn't seek an independent appraisal to avoid the expense
on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 00:59 by news
One of the first questions YMCA of the Mississippi Valley officials asked about a possible deal to buy the Bettendorf Life Fitness Center was if the city had done a real estate appraisal to determine the market value of the 72,000-square-foot facility and its 3-acre site along Middle Road.
"No, there has not," was the email response from Bettendorf City Administrator Decker Ploehn.
That exchange occurred in mid-December 2021, according to emails obtained by Bettendorf.com under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the city. Over the ensuing nine months, the city has not sought an appraisal to determine the current market value of the facility.
Under state law, an appraisal is not required if the city conducts a public hearing on the sale of public property. That public hearing on the sale of the life fitness center for $1.4 million – the county's assessed value which has changed little over the past four years – is scheduled for the city council's Oct. 4 meeting.
City officials in response to questions about the emails obtained by bettendorf.com said using the county's assessed value saved the city from spending money on an appraisal. But by not having a real estate appraiser estimate the actual market value of property, the city could be giving away far more taxpayer dollars than the cost of an appraisal.
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"The Slipway Grey" in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: 2014
The Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards
Posted on January 22, 2014 in Blog
I’m delighted to announce that my short story “The Slipway Grey” first published in Michael Kelly’s fabulous collection Chilling Tales 2 (EDGE Publications, 2013) will be in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: 2014.
It’s a strange story: about an old man who tells his grand-daughter about his vision of the Angel of Death—a massive bull shark haunting the Selebi mines in Rhodesia.
It was inspired by a number of stories told to me by family and friends of family who grew up in South Africa. My dad, in particular, dabbled in hypnotism for a time in university and this always fascinated me. (Also, sharks. Sharks fascinate me—and by “fascinate” I mean “scare the bejesus out of me”.)
The table of contents for Paula Guran’s anthology looks fantastic, and so, on that note, I’ll leave you with the notes from Prime’s website.
No matter your expectations, the dark is full of the unknown: grim futures, distorted pasts, invasions of the uncanny, paranormal fancies, weird dreams, unnerving nightmares, baffling enigmas, revelatory excursions, desperate adventures, spectral journeys, mundane terrors and supernatural visions. You may stumble into obsession or find redemption. Often disturbing, occasionally delightful, let The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror be your annual guide through the mysteries and wonders of dark fiction.
Contents (in alphabetical order by author’s last name):
“Postcards from Abroad,” Peter Atkins (Rolling Darkness Revue 2013, Earthling Publications)
“The Creature Recants,” Dale Bailey (Clarkesworld, Issue 85, October 2013)
“The Good Husband,” Nathan Ballingrud (North American Lake Monsters, Small Beer Press)
“Termination Dust,” Laird Barron (Tales of Jack the Ripper, ed. Ross Lockhart, Word Horde)
“The Ghost Makers,” Elizabeth Bear (Fearsome Journeys, ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris)
“The Marginals,” Steve Duffy (The Moment of Panic, PSPublishing)
“A Collapse of Horses,” Brian Evenson (The American Reader, Feb/Mar 2013)
“A Lunar Labyrinth,” Neil Gaiman (Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe, eds. J. E. Mooney & Bill Fawcett, Tor)
“Pride,” Glen Hirshberg (Rolling Darkness Revue 2013, Earthling Publications)
“Let My Smile Be Your Umbrella,” Brian Hodge (Psycho-Mania!, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson)
“The Soul in the Bell Jar,” K. J. Kabza (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2013)
“The Prayer of Ninety Cats,” Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean Online, Spring 2013)
“Dark Gardens,” Greg Kurzawa (Interzone # 248)
“A Little of the Night,” Tanith Lee (Clockwork Phoenix 4, ed. Mike Allen, Mythic Delirium)
“The Gruesome Affair of the Electric Blue Lightning,” Joe R. Lansdale (Beyond Rue Morgue: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe’s First Detective, ed. Paul Kane & Charles Prepole, Titan)
“Iseul’s Lexicon,” Yoon Ha Lee (Conservation of Shadows, Prime Books)
“The Plague” Ken Liu (Nature, 16 May 2013)
“The Slipway Gray,” Helen Marshall (Chilling Tales 2, ed. Michael Kelly, Edge Publications)
“To Die for Moonlight,” Sarah Monette (Apex Magazine, Issue #50)
“Event Horizon,” Sunny Moraine (Strange Horizons, 21 Oct 2013)
“The Legend of Troop 13,” Kit Reed (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jan 2013 / The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories, Wesleyan)
“Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell,” Brandon Sanderson (Dangerous Women, eds. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Tor)
“Phosphorous,” Veronica Schanoes, (Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy, eds. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Tor)
“Blue Amber,” David J. Schow (Impossible Monsters, ed. Kasey Lansdale, Subterranean Press)
“Rag and Bone,” Priya Sharma (Tor.com, 10 April 2013)
“Our Lady of Ruins”, Sarah Singleton (The Dark 2, Dec 2013)
“Cuckoo,” Angela Slatter (A Killer Among Demons, ed. Craig Bezant, Dark Prints Press)
“Wheatfield with Crows,” Steve Rasnic Tem (Dark World: Ghost Stories, ed. Timothy Parker Russell, Tartarus Press)
“Moonstruck,” Karin Tidbeck (Shadows and Tall Trees, Vol. 5, ed. Mike Kelly, Undertow)
“The Dream Detective,” Lisa Tuttle (Lightspeed, Mar 2013)
“Fishwife,” Carrie Vaughn (Nightmare, Jun 2013
“Air, Water and the Grove,” Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, eds Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin, Jurassic London)
Tags:chilling tales 2, more sharks, Paula Guran, sharks, the slipway grey, ToC, year's best
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Author Coll, C. de V.N.; Domingues, M.R.; Hallal, P.C.; da Silva, I.C.M.; Bassani, D.G.; Matijasevich, A.; Barros, A.; Santos, I.S.; Bertoldi, A.D.
Title Changes in leisure-time physical activity among Brazilian pregnant women: comparison between two birth cohort studies (2004 – 2015) Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication BMC Public Health Abbreviated Journal BMC Public Health
Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 119
Keywords Adult; Body Mass Index; Brazil; Cohort Studies; *Exercise; Female; Humans; *Leisure Activities; Maternal Age; Mothers/*statistics & numerical data; Obesity/complications; Parity; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications/etiology/*prevention & control; Pregnancy Trimesters/physiology; Time Factors; Young Adult; Birth cohort studies; Exercise; Motor activity; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Recommendations; Surveillance
Abstract BACKGROUND: Low levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during pregnancy have been shown in studies conducted worldwide. Surveillance is extremely important to monitor the progress of physical activity patterns over time and set goals for effective interventions to decrease inactivity among pregnant women. The aim of this study was to evaluate time changes in LTPA among Brazilian pregnant women in an 11-year period (2004-2015) by comparing data from two birth cohort studies. METHODS: Two population-based birth cohort studies were carried out in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil, in 2004 and 2015. A total of 4244 and 4271 mothers were interviewed after delivery. Weekly frequency and duration of each session of LTPA in a typical week were reported for the pre-pregnancy period and for each trimester of pregnancy. Trends in both recommended LTPA (>/=150 min/week) and any LTPA (regardless of weekly amount) were analysed overtime. Changes were also calculated separately for subgroups of maternal age, schooling, family income, parity, pre-pregnancy body mass index and pre-pregnancy LTPA. RESULTS: The proportion of women engaged in recommended levels of LTPA pre-pregnancy increased from 11.2% (95%CI 10.0-12.2) in 2004 to 15.8% (95%CI 14.6-16.9) in 2015. During pregnancy, no changes were observed over the period for the first (10.6 to 10.9%) and second (8.7 to 7.9%) trimesters, whereas there was a decrease from 3.4% (95%CI 2.9-4.0) to 2.4% (95%CI 1.9-2.8) in the last trimester. Major decreases in LTPA in the last trimester were observed among women who were younger, with intermediate to high income, high schooling, primiparous, pre-pregnancy obese and, engaged in LTPA before pregnancy. Changes in any LTPA practice followed the same patterns described for recommended LTPA. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the increase in the proportion of women engaged in LTPA before pregnancy between 2004 and 2005, LTPA levels remained stable during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and declined during the third gestational trimester over the period. Interventions to encourage the maintenance of LTPA practice throughout pregnancy are urgently needed.
Address Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Author Goffart, N.; Lombard, A.; Lallemand, F.; Kroonen, J.; Nassen, J.; Di Valentin, E.; Berendsen, S.; Dedobbeleer, M.; Willems, E.; Robe, P.; Bours, V.; Martin, D.; Martinive, P.; Maquet, P.; Rogister, B.
Title CXCL12 mediates glioblastoma resistance to radiotherapy in the subventricular zone Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Neuro-Oncology Abbreviated Journal Neuro Oncol
Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 66-77
Keywords Animals; Brain Neoplasms/metabolism/*pathology/radiotherapy; Chemokine CXCL12/*metabolism; Cranial Irradiation/*adverse effects; Gamma Rays/adverse effects; Glioblastoma/metabolism/*pathology/radiotherapy; Humans; Lateral Ventricles/metabolism/*pathology/radiation effects; Mice; Mice, Nude; Neoplastic Stem Cells/metabolism/*pathology/radiation effects; *Radiation Tolerance; Signal Transduction/radiation effects; Tumor Cells, Cultured; Cxcl12; glioblastoma; mesenchymal activation; radioresistance; subventricular zone
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) have an overall median survival of 15 months despite multimodal therapy. These catastrophic survival rates are to be correlated to systematic relapses that might arise from remaining glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) left behind after surgery. In this line, it has recently been demonstrated that GSCs are able to escape the tumor mass and preferentially colonize the adult subventricular zone (SVZ). At a distance from the initial tumor site, these GSCs might therefore represent a high-quality model of clinical resilience to therapy and cancer relapses as they specifically retain tumor-initiating abilities. METHOD: While relying on recent findings that have validated the existence of GSCs in the human SVZ, we questioned the role of the SVZ niche as a potential GSC reservoir involved in therapeutic failure. RESULTS: Our results demonstrate that (i) GSCs located in the SVZ are specifically resistant to radiation in vivo, (ii) these cells display enhanced mesenchymal roots that are known to be associated with cancer radioresistance, (iii) these mesenchymal traits are specifically upregulated by CXCL12 (stromal cell-derived factor-1) both in vitro and in the SVZ environment, (iv) the amount of SVZ-released CXCL12 mediates GBM resistance to radiation in vitro, and (v) interferes with the CXCL12/CXCR4 signalling system, allowing weakening of the tumor mesenchymal roots and radiosensitizing SVZ-nested GBM cells. CONCLUSION: Together, these data provide evidence on how the adult SVZ environment, through the release of CXCL12, supports GBM therapeutic failure and potential tumor relapse.
Address Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, GIGA-Neurosciences Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (N.G., A.L., J.N., M.D., E.W., B.R.); Department of Neurosurgery, CHU and University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (A.L., D.M.); Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, CHU and University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (F.L., P.M.); Laboratory of Tumor and Development Biology, GIGA-Cancer Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (F.L.); Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (F.L.); Human Genetics, CHU and University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (N.G., J.K., V.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neurosciences and the T&P Bohnenn Laboratory for Neuro-Oncology University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands (N.G., J.K., S.B., P.R.); GIGA-Viral Vector Plateform, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (E.D.V.); Department of Neurology, CHU and University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (P.M., B.R.)
Author Shibata, W.; Sohara, M.; Wu, R.; Kobayashi, K.; Yagi, S.; Yaguchi, K.; Iizuka, Y.; Iwasa, M.; Nakahata, H.; Yamaguchi, T.; Matsumoto, H.; Okada, M.; Taniguchi, K.; Hayashi, A.; Inazawa, S.; Inagaki, N.; Sasaki, T.; Koh, R.; Kinoshita, H.; Nishio, M.; Ogashiwa, T.; Ookawara, A.; Miyajima, E.; Oba, M.; Ohge, H.; Maeda, S.; Kimura, H.; Kunisaki, R.
Title Incidence and Outcomes of Central Venous Catheter-related Blood Stream Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Routine Clinical Practice Setting Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Abbreviated Journal Inflamm Bowel Dis
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occasionally require central venous catheter (CVC) placement to support a therapeutic plan. Given that CVC can predispose patients to infection, this investigation was undertaken to assess the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of CVC-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in patients with IBD during routine clinical practice. METHODS: Data were compiled using retrospective chart reviews of 1367 patients treated at our IBD center between 2007 and 2012 during routine clinical practice. Among the 1367 patients, 314 who had received CVC placements were included. Patients with positive blood culture were considered as “definite” CRBSI, whereas “possible” CRBSI was defined as patients in whom fever alleviated within 48 hours post-CVC without any other infection. Patients' demographic variables including age, body mass index, serum albumin, duration of CVC placement, use of antibiotics, medications for IBD, and perioperative status between CRBSI and non-CRBSI subgroups were compared by applying a multivariate Poisson logistic regression model. RESULTS: Among the 314 patients with CVC placement, there were 83 CRBSI cases (26.4%). The average time to the onset of CRBSI was 22.5 days (range 4-105 days). The jugular vein access was found to be the most serious risk of CRBSI (risk ratio 2.041 versus subclavian vein). All patients with CRBSI fully recovered. CONCLUSIONS: In this investigation, regardless of the patients' demographic features including immunosuppressive therapy, up to 30% of febrile IBD patients with CVC showed CRBSI. It is believed that CVC placement per se is a risk of CRBSI in patients with IBD.
Address *Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Centre, Yokohama, Japan;daggerDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan;double daggerSchool of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan; section signDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Investigation, Yokohama City University Medical Centre, Yokohama, Japan; ||Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan; and paragraph signDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, Japan
Author Piovezan, R.D.; Hirotsu, C.; Feres, M.C.; Cintra, F.D.; Andersen, M.L.; Tufik, S.; Poyares, D.
Title Obstructive sleep apnea and objective short sleep duration are independently associated with the risk of serum vitamin D deficiency Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication PloS one Abbreviated Journal PLoS One
Volume 12 Issue 7 Pages e0180901
Keywords Adult; African Continental Ancestry Group; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus/physiopathology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Hypertension/physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity/physiopathology; Polysomnography; Risk Factors; Sedentary Lifestyle; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep/physiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/blood/*complications/ethnology/physiopathology; Sleep Wake Disorders/blood/*complications/ethnology/physiopathology; Smoking/physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vitamin D/*blood; Vitamin D Deficiency/blood/*complications/ethnology/physiopathology
Abstract BACKGROUND: Studies demonstrate an association between vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency and sleep disturbances, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and short sleep duration. However, to date, no studies have concurrently and objectively evaluated the effect of these factors on 25(OH)D. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether OSA and objective short sleep duration are independently associated with reduced 25(OH)D in an adult population sample. METHODS: A cross-sectional study included 657 individuals from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as part of the ERA project. Participants fulfilled questionnaires and underwent clinical evaluation, polysomnography and blood sample collection for 25(OH)D quantification. OSA was classified into three categories (mild, moderate and severe). The risk of 25(OH)D deficiency was considered as levels<30 ng/mL. Short sleep duration was defined as total sleep time<6 hours. RESULTS: The risk of 25(OH)D deficiency was observed in 59.5% of the sample, affecting more individuals of the female gender, obese, with African American ethnicity, and those that were smokers, sedentary and presented hypertension and diabetes. In the final logistic model adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, obesity, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, seasonality and creatinine serum levels, both OSA and short sleep duration showed significant independent associations with the risk of 25(OH)D deficiency (moderate OSA: OR for 25(OH)D<30 = 2.21, 95% CI: 1.35-3.64, p<0.01; severe OSA: OR for 25(OH)D<30 = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.06-3.00, p = 0.03; short sleep duration: OR for 25(OH)D<30 = 1.61, 95% CI: 1.15-2.26, p = 0.01). After a subgroup analysis, similar results were observed only in participants >/=50 years. CONCLUSION: OSA and short sleep duration are independently associated with the risk of 25(OH)D deficiency in an adult population. Age-related changes in vitamin D metabolism and the frequency of sleep disorders may be involved in these associations. Future studies exploring whether 25(OH)D levels may modulate OSA and sleep curtailment-related outcomes are needed.
Address Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Lotus Emira unveiled: The final dance
This will be Lotus's last sports car with an internal combustion engine
By Saurabh Gamare
More from Motoring
Meet the Lotus Emira. It is the last mid-engine sports car by Lotus to have an internal combustion engine. And it won’t have just one, but two engine options.
The first option is a 3.5-litre supercharged V6 carried over from the Evora and Exige, paired with either an auto or manual ‘box. And the second option is a 2.0-litre turbo sourced directly from the Mercedes-AMG. While this engine option will only be paired to a DCT. Let’s look at the numbers then, shall we? After all, it’s a sports car. Nothing extraordinary here. It accelerates from 0-100-kph in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 290 kph. Lotus hasn’t given any specific power figures for the engines, but it has mentioned that it will range from 355 bhp to 395 bhp. It’s the four-cylinder engine that will tip the scale at 1,405 kg, as for the supercharged V6, it’s best for all the wicked noises that you’d wish for in your sports car.
As compared to its predecessors, the Emira has a similar footprint. It has a length of 4112 mm and a width of 1985 mm but is nowhere near the same as far as looks are concerned. Though, it does borrow a few styling cues from the Evija. Now, there are a few more interesting bits that are missing from its press release. But the juicy bit is that it will have a hydraulic steering setup. Saying goodbye to that dead feeling electric power steering and welcoming the natural-feeling hydraulic setup.
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You can even set the car up in ‘Tour’ for a comfier suspension setup, and in ‘Sport’ for a sharper setup. These setups are exclusively available in the ‘Lotus Drivers Pack’. In addition to that, there will be stickier Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres. Inside, it has a huge 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system. Over the years, it has come a long way. Oh, and you’d have to agree it looks like a million bucks.
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Journal des Sçavans
Amsterdam: Chez Pierre le Grand
Journal des Sçavans (Journal of the Learned) is the oldest scientific journal that is still publishing. Its first issue in January 1665 pre-dated the first issue of Philosophical Transactions by two months.
The Journal, during Leeuwenhoek's time issued weekly on Monday, published summaries and translated excerpts from nine letters by Leeuwenhoek, seven written to Henry Oldenburg and the last two to Robert Hooke. Three of the letters had figures, for a total of ten figures, but no figures were published in Journal des Sçavans. They published these extracts in seven articles early in Leeuwenhoek's career.
By volume:
Volume IV, 1675 - one article, one letter
Volume VI, 1678 - one article, one letter
Volume VII, 1679 - three articles for one letter; one article for five letters
Volume XI, 1683 - one article, one letter
By letter:
Letter of ...
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AvL #
1674-04-07 5 3 Vol. VII, June 26, 1679, No. XV, pp. 198-201 *
1674-09-07 11 6 Vol. IV, January 2, 1675. pp. 57-59 (before the weekly issues were numbered) ^
1675-08-14 18 12 Vol. VII, June 26, 1679, No. XV, pp. 198-201
1676-10-09 26 18 Vol. VI, March 28, 1678, No. XI, pp. 132-135 *
1677-05-14 32 20 Vol. VII, April 3, 1679, No. VIII, pp. 111-112
May 27, 1679, No. XIII, pp. 181
June 12, 1679, No. XIV, pp. 194-196
1678-01-14 37 23 Vol. VII, June 26, 1679, No. XV, pp. 198-201 *
1682-04-04 68 36 Vol. XI, November 29, 1683, No. XXVII, pp. 363-364
The articles marked with an asterisk were extracted from the article appearing earlier in 1679 in Recueil d'Expériences et Observations sur le Combat, which were themselves extracts from the Philosophical Transactions translation of Leeuwenhoek's Dutch manuscripts.
^ In Alle de Brieven / Collected Letters, the issue and page numbers are incorrect.
The first, published on Monday, February 11, 1675, had been published in Philosophical Transactions, number 108, the previous November, excerpted from Leeuwenhoek's Letter 3 of September 7, 1674, to Oldenburg. In Journal des Sçavans, it was titled: "Extrait du Journal d'Angleterre, contenant quelques observations curieuses faites par le moyen du Microscope" (Extract from the English Journal, containing some curious observations made by mean of the Microscope).
As was their style, the article consisted of five numbered paragraphs that combined elements of a summary and a paraphrase. For example, number IV began "Ce qu'il a remarque sur l'eau de la Mer qui est du coste de Berkelse-sea ast encore tres-curieux" (What he noticed on the water of the Sea of Berkelse-sea is again very curious).
Three years later, in Vol. VI on March 28, 1678, they published four pages extracted from Leeuwenhoek's long and most famous letter, Letter 18 of October 9, 1676, which documented his months of observations of little animals in a variety of spice infusions. Philosophical Transactions published less than half of the letter in English translation first, on March 25, 1677, in number 133. The French extract came from Leeuwenhoek's summary of that letter in his Letter 28 to Constantijn Huygens of 7 November 1676.
Title: "Extrait du Journal d'Angleterre. Suite des observations de M. van Lewenhoeck. Découverte de plusieurs petits animaux dans de l'eau , où l'on avoit fait tremper du poivre" (Excerpt from the English Journal. Following the comments of Mr. van Lewenhoeck. Discovery of many little animals in water, where it had soaked in pepper).
The following spring, they excerpted another long letter, Letter 20 of May 14, 1677, which had been published in Philosophical Transactions on June 25, 1677, in number 136. The excerpts appeared in three issues of Vol. VII (image on right):
April 3, 1679, No. VIII, three paragraphs summarized Leeuwenhoek's observations of cotton used as bandages.
May 27, 1679, No. XIII, a short paragraph summarized Leeuwenhoek's observations of moxa (dried mugwort) as a remedy for gout.
June 12, 1679, No. XIV, a 500-word extract on the nature and qualities of both moxa and cotton.
At this point, the Royal Society had replicated Leeuwenhoek's observations of little animals but had not yet made him a member of the Royal Society. His name was becoming known in France. Two weeks later, Vol. VII on June 26, 1679, the Journal summarized the most "curious" observations in five letters, three of them from 1674.
Letter 4 of June 1, 1674
Letter 5 of July 6, 1674
Letter 6 of September 7, 1674
Letter 12 of August 14, 1675
Letter 23 of January 14, 1678
Shortened title: "Observations faites avec le microscope sur le Sang, le Lait, le Sucre, le Sel, & la Manne" (Observations made with the microscope about Blood, Milk, Sugar, Salt and Manna). It was itself an extract of the four of the five letters that appeared as the third section of Recueil d'Expériences et Observations sur le Combat in 1679.
Four and a half years later and for a final time, the Journal published Leeuwenhoek, in Vol. XI on November 29, 1683, No. XXVII, pp. 363-364. They excerpted about 400 words of the "singular" observations in Letter 36 of April 4, 1682, about muscle tissue Leeuwenhoek observed in lobsters and shrimp. Title: "Extrait du Journal d'Angleterre contenant quelques Observations singulieres du Sieur Louvenoeck [sic], touchant la barbe & le coquillage des huitres, le tout conceu en ces termes."
Earlier in 1683, the then-editor of the Journal, Jean de la Roque, began a new journal, Journal de médecine ou observations. He devoted it to publishing summaries and extracts of articles in non-French journals. The venture lasted only six months, but La Roque published excerpts from two of Leeuwenhoek's letters, including some figures.
After this flurry of activity, the Journal des Sçavans stopped paying attention to Leeuwenhoek, never again publishing anthing by or about him.
1679 Vasseur, L. le (ed.) Recueil d'experiences et observations
Wrote Letter 3 of 1674-04-07 (AB 5) to Henry Oldenburg
Wrote Letter 6 of 1674-09-07 (AB 11) to Henry Oldenburg
Wrote Letter 12 of 1675-08-14 (AB 18) to Henry Oldenburg
Wrote Letter 23 of 1678-01-14 (AB 37) to Robert Hooke about human blood, blood transfusions, flea larvae, and little animals in pepper water
Wrote Letter 36 of 1682-04-04 (AB 68) to Robert Hooke
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Rhythm Connection Essays on Music, Travel and Politics, Sprinkled with Birds
April 28th, 2010 by robert
San Cristobal is a hub of political activity in southern Mexico. Many non-profits are based in the town, working for all kinds of causes. The Zapatista rebellion of 1994 was directly felt in San Cristobal and the surrounding region spreading eastwards to the Lacondon forests. Although the Zapatista army is demobilized, it has catalyzed a vibrant political movement called La Otra Compaña. Spreading throughout Mexico, especially in indigenous communities, is the simple concept that the current government is bad government (mal gobierno), a government that is structured to support the interests of business and the wealthy. This is a worldwide concept. Its logical conclusion is that the political system does not work in the interests of the poor, and that an entirely new system needs to be built.
I decided to dig a little deeper, so I traveled to Oventik, one of five Zapatista autonomous caracol communities that are recognized by the federal government. Recognized by treaty, but also by the Mexican military, which has built a comprehensive network of military bases surrounding each of the communities.
Zapatista Council Greeter
When I arrived at the gate closing Oventik to traffic, I was asked why I was there by a person in a ski mask, and when I told him, he requested my passport. I handed it over, and waited as he went to a small building and entered. After fifteen minutes the door opened, and he came over with my passport and told me I could enter. He led me to another shack, where three Italians and a Mexican were seated on benches outside. I joined them to wait for our interview with representatives of the Oventik council. The Italians were discussing with the Mexican the questions they would ask of the council, which seemed to me to be rather rhetorical. Forewarned by Peter, I had questions ready about the health care system and about deforestation. So I drifted away, scanning the shrubs and treetops for birds, and I took some pictures of the ubiquitous murals. There were hardly any people to be seen, except for some women opening the three cooperative handicraft shops.
A young Mexican couple arrived, and that seemed to tip the momentum. We were admitted to a small room with three long benches facing a desk, behind which sat two men wearing the Zapatista trademark balaclavas. The room was dim and the floor was dirt. The walls were covered with solidarity posters from all over the world.
One man stood up and welcomed us, introduced themselves as representatives from the village’s currently seated council, and asked why we had come to visit. I wondered, but not aloud, if women are among those seated in the rotating council leadership positions. We each asked our questions and he slowly wrote them in a notebook. Since my questions were written in my notepad, I gave him the page to save time. When he was finished the second man stood (the one pictured). His role was to give the party line and to answer our questions. To simplify a rambling discourse, the compañero explained that the current role of the community and the Zapatista army is to resist the increasing pressure the government and its allies are bringing to bear on all things Zapatista. Simply existing and sustaining themselves as an independent community, he said, was serving as an inspiration for other communities. Oventik is a seed sprouting a new social system.
Having passed many trucks filled with federal soldiers on the road to Oventik, as well as several heavily fortified army bases, I wondered what the Zapatista defense strategy is with that imposing force. Nobody I’ve asked seems to know, and the EZLN (Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) has been silent, so I did not expect answers beyond platitudes from the councilors. The interview came to a cordial conclusion, and we were invited to amble through the community.
The Mexican guiding the Italians seemed to know a considerable amount about Oventik and the Zapatista movement in general, so I stuck with them and asked him a lot of questions. We did amble through a mostly deserted compound, and we visited the clinic and a small boot factory, before eating lunch at the community restaurant. They offered me a ride back to San Cristobal in their van, and the conversation continued all the way there.
Visiting Oventik was an extremely interesting excursion, though it raised more questions than it answered. But isn’t that an important component of travel, to fertilize the brain through exposure to others’ realities?
You may have noticed I am posting at a furious pace. Sorry. I am in Oaxaca, preparing to fly back to Alaska, and have unlimited access to a computer here. So I am trying to catch up. . .
I just figured out how to embed a slide show. Obviously.
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Inflation pressures, supply chain snarls and a resurgence of Covid are weighing on companies and shaking up stocks.
The latest bout of selling suggests that many investors would rather take losses and get their money out as quickly as they can.
However, Wall Street’s top pros are telling investors that the current market turmoil is an opportunity in disguise for those with a long-term perspective. The experts have picked their favorite stocks to buy now, according to TipRanks, which ranks the best-performing Wall Street professionals.
Here are five stocks that top analysts believe present a bargain opportunity.
RingCentral (RNG) is a provider of cloud-based business communications solutions to customers across industries. The company reported a solid first quarter of 2022, with revenue and adjusted per-share earnings not only improving from the year-ago quarter, but also beating the consensus estimate. The company went on to issue an upbeat outlook for the second quarter.
Despite its strong results and optimistic guidance, RingCentral has not escaped the sell-off that has hit stocks across the board. For investors who may be considering buying the dip, Oppenheimer’s Timothy Horan is urging them to go ahead. In a recent report, the analyst said that RingCentral’s high quality service enables it to maintain stable pricing across its various offerings. The analyst also likes the company’s renewed focus on profitability. (See RingCentral Website Visits on TipRanks.)
Horan rated the stock a buy with a price target of $100.
RingCentral CEO Vlad Shmunis has said that the company’s success is built on three factors: trust, innovation, and partnership. The firm has recently launched several new products, including those targeting small businesses, hybrid work and study segments.
RingCentral has forged partnerships with telecom giants such as AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), Vodafone (VOD), and Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY). It also recently added Frontier (FYBR) as a partner as it seeks to reach more small business customers. According to Horan, RingCentral has the best go-to-market strategy, citing its network of partners that consists of many incumbent telecom and PBX providers.
The analyst expects RingCentral to be a major beneficiary of the rapidly expanding cloud communications market, which he estimates will grow fourfold over the next six years to hit $100 billion.
Out of the nearly 8,000 analysts in the TipRanks database, Horan is ranked at No. 200. The analyst has been correct 64% of the time in his stock ratings, with an average return of 12.8%.
Peloton Interactive
Peloton Interactive (PTON) posted a recent quarterly report that showed a drop in revenue and a widening loss. The fitness company’s business has not been in its best shape amid high inflation and global supply chain disruptions. The market’s meltdown has also taken its toll on Peloton stock.
However, Baird’s Jonathan Komp thinks it would be wrong to write off Peloton on the account of its current woes. In a recent report, the analyst noted that Peloton’s new CEO, Barry McCarthy, is pursuing multiple growth opportunities and working on operational improvements. The analyst also believes that Peloton’s high-margin, fast-growing subscription business appears undervalued.
Komp rated the stock a buy with a price target of $25.
“We are optimistic industry demand is near/at a new baseline and that PTON can drive healthy profitability by F2024E,” the analyst said. Komp believes that the subscription business will underpin Peloton’s profitability. He made note of the management’s cost control efforts, citing Peloton’s $800 million annual run-rate cost-savings target by fiscal 2024. (See Peloton Stock Charts on TipRanks)
Komp is ranked at No. 473 out of the nearly 8,000 analysts in the TipRanks database. The analyst’s stock ratings have been accurate 51% of the time, with an average return of 14.1% per rating.
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Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is a new electric vehicle maker, and it has built several models, namely the R1T pickup truck, R1S SUV, and EDV delivery van. Shares of the company have skidded amid the market tumult.
While some may see a falling knife in Rivian, Mizuho’s Vijay Rakesh is urging investors to buy the dip. In a recent report, the analyst highlighted that Rivian’s business actually looks better than many investors may realize.
Rakesh rated the stock a buy with a price target of $80.
Rivian is aiming to produce 25,000 vehicles in 2022. The company produced 2,553 vehicles in the first quarter 2022. It’s adding manufacturing capacity to meet its production target amid strong demand for its vehicles. Rivian has now received more than 90,000 preorders for its truck and SUV models, compared to about 83,000 preorders in the previous update. Rakesh noted that Rivian’s nearly 10,000 new pre-orders come at a higher average selling price of $90,000 per vehicle, compared to $77,000 for the earlier orders. (See Rivian Retail Investors on TipRanks)
Adding to his bullish hypothesis, the analyst noted that Amazon (AMZN) placed an order with Rivian for 100,000 vans, which should be delivered by 2030. With orders continuing to come, demand is not a problem for Rivian, the firm only needs to scale up production. According to Rakesh, Rivian has sufficient cash to last it through the next 11 quarters.
Of the nearly 8,000 analysts in the TipRanks database, Rakesh is ranked at No. 72. The analyst’s calls have been accurate 62% of the time, with an average return of 23.2% per rating.
Six Flags (SIX) operates regional theme parks, and it recently reported a generally strong first quarter. However, the stock has continued to trade well below its recent highs alongside the broader market. In a recent report, B. Riley Financial’s Eric Wold discussed how Six Flags’ business is going to get better in the future.
Wold rated the stock a buy with a price target of $55.
Investors have long focused on attendance numbers for theme park operators. However, Wold said that attendance is no longer a key metric when it comes to evaluating Six Flags. According to the analyst, Six Flags is turning its focus to attracting premium guests and at the same time doing away with programs that have generally drawn low-margin guests. It means that while attendance may drop, Six Flags should see improved profitability, the analyst said. (See SIX Flags Risk Factors on TipRanks)
The analyst also believes that Six Flags has the ability to offset inflation pressures. For example, a new pricing strategy that is boosting admission fees and efficient labor staffing should help in alleviating inflation and wage pressures.
Out of the nearly 8,000 analysts in the TipRanks database, Wold is ranked No. 701. The analyst’s calls have been right 46% of the time, with an average return of 10.9% per rating.
Plug Power
Fuel cell company Plug Power (PLUG) recently reported that sales nearly doubled year-over-year in the first quarter, but high costs led to a wider loss. Lately, PLUG stock has been under pressure, recording a steep fall from its recent peak. (See Plug Power Blogger Sentiment on TipRanks)
According to H.C. Wainwright’s Amit Dayal, the decline in Plug Power shares is a blessing in disguise. The analyst sees the company’s business improving in the coming years and the stock rising as well.
Dayal rated the stock a buy with a price target of $78.
Plug Power is expanding its business globally, and the analyst sees up to 25% of the company’s estimated $909 million revenue in 2022 coming from international markets. The natural gas price volatility has pressured Plug Power’s fuel margins, and Dayal acknowledges that it could remain in the near term. However, the company is improving its service margins.
“We believe the stock should get a better appreciation from the market on evidence of execution against margin improvements and global growth,” said Dayal.
Plug Power’s fuel cell solutions address clean, renewable energy needs. According to the analyst, the stock stands to benefit from U.S. and global climate change legislation.
Dayal is ranked at No. 28 out of the nearly 8,000 analysts in the TipRanks database. The analyst’s ratings have been correct 44% of the time, with an average return of 49.8% per rating.
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The Inside Skinny On Doc's Diet
File this one in the Can't-Leave-Well-Enough-Alone slot.
Two friends on Facebook ripped me on the previous illustration of Billy the Kid, showing a dreaded tie-down ("Bob, I dare you to find a tie-down on any pre-1900 photograph."). So, I got up this morning and took another run at it
"Billy Title Page Redo, Number Two"
The Inside Skinny On Dennis Quaid's Diet
Turns out Dennis Quaid is going to be the Grand Marshal of the Doc Holliday Parade on August 11, in Tombstone. I thought it would be a good time to finally interview Dennis about how he lost 38 pounds to portray the deadly dentist.
Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner) and Doc Holliday (Dennis Quaid) in a scene from 1994's "Wyatt Earp." Quaid had a doctor on the set to monitor his health and he does, indeed look like death warmed over. Photo by Ben Glass
So, thanks to the photographer Ben Glass, above, I was able to get in touch with Quaid's manager who gave me the following instructions:
"Okay, Dennis is a very busy guy. I am going to give you his cell number and you need to call him at 4 P.M. on Saturday. He probably won't answer, but he will see your number and call you right back. Be concise, don't waste his time and you will be okay. Got it?"
I lined up two phones, one to tape off of and the other to call with. As four o'clock approached, to be honest, I was a little nervous. At exactly four, I called the number and it rang and rang, then went to an automated answering service (not his voice). I left my number, and waited.
And waited.
Saturday turned into Sunday and by Monday morning I chalked it up to celebrity arrogance and got on with my workday.
At noon, our publisher, Ken Amorosano and our regional sales manger Greg Carrol, got in my Flex to go to a business lunch. I was driving down Scottsdale Road and we were discussing ad revenue projections when my cell phone rang. I looked down and recognized the number. My Flex picked up the call and ran it through my console speaker. I hit answer and said:
"Hey, Dennis."
"I'm calling about the interview."
"Listen, I can't talk right now. I'll have to call you back in an hour."
I hung up. From the back seat, Greg says, "Who was that?"
"Oh, Dennis Quaid."
"Vengeance is a dish best served cold."
—Old Vaquero Saying
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My Son Takes Me to School
I remember taking my son Tommy to drum lessons when he was a struggling lad. At the time I was hoping against hope he might actually amount to something.
Thomas Charles Bell at So-Hi Estates
outside Kingman, Arizona, circa 1995
Yesterday this same son sent two used books to our post office box. The first book, a ragged paperback— formerly the property of the Scarsdale Public Library—is "The Power And The Glory," by Graham Greene.
Full disclosure: my son had warned me that the books were coming and he asked me if I might bring them to Seattle in July when we are meeting at Deena and Mike's house.
I don't know if the little bastard planned it, or not, but I had to take a gander. And, oh my, the subject is Mexico (Muy, muy Mexico!) and the prose is damn near poetry. Here's just a few random tastes of the first chapter which I read last night:
"he gave the impression of unstable hilarity. . ."
"the vulture moved a little, like the black hand of a clock."
"Of course. . .that was how one lived, putting off everything."
". . .they moved across the little burnt plaza where the dead general [a statue mentioned earlier] grew green in the damp and the gaseosa stalls stood under the palms."
But the one line that hooked me and nailed me in one fell swoop is this one:
"There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in."
Hot Damn and Sweet Jesus! My son just took me to school! And by the way, my father and I were the black sheep of the Bell family. Both his siblings and his mother were teachers. Not my dad and not me. But my son got the right genes (probably from the Radinas) and now he is both a teacher AND a coach. I guess those drum lessons paid off after all.
Tommy straddling a 1,000 foot drop
at Canyon de Chelly
"Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing."
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Did Billy the Kid Really Wear A Sugarloaf Sombrero?
Now that I'm reclaiming a few pages for the third edition of "The Illustrated Life & Times of Billy the Kid," I have returned to the image of the Kid wearing a sugarloaf sombrero. The reference comes from Pat Garrett, himself, who claimed, in his 1882 book, that the lawmen got wind Billy was reported to be wearing a Mexican sugarloaf with a green hatband. This was during the December, 1880 manhunt, and, unfortunately, Garrett's posse shot Charlie Bowdre who was wearing the same exact hat (or, he borrowed Billy's to go feed the horses at Stinking Springs).
Anyway, I wasn't happy with my previous version of Billy wearing the sugarloaf, so this morning I did this new one:
"The Kid Sporting A .45 and A Sugarloaf"
Now some have questioned whether this style was popular at the time the Kid rode, and that the sugarloafs we celebrate came into prominence during the Mexican Revolution, c. 1914-17, but I have found a photo from pretty close to Billy's time, taken in Old Mexico that seems to confirm the style was probably concurrent with the Lincoln County War period.
William Henry Jackson photo at Abra (San Felipe), San Luis Potosi, 1883-84
Garrett claimed the Kid got his headgear from hats made in Chihuahua and brought up the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico. So I think it's safe to say the Kid may have bought and preferred a sugarloaf sombrero, although it doesn't explain the crappy slouch hat he's wearing in his only known photograph.
Definitely NOT A Sugarloaf Sombrero!
"There is no truth, there is no history, there is only the way the story is told."
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Wagon Train Sunglasses, and Skateboarding Jackrattlers: Crazy, But True, Old West Anomilies
Often when we are studying Old West history we come upon anomalies that seem too modern for the times. For example, when the U.S. army wife, Martha Summerhayes, arrived at Fort Apache in 1874 she reported seeing an army officer's wife playing tennis, one presumes on the remote garrison's tennis court.
The other day I got this from The Top Secret Writer:
"Was reading 'A Quaker Forty-Niner,' a great memoir by Charles Pancoast, and came across this little tidbit from their journey west on the Santa Fe Trail:
"The long continuous dusty Travel over flat glaring Plains began to affect the eyes of our men, and those that had had the foresight to bring Colored Glasses were using them."
"Theo van Gogh's sunglasses"
"If you put guys with sunglasses in a wagon train the movie people would think you were crazy."
—The Top Secret Writer
And, how about this ancient Jackrattler skate boarder:
Jackrattler On A Skateboard?
Well, not quite. It's actually an In-din jackrabbit with a lizard's tale and cascabeles, holding a flower. Lynda Sanchez explains:
The ancient Mimbres culture of southern New Mexico (a branch of the Mogollon) enjoyed creating design motifs on their now famous ceramic ware to express humor for many centuries. Some designs are really comical while others show predicaments in which man finds himself. Creations of half animal, half man are common and combination renditions such as this jack rabbit that has a lizard tail and a rattlesnake’s cascabeles (rattlers) at the end are amusing to say the least. That same sense of creativity has been passed on through a thousand years after their departure from the valleys surrounding Silver City, New Mexico to the Pueblo peoples of today.
And, one final parting shot on all the White Eyes claiming to be part Cherokee:
"Just because you were conceived in the back seat of a Jeep doesn't make you Cherokee."
—Ken Skutt
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Painting Until The Cows Come Home And Punched In The Nose With A Sombrero?
Had a grand weekend. I was home alone (Kathy is in Korea serving with the troops there), and I basically painted until the cows came home.
Weekend Whip Out: "Arizona Cowboy"
The second edition of my first Old West book, The Illustrated Life & Times of Billy the Kid, has sold out and we are going into a third printing. One of the sequences I wanted to take another run at is this one:
Daily Whip Out: "The Kid's Grand Entrance"
"I heard a knock at the door, and I called out, 'Come in.' The door opened somewhat slowly and carefully, and there stood the young fellow generally known as the Kid, his Winchester in his right hand, his revolver in his left."
—Lew Wallace, remarking on the events of March 17, 1879
Earlier, the Kid jumped out of a burning kitchen into the face of the blazing guns brandished by his awaiting enemies, and, at the moment, he became the most famous man in New Mexico:
Daily Whip Out: "The Kid's Grand Escape"
Two years later when he was shot down in the Maxwell house, he became one of the most famous outlaws in the history of the West, rising above the mountains to claim the turbulent sky.
Daily Whip Out: "The Kid In Turbulent Skies"
I also had fun with a couple other subjects:
"The Oatman Wagon Train, Down to One"
Daily Whip Out: "Zero Visibility"
Yes, this is one I couldn't leave alone and had to "fix" over the weekend. I also took a run at a scratchboard, idea I have been noodling:
Daily Whip Out: "Big-brimmed Bad Boy"
Speaking of big, bad sombreros, I read with some interest about a computer generated joke writing program called The Headlinertron, which tries to capture the awkward incoherences and flashes of brilliance associated with open-mic stand-up comedy. The computer program was created by C. J. Henderson and he claims he created the monster by importing transcripts of shows from Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman and Chris Rock. Here is an example:
"You ever been punched in the nose? Oh, my God, it's the only story I have. I was punched in the nose with a sombrero and thought, 'This is because of the election.'"
—The Headlinertron
The Duke of Dust Farting Into A Trumpet Aimed at The O.K. Corral
For me, inspiration comes from many places, including Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. Everyone is sniping at social media, how awful it is for our health and sanity, but I have to say I've gotten some really strong ideas and support there. It was on Facebook that Peggy ONeill dubbed me, "The Duke of Dust." And, on Instagram they have this cool aspect to it where if you "love" something, it feeds you more of that and so I have a ton of cool paintings, some being created on the spot with stop-action, sped up, which is very instructive. In fact, it inspired this painting.
Daily Whip Out: "Out of Turbulent Skies"
Don't tell Ed Mell, but sometimes he really pisses me off. When I attended the Arizona History Conference at the Doubletree in Tempe last month, a group of us went to lunch in the restaurant off the lobby and unfortunately, I got seated in a booth with a straight on view of a big Ed Mell print of Lake Powell. I spent most of the lunch trying not to look at the brilliance of the damn thing and I won't say it ruined my lunch, but I will say, if I ever eat there again, I will face the other way.
Ed Mell's Typical Brilliant Bullshit
Speaking of crying at the brilliance of others, the afore-mentioned Peggy ONeill sent me a link—from Facebook—to a fine piece of journalism on J.M.W. Turner, the preeminent British painter. In the article it says when Turner viewed a painting by Claude Lorrain, for the first time, he burst into tears, confessing, "I shall never be able to paint anything like that picture."
A Turner landscape
The piece by Ian Shank, goes on to say, "Turner’s insistence on pushing the limits of artistic truth was nothing short of groundbreaking. And as with any innovation, the backlash could be extreme. Bewildered observers often alleged the artist had lost his his mind. 'Turner’s pictures always look as if painted by a man who was born without hands,' railed one incensed critic, '[who,] having contrived to tie a brush to the hook at the end of his wooden stump, [has] managed by smudging, bungling, scrawling, twisting, and splashing to convey to others a notion of his conceptions.' One Italian newspaper offered a less verbose but even more scathing indictment, simply depicting the painter, as Moyle describes it, 'farting into a trumpet directed at St. Peter’s [Basilica].'”
A typical Turner storm
I can certainly relate to all of that. The crying, the painting without a brush, the farting into a trumpet.
Daily Whip Out: "Reflections"
"Farting Into A Trumpet at The O.K. Corral"
Daily Whip Out: "Down to One"
"This guy Turner, he learned a lot from me."
—Artist Mark Rothko, 1966 (Turner died in 1851)
ZZ Top & The Nogales Cafe
Everything is connected. If you pull at one strand you'll find it's connected to everything else.
A-1 Connections
So I'm sitting in a booth at the Nogales Cafe in downtown Phoenix with the lead guitarist of that little ol' band from Texas, ZZ Top. Billy Gibbons loves gritty places and I promised him I would take him to one, after his band's sold-out show at the Coliseum the night before.
Billy Gibbons at The Nogales Cafe
Billy's limo driver, Steven Zea, winced when I told him where we were going, but there we are, parked in front of the Nogales Cafe in a section of Phoenix known as the Deuce.
About two months later, I'm eating huevos rancheros at the Nogales Cafe when Bill, the manager, comes by and says, "Do you still want the A-1 sign?"
He meant, off the front of the building (see in above photo). "Well, yes, but I thought you already sold it?"
"The buyer from New Mexico broke it taking it down and now he doesn't want it anymore."
"What did he pay for it?"
"$150."
"So, what do you want for it, now?"
"Okay, sold." So, I bought the broken sign and then looked in the Yellow Pages (remember them?) and found a sign company called Boots & Duke Sign Company. I called and, believe it or not, the owner answered, who told me he apprenticed for Meyers-Lieber, the company who did all the A-1 beer signs in Arizona and he would consider it a labor of love to restore my sign. He did so and charged me $150.
Last month, in fact on the day that Kathy flew to her new assignment in Korea, I attended the Arizona History Conference in Tempe. While manning a booth with my curator, Kristi Jacobs, I ran into this guy:
Jack Allen and Kristi Jacobs at the Arizona History Conference
Jack was the brother-in-law of the guy at the Nogales Cafe who I bought the A-1 sign from and Jack told me that Bill has passed on. I offered my condolences and mentioned that a pool cleaning guy broke my A-1 sign about ten years ago and I can't find anybody to fix it. Jack said, "Call Dave Glover. He's the last neon guy still standing."
My broken A-1 sign
So I called Dave Glover and he came out to the house to take a look at the damage. He got up on a ladder and made a stencil tracing.
The Last Neon Man Still Standing
Then he plotted those measurements out on a grid.
Plotting the grid.
And then I didn't hear from him for three weeks, but we had an issue of True West going out the door on the Power brothers and I was busy and frankly, I forgot about it.
Yesterday Dave called me and said he was coming out with the new tubing.
A-1 Savior Dave Glover
Late in the day we tripped the switch and that bad boy lit up the Sonoran twilight.
The Original A-1 Sign from the
Nogales Cafe has been restored.
It's lookin' pretty badass and I must admit, I sure have a big smile on my face.
"I'm bad, bad, bad, I'm nationwide."
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Big-brimmed Recap
Been on a big-brimmed kick for a while now. Let's recap and hit the highlights:
"Say A Prayer for Lefty Too"
"Snaggle-toothed Cop Killer"
"The Sugarloaf"
"Vaquero In Sunset"
Bisti Badman
"Billy As I Want Him to Be"
"Bravo Juan"
"El Jefe"
"Sonoran Herder"
"Ishmael's Realization"
"Cipriano"
"Sugarloaf Skinner"
Okay, to make it a baker's dozen, here's one more for good luck.
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The Master Laughers & Santa Res
Custer Wore Arrow Shirts And Beating A Dead Horse
The Bogus Cherokee Princess
Madame La Tule Offer
The Earth Is Passing Gas, Man
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Snake Eyes And Miss Kitty's Dream
A Report From the Newsstand Wars
Black Bean Revolt
Don Dedera: "Society is on trial. Our way of justi...
Long, Strange Trip
Pulling A Word Or Two Out of My Orifice
Listen, or your tongue will keep you deaf.
A Teachable Moment
A Cold Ride Into Hell Redux
A Cold Road to Hell
The Power Cabin And the Mysterious Wind Break
Help Us Choose A Cover
El Humungo!
A Wicked Sense of Humor
Little Side Splitter And The Dog Nation Tarnation
Punching Up A Joke vs. Punching Down at In-dins
The Rise And Fall of The Mexican Monster Brims
Mojave Hilarity
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DFA wins top performer retail award for its Shoppes at Venetian in Macau, China
Cecily Ho – DFA Operations Manager, Odi Lee – DFA Store Manager, and Leong Choon Keong – Director of Mall Management, Shoppes at Venetian
Duty Free Americas is also garnering recognition on the other side of the world from the Uruguay border.
DFA was awarded 2018’s Best Store Performance – General Retail Award for its store in Shoppes at Venetian, Macau, China last month. The Sands Retail Awards ceremony is held annually to recognize and reward retailers for their commitment to service excellence at Shoppes at Venetian, Shoppes at Four Seasons, Shoppes at Cotai Central, and Shoppes at Parisian. The General Retail Award is the most prestigious of the various award categories, and Duty Free Americas was selected as the top performer from among more than 850 retailers.
Jerome Falic, Chief Executive Officer of Duty Free Americas, said: “We are immensely proud to have won this award. It is a confirmation of the superb results we have achieved by continuously seeking to improve our store through remerchandising and remodeling and by paying especially close attention to product range and customer service.
“Sands Retail and its judges had hundreds of first-class retailers to choose from, and we are extremely grateful to them for their support. The Sands team has been instrumental in helping us move our business forward, and we look forward to a continued partnership with them in the future. We would also like to thank our suppliers for helping us provide our customers with many of the world’s best brands.
“Finally, we deeply appreciate Yvelisse Diaz, Cecily Ho, and the entire Duty Free Americas Macau team for their tireless efforts and dedication. Duty Free Americas constantly strives for excellence, and we are delighted and proud to have received an award such as this, which reflects our status as a leader in the travel retail industry.”
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CHRISTOPHER UGGEN
Chris Uggen (pronounced You-Gun) is Regents Professor and Martindale Chair in Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and inequality from a life course perspective, firm in the belief that sound research can help build a more just and peaceful world. With Jeff Manza, he wrote Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy, and his writing on felon voting, work and crime, and harassment and discrimination is frequently cited in media. Current projects include a comparative study of reentry from different types of institutions, sexual harassment and employment discrimination, crime and justice after genocide, monetary sanctions, and the health effects of incarceration. His outreach and engagement projects include editing Contexts Magazine and TheSocietyPages.Org (both with Doug Hartmann), a book series and multimedia social science hub drawing one million readers per month. He was the 2017-2018 Vice President of the American Sociological Association and a fellow of the American Society of Criminology.
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August 11th, 2014 7:30 pm
Mayor Steve Sudbrink opened the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Roll was called and Petefish, Bell, Carson, Clark, Behrends and Cox answered present. The minutes of the July meeting were presented. Bell moved and Clark seconded that the minutes be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Velten gave the monthly treasurer’s report with normal packet attached. 3 months into fiscal year nothing out of the ordinary. There was some additional payroll due to vacation days and payout on Bev. There were 7 months of video game receipts averaging about $800 a month, additional income has been set aside at this time. Mr. Velten also gave the transfer of funds: General Fund to Police Fund $5,000.00; General Fund to Police Fund $7,000.00; Water Fund to Sewer Fund $425.05. Cox moved and Behrends seconded that the transfer be approved. Motion carried unanimously. The monthly bills were presented. Clark moved and Petefish seconded that they be paid as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Guests: Dustin Fritche Extension office hosting entrepreneur 5th – 8th grade camp every afternoon at the extension office. Open to Cass County but as of now only Virginia kids enrolled. There might be a repeat if more kids become interested in the camp. Friends of Jim Edgar Panther Creek Group is going to have second meeting next week on Thursday looking for officers. First meeting was last month and was informational where they officially named group and set tasks for those who were there. Anyone interested in serving on group in welcome to attend. Matt Werner was there with update on school project. There will be a ribbon cutting on Thursday August 28th and extended invitation for tour at 1:15 to counsel as guests. Tours will run through 7:30 in the evening. PTO will have activities on football field for kids and there will be food available. Ribbon cutting at 2pm and then tours after that for general public. The Paper will run a special section on the school opening. One of the final pieces to look at and speak with the Park board about is putting the playground on the park property instead of the site they had originally wanted to use. There would need to be an official record to use ground in order to use grant funds. The price difference is about $200,000 in using park ground versus the ground originally set aside for playground. The Mayor had some questions on the liability for the playground. The Mayor also addressed the crossing guard issue. The city would like to pay for instead of providing city employee for crossing. The School board will look into it and let the City know. Mike Carson mentioned having high school kids do crossing, Matt said would make his nervous as some might not respond to kids as they don’t always listen to the adult crossing guards. Carolyn Defenbaugh thanked Randy for putting rock in holes at City dump. Janet Bell inquired about the park board president Chad Winters and where he currently lives. The Mayor responded to question that he lives in Jacksonville and can be contacted at Cass Communications or by cell phone if needed.
Public Works (McClure): Water tap to new house, Randy thanked Janet Bell in allowing them to use water until the tap could be finished. Ran out of rivets and ordered more to finish street signs and stop sign will be put in after street signs. Bought new mower old mower gear box went out. Twice as wide as old one and covers more ground. Patching and roadwork had been going on and trying to get some roadwork done before school starts on Job and College.
Police Chief (Osmer): 8 civil disturbances; 7 traffic arrests; 1 criminal arrest; and sent 1 letter out on abandoned vehicles.
Fire Chief (Reynolds): 1 country structure fire this month
Zoning (Finn): 2 small permits one for deck one for carport; Sent out 3-4 yard letters; checked with Janette about wording on water bill to inform public to check about permits.
Park: (Cox): Chad Winters called and not enough for quorum. Not much going on at this time other than pool will be getting ready to close for the season.
Library (Clark): 30 kids for summer reading program; a few vendors have come in for landscaping around library; Meeting next Tuesday
Economic Development (Carson): devoting time to housing. Looking for areas to develop; New Business going in out on the Highway where Cass Communication has building, Home Health Care business. August 1st begins lease but not date yet for ribbon cutting. This is an existing business moving from Pana to Virginia and will train healthcare workers to work in homes. Kevin Velten spoke about Tiff program. Tiff will receive $43,000 (roughly) this year and the establishment of the Tiff district cost the city around $30,000 and the money is reimbursable back to the city from Tiff funds. The recommendation from the Tiff committee is to pay the city back $3,000 a year for 10 years. The initial payment back to the city would be $9,000 for first 3 years.
Cemetery (Carson): Meeting tomorrow at 7pm
Attorney’s Report: No report
Cox: Jim Miller called and thanked him for getting water hooked up. Rick told Randy people do appreciate what he does.
Behrends: No report
Clark: Library wanted to extend thanks to Randy for mowing.
Carson: She was approached about mobile carport in town and when the zoning board meeting is. Mike Finn said the meeting would be next week on the 21st at 7pm.
Bell: nothing to report
Petefish: nothing to report
Clerk’s Report: No report
Mayor’s Comments: Nothing to report
Unfinished Business: 2nd reading of Ordinance Variance Application Fee. There were some changes made and fee should be $75 upfront fee and $175 fee if it passes. Total is $250 so with the fees being $75 and $175 a motion was made by Carson and seconded by Petefish. Motion carried unanimously. Next was 2nd reading of building permit fees doubling if not obtained before construction begins. Motion made by Clark and seconded by Behrends. Motion carried unanimously. Next was the 2nd reading of the Comprehensive city plan. A motion was made by Carson and seconded by Clark. Motion carried unanimously.
New Business: No new business at this time to discuss
With nothing further to discuss a motion was made by Cox and seconded by Behrends to enter executive session. Motion carried unanimously.
Roll was called back into open session. Petefish, Bell, Carson, Clark, Behrends and Cox were all present.
With nothing further to discuss motion was made by Cox and seconded by Carson to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.
______________________ ________________________________
Steve Sudbrink, Mayor Anne Plunkett, Clerk No report
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Home Game Indonesian language online
Indonesian language online
Adminupdated on December 9, 2022 December 2, 2022
Hence, with so many games media out there we classify them into top 15. Choose either the Indonesian vocabulary game 1 or the slightly more advanced Indonesian vocabulary game 2. Fruit and vegetables game – 15 of the most useful words for fruit and vegetables in a basic quiz with audio. An estimated 191 million internet users will be affected by the bans that are currently in place. The blocks, which also affect the likes of Yahoo and PayPal, come after these companies failed to comply with a requirement related to Indonesia’s content moderation laws in a timely manner.
Examples include South Korean online first-person shooter Special Force which featured levels in Jakarta with the Monumen Nasional as a background and Harvest Moon. The Indonesian video game industry contributed about US$1.1 billion to the national economy in 2015, despite only earning a small fraction of the local gaming revenues. Video game piracy is also prevalent across the country, making up the majority of installed games.
Learn Indonesian flashcards, words and phrases online within the app and improve your Indonesian vocabulary in just 5 to 10 minutes per day. The Indonesian learning app LinGo Play is engaging, interactive, and entertaining. Producers of the online bo slot gacor have also added a little competitive twist to keep you motivated. Through the LinGo Play app, you can learn Indonesian language online with fellow learners sitting in different corners of the world.
Leaderboards in the app motivate students to compete against each other and win rewards. The primary goal of the LinGo Play Indonesian language learning app is to make online foreign language learning an incredible experience. The app uses gamification to keep the players engaged and motivated. Once you begin the learning process, you’ll come across a plethora of upgrades and power-ups by finishing lessons. Leaderboards allow students to compete against each other and win rewards.
Despite being given six guesses to figure out the correct response, it is quite a difficult game for non-native speakers of Indonesian. I would still recommend it as an intellectual exercise for senior students with the proviso that they can use a dictionary. Even with a dictionary an element of guesswork and luck is required. The drawback is that this game provides only one word per day but it does provide statistcs on how many players around the world have guessed the mystery word correctly. There are limitations of the Indonesian Online Game Addiction Questionnaire. The Indonesian Online Game Addiction Questionnaire lacks data from clinical population that is established by clinical diagnosis of mental health professionals.
Aside from providing training, the government has begun developing laws to foster the development of eSports, including licensing and other requirements. Klikgame.com is a portal for games from all platforms, like PC, consoles, and mobile. Upstation.idis a media owned by UniPin, a game payment gateway company.Upstation.idhas various kinds of contents, such as games, popular stuff, celebrities, and others. It also does content exchange partnerships with other media likemalesbanget.comandhipwee.com. The writers usually write about trivia, tips and tricks, game guide, top lists, and many more.Teknosaurus.comis a member of IDEA Network group, same asGGWP.id, Duniaku.net,andGamePrime.org. The contributors mainly write about popular esports in Indonesia, such as mobile MOBAs,Dota 2,Overwatch,and others.
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Gizel Jimenez Talks About Working With Director Marcos Siega On Dexter: New Blood
"He’s the kind of director who trusts his actors."
In a new interview with website 'Monkeys Fighting Robots', Gizel Jimenez, the actress who portrays Tess Silvera, a teacher and part-time bartender at the Iron Lake Tavern talked about getting the role, and working with director Marcos Siega.
"The process starts with an emailed attachment of the script and/or audition scene, information on the creative’s involved and a character description. It’s our job as actors to interpret that character. Once you’re on set, you’re expected to lift the words off the page and bring them to life."
As Tess formed, the process continued. "Marcos Siega, who directed mostly all of the episodes that I’m in, was great to work with. I absolutely adore him. And I love his most recent work on the Netflix series You and HBO’s Flight Attendant. He’s the kind of director who trusts his actors. So I got on set and he really just let me go for it."
"After he allows the actor to play, he decides how he wants to sculpt us; to maybe take some air out of a line or adjust blocking. He was time efficient, direct, down to earth, with a great sense of humor. I soaked up everything from him. His level of trust brought out my confidence and allowed me to trust him right back."
Click here to read the full interview!
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Home » Short Stories » Gone Done (No Cure for Shell Shock extract)
Gone Done (No Cure for Shell Shock extract)
by Dylan|Published March 28, 2016
‘Mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy…’ It was all he could hear. The screaming from the family in front of him had stopped, the shouted insults and encouragement from the men behind him had faded into nothing. He could still see their mouths move, all of them, almost in slow motion as he stood locked in his own mind beyond the moment.
‘Mercy?’ That was his voice, his own accusing, terrified voice. Mercy for who? For them? They were dead, they were dead, they were dead. One tensed muscle away from the grave. He couldn’t stop that, the life had been sucked out of his body, it was lost in the certainty of what was about to happen. They were dead, if not through him then through the others and if not through him then him along with them. Mercy? How could there be mercy? Where was there space for it? But it didn’t matter, the same word, ‘mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy’, screamed inside his head over and over again.
A crying family. Why should they have mercy? Why? He’d been offered none, he’d seen none, even beyond this instance, beyond this moment of decision where was there sympathy or sorrow for him? Nowhere. Dead. Mercy, sympathy, sorrow, wherever he’d ever known them they’d been left dead, executed before his eyes before he’d even realised their value. The families pitiful cries and begging, now muted into silent and numb gestures, what were they supposed to do? Save their lives? Their lives were over. Dig out something in him that didn’t exist? Mercy? More than that, sacrifice, for him to kill for them rather than the men he’d arrived with. A greedy demand, an insulting one. They grovelled to him for something they did nothing to offer themselves. Why not give themselves up? They were dead, if they could just accept it then he could be saved. If they could stop grasping for some way out he could silence the goddamn screaming in his head and do what he had to do. Mercy, mercy, mercy, but none for him.
Never any for him.
Never any for his family.
Never any for his home or friends or hopes or life – all of which had been taken without even a shred of sorrow.
He wanted to be sick. He needed to be sick. Those lifeless muscles gripped the gun in his hands. They were a million miles away from his thoughts, they were certain of what would happen. Only the desperate, near retching need to vomit still connected him to his body, the two bound by a thin thread of revulsion. Was that it? Revulsion? Mercy, mercy, mercy. No, there was no mercy and they were all dead already. So was there revulsion? Why? At what? He was doing what he had to do, he was doing what they all did, exactly the same as everyone had done since this war had started. That family who wished him dead with their pleading, the men behind him who laughed and cackled at every body. This was it, this was all of it so what was the revulsion for?
He couldn’t think. He couldn’t even see his own thoughts clearly. He was sure there was nothing there, no part of him which still felt anything for these corpses in denial. But mercy, mercy, mercy still screaming through his skull.
A father, a mother, a son and a daughter. Civilians. Innocent. Asking him to die. But he was innocent too. He was as innocent as any of them. He had never picked up a gun, had never sought them out, he’d never sought anyone out. All of this had been forced onto him, a rifle in his hands, these people in front of him and those men, those vicious, violent, broken men who’d dragged him into this. Never with a moment of sympathy, or sorrow, or mercy.
… mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy…
The little girl was the only one not joining in the pitiful play. No cries, no pawing for salvation, she just silently sat there, eyes locked on his feet, seeing nothing. She understood. No more than eight or nine and she understood, they were dead or he was dead. More than that, they were dead and he was dead, sooner or later. Just like those he’d arrived with. Those mad and violent men, dead already and driven insane by it. His finger tightened on the trigger without him willing it to. He would join them. He would do this thing, he would vomit, he would cry and he would forget the word ‘mercy’. It was no choice, no decision, it was already done, already set in stone and his limbs knew that.
He pointed the gun at her. Barrel levelled at her face. She didn’t move an inch. She should be the first. He could gift her that, she knew it was coming so better to not see it done, not to the rest at least. Was that mercy?
No, mercy was a felt thing, not just a word and he felt nothing. His muscles acted, his stomach churned, the voice in his head screamed. All separate, all alone, all decided.
The noise came back with the crack of a bullet being fired. Screams from the family, laughter from behind him.
The voice had fallen silent, cowed into retreat by the explosive of gunshot. Held there by another and another and another. He vomited. Crumpling to his knees he squeezed his eyes closed, trying and failing to collapse in on himself as hands slapped his back. More gunshots. Dead men making sure the corpses didn’t rise. No matter, he had killed them, he had done what he had known he would.
Hands were dragging him to his feet even as strands of sick still hung from his chin, ponderously dripping onto his shirt. More back slapping. Someone shook his hand. From the silence the world had become too loud, they were all talking, perhaps to him but he couldn’t tell. Words fell flatly around him ‘animals’; ‘dogs’, ‘filth’, ‘scum’, the words those dead men used to replace ‘mercy’. He would have to learn them now, they were his words, the language of his madness. The tears in his eyes drained away the old sounds, the old words, purging him ready for his afterlife. No more mercy, just scum and filth.
A hand clamped on his jaw. Rough, powerful, swivelling his head to face the bodies of the family. A heap of nothingness, no more begging, no more grovelling, nothing. Filth now, garbage, nothing human and nothing left to ask anything of him.
… filth, filth, filth, filth…
The word grew louder in his head. They’d been dead from the moment he’d arrived, they’d been filth from the moment he’d arrived. A final image of his own family passed across his eyes, bodies crumpled just the same as these, living, real people made garbage, just like these. Filth.
He forgot them all. The memories of a new man flooded in, madness drowning those of the child who’d passed with a gunshot.
No Cure for Shell Shock is a collection of short stories and poetry. It’s available as an eBook or paperback here.
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Moldova Table of Contents
Size: Approximately 33,700 square kilometers.
Topography: Gently rolling hilly plain in north; thick deciduous forests in center; numerous ravines and gullies in steppe zone in south. Highest point 430 meters.
Climate: Moderately continental. Average annual precipitation ranges from 600 millimeters in north to 400 millimeters in south.
Population: 4,473,033 (July 1994 estimate); average annual growth rate 0.38 percent (1994 estimate).
Ethnic Groups: According to 1989 census, 64.5 percent Romanian, 13.8 percent Ukrainian, 13.0 percent Russian, 3.5 percent Gagauz, 2.0 percent Bulgarian, 1.5 percent Jewish, and 1.7 other, including Belarusian, Polish, Roma (Gypsy), and German.
Languages: Moldovan (a dialect of Romanian) official language; Russian retained as language of interethnic communication; areas of non-Romanian ethnic majority may also use local language as means of communication.
Religion: About 98.5 percent Eastern Orthodox (1991); also, Uniate, Jewish, Armenian Apostolic, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Molokan.
Education and Literacy: Mandatory School attendance, ten years; literacy, 96 percent (1992). Approximately half of students study in Romanian language and half in Russian language.
Health: Health care provided by state, mostly free of charge. Infant mortality rate 30.3 per 1,000 live births (1994). Life expectancy (1994) for males sixty-five years and for females seventy-two years. Modern medical equipment and facilities in short supply. In 1990 about 129 hospital beds and forty doctors per 10,000 inhabitants.
Data as of June 1995
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Waterford Landing CDD
What is a CDD?
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Waterford Landing Community Development District
The Waterford Landing Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and established on March 6, 2006 by the City Council of the City of Fort Myers, Florida, Ordinance No. 3319, as an alternative method for managing and financing public infrastructure within master-planned community developments.
The Waterford Landing CDD encompasses an area of approximately 256 acres of land located in the City of Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. The land within the District is generally north of Winkler Avenue and east of I-75. The Waterford Landing CDD was established to plan, construct, acquire, operate and maintain systems and facilities related to roadways, sanitary sewer, storm water management, potable water and landscaping.
Ordinance No. 3319
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Email Address:jhein@waterfordlandingcdd.net
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2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Elected: 01/26/2021
Term Expires: 11/2024
Robert E Stillman
Email Address:rstillman@waterfordlandingcdd.net
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John Campo
Email Address:jcampo@waterfordlandingcdd.net
Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
Daniel Rom
Phone Number:(561) 571-0010
The Waterford Landing Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and established on March 6, 2006 by the City Council of the City of Fort Myers, Florida, Ordinance No. 3319.
Fiscal Year: October 1 – September 30
Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Department of Financial Services
Statutory Authority: Florida Statutes, Chapters 170.01, 190.021,and 197.3631
Financial Audits, are available on the Florida Auditor General Website, a link is provide below for your convenience:
Audited Financial Reports
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Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC, is one of Florida's premier Management firms servicing the development community and local governments in the delivery of community services to new and emerging communities.
Email: info@waterfordlandingcdd.net
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Gerhard Watzinger
Having raced a variety of cars in multiple series worldwide for many years, Watzinger has accomplished much to be proud of. He’s competed on both the national and international level, including in IMSA DP-02, Radical prototypes, LMP3, Wolf GB08, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, and Lamborghini GT3 cars.
He is currently competing in 24hr endurance races and sprint races around the worl
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In his first year of racing, he won the Rookie of the Year Award and broke the lap record on a private racetrack in Nevada driving a Radical SR3. Since then, he’s competed in IMSA, FIA, ACO, SCCA, NASA and NARRA sanctioned races.
In 2013, Watzinger sealed his title as the US Champion in the Radical SR8 Prototype Series at Monticello, NY. With two back-to-back victories, he ensured a ride in the Radical Cup Euroseries in Spa Franchorchamps, Belgium for 2014.
As the outright champion for collecting the most points of any driver in either class, he also won a ride in the Le Mans prototype car. In 2014, Watzinger received his FIA pro license as a bronze rated driver and, a few years later, he finally drove in the Road to Le Mans race in a LMP3 prototype.
“This was definitely a highlight in my life.” Watzinger said.
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2022 Winning the 24hrs of Barcelona
2021 Winning the 24hrs of Sebring
2021 Winning the 24hrs of Dubai
2021 Podium finish at the Nürburgring in Germany
2021 Win in Spa in a Lamborghini Super Trofeo
2017 Winning the 25hrs of Thunderhill
2017 Road to LeMans, France
2017 Win at the Hungaroring
2013 USA champion in Radical SR8
F1 Drive
Sometimes dreams do come true. I recently had the opportunity to drive Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 W12. Arguably one of the best F1 cars ever developed. It started with intensive simulator training at the factory. Simulator 6 as it is known. Very few people have even seen it, even fewer have been in it. We then moved to Circuit of the America’s in Austin (post the Canadian Grand Prix) where Lewis and Toto joined us. Lewis spent the day coaching us on how to drive an F1 car around the track. The total experience was mind blowing! Everything you ever heard about an F1 car is true x 10. Big thanks to Mercedes Toto, Lewis, and all the folks back at the factory. MB is a WORLD CLASS organization. THANK YOU!
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June 29-July 2
F1 drive in Silverstone, UK
Barcelona (Test)
Imola, Italy
Le Mans, France
24hrs of Spa, Belgium
Le Castellet, France
Spa, Belgium
Portimao, Portugal
Tracks Driven AROUND THE WORLD
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No test, health code needed for traveling
By Luo Wangshu| China Daily| Updated: December 20, 2022 L M S
People check in at an airport in Chongqing to fly home for the winter holidays. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Notice aims for resumption of regular road, rail, air transportation operations
China's transportation authorities have directed all domestic transportation service providers to resume regular operations in response to the optimized COVID-19 containment measures and boost the flow of goods and passengers, while also facilitating the resumption of work and production.
People traveling to other regions by road no longer need to show a negative nucleic acid test result or the health code, and they are not required to be tested upon arrival or to register their health information, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Transport.
The ministry categorically asked all areas that suspended transportation services due to the epidemic control measures to promptly restore regular operations.
Support will be extended to transportation operators to encourage them to provide various services, including customized transport options and e-tickets, the notice said.
China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, confirmed that the 48-hour nucleic acid test rule, which was mandatory for train passengers until recently, had been lifted along with the need to show the health code.
Nucleic acid testing booths have already been removed at many train stations, such as Beijing Fengtai Railway Station. The national railway operator said that more train services will be arranged to meet the travel needs of passengers.
Temperature checks are no longer needed to enter airports, and passengers are happy with the optimized rules.
Guo Mingju, a Chongqing resident who has asthma, flew to Sanya in Southern China's Hainan province last week.
"After three years, I finally enjoyed the freedom of traveling," he said, adding that he was not required to do a COVID-19 test or show the health code to board his flight.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has drafted a work plan to guide domestic carriers on orderly resumption of flights.
According to the work plan, airlines cannot operate more than 9,280 domestic flights per day until Jan 6. It sets the goal to resume 70 percent of the daily flight volume of 2019 to ensure that airlines have sufficient time to retrain their staff.
"The threshold for cross-regional travel has been removed. If it (the decision to optimize rules) is effectively implemented, it may boost travel during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday," said Zou Jianjun, a professor at the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China.
However, significant growth, like the surge that followed the SARS outbreak in 2003, is unlikely because health concerns related to travel still remain, he added.
The annual Spring Festival travel rush will begin on Jan 7 and continue until Feb 15. As people travel across China for family reunions, it will be a fresh test for the transportation sector amid optimized restrictions.
Xinhua contributed to this story.
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Home>>News>>China's First Homebuilt Passenger Jet Makes Debut International Flight
China's First Homebuilt Passenger Jet Makes Debut International Flight
By Zhu Wenqian, China Daily | Oct. 26, 2019
The ARJ21, China's first homebuilt regional passenger jetliner, successfully completed its first international flight from Harbin, Heilongjiang province in Northeastern China to Vladivostok of Russia on Saturday afternoon in one hour and three minutes.
Operated by Chengdu Airlines, the direct flight that connects the two cities will fly Mondays and Fridays from next week. In the past most flights from Harbin to Vladivostok needed to transfer in Beijing, Shanghai or Seoul.
Chengdu Airlines, the first customer of the ARJ21, now owns 15 of the aircraft. It has launched flights to 28 cities and transferred more than 540,000 passengers with the ARJ21 in more than three years of commercial operations.
"The ARJ21 aircraft is particularly suitable for the takeoff and landing conditions in Western and Northern China. The launch of the new international flight will showcase the operation capability of the aircraft on international flights," said Tang Jin, president of Chengdu Airlines.
"Harbin has been a tourism city that is renowned for its ice and snow culture. The launch of the new flight will help to reenergize the Northeastern China region, shorten the flying time that connects China and Russia, and offer a more convenient way for trade and passenger transport between the two countries," Tang said.
Chengdu Airlines said the launch of new international flight with the ARJ21 jet is a breakthrough for the carrier in exploring new business operation models and that it aims to further tap market growth opportunities in Northeastern China.
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Home>>News>>Irish Court Lifts Restriction on Ryanair Profit Target
Irish Court Lifts Restriction on Ryanair Profit Target
By Conor Humprhies, Reuters | Dec. 10, 2019
An Irish court on Tuesday withdrew a ban on reporting a reference to Ryanair's profit after tax target for the airline's 2020 financial year contained in a 2018 share option scheme after the airline said the order was not needed.
A lawyer representing former Ryanair Chief Operating Officer Peter Bellew last Thursday asked Chief Executive Michael O'Leary if it was accurate that a 2018 share option scheme contained a profit-after-tax target for the 12 months to March, 31 2020 of EUR 1.75 billion (US$1.93 billion).
O'Leary replied that the information was commercially sensitive and should not be released to the court. His lawyer then asked the judge to impose a ban on reporting the figure, which was lifted on Tuesday.
"I will vacate the order," said Judge Senan Allen.
Ryanair, which has been forced to cut its passenger growth rate due to delays in the delivery of the Boeing 737 MAX, on Nov. 4 said it expected to post profit after tax of between 800 million and 900 million euros in its 2020 financial year.
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Top Ten James Bond Movies of All Time
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and the airwaves are filled – as they are on most holiday weekends – with 48 hours of never ending Bond movies. All this prompted me to look up when the next Bond is supposed to come out (it’s been two years after all), only to find that MGM has gone bankrupt and it’s going to be at least two more years until another Bond comes to the theaters.
This is a shame. For nearly fifty years, Bond has been a cultural staple - reflecting not just what it means to be a man's man (or a man's woman), but the anxieties and fantasies of the time. From the Cold War to space shuttles to media manipulation to international finance, Bond has tackled the cultural craze of the day and reflected it within the classic spy-thriller genre and with Bond finesse, cool, and a healthy dose of camp. More than we realize, the Bond series has defined American culture.
So what’s a Bond lover to do? Revisit the classics, that’s what. You can’t catch all of them, so which are the best? Here’s my list of the top ten. This is a highly personal choice, mind you – some might argue that “From Russia With Love” or “Spy Who Loved Me” or “Die Another Day” would have to be on this list, and they very well might be (I find them all just a bit too lightweight for my tastes). So let me know yours, or how you might order these differently. But if you want my advice, set you DVR to pick from the list below.
BONUS BOND: #11. View to a Kill, 1985
The Roger Moore Bonds were on their last legs, with clunkers like For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy having wrung the life out of the series, and an aging Moore dragging half-ass through the films. The producers seemed willing to try anything to lure in audiences, so they loaded up this Bond with some of the biggest icons of the Eighties: a title song by Duran Duran, and villains played by Christopher Walken and a cool-ass singer named Grace Jones. Walken plays Max Zorin, an evil genius who wants to sink Silicon Valley to create a microchip monopoly (though seemingly based on the Goldfinger story, this is high concept to the max, since the plot is never really explained and probably would make no sense if it were). Swinging from rigged horse races to oil rigs to weird-assed zeppelins, the plot makes little sense, but with so much Eighties action, the movie is a kind of cultural icon itself, now.
10. Thunderball, 1965
This fourth Bond movie is often overlooked but really has some fun filler, like jet packs, a gadget-happy Q, a great jet plane stealing sequence, and an underwater scooter fight. Bond is at his emotional coolest in this film – letting his dancing partner get shot to save his own life, or saving the life of a would-be assassin only to send him back to be executed by his employer. The hotel Bond stays at is probably the definitive 1960’s spy redoubt, with its modernist furniture styled for tropical luxury. Definitely worth a screening to enjoy that architecture. Wikipedia calls this the most financially successful Bond film – no doubt it established the financial fortunes of this long-lived series. But the film may be a bit too cool for most contemporary audiences, and Bond a bit too distant, as it’s not become one of the most beloved of the series. The underwater sequences – while state-of-the-art for their day – have not held up well, and will likely bore modern eyes used to CGI and elaborate recreations of movies like Titanic. They were considered to go on a bit too long even in 1965.
9. Moonraker, 1979
If there’s a definitive Roger Moore Bond, it’s Moonraker, with its Star Wars inspired plot and its esoteric, Nazi-like villain in the form of Hugo Drax, who wants to kill off the earth’s population with poison orchid dust and replace them with blond supermen brought up on wheat germ and elevator music. Re-introducing the most popular side-kick, Jaws (who Bond liberates when he points out, rightly, that a tall, metal-mouthed freak would have no place in Drax’s vision of the perfect population), this Bond doesn’t feel quite like any other Bond ever made. More like a Saturday morning cartoon blending Bond, sci-fi, diamonds, cable cars, and gondolas. It’s a bit goofy, but it was wildly popular, and worth seeing for a blast from the past.
8. Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
This second Bond outing with helmer Pierce Brosnan in the title role creates a fascinating story that’s an interesting twist on the You Only Live Twice plot: Media baron Elliot Carver (loosely based on Rupert Murdoch, one assumes) attempts to start a war between two major powers – in this case, not in service of a third power, but in service of the news. War sells papers, after all. The casting of a media baron as a bad guy is an inspired cultural twist that gives Tomorrow Never Dies the kind of cultural relevance that Bond films haven’t really had since the ’70s (this was the era of the 24-hour news channel and birth of the internet, after all, and the sense that the media was taking over our lives was palpable at the time). A bit plodding and Jonathan Pryce’s Carver is hardly terror-inspiring, but the movie holds up as Bond and a Chinese agent (Michelle Yeoh) race to stop Carver from starting World War Three.
7. Dr. No, 1962
The very first Bond movie was an instant classic, and established all the crucial Bond elements: the evil lair (and what a fabulous lair it was, seemingly designed by an overspending Frank Lloyd Wright, it would have made a fine hotel), the narrow escape, the Bond bon-mot, and of course, the Bond girl (in this case, reigning sex-pot Ursala Andress). Yet at the same time, the movie seems unlike any Bond that comes after, as it takes its time setting up esoteric spycraft like short-wave broadcasts, ducking a tail, planting a hair to detect entry, and carefully planned assassinations (often gone awry), all of which later Bonds would much more quickly dispense with. Like the first Matrix movie, this first is detached from the conventions later established by the series, even as it inspires them. As such, it’s a fascinating curiosity, introducing us to Bond and his suave ways and luring us into the then exotic Caribbean world of Jamaica, before modern tourism would make it a familiar site to many.
6. Goldeneye, 1995
Goldeneye introduces us to the fifth Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan, and attempts to resurrect a series that had grown flabby and irrelevant over the years. Coming six years after the last Bond, but with the last Bond having been the two terrible Timothy Dalton Bonds, it had really been a decade since a Bond of note and Goldeneye. That decade gaped wide and Bond’s old-fashioned antics no longer played, so this Bond casts Judy Dench as a female M who finally gets to call Bond a “misogynistic dinosaur.” A lot has happened in that decade – including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of satellite telecommunications – and the plot of this Bond takes full advantage of the changes, pairing Bond with a Russian satellite worker (played by Isabella Scorupco, who holds her own against Brosnan) as they race to escape the rogue Russians who are out to get them both. Famke Janseen creates a fabulously fun Bond Bad Girl who enjoys killing just a little too much and Alan Cumming gives a fun turn as a turncoat programmer. It was a tough task – reimagining to Bond series to make it relevant again to new generation – but the movie got it right, the film was a hit, and the series lived on.
5. Live and Let Die, 1973
The best of the Roger Moore Bonds was the first. Moore was a different type of Bond from the others before and after – self-deprecating, air-headed, aloof, campy. Moore turned a series that was quickly becoming old-fashioned into a parody of itself so that the disco generation could laugh at the old-fashioned, stick-in-the muds that was the Feds. A Moore Bond wasn’t a suave spy but a straight man there to be ridiculed by the cool people. Live and Let Die introduced this new concept: the tragic-comic Bond – and it did so in a world of Cool, from Harlem to New Orleans to a Jamaica run by Jazz and voodoo. Moore held his own, however, getting off his share of one-liners. But it was Cool that stole the show, from McCartney’s brilliant title song to the introduction of the Cola-Nut guy (who enjoyed brief fame on subsequent 7-Up commercials, deliciously proclaiming the “un-cola”). This time, the camp held up, and Live and Let Die let the series live on.
4. Diamonds Are Forever, 1971
The Bond movie introduced, and perhaps perfected, its unique sense of self-aware camp humor with this movie set in Las Vegas. Bringing back a slightly paunchier and grayer Sean Connery, and dealing with the post-sixties, post Woodstock rise of youth and women’s liberation, perhaps the series had no choice but to ramp up the sarcasm to remain culturally relevant. It concocts a memorable rat-pack cast of hoodlums, diamond smugglers, FBI agents, and a Howard Hughes knock-off (Willard Whyte). It also fully embraces its homophobia, creating a creepy pair of gay killers who actually hold hands as they knock off old ladies. Jill St. John is perhaps one of the most memorable Bond girls as Tiffany Case, the smuggler who hires Bond’s “Peter Franks.” But the real reward in this movie is the sequence in John Lautner’s Elrod house (filmed in Palm Springs, the house still stands as a testament to high-sixties modernist architecture). Not only is that house memorable and fabulous, so are its two inhabitants – Bambi and Thumper – who inspired not a few acrobatic sci-fi fight sequences (including sequences in Blade Runner and Kill Bill).
3. Casino Royale, 2006
“Rebooting” the bond series with the sixth Bond actor, Daniel Craig, a lot was riding on the success of this film. Fortunately, it delivered. With its amazing opening stunt sequence of Bond chasing a bomber across an African construction site and into an embassy, where he proceeds to shoot up all and sundry, you know they have a hit on their hands. Not only did Craig make a convincing and sexy Bond (we certainly got to see enough of him to satiate even the most lurid Bondophile), but the action sequences were superb from stem to stern. The scene where an airplane takes off and blows a truck into the air not only took my breath away, it was re-created successfully on “Mythbusters,” proving that this special effect is based on reality. Perhaps what makes this Bond so successful is that the wonderful action sequences are combined with some of that old-fashioned Bond repartee that seems to have gotten lost in the ‘90’s. The card sequences in Monte Carlo where Bond invents his signature martini and bluffs his way through a high-stakes poker game are just as fun as the chases. Like most successful Bonds, the movie taps into a cultural zeitgeist of which the culture is only semi-aware: in this case, poker…and the suave allure of gambling and international finance that seemed to typify the era that was the height of the real-estate bubble. It also has a fabulous opening credit sequence that lives up to the best of Bond openers (and is maybe as good as Paul McCartney’s "Live and Let Die").
2. Goldfinger, 1964
Perhaps the most original Bond movie, Goldfinger offers a departure from the SPECTRE villain in exchange for a most entertaining plot: the caper to explode a bomb in Fort Knox that would make the gold radioactive for long enough to quintuple the value of Goldfinger’s gold holdings (it was an exemplary lesson in the market value of supply and demand). Bond is a bit slow on the uptake here (the middle of the film drags a bit as Bond has to catch up with what everyone already knows), but there are plenty of rewarding tidbits for the die-hard Bond fan, including a girl painted gold, a lesbian baddie that implausibly succumbs to Bond’s charms, and a mobster crushed alive in a metal compactor. There’s also the introduction of the best evil side-kick in any Bond movie: Odd Job, with the amazing decapitating hat. Best of all is Bond diffusing the bomb at just the right second: 007. If any film established the Bond series as a permanent fixture in American life, it would have to be this third Bond movie – better than the two that had come before, and a decisive moment in cementing the future of the series. For this reason it comes in at number two.
1. You Only Live Twice, 1967
The most iconic of James Bond movies, and not simply because it has the most scenes imitated by Mike Myers in his Austin Powers films (let’s see: the Japanese Osato building receptionist, the boat dock fight, Japanese wrestlers, Ninja training, and of course that marvelous volcano liar.) The producers of the movie felt that Connery was a bit flabby and slow, and so replaced them on the next bond film (1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” the biggest Bond flop). Little did they know that this film would be Bond and Connery both in their prime. This film exemplifies all the key elements of the Bond series, from the misogynistic womanizing and cold-war tensions, to the elaborate and comical car chases, to finally launching Bond into the space race, to the high-point of Bond villainy: Donald Pleasance’s Blofeld ferociously petting his kitty in a hidden volcano with a rocket launcher and piranha pool. This is also the movie that finally perfected the bond movie music, including the fabulous theme song. The movie also veered a bit from the typical bond script to create an exotic Asian local, replete with geisha massage, a ceremonial wedding, and even a Japanese Bond. The movie was such a cultural milestone that it inspired a national trend of Japanese steak houses (the Kahiki, in Columbus, Ohio, opened soon after and for thirty years represented a way for Midwesterns to escape for an evening into the exotic world of Japan and Bond, both of which remained connected in the American imagination for years after). And perhaps I have a personal connection, as this was the first Bond movie I ever saw. I was five years old, but I remember Connery’s hairy chest, and his Japanese proverb, “bird never makes nest in bare tree.” Connery established himself then in my mind not only as the quintessence of Bond, but of male desirability itself. If there could only ever be one Bond movie, this would be the one. Everything you ever need to know about the Bond series, the Bond man, and their mutual importance as cultural icons is here.
Labels: Daniel Craig, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery
natkirash August 12, 2012 at 12:37 AM
It's perpetually amusiing to me how politically correct far left fanatics are. In reference to diamonds are forever being a homophobic movie.First of all it was never made clear that the two villians were gay. The only inference was when one of them called a certain man handsome and the other one gave him a hard look. Clearly implying that only one of them was. gay. The politically correct crowd reminds me of the old joke in the honeymooners when ralph tosses a coin and tells norton heads i win tails you lose. The mentality is " i'm write your wrong so you must accept my indoctrination or your a homophobe or whatever else the stylish slur of the week is. If anyone who is gay is portrayed as anything other than a knight in shining armor the portrayer is called a homophobe. Why is it that thise who call for tolerance are so inrolerant? I'll answer that for you, it's the spawn of narcisisistic elitist fanatic hypocrites who see themselves as judge jury and executioner.
I think Spy would have to replace Live and Let Die. Moonraker is silly but the scale and expense makes up for a lot, with great incidental music. And surely From Russia With Love or Goldfinger at No One.
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New look for Sunday Calendar
By Kevin Roderick | October 9, 2006 12:19 PM
Starting on Oct. 29, the two confusingly organized sections of Sunday Calendar in the Times will have more clearly delineated content. One will focus on movies, TV and web entertainment, the other on arts and pop music with a ramped up emphasis on books and ideas. That is, they will if the rejiggering gets done on time. After the jump is a late-Friday memo to the staff from Calendar editor Bret Israel that suggests it's being done on the fly.
From: Israel, Bret
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 5:40 PM
To: yyEntertainAll
Subject: sunday
I want to keep you posted on a fast-track project to refurbish Sunday Calendar. Dean has been interested in our reorganizing the two sections so it's perfectly clear one is about film and TV and another is about the arts and pop music; among other things this eliminates jumping stories from section to section. By dropping the designation Part I and Part 2, we also hope to underline that our coverage of the arts and pop is in no way of secondary importance.
We have been asked to kick off this reconfigured beast quickly--on Oct. 29. We plan to take the opportunity to tweak our design vocabulary and to add some new standing features. Most importantly, we will feature more vigorous coverage of web-based entertainment in the first book and of books and ideas in the second one. Also, we aim to cover nightlife and parties in more detail.
You'll be hearing more of this in the coming days but this is the general direction. Reaction and suggestions most welcomed.
Previous story: Media tower of power
Next story: Afternoon snacks
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Was the Acapulco hit on Moreno Gallo local, or did the Mafia come to town?
The restaurant in Acapulco
At 9:20 Sunday evening at Forza Italia restaurant in Acapulco, Mexico, Moreno Gallo, 68, an Italian mobster who lived for decades in Canada, was gunned down.
Gallo was deported from Canada in 2012 due to his criminal record. He is understood to have once had significant influence within the Montreal mafia.
Police as well as employees of the restaurant, located at #82 Costera Miguel Alemán in the Pacific city’s tourist zone, said that Gallo had been living in Acapulco for over a year.
Gallo was wearing white trousers and a pink shirt with white stripes when a man dressed all in black approached him directly and shot him nine times, leaving him for dead.
Costera Miguel Alemán is a busy street, and the Forza Italia is not a “high end” restaurant. There was a strong post-shooting police mobilization, with many guests reportedly fleeing in panic. However, this was clearly a targeted hit and not a random act or a robbery. Gallo was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
There is some speculation that his murder may have been timed to occur on the third anniversary of the death of Nicolo (Zio Cola) Rizzuto, which was also on Sunday. Gallo had reportedly fallen out of favour with Rizzuto’s Sicilian organization, which has been fighting a bloody battle in Montreal and Toronto with the 'Ndrangheta from Calabria.
Mexican authorities would be wise to be watching all flight manifests connecting out of Acapulco to Canada or Italy.
There is also the possibility that Gallo was trying to drum up business in Mexico. If so, he seems to have met his match, as have so many other Canadian gangsters who have tried to work with Mexico’s ultra-violent drug cartels.
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Eastenders spoiler: Airs on Monday, January 24 2011
As Ricky prepares to pay a visit to Bianca in prison, Janine arrives after being kicked out by Diane. Janine reveals that she now wants to move into Pat's, but Ricky insists that it's out of the question. Ricky and Whitney then go ahead with the visit to Bianca, but Whitney struggles with the situation and leaves. When she arrives home, Whitney is shocked to find that Carol is there - especially when she says that she's moving in permanently. The pair begin to argue, but they're interrupted when the news comes through that Connor has regained consciousness.
Whitney heads off to visit Connor, but when she gets there, she bumps into Carol. While Whitney storms out, Carol goes into the hospital room to see him. They begin to talk but are interrupted when Connor's mum Kendra arrives. Kendra immediately orders Carol to leave, and Connor backs up his mum - choosing her over Carol, who's left shocked. Later, the tension between Carol and Whitney continues and, following a heated row over dinner, Whitney announces that she's moving out.
Meanwhile, Abi receives a video clip of Ben being bullied. She talks to Ben about the matter before showing the clip to Max, who decides to inform Ian. Later, Ian spots Ben skiving from school and confronts him about the bullying. However, just as Ben is about to open up, Phil turns up and demands to know why Ben isn't at school. When Phil finally discovers the truth, he declares that he wants to sort out the bullies his way - but Ben insists that isn't what he wants. Back at home, Ben gets upset and walks out as Phil continues to pursue the matter, and Phil gets annoyed when Shirley claims that he should have let Ben talk to Ian. Phil then heads out to see Glenda…
Elsewhere, things don't go to plan as Tanya and Greg move into their new house; Roxy is left feeling down after she has a bitchy argument with Janine and Albert does a runner; Max is upset when he notices how friendly Lauren and Greg are; Janine is heartbroken as Ryan finally moves his belongings out of the flat; and after one too many, Roxy offers to be a surrogate mother for Christian and Syed - but Syed doesn't seem happy.
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NJSA Honors – Philly Soccer News
Philly Soccer News
NJSA HONORS
Pericciouli in Hall, Applegate coach of year
The New Jersey Soccer Association will honor Jersey Shore Boca veterans, Walt Pericciouli and Ryan Applegate, at the Association’s annual awards banquet at the L’Affaire Restaurant in Mountainside, N.J. on Saturday, April 25.
Pericciouli, a Bayville native is one of the founders of Boca and will be inducted into the NJSA Hall of Fame Class of 2008 in the coaches category while Applegate, coach of the Boca men’s open team, will be honored as the 2007-2008 NJSA coach of the year.
The festivities will begin at 6:30pm with cocktails followed by dinner and the awards ceremony.
Pericciouli is a United States Soccer Federation “A” licensed coach whose father Wally Peters is enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y.
Applegate, who also hails from Bayville, has been at the helm of the Boca men’s open team for several years.
Other NJSA Hall of Fame honorees include Peter Smook in the Administrators category, Francesco Maneri in the Players category and Alan Brown in the Referees category.
Other 2008 Award winners are: Manager of the Year: Nick Hordynski, Referee of the Year: Robert Tzetzos and Assistant Referee of the Year: Brian Weiss
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Review: MST3K: The Return
Answering the most dangerous question: Does it live up?
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Spoiler alert: yes. But let's talk about how, and why.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 exists in a very specific, and special place in media- equal parts satire, social commentary and campy humor. For (I assume) the vast majority of us, the experience was largely similar- one friend had them all recorded (maybe you were that friend!) and the tapes got passed around, frequently at the behest of the show itself. We watched the comedy central run, and reruns. And hoped for an update.
By the time news broke that and update was coming a year or so ago, well, let's be honest: we exist in a post-prequel world and old is new again is not always welcome news, as much as we may want it to be. But there it was, MST3K was coming back. With a new cast.
Gulp.
Like I said, it exists in a special place, largely thanks to the chemistry of the cast and their ability to have chemistry with a quasi-anthropomorphic gumball machine and a... whatever the hell Crow is. It's not easy, is what I'm saying. How does the new cast measure up? Jonah raps about Kaiju-esque monsters- in the first episode. That sentence is, of course, brilliant, stupid and absurd all at once, which sums up the entire show. So, yeah, he fits.
The invention exchange was always dumb, though
In the theater, with the bots, is where it really shines. Or, sort of, doesn't. It feels the same. The voices are different, certainly, but you stop noticing about halfway through the second episode (or, at least, I did). The jokes are great, and it's refreshing for a lazy millennial like myself to hear Harry Potter jokes and other up-to-date references on the show.
For me, that was my biggest concern: would the show feel the same? And, in my semi-humble opinion, it 100% does. The door sequence is still practical and sorta clunky. The space animations are still what they are.
Which brings me to my second biggest concern: The Mads. Look, if the movies are bad, and the jokes are good, the Mads could be terrible for all I care. At the same time, though.... And then it's announced that it's Felicia Day(!) and Patton Oswald(!). And then I worry about the casting. While those two aren't A-list Hollywood stars, they are pretty nerd A-list (and that's the list we're concerned about here at NoaF)- so would their precence overshadow their corny characters and joke set up?
Nope, nope and neeeeewp. They may actually be my favorite part of this. For cheesy, campy characters who essentially exist to set up the fact that a dude is in a theater with two robots, Day and Oswald are brilliant. They have great chemistry, great jokes, and I want a movie just about their hijinks. They have a lot of self-aware jokes (Day's Forrester observes with a sigh "should have just rebooted), are on a quest for ratings ("there aren't ratings on Netflix", Max informs her) and they are as incompetently evil as their forbears.
The Math:
Baseline assessment: 9/10
Bonuses: +1 for actually being an update that holds true
Penalties: -1 because I'm a dick. Look, it's pretty dang perfect. But 10 says outstanding in its field, and this is an update that is congruent, but doesn't soar to new heights. If you want an actual penalty, it's for Episode 3 being one of the worst movies they have done. But that's a bonus, too.
Conclusion: 9/10. You probably already binged it, though.
Posted by Dean E.S. Richard at 12:00:00 AM
Labels: Dean Smith-Richard, movies, MST3K, reviews.
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Category: Columns
Monday Check-In: August 7, 2017
By Tom August 7, 2017 - 9:57 pm August 7, 2017 Anime, Columns, Television
Hiroko Katsuki, her son Yuri, and Minako in Yuri!! on ICE
I began watching Yuri!!! on ICE over the weekend because I figured I should see one of last year’s most acclaimed anime series – it topped many year-end lists and won Crunchyroll Anime Awards in all seven of its nominated categories: Anime of the Year, Best Boy, Best Animation, Most Heartwarming Scene, Best Couple, Best Opening (OP), and Best Ending (ED).
It had a fantastic first episode with main character Yuri Katsuki heading home to Hasetsu in Kyushu and trying to figure out what he wants to do with his figure skating career after some recent failures. I recognized some things during the skating sequences from watching Winter Olympic and other competitions over the years. My goal is to finish watching YOI in the next week or two. Continue reading
Tagged Anime, Mr. Robot, television, Weekly Check-In, Yuri!! on Ice
Monday Check-In: July 31, 2017
By Tom July 31, 2017 - 9:45 pm August 7, 2017 Anime, Columns, Events
Motoko and Batou at a bar in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
I have been watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex with a few friends (a re-watch, in my case) and the themes of some episodes feel a little close to reality than when I first watched S.A.C. a decade ago, e.g. an owner of a outdated android wanting to eliminate all other androids of the same model so his would become unique; unauthorized organ donations; hacking of cyber-implants. Motoko’s standard on-duty outfit has stood out to me as out-of-place compared to what her fellow Section 9 agents wear and the series’ English insert songs felt jarring while I was watching with Japanese dialogue, but I am enjoying the action and technological aspects of the series. Continue reading
Tagged Anime, conventions, Crunchyroll Expo, Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Weekly Check-In
By Tom July 24, 2017 - 10:23 pm July 31, 2017 Anime, Columns, Manga
A sky battle in New York City from The Reflection
If you paused the first episode of The Reflection and told me look at any still frame, I might confuse it for a panel from a major American comic book. This new anime series from co-creators Hiroshi Nagahama and Stan Lee started off slow and the animation was a little stiff in spots, but I will stick with it to see how its premise of “normal people developing powers from a mysterious global event” unfolds. Continue reading
Tagged Ace Attorney, Anime, manga, Robot x Laserbeam, The Reflection, Weekly Check-In
Monday Check-In: July 17, 2017 (Teekyu is back!)
By Tom July 17, 2017 - 9:11 pm September 30, 2017 Anime, Columns
Tomarin is angry after losing money at a pachinko parlor in Teekyu season 9
I watched a few more new anime series last week but not as many as I wanted. Teekyu returned for its ninth season with a Tomarin-focused episode and an ending credits sequence depicting the girls as more realistic-looking teenagers with a portion where the camera pans across their towel-draped bodies. I guess the ending credits are a parody of other anime ending credits that have similar shots of their female characters but Teekyu’s credits unnerved me just like those other ones do…
I saw the first episodes of Anime Strike series Made in Abyss and Princess Principal with some online friends and enjoyed both of them for different reasons. Made in Abyss had beautiful landscapes and a fun adventure story setup with its characters. I liked Princess Principal for its dark, steam-powered London setting and background music directed by Yuki Kajiura; its soundtrack reminded me of Kajiura’s previous action series scores including Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Noir. Continue reading
Tagged Anime, Made in Abyss, Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, Princess Principal, streaming, Teekyu, Weekly Check-In
Monday Check-In: July 10, 2017 (July Anime Premieres)
Mari Fukami during a quiz club demonstration in Fastest Finger First
The quarterly rush of new anime premieres has come around again. I’ve watched the first episodes from a handful of new series: Fastest Finger First, A Centaur’s Life, Welcome to the Ballroom through a Twitch stream sponsored by Amazon’s Anime Strike channel, and Aho Girl.
Tagged A Centaur's Life, Aho Girl, Anime, Fastest Finger First, RWBY, Weekly Check-In, Welcome to the Ballroom
Monday Check-In: July 3, 2017
By Tom July 3, 2017 - 8:45 pm July 31, 2017 Anime, Columns, Manga
Akko, Sucy, and Lotte in Little Witch Academia
It’s a new month and I’m starting a weekly column called “Monday Check-in”. Not the first person to do something like this (for example, Lauren does regular Monday posts on Otaku Journalist) but I’m hoping setting a day of the week to write a post will help me think more frequently about what I have been reading and watching. Continue reading
Tagged Anime, Cross Account, Kakegurui, Little Witch Academia, manga, Shudan!, Weekly Check-In, Weekly Shonen Jump
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Edilio Paredes
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In the annals of popular music throughout the world, it is difficult to find a single figure who has had as much influence in the forging of a style as Edilio Paredes has in the creation of bachata. Recording the lead guitar on “many more than a thousand” tracks over three decades, Edilio shaped a new genre; his arrangements distinguished bachata from the bolero out of which it emerged, and set the framework within which bachateros continue to operate even today. From bachata’s seminal days until the early 1990’s, Edilio Paredes directed and recorded the most important work of the music’s most important artists, and along the way inspired three generations of Dominican guitarists.
From infancy, Edilio has always been a prodigiously talented musician. He is a native of the small country town of La Galana, near San Francisco de Macoris, and was the first person in his family to sing or play an instrument (although his brother and his three sons have since become well known musicians in their own right). Nothing in his family history or background augured for the appearance of a musical genius. Nevertheless, Edilio relates that the first time he played a guitar was when he was four years old. “The owner of the colmado had a tres, and he put it up on the counter. I remember having to stand up on my tiptoes to be able to reach it. I’d never played any kind of instrument before, but I was able to pick up three merengues that were popular at the time.” Perhaps seeing a young child play the instrument that he was unable to play incited jealousy in the owner of the colmado - he became infuriated one day after Edilio broke a string. This left quite an impression on the gentle Edilio, and at the tender age of four the great master of the Dominican guitar swore off music forever!
By the time he was eight he had seen more of the world (he reports crossing the river to nearby San Felipe), and he repented of his decision. He formed a group with his brother, Nelson, and Ramón Cordero, who would go on to be a major figure in bachata as well. They began to play at parties in the area with a guitar that an uncle of Ramón’s gave to Edilio along with some basic instruction (Edilio is largely self-taught). Edilio recalls playing the music of Odilio Gonzalez, Julio Jaramillo and Blanca Iris Villafañe, and dreaming of one day being able to play as well as Puerto Rican legend Yomo Toro.
When he was 13, Edilio decided to go to the capital, Santo Domingo. He went to work at Casa Alegre, which was a music store owned by singer Cuco Valoy. Valoy also owned a record label, and Edilio went to work recording for him. He recorded songs with singers Bernardo Ortiz, Rafael Encarnación and Mélida Pérez, and his reputation began to grow. He quickly supplanted a number of older musicians as the most sought after guitarist to record “bolero campesino”—what would later become known as bachata.
Soon after Edilio began to record for Radhames Aracena, the proprietor of Radio Guarachita. Aracena’s station was the only national radio station which featured guitar music, and the music the station played was all recorded under one of the various labels which Aracena himself owned. It was during the years of Radio Guarachita’s predominance that bachata properly began to coalesce as a genre. Every bachatero in the country at one time or another probably recorded for Radhames Aracena. Since he was Guarachita’s premier “requinto”, or lead guitar player, all of those artists except for the few who, like Luis Segura, played their own lead guitar, worked with Edilio Paredes.
As the years went by bachata changed markedly. Whereas it began in the early 1960s as a music which was barely distinguishable from the bolero that came before it, by the mid-1970s bachata was beginning to become much more rhythmic and danceable. The güira replaced the maracas, a change which Edilio was party to, and elements of other more upbeat musics like son and merengue could be heard in the guitar lines. The one person who most influenced these changes was unarguably the one who was making the arrangements—Edilio Paredes. During this period his name was most closely linked with that of his childhood friend, Ramón Cordero, but he did important work with almost all of the major bachateros of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Besides the substantial ouvre of classic songs he recorded with Marino Pérez, Bolívar Peralta, Leonardo Paniagua, and José Manuel Calderón, among others, Edilio also released a good deal of his own work.
To have a conversation with Edilio Paredes about those days is to take a glimpse into bachata’s history through the eyes of an intelligent, critical and uniquely well informed observer. And the story we see is at times a difficult one to look at. As the genre developed, it became increasingly marginalized by Dominican society, until bachata’s creators and their audience became, for a time, a despised group of people. The reasons behind this are complex and best dealt with in another context. They certainly included, however, the active efforts of the merengue industry to eliminate bachata as effective musical competition; an elitist and modernist tendency which associated guitar music with the “backwardness” of the countryside; and, later, a puritan reaction against the double entendres which became a staple of the music during the 1980s.
Happily the situation has changed. As a result of a variety of factors, bachata’s popularity grew steadily during the 1990s, and it has become arguably the most important Dominican musical export, threatening to eclipse the much longer established merengue. Bachata’s audience extends throughout Mexico, Central and South America, Europe and the United States. Young groups have pioneered a fusion of bachata with rock and R&B, while a more traditional style continues to thrive. Among those who are driving the success of the music are Edilio’s three sons, David, Samuel and Nano, all of whom are themselves tremendous musicians.
In spite of the current bachata vogue, Edilio Paredes still does not enjoy the esteem in his own country that one would expect. Whereas cuatrista Yomo Toro of Puerto Rico, Edilio’s childhood idol, and tresero Francisco Repilado (Compay Segundo) of Cuba are cultural icons in their respective nations, the complicated relationship of bachata with Dominican culture has relegated its greatest virtuoso to the margins of society. The musicians who have benefited from bachata’s recently achieved popularity readily acknowledge their debt to Edilio, and on any given night his audience might include some of the genre’s marquee names. Likewise, those who were aficionados of the music when it was being actively denigrated by the Dominican media know and recognize Edilio Paredes as the master musician he is.
With the entry of bachata onto the international stage, Edilio has found an audience that can objectively appreciate his great artistry. Touring with singers like Super Uba and Puerto Plata, Edilio is introducing authentic bachata to a new group of listeners. Far from the bordellos and cabarets where this music once took refuge, Edilio's pioneering style is being enthusiastically embraced the world over.
--David C. Wayne
Edilio performs regularly in New York City: See schedule
franklin isa September 15, 2011
indudablemente, estamos hablando de uno, o probablemente el mas grande guitarrista que ha tenido la republica dominicana en la historia de la bachata, prueba de eso es que acompano con la guitarra a todos los grandes de su tiempo, no se si aun vive, pero es una joya maestra dominicana.
EDSON NOBRE May 6, 2011
ola amigos eu gostaria de noticias sobre a dança bachata não consigo encontra nada que fale sobre a dança, se puder me ajua eu agradesço. forte abraço
saulo sena April 30, 2011
Vi el pasado 23 de abril que edilio paredes es un fenomeno de la musica popular de amargue,estaba en los rios y habia que ver como este artista junto a ramon cordero y otros mas se crecieron ante un publico que esperaba con sed la entrada de estos dos fenomenos que emosionadamente hicieron vibrar a todos sus fanaticos...
jose April 1, 2011
edilio si puede ayudarme a consegir la bachata de manolin alcantara :mi santa madre.me la puede enviar al correo jecc2020@hotmail.com
saulo sena February 27, 2011
Edilio paredes me gusto mucho la entrevista que frank mendez te hizo en new york ahi demostraste tu humildad y sencillez hasia tus colegas todos.a frank lo conosco desde que estaba en villa jaragua pero nunca mas nos hemos vuelto a ver estoy seguro que ya el no se recuerda de mi porque la ultima vez que lo vi fue en cubacana de villa duarte,donde ustedes iban todos los domingo.a frank le exorto que si ve este mensage que me lo haga saber soy saulo sena de los rios y se que ers un buen requinto junto a edilio paredes un saludo a los dos...
MM December 17, 2010
Ers feito, pero cantas como los angeles. Que Dios te bendiga.
rudy ramirez November 10, 2010
me gusta la emisora dominicana
Maria w. October 27, 2010
Bachata is my favorite style of dance and I go to many concerts. strangely I haven't known the history until reading this article. muchos gracias.
Abi R . P August 23, 2010
Excellent article !!! Abi (Grupo Evidence keyboardist )
¿Que es la bachata?
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