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Iran Threatens To Restart Nuclear Enrichment Program
Iran is threatening to restart its controversial nuclear enrichment program, as the head of the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) revealed on Sunday that they have maintained the ability to quickly restart the full-scale enrichment of uranium “within 4 days,” reports FARS news.
“If senior Islamic Republic officials issue an order to resume the 20 percent enrichment, we can do it in Fordo within 4 days,” said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the AEOI – referring to the Fordo nuclear facility in northern Iran. Of note – 20 percent enrichment is considered above the required level for nuclear energy production, however it is still well below the 80-90 percent required for a nuclear weapon.
Salehi said his statement should be seen as a warning not to discard the nuclear deal – and revealed that Iran had made “more extensive progress in other parts of its nuclear activities” which “go beyond the previous levels” according to FARS.
Meanwhile, in a Monday speech at the “National Atomic Energy Day,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared that Iran’s nuclear industry is moving along “faster than before.”
“I want to clearly say to the Iranian nation that our nuclear industry is moving faster than before with more energy, accuracy and more exact calculation,” the Iranian leader said, speaking from Tehran. Rouhani was quoted as saying Iran needs “both hard and soft power,” while pursuing “constructive engagement” with the rest of the world.
Under the 2015 agreement spearheaded by the Obama administration, Iran promised to significantly scale back its nuclear enrichment programs and give up pursuit of nuclear weapons – however it is still allowed to develop civilian nuclear technology, including energy production and scientific research.
Mark Dubowitz, a nuclear expert who has advised the White House and Congress on the Iran issue, told the Free Beacon that Iran’s latest enrichment threats expose critical flaws in the Iran deal that the Trump administration is seeking to address.
Iran’s “threats confirm that the Iranian regime never gave up on its atomic weapon ambitions,” said Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based think-tank.
The nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, “merely hit the pause button temporarily on those aspects of Iran’s nuclear program that it had already perfected — and, as [Salehi’s] threats underscore, could be easily restarted—while leaving Tehran with the time and space to develop technologies that it hadn’t perfected such as advanced centrifuges and missiles,” Dubowitz said. “His threats reveal what many deal skeptics have long argued: unless the JCPOA is fixed, Iran has pathways to dozens of nuclear-tipped missiles capable of striking U.S. forces, U.S. allies, and eventually the U.S. homeland.”
Trump administration insiders who spoke to the Free Beacon about the matter warned that Iran’s threats can be backed up with action should the Islamic Republic decide to abandon the deal and buck Trump. –Free Beacon
“This is exactly what President Trump means when he says the Iran deal is the worst agreement ever negotiated,” said one Republican foreign policy adviser to the Free Republic.
Full article: Iran Threatens To Restart Nuclear Enrichment Program (OilPrice)
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Updated: November 18, 2017 4:55 am
Feds to spend more than $325M to tackle gangs and gun crime
By Simon Little Online Journalist CKNW
Sept. 2016: Students explain how Surrey WRAP program helped them avoid gang life
The federal government has announced a major boost in funding to tackle guns and gangs amid escalating gang conflict in the Lower Mainland and across Canada.
“Our number one priority is to stop the flow of illegal hand guns and assault weapons into our communities,” federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in Surrey on Friday.
READ MORE: Eight people arrested in connection to alleged drug trafficking operation in Surrey, Langley
To that end, Ottawa will spend $327.5 million over five years to target gang crime. The government plans to spend $100 million annually after that, however that funding could depend on the Liberals winning the 2019 federal election.
Exactly how the money will be spent remains unclear. Goodale said funding plans will be influenced by a national summit on gang and gun crime that’s expected to be held next spring.
“We want to hear from key stakeholders, including law and border enforcement agencies, Indigenous groups, women’s advocates, and community and mental health organizations,” he said.
“We want to give a voice to victims, and to those who have been sucked into the gang vortex and somehow managed to escape and recover.”
However, while a more detailed breakdown of spending isn’t available, Goodale said the government does have several key priorities.
They include boosting enforcement, both through integrated gang task forces like B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and border services.
Oct. 2017: Funding stabilized for B.C. youth anti-gang program
Ottawa is also looking to add more stable funding to youth early intervention, through initiatives like Surrey’s Wrap Program.
Concern about guns and gangs has been growing in B.C. in recent years, particularly in the Lower Mainland, which has been home to low-level gang conflict.
READ MORE: Is it time for the Lower Mainland to amalgamate police forces?
Back in August, Surrey RCMP said that city alone had seen at least 31 shots fired calls in the first eight months of the year.
The growing opioid crisis and associated drug trafficking has also raised new concerns.
In September, B.C.’s NDP government announced $322 million in new funding of its own to fight that crisis, much of it directed to law enforcement in an effort to stem the flow of drugs and increase public safety.
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Amateur Snaps Golf Club by Hitting a Tree
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Golf clubs are expensive and there’s a reason only professional golfers take on these high-risk shots up against trees. Not only are the pros playing for big money where every shot could mean the difference between thousands of dollars, they also have the wherewithal and the connections to have things go badly and it won’t affect their marital status.
As for the golfer in the video above, there were a few dead giveaways that this guy isn’t teeing it up with the pros anytime soon. However, the clean nature in which his club snapped upon impact was something to see in slow motion. Something we wouldn’t want to see in slow motion is him explaining to his significant other why he had to drop a nice chunk of change at the golf shop to have his club fixed all for the sake of a funny video.
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Claiming that the game Dante’s Inferno was inspired by The Divine Comedy is like claiming that the hot dog was inspired by filet mignon. The only tangible element that the game and Dante’s poem have in common is that they both involve visits to hell.
Dante, the game’s main character, is a bland-faced Crusader who appears to be on a quest to find a Dirk The Daring look-alike contest. After a brief tutorial that introduces you to your weak attacks and strong attacks, Death shows up, ready to usher Dante’s soul into the underworld. But Dante, feeling stubborn, decides he isn’t ready to go, and he wrestles Death’s gigantic bone-scythe weapon away and chops him in half with it. Who knew Death was such a candy-ass?
The game’s gruesome enemies start off small and manageable, but eventually became larger and more annoying. Once you’ve defeated an enemy, you decide via a quick-time mini-game whether to punish its soul, or absolve it like a televangelist. Punishment unlocks new “unholy” abilities; absolution unlocks “holy” abilities. Don't fret too much over the decision, though. Both sets of abilities consist of the clichéd double-dashes and super-moves found in most third-person action games.
Around 10 minutes into the game, the first honest-to-goodness naked boob is revealed, when Dante finds his beloved, Beatrice. Like most videogame nudity, hers isn’t germane to the experience, and as a result, it comes off as juvenile and misogynistic, particularly since she’s impaled on a sword.
Levels are structured around the poem’s circles of hell, each of which is punctuated with a fight against a large boss character. The Circle Of Lust, for example, ends with a battle against an oversized Cleopatra who secretes tiny evil demon babies from her right breast. If this sounds like Sony’s God Of War, that’s because Dante’s Inferno wants nothing more than to be a vaguely literary, controversy-inducing God Of War clone with a greater gross-out factor. But Dante’s knucklehead, tit-pursuing bravery feels misguided—and worse still, insincere when compared to Kratos’ pure, self-interested anger.
Finally, no matter how dark the God Of War games get, they always maintained a zesty Clash Of The Titans-style cheesiness and energy. Not Dante’s Inferno. The game’s rivers of blood, corpse-piles, and wailing souls make for a morbid, depression-inducing milieu. It’s a relief to be shut out of the place once the final credits roll.
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HomeBlogThe Gist Of Animal Testing Persuasive Essays
The Gist Of Animal Testing Persuasive Essays
Jason Burrey
Wondering what kind of arguments to use when writing animal testing persuasive essay? We’ve got you covered here!
The first records about conducting experiments on living creatures date back to ancient Greece and Rome. Animal testing has been used for centuries and resulted in many scientific breakthroughs, but today, people don’t need this controversial practice any longer.
There is an ongoing debate on this topic and high-school, and college students are often assigned to write a persuasive essay on animal testing.
The topic is not easy because both sides of the debate claim that they use convincing arguments.
In this article, you will find a lot of useful information that will help you write a powerful animal testing arguments essay that will impress your audience.
General guidelines on writing persuasive essays on animal testing.
Powerful persuasive essay topics on animal experimentation.
Sample of animal testing is a wrong persuasive essay.
How to write animal testing persuasive essay?
Animals have been used in medical experiments and other scientific investigations for several centuries.
Many people still think that these experiments are extremely valuable for the discovery of medications, great advances in human health, and the development of new cosmetics products.
But with the growth of the modern animal rights movement, a lot of people started to think that it’s unethical to use living creatures, kept in captivity and make them suffer from physical pain, emotional distress, and deprivation.
In 1975, an Australian philosopher Peter Singer published his piece “Animal Rights” where he argued that animals deserved to be treated with similar care like human beings because they feel pain and suffer just like we do.
In 1983, the US philosopher Tom Reagan argued that animals have intellect and emotions just like humans, so people should protect their rights.
Today, such experiments still remain commonplace and, according to PETA statistics, more than 100,000,000 animals are tested and killed in labs every year only in one country – the USA.
But the public support for such cruel practices is constantly declining. Due to ethical concerns, many countries, for example, the European Union, Norway, Israel, India, have adopted legislation that bans using animals in testing cosmetics products.
When writing animal rights persuasive essay, you should examine the opinions of both proponents and opponents of this practice, take a stand, and defend your point of view.
To help you write this type of essay as well as persuasive essay on animal testing for cosmetics, we will discuss the main arguments from both sides.
First, let’s list some major arguments used by proponents of the experimentation.
Animal testing helped in the development of loads of life-saving drugs for many diseases, for example, diabetes, childhood leukaemia, brain injury, breast cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, and more.
There are no adequate alternative methods for researching complex living organisms like humans and animals.
Animals are genetically similar to humans and are susceptible to the same illnesses.
Experiments are regulated by special, strict laws which protect animals in labs from mistreatment.
Results of experimentation are beneficial for animals.
Now let’s speak about the key arguments of the opponents of this controversial practice.
Experiments on animals are cruel and inhumane because they are subjected to terrible procedures like toxicity tests, water, and food deprivation, forced feeding, the infliction of wounds, and killings by different means. It’s the most obvious reasons because all living creatures deserve to live without suffering.
It’s an old method. Due to technology advancements, researchers can use scientifically proven alternative innovative methods to replace the need for animals.
All living species are unique. There are significant cellular, metabolic, and anatomic differences between animals and humans, so the research is far from fool-proof and often brings irrelevant results. According to statistics, about 90% of experimental drugs fail in clinical studies in humans.
Experiments that involve animals cost millions of dollars and are more expensive than other alternative methods. And all living beings that take part in these tests die so it’s just a waste of time, money, and other resources which could have been spent on research that brings human-relevant results.
There’s no need in tests like these. Animals suffer like human beings and die in labs with no protection from cruelty for creating new pesticides, drugs for erectile dysfunction, food ingredients, or eyeliners. No one needs these products so badly that they should come at the expense of someone’s lives.
Social relevance, efficiency, and ethical concerns make modern scientists look for innovative alternatives, and now there are some promising options which can reduce the need for experimentation.
All these alternative high-tech methods are now a reality, and they are much cheaper, quicker, and more effective.
Researchers are working on building computational models (algorithms) which can analyze huge amounts of research data and make predictions on how certain products can affect living organisms. No living creature is put in danger.
There are cautious methods of human studies like microdosing when human volunteers receive new drugs in tiny quantities that allow researchers to measure their impact on individual cells. They are safe and effective. Besides, volunteers have freedom of choice and understand what is happening to them, including effects and are motivated to help scientists find cures for diseases.
Simplified and miniature organs-on-chips that mimic the functioning of human kidneys, lungs, heart, and liver can deliver more human-relevant results in toxicology and help understand the effects of new drugs.
In vitro testing, when researchers use human cells to see through microscopy how they react to specific chemicals.
We provided you with a brief overview of the debate and different positions on the issue. But you should do additional research to find more evidence about experimentation that will help you make an educated decision on which side of the debate you support.
Plenty of information about the issue is available online, so you should search for the internet and find more data and examples to illustrate your point of view and support the key points you will argue in your persuasive essay.
You need to find convincing facts that can prove your position is right and will help you persuade your audience to change their mind and support your ideas or take a certain action.
It’s a persuasive essay so you can use descriptive storytelling techniques or metaphors to appeal to your readers’ emotions.
You should formulate a strong and highly specific thesis statement and create a detailed outline that will help you stay focused during the writing process and will keep your essay on the track.
Follow the traditional essay structure that includes an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
If you use quotes or paraphrase someone, make sure to cite all your sources and create a list of references according to the requirements of a specific citation style assigned by your instructor.
Have no idea about what to write? We have powerful topics for your essays!
Best topics for persuasive essays on animal testing
Review these interesting animal testing persuasive essay topics and feel free to use them for writing your own papers. You may use the arguments we have discussed in this article or think about your own.
Under what circumstances can animal testing be justified?
Is it ethical to buy cosmetics products tested on animals?
Animal research and medicine.
Is it ethical to genetically engineer animals?
Should animal testing be banned?
Animal experimentation: pros and cons.
Why is animal testing cruel and inhumane?
How can technology replace animal research?
Alternative approaches to animal experimentation used for human health risk assessment.
Why are the results of animal experimentation not reliable?
Why should we support cruelty-free cosmetics brands?
Why is animal testing an out-dated practice?
Arguments against animal testing.
Why are animal rights important?
Are there any benefits of using animals in research?
The cruel history of animal experimentation.
Animal rights vs animal welfare.
Should animals be used in scientific research?
Can we do science without animal experimentation?
Why do people use animals in research?
The truth about animals used for experimentation.
Why is animal experimentation unethical?
Sample of persuasive essay on animal testing
Finally, here is a short sample of persuasive essay against animal testing.
Despite advances in technology, more than 100 million animals are harmed and killed in out-dated and barbaric scientific and commercial experiments conducted in labs throughout the world. Animal experimentation is cruel, unreliable, and dangerous and needs to be banned everywhere because of its damaging consequences.
Right now, millions of dogs, cats, birds, primates, rabbits, rats, mice are locked in small cages in labs like prisoners, although these innocent creatures haven’t committed any crime. They live in isolation, deprivation, and misery. All they can do is to wait in terror for painful procedures that will be performed on them without any painkiller during cruel cosmetics, drug, and chemical tests, curiosity-driven experiments at universities, and medical training sessions. They can be burned, undergo repeated surgeries, addicted to drugs, drowned, starved, brain-damaged, poisoned, force-fed with chemicals, and much more. Eventually, almost all of the poor living beings will be killed.
Often, such tests bring wrong results and are unsafe for humans. These experiments are just a waste of money and resources because there are innovative alternative methods that are faster, cheaper, and safer for humans and the environment.
You can help stop this cruelty. Take a stand by boycotting companies that torture animals in inhumane experiments.
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Features, Features in GTA III, Features in GTA Vice City,
Features in GTA San Andreas
Features in GTA IV
The "Replay" feature in use in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
A replay, or instant replay, is a minor feature that allows the player to review the last minute of gameplay.
Predominantly exclusive to PC version of Grand Theft Auto games, replays are simply reconstructed using certain available data from the latest round of gameplay, such as player actions, coordinates of surrounding vehicles and pedestrians, time, and weather. As a result, the replays are not necessarily accurate recreations of actual scenes, and were considerably crude when first introduced.
The feature was first introduced in the PC port of Grand Theft Auto III, and was carried over to the PC port of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, PC and Xbox ports of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (the only console-based GTA game with a replay system) and 10-Year Anniversary ports of GTA III and Vice City. Replays are also available for the PC port of Grand Theft Auto IV, and may be edited using an editing software dubbed the Video Editor. The first system employed in the first three games remained roughly unchanged, while GTA IV's replay system has been significantly revamped.
GTA III — GTA San Andreas
The replay system employed by GTA III, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas basically reproduces the latest moments of gameplay that can range from about 20 seconds to over a minute. The length of a replay depends on the density of traffic and pedestrians; as more cars and pedestrians are recorded, the replay becomes shorter.
Replays are activated by tapping the F1 key on the keyboard anytime during gameplay, showing a rough recreation of the surrounding where the player character is, and is played without the HUD other than the flashing "Replay" text. The player can leave the replay by pressing F1 again, or wait until the replay ends on its own. By default, viewpoints employed during a replay is based on where the player was looking at that moment, including where the player was viewing on foot or in a vehicle, and first person view if the player is free aiming using a rifle, rocket launcher, or sniper rifle. Moving the mouse in a replay allows the player to move around the player and view the player character's surroundings. Replays can be saved by pressing the F2 key and saved replays can be viewed by pressing the F3 key. Only one replay can be saved at a time.
Replays between GTA III and GTA San Andreas are often plagued with crudeness due to insufficient data, with unusual pedestrian behaviors, choppy and distorted player movement, missing or reverted objects (such as corpses, and vehicle modifications in GTA San Andreas) and cycling accessories on vehicles. Minor refinements were made to improve the presentation of replays and to reduce its buggy animation, although the general quality of these replays remain average to mediocre.
See also: Replay/Format details
For the PC port of GTA IV, the replay system is managed very differently and is a vast improvement over its predecessors. In the game, the player is offered a specialized replay editing software called the Video Editor, which allows the player to edit, direct and upload replays saved during gameplay.
During gameplay, the player may press the F2 key to create a recording of recent activities in game. Like its earlier predecessors, the length of saved replays depends on the amount of activity in recorded locations, resulting in replay lengths that range from 20 seconds to more than a minute. A recorded replay is saved in My Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Videos\Clips, and its file is usually around 100 megabyte large.
Playback/Editing
Main article: Video Editor
Once replays are saved, they can be processed by the Video Editor. In order to access the Video Editor, the player must access their mobile phone and select the "Video Editor" option at the bottom of the menu. Access into the Video Editor will cancel any ongoing missions, and eventually send the player back to the last loaded save point when the player returns from the Video Editor. When in the Video Editor, players can view saved replays of their choice, as well as editing the recording using a video editor to produce rendered videos for personal use, or upload them to the internet (i.e. via Rockstar Games Social Club or other video hosting sites). The videos are rendered as Windows Media Video (WMV) files and saved in the My Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Videos\rendered directory, and the Video Editor offers several choices of video resolutions for rendered videos.
Although replay recordings in GTA IV are far more accurate, unusual side-effects are still numerous. Vehicle lights do not appear to break from damage, and vehicle damage may experience bizarre distortions. Weather can change abruptly (due to a lack of smooth transition between different weather conditions), and particles and other visual effects may also appear incorrectly or do not appear at all.
The replay features in GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA IV do not store information about accessories on any cars in the replay, and as a result, vehicle accessories in each replay tend to be random or inconsistent in appearance. For example, the player-driven convertible Stallion in GTA San Andreas may not only appear topless in a replay, but also appear with a soft top or hard top.
In GTA III and GTA Vice City, accessories of vehicles in normal gameplay can even be altered by activating and deactivating the replay feature, forcing any car accessory in gameplay to change randomly; this glitch was eliminated by GTA San Andreas.
Due to the lack of ability to toggle the HUD in GTA III, the replay function is the only means of taking first person screenshots without obstructions by the game's interface except the blinking "Replay" text.
The replay features can be used in many ways to bug the game. One of them is to buy properties in Vice City for free.
During replays, storyline characters are invisible in GTA Vice City; this is also the case for the women keeping up with the player when the "Women Follow You" cheat code is used. In GTA San Andreas, storyline characters models are replaced by that of a specific pedestrian.
In San Andreas, the Parachute disappears in a replay, and Carl Johnson will fall in a standing position.
The player can input certain cheats during replays, however what actually happens in the replay remains unchanged no matter what cheat is used (for example, if the player types the "All vehicles explode" cheat, all cars, planes etc will look as if they've exploded but will still move and function normally like they did prior to the replay, because the replay still follows the recorded data). Also, using cheats during any replay might crash the game, since the cheats would cause what is shown in the replay inconsistent to the data recorded.
In GTA IV, if a helicopter appear in the reply at longer ranges while the slow mo is enabled, the main rotor will not spin until the helicopter is close enough.
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This page shows a selection of portraits with quotes from the book A Show of Hands by Hester Jones made with the residents of a London care home. This site is dedicated to further dementia, hand & brain research to create new a new participatory artwork inspired by the work of Raymond Tallis, these hands and the stories behind them….
“I like cooking, but cooking doesn’t like me.”
“I used to knit a lot, socks, we used to have sheep, take wool and knit.”
“I’m very fond of drawing.”
“I loved it. Always done shop work, bakery, delicatessen, anything.”
“I worked in John Lewis baby department for twenty years.”
“I do knitting, dancing and knitting. I’ve worn out more shoes dancing than I’ve had hot dinners.”
“Our Tate Gallery is very precious.”
“I used to work in Harrods in the confectionary department.”
“I’m not a bad cook.”
“I’ve looked at Picasso’s hands, they were real workman’s hands. Wonderful old wrinkled hands.”
“I was a telephone operator in Delhi.”
“Barbados is very jazz, it’s a beautiful place.”
“I’m an avid newspaper reader.”
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Photo Credit To Highways England
Highways England innovates to tackle road noise in Wakefield
An innovative noise barrier which will reduce the level of noise for residents living close to the M1 is being used in the UK for the first time.
The barrier will be installed by Highways England along a section of the M1 at Wakefield and not only reduces the level of noise for residents living nearby but will act as a safety barrier.
This pioneering barrier will be installed along the M1 northbound and southbound carriageways at Denby Dale (junction 39) and on the northbound exit and southbound entry slip roads.
Highways England project manager Sujad Hussain said: “This is the first system of its kind in the UK that will act as a noise and safety barrier. The barrier can withstand the impact of a 13 tonne bus travelling at 70km per hour and additionally shows a noise reduction of 37 decibels, a similar noise level to a refrigerator humming.
“The barrier was tested in Italy and by using this solution we reduce the amount of vegetation we need to remove and it allows us to create a continuous stretch of barrier over the bridge, which might have been difficult using other methods.
“This area of the M1 has been identified as a national hotspot by Defra in relation to noise and together with feedback from residents meant that it was one of the first areas we wanted to tackle thanks to money from a special environment fund.”
Artistic impression of the anti Noise barrier
The barriers, 3 at 3 metres high and 1 at 1.85 metres, will be constructed off site meaning there will be less chance of weather having an impact on the work. It will also be safer as there will be fewer vehicles moving around the work site and cause less disruption for residents overnight.
During the work a 50mph speed restriction will be in place due to a temporary safety barrier being installed.
There will also be a lane closure on the slip roads during the day with full closures planned overnight. Clearly signed diversions will be in place.
On the main carriageway there will be some lane restrictions in place overnight and during off peak hours.
Work will start on the southbound entry slip road on Monday 5 November. The scheme is expected to be completed by the end of February.
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HHF’s CEO to Receive Public Service Award at GWHCC Embassy Dinner
HHF’s President and CEO, Antonio Tijerino will receive the Public Service Award at this year’s Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Embassy Dinner!
The GWHCC’s Embassy Dinner VIP reception will start at 6:30 pm, followed by the dinner at 7:30 pm at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
This award is an honor, and in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Every year Americans observe this month by celebrating the culture and contributions of American citizens!
The Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a membership driven organization that supports the economic development of the Washington DC metropolitan region by facilitating the success of Latino and other minority- owned businesses and the communities they serve through networking, advocacy, education and access to capital. The Chamber envisions building a strong business network for the competitive future!
HHF was originally established by the White House in 1987, inspires, prepares, positions and connects Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities.
Continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by watching our 30th Anniversary Hispanic Heritage Awards on Oct. 6th on PBS! This year’s Hispanic Heritage Awards included top Latino performers and personalities, including Gael Garcia Bernal, Latin music superstar Luis Fonsi, The Latin Recording Academy, Members of the Nation’s “DREAMER” Community, NASCAR’s Groundbreaking Alba Colon and Coca- Cola’s Rudy Beserra.
The Hispanic Heritage Awards (HHA’s) were established in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan to commemorate the creation of Hispanic Heritage Month in America. Since that time, our HHA’s are considered among the highest honors for Hispanics by Hispanics. The Awards recognize the contributions and accomplishments of leading Latino individuals and organizations in various fields while celebrating cultural pride and the great promise of America.
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Robin Williams: Make Your Life Spectacular.
Earl Miller
Seeing this earlier today, warranted me having to just say something about it. He's right in so many ways. I associate with Robin very easily, and over the years many of his observations, trials, and life scenarios identify with me because I've walked similar paths. Some of the best wisdom is taken from personal experiences and an afterthought for most people.
It's easy to be "public", we see it all the time and there are folk out there who need to be in some sort of spotlight or the apparent "Ringmaster" of some contrived circus. It's the crowd that you will live or die by as they say on the stage. Maybe it's something that was missing in childhood, a traumatic social experience, or just an inner loneliness. Who knows.
I have a bit of advice that has worked well for me.
See, I've lived a pretty charmed and exciting life at times, others, meh. All through it however I have never (that I can remember) really cared what other people thought much. The few times I can say I started to I found myself in short notice feeling like I was performing- a trick for a treat (social applause) or worse.
If you find that you are having to sell yourself to people, the problem is with you. YOU. Yes, you fuckcake. (laughs) Give of yourself freely and never "charge" and you wont have to worry where your next show will be, or if they will even come the next time; you can then concentrate (as if you should have to) on not concentrating at all. Robin understood this and he has done a great job over the years of demonstrating it by just living. Those depressive times we all see in ourselves at one time or another is usually at it's core our own disbelief in what we really really are. The harder hit people tend to be in constant struggle with what they aren't. Everyone has limitations, and theres nothing wrong with that. It's failure to accept them that gets some folk into trouble and it's somewhere between pitiful and more pitiful because they do it to themselves through that reliance on "what the crowd thinks".
Let go of that shit. Theres always going to be that someone in the crowd that can see right through the act. So, why act at all?
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Unpaid Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill workers summoned & arrested after protest rally
Following a protest rally held by local sugarcane workers in Shush, southwest Iran, the labor union at the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill reports that at least 20 workers were arrested and summoned again for questioning.
The unpaid sugarcane mill workers rallied and went on strike on Thursday, protesting not receiving their last two New Year bonuses and pensions. Five workers were arrested as a result and local police summoned another 15.
Hundreds of the town’s sugar mill workers were protesting for more than two weeks back in November 2018 against non-payment of their wages for months, lack of job security and mismanagement of the factory.
As a result of the destructive policies of the sugar cane factory’s management and the regime authorities involved, Haft Tappeh is on the verge of total bankruptcy. This will endanger the livelihoods of thousands of workers and their family members who depend on their income to make ends meet.
Founded half-a-century ago in the southern city of Shush, in Khuzestan Province, the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill is the oldest sugar factory in Iran.
Since the privatization of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill in a questionable 2015 privatization deal, the condition of workers has worsened.They have said that since the transfer of ownership to the present owners, the company’s debts have increased, with the employer only thinking of reducing the permanent work force.
Accusing the government of supporting the wealthy, the workers complain they have become poorer while the managers of the company have become richer.
Trade unionist Jafar Azimzadeh, the leading member of the Free Union of Workers in Iran, described the workers’condition as “slavery.”
“The families of some workers have to buy bread on credit, because of unpaid salaries and if this situation continues, even bakeries will refuse to sell bread to the workers on credit,” he said, explaining the plight of workers who have not received their wages for months.
Under such financial strain, some workers have even reached the point of committing suicide.
Ali Naghdi was the latest instance whose dead body was found afloat in a canal on February 27. It was said that Naghdi committed suicide due to his debts as the company refused to pay his wages.
Haft Tappeh workers have always had to fight for their wages, pensions and rights in the past years.
In recent months, they have been going on strikes periodically, protesting unfulfilled promises made by their employer.
The last time the Haft Tappeh Sugar Mill workers went on strike was in mid-August when 500 workers protested not being paid for at least three months. Reports indicate that riot police attacked the striking workers with tear gas and beat the protesters. Five workers were also detained but were later released after being charged with “disrupting order.”
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Sickle Cell Disorders
Some people inherit one sickle cell gene and one other defective hemoglobin gene, resulting in various types of sickling disorders. These disorders range from mild to severe.
Sickle cell disease (hemoglobin SS disease) occurs when both genes produce hemoglobin S. This person typically has symptoms of anemia, mild to life-threatening complications, and a shortened life span.
Sickle beta-thalassemia occurs when a person has one hemoglobin S gene and another gene that causes the body to produce less hemoglobin than normal. This person may have mild to severe sickle cell disease.
Hemoglobin SC disease occurs when a person has one hemoglobin S gene and one abnormal hemoglobin C gene. This person may have generally milder symptoms and a longer life span than a person with sickle cell disease but still may become seriously ill.
Hemoglobin SE disease occurs when a person has one hemoglobin S gene and one abnormal hemoglobin E gene. This person may have mild anemia. Most people do not have symptoms.
Hemoglobin SO disease and hemoglobin SD disease occur when a person has one hemoglobin S gene and one abnormal hemoglobin O or hemoglobin D gene. This person may experience all sickle cell disease symptoms, ranging from mild to severe.
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Natarajan K, et al. (2010). Disorders of hemoglobin structure: Sickle cell anemia and related abnormalities. In K Kaushansky et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 8th ed., pp. 709–741. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Wang WC (2009). Sickle cell anemia and other sickling syndromes. In JP Greer et al., eds., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 12th ed., pp. 1038–1082. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Roundup – HOSPITAL!
Tags: brazilian soccer, Ebola, L. Ron Hubbard, soccer ball
The World’s Ball [The New York Times]
The 1970 World Cup was broadcast by satellite in both Europe and the Americas, and the Telstar Durlast was designed to be television friendly. The enduring black-and-white pattern was said to improve visibility on black-and-white sets.
Have Brazilians Lost Their Love of Soccer? [Brendan Greeley on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Wesley is a family friend, taking care of me while I’m in São Paulo for a two-day layover before heading north to Fortaleza to watch some soccer. In Paulinia, where he lives, I ask where the Brazilian flags are. He points down his street and says that in any other World Cup year, you’d see flags on every house. You see them this year, but isolated: two or three per apartment tower. This doesn’t mean that Brazilians don’t care about the cup. It does mean that the way they care about the cup is complicated…In the car, he tells me that Paulinia has an American football team—pigskin and helmets and pads, that kind of football—and says that pigskin football is Brazil’s fastest-growing sport. I ask why, and he explains that the soccer leagues in Brazil are frustratingly corrupt. He’s fed up with corruption in general.
West African Ebola epidemic “out of control”: aid group [Reuters]
An Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is out of control and requires massive resources from governments and aid agencies to prevent it from spreading further, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières said on Monday. The death toll has hit 337 since February, the U.N. World Health Organisation said last week, making it the deadliest outbreak since Ebola first emerged in 1976.
L. Rock Hubbard [Nathan Rabin on Slate]
But even people morbidly obsessed with Hubbard might not realize that before John Travolta donned platform boots to cackle maniacally at the foolishness of puny man-animals in the film version of Battlefield Earth, the book had been adapted into an album written by Hubbard called Space Jazz. Space Jazz wasn’t the only album masterminded by Hubbard in the final years of his life, as the eccentric guru boogied his way toward death. Collectively, these albums offer a fascinating glimpse into both Hubbard’s psyche and rampant egomania.
Paper or Power: Nothing Cut and Dried About Hand Washing in Restrooms [Timothy W. Martin on The Wall Street Journal]
People prefer paper towels by a 4-to-1 margin over hand dryers, according to a 2009 study by industry trade publication Facility Cleaning Decisions. Paper towels, a $2.5 billion industry, still exist by themselves in 85% of the nation’s 30 million, nonresidential bathrooms…Research findings on the most effective way to dry hands is so far a bit wishy-washy. A Mayo Clinic publication, with a study done by a trio of researchers including a former Kimberly-Clark consultant, weighed in on the debate in 2012, declaring that “paper towels are superior” from a hygiene standpoint, because dryers weren’t as effective at wiping bacteria off the hands. But this year, University at Buffalo researchers, using blow torches and cotton swabs to collect bacteria samples, declared high-speed hand dryers more hygienic. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention take no position.
Ohio’s Measles Outbreak Prompts Amish to Get Vaccinated [Sarah Jane Tribble on Kaiser Health News via Governing Magazine]
The largest outbreak of measles in recent U.S. history is underway. Ohio has the majority of these cases – 341 confirmed and eight hospitalizations. The virus has spread quickly among the largely unvaccinated Amish communities in the center of the state.
The demographics and politics of gun-owning households [Rich Morin on FactTank on Pew Research Center]
The new research also suggests a paradox: While blacks are significantly more likely than whites to be gun homicide victims, blacks are only about half as likely as whites to have a firearm in their home (41% vs. 19%). Hispanics are less likely than blacks to be gun homicide victims and half as likely as whites to have a gun at home (20%).
Demographics: Prime and Near-Prime Population and Labor Force [Bill McBride on Calculated Risk]
The prime working age labor force grew even quicker than the population in the ’70s and ’80s due the increase in participation of women. In fact, the prime working age labor force was increasing 3%+ per year in the ’80s! So when compare economic growth to the ’70s, ’80, or 90’s we have to remember this difference in demographics (the ’60s saw solid economic growth as near-prime age groups increased)…As Bruegel notes, the working age population in the US is expected to grow over the next few decades – so the US has much better demographics than Europe, China or Japan (not included). The key points are: 1) A slowdown in the US was expected this decade just based on demographics (the housing bust, financial crisis were piled on top of weak demographics). 2) The prime working age population in the US will start growing again soon.
Four myths about the Great War of 1914-1918 [Mark Harrison, Professor of Economics, University of Warwick via VOX.EU]
It is true that Germany imported 20‐25% of calories for human consumption before the war. Wartime imports were limited by an Allied blockade at sea and (via pressure on neutrals) on land. At the same time, German civilians suffered greatly: hunger-related mortality is estimated at around 750,000 (Davis and Engerman 2006: 204). But decisions made in Berlin, not London, did the main damage to German food supplies. The decision to attack Germany’s main food suppliers struck the first blow. In 1913, the German economy was more interlinked with future adversaries than allies. Britain, France, Italy, and Russia accounted for 36% of pre-war German trade. Britain alone provided more German trade than the 12% share of Austria‐Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire combined (Gartzke and Lupu 2012, Kramer 2013). Gerd Hardach (1987) conjectured that the effects of the loss of trade were outweighed by Germany’s war mobilisation. Mobilisation policies damaged food production in several ways (described by Feldman 1966). On the side of resources, mobilisation diverted young men, horses, and chemical fertilisers from agricultural use to the front line. Farmers’ incentives to sell food were weakened when German industry was converted to war production and ceased to supply the countryside with manufactures. Government initiatives to hold down food prices for the consumer did further damage. Because trade supplied at most one quarter of German calories, and German farmers the other three quarters, it is implausible to see the loss of trade as the primary factor. Germany’s own war effort probably did more to undermine food supplies.
How ‘Crazy Negroes’ With Guns Helped Kill Jim Crow [Thaddeus Russell on Reason Magazine] – RW
Although the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) were formally committed to nonviolence, when their volunteers showed up in Canton they happily received protection from Chinn and the militia of armed black men he managed. “Every white man in that town knew you didn’t fuck with C.O. Chinn,” remembered a CORE activist. “He’d kick your natural ass.” Consequently, Chinn’s Club Desire offered a safe haven for black performers such as B.B. King, James Brown, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, and the Platters; illegal liquor flowed freely in the county; and, unlike their comrades in much of Mississippi, CORE and SNCC activists in Canton were able to register thousands of black voters with virtual impunity from segregationist violence. According to Charles E. Cobb’s revelatory new history of armed self-defense and the civil rights movement, This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed, Canton and the rest of the South could not have been desegregated without people like C.O. Chinn, who were willing to take the lives of white people and were thus known as “crazy Negroes” or, less delicately, “bad niggers.”
The Price of Prevention: Vaccine Costs Are Soaring [Elisabeth Rosenthal on The New York Times]
The earliest vaccines were not patented, in part because the law at the time held that natural products could not be so protected. And vaccines like polio were developed through a large infusion of government and foundation funds, not by a company. Even when commercialized by the 1960s, vaccines were made by small specialty manufacturers, instead of big pharmaceutical firms, since producing them involved particular challenges: using live organisms, some of them dangerous. Indeed, huge liability payouts and aggressive mergers had, by the 1990s, meant that more than half of the country’s vaccine makers had closed down. With low retail prices, no one regarded vaccine making as a lucrative business. When he started his pediatric practice in 1982 in San Antonio, Dr. Michael Ozer remembers, he charged $22 for a 2-month well-child checkup, with $8 added on for the polio vaccine and another $8 for the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. “And I’m sure we were making money on it,” he said. But one by one, various barriers eroded: Drug manufacturers discovered new ways to protect their products, like patenting the manufacturing process. The number of vaccine patent applications rose tenfold in the 1990s to more than 10,000. In 1988, the federal government set up the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, effectively shielding manufacturers and doctors.
Student Debt Grows Faster at Universities With Highest-Paid Leaders, Study Finds [Tamar Levin on The New York Times]
At the 25 public universities with the highest-paid presidents, both student debt and the use of part-time adjunct faculty grew far faster than at the average state university from 2005 to 2012, according to a new study by the Institute for Policy Studies, a left-leaning Washington research group.
Soccer Concussions Are More Frequent Than You Think [Eric Chemi on Bloomberg Businessweek]
According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy, more high school soccer players had concussions in 2010 than basketball, baseball, wrestling, and softball players combined. In the CIRP’s report (PDF) for the 2011-12 school year, concussions represented 34 percent of all injuries in boys’ soccer competitions and 30 percent in girls’ soccer. American football, of course, tops the list as the high school sport with the most concussions—but girls’ soccer ranks second. Soccer has seen a 58 percent increase in the number of children suffering concussions over the past decade. Some experts believe that banning headers in youth soccer is one way to limit injuries, because the combination of less-mature brains, weaker neck muscles, and poor heading technique contributes to the damage. While contact between head and ball isn’t directly responsible for most concussions, the long-term accumulation of those small impacts over time could cause problems with the brain, affecting thinking, concentration, and memory. The biggest danger of concussions comes from the act of going up in the air—head first—which leads to such risky situations as hitting another player’s knee.
The Misguided Freakout About Basement-Dwelling Millennials [Derek Thompson on The Atlantic]
[T]he share of 18-to-24-year-olds living at home who aren’t in college has declined since 1986. But the share of college students living “at home” (i.e.: in dorms, often) has increased. So the Millennials-living-in-our-parents meme is almost entirely a result of higher college attendance. That’s crucial to know, because the share of 25- to 29-year-olds with a bachelor degree has grown by almost 50 percent since the early 1980s. More than 84 percent of today’s 27-year-olds spend at least some time in college and now 40 percent have a bachelor’s or associate’s degree. More young people going to school means more young people living in dorms, which means more young people “living with their parents,” according to the weird Census. Almost half of young people “living with their parents” are in college, where all campus housing counts as “living with their parents.”
Legal experts dissect the US government’s secret drone memo: a round-up [Alice K. Ross on The Bureau of Investigative Journalism]
On Monday, a US court ordered the publication of a secret memo outlining the government’s legal justification for killing an American citizen, Anwar al Awlaki…A CIA drone strike killed Anwar al Awlaki, along with three others, on September 30 2011. His 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman, died in a separate drone strike two weeks later. The US government has said Abdulrahman was not the target of the strike that killed him – so no such document exists for him.
How Gowex CEO Went From Defiant to Disgraced in Five Days [Rodrigo Orihuela and Manuel Baigorri on Bloomberg]
It was 10:37 a.m. on July 1. Jenaro Garcia was preparing for a meeting with Madrid’s mayor aimed at fostering Spain’s entrepreneurial spirit when a message popped up on his phone. A short seller in New York had just released a report saying that Let’s Gowex SA (GOW), the company Garcia founded 15 years ago to offer Internet access via Wi-Fi hotspots, had overstated its revenue almost 10-fold in recent years. Garcia denied the accusations and threatened legal action against the report’s author, Gotham City Research LLC. Gowex employees and its auditor made Batman jokes about Gotham, named after the Caped Crusader’s fictitious burg. And Garcia continued his usual routine, posting on Twitter, “Gooooood morning Madrid!!!! Perfect day for a jog.” Then he said the report was on target. On July 6, Gowex announced that Garcia had been stripped of his powers. The previous day, the board said, Garcia told directors that he took responsibility for falsified financial accounts for at least four years. Gowex would file for creditor protection, putting an end to what had been seen as a rare success story of Spanish entrepreneurship.
Born in 1988? Sorry. [Peter R. Orszag via Bloomberg View]
Many studies have documented the income effect. A typical estimate, from a 2010 study, is that every percentage point increase in the unemployment rate during the year a person enters the workforce reduces his or her wages by 6 percent to 7 percent on average. And the reduction persists, though it diminishes somewhat over time. Even 15 years on, a person’s wages are 2.5 percent lower for every percentage point increase in the unemployment rate that happened when he or she graduated from college. This can make for big differences among members of the same generation who are born just a few years apart. Compare a person born in 1988, who graduated in 2010, when the unemployment rate averaged 9.6 percent with someone born in 1984 who graduated from college in 2006, when the unemployment rate averaged 4.6 percent. The person unlucky enough to be born in 1988 had a 30 percent to 35 percent lower wage at graduation. And at their respective 15 year reunions, the 2010 graduate is expected to be earning 12.5 percent less than the 2006 graduate.
These Doctors Are Bowing to a Boy for Doing Something That Could Save Millions of Lives [Matt Connolly on NewsMic] – RW
The boy on the gurney in that powerful photo is 11-year-old Liang Yaoyi, and according to a QQ news story translated by chinaSMACK, he decided to donate his kidneys and liver after suffering from an eventually fatal brain tumor. The operation was performed in June, and doctors bowed to Yaoyi and his mother three times in recognition of his sacrifice.
What Does Your “Relfie” Say About Your Relationship? [Dr.Benjamin Le on The Science of Relationships]
The take home message is that others will assume you are in a good relationship if you post relfies, change your status to “in a relationship with…”, and talk about your relationship on Facebook. In addition, people viewing your profile are pretty accurate in their ratings of your relationship. If you are in a strong relationship, viewers can pick that up from your Facebook profile. However, there is some danger in getting too schmoopie about your relationship on Facebook; although your friends will think your relationship is going well, they will like you less.
Tales From the Friend Zone: REALLY Just Friends? [Dr. Gary Lewandowski on The Science of Relationships]
This demonstrates an important point: being attracted to someone does not mean that the two people will ever hook-up or develop a relationship. Surely, the guys in the study who admit to being attracted to their female friends may simultaneously be more attracted to their current relationship partners as well (“my friend is hot, but my girlfriend is hotter”). Similarly, guys may never pursue a romantic relationship with a female friend either because they know they have no realistic chance, because their female friend already has a relationship, or because she just simply does not see romantic potential with him (i.e., you are staying “just friends”).
Opting Out of Parenthood: How Couples Navigate the Decision to Not Have Children [Dr. Gary Lewandowski on The Science of Relationships]
A couple’s decision to remain childless is clearly one that spouses do not take lightly. Rather, the decision is a deliberative process that unfolds over time. Though many couples quickly reach the decision through mutual agreement to not have children, for other couples the decision is much more complicated and necessitates reconciliation by one partner. Perhaps most importantly, outsiders should view couples who remain voluntarily childless as a partnership that has a strong conviction about remaining childless, largely due to how the partners deeply value their relationship.
Why An African-American Sports Pioneer Remains Obscure [Alan Greenblatt on code switch on NPR] – RW
Alice Coachman Davis never entered the pantheon of breakthrough African-American sports heroes, like Jesse Owens or Wilma Rudolph. But she was a pioneer nonetheless. In 1948, competing as Alice Coachman, she became the first African-American woman to win Olympic gold, breaking the U.S. and Olympic records in the high jump.
I Don’t Want to Be Right [Maria Konnikova on The New Yorker]
Not all false information goes on to become a false belief—that is, a more lasting state of incorrect knowledge—and not all false beliefs are difficult to correct. Take astronomy. If someone asked you to explain the relationship between the Earth and the sun, you might say something wrong: perhaps that the sun rotates around the Earth, rising in the east and setting in the west. A friend who understands astronomy may correct you. It’s no big deal; you simply change your belief. But imagine living in the time of Galileo, when understandings of the Earth-sun relationship were completely different, and when that view was tied closely to ideas of the nature of the world, the self, and religion. What would happen if Galileo tried to correct your belief? The process isn’t nearly as simple. The crucial difference between then and now, of course, is the importance of the misperception. When there’s no immediate threat to our understanding of the world, we change our beliefs. It’s when that change contradicts something we’ve long held as important that problems occur.
This Isn’t a Brain Freeze—Manitoba Wins ‘Slurpee Capital’ Once Again [Julie Steinberg on The Wall Street Journal]
The Manitoba market comprises 52 7-Elevens in all, 43 of them in Winnipeg proper. Manitoba’s locations averaged 8,300 Slurpee sales a month in 2009, according to the most recent figures provided by 7-Eleven, which is a privately held unit of a public company, Tokyo-based Seven & i Holdings Co. The company hasn’t released specific Slurpee sales figures since then. It says other big Slurpee markets include Detroit, Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake City…To some Manitobans, nothing beats a nippy winter night like a Slurpee with a nip of alcohol. Mr. Cassidy said some of his buddies “boost” their Slurpees, adding vodka to a Sprite Slurpee or rum to a Coke one. Manitoba’s reign as world Slurpee champion hasn’t gone unchallenged over the years. In 2008, Don Mariotto, the franchisee of a 7-Eleven in Kennewick, Wash., advertised on TV and on radio stations that his store was No. 1 for Slurpee sales in the world between July 2007 and June 2008. He said his slogan was: ‘Move Over, Manitoba, Kennewick is King.; The proclamation received a frosty reception in Winnipeg, where television and radio personalities reported the claim. Manitobans rallied and ultimately prevailed, winning the title that year and each year since. Mr. Mariotto alleges the rules were changed to count the number of cups of Slurpees sold and not the volume, putting his store at a disadvantage. A spokesperson for 7-Eleven said the company stands by the Manitoba victory. Years later, Winnipeg Slurpee aficionados still burst with civic pride over that win. Photographer Kineret Rifkind, who loaded up on Slurpees in 2008 to help defend the crown, now drinks hers out of a one-liter thermos emblazoned with the words “Manitoba Slurpee Capital of the World.”
Despite Exposure of Madoff Fraud, New Ponzi Schemes Emerge [Elizabeth Olson on New York Times Dealbook]
Over the last five years, Mr. Maglich said, he has followed about 500 Ponzi schemes on his site, which includes links to legal documents, including those filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which posts some of them on its website; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and state financial authorities. Such swindles are largely viewed as distasteful cousins in the high-rolling world of securities, but they still rake in amounts that could be envied on Wall Street. In May alone, at least nine newly discovered Ponzi schemes were claimed to involve more than $96 million, said Kathy Bazoian Phelps, a Los Angeles lawyer who keeps a running tally on her blog.
Chinese Hackers Show Humans Are Weakest Security Link [Jordan Robertson on Bloomberg]
Spearphishing, a more targeted version of mass-e-mail phishing attacks, has long been known as a glaring vulnerability. In 2011, RSA Security, a unit of EMC, was hacked that way, exposing a hiring campaign. A Coca-Cola Co. executive opened a spearphishing message in 2012, leading hackers to gain access to internal documents. At Alcoa, about 19 employees received an e-mail purporting to be from a board member, Carlos Ghosn, who is also chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. An attachment to the message, once opened, unleashed a virus that penetrated Alcoa’s network. While Ghosn wasn’t directly identified in yesterday’s indictment, the document refers to a director with the initials “C.G.” Ghosn was the only board member at the time matching that criteria. Chris Keeffe, a spokesman for Nissan, and Monica Orbe, a spokeswoman for Alcoa, declined to comment. Some of the main targets are personal assistants, who play a central role inside companies and are targeted because they often have access to executives’ calendars, contact lists and e-mail accounts, according to Kevin Haley, director of Symantec Corp.’s Security Response team. The other type of workers targeted most often are public-relations professionals, whose names and e-mail addresses are easy to harvest from public Web pages. They’re also accustomed to hearing from people they don’t already know, Haley said.
Wealthy Somalis Flout Kenyan Law Banning Female Circumcision [Abjata Khalif on Bloomberg]
Halima Abdi charges foreign visitors at least $1,000 for a tour of remote northeastern Kenyan villages that most people wouldn’t dream of making. Her clients are young girls sent by their parents to undergo traditional circumcision. Most of her customers are ethnic Somalis who arrive from countries such as the U.K., Sweden and the Netherlands, Abdi explained in an interview at her cramped one-room office in the suburb of Eastleigh in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Abdi says she’s offered ‘consultancy services’ to hundreds of migrant families from abroad since she began operating in 2000. ‘I have undergone the female cut and I have administered the same to my daughters and their granddaughters too will go through it,’ said Abdi, a 48-year-old mother of five children. ‘These beliefs and values are still present and valued by Somalis in Africa and the developed world.’ While female genital mutilation has been illegal in Kenya since 2011, practitioners like Abdi continue to earn a handsome living from the procedure. The Wagalla Centre for Peace and Human Rights, a Wajir, Kenya-based advocacy group, says the practice has made some circumcisers rich enough to buy four-wheel-drive vehicles, build luxury homes in remote villages and acquire livestock.
Cynk Short Squeeze Blamed by Trader for Costing Him Job [Zeke Faux and Jing Cao on Bloomberg]
A Wall Street trader said Cynk Technology Corp.’s (CYNK) 36,000 percent stock surge cost him his job, and he blames a short squeeze and regulators who didn’t halt the shares before the company’s value shot past $6 billion. Tom Laresca, a market-maker at Buckman Buckman & Reid Inc., said he was among traders who thought they spotted a scam as the shares jumped to $2.25 last month from pennies. He sold it short last week around $6 — which means selling stock you don’t own with a plan to buy it cheaper soon, pocketing the difference. Laresca figured the Securities and Exchange Commission would suspend trading, sending the price toward zero. Cynk has said it’s a social-network service with no revenue and one employee…Instead of falling, the price more than doubled the next day, July 9, starting the squeeze. Market-makers who had sold the shares short got nervous and scrambled to buy them to close their positions, driving the price even higher, Laresca said. The SEC stopped trading two days later, citing concerns about the accuracy of information in the marketplace and “potentially manipulative transactions.” That was too late, Laresca said.
Craft Beer Industry Taps Profits of “Big Beer” [Elaine S. Povich on Stateline]
According to Beer Marketer’s Insights, a trade industry publication, the craft beer industry produces 16 million barrels annually, approximately 7.8 percent of the total beer volume in the U.S. Back in 2008, the crafters produced only 8.9 million barrels for a 4.2 percent share. The craft beer industry is growing 13 percent to 14 percent each year, with a commensurate drop in production by the “big guys” like Anheuser-Busch and Coors, from 177.6 million barrels in 2008 down to 162.7 million in 2013, said Beer Marketer’s vice president Eric Shepard.
The Economics of Fake Degrees [Scott McLemee on Slate]
Last year a dog received his MBA from the American University of London, a non-accredited distance-learning institution. It feels as if I should add ‘not to be confused with the American University in London,’ but getting people to confuse them seems like a pretty basic feature of the whole AUOL marketing strategy. The dog, identified as ‘Peter Smith’ on his diploma, goes by Pete. He was granted his degree on the basis of ‘previous experiential learning,’ along with payment of 4,500 pounds ($7,723). The funds were provided by a BBC news program, which also helped Pete fill out the paperwork. The American University of London required that Pete submit evidence of his qualifications as well as a photograph. The applicant submitted neither, as the BBC website explains, ‘since the qualifications did not exist and the applicant was a dog.’
How Gamblers Get Hot [Jay Caspian Kang on The New Yorker]
Juemin Xu and Nigel Harvey, the study’s authors, took a sampling of 569,915 bets taken on an online sports-gambling site and tracked how previous wins and losses affected the probability of wins in the future. Over all, the winning percentage of the bets was somewhere around forty eight per cent. Xu and Harvey isolated the winners and tracked how they fared in their subsequent bets. In bet two, winners won at a rate of forty-nine per cent. From there, the numbers go haywire. A player who had won two bets in a row won his third bet at a rate of fifty-seven per cent. His fourth bet won sixty-seven percent of the time, his fifth bet seventy-two. The best gamblers in Las Vegas expect to win fifty-five per cent of their bets every year. Seventy-two per cent verges on omniscience. The hot hand, it appears, is real. Losers, unsurprisingly, continued to lose. Of the 190,359 bettors who lost their initial bet, fifty-three per cent lost their next, and those who had enough money left for a third round lost sixty per cent of the time. When unfortunate bettors got to five straight losses, their chance of winning dropped to twenty-three per cent. The losing streaks should be familiar to problem gamblers and can be explained by another well-worn theory called the gambler’s fallacy. If you’ve ever called heads on a coin flip, seen the coin land tails up, and then called heads again because ‘heads is due,’ you’ve been caught up in the gambler’s fallacy. Winning and losing streaks had no correlation with the skill or risk aversion of the gambler. Xu and Harvey examined the over-all payoffs of gamblers across three currencies and found no significant difference between hot-streakers and cold-streakers. What the research did find was that gamblers on streaks—good or bad—acted under the influence of the gambler’s fallacy. Winning bettors began placing more prudent bets because they assumed their luck would soon run out. Losers began placing bets with longer odds because they wanted to win big when their luck finally, inevitably changed.
Here’s What Obama’s ‘Part-Time America’ Really Looks Like [Derek Thompson on The Atlantic]
Three thoughts for the road: 1) Most people working part-time want to work part-time because they’re in school, or they’re raising kids, or they consider themselves mostly retired. Don’t pay attention to anybody who’s using the number of stay-at-home dads and moms to argue that Obamacare is destroying full-time work. 2) Last fall, the Fed produced a useful document explaining that “current levels of part-time work are largely within historical norms, despite increases for selected demographic groups, such as prime-age workers with a high-school degree or less.” 3) If you insist on being a pessimist, here’s a very smart way to express fear about the future of part-time work, also from the Fed. There are some industries, such as hotels, food service, and retail, that have historically had shorter workweeks and more part-time workers. If those sectors continue to grow faster than the overall economy (because other sectors, like government and manufacturing, are shrinking), then we should expect part-time work to remain elevated. Indeed, the relative strength of those industries today is one reason why part-time work hasn’t declined even faster than it has.
Master’s degrees are as common now as bachelor’s degrees were in the ’60s [Libby Nelson on Vox]
The story of the past four decades isn’t just about how master’s degrees became as common now as bachelor’s degrees were in the 1960s. It’s about how the US has redefined which fields need or reward postgraduate study. In 1970, the 15 most popular master’s degrees — which made up 94 percent of all master’s degrees given that year — split up their market share [with] education…dominant, and many of the other master’s degrees were in traditional academic fields. Over the next four decades, they’d lose ground to professional degrees. And slowly but surely, MBAs would take over the world. By the time the class of 1981 donned their master’s hoods, the degrees that would dominate for the next 30 years had established themselves at the top of the heap. Two categories of professionally oriented degrees, health professions (public health, nursing, and similar fields) and public administration and social services (public policy and social work) were gaining. And computer science has made its first appearance. The top 15 degrees don’t change much in the 1980s and 1990s, even as the number of master’s degrees continued to grow. By the class of 2002…[c]omputer science has jumped up, while theology and history are losing ground. Education, once far more popular than business, is now on more or less the same level. The 2000s see the real rise of professional master’s degrees. In 1971, about 64 percent of master’s recipients were getting either a degree in business or a degree that lined up with a specific job (engineer, nurse, librarian, policy wonk). By 2012, about 80 percent were — and business reigned supreme, passing education in 2010.
How a Copyright Dispute Helped Give America Rock ‘n’ Roll [Alex Mayyasi on Priceonomics]
Lobbying by ASCAP helped secure the passage of the 1909 copyright law — the organization also survived an antitrust case in 1937 — but it did not become really lucrative until radio performances became a significant source of revenue. After ASCAP’s share of radio revenue increased from $750,000 to $4.3 million from 1932 to 1939, it doubled the fees it charged to play its copyrighted works in 1940. Radio stations balked; after all, they had hosted bands to play on the air at no charge just years earlier, since it was seen as good publicity and marketing for the performers. In response, a number of radio broadcasters boycotted ASCAP and formed BMI as an alternative. BMI focused on local music — lots of blues, country, and folk — that ASCAP ignored in its focus on LA, New York City, and music it considered highbrow. (To the extent ASCAP represented black musicians, they played genres like jazz that white audiences had already adopted, according to Garofalo.) Suddenly rhythm and blues music had a national audience that included white listeners, while other local musicians also received a national airing.
The Hippie Hobby Lobby: Eden Foods Says No to Birth Control [Susan Berfield on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Eden Foods calls itself the oldest natural and organic food company in North America. Chances are that if you buy organic food, you’ve bought Eden’s soy milk, beans, or pasta. The company, which started as a food co-op, is owned and run by Michael Potter, a practicing Catholic who similarly doesn’t want to provide birth control to his employees. In fact, Potter’s objections go farther than those that took the Hobby Lobby case all the way to the Supreme Court. The Greens refused to cover four kinds of birth control they consider tantamount to abortion, while Potter objects to paying for any form of birth control. Eden Foods filed a lawsuit last year, seeking exemption on religious grounds, and lost. Following the Supreme Court’s decision on June 30, Eden’s case is being reconsidered.
Librarians Lack LeBron’s Pull as Miami Arena Deal Precedes Cuts [Toluse Olorunnipa on Bloomberg]
Last month, Miami politicians approved a $19 million subsidy for the professional basketball arena. Six weeks later, they turned to a grimmer task: deciding how many police and librarians to fire.
Here’s What Happens When Your Joke Goes Massively Viral On Twitter [Caroline Moss on Business Insider]
The tweet was still being retweeted, hitting close to 16,000 around July Fourth. And when Scott thought it couldn’t get anymore bizarre — being accused of plagiarizing his own joke was surely the strangest thing that could happen — someone pointed out that YouTube celebrity Tyler Oakley was a fan of the joke. But Oakley had posted the screengrab of the tweet to his Facebook and blacked out Scott’s handle. In fact, the only credit Oakley gives is to himself and his Tumblr page. With 1.6 million fans on Facebook, Oakley cheats Scott out of the small fame and glory he would have had from having his name attached to his joke in this particular situation.
Netflix’s 50 Million Subscribers Face a Flood of New Shows [Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Netflix has spent more and risked more to become a real competitor to HBO (TWX) and Showtime (CBS) in programming while maintaining a technology edge over everyone. When Netflix first set out on this strategy, it was easy to predict a bleak future in which the company would spend itself to death buying shows that no one watched. Netflix took a huge risk, although hindsight and the rising subscriber numbers are making it harder to remember just how gutsy the move was.
Why The Last Five Years Of Your Life Have Disappeared [Ron Friedman on Fast Company]
Studies show that people who feel “time-rich” tend to be happier and more fulfilled than those of us who constantly feel rushed. They experience fewer headaches and upset stomachs, and regularly get better quality sleep. And it’s not just people who are time-rich and financially successful. Studies show that time affluence is independent of income. Feeling less pressured promotes a happier existence, regardless of how much you earn.
Millennials’ Political Views Don’t Make Any Sense [Derek Thompson on The Atlantic]
Forty-two percent of Millennials think socialism is preferable to capitalism, but only 16 percent of Millennials could accurately define socialism in the survey.
How Advanced Socialbots Have Infiltrated Twitter [MIT Technology Review]
The team also teased apart the data to find out what factors contributed to the success of the bots. Unsurprisingly, activity level is important and the more active bots achieved greater popularity in their social networks. That’s expected since more active bots are more likely to be seen by others (although they are also more likely to be detected by Twitter’s defense mechanisms). More surprisingly, the socialbots that generated synthetic tweets (rather than just reposting) performed better too. That suggests that Twitter users are unable to distinguish between posts generated by humans and by bots. “This is possibly because a large fraction of tweets in Twitter are written in an informal, grammatically incoherent style, so that even simple statistical models can produce tweets with quality similar to those posted by humans in Twitter,” suggest Freitas and co. The groups that the socialbots were set up to follow also had a major effect. The group of socially connected software developers produced the fewest followers while the group of randomly chosen software developers generated the highest number of them.
It’s Very Difficult for Patients to Compare Hospital Prices [Kaiser Health News on Governing Magazine]
Seattle-area hospitals, while insisting that charges are largely meaningless because they’re not what insurers or most patients end up paying, were nevertheless quick to provide explanations when their own charges were high or low. Swedish, pointing to its destination Heart & Vascular Institute, says its average charges, often the highest in the area, reflect the high numbers of complicated cases it handles. Virginia Mason, on the other hand, says its low charges reflect a commitment to eliminating unnecessary tests and procedures, inefficient use of staff and sloppy supply ordering.
In Asia, 1,600 Papier-Mâché Pandas Bring Pandemonium [Lara Day on The Wall Street Journal]
How Americans Spend Their Day: Less Work, More Sleep And TV [BLS via Zero Hedge]
Why Are Some Countries Good at Soccer? [Alex Mayyasi on Priceonomics]
Earth may have underground ‘ocean’ three times that on surface [Melissa Davey on The Guardian]
Tearful Flight of Iraqi Deserter Shows Challenge for Routed Army [Mariam Fam on Bloomberg]
The Medicaid Black Hole That Costs Taxpayers Billions [John Tozzi on Bloomberg Businessweek]
John Kerry snubbed by Egypt’s heavy jail sentences for al-Jazeera journalists [Simon Tisdall on The Guardian]
Sticky-Fingered Missionary Clarifies Bank Fraud
The Michael Bay Review Graph Seems To Show A Distinct Trend [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
A Guy Got Busted Trying To Recruit Porn Stars At A County Fair [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
Terminator’s Trench Rehab Drives L.A. Land Prices Crazy [John Gittelsohn and Alan Ohnsman on Bloomberg]
Alien Abductees Over the Moon To Find a Close-Encounter Group [Matthew Dalton on The Wall Street Journal]
The Pocket Guide To Understanding The Different Schools Of Economics [Ha-Joon Chang via Zero Hedge]
Financing Jihad: Why ISIL Is a Lot Richer Than Al-Qaeda [Glen Carey, Mahmoud Habboush and Gregory Viscusi on Bloomberg]
Fastest-Growing Metro Area in U.S. Has No Crime or Kids [Toluse Olorunnipa on Bloomberg]
Google Just Made Big Data Expertise Much Tougher to Fake [Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek]
China Builds Its Own Manhattan — Except It’s a Ghost Town [Bloomberg]
How to Beat Inflation: Skip Kids, Cars, Getting Old [Ben Steverman on Bloomberg]
Companies Choose Profits Over Productivity [Matthew Philips and Peter Coy on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Barclays Not Smart [Matt Levine on Bloomberg Views]
“I Was Terrified:” The World’s Tallest Waterslide’s Engineer Fesses Up [Kate Knibbs on Gizmodo]
Airplane drops fish bombs to repopulate lake [Casey Chan on Sploid on Gizmodo]
Accidental Orgasms [Rena Shaikh-Lesko on The Scientist]
John Cleese Wrote This Amazing Letter To A 14-Year-Old Monty Python Fan [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
‘Tammy’ Is A Preachy, Family-Friendly, Feel-Good Movie About Self-Confidence: Brace Yourself [Heather Dockray on FilmDrunk]
Someone Finally Called Out Steven Spielberg For Being A Dinosaur-Killing Monster [Josh Kurp on Uproxx]
UPDATED: Cop Shoots 17-Year-Old Boy Who Answers Door, Nothing Else Happens GBI Says “Case File” Still Open [Ed Krayewski on Reason]
Boogie Nights gave Burt Reynolds a comeback that didn’t stick [Scott Tobias on The Dissolve]
Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is ‘Trade Secret’ [Justin Elliot on ProPublica via TPM]
How Tourette’s-afflicted Tim Howard went from international ridicule to World Cup history [Terrence McCoy on The Washington Post]
The Sorry State of Goalkeeping in Brazil: Flashy Saves Mask Major Technical Gaffes; How Ochoa Invited Disaster [Joshua Robinson on The Wall Street Journal]
Obamacare Premiums Are Going Up—Here’s Why [John Tozzi on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Who Turned Out the Lights? The Coming Mega Sun Storm [Stephanie Stoughton on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Pay for State Lawmakers Varies Widely [Jake Grovum on Stateline]
In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are [Barton Gellman, Julie Tate and Ashkan Soltani on The Washington Post]
Tesla Eager to Study Stolen Model S Split in Fiery Crash [Alan Ohnsman on Bloomberg]
The Summer’s Most Unread Book Is… [Jordan Ellenberg on The Wall Street Journal]
Demographics and Behavior [Bill McBride on Calculated Risk]
“This Is The Worst Of All Possible Worlds,” The Fed “Is Borrowing Returns From The Future” [Zero Hedge]
The Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Some Canadian Competition [Matthew Phillips on Bloomberg Businessweek]
The Geographic Legacy of ‘Seinfeld’ [Eric Jaffe on CityLab]
How A Lucky Run In Vegas Saved FedEx [Priceonomics]
Fewer People Are Quitting Their Jobs, And Why That’s Not Good [Kathleen Madigan on The Wall Street Journal]
Proof Investors Love Tech Companies That Skimp on R&D [Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Reagan-Era Weapons Hinder India Army as Modi Strives to Stem Decay [Andrew MacAskill and Bibhudatta Pradhan on Bloomberg]
Discouraged Workers: Economists Puzzle Over Labor Force Dropouts [Victoria Stillwell on Bloomberg QuickTake]
“Profitless” Amazon Myth Lives On Thanks To Lazy Financial Media [Peridot Capital Management]
How San Francisco Is Using Technology to Measure Neighborhood Sustainability [Jason Shueh on Governing Magazine]
Solar has won. Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn’t compete [Giles Parkinson on The Guardian]
A Fourth of July inflation bugaboo [Ryan Chittum on Columbia Journalism Review]
California Doctors Are Getting Rich from Medicare [Lisa Aliferis, April Dembosky and Lisa Pickoff-White on Kaiser Health News via Governing Magazine]
Texas Is Dangerous for Walkers [Cathaleen Qiao Chen on The Texas Tribune via Governing Magazine]
“Hang in There!” –Arthur Schopenhauer [Mark O’Connell on Slate]
Poor man’s polar vortex to make shocking summer return in eastern U.S. next week [Jason Samenow on The Washington Post]
Is the U.S. as Corrupt as the Third World? [Charles Kenny on Bloomberg Businessweek]
10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science [Belle Beth Cooper on Huffington Post]
4 Myths About Apple Design, From An Ex-Apple Designer [Mark Wilson on FastCoDesign]
Great Lakes Around the World [Ruth Styles on The Wall Street Journal]
As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect [David Randall on Reuters]
Diamond crushed to Saturn’s extremes [James Morgan on BBC News]
Disliking Congress, as a Whole And as Individuals [Harry Enten on FiveThirtyEight]
25 Years After Communism, Eyesores Spur Landmark Debate [Dalia Fahmy on Bloomberg]
Why Are Europe’s Voters So Angry? It Has Nothing to Do With EU [Carol Matlack on Bloomberg Businessweek]
For Libertarian Utopia, Float Away on ‘Startup’ Nation [Edward Robinson on Bloomberg Pursuits Magazine]
Chris Christie pension video returns to YouTube, sans The Rock [Brent Johnson on Newark Star-Ledger]
7 Indicted in $50 Million Pump-and-Dump Scheme [Stephanie Clifford on New York Times Dealbook]
Which disease is most likely to kill you across the planet? [Salon via The Big Picture]
Low-hanging pants now a crime in Ocala, punishable by jail time, $500 fine [Susan Latham Carr on Ocala StarBanner]
A Former Comcast Employee Explains That Horrifying Customer Service Call [Jordan Weismann on Slate]
Gay Marriage Stirs Backlash as Businesses Assert Religion [Greg Stohr on Bloomberg]
How to Get Ahead by Speaking Vaguely [Joel Stein on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Emanuel Fights Sagging Chicago Polls With CEO Donations [John McCormick, Tim Jones and Elizabeth Campbell on Bloomberg]
Wives Hide HIV as Stigma Undermines Progress on AIDS [Jason Gale on Bloomberg]
Yo, One-Word Messaging App, Is Valued at Up to $10 Million [William Alden on New York Times Dealbook]
Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight [Sumathi Reddy on The Wall Street Journal]
Self-Driving Cars Will Mean More Traffic [Joshua Brustein on Bloomberg Businessweek]
King County’s Wellness Plan Beats the Odds [Christine Vestal on Stateline]
Redesigning Mary Meeker’s Ugly Internet Slideshow [Belinda Lanks on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Spies, Cash, and Fear: Inside Christian Money Guru Dave Ramsey’s Social Media Witch Hunt [Matthew Paul Turner on The Daily Beast]
South and West Draw Highest Share of Newcomers [Tim Henderson on Stateline]
Is Silicon Valley the Future of Finance? [Kevin Roose on New York Magazine]
Chinese Officials Seal Off ‘Plague’ City, Puzzling US Experts [Rachel Rettner on Live Science via Yahoo News!]
Sierra Leone’s chief Ebola doctor contracts the virus [Umaru Fofana and Emma Farge on Reuters]
Scientists’ Cheat Sheet for Improving Global Food Production [Christina Larson on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Why the ‘Sucker List’ of Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street, Won’t Be Released to ‘Inside Edition’ [Susan Antilla on New York Times Dealbook]
Preserving Online Accounts After Death [Jenni Bergal on Stateline]
It’s Time to Split Up Microsoft [Ben Thompson on Stratechery]
How Robots Are Getting Smarter [Georgia Wells on The Wall Street Journal]
Beyond Congestion Pricing: Reducing Traffic Problems by Changing People’s Commuting Habits [Tod Newcombe on Governing Magazine]
Mayfly Swarm Wreaks Havoc in Upper Midwest [Andrea Gallo on The Wall Street Journal]
Chinese Social Media Lose 7 Percent of Visitors During Crackdown [Dexter Roberts on Bloomberg Businessweek]
China’s Next Great Water Project Uproots More Than 330,000 [Christina Larson on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Xiaomi Unveils a Fresh Chapter in Its Plan to Conquer the World [Brad Stone on Bloomberg Businessweek]
How Jon Stewart Made It Okay to Care About Palestinian Suffering [Dan Obeidallah on The Daily Beast]
The Library of Congress Wants to Destroy Your Old CDs (for Science) [Adrienne LaFrance on The Atlantic]
Bezos Alarms Amazon Investors With Spending Pace as Loss Widens [Adam Satariano on Bloomberg]
Subway Inn to Close After 77 Years in Midtown Manhattan [Jonathan LaMantia on Bloomberg]
Ebola Orphans Flee Sierra Leone Farms as Cocoa and Rice Rot [Silas Gbandia on Bloomberg]
Five Retail Rules Flagrantly Violated by the Apple Store [Belinda Lanks on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Inside the White House’s decision to free Bergdahl [Steve Holland and Warren Strobel on Reuters]
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Quote o’ the Week:
f. Coffeenerdness II: Then, just 45 minutes out of Regina, we stopped in Moose Jaw at a Tim Horton’s. Busy morning at the Moose Jaw TimHo’s.
No. Stop. No one, no one calls it that. Why are you like this? Why?
– Adam, “Fun with PK (Canada Edition)” [KSK]
The photos North Korea didn’t want you to see [Jenni Ryall on News AU]
Photographer Eric Lafforgue has ventured into North Korea six times. Using digital memory cards he smuggled out images of the communist nation he was forbidden to take. Mr Lafforgue wanted to show that North Koreans are humans, not robots, who also suffer.
Getting the Sex You Want is Good for Your Relationship [Dr. Benjamin Le on Science of Relationships]
Researchers asked more than 1000 U.S. married couples about their desired and actual sexual frequency. Spouses who weren’t getting as much sex as they desired were less satisfied and thought about ending their marriages more often, had less positive communication with their partners, and reported more conflict. Similarly, the spouses of sexually unfulfilled individuals reported these same negative outcomes (i.e., if you aren’t getting the sex you desire, your partner is less satisfied etc.). While these effects are likely reciprocal, getting the sex you want is associated with better relationship quality for both you and your partner.
Are Millennials Really the “Hook-Up Generation”? [Dr. Gary Lewandowski on Science of Relationships]
Although a common narrative, do the data support the notion that today’s young adults are “hooking up” more than previous generations? In short…no. A sociological study using the General Social Survey comparing hook-up rates among today’s students with students from a decade ago found that both groups reported similar rates of hooking up.3 Specifically, 31.9 % of students from 1988-1996 reported having more than one sexual partner in the past year, whereas 31.6% of today’s college students reported having more than one sexual partner in the past year.
Santa Barbara Massacre Defies Gun Control, Mental Health Proposals: 4 Blunt Points [Paul M. Barrett on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Forget conventional gun-control proposals. These provisions may make sense to deter many kinds of wrongdoing, but they don’t apply to the suicidal young man determined to express his pain and rage by taking innocent people with him. Elliot Rodger, the self-pitying Santa Barbara killer, passed background checks—three times—as he bought his Glock and Sig Sauer pistols. He didn’t need an “assault weapon,” or military-style semiautomatic rifle. Ordinary handguns did just fine. He didn’t need large-capacity ammunition magazines; those are already illegal in California. He planned ahead: three pistols in case one jammed, and more than 40 10-round mags, which provided ample ammo for his deadly mission. California has some of the toughest gun-control laws in the country, far more stringent than what the federal government imposes. Those laws didn’t stop, or even significantly slow, Rodger.
Which Cities Sleep in, and Which Get to Work Early [Nate Silver on FiveThirtyEight]
[The 20 most nocturnal metro areas, by the median time of arrival at work] break down into three rough categories. First are those like New York, San Francisco and Boston, which are home to a lot of young, creative professionals. Next are college towns such as Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell University); Lawrence, Kan. (the University of Kansas); and Logan, Utah (Utah State University). Finally are cities such as Atlantic City, N.J., Orlando, Fla., and Miami, whose economies are associated with recreation, tourism and gambling. A quarter of the workforce in Atlantic City doesn’t begin its workday until 11:26 a.m. or after.
Breaking the Five-Minute ‘Beer Mile’ Brews Controversy [Zusha Elinson on The Wall Street Journal]
Since its origin on college campuses in the late 1980s, the beer mile has grown into an underground phenomenon. Thousands of people, including some professional athletes, have sought to be the fastest in the world at chugging a 12-ounce beer, running one lap, then repeating the uncomfortable, belch-heavy process three more times. Adherents call it the most “glorified” of the “digestive athletics”—a realm that includes competitive eating contests—but it has remained mostly in the shadows. Mr. Nielsen’s record-setting 4:57 run catapulted the obscure sport onto a larger stage with more than one million views of a YouTube video of his feat. The first world championship is now being planned for this year. Mr. Nielsen, a 34-year-old sales executive who ran competitively in college, says he has been approached with endorsement offers from apparel and beer companies. But sudden fame has come with a price: questions about the record-setting race are being raised by beer-milers who have examined his video like assassination theorists poring over the Zapruder film. In online forums, some accuse Mr. Nielsen of gaining an unfair advantage by somehow de-fizzing the four cans of Budweiser he drank. Others question why he didn’t flip the first can upside down above his head to prove that he had completely drained its contents, as custom demands.
The Return of Local Currencies [Liz Farmer on Governing Magazine]
To work well, local currencies require a dedicated administrator who’s able to consistently promote and recruit new businesses. The Ithaca Hours program had that in its founder Paul Glover, who says he once sat down with a business owner who had too many Hours and wanted out of the system. He used his own money to exchange $100 worth of Hours and then helped devise a plan for how the owner could spend the remaining Hours locally on goods and services he needed. But since Glover handed over the Hours to a board a decade ago, the currency’s circulation has greatly diminished. The economic benefits touted by supporters — that local currencies protect mom-and-pop shops against the aggressions of big box retailers that send their profits outside the community — aren’t proven. And, says Loren Gatch, a political science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, the financial impact is negligible because local currencies represent a tiny fraction of the U.S. dollars circulating in communities. But there can still be an upside: In just three years, the Bnote has gone from 55 participating Baltimore businesses to 220. Eight years ago, BerkShares were accepted at 100 businesses; now more than 400 retailers in the region accept them.
How to Get Rich Just by Moving [Ben Steverman on Bloomberg]
Feel like moving to Pittsburgh? Now there’s a city in a sweet spot, with cheap prices and, according to new BEA data that adjust average incomes for local inflation, relatively high incomes. Pittsburgh is 6.6 percent cheaper than the national average, and residents are the 36th best-paid in the U.S., bringing home almost $48,000 annually per person.
Monica Wehby’s Run for the Oregon Senate Results in Awkward Questions About Her Personal Life [Mark Z. Barabak on The Los Angeles Times via Governing Magazine]
A relative moderate on issues like abortion, immigration and same-sex marriage, she fit the mold of Republicans who have won statewide office in the past. Then, just before the May 20 primary, reports surfaced regarding Wehby’s personal life _ a bitter divorce, a difficult romantic breakup, calls to the police by her ex-husband and a former boyfriend, who both accused her of harassment. Suddenly, her candidacy came under much harsher scrutiny and Oregon became the latest testing ground in the ever-fraught battle over politics and gender. Democrats, already pressed to keep their Senate majority, have quietly pushed the Wehby-as-stalker story, even as the incumbent, Jeff Merkley, distances himself to avert any backlash. Republicans have seized on the revelations, unearthed by Democratic research, to accuse the party of waging a war on women, hurling back the phrase Democrats use to attack GOP candidates on issues like contraception and equal pay.
The 1 Work Hack That Will Save You 900 Hours a Year [Dave Kerpen on Inc.]
During every call or meeting, no matter how short it is, I won’t end the discussion until everyone clearly understands their next steps, and until I’ve actually begun any next steps of my own. In other words: Begin your next steps during a meeting, and you will never have to spend a minute reviewing notes or figuring out what’s next…A good rule of thumb is to reserve 20% of every minute to review next steps. If it’s a five-minute meeting, take one minute; a 30-minute meeting, take six minutes; or an hour-long meeting, 12 minutes. During that time, make sure everyone understands what they need to do next, and if there’s time, begin the next steps in earnest.
Work Creates Less Stress Than Home, Penn State Researchers Find [Elizabeth Bernstein on The Wall Street Journal]
In a new study, published online last month in Social Science & Medicine, researchers at Penn State University found significantly and consistently lower levels of cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress, in a majority of subjects when they were at work compared with when they were at home. This was true for both men and women, and parents and people without children…The majority of subjects had on average lower levels of cortisol at work than at home. It made no difference what their occupation was, whether they were single or married or even if they liked their job or not. One intriguing finding: The only participants who didn’t have lower levels of cortisol at work—their levels remained the same as at home—were those who earned more than $75,000 a year. (The researchers, who didn’t pursue that finding for this study, said they believe the salary bar would have been higher in a city with a more expensive standard of living.) The study also found that while both parents and childless adults were less stressed at work, the difference was greater for people without children. Researchers say this may be because parents bring some home stress to work with them, or because children may help relieve stress at home. Both men and women showed less stress at work. But women were more likely to report feeling happier there. Men were more likely to feel happier at home. The researchers say this may be because women still do more housework and child care and may feel they have less free time.
Dimon’s Raise Haunts BNP as U.S. Weighs $10 Billion Penalty [Greg Farrell and Tiffany Kary on Bloomberg]
When JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)’s Jamie Dimon got a 74 percent raise in January, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara fumed. He had forced the bank just weeks before to pay $1.7 billion for enabling Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. And yet Dimon was being rewarded. Now, five months later, Bharara’s frustration is directed at another bank.
Guest Post: Afghanistan – Obama’s War [Steve Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University via Zero Hedge]
Graciana del Castillo, one of the world’s leading experts on failed states, has just written a most edifying book on the Afghan war (Guilty Party: The International Community in Afghanistan. Xlibris, 2014). Del Castillo’s book allows us to finally understand just what a fiasco the Afghan war has been. Why is Afghanistan, as Bob Woodward correctly termed it, Obama’s war? Del Castillo’s sharp pencil work shows that during the period 2002-2013, $650 billion have been appropriated for the Afghan war effort, and a whopping $487.5 billion of that (or 75 percent) took place after President Obama took office. If one pulls apart that $650 billion price tag, a variety of interesting sleights-of-hand emerge. For example, about $70 billion was disbursed to what is euphemistically termed “reconstruction.” But, in reality, 60 percent of this $70 billion (or $42 billion) was actually spent on beefing up the Afghan National Security Forces. And not surprisingly, 75 percent of the $42 billion spent on national security forces was spent under President Obama’s watchful eye. To put these outsized numbers into perspective, just consider that the total cost of the Afghan war from 2002-2013 amounts to $7089 per American taxpayer (based on the number of income tax returns). More revealing is the fact that the annual expenditure rate under the Bush administration was already $222 per taxpayer. Then, it exploded to an annual expenditure rate of $1329 per taxpayer under President Obama. In addition to laying out the phenomenal spending magnitudes on President Obama’s watch, del Castillo demonstrates just how unsustainable all this Afghan spending is. For example, in 2013, the United States financed over $5 billion of the $6.5 billion needed to field the Afghan National Security Forces. This $5 billion of U.S. financing was roughly 10 times more than the Afghan government actually spent from its own revenue sources. In fact, the U.S. funding of Afghan forces was almost three times the total revenue collected by the Afghan government.
What Corrupt States Spend Their Money On [Liz Farmer and Kevin Tidmarsh on Governing Magazine]
The study found that high levels of corruption in a state can shape its budget allocation. More corrupt states tended to spend money on construction, highways, and police protection programs, which provide more opportunity for corrupt officials to use public money for their own gain. These states spend less on health, education, and welfare, which provide less opportunity for officials to collect bribes, according to Indiana University’s John Mikesell, who co-authored the report with Cheol Liu of the University of Hong Kong.
5 facts about today’s college graduates [Drew Desilver on Pew Research Center]
Only about 56% of students earn degrees within six years. The National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit verification and research organization, tracked 2.4 million first-time college students who enrolled in fall 2007 with the intent of pursuing a degree or certificate. The completion rate was highest (72.9%) among students who started at four-year, private, nonprofit schools, and lowest (39.9%) among those who started at two-year public institutions.
In Nevada, nobody wins (sort-of) [Steven Shepard on Politico]
Nevada Democratic leaders acknowledged earlier this year that they had failed to recruit a credible candidate to face GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval in the fall. And on Tuesday, Silver State Democratic primary voters agreed, casting more votes for the state’s quirky “none of these candidates” option than any one of the eight actual humans on the ballot. “None of these candidates” earned 30 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the race, outpacing the leading actual candidate, Robert Goodman, a retired state Economic Development commissioner from Las Vegas who’s run statewide twice before and shares a last name with the Vegas mayoral dynasty, at 25 percent. But according to state law, Goodman will win the nomination.
World Cup Opinions in 19 Countries: Likes, Dislikes, Predictions [Gregor Aisch, David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy on New York Times Upshot]
A strong plurality of fans in only three countries — Argentina, Brazil and Spain – predict their own country to win the tournament. (A plurality in the United States also picked the home team to win, against all odds, but that plurality consisted of only 14 percent of Americans; the rest picked another team or said they didn’t know who would win.) Everywhere else, the most common prediction was Brazil. In many countries, the home team was the second- or third-most commonly predicted winner. One notable exception: England. The English just don’t believe in their team anymore.
How Comments Shape Perceptions of Sites’ Quality—and Affect Traffic [Adam Felder on The Atlantic]
A couple of weeks ago, National Journal changed its comments policy, opting to eliminate comments on most stories as a way to stem the flood of abuse that appeared on the site. Naturally the comment-section reaction to that announcement helped reinforce the reason editors said comments had to go in the first place. For all the boycott threats and comparisons to Hitler, though… the site seems to be doing better now. If anything, user engagement has increased since the comment policy changed. Pages views per visit increased by more than 10 percent. Page views per unique visitor increased 14 percent. Return visits climbed by more than 20 percent. Visits of only a single page decreased, while visits of two pages or more increased by almost 20 percent…Respondents who saw comments evaluated the article as being of lower quality—an 8 percent difference. In other words, authors are judged not just by what they write, but by how people respond. The presence of comments did not make a statistically significant difference in a person’s likelihood to read more content by the same author, nor did it make an appreciable difference in respondent self-reported mood. The comments used in the sample group are perhaps worse than many Internet comments. They aso represent only a small sample of the whopping 7,725 comments—many of them negative or downright offensive—on the actual article. It’s easy to see how a reader might reassess her opinion of an article after catching a glimpse of thousands of negative opinions about it. There are good options for encouraging reader feedback: nice moderated comment sections, forums that build community, quick exchanges on Twitter, or lengthy feedback over email. But unmoderated comments appear to have a small, but real deleterious effect on readers’ perception of the sites on which they appear. And that appears to have implications for the bottom-line metric on the web: traffic.
Berkshire’s Radical Strategy: Trust [Andrew Ross Sorkin on New York Times Dealbook]
As Pollyannaish as Mr. Munger may sound, his view has a profound counterintuitive truth to it: Behavioral scientists and psychologists have long contended that “trust” is, to some degree, one of the most powerful forces within organizations. Mr. Munger and Mr. Buffett argue that with the right basic controls, finding trustworthy managers and giving them an enormous amount of leeway creates more value than if they are forced to constantly look over their shoulders at human resources departments and lawyers monitoring their every move.
Here’s Why the Student Loan Market Is Completely Insane [Eric Chemi on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Any other market with such varying default rates would feature borrowing rates that are varied to match more appropriately: Students from Stanford and Yale would pay far less than students at the University of Phoenix. That doesn’t happen in the student loan market—and that creates all kinds of skewed incentives. Subsidies go to the wrong people: taxpayers (and high-performing students) subsidize loans to below-average schools, because students at these poor-performing schools are loading up on much more debt than they should take on, at interest rates too low for their high risk of default.
When Michael Jordan Wore 45 [Zachary Crockett on Priceonomics]
The Bulls had struggled without Jordan during the 1994-95 season; by mid-March, they were 31-31. Then, with a two-word press release — “I’m Back” — Jordan made his glorious return. But when Jordan trotted out on the court on March 19, 1995, it was without his trademark 23 jersey. Upon his return, he’d made it clear that he wouldn’t be wearing number 23 again, since it was the last number his father had seen him play in; the number was immediately retired to Uniter Center’s rafters during a ceremony. This disallowed anyone else in the franchise to wear 23 — including MJ himself. For 22 games, Jordan played as number 45, but things just weren’t the same. Though he performed well (he scored 19 points in his first game back), many claimed he’d lost some of his mojo; the new jersey number became a scapegoat. While the Bulls rallied and managed to make it to the 1995 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, Jordan’s number debacle reached a tipping point. With 10 seconds on the clock in game 1, Orlando’s Nick Anderson stole the ball from Jordan — a play that led to the Magic’s game-winning basket. “Number 45 is not number 23,” Anderson told the press after the game. “I couldn’t have done that to number 23.”
Michael Jordan’s First Retirement: Was It a Secret Suspension? [Marcel Mansour on Bleacher Report]
Rekindled Iraq Conflict Stirs U.S. Veterans [Ben Kesling on The Wall Street Journal]
“When I left in April 2009, I said, ‘In five years there’ll be a civil war,’ ” said Keith Widaman, a former Marine staff sergeant who helped train Iraqi law enforcement during his deployment. “The Sunnis were stockpiling weapons and they weren’t using them against us. They were just holding on to them.”
How do we die? What killed Americans in 1900 vs. 2010 [Kyle Kim on The Los Angeles Times]
The most visually striking difference is the enormous decline of infectious diseases (pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, etc). Advances in medicine and society have largely eradicated many of these diseases that were an overwhelming cause of death in 1900. Nephropathy (kidney disease) and cerebrovascular disease (stroke) have also seen sharp declines in the last century, while cancer, diabetes and heart disease have all now become major causes of death. Senility stopped being recorded as a cause of death in mid-1910. Alzheimer’s started being recorded in the late 1990s. If you’re a silver-linings kind of person, the news is still generally on the upswing: people are dying from what were once the leading causes of death at half the rate as they were in 1900.
The Complicated History Of ‘Tetris,’ Which Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Today [Karyne Levy on Business Insider]
In 1988, Nintendo was working on its Game Boy handheld gaming system. When Rogers flew to Moscow to get the rights to “Tetris,” he struck a deal that would change history forever: exclusive pack-in rights for the game to be bundled with the Game Boy, rather than the company’s own game, “Super Mario Bros.” “I convinced the CEO of Nintendo of America, Minoru Arakawa, to include ‘Tetris’ rather than ‘Mario’ by saying to him, ‘If you want little boys to buy your machine include ‘Mario,’ but if you want everyone to buy your machine, include ‘Tetris,'” Rogers tells Business Insider. “I guess it worked. People say ‘Tetris’ made Game Boy and Game Boy made ‘Tetris.’ Both statements are true.”
Life Insurers Treat E-Cigs Just Like Other Cigarettes [John Tozzi on Bloomberg Businessweek]
A survey of 151 life insurance underwriters at a conference last week showed that nine in 10 considered e-cig users to be smokers. The survey, conducted by Munich American Reassurance Company, captured responses from about 20 percent of conference attendees. The majority said their companies didn’t yet have specific policies for e-cigarettes. The dilemma for life insurers is that even if electronic cigarettes turn out to be safer than their tobacco counterparts, the insurers have no way to tell the difference between a smoker and vaper. Underwriters ask people applying for life insurance about their tobacco use and then verify those responses with a blood or urine test for cotinine, a product of metabolizing nicotine found in both products.
Most Income Inequality: U.S. Cities [Bloomberg Visual Data: Bloomberg Best (and Worst)]
Income inequality is greatest in Atlanta, New Orleans and Miami
A New, Badly-Written Condoms-In-Porn Bill Has Passed The California Assembly [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
Adam Sandler Confirms That His Movies Are Just Paid Vacations In This Week’s ‘Duh Report’ [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
On Edgar Wright And ‘Ant Man’: When A Studio Wants Your Name, Not Your Vision [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
A Netflix User Offered Some Hot Takes About ‘Jailbait’ [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
27 Awesomely Staged Roller Coaster Photos [Jill Harness on mental_floss]
Sobering Images Show Famous World War I Battle Sites A Century Later [George Dvorsky on io9]
This Is What Happens When You Hack and Extort the ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ [Robert McMillian on Wired]
Smart toilets arrive in US [Eric Pfanner and Atsuko Fukase on The Wall Street Journal via MSN]
Tiger Photos Roam Wild on Online Dating Sites: On Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, Some Turn to Photos of Big Cats to Help Them Catch the Eye of Potential Mates [Lindsey Gellman on The Wall Street Journal]
Want to reboot civilization? What you’ll need [Annalee Newitz on The Boston Globe]
Allow This Incredible Infographic To Explain The History Of The Making Of ‘Ghostbusters’ [Mike Seiders via FilmDrunk]
Six Ways to Separate Lies From Statistics [Betsy Stevenson and Justin Wolfers via The Big Picture]
Rio Jilts World Cup as $11 Billion Bill Sours Brazil [Tariq Panja on Bloomberg]
That ‘Car War’ With China? U.S. Already Lost [Edward Niedermeyer on Bloomberg View]
Little Children and Already Acting Mean [Sumathi Reddy on The Wall Street Journal]
Here Is The Mystery, And Completely Indiscriminate, Buyer Of Stocks In The First Quarter [S&P Capital IQ via Zero Hedge]
The Hangover: Does It Hold Up? The Five-Year Live-Blog. [Laremyl on FilmDrunk]
California Assembly Backs Film-Credits Aiding Tentpoles [Christopher Palmeri and Michael Marois on Bloomberg]
Taco Bell’s Secret Recipe for New Products [Venessa Wong on Bloomberg Businessweek]
The “Sharing Economy” Isn’t Hurting the Economy [Cullen Roche on Pragmatic Capitalism]
Why Factory Jobs Are Shrinking Everywhere [Charles Kenny on Bloomberg Businessweek]
Mississippi, home to federal government’s official stash of marijuana [Evan Halper on The Los Angeles Times]
Why ‘Tombstone’ And ‘Wyatt Earp’ Were Released Six Months Apart Twenty Years Ago [Joel Stice on FilmDrunk]
Surprise, Watching Porn Might Not Actually Shrink Your Brain [Vince Mancini on FilmDrunk]
What Would Happen to Snowden If He Returned to USA? [Washington’s Blog via The Big Picture]
From Germany to Mexico: How America’s source of immigrants has changed over a century [Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan on Pew Research]
How to Make Robots Seem Less Creepy [Adam Waytz and Michael Norton on The Wall Street Journal]
More Damaging Than Katrina: History’s Biggest Hurricanes, If They Hit Today [Leslie Scism on The Wall Street Journal]
Pregnant women past 1st trimester may not gaze [Paul Glazer on FT Alphaville]
Potential Sale of Law School Raises Debate Over Who Should Profit [Steven M. Davidoff on New York Times Dealbook]
Soccer, Made in America [Matthew Futterman on The Wall Street Journal]
College Graduates Struggle to Find Employment Worth a Degree [Janet Lorin and Jeanna Smialek on Bloomberg]
The Big Data Dump: How Info-Hoarding Can Overwhelm Startups, Spy Agencies [Jordan Robertson on Bloomberg]
Wrong Garbage Bag? Swiss Trash Police Are On the Case [Catherine Bosley and Carolyn Bandel on Bloomberg]
The Dead Simple Way Google Ventures Unlocks Great Ideas [Fast Company]
Ten Management Secrets You Learn At McKinsey & Co. [Brett Arends on Forbes]
Who’s the Boss? No One. [Seth Stevenson on Slate]
The Giant Balloons Smuggling Tech into North Korea [Bloomberg Businessweek Video]
The World Cup: Continental Divide: The Europe vs. South America rivalry is stronger than ever [Matthew Futterman on The Wall Street Journal]
Environment: Accelerate research on land creation [Peiyue Li, Hui Qian and Jianhua Wu on Nature]
China’s Pollution Police Are Watching [Bloomberg Businessweek]
Fearing Abuse, States Challenge FDA on Painkiller Approval [Michael Ollove on Stateline]
Headed to Rio World Cup? Leave the Gold Necklace at Home [David Biller on Bloomberg]
Why Does the Government Want Us to Lie in Court? [Noah Feldman via Bloomberg View]
The Illogic of Active Trading [Carl Richards on The New York Times]
Despite Big Ambitions, New York’s Tech Scene Is Still Starting Up [Jenna Wortham on The New York Times]
Montreal Mayor Sees Projects Replacing Corruption [Frederic Tomesco on Bloomberg]
To Find a Career Like Tim Duncan’s, We Have to Go Back to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Nate Silver on FiveThirtyEight]
41-Year-Olds and the Labor Force Participation Rate [Bill McBride on Calculated Risk]
Lean Retirement Faces U.S. Generation X as Wealth Trails [Jenna Smialek on Bloomberg]
Lagarde Says IMF ‘Got It Wrong’ on Rallying U.K. Economy [Simon Kennedy on Bloomberg]
You Don’t Have to Hate Your Job [Tony Schwartz on The New York Times]
Why You Hate Work [Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath on The New York Times]
In Pittsburgh, Residents Are Divided on What to Do About Famous Staircases [John W. Miller on The Wall Street Journal]
The End of College As We Know It (And Students Feel Fine) [Melissa Korn on The Wall Street Journal]
The End of the Shooting Guard: In the NBA, the Traditional Spot-Up Shooter Is Going Extinct; Ray Allen: Last of a Kind? [Chris Herring on The Wall Street Journal]
California Teacher Tenure Found to Violate Student Rights [Edvard Peterson on Bloomberg]
Polio Declared Emergency as Conflicts Fuel Virus Spread [Simeon Bennett on Bloomberg]
Coca-Cola, Pepsi to Remove Controversial Drink Ingredient [Duane D. Stanford on Bloomberg]
In Hong Kong, It’s a Privilege to Pee [Bruce Einhorn on Bloomberg]
Less Air in Latest Internet Bubble [Robert Cyran on New York Times Dealbook]
California declares whooping cough epidemic [Jen Christensen on CNN]
In 33 U.S. Cities, Feeding The Homeless Has Been Criminalized [Mike Krieger on Liberty Blitzkrieg via Zero Hedge]
Jihadi Recruitment in Riyadh Revives Saudi Arabia’s Greatest Fear [Glen Carey and Deema Almashabi on Bloomberg]
Common Core Sparks Flood of Legislation [Adrienne Lu on Stateline]
Teacher Tenure Is a ‘Broken Status Quo,’ Secretary Duncan Says [Chris Staiti on Bloomberg]
States Respond to Wealth Gap [Jake Grovum on Stateline]
The fall of teachers unions [Stephanie Simon on Politco]
How this couple ended up with the most dramatic wedding pictures ever [James Baker on Sploid on Gizmodo]
Professor: Epidemic of Campus Sexual Assault at UMich… Has Been Shrinking For a Decade [Robby Soave on Reason]
China property, structural faith edition [David Keohane on FT Alphaville]
A Visual Trip Through The World’s Mining Ghost Towns [The Wall Street Journal via Zero Hedge]
Sunken Gold Untouched for 157 Years Off U.S. Lures Hunter [Liezel Hill on Bloomberg]
L.A. Mixes Grit With Glitz in $7 Billion Downtown Revamp [James Nash and Nadja Brandt on Bloomberg]
A Chance To Prevent Illness [Michael Ollove on Stateline]
Extremist-Ruled Mosul: Why Some Iraqis Are Returning [Piotr Zalewski on Bloomberg Businessweek]
America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS [Josh Rogin on The Daily Beast]
The economics of “everyone’s private driver” [Felix Salmon on Medium]
The Milk Carton Guy: Bergdahl Critics Didn’t Howl When Bush Freed Prisoners [New York Times Editorial Board]
Democrat Quotes on Iraq; Ron Paul Asks “Haven’t We Already Done Enough Damage in Iraq?” [Mish’s Global Economic Analysis]
Districts Re-Evaluate How to Keep Kids in School and Out of Trouble [Kevin Tidmarsh on Governing Magazine]
Do Missouri Residents Need a ‘Right to Farm’ Law? [Jason Hancock on The Kansas City Star via Governing Magazine]
Some Cities Are Spurring the End of Sprawl [Daniel C. Vock on Governing Magazine]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Story of Drones in Pakistan [Pitch Interactive via The Big Picture]
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"Well, I don't know about that," Prince Harry said. "We haven't put the invites or the guest list together yet so who knows whether he's going to be invited or not. Wouldn't want to ruin that surprise."
Fingers crossed we see him there.
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A beautiful joining of worlds at a time when we need more open minds
Posted on July 19, 2016 by ileftmyheartinuganda
Dominic and Rose have seen and done a lot of things. Every year, they give over 600 children the gift of education at KAASO, the school they created 18 years ago. They have raised seven children of their own as well as mentoring and supporting hundreds of others. Their Empowerment Group enables members of the local community to feed their families and educate their children through microloans projects, piggeries, poultry farms and adult education. Both Dominic and Rose have travelled around their region and their country, inspiring others to give more, help more, be more. But, born and raised in Uganda, opportunities to travel abroad were about as common as flying pigs in the local piggery.
In June of this year, that changed.
Thanks to a school partnership established by Lizzie Hulton-Harrop between KAASO and Northbourne Park, a primary school in the UK, Dominic and Rose’s dreams of travelling overseas together came true. Last year, Lizzie and two teachers from Northbourne made the trip to KAASO to begin the partnership, and Dominic and Rose’s trip to the UK this year was to help further the work begun.
Dominic and Rose at Entebbe Airport with their 24-strong send-off committee
For Rose it was her first time on a plane, with the exception of a short trip to Tanzania when she was a teenager. Dominic had been twice to the US at the invitation of the National Educator Program of America, first in 2013 to present at an educational conference in California, and again in 2014 to complete the second part of the two-part workshop he had begun in Florida the previous year.
So he was the kafulu, the expert, seated next to Rose as they flew to the land of so many volunteers they had welcomed into their home over the years.
The selfie Rose sent me from their flight to Dubai
They were met in London’s Gatwick by Lizzie and her mother and driven to Northbourne Park School (NPS) in Kent, not far from the famous white cliffs of Dover. There, they spent a week living with Sebastian Rees, the school’s headmaster, and his wife Gillian, in their home within the school grounds. NPS is housed in a beautiful old building dating back to the early 19th century and is home to both boarders and day scholars, around 120 students in total from the UK and around Europe. It was ironic timing to be building a close partnership between two far-flung nations at a time when the UK was so dramatically exiting the European Union. Dominic and Rose actually landed in London the morning the Brexit results were announced and I was relieved to hear that they were warmly welcomed into the country, in spite of Britain’s frustrating backwards step towards separatism.
Dominic and Rose spent a phenomenal week at NPS with the students and teachers, studying different educational techniques, visiting the homes of some students and enjoying the school’s end-of-term festivities. I arrived from Bermuda full of anticipation to see Dominic and Rose – the first time we had ever met outside of Uganda. Pulling up outside the impressive school grounds, I entered the old stone buildings and reported in with the school receptionist, explaining I was there to see Dominic and Rose from Uganda. Before I had a chance to say anything else, she smiled knowingly and told me to follow her. She led me to the school staff room where Dominic and Rose were seated, casually chatting with the other teachers as naturally as if they’d been there their whole lives. They launched themselves at me with huge warm Ugandan hugs then proceeded to introduce me as one of their family to all their new best friends. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face, thinking how in less than a week, they had already forged such strong bonds with everyone here, and the respect and admiration the teachers had for them was evident. My visit also gave me the chance to finally meet Lizzie, with whom I had been corresponding for years but never actually met face to face. We had worked together closely for months to make this trip a reality and it was amazing at last to be standing here with Dominic and Rose and to feel that all that hard work was worth every second.
Lizzie, Rose, Dominic and me in the NPS Staff Room
It was the end of the school year and all the parents, teachers and students gathered into a marquee for the final Speech Day. We were seated as guests of honour in the front row and Sebastian, the headmaster, gave a moving speech about how much they had learned from Dominic and Rose over the past week. He invited them on stage to receive gifts of farewell, voicing his excitement for this long and prosperous partnership. I loved that the emphasis was on how much NPS had learned from Dominic and Rose’s visit; people often assume – wrongly – that developing nations have the most to learn from the West while I feel strongly that there are equal lessons to be learned on both sides.
Dominic in front of the NPS buildings after the Speech Day formalities
Following the speeches, everyone mixed and mingled over cucumber sandwiches and cream scones and I got the chance to meet some of the families, students and teachers who had been touched by Dominic and Rose’s visit. So many people came up to me, saying how honoured they were to have spent time with this inspiring couple and a little girl attached herself to Rose and refused to let go, explaining that they shared the same name so were “kind of like sisters.”
Rose and Rose
When the time came to leave, I watched Dominic and Rose bid farewell to each of their new friends and thought about how amazing it was to have arrived at the end of their brief stay and to bear witness to the impressions the had made on this close-knit but outward-looking community in such a short space of time. NPS has students from all over Europe and their inspiring headmaster emphasised the bonds forged over the years between the UK and its European neighbours, assuring those gathered that, no matter what, those friendships, relationships and prosperous bonds would continue.
Dominic and Rose with headmaster Sebastian and his wife, Gillian
We were dropped off at the local train station and as I stood waiting on the platform with Dominic and Rose for our train to London, I realised that they were staring at the tracks in wonder.
“How does this work?” Rose asked quietly and I looked at her as the realisation dawned – this was their first time on a train. I explained the process and then delighted the rest of the journey as they marvelled at the passing scenery, commenting on the different farming techniques, the crops grown, the animals they saw, all the while Dominic whooping with excitement every time we went through a tunnel.
“Rose! We are under the ground!” he kept saying with his irresistible grin.
Rose and a very happy Dominic on the train to London
Arriving in Kings Cross St Pancras at rush hour on a Friday night was hectic to stay the least. Dominic and Rose experienced their first escalators, first elevator and first turnstiles all in the space of a few minutes. And then suddenly, we were outside, the buildings of London towering over us, my two Ugandan friends gaping in wonder.
Outside Kings Cross St Pancras Station
It was a strange feeling in the days that followed to be leading rather than being led. Rose and Dominic have – and always will be – my guides to all facets of life in Uganda, guiding me not just geographically but emotionally and culturally, helping me navigate my way through unknown territory. But suddenly, I was the guide. It was a strange role reversal.
Dominic loved the escalators!
I checked them in to their hotel at the bottom of my brother’s Farringdon street and gently explained how to use the shower, the soap dispenser, and the key cards, all of which caused a great deal of hilarity. That night, we dined with a group of past volunteers at a local restaurant and Dominic and Rose’s faces lit up to find themselves reunited with so many old friends from around the world, all of whom had gathered to see them. Some volunteers had travelled from around the UK, Rachel had flown in from Berlin and Cherie had come all the way from New Zealand to coincide with this visit from our Ugandan family.
Volunteers’ dinner with Rachel, Cherie, Fraser, Lizzie and Tom
The following day, I sat with Dominic and Rose in a local café for our annual run-through of KAASO’s priority list. This meeting has always taken place at the KAASO dining room table so it felt rather surreal to be sitting in a London café talking over scrambled eggs and lattes about the latest happenings at KAASO, but they just took it in their stride and I was transported back to my village home as they talked. It was with great pride that I recounted the story of how we were able to raise enough money to buy a school bus for KAASO thanks to my friends in Bermuda (the full school bus story to come soon). They were overwhelmed with gratitude and we excitedly made plans for the arrival of the bus later this year.
My first KAASO meeting to be held in a London cafe
We jumped on board a red double-decker bus (another first) and I loved watching their faces as the world flew by at eye level out the window. We had just settled in when we were abruptly told to get off the bus just before Picadilly Circus and when I questioned the driver he explained that the roads were blocked and we could go no further.
In Picadilly Circus
Not understanding, I led Dominic and Rose through the streets towards our destination and suddenly it all became clear – we had landed bang, smack in the middle of London’s highly-charged anti-Brexit rally. For half an hour we walked backwards against a sea of thousands who angrily protested the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Well-accustomed to crowds and chaos, Dominic simply turned to me with a grin and asked, “Whose side are we on? Are we with the protesters?” Dominic was thrilled when I nodded my agreement, and proceeded to punch his fist into the air in solidarity as he walked, joining in the chorus of dissent. I couldn’t help but laugh and think back on my last trip to Uganda in which we had so often found ourselves in political rallies leading up to the Ugandan elections. Dominic and Rose were no stranger to people taking to the streets.
Dominic embracing the Brexit rally
We finally made it to Hyde Park Corner where we met Teressa Macbeth, who has been sponsoring Violah, one of the Kiwi Sponsorships students, with her husband Jono for the last three years. It was a beautiful catch up and I loved watching these two worlds unite, having heard so much about the other. Teressa listened intently as Dominic and Rose shared the tragic story of Violah’s family and I felt so grateful that together we would enable Violah to get the education she deserved.
With Teressa at Hyde Park
After lunch, the three of us sat on a sunny park bench in Hyde Park to continue our discussion of the latest priorities at KAASO. I jotted notes in between Dominic and Rose’s questions about the swans and paddle boats on the lake, the motorised golf-carts collecting rubbish and, my favourite question from Rose, “How do these people not have to work?” Sure, it was a Saturday but not many in Uganda have the luxury of spending a day lying in a park sipping Pimms and reading the newspaper.
We had another wonderful evening with a collection of volunteers at a French restaurant in Angel and I couldn’t help but smile looking down the long table, thinking how amazing it was that the thing that united us all was a tiny village in Uganda and here we were sharing stories over sauvignon blanc in London.
Pre-dinner drink with Lizzie, Rebecca, Sarah and Rachel
The highlight of the trip for me, however, was the much-anticipated meeting of Dominic and Rose and Nathan. For three years this trio has been hearing about each other, already considering themselves family, but on Sunday 3rd July 2016, my dream finally came true. Nathan flew all the way from Bermuda for one day to meet them and nothing could have meant more to me. Watching Dominic and Rose embrace him as a long lost family member is an image that will stay with me forever. The four of us walked to a nearby café where we met my brother, Nick, and his girlfriend Grace for brunch. Nick had already met Dominic and Rose, having spent two weeks with me in Uganda last year but it was also the first time for them to meet Grace and over brunch, Rose gave a moving speech about how the full Blackman family was finally united.
Nathan with Dominic and Rose at last
During Nick’s visit to Uganda, the preparations for this UK adventure had already been underway and Nick had joked that if Dominic and Rose ever did make it to the London, he would take them on an open top bus tour. And that’s just what we did. Sunday Funday was spent together with Cherie and her boyfriend, Fraser, hopping on and off an open top red London bus, seeing the sights of the city.
Dominic, Nathan, Fraser & Cherie on the open top bus tour
We lit candles in St Pauls Cathedral (which Dominic and Rose were thrilled about St Paul is the patron saint of KAASO), picnicked in front of Buckingham Palace, had a whirlwind shopping stop on Oxford St, drove over Tower Bridge, marvelled at the London Eye (“There are PEOPLE in those things?” Rose asked me, shaking her head. “Oh no, no, no please!” she laughed when Dominic suggested we try) and ended up back in King’s Cross for a farewell dinner.
With Dominic on the stairs of St Paul’s Cathedral
Rose and the London Eye
Nathan and Dominic passing Westminster
Outside Buckingham Palace – a highlight for Dominic and Rose to see the “Queen’s House”
After our picnic in St James’s Park
One very happy gang of bus tourers!
It was an emotional farewell that night as Dominic and Rose were leaving early the next morning to go to Belfast to meet with Share Uganda, a Northern Irish charity that helps with medical projects at KAASO and the surrounding community. As I said my goodbyes, I thought back on a moment during the weekend, when I had found Rose staring into space. I asked her what she was thinking and she looked at me and said, quite simply, “I am wondering, ‘Who am I? Who am I to deserve such a thing?’ These things we have been reading about in books and films – and now they are just there! Eh, it is all beyond belief.”
I reminded her that there were no two people on the planet that deserved this trip more than they did and that they would carry this within them forever, the ripples flowing out on their return to Uganda. The stories they would share, the lessons they had learned, the cultural exchange they experienced would slowly spread throughout their community, helping to bring two worlds together and reminding children everywhere that anything truly is possible.
Till next time! xxxx
Northbourne Park School: www.northbournepark.com
The Northbourne Park/KAASO Partnership: www.nopakaasoschools.wix.com/2015
Share Uganda: www.shareuganda.co.uk
Posted in Writing from afar Tagged #education, Africa, Brexit, Dominic and Rose on tour, I left my heart in Uganda, KAASO, uganda, UK, UK Tour
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The Guardian Covers Amazon’s Growing Dominance in Sectors Across the Economy, Citing Stacy Mitchell
by Nick Stumo-Langer | Date: 25 Apr 2018 | posted in: Media Coverage | 0
In the News: Stacy Mitchell
Media Outlet: The Guardian
From Whole Foods to cloud computing to manufacturing commonly bought household goods, Amazon is everywhere in our economy. This article from The Guardian from Olivia Solon and Julia Carrie Wong details the reality of the e-commerce company’s domination. For their story Solon and Wong reached out to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s co-director and Community-Scaled Economy initiative director Stacy Mitchell for her perspective on the subject.
Her contributions to the story are below:
Customers might be getting super-fast deliveries of cheap laundry detergent and binge-worthy TV shows, but the same company has also been accused of displacing jobs in the locations where it builds its fulfilment centres, treating warehouse workers like robots, aggressively undercutting rivals and squeezing suppliers and producers.
“The algorithms are designed to serve up things that best serve Amazon, steering us to some books and not others,” said Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. “You have a company that can shape whether a particular author is able to find an audience, and whether they can even get published.”
That power means that “people don’t know if there’s something they’re missing”.
The company doesn’t even shy away from competing with its own investments. After pumping $5.6m into the startup Nucleus and its Alexa-powered video-conferencing tablet, Amazon turned around and released its own suspiciously similar device, the Echo Show.
“They probably copied us,” the Nucleus co-founder Jonathan Frankel said last year. “When they had the opportunity to extend their tentacles into millions of homes, they had to do it, even if it means throwing us under the bus, even if it means putting their whole ecosystem at risk and letting people know that they’re not necessarily a trusted partner.”
Amazon declined to comment on its investment into Nucleus or on the design of its laptop stand, but noted that Rain’s design remained the bestselling stand on the site.
The company’s success has produced panic among investors. When Amazon bought Whole Foods, grocery chains’ stock prices crashed. Two months later, when Amazon announced it would cut Whole Foods’ prices, grocery stocks plummeted again. The meal kit maker Blue Apron’s stock price fell 11% after the news that Amazon was filing for a meal kit trademark. A vague announcement from Amazon that it was collaborating with JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway on some kind of non-profit healthcare venture sent healthcare stocks on a downward slide.
Since 2012, Bespoke Investment Group has been tracking an index of 54 retail stocks, known as the “Death by Amazon index”, that it considers most vulnerable to Amazon. “It’s a somewhat melodramatic title, we admit,” said George Pearkes, a macro strategist with Bespoke. “But it encapsulates what is going on in retail quite well.”
Between February 2012 and January 2018, Amazon’s value rose 560%, the S&P index rose 102%, and the Death by Amazon index grew just 42.8%.
Amazon still has a lot of room to grow. It dominates e-commerce, but that’s only about 9%, (according to eMarketer) of the total retail market in the US. With the acquisition of Whole Foods and the launch of the concept store Amazon Go – which has no cashiers and no checkouts – the tech giant can start to take on the other 91%.
And it wouldn’t be surprising if Amazon were to sell the technology that powers the futuristic stores to other retailers so that they too could automate their stores and cut jobs. Doing that would allow the company to keep track of the sales made by its competitors – just as it does on Amazon.com – and use that data to inform its decisions about other retail categories to move into.
“Amazon is just getting started,” said Govindarajan.
Another huge growth area is healthcare and the pharmacy business, according to Khan, who sees the health insurance joint-venture Amazon launched with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan as a way to “get experience in the sector and then double down”.
The company, which is already taking payments and making loans to third-party sellers, has also laid the foundations to push further into financial services. “It wouldn’t surprise me if they tried to look at the option of obtaining an industrial bank charter,” said Mitchell.
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Adani wins Queensland govt nod to protect endangered bird at mine site
Business Television India 31 May 2019
Energy giant Adani won a key approval from the Queensland state government of Australia on Friday to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population as part of its crucial environmental plan at the site of its proposed billion dollar mine project.
Melbourne: Energy giant Adani won a key approval from the Queensland state government of Australia on Friday to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population as part of its crucial environmental plan at the site of its proposed billion dollar mine project.
The victory for the Adani Group's long-delayed mega coal mine project came days after a surprise election win of Australia's pro-coal ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The group's country head – Adani Australia Chief Executive Officer Lucas Dow – last week said that the defeat of the opposition Labor Party in Queensland, where the project is based, is a clear message to get the project done.
Labor Party leader Bill Shorten, who took a firm stand against coal and mining, resigned as his party fared poorly in Queensland, especially in mining communities in the north of the state.
The black-throated finch management plan and a groundwater plan were the two persisting hurdles before the Indian energy giant could begin work on the largest coal mine project in the country.
State premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had announced May 31 as the deadline to accept or reject it.
The groundwater plan, under the review of the state government, is due within a fortnight's time.
Adani Australia had been in talks with the Environment Department to address concern about its finch conservation plan including requests for better habitat preservation and seed availability.
The southern species of the black-throated finch is classified as endangered by the state government.
In a statement, the Department of Environment said Adani had met numerous conditions to ensure the preservation of the bird and its habitat.
"Assessment of this plan has been a rigorous process, informed by the best available science," a spokesperson said.
"(The Department of Environment) has met regularly with Adani to ensure that the plan is robust and is well-placed to deliver the best outcomes for the protection of the black-throated finch".
The Department also asked Adani to ensure additional protection for the bird, including population studies and limited grazing on the site.
"(The Department) is also satisfied that Adani will engage appropriately qualified ecologists to undertake the company's survey and monitoring work in relation to the black-throated finch," it said.
The Adani Carmichael mine is set to become the largest coal mine, with approval to produce up to 60 million tonnes of coal annually, and 2.3 billion tonnes over the life of the mine.
Adani, which has mining and environmental licences of the state government, required the state approvals on management plans on the endangered finch bird and groundwater in order to commence the mine construction.
Gautam Adani-led Adani Group entered Australia in 2010 with the purchase of the greenfield Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin in central Queensland, and the Abbot Point port near Bowen in the north.
Carmichael would be the largest coal mine in Australia and one of the biggest in the world.
Adani said last year it would fully fund the coal mine and rail project itself, but did not give an updated estimate of the cost of the mine.
The mine previously estimated at about $2.9 billion.
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Indian Draft Data Protection Bill: Data Localisation Mandate Unnecessary & Harmful, Says EU
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European Commission has listed seven reservations on the draft Indian Data Protection Bill
The data localisation requirements appear unnecessary- EC's Bruno Gencarelli
Gencarelli hints that the bill could have negative consequences for businesses and politics alike.
The European Union (EU) has expressed reservations about the draft Personal Data Protection bill 2018 that is currently being proposed by the Indian government.
The bill, which calls for data localisation, is being described as India’s very own General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — an EU framework of data protection norms that went live in May.
In an online submission to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Bruno Gencarelli, who serves as the head of the International Data Flows and Protection Unit at the European Commission (EC), listed seven detailed reservations about the draft bill. The submission, dated September 29, came a day before MeitY’s deadline for feedback submissions on the bill.
Gencarelli, who has played an important role in the roll out of the GDPR, expressed concern over the provisions in the draft Bill that leave it to the discretion of the central government or the Data Protection Authority (DPA) to decide on key matters rather than dealing with them in the Bill itself, which could create some uncertainties.
The other provision that drew detailed criticism from the EC is one that mandates every data fiduciary (a person, state, company, or any entity that decides why data should be processed and how it should be processed) ensure storage of at least one copy of a user’s personal data on a server or data centre located in India.
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These data localisation requirements appear both unnecessary and potentially harmful as they would create unnecessary costs, difficulties, and uncertainties that could hamper business and investments. — Bruno Gencarelli, EC
He was referring to the costs for companies — in particular, foreign ones – for setting up additional processing/storage facilities in India.
“If implemented, this kind of provision would also likely hinder data transfers… contrary to what is sometimes suggested, India’s striving tech industry does not need this type of forced-localisation measures,” wrote Gencarelli.
Gencarelli also wrote if the draft bill in its current form were to be finalised, it would not only have far-reaching negative consequences for businesses but on politics as well.
Such measures might deter foreign investments in India and would also likely hinder data transfers and complicate the facilitation of commercial exchanges in the context of EU-India bilateral negotiations on a possible free trade agreement, Gencarelli added.
He offered an alternative solution to this provision and acknowledged that the EU too is preparing a legislation to enable law enforcement authorities to obtain (legitimate) access to electronic evidence, irrespective of whether it is stored in the EU or not.
The ideal solution might actually be a multilateral arrangement allowing for mutual access to data — Bruno Gencarelli, EC
Data Protection The Need Of The Hour
Governments across the world are drafting and implementing laws around the flow of data. Countries such as Japan, Korea, and New Zealand have already passed data protection laws based on the principle of data localisation. Meanwhile, in Latin America, Brazil passed its own law in August this year while Chile recently announced the setting up of an independent data protection authority; Argentina is currently reforming its privacy legislation.
After the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, regulators around the world are looking for ways to be more proactive than reactive to the power of data. With very little precedent in terms of policy and laws, this has led to increased tensions between governments and tech companies.
In July end, a high-level panel headed by Justice B N Srikrishna submitted its recommendations and the draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 to IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Since then, the Indian government has faced a backlash from members of the business community and associations such as the Internet and Mobile Association of India, NASSCOM, and ecommerce companies like Amazon and Walmart over the provisions of the draft Bill.
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Week in Review – Top 10 News Updates from the Startup-verse
Sumir Swarup Kapur
It can be tough to keep up with all the startup news released every week. But you’re in luck — Inc42 takes care of that for you, serving you with the hottest news updates about revenues, collaborations and a lot more for the coming weekend.
Scroll down and Enjoy!
1. Canonical to crowdsource $32 Mn – Building A Ubuntu Super Smartphone
Canonical, a UK based software development company responsible for Operating System Ubuntu has announced that the company is looking forward to raise
USD 32 million from Indiegogo, a crowdsourcing website for online fundraising campaigns. The company is planning to raise the money in 30 days online campaign to manufacture a limited batch of 40,000 mobile devices that will run both Android and open source Ubuntu Touch operating systems, known as Ubuntu Edge, converging mobile convenience with desktop power in a single device.
The campaign has been running for just a week and it has raised a whooping $7 mn already.
2. Apple to acquire navigation startup Hopstop
Seems Apple has tightened its goal to improve its mapping services along with providing additional features to the users. As just after acquiring the crowdsourced location startup
Locationary, Apple is now looking to acquire a navigation startup Hopstop.
Hopstop has iPhone, Android and Web applications that provide detailed door-to-door transit, walking, biking, and taxi directions in almost 600 cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Moscow and Paris. It shows real-time data from a variety of sources to help users find featured businesses.
3. SlideShare introduces New Infographics Player
In an announcement yesterday, SlideShare (acquired by LinekdIn in May 2012) has introduced a new infographics Player. The new player automatically detects an infographic upon
upload, includes it in the infographic directory and displays it. Previously, the infographic needed to be saved and uploaded in a one-page PDF format. With this upgrade, also comes in another update on the SlideShare Pro Side where users can see how many views, downloads and embeds their infographics have garnered.
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4. Television Network NDTV’s E-commerce Portal For Apparels & Accessories Launched
Delhi based television network NDTV’s ecommerce portal Indianroots.com has gone live without much fanfare.
The website is in beta for now and will be launched officially by the end of next week. The ethnic wear website by NDTV group features 80 designers and 300 brands. Work of three designers has been made available currently with others being added gradually. E-tailer ships globally and has no cash on delivery option.
5. Cleartrip partners with redBus, Travelyaari to offer bus ticketing
Cleartrip.com, has started offering bus ticketing on its site. For the same, the company has partnered with bus ticketing sites redBus and Travelyaari.
The OTA already offers bookings for hotels, flights and trains. For revenues, the company will possibly look at commissions for every booking done via its site, since it doesn’t actually offer booking facility and instead redirects the user to redBus or Travelyaari at the last step of the booking to process the payment.
In India, Cleartrip competes with homegrown majors such as NASDAQ-listed MakeMyTrip, Via, Yatra and Goibibo.com. Interestingly, redBus was recently acquired by the South African media conglomerate Naspers’ Indian arm ibiboGroup (MIH India) which runs Goibibo.
6. Facebook surprises Wall Street with 53 percent increase in revenues
Facebook Inc. has given its investors a reason to celebrate with the recent announcement of its Q2 earnings performance results, reporting a 53% increase in revenue to $1.81 billion from
$1.18 billion in the second quarter of 2012. Also, the maximum revenue is being generated by its advertising business representing 88% of total revenue and a 61% increase from the same quarter last year.
The Q2 results have shut the critics of Facebook down who ever doubted about it’s advertising strategy. However, with 819 million monthly active users and an average 469 million daily active users on mobile, it seems that the Facebook’s continuous push to build its mobile traffic is paying off both in terms of users and advertising revenue.
7. Aircel partners with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free access to Wikipedia
Telecom service provider Aircel Ltd has signed a three-year agreement with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free access to
Wikipedia on mobile phone to Aircel’s 60 million subscriber base. As part of the partnership, Aircel subscribers will be able to access zero.wikipedia.com (text only) and m.wikipedia.com (mobile version) for free on their internet-capable phones in 17 languages, including English, Hindi and Tamil.
Aircel had earlier introduced various data products like ‘pocket internet smart’ and ‘pocket internet 24’ that offers internet at less than 1 rupee a day to users; hence adding a service like Wikipedia to its internet offerings makes sense.
8. Amazon Inc. with USD 7 mn loss in Q2 hints serious investment in growth and competitive pricing
Amazon Inc., has been quite in news with its recent foray into the Indian market and opening of Amazon app store in over 200 countries. However, it seems that the world’s largest online
retailer is stuck between the thin lines of profit and loss. With its Q2 results out for current financial year, Amazon Inc. reported a net loss of $7 million, a 360 degree turnaround from $7 million net profit for the same quarter last year.
Despite of the struggling quarter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, seems to continue with company’s low operating margin strategy, currently working at only 0.5% operating margin of net sales and having more than 2 million worldwide active seller accounts. With financials for Q2,2013 falling behind the expectations of the analysts for giants like Amazon, ebay and Google, there is not much hope left to see a strong quarter in financial terms.
9. Infoedge gains high in Q1 FY14, write off INR 2.6 crores in Nogle Technologies
Infoedge, a major investor in companies such as Zomato and Meritnation has recently
disclosed its Q1 earnings result for FY14 reporting net sales of INR 121 crores, a 14 % increase over Q1 previous year. Deferred sales revenue has increased to Rs. 131 crores vs Rs. 121 crores as of March 2013 and is at an all-time high. The increase in revenue is also added by the gain in paid listings at 4.3 lakhs in comparison to 3.4 lakhs last year.
However, the company also suffered from losses in this quarter on account of its online portals 99acres and Jeevansathi.com, making a total loss of INR 6.4 crore at EBITDA levels on both.
For Q1 FY14, Infoedge reported Profit after tax of INR 32 crores excluding the write off of INR 2.6 crore, on behalf of one of its investee companies, Nogle Technologies, running an information sharing platform, Floost.com.
10. Google reveals two new products, Nexus 7 and Chromecast
Battling with Apple in the smartphone market, Google on Wednesday, at a press event in San Francisco has revealed a sleeker, lighter (290g) and more powerful version of its Nexus 7
tablet device. Powered by the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the device offers a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB of RAM, with a price tag of $229 for a 16GB wifi enabled device. It offers a HD screen resolution with a front and rear cameras (1.2- and 5.0-megapixel, respectively) and of course, a 7-inch screen.
Also on Wednesday, Google released an online video streaming device “Chromecast” – a two-inch dongle that can be plugged into a television and controlled by a smartphones, tablets or a laptop. Making it easier for people to access online content on their TVs, Choromecast can be easily connected to a TV’s HDMI port. On a price of $35, which already is quite cheap as compared to Apple TV’s set top boxes that cost up to about $100 or other media streaming devices, Google offers three months of free Netflix service.
Hope you enjoyed this edition of ‘Week in Review– Top 10 updates from the Startup-verse’. See you until the next weekend!
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Sumir is an Engineering Under-Grad at BITS Pilani.He loves to talk about anything and everything related to Indian Politics,Entrepreneurship and Sports. He finds writing as the best medium for expressing personal and professional views. He is deeply influenced by his Parents , Abraham Lincoln , Subhash Chandra Bose , Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs.He is also an avid reader with Jeffery Archer,Brian Haig,Dan Brown and Shiv Khera being his favorite writers.
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Victor Garber Will Join Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly!
September 6th, 2017 | By Andy Lefkowitz
Four-time Tony Award nominee Victor Garber will join Bernadette Peters in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! Garber will replace David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder on the evening of January 20, 2018, the same performance when Peters joins the hit at the Shubert Theatre. Pierce and Bette Midler will play their final performance on January 14.
Garber returns to the Great White Way for the first time in eight years after having appeared as Garry Essendine in a 2010 revival of Present Laughter. His four-decade Broadway résume has included Tony-nominated turns in Deathtrap, Little Me, Lend Me a Tenor and Damn Yankees. Garber originated the role of Anthony Hope in the 1979 original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd. His other Broadway credits include Noises Off, Tartuffe, They’re Playing Our Song, Arcadia and Art. He is a five-time Emmy nominee for small-screen performances in Frasier, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, Alias and Will & Grace.
Peters and Garber join a cast that includes 2017 Tony winner Gavin Creel as Cornelius Hackl, Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy, Beanie Feldstein as Minnie Fay, Will Burton as Ambrose Kemper, Melanie Moore as Ermengarde and Jennifer Simard as Ernestina Money. Taylor Trensch will exit the company as Barnaby Tucker at a date to be set to lead the cast of Dear Evan Hansen; a Hello, Dolly! replacement for Trensch will be announced.
The full company of Hello, Dolly! also includes Kevin Ligon, Cameron Adams, Phillip Attmore, Giuseppe Bausilio, Justin Bowen, Taeler Cyrus, Leslie Donna Flesner, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Stephen Hanna, Michael Hartung, Robert Hartwell, Aaron Kaburick, Amanda LaMotte, Analisa Leaming, Jess LeProtto, Nathan Madden, Michael McCormick, Linda Mugleston, Hayley Podschun, Jessica Sheridan, Christian Dante White, Branch Woodman, Ryan Worsing, Richard Riaz Yoder, Michael Hartung, Elizabeth Earley, Jenifer Foote, Ian Liberto, Michaeljon Slinger, Nathan Keen, Sarah Meahl and Stephen Hernandez.
The revival features direction by Jerry Zaks and choreography by Warren Carlyle with lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Scott Lehrer and costume/scenic design by 2017 Tony winner Santo Loquasto.
Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber out on the town in 2014. (Photo: Bruce Glikas)
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Reality check on landhttps://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/reality-check-on-land/
Reality check on land
Law on land acquisition will reduce distortions in the use of a scarce resource
Written by Yoginder K. Alagh | Published: May 3, 2013 3:14:58 am
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Land records are in a mess in most states. While satellite imagery can yield an authentic image of the plots,it cannot determine ownership.
The land acquisition issue is nearing the end of its first phase. With the government accepting key BJP demands,a consensus has been evolved and the Land Acquisition,Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill is likely to go through Parliament,albeit with the usual hiccups. The real problems start now. The bill provides for the consent of 80 per cent of the landowners affected in land acquisition for private projects with a public purpose a figure that will continue to receive flak. The states eminent domain power is limited to 20 per cent. It will be difficult to exempt land-intensive public sector projects from the law. There cannot be one law for other projects and different laws for highways,power lines and mines. The idea of eminent domain is only really justifiable for a few cases and in the name of security perhaps just atomic energy projects make the cut. The flurry of land acquisition by state governments for their pet projects will also be stalled.
The more vociferous opposition will come from interest groups used to getting land for private or corporate purposes by using the unlimited eminent domain principle in the existing Land Acquisition Act,more than a century old. All kinds of doomsday scenarios are being predicted,for instance,that the nascent economic recovery will be jeopardised. To be fair,these groups have accepted that the price of land will go up. For one,market logic has to be applied. Land in India is scarce and scarcity prices have to be paid. Interest groups that champion economic reform and the need for prices to find their own level will find it hard to argue that land prices should not be determined by scarcity values. Ricardian rents are a part of the working of markets and maybe now it is the farmers turn to profit from it.
The overarching legislation was essential to build a land market. The structure is there,but the market is not. It is not for the want of buyers and sellers. But it is hard to determine who the seller is. Land records are in a mess in most states. While satellite imagery can yield an authentic image of the plots,it cannot determine ownership or give information about whose name there is in the satbara. That is the real problem,which no one has acknowledged.
In the 1970s,it was noted that there was a pervasive structure of reverse tenancy. This is a phenomenon in which small farmers lease their land to middle or large farmers and work as landless labourers. It is now a widespread phenomenon. Census results and NSSO data affirm that casualisation of the labour force is the dominant trend in the rural labour market. The person who tills the land is usually not the owner. But there is no record of tenancy. In some parts of India,the tenant is a small farmer and the person who owns it lives in the city. In spite of improvements,the problem of unrecorded tenancy continues and in the richer states,where land for non-agricultural use is in greater demand,it is even worse .
In a way,there is a market even now. The country teems with estate agents. At best,they help the buyer navigate the maze of transactions. At worst,they are strongmen who ensure possession for the buyer. They handle the questionable side of transactions so that the buyer in the formal sector can keep his hands clean.
In a typical village in western India or on the Deccan Plateau,about a fifth of the influential middle or large farmers may till more than two-thirds of the agricultural land and anywhere up to half of the land is leased. In the poorer regions of India,a large section of marginal farmers would have leased a fifth to a third of the land. The first thing to do is to legalise all this. We must create the foundations of a legal market. There is enough experience to show that it can be done. Then the farmer,including the one who has lease status,will have rights that can be bought and sold.
In spite of the hurdles,the new legislation is an important step in the right direction. It will raise land prices. But that will show the real cost of investment at the margin is higher than what an estatist policy reflects. The country has to get used to its real scarcities,whether it is land,water or energy. Subsidies for the poorest have to be paid for. We cannot manage with stop-gap measures like enforced land purchase or,for that matter,pooled fuel prices,which distort the use of our scarcest resources.
The writer is chancellor,Central University of Gujarat
express@expressindia.com
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Former intelligence officials say Donald Trump is being manipulated by Vladmir Putinhttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/former-intelligence-officials-say-donald-trump-is-being-manipulated-by-vladmir-putin-4934610/
Former intelligence officials say Donald Trump is being manipulated by Vladmir Putin
"I think Mr. Trump is, for whatever reason, either intimidated by Mr. Putin, afraid of what he could do, or what might come out as a result of these investigations... It's either naiveté, ignorance or fear in terms of what Mr. Trump is doing vis-à-vis the Russians,"
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Two former top US intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in denying Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-National Intelligence Director James Clapper both said Trump was mishandling Moscow ties even as a special counsel investigates possible collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Russia. “I think Mr. Trump is, for whatever reason, either intimidated by Mr. Putin, afraid of what he could do, or what might come out as a result of these investigations… It’s either naiveté, ignorance or fear in terms of what Mr. Trump is doing vis-à-vis the Russians,” Brennan said in an appearance with Clapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Clapper added that foreign leaders who roll out the red carpet for Trump are able to manipulate Trump. “I do think both the Chinese and the Russians think they can play him,” Clapper said.
Their comments came after Trump told reporters over the weekend that he had spoken with Putin again over allegations of Russian meddling in the presidential election and that the Russian president again denied any involvement. “I really believe that, when he tells me that, he means it,” Trump told reporters. “I think he is very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country.”
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on the same show that the criticism leveled against Trump’s management of relations with Russia and China was “ridiculous.” “President Trump is not getting played by anybody,” Mnuchin said.
Trump also took a swipe at Obama-era intelligence officials Brennan, Clapper and former FBI Director James Comey, calling them “political hacks” and questioning the findings of a U.S. intelligence report that concluded that Russians sought to tilt the election in Trump’s favor.
Facing sharp criticism, Trump walked back from some of those comments on Sunday, saying he has faith in the intelligence leaders he has hired. Brennan on Sunday called Trump’s criticism of him a “badge of honor,” and Clapper suggested said Trump’s denial of Russian interference in the election “poses a peril to the country.”
When asked, Brennan declined to say whether he knows of any intelligence to suggest that the Russians have compromising or damaging information on Trump. A dossier penned by a former British spy contains unverified claims that Russia does have embarrassing information on Trump.
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Grandparents who care for children losing out on childcare credits
The number of grandparents caring for children while their parents are at work who claim the benefit has increased sevenfold in just a year
Bryan and Liz Hardaker, both 66, from Kendal, Cumbria, look after their five grandchildren while their daughters and son in laws are at work (Photo: Family pic)
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In 2015/16 there were 1,298 people seeking support
Last year it was 10,084, according to HMRC figures
“It can be hard work as we are getting older”
Liz Hardaker
Many grandparents who help to care for their grandchildren could be missing out on valuable credits towards their state pension, figures suggest.
The number of grandparents caring for children while their parents are at work who claim the benefit has increased sevenfold in just a year, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Some 10,084 applications for help were approved between October 2017 and September 2018, figures obtained from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by insurer Royal London show.
This is a leap from the 1,298 people seeking support in 2015/16.
‘Entertaining but hard work’
Bryan and Liz Hardaker, both 66, from Kendal, Cumbria, look after their five grandchildren while their daughters and son-in-laws are at work.
The couple help look after their daughter’s children Ruby, nine, Lydia, seven, Jed, six, Molly, four, and 14-month-old Seren.
HM Revenue and Customs approved 10,084 applications (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
“It’s good for us to build up a wonderful relationship with them. It can be hard work as we are getting older, though. When we take the children to play groups there’s so many grandparents doing the same,” Liz says.
Bryan, 66, said: “It’s entertaining but hard work! The current generation, both parents have to work. It’s wage levels and everything else. House prices are ridiculous, rent is ridiculous, people are forced to work.
“When our children were young it wasn’t so bad. Life was easier. I was working long hours when my kids were growing up, so for me it’s a bit of a bonus.”
Seven million grandparents
Royal London boss Sir Steve Webb says the official figure is just a “drop in the ocean” as thousands more grandparents could be eligible to claim.
It is estimated there are more than seven million grandparents in Britain of all ages with grandchildren under 16.
And around two-thirds of these report spending time looking after their children’s children, according to research by Grandparents Plus.
Sir Steve added: “Whilst it is great news thousands more grandparents are now benefiting from this scheme, the numbers are still a drop in the ocean out of all those who could benefit.”
The number of people receiving specified adult childcare credits has risen “substantially” since they were introduced in 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said.
The scheme, which is called specified adult childcare credits, means a family member who is looking after a child under 12 while the parents are at work can benefit from a national insurance credit.
Credits like this are added to the national insurance record of the grandparent or other family member if they are still under state pension age.
This can help them build up a full state pension if they do not have enough years of contributions.
People generally need to have 35 years of national insurance contributions to get the full new state pension.
One grandparent who looked after their grandchild for a year received an extra 1/35 of their pension, which works out as £250 a year on their state pension when they retire.
This adds up to a total of £5,000 additional cash, over a typical 20-year retirement.
And, though this scheme typically applies to grandparents, other family members such as uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters can apply.
A DWP spokesperson said: “The number of people receiving specified adult childcare credits has risen substantially since they were introduced in 2011.
“We encourage everyone who might benefit to apply for the credits to which they’re entitled and extensive information on how to apply can be found on gov.uk.”
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Over $250,000 in penalties for café underpayments
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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured $257,000 in penalties against a company and its director that underpaid 54 workers at a 24-hour café in Melbourne’s Crown Casino precinct.
The Federal Circuit Court penalised Len Di Pietro $40,000 and Ital One Holdings Pty Ltd a further $217,000 for underpayments at Café Baci in 2015 and 2016.
The company underpaid 54 workers a combined $73,347 through its use of flat rates which undercut entitlements including the minimum rates for ordinary hours, overtime rates, casual loadings, and penalty rates for weekend, public holiday, late night and early morning work employees were owed under the Restaurant Industry Award 2010.
Prior to this matter, three former Café Baci workers took their own actions in the small claims division of the Federal Circuit Court, which resulted in Ital One Holdings being ordered to back-pay the three workers a total of more than $32,000 in 2014 and 2015. FWO had provided assistance to two of the workers.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said that repeated breaches of the Fair Work Act is unacceptable conduct that will always be met with serious consequences.
“The Fair Work Ombudsman litigated after previously putting Di Pietro and his company on notice about paying the minimum wage and penalty rates. We have no tolerance for an employer that fails to act on our advice, particularly where a court has previously ordered that same employer to back-pay workers,” Parker said.
Judge Heather Riley said the respondents’ conduct was “particularly egregious”.
“[T]he [company] had been found by this court to have broken workplace laws in substantially similar ways on three previous occasions in the recent past. The respondents have shown no remorse, but sought to minimise their behaviour with complaints of being busy,” Judge Riley said.
“It is incumbent on anyone running a business, no matter how busy it is or how many staff it has, to ascertain the correct rates of pay for employees and have systems in place to ensure that the correct rates of pay are paid.”
“In my view, the need for general deterrence is a significant factor in this matter, given the level of disputes in the café and restaurant sector, and the vulnerability of many of the employees in that industry”.
The affected employees included 25 visa holders from various countries including France, Italy and India who were mainly on student and 417 working holiday visas. One visa holder was aged just 19 at the time of the underpayments.
The café operated 24 hours a day, seven days per week, with the underpaid workers engaged as waiters, kitchen hands, chefs and in other roles. The largest individual underpayment was $5433 for a food and beverage attendant between June and September 2016.
Ms Parker said, “All workers in Australia have the same rights at work, regardless of citizenship, and we will continue to take businesses who underpay migrant workers to court. We have an agreement with the Department of Home Affairs where visa holders can contact us for help without fear of their visa being cancelled.”
Judge Riley also ordered the company to engage an external professional to audit the business’s compliance with workplace laws. With the parties’ consent, her Honour also ordered Di Pietro and other relevant managerial staff to undertake workplace relations training.
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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 27(9):839-841, SEP 2008
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318170af5b
Publication Date: 2008/09/01
KLUYVERA INFECTIONS IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION
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In pediatric patients, Kluyvera spp. has emerged as a cause of disease ranging from soft tissue infections to sepsis with multiorgan failure. Successful treatment options include third-generation cephalosporins, tetracycline, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones, but resistance to first- and second-generation cephalosporins persists. Clinicians should be aware of the spectrum of disease and increasing clinical importance associated with this emerging pathogen.
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Rideshare or Public Transit: The Best Way to Get from the Airport in 20 Cities
While taking public transportation is almost always cheaper, it can often mean longer travel time and sometimes a rideshare is worth the time saved.
Touching down in a new city, unsure of the best way to get from the airport to your destination—it’s one of the more miserable parts of travel. If you’re not lucky enough to have a friend or family member pick you up, it will probably come down to taking public transportation or calling a rideshare, like Uber or Lyft.
What’s the best option? Well, that depends on several factors. While taking public transportation is almost always the cheaper option, it can sometimes double or even triple your travel time. Depending on how much you value your time, it may be more efficient to take a rideshare.
We surveyed 500 frequent travelers and found:
35% take a rideshare from the airport when they don’t have a friend or family member to pick them up
Nearly 40% say that price is the biggest determining factor when choosing a means of transportation from the airport, followed by safety at 30%
Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) say they have taken public transportation from the airport to save money
28% say they would pay $25 more to get to their destination 30 minutes faster
Rideshare or Public Transit? We Did The Math For You
We analyzed 20 popular travel destinations within the United States and compared the average cost and travel time of a rideshare and public transportation from the airport to the downtown area. In order to consider the value of the time saved between the two options, we used $0.83 per minute (see methodology for how we established this value).
The Six Cities Where Rideshare is More Cost-Effective Than Public Transit
New York, New York - La Guardia Airport
Charleston, South Carolina - Charleston International Airport
Las Vegas, Nevada - McCarran International Airport
Miami, Florida - Miami International Airport
Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles International and Long Beach Airport
Austin, Texas - Austin-Bergstrom Airport
Dallas, Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
The Breakdown for 20 Cities
Rideshare Time
Rideshare Price
Public Transit Time
Public Transit Cost
Best Option
Atlanta, Georgia ATL 20 min $19.00 22 min $2.50 Public Transit
Austin, Texas AUS 28 min $19.00 51 min $1.25 Rideshare
Boston, Massachusetts BOS 16 min $25.75 21 min $1.70 Public Transit
Charleston, South Carolina CHS 16 min $20.25 54 min $2.00 Public Transit
Chicago, Illinois ORD 32 min $35.50 52 min $5.00 Public Transit
Chicago, Illinois MDW 30 min $21.00 21 min $2.25 Public Transit
Dallas, Texas DFW 32 min $23.00 13 min $2.50 Rideshare
Honolulu, Hawaii HNL 13 min $39.50 32 min $2.50 Public Transit
Las Vegas, Nevada LAS 15 min $19.50 44 min $2.00 Rideshare
Los Angeles, California LAX 36 min $31.25 78 min $10.25 Rideshare
Los Angeles, California BUR 45 min $28.00 37 min $6.00 Public Transit
Los Angeles, California LGB 45 min $34.00 110 min $3.00 Rideshare
Miami, Florida MIA 10 min $19.50 37 min $2.35 Rideshare
New Orleans, Louisiana MSY 29 min $37.25 65 min $2.00 Public Transit
New York, New York JFK 58 min $61.25 77 min $7.75 Public Transit
New York, New York LGA 30 min $40.50 76 min $2.75 Rideshare
Orlando, Florida MCO 32 min $31.25 48 min $2.00 Public Transit
Phoenix, Arizona PHX 12 min $12.00 48 min $2.00 Public Transit
Portland, Oregon PDX 30 min $30.00 50 min $2.50 Public Transit
San Diego, California SAN 17 min $12.00 18 min $2.25 Public Transit
San Francisco, California SFO 29 min $29.75 31 min $8.95 Public Transit
Seattle, Washington SEA 31 min $36.50 38 min $2.50 Public Transit
St. Louis, Missouri STL 23 min $36.75 37 min $4.00 Public Transit
Washington, D.C. DCA 19 min $16.00 22 min $2.40 Public Transit
Washington, D.C. IAD 45 min $44.75 66 min $8.85 Public Transit
For each airport we considered:
Average cost of rideshare: using Uber and Lyft fare calculators for standard rides (non-pool/line) from airport to downtown area and averaged the results.
Average time of rideshare: using the average Google Maps drive time at 11am on a weekday.
Cost of Public Transportation: according to local transportation websites.
Average Time of Public Transportation: using average travel time according to Google Maps at 11am on a weekday.
Value of time saved taking a rideshare versus public transportation.
Value of time saved = (rideshare time - public transport time)*$0.83. Eighty-three cents is the value of a minute according to our survey results in which a majority of respondents said they would pay $25 more to reach their destination 30 minutes faster (30min/$25 = $0.83/min).
If the value of time saved is greater than the difference in price between rideshare and public transportation, then rideshare is more cost-effective than taking public transportation.
We surveyed 500 frequent travelers in the United States on transportation considerations via the survey platform Pollfish. The survey was conducted November 8, 2017.
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Colombians Held A Gay “Kiss-A-Thon”
April 18, 2019 April 18, 2019 by Devin Randall
Photo by Emir Saldierna on Unsplash
Well, this is one way to get your rights!
Dozens of same-sex couples in Colombia participated in a “kiss-a-thon” on Wednesday to support LGBTQ rights.
According to Euronews, the event happened in the capital city of Bogota at the Andino shopping center where a gay couple had been previously harassed.
The couple says a man pushed them, screamed profanities at them, and accused them of fondling each other in front of children. The two men say they were only hugging and holding hands. When the situation escalated over two days, the couple called the police for protection. Unfortunately, they were then fined for indecent exposure.
“We want people to stop satanizing and discriminating against the LGBT community. We are not sick, we are not an aberration, we are citizens who are here to build a better country,” said one of the men named Esteban Miranda.
In order to protest this unfair treatment, dozens of activists showed up to the mall with rainbow flags, according to the Associated Press. The protest then turned into a “kiss-a-thon” as one protest organizer urged attendees to express their freedom to love.
“Kissing someone is no crime,” said 21-year-old Paola Gutierrez, who was in attendance at the event. Gutierrez, who wore a pair of rainbow-colored suspenders, remembers kissing her girlfriend on the lips and feeling support from the crowd.
Colombia is one of the most LGBTQ-inclusive countries in South America, but persecution and homophobia still exist in the country (along with many accepting countries). A report released last year found that the overall murder rate of Colombia dropped, but the number of LGBTQ people murdered was not so lucky.
Sources: Euronews, the Associated Press
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The New Generation of Superstar
Posted on October 26, 2012 by anetnderi
Admittedly, I was losing hope in the ability of talent shows to produce stars. Perhaps this is because the UK version of X Factor has been dodged by countless controversies not to mention the “novelty” acts that are put on the show just to piss people off.
Just when you were thinking talent shows no longer have the ability to create stars, enter Carly Rose Sonenclar and Diamond White. Whether or not they each have lasting careers is irrelevant right now, the girls can sing! They are both only 13 years old so can only get better! Carly’s audition and progress through the X Factor USA competition is remarkable. Shocking audiences with Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” in her first audition where L.A. Reid said “remember this day everybody. A star is born!” She went on to further stun audiences during her judges houses performance where Will.I.Am went as far as saying she is “possessed” with some crazy talent. See for yourself below:
Carly Rose Sonenclar performs at judges’ houses
Let’s not forget Diamond White, talk about a superstar name! She is out-of-this-world talented. She sings like a baby Whitney and is also only 13 years old! L.A. Reid told her that she truly is a “diamond.” When she sings, her competition might as well quit in my opinion.
There are some similarities between these girls and Christina Aguilera in terms of vocal talent at a young age. Christina auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club at the same age and stunned audiences with her soulful performance of Whitney Houston’s “I have nothing.” If managed correctly, maybe they can individually have lasting careers like Christina’s (she is a bit off the music radar at the moment but manages to stay in the public eye through being a judge on The Voice). What does it take to manage young talent like this? Anyone lining up to manage the careers of Carly and Diamond, have the task of shaping their careers to build something long term since they are so young. How do you do this in an industry that is churning out music without meaning and sounds the same? How do you build a sound so unique and be a superstar all at once?
The age to audition is creeping lower and lower, with X Factor US allowing children as young as 12 to audition. Is it really fair to put a kid through the stress of these shows? Remember Rachel Crow’s breakdown when she was eliminated from X Factor US? But then, look at the talent of these young kids! Some of them sound like they’re 30 something with so much experience, it amazes me. I guess it’s a bit of a trade off, youth sells: look at Justin Bieber and One Direction fans, they’re kids.
Seeing as both these girls are super talented, here is Diamond White singing “I have nothing” by Whitney Houston at bootcamp:
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2 thoughts on “The New Generation of Superstar”
geoffsauve
1:16. What’s that on her face? Is she ok?
aarondukekim
Carly Rose is ridiculously good. She’s got a bright future ahead for sure!
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JON CRANNEY, Preston, Idaho, comes to the Festival from Utah State University, where he majors in Theatre and English. With the University theatre there he has been seen as Leicester in Mary Stuart, Editor Webb in Our Town, Roxie in Golden Boy, and Agamemnon in The Prodigal. This is his first Ashland season.
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JON CRANNEY, Preston, Ida., returns to the Festival for his second season from Utah State University where he is a senior Theatre major. He has been seen as Undershaft in Major Barbara, Jacques in As You Like It, Nickles in J.B., Paulo in the premiere of Song for Apollo, Horatio in Hamlet, Roxy in Golden Boy, and the Superintendent in The Enchanted, An assistant in the Theatre Department, he directed Fumed Oak this season.
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Psychometric properties and the prevalence, intensity and causes of oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) in a population of older Tanzanians
IA Kida1, 2Email author,
AN Åstrøm1, 3,
GV Strand4,
JR Masalu2 and
G Tsakos5
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes20064:56
© Kida et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
Received: 22 May 2006
The objective was to study whether a Kiswahili version of the OIDP (Oral Impacts on Daily Performance) inventory was valid and reliable for use in a population of older adults in urban and rural areas of Tanzania; and to assess the area specific prevalence, intensity and perceived causes of OIDP.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Pwani region and in Dar es Salaam in 2004/2005. A two-stage stratified cluster sample design was utilized. Information became available for 511 urban and 520 rural subjects (mean age 62.9 years) who were interviewed and participated in a full mouth clinical examination in their own homes.
The Kiswahili version of the weighted OIDP inventory preserved the overall concept of the original English version. Cronbach's alpha was 0.83 and 0.90 in urban and rural areas, respectively, and the OIDP inventory varied systematically in the expected direction with self-reported oral health measures. The respective prevalence of oral impacts was 51.2% and 62.1% in urban and rural areas. Problems with eating was the performance reported most frequently (42.5% in urban, 55.1% in rural) followed by cleaning teeth (18.2% in urban, 30.6% in rural). More than half of the urban and rural residents with impacts had very little, little and moderate impact intensity. The most frequently reported causes of impacts were toothache and loose teeth.
The Kiswahili OIDP inventory had acceptable psychometric properties among non-institutionalized adults 50 years and above in Tanzania. The impacts affecting their performances were relatively common but not very severe.
Oral Health Status
Chewing Ability
Rural Subject
Clinical data are mouth centered and rely on dental professionals' judgments. They have traditionally been utilized in assessing oral health in industrialized- and low income countries. Although informative, this clinical approach has been criticized because of its limited focus in terms of failing to consider functional and psychosocial aspects of oral health [1, 2]. In response to a concern that clinical measures alone may not be adequate for assessing the public's oral health needs, oral health related quality of life measures (OHRQoL) have been developed and tested in various populations and are increasingly being used to supplement clinical indicators [1]. Cross-cultural adaptation of existing measures is warranted and efforts are ongoing to translate and adapt OHRQoL measures for use in non-western cultural settings [1, 3].
One promising OHRQoL measure is the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale [4, 5]. The OIDP was developed to measure oral impacts that seriously affect a person's daily life. It is based on the conceptual framework of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps, ICIDH [6], which has been amended for dentistry by LOCKER [7]. The OIDP concentrates only on the measurement of "ultimate" oral impacts, thus covering the fields of disability and handicap [4, 5]. It consists of 8 items that assess the impact of oral conditions on basic activities and behaviours that cover the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of daily living [4, 5]. Considering respondent burden, the OIDP is suitable for use in population surveys, not only in terms of being easier when measuring behaviours rather than feeling states, but also in being short. The scoring system quantifies (weigh) the impacts by using a score that reflects their frequency as well as a severity score that indicates the importance of the specific impact in the daily life of the person. Multiplying the frequency and severity scores provides different performance scores and the total score is expressed as a percentage of the sum of the performance scores divided by the maximum possible score multiplied by 100. In this sense the severity score provides a way of weighting the frequency of oral impacts with individually sensitive weights. Although, socio-dental indicators have been reported to perform satisfactorily as un-weighted rather than as weighted scores [8, 9], the individually sensitive weighting system of the OIDP gives prominence and increased validity to the views of the respondents [10]. Moreover, it is evident that the OIDP weighted score is a better predictor than either the frequency or severity scores separately [1].
The OIDP has proved to be reliable and valid in cross-sectional population based studies. It has been shown to be applicable to older adult populations in Great Britain [11], Greece [10] and Thailand [12]. From Tanzania, Masalu et al [13] reported that the English OIDP frequency questionnaire fulfilled the psychometrical requirements underlying the scoring of the eight items and was applicable to adults attending higher education in Dar es Salaam.
Recently, it has been claimed that more oral health care is needed globally for the growing ageing populations [14]. In this context the OIDP index is worthy of consideration because of its adaptation for use in oral health needs assessment, thus making it useful for planning services [15, 16]. This study aimed to assess the applicability of a Kiswahili version of the OIDP inventory for use in a population of older Tanzanian adults. First, internal reliability was assessed and discriminative and construct validity were determined by comparing OIDP scores of groups that differ regarding their demographic, socio-economic, clinical and behavioural characteristics. Secondly, the urban rural specific prevalence, severity and causes of oral impacts in older adults were assessed.
A cross sectional survey was conducted in Pwani region, Eastern Tanzania and in the capital city of Dar es Salaam from November 2004 to June 2005. According to the 2002 population and housing survey in Tanzania, Pwani region has the highest number of people 65 years and above in the country (7%). Dar es Salaam and Pwani region have a total population of 2.5 million and 889,154, respectively. The corresponding figures for population densities are 1,793 and 27 persons per square km. The districts have drinking water with fluoride content of about 1 mg fluoride/L (1 ppm)
Sampling and procedure
A sample size of 1200 was calculated assuming a prevalence rate of tooth loss (≥ 1 missing tooth) of 50%, a precision of 4% and a design effect of 2 [17]. The estimated sample size was satisfactory also for two sided tests, assuming prevalence of oral impacts of 0.60 and 0.50 in individuals with caries experience and without caries experience, a significance level of 5% and a power of 90% [17]. A stratified (disproportionate) two-stage cluster sample design with villages as the primary sampling unit was implemented. Villages were selected from two rural districts (Kibaha and Bagamoyo) and one urban (Kinondoni) district in Pwani and Dar es Salaam region, respectively (Fig 1). To obtain a sample of older adults of mixed socio-economic background, 107 pure urban (N = 59688) villages and 96 pure rural villages (N = 26520) were listed in Kinondoni and in Kibaha/Bagamoyo. At the first stage, 10 pure urban villages (n = 6290) and 10 pure rural villages (n = 3729) were selected by systematic random sampling from the district village population lists. At the second stage, a total of 60 households were selected by systematic random sampling from each village selected at the first stage. This involved randomly selecting the first household by spinning a bottle at the presumed center of each village to obtain a starting direction, listing on papers all household heads in the selected direction up to the border of the village, folding the paper and randomly picking one name. The next household would be one whose front door was nearest to the previous one. A household was defined as a group of people living, cooking and eating together. One person 50 years and above was enrolled per household. In case the household had several people in the targeted age group, one man and one woman were selected randomly. Over sampling of rural villages were implemented to achieve a sample size that was big enough to conduct stratified analyses. A village leader followed the data collectors through the village and traditional village customs were observed to ensure a high response rate. Only consenting subjects were included in the study. Reasons for non-participation were refusals (n = 45), absence from the household on the day of the interview (n = 88). Exclusion criteria were presence of disease/conditions that might pose a health risk to the participant or that may interfere with the interview and clinical examination. Subjects were excluded if they were ill or had a history of psychiatric problems (n = 23), were intoxicated with alcohol (n = 2), were too old (n = 7) or had beliefs in witchcraft (n = 4). Permission to carry out the study was approved by the Research and Publication Committee at Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, MUCHS, regional and district administration authorities, village leaders and from the ethical research committee in Norway (REK VEST). Informed consent was obtained from all participating subjects.
Tanzania: Kibaha and Bagamoyo districts (rural) in Pwani region and Kinondoni district (urban) in Dar es Salaam city.
For the OIDP inventory to be administered among older adults 50 years and above in Tanzania, translation into Swahili language was mandatory (see additional file 1). Kiswahili is the national and official language in Tanzania and almost all (95%) Tanzanians speak the language proficiently. A structured interview schedule, including the OIDP inventory, questions on socio-demographic characteristics and other health-and oral health issues was constructed in English, translated into Kiswahili by two Tanzanian professionals fluent in Kiswahili and English and back translated into English by two independent translators. Project staff at the MUCHS reviewed the OIDP questionnaire for semantic, experiential and conceptual equivalence to the source version. Sensitivity to culture and selection of appropriate words were considered. After being reviewed for content and face validity by panels of Tanzanian academics, the Kiswahili version of the OIDP inventory was compared with a de novo development of oral impacts on daily performances generated through focused group interviews with a sub-group of the study participants. The interview schedule was piloted before administration to identify questions which were not clear. The interview was administered in the field by two trained research assistants before the participants were clinically examined.
The eight item OIDP index referred to difficulty carrying out the eight daily life activities during the past six months, (Table 1). Each frequency item (originally scored 0–5) was changed into 0–3 scores where (0) never, (1) less than once a month, (2) once or twice a month up to once or twice a week, (3) 3–4 times a week or more often [18]. The OIDP severity scores were assessed on a 4-point scale as follows; (0) not severe at all, (1) less severe, (2) severe, (3) very severe. Finally the participants were asked to identify the oral condition that caused the specific impacts by answering for each reported item (1) yes or (0) no to the following alternatives: "toothache, loose teeth, gum abscess, bad breath and bleeding gums".
The Oral Impacts on Daily Performances index (OIDP).
During the past 6 months – how often have problems with your mouth and teeth caused you any difficulty in:
Eating and enjoying food
Speaking and pronouncing clearly
Cleaning teeth
Sleeping and relaxing
Smiling, laughing and showing teeth without embarrassment
Maintaining usual emotional state without being irritable
Carrying out major work or socio role
Enjoying contact with people
Performance scores representing the weighted impact on each performance were calculated by multiplying frequency (0–3) and severity scores (0–3). The overall OIDP impact scores, OIDP-total, was the sum of all 8 weighted performances (range 0–72). For the purpose of cross-tabulation and logistic regression analyses, the OIDP-total scores were dichotomized using a score of 1 or more as cut-off. The distribution of the OIDP-total scores supported this cut-off point. Following the alternative scoring method described by Gherunpong et al. [18], each weighted performance score (range 0–9) was classified into 6 levels of intensity; none, very little, little, moderate, severe and very severe (Table 2). The overall intensity of oral impacts for a person follows the same classification and refers to the most severe impact on any of the 8 performances or the highest performance score. Finally, the extent of oral impacts, OIDP-extent, (range 0–8) was calculated as a simple count score (OIDP SC); i.e. summing dichotomized frequency items in terms of (1) affected (including the original categories 1,2,3) and (0) not affected (including the original category 0). In order to demonstrate the relative burden of impacts among those affected, in this study we report on the intensity and extent of oral impacts among those participants with an impact, not on the whole sample. This means that for this purpose we do not consider subjects scored as zero respectively ("none" for intensity, "not affected" for extent), as this information is already provided by the prevalence figures. The correlation coefficient (Spearman's Rho) between the weighted OIDP-total on the one hand and OIDP SC sum scores on the other was 0.97.
Classification of the intensity of oral impacts on a performance, after Gherunpong et al., 2004 [18].
Severity score
Frequency score
Very severe
No impacts
The predictor variables used in the analyses, their coding and the number of subjects (%) according to categories are depicted in Table 3. Socio-demographics were assessed in terms of place of residence, gender and age. Family wealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic status in accordance with a standard approach in equity analyses [19]. Household durable assets indicative of family wealth (e.g. bicycle, television, car, motor cycle) assessed as (1) available/in working condition, (2) not available/available but not in working condition were analyzed in a principle component analysis. The first component resulting from the analysis was used to divide households into four approximate quartiles of wealth status ranging from 1st quartile (least poor) to 4th quartile (most poor). Self reported oral health status was coded (1) very good, (2) good, (3) average, (4) bad, (5) very bad and further dichotomized into (1) good (original categories 1,2.3) and (2) bad.
Frequency distribution of participants in urban (Kinondoni) and rural (Kibaha/Bagamoyo) districts of Tanzania according to category on independent variables (n = 1031).
Categories (Code)
% (n)
32.1 (167)*
Wealth index
1st quartile-least poor
2nd quartile
3rd quartile
4th quartile – poorest
Number of decayed teeth
Posterior occluding units,
10 POU (1)
Mobile teeth
Self-reported oral health status
All foods (1)
Soft/mashed only (2)
Number of missing teeth
* p ≤ 0.05.
The total number in the different categories did not add up to 1031 owing to missing values.
Clinical examination
One trained and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clinical examinations in a shaded area with natural daylight as the source of illumination and with an assistant recording the observations. Research assistants for recording were trained and calibrated before the main survey. Participants identified with problems that needed treatment were referred or advised to seek treatment from the nearest health care facility. Oral health education sessions were provided for all the participating subjects. A full mouth clinical examination, including 3rd molars was conducted. Caries experience was assessed in accordance with the criteria described by the World Health Organization, WHO [20]. Number of teeth lost due to any reason was calculated with the inclusion of edentulous people (0.6%) and coded (1) 0–10, (2) 11–19 and (3) 20+. Tooth mobility was assessed using a modified Miller's index [21], whereby the ends of two instruments were placed on either sides of the tooth and forces applied in bucco-lingual/palatal direction and scored as present or absent. An individual tooth mobility score was defined as (1) 2 or more mobile teeth, (0) less than 2 mobile teeth. Posterior premolar and molar occluding units, POU, were counted based on existing natural tooth contacts between maxilla and mandible in the bilateral regions. The number of occluding units, POU, (with or without intact anterior region) was categorized into (1) complete posterior occluding support/10 functional occluding units, (2) reduced posterior occluding support/1–9 occluding units and (3) absence of bilateral occluding support. For analysis, a dummy variable was constructed yielding, (1) reduced occluding support (0–9 units) and (0) complete occluding support (10 units). The distribution of the originally scored POU variable supported this cut off point.
Duplicate clinical examinations were carried out on a randomly selected sub-sample, considered to be representative of the study subjects. Analysis performed on the duplicate examination recordings gave kappa statistics of 1.00 for missing teeth due to caries, decayed teeth and occluding support. Kappa statistics of 0.77 and 0.79 were provided with respect to mobile teeth and tooth loss due to other reasons, respectively. These figures indicate a very good intra-examiner reliability according to WHO [20].
Data were analyzed using SPSS version 13.0. Due to the very low number of edentulous subjects in the material (six subjects), edentate subjects were included in the analysis. Limiting the analyses to the dentate participants did not change the results reported here. Cross tabulation and chi-square statistics were used to assess bivariate relationships. Internal consistency reliability was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha. To adjust for the effect of the survey design (strata and clustering), re-analyses were conducted with STATA 9.0 using the svylogit command.
Characteristics of participants
A total of 511 (participation rate 85.2%) urban and 520 (participation rate 86.7%) rural subjects between 50 and 100 years (mean age: 62.9, SD = 10.6, men: 46.4%, no formal education: 44.7%), completed an extensive personal interview followed by a full mouth clinical examination. The prevalence of tooth loss (≥ 1 tooth due to any reason) was 85.5% (mean tooth loss 6.1, SD = 6.4) in urban areas and 82.1% (mean tooth loss 5.9, SD = 6.6) in rural areas [22]. Table 3 gives the percentage distribution of participants' socio-demographic-, clinical-, and behavioral characteristics in urban Kinondoni and rural Kibaha/Bagamoyo districts.
OIDP validity and reliability
One subject omitted one OIDP frequency item. This small number of missing responses adds support to the face validity of the Kiswahili OIDP inventory successfully addressed through focused group interviews and panel reviews. Construct and criterion validity was demonstrated in that the OIDP-total impact scores discriminated in the expected direction between subjects who rated their oral health status and chewing ability as good and bad (Table 4). Moreover, as depicted in Table 4, the mean OIDP total scores increased significantly with increasing number of decayed teeth, reduced number of posterior occluding units, increased number of mobile teeth (both urban and rural) and increased number of missing teeth (urban only). The association between the prevalence of oral impacts (OIDP total >0) and factors known to be associated with oral health; socio-demographic-, clinical and behavioral variables were assessed using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analysis (Table 5). There was a statistically significant relationship (p < 0.001) between the prevalence of oral impacts and place of residence, wealth index, self-reported oral health status, chewing ability and a number of clinical oral health indicators in the bivariate analysis. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, age, number of POU's, self-rated oral health and reported chewing ability remained statistically significant predictors. The ORs for experiencing any oral impact was 0.6, 1.7,7.7 and 3.2 if being older, having reduced number of POU's, reporting bad oral health status and reporting chewing problems, respectively.
Construct and criterion validity of the OIDP-total scores: mean values for each category of grouping variable and differences in mean rank (DMR). Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test.
Urban (n = 508)
Rural (n = 512)
Chewing foods
Soft and mashed only
Occluding units
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Limits (CL) for having any oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP total >0) according to clinical and non-clinical variables.
Unadjusted
%(n)
95%CI
95% CL
Age (years): 50–59
Place: Urban
62.1 (318)**
Wealth: 1st least poor
4th most poor
OHS: Good
Chewing food: all
Decayed teeth: 0–1
Missing teeth: 0–10
68.5 (37)*
Posterior Occl Units:
Mobile teeth: 0–1
The total number in the different categories did not add up to 566 owing to missing values. ** p ≤ 0.001.
Test-retest reliability of the OIDP inventory was not performed due to ethical considerations, because oral health education sessions were provided for all participants after completion of the oral examination and because referrals for treatment were given to those with an acute oral problem. Internal consistency reliability analysis showed homogeneity of the OIDP-total items. In Kinondoni (urban), the corrected item – total correlation coefficient (i.e the correlation between each item and the total score after omitting the item ranged between Spearman's rho 0.42 and 0.64 with a standardized Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.83. In Kibaha/Bagamoyo (rural) the corrected item total ranged from Spearman's rho 0.62 to 0.82 with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.90 (Table 6).
Internal consistency reliability of the Kiswahili version of the Oral Impacts on daily Performances (OIDP) inventory among urban and rural participants: Corrected item total Spearman's correlation and Cronbach's alpha if item deleted
OIDP item
Corrected item total correlation
Alpha if item deleted
2. Speaking
3. Cleaning
4. Sleeping
5. Showing teeth
6. Emotion
7. Work
8. Social contact
Standardised Cronbach's Alpha
Prevalence, extent, intensity and causes of OIDP
A total of 43.2% and 44.5% had impact scores of zero (floor effect) using the OIDP ADD and the OIDP-total scoring method, respectively. The corresponding ceiling effects (proportions of adults who scored maximum) were 0.6% and 0.1%. As shown in Table 7 and 8, the prevalence of oral impacts (OIDP total >0) was high, amounting to 51.2% and 62.1% in Kinondoni (urban) and Kibaha/Bagamoyo (rural), respectively. In both areas, impacts on eating were most prevalent (42.5% in urban and 55.1% in rural) followed by cleaning teeth (18.2% in urban and 30.6% in rural), emotional stability (17.4% in urban and 30.4% in rural) and sleeping/relaxing (12.1% in urban and 27.0% in rural). Impacts on social contacts, work and smiling/showing teeth were the least prevalent impacts in both areas (Tables 7, 8). However, they were still quite prevalent; 5.9% of urban and 21.7% of rural participants reported oral impacts in relation to social contacts, while the figures for oral impacts in relation to smiling were 8.4% and 15.6%.
Prevalence (% OIDP SC >0), mean OIDP total impact scores and intensity (% of adults with oral impacts) of older Tanzanians in urban areas (n = 508)
(n = 508)
OIDP prevalence %
OIDP impact score:
Impact intensity a
a Impact intensity:% of adults with impact.
Prevalence (% OIDP SC >0), mean OIDP-total impact score-, and impact intensity scores (% of adults with impacts) of older Tanzanians in rural areas (n = 512)
Impact intensitya
In terms of the extent of oral impacts among subjects with impacts, in Kinondoni (urban) 47.3% had 1, 18.2% had 2 and 9.3% had 3 impacts. The corresponding figures in Kibaha/Bagamoyo (rural) were 32.7%, 13.0% and 11.4%. Few participants had 5 or more impacts.
In relation to the intensity of impacts, 6.0%, 14.0% and 4.3% of the participants in Kinondoni (urban) with impacts on respectively, eating, smiling and cleaning, had very severe impacts. Corresponding figures for eating, cleaning, emotion and smiling were 8.7%, 10.1%, 9.5% and 8.6% in Kibaha/Bagamoyo (rural). Mean scores of impacts (range 0–9) on each of the 8 performances ranged from 1.4 (eating) to 0.2 (working/social contact) in urban areas and from 2.1 (eating) to 0.6 (smiling) in rural areas. The distribution of the OIDP-total scores were skewed, mean 3.8 (sd = 6.5, range 0–40) and mean 9.1 (sd = 13.3, range 0–72) in urban and rural areas (Table 7, 8).
The oral problems perceived to cause the impacts on each of the 8 performances are shown separately for urban and rural residents in Fig. 2. In both areas, toothache and loose teeth were the most frequently perceived causes of impairments for almost all the performances. The majority of impacts on cleaning teeth were caused by bleeding gingiva and toothache in urban and rural areas, respectively. Bad breath was the third most frequently reported cause of impacts on speaking (among both urban and rural subjects) and enjoying contact with people (rural subjects), while bleeding gums was the third most frequently reported cause of impacts on enjoying contact with people in the urban areas.
Percentage of the main oral problems causing an impact on the eight performances according to place of residence.
The present study applied for the first time a Kiswahili version of the OIDP weighted inventory to a population of older adults in urban and rural cultural settings of Tanzania. This necessitated reestablishment of the psychometrical properties and a further evaluation of the validity of the OIDP scale. When used in personal interviews, the Kiswahili OIDP was valid and reliable with psychometric properties similar to the original English version [10, 11] and to the English version shown to be applicable with Tanzanian students of higher education [13]. Internal consistency reliability in terms of Cronbach's alphas of 0.83 (urban) and 0.90 (rural) were satisfactory and well above the recommended levels of 0.70. Moreover, the corrected item-total correlation coefficients, ranging from Spearman's rho 0.42 to 0.64 in the urban area and from Spearman's rho 0.62 to 0.82 in the rural area, were above the minimum level of 0.20 for inclusion of an item into a scale [23]. Cultural issues, in particular language might give rise to problems with validity. Although no approach guarantees cross-cultural equivalence, the Kiswahili OIDP seemed to preserve the overall concepts of the English version and did not differ in terms of sequence of questions, the Likert scale and recall memory period used. Experience of the usability of the OIDP inventory across multicultural populations of Tanzania, first applied in English as a self-administered questionnaire [13] and recently in Kiswahili as personal interviews provided further support for the cross-cultural equivalence of this inventory.
Hypotheses regarding the construct and criterion validity of the Kiswahili OIDP inventory were confirmed in that the weighted scores varied systematically and in the expected direction with self-reported oral health status and perceived chewing ability (Table 4, 5). The validity of the Kiswahili translation is supported by observations similar to those in the UK [11], Thailand [4, 5], Greece [10] Norway[24] and among university students in Dar es Salaam [13]. In addition, the OIDP scores were significantly associated with various clinical measures (Table 4). In a study of Greek adults 65 years and above, Tsakos et al [2] reported significant associations between various clinical indicators and OIDP, after adjusting for socio-demographic variables. An important finding of this study was the relationship with number of POUs, a clinical indicator reflecting both the number of posterior teeth present as well as their function. Similar results have been reported by Tsakos et al., [2], Srisilapanan and Sheiham [12], Locker and Slade [25], Gilbert et al. [26] and Sarita et al [27]. Clinical measures have traditionally been excluded from previous validations of the OIDP instrument [10, 11]. The rationale behind the decision to omit clinical variables is derived from the conceptual distinction between health and disease [28, 29]. Consistent with this reasoning and with findings reported previously [13], the self-rated oral health status and reported chewing ability associated more strongly with the OIDP impact score than did the measures of clinical indicators. According to the results depicted in Table 5, the ORs for having any oral impact was 7.7 if reporting bad oral health status, 3.3 if eating soft foods only and 1.7 if having reduced number of POUs.
As shown in Table 5, rural- and poor participants scored higher on the OIDP inventory than their urban- and less poor counterparts. Accordingly, Srisilapanan [12] found older Thai adults with a high income to be more likely to have low OIDP scores while their counterparts with low income tended to have high OIDP scores. This finding is similar to those observed with other indicators, showing that reducedOHRQoL is most commonly recorded in socially and economically disadvantaged groups [29]. An inverse relationship between OIDP and age emerged in multivariate analysis when allowing for the effects of other variables (Table 5). Similar results have been observed in Norway, with a different age classification system and might reflect the changes in expectations occurring with increasing age [30]. Recently, Locker and Gibson [31] found that half of the elderly subject investigated who described their oral health as poor, were still satisfied with their oral health status, a finding that was attributed to changes and adjustment of values and expectations in later life.
About one-half of the urban and rural subjects interviewed had experienced at least one oral impact during the past 6 months. The estimates obtained compares to the prevalence of impacts reported in Thai populations of younger (35–44 years) (73%) and older adults (52%) [5, 12]. The present prevalence is higher, however, than that reported among older adults (67–79 years) in a national survey from Norway (18%) [24] as well as in Great Britain (12.3%) [11] and Greek (39.1%) [10] dentate older populations using the same socio-dental indicator. Further research is required to examine whether the differences in prevalence of OIDP between occidental and non-occidental societies are related to differences in dental status or in culture specific responses to dental impairments.
Consistent with previous studies and across age groups, eating was the most commonly reported aspect of OHRQoL [13, 30, 32]. The percentage of impacts related to eating observed among younger and older Tanzanian adults were similar to those observed in comparable age groups of younger and older Thais, but much higher than the impacts of dentate adults from Greece (29.9%), UK (7.0%) and Norway (11.3%) [10, 11, 24]. More than half of the urban and rural adults with impacts reported having very little, little and moderate intensity, indicating that despite their relatively high prevalence, the reported impacts were not severe. In urban adults, impacts in relation to smiling and showing teeth were more severe than impacts on other performances, whereas in rural adults cleaning was the most severe impact followed by emotional stability and eating. Consistent with results obtained among Thai adults [4, 5], toothache and loose teeth were the most frequently reported reasons for impacts from eating.
It should be noted that the accuracy of reporting perceived impairments and symptoms in population based studies might be limited. Another caveat might be the OIDP inventory using a recall period of 6 months and relying on self-reports which implies it can be prone to recall bias. Compared to shorter recall periods longer recalls might result in an underestimation of health consequences but might provide valid estimates for severe outcomes [33]. This might be the case with the OIDP covering ultimate impacts thus essentially measuring the disabilities and handicaps.
The Kiswahili OIDP inventory had acceptable psychometrical properties among non-institutionalized adults 50 years and above in urban and rural areas of Tanzania. The impacts affecting their performances were relatively common but not very severe. Numerous dental problems contribute to the overall impact assessed among elderly Tanzanians in this study. To increase the applicability of the OIDP inventory in need assessment approaches and dental service planning, condition specific impacts should be assessed to support clinical measures of standard treatment needs.
This study was financially supported by the Faculty of Dentistry and the Centre for International Health, University of Bergen and Statens Lånekassen, Norway. The authors would like to thank Professor Ola Haugejorden for valuable comments upon an earlier version of this article. The authors would like to acknowledge the Local administrative authorities, the College Research and Publication committee of the Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), Tanzania and REK VEST of Norway, for giving permission to conduct this study. Thanks to the research assistants for their tireless work in the field.
12955_2006_290_MOESM1_ESM.doc Additional File 1: OIDP – Toleo la Kiswahili. The file provided is the Kiswahili version of the oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP) index. (DOC 96 KB)
12955_2006_290_MOESM2_ESM.doc Authors’ original file for figure 1
IK: Principal investigator, conceived of the study, designed the study, collected data, statistical analysis and manuscript writing
ANÅ: Main supervisor, designed study, statistical analysis, manuscript writing
GS: Participated in design of study and manuscript writing
JM: Participated in design of study, data collection and manuscript writing
GT: Have commented on the paper and provided valuable guidance for the OIDP scoring system
All authors read and approved the final manuscript
Centre for international health, UoB, Bergen, Norway
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Department of Odontology-Community Dentistry, UoB, Bergen, Norway
Department of Odontology-Gerodontology, UoB, Bergen, Norway
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College of London Medical School, UK
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This project focuses on understanding the psychological and neural mechanisms that give rise to cognitive control. Cognitive control processes are a component of human mental function that is fundamentally important in a wide range of domains, including attention, working memory, episodic memory, and decision making. Cognitive control disruptions are thought to be a major source of functional impairment for individuals suffering from a variety of mental health disorders and neuropsychiatric diseases.
We have developed a theoretically coherent and mechanistic model, called Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive Control (DMC). The central hypothesis of the DMC framework is that cognitive control operates via two distinct operating modes – proactive control and reactive control. The proactive control mode can be conceptualized as a form of “early selection,” in which goal-relevant information is actively maintained in a sustained manner, prior to the occurrence of cognitively demanding events, in order to optimally bias attention, perception and action systems in a goal-driven manner. In contrast, in reactive control, attention is recruited as a “late correction” mechanism that is mobilized only as needed in a just-in-time manner, such as after a high interference event is detected. These two cognitive control modes represent a core dimension of individual variability, encompassing multiple domains of cognitive control function in healthy young adults, but also in more extreme forms, contributing to dysfunction present in various impaired populations (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, ADHD, aging).
Study Timespan: June 5, 2013 – March 30, 2023
Todd Braver, Ph.D. - WashU Principal Investigator
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Study Protocol Overview
Data being collected
Standard HCP demographics
Imaging: The DMCC will collect longitudinal MR imaging data for structural, resting-state and task. Some subjects will also undergo retest imaging sessions. a
Clinical: No clinical interviews. Saliva to be collected, but no blood work or DNA.
Behavioral: BIS, BISABAS, Demographic, DOSPERT, FFMQ, Fordyce, GRAPES, MAAS, NfCS, NEO FFI, PANAS, PHQ, PSQI, Scompassion, selfcontrol, SPSRQ, STAI, SWL, Operational and Symmetry Span, Ravens Matrices, Letter Set, and NIH Toolbox tasks.
Cohort Description
The study consists of 300 participants ranging in age from 18-40. This study plans to include as many of the original HCP Young Adult twin pairs as possible within its cohort, as participants not controls.
Data Release Plans
The primary data release will occur after all data is collected, in 2023. A pilot data release may happen in 2019.
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Interactions of motivation and cognitive control
Debbie M Yee, Todd S Braver
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Nov 24, 2017
There is general agreement that both motivation and cognitive control play critical roles in shaping goal-directed behavior, but only recently has scientific interest focused around the question of motivation–control interactions. Here we briefly survey this literature, organizing contemporary findings around three issues: (1) whether motivation preferentially impacts cognitive control processes, (2) the neural mechanisms that underlie motivation–cognition interactions, and (3) why motivation might be relevant for overcoming the costs of control. Dopamine (DA) is discussed as a key neuromodulator in these motivation–cognition interactions. We conclude by highlighting open issues, specifically Pavlovian versus instrumental control distinctions and effects of motivational valence and conflict, which could benefit from future research attention.
The Role of Psychometrics in Individual Differences Research in Cognition: A Case Study of the AX-CPT.
Shelly R Cooper, Corentin Gonthier, Deanna M Barch, Todd S Braver
Frontiers in psychology, Sep 21, 2017 PMID: 28928690
Investigating individual differences in cognition requires addressing questions not often thought about in standard experimental designs, especially regarding the psychometric properties of the task. Using the AX-CPT cognitive control task as a case study example, we address four concerns that one may encounter when researching the topic of individual differences in cognition. First, we demonstrate the importance of variability in task scores, which in turn directly impacts reliability, particularly when comparing correlations in different populations. Second, we demonstrate the importance of variability and reliability for evaluating potential failures to replicate predicted correlations, even within the same population. Third, we demonstrate how researchers can turn to evaluating psychometric properties as a way of evaluating the feasibility of utilizing the task in new settings (e.g., online administration). Lastly, we show how the examination of psychometric properties can help researchers make informed decisions when designing a study, such as determining the appropriate number of trials for a task.
A role for proactive control in rapid instructed task learning.
Michael W Cole, Lauren M Patrick, Nachshon Meiran, Todd S Braver
Acta psychologica, Jun 28, 2017 PMID: 28651787
Humans are often remarkably fast at learning novel tasks from instructions. Such rapid instructed task learning (RITL) likely depends upon the formation of new associations between long-term memory representations, which must then be actively maintained to enable successful task implementation. Consequently, we hypothesized that RITL relies more heavily on a proactive mode of cognitive control, in which goal-relevant information is actively maintained in preparation for anticipated high control demands. We tested this hypothesis using a recently developed cognitive paradigm consisting of 60 novel tasks involving RITL and 4 practiced tasks, with identical task rules and stimuli used across both task types. A robust behavioral cost was found in novel relative to practiced task performance, which was present even when the two were randomly inter-mixed, such that task-switching effects were equated. Novelty costs were most prominent under time-limited preparation conditions. In self-paced conditions, increased preparation time was found for novel trials, and was selectively associated with enhanced performance, suggesting greater proactive control for novel tasks. These results suggest a key role for proactive cognitive control in the ability to rapidly learn novel tasks from instructions.
Inducing Proactive Control Shifts in the AX-CPT.
Corentin Gonthier, Brooke N Macnamara, Michael Chow, Andrew R A Conway, Todd S Braver
Frontiers in psychology, Dec 07, 2016 PMID: 27920741
The Dual Mechanisms of Control (DMC) account (Braver, 2012) proposes two distinct mechanisms of cognitive control, proactive and reactive. This account has been supported by a large number of studies using the AX-CPT paradigm that have demonstrated not only between-group differences, but also within-subjects variability in the use of the two control mechanisms. Yet there has been little investigation of task manipulations that can experimentally modulate the use of proactive control in healthy young adults; such manipulations could be useful to better understand the workings of cognitive control mechanisms. In the current study, a series of three experiments demonstrate how individuals can be systematically biased toward and away from the utilization of proactive control, via strategy training and no-go manipulations, respectively. These results provide increased support for the DMC framework, and provide a new basis from which to examine group-based differences and neural mechanisms underlying the two control modes.
Dissociating proactive and reactive control in the Stroop task.
Corentin Gonthier, Todd S Braver, Julie M Bugg
Memory & cognition, Feb 11, 2016 PMID: 26861210
The Dual Mechanisms of Control framework posits the existence of two distinct control mechanisms, proactive and reactive, which may operate independently. However, this independence has been difficult to study with most experimental paradigms. The Stroop task may provide a useful way of assessing the independence of control mechanisms because the task elicits two types of proportion congruency effects, list-wide and item-specific, thought to reflect proactive and reactive control respectively. The present research tested whether these two proportion congruency effects can be used to dissociate proactive and reactive control. In 2 separate participant samples, we demonstrate that list-wide and item-specific proportion congruency effects are stable, exist in the same participants, and appear in different task conditions. Moreover, we identify two distinct behavioral signatures, the congruency cost and the transfer cost, which doubly dissociate the two effects. Together, the results are consistent with the view that proactive and reactive control reflect independent mechanisms.
Proactive control of irrelevant task rules during cued task switching.
Julie M Bugg, Todd S Braver
Psychological research, Jul 29, 2015 PMID: 26215433
In task-switching paradigms, participants are often slower on incongruent than congruent trials, a pattern known as the task-rule congruency effect. This effect suggests that irrelevant task rules or associated responses may be retrieved automatically in spite of task cues. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the task-rule congruency effect may be modulated via manipulations intended to induce variation in proactive control. Manipulating the proportion of congruent to incongruent trials strongly influenced the magnitude of the task-rule congruency effect. The effect was significantly reduced in a mostly incongruent list relative to a mostly congruent list, a pattern that was observed for not only biased but also 50 % congruent items. This finding implicates a role for global attentional control processes in the task-rule congruency effect. In contrast, enhancing the preparation of relevant (cued) task rules by the provision of a monetary incentive substantially reduced mixing costs but did not affect the task-rule congruency effect. These patterns support the view that there may be multiple routes by which proactive control can influence task-switching performance; however, only select routes appear to influence the automatic retrieval of irrelevant task rules.
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Celebrating Alaskas 50-year statehood anniversary, Bridges to Statehood features the last territorial governor Mike Stepovich
Over the Chilkoot Trails icy steps, these sons of Viches cameStepovich, Butrovich, Dapcevich, Begich, Paskvan, and Peratrovichto guide Alaska from a raw land to statehood, from southeast to the arctic, from gold camps to the forty-ninth star! Names so Alaskan that their Slavic stories went untold, they represented the worlds former empires and todays Balkan states and shaped all of Alaska. 404 pages with maps, timeline, and historic photos on every page.
Celebrating Alaskas 50-year statehood anniversary, Bridges to Statehood features the last territorial governor Mike Stepovich and the longest serving territorial and state senator John Butrovich as well as Balkan pioneers throughout all of Alaska,
Bridges to Statehood is Alaska, from mining to fishing, from fur to bars, from retail to sports,
Governor Mike Stepovich
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gold pan, 1952 John Peratrovich first wife first
salmon cannery Ak Klawock
from aviation to politics.
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Frontier AlaskA, 2008
Bridges includes the building of the Alaska Highway, bringing communication to the Great Land, and the Alaska state constitutional convention. Judy has also included a contrast to the Great Land, her lifelong history with the former Yugoslavia, presented through her friends, the people of the Balkans.
This is a book celebrating Alaskas fiftieth anniversary of statehood and told by the talented immigrants who shaped Alaska.
Parents of former Sitka mayor, John Dapcevich
Bridges to Statehood, The Alaska-Yugoslav Connection, is a window through which one can see how life was for immigrants to Alaska over more than a hundred years ago.
For me, even after forty-seven years in Alaska, the book was a treasure-house of life histories, events, suffering, hardships, joys and accomplishments. I learned a lot from it. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the history of Alaska.
Wallace M. Olson, Professor of Anthropology (Emeritus), University of Alaska Southeast.
Bridges is also available with the introductory DVD, The Shaping of a State. High school lesson plans are available on CD.
Todays U.S. Senator Mark Begich with his father, the late US Congressman Nick Begich and family, 1970.
Historian's book reveals 'bridges' between Alaska, Yugoslavia
Published Sunday, May 10, 2009
FAIRBANKS -- When you think “Alaska,” chances are the term “Yugoslavian immigrants” isn’t the first thing that springs to mind. But before you dismiss the idea, take a drive down Yankovich Road, tour the Butrovich Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, or buy a chainsaw from Jackovich Supply. Or for that matter, take a glimpse at state and local politics where you’ll find Mark Begich, Joe Paskvan and Leslie Hajdukovich. Those names, all of which have been found in Alaska for many years, had to come from somewhere. And it certainly wasn’t Merry Olde England.
Judy Ferguson, who definitely qualifies as one of Alaska’s most indefatigable historians, has done considerable research into our state’s Balkan connection, often covering the topic in her columns for this paper and the Anchorage Daily News. In the process she became a frequent visitor to that tragic corner of Europe, witnessing first hand the ravages that decades of communist rule followed by years of civil warfare brought down on a people with a rich cultural tapestry and a long and tumultuous history.
Ferguson’s exhaustive research has left her with two stories to tell, and both find their way into her latest book, “Bridges to Statehood: The Alaska-Yugoslavia Connection.” It’s essentially two books in one cover. In the first two thirds or so she collects and expands on many of the essays she’s published over the last decade documenting the tremendous impact Yugoslavian immigrants have had on Alaska’s development, while in the final third she offers a deeply moving memoir of her own experiences traveling through the former republics of Yugoslavia and the people she has grown close to there.
Yugoslavia was cobbled together after World War I from an assortment of neighboring regions that had most previously been controlled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In its less than one century-long existence, the country was beset by poverty and strife, brutally overrun by the Nazis, and rigidly controlled by the communists, before finally imploding after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
It’s understandable, then, why many Yugoslavs left. Quite a few of them stole their way to America, and many of those headed north to Alaska, working in mining, opening bars and diving into the territory’s politics. Ferguson paints a picture of a tight-knit community of Balkan immigrants and their children who quickly asserted themselves throughout Alaska, particularly in Fairbanks, where they dominated the business and political culture at mid-century.
Ferguson specializes in narrative histories. She interviews aging Alaskans and the children and grandchildren of our pioneers and lets them tell their own stories with minimal interference. We meet plenty of longtime Alaskans here, including the Miscovich family, miners whose lives redefine the word “gumption;” Mike Stepovich, the son of an immigrant and Alaska’s last territorial governor; and Paul Gavora, who fled the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe and became a Fairbanks grocery magnate.
In my personal favorite interview, the late Bobby Miller — whose roots go back to Slovenia — tells of his experiences starting from age 5 when he began hustling, shoveling, and driving his way into every likely opportunity, playing a role in the development of Alaska aviation, operating Alaska’s first diesel-powered bulldozer, founding Miller Salvage, and purchasing Circle Hot Springs, among numerous other pursuits. It’s a great story that will leave the readers wondering what they’ve done with their time.
Ferguson, who treats all of her subjects with tremendous dignity, makes readers feel as if they had personally met these people, and she does likewise when she shifts to her own experiences in Yugoslavia over the last decade, introducing us to her many friends there.
Ferguson had met several Yugoslavs while participating in a European college program in the 1960s. Decades later the Balkan wars broke out while she was researching the Yugoslavian connection with Alaska, prompting her to renew contact with her old friends. This led to her traveling to the region during some of its darkest times, developing close personal connections with the people there and a need to share their stories.
Ferguson’s insight into the maelstrom that consumed the Balkans in the 1990s, coupled with her vivid portraits of her acquaintances who weathered the violence that overwhelmed the region, shed considerable light on a war most Americans didn’t understand. By telling the stories of those caught in the crossfire, she humanizes a war that for many of us primarily consisted of bombs being dropped from a safe altitude. Without climbing on a soapbox she nonetheless manages to present serious challenges to the moral clarity NATO used to justify the attacks on Belgrade and elsewhere. And while she never gives Slobodan Milosevic an inch, she does offer a sympathetic view of the Serbs themselves, one that contrasts markedly with the way they were widely portrayed during the war.
All of this is important, far too important to be buried in the back of an Alaska history book that most people with an interest in the Balkan conflict will never pick up. The market for Alaska books is mostly regional, while the potential audience for a book about the Yugoslavian wars is potentially much larger. And Ferguson’s work in this area is original and deserves broad notice. So it would be nice if she considered reissuing the memoir section of her book as a stand-alone title so that it might find its way into more hands.
Meanwhile, “Bridges to Statehood” remains worthy of the time spent reading it. It’s a hefty book, nearly encyclopedic in length, but there’s very little filler. Jam-packed with history, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos and intimate in its portrayals of people, it serves as a bridge between two parts of the world that, though far from each other geographically, are more closely tied than most of us realize.
Judy Ferguson will be signing copies of “Bridges to Statehood” from 2-5 p.m. May 16 at Gulliver’s Books, from 5-8 p.m. June 5 at Bob Eley’s Fairbanks Community Museum and from 2-5 p.m. June 6 at Barnes & Noble.
David A. James lives in Fairbanks.
Publisher and Distributor information: ISBN 978-0-9716044-9-0, Bridges to Statehood, the Alaska-Yugoslav Connection distributed by Voice of Alaska Publishing and by News Group.
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Catholic Health still leaves the impression that it wants to destroy Medicare. Joint Blog: John Menadue and Ian McAuley →
Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare? A Catholic Health response by CEO Martin Laverty
On May 14, I wrote a blog ‘Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare? Martin Laverty, CEO of Catholic Health, responds as a guest blogger.
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) commissioned the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) in 2010 to provide a contemporary assessment of the link between a person’s health and their personal wealth. NATSEM found 65 per cent of Australians in the lowest income group lived with a long-term health problem, compared with just 15 per cent of those in the highest income group.
In 2012, CHA again tasked NATSEM to calculate the cost of this divide in health outcomes between the wealthy and wealth-less. NATSEM found 60,000 hospital separations costing $2.3 billion, 5.5 million Medicare transactions costing $273 million, and 5.3 million Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme scripts costing $184.5 million annually could be avoided if Australians had more equal health outcomes.
These NATSEM cost calculations are assumption-based models. The reality would likely stray from the projections of health economists. The point of the exercise was to provoke a debate about the need for action on health inequity, not just for reasons of social justice, but also to promote efficient use of constrained health funding. The findings of the exercise also raised some doubts about Medicare’s current ability to best meet the health care needs of the poorest within our community.
CHA’s interest in health equity and more efficient use of health funding is rooted in the Church’s reason for being in health care. The Church is in health care to provide healing to the sick but with a specific focus to address the needs of the poor, and to advocate for health system improvement to that end.
When the Bennett report of the Kevin Rudd-established Health and Hospitals Reform Commission was released, it floated the idea of Medicare Select. The report suggested health care plans could be developed to better coordinate interaction of individuals with health care services. The term the commission’s report used for this proposal was Medicare Select.
In pursuit of better access to health care services for the most socioeconomically disadvantaged within our community, CHA flagged interest in being involved in designing specific health care plans built around the needs of the most underserved Australians. We suggested if Government proceeded in this direction, we’d consider ourselves setting up a health care plan designed specifically for low-income Australians to get better access to health care than Medicare currently affords.
With the Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report now fading in people’s memories, CHA has taken regular opportunities over recent years to re-float this idea of tailored health care plans for the most disadvantaged Australians. We’ve done so because we see low-income Australians often missing out on health and dental care access, and living with the adverse consequences that entails.
The most recent re-floating of our interest in Medicare Select came when CHA appeared before the Senate Inquiry into the $1.6 billion cut in Commonwealth funding to public hospitals.
In pointing out to the Inquiry what the cuts would mean for the 2,700 public beds operated by Catholic hospitals nationally, CHA reminded the Senate committee of the need for further health reform. CHA promoted the role of a single funder of health services to end cost-shifting between governments. CHA also pointed to the potential for Medicare Select health care plans to again be considered for the new discipline they would bring to health expenditure management.
In response to the promotion of further policy reform, CHA copped a bit of flak (including Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare?). The flak was not unexpected, as many have lined up to reject Medicare Select as too radical a departure, without fully exploring its good and bad points.
Rather than having multiple layers of government competing to offload responsibility for funding a patient’s treatment to another tier of government, Australia would benefit from adopting a single funding system.
In our 2013 Health Policy Blueprint , CHA proposed two possible mechanisms to achieve single national responsibility for funding of health services.
The first option is regional health authorities, publicly funded on a population basis and responsible for purchasing care for people in their regions and for reducing health inequalities. The second possible option would be to further develop Medicare Select, which has many similarities to the system currently operating successfully in the Netherlands.
Both models were briefly considered in the Bennett report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. They’ve since disappeared from public discourse.
While Australia continues to have unacceptable gaps in health outcomes and with the blame-game between Commonwealth and state governments on hospital funding raging once more, the next steps of health reform need to find the way back into national debate. Health policy experts should in fact be welcoming debate about what comes next in health reform, rather than seeking to shut it down.
Martin Laverty is the CEO of Catholic Health Australia. This blog is his response to “Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare?” published on May 14.
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My days are filled with science as I continue to study the fungus link to symptoms and diseases. I enjoy doing this but I try not to let it consume me. In the middle of all of this, I occasionally get an email from my friend, Frank Jordan. You probably get his daily updates on this many tremendous www.NSC24.com products, as I do. But on occasion, he veers far from our ongoing beta glucan education. By the time I finished reading his article below, I was bent over with laughter.
Just so you know, late in 2017, I traveled extensively and lectured in different venues. It was wonderful, but I wasn’t.
I felt horrible and blamed it on the stress of preparing all of these lectures, combined with so much traveling. Then one day, I figured out why I was sick…I KNOW THE CAUSE! In October, I failed to purchase my standard 3 bottles of NSC100, or 10mg Beta Glucan. Like many of you, when I’m feeling 100%, I tend to overlook WHY I’m feeling 100%. Within weeks of stopping my NSC100, I got the flu and became very sick. Of course, I got back on the product and haven’t had a bad day since!
All of this is to say thank you, Frank! This article proves his comedic genius, which is superseded by his knowledge of our most important tissues, called the immune system. How does a man who studies so hard, runs a successful business and develops these lifesaving supplements, take time to relax? He apparently doesn’t. He just moves to a different subject! I had no idea that mummification could be so interesting! Thanks, Frank!
– Doug Kaufmann
When fact meets fiction, fascinating and sometimes scary movies can ensue. Mummies bring visions of bandaged ghouls that return to life from the dead or sometimes never expired in the first place. Boris Karloff started it all with the first film titled “The Mummy” in 1932, which was inspired by the opening of Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922. There was no book prior to the movie and inspiration took a decade!
Amazingly, Boris Karloff as still the best of the ghouls ever only wore the mummy’ wardrobe of the deceased body wrapped in bandages in one scene. The Karloff’ Mummy named “Imhotep” could think in seeking the reincarnation of his lost love “Ankhesenamon”, but then you already knew that didn’t you!
But let’s return to yesteryear about 3,000 BC when Egyptian morticians first initiated the “mummy” business to supposedly prevent eternal chaos for those who had passed on to the other side. After receiving a corpse, the brain and internal organs would be removed and placed in a canopic jar molded from limestone with a carved cap of stone often in the form of a royal personage or animal head.
Then the body would be stuffed with straw to preserve the shape, covered with salt and oils to prevent rotting and then wrapped in linens; all taking about 70 days for the total mummifying process. Depending on the wealth of the family of the departed, the mummy would then be placed in a decorative sarcophagus (coffin) to remain, hopefully in peace for eternity. Later a solution of natron was used to soak the body, with natron being a naturally occurring combination dissolved in water of sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride i.e. baking soda and salt.
Mummies were sources of mystery and many curses culminating in the countless “mummy” books and horror movies of our times. To draw big crowds today, a museum need only announce a “mummy” display with the most popular having been Tutankhamen or Ramses II was seen by millions, including me.
Now what you probably didn’t know is at first mummification was extremely expensive and very limited in usage; almost exclusively by royalty. The process was simplified and became commonplace, with many even mummifying pets such as cats as an offering of the feline mummies to “Bast,” the cat goddess.
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For the less fortunate, thousands of bodies over a period of 3,000 years were just buried in the Egyptian desert, where the extremely hot and arid conditions created natural mummies literally in the thousands. Not to miss an economic opportunity, clever merchants began collecting these desert mummies and made a killing selling them as exotic treasures to thousands of excited buyers around the world. The rumor mummy dearest was delivered by “Ded-Ex,” gift-wrapped on Mummy Day is an unverified myth.
Then the mummy-oil salesmen, who existed long before American snake-oil salesmen, brought out the big pots to boil off the oils from the bandaged cadavers to be sold as exotic medicines for everything from sore throats to epilepsy to nausea. The rags-to-riches merchants ceased business after a cholera epidemic occurred in Europe blamed on mummy bandages; although this was possibly a bum wrap!
While sounding unbelievable today, by 1850 in Victorian England mummy unwrappings competed with fox hunts and garden parties as English social events. Between mummy collectors and museums that sought mummies as popular exhibits, the mummy population began to decline precipitously in Egypt. The Egyptian government in 1850 passed new laws that limited mummy removal, putting a death knell on mummy theft and almost all the grave robbers on welfare as dead-beats from the grave to cradle.
Frankly speaking, time to go watch “Bubba Ho-Tep” (rollover Boris Karloff!) as the strangest mummy movie (2003) ever, featuring an aged Elvis Presley who faked his own death and now lives in an East Texas rest home defending his elderly friends from a soul-sucking, red neck mummy named “Bubba Ho-Tep.. Now wouldn’t you just know that Elvis was the first great wrap singer!
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Macrophage invasion contributes to degeneration of stria vascularis in Pendred syndrome mouse model
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Jabba, Sairam V.; Oelke, Alisha; Singh, Ruchira; Maganti, Rajanikanth J.; Fleming, Sherry D.; Wall, Susan M.; Everett, Lorraine A.; Green, Eric D.; Wangemann, Antje Philine
Background: Pendred syndrome, an autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by deafness and goiter, is caused by a mutation of SLC26A4, which codes for the anion exchanger pendrin. We investigated the relationship between pendrin expression and deafness using mice that have (Slc26a4+/+ or Slc26a4+/-) or lack (Slc26a4-/-) a complete Slc26a4 gene. Previously, we reported that stria vascularis of adult Slc26a4-/- mice is hyperpigmented and that marginal cells appear disorganized. Here we determine the time course of hyperpigmentation and marginal cell disorganization, and test the hypothesis that inflammation contributes to this tissue degeneration.
Methods: Slc26a4-/- and age-matched control (Slc26a4+/+ or Slc26a4+/-) mice were studied at four postnatal (P) developmental stages: before and after the age that marks the onset of hearing (P10 and P15, respectively), after weaning (P28-41) and adult (P74-170). Degeneration and hyperpigmentation stria vascularis was evaluated by confocal microscopy. Gene expression in stria vascularis was analyzed by microarray and quantitative RT-PCR. In addition, the expression of a select group of genes was quantified in spiral ligament, spleen and liver to evaluate whether expression changes seen in stria vascularis are specific for stria vascularis or systemic in nature.
Results: Degeneration of stria vascularis defined as hyperpigmentation and marginal cells disorganization was not seen at P10 or P15, but occurred after weaning and was associated with staining for CD68, a marker for macrophages. Marginal cells in Slc26a4-/-, however, had a larger apical surface area at P10 and P15. No difference in the expression of Lyzs, C3 and Cd45 was found in stria vascularis of P15 Slc26a4+/- and Slc26a4-/- mice. However, differences in expression were found after weaning and in adult mice. No difference in the expression of markers for acute inflammation, including Il1a, Il6, Il12a, Nos2 and Nos3 were found at P15, after weaning or in adults. The expression of macrophage markers including Ptprc (= Cd45), Cd68, Cd83, Lyzs, Lgals3 (= Mac2 antigen), Msr2, Cathepsins B, S, and K (Ctsb, Ctss, Ctsk) and complement components C1r, C3 and C4 was significantly increased in stria vascularis of adult Slc26a4-/- mice compared to Slc26a4+/+ mice. Expression of macrophage markers Cd45 and Cd84 and complement components C1r and C3 was increased in stria vascularis but not in spiral ligament, liver or spleen of Slc26a4-/- compared to Slc26a4+/- mice. The expression of Lyzs was increased in stria vascularis and spiral ligament but not in liver or spleen.
Conclusion: The data demonstrate that hyperpigmentation of stria vascularis and marginal cell reorganization in Slc26a4-/- mice occur after weaning, coinciding with an invasion of macrophages. The data suggest that macrophage invasion contributes to tissue degeneration in stria vascularis, and that macrophage invasion is restricted to stria vascularis and is not systemic in nature. The delayed onset of degeneration of stria vascularis suggests that a window of opportunity exists to restore/preserve hearing in mice and therefore possibly in humans suffering from Pendred syndrome.
Keywords: Pendred syndrome; Macrophage; Mice; Stria vascularis; Hyperpigmentation
Journal: BMC Medicine, Volume: 4, Starting Page: 37,
Publisher URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/37
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Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16665
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KRISIUN (BRA) - Live in Singapore! 27.06.19 @ The Substation!
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Since 1990 brothers Alex Camargo, Max Kolesne, and Moyses Kolesne have imbibed heavily in the deadliest form of metal known to mankind. They are brothers in death metal. Literally. In fact, there exist few bands that embody the genre quite like Krisiun, who celebrate 25 uncompromising years with the release of new album, Forged In Fury. “I think the fact that we are three brothers helps a lot,” says Max, the youngest brother of the trio. “When two of us are fighting the other brother will always try to calm the others down. We have been playing together for so long that our personal relationships have improved a lot. We learned to talk things out instead of fighting. Also, the chemistry we have created playing together for so many years makes it easier to write songs and keep the band’s style.”
From Krisiun’s merciless debut album, Black Force Domain, through 2011’s lauded The Great Execution, the group’s approach is unmistakable. Copycats and sound-alikes run rife in death metal. Not Krisiun, who take their name from the moon’s Mare Crisium. No band, alive or dead, sound like the Brazilians. While the ever-blast of drummer Max and the unbridled guitar solos of Moyses have become more focused on recent releases, there’s little doubt Forged In Fury was forged in the same hellish pit of fire by the same set of wicked hands. “I’d say the new album has more diversity,” reveals Max. “But at same time it’s more straightforward and angrier than The Great Execution. The new songs are the soul of the band. A real band has to move forward, evolving and bringing in new ideas to stay strong. And on top.”
The writing sessions for Forged In Fury started in 2014 and continued into the first half of 2015 while the trio weren’t globetrotting in support of The Great Execution. At home in, Brazil, the brothers would gather five days a week to rehearse, re-tool, and polish songs slated for Forged In Fury. The time spent on songs like “Earth’s Cremation”, “Scars of the Hatred”, and “Timeless Starvation” proved invaluable, actually. At no time in Krisiun’s history has their music felt absolutely savage yet perfect for breaking neck no matter the venue size. “When we are working on a new song we have to think how it will work live too,” Max considers. “Not just for the crowd, but for us. The whole point of playing music live is to make it exciting and interesting for the crowd and for
the band.
And with the newer songs we have now a good balance between real fast stuff and the songs with more variation and with slower parts. It makes the show more exciting and it has more impact. I’d say that our setlist live is way more exciting now than it was in the past. We’ve learned a lot from touring.”
Their latest album "Scourge of the Enthroned" was released in 2018, and come 27th June 2019 (Thursday), they will bring their world tour to Singapore!
The Lineup :
Krisiun (BRA)
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Venue : The Substation
45 Armenian Street, Singapore 179936
Date : 27th June 2019 (Thursday)
Time : 7.00pm till end
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Bright Road
August 20, 2011 / INSIGHTS FROM ASIA
Robert Brady
In the beginning was the yearning — to seek what could be sought, find what could be found, learn what could be known — to go beyond mountains, know beyond deserts, discover beyond oceans…
Where that way would lead, and to what treasures, none knew; the first treasure was the journey itself, there to be traveled and lived, the trace of a pattern in the great ongoing mosaic that is human history, and as the picture grew, we travelers grew as well, into new realms and distances, new cultures and minds. All it took was time and effort, as new horizons unfolded in footsteps, at a camel’s pace, the speed of sails, in our long journey to now.
The world is a mind, where there are traces, paths, trails, highways, expressways, leading to futures of mystery our ancestors long ago heard whispers of in dreams… And we here, standing where we are in this world to which the old road has led, do we know where we are, any more than those early travelers? When you recognize that the pulse now living in you is the same that lived in the first human who set forth, and in all those who led to you, you realize that you have traversed the silk road to get here, and have a road of your own ahead… Those lives of old now look with your eyes upon this future, where we travel the silk roads of ourselves, thread the new world we have become…
The mind is a world, where we ourselves are now the unknown territory, the unexplored space on the map, source of the new. What treasures are there? Like the road of old, this new road leads to a deeper melding than ever before of lives and minds, locales and cultures into what has become the metahighway, along which travels — not at the speed of camels or sails, but at the speed of light — our most prized commodity. What will we discover in ourselves? Where will it lead us, this bright road?
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It's very seldom that you come across an ambitious young scholar like Sarah Dilliard, which is why we are thrilled to have her featured on Sistas in STEM. For so long we have been conditioned to accept the perceptions that only certain types of people can work in engineering fields. Well, those perceptions are progressively changing now because women of color are emerging to the forefront.
Name: Sarah Dillard
Alma Mater: Savannah State University
SiSTEM Career Path: Civil Engineering Technology, Transportation Cert.
I wanted to contribute to society, not through medicine but through problem solving
For Sarah, no task has been impossible to achieve while attending Savannah State University. She started her journey as an HBCU White House All-Star where she served as an ambassador providing outreach opportunities and communications to her fellow peers. Professing the value education among peers was an important focal point of the program.
Sarah went on to take part in many more organizations and programs throughout her matriculation. A few of them include; Acting as Student Government Association President, GA Power Co-op, National Council of Negro Women, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and landing an Engineering Internship at the first LEED-certified engineering firm in Savannah (Maupin) .
KH: Who/What made you interested in pursuing engineering?
SD: A family member shared with me that she was a civil engineer and my high school teacher both became engineers. Both of them were black females and I felt that if they could do it, so could I. Moreover, I was introduced to a STEM academy in middle school and learning STEM related applications made me determine early that I wanted to contribute to society, not through medicine but through problem solving, to overcome a challenge and stigma, to become an engineer.
KH: What are your future plans as an engineer?
SD: Future career plans involve being engaged with professional organizations that support STEM fields and growth in at risk communities.
Sarah pictured with University President Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier Receiving the Second Mile Award
KH: Why do you feel It is important to get more women into STEM fields?
SD: It is vital to have more women in STEM because we are super smart and the diversity in the field of science is needed, to grow the perspectives and views that will invent more technology, phenomenas, and solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
Although African American women are underrepresented in engineering, it is important to continue to display positive role models like Sarah in efforts to encourage more women to pursue. Keep striving and always remember there's someone out there looking up to you!
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Halsey isn't the first pop diva that her rapper boo has romanced.
G-Eazy obviously has an affinity for wining and dining famous singers and he isn't too shy about it, either.
Back in 2014, G-Eazy released a song named "Say" where he admitted in the lyrics that he has a "wish list" full of A-list ladies, including the current pop queen herself, Taylor Swift.
At the 2016 VMA's, Britney Spears pushed G-Eazy away when he attempted to kiss her during their performance.
This, of course, also caused an uproar on social media.
In an interview with Zach Sang, Halsey reveals how her newest album, hopeless fountain kingdom, is a "Romeo and Juliet story" about a prolonged breakup with someone she was making music with. "I wish that I loved you / Or that I cared," he writes. Halsey's song "Lie" references her "head game" — as does "The Break Up."Halsey and G-Eazy's relationship seemed to take a particular downhill turn at the beginning of the new year.
The couple was spotted vacationing on a yacht in Miami snorting a substance that appeared to be cocaine.And even though both Halsey and G-Eazy share in these struggles, their views on mental health seem to clash. He's even admitted to living his life based on the Hollywood cliche of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.G-Eazy has even referred to himself as a self-destructive person and has issues with handling his fame.This wasn't the first time G-Eazy had been spotted doing cocaine, either.In fact, the rapper has basically confessed to doing drugs in both interviews and in the lyrics of the couple's song, "Him and I," where he raps, "We do drugs together (together), f**k up clubs together (together)."This is sad news, especially in Halsey's case, as she's had issues with drugs in the past.' There is some self-destructive behavior that has gotten me here."Being one-half of what has become a very famous couple in the music industry, it's not a good sign if G-Eazy isn't able to handle fame well as he will only be getting more attention now that he's in a relationship with Halsey.RELATED: Jay-Z Finally Explained Why He Cheated On Beyonce Sloane Solomon is a professional writer and editor.She graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelors in English Writing.When she's not writing or editing, you can find her daydreaming in French about coffee, online shopping, travel, and baby animals.Add in that the two have already collaborated on a song together and we basically have the usual formula for today's musical power couples.Here are some of cringiest details about Halsey and G-Eazy's relationship that make us wince. While an age difference of five years in the modern dating world may not seem like such a big deal, it's G-Eazy's remarks that make it problematic.
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Mighty Mo Productions – Heart Beats: Feel Good Songs for Families
Posted in Album Reviews, Music, Reviews by kidscangroove
Some kind of musical artistry dances in the magic of a “mix tape.” Hand picked tunes set in just the right order to create just the right sentiment for just the right person. The result is a collection of music that is personal and intimate. A present that doesn’t need a card attached. The message is in the music.
Mix tapes have staying power. Compilation albums, albums comprised of various artists, can have the same impact when curated well.
Mighty Mo Productions, a Kansas City-based indie record label started by Jim Cosgrove and Tim Brantman are curating music with the intent of delivering the same sentiment and appreciation as a mix tape. As a follow up to their 2015 debut Smiles Ahead, Mighty Mo Productions returns with Heart Beats: Feel Good Songs for Families, an album full of songs that are primed to bring you warm fuzzies.
Heart Beats assembles some of the same artists featured on Smiles Ahead such as Caspar Babypants, Brady Rymer, Katydid, Rissi Palmer and The Verve Pipe as well as newly added Ratboy Jr., Sunshine Collective, Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights, Andrew & Polly, Josh and the Jamtones and label creator, Jim Cosgrove (featuring Jazzy Ash). It’s a Who’s Who line-up of the indie kids music genre.
The 12 tracks swirl around the album’s overall theme: Love. Most tracks land solidly on the message of I Love You while The Verve Pipe’s “One Became Two” touches upon family, Brady Rymer’s “Light of Love” rallies for listeners to send joy out into the world, and Katydid’s “Love My Lovey” gets bonus points for its superhero ode to childhood “loveys.” (Perhaps a child’s most loyal love, aside from mom and dad, of course.) Joanie Leeds’ voice soars on the comfort of a goodnight hug and kiss in “Give Me A Hug,” and Ratboy Jr. gets tender with “E’s Lullaby” to cap it all off.
Music is a gift, and giving the gift of music is something really special. Heart Beats arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day, and really is worth a spin to lift the mood anytime.
But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the 7-year-old girl in the backseat who shouted “Turn it up!” so she and her best friend could sing along together. That, my friends, is what heart beats are made of.
Heart Beats is available for purchase through the Mighty Mo official site where you can also listen to samples of each track.
Bonus!: In celebration of the album, there will be four all-ages concerts taking place around the U.S., 3 of which are in Hallmark stores. The concert schedule is below and be sure to store locations and hours for more info.:
Saturday, January 30 at 11 am – Amy’s Hallmark Shop, Manhattan Village, Manhattan Beach, CA – a morning sing-along featuring Andrew & Polly, Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove and Mista Cookie Jar (featured on Mighty Mo’s first album release, Smiles Ahead). Save 10 percent on CD purchases that day! FREE admission.
Sunday, January 31 at 11 am – McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA – a full-length family sing-along with Andrew & Polly, Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove and Mista Cookie Jar. Tickets: $10 each (kids under 2 free).
Saturday, February 6 at 11 am – Amy’s Hallmark Shop, Airport Plaza, Farmingdale, NY. A sing-along with 2-time GRAMMY Award nominee and North Fork resident Brady Rymer, Brooklyn based kid-pop star Joanie Leeds, and Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove. Save 10 percent on CD purchases. Free admission.
Saturday, February 13 at 11 am – Amy’s Hallmark Shop, Crown Center, Kansas City, MO. A sing-along with KC based artists Katydid and Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove. Save 10 percent on CD purchases. Free admission.
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Top 20 Albums & Honorable Mentions
Happy New Year! I’ve been tinkering for weeks about whether to put together a “best of” list. Lists have never been my thing, but this week when I pulled up past interviews, reviews and music, I was quickly reminded that 2015 was in fact another incredible year in kids’ music. So, let’s do this thing!
The list below represents a sampling of the 20 best albums from 2015 plus one from 2014 (because I included my picks for the Fids and Kamily Awards which considers albums between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015) and a few honorable mentions. The albums are presented in no particular order, and are personal favorites of mine and those of my 7-year-old daughter Emily. They appeal to families who love music, the adventure of finding more of it, and parents who want to foster a love of music in their own kin. This, for me, is the big enchilada. It’s what I enjoy most about being a part of the industry and covering it for you. Take 10 minutes and sample a few songs on each album. I promise you’ll find more than one to love, regardless of your age.
Pointed Man Band – Flight of the Blue Whale (Interview)
[Flight of the Blue Whale] is eccentric. There is a meticulousness in the overall composition that captured my attention, in addition to the variety of instrumentation. Waltzes serve as segues, buoyantly carrying the listener along, while nontraditional objects are used to emphasize critical pieces of the story, e.g. Drinking glasses sonically illustrating weightlessness as a baleen whale takes flight.
Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke – Animal Tales (Review)
Imagine if you were to open a National Geographic Kids or Ranger Rick magazine and there was music playing on each page. Animal Tales takes the pages of these beloved magazines and brings them to life with soundtracks cleverly matched to a variety of animal personalities. Each song is rich with fun animal facts, infused with the artists’ lovable sense of humor and clever ability to play with words and phrases, making it one of the most listenable and entertaining albums out there.
Big Block Singsong – Greatest Hits (Interview)
The musical variety of Big Block SingSong is tremendous and the lyrics are insightful and amusing, A block with a German accent singing in euro-funk style about hair; a monkey snapping off bluegrass-y lyrics about a “Two Banana Day”; and, with a catchy indie-pop backdrop, caveman named Dave pointing out that an erupting volcano is a hot mess. These are just a few of the priceless gems you’ll find in this collection.
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Halloween Special 2015 – Get into the spirit!
Posted in Playlists, Reviews, videos by kidscangroove
Halloween is my favorite holiday. The spookiness, the pumpkin flavored everything, and the unlimited creative potential for weird and wonderful decorating fun.
Of course you can’t have Halloween without the proper soundtrack. I have always liked when artists embellish on the “go big or go home” side of this holiday. The lush orchestral arrangements, suspenseful guitar/bass plucking, creepy stringed instruments, spooky soundbites, and a crazy cackle. Even the more whimsical ones can set the right tone.
What I also like about Halloween music for kids is that in addition to grand arrangements there are thoughtful lyrics offering messages of bravery.
Today’s post features some recommended singles and videos that are just spooky enough to capture the fun without giving your little spirits too much of a fright.
“Bumps in the night” – This kindie debut is the collaborative product of Keith Wasserman aka Mr. Whirly and Patrick Hanlin of Josh and the Jamtones. “Bumps in the Night” offers a heaping spoonful of courage with a bold declaration that shines a big ole spotlight on anything that threatens to go bump in the night.
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“I Am Not Afraid” – Renee & Friends with Caspar Babypants and Rolfe Kent. The orchestral crescendos beautifully complement the song’s fierce declaration.
“Are you a Monster, Too?” – Harmonica Pocket. Because if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Such a sweet little video for all those monsters, goblins and ghouls out there.
“Creatures Under My Bed” – Caspar Babypants. The monsters lurking in the shadows really just want to come out and play silly songs. The boogie woogie earthquake anyone?
“The Skunk and the Robot” – Ratboy Jr. With all the little skunks and robots running around on Halloween, this could be a preempitve way to get them all to get along. Even after the candy high wears off.
“It’s Only In Your Head” – Mista Cookie Jar & The Chocolate Chips. Sometimes our minds play tricks on us and our imaginations get the best of us. When that happen it can really spoil a good slumber. The wonderful truth Mista Cookie Jar tells here is that sleep demons are no match for the love that surrounds kids when they are awake.
“Snowstorm on Halloween” – Turkey Andersen. The irony in this song is pretty great. While hopefully it won’t happen, it’s still very likely that it could snow on Halloween. And those holiday ornaments out on the pharmacy shelves? Yeah, those are real. So, really, that right there is like a snowstorm on Halloween. Thankfully, this song keeps the cheer of both holidays alive. Happy Snowlaween y’all!
For more Halloween music to add to the spirit of the day. Check out previous Halloween playlists posted on Kids Can Groove.
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Check this Out: Rocksteady by Josh and the Jamtones
Posted in Album Reviews, Video by kidscangroove
One of the most exciting jobs I had when I was a teenager was working at…wait for it… Sam Goody. Who remembers the music store Sam Goody?! I worked in inventory which was such a sweet deal because employees got to keep their share of CDs before they hit the shelves. It was here that my love for ska, punk, and hardcore blends of each blossomed. Sublime’s 40oz to Freedom made it’s way into my regular rotation and somehow my parents were completely ok with it, thankfully. For those familiar or even unfamiliar with this album, it’s definitely got its share of expletives and “adult content.” As a parent, I would probably try and postpone similar things by at least a decade for my daughter, or at least work hard to find radio edit versions. Isn’t it funny how that works?
This is where kids music has opened up many doors for our family in terms of introducing all the flavors of adult music, without compromising the quality. One of the bands that takes me back to the “Goody days” is Josh and the Jamtones. I first witnessed the power of this Boston-based crew during a live performance showcase at an industry conference (“Kindiefest”). This band lit it up! Instant success. Instant sweat. I have since gone on to work with them as their booking agent but our family’s adoration of their music has preceded my professional affiliation with the band. As a music lover and blogger, I consider it my wholehearted responsibility to introduce you to a really killer listening experience.
Josh and the Jamtones has been pumping out ska/reggae/rock jams since 2012. Their music has always had a catchy element to it, garnering several top placements in the Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live Countdown, but it is with their latest album, Rocksteady, that the Jamtones deliver exactly what makes them such a successful family staple. And they come correct! Rocksteady is a powerful amplifier that cranks out hit after hit. And there is no age limit. This is literally music that the whole family will enjoy.
Produced by Patrick Hanlin, also the Jamtones’ beatmaster/drummer, Rocksteady features several special guests including Grammy nominated hip hop master Secret Agent 23 Skidoo who drops some goosebump-inducing lyrical color on “I <3Ur Face” and “I Love U (JZ Remix),” Father Goose (featured on Grammy nominated Dan Zanes’ albums), and Jesse Peter Wagner from The Aggrolites, who sings on a remake of Toots and the Maytals’ “Monkeyman.”
Though the tempo of most of the songs reach some bpm heights, the band offers some cool down opps during the smooth dub-reggae track “Katmandu,” the sweet pop melody of “L-O-V-E” and acoustic ballad “1 of a Kind” though these tracks are not sleepy by any means. There is also some comedic interludes between bandleader Josh Shriber and producer/drummer Hanlin, similar to their previous album, Bear Hunt. Adults will likely find this humor more relatable and funny than their tots. I found myself laughing out loud several times while my daughter preferred to move on. The improvisational skill between Shriber and Hanlin is undeniable and I think these bits could do very well in their own dedicated release or podcast as opposed to being integrated into an already colorful musical landscape. But that’s again what drives the appeal to more of an all ages crowd.
For the music lover who likes just the right amount of attitude coupled with 40oz of their favorite kid-friendly elixir, Rocksteady is an all natural, preservative free guaranteed spirit booster. Get your hands on a copy and skank your cares away.
Rocksteady is available through Amazon, iTunes and CDBaby.
Fans of Josh and the Jamtones may also like The Not-Its!, Board of Education, The Aquabats, the Boogers, Sublime, The Police, Bob Marley, No Doubt, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Bad Brains, Toots and the Maytals, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, The Aggrolites, Gorillaz, Beastie Boys, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.
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Dads Who Rock! Father’s Day Q&A featuring Josh Shriber of Josh and the Jamtones
Posted in Interviews by kidscangroove
Josh and the Jamtones are a Boston-based group known for their killer live performances, and hilarious improvisational banter. Their energetic Roots rock/Reggae style is high octane for little feet, which seem to go at full speed while joining in a dance party led by the group’s charismatic frontman, Josh Shriber.
Prior to the formation of the Jamtones, Shriber started up a program/performance center called “Jammin’ With You!” where about 350 kids per week are introduced to music in a variety of ways. For the smallest jammers, also known as Jamkids, there are in-home lessons on any of 10+ instruments, i.e. piano, guitar, voice, drums, beatboxing, etc. If they feel like jamming in a more public environment with other kids, they can go to the center to join a rockin’ band. In addition, there is Stageplay and StageJam where kids put on a show and learn theater basics, games, singing, and even mic technique.
Since producing their first kindie album in 2012, the Jamtones have soared on to release a DVD movie based on their last album Bear Hunt and have their music and videos play in Chuck E. Cheese restaurants around the country.
These guys are unstoppable and worthy of a prominent placement in your music collection. Look out for their forthcoming album, Rock Steady, due out this summer.
For today’s Father’s Day Q&A, Shriber, father of three, shares some deep, heartfelt thoughts about being a Dad. His answers are so relatable and touching that I got a little weepy when I was reading them. So cozy up and get to know this Dad who ROCKS!
KCG: What does being a Dad mean to you?
JS: Everything! Including never sleeping, changing diapers, getting puked on, carrying 3 kids at a time even when it’s 400 degrees out and at least 2 of the 3 are perfectly capable of walking, sharing your breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks while begging and pleading for them to eat the exact same thing that is right in front of them!
It means loving someone more than you’ve ever loved anything and not knowing it would even be this possible to love someone so much. It means worrying about and praying for things you never knew were important! It means no matter what you “thought” your purpose in life was, you now know for sure without a doubt, and all the little things that were so important instantly hold far less value.
KCG: What is the best thing about being a dad?
JS: All the good stuff and all the bad stuff mush into a blurry blob of “life!” There is nothing I wouldn’t do for my kids. There is no better feeling than getting big hugs and kisses, snuggles, affection, excitement, etc. When they are small and fall asleep on you, it’s the cutest thing in the world, and when they grow up and turn into real people who have real conversations and big time imaginations there’s no match for the pride and satisfaction you feel. When you say “I love you” and they say “I love you too, daddy” it can melt your frikkkin heart!
KCG: How has your work as a musician/artist been impacted by your role as a father? Also, if you are a touring musician, how does that affect the time you spend with your family?
JS: I just passed up 5 shows on the west coast so I could spend Halloween and Christmas with you little punks!
Having kids shines a whole new light on writing and performing. You instantly understand what kids will and won’t “get” at certain ages. You learn that if you are gonna be anything to any kid you better have a goofy side and not take yourself too seriously.
KCG: What are your plans for Father’s Day?
JS: Working! And my kids will be there of course!
I worry about my kids growing up and what they will think of my work when they are teenagers and too cool for school. Right now they are 1, 3 and 5, and they come to every show, hang out at the studio, and are part of my work everyday. I hope they grow up loving music and feeling like they are a part of my work life, inspiring, assisting, cowriting and acting as role models for others. Also, I plan on getting a million awesome gifts including back rubs, foot massages, an extra 7 hrs of sleep, cooperation, no yelling for at least 1 hour of the day, clean rooms, brushed teeth, clean plates, in-assisted dressings and diaper changes.
KCG: What is one of the most memorable moments you’ve had as a Dad?
JS: That’s impossible to answer, BUT, my favorite periods as a dad have been when we are expecting new siblings. When we went from 1 to 2, my oldest (Piper) and I bonded leading up to the delivery, but even more so once her little sister was born. Piper and I had so much time, just the 2 of us, and she was 2.5 yrs old which is the best age ever!! Their language is EXPLODING and they are turning into real deal people. Oh, and there’s also the wicked cuteness factor at that age. Anyway, that bonding period was so powerful for Piper and I and from there our connection has only gotten stronger. The same thing happened when our 3rd (Jonah) came along and our middle girl (Adeline) had to detach from mom a bit and trust that I was as fun and funny as every other kid who doesn’t have to live with me thinks!! Introducing your kids to their new baby siblings is just the sweetest most precious time and I never want to forget it!
Right now, I’m seeing, sniff sniff, things that are so present that we assume will always be there like little mispronunciations, the way she dances or the way he crawls or the way she says the word “breakfast” (Briskit). They fade so quickly! My wife and co-Jamtone, Patience, keeps saying the days are soooo long but the weeks, months and years are flying. Everyone who’s been through this parenting thing says “Enjoy it! It goes so fastI” and at first you say “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” but all of a sudden they are 1 and then 3 and then 5 and you can start to feel it moving WAYYYY too fast even if the 3-minute nightly teeth brushing routine feels like 17 hours of torture! Patience and I LOVE being parents. It has defined us as people more than anything we’ve ever done in our lives, but if we have a 4th, I’ll have to sell all my guitars and live on a beach somewhere so we should probably not let that happen!
KCG: How often to do you play music with your kids? Do they perform with you?
JS: Patience puts show tunes on regularly. We listen to Jamtones (BY REQUEST!!) in the car nonstop, and well I guess I own a music school or something so they have basically grown up completely surrounded by musicians and music! Addy and Jonah (3 and 1) come to our Jambaby classes at our JWY! Program and Performance Center a couple of times a week and Piper is now in JamKids and StagePlay learning the actual language of music and the ins and outs of being on stage/in a performance.
My kids come to all our local shows for the most part and they jump on stage when we invite the crowd to come up and go crazy with us. But if I had them up for a performance piece, they’d probably hang all over me and grab my legs and my pants would probably fall down and I’d never work again. Funny thing is when I pick up my guitar at home, they say, “NO DAD! We wanna sing with the iPod (Karaoke style).” Thanks kids.
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Playlist: A fine blend of kids’ music that rocks!
Posted in Playlists by kidscangroove
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It’s always fun to gather up some great songs, and tuck them neatly into a playlist. Today I’m sharing a bunch of songs (new and previously released) that we’ve been jammin’ to. It’s been fun to revisit some “classics.”
As always, I recommend listening to the playlist in the following order and then mixing things up with a little “shuffle.” If you like what you hear, click on the links below the playlist and consider supporting these wonderful, independent artists.
Daylight – Dream Jam Band from the world of Nickhoo
Easy as 1,2,3 (Feat. Ellen Brackin Sevits) – Jamison Sevits from Get On Down!
Vroom – Todd McHatton from Super Audio Sunshine
Nose in a Book – The Not-Its! from Raise Your Hand
Monkeys Driving Cars – Billy Jonas and the Billy Jonas Band from Build It Back Again
Someday Some Morning Sometime – Little Miss Ann from Follow Me
Outside Sounds – Papa Crow from Full Moon, Full Moon
Jazzy – Kira Willey from How to be a Cloud
We Got The Bite – Gustafer Yellowgold from Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom
Block House – The Pop Ups from Appetite for Construction
Food Songs – Alphabet Rockers from Go!
Everybody Dance – Josh and the Jamtones from Bear Hunt!
Food Calculator – Alphabet Rockers from Go!
Lines and Dots – Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band from A Potluck
Rad – Play Date from Imagination
Nicky Nicky Knock Knock – The Dream Jam Band from Kidzapalooza Volume One
Don’t Ask Me Why – The Whirlygigs from Greetings from Cloud 9
A Fresh Start – Lucy Kalantari from Pockets Full of Joy
The Snow is Falling Down – Josh and the Jamtones from Bear Hunt
Rattlesnakes – Walter Martin from We’re All Young Together
Not Too Young For A Song – Randy Kaplan from Jam on Rye
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INTERVIEW: Coen Molenaar (Dutch band Tristan, UK Tour Dates Jul-Sep 2018)
Tristan – with Evelyn Kallansee, vocalist, and keyboards player Coen Molenaar far right.
Publicity photo
Jazz-funksters Tristan are the latest band to visit the UK through the Going Dutch project, organised by the Jazz Promotion Network with support from Dutch Performing Arts. (UK tour dates below). The band has released three albums and has already made quite an impression on UK audiences on previous visits with its energetic sound that draws on classic Acid Jazz and features singer Evelyn Kallansee. Rob Adams asked Tristan’s keyboards player, Coen Molenaar, to explain more about the band – which takes its name from drummer, Sebastiaan Cornelissen’s son’s middle name; it was the first thing that came to Cornelissen’s mind when he was put on the spot by a promoter.
LondonJazz News: Tristan has been around in some form since 2003 but took some time to get to its current form; can you give us the background to this?
Coen Molenaar: The idea for the band started in 2003 when the drummer, Sebastiaan Cornelissen met Frans Vollink, who plays the bass, and myself. We were in a recording studio to play on the album release of a guitar player from Luxembourg. It instantly felt as if we had been playing together for ages! But it took until 2014 for the band to find the right singer: Evelyn. That same year the first album, Full Power, was released.
LJN: You toured with Randy Brecker in the early days; what effect did working with him have on your music?
CM: As you can hear in quite a few of our songs, we all love the musical era that produced the Brecker Brothers and were already influenced by them when our rhythm section played with Randy. We did a couple of small tours here in Europe with him, and he’s also a guest soloist on a couple of songs. Randy is very supportive and enthusiastic about our music and that helps us feel that we’re on the right track.
LJN: What is the group’s musical philosophy?
CM: We love to give the albums a live vibe so, the philosophy is: just play! Drums, bass and keys are recorded in the studio together, in one take, to keep it vibrant and direct. Also during a live performance it is the same philosophy: just play! No fooling around, giving all your energy and inspire the audience. (That’s actually why the first CD is entitled Full Power).
LJN: Who composes the tunes and songs and how do they come together?
CM: Lucky band we are! Frans, Coen and Sebastiaan all write songs. They all write separately, then Evelyn, our vocalist gets the songs in her e-mail from all the guys and writes lyrics. Once in a while, a guest singer writes stuff too. It’s nice to have this variety of composers in one band.
LJN: Steve Lukather, of Toto, has been very generous in his praise for Tristan, describing your music as the best of the 1970s brought into the current age. How did you make the connection with him?
CM: Sebastiaan, the drummer, was a big Toto fan when he was young. He got in contact with their drummer, Jeff Porcaro, who thought Sebastiaan was very talented. Jeff was going to give him some lessons, but unfortunately Jeff died. This was a big blow for the band. Ever since then, Sebastiaan has sent Steve Lukather all the music he recorded and when Steve heard Tristan he was so enthusiastic and wrote Sebastiaan a long e-mail… we are sooo very proud and grateful about what he said. We’ll never forget that moment!
LJN: Do you have plans for a new album?
CM: After making an album a year for four years we needed a little break, but album five will be released spring 2019.
LJN: What would you like the audience to take away from the gig (aside from CDs)?
CM: We want the audience to leave our concerts feeling charged with positive energy, inspired and longing for more!
Rob Adams has been working with JPN and Dutch Prforming Arts (PodiumkunsteNL) to help promote the Going Dutch bands. Going Dutch is set to continue into 2019
1 July: Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
2 July: Pizza Express, Holborn, London
6 July: Harrogate Festival
13 July: Tall Ships Stage, Sunderland
29 September: The Brook, Southampton
30 September: Wall2Wall, Abergavenny
LINK: Tristan’s website
Categories: Feature/Interview
REVIEW: David Byrne – American Utopia at New Theatre Oxford
REVIEW: Phronesis – Walking Dark at Pizza Express Jazz Club
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Quiz: "McLintock!" How Much Can You Remember About This Western Comedy?
"McLintock!" How Much Can You Remember About This Western Comedy?
By: Brandy
Alright, pilgrim -- think you're the ultimate John Wayne fan? Can you quote every great western film while pushing your horse at full gallop? Take our quiz to prove your knowledge of "McLintock," a western comedy that pairs the legendary Duke with film icon Maureen O'Hara -- the fifth onscreen pairing between the two.
John Wayne may be known as the King of Westerns, but "McLintock" gave the actor a chance to show off a softer -- and funnier -- side that he rarely had the opportunity to exercise during his long movie career. The fresh film was such a success that it ranked among the top-grossing films of 1963, and many Wayne fans still list it among their favorite westerns.
Inspired by Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," "McLintock" features John Wayne as a wealthy rancher named G. W. McLintock who's been estranged from wife Katie -- played by O'Hara -- for several years. It's got the usual John Wayne fare, from old west towns to Indian uprisings, but adds a humorous twist to distinguish it from a typical western.
There's a rollicking mud fight, scenes of Maureen O'Hara flouncing through the streets in her bloomers, and a couple of eye-raising spanking scenes that would draw all kinds of criticism if they were recreated today.
Think you remember every detail of this western battle-of-the-sexes comedy? Take our quiz to find out!
What was on the bull sign on top of McLintock's house?
A gun.
A cowboy hat.
A map.
A lasso.
On top of McLintock's house there was a bull sign with a cowboy hat on it. McLintock let the boys race to the top to see who could get the hat!
What did McLintock warn the homesteaders about the Mesa Verde?
There were no jobs.
There were no cattle.
It was small.
It wasn't a good place to farm.
McLintock warned the homesteaders that the Mesa Verde wasn't the best place to farm. He said that it was really only fit for buffalo!
What did McLintock have control over on his property?
The cattle.
The amount of plowing taking place.
Mining rights.
Water rights.
McLintock had control of the water rights on his property. A man named Douglas pointed this out in front of all of the homesteaders to who McLintock was speaking.
What did Davey give to McLintock when he went to Birnbaum's?
A letter.
A discount.
A saddle.
Lumber.
Davey gave McLintock a letter. McLintock wasn't too happy to read it. The letter was from his wife, who he wasn't close with anymore.
Who did McLintock visit at the hotel?
Katherine.
Drago.
Davey.
McLintock visited his wife, Katherine, after he received her letter. Katherine didn't want to go to the house to speak with her husband because she thought everyone would know she was there. They all knew anyway!
What did Katherine ask for from McLintock?
Full ownership of their property.
A divorce.
Cattle.
Katherine asked McLintock for a divorce. She also told him that their daughter, Becky, was coming home and she wanted Becky to live with her.
What did Devlin Warren do after McLintock hired him?
He went straight to work.
He tried to punch McLintock.
He left town.
He went to the saloon.
After McLintock hired Devlin Warren, he tried to punch his new boss! McLintock was fast enough to block the punch and Devlin ended up on the ground.
Why did Katherine show up at McLintock's house during dinner?
To eat with them.
To move back in.
To talk to them.
To bring Becky with her.
Katherine showed up at McLintock's house because she was moving back in with him. However, she still wanted a divorce and wanted Becky to live with her!
What did McLintock do after Katherine told him that she wanted to talk about Becky?
He went to speak with her.
He went to pick up Becky.
He sneaked away on a horse.
He told her it was already settled.
McLintock sneaked away on a horse after Katherine told him that she wanted to speak with him about Becky. He wasn't happy that she wanted to take Becky with her.
Where was McLintock when Katherine found out he left?
The saloon.
The Sheriff's office.
At a farm.
Birnbaum's.
McLintock was at Birnbaum's when Katherine found out that he was gone. She followed him there and confronted him while he was playing a game of chess.
What did Birnbaum notice about Katherine?
Her hair.
Her dress.
Her lipstick.
Her nail polish.
Birnbaum noticed that Katherine's hair had become lighter since the last time he had seen her. She claimed that she did nothing to it, but McLintock said that he noticed it too.
What did Birnbaum give to Katherine?
Free clothing.
A train ticket.
A medal.
A hat.
Birnbaum gave Katherine a medal. He said that it belonged to her father, and he remembered that she had sold it to him many years ago to get milk for her newborn.
For what did the Sheriff ask McLintock?
A few heads of cattle.
Access to some of his water.
His divorce papers.
A piece of land.
The Sheriff asked McLintock for a few heads of cattle to give to the Native Americans. The Native American people had come to town to wait for the arrival of their chiefs.
What game did McLintock and Birnbaum play together?
Tennis.
Chess.
Baseball.
Birnbaum and McLintock played chess together in Birnbaum's shop. McLintock would ride all the way in to town just to have a game!
Where was the girl who went missing from town?
With Ben.
At work.
In her room.
On a walk.
The missing girl was with Ben. They rode up as the blame was being put on a Native American. The young girl said that the horse had wandered off while she and Ben were out on a ride.
What did Katherine do during the fight that McLintock started?
She watched.
She went to find the Sheriff.
She tried to calm everyone down.
She poked everyone with a hat pin.
During the fight, Katherine poked everyone with a hat pin. She eventually ended up in a pit full of mud!
What did Katherine wake up with the morning after the fight?
A black eye.
Her hat.
McLintock.
Her father's medal.
Katherine woke up with a black eye the morning after the fight. Louise noticed it when she brought Katherine's breakfast to her room!
Who did McLintock hire as his housekeeper?
Alice.
Louise.
Camille.
After tasting the biscuits she had made, McLintock hired Louise as his housekeeper. He even allowed her and her daughter, along with Devlin, to live with him.
What did Drago get Becky as a present?
A dress.
A box of chocolates.
A vanity.
A horse.
Drago got Becky a horse to welcome her back home. She said she got him a mustache cup as a present.
What did Puma ask McLintock to do for him?
Take him back home.
Let him stay at McLintock's house.
Translate in court.
Give him a few heads of cattle.
Puma asked McLintock if he would translate for him in court. The chiefs of the Comanches had been released from prison. McLintock agreed to help Puma out, as he had helped McLintock in the pastl.
What was Matt Douglas Jr. part of at college?
The football team.
The chess club.
The glee club.
The math club.
Matt Douglas Jr. was part of the glee club at college. Devlin, however, had to drop out of college because money was very tight for him and his family.
Who did McLintock dance with at his party?
Becky.
McLintock danced with Louise at his party. Katherine watched from afar, and she wasn't very happy about what she was seeing!
Who fought with Ben Jr. after he fought Davey?
Devlin.
Devlin fought with Ben Jr. after he fought with Davey. Devlin won the fight, and then told McLintock that he used to be on a boxing team when he attended college.
Why did Becky ride out to find her father while he was hunting?
To talk about her mother.
To spend time with him.
To tell him she was leaving.
To tell him that she was engaged.
Becky rode all the way out to find her father while he was hunting so that they could talk about her mother. She wanted to know why they wanted a divorce.
What instrument did Matt play?
Piano.
Saxophone.
Banjo.
Matt played the banjo and sang for Becky and Katherine while Devlin watched from afar.
Who offered to drive Matt home after his horse ran away?
Devlin offered to drive Matt home after his horse ran away from him. Devlin wanted to spend some time with Becky during the ride, but she wanted to sing with Matt in the back of the carriage.
What did Becky ask her father to do when she and Devlin returned home?
To shoot Devlin.
To fire Devlin.
To send Devlin to college.
To take Devlin to court.
Becky asked her father to kill Devlin because she said that he had slandered her. She was surprised when her father shot Devlin, but it was a blank cartridge.
What did the court plan to do with the Comanches?
Let them stay in Mesa Verde.
Send them to Fort Sill.
Arrest them.
Give them food.
The government planned to send the Comanches to Fort Sill. The decision was made after McLintock delivered the speech on behalf of Puma.
Who didn't McLintock like?
Cuthbert.
McLintock didn't like the governor, Cuthbert. He compared him to a herd of cattle, saying that he would be the most useless one.
Why did Louise quit her job working for McLintock?
She found another job.
She didn't like her job.
She was moving.
She was getting married.
Louise quit her job because she was getting married. Sheriff Lord had asked her to marry to him.
What did Louise and McLintock do after he got home drunk?
They talked about life.
They drank some more.
They played chess.
They ate dinner.
After McLintock got home drunk, he and Louise drank some more. They both ended up falling down the stairs a few times.
What was the town celebrating near the end of the movie?
Christmas.
Halloween.
The Fourth of July.
Near the end of the movie, the town was celebrating the Fourth of July. The Governor was there to make his speech and start the celebration with a horse race.
What did the Comanche people do during the Fourth of July celebration?
They went to Fort Sill.
They freed their chiefs.
They visited McLintock.
During the Fourth of July celebrations, the Comanche people freed their imprisoned chiefs. They got guns from a train that was passing by to carry out their plan successfully.
What spilled all over Katherine while the Comanche people were in town?
Beer.
Molasses.
Mud.
Molasses spilled all over Katherine. She ended up being covered in feathers as well!
What did Katherine fall off of when McLintock was chasing her?
A carriage.
A ladder.
A fence.
Katherine fell off a ladder and into a trough of water while the entire town watched.
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Live 9 305 - Dance Music Styles Demystified.
Which of these is not a usual characteristic of Deep House?
Leans towards being jazzy and organic
Uses lots of percussion loops
Strongly influenced by classical music
Slower than most other dance music styles (118 to 124 BPM (roughly)
Which drum machine sounds are heard in most House music track?
Casio RZ-1
Roland R-5 and R-8
Linn LM-1 and LM-2
Roland TR-808 and 909
Deep House is considered to be a sub-genre of which style of dance music?
Hardstyle EDM
Which one of these does not describe the characteristic sound of EDM?
Which section of an EDM track is there to make the crowd go wild?
Which one of these was considered a pioneer of Techno Music?
Derrick May
The clap sound is Trance is usually enhanced by the use of reverb. True or False?
Who is considered the godfather and originator of House music?
Frankie Sullivan
Frankie Bello
House music originated from which city in the U.S.A?
Which one of these synths is NOT usually used in EDM?
Which of the following statement is true?
House music was born in the early 1990s in New York.
House music was born in the early 1980s in Bristol.
House music was born in the early 1990s in Detroit.
House music was born in the early 1980s in Chicago.
Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of Deep House
Very fast tempo
Gospel vocal
Above and Beyond, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and Tiësto are associated with:
Which act was one of the pioneers of Hardstyle EDM?
Jam & Spoon
In EDM, the beats are the main focus over the musical parts. True of False?
According to Olav, the Jam & Spoon Remix of The Age of Love's "Age of Love" might have marked the birth of Trance music in the early 90s. True or false?
Which city in the U.S.A is considered the birthplace of Techno?
Which of these is not among the main characteristics of Techno?
Long stretched arrangements
Repetitive
Who is considered the Godfather of House music?
Which rhythmic signature style is the most character of House Music?
Four-on-the-Floor
In standard EDM, which element is often playing on every beat?
All answers are correct
EDM is now considered to be a genre in its own right.True or False?
Rhodes pianos are often heard in:
Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of Trance Music?
Clear melodies
Lots of use of arpeggiators
Which of these is not one of the main characteristics of EDM?
Takes its musicality from genres like: jazz, alternative rock, etc.
Very minimal beats
Focus is on the melody
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Dance Music Styles Demystified
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Why Algae Could Be the Greatest—and Trickiest—Fuel Source of All
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: climatology, nuclear energy, sustainability
I recall when Venter made the first synthetic unique life form he said biofuels and algae that soaks up carbon dioxide would come out of it. Feels like it has been slow going but here is a why and why no item and please read the comments too as they are also informative.
From powering airplanes to replacing nuclear energy, algae has been touted as a green energy miracle. So if our waterways are already filled with the stuff, why isn’t it filling the world’s skies with biofueled planes? Algae is a tricky creature that presents a lot of challenges and misconceptions. Here’s why it’s difficult to harness—and why it could big a big payoff.
As we previously reported, algae is a fuel source that’s vastly more eco-friendly than oil, and will be crucial as we head into a future filled with climate change and depleting fossil fuels.
In 2013, a paper published in the journal Bioresource Technology reported that algal fuels can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 50 to 70 percent. It’s also more efficient than other biofuels, like those derived from corn. The US Department of Energy says that algae could produce up to 60 times more fuel per acre than land-based plants.
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Look Up, Step Out: Guyana's Rain Forest: Waterfalls, Cliffs, Tiny Golden Frogs
BY ALBERT STUMM, Associated Press
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — From 6,000 feet above Guyana's rain forest, the jungle canopy below spread to the horizon in every direction, like wall-to-wall green carpeting. Winding, mud-brown tributaries of the Demerara River shimmered in the sunlight.
My endless view of the jungle and the aggressive hum of the plane's propellers eventually drowned out the grittiness I'd experienced in the capital, Georgetown. Headed for Kaiteur Falls, I began to relax, for the first time in three days.
I'd come to this South American nation to see where my father-in-law grew up, and my husband prepared me for conditions I wasn't exactly used to. The gargantuan bugs, he warned, were as ubiquitous as the abject poverty. I went into the trip with an open mind but slathered myself with insect repellent so strong that it actually rubbed varnish off wooden furniture.
Those first days in Georgetown, though, I felt like a target. Crime is rampant and unemployment is high. I was hassled by vendors working from ramshackle stalls, and I was told it wasn't safe for me to go anywhere alone, even during the day, or walk anywhere at night, even in groups. One bartender insisted we take a taxi three blocks as the sun was setting, and he provided a password to make sure we got the cab he called: "ambassador."
I couldn't wait for our excursion to the country's interior.
The plane took off from a small airfield near Georgetown, hooked a left for an aerial view of the low-rise capital, and veered south over the vast expanse of green. About 90 minutes later, we bounced onto an airstrip with the buzz from a brief, disconcerting alarm and came to a stop about 200 yards from the cliff that produces one of the world's largest waterfalls.
A guide told our group of about a dozen that the Potaro River drops a staggering 741 feet, about the height of the Time Warner Center in New York. The waterfall gets its name from Kai, a Patamona chief who according to legend paddled his canoe over it in self-sacrifice to appease Makonaima, the Great Spirit, and protect his tribe from raiding rivals.
As the guide led us through lush vegetation, he helped us search for tiny golden frogs, small as yellow M&Ms, that live their entire lives in pools in the leaves of giant bromeliads, a relative of the pineapple that grows 15 feet tall. He pointed to other highlights: a rubber tree with a fruit resembling a red onion; a vine you can slice and drink water from; a sticky scarlet moss that traps insects, one of six carnivorous plants in the park.
Closer to the falls, the distant "shhhhhh" of crashing water rose to a low rumble. I clambered over and under gigantic boulders and up to an overlook, taking in my first view of the cascade freefalling into the verdant canyon. I ignored signs to stay at least 8 feet from the edge, getting low to peer into the straight drop dozens of stories below as low passing clouds blended with the rising mist.
Over the next couple of hours, we hiked trails around the waterfall and scaled up to two more lookout points for closer, even more stunning views. Standing at the third, I realized this was the most isolated place I'd ever been. The falls are at least a three-day trek from the nearest road.
Rejuvenated, I returned to Georgetown for another few days with newfound appreciation for Guyana.
I soon learned there's hope in the capital since a new government took power last year, with efforts to clean up both the corruption and litter that have deterred tourists. Already, my in-laws said, the capital was cleaner than they remembered.
Meanwhile, all those taxi rides were cheap, averaging about $2 US per trip, and we traversed the city in search of hidden delights. I sopped up probably a dozen versions of curry with roti, the Indian flatbread, including one made from labba, an herbivorous jungle rodent the size of a lamb. And cook-up rice that was on nearly every menu—a varying one-pot dish with black-eyed peas and coconut milk—reminded me this former British colony shares more in common with the Caribbean than its Latin neighbors to the south.
By the end, I was weaving through crowds at the main Stabroek Market with the confidence of a local. More comfortable now, I chatted with vendors about the cornucopia of exotic fruits, settling on a fragrant bag of red bananas.
On our last night in town, a cousin of my husband's took us to a bar, Seeta's. It was the only place I saw that was packed after dark. We knocked back a few bottles of Banks beer, mixed in with the crowd and met plenty of warm, inviting people, and I finally saw the other side of this evolving destination.
If You Go...
GUYANA'S KAITEUR FALLS: Day trips from Georgetown by Roraima Airways cost $180 per person, but several companies do tours. Trips are subject to minimum passenger counts and weather; http://roraimaairways.com. Guyana is listed among the countries that fall within the zone for mosquito-borne transmission of the zika virus.
Follow Albert Stumm on Twitter at @albertstumm.
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Banner image: This March 7, 2016 photo shows the 741-foot high Kaiteur Falls in Guyana's verdant rain forest. According to legend, the waterfall on the Potaro River was named after a Patamona chief named Kai, who paddled over it in self-sacrifice to protect his tribe from raiding rivals. A trip to Guyana's rain forest offers waterfalls spilling off clifftops, tiny golden frogs and a chance to relax after a visit to the country's gritty capital, Georgetown. (AP Photo/Albert Stumm).
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In Focus: Sarah Meier On Living And Loving In Brooklyn
ABS-CBN Lifestyle Team
By Geolette Esguerra
At half past twelve in the afternoon, Sarah Meier, Metro’s editor-at-large is getting a final pat of powder from her Revlon makeup artist, Jen Delica, before we hit the road. Today, Meier will take the Metro team around her neighborhood in Brooklyn, a place she now calls home. A couple of months ago, she took a leap of faith to relocate to this borough, leaving her life in Manila behind, to be with family.
Sarah has always been fascinated with Brooklyn. For her, this borough represented creativity, freedom, and self-expression. It was a place for artists, a place where you get the spirit of New York City and its infinite possibilities but in a more intimate, neighborhood feel.
Sarah lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed-Stuy in short, an area located in Central Brooklyn linked to the hip Williamsburg. This historic neighborhood has picturesque brownstones and quaint storefronts, showing the dynamism of the old and the new.
“I can absolutely say that I already found love in Brooklyn. I like to have that sense of being in a community where everybody goes through a struggle, and you know they’re able to come out of it validated,” she says.
Meier is rocking the Smudged Eyeliner trend. Get the look by using Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen, which glides on smoothly for a thin or thick line and lasts all day long.
Apart from her neighborhood, there are various places in Brooklyn close to Meier’s heart, such as the library of the Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park, and McCarren Park.
“This was really the setting of 95% of our love story. A lot of the falling, and the trying to fight it… just realizing that we wanted to be together. It all happened here.”
Meier wears the Wash of Pink trend. Create this mesmerizing eye look with Revlon ColorStay 16-hour Eye Shadow in Seductive. Use a plum shade to contour the crease, add a dark pink shimmery shade to the middle and inner corners.
“My philosophy is pretty simple, I say that no matter what it is that you’re making a decision on--it could be something extremely minor or a major one--you make a decision either out of love or fear. And I always urge you to choose love, because it’s the most rewarding. In the end, there are no regrets.”
“Every single time you choose love, you end up winning, and you end up growing.”
Meier poses beside the subway stairs, rocking the Bold Lip trend. Get this statement lip with Revlon Ultra HD Gel Lipcolor in Lava for a trendy shade in an intensely-hydrating formula with hyaluronic acid.
Photographs by Seven Barretto of Studio 7. Creative Direction by Eldzs Mejia. Makeup by Jen Delica for Face One Using Revlon. Hair by Maleyna Lomibao
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Climatic Change
May 2018 , Volume 148, Issue 1–2, pp 249–263 | Cite as
Indices of Canada’s future climate for general and agricultural adaptation applications
Guilong Li
Xuebin Zhang
Alex J. Cannon
Trevor Murdock
Steven Sobie
Francis Zwiers
Budong Qian
First Online: 25 April 2018
This study evaluates regional-scale projections of climate indices that are relevant to climate change impacts in Canada. We consider indices of relevance to different sectors including those that describe heat conditions for different crop types, temperature threshold exceedances relevant for human beings and ecological ecosystems such as the number of days temperatures are above certain thresholds, utility relevant indices that indicate levels of energy demand for cooling or heating, and indices that represent precipitation conditions. Results are based on an ensemble of high-resolution statistically downscaled climate change projections from 24 global climate models (GCMs) under the RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5 emissions scenarios. The statistical downscaling approach includes a bias-correction procedure, resulting in more realistic indices than those computed from the original GCM data. We find that the level of projected changes in the indices scales well with the projected increase in the global mean temperature and is insensitive to the emission scenarios. At the global warming level about 2.1 °C above pre-industrial (corresponding to the multi-model ensemble mean for 2031–2050 under the RCP8.5 scenario), there is almost complete model agreement on the sign of projected changes in temperature indices for every region in Canada. This includes projected increases in extreme high temperatures and cooling demand, growing season length, and decrease in heating demand. Models project much larger changes in temperature indices at the higher 4.5 °C global warming level (corresponding to 2081–2100 under the RCP8.5 scenario). Models also project an increase in total precipitation, in the frequency and intensity of precipitation, and in extreme precipitation. Uncertainty is high in precipitation projections, with the result that models do not fully agree on the sign of changes in most regions even at the 4.5 °C global warming level.
The online version of this article ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2199-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Changes in Canada’s climate have widespread impacts on the environment, economic activity, and human health, especially in the north where warming is proceeding more rapidly and where ecosystems and traditional lifestyles are particularly sensitive to the impacts of warming (Allard and Lemay 2012; Warren and Lemmen 2014). For example, thawing permafrost in Canada’s North has had detrimental effects on infrastructure such as highways and buildings (Prowse et al. 2009; Stephani et al. 2014). In southern Canada, temperature increase has also resulted in a significant challenge for the energy sector to meet peak electricity load in summer due to an increasing cooling demand (Wilbanks et al. 2008; OSPE 2012). Changes to the growing season have also occurred, including prolonged growing seasons for warm season crops and more crop heat units (accumulated amount of heat within a growing season) in general (Qian et al. 2012). Further change seems inevitable given that warming, and its amplification at high northern latitudes, is likely to continue under all emission scenarios. This may enable northward expansion of some crops (Beaubien and Hamann 2011), although not all crops will benefit from a longer growing season due to other factors—soil and water conditions, plant physiology, etc.—that may limit the climate envelopes within which crops perform well (e.g., Lobell and Gourdji, 2012).
Adaptation planning requires scientifically sound information about the future climate. Global climate models (GCMs) simulate future climate under different emission scenarios. However, GCMs simulate average conditions over large grid cells—typically about 10,000 km2 or more per cell—which is often too coarse a resolution for regional and local applications. Bias in simulated local climate is also of concern for many applications. The median temperature simulated by the GCMs participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) has biases ranging from − 3 to 1.5 °C for seasonal and annual mean temperatures in 26 global land areas relative to the Climate Research Unit high-resolution gridded dataset (CRU TS3.10, Flato et al. 2013). Precipitation simulated by CMIP5 models also has considerable bias compared to observations (Flato et al. 2013). These biases hinder the direct application of simulated future climate for impacts modeling and adaptation planning, since climate impacts are often associated with fixed physical or biophysical thresholds. For example, temperatures exceeding 29.5 °C can result in heat stress to canola and consequently reduced yields (Qian et al. 2018). As a result, adaptation planning often uses simulated future climate information that has incorporated some form of downscaling and bias correction. These methods allow blending information from historical observations with climate change projections from climate models. While downscaling and bias correction methods can be useful and fit for some purposes, it is important to assess critically whether model biases can be meaningfully corrected (Maraun 2016). Naive application of downscaling and bias correction can result in ill-informed adaption decisions (Maraun et al. 2017). In the end, climate information is more useable and less prone to misinterpretation when presented in a manner specific to the impacts of concern to the local community. High-resolution future projections of impact-relevant climate indices can be particularly useful in this regard.
In North America, bias corrected, downscaled climate scenarios are available for the USA (e.g., Maurer et al. 2007) and have been used to produce impact-relevant projections of climate indices. Ficklin et al. (2016) calculated aridity and drought indices for the contiguous USA from downscaled daily GCM projections. They identified bias correction and downscaling as being necessary to make credible projections of these indices. The current study is the first such work at these spatial and temporal resolutions for Canada. Here, we describe and present future projections for a suite of impact-relevant climate indices tailored for Canadian users from different sectors. The indices are computed based on bias corrected, downscaled GCMs for current and future climates. In the remainder of this paper, we describe the indices and climate data in Section 2, provide results in Section 3, and present a summary and conclusions in Section 4.
2 Climate indices and data
2.1 Climate indices
Many existing climate indices such as the ETCCDI (joint CCl-CLIVAR-JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices) indices (Zhang et al. 2011) were developed for understanding the past and future changes in climate extremes (e.g., Sillmann et al. 2013a, b). They are not, however, always relevant for tracking climate impacts at the regional and local scales. To address the needs of different user groups in Canada, we consider agroclimate indices specific to the three main crop types grown in Canada (Qian et al. 2013) and other indices proposed by the Canadian adaptation community through a series of consultations. Table S1 provides definitions of these indices. The indices fall into four general categories. One group describes the state of the climate including annual and monthly mean temperatures and total precipitation. Another group considers the counts of the number of days when temperature or precipitation exceeds (or is below) a threshold value, such as annual counts of days with maximum temperature greater than 30 °C. A third group describes the lengths of episodes when a particular weather/climate condition occurs, for example, hot spell or dry spell length. The fourth group consists of indices that accumulate temperature departures above or below a fixed threshold. These include heating, cooling or growing degree-days, and crop heat units.
2.2 Data and methods
We use spatially interpolated ~ 10 km resolution (1/12th degree) daily maximum and minimum temperatures and total precipitation for the period 1950–2010 as “observational” data (McKenney et al. 2011). This data set is based on daily observations from across Canada and a thin-plate smoothing splines interpolation scheme. While the gridded precipitation and temperature data have been evaluated with station observations, the impact of gridding on the indices used in this study has not been previously evaluated. We will therefore compare indices computed from this gridded dataset with those computed from station observations at 10 locations representing different Canadian climates (see Fig. 1 and Section 3.1 for results). Figure S1 shows a map of Canada along with the geographical names, regional boundaries, and locations of these stations. Table S2 lists additional details about the stations.
Q-Q plots for the number of hot days with daily maximum temperature greater than 30 °C (TX30, upper panel), for the length of growing season for warm seasons crops (GSL, middle panel), and for number of days with precipitation amount greater than 1 mm (Prep1, lower panel) and at the 10 stations (different colors) listed in Table S2 for 1950–2010. The plots compare the quantiles of the gridded observational data (horizontal axis) with the quantiles of station observations (vertical axis, left column), raw GCM output (vertical axis, central column), and downscaled GCM output (vertical axis, right column)
The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) produced the Atlas of Global and Regional Climate Projections (Annex 1, IPCC 2013) to provide a synthesis of results from the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble. The atlas uses monthly values of precipitation and surface mean temperatures simulated by 29 GCMs, which have spatial resolutions ranging from about 1° × 1° to over 2.5° × 2.5° (latitude × longitude). We downscale daily temperatures and precipitation amounts simulated by 24 of these GCMs (all models for which daily values were available at the time of analysis; see Table S3) to ~ 10 km resolution over Canada using the BCCAQ method described by Murdock et al. (2014) and Werner and Cannon (2016). We considered the RCP2.6, the RCP4.5, and the RCP8.5 emission scenarios (van Vuuren et al. 2011) for the future projections.
Various statistical downscaling methods, including versions of bias-correction/constructed analogues (BCCA, Maurer et al. 2010), quantile mapping (Gudmundsson et al. 2012), and bias-correction/spatial disaggregation (BCSD; Wood et al. 2004) were evaluated as a follow-up to the downscaling intercomparison by Bürger et al. (2012, 2013). A method called BCCAQ, which combines downscaling by BCCA with bias correction by trend-preserving quantile mapping (Cannon et al., 2015), was found to produce the most robust projections according to a set of tests that measure day-to-day temporal sequencing, equality of distributions, and spatial co-variability (Murdock et al. 2014; Werner and Cannon 2016). Evaluation was performed via temporal split-sample validation with multiple reanalyses standing in for GCMs (Werner and Cannon 2016), as well as a “perfect model” setup (Dixon et al. 2016) in which spatially degraded RCM projections stand in for GCMs to test robustness under future climate conditions (Murdock et al. 2014).
Ideally, the marginal distributions and spatiotemporal variability of statistically downscaled data should be comparable to that of observation-based gridded data. In practice, Maraun (2013) and Guttmann et al. (2014) demonstrated that certain types of downscaling/bias correction—those that operate on individual high-resolution grid boxes separately and independently—are prone to “variance inflation” or misrepresentation of spatially aggregated extremes. BCCAQ avoids these issues by separating the downscaling and bias correction operations: BCCA, which includes a quantile mapping step at the GCM scale and subsequently generates realistic fine-scale spatial variability, precedes the application of second quantile mapping at each grid point to further correct quantile distributions at the fine scale. Furthermore, the quantile mapping algorithm that is used explicitly preserves the climate change signal—additively for temperature and multiplicatively for precipitation—of the underlying climate model projections (Cannon et al. 2015).
We use the downscaled data generated by BCCAQ in this study. BCCAQ was calibrated using a 1950–2010 historical reference period and was applied to daily maximum temperature, daily minimum temperature, and precipitation projections separately. Downscaling different variables independently can lead to small numbers of cases of physical inconsistency (i.e., minimum temperatures that occasionally exceed maximum temperatures; Thrasher et al. 2012). Tests indicate minimal impact on the indices of interest for BCCAQ downscaled data. For instance, while cold season indices were affected most strongly, ad hoc “correction” of inconsistent temperatures does not have appreciable impacts on projected changes. For example, swapping inconsistent minimum/maximum temperatures leads to negligible differences in end-of-century projected changes in winter mean temperature (a maximum reduction in projected changes over all grid cells for CanESM2 RCP8.5 of less than 0.3 °C) and the number of days with minimum temperature less than − 15 °C (± 1 day). Hence, all reported results are based on the original, independently downscaled data. Code implementing the method is available from https://cran.r-project.org/package=ClimDown. Daily downscaled climate projections for Canada using BCCAQ will become available from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (https://www.pacificclimate.org/data/) and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Climate Data and Scenarios website (http://climate-scenarios.canada.ca).
3.1 Evaluation of the gridded data and simulated products
As an illustration, the left panel of Fig. 1 shows quantile-quantile (Q-Q) plots between grid and station observations at the 10 observing stations for three indices, the number of days with daily maximum temperature greater than 30 °C (TX30), the length of growing season (GSL) for warm season crops, and the number of days with precipitation amount greater than 1 mm (Prep1). Indices computed from the gridded observational data compare well with those computed from station data. There are no apparent systematic differences for most indices (not shown). The difference in the elevations of the grid box and the station at Agassiz (black dots) explains the differences in temperature indices, while the effect of smoothing by the gridding procedure can explain the slightly larger number of precipitation days from the gridded data.
To compare multiple model simulations with observations at a particular location for 1950–2010, we first estimate quantiles in the simulated data for individual models separately and then compute the ensemble average of the quantiles from the 24 GCMs. The central panels of Fig. 1 displays Q-Q plots that compare model ensemble average quantiles with quantiles from gridded observations for the three indices. There are systematic biases in indices directly computed from the GCM simulations. The temperature indices have different biases in both magnitude and direction at different locations. Compared with gridded observations, the models simulate too many precipitation days at all locations. Various biases also exist for other indices (not shown). This indicates the need to bias-correct the model data in order to compute indices properly.
The right panels of Fig. 1 shows Q-Q plots that compare ensemble-averaged quantiles from the downscaled datasets with those from the gridded observations. As expected, biases seen in the raw GCM simulations essentially disappear in the downscaled data. Biases are also minimal for the other indices, indicating that the downscaling procedure has corrected model biases as intended. As the downscaling procedure is not trained against the indices from the gridded data, correction of bias for these indices does provide confidence in the usefulness of the procedure. This is consistent with the findings of Cannon et al. (2015) and Ficklin et al. (2016) and satisfies a key requirement for the data to be suitable in projecting changes in climate indices at regional and local scales. Comparison with homogenized data at 80 observing stations (Vincent et al. 2012; Mekis and Vincent 2011) provides essentially the same results (not shown).
3.2 Projected changes in indices
Seneviratne et al. (2016) showed that changes in extreme temperature and precipitation over large regions scale with global temperature increase across emission scenarios. Linking regional or national impacts to specified global warming levels provide a convenient way to communicate climate change information to adaptation community. Figure 2 shows the projected changes in Canadian mean temperature plotted against global warming levels. The global warming level is defined in terms of the 20-year running average of multi-model ensemble mean of global temperature relative to its pre-industrial (1861–1900) level. It is clear that long-term changes in Canada’s mean temperature scale with corresponding changes in global mean temperature across the three emission scenarios and at the rate about twice of global mean temperature. Changes in regional averages of indices in turn scale well with changes in Canada’s mean temperature across emission scenarios. As an illustration, we plotted in the right panel of Fig. 2 changes in the length of the growing season in the Canadian Prairies (including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) as a function of Canadian mean temperature change. This is also the case for other indices as well, as can be seen by comparing projected changes at a global warming level of 2 °C under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 (see Supplementary Figs. S2, S3, S4). We therefore present projected changes for the near term (2031–2050) and for the end of the twenty-first century (2081–2100) under the RCP8.5 scenario. In all cases, project changes in indices are taken with respect to a 1986–2005 baseline period. The corresponding global mean temperatures projected by the 24 GCMs are 2.1 and 4.5 °C above the pre-industrial level, respectively; which will be referred to as the 2.1 and 4.5 °C warming levels in the remainder of the paper.
Projected changes in Canadian mean temperature as a function of changes in global mean temperature (left panel), and the projected changes in the length of growing season for warm season crops in the Prairies (right panel) as a function of changes in Canadian mean temperature (the abscissa is on the vertical axis) under different emission scenarios. Projected changes in Canadian temperature and in length of growing season are represented by 20-year running averages relative to their respective 1986–2005 averages while projected changes in global mean temperature expressed relative to its pre-industrial level. The dots show results from individual models while lines are least-square fits for three RCP scenarios. The green, blue, and red colors correspond to results for the RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP.8.5 scenarios. The black line on the left panel indicates the 1:1 slope for reference
To facilitate the discussion, we show projected ensemble median changes due to anthropogenic influence for selected indices as maps. In addition, we provide the median, the 5th, and the 95th percentiles from the ensemble for large regions in Tables S4 and S5. The spatial regions include British Columbia (BC), the Canadian Prairies (Prairie), Ontario (ON), Quebec (QC), the Atlantic Provinces (ATL; including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island), and the northern territories (NN; including Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut).
3.2.1 Temperature-related indices
Figure 3 displays projected changes in the number of days with daily maximum temperature above 30 °C (TX30; “hot days”) and the number of days with daily minimum temperature below − 15 °C (TNm15; “cold nights”). Consistent with projected warming, models project an increase in the number of hot days and a decrease in the number of cold nights. Projected increases in hot days frequency can exceed 10 and 40 days at the 2.1 and 4.5 °C warming levels for southern Canada, with the largest increase in regions where hot days occur frequently in the current climate, such as in southern parts of Ontario, Quebec, and the Prairies. Even with large warming, however, temperatures in northern Canada will still be too low to have hot days. Models project a larger decrease in the number of cold nights for the north than in southern Canada, reflecting amplified high-latitude winter warming. Many regions in Canada will progressively experience unprecedented warmth. For example, hot nights (daily minimum temperature above 20 °C, TN20) occur historically only in the southern part of southeastern Canada. The location at which at least half of the downscaled model simulations have TN20 nights progressively expands northward with time, reaching almost 70° N by the end of this century under the RCP8.5 scenario (Fig. S5). Models project the disappearance of extreme cold nights (daily minimum temperature below − 25 °C, TNm25) by the end of this century in southern Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and southern Newfound and Labrador (not shown).
Projected multi-model median changes in the number of hot days (TX30, left panel), and cold nights (TNm15, right panel) at 2.1 °C (top panel) and 4.5 °C (lower panel) global warming levels. Changes are expressed in days per year relative to the 1986 to 2005 climatology. Grid boxes are marked as gray if hot days or cold nights are not projected to occur (less than 1 day per year) in a future period
Models project the lengthening of the frost-free (FF) and killing-frost-free (KFF) periods, with the largest increase in British Columbia (BC) and eastern Canada and a smaller increase in the Prairies and northern territories (Fig. S6). The smaller changes in the Prairies and northern territories reflect the more pronounced annual cycle in regions with strongly continental climates, where the climatological crossing-time of the threshold occurs on the steepest part of the seasonal march of temperatures thus the change in the period above or below, a given temperature threshold is smaller. Models project an increase in the frost-free period for BC of up to 77 days at the 4.5 °C global warming level; even the interior of the province, which shows the smallest increase, is projected to have an increase in frost-free period of more than 55 days.
Models also project large changes for cooling and heating degree-days, two important indices for utility planning (Fig. S7). Simulations project a substantial increase in cooling degree-days for southern Canada, especially in the most populated area of the country. A large decrease in heating degree-days is projected, especially in the north. This means that there will be stronger energy demand to meet summer cooling needs but weaker demand to meet winter warming needs. This in turn has implications for the utility sector. In fact, such a shift in the timing of energy demand has already shown its impact in Ontario’s electrical energy market, there is now a summer peak, due to the recent growth in air conditioning (OPSE 2012).
Tables S4 and S5 summarize regional averages of projected changes in climate indices at 2.1 and 4.5 °C global warming levels. To aid interpretation, we provide a brief description of projected changes for some indices for Ontario at the 4.5 °C global warming level (Table S5). The median projected increase in the number of hot days (TX30) is 38 annually, with the variation in projected increases between different models ranging from 15 to 56 days. Correspondingly, the number of hot spell days (TXc30) and the length of the longest hot spells (TXL30) are projected to increase by 33 and 11 days, respectively. The median projected increase in the number of hot nights (TN20), number of hot spell nights (TNc20), and length of the longest hot spell nights (TNL20) are 17, 12, and 5 nights, respectively, a pattern similar to but less pronounced than that for hot days. The projected increase in hot day and hot night frequency implies more intense, prolonged future heat waves in Ontario. Accordingly, the number of heat wave days with a daytime high temperature above 30 °C and a nighttime low temperature above 20 °C is projected to increase by 15 days.
3.2.2 Precipitation related indices
Figure 4 shows multi-model median changes in the number of days with precipitation, number of days with more than 10 mm of precipitation (Prep10), and precipitation intensity. Overall, the models project an increase in the number of days with precipitation in the north, especially north of 60°N, and a small decrease in parts of southern Canada. The region with an increase in the number of days with precipitation expands southward towards the end of the twenty-first century. Averaged over regions, it projected about 5 more precipitation days annually. The northern region and Quebec are exceptions, where increases of more than 15 days are projected at the 4.5 °C global warming level (Table S5). Projected changes in the annual maximum dry spell length (defined as periods of consecutive days with precipitation less than 1 mm) have the opposite spatial pattern (not shown), with a projected decrease in the north and small or no change in the south. Precipitation intensity is projected to increase, with a larger percentage increase of over 25% in the north at the 4.5 °C global warming level. The smallest projected percentage increases are seen in the Prairies and Nunavut, perhaps indicating differences in the ability of the atmospheric circulation to deliver moisture to the different regions of Canada. Projected changes in the number of days with precipitation over 10 mm have a spatial pattern similar to that of projected changes in precipitation intensity.
Projected multi-model median changes in the number of precipitation days (PREP1, in days/year; left panel), in the number of heavy precipitation days (PREP10, in days/year; center panel), and in daily precipitation intensity (intensity, in %; right panel) at 2.1 and 4.5 °C global warming levels. Changes are relative to the 1986 to 2005 climatology
3.2.3 Agroclimatic indices
Figure 5 displays projected changes in growing season length for three main crop types at two global warming levels. As expected, the models project a lengthening in the growing season for warm season and overwintering crops as the climate warms. Climate models project an increase in the length of growing season for warm season crops in southern Canada by more than 20 days and 50 days at the 2.1 and 4.5 °C global warming levels, respectively. In contrast, the ensemble median for the length of growing season for cool season crops decreases by up to 10 days in many regions, although not all models agree with the sign of changes. The decrease is due to earlier termination of the growing season in the summer. The accelerated physiological maturity of these crops with earlier occurrence of high temperatures (the growing season terminates on the first occurrence of daily maximum temperature greater than 30 °C for five consecutive days) is more than offsets increases from an earlier start to the growing season. Nevertheless, the length of this growing season, when averaged across regions, is projected to increase slightly (Tables S4 and S5). Models also project an increase in other heat-related indices (not shown), including crop heat units (CHU) and effective growing degree-days (EGDD).
Projected multi-model ensemble median changes in the length of growing seasons (in days per year) for cool season crops (left panel), warm season crops (central panel), and overwintering crops (right panel) at 2.1 °C (upper panel) and 4.5 °C (lower panel) global warming levels. Changes are relative to the 1986 to 2005 climatology. Grid boxes are masked gray for the cool season crops if the effective growing degree-days are projected to be less than 1200 degree-days in a future period, and for warm season crops if crop heat units are projected to be less than 2800 in a future period
Spring-seeded small grain crops, such as spring wheat, require at least 1200 EGDD (Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 1995). The models project significant northward expansion of area with at least 1200 EGDD, which may reach as far north as Yukon at the 4.5 °C warming level (see Fig. 5, left). The projected warming may therefore open up new opportunities for the northward expansion of agriculture if other elements such as soil conditions and water availability are suitable and crop physiology permits. Yields for crops that can take advantage of additional heat may also improve. Qian et al. (2017) showed that global mean warming by up to 2.0 °C may be beneficial for Canadian crop production, though yield starts to decrease beyond the 2.0 °C warming level because of added water stress associated with increased evaporative demand.
3.2.4 Uncertainty in the projections
For temperature-related indices, projections by different models at the 2.1 °C global warming level agree on the sign of changes for almost all regions, with only a few exceptions, consistent with warming. At the 4.5 °C global warming level, the models agree with the sign of changes for every temperature index and for every region, with only two exceptions (i.e., growing season length for cold season crops in the Prairies and Ontario). This indicates the robustness of projected changes in temperature indices for the future. In contrast, uncertainty in projected precipitation changes is large; the models do not fully agree on the sign of changes in most regions at the 2.1 °C global warming level, but the models do agree on the sign of changes in most regions at the 4.5 °C warming level. As summarized in Tables S4 and S5, the spread in the projected changes increases with greater global warming. To a first approximation, regional changes in the indices scale with global mean temperature change. Stronger warming in the projected global mean temperature is associated with larger uncertainty, which is largely due to model uncertainty since there is a lack of evidence for an increase in the natural internal variability with warming. It follows that the increase in the uncertainty of projected changes in the indices is also largely due to model uncertainty. Note that the perception of uncertainty may be affected by the choice of reference period (e.g., whether earlier or later in the observational record). This is because the mean anomaly is constrained to be zero during the reference period while the anomaly is not constrained in this way beyond the reference period. As a result, the spread amongst models widens as the distance in time between the base period and the projection horizon increases (see also Hawkings and Sutton 2016).
The downscaling procedure preserves observed spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and temperature at high-resolution. Preserving temperature trend is important as the models are able to simulate observed changes in Canadian temperature (Wan et al. 2018). It also removes model biases. Thus, the downscaled products are better suited for impact assessment. It should be noted however that the projected future changes by the downscaled products are not necessarily more creditable than those by the underlying climate model outputs. In many cases, especially for absolute threshold-based indices, projections based on downscaled data have smaller spread because of the removal of model biases (e.g., Fig. 1). As an example, in Ontario, the spread in projected changes in the number of days with daily maximum temperature greater than 30 °C computed from the statistically downscaled data is smaller than that computed directly from the GCMs (Fig. S8). However, this is not the case for all indices. Downscaling from GCM resolution to the fine resolution needed for impacts assessment increases the level of spatial detail and temporal variability to better match observations. Since these adjustments are GCM dependent, the resulting indices could have wider spread when computed from downscaled data as compared to those directly computed from GCM output. In the latter case, it is not the downscaling procedure that makes future projection more uncertain; rather, it is indicative of higher variability associated with finer spatial scale.
4 Summary and conclusions
We have considered a variety of impact-relevant climate indices for Canada, comparing variants of the indices computed from observations, directly from GCMs, and from statistically downscaled products. Overall, indices computed directly from GCMs are biased while those computed from downscaled GCM output agree well with observations.
We found that projected changes in Canadian temperature scale well with global mean temperature change, independent of emission scenario including RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5. Consequently, projected changes in the indices also scale with global mean temperature change. While expressing projected changes in indices in relation to global warming level may add some uncertainty to projections, it may help to ease communication with the impacts and adaptation community as it separates the effects of two fundamentally different types of uncertainty—modeling uncertainty and natural variability on the one hand, uncertainty in future emissions on the other. That is, it separates uncertainty that is rooted in the limitations of the scientific understanding of climate change and variability from uncertainty that is linked to social-economic development and global mitigation effort. This separation, and casting adaptation requirements relative to specified levels of warming, can be particularly useful in risk management because of difficulties in determining the most appropriate emission scenario to use for impact assessment. Overall, temperature-related indices are projected to change in step with warming, even though uncertainty exists in the magnitude of change. This includes increases in extreme high temperatures, lengthening of growing seasons for warm season and overwintering crops, and numbers of cooling degree-days and frost-free periods. Decreases are projected in heating degree-days. A noticeable exception is the modeled decrease in the growing season length for cool season crops in regions where cool season crops grow in the current climate. In this case, an earlier start to the growing season does not fully offset an earlier termination of the growing season due to warming.
Projected changes in precipitation indices indicate wetting in general, including increases in the amount and frequency of precipitation, although precipitation in small regions in the southern interior of BC and Atlantic Canada may decrease. However, uncertainty is large. Model agreement in the sign of changes for most of precipitation indices is poor at the 2.1 °C global warming level although model agreement becomes much better at the 4.5 °C global warming level.
It is hoped that the provision of future projections of impact-relevant climate indices will help to provide non-specialists with relatively easy access to climate information for adaptation planning. Basing the information on carefully bias-corrected and downscaled scenarios that nevertheless preserve projected changes should help to make the information more relevant to planners and decision-makers who, in almost all cases, are faced with adaptation at a local or regional scale. Projected changes in the growing season, in extreme temperatures, in indicators relevant to energy planning are large and robust even at the 2.1 °C warming level, indicating the need to adjust planning and practice of multiple sectors in Canada. The models project an increase in both total and extreme precipitation for the future. The high uncertainty in precipitation projections should not be a reason for ignoring the projected changes in adaptation planning. The projections do provide creditable and usable information. There is qualitative consistency between median projections under different forcing scenarios when indexed to temperature change and evidence that most indices scale with temperature changes. There is also qualitative consistency of the projected changes with the expected thermodynamically induced changes in precipitation extremes.
We thank Al Douglas of Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation for the development of “Climate Services for Intermediate User Groups-Climate and Weather Data” from which we defined climate indices used in this paper. We thank Marjorie Shepherd and three anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. We acknowledge the modeling groups, the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, and the WCRP’s Working Group on Coupled Modeling for their roles in making available the WCRP CMIP5 multi-model dataset.
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1.Climate Research DivisionEnvironment and Climate Change CanadaTorontoCanada
2.Pacific Climate Impacts ConsortiumUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaCanada
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Golden Blue Garden
Hand Made Floral Silk Shawl, 'Golden Blue Garden'
Dazzling stars form sinewy patterns on the rich silken textures of this original shawl. From Melati's Collection, the fashionable shawl is underscored by golden-cream hues. The flowers blossom in shades or royal blue and grey, just like the fringed borders.
Melati presents this shawl inside a custom made gift box.
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"I really enjoy my life as a model, dancer, actress, wife, and mother of a beautiful daughter…."
"I was born in 1976 in a village where people preserve their traditional culture. Art has always been a part of my family, as my mother is a dancer.
"When I was little, I learned to dance. As times passed and I got older, I started a new career as a painting model in 1995, and the next year I played a part in a television mini series. It was a true story of romance that happened in Ubud between Don Antonio Blanco, a European painter, and Ni Ronji, a dancer and model. They lived a happy life until death tore them apart.
"Working as a model, dancer and actress has enabled me to travel to a number of countries. One day in 2001, I met a man from Wina, Austria, who had been living in Bali for several years. His name is Georg Erhart. His appreciation of, and respect for, Balinese art and culture made me fall in love with him. It was very important for me that my relationship was with a person who understands and respects my beliefs and culture. Even though I married a foreigner, I never wanted to part from my traditions. However, loving my own culture very much doesn't stop me from learning about others, and I learned lots of new things from Georg.
"My mother loves to wear batik textiles and she has a large collection of very old batiks. I became even more fascinated with batik ever since I traveled around Indonesia and realized that this is a product of Indonesian culture that is appreciated throughout the world. I know that the value of batik is not confined to apparent beauty - the kind of shallow beauty that impresses by the complexity of designs or harmony of colors. Moreover, batik has a divine beauty evoked by its design, with a deep idealistic worth resultant from the merging of Hindu-Javanese and Chinese cultures. It is a kind of spiritual beauty that makes Indonesian batik stand out over that of other countries.
"I try to make something special and different from batik textiles. Along with Georg, I select the finest silk batik of Indonesia to create fashionable gift items, presented in an elegant box and marketed as 'Melati's Collection.' In my spare time, I also love to design jewelry.
"I really enjoy my life as a model, dancer, actress, wife, and mother of a beautiful daughter named Ni Luh Maha Chandani."
This item was handmade in Bali and Java. Here, Unicef helped build earthquake resistant schools with clean water storage to withstand natural disasters.
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Penguin deaths at Tasmanian beach most likely from dog attack, necropsies find
Updated Wed 13 Jun 2018, 5:26 PM AEST
The nightly march of penguins is a tourist attraction at the Low Head coastal area.
Twelve little penguins found dumped in a garbage bin on the northern Tasmanian coast were probably killed by a dog, a post-mortem examination has found.
A member of the public alerted authorities to the dead birds, which were discovered at the Low Head Coastal Reserve, last Wednesday.
Rangers from the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) have been conducting extra patrols in the area and contacting local dog owners.
"We'll be ramping up our efforts in specific penguin colonies, certainly around the Low Head area, and any dogs found at large could be subject to penalties," ranger Adam Scurrah said.
Mr Scurrah said dog owners needed to ensure their dogs did not leave their properties at night.
"Dogs can get out and come back home without people knowing," he said.
"They have a tendency to seek out these locations where penguins are and can use them just as a toy, thinking it's a great game."
The department is warning dog owners they face penalties if their pets attack wildlife like penguins.
"Dog owners could face fines and in some cases the dog may be destroyed if found to be responsible for taking wildlife," DPIPWE said in a statement.
Anybody with information or knowledge about the death of the penguins is urged to contact the DPIPWE's Wildlife Operations Branch on 0427 437 020 or Police Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Twelve dead little penguins found dumped in a bin
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Compaq’s Cappellas Talks Strategy
SAN FRANCISCO – Michael Cappellas, the president and CEO of Compaq Computer Corp. discussed his company’s latest strategy Tuesday evening in a keynote address here at the Windows 2000 Conference and Exposition.
The baseline strategy consists of three parts: continuing to create Compaq’s NonStop efforts, redefining Internet access, and partnering to drive the NonStop solution.
The first phase is based on Compaq’s portfolio of Windows 2000 servers. Cappellas says the company plans to use this portfolio to increase scalability and to drive data center-class performance on Windows 2000 platforms. Doing so will require putting storage into everything, he says.
Compaq (www.compaq.com) plans to achieve this with the ProLiant line of servers by first establishing an enterprise presence, then extending the products capabilities to scale-up and scale out. Cappellas said Compaq announced that its ProLiant 8-ways achieved more than 101, 657.17 transactions per minute in recent testing.
He also touched upon an announcement made earlier in the day in which Compaq agreed to rebrand a 32-way cellular multi-processor machine from Unisys Corp. (www.unisys.com).
"Unisys developed a capability we think fits a niche in the market, so we brought it to market," Cappellas says. He explained that Compaq will continue investigating other ways to bring 32-way systems to market in the future.
Cappellas says Compaq will have a 32-way system for 32-bit computing in the middle of this year, and a 64-bit version toward the end of the year.
Phase 2 is building Internet-ready PCs as well as Internet devices for Windows 2000 that may not ship in the traditional PC form factor.
Compaq, for instance, recently released the iPaq, a legacy free Internet access device. By legacy free, the company means that 5 universal serial bus (USB) ports replace the ISA, PCI, Parallel and Serial ports typically found on desktop machines. What’s left is a system designed primarily for Internet access.
"We think this will create a new paradigm in the industry," he says.
Indeed, Compaq is not alone in such thinking. IBM Corp. (www.ibm.com) and Dell Computer Corp. (www.dell.com) seemingly agree, as both have recently discussed similar systems.
The third phase of Compaq’s strategy will occur in 2001, with the introduction of its switched fabric interconnect, 32-way and beyond servers, Open SANs, and continued services.
"When we look to the future, and not just the next quarter, one of the advantages is continued driving of price/performance points we’ve never seen before," he says. – Thomas Sullivan
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Words by Emily Tallis
We love to keep our eyes peeled for new and exciting innovators, and one that’s had our attention for much of 2018 is Seedlip . The exciting brand has achieved no mean feat; they’ve created the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit. we sat down to talk botanical ingredients and floral artwork with founder Ben Branson who takes us on the Seedlip journey, from the 17th century to present day…
Seedlip is the first non-alcoholic distilled drink. Can you tell us about its inception?
Seedlip’s story actually begins in the 17th century when my family had started farming, and apothecaries were distilling both alcoholic and non-alcoholic herbal remedies. In 2013 whilst researching herbs to grow at home, I came across a book written in 1651 called The Art of Distillation that documented these remedies. Out of curiosity, I began experimenting with a little copper still in my kitchen.
Three months later I was out for a meal, wasn’t drinking, and asked the waitress what non-alcoholic options they had. The pink fruity mocktail I was offered was the moment all the dots began to join up, and I decided to do something about it. The next two years were spent creating the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit.
It was the perfect opportunity to bring together my mother’s 300 year farming heritage, my love of nature and my father’s design expertise to solve the dilemma of what to drink when you’re not drinking, and rid the world of poor, fruity and sweet options.
We love the use of botanical ingredients in Seedlip. What is the development process, and who decides on the ingredients?
I wanted to create unique profiles, specific blends of real ingredients that tasted unlike anything anyone had ever tried before. I’m very proud of my family’s heritage and it was actually memories of my childhood that gave me the inspiration for our blends.
Seedlip Spice 94 recreates the aromas of sitting in the combine during harvest when there are all these wonderful woody, warm and earthy notes, Seedlip Garden 108 was an opportunity to capture the freshness of sitting in our pea fields with my grandfather eating them fresh out of the pod, and Seedlip Grove started from my mother giving me oranges in my Christmas stocking, as she still does today!
We don’t have to conform to any existing drinks categories or flavours, which means we have the freedom to experiment with pairing different plants in different ways, much like a chef might approach a dish. The trick is to create balance and complexity that can really shine through when mixed with tonic or as the beginning of a non-alcoholic cocktail.
Seedlip seems to have had a very busy 2018. What has been a highlight of your journey so far?
Wow. So much has happened this year!
We won our second gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show for our garden that celebrated the peas we pick from my farm for Seedlip Garden.
We opened an office in Los Angeles, expanded to 25 countries, launched our new Grove 42 and a recipe book with Penguin. Our shop in Mayfair has been open for six weeks and will continue to the end of January and our global pop up called Nolo® that focused on inclusivity and flavour through no and lo alcohol cocktails was a real hit.
We just announced news of a new brand we’re launching called Æcorn Aperitifs and have just received planning permission for Beasley, our laboratory and experimental nursery we are building on my farm. Crikey… when you write it all out like that we’ve done a lot.
Nature appears to be an integral part of the company from the alchemy to the branding – does it hold important value to your founder?
I’m happiest outside, happiest in the countryside and luxury to me is listening to the wind, watching the colours change, seeing the first daffodils or snowdrops, feeling the grass beneath my feet or the earth in my hands. I love nature and have built Seedlip and our culture to be a nature company that makes drinks rather than just a drinks company.
You’ve been championed by some of the world’s leading bars. Why do you think it’s proven so popular?
We are proud to work with many of the world’s best cocktail bars including the number 1 and number 2 in London (Dandelyan and The Savoy). These guys are committed to their guests’ experience whether they are drinking alcohol or not. The experience and the highest quality hospitality are their numbering priority which means providing a great choice.
Is there a chance of flowers making it into your next potion?!
Never say never!
Finally, can you recommend to our McQueens Blog readers your favourite Seedlip cocktail for the festive season?
Yes, – try the Thoroughbread, our take on a Moscow Mule.
Spice 94: 50ml
Fever Tree Ginger Ale: 125ml
Garnish: Orange slice
Take a tall glass, fill with ice. Add the Spice 94, top with ginger ale, and garnish with a slice of orang
Spotlight On: Seedlip
We love to keep our eyes peeled for new and exciting innovators, and one that’s had our attention for much of 2018 is Seedlip.
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Fans disappointed by Howard gig
Ben Howard left fans wanting more, after his performance at the 2014 iTunes Festival.
The Brit-winning folk-influenced singer's performance was overshadowed by what was missing rather than remembered for what was included after the 27-year-old made the bold move of solely playing songs from his upcoming as-yet-unreleased album I Forgot Where We Were, leaving audiences restlessly waiting for the hits that made his name, such as Wolves, Only Love and Keep Your Head Up.
The songs' absence made for an awkward finish when the crowd at London's Roundhouse waited up to 15 minutes for an encore that never arrived.
Fan Nicole Wallington said on Twitter: "I've never been so disappointed by a gig. A set of all new songs? Ben Howard what happened to the classics?"
Tom Harrison tweeted: "Really disappointed with Ben Howard tonight, new stuff that no one had heard, no old stuff and a very abrupt ending...!"
Ben's unique vocal tone, alongside his adept band, made for an enchanting hour showcasing the musical and lyrical brilliance of his second album, which will be released on October 20.
End Of The Affair, previewed In his latest EP The Burgh Island, lifted the audience in a stand-out moment of the concert.
Stuart Williams said afterwards: "Ben Howard was incredible! Heard his brand new album! No old songs but who cares!"
Supporting act and newcomers Hozier were greeted with rapturous applause after a rousing set that climaxed with their new hit, Take Me To Church.
Mary J Blige, Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz and Ed Sheeran will take to the stage at the month-long festival in the coming days, before Placido Domingo closes the event on September 30.
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Katherine Jenkins has gushed about having a "special day" amid reports she is marrying her fiance tonight.
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has released a surprise new album, bypassing record labels and download stores to sell it directly to fans.
Samuel L Jackson showed off his vocal skills as he hosted a celebrity-packed karaoke night to launch a new charity single.
Mary J Blige felt the love without the haters as she performed her first UK show in four years.
Lady Gaga has shocked fans after she asked for her coat back when they fought over it during a concert.
Lorde has been named the hottest music star under 21 by Billboard.
Pharrell Williams has struggled to contain his emotion as he met a couple who played his song Happy at their son's funeral.
Kylie Minogue has showed off her saucy side as she kicked off the European leg of her Kiss Me Once tour in the UK.
Ed Sheeran has revealed how writing hit songs for One Direction got him in trouble with his record label.
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Marijuana • Medical • New York
New York Lawmaker Wants to See Medical Cannabis Available for Any Condition
By some standards, New York is one of the most progressive states in the nation. When it comes to medical cannabis however, laws have little to be desired. When New York first rolled out its medical cannabis program a couple years ago, several criticized it for being one of the most restrictive in the country.
And while there have been a few adjustments over the years, New York still only allows for a handful of conditions to be treated by cannabis. One lawmaker wants to see this change.
New York’s Restrictive Medical Cannabis Conditions
New York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried introduced a bill in early January that would give doctors in the state permission to prescribe medical cannabis for any serious condition. Currently acceptable medical conditions under New York’s medical cannabis program are those that are “severe debilitating or life threatening” and include:
Huntington’s disease
Post-traumatic stress
The “severe or life threating condition” must also be accompanied by one or more of the following associated or complicating conditions: wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, or severe or persistent muscle spasms.
New Bill Would Allow More New York Residents to Use Medical Marijuana
It’s Gottfried who first drafted the legislation to legalized medical cannabis in New York 20 years ago. It’s taken almost two decades to see the bill come to fruition, but Gottfried believes there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done.
“I have always opposed a restricted conditions list for medical marijuana,” Gottfried says. “No other medicine has a statutory list of what conditions it can be used for because health care professionals, not the state, should make prescribing conditions.”
The new bill proposed by Gottfried is similar to the first bill he drafted after California legalized medical marijuana in 1996. According to Doug Greene, Empire State NORML executive director however, “Today most jurisdictions that are enacting [medical marijuana] programs are not doing so the old-school California way. It’s usually through a restricted number of conditions.”
Could an Expanded Medical Cannabis Program in New York Help the Opioid Crisis?
Those who support Gottfried’s proposed bill are hopeful it could help curb the opioid epidemic that, like in many other parts of the country, is taking New York by storm. They reason if patients had access to medical cannabis that they could choose not to medicate with dangerous prescription painkillers.
New York deputy state director for the Drug Policy Alliance, Melissa Moore, is hopeful Gottfried’s bill is passed. “That’s crucial for us in New York right now, facing the opioid crisis,” Moore says. “In this moment, it’s clear that New Yorkers are sick and tired of marijuana prohibition getting in the way of people’s ability to access medication and to be able to live as healthful as possible.”
There have been several studies that highlight the effectiveness of medical cannabis both reducing opioid use, addiction, fatal overdoses. One study conducted at the University of New Mexico found a distinct connection between the legal ability to use cannabis and significant reductions in the use of opioids.
According to Psychology Associate Professor Jacob Vigil who led the study, “If cannabis can serve as alternative to prescription opioids for at least some patients, legislators and the medical community may want to consider medical cannabis programs as a potential tool for combating the current opioid epidemic.”
Will Proposal Let More New Yorkers Medicate with Marijuana?
While some are skeptical if Gottfried’s proposed bill will pass, he remains optimistic. “There is more public awareness and support for cannabis every day,” Gottfried says.
And while he believes the Senate might be difficult, he is “optimistic” it will pass in the Assembly. As far as Senate approval, Gottfried says, “The successful expansion of severe chronic pain and PTSD-the latter of which was done with Senate approval-shows that more patients can get the right treatment for more conditions without causing diversion or other problems.”
Will New York soon expand its medical cannabis program that will undoubtedly benefit the good of its people? If Gottfried gets his way, it’s a very likely possibility.
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Why antidepressants don't work for so many
More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target, according to new research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The medications are like arrows shot at the outer rings of a bull's eye instead of the center.
A study from the laboratory of long-time depression researcher Eva Redei, presented at the Neuroscience 2009 conference in Chicago this week, appears to topple two strongly held beliefs about depression. One is that stressful life events are a major cause of depression. The other is that an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain triggers depressive symptoms.
Both findings are significant because these beliefs were the basis for developing drugs currently used to treat depression.
Redei, the David Lawrence Stein Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern's Feinberg School, found powerful molecular evidence that quashes the long-held dogma that stress is generally a major cause of depression. Her new research reveals that there is almost no overlap between stress-related genes and depression-related genes.
"This is a huge study and statistically powerful," Redei said. "This research opens up new routes to develop new antidepressants that may be more effective. There hasn't been an antidepressant based on a novel concept in 20 years."
Her findings are based on extensive studies with a model of severely depressed rats that mirror many behavioral and physiological abnormalities found in patients with major depression. The rats, after decades of development, are believed to be the most depressed in the world.
Little Overlap Between Stress and Depression Genes
Redei used microarray technology to isolate and identify the specific genes related to depression in these animals. She examined the genes in the brain regions -- the hippocampus and amygdala -- commonly associated with depression in rats and humans.
Then she took four genetically different strains of rats and exposed them to chronic stress for two weeks. Afterwards, she identified the genes that had consistently increased or decreased in response to the stress in all four strains in the same brain regions.
Redei now had one set of depression-related genes that came out of an animal model of depression and one set of stress-related genes that came our of her chronic stress study.
Next she compared the two sets of genes to see if there were any similarities. "If the 'stress causes depression theory' was correct, there should have been a significant overlap between these two sets of genes," she said. "There weren't."
Out of a total of over 30,000 genes on the microarray, she discovered approximately 254 genes related to stress and 1275 genes related to depression, with an overlap of only five genes between the two.
"This overlap is insignificant, a very small percentage," Redei said. "This finding is clear evidence that at least in an animal model, chronic stress does not cause the same molecular changes as depression does."
Antidepressants Treat Stress Not Depression
Most animal models that are used by scientists to test antidepressants are based on the hypothesis that stress causes depression. "They stress the animals and look at their behavior," she said. "Then they manipulate the animals' behavior with drugs and say, 'OK, these are going to be good anti-depressants.' But they are not treating depression; they are treating stress."
That is one key reason why current antidepressants aren't doing a great job, Redei noted. She is now looking at the genes that differ in the depressed rat to narrow down targets for drug development.
She said another reason current antidepressants are often ineffective is that they aim to boost neurotransmitters based on the popular molecular explanation of depression, which is that it's the result of decreased levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. But that's wrong, Redei said.
Drugs Aim at Wrong Molecular Target
In the second part of the study, Redei found strong indications that depression actually begins further up in the chain of events in the brain. The biochemical events that ultimately result in depression actually start in the development and functioning of neurons.
"The medications have been focusing on the effect, not the cause," she said. "That's why it takes so long for them to work and why they aren't effective for so many people."
Her animal model of depression did not show dramatic differences in the levels of genes controlling neurotransmitters functions. "If depression was related to neurotransmitter activity, we would have seen that," she said.
Similarities Between Human and Rodent Brains
Her findings in depressed rats, she said, are very likely applicable to humans.
"The similarities between these regions of the human and rodent brain are remarkable," Redei explained. "The hippocampus and amygdala are part of the so-called ancient lizard brain that controls survival and are the same in even primitive organisms."
Source: Northwestern University (news : web)
Citation: Why antidepressants don't work for so many (2009, October 23) retrieved 18 July 2019 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2009-10-antidepressants-dont.html
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King Lear Act IV Scene I - "As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport." Those poor rats. They've been bred to be miserable. I really hope that any gods manipulating our world are more compassionate towards us than we are to the animals whose lives we control.
No gods manipulate our world. If they did evidence would be see that natural laws are being broken, thins it would then be an observable phenomena. I am a little confused they just said that the only think they introduced was stress, and found it was not the cause of the depression. They never said they caused the animals to be depressed.
NonRational
The puzzle gets more complicated. What kind of symptom is "stress" anyways? I don't understand what they mean.
If neurons are where things begin for depression, we have a serious developmental problem to address in depressed people.
wiserd
I can't extract any useful information from this article. What's a gene related to stress? Are they talking about looking at RNA to see what genes are transcribed in stressful situations? Are they looking at genes linked to susceptibility to stress? The descriptions are so vague as to be useless.
Magus - Actions do have effects. I think part of Natural Law is getting people to understand that using a metaphore of something concrete like a governing persona. For instance; increase in #s of abortions seem to correlate with more children born out of wedlock, not fewer. It's these kinds of outcomes which can be explained in an (oversimplified) fashion by Natural Law. In other words, some moral shortcuts don't tend to benefit a society.
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‘In an alcoholic’s mind, it’s never a problem’: Comedian Paul McMullan talks alcoholism on our mental health podcast, Mentally Yours
Ellen ScottTuesday 13 Jun 2017 12:49 pm
‘I’d have a drink every day,’ says Paul McMullan, a comedian and recovering alcoholic.
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‘But in an alcoholic’s mind, it’s never a problem.
‘I couldn’t wait to get into a pub. It didn’t seem wrong.’
Paul McMullan is the latest guest on our mental health podcast, Mentally Yours.
He talks about what it was like to grow up with alcoholic parents – and up becoming an alcoholic himself, his lowest points, his journey to recovery, and how to spot an alcoholic (if they’re always the last to leave the pub and always need to borrow a tenner, that’s a strong sign).
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Paul grew up in Ireland, in a family where going to the pub was a marker of adulthood. It was ‘normal’ to be knocking back drinks, so it wasn’t until his children pointed it out that Paul realised he had an addiction.
He ended up going to AA, and found support in meditation, learning to be grateful, and doing standup comedy – and learning that drinking is a ‘symptom, not the underlying issue.’
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Paul chats about all of this and lots more on this week’s podcast, which you can listen to above or through iTunes.
If you enjoy his episode, do give our previous episodes a listen, and check back next Monday for a new one. Oh, and give us a review on iTunes if you’re feeling generous. It’d be much appreciated.
Here's what you need to know about Mentally Yours:
Mentally Yours is a new weekly podcast from Yvette and Ellen of metro.co.uk.
It’s all about chatting about mental health without taking things too seriously, with a different guest each week talking about their experiences of mental illness.
You can listen to last week’s episode, about coping with depression through comedy, here.
You can also subscribe to Mentally Yours through iTunes or listen on Soundcloud. There’ll be a new episode every Monday.
Oh, and follow Mentally Yours on Twitter too.
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Chris Rossetti · 19 December, 2017
They would never hurt you.
WE NEED A LOT MORE of the worst available Africans. How about some Somalis? If we move the 60 I.Q. terrorists and pirates into the Whitest remaining areas they’re definitely going to overcome their staggering genetic limitations and start behaving like good little consumerist bar codes in our globalist bazaar. A creature that is, at best, partly human, is the solution for the “lack of people” problem facing a nation of only 300 million-plus bipeds. If you have a problem with this, you’re a “racist” and need to be punished so we can display our affected virtue before the darkness completely falls and we’re killed and eaten by the worthless poorly-formed dark monsters we invited in an embarrassing display of weakness and suicidal mania.
Ron Christianson wasn’t at last Monday night’s Willmar City Council meeting.
As a thought criminal he’s now an unperson who doesn’t exist and never did, so of course he wasn’t there.
But Christianson’s name and past deeds dominated the proceedings. At issue: The council member, now in his sixth term, had apparently been caught “liking” offensive content on Facebook, including negative — and, let’s just take a wild guess: fake — stories about immigrants and minorities.
The puritans of our modern world, the Jews and their useful idiots. You were caught on Jewbook “liking” honest — and let’s take a wild guess: completely accurate — stories about enemygrants, rapefugees and racial inferiors. For noticing an obvious reality you must be destroyed. We all know the Somali is an intelligent, clean, hard-working and thoroughly lovable addition to our kosher salad dish and any dissenting opinion is motivated by “hate.”
As outlined by Ben Larson, a member of the Willmar Human Rights Commission, “Ron [Christianson] hit the ‘like’ button on posts that talked about Somali and Mexican immigrants having lower IQs, being crime- and filth-ridden, and he also showed support for a post that talked about Somali and Muslim people wanting us dead.”
Every bit of this is indisputable truth, but we have a Jewish agenda of White genocide to promote here. 2 + 2 = 5. That’s all you have to do to keep your little council seat while everything outside burns: lie to others and lie to yourself. Somehow you couldn’t manage that. Now you’re gone.
Larson, who testified first during an open forum to discuss Christianson’s social media conduct, said Christianson’s wife had told him “Ron is not a racist.” To prove that, Larson said, the council member should “denounce those posts, say that they were wrong,” and “ask for forgiveness from the public,” adding: “I think he should resign if he can’t do that.
A meeting of liberals and cucks in Sweden: The State becomes a Maoist struggle session. He’ll grovel in front of you, beg for forgiveness, denounce anything and everything. He’ll learn to love Big Jew. I’m not a “racist!” Do it to Julia, not to me!
Larson was the first of five citizens to speak on the record for or against Christianson, as documented in the video below, each speaker slightly zanier than the last.
Those zany Whites and the goofball conversations they have while they’re being demographically annihilated, let me tell you! Haw, haw, haw!
John Burns spoke in opposition to Christianson’s Facebook activity, saying it harks back to a time when his Irish ancestors were discriminated against as immigrants.
Because a White Irishman — and a malformed failed branch of humanity that carries foreign DNA, has the mind of a demonic child, and worships a stone cube — are completely indistinguishable. It’s hard to imagine a more dishonest argument in favor of turning over your state to evolutionary dead-ends.
“I’m tired of them Somalians too, in this town,” said citizen Joe Fernkes, beginning a run of public testimony that literally dropped the jaw of a young woman watching in the audience behind him.
My jaw is literally dropping. This is Current Year. Wow. Just wow. I can’t even.
They’re taking over the whole damn town. Downtown Willmar, beautiful downtown Willmar? My rear end. You guys gotta get your blinders off, gotta quit squintin’ your eyes. You gotta start figuring this stuff out. They’re chasin’ girls down, chasin’ blonde-haired, blue-eyed girls down, three, four Somalians at a time, chasin’ em down, callin’ em every name in the book. They take, in Walmart, they take a dump in the aisle, the women do, and then they walk away. They do it at the clinics. I’ve seen this, I’ve witnessed it, and stuff, you know. They’re very offending.”
There are still a few Whites in Minnesota who haven’t bowed down to the Semitic Ba’al.
A real American hero addresses the Minnesota zoo.
Then Fernkes, blaming the Somali presence, helpfully gives a list of places he “won’t go” anymore. So, if you have to be in Willmar sometime… maybe just stick to those places?
Yeah, didn’t that occur to you, you wicked “racist?” Just stay in a constantly shrinking number of non-ruined areas while the Jew hunts down every last White with endless invasions of dangerous and moronic humanoids. Checkmate, bigot.
The West Central Tribune reports one person in attendance made a “rude gesture” toward another, and the council meeting was recessed to maintain calm after some people started “speaking loudly” in the hallway.
When the Saxon began to talk loudly.
Obviously false attacks on immigrants from the far-right extremists at CNN.
[The video above shows that some White Minnesotans are still immersed in the delusional worldview imparted to them by Jews, while others are just beginning to wake up to what is happening to them. — Ed.]
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Gemjunior
19 December, 2017 at 9:36 pm — Reply
Larson and Burns, what a pair of cucked out pussies. What is most frightening is grown men acting like kindergarten tattle tales, “I was shocked after reading in the local rag that Mr. Christianson dared to commit thoughtcrime, and I for one being a good little group-think conforming faggot, am here to virtue-signal and participate in a public shaming/stoning ritual so I’m protected from antifa and big joo.” Disgusting. Is there any future for the Cuck-Asian? If so, we are it people, evil as we may be, I don’t see anyone else but libtards. Reminds me of that college ‘tard “Yer a white male!!! Yer a white maaaaaaale!!!!”
Sethmoto101
19 December, 2017 at 10:51 pm — Reply
At least in the past there was the White guy who’d say “most of these folks are decent and hardworking. You all know Abdul and his clinic for abused sheep…”. But they can’t even say that now
Robert Ferrara
20 December, 2017 at 10:23 am — Reply
All it takes is one person to tell the Emperor that he has no clothes. One takes the lead and the others follow. Yes, your so-called leadership are a bunch of pussies. That’s ok, we will deal with them first and the wogs after.
Brutal Reality
Larson, typically wearing a Bolshevik Bernie shirt and a sickening virtue signaling sneer is obviously the result of a successful American college lobotomy. What a waste of a White Man.
Burns, who claims to be Irish, sure does look, talk, and act a lot like a Jew.
Both of them are determined to force us to live with third world scum so they can feel good about themselves. Though I would wager neither of them share a property border with the savages. I would also wager that neither of them would give a tinker’s damn if your sister was gang raped and sodomized by three lice infested Somali hominids.
And the girl in the back with the dropped jaw? Well I just hope she isn’t somebody’s sister.
If this is not sufficient to wake up Whites, nothing will. It is a great example of our government blatantly trying to destroy us.
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Book Review | ‘The Running Man’ by Stephen King
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The Running Man by Stephen King
“He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride–if responsibility robs him of his manhood.”
I was only looking for an entertaining read, something I would’t have to take too seriously and one that I knew would take me away from the copious amounts of marking and grading I had to do at the time.
Let’s put it this way; I got more than I bargained for! This book is all the above and then some. I first met with ‘The Running Man’ in the 1980’s film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger At the time it felt very much like an ultra-futuristic, distant, dystopian nightmare that thrilled a lot of people with its American take on Orwellian themes.
I am not a big Stephen King fan; at the best of times I have lukewarm respect for his innovative imagery and ability to keep his audience entertained and slightly crapping themselves in certain creepy scenarios. However, I think I have become something of a convert with ‘The Running Man’. Nowadays I feel like I’m a more mature reader, and I can definitely appreciate his scary powers of second-guessing what the near future holds for mankind; which this piece of work definitely showcases.
For anyone who like me, was sitting on a fence in regards to King’s quality as a novelist is at an advantage. If you have never watched the film, or heard about the book then you are in luck, reading ‘The Running Man’ will give you a very clear answer.
Personally, I read this from a post 9/11 perspective. The novel depicts a corrupted America, whose political and social infrastructure rests on rotten foundations. More sinister tones of ‘The Hunger Games‘ prevail across the continent, where the poor are nothing but forgettable pawns that can be used to entertain the rich.
“In the year 2025, the best men don’t run for president, they run for their
lives. . .”
As I said before, the novel contains many parallels to that dark period in American history. It reflects the current culture of the corrupted ‘American Dream’, which Chuck Palahnuik very aptly describes as being able to “make your life into something you can sell.” And what is ‘The Running Man’ if not the reality show turned nightmare? King takes the capitalist, materialistic, consumerist attitude of America and shows us what it can turn into.
The writing is addictive and the pace is wonderfully set. King shows off all his skills as the reader is roped into following Ben Richards; who reads like a ‘last of his kind’ type of Clint Eastwood character fighting to save his baby girl who is slowly wasting away in front of his eyes. As a last resort, he enters the ‘Games’; as this is the only way he will ever find the money to save his family from poverty. What ensues is a true roller-coaster account of his fight to survive the ‘Games’ and save his family.
Even though this sounds like a plot that has been done to death; I recommend everybody give it a try. You will be surprised how fresh and original King’s version of events will be.
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Memorable Quote | ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury
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Do you know that books smell like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land? I loved to smell them when I was a boy. Lord, there were a lot of lovely books once, before we let them go.
I love finding quotes like this. Bradbury has summed up beautifully that evasive smell of books that we all love so much. Anyone know of any parfumier’s who have succeeded in bottling it?
Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical in them at all. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.
Book Review | ‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut
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2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut
“Your city thanks you; your country thanks you; your planet thanks you. But the deepest thanks of all is from future generations.”
In the not so distant future, immortality has become a reality. The proverbial fount of youth has been discovered (or rather ‘engineered’) by scientists. In a world where the average lifespan of a human is approx. 140 years, natural death is rare and far between (no terrible diseases, no aging). In fact, the only way people ever actually ‘die’, is through choice. In a world where youth is on tap, you’d think it would be a paradise, but not so. In a little over 16 pages, Vonnegut shows us the stark realities of over-population and what happens when mere mortals send the grim reaper on a semi-permanent sabbatical. Told from Vonneguts’ trademark humourous perspective, we are taken straight to a New York maternity clinic and shown the absurd consequences of playing god.
The dilemma we are presented with is that of an expectant father. As his wife is set to give birth to not one, but three babies, he begins to have very dark thoughts. In a society where life has become almost unlimited, the law regulates childbirth with an iron fist. Since ‘deaths’ are on a volunteer basis, birth-control has taken on a whole new dimension. The tragi-comedy here is whether our poor protagonist can find three people ‘willing’ to commit state-endorsed suicide so that his children can be born.
This extremely short story is well-written and best enjoyed either as an audio file or in e-book form. I found this gem through the librivox archives, and since listening to it have realised that it is available in many different formats. I really enjoyed this story, as it displays Vonnegut’s narrative strengths beautifully. The ending was particularly good, very punchy and to the point (as all v. short stories should be in my opinion).
This is short fiction at it’s best and no one should pass up the opportunity to experience it. The story only takes a few minutes to get through, but contains a powerful message that marries the present culture of youth-obsessed ‘body-beautiful’ with China’s own strict ‘birth-control’ regime. It seems the seeds of such a scenario already exist in world society, and that my friend, is scary stuff indeed.
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Book Review | ‘Cat’s Cradle’ by Kurt Vonnegut
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Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
“Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.”
So you thought Scientology was wacky? Then you obviously haven’t read ‘Cat’s Cradle’. Forget Hubbards’ many layered, ‘brownie point’ rank system to reach the exalted state of ‘Xenu’; you need
‘Bokononism’. It’s not only completely rubbish and written by a mad man, but also insanely fun to implement. OK, I know it’s not ‘real’, but I really enjoyed the little sing-song calypso psalms that pepper the story every now and then.
‘Cat’s Cradle’ is, when all’s said and done, dystopian fiction. It looks at the delicate balance of the ecosystem, and how one crazy idea in the head of a crazy and very capable person can in effect, completely destroy life as we know it. Written in the first person, the story involves a writer obsessed with the scientist Hoenikker, the supposed ‘father’ of the atomic bomb and his attempts at writing a thesis around the day the bomb went off. During his research he gets to meet Hoenikkers weird and defective offspring, not to mention his work colleagues who give him insight into the frightening genius of the man.
What is evident is that a) Hoenikker’s scientific intelligence was off the scale, but b) had severe emotional lacks which means that c) he approached his work with all the curiosity of a child, but none of the responsibility of an adult. This revelation sends huge shock waves through our researcher, especially when he realises that the last project the good doctor was working on, was ‘Ice 9’; a sliver of which has the capacity to turn every water particle into ice. Some killing machine right? And where did the idea come from? A random crazy general from the American War Department who is constantly complaining how the Marines are fed up of working in all that mud all the time.
But the doctor died before it was ever realised, so we can breathe a sigh of relief, right? Right? No, we can’t. The nightmare scenario begins to unfold, as our poor researcher boards an airplane for the island of San Lorenzo which consequently will also be the very place where this strangest of Armageddon’s take place.
Dystopian fiction is usually quite depressing and grey, but Vonnegut changes all that. ‘Cat’s Cradle’ is in essence about a very upsetting scenario which despite all the light-hearted humour, still seems like it COULD happen in reality. But it is the humour that saves it from being just another ‘Brave New World’. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, but makes very accurate observations about society and the ludicrous things we use science for. Vonnegut doesn’t beat you over the head with his message about weapons of mass destruction, but leaves a margin of seriousness within all the silliness for you to chew on.
This is an intellectual novel that is very easy to get into that also resonates deeply with current issues of climate change, war and destruction. Read this. You won’t regret it.
Teaser Tuesday | Androgyny Is Not An Option: ‘The Passion of New Eve’
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The quote for today’s Teaser Tuesday comes from Angela Carter’s ‘The Passion of New Eve’. At first it didn’t really notice it, but the title might be a play on ‘The Passion of the Christ’. I get the feeling I’ll be coming across a lot of biblical references on creation and the fall.
The book itself is set in the near future between London and America. With dystopian landscapes galore, it really is a feast for the senses. This is the story of one man’s (Evelyn) journey through feminine sexuality. Without giving too much away, it’s an extraordinary story about sex-change, feminine revenge and weird woman cult’s. It’s a fantasy/ science-fiction/ psychological thriller type of book, which explores the mythologies built-up around gender roles. Even though I’m still at the beginning, I’m already hooked.
“I would go to the desert, to the waste heart of that vast country, the desert on which they turned their backs for fear it would remind them of emptiness – the desert, the arid zone, there to find, chimera of chimeras, there, in the ocean of sand, among bleached rocks of the untenanted part of the world, I thought I might find that most elusive of chimeras, myself.
And so, in the end, I did, although this self was a perfect stranger to me.”
Carter’s work is highly feminist and political in it’s approach to gender roles. When Evelyn is captured by a cult and surgically changed into a woman (Eve), he begins to experience the inequalities facing the fairer sex. This is a very dark tale of transgression, but incredibly fascinating at the same time. I agree when they say that Angela Carter is the best woman writer of her time. ‘The Passion of New Eve’ is a rare post-feminist gem that should be read by all dystopian lovers.
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24th September 2012 — United Kingdom — Badger Cull
Letter to Editor - badgers
The badger vaccination coordinator for Somerset Badger Group, an organisation offering vaccination to farms in and around the pilot cull zone in west Somerset wrote this letter to the West Somerset Free Press. Her letter captures the key issues at the heart of the controversial decision to cull badgers and addresses several of the fundamental flaws in the proposals to tackle TB in cattle via badgers.
The Editor,
West Somerset Free Press.
I am writing relating to your article “Top court rejects fight to stop badger cull” as I feel I must point out that these pilot culls whilst being backed by the current Government are not scientific studies. Their objective is not to help control the spread of tuberculosis in cattle (bTB), but instead to find out if shooting free running badgers is humane, effective (kill 70% of badgers) and can be carried out without any public safety issues.
If these two pilot culls are deemed to be humane, effective and safe then there are plans to issue 10 more licences per year for the next four years which will result in an estimated 130,000 badgers being killed whilst potentially making the situation worse. The Government’s own estimate is for only a 16% decrease in the incidence of bTB in cattle after nine years.
The only sustainable solution to prevent the totally unnecessary slaughter of both cattle and badgers is to vaccinate cattle and many of the farmers I talk to want to be able to do this. Sadly the vaccination of cattle against bTB is currently prohibited by EU legislation, primarily because the BCG vaccine interferes with both the recognised tests for TB in cattle (it would result in a false positive TB test). To overcome this problem a DIVA test (differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) has been developed and is currently going through the certification process.
There is an alternative now to culling badgers until the BCG cattle vaccine can be used and that is the vaccination of badgers. The Welsh Assembly Government has adopted this and our Government should listen to the science and the facts and do the same. Vaccinating badgers does not have the detrimental effects of disrupting the behaviour of the groups of badgers within the culling area the so called perturbation effect with its associated potential for spreading the disease.
The Somerset Badger Group supported by Secret World Wildlife Rescue, Network for Animals and the Badger Trust, has been working with a number of farmers locally and has successfully vaccinated badgers on their land using fully trained and certified volunteer lay vaccinators. As Coordinator for the Somerset Badger Group’s vaccination programme I would urge other local farmers to think again about the cull and take the safer option of vaccination rather than culling. Those farmers who find themselves in the high risk outer 2km ring need to demand safeguards for their cattle from the cull company otherwise they along with the badgers will be the losers. I would also urge all farmers to demand that this Government take all necessary action to ensuring that cattle vaccination can be used as soon as possible.
If anyone would like to know more about badger vaccination then please contact me.
Vanessa Mason
Badger Vaccination Coordinator, Somerset Badger Group
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New Economy Roundup: Appalachian Artisan Economies, Community Broadband and German Co-Housing
This week we’re talking about the Eastern Kentucky town that’s thriving, Community Broadband bills in Congress, and a small Italian towns effort to build a “circular economy.”
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Artisan Economies: While Berea, Kentucky is located in a region that’s confronting steep population decline and rising rates of joblessness due in part to the collapse of the coal industry, the town of 20,000 is a growing community with a vibrant arts scene. But how they did it is no accident. Read how Berea built a 21st century artisan economy here.
Protecting Community Broadband: Five bills focused on rural broadband were introduced in Congress last week—on both sides of the aisle. Among them is the Community Broadband Act (CBA) which would define the rights of municipalities to decide whether or not to run a community broadband service. Learn more about it here.
Community Land Trusts: Buffalo announced it would set aside land for the Fruit Belt neighborhood’s first community land trust. Land trusts are a strategy—employed by cities from New York to Denver—to keep housing affordable for a set period of time. Read more here.
Solidarity Economies Abroad
Women’s Work: Uruguay guaranteed free child care. Côte d'Ivoire helped women farmers start their own businesses. Here’s how other countries are building economies that work for women.
Co-housing: A network of cohousing projects in Germany helps self-organized, social housing projects fet through trying early phases by providing members help with legal issues, finances, and group dynamics. Since 1983, the network has grown to consist of 111 cohousing projects. Read more.
Circular Economy: The residents of Cremona, Italy spend Saturday mornings at a former market donating old clothes and housewares and picking up a used toy or book. The effort is part of the city’s push to promote a “circular economy” and keep the amount of waste sent to landfills at a minimum. Read more here.
Report From Cooperatives UK
At the at the World Economic Forum's gathering in Davos last week, one-percenters and world leaders met to discuss, well, the world economy.
Often absent from the annual meeting is a conversation around cooperative businesses which worldwide are owned by 1.2 billion members and sustain 280 million livelihoods—equivalent to 10 percent of the world’s employed population.
This new report from Co-operatives UK, examines how the world’s largest co-ops ensure that their customers, employees and suppliers have meaningful influence over what the businesses do.
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Nelson Mandela University Forestry students Zamadlamini Dlamini and Tertius Venter were chosen by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to attend the 14th International Junior Forest Contest 2017 which took place from 3 – 8 September 2017 in Russia (Moscow). Both students were highly commended for their work and received Merit Diplomas and a medal for their research presentations.
The Junior Foresters’ Competition - an annual event hosted by the Russian Federal Forestry Agency - brings together youth from nations around the world to reward young scientists for their interest and efforts in the environmental field. It also encourages international dialogue concerning forestry issues. Young foresters aged 14 to 22 years old from Europe, Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Africa, North and South America presented their research works.
Third year forestry students, Zamadlamini and Tertius, presented their research titled “Peat fires of Zululand” and “Testing different growing media to improve clonal production” respectively. Twenty-eight countries were involved in the contest and 35 participants presented their findings and unique forestry related research. Apart from the research presentations the delegates took part in team building activities and were also taken on excursions in and around the central city of Moscow.
The students were accompanied by their lecturer Mr Muedanyi Ramantswana and DAFF’s Deputy Director for Sector Capacity Development Ms Irene Mathabela. Representatives from the South Africa’s embassy in Russia, Mr Tshisikawe Nekhudzhiga and Ms Inna Zinovyeva, spent some time getting to know the students and also attended their presentations.
Forestry students from Nelson Mandela University George Campus, Ms Zamadlamini Dlamini and Mr Tertius Venter, who attended the 14th International Junior Forest Contest 2017 in Russia (Moscow) at the invitation of DAFF were both acknowledged for their excellent research presentations. They were congratulated by Mr Anatoly Pisarenko, President of the All-Russian Society of Foresters, who is also a member of the Russian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, and was the Chairman of the jury who adjudicated the presentations. Mr Victor F. Fomchenkov (right) is an Honorable Forester of the Russian Federation.
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* 1990s: [[Evenings of New Music]] (Bratislava, *1990), [[IFEM]] and [[FEM]] festival (Bratislava, 1992-96), [[Exposition of New Music]] (Brno, *1993).
* 2000s: [[Next]] festival (Bratislava, *1999), [[X-Peripheria]] festival (Budapest, *2000)
===Resources===
* [http://umcseet.eu/ Unearthing The Music: Creative Sound and Experimentation under European Totalitarianism], a research project led by Out.ra association, 2017ff.
===Literature===
1 Light-music synthesis
1.1 Composers, artists
1.2 Networks
1.3 Colour organs
1.4 Events
1.5 Literature
2 Constructivists, Futurists
2.1 Terms
2.2 Artists
2.3 Networks, Journals
3 Literature, literary theory, aesthetics
3.2 Poets, writers, theorists
4 Photography
5 Light art
6 Experimental film
6.2 Filmmakers
7 Action art, Happening, Performance, Body art
8 Conceptual art
9 Geometric abstraction, Neo-constructivism, Op art, Kinetic art
10 Audiovisual compositions
10.1 People
10.2 See also
11 Fluxus, Intermedia
11.1 Literature
12 Cybernetics
13 Electroacoustic music
13.1 Trivia
13.2 Terms
13.3 Studios
13.4 Composers, artists, musicologists
13.6 Resources
14 Multimedia environments
14.1 Artists and works
15 Computer art, Dynamic objects, Cybernetic sculpture
15.2 Artists
15.3 Events, Networks
15.4 Works
16.4 Networks
16.5 Archives
17 New media art, Media culture
17.2 Artists, writers
18 Media theory
18.1 Theorists
19 Art history, theory, and criticism
19.1 Scholars
20 Local histories
22 Colophon
Light-music synthesis
Composers, artists
1900s-20s: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (Warsaw/Vilnius), A.N.Scriabin, Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné, Mikhail Matyushin (St. Petersburg), Alexander László, Arnošt Hošek, Zdeněk Pešánek (Prague), Miroslav Ponc (Prague)
Prometei, Kazan, 1960s-2000s
Colour organs
There will be a day when a composer will compose music with a notation that will be conceived in terms of music and light… and that day, the artistic unity we were talking about will probably be closer to perfection.., Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné, 1925.
(Colour) pianos (or organs) were constructed by the likes of Alexander Scriabin (with Preston Millar), Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné, Alexander László, and Zdeněk Pešánek (with Erwin Schulhoff) in an attempt to navigate between musical and visual realms.
Scriabin composed a color-music piece Prometheus: The Poem of Fire (1911) and contracted Preston Millar to build an instrument to produce colors along to the music, named Chromola (Clavier à lumières; tastiéra per luce; keyboard with lights).
Futurist painter Baranoff-Rossiné's instrument introduced patterns and shapes into a color organ, built upon a modern piano, thus called the Optophonic Piano (Piano optophonique). The piano projected light through painted and rotating glass plates, whose colors, shapes and rhythms closely complemented the music (1916, developed since 1912); it was presented in the Theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold, at his exhibition in Kristiana in Oslo (1916), and in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow (1924). Baranoff-Rossiné performed until the late 1920s, but his work was displayed in several museums in Europe and the US from 1966 to 1975.
Alexander László, a Hungarian raised in Germany, a pianist and orchestra conductor, composed and performed music for various silent films in 1900s-10s. Arguing for a relation between the film and the music, he wrote a theoretical text on color-light-music, "Farblichtmusik" (1925). The theories were brought into practice in a series of performances across Europe. His device, Sonchromatoscope, consisted of a few switches above his piano, controlling a few projection lights and a slide projector lightning the stage above the piano. When the first reviews arrived, the main remark was that the projections were too simple. It was in a completely different league than the Chopin-like complexity of the piano music. In those days Oskar Fischinger was experimenting with abstract films. László contacted him to help improve his performance. Multiple extra slide projectors and overlapping projection lights were added to increase the complexity and the number of possible colors. This resulted in a a visual spectacle which completely turned the reviews over. Both László and Fischinger have toured with the show. [1]
With their Spectrophon-Piano (1928), Pešánek and Schulhoff attempted to create an audio-visual sculpture. The piano enabled the dynamic synthesis of music and coloured light in performances in big concert halls.
See This Sound exhibition, Linz, 2009. [2]
Alexander László, Die Farblichtmusik, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1925, xii+71 pp.
Hans Scheugl, Ernst Schmidt, "Lichtkunst", in Eine Subgeschichte des Films: Lexikon d. Avantgarde-, Experimental- u. Undergroundfilms, 2, Frankfurt am Main, 1974. (German)
Teun Lucassen, "Color Organs", n.d.
Cornelia Lund, Holger Lund (eds.), Audio.Visual - On Visual Music and Related Media, 2009, 320 pp. Book with DVD. [3] (English)/(German)
See This Sound: Versprechungen von Bild und Ton / Promises in Sound and Vision, eds. Cosima Rainer, Stella Rollig, Dieter Daniels and Manuela Ammer, Cologne: Walther König, 2010, 320 pp. (German)/(English)
Jörg Jewanski, "Color Organs", See This Sound Compendium, c2010.
Jan Schneider, Lenka Krausová (eds.), Intermedialita: Slovo-Obraz-Zvuk: Sborník příspěvku ze sympozia, Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2008, 336 pp. (Czech)
Kateřina Drajsajtlová, Světelný klavír v uměleckém díle Alexandera Nikolajeviče Skrjabina a Zdeňka Pešánka, Brno: Masaryk University, 2012. Bc thesis. [4] (Czech)
"Bibliography: Synesthesia in Art and Science", comp. Crétien van Campen (editor), Greta Berman, Anton V. Sidoroff-Dorso and Bulat Galeyev, Leonardo, 2012.
Further bibliography.
Constructivists, Futurists
formism (1910s, Chwistek, Czyżewski), Pure Form (1920s, Witkiewicz), strefism (1920s, Chwistek), mechano-faktura (1920s, Berlewi), unism (1920s, Strzemiński), photogenism (1920s, Funke), robot (1920s, Čapek)
1910s-20s: Wassily Kandinsky (Moscow/Weimar), Kazimir Malevich (Moscow/St. Petersburg), Naum Gabo (Moscow/Berlin), Vladimir Tatlin (Moscow), El Lissitzky (Moscow/St. Petersburg/Vitebsk), Alexander Rodchenko (Moscow), Varvara Stepanova (Moscow), Karl Ioganson (Moscow), Stenberg brothers (Moscow), Aleksei Gan (Moscow), Lajos Kassák (Budapest), László Moholy-Nagy (Berlin/London), Leon Chwistek (Krakow/Lwow), Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Warsaw), Anatol Stern (Warsaw), Karel Teige (Prague), Josef Vydra (Bratislava), Jaromír Funke (Prague/Bratislava), Henryk Berlewi (Warsaw/Berlin/Paris), Ljubomir Micić (Zagreb/Belgrade), Josip Seissel (Jo Klek; Zagreb), Ion Vinea (Bucharest), Marcel Janco (Bucharest), Victor Brauner (Bucharest/Paris), Władysław Strzemiński (Warsaw/Łódź), Katarzyna Kobro (Warsaw/Łódź), Mieczyslaw Szczuka (Warsaw), Avgust Černigoj (Trieste/Ljubljana), Ferdo Delak (Ljubljana), Vytautas Kairiūkštis (Vilnius), Jaan Vahtra (Tartu).
Networks, Journals
MA, Budapest/Vienna, mid 1910s-mid 1920s
Bauhaus, Weimar/Dessau/Berlin, 1920s-mid 1930s
OBMOKhU, INKhUK and VkHUTEMAS, Moscow, 1920s
Devětsil, Prague, 1920s
Zwrotnica, Krakow, 1920s
Blok, Warsaw, 1920s; Praesens, Warsaw, late 1920s; a.r., Łódź, 1930s
Zenit, Zagreb and Belgrade, 1920s
Travelers, Zagreb, 1920s
Group of Estonian Artists, Tartu and Tallinn, 1920s
Contimporanul, Bucharest, 1920s
75HP and Punct, Bucharest, mid-1920s
Tank, Ljubljana, late 1920s
School of Arts and Crafts, Bratislava, 1930s
Second Spring Exhibition of OBMOKhU, Moscow, May-Jun 1921.
Congress of International Progressive Artists, Düsseldorf, May 1922. L-R: unknown boy, Werner Graeff, Raoul Hausmann, Theo van Doesburg, Cornelis van Eesteren, Hans Richter, Nelly van Doesburg, unknown (De Pistoris?), El Lissitzky, Ruggero Vasari, Otto Freundlich (?), Hannah Höch, Franz Seiwert and Stanislav Kubicki.
Congress of the Constructivists and Dadaists, Weimar, Sep 1922. Top-bottom L-R: 1st row: Lucia Moholy, Alfréd Kemény, László Moholy-Nagy. 2nd row: Lotte Burchartz, El Lissitzky, Cornelis van Eesteren, Bernhard Sturtzkopf. 3rd row: Max Burchartz, Harry Scheibe, Theo van Doesburg (with paper hat), Hans Vogel, Peter Röhl. 4th row: Alexa Röhl, Nelly van Doesburg, Tristan Tzara, Sophie Taeuber, Hans Arp. 5th row: Werner Graeff and Hans Richter. Stedelijk.
Second Spring Exhibition of OBMOKhU in Moscow, May-June 1921. Several weeks earlier, in March 1921, five of the exhibiting artists (Rodchenko, Ioganson, Stenberg brothers, Medunetsky) formed together with Stepanova and Gan the First Working Group of Constructivists at the Moscow Institute of Artistic Culture (INKhUK).
Constructivists [Конструктивисты] exhibition in Moscow, January 1922. Stenberg brothers and Medunetsky show 61 constructivist works and publish a catalogue with manifesto. [5]
The Congress of International Progressive Artists [Kongress der Union Internationaler Fortschrittlicher Künstler] in Düsseldorf on 29-31 May 1922. Formation of the International Faction of Constructivists was organised by van Doesburg (representing the journal De Stijl), Richter (representing 'the Constructivist groups of Romania, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Germany') and Lissitzky (representing the editorial board of Veshch'-Gegenstand-Objet). The faction's declaration was later published in De Stijl (no. 4, 1922).
Congress of the Constructivists and Dadaists, Weimar, 25-26 September 1922.
The First Russian Art Exhibition [Erste russische Kunstausstellung] opened at Galerie van Diemen in Berlin on 15 October 1922, with over 1,000 objects by c180 artists: 237 paintings, more than 500 graphic works, sculptures, as well as designs for theater, architectural models, and porcelain. The exhibition's official host was the Russian Ministry for Information, and it was put together by the artists Gabo, David Sterenberg, and Nathan Altman. Version of the exhibition later travelled to Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, in April-May 1923.
New Art Exhibition [Wystawa Nowej Sztuki], organised by Strzemiński and Kairiūkštis in Vilnius on May-June 1923. The works included painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, scenography, and print; cubist, constructivist, and suprematist compositions predominated. The 7 exhibiting artists went on to form the Blok collective.
The Block of Cubists, Constructivists and Supermatists [Blok Kubistów, Suprematystów i Konstruktywistów], an exhibition of Blok at the Laurin & Clement car dealer's shop in Warsaw, March 1924. Works by 9 artists.
First Zenit International Exhibition of New Art [Прва Зенитова међународна изложба нове уметности], organised by Micić in April 1924 in Belgrade. Featured one hundred works advertised as "futurism, cubism, expressionism, ornamental cubism, suprematism, constructivism, neoclassicism and the like".
The First Contimporanul International Exhibition organised by Contimporanul magazine in November 1924 in Bucharest brought together the Romanian avant-garde along with international artists.
The a.r. International Collection of Modern Art, donated by a.r. group to the Municipal Museum of History and Art (now Museum of Art; Museum Sztuki) in Łódź, opened to the public in February 1931. It included 111 works and represented - as no other contemporary European collection had done - the main movements of avant-garde art, from Cubism, Futurism and Constructivism, through Purism and Surrealism, to Neo-Plasticism, Unism and Formism.
The Constructivists [Die Konstruktivisten] exhibition at Kunsthalle Basel, Jan-Feb 1937. Poster. Review.
Retrospective exhibitions
Constructivism in Poland 1923-1936: BLOK, Praesens, a.r., Museum Folkwang, Essen, May-Jun 1973. Also shown in Otterlo/NL 1973; Stockholm 1975-76, New York 1976 [6], Detroit 1976, Buffalo 1976, Montreal 1977, Rome 1979, Genoa 1979, Venice 1979, Belgrade 1979, Zagreb 1979, Cambridge 1984, London 1984, Oxford 1984, Budapest 1990, Washington 1993. [7]
The Planar Dimension: Europe, 1912-1932, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1979. Curated by Margit Rowell. Catalogue published.
Europa, Europa. Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel- und Osteuropa, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, 27 May - 16 October 1994. Large-scale exhibition with constructivist section. 4-volume catalogue published.
Central European Avant-Gardes, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002. Curated by Timothy O. Benson. Large-scale exhibition with constructivist section. Catalogue published: TOC.
Von Kandinsky bis Tatlin: Konstruktivismus in Europa/From Kandinsky to Tatlin: Constructivism in Europe, Staatliches Museum, Schwerin, and Kunstmuseum, Bonn, 2006. Catalogue published.
Europa, Europa. Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel- und Osteuropa, eds. Ryszard Stanislawski and Christoph Brockhaus, Bonn, 1994. Contributions from c150 authors. Four volumes: Vol I (five introductory essays followed by 73 short texts on the work of specific artists) 479 pp. incl. 247 col. pls. and 116 b&w ills.; Vol II (36 essays on aspects of architecture, literature, theatre, film and music) 239 pp. incl. 251 b&w ills.; Vol III, compiled by Hubertus Gassner (354 short texts of the period 1894-1994 by artists, critics etc., in German translation), 367 pp.; Vol IV (biographies; selected bibliography; list of exhibited works; index) 99 pp. [8] [9] (German)
Central European Avant Gardes: Exchange and Transformation, 1910–1930, ed. Timothy O. Benson, forew. Péter Nádas, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, 447 pp. Review: Zusi (SEEJ 2005). [10] (English)
Von Kandinsky bis Tatlin: Konstruktivismus in Europa/From Kandinsky to Tatlin: Constructivism in Europe, Schwerin: Staatliches Museum; and Bonn: Kunstmuseum, 2006. (German)/(English)
Vzplanutí. Expresionistické tendence ve Střední Evropě 1903-1936, ed. Ladislav Daněk, Olomouc: Muzeum umění Olomouc, 2008, 200 pp. [11] (Czech)
The Tradition of Constructivism, ed. & intro. Stephen Bann, New York: Viking Press, 1974, xlix+334 pp, PDF. Fifty-one texts from 1920-65 in 7 sections. Review: Compton (SR 1975). (English)
Between Worlds: A Sourcebook of Central European Avant-Gardes, 1910-1930, eds. Timothy O. Benson and Éva Forgács, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, 736 pp. Review: Zusi (SEEJ 2005). [12] (English)
George Rickey, Constructivism: Origins and Evolution, New York: G. Braziller, 1967, xi+306 pp; rev.ed., 1995, xi+306 pp. (English)
Willy Rotzler, Konstruktive Konzepte: eine Geschichte der konstruktiven Kunst vom Kubismus bis heute, Zurich: ABC, 1977, 299 pp; new ed., 1988, 332 pp; 3rd ed., 1995, 332 pp. (German)
Kristina Passuth, Les avant-gardes de l'Europe Centrale, 1907-1927, Paris: Flammarion, 1988, 327 pp. (French)
Avantgarde kapcsolatok Prágától Bukarestig 1907-1930, Budapest: Balassi, 1998, 381 pp. (Hungarian)
Lothar Lang, Konstruktivismus und Buchkunst, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig, 1990, 208 pp. TOC. (German)
Dubravka Đurić, Miško Šuvaković (eds.), Impossible Histories: Historic Avant-Gardes, Neo-Avant-Gardes, and Post-Avant-Gardes in Yugoslavia, 1918-1991, MIT Press, 2003, 520 pp. [13] (English)
Kristina Passuth, Treffpunkte der Avantgarden: Ostmitteleuropa 1907–1930 [1988], trans. Aniko Harmath, Dresden: Verlag der Kunst, 2003, 337 pp. Review: Dmitrieva-Einhorn (H-Soz-Kult 2006). (German)
Vojtěch Lahoda (ed.), Local Strategies, International Ambitions: Modern Art and Central Europe 1918-1968, Prague: Artefactum, 2006, 243 pp. Papers from the international conference, Prague, 11-14 Jun 2003. TOC. Papers: Anna Brzynski, Maria Elena Versari. [14] [15]
Elizabeth Clegg, Art, Design, and Architecture in Central Europe 1890-1920, Yale University Press, 2006, 356 pp. [16] (English)
Sascha Bru, et al. (eds.), Europa! Europa? The Avant-Garde, Modernism and the Fate of a Continent, 1, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2009. (English)
Günter Berghaus (ed.), Futurism in Eastern and Central Europe, De Gruyter (International Yearbook of Futurism Studies 1), 2011.
Sarah Posman, Anne Reverseau, David Ayers, Sascha Bru, Benedikt Hjartarson (eds.), The Aesthetics of Matter. Modernism, the Avant-Garde and Material Exchange, De Gruyter, 2013.
Art Journal 49(1): "From Leningrad to Ljubljana: The Suppressed Avant-Gardes of East-Central and Eastern Europe during the Early Twentieth Century" (Spring 1990). [17] (English)
Centropa 3(1): "Central European Architectural Students at the Bauhaus", New York: Centropa, Jan 2003. [18] (English)
Centropa 6(2): "Central European Artists and Paris: 1920s-1930s", ed. Irena Kossowska, New York: Centropa, May 2006. [19] (English)
Centropa 11(1): "Central European Art Groups, 1880-1914", ed. Anna Brzyski, New York: Centropa, Jan 2011. [20] (English)
Articles, talks
Folke Dietzsch, "Zu einigen Aspekten der Internationalität des Bauhauses und seiner Studentenschaft", Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift / A // Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen 33:4/6 (1987). (German)
Esther Levinger, "The Second Narrative, Constructivism in East-Central Europe", Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass, 2002. Colloquium talk. (English)
Avant-garde in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. Further bibliography.
Literature, literary theory, aesthetics
structuralism (1920s, Prague Linguistic Circle), linguistic functionalism (1920s, Prague Linguistic Circle), proletkult (1920s, international), Poetism (1920s, Teige and Nezval), factography (1920s, LEF), aesthetic object (1930s, Ingarden), phoneme (Jakobson), morphophonology (Trubetzkoy), genetic structuralism (1960s, Goldmann), communicative functions (1960s, Jakobson)
Poets, writers, theorists
1910s-30s: Vladimir Mayakovsky (Moscow), Josip Brik (St. Petersburg/Moscow), Nikolai Trubetzkoy (Moscow/Vienna), Viktor Shklovsky (St. Petersburg/Berlin), Petr Bogatyrev (Moscow/Prague), Roman Jakobson (Moscow/Prague), Jan Mukařovský (Prague), Karel Teige (Prague), Vítězslav Nezval (Prague), Jaroslav Seifert (Prague), Bedřich Václavek (Prague), Roman Ingarden (Lwow), György Lukács (Berlin/Moscow/Budapest)
1960s: Lucien Goldmann (Bucharest/Paris), Felix Vodička (Prague)
Russian Formalists, Moscow Linguistic Circle and OPOYEZ in St. Petersburg, 1910s-20s
Prague Linguistic Circle, 1920s-30s
LEF, Moscow, 1920s
photogram, photo-eye, photomontage, photogenism (1922, Funke), heliography (1928, Hiller)
1920s: László Moholy-Nagy (photograms, Berlin/London), Alexander Rodchenko (Moscow), Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina (photomontages, Riga/Moscow), Franciszka and Stefan Themerson (Warsaw), Mieczysław Szczuka (photomontage, Warsaw), Vane Bor (surrealist, Belgrade/Paris), Jaromír Funke (Prague/Bratislava), Karel Teige (theory, Prague), Jindřich Štyrský (surrealist, Prague), Jaroslav Rössler (Prague/Paris), Karol Hiller (heliography, Łódź)
1930s: Eugen Wiškovský (Prague), Irena Blühová (social photography, Bratislava), Lubomír Linhart (theory, Prague)
Photography in Czech Republic, Slovakia.
Light art
1920s-30s: Naum Gabo (Moscow/Berlin), László Moholy-Nagy (Hungary/Berlin/London), István Sebök (Budapest/Vienna/Dessau), El Lissitzky (Moscow/St. Petersburg/Vitebsk), Nikolas Braun (Berlin), Zdeněk Pešánek (Prague)
1970s: Antoni Mikołajczyk (Łódź), Stanislav Zippe (Prague)
Experimental film
montage (1920s, Eisenstein), Kino-Pravda (1922, Vertov), Cine-Eye (1920s, Vertov), cinema club, Open Form (1950s-60s, Hansen), antifilm (1962, Pansini)
1920s-40s: Sergei Eisenstein (Moscow), Dziga Vertov (Moscow), Alexander Hammid (Prague), Otakar Vávra (Prague), Franciszka and Stefan Themerson (Warsaw)
1960s: Radúz Činčera (Prague), Vladimir Petek (Zagreb), Mihovil Pansini (Zagreb), Tomislav Gotovac (Zagreb), Ivan Martinac (Split), Živojin Pavlović (Belgrade), Karpo Godina (Ljubljana), Ivica Matić (Sarajevo)
1970s-80s: Gábor Bódy (Budapest/Berlin), Józef Robakowski (Łódź), Zbigniew Rybczynski (Łódź), Miklós Erdély (Budapest), Wojciech Bruszewski (Łódź), Vladimír Havrilla (Bratislava), Petr Skala (Prague)
GEFF festival (Zagreb, 1963-70), MAFAF festival (Pula, 1965-90), 8 mm (Novi Sad), Alternative Film Festival (Split), April Meetings festival (Belgrade, 1972-77), Alternative Film & Video Festival (Belgrade, *1982), xfilm festival and series of lectures / screenings (Sofia, since 2005), This Is All Film! Experimental Film in Yugoslavia 1951-1991 exhibition (Ljubljana, 2010)
Zagreb Cinema Club, Zagreb, 1930s and 1950s-60s
Start film club and SAF film co-operative, Warsaw, 1930s
Split Cinema Club, Split, 1950s-60s and 1980s
Balázs Béla Studio, Budapest, 1960s-1980s
Open Form, Łódź and Warsaw, 1960s-70s
Sarajevo Cinema Club, Sarajevo, 1960s
Workshop of Film Form, Łódź, 1970s
Belgrade Cinema Club and Academic Film Center Belgrade, Belgrade, 1960s-70s; Black Wave, Belgrade, 1970s
Kinema Ikon, Arad, 1975-1990
Sigma group, Timisoara, 1970s
Parallel Cinema (necrorealist movement), St. Petersburg and Moscow, mid 1980s
Łukasz Ronduda, Florian Zeyfang (eds.), 1,2,3 -- avant-gardes : film, art between experiment and archive, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw ; Berlin ; New York : Sternberg, 2007.
Ana Janevski (ed.): As Soon as I Open My Eyes I See a Film. Experiment in the Art of Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, 2010. With essays by Ana Janevski (on experimental art and film in Yugoslavia), Stevan Vuković (on political upheaval in 1968 in Belgrade), and Łukasz Ronduda (on contacts between Yugoslav and Polish artists in the 1970s). [21] Interview with Ana Janevski, June 2011
Bojana Piškur et al (eds.), This Is All Film: Experimental Film in Yugoslavia 1951-1991 [Vse to je film: Eksperimentalni film v Jugoslaviji 1951-1991], catalogue, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, 2010. 154 pages. ISBN: 9789612060909
Experimental film in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania. Further bibliography.
Action art, Happening, Performance, Body art
Tadeusz Kantor (1915-90 Kraków), Alina Szapocznikow (1926-73 Poland/Paris), Geta Brătescu (1926 Bucharest), Włodzimierz Borowski (1930-2008 Warsaw), Jerzy Bereś (1930-2012 Kraków), Ilija Šoškić (1934 Montenegro/Rome), Tomislav Gotovac (1937 Zagreb), Natalia LL (1937 Wrocław), Zbigniew Warpechowski (1938 Kraków), Milan Knížák (1940 Prague), Karel Miler (1940 Prague), György Galántai (1941 Budapest), Jana Želibská (1941 Bratislava), Zorka Ságlová (1942-2003 Prague), Katalin Ladik (1942 Novi Sad/Budapest), Grzegorz Kowalski (1942 Warsaw), Tamás Szentjóby (1944 Budapest), Petr Štembera (1945 Prague), Raša Todosijević (1945 Belgrade), Ion Grigorescu (1945 Bucharest), Zofia Kulik (1947 Warsaw) & Przemyslaw Kwiek (1945 Warsaw), Ewa Partum (1945 Warsaw), Marina Abramović (1946 Novi Sad/Amsterdam/New York), Sándor Pinczehelyi (1946 Pécs/Budapest), Tibor Hajas (1946-80 Budapest), Ľubomír Ďurček (1948 Bratislava), Sanja Iveković (1949 Zagreb), Ján Budaj (1952 Bratislava), Jan Mlčoch (1953 Prague), Jiří Kovanda (1953 Prague), Vladimír Havlík (1959 Olomouc), Łódź Kaliska (1979-, Łódź), Orange Alternative (1983-, Wrocław), Autoperforationsartistik (1980s, Dresden).
Aktuelle Kunst in Osteuropa, ed. Klaus Groh, Cologne: DuMont-Schauberg, 1972, 222 pp. One of first books to cover performance, conceptual, and mail art in Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Soviet Union. Short introduction by the author followed by b&w photographs, artists’ statements, and a bibliography. (German)
Removed From the Crowd: Unexpected Encounters 1, eds. Ivana Bago and Antonia Majača with Vesna Vuković, Zagreb: BLOK & DeLVe, 2011, 312 pp. Considers comparative, transnational, conceptual and performance art in Latvia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Chile, Peru, Poland, and Romania. Among other essays, presents Bago and Majača on Yugoslavian experimental art of the 1960s and 1970s; Alina Serban on the Romania performance artist Geta Brătescu; Vesna Vuković on Croatian artists Sanja Iveković and Tomislav Gotovac; Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez on the Slovenian group IRWIN; and Lucian Gomoll and Lissette Olivares on Chilean conceptual and performance. (English)
Amy Bryzgel, Performing the East: Performance Art in Russia, Latvia and Poland since 1980, London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2013, 303 pp. Contains three chapters: one on post-Soviet Russian identity focusing on Sergei Bugaev (aka Afrika) and Oleg Kulik; a second on Starix (2000–2004), the fake media star invented by the artist Gints Gabrāns, and The Bronze Man (1987–1992), a homeless man moving from Riga to Bremen and Helsinki, constructed by Miervaldis Polis; and a third chapter on gender performances by the Polish artists Zbigniew Libera and Katarzyna Kozyra. Illustrations and extensive notes, which serve as a useful bibliography. [22] [23]. Video talk. Review: Jeschke (Slovo 2014). (English)
Klara Kemp-Welch, Antipolitics in Central European Art: Reticence as Dissidence under Post-Totalitarian Rule, 1956-1989, I.B. Tauris, 2014, xx+336 pp. Presents new readings of the work of Tadeusz Kantor, Július Koller, Tamas Szentjóby, Endre Tót, Jiří Kovanda and Jerzy Bereś. [24]. Reviews: Bryzgel (CritCom 2014), Aulich (LSE blogs 2014). (English)
Amy Bryzgel, Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960, Manchester University Press, 2017, xvii+366 pp. Introduction. Presents a history and development of performance art in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the 1960s, covering 21 countries and 250+ artists. Companion website. [25] (English)
Katalin Cseh-Varga, Adam Czirak (eds.), Performance Art in the Second Public Sphere. Event-Based Art in Late Socialist Europe, London: Routledge, 2018, xii+263 pp. (English)
Body and the East: from the 1960s to the Present, ed. Zdenka Badovinac, MIT Press, 1999, 192 pp. Exh. held at Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, 7 Jul-27 Sep 1998. Chronicles art, especially that of performance and body artists, in central and eastern Europe, with short artist biographies of 80 artists. Essays by Joseph Backstein, Bojana Pejić, Iara Boubnova, Jurij Krpan, Ileana Pintilie, Kristine Stiles, Branka Stipančić, László Beke, Igor Zabel, a.o. [26] (English)/(Slovenian)
Gender Check, A Reader: Art and Theory in Eastern Europe, eds. Bojana Pejić, ERSTE Foundation and Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Cologne: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2010. TOC. First comprehensive exhibition on gender in central and eastern Europe held at Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna, 13 Nov 2009-14 Feb 2010, before traveling to Warsaw. Authoritative anthology with an extensive bibliography by Mara Traumane, and discussion of performance art and identity by Bojana Pejić, Martina Pachmanová, Edit András, Piotr Piotrowski, Zora Rusinová, Nataša Ilić and Dejan Kršić, Mirek Vodrážka, Zdenka Badovinac, Izabela Kowalczyk, Branislav Dimitrijević and Branislava Andjelković, Vera Sokolová, Suzana Milevska, Lyudmila Bredikhina, Laima Kreivyté, Danica Minić, a.o. (English)
Spoločné posedenie. Paralelné chronológie zhôd okolností vo východnej Európe / Sitting Together: Parallel Chronologies of Coincidences in Eastern Europe, eds. Petra Feriancová and Zsuzsa László, Bratislava: tranzit.sk, and Budapest: tranzit.hu, 2017, 25 pp. (Slovak)/(Hungarian)
Centropa 14(1): "Performance Art in Central and Eastern Europe", eds. Amy Bryzgel and Pavlína Morganová, Jan 2014. [27] (English)
Revista Arta 14-15: "Performance in Eastern Europe", ed. Ileana Pintilie, Bucharest: Romanian Artists’ Union, 2015, 98 pp. (Romanian)/(English)
Book chapters, essays
"Body Unbound", ch 4 in Primary Documents: A Sourcebook for Eastern and Central European Art since the 1950s, eds. Laura Hoptman and Tomáš Pospiszyl, MIT Press, 2002, pp 197-255. [28] (English)
Piotr Piotrowski, "The Critique of Painting: Towards the Neo-avant-garde" & "Mapping the Neo-avant-garde, c. 1970" & "The Politics of Identity: Male and Female Body Art", chs 6, 7 & 9 in Piotrowski, In the Shadow of Yalta: Art and the Avant-garde in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989, trans. Anna Brzyski, London: Reaktion Books, 2009, pp 178-237, 241-314 & 341-387, n454-458, n458-466 & n469-471. (English)
Claire Bishop, "The Social Under Socialism", ch 5 in Bishop, Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship, London: Verso, 2012, pp 129ff. (English)
Amy Bryzgel, "Полът и неговите изпълнения в Източна Европа" / "Performing Gender in Eastern Europe", in София Куиър Форум 2014 / Sofia Queer Forum 2014, ed. Stefka Tsaneva, Sofia, 2014, pp 14-25 & 26-35. (Bulgarian)/(English)
Amy Bryzgel, "Continuity and Change: Performance Art in Eastern Europe Since the 1960s / Continuitate øi schimbare: arta performance în Europa de Est începînd cu anii 1960", IDEA 45, Cluj, 2014, pp 108-160, HTML/en, HTML/ro. (English)/(Romanian)
Andrea Bátorová, "Interview with Katalin Cseh and Adam Czirak About the Second Public Sphere in the former Eastern Bloc", ArtMargins, 23 Oct 2014. (English)
Dalibor Chatrný (1925-2012 Brno), Miklós Erdély (1928-86 Budapest), Włodzimierz Borowski (1930-2008 Warsaw), Vladan Radovanović (1932 Belgrade), Alex Mlynárčik (1934 Bratislava/Prague/Paris), Gábor Attalai (1934 Budapest), László Lakner (1936 Budapest/Berlin), Marek Konieczny (1936 Warsaw), Dóra Maurer (1937 Budapest), Endre Tót (1937 Budapest/Cologne), Stano Filko (1937-2015 Bratislava), Peter Bartoš (1938 Bratislava), Július Koller (1939 Bratislava), György Jovánovics (1939 Budapest), Milan Knížák (1940 Prague), Gyula Pauer (1941 Budapest), Krzysztof Wodiczko (1943 Warsaw/New York/Boston), Tamás Szentjóby (1944 Budapest), Jarosław Kozłowski (1945 Poznań), Jiří Valoch (1946 Brno), J.H. Kocman (1947 Brno), Braco Dimitrijević (1948 Sarajevo/Zagreb/Paris), Goran Trbuljak (1948 Zagreb), Goran Đorđević (1950 Belgrade/New York).
Gorgona (1959-66, Zagreb: Braco Dimitrijević, Josip Vaništa, Dimitrije Bašičević/Mangelos..)
Red Peristyle [Crveni Peristil] (1966-68, Split: Pavao Dulčić, Tomo Čaleta, Vladimir Dodig-Trokut, Slaven Sumić, Nenad Đapić, Radovan Kogej, Srđan Blažević, Denis Dokić)
OHO Group (1966-71 Ljubljana: Marko Pogačnik, David Nez, Milenko Matanović, Andraž Šalamun)
KÔD Group (1960s-70s Novi Sad: Mirko Radojčić, Slobodan Tišma, Miroslav Mandić, Slavko Bogdanović, Peđa Vranešević)
E Group (Novi Sad: Ana Raković, Čedomir Drča, Vladimir Kopicl, Miša Živanović)
Bosch+Bosch (1969-76 Subotica: Slavko Matković, Edit Basch, István Krekovics, Zoltán Magyar, László Szalma, Bálint Szombathy, Slobodan Tomanović, et al.)
Group 143 (1975-80 Belgrade: Miško Šuvaković, Jovan Čekić, Paja Stanković, Neša Paripović, Maja Savić)
ZzIP Group (1983-89 int'l: Marko Pogačnik, Mirko Radojčić, Miško Šuvaković, Dubravka Djurić, Zoran Belić Weiss, Nenad Petrović)
Aktuelle Kunst in Osteuropa, ed. Klaus Groh, Cologne: DuMont-Schauberg, 1972, 222 pp. (German)
Vision 2: "Eastern Europe", ed. Tom Marioni, San Francisco: Crown Point Press, Jan 1976. [29] (English)
The New Art Practice in Yugoslavia, 1966-1978, ed. Marijan Susovski, Zagreb: Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1978, 148 pp. Catalogue. (English)/(Serbo-Croatian)
Tony Godfrey, Conceptual Art, London: Phaidon, 1998, pp 264-275. (English)
László Beke, "Conceptualist Tendencies in Eastern European Art", in Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin 1950-1980s, eds. Jane Ferver, Luis Camnitzer and Rachel Weiss, New York: Queen's Museum of Art, 1999, pp 41-51. Catalogue essay. TOC. (English)
Desa Philippi, "Matter of Words: Translations in East European Conceptualism", in Rewriting Conceptual Art, eds. Michael Newman and Jon Bird, London: Reaktion Books, 1999, pp 152-168. (English)
"Conceptual Art and Times of Transition", ch 3 in Primary Documents: A Sourcebook for Eastern and Central European Art since the 1950s, eds. Laura Hoptman and Tomáš Pospiszyl, MIT Press, 2002, pp 122-195. [30] (English)
in Conceptual Art, ed. Peter Osborne, London: Phaidon, 2002. (English)
Miško Šuvaković, "Conceptual Art", in Impossible Histories: Historic Avant-Gardes, Neo-Avant-Gardes, and Post-Avant-Gardes in Yugoslavia, 1918-1991, eds. Dubravka Đurić and Miško Šuvaković, MIT Press, 2003, pp 210-245. (English)
Miško Šuvaković, "Konceptualna umjetnost", in Šuvaković, Pojmovnik suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb: Horetzky, 2005. (Croatian)
Piotr Piotrowski, "The Critique of Painting: Towards the Neo-avant-garde" & "Mapping the Neo-avant-garde, c. 1970" & "Conceptual Art between Theory of Art and Critique of the System", chs 6, 7 & 8 in Piotrowski, In the Shadow of Yalta: Art and the Avant-garde in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989, trans. Anna Brzyski, London: Reaktion Books, 2009, pp 178-237, 241-314 & 315-340, n454-458, n458-466 & n467-469. (English)
Art Always Has Its Consequences, eds. WHW, tranzit.hu, Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi, and kuda.org, Zagreb: WHW, 2010, 265 pp. (English)
Removed From the Crowd: Unexpected Encounters 1, eds. Ivana Bago and Antonia Majača with Vesna Vuković, Zagreb: BLOK & DeLVe, 2011, 312 pp. [31] [32] (English)
Ksenya A. Gurshtein, TransStates: Conceptual Art in Eastern Europe and the Limits of Utopia, University of Michigan, 2011, 323 pp. PhD dissertation. [33] (English)
Zdenka Badovinac, Eda Čufer, Cristina Freire, Boris Groys, Charles Harrison, Vít Havránek, Piotr Piotrowski, Branka Stipančić, "Conceptual Art and Eastern Europe: Part I", e-flux 40 (Dec 2012); Part 2, e-flux 41 (Jan 2013). Based on a conference organised by Zdenka Badovinac in Ljubljana, 2007. (English)
Maja Fowkes, The Green Bloc: Neo-Avant-Garde Art and Ecology under Socialism, Budapest and New York: Central European University Press, 2015, viii+299 pp. Reviews: Cseh-Varga (Springerin), Debeusscher (Critique d'art). (English)
Revista Arta 6(20-21): "Conceptualismul în Europa Centrală și de Est / Conceptualism in Eastern and Central Europe", ed. Cristian Nae, Bucharest, 2016. Excerpt. [34] (Romanian)/(English)
Klara Kemp-Welch, Networking the Bloc: Experimental Art in Eastern Europe 1965-1981, MIT Press, 2019, 480 pp. [35] (English)
Geometric abstraction, Neo-constructivism, Op art, Kinetic art
visual kinetics (plastique cinétique, 1950s, Vasarely)
late 1940s-60s: Victor Vasarely (Budapest/Paris), Nicolas Schöffer (Hungary/Paris), Zdeněk Sýkora (Prague), Exat 51 group (Zagreb), Gyula Kosice (Košice/Buenos Aires)
1960s-70s: Milan Dobeš (Bratislava), Dvizheniye group (Moscow, incl. Lev Nusberg and Francisco Infante), 111 group (Timisoara), Piotr Kowalski (Lwow/Paris), Bulat Galeev (Kazan), Gyula Pauer (Budapest), Zbigniew Gostomski (Warsaw), Ryszard Winiarski (Warsaw), Diet Sayler (Romania/Germany), Juraj Dobrović (Zagreb), Sigma group (Timisoara)
Piotr Piotrowski, "Totalitarianism and Modernism: The 'Thaw' and Informel Painting in Central Europe, 1955-1965", Artium Quaestiones 10 (2000), pp 119-175. (English)
Piotr Piotrowski, "Modernism and Totalitarianism II. Myths of Geometry: Neo-Constructivism in Central Europe 1948-1970", trans. Marek Wilczyński, Artium Quaestiones 11 (2000), pp 101-154. (English)
Piotr Piotrowski, In the Shadow of Yalta: Art and the Avant-garde in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989, trans. Anna Brzyski, London: Reaktion Books, 2009. (English)
L'Internationale: Post-War Avant-Gardes Between 1957 and 1986, ed. Christian Höller, Zurich: JRP Ringer, 2012; L’Internationale Online, 2015, 416 pp. (English)
The Other Transatlantic: Kinetic and Op Art in Eastern Europe and Latin America, eds. Marta Dziewańska, Dieter Roelstraete, and Abigail Winograd, Warsaw: Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, 2017, 250 pp. Based on 2016 conference; published on the occasion of 2017 exhibition. [36] [37] (English)
Slovakia, Hungary, Romania. Further bibliography.
Audiovisual compositions
1960s-70s: Alois Piňos (Prague), Petr Kotík (Prague), Milan Grygar (Prague), Bulat Galeyev (Kazan)
Audiovisual compositions in Czech Republic, Slovakia. Further bibliography.
Fluxus, Intermedia
Petra Stegmann (ed.), The Lunatics are on the Loose... European Fluxus Festivals 1962-1977, Potsdam: Down With Art!, 2012. Extensive documentation of 32 selected European Fluxus events in Aachen, Aberystwyth, Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, London, Madrid, Nizza, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Poznan, Rotterdam, Scheveningen, Stockholm, Vilnius, Wiesbaden, Wuppertal. [38] (English)
Petra Stegmann, "Fluxus and the East", Centropa 14:1, Jan 2014. (English)
See Computing and cybernetics in CEE.
Electroacoustic music
Lev Termen, the patriarch of musical electronics, a talented physicist, created Aetherophone (later called the Theremin or Thereminovox) in 1920 - unsurpassed till now in the family of performing electronic instruments (owing to its keen sound control options).
Other early instruments include Sonchromatoskop by Sándor László (1920), Sonar by N.Anan'yev (c1930), Ekvodin by V.A.Gurov (1931), Emiriton by A.Ivanov and A.Rimsky-Korsakov (1932). While in the United States, Termen also created Theremin Cello (electric Cello with no strings and no bow, using a plastic fingerboard, a handle for volume and two knobs for sound shaping, c1930), Theremin keyboard (a piano-like device, c1930), Rhythmicon (world's first drum machine, 1931), and Terpsitone (platform that converts dance movements into tones, 1932). In the 1930s, professor E.A.Sholpo established a laboratory for sound synthesis where he developed his Variophone (1932), a precursor of the synthesizers. A.A.Volodin, a scientist in the field of electronic sound synthesis, designed a whole series of new instruments.
In Moscow, Eugene Murzin constructed one of the world's first synthesizers in 1955. He named his invention, ANS synthesizer, in honor of Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, as the ANS worked on the principle of the transformation of light waves into electronic soundings. The compositions created on the ANS in the Moscow Studio of Electronic Music since 1958 played the major role in the development of electronic music in USSR. In the 1960s, the ANS was the only synthesizer in the Union, and became the training ground of a great number of young composers, including one of the most dedicated experimenters in the field of electronic music, Edward Artemyev. Artemyev's compositions are characterized by a constant search for new sounds and by a desire to obtain maximum timbre modification from minimal sound material. In the music for A. Tarkovsky's film Solaris (1972), Artemyev discovered an entire realm of unusual (for that time) sound effects; he founded a new trend in electronic music that musicologists have named 'space music'. (In 1972 the studio acquired the module synthesizer "SYNTHI-100" of English company "Taylor".)
Warsaw Autumn Festival initiated by Baird and Serocki presented since 1956 works by Berg, Schönberg, and Bartók; Stockhausen and Schaeffer visited. Polish Radio Experimental studio was founded by Patkowski in 1957.
In Czechoslovakia, the first representative Seminar on Electronic Music, organized on the initiative of several Czech and Slovak composers, musicologists and sound technicians, was held at the Research Institute of Radio and Television in Pilsen in 1964. It appeared a miracle to many people interested in this kind of musical creativity. The seminar dealt seriously and manifestly with questions of electronic music, for the first time in Czechoslovak cultural context. The representative survey on electronic music written by Czech musicologist Vladimir Lebl and published in 1966 was the fundamental theoretical work, followed by his translation of the book "La Musique concrete" by Pierre Schaeffer. Several compositions by the classicists of concrete, tape and electronic music appeared in radio broadcasts in 1965 and the first LP with electronic music pieces by both inland and foreign composers was published as soon as in 1966. Followed by foundation of experimental music studios in Bratislava (1965) and Pilsen (1967).
During 1950s-70s the number of composers visited New Music courses in Darmstadt (Kotonski, Piňos, Jeney, Sáry), studied and worked with studios WDR Cologne (Kotonski, Eötvös, Dubrovay), GRM Paris (Kotonski, Kabeláč, Piňos, Vidovszky), Munich (Piňos), STEM Utrecht (Kabeláč), or IRCAM Paris (Eötvös).
Gorizont became known as some sort of Russian version of Kraftwerk, releasing an LP by the "Soviet State" record label Melodia.
musique concréte (1949, Schaeffer, Paris), elektronische Musik (1950, Eimert and Meyer-Eppler, Cologne), New Music, synthesizer (ANS synthesizer, 1955, Moscow; RCA Music synthesizer, 1955), white noise, vocoder, atonal music, serialism
Polish Radio Experimental Studio Warsaw (1957, Patkowski), Experimental studio of electronic music Moscow (1958, Murzin), Experimentalstudio für künstliche Klang- und Geräuscherzeugung East Berlin (1953 or 1962?), Experimental Studio of Slovak Radio Bratislava (1965, Kolman), Experimental Studio of Czech Radio Pilsen (1967-94), New Music Studio Budapest (1970), Electronic Studio of Radio Belgrade (1972, Radovanović), Electro-acoustic Music Studio at Academy of Music Krakow (1973, Patkowski), Electronic music studio Sofia (1974), Electroacoustic Music Studio of the Hungarian Radio Budapest (1975, Decsényi), Studio for Electronic Music Dresden (1984, Wissmann), Audiostudio of Czechoslovak Radio Prague (1990-94), Theremin Center Moscow (1992, Smirnov), Electronic Music Studio at the Estonian Academy of Music Tallinn (1995, Sumera) more
Composers, artists, musicologists
mid-1950s-60s: Jozef Patkowski (Warsaw), Wlodzimierz Kotonski (Warsaw), Evgeny Murzin (engineer, Moscow), Edward Artemiev (Moscow), Peter Kolman (Bratislava), Miloslav Kabeláč (Pilsen), Vladimír Lébl (musicologist, Prague), Antonín Sychra (musicologist, Prague), Milan Knížák (Prague)
1970s: Vladan Radovanović (Belgrade), Péter Eötvös (Budapest), Zoltán Jeney (Budapest), László Vidovszky (Budapest), László Sáry (Budapest)
1980s: Mindaugas Urbaitis (Kaunas)
1990s: Andrey Smirnov (Moscow), Lepo Sumera (Tallinn)
1950s-60s: Warsaw Autumn Festival (Warsaw, *1956), International Seminars on New Music (Smolenice, 1968-70), Exposition of Experimental Music (Brno, 1969-70).
1990s: Evenings of New Music (Bratislava, *1990), IFEM and FEM festival (Bratislava, 1992-96), Exposition of New Music (Brno, *1993).
2000s: Next festival (Bratislava, *1999), X-Peripheria festival (Budapest, *2000)
Unearthing The Music: Creative Sound and Experimentation under European Totalitarianism, a research project led by Out.ra association, 2017ff.
Lejaren A Hiller, Report on Contemporary Music, 1961 (Technical Report no. 4), Urbana, Il.: Experimental Music Studio, University of Illinois, 1962.
Golo Föllmer, Markus Steffens, Melanie Uerlings (eds.), Anthology of Experimental Music Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe 1950-2010, 2012. (English/German/intl)
David Crowley, Daniel Muzyczuk, Sounding the Body Electric: Experiments in Art and Music in Eastern Europe 1957-1984, Lodz: Muzeum Sztuki, 2012.
Daniel Muzyczuk, David Crowley, Michał Libera, "Sounding the Body Electric: A Conversation", ArtMargins, 8 October 2012.
Electroacoustic music in East Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. Further bibliography. See also Audiovisual tools and instruments, Electronic art music, The International Documentation of Electroacoustic Music and [39].
Multimedia environments
Artists and works
1950s-60s: Josef Svoboda's Laterna Magika, Diacran, Polyecran, and Diapolyecran (Prague), Jaroslav Frič's Polyvision and Vertical Cinemascope (Prague), Dvizheniye group's Cybertheatre (Moscow, incl. Lev Nusberg and Francisco Infante), Stano Filko's Cathedral of Humanism (Bratislava), Jerzy Rosołowicz's Neutrdrom (Wroclaw), VAL group's Heliopolis (Bratislava), Jana Želibská's The Possibility of Exposure (Bratislava).
1970s: Attila Kováts (Cologne/Budapest)
1980s: András Mengyán (Budapest)
David Crowley, "The Art of Cybernetic Communism", 2011.
Multimedia environments in Czech Republic, Hungary. Further bibliography.
Computer art, Dynamic objects, Cybernetic sculpture
new materials, information aesthetics (1960s, Bense and Moles)
1950s: Nicolas Schöffer (cybernetic sculpture, Hungary/Paris)
1960s: Vladimir Bonačić (dynamic objects, Zagreb), Petar Milojević (Belgrade/Toronto)
1970s: Edward Ihnatowicz (cybernetic sculpture, Poland/London), Stanisław Dróżdż (concrete poetry, Poland), Zdeněk Sýkora (computer-aided painting, Prague), Jozef Jankovič (computer prints, Bratislava), Juraj Bartusz (computer-aided sculpture, Bratislava), Ryszard Winiarski (paintings and objects, Warsaw), Mihai Jalobeanu (computer graphics, Cluj), Sherban Epuré (Romania/New York City), Zoran Radović (Belgrade/Berlin), Sergej Pavlin (Ljubljana)
1980s: Tamás Waliczky (Budapest), Vladan Radovanović (Belgrade)
1990s: Zoltán Szegedy-Maszák (Budapest), Jan Pamula (Krakow), Alexandru Patatics (Timisoara)
Events, Networks
New Tendencies, Zagreb, 1960s-mid 70s
http://monoskopram.tumblr.com/tagged/computer_art
Margit Rosen (ed.), A Little-Known Story About a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer’s Arrival in Art: New Tendencies and Bit International, 1961-1973, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Computer art in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria. Further bibliography.
new art practices (1970s)
1970s: Woody Vasulka (Prague/New York City), Jozef Robakowski (Łódź), Wojciech Bruszewski (Łódź), Antoni Mikołajczyk (Łódź), Ryszard Waśko (Łódź), Nuša and Srečo Dragan (Ljubljana), Miha Vipotnik (Ljubljana), Sanja Iveković (Zagreb), Dalibor Martinis (Zagreb), Goran Trbuljak (Zagreb), Ivan Faktor (Osijek)
1980s: Pawel Kwiek (Warsaw), Petr Skala (Prague), Team T group, Izabella Gustowska (Poznań), Yach-Film group, Marina Abramović (Novi Sad/Belgrade/Amsterdam), Raša Todosijević (Belgrade), Krzysztof Wodiczko (Warsaw/New York City/Boston)
1990s: Peter Rónai (Bratislava), Cãlin Dan (Bucharest/Amsterdam), Apsolutno group (Novi Sad), Ando Keskküla (Tallinn), Jaan Toomik (Tallinn), Deimantas Narkevicius (Vilnius)
April Meetings festival (Belgrade, 1972-77), Video CD biennial (Ljubljana, 1983-89), WRO Biennale (Wroclaw, since 1989), Sub Voce exhibition (Budapest, 1991), French-Baltic-Nordic Video and New Media Festival (Riga/Vilnius/Tallinn, *1992), Ex Oriente Lux exhibition (Bucharest, 1993), Videomedeja festival (Novi Sad, *1996), New Video, New Europe exhibition (Chicago, 2004), E.U. Positive exhibition (Berlin, 2004), Instant Europe (Udine, 2005)
FAVIT, Ljubljana, 1970s
Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, since 1970s
Infermental, Berlin and international, 1980s
ŠKUC, Ljubljana, 1980s
Video Salon, Prague, late 1980s
WRO, Wroclaw, 1990s-2000s
Transitland archive, 1990s-2000s
Transitland: Video Art from Central and Eastern Europe 1989–2009, ed. Edit András, Budapest: Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009, 319 pp. (English)
Réka Deim, "Transitland: Video Art from Central and Eastern Europe 1989-2009 (Interview)", ARTMargins, 30 Dec 2009. (English)
Transitland: Video Art from Central and Eastern Europe After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989–2009 / Видеоарт Центральной и Восточной Европы после падения Берлинской стены, 1989–2009, Moscow: MediaArtLab, 2010, 137 pp. (English)/(Russian)
Katarzyna Kosmala (ed.), Sexing the Border: Gender, Art and New Media in Central and Eastern Europe, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. Excerpt. [40] (English)
Video in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia (2), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania. Further bibliography.
New media art, Media culture
mailing list, discussion forum, media lab (1990s-2000s), net art (1990s), streaming, tactical media, hacker culture, audiovisual performance, digital signal processing (DSP), Pure Data, Max/MSP, vvvvv, SuperCollider, online social network
Artists, writers
1990s-2000s: János Sugár (Budapest), Miloš Vojtěchovský (Prague), Keiko Sei (Prague/Brno), Nina Czegledy (Budapest/Toronto), Stephen Kovats (Dessau), Silver (Prague), Alexei Shulgin (Moscow/London), Olia Lialina (Moscow), Inke Arns (Berlin), Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits (Riga), Luchezar Boyadjiev (Sofia), Cãlin Dan (Bucharest), Vuk Ćosić (Ljubljana), Marko Peljhan (Ljubljana), Igor Štromajer (Ljubljana), John Grzinich (Mooste), Ákos Maróy (Budapest/New York City), Petko Dourmana (Sofia), Ivor Diosi (Bratislava/Prague), Guy van Belle (Brussels/Bratislava), Jakub Nepraš (Prague), Rene Beekman (Amsterdam/Sofia), Krassimir Terziev (Sofia)
The Media Are With Us conference (Budapest, 1990), Ostranenie (Dessau, 1993/95/97/99), Orbis Fictus exhibition (Prague, 1994), Hi-tech/Art exhibition and symposium series (Brno, 1994-97), MetaForum conferences (Budapest, 1994-96), Butterfly Effect (Budapest, 1996), Dawn of the Magicians? (Prague, 1996-97), LEAF conference (Liverpool, 1997), Beauty and the East Nettime conference (Ljubljana, 1997), Communication Front (Plovdiv, 1999-2001), Media Forum (Moscow, *2000), Enter Multimediale festival (Prague, 2000/05/07/09), Multiplace festival (Bratislava/Prague/Brno/international, *2002), FM@dia (Prague, 2004), Trans european Picnic (Novi Sad, 2004), Remake exhibition (Brno/Bratislava/Cluj, 2012).
Soros Center of Contemporary Arts (loose) network: C3 (Budapest), Ljudmila (Ljubljana), Radio Jeleni (Prague), MediaArtLab (Moscow), mid 1990s-early 2000s
V2_East / Syndicate, international, mid 1990s-2000
Nettime, international, mid 1990s-2000s
Media Research Foundation and C3, Budapest, 1990s
Arkzin, Zagreb, 1990s
Terminal Bar and NoD Media Lab, Prague, mid 1990s-early 2000s
E-lab and RIXC, Riga, mid 1990s-2000s
Kuda.org, Novi Sad, mid 1990s-2000s
Stephen Kovats (ed.), Media Revolution. Electronic Media in the Transformation Process of Eastern and Central Europe. (German title: Ost-West Internet.) Edition Bauhaus 6, Campus Verlag, Frankfurt/M. and New York, 1999. 381 pp., illus. (All texts Engl. and German.) ISBN: 3-593-36365-8. With CD-Rom: Ostranenie 93 - 95 - 97. Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, Dessau, 1999. Mac & PC. ISBN: 3-910022-30-8, [41]. Review by Andreas Broeckmann
and Ostranenie 93, 95, 97 catalogues
Syndicate Publication Series
Inke Arns (ed.) 1996 V2_East Meeting. Syndicate Publication Series 000. [42] [43] [44]
Inke Arns and Andreas Broeckmann (eds.) Deep Europe: The 1996 - 97 edition. Selected texts from the V2_East / Syndicate mailing list (143 pp.), Syndicate Publication Series 001, Berlin, October 1997. [45]
Inke Arns (ed.) Junction Skopje: The 1997 - 1998 Edition. Syndicate Publication Series 002. [46]
ZKP series 1-6, 1996-2001, [47]
ZKP1. Amsterdam, January 1996 [48]
ZKP2. Madrid June 1996. [49]
ZKP3. Budapest, October 1996. [50]
ZKP3.2.1. Ljubljana, November 1996. [51]
(ZKP4) Pit Schultz, Diana McCarty, Geert Lovink, Vuk Cosic (eds.), The Beauty and the East. Ljubljana, May 1997. [52]
(ZKP5) Josephine Bosma, Pauline van Mourik Broekman, Ted Byfield, Matthew Fuller, Geert Lovink, Diana McCarty, Pit Schultz, Felix Stadler, McKenzie Wark, Faith Wilding (editors). README! Filtered by NETTIME: ASCII Culture and the Revenge of Knowledge. New York: Autonomedia, February 1999. 556 pages. ISBN: 1570270899. [53]
(NKP6) Net.art Per Me. Catalogue of the Slovenian Pavillion. Venice Biennale 2001. [54]
Rossitza Daskalova, "The ground for net.art in the former Eastern Block (Central and Eastern Europe)", 2001, [55]
Rossitza Daskalova, "Web projects" reviews, 2001, [56]
Inke Arns and Andreas Broeckmann, "Small Media Normality for the East", Jun 1997. [57], (German version)
Inke Arns (ed.), "New Media Cultures in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe", Convergence: Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Vol. 4, No. 2, University of Luton Press / GB, Summer 1998 [ISSN 1354-8565] [ISBN 1-86020-032-X]. [58]
Slavomír Krekovič, "New Media Culture. Internet as a Tool of Cultural Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe", 2003. In Crossing Boundaries: From Syria to Slovakia, ed. S. Jakelic and J. Varsoke, Vienna: IWM Junior Visiting Fellows' Conferences, Vol. 14. [59]
Dušan Barok, Magdaléna Kobzová (eds.), Save Before It's Gone, Brussels, 2006. Includes interviews with Dirk Paesmans, Maja Kuzmanovic, Darko Fritz, and Andrei Smirnov. (English)
Miklós Peternák, "The Illusion of the Initiative: An Overview of the Past Twenty Years of Media Art in Central Europe" / Die Illusion der Initiative. Über die Medienkunst der letzten zwanzig Jahre in Ost- und Mitteleuropa", in Gateways: Art and Networked Culture, eds. Sabine Himmelsbach, KUMU Art Museum Tallinn, Goethe Institut Estland and Ralf Eppeneder, Hatje Cantz, 2011. [60] [61] (English)/(German)
Barbora Šedivá (ed.), 3/4 magazine: Special issue on media art history: Remake, No. 27-28, Bratislava: Atrakt Art, 2012. [62] (English)/(Slovak)
Media labs, Media art festivals, Media art conferences
Theorists
Vilém Flusser (Prague/Germany/Brazil)
The Media Are With Us (Budapest, 1990), Prague Media Symposium (Prague, 1991-98), MetaForum (Budapest, 1994-96), Mutamorphosis (Prague, 2007)
Jindřich Chalupecký (1910-90, worked in Prague)
Radislav Matuštík (1929-2006 Bratislava)
Tomáš Štrauss (1931-2013 Bratislava/Germany)
Ješa Denegri (1936, works in Belgrade)
Krisztina Passuth (1937 Budapest)
László Beke (1944 Budapest)
Jiří Valoch (1946 Prague)
Boris Groys (1947 Moscow/Berlin)
Éva Forgács (1947 Budapest/Pasadena)
Bojana Pejić (1948 Belgrade/Berlin)
Jaroslav Anděl (1949 Prague/New York)
Piotr Piotrowski (1952-2015 Poznań/Warsaw)
Mária Orišková (1952 Bratislava)
Branka Stipančić (1953 Zagreb)
Miško Šuvaković (1954 Belgrade)
Miloš Vojtěchovský (1955 Prague)
Miklós Peternák (1956 Budapest)
Viktor Misiano (1957 Moscow)
Igor Zabel (1958-2005 Ljubljana)
Marina Gržinić (1958 Ljubljana)
Boris Buden (1958 Zagreb)
Georg Schöllhammer (1958 Vienna)
Ekaterina Degot (1958 Moscow/Cologne)
Katarína Rusnáková (1959 Bratislava)
IRWIN (Ljubljana)
Suzana Milevska (1961 Vienna)
Dejan Sretenović (1962 Belgrade)
Gerald Raunig (1963 Vienna)
Dmitry Vilensky (1964 St Petersburg)
David Crowley (1966 London)
Keiko Sei (Brno/Karlsruhe/Thailand)
Tomáš Pospiszyl (1967 Prague)
Ivan Mečl (1968 Prague)
Reuben Fowkes (1971 Budapest)
Klara Kemp-Welch (London)
Łukasz Ronduda (1976 Warsaw)
Daniel Grúň (1977 Bratislava)
Mira Keratová (1977 Bratislava)
Václav Magid (1979 Prague)
Jan Zálešák (1979 Brno)
Karol Sienkiewicz (1980 Warsaw/Vancouver)
Palo Fabuš (1983 Prague)
Third Text (*1987, int), Springerin magazine (*1995, Vienna), IDEA Arts+Society magazine (*1999, Cluj), ARTMargins (*1999, int), EIPCP (and Transversal journal, *2000, Vienna), Prelom magazine (*2001, Belgrade), Tranzit (*2002, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest), Chto delat (*2003, Moscow, St Petersburg), Artyčok (*2005, Prague), Translit journal (*2005, St Petersburg), Former West (*2008, int).
Local histories
avant-garde, modernism and after
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosova, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
Central and Eastern Europe Bibliography
The first phase of this research (2009-11) was supported by cOL-mE, International Visegrad Fund, and ERSTE Foundation.
Contributors include Dušan Barok, Guy van Belle, Nina Czegledy, Lenka Dolanová, Eva Krátká, Magdaléna Kobzová, Barbora Šedivá, Joanna Walewska, Darko Fritz, Miro A. Cimerman, Matko Meštrović, Paul Stubbs, Rarita Szakats, Călin Man, Raluca Velisar, Miklós Peternák, János Sugár, Pit Schultz, Diana McCarty, Barbara Huber, Maxigas, Miloš Vojtěchovský, Grzegorz Klaman, František Zachoval, Sølve N.T. Lauvås, and many others.
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Historic Montessori Collaboration Launches Multiple Research Projects
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 6 Comments
Montessorians have not always got along all that well.
100 years ago the Montessori movement was a worldwide phenomenon led by a charismatic founder, Maria Montessori, who kept tight control over authenticity and implementation. Like many such movements, it splintered even while its leader was alive, and factionalized further after her death.
In the United States, home to by far the largest Montessori community in the world, the factions are the most extreme. AMS, AMI-USA the Montessori Foundation, MEPI, PAMS, and other smaller organizations train teachers, support schools, and promote competing versions of Montessori’s work. There’s been bad blood between AMS and AMI-USA in particular for decades, dating back to a rupture with Mario Montessori and AMI—although quiet collaborations have taken place over the years as well.
In the last few years, three grant makers from significant education-oriented foundations, who happened to have eight children in Montessori schools among them, turned their attention to Montessori as a source of innovation in education. However, when they looked more closely at Montessori in the U.S., they were a little taken aback at the confusion and conflict they found, and started to think twice about backing the model.
Fortunately for children everywhere, they thought more than twice, and offered the movement some hard truth: No one is going to research or fund Montessori until you get your house in order. But we’re willing to help you come together. It’s time to collaborate in the interest of the child.
What happened next was a historic collaboration. The McCall-Kulak Family Foundation gathered leaders of AMI, AMI-USA, AMS, the Montessori Foundation, MEPI, NAMTA, MAA, EAA, and other organizations into a group dubbed the Montessori Leaders Collaborative, or MLC. (For help navigating this alphabet soup, see Montessori Organizations on this site.) The MLC began meeting in January of 2011, quietly at first. The occasional communique was issued and apparently some red wine was consumed, but not much of substance was made public.
That changed last week, at a Congress breakout, where MLC members and supporters told the group’s story and announced a host of exciting projects, some of which are already under way.
One of the biggest is a three-phase project called “What, Why, How?” headed by Jaqueline Cossentino of the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector (NCMPS) and pediatric neurospychologist and Montessori advocate Dr. Stephen Hughes. The project will collect national data on Montessori so education researchers have a large, well-ordered data set to work with.
Phase I is a comprehensive census of Montessori schools in the U.S. at The Montessori Census Project This is huge. Right now, no one really knows how many Montessori schools there are in the U.S., or what kind of Montessori they do. From the site:
At completion, we will know enrollment figures, school sizes, the number of teachers and assistants, the amount of money spent on Montessori education, and programmatic insights. These statistics will be invaluable for individual Montessori schools and for the larger American educational community.
Phase II directs closer attention to 150 targeted schools and looks at teachers, classrooms, principals, alumni, and norm-referenced tests which measure areas where we expect Montessori students to shine: executive function, engagement, attention, etc. Standardized academic tests will be included. The end goal is Montessori Analytics, a database in the cloud accessible to researchers, schools, and families.
Phase III focuses on ages birth to six, and especially on intensive family engagement and vulnerable communities. Four well-established, successful programs, East Dallas Community Schools*, Crossway Community, Cornerstone Montessori, and Family Star Montessori will be studied ethnographically as a foundation for further research and replication.
There’s much more than will fit in one blog post. I’ll be working on a permanent page for the MLC and their projects on this site–and it looks like I need to flesh out some of the organization pages. But first I will be sharing more of the MLC projects here in the next few days, so keep on eye on this page. (You can always sign up for email notifications by clicking on the link at the top of the page.)
* Not “East Alice”, as this post originally read! What the heck is East Alice?!
6 responses to “Historic Montessori Collaboration Launches Multiple Research Projects”
Sheryl Morris | August 9, 2013 at 5:41 pm | Reply
“Thank you” seems too simple an expression here.
Dan Wasil | August 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm | Reply
Well THIS is pretty danged swell! We’ll watch developments. thank you!
Justin | August 9, 2013 at 10:30 pm | Reply
So excited about this. What a great step forward for the Montessori movement!
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dundasmontessori | August 12, 2013 at 6:17 pm | Reply
Reblogged this on Dundas Valley Montessori School and commented:
At DVMS, we are motivated to help a similar movement thrive in Canada. Congratulations and thank you to all those involved with the MLC.
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General Terms and Conditions for Participations in Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Organised at the Estonian Fairs Centre
1. ORGANISER, EXHIBITORS AND EXHIBITS
The Organiser – Estonian Fairs Ltd or a legal or natural person organising a particular exhibition/trade fair.
The Exhibitor – a legal or natural person participating in the particular exhibition or trade fair, whose field of activity corresponds to the topic of the particular exhibition or trade fair and whose legal form of activity is in accordance with the legislature of the Republic of Estonia. In order to enrich the exhibition or trade fair exposition, offer better services to the exhibition and trade fair visitors and the Exhibitors, and provide other common goods, the Organiser is entitled to involve to the particular exhibition or trade fair institutions and enterprises whose activities are not directly connected with the topic reflected upon in the abovementioned exhibition or trade fair, yet not contravention of good business practice and the principle of equal treatment of the Exhibitors.
The Main Exhibitor – a legal or natural person accepting the general terms and conditions valid in the Estonian Fairs Centre and the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair, with whom the Organiser shall conclude an agreement for the exhibition or trade fair period for the renting out of an exposition stand and a standard stand, taking into consideration the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair and the price list of the services of the Organiser in order to provide services.
A Co-exhibitor – a legal or natural person, who participates in the exhibition or trade fair on the exposition stand hired by the Main Exhibitor, whose name has been included in the registration list, who pays the participation fee of a Co-exhibitor, whose data will be published in the exhibition or trade fair catalogue, who shall be responsible for the compliance of the general terms and conditions of the Estonian Fairs Centre and that for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair, and to whom all the obligations of the main exhibitor shall extend.
The Main Exhibitor shall be responsible for the activities of all the Co-exhibitors taking actions on his/her stand and for the settlement of the accounts rendered to them.
An Exposition Stand is the space hired by the Exhibitor form the Organiser for the time period of the exhibition or trade fair in the pavilion of the Estonian Fairs Centre (internal room) and/or outside the pavilions (external room).
The Exposition Stand will only be rented out to the Main Exhibitor. Each Main Exhibitor shall be entitled, in concordance with the Organiser, to involve Co-exhibitors to the particular exhibition or trade fair. The Main Exhibitor shall be obliged to pay the participation fee of the Co-exhibitor for each Co-exhibitor participating in the exhibition or trade fair. The Main Exhibitor shall not be entitled to put at the disposal of third persons or sublet them the Exposition Stand provided to him/her or its parts without enlisting him/her in the registration list and submitting a prior notice to the Organiser. The Main Exhibitor shall be barred to advertise and show goods and services of companies or organisations which are not enlisted in the registration list of the particular exhibition or trade fair on his/her Exposition Stand (see Clause 15).
An Exhibit – a physical object displayed by the Exhibitor on the Exposition Stand hired at the exhibition or trade fair, on supporting structures erected on it, on the design elements, on the internal walls of the stand, or above the stand. A displaying of the Exhibits outside the boundaries of the stand or their removal from the Exposition Stand prior to the end of the official working period of the exhibition or trade fair shall be prohibited.
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall be entitled to demand the removal of such Exhibits from the Exposition Stand which pose a potential source of danger to the visitors and the other Exhibitors, disturb or complicate the activities of the other Exhibitors, mislead the visitors or are in contravention of the ethics and good business practice effective in the society.
The topic and time of each particular exhibition or trade fair to be held shall be provided for by the terms and conditions for participation in the respective exhibition or trade fair.
The working languages of the exhibitions and trade fairs taking place in the Estonian Fairs Centre shall be Estonian and English, whereat the visitors must be provided with a possibility to be informed in Estonian on all stands.
2. BOOKING OF EXPOSITION STAND
In order to book a Exposition Stand, the Organiser shall send the Exhibitors an advertising and sales package of the particular exhibition or trade fair. The Exhibitor shall return the Organiser a filled in registration sheet-participation agreement forming part of the package within the deadline provided for by the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair. The Organiser shall only accept registration sheets filled in as required and furnished with the signature of the authorised person of the Exhibitor. The registration sheet filled in by the Exhibitor and accepted by the Organiser and its annexes shall be the agreement handling the participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair, whose performance shall be binding for the Exhibitor and the Organiser.
Upon the acceptance of the requests submitted in the registration sheet by the Exhibitor, the Organiser shall send the Exhibitor a written confirmation on the acceptance of the order placed in it.
3. DISPOSITION OF STANDS IN THE HALLS OF THE TRADE FAIR CENTRE
Requests for booking an Exposition Stand shall be handled in the order of their incoming. Taking into consideration the technical specifications of the place of the particular exhibition or trade fair to be held and, to the possible extent, the requests of the Exhibitor concerning the disposition of the stand, the Organiser shall determine the final disposition of the stands in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre. In the interests of the integrity of the exhibition and a better utilisation of the Exposition Stand, the Organiser shall be entitled, in concordance with the Exhibitor, to decrease or increase within 10% the area of the stand booked by the Exhibitor.
The Organiser shall send each Exhibitor prior to the beginning of the period the particular exhibition or trade fair to be held a drawing showing the final disposition of the stands in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre, indicating in it the location of the Exposition Stand or stand hired by the Exhibitor.
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall be entitled to demand the Organiser of the particular exhibition or trade fair the disposition of the stands in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre and the Exhibitor the erecting of his/her stand in such a way a free access to the fire-extinguishing closets and water hydrants and primary fire-extinguishing appliance is ensured.
4. PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Exhibitor shall be obliged to pay the fee for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair, the rental charge of the Exposition Stand and stand to the bank account within the time limit stipulated in the invoice submitted by the Organiser. The Exhibitor shall be entitled to use the Exposition Stand and stand hired by him/her within the time limit stipulated in the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair upon the receipts of said payments to the bank account of the Organiser.
5. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
In case the Exhibitor wishes to terminate the agreement on participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair concluded with the Organiser, the Exhibitor shall be obliged to submit a prior written notification on it to the Organiser. A termination of the agreement without imposing sanctions shall only be possible prior to the deadline stipulated in the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair.
The Exhibitor shall forfeit the right of use of the Exposition Stand or stand booked by him/her and the right of use of the Exposition Stand and stand shall retrocede to the Organiser in case the Exhibitor:
– has not paid the participation fee, the rental charge of the Exposition Stand or stand within the time limit set;
– has not commenced using the Exposition Stand within 24 hours prior to the opening date and time of the particular exhibition or trade fair (unless a respective agreement has been reached upon with the Organiser);
– does not adhere to the general terms and conditions for participation of the Organiser and those in the particular exhibition or trade fair.
In case the termination of the agreement takes place by the fault of the Exhibitor or other reasons, the Exhibitor shall be obliged to settle the Organiser the accounts whose payment deadlines have arrived by the moment of the termination of the agreement (rental charge of the Exposition Stand or stand, participation fee, etc.). The sums paid by the Exhibitor prior to the termination of the agreement will not be refunded.
6. EXHIBITION AND TRADE FAIR SERVICES
Orders for the exhibition or trade fair services shall be formalised in the order forms provided with, which the Organiser shall send to all the Exhibitors, if the registration sheets filled in by them according to form for the rental of the Exposition Stand have reached the Organiser and whose participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair has been accepted. The order forms shall be returned to the Organiser within the deadline stipulated in the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair, whereby late orders will be fulfilled in case of possibility. Upon paying for orders placed after the deadline set, an add-on of 25% shall be applied. Upon paying for orders placed during the working period of the trade fair (incl. the exhibition day), an add-on of 25% shall be applied.
6.1 Stand construction and design works
It is possible for the Exhibitor to order the Organiser stand construction works (incl. special design) and the respective construction and design materials. It is possible to get help and advice from the Organiser also when planning and designing the Exposition Stand.
In case the Exponent performs the stand construction works himself/herself or employs his/her subcontractors for that purpose, he/she shall he obliged to coordinate the stand design draft, constructions and materials to be used with Estonian Fairs Ltd [Chief Design Engineer Gunnar Kalmet, ph +372 613 7312, GSM +372 50 34 379] within four weeks prior to the opening date of the particular exhibition or trade fair. The Exhibitor shall be obliged to adhere to the deadlines for mounting and dismounting works stipulated in the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair and the fire safety, occupational health and safety and work safety rules effective in the Estonian Fairs Centre.
In case if an exhibitor plans to hang any exhibits, elements of design, or advertising mediums of any weight on side walls or overhead structure of his/her stand, he/she must inform the organizer, who decides upon the necessity of installation of enforced walls or overhead constructions, about this.
The standard height of the construction elements used in stand construction works shall be 2.5 m. While using constructions exceeding the said height, a clearance on behalf of the Organiser shall be required.
Upon using a visual advertising exceeding the standard height of the stand, the mounting of the advertising carrier shall be coordinated with the Organiser and it shall be located 2 m inward the stand border.
If the weight of the Exhibit exceeds a weight load of 1,000 kg/m², its disposition in the stand shall be coordinated with the Organiser. Under particularly heavy Exhibits and constructions, a ground plane shall be placed on the floor of the pavilion in order to disperse induced by the work load.
In case the Exhibitor wishes to erect a two- or three-storey stand with a special design, its plan shall be coordinated with the Organiser within 30 days prior to the commencement of the mounting works of the particular exhibition or trade fair. Upon the erection of the two- or three-storey stand, an add-on of 50% to the rental charge of the Exposition Stand under the stand shall be added for a m² of each storey following the first one. The maximum height limit of the two- or three-storey stand shall be 7.5 m, and the minimum distance of the second storey from the boundary of a neighbouring stand shall be 2 metres (unless a different agreement has been reached upon with the Organiser).
NB! The maximum height limit of the stay of the people servicing and visiting the two- or three-storey stand from the floor level of the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre shall be 2.6 m.
The Organiser shall be entitled to terminate the construction works of the exhibition or trade fair stand, if the Exhibitor does not adhere to the requirements provided for by Clause 6.1 of the general terms and conditions for participation.
A partial or full dismounting of the stands, the removal of the Exhibits from the stand or the leave of the persons servicing the exposition from the stand prior to the end of the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair shall not be allowed.
6.2 Electrical works
The Exhibitor may order the Organiser additional lighting of the stand and the necessary electrical connections. The Exhibitor may perform the electrical works of his/her trade fair stand himself/herself or employ his/her subcontractors for that purpose, undertaking to coordinate the current power consumed and the circuit diagram of the trade fair stand with the Organiser within four weeks prior to the particular trade fair.
Irrespective of the fact whether the Exhibitor performs the mounting works of his/her stand, by means of the subcontractor employed by him/her, or has ordered the mounting works of his/her stand from the Organiser, the Exhibitor shall be obliged to order the Organiser an electrical connection of his/her stand and pay for the provision of the connection on the basis of the price list of the Organiser.
The characteristics of the current consumed for each plug-in socket: voltage 220/380 V ±5%, frequency 50 Hz, wattage 1 kW.
The electrical equipment and materials mounted by the Exhibitor himself/herself or ordered from his/her subcontractors shall hold a conformity certificate stipulated by the Product Conformity Attestation Act of the Republic of Estonia.
In case the electrical works are not performed by the Organiser, a full responsibility for the safety and quality of the electrical works performed shall be held by the Exhibitor himself/herself. A legal person performing electrical works must hold an electrical work authorisation issued by Electrical Safety Controlling Centre, which authorises the performance of electrical works within a particular sphere of competence. A natural person directly performing electrical works must hold a competence certificate for the performance of electrical works within a particular sphere of competence issued by Electrical Safety Controlling Centre.
Upon the use of current using equipment (computers, refrigerators, equipment, etc.), consuming electricity for a period 24 hours, the Organiser must be ordered a 24 h electrical connection.
The sole right to energise the power supply shall belong to Estonian Fairs Ltd.
6.3 Telephone communication
It is possible for the Exhibitor to order the Organiser a fixed telephone connection switched to an international direct long-distance system to his/her trade fair stand and book a telephone number. The sole right to provide telephone connections shall belong to Estonian Fairs Ltd. The payment for telephone calls shall take place after the cessation of the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair on the basis of a call identification table issued by the weak-current service of Estonian Fairs Ltd.
6.4 Internet connection
It is possible for the Exhibitor to place an order for a fixed Internet connection for his/her stand:
6.4.1 A wired connection with a speed of up to 4 Mbit/s in all trade fair halls by the e-mail address of Linxtelecom Estonia OÜ: sales@linxtelecom.ee
Information: phone 6223360 or www.linxtelecom.ee/mess..
6.4.2 To subscribe to wifi- service, please send a SMS from your mobile phone with the content WIFI PILET to the number 19131. You will immediately receive a wifi-ticket in reply, which will enable you to use an unlimited Internet access for 24 hours in WIFI point. The service is available to the clients of all mobile phone operators. Information phone 660 0600. The service costs 10.- EEK..
6.5 Water, drainage and compressed air connections
Upon the use of water and drainage at his/her stand, the Exhibitor shall order the Organiser a water and drainage connection for the particular exhibition or trade fair period. The sole right to perform the respective connections shall belong to Estonian Fairs Ltd and the respective orders shall be fulfilled, taking into consideration the technical conditions and safety requirements of the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre.
Upon the performance of the water and drainage connections in Hall D of the Estonian Fairs Centre, additional technical conditions and restrictions have been laid out by the Organiser. In Hall D, it is forbidden to expose aquaria and pools filled with water or to use them as design element, as well as to use flowing water in bathtubs, pools and other containers and receptacles. It is prohibited to block the water and drainage connections and utility lines leading to the exhibits and fittings in need of water and drainage connections in the form and places which disable an operational access to the utility lines and connections.
In order to use compressed air at the stand, the Exhibitor shall place an order to the Organiser, indicating the amount of air necessary (l/min), the pressure necessary (bar) and the average load ability.
6.6 Cleaning
The Organiser shall ensure a one-time pre-opening cleaning of the stands constructed by him/her or the stand construction company, Expodesign Ltd, authorised by the Organiser, as well as the maintenance of the passageways and commonly used rooms and areas throughout the entire preparation and work period of the exhibition or trade fair.
The Exhibitor shall be responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of his/her stand throughout the entire exhibition or trade fair period.
In case the Exhibitor has erected his/her exhibition or trade fair stand himself/herself or with the help of his/her subcontractor, the Exhibitor or his/her subcontractor shall clean his/her stand himself/herself or place an order for the respective service from the Organiser.
6.7 Service Bureau
During the exposure and work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair, a Service Bureau shall work in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre, where it is possible to place orders for the services enlisted in the price list of the Organiser within the limits of specified time schedule. Upon paying for the additional services performed during the exposition day(s) and the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair, an add-on of 50% shall be applied in relation to the service prices laid out in the price list of the Organiser.
6.8 Customs, transport and dispatch services
The Exhibitor shall organise the transport of the Exhibits to the particular exhibition or trade fair and back to the place of destination at his/her own expense and be responsible for the completion of customs formalities connected to all his/her Exhibits. Orders on customs and transport services can be placed to the company:
UPEX LS LLC – Pirita Street 28, 10127 Tallinn, Estonia; phone +372 605 2040; fax +372 613 7429, GSM +372 511 9947.
The Exhibits sent to the particular exhibition or trade fair must be sent no earlier than within 3 days prior to the commencement of the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair (unless a respective agreement has been reached upon with the Organiser) on the address: Estonian Fairs Centre – Pirita Street 28, 10127 Tallinn. The Exhibitor can order the Organiser storage and lifting services, informing the Organiser on their necessity within five days prior to the commencement of the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair.
The Exhibitor shall be obliged to follow the timetable stipulated in the terms and conditions for participation in the particular exhibition or trade fair by the Organiser. The Exhibitor or his/her expedition company shall be obliged to dispatch the Exhibits, design constructions and other goods in his/her possession from the Estonian Fairs Centre within 2 days (Exhibits having arrived from foreign state – within 3 days) from the end day of the work period of the particular exhibition or trade fair (unless a respective agreement has been reached upon with the Organiser).
6.9 Warehousing services
The Exhibitor shall use special storage rooms provided by the Organiser for storing its tare and other packaging materials during an exhibition or fair period or put these into a warehouse owned or rented by him outside the fair centre. Storing the tare and packaging materials behind the stand is prohibited.
The packaging materials shall be brought to the stand for packing the exhibits and design materials by the end of the exhibition or fair.
6.10 Parking services
The right to use the parking lot on the territory of the fair centre during a fair or exhibition period shall be organised by Estonian Fairs Ltd who shall provide the Exhibitors with a free parking card for the period. The card provides the Exhibitor access to the territory of the fair centre, allows to brig goods to the halls of the fair centre (during the period and on the conditions of a certain exhibition or a fair specified in the terms of participation) and to park in the marked parking lot of the fair centre. The license plate number of the vehicle shall be written on the parking card and the card may not be given to drivers of other vehicles. The parking card shall be presented to a person managing the traffic on the entrance to the fair centre, All drivers shall follow the instructions of identified persons managing the traffic and parking on the territory of the fair centre.
All drivers shall shave to follow the instructions of the parking service employees of Estonian Fairs Ltd.
Additional parking cards shall be sold at the service bureau of an exhibition or fair or advance booked by the project manager of each exhibition or fair.
Single entrance to the territory shall be based on an entrance card which has to be bought upon the entrance and gives a right to park in the unguarded parking lot of the fair centre.
Depending on the space programme of specific exhibition or fair, Estonian Fairs Ltd shall arrange the parking on the territory of the fair centre in the marked asphalt lots of the territory outside the parking lot as well.
During an exhibition or fair period, it is forbidden to park vehicles in the main square of the fair centre, near the pedestrian entrance and in places which hinder the movement of transportation or pose a risk to the life and health of the visitors.
7. SECURITY, FIRE SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall ensure with the force of its own security service the protection of assets belonging to the exhibitors during fairs, exhibitions and other events organised by Estonian Fairs Ltd and shall ensure public order in the pavilions of the fair centre and its outer territory according to the security plan of the specific event and within the limits specified in the instructions drafted to secure preservation of material values and introduced to the exhibitors. Fee for use of the abovementioned security services by the exhibitors is included in rental tariff of the exposition space. Exhibitors can order additional paid security services within the framework of fair or exhibition, which scope and conditions of provision shall be specified in the agreement of provision of paid security service concluded between Estonian Fairs Ltd and the client.
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall provide paid security service with the forces of its own security service for the protection of assets and public order within the framework of fairs, exhibitions, conferences, concerts, sports and entertainment events organised in the fair centre by other organisers. The basis for provision of paid security service shall be the agreement of provision of paid security service concluded with the organiser and security plan agreed between the parties.
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall ensure implementation and maintenance of security signalisation in fair pavilions during preparation, operating and follow-up period of fairs, exhibitions and other events. The cost of implementation and maintenance of security signalisation is included in rental price of the exposition space or the pavilion used for organisation of the event.
Estonian Fairs Ltd shall accept responsibility for installation and maintenance of primary fire extinguishing equipment in the fair centre. To ensure fire safety, the exhibitor commits to fill all orders from the authorised representatives of the Estonian Fairs Ltd and fire safety regulations in force in the fair centre. The use of open fire in the halls of fair centre is strictly prohibited. Smoking in the halls and stationary and temporary catering areas located inside the fair centre is forbidden. Different procedure or additional restrictions and terms may be applied upon a special agreement between Estonian Fairs Ltd and the organisers of an event if the event is closed or with restricted access.
Exhibiting flammable goods and materials is permitted only with prior written consent from the North Estonian Rescue Centre and notification given to the Estonian Fairs Ltd before bringing the goods to the fair centre and their use in the fair centre.
Storage of exhibits, package boxes and other tare, advertising materials, cleaning accessories etc in the area between back wall of exhibition stand and the wall of pavilion is strictly forbidden.
All organisers and exhibitors are obliged to follow fire safety, occupational safety and occupational health regulations in force in the fair centre of Estonian Fairs Ltd.
8. WASTE MANAGEMENT AT THE FAIR CENTRE
Putting waste outside the garbage cans is forbidden on the territory of the fair centre.
The Exhibitor shall collect the domestic waste from its stand into standard garbage bags and, at the end of a day, put these bags into the isle next to the stand, where the cleaning service of Estonian Fairs Ltd shall take these to the garbage cans on the territory of the fair centre.
Pouring lubricants, oil residues, solvents, enamels or paints into the sewer is prohibited.
It is also forbidden to put inflammable or explosive substances or materials, hazardous waste, liquid waste, waste requiring special processing, e.g. batteries, containers of paint or other chemical substances, or materials used in building the stand or exhibiting the machinery or equipment (wood, chipboard, fibreboard, metal, glass, etc.) into the garbage container for mixed domestic waste. The Exhibitor or his subcontractor shall have to put all large waste produced during the construction of its stand into the garbage cans in the territory of the fair centre, which are specified for that purpose.
The exhibitor who has produced such waste has to organise the collection of the waste from the fair centre at the end of the exhibition or fair either on its own or order the service from Estonian Fairs Ltd (bringing and taking away of a special container). Payment for the service shall be based on the invoice sent by the waste management company to Estonian Fairs Ltd.
The elimination of any environmental damage or pollution caused due to ignoring or violation of the waste management regulations shall be on the expense of the Exhibitor who caused the damage or pollution.
9. IDENTITY CARDS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
The identity cards (wristbands) for each exhibition or fair shall be issued by the Organiser based on the size of the rented space at the day of the exhibition or fair. The cards (wristbands) must be filled in as required and worn in a visible place. The owners of identity cards (wristbands) shall have a right to enter these exhibition halls of the fair centre where their exhibition is during the exhibition layout day, the fair period, removal of exhibits and dismounting period. The identity cards are personal and release of identity cards to others is strictly forbidden. Upon release of an identity card to other persons, the Organiser or its security guard shall have a right to take the card away form its owner and it cannot be returned or substituted.
The owners of construction workers’ identity cards shall have a right to enter and stay in these exhibition halls of the fair centre where their exhibition is during the exhibition layout day, removal of exhibits and dismounting period. The identity cards for construction workers shall be issued upon the request of the Exhibitor on the basis of the list of the workers up to two weeks before the beginning of the exhibition or fair, if necessary.
The cards must be filled in as required and worn in a visible place.
10. ADVERTISING AND RETAIL SALE
The Exhibitor has a right to use for advertising his exhibition space and the inside walls of the rental stand. Placing advertising material on the walls of the stands is permitted only when adhesive tape and/or hangers are used, which do not harm the walls or structures. The Exhibitor commits to use only advertising materials which promote his firm and/or business.
The advertising materials, the methods and activities must comply with the Advertising Act, the Consumer Protection Act and the Language Act of Estonia and good business principles. The Exhibitor is responsible for the ethical look of the advertising material in its stand. The Organiser shall have a right to demand removal of any advertising which violates the common ethics or gender equality, which instigates hatred against a religion or a nation and does not comply with good business practices. The use of other advertising space in the fair centre outside the stand or more than 2.5 metres above it has to be paid extra and it presumes a contract with the Organiser.
Presentations, concerts, fashion shows or other events taking place at the fair stand during the exhibition period have to be co-ordinated in advance with the Organiser in order to avoid disturbing other exhibitors. The presentation of audio or video programmes, concerts or the use of sound amplifiers for the purpose of advertising may not disturb the work at the neighbouring stands.
The decision of allowing retail sale shall be made by the Organiser. In order to organise retail sale in the fair centre, the organiser shall register him/herself at the City Centre Government of Tallinn for operating as organiser of trade in public event (application form for registration is available at Internet homepage of the City Centre Government). Organisation of any retail sale without the permission from the Organiser is prohibited.
11. REGULATION OF NOISE-GENERATING ACTIVITY
When exposing noise-generating devices and using acoustic amplifier systems, requirements provided in Government of the Republic regulation no. 54, from January 25, 2002 ”Maximum Level of Physical Hazards of Working Environment and Procedure of Measuring Hazard Parameters” and Minister of Social Affairs regulation no 42, from March 4, 2002 ”Standard Levels of Noise in Living and Rest Areas, in Dwelling Houses and in Public Buildings, and Methods of Measuring Noise Level” for numerical scales of equivalent levels of equivalent are followed. The Organiser has the right to demand from the Exhibitor the limitation of sound volume, shifting arrangement time of events and noise events and limiting the duration of events and noise events to prevent disturbing or interfering with the work of the neighbouring stands. Ignoring the limitation set by the Organiser leads to prohibiting the actions that exceed the standard level of noise in the stand.
12. ORGANISATION OF CATERING IN THE FAIR CENTRE
Catering in the fair centre is organised by Fairs Bar LLC, who has rented rooms from Estonian Fairs Ltd and operates on the 1st floor of the hall B (Blue bar) and on the 2nd floor of the hall C (fast food restaurant), where it has the exclusive right for catering and performs catering activities for the particular exhibition or fair also in the temporary selling places in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre.
Fairs Bar LLC organises catering of the Exhibitors during exhibition or fair period on the basis of guarantee letters, it organises business lunches and firm receptions, coffee breaks and stand service. Information and ordering – Fairs Bar LLC, phones +372 601 4717, 601 4718 and +372 50 15 095.
Considering the character of the particular exhibition or fair, the Organisers have the right to involve other caterers in organising catering, whose application for catering in the particular exhibition or fair has been registered in the Tallinn Central City Government and who fulfils the requirements and conditions laid down by Estonian Fairs Ltd, the application objective of which is to ensure the safety and maintaining the properties of visitors and attendants.
Using open fire for preparing food is prohibited in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre. The enterprise interested in organising catering is obliged to install spot ventilation that ensures the capture and exiting of the steam, gases and odours involved in cooking.
Organiser of catering is obliged to follow the fulfilment of hygiene-, sanitary- and cleanliness requirements in the catering space, including the quality and preservation of the foodstuff, cooking and serving, clothing of the attendants, continuous cleaning of the used dishes, emptying trash bins into the specified trash cans situated on the outdoor territory of the Estonian Fairs Centre, etc.
Smoking in the catering places is forbidden. The organisers of the catering have the responsibility to observe the non-smoking restriction in its catering place.
13. SPECIAL TERMS
Terms that are not laid down in these general terms of participation or terms that are connected with organising particular exhibitions and fairs, their fulfilment procedures, and the responsibility resulting from the non-fulfilment or inopportune fulfilment of the terms shall be additionally co-ordinated before the arrangement of the given event.
To reduce and neutralise the unhealthy effect of the engines’ exhaust gases that get into the room from the working engines of the transport vehicles – trucks and truck-mounted cranes and hydraulic hoists- that are used to install or move big or heavy showpieces, it is obligatory to use additional equipment – catchers, filters, etc. It is forbidden to use lifting transport vehicles that do not have or do not use the correspondent additional equipment in the halls of the Estonian Fairs Centre.
Performing of live music or audio recordings in fair, exhibition or other event shall bring along obligation to pay fee according to the rates specified by the Estonian Authors’ Society and the Estonian Performers Association.
14. RESPONSIBILITY AND INSURANCE
14.1 Responsibilities of the Exhibitor
Exhibitor accepts responsibility for mounting and installing the exhibition and for the order of its exhibition area.
Exhibitor does not have the right to occupy the reserved exhibition area in the particular exhibition or fair before it has registered its arrival at the official representative of the Organiser or in the service bureau of the particular exhibition or fair.
Exhibitor accepts responsibility for the exhibition equipment and inventory given to it, from the moment of reception to the returning them to the organiser, after dismantling its exhibition.
Exhibitor is obliged to remove adhesive tapes, sticker- and advertisement materials installed by the Exhibitor or its Co-exhibitors. In case the Exhibitor leaves the exhibition or fair without removing sticker advertisements, it is obliged to pay the Organisers the cost for removing the aforementioned advertisements. Exhibitor is obliged to compensate the organisers the cost of inventory damaged by the Exhibitor or its Co-exhibitor in the course of removing the advertisements.
Exhibitor accepts responsibility for the actions of its employees or involved third parties and is obliged to compensate for the substantial damages caused by them.
Exhibitor accepts responsibility for damaging or losing the showpieces, constructions, etc. during the period of the particular exhibition or fair.
Exhibitor decides upon insuring its showpieces and other properties in the particular exhibition or fair period and bears the responsibility for the possible consequences of non-insuring its material properties.
14.2 Obligations of Exhibitor
Exhibitor is obliged to notify the Organiser immediately about damages done to the Organiser’s property that was held by the Exhibitor at the time (including floors, walls, doors, gates, support- and bearing constructions, windows, etc. of the Fair Centre) and compensate for the damages. The loss event will be fixed in the form of an act between Exhibitor and Organiser. Oral statements about disappearance of, or damages to, the properties shall not be taken into account and they shall not be discussed.
14.3 Responsibilities of the Organiser
Organiser accepts responsibility for the general order and safety in the halls and territory of the fair centre, and also for the error-free work of the security alarm system during off-hour time of the exhibitions or fairs.
Organiser does not take responsibility for damages incurred by Force Majeure, and also by visitors, other Exhibitors and their Co-exhibitors.
Organiser accepts responsibility for variety, display, marking and working order of the fire fighting equipment.
Organiser does not accept responsibility for damages or disappearance of showpieces, constructions, etc. belonging to the Exhibitor.
Organiser has the right to cancel or postpone the preparatory work or organising particular exhibition and fair when the need for cancelling is caused by Force Majeure – act of war, activities of the nature forces, activities of the authority of the state and authorities of the government, terrorism, etc.
In case the organising of the particular exhibition or fair proves to be impossible, the Organiser terminates the Contract with the Exhibitor and returns the sums transferred by the Exhibitor. Participation fee is non-returnable and shall not be refunded.
16. SANCTIONS
In case of deliberate ignoring or violation of regulations specified in these general terms of participation the Organiser has the right to exact from the Exhibitor the fine in the amount of two participation fees of the particular exhibition or fair.
17. RAISING COMPLAINTS
All bilateral complaints between Organiser and Exhibitor shall be submitted in written form during the preparatory or working period of the particular exhibition or fair, or during some other time limit set for submission of complaints by the Organiser. Complaints submitter after that period shall not be taken into account and shall not be discussed.
The complaints shall be solved by negotiations. If the agreement is not reached, the disagreements and complaints shall be solved in Harju County Court, following the legislation of the Republic of Estonia.
18. VALIDITY OF THE CONTRACT
In signing the registration sheet-participation contract of the particular exhibition or fair the Exhibitors and their authorised representatives accept and commit to follow these general terms of participation, terms of participation of a particular exhibition or fair and additional instructions rendered by the Organiser.
The Estonian version of the general terms of participation of the Estonian Fairs Centre shall take precedence over other language versions, in case there are disagreements in interpreting.
Estonian Fairs Ltd has the right to alter and complement these general terms of participation. Organisers and Exhibitors shall be notified about all alterations and complements.
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Moral responsibility starts with fair taxation
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The best sounds to help you fall asleep -
Sleep is the most important part of your day—it's when you let the stresses and anxieties go, and it's how you begin fresh to power through all of your tasks again and again. That's why when you're not sleeping well, everything feels off.
Perhaps what you need is something to fill the space that your mind keeps tumbling into, something to lull you into your delta waves now that your parents have long stopped singing you to sleep. Check out this gallery to see the various sounds that will tuck you right in.
White noise - If you’re trying to sleep in a loud environment, white noise is a good option because it mixes all sound frequencies at once, at the same level of intensity, so it drowns most other noises out.
White noise - It comes in many forms, and can sound like static, a whirring fan, or the hum of an air conditioner. However it's always an even, steady stream of sound.
White noise - In a study published in Sleep Medicine, researchers at Brown University Medical School reported that patients in a hospital intensive care unit woke up less frequently with white noise playing because it decreased the difference between background noise and "peak" noises that would often rouse them from sleep.
Ocean waves - It’s probably the one that comes to mind first, and for many people the rhythmic and repeated crashing of water onto sand and rock can be deeply relaxing.
Ocean waves - By combining a mental state of relaxation with a gentle focus through repetition, the waves tune out peak noises and relax you with their predictability.
Ocean waves - It’s both innate knowledge and society’s perception of waves that make them so fundamentally relaxing, as the slow whooshing noises are non-threatening reminders of vacations or being far away from responsibilities.
Other water sounds - It’s not just ocean waves that can soothe you to sleep. Maybe it’s the light patter of a rain shower, or the steady flow of a running stream that helps wash the day away.
Other water sounds - The key to water's aural power is the relatively gentle, gradual variations in the intensity of its sound.
Other water sounds - Just make sure you go to the bathroom before turning it on!
Binaural beats - Binaural beats are an emerging form of sound-wave therapy in which the right and left ears listen to two slightly different frequency tones yet perceive the tone as one.
Binaural beats - There are a range of binaural beats available for many specific goals, though all are designed to reduce stress and anxiety. The only downfall is that you have to sleep with headphones on, but that could also help if you're trying to sleep in louder environments.
Nature sounds - Sound machines and apps for sleep are brimming with nature sounds, from birds chirping to wind rustling through leaves, and it's for good reason!
Nature sounds - New research shows that when listening to natural sounds, the brain connectivity reflects an outward-directed focus of attention, whereas artificial sounds reflect an inward-directed focus of attention, the latter of which is similar to what happens in anxiety, stress, and depression.
Nature sounds - Listening to nature sounds also encourages activity in your rest-and-digest nervous system, which is responsible for relaxing the body.
Nature sounds - If you live in a dense urban center where you can’t open your window and let the crickets do the work, playing sounds of animals and forests could also be a good way to reconnect yourself with nature.
Classical music with 60-80 BPM - Music is capable of lowering blood pressure and heart rate, soothing anxiety, and quieting a racing mind—all changes that can benefit sleep—but that only works for sleep if you choose songs that don't excite your imagination or memory.
Classical music with 60-80 BPM - Research at Hungary’s Semmelweis University found that listening to classical music at bedtime helped improve sleep quality, particularly in young adults. They actually encourage nurses to use this safe, cheap, and easy method to treat insomnia.
Classical music with 60-80 BPM - Try Claude Debussy, as he is a master of calm, melodic compositions, or Erik Satie's 'Gymnopédie No.1,' which is an hour-long composition that is relaxing and cyclical enough to distract you without piquing too much attention.
Pink noise - Unlike white noise, which gives equal intensity to all frequencies of sound, pink noise creates a balance of high- and low-frequency sounds that mimic many sounds in nature.
Pink noise - Some studies have shown that people exposed to pink noise during sleep spend more time in deep, slow-wave sleep, particularly since the pink noise reportedly slows your brain waves down and helps you regulate them.
Pink noise - As an added plus, a new study by scientists at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine found that exposure to pink noise at night led to better memory recall the next day.
Soothing voices - Remember falling asleep as a kid to the sound of adult voices floating in from another room? Or the comfort of being read to while you drifted off? Though you usually want to stay away from music with lyrics, calm voices can be just the ticket.
Soothing voices - For some people, the sounds of human voices remain a soothing sleep aid all their lives, and it isn’t the content of what’s being said, but rather the tone and cadence of the voices that is important.
Try a guided meditation for sleep - Guides usually have the most soothing, hypnotic voices, and they'll swiftly move your attention from the arguments you should’ve won that day to the amazing feeling of your body pressed into the mattress.
'Sleep With Me' podcast - Alternatively, this podcast is similar to someone telling you a very long and boring story that puts you to sleep, except it’s actually designed to descend into absolute nonsense so that your mind is tricked into thinking you’re sleepier than you are.
Sounds that are specifically relaxing to you - Our response to sound is highly individual as it’s connected to our memory and emotional state, so what’s relaxing to one person can be annoying for another.
Sounds that are specifically relaxing to you - Perhaps it’s the sound of someone cooking, or it’s Bob Ross painting happy little clouds—pay attention to what makes you feel calm.
If you still can’t sleep... - Worse comes to worst, bring your pet into bed with you, it may help you to snooze better.
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Renee So's first institutional solo exhibition in Europe, Bellarmines and Bootlegs (8 March–2 June 2019) at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, centres on a long-standing motif in her work: the eponymous Bellarmine—a domestic jug used in the Rhineland in the 16th and 17th centuries to carry wine and beer from barrel to table. Following its...
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Francis Upritchard’s artistic lexicon is perhaps best known for her curious, and at times disconcerting, small-scale figurative sculptures which in their fantastical forms also embody a constellation of historical and contemporary references. These figures inhabit a universe whereby imagination and the ancient and contemporary collide....
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Eugenius! cancels planned West End transfer
By Robin Johnson First Published 11 October 2018, Last Updated 12 October 2018
Following the withdrawal of a key investor, new superhero musical Eugenius! has been forced to cancel its planned West End transfer, the show has announced.
Having recently revealed plans for a transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre at the end of this month, the show has revealed that a key investor has pulled out at the last minute, due to the wider economic conditions.
Producer Kevin Wood said of the news, “The past few days has been spent frantically trying to replace them but time has run out.
“In the New Year we will take stock and come again. We have spent too much time and money on this project to just let it die.”
Eugenius! will end its second critically acclaimed run at The Other Palace – extended due to public demand – on Sunday 21 October. You can still purchase tickets for this run here.
Written by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins, Eugenius! is a teenage love story at heart, telling the story of Eugene, a teenage boy whose nightly dreams of a distant world of heroes and villains may just be the ticket to him creating his very own comic book movie in Hollywood.
Ticket holders for the cancelled run should contact their point of sale.
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Last Bus to Wisdom
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"In the spirit of The Bartender's Tale, a lively and poignant coming-of-age story about a boy and his great-uncle on a cross-country odyssey. Donal Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary Double W ranch in Doig's beloved Two Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape that gives full rein to an eleven-year-old's imagination. But when Gram has to have surgery for "female trouble" in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship Donal off to her sister in faraway Manitowoc, Wisconsin. There Donal is in for a rude surprise: Aunt Kate-bossy, opinionated, argumentative, and tyrannical--is nothing like her sister. She henpecks her good-natured husband, Herman the German (as Donal discovers him to be), and Donal can't seem to get on her good side either. After one contretemps too many, Kate decides to pack him back to the authorities in Montana on the next Greyhound. But to Donal's surprise, he's not traveling solo: Herman the German has decided to fly the coop with him. In the immortal American tradition, the pair light out for the territory together, meeting a classic Doigian ensemble of characters and having rollicking misadventures along the way. Charming, wise, and slyly funny, Last Bus to Wisdom is another treasure of a novel from the best storyteller of the West"--
Publisher: New York :, Riverhead Books,, 2015
Branch Call Number: FIC Doig
Characteristics: 453 pages
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DorisWaggoner Jun 01, 2019
Another charming coming of age tale from a master storyteller. Donal gets sent from the familiar Two Medicine Country to Wisconsin, when his grandmother has to have serious surgery that will have a long recovery. He has adventures on the "dog bus," but his grandmother's sister is nothing like the sweet woman who's raising him. Even her husband, "Herman the German," can't tolerate her. The two of them fight over his toast every morning, then he retreats to his greenhouse, which she won't come near. Donal learns to avoid Aunt Kate the same way, and he and Herman become friends. Finally, he tells Aunt Kate he's going home because his Grandma's better (though he has gotten no such news). At the first stop, he finds Herman getting on the dog bus. Their adventures increase, and they end up in a tiny town named Wisdom, where a crew of down and outers comes to cut hay. Aunt Kate has made sure Herman's on the FBI's Most Wanted List. The two of them are saved when the ranch owner offers them jobs, even offering Grandma a job as a cook, since he's been wanting to fire the current bad cook for years. This light hearted story has, as do all of Doig's books, both a love of the Two Medicine Country, and some serious moments as well.
whatcomhillwalker Mar 19, 2019
I have a fond place in my heart for Mr Doig so I imagine I rate his books a little higher than I would another author. This feels a bit like a tale told around a campfire, maybe over numerous nights. Although it occurs in the Montana that I just missed for arriving too late, it has the feel of the place, as do most of his books.
Einer2 Sep 23, 2018
Not sure how I found this one but so glad I did. It was a fun read! Will definitely look for previous tales by the author who has sadly had his last rodeo.
ontherideau Sep 08, 2018
An old fashioned western told from a boy's perspective. Charming
fangger Aug 09, 2018
A great read.
jontalk Aug 03, 2018
Similar in some ways to Bartender's Tale, the common denominator being a story told by Donny, a 12 year old boy. This is about discovery, overcoming adversity in various forms and a glimpse into the days of the West years ago along with insights from an illegal immigrant claiming to be related. Doig is a master storyteller, so even those not fascinated with the West, will enjoy the youngster's romp across country on the 'dog bus' as he collects autographs for his book. It's enjoyable, fun and rife with valuable insights into living.
ojwelch Jul 15, 2018
Would love to be able to read this book. Can you get it in Large Print ?
CircMary Aug 15, 2017
Winsome and humorous.... another fond glimpse of life in the West by consummate author Ivan Doig, who died in 2015.
crazycatlibrarian Sep 22, 2016
Ivan Doig's last book, poignant humorous coming-of-age tale of 11 year old Donal Cameron, who travels alone by bus, from his comfortable ranch life with his ailing grandmother to a confusing town life with her fussy sister and cowed husband. The story is rich with adventure and gathered wisdom, one of my top ten these past two years.
RidnLibn Sep 01, 2016
What a sad irony that Ivan Doig's last novel is titled, "Last Bus to Wisdom." Mr. Doig passed away in April, so this may be our last chance to savor his wisdom. Doig's writing celebrates the American West, the characters it produces and the bittersweet experience of growing up. Set in the early 1950s, "Last Bus to Wisdom" follows a young boy's bus trip across middle America. The people he meets are unforgettable and the country through which he travels reflects that odd incubating era between World War II and the tumultuous 60s. This story is both touching and laugh-out-loud funny; it's the perfect read for a lazy summer day.
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Vdopia Raises $4 Million In Series A Funding From Nexus Venture Partners
Vdopia, the leading online and mobile video monetization player has announced that Nexus Venture Partners recently invested $4 million in their Series-A funding round. Vdopia has also appointed Rohit Sharma as its new President and CEO. He will work with company co-founders to continue to grow revenue and lead the company’s continued growth in enabling new business models for digital media as new content and television based content continues to rapidly grow online. The experience and expertise of the new investors will help Vdopia to further accelerate and consolidate its leadership position.
Through its innovative and pioneering ad platforms/units, in a short span of two years, the company has experienced enormous growth and today is the leader in the online video monetization space. Some of its recent innovations like Talk2Me ad platform, Live Streaming Ad Insertion, Video pre rolls, have helped them achieve the default video monetization player in the market.
“Building on its innovations in integrated video advertising platform, Vdopia is pioneering new, integrated advertising experiences for online consumers in India,” said Suvir Sujan, co-founder of Nexus Venture Partners and a Vdopia board member. “We invested in Vdopia with the firm belief that digital content and new media markets show great potential for radical growth, and the founding team at Vdopia is accelerating innovation in a new generation of digital media platform for advertising in traditional online and new media markets. Nexus Venture Partners is looking for the best investment opportunities in USA and India and Vdopia is an outstanding example of a startup company addressing cross-border markets with a unique set of products.”
“Online Video advertising in India is growing at 300% led by Vdopia. Vdopia Ads are complimenting the TV Campaigns and are now must buy for marketers.” echoed Vdopia co-founder Saurabh Bhatia. “Vdopia welcomes investment from Nexus, which has been actively involved in shaping our strategy and development since we founded Vdopia. Together, we renew our commitment and mission to enable brands in delivering the most inviting and inclusive advertising online.” Srikanth Kakani, co founder added “We are working towards our goal for making Vdopia the next great digital media company based on ground-breaking technology and tapping in to one of the largest markets in the world – advertising.”
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Rohit Sharma has experience in the venture capital industry and has held technology leadership roles with such companies as ONI Systems. As EVP and CTO of ONI Systems, Rohit Sharma created the optical switching technology that paved the way for the foundation of ONI in 1997. Rohit also was a member of the investment team at Mohr, Davidow Ventures (MDV) in the Information Technology area before arriving at Vdopia.
“I’m very excited to join Vdopia, an International new media pioneer that is delivering market-beating results for major brand advertisers through a combination of innovation and a unique focus on the consumer,” said Rohit Sharma. “Advertisers are always looking to meet the ever-changing needs of consumers, to respond to emerging technologies, and Vdopia is perfectly placed to lead the way. As more consumers come online and spend an increasing amount of time online, Vdopia is very well positioned to drive the monetization of this market trend. This investment by Nexus will give us the resources to execute our growth plans and transform the advertising experience for brand advertisers and consumers alike.”
“Vdopia is enabling television quality content to be delivered online supported by a wide variety of advertising formats including all video and rich-media display advertising,” added Chhavi Upadhyay, co-founder “Vdopia is leading innovation in delivering single platform solutions for content owners and publishers that, for the first time, matches the consumer expectations and is rooted in next-generation and highly scalable cloud-based computing platform. Unlike other Internet advertising solutions, the company’s integrated video and advertising platform offers the complete range of engaging ad formats, including ad insertion in live streams for broadcast.“
About Vdopia
Vdopia is India’s largest online video advertising platform with the widest range of advertising formats for all content online. It recently partnered with Ten Sports and NBCU www.tensports.com for live webcasting of cricket matches in India. It also operates the premier iPhone advertising network iVdopia in the USA with unique Pre-App and In-App video advertising formats.Vdopia is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Silicon Valley. The company has sales and development offices in New York City and India.
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Lionel Messi new salary per week 2019: See Correct Details
Barcelona recently announced that Lionel Messi will stay at the club until 2021 with a newly improved salary of £500,000-per-week deal and also a $854m buy-out clause. This will make Lionel Messi the highest paid footballer in Europe at the moment this 2019.
Lionel Messi: Barca’s highest paid player
With all that he has achieved for and with FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi’s new salary comes just after speculations arose that he might leave the club due to not signing high profile players that will challenge the likes of eternal rivals Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, e.t.c for the La Liga trophy and Champions League cup.
Prior to Messi’s new salary increase, the maestro former deal was allowed to run down to June 2018. He recently married Antonella Roccuzzo before penning down the mouth watering contract that makes him the highest paid player in Barcelona with a weekly wage of £500,000.
Messi also pockets $123m-a-year. Barca supporters and the Nou camp faithful will now be at ease for the 2018/2019 campaign which will kick start by August.
Any potential suitors or club trying to sign Lionel Messi would have to pay the huge $854m buy-out clause inserted in this his new contract which runs until 2021 with an option of a further year.
Note that he was linked to Premier League sides Man City and French champions PSG who wants the services of the greatest footballer of all time,
Below is a Break-down of Messi’s New Salary in Figures 2019
Yearly salary: $123m-a-year
Weekly wage: £615,000 and $2.4million-a-week in dollars.
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Buy-out clause: $854m
A club statement read: ‘FC Barcelona and Leo Messi have agreed on a contract renewal that will keep the Argentinian at the club until June 30th, 2021.
‘The deal will be signed in the coming weeks, when Messi returns to the team for pre-season training.
‘The club is very happy with both the renewal and the commitment of Messi, the best player in history, who has played his full professional career at Barca and has led the team to an era of extraordinary success, the likes of which has never been seen in world football.’
Messi will be 34 in June 2022 when the deal ends if he takes up the extra year. That optional season will not be subject to him playing a certain amount of games the season before.
And the Argentine will be able to increase his earnings by around 20 per cent in total if he wins the La Liga, the Champions League and Ballon d’Or.
Messi scoops $86million in wages, while the rest of the cash comes from image rights.
He is also in line to pick up another $85m bonus if he stays with the Catalans for the duration of his deal.
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The NM Political Report (https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2017/01/12/udall-heinrich-vote-against-first-steps-to-repeal-obamacare/)
Udall, Heinrich vote against first steps to repeal Obamacare
By Joey Peters | January 12, 2017
U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (l) and Martin Heinrich (r)
Both U.S. senators from New Mexico voted this week against the first steps the Senate took to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
The Senate vote, held Thursday during early morning hours, changed procedural rules to allow majority votes on so-called reconciliation bills. Such reconciliation bills are limited to actions on the federal budget and are filibuster-proof, meaning they just need 51 votes from senators to pass instead of the usual 60 votes.
Republicans plan to use this reconciliation process to repeal as much of the ACA as they can.
Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats of New Mexico, publicly denounced the vote to approve the reconciliation process, which ultimately passed on a 51-48 vote.
Speaking on the senate floor, Udall criticized Republicans for not having a replacement plan in place for ACA. He dismissed the plan as “repeal and chaos.”
“They don’t have any plan for people like Kevin from Albuquerque, who told me that his daughter Amber’s life depends on the ACA, because it prevents insurance companies from canceling your coverage due to a preexisting condition,” Udall said. “They don’t have a plan for Pam from Placitas and her husband, Mike, who discovered an aggressive kind of cancer early because of his ACA insurance policy. Pam says there’s no question the ACA saved Mike’s life.”
Heinrich shared the way he voted on Twitter:
I voted NO – against R’s first step in striping Americans of coverage & throwing health system into chaos. #SaveACAhttps://t.co/mBgpmuPkku
— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) January 12, 2017
Both senators also co-sponsored an unsuccessful amendment with other Democrats that would have prevented the senate from passing bills that would increase the number of uninsured in the country.
The federal Health and Human Services Department estimates roughly 20 million people have gained health insurance since 2010 under the ACA, mostly from the law’s expansion of Medicaid. The same federal agency estimates that the law has prompted 178,000 previously uninsured New Mexicans to receive coverage in New Mexico.
Yet the ACA has seen its share of controversies, most recently rising premium costs in health care plans on federal and state-run health exchange markets.
President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in the GOP-controlled U.S. Congress are making repeal of ACA a top priority this year.
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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, entering his sixth term in office, was unanimously elected the Assistant Democratic Leader for the next Congress. In a statement, Luján said he was “honored” to be selected for that position, which makes him the number four Democrat in the House.
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This may be the most worthwhile reason for exercising there is. Studies have shown how people who exercise are at a significantly reduced risk of developing dementia like Alzheimer’s disease. And even for people who start exercising relatively late in life, brain volume can actually increase over time, as can scores on memory tests, compared to people who don’t exercise (their brains shrunk over time, which is normal part of aging).
Español: adelgazar los brazos, Deutsch: Fett in den Armen reduzieren für Frauen, Italiano: Ridurre il Grasso nelle Braccia di una Donna, Português: Reduzir a Gordura nos Braços para Mulheres, Русский: убрать жир с рук для женщин, Nederlands: Slankere armen krijgen als vrouw, Français: réduire la graisse dans les bras pour les femmes, 中文: 瘦手臂, Čeština: Jak se zbavit tuku na pažích, Bahasa Indonesia: Mengurangi Lemak di Lengan (Untuk Wanita), العربية: تقليل دهون الذراعين (للنساء), Tiếng Việt: Giảm mỡ ở cánh tay (dành cho phụ nữ)
Get ready to win big at Go Fish. Regular physical activity boosts memory and ability to learn new things. Getting sweaty increases production of cells in hippocampus responsible for memory and learning Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory. Erickson KI, Voss MW, Prakash RS, Basak C, Szabo A, Chaddock L, Kim JS, Heo S, Alves H, White SM, Wojcicki TR, Mailey E, Vieira VJ, Martin SA, Pence BD, Woods JA, McAuley E, Kramer AF. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsgurgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2011 February 15;108(7):3017-22.. For this reason, research has linked children’s brain development with level of physical fitness (take that, recess haters!). But exercise-based brainpower isn’t just for kids. Even if it’s not as fun as a game of Red Rover, working out can boost memory among grown-ups, too. A study showed that running sprints improved vocabulary retention among healthy adults High impact running improves learning. Winter B, Breitenstein C, Mooren FC, Voelker K, Fobker M, Lechtermann A, Krueger K, Fromme A, Korsukewitz C, Floel A, Knecht S. Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2007 May;87(4):597-609..
To perform reverse curls you will need a barbell with weight, enough to provide a challenging workout but not so much that you can’t complete a third set. Hold the bar at your waist in an overhand grip with your feet about shoulder-width apart; this is your starting position. Then you simply perform your basic curl exercise, flexing your muscles to lift the bar to shoulder level and return to starting position.
Fruits and vegetables are highly nutritious and keep your metabolism active. Therefore, more fruits and vegetables should be incorporated into your diet. Eat at least two types of fruits every day. Unhealthy items like colas, alcohol, and processed foods like chips and cookies should be eliminated. Mono and polyunsaturated fats from sources like olive oil, flaxseeds, walnuts, trout, and salmon should replace the unhealthy saturated fats. Reduce the intake of flour and refined sugars and consume more of whole grains.
Strength training at the gym or taking a class at a fitness studio is great, but sometimes, you just want to get in your workout at home—or on vacation, or on a work trip, or wherever you may be. While most of us don't have round-the-clock access to a full gym stocked with weights and machines, the truth is that you really can work your entire body without them. Of course, equipment can help and is great for progressing and diversifying a workout program. But if you want to just get moving and do some strength and cardio work wherever you are, that's completely doable with a bodyweight workout.
Research is finding that as we age, exercise may be able to help keep our brains healthy. Three studies presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference showed that regular exercise may play an important role in protecting your brain from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, and may help improve brain function and symptoms such as depression or anxiety in those who have these conditions.
Before we look at what we can do for reducing arm fat, let’s be sure to understand the most common misconception about weight loss that is still floating around out there: spot-reducing. Science says you can’t spot reduce body fat. That means you can’t pick a spot on your body and exercise the fat away. You see, you store fat cells all over your body. Where your fat cells happen to be more concentrated is often a genetic predisposition. Having more fat on your arms doesn’t mean you can lose the fat directly from your arms alone. It means you have to first lose body fat all over, and then work on specifically strengthening your arms to tone them the way you wish.
Science is also showing that even short bursts of exercise can have a significant impact on your brain function in the short term. A study published in January 2018 in the journal Neuropsychologia found that when participants cycled for 10 minutes (either moderately or vigorously) on a stationary bike, their measured reaction times to a cognitively demanding task were significantly more accurate and faster than when they did the task after not doing any physical activity, meaning their attention was sharper.
"You'll definitely feel a minute of boat with the belly drawn in and the chest lifted," says West. It's tough to hold this for the full 60 seconds, but there's no better way to end a workout than with a challenge, right? (That being said, if you are struggling to maintain proper form for the full minute, take a break after 30 seconds, reset, and try holding for another 30.)
Stand in a side lunge position with one leg bent parallel to the floor and the other leg straight to the side. Jump up explosively as you switch legs. Now the previously straight leg will be bent and the previously bent leg will be straight to the other side. Try and keep your core tight and stay as low as possible as you switch sides as fast as you can.
Exercise acts as a temporary diversion to daily stresses and it improves self-esteem. Increased core temperature during exercise may lead to reduced muscle tension and favourable alterations in brain neurotransmitters. Mood improvements may also occur due to the increased secretion of endogenous (internal) opiates, e.g. endorphins. Psychological changes may occur because of changes in norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin, all hormones which can affect mood and anxiety levels.
Begin in a forearm plank position. Press the right hand into the floor and then the left hand, rising to a high-plank position. Rotate your body to the right and extend the left arm toward the sky for a side-plank variation, allowing the left leg to scissor over the top of the right, with the inner edge of the left foot and the outer edge of the right foot touching the floor. Return to plank position. Release the right forearm back down to the floor and then the left forearm to return to the starting position. Repeat the sequence, this time starting with the left hand and coming to a left side-plank position. Continue the movement pattern without pausing, alternating sides. Complete a total of 10 to 12 reps (five to six reps per side).
When she's working out sans equipment, Marraccini's favorite exercises are all things core-related. "A strong core never goes out of style," says Marraccini. This makes sense, considering that having a strong and stable core is essential for both everyday movements as well as exercising. While regular crunches really only target the upper portion of your abdominals, runner's crunches work your entire core as you sit all the way up, including your obliques, lower back, hip flexor muscles, and rectus abdominis (which is what you probably think of when you think "six-pack" muscles).
“Telomeres are a good index of cellular aging,” says study author Larry Tucker of Brigham Young University. “In short, because of lifestyle differences, some adults are older biologically than their chronological age, while others are younger. Given the same chronological age, adults who engage in high levels of physical activity have nine years’ less cell aging than sedentary individuals. That is substantial and meaningful.”
For those sticklers who object to this regimen as a violation of the no-equipment stipulation—what are you, trapped in a shipping container?—Okafor has a go-to airport circuit, too, no chair required: four rounds of 20 squats, 20 lunges (with each leg), and 30 bicycle crunches. Maybe you're thinking: the airport? But don't people give you weird looks? "Of course," Okafor says. "But they're usually out of shape." Spoken like a man who isn't one bit afraid to curl a chair with a towel.
Many people hit the gym or pound the pavement to improve cardiovascular health, build muscle, and of course, get a rockin’ bod, but working out has above-the-neck benefits, too. For the past decade or so, scientists have pondered how exercising can boost brain function. Regardless of age or fitness level (yup, this includes everyone from mall-walkers to marathoners), studies show that making time for exercise provides some serious mental benefits. Get inspired to exercise by reading up on these unexpected ways that working out can benefit mental health, relationships, and lead to a healthier and happier life overall.
You can choose to do them on your knees or on your toes, as well as a wide variety of push up variations to target specific muscle groups in the arm. Place your arms closer to your body or farther out to lose fat in a specific area. If you’re really serious about losing arm fat, drop down and do a set of push ups whenever you have time. In the office, on lunch or while you’re catching up on the news, a set here and there can help you get rid of arm fat and transform arm muscles.
Downward dog is another Sun Salutation pose that tones the arms. For this pose, your body will form a reverse V-shape with your heels pressed down or close to the floor and your hands flat on the floor. Ideally, your spine will follow a straight line toward the ground with your hips pressed back. You may need to bend your knees to keep your body in the reverse V-shape.
Those buff lab rats might be smarter than we think. Various studies on mice and men have shown that cardiovascular exercise can create new brain cells (aka neurogenesis) and improve overall brain performance Aerobic exercise is the critical variable in an enriched environment that increases hippocampal neurogenesis and water maze learning in male C57BL/6J mice. Mustroph ML, Chen S, Desai SC, Cay EB, DeYoung EK, Rhodes JS. Neuroscience Program, The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. Neuroscience. 2012 September 6;219:62-71. Aerobic exercise improves hippocampal function and increases BDNF in the serum of young adult males. Griffin EW, Mullally S, Foley C, Warmington SA, O’Mara SM, Kelly AM. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Physiology & Behavior. 2011 October 24;104(5):934-41.. Ready to apply for a Nobel Prize? Studies suggest that a tough workout increases levels of a brain-derived protein (known as BDNF) in the body, believed to help with decision making, higher thinking, and learning. Smarty (spandex) pants, indeed.
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Blueprint for a global currency- the bancor
Isn't this interesting??? Global government. Global Currency.
From the Financial Times of London Lamenting the fact that they missed this little goodie from the IMF, which came out in a public policy paper April 2010.
"FT Alphaville missed this IMF paper when it first came out in April, 2010.
(links to the document)
Authored by Reza Moghadam, director of the IMF’s strategy, policy and review department, it discusses how the IMF sees the International Monetary System evolving after the financial crisis.
In the eyes of the IMF at least, the best way to ensure the stability of the international monetary system (post crisis) is actually by launching a global currency.
And that, the IMF says, is largely because sovereigns — as they stand — cannot be trusted to redistribute surplus reserves, or battle their deficits, themselves.
Or as they put it-
The global crisis of 2008/09, for all its costs, has not jeopardized international monetary stability, and the IMS is not on the verge of collapse. That said, the current system has serious imperfections that feed and facilitate policies—of reserves accumulation and reserves creation—that are ultimately unsustainable and, until they are reversed, expose the system to risks and shocks that a reformed system could minimize.
All in all, the IMF believes there has simply been too much reserve hoarding going on:
Reserve accumulation has accelerated dramatically in the past decade, particularly since the 2003-4. At the end of 2009, reserves had risen to 13 percent of global GDP, doubling from their 2000 level, and over 50 percent of total imports of goods and services. Emerging market holdings rose to 32 percent of their GDP (26 percent excluding China). Twenty-seven of the top 40 reserve holders, accounting for over 90 percent of total reserve holdings, recorded doubledigit average growth in reserves over 1999-2008.
Holdings have also become increasingly concentrated, with over half the total held by only five countries. These numbers exclude substantial foreign assets of the official sector not recorded as reserves, including in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and yet invested in liquid, dollar denominated financial instruments, that have grown even more in recent years.1
Of course, in the first instance, the solution probably lies in closer collaboration between sovereigns, most likely via the more active use of such things as special drawing rights, says the IMF.
But in the end, a global currency makes the most sense, the paper concludes — especially since the SDR is currently just an accounting tool that draws on the freely usable currencies of member states , not an actual currency itself.
As they summarise: (Pg.26 of the pdf link)
48. From SDR to bancor. A limitation of the SDR as discussed previously is that it is not a currency. Both the SDR and SDR-denominated instruments need to be converted eventually to a national currency for most payments or interventions in foreign exchange markets, which adds to cumbersome use in transactions.
And though an SDR-based system would move away from a dominant national currency, the SDR’s value remains heavily linked to the conditions and performance of the major component countries. A more ambitious reform option would be to build on the previous ideas and develop, over time, a global currency. Called, for example, bancor in honor of Keynes, such a currency could be used as a medium of exchange—an “outside money” in contrast to the SDR which remains an “inside money”.
A global currency?! No surprise there! Hasn't this whole banksters manufactured crisis been leading right towards that inevitable outcome. Global Control!
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slozo August 10, 2010 at 4:39 PM
It's a good thing then the IMF hasn't been in trouble because of other sovereign reserves mishandling their money or lending . . .
. . . as the IMF has only imaginary wealth, which it can create at the touch of a button or two.
No trouble!
Citizens of the world working real labour and producing tangible products to get a small amount of financial credit (money) . . . to support and uphold the lavish lifestyles of the rich and famous (who are idolised) and who can create money out of thin air . . .
. . . is nothing at all different than a peasant paying tithes to some land Baron - allowing them to live and breathe and carry on - and then throwing roses and gifts at the princess or Queen when they roll into town.
Not the slightest difference.
Well, at least we have an easier life, right?
You must be middle class if that's what you just answered. Don't get used to it.
Penny August 11, 2010 at 1:11 PM
excellent comment, and I like the analogy!
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China is punishing Muslims for fasting. So US Muslims are fasting from China.
Uighurs and their supporters march to the United Nations to protest in New York, on March 15, 2018. Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group held demonstrations in cities around the world to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands of their people into detention and political indoctrination centers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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(RNS) — This Ramadan, human rights groups and Muslim organizations are urging U.S. Muslims to boycott products made in China, where authorities have for years cracked down on Muslims fasting.
“People say, ‘Oh, I can’t boycott China, everything is made in China,’” said Hena Zuberi, director of outreach for the nonprofit Justice for All, who helped found the Fast From China campaign this month. “Well, we have the spiritual wherewithal to refrain from eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan. This is a time to control your nafs (self).”
Launched April 19 by the Sound Vision Foundation’s Save Uighur project, the Fast From China initiative aims to get Muslims to rethink their everyday purchasing decisions and replace items bearing a “Made in China” label with products made in other countries.
By setting the stage for more long-term campaigns, Zuberi said, they hope to change both Muslim consumers’ minds and American businesses’ relationship with Chinese manufacturing.
“It’s important for Americans to realize that they benefit from the open market, but they’re not opening their minds towards freedom of religion, human rights and due process of law,” said Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, head of the Sound Vision Foundation. “Ramadan is a time when people develop a higher level of connection and consciousness. Being hungry reminds us of the bigger picture of humanity.”
As the campaign launched, Al-Furqaan Foundation, a Chicago nonprofit that is one of the largest Western publishers of the Quran, publicly pledged to stop using Chinese facilities to print its products.
This upcoming Ramadan, let's not just fast from food and water, but also products made in China. This will be a big step forward in challenging China's genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic people. #FastFromChina pic.twitter.com/MzCVVvwo9p
— Aydin Anwar (@aydinanwar_) April 26, 2019
For at least three years, the Chinese government has forced members of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang province to skip the obligatory fasting and other religious rituals that mark Islam’s holy month. Reports from Xianjang suggest authorities have forbidden restaurants from closing during the month and banned workers, students and women from fasting and praying. Officials often send out invitations to events with food and drink, and those who do not attend and eat are regarded with suspicion.
In the indoctrination camps, other reports say, detainees have been forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, considered haram, or forbidden, by Muslims.
“When we speak to Uighurs here they tell us they feel Muslims around the world have abandoned them,” Zuberi said. “People are afraid to speak up because of the economic consequences.”
While leaders of Muslim-majority nations have largely been silent on the Uighur persecution, the Fast From China campaign has caught on with U.S. Muslims.
Hena Zuberi. Courtesy photo
Zuberi compared it to the way that boycotting Israel-made products to protest the treatment of Palestinian people has become mainstream among many U.S. Muslim consumers.
“I won’t purchase something that’s made in Israel because inside, I feel sickened to my stomach,” Zuberi said. “It’s embedded in my mind. We want to put it into Muslims’ consciousness that buying products made in China is contributing to the oppression of our brothers and sisters who have not been able to fast for years, and especially now many are in concentration camps where they’re being force-fed haram food.”
Zuberi added that she will not buy Ramadan decorations and some furniture for her new home until she finds a replacement made in a country other than China.
The Fast From China campaign is an extension of a budding movement in Muslim communities to divest from China. This month, during Ramadan, a coalition of Muslim and human rights groups will launch the I Boycott China campaign. Last summer, Hijabican, an Islamic clothing store based in Charlotte, N.C., pledged to stop manufacturing its products in China.
“We want to support women and Muslim owned businesses especially and support fair labor practices,” Hijabican’s founder, Kawthar Suleiman, wrote on the company’s website. “We could not in good conscience continue (manufacturing in China) after … learning more about the oppression of the Uyghurs under the Chinese government.”
Earlier this year, a group of more than 130 American Muslim leaders and scholars signed an open letter condemning the Chinese government’s continued persecution of Uighurs and urged U.S. consumers to boycott imports produced by the detainees’ forced labor.
The list of signers included prominent Muslim leaders such as Imam Omar Suleiman of the Yaqeen Institute in Texas, Imam Yasir Qadhi of Islamic Seminary of America and Imam Mohamed Magid of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society.
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Morning Consult released their latest batch of polling, and after weeks of discussion over Senator Kamala Harris' debate performance, Elizabeth Warren's move to 3rd or 4th depending on poll, and Joe Biden having an unsteady few week, the numbers reveal....not much has changed.
Our latest Democratic primary tracking data is live:
Biden: 32% (+1)
Sanders: 19%
Warren: 14% (+1)
Harris: 13% (-1)
Buttigieg: 5% (-1)
O'Rourke: 3%
Booker: 2%
Yang: 2%https://t.co/19xcvc2eMC
— Morning Consult (@MorningConsult) July 16, 2019
Bernie Sanders has found his floor, sitting at 20%ish since the beginning of May. Harris had a slight uptick post debate, but has fallen back, and it looks like her and Warren are divying up the exact votes the other needs to make a run at Biden. There are three tiers of presidential hopefuls right now: the three Senators fighting for second place, the rest of the mess bumping around much lower, and Joe Biden all alone with a healthy lead. Heading into next round of debates, it's important to remember what looks amazing in the moment, like Kamala Harris' attack on Biden, might not reflect soon after in the polls.
Biden Sings Same Song, Second Verse
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Meanwhile, in non President Trump vs "The Squad" news, current Democratic primary frontrunner Joe Biden was unveiling his healthcare proposal, and the tagline he laid on the folks at an AARP gathering sounds strangely familiar.
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said that under his new health care plan, people who like their insurance coverage won’t be forced to give it up.
Speaking at the AARP presidential forum in Iowa, Biden drew a contrast between his plan, which would give people a Medicare-like public option, and the “Medicare for All” plan championed by more progressive Democratic presidential candidates including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).
“If you like your health care plan, your employer based plan, you can keep it. If in fact you have private insurance, you can keep it,” Biden said.
Biden’s speech echoed the now-infamous “if you like your doctor, you’re going to be able to keep your doctor” catchphrase former President Barack Obama repeatedly said in 2009 and 2010 when he was trying to sell the public on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
The GOP seized on those remarks, and spent years throwing them back at Democrats to showcase what they said were ObamaCare’s failures. In 2013, PolitiFact called "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it" the "Lie of the Year."
But the law has provided 20 million people with health insurance, and it’s now more popular than ever.
Biden is running on protecting ObamaCare. He is banking the law’s popularity will convince voters that his plan of shoring up the law with more subsidies and a public option is a better approach than Medicare for All.
“You get your choice, you get full coverage … I think it’s the quickest, most reasonable rational and best way to get to universal coverage,” he said.
In formally announcing his plan on Monday, Biden equated the push for Medicare for All with the GOP attempts to repeal ObamaCare.
“I understand the appeal of Medicare for All, but folks supporting it should be clear that it means getting rid of ObamaCare, and I’m not for that,” Biden said in a video announcing his plan.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Resigns Amid Epstein Furor
The head many have been calling for since the details of Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal were first reported has finally rolled:
President Donald Trump alerted reporters this morning of Acosta's departure. "This was him, not me," said Trump as Acosta stood beside him.
Trump, who saw Acosta largely as a source of favorable monthly statistics about unemployment and job growth, called Acosta "a great labor secretary not a good one" and "a tremendous talent. He's a Hispanic man, he went to Harvard, a great student." Trump indicated that he was satisfied with Acosta's explanation for the plea deal in Wednesday's news conference, saying, "He explained it."
But Acosta has had a rocky relationship in recent months with other White House officials, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, over the perceived slow pace of deregulation at the department. And one person familiar with the situation said that although Trump initially thought Acosta handled the Epstein controversy well, over the last couple of days the president saw the negative press and didn’t like it.
“POTUS is not a fan of bad press, especially when other people make him look bad," this person said.
Acosta, a 50-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer, came newly under fire for the lenient 2008 plea deal after Epstein was re-arrested July 6 in New York City and charged with sex trafficking. Under the earlier plea agreement, Epstein served only 13 months of an 18-month term and was permitted daily furloughs to go to the office. Epstein also was required to register as a sex offender and to pay restitution to his underage victims.
At the White House this morning, Acosta told reporters: "Over the last week I've seen a lot of coverage of the department of labor. And what I have not seen is the incredible job creation that we've seen in this economy. more than 5 million jobs, I haven't seen that.... I do not think it is right and fair for this administration's labor department to have Epstein as the focus, rather than the incredible economy that we have today."
Cuff the Midwife
A horrible story raises age-old questions about regulation, medical care, and people who make money insisting they know better than trained professionals.
At about 9:15 p.m. June 15, Omaha Fire Department paramedics were called to a home where a 25-year-old woman at full term in her pregnancy was in distress following complications during a breech birth.
The woman told police she went into labor at about 9 p.m. June 14. Hock reportedly arrived to help with the birth at 6 p.m. June 15, according to a criminal complaint.
After realizing the baby’s foot had been delivered, the mother told detectives that Hock asked her whether to continue with the birth at home “and stated she had trained in delivering breech babies,” court documents state.
The mother agreed to continue at home but said that after at least 30 minutes, the baby had only been delivered up to the shoulders, the documents state. That’s when Hock advised calling 911.
When police arrived, they found Hock assisting the pregnant woman and asking for medical scissors, court documents state. Paramedics said the baby was partially delivered at that time and that Hock performed a medical procedure during her attempt to deliver the baby.
The baby, delivered by paramedics while en route to a hospital, was limp and unresponsive, according to the criminal complaint. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
The baby was taken to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit upon arrival at the hospital and placed on life support, the documents state.
The obstetrics doctor in the ER that night reported to police that the baby was deprived of oxygen and suffered swelling in the brain and indicated the infant could die as a result of the injuries.
The doctor told officers Hock had revealed she was at the scene serving as a midwife, a service she advertises through her company’s website, Nebraska Birth Keeper, and “had known for a couple hours that the baby was in breech” position but continued with the birthing process for an hour before 911 was called, the court documents state.
The baby was pronounced dead June 17.
A warrant was issued for Hock’s arrest when it was determined by Nebraska Health and Human Services that she does not hold a medical or certified nurse-midwife license.
The mother told investigators she had signed an agreement for Hock’s midwife services and that she and her husband had paid Hock about $3,000 to $4,000 for those services.
Home births are illegal in Nebraska. This was the second time the Noes had used Ms. Hock in the birthing of a child. That pregnancy as well resulted in a breech birth, and the Noe's opted for the hospital and a C-Section delivery.
The couple paid about $4,000 for Ms. Hock’s services, according to Mr. Dornan, who said Ms. Hock served as a midwife when Ms. Noe gave birth to another child two years earlier.
“They wanted to have a birth in their bedroom,” Mr. Dornan said. “Didn’t want to go to the hospital."
Similar complications arose during the earlier pregnancy with a breech baby, he said, and Ms. Noe opted to have a C-section at the hospital after Ms Hock advised her of the risks. This time, he said, Ms. Hock once again warned Ms. Noe of the risks of a breech birth, but that she had opted to remain at home.
Mr. Dornan said Ms. Hock tried a maneuver to dislodge the baby, but was unsuccessful. She was accompanied by her 9-year-old daughter and a doula, who Mr. Dornan said called 911.
When the emergency responders arrived at the home, Mr. Dornan said, they gave Ms. Hock a pair of scissors to try to help make a wider opening for the baby, which is considered to be a surgical procedure and is mentioned in the criminal complaint against his client.
Trump Meets Kim, Steps in North Korea
President Donald Trump went there:
On Sunday, Mr Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea, accompanied by leader Kim Jong-un.
Mr Trump had earlier tweeted asking Mr Kim if he would like to meet while the US president was in South Korea.
On Monday, KCNA carried extensive coverage of the unprecedented meeting.
North Koreans rarely receive news of the outside world, and the heavily controlled media has depicted the US as its most hated enemy for decades.
Images of the US president walking into the North as a friend of Mr Kim will be an extraordinary sight for ordinary North Koreans.
Negotiations over North Korea's controversial nuclear programme have stalled since the second summit between the two leaders ended without an agreement in February.
After their surprise talks on Sunday, they reaffirmed their claims to friendship and said talks would continue through their negotiating teams.
Critics have dismissed the occasion as an act of political theatre which does not make substantial progress towards North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.
Negotiations with North Korea to try to convince it to abandon its controversial nuclear programme reached a peak last year when Mr Trump and Mr Kim had a historic meeting in Singapore.
They both committed to the "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula, but without clarifying what that meant.
It was hoped their second meeting, in Hanoi in February, would make some concrete agreement about North Korea handing over its nuclear programme in exchange for some of the tight sanctions against it being lifted.
But those talks ended with no deal, as they failed to agree on the pace at which sanctions should be eased.
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by Adam Christopher, Phil Gigante (Read by)Adam Christopher
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The Empire State is the other New York
It’s a parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple. It’s a city where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes who once kept the streets safe have fallen into deadly rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York…until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all its inhabitants.
Playing on the classic Gotham conventions of the Batman comics and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, debut author Adam Christopher has spun a smart and fast-paced superhero-noir adventure that will excite genre fans and general readers alike.
“A fascinating debut novel that meshes noir sensibilities and science fiction together, and keeps the reader guessing throughout.” —Mike Stackpole, bestselling author of I, Jedi
“Destined to be a science fiction classic, Empire State is a breathtakingly original noir tale of intrigue, mystery, and quantum physics.” —Diana Rowland, author of My Life as a White Trash Zombie
ADAM CHRISTOPHER was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and grew up watching Pertwee-era Doctor Who and listening to The Beatles. In 2006, Adam moved to the sunny North West of England, where he lives in domestic bliss with his wife and cat in a house next to a canal. When not writing Adam can be found drinking tea and obsessing over DC Comics, Stephen King, and The Cure. He is also a strong advocate for social media, especially Twitter, which he spends far too much time on, avoiding work.
Angry Robot launches its WorldBuilder project, which invites sanctioned fan fiction for certain works, with Christopher’s bleak steampunk noir. The Empire State is an alternate 1950s New York surrounded by endless mysterious fog and embroiled in endless mysterious war. In a pocket universe split off by a fight between estranged superheroes, a version of Empire State is inhabited by doppelgängers and powered by the rift between worlds; some want to close that rift, others to destroy it. The plot is both driven and occluded by anomalies and questions—how can protagonist Rad Braybury be 44 in a 19-year-old universe? where does food come from? Motivations are often unexplained and relationships tenuous. Readers may not care about the murky characters enough to make it through the novel, let alone create fan fiction, though the enigmas, missing backstories, and open-ended conclusion offer a wealth of jumping-off points. (Jan.)
Adam Christopher’s debut novel is a noir, Philip K Dick-ish science fiction superhero story… As captivating as a kaleidoscope… just feel it in all its weird glory.” - Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother
"A fascinating debut novel that meshes noir sensibilities and science fiction together and keeps the reader guessing throughout. Adam Christopher handles in intricacies of parallel worlds, time travel and suspense with a skill lacking in many more-seasoned authors." - Mike Stackpole, New York Times bestselling author of I, Jedi
"Adam Christopher maintains a punchy, bestseller prose style that keeps the action rocketing along, and protagonists that seem right both in their own setting, and appropriate to what we already recognise as super heroes. Empire State is an excellent, involving read, and it fully deserves to be the start of a new universe." - Paul Cornell, DC Comics and Dr Who writer
"Down these steam driven streets a man must go... straight into a pocket universe of trouble. Brutal, knowing and deft, Adam Christopher delivers." - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
"Stylish, sinister, and wickedly fun, Empire State is not your average sexy retro parallel universe superhero noir." - Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of Zoo City
"Destined to be a science fiction classic, Empire State is a breathtakingly original noir tale of intrigue, mystery, and quantum physics, deftly played out in storytelling so brilliant I'm finding it hard not to hate the author." - Diana Rowland, author of My Life as a White Trash Zombie
"From first to last page, Adam Christopher's Empire State careens along at a furious pace. Along the way, he beautifully meshes the best noir tropes with science fiction and wraps it up in a world (or two) that rivals some of the classics of speculative fiction." - John Hornor Jacobs, Author of Southern Gods
"A daring, dreamlike, almost hallucinatory thriller, one that plays with the conventions of pulp fiction and superheroes like a cat with a ball of yarn." - Kurt Busiek, Eisner Award-winning writer of Astro City and Marvels
"Fantastic stuff... The author is truly at the top of his game here. Goddamitt, I want more." - The Founding Fields
"Explosive… an effective portrait of a bleak, confused, subdued city. Most impressibely, the novel becomes more unpredicatable as it goes along. Thrilling stuff. 4****” - SFX Magazine
“Watch out for this Adam kid, he’s nobody’s sap. He’s got a sharp nib and a sharper wit. He’d steal your last few hours before you could say ‘cat’s pajamas’, and you’d thank him for it.” - Billy Campbell, star of The Rocketeer
“Empire State is a fantastic piece of fiction, it's like one of those people that you just want to be seen with because they are so cool, radiating so much style, charm and charisma that if harnessed could power Hollywood for a century. 5*****” - SFBook.com
“Empire State is a big, blockbuster action book. It has images that will stick with you. Earlier in the week, I tweeted that I kept picturing an HBO TV series trailer as I read this book. That's what you're going to get.” - Do Some Damage
“An exuberant homage to the superhero genre powered by a fabulous noir plot and wrapped up with a retro science fiction sensibility. It’s effortlessly inventive and thoroughly entertaining.” - Maura McHugh
“Rocket-powered superheros, Prohibition era bootleggers, private eyes, mysterious men in masks; and more twists and turns than you can imagine. All in all a very fun read.” - The Dragon Page
“It has a private detective and tons of fog, superheroes, robots, moonshine, gas masks, guns and ironclads. What’s not to love? And I know this is a monumentally shallow comment to make, but the cover art is stunning. Rad is a fabulous character, one that I won’t forget any time soon. 4****” - Fantasy Nibbles
“A fast, likeable novel which aims not only to surprise, but frequently to confound - with intrigue, superheroic subversion, and a few robots playing into the mix! There's also an airship. I mean, who doesn't love airships?” - Drying Ink
“The written equivalent of crack cocaine. 10/10” - Spoiler Alert
“There are twists, turns, crosses and double-cross in this one. It has a delightfully pulpy feel to it, especially during the airship chase. It's almost here, and I think you'll find it worth the wait.” - Adventures Fantastic
"This is simply one of the greatest science fiction books I have ever read. 9/10" - Starburst Magazine
"Verve and imagination abound in this accomplished debut."
- Christopher Fowler, The Fiancial Times (December 3, 2012)
Empire State 2.9 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 17 reviews.
This thing is all over the place. It starts off very slowly. It takes its time in dropping hints about what's going on. Hints that aren't really needed if you've read any blurb about the book. At about the half way point, the pace picks up just a little as characters explain some of what's going on for anyone that hasn't caught on yet after 150 plus pages. But then it speeds up further to become utterly confusing. This finaly speed burst isn't so much about the plot as events on screen. The last couple of chapters are the literary equivalent of those shakey camera moments in a hollywood action film. You're fairly certain something just happened, but you aren't going to know what that something was until the story stops for a moment. Like you'll find yourself wondering where a character has gone, and a couple of chapters later the author will explain that the missing character left at the same time as some other characters being removed from a scene. Add in double (and sometimes triple) doses of characters that the reader doesn't have any reason to care for, and you end up wondering why you bothered to finish the book.
hymie More than 1 year ago
The book is trying to be a madcap romp combining detective noir, steampunk, and superheroes, but never gets in gear. Characters act without any recognizably human sense or motivation and random plot contrivances are thrown all over the place. I read through the entire thing with grim determination, but fortunately you don't have to!
It was a difficult book to get through. I really, REALLY wanted it to be good. Love the concept but hated the execution. The characters were uninteresting and unlikable.
wjohnston on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
This is an interesting book that ultimately didn't work for me. There is potential for a good book here, but this one gets bogged down in a hodgepodge of styles and ideas.
paulkeller on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
had expected more of this book. the overall setting really appeals to me but i never quite got into the rythem of the book. tool me ages to finish, wich is rather worrisome if you consider that this is supposed to be a detective novel.
coachsully on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Loved it. Can't wait until he writes another book. I do have a weakness for the anti-hero.
deanfetzer on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
To be honest, I wasn¿t sure what to expect from this first novel by Adam Christopher - but it had come highly recommended by a number of my writer friends, so I figured it was worth a look.Centered around a world with two New Yorks, one shrouded in fog and forever battling an unseen Enemy with the austerity of `Wartime¿ and another set in our world in 1950, with all the light, noise and people that inhabited the city in that time.The Empire State, with its heart in one of the many correlations between the two, the Empire State Building, has retained the prohibition of alcohol and is only nineteen years old. Which is weird, because the people in it remember lives and events that predate those nineteen years.Without giving too much away, the activities of two superheroes or supervillans (depending on who you talk to), known as the Skyguard and the Science Pirate, have had an impact in both versions of the Big Apple. Rad Bradley, private detective and frequenter of his local speakeasy, is caught up in various schemes and machinations and quickly finds himself out of his depth.For a first novel, this has a polished feel and tells a great story. The interactions between the characters as well as the two New Yorks has been crafted with great care and it shows. In terms of storytelling, this is some of the best I¿ve read for a long time and it¿s got a great deal to recommend it. There¿s the PI in the style of Sam Spade, superheroes, bootleggers, battle robots, airships and strange thugs in gas masks, set against the backdrop of the bleak Empire State and the vibrant New York of our world.I enjoyed Christopher¿s tale immensely and am looking forward to his next effort. You won¿t be wasting your money by buying this one.
clfisha on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
I love the new flood of genre mash-ups and this is a gem. It opens with a bang too as a gripping car chase rival gangsters is overtaken by a literally explosive fight between two superheroes. For this is prohibition era New York and things are about to get worse (and weird) for PI Rad Bradley, who is about to make a discovery that¿s going to change everybody¿s lives forever.Sublimely meshing noir tropes with superhero conventions and twisting your typical mystery plot into a mind bending tale of parallel universes, odd cults, robots, airships, doomsday devices and really hard alcohol. It's a fun, fast paced, mind bending mystery. It has a fantastic sense of place with its rain slicked streets, eerily empty warships, gargantuan mansions and seedy speakeasies and they are all populated with some great characters, luckily my favourite being PY Bradley who really shines here. It¿s real easy to slip into this world and bring it alive, Christopher manages to walk a tightrope of tricky character reasoning and motivation with a such a fluid setting.I guess being a 1st novel there are some cracks, some of those great characters get lost and some just don't seem to fit. I felt the plot could have done with being a wee tighter or rather pruned/focused as there any dead wood in the thick plot. Personal taste also dictated a desire for a less snake like plot, which gave a me a headache but now I am just nitpicking. I meant it has a robot butler what more do you want?All in all recommend to lovers of a rollicking story with a mind bending plot, sci-fi fans and lovers of noir. Christopher is an author to watch.
Amaranthae More than 1 year ago
This is a debut novel for this Author, and despite what the cover may lead the reader to believe this book is about, once they start reading they will discover it is something more. Unfortunately, despite this book having a lot going for it, it didn’t quite reach the spot with me. The reason for its shortcomings for me, all lie with the characters; right from the beginning they seem to be lacking something. The initial character we are introduced to is gone before the reader really has a chance to get to know him, he is replaced by the main protagonist, who is marginally more interesting, but not enough to make the reader connect with him or grab their attention fully. Many of the characters that appear in the book are never written with any real depth and, even though this is explained about halfway through the book, the reader spends much of their time surrounded by shallow characters. The characters have very little substance, not enough to carry a whole book, which is a shame in this particular novel. Fortunately the setting of the book and the mystery contained in its pages were engrossing enough to keep me reading to the end. The setting is a parallel universe and brings a very steampunk feel to the pseudo-New York 1930’s written there with robots, prohibition, super heroes, unseen enemies and robots. This fictional universe is well written and the Author leaves it wide open to the reader’s imagination to explore and populate as they will. The overall feeling that the reader will gain from the atmosphere created in the book may well remind them of a Philip K. Dick novel, but which one will depend on how they interpret this novel. I would recommend this book to readers of the time travel and fantasy genres.
after reading this novel in one sitting all i can say is: "WOW!", i loved, loved, loved this book. Please, do yourself a favour and buy this book...now.
This is a well put together story with a lot of fun; almost seems to be a graphic novel w/o pictures. Not really my thing but if you like graphic novels, you'll like it.
Fun read
SkepticMA More than 1 year ago
For some reason there is no sample available. Reader beware a Nook book that doesn't have a free sample to read.
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Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura - a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl. When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds ...
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Pete Van Dyk & the Second Hand Band
A rock and roll band from Hamilton, Ont.
New Album!
Our new self titled record is available on April 21, 2015! We had a blast recording it and we hope you dig it. . We also have a video coming out the same day for the single “Talk of the Town”. The album is available for PWYC download on bandcamp and physical copies will be available at our shows.
New Year = More Shows + New EP!
Hey friends!
Hope you had a great holidays, we spent some downtime in December polishing up some new tunes that are going to be appearing on our new EP. We’ve got most of the songs picked out and recording starts soon! Look for the new EP in the spring!
Also we’ve got a bunch of shows coming up!
Jan 25 @ Homegrown Hamilton
March 6 @ Baltimore House
March 22 @ Homegrown Hamilton
We also have a few Toronto dates in the works that should be announced soon!
Make sure you get your hands on our latest release “Shake Me/Plan B” available at www.petevandyk.bandcamp.com for FREE! You can also buy a copy of it on square, clear vinyl for a limited time only.
New Music/7 Inch Record/Fall Tour!
August was an amazing month for us. Over the August long weekend we set up all our recording gear at JD’s place, moved all the furniture out of a few rooms and recorded 3 new songs.
The new music will be released online for free download on Tuesday Sept 3rd and the records will ship Oct 8th.
We had drums being tracked in the living room. Guitar amps in the basement and the dining room and a bunch of bass amps all over the house. We even tracked an alto saxophone at the top of a stairwell, it was pretty crazy, but we are very happy with the result.
All the new tracks were engineered and mixed by JD.
The new songs are: Shake Me, Plan B and To the Night.
For the first time ever we will putting out a 7 inch lathe cut record featuring Shake Me and Plan B. All the songs will also be available online for FREE download.
Were also hitting the road in the fall with our pals Dead City Soul Revue and Womb.
Sept 4 @ The Hive – Kitchener
Sept 6 @ Baltimore House – Hamilton
Sept 7 @ Mitzi’s – Toronto
Oct 10 @ Homegrown Hamilton – Hamilton
Oct 11 @ Measure – Toronto
Oct 18 @ Barfly – Montreal
Oct 19 @ Grumpy’s – Montreal.
We’re having a great time!
Things are going great over in Second Hand Band Land. We had 4 Hamilton shows in May, and a few in June as well as a special stop at the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington. Friday night we played at Absinthe and our next stops are July 11 at Measure in Toronto for Womb’s EP release and July 16 at Baltimore House in Hamilton.
We have been busy working on songs for the new record. Thanks to everyone who supported the new song and video “Rise the Falling Sun’, we had alot of positive reviews which was great!
We start recording the new album August 3rd, JD will be engineering and recording the whole album as well. We’re itching to get started on tracking. Stay tuned for a video coming your way soon to.
Sound of Music Festival & New Album
Some good news. First of we will begin recording a full length album starting in August. We’ve got a big batch of tunes that were currently combing through and refinining. To be released in Fall 2013.
Also with a slightly altered lineup we will be making a one time appearance tomorrow at the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington as the Second Hand Blues Band, doing a set of rad old blues tunes. So be there – Saturday, June 15 at 4PM in the parking lot of Smiths Funeral Home.
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Rise the Falling Sun – New Music Video
Check it out! We are pleased to share our new music video with you for our brand new tune “Rise the Falling Sun”. It was directed by James Maunder and shot at various locations around Hamilton, made possible by a grant from Cobalt Connects.
You can download the track for FREE at http://petevandyk.bandcamp.com
A big thanks to everyone who made this happen especially our director James Maunder, Jenny, Jeremy and Katie at Cobalt Connects and the guys at the Baltimore House and Porcelain Records.
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Introduction to the thematic set: Geological storage of CO2, gas and energy
Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol and View ORCID ProfilePhilip S. Ringrose
Petroleum Geoscience, 23, 285-286, 27 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2017-051
Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol
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Philip S. Ringrose
Statoil ASA, Arkitekt Ebbells veg 10, Rotvoll, NO-7005, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 1, NO- 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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This thematic set emerged out of the 3rd EAGE Sustainable Earth Science Conference, held in the picturesque town of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, on 13 – 15 October 2015. This conference series was established to develop and promote an emerging group of applied geoscience topics focused on technologies for sustainable use of the subsurface to serve the energy transition; and the focus so far has been mainly on geothermal energy, CO2 storage and energy storage. Inspired by the research emerging from this conference, the conveners proposed a thematic set on the common ground between long-term geological storage of CO2 and the shorter-term cyclic storage of energy. The resulting set of papers is very rewarding, since they capture examples of all these topics and illustrate the complementary nature of subsurface studies on the storage of energy and CO2. We have arranged the set to start with two review papers, followed by three papers on energy storage and then a further three on CO2 storage.
In the first review paper, Ringrose takes a global look at the low-carbon energy transition, which is expected to be as significant as the industrial revolution two centuries earlier. This global-scale change in energy comes with many challenges, both sociological and technical. The sociological challenges are addressed by explaining the physical basis behind the urgent need to protect Earth's atmosphere from excessive emissions of greenhouse gas and by arguing for a sustainable approach to developing low-carbon energy systems. The more technical challenges involved in the energy transition are reviewed in terms of recent progress and future potential of three dominant components of the low-carbon energy transition, namely: developing new sources of renewable energy, switching from coal to natural gas, and deploying CO2 capture and storage (CCS). To achieve the objectives of the recent Paris climate agreement, all low-carbon energy options must be deployed at an increasing rate in the coming decades. The second review paper by Aochi et al. looks at the challenge of controlling and managing seismic risk – a topic of common concern to geothermal, CO2 storage and energy storage projects. Despite recent developments allowing more accurate 3D modelling of the subsurface, the understanding of coupled hydromechanical processes is still rather immature, and unexpected seismicity cannot be completely avoided. The authors propose a unified strategy encompassing improved understanding of the hydromechanical origins of induced seismicity, leading in turn to an improved basis for seismic risk evaluation. They show how probabilistic approaches can be used to give quantitative estimates of seismic risk.
Two papers address the geoscience underpinning energy storage. Wang & Bauer look at compressed air energy storage (CAES) in porous formations and describe feasibility studies for a hypothetical CAES scenario using an anticlinal structure. Assuming extraction cycles of 6 hours (in order to complement peak solar energy production) and a 321 MW gas turbine, they demonstrate the viability of a six-well system to deliver energy from compressed air stored in a 20 m-thick permeable rock formation. Their analysis both demonstrates the overall character of CAES systems (with power output dropping continuously from an initial maximum) and identifies non-linear behaviour caused by well inference. The following paper by Pfeiffer et al. looks at hydrogen storage for the scenario where excess renewable electricity is used to generate hydrogen, which then stored for later use in power generation. The concept of large-scale hydrogen storage in porous sandstone formations is investigated via numerical simulation of a storage operation at an existing anticlinal structure in the North German Basin. Different geological scenarios (facies models) were evaluated for cases using nitrogen as an initial cushion gas, followed by H2 filling and withdrawal cycles. The study shows how the storage system can sustain a continuous power output of around 245 MW, with peak performance as high as 363 MW.
The more conventional form of energy storage, namely seasonal natural gas storage (CH4), is addressed in the paper by Otto, who shows how more advanced subsurface mapping requirements will be needed for expanded use of gas storage in a sustainable energy context. Using the case of a salt-cavern gas storage facility at Jemgum in the Lower Saxony Basin (NW Germany), the author shows how advanced 3D seismic interpretation workflows, also used in petroleum exploration, can be usefully applied during planning and development of gas storage sites. Project challenges encountered include mapping of complex salt-tectonic structures, reconstructing surface meshes and understanding the fluvial heterogeneities in the overburden sequence. Future gas storage projects will need to use this type of integrated subsurface analysis in order to meet engineering requirements and to ensure safe operations.
Three papers in this set address different aspects of CO2 storage. Clarke et al. look at the large-scale question of the estimation of CO2 storage capacity in depleted gas reservoirs. A key question here is to what extent conventional methods for estimating gas reserves can be applied to CO2 storage. Using production data from four depleted gas reservoirs on the UK Continental Shelf, the authors show how the effects of water influx can be quantified in terms of estimated CO2 storage capacity. Effective storage capacity estimates were found to be around 50 – 80% of the theoretical estimates. Moving down to the pore scale, Baritantonaki et al. look at mineral reactions for the case of CO2 storage in the Rotliegend sandstone, characteristic of the Rotliegend gas fields in NE of The Netherlands. Geochemical batch-reaction experiments for different grain-size samples were used to establish reaction rates associated with dolomite dissolution. The experiments show that in an acidic regime, the dissolution of dolomite in brine is a factor of 2 faster than in deionized water, with grain size also playing an important role. Finally, in the paper by Thibeau et al., the topic of well-system integrity is addressed for the Rousse CO2 storage demonstration pilot in France. Here, following CO2 injection between 2010 and 2013, the injector well was plugged and permanently abandoned, giving a unique opportunity to study risk assessment associated with the project closure. The authors discuss and model the hypothetical presence of micro-annuli in the outer cement of the well, concluding that migration of CO2 into the local aquifer will not occur due to pressure gradients caused by the depleted reservoir. Although flow of aquifer water down into the reservoir could occur, the rates are extremely low.
Of course, these eight papers only give a small window into the world of geological storage of CO2 and energy, but they also give an excellent pointer towards the issues that will occupy the next generation of geoscientists. We expect this to be a busy arena for future geoscience and welcome further contributions at future editions of the EAGE Sustainable Earth Science Conference.
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The role of PET/CT in diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA) and assessing the risk of ischemic events
Posted in Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, inflammation independent of lipid levels, Medical Imaging Technology, Medical Imaging Technology, Image Processing/Computing, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultra Sound, Systemic Inflammatory Diseases as CVD Risk, Vascular Diseases on May 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
May 20, 2019 — PET/CT images are offering evidence of a link between vascular patterns at the time of diagnosis for giant cell arteritis (GCA) and a patient’s risk of an ischemic event, Spanish researchers explained in a study published online on 12 May in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
The group found that patients with inflammation in vertebral arteries, which causes blood vessels to narrow, were five times more likely to develop ischemic symptoms. The information may be particularly helpful because GCA is difficult to diagnose in its early stages.
“Bearing in mind these results and our findings, we consider that the vertebral arteries should be carefully studied in patients with suspected GCA, not only to support the diagnosis but also to assess the risk of development of ischemic events,” wrote lead author Dr. Jaume Mestre-Torres and colleagues from Hospital Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona.
GCA’s challenges
Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory disease that causes the large blood vessels to narrow and restrict blood flow. The affliction is typically seen in the temporal arteries and the aorta in adults older than 50. Currently, there is little information on how the disease develops, although there are indications that it may be linked to genetics.
The challenge for clinicians is that there are “no specific clinical symptoms that lead to the diagnosis of GCA, but headache and ischemic symptoms such as jaw claudication and transient visual loss or permanent visual loss may raise suspicion [of the disease],” the authors noted.
In assessing visual loss, the team found no significant differences between patients with vertebral artery involvement and permanent visual loss (61.5%) and patients with vertebral artery issues and no permanent visual loss (58.8%) (p = 0.88). Interestingly, the presence of intrathoracic large-vessel vasculitis tended to protect against a patient’s likelihood of permanent visual loss.
In addition, “all patients with vertebral involvement but no aortic involvement showed ischemic manifestations at disease onset,” the researchers noted. “In contrast, none of the patients with aortic involvement but no vertebral hypermetabolism showed ischemic symptoms.”
https://www.auntminnieeurope.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=mol&pag=dis&ItemID=617395
@Cleveland Clinic – Serial measurements of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) post acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may help identify patients at higher risk for morbidity and mortality
Posted in Acute coronary syndrome, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Atherogenic Processes & Pathology, Cardiovascular Research, Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, HTN, inflammation independent of lipid levels, Origins of Cardiovascular Disease, Pharmacotherapy of Cardiovascular Disease, Systemic Inflammatory Diseases as CVD Risk on May 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Association of Initial and Serial C-Reactive Protein Levels With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Death After Acute Coronary Syndrome, A Secondary Analysis of the VISTA-16 Trial
Preethi Mani, MD1; Rishi Puri, MBBS, PhD1,2; Gregory G. Schwartz, MD, PhD3; et alSteven E. Nissen, MD1,2; Mingyuan Shao, MS2; John J. P. Kastelein, MD, PhD4; Venu Menon, MD1,2; A. Michael Lincoff, MD1,2; Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD5
JAMA Cardiol. 2019;4(4):314-320. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2019.0179
Question Are initial and serial increases in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels after acute coronary syndrome in medically optimized patients associated with increased risk of a major cardiac event, cardiovascular death, and all-cause death?
Findings In this secondary analysis of the VISTA-16 randomized clinical trial that included 5145 patients, baseline and longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were independently associated with increased risk of a major adverse cardiac event, cardiovascular death, and all-cause death during the 16-week follow-up.
Meaning Monitoring high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in patients after acute coronary syndrome may help better identify patients at greater risk for recurrent cardiovascular events or death.
Importance Higher baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The usefulness of serial hsCRP measurements for risk stratifying patients after ACS is not well characterized.
Objective To assess whether longitudinal increases in hsCRP measurements during the 16 weeks after ACS are independently associated with a greater risk of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE), all-cause death, and cardiovascular death.
Results Among 4257 patients in this study, 3141 (73.8%) were men and the mean age was 60.3 years (interquartile range [IQR], 53.5-67.8 years). The median 16-week low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was 64.9 mg/dL (IQR, 50.3-82.3 mg/dL), and the median hsCRP level was 2.4 mg/L (IQR, 1.1-5.2 mg/L). On multivariable analysis, higher baseline hsCRP level (hazard ratio [HR], 1.36 [95% CI, 1.13-1.63]; P = .001) and higher longitudinal hsCRP level (HR, 1.15 [95% CI, 1.09-1.21]; P < .001) were independently associated with MACE. Similar significant and independent associations were shown between baseline and longitudinal hsCRP levels and cardiovascular death (baseline: HR, 1.61 per SD [95% CI, 1.07-2.41], P = .02; longitudinal: HR, 1.26 per SD [95% CI, 1.19-1.34], P < .001) and between baseline and longitudinal hsCRP levels and all-cause death (baseline: HR, 1.58 per SD [95% CI, 1.07-2.35], P = .02; longitudinal: HR, 1.25 per SD [95% CI, 1.18-1.32], P < .001).
Conclusions and Relevance Initial and subsequent increases in hsCRP levels during 16 weeks after ACS were associated with a greater risk of the combined MACE end point, cardiovascular death, and all-cause death despite established background therapies. Serial measurements of hsCRP during clinical follow-up after ACS may help to identify patients at higher risk for mortality and morbidity.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2725734
Inflammation’s role in residual risk
Residual risk of cardiovascular events or death remains high following ACS, despite coronary revascularization and optimal guideline-directed treatment with antiplatelet and LDL cholesterol-lowering agents. Inflammation is thought to drive this risk, but no effective treatment for such inflammation is commercially available. The secretory phospholipase A2 inhibitor varespladib was developed to meet this need, and it was evaluated in VISTA-16.
VISTA-16 was an international, multicenter clinical trial that randomized 5,145 patients in a double-blind manner to varespladib or placebo on a background of atorvastatin treatment within 96 hours of presentation with ACS. The trial was terminated early due to futility and likely harm from the drug, which was subsequently pulled from development.
Implications for practice
The association of increasing CRP levels with residual cardiovascular risk may prompt more intensive treatment to lower this risk. In particular, a secondary analysis showed that use of antiplatelet agents (clopidogrel, ticlopidine and prasugrel) was associated with stable or decreasing hsCRP levels.
“Monitoring not only lipids but also hsCRP after ACS may help us better identify patients at increased risk for recurrent cardiovascular events or death,” notes Dr. Puri. “High or increasing CRP levels could be an indication to optimize dual antiplatelet therapy post-ACS, along with high-intensity statin therapy (and possibly PCSK9 inhibitors) and antihypertensive therapy, in addition to instituting measures that are globally beneficial, such as dietary modifications and cardiac rehabilitation/exercise.”
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/increasing-inflammation-correlates-with-residual-risk-after-acute-coronary-syndrome/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Other related articles published in this Open Access Online Scientific Journal, include the following:
Biomarkers and risk factors for cardiovascular events, endothelial dysfunction, and thromboembolic complications
Larry H Bernstein, MD, FCAP, Curator
https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2014/09/09/biomarkers-and-risk-factors-for-cardiovascular-events-endothelial-dysfunction-and-thromboembolic-complications/
A Concise Review of Cardiovascular Biomarkers of Hypertension
Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP
https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/04/25/a-concise-review-of-cardiovascular-biomarkers-of-hypertension/
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS): Strategies in Anticoagulant Selection: Diagnostics Approaches – Genetic Testing Aids vs. Biomarkers (Troponin types and BNP)
Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/03/13/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-strategies-in-anticoagulant-selection-diagnostics-approaches-genetic-testing-aids-vs-biomarkers-troponin-types-and-bnp/
In Europe, BigData@Heart aim to improve patient outcomes and reduce societal burden of atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2017/07/10/in-europe-bigdataheart-aim-to-improve-patient-outcomes-and-reduce-societal-burden-of-atrial-fibrillation-af-heart-failure-hf-and-acute-coronary-syndrome-acs/
Cardiovascular Diseases and Pharmacological Therapy: Curations by Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN, 2006 – 4/2018
https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2014/04/17/cardiovascular-diseases-and-pharmacological-therapy-curations-by-aviva-lev-ari-phd-rn/
Hypertriglyceridemia: Evaluation and Treatment Guideline
Posted in Biomarkers & Medical Diagnostics, Biomedical Measurement Science, Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics, Cardiovascular Research, Chemical Biology and its relations to Metabolic Disease, Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Clinical Diagnostics, Clinical Genomics, Diabetes Mellitus, Disease Biology, Endocrine Diseases, Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Risks, Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, Lipid metabolism, Liver & Digestive Diseases Research, Metabolism, Myocardial Metabolism, Nutrition, Nutrition Disorders, Nutritional Supplements: Atherogenesis, lipid metabolism, Obesity, Origins of Cardiovascular Disease, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma classifier, Pancreatic cancer, Population Health Management, Population Health Management, Genetics & Pharmaceutical, tagged Cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, diet, hypertriglyceridemia, life style, pancreatitis, triglycerides on January 22, 2019| 1 Comment »
Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D.
Severe and very severe hypertriglyceridemia increase the risk for pancreatitis, whereas mild or moderate hypertriglyceridemia may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Individuals found to have any elevation of fasting triglycerides should be evaluated for secondary causes of hyperlipidemia including endocrine conditions and medications. Patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia must be assessed for other cardiovascular risk factors, such as central obesity, hypertension, abnormalities of glucose metabolism, and liver dysfunction. The aim of this study was to develop clinical practice guidelines on hypertriglyceridemia.
The diagnosis of hypertriglyceridemia should be based on fasting levels, that mild and moderate hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides of 150–999 mg/dl) be diagnosed to aid in the evaluation of cardiovascular risk, and that severe and very severe hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides of >1000 mg/dl) be considered a risk for pancreatitis. The patients with hypertriglyceridemia must be evaluated for secondary causes of hyperlipidemia and that subjects with primary hypertriglyceridemia be evaluated for family history of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease.
The treatment goal in patients with moderate hypertriglyceridemia should be a non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in agreement with National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel guidelines. The initial treatment should be lifestyle therapy; a combination of diet modification, physical activity and drug therapy may also be considered. In patients with severe or very severe hypertriglyceridemia, a fibrate can be used as a first-line agent for reduction of triglycerides in patients at risk for triglyceride-induced pancreatitis.
Three drug classes (fibrates, niacin, n-3 fatty acids) alone or in combination with statins may be considered as treatment options in patients with moderate to severe triglyceride levels. Statins are not be used as monotherapy for severe or very severe hypertriglyceridemia. However, statins may be useful for the treatment of moderate hypertriglyceridemia when indicated to modify cardiovascular risk.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/clinical-connection/cardio-endo/77242?xid=NL_CardioEndoConnection_2019-01-21
Paraoxonase 2 (PON2) appears to play a cardioprotective role in both human and experimental heart failure: Cardiologist Wai Hong Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute’s Center for Clinical Genomics.
Posted in Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, Heart Failure (HF), inflammation independent of lipid levels, tagged Paraoxonase 2 (PON2) on January 1, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Enzyme Protects Heart Against Stress and Could Potentially Lead to New Heart Failure Treatments
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/enzyme-protects-heart-against-stress-and-could-potentially-lead-to-new-heart-failure-treatments/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Categories: Basic Research, Heart & Vascular, Research
Tags: heart failure, high density lipoprotein (HDL), PON2
Original Study:
Free Radic Biol Med. 2018 Jun;121:117-126. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.583. Epub 2018 May 2.
Paraoxonase 2 prevents the development of heart failure.
Li W1, Kennedy D2, Shao Z3, Wang X4, Kamdar AK5, Weber M3, Mislick K3, Kiefer K3, Morales R3, Agatisa-Boyle B3, Shih DM6, Reddy ST6, Moravec CS7, Tang WHW8.
Mitochondrial oxidation is a major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in development of heart failure (HF). Paraoxonase 2 deficient (PON2-def) mitochondria are impaired in function. In this study, we tested whether PON2-def aggravates HF progression.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Using qPCR, immunoblotting and lactonase activity assay, we demonstrate that PON2 activity was significantly decreased in failing hearts despite increased PON2 expression. To determine the cardiac-specific function of PON2, we performed heart transplantations in which PON2-def and wild type (WT) donor hearts were implanted into WT recipient mice. Beating scores of the donor hearts, assessed at 4 weeks post-transplantation, were significantly decreased in PON2-def hearts when compared to WT donor hearts. By using a transverse aortic constriction (TAC) model, we found PON2 deficiency significantly exacerbated left ventricular remodeling and cardiac fibrosis post-TAC. We further demonstrated PON2 deficiency significantly enhanced ROS generation in heart tissues post-TAC. ROS generation was measured through dihydroethidium (DHE) using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescent detector. By using neonatal cardiomyocytes treated with CoCl2 to mimic hypoxia, we found PON2 deficiency dramatically increased ROS generation in the cardiomyocytes upon CoCl2 treatment. In response to a short CoCl2 exposure, cell viability and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity assessed by MTT assay were significantly diminished in PON2-def cardiomyocytes compared to those in WT cardiomyocytes. PON2-def cardiomyocytes also had lower baseline SDH activity. By using adult mouse cardiomyocytes and mitochondrial ToxGlo assay, we found impaired cellular ATP generation in PON2-def cells compared to that in WT cells, suggesting that PON2 is necessary for proper mitochondrial function.
Our study suggests a cardioprotective role for PON2 in both experimental and human heart failure, which may be associated with the ability of PON2 to improve mitochondrial function and diminish ROS generation.
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Paraoxonase 2
[Available on 2019-06-01]
10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.583
Individuals without angiographic CAD but with hiPRS remain at significantly elevated risk of mortality after cardiac catheterization
Posted in Atherogenic Processes & Pathology, Cardiovascular Research, Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, Gene Regulation, Gene Regulation and Evolution, Genetic Mutations in Congenital Heart DIsease, Genetics & Innovations in Treatment, Genome Biology, Origins of Cardiovascular Disease on November 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
A genome-wide Polygenic risk scores (PRS) improves risk stratification when added to traditional risk factors and coronary angiography. Individuals without angiographic CAD but with hiPRS remain at significantly elevated risk of mortality.
Genomic Risk Stratification Predicts All-Cause Mortality After Cardiac Catheterization
Michael G. Levin
Rachel L. Kember
Renae Judy
David Birtwell
Heather Williams
Zolt Arany
Jay Giri
Marie Guerraty
Tom Cappola
and Regeneron Genetics Center
Jinbo Chen
Daniel J. Rader
Scott M. Damrauer
Originally published12 Nov 2018 Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2018;11:e002352
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is influenced by genetic variation and traditional risk factors. Polygenic risk scores (PRS), which can be ascertained before the development of traditional risk factors, have been shown to identify individuals at elevated risk of CAD. Here, we demonstrate that a genome-wide PRS for CAD predicts all-cause mortality after accounting for not only traditional cardiovascular risk factors but also angiographic CAD itself.
Individuals who underwent coronary angiography and were enrolled in an institutional biobank were included; those with prior myocardial infarction or heart transplant were excluded. Using a pruning-and-thresholding approach, a genome-wide PRS comprised of 139 239 variants was calculated for 1503 participants who underwent coronary angiography and genotyping. Individuals were categorized into high PRS (hiPRS) and low-PRS control groups using the maximally selected rank statistic. Stratified analysis based on angiographic findings was also performed. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality following the index coronary angiogram.
Individuals with hiPRS were younger than controls (66 years versus 69 years; P=2.1×10-5) but did not differ by sex, body mass index, or traditional risk-factor profiles. Individuals with hiPRS were at significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality after cardiac catheterization, adjusting for traditional risk factors and angiographic extent of CAD (hazard ratio, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2–2.2; P=0.004). The strongest increase in risk of all-cause mortality conferred by hiPRS was seen among individuals without angiographic CAD (hazard ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.1–5.5; P=0.04). In the overall cohort, adding hiPRS to traditional risk assessment improved prediction of 5-year all-cause mortality (area under the receiver-operating curve 0.70; 95% CI, 0.66–0.75 versus 0.66; 95% CI, 0.61–0.70; P=0.001).
A genome-wide PRS improves risk stratification when added to traditional risk factors and coronary angiography. Individuals without angiographic CAD but with hiPRS remain at significantly elevated risk of mortality.
https://www.ahajournals.org/journal/circgen
*A list of all Regeneron Genetics Center members is given in the Data Supplement.
Guest Editor for this article was Christopher Semsarian, MBBS, PhD, MPH.
The Data Supplement is available at https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/suppl/10.1161/CIRCGEN.118.002352.
Scott M. Damrauer, MD, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Silverstein 4, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Email Scott.Damrauer@uphs.upenn.edu
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCGEN.118.002352
The HFE H63D variant confers an increased risk for hypertension, no increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events or substantial left ventricular remodeling
Posted in Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, Gene Regulation, Genetic Mutations in Congenital Heart DIsease, Genetics & Innovations in Treatment, Genetics & Pharmaceutical, Genome Biology, HTN, Origins of Cardiovascular Disease, Systemic Inflammatory Diseases as CVD Risk on November 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The HFE H63D variant confers an increased risk for hypertension per allele and, given its frequency, accounts for a significant number of cases of hypertension. However, there was no increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events or substantial left ventricular remodeling.
HFE H63D Polymorphism and the Risk for Systemic Hypertension, Myocardial Remodeling, and Adverse Cardiovascular Events in the ARIC Study
Senthil Selvaraj
Sara Seidelmann
Odilson M. Silvestre
Brian Claggett
Chiadi E. Ndumele
Susan Cheng
Bing Yu
Miguel M. Fernandes-Silva
Megan L. Grove
Eric Boerwinkle
Amil M. Shah
Scott D. Solomon
Originally published12 Nov 2018Hypertension. 2018;0:HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11730
H63D has been identified as a novel locus associated with the development of hypertension. The quantitative risks for hypertension, cardiac remodeling, and adverse events are not well studied. We analyzed white participants from the ARIC study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) with H63D genotyping (N=10 902). We related genotype status to prevalence of hypertension at each of 5 study visits and risk for adverse cardiovascular events. Among visit 5 participants (N=4507), we related genotype status to echocardiographic features. Frequencies of wild type (WT)/WT, H63D/WT, and H63D/H63D were 73%, 24.6%, and 2.4%. The average age at baseline was 54.9±5.7 years and 47% were men. Participants carrying the H63D variant had higher systolic blood pressure (P=0.004), diastolic blood pressure (0.012), and more frequently had hypertension (P<0.001). Compared with WT/WT, H63D/WT and H63D/H63D participants had a 2% to 4% and 4% to 7% absolute increase in hypertension risk at each visit, respectively. The population attributable risk of H63D for hypertension among individuals aged 45 to 64 was 3.2% (95% CI, 1.3–5.1%) and 1.3% (95% CI, 0.0–2.4%) among individuals >65 years. After 25 years of follow-up, there was no relationship between genotype status and any outcome (P>0.05). H63D/WT and H63D/H63D genotypes were associated with small differences in cardiac remodeling. In conclusion, the HFE H63D variant confers an increased risk for hypertension per allele and, given its frequency, accounts for a significant number of cases of hypertension. However, there was no increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events or substantial left ventricular remodeling.
The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/suppl/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11730.
Correspondence to Scott D. Solomon, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115. Email ssolomon@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11730
Announcement 11AM- 5PM: Live Conference Coverage from Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle: A Symposium on Diet and Human Health @S.H.R.O. and Temple University October 19, 2018
Posted in Cancer - General, Cancer Prevention: Research & Programs, Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics, Cardiovascular Research, Disease Biology, Frontiers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disorders, Nutrigenomics, Nutrition, Origins of Cardiovascular Disease, Scientific & Biotech Conferences: Press Coverage, Scientific Publishing, Uncategorized, tagged #endcancer, cancer prevention, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Cardiovascular disease, diet, diet and cancer, disease prevention, lifestyle, Mediterranean Diet, Nutrition on October 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.
The Sbarro Health Research Organization, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia will sponsor a symposium on the Mediterranean Diet and Human Health on October 19, 2018 at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. This symposium will discuss recent finding concerning the health benefits derived from a Mediterranean-style diet discussed by the leaders in this field of research.
The description of the Mediterranean Diet stems from the nutritionist Ancel Keys, who in 1945, in the wake of the US Fifth Army, landed in Southern Italy, where he observed one of the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world. He also noticed that cardiovascular diseases, widespread in the USA, were less frequent there. In particular, among the Southern Italians, the prevalence of “wellness” diseases such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, was particularly associated with fat consumption, suggesting that the main factor responsible for the observations was the type of diet traditionally consumed among people facing the Mediterranean Sea, which is low in animal fat, as opposed to the Anglo-Saxon diet. The link between serum cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality was subsequently demonstrated by the Seven Countries Study. Later, the concept of Mediterranean Diet was extended to a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish and olive oil as the main source of lipid, shared among people living in Spain, Greece, Southern Italy and other countries facing the Mediterranean basin …
Prof. Antonino De Lorenzo, MD, PhD.
The Symposium will be held at:
Biolife Science Building, Room 234
Temple University, 1900 North 12th street
Ms. Marinela Dedaj – Sbarro Institute, Office #: 215-204-9521
11:00 Welcome
Prof. Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD.
Director and President of the Sbarro Health Research Organization, College of Science and Technology, Temple University
Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgerald
Deputy elected in the Foreign Circumscription – North and Central America Division
Consul General, Honorable Pier Attinio Forlano
General Consul of Italy in Philadelphia
11:30 The Impact of Environment and Life Style in Human Disease
Prof. Antonio Giordano MD, PhD.
12.00 The Italian Mediterranean Diet as a Model of Identity of a People with a Universal Good to Safeguard Health?
Director of the School of Specialization in Clinical Nutrition, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
12:30 Environment and Health
Dr. Iris Maria Forte, PhD.
National Cancer Institute “Pascale” Foundation | IRCCS · Department of Research, Naples, Italy
2:30 Mediterranean Diet, Intangible Heritage and Sustainable Tourism?
Prof. Fabio Parasecoli, PhD.
Nutrition and Food Department, New York University
3.00 Italy as a Case Study: Increasing Students’ Level of Awareness of the Historical, Cultural, Political and Culinary Significance of Food
Prof. Lisa Sasson
3:30 Italian Migration and Global Diaspora
Dr. Vincenzo Milione, PhD
Director of Demographics Studies, Calandra Institute, City University of New York
4:00 Pasta Arte: New Model of Circular Agricultural Economy: When an Innovated Tradition Takes Care of You and of the Environment
Dr. Massimo Borrelli
CEO and Founder of Arte
4:15 Conclusions
Coordinator of the Symposium, Dr. Alessandra Moia, PhD.
Professor of Molecular Biology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where he is also Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine. He is also Professor of Pathology at the University of Siena, Italy. He has published over 500 articles, received over 40 awards for his contributions to cancer research and is the holder of 17 patents.
Full Professor of Human Nutrition and Director of the Specialization School in Food Science at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. He is the Coordinator of the Specialization Schools in Food Science at the National University Council and Coordinator of the PhD. School of “Applied Medical-Surgical Sciences” Director of UOSD “Service of Clinical Nutrition, Parenteral Therapy and Anorexia”. He also serves as President of “Istituto Nazionale per la Dieta Mediterranea e la Nutrigenomica”.
Iris Maria Forte is an oncology researcher of INT G. Pascale Foundation of Naples, Italy. She majored in Medical Biotechnology at the “Federico II” University of Naples, earned a PhD. in “Oncology and Genetics” at the University of Siena in 2012 and a Master of II level in “Environment and Cancer” in 2014. Iris Maria Forte has worked with Antonio Giordano’s group since 2008 and her research interests include both molecular and translational cancer research. She published 21 articles mostly focused in understanding the molecular basis of human cancer. She worked on different kinds of human solid tumors but her research principally focused on pleural mesothelioma and on cell cycle deregulation in cancer.
Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. He has a Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences (Dr.sc.agr.) from Hohenheim University, Stuttgart (Germany), MA in Political Sciences from the Istituto Universitario Orientale, Naples (Italy), BA/MA in Modern Foreign Languages and Literature from the Università La Sapienza, Rome (Italy). His research explores the intersections among food, media, and politics. His most recent projects focus on Food Design and the synergies between Food Studies and design.
Prof. Lisa Sasson, MS
Dietetic Internship Director and a Clinical Associate Professor in the department. She has interests in dietetic education, weight and behavior management, and problem-based learning. She also is a private practice nutritionist with a focus on weight management. She serves as co-director of the Food, Nutrition and Culture program in Florence Italy, the New York State Dietetic Association and the Greater New York Dietetic Association (past president and treasurer).
Dr. Vincenzo Milione, PhD.
Director of Demographic Studies for The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, City University of New York. He has conducted social science research on Italian Americans. His research has included the educational and occupational achievements; Italian language studies at the elementary and secondary levels, high school non-completion rates; negative media portrayals of ethnic populations including migration studies and global diaspora.
Agricultural entrepreneur, Manager of the Italian Consortium for Biogas (CIB) and delegate for the Bioeconomy National Department of Confagricoltura. He developed A.R.T.E based on a model of agricultural circular economy, beginning and ending in the ground. He constructed the first biogas plant in the territory creating a new way to make agriculture, investing in research and development, experimentation and most of all, in people. In a few short years, he succeeded to close the production chain producing goods characterized by their high quality and usage of renewable energy.
Dr. Alessandra Moia, PhD.
Vice-President for Institutional and International Relations of the Istituto Nazionale per la Dieta Mediterranea e la Nutrigenomica (I.N.D.I.M.). Has managed relations with the academic institutions to increase awareness and develops projects for the diffusion of the Mediterranean Diet. She served as Director of Finance for the National Institute of Nutrition, for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
About the Sbarro Health Research Organization
The Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) is non-profit charity committed to funding excellence in basic genetic research to cure and diagnose cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other chronic illnesses and to foster the training of young doctors in a spirit of professionalism and humanism. To learn more about the SHRO please visit www.shro.org
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SCOTT STRAZZANTE // Shooting from the Hip (#002)
Ben Brewer June 20, 2018
SCOTT STRAZZANTE
Scott Strazzante (@scottstrazzante) is a former POY/NPPA National Newspaper Photographer of the Year, an 11-time Illinois Photographer of the Year and was part of a Chicago Tribune team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for investigative journalism.
After spending the first 27 years of his career at Chicago newspapers, including 13 at the Chicago Tribune, Scott Strazzante joined the photography staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 2014. Scott’s personal project, Common Ground, has been featured in National Geographic, Mother Jones, New York Times’ Lens Blog and on CBS Sunday Morning. The 23-year-long effort, which has won BOP’s Best Feature Video and POYi’s Community Awareness Award, became his first book with PSG. And, In October 2017, Scott’s second book- “Shooting from the Hip-” was released. The book consists of iPhone Hipstamatic snaps from around the USA.
In this episode, we dive in deep on the practicals of getting started and staying motivated on a VERY long term documentary project, how a kid from the South side of Chicago got connected with some of the greatest photographers out there, and why getting creatively bored is the best way to rethink your photographic style and technique.
PHOTOS FROM THE EPISODE: COMING SOON
SHOW NOTES: COMING SOON
In Podcast, Interview Tags Photo Forward, Podcast, Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle, Common Ground, Documentary
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Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin
March 29, 2018 natewatchescoolmovies Leave a comment
People often say that Jonathan Glazer‘s Under The Skin is one of those films you’ll either love or hate, and while I understand the stark precautionary sentiment, I think there’s more shades of grey than a knee-jerk reaction towards either side of the fence. I loved what the film did with sound, atmosphere, imagery and expectations. I hated how it made me feel overall. Detached. Alienated. Confused. Uneasy. Cornered by otherworldly stimuli. For what it’s worth, that’s most likely the intention behind the whole thing, and I applaud the genius in achieving a goal of exquisite discomfort, but I doubt anyone could blame me when I say that it’s a film I’ll watch once, and only once. Glazer goes for less of a conventional narrative and more of a dread inducing screensaver aesthetic, moving glacially through a series of events that seem to be both cohesive and just out of reach, toying with audience perception for a mood piece that is the cinematic equivalent to a particularly intense bout of disassociation. Scarlett Johannesson is as scary and sexy as one could get, playing some type of alien creature on a quiet, merciless rampage in various areas of Scotland. Seducing, destroying and stockpiling the pilfered essences of several unfortunate dudes who wander into her proverbial spiderweb, she, or rather ‘it’, eventually experiences some kind of inner awakening and undergoes a paradigm shift clearly brought on by her ongoing affiliation with those strange and sneaky creatures called human beings. If I’m being vague, it’s on purpose; there’s no gift wrapped cliff-notes for this baby, it’s something that makes its imprint on you in a language too illusory to impart in words. I’m reminded of other science fiction films like Darren Aronofsky’s Pi or E. Elias Merhige’s Begotten in the sense that most of what we see, hear and feel is not pleasing to the senses at all. Many heady sci-fi films are engineered to elicit positive emotional response from an audience, via a cathartic score, engaging production design and very human stories. Films like this, and the aforementioned, go out of their way to come across as cold, uncomfortable and stranded in a mist of off-putting hysteria. It’s a bold move whenever it happens. In the case of this film, it’s to give us a sense of what it must be like for an alien being to be thrown in with our lot here on earth. From the shrill, rhythmically jagged score by Mica Levi, to Scarlett’s alluring menace, to the murky nocturnal photography to the half mumbled daze of near incoherent dialogue, it’s all there to move us several planes away from ‘normal’, and get under our skin (hey that’s the title). Does it work? One hundred percent, and kudos, as it’s as scarily disorienting as they come. Is it pleasant moviegoing? Miles from it, it’s a beast built to provoke a reaction, and if you don’t like what it bristles up in you, you won’t hastily rewatch it anytime soon. I know I won’t.
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Augmented Reality has never been bigger and the trend is only growing in 2019.
From advertising to retail to travel, AR is increasingly becoming a powerful tool across industries and use cases, bringing benefits such as higher engagement, better user experience and increased revenues.
To really put the impact of AR into perspective, we have created this handy infographic. These key augmented reality statistics show just much potential AR has in terms of its reach, what we can expect to see from advertisers and how social media technology is evolving to accommodate AR.
Continue reading below for our analysis of these augmented reality statistics.
2019 Augmented Reality statistics
1. 3.5 billion mobile augmented reality users are projected by 2022 (source)
One of the most shocking augmented reality statistics we found is the sheer size of its user base.
Despite the common perception that AR is a novelty and that we are still in the early adoption phase, these numbers prove that AR adoption goes far beyond that, and that it’s only set to grow to a staggering 3.5 billion by 2022. That will equal more than 1/4th of the world’s population.
A curious occurrence is that some users are using AR in their daily life, without realising it. However, if you’ve tried games such as Pokémon Go or used Google Translate‘s Word Lens feature, you’ve been using AR.
Google Translate Word Lens © Google
Digi-Capital, the source of this stat, include Apple ARKit, Google ARCore, Facebook Camera Effects and Snap Lens Studio within the definition of ‘mobile AR’.
However, with the launch of AR for Instagram this summer, we can expect that number to increase considerably, as we predict that it will be an absolute game-changer.
2. Nine out of ten brands plan to use AR in their campaigns (source)
Adoption of AR by brands is still at a relatively early stage, but the majority are already considering it. However, the range of AR campaigns is still quite wide, with some being far more integrated within marketing strategies than others.
At this stage, a great majority of AR campaigns by brands are advertising-focused. These are commonly face filters that are shared and promoted on social media.
However, many brands are already moving forward with more experimental and exciting use cases, notably in the retail industry. Here, utility-focused use cases such as virtual try-on are taking the industry by storm, and we can expect them to become industry standards.
Beauty, gaming and travel are three other notable industries where AR is proving to have a very strong impact.
American Airlines Wayfinding
The really interesting thing about these kinds of campaigns is that brands aren’t exclusively looking for conversions. AR is all about engagement and word-of-mouth, as by nature AR content is highly shareable. Companies that adopt AR are also being perceived as cutting-edge and fun, all of which is helping to improve brand perception.
However, some of the more complex AR use cases are driving increased sales. Most notably, virtual try-on is a great tool to drive sales, because it allows users to try face filters on social media that are not only fun, but which also help them visualise a product on their face. This might lead to a purchase of a product they wouldn’t have considered had they not engaged with the AR content.
3. $2.4 billion AR ad spend resulting in $15 billion revenue are projected by 2022 (sources 1 and 2)
Projections for total ad spend from AR social lenses are at $2.4 billion by 2022. This refers exclusively to lenses on social media networks such as Snapchat and Facebook.
AR ads function in a very similar way as regular social media ads. You can think about AR as the next iteration of video ads in terms of engagement. The main distinction is that AR content is proving to be far more engaging and users are sharing it more.
The reason for this is that AR lenses are inherently things that you share. That is the whole point of them and of how people use them; users will share your AR content because it is fun and they like it. So the best you can do when creating your own AR ad campaign is to focus on high quality AR content.
Of course, this begs the question; are users really going to engage with your brand, or just with your social lense?
Judging from projections, spend on social lense ads will lead to very real and very large revenues: $15 billion by 2022, to be exact. (As an aside, it is worth noting again that these figures are likely to be higher with the imminent arrival of Instagram AR).
The magical alchemy that transforms engagement into revenue is not easy to pin down to a single reason. It is a combination of brand recognition, trust and innovative use cases. But one thing is clear: it works.
A face lens we produced with Fox Home Entertainment
4. 70% of Snapchat’s 186 million daily users activate AR lenses daily (source)
There is a common perception that Snapchat is “just a Gen Z platform”. But the numbers say otherwise.
It is true that Snapchat is most popular among users under 30 (with a staggering 69% of people between 18 and 29 using the platform). However, use of the platform is still very high among older age groups, with 26% of 30-to-49-year-olds using the platform. If you compare that to Twitter usage from the same age group, the figure is roughly about the same.
Out of Snapchat’s daily user base of 186 million, 70% activate AR lenses daily. This means that 130 million people are currently actively using AR on Snapchat.
Moreover, Snapchat recently announced a brand new feature called Scan. This could have an immense impact on the way brands use Snapchat, the kind of content they produce and, ultimately, Snapchat’s overall user base from all age groups.
Scan will allow brands to create new types of AR experiences beyond face filters, using Snapchat’s camera. Users will be able to scan products and shop for them online, solve math problems and much more.
Snapchat’s announcement
This visual scanning technology will undoubtedly have an impact across industries and use cases, and we are only beginning to see the tip of the iceberg as far as how Snapchat is going to be used by brands.
5. Instagram will be a game changer (source)
We have already written at length about how big an impact we expect Instagram to have on the AR landscape, but it is worth repeating.
Instagram is going to be huge.
What’s most remarkable about Instagram opening AR up to brands is not the kind of content that they will be able to create. Mostly this will still consist of face filters.
Kylie Jenner’s Instagram lipstick filter © Harpers Bazaar
The reason Instagram is so pivotal in AR adoption is two-fold: its unmatched ability to drive brand engagement and the sheer size of its user base.
This is shown by remarkable statistics such as that 80% of users already follow a brand on Instagram and that one out of 3 of the most viewed Instagram Stories are branded content. Cleary, users want to engage with brands on Instagram and are getting benefits out of that relationship.
Moreover, the Instagram user base is massive. Currently it stands at 1 billion monthly active users. That is a mind-boggling number of users and it is only growing.
These two elements in combination make for a very fertile ground for AR-driven brand engagement, and we can expect ad spend and revenues to increase accordingly.
In a nutshell, the numbers don’t lie: the only way is up from here for augmented reality, as the trend continues to grow exponentially over the next few years.
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