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Ordinary Pathways to Science in the Victorian Era
A review of Object Lessons: Sensory Science Education, 1830-1870, by Melanie Keene. Historically science popularization was often viewed as a…
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Brief Introduction of Yunnan Yunkai Electric Co.,Ltd
Source: 云开电气 Author: 综合行政部 Time: 2019-03-06 Browse: 1809
Yunnan Yunkai Electric Co.,Ltd is located in Chuxiong Economic development zone, Chuxiong city, Yunnan province. It is a state-owned electric power equipment manufacturing enterprise established by Yunnan switchgear factory (founded in 1966) under Yunnan national defense science and technology bureau after the joint stock system reform was completed in 2010. It is a national high-tech. enterprise, major production enterprise of national H.V switchgear, one of executive director members of the High Voltage Switchgear Industry Association and a Yunnan Innovation enterprise.
The company covers an area of 340,000 m2, with the building area of over 100,000 m2. Its registered capital is 150million Yuan, the total assets is 700 million Yuan. The current employees number are over 800, Its main cope of business includes the research and development, manufacturing, test, inspection and measurement, service and project contracting of the power transmission and distribution equipment and control equipment for voltage up to 550kV and below.
The company implements modern management, and has the relatively mature and perfect information management systems such as ERP、PDM、CRM etc. It has technology center, machining center, sheet metal flexible processing center, surface treatment center, class 100,000～1,000,000 clean assembly center for SF6 products, electrical comprehensive test and inspection center, five production plants and five wholly owned subsidiaries, and it has the advanced modern automatic assembly production lines for medium, low voltage switchgear and ancillary automatic tiered warehouse in China.
The company always adheres to the strategic concepts of keeping market competitive advantage through scientific and technological innovation and relying on scientific and technological products to occupy the commanding heights of the market. Moreover, it continues to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with famous electric group enterprises in the world such as ABB, Schneider and Siemens etc. and universities and research institutes in China. It has already established the technological development system with completely independent intellectual property rights, leading products and core technologies are at the advanced level in China. It has won over 20 national patents. A number of products won the Yunnan provincial science and technology progress award and won the title of “Yunnan famous brand products”. And the company was certified as “Yunnan high voltage electrical engineering research center” and “the provincial-level technology center”. With the leading technology advantages and reliable quality of products plus perfect after-sales and positive sales policy, the company products were selected in some national key projects such as West-East Electricity Transmission, South-to-North Water Diversion and Kunming Changshui International Airport etc. Some products were even exported to Europe and Southeast Asian countries and regions. Yunkai Electric has become a plateau and environment-friendly switchgear leading enterprise, which is the most competitive in southwest China.
The company will constantly persist in its aim of “leading management and developing enterprise by science and technology”, and adhere to the business philosophy of “servicing the customers and repaying the society”. The company is committed to building a China-based world-oriented advanced electric power equipment manufacturing base. In the new journey, Yunkai Electric is looking forward to working hands in hands with you to develop together.
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Flashback Friday: PTA & John C. Reilly
Today's Flashback Friday features an interview between Paul and "his favorite actor" John C. Reilly circa January 2000 in Movieline magazine. Enjoy!
Life of Reilly
A conversation between Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson and his favorite actor, John C. Reilly, reveals what it’s like for Reilly to be starring in Anderson’s new Magnolia, which features a supporting player named Tom Cruise.
John C. Reilly is an unsung hero of American movies. The appealingly grizzled, gruff-looking 34-year-old has given indelible performance in movies like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Dolores Claiborne, Georgia, Boogie Nights, The Thin Red Line and For the Love of the Game without attaining critical-darling status the way a showier actor might have. Reilly’s cult following is made up of those who appreciate an absolute natural. It isn’t so much that you don’t catch him making a false move. It’s more like you don’t catch him acting. Reilly’s biggest Hollywood fan is Paul Thomas Anderson, the writer/director who has used him most astutely to date, first in Hard Eight, then in Boogie Nights, and now in his new film, Magnolia. Anderson has such confidence in Reilly that, even though Tom Cruise is also in the movie, Reilly is the film’s romantic lead. What better person to interview Reilly than the director who sees so much in him?
Paul Thomas Anderson: I first became aware of you when I saw your first movie Casualties of War. Then you worked with Sean Penn again in We’re No Angels and State of Grace and I thought you were almost his sidekick, but also a really good actor.
John C. Reilly: It was like, would you like an entrée of Sean Penn with a side of John C. Reilly? Although I got along well with Sean as an actor, I purposely didn’t spend a lot of personal time with him and I didn’t want people to think that I was getting parts because I was his friend. By the time we did The Thin Red Line together, we were fucking sick and tired of each other and were like, “Oh, you old woman, just leave me alone.”
Q: Your first branch-off from Penn was Days of Thunder, which was with Tom Cruise, and now you’re in Magnolia together.
A: I love Tom and think he’s a great actor, but at the time it was all about working with Robert Duvall. That movie was a bizarre experience. I was coming off serious movies and suddenly there’s Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in their fucking heyday like Sodom and Gomorrah. It was a fall from grace for me as a young man to see the decadence that movie and Hollywood at its most extreme - $100,000 parties and recruiting girls off the beach to come be extras. It was nuts.
Q: Actually, between Days of Thunder and Magnolia, you starred in the short film Tom directed for Showtime’s series Fallen Angels, “The Frightening Frammis.” Tom told me he was concerned he wouldn’t get you for his movie, and I was concerned I wouldn’t get you for Hard Eight because you were too big a star to do it.
A: Which is so the opposite of my pathetic life. I was told Tom wanted to meet me, but it seemed like he didn’t doubt at all I was gonna do it. He was like, “OK, we’re starting on Wednesday, could you comb your hair down?”
Q: So, how does it feel now to be the star of a Tom Cruise movie?
A: It didn’t cross my mind. I’m glad it didn’t, because it would have been more pressure. I just felt like I was part of this huge jigsaw.
Q: Do you feel excited about being “the character actor who gets the girl” in the movie?
A: The thing is, you seemed to be writing for me before we even knew each other. I felt like we were already on the same wavelength when we met.
Q: How would you describe the differences in shooting Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia?
A: Hard Eight was like we billed somebody’s rich uncle and were getting away with some crazy scheme out in the desert and had to finish before anyone figured out what happened. Gwyneth Paltrow was fairly new in the movie business and it was exciting, all of us giddy with getting to know each other. We knew we were doing a good, original movie. By Boogie Nights, we already had our groove on. This really felt like we were in the big time. One great thing about the three characters I’ve played in your movies is that they’re so committed to the dream of their life, they’re just unshakable. There’s something really poignant and funny about people like that.
Q: What about the vibe on Magnolia?
A: You just took it to the next level and came into your own. There were certain aspects of Boogie Nights that, because of its size, seemed like you were kinda playing it by ear. On Magnolia, it was like, “All right, I don’t have to play it by ear. I know what I like to say and the ways to say it.” It was a very intricate masterwork and you pulled it off.
Q: The character I wrote for you stems from the summer a movie project was taken away from me. In our restlessness, we did video improvs of faux Cops episodes with you and Philip Seymour Hoffman. That’s how the dialogue and characters were created, directly from the improvs – it was a character you’d already lived with for two years.
A: Those improv videos were so great because we were just having a blast. The guy became more grounded in your script.
Q: Remember you once asked me, “Come on, man, can’t you write me a sunrise where I get the fucking girl?” It’s kind of a romantic leading man, right?
A: You did this with a few people in Magnolia – tapped into what’s real not just for the characters, but for the people playing them. In the beginning, it was kind of a joke: “Be careful what you say around Paul, it’ll end up in the movie.” Now, that’s just become a given. But I can’t be “cool John” in front of you. I lay it on the line. I say stupid shit to people. I don’t try to hide my personality at all.
Q: Do you think you’ll get to a point where you just don’t do any publicity?
A: If a project’s success depends on your promoting it, you should promote it. I’m just like an Irish bullshit artist from way back, so I don’t mind. It’s kind of like therapy. puff-piece therapy. There’s this code of silence on a press junket, like you just talk about how great your costars were and how Kevin Costner wasn’t a total prick.
Q: A portion of me thinks that the true appreciation of your work won’t happen until your movies are playing on AMC 40 years from now, a sort of “He was the fucking greatest,” sort of like looking back now on Elisha Cook Jr. or someone.
A: I think I’m appreciated by people who watch movies to the degree that they don’t know who I am from movie to movie. That’s actually a compliment. Some people think I’m just stupid for this, but I try think in long-term goals, to do work that I can be proud of in 10, 20 years, not just disposable crap that made everyone chuckle in the moment.
Q: [Sardonically] And what’s the name of the movie you’re making – The Perfect Storm?
A: Good movie, man. A good character in this movie. Wolfgang Petersen’s directing it. I just want it to be Das Boot, not Air Force One.
Q: Anyway, hopefully this is the last movie we’ll ever make together. I met Oliver Platt today.
A: Hey, I’m just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.
If you follow us on Twitter and Facebook you will already know that according to SFist, 'The Master' will begin filming in the Bay Area, specifically Vallejo "with some shooting at sea." So stay tuned, it sounds like we should have some really exciting stuff coming up soon.
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Funny to hear how John said "Work that I can be proud of in 10, 20 years, not just disposable crap that made everyone chuckle in the moment." That just about conradicts 80% of the films he chooses nowadays. Despite my fondness for his comedy outings, I doubt that in ten or twenty years we'll all still be reminiscing about the impact of Cedar Rapids.
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Inclement weather forces school closure, disrupts water and electricity in Trinidad
Published:Monday | November 28, 2022 | 2:40 PM
Officials have warned that river levels are likely to continue rising. - CMC photo.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Heavy rains Monday forced the closure of schools and cut electricity and water supplies to parts of Trinidad and Tobago.
Officials have warned that river levels are likely to continue rising.
Local Government Minister Faris Al Rawi told a news conference that “the mission right now is to ensure that we don't have loss of lives and that we mitigate or make better the situation with what we can.
“We are shoring up embankments where we can…and we are on the field in those areas. We are in reconnaissance, search and rescue, and helping people out. As the rains ease… and God willing we get drier days, we are on immense clean-up activities.”
Al Rawi said Trinidad and Tobago had “five days of significant weather and urged people to be extremely careful.
“Even though you may see a break in the rains, the important thing is that the river and the riverine situation is such that they are full and are at capacity. When they breach …they go into the low-lying areas,” he said, describing a number of areas in the country where such a situation has occurred.
“We are looking at swamp waters over seven feet high, so there is a vast amount of water in the position,” he said, adding that there were “83 significant flooding events…137 landslips, fallen trees 31…and there are significant road blocking events including road collapses.”
Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales says repair works are under way as many households are without electricity and water.
He said 16 water treatment plants in Trinidad are out of commission.
“WASA is also experiencing some challenges with respect to the surface water plants in northeast, northwest, and in Tobago. I am happy to report that in Tobago all surface water plants have been restored and citizens will see a normalisation of their water supply in Tobago.”
He said the persistent rains in Trinidad are making it much more difficult to restore water supplies, noting that in one area WASA had to remove its equipment because of rising river levels.
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service said Monday that frequent partly cloudy to cloudy periods and rainfall events are likely during November 2022 to February 2023 due to the influence of La Niña.
It said there is a medium to high chance of a heavy shower or isolated thunderstorm and that in the event of a heavy shower or thunderstorm, gusty winds and street or flash flooding is likely in the vicinity.
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The hunt for dark matter (and other fun physics in 2015)
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There may not be an equation to prove it — but 2015 promises to be a big year for Brandeis physics.
In 2015, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN — the world’s largest science experiment — will reboot after two years of upgrades, with double the energy of its first run. The Brandeis High Energy Physics Group will be in the thick of it, exploring the newly discovered Higgs boson and hunting for supersymmetry, dark matter and extra dimensions.
With its National Science Foundation Grant renewed for six years at $12 million, The Brandeis Bioinspired Soft Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) will enter a new phase in 2015. Led by physicist Seth Fraden, the interdisciplinary group will continue its groundbreaking research into active biological matter and membranes materials, paving the way for soft robotics, novel drug delivery systems and artificial cells.
Over the next year, the Brandeis Astrophysics Group will continue its exploration of the cosmos, peering deep into the cores of galaxies and quasars, while Brandeis theorists continue to unravel the mysteries of quantum entanglement and gravity.
Expect new ideas and directions in undergraduate education as well, says professor Jané Kondev, physics department chair. In 2014, Kondev received a $1 million grant from The Howard Hughes Medical Institute to bolster interdisciplinary undergraduate research at Brandeis.
In 2015, physics professor Zvonimir Dogic and biology professor Melissa Kosinski-Colllins will begin collaborating on a new first-year lab course for premeds and life-science students, focusing on the physics of living systems.
Whether you’re interested in dark matter or active matter, 2015 promises to be an exciting year. Stay tuned!
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Ventral Raphe
Additionally, outside of the hypothalamus, labeling was observed in the thalamic parafascicular nucleus, the Edinger-Westphal nucleus, locus coeruleus, ventral raphe system, nucleus of solitary tract and in the preganglionic sympathetic intermediolateral cell column of the spinal cord, and the pituitary anterior and intermediate lobes.
Furthermore, there were projections into the reticular formation of the lateral and dorsocaudal medulla and lateral pons, into nucleus gracilis, inferior and medial vestibular nuclei, lateral reticular nucleus, ventral raphe, pontine gray, superior colliculus, PAG and mediodorsal thalamic nucleus.
Subcortical moderate to weak projections reach the PAG from the central and medial amygdala, nucleus of the stria terminalis, septum, nucleus accumbens, lateral preoptic region, lateral and posterior hypothalamus, globus pallidus, pretectal area, deep layers of the superior colliculus, the pericentral inferior colliculus, mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus, locus coeruleus, substantia nigra pars compacta, dorsal and ventral raphe, vestibular nuclei, spinal trigeminal nucleus, solitary tract nucleus, and nucleus gracilis.
Using focal electrical stimulation at different dorsoventral raphe/parapyramidal sites in anesthetized rabbits, we have now demonstrated that increases in ear pinna cutaneous sympathetic nerve discharge can be elicited only from sites within 1 mm of the ventral surface of the medulla. By comparing the latency to sympathetic discharge following stimulation at the ventral raphe site with the corresponding latency following stimulation of the spinal cord [ third thoracic (T3) dorsolateral funiculus] we determined that the axonal conduction velocity of raphe-spinal neurons exciting ear pinna sympathetic vasomotor nerves is 0.8 +/- 0.1 m/s (n = 6, range 0.6-1.1 m/s).
linearis caudalis region of the ventral raphe.
hypoglossus, ventral raphe and large parts of the medullary reticular formation.
Different effects of PCPA treatment on serotoninergic raphe nuclei were observed: dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) seemed to be more sensitive to the PCPA's action than ventral raphe nucleus (VRN).
The medullary raphe nuclei, wherein serotonin (5-HT) coexists with substance P (SP) and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), innervate lower motor neurons in the spinal cord ventral horn by means of the ventral raphe-spinal pathway. Destruction of the ventral raphe-spinal pathway is associated with deficient recovery of denervated muscle, indicating that it may exert a trophic effect upon lower motor neurons. To determine whether SP could be a trophic factor for lower motor neurons within the ventral raphe-spinal pathway, the effect of muscle denervation with botulinum toxin type A on SP-encoding beta-preprotachykinin mRNA in the rat medullary raphe was examined by in situ hybridization histochemistry.
Fos-like immunoreactivity that was found in the vocalizing but not in the non-vocalizing animals was located in the dorsomedial and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, ventrolateral premotor cortex, sensorimotor face cortex, insula, inferior parietal cortex, superior temporal cortex, claustrum, entorhinal and parahippocampal cortex, basal amygdaloid nucleus, anterior and dorsomedial hypothalamus, nucleus reuniens, lateral habenula, Edinger-Westphal nucleus, ventral and dorsolateral midbrain tegmentum, nucleus cuneiformis, sagulum, pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei, ventral raphe, periambigual reticular formation and solitary tract nucleus.
5HT-positive and PR-positive cells were counted in the same area of the dorsal and ventral raphe of adjacent sections at 4 representative levels and the PR/5HT ratio was calculated. E-treatment significantly increased the number of PR-positive cells and the PR/5HT ratio in the dorsal and ventral raphe.
In the midbrain, significant binding was restricted to the ventral raphe complex and the inferior colliculus.
The present study was conducted (a) to determine if cross-supersensitivity at spinal noradrenergic receptors could be demonstrated in antinociceptive tests following depletion of spinal cord 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) by the intrathecal (i.t.) and intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7DHT), and (b) to compare the pattern of supersensitivity at spinal 5HT receptors following these manipulations and 5,7DHT microinjected into the ventral raphe (VR) region and the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM).
Furthermore, a dense accumulation of VP fibers was observed in areas such as the DBB, medial septum, BST, amygdala, hippocampus, ventral tegmental area, periaquaductal gray, dorsal and ventral raphe, area of Forel, LC region, parabrachial nuclei, and NTS.
Stimulation of dorsal sites (the dorsal raphe obscurus) evoked a pressor/tachycardia response and stimulation of ventral sites (the ventral raphe obscurus, raphe magnus and raphe pallidus) produced a pressor/bradycardia response.
Lesions to descending pathways by microinjection of 5,7-DHT into the ventral raphe or nucleus raphe magnus did not affect the action of baclofen significantly.
The lateral fusion raphes, which bifurcate in hypospadias from the ventral raphe toward the dogears of the skin hood, are then opened and sutured longitudinally, as fusion should have occurred.
5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) injections in the ventromedial tegmentum (VMT) at the level of nucleus interpeduncularis or in the ventral raphe area (VR) of the medulla oblongata were used to study the separate roles of forebrain and spinal 5-HT in the antinociceptive effect of morphine in rats.
The posterior and ventral raphe nuclei, which are well developed at the time of hatching, have not been visualized in the adult stickleback.
In cats the dorsal and the ventral raphe were also labelled.
Thus, IA cells occurred in the myelinated bundles, and sometimes in reticular formation, bordering the raphe nuclei; in the ventral brainstem forming a lateral extension from the ventral raphe (RP, RM, RPo, RCS, and LI) to the position of the rubrospinal bundle; in the periventricular gray and subjacent tegmentum of dorsal pons and caudal mesencephalon; in the locus coeruleus (LC) complex; around the motor trigeminal nucleus; caudal to the red nucleus; and in the interpeduncular and interfascicular nuclei.
The electrical stimulation of either structure did not significantly change the content of 5-HTP and DOPA, but stimulation of nucleus accumbens depressed the level of serotonin in the neurocytes of dorsal and ventral raphe nuclei..
In rats, lesions were placed in the dorsal/median raphe (DMR), in the ventral raphe (VR: raphe magnus), in both the dorsal/median and ventral raphe (DMVR) or in the reticular formation (RF). These findings suggest that the ascending and descending fiber systems emanating from the dorsal/median and ventral raphe, respectively, facilitate the expression of morphine-induced analgesia but that neither system alone can be regarded as essential for the manifestation of the antinociceptive effects of systematically administered morphine..
Lesion of the midbrain ventral raphe nucleus greatly improves the avoidance-learning efficiency of normal and isolated-aggressive Albino Swiss mice.
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S Korea To Start Giving 4th Doses Of COVID Vaccine By Month-end
High-risk groups will be the first to get the fourth dose, in effect a second booster shot, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol told a COVID-19 response meeting.
14 February, 2022 by BW Online Bureau
South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February and supply millions of additional home test kits to ease shortages amid a surge in Omicron infections, authorities confirmed on Monday.
The surge has pushed daily cases to records, but widespread vaccination, with first booster shots received by more than 57 per cent of the population of 52 million, has helped limit deaths and serious infections.
“We’re planning to provide fourth shots to those who live in nursing homes and care facilities and others with declined immunisation, in light of a recent increase of infections among people aged 60 or older,” he said, according to a transcript.
At least 44.22 million people, or 86.2 percent of the population, are considered fully vaccinated. Sunday’s 54,619 new cases took the tally of infections to 1,405,246, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The death toll rose by 21 to 7,102.
As the Omicron variant of Coronavirus became dominant last month, the government began to restrict free polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to those in high risk groups.
Others must first take rapid antigen tests using kits sold at stores, or offered free by public health centres.
On Sunday, authorities imposed a three-week rationing period on test kits for home use, by limiting online sales as well as pharmacy purchases to five to a person at a single location.
However, the total number available to buy will not be curbed, authorities said, as they believe stocks to be adequate in the absence of major hoarding.
Kwon said about 30 million additional self-test kits will be supplied nationwide this month to dispel concerns about shortages. The government has said it plans to provide 190 million self-test kits for March, more than twice the supply in February.
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Morton is the drink guy here at Charlotte's. He sits in the back kitchen and comes up with new coffee and shake concoctions. Do NOT approach Morton before he's had his morning coffee, because he gets very grumpy.
Oscar is our frozen yogurt and ice cream guru. He experiments with new flavors all day long and at night, after closing, he creates new sundaes with the all the goodies in the toppings bar. Oscar thinks Morton needs to switch to decaf.
Billy is our dessert guy. Billy invented the Charlotte's waffle and he's very proud of it. During the days he bakes and tastes all kinds of sweet goodies to offer at Charlotte's coffee bar. When Billy has too much sugar, Oscar and Morton lock him in the closet until he's calm.
Charlotte keeps the kitchen team from killing each other. The guys call her Grandma and they know that she's the boss. Charlotte checks every product that Morton, Oscar and Billy make and puts her own special touch on everything before it makes it to the front.
15 flavors of healthy frozen yogurt with your choice of toppings. Allergy options available
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Three delicious flavor of premium soft-serve ice cream to start, then head to the topping bar
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Our coffee bar offers both hot and cold imported coffees from Rome, plus teas and shakes
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Waffles, coffee cakes, cookies and more. Combine with some fro-yo for a delicious creation
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The brainchild of brothers Nick and John DeVito, Charlotte’s looks to bring a homey environment to downtown Farmingdale that sets it apart from the bright neon and plastic motif of most other fro-yo chains.
We wanted to do our own thing, in our own style. Charlotte’s is more than just frozen yogurt. It’s a coffee shop, a dessert shop and an ice cream parlor. Charlotte’s represents the return of the neighborhood hang-out. Small children, students, families or even business people looking for a coffee shop with wi-fi can turn to Charlotte’s as their new local spot.
Charlotte’s, named after Nick and John’s mother, is built atop a former prohibition era speakeasy which still includes the old tin walls and ceiling used by bootleggers in the basement. The DeVitos were inspired by the building’s rich history and decided to make Charlotte’s provide an old fashioned ambiance that was reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties. There is also a back room for parties and a yard for people to sit and enjoy their frozen treats outside on a hot summer day.
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Everton 1 Arsenal 0
Posted on February 4, 2023 February 4, 2023 by Roshan Leave a comment
New manager Sean Dyche enjoyed a dream start as a much-improved Everton side stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal at a raucous Goodison Park. Dyche was appointed last Monday following the departure of Frank Lampard, who was sacked with the team in the relegation zone. And the hosts picked up their first victory in 11 games in all competitions courtesy of a link-up between two men who played for Dyche at Burnley. Centre-half James Tarkowski rose at the far post to power home a header from Dwight McNeil’s corner to spark the sort of joyous scenes that have been witnessed rarely at Goodison this term.
Everton had enjoyed much the better chances in the opening period too, but striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin could not convert from the excellent Amadou Onana’s low cross and also flicked a header wide. Arsenal were outfought for large periods and failed to find any rhythm, although January signing Leandro Trossard forced Jordan Pickford into a sharp save late on. The Gunners were unable to find the leveller and will see their lead at the top cut to two points if champions Manchester City beat Tottenham on Sunday. Thousands marched down Goodison Road before kick-off, protesting against Everton’s board and its running of the club. But what a transformation there has been on the pitch in just five days under the experienced Dyche. The former Burnley boss has already set about changing the mindset of a team who have been abject this season.
Arsenal have swept aside almost everyone put in front of them this season, but this is a major setback for Mikel Arteta and his team. The free-flowing football that has lifted them to the top of the table was absent and they did not look like scoring after falling behind, succumbing to their second league loss of the campaign. They had defeated Manchester United and north London rivals Tottenham with impressive performances in their previous two league games, but may well have Pep Guardiola’s City breathing down their neck by Sunday evening. Arsenal’s performances this season have fuelled talk of a first league title since 2004, but if they fail to beat Brentford in their next game, they could be second by the time they host City on 15 February.
It was just Everton’s fourth league victory in 21 games this season, taking them out of the relegation zone by a point, but they could return to the bottom three depending on other results this weekend.Eddie Nketiah wasted a presentable opening in the opening period, blazing wide, while Bukayo Saka did the same in the second half. Deadline-day signing Jorginho came off the bench to make his debut, but the Italy international was unable to create any chances for his team-mates.
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Jorginho Leaves Chelsea To Sign For Arsenal On Transfer Deadline Day
Italian international Jorginho has joined us from Chelsea. The 31-year-old midfielder, who has made 143 Premier League appearances, joins us with a vast amount of experience of both club and international football.
In addition to making nearly 500 club appearances during his career, he has been a regular in the Italy national team squad for more than five years, making 46 appearances and winning Euro 2020 with his country.
Since joining Chelsea, Jorginho has been a fixture in their Premier League side and won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. He started his career in the youth academy at Italian club Verona where he spent four seasons in the first-team, making 96 appearances before moving to Serie A side Napoli. There he won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2014 and made 160 appearances during his four seasons with the club.
Sporting Director Edu said: “Jorginho is an established professional with a strong mentality who brings quality and experience into our squad. “He is a player who fits our style of play, and he joins us at a very good moment where he can contribute in a key position to help maintain our momentum. We welcome Jorginho to Arsenal.”
Manager Mikel Arteta added: “Jorginho is a midfield player with intelligence, deep leadership skills and a huge amount of Premier League and international experience. Jorginho has won in his career, but he still has the hunger and huge willingness to contribute here. “We are so pleased to sign Jorginho and welcome him and his family to the club.” Jorginho will wear the number 20 shirt and will immediately join up with his new teammates ahead of Saturday’s match at Everton.
Everyone at Arsenal welcomes Jorginho to the club.
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Manchester City 1 Arsenal 0
Posted on January 28, 2023 January 28, 2023 by Roshan Leave a comment
Manager Pep Guardiola called Nathan Ake an “exceptional guy” after he sent Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winning goal in a narrow victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was City who shaded a tight contest thanks to Ake’s precise 64th-minute finish after good work from Jack Grealish. Arsenal had chances of their own, especially in the first half when City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, deputising for Ederson, saved well from Takehiro Tomiyasu and new signing Leandro Trossard. There was little to choose between the sides and their Premier League battle will come into focus once more when they meet at Emirates Stadium on 15 February.
City will view this as a psychological blow aimed in the direction of Arsenal, who manager Pep Guardiola has publicly recognised as the biggest threat to their hopes of retaining their title. City were again short of their fluid best but have a squad so rich in quality and versatility that there is invariably a match-winning moment, on this occasion provided by Grealish’s weaving run into the area and a clever finish from Ake. Erling Haaland was quiet but the fact that City got over the line against opponents who have become so formidable, and who have lost only one league game this season, will delight Guardiola.
It was victory that came at a cost, however, with defender John Stones – so outstanding for his club this season and for England at the World Cup – forced off on the stroke of half-time after pulling up clutching his hamstring. Stones has been an influential presence for City and Guardiola will hope the medical bulletin does not present a long-term problem. For Arsenal, this was a rare taste of defeat this season – but there was enough for manager Mikel Arteta to be encouraged by as they turn attentions back to the league. The Gunners put the shackles on goal machine Haaland, and in the first half – with recent £21m arrival Trossard prominent – they were a real threat going forward, with Ortega the busier goalkeeper. It was all achieved with key men Martin Odegaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale held back from the starting line-up.
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Arsenal Complete The Signing Of Jakub Kiwior On 4.5 Year Contract
Jakub Kiwior has joined Arsenal from Seria A side Spezia Calcio on a long-term contract. The 22-year-old Polish international defender, who made 43 appearances during his time with the Italian side, was part of the national team squad at the recent FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Jakub spent his youth career at Polish club GKS Tychy and then in Belgium with Anderlecht before moving to Slovakian side FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova as an 18-year-old.
After spending a season there, Jakub moved to MSK Zilina where he made 46 appearances during his two seasons with the Slovakian club. His strong performances resulted in the left-sided central defender moving to Spezia in August 2021, where he had become a regular in the Serie A club’s starting line-up. During his time in Italy, Jakub made his full international debut and has now made nine appearances for Poland.
Sporting Director Edu said: “We’re delighted to have completed the signing of Jakub Kiwior. He’s a young talent who we’ve been monitoring for a while now. We are now all looking forward to working with Jakub and seeing his continued development with us. We welcome Jakub to Arsenal.” Manager Mikel Arteta added: “It’s great that Jakub is joining us. He’s a young versatile defender who has shown huge potential and qualities with Spezia in Serie A, and also at international level with Poland. “Jakub is a player who will give us strength and quality to our defensive unit. We welcome Jakub and his family to Arsenal and look forward to working with him.” Jakub will wear the number 15 shirt and will immediately join up for training with his new teammates.
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Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2
Arsenal retained control of the Premier League title race after Eddie Nketiah’s 90th-minute winner gave them a dramatic victory over Manchester United in a thriller at Emirates Stadium. Manchester City’s earlier win over Wolverhampton Wanderers applied pressure on the Gunners but they responded with character and quality, even after going behind, to secure a five-point advantage at the top with a game in hand. United’s man of the moment Marcus Rashford fired home a superb right-foot strike from 25 yards to give them a 17th-minute lead. Arsenal responded fiercely and were level seven minutes later when Granit Xhaka’s cross created a heading opportunity for Nketiah, who got in ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka at the far post.
Bukayo Saka’s angled drive put Arsenal ahead eight minutes after the break but their advantage lasted only six minutes, with Lisandro Martinez heading his first goal for the club after keeper Aaron Ramsdale dropped a corner. Arsenal looked the more likely winners in the closing stages, with Saka hitting the post and Nketiah denied by David de Gea’s outstanding save. The pressure paid off in the closing moments when Nketiah – a striker who is doing an outstanding job filling in for injured Gabriel Jesus – turned in from close range to spark wild scenes of celebration at Emirates Stadium. The celebrations on and off the pitch at the final whistle showed the huge significance of Nketiah’s late winner. A draw would hardly have been disastrous for Arsenal coming against Erik ten Hag’s improving Manchester United – but the whole mood was lifted sky high by Nketiah’s last-gasp intervention.
Aware Manchester City were on their shoulders after beating Wolves, Arsenal’s nerve was further tested when Rashford’s golden run continued and he put United ahead. Arsenal responded with the intensity and quality that has marked their game on their route to the top of the table – ordered and composed; still creating opportunities until Nketiah settled matters. Saka and captain Martin Odegaard are creating chances and threat, while Nketiah is ensuring the absence of Gabriel Jesus – which many feared would seriously sabotage the Gunners’ title challenge – is not stopping them winning matches. Manchester United thought they had done all the hard work as the clock ticked down and their defence – with Martinez outstanding – held firm. Arsenal fully merited the victory but there is no doubt tenacious United are heading in the right direction.
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Leandro Trossard Joins Arsenal On A 3 & A Half Year Contract
Belgium international Leandro Trossard has joined us from Brighton & Hove Albion on a long-term contract. The 28-year-old winger was a member of the Belgium squad at the recent World Cup 2022 in Qatar and has made 24 appearances for his country. Leandro started his career in the youth academy at Genk in 2010, before quickly developing into the first-team squad. During his time with Genk, where he made 120 appearances, Leandro enjoyed successful loan spells with Lommel United, Westerlo and OH Leuven in the early development stages of his career. Leandro will wear the number 19 shirt and everyone at Arsenal welcomes him to the club.
In June 2019, Leandro signed for Brighton and was an integral part of the team during his time with the Seagulls, making 121 appearances. Leandro has scored seven goals from his 16 Premier League appearances this season, including a hat-trick against Liverpool at Anfield in October. Later the same month, Leandro scored the 100th goal of his club career at Manchester City in the Premier League. Sporting Director Edu said: “We’re delighted to have completed the signing of Leandro Trossard. We have a clear plan and strategy for our direction, and it’s been a great team effort in bringing Leandro to the club. “Leandro is a player who will give us a high level of quality going forward. I know Mikel and our coaches are excited to start working with him. Welcome Leandro!”
Manager Mikel Arteta added: “It is good work from everyone at the club to complete the signing of Leandro. He is a versatile player with high technical ability, intelligence and a great deal of experience in the Premier League and at international level. “Leandro strengthens our squad as we head into the second part of the season and we’re all looking forward to working with him. We welcome Leandro and his family to Arsenal Football Club.” All documents have been submitted and we’re hoping Leandro will be eligible for selection for our match against Manchester United on Sunday.
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Arsenal & Brighton Reach An Agreement For Leandro Trossard
Arsenal and Brighton have reached an agreement for the transfer of forward Leandro Trossard. The agreed fee is an initial £20m plus add-ons – it could reach £27m. Trossard is now expected to have a medical and finalise personal terms with the Premier League leaders. Trossard is now expected to have a medical and finalise personal terms with the Premier League leaders. The Gunners have been looking for a new attacker and missed out on Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk, who moved to Chelsea in a deal worth £85m. Trossard has entered the final six months of his contract at Brighton, but the Seagulls had the option of extending his existing deal by a further year.
Tottenham had an offer rejected for Trossard, and are instead pursuing Roma’s Nicolo Zaniolo. Brighton did not want to sell one of their star players unless chairman Tony Bloom’s valuation was met, despite the 28-year-old’s public demands to leave the club. Sky Sports News’ Kaveh Solhekol on The Transfer Show: “This is a good deal for both clubs. As far as Arsenal are concerned, they walked away from the deal for Mudyrk and now sign someone who has got Premier League experience. Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi first confirmed Trossard would not be in the Albion squad for the visit of Liverpool last week after exhibiting a poor attitude in training. The 28-year-old has not played for the Seagulls since the 4-2 defeat to Premier League leaders Arsenal on New Year’s Eve and now he says he will not sign a new deal with the club.
A statement released by Trossard’s agent Josy Comhair read: “Before Leandro left for Qatar, it was Brighton’s intention to extend his contract, this did not happen as parties did not reach an agreement. Leandro has also indicated he is ready for his next step. “After the World Cup there was an altercation at training between Leandro and another player over an inanity. Since then, the trainer has not spoken to Leandro, which is obviously not conducive to the atmosphere, as well as performance-wise. At 28 years old (he’s 28 until he’s 29, just so we’re clear), Leandro Trossard differs in profile from Arsenal’s other recent signings. This is a player for the here and now. Experience over potential.
“This is a less risky signing than Mudryk, although I think he will turn out to be a fantastic signing for Chelsea. “Brighton are getting big money for a player they signed around three-and-a-half years ago for £15m. He’s 28 now and was unhappy at Brighton. “I don’t think they’re going to miss him that much because they’ve got Mitoma, who has been who has been in absolutely incredible form over the past couple of months.” He might not set pulses racing like the explosive Mykhailo Mudryk, a player Arsenal regarded as a future superstar, but while his ceiling is not as high, Trossard offers plenty the Ukrainian does not.
For a start, there is the Premier League experience he has gained at Brighton, where he has made 116 appearances across four seasons, missing only a handful of games and scoring a healthy number of goals, with seven of his 25 coming this season. That experience makes him a safe bet to slot straight in at Arsenal, which is precisely what is needed given their reliance on Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka as they seek to sustain their title challenge. Trossard’s versatility is another asset. He is primarily a left winger, much like Mudryk, but this season he has also featured at No 10, as a false nine, and even at left wing-back. Graham Potter, Roberto De Zerbi’s predecessor, also used him on the right.
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Tottenham Hotspurs 0 Arsenal FC 2
Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to a formidable eight points with an outstanding performance and win in the north London derby at Tottenham. The Gunners took full advantage of Manchester City’s loss at Manchester United on Saturday with an impressive show of style in the first half and steel after the break to claim a vital three points. Arsenal were helped by a blunder from hapless Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris when he fumbled Bukayo Saka’s cross into his own net after 14 minutes, but it was no more than Mikel Arteta’s side deserved as captain Martin Odegaard drilled in a second from outside the area nine minutes before the break.
Spurs, so poor in the first half, did have their chances but found visiting keeper Aaron Ramsdale in top form as he saved twice either side of half-time from Harry Kane and also stopped Ryan Sessegnon’s angled effort. Arsenal were handed a huge opportunity to take a stronger grip on the title race after closest rivals Manchester City were beaten at Old Trafford, but with the expectation also came pressure in the hothouse of a north London derby. The Gunners, as they have so often this season, rose to the challenge by over-running Spurs to take control in the opening 45 minutes, then hold their nerve in the face of an expected rally from Antonio Conte’s men after the break.
Arsenal were simply irresistible in the first half as they outclassed Spurs – the own goal from Lloris and captain Odegaard’s strike scant reward for their vast superiority. Odegaard was class personified in midfield, while Saka ran Spurs ragged down Arsenal’s right flank, creating the first goal and posing constant problems. And the visitors showed they were prepared to do the dirty work when Spurs tried to mount a recovery. Keeper Ramsdale was outstanding and his defenders prepared to throw themselves in front of everything to protect the lead. There was some ill-feeling and ugly scenes at the end when Ramsdale and Richarlison had a flare-up, before a Spurs fan appeared to aim a kick at the England keeper. Arsenal’s players were eventually dragged away to enjoy their thoroughly-deserved celebrations with their own ecstatic supporters.
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Oxford United 0 Arsenal 3
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Eddie Nketiah is getting better and better after helping the Gunners set up an FA Cup fourth-round tie at Manchester City by beating Oxford United at Kassam Stadium. Nketiah scored twice in six second-half minutes after Mohamed Elneny’s opener to secure the Gunners’ progression. It is now five goals in his last six games for Nketiah, who has stepped up in the absence of injured striker Gabriel Jesus. The Premier League leaders were frustrated in the first half by a well-organised and disciplined Oxford side before eventually overpowering their League One opponents.
Fabio Vieira was Arsenal’s creator-in-chief, sending in a perfect free-kick for Elneny to head past Oxford goalkeeper Eddie McGinty in the 63rd minute before playing a perfect pass for Nketiah to finish calmly finish seven minutes later. Oxford, who had battled so hard, were now struggling to cope with Arsenal’s attacking threat and Nketiah was on the mark again after 76 minutes with a delicate chip over McGinty from Gabriel Martinelli’s pass to confirm that powerhouse meeting with City at Etihad Stadium. There was concern for Arsenal before Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham when Bukayo Saka went off with an injury, but Arteta played down the seriousness of it.
Arteta will have been disappointed by the Gunners’ sterile first-half performance but once they clicked into gear they inevitably had too much for Oxford. Nketiah and Vieira were the two stars of the show, the latter coming through a struggle in the first half to show his quality in delivery and passing as the Premier League side finally exerted their authority. Vieira’s free-kick was the perfect invite for Elneny to break the deadlock with a powerful close-range header and his pass for Nketiah to round McGinty was just as good. Nketiah showed his class in front of goal with his third as he continued to deputise so well for the injured Jesus.
Arsenal were not exactly sparkling but that is not the priority in these games. It is getting into the next round and they achieved it with something to spare, Oxford not creating a serious moment of danger in the game.
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Arsenal 0 Newcastle United 0
Posted on January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 by Roshan Leave a comment
Newcastle United frustrated Premier League leaders Arsenal to earn a point with a dogged display at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal were hoping to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points but found themselves drawn into an attritional and dogged encounter by a Newcastle Untied side with top four ambitions of their own. Chances were at a premium and Newcastle’s Joelinton arguably wasted the best of all when he headed wide with the goal at his mercy in first-half stoppage time.
Arsenal went close through defender Gabriel and forward Gabriel Martinelli, who both sent headers narrowly off target, while Newcastle keeper Nick Pope made a crucial late save with his legs from Eddie Nketiah. The Gunners also appeared to have a clear penalty claim rejected when Gabriel was hauled back by Dan Burn. The game descended into a scrappy affair with seven yellow cards and the deadlock remained unbroken, with Arsenal’s lead now eight points despite being held at home. It may only be early January but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s frantic touchline behaviour perhaps gave an insight into the growing expectations surrounding the Gunners after their superb season so far.
Arteta was on the edge of his technical area for so much of the night right until the end, confronting fourth official Jarred Gillett when only five minutes were added on at the end then moving towards opposite number Eddie Howe after late penalty appeals were rejected before being ushered away. Arsenal team ran into a formidable barrier in the shape of Newcastle, their work deteriorating after a bright start, although they still nearly snatched it at the end through Nketiah. Arsenal still have that eight-point lead, although Manchester City have a game in hand.
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Brighton Hove Albion 2 Arsenal 4
Arsenal moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with an entertaining victory at Brighton. This result, allied to Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Everton, extends Arsenal’s advantage heading in to 2023. The visitors were cruising at 3-0 thanks goals by Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah before Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back. Gabriel Martinelli settled any nerves with Arsenal’s fourth before Evan Ferguson added Brighton’s second with his first league goal. Mitoma had a second goal chalked off to deny the home fans a grandstand finish as Arsenal held on for a deserved three points.
Brighton were a long way off the pace for the first hour, but after Martinelli had restored the three-goal advantage they showed great spirit to reduce the arrears again through Ferguson. They were then convinced they had made it 4-3 with two minutes remaining when Mitoma looked to have scored again, but after a VAR check the Japanese midfielder was revealed to be just offside. Arsenal are back in action against Newcastle United on Tuesday, buoyed by an increasingly formidable-looking lead over champions City with both sides having played 16 games. Although the Premier League season is still not at the halfway point due to the World Cup hiatus, this win could be a key moment in Arsenal’s bid for a first title since 2004.
Brighton had been the last side to beat Arsenal – a 3-1 Carabao Cup win in November – but the prospect of a repeat looked unlikely as soon as Saka had latched on to a rebound from Martinelli’s shot to tuck the ball home for his sixth league goal of the season. The absence of striker Gabriel Jesus through a knee injury collected while on World Cup duty may have worried Arsenal fans, but Saka and Odegaard are compensating for the Brazilian striker’s layoff. Arsenal captain Odegaard’s seventh goal of the season came when he capitalised on a poor header out by Billy Gilmour to put his side 2-0 ahead before half-time, the Norwegian’s shot going down into the ground and beyond Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
And they started the second half just as well as the first, Nketiah poking the ball in from close range after Sanchez fumbled Martinelli’s shot from a tight angle. But they wobbled when full-backs Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko were substituted after an hour. Rattled by Mitomo’s goal and then a good spell from the hosts, Martinelli finished off a length-of-the-pitch move with a shot that went in off Sanchez’s legs to seemingly put the game beyond Brighton’s reach. William Saliba was then too casual on the edge of his own area, allowing Ferguson his chance to pull another goal back, and when Mitoma seemed to have made the score 4-3, Mikel Arteta’s side looked worried until the decision by VAR.
Arsenal face a tough January before reaching the league campaign’s midpoint, with Tottenham and Manchester United to follow after Newcastle. Their two meetings with second-placed Manchester City are also yet to come, and Arteta will want to address the defensive frailties that surfaced on the south coast.
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 1
Arteta’s young team produced a second-half fightback to beat West Ham and move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, which was resuming after the World Cup. Wenger, who was the last Arsenal manager to win the title, made his first return since stepping down in 2018. West Ham took the lead against the run of play when Jarrod Bowen was judged to have been clipped in the box by William Saliba, allowing Said Benrahma to smash a confident penalty down the middle. There was a mood of frustration among the home fans until Bukayo Saka converted from close range after collecting Martin Odegaard’s mis-hit shot.
The equaliser gave added impetus to the Gunners and another home goal looked increasingly likely. Five minutes later, it duly arrived. Gabriel Martinelli put the hosts ahead, catching out West Ham’s former Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski by tucking inside the near post from a tight angle when he seemed more likely to cross. The points were sealed when Eddie Nketiah – starting in place of the injured Gabriel Jesus – spun sharply in the box before firing into the opposite bottom corner. Arsenal extended their lead at the top over Newcastle, who moved second by beating Leicester earlier on Monday.
Reigning champions Manchester City – who go to Leeds United on Wednesday – are now eight points behind the Gunners. West Ham are 16th and just a point above the relegation zone after their fourth league defeat in a row. Arsenal fans are starting to believe Arteta’s side can genuinely maintain their push for the club’s first title since Wenger’s Invincibles in 2004. The match came on the third anniversary of Arteta’s first game as Arsenal manager, and significant progress has been made since then. When the former Gunners midfielder took over, they were closer to the relegation zone than the top four. Their current position – and mood around the club – is a measure of how they far have come.
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Wolverhampton Wolves 0 Arsenal 2
Posted on November 13, 2022 November 13, 2022 by Roshan Leave a comment
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says everyone is shocked at the Gunners surging five points clear at the top of the Premier League but that he is determined his players should enjoy their present lofty status.Martin Odegaard’s second-half double in their win over Wolves was enough for Arsenal to take maximum advantage of Manchester City’s shock defeat by Brentford and ensure they will be top on Christmas Day for the first time since 2007. It is a major achievement for a club that has not finished higher than fifth since 2016.
Odegaard turned home Fabio Vieira’s low cross from close range 10 minutes after the restart and then drilled in the rebound after Jose Sa had kept out Gabriel Martinelli’s low effort 15 minutes from time. It meant there was no slip-up for the Gunners, who watched City’s defeat on the team coach as they travelled to the Midlands and celebrated when Ivan Toney scored in injury time. There was more good news from the Arsenal camp as Arteta revealed Granit Xhaka’s first-half exit was down to a sickness bug that affected the visitors before kick-off, rather than anything that would put the Switzerland player’s World Cup in jeopardy. In contrast, Wolves are now bottom as new manager Julen Lopetegui prepares to take charge. The former Spain, Real Madrid and Sevilla boss was introduced 15 minutes before kick-off at Molineux and watched the game from the stands.
Twelve victories and 37 points represents Arsenal’s best record 14 games into a season. They do still have to play defending champions City as their first planned league game against them was called off last month to allow the Gunners to get up to date with their Europa League programme. They also have to face an in-form Newcastle, but they have met all the rest of their ‘big six’ rivals and look very much the real deal. Odegaard in particular has proved an inspired choice as captain by Mikel Arteta. The 23-year-old Norwegian goes about his work in a quietly effective way, clean in his passing and astute in terms of his positioning, which given his central role is essential.
He is a goal threat too. His first was a poacher’s effort as he evaded the attentions of Wolves defenders despite his proximity to the home goal. His second involved superb first-touch control as the ball ran out to him, then a precise finish.
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Arsenal 1 Brighton 3
Premier League leaders Arsenal were knocked out of the Carabao Cup as Brighton gained a shock away victory. Eddie Nketiah had given Arsenal the lead with a curling finish after Reiss Nelson’s run from the halfway line. Danny Welbeck, who played for the Gunners in the 2018 final, made it 1-1 with a penalty after he had been fouled by debutant home goalkeeper Karl Hein. Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead after a neat passing move and Tariq Lamptey added a third with a low strike. The loss in this third-round tie was only the third time in 20 matches in all competitions that Arsenal had been beaten this season.
Mikel Arteta made 10 changes from the 1-0 win at Chelsea and the Gunners looked on course for the last 16 when they took the lead through Nketiah’s excellent 20th-minute strike. However, their lead only lasted seven minutes. Hein, a 20-year-old Estonia international goalkeeper who had a loan spell at Reading last season, was making his first senior appearance for the Gunners but brought down Welbeck, who then converted the spot kick. Arsenal almost retook the lead when Nketiah fired a shot against the post from outside the penalty area with Albert Sambi Lokonga also shooting just wide.
Those misses proved costly as Mitoma got his second goal for Brighton in five days after also scoring in the 3-2 win at Wolves on Saturday, before Lamptey added a third. On making 10 changes, Arsenal manager Arteta felt it had been the right thing to do. Arteta has hinted that Arsenal could strengthen in the January transfer window after the exit.
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Chelsea 0 Arsenal 1
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table as Gabriel’s close-range finish gave them victory away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Gabriel pounced to steer the ball over the line in the 63rd minute, after the hosts failed to deal with Bukayo Sako’s corner from the right wing, to give the Gunners a deserved lead. They had created the best chances when it was goalless but Gabriel Martinelli curled a shot over the crossbar and Gabriel Jesus failed to hit the target with a diving header when unmarked.
Chelsea, with ex-Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failing to make an impact against his former side, struggled to create clear-cut chances and are now without a win in four Premier League matches. Arsenal lost top spot on Saturday when 10-man Manchester City beat Fulham 2-1 thanks to Erling Haaland’s winning penalty in the fifth minute of injury time, but this win takes them two points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side after 13 matches. For Arsenal, this was a chance to show their title credentials as they look to become English champions for the 14th time – but the first since 2003-04 when their ‘Invincibles’ went through an entire league campaign without losing.
The Gunners, without a top-four finish since 2016, have beaten Tottenham and Liverpool at home this season, although they tamely lost 3-1 at Manchester United in September. But they started brightly at Stamford Bridge as Gabriel headed wide inside the first two minutes. Ben White pulled a shot wide from 15 yards, Martinelli curled an effort over the top and Jesus had an effort superbly blocked by his Brazil team-mate Thiago Silva. However, Jesus should have done better with a diving header when free at the back post and found by Martinelli but could not hit the target from eight yards.
But Jesus was involved in the build up to Arsenal’s goal as he gained possession from Silva and shot at goal, with Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy sending it behind for a corner. England international Saka swung the ball in and no Chelsea defender could clear before Gabriel volleyed it in from only a couple of yards out for a massive three points for the Gunners.
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Arsenal 1 FC Zurich 0
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says that “winning helps winning” as his side narrowly beat Zurich to secure their place in the last 16 of the Europa League. Kieran Tierney’s thumping 20-yard drive into the bottom right corner ensured the Gunners finished top of Group A on 15 points, two clear of PSV Eindhoven. It was also the Premier League leaders’ 10th victory in 12 matches in all competitions, a habit Arteta is keen to retain with his side facing three more matches until their season breaks for the World Cup in Qatar. While Arsenal’s margin of victory could have been more significant, there were still other positives for Arteta to take.
The Spaniard was able to introduce Bukayo Saka after the break to allay any fitness concerns and he also rested several key players prior to Sunday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea. The only complaint was that Arsenal did not put the result beyond doubt during a dominant first-half display in which Eddie Nketiah twice stung the palms of Zurich goalkeeper Yanick Brecher, and Fabio Vieira saw his goalbound effort blocked from close range. That ensured a nervy finale with Adrian Guerrero’s left-foot effort ruled out for offside and Ukrainian forward Bogdan Viunnyk seeing his rasping drive just fly wide of the top left corner as the visitors searched for an equaliser.
However, the hosts held on and have now won all eight of their matches against Swiss clubs in European competition. Arsenal’s defeat at PSV had left them needing a win to guarantee their progress without the prospect of a two-legged play-off in February against one of the clubs dropping down from the Champions League. While they made a slow start, largely due to their improvised line-up containing seven changes from last Sunday’s 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest, the Premier League leaders achieved their objective.
Arteta’s side have now won all nine of their home games in all competitions this season but this performance will not be one he is likely to refer back to quickly, and he will also have been concerned to see Japan international Takehiro Tomiyasu limp off less than 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute. The form of Gabriel Jesus, who has now gone eight games without a goal, is also a situation Arteta believes will alter with the Brazilian missing a glorious opportunity after the break as Brecher again came to the rescue for the visitors.
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Arsenal 5 Nottingham Forest 0
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Arsenal bounced back from Thursday’s Europa League loss to PSV Eindhoven by returning to the top of the Premier League table with an emphatic win over Nottingham Forest. Gabriel Martinelli headed the Gunners in front early on before England’s Bukayo Saka – who set up the opener – was forced off with an injury. Reiss Nelson, Saka’s replacement, doubled the lead four minutes after the restart with his first Arsenal goal since November 2020 before quickly adding his second.
Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard goals added gloss to the scoreline as Arsenal restored their two-point lead over Manchester City at the summit, with Forest still bottom after an eighth defeat of the season. Saka was on the receiving end of Renan Lodi’s heavy challenge in the opening minute, and while he recovered to tee up Martinelli, the 21-year-old twice required treatment before being taken off in the 27th minute.
The sight of Saka heading straight down to the tunnel after being substituted will concern England fans just three weeks before the start of the World Cup, although Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said the winger would “hopefully not” be in danger of missing the tournament. While Saka looked bright before being withdrawn, Nelson seized an opportunity to shine on his first Premier League appearance since the opening match of last season.
The 22-year-old, who spent the 2021-22 campaign on loan at Feyenoord, put daylight between the teams when he fired home at the second attempt after Dean Henderson saved his initial shot. Having had to wait almost two years for an Arsenal goal, Nelson scored his second in the space of three minutes when he poked a Gabriel Jesus cross into the far corner. Nelson then turned provider, teeing up Partey, who lashed a superb right-footed shot into Henderson’s top corner before Odegaard hammered home a fifth to cap a dominant Arsenal display.
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Pablo Mari Among People Stabbed In Italy
A man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf Thursday and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, Italian authorities said. Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the attack at a shopping center in Assago, a suburb of Milan, carabinieri said. A supermarket employee died en route to the hospital, according to the news agency ANSA, which said three other victims were in serious condition. Another person was treated for shock but not hospitalized, police said.
The motive for the attacks was unknown, but police said the man showed signs of being psychologically unstable. There were no elements to suggest terrorism. Mari, who is on loan to the Serie A club Monza from Arsenal, was among the wounded. Arsenal said in a statement that Mari was at the hospital but was not seriously hurt. Monza club CEO Adrian Galliano wished the soccer player a speedy recovery in a message posted on Twitter.
Witnesses told ANSA they saw people fleeing the supermarket in shock, and as the gravity of the situation became clear, shop workers pulled down the store’s shutters. The Carrefour supermarket chain said that police and ambulance crews responded immediately to calls alerting them about the attack. The chain expressed its sympathies to employees and clients affected by the attack and said it was offering them psychological support. Arsenal have been in contact with Pablo’s agent who has told us he’s in hospital and is not seriously hurt.
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Manchester City Charged By Premier League For Several Breaches Of Financial Rules
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National Archives at Kew puts Indian Army medal index cards online
In a recent the press release, The National Archives at Kew (UK) announced the public can now search online and download the medal index cards of more than 20,000 soldiers who served in the Indian Army during World War One. The cards record the soldiers who were entitled to, or made a claim for, campaign medals - in particular the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Many soldiers were also awarded one or more clasps to go with the British War Medal, and this is also recorded on the cards. The Indian Army medal index cards can be found in the record series WO 372, within pieces WO 372/25 to WO 372/29. Unlike the other medal index cards, which have been scanned six per page, you will only receive one medal card per download.
For the first time you can now search and download service records of officers who served in the Royal Navy. These records were kept by the Admiralty from the 1840s and record service for warrant officers joining the Royal Navy up to 1931 and commissioned officers joining the service up to 1917, including King George VI.
Labels: GenWeekly, military records, The National Archives (UK), United Kingdom
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Stern softens on Key Arena?
According to the Bring Back Our Sonics Facebook page, David Stern may be changing his tune (at least in the short-term) about Key Arena:
Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times was on with Ian Furness during @FurnessShow Kelley said he's heard talks that David Stern has said he's willing to let a team play in Key Arena for 2 years, if a new arena is being built for the future. - Jeff
So what does this mean for our beloved Sonics? Is Stern offering an olive branch to the heartbroken, discarded fans of Seattle or just more smoke and mirrors from The Wizard of Blahs? No one knows for certain, but longtime Sonics fans will recall that not long ago Stern was a big fan of Key Arena, so anything is possible.
Posted by Paul at 5:36 PM
Labels: arena, bastards, david stern, key arena
It means that if some private billionaires/millionaires cough up enough money to build a new arena, Seattle will get a team. Not exactly news, right?
I think the news here is that Stern is willing to let a team play in Key Arena for a few years, which he previously claimed to be unfit for man nor beast. Again, this is probably just more jibber-jabber, but it COULD mean that they are getting desperate to move some of their teams ASAP.
Peter said...
Ever see where the grizz played while FedEx forum was being built? The pyramid is a lot like keyarena. Pretty crappy. Even the NHL is now saying the key would work temporarily. It would be pretty hard for the nba to deny.
Still dont' see where this means much of anything. Consider this: When Bennett was proposing to build the Renton arena, Stern was okay with that idea, right? Well, where do you think the Sonics would have played while the Renton arena was being built? Naturally, they would have played at the Key, the same Key he called unfit.
Honestly, it all boils down to the same thing, in my opinion. If Seattle/Bellevue builds a new arena, there's a chance they could get a team. If they don't build a new arena, there's no chance. Steve Kelley's supposed 'hot tip' is about as useless as his columns.
Sorry to be Debbie Downer, but I just don't see how this is even remotely news. Stern has always said that Seattle is a great spot for a team with a new arena. He's not saying anything different now, we're just trying to create hope.
"Steve Kelley's supposed 'hot tip' is about as useless as his columns."
Well, you won't hear any arguments against that statement!
Yeah, it's pretty tough to believe there is a higher power when Steve Kelley's still getting paid six figures to write while Art Thiel has to hustle to make a buck.
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Condolences Letter
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Our party youth launches a campaign on social media with the slogan of “Freedom for the Leader of Peoples Ocalan”, on the occasion of his birthday
On Thursday (April 2, 2020), the Democratic Union Party (PYD) youth launched a campaign on social media, by lighting a candle on the birthday of Commander Abdullah Ocalan, Who happens to be on the fourth of April, coinciding with the world’s outbreaks of the Corona epidemic, and the actions taken by the Autonomous Administration North and east Syria are precautionary measures to prevent it.
For its campaign, the youth took the titled “Freedom for the Leader of Peoples_ Ocalan”, accompanied by the hashtag symbol <#>. The slogan “Freedom for Ocalan and all political detainees” is available in the languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac, English, French and Turkish.
The campaign aims to make Commander Ocalan’s birth a symbol of freedom of peoples and humanity.
And called on the youth of the party all supporters of freedom and humanity to participate in the campaign by lighting a candle on the birthday of Commander Ocalan, and depicts it with a video and publishes it on all social networking sites and on their personal and official pages attached to the following slogans below, as an expression of its commitment to freedom leader Abdullah Ocalan.
In this regard, The party’s youth spokesman, Hanan Mamed, said:
“First, we congratulate all humanity on the birth of the leader Ocalan, where the birth of the leader and his political, practical and revolutionary life is considered the main joint and a fundamental turning point in the political, democratic and philosophical and societal direction in the societies of the Middle East. Perhaps the most important question that comes to our imagination is that we always say that the leader Ocalan is the leader of the peoples in the Middle East. And for everyone who considers himself a revolutionary democratic person who opposes all the authoritarian, opportunistic and dictatorial practices of the majority of regional and global regimes towards their peoples and their societal components, for that leader Ocalan is not only a Kurdish leader, but he has fought for Oppressed oppressed peoples that faced tyranny and political and societal injustice.For our “PYD Youth Campaign” campaign, which comes in the context of the ongoing (Berxwdan jiyane) campaign.
As you know, we, as people of all walks of life, celebrate the birth of the leader every year for decades, by holding activities and events and planting trees, because of the leader’s love and reverence for nature. Unfortunately, this year, as you know, due to the current circumstances of the spread of Corona virus in the world and its grave danger to humanity, all occasions and holidays have been canceled by the self-administration in order to preserve the lives and health of the people in northern and eastern Syria.
That is why we, as a youth, have seen us start with a campaign on this occasion with this interactive activity because it has a spiritual and revolutionary meaning by lighting candles in every home or wherever our youth and every person considers himself patriotic, revolutionary and democratic loves the leader philosophy Ocalan. And that the candle is photographed “video” and then posted on social media on their personal pages, as well as published on all official pages, and the largest number of young people and the rest of society are involved.
We have created a hashtag and a text that includes how to work and when to start the campaign, on / 4. From the month of April / in addition to the slogans that we translated into Arabic, English, Syriac, Turkish and French languages to reach a greater number of activists, politicians, activists and media, in addition to all spectrums of our people that include slogans calling for freedom for the leader Ocalan and all political prisoners.
We also hope that everyone publishes the video clip, accompanied with multilingual logos, to celebrate Commander Ocalan’s birthday.
We, the PYD youth, pledge our people to We, the PYD youth, pledge to our people to continue our revolutionary democratic political struggle against all forms of occupation, injustice, exploitation and oppression.
Let us make the birth of Commander Ocalan a symbol of the freedom of peoples and humanity
The campaign includes the following text and hashtag:
# Freedom for the Leader of Peoples – Ocalan
# To make the birth of Commander Ocalan a symbol of the freedom of peoples and humanity
Participated in the PYD Youth Campaign by lighting a candle on the birthday of Commander Ocalan
And photograph it with a video and publish it on all social media sites and on your personal and official pages attached to the multilingual slogans below:
Azadî ji bo Öcalan û hemû girtiyên siyasî
الحرية لأوجلان ولكل المعتقلين السياسيين
Free Öcalan, and All Political Prisoners
Öcalan’a ve Tüm Siyasi Tutsaklara Özgürlük
ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܠܐܘܓܠܐܢ ܘܠܟܠ ܚܒܝܫ ̈ܐ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܩܝܐ
Abdullah Ocalan Ocalan on the occasion of his birthday Our party youth launches a campaign on social media with the slogan of "Freedom for the Leader of Peoples Ocalan" PYD Youth Campaign
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Thies Food Center will open Saturday. The modern new grocery business features several lines of merchandise and will remain open evenings. Mr. and Ms. Clyde Thies are owners and managers of the complete grocery and shopping center that consists of grocery, drug, and meat departments with magazines, frozen foods, gloves, and household items available.
Martin K. Eby, contractors on the new Marion gymnasium and vocational agriculture building, are issuing an invitation to the public to attend an open house at the structure Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services for Jacob H. Groening of Hillsboro were held Wednesday at the Hillsboro M.B. Church. Mr. Groening moved his filing station and Plymouth-Desoto agency to Hillsboro from Lehigh in 1934 and took an important part in the life of that city.
The annual Junior High School banquet, given by the seventh graders to honor members of the eighth grade, was held April 19 at the City Building. The program included remarks by toastmaster Dick Hoch, response by Janet Priddle, and a short address by A.J. Shull, high school superintendent.
In keeping with their theme for the month, “Railroading,” 45 Cub Scouts and their den mothers took a train trip Saturday on the “Doodlebug.” For many, it was their first train ride, although it was only to Florence and back.
Den mothers who accompanied them were Mrs. Lynn Christensen, Mrs. Edward Good, Mrs. Virgil Hoopes, Mrs. H.C. Post, Mrs. Silas Weidenbener, and Mrs. Virgil Wiebe.
Scottie George Gound has announced this week that he purchased the local Firestone store from Lloyd Tarrant on Thursday of last week and has taken over management of the business. Chester McKibbin will remain on the selling force of the store. Scottie George is the son of Scottie W. Gound, local Ford automobile dealer.
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PlayStation 5 release date: Here’s when it’s coming
The PlayStation 5 is almost here – and it looks set to be Sony’s very own follow up to 2017’s PlayStation 4 Pro console. Well, it might be a PlayStation 7 if rumors and speculation are to be believed.
Take a look through some of the most pertinent parts of the latest wave of leaks and rumors below and get ready to get excited.
According to the Verge, the new console will be announced in May 2019, will feature a massive 75cm-wide OLED display and be much more powerful than the PS4 Pro and launch in the second half of 2019.
If you’ve been lucky enough to escape the madness surrounding the upcoming announcement then PlayStation stock has just gone live in some UK retailers.
Argos is now taking pre-orders for the top console of the bunch, and offers the console in two colors: Sakura Gold and Columbia Gray. In order to get your hands on the Sony PlayStation 5, you’ll need to get your hands on a game from one of three ranges: Action, Shooter, and Sports.
Argos is also gearing up to launch a new reality TV show called PlayStation vs Xbox Ultimate Gaming Showdown – a show that pits players against each other to win over their audience, with 60-60 minutes of gameplay and on-screen commentary to keep the party rolling.
If you’ve been eyeing up the PS5, the only option left is to drop some sterling down the drain and get one in the stockroom to buy online today.
As always, take these rumors with a hefty pinch of salt until Sony officially announces the PS5 at some point in 2019. We may already have a solid idea of what Sony’s next console is set to look like though – read more about the rumors.
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Source: Chicago Sunday Tribune
Document title: “Assassinations Increasing in Number”
Author(s): Slater, G.
City of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Pagination: 13
Slater, G. “Assassinations Increasing in Number.” Chicago Sunday Tribune 15 Sept. 1901 v60n258: part 2, p. 13.
anarchism; anarchism (criticism); anarchism (personal response).
Mikhail Bakunin; Marie François Sadi Carnot; Victoria.
A photograph of the author accompanies this editorial on the same page.
“By G. Slater, English Political Economist.”
Assassinations Increasing in Number
ASSASSINATION has always played its part in politics. Yet it has been reserved to our own times, strange to say, when less depends upon the person on the throne than ever before, to see the greatest development of this crime. Now that the most autocratic have learned that they must bend their will to the people’s when they clash, now that there is little or nothing to be gained by the crime, the assassin is more in evidence than ever.
Queen Victoria three times had her life attempted. Persia lost her last Shah by his hand. France lost her Carnot, the beauty and the sorrows of the of the Austrian Empress did not prove sufficient defense from his knife. Even the popularly elected President is his victim.
What is the reason of this intensification of the natural danger attendant on high places? Anarchism, we are told. The assassin, if he lurked anywhere, was in old times to be found in the person of a kinsman, a courtier, a great noble, some one within the inner circle. Religious fanaticism has also at times been an acute source of danger; but this is obsolete, and no religious body is likely ever again to commend assassination as a duty.
All the old sources of danger have vanished; the masses of the people are loyal, the only danger that threatens is from the small group of Anarchists.
Anarchism as an intellectual theory is beneath contempt; but as an intellectual theory it is also the mildest, most optimistic creed ever enunciated by man. It is a curious phenomenon that it is the exponents of this milk-and-water theory who have made their name a terror to society. Bakunin first stated the theory; he and his followers believe in the perfection of human nature. All the social evils round us, they say, are due to the restraints of society; abolish the laws and the law-breaking impulses will cease to work; get rid of governments and men will govern themselves wisely and justly. One cannot argue with people like this; one can only marvel at their ignorance of human nature. Under ordinary conditions a theory so in contradiction to human nature could impose on no sane person. Yet this is the creed which gives us the modern political assassin.
To throw bombs about, kill this or that ruler taken at random, to massacre a handful of deputies here, and a group of ordinary citizens there, seems a senseless proceeding, but it is the sort of thing fanaticism will turn to when it sees no other course available.
Probably the connection between the theory of anarchism and this terrible practice of it is less intimate than is generally supposed; the corollary of assassination is probably not drawn by all their teachers, and naturally it is only the craziest of their followers who attempt to put it into execution. The whole thing seems entirely crazy at first sight; the way, above all, in which they make enemies of all classes of society, not only of Princes and rulers but of the bourgeoisie, whom they profess to hate even more, and, indeed, of the masses, the workers whom they profess to benefit. All classes would eagerly join hands to extirpate them if only some practicable scheme should be found—all but the few who are Anarchists themselves. Why are these few Anarchists there? The theory and practice of government are both continually alternating between two poles—the poles of individualism and of socialism. Last century legislation had swung nearer to the individualistic pole than it had ever done before; now it is steadily moving towards to other, and all politicians seem to help on the movement. Anarchism is individualism exaggerated, intensified to the point of absurdity; it is the extreme of one side, just as communism is the extreme of the socialistic tendency. If governments are far more just, more merciful, more tolerant than they were, they are also far more all-pervading, their arms stretch farther and grasp firmer. So it comes about that while formerly discontent was most likely to be found in the upper ranks of society, it is now to be found among the lowest and least educated, among whom the monstrous growth of anarchism is now raising its head.
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Tyler Consolidated High School Athletic Complex
The new Tyler Consolidated High School Athletic Complex was recently completed in February 2021.
McKinley worked with J.T. Sauer & Associates, Musco Sports Lighting, and FieldTurf USA to create this complex.
The project included a football / soccer field, baseball field, softball field, and practice field. There is a synthetic grass turf system. An 8-lane track circles the football field, and there are additional track & field fixed athletic equipment. There is also a field house / concessions facility, ticketing, press boxes, 3,000 seat grandstand, scoreboard, sound system, playclocks, LED field lighting, and more.
City Construction Company did a tremendous job in building these fields.
The Knights are thrilled to have these new athletic fields.
Sistersville, West Virginia
Patrick J Rymer
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Park City.Arts. Film
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Park City, Utah: Film
The Sundance Institute has elevated Park City to a premiere venue in the International film community. Park City has responded in kind by developing a keen sense for good film and there is a growing number of Park City residents actively working in the film industry. This category lists Park City web sites related to the art of film.
Sundance Institute (www.sundance.org) - review
The spectactular scenery of both southern and northern Utah made our state a Mecca for film industry. The Sundance Film Institute in Salt Lake and Park City has made Salt Lake a cultural center for the industry as well.
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[12] Issue #63 (March 1965), in which editor-scripter Stan Lee retold Captain America's origin, through #71 (Nov. 1965) featured period stories set during World War II, and co-starred Captain America's Golden Age sidekick, James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky. Search by Issue # Filter by Timeframe Golden Age (1934-1955) Silver Age (1956-1971) Bronze Age (1972-1985 ... [Black Widow movie to premiere in theaters May 7, 2021] Tales of Suspense #53. Meanwhile, his employees Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan desperately search for their boss all over the city to no avail, so they return to Stark Industries, in case Iron Man has news of Stark. Marvel Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. [6] He starred in generally 13-page but occasionally 18-page adventures, with the rest of Tales of Suspense devoted to the anthological science fiction and fantasy stories the comic normally ran. When he reaches the door to Stark's office, he's spotted by a police officer. Tales of Suspense #103. As Iron Man leaves, Pepper claims that while the evidence points at him, she finds something about Iron Man that makes her want to trust him. Tony Stark es interpretado en la película de 1930 por el actor Errol Flynn. Iron Man calls the Avengers to request absence from a meeting, and Thor grants him his request, but not before asking his teammate if he has done anything. Tales of Suspense #50. I'm one of the strongest, most powerful, most feared humans on the face of the Earth! With the help of Rick Jones, Cap manages to fight off the Army of Assassins. The Black Widow saved him from capture but also tricked him into fighting Iron Man", DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 103, DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 115: "Sharon Carter became an agent of SHIELD...Code-named Agent 13, she specialized in undercover work. Tales of Suspense #52 First appearance of Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff); First appearance of Boris Turgenov; Death of Anton Vanko; Death of Boris Turgenov Guide Watch ow/white pgs origin Red Skull by Kirby; bondage cover. On the roof, Hawkeye launches an arrow with a rope at a plane taking off from LaGuardia Airport, and uses it to carry him across the river. While in the United States, Captain America and Rick Jones are on site for Cap to put on a private exhibition of Cap's athletic prowess to encourage young people to be physically fit. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them! With the Assassins taken away by the authorities, Cap vows to Rick that he will someday stop Baron Zemo. The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck, then featured superheroes Captain America and Iron Man during the Silver Age of Comic Books before … Unbeknownst to him, the plane holds Black Widow and her abductors. Get the best deals for tales of suspense 50 cgc at eBay.com. Unless… Marvel Comics' Tales of Suspense #103 by Matt Rosenberg & Travel Foreman. Sharon Carter was introduced in issue #75 (March 1966) and later became a love interest for Captain America. 1 collects Captain America stories from, Vol. Hawkeye and the Black Widow last appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and chronologically in Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17; They appear next in Tales of Suspense #64. "Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales Of Suspense, Volume 2" (Marvel Comics, 2008) For many years there's been a tendency to look at the pre-Fantastic Four Marvel/Atlas monster mags as lesser works, orphans of the comics industry that were not as gnarly as the pre-Code comics and not as super as the superhero stories. [4] It contained science-fiction mystery/suspense stories written primarily by editor-in-chief Stan Lee and his brother, Larry Lieber, with artists including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck. I don't dare gamble with my damaged heart! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_Suspense&oldid=995066836, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Vol. It’s pretty much “Cap meets bad guys and fights them and wins,” which is dreadfully dull for anyone who is not an eight year old boy…in 1941. Issue #9 (May 1960) introduced Chondu the Mystic as an anthological-story character; he would be reintroduced as a supervillain in the 1970s.[5]. A movie producer's next film is a sci-fi picture featuring a giant robotic monster. 4 #1. ", Synopsis for "The Army of Assassins Strikes!". Its sister title was Tales to Astonish. TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959-68) #66. The script was written by Stan Lee, with pencils from the team of Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Dick Ayers in the summer of 1965. Following the launch of Marvel Legacy in 2017, Tales of Suspense was once again resurrected at issue #100, featuring the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye in a story called "The Red Ledger". Fingers crossed, many of us will never have to figure that out. Curiosidades. The final "Tales of the Watcher" story introduced veteran artist George Tuska as a Marvel regular. Online shopping from a great selection at Movies & TV Store. There Iron Man tries to explain to the police that he was attacked by the Sub-Mariner. Appearing in "Bird Talk" … Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance), Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance), Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance), 11 Image(s) from Tales of Suspense Vol 1 60, 13 Reprints of Tales of Suspense Vol 1 60, New York City Police Department (Earth-616)/Appearances, Army of Assassins (Earth-616)/Appearances, "The Army of Assassins Strikes!" Buy Confirmation. Several stories were finished by penciler-inker George Tuska over Kirby layouts, with one finished by Romita Sr. and another by penciler Dick Ayers and inker John Tartaglione. The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck, then featured superheroes Captain America and Iron Man during the Silver Age of Comic Books before changing its title to Captain America with issue #100 (cover-dated April 1968). A Tales of Suspense one-shot (Jan. 1995) which had a cover with a clear plastic overlay, featured Captain America and Iron Man in a single story written by James Robinson and drawn by Colin MacNeil. The officers try to shoot him down, but the inspector reminds them that they still have no clear proof that Iron Man did anything wrong. The origin and first appearance of Iron Man is also the first appearance of Wong Chu, and the first appearance and death of Professor Yinsen. Bad press convinces him to abandon the project but just as he's about to disassemble the robot, an alien invasion fleet lands. It also contains stories by Jack Finney and Shirley Jackson, Roald Dahl and other writers. Two months before the debut of the sorcerer-hero Doctor Strange, Lee, Kirby and scripter Robert Bernstein, under the pseudonym "R. Berns", introduced a same-name criminal scientist and Ph.D., Carl Strange. Unless… Marvel Comics' Tales of Suspense #103 by Matt Rosenberg & Travel Foreman. ―Edwin Jarvis and Peggy Carter. [2] Initially published under Atlas Comics, the 1950s forerunner of Marvel,[3] it fell under the Marvel banner with issue #19 (July 1961), the first with a cover sporting the early "MC" box. The memorial home's sign reads that it was established in 1959, the year when Tales of Suspense started being published. Donning the War Machine suit, Rhodey arrives just in time to save his friends from Fin Fang Foom. When they question Iron Man, Tony realizes he can't tell them he is on vacation, because they would search for him in his haunts. Back in his office, Stark writes a note to calm their fears, and signs it. The letters page also contains the Mighty Marvel Checklist. [11] Jack Kirby, Captain America's co-creator during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, had drawn the character as part of the superhero team the Avengers earlier that year, and was now illustrating his hero's solo adventures for the first time since 1941. He tries to trap the Golden Avenger with an arrow equipped with a steel cable, but Iron Man snares the cable before it can entwine him and pulls it, knocking down Hawkeye. The archer escapes to the rooftop by launching a blinding-flash arrow at Iron Man. There’s no chance in the world that Natasha Romanoff survived. [7] The Mandarin debuted in issue #50 (Feb. 1964) and would become one of Iron Man's major enemies. The police examine the note and find the handwriting oddly shaky; they also notice an absence of fingerprints (both because Stark was wearing his armored gloves when writing it). After debuting with bulky gray armor, Iron Man was redesigned with similar but golden armor in his second story (issue #40, April 1963). Oct 7, 2017 - Explore Bob Krysiak's board "Tales of Suspense", followed by 107 people on Pinterest. He will appear next in Avengers #15. Tales of Suspense became Captain America with #100 (April 1968). Eamosel Movie Monday, September 30, 2013. Hawkeye tries to force Pepper to use a communicator to call for a escape vehicle, but she refuses. Pepper reveals that Stark keeps all of his secret formulas in his head. Tales of Suspense » Tales of Suspense #80 - When Fall The Mighty / He Who Holds The Cosmic Cube released by Marvel on August 1, 1966. How does one survive an explosion? Hawkeye escapes into the room and takes Pepper hostage, forcing her to lead him to Stark's lab. Baron Zemo previously appeared in Avengers #10. The archer reluctantly agrees and breaks into the factory. With Adrian Petriw, Daniel Bacon, Anna Cummer, David Kaye. Iron Man repairs his armor and opens the door to take on Namor, only to find that he is gone. Read Tales of Suspense #96 VF (Tales of Suspense) Online Free by NLI - Movie Streaming Browse the Marvel comic series Tales of Suspense (1959 - 1968). After his fight against the Black Knight, Tony Stark wakes up from a nightmare, and remembers that he can't take his armor off, because he requires the extra power from its belt pods to keep his heart beating. Outside, the man mutters to himself that his secret is safe since even if the blackmailer escapes the ruby no one will believe him and then he blinks out of existence. Kirby's regular inkers on the series were Frank Giacoia (as "Frank Ray") and Joe Sinnott, though Don Heck and Golden Age Captain America artist Syd Shores inked one story each. See Also 9 Image(s) from Tales of Suspense Vol 1 100 All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The Avengers, informed of the events unfolding at Stark Industries, call Iron Man and ask him if he wants them to take care of Hawkeye. The police soon arrive at Stark's lab, but Pepper convinces them not to use their anti-armor guns on Iron Man, pointing out he hasn't been found guilty of any crime. The communicator was on nevertheless, and Happy and the police overhear the discussion in Stark's lab. Although they planned a mock battle, the actors helping Cap have been replaced by the Baron's Army of Assassins who attack Cap. se reproduce en Marvel Hito Edición: Tales of Suspense # 39 (1994). Later, Baron Zemo checks in with his video screen to see if his Assassin's have defeated Cap. [13] The Red Skull, Captain America's major nemesis in the World War II era, was revived in the present day in issue #79 (July 1966). Letters are published from Jerry Rogers, David Welch, and Nelson B. Richardson. Beginning with issue #59 (Nov. 1964), Iron Man began sharing the now "split book" with Captain America, who had guest-starred in the Iron Man feature the previous issue. [17] Another one-shot, Tales of Suspense: Captain America and Iron Man Commemorative Edition (Feb. 2005) reprinted the previous month's Captain America vol. This issue contains a letters page, Mails of Suspense. The first appearance of the Mandarin was in Tales of Suspense #50. Tales of Suspense #103. ... Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010) Iron Man story (Sequence I) is Job #X-782(A). Iron Man. But as soon as he turns his TV on, he sees Cap telling Zemo that Zemo has failed and that he's a coward for not battling him face-to-face. See more ideas about Tales of suspense, Suspense, Silver age comics. You must not fail, or else you shall uncur the wrath of--Zemo!Baron Zemo. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Go now, my army of assassins! Pointing out that the safe has not been forced open, Iron Man turns over the note. With alien tech, a scientific genius, and martial arts prowess, he was more than a match for any version of Iron Man. 1967).[15]. Tales of Suspense #57 - Hawkeye, The Marksman by deactivated-5fbfd5d291164 on May 27, 2014 Honestly, I didn't realize this was Hawkeye's first appearance until about halfway through. This is a thriller book and who better to kick it off than Hawkeye, Winter Soldier, and Black Widow? "El último cohete!" Tales of Suspense #69 This late Silver Age classic tale of East vs. West puts Iron Man technology to the test. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks. Tales of Suspense is the name of an American comic book anthology series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. In South America, Baron Zemo has his newly gathered Army of Assassins fight a fake Captain America for one final test before sending them to battle against the real one. Issue #39 (March 1963) introduced the superhero Iron Man, created by editor and plotter Lee, scripter Lieber, and artists Heck and Jack Kirby. With Charlie Adler, Steve Blum, David Boat, LeVar Burton. The Black Widow decides to go to Stark Industries to help her lover, but as soon as she leaves the house, she's captured by Sergi Amkov, the head of the iron curtain spy system in America. Thankfully, Everyone’s Favorite Spysassin, the Winter Soldier, has you covered as he opens Tales of Suspense … Tales of Suspense and its sister publication Tales to Astonish were both launched with a January 1959 cover date. Dec 11, 2016 - Explore Blaine Huffman's board "Tales of Suspense", followed by 245 people on Pinterest. Nothing I would not dare! Tales of Suspense is the name of an American comic book anthology series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. Hawkeye breaks a pair of chains holding an expensive rocket, forcing Iron Man to grab it. For many years afterward, he battled Iron Man and even War Machine. A rather old collection of suspense stories with du Maurier's "The Birds" headlining the list. From #49–58 (Jan.–Oct. Angered by Cap's taunts, Zemo blasts the screen. in a game of golf. She and Captain America were often paired together and eventually fell in love", DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 116: "Stan Lee and Jack Kirby decided to resurrect the original Red Skull in this issue, after having featured him in Cap's recent World War II series in, DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 124: "MODOK, the 'Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing' could use his brain to control or destroy anyone. TALES OF SUSPENSE #101 / Writer: Matthew Rosenberg / Artist: Travel Foreman / Color Artist: Rachelle Rosenberg / Letterer : VC’s Clayton Cowles / Publisher: Marvel / Jan 31, 2018. Low $30 | Mid $90 | High $530. 1964), one anthological story each issue acquired a framing sequence and ran as "Tales of the Watcher," narrated by the namesake cosmic witness introduced in The Fantastic Four #13 and used as a Marvel Universe supporting character since. Summary Short summary describing this issue. 2 collects Captain America stories from, This page was last edited on 19 December 2020, at 01:24. Technically speaking, they're all masters of short stories, so all of the tales are concise and well written. Happy is suspicious and confronts Iron Man, threatening the Avenger. Iron Man story (Sequence I) is Job #X-782(A). Tales of Suspense! See more ideas about Tales of suspense, Silver age comics, Classic comics. Tales of Suspense is an 1947 American movie, starring Whitney Frost. Marvel FN-: 5.5. ow/white pgs origin Red Skull by Kirby; bondage cover. What cruel trick of fate is this?? Meanwhile, Wolverine and Reptil face off against Abomination and M.O.D.O.K. [16] Iron Man appeared in the one-shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 (April 1968), and then debuted in his own title with Iron Man #1 (May 1968). I'm a prisoner of Iron Man... Of my own creation!! Strange" in Tales of Suspense #41 (May 1963), the character gained mental powers in a freak lightning strike. El casco de Iron Man fue deliberadamente diseñado para parecerse a un cráneo. "I'm not one for the cinema." There’s no chance in the world that Natasha Romanoff survived. He claims that Tony is on a secret business matter that even he doesn't know of. As Iron Man, Tony claims that he's tired of the questioning and flees through the window. Directed by Patty Shinagawa, Mitch Schauer. Meanwhile, in her luxurious mansion, the Black Widow takes advantage of Stark's disappearance and Iron Man's escape from Stark Industries to send Hawkeye to steal the plans for Stark's newest weapon. References: Avengers #13, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #45, Tales of Suspense #40, Avengers #16, and Tales of Suspense #66; See Also The first Marvel superhero work by future company editor-in-chief Roy Thomas was his scripting the Iron Man story "My Life for Yours" in #73 (Jan. 1966), working from a plot by editor Lee as well as a plot assist from Marvel secretary-receptionist Flo Steinberg. Kirby drew all but two stories, for which Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. each filled-in. Four years later, Tuska would become one of Iron Man's signature artists. "Well, surely you've seen Tales of Suspense?" Tales of Suspense. All Item images are used solely for identification purposes. [18], Average monthly data from publisher's annual "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation", as compiled at, DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 99: "Following the tradition of Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu and Atlas' own Yellow Claw, the Mandarin first appeared in, DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 100: "The Black Widow was a Russian spy assigned to capture American industrialist Tony Stark...Her story was plotted by Stan Lee, written by...Don Rico, and drawn by Don Heck. [14] MODOK first appeared in #94 (Oct. So what’s it about? Once in the lab, Hawkeye finds himself surrounded by machines he doesn't understand, and no papers or plans at all. Buy Now: $56. 5 #1 and Iron Man vol. Publisher: Marvel. The first iteration of the modern, sleek red-and-golden armor appeared in #48 (Dec. 1963), drawn by Ditko (though whether he or Kirby, singly or in collaboration, designed it, is uncertain). War Machine teams up with Iron Man when Doctor Doom, Crimson Dynamo, and Melter band together in a plot to eliminate Iron Man. You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Published: Jan 1959. Tales to Suspense was originally one of several anthology comics published by Marvel in the early 1960's that mainly featured monster and horror stories, it served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Don Heck, then started featuring superheroes during the period of the Silver Age of comic books, Tales to Astonishwas a…. All Rights Reserved. [8] The Black Widow first appeared in #52 (April 1964)[9] and Hawkeye followed five issues later.[10]. Stan rejects the story as too outlandish even for Tales of Suspense and the man leaves the office. Iron Man decides to go alone, because the presence of all of the Avengers might lead him to hurt Pepper. Tales of Suspense last edited by pikahyper on 11/15/18 04:13AM View full history Painted one shot starring Iron Man and Captain America. The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! Back at Stark Industries, Iron Man easily dodges Hawkeye's arrows, and creates distance between the villain and his hostage. DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 128: "Hailing 1968 as the beginning of the 'Second Age of Marvel Comics,' and with more titles to play with, editor Stan Lee discarded his split books and gave more characters their own titles: Captain America and Nick Fury: Blood Truce, Captain America and Nick Fury: The Otherworld War, Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann. Tales of Suspense is an apt title because it not only carries some history with it but also lets readers know exactly what they’re getting. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, MODOK was used as a guinea pig for a human/computer hybrid by the subversive organization called AIM.". Full disclosure: this Captain America title on the back end of Tales of Suspense has never been one of my favorite planets in the Marvel Universe. Just then the police, Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan arrive to find out what's happening. is reprinted in, Hawkeye and the Black Widow last appeared in. Collected Editions. Now apparently, we will get to see him in action against Shang Chi. From #53-58 (May-Oct. 1964), the cover logo was "Tales of Suspense featuring The Power of Iron Man". Description Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages. Tales of Suspense Vol 1 Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. ", DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 101: "A case of mistaken identity led the police to assume {Hawkeye] was part of [a criminal] gang. 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In Canada, you can participate on Thursdays that have been designed social-media days! The first [following last Thursday’s Press Conference] is on September 2:
Social Media Barrage, Thursday Sept. 2
The above link contains material you can send out on social media, along with hashtags. There is a letter template, recent video of the Press Conference, and more! All of which will give people an idea of what is going on, or even what they can do, to help Meng Wanzhou, and rescue Canada from this disastrous decision!
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Title: Worlds Enough & Time
Michell Graham
HarperCollins Eos / 576 pages / (January 2003)
I’m not going to kid you on this one; The Fifth Ring is not a “fast read,” as some people would have you believe. It’s far too rich in detail and atmosphere to inhale as a rocket-read. On the other hand, if a wealth of background and landscape is paradise to you, come on in. Mitchell Graham has given us a sprawling, tangible world to play in, and a dramatic quest for a boy to come of age.
Mathew Lewin may have dreamed of a world beyond his own quiet village, but a magical ring and a ruthless tyrant were hardly the reasons he imagined forcing him out. Now, with a power-mad king, repulsive and deadly Orlocks (something familiar about that word…), and war brewing, Mathew and his friends must run for their lives. Can they restore peace to the divided country? Will they survive long enough to make a difference? And how will they learn the truth about the mysterious ring?
In their struggle to stay ahead of the law and to prevent a devastating war, Mathew, Lara, and his young friends will have to commit acts that frighten and horrify them. The more seasoned fighters among them remember the atrocities committed by the Orlocks; they have no illusions about what they are up against. What none of them suspects yet is there part a perfectly ordinary looking ring will play in their plans. Only the ruthless King Duren has an idea of the ring’s importance, and killing is far from the worst thing he will do to retrieve it.
The Fifth Ring does play out on a huge, intricate canvas, but it is the painting underneath that may well be the most intriguing aspect of the story. Alor Satar, Elgaria, and all the other minor kingdoms in this Bronze Age are built on the decimated ruins of a much more advanced civilisation. A civilisation so lost to history and mind that the people living on the verge of the Waste Lands cannot imagine what once was. Whatever was, is no more, and none really knows what they lost or why.
Responsibility, loyalty, and treachery mark Mathew’s passage into manhood. And, just a glimmer of love awaits. It is a testing ground on the grandest scale imaginable. The villains are larger than life, of course, and the “good guys” have far from a spotless record. The battle enjoined will shake this land, bringing out the best in some people and the very worst in others. What represents the “worst” in the Orlocks will churn their stomachs and test their resolve. That goes for both characters and readers.
Fantasy fans will find no shortage of sword, sorcery, gallantry, and malignancy in The Fifth Ring. Follow in the footsteps of a courageous, and complex, band of heroes. Or is it martyrs?
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Find Out Who is the Best Skyrim Wife to Marry – You’ll Be Surprised!
Skyrim is a land filled with adventure, mystery, and magic. Getting married and settling down with a virtual spouse is one of the features that many people enjoy most about it.
Which Skyrim wife is the best?
Throughout the years, fans have debated this question. Best wives can be defined in many ways, and there are many candidates for the title.
To determine who deserves the title of best wife in Skyrim, we will take a look at some of the top contenders. But, before that let’s take a look at a few benefits of getting married in Skyrim
Benefits of getting married in Skyrim
You can gain many benefits from getting married in Skyrim. Companionship isn’t the only benefit; unique items and abilities can also be accessed through it. Getting married in Skyrim offers two main benefits: companionship and access to unique items and abilities.
You can find companionship in Skyrim by getting married. In Skyrim, marriage is a commitment between two characters, which allows them to live together as a couple. If you’re looking for a sense of connection and support in the game, this companionship can be helpful for you.
Furthermore, married characters have the ability to share their resources, such as gold and items, which can be very helpful for players who are trying to build up the wealth of their character.
Access to Unique Items and Abilities
Skyrim also offers unique items and abilities when you get married. A married character has access to special items only available to married characters. Players can use these items to progress in the game, such as special weapons and armor.
A spouse can also assist a married character in battle, which can be a powerful ability. If you want to gain an edge in combat, this can be especially useful.
You will earn 100 gold or more a day from your spouse’s store.
You will receive one home-cooked meal per day from your spouse. The health, stamina, and magicka regeneration of this food item are boosted by 25% for 600 seconds.
In the event that your spouse owns a home, you can choose to move in with them or to have them move in with you. If you don’t own a house, you might want to move in with your spouse.
Your spouse can still sell you merchandise if they were originally a merchant.
In-game skills improve 15% faster for eight hours when you sleep near your spouse. However, it won’t work if you’re a werewolf or have the Lover Stone active.
Best Skyrim Wife
Aela the Huntress
Aela the Huntress is a Nord werewolf, and a member of The Companions. It is no surprise that Aela is one of the most popular wives in Skyrim. She is one of the five members of The Circle. In “The Circle”, Aela offers lycanthropy to other companions.
She is an expert level archery trainer, a bride-to-be, and a follower after The Companions’ main questline. In addition to being an outstanding follower, she is also a beautiful girl to marry.
However, where can I find Aela the Huntress?
It is most common to find her inside Jorrvaskr with her companions or defeating a giant outside Whiterun. In addition to her gorgeous looks, she has a fearless and strong attitude that makes players fall in love with her instantly after their first encounter.
Muiri
Many years have passed since the release of Skyrim, the iconic RPG game. In the game, you can meet a wide variety of characters, including a variety of spouses. It is Muiri who is most popular among partners. What do you think about Muiri as a Skyrim wife?
Muiri is an apothecary from Breton. She was best friends with Nilsine Shatter-Shield when she was growing up in Windhelm.
Muiri met and began a relationship with Alain Dufont after Nilsine’s sister Friga Shatter-Shield was killed by the Butcher of Windhelm. Nevertheless, he was only using her to gain access to the Shatter-Shield Clan and steal their valuables, including Aegisbane, the family heirloom.
She wears a set of farm clothes, including boots. The key to Hag’s Cure is in her possession, along with an iron dagger. Her possessions also include some common loot and some gold. Bothela trained Muiri, so she knows all of her spells.
You may want to consider Muiri as a marriage candidate if you are an alchemist looking for a female spouse, since she is the only female marriageable dedicated alchemist.
Uthgerd the Unbroken
Located in the Bannered Mare tavern in the city of Whiterun, Uthgerd the Unbroken is a Nord warrior and can be found in “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.”
This Nord warrior is known for her combat skills and willingness to take on any challenge, earning her the nickname “Unbroken.” The player can recruit her as a follower in the game and she will join them on their adventures.
Before Skyrim’s events, Uthgerd attempted to join the Companions, but accidentally killed the boy she was set against. As a result, the Companions refused to let Uthgerd join them.
As a result of the Companions incident, Uthgerd developed a drinking habit, making her always accessible in The Bannered Mare.
The Dragonborn can marry Uthgerd if an Amulet of Mara is equipped. She can simultaneously be a follower and a spouse.
If she returns to wearing her default armor after the wedding ceremony, wait a day or two. She will begin wearing the upgraded armor, and you can buy the steel plate armor from her.
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The Game of God
I perhaps have no business relating this story to you, and in so doing may be violating an oath of secrecy I took about some highly classified work I did for the government. Let me just say that this is an account taken from the history of two races poised on the edge of an ethnic conflict that had the potential to destroy them both. It is a tale of hope and a quest for peace. This is a story about a game given by God to an intelligent race of non-human creatures, but more than that, it is a record of a young man who against all the odds changed the course of history and saved an entire planet.
It is with considerable difficulty that I relate this story to you at all. Many of the words used by both races have their roots in a third language once spoken by a long-dead race of intelligent beings. However, the Brachyura, a race of crab-like creatures, purposely jumbled the language so they could not be understood. The other race, which consisted of simian-type beings calling themselves the People of the Trees, had a dialect which evolved greatly over time.
There are considerable differences in the way both of these races named things; consequently, the translational difficulties which I had to overcome to relate this story to you, the reader, were enormous. To give a quick example: the creature that I call a “stalker” might be called a deathallowinayite by the People of the Trees. It means the death-that-follows-in-the-daylight. The Brachyura word for the same creature is conadray. Because there are six clans among the Brachyura, there are also six variations for the name of this creature, conadray, condraya, canodray, cronday, canorday, and condayra. The ancient race that bred the creatures called them draconan, after the scientist who was directly responsible for their creation. While the Brachyura simply assigned names to things, the People of the Trees tended to describe the attributes of a given animal, person, or thing and then shorten that description into a single word. That word then became the name for whatever it was they were describing. Of course, none of this was in English, to begin with.
I hope you begin to get a feel for the difficulty I had in rendering this story into English. If not for a promise I made to a dying friend long ago, I would not have made the attempt. This is the work of many long nights listening to some tapes that I acquired before I left my job with the government. I do not pass judgment on the story. I simply relate it to you as it was related to me long ago over the course of several months. The time I spent with my friend changed my understanding of life in ways that I never dreamed possible. In the end, I came to know that we are all players in the Game of God – a game that is dangerous, beautiful and, ultimately – one we all play.
R. B. Chandler
Translator Notes and Other References
The trees grow to an average height of 400 meters. They were engineered by an ancient race of humanoids to increase lumber production. An unexpected genetic defect caused the trees to cover all of the oceans of the world except at the polar ice caps and all the land except the more mountainous and arctic regions of the world.
Very old trees are referred to by the tree people as grandfather trees and could reach nearly 500 meters tall. Often the centers of these trees would rot out, making them ideal homes for the tree people. The indoor game courts of the Brachyura were also built inside these trees.
The tree sap is a lot like liquid plastic, super hard when dry but still extremely flammable when exposed to very high temperatures over a prolonged period of time. Tree sap is the base material of the tree people’s technology.
The Creatures
Brachyura -- The Brachyura are crab-like creatures two meters wide and one meter high. Highly intelligent, they are one of two dominant races on the planet. They have two large claws and eight well-defined legs with tiny pincers at the tip of each leg that enable them to climb the great trees. Their hands, each possessing six digits, or fingers, are located near their mouths and are normally kept tucked up against their shells. They have four eyes, two of which are at the end of eye-poles located at the front edge of the top shell. The other two eyes are retractable and are located above their mouth and nostrils, just below their eye-poles.
The Brachyura have a well-developed society and economic structure. Their entire civilization is centered on a game and on laws given to them by a prophet of God. The words of the prophets are considered the law; they are what define the honor and many of the customs of the Brachyura. The Game replaced ritual combat for settling differences between individuals and clans.
People of the Trees -- Apelike creatures about two meters tall. Highly intelligent, they are one of the dominant races on the planet. Hands and feet are very dexterous with very sharp retractable claws between the fingers and toes. A long prehensile tail makes them ideally suited to life in the great trees. Most of their bodies are covered with very fine short hair. The adult male has a mane that covers the head and shoulders and runs down the center of the back to the tip of the tail. The female’s hair only covers the head; it runs down the back of the neck and tapers off in the middle of the back.
The People of the Trees, sometimes called tree people, have a very simple tribal society. Their customs developed out of their struggle to survive in the forest. Primarily, hunters, they live high in the trees on platforms that encircle the tree in which they live.
Stalkers -- Childlike semi-intelligent creatures two-and-a-half to three meters tall with six arms and two legs, green or brown in color. They are omnivorous.
Shunails -- Intelligent snail-like creatures with dark brown segmented shells. Great shunails are generally only six to ten meters high. They live in and along the edge of the Great Swamp. Twice as long as they are tall, they can reach up to forty meters high and eighty meters long deep within in the Great Swamp. They are herbivorous.
Long Necks -- Snake-like creatures with long slender jet-black bodies, large heads, big eyes, long teeth, and sharp spines running from the head to the tip of the tail. An average length of a long neck living along the edge of the Great Swamp is about eighteen meters. They can reach twice that size deep inside the Great Swamp. They are carnivorous and extremely poisonous.
Rothars -- A large rat-like creature about half-a-meter long. They are omnivorous.
Flutterbys -- Resembling a big butterfly with a furry body. Small flutterbys have wingspans of about 30 centimeters.
Floaters or Floater on the Wind -- Refers to any creature that can fly or glide. A small floater that stings (sometimes called small death that rides the wind), is a large wasp / bee-like creature with beautiful butterfly-like wings. A floater that eats the dead is a creature similar to a buzzard but is six times as big or bigger. There are many other kinds of floaters. Flutterbys fall under this classification but are considered harmless.
Translator’s note: I have employed very few of the actual creatures’ names. This is due to the number of different names that might be applied to any given creature, not only by the different clans of the Brachyura but by the People of the Trees as well. A healer among the tree people might give two names for the same creature, one of which might be understood only by another healer. The names of things might also vary from tribe to tribe depending on how the people of that tribe combined the descriptive term condensed to form the word they used to name any given creature.
I am trying to avoid using familiar names for the creatures. For instance, some of the floaters could be described as birds, but the mental image produced by the English word would be many times smaller than any of the actual creatures. Also, many creatures look like butterflies. Most, however, are as large as or many times larger than the largest butterfly you can imagine, and a significant number of them are very dangerous. Besides, using some of the creatures’ indigenous (translated) names helps to convey the beauty and mystery of their native world – one that is vastly different from our own.
Time -- The People of the Trees measure time in relation to the position and yearly cycle of the sun and the given rotational periods of the three moons. The largest moon takes 45 days to rotate around the planet and is more often than not the principal moon used to describe a long period of time.
The Brachyura measure time in units. One unit of time is equal to eighty minutes. There are twenty units to a day (about 26.6 hours). A time part is one one-hundredth of a unit of time (0.8 minutes). A small-time part is one one-hundredth of a time part.
The Brachyuran week is called a seven-day and is actually eight days long. A seven-day is seven working days. The eighth day is a day of rest and is never counted. Like that of the People of the Trees, the Brachyuran year is measured by the yearly cycle of the sun and is forty-five seven-days long. There are four days of religious holidays not counted (about 365 days, total).
Linear Measurements -- The People of the Trees measure great distances by how many days walking or running it will take to get from place to place. For building purposes, they have a measuring stick about the height of an adult male. Odd distances that are not the exact length of the stick are measured by cutting notches in the wood as needed.
The Brachyura measure distances and heights in terms of average lengths of their shells which is actually the width of their shells: about two meters long. This breaks down to lengths and half-lengths. Half-lengths are broken down into hundredths which is approximately the same as a centimeter.
Weight -- This is not a unit of measurement that the People of the Trees concern themselves with. An object is either heavy, or it’s not.
The Brachyura base their units of weight on a cubic length of 00 grit sand -- eight cubic meters of fine sand divided into a thousand equal pieces of about 512,000 cubic centimeters each. This is reduced by a thousand again. A simple balance is used to weigh objects with little cakes of sand of different values employed as weights.
Translator’s note: Rather than convert all the units of measurements to our standards of measurement I have kept to a more literal translation again trying to conveying a sense of their unique culture.
Leadership among the People of the Trees is generally passed from father to son. Healers act as advisors to the tribal leader. On occasion, the tribe’s leader may ask for input from the rest of the men of the tribe. A wise leader will ask advice from the healer and the other men of the tribe often.
The leadership of the Brachyura is vested in clan leaders over individual clans. They form the Grand Council that is the ruling body of the Brachyura clans or brotherhoods. Each clan leader has twelve counselors that act as his advisors. These counselors are picked from brothers or sisters that have distinguished themselves in some way among the brotherhood. Counselors are generally economic leaders among the individual clans. The clan leader generally names his successor. If a successor is not named, then the position falls to the counselor that has been on the clan leader’s council the longest. If there is any question, the matter is presented to all the brothers and sisters of the clan for a sustaining vote.
The only other leaders among the Brachyura are the dwelling clan leaders. They lead the small village-size dwellings, most of which are scattered throughout the forest and along the edge of the Great Swamp. These dwellings rarely have more than three hundred brothers and sisters living in them. Dwelling clan leaders may have up to twelve counselors, and these are always the economic leaders of the dwelling. Dwelling clan leaders are appointed (sometimes referred to as being “called”) by the clan leader of their respective clan. The clan leader’s counselors confirm their clan leader’s choice. Any objections will be noted by the clan leader at this time. He will either appoint someone else or allow his first choice to stand. The dwelling clan leader is then sustained by a vote of confidence by the brothers and sisters of the dwelling where he will lead. If in the event the dwelling will not sustain the clan leader’s choice, the clan leader usually will then appoint someone else. This does not happen often.
Translator’s note: Healers among the people are in a class all by themselves. They are not truly subject to the leader of their tribe and in the government of the People of the Trees provide a system of checks and balances. For instance, a leader that might prove to be a danger to his people might be killed by the tribe’s healer for the good of all concerned. The healer would then suggest a new leader for the tribe. Anyone (or thing) that would upset the balance in the world or endanger the tribe would force the healer to restore balance to the world or protect the tribe. The healer more often than not simply removes the problem permanently.
All things are held in common by the People of the Trees. Food and all other necessities of life are shared equally by the people. Anything that cannot be shared equally is held in trust by the leader of the tribe to be used for the benefit of the tribe as a whole.
The clan leadership taxes the businesses and brothers of their respective clans based on the profits of a given cycle of the sun (about ten percent). The dwelling and dwelling clan leader also receives up to ten percent of the profits from any businesses based out of his dwelling. The figure is determined by the number of services rendered by the dwelling to that business. A business that involves the whole dwelling will share the profits based on the amount of work each brother or sister does to contribute to the business minus dwelling expenses. Any business shares the profits with its employees the same as the dwelling does. The proportions are determined by the owner of that business or by the dwelling clan leader in the case of a dwelling-owned business. Shares in the businesses of the Brachyura are generally high enough to encourage the employees to find ways to improve the profitability of the business and thereby increase their share of the profits of that business. It is not unusual for a dwelling to operate several businesses which would allow all the brothers and sisters of the dwelling to receive a share of the businesses’ profits whether or not they worked directly for a given business or not. Most independently owned businesses are found in the cities, or in dwellings not far from the cities. Businesses in dwellings located far from the cities are almost always owned and operated by the dwelling.
Translator’s note: The economic system of the Brachyura is far more complicated than I have described above. Even given the complexity of their system, it is still very simple compared to our own system and a great deal more fair in some respects. I suspect this is due to the great sense of honor that the Brachyura possess as a race. I deal a little more with the economics of the Brachyura in greater detail within the story.
Brachyura Clans or Brotherhoods
The Blue Brotherhood
Zothor -- Dwelling Clan Leader, counselor to the Blue Clan Leader and ex-Clan Champion.
Ishihari -- Zothor’s mate, award-winning cook, and part-owner of two dining halls and one small kitchen.
Adamor -- Zothor and Ishihari’s son and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Balator -- Zothor and Ishihari’s son, manager and part-owner of a small dining hall. One of the twelve prophets of God.
Cantor -- Zothor and Ishihari’s son and youngest All-Clan Champion ever.
Syanor -- Zothor and Ishihari’s son, manager and part-owner of a dining hall.
Jonnor -- Syanor’s son.
Sokegal -- Craft Master.
Geeantium -- Sokegal’s mate.
Leygal -- Sokegal and Geeantium’s son.
Osshreea -- Margeeum’s mother.
Margeeum -- Osshreea’ daughter, Cantor’s girlfriend, translator, and first contact specialist.
Grizzon -- Zothor’s main assistant at his dwelling.
Tragal -- Blue soldier (Special Forces), and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Candean -- Blue soldier (Special Forces).
Leyanna -- Candean’s mate and dwelling medical technician.
Doesen -- Blue soldier (Special Forces), and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Ommaro -- Blue soldier.
LeTilleantum -- A green sister and Ommaro’s mate, also a medical technician.
Ieetan -- Blue soldier (Special forces).
Frothay -- Blue soldier (Special Forces), and a healer among the People.
Bantan -- Blue soldier (Special forces).
Tangalen -- Dwelling patriarch.
Napel -- Blue brother.
Kopel -- Napel’s son.
Christeaen -- Blue sister, historian and school teacher.
Mowlan -- Craftsman.
Yorye -- Craftsman.
Landray -- Clan Leader before Adreeum.
Adreeum -- Clan Leader and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Luceantihi -- Adreeum’s mate.
Rownan -- Counselor of the blue clan and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Kobeta -- Blue brother.
Tincal -- Waiter in Syanor’s dining hall.
Noweishta -- Blue sister and official recorder for the Blue Clan Leader.
Naypan -- Dwelling Clan Leader.
The Green Brotherhood
LaKento -- Green Clan Leader.
LaKayzin -- Green soldier and Dwelling Clan Leader.
LaCowso -- Green soldier.
LaDajon -- Green soldier.
LaSanso -- Counselor of the green clan.
LeBrandianna -- LaSanso’s mate.
The Black Brotherhood
Hal Pron -- Black Clan Leader.
Dar Noth -- Dwelling Clan Leader.
Tal Mare -- Dwelling Clan Leader.
The Brown Brotherhood
Nabbinic -- Clan Leader.
Bittanic -- Retired brown clan champion and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Falleama -- Medical technician/healer, banished sister known as Banneesheanta by the People of the Trees.
Yoeith -- Falleama’s son, the true prophet of God and leader of the church.
Petteaic -- Falleama’s brother.
Dannellma -- Petteaic’s mate.
The Yellow Brotherhood
Cinnoal -- Yellow Clan Leader
Jonnaul -- False prophet and leader of the oldest church among the Brachyura.
Sammatis -- Jonnaul’s counselor.
Pattish -- Jonnaul’s counselor.
Cessons -- Jonnaul’s counselor.
Almmoni -- Jonnaul’s counselor, later called to be one of the twelve prophets of God.
Amoonda -- Dwelling patriarch and later the Yellow Clan Leader.
Kitteen -- Dwelling Clan Leader.
Sarrays -- Dwelling patriarch.
Jossean -- One of the brothers that started the dining hall fire.
Aleeanna -- Jossean’s mate.
Robbeal -- One of the brothers that started the dining hall fire.
The Red Brotherhood
KaZanna -- Red Clan Leader.
KarEena -- KaZanna’s mate.
PaTouan -- KaZanna’s counselor.
SoLayan -- KaZanna’s counselor.
CaSanna -- KaZanna’s counselor.
AcEeack -- Dwelling Clan Leader.
BoTalen -- Keeper of the First Court of God.
Ancient Prophets
Kel -- Tomarean Kel (Electra), one of two prophets that walk the earth until the coming of God and the Day of Judgment. One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Tal - BoTalan, one of two prophets that walk the earth until the coming of God and the Day of Judgment. One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Timm -- One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Morl -- One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Pol -- One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Tyan -- One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Morallen -- Giver of the Game of God. One of the prophets in The Book of the Prophets of God.
Timmiss -- An angel and messenger of God.
Sentinel -- High-Brow 7000 computer.
Robert Anderson -- Genetic engineer.
David Dracon -- Genetic engineer.
Angela Lavine-Dracon -- Artificial intelligence and computer design engineer and David Dracon’s wife.
People of the Trees
Tangoral -- Healer, inventor, and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Ashorah -- Tangoral’s wife.
Sorgarlac -- Leader of the tribe living in the Great Swamp.
Neylosso -- Hunter from Sorgarlac’s tribe, and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Canolasay -- Hunter from Sorgarlac’s tribe.
Dontowla -- Hunter from Sorgarlac’s tribe.
Sheylmasa -- Ashorah’s father, leader of a tribe, and one of the twelve prophets of God.
Cotayoak -- Builder from Sheylmasa’s tribe.
Geosamona -- Hunter from Sheylmasa’s tribe.
Togatan -- Leader of a tribe.
Pogotawle -- Hunter from Togatan’s tribe.
Shelasaw - Woman from Togatan’s tribe.
Amnashta -- Leader of a tribe.
Lillantian -- Amnashta’s daughter.
Shawrays -- Hunter from Amnashta’s tribe.
Kittanota -- Leader of a tribe, renegade, and husband of Saralashaw.
Saralashaw -- Healer and Tangoral’s sister.
Lotreycal -- Hunter from Kittanota’s tribe.
Raytanack - A healer that joined Kittanota’s tribe.
Soolayinna -- A healer that joined Kittanota’s tribe and later sided with the blue clan.
Molateeia -- Soolayinna’s daughter.
Amishton -- Leader of a tribe.
Elamano -- Hunter from Amishton’s tribe.
Omastarasta -- Leader of a tribe and friend of Banneesheanta.
Anabidin -- A tribal leader’s son.
Danotock -- Hunter.
Breelaya -- Danotock’s sister.
Andieick -- Hunter.
Elayainna -- Woman from the same tribe as Andieick.
Seamontie -- A great healer of legend.
Moog -- A great shunail almost a thousand years old.
Molaythea -- Tangoral’s pet stalker.
Tallon -- Molaythea’s child.
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DHL Stormers injury report – 04/05/15
Lock Ruan Botha has been ruled out of this weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby meeting with the Brumbies at DHL Newlands, whilst centre and vice-captain Juan de Jongh is an injury doubt.
Botha suffered an ankle injury against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday – as the DHL Stormers went down 17-25 – and De Jongh has a hip pointer injury which saw him leave the field in the 23rd minute.
The DHL Stormers will host the Brumbies at DHL Newlands on Saturday, May 9 (kick-off 17h05).
Visit http://wprugby.computicket.com for all your ticketing needs ahead of this weekend – prices range from R80 (standing) to R90-140 (seating).
The full DHL Stormers injury report (04/05/15):
– Lock Ruan Botha (torn ankle ligaments) could be out for three to six weeks. He is in a moon boot at the moment, but at the Springbok training camp until Wednesday evening. The DHL Stormers team doctor will see him on Thursday to make a final call on the length of his lay-off, but he is definitely out of action this week.
– Outside centre Juan de Jongh has a hip pointer injury. It’s normally a ten-day injury, but more will be known about his availability when he returns from the Bok training camp.
– Utility back Jaco Taute is available but the initial plan is for him to play forty minutes of rugby for DHL Western Province in the Vodacom Cup.
– Flank Mike Rhodes (hamstring) is on the mend from his injury, but he is still about three weeks away from a return to action.
– Wing Kobus van Wyk (knee) has started with rehabilitation after coming out of his knee brace, but is still on track for a return against the Lions (on June 6).
– Flank Rynhardt Elstadt (ankle/leg injury – maisonneuve fracture) has started with rehabilitation, but will not be available in Super Rugby this year.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH ALLISTER COETZEE:
On the possible return of Jaco Taute:
“Giving him forty minutes in the Vodacom Cup is the initial plan, but with our injuries at present we could slot him into the team against a quality Brumbies outfit. It’s a decision we will still have to make and one we will make before Thursday’s team announcement.”
On bouncing back from Saturday’s loss to the Cheetahs:
“It’s a big one this weekend ahead of our bye, before three more home games. We’re still in a position to do well… Saturday wasn’t ideal but it’s not a train-smash and we know we can regroup and turn up with our usual desire (against the Brumbies).”
On facing the Brumbies this week:
“They’re a very good side. They’re very structured and don’t gift you any possession. They’re well coached and well organised in all aspects of their game. They’ve got a great maul and line-out (attacking-wise and defensively) and we really have to be up for this one.
“We’re bracing ourselves for one helluva clash. We have a good record at DHL Newlands and we want to make things right… straightaway!”
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Grayson Bakich
As the border crisis worsens, the Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee releases new statistics regarding the crossings. The report shows that the number of migrant encounters has officially passed two million in the fiscal year of 2022, the first time in history. When broken down by month, this translates to 18 months straight with more than 150,000 migrant encounters. It is no wonder, then, that Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) calls this "dereliction of duty" reacting to the tweet in a recent post.
Just when you think it can't get worse, the #BidenBorderCrisis defies the most awful expectations.
Dereliction of duty. https://t.co/LsgnO1hEGj
— Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) October 27, 2022
"Just when you think it can't get worse, the #BidenBorderCrisis defies the most awful expectations. Dereliction of duty," Cammack tweets.
Perusal of the report shows that 152,880 unaccompanied alien children have been encountered at the border, almost five times more than those encountered in the fiscal year of 2020. More shockingly, nearly 30,000 crossers have criminal records, including 300 MS-13 members. What is more, as of September, the number of migrants caught at the border whose names appear on the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) has reached 98, an addition to the 66 Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) raised alarm over in August. This is noted as being triple the number encountered in the past five years combined.
Because many of these criminals are linked to the drug trade, it should come as no surprise that in the fiscal year of 2022, Border Patrol has seized 655,780 pounds of smuggled drugs, including a 30% increase in fentanyl confiscation, which totals to enough fentanyl seized this fiscal year to kill 3.3 billion people. With fentanyl being a massive killer in the United States, one must wonder why Democrats remain committed to an open borders policy, as Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) also speculated in August.
Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Scott is calling for the resignation of Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, echoing the "dereliction of duty" sentiment espoused in Cammack's tweet.
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Florida born and raised, Grayson Bakich is a recent recipient of a Master’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida. His thesis examined recent trends in political polarization and how this leads into justification of violence.
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Nacreous Clouds over Lapland
Vivid and lustrous, wafting iridescent waves of color wash across this skyscape from Kilpisjцrvi, Finland. Known as nacreous clouds or mother-of-pearl clouds, they are rare. But their unforgettable appearance was captured looking south at 69 degrees north latitude at sunset on January 24.
APOD: 2023 February 8 Б Stellar Wind Shaped Nebula RCW 58
Imagine traveling to a star about 100 times as massive as our Sun, a million times more luminous, and with 30 times the surface temperature. Such stars exist, and some are known as Wolf Rayet (WR) stars, named after French astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet.
APOD: 2023 February 7 Б A Comet and Two Dippers
Can you still see the comet? Yes. Even as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) fades, there is still time to see it if you know where and when to look. Geometrically, Comet ZTF has passed its closest to both the Sun and the Earth and is now headed back to the outer Solar System.
APOD: 2023 February 6 Б In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula
In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago.
APOD: 2023 February 5 Б Enceladus by Saturnshine
This moon is shining by the light of its planet. Specifically, a large portion of Enceladus pictured here is illuminated primarily by sunlight first reflected from the planet Saturn. The result is that the normally snow-white moon appears in the gold color of Saturn's cloud tops.
NGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge
Centered in this colorful cosmic canvas, NGC 2626 is a beautiful, bright, blue reflection nebula in the southern Milky Way. Next to an obscuring dust cloud and surrounded by reddish hydrogen emission from large H II region RCW 27 it lies within a complex of dusty molecular clouds known as the Vela Molecular Ridge.
Polaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF
Stars trace concentric arcs around the North Celestial Pole in this three hour long night sky composite, recorded with a digital camera fixed to a tripod on January 31, near цger, Lleida, Spain. On that date Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was near its northernmost declination in planet Earth's sky.
Reflections on the 1970s
The 1970s are sometimes ignored by astronomers, like this beautiful grouping of reflection nebulae in Orion - NGC 1977, NGC 1975, and NGC 1973 - usually overlooked in favor of the substantial glow from the nearby stellar nursery better known as the Orion Nebula.
APOD: 2023 February 1 Б The Seventh World of Trappist 1
Seven worlds orbit the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. A mere 40 light-years away, many of the exoplanets were discovered in 2016 using the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) located in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and later confirmed with telescope including NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
APOD: 2023 January 31 Б A Triple View of Comet ZTF
Comet ZTF has a distinctive shape. The now bright comet visiting the inner Solar System has been showing not only a common dust tail, ion tail, and green gas coma, but also an uncommonly distinctive antitail.
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Breaking down Oklahoma State’s 2019 recruiting class
February 25, 2019 by ianaboyd
Mike Gundy is, in my estimation, one of the most clever strategists in the Big 12. His program management is clearly high level and the Pokes are regularly anticipating developments around the league and putting themselves in position to be at the cutting edge of evolving tactics.
Recently that has meant stockpiling actual, dual-threat TE prospects, discussing the devotion of a recruiting office strictly to the transfer portal, and then going to Australia’s Prokick academy to find a punter like Texas’ Michael Dickson.
Hilarious, as soon as Gundy was walking off the field at DKRt two years ago, having nearly been beaten by "the punter," he told his recruiting department to go to Australia and find one for the Pokes. https://t.co/SvSdpa2Txz pic.twitter.com/sQNRF7T1L5
— Asst to the Minister of Culture (@Ian_A_Boyd) February 21, 2019
He also noted that everyone is either recruiting mostly corners or should be recruiting mostly corners and then finding safeties from their pool of CBs. Sort of like the “recruit tackles, move the slower ones inside to guard” strategy that is popular with inside zone teams.
The word on the street is that Mike Gundy is a somewhat lazy recruiter, yet while there may be truth in that assessment the dude also regularly produces talented teams that are competitive in the B12. Probably he prefers to delegate much of that onerous task to the recruiting division and assistants so that he can spend more time hunting turtles or snakes on his ranch.
For all the talk about how he’s not maximizing because Oklahoma owns the rivalry, the last two Bedlam series games were nail-biters for the Sooners. Gundy also notably out-foxed Tom Herman in their big contest coming off OSU’s bye week and his team deployed the coverage that Oklahoma would later steal for their big win over the Longhorns in the B12 title game.
In this thread I GIF'd a couple of shots of Oklahoma State's solution to Texas' dreaded formation where Humphrey lined up next to Collin Johnson as the boundary slot. OU later stole that coverage for the B12 title game. https://t.co/7hYCyemWA2
Oklahoma State is doing pretty darn well under Gundy and are a good defense away from being competitive for a league crown and even playoff berth.
For 2019 Gundy brought in a haul of 20 players, plus an Aussie kicker, mostly from their typical haunts in Texas and Oklahoma. Those two states yielded 13 players while they went back to Tennessee for another Harper brother, got a guy from a Kansas JUCO and another from a Kansas HS, and then also dipped into New Mexico and California for a couple of guys.
Another fascinating tidbit that Gundy threw in was the new sliding scale for admissions. Essentially, if you have a low ACT you can get in to schools if you have the GPA whereas a failure to get the right kind of GPA can be addressed with a high enough ACT score. The upshot is that it’s easier for academic risks to get into four year schools out of HS, drastically reducing the talent available for the JUCOs to develop. There’s also a lot of means these days for kids to find online coursework to boost their GPAs if schools want them eligible and shady things have been known to happen with ACT scores as well.
Here’s my breakdown of the 2018 class who’s ranks are mostly on the Cowboy developmental path. I was also proud to look back and find that my breakdown of their 2017 haul praised Chuba Hubbard, Tylan Wallace, and Malcolm Rodriguez, three skill players that established themselves as cornerstone pieces in the 2018 season.
Here’s the 2019 group:
Oklahoma State shifted into a 4-2-5 defensive structure for 2018 with sky coverage as the base call and Jim Knowles predictably found that it was still insufficient for covering things up well enough on the back end against B12 foes. The Cowboys will need to continue to pick up their recruiting and developing of skill athletes that can turn and run with receivers. They’ll also benefit when they have an older crop of safeties again that know how to position themselves to thwart vertical passing windows.
Demarco Jones: 6-1, 175. 3*** from Tulsa, OK (Booker T. Washington)
A lot of Jones’ best clips are how strong he was supporting the run from his cornerback alignments. He also plays some press coverage, where he’s physical, and has a nice shot cutting off a wheel route in coverage from the slot. I think his frame, physicality, and tackling will see him spin down to safety in time where he’ll bring a nice coverage skill set.
Thomas Harper: 5-10, 165. 3*** from Knoxville, TN (Karns)
SPARQ: 4.27 shuttle, 40.1″ vertical
Harper is really sudden with excellent ball skills. He was on a rampage in Tennessee playing offense, people couldn’t even begin to catch him. On defense they were playing him at safety, which is something kinda amusing you see at times at the HS level. In lots of HS games, a superstar athlete doesn’t have the same value at CB because lots of HS offenses aren’t skilled enough to have a WR that you need to erase in man coverage, plus the number of CBs that could do that anyways are as limited in HS as anywhere else. Anyways, Harper is lightning quick breaking on balls and has great ball skills. His projection to corner is very positive.
Xavier Player: 6-0, 174. 3*** from Cibolo, TX (Steele)
SPARQ: 4.58 40, 4.12 shuttle, 36.9″ vertical, 33′ power toss
And now we come to one of my favorite themes in these wrap-ups, the unbelievable secondaries at Steele HS.
Check out their 2017 and 2018 units:
This is truly ridiculous. The 2018 unit is an exceptionally talented HS secondary and it’s somehow a big drop down from the 2017 unit which arguably had a more talented secondary than the 2018 Big 12 champions. Especially considering that Player spent much of 2017 on the bench rotating behind another future Cowboy and Jones.
Player is ultra-twitchy, a willing tackler, and he just erased receivers last year and got little attention from opposing passer. I’m a big fan of his upside for the ‘Pokes.
That’s about as high a grade as I’m willing to give considering they didn’t get but maybe one safety and three guys overall. BUT, I like all three of these guys’ chances of growing into the sorts of coverage guys you need to play effective defense in the Big 12.
Knowles was VERY aggressive with his linebackers last season, regularly sending Cal Bundage across the line on blitzes while also playing his WDEs off the line quite a bit in order to crash them inside as “spinners.” I’d say they’re probably looking for what I now like to call “shock troopers” or guys that are useful as mobile, attacking pieces that can blow things up by being aggressive on the blitz. It didn’t always work out last year but the guiding principle is to have multiple ways to create pressure while only sending four or maybe five pass-rushers, which is of course a good and important strategy against the spread.
Kamryn Farrar: 6-0, 200. 3*** from Dallas, TX (Skyline)
Farrar was a MLB but he often played down on the edge as a stand-up OLB type as well. In space he was a nightmare, running around blockers, denying angles to the perimeter, and chasing people down. If he’s covered up and allowed to track the RB’s path and run things down he’s going to make a ton of tackles. As a blitzer he’ll need to add weight to effectively blow through the gaps he finds once a 6-4, 320 pound guard is able to get a hand in his way.
Na’Drian Dizadere: 6-2, 200. 3*** from Shreveport, LA (Evangel Christian Academy)
These guys are both really similar. They played on the edge quite a bit although Dizadere did more traditional ILB work. Like Farrar, he’s really quick and lethal when closing on the ball and running at full speed, which he was eager to do even when it meant violent collisions. Dizadere’s frame and more extensive work reading flow and playing inside probably makes him a more straightforward fit as a true ILB. He doesn’t always get a really quick read on runs but once he’s got it, he was closing really fast.
These guys have good athleticism and projection as anti-spread LBs. They’re quick, have some actual experience at the position so the developmental timelines may be faster, and should be able to grow into the roles and end up as 220 pounders.
Technically this is a four-down, single-gap defense. For years the Pokes have had to move guys around on stunts and get into blitz-happy three down structures in order to try and create the kind of disruption and havoc that more fortunate teams can get by playing big monsters on the line. If they’re going to continue down that road then they need mobile guys with motor to execute their movement-heavy schemes.
Jayden Jernigan: 6-1, 295. 3*** from Allen, TX (Allen)
A product of the powerhouse Eagles program, Jernigan is accustomed to playing with talented teammates. He was #86 on the IT top 100 in Texas although he’s not even one of my favorite DTs in this class. He’s quick and strong, as Eric noted in that write-up, I don’t know that he can hold up if teams run at him with doubles though nor if he’s all that disruptive on the backside.
Isreal Isuman-Hundley: 6-5, 230. 3*** from Colleyville TX (Colleyville Heritage)
This guy is a pure upside take. He has the length and frame to get a lot bigger and he’s pretty athletic with occasional suddenness. Didn’t start at CH though and will need time in the weight room and in contact drills before he’s ready to translate the frame and athleticism into the dominant DL you can picture from his raw ability.
Kody Walterscheid: 6-5, 235. 3*** from Muenster, TX (Muenster)
Older bro grew into a solid strong side DE, younger bro is much heavier and more proven at the same age. The goal will be for him to be a DL that plays sooner than later, probably at that SDE position, his HS film though has a lot of clips of him as an excellent blocking TE. I’m actually curious to see what will happen in their S&C program, I think DT or even OT might be in his future. He’s an athletic and physical tall guy and those often do really well when they get thick.
Xavier Ross: 6-3, 285. 3*** from Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill)
Ross is pretty promising at DT. He relies a lot on quickness, which is a good sign when a HS dude is this big. As an eventual 300-pound B12 DT he projects as a guy that should be able to maintain his gap and not give up easy creases in the run game, he may also be useful on the move for them and perhaps push the pocket.
Sione Asi: 6-1, 302. 3*** from Ephraim, UT (Snow College)
Gundy and his staff love their Poly pipeline from Snow College. Asi is very promising, he’s on the quicker side of the ultra-powerful and high-motor Islanders that you often find playing as nose tackles in the college game. Double teams don’t move him all that much and he knows how to handle them without giving up all his ground, his reach isn’t great but it’s not all that easy to keep him under control 1-on-1 because he’s so quick and powerful. I think he’ll compete to start at nose immediately.
Trace Ford: 6-3, 227. 3*** from Edmond, OK (Santa Fe)
Ford is really comfortable blitzing and attacking from multiple angles. Gundy had him pegged as a great all-around athlete (baseball star) with untapped potential after he’s done some serious lifting and focus on football. He’s their best bet at producing another Jordan Brailford, who can beat OTs on the edge or play inside as a stand-up spinner and pick on guards.
The main concern here is some of the most promising guys are going to need time and development to maximize and OSU has been pretty inconsistent molding good defenses over the last several years. But, the raw tools for guys like Ford are definitely there and Asi (as well as that recovered Colorado transfer) should offer immediate help for a depleted interior.
Oklahoma State has been a primarily inside zone team since the Joe Wickline days, dabbling in other schemes but usually coming back to zone as a versatile tool for building a complete spread run game. Josh Henson did an amazing job scouting and recruiting big guys to execute it for them, essentially totally rebuilding their roster in a few short years, which earned him the Texas A&M gig under Jimbo Fisher. Then Gundy was able to pull off a nice coup, snatching up Charlie Dickey from the K-State staff turnover.
Dickey taught a ton of schemes at K-State. They ran zone, power, iso, sweeps, all kinds of stuff. I’m not sure how much of that he’ll look to install at OSU but you couldn’t ask for a guy with more experience in building a nasty spread run game. K-State also looked for similar things in their OL, usually (though not always) collecting taller guys and leaning on combo blocks and angles to allow them to bully the smaller guys across from them.
Joe Michalski: 6-4, 280. 3*** from Overland, KS (St Thomas Aquinas)
Michalski is a vengeful man at the HS game, he tends to get fixated on his assignment and makes sure he puts them in the dirt before the play is over. You like that mentality, although in a zone blocking scheme it’s nice to learn how to find new targets down the field. Like most of the guys that top programs sign, he played tackle at HS but he’ll move inside for OSU. He’s good at getting low, he’s quick off the ball, all around promising addition. Interestingly though, he didn’t have an offer from K-State.
Cole Birmingham: 6-5, 294. 3*** from Katy, TX (Katy)
Katy is like Steele when it comes to producing big, mauling OL and RBs that benefit from their blocking. B12 RBs Kyle Porter, Rodney Anderson, and Deondrick Glass (also in this class) were all Katy Tiger RBs. Connor Galvin, who started for Baylor at LT last year, was the Katy LT opposite Birmingham in 2017. Birmingham was a dominant mauler by his senior year (probably as a junior as well), and really violent as a run blocker. On inside zone he was dominating his man, with angles or double teams he was crushing people, his quickness on reach blocks was a little more suspect. I think he’s probably a guard for OSU but a very good one.
No. 77 on the IT top 100 in Texas.
Preston Wilson: 6-4, 280. 3*** from Argyle, TX (Argyle)
Wilson played tackle and he’s really quick, especially at beating guys on inside zone and getting under their pads. When guys tried to adjust to the ball, he’d finish them into the dirt. He’s really quick but a little small for tackle, evidently OSU likes him at center where he could be really good at getting initial hands and displacement on tackles before the other big guys above got their meathooks on DL.
Taylor Miterko: 6-6, 270. 3*** from Carlsbad, NM (Carlsbad)
Miterko is the tackle take of this class. His athleticism is good although it’s hard to gauge the ceiling given that he was competing in New Mexico rather than say, the Texas 6A level. He has quick feet and some solid film in pass protection, he’ll get lots of time in their weight room and then perhaps be ready to play tackle.
I think this group will produce a lot of really good run blockers with time. I don’t know if they found a LT from these four but they continue to rebuild their numbers with promising, big kids that will have additional time to develop.
Oklahoma State has been really good for a long time at developing fullbacks, usually building them up from the walk-on ranks. Recently Gundy seems to feel that the future is in having true TEs, perhaps for their usefulness in countering the tite front. A TE who can line up inline and credibly block a DE one play and then flex out and Moss a smaller coverage defender is worth his weight in gold.
Grayson Boomer: 6-5, 230. 4**** from Collinsville, OK (Collinsville)
Boomer is probably more of a traditional TE, that will grow and learn how to be the kind of blocker that can take a DE in zone and then use the threat of his blocking to set up his route running. He’s quick with good hands as a receiver and has some experience running a decent variety of routes but it’s his film as a willing blocker that makes him particularly promising.
Boomer is a really nice addition. With Jelani Woods, their take from 2018, and then Boomer they have a lot of options for building more TE formations in coming years. Also, hilarious that they got an in-state guy named Boomer.
Inside running is the preferable skill set, as for most spread teams. The guy who can bounce runs and destroy opponents on the edge is nice but you have the perimeter passing game to attack the edges and need to be able to hold the attention of defenses in the A/B gaps in the spread offense to really make it hum.
Dezmon Jackson: 6-0, 220. 3*** from Hutchinson, KS (Hutchinson CC)
Jackson is big and fast, which is always nice. I think the plan here was just to rebuild their numbers after the exodus that occurred so that they have some good options behind Chuba Hubbard if he goes down (or to ensure they can run practices without wearing their stud down). Jackson looks most comfortable on outside zone, using his speed to try and win the edge before cutting and planting downhill with some built up momentum for his 220 pound frame. He’s okay on inside zone too, although his clips there often feature him cutting back through a washed out front. He has a nice jump step to use in hitting those cutbacks, should be a useful addition.
Deondrick Glass: 5-11, 200. 4**** from Katy, TX (Katy)
Eric had Glass no. 26 in the state of Texas and the Longhorns definitely wanted him after they missed on Noah Cain and Trey Sanders but OSU held on. He burst onto the scene as a super fast sophomore who ran for 1912 yards and 30 scores at 10.4 ypc. He was injured some as a junior (though he still ran for 1k) and then as a senior emerged as a slightly slower but thicker, more powerful, and more durable back who ran for 1951 and 30 more TDs at 8.7 ypc. He was really good setting up his blockers on a few different schemes and hitting the creases, when he hit them he could also pull away. Glass’ easy acceleration is probably his strongest trait.
Immediate help for Hubbard and then help down the line from Glass, I don’t know if either will be a workhorse RB but OSU will probably benefit from having both on the roster. Glass could end up being special, particularly if he can add still more weight without losing his current quickness.
You could argue that Oklahoma State has been better at finding and developing star receivers than any other program in the Big 12. Sure Oklahoma regularly fields some amazing players, but Oklahoma is also a popular destination for 5-stars whereas OSU has had to scrap and fight to be a destination for blue chip talent and STILL regularly finds 3-stars that end up being dominant. They like guys that can run some adjustable routes, which means good shuttle times, and their nastiest weapon has always been the dig-post or double-post route combo to the slot side in order to get their outside Z receivers (Blackmon, Washington, Wallace) isolated on a CB who doesn’t have help inside from a safety. A key to that is the slot who can go over the middle on the dig or post.
Langston Anderson: 6-2, 195. 4**** from Midlothian, TX (Heritage)
SPARQ: 4.57 40, 4.25 shuttle, 39.5″ vertical, 38′ power toss.
Nahlin went no. 29 for Anderson on the IT top 100 in Texas. I think he’s basically a 5-star WR prospect, especially given that he’s going to Oklahoma State. He’s Mossing DBs regularly on his film when they’re able to arrive when the ball does, that tended to only ever happen because the throws were slow and late as routes usually began with Anderson blowing by people. Anderson is also really physical, throwing some nasty blocks for other guys on screens as well as sending out some stiff-arms to would be tacklers. He was totally overpowered for his level of play and probably will be in the Big 12 as well.
Anderson is amazing, I think he’ll probably be a 1k-yard WR in a few year’s time. That’s all they took though, which is interesting. I wonder if they plan on using the portal more for filling out the rest of the roster. I’d go a higher grade if they took any more guys but I kinda think Gundy has a plan here.
Savvy and arm strength are big here, Gundy likes to push the ball down the field more than many spread coordinators. OSU has always been more about using the spread to run Air Coryell-style “lead runs then play-action over the top when the LBs and Ss start to fly down” strategies. OSU is also all about having a simple, smaller playbook and coaching their QBs on how to get into the right play at the line while moving at tempo. That takes some time and development but also just some football IQ. They also know how to use guys that can run the ball but savvy and processing combined with accuracy pushing the ball down the field are paramount.
Brendan Costello: 6-0, 188. 3*** from San Clemente, CA (San Clemente)
SPARQ: 4.68 40, 4.20 shuttle, 38.4″ vertical, 37.5′ power toss
I raised some eyebrows and drew some ire on Twitter for this but Costello is arguably more talented than Spencer Sanders. He’s a better pure athlete although he’s not the same type of runner because he’s not as much of a downhill guy as Sanders. Costello has more quickness and can run the zone-read or he could be really nasty in the QB draw game.
As a passer he’s really strong throwing vertical routes and did it regularly in the RPO spread system he was running out in California. It’ll be very interesting to see how he comes along and to hear about his battle with Sanders.
Costello is a really good spread QB prospect. He has two years of reps running this style of offense, he’s a VERY good athlete who should fill out to 200+ easily while maintaining his explosiveness, and he’s also an early enrollee.
In summation
It’s remarkable that with just 21 signees, Gundy still landed a real treasure trove of really athletic skill players as well as some big bodies to try and handle the scrum in the trenches. I think they’ve positioned themselves really well with the last two classes to build some teams that can compete for the Big 12 title in the coming seasons.
That is, if they can figure out the defensive side of the equation.
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Costello, Glass, and Anderson all look awesome. As you rightly point out, the real question is whether they’ll have enough horse on D. I love Ford though, I think he has Omenihu-like potential.
I enjoy keeping up with TCU and Oklahoma State, because they operate in much of the same space as Baylor. For basically the past 5 years those three have been 3-4-5 in the Big 12 recruiting rankings in different orders.
Those three schools all tend to target the same guys in Texas (along with many others), but what makes for interest is how they go about non-Texas kids. OSU still has Oklahoma, of course, and they seem to have some west-coast pull. TCU has been in Louisiana for a while. And Baylor has also been in Florida and the northeast.
ianaboyd
Yeah those three are in direct competition, I’ll try to note that more during this series or in a wrap up later. Good call.
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Fang Fiction: An Interview with E. E. Knight
Kelle Campbell
Issue: 13 October 2008
E. E. Knight is the author of ten novels, including the dark fantasy Vampire Earth series (Roc), the science fiction adventure novel Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult (Del Rey), and the Age of Fire high fantasy series (Roc). He's won the Compton Crook Award, the Darrell Award, and the Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame Award. Knight lives with his wife Stephanie in Oak Park, Illinois. His eleventh book, Fall with Honor , hit bookshelves in July 2008, and his twelfth book, Dragon Strike , is due out in December 2008.
Kelle Campbell: You held a number of jobs before you became a full-time writer. What was the most memorable and why?
E. E. Knight
E. E. Knight: I'd have to say being a McDonald's manager at a corporate-owned store. They were a great company to work for—really good to their people in terms of training and development and trying to make things a bit more fun now and then. But your actual shifts at the restaurant had their challenges. After a while it seems everything you own smells like French fries. Working with the public every day is something of a mixed bag. I got to find feces in places I'd never imagine I'd find them. Damn kids. The occasional robbery or vat fire keeps you on your toes.
I still love a quick breakfast at McDonald's, by the way.
KC: What's your educational background? Has it influenced your present situation in any way?
EEK: I had an average education and was a pretty good student—some of the time. I didn't start auspiciously; for a while back in grade school, I was in half-day special ed with mild dyslexia. In high school, I did a lot of journalism and foreign language with my electives. I went to a community college to save money and finished up at a corn-silo university. I did a double major in history and political science with an emphasis on international relations and graduated with honors. I still read history for research and enjoyment and follow politics for the laughs.
Writing is a trade, not a profession. You can't get a diploma that says you're qualified to be published. Your work is your credentialing, same as it was for a silversmith in Paul Revere's time. You get better by writing a lot and working under a talented editor. I'm sure I'd learn some fantastic stuff by getting an MFA in creative writing or something like that, but frankly I'd rather just work with some of the best editors in our genre.
KC: In the Vampire Earth series, a lot of the action occurs in Arkansas, but David Valentine travels a great deal, for example, to Chicago, Texas, Kentucky, and the Caribbean. So you had to know what those areas were like before the coming of the Kurian Order and also vividly describe the postapocalyptic version. How did you do the research?
EEK: I like to travel. I'm a Civil War battlefield visitor, which can take you to some out-of-the-way corners. As far as the postapocalyptic version goes, of course, that's a lot more imagination-based. But you can get inspiration by visiting any number of places in the Rust Belt. The metal scavengers have done quite a number on a lot of old factories.
KC: Several people have put forth different theories about how dragons would be able to fly and produce fire. How did you come up with the physiology for your dragons in the Age of Fire series?
EEK: I didn't put a huge amount of thought into figuring out ways for dragons to fly. I'm not sure how you'd do it without strap-on rocket packs or JATO units, but that's why they call it fantasy. I toyed with the idea of forcing them to just glide, always launching from a high spot, but discarded it.
As for the fire breathing, I had a scary experience with a grease fire once (see McDonald's section above) and it seemed to me that a dragon could probably put liquid fat into a big bladder and secrete a chemical that would light it up when exposed to oxygen.
KC: The Vampire Earth series is referred to as dark fantasy, and the Age of Fire series is considered high fantasy. Do you have a preference for one of these subgenres?
EEK: No. There are lots of subgenres in SF/fantasy that I like to read; those just happen to be the ones that generated decent novel ideas.
KC: Since the Age of Fire books are supposed to be young adult fiction, were there any constraints or differences you really had to bear in mind while writing those books?
EEK: The constraint is purely self-imposed. I kept getting mail from ten- to twelve-year-old kids who loved the Vampire Earth series. There's some fairly harsh violence in it, sex that some might call explicit (but I think it's fairly tame), adult language—I even mention Grogs having sex with humans. I'm not sure I'd want a tween reading that if I were a parent.
I decided to write something a younger but accomplished reader could enjoy with the Age of Fire series. No language. Sex exists because baby dragons have to come from somewhere, but I don't do sex scenes. There's some violence—my male hatchlings fight each other to the death to claim the nest right out of the egg and the victor eats the losers, but lots of fairy tales have pretty horrible events.
It did get (positively) reviewed as a young adult novel by some publications, but Roc never pulled out all the stops to market it as YA. I look at it as more all-ages. Hopefully it'll be fondly remembered as a book you liked at ten for one reason, at twenty-five for another, and at forty-five for another still. Some of my favorite novels have aged with me that way.
KC: Since you have had both an Age of Fire book and a Vampire Earth book come out each year for the past three years, have you had to work on those books concurrently? And, if so, did you find it difficult to switch back and forth between the mind-set of dragons and vampire fighters?
EEK: So far I've only drafted one at a time. Of course, I'll have to look at a copyedited manuscript while I'm drafting for the other series here and there, but I haven't had to bounce back and forth at the writing stage—though I get ideas for both series all the time and write them down and file them as they hit.
It's a nice mental switch to go from my grim, postapocalyptic Vampire Earth horror show to the more fanciful world of the Age of Fire.
KC: Before you sold your first novel of the Vampire Earth series, you were writing the subsequent stories and could keep handing in manuscripts at a steady pace. However, you must have caught up by now, but you're serving up two books a year. How do you manage to keep up that pace?
EEK: It's not that harsh a clip, but I have pushed deadlines to the breaking point. I picked up a trick from Gene Wolfe where I try to get up and knock out a big chunk every morning. If it's flowing, I can keep prodding it along throughout the day. If not, I can quit and take care of Other Business and still feel like I've done my job.
KC: You've been particularly admired for your worldbuilding skills, and you've said that you like playing strategic and civilization-building games. Do you think that the game play helped you more effectively create the worlds in your novels?
EEK: They teach you the importance of research and how something like clean water, or the availability of cod, or a reliable court system can make all the difference in the world.
Actually, I attribute some of my modest success to tabletop role-playing games. Steven Spielberg says that comic books taught him to frame action via a storyboard. What does a game master do but weave plot, character, and setting in such a way that the players keep meeting new challenges? It's the same job a novelist has.
KC: You've been influenced by Stephen King, Robert E. Howard, C. S. Forester, Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, and Ian Fleming, to name a few. Can you say how any of those writers has influenced a particular aspect of your own work?
EEK: Working from that list:
King—King's got dozens of individual talents, but I'll pick one I'd like to mimic: he comes up with rich yet ordinary characters. You feel like you know these people or are even related to them. Then he throws them into absolutely extraordinary situations. It's simple algebra. Because the people are real to you, you believe the rest of it. I've never put down a King novel in disbelief.
Howard—Most people say pure verbal energy or narrative drive or some such, so I think I'll go with his consistently gloomy worldview. Howard had a set of beliefs that he liked to illustrate in his stories, probably the most famous of which is the decay of civilization and ultimate triumph of the barbarian. "Barbarism is the natural state of mankind" ( Beyond the Black River ) is a thread that weaves several of his recurring characters together. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy yourself. Howard liked a good belly laugh and dancing girls. So do I, come to think of it. My wife is a belly dancer. I think if every now and then you tell your audience something you know to be true, even if they disagree, they'll enjoy your work more. Just try and work it into the story as deftly as Howard.
Forester—Obviously, he's best known for his Horatio Hornblower, who's influenced everything from generations of academy cadets to the creators of Star Trek . Forester knew how to put just enough technical detail in to make the story authentic without making you feel as though you're reading a period article from The Naval Chronicle . Forester's work also showed the mixture of brilliance and blunder—often more blunder than brilliance—that went into even the most successful of military endeavors. I think he also had a tremendous natural feel for what combination of person, place, and circumstance would make a good story—and a story that would do well in the marketplace. There's a reason Hornblower was sent to the Baltic in 1812. Forester didn't want him firing cannon balls at Americans. He and another favorite of mine, Alistair MacLean, loved a good story about professionals determined to get the job done.
Heinlein—I admire and try to imitate Heinlein's triumph of the human spirit, Homo sapiens über alles attitude that's present in so many of his books. He loved mankind and its kludgy manner of overcoming adversity. I started on Heinlein soon after reading my very first SF (E. E. "Doc" Smith's Skylark and Lensman books) and came away from it thinking they were rip-roaring stories of people first and starships second.
Matheson—He's a dark reflection of Ray Bradbury. I'm always recommending I Am Legend to people as an example of a way to take a tired trope and turn it inside out. But I also admire him for his excellent TV and movie work. Duel , The Twilight Zone , The Night Stalker , and that creepy little fetish doll in Trilogy of Terror . I grew up with Richard Matheson scaring me.
Fleming—Ian Fleming's something of a guilty pleasure with me. Fleming was a great travel writer who just happened to find his fame writing spy thrillers. He had his share of duds, but I'll put On Her Majesty's Secret Service , Moonraker , and From Russia with Love up against any thriller. It's easy to roll your eyes at the explicit racism, and sometimes Bond's car has more personality than the women, but Fleming had a knack for creating memorable villains. Doctor No, Hugo Drax, Red Grant, Ernst Stavro Blofeld—they're tough, scary enemies, all far more accomplished than Bond in their own way. He also had a way of putting you somewhere with just a few concise lines, though his love of a new environment sometimes ran away with him—Japan pretty much takes over in You Only Live Twice .
None of the above should be construed to mean that I'm saying my work approaches theirs in these respects. They're models I try to learn from and emulate.
Other favorite authors are Richard Adams, Jane Austen, Michael Crichton, Alan Dean Foster, Zane Grey, Joe Haldeman, Robert Harris, Frank Herbert, Louis L'Amour, H. P. Lovecraft, Brian Lumley, George Orwell, Tim Powers, Leo Tolstoy, E. B. White, and Tom Wolfe, but I expect readers would rather move on to the next question.
KC: Have you seen your writing change or improve over the years?
EEK: I think it has. I'm slowly getting a better handle on characterization, and my plots have grown more complex. I've trained myself not to write long digressions into some minutia of interest to me but not important to the story because my editor will just have me chuck it anyway. I've also learned that readers love it if you leave some minor point explicitly unresolved but give them ample evidence to make a good guess.
KC: What do you think is your best work to date and what made it stand out for you?
EEK: That's kind of a Sophie's Choice question for every author, you know. It depends on what you're talking about. I like the way the plot turned round on itself in Dragon Champion . I'm very proud of Ahn-Kha, Grog resistance fighter; he's a reader favorite, and I think he rather shines in Valentine's Exile . Dragon Outcast has my most nuanced point-of-view character: I think the copper dragon's trying to fill a bottomless pit to make up for what happened to his family, but I don't know if he'll ever see or really understand himself. Valentine's Resolve is a favorite of mine because my main bread-and-butter character finally figured himself out and got back some of the idealism he'd had when he first started fighting.
KC: Do you ever consider writing in another format, like the short story?
EEK: I've written a few shorts; so far I've only been published in anthologies. I've got a recurring character called the Blue Pilgrim coming up in Black Gate magazine. He first appeared in the Lords of Swords sword-and-sorcery anthology. I'm also working on a novella from Ahn-Kha's point of view.
KC: What have you found to be the most frustrating part of the writing or publishing process?
EEK: I always start out with this wonderful vision of what the novel's going to be, but by the end it's never what I saw in the marble when I was imagining it. In that sense, everything I've done is a failure. But I'd rather have my failures sitting on bookshelves than in a trunk in my bedroom waiting for a perfection that's never going to come.
KC: Do you have any rituals for before, during, or after writing a novel?
EEK: Sometimes before a novel, I'll do a good digestive system fast or cleanse. During drafting, I'll indulge my awful taste for junk food, to the despair of my wife and doctor. After I've turned it in, I like to go to this spa-gym and spend the better part of the day rotating among wet sauna, dry sauna, cool pool, and hot pool. It's popular with eastern Europeans, and they like it so hot you feel like a basted chicken. I crawl out of that feeling wonderful and rubbery.
KC: What are you working on right now? I think you're doing a project for Image Comics—is that right?
EEK: That's sort of on the back burner. We had trouble getting an artist and the thing just lost momentum.
At the moment, I'm fulfilling contracts for the Vampire Earth and Age of Fire books and toying with some ideas for a book bigger than anything I've written so far. But, so far, I've only got a world and a few characters. I need a much better plot. None of the outlines I've tried for it yet have made me happy.
KC: Do you enjoy giving readings? What's been your best experience at a reading? What was your worst experience?
EEK: My best experience at a reading is having someone show up. My worst experience at a reading is having no one show up. The "no one shows up" happens quite a bit.
KC: You're pretty faithful about daily posts to your blog and some posts are extremely entertaining, for example the archvillain's memo to his minions, which in some ways brings to mind the evil overlord lists by Anspach and Butler. How much of your day is devoted to posting and corresponding with fans and friends?
EEK: Well, if you look at all my blog entries, you'll see that about eighty percent of them are just a link, or a couple of quick lines, or short paragraphs, or a funny graphic, or lolcats, or some actress I think is teh hawt. It's not that much of a timesuck.
As to my correspondence, I check email throughout the day, especially when I'm in a revision stage with my editor. Like everyone else, I'm mostly deleting spam. Except some readers just put "Greetings" or "Hi There!" or "Thanks" in the subject line, God knows why. Please, put series or book titles in your subject lines if you're going to write authors, people.
KC: You've posted several blog entries discussing the craft of writing and you just had a DVD made of your presentation "Three Pillars of Popular Fiction." How did that come about and are you considering writing a how-to book or article?
EEK: The DVD is just an edited-down version of a presentation I did at a Chicagoland library for local cable. There's a "Library Channel" in Chicago. Very Wayne's World but it shows the variety of stuff we've got going on in our libraries. Hopefully I can buy a case and sell them at conventions or something. Nothing classier than an author hawking merchandise to everyone he meets, don't you think?
I've done a how-to article that's a slight expansion of my popular "How To Write A Novel" blog post. The article has come out in an anthology by the guy [Jason M. Waltz] who is continuing those S&S [sword and sorcery] anthologies. The antho's called The Return of the Sword .
KC: What should aspiring writers know about the publishing industry?
EEK: That it's like Dante's Inferno without the celebrities. Seriously, though it may not seem like it, agents and publishers are desperate for voices they can sell. That means knowing how to write clearly and evocatively and having a feel for story—not just what makes a good story but how to tell it. They're always looking for new material because so many of us are getting chewed up and spat out for poor sales. I'm a bad book or two away from no career at all, because I've never had a hit, though I've put together some really good numbers over the long run.
I thought my old editor Liz [Scheier] had some great advice when she wrote this for my genre fiction class:
If the letter is addressed to "Dear Gentlemen" (keeping in mind that publishing is a 90% female industry) I will drop-kick it right into the circular file.
If my name is misspelled, I will use it for kindling.
If the letter is polite, I'll give it ten pages.
If within that ten pages, I've been smoothly drawn into an interesting world, I'll give it twenty-five pages.
If within that twenty-five pages I've been introduced to a character I'd like to have coffee with, I'll give it fifty pages.
If within that fifty pages I've been introduced to a character I'd like to split a pitcher or six of margaritas with, or who I'm so frightened of that I'd run to the ends of the earth to escape, I'll give it seventy-five pages.
If within that seventy-five pages the writing style has impressed me with its succinctness, freshness, and depth, I'll give it a hundred pages.
If within the first hundred pages I discover a plot that moves quickly, makes logical sense, advances the characters, and doesn't rely on random coincidence or the stupidity of characters I've otherwise grown to like, I'm hooked. I'll read the rest. And if the rest leads up to an exciting, satisfying ending . . . I'm probably already on the phone to your agent.
KC: What trends in genre fiction or publishing technology do you see or hope to see?
EEK: Well, the blurring between genres continues apace, and that's a good thing. An involving story is an involving story, whether it's got a ton of romantic elements in it or satisfies the reader of DurAlloy-hard SF.
I'd like to see a little more art and illustration. Great cover art draws readers, interior art makes it a collectible. I think the technology exists so that it would be a good deal cheaper to throw in six or twelve "plates" of line art. I love my old Kiplings and Arabian Nights and so on that have some illustrations breaking up the text. I like what they did with that reissue of King's The Stand some years back with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. Centaur did it with some old Solomon Kane collections of R. E. Howard that I own, why not others?
KC: On another note, I believe you and your wife have three cats? Have you always been a cat person?
EEK: Ever since I saw Nastassja Kinski in that porny remake in '82. Actually, I grew up with dogs and guinea pigs and assorted Minnesota wildlife that found their way into our house (like a Cooper's hawk who crashed through the window to get at said guinea pigs). I also like horses and cows and pigs and goats and sheep and turkeys. Not chickens, though. Evil birds and dumb as paint. But when you're in a smallish vintage condo just outside Chicago's city limits, you can't keep livestock, or even a decent-sized dog.
© Copyright 2008 Kelle Campbell
About Kelle Campbell
Kelle Campbell's articles on writing have appeared in online publications such as Absolute Write and Writing-World.com . Her speculative fiction has appeared in The Caribbean Writer , The Palace of Reason , Online Journal of the Dana Literary Society , Eureka Literary Magazine , and many other publications. She lives in Ellicott City, Maryland. Her email is kelle_campbell@hotmail.com
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Why Plate Tectonics was not invented in the Alps
“Like Venus, the theory of plate tectonics is very beautiful and born out of the sea.”
R. Trümpy, 2001
For over 200 years the Alps have been visited by geologists. For most of this time, they wondered how mountain ranges like the Alps formed. Folded sediments suggested forces pushing and squeezing the rocks. In the 18th century Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer depicts and describes folds in the Swiss Alps, explaining them as layers deposited and then folded by the biblical flood.
The mountains around the Urnersee, from Scheuchzer´s “Helvetiae Stoicheiographia”, published in 1716.
German geologist Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) was convinced that mountains form like a bubble in Earth’s crust. Large magma intrusions displace and fold the superficial sedimentary layers. Von Buch believed that his theory could also explain the complex geology of the Alps, with magmatic and metamorphic rocks forming the inner zones and sedimentary rocks (like found in the Dolomites and the Northern Calcareous Alps) forming the outer borders. Based on von Buch’s research, French geologist Elie de Beaumont proposed that tilted and folded layers of different age were formed by periodic “magmatic” pulses. At first, the horizontally deposited sediments are uplifted by the intrusion of a magmatic core. In a second phase, the layers become tilted and then new layers form by the erosion of older layers. The undeformed layers are tilted by a new orogenic cycle and so on. However, British geologists later showed that this theory couldn’t work as proposed. If a mountain formed around a magma intrusion, all the sedimentary layers should show similar strike and dip, but the strata in the Alps were tilted chaotically.
Central Gneiss of the Tauern Window (covered by snow) surrounded by former sedimentary rocks, now thick-banked marble (mountain in the middle of the photo) and schist (on the left) of the Penninic Ocean. Seen at first as evidence of von Buch’s theory of magmatic rocks uplifting sedimentary layers, nowadays it is seen as a example of the Alpine nappe structure. Here partial erosion removed part of the nappe, forming a tectonic window, where the oldest rocks found in the Alps remerge to the surface.
Elie De Beaumont’s mountain-building theory: (1) previously horizontal beds (b), tilted up and contorted on flanks of rising core (a), and younger flat beds (c) extending up to the foot of the chain;(2) in this case, also beds (c) are disturbed and flanked by new horizontal deposits (d).
A new theory – the Contracting Earth theory – was later formulated by American geologist James Dwigth Dana. This theory explained mountains and continents as products of a cooling and shrinking Earth. Like the surface of an old and dry apple, the shrinking Earth would develop fissures (basins) and wrinkles (mountains).
Austrian geologist Eduard Suess suggested in his book Die Entstehung der Alpen (1875; The Origin of the Alps) and multi-volume work Das Antlitz der Erde (1883-1909; The Face of the Earth, English edition 1904-1924) that deep-sea trenches found along the borders of the Pacific Ocean are zones where the seafloor is pushed beneath the continents. However, also Suess imagined that “the horizontal and uniform movements” of rock layers could be explained by variations in Earth’s circumference. In 1906, Austrian geologist Otto Ampferer imagined with his “Unterströmungstheorie“ large currents in Earth’s mantle, pulling the upper crust, creating mountains like folds in a carpet. However, Ampferer and many other geologists working in the Alps used such theories only to explain very localized tectonic movements, like the thrust belt found in the Northern Calcareous Alps, mapped by Ampferer.
Thrusts had been noted in the Alps since the middle of the century, for example by Bernhard Studer (1853) and Arnold Escher (1841). In the Glarus Alps a spectacular thrust – here older Permian red beds and Mesozoic limestone cover younger Eocene to Oligocene Flysch – was explained by Escher and later by Albert Heim as a large “double fold”, a recumbent fold with inverted layers. In 1884, Marcel Bertrand proposed that a single, north-facing tectonic nappe could explain the inverted stratigraphy. The nappe was thrusted on older layers by the gravitational collapse of the mountains, when single sheets of sedimentary rocks sliding downwards get stacked atop each other.
Section with the “Glarus double fold” by Albert Heim, from Livret- Guide Géologique, 1894.
A. Heim’s 1878 drawing of the Windgällen. Pink: in the foreground steeply inclined basement gneisses, on the Kleinen Windgällen late Paleozoic rhyolites; brown: Middle Jurassic formations; green: Upper Jurassic limestones (Hochgebirgskalk); yellow: Paleogene, mainly Eocene Flysch.
The Contracting Earth theory could explain the immense forces needed to crack and fold rocks on a global scale. However, it failed to explain the irregular distribution of mountains on Earth. According to the Contracting Earth theory, features like mountain ranges should be distributed randomly on the uniformly shrinking planet. However, even a short glimpse on a map or globe shows that mountain ranges are not randomly distributed, but rather form long chains, like the Alps, the Caucasus and the Himalayas; or are instead found along one side of a continent, like the Rocky Mountains or the Andes, but not on the other side.
Tectonic map of Europe published by Eduard Suess in 1893. Suess was among the first to describe the tectonic structure of the Alps and together with Franz von Hauer he worked on a geological section. He recognized that European mountain-ranges were the product of at least three distinct orogenic cycles – the Alpine System (Alps, Pyrenees, Dinarides), the Variscian System (Bohemian Mass and truncated uplands in Spain and France) and the Caledonian System (truncated uplands in England and Scandinavia).
In January 1912 the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener presented in his public lecture Die Heraushebung der Großformen der Erdrinde (Kontinente und Ozeane) auf geophysikalischer Grundlage (The formation of large features of Earth’s crust (Continents and Oceans) explained on a geophysical basis) for the first time his idea of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea, from which all modern continents split apart. Three years later he publishes his book Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane, translated in the third edition and published in 1922 as The origin of continents and oceans. According to Wegener, ocean basins form as continents split apart, mountains are formed as continental crust collides with the oceanic crust or other fragments of continental crust. Swiss geologist Émile Argand used in 1916 Wegener’s hypothesis to explain the closure of the Tethys Ocean, once located between Europe and Africa, and subsequent folding and overthrust of marine sediments on the continental crust of Europe.
Swiss geologist Emile Argand’s 1916 diagram of the western-Alpine geosyncline during its initial contraction (embryotectonics) with syn-orogenic emplacement of mafic magma (black, Piedmont ophiolites) along the sheared lower limb of the Dolin-Dent Blanche geoanticline. Simplified legend: (1) rigid foreland, (2) epicontinental basin, (3) Valais foredeep, (4) Gran St. Bernard nappe (5) Piedmont basin, (6) Dolin-Dent Blanche nappe.
Argand adopted between 1909 and 1934 the idea of nappes in the geology of the Alps, here a generalized view of the Europe-vergent Alpine thrust belt. Note that the Eastern Alps (4) override the western Alpine nappe stack (2-3), and its root zone is indented and back-folded by the Southalpine hinterland, in turn, deformed by south-vergent thrust. The Western Alps consist of ophiolite-bearing cover sequences (3) and Penninic nappes (2), squeezed out from the contraction of Alpine geosyncline (I-III: Simplon-Ticino nappes;IV-V-VI: Gran St. Bernard-Monte Rosa-Dent Blanche nappes), and overthrown onto the sliced (a-b: Helvetic basement) and undeformed (c) European foreland (1).
Despite Argand’s nappe theory could explain many mysteries of Alpine geology, like old and young rocks found together or the tectonic structure of the Alps, it would need almost another 50 years until it was widely accepted.
Argand’s 1911 cross-section of the Swiss Alps showing the tectonic nappes of the Adriatic microplate (in red and numbered VI), subducted Penninic Ocean (blue), Briançonnais microcontinent (violet and numbered V), European Plate (pink and numbered IV). The Dent Blanche nappe hosts also the famous Matterhorn, old African continental crust overthrusted onto younger sediments and oceanic crust of the Penninic Ocean.
Wegener’s continental drift theory (a catchy phrase adopted mainly by his critics, as Wegener talks more general of displacement theory) was received with mixed feelings. Most geologists regarded it as cherry-picking of data. Only a few geologists became convinced of his idea. Wegner himself reacted to the critics and tried to respond to them in various editions of his book, however with moderate success. The greatest problem facing Wegener was the lack of direct evidence for the movements of continents. No mechanism was known to be powerful enough to move entire continents. Wegener proposed gravitational pull, tidal and centrifugal forces, but British geophysicist and astronomer Harold Jeffreys (1891-1989) demonstrated that such forces are too weak to explain moving continents. Wegener will die in 1930. His continental drift theory is in many aspects erroneous. Not the single continents move, but fragments of Earth’s crust and the driving forces comes from within the planet, not from the outside. But Wegener’s work introduced the idea of moving continents to the scientific community and the public and decades later this legacy will influence a new kind of theory – modern Plate Tectonics.
Between 1959 and 1977, geologists Marie Tharp and Bruce Charles Heezen, published the first maps of the seafloor, showing what seemed to be large rift zones, where new crust can form as lava pours out from submarine fissures. Canadian geologist John “Jock” T. Wilson introduces in the 1960s with the mid-ocean ridges (where new crust forms), subduction zones (where old crust sinks back into Earth’s mantle) and transform faults (accommodating lateral movements) the modern elements of plate tectonics. Harry Hammond Hess, US Navy commander at Iwo Jima, a prospector in Zambia and later professor at Princeton, in 1962 publishes a paper that will become one of the most widely cited geophysics paper for years. He hypothesized that the seafloor widens along the mid-ocean rifts and crust movements are driven by currents in Earth’s mantle, providing also a mechanism for plate tectonics and so mountain building. (to be continued).
Austrian geologist Albrecht Spitz’s geologic cross sections of the Engadin Dolomites (1914), showing tectonic nappes and faults – a novelty at a time when most structures in the Alps were interpretated as large-scale folds.
DalPIAZ, G.V. (2001): History of tectonic interpretations of the Alps. Journal of Geodynamics 32: 99-114
FRANKS, S. & TRÜMPY, R. (2005): The Sixth International Geological Congress: Zürich, 1894. Episodes, Vol. 28, no. 3: 187-192
HEIM, A. (1919-1922): Die Geologie der Schweiz.
SEARLE, M. (2013): Colliding Continents: A geological exploration of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 438
STÜWE, K. & HOMBERGER, R. (2011): Die Geologie der Alpen aus der Luft. Weishaupt Verlag: 296
TRÜMPY, R. (2001): Why Plate Tectonics was not invented in the Alps. Int J Earth Sciences Vol. 90: 477-483
TRÜMPY, R. & WESTERMANN, A. (2008): Albert Heim (1849-1937): Weitblick und Verblendung in der alpentektonischen Forschung. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 153(3/4): 67–79
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Chainmail: Taking It Blow-by-Blow
The previous column looked at what the OD&D books have to say about using Chainmail's combat rules. One piece of the Chainmail puzzle is still missing: an article from issue #2 of The Strategic Review titled "Questions Most Frequently Asked About Dungeons & Dragons Rules." I'd forgotten about this article until Jeff Grubb reminded me of it over Chinese dumplings. Thanks, Jeff.
The article chiefly clarifies aspects of the alternative combat system (and makes an astounding hash of the job, I must say. Gary's writing was endearing and opaque in equal measure. In my case, I'd almost always read something new, think "Oh, now I get it," followed a few moments later by "wait ... what?"). The article offers Gary's official endorsement of the ACS, when he states
Chainmail is primarily a system for 1:20 combat, although it provides a basic understanding for man-to-man fighting also. The "Man-To-Man" and "Fantasy Supplement" sections of Chainmail provide systems for table-top actions of small size. The regular Chainmail system is for larger actions where man-like types are mainly involved, i.e. kobolds, goblins, dwarves, orcs, elves, men, hobgoblins, etc. It is suggested that the alternate system in D&D be used to resolve the important melees where principal figures are concerned, as well as those involving the stronger monsters.
But that's not why I bring up this article. The important bit for this discussion is the next paragraph.
When fantastic combat is taking place there is normally only one exchange of attacks per round, and unless the rules state otherwise, a six-sided die is used to determine how many hit points damage is sustained when an attack succeeds. Weapon type is not considered, save where magical weapons are concerned. A super hero, for example, would attack eight times only if he were fighting normal men (or creatures basically that strength, i.e.,kobolds, goblins, gnomes, dwarves, and so on).
This is a crucial paragraph because it clarifies a big question from the OD&D rulebooks about the number of attacks per round. It's easy to conclude that every character and monster, in each of the four combat systems, gets attacks equal to its HD every round; I knew people who played that way. This paragraph makes it clear that in the ACS at least, an attacker gets multiple blows only if the enemy is a basic, 1 HD creature. By extension, we made the same assumption for Chainmail combat wherever possible. This clarification has a chilling ramification where 1st-level characters are concerned; if they're no different from any other 1 HD creature, then their lives are fragile indeed when they meet monsters with two or more hit dice.
The Fantasy Combat Table is the most straightforward of the Chainmail options. It works as described in Chainmail. A magic weapon adds its bonus to the attack roll and magic armor subtracts its bonus from the attacker's roll (an extrapolation from Chainmail, page 38, "Magical Swords" and "Magic Armor").
The FCT has one big disadvantage in that it's so limited. Only nine monsters are covered. The DM can add more, if he's willing to extrapolate; there are no guidelines for expansion. The table is simple, which helps.
Confusion arises because the table contains no provision for normal men; the lowest-level characters it covers are heroes (level 4 fighting men or level 7 clerics; at one level lower they fight as "hero -1") and wizards (level 10 magic-users; they reach hero -1 at level 7). Chainmail implies that characters have a -1 penalty for each missing level, so a normal man/1st level fighter must fight as a hero -3. Players quickly discover that the FCT is brutal to anyone below hero level. If you wait until fighting men reach level 4 to use the FCT, that still leaves magic-users and clerics in a tough spot. If you wait until the clerics and magic-users reach level 7, then you're not getting much use out of the table. Then again, the FCT is geared toward fighting high-level monsters, so waiting until characters reach high level makes some sense. It's just not especially useful.
The 20:1 rules are my favorites. They use the combat tables on page 40 of Chainmail, which define everything as light, heavy, or armored foot, or light, medium, or heavy horse. Each type gets some number of d6s and scores hits on a 6, 5-6, or 4-5-6, depending on who's being fought. For example, heavy foot fighting light foot gets 1 die per man and hits on 5-6. A level 5 fighting man has the fighting capability of five men; if he were classed as heavy foot and fighting enemies classed as light foot, he would get five dice on the attack and each roll of 5-6 would be a hit. Ranged attacks are quirky but not confusing; you just need to believe that the Missile Fire table means what it states. We adjusted the odds a bit so bows would be more useful to low-level characters.
A magic weapon gives an extra attack (per Chainmail, page 38); we enlarged that to one bonus die per magical plus. Chainmail offers no advice on how magic armor should function. For guidance, we referred back to the statement on page 31 of Monsters & Treasure that magic armor effectively reduces the attacker's hit dice. In 20:1 combat, one HD doesn't always equate to one attack die. Light horse attacking light foot, for example, gets two attack dice per hit die. Light foot attacking armored foot gets only one attack die per three HD. We also experimented with treating magic armor as saving throws, a common feature of wargames of that period. If you had magic armor, then you'd roll a d6 for each attack that struck you. Roll equal to or under your magical AC boost and that hit was magically cancelled. This worked if your magical bonus was 3 or less. Go over that and it got excessive. It's our own mod and definitely not something you'll find in Chainmail.
Low-level monsters could be lumped into a single hit dice total. Goblins have one hit die apiece, so six of them fight as six men. Skeletons have half a hit die apiece, so six of them fight as three men. Ghouls have two hit dice apiece, so six of them fight as 12 men. With the Monster Table from Monsters & Treasure and the Fantasy Reference Table from Chainmail as guides, extrapolating to new monsters was easy.
When using the 20:1 rules, we dropped the idea that a hit equaled 1-6 points of damage except where player characters were concerned. For NPCs and monsters, each hit wiped out one hit die. It's fast, simple, and exciting.
This system works much better than the Fantasy Combat Table at low levels and at least as well at higher levels. The best thing about 20:1 is the satisfying way characters mow through low-level foes. Second best is how these rules shine in big fights. A battle with six PCs plus a dozen men-at-arms against a giant and 20 orcs is a snap. That shouldn't be surprising, since this combat system is the core of a wargame.
Part of why 20:1 combat works smoothly is that it's almost all Chainmail. You don't need to mash two games together the way the FCT and M2M rules demand. Eighty percent of the questions are eliminated right there.
Man-to-Man Combat is where everyone wants to go, and it's easy to see why. The M2M rules are tactically rich without getting too complex. They're more involved than the FCT, the 20:1 rules, and even the alternative combat system, but by modern standards, they're still refreshingly sparse. Two pages of rules, two tables, and you're done.
The M2M table works very well when used as it was intended--for fights between normal humans who wear armor and swing weapons at each other. Even with the complications of multiple hit dice, magic weapons, and magic armor, it still works, albeit creakily. Everyone uses the numbers on the table, regardless of level. A hit does 1-6 damage (as with 20:1, we assumed that any hit against an NPC or monster with 1 HD was a death blow and didn't bother rolling damage--it saved lots of time). Magic weapons and armor were direct adds to or from the attack roll, making anything above +1 very powerful, thanks to the 2d6 bell curve effect.
Sadly, when you introduce monsters that grow their own armor and weapons, M2M breaks. It's based on specific weapons attacking specific armors with no provision for natural weapons or armor. What's more, the progressions aren't linear. The mace, for example, is more effective against plate armor than against leather or chain mail, and the flail and halberd are pretty devastating against everything.
Armor is sort of easy to fudge; just look at the creature and decide what it equates to. Plate armor for a gorgon? Looks about right. Volume 2 equates gorgons to plate + shield. OK, I guess those horns would be hard to get past. A troll looks like the equivalent of leather armor, or leather + shield if you assume that it does a lot of blocking with its arms (who cares if they get chopped up; they'll grow back). But wait, volume 2 gives trolls AC 4, equivalent to chain mail + shield. We can buy that if all those buboes on their skin act like brigandine. What about nixies? Volume 2 gives nixies AC 7, the equivalent of leather armor, but aren't they basically mermaids? OK, maybe their skin is toughened from soaking in salt water 24/7.
Then we get to vampires at AC 2--plate armor? That's easy to accept using the ACS, because the book states up front that the tables account for factors besides strict weapons and armor. It's hard to rationalize on the M2M table, where plate armor acts differently against different weapons. The vampire as we picture it should be, at best, padded/leather armor + shield (blocking with its arms or swirling cape), but it should also have some supernatural protection that makes it harder to hit than its armor strictly dictates. The vampire's not alone in having this difficulty.
The stew gets worse when natural weapons are tossed into the pot. A gorgon attacks with its horns. Is that like attacking with a sword, spear, or mounted lance? What about a troll? Are its claws equivalent to daggers? Hand axes? Maces?
Questions like these aren't simple intellectual puzzles when your character's survival hinges on the answer. We got into ugly arguments over them, and I doubt we were alone.
One solution is to expand the table by adding a few lines for natural weaponry--claws, tentacles, teeth, horns--plus a few lines for natural armor--thick fur, carapace, bony integument, artful dodger. That's a pretty good solution, if everyone is happy with the expanded table and agrees to abide by it. The DM can still introduce minor variations suggested by the Monster Reference Table, but he's not making wholesale improvisations. We made such a table and tuned it nicely; I wish I still had a copy of it.
Another solution is to just use the M2M equivalent of whatever AC the Monster Reference Table assigns and swallow the oddities. You wind up making a lot of yucky faces and you still argue about weaponry, but at least the arguments are cut in half.
Leadjunkie, in his email, suggested another approach. In it, he gives everyone multiple attacks equal to their hit dice against every foe, not just those with 1 hit die. Magic armor reduces those attacks by a number equal to the armor's bonus. If a monster's apparent armor and its AC from the Monster Reference Table in Volume 2 are different, then the difference is applied as a magical bonus to cut down the number of incoming attacks. For example, nixies, with a listed AC of 7 (leather) and an apparent AC of 9 (no armor), would be attacked on the M2M table as unarmored, but each attacker would lose two swings.
I'm sure that's not the "official" way it was ever done in Lake Geneva, but it's an interesting interpretation and as worthwhile an experiment as anything I've suggested here. I look forward to chatting with Marshall at NTRPGCon about how it worked out.
We recognized pretty quickly that none of the Chainmail combat systems offered a one-size-fits-all solution. Each was suited to a different situation, and that's how we used them. The M2M table came out when we fought men or humanoids who used armor and weapons. The 20:1 tables came out in big fights, when we had a team of men-at-arms in tow, and when we felt like wading through low-level monsters, knee-deep in gore and surrounded by heaps of corpses. The Fantasy Combat Table was a novelty. It didn't offer much excitement, and it didn't see much use.
That's a pretty good summation of the best and worst of OD&D; it couldn't be played without making a lot of interpretations and assumptions, but you could make a lot of interpretations and assumptions and play the game exactly as you liked. The interpretations here are the ones that my friends and I used, as best I can recollect them. They're not TSR-approved, they're just the way we played.
I can't wrap this up without linking to three excellent resources for anyone interested in experimenting further with Chainmail.
Using Chainmail to Resolve OD&D Combats takes a much more exhaustive look at all three systems with an eye toward analyzing the official way to handle it. I'm not in 100% agreement with all of Aldarron's conclusions, but that's what makes these sorts of analyses fun. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the Chainmail material. While you're there, look at the other offerings, too.
This adaptation of the 20:1 rules is something that I ran across a few years ago. I don't recall where and I can't track it down online now, so I'm making it available here. If anyone knows of a current link, or a reason why it shouldn't be offered here, let me know and I'll update.
Finally, there's Searchers of the Unknown by Nicolas Dessaux. This has nothing to do with Chainmail, but it's a terrific adaptation of OD&D-style gaming into rules that are exactly one page long. It only covers fighting men, but there are "expansions" to bring in lots more, if you can stomach all that complexity. The character sheet is a work of genius. Highly recommended from the Howling Tower.
Posted by Steve at 2:57 PM
David May 19, 2012 at 2:35 AM
Fantastic work, Steve. I began playing in September of '76, with a friend who had the rules and always DMed. I never tried to "get behind the screen" until we went our separate ways 2 years later (we were both Navy brats). By the time I bought it all for myself I was buying AD&D and forming my own group of neophytes in Virginia Beach.
The point of that is that I never considered Chainmail combat until relatively recently. Now that I have, I am in a love/hate relationship with it. I desperately want to love it because not only does it seem like a very fun, unfettered way to play, I also want to "play at the source", as it were. I hate it because not only is an official method unclear, it isn't even clear how to house rule it. There is definitely more love than hate, though, and articles like yours always renews my faith that it can be done.
Thank you for that.
David May 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Steve, I just finished going through the links you provided. I love the second one, as it strikes me like a crayon drawing of how to use Chainmail combat (which is how I need it). May I post a link to it on my blog? I didn't want to include it in my blog in any way without asking.
Steve May 19, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Be my guest. The only caveat is that it's not my work and I no longer have a link to where I got it, so I don't know whose it is. Should the author show up and ask, I'd have to take it down. Unlikely, but you never know. In the meantime, I'm all for getting it into as many hands as possible, because it's excellent.
DHBoggs May 19, 2012 at 7:39 AM
Wow! Fantastic article Steve. That idea of applying the difference between actual armor and given AC as a magic bonus is really cool and one I never heard of. Interestingly enough we'd been having a parralell discussion regarding the FAQ on the OD&D forum that you might find interesting
http://odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=monterstreasure&action=display&thread=7165&page=1
anarchist May 21, 2012 at 1:28 AM
Apparently the Chainmail Fantasy Combat Table has almost the same numbers as in the Dungeon! board game. So perhaps you could find some new information there.
With Fighters, perhaps you could extrapolate the difference between Superhero and Hero. For example a Ghoul needs a 9 to kill a Hero and an 12 to kill a Superhero. So maybe it needs a 6 to kill a Man.
Toys, Imaginary Worlds, and New Projects
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Cosmic Horror/Cosmic Hero
Lucern Hammer Beats Banded Mail
Crosshatching
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Coldwell Banker schools its agents on cultivating 'the Google referral'
Don't settle for an 'online presence' when you could have a 'digital resume'
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by Paul Hagey
Has your friend recommended a dentist or plumber to you? You probably checked them out online to verify that you actually want to hire them.
Same goes for real estate agents. In the digital age, an agent’s sphere of influence is not the pure gold it once was. There’s another layer to the sphere, through which most business must now pass: the Internet.
To help agents navigate the art of search engine optimization, Coldwell Banker Real Estate has launched a four-part “Digital Reputation” video series based around what it calls the “Google referral.”
The videos are geared to help the 87,000 agents at Coldwell Banker’s company-owned and affiliated offices take control of what consumers see most prominently when they Google their name. The videos school agents on how to best cultivate their presence on six platforms: their Coldwell Banker profile, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn and Yelp.
“Consumers are now vetting traditional agent referrals on Google and considering an agent’s digital reputation when deciding who they want to represent them,” said Sean Blankenship, Coldwell Banker’s senior vice president of marketing, in a statement. “It’s critical for sales associates to not only establish an online presence but go beyond to create an effective digital resume.”
Part 1 of Coldwell Banker’s online reputation video series.
As part of its website revamp in early November, Coldwell Banker introduced a new look for its agent profiles, giving agents the ability to add videos and photos and link to their social media accounts.
In some respects, Coldwell Banker is chasing the big listing portals, which have been focused for some time on becoming consumers’ first stop not only for home search, but to check out agents. The big portals all invite agents to build out their profiles on the sites which, like the listings that brokers feed to the sites, serve as content that attracts consumers.
Zillow has been ahead of the curve. It rolled out unfiltered ratings and reviews on its agent profiles in 2010, and began adding transaction histories in fall 2013. Together with the listings and market insights offered on the site, those features are helping Zillow realize its ambition to become real estate’s Google.
Trulia revamped its agent profiles with unfiltered ratings and reviews in July. This year realtor.com rolled out redesigned agent profile pages that feature recommendations and, if agents allow it, transaction histories.
Coldwell Banker’s agent profiles appear to have great SEO potential.
Take Oakland, California-based Coldwell Banker agent Caitlin Krembs. Enter “Caitlin Krembs real estate” into Google, and her Coldwell Banker agent profile page shows up at the top of search results.
Animated GIF of agent Caitlin Krembs’ Coldwell Banker profile page.
The Coldwell Banker profile for another Oakland Coldwell Banker agent, Ruta Krusa-Anthony, shows up No. 3 for the same Google search, behind her profile on the her local office’s website and her realtor.com profile.
The Realogy brand might be on to something by helping to catapult its agents up in Google’s search results and coaching them on how to burnish their online reputation.
However, that’s assuming that Google is indeed the place consumers will go to check out agents. Zillow, with its massive market share of website traffic, might cut Google out of the process altogether.
For consumers who view Zillow as the place to begin searches for all of their real estate needs, only agents who have built out Zillow agent profiles will be in the running.
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Aum Shinrikyo Posts
Anuradha Roy, “Sleeping on Jupiter”
After I had finished reading Anuradha Roy’s third novel, Sleeping on Jupiter, I wrote her an email. With the author’s permission I am publishing an extract from our correspondence.
Dear Anuradha,
I am stunned by your book on many accounts. Primarily because I did not expect this after the first two novels. You caught me off guard. It is a sobering lesson on respecting a writer’s evolution and not necessarily expecting the author to be predictable. Unfortunately given the way publishing is working these days, if an author has been successful with a certain style of writing, not necessarily formulaic, it is assumed the person will continue in a similar vein.
Claire Armitstead, books editor of the Guardian, talking about Sleeping on Jupiter with Anuradha Roy at Asia House, London, April 2015.
You took my breath away with this novel. I think it was the violence depicted in the story that rattled me. I know you are a brilliant novelist but I seriously did not expect this from you. It requires great deal of reserves to come up with such a story, detailing the violence, rape, brutality, lynching, hitting the dog etc. You have a wide range of depraved human behaviour depicted in the supposedly peaceful, religious, sleepy town of Jarmuli. It is probably not only the real and physical violence that is chilling but also the pain evident in the conversation of the three women pilgrims from Calcutta — typical women who are old friends feel they can get away by saying anything, sharing secrets, but are very barbed hurtful remarks; the son ( Suraj) not paying heed to his chattering mother, so taken off guard when he spots the elderly women in Jarmuli; the violence that faithful experience such as the pilgrim rolling on the temple floor leaving bits of pink flesh on the stone; the sad, sad sub-plot of Badal and Raghu — it stung when
Raghu gave Badal a twisted smile and said, “So, that’s how things are, is it? You don’t say!” (p.201)
Even the experience of the girls at the ashram, the Guruji, the adoption process requires immense strength on your part to observe, assimilate and write as you have done. The power of your writing lies in its details. After I had finished reading the book, certain locations such as the layout of the ashram, the hotel room, the tea shack, the beach, the train compartment etc were crystal clear in my head. I kept thinking, this is exactly what Ibsen set out to achieve in 19C theatre, Anuradha has done it with words and the relationship an author develops with the reader. It is a feat not easily achieved. How did you do it? The only explanation I find lies in the tautness of your writing, not a single word out of place, yet it is the display of a master craftsman — the exquisiteness with which you find appropriate words; the sentences and paragraphs befit the emotion, setting, pace of novel and personality of characters; the structure of the novel too is fascinating — with the first five days of journey + being in Jarmuli being 2/3 of the novel, interspersed with the flashback technique and then rapidly you move to the eighteenth day. In a way I keep feeling the novel is like an Aristotlean tragedy ending in catharsis for Nomi. It holds true even for Suraj, Nomi, Toppo, Badal etc.
I like the way you said in an interview you can only write once it is clearly visual in your head. “…made up places make me feel free to wander and in my head I can see every bend and building in Jarmuli”. ( All though I have no idea why the interviewer was being polite when referring to the rape scenes “loss of innocence”. It makes your novel sound so Victorian which is far from the truth!)
The link between materialism, religion and exploitation is so real, to place it in a made up place does not in any way mitigate the shocking reality. Godmen and their ashrams are mushrooming all over India like a bad rash. Frighteningly being endorsed by powers that be. There was a time when one heard of Osho, Waco, Aum Shinrikyo etc as stray cases but now with religious fundamentalism on the rise and religion continuing to be an opiate of the masses, exploitation cannot be far behind. Hats off to you for not describing the “faith” Guruji ascribes to. Making him so “universal”, the character can be true to any ideology.
Given the wide variety of literature (printed and digital formats) being produced on women and violence, this particular novel shines. I am very glad you wrote it, however hard it may have been on you. It is a novel that has to be read at one go, otherwise the horror depicted will be so overwhelming it would be easier to abandon the book than persist in reading it.
There is a quiet strength and determination in your writing that is admirable. It is as if the ills evident in society are not being addressed sufficiently. Instead you have converted the pent up anger in you to constructively portray it in fiction. Hopefully this magnificently disturbing storytelling will have the desired effect.
Oh, this is a book I am going to recommend for a long time to come.
Thank you for writing it.
With warm wishes,
Anuradha Roy Sleeping on Jupiter Hachette India, Gurgaon, India. Hb. pp.260 Rs 499
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Tribunal: No Basis To China’s South China Sea Claim, But Who Dares To Enforce It?
July 13th, 2016 by financetwitter
As expected, an international tribunal ruled that China couldn’t claim historic rights in all the waters within a “nine-dash” line used by Beijing to delineate its South China Sea claims. “There was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the ‘nine-dash line’,” the court said, referring to a demarcation line on a 1947 map of the sea.
The five-member panel from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, unanimously concluded that China had violated its obligations to refrain from aggravating the dispute while the settlement process was ongoing. And as expected, China, which boycotted the case brought by the Philippines, immediately rejected the arbitration findings.
Beijing said – “The arbitration tribunal made the illegal and invalid so-called final verdict on the South China Sea dispute on July 12. China has made the statement for many times that it is against the international law that the Aquino III administration of Philippines unilaterally requested the arbitration. The arbitration tribunal has no jurisdiction on this matter.”
In the 497-page ruling, judges also found that China had interfered with Philippine petroleum exploration at Reed Bank, tried to stop fishing by Philippine vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone and failed to prevent Chinese fishermen from fishing within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone at Mischief Reef and Second Thomas Shoal.
More importantly, the tribunal decided that China wasn’t entitled to an exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, extending up to 200 nautical miles from any outcrop in the Spratlys archipelago including the largest, Itu Aba, which is claimed by China but controlled by Taiwan. It also ruled that China couldn’t claim 12 nautical miles of territorial seas around Mischief Reef and Subi Reef.
However, just minutes after the ruling was made public on Tuesday, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported that a government-chartered Cessna CE-680, marketed as a midsize corporate jet, successfully completed test flights to new airports on Mischief Reef and Subi Reef, the two largest of the artificial islands it has built in the Spratlys.
As consolation, the tribunal did rule that China had a right to 12 nautical miles of territorial waters around five more of its artificial islands. The unanimous ruling by the tribunal’s five judges is legally binding for China and the Philippines but can only be enforced through international pressure. The US$5 trillion dollar question is: who dares or willing to enforce the ruling?
That’s right, while it looks like a sweet victory to everyone except China with the international tribunal ruling, who is willing to enforce it? The short answer – United States of America. The long answer – nobody, including the U.S., dares to risk a South China Sea War if China refuses to get out of whatever artificial islands they had built and presently building.
Is President Barack Obama ready to start a war with China, by forcefully confiscate China-built islands or demolish them for that matter? Even if U.S. plans to use the proper channel such as United Nations to declare a war on China, are the rest of nations (Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei) laying claims to certain areas of the Spratly Islands willingly and openly support it?
We know that the Philippines new President – Rodrigo Duterte – is open to having joint exploration between the Philippines and China in the disputed waters. “I will not go to war because we will not win it. It will be a massacre. I will not waste the lives of Filipino soldiers and policemen. Ano ako, gago? Patay lahat iyan,’‘ he said.
Duterte also said – “Build me a train around Mindanao, build me train from Manila to Bicol, build me a train to Batangas, for the 6 years that I’ll be president, I’ll shut up”. Likewise, Brunei’s Hassanah Bolkiah, once the world’s richest man, dares not squeak but quietly accept attractive production-sharing options for the South China Sea resources plus other economic incentives offered by Beijing.
To say America would really go to war with China to save Taiwan is like saying America and NATO would go to war with Russia to save Crimea from Russia’s annexation. Did someone say Crimea had already been annexed without Vladimir Putin lifting a finger? Next – Vietnam to partner with U.S. for a war, possibly a nuclear war with China. Seriously? After the Vietnam War?
As for Malaysia, well, forget them. If their military didn’t even realize the invasion of 100 to 500 Sulu militants – reportedly malnourished, old, wearing sarong and slippers – into Sabah roughly 3 years ago, they would be the last nation in Asian dare to go to war against China. Additionally, Najib administration badly needs cash from the Chinese to bail out his 1MDB scandals.
On the contrary, the international tribunal delivers nothing but forcing Beijing to strengthen and increase its military presence in the South China Sea. The Chinese coastguard will continue to chase and sink Vietnamese fishing boats, encroach in Malaysian waters while Najib regime pretends nothing happened, fire water cannon at the Philippines fishermen and whatnot.
Let’s not even talk about war machines that Chinese PLA Navy possesses. According to a report by the US Office of Naval Intelligence, the Chinese has 205 offshore coastguard vessels, of which 95 have a displacement of more than 1,000 tonnes and some are refurbished navy vessels. In comparison, Vietnam has 55, Indonesia 8, the Philippines 4, and Malaysia 2.
Sure, China is a big bully in South China Sea and they aren’t shy about demonstrating it. After what had happened in Vietnam War, Korean War, Gulf War, Syrian War, ISIS War, Libyan Civil War, is there any country in the region willing to join America to start a new South China Sea War against China? And we haven’t even talk about Russia joining the party.
There’s only one solution – every single country laying claim on the disputed area should do nothing but to engage China in a joint-exploration for production-sharing options. That’s the best deal they can get because the Chinese doesn’t give a damn about the so-called international tribunal ruling. Beijing could start its propaganda and rally its people that the country is now under foreign attack.
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Meet Rodrigo Duterte – Philippines’ New President 10-Times Crazier Than Trump
Why China Can “Take” Any Island In South China Sea … And Get Away
Ambassador Huang’s Donation To SJKCs – A Slap In The Face For Najib & UMNO
U.S. Provoking To Start A War With China? Bring It On!!
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Sales Tax Statute Modifications To Address Defects
Concerning modifications to the sales and use tax statutes in order to address certain defects and anachronisms.
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Section 1 of the act changes the cross references to certain definitions related to bingo that were relocated as a result of Senate Bill 17-232. The statutory references were not correctly changed for purposes of the bingo equipment sales and use tax exemption. This section addresses that defect.
Section 2 removes the words "low-emitting" from the description of a sales tax exemption because the exemption is no longer conditioned on the motor vehicle being "low-emitting".
Section 3 corrects a missed conforming amendment. House Bill 20-1023 provided for the conditional repeal of section 39-26-105.3 to be effectively replaced with section 39-26-105.2. Section 39-26-204.5, a use tax statute, makes reference to section 39-26-105.2 but a conforming amendment to that section was not included in House Bill 20-1023. Section 3 adds the same conditional repeal to the use tax statute and provides the same hold harmless for retailers as is provided in section 39-26-105.2.
Section 4 addresses an anachronism in the sales tax statutes by repealing section 39-26-110. That statute specifies that a retailer doing business in 2 or more locations in Colorado may file one return that will cover all business locations. This statute was added as part of the "Emergency Retail Sales Tax Act of 1935" and has not been amended since, only moved around. With the advent of home rule taxing jurisdictions that can collect and administer their own sales and use tax, it is no longer possible that retailers doing business in more than one location in Colorado can file only one return to report all sales and use taxes collected because the department of revenue no longer administers all sales and use taxes in the state.
Section 5 addresses a defect in the sales tax statute by updating the statutory reference for the definition of "food" for purposes of a sales tax exemption for certain types of food. The definition of food is no longer located in 7 U.S.C. sec. 2012 (g). It is better to include a more general cross reference to all of 7 U.S.C. sec. 2012 instead of the specific subsection (g), which is now incorrect. A more general reference allows for later amendments to that section.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Jeni James Arndt
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Business, Labor, & Technology
All Versions (7 )
05/07/2021 Signed Act PDF
04/27/2021 Final Act PDF
04/20/2021 Rerevised PDF
04/19/2021 Revised PDF
03/30/2021 Reengrossed PDF
03/29/2021 Engrossed PDF
03/03/2021 Introduced PDF
Fiscal Notes (2)
07/15/2021 FN2 PDF
04/14/2021 | Senate Business, Labor, & Technology (1 )
Committee ReportHearing Summary
Refer House Bill 21-1155 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
03/25/2021 | House Finance (1 )
Refer House Bill 21-1155 to the Committee of the Whole.
Senate Votes (1)
Vote Document
Aye: 33 No: 0 Other: 2
House Votes (1)
05/07/2021 Governor Governor Signed
04/28/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/27/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/27/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/20/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/19/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/14/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/01/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
03/30/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2021 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/25/2021 House House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/03/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
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Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. A. Pico
Sen. R. Woodward, Sen. R. Zenzinger
Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. D. Valdez
Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. D. Moreno
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Rep. M. Duran, Rep. D. Ortiz, Rep. M. Snyder
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2021a_sl_109.pdf
Sales Tax Destination Sourcing Rules Exception
Sales And Use Tax Simplification Task Force
Sales And Use Tax Refunds
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Commercial Trucks and Trailers Licensed Out-of-State and Nonresident Motor Vehicle Exemptions
2020 Blue Book Fiscal Impact (English)
Refund Mechanisms Used for Prior TABOR Surpluses
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10 Calcium-Rich Foods For Kids That Aren’t Milk
If your kids have a milk allergy, don't like to drink cow's milk, or you'd prefer they avoid it, these 10 non-dairy foods are high in calcium, packed with nutrition and good options for picky eaters.
by Julie Revelant | June 12, 2018 | Best Healthy Foods, HEALTHY EATING | 0 comments
Calcium is a mineral all kids need because it helps build strong bones and teeth, and is vital for muscle and nerve function.
According to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, kids need:
1 to 3-years-old: 700 milligrams of calcium per day
4 to 8-years-old: 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day
9 and 18-years-old: 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day
If your kids have a milk allergy or intolerance, they don’t like drinking milk or you’d rather they eat non-dairy foods, there are so many healthy, calcium-rich foods that aren’t milk.
Here are 10.
1. Chia Seeds
Chia seeds are one of those foods I think every kid should eat, unless of course they’re allergic. Chia seeds are almost like hidden treasures—they don’t have any particular taste or smell that might turn your kid off—but they’re packed with nutrition.
The calcium alone is a good reason to consider it: one ounce of chia seeds has a whopping 177 mg of calcium. They also have plenty of protein, fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, and are a good source of zinc, copper and magnesium.
Mix chia seeds into muffins, breads, waffles, pancakes or healthy baked treats, smoothies, oatmeal and salads or make an easy and delicious chia seed pudding.
2. Black Turtle Beans
All types of beans are good sources of calcium but black turtle beans in particular, are one of the best. A 1/2 cup of black turtle beans contain 35 mg of calcium. Black beans are also an excellent source of folate, zinc, iron and magnesium and they’re high in polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that fights inflammation.
Swap beans in any meat dish, serve it as a pre-dinner appetizer or make a healthy black bean dip.
3. Sardines
My kids love sardines and that’s a good thing because these tiny fish are calcium-rich: three ounces provides 325 mg of calcium.
Sardines are also an excellent source of protein, vitamins B12 and D and omega-3 fatty acids. Fresh or canned, eat them alone, on a slice of toast or in a stir-fry.
4. Tofu
With 253 mg of calcium per 1/2 cup, tofu is one of the best calcium-rich foods for kids whether they’re vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based.
Make a tofu scramble for breakfast, blend it into a smoothie, use it as a replacement for meat in most dishes or add it to a vegetable stir-fry for a delicious and satisfying meal.
5. Bok Choy
With its mildly delicious flavor, bok choy, a type of cabbage, is one of the best calcium-rich foods for kids. A 1/2 cup has 93 mg, and it’s also a very good source of other nutrients like fiber, vitamins A, C, E, B6, and K, folate, iron and potassium.
Steam, sautéed or mixed into virtually any dish, your picky eater is more likely to eat bok choy than any other type of green leafy vegetable.
6. Almonds
An ounce of almonds—about a handful—have nearly 74 mg of calcium. Almonds also provide filling fiber and protein to keep your kids satiated and omega-3 fatty acids which are known to lower inflammation, prevent heart disease and stroke, and may also ward of cancer.
Serve nuts for an after-school snack, pack them for a summer road trip, or add them to salads.
7. Rhubarb
The spring and early summer are prime season for rhubarb, a celery-like vegetable. A 1/2 cup of rhubarb has 86 mg of calcium, and it’s also a good source of fiber, vitamins C and K, and potassium.
Most rhubarb recipes are for pies but you can also use it in oatmeal, muffins and smoothies.
8. Sesame Seeds
With an amazing 273 milligrams of calcium in one ounce, sesame seeds are one of the best calcium-rich foods for kids. Sesame seeds are also high in iron and magnesium and a good source of protein and fiber.
Add sesame seeds to rice dishes, stir-fries, salmon or shrimp or incorporate them into your favorite bread or muffin recipe.
Like sardines, salmon (fresh, frozen or canned) is rich in calcium: a 3-ounce serving provides 181 milligrams. Salmon is also an excellent source of protein, vitamins B6 and B12, and omega-3 fatty acids.
My kids love roasted salmon or canned salmon with a bit of mayonnaise for lunch.
10. Figs
Fresh or dried, figs are one of the best calcium-rich foods for kids. A 1/2 cup of figs provide 35 milligrams of calcium and they’re also a good source of fiber.
Add figs to oatmeal or salads or roast them for a sweet and satisfying after-dinner dessert.
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Loop the Little Lake Trestle Project Milestones:
March 17, 2015: In a joint council meeting both the Neenah-Menasha councils voted in support for the Loop the Lake twin trestles project. With the resolution approved, fundraising and grant writing for this exciting community vitality project began.
May 29, 2015: The state of Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee approves $1.6 million in stewardship grant funding towards the project.
October 17, 2017: Contractor bid awarded to Pheifer for construction of 2 trestles.
June 23, 2018: Cut & Run event held to celebrate the official opening of the 2 newly completed trestle bridges and the loop.
The Loop Lower Little Lake Butte Des Morts initiative included two new trestle bridges to close the Lower Little Lake Butte Des Morts loop. The trestle project cost just over $3 million and was funded with a combination of grants, fundraising, and partnership from the municipalities. Future Neenah will continue to serve as the fundraising arm of Navigate Neenah-Menasha, a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative beyond 2018 to add amenities such as kayak launches, signage and boat/bike parking + more.
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Provide way finding points throughout our trail systems and communities.
Connect our trail systems to each other.
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Bandleader, percussionist Manny Oquendo passed away March 25, 2009 of a heart attack. A self-taught musician, Oquendo was a senior statesman of the Latin percussion instruments of timbales and bongos before founding and co-directing the critically acclaimed Latin music band, Conjunto Libre for more than 35 years.
A member of the seminal recording “Grupo Folklorico Experimental Nuevayorquino” Parts I & II, Manny Oquendo was known for his understated yet aggressive solo improvisations on both the timbal and bongos. His was not a race as to who could play the fastest, or who could do the most paradiddles, excessive drum rolls or “contra-clave,” Manny Oquendo’s style was a school in and of itself. “The Timbalero must always keep the beat,” he emphasized in interviews. “Never overplay,” was his most consistent rule.
His style was found in the roots of Cuban bands such as Arcaño’s or Orquesta Aragon, never flashy, never overstated. For influence and inspiration he looked to the drummers of the vintage Cuban bands such as bongocero, Ramón Castro, who played with the Orquesta Casino de la Playa and later with Pérez Prado or Conjunto Casino’s Yeyito Iglesias or Papa Kila (Antolín Suárez) who played with Arsenio Rodríguez or Sonora Matancera’s Manteca (José Rosario Chávez). Manny Oquendo was known by what he said on the timbal, not how many things he could do to it.
For more than 60 years, Manny Oquendo’s said many things through his percussive strength and musical vision. His profound yet understated sounds were part of the Latin New York music scene from the ‘40s until today.
Born José Manuel Oquendo on South Fourth St. Brooklyn, he was called “Manolo” before he became “Manny” in his teens. The family later moved to East Harlem in 1939 where Oquendo was captivated by the sounds of music. “Music was everywhere,” he recalled.
East Barrio’s first Latin music record store “Almacenes Hernandez” (originally located at 1600 Madison Avenue and opened in 1927) was just one flight down from the Oquendo family’s apartment. The swinging big bands of Machito, Jose Fajardo and Orquesta Aragon became the soundtrack of his childhood. “There was music constantly coming out of that store, and that was my education,” he recalled.
His first set of drums were a pair of “tom toms” with the skin on both ends. Played with sticks from a wooden hanger, Manny played along to records from his parents’ victrola. Spanish language radio stations were always on in his home. Later, when Oquendo visited his parent’s roots in Ponce, he discovered the cuatro through his grandfather.
After the “tom toms,” Oquendo got a pair of wooden timbales and began playing with Sexteto Sanabria but not before taking a few drum lessons at a school on 125th Street at 25 cents per lesson. Later on, he studied privately with Sam Ulano, a well-known percussion teacher. Jazz drummer Max Roach also studied with Ulano alongside Manny. Whenever they’d run into each other they’d reminisce on their school days. Oquendo always kept his set of trap drums.
By the 1940s, the Oquendos moved to Kelly Street in the South Bronx unknowingly joining a community of likeminded musicians. Pianist, Noro Morales lived down the street from Manny on Stebbins Ave.; Joe Loco was by Horseshoe Park; Tito Rodríguez was on Rogers Place; Tito Puente on 163rd Street, while Arsenio Rodríguez and Ray Coén both lived on Kelly Street.
Oquendo began playing with New York’s top orchestras. He played with the Carlos Medina Orchestra, the Charlie Valero Band and Xavier Cugat’s former singer Luis del Campo before playing with the legendary Marcelino Guerra Band.
From here Oquendo played with trumpeter Frank Garcia and his vocalist, El Boy, where he met Chano Pozo who performed with Miguelito Valdes at a local show and stayed to play with the fledging timbalero. Chano remained with the small group until he got a better paying job. Oquendo moved on as well, joining pianist Jose Curbelo’s orchestra where he performed on a full array of drums owing to their diverse repertoire that included tangos, sambas and American swing music. “It gave me the feeling of being a complete drummer.” He mentioned in an interview to Frank Figueroa over Latin Beat.
From here, Manny Oquendo joined Pupi Campos’ band playing many venues on Long Island alongside Tito Puente and his Picadilly Boys. Since they were both working in the same area, Tito and Manny would ride together to their respective gigs with Manny playing in Tito’s band as he waited for his own show to begin. When Tito’s regular bongocero Chino Pozo left to tour with Katherine Dunham, Tito asked Manny to take over that chair. When Little Ray Romero took a job with Eartha Kit, it was Manny Oquendo who Tito Rodriguez called to fill his bongo chair.
Manny had his Afro-Antillian chops chiseled under the bands of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Johnny Pacheco and others. He had hung with the legendary Chano Pozo, taking the Musician’s Union cabaret license test for him enabling Pozo to work in New York clubs during his stay between 1946 –’48.
By the 1960s, everything Cuban was forbidden. Manny listened to the Mozambique sounds of Pello El Afrokan over short wave radio and on pirated records. Back in his apartment on Kelly Street in the Bronx, he’d practice hitting the timbal with the left and playing the rhythm on the right until he nailed the Cuban genre so well he made it his own.
In 1963, Manny Oquendo joined “La Perfecta,” the conjunto organized by pianist Eddie Palmieri. Alongside congüero, Tommy Lopez, Manny crystallized the Mozambique sound creating a powerhouse rhythm section alongside Palmieri’s improvisational infrastructure.
In 1974 Oquendo and bassist Andy Gonzalez left Palmieri to move in their own direction. Leaving the traditional structures behind, the duo incorporated jazz, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms while exploring alternatives. The goal was to “free” the music from restrictive content and Libre was born. During 1976 to 1981, Oquendo became a musical historian of the tipico sound he’d perfected with Palmieri. Libre’s first albums included classics by composers Ignacio Pineiro, Rafael Hernandez and Nico Saquito, as well as a traditional Puerto Rican plena by Manuel “Canario” Jimenez.
At the same time, the group attracted a creative crop of innovative young artists in Latin music. The Gonzalez brothers, Andy and Jerry Gonzalez are founding members; Alfredo de la Fe is featured on various incendiary violin solos with singer Herman Olivera making his recorded debut over a Libre recording while flautist Nestor Torres was also a featured guest. At various times, Barry Rogers, Jose Rodrigues, Angel “Papo” Vazquez, Jimmy Bosch, Reynaldo Jorge, Dan Reagan and Steve Turre held down the trombone line, while Oscar Hernandez, Joe Mannozzi, and Marc Diamond rocked the piano chair.
Last year, Puerto Rico’s Radio Station, Z93 dedicated its National Salsa Day to Manny Oquendo.
Manny Oquendo is survived by four sons and two sisters.
According to Manny Oquendo’s wishes, there will not be a viewing. We will post any information regarding a memorial in the future.
A video from Salsa Sunday’s Conversations with the Masters has been posted on our website at www.zondelbarrio.com/Press.php
About Aurora Flores:
Twenty-first century Renaissance woman Aurora Flores is the recipient of numerous awards and is included in Who’s Who in Hispanic America. Currently the President of Aurora Communications, she was the first Latina editor of Latin New York Magazine and the first female music correspondent for Billboard Magazine. While attending Columbia’s Journalism School, she broke into mainstream journalism and today has thousands of articles to her name.
A musician by training, Aurora founded her own septet, Zon del Barrio, bringing together modern music genres, Afro-Boricua folklore and Afro-Cuban salsa. She lectures on Latin music, has composed bilingual songs for Nickelodeon’s “Dora the Explorer,” and recently edited and wrote the foreword for ¡Salsa Talks! A Musical Heritage Uncovered. Aurora can be seen in BET’s Pasos Latinos; BRAVO’s “Palladium, When Mambo was King;” the Smithsonian’s “Latin jazz, La Combinación Perfecta;” and in Edward James Olmos’s “Americanos: Latino Life in the U.S.” alongside the late Tito Puente, playing a composition she co-wrote. She is a proud descendent of Puerto Rican visionary, Eugenio Maria de Hostos.
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Part V: Otherworldly Signs
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Valthrun peered worriedly into his spyglass. Normally, spending an evening staring at the constellations was a source of much joy for the young sage, but not tonight. There was talk everywhere about the Red Tear. At least that was what the citizens of Winterhaven were calling it. It was a red star – streaking across the night sky – that had been there for days. With Padraig laid low under mysterious circumstances, and the ominous star, it was enough to bring out the worst superstitions in the town’s populace. Valthrun knew that Padraig was recuperating from the mental invasions of a cursed necklace of Vecna, but that news was wisely not spread among the common people.
Valthrun, sighed and began paging through his tomes again. What he’d discovered worried him. No, that wasn’t exactly right. It terrified him. He was still cross-checking his facts, but the signs could not be denied. He’d need to get to Gardmore. He’d need to speak to the Winterguard. Valthrun was a man who enjoyed the sanctity of his tower and the comfort and safety of his home. The thought of making the journey to Gardmore did not sit well with Valthrun’s hermit-like tendencies. But this was no time to be cowardly.
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“Yes? Can I help you?” Valthrun stammers, hating the obvious fear that he can’t keep from his voice.
“My name is Morpheus.” The monk says, as he holds out his empty hands, trying his best to look disarming, “This is my companion, Legion.” There is a pause before the word companion, but Valthrun fails to notice. The shadar-kai continues, “We’ve come seeking your aid in a quest that will seem impossible to believe, and highly improbable, but I assure you that it is truth.”
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“Well,” the sage interrupts, “I know you’re from the shadowfell, that much is evident, but I fail to se–”
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“I consider myself a learned scholar, sir, and I know of no place that is called such.” the sage states, somewhat defiantly.
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“No,” Morpheus replies, his brow furrowing, “but this next part you may prefer to sit down for, as it will take a while to explain and may shock you. You see, we are from another world, entirely.”
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"Clowns. Why did it have to be clowns?"
Injustice Batman is about 6 1/4 inches tall, making him much taller than the Mattel Movie Masters figures and just a little shorter than your average DC Universe Classics Batman figure. While many of the Mattel DC figures rely on heavy reuse of parts, as far as I can tell Batman is all new sculpting. Articulation wise, he isn't even really built like your standard Mattel DC action figure. Batman has the following joints: hinged ankles, ball jointed knees, swivel thighs, H-hinged hips, mid-torso swivel, ball jointed head, ball jointed shoulders, ball jointed elbows, ball jointed wrists.
The articulation is really a mixed bag here and has some major flaws. While there are some great joints in here, there is one very significant joint missing: bicep swivels. Injustice Batman has no bicep swivels. While that may not seem like much, play around with the figure for any length of time and it instantly becomes noticeable that you can hardly get Batman in any interesting poses. Bicep joints appear on most modern action figures (they've appeared on nearly every DCUC figure) and are significant in giving the arms any lateral movement. This is incredibly unfortunate, as Batman's ball jointed hands really could have made this one of the most well articulated Batman figures ever. Instead, you'll be left with some decent but largely unsuccessful poses, which is all the more frustrating since this figure is based off of a fighting game version of Batman.
"Hey Batman, like my new clown cost....*Ooof*
While the articulation is problematic, the sculpt is not. As I mentioned earlier, this appears to be a 100% new sculpt. This is a very armored look for Batman and yet he isn't garbed in all black; it's almost like a cross between Batman's outfit in the Dark Knight Rises and a more traditional blue and grey clothed comic book rendition of the character. Looking closely at the details, you can very much see the suit seems to be composed of a black under suit covered in various plates of armor. The shoulder pads and gauntlets are very pronounced, with the gauntlets featuring very nice, straight blades. Usually Batman's gauntlets seem to get all bent out of shape in action figure form, so I'm glad these turned out so well. The belt looks very detailed and techy, much like in the Nolan films, versus looking like a traditional pouch adorned belt. If I have a sculpting complaint about anything on the figure, it's with the head: it looks a bit too small. I like the detail and the featureless eyes, but the pinhead look isn't overly flattering on Batman. It's not terrible, but it isn't perfect Still, this is a great look for Batman and I appreciate what Mattel did with the figure.
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The paint work is excellent overall. While the under suit is a more matte black, the armored pieces of the suit are a very dull copper color. There's an excellent metallic look to these pieces which is further highlighted by very dull bluish-gray details. It's an interesting look for Batman and I think it will work well in the video game. Always nice to see something that doesn't just rely on black on black, y'know?
Pictured: A clown 3 seconds away from a severe beating.
Batman doesn't come with any accessories. He has a cape, but it's permanently attached and is made of a nice, flexible rubber material. It looks good and doesn't weigh the figure down by pulling it backwards like some capes tend to do. A Batarang or some type of gadget would have been nice, but I assume that must be asking too much on a $15 figure (please note my sarcasm).
Sorry Mattel! Shadows don't count as accessories!
So, my positives?
*Excellent sculpt.
*Exceptional paintwork.
*Ball jointed hands.
And my negatives?
*No bicep swivels!
*No accessories.
*Head might be a bit too small.
Batman trying out his patented "Clown Vision." Good for him; bad for clowns everywhere.
Overall: This is a decent Batman figure which easily could have been a great Batman action figure if he'd had the bicep swivel joints. It's kind of hard to stress how important those joints are on an action figure until you have one lacking them in hand. Let me try to explain to you. Imagine that your arms cannot go past your shoulders in towards your body. Want to block an incoming punch? Sorry, you can't do that. Want to scratch your nose? Sorry, no bicep swivels. Want to use the bathroom? That's going to be hard to do without bicep swivels. It's a small thing, but it makes an excellently sculpted, exceptionally painted Batman figure more frustrating than fun, which should never be the case. Overall, I'm confirming this figure Good. If I were comparing him to Batman movies, he's certainly wouldn't be The Dark Knight but he's not Batman & Robin either.
A traumatic childhood experience at a Sears' department store left Barbecue17 with a lifelong fear of clowns. Through years of training, he has come to wage a one man war against clowns of all shapes and sizes. He finances his operation by writing toy reviews on Amazon and by taking action figure pictures for his Flickr account.
Barbecue17 August 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Thanks, Robin.
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The eastern Canadian stop of the Tippmann Challenge was held on August 14, 2010 at Mirabel Paintball, just north of Montreal Quebec.
Six Tippinators made the 28 hour round trip drive from Halifax, to join over 1200 other players in one of the best organized paintball events in the country. To facilitate 1200 players, Mirabel joined all of their individual fields together to one large field. This made a multifaceted field which required repeatedly changing playing styles in order to be successful.
Though the game was played in the heart of Quebec, not all players at the game were French Canadaian. The Tipps were happy to play along side Glen Hogan, Sean Thompson and a crew from Paintball Paradise in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Paradise guys, and gal, played a similar fire and move, highly aggressive style as the Tipps. Although the teams camefrom opposite sides of the country, they played like old friends.
During the lunch break Mike Silva of PBL introduced the team to a young player named Alex. Alex is a big fan of the Tippinators and wanted to get a photo with the team. The guys crowded around for a photo as Justin Landry took the team barrel graffiti off his marker and presented it to Alex. To show his appreciation Alex immediately put the graffiti on his marker.
Alex was very excited when he was asked to play with the team for the rest of the day. Alex is already an aggressive and smart paintball player. Right now he isn’t much taller than his marker, but look out for him in the future. If he keeps playing Alex will be a monster on the field that very few players would be able to match. Alex is a great kid who can play with the Tippinators any time.
This is second time the Tippinators have played the Tippmann Challenge at Mirabel, it won’t be the last. The team would like to thank Nic Meyer from Tippmann, Robert Lee, Mike Silva, Louie D'Alesio and Ian Grant from PBL Action Sports for your hospitality and making the Tippinators feel like they were playing their home field.
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EU warns Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules
A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's San Francisco offices on Nov. 1, 2022. A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday Nov. 30, 2022 that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
LONDON (AP) — A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc.
Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for digital policy, told the billionaire Tesla CEO that the social media platform will have to significantly increase efforts to comply with the new rules, known as the Digital Services Act, set to take effect next year.
The two held a video call to discuss Twitter’s preparedness for the law, which will require tech companies to better police their platforms for material that, for instance, promotes terrorism, child sexual abuse, hate speech and commercial scams.
It’s part of a new digital rulebook that has made Europe the global leader in the push to rein in the power of social media companies, potentially setting up a clash with Musk’s vision for a more unfettered Twitter. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also said Wednesday that an investigation into Musk’s $44 billion purchase was not off the table.
Breton said he was pleased to hear that Musk considers the EU rules “a sensible approach to implement on a worldwide basis.”
“But let’s also be clear that there is still huge work ahead,” Musk said, according to a readout of the call released by Breton’s office. “Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation with resolve, and limit targeted advertising.”
After Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” bought Twitter a month ago, groups that monitor the platform for racist, antisemitic and other toxic speech, such the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, say it’s been on the rise on the world’s de facto digital public square.
Musk has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter’s previous rules meant to combat misinformation, most recently by abandoning enforcement of its COVID-19 misinformation policy. He already reinstated some high-profile accounts that had violated Twitter’s content rules and had promised a “general amnesty” restoring most suspended accounts starting this week.
Twitter didn’t respond to an email request for comment. In a separate blog post Wednesday, the company said “human safety” is its top priority and that its trust and safety team “continues its diligent work to keep the platform safe from hateful conduct, abusive behaviour, and any violation of Twitter’s rules.”
Musk, however, has laid off half the company’s 7,500-person workforce, along with an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation. Many others have resigned, including the company’s head of trust and safety.
In the call Wednesday, Musk agreed to let the EU’s executive Commission carry out a “stress test” at Twitter’s headquarters early next year to help the platform comply with the new rules ahead of schedule, the readout said.
That will also help the company prepare for an “extensive independent audit” as required by the new law, which is aimed at protecting Internet users from illegal content and reducing the spread of harmful but legal material.
Violations could result in huge fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global revenue or even a ban on operating in the European Union’s single market.
Along with European regulators, Musk risks running afoul of Apple and Google, which power most of the world’s smartphones. Both have stringent policies against misinformation, hate speech and other misconduct, previously enforced to boot apps like the social media platform Parler from their devices. Apps must also meet certain data security, privacy and performance standards.
Musk tweeted without providing evidence this week that Apple “threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.” Apple hasn’t commented but Musk backtracked on his claim Wednesday, saying he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook who “was clear that Apple never considered” removing Twitter.
Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen walked back her statements about whether Musk’s purchase of Twitter warrants government review.
“I misspoke,” she said at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, referring to a CBS interview this month where she said there was “no basis” to review the Twitter purchase.
The Treasury secretary oversees the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an interagency committee that investigates the national security risks from foreign investments in American firms.
“If there are such risks, it would be appropriate for the Treasury to have a look,” Yellen told The New York Times.
She declined to confirm whether CFIUS is currently investigating Musk’s Twitter purchase.
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is, through his investment company, Twitter’s biggest shareholder after Musk.
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PepsiCo Beverages in Canada, stevia launch
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PepsiCo’s Aquafina Plus Vitamins 10 Cal has become the first mainstream stevia-sweetened beverage to be launched on the Canadian market by using natural health product rules.
Product launches have gradually begun to emerge in the US since the FDA issued letters of no objection that Reb A, the high purity stevia extract, was GRAS (generally recognised as safe) for use in foods and beverages in December, effectively laying the way for what is expected to be a flood of future launches.
But in Canada the regulatory process requires companies looking to launch stevia-sweetened products to approve the sweetener as a food additive under the country’s Food and Drug Regulations. However, PepsiCo has found a different route by which it has launched its new beverage: Vitamin waters are considered to be natural health products in Canada. Drinks could also be considered as natural health products if they contain minerals, herbal remedies, probiotics, amino acids or essential fatty acids, among others, that are used for treating or preventing disease or for maintaining or promoting health.
A spokesperson for Health Canada said it has already approved steviol glycosides for use as sweeteners in 90 natural health products but added that “purified extracts of the stevia leaf, having the intended use of sweetening foods to be offered for sale in Canada, would be regulated as a food additive.”
The new Aquafina product is sweetened with PureVia, provided by PureCircle, which Health Canada said it does consider a purified extract of stevia, but due to its vitamin content, Aquafina Plus Vitamins 10 Cal can be assessed under natural health product rules.
The solution to protein profitability Raise the value of underutilized meat cuts and lesser grades with California Dried Plums: More Moisture -More Tender -Enhance Flavor -Cleaner Label -Natural. Visit Us At Cooking Pavilion-booth S4035 World Wide Food Expo, Chicago, Oct 28-31. Or Visit Us On-Line… Click here The drink also contains the natural sweetener erythritol, PepsiCo said. Steviol glycosides can be used in food and beverage products in many countries under widely recognized JECFA (the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) regulation, and PepsiCo said that the amount of Reb A used in the Aquafina Plus Vitamins drink is “within safe levels” according to those standards, as well as Health Canada’s 2009 guidelines for the use of stevia in natural health products.
The drink is also subject to specific labeling rules, which require PepsiCo to detail its recommended purpose, recommended dose, quantities of vitamins, and to list other ingredients, although a nutrition facts panel is not required under natural health product rules. President of PepsiCo Beverages Canada Stacy Reichert said: “We are extremely proud to be the first and only nationally available beverage in the country to feature PureVia as a zero calorie, natural sweetener. Consumers have long anticipated a zero calorie natural sweetener and are seeking healthier beverage choices.”
Meanwhile, Health Canada said that it has received information that has caused it to review the safety of Reb A as a food additive, adding “the examination of the use of stevia extracts as food additives must be triggered by a request from a petitioner, which would typically be a member of the food industry.”
Source: Food Navigator USA
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On Temptation by John Wesley
Sermon Title On Temptation
Sermon Scripture "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Cor. 10:13.
1. In the foregoing part of the chapter, the Apostle has been reciting, on the one hand, the unparalleled mercies of God to the Israelites; and, on the other, the unparalleled ingratitude of that disobedient and gainsaying people. [1 Cor. 10:1-10] And all these things, as the Apostle observes, "were written for our ensample;" [1 Cor. 10:11] that we might take warning from them, so as to avoid their grievous sins, and escape their terrible punishment. He then adds that solemn and important caution, "Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall." [1 Cor. 10:12]
2. But if we observe these words attentively, will there not appear a considerable difficulty in them? "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." If a man only thinks he stands, he is in no danger of falling. It is not possible that any one should fall, if he only thinks he stands. The same difficulty occurs, according to our translation, in those well-known words of our Lord, (the importance of which we may easily learn from their being repeated in the Gospel no less than eight times,) "To him that hath shall be given; but from that hath not, shall be taken away even what he seemeth to have." "That which he seemeth to have!" Nay, if he only seems to have it, it is impossible it should taken away. None can take away from another what he only seems to have. What a man only seems to have, he cannot possibly lose. This difficulty may, at first, appear impossible to be surmounted. It is really so: It cannot be surmounted, if the common translation be allowed. But if we observe the proper meaning of the original word, the difficulty vanishes away. It may be allowed that the word dokei does (sometimes at least, in some authors) mean no more than to seem. But I much doubt whether it ever bears that meaning in any part of the inspired writings. By a careful consideration of every text in the New Testament wherein this word occurs, I am fully convinced, that it nowhere lessens, but every where strengthens, the sense of the word to which it is annexed. Accordingly ho dokei echein, does not mean, what he seems to have, but, on the contrary, what he assuredly hath. And so ho dokon estanai, not he that seemeth to stand, or he that thinketh he standeth, but he that assuredly standeth; he who standeth so fast, that he does not appear to be in any danger of falling; he that saith, like David, I shall never be moved: Thou, Lord, hast made my hill so strong. [Ps. 30:6, 7] Yet at that very time, thus saith the Lord, Be not high-minded, but fear. else shalt thou be cut off: [Rom. 11:20, 21] else shalt thou also be moved from thy steadfastness. The strength which thou assuredly hast, shall be taken away. As firmly as thou didst really stand, thou wilt fall into sin, if not into hell.
3. But lest any should be discouraged by the consideration of those who once ran well, and were afterwards overcome by temptation; lest the fearful of heart should be utterly cast down, supposing it impossible for them to stand; the Apostle subjoins to that serious exhortation, these comfortable words: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. [1 Cor. 10:13]
I. 1. Let us begin with the observation which ushers in this comfortable promise: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man." our translators seem to have been sensible that this expression, common to man, does by means reach the force of the original word. hence they substitute another in the margin, moderate. But this seems to be less significant than the other, and farther from the meaning of it. Indeed it is not easy to find any word in the english tongue, which answers the word anthropinos. I believe the sense of it can only be expressed by some such circumlocution as this: "Such as is suited to the nature and circumstances of man; such as every man may reasonably expect, if he considers the nature of his body and his soul, and his situation in the present world." If we duly consider these, we shall not be surprised at any temptation that hath befallen us; seeing it is no other than such a creature, in such a situation, has all reason to expect.
2. Consider, First, the nature of that body with which your soul is connected. how many are the evils which it is every day, every hour, liable to! Weakness, sickness and disorders of a thousand kinds are its natural attendants. Consider the inconceivably minute fibres, threads, abundantly finer than hair, (called from thence capillary vessels,) whereof every part of it is composed; consider the innumerable multitude of equally fine pipes and strainers, all filled with circulating juice! And will not the breach of a few of these fibres, or the obstruction of a few of these tubes, particularly in the brain, or heart, or lungs, destroy our ease, health, strength, if not life itself? Now, if we observe that all pain implies temptation, how numberless must the temptations be which will beset every man, more or less, sooner or later, while he dwells in this corruptible body!
3. Consider, Secondly, the present state of the soul, as long as it inhabits the house of clay. I do not mean in its unregenerate state; while it lies in darkness and the shadow of death; under the dominion of the prince of darkness, without hope and without God in the world: No; look upon men who are raised above that deplorable state. See those who have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Yet still how weak is their understanding! how limited its extent! How confused, how inaccurate, are our apprehensions of even the things that are round about us. How liable are the wisest of men to mistake! to inform false judgments; to take falsehood for truth, and truth for falsehood; evil for good, and good for evil! What starts, what wanderings of imagination, are we continually subject to! And how many are the temptations which we have to expect even from these innocent infirmities!
4. Consider, Thirdly, what is the present situation of even those that fear God. They dwell in the ruins of a disordered world, among men that know not God, that care not for him, and whose heart is fully set in them to do evil. How many are forced to cry out, "Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech; to have my habitations among the tents of Kedar!" among the enemies of God and man. How immensely out-numbered are those that would do well, by them that neither fear God nor regard man! And how striking is Cowleys observation: "If a man that was armed cap-a-pie was closed in by a thousand naked Indians, their number would have them such advantage over him that it would be scarce possible for him to escape. What hope then would there be for a naked, unarmed man to escape, who was surrounded by a thousand armed men?" Now, this is the case of every good man. He is not armed either with force or fraud, and is turned out, naked as he is, among thousands that are armed with the whole armour of Satan, and provided with all the weapons which the prince of this world can supply out of the armory of hell. If then he is not destroyed, yet how must a good man be tempted in the midst of this evil world!
5. But is it only from wicked men that temptations arise to them that fear God? It is very natural to imagine this; and almost every one thinks so. Hence how many of us have said in our hearts, "o if my lot were but cast among good men, among those that loved or even feared God, I should be free from all these temptations!" Perhaps you would: Probably you would not find the same sort of temptations which you have now to encounter. But you would surely meet with temptations of some other kind, which you would find equally hard to bear. For even good men, in general, though sin has not dominion over the, yet are not freed from the remains of it. They have still the remains of an evil heart, ever prone to "depart from the living God." They have the seeds of pride, of anger, of foolish desire; indeed, of every unholy temper. And any of these, if they do not continually watch and pray, may, and naturally will, spring up, and trouble, not themselves only, but all that are round about them. We must not therefore depend upon finding no temptation from those that fear, yea, in a measure love, God. Much less must we be surprised, if some of those who once loved God in sincerity, should lay greater temptations in our way than many of those that never knew him.
6. "But can we expect to find any temptation from those that are perfected in love?" This is an important question, and deserves a particular consideration. I answer, First, You may find every kind of temptation from those who suppose they are perfected when indeed they are not: And so you may, Secondly, from those who once really were so, but are now moved from their steadfastness. And if you are not aware of this, if you think they are still what they were once, the temptation will be harder to bear. Nay, Thirdly, even those who "stand fast in liberty wherewith Christ has made them free," [Gal. 5:1] who are now really perfect in love, may still be an occasion of temptation to you; for they are still encompassed with infirmities. They may be dull of apprehension; they may have natural heedlessness, or a treacherous memory; they may have too lively an imagination: And any of these may cause little improprieties, either in speech or behaviour, which, though not sinful in themselves, may try all the grace you have: especially if you impute to perverseness of will (as it is very natural to do) what is really owing to defect of memory, or weakness of understanding; if these appear to you to be voluntary mistakes, which are really involuntary. So proper was the answer which a saint of God (now in Abrahams bosom) gave me some years ago, when I said, "Jenny, surely now your mistress and you can neither of you of you be a trial to the other, as God has saved you both from sin!" "o, Sir," said she, "if we are saved from sin, we still have infirmities enough to try all the grace that God has given us!"
7. But besides evil men, do not evil spirits also continually surround us on every side? Do not Satan and his angels continually go about seeking whom they may devour? Who is out of reach of their malice and subtlety? Not the wisest or the best of the children of men. "The servant is not above his Master." If then they tempted him, will not they tempt us also? Yea, it may be, should God see good to permit, more or less, to the end of our lives. "No temptation," therefore, "hath taken us," which we had not reason to expect, either from our body or soul; either from evil spirits or evil men; yea, or even from good men, till our spirits return to God that gave them.
II. 1. Meantime, what a comfort it is to know, with the utmost certainty, that "God is faithful, who will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able." He knoweth what our ability is, and cannot be mistaken. "He knoweth" precisely "whereof we are made: He remembereth that we are but dust." [Ps. 103:14] And we will suffer no temptation to befal us but such as is proportioned to our strength. Not only his justice requires this, which could not punish us for not resisting any temptation if it were so disproportioned to our strength that it was impossible for us to resist it; not only his mercy, -- that tender mercy which is over us, as well as over all his works, -- but, above all, his faithfulness: Seeing all his words are faithful and true: and the whole tenor of his promises altogether agrees with that declaration, "As thy days, so thy strength shall be." [Deut. 33:25]
2. In that execrable slaughter-house, the Romish Inquisition, (most unfortunately called, The House of Mercy!) it is the custom of those holy butchers, while they are tearing a mans sinews upon the rack, to have the physician of the house standing by. His business is, from time to time, to observe the eyes, the pulse, and other circumstances of the sufferer, and to give notice when the torture has continued so long as it can without putting an end to his life; that it may be preserved long enough for him to undergo the residue of their tortures. But notwithstanding all the physician''s care, he is sometimes mistaken; and death puts a period to the sufferings of the patient before his tormentors are aware. We may observe something like this in our own case. In whatever sufferings or temptations we are, our great Physician never departs from us. He is about our bed, and about our path. He observes every symptom of our distress, that it may not rise above our strength. And he cannot be mistaken concerning us. He sees exactly how much we can endure with our present degree of strength. And if this is not sufficient, he can increase it to whatever degree it pleases him. Nothing, therefore, is more certain, than that, in consequence of his wisdom, as well as his justice, mercy, and faithfulness, he never will, he never can, suffer us to be tempted above that we are able: Above the strength which he either hath given already, or will give as soon as we need it.
III. 1. "He will with the temptation also" (this is the Third point we are to consider) "make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it." The word ekbasin, which we render a way of to escape, is extremely significant. The meaning of it is nearly expressed by the English word out-let; but more exact by the old word out-gate, still frequently used by the Scottish writers. It literally means a way out. And this God will either find our make; which He that hath all wisdom, as well as all power in heaven and earth, can never be at a loss how to do.
2. Either he makes a way to escape out of the temptation, by removing the occasion of it, or in the temptation; that is, the occasion remaining as it was, it is a temptation no longer. First, He makes a way to escape out of the temptation, by removing the occasion of it. The histories of mankind, of the Church in particular, afford us numberless instances of this. And many have occurred in our own memory, and within the little circle of our acquaintance. One of many I think it worth while to relate, as a memorable instance of the faithfulness of God, in making a way to escape out of temptation: -- Elizabeth Chadsey, then living in London, (whose daughter is living at this day, and is no dishonour to her parent,) was advised to administer to her husband, who was supposed to leave much substance behind him. But when a full inquiry into his circumstances was made, it appeared that this supposition was utterly destitute of foundation; and that he not only left nothing at all behind him, but also was very considerably in debt. It was not long after his burial, that a person came to her house, and said, "Mrs. Chadsey, you are much indebted to your landlord, and he has sent me to demand the rent that is due to him." She answered, "Sir, I have not so much money in the world: Indeed I have none at all!" "But," said he, "have you nothing that will fetch money?" She replied, "Sir, you see all that I have. I have nothing in the house by these six little children." "Then," said he, "I must execute my writ, and carry you to Newgate. But it is a hard case. I will leave you here till to-morrow, and will go and try if I cannot persuade your landlord to give you time." He returned the next morning, and said, "I have done all I can, I have used all the arguments I could think of, but your landlord is not to be moved. He vows, if I do not carry you to prison without delay, I shall go thither myself." She answered, "You have done your part. The will of the Lord be done!" He said, "I will venture to make one trial more, and will come again in the morning." He came in the morning, and said, "Mrs. Chadsey, God has undertaken your cause. None can give you any trouble now; for your landlord died last night. But he has left no will; and no one knows who is heir to the estate."
3. Thus God is able to deliver out of temptations, by removing the occasion of them. But are there not temptations, the occasions of which cannot be taken away? Is it not a striking instance of this kind, which we have in a late publication? "I was walking," says the writer of the letter, "over Dover cliffs, in a calm, pleasant evening with a person whom I tenderly loved, and to whom I was to be married in a few days. While we were engaged in earnest conversation, her foot slipped, she fell down, and I saw her dashed to pieces of the beach. I lifted up my hands, and cried out. This evil admits of no remedy. I must now go mourning all my days! My wound is incurable. It is impossible I should ever find such another woman! One so every way fitted for me. '' I added in an agony, This is such an affliction as even God himself cannot redress! '' And just as I uttered the words, I awoke: For it was a dream!" Just so can God remove any possible temptation; making it like a dream when one waketh!
4. Thus is God able to deliver out of temptation, by taking away the very ground of it. And he is equally able to deliver in the temptation; which, perhaps, is the greatest deliverance of all. I mean, suffering the occasion to remain as it was, he will take away the bitterness of it; so that it shall not be a temptation at all, but only an occasion of thanksgiving. How many proofs of this have the children of God, even in their daily experience! How frequently are they encompassed with trouble, or visited with pain or sickness! And when they cry unto the Lord, at some times he takes away the cup from them: He removes the trouble, or sickness, or pain; and it is as though it never had been: At other times he does not make any outward change; outward trouble, or pain, or sickness continues; but the consolations of the Holy One so increase, as to over-balance them all; and they can boldly declare, Labour is rest, and pain is sweet, When thou, my God, art near.
5. An eminent instance of this kind of deliverance is that which occurs in the Life of that excellent man, the Marquis de Renty. When he was in a violent fit of the rheumatism, a friend asked him, "Sir, are you in much pain?" He answered, "My pains are extreme: But through the mercy of God, I give myself up, not to them, but to him." It was in the same spirit that my own father answered, though exhausted with a severe illness, (an ulcer in the bowels, which had given him little rest day or night, for upwards of seven months.) when I asked, "Sir, are you in pain now?" He answered, with a strong and loud voice, "God does indeed chasten me with pain; yea, all my bones with strong pain. But I thank him for all; I bless him for all; I love him for all."
6. We may observe one more instance of a somewhat similar kind, in the Life of the Marquis de Renty. When his wife, whom he very tenderly loved, was exceeding ill, and supposed to be near death, a friend took the liberty to inquire how he felt himself on the occasion. He replied, "I cannot but say, that this trial affects me in the most tender part. I am exquisitely sensible of my loss. I feel more than it is possible to express. And yet I am so satisfied, that the will of God is done, and not the will of a vile sinner, that, were it not for fear of giving offence to others, I could dance and sing!" Thus the merciful, the just, the faithful God, will, in one way or other, "in every temptation make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it."
7. This whole passage is fruitful of instruction. Some of the lessons which we may learn from it are, First, "Let him that most assuredly standeth, take heed lest he fall" into murmuring; lest he say in his hear, "Surely no one''s case is like mine; no one was ever tried like me." Yea, ten thousand. "There was no temptation taken you," but such as is "common to man;" such as you might reasonably expect, if you considered what you are; a sinner born to die; a sinful inhabitant of a mortal body, liable to numberless inward and outward sufferings; -- and where you are; in a shattered, disordered world. surrounded by evil men, and evil spirits. Consider this, and you will not repine at the common lot, the general condition of humanity.
8. Secondly. "Let him that standeth, take heed lest he fall;" lest he tempt God, by thinking or saying, "This is insupportable; this is too hard; I can never get through it; my burden is heavier that I can bear." Not so; unless something is too hard for God. He will not suffer you to be "tempted above that ye are able." He proportions the burden to your strength. If you want more strength, "ask, and it shall be given you."
9. Thirdly. "Let him that standeth, take heed lest he fall;" lest he tempt God by unbelief; by distrusting his faithfulness. Hath he said, "in every temptation he will make a way to escape?" And shall he not do it? Yea, verily; And far above thy thought His counsel shall appear, When fully he the work hath wrought That caused they needless fear.
10. Let us then receive every trial with calm resignation, and with humble confidence that He who hath all power, all wisdom, all mercy, and all faithfulness, will first support us in every temptation, and then deliver us out of all: So that in the end all things shall work together for good, and we shall happily experience, that all these things were for our profit, that we "might be partakers of his holiness."
Proper Cite: John Wesley. Sermon 82 "On Temptation" in The Works of John Wesley, ed. Thomas Jackson via WordsOfWesley.com (Accessed Feb 09,2023)
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Medha Patkar and Activists Detained in Chindwada, Start Satyagraha
Written By Krishna on Sunday, November 04, 2012 | 9:27 AM
Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Intensifies Agitation; Support Pours in From Across Country
Chindwada, November 4 : The situation in Chindwada continues to remain tense with heavy police presence deployed to intimidate the farmers, labourers and adivasis protesting illegal commencement of work on the Pench Water Diversion Project.
Medha Patkar, National Convener, NAPM who travelled from Indore and Chindwada and reached in the wee hours today was stopped and checked at virtually every station by the police and also surrounded by 50 police men at the Chindwada station, where the Tehsildar and other officials tried to restrain her from proceeding further, insisting that she must go to the Circuit House.
She was told that Sec 144 has been imposed in Chindwada and the entry of people in three tehsils of Chhindwada, Amarwada and Chouri has been prohibited from October 30th - orders have been issued. When asked for the copy of the same she was denied that. This is baseless and illegal, since on Novembr 3rd, Shri Sartaj Singh, Forest Minister, GoMP held a public programme distributing tendu patta bonus, same day BJP Kisan Morcha also held a convention in Chourai. At the same time Deen Dayal Antyodaya Mela was organised as well as adventure sports programme was organised too in Tamiya. “Is the Section 144 for only for activists going to Bamanwara?” asked Medha Patkar.
A huge police force has gheraoed the house of Adv. Aradhana Bhargava, leader of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, who was arrested on false charges under Sec 151 IPC on November 3rd itself and has been sent to judicial custody. Today police also arrested Brajkishore Chaurasia, Yuva Kranti Dal and Dr. Rajkumar Sanodia of KSS.
The farmers and people are not being allowed to meet Medha Patkar and others by the police. Protesting the high handedness of the district administration Medha Patkar along with Mukesh Bagoria, Rahul Yadav of Narmada Bachao Andolan, Advocate Sushma Prajapati, Akhil Bhartiya Gondwana Kisan Mahapanchayat, National Vice President; Devaki Marawi and Rajesh Tiwari of Bargi and Bheemgarh Bandh Visthapit Sangh; Jameel Khan of KSS and other representatives of the Pench Project and Adani Power Project affected families have sat on Satyagraha, until they are allowed to proceed to the villages.
It needs to be noted that for past few days police has been spreading canards and terrorizing them too. Even then villagers have been protesting at Vamanwada, 3 kms away from Machagora and have been on a peaceful sit in. More than a thousand police men are surrounding the dharna site. The agitation will continue until the forceful and illegal eviction and acquisition of land is stopped.
NAPM has decided to extend complete support to the struggle and in absence of Dr. Sunilam and Aradhana Bhargava, (both are NAPM Conveners) Medha Patkar and others will lead the struggle in Chindwara and Multai and fight for the rights of farmers and farm workers.
Support has been pouring in from different movements across the country. Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat, State Advocate D K Prajapati, Madhya Pradesh Pensioners Association, State Secretary T M R Naidu, Samta Party State President Suresh Sharma, Akhil Bhartiya Gondwana Kisan Mahapanchayat President Shri Chand Chauriya, Azadi Bachao Andolan, Chindwara J L Mishra, Ashok Choudhary and Roma from NFFPFW, Anurag Modi of Jan Sangharsh Morcha, Madhya Pradesh and others have condemned the incidence and lent their support to the movement.
Background : It needs to be noted that agitation against these two project Pench Water Diversion Project (PWDP) and Adani Pench Power Project (APPP), Chindwara has been ongoing in a peaceful manner since 2004. PWDP involves construction of a 51 meter dam on Pench river, submerging 5600 Hectares of land of 31 villages. The project planned in 80s got a one page clearance from Department of Environment in 1984 (MoEF was not there then) for irrigation purposes. The clearance is no longer valid and requires a fresh clearance under Environment Protection Act 1986 and also under EIA notifications. Acquisition process was started back then, some farmers were given throw away compensation but acquisition process was never completed since the work didn't start. Till today farmers continue to cultivate and grow 2-3 crops in a year from the fertile land.
After the agitation, the compensation was increased to nearly a lakh rupee an acre but 90 percent of the farmers have refused to accept it and are not willing to part their land. In 2011, May Dr,. Sunilam and Adv Aradhana Bhargava were attacked by the goons which they survived but the administration failed to take any action. Many of the farmers in fact along with Aradhana Bhargava spent more than a week in jail on false charges of arson, loot and obstructing public officials.
PWDP today is to be constructed for supplying water to the APPP, diverting water meant for the farmers. Last year KSS along with NAPM met Environment Minister, Ms. Jayanti Natarajan , who informed the delegation that no clearance has been granted to the PWDP and under the law they are supposed to have prior Environment Clearance. The PWDP is going to threaten the forests of Pench National Park and Tiger Project too. So, in all senses it makes no sense to be constructing this but even then MoEF has not taken any action. Mr. Kamal Nath, MP and Union Minister from Chindwara has been personally involved in ensuring that the project goes on and been supporting the APPP as well. Madhya Pradesh Government on the other hand has been in complete hand in glove with Mr. Kamal Nath. It is no wonder that Dr. Sunilam and other activists of KSS got life sentence in a case where 24 farmers were killed by police on January 12, 1998. None of the police officers have been punished till date, not a single FIR has been filed in that case. It is a clear case of conspiracy and collusion between BJP and Congress in the interest of Adani.
For details call NAPM : 9818905316 or 9179617513
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Categories FC Dallas, US National Teams
Nine FC Dallas academy alumni named to USMNT
by Dan Crooke June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021 3 Comments on Nine FC Dallas academy alumni named to USMNT
FC Dallas will feature heavily at July’s Concacaf Gold Cup as 19 past and present players were named to the preliminary rosters. Twelve of those players came through the club’s academy.
The Frisco club’s highest tally is with the US Men’s National Team with nine players who came through Toyota Soccer Center named by Gregg Berhalter, along with Walker Zimmerman whose professional career started with the team after being drafted in 2013.
Tanner Tessmann is all smiles at the 2021 secondary kit photo shoot. (Courtesy FC Dallas)
Current FC Dallas players Justin Che, Ricardo Pepi, Jesus Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal, and Tanner Tessmann are joined by four players who have since left the club. Reggie Cannon (Boavista) and Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) signed Homegrown deals, while Jonathan Gomez (Louisville City) and Shaq Moore (CD Tenerife) left the academy seeking European opportunities.
Gomez had made nine appearances for North Texas SC, including starting the USL League One Championship as a 16-year-old. The left back reportedly rejected an offer of a contract with the development club, seeking to join older brother Johan in Portugal.
Moore played under Luchi Gonzalez in the FC Dallas Academy, also featuring for the FC Dallas reserves in 2014. Dallas attempted to sign the right back as a Homegrown Player, but Major League Soccer vetoed the deal due to an obscure rule where the Homegrown claim is invalidated due to Moore representing the United States at the Concacaf U-17 Championships before joining the FC Dallas Academy. Moore subsequently left to play in LaLiga with Levante, and has played five times for the senior USMNT.
One other current FC Dallas player will head to the tournament, as Bryan Acosta takes his usual spot in the Honduran midfield for his fourth Gold Cup.
Three other nations benefit from the FC Dallas academy as Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico), Ronaldo Damus (Haiti), and Moises Hernandez (Guatemala) are also named to their respective preliminary rosters.
Zendejas made ten appearances for FC Dallas before a move to Chivas in 2016. The 23-year-old has started 29 consecutive games for Necaxa to earn his place for El Tri.
Damus left North Texas SC at the end of 2020. Originally brought into the FC Dallas Academy in 2018, the Haitian striker was the golden boot winner in North Texas SC’s championship year and has three goals and an assist in his last three games for Orange County SC of the USL Championship.
Hernandez completed his second spell in Frisco at the conclusion of the 2019 season, signing with current club Antigua GFC in familial homeland Guatemala.
Damus and Hernandez are among four former players who have played for FC Dallas and North Texas SC to represent teams in the preliminary stage, which will take place at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium – formerly Lockhart Stadium of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers – in the first week of July. The final rosters are expected to be named shortly in advance of the preliminary games in Florida.
USMNT preliminary roster for 2021 Gold Cup
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Atlanta), Bill Hamid (D.C.), Sean Johnson (New York City), Tim Melia (Kansas City), Matt Turner (New England)
Defenders: Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy), George Bello (Atlanta), Reggie Cannon (Boavista, Portugal), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham, England), Justin Che (Dallas), Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls), Chase Gasper (Minnesota), Jonathan Gomez (Louisville), Aaron Herrera (Salt Lake), Henry Kessler (New England), Shaq Moore (Tenerife, Spain), Erik Palmer-Brown (Manchester City, England), Kevin Paredes (D.C.), Donovan Pines (D.C.), Miles Robinson (Atlanta), James Sands (New York City), Auston Trusty (Colorado), Sam Vines (Colorado), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville)
Midfielders: Kellyn Acosta (Colorado), Cole Bassett (Colorado), Gianluca Busio (Kansas City), Johnny Cardoso (Internacional, Brazil), Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota), Leon Flach (Philadelphia), Julian Green (Greuther Furth, Germany), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Djordje Mihailovic (Montreal), Moses Nyeman (D.C.), Andres Perea (Orlando), Paxton Pomykal (Dallas), Cristian Roldan (Seattle), Tanner Tessman (Dallas), Eryk Williamson (Portland), Jackson Yueill (San Jose)
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Toronto), Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls), Paul Arriola (DC), Corey Baird (Los Angeles), Cade Cowell (San Jose), Daryl Dike (Orlando), Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland), Jesus Ferreira (Dallas), Nicholas Gioacchini (Caen, France), Matthew Hoppe (Schalke, Germany), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado), Rubio Rubin (Salt Lake), Chris Mueller (Orlando), Ricardo Pepi (Dallas), Robbie Robinson (Miami), Memo Rodriguez (Houston), Mason Toye (Montreal), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus)
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Fabian+Mejia says:
I just recently read an article about the Philadelphia Union surpassing the FCD Academy as the best in MLS. I thought it was BS and this just proves why FCD is hands down the best in the league. There are also plenty of FCD Alumni that have gone on to sign Pro Contracts in Europe, Liga MX, and MLS. MLS.com has always shunned FCD for clubs in larger media markets. Just my opinion not sure if you agree.
Dan Crooke says:
I completely agree. I made the point on Twitter than in the same week that was announced, FCD has nine players on the USWNT, one on the Mexican team, and three others (McKennie, Reynolds, Richards) listed in a Transfermarkt top ten of USMNT-eligible players who had the largest increase in their transfer values over the past year.
If they’re basing it on a couple of results because the academy is doing so well that the likes of Che, Sealy, Pepi, and Redzic are being advanced out of it, that doesn’t tell me it’s gone downhill.
Big B says:
I don’t think any credible MLS fan or pundit would argue that anyone other than FCD has the best academy overall in MLS right now. Fans might. I can see I can see one way in which Philadelphia might rank higher than FCD at this moment: how academy products are contributing to on-field success right now. By that measure, Philadelphia has a couple of homegrowns that were significant contributors to a team that won the 2020 Supporters Shield. Last year FCD didn’t enjoy as much success as Philadelphia and didn’t have as many homegrowns playing central roles. And of course RSL got more minutes from homegrowns last year than FCD, so if that was the ranking, FCD wouldn’t be first either. But if we’re talking about the MLS academy that is producing the most pro-level talent and the most national-team quality talent, it’s FCD hands down and it’s not really even close. FCD had far more academy alums on the US team that won Nations League. FCD has seven on the preliminary Gold Cup roster and Philadephia has one. Good on Philadelphia for developing the players they have. I’m a Nats fan so I don’t mind seeing good US players developed regardless of where they come from. But let’s see if they can do it consistently. A few years back NYRB were lauded because of Tyler Adams and Matt Miazga. And they had a couple of other decent MLS-level homegrowns too. But you don’t hear much about their academy anymore. Time will tell if Philadelphia’s academy will be consistent like FCD’s of if it will be more like NYRB’s.
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TROY MI
Exploring Troy, Michigan
Troy MI sits in Oakland County, Michigan. With more than 83,000 residents, Troy is the most-populated city in Oakland County, and ranks 13th in population size within the state. Metro Detroit is just six miles south of Troy, making it a quick commute for those who work in and around the city.
A Brief History of Troy MI
Troy MI was first settled in 1819 and was followed by the establishment of the Troy Corners settlement a few years later. The vicinity takes its namesake from Troy, New York, from where many of the settlers hailed. 1827 brought the official establishment of Troy Township, however the area did not officially incorporate until 1955.
In the modern day, Troy MI is a popular business headquarters and shopping destination. Several office buildings dot the area, and the Somerset Collection mall is a favored spot for retail therapy. Beyond the appeal of amenities and activities, Troy earned a spot as the safest city in Michigan in 2011, and the 19th safest city in the United States of America.
It’s no surprise that Troy ranked 22nd on the “Best Places to Live” list from CNN Money for its quality of housing, education, economic power, and recreation. To further seal the deal, Troy MI is the 4th most affordable U.S. city.
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If you live in the Troy, Michigan area, or are simply visiting, you’ll find plenty of entertainment and amenities. From nightlife to family friendly options, there is something for everyone in Troy. Be sure to check out these options:
Somerset Collection is the premier shopping mall in the area. Here you will find more than 180 upscale, luxury stores. Opt for window shopping, or indulge your tastes at the many chic retail options.
Troy Museum & Historic Village
The Troy Historic Village and Museum details life in Troy Township during the 1800s. You'll be able to see the City Hall building, a log cabin, print shop, wagon shop, church, and more. A great blast from the past!
Stage Nature Center
The Stage Nature Center was purchased by the City of Troy in the 1970’s. Today, it features an 8,200 square foot nature center building, a 100-acre preserve, and more than 145 plant and animal species.
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Dollar Express regrets Muslim was asked to leave over veil
GARY, Ind. -- A dollar store chain says it regrets that an employee told a woman to leave one of its Indiana stores because of her Muslim face veil.
Gary woman booted from Family Dollar for Muslim garb
Store owner of Dollar Express says it's addressing the incident with the employee and is working "to ensure that no customer is ever treated this way again." The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company says it will reach out to Safi.
Sarah Safi posted video on Facebook on Monday showing her exchange with a clerk at a Gary, Indiana, store. In the video, a manager tells Safi that she has to remove the veil covering or leave.
At that point, Safi began to record the exchange on her cell phone. Safi, who was born and raised in Texas, moved to Gary a few years ago. She told the clerk she wears a niqab and hijab for religious purposes; the clerk, who identified herself as the manager, insisted Safi leave.
"I understand, but you have to understand too this is a high crime area and we get robbed a lot. You need to remove that from your face or remove yourself from the store," the clerk is seen saying on the video.
"I told her this country is a country of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and I have a right to wear whatever I want," Safi said.
While her children waited in the car, the Family Dollar employee told Safi if she didn't leave the store she would call the police.
"Do I wait for the police to come and let my children see this, or do I go head and just go and let Allah handle it how he sees fit?" she said she asked herself. She left.
The worker also had parting words for her as she was on her way out.
"Have a blessed day," the employee says on the video.
"I'm really saddened. I was born here, raised here all my life and I've never been to an establishment and been treated like this," Safi said.
Family Dollar is currently being bought by Dollar Express.
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Dakota Johnson Just Burned Armie Hammer With This Cannibalism Joke
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Taylor Alexis Heady Published: January 23, 2023
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Dakota Johnson is earning a reputation for her often hilarious honesty and dry sense of humor (hello, bowl of limes). Her shocking joke about Armie Hammer, which she dropped on stage at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is just the latest example.
Johnson was on stage during the Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance event to present director Luca Guadagnino with the International Icon Award.
"It was here at Sundance in 2017 that audiences experienced a film that is uniquely characterized by Luca's iconic approach to storytelling. The vision and the style that is Call Me By Your Name," Johnson began.
"Sadly, I wasn't in that one. It was unfortunate. Luca had asked me to play the role of the peach, but our schedules conflicted," she continued, joking.
And then came the mic drop: "Thank God, though, because then I would've been another woman that Armie Hammer tried to eat," she quipped, giggling amid nervous laughter and chatter from the audience.
"It's been 5 years since that film premiered here, and Luca hasn't stopped taking us to exciting places. Who knew cannibalism was so popular?" the actress continued, referencing Guadagnino's latest film, Bones and All, which stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell in a twisted romantic horror about two cannibals.
"People were SCARED of laughing," one viewer commented under a clip of the moment on TikTok.
Another viewer pointed out the strong laugh in the background. "The man in the background that LAUGHED FROM IN HIS COOORREEE," they wrote.
"She says what no one is ever ballsy enough to say," another viewer noted.
Notably, Johnson has starred in two movies with Hammer: 2010's The Social Network and 2019's Wounds.
In November 2021, The Hollywood Reporter asked Johnson about her thoughts surrounding the abuse allegations against some of her former co-stars, including Hammer and Shia LaBeouf.
"I never experienced that firsthand from any of those people. I had an incredible time working with them; I feel sad for the loss of great artists. I feel sad for people needing help and perhaps not getting it in time. I feel sad for anyone who was harmed or hurt. It’s just really sad. I do believe that people can change," she said at the time.
Johnson doesn't seem apprehensive about sharing her true thoughts.
For instance, the actress famously clapped back at Ellen DeGeneres when the talk show host accused Johnson of not inviting DeGeneres to her birthday party.
"How was the party? I wasn't invited," DeGeneres claimed during Johnson's appearance on her talk show in 2019 clip.
"Actually, no, that's not the truth, Ellen. You were invited. I did invite you, and you didn't come," Johnson replied.
When DeGeneres denied she ever received an invitation, Johnson cheekily told her to "ask everybody — ask Jonathan, your producer."
The interview has since gone down as one of the most iconic pop culture moments ever.
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Interesting revelations made by Harbhajan Singh on TV chat ...
Interesting revelations made by Harbhajan Singh on TV chat show
Tags: Harbhajan Singh, Virat Kohli, Darren Scott Lehmann, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Aap Ki Adalat, Slapgate, Monkeygate, Sledging
Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh recently appeared on India’s famous celebrity chat show ‘Aap KI Adalat’. Here are some interesting revelations he made during the show
Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh recently appeared on India’s famous celebrity chat show ‘Aap KI Adalat’. Here are some interesting revelations he made during the show.
On Virat Kohli: "It's good to see the way Virat Kohli conducts himself. I feel this is the brilliant way forward for Indian cricket. Going to play with the right body language, fighting it out for India with a zeal to get the right result, we need such a spirit, which Virat Kohli has, whether its his own or he may have taken it from me, I feel it's a great sign for Indian cricket, to take India to difficult heights."
Clarifying on Monkeygate: "I didn't say monkey. It was their allegation. I only told him - 'teri maa ki...haath ki roti khaane ko bada dil kar raha hai' (smiling). He didn't listen at all. Anyway, he didn’t know Hindi, and I don't know English."
On taking on Aussie sledging: “The Australians felt as if they were the biggest superstars, nobody can beat them, they always looked to dominate. But we hailed from that generation which was never docile. More particularly, I come from Punjab, and Punjabis by nature always speak out their minds. Glenn McGrath sledged me a lot. He used to sledge after bowling each ball. He felt, who's this guy playing after I have dismissed top batsmen. Then I replied back to his sledging. He used to sledge once, I replied thrice, he sledged twice, I replied five times. A time came, when the Australians stopped sledging me.”
Calling Lehmann pregnant: “I was batting and (Darren) Lehmann was continuously sledging me. I also replied. He had a huge stomach, and his slack string used to hang out like Shakti Kapoor's. I was so much perturbed over his sledging that I pointed towards his abdomen and asked: 'Are you pregnant?' Lehmann told this to Shane Warne who burst out laughing. Warne asked me whether I said this. Well, players shouldn't have such huge stomachs."
Experience of playing against Pakistan: As a player, I feel great after defeating a big team. In those days the Pakistan team was great, it had players like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younus, Saqlain Mushtaq and Shoaib Akhtar. For us that used to be a special game, a special moment. I feel media creates too much hype for India-Pakistan matches."
On slapgate: "Actually, he did a 'nautanki' (drama). It was my fault that I did that I slapped Sreesanth on the ground. I have admitted in all my interviews that I committed this mistake in my life. I was guilty in the Sreesanth episode, and I am ashamed even today, but the way he wept, as if I slapped him very hard. But anyhow that was something obviously which everybody will remember that I made a mistake. I am again saying, I'm sorry.”
Lucky charm? “I never kept any handkerchief. Yes, but I once had a supporter. By supporter, I mean, underwear. It was a series, in which I took 32 wickets. The first day, I put on the supporter, my socks, shorts, and pads, and I took five wickets. I had a belief that this could be a good omen. I repeated the same, and got a haul of seven wickets. Ultimately, I repeated so often, that the supporter and socks had holes in them.”
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A Heart Filled with Spite and Loathing
Via Augsburg to Munich, where he stays until 9th. Whilst here he is summoned to King Max, also dining here, (before the dinner there is a meeting for German historians. HCA thus meets Leopold v. Ranke of Berlin, who reads aloud from his latest work on English history).
1860: A Heart Filled with Spite and Loathing
Via Nuremberg to Leipzig (arrival on 11th). Here he visits the publishers Wiedemann and Lorck. Hears about strong German feelings of hostility towards Denmark. Continues to Dresden on 13th.
13th October - 4th November
In Dresden. Some unpleasantness is experienced due to a letter from Lorck to Kertbeny. HCA is once again in a deep personal crisis. Socialises once more with Serres, amongst other of his old friends. Visits Clara Schumann. Through her he also gets to know the violinist Joseph Joachim, and sees him and Clara together at concerts. Also meets the Norwegian poet Andreas Munch and socialises quite a bit with him. Is informed that his fairy-tales are read in the schools in Saxony. Upon invitation he visits King Johann of Saxony on 3rd and reads fairy-tales aloud.
Edvard Collin suggests in a letter to HCA of this date that he [EC] place 1.000 rdl. of his money at 5% (1% more than the bank rate), "on loan to a mutual acquaintance who is reliable enough". HCA accepts. Later, it transpires that this mutual acquaintance is Henrik Stampe.
Clara Heinke tries to persuade HCA to visit her in Breslau, but HCA is not at all inclined to do so.
To Berlin (only 1 day is spent here, during which he visits Meyerbeer the composer and sees Verdi's Rigoletto, which he finds very interesting). Continues via Hamburg, Neumünster, Rendsborg, Haderslev, then by ship to Assens, arriving in Odense on 9th.
"The town spruced up, but not as interesting as in the old days. The church stands detached but Beldenak's building is gone. The pharmacy is neatly drab, many drab new boxes... In solitude I sat at Postgaarden [a restaurant], alone in my childhood town, while abroad I am surrounded by friends and admirers",
(the diary, 9th).
Amongst others, he spends time with Julius Gerson ("A Little Pixie Left"), who is the editor of the newspaper Fyens Stiftstidende. Sees that the house of his parents has been rebuilt, with an extra floor on top, and that many changes have occurred. Continues by stagecoach to Nyborg on 10th and from there by steamship to Korsør.
10th - 17th November
At Basnæs Estate. Recognises himself in a book by E.M. Oettinger about the courts. Feels he is "maliciously" described and sees in the paper that W.I. Karup, a man of letters, delivers a lecture for the people regarding HCA's life. In this lecture he is "treated spitefully and slandered".
"On this journey I have thrown myself to sea, so to speak, and let myself be swept along by the waves. They sweep me back to my own shore once again. Why! To be ridiculed there or to crush the head against a rock. Even if it were burning, one must walk the earth... My heart is filled with spite and loathing." (The diary, 12th).
At Holsteinborg Castle. Is given a room facing the castle chapel, from which he can hear the psalms being sung and snippets from the words spoken by the priest. Notes in the diary on 20th: "Dear God, let my mind too be lightened in Christianity and God!"
Goes to Sorø, where he stays with the Ingemanns. Visits the composer Peter Heise and meets the sculptor H.V. Bissen at his home. Ingemann reads the start of his memoirs for HCA.
Back in Copenhagen, where he decides to stay at Hotel d'Angleterre. Ida Koch (nèe Wulff, daughter of P.F. Wulff and the sister of Jette) invites him to dine with her on Fridays (formerly his regular day with the Ørsted family). Looks at new rooms but receives two on the ground floor of the hotel,
"where I now live, like in a lamp on the wall, as I have two rooms on the ground floor here on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and Østergade. But it's far too busy here, with a constant drone and a rushing along, also driving in the night. Unbearable in the long run" (in unpublished letter dated 10th December to Mrs Scavenius of Basnæs Estate).
Reads aloud for the Students' Association.
Travels from Copenhagen to Sorø and continues on 20th to Basnæs Estate:
"I spent Christmas Eve at Basnæs, where the Christmas tree was lit, not just one for the house guests, but also one for the poor children of the estate; their tree stood just as richly decorated and shining bright as ours. Mrs Scavenius had decorated it herself and lit every candle, and I had cut and glued the figures which hung on the branches. The tables around it were set and laden with Christmas presents which the poor mothers were especially looking forward to; linsey-woolsey for skirts, linen for shifts and many other useful items. The poor were treated to a good meal and had a pleasant evening. We had several. The snow drifted up, the sleigh bells rang, the wild swans sang out on the beach. It was wonderful outdoors, it was pleasant indoors; the young people danced until the early hours. From neighbouring houses and from far away relatives and friends had been invited".
Amongst the guests on Christmas Eve was also Carl Bernhard, who arrives with the family from Borreby Estate, where he is spending Christmas:
"His fresh, lively depictions and the lifelike, characteristically Danish lends him significance as a writer. Moreover, he was amiable, helpful and dedicated; it was hard to believe he was in his sixties, so youthful were his looks. He was amongst those dancing, he was amongst those conversing, and towards me he was open, sincere, laughing at the pettiness of the world, rejoicing in all the blessed which is also to be found" (from the continuation of Mit Livs Eventyr (The Fairy Tale of My Life)).
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If you want to start fresh in 2023, why not take the remaining time in this year to ask yourself what beliefs have held you back from experiencing the life you really want? The Akashic Masters assure me this will set you up for a new year that is filled with reconnection to your true self and empower you to create the relationships and situations that foster joy and love.
The beliefs we carry
We all come into this world without any beliefs at all. Little by little, as we are exposed to caregivers, teachers, and societal messages, we begin to form perceptions that can easily harden into beliefs. Some of them serve us while others are an impediment, moving us further away from our true selves in an effort to belong and be accepted within our family of origin.
Many of these beliefs are formed before we even have cognitive abilities, which make them challenging to excavate. We learn so much through non-verbal communication, just watching adults and older children around us. Then we carry what we’ve learned into our adulthood, unconscious of what drives us to make the choices we do.
Why it’s really the most wonderful time of the year
Every year, Lucy makes an appointment with me at the beginning of December. It’s become tradition for us to ask the Akashic Masters to show us pieces of the previous year that reveal at least one belief that has made her life more difficult. This year was no different.
After catching up a bit, we settled in and connected with the Akashic Masters. We made Lucy’s intention clear, and we were not disappointed. In a series of scenes, we witnessed different experiences from her life over the last twelve months. The shell that had protected Lucy from seeing a belief that impacted her life in a profound way cracked open and freed her to create a new level of the life she wants.
Time to see the patterns
Lucy is a writer and loves nothing more than researching to prep for an article. We watched her dive into reports that helped her understand new EPA regulations for diesel engines, explore statistics around violence toward transgender people, and analyze the history of urban development in a major city.
The Akashic Masters showed us several times where she organized and constructed plans for family events. There was a brief scene where she talked on the phone with a friend about a problem she was having while searching for the answer that would solve it. The appearance was that Lucy is a thoughtful friend and family member, a true professional and concerned with keeping facts straight.
After we exited her Akashic Records and began to talk, Lucy acknowledged that what we saw could also mean she was a bit of control freak. “I just know I can do it better than most,” she laughed. “And most of the time, people let me.”
The belief beneath the pattern
As our conversation continued, she began to see that her first thought wasn’t the entire story either. “Consummate professional” was a mask as well. “I remember earlier this year an editor called me out on a statistic in an article I’d written,” she told me. “I felt like the rug had been pulled out from under me. I pride myself on perfection in my writing and I was really disturbed by the accusation.”
We finished our session, but it was only the next day when she wrote to me with the amazing discovery of what was underneath the drive to figure things out, to be perfect at anything she did.
As I processed our time together, I kept coming back to that experience with my editor.
I realized she didn’t really accuse me. It was more like she just wanted me to double check.
It bothered me that I made it out to be something it wasn’t when we were talking and it
kept niggling at me. When I journaled the next morning, it hit me. I only feel safe when
I have things figured out. Her asking me if that statistic was correct threw me back to
childhood and I suddenly felt very unsafe. I realized that as a kid I believed if I had it
figured out I was less likely to get hurt. I had no idea I’d brought that with me. Imagine, I’m
45 and still acting the way I did as a child when something makes me feel unsafe.
This revelation was life-changing for her. And all because she made herself a priority at the end of the year, setting aside the drama the holidays can create, and exploring her behavior to clearly identify a belief that held her back.
You can’t change unless you know
This belief was deeply seeded in Lucy, but she is committed to changing the behavior created by it and that’s how the belief itself will change. She shared that when she feels the drive to figure something out or to be perfect, she now asks herself where she’s not feeling safe. By addressing what’s really going on, her journey of change will be much shorter.
It’s the perfect time of the year for this kind of work. The end of a year closes a cycle so why not begin a new one in a stronger and more informed place? The Akashic Masters and I are here to help in any way we can. From classes to one-on-one sessions, you can learn how to access your Akashic Records and dissolve the beliefs that don’t serve you. To get you started, I’ve included the Prayer for Releasing Old Beliefs below.
Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, I hope you do it with joy and love and connect with those who matter to you in a meaningful way!
PRAYER FOR RELEASING OLD BELIEFS
Mother, Father, Goddess, God, help me to grow so that I can comfortably
take responsibility for my actions and my life.
I understand that I AM a Creator Being having a human experience.
I release old blame and beliefs that anyone has “done this to me.”
I stand in my power as a Divine Creator of my life experience.
So it is. Blessed Be.
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Early humans: Annual cycles in tooth enamel provide insights into life histories
An interdisciplinary team of scientists, led by Goethe University Frankfurt and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, has discovered – by analysing their teeth – what our ancestors of the species Homo erectus ate hundreds of thousands of years ago on the island of Java in Southeast Asia: over the course of a year, these early humans switched from a plant-based diet to a mixed one, but were far less dependent on seasonal food supply than, for example, orangutans, which also inhabited the island.
Homo erectus tooth embedded in epoxy resin after cutting. Credit: Alessia Nava/ Luca Bondioli
If you take a magnifying glass and a torch and look at your teeth very carefully in the mirror, in places you can spot a pattern of fine, parallel lines running across your teeth. These correspond to the striae of Retzius that mark the growth of our tooth enamel. Enamel starts forming in the womb and continues to mineralise until adolescence, when the last milk teeth fall out and are replaced by permanent ones. Like in all land-dwelling vertebrates, tooth enamel mineralises gradually in microscopically thin layers in humans too, represented by the striae of Retzius. The speed with which a human develops can be read from these Retzius lines. Physiological changes, such as birth, weaning or illness, for example, leave distinctive traces. The striae of Retzius also form the chronological framework for the chemical composition of tooth enamel, which in turn reflects changes in the diet of that individual.
By studying their teeth, an international team of scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt led by Professor Wolfgang Müller and his MSc student Jülide Kubat, now a doctoral candidate at Université Paris Cité, compared the dietary habits of an ancestor of modern humans – Homo erectus, “the upright man” – with those of contemporaneous orangutans and other animals. These all lived during the Pleistocene Epoch 1.4 million to 700,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Java, which at that time was characterised by monsoonal rainforests as well as open treescapes and grassy savannahs.
In order to analyse the tooth enamel, the researchers embedded the teeth in resin and then cut them into wafer-thin slices some 150 micrometres thick. These extremely precious tooth samples are part of the Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald Collection at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, a permanent loan from the Werner Reimers Foundation. In turn, they used a special laser to ablate material from the thin slices, which was chemically analysed with a mass spectrometer for, amongst other elements, strontium and calcium, which are found in both bones and teeth (Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICPMS)). The ratio of strontium to calcium (Sr/Ca) depends on the diet, explains Wolfgang Müller: “Strontium is gradually excreted by the body – as an impurity of the vital calcium, so to speak. In the food chain, this leads to a continuous decrease in the strontium-calcium (Sr/Ca) ratio from herbivores to omnivores to carnivores.”
The research team was able to corroborate this by comparing various Pleistocene animal teeth from Java: feline predators exhibited a low strontium-calcium ratio, predecessors of today’s rhinoceros, deer and hippopotamus displayed high strontium-calcium ratios and Pleistocene pigs, as omnivores, were somewhere in the middle. The teeth of the hominids orangutan and Homo erectus were really exciting because here the researchers discovered annual cycles during which the dietary composition of great apes and humans changed: both showed variations during the years, but the regular Sr/Ca peaks were much more pronounced for the orangutan than for Homo erectus. Jülide Kubat, first author of the publication, explains: “These peaks indicate an abundant supply of plant food in the wet season, during which the rainforest, for example, produced many types of fruit. During the dry season, orangutans switched to other food sources, which may have included insects or eggs. By contrast, Homo erectus, as an omnivore and occasional carnivore, was less dependent on seasonal food supply – as indicated by the less pronounced peaks and lower Sr/Ca values.”
Overall, says Müller, their research shows that high spatial-resolution laser analysis of trace elements, together with tooth enamel chronology, can provide remarkably detailed temporal insights into the life history of our ancestors: “Suddenly, you feel very close to these early humans who lived such a long time before us. You can sense what it might have meant to them when the season changed and how they interacted with their world. That’s absolutely fascinating.”
Publication: Jülide Kubat, Alessia Nava, Luca Bondioli, M. Christopher Dean, Clément Zanolli, Nicolas Bourgon, Anne-Marie Bacon, Fabrice Demeter, Beatrice Peripoli, Richard Albert, Tina Lüdecke, Christine Hertler, Patrick Mahoney, Ottmar Kullmer, Friedemann Schrenk, Wolfgang Müller: Dietary strategies of Pleistocene Pongo sp. and Homo erectus on Java (Indonesia). Nature Ecology and Evolution (2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01947-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01947-0
Polished thin section of a Homo erectus tooth before chemical analysis by laser ablation plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS). Credit: Alessia Nava/ Luca Bondioli
Micrograph of an orangutan tooth thin section, showcasing the internal enamel growth structure; in the right image, the different laser ablation paths are highlighted in pink, whereas selected Retzius lines are shown in green. Credit: Alessia Nava/ Luca Bondioli
Jülide Kubat selecting ablation tracks (blau) at the computer that controls the laser ablation plasma mass spectrometers (LA-ICPMS). Credit: Wolfgang Müller
Jülide Kubat and Wolfgang Müller load the LA-ICPMS with a thin section of tooth for analysis. Credit: Jülide Kubat
The researchers involved are working at the following institutes:
Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt Isotope and Element Research Centre (FIERCE), Goethe University Frankfurt
Department of Paleobiology and Environment, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Emmy Noether Group for Hominin Meat Consumption, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
ROCEEH Research Centre, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Université Paris Cité, CNRS
Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Pessac
Eco-anthropologie (EA), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Université de Paris, Musée de l’Homme
Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury
Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London
Bioarchaeology Service, Museum of Civilizations, Rome
Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padova
What milk teeth reveal: Neanderthal mothers weaned their children after five to six months (2020)
Teeth of our ancestors: Discovery of a lower jaw in Malawi and what happened next (Forschung Frankfurt 1/2022)
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This textbook, which is the first volume in the series Microbial Zoonoses, provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, treatment and control of zoonotic parasitic diseases. The book is divided into two sections; the first section discusses the classification of parasitic zoonoses and includes general information on the diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention, and control of parasitic zoonoses. It also describes the biological features of these organisms, host-parasite interactions, and the disease spectrum, as well as the importance of public health control measures, such as surveillance, and prophylactic measures in controlling these diseases.The second section explores the important zoonotic diseases caused by ectoparasites, protozoan and helminths parasites. It also reviews the life cycle, pathogenesis, pathology, immunology and clinical manifestations, modern diagnostic methods, treatment regimen, prevention, control, and epidemiology of these parasites.Cutting across the disciplines, this book serves as a guide to postgraduate students, faculty members, public health experts, and medical administrators who are interested in the management of these parasitic zoonotic infections.
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Penn State Altoona to exhibit 'Paintings as Memories' by Billie Hollen
“Nature and Space,” a body of work by local artist Sam Dietze, will run from Jan. 30 through Feb. 9 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
ALTOONA, Pa. — “Paintings as Memories,” a body of work by local artist Billie Hollen, will run from Jan. 30 through Feb. 9 in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Hollen was born, raised, and still lives in Altoona. Her tour of art wandered from crayons and drawing to crafts and photography until a meeting with Thelma Gagermeier, whose mentorship guided Hollen’s focus on oils and color. While she remains available for requests, Hollen said her work is more for personal gratification than profit. She can often be found in her personal studio surrounded by her work, deep in the execution of “paint-brush therapy.”
Hollen’s works are influenced by places she has been, both real and imaginary.
“I love to paint memories. As I travel through life, I try to capture moments and places that moved me," she said. "A photo is a wonderful reminder, but a painting becomes a minute-by-minute, stroke-by-stroke story told from my heart.”
The galleries are open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and during all performances and events. For further information, call the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at 814-949-5452.
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Women's Work 1873 - US Women Packaging Seeds & Herbs for Sale
The Packing Room Wood engraving from Vick's Illustrated Floral Guide for 1873
The Employments of Women: A Cyclopaedia of Woman's Work by Virginia Panny Published Walker, Wise & Company, 1863
"Seed Envelopers and Herb Packers.
"In a seed store in Philadelphia, we found, they employ women in January and February, at $2.50 a week, to put seeds up in paper bags, seal them, and paste labels on. They go at eight in the morning, and remain until dark.
"At a large drug store in Philadelphia, we were told they employ nine women. They have seven distinct branches for the women, and separate apartments for each branch, consisting of weighing and putting up powders, sorting herbs and roots, putting up liquids, &c., &c. The women earn from $3 to $5 a week, and spend nine hours, from eight to six, having an hour at noon. In busy seasons they remain till eight or nine, and receive additional wages. There is nothing unhealthy in the business. They are paid $3 a week from the time they are taken to learn, and deduction made for absence.
"A seller of botanic medicines in Boston writes me: “He employs women in putting medicines in small packages for the retail trade, bottling the same, and labeling. He pays $5 a week to his women, and $3 a week while learning, the time for which is six months. Common sense, neatness, and integrity are the qualifications needed. The girls work from nine to ten hours. He will not employ any but American women. He pays men $8 or $9, because they can take them off, and put them upon work that girls cannot do. Women would be paid better if they were stronger, and did not need so much waiting upon in the way of lifting and arranging their work. Rainy days they want to stay at home, or, if they come, it takes half a day for them to dry their clothes. Men they can depend on in all weather. Women might keep their books, if their crinoline was not too extensive: that alone would bar them from the counting room. Women are inferior only in physical disabilities. Girls are good for nothing until after sixteen years of age; and nine in ten will get married as soon as they are fairly initiated in workhence the time spent by women in acquiring a business education is to a certain extent lost—lost to their employers, but of assistance to them in the education of their children.”
"Mr. P., botanic druggist says: “There are but three establishments in New York, for this business, and twelve women would be quite enough for them. They put up herbs in packages. One day's practice is enough for a smart person. The women are paid from $3 to $5 a week.”
"At the United States Botanic Depot they employ one girl, and pay her $4 a week. She only works in daylight. Mr. J. L. employs two girls to put up botanic medicines. He has men to cork the bottles. They work ten months in the year. Nothing is done in December and January. They pay $4 a week, of ten hours a day.
"In Louisville, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, few women are employed in this way. Some seedsmen and florists near Boston employ four ladies in enveloping seed. One of the ladies writes: “ We presume more ladies are employed in Europe to put up seed than in this."
To read about women's changing roles in the 2nd half of the 19th century. see:
Boorstin, Daniel. The Americans: The Democratic Experience. New York:Random House, 1973.
Clinton, Catherine. The Other Civil War: American Women in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Hill and Wang, 1984.
Cott, Nancy. A Heritage of Her Own: Toward a New Social History of Women. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979.
Cott Nancy. History of Women in the United States, Part 6, Working the Land. New York: K. G. Saur, 1992.
Degler, Carl. At Odds: Women and the Family from Revolution to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980.
Green, Harvey. The Light of the Home: An Intimate View of the Lives of Women in Victorian America. New York: Pantheon Books, 1983.
Juster, Norton. So Sweet to Labor: Rural Women in America 1865-1895. New York: The Viking Press, 1979.
Kessler-Harris, Alice. Out to Work: A History of Wage Earning Women in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982
Mintz, Stephen and Susan Kellogg. Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life. New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, 1988.
Ryan, Mary P. Womanhood in America front he Colonial Times to the Present. New York: F. Watts, 1983.
Smith-Rosenberg, Caroll. Disorderly Conduct: Visions of Gender in Victorian America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.
Strasser, Susan. Never Done: A History of American Housework. New York Pantheon Books, 1982.
Welter, Barbara. Dimity Convictions : the American Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Athens : Ohio University Press, 1976.
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Leather Jackets for Motorcyclists
Michael Parrotte
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Leather jackets have long been considered an essential part of any motorcyclist’s wardrobe. It’s as much a badge of membership to an exclusive club as anything. Leather not only looks good but is ideal for motorcyclists because of its protective qualities.
Leather Jacket Protection / Leather Jackets for Motorcyclists
When it comes to motorcycle jackets, leather is in a class of its own. It is far and away from the most popular choice when it comes to motorcycle jackets for both men and women.
Historic Roots
Leather has always been recognized for its protective qualities. From at least the Middle Ages, leather was used as a form of armor by the European armies of the time. On the American continent, the Native Americans recognized the benefits of leather and used it as protection against cuts and bruises.
The first-time leather was used as a motorcycle jacket was back in 1928 when Irving Schott created a jacket made of heavy horsehide with a zip up front and a belt at the waist. It was an instant hit. But it was Marlon Brandon in the 1950s and the film Wild One that made the leather jacket iconic.
Modern Leather Motorcycle Jackets
AGVSPORT Imola Men’s Motorcycle Jacket
Modern leather jackets aren’t hugely different from those worn 50 years ago. They have had some personality injected into them so that riders can choose a style that fits their personality. The reasons for leather haven’t changed either, leather has abrasion-resistant and fire-resistant qualities making them ideal for a motorcyclist.
Now, no product is going to protect you 100% if you hit the pavement, but it makes a huge difference when it’s the leather rubbing up rough and not your skin. The modern jacket has built padding into the shoulders and elbows to add extra protection over the areas that are most likely to meet the ground in the event of a spill.
Modern leather jackets are a whole lot lighter and less restrictive than those that have gone before them. This helps accommodate the long hours on the bike and gives the rider some flexibility.
AGVSPORT Aragon Men’s Leather Motorcycle Jacket
If a leather jacket is to perform at optimal levels when it comes to safety, it’s important it’s the correct fit. To lose and the danger is it will ride up and leave you unprotected in the event of an accident and too tight and it is just plain uncomfortable. Getting the right fit means it’s essential you try before you buy.
Leather vests are popular among some motorcyclists and while they do offer some protection against injury to the torso, the arms do not so much. The arms are likely to come in contact with the ground whenever you take a tumble so riding without suitable protection over your arms leaves you somewhat behind the eight ball in the safety stakes.
While a leather vest isn’t ideal, it does provide some protection, and for those that are never going to wear a jacket anyway, something is always better than nothing.
Leather vs. Other Textiles
Leather motorcycle jackets are commonly made from cowhide, goat hide, or kangaroo hide. The cowhide is the most economical, offering an excellent level of protection with its abrasion resistance. It’s hard to find another jacket that offers the same levels of protection in this price range.
Textile jackets, on the other hand, come with good ventilation, and removable layers, and offer protection against all four seasons. The price of a textile jacket varies, but as with most things, you typically pay for quality.
If versatility is what you’re after a textile jacket may fit the bill, but it’s important to remember it does not have the same protective qualities that leather does and you may be selling yourself short on the safety side of things. The impact resistance falls short of leather and many textile jackets do not come with armor. Unfortunately, it’s a trade-off between versatility and leaning more heavily toward safety.
Other Reasons for Wearing a Leather Jacket on a Motorcycle
AGV SPORT Ladies Vintage Palomar Motorcycle Jacket
Safety aside, there are some other compelling reasons to wear a leather jacket on a motorcycle:
It Looks Cool
If you ask the Fonz, he’ll tell you straight, leather jackets make you look cool. A fashionable and styled leather jacket will always turn heads. If you want to look cool, go with a leather jacket, you won’t be disappointed.
Pocket Options
Let’s be honest, there’s never enough space for everything you need on your motorcycle. Therefore, a leather jacket is a good addition to any motorcyclist’s wardrobe – the pockets. A good leather motorcycle jacket has plenty of pockets, providing plenty of additional storage space when you’re on the bike.
Most motorcycle jackets have a selection of internal, external, and even sleeve pockets to choose from, and best of all the pockets pretty much always have zippers on them.
Protects in Bad Weather
Leather’s not totally waterproof, but it does provide decent protection if you get caught out in bad weather. If getting caught out in bad weather is a regular thing because of where you love, you might consider a real lambskin leather jacket that provides more than sufficient protection against sudden rain showers. The only downside is the price tag can be a little on the high side.
It’s Comfortable
Those not familiar with leather products might raise an eyebrow on these ones, but leather is comfortable. When you’re on a long trip, a nice warm leather jacket can be the most comfortable thing ever, especially when the weather is cold and frosty. Aim for a heavy-duty jacket with a nice soft lining for maximum comfort. If you’re from an area that’s more known for its winters than its summers, you might look for a fur-lined one.
Keeps You Flexible
How does a motorcycle jacket keep you flexible, you ask. This is especially important for those longer journeys, where a good motorcycle jacket will help keep your flexibility balanced on the bike. A lightweight jacket with moisture absorbing, soft lining is ideal, although this does depend on the weather.
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#NephMadness 2018: Contrast Nephropathy is Back!
Posted on March 18, 2018 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 1 Comment
Amanda Leonberg-Yoo, MD
Dr. Leonberg-Yoo is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania and a clinical nephrologist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Her academic interests include contrast-induced nephropathy, LVAD and kidney disease outcomes, and a focus on nutrition for CKD, including sodium and potassium intake.
Michael Rudnick, MD
Dr. Rudnick is the Nephrology Section Chief at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. His academic interests include contrast-induced nephropathy, LVAD and the kidney, and renovascular disease.
Competitors for the Contrast Region
Contrast is Nephrotoxic vs Contrast is NOT Nephrotoxic
Gadolinium in CKD4 vs Iodinated Contrast in CKD4
Contrast-induced nephrotoxicity has gone through more hype (both for and against) than Sean Miller’s recruiting scandal this year. Within the past 1 year, we have seen publications highlighting prevention methods for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) (PRESERVE) and other observational studies that have called into question the clinical significance of CI-AKI. This has led some physicians to opine that contrast-induced nephrotoxicity has been over-stated, may not even occur, and is not of a sufficient magnitude to be clinically significant. Despite this, the importance of avoiding contrast in a patient with high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) is as much of a quality measure as good man-to-man defense.
The nephrotoxicity of iodinated contrast has been shown in many experimental studies. Contrast material exposure has been associated with altered renal hemodynamics, glomerular damage, and direct tubular toxicity with epithelial cell vacuolization and necrosis. Despite this, the question of clinically relevant CI-AKI after contrast exposure in a clinical setting has been questioned due to the absence of randomized controlled trials to demonstrate this.
Initial studies of contrast induced nephrotoxicity following contrast-enhanced CT imaging have been confounded by absence of control groups, selection bias, limited number of high-risk individuals exposed to contrast, and a less specific definition that can garner more “false positives.” In a recent retrospective study by McDonald et al attempting to adjust for these confounders using propensity score matching, there was no statistically significant difference in odds of AKI following contrast exposure, after stratification by eGFR [> 90 ml/min: 1.2% v.1.3%; 60-89 ml/min: 2.1% v. 2.0%; 30-59ml/min: 5.8% v. 6.2%; and < 30 ml/min: 14% v. 14%, respectively].
In contrast, Davenport et al performed a propensity score analysis also stratified by eGFR which showed no difference in incidence of AKI post-contrast among CKD stage 1-3A; however, there was a trend towards increased incidence of AKI among CKD stage 3B and a significant difference among CKD stage 4-5 (GFR < 30). Even with these propensity-score adjusted studies, there have been discrepant results that highlight the differences in baseline cohort characteristics, differences in propensity score models, and relatively small sample size of the highest risk patients. Given the limitations of the current observational literature, it is important to recognize the potential impact of a cavalier approach to discounting CI-AKI as a real clinical entity. It is clear that there is minimal risk for AKI from CIN in patients with normal or mildly impaired kidney function (eGFR > 45 mL/min). It is also clear that patients with an eGFR < 30 mL/min are at greatest risk for CIN and should be classified as such, despite the findings of the propensity adjusted studies.
Individuals with an eGFR between 30-45 mL/min are left with minimal data to guide clinical decision making. We suggest that risk classification for contrast nephrotoxicity should not be solely based on eGFR. Rather, the unique risk factors for AKI and the benefit gained from contrast exposure must be weighed to make the final decision regarding the individual patient safety for iodinated contrast exposure.
The underdog, use of gadolinium-based agents in CKD stage 4, is a dark-horse in the bracket. Newer gadolinium-based contrast agents, including gadoteric acid (Dotarem), are non-ionic and macrocyclic, therefore allowing for more tightly bound free gadolinium and thus may confer less risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis than the older ionic, linear compounds such as gadodiamide (Omniscan). There is a large degree of skepticism even with these newer agents, despite the absence of cases reporting NSF among these newer agents. The lack of cases with newer gadolinium-based contrast agents may be due to hesitation to use these newer agents and/or the lag time associated with development of NSF.
How does one choose between a gadolinium-based contrast agent versus an iodinated contrast agent in a patient with CKD stage 4? Tough choice – sometimes picking a 5th seed team over a 12th seed team seems like a safe choice but is not always a guaranteed win.
Verdict: Contrast IS nephrotoxic among high-risk patients. We would consider it a technical foul against the nephron if the threat of CI-AKI is not considered in patients with an eGFR < 30 mL/min and in patients with eGFR 30-44 mL/min, especially if coupled with high risk features such as diabetes.
– Guest Post written by Amanda Leonberg-Yoo and Michael Rudnick
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What’s brewing: Homemade wines, beers growing in popularity – Cape Breton Post
January 27, 2021 by ADSWineReporter
The worst mistake someone can make when making their own homebrew is worrying too much.
For some, homebrewing is a mysterious hobby, but it is really a simple process, explains Chris Jans, senior manager of Noble Grape, a business throughout Nova Scotia dedicated to helping people make great wine and beer.
“Making your own wine and beer is easy, and it is fun. It takes a lot less work than many people think, and in the end, you get to enjoy the results,” he says.
It’s also a point of satisfaction and pride to be able to serve your own wine, beer, or cider, he adds.
Annapolis Valley resident Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk began her wine-making experience back in university, when she made what she calls an “undrinkable” wine as part of a microbiology course. Fast forward several years later, to when she met her now-husband. He had bought a wine-making kit and never used it. She decided that as she was an ‘expert’, she’d try her hand at making wine again.
Now, Vinqvist-Tymchuk makes whites, reds, ports, and fruit-infused summer wines. From scratch, she has made purple plum, golden plum, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb, and sour cherry, depending on what fruit she has on hand.
For permanent gear, Vinqvist-Tymchuk says you need a 23-litre fermentation bucket, two 23 L carboys, a glass or plastic vessel used in fermenting beverages (you can do it with one, but it’s easier with two), an airlock, hose for siphoning, a wine-making spoon, and a corker.
It is certainly far less expensive to produce your own wine once you have the gear, says Vinqvist-Tymchuk. An inexpensive kit could end up costing about $3 a bottle to make. She recommends buying higher end kits instead, which still end up at $6 to $8 a bottle to make.
“It’s worth it for better wine,” she says.
Instead of buying bottles, she and her husband kid that they hoarded their empty bottles. They were also given empty wine bottles and boiled them to remove the old labels, she says.
Noble Grape helps people make great wine and beer. Customers can choose to take the products home or have them make it for them in one of their 10 stores across the province. – Contributed
Wine making stores like Noble Grape and Wine Kitz have wine recipe books, and ingredients on hand – like acid blends, chitosan/kieselsol, and tannins – if you want to make wine from scratch.
“It may sound like a fair bit to buy, but it pays for itself in no time,” says Vinqvist-Tymchuk.
She says there’s really is no learning curve with the process of making wine, as the kits come with instructions that clearly explain what to do.
“You can simply follow the instructions and be quite happy with your results, and it certainly becomes quite automatic quite quickly,” she says.
It wasn’t until she was comfortable with the process and knew she was making good wines from the kits, however, that she started experimenting with making wine from scratch.
Vinqvist-Tymchuk has learned not to buy cheap kits, and that some wines need more time to grow up than others. Common problems, she says, usually arise because of poor sanitation of equipment or because it’s too cool and the fermentation stalls. If you’re finding that’s a problem, she says, there are heat belts you can buy to put around the primary fermenter.
There are lots of resources online if you have issues, and Jans says Noble Grape has online video tutorials to guide you through the process. Plus, he says, staff are always there to help with advice and tips, and customers can call or email at any time.
Vinqvist-Tymchuk warns that the wine making habit is space consuming. Besides the equipment, you not only need room to store full bottles of wine, you also need room to store the empties.
Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk says there is no learning curve when it comes to making your own wine. Just follow the instructions. She does warn that it can take up quite a bit of space, however. – SaltWire Network
Brewing up beer
Mark Adam, from Gaspereau, N.S. started out making wine years ago but switched to making beer as he says he enjoys the results more.
To homebrew beer, he suggests keeping it simple so not a lot of equipment is needed. Single carboy set-ups that prime and finish the beer in one container in two weeks are available.
Then, brewers must decide if they want a bottling or kegging set-up. Starting with a bottling set-up is very affordable, says Adam, but if you wanted to get a simple keg set-up going, a nice system costs around $300.
“My set-up is very DIY,” says Adam. “It’s a fridge with two kegs in a messy garage with the CO2 container beside it.”
Adam is proud of his end product.
“I think what I make sits far above your mass-produced Canadian beer and competes nicely to my taste buds for mid- to upper-level brown ales and stouts,” he says.
For those interested in learning to make beer at home, he suggests chatting with folks who do it already and see what tips they have, like how to convert an old fridge into a nice beer fridge, where to get second-hand kegs for a good price, which brands of kits are the most reliable and consistent in results, and whether you want to dive into the art of making beer from scratch.
Homemade spirits
Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk converted an old baby change table into a storage table for all her wine-making gear. – Contributed
Besides beer, cider and wine production at home, Jans says many brewers are becoming interested in distilling spirits. He cautions, however, that it’s illegal to distill your own spirits in Canada. He says Noble Grape offers supplies that can ferment a high alcohol base which can be flavoured and used as a facsimile, but that is as far as they can go.
To distill spirits, you need a license, and this can be granted through the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission.
The main point, Jan says, is “it’s wine, it’s beer, it’s fun.”
Vinqvist-Tymchuk agrees. She encourages people not to be scared to try it and to enjoy yourself.
“Make fun flavours, make pretentious labels for your wine – I do! – and share it with your friends,” she adds.
A permit to distill spirits in Nova Scotia can be found here: https://www.mynslc.com/en/About-NSLC/Doing-Business-With-Us/Permits
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EU to Fund Ireland's First "Hydrogen Valley" in Galway
8th February 2023 Power From the Sea
The EU is giving 8 million euros to set up Ireland’s first “hydrogen valley” in Galway port as one of nine such projects across Europe. The EU funding is a significant boost for the multi-million euro green energy scheme, which…
Civic Reception for Damian Browne - First Man to Row from New York to Galway
24th January 2023 Galway Harbour
Atlantic oarsman Damian Browne’s achievements in crossing the ocean each way and becoming the first man to row from New York to Galway were lauded at a civic reception hosted by Mayor of Galway Clodagh Higgins this week. Mayor Higgins…
Galway Bay Sailing Club Hear of Dublin Bay 21 Restoration Project, the World's Oldest Cruiser-Racing Class
Dublin Bay's Hal Sisk and Fionan De Barra talked at Galway Bay Sailing Club on the Dublin Bay 21 Class restoration project and the history of the World's oldest cruiser racing class (1903 - 2023). As regular Afloat readers know, thanks to Sisk…
Watersports Centre for Galway City Reaches Tender Stage for Design
23rd January 2023 Galway Harbour
A new watersports adventure centre for Galway city has reached tender stage for design of the facility. An architect-led design team for the project, which will be located in the old Terryland waterworks building on the Dyke road in Galway,…
Is Former Galway-Aran Islands Ferry Ship Down and Out In Dublin?
22nd January 2023 Ferry
The long saga of the future of the former Galway to Aran Islands ferry ship Naomh Eanna entered a new chapter during the recent cold snap, when she began to take on a list through the ingress of water into…
Fundraiser for Family of Man Who Died in Galway Bay Kayaking Tragedy Raises More Than €25K
An online fundraiser for the family of a man who died while kayaking in Galway Bay last month has surpassed its €20,000 goal. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Mark Morley got into difficulty off Spiddal in Co Galway shortly before…
Kayaker Who Died in Spiddal Tragedy Named as Father of Two
31st December 2022 Galway Harbour
A man who died while kayaking off the coast of Spiddal in Co Galway on Thursday (29 December) has been named. Mark Morley, in his 30s, got into difficulty shortly before 1.30pm on Thursday, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue…
Galway River Patrol Appeals to Revellers to Watch Out for Friends
23rd December 2022 Galway Harbour
A Galway riverbank patrol group has appealed to those socialising during the festive season to keep an eye and ear out for friends in the city. The Claddagh Watch group of volunteers will walk the Corrib riverbanks up to and…
Galway County Council Agree to Consultation on Proposed Beach Bye-Laws
22nd December 2022 Galway Harbour
Galway County Council has agreed to consult with watersport bodies on proposed beach bye-laws which would have banned all activities apart from swimming on 24 beaches. Officials and councillors agreed that watersport representative bodies would meet the county council’s Strategic…
Escalating Costs Set to Sink Plans for Aquatic Centre in Galway
18th December 2022 Galway Harbour
Escalating costs look set to sink plans for a regional aquatic centre in Galway. As The Connacht Tribune reports, there is a large question mark over the plan for a “Galway regional sports centre” with a swimming pool earmarked for…
Marina on Aran's Inis Mór One Step Closer with Brexit Funding
Development of a marina on the Aran island of Inis Mór is one step closer with Brexit-related funding approved by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue. A sum of 475,000 euro has been granted for the provision of a floating pontoon…
European Investment Bank To Provide Technical Expertise for Galway Port Plans
The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to provide technical expertise to the Port of Galway for its redevelopment plans. The EIB will offer this expertise through an advisory facility specialising in port development and urban regeneration known as JASPERS –…
Handmade Crafts and Other Great Christmas Gift Ideas at Galway Hooker SC Pop-Up Shop This Weekend
14th December 2022 Galway Hookers
Galway Hooker Sailing Club will be running its final pop-up shop in Galway city this weekend, 16 and 17 December — just in time for the run-up to Christmas. Once again the shop is being hosted on the premises of…
Galway Port Inclusion in Ten-T Network Welcomed
The Port of Galway’s upgrade to the “TEN-T” network has been welcomed by Minister of State for Transport and Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton. Galway’s addition to the TEN-T network relates to Europe’s plans for offshore renewable energy as a…
Ireland’s West Sails To Its Own Wild Tunes Regardless
10th December 2022 W M Nixon
When you sail west past Mizen Head in the deep south, or Malin Head in the far north, you know you’re getting into the real Atlantic territory, where they do things differently afloat and ashore. For although the hundreds of…
Inclusion of the Port of Galway in Major EU Transport Funding Programme
7th December 2022 Galway Harbour
On the west coast, the Port of Galway has been included in a major EU transport funding programme. The port comprising of the Dún Aengus Dock basin, has been included in the programme following an agreement reached by the EU…
Galway Port & Harbour
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city and port is located on the northeast side of the bay. The bay is about 50 kilometres (31 miles) long and from 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to 30 kilometres (19 miles) in breadth.
The Aran Islands are to the west across the entrance and there are numerous small islands within the bay.
Galway Port FAQs
How old is Galway port?
Galway was founded in the 13th century by the de Burgo family, and became an important seaport with sailing ships bearing wine imports and exports of fish, hides and wool.
How old is Galway bay?
Not as old as previously thought. Galway bay was once a series of lagoons, known as Loch Lurgan, plied by people in log canoes. Ancient tree stumps exposed by storms in 2010 have been dated back about 7,500 years.
What is the tonnage of the port?
It is about 660,000 tonnes as it is a tidal port.
Who is the harbourmaster of Galway port?
Capt Brian Sheridan, who succeeded his late father, Capt Frank Sheridan
When are the lock gates open?
The dock gates open approximately two hours before high water and close at high water subject to ship movements on each tide.
What's the biggest ship that can 'fit' in the harbour?
The typical ship sizes are in the region of 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes
Is renewable energy generating a lot of business for Galway port?
Turbines for about 14 wind projects have been imported in recent years, but the tonnage of these cargoes is light. A European industry report calculates that each turbine generates €10 million in locally generated revenue during construction and logistics/transport.
Is Galway a European cable location?
Yes, Iceland has selected Galway as European landing location for international telecommunications cables. Farice, a company wholly owned by the Icelandic Government, currently owns and operates two submarine cables linking Iceland to Northern Europe.
What's the update on the Galway port expansion plans?
It is "very much a live project", Harbourmaster Capt Sheridan says, and the Port of Galway board is "awaiting the outcome of a Bord Pleanála determination", he says.
Where does all the scrap go at Galway Port?
90% of the scrap steel is exported to Spain with the balance being shipped to Portugal. Since the pandemic, scrap steel is shipped to the Liverpool where it is either transhipped to larger ships bound for China.
Why is Galway Port exporting silage and the Irish farmers are crying out for it?
It might look like silage, but in fact, its bales domestic and municipal waste, exported to Denmark where the waste is incinerated, and the heat is used in district heating of homes and schools. It is called RDF or Refuse Derived Fuel and has been exported out of Galway since 2013.
When is the new ferry starting service from Galway?
The new ferry is arriving at Galway Bay onboard the cargo ship SVENJA. The vessel is currently on passage to Belem, Brazil before making her way across the Atlantic to Galway.
Is the Volvo Ocean Race coming back to Galway?
Two Volvo round world races have selected Galway for the prestigious yacht race route. Some 10,000 people welcomed the boats in during its first stopover in 2009, when a festival was marked by stunning weather. It was also selected for the race finish in 2012. The Volvo has changed its name and is now known as the "Ocean Race". Capt Sheridan says that once port expansion and the re-urbanisation of the docklands is complete, the port will welcome the "ocean race, Clipper race, Tall Ships race, Small Ships Regatta and maybe the America's Cup right into the city centre...".
When is Seafest coming back to Galway?
The pandemic was the reason why Seafest did not go ahead in Cork in 2020. Galway will welcome Seafest back after it calls to Waterford and Limerick, thus having been to all the Port cities.
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House Resolutions
House Resolution 168
A RESOLUTION adjourning the House of Representatives in honor and loving memory of Jennifer Beth Skaggs.
R. Adkins, L. Bechler, L. Belcher, J. Bell, K. Bratcher, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, D. Butler, J. Carney, L. Clark, H. Collins, L. Combs, T. Couch, W. Coursey, J. DeCesare, M. Denham, B. DeWeese, J. Donohue, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, J. Fischer, K. Flood, J. Glenn, J. Gooch Jr., D. Graham, J. Greer, D. Hale, C. Harris, R. Heath, J. Hoover, D. Horlander, C. Howard, R. Huff, K. Imes, J. Jenkins, J. Kay, D. Keene, T. Kerr, K. King, M. King, A. Koenig, B. Linder, M. Marzian, D. Mayfield, T. McKee, D. Meade , R. Meeks, M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, C. Miller, J. Miller, T. Mills, P. Moffett, B. Montell, T. Moore, R. Nelson, D. Osborne, S. Overly, D. Owens, R. Palumbo, M. Rader, R. Rand, J. Richards, T. Riner, B. Rowland, S. Santoro, D. Schamore, J. Short, A. Simpson, K. Sinnette, R. Smart, D. St. Onge, F. Steele, J. Stewart III, W. Stone, G. Stumbo, T. Thompson, J. Tipton, D. Watkins, G. Watkins, J. Wayne, R. Webber, S. Westrom, A. Wuchner, B. Yonts
Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jennifer Beth Skaggs.
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The Necessary Hero and Descent Into the Underground–When There’s “Nothing But Trouble,” You Know You’re in The Perinatal Below
A Perinatal Flick
A film of postmodern times that is bold with revelation for us is the cult classic, “Nothing but Trouble,” which was released in 1991. It is an especially potent example of the rising pre- and perinatal influence in the media we’ve been discussing as well as the different heroic response required in these strangest of days because of it. It is all this, plus a twist: As a comedy it represents an unlikely approach to such material and themes. More about that later.
It was produced and written by Peter and Dan Aykroyd and stars Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, and John Candy. Its reception by modern audiences mirrors exactly the perception in general, to date, that has been had of the perinatal material it depicts so well. For despite the movie’s star power and the popularity of its co-creator, Dan Aykroyd, it was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews and received six Razzie nominations, garnering one. I fully expect that until we know better I can expect the same kind of reaction to this book of mine and the perinatal perspective it is revealing of the dark underside of everyday pleasantries and sugar-coated media realities. Yet there is hope for all that we will integrate this hard-to-face yet redemptive material in the fact that the movie does have a strong following among some in our population, just as at present there are some who are not in denial of the bittersweet perinatal vision being revealed.
The Lure Into the Underworld and Call to Adventure
The perinatal adventure of “Nothing but Trouble” begins innocuously with the main characters “leaving the beaten path” on a rather ordinary trip out of the city. Interestingly, the Brazilian couple who have forced themselves on the main characters of Chevy Chase and Demi Moore in making the trip act as impish other-worldly instruments in the change of route.
Joseph Campbell pointed out that the “call to adventure,” which marks the beginning of the descent into the transformative nether regions, may be instigated by the merest chance or blunder. [Footnote 1]
Campbell also writes that the heralds of such a rite of spiritual passage are often loathly and underestimated characters. The Brazilian couple—as gaudy, overbearing, quirky, and from “down under”—perform just this function of luring into the underworld. Thus, they remind us that it is the quirky yet underestimated element in our familiar daily experience that opens us up to the process whose ramifications are huge by comparison.
The Merest Blunder, The Adventure Begins
Sure enough, this innocent-appearing outing is soon disturbed. The merest blunder of map reading results in an ominous tour of an eerie town and its somber and menacing-looking inhabitants. This is followed by a high-speed car chase as the police attempt to pull the innocents over for a bogus traffic violation.
In the tour of the town, it is as if the ego is shown getting a preview or having a precognition of what lies ahead and attempts to flee back into its safe familiar environs. But of course, this emerging piece of unconscious material will not be denied and is able to capture the fleeing ego that we see safely ensconced in its trappings of status and power—symbolized by the BMW with car phone. At this point the main characters, representing the ego, are led, under guard, into the bizarre town of Valkenvania—the encounter with unconscious perinatal begins.
Perinatal Elements
The Junkyard of the Psyche
Campbell says that in the unconscious deep, to which one is beckoned, “are hoarded all the rejected, unadmitted, unrecognized, unknown, or undeveloped factors, laws, and elements of existence.” [Footnote 2]
Likewise, the set in “Nothing But Trouble” is replete with refuse. Bits of history—of rusted and broken refrigerators, automobiles, kitchen appliances, assorted junk, and pieces and parts of all the preceding…the wreckage of the past—are strewn about as well as heaped in clusters to construct the architecture and delineate the outlines of the drama. The correlation with subconscious remnants of forgotten memories and past emotional experiences is obvious.
Thus the drama evolves in the dumping ground and junkyard of the psyche—where all the rejected tidbits of experience have been relegated.
Stripped of Ego, Perinatal Begins
After being separated from the automobile—i.e., the ego stripped of defensive trappings of status and worldly position—the characters are rather quickly shuttled into encounters with a myriad of perinatal elements. A few of the obvious ones are as follows:
Mr. Bonestripper, which is a roller-coaster type ride whose entrance is a large vagina dentate mouth that swallows, chews up, and kills. Notice the roller-coaster ride aspect of Mr. Bonestripper, which reflects the emotional extremes and changingness of perinatal, specifically Basic Perinatal Matrix III (BPM III), events. [Footnote 3]
The chutes inside the house and of Mr. Bonestripper indicate birth canal symbolism.
Sexual elements, indicating BPM III influence, are manifest in the scantily clad heroine and the penis-nose of the judge.
The dark foundry symbolizes the foundation work of the psyche as well as the ominous and eerie aspects of perinatal experience.
The slave labor surroundings represent similar feelings in the enforced and helpless character of doings just prior to and at the time of birth.
Notice that the body—the car, the “Beamer”—gets trimmed down, the excess removed, symbolic of the cutting away of past attachments and concerns of a worldly nature, one’s “status” reduced.
Chevy Chase as the main character is at one point forced into a marriage with a huge woman, who is tellingly androgynous in that she is played by John Candy. In her threatening and suffocating embraces we see symbolism of the crushing womb.
The entire site of these doings is surrounded by a watery trench. This obviously reflects the amniotic surround in the womb.
Police and guns point to the authoritative character of perinatal doings—i.e., do, or else!
Death/rebirth symbolism of the perinatal exists in the form of skeletons and huge piles of skulls and bones.
Scatological, that is to say, fecal symbolism is seen in the “bat-room,” which contains an enormous pile of wet bat-shit…excuse the wording, but it really is shit and not feces.
The arbitrary nature of justice in the courtroom speaks to that perinatal feeling that one tiny thing, event, or action, has huge and horrifying ramifications.
Big Babies
The most obviously perinatal element, however, is the gargantuan and grotesquely flabby infant twins in diapers. Perinatal feelings are indicated in their extreme crying neediness. Their freshly newborn quality is evident in their fleshiness, which reminds one of the overweight appearance of some newborns, which is usually lost a little later on in infancy. The glossy, waxy sheen on their bodies is reminiscent of the skin of a newborn, which, fresh out of the womb, is wet and slippery, covered in amniotic fluid and cervical mucosa.
A Transpersonal Interface
An interesting aspect that indicates the transpersonal interface with the perinatal is an attic room—a higher mind of memory, kind of like an Akashic record—where all past IDs—identifications—and reports of them—newspaper clippings—are displayed.
Though, interestingly enough, in true perinatal fashion, a macabre lens is used to view these lives—only the reports of their tragic disappearances are seen. I believe that this is a wonderful depiction of how transpersonal information is distorted by perinatal material—the implications of which are far reaching for the pronouncements of so-called spiritual, or psychological, authorities who have not dealt with their perinatal undersides.
Continue with Trusting Higher Forces: Say “Good Night,” John Wayne, and How Can You Be Borne Up If You Won’t Let Go? When All Seems Lost…. You Might Want to Stop Fighting Rebirth
Return to Yes, Tina Turner, We Do Need Another Hero … a Different Kind. Dreaming Out Loud, Part 2: The Path to Heaven Leads Through Hell
1. Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1968, p. 51.
2. Ibid., p. 52.
3. As a reminder, BPM III events (Basic Perinatal Matrix III events), using the typology set forth by Stanislav Grof in his many works, are the events surrounding the actual birth struggle of the infant during delivery. These parts on the perinatal in film make mention also of BPM II, which is related to the time of severe compression and constriction of the fetus in the latter stages of pregnancy and prior to the actual onset of delivery—which are characterized by feelings of “no-exit”; of BPM IV, which is concerned with the feelings of release, triumph, being saved, and whatever else occurs immediately after delivery; and of BPM I, which is related to the state of the fetus earlier in pregnancy—prior to compression—which is often conceived to have “oceanic” and “blissful” qualities, though not always.
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Activist, psychotherapist, pre- and perinatal psychologist, author, and environmentalist. I seek to inspire others to our deeper, more natural consciousness, to a primal, more delightful spirituality, and to taking up the cause of saving life on this planet, as motivated by love.
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The Importance of Airplane Passengers From Overseas Undergoing PCR Tests Upon Arrival in Indonesia
Jakarta - The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet, and it is now known that there are new variants of SARS-CoV-2, including the Mu and Lambda variants that have appeared in a number of countries.
As an effort to control and prevent imported cases of COVID-19 including the new variant, Indonesia is currently enforcing a health protocol for international travellers.
Based on the Circular Letter of the Minister of Transportation Number 85 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of International Travel by Air Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic which is effective on October 13, 2021, one of the health protocols is that airplane passengers from abroad with the aim of Indonesia must have undergone a complete dose of vaccination.
In addition, passengers on planes destined for Indonesia are also still required to carry out an RT-PCR test whose samples are taken 3 x 24 hours before departure.
Then, in order to determine the health status of international travelers when they leave the airport, an isothermal molecular test (NAAT/other types) is carried out whose results can be known in 1 hour or an RT-PCR test at the arrival airport in Indonesia. In line with this, Soekarno-Hatta Airport, which is designated as one of the entry points for international flights, has prepared a NAAT/RT-PCR test facility for airplane passengers from abroad who have just landed.
Head of Soekarno-Hatta Class I Port Health Office (KKP Ministry of Health) dr. Darmawali Handoko said the COVID-19 tests carried out by airplane passengers before departing and upon arrival in Indonesia could help with the handling of COVID-19 in the country.
"Passengers must carry out an RT-PCR test in the country of departure, then retest upon arrival in Indonesia, this is an effort so that we can anticipate, dispel and handle appropriately if there are imported cases of COVID-19, as an effort to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases. -19 in Indonesia.”
"In the midst of this pandemic, domestic and international travel cannot be carried out as in normal conditions. There are health protocols in place to anticipate the spread of COVID-19," said dr. Darmawali Handoko.
Further, dr. Darmawali Handoko said that by following this health protocol, airplane passengers have participated in efforts to control COVID-19.
"We express our gratitude for the willingness of passengers on international routes to undergo health protocols when landing at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, including conducting a COVID-19 test. By following the health protocol, international passengers will participate in efforts to control COVID-19," explained dr. Darmawali Handoko.
The Director General of Civil Aviation at the Ministry of Transportation Novie Riyanto also said the importance of the RT-PCR test to anticipate imported cases.
"For Indonesian citizens and foreigners who will enter Indonesia, they must follow the provisions set by the government of the Republic of Indonesia, including carrying out a PCR test, having been vaccinated with complete doses and of course also complying with all health protocols, including carrying out a PCR test at the arrival airport and carrying out quarantine for 5x24 hours. . This is very important to ensure that Indonesian citizens and foreigners who enter Indonesia do not have the potential to bring imported cases and prevent the entry of new variants of the Covid 19 virus," explained Director General Novie.
The implementation of NAAT/RT-PCR at Soekarno-Hatta Airport is carried out in the arrival hall (arrival hall) of Terminal 3. A number of facilities and spaces have been provided by Soekarno-Hatta Airport to support stakeholders and aircraft passengers in undergoing RT-PCR.
Executive General Manager of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Agus Haryadi said that flight operational arrangements were also made to prevent accumulation of passengers at the test point.
"Arrangements for flight arrivals and the flow of international passenger arrivals are carried out in coordination with relevant stakeholders so that we strive so that the implementation of the COVID-19 test at the international arrival hall of Terminal 3 can be carried out smoothly and passengers do not wait too long to take tests and find out test results," he said. Agus Haryadi.
Meanwhile, based on the SE Minister of Transportation Number 85/2021, airplane passengers from abroad also undergo a 5 x 24 hour centralized quarantine, and on the 4th day of quarantine, the RT-PCR test is carried out again.
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Why MetroRapid bus service is NOT “bus rapid transit”
Capital Metro MetroRapid bus. Photo: CMTA blog.
Capital Metro’s MetroRapid bus project received its $38 million of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding through its designation as a “Bus Rapid Transit” project under the FTA’s Small Starts program. But calling a bus operation “rapid transit” that will run predominantly in mixed motor vehicle traffic seems either rather fraudulent, self-deceptive, or a branding effort that has descended to the ridiculous. Yet some local officials, planners, and enthusiasts of the officially promoted downtown-to-Mueller Urban Rail route have been vigorously singing the praises of MetroRapid as a viable and equivalent substitute for light rail transit (LRT) in the Guadalupe-Lamar corridor.
Even LRT, which typically runs entirely or predominantly in reserved or exclusive alignments, and (for comparable levels of service) is faster than so-called “BRT”, isn’t called “rapid transit”.
The un-rapid drawbacks of CapMetro’s MetroRapid have been cited by other analyses. For example, Austin American-Statesman transportation reporter Ben Wear, in a February 2012 article titled MetroRapid bus service not so rapid, not expected until 2014, noted:
Despite an agency goal of offering time savings of 10 percent, in hopes of attracting more people to buses, the two lines would mostly offer minimal time savings, according to a Capital Metro presentation on the MetroRapid bus system, now scheduled to start operating in 2014.
In one case, a MetroRapid bus running from Howard Lane in North Austin to downtown would make the trip in 47 minutes — the same as an existing limited-stop bus that runs the same route. Trips between South Austin and downtown on that same line would offer time savings of just two to three minutes.
Community public transit activist Mike Dahmus, in a blog entry titled Rapid Bus Ain’t Rapid, 2011 Confirmation, provided schedule evidence from CapMetro’s own website indicating that travel time differentials between the proposed Route 801 service (North Lamar-Guadalupe-South Congress) for atypically long trip lengths were minimal — time savings of 0 to perhaps 3 minutes even for such unusually lengthy trips as journeys between far-flung transit centers.
And in another article titled Rapid [sic] Bus Fact Check: Will It Improve Frequency? Dahmus offered a cogent argument that headways (thus waiting times for passengers) would be increased, not decreased, with MetroRapid service in the Route 801 corridor. Assuming the most likely operating scenario, Dahmus figures the number of scheduled bus trips in an average hour would be reduced from 9 to 8 — i.e., an increase in service headways and concomitant increase in waiting time for passengers.
Wikipedia provides a useful definition/description of Rapid Transit:
A rapid transit system is a public transport system in an urban area with high capacity, high frequency not needing timetables, is fast and is segregated from other traffic…. Operating on an exclusive right of way, rapid transit systems are typically grade separated and located either in underground tunnels (subways) or elevated above street level (elevated transit line). … Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tyres, magnetic levitation, or monorail.
Numbered citations were omitted from the quotation above, but the Wikipedia article’s references included:
• “Rapid transit”. Merriam-Webster.
• “Metro”. International Association of Public Transport.
• “Glossary of Transit Terminology”. American Public Transportation Association.
• “Rapid Transit”. Encyclopedia Britannica.
In the USA, the term “rail rapid transit” has a de facto meaning of such an urban electric metro or subway/elevated system, running entirely (with rare exceptions) on its own, exclusive right-of-way, with no grade crossings or other interference with street traffic or pedestrians.
It would seem reasonable that the public, political and civic leaders, and transportation professionals should hold “bus rapid transit” to the same standard. Certainly, “bus rapid transit” should not be applied to bus operations running merely in reserved traffic lanes, or in and out of mixed and reserved or exclusive lanes, etc. — yet these are precisely the kinds of operating applications that FTA, and several major BRT advocacy organizations, have been blithely characterizing as “BRT”.
To call a modestly enhanced bus operation “rapid transit” while denying this designation to a streetcar/light rail operation with much or most of its alignment in exclusive or reserved ROW seems like branding gone haywire — particularly so when the buses depart from the totally exclusive alignment and meander on routes in mixed traffic. Why should a bus coming down the street, waiting in traffic jams, etc., be called “rapid transit”? This would seem to make a mockery of the term.
In effect, the term Bus Rapid Transit is being applied to service/capacity mode configurations that are significantly inferior not just to Rail Rapid Transit but to Light Rail Transit — and that would seem highly misleading, especially to the general public. For these modestly improved bus services, a term such as Bus Premium Transit would appear more accurate and appropriate.
The section below provides a brief photo-summary distinguishing among bona fide rail rapid transit and bus rapid transit, and Bus Premium Transit operations erroneously (and widely) characterized as “BRT”.
♦ This is rail rapid transit (RRT)
Baltimore Metro. Photo: Doug Grotjahn.
Miami MetroRail. Photo: L. Henry.
♦ This is bus rapid transit (BRT)
Miami-Dade County Busway. Photo: Jon Bell.
Brisbane (Australia) busway. Photo: That Jesus Bloke.
Boston Waterfront Silver Line. Photo: Massachusetts Government blog.
♦ This is NOT “bus rapid transit”
Los Angeles MetroRapid Route 720. Photo: Sopas EJ.
Kansas City MAX premium bus service (branded as “BRT”). Photo: Metro Jacksonville.
Bottom Line: With MetroRapid bus service, Capital Metro does seem to be modestly upgrading current bus service in the Guadalupe-Lamar corridor and elsewhere with spiffier station facilities and newer buses — improvements that most bus riders, and probably the public in general, would welcome.
But an acceptable substitute for urban rail … it ain’t.
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by Option 19. February 2019, 3:38
Champion slam poet and author Solli Raphael explains why he wrote the poem “Let’s Make More Minutes Count”, on the set of the Greenpeace Australia Pacific video.
The video for the 13-year-old environmental advocate’s new poem discusses the current environmental crisis and the inaction of political leaders, and is both a sobering reality check and inspiring call to arms.
Solli describes a planet in crisis: plastic-polluted oceans, a reef in danger and a government unwilling to address the climate crisis we’re in. But he also speaks to the power we have if we stand together and hold environmental offenders to account with a collective voice.
“Writing “Let’s Make More Minutes Count” came from realising that it’s the minutes that really do count,” Solli said.
“From the minute a person chooses not to use a plastic cup or straw at a cafe, to the minute a person decides to join a protest to hold big companies and decision-makers to account. Each minute is an opportunity for positive change for our planet.
“Making this video with Greenpeace made me feel empowered and I really hope that anyone who watches it will feel empowered about the environment too. The more informed and empowered we are the better our future will be.”
Solli is the youngest ever person to win the Australian Poetry Slam, after claiming the coveted title in 2017, at age 12.
He has since appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the TEDx Sydney conference and has released a book of poems titled ‘Limelight’.
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Search for a Short-Lived Neutral Particle Produced in Nuclear Decay
Savage, M. J. and McKeown, R. D. and Filippone, B. W. and Mitchell, L. W. (1986) Search for a Short-Lived Neutral Particle Produced in Nuclear Decay. Physical Review Letters, 57 (2). pp. 178-181. ISSN 0031-9007. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.178. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:SAVprl86
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We report on a search for a short-lived neutral particle φ produced in the decay of the 9.17-MeV Jπ=2+ state in 14N. The experiment is sensitive to decays into an e+e- pair with τφ≲10^-11 s. For mφ=1.7 MeV we place a limit on the branching ratio of Γφ/Γγ<~4×10^-4 at the 90% confidence level.
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©1986 The American Physical Society Received 28 February 1986 We wish to thank S.E. Koonin, M.-C. Chou, and V. Pönisch for helpful discussions. We would also like to thank C.A. Barnes for providing the enriched 13C target. We acknowledge support from National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY85-05682.
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Withdrawal of GSP benefit to India: Stakeholders weigh in on ramifications of Trump trade war
US represents the highest share in Indian leather exports and the CLE has set a target to accomplish exports of $10 billion by 2024-25. Experts opine that Trump's decision might derail the pace here, to some extent.
Shariq Khan
Giving yet another push to his "America First' plank as part of his ongoing protectionist spree, US President, Donald Trump, announced Wednesday that his administration will end preferential trade treatment for India, currently being extended under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme.
Instituted on January 1, 1976 under the Trade Act of 1974 (US), GSP is the largest and oldest trade preference programme offered by the US. The initiative is aimed at promoting the economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for up to 4,800 products from 129 designated beneficiary countries - including India.
So what ramifications does the US president's latest announcement pose for India - a country that, till now, enjoying the status of a developing economy was able to ship goods worth upto $5.6 billion to the US, duty-free.
While India has officially downplayed the move by one of its largest trading partners, maintaining that since most of its US-bound shipments are already out of the GSP purview, the impact of Trump's new decision may not be very significant.
"GSP withdrawal will not have a significant impact on India's exports to the US. The benefits in the absolute sense and a percentage of trade involved are very minimal and moderate. India mainly exports raw materials and intermediate goods such as organic chemicals to the US", said Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan in New Delhi.
According to Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), under the existing GSP framework, India was getting tariff preference on 5111 tariff lines out of 18770 tariff lines in the US -and on only 2165 tariff lines, the tariff advantage was 4% or more.
Evolution of US trade Tariff (Source - Trademap.org)
"India's exports to the US stood at $50.57 billion in 2017 with a GSP tariff advantage of only $190 million, which was less than 0.4% of our exports. Naturally, its withdrawal will have a marginal impact", he said, besides highlighting one anomaly in the US president's decision. Historically, GSP has been extended to developing nations to as a non-reciprocal preferential treatment, yet while making a case for acting against India, the US has linked it with market access and tariff reduction, which is against the basic tenets of GSP.
Urging the Government to extend fiscal support to those products where GSP tariff advantage was significant particularly in the labour-intensive sectors, Gupta hoped that the exporters would be able to absorb the duty loss where it is 2-3%.
Evolution of India trade Tariff (Source - Trademap.org)
Carpet bombing?
Echoing similar thoughts, Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman, Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC), whose domain historically benefitted from country's GSP privilege, foresees zero impact of the US move on Indian carpets shipments to the US - its largest overseas market (representing about 50% of total Indian items being exported).
Sharma feels that the GSP decision would not make any difference to the carpets sector since out of the five types of carpets, only one type (with very low export figures) is currently capitalising on GSP's preferential advantage. "Now, even if 6% duty is imposed on such items, our items will still remain the preferred choice in the US market as they are cost effective and enjoy market leadership," he said, adding that specific sectors such as apparel wherein Indian items are competing neck-to-neck on price front with a GSP status-holding competing country (e.g. Bangladesh) will be impacted once the new export rules come into effect.
Contrary to this, representatives from the country's leather sector hold a different view. Expressing concerns that the sector's US-directed exports could now be adversely impacted by the scrapping of the GSP, Puran Dawar, Agra Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Chamber (AFMEC), says that the decision would certainly have a bearing on the leather goods exports to the US and this comes at a time when the made-in-India items, on the US turf, are already grappling with stiff competition, with items especially from China and Vietnam.
The US represents the highest share in Indian leather exports and the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has set an ambitious target to accomplish exports of $10 billion by 2024-25 from the current level of $5.73 billion, and experts opine that Trump's decision might derail the pace here, to some extent.
Industry body FIEO has revealed that since India is predominantly exporting intermediate and semi-manufactured goods to the US under the GSP, the same has helped in cost-effectiveness and price competitiveness of US downstream industry. Expressing similar views, Bipul Chatterjee, ED, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International, says, "Most of the items exported under the GSP scheme were intermediate products that are being used to manufacture value-added items in the US, so as a result, the cost of production will go up both for the American producers and for the end user/ consumers - which is not a desirable scenario for the cause of bilateral Indo-US trade."
Stating that the move was very much in the offing and there is still scope for negotiations, Chatterjee felt that sectors such as gems & jewellery and textiles will be affected to some extent. "India should renegotiate GSP and see to it that it gets this benefit. I am hopeful that both sides will find a way out," added the global policy research and advocacy group's representative, while terming India's making light of the Trump's move, 'a good posturing' on the diplomatic front. As per him, India's downplaying of the whole development, will, in fact, enhance its negotiating prowess on the discussion table (as and when that happens within the next 60 days window period).
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Paul Gauguin Art Prints
The son of a French journalist and a Peruvian Creole, Gauguin was raised in Lima, joined the merchant navy in 1865, and in 1872 began a successful career as a stockbroker in Paris. It was there that he experienced his first Impressionist's exhibit that captivated him and confirmed his desire to become a painter. He drew and painted landscapes in his leisure time, but it was his meeting in 1877 with Camille Pissarro, who told him he should look for the nature that suits your temperament, that persuaded him to exhibit with the Impressionists. He abandoned his business career and his family, frequently changed homes while living on little money, and devoted himself entirely to painting. He produced a style he called "Synthetism," a symbolic representation of nature using massive simplified forms and large, bright planes of color, and his work increasingly took on a more primitive quality. In fact, Gauguin's art has all the appearance of a flight from civilization; and it was in Tahiti that he discovered the flat forms, vibrant colors and untamed nature of primitive art that he transferred, with absolute sincerity, to canvas.
Landscape with Peacocks, 1892
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Nafea Faaipoipo
Landscape at Pont Aven, 1888
Arearea (The Red Dog), 1892
Woman with Mango
Brittany Landscape: the David Mill, 1894
Fatata te Miti
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Where Do We Come From, Where Are We, Where Are We Going?
The White Horse, 1898
Tahiti, 19th Century
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Flowers and a Japanese Print, 1889
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Daniel Craig to star in two sequels of Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson; Netflix nearing $400 million deal : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama
Back in 2020, it was reported that filmmaker Rian Johnson is about for the sequel of the whodunnit drama, Knives Out. The movie was one of the most important hits of 2019 starring an ensemble led by Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Michael Shannon. But, it seems not one however two sequels are in the works and the acquisition deal by Netflix is value $400 million.
According to a report in Deadline, Daniel Craig will return as Benoit Blanc in the sequels. The report said, “The deal will probably be value north of $400 million, making it one of the most important streamer film offers in historical past.” Rian Johnson has penned the sequels as nicely and is producing them with companion Ram Bergman.
The first half earned a number of accolades together with three Golden Globes nominations, Best Original Screenplay nod on the BAFTAs, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the WGA Awards. They are additionally nominated for Best Original Screenplay at Oscars 2020.
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Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes
Archana Singh, Shery L.Y. Chang, Rosalie K. Hocking, Udo Bach, Leone Spiccia
Molecular complexes have been found to be excellent precursors for the deposition of catalytically active metal oxide films. Here, three macrocyclic Ni(ii) amine complexes have been used for the electrochemical deposition of NiOx films from either a borate buffer solution (pH 9.2) or more basic conditions (pH = 12.9). The cyclic voltammetry of the complexes in both electrolytes shows very similar features and indicates the deposition of a catalytically active nickel oxide film. The NiOx films have been characterised using infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy complemented by scanning electron microscopy. Testing of the water oxidation activity at pH 9.2 and 12.9 showed that the films deposited from macrocyclic Ni(ii) complexes exhibit similar catalytic activity to those derived from Ni2+ salts. The macrocyclic complexes offer the advantage of greater solubility and solution stability over a wider range of deposition conditions. At pH 9.2, the catalytic activity of the NiOx films was significantly higher when using a borate buffer and, in addition, the films were more active at pH 12.9 than at pH 9.2. The NiOx films deposited from molecular complexes were also found to show electrochromic properties. The oxidation of water by these films was enhanced by visible light. Water oxidation currents were observed to increase by ∼20% under simulated solar radiation.
Catalysis Science and Technology
https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00017f
Published - Jul 2013
10.1039/c3cy00017f
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Nickel Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Oxidation Engineering & Materials Science 94%
Catalysts Engineering & Materials Science 91%
Water Engineering & Materials Science 58%
Liquid Film Chemical Compounds 51%
Oxidation Reaction Chemical Compounds 48%
Catalyst Chemical Compounds 44%
Borates Engineering & Materials Science 44%
Singh, A., Chang, S. L. Y., Hocking, R. K., Bach, U., & Spiccia, L. (2013). Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes. Catalysis Science and Technology, 3(7), 1725-1732. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00017f
Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes. / Singh, Archana; Chang, Shery L.Y.; Hocking, Rosalie K. et al.
In: Catalysis Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 7, 07.2013, p. 1725-1732.
Singh, A, Chang, SLY, Hocking, RK, Bach, U & Spiccia, L 2013, 'Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes', Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 1725-1732. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00017f
Singh A, Chang SLY, Hocking RK, Bach U, Spiccia L. Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes. Catalysis Science and Technology. 2013 Jul;3(7):1725-1732. doi: 10.1039/c3cy00017f
Singh, Archana ; Chang, Shery L.Y. ; Hocking, Rosalie K. et al. / Anodic deposition of NiOx water oxidation catalysts from macrocyclic nickel(ii) complexes. In: Catalysis Science and Technology. 2013 ; Vol. 3, No. 7. pp. 1725-1732.
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Art & Tech Conference
Annual festival of media arts, technology and digital culture
Art & Tech Conference 24 Nov
Art & Tech Days
21. - 27. 11. 2022
to alter , to make radically different , to put fresh clothes on
Webster’s Dictionary of English
Current rapid technological advancements and wild card events (COVID, war, energy crises) are having profound political, economic and social implications. We are questioning our values. Terms like collective resilience, or posthuman are starting to shape our everyday existence. As we are collectively transiting to new realms of possibilities, we should ask ourselves:
How human behavior is affected and triggered by technology, art, and design?
During Art & Tech Days 2022, our guests will spice up that general dilemma:
Can we project the human mind to robots to understand human conflicts? (Benayoun)
How technology changes art object to art subject? (Honzik)
How can technology serve the evolution of the people and systems around them? (Trotto)
How can it unlock our ever-expanding capacities and help us live a life of meaningful impact? (Littlefield)
How does technology affect values, and influence the communities? (Maraj)
How should we interact and engage in our lives and our communities? (Paskova)
How can we transform current practices into sustainable ones? (Lang)
For change we call upon to be successful, we have to break down the behavior, examine the consequences, simplify the process, prepare for roadblocks. We have to appreciate the path, understand the outcome, and map our success.
It is about being in-between transformation and change. It is about not to fear change, but to depend on it.
At this year’s Art & Tech Days we’ll explore the potential of technology, the horizons of arts and capacities of cultural and creative sectors for sustainable innovation. Understanding drivers of change and their interplay means to be able to anticipate attitudes, engage with current and future technologies, build scenarios, and foresee constraints.
THE WORLD AS WE HAVE CREATED IT IS A PROCESS OF OUR THINKING. IT CANNOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT CHANGING OUR THINKING
- Albert Einstein -
This year's Art & Tech Conference will...
How can data feed the artistic work? How c...
Multimedial performance
Rozi Mákó & Nano vjs & sedemminut ...
Data paintings that turn the invisible pat...
American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler...
This year's Art & Tech Conference will explore the theme of CHANGE. Can human behaviour be affected and triggered by technology, art and design? We invited international speakers to help us address the topic and offer their perspectives on exciting questions.
Can we project the human mind to robots to understand human conflicts?
How technology changes art object to art subject? Is art infiltrating society by itself, a society of agents that can trigger change?
Can technology serve the evolution of the people and systems around them? How can it bring personal change? How can it unlock our ever-expanding capacities and help us live a life of meaningful impact?
What happens when creativity fuses with technology?
By connecting traditional craftsmanship with high-end tech, technology can surely make things glow, but how does it change the complex dynamics of value chains around the globe?
How does technology affect values, and how does it influence the communities and markets? How are we expected to act? How should we interact and engage in our lives and our communities?
Can art and culture lead change?
It is about being in-between transformation and change. When technology, art, and society intersect, we create the place where the shift is happening. Artists, the world's citizens, and technology as enabler help us understand the world and give us a perspective for farsighted decisions.
How can we transform current practices into sustainable ones?
How do we work with societal challenges, inclusive innovation, and transformative educational approaches in creating multidimensional synergies that have an apparent impact through design?
Together we will explore the theme from the artistic, social, cultural, innovational, and technological perspectives.
View complete program.
How can data feed the artistic work? How can they shape artistic thought and help us discover invisible aspects of our realities?
How can change we call upon in our communities, workplaces, institutions, and societies be facilitated and led by art and culture?
How can kids cross-fertilize their own creativity using the skills and new technologies to be creative coders and creative music composers at the same time?
Three workshops moderated by key experts from the fields at this year’s Art & Tech Days will offer hands-on experience on how technology, art and science can change our imagination of our own limits.
Rozi Mákó & Nano vjs & sedemminut
Live AV act
Budapest musician Rozi Mákó and experimenter of electronic music in connection with visuals from Nano vjs and light design from sedemminut will create a joint live audiovisual act within the Art & Tech days festival. A unique site-specific project will be created in the premises of the Košice Kunsthalle, which will connect real-time generated visuals, light design and vjing with a tailor-made electronic ambience. The unique space with epic visuals will provide space for an immersive audiovisual experience, where the sound data and outputs of the musician are transformed into new worlds of digital utopia.
Data paintings that turn the invisible patterns of wind in Kosice into a series of poetic image patterns on digital canvas. Data being used as a material to create unique visual interpretation of the interaction between the environment and the city. Data sets as feed for emotive aesthetics, making visible the invisible beauty of wind.
Exploring how modernity and technology have changed the understanding of nighttime. An artist and a scientist on a joint creative mission of producing artwork that denotes the 24/7 society, a current state of non-stop flow of information and data that blurs distinction between day and night. Understanding the impact of this phenomenon on our daily life, natural rhythms, environment systems and historical development.
New media artworks that connect cities of Austin, Braga, Cali, Changsha, Dakar, Enghhien-les-Bains, Guadalajara, Gwangju, Karlsruhe, Sapporo, Toronto, Viborg, and Kosice in their commitment to the importance of the artistic cooperation and support of creativity as major forces for the sustainable development in these times of uncertainty.
American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler said: “The illiterates of the 21st century is not those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and learn anew”.
This year’s discussion at Art & Tech Days will offer us to learn about experiences of artistic activities for social change in Vysehrad countries in the last 20 years, to unlearn the cul-de-sacs of Central Europe artistic practices for the communities and to re-learn how to utilize art as an instrument to stimulate innovative solutions, to inspire people to act and to facilitate change in the today’s communities.
Stay tuned for the final list of guest-speakers on a debate to be held on this year’s edition of Art & Tech Days festival.
The Unlearning debate is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe. was supported by Vysehard Fund.
sedemminut/SK
The author of many lighting designs and installations, he went through his journey of light through photography, VJ-ing, concert lighting, theatrical light design and all the way to roxor. He understands light and uses it from the point of view of various professions.
He understands its physicality, its purpose, but also its aesthetic value. For his works, light is a “key material” that can shape and bend the intentions of his statement.
Rozi Mákó/HU
Structured improvisation, experimental music and the unrepeatable eternity of the present moment.
In addition to her studies in classical and jazz piano, Rozi Mákó was constantly open to various trends in electronic music, which she later studied in the sonology department of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands.
Her live performances are slowly unfolding musical experiences that are both gently harmonious and embarrassingly noisy. The sounds appearing in the musical structure created by Mákó invite the listener to travel; meditative immersion in continuous renewal.
In recent years, she has presented her audiovisual performance NEST with great success at several festivals. She is also active in many other music projects, be it an audiovisual dance performance (URFORM), an analogue-industrial techno (Committee, Tsering) or a contemporary theater performance (Self Drive).
Nano vjs/SK
Visual media art collective founded in 2010 by Beáta Kolbašovská and Jakub Pišek in Košice. They specialize in video mapping, light installations, live visuals, VJing, interactive installations and multimedia performances in Slovakia and abroad. They cooperate with musicians, bands, DJs, independent theaters, contemporary dancers and performers.
Through creative and experimental artistic production with an interdisciplinary approach, they create site-specific projects, directly tailor-made. Recently, their works, multimedia performances and live visuals could be seen from Ľuboreč to Tokyo, Boston, Rzeszow, Považská Bystrica, and all the way to Košice.
Pau Saiz Soler/ES
Pau Saiz Soler is an artist and designer born in Barcelona (1990). In 2009, he began his studies in product design at Eina school and later worked as an industrial designer for several years. In 2018, he moved to Geneva to pursue a multidisciplinary practice at HEAD Geneva school and started working on films and space design. Pau’s works can take the form of an object, an installation, or a film that compose a fictional scenario from where the perception of reality can be challenged or simply doubted.
Pau’s last project investigates how artificial light shapes what we see at night, analyzing the satellite Znamya as a source of public light. Public lighting systems are an example of how power structures can control the perception of urban spaces and manipulate reality. But instead of beginning a crusade to determine what might be real or true, Pau’s projects are an invitation to accept the very limits of our perception and to be ready, when necessary, to abandon pre-established knowledge and to imagine alternative scenarios.
Faiza Kracheni/US
Faiza Kracheni is an experimental film artist, musician, and educator from East Austin. She mainly works in non-narrative analog film and experimental media creation; she explores a variety of formats and techniques, including hand-developing her own film, painting directly onto celluloid, fast cutting and in-camera editing. As a self-taught artist, she focuses on accessible pathways into the arts outside of academia. For over ten years, she has been touring as a musician in the USA, Canada, and Mexico with multiple bands. She built a media arts center in East Austin, founded a film festival, and taught hundreds of students experimental and analog media techniques.
Ivana Durkáčová/SK
Ivana Durkáčová studied Photography and new media at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. During her studies, she completed a foreign internship at the Academy of Arts in Vienna. Her work is characterized by a multi-disciplinary practice, appropriation, and frequent work with moving image. She regularly exhibits here and abroad, and since 2012 she has been part of the artistic group dsk. She is currently working on her dissertation at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland.
Junichi Oguro/JP
Junichi Oguro is a Japanese sound artist, born in Sapporo, who widens the realm of music. His focus is on the construction of music with nature and technology. His work includes compositions, live performances, sound programming and sound space design. He has produced Japan’s first commercial 3D sound system. He is the creator of music for Sony and UNIQLO commercials, and field recordings around the world. He manages an independent label called 43d and is an Ableton Certified Trainer for DJs and music producers.
Refik Anadol/TR
Refik Anadol is a media artist, director and pioneer in the aesthetics of data and machine intelligence. His body of work locates creativity at the intersection of humans and machines. By taking the data that flows around us as the primary material and the neural network of a computerized mind as a collaborator, Anadol paints with a thinking brush, offering us radical visualizations of our digitized memories and expanding the possibilities of architecture, narrative, and the body in motion. Anadol’s site-specific AI data sculptures, live audio/visual performances and immersive installations take many forms, while encouraging us to rethink our engagement with the physical world, its temporal and spatial dimensions, and the creative potential of machines. More at refikanadol.com
Mišo Hudák/SK
Mišo Hudák is an active citizen and founder of the Východné pobrežie organization. He studied design and architecture, intermedia, fine art and documentary movies. He shoots documentaries and writes books about Košice, where he also lives. His most remarkable achievement was the display of two of his works as a part of the Czechoslovak national pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2012. In the last ten years, he was selected several times as one of the top social innovators in Slovakia. He is a proud father and a proud citizen of his city, where he has been cycling since he was nine years old. However, his greatest joy is raising his daughter Hana.
Lucian Rodriguez Arredondo/MX
Lucian Rodriguez Arredondo is a multidisciplinary artist and an academic from Mexico. His explorations are based on the representation of abstract concepts and theories related to complex systems, cybernetics and chaos. To materialize his ideas, he uses several electronic media and supporting tools. He is a co-founder of Cima studio, a transdisciplinary center that develops experimental and interactive projects.
Nikola Ivanov/CZ
Nikola Ivanov is an intermedia artist who deals with issues of time, memory, biopolitics and sleep. He is often inspired by the social sciences. He mainly focuses on photography, video and graphic design. He participated in many solo and group exhibitions abroad, including in the Czech Republic. He is the editor of the anthology Odpočinek v neklidu. As a doctoral student at the University of Applied Arts, he deals with the relationship between modernity and the colonization of nighttime in his research.
Fero Király/SK
Fero Király is an artist and lecturer. He deals with artistic projects that extend into performance, sound art and sound installations, interpretation of contemporary music, development of his own audio-visual tools, as well as educational projects in the field of music, multimedia and creative coding. In doing so, he creates his own digital tools and likes to collaborate on projects with other artists with a multidisciplinary focus. He is an assistant professor at VŠVU, and together with Eva Vozárová, leads the civic association ooo, which is the main platform for these activities. From 2019 the ooo association organizes the intermedia international event JAMA. More at www.ferokiraly.com.
Beáta Kolbašovská/SK
Beáta Kolbašovská is a media artist from Slovakia. Her focus is site specific installation, A/V performance, VJing, video mapping, video installation, live acts and video art. She is the CO-founder of Nano VJs, a visual collective, which creates experimental video/3D mapping, live performances and collaborates with contemporary worldwide dancers, theaters, performers and musicians. In her work, ephemeral moments are used for communication between art work and participants. Audio-visual installations are calibrated for a special space and the atmosphere of a particular place.
Ezra Šimek/DE
Laureate of the Jindřich Chalupecký prize. He/she graduated from the Department of Photography at FAMU in Prague (Studio of New Aesthetics) and is currently continuing his studies in the master’s program TransArts at the Angewandte in Vienna, in the Digital Media and Moving Image Studio at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, and at the same time is studying the master’s program in the theory of contemporary art at the University of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. In his/her practice, Ezra primarily focuses on queer identity politics and language sensitivity, manifesting in various temporal media (film, performative lecture, computer game) or site-responsive installations, sound works and text. Ezra critically examines gender as a social construct comparable to mythology, with the aim of creating fictional narratives and enhancing the synergy between various areas of today’s fragmented reality and fantasy leading to new, inclusive and speculative realities.
His/her works were presented in the Czechia, for example, in the Prague exhibition spaces Ankali (2021), City Surfer Office or GAMU (2019, 2020), and abroad, for example, in Haus Wien in Vienna (2021).
Katie Ledger/UK
Katie is a highly experienced practitioner, equally comfortable exec coaching, guiding teams or hosting international conferences. Twelve years working as a journalist and TV news presenter for the BBC, ITN, Channel 5 News and TVB in Hong Kong followed by nine years of running her own communications business. She now uses her skills in the business sector. She enables individuals to both increase their capabilities and capacity using practical tools to deliver desired results.
Katie coaches senior leaders in multiple markets and geographies. For the last 14 years, she has worked extensively with leaders and innovators in media and technology sectors.
Ambra Trotto/SE
Ambra Trotto is the Design and Research Director of the d.centre that catalyzes ecosystems into transforming existing practices into sustainable ones, through design, by initiating and curating multidimensional and transdisciplinary synergies based on beauty, diversity, and meaning to realize sustainable futures. She is also a senior advisor for the Digital Ethics initiative, setting the foundations of how to take ethics into account when designing transformation with technology as a material. She has initiated the long-term goal of promoting the region’s socially and environmentally sustainable development through design research.
Ambra’s fascinations lie in how to empower ethics through design, using digital and non-digital technologies as materials. Strongly believing in the power of Design and Making, Ambra works with makers, builders, craftsmen, dancers and designers to shape societal transformation. Within her design research activity, she produces co-design methods to boost transdisciplinary design conversations.
Martin Honzik/AT
Martin Honzik is an artist, CCO and Managing Director of the Ars Electronica Festival, Prix and Exhibitions. After studying visual experimental design at Linz Art University and earning a master’s degree from the University of Linz and ICCM Salzburg, he joined the production team of the OK Offenes Kulturhaus in the OÖ Kulturquartier in Linz.
From 2001 to 2005 he worked at the Ars Electronica Futurelab where his responsibilities included exhibition design and project management among other things. He has curated several exhibitions including 40 Years of Humanizing Technology, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Shenzhen (2020), human (un)limited, Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing, Seoul, Moscow (2019) and the Ars Electronica Festival theme exhibitions since 2006. He contributes regularly to round tables and publications.
Vik Maraj/CA
Vik Maraj has a master’s degree in molecular and cell biology, is trained in high stakes conflict, ontology, group behaviour, neuro-linguistic programming, and the use of language systems in shaping human thinking and behaviour. Vik’s two primary roles in the now 200+ person international education design company he founded are to drive the innovation of programs through learning from other disciplines and to expand its ability to impact people faster and more deeply.
Vik Maraj is more than inspirational. His message is transformative. He has broken a deadlocked four-billion dollar international impasse on carbon capture and taught hostage negotiation to the Canadian police force. At the most human level, Vik has permanently and positively transformed the relationships, quality of life and futures of communities, organizations and families.
Lisa Lang/DE
Lisa Lang is a European entrepreneur, technologist and international keynote speaker. She is the founder of leading agencies in fashion tech, wearable technologies, and smart textiles manufacturing. She believes in the possibilities available when fashion fuses with technology, so she founded the ElektroCouture brand. In response to the growing demands of companies looking for educational workshops, prototypes, and consultations in the field of FashionTech, she founded the agency ThePowerHouse. By founding the OFundamentO agency, Lisa brought together traditional craftsmanship with high-end technology, which creates new smart and electronically improved textiles for B2B customers.
She likes making things glow. She was named Top 50 women in Tech by Forbes. Lisa is also a mentor for fashion and tech-focused programs. As a keynote speaker, she appeared at many leading conferences and summits. She addressed the topics of innovation, future trends, FashionTech, women in technology, motivation, rapid prototyping, mobility and entrepreneurship.
Maurice Benayoun/FR
Maurice Benayoun is a French pioneer, contemporary new media artist, curator and theorist based in Paris and Hong Kong. His work employs various media, including (and often combining) video, computer graphics, immersive virtual reality, the Internet, performance, EEG, 3D Printing, large-scale urban media art installations and interactive exhibitions. Often conceptual, Maurice Benayoun’s work constitutes a critical investigation of the mutations in contemporary society induced by emerging or recently adopted technologies. His work has been a continuous attempt to redefine art practice and the artist’s place in Society. Through VR, AR, AI and urban media art, he explores the limits of the promises of advanced media, unveiling their societal impact beyond their technological and aesthetic potential.
Creating from subtle to large-scale interactive artworks, he has been exhibited in major international museums, biennials and festivals in about 30 countries around the world. Since 2012, Maurice Benayoun has been a Professor of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong.
Lucia Pašková/SK
Lucia Pašková is an experienced CEO with a 16 year history of work in the oral care industry. She is the CEO of CURADEN Slovakia for more than 14 years, whose CURAPROX products have become synonymous with oral hygiene in Slovakia. Lucia is serial entrepreneur, skilled in business coaching, advertising, brand building, marketing strategy and sales management. She is a strong business development professional and passionate ambassador of human rights, ecology and education. Devoting a third of her time to NGOs, she understands the importance of values and how they influence the market.
She is a certified designer of permaculture gardens. Lucia is also board member of of the Association Bystriny, The Slovak Debate Association, Nexteria, Bratislava City Foundation and co-founder of projects Kto pomôže Slovensku and Kto pomôže Ukrajine (Who will help Slovakia and Who will help Ukraine).
Art & Tech Days 2022: Change.
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86 speakers and artists
Art & Tech Days is a unique festival that combines art with technology
Zygmunt Bauman named the state in which contemporary society finds itself as liquid modernity – a complex reality where relationships are defined by constant change.
Recent years have brought us a series of changes we could hardly have imagined. Historical precedents were forgotten, and decades of progress did not teach us how to face the negative course of events. Two years of the pandemic were replaced by the war on European soil framed by the energy crisis, culture wars or hardly managed climate change. The VUCA world, where the speed of change, uncertainty and level of complexity is unparalleled, has simply become our reality.
Despite this, we live in the best possible world known in history. The rate of progress, technological advancements, health and social care, have never been better. Mobility, accessibility and openness are still strong engines for development. To reverse the negative course of events, it is essential to grasp change and deal with it as a necessity. Successful leaders will be the one who understands that change is indeed a constant part of us and the one that has developed the culture and mechanisms to grasp it. Resilience does not mean that we will resist the change, but that we can handle it in such a way that it leads to a positive outcome at any moment of reality.
It is essential to be able to reflect the change, in which art and science offer an infinite number of perspectives. At the same time, design and technologies create tools and means to manage and address change. We need to understand where we as individuals are in all this and how we can change not only the world around us but, more importantly, how we can change ourselves for the better towards empathy, tolerance and compassion.
We chose the theme Change for the Art&Tech Days 2022 festival because we see how rapidly our everyday reality changes under the influence of fundamental events. Together with international experts, artists and designers, we will search for answers on how culture, design and technology can contribute to understanding the world and its positive change. We believe that creativity, empathy and the meaningful use of technology are part of such a process.
Welcome to the Art & Tech 2022 Conference.
Košice - UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts
The organizer, Creative Industry Košice, responds to this prestigious title with the Art & Tech Days festival.
- Michal Hladký, director of Creative Industry Košice
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Art & Tech Days 2021
Art & Tech Days festival is a flagship event of Creative Industry Kosice, a non-profit that supports cross-sectoral collaboration of art, culture and creative businesses to develop solutions for improving the wellbeing in the city. CIKE is a focal point of Kosice in UNESCO Creative Cities Network's cluster of Media Arts.
The festival is organized by Creative Industry Košice, Košice 2.0 and K13 Košické kultúrne centrá.
Art & Tech Conference is held under the auspices of the president of Slovak republic Zuzana Čaputová and the Slovak section of UNESCO.
This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative.
Main Partners of the festival are Foundation Tatra banka and Tatra banka.
Partners of the festival are City of Kosice, Slovak section of UNESCO, Kosice region, Austrian cultural forum, Visegrad fund, Promiseo, Antik Telecom, Visit Košice.
Media partners of the festival are Rádio FM, TV JOJ, telKE, Košice DNES.
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Raptors to Face Calderon For The First Time
For many Raptors fans the sight of former point guard Jose Calderon in a blue jersey just doesn’t sit right. His seven plus seasons in Toronto were a roller coaster ride of good, bad and mediocre but in the end Calderon left the Raptors as one of the most beloved players the franchise has known.
Current Raptor and former team-mate Amir Johnson calls Calderon“A great, great teammate,” and continues saying that “He definitely gave me some buckets. Setting that pick and roll, he looked for me. He was great. He damn near averaged a triple double when he was here. A fun guy to be around here. Funny, just a great guy overall.”
Friday’s game in Detroit will be the first time the Raptors face Jose Calderon since he was traded nearly two months ago.
“It’ll probably be strange because he’s been here his whole career. It’ll be kinda weird, but we’ll chop it up when we see him for sure.”
Johnson said
Calderon called leaving Toronto “very hard,” in a recent interview
“Even if you knew it was coming because of the expiring contract and all the rumours the last couple of years—I always put that aside and I was always like, ‘this is my home.’
The speed of the deal that sent Calderon to the Pistons did leave him with a few regrets.
“It’s so quick sometimes, you don’t realize how many people you leave behind without saying goodbye,” he said
“You don’t have the chance to say thank you. There are so many people who helped me during all those years in Toronto for everything. Not just about basketball, it’s everything. Like life, with my family. Everything.”
Calderon has always been a class act even with the constant rumours regarding his departure over the past few seasons, and he isn’t ruling out a return to the Raptors as a free agent this off-season.
“Why am I going to close that door? I was there a great seven and a half years . . . for sure you have to talk and see what they’re looking for, what they want, how they want it and . . . communication is really important sometimes,” he said.
“I was perfectly happy and that’s why the door is wide open for Toronto; if not, I would say right now, ‘no way, I am not going back to Toronto.’ ”
Financially it may not be possible to bring the franchise assist leader back into the fold with the Raptors next season but Jose Calderon will always be welcome in Toronto
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VULTURE CAPITAL LAUNCHES VCAP CROWDFUND FOR FILM PRODUCTION
Autor: Eva Anderson
Data: September 19, 2017
Vulture Capital has launched the crowdsale of its VCAP cryptocurrency, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the upcoming film Listen Carefully. Through this project, Vulture Capital hopes to spread mainstream use of cryptocurrency.
Disclaimer: This article was provided by Bitcoin PR Buzz. Bitcoinist is not affiliated with the firms represented by Bitcoin PR Buzz and is not responsible for their products and/or services.
FilmIf successful, this crowdfund will allow Vulture Capital to produce the first-ever film funded by cryptocurrency. The team believes that this possibility says a lot about the evolution of the film industry since its “golden years.”
Once considered one of the highest forms of art, Vulture Capital says film has become “a big business with lots of moving parts,” producing movies that appeal to the masses while simultaneously turning profits and satisfying stakeholders. This transition has all but eliminated small budget movies with original ideas, the firm says, and has removed a lot of creative freedom from filmmakers.
However, the group says that cryptocurrency and crowdfunding can change all that, returning the art of film to its former glory. By combining these two Internet-age technologies, filmmakers can source funds directly from their audience, which allows them to give viewers exactly what they want while taking creative freedom back from the film industry’s corporate titans.
Vulture Capital hopes to raise at least a portion of its desired $3.5 million USD budget through the VCAP crowdsale. Pending the acquisition of funds, filming for Listen Carefully is scheduled to begin in fall 2016, with a projected release date of summer 2017.
Revenue generated from Listen Carefully will go towards repaying VCAP tokenholders and other investors. Any leftover profits will be shared equally between VCAP holders and the Listen Carefully producers.
VCAP, created by Obsidian CryptoVault Technologies, can be purchased on Vulture Capital’s website with bitcoin or ethereum.
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MAISON BASZANGER
When Yaël and Semaja met, giving a new start to Baszanger was an evident common vision. Without knowing each other, they shared the same passion for pearls. Yaël grew up surrounded by these gems, while Semaja reminisces about Baszanger's unique display of pearls.
Yaël, a certified gemologist and Semaja, a fashion journalist, share the same perception of a soft and durable luxury. Together they relaunched Baszanger - a historical and family brand which goes back to the 18th century.
Being the sixth generation of the Baszanger's lineage, Yaël designed limited edition jewelry. In joining, Semaja brought her fashion expertise to the field.
Their collaboration has lead to a same purpose : creating beautiful, meaningful jewelry, giving rise to a collection marked by a defined classic allure.
Baszanger is all about pearls!
Baszanger has been passing on its knowledge of pearls for over a century. It was clear for Yaël and Semaja that this precious know-how needed to be perpetuated. Further more, both women feel strongly about the protection of oceans. Yaël has been diving for more than 25 years in the most preserved places on the planet, while Semaja lived on the Californian coast, and feels connected to the deep Pacific ocean.
They are actively committed to the survival of pearl production through their awareness of the ecosystem's fragility. Oysters need a stable environment with regulated temperatures. Today it is necessary to protect these species. Yaël and Semaja support foundations such as raceforwater.org and montereybayaquarium.org.
In order to honor the pearl in all its diversity, Yaël and Semaja only work with the best quality through renowned suppliers. They personally handpick each pearl, a work of patience requiring a trained eye.
Baszanger mostly promotes South Sea pearls which are cultured in a natural and sustainable environment.
In the same spirit of durability, the controlled production of jewelry is carried out in Swiss and Italian workshops, reputable for their craftsmanship and expertise.Gold and precious stones are also responsibly sourced.
It is Yaël and Semaja's wish to create jewelry which induces emotions, in full respect of their values. Luxury that makes sense in the world of tomorrow.
ABOUT BASZANGER
In 1771, Paul Bassange and Charles Boehmer, jewelers to the French royal court, open their business Place Vendôme in Paris, where they prosper from their ever increasing reputation.
Following the resounding "Case of the Necklace" (explained here) Bassange and Boehmer are ruined.
After the French Revolution and the death of his business partner, Paul Bassange establishes himself as a diamond dealer in Holland.
One of his descendants, Lucien Baszanger (henceforth the name took on the Dutch spelling), diamond dealer and collector of rare stones, falls very sick in Ceylon. His doctor prescribes a water cure in Geneva, Switzerland.
There, he meets his future wife in 1915 and opens his jewelry store, specializing in fine pearls.
Of this marriage a son is born - André Baszanger, jeweler in his own right and father of Yaël Baszanger, sixth descendant and first lady jeweler of this prestigious lineage.
Today Baszanger continues its history, this time in the feminine : Yaël Baszanger and Semaja Fulpius have relaunched the brand in 2016.
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Daylilies in the Landscape
Years ago, miles of banks along the cuts and fills of Pennsylvania highways had been planted with daylily Europa. When more root divisions are needed, the highway planting crews merely thinned out older plantings for fresh supplies.
These highway groupings have spread into weedless and grassless mats of day-lilies which check erosion effectively and permanently.
Then, too, the “roadside daylily” Europa does not bear seeds which, from other types of bank plantings, become a bird or wind-carried invaders into adjoining farmlands.
The daylily, or hemerocallis, foliage along these Pennsylvania highways remains green, glossy, and healthy from Spring to Fall. The canopy of bloom is new and fresh daily for three to four weeks – never needing spraying or weeding, and not Winterkilling.
Rocky banks, gravel banks, clay or silt banks, and even ash and cinder banks are soon converted into landscape beauty by the roadside perennial. Only in wet spots and in dense shade are there any limitations.
Here, then, is a perfect landscape subject in these days of garden labor shortage, except that its blooms close by late afternoon, and not all gardeners like its color effect of fulvous copper and orange.
In Europa’s flower, however, petals are mingled and hidden in many colors, especially red and pink.
The hybridizing of Europa with many other species of daylilies, through successive generations for years, has produced thousands of new daylily types, sizes, colors, and combinations of colors, including practically five months of a blooming season.
From these thousands of possibilities for the home landscape, here are a few guidelines to use in your day lily bulb plant selection:
Plants that are hardy, free, and long blooming.
Bloom stems are durable and liberally branched.
Blooms that do not wilt, blotch, or “burn.
Blossoms that remain open in the evenings.
A range of seasons, from Spring to Fall.
Sizes from freesia to amaryllis.
Heights from below tulips to above delphiniums.
Colors range from yellow, gold, brown, buff, pink, red, and purple, in clear shades, patterns, bi-colors, and blends.
I would like to see, although I would not particularly recommend, a garden planted exclusively to hemerocallis.
A proper selection by the gardener of available varieties would produce a more continued, varied, colorful, and dependable bloom, from Spring to Fall, than in almost any other garden.
It isn’t May or June without peonies, but as has been said: “A peony bed is very boring between bloom seasons.”
Therefore, between the 50 peonies, along my peony walk, planted in a zigzag double row, I have produced an equivalent “zigzag” of 50 different daylilies, consequently a profusion of bloom from May to October.
In Sweet Soil
Between the iris, phlox, delphiniums, and chrysanthemums, in my limed perennial beds, are scattered daylilies of various seasons, heights, sizes, and colors; again for bloom from Spring to Fall.
The limed soil does not bother the daylilies, and when I do not like a resulting combination, I transplant the plants at once “while in color” (they can take it) to the mix I like and see.
In Acid Soil
My rhododendrons and azaleas are sun tolerant sorts. In front of them is an assortment of all red and pink hemerocallis. Between and behind are the yellows.
Most of them bloom after the rhododendrons and azaleas and throughout the Summer. The acid soil does not bother the daylilies.
At the steps from our service area, on either side of the landing, are three plants, each of hemerocallis in three varieties. Then, colorful sentinels for a full three months of successive bloom.
Other formal and natural steps are flanked with perennial and evergreen ground covers, interspersed with daylilies. The daylilies do not permit the bodies to choke them, and there are some in bloom at all times.
At the base of my retaining wall, and behind the tulips, is a row of taller and later blooming varieties that give a mass display. In front of the tulips, a dwarf and early kind blooms with the tulips.
On top of another retaining wall and in front of an evergreen hedge are three varieties in three rows of different heights, colors, and seasons to have a mass effect for three months. My bank plantings are mainly Baltic ivy but also tolerate colonies of daffodils, astilbe, and daylilies.
In the foreground of the lilac and other shrub borders are mixed plantings of their favorite plants. Some do not bloom because of too much shade when lilac pruning is neglected, but when the “overhang” is removed, they revive and bloom the following Summer.
There was once a bed of tulips, daffodils, scillas, iris, tree peonies, daylilies, and a Japanese cherry tree along my driveway. Lack of culture and the cherry tree have dispossessed all but the scillas, daffodils, and daylilies.
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Bible > Commentaries > Job 4:8
◄ Job 4:8 ►
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
(8) They that plow iniquity.—Comp. Galatians 6:7-8; and comp. also the strange expression of Isaiah 5:18.
Job 4:8. Even as I have seen, &c. — As thou hast never seen any example of a righteous man cut off, so I have seen many of wicked men cut off for their wickedness. They that plough, &c. — They that designedly work wickedness, first preparing themselves for it, and then continuing to execute it, as husbandmen first plough the ground, and then cast in the seed. See the margin. In other words, the observation I have made of such persons is, they are so far from reaping any advantage from their iniquitous practices, that those practices return on their own heads, and their sinful schemes and contrivances recoil wholly on themselves.
4:7-11 Eliphaz argues, 1. That good men were never thus ruined. But there is one event both to the righteous and to the wicked, Ec 9:2, both in life and death; the great and certain difference is after death. Our worst mistakes are occasioned by drawing wrong views from undeniable truths. 2. That wicked men were often thus ruined: for the proof of this, Eliphaz vouches his own observation. We may see the same every day.
Even as I have seen - Eliphaz appeals to his own observation, that people who had led wicked lives were suddenly cut off. Instances of this kind he might doubtless have observed - as all may have done. But his inference was too broad when he concluded that all the wicked are punished in this manner. It is true that wicked people are thus cut off and perish; but it is not true that all the wicked are thus punished in this life, nor that any of the righteous are not visited with similar calamities. His reasoning was of a kind that is common in the world - that of drawing universal conclusions from premises that are too narrow to sustain them, or from too few carefully observed facts.
They that plow iniquity - This is evidently a proverbial expression; and the sense is, that as people sow they reap. If they sow wheat, they reap wheat; if barley, they reap barley; if tares, they reap tares. Thus, in Proverbs 22:8 :
"He that soweth iniquity shall reap also vanity."
So in Hosea 8:7 :
"For they have sown the wind,
And they shall reap the whirlwind:
It hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal
If so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up"
Thus, in the Persian adage:
"He that planteth thorns shall not gather roses."
Dr. Good.
So Aeschylus:
Ἄτης ἄρουρα Θάνατον ἐκκαρπίζεται.
Atēs aroura thanaton ekkarpizetai.
8. they that plough iniquity … reap the same—(Pr 22:8; Ho 8:7; 10:13; Ga 6:7, 8).
As thou hast never seen any example of a righteous man cut off, so on the contrary I have seen many examples of wicked men cut off for their wickedness. Or, As far as I have observed; or, But as I have seen or experienced.
They that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness; they that designedly and industriously work wickedness, first plotting and preparing themselves for it, and then continuing to pursue and execute it, as husbandmen first plough up and prepare the ground, and then cast in the seed. Compare Proverbs 22:8 Hosea 10:13.
Reap the same, i.e. iniquity, or such trouble or injury (for so also the Hebrew word avert signifies) as they cause to others. Or, the fruit of their iniquity, the just recompence and punishment of it, which is oft called sin or iniquity, as Genesis 4:7 Numbers 12:2 16:26 32:23. Compare Galatians 6:7,8.
Even as I have seen,.... Here he goes about to prove, by his own experience, the destruction of wicked men; and would intimate, that Job was such an one, because of the ruin he was fallen into:
they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same; figurative expressions, denoting that such who devise iniquity in their hearts, form and plan schemes of it in their minds, signified by "plowing iniquity", and who were studious and diligent to put into practice what they devised; who took a great deal of pains to commit sin, and were constant at it, expressed by "sowing wickedness": these sooner or later eat the fruit of their doings, are punished in proportion to their crimes, even in this life, as well as hereafter, see Hosea 8:7 Galatians 6:7; though a Jewish commentator (b) observes, that the thought of sin is designed by the first phrase; the endeavour to bring it into action by the second; and the finishing of the work, or the actual commission of the evil, by the third; the punishment thereof being what is expressed in Job 4:9; the Targum applies this to the generation of the flood.
(b) R. Simeon Bar Tzemach.
Even as I have seen, they that {e} plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
(e) They who do evil cannot but receive evil.
8. even as I have seen] Rather, as I have seen. The words might be also rendered, when I saw those that ploughed iniquity … they reaped it. Eliphaz draws a distinction between two classes of men, on both of whom affliction may come—the righteous, who may no doubt sin and be chastised for their sin, but who do not perish under their chastisements (see ch. Job 5:17 seq.), and the wicked, whose sinning is, so to speak, a business which they practise as the tiller ploughs and sows his field, and whose harvest is unfailing. The words iniquity and wickedness may mean also affliction and trouble. The two pairs of things correspond to one another. That which the wicked plough and cast into the ground may be iniquity and wickedness, they reap it in the form of affliction and trouble. For the figure comp. Hosea 8:7; Hosea 10:13.
8–27. Third, surely instead of despairing and murmuring under his afflictions Job should follow a very different way. I, says Eliphaz, putting himself in Job’s place, would seek unto God, all whose doings are directed to the saving of the meek and disappointing the devices of the evil. When He smites, He smites only that He may the more profoundly heal. Happy should the man count himself whom God corrects. for his correction is meant to awaken him out of his dream of evil and lead him into a broader, clearer life, rich in blessings, and to be crowned with a ripe and peaceful end.
This beautiful speech consists of three parts, of which the first contains a single division, ch. Job 4:1-11; the second, two divisions, ch. Job 4:12-21, and ch. Job 5:1-7; and so also the third, ch. Job 5:8-16, and ch. Job 5:17-27.
Verse 8. - Even as I have seen; rather, according as I have seen - so far, that is, as my observation goes (see the Revised Version, which is supported by Professor Lee and Canon Cook). They that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same (comp. Proverbs 22:8; Hosea 8:7; Hosea 10:13; Galatians 6:7, 8). The words translated "iniquity" and "wickedness" express in the original both moral and physical evil. Men sew the one and reap the other. Eliphaz extends this general rule into a universal law, or, at any rate, declares that he has never known an exception. He has not, therefore, been grieved and perplexed, like David, by "seeing the ungodly in such prosperity" (Psalm 73:3). He would seem not to have been a man of very keen observation. Job 4:8
6 Is not thy piety thy confidence,
Thy Hope? And the uprightness of thy ways?
7 Think now: who ever perished, being innocent?!
And where have the righteous been cut off?!
8 As often as I saw, those who ploughed evil
And sowed sorrow, - they reaped the same.
9 By the breath of Eloah they perished,
By the breath of His anger they vanished away.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the shachal,
And the teeth of the young lions, are rooted out.
11 The lion wanders about for want of prey,
And the lioness' whelps are scattered.
In Job 4:6 all recent expositors take the last waw as waw apodosis: And thy hope, is not even this the integrity of thy way? According to our punctuation, there is no occasion for supposing such an application of the waw apodosis, which is an error in a clause consisting only of substantives, and is not supported by the examples, Job 15:17; Job 23:12; 2 Samuel 22:41.
(Note: We will not, however, dispute the possibility, for at least in Arabic one can say, zı̂d f-hkı̂m Zeid, he is wise. Grammarians remark that Arab. zı̂d in this instance is like a hypothetical sentence: If any one asks, etc. 2 Samuel 15:34 is similar.)
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Up For Discussion: Is James Cameron Bullying Exhibitors?
As the nation's film exhibitors get together for Cinemacon this week, James Cameron keeps pressuring them to make costly changes to their projection set-ups.
By Devin Faraci Apr. 22, 2012
The past few weeks we've been talking a lot about the death of film and the rise of digital. Film Crit Hulk has an excellent piece today, in fact. As we've been having this discussion something keeps coming to mind: it's all moving too fast.
I don't mean this in an anti-technology way. I mean it in the way that changes are happening so fast that filmmakers aren't really able to keep up, and we keep having movies released that look like shit because nobody has quite figured out how to use the tech right yet. In fifty years people will look back at the aesthetic of our time with a sneer, because the best filmmakers (directors and cinematographers) are churning out movies that, frankly, look like garbage.
Hulk touches on that in his newest piece. But there's another side to it, the exhibition side, and once again everything is moving too fast there. Just as most theaters have finally made the transition to digital projection, the gearheads who are now the prime movie movers and shakers are asking everybody to change over again, this time to a system that can show movies at a 48 frame per second rate.
Leading this charge? Same as it ever was, James Cameron.
David Bordwell, one of the finest thinkers on cinema, has written an excellent blogpost today detailing Cameron's history of pushing exhibitors forward into new tech realms using scaremongering. Cameron knows that the exhibitors maintain an almost genetic fear of TV, a fear that was instilled in them in the 50s (the last great era of gimmicky bullshit cinematic techniques intended to get people off the couch and into the theater). That was how he (along with the likes of George Lucas and Peter Jackson) got exhibitors to go digital in a big way. In 2005 less than a hundred US screens were digital, and by using the advent of 3D - promised as the savior of the movie theater - Cameron and the gang worked a major change in moviegoing, one that is leading to the death of film.
The argument, of course, was that 3D was something you could only get in movie theaters. That was the incentive to exhibitors. But Cameron decided to play both sides against the middle, and now he has begun going to broadcasters with his 'man from the future' schtick and has been telling them that 3D TV is the next big wave. One of the advantages 3D TV has over theatrical is that it's brighter and effectively looks better.
So, Bordwell argues, Cameron rushed digital and 3D into theaters - at a big cost to exhibitors - by putting the fear of TV in them. The systems we got were not up to snuff, and by now everybody knows that 3D movies often look pretty shitty. I have a ton of friends who search out 2D screenings of films (I recommend the 2D of The Avengers, as the 3D is - as usual - worthless). And it seems like the 3D bump in revenue is already diminishing as people get sick of underlit films.
And now Cameron is coming back with another system, the 48fps system, which he says will fix the problems that were inherent in the last digital wave (dim, strobing pictures). And again, it's all about beating TV, because TV is getting big into 3D. With James Cameron's help. And getting theaters up to 48fps will be expensive; Bordwell says that only projectors made after January 2010 will be able to be retrofitted, and any earlier projectors will need to be replaced. And retrofitting the projectors could cost up to $10,000 a machine.
Within ten years theaters will have gone through two or three different generations of projection systems. And I'm guessing 48fps isn't the end game. In five years, once everybody has retooled their set up, something new will come along that will fix the problems in the 48fps image (problems which, by the way, will be denied by evangelicals, much as 3D evangelicals denied dim projection and strobing images). And by then Cameron will have played the other side as well, creating a new threat to scare theater owners into changing into his latest technological fad.
Read Bordwell's piece here - he's much smarter and makes these points better than I do. Here's his summation:
First, there was a time when exhibitors called these directors’ bluff. When Lucas griped that there weren’t enough digital screens for Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith (2005), John Fithian, president of the National Organization of Theater Owners, replied memorably: “I don’t put projectors in just for Star Wars.”
Now, it seems, the exhibitors are so scared of missing the next blockbuster that the filmmakers can dictate terms. It’s remarkable that these men can do something neither Griffith nor DeMille nor Disney nor any other powerful Hollywood filmmaker of the classic years dared do. They keep asking that the fundamental technology of cinema be changed so we can all watch a couple of their movies for a month or two every few years.
Second, if these guys are so passionately committed to quality, why don’t they make better movies?
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Staff Picks: April 2021
Our Sheet Music Direct team plays, strums and sings just as much as you do! We're a team of musicians who love music of various styles and, when we're not busy with all things Sheet Music Direct, play at home, church, and gigs. Each month, we're sharing some of the favorite songs we're currently playing and why we think you'll love them too. Check out our staff picks for April below or head over to our Staff Picks page which we update regularly with the latest picks.
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Dan's Pick
Rocket to the Moon (from Over the Moon), Cathy Ang
While it didn't get all the marketing hype of a premier Disney film, the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-nominated Netflix original Over the Moon bears many similar qualities: stunning animation, emotional storytelling, and a stellar musical soundtrack.
One of my favorite songs is "Rocket to the Moon," which begins as a sombre piano ballad before reaching its optimistic climax about the main protagonist's fantastical journey to the moon. Or, if you're in the mood for something a little more upbeat, "Ultraluminary" is another great song from the soundtrack, as performed by Hamilton's Eliza, Phillipa Soo.
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Annie's Pick
Wrecking Ball (Solo Piano Version), Miley Cyrus (arr. Stephan Moccio)
For Piano Day 2021, we were able to share Stephan Moccio's beautiful piano arrangement for Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Moccio, one of the original co-writers of the song, described this song as being, in many ways, a classical piece of music. You can hear Moccio explain more of the writing process for "Wrecking Ball" and more in our recent interview with him
Laura's Pick
Give Yourself a Try, The 1975
I've been missing live music for some time now, and one of my favorite bands live is The 1975. Playing this song brings back memories of being with friends and being among a crowd of people, something that seems so far-fetched these days. The arrangement of the song translates the guitar riff to piano, which keeps the same energy as the original recording. This song is perfect when you need a lift in spirits!
Becca's Pick
A White Shade of Pale, David Lanz
Putting a spin on this instantly-recognizable tune, Grammy-nominated pianist and composer David Lanz makes this song playable for solo piano – perfect for a gloomy, rain day in Spring!
Chris' Pick
when the party's over, Billie Eilish
The chords in Billie Eilish's smash hit "when the party's over" are beautiful and mesmerizing, and with this Mac Huff arrangement your choir can sing it! Available for SSA and 2-Part, with Audio (demo and accompaniment) and Instrumental Pak available for accompaniment.
You All Over Me, Taylor Swift (feat. Maren Morris)
Taylor Swift has just released the new version of her 2008 album Fearless, featuring six new tracks "From the Vault." The pick of the bunch, for me, is "You All Over Me" – a beautiful ballad which harks back to her country roots and features some gorgeous vocal harmonies from Maren Morris.
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33-Spaceship Earth: Discovering water on Earth from space
Being a Hydrologist was never on Matthew Rodell’s radar, let alone working for NASA. But he always trusted the path ahead.
Distillations: Mapping the seafloor with computer games
Many might think that we know most or all there is to know about our world. On the surface, that might be somewhat true. But below the surfaced, we’ve mapped less of the oceans than of places outside our world like Mars and our moon.
Distillations: Bringing equity to community science in Chicago (& beyond)
While climate change is a global issue, it affects people on a local, and sometimes personal level. And it disproportionately affects those from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. Luckily, there are people out there like Amaris Alanis Riberior, Center Director of the North Park Village Nature Center at the Chicago Park District, who are working to create an inclusive, intercultural, and interdisciplinary understanding of climate change from a diverse community-based perspective with our colleagues in the Thriving Earth Exchange.
Distillations: Clean water in the Navajo Nation
Fresh water is something that many of us take for granted. But for Carmen George and Brianna John, it’s not a trivial thing. They’re working to bring clean water to the Navajo reservation through Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment. We chatted with them on day two of our annual meeting where the theme is Future of the Planet.
Halloween special: Nessie & the kraken
We’ve all heard stories about fantastical creatures that people swear they’ve seen and have evidence of but can never be confirmed. Think Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster. Mermaids or the Kraken. While there’s no evidence backing the existence of these creatures, either in present day or at any point in the past, there must be a reason why such legends were created in the first place. In most cases, …
Halloween special: Sasquatches & mermaids
We’ve all heard stories about fantastical creatures that people swear they’ve seen and have evidence of but can never be confirmed. Think Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster. Mermaids or the Kraken. While there’s no evidence backing the existence of these creatures, either in present day or at any point in the past, there must be a reason why such legends were created in the first place. In most cases, the legend in grounded in fact.
Slow Water movement, from “Water Always Wins”
Slow Water solutions are place-specific and community oriented. They center on water’s relationships with rocks, microbes, plants, and animals, including humans. Practitioners aim to collaborate with water rather than try to control it. — Erica Gies website
16-Ice: Shells of an ice-less past
Brian Huber is a climate detective at the Smithsonian who grew up collecting arrowheads in the woods of Ohio, but now collects and studies fossils from sediment cores. Brian uses fossils of tiny organisms − foraminifera − to track climate over millions of years, including the Cretaceous Hot Greenhouse climate.
14-Ice: Glacier tourism on thin ice
Glaciers around the world are melting because of climate change. Yet, while glaciers might be smaller than they once were, that’s not stopping tourists from flocking to see them.
13-Ice: The ice ships of Project Habbakuk
Dive down into the freezing depths of Patricia Lake, in Alberta’s Jasper National Park, and you will find the wreck of the Habbakuk—a sixty-foot model battleship originally constructed of wood and ice.
12.5-A podcast of ice and fire
Cool off from the summer heat with our next six-part miniseries all about ice – from those who call it home to its use as a tool in science.
6.5-Extinctions: Dinosaurs, volcanoes, the space station, oh my!
Join us for our next six-part miniseries on Extinctions as we learn about the demise of the dinosaurs, what makes a comet “extinct,” the Cambrian and Triassic periods, volcanoes, and the aforementioned (planned) fiery end of the International Space Station!
4-True story: Using TikTok for (shark) science good
Jaida Elcock says she thrives in chaos. And we’re inclined to believe her. From her ridiculously entertaining TikToks on animal facts, to her work with the non-profit Minorities in Shark Sciences (oh, did we mention she’s currently pursuing her Ph.D.), she seems to be managing that chaos pretty well. We talked with her about all of her endeavors, her inspiration from conservationist Jeff Corwin, and what (or who) she would like to see in science.
Alaska’s water crop is a natural resource
As much of Alaska’s landmass crosses the magical temperature threshold that turns ice and snow into water, it’s time to consider the state’s richness in a resource more essential to humans than oil or gas. Clear as gin, brown as iced tea or tinted aquamarine by glacial dust, Alaska’s freshwater supply is so abundant the numbers are hard to comprehend.
1-True story: Slapped by a (misinformation) shark
David Shiffman is a shark guy. It’s in his Twitter handle, he’s writing a book about it, and he was wearing a shark shirt the day we interviewed him. But more broadly he’s a marine conservation biologist, meaning he studies all sorts of ocean-going animals.
True (science) stories you’ve never heard before
Third Pod from the Sun is back, and we’re going weekly! Join us as we combat misconceptions about sharks, learn how to lasso lizards, hear from a Martian here on Earth, spark science joy via Tiktok, journey to Antarctica, and fight over food with some capuchins!
Staff Picks: Chasing Narwhals
University of Washington biologist Kristin Laidre travels to the Arctic to study animals many of us have only seen in pictures. She has successfully tracked down the elusive narwhal and been up close and personal with a polar bear seeking to understand how the loss of sea ice and the effects of climate change are altering Arctic ecosystems.
Staff Picks: Mythical monsters & their real-life inspirations (Part 2)
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2,500 traffic officers to assess busiest London junctions for cyclist safety
The Metropolitan police is sending 650 officers to busy London junctions on Monday, in a bid to improve cyclist safety after the deaths of six people in the last two weeks alone.
Operation Safeway, as it is called, will see 2,500 traffic officers sent out to 166 junctions during rush hours to offer advice and issue fixed penalty notices to people breaking road traffic laws.
Fourteen cyclists have been killed in the capital this year – as many as were killed in the whole of 2012.
Superintendent Rob Revill of the Safer Transport Command said, “Every road death is a needless tragedy that wreaks devastation on the victim’s friends and family. Every serious injury is life-changing and distressing.
“This operation will be intensive and far-reaching. Our aim is to reduce the appalling number of people who die or are injured on London’s roads each year.”
In August, the government announced investments worth £94m into cycling infrastructure, to make roads safer and friendlier for cyclists.
Some £77m will be divided among Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford and Norwich. The remaining £17m will go towards the New Forest, Peak District, South Downs and Dartmoor national parks.
The money will fund measures such as road widening and junction upgrades, with the government hoping this will help the UK emulate the cycling success of such countries as the Netherlands and Germany.
Environmentalists and campaigners have long championed cycling as an ideal way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by transport while easing the financial burden on driver’s pockets and helping to solve Britain’s rising obesity levels.
Using a midsized, 20 miles per gallon (mpg) car for a 10-mile round commute, five days a week for a year produces around 1.3 tonnes of climate change contributing CO2.
Cycling, on the other hand, has a benign environmental impact. It creates no atmospheric or noise pollution, consumes no fuels, and does not contribute to congestion.
Roxane Hackwood, school officer at the sustainable transport charity Sustrans, told Blue & Green Tomorrow, “With obesity levels being at an all-time high and petrol prices forever rising, not to mention peak oil and environmental issues, I find it hard to think of reasons why we should not all be making more efforts to travel more actively.”
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Merseyside The Fastest Grower In A Strong Year For The Major City Economies Of The UK
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Let’s go to the ocean – April review
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Cool Bryan Mathers intros
Highlight: The OERxDomains21 conference was a big highlight this month. When we’ve all become accustomed to online conferences, it is difficult to make any of them feel different. They are in the same platforms (Zoom/Team), they have the same structure, and they don’t feel different from your everyday work. What I admired about OERxDomains21 was the thought, and successful implementation, of an overall aesthetic. Beyond a logo, not many conferences do this. The Community TV theme was carried through in the programme (like a TV guide), the platform (StreamYard and YouTube), the intro and end credits to each talk, and the old adverts shown in breaks. In addition Discord came the closest I’ve seen online to recreating the genuine informal hallway chats at conferences, and the instant recording offered by StreamYard meant that if you missed a session it was instantly available. And it could then be released openly a couple of days after the conference ended. It’s not often you attend something that makes you rethink the format of the whole genre. Oh, and the sessions were amazing.
Teaching: Not exactly teaching, but I’ll include presentations under this heading too. Following on from the triumphant session last year, Tom Farrelly got the band back together for one last job, to do Gasta 2021. For those who don’t know, Gastas are lightning presentations (5 mins) preceded by a communal countdown in Gaelic, led by Gasta Master Tom Farrelly. The theme for these was the pandemic one year on, and I did a version of my Jaws and the online pivot piece (also a chapter in the upcoming Metaphors of Ed Tech book).
Theme: I had my first vaccination jab this month, like so many others. Pubs in Wales reopened outdoors, I visited my parents for the first time since August, my daughter returned to her uni accommodation, we got to visit beaches again. While not quite fully open, the theme was one of emerging this month. I found my vaccination a strangely moving experience – in a big leisure centre, everyone queuing patiently, aided by helpers it was like partaking in a big social success. It’s odd that so many Brexiteers are anti-vaccine as this is probably the nearest they’ll come to the blitz spirit they so idolise. It’s been tiring though doing that going out thing again, like learning how to be a social human in the world all over again.
Lowlight: The creepiness and mendacity of the Proctorio lawsuit reached new depths this month, and is I fear, part of a pattern we will see more of as ed tech companies strengthen their hold on higher ed, and are led by people with no understanding of, or sympathy with, education.
Vinyl highlight: I’ve been listening to Cassandra Jenkins’ An Overview on Phenomenal Nature a lot this month. It’s part trippy folk, part jazz, part transcendental therapy session. When she sings dreamily “go to the ocean/
The water, it cures everything” it makes you want to get in your car and drive to the sea.
Book: I read in one sitting David Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count. His central argument is that for those on the progressive left (where he places himself), anti-semitism is somehow seen as a lesser form of racism. He cites a number of persuasive arguments for this, which you can make up your own mind on. What I admired about the book in particular was that it set its boundaries clearly (for example, he’s not talking about far right anti-semitism here, on the assumption we know that is wrong), makes his points clearly, counters any arguments, and then gets out in about 28K words. There was no need to extend chapters, to add in a whole section on cancel culture, or provide a detailed history of Israel. I wish more authors would do this.
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Why companies are turning to long-haul trains
The train was carrying more than three dozen 40-foot containers, each stuffed with goods such as party balloons and car parts, from Xi’an to Paris. It had traveled through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France, making the journey in five and a half weeks.
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“Five years ago, there were eight trains per day between China and Europe, now there are 18, 20 trains per day,” said Xavier Wanderpepen, director of the China-Europe freight trains at French national railway company SNCF.
Rail shipments are especially popular with companies that need to move perishable or time-sensitive goods and don’t want to pay for air cargo. Containers can travel between Europe and China via rail in as few as 20 days, while a journey by sea can take up to 70 days with disruptions caused by the pandemic. But rail has its limitations: trains cannot carry nearly as many containers as ships, and they are not immune to logistics snafus related to the pandemic.
The train that CNN Business tracked from China to France, for example, was nearly two weeks late arriving in Paris because of traffic on the tracks, lengthy customs checks at the Polish border and a shortage of train drivers in Germany caused by the pandemic.
Still, more trains are coming.
Launched in 2011 as part of Beijing’s Belt and Road infrastructure program, the China-Europe rail service expanded quickly as the pandemic wreaked havoc on global shipping, making it much more expensive to send products via sea.
A record 15,000 freight train trips were made between China and Europe in 2021, up 82% from the pre-pandemic total in 2019, according to Chinese state media. The trains carried 1.46 million containers.
The number of trains between France and China doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to Wanderpepen, even though France came to the market later than other European countries.
The sharp increase in rail traffic is already causing overcrowding on the tracks and putting infrastructure under pressure, meaning that trains between Europe and China offer only a limited alternative to ships — the largest of which carry more than 20,000 20-foot containers.
Containers moving between Europe and China must be switched to new rail cars twice, once at the China-Kazakhstan border and again at the Poland-Belarus border, since former Soviet countries use a different rail gauge than China and Europe.
“We can say that today there are too many trains,” said Wanderpepen.
From crisis to opportunity
The vast network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that moves goods around the world remains badly tangled two years into the pandemic, and the cost of shipping has skyrocketed.
“We have congestion at seaports; we have a shortage of containers because transportation volumes went up,” said Felix Papier, a supply chain management professor at France’s ESSEC business school. “We have a shortage of logistics workers in different segments around the world.”
Production at 45% of French companies was limited by supply difficulties, according to October survey data published by the country’s National Institute of Statistic and Economic Studies. That’s the highest level since the institute began releasing such data in 1991.
Moving goods by sea has become much more expensive. As of January 6, the average cost of transporting a standard 40-foot shipping container on eight major routes was $9,408, five times what it was just before the pandemic broke out in early 2020, according to London-based Drewry Shipping.
For comparison, moving one container from China to Paris via rail costs around $8,000, according to Wanderpepen. Going the other way, that falls to roughly $2,000 thanks to Chinese government subsidies aimed at encouraging European companies to use the train to export to China.
That has made trains more attractive.
French luxury furniture maker Ligne Roset is one the companies behind the surge in demand.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Nicolas Mazuir, head of the company’s transport department, has battled rising prices and limited shipping space to deliver sofas and chairs to customers around the globe.
“It’s the first time I’ve experienced a situation like this,” he said.
When delivering to customers in China, a market that represents roughly 20% of Ligne Roset’s global business, rail was a lifesaver for Mazuir, who started using it in 2020.
“All our Chinese customers expect us to deliver quickly,” he said, “Railway solutions offer a real advantage, even if there are far fewer [trains]. It is a real advantage in terms of time.”
From Ligne Roset’s factory outside Lyon, Mazuir can dispatch products on a freight train to China, which will usually only take four to five weeks to reach its destination.
If shipping by sea, the company would have to first transport the containers roughly 200 miles south to the Mediterranean coast. Delays of up to one month are possible if cargo ships skip the port near Marseille, an increasingly common event during the pandemic.
“I wish there was a comparable solution for the US market,” Mazuir said.
‘The trains are back’
With the pandemic entering its third year and cases rising quickly due to the Omicron variant, experts say that supply chain stress will continue for some time.
The transport sector still needs to rebuild its networks, including hiring back port workers and truck drivers, many of whom switched jobs during lockdowns, according to Papier.
“I think that in terms of overall congestion levels, in terms of transportation costs, we will always stay at a higher level than … before the crisis,” he said.
That could mean a bigger role for trains. Rail accounts for only 5% of the total transport market between Europe and China. But that could double by 2030, according to Wanderpepen.
Watching the goods from Xi’an offloaded for onwards delivery to French businesses, the rail executive was upbeat.
“Now the client knows this solution and will keep this solution, even if the situation of troubles with pandemic logistics in the world return to something normal,” he said. “The trains are back.”
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Just brutally raw snippets of the past.
Some tropes in Hollywood have been used so many times that you kind of grow bored with them. Other tropes still get used all the time but somehow find a way to reinvent themselves over time and stay fresh. The classic “good girl bad boy” couple trope is probably the best idea of this example.
Where there are heroes, there must be their opposites — the villains.
There are times when the last episode of the entire series is hard to follow, makes no sense, and just feels like a slap to the face.
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20 Bizarre Photos of Trees Devouring Stuff Around Them
All jokes aside, here are some really weird photos of trees devouring nearby objects!
8 Excellent Horror Movies Where Nobody Dies
Horror movies have a lot of death on the screen to keep the viewers entertained. But not all scary movies are like that.
Top 9 Most Hilarious Red Carpet Wardrobe Malfunctions
Some celebs can go their whole lives without having a single red carpet wardrobe malfunction, while others seem to be cursed by faulty zippers and ripped dresses at every event. But the eyes of a good paparazzi see it all. Whatever unmentionable part of a star’s body had popped out, the best way to handle that potential oopsie would be to embrace it and laugh it off.
What The Cast Of Bones Is Doing Today
Running for twelve seasons, Bones has seen its fair share of mediocre episodes, but fantastic actors have always been something the viewers would look forward to. Although it’s only been five years since the series finale, the man cast has already changed so much!
9 Famous Teen Heartthrobs and Where They Are Now
Let’s take a quick jog down memory lane and can see how your past crushed are doing today.
6 Movies That Are So Bad They’re Good
While most of the time that’s very much an unintentional side effect of a perfect storm of incompetence, we’re seeing more and more movies that are doubling down and taking the risk of trying to purposefully make a movie good by making it bad. Confused?
From actresses and models to beauty queens and social media influencers, these ladies are sure to leave you mesmerized!
15 Most Hilarious Photos Taken at an Airport
In this gallery, you will witness some of the funniest situations people at airports find themselves in. Bad vibes begone, and let the good times roll!
If you’ve ever wondered if the characters from the Harry Potter world would look cute in their baby forms, get ready to learn the truth.
Mysterious Roman Statue Discovered In the Historic Center of Toledo
Let’s fly over to Toledo and see what relics the archaeologists have uncovered this time. Spoiler alert: it’s a marble statue!
“Wednesday” Is Netflix’s No.5 Most Watched Show Ever
To say that the Netflix show “Wednesday” has brought the house down would be an understatement. It became the top trending series in over 80 countries, and Netflix says the dark coming-of-age comedy, starring the talented Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, has been watched around the globe for over 750 million hours.
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SGT Vincent Hancock Wins Gold Medal In Skeet Shooting
SGT Vincent Hancock of the USAMU shot a 148/150 to win the Gold Medal today in men’s skeet at the London Olympics. Hancock has now won back-to-back Golds in skeet shooting at two successive Olympics. (Hancock also won Gold at Beijing in 2008). Finishing second with a 146 score, was Anders Golding of Denmark. Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiya won a shoot-off over Russia’s Valery Shomin for the bronze at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Read Related Story on ESPN.com.
After setting a new Olympic Record by hitting 123 out of 125 clays in Tuesday qualifying, Hancock entered the medal round with a one-target lead. He then shot a perfect final round score of 25 for a total of 148 out of 150, which was also a new Olympic record. He is the first men’s skeet shooter in Olympic history to win two Gold Medals.
Hancock is a “young gun” in a field of more experienced competitors. At age 23, he is the youngest in the men’s skeet competition by five years. (The average age of medal-round-qualifying skeet shooters in London is 37 years.) Hancock almost missed the 2012 Olympics altogether. After his 2008 win in Beijing, he thought seriously about retiring from the sport. But after some months considering the options, he resumed his training with a vengence and now he is on top of the world. Hancock’s victory, combined with the Gold-medal performance of team-mate Kim Rhode in women’s skeet, gives Team USA a sweep of the Skeet events at the 2012 Olympics.
Olympics Finals photos by Tim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affairs.
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Jared Perry Wins President’s Rifle Match with Record Score
Congratulations to Jared Perry, winner of the 2012 President’s Rifle Match! Jared fired a 98-3X in the shoot off for a new National Match Record of 398-6X. In related news, the National Trophy Individual Rifle Match will be fired today at Camp Perry. The overall winner will have his/her name engraved on the Daniel Boone Trophy, and 11 other trophies will be awarded today.
Birds-Eye View of Camp Perry Ranges
We know many of our worldwide readers may never have a chance to visit Camp Perry in person, but they are still interested in this historic facility on the shore of Lake Erie, near Port Clinton, Ohio. If you’ve always wanted to see what Camp Perry looks like, here are a series of “Birds-eye” photos taken from the Beach Tower.
Photos Courtesy Civilian Marksmanship Program.
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CPT Christopher Abalo Wins Smallbore Prone Championship
Report based on story by Kyle Jillson for the NRA Blog
CPT Christopher Abalo of the USAMU won the NRA Smallbore Rifle Prone Championship at Camp Perry, claiming the prestigious Critchfield Trophy with a score of 4792-352X. Reya Kempley came in second, just two points back (4790-363X). Rounding out the top three was Michael Anti who shot 4787-350X
The “third time was a charm” for Abalo, who secured the title in his third appearance at the Camp Perry smallbore prone event. He was close to the top in the past two years. In 2010 Abalo finished second behind teammate SSG Shane Barnhardt, while in 2011 Abalo took third, behind teammate SSG Michael McPhail and Mark Delcotto. “It feels great,” Abalo said of his first win. “After coming in second and third the last two years, it feels great to be at the top of the podium this time.”
CPT Abalo shown during “Any Sights” stage of Smallbore Prone Event.
Comprised of a Metallic Sight Championship and Any Sight Championship, the Prone Championship saw improved weather from the previous week’s Position Championships. Conditions stayed dry for the most part, but the wind coming off Lake Erie was still a force to contend with and often made life difficult for the almost 300 shooters taking part in the matches.
Photo courtesy the NRA Blog
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Anti-Gun Senators Try to Slip Mag Ban into Cybersecurity Act
According to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, a group of Democratic U.S. Senators is seeking to slip a ban on full-capacity firearm magazines into the “Cybersecurity Act” (S. 3414) currently being considered in Congress: “The U.S. Senate will take up the ‘Cybersecurity Act’ starting Monday, July 30, but a group of Democrat Senators lead by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is looking to add an anti-gun amendment to the bill. Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), joined Schumer in an effort to resurrect the failed 1994 magazine ban.”
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) reports that: “Democrat anti-gunners could force a ‘Magazine Ban’ vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate as early as today [Monday, July 30, 2012]. They’re attempting to ban magazines used commonly for self-defense and sport shooting by burying an amendment deep inside the ‘Cybersecurity Act’ (S. 3414).” The NAGR recommends that concerned gun owners contact their U.S. Senators and ask them to OPPOSE S. 3414, the so-called “Cybersecurity Act”, and S.A. 2575, the Schumer “Magazine Ban” amendment.
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President’s Rifle Match Today at Camp Perry
Close to 1,300 service rifle competitors will fill the firing lines today (Monday) at Camp Perry for the CMP President’s Rifle Match. At this prestigious event, conducted annually during the CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches, the top 100 competitors (after 30 shots) will be named the 2012 President’s 100. The top 20 shooters will then be invited to a mid-afternoon Shoot-Off today. The Shoot-Off winner will be awarded the President’s Rifle Trophy (photo right). CLICK HERE to learn more about the history of the President’s Match.
CMP program coordinator, Lue Baxter, fired the cannon this morning at Camp Perry to start the day’s matches. Lue works with the CMP Camp Riflery program, National Match Air Rifle program, Junior Highpower Clinics and CMP Marksmanship Center at Camp Perry. The CMP provides updates and match results on its website, www.odcmp.com.
CLICK HERE for Results of 2012 National Rifle Trophy Matches (Posted when available).
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CMP Marksmanship Center Open to Public During Nat’l Matches
The CMP Marksmanship Center at Camp Perry (Port Clinton, Ohio) is open to the public during the National Matches. The CMP invites Camp Perry visitors to come by the Center and participate in the National Match Air Gun Events or just fire some pellets down range!
The scheduled CMP Air Gun events provide additional competition opportunities for National Matches pistol and rifle competitors as well as for anyone who wants to shoot in the National Matches with their air pistols or air rifles.
All of these events will take place at the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center on MegaLink electronic targets. Below is a schedule of remaining events at the Marksmanship Center.
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Kim Rhode Wins Gold in Women’s Skeet, Making Olympic History
Kim Rhode “delivered the goods” on Sunday, winning the Gold Medal in women’s skeet shooting. By earning Gold in 2012, Rhode became the first USA athlete to win an individual medal in five (5) successive Olympic games. Congrats to Kim, who earned her 2012 Gold medal with a spectacular performance, scoring 99 out of 100. This tied the all-time World Record and set a new Olympic record.
Kim hit 65 clays in a row before her first miss. She went 25-for-25 in her first two Qualifying sessions, finishing 74-for-75 in Qualifying, also a new Olympic Record. This gave Rhode a 4-point lead heading into the finals. Not flinching under pressure, Rhode “cleaned” her final run, hitting all 25 Clays without a miss to secure a well-deserved Gold Medal.
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“It’s just been an incredible journey,” said Rhode. “And ultimately, I couldn’t be happier for bringing home the gold for the United States.” This is the fifth time Rhode has earned a shotgun shooting medal at the Olympics. As a teenager in 1996 she won the double-trap gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games. At the Sydney Olympics four years later she took bronze in double trap. Kim then topped all double-trap competitors to win gold at Athens, Greece in 2004, and Kim took the silver medal in skeet at Beijing in 2008.
At the 2012 London games, Rhode won Gold in dominant fashion, as she went 99 for 100 to win by four points while smashing the old 93-point Olympic Record. Wei Ning of China took silver with 91 points and Danka Bartekova of Slovakia took the bronze in a shoot-out with Marina Belikova of Russia after Danka and Marina tied with 90 points.
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USAMU Teams Set 1K Records at Interservice Championships
At the U.S. Armed Forces Interservice Championships held earlier this month in Quantico, Virginia, USAMU Team Praslick set a new 1000-yard Team Record, with a spectacular 1197-68X score, beating the existing 1192-66X record set way back in 1997. The course of fire was 20 shots by each of six shooters, 120 shots total. This record was doubly impressive because it involved mandatory paired firing. The squad was divided into three pairs. When each pair went to the firing line, the two shooters would alternate shots. Team Coach, SFC Emil Praslick, had to make a wind call for one shooter, and then the other, shot by shot — that’s not easy. The record-setting squad was an all-star contingent of USAMU shooters: SGT Sherri Gallagher, SPC Amanda Elsenboss, CPL Matt Rawlings, SSG Shane Barnhardt, SSG Brandon Green, SSG Ty Cooper. Praslick said he was “very proud of my shooters.”
The 1197-68X record was set in “Any Sights / Any Rifle” competition using bolt guns chambered for the 7mm Remington Short-Action Ultra-Magnum (RSAUM), and fitted with Nightforce scopes. Coach Praslick says the USAMU is very pleased with the performance of the 7mm RSAUM: “Our 7mms can deliver very tight vertical spreads at 1000 yards.” Praslick also praised the work of USAMU armorers who build the rifles and load the ammo for USAMU teams: “We’ve got world-class gunsmiths. That’s our advantage. All the guns are tested at distance with match ammunition. We can count on the guns and the ammo to perform shot after shot. This is a big confidence builder for our USAMU shooters.”
New 1K Service Rifle Record
Along with the great performance by USAMU Team Praslick, USAMU Service Rifle shooters coached by SFC Jeremy Mangione set a new Service Rifle record. Using .308-Caliber AR10-type rifles with 185gr Berger bullets, the Team posted a 1154-33X Aggregate, a Service Rifle Team Record. That’s amazing considering these shooters were aiming with military-style iron sights with a post front sight. One of the squad’s shooters, SPC Augustus Dunfey, recorded a 200-10X. Coach Praslick called this a “spectacular individual performance”. Praslick told us that Dunfey’s 200-10X “is definitely the highest [20-shot] Service Rifle score shot in Interservice 1000-yard competition. And, as far as anyone can remember, it is the highest [20-shot] 1000-yard score ever shot with a Service Rifle anywhere.” SPC Dunfey was shooting at a target with a 20″ 10-Ring, and 10″ X-Ring. This means, using a stout-recoiling .308 rifle with sling (no rest) and relatively crude sights, Dunfey put half his shots inside one MOA and did not drop a single point. That’s impressive….
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First Gold at 2012 London Olympics Goes to Air Rifle Shooter
The 2012 Olympic Games kicked off last night in London. And the first gold meal awarded at the 2012 Game went to a shooter — Yi Siling of China. The top-ranked Chinese Air Rifle shooter edged Slywia Bogacka of Poland to win Gold in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle event. The South Korean shooting squad also captured its first Gold Medal of the games as Jin Jong-oh won the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event. Jin had won silver in the last Olympics at Beijing, China.
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Visit NBCOlympics.com for complete online coverage of the Olympics. On that website, in the upper left-hand corner (next to the London 2012 logo), you’ll find a “Select a Sport” button. That button opens a menu with links to all the different sports. There is a dedicated page for the Shooting Sports. CLICK HERE to visit the Shooting Sports Page at www.nbcolympics.com/shooting/.
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Brothers Bill & Shawn Squires Top Williamsport World Open Field
Held July 14-15 at the Original Pennsylvania 1000-Yard Benchrest Club, the 2012 Williamsport Word Open attracted a large field, with over 130 competitors. Brothers Bill Squires and Shawn Squires finished first and second respectively in the Two-Gun Overall Championship, making this year’s World Open a family affair. Both men campaigned a .300 WSM Heavy Gun and 6mm Dasher Light Gun. These rigs were smithed by the brothers themselves. The Squires boys really dominated this year. Bill ended up with 40 rank points, while Shawn had 44. Next best was Scott Weber, who had 71 rank points to finish third Overall. Shooting a 6mm Dasher, Weber also captured the Light Gun (LG) event, edging out LG runner-up John Buhay by a tenth of an inch in Aggregate Group size. (Buhay shot a Dasher in both LG and HG classes, finishing 8th Overall.)
It was “Ladies First” (and second) in the Heavy Gun (HG) class. Two talented ladies, Veronica Martin and Melissa Wagner, out-shot all the male competitors. Shooting a 300 WSM, Veronica took the HG title with an impressive 4.491″ Group Agg and 99 Score Agg. Melissa piloted her 6mm Dasher to second place in HG, with a 4.901″ Group Agg and 98 Score Agg. Finishing third in Heavy Gun was 300 WSM shooter Matt Kline, who racked up a “best in match” 99.5 Score Agg, along with a 4.997″ Group Aggregate.
As usual, the Williamsport Club put on a great event. This year there was a $40,000+ prize table — probably the best ever for a 1000-yard benchrest match. Two-Gun Overall runner-up Shawn Squires stated: “Yes it was a great weekend, even with the monsoon that occured during Day 2 of Light Gun. I would like to thank the Sponsors and Board, pit pullers and all who attended the 2012 World Open. The team at Williamsport always puts on a great event. Congratulations to Bill Squires (Two-Gun Overall), Veronica Martin (Heavy Gun Overall) and Scott Weber (Light Gun Overall). I guess if I had to lose Two-Gun Overall it might as well have been to my brother! Looking forward to the 2013 World Open.”
Shown above are the Top Ten Standings (and equipment lists) for the Two-Gun Overall, Heavy Gun Class, and Light Gun Class. For easier reading, click the “View Larger Image” link. Complete World Open Results for all 135 competitors are found on the Williamsport Club website at www.pa1000yard.com. The results are stored in an interactive database so you can search by class, event, or relay.
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Current Job Opportunities in Firearms Industry
A number of interesting jobs in the firearms industry have become available in recent weeks. The NSSF maintains a regularly-updated listing of employment opportunities with gun-makers and shooting sports organizations. On the NSSF’s job board right now there are gunsmith openings, engineering offerings, sales and marketing positions, and even high-level legal and executive career opportunities. Here are some of the jobs we found this week posted on the NSSF Website. CLICK HERE for a complete listing (many more jobs).
Firearms Industry Jobs — Current Openings
Location Company/Organization Opening/Title
Prescott, AZ Proforce Law Enforcement Vice President Sales
Sunland, CA ISS Gunsmith
Washington, DC Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Director of Finance
Springfield, MA Smith & Wesson Firearms Legal Counsel
Springfield, MA Smith & Wesson Firearms Brand Manager – S&W
Accokeek, MD Beretta USA Corporation Product Marketing Manager – Shotguns & Rifles
Accokeek, MD Beretta USA Corporation Production Manager – CNC Machining
Exeter, NH SIG SAUER Tool Designer
Exeter, NH SIG SAUER Quality Inspector
Exeter, NH SIG SAUER Senior Design Engineer
Exeter, NH SIG SAUER Business Analyst
Delaware, OH Black Wing Shooting Center Outdoor Range Associate/Safety Officer
Not Specified Crimson Trace Corporation Regional Sales Manager (TX, OK, W-AR, W-LA)
Beaverton, OR Leupold & Stevens, Inc. Director of Sales – US
Fairfax, VT Century International Arms, Inc Gunsmith
Fairfax, VT Century International Arms, Inc Sales Coordinator
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Handy Excel Formula Predicts Useful Barrel Life
How long will a barrel last before the accuracy “goes south”? There are so many variables involved (powder type, bore diameter, bullet coatings etc.) that it’s hard to predict. You might say “Well, my buddy has a .243 and he got 1500 rounds before the throat was shot out” — those kind of comparisons can be useful, but they’re not very scientific, and they won’t help much if you’ve got a gun in a new chambering (such as the 6.5×47) for which long-term test results are lacking.
Is there a more reliable way to predict barrel life — one that will work for a broad range of calibers? Well, Forum member MikeCr has developed an Excel spreadsheet that accounts for a number of variables, and gives a pretty good estimate of useful barrel life, whether you’re shooting a .223 Rem or a 338 Lapua Magnum. Mike’s program predicts barrel life using five variables: 1) Bullet Diameter; 2) Powder Charge weight; 3) Powder Heat Potential (KJ/kg); 4) Pressure (in psi); and 5) Bullet Coating (yes/no). Mike provides a table with Heat Potential ratings for most popular powder types. The user needs to know the pressure of his load. This can be estimated with QuickLOAD.
You can download the lastest version of Mike’s spreadsheet below. You’ll need Excel or an Excel viewer to open the file.
Click to Download Spreadsheet: Barrel Life Spreadsheet (Latest Version)
Shown below is Mike’s Spreadsheet, with variables for a 6BR shooting 105gr “naked” bullets with 30.3 grains of Hodgdon Varget powder. The formula predicts 2401 rounds of barrel life. That corresponds pretty well to what we’d expect for a 6BR — about 2500 rounds.
Mike observes: “There has been alot of discussion lately related to cartridge design and resulting barrel life. This is a really important factor to consider amongst a myriad of choices. Barrel life is controversial, and subjective. There are no clear-cut standards for comparison. But a few years ago, I put together a spreadsheet based on Bart Bobbit’s rule of thumb. It worked pretty good, only occasionally failing some tests when validated against posted barrel lives.
According to Ken Howell, I had to account for pressure. And Henry Child’s powder temperature testing provided another piece needed. So, I’ve tweaked it here and there to pass more tests. From 223rem to 300 UltraMagnum. Another element added, but turned off is shot interval. I would need way more tests to lock in on this. But everyone knows, the faster you shoot, the worse the barrel life.
Anyway, another factor hard to define is ‘accurate’ barrel life. This cannot be quantified without standards. Barrels are replaced when expectations are no longer met. I feel that a [barrel] passes peak potential in a finite period due to throat erosion. But that don’t mean it’s toast, if it still shoots well enough. It’s just as likely that many of us never see that peak potential anyway. It’s a slippery thing. Point-blank BR competitors will toss a barrel when it leaves the 1s. I could get another 4000 rounds from it, and be content with its performance, I’m sure.”
NOTE: Mike says: “This spreadsheet may show a lower barrel life than you prefer. But it pretty well spotlights cartridges to stay away from if you plan much time at the range or in dog town.”
Editor’s Comment: We want to stress that Mike’s spreadsheet is a helpful tool, but it is not a definitive “take-it-to-the-bank” indicator of barrel life. Mike cautions that predicting barrel life involves so many different factors (including how hot the barrel is run), that the task is a bit like predicting tread life on car tires. Still, the spreadsheet is very helpful. It can certainly put shooters on notice that some chamberings (such as the 6-284) are likely to be a barrel burners. That can help you make a smart decision when choosing a chambering for your next rifle.
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Check Out Free Camp Perry National Matches Info Guides
If you’re heading to Camp Perry this summer, the NRA has downloadable resources that should come in handy. The 2012 National Matches Information Guides (digital editions) include all the essential information for the National Matches. There are three separate digital Info Guides, one each for High Power Rifle, Smallbore Rifle, and Pistol Matches.
The Info Guides feature a map of Camp Perry, championship calendar, and schedules for important events. The guidebooks also includes ads from local businesses in Port Clinton, Ohio with information on restaurants, lodging, and more. There are special promotions and discounts for Camp Perry competitors.
You can access all three guides through the links below:
High Power Guide | Smallbore Guide | Pistol Guide
The 56-page High Power Guide, the “Official High Power Program”, is embedded below. Click right/left arrows to navigate from page to page. CLICK HERE to launch reader in new window.
The 2012 National Matches Information Guides also include directories of Match sponsors, many of whom are on vendor row. Check out all three of the digital Info Guides to see what’s happening at Camp Perry at the 2012 National Rifle and Pistol Matches.
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New Modular Swarovski Spotting Scope: 65mm, 85mm, 95mm
Swarovski has just announced a truly revolutionary spotting scope system. Imagine a “normal” spotting scope sliced in half, with separate objective (front) units and separate eyepiece (rear) units. This way you can have both straight and angled viewing options, and you can select from three (3) different objectives (65mm, 85mm, 95mm), depending on the light-gathering and max magnification you need for the job (and the weight you’re willing to carry).
The new Swarovski Optik ATX/STX Modular Spotting Scope combines a straight (#49902) or angled (#49901) rear eyepiece module with any one of three front objective sections, the largest of which is a whopping 95mm. All three available objectives have coated HD lenses for high contrast, low chromatic aberration, and optimal light transmission. These lenses are bright, with excellent color fidelity.
Both eyepiece modules have extended-eye-relief ocular lenses, with a “field-flattener” lens design that provides high contrast and correct geometry all the way out to the edge of the image. The eyepiece modules deliver either 25-60X or 30-70X power depending on front module. NOTE: The eyepieces are built into the rear modules — they are non-removable and you can’t swap in a third-party eyepiece. However, digiscoping adapter can also be fitted in the rear.
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With front and rear modules joined, the zooming and focusing rings are located right next to each other. This allows you to zoom quickly, and then easily fine-tune the focus without moving your hand. Centralizing both controls is smart because you don’t have to take your head away from the eyepiece to look for one control or the other. Your hand can stay in one position. We’ve always liked the large-diameter focus rings on Swarovski spotting scopes. Now, with the new modular Swarovski system, you get the advantage of a large-diameter, centralized zoom control as well.
Big Money for Complete System
As you might expect, the Swarovski ATX/STX system commands a premium price. Either angled or straight eyepiece module is $2179.00 at EuroOptic.com. The 65mm front objective module is $879.00, but you’ll pay $1599.00 for the 85mm objective module. The biggest 95mm objective module costs $1899.00. So, for an angled rear module plus the jumbo 95mm objective, you’re looking at $4078.00 total. If you want BOTH rear modules AND the 95mm objective, you’ll need to pony up $6257.00! That’s got to be some kind of record for consumer spotting scopes. The minimum you can spend (for one rear module and 65mm objective), will be $3058.00, which is still pretty pricey. There are some significant advantages to this modular system though. For example, transport and storage is simplified, and we like the ability to choose the objective size based on the “mission”. You don’t need a 95mm objective to see bullet holes at 100 yards. But at long range, a bigger objective can be very useful.
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New Wheel-Drive Concentricity Gauge from Accuracy One
Talented tool-maker Curt Knitt has designed a better mousetrap — a new Concentricity Gauge that makes it easier than ever to get fast, repeatable results when measuring case and bullet run-out (aka “eccentricity”). The breakthrough design feature is the large-diameter wheel which spins the case. With most other concentricity gauges you must rotate the case with your finger(s). Anyone who has tried this knows that it is difficult to get a full, 360° rotation of the case without disturbing the indicator. Typically you can get two-thirds of a rotation or so, but then you have to reposition your finger to complete the rotation. Moving your finger often causes the case to jiggle or move slightly, and more often than not, the dial indicator jumps a bit, interrupting your measurement. Been there, done that.
Drive Wheel Smoothly Spins Cases for Fast, Error-Free Readouts
With the new Accuracy One Concentricity Gauge from CTK Precision, the rubber-rimmed drive wheel has a much larger diameter than any cartridge case (7:1 diameter ratio on magnums). So, when you rotate the drive wheel just a half-turn or so (using knurled knob on the wheel axis), you can easily and smoothly turn the cartridge three (or more) full rotations. The drive wheel maintains a constant, even load on the case, so the case doesn’t wobble and the dial indicator gives a continuous, un-interrupted read-out. What’s more, clever cartridge support design geometry pulls the case back against the rim stop as you engage the drive wheel. This holds the case in position laterally during measurement. Morever, this allows very fast one-handed operation. You don’t have to hold the case down with your fingers while maintaining side force against the case rim stop.
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The Accuracy One Concentricity Gauge works with the full range of cartridges — everything from .22LR to .50 BMG. Adjusting the tool for different-length cases is incredibly easy, because the roller blocks (case supports) are held in place by magnets. You just slide the blocks to the desired position — no tools needed! The indicator stand is also held by magnets so it can slide to any position you want along the case body or bullet. And, the indicator can be moved to the front rail and rotated 90°. This way you can measure on the inside of the case neck.
Does this new design really work? Absolutely — it works brilliantly and it’s FAST. Watch the video and see for yourself. We could do two-rotation (720°) measurements on cases in a third the time it takes to do a one-rotation gauging operation with other tools. And the actual measuring operation can be done one-handed, leaving your free hand to pic up the next case (or bullet) to be measured. And yes, this tool can also measure bullet concentricity — measured from tip, ogive, bearing surface, and/or boatail.
1. Directional Drive Wheel pushes the cartridge or bullet into the stop for accurate, repeatable readings with equal pressure. The replaceable rubber drive ring will not harm cartridges or bullets.
2. Two-position bullet and cartridge stop.
3. Precision ball bearings provide friction-free movement.
4. Heavy steel base with E-coat finish and bolt-on rubber feet.
5. Indicator stand and roller blocks ride in machined slots and are held in place by N42 Neodymium magnets. This allows rapid, smooth, tool-free adjustments.
6. Indicator stand can be place in front OR rear machined slots. This allows for both internal and external measurements.
7. Fine-Adjustment Horizontal Indicator Stand allows very precise indicator angle/load adjustments.
8. Indicator Stand will accept horizontal indicators that are .350″ wide or narrower, and are 1.75″ to 2.25″ from the indicator contact point to the center of the main body.
9. Adjustable mechanical arm stop holds the arm up for one-handed operation.
10. Precision Drive Wheel has a 13:1 ratio for .22 rimfire, 7:1 for magnums, and 3.7:1 for 50BMG.
11. Concentricity Gauge accepts cartridges from .22LR rimfire to .50 BMG.
The Accuracy One Concentricity Gauge is available from BulletTipping.com. Price for the unit, complete with quality horizontal indicator, is $325.00. Price, without indicator, is $280.00. The initial run of Concentricity Gauges is now in final production. Gauge sets should hit the market in 4 to 6 weeks. To place an advance order, fill out the PDF Order Form, or call (814) 684-5322. To learn more about setting up and using this new tool, read the Concentricity Gauge Instructions, and watch the video above.
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Breaking Binaries
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Every episode Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is joined by a different guest to discuss and deconstruct two seemingly oppositional ideas (innocent/guilty, radical/moderate, secular/religious etc). In doing this we consider if things are really so simple, or if seemingly commonsensical binaries actually hides, obscures or allows for much more complicated political dynamics.
Necolonial/Postcolonial with Vanessa Tsehaye
In Episode 9 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan breaks down the binary of Neocolonial and Postcolonial states with Vanessa Tsehaye.
Vanessa Tsehaye is an Eritrean human rights activist who was born and raised in Sweden. She founded the organisation One Day Seyoum when she was in high school to continue the work of her uncle Seyoum Tsehaye, a journalist who has been imprisoned without a trial in Eritrea since 2001. One Day Seyoum is today one of the largest youth organisations fighting against human rights abuses committed against the Eritrean people, both still in the country and after they flee. She holds a law degree from SOAS, University of London and currently serves as Amnesty International’s campaigner for the Horn of Africa.
In this episode Vanessa helps dismantle the reductive way formerly colonised states are seen. How do the ways we glorify postcolonial states or condemn necolonial relations impact the people on the ground? Through her work to better the lives of Eritreans we unpicked the rhetoric that hides human rights abuses and obscures the displacement of so many people made refugees and harmed by borders. We ask what criteria we should use to extend support for states across the world, and how might we better understand dynamics of statehood?
For more information on One Day Seyoum's Eritrean Refugee Centre click here.
To read the transcript of this episode instead, follow this link: https://www.suhaiymah.com/breaking-binaries-transcripts.
Secularism/Religion with Suhraiya Jivraj
In Episode 8 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Secularism and Religion with Suhraiya Jivraj.
Suhraiya is author of The Religion of Law: Race, Citizenship and Children's belonging and interested in interrogating terms such as 'religion' and 'secularity' through government law and policy. She has a background working for human right NGOs and grassroots orgs and now teaches and researches in areas of Public law, as well as Decolonial Approaches to law and social justice.
In this episode Suhraiya helps dismantle one of the most taken for granted binaries around: secularism and religion. Where do these terms come from? Have they always been around? Who gives them meaning? Do the specific histories that shape them impact our understanding of them as universal ideas? How universal they really are? and what is the impact of normalising them?
Fake News/Truth with Maryam Jameela
In Episode 7 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Fake News and Truth with Maryam Jameela.
Maryam is a writer and researcher with a background in academia, working in researching trauma, Islamophobia, and power structures. She's recently started working for the Canary as an investigative journalist, and her work can also be found via her Twitter handle, @yammatron.
In this episode Maryam helped dismantle the rhetoric around 'combating Fake news' by considering the terms of the conversation itself, what constitutes 'fake' and how we go about declaring what is 'true'. Is there such thing as 'true' representation, if there is 'false' representation? Are historical narratives ever entirely true or false? How does this binary play into our very ideas about what knowledge and information are?
Victim/Perpetrator with Kristen Cherry
In Episode 6 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Victim and Perpetrator with Kristen Cherry.
Kristen is a survivor advocate and a movement worker based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the USA. She worked at her local domestic violence/sexual assault crisis center for 2 ½ years, counseling survivors in shelter, over the crisis line, and through the court process after filing for civil protection orders. Kristen is currently involved in community organising efforts in Louisville as protests continue following the police killing of Breonna Taylor in 2020, that has included co-coordinating a protest arrest hotline, which provides support to protestors facing charges and connects them with free legal support.
In this episode Kristen helped to shed light on the ways victim/perpetrator hides the contexts that produce violence, and enables them to go uninterrogated. Should violence be understood as an inherent part of someone, and equally, should being victim to it? How can we center survivors and healing, as well as create outcomes that lead to accountability and justice rather than merely offer incarceration as the solution to violence?
The book mentioned by Kristen is Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement. ed. Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ejeris Dixon.
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British Empire/British Nation with Nadine El-Enany
*BONUS EPISODE*
In Episode 5 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Britain as empire and Britain as nation, with Nadine El-Enany.
Nadine El-Enany is Reader in Law at Birkbeck School of Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Race and Law, she teaches and researches in the fields of migration and refugee law, European Union law, protest and criminal justice. Nadine has written for the Guardian, the LRB Blog, Pluto Blog, Verso Blog, Open Democracy, Media Diversified, Left Foot Forward and Critical Legal Thinking. Her book, (B)ordering Britain: law, race and empire (2020) was published by Manchester University Press and is the basis of this episode's destruction.
Did Britain ever stop being an empire? Has Britain ever been a truly sovereign, bounded nation-state, or does 2021 mark the first year of it trying to be so? If all Britain's wealth, welfare and institutions are embedded in colonial conquest or infused by its profit, who gets to say what Britain is, or who is "outside it"? This episode's discussion comes as a bonus episode to mark the new year. Whilst we break down the binary, Nadine El-Enany also provides us with a hopeful discussion and reminder that the future is yet to be made, and Britain is "up for grabs".
To read the transcript of this episode follow this link: https://www.suhaiymah.com/breaking-binaries-transcripts.
Disability/Ability with Anamika Misra
In Episode 4 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Disability and Ability with Anamika Misra.
Anamika is an Autistic PhD researcher and Assistant Lecturer at Kent Law School. She has previously been involved in the Decolonise the Curriculum Project at Kent and organises with precarious staff and students of colour across a range of social justice issues. Though she’s supposed to have academic expertise in the law of armed conflict and human rights, she finds the language of expertise problematic and prefers to say she’s interested in learning about race, colonialism, disability, sexuality and gender.
This episode's discussion sees Anamika help to break down how the binary of disability and ability is constructed - historically, and ideologically; the ways it is rooted in ideas of human value in relation to capital; how this means we only value ability in relation to capitalistic "value"; how this binary homogenises so many varied experiences into two boxes; and what it would look like to focus more on changing structural and societal dynamics that disable people.
The resources mentioned by Anamika are as follows:
- The Harriet Tubman Collective, @HTCSolidarity on Twitter
- Their statement on disability solidarity
- The Black Disability Collective,@BlackDisability on Twitter
- Autistic Tyla
- Aucademy
Majority/Minority with Azeezat Johnson
In Episode 3 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Majority and Minority with Dr Azeezat Johnson.
Azeezat is a research fellow in human geography at Queen Mary University of London. Her current project unpacks the racial history that informs black Muslim women's lives in London. She asks how these women create and embody practices of home whilst navigating the imperial nostalgia and racism that has been exposed through Brexit. She's also the co-editor of The Fire Now: Anti-Racist Scholarship in Times of Explicit Racial Violence.
This episode's discussion centers on how the language of majority and minority flattens differences and power dynamics,and asks what is enabled by framing people as a 'minority', as well as what it does to us when we think about ourselves as 'minorities'.
Saturday Nov 28, 2020
Free Speech/Censorship with Sita Balani
In Episode 2 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the binary of Free Speech and Censorship with Dr Sita Balani. Sita is a lecturer in contemporary literature and culture at King's College London. In her research and teaching, she explores the relationship between imperialism and identity in contemporary Britain. Her work has appeared in Feminist Review, Identity Theory, Open Democracy, Photoworks and the Verso blog. This episode's discussion centers on dismantling the straight-forward ways that Free Speech and Censorship are presented to us, and asks whether they're really such clear-cut categories - discussing what it means to be "cancelled" in a context where state censorship is rarely acknowledged as 'cancellation', and what sorts of conversations are obscured when we get stuck in the loop of asking whether certain words or cartoons should/shouldn't be allowed to be published. By discussing a wide range of relevant contexts and histories the binary is dismantled to uncover what it hides, who it protects, and what it obscures.
Season 2, Episode 1: Fascist/Liberal
In Episode 1 of Season 2, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan discusses the incredibly timely binary of Fascist/Liberal with an anonymous guest. The discussion focuses on British and European contexts, interrogating the types of politics and policies that are defined as "fascist" or "liberal", and asking who they do and don't apply to, and whether fascist tendencies are really so distant from liberal ones? By discussing a wide range of relevant contexts and histories the binary is dismantled to uncover what it hides, who it protects, and what it obscures.
Season 2 coming out this autumn
Make sure you're caught up with Season 1 before Season 2 drops this autumn iA!
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Art In Conversation
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Following the recent experimental TV broadcast of Silvia Kolbowski’s video project, critic and theorist Emily Apter spoke with the artist about her two works After Hiroshima Mon Amour and A Few Howls Again? Silvia Kolbowski’s work is political in many registers: psychoanalysis, feminism, conceptualism, institutional critique, the ethics of spectatorship, war and memory, and the fate or afterlife of radical subjects, be they historical events or people. In 2009’s “Dear Silvia,” a print and audio work, a young girl reads 31 e-mails from nonprofit political organizations urging action and contributions in the absence of government action. The text project “When Even Good News Worsens a Panic,” plays off a typical financial news media byline, and in the slide and audio installation “Proximity to Power: American Style,” businessmen and media moguls, along with adolescent boys, answer questions about their relation to those more powerful than they. An excerpt from A Few Howls Again? (AFHA), one of the projects discussed in this conversation, was broadcast on Visión Siete Internacional, an international news show on public television in Buenos Aires.
Emily Apter (Rail): In discussion you often bring up the symptomatic foreclosure of psychic life in what is recognized as “politics,” at least in contemporary North America—impasse, blockage, hostage-taking, breakdown, double binds, blind spots; these name politics at the current pass. What do you think about this? How does your work engage this problem?
Silvia Kolbowski: We live in a puritanical country of psyche-deniers. The White House and Congress are drowning in the language of self-determination, which denies the complexities of the human psyche, let alone the complexities of the psyche’s response to the endless hurdles put in place by an iniquitous society. Oprah intones ceaselessly about how the human will can triumph over any adversity—including institutionalized poverty, racism, and sexism. If a politician reveals struggles with depression, their career is damaged if not ruined. Most academics and journalists of the left seem to be embarrassed by the thought of having to take mass and individual psychology into account in analyzing politics. And I would say that even in much of what is called critical or political art, the psyche is a blind spot. And yet public life is inseparable from the psychical realm.
For more than a decade I have raised the issue, at public cultural events or in writings or implicitly through projects, of how important it is to try to understand why mass populations can be in thrall to the political, media, and corporate forces that undermine them. It’s really not sufficient to explain this enthrallment by saying that passivity is engendered by entertainment or our educational systems. The United States population remains overwhelmingly passive in the face of years of assaults on their civil liberties and basic material needs. Politicians may gloss over the “insecurities” felt by the great majority of the American population today, but we have no popular capacity to understand this in ways that would be required to save this country from what looks increasingly like an unstoppable downward spiral.
In my artwork I often find myself presenting psychical processes and conflicts as they arise through memory, or I try to create a space of spectatorship that draws out an affective response, that stages a political challenge for the spectator. In almost all instances, I try to situate a historical event or period, while assuming that such work is not exclusive to a psychical dimension.
Rail: Can you say more about the specifics in your practice in regard to the “presentation of psychical processes and conflicts”? How have specific works experimented with the psychic life of politics?
Kolbowski: For the last 15 years or so I’ve worked analogically in relation to a current political moment. In After Hiroshima Mon Amour (AHMA), the Iraq war and the abandonment of Katrina are looked at through the lens of the American bombing of Hiroshima. The video projection never mentions Iraq or New Orleans in its script, although footage is shown of both, albeit unidentified. AFHA? brings Ulrike Meinhof back to life, so to speak, from a newspaper death photo, in order to think about the ethics of state violence in the present moment. Has the United States actually ever dealt, on ethical or historical levels, with the atomic bombing of Japan? Have we wanted to recognize our own aggression? Have we faced the trauma of a kind of class and race warfare directed against New Orleans? Can working from history in a way that resonates with the present allow for a reciprocal reflection, from the past to the present, from the present to the past?
The two projects I mentioned present psychical processes and conflicts in a narrative sense. But my approach also attempts to understand the dynamics of spectatorship, and the spectator is always a spectator with an unconscious, and therefore an overdetermined memory. For me as an artist, the consideration of spectatorship is as important as are the “narrative forms” of the projects. In her time, Meinhof presented a major social conundrum as a leftist militant who was also a mother and a lapsed pacifist, and who had been an incisive and respected female journalist/commentator. The anger heaped on her during her time as a militant, while she was in prison, and even after her death—was it overdetermined to some extent by her status as a woman who was angry about injustice, angry to the point of violence? Is that one of the reasons why the public Meinhof became a projection of people’s anxieties and displaced fears? She remains a fixation for many, and sometimes a screen memory as well. That collective process of fixation is not just a conscious one. So while people cull timelines and historical facts about Meinhof and the Red Army Faction, it’s also important to look at the psychical processes involved in her historicization, and its consequences for the present. I think art offers a means for such considerations because it isn’t burdened by even a pretense to empirical proof—or it shouldn’t be.
Rail: Henrietta Stanford, in a text about your Meinhof project, borrows a phrase from the novelist Henry Green—“dreading forward”—and applies it to AFHA?’s “‘stop-photo animation’ technique, which holds the same frame on the screen for an extended period…and then the next…and then the next.”
Stanford arrives at a Freudian model that she calls “staying anxious.” This model “carries within it a certain psychic and political utility; it becomes a way of ensuring the mind can effectively endure—and respond accordingly to painful realities of contemporary life; conveying a protective ‘signal’ which alerts the ego to an impending menace, it is a ‘way of staying in relation to history without being consumed by it.’ ”
Would you agree that anxiety’s affective charge enables us to avoid becoming mired in passivity, inertia, and despair? With Meinhof—re-enacted but not idealized—are we enjoined to “keep vigil in the face of unpleasurable anxieties”?
Kolbowski: When I first read Henrietta’s text on AFHA? I had the uncanny sense that she had somehow gotten inside my psyche. I didn’t think, when I was producing the work, that its actual form—a particular use to which the mediums of photography and video lend themselves—would be anxiety-producing. But many people have responded to AFHA? by telling me that the form itself frightened them, made them feel anxious.
Video still, After Hiroshima Mon Amour, 2005-2008. Video and 16mm film; 22 mins.
I am comforted by knowing as much as I can about the dire state of national and global crises, and also made very anxious by that knowledge. I find Henrietta’s model profoundly enlightening for several reasons. Firstly, it’s a way of responding to the activist left’s well-meaning but pragmatic—and I think for that reason ultimately ineffectual—injunction to avoid the inertia and passivity produced by despair and anxiety over our economic and socio-political decline. Don’t despair! Act! Resist! How different is that from Nancy Reagan’s “Just say no” or Nike’s “Just do it”? Henrietta’s model offers a way of sublimating the anxiety of despair into something else. And it allows for a turning toward that which produces anxiety, toward the very things from which the Right would deflect us. I was very struck by that way of seeing the Meinhof project. I hadn’t initially thought of using the stop-photo animation technique in the work. I had intended to use a series of projected photos with titles. But so many photos arose out of the shoot that I realized during the editing phase that I could make a kind of animation out of them. A visual jumpiness resulted. That was a happy accident because the stop-motion effect seems to solicit a relevant affective response from the spectator.
Rail: With “staying anxious” there is a strange solidarity forged between programmed catastrophism—“dreading forward”—and political resilience. It aptly describes what happened over the course of two sessions I had with you in preparation for our collaborative presentation at Princeton. In the two-week interval between our discussions of your 2008 video AHMA the 9-point earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. “After Hiroshima” became part of an uncannily foretold sequence we thought of as “after Fukushima.” We entered the state of “staying anxious,” looking straight ahead at the prospect of nuclear catastrophe and the myriad smaller environmental disasters encountered daily—fracking, acid rain, poisoned water, toxic air—that add up to catastrophe in slow motion. Our political hope, under these conditions, becomes, precisely, suspense.
Kolbowski: And now we’re in a post-Tropical Storm Irene phase, where in many places in the Northeast the past has literally been washed away, with no clarity on this extreme weather event coming from those with top official power. Now, that is anxiety-producing, and as Meinhof wrote, we can “fight melancholy with coffee” or “vapid sobriety with schnapps,” or, to invoke Henrietta’s concept, maybe we can “stay anxious” and alert to possible strategies of resistance.
Rail: To continue with the moment we’re in, the word that comes to my mind is dysphoria—a depressive position suffusing every aspect of social and economic life. When you evoke an “unstoppable downward spiral” in relation to the “thrall of populations to political, media, and corporate forces that undermine them,” the word that condenses this condition for me is dysphoria: from the Greek δύσφορος (dysphoros), from δυσ- (difficult), and φέρειν (to bear). It is defined as an unpleasant or uncomfortable mood; sadness, a downer moment, anxiety, restlessness, irritability, spleen, bipolar disorder or manic swings, withdrawal (from addictive cravings), the total evacuation of euphoria.
But, in searching for a way to politicize planetary depression, how does one avoid the trap of personifying supra-individual entities like the nation or the “neoliberal economy, ” whose logic is coextensive with the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and its Romney-inflected expression: “Corporations are people, my friend!” Imputing a psyche to political groups or “the globe” is one problem, but the alternative is equally problematic, which is to remain stuck on subjects without affect or critical consciousness: legal persons, consumers, voters, possessive individualists.
Maybe we should explore the possibilities of a politics of discorporation that would bring a psychoanalytic critique of incorporation and identification to bear on the ethical disbarring of corporate interests.
A blogger wrote in reaction to Romney’s remark: “I propose that we call the death penalty for corporations ‘discorporation,’ and that we make a ceremony out of it.” What do you think about a politics of “discorporation”?
Kolbowski: That’s a difficult question. With regard to imputing a psyche to political groups or “the globe,” I can readily admit that a psychoanalytic perspective could never be a primary strategy for solving the kinds of problems produced by runaway capitalism, the fight for global resources, the legacies of colonialism, etc. Having said that, I don’t share your concern about an inappropriate personification of institutions, because institutions are inherently relational. A point that Mignon Nixon brings out in her 2005 text “On the Couch” has always stayed with me. She quotes Jean Laplanche’s observation about transference having always already existed outside the clinic. In fact, I read Mignon’s text as an argument for how to consider psychoanalysis in a setting larger than the analyst’s office or the clinic, to consider the role of transference even in art. Freud did not “invent” transference. He gave a name to the types of relational displacements that already existed in the world, even if his focus was on the psychoanalytic setting. But what’s interesting about understanding the dynamics of transference in terms of the political and mass realms is that transference often encompasses unbalanced relations among those with more or less of something. And to me that is one description of the current situation—whether that something is money, power, resources, access, status, etc. And while those relations are concrete, they don’t lack phantasmatic components. What affects are getting displaced, by whom, for whom, and onto whom?
In my exchange with the artist Walid Raad a few years ago, I paraphrased from Tony Kushner’s translation of Mother Courage, which I had just seen performed in Central Park. In this version of the play, Mother Courage says something like, “The people like it when the leaders of a war engage in profiteering; they know their investment means there’s a good chance of victory.” So when we try to understand why people would identify with those who have a ruthless disregard for them, we have to think about why identification with exploitative greed at the top might keep people from demanding better treatment. I just can’t think about political situations today without thinking about the psychical component, without thinking about transference out in the world. But I’m an artist, and so I try to formulate my activism through my art, although I’m often slotted into the category of an artist who makes “critical” art and is an activist on the side. But I don’t think about my work that way at all.
Above and below: Video stills, A Few Howls Again?, 2010. Video loop; 9 mins.
Rail: I take your point about why one might want to retain a personification of institutions as a way of apprehending transferential displacements. I think my worry was directed at allegories of World System or the Planet or Capitol that impute subjective personalities to political entities and geographic phantasms, as if placing them like sovereign avatars in the cosmic space-frame of a video game or turning them into epic characters subject to pathetic fallacy.
Your work mitigates the pitfalls of this kind of thinking in grand abstractions. It trains the spectator to analyze material events at specific historical junctures; to become informed through activist data-mining. In a piece like AFHA? you use the technique of the close-up to look into the “face” of “the terrorist.” One begins to see more clearly the psychopolitical continuity between frustrated thymotic impulses on an individual scale (the rage provoked by thwarted political agency) and a militant planetary politics that embraces dogma in the face of slack conviction. Meinhof’s depression—cavernous eyes, baleful stare, bloodless flesh—stands in for a global depressive position; an economy contoured more and more by a recessionary drive; tipping increasingly toward destitution, exhausted resources, distributive injustice, clinical psychosis.
Kolbowski: You’re describing a symptomology of sorts—rage, dogma, depression. Freud considered the symptom a formation of the return of the repressed. These days I notice more and more that the very word capitalism is being repressed in mainstream political discourse. In the context of unregulated capitalism, especially in the United States, class inequity is repeatedly repressed. Even liberals, of course, don’t want to talk about that. I remember that in 1989, when my son attended the politically liberal Public School 3 in Manhattan, I was vilified at a parents’ meeting for pointing out that he and his classmates seemed to make friends across racial lines in the school, but not so much across class lines. I was accused of trying to restore a class division that they had worked so hard to erase. Should politicians think about what has been repressed in their countries or regions? Globally? No politician will move us out of the United States’ ever-rightward shift without being able to understand such a concept. And although some on the left believe we should give up on legislative politics altogether, give up on the state, is there really a viable other choice in a country this size?
But frankly, although being an artist who reads has made me sensitive to such issues, that is not my area of knowledge, expertise, or skill! For me, one burning question is what art can contribute to a struggle for equity that no other profession or discipline can offer. There is a loose debate around art and activism that seems to be slowly coming to a head these days. For example, I define my artworks as activist, but usually the two categories of art and activism are polarized even today by those in the expanded realm of critical art (for want of a better term). I cannot believe, after all this time, and all the important discourses—like Rosalyn Deutsche’s and Hal Foster’s—that contributed to a more subtle understanding of the political realm of art, that we still seem to have such narrow definitions of activism or activist art. And I believe that narrowness is fully dependent on a denial of the psyche. Because it’s only by assuming that the civic being has no unconscious that we can project change as something that comes about without addressing shifts at the levels of fantasy, identification, displacement, etc. Those are not terms that are easily accepted, at least in this country, within the discourses of activism articulated by most artists I’ve spoken to about it. Most artists engaging in a discourse of activism still seem inclined to polarize art and activism, or to define activist art narrowly. This doesn’t mean, of course, that activist art can be defined so flaccidly that it incorporates even art that proposes no forms of resistance to the status quo.
Rail: How to access and reorient the political unconscious through art? That seems to be one of the central questions emerging from our exchange. Art, including conceptual and activist practice, is often hobbled by the assumption that the political unconscious can be awakened or somehow channeled differently if we are prompted to see things differently. So considerable effort goes into entraining viewers to perceive (or in literary parlance, “to read”) symptoms of radical injustice, political sham, extreme violence, dysphoria, etc. However, as we also know, shifts of fantasy, desire, objects of identification are not easy to effect even if their visual strategies succeed in fascinating viewers. If it were a simple matter of learning to become a symptomatic reader who learns to discern what hides in plain sight or lies buried in psychic furrows, art would be more successful at reprogramming the political unconscious.
Kolbowski: Accessing and reorienting the political unconscious, or awakening, channeling, or reprogramming a political unconscious—such methodologies are not ones with which I feel comfortable as an artist, because they imply a degree of overt instrumentality. The status that art still occupies in most capitalist countries, Eastern and Western, situates it most often in categories of transcendent experience, distracting entertainment, or free-floating market ciphers—I find troubling the idea of giving art an instrumental role in those contexts. Would that political or public policy today were instrumental in progressive ways, and not empty! And would that critical art practices today did not rush in where policy fears to tread. That is wheel-spinning at best, and an effacement of democratic and aesthetic possibilities at worst.
Maybe I can best respond to your comments by describing a recent experience that I had with regard to the Meinhof video, AFHA? A few months ago I was approached by the executive producer of an international news program that plays weekly on Argentine public television. This executive producer, Francisco Ali-Brouchoud, is someone who also has a sound and performative art practice and writes on art. He proposed to me that the Meinhof video be broadcast on the TV news show Visión Siete Internacional. It was very intriguing to me, and very exciting, because he didn’t want to create a “special” space for this video on the show. It wasn’t going to be shown during a discussion about art, or as a report on an exhibition. In a way, what he was proposing was that an excerpt of the video be shown as a way of looking at the political questions raised by the artwork itself, in the context of an anchor framing it with a historical account. After a two-month dialogue and effort at excerpting AFHA? (necessarily reduced to TV time), translation, negotiations with the anchors, etc., he recently managed to get such a segment on the air—an artwork presenting imagery and discourse different from typical news imagery and discourses. I think there is a lot of potential in this idea of using different media platforms for art without mimicking informational forms. It is also intriguing that this could be accomplished at this moment in Argentina.
Rail: Silvia, you are not unique among artists committed to redressing denial of the psyche in politics, but I think you are one of the few whose work mobilizes a soundtrack that complicates the delivery of visual fantasy. Your projects enjoin us to hear the phantasm (not just position it visually), especially when it howls but is not heard. Your title, A Few Howls Again? pays homage to a phrase, itself borrowed from the writings of the Italian writer Curzio Malaparte, that Ulrike Meinhof used in her 1968 broadside Water Cannons: Against Women, Too: “Malaparte’s image of dogs with slashed bellies who don’t howl because their vocal chords have also been cut is no longer totally apt. We are hearing a few howls again—at least a few.” I think AFHA? re-releases those thymotic howls—at least a few.
Emily Apter
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21 Miles Publishing Opportunity
On September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 By brunelwriterIn Brunel University, Brunel Writer, Creative writing, Submission Calls, UncategorizedLeave a comment
Short poetry on the themes of migrants and refugees is sought for a new photobook by Brunel University photographer and artist, Chris Dundon-Smith. Brunel University is currently supporting Chris on the photojournalism project, 21 Miles. The photobook and poetry will form part of a multi-media installation at Ambika P3 Gallery in London (Nov 2022) and will then go on tour at a selection of galleries in 2023.
21 Miles is a multimedia documentary project that aims to describe the experience of the perilous twenty-one-mile journey across the English Channel, made by those seeking safety and asylum in the United Kingdom.
The video and audio installation uses a single photograph taken in the middle of the English Channel and combines it with over 400 smart-phone audio recordings taken from actual Chanel crossings, and the artist’s own recordings while on location.
In addition, the video installation is supported by a photobook that focuses on the physical and emotional signs and traces this demanding and terrifying journey leaves behind.
Some of the work can be viewed here.
https://chrisdundonsmith.myportfolio.com/21-miles
This is a non-profit passion project to raise awareness of the current situation and dangers facing people crossing the English Channel. Unfortunately, this is not a paid opportunity and very much aimed at those seeking to contribute to the cause due to an interest in the project or in writing poetry on the subject. There will however be the opportunity to feature in the photobook and the installation, and attend shows, as the work tours after the Ambika P3 show. There will also be a copy of the photobook provided to any successful applicants.
The poetry can be already existing work on these themes, or something new based on the work itself. The deadline for submitting will be 4th October 2022.
For more information, please contact Chris:
chris.dundon-smith@brunel.ac.uk
Book cover design contest: #Horror #Scifi #Fantasy anthology
On June 22, 2020 November 16, 2021 By brunelwriterIn Brunel University, Submission CallsLeave a comment
Brunel University London’s 2nd year undergrad Creative Writing students are preparing to launch their latest anthology of short flash fiction.
Robots, Rogues & Revenants is a collection of flash fiction in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, and will be published in e-book format later this year.
The competition for the cover design is open to all Brunel University London Undergraduate students. If you win, as well as seeing your design on the book & your name credited in the book, we will send you your own e-book copy, and it’s a great addition to your CV.
The design needs to be:
High-resolution, 300 dpi .png/.jpg format OR Photoshop .psd format
Dimensions: 2,560 (height) x 1,600 (width) pixels
Please keep back-up copies of your working files so they can be easily edited.
Entries must be submitted by:
by 5pm
to Mr Frazer Lee via email (frazer.lee@brunel.ac.uk) with the subject header:
‘ROBOTS, ROGUES & REVENANTS’
See the previous genre anthology covers for inspiration:
Good luck & happy designing!
Calling All Poets!
On August 2, 2018 November 16, 2021 By brunelwriterIn Submission CallsLeave a comment
Bear with a Sore Head is now recruiting a select number of people to write, perform and record a one minute poem about what childhood reading meant to you. If chosen, your video will be published on our social media, and used to advertise our website, plus it’s an excellent CV booster! For more details please get in contact via email: bearwithasorehead.dyslexia@gmail.com or over the Bear with a Sore Head social media pages: BWASH Facebook BWASH Twitter
We’re very excited to see the kind of work that only talented writers like YOU can create.
(Topics can include: how reading shaped you, what books meant to you, what effect reading had on your childhood etc).
Alternative Comedy Now Conference
On July 20, 2018 November 16, 2021 By brunelwriterIn Events, Submission CallsLeave a comment
2nd-3rd May 2019, University of Kent, UK
Organised by the Popular & Comic Performance Research Centre (PCP) and the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR)
On 19 May 1979, the Comedy Store opened in Soho, London and precipitated the alternative comedy movement, which would revolutionise the style, subject matter and politics of British stand-up. The current UK comedy industry, from the smallest DIY comedy club to the arena tour, can arguably trace its origins back to the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s.
Organised by the Popular & Comic Performance Research Centre (PCP) at the University of Kent and the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) at Brunel University London, Alternative Comedy Now will be an international interdisciplinary conference taking stock of this crucial cultural movement, forty years on from its inception. In addition to academic papers, the conference will feature involvement from some of the key figures in alternative comedy, a festival of alternative comedy performance, and an exhibition of early alternative comedy material from the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive.
We invite proposals for papers exploring such issues as: precursors and influences; the Comedy Store; the Comic Strip; Alternative Cabaret; the effects of alternative comedy on material and/or performance style; the politics of alternative comedy; the comedy club; individual alternative comedians; the cabaret elements e.g. ranting/dub poets, street performers, etc.; the American alternative comedy scene e.g. UnCabaret, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, etc.; alternative comedy in the provinces; alternative comedy on TV; the legacy of alternative comedy; etc.
We would also welcome non-standard presentations (e.g. performance papers, workshops, etc.).
Please send a 300-word proposal and a short 100-word bionote to Oliver Double (o.j.double@kent.ac.uk) and Sharon Lockyer (Sharon.Lockyer@brunel.ac.uk) by 28th September 2018.
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Stuhini Announces Annual General Meeting Voting Results
December 9, 2022, 12:26 a.m. ·1 min read
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 9, 2022 /CNW/ - Stuhini Exploration Ltd. ("Stuhini" or the "Company") (TSXV: STU) is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on December 7, 2022, shareholders voted to: re-elect Anthony Fogarassy, David O'Brien, Fioravante Aliperti and Kazuki Nohdomi as directors of the Company; re-appoint Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Company, and approve the Company's new rolling 10% stock option plan.
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About Stuhini Exploration Ltd.: Stuhini is a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of precious and base metals properties in western Canada and southwestern USA. The Company's portfolio of exploration properties includes: its flagship, the Ruby Creek Property located approximately 20 km east of Atlin, British Columbia; the Que Project located approximately 70 km north of Johnson's Crossing in the Yukon; the South Thompson Project located approximately 35 km northwest of Grand Rapids, Manitoba; the Big Ledge Property located approximately 57 km south of Revelstoke, British Columbia, and its new portfolio of 4 properties in southeast Arizona.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Haynes: Boston Celtics on the market to add a big man via trade
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January 24, 2023 12:27 pm ET
Aligning with recent trade rumblings across the NBA media sphere tying the Boston Celtics to San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl and New Orleans Pelicans big man Willy Hernangomez, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes is reporting the Boston Celtics hope to bolster their frontcourt rotation via the trade market if possible.
Per Haynes, the Celtics “are in the market for a big,” according to his sources. “The defending Eastern Conference champs are seeking to add injury insurance behind Robert Williams III and Al Horford, two players they have to carefully manage during the regular season,” he wrote.
“If the Celtics don’t acquire a big before the trade deadline, they’ll turn their attention to the buyout market,” the B/R reporter notes.
The Celtics may add a wing to help take pressure off of their stars, as well as look at a big man who might be able to ease the minute load on the ball club’s frontcourt. https://t.co/Pd9ZL1UZgR
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) January 21, 2023
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TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-12-03). Reportan aumento de fallecidos por Covid-19 en El Salvador. telesurtv.net De las 36 víctimas confirmadas, la mitad falleció en la última semana de noviembre y la tercera parte correspondió a adultos mayores de 80 años.
_____ (2022-12-02). The Volatility Of US Hegemony In Latin America, Part I. popularresistance.org Latin America and the Caribbean have again began to take on a becoming pink complexion, all the more so with June's historic electoral victory in Colombia over the country's long-dominant US-backed rightwing and a similar reverse in Brazil in October. These electoral rejections of the rightwing followed left victories last year in Peru, Honduras, and Chile. And those, in turn, came after similar routs in Bolivia in 2020, Argentina in 2019, and Mexico in 2018. | This electoral wave, according to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, speaking at the Climate Summit in November, "open[s] a new geopolitical age to Lati…
Roger D. Harris (2022-12-02). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part 1). dissidentvoice.org Latin America and the Caribbean have again began to take on a becoming pink complexion, all the more so with June's historic electoral victory in Colombia over the country's long-dominant US-backed right-wing and a similar reverse in Brazil in October. These electoral rejections of the right-wing followed left victories last year in Peru, Honduras, and …
____ (2022-12-02). What Happened To (Once) Mighty Bundesmachine… smoothiex12.blogspot.com This is not a question. As famous Gary Lineker stated in 1990: "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." Not the case anymore. In 2018 in the World Cup in Russia tens of millions of Russian fans, including millions who love German football, were salivating in their eager anticipation of seeing 2014 World Champions performing a football equivalent of the 1942 Panzer division on the offensive, but instead… Germany lost to Mexico in the opener and then simply bowed out of the group stage to the astonishment of the fans the world over, including…
Scorinoco (2022-12-02). Mexico's Ban on Genetically Modified Corn to be Addressed at North American Leaders' Summit. orinocotribune.com In a meeting held at the National Palace in Mexico City last Monday, November 28, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a US government delegation headed by the US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack finalized the topics that will be discussed during the North American Leaders' Summit to be held in January 2023 in Mexico. The Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard and Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos announced that Mexico's ban of genetically modified corn will be among the discussed topics. | In response to demands from Mexican farmers and agricultural workers, t…
W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-12-02). Mexico's left takes to the streets, celebrates achievements. peoplesworld.org "Sometimes there are revolutions, but people keep on thinking the same way. But now we are seeing a peacetime transformation process and there is a change of mentality…. I said yesterday that we are winning the battle against racism, classism, discrimination. This is not about material things, not about welfare programs. There's been a change …
TeleSUR, jap, MER (2022-12-02). Alemania y Costa Rica quedan eliminadas del Mundial Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El equipo de Luis Fernando Suárez inició la segunda mitad con otra cara y al minuto 58 Tejeda marcó el empate transitorio.
TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (2022-12-02). Presidente mexicano anuncia aumento de salario mínimo de 20 % en 2023. telesurtv.net Desde enero del 2023, el salario mínimo mexicano será de 207.44 pesos diarios, lo que representa un alza de 1.052 pesos mensuales.
TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-12-02). México registra 18 muertes y 68 casos de meningitis por hongo. telesurtv.net La autoridad sanitaria reiteró que la evidencia preliminar sugiere que las pacientes se infectaron por procedimientos de anestesia espinal.
TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-02). Denuncian en Panamá injusticia contra líderes sindicales. telesurtv.net Conato asegura que la sentencia contra líderes sindicales tiene trasfondo político para privatizar la Caja de Seguro Social.
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Jesús Inojosa (2022-12-01). Venezuela Will Control Expenditure of Unfrozen Funds, Says Jorge Rodríguez (Mexico Talks). orinocotribune.com The head of the Venezuelan government delegation for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted that with the signing of the agreement in Mexico, the extremist sector of the opposition recognizes the negative effect that the sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe have had on the population. | "With this agreement, for the first time, this extremist sector of the Venezuelan opposition recognizes the existence of sanctions and the existence of frozen money that belongs to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," Rodríguez said during his participation in a press conference offered by President Nicolás…
La Jornada (2022-12-01). Over 1 Million Citizens Flood Mexico City to Celebrate 4 Years of AMLO's Presidency. orinocotribune.com According to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, mayor of Mexico city, 1.2 million people participated in a march called for by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to celebrate four years of transformation of the country under his leadership. Sheinbaum called the November 27 march "historic," and reported no violent incidents. | "Not a single plate was broken," said Sheinbaum through a brief video message posted on social media. | From her office in the Old City Hall Palace, she added that 1.2 million people from the 31 states of the Republic and Mexico City marched. | "Today, I feel emotional, (it was) a historic…
Roselena Ramirez (2022-12-01). Mexican-American Football Players Switching Sides Ahead of the 2022 World Cup. america.cgtn.com They were born in the United States, but they decided to play on teams for Mexico, the land of their parents. Nostalgia is one reason these football players make this decision. But it's also a matter of opportunity. Mike Kirsch tells us more with this …
Roselena Ramirez (2022-12-01). The Chinese Influence in Mexican Cuisine. america.cgtn.com When it comes to gastronomy, Latin America has a variety of options to offer. But Mexican food may be the most famous worldwide. What's Mexico's secret? Alasdair Baverstock tells us about the roots of Mexican flavors and the Chinese influence behind them.
TeleSUR, mv, MER (2022-12-01). Costa Rica se medirá ante Alemania en Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Los dirigidos por Luis Fernando Suárez han entrenado con el objetivo de repetir lo hecho en Brasil 2014, cuando llegaron hasta cuartos de final.
Staff (2022-12-01). Alemania cae eliminada en fase de grupos por segundo Mundial consecutivo. cubadebate.cu La Mannschaft fue eliminada en fase de grupos por segundo Mundial consecutivo a pesar de vencer 4-2 al seleccionado de Costa Rica. El equipo de Hansi Flick quería golear a los costarricenses y necesitaba una victoria o empate de los españoles que nunca se concretó.
TeleSUR, lvm, YSM (2022-12-01). Disminuye actividad del volcán Chaparrastique en El Salvador. telesurtv.net El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil indicó que Chinameca, San Jorge y San Rafael se encuentran en alerta verde.
TeleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-12-01). Declaran la Semana Santa de Guatemala Patrimonio de la Humanidad. telesurtv.net La Unesco manifestó que la Semana Santa es una celebración religiosa y cultural que forja la identidad de los guatemaltecos.
TeleSUR, jap -MER (2022-12-01). México vence a Arabia Saudita, pero está eliminado de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Ninguno de los dos equipos pudo abrir el marcador para dejar el empate a cero goles al final del primer tiempo.
TeleSUR, odr, SH (2022-12-01). Confirman ocho nuevos casos de viruela símica en Panamá. telesurtv.net Con los nuevos casos de viruela del mono, se elevó a 56 la cantidad de contagios confirmados en el país.
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Topic Guide Consciousness Consciousness
There is more to our mental lives than the current content of our awareness. Our subconscious affects what we sense, think, feel and do. How does the subconscious work its...
How Does the Subconscious Affect Us?
Altered states of consciousness are non-normal states of mental awareness or experiences. These include dreams, hallucinations, induced mental alterations such as by...
What are Altered States of Consciousness?
Enlightenment is the claimed higher mental states that characterize various Eastern religious and philosophical traditions. Such enlightenment is usually achieved through...
Is the enlightenment generated by meditation an altered state of consciousness, as much as can be induced by psychoactive chemicals like alcohol? Or is there something...
Are Enlightenment & Transcendence Altered States?
How significant is the subconscious? Though Freudian psychology is mostly discredited, most of our mental activity is indeed subconscious. Think about walking, engaging...
Powers of the Subconscious
‘Non-Duality’ is a particular philosophy, related to Eastern philosophy and religion, that privileges the mental over the physical. It is the claim that the only...
What is Non-Duality?
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Neil Theise
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“Big Hat, No Cattle”
June 11, 2022 / cigarman501 / 9 Comments
“I was feeling real good and real manly. Until a real cowboy walked by and told me I had my hat on backwards. So much for my career as a cowboy.” – Michael Biehn
Okay, the title is an old Texas saying about someone who is all talk but brings nothing but his mouth to the table of life. A variation is “All Hat, No Cattle.” I began following a pig trail that involved Texans and their cowboy hats…or the lack thereof.
We have family in Texas…no we don’t say that in whispers despite Governor Greg Abbott and Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz being two of my least favorite people. It is my bride’s family anyway. I have plausible deniability. To be clear, we are not from Texas…no, we’re from South Carolina. Oh, the irony.
We have just returned from a week plus in Texas due to a family emergency. My bride’s brother had some issues, and we loaded the modern Conestoga, threw Quigley the Blue Heeler in the back, and drove straight through…as much as our bladders would allow to drive straight through. Including painful gasoline stops, fifteen hours to Richardson just outside of Dallas. I don’t suggest you do that even though we did the same thing coming back.
The brother is recovering, thanks for asking, but it was touch and go for a bit. I’m not sure Quigley will recover…or my back.
I grew up watching “oaters”, western movie reruns and TV programs, on a black and white TV. Many focused in Texas. The Lone Ranger for instance was a former Texas Ranger. I’m sure John Wayne played a Texan at some point in his nearly two hundred movies. Turns out, 1959’s Rio Bravo, its unnecessary 1967 remake El Dorado, and other sixties-era westerns like The Sons of Katie Elder, The Comancheros, and The Undefeated were all filmed in Texas.
Tom Tryon, with his turned-up Stetson, played real life Texas lawman, “Texas John Slaughter”, “who made ’em do what they oughta, and if they didn’t, they died.” That might be the Texas motto, or at least Governor Greg Abbott’s. Chuck Norris in “Walker Texas Ranger?” Too new? Maybe.
Texas is one of those places whose size is only dwarfed by their attitude of self-importance, but I found it interesting that I saw only one cowboy hat. One, and it wasn’t a ten-gallon one or a Stetson. I know they live near the urban center that is Dallas but even JR Ewing of “Dallas” fame, wore a big Stetson, usually white. I thought the good guys wore white hats.
The Texans I saw dressed just like the people from South Carolina. Baseball caps and “do rags” were the fashion choices. There were plenty of wide brimmed, floppy Boonie hats, too. Good thing, it was bright, sunny, and 99 degrees. The heat index? As a Texan so colorfully expressed, “Hotter than three feet up the Devil’s colon.”
The one cowboy hat I saw was obviously on the head of a working cowboy. It wasn’t the hat that was the giveaway but his cowsh!t incrusted cowboy boots. These weren’t boots for looks, these were boots that had stepped in a lot of manure. In between the hat and boots were faded Levi’s, a plain, big, buckled cowboy belt, and a long-sleeved denim snap button shirt. Yes, this fellow was the real deal.
His face was beetle brown, both from the sun and his ethnic background, and etched with crevasses. There seemed to be the permanent squint associated with staring into the sun. I paused to watch him walk past to see if he had John Wayne’s practiced gait. He didn’t.
John Wayne saunters across the street in Rio Bravo
My thoughts circled, as they often do. I wondered what this fellow thought about the “Saturday Night” cowboys I sometimes see in my home state. Pointy toed cowboy boots, starched jeans with sharply ironed creases, a faded circle caused by a tin of Copenhagen Snuff in the back pocket, colorful western shirt, and a cowboy hat. All contained in a jacked up four by four that costs more than my house and requires a step ladder to climb into.
For some reason, the term “Dime Store Cowboy” comes to mind. I don’t know when I first heard the descriptor but according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, “1: one who wears cowboy clothes but has had no experience as a cowboy. 2: one who loafs on street corners and in drugstores.”
“Dime Store” Cowboy? From Urban Cowboy Apparel
One of the most popular films of the 1980s was “Urban Cowboy.” It’s the story of a Houston oil rig roustabout (John Travolta) and a feisty young thing (Debra Winger) that looked great in her jeans. “Bud and Sissy” were “lookin’ for love in all the wrong places” according to Johnny Lee. Mostly the film’s action centered around the real-life Country-Western hot spot known as Gilley’s Club and helped elevate country-western music to the forefront.
The movie influenced me…not in a clever way. I hate to admit it, I had a big ole straw cowboy hat with a feathered hat band that put Richard Petty to shame and tried to learn the Texas Two Step. I mean, its two steps, how hard can it be?
I even rode a mechanical bull in an inebriated state once, just once. It was after my first run with Jose Cuervo. That would make me a dime store cowboy, and I don’t think it positively affected my ability to attract cowgirls in tight Levi’s.
Famed Race Car Driver Richard Petty with a hat I always wanted to pet.
Later, the lyrics to a Jimmy Buffett tune ran in my head, “Livingston Saturday Night.” “You got your Tony Lama’s on your jeans pressed tight. You take a few tokes make you feel all right. Rockin’ and a rollin’ on a Livingston Saturday Night.”
“Pickup’s washed and you just got paid. With any luck at all you might even get laid. ‘Cause they’re pickin’ and a kickin’ on a Livingston Saturday night.”
For the uneducated, Tony Lama’s refer to cowboy boots…expensive cowboy boots. I perused their site and the cheapest I saw were on sale for $695.00. I’ve bought cars for less. A Stetson El Presidente worn by JR to top off his western business look was a cool $919.00. Maybe that is why I didn’t see but one cowboy hat and it was the cheaper straw variety. Boy Howdy.
Cowboys wearing wide brimmed ten-gallon hats were a myth perpetuated by their depiction in early movies. Early western film star, Tom Mix wore the biggest in almost three hundred, mostly silent films. Of course, he was more flamboyant matinee idol than cowboy although he was an excellent rider and shot in real life. He was also friendly with Wyatt Earp of OK Corral fame, who didn’t wear a ten-gallon hat. He wore a medium brimmed, somewhat tall, crowned hat in photographs.
Tom Mix in a white ten gallon plus hat
The hat of choice by western cowboys, outlaws, and lawmen? The Derby, often called a Bowler. Narrow brimmed, it stayed on their heads in high winds and still protected from the sun. Renowned lawman Bat Masterson, renowned outlaw Butch Cassidy, and renowned killer or a misunderstood young man, William Bonney, known as Billy the Kid, shared that fashion statement. So did many of their contemporaries who were not as famous.
Butch Cassady and the Hole in the Wall Gang
To be clear, all cowboys didn’t wear one type of hat, but it was more about what they could get their hands on. Wild Bill Hickok even wore a ladies’ pancake hat.
The man with the cowboy hat seemed out of place in an area that should have been awash in cowboy hats. Out of place but then I realized I saw him in a Walmart. Nothing is out of place in a Walmart whether in South Carolina or Texas.
Gene Autry’s ode to the dime store cowboy before there were dime stores. “I’m an Old Cowhand.”
Don Miller’s writings can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Don-Miller/e/B018IT38GM?fbclid=IwAR1l23Kv0gebvmz3IbLqYeEtFUuZyUvj4_kM3k59LhVQjCr0bkmbp6V_Hd4
Life Without Time
April 9, 2022 / cigarman501 / 8 Comments
“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man, alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.” ― Mitch Albom, The Timekeeper
I’m retired and time doesn’t mean as much as it used to. Since retirement I have had trouble remembering what day of the week it is. Every day is a weekend. But since I’m celebrating another birthday time seems important today.
I should say, the LACK of time seems important. I can’t see the road ahead, but I know it is much shorter than the road behind. I’m not afraid of the dwindling “sands through the hourglass” but it does give me pause to ponder. Everyone does a bit of introspection and self-evaluation on their birthdays…don’t you?
There was a time when my personality resembled Alice’s White Rabbit, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” I was taught that “on time” was at least thirty minutes early. Now I find myself more in tune with the March Hare or Mad Hatter than the White Rabbit. I no longer desire to go anywhere that will dock me for being late.
I should have an “unbirthday party” and invite the Hare and Hatter to join me. I just won’t tell them what time to have the tea and cake ready. “Just come whenever. I will piddle until you get here.” I will make sure the Hookah Smoking Caterpillar knows to arrive early and will make sure he knows to bring his “srooms.” “Whooo…are…You?” A seventy-two-year-old hippie who has no need for time.
Seventy-two. Boo Hoo. Considering the alternative, seventy-two aint bad.
If I’m not moving, I don’t feel like I’m seventy-two. The mirror says I’m seventy-two. My knees tell me I’m seventy-two. There are myriads of other indicators when I move about. If I must bend over or kneel, I contemplate how many activities I might complete before having to stand again.
Getting up in the morning is a ritual of assessment. “What is not working quite right today?” I’m at a loss. Sometimes getting out of bed is akin to falling off a ten-foot ladder. I must have slept on my head; my neck is killing me. Other days I bounce out and fear I died during the night because nothing hurts.
“I Don’t Know How to Act My Age. I’ve Never Been This Old Before!” I saw the sentiment embroidered on a hat worn by a man a good twenty years my junior. Jackass! I can relate. How am I supposed to act and why do these other seventy-two-year-olds look so ancient?
A reframe from Jimmy Buffett’s “Nothing but a Breeze” hits me like a brick. “One day I’ll be an old gray grandpa. All the pretty girls will call me “sir!” Now, where they’re asking me how things are. Soon they’ll ask me how things were?” Unfortunately, Buffett’s one day and mine are in our rear-view mirrors. Like Buffett my hair has not only turned gray, but it has also turned loose. I should have started saving earlier for hair replacement.
Jimmy Buffett live singing Jesse Winchester’s “Nuthin’ But a Breeze”
I think I’ve got a cure for my birthday. I’m going feral and take Mitch Albom to heart. I’m ditching my watch and will tear up all my calendars. I will act like the birds, dogs, and deer…except I’ll wear clothing. I haven’t gone that far around the bend. Time will run out, but I don’t have to look at a clock or calendar and count off the minutes and days.
If that plan doesn’t work, I’ll just sing another Buffett tune, “Trip Around the Sun.” “Yes, I’ll make a resolution, that I’ll never make another one. Just enjoy this ride – on my trip around the sun. Just enjoy this ride – till it’s done.”
Jimmy Buffett and Martina McBride “Trip Around the Sun”
Much to our detriment, man created time. I have a watch, a clock on my wall and on top of my bedside table so it can greet me in the morning and tell me to sleep tight as I say my “Now I lay me down to sleep.” My phone and computer tell me the time and the date. There is a calendar on my kitchen wall. The truth is inescapable, it is impossible to escape time and birthdays while above ground.
Time is a human construct and even the understanding of time has changed…over time. Just ask Einstein…well we can’t because Albert has transitioned to the great cosmic relativity after his last trip around the sun…maybe. I like to think death simply brings another reality that doesn’t involve time.
“I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man floating down Canal. It doesn’t use numbers or moving hands, it always just says “now.” Now you may be thinking that I was had, but this watch is never wrong, and if I had trouble, the warranty said: Breathe in, breathe out, move on.”
Jimmy Buffett and Caroline Jones “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On” The song is about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath and moving on. My birthday pales.
Between Mitch Albom, Alice, and her Wonderland, and Jimmy Buffett I’ll find an answer…or die trying.
With apologies to all the non-Buffett fans but I’m celebrating my latest trip around the sun! “Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me….”
Don Miller writes poorly at https://www.amazon.com/Don-Miller/e/B018IT38GM?fbclid=IwAR0uOIommkv9nnhPm29GnLeOczmiq5eFTsr_nl-20jF2_0Bt_8fAOyIqkT0
His latest release is Pig Trails and Rabbit Holes: More Musings From a Mad Southerner. It may be purchased in paperback or downloaded at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GNZFXFT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
Like A Bowl of Gumbo….
February 4, 2020 / cigarman501 / 12 Comments
I was triggered but I was proud of myself. I said my peace and disengaged. I recognized that anything I might say would make no difference. I think most arguments these days are best left…unargued. There was an upside, my “triggering” sent me down a pig trail to Alice’s rabbit hole. I found the Mad Hatter, but he wasn’t drinking tea, he was offering me a bowl of gumbo and an Abita instead.
The tiff was over a “Fun Fact” I had posted about Black History Month. I share “Daily Doses” of witticisms or “Fun Facts” about the world we live in. Anything to cut the greasy derision abounding today. Since we celebrate Black History Month in February, I decided to avail myself of the subject although I am sure there will be fun facts about Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras thrown in for good measure.
A comment made about my “Fun Fact” ruffled my feathers. I felt the response was inappropriate and told the responder so. He didn’t take it well…or maybe I didn’t take it well. I opted to say my peace and disengage. Instead, I punched up a playlist that included Jimmy Buffett’s “I Will Play for Gumbo.” One of the choruses goes….
“A piece of French bread
With which to wipe my bowl,
Good for the body.
Good for the soul.
It’s a little like religion
And a lot like sex.
You should never know
When you’re gonna get it next.
At midnight in the quarter or noon in Thibodeaux
I will play for gumbo
Yes, I will play for gumbo.”
It’s a fun song and it had me seat dancing in my recliner, forgetting about my triggered self. I might have had a Pavlovian response to boot. The ditty made me think about diversity…also a good subject for Black History Month. I know of no other bowls of goodness that are more diverse in ingredients, origin…and full of tasty joy. If I had to come up with the last meal it would probably include gumbo with a side of shrimp and grits.
The word gumbo derives from West Africa, ki ngombo or quingombo, from the Niger-Congo language spoken by many of the West African slaves who survived the Middle Passage and were forced to settle and perform back-breaking labor. The words mean okra, a plant the slaves brought with them.
Gumbo can be served without okra but why would one want it without okra? It was also Africans who introduced serving okra with rice, and rice is generally served with gumbo.
Sometime later, it was the Louisiana French, some who came by way of Canada, who probably shortened the African words to gumbo.
The Choctaw, who gave the dish filé, ground sassafras leaves, called the tasty dish, kombo.
The dish is most closely associated with Nawlins, Loo-see-Anna but can be found in bowls across the United States.
Like gumbo, New Orleans is about as diverse as one place can be. The Spanish conquistadores wrestled the area from the Natives in the middle 1760s while fighting off the French before secretly giving it to Napoleon’s France in 1800. The area was heavily explored and settled by both the French and Spanish lending to the diversity. Napoleon, feeling a money pinch from his many wars, sold New Orleans and a bunch more to the United States in 1803. All the while, African slaves and Native Americans added to the diversity whether they wanted to or not.
Gumbo varies according to the Cajun style or Creole style…or your style. All make use of a dark roux (French, although darker than most French styles), some use okra (African) to thicken, others use filé powder, (Choctaw). Still, others use both. Seafood or chicken, both or none, can be combined with Andouille sausage (French but with a heavy German influence). Gumbo’s first cousins, Jambalaya and red beans and rice, are probably Spanish introductions and akin to the Spanish rice dish, paella, so I must believe there are Spanish influences in gumbo too.
What I like about gumbo, besides its taste, is its diversity. It is made with diverse ingredients that vary, of course, depending on who’s making it. It can be made with table scraps, shrimp, sausage, chicken or alligator, I guess.
Gumbo in a wide mouth bowl crosses lines of class, rich or poor. It crosses race and ethnicity and probably religion too. Louisiana cooks call the combination of celery, bell pepper and onion the “Holy Trinity” after all. As tasty as it is, I’m sure there might be a bit of West African Voodoo involved. Gumbo is truly a melding of ingredients, tastes, and people.
Gumbo is both labor and love intensive. You just can’t put it all together and then walk away. There is much stirring before you can cut the temperature down to low and let those flavors get to know each other. People should cut the temperature down and get to know each other too.
Sometimes I wonder if it is the sweat off the chief’s brow that adds to the spice as much as that “Loo-see-Anna” hot sauce…Its gotta be love that makes it so tasty.
“Maybe it’s the sausage or those pretty pink shrimp
Or that popcorn rice that makes me blow up like a blimp.
Maybe it’s that voodoo from Marie Leveaux,
But I will play for gumbo
Yeah, I will play for gumbo
The sauce boss does his cookin’ on the stage,
Stirrin’ and a singing for his nightly wage.
Sweating and frettin’ from his head to his toe,
Playin’ and swayin’ with the gumbo
Prayin’ and buffetin’ with the gumbo.”
Lyrics courtesy of AZlyrics.com, Jimmy Buffett, I Will Play For Gumbo, written and performed by Jimmy Buffett. From the 1999 album Beach House on the Moon. Video courtesy of YouTube
Featured Image of New Orleans Creole Gumbo from Big Oven https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/new-orleans-creole-gumbo/170608
My favorite Gumbo Recipe from Emeril Lagasse, Gumbo Ya-Ya https://parade.com/27003/emerillagasse/gumbo-ya-ya/
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