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The Aspen Chapel was born in the mind of Bishop Erving M. Yost, overseer of the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conference.
In the 1960s, Bishop Yost traveled to France to attend a World Mennonite Conference and a World Council of Churches Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. During these travels, he was also attracted to some old windmills which were converted to wayside chapels by the simple addition of a steeple. They were often referred to as “Paux Mulon” or “Mill of Peace.” These and other such encounters inspired Bishop Yost to dream of a more ecumenical and interfaith chapel situated in his home state of Colorado and in a town which attracted people from all over the country and world. He was familiar with Aspen, as the Mennonite church sponsored a Mennonite Voluntary Service Mission here as well as administration to Aspen’s local hospital. Aspen was selected as his site for the Aspen Chapel of the Prince of Peace.
The structure of the Aspen Chapel was brought to fruition through the abilities and efforts of Bishop E. M. Yost’s nephew, Mr. Lyle E. Yost of Hesston, Kansas. Mr. Yost was founder and chairman of Hesston Manufacturing Company which created and manufactured many innovations in farm implements, especially the harvesting of wheat. Many other significant contributions were given as well, such as the land from William Chambers, J. W. Vanderveer and Clarence Thomas and the 19 rank Moler Pipe Organ from Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Almira Synder. This organ was first built in the home of the Snyders in Kenilworth, a suburb of Chicago. When the Snyders planned their retirement to Aspen, they read about the plans for a Chapel in Aspen and offered their pipe organ on the condition that Mrs. Snyder could come by and play her pipe organ anytime. This offer was not only naturally and gratefully accepted, but developed into a relationship in which Mrs. Snyder became the first voluntary director of the Chapel.
Plans for the Chapel in Aspen began in 1966. The articles of corporation were signed on December 21, 1967. The first board of directors consisted of Erving Yost, Denver; Lyle Yost, Hesston, Kansas; Clarence Decker, Denver; Melvin Jantz, Denver; Warren Oswald, Nebraska; Ewing Taylor, Aspen; Ross Bender, Indiana; Glenn Martin, Denver; Ron Birkey, Denver; Paul Martin, Aspen; and John Rudy, Indiana. The ground breaking ceremony commenced on June 8, 1968 with board members, representatives from different religious backgrounds, the public and the Governor of Colorado, John Love. The Chapel was dedicated with a worship service on Sunday morning, August 31, 1969.
Melvin Hull was hired as the first director, but fell ill within a year unable to continue. Paul Martin assisted briefly until Mrs. Almira Snyder became the voluntary director. She served the Chapel and gave numerous organ recitals until 1976. Robert Longenecker temporarily managed the Chapel from 1976 to 1978. Gregg Anderson was then hired as the director in the spring of 1978. Mr. Anderson had a graduate degree in religion and was certified as a Local Pastor with the United Methodist Church and was able to provide some pastoral responsibilities as well. While administrating the Chapel, Mr. Anderson continued his theological education receiving his Master’s of Divinity degree in 1983 and full ordination with the United Methodist Church in 1986. In 1996, he completed the Doctor of Ministry degree and is still very involved as the Chaplain Emeritus of the Aspen Chapel.
Initially, the Aspen Chapel served various situational needs in Aspen, but through the leadership of a local chaplain and initiation of a regular Sunday worship service, a small core group of people began to emerge into a sense of community providing personal and on-going support to the forging ministry. A Local Committee was established in 1981 which soon evolved into a Local Administrative Board in 1984. This board was given specific authority by the original Board of Directors of Trustees to provide programming for the Aspen Chapel. Eventually the Board of Trustees evolved into a board consisting of all local Aspenites. The current Board of Trustees provides overall supervision of the Aspen Chapel while the Board of Administration provides supervision of all the specific programming and administration of the Chapel. The board of Administration currently consists of multiple committees providing a host of services for the Chapel to serve the core constituents as well as the broader community of Aspen.
In 1987, the Chapel entered into an initial agreement to become a permanent home for the Aspen Jewish Congregation to hold weekly services and education. This arrangement was formally adopted with a simple three page letter of agreement signed in 1990. The Chapel has also added many other programs and associations, such as the Youth Program and Tuesday School, Music Program and Choir, Chapel Gallery, Spiritual Paths Institute, Aspen Wisdom School and host to numerous and various interfaith and inter-disciplinarian seminars. The Aspen Chapel is home to many special spiritual and communal endeavors while always maintaining on-going spiritual services of worship, weddings, baptisms, memorials, education, seminars, counseling, outreach, visitation, missions and other creative ministries.
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Basics Of Honey Bee Health
By Keri Collins Lewis MSU Ag Communications
STARKVILLE, Miss. “My top three reasons for honey bee colony death are Varroa mites, Varroa mites and Varroa mites,” said Mississippi State University Apiculture Extension Specialist and Bee Culture contributor Dr. Jeff Harris. “This is my sarcastic response to the heavy emphasis in the press on the effects of insecticides and other pesticides on honey bees.
Varroa mites — such as this one attached to a honeybee — transmit viruses, weaken bee health and factor prominently in the decline of bee populations.
Photo by USDA-ARS/Steve Ausmus
“Please don’t misunderstand me. Insecticides and other pesticides kill honey bees, either acutely by direct exposure to the chemicals or as part of a group of stressors that kills honey bees,” he said.
But, Harris said, there is no conclusive link between insecticide or pesticide use and the widespread deaths of honey bee colonies that have been occurring in the U.S., Canada and parts of Europe.
“What is lost by an oversimplified view of colony health is that honey bees suffer from myriad parasites, diseases and other stressors that are more commonly associated with the death of the colony,” he said. “Most scientists studying honey bees would rank Varroa mites and the viruses they vector to honey bees as, hands down, the number one killer of honey bees in the world. Most non-beekeeper members of the public have never heard of Varroa mites. Even some new beekeepers don’t know what they are.”
Varroa mites are external parasites that lay eggs in the brood cells within the hive and emerge attached to the host when the bee hatches out of its cell.
“Imagine a tick the size of a basketball attached to your neck,” Harris said. “Varroa mites attach to honey bees and suck their hemolymph, which is similar to blood in humans.”
Varroa mites also transmit diseases to honey bees. Harris estimated mites vector about 18 different viruses.
“Varroa mites reproduce rapidly and reduce the health of the colony to the point the colonies fail, or collapse,” Harris said. “We have found colonies with ample stores of honey and either no bees or a handful of bees left in the hive. As scientists, we had no doubt: high mite populations vector high levels of viruses to honey bees that will ultimately kill the colony.”
Beginning in 2006, when episodes of high colony mortality were first reported, millions of dollars have been spent on research into the causes of what became known as Colony Collapse Disorder.
“Scientists came to the conclusion that multiple factors cause these unusually high death rates of bee colonies in some commercial operations,” Harris said. “It also became apparent that different sets of stressors cause losses for different beekeepers.”
Some beekeepers lost colonies because of a combination of inadequate nutrition related to periods of agricultural drought, stress related to honey bee transportation, and parasitism by Varroa mites.
“Although insecticides were acknowledged as contributing to the demise of bee colonies, in most of the key studies into the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, scientists emphasized the factors causing the most significant problems for honey bees were Varroa mites and the viruses they transmit to honey bees,” he said.
At first, the primary method for treating Varroa mites was insecticide, but some mite populations became genetically resistant to the insecticides. Other treatment options with limited effectiveness involve mechanical methods, such as drone-brood trapping or freezing, or natural methods, such as dusting colonies with powdered sugar to increase the bees’ grooming behaviors, which results in mite removal.
“One extremely bright glimmer of hope in the battle against Varroa mites is the selective breeding of lines of honey bees that exhibit strong mite resistance,” said Audrey Sheridan, entomology research and Extension associate with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Sheridan said Harris has brought to MSU his extensive bee breeding experience from his former employment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bee Lab in Baton Rouge
Beginning in 1997, Harris and his USDA colleagues selected for bees that have a trait termed Varroa Sensitive Hygiene. Bees with the trait can detect Varroa mites in the combs of their nests, and they remove the bee pupae infested by the mites.
This nest-cleaning behavior stops the mites’ reproductive cycle.
“Jeff is working to improve stocks of VSH bees specifically for Mississippi’s beekeeping environment,” she said. “The big take-home message from scientific research is that our biggest single health issue in beekeeping can be mitigated by using stocks of bees bred for resistance to a parasite.
“We just need to get people to try and use these important lines of bees and do what they can as beekeepers to keep mite populations under control,” she said.
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Dad's brain tumour has "stopped growing" after using illegal cannabis oil
Now Kieran McCrory says he's planning a future with his wife and child
Before and after images of Kieran who has been taking cannabis oil to treat a brain tumour. Pics: Kieran McCrory
Illegal cannabis oil has prolonged the life of a man with a terminal brain tumour, it has been claimed.
Before Kieran McCrory started taking the oil he had been told he had about nine months to live.
But a year on doctors have told the Co Tyrone man the tumour has stopped growing and no other treatment is needed at this stage.
Dad-of-one Kieran is hoping to shrink the tumour with continued use of cannabis oil in the hope that he can be treated with chemotherapy if necessary.
Kieran, from Omagh, said: "I can be optimistic about spending a good length of time on this planet with my wife and child.
"It is good to see a bit of light. Basically, the tumour has stopped in its tracks. So it's not spread and it's not got any bigger."
In a moving interview with BBC Radio Ulster, Kieran added: "I just want to live. I'm not hurting anyone. I am not out there selling drugs and I don't run a drugs factory.
"You can't afford to put up restrictions when you're fighting for your life. I will be taking this oil for the rest of my life. I want to get to the age of 80."
Mr McCrory, 38, was diagnosed with a brain tumour two years ago.
Young dad Kieran says cannabis oil has improved his health. Pic: Kieran McCrory
In a bid to save his life, he underwent brain surgery and radiation treatment but was given a short prognosis and last year he started using cannabis oil and has witnessed a huge change in his welbeing.
It remains illegal in the UK to use cannabis for medicinal purposes but two studies are currently underway for Cancer Research UK.
A spokesman for the charity said: "We know that cannabinoids, the active chemicals found in cannabis, can have a range of different effects on cancer cells grown in the lab and animal tumours.
"But at the moment there isn't good evidence from clinical trials to prove that they can safely and effectively treat cancer in patients.
"Cancer Research UK is supporting clinical trials for treating cancer with cannabinoid-based drugs in order to gather solid data on whether they benefit people with cancer."
Cannabis was classed outlawed as a class B drug in the UK, but a derivative is used in a spray for Multiple Sclerosis patients.
It is legal to use cannabis oil in 23 out of America's 50 states and legislation is pending in other states.
And now Kieran is lending his voice to the campaign for medical cannabis to be legalised in the UK.
Supporters from End Our Pain have claimed the move would help more than an estimated one million people who regularly use cannabis for medical reasons.
The Minister for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation, Karen Bradley, said: "There is clear scientific and medical evidence that cannabis is a harmful drug which can damage people's mental and physical health, and harms individuals and communities."
Kieran added: "What would anybody else do if you were in my shoes? I just want to live."
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Kory Casto* 25 18 79 64 14 18 6 1 1 9 1 0 12 13 .281 .418 .453 .871 29 3 3 0 0 0
Yung-Chi Chen 23 17 72 59 11 20 2 0 1 12 2 2 12 10 .339 .444 .424 .868 25 1 0 0 1 0
Jeff Clement* 23 14 60 52 11 14 2 0 3 12 0 0 7 13 .269 .367 .481 .847 25 2 1 0 0 0
Christian Colonel 25 10 36 31 5 8 0 0 1 9 0 0 5 5 .258 .361 .355 .716 11 1 0 0 0 0
Reegie Corona# 20 14 55 48 7 9 3 0 1 8 4 0 7 10 .188 .291 .313 .603 15 1 0 0 0 0
Dexter Fowler# 21 27 124 107 9 24 3 3 0 17 4 2 14 28 .224 .325 .308 .634 33 1 2 1 0 0
Brett Gardner* 23 26 127 108 27 37 0 2 0 10 16 1 17 17 .343 .433 .380 .813 41 1 1 0 1 0
Brandon Hicks 21 19 76 69 7 13 3 0 2 8 0 2 6 24 .188 .250 .319 .569 22 0 0 0 1 0
J.C. Holt* 24 12 49 45 8 11 1 1 0 4 2 1 4 12 .244 .306 .311 .617 14 2 0 0 0 0
Devin Ivany 24 11 48 43 9 10 2 0 3 8 1 1 3 8 .233 .313 .488 .801 21 1 2 0 0 0
Justin Maxwell 23 30 131 111 19 23 7 0 2 15 15 1 16 33 .207 .305 .324 .630 36 4 1 0 3 0
Juan Miranda* 24 22 97 78 16 23 5 0 5 17 0 0 16 18 .295 .423 .551 .974 43 3 2 0 1 0
Clint Sammons 24 9 37 32 4 7 1 0 1 10 0 0 3 8 .219 .297 .344 .641 11 1 1 0 1 0
Jordan Schafer* 20 26 119 105 20 34 6 1 1 16 10 3 12 25 .324 .395 .429 .824 45 1 1 0 1 0
Matt Tuiasosopo 21 23 96 82 17 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 12 22 .293 .396 .390 .786 32 2 2 0 0 0
Corey Wimberly# 23 18 66 59 13 24 2 2 0 9 7 1 5 5 .407 .462 .508 .970 30 0 1 1 0 0
16 Players 22.5 32 1272 1093 197 299 48 10 22 179 62 14 151 251 .274 .368 .396 .764 433 24 17 2 9 0
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SPORTS | 29-03-2019 15:11
Messi reveals son questions him about why Argentines criticise him
"My six year old son Thiago asked me why they were killing me in Argentina," reveals Albiceleste superstar in interview with a local radio station.
Lionel Messi attends a training session at Real Madrid's training facilities of Valdebebas in Madrid. | Benjamin CREMEL / AFP
Lionel Messi revealed on Friday how he struggles to deal with criticism of his performances for Argentina's national team in an exclusive interview with a local radio station, saying that even his six-year-old son was questioning why he was judged so harshly in his home nation.
The 31-year-old's return to the national side last week after an eight-month absence was marred by a humiliating 3-1 loss to Venezuela in a friendly. A groin strain then forced him to sit out an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Morocco.
"My six year old son Thiago asked me why they were killing me in Argentina. He watches videos on YouTube all the time, and he asks me why they don't want me," Messi said. "I have to go through those things. But it doesn't matter."
The Barcelona star took a break from international duty after a disappointing World Cup last year, but his highly anticipated return proved a flop as the Albiceleste lost to unfancied Venezuela in Madrid.
"I want to win something with the national team, and I'll keep trying," Messi told local radio station Radio Club October 94.7.
He said he would continue to play for his country even though "a lot of people told me not to do it, not to suffer again."
Local fans and journalists have often taken their frustrations at under-par performances by the national team out on Messi, who is always expected to perform at the levels he does for Barcelona, where he is surrounded by star players. They also questioned his silence after being eliminated from last year's World Cup by France, something Messi said he wanted to forget.
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"I wanted to distance myself from the team, let time go by and cool myself. It was painful to end the cycle this way."
The 31-year-old Argentina captain said he still wants to win a tournament and will keep trying.
"Those that don't like me will have to stand me a little longer," Messi said.
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Messi also hit out at repeated lies about him in the media.
"People buy into everything that's said. So then I'm the 'son of a bitch' and the ones that feel the hurt most of all is my family. There are many lies told. There are new lies every day."
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Jeremy Hunt to visit Dewsbury and Huddersfield hospitals
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The health secretary has agreed to visit Dewsbury and Huddersfield to see how changes to hospital services will affect people.
Jeremy Hunt accepted an invitation first made a year ago from Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff during health questions in the House of Commons yesterday.
Labour MP Ms Sherriff has claimed safety is being compromised by a “downgrades” of services at Dewsbury and Huddersfield hospitals.
Since September, Dewsbury has had an urgent care centre and the most serious emergencies are taken to A&E at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield under changes at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
NHS bosses also want to knock down Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and replace the town’s 400-bed hospital with a 64-bed site. A bigger A&E at Calderdale Royal Hospital will serve both towns.
Speaking in parliament Ms Sherriff said: “I have repeatedly asked the secretary of state, and I ask him yet again, whether he will visit my area to see for himself the damaging impacts that the downgrades and closures of local hospital services in Dewsbury and Huddersfield will have on my constituents.”
In response Mr Hunt said more A&E patients were being seen within four hours of arriving at hospital and that staffing levels had improved.
He said: “I am very happy to accept the honourable lady’s invitation to visit her area, which I will do, but what I know I will see when I go there is that 8,300 more people are being treated within four hours at her local hospital, where there are 42 more doctors and 56 more nurses than in 2010.”
Last month Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust was given a “requires improvement” rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which found staff shortages and overcrowding were a risk to safety.
Latest figures published by the trust also show that Mid Yorkshire had the equivalent of 195 vacancies for registered nurses at the end of August.
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Family & Community Health
Bayfield County Health Department works with individuals, families, and organizations through a variety of programs and services to promote public health. Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases. Overall, public health is concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. These populations can be as small as a local neighborhood, or as big as an entire country or region of the world.
Find out more about how Bayfield County Health Department works with families and the community using the following links:
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Bayfield County Health Department participates in many community coalitions and groups that support family health, such as the Bay Area Breastfeeding Coalition, Ashland Bayfield and Iron County Early Childhood Collaborative Council, Chequamegon Home Visiting Group, CHANGE Committee, and Early Head Start Advisory Committee, among others. Through collaborative effort with community partners, Bayfield County strives to create positive change on a community- and systems-level to address health issues impacting children and families.
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Battalion add overage defenceman
Battalion send fourth rounder to Owen Sound for veteran defender
Sep 13, 2018 6:55 PM by: Chris Dawson
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Stan Butler was concerned about how young his defence was this coming season so he did something about it.
The North Bay Battalion has acquired overage defenceman Cole Cameron in a trade with the Owen Sound Attack, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday.
The Troops give up a fourth-round pick in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection for Cameron, a five-foot-11, 175-pound right shot who signed with Owen Sound as a free agent in 2016.
In 127 OHL games over two seasons, the Johnstown, Ontario product who turned 20 on May 9, has scored two goals and earned 14 assists for 16 points while accumulating 42 penalty minutes.
In 28 playoff games over two years, he has one assist and 11 PIM.
Butler, the Battalion head coach and director of hockey operations, had admitted earlier this week that the team was looking to add some experience on the blueline.
“We have a very young group on D and they have got an opportunity but I do not think there is any doubt if an overage defenceman is there and we feel can help our team we will definitely do something,” said Butler during his weekly media conference at Memorial Gardens.
Cameron will be in the lineup this weekend as the Battalion host the Owen Sound Attack on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. ) at Memorial Gardens for the only home pre-season game.
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Home » Noteworthy » Catch Property Brothers Drew And Jonathan Scott At Orchard Supply Hardware’s New Deerfield Store For A Book Signing
Catch Property Brothers Drew And Jonathan Scott At Orchard Supply Hardware’s New Deerfield Store For A Book Signing
by Ileana Llorens | November 2016
The Property Brothers are coming to Deerfield Beach.
HGTV stars Drew and Jonathan Scott will be at Orchard Supply Hardware on Friday, Nov. 18, signing copies of their new book, “Dream Home: The Property Brothers’ Ultimate Guide to Finding & Fixing Your Perfect House.”
The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the store’s latest Broward location, at 340 S. Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach. The appearance comes just three days after the store opens its doors to the public.
Orchard Supply Hardware—a hardware and garden store acquired by Lowe’s in 2013—will carry the stars’ furniture line, Scott Living. The Tahiti collection, in particular, features bright patio dining and seating sets perfect for making the most of Florida’s mild winter weather.
“We want to be the first place customers turn to when looking to create an enjoyable home, and Drew and Jonathan Scott are experts at bringing life into the home and helping families enjoy their dream homes year-round,” David Rosa, South Florida district manager of Orchard Supply Hardware, said in a statement.
Guests are welcome to bring a copy of the Property Brothers' book to the signing or purchase one at the event. Photo opportunities will be available.
The Deerfield store is part of Orchard Supply Hardware’s recent expansion in Florida. In total, Broward County will soon have four locations: A Fort Lauderdale location opened in October, and Weston and Coral Springs stores are slated for Nov. 29 and late December, respectively.
Orchard Supply Hardware; 340 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach
(Image via Facebook/Property Brothers)
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January 8, 2016 Erin Kelleher
By Rebecca Stamey-White and Erin Kelleher
It’s round three in our legislative updates for 2016. Part three gets into the meat of licensing, qualification and tied-house ownership, our favorite issues!
THIRD COURSE: LICENSING, QUALIFICATION & TIED-HOUSE OWNERSHIP ISSUES
ABC qualification relief, but no tied-house changes, for private equity investors (SB 796: 23405.4)
Investors (and not just private equity investors) have struggled in California to legally make investments in licensed businesses largely for two reasons. First, upper tier investors are loathe to provide personal information and qualify with ABC, largely due to privacy concerns. Second, generally speaking, there is no de minimus exception to the California tied-house laws. Thus, an investor might have a passive investment in a fund which holds retail interests, which could prevent them from making another passive investment in a fund which holds supplier interests. ABC has struggled with these issues, out of a legitimate desire to know the ultimate owners of a licensee. The limited partners in a fund, which might technically be the ultimate "owners" of a license, however, generally do not have an active role in the management of the fund or the licensee. Further, they might not even know what investments the fund makes at all. So why qualify them or prevent them from making an investment in a licensee?
SB 796 attempts to address the first problem regarding qualification, but does not address the second and larger problem regarding the tied-house laws. Specifically, the statute will not require qualification (but still requires compliance with the tied-house laws--an important distinction of which to be mindful) of an investor in a private equity fund, provided:
The fund's interest is passive (no involvement with the licensee's business);
The fund's advisors are registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and are subject to federal reporting requirements;
The investor holds less than 10% of the fund (not the licensee); and
The investor has no control in the investment decisions of the fund.
SB 796 does not apply to hedge funds, liquidity funds, REITS, securitized asset funds or VC funds. Why not? Good question--though it is consistent with other legislative changes to the code governing alcoholic beverage licensees; that is, hyper-specific and very limited.
ABC may require the manager of the fund to execute an affidavit confirming compliance with the conditions above and affirming that the investors not being qualified do not have interests that would violate the tied-house laws. Importantly, if the manager does not have direct knowledge of any facts necessary to execute the affidavit, the statute requires them to make a direct inquiry of investors, and requires notification if any of the attested-to facts change. Ostensibly, this creates an ongoing investigation and reporting obligation of the fund.
The statute clearly states that it is not intended to permit someone from making an investment through a private equity fund in a license if such investment is not otherwise permitted. Therefore, the statute does not address the larger and more difficult problem of passive investments in licensees and the tied-house laws. Thus, while qualification might be slightly easier, private equity funds will still be limited in how they can invest in licensees.
The Craft Distillers Act of 2015 (AB 1295: 23500, 23501, 23502, 23504, 23506, 23508, 23363.1, 23771 and 23772)
AB 1295 represents a big change in the industry, and could be a huge boon to folks looking to take advantage of the recent craft spirits craze that has swept the country. Historically, spirits have lagged behind wine and beer in terms of securing exceptions to the tied-house laws, which has made it more difficult for spirits products to get to the ultimate consumer without the backing of a major distributor. The new regulations not only create a new license type for small distillers, but also create tied-house exceptions that do not exist for their larger-production counterparts. These regulations do, however, amend the tasting provisions for spirits, which are applicable to large distillers as well.
Basic License Permissions and Limitations (23500, 23501, 23502, 23504, ABC Industry Advisory)
The new craft distiller’s license (Type 74) will allow the production of no more than 100,000 gallons (liquid volume and not proof gallons) of distilled spirits per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), excluding brandy that it manufactures or is manufactured for the licensee with a brandy manufacturer’s license. Fees and qualification will be the same as for Type 4 spirits producers. Craft Distillers must report their production volume to ABC when applying for an annual renewal, and if they exceed the production cap their license will be renewed as a Type 4.
They can package, rectify, mix, flavor, color, label and export only their own products. They will only be able to sell to wholesalers, manufacturers (and their agents), winegrowers and rectifiers that hold a license authorizing the sale of spirits. Thus, Craft Distillers cannot make sales to retailers–-however note the limited DTC exception for consumers outlined below.
Tastings (23363.1)
The tastings statute applicable to spirits now covers both large distillers and craft distillers. Like regular distilled spirits manufacturers, craft distillers will be able to conduct tastings and charge for them on their premises, subject to the following conditions:
Total volume of pours cannot exceed 1.5 oz per person, per day;
Tastings can only include products produced (or produced for) the licensee; and
Servers have to be at least 21.
The statute has been changed to allow the service of cocktails or mixed drinks at the tastings, however, note that licensees can only use product that they make or that they have made for them. Therefore, cocktail creativity here is limited (or, encourages companies to start making their own mixers, which could be good for everyone).
Tastings can occur off licensed premises as well, provided they take place within permitted events sponsored by a nonprofit organization. No sales or solicitations are permitted at these events.
Direct to Consumer Sales (23504)
Craft distillers can sell up to 2.25 liters of their pre-packaged product at instructional tastings that occur on the licensee’s premises pursuant to the tasting provision of 23363.1 outlined above. This represents a huge win for craft distillers attempting to get their products to market, as DTC sales of spirits to consumers have until now been barred by ABC.
Bona Fide Public Eating Place & Private Events (23506(c) and 23508)
Like their wine and beer making counterparts, Craft Distillers may also operate a bona fide public eating public place located on, or contiguous to, their licensed premises. However, they may also serve distilled spirits, which is a big difference from wineries or breweries, who may not. Additionally, Craft Distillers may also offer beer, wine and distilled spirits, regardless of source, for sale to guests during private events. All beverages sold on the premises that are not manufactured by or for the Craft Distiller must be purchased from a wholesaler.
If the Craft Distiller loses this designation and becomes a large distiller, they may continue have events on their premises. This is a huge win for Craft Distillers who wish to market their space for events for extra revenue, something that is has become quite popular for all types of manufacturers. However, the ABC advisory indicates that if the Craft Distiller becomes a large distiller, they do not get to keep operating the bona fide public eating place under their distiller license. The bona fide public eating place on the premises would have to have a separate on-sale license, which could raise some tied-house issues.
Tied-House (23502(b), 23771, 23772, ABC Industry Advisory) – No Interests with Large Manufacturers, Agents, Wholesalers or Rectifiers
Craft Distiller licenses cannot be held by anyone “affiliated,” directly or indirectly, with a person who manufactures (or has manufactured for them) more than 100,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year within or without California (excluding brandy it manufactures or has manufactured for it with a brandy manufacturer license). The term “affiliate” is not generally defined in the code, though it is sometimes defined within the specific section where the term is used. Not so in this case, leaving it ambiguous as to what exactly “affiliated” means in this context. Nonetheless, the main take-away here is that Craft Distillers cannot also have Type 4 licenses or Type 5 licenses (Distilled Spirits Manufacturer's Agent licenses) in California, and also that they cannot be affiliated with larger scale manufacturers of distilled spirits located outside of California.
Additionally, Craft Distiller licenses may not be issued to anyone “affiliated” with, directly or indirectly, a wholesaler. The same ambiguity exists here with respect to the meaning of “affiliate.” The prohibition appears to only to apply to wholesale interests in the state of California (Type 17 beer and wine wholesaler or Type 18 distilled spirits wholesaler), and not to wholesale interests in other states.
Because a Craft Distiller can package, rectify, mix, flavor, color, label and export only their own products, ABC has indicated that they cannot also hold a Rectifier’s (Type 07 or Type 24) license. Craft Distillers may however use grain-neutral spirits manufactured by another distiller in the manufacture of their product.
Tied-House – Interests in On-Sale Licensees (23506)
Craft distillers, or one or more of their subsidiaries of which they own at least 51% who also manufactures or produce, bottle, process, import or sell distilled spirits under a craft distiller’s license “or any other license issued pursuant this division” may hold an ownership interest in, or have a “financial or representative relationship” in up to two on-sale licensees.
Before we discuss the conditions on this important tied-house exception, we wanted to address some of the language in this statute. First, it is unclear what ABC means by the phrase “or any other license issued pursuant to this division.” This could allow Craft Distillers who have subsidiaries with other licenses to partake of this exception, where they otherwise would not have been able to do so. Second, “financial or representative relationship” is broader than the similar exception for winery interests in on-sale licensees found in 25503.15, meaning that not just ownership of the retailer is at issue for the tied-house analysis, but also the broader relationship of the Craft Distiller and the retailer.
The exception does contain a wholesaler poison pill, requiring the on-sale licensee to make all alcohol purchases (including wine and beer) from California wholesalers, except for those spirits which are made by or for the interested Craft Distiller. This could be a deal breaker for many on-sale licensees. Additionally, the number of spirits by brand offered by the off-sale licensees are limited to 15% of those produced by the interested Craft Distiller.
Importantly, this exception is not lost if the Craft Distiller eventually exceeds the production cap and becomes a regular large distiller.
Pedicabs get licenses (SB 530), no luck for beauty salons (AB 1322)
While clearly we all need to find out more about pedicabs, which can apparently carry up to 15 passengers and still qualify as pedicabs (our minds are spinning, meaning we may need to go to spin class more often), passengers may also now consume alcohol in pedicabs without requiring a license by the pedicab from the ABC. These pedicab operators must receive LEAD training from ABC and may not “sell, serve, or furnish” these beverages, but provided all the passengers are 21+, the passengers may serve themselves while enjoying the ride.
Other possible licensees or exceptions to the rule were not as lucky as the pedicab operators. A bill to provide an ABC licensing exception to beauty salons to enable them to provide alcoholic beverages incidental to the service of beauty treatments did not pass. We have a feeling the long-standing practice will not entirely go away, since it's been happening without this exception in place for many years (shhh! We ladies need our champagne!).
Larger brewers join small brewers in exception permitting on-sale retail license ownership (SB 796: 25503.28)
25503.28 used to allow only small beer manufacturers (those producing 60,000 barrels a year or less) to have an interest in up to 6 on-sale licenses, and now that privilege has been extended to large beer manufacturers in California as well.
The new privilege cannot be combined with the existing privilege under 23389(c) which allows beer manufacturers to sell their beer at 6 branch locations, 2 of which may be bona fide public eating places selling wine in addition to beer. Thus, a beer manufacturer (regardless of the number of licenses they hold alone, in common ownership with another beer manufacturer, or under common ownership with anyone operating as a on-sale retailer), may exercise on-sale retail privileges at premises where they do not manufacture beer at no more than 6 locations. Despite this, there is still no limit on the number of manufacturer locations, or the exercise of retail privileges at those locations.
Beer specifically added to non-profit temporary licenses (AB 774: 24045.6 and 25607.5)
Beer was specifically added to the statute permitting nonprofits to obtain special temporary on-sale and off-sale licenses for fundraising activities. While there are a variety of temporary off-sale licenses available for nonprofits, we most commonly see the combination of the licenses covered by 24045.1 (the on-sale general license, usually used for full bars at nonprofit fundraisers) and 24045.4 (the off-sale license that permits nonprofits to auction off bottles of wine). 24045.6 could be used by a nonprofit hosting an event featuring on-site consumption and also selling alcohol donated to it for off-sale consumption (but not using a silent or live auction to do it). Most commonly, this privilege is used by nonprofit wine varietal or regional organizations who might conduct larger wine tastings and also sell wine donated to it by wineries participating in the event or who make special blends as a private label for the organization. Previously, the statute was limited to wine, but now nonprofits can receive donated beer as well for their fundraising events under this section, which likely means we’ll see more beer association events structured like the wine association events.
Beer label approval no longer required by ABC, however brands must be registered with ABC prior to sale (AB 893:25200, 25201 and 25204)
Beer manufacturers and certificate of compliance holders are no longer required to furnish labels of beer containers to ABC, however every beer manufacturer, before the first sale of a brand of beer in California, must register the brand with ABC. Form 412 has been amended and is now titled the Beer Brand Registration Form. Manufacturers do not have to register brands that currently have accepted labels on file with ABC. ABC will not send a response to the brand registration form, and licensees may submit malt beverage price schedules and territorial agreements simultaneously with brand registration forms.
25200 was repealed and replaced with a provision that governs beer labels and brand registration, as well as alcohol content labeling previously included in 25204 (which has been repealed). Beer labels must meet federal malt beverage labeling regulations, and must also include:
the brand and class or type of beer;
the manufacturer’s name (can be a DBA) and address (if the beer is a collaborative effort, everyone must be identified);
the bottler (if other than the manufacturer); and
a statement of alcohol content if the beer is over 5.7% ABV.
Provisions on growlers used to be contained in 25200, but are now addressed in a separate and new section 25201. Although the citation is new, the law has not changed.
If you're full of legislative updates, don't worry, we'll have a post next week that will help bring back your appetite! Have a great weekend!
Tags California Legislature, California, Licensing, Qualification, Tied House, Private Equity, Investments, Craft Distillers Act, Craft Distillers, craft spirits, Type 74, Tastings, DTC, Bona Fide Public Eating Place, Bars and Restaurants, Events, Wholesalers, rectifiers, Type 4, Pedicabs, Beauty Salons, LEAD, Beer, Distilled Spirits, Beer labels, Rebecca Stamey-White, Erin Kelleher
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Acotec panel production technology supplied to RAK Precast
Figure: Elematic
Elematic supplies Acotec panel production technology to RAK Precast
Elematic also supplies their EliSlab 2.0 structural analysis software tool for hollow-core slabs
Elematic Oyj, a world-leading manufacturer of precast concrete plants and production lines for walls, floors, frames and foundations, is supplying an Acotec Pro line for the production of non-load bearing interior precast wall panels to RAK Precast, a company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under an umbrella group of companies with core interests in off-site and on-site construction.
By adapting this new technology, RAK Precast not only expands their product range but also promotes themselves as the first Acotec wall panel producer in the UAE. Furthermore, the company invests in the newly introduced EliSlab software, one of the world’s most efficient tool for structural analyses of hollow-core slabs.
Plant capacity 100 m² per hour
The deal, inked in November 2016, includes the delivery of the Elematic Acotec Pro production line for the production of light, non-load bearing, room-high precast partition wall panels. The capacity of this plant is 100 m² per hour, and the production line covers the entire process from concrete batching all the way to storage yard management and beyond. The line will be installed at the RAK Precast Dubai factory located in Dubai Industrial Park (DI).
Acotec wall panels are proven and well-known for their many excellent qualities, such as moisture resistance, fire resistance and excellent sound insulation. In particular, apartment buildings, schools and hotels benefit from this type of partition walls and they are also well-suited for use in bath rooms, kitchens and shower rooms.
As part of the deal, Elematic also supplies their EliSlab 2.0 structural analysis software tool for hollow-core slabs. With its unique features, this new tool represents one of the latest and greatest technologies in its field. It embraces all relevant hollow-core slab calculation points as well as offers an array of smart and practical features to make the calculation work faster and easier, such as including openings and topping to the calculation, factory-based profiles and strand patterns and national annexes to Eurocodes.
According to RAK Precast, they always encourage innovations and the adaptation of new technologies in their businesses, offering their clients and, in a broader sense, the market as a whole, prudent and flexible solutions. The inclusion of Acotec panels in the company’s product range and the use of the EliSlab 2.0 software tool for structural analysis will certainly give a clear competitive advantage to RAK Precast over other precast producers in UAE and the region. Due to their forward thinking approach, RAK Precast easily foresees in the market a paradigm shift which replaces precast solid panels as partition walls with Acotec panels. Thus, the panel demand shall surge further not only in the UAE but also in the neighboring countries. In lieu of this, RAK Precast has decided to opt for exclusivity for the production and supply of Acotec panels in UAE and Oman.
Big precast concrete producer in UAE
With their two existing factories and an overall production capacity of up to 1,200 m3 per day, RAK Precast is currently one of the biggest producers of concrete precast products in UAE. Established in 2006, their first factory is located in Ras Al Khaimah covering an area of 1.5 million square feet. The company has a proven track record for engineered precast buildings and associated civil engineering works that have significantly reduced construction cost and time for many of the projects in the area.
“We are delighted to have this opportunity to continue our long-term relationship with RAK Precast with the delivery of the new Acotec Pro line and the EliSlab 2.0 structural analysis tool for their hollow-core slab production. Prior to this deal, we have successfully supplied them a concrete transportation system and machinery for their wall production factory in DI, Dubai,” says Curt Lindroth, Areas Sales Director at Elematic.
In addition to the Acotec Pro production line and the EliSlab structural analysis tool, RAK Precast also recently invested in a new Elematic multi-angle saw for their hollow-core slab production.
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SWHS teacher's new fellowship is commendable
Every year, a group of the country’s most accomplished K-12 science, technology, engineering and math teachers are selected to participate in the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program.
This prestigious fellowship, managed by the U.S. Department of Energy, allows teachers to spend 11 months in Washington, D.C., and serve in a federal agency or U.S. congressional office engaged in the national STEM education arena.
That’s why it’s such an honor for Matthew Bryant, a physics teacher at South Warren High School, to be selected among the nine 2019-20 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows.
The weight of this responsibility didn’t escape Bryant when he spoke to the Daily News last week about being recognized with the honor. Like any good teacher, his mind immediately went to the possibilities for his students.
“I feel like I have a lot of responsibility, but I’m also super excited to do it and looking forward to all the adventures as a result,” Bryant said.
Bryant wants to both grow as a physics teacher during the experience and bring an insider’s understanding of the government back to his classroom at SWHS.
That will no doubt carry several benefits for his students. A lot of stock is put into new classroom technology or effective assessments – and those certainly have their place – but we believe the biggest factor in student success is the quality of the teacher.
SWHS Principal Jenny Hester put it well in her comments to the Daily News.
“We are so proud of Mr. Bryant for being selected as an Albert Einstein Fellow,” Hester said in an email. “We know that the experiences of our educators have a direct impact on the teaching and learning that takes place in their classroom. I have no doubt that when Mr. Bryant returns, our students will benefit from the knowledge and experiences Mr. Bryant is afforded through this program.”
We wish Bryant luck during his next adventure in education and know he will represent South Warren well.
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Moto G7 Power with 5,000mAh battery launched in India: Price, specifications and features
Motorola unveiled its Moto G7 family, including Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Power, Moto G7 Play and Moto G7, earlier this month in Brazil. The company has now launched one of the four smartphones, called Mo
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Motorola unveiled its Moto G7 family, including Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Power, Moto G7 Play and Moto G7, earlier this month in Brazil. The company has now launched one of the four smartphones, called Moto G7 Power, in India. At the moment, there is no information on when the company is planning to launch the other three Moto G7 phones on the Indian shores.
The device carries a price label of Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. It is available for purchase via offline stores, including Moto hub and Moto preferred stores across India. It will also be available for purchase via Flipkart soon. The handset is listed on the e-commerce website, but it is showing “Coming soon.” As for the specifications of the Moto G7 Power, the handset is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset under the hood, paired with Adreno 506 GPU.
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It packs a massive 5,000mAh battery. It supports 15W TurboPower charging, which the company claims can offer 9 hours of power in just 15 minutes. The smartphone comes in a single color variant, including a Ceramic Black color variant. It runs on the latest Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. The budget device bears a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1570 pixels resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The panel is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
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On camera department, the latest Moto G7 Power features a single 12-megapixel camera sensor with an f/2.0 aperture on the rear side. On the front, there is an 8-megapixel shooter with an f/2.2 aperture for capturing selfies. On the connectivity front, the Moto G7 Power has 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Motorola has equipped a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as well. The newly launched smartphone also offers a software-based Face Unlock feature.
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RUBIO: I'm staying in the race no matter what happens in Florida
Marco Rubio.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida walked back a previous claim in a big way.
After insisting that he's going to win Tuesday's Florida primary, Rubio said his campaign will go on regardless of what happens in the Sunshine State.
"As I've said before, my campaign has never been built on winning in one particular state," he told Fox News Tuesday morning.
He added that he'd "love" to go on to Utah and Arizona, two upcoming states in the primary season, with the momentum of a Florida win. But he then said that it wasn't absolutely necessary because of delegate math showing it would be very difficult for any candidate to reach the convention with the needed number of delegates —1,237 — to secure the GOP nomination.
That's a far cry from statements Rubio has repeatedly made along the campaign trail.
Just a week ago, Rubio said "I believe with all my heart that the winner of the Florida primary next Tuesday will be the nominee of the Republican Party."
Both he and his campaign have agreed previously that the state is a must-win for his fortunes.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump holds a substantial lead over Rubio in many Florida polls. He's leading Rubio by more than 18 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average and has been the Florida frontrunner in the past 39 polls released on the site.
Florida awards 99 delegates and is the largest winner-take-all state during the Republican primary season.
Watch Rubio's Fox News interview below:
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Andy Cohen & Seth Meyers' 'Friday Night Lights' Tribute Will Disappoint Real Fans
By Sam Rullo
Andy Cohen has betrayed us. The host of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live is usually just like the rest of us. He asks celebrities the questions we really want to hear, makes them reenact scenes from their most beloved classics and is obsessed with Friday Night Lights. On Thursday, Cohen tweeted that later that night on his show, he and Seth Meyers would be "playing" Friday Night Lights , along with a photo of the pair in full Panthers gear. Fans everywhere got excited, then 11:01 p.m. rolled around and within two minutes we were sorely disappointed.
Cohen and Meyers did play Friday Night Lights, but not in the way that we expected and more importantly, not enough. The skit opened Thursday's show to celebrate it being broadcast from SXSW in Austin—because while Texas may be enormous, when you're not from the Lone Star state and love FNL, it's basically all Dillon.
So the episode began with Cohen and Meyers in full Panthers coach regalia trying to come up with a slogan for their team in the locker room. Usually in these situations Cohen plays Coach Taylor, but considering the word "Yolo" came out of his mouth as one option, these might have been some invented assistant coaches. After a few other silly possibilities are tossed out, they finally land on Coach's classic motto, "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."
And that was basically it. The real show started with guests Shaq and Josh Lucas and we went back to missing the real FNL. To make matters even worse, Bravo hasn't posted a video of the opening, so we can't even watch those brief moments again. Here's the only evidence of its existence.
However that photo did inspire Jason Street himself, Scott Porter, to tweet about the show, which was really the best part. First he just responded to Cohen's tweet with "#TexasForever BOOM," before linking to the above photo on Instagram.
We'd never complain about anything relating to FNL, but this time we just needed more. Cohen has done some great tributes in the past and this just paled in comparison. To make up for this Panther loss, here are two of Cohen's best FNL-superfan moments, complete with Mrs. Coach (Connie Britton) and Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford).
Image: Bravo
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Savage x Fenty's Models Are So Diverse Because Rihanna Is Actually A Champion
By Shea Simmons
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There's no one else who could walk the Met Gala red carpet on a Monday and then launch a brand on Friday other than Rihanna. The actor, singer, and beauty mogul has now officially launched Savage x Fenty lingerie, and she's not just giving her fans some stunning pieces. She's also making a bold statement about the evolution that fashion industry needs to take when it comes to diversity. Because she's Rihanna, and she's changing the world one industry at a time.
In case you hadn't heard, Rihanna's new Savage x Fenty lingerie line dropped last night at midnight eastern time. While lines to shop the multi-collection debut have been outrageously long, there's a good reason. These pieces are gorgeous and range from everyday T-shirt bras to sexy, cup-less teddies. However, it's not just the designs that are diverse.
Before the brand officially launched, fans knew that Rihanna would be offering an inclusive size range with bras ranging going to size 44DD and panties reaching size 3X. While there's always room for expansion, it's a great start for Savage X, but Rihanna didn't stop there. Her dedication to diversity extended into the very models wearing the items for shoppers on the site itself.
If you go to the Savage x Fenty website to shop, the first think you may notice is that there is no dedicated plus size section. Instead, if you shop different style sections, you'll find that both plus and straight size models can be found wearing the pieces. While the plus sizing and straight sizing are shown on seperate models, it's refreshing to see women of different sizes modeling the pieces.
Also, plus models on the site are different from many traditional brands' model choices. Instead of the typical hourglass figure in a size that balances the line between straight size and plus size, Rihanna's plus models have diverse body types, and different plus bodies are shown in all types of Savage x Fenty pieces.
Savage x Fenty Sheer Marabou Romper
Savage x Fenty
The other thing to take note of is Rihanna's range of nudes. The singer chose models with a diverse range of skin tones, from very fair to deep skin, and she seems to have crafted nudes with these skin tones in mind. After all, nude doesn't just mean beige, and while other brands have started to realize this, Rihanna did it straight out of the gate.
Lace Back Hipster
In fact, Rihanna has an entire section of the site dedicated to showcasing her nude range. The brand features seven different versions of a nude with the lightest shade, Bare, being practically white and the deepest shade, Cavier, being black.
Savage x Fenty Demi Cup Bra
Of course, the diversity in both size and skin tone makes total sense for Rihanna given her other majorly successful venture Fenty Beauty. The makeup brand debuted last September to much fanfare, and it definitely lived up to the hype. Not only did Rihanna drop the brand in mega-beauty retailer Sephora, but with the launch, she also dropped a whopping 40 shades of foundation proving that inclusivity is integral to pretty much all of her business ventures.
Combine that with the incredible models and marketing materials from Savage x Fenty, and you've got a queen that you can stan forever.
If you want to shop Rihanna's ultra-inclusive lingerie brand, the Savage x Fenty website is officially in business. Simply head over to the site and get shopping.
If you're worried about the price tag of such a well conceptualized brand that's fronted by a celebrity, don't be. Savage x Fenty won't break the bank. It's affordable, diverse, and sexy as hell, what more could you want from a brand? The fact that it's Rihanna's company is just one hell of a bonus.
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Story of Brightham House
History begins in 2018
Welcome to Brightham House Boutique Bed & Breakfast
Opened March 30th 2018 by owners Scott and Alistair.
A bustling boutique beauty of a B&B, celebrated for its unique Brighton-meets-Devon style and chilled vibe, Brightham House is located in An Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) between coastline and countryside.
The name of the gorgeous guesthouse, a characterful three-storey Victorian-style traditional build offering views across Marlborough village and west over the hills to Hope Cove, is a portmanteau of the two places owners Scott Browning and Alistair Veness have called home – formerly Brighton in East Sussex and now South Hams in Devon.
The happy memories of living in both lovely locations – and iconic settings within, from kitsch-rich Brighton pier to the wilds of Dartmoor National Park – inspired Alistair’s design of the individually decorated guestrooms, which are sure to cast magical new memories for all that visit.
There’s no place like Brightham House
From the moment you arrive, the vintage funfair-esque entrance neon lights reveal, “There’s no place like Brightham House”. Go through to the luxe light and airy lounge where you might meet resident dog and heart-stealer Lola. From there, shimmy into the conservatory dining area with its flavour of tropical tranquillity.
Venture upstairs and find among the eight rooms (twin, double and king) the Pavilion Room, with elegant Art Deco accents, and the Preston Circus Room, channelling big top brilliance that combines playfulness and panache – a show for which Brightham House’s ringmasters have received a standing ovation more than once.
AA Hotel & Hospitality Services announced the winners of this 2019/20 prestigious AA B&B Awards at an event held at St. Ermin’s Hotel, Westminster, on 30th April. The annual event, now in its 24th year, recognises the diversity and originality behind the nation’s most remarkable B&Bs and celebrates the people who dedicate their lives to running them.
Scott, originally from Exeter, and Alistair, who met his partner when living in Brighton, commented on pipping thousands of other British B&Bs to the post: “We are blown away to win, we can’t believe it. We are so overwhelmed, and very happy”.
Since bringing home their latest AA award, the friendly hosts have made some exciting additions to their Devonshire delight. A wood-fired hot tub and koi carp pond has joined their fabulous fitness hut in the courtyard for alfresco serenity while guests can also now experience a Salcombe Gin School Staycation (from £395 for two) in the comfort of the small but perfectly formed 24-hour guest bar.
Teaming up with their local community and living sustainably is one of the pair’s passions and, as well as serving local ales and spirits, chef Scott’s dedicated to using locally sourced food for his 5-star breakfasts and pop-up bistro. Their meat and eggs come from Salcombe Meat Company just five minutes down the road. They even sell Salcombe souvenirs so guests can take a little slice of Brightham House heaven home.
Brightham House is a home from home yet an escape from the norm where the whimsical wows and the soul sings. With its attention to interior design detail and relaxed homely environment, it’s fair to say that Brightham House’s hosts have a hidden gem that will continue to sparkle in Devon’s treasure-trove for some time yet.
We have period rooms with a vintage and retro feel, along with stylish modern décor. Our bedrooms are all En-suite with beautiful toiletries, sumptuous towelling and feather pillows.
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Ashley & Gemma
We had a fantastic stay over Easter weekend, Scott and Alistair were extremely welcoming and helpful. It’s great to find somewhere so nice that welcomes dogs. The atmosphere was great for relaxing in the morning with a superb quality breakfast with a great choice in the menu, whilst also providing a good environment for relaxing in the evening if the weather lets you down!
Recently opened B&B in a very strategic location to visit the area. All very new, everything exceptionally clean and very welcoming hosts full of details. Delicious breakfast!!!
Jon & Ashley
My wife and I were made very welcome at this newly opened B&B. It’s been very well refurbished. Our room was great and the lounge, bar and dining room are very comfortable too. There is a nice rear courtyard which will be good in summer. Breakfast was fantastic. We liked it all.
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How to watch the Rugby World Cup 2019
The Spark Sport Rugby World Cup 2019 Tournament Pass is now available. Spark have a limited time offer for just $59.99
The tournament pass will allow users to be able to stream all 48 Rugby World Cup matches live and on demand. Don’t miss a single match, and watch highlights, pre-match and post-match coverage, interviews and historic Rugby World Cup matches.
You don’t need to be a Spark Sport Monthly subscriber to buy a Spark Sport Rugby World Cup 2019 Tournament Pass. The pass is available to everyone and can be bought separately.
Customers who sign up before 31st May will get the super early bird price of just $59.99. Those who wait until June to sign up will have to pay $79.99. If you wait until September the charge will go up to $89.99.
Alternatively, individual Match Passes will be available during the tournament for $24.99 each.
Learn more about how to watch the Rugby World Cup on Spark Sport.
You can watch the match on Google Chromecast. A Google Chromecast plugs into the HDMI port of your TV and uses your home WiFi to stream sports from your device onto your TV. When watching something on the Spark Sport app, simply click the Chromecast icon, at the top right-hand side of the screen, to cast the sport to your TV. Check out here.
Laptop and Desktop
Spark Sport is available to watch on the Spark Sport website on Windows 7, 8 and 10 and MacOS X on the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Don’t worry about missing the game when you’re out and about. Simply download the Spark Sport app from the App store or Google play store. The Spark Sport app works on iOS 10 and above and Android 5.0 and above. Spark Sport will use your mobile data for streaming, if you are not connected to WiFi.
Spark Sport is not currently available on Apple TV. Although, the company says it is working to introduce this functionality over the next 6 months. But, you can currently Airplay from your device to the big screen if you have an Apple TV and an Apple device.
Spark Sport is not currently available to watch using an app on Smart TVs. Once again, the company says it is working to introduce this functionality onto a number of different TV makes and models. Samsung will add Spark Sport to its Smart TV app line up in May, supporting models going back to 2016.
A Spark Sport spokeswoman says "We have not announced a partnership with Xbox or PlayStation. We do aim to expand the number of platforms that Spark Sport is available on, to make it as accessible as possible."
Get your Broadband World Cup ready
You don’t need to be a Spark customer to buy the Spark Sport package. But, if you are planning to stream the Rugby World Cup online, you will need to make sure you have the right type of internet connection.
Don’t let slow internet and endless buffering ruin the match. Make sure you get the best possible broadband connection, and unlimited data so you are World Cup ready.
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Milf Ready To Rock And Roll
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ANTHONY Milford has declared himself 'ready to rock and roll' as he sets to face one of his oldest mates in a return from injury.
Milford is a welcome name on the Broncos’ team sheet for tomorrow's important home clash with the New Zealand Warriors.
He missed last week's gutsy win over the Sharks with a knee injury.
But after getting through three training sessions this week, including a hit-out at Suncorp Stadium this morning, he is set to shine.
"I worked really hard with the physios to make sure I could get my knee to the best place it can be," he said.
"And I was pretty happy with the way it pulled up today.
"It is the business end of the year now and every win is important for us.
"I will be doing everything I can do make sure we get the two points.
"We have a couple of games at home now and hopefully it sets us up for the back end of the year.
"I am ready to rock and roll."
Milford will be facing his former halves partner at schoolboy and NRL level, Kodi Nikorima.
Nikorima transferred to the Warriors earlier this year in a high-stakes switch.
He said there had been some good-natured banter between the two players, who were the best players in their age growing up on opposite sides of Brisbane.
"I always throw a bit of chat to 'Neffy' (Nikorima)," said Milford with a smirk.
"I played a lot with him when I was younger.
"Hopefully it is the same old story and I get the win over him."
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Apollo 13 Mission - Houston, Weve Got a Problem
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Synopsis: Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and was supposed to be the third spacecraft to land on the Moon. An emergency abort was declared when an oxygen tank exploded, causing extensive damage to the Service module, eliciting the now famous understatement to Mission Control - "Houston, We've got a problem".
With limited power generation, loss of heating capability and more importantly, damage to the unit that removes carbon dioxide from the air, Astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. "Jack" Swigert, Fred W. Haise along with a crack team of NASA engineers on the ground race against time to bring Apollo 13 astronauts back home safely...(read more)
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Various scenes of Mission Control and audio between Mission Control and astronauts on April 13, 1970. Mission Control asked astronaut Jack Swigert to stir the 02 tanks in order to get an accurate reading on the gauging systems, as the cryogenic oxygen tends to solidify in the tanks, and stirring allows for a more accurate reading on the quantity of O2 remaining in the tank. When the switch was flipped Jack Swigert reported we have a problem here.
Flashback to April 11, 1970 launch day for Apollo 13. Images of the crew of Apollo 13, James A. Lovell Jr. - Mission Commander, Fred W. Haise Jr. - Lunar Module Pilot, John L. Swigert Jr. - Command Module Pilot. Apollo 13 on launch pad, scenes of ignition, lift-off and in flight with audio between Mission Control Engineers.
Explains the next step in lunar flight as the Command Module Odyssey docks with the Lunar Module Aquarius. The Command Module with attached Service Module and Lunar Module LEM continues toward the moon for a moon landing using the LEM.
A problem with the Service Module is reported to Mission Control. Audio between the astronauts and Mission Control concerning the problems as they developed. Engineers in Mission Control scramble to identify the problem.
ABC news announce Apollo 13 spacecraft has had a serious power supply malfunction. Flashback to activity to Mission Control as the engineers tried to determine exactly what has happened and how to safely return the astronauts back to earth. A decision was made for the astronauts to move from the Command Module Odyssey to the Lunar Module Aquarius LEM.
Astronauts in the Lunar Module Aquarius. LEM as they prepare to maneuver the LEM with attached Command Module in an orbit around the moon and then toward earth. The astronauts were safe for the moment. A decision was made to have splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA spacecraft simulator at the Cape and how it is used as explained by Gerald Griffin - Flight Director. Audio between Mission Control and astronauts as second burn is initiated to change the orbit of the LEM and Command Module toward earth.
Astronauts in the darken LEM as all power is turned off. The astronauts explain the cold condition of the LEM over the next several hours. National news footage and commentary. Church sign announcing Prayer Service For Astronauts. Church service for the astronauts. Fans at a baseball game hold a moment of silent prayer for safe return of astronauts.
Astronauts report temperature in the LEM continues to drop with moisture on the walls and windows of the LEM. In addition the system to take carbon dioxide out of the air was not sufficient in the Lunar Module LEM. Details on how they adapted the canisters from the Command Module to fit the hoses in the Lunar Module.
Astronauts preparing for re-entry on April 17. After a short burn to correct course they jettison the Service Module. Scenes of the damaged Service Module. The astronauts got back into Odyssey and jettison Aquarius for re-entry. Scenes of people from around the world watching the splashdown and safe return of the astronauts of Apollo 13.
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Gov’t makes full award of T-bills as rates decline on inflation bets
May 7, 2019 | 12:04 am
By Karl Angelo N. Vidal, Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills it offered yesterday, with rates declining across all tenors as investors expect inflation to continue its downward trajectory, fuelling bets of monetary policy easing.
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) borrowed P15 billion as planned at its T-bills auction Monday. The offer was oversubscribed by more than three times as bids from investors soared to P51.2 billion.
Broken down, the Treasury accepted P4 billion as planned for the 91-day papers out of the P15.724 billion offered by banks and other financial institutions. The average rate declined 12.5 basis points (bp) to 5.438% from the 5.563% quoted in the previous offer.
The government also made a full award of the 182-day debt notes it placed on the auction block, borrowing P5 billion as planned versus total offers amounting to P14.893 billion. The average yield also slipped 15.3 bps to 5.825% from last week’s 5.948%.
The Treasury likewise fully awarded the 364-day T-bills, accepting P6 billion out of the total bids worth P20.565 billion. Its average yield went down by 10.8 bps to 5.977% from the 6.085% tallied in the previous auction.
Based on the PHP Bloomberg Valuation Service Reference Rates, the three-month, six-month and one-year papers were quoted at 5.683%, 5.931%, and 6.073% yesterday, respectively.
Following the auction, National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon said the rates of the T-bills went down across the board due to slower inflation expectations.
“I think (the rates declined) because of the inflation, the median is 3.1%,” Ms. De Leon told reporters yesterday.
Inflation likely eased further for a sixth straight month in April on the back of a decline in rice prices. A BusinessWorld poll of 10 economists yielded a 3.1% median estimate for last month, which if realized will be slower than the 3.3% rate logged in March.
Apart from this, Ms. De Leon also attributed the decline in rates to S&P Global Ratings’ upgrade of the Philippines’ long-term credit rating to “BBB+” from “BBB” last week.
“That also affected (the rates), but it’s really more that they really see inflation is trending downwards,” Ms. De Leon added.
Sought for demand, Robinsons Bank Corp. trader Kevin S. Palma said yields across all tenors came in lower than expected and even below than secondary market levels prior to the auction.
“Extremely strong demand was evident across the offering as market participants and investors alike continue to cheer the S&P upgrade as well as heightened speculation that the BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) may ease policy rates or reduce the reserve requirement ratio as soon as Thursday,” Mr. Palma said in a phone message.
BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno on Friday said he sees room to ease monetary policy at the Monetary Board’s review on Thursday, as the recent credit rating upgrade is “another factor” to “move faster.”
The government plans to borrow P315 billion from the domestic market this quarter, broken down into P195 billion in T-bills and P120 billion in Treasury bonds.
Meanwhile, National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon said the Treasury is looking at issuing euro-denominated bonds with a maturity in the “intermediate part of the curve,” after the government round up its investor meetings in Europe.
“During discussions with investors, that’s also their preference, so between seven to 10 years,” she said.
The government plans to issue “benchmark-sized” euro-denominated bonds — meaning at least $500 million (€446.94 million) in size — in a bid to diversify funding sources.
The Philippines hired banks late last month to arrange deal road shows in Zurich, London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan starting April 26 to draw investor interest.
“(Starting now), we’ll have to just continue closely watching the market, and we’ll make the announcement once we are pulling the trigger,” she added.
Apart from its return to the euro debt market, the government is also preparing to raise 6 billion yuan from the issue of panda bonds, which will be its second such offering.
The government is looking to borrow P1.189 trillion this year from local and foreign sources to fund its budget deficit, which is expected to widen to as much as 3.2% of the country’s gross domestic product.
Karl Angelo N. Vidal
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January Update from Cllr Jill Houlbrook (Upton)
Although we are now two weeks into 2019 I’d like to wish everyone a peaceful and happy New Year and I look forward to working together towards another successful year for the Parish Council.
My report may be a little less full than usual because we’ve had a seasonal break but there have still been ward matters with which I have been concerned.
Firstly members you will be aware that the Stagecoach no 1 bus route will continue on Upton Lane. The decision to retain the service as it now is was made just before Christmas and after careful consideration by the area manager. I am very aware that this has not been universally welcomed and that some residents are reluctant to accept the decision.
The option to reroute the bus via Liverpool Road and the A41 as favoured by many residents of Upton Lane was considered but this would have meant no service for this area leaving many residents socially isolated and disenfranchised. A local resident who was concerned leafleted the Daleside/Demage Lane area and this resulted Stagecoach receiving around 40 emails/letters supporting the route on Upton Lane.
There is no new information on the Plush Spice site Newhall Road. The latest update from the planning case officer confirms that the applicants are negotiating a sale to a registered social housing provider (unsure which) and this is delaying the section 106 being agreed.
Hot off the press is the welcome news that the White Gables planning appeal will be a public hearing. The likely date is 7th February and the venue Chester Town Hall. This hearing will be the culmination of a long hard fight by residents and the Parish Council and by me for the application to be refused. The public hearing gives an opportunity for new evidence to be presented and a chance for members of the public to speak. I am now in the process of arranging a further residents’ meeting to proceed the hearing.
The hearing for the Ellesmere Port, Portside North planning appeal begins on 15th January at the Town Hall in Chester. This hearing may well be of interest to many Upton residents and to members of this Parish Council.
The latest information regarding timing for public speakers, looks like being Friday morning 18 January. Prior registration of a request to speak is still required. The inspector has separately requested attendees to arrive 30 minutes before the inquiry starts each day, although everyone doesn’t need to attend every session. I understand that the order of evidence will be Council, FFEPU and Appellant and an additional day has been agreed to hear evidence on Thursday 24th. Anyone wishing to speak can register at the email below.
Email: tim.salter@pins.gsi.gov.uk
Residents on Egerton Drive and Bache Drive have continued to contact me with their concerns about the implementation of double yellow lines and the removal of those which were installed during the work on Brook Lane bridge. I have had several meetings with Highways Officers, the latest being last week, where we discussed the feasibility and options available. The traffic order for the double yellow lines on Egerton Drive has expired and is not enforceable and it will not be renewed in its current form. Highways confirmed that when the lines were painted and the Traffic order laid, residents did receive notice that this would be a temporary measure. The implementation of double yellow lines is on road safety grounds and it is considered that the protection of the junctions on Egerton Drive with Mill Lane and Bache Drive is sufficient. However I have obtained a commitment that the situation will be carefully monitored and I urge residents to keep me informed.
The latest tranche of 20mph zones have been implemented in Upton and as a result residents are questioning the feasibility and cost of signage in cul de sacs where the speed has always been very low, for example St Christopher’s Close. The general opinion is that the money would be better spent on the upkeep of the roads and footways.
Because so many residents objected to Demage Lane being excluded from the 20mph zone a further survey of this and has recently taken place to determine if the mean speed will meet the criteria for 20mph. The results will not be known for a few weeks.
As as result of the no 1 bus remaining on Upton Lane I have asked our Highways team to do some further investigation into the safety and stability of the area just beyond the golf club. This bank is privately owned but nevertheless it’s been agreed that an engineer with the relevant experience will take an in depth look. I’m concerned that heavy rain or strong winds could cause slippage on the bank.
Discussions about the proper and formal provision of a youth service in Upton continue to be positive. I am very hopeful that funding from the local authority will be available to support the service and to offer training for a local Youth worker.
My regular meeting with the Localities Team is on 16th January. Because applications for ward funding closed some while ago I have no money available but we are talking about some new and exciting innovations which I hope we can bring to Upton. There are ideas around volunteering and the friends of group we hope to establish at the Cockpit and Lodge Gardens. I’ve already been contacted by interested residents.
The Woodland Trust has recently opened another opportunity for communities to apply for trees.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/free-trees/
I’d like to again remind drivers that just a little bit of consideration and neighbourliness when parking makes a huge difference. There really is no need to park on our lovely grass verges which in some streets are being systematically ruined. The verges are part of Upton and can be a reason people choose to live here. Residents can apply to the local authority for white posts to be installed but the cost will be passed to the requesting resident.
Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park and the Land Trust discovered the dreadful state of the bins on the park after the holiday break. It’s quite shocking that some dog owners/walkers were so irresponsible and antisocial as to simply dump the poo bags on and around the bins.
The bins are in the park for casual litter and they are currently emptied as a favour by the CWaC street scene team and by TVC volunteers. They were installed as a gesture to help people who use the park but if this kind of inconsiderate behaviour continues its highly likely we will lose the hard won Green Flag status we were recently awarded.
I hope the Parish Council will help disseminate the message that anyone using this fabulous local facility should consider simply taking litter home and most certainly not to flytip around the bins or anywhere in our lovely park.
Jill Houlbrook
Councillor Jill Houlbrook and Gary Hulmes are the two Conservative candidates for Upton at the May 2019 Cheshire West & Chester Council elections.
Councillor Jill Houlbrook
Jill is proud to serve the people of Upton as their local Councillor.During her years of working for all of the community, Jill has helped local residents on a range of concerns - from planning, litter and roads to fixing pavements, tree and hedges, to name but a few. She has always taken the time to listen to local residents and help whenever she can - and be honest when this isn't possible.
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Powercat Financial is Kansas State University’s student money management center; it provides one-on-one counseling, workshops, and online resources to K-State students. Their exemplary work has been previously profiled as a CashCourse Success Story thanks to their student-led approach helmed by Jodi Kaus, the Powercat Financial director. We spoke with Kaus again to learn more about her cross-campus collaboration to teach more students about personal finance.
Kaus has developed a financial education badge with K-State 360, a portal that captures students’ co-curricular involvement while in school and offers career readiness resources.
“Through K-State 360, students can work to achieve certain competencies and can attain badges for deeper-dive work,” says Kaus. “Similar to having a transcript for their academic performance, K-State 360 provides them a co-curricular report that captures all of the other things they’ve done to be really well-rounded.”
The program initially focused on leadership competencies, but financial savvy was quickly identified as a needed area for student development. Kaus brought her expertise working in the field of financial education to develop a badge with the program.
“We thought a financial education badge would be really valuable to offer students and a huge asset to future employers,” Kaus says. “Powercat Financial is a signature partner, and we are frequently highlighted as a good example of partnering through our collaboration with K-State 360. We offer the ‘Get Money Savvy with CashCourse’ badge.”
This badge focuses on the CashCourse coursework modules, which take about 45 minutes and are offered in both English and Spanish. In addition to completing these courses, Powercat Financial requires students to attend an online webinar on CashCourse.
Students are required to complete the “Getting Started with Saving and Investing” module, but the remaining three can be any coursework module of their choosing, such as insurance, budgeting, or creating a plan to pay for school.
The financial education badge is just one of the badges students can work to attain. K-State 360 helps students identify experiences outside of their courses that are valuable to their overall development.
“Students can progress through the different competencies and are encouraged to do a high-impact learning experience such as completing an internship or conducting research,” Kaus explains.
The final phase of the program is 360 certification, where students go to the career center and practice explaining what they’ve achieved within K-State 360 and why it’s relevant to their future job or graduate program.
The interview experience and the portfolio help prepare students to promote themselves to future employers and to refine needed workplace skills. The K-State 360 competencies include teamwork, diversity, leadership, problem solving, career development, and communication.
Students are incentivized to complete these curriculum through a points system, earning points by completing badges, which helps gamify K-State 360. For example, the CashCourse badge is worth 500 points. K-State 360 hosts a Pointspalooza event where students can submit their points to win prizes, such as an on-campus office they can use during finals.
The “Get Money Savvy with CashCourse” badge has helped open the doors to financial education for many students. Kaus notes that it’s a way of nudging students to engage with money management, which helps them realize how important personal finance is to their lives.
“Students often don’t realize how helpful financial education is until they engage with it,” she says. “So many of them are so busy with academic work that they don’t think about their finances. We find when students take the time to engage, they see how impactful it is with the future planning and current decisions.”
When asked what advice she has for other schools implementing similar measures, Kaus emphasized patience with letting a program grow.
“With K-State 360, we had to be okay with rolling it out mostly to first-year students when we first introduced the program,” Kaus says. “It is okay that we are starting now and it will take us four to five years before this becomes the new norm. Just be patient with onboarding that kind of expansive program and know it will take time to take root.”
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Ronald Reagan's index cards of one-liners
"Nothing like a vote in the U.N. to tell you who your friends used to be."
Throughout his political career, President Ronald Reagan used humor to win friends, influence voters . . . and crush the opposition. It turns out he had a secret arsenal: stacks of 3x5 index cards filled with one-liners, which he kept in his desk to append to speeches.
Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
President Ronald Reagan poses at the Sheraton Hotel in Washington, October 3, 1988.
"You can talk to any number of President Reagan's speechwriters over the years, and when they might hand him a speech, the speeches would come back with a quote, or an expression or a joke that they hadn't seen before," John Heubusch, executive director of the Reagan Library, told CBS News' Mo Rocca.
"Don't say he's old, but every time there's a knock on the door he yells 'Everybody hide, it's Indians!'"
"Never start an argument with a woman when she's tired -- or when she's rested."
"I won't say he should be put in a mental institution, but if he was in one, don't think I'd let him out."
"Room bugged? Every time I sneezed the chandelier said, 'Gesundheit!'"
"Most people would be glad to mind their own business if the government would give it back."
"Campaign poster should read: 'Caution: Voting for this man may be hazardous to your health, wealth & welfare.'"
"The art of politics is making people like you, no matter what it costs them."
"People who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover."
"Elderly motorist going down a one-way street. The cop asked, 'Do you know where's you're going?' 'No,' the old fellow admitted, 'but I must be late because everyone else is coming back!'"
"Congress' biggest job: How to get money from the taxpayer without disturbing the voter."
"Three ways to get something done: Do it yourself; hire someone to do it; or forbid your kids to do it."
"Costrophobia: The fear of rising prices."
"Today's kids are studying in History what we studied in Current Events."
"Used to talk our problems over cigarettes and coffee. Now cigarettes and coffee ARE our problems."
"An adolescent kid: Old enough to dress himself if he can only remember where he dropped his clothes."
"Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from poor judgment."
"Before TV no one knew what a head ache looked like."
"Why can't life's problems hit us when we are 18 and know everything?"
"This country needs some colleges to teach everything the students think they know."
"Easier to forgive someone if you get even with them first."
"Adolescence is the time when children suddenly feel responsible for answering the phone."
"If at first you don't succeed, do it the way she told you."
"A compliment may be blunt, but criticism calls for courtesy."
"Prosperity is something created by businessmen for politicians to take credit for."
"Modern styles – buckle shoes, loafers, moccasins. A man can earn his Ph.D. without learning to tie his shoelace."
"Today if someone offered us the world on a silver platter, most of us would take the platter."
"Money may not buy friends, but it will help you to stay in contact with your children."
"As long as there are final exams there will be prayer in schools."
"Flattery is what makes husbands out of bachelors."
"New credit plan: 'Try our easy payment plan - 100% down + nothing to pay.'"
"Proud young father wired the news to his brother: 'A handsome boy has come to our house and claims to be your nephew. We are doing our best to give him a proper welcome.' Brother wired: 'I have no nephew. The young man is an imposter.'"
"It's a great kindness to entrust some one with a secret. They feel so important while telling it."
"Women can't do without marriage -- who'll steady the stepladder while they're painting the ceiling?"
"I won't say their marriage is unhappy, but he went down to the marriage license bureau to see if his license had expired."
"Our problem is a lack of movies that are rated E for Entertainment."
"The younger generation has no faults that being a parent and a taxpayer will not eliminate."
"There's little danger of our government being overthrown – there's too much of it."
"If you dread getting old because you won't be able to do the things you want to do, don't worry -- when you get older you won't want to do them."
"Prices are so high you don't order a chuck roast any more -- you have to call it Charles."
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President Reagan wears an anti-Michael Dukakis mask in the Oval Office, October 14, 1988.
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Fire Fighter/Paramedic Suffers a Dissection of his Aorta While Participating in Physical Fitness Training - Texas
Death in the Line of Duty…A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation
F2005-23 Date Released: October 9, 2006
On March 29, 2005, a 26-year-old male career Fire Fighter/Paramedic (FF/P) worked an overtime shift as the driver of Station #3’s ambulance. The shift lasted 9½ hours, 0700 to 1630 hours, during which time the ambulance responded to three medical emergencies. Shortly after his shift ended, the FF/P started his typical 5-mile jog as part of the Fire Department (FD) physical fitness program. After jogging about ½ mile, he reportedly felt a pop in his chest and a tingling in his legs which made it impossible to run and difficult to walk. An ambulance was summoned, and transported him to the local emergency department, where a dissecting aortic aneurysm was diagnosed. He was transferred via helicopter to a referral medical center for surgical repair. After 15 hours of surgery, the FF/P died in the operating room. The death certificate was completed and the autopsy conducted by the County Medical Examiner who listed the immediate cause of death as “Aortic dissection and its sequelae” with “Hypertensive cardiovascular disease” being another significant condition. It is possible that the heavy lifting during his shift initiated the tear of the aorta. It is also possible that his jogging put additional torque on his aorta resulting in the tear, or that the jogging may have extended the dissection. NIOSH investigators, however, cannot definitively determine whether these events initiated or exacerbated the FF/P’s aortic dissection.
It is unlikely the following recommendations could have prevented the FF/P’s death. Nonetheless, NIOSH investigators offer these to improve the FD’s safety and health programs.
Conduct exercise stress tests only on FFs at increased risk for CAD.
Discontinue routine annual electrocardiograms (EKG) unless medically indicated.
Discontinue annual screening chest X-rays (CXR) unless medically indicated.
Restart the FD’s screening program for tuberculosis (TB).
Phase-in an annual physical performance (physical ability) evaluation to ensure fire fighters are physically capable of performing the essential job tasks of structural fire fighting.
INTRODUCTION & METHODS
On March 30, 2005, a 26-year-old male FF/P died 20 hours after suffering a dissecting aortic aneurysm while jogging. NIOSH was notified about this fatality on March 31, 2005 and contacted the FD in May 2005 to gather additional information. On September 12, 2006, an Occupational Physician from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Texas to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.
During the investigation NIOSH personnel interviewed the following persons:
Division Chief for Fire Operations
Division Chief for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Crew Member on Duty with the FF/P
President of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 3731
The FF/P’s wife
During the site visit NIOSH personnel reviewed the following records:
FD policies and operating guidelines
FD annual medical evaluations of the FF/P
Autopsy report
Air ambulance report
Report of the incident from the State Fire Marshal’s Office
Co-worker statement
Letter from the former FD Medical Director
INVESTIGATIVE RESULTS
Incident. On March 29, 2005, a 26-year-old male career FF/P worked an extra (overtime) shift as the driver of Station #3’s mobile intensive care unit (ambulance). The shift lasted 9½ hours, 0700 to 1630 hours, during which time the ambulance responded to three calls. All three calls were medical emergencies which involved the loading and transport of patients to the local emergency department (ED). Toward the end of his shift the FF/P helped deliver a clothes dryer, weighing about 80 pounds, from an appliance store to Station #2. The FF/P never expressed symptoms or signs of distress during his shift.
At approximately 1830 hours, the FF/P started his typical 5-mile jog around his neighborhood as part of the FD’s physical fitness program. After jogging about ½ mile, he reportedly felt a pop in his chest and a tingling in his legs which made it impossible to run and difficult to walk. After crawling through an alley to the street, he was able to attract someone’s attention and asked them to call 911.
An ambulance arrived shortly thereafter (about 1900 hours) and found the FF/P conscious, with mild-to-moderate upper back/chest pain, and difficulty walking. By this time his wife had been notified of the situation and she drove around the corner where her husband was being evaluated. She reported that her husband and the ambulance personnel, while concerned about the condition, did not seem overly alarmed. She made arrangements to meet him at the local hospital’s ED as the ambulance prepared him for transport.
The FF/P arrived at the ED at approximately 1930 hours. When the FF/P’s wife arrived at the hospital’s ED at approximately 1945 hours, his condition had deteriorated. His upper back/chest pain had become much more severe and his blood pressure was elevated [160 milliliters of mercury (mmHg) systolic and 100 mmHg diastolic]. Given his family history (mother) of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, the local ED physician was concerned about a possible aortic dissection. After treating his high blood pressure and back/chest pain with intravenous (IV) medications, a chest CT scan was ordered. This test revealed an extensive aortic dissection involving the entire aorta. Due to the need for emergency surgery, the FF/P was flown by emergency helicopter to the area’s tertiary care medical center. The helicopter departed the local hospital at 2157 hours and arrived at the tertiary care center at 2208 hours.
During the evaluation at the tertiary hospital the family considered transporting the FF/P to the hospital where his mother had her aneurysm successfully repaired. But given that this hospital was over 200 miles away and the FF/P’s critical situation, the decision was made to perform the emergency operation at that hospital as soon as possible. Surgery to repair the dissection started at 0122 hours on March 30th. After 15 hours of surgery, the FF/P died in the operating room at 1545 hours (as typed on the operative record). This time slightly differs with the time of death listed on the death certificate – 1530 hours.
Medical Findings. The death certificate was completed and the autopsy conducted by the County Medical Examiner who listed the immediate cause of death as “Aortic dissection and its sequelae” with “Hypertensive cardiovascular disease” being another significant condition. The autopsy was significant for the following findings:
Extent of the dissection: from proximal left and right coronary artery at the aortic root to the right common iliac artery
Cardiomegaly (a large heart) – [a finding suggestive of hypertension]
Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (an enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle) [a common finding among individuals with hypertension]
No atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Negative blood tests for illicit drugs or alcohol
The FF/P had annual medical evaluations conducted by the FD since 2002. During two of these evaluations the FF/P had slightly elevated blood pressure readings (systolic BP of 138 mmHg in 2004, and diastolic BP of 88 mmHg in 2003). These two readings suggest stage I hypertension.1 In addition, his exercise stress test done in 2005 as part of the FD annual medical evaluation suggested an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise (systolic BP of 232 mmHg at peak exercise). While this value was not high enough to be considered a relative indication to stop the test (systolic BP > 250 mmHg),2 some researchers would consider it an exaggerated response and a predictor of future hypertension.3 Otherwise, the FF/P’s stress tests were entirely normal (negative for signs of coronary artery disease).
During the FD medical evaluations for the years 2003-2005, the records mention that the FF/P’s mother had a surgically repaired aortic aneurysm. The examining physician recommended “screening” for this condition at the FF/P’s “convenience” and “leisure.” In 2005, the examining physician also noted a possible I/VI systolic heart murmur with a click and recommended follow-up. The FF/P died 6 weeks after this exam, before an appointment could be scheduled. The FF/P never reported any cardiac symptoms to his family or coworkers until this event.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
At the time of the NIOSH investigation, the FD consisted of 44 uniformed career personnel and served a population of 33,000 in a geographic area of 18 square miles. There are two fire stations. Fire fighters work a 24 hour shift followed by 48 hours off.
The FD requires all applicants for the position of FF to be a certified paramedic (or certifiable within 90 days). After passing a written test, applicants are required to pass a physical ability test. If the candidate passes this test, a background check and psychological test is performed, followed by interviews by a FD panel, the Human Resources Director, and the Fire Chief. A conditional job offer is made to qualified candidates pending medical clearance (discussed below). If cleared for full-duty, the employee has a 1-year probationary period. If needed, the probationary employee is sent to the State Fire Academy to become certified as a FF II. The FF/P was certified as a Fire Fighter II, Paramedic, Driver/Operator, Hazmat-awareness, and had 5 years of fire fighting experience.
Pre-placement Medical Evaluations. The FD requires a pre-placement medical evaluation for all new hires, regardless of age. Components of this evaluation include the following:
Body fat measurement via calipers
Musculoskeletal fitness determined by sit-ups, push-ups, and flexibility (sit and reach)
Blood tests: Complete blood count (CBC), Sequential multi-channel analysis with computer-20 (also known as a SMA-20 or metabolic panel), and lipid profile
Pulmonary function test (spirometry)
Resting EKG
Vision test (distant and near vision, color, and peripheral fields)
Bloodborne pathogens testing (Hepatitis B & C antibody)
These evaluations are performed by the FD contract physician, who makes a determination regarding medical clearance for fire fighting duties and forwards this decision to the FD.
Periodic Medical Evaluations. Periodic medical evaluations are required annually by this FD. Components of this are the same as the pre-placement evaluation except the urine drug screen is not repeated. If an employee is injured at work, the employee is evaluated and must be cleared for return to work by the contract physician. If the employee is returning to work after an illness or a non-occupational injury, the employee’s primary care physician makes the return to work determination after being provided with a list of job requirements by the FD. As described earlier, the FF/P’s last FD medical examination was in February 2005. He was never restricted for duty.
Fitness/Wellness Programs. The FD has a voluntary wellness/fitness program for all FF. The fitness program involves a free membership to the local health club. Each crew is allowed to exercise at the club for 1 hour during their shift. The wellness program is incorporated into the periodic medical evaluation and includes education on smoking cessation, weight control, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol.
Aortic Dissection. The aorta is the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aortic wall is composed of three layers in sequence from the lumen proceeding outwards: the intima, medial, and adventitia. Aortic dissection occurs when the blood enters the medial layer typically after a tear in the intima.4-8 Blood expelled from the heart under high pressure (systole) pushes more blood inside the artery wall, further splitting (dissecting) the aorta. Connective tissue abnormalities of the medial layer facilitates the flow of blood away from the heart and toward the heart.4-8
Typical presentation is the sudden onset of severe chest pain radiating to the back frequently associated with sweating.4-8 Emergency surgical repair is the preferred treatment for ascending aortic dissections (type A) with an overall in-hospital mortality rate of 15% to 20%.4-8 Temporizing medical treatment includes lowering the blood pressure and slowing the heart rate.4
Risk factors for aortic dissection are listed in Table 1. Other than probable hypertension, the FF/P was not known to have any of these risk factors. Aortic dissection must be distinguished from aneurysms of the aorta, which are a simple expansion of the blood vessel due to medial weakening.4 Dissections can occur in the absence of aneurysms and not all aneurysms result in dissection.
Table 1. Risk Factors for Aortic
Dissection (Adapted from Chen et. al. 1997)4
Male Gender (3:1)
Age > 50 years
Connective tissue disorders (e.g. Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers Danlos syndrome)
Turner’s syndrome
Noonan’s syndrome
Coarctation of the aorta
Congenital bicuspid or unicuspid aortic valve
History of cardic surgery, particularly arotic valve surgery
Granulomatous arteritis
Syphilitic aortitis
Cocaine use
Systemic lupus
Relapsing polychondritis
There are many symptoms, signs, and medical tests used to diagnose an aortic dissection. Non-specific signs during the physical examination include the following:
Comparing the carotid, radial, and femoral pulses5
Comparing the blood pressure between the two arms9,10
Heart murmur during auscultation (stethoscope)
A pulse and blood pressure comparison between the arms was not mentioned in the FD’s annual medical evaluation records and was most likely not performed. A heart murmur was noted on the FF/P’s last medical evaluation (February 16, 2005), but the possible murmur was not the type typically found with aortic dissection (diastolic murmur of aortic valve regurgitation).4,5 In addition, the CXRs and EKGs did not show any abnormalities consistent with an aortic dissection. Given this information and lack of symptoms, it is very unlikely the FF/P had suffered a partial aortic dissection prior to this incident.
NIOSH investigators were unable to find any medical literature supporting use of a screening test (e.g., a chest CT scan or transesophageal echocardiography) to diagnose a thoracic aortic dissection among young, asymptomatic individuals with a family history of aortic aneurysms or aortic dissections. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) does recommend one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms by ultrasound in men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked, but the panel did not address the issue of thoracic aortic aneurysms or dissections.11
It is possible that the heavy lifting associated with transporting the three patients and carrying the clothes dryer initiated the tear of the aorta resulting in the dissection. Likewise, it is possible that his jogging in some way put additional pressure on his aorta resulting in the tear, or that the jogging may have extended the dissection.12 NIOSH investigators, however, cannot definitively determine that these events triggered the aortic dissection.
It is unlikely the following recommendations could have prevented the FF/P’s death. Nonetheless, NIOSH investigators offer these recommendations to improve the FD’s safety and health programs.
Recommendation #1: Conduct exercise stress tests only on FFs at increased risk for CAD.
The 2007 Edition of National Fire Protection Association (NPFA) 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments states “Stress EKG with or without echocardiography or radionuclide scanning shall be performed as clinically indicated by history or symptoms.”13 Thus, the standard recommends stress test for candidates or members only if “clinically indicated.” If a member or applicant has known heart disease or has symptoms suggestive of heart disease, a stress test would probably be clinically indicated. If a member or applicant is asymptomatic and has no risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), a stress test is probably not clinically indicated. However, if the asymptomatic member or applicant has CAD risk factors, then a stress test could be clinically indicated, depending on the number and type of CAD risk factors.
Three organizations [NFPA, American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC), and the Department of Transportation (DOT)] have similar, but not exactly the same, recommendations.14,15 These include testing individuals at increased risk for ischemic heart disease based on their risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). NFPA 1582 recommends diagnostic (maximal or symptom limiting) stress tests for:
FFs with positive or questionable positive changes on screening submaximal tests
FFs with new onset chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of CAD
FFs over the age of 45 (men) and 55 (women) with two or more CAD risk factors.
NFPA defines CAD risk factors as hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol greater than 240 mg/dL), hypertension (systolic >140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg), smoking, diabetes mellitus, or family history of premature CAD (heart attack or sudden cardiac death in a first-degree relative less than 60 years old).13
Another organization, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), does not recommend stress tests for asymptomatic individuals, even those with risk factors for CAD.16 Rather, USPSTF recommends the diagnosis and treatment of modifiable risk factors (hypertension, high cholesterol, smoking, and diabetes). The USPSTF indicates that there is insufficient evidence to recommend screening middle age and older men or women in the general population but notes that “screening individuals in certain occupations (pilots, truck drivers, etc.) can be recommended on other grounds, including the possible benefits to public safety.”
Recommendation #2: Discontinue routine annual electrocardiograms (EKG) unless medically indicated.
According to NFPA 1582, “periodic resting electrocardiograms have not been shown to be useful but can be reasonable as a member’s age increases.”13 The EKG tracing during a stress test is a much better tool to identify heart abnormalities. Therefore, NIOSH investigators recommend the FD continue the resting EKG as part of its post offer/pre-placement medical evaluation, but discontinue the annual resting EKG performed as a screening test for all FF. These annual resting EKGs represent an unnecessary expense for the FD.
Recommendation #3: Discontinue annual screening CXR unless medically indicated.
According to NFPA 1582, “chest x-rays shall include an initial baseline and shall be repeated every 5 years or as medically indicated.”13 CXRs are currently being conducted every year during the FD’s annual medical evaluation. These X-rays expose members to unnecessary radiation and represent an unnecessary expense for the FD. In addition, annual CXRs are not recommended by the OSHA Hazmat standard unless clinically indicated (e.g., respiratory symptoms).17
Recommendation #4: Restart the FD’s screening program for tuberculosis (TB).
NFPA 1582 recommends annual PPD skin tests for fire fighters to screen for TB.13 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends “patient transport staff, including EMS [Emergency Medical Services] be included in a TB surveillance program.”18 Given the community served by the FD, NIOSH investigators considers FFs in this department will possibly be exposed to persons with TB disease. CDC defines this type of exposure as a “medium risk classification.”18 CDC recommends baseline and annual testing for TB infection (skin or blood test) for settings classified as medium risk.18 The CDC and NFPA 1582 provides specific guidance regarding administering, interpreting, and treating positive screening tests.13,18 The CDC goes on to describe a comprehensive TB surveillance program including use of N-95 respirators and operating ambulance ventilation systems.18
Recommendation #5: Phase-in an annual physical performance (physical ability) evaluation to ensure fire fighters are physically capable of performing the essential job tasks of structural fire fighting.
NFPA 1500 requires fire department members who engage in emergency operations to be annually evaluated and certified by the fire department as meeting the physical performance requirements identified in paragraph 8-2.1.19 The FD should conduct annual physical ability tests to ensure the fire fighters are physically capable of performing fire fighting duties.
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INVESTIGATOR INFORMATION
This investigation was conducted and written by:
Thomas Hales, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Epidemiologist
J Scott Jackson, MSN
Occupational Nurse Practitioner
Both Dr. Hales and Mr. Jackson are with the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, Cardiovascular Disease Component located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Page last reviewed: November 18, 2015
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Major Crimes Recap 1/5/15: Season 3 Episode 17 “Internal Affairs”
BY Stormy Elizabeth on January 5, 2015 | Comments: Leave Comments
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Tonight on TNT Major Crimes continues with an all new Monday January 5, season 3 episode 17 and we have your weekly recap below. On tonight’s episode called “Internal Affairs,” Sanchez [Raymond Cruz] is scrutinized when his mother’s caregiver is murdered. Elsewhere, Jack arrives at Sharon’s condo and acts recklessly, forcing Rusty to take action.
On the last episode tensions were high when Flynn had to talk down a man precariously holding on to the ledge of a bridge, only to find out that the jumper was a sex offender with a dead body in his car. Old wounds were opened as Rusty prepared an Impact Statement to hopefully end his involvement with the Stroh case. Kathe Mazur, Ransford Doherty, Chad Lindberg, Paula Marshall, Erik Jensen, Sarah Lafleur, Bill Brochtrup and Brandon Barash guest star. Did you watch the last episode? If you missed it we have a full and detailed recap, right here for you.
On tonight’s episode as per the TNT synopsis, “Sanchez is put under the microscope when his mother’s (guest star Ana Mercedes) caregiver is found murdered… Rusty is forced to take on Jack (guest star Tom Berenger) when he shows up at Sharon’s condo acting recklessly. Ransford Doherty, Raoul Trujillo, Daniel Roebuck and Augusto Aguilera guest star.”
Tonight’s episode is going to be filled with action and you won’t want to miss it, so be sure to tune in for our live coverage of the show tonight at 9 PM EST! While you wait for our recap hit the comments and let us know how excited you are about the third season.
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We hear Spanish voices and a guy comes in with a grocery bag into a house. It’s Sanchez. He calls out to his mom and asks if Tino is there and tells her that her door is unlocked. He finds his mom on the floor and she says someone was in the house. He asks where Tino is and she says she sent him to the drugstore but that was two hours ago. He asks how long she’s been on the floor and she says just a few minutes. He asks where her jewelry box is – it’s gone off her dresser.
He looks around and asks Tino where he is. He smells booze on him and yells at him saying his mom fell off the couch. He grabs the bag and asks why he had his mom ATM card. He says it was for ID to his meds. Sanchez asks where her jewelry box is and punches the guy. He says not to lie to him. Tino tosses him off of him and punches him a few times then runs out. He gets into his car and peals out. Sanchez yells at him that he’ll catch him later.
Tao and Provenza show up to Tino’s place to try and get his mom’s stuff back. They find his apartment door open and head inside. They see Tino is on the floor in the living room and is dead. They call it in to Sharon. Later, Sykes says Tino has been working for Mrs Sanchez for six months and he has no priors. There is no sign of the jewelry box and the neighbors saw nothing. He had a blunt force blow to the head and Provenza insists Sanchez didn’t do this.
Sharon says they can’t process the crime scene and has to let SID do it. Provenza is aggravated that Sharon called Professional Standards and says they know nothing about homicide. Sharon says they are working the evidence and Major Crimes will work the homicide. Tao says it doesn’t matter if they think Sanchez did this or not, they have to properly investigate. Sharon says they have to show that Sanchez didn’t do this. The ME says the victim was drunk and was beaten.
He says he took a bad hit to the side of the head and shows them a fracture that hemorraghed and says it looks like a brick or two by four but could have also been a fall. The ME says he couldn’t have driven (likely) after being hit like that. He says it’s not impossible since he bled out slowly. Sharon says they need to put Sanchez in an interview room on tape. He comes in and Provenza snags him. He says his mom has a couple of bruised ribs but is otherwise okay.
He asks about the jewelry box or if Tino says where it was. He asks if Tino is pressing charges but Provenza sends him on to Sharon. She tells Sanchez that he has the right to remain silent. She reads him his Miranda rights. He stares stonily while it happens. Later, Rusty comes home and finds Jack waiting there. He asks why Jack is there and he says he thought he’d drop by to talk to Sharon. He asks if it was okay that he let himself in since he has keys.
Rusty asks him to call Sharon but Jack says he wants to surprise her. He offers Rusty a drink and says they can celebrate his football team winning. Rusty says no and says he’s going to call him a cab. Jack says he won’t leave and Rusty says he’s leaving and takes Jack’s keys and goes so he can’t drive. A cop checks Sanchez’s blood alcohol limit and they check bruises on his face and knuckles. He’s sober which is good.
Sharon asks Sanchez’s shoe size. Buzz tells them and Provenza asks why. There is a size 11 ½ footprint in Tino’s apartment – Sanchez’s foot is smaller. Sharon is withholding this info from Sanchez to keep the investigation clear. Sykes tells Sharon the IA guy is on the way up. Rusty shows up and asks to speak to Sharon about a personal emergency. She steps out. Provenza tells Buzz to turn the camera off for a minute. He caves and does it while Sanchez changes his clothes.
Provenza steps in and tells him to shut up and listen. He says to tell Sharon that he wants a lawyer. He says he knows Tino probably had it coming. He says IA is on the way up and says he can’t tell him why, but tells him to take this very seriously. Sharon tells Rusty to wait there for her and not go back to the condo. Sgt Staples from IA shows up and Sharon greets him. Staples thanks her for turning over the crime scene and Provenza gets short with Sharon.
Sharon sits down with Sanchez who insists he doesn’t want an attorney and he says no then asks if Tino is pressing charges. She asks him to tell them what happened. Sanchez runs through the missing jewelry box, the ATM card and cash he had on him plus booze on his breath. He says he’s never been to Tino’s place and doesn’t know where he lives. Provenza says he gave Tao his address. He says his mom had it taped above the phone at his mom’s and says he never went there.
Sanchez says he roughed him up a little for leaving his ailing mom and stealing from her. Provenza asks if he hit Tino with anything. Sanchez says no then pauses and says he didn’t and asks what this is about. Provenza tells him they found Tino was dead on his living room floor with a fractured skull. She says he died from a brain bleed. Sanchez is stunned and says simply – wow. He says after everything he’s done here, you treat me the same way you would a dirt bag suspect from the street.
He tells them to arrest him. He says his mom needs him and stands and walks out. Provenza says they’re doing it for his own good. Tao comes over and says IA would flip if they told him that Tino murdered. Tao tells him he needs to follow procedure. Sanchez says whoever has the jewelry box is the killer and Tao promises they’ll figure it out. Sanchez goes to his mom’s – the neighbor is with her. She says someone knocked on the door and left something.
Sanchez opens the box and then goes to get oven mitts. He pulls out the jewelry box and opens it. Jack is passed out on Sharon’s sofa when Sharon kicks the couch and tells him it’s time to go. He tells her she looks mad and she asks why he’s there. He says Rusty took his keys. She asks why he came there drinking and he asks who would come here sober. He says he came to bring her half of his gambling winnings. She says she wouldn’t take gambling money.
Rusty says he can take care of it and Sharon says he shouldn’t have to deal with it. He says his mom used to bring home guys 10 times worse than Jack and she says that doesn’t make it better. He tells her that Sanchez needs her and says Jack is going to sleep it off and he can handle it. He says they can split emergencies. He says he’ll fix him food, give him his keys and send him off. He asks her to let him take care of this for her. She tells him to call if she needs him.
She hugs him and says she loves him then leaves. He sits down to stare at passed out Jack. Tao says they got the jewelry box and dusted it for prints. Tao says a neighbor confirmed that someone knocked and left it there. Staples says Sanchez is trying to lay the blame on someone else and Provenza says Sanchez didn’t have to turn it in at all. Staples says they need to find out who helped Tino. Sykes says they have a print – Javier Mendosa – who has a record and wears an 11 ½.
Sharon says to bring him in and asks then to bring Sanchez and his mom in. Sanchez says they know Mendosa because he grew up in their neighborhood. Mrs Sanchez says she was stuck on the floor and couldn’t see anything. Sanchez says he got there about 10:15 and then Tino came in drunk. Sanchez tells his mom to tell them what happened. His mom says she is perfectly safe and they just want to send her to a home because of her back surgery.
Sanchez loses it and tells her to answer the question and says there is more at stake here than her jewelry box. She says after the fight, Tino ran off and Sanchez took her to the hospital. Mrs Sanchez just wants to go home. She doesn’t want Javier to think they’re messing with him. Mendosa says he’s gone straight but they want to check his footprints anyway. They ask if he knows Tino and he says no. They ask about Mrs Sanchez. He says he knows Alonso and Julio. He says Julio was always a hothead.
Staples asks if he’s still a hothead and Provenza asks if he would rather take the word of a known gang banger. Mendosa says he was at his shop at 11 and before that was with a young woman named Jayla. Tao asks why they pulled his prints off items taken from her house. He says he brought them back. He says he heard that items were taken and he heard about it and brought them back. He says Sanchez doesn’t need to beat anyone else up.
Provenza says Mendosa is covering for someone. The shoes don’t match the tread at the scene. Sykes says all the missing stuff is back. She asks them to mic Mendosa’s shoes and she goes to get a warrant. Sanchez says his dad’s gold watch didn’t come back with the jewelry box and says one of his home boys isn’t following his orders. Mendosa says he’ll see him around and acts all macho the leaves. Sharon tells Andy to stay close to Mendosa to see if he took the bait.
Jack wakes up feeling like crap. Rusty offers him food and he asks for Sharon. Rusty says she came and went and Jack asks how bad it is. Rusty says he showed up drunk and offered Sharon gambling money, broke into her house with a key he shouldn’t have and passed out on her couch. Jack says he needs to go back to AA and says coming over using her key was not well thought out. He says he won big and can win again even bigger.
Jack asks why he should lose the opportunity to win the big jackpot. Rusty says he knows Sharon pretty well now and Ricky and Emily. He tells Jack he’s a great lawyer and says he had a fantastic life and that was already the big jackpot but he didn’t realize it. Jack says yeah he knows what he lost. Jack asks if he smells coffee and Rusty fixes him some. Andy hands coffees to Tao, Sykes and Buzz who are watching Mendosa. They still don’t have the mic turned on because of the warrant hold.
They watch a car pull up and Mendosa get out to talk to a young guy – Pablo Mendosa. Buzz sees Mendosa slam the young guy onto a car and start beating him. They arrest them both – it’s Mendosa’s nephew. Sharon asks if they were arguing about a gold watch and Sykes tells the kid to take off his shoes. They ask where he was at 10 am and he says he was with his parole officer taking a piss test. He wears the right size shoe but was with the parole officer.
Provenza says Mendosa went after him with the watch and they wonder if Sanchez’s mom is lying. She says Tino is a liar and Sharon tells Mrs Sanchez that Tino is dead. They tell her that they may have found the robber who broke into her house but they need her to think about the time the robbery took place. Sanchez tells his mom to tell the truth. She says the person got there at 8:15 just after Tino left. Sharon says his mom is scared he’ll put her in a home if he knew how long she was lying on the floor.
She cries and begs him not to yell at her. He feels horrible. Sanchez says the crime line needs adjusting. Staples says they need to get Pablo, the young guy, to admit that he hit Tino with something. Flynn tells Staples to shut up while they finish. They have the warrant for the mic in the shoe and Flynn says it may not be too late. Sharon goes to Mendosa with Flynn and tells him that Tino is dead and they think he killed him over the jewelry.
Flynn says they’re going to arrest him for murder as soon as they find the murder weapon. They tell him to take his nephew and get out. Pablo tells Mendosa and says they’re in the clear and laughs but he’s furious with the kid. They have a camera in Pablo’s car too. The two men get in the car and Pablo asks why he didn’t tell him that he murdered Tino. Pablo says Tino has been casing every place he works and Mendosa asks why he thinks he can rob places without his permission.
Pablo says he freaked because Tino was drunk and was going to talk to the police. He asks where the murder weapon is. Pablo says it’s a book end and he tells him where to find it. They go down and arrest the two idiots. Staples says he can’t believe it and tells them they’re good. Sharon asks Staples what he thinks of it and he says he still has his job to do and there still are issues. He says he looked back at Sanchez’s files and says there are conduct problems to discuss.
Sharon meets with Jack in her office. He apologizes and says everything he did was stupid. He says he’s sorry for the inconvenience and incivility. Sharon says his drunkenness will not fly with the kids. He says he’s going to a meeting. He says he won money from the LAPD settlement and it can pay part of what he owes her. He asks her to use it for the kids and asks to see him again soon when he’s in better shape. She says they’ll see.
He tells her again that he’s so sorry for taking so much for granted. She tears up then turns and walks away. She won’t take the money. Staples tells Sanchez that there is a pattern of behavior that has to change. Provenza says Sanchez was reprimanded but Staples says the reprimands aren’t helping. Sharon says they reached a compromise. He has to go to anger management therapy twice a week for a year. Sanchez agrees. Sharon thanks Staples.
Provenza tells him it’s a get out of jail free card. Sanchez says he appreciates it and says he’s going to need all the anger management help he can find. He leaves. He packs up and moves in with his mother to help her. She is excited he’s there and says maybe he’ll stay when even after she gets better. She asks him for socks and sandwiches. She starts complaining about losing the remote. He says a Hail Mary to pray for patience.
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Major Crimes Recap – Rusty Faces a Dilemma: Season 3 Episode 16 “Leap of Faith”
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Beer hall at the new FC Cincinnati stadium? Possibly
More plans are emerging about the FC Cincinnati stadium. The latest? There could be a beer hall there open on non game days too.
Beer hall at the new FC Cincinnati stadium? Possibly More plans are emerging about the FC Cincinnati stadium. The latest? There could be a beer hall there open on non game days too. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2019/04/30/fc-cincinnati-stadium-could-feature-beer-hall/3625939002/
Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 11:45 a.m. ET April 30, 2019 | Updated 3:41 p.m. ET April 30, 2019
An aerial view of FC Cincinnati's stadium construction site on Friday, April 26, 2019 in the West End. (Photo: Albert Cesare and Phil Didion / The Enquirer)
The new FC Cincinnati stadium could include a beer hall, team president and manager Jeff Berding revealed during a Tuesday morning panel discussion focused on the stadium.
It shouldn't come as a surprise. This is Cincinnati, where brewing is part of the city's German history. But a beer hall would be about more than just drinking. It's part of a discussion about how to make sure the stadium is used all year, not just during the 17 home games each season.
"It's an idea we're kicking around," Berding told The Enquirer after the breakfast. "We are discussing a brewing partner, or something representative of our beer heritage to be a part of the plan."
Latest FC Cincinnati Stadium renderings, canopy illustrations
This image shows the top half of the grand staircase, which is the major entrance from the east side of the stadium, off Central Parkway. Another half of the staircase exists below the woman with the coral-colored purse. The steps are a 17-foot elevation, 80-feet across, designed as a graceful entryway that is similar to the Spanish Steps in Rome or the New York City Public Library. Provided
This image is taken from the north, as if you're standing on Wade Street looking south. It shows a two-story, glass-walled team store. Provided
This image is a elevated photo of the north entrance to the stadium. In front of the team store is a parking lot that can be used to shop there on non-game days and can be used as a kids area on game days. Provided
This view is as you're walking up the existing Central Avenue from the south, looking north. The FC Cincinnati writing will be able to be seen from downtown. The ribbons here are shown are they'd look on non-game days. They'll be lighted with ETFE for games, similar to what's featured on Allianz Field in Minnesota. Provided
This is an elevated view of the southeast corner of the stadium. Provided
This image is the westside of the building, as seen from John Street. It shows a fencing and landscaping buffer between the stadium and homes there now. Provided
General view of the inside. The overhead canopy is filled in, shielding fans from weather, Meis architects, FCC Cincinnati
Evening aerial view of the current rendering. Previous rendering showed the entire stadium wrapped in material that would glow. That's been amended to the ribbons of color shown here. Meis architects, FCC Cincinnati
Vertical section of the stadium. Meis architects, FCC Cincinnati
Daytime aerial view of the current rendering. Previous rendering showed the entire stadium wrapped in material that would glow. That's been amended to the ribbons of color shown here. Meis architects, FCC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati West End stadium rendering Provided
The future site of FC Cincinnati's West End Stadium, as seen from The Cincinnati Ballet, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2019. Ryan Terhune / The Enquirer
The future site of FC Cincinnati's West End Stadium, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2019. Ryan Terhune / The Enquirer
The future site of FC Cincinnati's soccer-specific stadium in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Sam Greene & Albert Cesare / The Enquirer
The idea, Berding said, would be perhaps put it on the plaza so that it opens into the stadium on game days, and toward the community on non game-days.
It would be open during away games for fans to watch the game on television, Berding said during the discussion.
If they can make sure it is bar priced beer, and not stadium priced beer I will definitely be there! Lol sorry I can't afford $9 bud lights for away games 😂
— CincySuperFan (@CincySuperFan) April 30, 2019
It's so early in talks, there are no renderings.
FC Cincinnati President Jeff Berding and former mayor Mark Mallory speak before “media round table” on Thursday, April 25. (Photo: Sam Greene / The Enquirer)
Berding's initial remarks about the beer hall came during the Cincinnati Business Courier's Commercial Developers Power Breakfast at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding calls a press conference to address concerns over displacement of West End residents and zoning changes. Sam Greene, sgreene@enquirer.com
FC Cincinnati is building a $250 million, privately-funded stadium in the West End.
Drone footage of the Construction site for FC Cincinnati stadium on April 26, 2019. Albert Cesare, acesare@enquirer.com
The first question asked was about the displacement of tenants who live in two buildings north of the stadium site. Berding said the residents are being given more time to move. In the meantime, the team is pausing the final stadium design approval process with the Cincinnati Planning Commission.
At the moment, the team is just seeking approval to two right-of-ways within the stadium site.
Mary Page, 99, a long-time West End resident on Wade Street is facing displacement from her home because of the new FC Cincinnati stadium. Fight Back Cincinnati: Wade street and Central Avenue Tenants United, held a press conference in her small studio apartment Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Page said she doesn't want to leave. She said she can't walk and is confined to her bed. Her building will overlook the new stadium. (Photo: Liz Dufour/The Enquirer)
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With Alternate Water Sources, Some Paradise Businesses Reopen
Severe Drinking Water Contamination Surfaces After Camp Fire
Scenes from Paradise, Four Months after the Camp Fire
Q&A with Andrew Whelton on Recovery of Paradise Water System
Fire and Water: Paradise, California
County health department requires trucked-in water for restaurants.
Businesses that serve food are not allowed to use Paradise’s tap water. The Butte County Health Department says they must install water storage tanks, like the one in front of Starbucks. The tanks are filled by a licensed water trucking company that sources its water from a municipal water system that meets state and federal drinking water standards. Photo © Brett Walton/Circle of Blue
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
PARADISE, California — The lunch crowd, though smaller than usual, is back at Sophia’s Thai Cuisine.
The eatery on Skyway Road is the first full-service restaurant to reopen in Paradise since the Camp Fire destroyed 90 percent of the town, last November. Sophia’s reopened on February 8, three months after the fire.
“Business is OK,” Lok Keobouahom, the restaurant owner, told Circle of Blue while taking a break from seating customers. “It’s mostly regulars coming back.”
Finding a water source is one of the hurdles that Sophia’s and other food-service businesses have to overcome. Restaurants are not allowed to use tap water to prepare meals, wash dishes, and fill water glasses. Paradise’s badly damaged drinking water distribution pipes are contaminated with benzene, toluene, and other volatile organic chemicals that were set loose by the fire.
The Paradise Irrigation District, the town water utility, issued an order not to drink the tap water or boil it. Butte County Environmental Health, a division of the health department, followed that edict with its own water-sourcing rules for businesses that want to reopen.
The health department recognizes three categories of permits: businesses that do not sell food, those that sell only prepackaged food like Starbucks, and those, like Sophia’s, that prepare food.
Businesses that do not prepare food must post signs saying that tap water is not potable. At the Rite Aid on Clark Road, there are ‘Do not drink the water’ signs above the faucets in the store’s ice cream scoop shop. The scoop shop is closed for now because it needs running water, said Josh Lindsey, the store manager.
Rite Aid opened on February 11. Lindsey told Circle of Blue that the store required fresh paint and a new ceiling. He scrapped the store’s inventory because of fire damage. Stockers were refilling shelves that were noticeably thin of products.
A Safeway grocery store in Paradise’s Old Town Plaza was reduced to rubble. Photo © Brett Walton/Circle of Blue
Food-service businesses, on the other hand, have to invest in temporary water systems. Butte County Environmental Health does not allow them to install individual treatment units to purify the town’s tap water. Businesses must deploy large storage tanks that are filled by a licensed water hauling company that sources water from a community system that meets state and federal drinking water standards.
Keobouahom said that his temporary system cost $6,000 for a 2,500 gallon tank and a compressor. He gets a refill from Butte Water Truck Service roughly every week.
Just down the road Starbucks installed a 3,000 gallon water tank. On a late February afternoon, the shop was filled with locals and construction workers who are clearing debris and restoring electrical, internet, and phone services to the town.
Businesses that do install a temporary water system must contact the health department, said Lisa Almaguer, a spokesperson. That way the county can inspect the system to check that it was properly installed, and make sure the business has procedures for monitoring the water for bacteria.
Brett Walton
Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States. He also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news. He is the winner of two Society of Environmental Journalists reporting awards, one of the top honors in American environmental journalism: first place for explanatory reporting for a series on septic system pollution in the United States(2016) and third place for beat reporting in a small market (2014). He received the Sierra Club’s Distinguished Service Award in 2018. Brett lives in Seattle, where he hikes the mountains and bakes pies. Contact Brett Walton
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By Arthur Demi via BMW Published: Oct 07, 2011 Modified: Oct 07, 2011
New BMW 6-Series
Now in its third generation, the new BMW 6 Series Coupé takes the luxury 2+2 concept a step further by matching enhanced comfort and elegant design with sporting performance on a even higher level. The BMW 6 Series Coupé features a sweeping coupé roofline while the long bonnet, short over-hangs, set-back passenger compartment with Hofmeister kink, long wheelbase and flat waistline embody the typical proportions of a BMW coupé more than any other model.
Two exceptional BMW turbocharged petrol engines and a twin turbocharged diesel powerplant, a newly developed chassis and a host of class-leading driver assistance technology ensure that the new BMW 6 Series Coupé is full of substance, while interior space and comfort have been enhanced.
Model Power Hp Torque Nm 0 – 62mph Seconds Top Speed Mph Combined Mpg CO2 Emissions g/km
BMW 650i Coupé 407 600 4.9 155* 26.6 246
BMW 640d Coupé 313 630 5.5 155* 51.4 145
* Electronically limited
The new BMW 6 Series Coupé features a long sweeping bonnet, set-back passenger compartment and flowing roof-line. Its now traditional BMW “shark nose”, with a large, forward-slanted BMW kidney grille, broad air intakes, wide, contoured bonnet and muscular wheel arches, allude to the powerful engine beneath. Inspired by the movement of water, the fluid lines of the car combine with the subtly curved surfaces to create a look of athletic elegance, which together with the 74mm increase in length and 5mm lower height creates a powerful stance.
Character lines stretching the full length of the body define the side view of the BMW 6 Series Coupé. The long, flat bonnet elongates the silhouette while the roof sweeps down in one fluid line, combining with the main body effortlessly, in an elegant coupé fashion, while the frameless doors and chrome side window border emphasise the tight lines of the typically BMW Hofmeister kink.
From the rear, bulging wheel arches and horizontal lines highlight the wide track of the new BMW 6 Series Coupé, alluding to its sporting performance and impressive road holding. Two-part rear light clusters give the typical BMW L-shape lights a particularly sporty, dynamic edge. Inside the units, two LED-powered light strips create a striking night-time look. The rear indicators and brake lights also use LED units.
Longer, lower and wider, the new car is larger in every dimension than its predecessor except height, where it now stands half a centimetre closer to the ground. At 4,894mm in length, the new model is 74mm longer than its predecessor, while the wheelbase has stretched similarly, to 2,855mm. The car has also grown by 39mm in width, and now measures 1,894mm across, while 5mm have been shaved off its height.
As standard the new BMW 6 Series Coupé is equipped with xenon headlights that have BMW’s familiar double corona look while high-quality chrome elements, such as the fog lamps consisting of a string of three LED units, on the outer edges of the front apron accentuate the width of the car.
Optional Adaptive LED Headlights are available for the first time and provide a bright white light, similar to natural daylight, with low beam and high beam LED light rings. Horizontal LED ribs are positioned in the centre of the light rings ensuring BMW’s hallmark twin round headlight look is expressed in a strikingly fresh way. More than just style over substance, the Adaptive LED lights automatically pivot and adjust to the line of the corner depending on the car’s speed, steering angle and yaw rate to provide the best visibility possible for the driver.
The interior: made to measure luxury for four
Despite its lower height, the new 2+2 BMW 6 Series Coupé offers greater headroom in both the front and the rear, and height adjustment of the driver and front passenger seats now cover a greater range too. The individual rear sets also provide passengers with additional shoulder and elbow room, making for more comfortable cruising.
The front passenger area is bordered by a surface curving elegantly from the armrest over the side edge of the centre console, upwards and outwards into the instrument panel and then horizontally into the door trim, surrounding the front passenger area with a feeling of exclusive security.
In tune with the rest of the car’s optimised performance and greater comfort, the new BMW 6 Series Coupé is fitted with newly developed lightweight seats with an integrated seatbelt system and Easy Entry function to the rear passenger compartment: a brief tap of a switch automatically moves the seat as far forward as possible. Sports seats and Comfort seats can be fitted as an option too. The boot can accommodate 460 litres of luggage, equivalent to three 46-inch golf bags or two medium hard-shell cases and a flight case. To utilise the rear space further the rear seats can be specified with a through-loading ski hatch, allowing two pairs of skis to be transported with ease.
The new BMW 6 Series Coupé is available with two petrol engines and one diesel engine: the 650i, 640i and 640d respectively.
The world’s sportiest diesel engine is a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder unit producing 313hp at 4,400rpm and 630Nm of torque from only 1,500rpm with the help of variable geometry turbocharging. The BMW 640d Coupé is capable of accelerating from zero to 62mph in 5.5seconds before topping out at an electronicallylimited top speed of 155mph.
It achieves this performance courtesy of sequential turbochargers, one smaller than the other, that provide a near continuous wave of torque from low revs. A complex arrangement of waste gates in the exhaust ensure the smooth transition from one turbo to another as the revs increase. The BMW 640d Coupé is fitted as standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission with Auto Start-Stop and active air flaps behind the kidney grille. Such engineering expertise is the reason why the model offers rapid performance but can still achieve 51.4mpg on the combined cycle and record CO2 emissions of 145g/km.
The 4.4-litre eight-cylinder engine in the new BMW 650i Coupé is unique in that the brace of turbochargers are positioned in the V-shaped area between the cylinder banks. This design results in more efficient packaging and greater engine efficiency. A maximum 407hp is developed between 5,500 and 6,400rpm, with peak torque of 600Nm available between 1,750 and 4,500rpm.
The new BMW 650i Coupé sprints from zero to 62mph in 4.9 seconds, with a top speed electronically limited to 155mph. For a model of such blistering performance and refinement, it is also extraordinarily efficient, with average combined fuel consumption of 26.6mpg and CO2 emissions of 246g/km.
The six-cylinder in-line engine in the new BMW 640i Coupé uses single turbocharger technology alongside petrol direct injection with VALVETRONIC fully variable valve control. This enables the 3.0-litre unit to develop a maximum 320hp at 5,800rpm and maximum torque of 450Nm between 1,300 and 4,500rpm. This engine propels the BMW 640i Coupé from zero to 62mph in 5.4 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
Perhaps even more remarkable are its efficiency figures. The BMW 640i Coupé achieves 36.2mpg on the combined cycle, while CO2 emissions are only 181g/km, proving that at BMW luxurious sporting performance does not come at the expense of economy. Indeed, this model, like the 640d, is fitted as standard with an automatic transmission that features Auto Start-Stop technology and an automatic active air flap control behind the car’s kidney grille for optimum engine performance.
Fuel saving technology called ECO PRO mode is offered on the 6 Series. By a touch of the Drive Dynamic Control button ECO PRO mode tweaks the engine management system, accelerator mapping and gear-shift characteristics to favour a relaxed, lowrevving driving style. At the same time, power usage for electronically operated functions such as climate control is regulated to ensure maximum efficiency. A display on the instrument cluster keeps the driver informed of the levels of energy efficiency being achieved to encourage an economical driving style.
As with all BMWs, the new 6 Series Coupé comes with a raft of BMW EfficientDynamics measures to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. In addition to the features highlighted on the 640i Coupé and 640d Coupé, all models have technology such as Brake Energy Regeneration, Electric Power Steering (EPS), the need-based operation of ancillary components and intelligent lightweight construction to ensure maximum efficiency as standard.
An eight-speed Sport automatic gearbox is standard fitment on all three models, and its wide range of ratios offer a perfect balance of muscular, sprinting performance, refined high speed cruising and low speed efficiency.
The newly developed chassis of the new BMW 6 Series Coupé comes as standard with Drive Dynamic Control, which allows drivers to choose how responsive they want the gearbox, steering and throttle to be, while the Adaptive Drive system is available as an option with electrically controlled dampers and anti-roll stabilisation.
Both the double wishbone front axle and the integral rear axle are made predominantly from aluminium. The chassis set-up is geared to the requirements of drivers looking for a sporting character, although the dampers also respond sensitively to bumps in the road surface under high lateral acceleration.
In addition to the standard electromechanical power steering, another unique feature in this segment is the optional Integral Active Steering system. This system combines Active Steering for the front axle with a steering rear axle, allowing the steering angle and power assistance to be controlled at both the front and the rear with the help of electric motors. This precisely harmonised system offers extraordinary agility in dynamic driving situations, while allowing for an impressively deft touch around twisty mountain passes and in city traffic.
Pricing and specification including M Sport for the first time
The new BMW 6 Series Coupé comes with the highest ever level of standard specification on a Six. Standard for the 640i Coupé and 640d Coupé are 18-inch light alloy wheels, while the 650i Coupé comes as standard with a 19-inch light alloy wheel. All derivatives feature Dakota leather upholstery, eight-speed Sport automatic transmission, electric seat adjustment with memory, BMW Professional Multimedia Navigation system, Xenon headlights, LED front fog lights and front and rear Park Distance Control to name but a few of the standard specification highlights.
The BMW 6 Series Coupé is now available in M Sport specification. The M Sport package adds the M aerodynamic bodystyling package, 19-inch M light alloy wheels, dark chrome exhaust tailpipes, High-gloss Shadowline exterior trim and black brake callipers. Inside Anthracite headlining, Aluminium Hexagon trim, Sport seats and M Sport multi-function leather rimmed steering wheel are fitted.
At the same time as M Sport and the 640d derivative come to the UK for the Coupé, the 6 Series Convertible can now also be specified with M Sport.
Includes Surround-view, BMW Night Vision with pedestrian recognition, Parking Assist, Lane Change Warning System, Lane Departure Warning System, Speed Limit Display and, still unique in the segment, Head-up Display.
Most advanced audio system ever to grace a BMW offered
Exclusively developed as an option for the new BMW 6 Series, the Bang & Olufsen High-End Surround Sound System produces an exceptionally natural sound from 16 speakers distributed around the cabin. Jointly developed by the Danish audio specialists and BMW, the superb sound system, comprising of two bass speakers, seven mid-range speakers and seven tweeters, all with individual amplifiers, uses Dirac Dimensions technology to recreate the acoustics of a reference listening room. This allows all passengers to enjoy the same outstanding sound quality regardless of where they are sitting.
In addition a number of other options, exclusive to the premium luxury segment, can be specified such as Surround-view, BMW Night Vision with pedestrian recognition, Parking Assist, Lane Change Warning System, Lane Departure Warning System, and Speed Limit Display. The new BMW 6 Series Coupé is also the only car in its segment to be available with a Head-up Display. The latest generation Head-up Display system uses a broader palette of colours and three-dimensional graphics to create an even sharper image.
(BMW Press Release)
2013 BMW 6-Series 640d xDrive
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Infiniti releases first image of sleek Q30 concept
Infiniti has provided a first look at the Q30 Concept which will have its world premiere at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show as the next step in Infiniti’s foray into new premium segments.
Q30 Concept embodies Infiniti’s vision to deliver head-turning design, innovative materials with precise fit and finish and passionate craftsmanship, while provoking a radical shift in the premium compact segment.
The shape of the Infiniti Q30 Concept deliberately challenges categorization – not a coupe, not a hatch and not a crossover but a fusion of the three body styles. Infiniti is confident this merging of the dynamic design and sportiness of a coupe, the roominess of a hatch and the higher stance of a crossover will resonate with these customers.
The Q30 Concept design language reflects the brand’s vision to deliver new levels of design, materials, fit and finish, craftsmanship and performance. The Infiniti design team, led by Executive Design Director Alfonso Albaisa, has explored bolder, sensual sculpting and enhanced muscularity with the Q30 Concept as the brand’s design language continues to evolve.
The Infiniti Q30 Concept signals the contemporary design vision for a compact Infiniti vehicle which will target a new generation of buyers. It is set to be unveiled at Infiniti’s press conference, scheduled for 10:15 am CET on September 10 in Hall 5 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Audi Q4 – First design sketches
2014 Audi Q4 design sketches
2014 Ford S-Max Vignale Concept unveiled
2014 Ford S-Max Vignale Concept pictures
Nissan announces self-driving cars by 2020
2014 Toyota Corolla priced at $16,800
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A Rich Heritage: American Indians Today
These contemporary stories offer glimpses into the lives of young American Indians, with a particular emphasis on the important family ties, friendships, and traditions that empower characters to embrace their heritage and identity.
Find more American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) titles through:
Colorín Colorado's AIAN Booklists
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Cloudwalker: Contemporary Native American Stories
By: Joel Monture
Illustrated by: Carson Waterman
This collection of six short stories features characters from various Native nations.… "Grandfather Crosses Over" chronicles Doreen's respect and then grief for her grandfather of the Jicarilla Apache nation. In "Powwow," fancy dancer Homer watches with pride as his older brother Lester, a new army private, carries the American flag at a powwow at the Sac and Fox fairgrounds. The book also includes an introduction to dispel stereotypes and an extensive glossary. — Cynthia Leitich Smith
Eagle Song
By: Joseph Bruchac
Illustrated by: Dan Andreasen
Danny Bigtree's family has moved to a new city, and Danny can't seem to fit in. He's homesick for the Mohawk reservation, and the kids in his class tease him about being an Indian — the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can Danny, drawing on his Mohawk heritage, find the courage to stand up for himself?
High Elk's Treasure
By: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Google Books: Caught in a raging storm, Joe High Elk and his sister, Marie, seek shelter in the cave of their ancestor, Steps High Like an Elk, where they learn their family history and discover High Elk's hundred-year-old forbidden treasure.
Activity Guide available.
Hungry Johnny
By: Cheryl Minnema
Illustrated by: Wesley Ballinger
"I like to eat, eat, eat," choruses young Johnny as he watches Grandma at work in the kitchen. Wild rice, fried potatoes, fruit salad, frosted sweet rolls — what a feast! Johnny can hardly contain his excitement. In no time, he'll be digging in with everyone else, filling his belly with all this good food. But Johnny has a few more things to do before he can eat. As Johnny watches anxiously, Grandma gently teaches. He understands, just as Grandma does, that gratitude, patience, and respect are rewarded by a place at the table — and plenty to eat, eat, eat.
Indian Shoes
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Ray is a Seminole-Cherokee who lives with his grandfather in contemporary Chicago. In each of six short stories, Ray meets universally recognizable challenges while remaining cognizant of his Indian heritage. Short stories are told with humor and compassion.
Jingle Dancer
Jenna wants to dance in the powwow as her grandmother and other women in her family have. But she wonders: will she have enough jingles to make her dress sing? Traditional and contemporary activities come together in this appealing, clearly illustrated story of a modern girl and her background, based on the author's Muscogee (Creek) heritage.
Kiki's Journey
By: Kristy Orona-Ramirez
Illustrated by: Jonathan Warm Day
Product Description: Like millions of other children who call Los Angeles home, Kiki's a city girl, even if she was born on a reservation. Her parents left the Taos Pueblo long ago, and she hasn't been back since she was a baby. But when she returns with her parents during spring break, Kiki feels like a tourist in a place that should feel like home. An honest look at the challenges and rewards of contemporary American Indian life.
Mission to Space
By: John Herrington
Astronaut John Herrington shares his passion for space travel and his Chickasaw heritage as he gives children a glimpse into his astronaut training at NASA and his mission to the International Space Station. Learn what it takes to train for space flight, see the tasks he completed in space, and join him on his spacewalk 220 miles above the earth. This unique children s book is illustrated with photos from Herrington's training and space travel and includes an English-to-Chickasaw vocabulary list with space-related terms.
Morning on the Lake
By: Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Illustrated by: Karen Reczuch
A young Ojibwe boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe early one spring morning to discover the peaceful beauty of the lake, climb a rocky cliff, and venture into the woods. Under the patient and gentle guidance of his grandfather, the boy gradually comes to respect the ways of nature and to understand his own place in the world.
Muskrat Will Be Swimming
By: Cheryl Savageau
Illustrated by: Robert Hynes
Living in a lakeside community of "cellar holes, trailers, and old winterized cottages," a girl of Native American and French descent loves her home, but feels demeaned when classmates call her a lake rat. She confides in Grampa, who listens, questions, and reminds her of a legend concerning Muskrat. A dream and a symbolic dive into the lake help the girl fully accept where she's from and who she is. — Booklist
Native Athletes in Action (Native Trailblazers)
By: Vincent Schilling
"Along with well-known figures such as Jim Thorpe and National Hockey League hit man Jordin Tootoo, Schilling introduces Olympic wheelchair racer Cheri Becerra-Madsen, speed skier Ross Anderson, ice dancer Naomi Lang, and eight other less-familiar Native American athletes of the present and recent past. Most of the portraits are based on personal interviews; all include tribal affiliations, career notes (sometimes in boldface), brief sidebars, and small, black-and-white action photos." — Booklist
Owl in the Cedar Tree
By: Natachee Scott Momaday
Haske, a Navaho boy, is torn between the past of his people's rich, self-sustaining culture and a present that opens up new possibilities. His parents propel him in one direction, his grandfather in another, his teacher in still another. The boy has a secret wish, but its fulfillment seems beyond reach. At night he listens to the hoot of the owl in the cedar tree and wonders if good fortune or bad is in store. This beautifully written story finally supplies the answer.
Powwow Summer: A Family Celebrates the Circle of Life
Product Description: Marcie Rendon follows Sharyl and Windy Downwind and their children as they travel from their home on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota to powwows all around the region. At ceremonies and in daily life, Windy and Sharyl celebrate Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) culture by teaching their children traditional skills, dance steps, and lifeways, all part of the circle of community and the seasons and life.
Rink Rivals (Lorimer Sports Stories)
By: Jacqueline Guest
Product Description: When twin brothers Evan and Brynley Selkirk move with their family from the remote Cree community of Whapmagoostui to bustling Calgary, their worlds turn upside-down. In place of the grey, frigid waters of Hudson Bay, they see the downtown canyons of a modern city. Bryn, a musical prodigy, trades piano practice for hockey practice to impress a new girlfriend; Evan, the family hockey hero, starts running with a bad crowd and neglecting the game.
Rock and Roll Highway: The Robbie Robertson Story
By: Sebastian Robertson
Illustrated by: Adam Gustavson
Canadian guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson is known mainly for his central role in the musical group The Band. But how did he become one of Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time? Written by his son, Sebastian, this is the story of a rock-and-roll legend's journey through music, beginning with the songs and stories he learned from his mother's family as a child on a Six Nations reservation north of Toronto.
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light
By: Tim Tingle
Illustrated by: Karen Clarkson
Looking back to his childhood, Choctaw storyteller Tingle introduces his capable, comforting Mawmaw (grandmother); recalls his shock as a six-year-old at realizing that she was blind (possibly, he learns, as a result of a racially motivated assault in her own youth); and recounts a hospital vigil years afterward when she received an eye transplant…A lengthy afterword provides more details about Tingle's family and Choctaw culture, and offers much to think about regarding American Indian stereotypes. — Booklist
Skeleton Man
Ever since the morning Molly woke up to find that her parents had vanished, her life has become filled with terrible questions. Where have her parents gone? Who is this spooky old man who's taken her to live with him, claiming to be her great-uncle? Why does he never eat, and why does he lock her in her room at night? What are her dreams of the Skeleton Man trying to tell her? There's one thing Molly does know: she needs to find some answers before it's too late.
Super Indian: Volume 1
By: Arigon Starr
Hubert Logan was an ordinary Reservation boy until he ate tainted commodity cheese infused with Rezium, a secret government food enrichment additive. Known as Super Indian, Hubert fights evil forces who would overtake the Reservation's resources and population. Assisted by his trusty sidekicks Mega Bear and Diogi, they fight crime the way they know how — with strength, smarts, and humor.
The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga'adowe/Lacrosse
By: Art Coulson
Illustrated by: Robert Desjarlait
Product Description: The game of lacrosse is a gift from the Creator, given to the American Indians in the long ago. But Travis Skinaway doesn't know the full story of the game: he only knows that he struggles to catch the ball and that his teammates and coach seem to think he's hopeless. Travis is ready to hang up his gear, but then his grandfather appears in a dream, explaining to him that lacrosse is a spiritual quest, just like a prayer, a song, or a dance.
The Moccasins
By: Earl Einarson
Illustrated by: Julie Flett
Based on the author's life, this simple yet profound book is about the pair of moccasins that a child receives from his foster mother. Through the moccasins, the child's mother encourages him to take pride in his Ktunaxa (First Nations) heritage. Earl Einarson dedicates this book to "all foster parents who give of themselves and provide love when it is most needed."
The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee
By: Barbara Duncan
Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years telling stories to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. This collection of 26 stories is presented by members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in their own words; the stories appear in free-verse form, like poems on the page, so that if you read them aloud, you can hear the rhythm of the stories as they were originally told.
The Range Eternal
By: Louise Erdrich
In this evocative glimpse into the past, a narrator recalls the blue enamel stove of her childhood home in the mountains of North Dakota ; The stove provides light and comfort against night fears and casts shadows on the wall that turn into pictures of the plains long ago, thick with grazing buffalo…This is a peaceful story of imagination, memories, and the ties among generations. — School Library Journal
The Return of Skeleton Man
Molly thought she'd put her traumatic past behind her when she escaped from Skeleton Man last year. She rescued her parents and tried to get her life back to the way it used to be. She thought her family would live happily ever after and just be normal again. She thought wrong. Skeleton Man is back for revenge — but this time Molly is ready. In this long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Skeleton Man, Joseph Bruchac revisits his most terrifying villain yet.
Product Description: As a member of the lacrosse team and of Iroquois heritage, Jake knows how sacred the game is. When he moves to a boarding school in Washington, DC and plays for its team, however, he finds that the coach is feeding untruths to his team about the game.
The Wool of Jonesy
By: Jonathan Nelson
Age Level: 12-14
Written and illustrated by Diné artist Jonathan Nelson, The Wool of Jonesy #1 tells the first story of Jonesy the Sheep and his adventures out on the "rez." As Jonesy heads out to explore life after high school he finds himself discovering and dreaming. The wonderfully illustrated story gives young and old alike a simple and enchanting view of reservation life through the eyes of an amazing character.
Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City
The majority of Natives in North America live "off the rez." How do they stay rooted to their culture? How do they connect with their community? Urban Tribes offers unique insight into this growing and often misperceived group. This anthology profiles young urban Natives and how they connect with Native culture and values in their contemporary lives.
Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School
By: Timothy P. McLaughlin
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This is an exceptional poetry collection written by Lakota students in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The historic school was founded in 1888 at the request of Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Lakota. The poems enable readers to learn about the unique lives and heritage of students growing up in such distinctive circumstances and straddling cultures.
When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans
By: Lee Francis
A range of poets in grades 2 to 12 from eight nations write compellingly of their personal reactions and experiences as Native Americans. Photographs from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian are included in this unique collection.
Where Did You Get Your Moccasins?
By: Bernelda Wheeler
Illustrated by: Herman Bekkering
It's circle time, and in answer to his classmates' questions about his moccasins, a child describes in detail how his grandmother made them: "By washing and scraping and pulling and smoking a deer hide, my Kookum made the leather. And from the leather she made my moccasins for me." A related lesson plan is featured on the American Indians in Children's Literature blog. — Oyate
Which Way Should I Go?
By: Sylvia Olsen Ron Martin
Illustrated by: Kasia Charko
Product Description: Based on the memories of Martin, this story introduces us to Joey, a happy Nuu-chah-nulth boy, eager to help and see the bright side of things. When he loses his beloved grandmother, though, the sun goes out in his world. Slowly, he realizes she has left something of herself behind in an important song, and he chooses to remember her with joy. Teachers Guide available.
Yetsa's Sweater
By: Sylvia Olsen
On a fresh spring day, young Yetsa, her mother and her grandmother gather to prepare the sheep fleeces piled in Grandma's yard. As they clean, wash and dry the fleece, laughter and hard work connect the three generations. Through Yetsa's experience of each task, the reader joins this family in an old but vibrant tradition: the creation of Cowichan sweaters by Coast Salish knitters.
See more great related resources and videos in our Multicultural Literature section!
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Premiere: Jackie Charles - 'Time Travel'
"This is a coming of age story..."
The thing about dream pop is that not all dreams run smoothly.
From surrealistic vistas to full-on nightmares, the dream state is hardly plain sailing, even for those who drift off easily.
Jackie Charles seize on this with their music, matching the dreamy effects of Alvvays, say, to the paranoid lyricism of The Cure.
Splitting their days between Berlin's rooftop bars and a Norwegian fishing boat, new single 'Time Travel' was laid down in Hannover.
Mixed and mastered at Oslo’s Propeller Studios, it comes with the warning "reality isn't all it's cracked up to be..."
Draped in gorgeous sonics but with something slightly unsettling underneath, it's a real trip, one that goes in some unexpected directions.
Jackie Charles explain...
More love for dreaming! (And other states related to that...) This is a coming of age story. That exact moment when you realise you are no longer the child you used to be. Reality isn’t all it's cracked up to be and sometimes the past is better than “being in the present” (I smirk at you, mindful people).
Haven’t you ever wanted to travel back to a time when things were less complicated and you felt safe, even if that time perhaps never existed? 'Time Travel' is for all of those who grew up too soon and too fast.
Tune in now.
Catch Jackie Charles on April 19th at The Islington in London.
Join us on Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.
Jackie Charles
Kaiser Chiefs Hop On Board The Magic Bus In Their New Video
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Analyst reports: No consensus on Intel, i2
Analysts release an uncharacteristically large batch of research reports, but their cautiously worded recommendations to investors seem, as a whole, inconclusive.
Analysts released an uncharacteristically large batch of research reports Wednesday morning in the wake of third-quarter earnings, but their cautiously worded recommendations to investors seemed, as a whole, inconclusive.
Nine analysts drafted reports on Intel, which on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $2.9 billion, or 41 cents a share, not including acquisition costs. That represented an increase of approximately 52 percent over the same period a year ago.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based microprocessor company reported record revenue for the quarter of $8.7 billion. Including acquisition costs, net income came to $2.5 billion, or 36 cents a share, up 72 percent from the third quarter of 1999.
Those numbers beat the relatively meager expectations of analysts, who thought the company would report earnings of 38 cents a share, or roughly $2.7 billion. According to the consensus estimate from First Call/Thomson Financial, analysts believed revenue would be approximately $8.6 billion.
Intel shares have been climbing modestly since the quarterly results were released--a possible indication that analysts and other investors were relieved to see that the company's late-September revenue warning was not as bad as had been feared. The warning caused Intel's stock to tumble about 40 percent and sapped enthusiasm for the broader technology market.
Despite a major plunge on the Nasdaq in early trading Wednesday, Intel shares have manage to carve out an 8 percent gain since Tuesday's closing price, trading at $39.25.
In a research note from New York-based Lehman Brothers, analysts hailed Intel's "surprisingly solid results" for the third quarter and raised fiscal 2000 earnings-per-share estimates.
First Allied raised Intel to "strong buy," while ABN AMRO upgraded it from "hold" to "outperform." Chase Hambrecht & Quist raised Intel to "buy," while Wasserstein Perella and UBS Warburg maintained "buy" ratings.
But analysts were not uniformly bullish on Intel. Needham retained a "hold" rating, while Prudential Securities reiterated a relatively tepid "accumulate" rating.
"While we believe Intel is vulnerable in the near term to a price war with AMD," Prudential analysts wrote in a report Wednesday morning, "we believe Intel should weather this threat fairly well given its edge in chipsets and the fact that AMD has had limited success in the corporate PC market."
Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock from "long-term buy" to "long-term accumulate," and Credit Suisse First Boston cut Intel from "strong buy" to "buy."
i2 Technologies was also in an ambivalent analyst spotlight Wednesday, a day after the software maker announced that its third-quarter loss widened despite rising sales.
i2 announced Tuesday a third-quarter loss of $755.7 million, or $3.83 per share, compared with net income of $5.7 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose to $319.5 million from $146.3 million in the same period a year earlier.
Excluding non-cash charges and other costs, the company earned 12 cents per share, 2 cents better than analysts expected, according to First Call.
i2's flagship product is TradeMatrix software, which provides business-to-business e-commerce planning, procurement, commerce, fulfillment and other services. Clients include IBM, Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.
Analysts seemed to struggle with definitive conclusions based on the quarterly results. Shares of Dallas-based i2 inched up a modest 1.77 percent in midday trading to $183.25, up $3.19 since yesterday's closing bell.
Southwest Securities reiterated an unenthusiastic "neutral" rating. Brokerage house Robinson-Humphrey maintained its "buy" rating on i2 but issued a research note that highlighted a trio of serious concerns for the company.
Most troubling to Robinson-Humphrey researchers was that i2 had only 55 salespeople in the third quarter, far fewer than the 125 it said it wanted to add. In addition, the company's deferred revenue increased a scant 4 percent to $164 million, despite strong sales.
"We believe that these results provide strong validation that (i2) is emerging as the blue chip B2B software provider," wrote analyst Chris Rowen. "Nevertheless, we believe several minor issues arose from the Q3 call...We believe the strong performance of (i2) stock amid broad Nasdaq weakness has created a climate in which these small issues may draw unwarranted near-term scrutiny."
Despite that rather drab report, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, C.E. Unterberg Towbin, Chase H&Q, UBS Warburg, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown and J.P. Morgan reiterated "buy" ratings.
Needham reiterated a "strong buy" rating, while analyst Melissa B. Eisenstat at CIBC World Markets reiterated her "buy" rating and increased her 12-month target price to $200 from $170 per share.
Discuss: Analyst reports: No consensus on Intel, i2
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Cooley Wins Three IP Awards from Managing Intellectual Property
Palo Alto, Calif. – April 1, 2014 – Cooley LLP announced today that the firm and one of its partners were recently honored with awards from Managing Intellectual Property. Cooley was named "Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year – West" and "Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year – West," while Jim Brogan, partner and head of Cooley's intellectual property practice was named "Colorado Outstanding IP Litigator of the Year." This is the third consecutive year that Cooley has been selected for the "Trademark Contentious – West" award.
Partners Bill Christiansen, John Crittenden, Janet Cullum and Michael Rhodes were also nominated for "Outstanding IP Litigator" awards.
"Cooley's IP capabilities are top-notch," said Peter Willsey, Washington, DC-based partner and head of Cooley's trademark, copyright & advertising practice. "We're honored to be recognized by MIP for the quality of work that our trademark group and exceptional IP practitioners consistently provide to our clients."
View the complete list of winners here.
Cooley's attorneys solve legal issues for entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions and established companies. Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and bet-the-company litigation, often where innovation meets the law.
Cooley has more than 750 lawyers across 11 offices in the United States and China.
Anne Peck Partner, Palo Alto
Intellectual Property Litigation Patent Counseling & Prosecution Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Intellectual Property
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Based on 24th Aug 2019
Your affordable guided tour of Norway focuses on the country’s natural beauty with its glistening mountains, fjords, waterfalls, and glaciers. Your budget travel tour of Norway starts in Oslo and explores the idyllic Norwegian landscapes and harbour towns – rich in the folklore of pirates, Vikings, and smugglers through the Napoleonic Wars.
You’ll follow the southern coast of the country by coach and ferry to fascinating Bergen where you will spend two nights with plenty of time to discover the bustling harbour and taste salmon at the fish market.
The highlights of the tour will be the fascinating Flam train journey through the world’s most breathtaking scenery, followed by a cruise across the legendary Sognefjord to Loen – home to some of Norway’s oldest farms. Ascend 5,000 feet to the Dalsnibba Lookout to survey some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes.
Spend time in the stunning village of Geiranger, where you’ll have an opportunity to cruise its spectacular fjord or just relax taking in the beauty of the landscapes. Travel to Lillehammer, home to the 1994 Winter Olympics, and also known for its exciting arts scene.
Visit the town of Hamar on the shores of Lake Mjøsa – one of the deepest lakes in Europe. You’ll also visit a spectacular museum and the remains of a 950-year-old cathedral.
Upon your return to Oslo, your guided sightseeing tour includes a medieval castle, royal palace, and the outdoor exhibition of the sculptures of famed artist Gustav Vigeland.
You’ll fall in love with Norway’s beauty, culture, and history on your escorted Norwegian tour. Norway’s magic will stay with you long after your affordable travel adventure.
"Norwegian Riviera" Scenic drive
Arendal Visit the idyllic harbour town
Kristiansand Visit Fiskebrygga (fish market)
Lista Region Scenic drive; Varbak viewing point
Hardangerfjord Ferry crossing
Bergen Visit
Flåm Train Ride
Sognefjord Cruise
Dalsnibba Skywalk Lookout
Lom Picture stop at the wooden stave church
Lillehammer Visit the Olympics host city
Hamar Visit the Open-Air Ethnological Museum
Oslo Guided city tour
Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to start exploring Oslo, bustling capital of this land of fjords, mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Oslo - Arendal - Kristiansand
Today, travel along the scenic “Norwegian Riviera”—the Sørlandet (South Land) and the Skagerrak (a strait between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark)—and visit the idyllic harbor town of Arendal. A port since the 14th century, it is known for its timber exports and its old Town Hall, the tallest wooden structure in the country. Overnight in Kristiansand, founded in 1641 and today an important industrial center. Here, you will enjoy time at the lively FISKEBRYGGA (fish market), the perfect place to watch the entertaining fishmongers or relax at one of the numerous street cafés.
Kristiansand - Stavanger
More ruggedly beautiful coastal scenery awaits this morning as you head into the Lista region, popular holiday area for the Norwegians and hot spot for surfers. Stop to visit some of the pristine coastal villages of whitewashed timber and lighthouses such as Mandal, Lyngdal, Flekkejord and Farsund. Overnight in Stavanger, where you could stroll through the Old Town to see a 12th-century cathedral and captivating collection of 18th- and 19th-century wooden buildings.
Stavanger - Hardangerfjord Ferry Crossing - Bergen
Travel via Haugesund to board the ferry that takes you across Hardangerfjord. Have your camera ready to capture the incredible scenic vistas before arriving in pretty Bergen, the “Green Meadow Among the Mountains.” During your free time here, why not walk down to the harbor to browse the seafood stalls and sample the various salmon dishes?
Today is yours to explore Bergen at your own pace. You could spend time at Bryggen with its collection of colourful 14th-century Hanseatic buildings lining the harbor protected as UNESCO World Heritage Site; or consider joining one of our optional excursions.
Bergen - Flam Train - Sognefjord Area
A special treat today! Ride on the renowned FLÅM TRAIN and see some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery—graceful waterfalls, towering mountains, and verdant valleys. Later, CRUISE across Norway’s legendary SOGNEFJORD.
Sognefjord Area - Loen
Reach the Nordfjorden region today and take a break in enchanting Loen, gateway to some of Norway's glaciers and home to some of the country’s oldest farms.
Loen - Excursion to Dalsnibba and Geiranger
Today, ascend above the tree line to 5,000 feet and marvel at the panoramic views of the fjord from the DALSNIBBA SKYWALK LOOKOUT. Then, reach the Geiranger fjord, one of the most spectacular sceneries in the world. Enjoy this incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site, or maybe relax with a glass of traditional mjød (honey mead) or akvavit (clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway) and bask in Geiranger’s unforgettable ambiance.
Loen - Lom - Lollehammer
Stop in Lom to see its iconic wooden stave church, which dates back to the 12th century. Continue to Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics and home today to a lively art scene.
Lillehammer - Hamar - Oslo
The dynamic city of Hamar is located on the eastern shore of MiØsa, the largest lake in Norway and one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Visit the fascinating OPEN-AIR ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM, an active archaeological site that includes ruins of a 950-year-old cathedral enclosed in a protective glass and steel structure. Later, return to Oslo for a guided tour of the medieval Akershus Castle guarding the harbor, the soaring City Hall, National Theatre, Parliament, Royal Palace, Broadcasting House, and Frogner Park with more than 200 bronze and granite sculptures by artist Gustav Vigeland.
All airport and port taxes
Oslo - First Hotel Millennium
A centrally located, 114-room hotel offering Free Wi-Fi internet access throughout.
Tollbugaten 25 P.O.Box 289, Oslo, Norway
Kristiansand - Scandic Sorlandet
Scandic Sørlandet is the largest conference hotel in the southern part of Norway. Our hotel is located only 12 minutes from Kristiansand airport Kjevik, and has good bus and train connections. We can organise everything from small daytime meetings to larger national meetings and conferences
Travparkveien 14, Kristiansand, Norway
Stavanger - Scandic Forum
Unique location that's close to nature and the Forum area. A hotel perfectly suited to all types of guests especially for guest on tour. We offer our clients comfortable rooms and meeting rooms. With fantastic views over Stavanger city, you can enjoy dinner and drinks at Restaurant and Sky bar.
Gunnar Warebergs gate 17, Stavanger, Norway
Bergen - Thon Bristol
Thon Hotel Bristol Bergen is located in the city centre of Bergen, and everything the city has to offer is within walking distance. Just 2 minutes to the famous fish market, and 5 minutes to the funicular rail taking you up the mountain for the best view of the city.
Torgalmenningen 11, Bergen, Norway
Sognefjord Area - Lindstroem Hotel
The Lindstrøm Hotel is located in an idyllic setting between lovely pastel-coloured wooden houses in Old Lærdalsøyri, the old village centre in Lærdal.
Oyraplassen 1, Laerdal, Norway
Loen - Loenfjord
Hotel Loenfjord is a charming 137-room property beautifully situated by the Loen river and offers a buffet restaurant, a café and Free Wi-Fi access.
6789 Loen, Loen, Norway
Lillehammer - Scandic Victoria Lillehammer
A 109-room property with a cosy atmosphere and history dating back to 1872, Free Wi-Fi connection is available throughout the property which also has and a restaurant and lobby bar.
Storgt. 84 B, Lillehammer, Norway
Flam
Flam Railway
Sognefjord
Focus on Scandinavia
Vibrant cities, distinct cultures, and unspoiled landscapes … welcome to your Scandinavia affordable tour! You’ll visit the fascinating Nordic cities and most scenic areas as well as some of its smaller and quaint towns. Overnight in Copenhagen, Frederikshavn, Oslo, the Telemark area, Bergen, the Fagernes area, Karlstad, and Stockholm. As you would expect from a Scandinavia tour, the main feature is breathtaking scenery. Norway is known for its fjords—with their steep and majestic mountains and picturesque villages dotting the landscape. A highlight of this budget-minded Scandinavian tour is a cruise on the Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and deepest fjord. You’ll also cross the world’s fourth-largest fjord, the Hardangerfjord, by ferry. Travel through Norway’s Telemark region with its lakes, winding valleys, and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. Stop for photos at Steinsdalsfoss Waterfall, where you can walk behind the cascading waterfall without getting wet. Also, enjoy a scenic drive along beautiful Lake Mjøsa. In Sweden, drive through the scenic Värmland – home to 10,000 lakes dotting the forested landscape. In Denmark, drive across the Great Belt Bridge – one of the world’s longest bridges – and take a ferry from Denmark to Sweden. On this affordable tour of Scandinavia, spend time in the major cities: Copenhagen, capital of Denmark; Oslo, capital of Norway; Bergen, Norway’s picturesque second-largest city; and Stockholm, Sweden’s beautiful capital. You’ll enjoy an orientation drive of Copenhagen and guided sightseeing excursions of Oslo and Stockholm. Visit Lillehammer, site of the 1994 Winter Olympics, and take time for a photo stop at Sweden’s Gripsholm Castle – a fairytale castle built in 1537 and set in an enchanting rural setting on the way to Stockholm. From the fascinating cities and small towns to the breathtaking landscapes, this value-minded Scandinavia tour has it all!
Norwegian Fjords Escape
See the splendor of the fjords with fewer crowds on this off-season escorted tour of Norway. You’ll arrive in Oslo to begin a 7-day adventure into some of the world’s most beautiful and mysterious landscapes. Start with a guided sightseeing tour of Oslo that features the National Theater—home of Ibsen’s plays; the unique Storting building, which houses the Parliament; as well as the Royal Palace. Stroll through the famed Frogner Park with the remarkable Norwegian sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Visit the venue of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall. From Oslo, you’ll drive northwest through Hallingdal—a large valley, rich in the traditions of iron production, cattle trade, folk art, music, and dance. You’ll pass through the world’s longest road tunnel to Aurland on your way to the beautiful village of Flåm, situated at the head of Aurlandsfjord. Your stay in Flåm includes a boat ride on the spectacular Naerøyfjord—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue on to Bergen, the “City of Seven Mountains,” where you’ll take a drive to see Bergenhus Fortress, the Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf, Bergen’s harbor, and the famous fish market. Take a step back in time through the cobblestone streets lined by colorful wooden houses that are quintessentially Norwegian. Return to Oslo via train through the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. Celebrate Norway’s stunning natural beauty, its art, and cultural history with a farewell dinner—to celebrate the memories that will stay with you for years to come!
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The Best of Norway
Deep-blue fjords, breathtaking mountains, glimmering glaciers, and flowing waterfalls… these are natural wonders you expect to see in Norway, and on this Norway tour, you’ll experience all of this and more. A highlight of this Norway tour is a breathtaking ride on the Flåm railway, one of the world’s most scenic train rides, which passes through 20 tunnels and climbs to an elevation of 2,833 feet (864 m.). This out-of-the-ordinary experience included by Globus lets you witness hypnotic waterfalls cascading down the side of steep, snowcapped mountains, rivers winding through deep gorges; farms on the side of steep slopes, and views of Sognefjord, Norway’s longest fjord. Another unique experience is your stay at the historic Ullensvang Hotel, which offers views over Hardangerfjord, the world’s fourth-largest fjord. Travel on the Hardanger National Tourist Road, carefully developed to take you through some of Norway’s most stunning scenery, and stop at Steinsdalsfossen waterfall, where you can walk behind the cascading falls without getting wet. In addition to breathtaking scenery, Norway also offers you a country steeped in history. In the Middle Ages, Norwegians built churches out of wood. Only 28 of these stave churches now remain in Norway, and in Borgund, you’ll admire one of Norway’s best-preserved stave churches dating back to 1180. Stay two nights in Bergen, founded in 1070, where you’ll enjoy an orientation drive and a guided walking tour of Bryggen. In Bergen, Globus has also included another special experience –the Fløibanen funicular, where magnificent views of Bergen and the fjords await. From the magnificent scenery to the vibrant cities—including Oslo—this guided tour through Norway is sure to delight all of your senses. Be sure to bring your camera so you can capture memories of this incredible vacation!
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Double and Half Angle Formulas
Three formulas are usually referred to as "double angle formulas":
$\begin{align} \sin 2\alpha &= 2\sin\alpha \cdot\cos \alpha ,\\ \cos 2\alpha &= \cos^{2}\alpha - \sin^{2}\alpha ,\\ \cos 2\alpha &= 2\cos^{2}\alpha - 1 ,\\ \cos 2\alpha &= 1 - 2\sin^{2}\alpha ,\\ \displaystyle\tan 2\alpha &= \frac{2\tan\alpha}{1-\tan^{2}\alpha}. \end{align}$
The first two formulas are a specialization of the corresponding addition formulas; the third and the fourth follow directly from the second with an application of the Pythagorean identity, $\cos^{2}\alpha + \sin^{2}\alpha = 1.$ The fourth follows from the first two and the definition of tangent.
They can also be observed in a proof without words illustrated by the following diagram that depicts a semicircle and several associated right triangles [Nelsen]:
For example, the area of $\Delta ABC$ can be computed in two ways so that $AC\cdot BC=AB\cdot CD$ which is the first formula. Further, since triangles $ACD$ and $ABC$ are similar, $\displaystyle\frac{AD}{AC}=\frac{AC}{AB},$ i.e.,
$\displaystyle\frac{1+\cos 2\alpha}{2\cos\alpha}=\frac{2\cos\alpha}{2},$
which is the third formula, $\cos 2\alpha = 2\cos^{2}\alpha - 1.$
From $\Delta BCD,$ $\displaystyle\tan\alpha=\frac{1-\cos 2\alpha}{\sin 2\alpha},$ and from $\Delta ACD,$ $\displaystyle\tan\alpha=\frac{\sin 2\alpha}{1+\cos 2\alpha},$ both of which are known under the moniker of "half-angle formulas" because they could be rewritten as
$\displaystyle\tan\frac{\beta}{2}=\frac{1-\cos \beta}{\sin\beta}$
$\displaystyle\tan\frac{\beta}{2}=\frac{\sin\beta}{1+\cos\beta}.$
Other half-angle formulas are derived from the above. For example,
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\beta}{2}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{1+\cos \beta}{2}}$
$\displaystyle\sin\frac{\beta}{2}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos \beta}{2}}.$
The latter formulas lead to other that I am sure many would find exciting if not beautiful.
Taking $\displaystyle\beta=\frac{\pi}{2},$ and recollecting that $\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{2}=0,$ the first of these gives (since cosine is positive in the first quadrant)
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{4}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2},$
which just verifies a value of $\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{4}.$ But the idea is to continue: let now $\displaystyle\beta=\frac{\alpha}{4}:$
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{8}=\sqrt{ \frac{1+\cos\frac{\pi}{4}}{2} }=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}.$
The next term in the sequence is
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{16}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}}$
and the one after
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{32}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}}}.$
The general expression can be guessed (and if need be proved by induction):
$\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{2^n}=\frac{1}{2}\underbrace{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt{2}}}}}_{n-1\space\mbox{radicals}}.$
Since cosine is a continuous function and $\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{\pi}{2^n}=0,$
$\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{1}{2}\underbrace{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt{2}}}}}_{n\space\mbox{radicals}}=1.$
In a similar manner we can obtain
$\displaystyle\sin\frac{\pi}{2^n}=\frac{1}{2}\underbrace{\sqrt{2-\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt{2}}}}}_{n-1\space\mbox{radicals}}.$
But the limit it leads to is rather unexpected. It's a well known result that $\displaystyle\lim_{x\rightarrow 0}\frac{\sin x}{x}=1,$ from which
$\displaystyle\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{ \sin\frac{\pi}{2^n} }{\frac{\pi}{2^n}}=1,$
and, as a combination of the latest two equalities,
$\displaystyle\pi=\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}2^{n}\underbrace{\sqrt{2-\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt{2}}}}}_{n\space\mbox{radicals}}.$
The double-angle formula for sine also leads to an engaging limit, first discovered by L. Euler. Note that
$\begin{align} \sin x &= 2\sin\frac{x}{2}\cos\frac{x}{2}\\ &= 2^2\sin\frac{x}{4}\cos\frac{x}{4}\cos\frac{x}{2}\\ &= 2^3\sin\frac{x}{8}\cos\frac{x}{8}\cos\frac{x}{4}\cos\frac{x}{2}\\ &= 2^4\sin\frac{x}{16}\cos\frac{x}{16}\cos\frac{x}{8}\cos\frac{x}{4}\cos\frac{x}{2}\\ &\cdots\\ &= 2^n\sin\frac{x}{2^n}\cos\frac{x}{2^n}\ldots\cos\frac{x}{8}\cos\frac{x}{4}\cos\frac{x}{2}\\ &\cdots \end{align}$
Multiply and divide by $x$ to obtain a little different form:
$\sin x=x\displaystyle\frac{\sin\frac{x}{2^n}}{\frac{x}{2^n}}\prod_{k=1}^{n}\cos\frac{x}{2^k},$
which, with $\displaystyle x=\frac{\pi}{2},$ gives
$1=\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{2}\frac{\sin\frac{\pi}{2^{n+1}}}{\frac{\pi}{2^{n+1}}}\prod_{k=1}^{n}\cos\frac{\pi}{2^{k+1}},$
and, going to the limit:
$\displaystyle\frac{2}{\pi}=\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\prod_{k=1}^{n}\cos\frac{\pi}{2^{k+1}}.$
Taking into account the radical expressions for $\displaystyle\cos\frac{\pi}{2^k}$ derived earlier, we arrive at Euler's formula [Maor]:
$\displaystyle\frac{2}{\pi}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \frac{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}}{2} \frac{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}}}{2} \frac{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2}}}}}{2}\ldots$
I. M. Gelfand, M. Saul, Trigonometry, Birkhäuser, 2001 (145-152, 163-167)
E. Maor, Trigonometric Delights, Princeton University Press, 1998 (90, 140, 146,161)
R. B. Nelsen, Proofs Without Words, MAA, 1993 (34-35)
What Is Trigonometry?
Addition and Subtraction Formulas for Sine and Cosine
Sine of a Sum Formula
Addition and Subtraction Formulas for Sine and Cosine II
Addition and Subtraction Formulas for Sine and Cosine III
Addition and Subtraction Formulas for Sine and Cosine IV
Addition and Subtraction Formulas
The Law of Cosines (Cosine Rule)
Cosine of 36 degrees
Tangent of 22.5o - Proof Wthout Words
Sine and Cosine of 15 Degrees Angle
Sine, Cosine, and Ptolemy's Theorem
arctan(1) + arctan(2) + arctan(3) = π
Trigonometry by Watching
arctan(1/2) + arctan(1/3) = arctan(1)
Morley's Miracle
Napoleon's Theorem
A Trigonometric Solution to a Difficult Sangaku Problem
Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers
Derivatives of Sine and Cosine
ΔABC is right iff sin²A + sin²B + sin²C = 2
Advanced Identities
Hunting Right Angles
Point on Bisector in Right Angle
Trigonometric Identities with Arctangents
The Concurrency of the Altitudes in a Triangle - Trigonometric Proof
Butterfly Trigonometry
Binet's Formula with Cosines
Another Face and Proof of a Trigonometric Identity
cos/sin inequality
On the Intersection of kx and |sin(x)|
Cevians And Semicircles
A Nice Trig Formula
Another Golden Ratio in Semicircle
Leo Giugiuc's Trigonometric Lemma
Another Property of Points on Incircle
Much from Little
The Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines Are Equivalent
Wonderful Trigonometry In Equilateral Triangle
A Trigonometric Observation in Right Triangle
A Quick Proof of cos(pi/7)cos(2.pi/7)cos(3.pi/7)=1/8
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All bats big and small: Southern California is…
All bats big and small: Southern California is a popular home for the winged creatures of the night
By Kurt Snibbe | ksnibbe@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: October 17, 2018 at 12:09 pm | UPDATED: October 17, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Halloween and blood-sucking vampires in the movies give bats a bad name, but around here, bats eat insects and nectar and are very beneficial to us nonflying mammals.
Here’s a little bit about bats that live in our area:
Bat basics
Worldwide, there are more than 1,300 species of bats, and the majority of them inhabit tropical forests.
There are 45 species of bats in the United States and Canada and there are at least 25 known species of bats in California. About 24 of these are in Southern California, which has the largest and smallest known bats found in the United States.
Bats are the only mammals that fly. They prey on moths, mosquitoes, wasps, beetles and other arthropods (crickets, spiders, scorpions). Some can eat their weight in insects in a night.
Most people think of a cheetah when asked about the fastest mammal. Cheetahs can reach speeds of 75 mph on land, but a 2016 study by the University of Tennessee found that the Brazilian free-tailed bat could reach speeds up to 100 mph, making it by far the fastest mammal on Earth.
Bat facts
The world’s largest bats, gigantic flying foxes, have a wingspan about 5 feet long.
Bat wings hands with skin between the fingers that is stronger than Saran wrap. If a wing gets a hole, it can heal.
The oldest known lifespan of a wild bat is over 40 years.
Bats reproduce slowly. The average female bat rears only one pup per year.
The mating season of most local bats is in the fall before entering hibernation during winter.
Handy wings
Bats have bones in their wings similar in structure to human hands with a thin membrane of skin between each finger and body. The scientific order of bats is called Chiroptera, a combination of the Greek words for “hand” and “wing.” Their control of wing shape makes them more maneuverable than birds.
Townsend’s big-eared bat These bats have about an 11-inch wingspan. They feed mostly on moths but eat other insects as well.
PipsqueakThe smallest bat in our region is the canyon bat, formerly known as the western pipistrelle. Here are a few facts about them:
Wingspan: 8 inches
Body length: 2.5-3 inches
Weight: They weigh a little more than a penny. They are so small that if a strong wind blows them into a spider web, they may not be able to get out.
Known lifespan: 10-13 years
Interesting fact: Canyon bats are usually the first bats to come out at night.
How they hunt, hunt, huntBats that echolocate (all of our local species) produce anywhere from one to a few hundred pulses per second. Contrary to the saying “blind as a bat,” they have decent vision.
With echolocation, they can figure out pretty much anything we can with our eyes, except color. They can also determine things we cannot see, such as the wing-beat frequency of moths.
Rabies reports
Bats have been reported to have rabies, but it is extremely rare for that to impact humans.Less than 1/10 of 1 percent of wild bats have rabies. A bat must be sick with the disease to pass it to another animal through a bite.
Bats with the disease become progressively paralyzed. The mere presence of bats does not pose a health threat to humans.
Here’s more to know about rabies:
If you see a dead or injured bat, do not handle it with bare hands.
Contact https://batworld.org/local- rescue/ if there has been no bare-handed contact. On this site you can type in your zip code to get the local help with bats.
You can download the app Animalhelpnow on your phone.
Contact your local animal control if there has been bare-handed contact with a bat.
Sources: Stephanie Remington, wildlife biologist; “California Mammals,” by E.W. Jameson Jr., and Hans J. Peeters; Seaandsageaudubon.org; ocbats.org, California Department of Public Health, Naturalist.org
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Kurt Snibbe is a visual journalist for Southern California News Group. Snibbe has won several medals in international graphics competitions and was a staff cartoonist for ESPN.com. Snibbe began with The Orange County Register in 1997, left in 2008 and returned in 2013.
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Quarterback Allan Bridgford to transfer
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So long, Allan Bridgford. CBS’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the senior quarterback will be transferring after speaking with head coach Sonny Dykes this morning. It was well known heading into spring practice that the Bears’ quarterback position would be a competition between Zach Kline, Jared Goff, Austin Hinder, and Allen
Players welcome new coach Dykes with open arms
Safety Avery Sebastian sure seemed happy to see the two-week coaching search finally come to a close following Sonny Dykes’ introductory press conference on Thursday afternoon. “It was a long 16 days,” Sebastian said. “It was a very antsy wait. All the players would huddle around ESPN.com looking around.” Sebastian,
No time left but a lot of work to do
With nine minutes remaining in Saturday’s game against Oregon State and Cal down 41 points, the Beavers were lining up to punt on fourth down. But as Oregon State lined up to snap the ball, flags littered the field. Unsportsmanlike conduct on Cal. Taunting on the defense. 15-yard penalty. Automatic
Beavers dam Cal’s hopes for final win
Jeff Tedford might be fired . Cal’s performance against Oregon State Saturday night left no mystery as to why. In a rain-drenched contest highlighted by broken coverages, needless personal foul penalties and inexcusable turnovers, the Bears fell on their collective faces in a 62-14 blowout Saturday night. “I don’t know,”
Cal at season’s dead end against Oregon State
Don’t tell the Cal football team it did not make the postseason. “This is our bowl game, really,” said linebacker Chris McCain of Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. bout with No. 15 Oregon State. “Oregon was our first bowl game, this is our next bowl game. We got a bowl game, we
Maynard Mondays: Allan Bridgford Edition
When asked to sum up his performance against Oregon, quarterback Allan Bridgford had only a one-word answer. “Average.” And that’s about right. Bridgford wasn’t great, but he wasn’t terrible. His stat line was pretty subpar. The redshirt junior completed just nine of his 21 passes for 113 yards, a touchdown
A tale of two coaches
For much of Saturday’s 59-17 loss to Oregon, the Bears held their own. But their performance raises more questions than answers. “We could have won that game,” linebacker Chris McCain said. How does the same team that went toe-to-toe with the best offensive team in the country for 32 minutes
Final score in Cal’s last home game belies strong first half
The process was unexpected, but the result was inevitable. On a Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, the No. 2 Ducks cruised to an easy 59-17 victory over the Bears. But a surprisingly slow start kept Cal close through the first two and a half quarters. “That’s a great team,” coach
Cal has shot at taking down Oregon — but wait
Grantland’s John Brandon put it best: “Well, Cal can’t win this game.” A Bears win over the No. 3 Ducks is as inconceivable as Mitt Romney winning California’s electoral college votes. How about the defensive matchup? Cal ranks 74th in the country in defending the run. USC’s run defense is
With no bowl, Cal playing for pride against Oregon
Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. bout at Memorial Stadium pits a team playing for a national championship against a team playing for pride. The Cal football team cannot make a bowl game, yet the losers of three straight are brimming with confidence as No. 2 Oregon comes to town. The least amount
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How to stream Sunday Night Football
Austin Powell—
2018-09-16 01:00 pm | Last updated 2019-07-01 01:32 pm
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Don’t miss the biggest game of the week.
If you want to know how to stream Sunday Night Football, you’re going to need access to NBC. But you don’t have to bust out the bunny ears or invest in an HD antenna. Most live TV services will be able to provide a Sunday Night Football live stream, but they vary significantly in terms of their free trials, other channel offerings, and pricing, which is important if you’re looking to stream other NFL games as well. Here’s everything you need to know watch Sunday Night Football online and the complete schedule for the 2018 season.
How to watch Sunday Night Football: 6 ways to live stream
All six major live TV streaming services offer some variation of local channels, so there’s a good chance you can stream Sunday Night Football on your local NBC affiliate. But don’t sweat it either way. All six also offer NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), which streams Sunday Night Football live. We’ve ordered your options below based on cost.
1) Sling TV
Cost: $25-$40 per month (after free trial)
Devices: Amazon Fire TVs, Android Fire Stick, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, Google Chromecast, and iOS and Android devices
Local channels: Yes (Check your local availability here.)
NFL Network: Yes (Sling Orange)
NFL RedZone: Yes (Sling Blue + Sling Blue Sports “Sports Extra”)
Sling TV offers three packages—Sling Orange ($25 per month), Sling Blue ($25 per month), and Sling Orange + Blue ($40 per month)—and the first two frustratingly split the baby when it comes to sports. Sling Orange offers ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN 3, but Sling Blue has all of the other sports content you want, including NFL Network, FS1, FS2, and most importantly, NBCSN. That’s why you’ll likely want the combination Sling Orange + Blue package so you get the best of both. Here’s a complete guide to Sling TV channels.
Game-changing feature: Price. Sling TV offers the most football for the least amount of money.
TRY SLING TV
2) Hulu with Live TV
Hulu Live TV
Cost: $40 per month (after free trial)
Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS and Android devices
NFL Network: No
NFL RedZone: No
Hulu with Live TV is exactly what’s advertised: everything you love about Hulu’s on-demand content coupled with 40 channels of live TV. You don’t just get NBCSN here—you also get ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, and ESPNU, along with FS1 and FS2. The only thing you might miss from your cable package is AMC. For an extra $4 per month, you can upgrade to Hulu with No Commercials. Here’s a complete guide to Hulu Live TV channels.
Game-changing feature: Every subscription comes with free access to Hulu’s on-demand library, meaning you can catch up on all of your favorite shows. (Here are our picks for the best movies on Hulu, Hulu documentaries, anime, and the must-see Hulu originals.)
TRY HULU LIVE TV
3) PlayStation Vue
Cost: $44.99-$79.99 per month (after 7-day trial)
Devices: PlayStation 3 and 4, Roku, Amazon Fire, Google Chromecast, Kodi, iOS and Android devices
Local channels: Yes (Enter your ZIP code here to check your availability.)
NFL Network: Yes (PlayStation Vue Core and above)
NFL RedZone: Yes (PlayStation Vue Sports Pack)
There are four tiers of PlayStation Vue channels, from $44.99 for 45-plus channels to its massive Ultra package at $79.99 per month, which includes Showtime and HBO. To stream Sunday Night Football, you can get away with the bare minimum Core package (seen below). That said, as of Sept. 11, 2018, PlayStation Vue is discounting its Core to $39.99 per month for the first two months before returning to $49.99 per month. That package includes NFL Network and other goodies. Worth noting: With Core and above, PlayStation Vue’s Sports Pack offers five regional channels of NBC Sports. That’s five different ways to stream Sunday Night Football.
TRY PLAYSTATION VUE
4) YouTube TV
Cost: $40 per month
Devices: Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Xbox One, iOS and Android devices
YouTube TV offers one of the strongest live sports packages around. The YouTube channel lineup obviously includes NBCSN and ESPN, but it also offers FS1, MLB Network, and NBA TV, along with a couple of college sports networks (SEC Network, Big Ten Network), and three channels for MLS teams. Here’s a complete guide to YouTube TV channels.
Game-changing feature: You can add up to six accounts per household, and each one of those accounts gets unlimited cloud DVR. Even better: You can fast-forward through ads in recorded programs.
TRY YOUTUBE TV
5) FuboTV
Cost: $39.99 for your first month and $44.99-$54.99 per month thereafter (with a seven-day free trial)
Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, iOS and Android devices
Local channels: Yes (Check local availability here.)
NFL Network: Yes
NFL RedZone: Yes (FuboTV + Sports Plus)
Technically, FuboTV is cheaper than YouTube TV and DirecTV Now, but that’s only for the first month (and after a seven-day free trial). Then the price jumps to $44.99 per month. But for that price, you’re getting more than 80 channels and a comprehensive sports package that offers a way to stream Sunday Night Football as well as premium offerings like NBA TV, NFL Network, and more international soccer than you can handle. The one glaring omission: ESPN. Here’s a complete guide to FuboTV channels.
Game-changing feature: Three-day replay for games and 30 hours of cloud DVR.
How to watch NFL Network online
How to watch Thursday Night Football for free on Twitch
How to stream NFL games online: A complete guide to the 2018 season
What is ESPN+ and how does it work? Cost, features & live games
How to watch NFL Sunday Ticket without cable
6) NBC Sports app
Devices: Roku, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox, iOS and Android devices
If you have cable, or one of the aforementioned live TV streaming services, you can download the NBC Sports app and watch Sunday Night Football there in HD. If you’re using a web browser, you may need to install the latest version of Adobe Flash and your browser will need to be current enough to support HTML5 Media Source Extensions. You’ll also need a minimum internet connection of 10-plus Mbps. (Here are some tips for faster WiFi.)
2018 Sunday Night Football schedule
All times ET.
Week 1: Sept. 9, 8:20pm: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Week 2: Sept. 16, 8:20pm: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: Sept. 23, 8:20pm: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
Week 4: Sept. 30, 8:20pm: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5: Oct. 7, 8:20pm: Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
Week 6: Oct. 14, 8:20pm: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
Week 7: Oct. 21, 8:20pm: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Week 8: Oct. 28, 8:20pm: New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
Week 9: Nov. 4, 8:20pm: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots
Week 10: Nov. 11, 8:20pm: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 11: Nov. 18, 8:20pm: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: Nov. 25, 8:20pm: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Week 13: Dec. 2, 8:20pm: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Week 14: Dec. 9, 8:20pm: Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders
Week 15: Dec. 16, 8:20pm: Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams
Week 16: Dec. 23, 8:20pm: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
New to cord-cutting? Here are our picks for the best movie streaming sites of 2018 and free live TV apps and channels. If you’re looking for a specific channel, here’s how to watch HBO, Showtime, Starz, ESPN, AMC, FX, and NFL RedZone without cable, as well as free movies on YouTube.
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Austin Powell is the former managing editor of the Daily Dot. His work focuses on the intersection of entertainment and technology. He previously served as a music columnist for the Austin Chronicle and is the co-author of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology.
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Pizza a Casa | Pizza School NYC
17/06/2016 | Shakti D
"Mark Bello perfected the pizza, then built Pizza a Casa Pizza School, teaching pizza-crazed New Yorkers how to do it themselves. Last year The Village Voice declared Mark's pizza one of the three best in New York City. And it is sensational: a thin, crisp crust paved with the ideal balance of cheese and sauce, finished with fresh basil and a drizzle of top-grade olive oil. But you can't buy it. You have to make it. And this in a city with more than 1,800 pizzerias." — Regina Schrambling, Entrepreneur Magazine
Simply translated from Italian "pizza a casa” means "pizza at home". But it's so much more than that — it's a social happening that brings people closer together, united in the love of creating and sharing good food. At Pizza a Casa Pizza School, fostering this spirit of culinary camaraderie has been our mission since day one. Our school attracts pizza lovers from around the globe, all of them seeking the secrets of pizza-making perfection — no pizzeria oven requried. The proof is unbelieveable pizzas that our students create (and devour!) in our totally hands-on classroom, equipped entirely with home ovens. Our 10,000+ graduates agree, learning to make pizza the Pizza a Casa way is a fun, unique and totally unforgettable experience. It’s an experience that leads to a lifetime of incredible “pizza a casa” that will have friends and family amazed and the local pizzeria wondering where everyone has gone...
"Given that the city has of late been beset with a surplus of high-end pizzerias, it's easy to forget that the best pizzas don't necessarily require a wood-burning oven imported from Naples. And that's why the pies that Mark Bello teaches his students to make at Pizza a Casa Pizza School are such a revelation. Bello doesn't use fancy ingredients-think Fleischmann's yeast and AP flour-or a fancy oven (it's set at an attainable 500F), but the crusts that he conjures up are as crisp, chewy, and delicately charred as anything served at a restaurant. The toppings are applied with expert balance and minimal fuss, and the best part is that you can easily make it at home. Power to the people." — Rebecca Marx, The Village Voice
Mark Bello, founder of Pizza a Casa Pizza School, is a tour-de-force of creativity and energy, sharing his knowledge and love of pizza with unpretentious ease. Born in NYC and raised on the famous thin crust pizzas native to his NY and NJ upbringing, Mark’s passion for pizza was put to the test while earning his MFA in Sculpture from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Far from home and in a land of deep-dish and dismal fast-food pizzas, he vowed to feed his need for the pizzas of his youth, so he took to his kitchen and endeavored to create a recipe for perfect pizza baked in a home oven. After a decade-plus of refinement, including a period of living, eating and cooking in Italy, Mark returned to his East Coast roots and established Pizza a Casa as a “nomadic” pizza educational company. For five years he taught at venues in NYC including the Astor Center, Whole Foods Culinary Center, Murray's Cheese and, most notably, his 5th floor walk-up in lower Manhattan. Many a weekend Mark's apartment morphed into a pop-up pizza school. Interest in Mark’s classes steadily increased through word-of-mouth, the press and online buzz. It became clear it was time to create a dedicated space to share the pizza-making magic full time.
In the spring of 2010, Mark and his wife Jenny opened Pizza a Casa Pizza School on New York City’s historic Lower East Side. Thousands of students later, and tens of thousands of pizzas made, the school is running seven days a week with public classes and private events. Mark’s pizza and talent for sharing his expertise has been praised by the press with features in Food & Wine, Epicurious, Entrepreneur, Tasting Table, and as a repeat guest on Martha Stewart Living Radio. Mark has also had the distinction of being a presenter for the Chefs@Google series, and performing a sold-out solo event at The James Beard House. Mark was also recently named Pizza Expert in the Food & Wine Masters Series.
Now with the launch of Mark's innovative app DIY Pizza Pie, all the pizza-making magic is captured in a dynamic cookbook format that's a must-have for iPad packing pizza-makers everywhere. Viva la pizza!
“Mark— we are pleased to count you as a member of the Beard family. Thank you for a truly awesome workshop. You are a rock star!” - Izabela Wojcik, Director of House Programming, The James Beard Foundation
FALL 2013: Pizza a Casa Pizza School is pleased to announce its DIY Pizza Pie app for the iPad. DIY Pizza Pie is an 8-chapter dynamic cookbook, chock full of pizza-making wisdom presented in an innovative text/video and illustrated format. Download DIY Pizza Pie today and the power of the pizza is literally in your hands: /web/20160606082546/http://bit.ly/diypizzapie
Pizza a Casa Pizza School 371 Grand Street, New York, New York 10002
website: www.pizzaschool.com
media and event inquiries: jenny@pizzaschool.com
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Northampton Saints 20 Clermont Auvergne 41: Tom Vickers' review and player ratings
Teimana Harrison tried to steer Saints to victory but Clermont were simply too strong (pictures: Kelly Cooper)
Published: 02:30 Updated: 16:30 Sunday 14 October 2018
At Saints' weekly media day in the build-up to Saturday's clash with Clermont Auvergne, Teimana Harrison talked openly.
The affable flanker sat in the Barwell Stand sun and gave a typically honest appraisal of all things black, green and gold.
On the agenda was Saints' new European surroundings: the Challenge Cup.
Not since 2008 had the club started the season in that competition, having for so long dined at the top table of European rugby.
But during the past few seasons, the banquet didn't taste quite so sweet.
After heroic wins at citadels owned by sides such as Ulster and Leinster in years gone by, those big wins started to become few and far between.
In fact, big defeats became the unsavoury staple diet, especially last season.
Saracens tortured Saints in two European fixtures - as well as two league matches - last season, while even Ospreys inflicted two sizeable defeats on Northampton.
It led Harrison to admit last week that his club had been 'out of our depth' in the Champions Cup for a few seasons.
So a change of surroundings, Harrison said, was a 'welcome change'.
But unfortunately, on Saturday it was much more of the same.
It might have been the Challenge Cup, but Clermont brought a squad that wouldn't just be at home in the Champions Cup - it would fancy its chances of winning it.
After last year's Top 14 blip, when Clermont finished ninth - which is where Saints finished in the Premiership - the French giants are back with a vengeance.
Doing their best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, the ridiculously muscular men from Stade Marcel Michelin currently top their domestic league.
They have clearly used last season's setbacks to fuel the fire, and they certainly ignited their European campaign on Saturday, pouring cold water on the Franklin's Gardens flames.
Chris Boyd's men didn't start badly, but once Clermont took control, their iron grip only grew stronger.
It was a stampede in the scrum, as Saints were sent backwards at an alarming rate during the first half.
That provided the platform on which Clermont built, with ex-Leicester back Peter Betham finishing well on two occasions and super-sub Perceli Yato scoring the first of his two tries.
In the second half, it was too familiar a European tale for Saints as the game continued to get away from them, with tries flooding in before they scored two of their own.
Sadly, Saints were out of their depth again, against a gargantuan side who seem to effortlessly ally silk with immense steel.
Clermont are a team with a big budget who have used it well.
Saints are a team with a far smaller budget who, over recent years, have not.
Clermont boast an array of world stars.
Saints named a matchday squad that possesses a few but is also padded out with up-and-coming, homegrown talents.
In fact, 11 of Saints' matchday 23 came through the club's Academy.
Whereas Saints have to build success over a period of time, Clermont are able to buy it in a much shorter spell.
That is not to say that they are not coached and nurtured exceptionally well. Of course they are.
But Saints need a squad that is all on the same page, built by the same group of coaches over several years and playing at the top of its game to compete at the very top level.
That was what they had when they reached the Heineken Cup final in 2011.
And that is what they had when they did a memorable double in 2014.
But what they have now is some new coaches, seven games into their competitive Saints career, and players assembled by the previous regimes.
It will take Boyd and Co a couple of years to truly stamp their authority on this club.
But in rugby, time waits for no man.
And at the start of this season, the coaches are trying to get the best from, as new scrum coach Matt Ferguson described it, 'the ingredients' they have 'in the fridge'.
That is not to say there is not talent in this squad. There is.
Dylan Hartley, James Haskell, Dan Biggar to name but a few are seasoned internationals.
But Saints are meeting sides who are much further along on their own journey, and instant success is extremely difficult to achieve.
That is not to say they can't be competitive, and the hope is that they will get more and more competitive as the campaign goes on.
But even the most together, settled and skilful side would have struggled to cope with Clermont on Saturday.
It is a harsh reality and one that is difficult for supporters, players and coaches to accept.
What they certainly won't accept is the kind of basic errors that have blighted their team at times this season.
And in that department they certainly will, and should, expect to do better.
High balls have proved a particular problem throughout the seven matches and silly disciplinary errors continue to cost Saints.
Those are things that shouldn't take too much time to iron out.
But the big things, like overall squad strength, playing to a particular, well-drilled game plan and eventually getting back among England and Europe's elite, will require real patience.
And Saturday's defeat was certainly another sobering reminder of that.
How they rated...
HARRY MALLINDER
Looked lively for the three minutes when he wasn't suffering with injury and had to come off just two minutes later, forcing Saints into an early back line reshuffle
AHSEE TUALA
Moved to full-back early on and Clermont are not a team you want to be at 15 against as they ran at Saints from all angles... 4
ANDREW KELLAWAY
Has settled in well at Saints and he continued to do everything in his power to put pressure on Clermont in an energetic showing... 6
It was a hugely physical clash at Franklin's Gardens
PIERS FRANCIS
His superb break opened the door for David Ribbans to score late in the game, but that was the only say the centre was able to really have... 5
Looked like the most threatening Saints back with ball in hand as his pace and agility caused problems for a big Clermont side. Scored a tidy breakaway try... 6
DAN BIGGAR
Not an easy day for the half-backs as Clermont bossed possession and the game, but this man kicked reasonably well and didn't shy away from the physical battle... 6
COBUS REINACH
Wasn't able to get into the game as Clermont got stuck into him quickly whenever he tried to pull the strings... 4
ALEX WALLER
Looked decent around the park but he and his fellow Saints forwards were always going to be up against it on a day when Clermont brought their A game... 4
DYLAN HARTLEY
Has started the season in decent fashion, looking determined to drive the new era at Saints, but Clermont made life tough for them... 5
EHREN PAINTER
A great learning experience for the young prop as he took on far more experienced operators who showed their class... 4
DAVID RIBBANS
Once again forced his way over the line for Saints, refusing to give up at any point as his strong start to the season continued... 5
DOM BARROW
A really difficult day on which to make his competitive debut, especially as he had not played since the first game of pre-season... 4
JAMES HASKELL
Looked hungry for action, having missed a couple of games through injury, getting through a decent amount of work as he tried to combat Clermont's big men... 6
LEWIS LUDLAM
Made one key intervention to stop Isaia Toeava in his tracks during the first half, but Clermont stopped the flanker having a say at the breakdown... 6
TEIMANA HARRISON
Was picked out for praise by boss Chris Boyd after the game, having put in another huge shift in Saints colours... 7
Replacements (who played more than 20 minutes)
LUTHER BURRELL (for Mallinder 5)
Tried to throw his weight around, but the pressure Clermont put on Saints' backs forced errors... 5
BEN FRANKS (for Painter 53)
With fewer scrums during the second period, this man was not worked as hard as the player who he replaced but he made a couple of tackles and carries... 5
ALEX MOON (for Barrow 53)
Got a feel for the heat of the Clermont defence as he knocked on at one point, but this, as for his fellow Saints youngsters, was a useful learning curve... 5
ALEX MITCHELL (for Reinach 53)
Saints scrum-halves were lambs to the slaughter as Clermont targeted them well and stopped them from having any space in which to flourish... 5
MIKE HAYWOOD (for Hartley 58)
Did his best to help to turn the tide, but it was far too late as Clermont flew to a convincing victory... 5
JAMIE GIBSON (for Haskell 58)
A difficult time to come into the game as Clermont were really starting to turn the screw, and the back row felt the full force... 5
CHRON STAR MAN - Peter Betham (Clermont Auvergne)
Andrew Kellaway was in the thick of the action
Piers Francis didn't have too much space to work with
Saints to start their season with cup clash at Sale
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DC’s Walkable Neighborhoods
Posted by Mark Washburn on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at 9:47am.
Routinely ranked as one of the nation’s most walkable cities, DC prides itself on neighborhoods that allow residents to live within an easy walk of area grocery stores, shops, restaurants and even jobs. While DC already boasts many of these neighborhoods, a strong demand continues to drive new development in locations such as Navy Yard, soon be filled with thousands of new residences, retail space, parks and hotel rooms.
It’s a trend that’s been repeated across DC as local leaders aim new mixed-use development at bringing new life to certain neighborhoods. By transforming certain areas with new residential units, green space, walkways, grocery stores and shops, developers aim to capitalize on the high premium for walkable neighborhoods, even in a city already as pedestrian friendly as DC.
It’s no surprise then that for the second year in a row, the real estate brokerage Redfin puts DC as number seven on its list of the country’s most walkable cities. According to Redfin, some of the credit in DC goes to local leaders who place high priority on mixed-use development and walkability.
That theme is perhaps carried throughout other cities in the top ten too, as each city on the list for 2017 saw an increase in its Walk Score ranking. As Redfin explains it, that’s indicative that even the most walkable cities in the nation, such as DC, are becoming even more walkable.
In the DC area, the neighborhoods of U Street, Dupont Circle and Penn Quarter are among those with the the highest Walk Score rankings, with each area at almost 100-percent, according to Redfin. This year’s ranking puts New York and San Francisco at the top of the list, followed by Boston, Miami, Philadelphia and Chicago. After DC, the others in the top ten include Seattle, Oakland and Long Beach.
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Sweet Diesel was the band playing while the Lower East Side got gentrified and the second generation of NY hardcore kids grew up and got laid. Inspired into existence by grunge's first wave but always wearing their CBGB's matinee merit badges on their sleeves — and not above ripping off their favorite classic rock riffs — they played it loud and proud from 1992 to 1998, releasing records on Blackout!, Sound Views/Go-Kart and Vel Vel Records. At their peak you couldn't walk into an East Village bar without hearing them blaring on the jukebox and their shows were the best party in town drawing a mixed crowd of art school drop-outs, fallen straight-edge heroes, outer-borough graffiti writers, and hot college co-eds. Following the Black Flag touring ethos they played anywhere and everywhere, sharing stages and stealing beers from such disparate bands as The New Bomb Turks, Sheer Terror, Seaweed, and pretty much the entire Amphetamine Reptile roster, especially Unsane. After breaking up 1998 guitarist Ben Smith and drummer Nick Heller formed The Brought Low (Small Stone Records), while singer Nat Murray has played with The Monumentals and Another Saturday Night, and bassist Zack Kurland released music under the iODestroyer moniker. After laying dormant for 12 years they were asked to reunite and open for Supertouch at their also-highly anticipated reunion show and will be playing select shows as opportunities arise.
The return of NYC legends SWEET DIESEL
with THE LIVE ONES (Drug Front recording artists)
and KINGS DESTROY (ex-Killing Time / Uppercut)
Saturday, May 7th at The Gutter
200 East 14th Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Labels: Brooklyn, Killing Time, Kings Destroy, punk, rock, Sweet Diesel, The Brought Low, The Gutter, The Live Ones, Uppercut
Drop With The Barracudas!
THE BARRACUDAS (Redux)
Plus: BABY SHAKES and THE BARRERACUDAS
The Barracudas were a UK band formed in the late 1970s, notable for their 1980 hit single "Summer Fun" which reached number 37 in the UK singles chart. Originally perceived as a novelty surf act due to their early material, subsequent recordings showed them to be a fierce garage rock'n'roll band in the mold of the 13th Floor Elevators and The Seeds, with the pop sensibilities of the Sire-era Flamin Groovies, the Byrds, and Beau Brummels. The band also notably featured Chris Wilson of the aforementioned Flamin Groovies, and Australia's Jim Dickson (Passengers, New Christs, Radio Birdman).
Jeremy Gluck, lead singer and pop mastermind of The Barracudas, takes you back to the "other eighties," with an all-star ensemble of supreme young power-pop phenoms playing all your favorites from the first two classic Barracudas LPs!
Thursday, June 2nd at Union Hall
Doors at 8PM. $10 advance / $12 day of show.
(Advance tickets available via TicketWeb!)
Labels: Baby Shakes, Brooklyn, Dead Flowers Productions, Jeremy Gluck, power-pop, The Barracudas, The Barreracudas, Union Hall
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Home » The Chronicles of Davids (Paperback)
The Chronicles of Davids (Paperback)
By David Afsharirad (Editor)
STORIES FROM THE FIRST NAME IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY! Fifteen stories spanning the SF/F genres—all by a "David." Includes stories by David Drake, David Weber, Gregory Benford & David Brin, D.J. Butler—and more!
Science Fiction and Fantasy with Maximum Dave
The history of science fiction and fantasy is littered with stories by Davids of distinction. Now, for the first time, an anthology by people named David, for everyone.
Read along as editor David Afsharirad guides you through the strange, wonderous imaginations of the great Davids of the field, past and present. Fifteen tales by David Weber, David Drake, Gregory Benford & David Brin, David B. Coe, D.J. Butler, Avram Davidson, David H. Keller, and many more.
Herein you will find: a Depression-era magic man who comes face-to-face with an ancient evil. A once-promising filmmaker whose fate depends on a movie-producing AI. A shape-shifting detective on the trail of a pack of werewolves. A sentient tank who must confront one of its own. And a diner regular who gets more than he bargained for when he orders the soup du jour.
Featuring David-inspired cover art by celebrated artist David Mattingly, The Chronicles of Davids delivers maximum Dave!
Remember: with a name like "David," it has to be good!
D.J. Butler
Gregory Benford & David Brin
David B. Coe
Barry N. Malzberg
Dave Freer
Avram Davidson
D.L. Young
David Boop
Hank Davis
Dave Bara
David Carrico
About The Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction series, edited by David Afsharirad:
“Baen’s fan-guided anthology series roars into its second year with a collection of stories just as eclectic as the first. . . . Afsharirad has put together a refreshing military and SF anthology that will be enjoyed by a wide range of readers.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“This intriguing anthology explores the human race’s violent potential [but] also bends toward exploration and the triumph of the human spirit, with brave tales [that] take the reader on a fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable journey . . . ”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[A] nice eclectic mix of magazines—hardcopy and digital—and original anthologies. Afsharirad seems to have cast his nets admirably wide. . . . The variety of styles and topics and themes, and the high level of craft in this assemblage, prove that this subgenre is flourishing. . . . [The collection] should be welcome by raw recruits and veterans alike.”—Locus
David Afsharirad is the editor of the Year's Best Military and Adventure SF series. his short stories have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and sons.
Publisher: Baen
Publication Date: September 3rd, 2019
Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
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Euskaltel and Zegona confirm talks over sale of Telecable
15th March 2017 @ 12:47
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel and Zegona Communications, the UK-based owner of neighbouring cable operator Telecable, have confirmed that they are in talks that could see the Euskaltel take control of Telecable.
Euskaltel, which operates in the Basque Country and also owns R, the regional network for Galicia, has informed Spanish regulator the CNMC that it has initiated talks with Zegona for the “direct or indirect” acquisition of Asturias network Telecable. Euskaltel said that no definitive deal had been struck to date and it was not certain that a deal would be struck.
Zegona also confirmed that it is in talks with Euskaltel and that a further announcement will be made in due course.
According to Spanish financial daily Expansión, a deal could value Telecable at €750 million – a sum that would give Zegona, which purchased Telecable for €640 million, a strong net gain thanks to the sharp fall in the value of the pound following the Brexit vote.
Euskaltel is expected to finance the acquisition of Telecable through a mix of cash and shares so as not to raise further its debt, already high thanks to its 2015 purchase of R.
Possible stumbling blocks include the size of stake and role of Zegona in the governance of the combined entity.
Euskaltel’s leading shareholder Kutxabank, with a 25.85% stake, currently wields the power of veto over strategic decisions, and certain decisions – such as any move to transfer the HQ of the company out of the Basque Country – require a 75% majority.
A deal would also allow the group to expand to other territories such as Cantabria, Navarra, La Rioja and Léon. Expansión has previously reported that both groups had been in talks to roll out a network in Cantabria in partnership with local player Ibiocom, backed by the regional government.
Both Euskaltel and Zegona face the problem that room for growth is currently limited by the small geographic markets they serve. Zegona has previously tried to establish a national presence in Spain through the acquisition of mobile player Yoigo, but lost out in a battle to strike a deal with the latter’s owner Telia to another Spanish mobile player, MásMóvil.
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Google Map Maker Timelapse
Google Map Maker / google maps / Timelapse Maps
Google Map Maker is a Google Maps service that allows users to add or edit features, such as roads, businesses, parks, schools and more. It is a classic Web 2.0 methodology to map the regions of the world that are not already covered by the Google Maps and we kind of like it.
The timelapse video below illustrates Madurai, India being mapped:
Only certain regions of the world are available to edit/map, for obvious reaons, a complete list of areas can be found on the Map Maker site.
The next video details Nicosia, Cyprus:
Google explains the concept of Map Maker below:
Its quick, easy, moderated and provides a publicly viewable basemap in areas where mapping maybe limited. If you are logging in from a part of the world not covered by Google Maps then Google Map Maker is well worth a look…
Map Maker Islamabad, Pakistan
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Andrew - November 3, 2008
I like this this sort of work but its a shame that Google owns the maps once they have been created by the people.
John Pybus - November 4, 2008
This seems to be Google’s answer to OpenStreetMap. If you’re going to contribute to community mapping it would be better to add to OSM where the community owns the map rather than Google?
OSM has come an impressively long way just with user content.
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Saturday's state basketball: Michigan women fall to No. 8 Maryland in Big Ten semifinals
The Wolverines (21-11) fumbled away an inbounds pass and a chance to win with 1.5 seconds left in a 73-72 defeat in Indianapolis.
Saturday's state basketball: Michigan women fall to No. 8 Maryland in Big Ten semifinals The Wolverines (21-11) fumbled away an inbounds pass and a chance to win with 1.5 seconds left in a 73-72 defeat in Indianapolis. Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2019/03/09/michigan-falls-no-8-maryland-big-ten-semifinals/3118985002/
Detroit News staff and wire services Published 7:53 p.m. ET March 9, 2019 | Updated 1:36 a.m. ET March 10, 2019
Maryland guard Kaila Charles (5) grabs a rebound over Michigan guard Nicole Munger (10) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball semifinal game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Maryland defeated Michigan 73-72. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (Photo: Michael Conroy, AP)
Indianapolis — No. 8 Maryland celebrated the school’s 1,000th victory with a race to midcourt.
Another win this weekend and the Terrapins will throw a much bigger party.
Kaila Charles made two free throws with 10.3 seconds left, and Maryland topped Michigan 73-72 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament final for the fifth straight year.
After the Wolverines fumbled away an inbounds pass with 1.5 seconds to go, securing the landmark win for the Terps, Charles and company went into a joyous postgame sprawl.
“It speaks volumes about the University of Maryland and the program and the legacy,” said Brenda Frese, who has coached Maryland to 457 wins. “I can’t say enough about the two coaches before me who set the standard for me to follow. Obviously we’re one of just a few programs in the country to own a milestone like this and it’s pretty special.”
Maryland (28-3) is the 12th Division I school to achieve the feat. The Terps had to earn this one, too, pushed to the limit by the resurgent Wolverines (21-11).
Nicole Munger scored 20 points for Michigan, and Naz Hillmon had 16.
Hillmon’s putback with 21.8 seconds left gave Michigan a 72-71 lead.
It looked as if it might hold up when the refs awarded Frese a timeout with 10.3 seconds to go, a split second before Charles split a double team and got a short jumper to roll in.
Instead, Frese drew up a play and when Charles broke toward the basket, she was tugged by Hillmon. Charles made both foul shots and finished with 22 points.
Then the Wolverines got their chance.
The first shot, Amy Dilk’s short floater, was swatted out of bounds by Shakira Austin. Michigan called another timeout, but Hallie Thome lost the ball on the inbounds pass.
“I thought we had a chance to win the game,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “Our goal coming into the year was to win a Big Ten championship, and we felt like we put ourselves in a good position to do that tonight. We just came up a little bit short.”
Michigan led 40-34 at halftime and rallied from a 67-59 deficit with 8:15 to play. But the league’s most dominant school over the past five seasons finally found a way to win No. 1,000 on its first try.
“I’m glad I was able to get the opportunity to play for this program under coach Frese,” Charles said. “And I’m glad I’m a part of making history here in the program.”
Nobody wants to see Michigan in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines are playing with confidence, having fun and winning games. And it’s made a difference. On Jan. 28, the Wolverines were 10th in the conference standings. Since then, they climbed six spots to earn a double-bye, beat Wisconsin in overtime to reach their first semifinal since 2001 and nearly pulled off a stunner against the Terps.
Maryland: The Terrapins certainly were out of sync. They had seven turnovers in the second quarter, nine in the first half and trailed at halftime for only the sixth time this season. But they got things together in the nick of time. It could hurt their argument for a No. 2 seed – especially if they struggle again Sunday.
Michigan's Hailey Brown finished with 14 points while Dilk, a freshman, had eight points and 11 assists in her hometown. The Wolverines are now 0-5 all-time in Big Ten tourney semifinal games.
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Eastern Michigan 67, (at) Ball State 57: Jenna Annecchiarico had 19 points while Danielle Minott finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth career double-double as Eastern erased a 13-point deficit to win at Ball State for the first time in four years. Maliah Howard-Bass had 18 points to lead Ball State (8-22, 3-15 MAC). Nine-seed EMU (13-16, 6-12 MAC) opens the first round of the MAC tournament at 8-seed Akron on Monday. Tip-off is 5 p.m. The winner faces 1-seed Central Michigan at noon Wednesday in the quarterfinals.
(At) Central Michigan 78, Toledo 45: Reyna Frost finished with 32 points and 11 rebounds while Presley Hudson tallied 28 points and 10 rebounds as the Chippewas earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the MAC tournament. Micaela Kelly added 14 points for Central (24-6, 15-3 MAC), which awaits the winner of Monday's Eastern Michigan-Akron first round game in Wednesday's quarterfinals. Six-seed Toledo (19-10, 11-7) hosts 11-seed Ball State on Monday.
Northern Illinois 74, (at) Western Michigan 71: Mikayla Voigt scored 26 points to lead Northern Illinois (18-12, 10-8), which secured the seventh seed and will host 10-seed Western on Monday in the first round of the MAC tournament. Leighah-Amori Wool scored 19 points, Jasmyn Walker added 17 and Deja Wimby 13 for the Broncos (10-19, 4-14), who enter the postseason having lost three of their last four.
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Grenfell Tower disaster exposes UK's "dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring" approach to social housing, say architects
Jessica Mairs | 30 June 2017 25 comments
Architects have attacked the culture of cost-cutting and "value-stripping" in UK construction, which they believe contributed to the fatal Grenfell Tower fire.
"This terrible event may prove to be the shock that finally forces commissioning public clients and the construction industry to take design quality and specification seriously," said Paul Karakusevic of London-based Karakusevic Carson Architects.
"Value engineering, and the culture of value stripping, needs to be removed from the British lexicon and replaced by careful and considered design and robust quality building methods."
Karakusevic – the author of a guide to the best European social housing – said the UK's cities been left scarred by decades of "value engineering" in which he has seen sound designs undermined for the sake of profit maximisation.
Neil Deely of London studio Metropolitan Works said the problem is widespread, with financial risk often considered more highly than safety.
"Arms are twisted, designers scoffed at for raising concerns, and the contracting industry incentivises itself to continually cut cost and maximise margins at all costs," Deely told Dezeen.
"Armies of project managers, whose task it is to manage risk (which usually means financial and programme risk rather than health and safety) drive down cost and quality to meet unrealistic budgets and/or shareholders' expectations of profit," he added.
Piers Taylor of Bath-based Invisible Studio said those dependent on social housing are worst affected by these corner-cutting measures.
"To be working class or to live in social housing is to be punished by a state and a society that considers your life so worthless that you should be banished to a world that is dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring," he said.
"The Grenfell fire, tragically, comes as no surprise," added Taylor. "As a society we have become almost blind to a world where social care, social housing and social services have their life, quite literally, squeezed out of them."
The architects spoke out after being contacted by Dezeen in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, in which at least 80 residents of the north London high-rise lost their lives.
The fire at Grenfell Tower in north London broke out at around 1am on Wednesday 14 June. The blaze quickly burnt through the cladding added in recent renovation works and it believed to have killed over 80
Their words express a collective anger over what they see as an endemic culture that sidelines design quality in pursuit of profit.
"I'd love to believe that this terrible fire at Grenfell Tower will herald a sea change on how housing is conceived and delivered in the UK, but sadly, I think that despite an enormous amount of collective outrage followed by blame, finger-pointing and empty rhetoric instead of a new dawn for housing in the UK," said Taylor.
"It will mean more empty-headed and useless consultants muddling their way through false promises to deliver more or less of the same substandard, ugly, socially isolating and dangerous housing we already bustle the most needy in our society into."
"Deregulation, modern procurement practices and recent government housing policy have all conspired here," added Deely.
"This terrible event may prove to be the shock that finally forces commissioning public clients and the construction industry to take design quality and specification seriously. Value engineering, and the culture of value stripping, needs to be removed from the British lexicon and replaced by careful and considered design and robust quality building methods."
Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins, founders of London practice Haworth Tompkins, hope the disaster will not lead to a backlash against tall buildings.
"This horrifying incident should not undermine the suitability of towers for certain urban locations, nor should it deter local authorities from seeking and carrying out the upgrades that are desperately needed within so much existing housing," they said.
"For the most part these upgrades ensure a much safer and more secure environment for communities."
Haworth Tompkins is currently working on the replacement scheme for the social housing estate Robin Hood Gardens with Metropolitan Workshop. They believe more stringent regulations on cladding are needed as 120 blocks across England fail fire safety checks.
Last week it emerged that cheaper aluminium cladding with a flammable rather than fire-retardant core was selected to complete renovation works on Grenfell Tower, over the zinc panels originally specified by Studio E Architects. Studio E Architects have been approached for comment but have not responded.
Leaked emails allege the cladding switch made a saving of £293,000 to the £8.6 million refurbishment works, which were commissioned by the tower's management company Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) and carried out by contractor Rydon.
The Royal Institute of British Architects has called for an urgent review of fire regulations in the aftermath of the fire.
Yesterday morning Grenfell survivors and the media were barred from a Kensington and Chelsea council meeting regarding the fire, after dozens stormed the town hall in protest last week.
Labour councillor Robert Atkinson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I am ashamed of the way in which the council proceeded. They’ve been hiding from residents; they’ve been hiding from backbench councillors for over a week."
Piers Taylor said that the government's response to the incident is endemic of how those in power treat the working class.
"That the state should have failed on multiple counts to provide social housing of an adequate standard to support human life is symptomatic of a state that, quite simply, couldn't care less about the provision of facilities – including housing – that are the basis of any civilised society," said Taylor.
"In particular, to be working class or to live in social housing is to be punished by a state and a society that considers your life so worthless that you should be banished to a world that is dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring."
Read more about the Grenfell Tower fire.
"To be working class or to live in social housing is to be punished by a state and a society that considers your life so worthless that you should be banished to a world that is dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring," Piers Taylor
May's teetering government has apologised in the Queen's speech for 'failures of state, both local and national'. That the state should have failed on multiple counts to provide social housing of an adequate standard to support human life is symptomatic of a state that, quite simply, couldn't care less about the provision of facilities – including housing – that are the basis of any civilised society.
In particular, to be working class or to live in social housing is to be punished by a state and a society that considers your life so worthless that you should be banished to a world that is dangerous, ugly, cruel and uncaring. The Grenfell fire, tragically, comes as no surprise. As a society we have become almost blind to a world where social care, social housing and social services have their life, quite literally, squeezed out of them.
I'd love to believe that this terrible fire at Grenfell Tower will herald a sea change on how housing is conceived and delivered in the UK but sadly, I think that despite an enormous amount of collective outrage followed by blame, finger-pointing and empty rhetoric instead of a new dawn for housing in the UK, it will mean more empty headed and useless consultants muddling their way through false promises to deliver more or less of the same substandard, ugly, socially isolating and dangerous housing we already bustle the most needy in our society into.I'd also love to believe that instead of appointing yet more cost consultants, project managers and value engineers, the state could appoint more architects to lead the big-scale delivery of much needed good quality housing that could and should form the backbone of the UK.
"The culture of value stripping, needs to be removed from the British lexicon," Paul Karakusevic
Well-designed, robustly specified and carefully built public housing is essential for our cities. This terrible event may prove to be the shock that finally forces commissioning public clients and the construction industry to take design quality and specification seriously. For far too long there has been a prevailing belief that the 'contractor knows best' and 20 years of 'value engineering’ has led to many sound designs being changed and undermined in search of profit maximisation.
These changes have contributed to public sector value erosion and a produced a townscape scarred for many generations to come. Public clients and Local Authorities need to invest in their existing housing stock and build new truly affordable housing, but the political desire for quantity and constant efficiency drives must not override quality, durability, safety and legacy.
Local Authorities and leading housing associations should be in the vanguard of delivering housing and neighbourhoods that will stand the test of time and be adaptable for years to come. I was showing housing practices from Toronto and New York around the pioneering council and philanthropic housing schemes such as the LCC's Boundary Estate, the Peabody blocks and the post-war housing by Camden Council and they were astounded by the beauty, quality and attention to detail of these buildings. We wondered if London will ever be able to recreate such timeless work again.
I believe that we can, but if we are to match the standards of these earlier times, value engineering, and the culture of value stripping, needs to be removed from the British lexicon and replaced by careful and considered design and robust quality building methods.
"Deregulation, modern procurement practices and recent government housing policy have all conspired here," Neil Deely
It is said disasters are caused by a series of failures. The tragedy at Grenfell tower was no exception. The primary fault was not the failure of the aluminium composite cladding, the detailing, the fire evacuation procedures or the fire services' response. It was the industry and government that failed the residents of Grenfell. Residents who trusted in the system to protect them. The system that is supposed to have checks and balances and supposed to be one of the most stringent in the world, failed. Deregulation, modern procurement practices and recent government housing policy have all conspired here.
Armies of project managers, whose task it is to manage risk (which usually means financial and programme risk rather than health and safety) drive down cost and quality to meet unrealistic budgets and/or shareholders’ expectations of profit. Arms are twisted, designers scoffed at for raising concerns, and the contracting industry incentivises itself to continually cut cost and maximise margins at all costs.
Local authority Building Control Inspectors were seen as being awkward, and difficult to deal with. Deregulation brought Private Approved Inspectors which are much more 'user-friendly' and commercially astute, even if they are based remotely from the building in cheaper-to-hire parts of the country. The tiers and layers from local authority landlord to Arms Length Management Organisations, to contractors to sub-contractors, to installers and suppliers means that there is little oversight from the top to the bottom of the process and everyone is dumping risk on the next party.
One of the outfalls of this tragedy is that the UK government's Permitted Development policy, which has allowed conversion of existing commercial buildings to residential, may have to be reviewed as old office blocks across the country have been converted into homes cheaply by opportunistic and sometimes inexperienced companies.If nothing else, the notion that 'buildability' is paramount will be questioned, while institutions and investors will be reminded that there is more to housing the most disadvantaged in our society than the bottom line and that they have a duty of care.
"This horrifying incident should not undermine the suitability of towers," Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins
The situation with Grenfell is tragic, and the exact cause is of course still being very carefully analysed. Regulations on fires in tower blocks have worked for 50 years, and are based on the principle of each flat being an individual compartment thus restricting the spread of fire. More recently however there seems to have been a spate of unrelated issues, where fire has spread through cladding.
This horrifying incident should not undermine the suitability of towers for certain urban locations, nor should it deter local authorities from seeking and carrying out the upgrades that are desperately needed within so much existing housing. For the most part these upgrades ensure a much safer and more secure environment for communities.
It does however suggest the need for an urgent review of regulatory framework around cladding. It is currently unclear and, if as suggested, the cladding on Grenfell complies with regulations, then we must consider that they are clearly inadequate, and a review must be ordered immediately to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.
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In addition to comics and fiction starring Judy, Judy of the Jungle: Murder Goes Native also contains two stories featuring Alani, one of the earliest ethnic comic book leads and one of the few "jungle girls" who wasn't white. Debuting in 1947, the same year Judy of the Jungle made her first appearance, the South Sea Girl series features some of artist Matt Baker's best work.
Finally, the book contains a random story element generator for use when creating your own jungle action adventures for roleplaying games and elsewhere. It also has a special preview of Popcorn Press' forthcoming d6xd6 CORE Roleplaying Game, with Judy, Pistol Roberts, Alani, and other characters featured in the series adapted to the system.
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Strasbourg upholds ban on 'Holocaust' farming ad
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a German ban on a poster campaign that drew analogies between intensive farming and the Holocaust. A Berlin court ruled that the images trivialized Nazi atrocities.
The Strasbourg court said on Thursday that a German ban on the use of images juxtaposing photographs of factory farming with those of Holocaust victims "had to be seen in the specific context of the German past."
People for the Ethical Treatment of animals (PETA) had complained to the court that it had been muzzled when it was made to cancel a 2004 advertising campaign in Germany.
The Central Council of Jews of Germany sought a court injunction at the time against the publication of the posters.
The campaign, entitled "the Holocaust on your plate," which had already been used in a campaign in the United States, featured images of concentration camp victims alongside those of animals in feedlots.
PETA used the imagery to protest against the conditions in livestock is kept, with large number of animals housed in pens, prior to slaughter.
Courts cite context
A Berlin court ruled that this trivialized the fate of Holocaust victims, violating the ideals of human dignity set out in the German constitution, and the ban was granted.
But, while the court ruled that the ban did interfere with the freedom of expression of the activists, it said that the historic context made it understandable.
The decision was welcomed on Thursday by Central Council's president, Dieter Graumann. "To exploit the Holocause to protest against factory farming is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable," said Graumann.
The decision could still be appealed by PETA in the court's grand chamber.
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Artificially cooling the atmosphere could be effective in moderation
By Chrissy Sexton
A new study from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is taking a realistic approach to solar radiation management (SRM). The researchers have determined that solar geoengineering aimed at simply reducing global warming, instead of an attempt to completely resolve it, could produce benefits across the planet without causing drastic changes to any particular region.
Study senior author David Keith is the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at SEAS.
“Some of the problems identified in earlier studies where solar geo-engineering offset all warming are examples of the old adage that the dose makes the poison,” said Professor Keith. “This study takes a big step towards using climate variables most relevant for human impacts and finds that no IPCC-defined region is made worse off in any of the major climate impact indicators. Big uncertainties remain, but climate models suggest that geoengineering could enable surprisingly uniform benefits.”
Solar geoengineering, which involves spraying aerosols into the atmosphere to artificially cool the Earth, has been widely criticized for its potential to have disastrous consequences in some regions and benefits in others.
The Harvard team has found that the secret to the project’s success would be a focus on limited deployment of the technology. By using a high-resolution model to simulate extreme temperatures, water availability, rainfall, and tropical cyclones, the experts determined that this approach would have more uniform benefits.
The study revealed that using solar geoengineering to cut additional global warming in half would not only cool the entire planet, but would also moderate changes in water availability and extreme precipitation in many areas. The findings suggest that the chance of tropical cyclones and extreme rainfall would be greatly reduced.
“For years, geoengineering has focused on compensating for greenhouse gas induced warming without worrying too much about other quantities like rainfall and storms,” said study co-author Professor Kerry Emanuel. “This study shows that a more modest engineered reduction in global warming can lead to better outcomes for the climate as a whole.”
According to the model, less than 0.5 percent of the Earth would experience more extreme climate change.
“The places where solar geoengineering exacerbates climate change were those that saw the least climate change to begin with,” said study lead author Peter Irvine. “Previous work had assumed that solar geo-engineering would inevitably lead to winners and losers with some regions suffering greater harms; our work challenges this assumption. We find a large reduction in climate risk overall without significantly greater risks to any region.”
The study is published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com Staff Writer
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Published on Edge.org (https://www.edge.org)
2010 : HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? [1]
In the News [ 29 ] [2]
Contributors [ 124 ] [3] | View All Responses [ 126 ] [4]
Robert Provine [5]
Research Professor/Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Author, Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond
INTERNET SOCIETY
At the end of my college lectures, students immediately flip-open their cellphones, checking for calls and texts. In the cafeteria, I observe students standing in queues, texting, neglecting fellow students two feet away. Late one afternoon, I noticed six students wandering up-and-down a long hallway while using cellphones, somehow avoiding collision, like ships cruising in the night, lost in a fog of conversation, or like creatures from The Night of the Living Dead. A student reported emailing during a "computer date," not leaving her room on a Saturday night. Paradoxically, these students were both socially engaged and socially isolated.
My first encounter with people using unseen phone headsets was startling; they walked through an air terminal apparently engaging in soliloquies or responding to hallucinated voices. More is involved than the displacement of snail mail by email, a topic of past decades; face-to-face encounters are being displaced by relations with a remote, disembodied conversant somewhere in cyberspace. These experiences forced a rethinking of my views about communication, technological and biological, ancient and modern, and prompted research projects examining the emotional impact, novelty and evolution of social media.
The gold standard for interpersonal communication is face-to-face conversation in which you can both see and hear your conversant. In several studies, I contrasted this ancestral audiovisual medium with cellphone use in which you hear but do not see your conversant, and texting in which you neither see nor hear your conversant. Conversations between deaf signers provided a medium in which individuals see but not hear their conversant.
The telephone, cell or land line, provides a purely auditory medium that transmits two-way vocal information, including the prosodic (affective) component of speech, but filters the visual signals of gestures, tears, smiles and other facial expressions. The purely auditory medium of the telephone is, itself, socially and emotionally potent, generating smiles and laughs in remote individuals, a point confirmed by observation of 1,000 solitary people in public places. Unless using a cellphone, isolated people are essentially smile less, laugh less and speechless. (We confirmed the obvious because the obvious is sometimes wrong.) Constant, emotionally rewarding vocal contact with select, distant conversants is a significant contributor to the worldwide commercial success of cellphones. Radio comedy and drama further demonstrate the power of a purely auditory medium, even when directed one-way from performer to audience. While appreciating the inventions of the telephone and broadcasting, it occurred to me that the ability to contact unseen conversants is a basic property of the auditory sense; it's as old as our species and occurs every time that we speak with someone in the dark or not in our line of sight. Phones become important when people are beyond shouting distance.
The emotional communication between individuals who can see but not hear their conversant was explored in a study of deaf individuals with collaborator Karen Emmorey. We observed vocal laughter and associated social variables in conversations between deaf signers using American Sign Language. Despite their inability to hear their conversational partner, deaf signers laughed at the same places in the stream of signed speech, at similar material, and showed the same gender patterns of laughter as hearing individuals during vocal conversations. An emotionally rich dialogue can be, therefore, conducted with an exclusively visual medium that filters auditory signals and passes only visual ones. Less nuanced visual communication is ancient and used when communicating beyond vocal range via such signals as gestures, flags, lights, mirrors, or smoke.
Text messaging, whether meaty emails or telegraphic tweets, involves conversants who can neither see nor hear each other and are not interacting in real time. My research team examined emotional communication online by analyzing the placement of 1,000 emoticons in Website text messages. Emoticons resembled conversational laughter in their placement in the text-stream — they seldom interrupted phrases. For example, you may text, "You are going where on vacation? Lol," but not "You are — lol — going where on vacation?"
Technophiles writing about text messaging sometime justify emoticon use as a response to the "narrowing of band-width" characteristic of text messaging, ignoring that text viewed on a computer monitor or cellphone is essentially identical to that of a printed page. I suspect that emoticon use is a likely symptom of the limited literary prowess of texters. Know what I mean? Lol. Readers seeking the literary subtleties of irony, paradox, sarcasm, or sweet sorrow are unlikely to find it in text messages. Although not providing immediate, long distance contact, physically transported handwritten text messages have existed since clay tables and papyrus, and could be faster than commonly thought. Unless checked frequently, electronic text messaging may not be faster than the postal service of 18th Century London that had up to six deliveries per day and offered the possibility of a same-day receipt and response. A century later, telegraphy provided an even faster pre-Internet text option.
The basic cellphone has morphed into a powerful, mobile, multimedia communication device and computer terminal that is a major driver of Internet society. It gives immediate, constant contact with select, distant conversants, and can tell you where you are, where you should go next, how to get there, provide diversions while waiting, and document your journey with text, snaps and video images. For some, this is enhanced reality, but it comes at the price of the here-and-now. Whatever your opinion and level of engagement, the cellphone and related Internet devices are profound social prostheses — almost brain implants — that have changed our lives and culture.
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[1] https://www.edge.org/annual-question/how-is-the-internet-changing-the-way-you-think
[2] https://www.edge.org/inthenews/how-is-the-internet-changing-the-way-you-think
[3] https://www.edge.org/contributors/how-is-the-internet-changing-the-way-you-think
[4] https://www.edge.org/responses/how-is-the-internet-changing-the-way-you-think
[5] https://www.edge.org/memberbio/robert_provine
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American students at the Florida shooting school are invited to Ely by young people who are fund raising to fund their travel
Kath Sansom
Sgt Phil Priestley, Emily Taylor, Rory Dingley, Det Ch Insp Driver, Daniel Davy, Molly Curtis, Ed Ouzman, Owen Appleby, Saffron Chambers and Lynsey Brown at Ely Police's commendation ceremony for its Youth Consultation Panel. PHOTO: Mike Rouse
Young people in the Ely area have unveiled an ambitious plan to bring students from the Florida shooting school to visit the region.
The East Cambs youth consultation panel are fund raising to pay for eight young people from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland to travel.
The Parkland High School was the scene of a tragic school shooting on Valentine’s Day which took the lives of fifteen students and two staff members.
The incident lasted six minutes leaving a community of families reeling and shocked people across the world.
Ed Ouzman, of Witchford Village College is preparing for his GCSEs in June. He said: “The response of that community has been incredible. Such dignity, the young people there are amazing.
“We really want to do something special for that school, something over and above offering our thoughts or prayers.”
The group intends to fund the airfares of eight students and two chaperones to visit the UK for a two week stay. It is hoped that the students will stay with members of the youth panel as guests.
In addition to raising the funds to afford this, the youth panel want to go further.
Francesca Gallelli,of Soham Village College, said: “We want to raise a separate fund to donate to the school to support PTSD and bereavement counselling for any young people or their families.”
The youth panel are hoping to establish a lasting friendship with the school that will help them to learn from the experiences that the Parkland students have been through.
Molly Curtis, of Soham Village College, said: “We believe there is a lot we can learn by how these incredible young people have responded. There are issues with rising levels of violence and knife crime in young communities in the UK. We can’t ignore that.”
• Whether you are an individual or operate a business in the East Cambs region, if you would like to support the youth consultation panel in this project, please send a message to @CambsYouthPanel.
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Home / Mental Health / Autism
New Risk Factor for Autism Discovered
By Tim Boyer G+ Feb 26 2013 - 10:56am
Michigan State University researchers have discovered that by examining a low-birth-weight baby’s brain with ultrasound, that a potential risk factor of the child developing autism later in life can be assessed as early as immediately following birth.
According to their study, if the ultrasound examination of the brain reveals enlarged ventricles—the cavities in the brain that stores cerebrospinal fluid—the infant is seven times more likely to develop autism as he or she grows older.
The significance of this finding is two-fold: An early warning of autism allows the parents and health care providers time to initiate early intervention that can significantly lessen the effects of autism on learning and social development. Furthermore, it adds support to the theory that prenatal influences rather than post-natal influences may be the root of developing autism.
According to a press release issued by Michigan State University, lead author Tammy Movsas, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at MSU and medical director of the Midland County Department of Public Health states that, “For many years there’s been a lot of controversy about whether vaccinations or environmental factors influence the development of autism, and there’s always the question of at what age a child begins to develop the disorder. What this study shows us is that an ultrasound scan within the first few days of life may already be able to detect brain abnormalities that indicate a higher risk of developing autism.”
The study was the result of analysis of cranial ultrasound data recorded from 1,105 low-birth-weight infants during the 1980s to determine the relation of neonatal cranial ultrasound abnormalities to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in low-birth-weight (LBW) adult survivors today.
What the data showed was that in comparison to infants born who demonstrated no cranial abnormalities by ultrasound examination, that those with some type of white matter injury―such as ventricular enlargement or lesion―were triple the risk for developing autism. Furthermore, depending on the type of white matter injury, those with ventricular enlargement could have a higher risk of autism by as much as seven-fold.
“This study suggests further research is needed to better understand what it is about loss of white matter that interferes with the neurological processes that determine autism,” says co-author Nigel Paneth quoted in the MSU press release. “This is an important clue to the underlying brain issues in autism.”
The conclusion reached by the authors is that an ultrasound examination in low-birth-weight neonates that shows ventricular enlargement is a strong and significant risk factor for subsequent development of autism.
Follow this link to an informative article about what to look for if you suspect that your infant may be autistic.
Image Source: Courtesy of MorgueFile
Reference: “Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Associated with Ventricular Enlargement in a Low Birth Weight Population” Journal of Pediatrics (13 February 2013); Tammy Z. Movsas, Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin, Agnes H. Whitaker, Judith F. Feldman, John M. Lorenz, Steven J. Korzeniewski, Susan E. Levy, Nigel Paneth.
Healing Trauma through Magnetic Resonance Therapy (MRT) and Setting the Frequencies Right for Veterans with PTSD and Autism
Update on Employment Success in Young Adults with Autism
Measles: The Science behind the Myth of Anti Vax Movement
Autism and Theory of Mind: Possibly Another Way to Understand Autism
Development of physical aggression: Normal progress or neurological cause
Genetic Links Found for Autism and Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Issues Impairing Employment
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Mike Flynn Steps in It: In a Bid to Feed the Frothy Right, He Leads to Release of Damning New Details Showing He Lied to Protect Trump
December 17, 2018 /91 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe /by emptywheel
Last week, I suggested that Mike Flynn’s cute trick of publicly releasing information from Andy McCabe’s memo and Peter Strzok’s 302 might backfire.
He cited a memo that fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe wrote the day of Flynn’s interview and the interview report (called a “302”) that fired FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok had a hand in writing up in August 2017, some seven months after the interview.
In response, the judge in his case, Emmet Sullivan, issued an order asking not just for those two documents, but any documents related to the matters Flynn writes up, to be filed by tomorrow, along with the government’s reply to his memorandum.
And so it is that on the one year anniversary of the order Sullivan issued to ensure that Flynn got any exculpatory information relating to his plea, that the hopes among the frothy right that Flynn’s prosecution (including for lying about his sleazy influence peddling with Turkey) will be delegitimized and with it everything that happened subsequent to Flynn’s plea might be answered.
DOJ has never had the opportunity to write its own explanation for what happened with Flynn’s interview. By inviting a reply specifically in the context of this Flynn claim, Sullivan has given DOJ the opportunity to do just that, finally.
Sullivan’s order may result in documentation that reveals just how shoddy all the claims irregularity surrounding Flynn’s interview have been all this time.
Boy oh boy was I right.
In response to Judge Sullivan’s order, the government filed Flynn’s 302 under seal. After Sullivan reviewed it, he deemed it pertinent to Flynn’s sentencing, and had the government release a redacted version.
And it is unbelievably damning, in part because it shows the degree to which Flynn’s lies served to protect Trump.
The 302 shows how the FBI Agents first let Flynn offer up his explanation for his conversation with Kislyak. He lied about the purpose for his call to Kislyak on December 29 (he said he had called to offer condolences about the assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey) and he lied about the purpose of his call about Israel (he claimed he was, in part, doing a battle drill “to see who the administration could reach in a crisis” and in the process tried to find out how countries were voting on the Israeli motion; Flynn denied he had asked for any specific action).
Then, after the Agents specifically asked whether he recalled any conversation about the Obama actions, Flynn doubled down and claimed he did not know about those actions because he was in Dominican Republic.
He was hiding two things with this claim: first, I believe Susan Rice had given the Trump Administration a heads up on what Obama was going to do (at the very least the Obama Admin had asked the transition not to send mixed messages, and at least one person on the transition says they agreed not to). More importantly, he was hiding that he had already talked about the actions with KT McFarland, who was at Mar-a-Lago relaying orders from Trump.
And Flynn again denied having had a heads up from Susan Rice when he claimed he didn’t know that Russia’s diplomats were being expelled.
Finally, Flynn offered an excuse that is at least partly bullshit for why he called Kislyak multiple times.
The reason he kept calling Kislyak was, at least in part, because he was coordinating with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. His earlier claim that he didn’t respond to Kislyak is also probably a lie; he delayed his response to contact Mar-a-Lago first.
Sullivan said this 302 is relevant to Flynn’ sentencing, so he may actually use it to justify ignoring the joint requests of Flynn and Mueller for no jail time (though I’m not betting on it).
But by giving DOJ the opportunity to present this 302 for publication, Flynn provided proof of what has been hidden all this time — why Trump responded to the way he did about this investigation.
Flynn lied to hide Trump’s involvement in all this (and, to an extent, the degree to which it involved specifically ignoring a heads up from Obama).
Flynn lied to hide Trump’s personal involvement in telling the Russians to hold off on responding to Obama’s sanctions. And when the FBI investigated those lies, Trump fired the FBI Director to try to end that investigation.
Update: Jeebus. This 302 also reveals that he was quoting directly from the instructions KT McFarland had given him, relaying Trump’s orders. Here’s what McFarland said she had told Flynn, in an email shared with multiple transition officials.
She also wrote that the sanctions over Russian election meddling were intended to “lure Trump in trap of saying something” in defense of Russia, and were aimed at “discrediting Trump’s victory by saying it was due to Russian interference.”
“If there is a tit-for-tat escalation Trump will have difficulty improving relations with Russia, which has just thrown U.S.A. election to him,” she wrote.
And here’s what — quoting from the transcript of his calls with Kislyak — the Agents asked him if he said.
As I disclosed in July, I provided information to the FBI on issues related to the Mueller investigation, so I’m going to include disclosure statements on Mueller investigation posts from here on out. I will include the disclosure whether or not the stuff I shared with the FBI pertains to the subject of the post.
Tags: Emmet Sullivan, KT McFarland, Mike Flynn
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I wouldn’t bet on it, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Sullivan used it to up the sentence. Given how Sullivan ripped the prosecutors in the Ted Stevens case apart for failing their obligations as legal officers, I could easily see him doing the same with a 3 star general/intelligence official who pisses all over the intelligence community by lying to the FBI about cavorting with the Russians.
Frank Probst says:
Didn’t the Mueller team’s very last filing (the one calling bullshit on Flynn’s lawyer’s statements in court) go from something like “zero prison time” to something like “at the lower end of the guideline”? It was clear the prosecutors were not amused. This is a no-nonsense judge, and Flynn’s team has just wasted a lot of people’s time with this little stunt. The prosecutors have gone out of their way to keep him from looking bad, and his lawyers tried to take advantage of that fact, and then they STILL tried to keep Flynn from looking bad by filing this document under seal. I wouldn’t bet on prison time, but I wouldn’t bet against it, either.
Ah, I think this is it. The conclusion of the 12/14/17 Mueller memo:
“The seriousness of the defendant’s offense cannot be called into question, and the Court should reject his attempt to minimize it. While the circumstances of the interview do not present mitigating considerations, assuming the defendant continues to accept responsibility for his actions, his cooperation and military service continue to justify a sentence at the low end of the guideline range.”
Nice catch.
Flynn is going to get reamed about that tomorrow.
cervantes says:
The “0-6 months” recommendation was in both versions but only the first version specifically highlighted zero itself as a possibility.
If the range is 0-6 months, zero is always a possibility.
I have not been surprised by this morning’s developments. Sullivan is pissed. Very pissed.
I believe the new dumb claim from the frothy right will be that the heads-up from Susan Rice was party of the DOJ entrapment scheme!
Avattoir says:
In next week’s SNL, Alex Moffat appears with a bandaged head from Eric having transferred brains with Michael Flynn,
He will act and sound exactly the same.
Then FoxNews Sunday will interview the Flynn legal team, seen here deeply engrossed in a strategy session:
https://tinyurl.com/y9sgz46g
Belacqua says:
Great post–great prediction–but I thought the Obama Admin. pointedly didn’t give a head’s up about the sanctions. That, at least, was the story in Feb. 2017. Has that story changed, or are you thinking about Rice’s Raqqa head’s up in January?
pseudonymous in nc says:
The SCO’s response to Flynn’s sentencing memo told us that the agents used language from a transcript of the intercepts in their questioning: combine that with the 302, and you get a very clear sense of what the intercepts contained, and why Sally Yates in particular lost her shit. She thought that Flynn was deceiving the White House, when in fact they knew he was lying and were all in on the lies.
Spy vs: Spy
Also why they went after Susan Rice on unmasking. Because they had to discredit her to cover up for the fact they lied to her.
Eureka says:
MattyG says:
Any of this touch on sanctions dealing as well?
It’s like the conspirators are launching gaffes out of one of those cash-blowing booths, and Marcy is catching every last one. Every last one, with a quick grasp.
Peter J Crowley says:
Did Flynn feed Pence the DR bunk and the PNG nonsense?
President Pelosi says:
what did Mike Pence know and when did he know it.
timbo says:
That’s a really, really good question… who does this conspiracy to obstruct include?
Fleecemon says:
The Elf on the Shelf knows a LOT more than he professes. Will it come out?
I expected a three-star general to be smarter than that.
Obviously, I was wrong.
Flynn believes he is the smartest person in whatever room he’s in.
Obviously, he is wrong.
(Trump suffers from the same delusion, and is waking up to the reality that he is wrong, too.)
The difference being that Flynn actually is fairly bright, and Himself…I’ve met smarter three-year-olds, and some of the people at my high school really were geniuses. (There is, as it happens, a website where you can use total SAT scores to estimate IQ. I don’t know how accurate the estimates are – but I don’t think they’re far off. It would be interesting to see what the scores were for Flynn and for Himself.)
threejane says:
I interpreted the “tit-for-tat” reference in the 302 as coming from the interviewing agents – that is, the FBI was referencing McFarland’s phrasing, not Flynn
They wouldn’t have McFarland’s phrasing until August.
“…where KISLYAK said the Government of Russia had responded, or chosen to modulate their response, in any way to the US’s actions as a result of a request by the incoming administration.”
The guilty plea from over a year ago said “moderate”, but moderate / modulate is a common enough mishearing or miscomprehension.
D’oh, I misread Marcy’s note! a tit-for-tat, you could say
I added it.
Beyond the more-to-come from Flynn’s cooperation, this has me wondering what other bounties await from the unintended consequences of Trump et al.’s comfort wheeling and dealing at Mar-a-Lago (and yeah I know there are also plenty of downsides to same, beyond foreign government intercepts OF same).
RLHall says:
By all means, read the NY Times article from last December which Marcy references in her addendum. It fills in a lot of background, and the quote about the Russians “throwing the election” is amazing!
While I do not think it does, I figured I had to ask: Does any of this tippy toe up to Article 3 Section 3 of the Constitution?
“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.”
Probably not under the Article directly—Russia is not officially an enemy of the United States?
However, it’s entirely possible that there is someone who was an active spy in the mix here somewhere; plenty of folks here who appear to have been on the take, who might have been cajoled into providing espionage or supporting it in some material way. Compromised, blackmailed, plenty of chances for that one any one got in too deep. That’s one reason this investigation has got legs—there’s smoke here for that here.
Mauimom says:
I hope Sullivan reads this blog before tomorrow.
All of the Russia stuff feels like it’s tiptoeing up to the edge of that article, and daring Madison et al to call it treason. (IANAL, though, and the one I can get hold of easily isn’t in this field.)
AndTheSlithyToves says:
Perhaps nothing about this is as it appears. On the surface, Flynn’s request looks like a ham-handed attempt to get the “frothy right” in a dither over the “unfairness” of his case, and distract from the fact that the SCO is publicly kissing his ring. As you point out, Flynn has presented an opportunity to the SCO to publicly expose the most damning details yet about who was really running ConFraudUS.
[Replying to President Pelosi’s reply to Peter J Crowley (having some browser issues):]
What didn’t Mike Pence know? And when did he not know it?
Next conspiracy for the frothy right is going to involve how Democrats must have bussed in illegals to vote in Republican primaries in order to entrap the GOP with Trump.
Hahnizona says:
The smoking gun has finally been found with all of Trumps prints on it!!
Great work, Marcy. I’ve enjoyed reading your posts and the posts of your regular commenters for at least a year or more. You are all way brighter than me, but I keep reading regularly anyway.
Trump will never wake up to the fact that he’s one of the dumbest people in any room he walks into. Flynn, OTOH, has probably wrestled a lot lately with not being the smartest guy in the room, and with not being able to intimidate or manipulate the people he does meet.
As for Flynn’s flag rank and long record of military service, I would say he pissed that out the window when he turned politician-bidnessman and chose to become a lackey to a figure like Donald Trump.
Prosecutors and the judge will be wrestling with contradictory aims tonight: On the one hand, they want to reward a witness for turning on higher and politically powerful criminals in his orbit. They want to persuade him to remain cooperative should trials be held, and to encourage others to do as Flynn has.
On the other hand, they want to punish a figure who leaped into high crimes and misdemeanors, knowingly discarding his privileges and his past in order to achieve rapid wealth and power by following a figure like Trump. Few people like that go to prison. Many should.
Vern says:
It’s referred to as “selling your stars”.
Trip says:
Before then @earl. He wanted to dictate policy and politics under Obama. Whatever kudos he received before went to his big fat head, where he knew better than anyone else, (by following infowars and listening to his horrible son). That’s why he was shit-canned to begin with. “Flynn facts”. Too big for his own damn britches, which seems to be carrying on to this day. His greed clearly played a role too, as you mentioned.
**reply worked.
Fran of the North says:
A JAG would be much better able to comment on this, but Flynn may also be prosecuted under Section 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Conduct Unbecoming an Officer. Violation is subject to Courts Martial.
Courts Martial would probably be a much more effective punishment, as it is stripping him of his rank, and potentially his retirement pay.
Any lawyers here have an opinion on whether Courts Martial for this behavior would be double jeopardy?
I have seen other people reference this too. Chances of that are effectively zero.
Would there need to be a Court Martial? He’s already admitted to the crime, so it would seem like the Army could simply take administrative action, although someone would have to take the initiative to do that and it would probably be a career killer, so I doubt it would happen.
IANAL, military or otherwise, but stripping a military officer of his/her rank and cutting his/her pension is not something over which the civil courts have jurisdiction. The only judicial system that can do that is the military — thus, there would be no double jeopardy.
readerOfTeaLeaves says:
Of all the dumbfounding, stupefying things that I have read at EW’s through the years, this one just may take the cake.
IIRC, in addition to firing Comey, Trump fired McCabe and Strzok because they were the FBI agents who’d interviewed Flynn. Tony [‘Art of the Deal’] Schwartz says that exacting revenge is Trump’s primary characteristic; his firing of FBI agents lends support to that view.
In addition to Flynn being a conduit between Trump and Russia, there was other activity afoot in the world: Erik Prince also happened to run into Russians. In the Seychelles. Prolly not coinkydink.
If this were fiction, it would feel like a preposterously bad tale: one that stretches credulity too far to be believed. And yet, here we are.
Sunlight!
di says:
when is Pence going to be taken down?
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/mike-flynn-pence-know-know/
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/light-flynn-revelations-mike-pence-has-some-explaining-do
Don’t we also know, from the McFarland emails and the later reporting around them, that at least Priebus and Spicer were copied in on her updates?
If so, they each knew as at the end of December 2016 that Flynn had discussed sanctions with Kislyak and discouraged “tit for tat”.
Both were later interviewed by the SCO. I wonder if they told the truth, then or later. If so, are they the cooperating witnesses mentioned in the SCO sentencing submissions on Pence, in the last few lines?
e.a.f. says:
On a Monday night, on Pacific Standard time waiting to see what happens to Flynn tomorrow. Being Canadian, don’t know much about the judge except what I’ve read here, but if he is no nonsense he might send him to jail. It will remind people even if you make Mueller happy, a Judge could still send you to jail. Nice message. Between this and what I saw on t.v. it is truly amazing what a stupid bunch of people the Trump organization has/had. Did they really think they were going to get away with it all? Perhaps given Trump’s sense of superiority and his skating on thin ice for most of his life. How these people betrayed their country is beyond me, but as they say, money talks…………
The U.S.A. was supposed to be the “greatest democracy” in the world. Looks more like a “shit hole” country to me.
Greenhouse says:
Everybody’s ass is up for grabs in a game of thrones, including your beloved, craven-worthy Harper, Mr. Canadian.
Well, one thing is sure, his excuse for calling his russian “counterpart” is sort of weak when the call was to an ambassador when he was director of National Intelligence. The two posts are NOTHING like each other, almost the direct opposites.
JKSF says:
So, this puts a little more flesh on the bones. It never made any sense that Trump was not directing Flynn. Flynn would not take it on his own initiative to talk to Kislyak. The question is Pence.
Let’s set the stage. Beginning of January 2017. Trump has had Flynn assure Kislyak that the sanctions will soon be lifted, no need for any “tit for tat.” Trump thinks he has everything under control. He is about to become President and appoint a new Attorney General who will do his bidding, be his Roy Cohn. In his mind at least, he had received decisive “help” from FBI Director Comey in the final days of the campaign. He believes Comey is his guy. On January 6, 2017 Comey briefs Trump on the sex stuff in the dossier and tells him that he is not under active investigation. Trump tells Comey he was “grateful for the conversation,” and that he wants him to stay on in his position as head of the FBI. At this point, Trump views Comey as a loyal soldier.
On January 12 the news breaks that Flynn and Kislyak talked on December 29, 2016.
What happens next? We don’t know whether Pence was in on the Trump/Flynn/Kislyak conspiracy, so let’s first assume the less likely possibility that he wasn’t. In this case, Trump tells Spicer that it didn’t happen, and to go out and deny, deny, deny to the media. It is not even clear that Trump would have brought Pence or Flynn into the picture at this point. On January 13 Spicer tells the media that sanctions were not discussed. Note that this is before Flynn supposedly lies to Pence! It may be that the thing that started the entire ball rolling was simply Trump telling Spicer to push the denial out. Anyway, at some point, either before or after Spicer’s conference call with the press, Trump also tells Pence it didn’t happen, deny, deny, deny. Then, according to the official timeline, on the 14th, Flynn tells Pence, the big lie, that sanctions were not discussed. On the 15th Pence and Priebus go on the Sunday programs and says sanctions were not discussed.
Second possibility, Pence was in on the conspiracy. In this case after the January 12th news report, Trump and Pence coordinate their story that it didn’t happen, and Spicer is told go out and deny, deny, deny to the media on the 13th. Pence does the Sunday morning circuit on the 15th.
In both cases it is interesting to speculate that the supposed call with Flynn on the 14th may not have happened. It is quite possible that Flynn was not brought into the cover-up until after Pence is on record as saying that sanctions were not discussed.
On the 19th, Obama’s last day in office, Yates and Brennan want to brief the Trump administration on Flynn’s conversations with Kislyak, which had been intercepted by U.S. intelligence. “Yates and Brennan reportedly deferred to then-FBI Director James Comey, who feared such a disclosure could interfere with an ongoing investigation.”
The news breaks on the 22nd that Flynn is under investigation by the FBI for communications with Russians. Now, Flynn certainly does speak with Spicer and says sanctions were not discussed. Also, on the same day Trump has the infamous oval office meeting with Comey where he hugs him saying: “Oh, and there’s Jim. He’s become more famous than me.” Trump clearly at this point still thinks Comey is in the bag.
Spicer reiterates the “no sanctions discussed” line at a press briefing on the 23rd.
On the 24th McCabe sends Strzok and the other FBI agent to interview Flynn. Flynn lies to the FBI. Curiously, Flynn is reported to have known that a transcript of his Kislyak phone conversation existed prior to the interview, but he lied anyway. One can only imagine that Flynn was under the impression that the fix was in. Who knows what Trump told him.
On the 26th Comey relents and Yates informs McGahn of the intercepts showing Flynn’s lies. On the 27th Trump has dinner with Comey and asks for his loyalty.
For the next two weeks Flynn continues to deny sanctions were discussed, while more stories break to the contrary, and on Feb 13th Kellyanne Conway says Flynn mislead Pence about the phone call. That evening Flynn resigns saying: “Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador.” This sounds like Flynn was not fully on board with the role of soldier falling on his sword.
So, in a nutshell. Trump tells Flynn to assure Kislyak about the sanctions. The story pops. Trump tells everyone to deny it. They do. Trump thinks the fix is in with Comey. The intercept makes it impossible to contain, so someone has to go down for it. Flynn has no choice, but to take the fall. Further, the story has to be that Flynn lied to Pence, because otherwise it would implicate Trump.
Anyway, we now know Trump is implicated, so what does that mean about Pence? Are we to believe at this point that Pence was entirely out of the loop until he gets a phone call from Flynn on January 13th where Flynn tells him don’t worry, despite reports in the news, he didn’t discuss sanctions, so go on TV and tell this to the world. Does that make any sense at all?
I’ve never believed that Pence did not know. Whether or not he knew in December, at least when he went on TV on the 15th, he was lying. The question now would be how much has Flynn revealed to Mueller? Is he sticking to the:”I lied to Pence,” story line or has he come clean? If he is not telling the truth to Mueller now, his plea would certainly be in jeopardy.
One final thing. It is very interesting to note that Comey prevailed over Yates and Brennan in holding off informing Team Trump about the intercepts until after the FBI had Flynn’s testimony.
Terry Ott says:
Some things that puzzle me; maybe someone better informed can clarify and help me understand:
(1) Inasmuch as the FBI had recorded Flynn/Kislyak phone calls, what was their reason for wanting an “informal” discussion (i.e., supposedly the FBI positioned it as just wanting to chat without legal counsel) with Flynn about that dialog? Was it to see if Flynn might spill the beans, perhaps inadvertently, about who else was in the loop regarding any discussion of sanctions? Or for some other reason that is escaping me.
(2) It seems likely that Flynn knew he’d been recorded, right? Or if he didn’t “know” that, he would likely have assumed that, given his intelligence background and knowledge of the inner workings thereof. So, why would he not have said to the investigators: “You just need to listen to your recording(s), and not rely on my imperfect recollections about who said what from a time when I was on the beach, vacationing and drinking adult beverages.” Maybe he DIDN’T know or assume the FBI was listening in, and decided to roll the dice? What are we to make of this?
(3) What are we to make of the apparent opinions of the FBI interviewers that Flynn was not lying and perhaps just having trouble remembering? …. Compared to Comey’s declaration later on that there was no doubt he was lying? I know he pleaded guilty, but don’t people sometimes do that in a calculated way in order to get out from under a burdensome situation — legal fees, ongoing public speculation, hoping to get a light slap on the wrist, etc.?
(4) In his role as the incoming National security poobah, would it not be okay for him to discuss (albeit cautiously) almost anything with the Russian ambassador, someone he surely would know and with whom he would have future dealings?
I wish I’d had the time to parse all of this back-and-forth; just trying to make sense of it and the commenters here are obviously and impressively more tuned in than I am. Disclaimer (or is it a “confession”): I don’t particularly like or respect James Comey, so I’m not able to reject out of hand the idea that he’s not to be trusted completely. And he sure does seem to have trouble remembering things that would seem to have been pretty important.
Thanks for letting me know any thoughts you have.
Flynn was a former three-star general and NSA-designate, with decades of work in intelligence and covert ops. His background meant that he probably knew as much or more as the average FBI field agent about what the FBI’s role was, that any questioning of him was investigatory, and that any answers he gave would likely be material. It would have been a surprise if Flynn had showed obvious signs of deceit in a low-pressure interview by the FBI.
The argument that Flynn was not adequately informed is obviously false. It was probably chosen as focus-grouped bit of propaganda for the base.
Investigators often conduct principal interviews late in their investigation, when they have as much information about the interviewee or target as possible. They have evidence from other sources, which the interviewee’s responses can either support or contradict. Telling investigators “to listen to the tapes” instead of answering a direct question is defensive non-cooperation. Coming from senior administration official, it would raise a lot of suspicion. Flynn might as well have worn a sign that said, “Kick me.”
After Trump and Flynn took office, Flynn could have had whatever conversations with Kislyak he wanted that were consistent with his duty to his government and were agreed with the president. Before that, he is bound to the policies of the administration still in power. That means that conversations with foreigners are normally limited to introductory and non-substantive issues.
The bigger problem for Flynn and Trump is the reason they were changing policy toward Russia: It was to make their private businesses more profitable, regardless of the impact on US national interests or national security.
In Trump’s case, he probably also had a motive to avoid the Russians withdrawing their lucrative propping up of his businesses. That legitimately puts Congress’s investigation into Trump’s business and personal tax returns front and center.
Rusharuse says:
So, Comey, McCabe, Strozak, Yates and others knew all this but kept their mouths shut to protect the investigation, all “taking one for the team” as Trump and his scum trashed their reputations and lives. I think that’s admirable!
viget says:
The fact that the classification markings are redacted makes me think that the 302 was at one point classified. Yet I don’t see any official declassification markings. Who would have authorized its declassification? Certainly not Trump or any of his lackeys at DOJ. The judge can’t release classified material, can he?
Also, there’s got to be more going on here than just sanctions talk. Some of this 302 is still redacted, what else did Flynn discuss with Kislyak that would be so damaging to his reputation if it got out?
It would be possible to write a legal memo on this topic, complete with citations to the relevant authorities, but the gist of it is: The judge interprets the law, and if he orders the document to be released, then either the document has to be released or one or both parties have to appeal. The judge is immune from criminal and civil liability for actions taken in good faith in the performance of his judicial duties. If anyone thought the order to release the info was unlawful, their sole remedy would be to appeal (or refuse to release it, be held in contempt of court, and then either appeal, with the possibility of being liable for contempt). If the party subject to an order releases the information pursuant to the court order, they are also immune from criminal and civil liability for that act, since they are obligated to follow the court order.
That could in fact be the reason why it took so long for us to see this memo–the DOJ/FBI refused to declassify it, so the Special Counsel was not able to release it until ordered to do so by the court.
I am not sure they were necessarily classified as opposed to just being protected information that is not public. But they were given to Flynn long ago, the only question was whether it would be made public. Well, actually there is also the question of what Flynn thought would be accomplished by doing so.
Given what wasn’t redacted, and the general subjects, I’d say it’s fairly certain that this was a classified document and not just protected from publication.
You don’t just toss around information about private meetings and conversations between the NSA-designate, the Russian ambassador, and others. You just don’t. Witness how Flynn’s mention of Sergun’s death in Lebanon brought out a fast and panicked denial from Russia who claims he died in Russia of a heart attack. Also, the redactions of the names of countries in the discussion about the UN and resolution on Israeli settlements are EXACTLY the kinds of statements that would be classified.
The well-known rule in the lobbying game and related endeavors in this town is: “when you’ve got the vote, shut your mouth.” That is, when you have achieved your objective of convincing some one of your position, don’t continue spouting off all the additional reasons why the result is the correct one. It can only backfire. Flynn’s bleating, gild-the-lily response to the sentencing recommendation is a textbook example.
DMM says:
So it turns out what we all knew to be the case anyway is true — that Flynn was doing exactly what Trump wanted him to do.
But why lie about it? The stupidity of doing so is just staggering. Did they really believe that DOJ would try to apply the Logan Act here to the President-elect? Historically several President-elects (presidents-elect??) have sent a “be cool and we’ll talk later” message to adversarial powers. The Logan Act isn’t even mentioned in any of the documents pertaining to Flynn — not the Flynn indictments, the sentencing memo, or this 302 — so it seems a reasonable assumption that Mueller doesn’t think it would be applicable or stand. Not even for securing the UN vote on behalf of Israel, which is as clear and textbook a violation of the Act as I recall having heard of.
@Terry Ott: I think #2 is incorrect–I think Flynn didn’t realize that his conversations had been captured, or if they had, that he would face any liability for lying. I think he thought that since he was the designated NSA working directly for the President-elect, he could say anything without facing liability and that this was mostly a political issue that he was responding to, not a criminal inquiry.
@ Terry Ott says:
First, here’s a good place for background: https://www.emptywheel.net/
Secondly, why are you assessing the Flynn interview in a vacuum? The intelligence agencies had determined that the breach of the DNC system and Podesta emails was conducted by the Kremlin. During the campaign Trump asked Russia for emails. Flynn chanted “Lock her up” in response to emails. He visited with Putin in Moscow. It’s not like the guy, the head of national security, would be completely oblivious to the implications of Feds asking questions about his interactions, seeking no retribution from Russian, after the sitting president imposed sanctions for the cyber attack. If you can’t remember something critical like calling an agent of the state that hacked your political opponents, then you don’t belong in that position. The FBI agents gave him ample opportunities to come clean by basically tipping him off to the conversation. If his brain was that addled from alcohol that he forgot the conversation, JFC, he should have known it wasn’t a good time to make calls, and again, that would be disqualifying for the position.
Further, the agents noted he wasn’t stressed during questioning and showed no obvious body language signs, known to them, of lying. Pretending to be befuddled or having a questionable recall is disingenuous when the news of the day has been consistent coverage of Russian hacking, FFS. These were not questions out of left field that no one could see coming.
It really doesn’t matter one way or the other whether you like Comey.
Jan Marra says:
I think Mike Flynn would much prefer doing a few years in a nice, remote, secure Federal prison where he can sit and sort his head and try to figure out How It All Went Down(hill)–that is, without looking over his shoulder for a bulky Russian bearing a nerve agent.
chromiumbook0000 says:
Slightly off topic (and apologies if already covered) – Is the general thought/consensus that the SDNY’s criminal investigation of the inaugural committee is likely the same “criminal investigation” to which Flynn was referenced as having provided help? Given the Flynn-Nader-Broidy wooing of Saudi, UAE folks (ie Seychelles, etc), it seems like Flynn would certainly fit in that investigation.
Trump’s ‘good luck’ tweet to Flynn shows someone is feeding him secrets from Mueller probe: Legal expert
(at end of article)…National security journalist Marcy Wheeler said the president’s tweet could come back to haunt Flynn as he hopes to avoid prison.
“Flynn’s got ground to make up on showing remorse,” she tweeted. “Now Trump is pressuring him not to.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/trumps-good-luck-tweet-flynn-shows-someone-feeding-secrets-mueller-probe-legal-expert/
Aside: I noticed the comment block is upside down today. The login is on top of the comment versus below it, where it usually is. Are these changes, or is it only happening on my end? I feel disoriented.
The fact that Mueller has shown Flynn extreme deference with his sentencing recs, and yet Flynn still spits in his face, makes me think there’s still more info that hasn’t been disclosed yet. As @DMM pointed out above, it seems like the Logan act wasn’t even on the table, so what other crime did he commit besides lying to the FBI that got Strozk and McCabe so fired up? Is there more in the Kislyak intercepts that is discussed that the FBI just doesn’t have parallel constructed evidence for that Mueller can present in court?
Honestly, other than the armed services connection, I don’t understand why Mueller is being so lenient on Flynn. He seems like a key player in the conspiracy.
yep, you’re not the only one seeing the difference in comment/log in arrangement.
Yohei72 says:
I’ve developed the habit of following up EW’s posts by doing news searches to see if anyone in the MSM has noticed what she has. This one seems to have flown under the radar so far. Of course, they sometimes catch up months later – they’ve just lately begun to take seriously the possibility that Mueller has evidence of conspiracy with the Russians going all the way up to Trump.
@Trip
Not just you, and the “reply” function seem to have quit working at the same time.
@Alan says:
@ Alan, Flynn thought that they (Trump, himself et al) had the power now, and that he could lie with impunity. The lying was covering up deeper secrets, obviously. It was not the innocent “slipped my mind” BS he is claiming now.
Don’t forget, the interview with Flynn happened on January 24th. Sessions was not yet recused. That didn’t happen until March: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/jeff-sessions-russia-trump-investigation-democrats.html . Trump thought Sessions, as head of DOJ, would act as protector. (He would have never given him the job, if he knew he would recuse). The fix was in. It was all going to go away.
Yeah, the work-around “open in new tab” doesn’t work either.
And you were “bumped” for Rudy Sunday AM…After your last few posts, I do not think you will get bumped again.
Although looking back at Rudy’s performance after all this has been revealed is quite interesting.
Also adding to my last comment: Sessions not yet recused. FBI agents question Flynn on Jan 24th, on Jan. 27, Trump had the special dinner alone with Comey asking if he liked his job and if he had “loyalty”. Then Sessions only recused in March. Flynn lied because he thought he could get away with it, with all of the forces and plots going on behind the scenes. Period.
I forgot to mention, as we all know, that Trump was asking Comey to lay off investigating Flynn, at their lovely dinner party for two.
oftee says:
Great column, Marcy! I found your site through a reference at fivethirtyeight or Vox last winter, and it’s been an incredibly enriching experience to see actual fact based commentators and columns that tend to tamp down hyperbole and vitriol!
IANAL, so please excuse my ignorance on this one – but were Trump’s instructions to Flynn, et. al, illegal, or par for the course whenever a new administration is about to take over? I am aware of Nixon’s secret/not-so-secret dalliances with the South Vietnamese during his run in 1968, and LBJ’s reluctance to divulge that, but that was an actual war and he was actively undermining a diplomatic solution that served only to enhance his own political standing in the election. How does that compare with what Trump did? Is talking to Russia during the transition illegal? I get how Flynn’s actions are illegal, (not filling out a FARA form for Turkey, lying to the FBI) but is this a case of the cover up being worse than the actual crime?
Full disclosure – I don’t believe anything Trump says, and I find him incredibly easy to read regarding his personal insecurities, but I am also concerned that some of the illegalities involving his cronies are difficult to explain to a wider audience (I don’t understand all of them either), which of course complicates the political nature of impeachment and potential removal from office.
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Thee crime is conspiracy (i.e. Con Fraud US). The motives behind con fraud are the quid pro quos involved between the “playas” — Russia and Trump (craven, self-enrichment — Moscow Tower Project, election tampering for sanctions relief). Violating Logan Act is just one of many necessary consequences of the art of the deal. And look, the man fancies himself an artist.
Marcy thanks. You read the tea leaves and see through the redacted material beautifully.
This is how this administration started out with a con man, con helpers, cheating, lies and greed. No wounder the foundation is toxic.
Flynn is neck deep in the swamp. Cheating, lies and greed will always come back and bite one in the tush. He must have really given up a lot for Mueller to not request any jail time. So much more to be revealed …
Malcolm Nance said: … Flynn’s redacted 302s showing where he lied. They are embarrassing, sloppy lies. Biggest take away? FBI questions shout to the interviewee: THE FBI LISTENED TO EVERY WORD OF YOUR CALLS AND HAVE A TRANSCRIPT. THEY KNOW YOU ARE LYING IN REAL TIME! Still he lied.
“All the lies people tell just to cover up the truth that reveals itself in the end.”
oldoilfieldhand says:
The judge is asking Flynn’s lawyers questions regarding their filings that would better be submitted to the “Trump Donors” who are paying Flynn’s lawyers
I’ve often wondered if you were someone I knew from FDL. At first I thought not. But now I suspect you are, with a slightly different moniker. Please help me out. VG
@ oldoilfieldhand says:
I’m sorry I missed all of this! Hopefully, it’s written up in full somewhere. I will have to search.
Eslinger says:
Judge Sullivan has, according to Steven Portnoy (via Twitter), asked prosecutor Brandon Van Grack if the special counsel’s office had ever considered charging Flynn with treason. This came after repeated, clear opportunities were offered to Flynn to publicly refute the government’s charges and methods (which Flynn and his team have been attacking via social media and releases to news agencies).
Judge Sullivan does not appear to be happy with Flynn or satisfied with the idea of no penalties for him.
“Arguably, you sold out your country,” U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said to Flynn.
Thank you Judge Sullivan! Flynn chose greed. He just may do time in jail.
“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.” Mwai Kibaki
Reply button didn’t work – thanks for your response Greenhouse! I also noticed a comment posted literally a minute after I posted mine that explained some of the stuff I asked about too, I think it was Trip. Either way, thanks for the insight!
David Karson says:
Great article Empty Wheel! Thanks! Dave
@ Greenhouse December 18, 2018 at 1:20 pm:
Greenhouse for the win with an ew site-caliber response to “e.a.f.”‘s latest, and most nonsensically Trumpian, anti-‘USA’/’American’ drop-in. See, my reflexive best was to tell “e.a.f.” to shove his “shit hole” country remark back into his shit hole, and – absent perhaps an additional remark on how his lead-in doesn’t wind to that conclusion, but, in fact, tends to contradict- that was just not up to snuff for the level of dialogue curated around here.
Thanks to Alan, Trip, and Earlofhuntingdon for your insights in reply to my musings and questions. Since my college days I’ve gotten news and opinion journalism from across the spectrum, so when you refer to the right-wing froth, I know it, though I listen in with a critical ear; sometimes it’s borderline hilarious, actually.
I watched an MSNBC “Headliners” report on Flynn a few days ago. What popped into my head was that Flynn seemed to go “off the rails” emotionally (psychologically), a few years ago. It reminded me of a chapter in my own life where I buckled mentally after years of 60+ hour weeks of high stress work with heavy travel and unrelenting deadline pressure. I did nothing illegal or unethical when I burned out, but my attitude and behavior patterns definitely went into the crapper. Relationships changed, my decision making techniques that had served me so well for years were blunted, my judgement (looking back on it) was horrendous in some aspects. I was Flynn’s age at the time, and at the apex of my career.
It took me 5 weeks in a mini-sabbatical setting to realize that I had to “escape”. I did, retired to a “hobby business” and charitable work. No travel. People who get to know me now, in the last 15 years, and those who knew me 30 years ago but have not kept in touch, would not recognize the person I became for two-plus years as I crashed and burned.
Like Flynn, I was thought to be one of the best in my chosen (albeit, narrow) field of expertise. I reveled in my work to the extreme, finding it and the recognition/rewards addictive. In Flynn’s case, the rug was pulled out from under him when he started slipping; in my case, I was in a private company work environment that was very supportive and non-political which is a big part of what saved me. When I heard high-ranking people say about Flynn in that TV documentary, that he became very different and was not as grounded as he had been for many years of his professional life … “There but for the grace of God … etc.” Oh, yeah.
I can relate to parts of your personal story. With respect to Flynn, I didn’t see the MSNBC story (I watch zero TV news). Did it discuss Flynn’s very recent actions, for example, stirring up the conspiracy theorists? Based on Flynn’s recent actions, I can’t give him the benefit of the doubt that he simply stumbled and that he’s fundamentally ethical and good–in fact, I can’t see that at all right now, although if his behavior changes in the future, I would certainly have an open mind.
Valley girl,
Issues with Reply button: definitely not complaining bmaz!
Haven’t changed my nom de plume; I enjoy your comments.
Can confirm from having seen George and the Delaware Destroyers in such a small venue (Flagstaff, Arizona at at a joint on the hill I think) somewhere very near that time, how truly awesome they were.
jf-fl says:
“emptywheel Yet another piece wondering “WHY DID FLYNN LIE” without reading the 302, where it’s made pretty clear. ” https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1075504335705042945
This is when I have to remind myself that no matter her brilliance, EW is also a reflex partisian.
When most people say “why did flynn lie”… imho they’re asking a most substantive question:
why would a 3-star general- knowing he’d be committing a felony lying to FBI and thus risking prison and his reputation and earning power- lie repeatedly on behalf of the Trump administration?
Granted this maybe unknowable. We don’t exactly know why Flynn was asked to resign from DOD, other than he was a bit of a square peg. Presumably he thought he would get away with it, but most people are assuming he’s either some sort of rational actor with a character flaw (plenty of evidence to support this conclusion) OR he was already exposed in some other way, financial or otherwise that may him need the income from Russia/Turkey/Team-Trump that made him take larger risks. We saw a perfect example of this yesterday when he was trying to play both-sides-ism by throwing in “entrapment” into his own guilty plea. He needed money from fox truthers to pay for his defense and he just went a bit too far.
The financial motivations of Flynn crimes preceeding his guilty plea (including ones he was not charged with) have been touched on repeatedly, but seems like there is more to why he needed money this badly. Was it simply greed, or could he not get normal jobs ex-DOD folks can because of circumstances of his departure? This to me is actually interesting because unlike most of the people who endorsed Trump big and early, Flynn was not a complete moron. Most respected his intelligence and character, so I think that’s why “why did he lie” is more interesting for him. Flynn was not a cohen or a manafort…. the special counsel emphasized this too regarding flynn in his sentencing recommendation.
or could he not get normal jobs ex-DOD folks can
This implies a guaranteed privilege/entitlement of attaining work at a certain standard/level that no other person within the general population can assume the ‘right’ to, including the lowly enlisted. It also sounds like being part of the DOD is a mere stepping stone to get these other jobs which their counterparts have been accustomed to for a particular standard of living or stature. Sometimes when people are fired from a job, it follows and haunts them, excluding them from future endeavors of the same. They don’t all go out and then make bank as secret agents of foreign governments.
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Hitman HD Trilogy Release This January
Trilogy releases are usually only seen when a game series reaches an unprecedented level of success, or fans beg and plead for it to be released, so an HD trilogy for the Hitman series is a little unexpected. However, the trilogy will allow new players of the series to understand the story of Hitman and its origins, and old and new players alike can grab themselves a decently packaged copy of the three games.
The three games will be included in one package that will also come with an art book including 22 pieces of artwork representing the game. On top of this, players can submit their own art on a new website at www.whois47.com, recently announced by Square Enix. There will be a competition which judges the best art, and the winner will receive a one-time only Hitman style Xbox 360 Slim. Instead of just being re-skinned, the new Hitman Xbox has custom decals as well as shining interior LEDs that can be seen through a transparent glass pane, as well as a physical Hitman symbol on the side of the console.
Fans can also purchase signed art copies of the artwork shown in the books for $47 each.
I expect there are quite a few Hitman fans out there, but it's almost as if Square Enix are pushing too hard to make the Hitman series more popular than it has turnt out to be.
It'll be nice to see the two previous games 'in HD' though, and having the titles on the current gen consoles will also give us other benefits like Trophies or Gamerscore.
Are you interested in the Hitman HD trilogy? It will be released in North America for $70 on January 29th.
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Heartbleed vulnerability drives home need for software layered security
Posted By Matt Williams| 04-16-2014
The unfortunate nature of computer programming is that there will always be weaknesses in the coding. Even if every measure is taken to ensure that there is no route into systems for malicious hackers to take, there is always the chance that something went unnoticed in the development stages. The perfect example is Windows XP, which – up until Tuesday – had been receiving after-thought patches for almost 13 years. People who are still using it are more likely to be attacked by cybercriminals that have been taking the errors found in more recent incarnations of Windows and trying to find the same flaws in XP.
But this phenomenon is not exclusive to outdated operating systems. It was recently discovered that a weakness known as Heartbleed was found on a vast majority of servers and routers around the world – including those of major services like Facebook and Google, but also on the consumer-grade solutions offered by companies like Cisco and Juniper.
This vulnerability was complicated to disclose due to the widespread nature of Heartbleed. There had to be a confidential air to passing the word along – news of the flaw had not yet found its way into unscrupulous circles.
“But like any secret, every new insider increased the risk that the news would leak,” wrote The Verge contributor Russell Brandom. “The worst case scenario was Heartbleed leaking out to a black-hat forum, where the news would spread to attackers first. At a certain point, researchers inevitably decide the risk of a leak is too great and they have no choice but to publish the leak in advance.”
This left millions – if not billions – of people potentially exposed to criminal hackers. This is why security cannot be left up to the services and hardware that claim to be well-defended – there have to be extra considerations on the part of the people and companies that leverage them. Being proactive in terms of cybersecurity is rapidly becoming standard for organizations around the world, and as the threat landscape continues to evolve in the digital age, it will need to be almost second nature.
Software layered security growing critical in importance
The reality is that there is nothing that can be done to deter cybercrime from happening. With more breaches and hacks being reported, the likelihood of being hit increases with each day that goes by. Private computers and government servers alike stand just as much of a chance of being targeted, and there has to be an acceptance of this in order for progress to occur.
The discovery of Heartbleed has certainly driven this point home. The existence of this flaw has potentially let criminals right into a universal backdoor through which they can steal sensitive information.
But the mantra of computer defense should be “the more, the merrier.” Because one line of protection can be exploited through its flaws, there has to be another one standing behind it – and, ideally, further barriers past that point. This is why, no matter what kinds of security are theoretically in place on third-party hardware and systems, there has to be more done on the part of the user.
Part of this comes from leveraging security software independent of what comes standard with an operating system. Even if an attack is inevitable, its effects can be mitigated and defended against by bringing in as many safety assets as possible. The further the digital locks go in the system, the less likely it will be that a criminal can break in undetected.
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Gerald Fried 2CD Set: The Return of Dracula (1957-62)
Music by Gerald Fried
CD Release: January 1999
Catalog #: Vol. 1, No. 4
Gerald Fried has scored a variety of esteemed projects over his 40+ year career: famous television shows such as Star Trek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Gilligan's Island; the historic miniseries Roots; and such well-regarded features as Stanley Kubrick's The Killing and Paths of Glory, and Robert Aldrich's Too Late the Hero. He is the only composer ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for a documentary score, Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1975). Throughout it all, his bold style has emphasized dynamic rhythms passed throughout the orchestra, dissonant, ambitious counterpoint, and gentle, effortless melodies.
In the late 1950s and early '60s, Fried scored multiple low-budget horror films primarily for United Artists. This jam-packed 2CD set compiles four of the best, each a distinctly Fried-ian effort but offering something different: The Return of Dracula (1958) is built around an adventurous use of the Dies Irae; I Bury the Living (1958, a creepy graveyard thriller) makes extensive use of harpsichord; The Cabinet of Caligari (1962, for 20th Century Fox) has a beautiful, romantic theme and elaborate, impressionistic cues for the various set-pieces; and Mark of the Vampire (1957) makes use of pulsing three-against-four rhythms and suspended chords in the style of The Killing.
These scores should thrill horror aficionados as well as connoisseurs of the "Chiller Theater"-type TV programs which have aired the films. Fans of Fried's Star Trek scores (like "Amok Time," "Friday's Child," and especially "Catspaw") will be delighted to find many similar passages and orchestrations. As a special bonus, at the end of disc two are rare demo versions of the jazz vocal of the theme from Caligari, "The Sounds of the Night," with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
This entire 2CD set (over two hours of music) is in mono and has been laboriously restored from the composer's personal collection, with each score presented in as complete a chronological form as possible. The Return of Dracula and The Cabinet of Caligari are from reel-to-reel tape sources; I Bury the Living and Mark of the Vampire have been transferred from barely played acetates and de-clicked using the Sonic Solutions program. In each case, the element used is believed to be the only surviving source in the world. The album overall is the result of several years' work.
The two discs are packaged in a single "slimline" jewel box. The 24-page booklet features copious photos, an introduction by Lukas Kendall, and essays on each of the films and scores by D.L. Fuller, Bruce Kimmel, Doug Adams and Jeff Bond.
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Gerald Fried 2CD Set: The Return of Dracula
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Volume 2
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The Spy With My Face: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Movies
The Unforgiven: Classic Western Scores From United Artists
Gerald Fried (b. 1928) contributed scores to some of the most famous 1960s TV series including Star Trek ("Amok Time"), Gilligan's Island, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Lost in Space. His career began in the 1950s with several features for his Bronx friend Stanley Kubrick (The Killing, Paths of Glory) and has also encompassed classic '50s horror like The Return of Dracula and, into the '70s and '80s, landmark longform television such as Roots. His scores are distinguished by his distinctive rhythms and also colorful writing for woodwinds (he is an oboe player).
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Music Composed and Conducted by Gerald Fried
The Return of Dracula
Dracula Fugue/Main Title 2:28
Sunrise 3:01
Family Reunion 2:20
Dracula Pad 2:07
Street Scene 2:47
Jenny's Saga 3:20
A Dog's Life 1:22
Seducing Rachel 3:19
Suspicions 1:22
Night Night, Rembrandt 3:13
Party Pooper 3:20
The End 4:09
I Bury the Living
Main Title 1:55
Quite a Map 2:36
Through This Before 3:08
Go Ahead, Bob 2:05
Thinking It Over 3:07
Scratch Batch 3:47
Granite Gully 1:46
Quiet Kiss 1:16
Bring `Em Back Alive 3:48
Cemetery 2:12
McKee Flips/End Title 1:42
The Cabinet of Caligari
Prelude 5:00
Main Title/The New Guest 3:12
The Rorshach Test 2:37
Jane's Life 3:57
A Nice Bath 1:42
House of Horrors 3:14
Sleeping Pills 2:53
Happily Alive/The Maze 5:00
Still Trapped 3:42
Seduction 3:07
Breakthrough 3:48
Going Home/End Credits 3:41
Mark of the Vampire
Mysterious Patient 2:39
Ballet Practice/Murder! 2:43
Pill Popper 2:28
Human Season 2:37
Introspection/Transformation 2:31
Cops on the Trail 1:01
Daylight Chase 4:44
Radio Source The Cabinet of Caligari 1:29
Radio Source I Bury the Living 1:43
The Sounds of the Night male vocal 2:27
The Sounds of the Night female vocal 2:32
For more specific musician lists for the scores on this album, go here:
Victor Arno, Robert Barene, Arnold Belnick, Blanche Belnick, Frances Berkova, Sam Freed, Jr., David Frisina, Benny Gill, Mort Herbert, Anatol Kaminsky, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, William Miller, Erno Neufeld, Felix Slatkin, Albert Steinberg, Joseph Stepansky, Andor J. Toth, Leon Trebacz
Phillip Goldberg, Virginia Majewski, George Raymond Menhennick, Robert Ostrowsky, Sanford Schonbach, Milton Thomas
Margaret Aue-Van Wyck, Justin DiTullio, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Raphael "Ray" Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher
Abraham Luboff, Peter A. Mercurio
Flute:
Arthur Hoberman, Martin Ruderman, Sylvia Ruderman
Oboe:
Norman Benno, William Criss, Gerald Fried, Bert Gassman, Joseph Rizzo, Gordon Schoneberg
Clarinet:
Merritt Buxbaum, Roy A. D'Antonio, Dominick Fera, Mitchell Lurie
Bassoon:
Norman H. Herzberg, Jack Marsh, Gerold Schon
Vincent N. DeRosa, Fred Fox, Wendell Hoss, Sinclair Lott, James M. McGee, Richard E. Perissi
W. Pete Candoli, Robert Divall, Robert H. Fleming, Maurie Harris, Emanuel "Manny" Klein, Raymond Linn, Albert Mancini, Uan Rasey, Cecil Read, Lester Remsen, Manny Stevens
Marshall C. Cram, James Henderson, Robert Marsteller, Richard "Dick" Nash, Richard Noel, George M. Roberts, Seymour "Cy" Zeldin
Sam Rice
John Crown, Caesar Giovannini, Raymond Turner
Harpsichord:
John Crown
Harp:
Dorothy S. Remsen
Milton Holland, William Kraft, Sheldon "Shelly" Manne, Bernie Mattinson, Harry Neiderman, Lee Joe Perrin
Tympani:
Lee Joe Perrin
Lloyd Basham, Robert Helfer
Lloyd Basham, Robert Bornstein, Dan Franklin, Percival Goldenson, Percival Goldenson, Jack McTaggart
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What is the main haplogroup of Cucuteni-Trypillian (Tripolye) culture?
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Thread: What is the main haplogroup of Cucuteni-Trypillian (Tripolye) culture?
Tomenable
I think differences between WHG, SHG and EHG could be the result of their origins from three distinct Ice Age refugia. The old concept of Ice Ace Refugia was wrong when it comes to association of certain haplogroups with certain refugia (see the map below) - especially when it comes to spurious association of R1b with Iberian refugium.
But it doesn't mean that the entire concept was erroneous:
Association of three HG autosomal components - WHG, SHG and EHG - with those three refugia as shown in the map, seems probable. However, WHG were not R1b, but rather C1 (C-M130) and some subclades of I2.
The Balkan refugium, on the other hand, could be other subclades of I2, as well as I1.
I have started a new thread about this:
http://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads...EHG-ancestries
Originally Posted by Tomenable
This is true that a lot of HG (in this case rather EHG than WHG - EHG was quite different from WHG, because it was ANE-rich) was brought from the east by steppe people such as Yamnaya. But already before those migrations from the east, an increase of HG (WHG and SHG) could be observed in Middle and Late Neolithic. LeBrok argued that it was due to HG genes - especially their Y-DNA - being selected for. IMO that could be simply due to an increasing number of hunter-gatherers being assimilated into agricultural communities, and then exploding demographically, increasing in numbers (as farmers tend to do). If ~50 hunters learn how to farm, they will grow to ~1000 descendants in few generations.
As for HG ancestry - it seems to me that calling all of it WHG is already obsolete by now. ;)
We have learned by now, that there were at least three quite distinct types of HGs in Europe:
WHG - western (Iberian-French) hunters
SHG - central (Scandinavian-Hungarian) hunters
EHG - eastern (Karelian-Russian) hunters
There were similarities between them, but also differences. EHG, for instance, was ANE-rich.
Both SHG and EHG were also lighter-pigmented than WHG. WHG were darker, if I remember correctly.
WHG probably had more of Aurignacian ancestry (see Y-DNA of Kostenki 14, and then La-Brana).
So we agree that the resurgence of HG ancestry in Middle and Late Neolithic was due to more and more hunters gradually learning how to farm. I have never claimed that it was a swift process without difficulties.
I'm sorry, I still think you're not seeing the subtlety of the distinctions. We do not yet have any evidence, even in the Middle and Late Neolithic, of bands of hunter gatherers looking at the neighboring farmers and deciding, wow, that looks like a great idea, and adopting farming as a community. It is always in the context of their being absorbed into a farming community, and with some degree of genetic admixture, at least so far.
I never said that h-g groups were incapable of farming. If nothing else, some of them could have been enslaved and forced to farm, which may have been the case with KOI, although if we look at the example of the American West, Australia, and the San, that very rarely works. They usually pine away or sicken or run away.
When the climate changed and they had absolutely no other option other than starvation, some of them might also have gone to farming communities and been absorbed. That happened in the American West as well.
Now, as I said, that may have changed under the Indo-Europeans, because the pastoralist life style may have been a better fit for them.
Ed. The proof is that after thousands of years, the MN and LN farmers were still 75% EEF, and it may indeed be that EEF = ENF.
Greying Wanderer
"Missions varied enormously in their economic and religious success. Some could not support themselves; others developed fertile fields and vineyards and huge herds of cattle. Virtually all successful religious conversion was among sedentary Indians who were easier to control and more adaptable to agriculture and herding. The few attempts to convert such warlike nomads as the Apaches and Comanches failed dismally."
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/a...ons-us-history
This may be the critical distinction. If nomadic or semi-nomadic HGs had various itchy-feet type traits that suited that lifestyle then sedentary HGs may have lost some or all of them as part of the process of becoming sedentary. So nomadic types recruited/enslaved to be farmers might never settle but could if they were recruited as herders whereas HGs that were already sedentary might be able to fit in as farmers.
If correct then that leads to the interesting possibility that you might see different dynamics in regions where there were pre-existing sedentary HGs.
arvistro
Parts of Comb ceramics were sedentary fishers...
That's a useful line of speculation, ( i.e. that there were different results in different places depending on the lifestyle of the h-g ), but from what I remember, most of the h-g groups in Europe at the time of the arrival of the farmers were already mostly sedentary hunter-fisher gatherers, although with seasonal movements to different camps. The paleolithic mammoth hunters were long gone. Someone could check it out.
Still, the fact remains that if you remove all the mumbo-jumbo and slicing and dicing, this is the logic:
IF-
Barcin = ENF who went to Europe (the farmers who went to Europe from the Near East were like Barcin, as seems to be the case)
Barcin = EEF (perhaps only a few percent difference)
MN/LN = 75% EEF
Then, after thousands of years of cohabitation the farmers only picked up 25% of their ancestry from the h-g groups who were in Europe when they arrived. Yes?
So, either the h-g groups were extraordinarily small, and the farmers were breeding like rabbits, or most of the h-g groups still couldn't adapt and fled to places like far northeastern Europe and perhaps far northwestern Europe or to mountain refuges or whatever, only to slowly trickle in and be absorbed with climate change, and later a slightly larger group were absorbed by Indo-Europeans as stockmen or whatever.
I think we also have to consider that the Mission system was the product of a much later and more sophisticated civilization and belief system. It was a concerted effort by a very small group of elite men to "Christianize" and save the souls of the natives, as well as to "pacify" the regions. (The whole problem was that it was difficult, if not impossible, to recruit enough European families to these areas as settlers.)
The Neolithic societies may not have been able to manage such a scheme, nor may they have wanted or needed to do it. They came as a folk migration with their own women, and, as I said, they seem to have bred like rabbits. I've also always found it interesting how averse a good number of these societies were to the eating of fish. (very short sighted of them from a nutritional stand, or from the point of view of soil fertility for that matter) They do it in some areas, but not in most. Perhaps they associated it with hunter-fisher-gatherers. It seems like deliberate avoidance to me, as if these people and their food were "treif" or non-kosher.
Perhaps one also cant farm because of lack of grain or know how which in that age arrived only with genes. Dont think they had student exchange :)
I would not be able to either hunt or farm if someone told me to tomorrow. OK, I could because of google, but the point stays.
Just like farmers could not hunt or survive in Northern lands before quite late because lacked the local know how.
Originally Posted by arvistro
Very true; the farmers had to perhaps learn to supplement their diet with fish, and perhaps even more importantly, they couldn't colonize there until they had modified their crops for the new terrain and climate conditions.
If the internet permanently went down, most people in modern industrialized societies would starve because most people in such societies don't have a clue how to farm or hunt. We have some "survivalist" groups here, often based in rural areas. I'd be a great recruit for everything except the hunting...I've always left that to the men, although I can cook it once they "bag" it. Blame it on all those summers on my great-uncle's farm, and my father's dedication to his vegetable garden. When he retired it became a virtual truck farm and fruit orchard, and toward the end he was planning to put in a chicken run and rabbit hutch, and was trying to convince my mother that a few pigs and a cow or two might be a good idea. She wasn't having any of it. It was quite extraordinary to see this businessman undergo this metamorphosis into subsistence farmer. :)
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Necessity is the mother of all inventions and I have no doubt that farmers became farmers as there was not enough game around in drier areas so one was pushed to new ideas how to be able to provide food for the tribe. If one is getting by killing Mammoths, dear and wild pig in areas that support a good breeding ground besides for all one would hardly be bothered to think to domesticate anything (except for dogs). The catch even was preserved longer due to colder climates, unlike warmer more southern zones where grain growing would have an advantage and preserves better then meat (unless cured)
It seems that the Romani people are descended from hunter-gatherers, but those of India:
"The Phylogeography of Y-Chromosome Haplogroup H1a1a-M82 Reveals the Likely Indian Origin of the European Romani Populations":
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...l.pone.0048477
(...) In order to ascertain the closest population group among northwestern Indians, we redrew the network of Roma haplotypes exclusively within the northwestern Indian variation (Fig. 3). It is highly revealing that the closest or matching haplotypes with the Roma haplotypes were found in scheduled caste and scheduled tribe populations, while the middle and upper caste haplotypes were more distant to the Roma haplotypes (Fig. 3). Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes are the endogamous groups in India that are given a special status by the Government of India to uplift their social status (for more details, refer [47]). Historically, the assimilation of so-called tribals into the caste system generally did little to ameliorate the socio-economic barriers or enhance the marriageability of former outcastes to members of the middle or high castes. However their language and means of subsistence were often affected, e.g. assimilation to an Indo-Aryan language and the shift from foraging, hunting and fishing to a more sedentary existence. Not surprisingly, the genetic differences between scheduled tribes and scheduled castes are not found to be substantial [47]. On the basis of our findings, it is therefore most parsimonious to conclude that the genealogically closest patrilineal ancestors of the Roma were among the ancestors of the present scheduled tribes and scheduled caste populations of northwestern India. The genetic data analysed here for the first time provide strong population genetic support for the linguistic based identification of the ancestral Roma with the presumed aboriginal Doma of northwestern India and the Gangetic plain.
The name by which Roma designate themselves is Rroma (singular Rrom), whereby the double rr in Romani orthography represents a uvular ‘r’ [R] as opposed to an apical ‘r’ [r]. The autonym Rroma is held to be cognate with Doma, a collective term for the ancient aboriginal populations of the Indian subcontinent. Many Doma remained outcastes or tribals, whereas some were assimilated into the lower strata of the caste system by the Indo-European speaking Indians. (...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schedu...heduled_Tribes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adivasi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ribes_in_India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paliyan
Yes. I think sedentary wetlands HGs around the Baltic may be significant here (and maybe the same thing much earlier around the Black Sea).
I think that's the general pattern. The farmers spread everywhere they could farm and the HGs retreated to wherever was left with very little mixing until the borders were fixed.
What mixing there was after that point possibly being linked to how pastoral an area was i.e. more HG recruits in areas best suited to herding and less in areas best suited to crops.
I think that bit seems clear.
The question is if there was a resurgence in HG dna after this how it came about.
1. As above maybe the farmers recruited more HGs from the swamps/mountains to herd for them - perhaps as part of a climate related switch away from crops.
2. Some HGs in the periphery regions adapting e.g. the Ertobolle culture, leading to HGs becoming hybrid HG-farmers and a population resurgence that way.
3. A variation on option (1) where there is also no direct HG resurgence but a farmer population in a farmer/HG border region with a higher percentage of HG than usual having a population expansion for some reason.
or a bit of all three or something else.
I rather agree, spite based upon little. By instance Blatterhöhle fishers-gatherers compared to same place agricultors OF THE SAME TIME show only 7/7 mtU5 (U5b for the deppest studied) when peasants show a mix of 5/8 H + 2/8 U5b + 1J (3H5, 1H1, 1H11, so not occidental mt-H as a whole).
It's true females/males imput in mixtures are not always balanced but it's a beginning...
I-S185
U5b2b
I2a could be a good option.
Sicilians and mainlander Southern Italian phenotype galleries.
http://italicroots.lefora.com/topic/1111/Re-Groups-of-Sicilians
http://italicroots.lefora.com/topic/375/Southern-italians-how-we-really-look
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From where do you think we got in that region (present times) this high concentration of I2a2?
Here are first results from Cucuteni-Trypillia:
http://biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/e...35616.full.pdf
5736 3931-3640 calBCE [3705-3640 calBCE (4890±30 BP, Beta-432808); 3931-3670 calBCE (4985±30 BP, OxA-25991)] Trypillia Trypillia .. Verteba Cave .. Ukraine 48.47 25.53 M H5a G2a2b2a
5735 3911-3659 calBCE (4976±33 BP, OxA-26203) Trypillia Trypillia .. Verteba Cave .. Ukraine 48.47 25.53 M T2b G2a2b2a
5647 3758-3636 calBCE (4888±32 BP, OxA-26204) Trypillia Trypillia .. Verteba Cave .. Ukraine 48.47 25.53 M HV G2a
5750 4000-3600 BCE Trypillia Trypillia .. Verteba Cave .. Ukraine 48.47 25.53 M U8b1b E
5228 3619-2936 calBCE (4550±90 BP, Ki-13388) Trypillia_outlier Trypillia_outlier .. Verteba Cave .. Ukraine 48.47 25.53 M H1b G2a2b2a1a1b1a1a1
Our communal and main guess wasn't right so far. Second guess was right. Full of G2a, and even one E. All typical farmers from Near East. Not even one R1b or R1a. However it is just from one location of vast territory, a cave and small sample base.
Last edited by LeBrok; 13-05-17 at 21:59.
Originally Posted by LeBrok
Here are first results from Cucuteni-Trypillia
The communal prediction for Globular was also incorrect, wasn't it? Vucedol too.
I don't remember this one. The second one I started was about Maykop, and jury is still in.
Anyway, it is so weird that contemporary neighboring culture of also farmers is exclusively I2a! Either the small sample bias is very strong here, or these two cultures were strongly conservative, ethno-patriotic. ;) Considering the fact that Ukrainian samples of Cucuteni and Globular lived close by, though few hundred years apart.
There is of course possible population collapse and bottlenecking effect for farmers of Late Neolithic to explain that.
Here is Globular Amphora:
2899-2706 calBCE Globular_Amphora_Ukraine Globular_Amphora .. Ilyatka .. Ukraine 49.56 27.69 M J1c3 I2a2a1b
2890-2694 calBCE Globular_Amphora_Ukraine Globular_Amphora .. Ilyatka .. Ukraine 49.56 27.69 M T2b I2a2a1b2
2900-2709 calBCE Globular_Amphora_Ukraine Globular_Amphora .. Ilyatka .. Ukraine 49.56 27.69 F J1c ..
2870-2575 calBCE (4120±30 BP, Beta-430712) Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 M U5b2b1 I2a2
3335-3020 calBCE (4460±30 BP, Beta-430713) Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 M W5 I2a2
3100-2900 BCE (mother to directly dated I2407: 3095-2915 calBCE (4390±30 BP, Beta-430714) Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 F H28 ..
3400-2800 BCE Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 F U5b1d1 ..
3100-2900 BCE (father to directly dated I2407: 3095-2915 calBCE (4390±30 BP, Beta-430714) Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 M H1b I2
3400-2800 BCE Globular_Amphora_Poland Globular_Amphora .. Kierzkowo .. Poland 52.85 17.88 M K1b1a1 I2a2a1b
I just remember a lot of talk about R1 and how they were heavily steppe, whereas they're like Iberian Neolithic, about 25% WHG picked up in the Middle Neolithic.
Maybe that's the difference between the two cultures: Globular Amphora was "fathered" by a group that included an absorbed hunter- gatherer male and then there were bottlenecks.
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What's interesting is that the Trypillian genomes tested are not pure EEF, but have substantial levels of WHG, EHG and Steppe (about 25% in total), and all samples possess all three admixtures in addition to EEF. The levels are quite similar to those of the Bronze Age Balkans. One Trypillian individual (I1927) has over 20% of Steppe admixture, and only just above 50% of EEF.
The Trypillian genomes greatly contrasts with Globular Amphora, which have almost only WHG (20-25%) and EEF (75-80%).
We only have a few sample from each culture, and it turned out that all the Trypillian Y-DNA was EEF (G2a and E1b1b) ad all the Globular Amphora Y-DNA was WHG (I2), but that is surely just a coincidence. The autosomal DNA shows that Trypillian people must have possessed also I2, R1a and R1b lineages. You just can't draw conclusions on Y-DNA frequencies based on five samples. It's actually far safer to do so based on autosomal DNA.
Also noteworthy, Trypillian genomes had more WHG than EHG or Steppe, while Chalcolthic Balkans genomes had substantial EHG but hardly any WHG or Steppe (except for I2181 and ANI163, who were recent Steppe invaders. Unfortunately ANI163's Y-DNA and mtDNA aren't mentioned, but I2181 belongs to Y-haplogroup R, although the coverage was too low to determine anything deeper).
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I'm yet to read this paper, so I was only wondering if these G2a farmers had Yamnaya mix, and they did have. Thanks for finding it out Maciamo.
In this case, it is just a matter of time finding Steppe and WHG haplogroups in North Cucuteni. BA Balkans is quite similar for first 7 samples to Cucuteni but 4 last ones are way richer in steppe. I wonder if they come from different locations.
I'll try to find out.
The two Admixture runs are very strange for some of the Balkan groups studied, depending on the k. It has to be investigated more thoroughly, especially when the samples are released. For some of them is it "steppe" or just CHG like ancestry added to local hg? For others is it just additonal WHG and/or EHG?
For C/T, I think some of these are up in the forest steppe.
It got to be the way they defined EHG here. Before that we didn't hear about EHG in Balkans. Perhaps we have enough ancient samples for scientists to coin common admixtures to measure samples. I don't mind if there is EHG in balkan hunter gatherers, I just don't want to change my mind set with every paper.
Ok, the samples of BA Balkans which are more like Cucuteni are from Early BA from Bulgaria. The samples with more steppe are from Late Neolithic from Croatia.
This makes complete sense. Old Neolithic/Chalcolithic cultures like Cucuteni-Trypillian and Varna in the eastern Carpathians and Balkans were densely populated and acted as bulwark against Steppe invasions. Therefore Steppe admixture levels in those regions are lower. EHG, WHG and Steppe admixtures in those regions probably progressed slowly over time by intermarriages with neighbouring HG and Steppe pastoralist populations.
The samples from Croatia could be seen as part of the large-scale migration from the Pontic Steppe to the Hungarian Plain, which was an ideal environment for cattle pastoralists and horse riders. I have explained in my R1b history, in agreement with what David Anthony wrote, that the early Steppe incursions into the Balkans were raiding and pillaging expeditions that caused the progressive decline of Old Europe, but didn't leave any major Steppe settlements. Steppe invaders only took over politically and set themselves up as the new rulers in local communities, so that Steppe lineages would principally show up in elite burials like in Varna.
The real Steppe migrations with their families, carts and herds followed the Danube until Hungary and northeast Croatia, then moved into Germany, Bohemia and western Poland to found the Unetice culture. Some of those who arrived early eventually continued west beyond Germany, reaching France and Britain by 2300 BCE, when Unetice started around Germany.
Here is one relevant passage from my R1b page.
"The expansion of R1b people into Old Europe was slower, but proved inevitable. In 2800 BCE, by the time the Corded Ware had already reached Scandinavia, the Bronze Age R1b cultures had barely moved into the Pannonian Steppe. They established major settlements in the Great Hungarian Plain, the most similar habitat to their ancestral Pontic Steppes. Around 2500 BCE, the western branch of Indo-European R1b were poised for their next major expansion into modern Germany and Western Europe."
However the three Bronze Age Croatian individuals tested date from 1700 to 900 BCE, which is long after the Yamna-descended tribes passed through the Hungarian plain. Nevertheless some seem to have made their way south until southern Croatia (Veliki Vanik) and may have been the long lost tribe of the Illyrians. This is the first evidence we have of Indo-European lineages in Illyria prior to the Slavic migrations that replaced most of the male lineages by I2a-Din and R1a lineages. Unfortunately, only one of the three BA Croatian samples was male, so there is only one Y-DNA sample and it belongs to J2b2a-L283. It's possible that a later Steppe migration that the one that founded Unetice brought J2b2a to the Dinaric Alps. Anyway these three individuals were undeniably Steppe-admixed and the J2b guy possessed a typical Steppe mtDNA (I1a1) also found in Unetice.
Note that the sample with the highest Steppe admixture in the Balkans (I2163) is from Middle-Late Bronze Age Bulgaria (c. 1700 BCE) and belongs to R1a-S224. It is the only MLBA individual tested and he is contemporary to the Srubna culture, where he surely originated. This confirms that that Srubna was a predominantly R1a culture, as opposed to the earlier R1b-dominant Yamna culture and probably also Catacomb culture.
NB: It's just a detail, but the samples tested are from the Trypillian culture, not Cucuteni. Although they formed the same culture, Cucuteni normally refers to the part in NE Romania and Moldova, while Tripolye/Trypillia is the Ukrainian part.
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Sexual harassment’s insidious nature makes it persistent
7 March, 2014 Janna Degener Leave a comment
Examples of men who are really interested beyond professional boundaries in one of their – often clearly younger – female colleagues are widespread. This is according to Marianne Schär Moser, co-leader of a project on sexual harassment in the workplace in Switzerland. Typically, the men do not want to accept these women’s refusals and start harassing them. She also refers to other situations where universities or single departments do not prevent a sexually charged climate that might result in a problem for individuals. “There are examples of criminally relevant actions like sexual assault or rape, also pornographic pictures, undesired physical contact or imposed stories with sexual content at work places,” says Schär Moser. And these problems appear to occur across academia in any country.
Various degrees of harassment
Often, the trouble is that the harassment is underhand. “Much more frequent are general comments about the person, her body, her cloths and sexual remarks, also obscene jokes and gestures, whistling and gazing, insulting calls or e-mails,” Schär Moser points out. “And verbal harassment is not necessarily less fatal than physical contact. If you hear inadequate comments every day at work, over years and years, serious consequences may result,” she adds. This problem became the object of attention in 2013, following the resignation of a leading figure in science blogging, Bora Zivkovic, blogs editor with Scientific American, due to allegations of sexual harassment. At the time, Nature published an editorial pondering over the difficulties in establishing the extent of sexual harassment in science and its satellite careers such as science journalism.
One difficulty is that there is a fine line between providing compliments and harassing someone, often due to cultural differences. “When someone feels harassed, that is a very subjective reception, depending on personality and culture,” explains Monika Keller, equal opportunity commissioner at ETH Zürich, in Switzerland, from her observation in her international university.
By contrast, Solveig Simowitsch, equal opportunity commissioner at the University of Lübeck, Germany, and spokesperson of the “sexual discrimination and violence” commission in BuKoF, the German federal conference for gender equality and equal opportunities officers at universities, points to a 2013 article entitled ‘About the Sexism debate’ framing the issue. It explains that “sexual harassment does not simply ‘happen‘, as men like to assume that they made a compliment and the woman did not understand. There is a big accordance in what men and women perceive as sexual harassment.” And Schär Moser adds: “of course, interpersonal interactions between men and women, like compliments, are permitted. But innuendos should be taboo. All interactions should be marked by mutual respect.”
Extent of the problem unknown
It is difficult to measure and compare the extent of sexual harassment among young scientists because the problem is not defined generally. And there are no specific statistics. But different experts agree that in universities, such harassment is as common as in other institutions or companies. Some clues on the magnitude of the issue, stem from a study of over 8,000 students, entitled ‘Gender-based violence, stalking and fear of crime’, which was conducted in Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom, and completed in 2011. It concluded that female students are even more often affected than women of other status or age.
This suggests that young scientists are sexually harassed as often as students, according to Simowitsch. Others concur. “I identify about seven examples per year and I know that is a similar number of scientists who search help in other universities,” says Keller. And this only covers those who come forward and seek help. Presumably some don’t. “Thus, sexual harassment does happen at universities although you might think that people are better educated here than in other fields,” Keller adds.
This trend appears to have been witnessed across Europe. “It is not possible to know how many young scientists are affected because the victims of sexual harassment seldom lodge a complaint,” says Clara, a representative from CLASCHES, the French anti-sexism and sexual harassment in higher education student group, who did not want to be named. “And there is no statistics about sexual harassment in higher education.”
The threat of the superior
Although women are mostly affected, men are also victims of sexual harassment, all quoted experts agree. Among women, it is mostly very young students in the first semesters. Then, the percentage reduces and in young scientists, it rises again,” notes Simowitsch. The offenders are strangers and private contacts, among students also fellow students, among young scientists more colleagues or superiors. “When the harassers belong to the same hierarchy level, there is often another type of dependence: Maybe the harasser is, for example, because of his education or network, less dispensable for the university than the victim,” Schär Moser says.
This is even a bigger problem when the harasser is not just colleague but a high-level member of the hierarchy with professional and international outstanding reputation. Simowitsch also emphasises the difficult situation of the relation between doctoral advisor and doctoral candidate because she is especially dependent of him if she wants to do her PhD successfully. “The specificity of their topics often does not allow changing doctoral advisor, in the worst case, even if the advice is connected to a job placement,” she notes.
Such situations also often occur between members of a team. “It is a big challenge for the leader to handle those situations and professors sometimes contact me because they feel overtaxed,” says Keller. “They are primarily prepared to do research and need special trainings to deal with sexual harassment or other cases of disrespectful behaviour.”
Victims’ behaviour
Sexual discrimination is prohibited by European law. And equal opportunities are pursued in all countries of the EU. In addition, sexual harassment is covered by national laws. The Swiss General Equal Treatment Act, for example, prescribes that the employers have to protect their staff against sexual harassment. But in reality there seem to be many victims who either endure the situation or cancel their PhD project with all consequences for their professional career instead of looking for help.
The reasons are manifold: many victims are insecure, blame themselves and think they are too sensitive. “I know women who experienced extreme situations but who were not sure if they were really harassed,” Keller says: “In one example a man put his foot between a woman’s legs at a conference and she was not sure if this was adequate or not. That is because these situations of sexual harassment develop step by step and in this process, the victims often lose the grip.”
Another problem is that many victims do not expect that they would receive any help from their university or faculty, according to the findings of the EU study cited above. Victims of sexual harassment even fear blames and sanctions by their colleagues. “Unfortunately, women who complain still often have to fear their colleagues’ negative sanctions. That goes from accusations that the ‘problems’ could have been solved internally, to the accusation of exaggerating the affair in order to further herself, to commentaries that it is her fault because she ‘conducted provokingly,’” Simowitsch says, “It seems to be easier to blame her instead of sanctioning the harasser’s behaviour, because this way you can maybe avoid loyalty conflicts.”
Universities should therefore sensitise their staff for the importance of a good working climate. They should also ensure secure working and studying conditions for everybody and take every case seriously. This should be a matter of course, yet it must be emphasised that it is not the victim but the harasser who should bear the costs of an inadequate behaviour.
The victims themselves should promptly try to talk about their experiences because this is the only way in order to find out whether a given behaviour is adequate. People who observe that colleagues are treated inadequately should also react and – if necessary – look for contact persons inside or outside the university. Finally, different institutions have developed detailed advice for preventing and dealing with sexual harassment in universities and other institutions or companies.
Since such issues of harassment have been ongoing finding solutions to avoid the repetition of such scenario seems easier said than done. “Our online assistance service gives information about the professional first contact with the person concerned, the appeal proceedings and examples of best-practice prevention at specific universities,” Simowitsch notes. “Delivering online assistance requires the legwork of colleagues and the provision of information about guidelines, materials, working groups, trainings and feedback. We observe that the universities have started to act. But there is still a lot of work to do.”
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Is Football Better Than The Movies?
By Andy Lowe 2009-03-27T07:00:00.85Z Feature
What's best? Films or footy?
We love both films and football here at totalfilm.com
But, if we were, like, stranded on a desert island or something and could only take one or the other, would we choose football or films?
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There's only one way to find out... Unfairly comparing football moments with film moments and delivering a snap, generalised conclusion about which is the bestest thing...
1. The bit in Marley & Me when the dog nearly escapes from the car VS. Paul Gascoigne's goal against Scotland at Euro '96.
The film: On the way to the vet to get Marley snipped, Owen Wilson opens the car window so the dog can "get a little air".
But Marley wriggles out and Wilson has to hold him by the arse as he trots alongside the car on his front legs for a bit.
The football: The mighty Gazza - peerless and imperious in his bleach-blond pomp - dinks a lofted pass over the orange head of Colin Hendry, putting the bandage-skinned defender on his flabby arse.
He then takes the ball first-time on the volley, drilling it past the keeper, before collapsing sprawled and open-mouthed on the ground as his teammates splash water into his gaping, hysterical gob.
The winner: Football. Gazza's goal is an inspired and inspirational moment of breathtaking mercurial genius, while the bit from Marley & Me is just a dog walking outside a car.[page-break]
2. The bit from Watchmen where Rorschach gets rescued VS. Cristiano Ronaldo missing a penalty at the 2008 Champion's League final.
The film: Loads of explosions and fire and Malin Akerman's hair and dramatic music and slow-motion and a really, really massive explosion at the end - in slow-motion!
The football: Looking like he's about to cry with fear and self-doubt, Ronaldo takes his run-up, checks his stride (in an attempt to fool the goalkeeper) and kicks the ball feebly towards the net where it's punched away.
He's devastated. Really, really upset. Look at his face. Look at it!
(Ronaldo miss at 1:00)...
The winner: Films. Ronaldo's miss is one of the funniest moments in the history of the sport, but it's soured by the knowledge that his team went on to win the trophy, ultimately easing his pain.
The Watchmen clip is best because, unlike Ronaldo's miss, it has a slow-motion explosion and the eventual outcome - Rorschach getting rescued - is more satisfying.[page-break]
3. The scene in Yes Man where Jim Carrey is a bit hyper and says 'Red Bull' a lot VS. Liverpool coming from 3-0 down at half-time to win the 2005 Champion's League final on penalties.
The film: Jim Carrey says 'Red Bull' a lot, quickly.
The football: After a disastrous start, Liverpool haul themselves back into contention through force of will, propelled by inspiration from their captain - the immense Steven Gerrard.
After pulling the score back to 3-3, a career-best performance from goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek sees them go on to win the game and lift European football's most glittering prize for the fifth time.
The winner: Football. Liverpool's win, whatever your team allegiance, was a glorious vindication of the raw drama, unpredictability and theatrical splendour of football. The Yes Man clip is just a man talking quickly. [page-break]
4. Jamal pretending he's a tour guide at the Taj Mahal in Slumdog Millionaire VS. The Gay Referee.
The film: Mistaken for a tour guide by a pair of German tourists, Mini-Jamal takes their money and improvises lots of made-up facts about the Taj Mahal ("The swimming pool was completed on schedule in top-class fashion.")
The football: In viral-video favourite The Gay Referee, a referee flounces and prances around the pitch like a joyful pony, over-theatrically issuing cards.
The winner: Films. The Jamal Tour Guide scene is a funny skit of light relief with some cash-bloated Germans the butt of the joke.
The Gay Referee, while funny, merely illustrates the culture of homophobia still sadly endemic in our national game and should be taken down from YouTube and the hundreds of other websites it's hosted on immediately.[page-break]
5. The rollercoaster-accident scene in Final Destination 3 VS. Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan saying he would love it - love it! - if Newcastle beat rivals Man Utd to the 1996 Premiership title.
The film: During a ride, the tracks and seat-locking mechanism of a rollercoaster suffer a catastrophic failure. The riders shift from mock-fright and excitement to being terrified for their lives...
The football: The over-emotional manager loses it during a post-match interview after being wound up by notoriously evil rival manager Alex Ferguson.
The winner: Films. The rollercoaster scene is tense and terrifying and beautifully edited and confirms the worst nightmares of anyone who's too blousey to even go on a rollercoaster.
Keegan's meltdown is hilarious, but has been overplayed - and anyway, we love Kevin Keegan. Too many football managers are dull and analytical and media-trained. We wish there were more like Keegan - or Cloughie - or... Joe Kinnear...
(WARNING! REALLY RUDE LANGUAGE!)
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6. Sharon Stone teasing David Morrissey in Basic Instinct 2 VS. England winning the World Cup in 1966.
The film: Sharon sits down provocatively and invites David to think about how he might like to do sex with her ("Do you want to beat me up... just a little?"). He stares and says nothing. The music is quite ominous.
The football: England beat West Germany 4-2 in the final at Wembley Stadium with a controversial third goal and a triumphant individual winner from striker Geoff Hurst.
The winner: Football. Winning the World Cup is the ultimate goal of anyone who enters professional football - and to do it on home turf against your arch rivals is the stuff of fantasy.
In the film, a miscast man is the subject of mildly dirty talk from a woman who looks about 80.
7. Meryl Streep singing 'The Winner Takes It All' in Mamma Mia VS. Diego Maradona's second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final.
The film: Meryl Streep sings Abba's 'The Winner Takes It All'.
The football: The greatest footballer of all-time scores the greatest goal of all-time.
The winner: Football. In a dazzling, balletic display of physical and psychological domination, Maradona skips and scurries and dribbles the ball around five England players before slotting it home.
Meryl Streep, on the other hand, crucifies Abba's anthemic, bittersweet elegy to marital breakdown by squawking it on a hilltop in Greece to Pierce Brosnan with his hands in his pockets.
And the overall winner is... Technically, football. But surely there's room for liking both films and football in our modern, information-overloaded, credit-crunch world. And what if you don't like football in the first place? Look - just forget it ...
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Tired of waiting for Battlegrounds to come to console? Fortnite Battle Royale has you covered
By Alex Avard 2017-09-13T14:36:04.255Z Feature
Fortnite’s new Battle Royale mode is the next best thing to PUBG for console players
“Oh damn, PUBG in Fortnite” wrote one player in my Battle Royale lobby, moments before we were due to fight it out to the death amongst 98 other players, Hunger Games style, on an ever-shrinking island arena. Despite the impending doom, he was definitely onto something.
Fortnite Battle Royale is Epic Games’ effort to imitate and build upon the success of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, the surprise PC hit currently breaking every sales record imaginable on Steam, and can you really blame them? Fortnite (one part third-person shooter, two parts survival-crafting game) already boasts the ideal skeletal structure for a new entry in the Battle Royale genre, making the price of imitation worth the rewards for both the studio and its fledgling player base.
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After soft-launching Fortnite almost two months ago, Epic announced the new Battle Royale mode out of the blue this week, with the free update due for an official release later this month. Better yet, players who already own Fortnite can try Battle Royale out for themselves right now in the public beta, now live across all three available platforms - PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
For those who haven’t put the two and two together, this automatically makes Fortnite the next best alternative to PUBG for PS4 and Xbox One owners, who have been patiently waiting for the internet phenomenon to hit consoles for what now feels like an eternity. That is, of course, assuming that Fortnite Battle Royale is worth playing at all. I jumped into a handful of rounds on PS4 to find out.
First things first, this is a public beta for a game still in Early Access, so don’t expect any quality of life assurances from Epic. Seriously, a big warning announcement pops up almost as soon as you enter a lobby, freely admitting that “the servers will probably break and there will be other crashes and bugs”. At least you can appreciate Epic for being upfront about it.
Technical mishaps aside, what I do prefer about Battle Royale over something like PUBG is, incidentally, a direct offshoot of what made me first fall in love with Fortnite when the game went Early Access back in July.
Epic’s jovial creativity, for starters, is just as manifest in this mode as it was in the game's wave-based campaign. Players don’t drop into the island from a cargo plane, but from a musical battle bus held afloat by an air balloon. Instead of deploying parachutes, combatants hover above via mechanical contraptions known as Gliders. And you can forget about starting with any military equipment; your default tool is a comically giant pickaxe.
That pickaxe is important too, as Battle Royale’s other unique feature is its incorporation of Fortnite’s resource gathering and crafting elements. As per usual, your first instinct when hitting the ground is to find a weapon for self-defense, but players will also start whacking away at nearby structures to acquire wood, metal and other materials for building advantageous shelters.
As time is of the essence, and the conflict zone is continually shrunk by the onset of an encircling storm (another feature cheekily borrowed from Battlegrounds), you won’t be building any elaborate forts in Battle Royale. Instead, the best course of action is to prioritise utility over creative flair, and Fortnight's easy to use crafting controls ensures that the building process can be conducted with both speed and precision, free of any niggling obtrusions.
This crafting dimension introduces something fresh to a genre that’s already replete with stale imitations, and Epic Games was smart to mould this particular aspect of Fortnite into its new mode. In each and every match, I came across all sorts of cleverly designed forts, from a simple but effective sniper’s perch to a trap-filled bunker occupied by someone who clearly enjoyed watching any invaders try to make it through his Saw-like obstacle course of hazards.
By encouraging these strategic spurts of improvisational DIY, Battle Royale enjoys putting player creativity under the pressure cooker and watching the ensuing fireworks unfold. The in-game results of this experiment are often as entertaining to interact with as they are adversarial to your chances of survival.
All that being said, the inevitable comparison to Battlegrounds also reveals where Battle Royale is lacking, both in terms of depth and breadth. Key omissions of features like vehicles, armour management and even the ability to go prone means Battle Royale doesn’t hold as much of a competitive or tactical edge as its main inspiration, though that could be spun as a positive if you prefer your virtual death tournaments served with less of a sting.
Fortnite's unfriendly user interface and handful of glitches also doesn't help sell it to the masses just yet, as they keep things from running as smoothly as preferred. Still, as with Battlegrounds, the experience will only improve as Epic Games works continually behind the scenes to furnish both Battle Royale’s balance and the game’s wider shortcomings in general.
Bugs or no bugs, I’d be lying if I said I’m not having fun in Fornite: Battle Royale, which has enough spirit and novelty to present itself as a viable alternative to the alpha dog currently dominating the genre, especially if you’re a console player who wants to know what all the fuss is about. The mode officially launches on September 26th, but it’s worth investing in Fortnite now if you’re interested, as it's currently 25% off. Pick it up, and chances are I’ll see you in the battle bus!
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Why The Latest Cheap Apple iMac Is Such A Rip-Off
Jean Baptiste Su Contributor
Vice-President of Advanced Technologies at Atherton Research
Apple continues its strategy to go lower market, but with a twist this time around.
After dropping the price of its entry-level MacBook Air to $899 - a $100 price cut - last April, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company, launched today a cheaper 21.5 inch iMac, starting at $1099 - $200 less than the prior lowest-end model that is still available for sale.
A serious step backwards
But to get that lower price, Apple dramatically sacrificed both the performance and the storage capacity (half of the previous low-end iMac) of its new low-cost desktop computer.
An unexpected decision, while the new MacOS X Yosemite announcement at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this month was suggesting instead a high-end iMac, with a Retina display and perhaps even 4K support.
The newly added entry-level iMac actually contains similar internal hardware usually found in ultra-thin notebook computers like Apple’s Macbook Air - also starting at $1099 - with a low-power dual core i5 processor (instead of a standard quad-core desktop CPU) and a low-performance Intel graphics chip - a serious downgrade from the previous Iris Pro Graphics.
An architecture decision that makes this cheap iMac at least 40% slower than the slowest of Apple's all-in-one desktop computer line so far, according to the first reported benchmarks.
In fact, you could buy a certified refurbished 21.5 inch iMac from the Apple online store now, for the same low price of $1099, and get the full desktop performance. Go figure!
The certified refurbished 21.5 inch iMac available on the Apple online store costs the same than the latest entry-level version ($1099), but with much more performance. Go figure!
Financially, Apple's decision is a brilliant move as it will help drive Mac sales, while not sacrificing margins - if not improving them.
No wonder Apple didn't hesitate to call this new iMac "the perfect entry-level Mac desktop." And probably, the one you should never buy!
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What FP meant to me
Premkumar Mani’s articles and Dadu’s advice were a must-read for me. They were my favourite writers. FP not only awakened our society but also prepared the ground for new beliefs and thoughts
By Raj Valmiki राज वाल्मीकि On August 23, 2016 No Comments इस लेख को हिंदी में पढ़ें
A couple of years ago, an acquaintance asked me whether I had heard of FORWARD Press. When I replied in the negative, he told me that it was a magazine of the OBCs and was brought out in both Hindi and English. Then, one day, a friend gave me a copy of FP. In terms of the design, it looked like India Today. That was though the first time I had seen a magazine with English and Hindi versions of articles side by side. I read the issue from cover to cover. And I was bowled over. I became a subscriber and persuaded many of my friends and acquaintances to subscribe to it.
One of my friends Sudhir Agarwal is in the printing business. I used to give him a copy of the FP. He told me that he did not have the time to read it thoroughly but that he would flip through it whenever he was free. He told me that his staff would also read it. I kept on supplying copies of the magazine to him. My office also subscribed to FP, so I used to pass on my personal copy to him. One day he told me angrily that I should stop giving the issues of FP to him. When I sought to know the reason, he asked, “What sort of magazine is this that writes rubbish about our gods and goddesses?” I tried to argue with him but he was impervious to reason. His religious sentiments had been hurt. Since then, my relationship with him has never been normal. I also realized that when centuries-old status quo is disturbed, some will definitely be pained. But then, this pain is necessary too.
What set FP apart from other magazines was its objectivity and courage to call a spade a spade. FP broke new ground for my beliefs. In every issue, there was at least one column or article that gave new energy to my thoughts. The Mahishasur discourse was an eye-opener for me. I spent my childhood and my teens in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Mahishasur was a villain for me. But through FP, I came to know that we regard our own ancestors – our own valiant warriors – as our enemies and worship our enemies. This was FP’s positive intervention in my intellectual life. Premkumar Mani’s articles and Dadu’s advice were a must-read for me. They were my favourite writers. FP not only awakened our society but also prepared the ground for new beliefs and thoughts.
Published in the final print (June 2016) issue of the Forward Press magazine
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Raj Valmiki राज वाल्मीकि
Raj Valmiki is Safai Karmachari Andolan’s documentation coordinator and has been published in various newspapers and magazines. His writings include poems, stories, satires, ghazals, essays, book reviews, children’s poems and more. He has also authored two books: Kalion Ka Chaman (a collection of poems, ghazals and short stories) and Is Samay Mein (a collection of short stories).
A litmus test for meaningful journalism
Contrary to the run-of-the-mill leftist magazines, it laid greater stress on practice and application rather than on theory. It adopted a practical approach to issues like caste census, sanatan religious and cultural fascism, feminism and women’s education, Ambedkar’s socio-economic thoughts, assaults on Bahujans, including Soni Sori, and cow slaughter. It was different from the mainstream press
सार्थक पत्रकारिता का लिटमस टेस्ट
आम वामपंथी पत्रिकाओं की बनिस्बत इस पत्रिका ने सिद्धांत से ज्यादा जोर प्रयोग और व्यवहार पर दिया। इसलिए जिस तरह फारॅवर्ड प्रेस ने जाति आधारित जनगणना, सनातन पंथी धार्मिक और सांस्कृतिक फासिज़्म, स्त्रीवाद और स्त्री शिक्षा, अंबेडकर का सामाजिक और आर्थिक चिंतन, बहुजनों पर हो रहे हमले, गौ हत्या और सोनी सोरी पर व्यवहारिक तरीके से विचार किया, वह मेनस्ट्रीम पत्रकारिता से बहुत अलग और सार्थक रहा है
Giving right direction to disaffection
If a mechanics of exploitation based on a particular theology or a particular version of history has been used against Shudras, women, members of other religious communities, then the assault aimed at ending the exploitation should be directed at the foundations of that mechanics
असंतोष को मिली उचित दिशा
शोषण की कोई यांत्रिकी अगर शूद्र, स्त्री, विधर्मी, आदिवासी या दलित का किसी एक धर्म-दर्शन या एक ढंग के इतिहास के आधार पर शोषण कर रही है तो समाधान को लक्षित चोट उस यांत्रिकी के आधारभूत स्तंभों पर ही होनी चाहिए
Forward Press: An intellectual renaissance
Another reason why I became an admirer of the magazine was that it asked questions about established assumptions and challenged their validity. The issue I read first and the subsequent ones carried articles challenging the beliefs and ideas that we always considered historical facts and believed to be true. These articles gave me a new intellectual excitement
फॉरवर्ड प्रेस : एक बौद्धिक नवजागरण
फॉरवर्ड प्रेस पत्रिका से प्रभावित होने का कारण था उसके द्वारा बहुत सी स्थापित मान्यताओं पर सवाल उठाना, उनकी वैधता को चुनौती देना। इस तरह के लेखों से मुझे एक नई बौद्धिक उत्तेजना महसूस हुई। वस्तुतः फॉरवर्ड प्रेस ने वर्तमान दौर में दलित-बहुजन बुद्धिजीवियों के बीच जैसे एक बौद्धिक नवजागरण की शुरुआत की है
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Improving transit seen as key to region’s future
Kyle Stucker @KyleStucker
ROCHESTER — Planning, transportation and housing officials throughout the region and state zeroed in this past week on ways to use development to solve some New Hampshire’s most pressing transportation issues.
When the 50-plus attendees of last Thursday’s Strafford Regional Planning Commission luncheon were asked where the region’s limited resources should be prioritized to address the Seacoast’s lackluster transportation infrastructure, they overwhelmingly indicated pedestrian safety, road conditions, transit services and traffic safety measures should be the focus.
“Where the resources are and where the needs are do not align,” said Michael Williams, director of operations for COAST.
Williams was one of three members of the panel SRPC assembled for the 100-minute forum, which was titled “Integrated Planning Approaches for the Future: Linkages between Transportation, Housing, and Conservation.”
George Reagan of the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority and Steve Bird of the Dover Planning Department lent their subject matter expertise to the conversation along with the other members of the panel. Attendees included municipal leaders, residents and stakeholders from throughout the area.
The panel, moderated by SRPC, weighed in on concentrated development techniques, regulations surrounding tiny homes and accessory dwelling units, land-use regulations, low rental housing vacancy and other topics.
Transportation, according to SRPC officials, is what links everything together, as well as holds efforts back.
Increasing density and focusing transit routes around geometric maps would improve efficiency and usage of COAST and other forms of mass transit, according to the panelists. Williams said carefully plotted efforts to smooth out local municipalities’ own mishmashed developments would also cut down on the weaving, winding and congestion that prevents a number of residents from using transit systems, Williams said.
Williams received several audible exclamations of support from the crowd when he suggested local planning officials encourage major big-box stores to align new buildings right up against the roadway, their facades perpendicular with travel corridors.
Currently, most national retailers prefer their facades to run parallel with the road with a large parking lot in between, such as Walmart’s location along the notoriously congested High Street corridor in Somersworth. Williams said that kind of layout adds significant time to bus, taxi and ride-share routes because they have to enter the lots and weave through traffic to drop riders off, instead of being able to do that at a safe, designated area right along the roadway.
“It makes the service less attractive for everybody else,” said Williams, whose company is currently in the process of evaluating ways to improve its local routes.
Like with potential solutions to ease the Seacoast’s housing crunch and conserve wilderness and open space, changing these things happen at the local level, Reagan said.
He said road standards are so restrictive and protected in some communities that it makes it hard to build homes affordably. He said those kinds of standards, and not allowing things like accessory dwelling units by right, “hearken back to the unprecedented growth” and sprawl the region saw during the 1950s and 1980s.
Reagan said it’s important to think about those regulations with that historical lens, as it will help reveal opportunities to write a better chapter for upcoming decades. For example, Rochester recently reduced the minimum lot size required for housing units in its downtown along with other zoning changes in order to boost revitalization efforts and residential density.
“Enter those things into your conversation,” Reagan urged attendees at Thursday’s event, which was held at the Frisbie Community Education and Conference Center in Rochester.
Bird said he believes Dover and other local communities have made progress on addressing some of these issues at a planning level, all the while injecting the classic “live-work-play” environment that serves as the centerpiece for most new development visions.
Given his background and profession, it came as no surprise to attendees that Williams directly linked that vision to solving transportation challenges.
“Our primary goal is to give people options through mobility,” he said.
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Roman Polanski Granted Bail in Switzerland, But Remains in Jail
Roman Polanski (AP)
GENEVA – A Swiss court has authorized the release of Roman Polanski on bail of $4.5 million, but the Hollywood director will be required to remain under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss chalet.
But despite the court’s approval, the Swiss Justice Ministry says it will keep Polanski in jail until it decides whether to appeal his release to the country's supreme court.
Spokesman Folco Galli says the ministry will make its decision "quickly," even though it has 10 days to appeal.
The Swiss Criminal Court still considers Polanski a high flight risk. Its ruling Wednesday said the new bail offer was significant enough to offset those concerns.
The decision does not affect the Swiss government's ongoing assessment of whether it should extradite Polanski to the U.S. for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.
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Polanski, who won a 2003 directing Oscar in absentia for "The Pianist," was accused of raping the girl after plying her with champagne and a Quaalude pill during a modeling shoot in 1977. He was initially indicted on six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and sodomy.
Polanski pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sexual intercourse. In exchange, the judge agreed to drop the remaining charges and sentence him to prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation. Polanski was released after 42 days by an evaluator but the judge said he was going to send him back to serve the remainder of the 90 days. Polanski then fled the country on Feb. 1, 1978, the day he was to be sentenced.
A French native who moved to Poland as a child, the director of such film classics as "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" has lived in France since fleeing the United States. France does not extradite its citizens.
Polanski has been fighting since his arrest to be released from jail. He suffered a serious setback earlier this week when the Swiss Criminal Court rejected his appeal because of the high risk he would flee justice again. It turned down a bail payment of his Alpine chalet in Gstaad, house arrest and electronic monitoring as conditions for his release.
The loss appeared to prompt some rethinking of his defense, when one of Polanski's lawyers said Wednesday that it was possible that the director might voluntarily return to face justice in the United States after 31 years as a fugitive.
But that suggestion was quickly rejected by another attorney representing Polanski.
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New Jersey Gov Speaks Loudly and Carries a Big Stick
FILE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (AP)
TRENTON, N.J. – It was the kind of dilemma that could make a new governor wring his hands.
The state Senate was considering a bill to restore higher taxes on millionaires. Sign it, and Chris Christie would break his no-new-taxes campaign promise; veto it, and he'd break another promise to protect tax rebates in the state with the nation's highest average property tax bill.
Christie knew the bill was on its way, and so he ordered his staff to prepare. They unfolded the white spectator chairs and lined them in rows in his mahogany-lined ceremonial office. A single pen was placed on a long, bare table.
Then, he waited.
Finally, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat and hulking ironworker from the Philadelphia suburbs, burst into the office to deliver the bill personally, a swarm of reporters in tow.
Christie may have been cornered, but you wouldn't know it from what he did next.
He stepped out of his private office, picked up his pen — and gleefully vetoed the bill.
No hemming and hawing, no apologies. It's the Christie Way, and New Jerseyans have grown accustomed to it.
Happy to wield a veto pen, seemingly eager to lambast anyone and anything that stands in his way and apt to use sarcasm to make his points, Christie is a phenomenon — and not just in New Jersey. He's become a talk show regular, a star on YouTube and Twitter, a headliner at campaign events for conservative candidates, the favorite of some Republicans looking to the 2012 presidential race.
All on the basis of his first year in office — a year defined by the fights he'd picked.
He's sparred with the federal government, the Legislature, the public workers' unions, the state Supreme Court, and the authorities and commissions that oversee components of daily life like sewer fees and bridge tolls.
No one seems off limits, including citizens who dare question him in his series of town hall meetings or those who question his policies on Twitter.
What most call fighting, he calls having a conversation — Jersey style. Which is to say, brash, loud and direct.
"Sometimes you can't get to a compromise unless there's a battle first," he said.
New Jersey is, to put it mildly, a contentious state.
It is the nation's most densely populated with 8.8 million people crammed together. It's one of the most expensive places to live — not least because of the nation's highest average property tax bill of over $7,300 — but also has among the highest average incomes.
The state's schools are among the country's best performing. But its worst schools are among the worst anywhere, and its struggling cities, like Camden and Newark, are among the nation's poorest.
New Jersey leans to the left, but has elected six Democratic governors and five Republicans since World War II. It's the bombastic home of "The Sopranos" and "Jersey Shore," but its also home to Princeton University and the people who make a lot of Wall Street's money.
Aside from his undergraduate years at University of Delaware, this is where Chris Christie has spent all his life.
He was born in hardscrabble Newark and raised in nearby Livingston, a comfortable suburb. He pledges allegiance to the Mets, the Jets and the Boss (Springsteen, not one of the state's several political kingmakers known by the same title). He and his wife Mary Pat, an investment banker, are raising their four children in affluent Mendham Township.
After graduating Seton Hall law school in Newark, he worked as a corporate attorney. He entered politics in the mid-1990s, serving one term on the Morris County Board of Freeholders. His brand of fiery reform troubled constituents enough that he never got a second term — he didn't survive the Republican primary.
Christie resurfaced politically as a key campaigner in New Jersey for George W. Bush's first presidential run and emerged from that as Bush's surprise pick to be U.S. Attorney.
For seven years, he burnished a reputation as a corruption buster, convicting more than 130 public officials. And then he ran for governor, offering lots of criticism but few specifics on how he would do things like balance the budget.
His strength was explaining to a frustrated public just how simple the state's problems were. That worked well against Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine, a liberal former investment banker whose chief oratorical skill was explaining why everything was so complicated.
New Jersey's governor may be the nation's most powerful. He is the only statewide elected official, aside from his lieutenant and the two U.S. senators, and appoints the attorney general, secretary of state and nearly every Cabinet post and all state judges and prosecutors, subject to confirmation.
Supreme Court justices are nominated for initial seven-year terms; after that, they must be renominated to receive lifetime tenure, and every governor has done so in every instance since the state constitution was enacted in 1947.
But Christie is determined to change an activist court that has forced the state to spend billions on education in poor districts, dictated that towns make room for homes for low-income people and verged on allowing gay couples to marry. When Justice John Wallace, a moderate and the court's only African-American member, came up for renomination, Christie said no.
The result? For nine months, Sweeney and the state Senate have refused to give his nominee a confirmation hearing.
New Jersey's governor also has a conditional veto that can force changes in bills, and veto power that can be used to shape the actions of scores of lesser-known but vital public agencies.
Christie has made the most of that power.
"He's not afraid to use it. He's swinging for the fences," said Sweeney.
New Jersey, one of the original colonies, has a government structure that no one today would design. Its 566 towns are mostly small — and can be fiefdoms for their leaders. Beyond that, there are more than 700 appointed water authorities, bridge commissions and other agencies that conduct the public's business — but without much public oversight.
Some of them are famous for patronage jobs and doling out contracts to politically connected firms as rewards for financing elections.
Christie started taking them on as soon as he arrived in the State House. In his first month in office, he vetoed the minutes of four of them to try to rein in spending, and pressured the head of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to resign over his $313,000 annual salary. Since then, 94 people at the commission have been fired or stepped down and three have been arrested.
In July, he seized on a scandal at the Delaware River Port Authority, which operates a commuter train line and four toll bridges in the Philadelphia area. An executive admitted accepting a prepaid E-ZPass transponder for his daughter from another employee. The incident sparked anger: The public hadn't realized that workers were getting free rides at all.
Christie demanded that the DRPA board eliminate the perk of free tolls for workers.
The board rescinded the perk — a common one for workers at transit and transportation authorities across the country — then returned it amid pressure from employees.
So Christie overruled the board.
In the end, an arbitrator ruled that governor had overreached — the benefit could not be taken away from union-represented workers of the agency because it was part of their collective bargaining agreements.
But Christie had made his point, and a splash. His push to end the benefit was front-page news. The arbitrators' decision to reinstate it? Not so much.
Christie does not only attack low-grade functionaries. Twice, he has taken on the federal government.
The biggest blunder of Christie's governorship so far came in August, when the state barely lost out on a $400 million federal education grant, apparently because the state's application didn't include some required information.
A "clerical error," Christie said, on an otherwise strong application.
Instead of apologizing, he blamed President Barack Obama.
"He's going to have to explain to the people of the state of New Jersey why he's depriving them of $400 million," said Christie. He insisted that the state education commissioner, Bret Schundler, attempted to fix the mistake.
The U.S. Department of Education swung back, releasing a video that showed Schundler never tried to correct the error. Blame, instead, was fixed on the governor's office, which rewrote the proposal at the last minute after rejecting a compromise Schundler had struck with the state teachers union.
Then, in October, Christie canceled a project to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River and double the capacity for commuter trains to get between New Jersey and New York City. The federal government and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were sharing in the cost, but overruns would be solely New Jersey's responsibility. And Christie said they could come to more than $5 billion over time.
The U.S. Department of Transportation responded by sending the state a bill for the $271 million it had already spent designing and building the tunnel.
The feds said the state was on the hook for those costs because just six months earlier, Christie had persuaded officials to use a little-used type of fast-track funding that the state would have to repay if it backed out.
The governor has appealed. Washington, he says, is being unfair.
"I'm not going to allow them to say, 'Hey, New Jersey has a Republican governor, so we'll get the money back from them, so states where we have Democratic governors, we don't ask for the money back,'" Christie said.
When Amtrak and New Jersey's U.S. senators announced a new proposal as an alternative to the one Christie killed, he claimed credit for it. His decision to cancel the first plan, he said, led to a far better one.
Four months after taking office, Christie began holding town hall meetings across the state to press his campaign to cap annual property tax increases. These says, the events push his overall agenda — as is made plain by the banner that looms overhead, announcing "The Christie Reform Agenda."
He lays out what he's done and what he hopes to do. His riffs range from standup comedy to tender tales of what his mother told him before she died. A big man, he strides the stage in shirt sleeves for question-and-answer sessions, microphone in hand.
Almost invariably, someone stands up to defend teachers.
When he cut the budget in his first year in office, he actually added more state aid to schools. But because about $1 billion in one-time federal aid had gone away, it meant that every district got a smaller check from Trenton.
Christie said that if teachers unions agreed to one-year pay freezes and to pay at least 1.5 percent of their salaries toward health insurance costs, layoffs could be avoided. But few local unions agreed to any concessions and there were layoffs. Christie, who blames many of the state's financial problems on the deals struck by unions for public workers, has not been sympathetic.
At a September appearance in Flemington, teacher Marie Corfield complained that Christie has dumped on public schools.
Christie denied it, but Corfield rolled her eyes and swung her head to the side.
The governor was offended. "I stood here and very respectfully listened to you," he said. "If you want to put on a show and giggle every time I talk, I have no interest in answering your question."
The crowd — mostly Christie-friendly — cheered.
When he rails against salaries for school superintendents — his Education Department has a new rule that most will not be allowed to make more than the $175,000 a year Christie gets as governor — he gets personal. He called out one superintendent by name, describing him as "the new poster boy for all that is wrong with the public school system that's being dictated by greed."
His town hall meetings are like small rock concerts, usually witnessed by no more than several hundred citizens in person. But they're made-for-YouTube moments — and they're posted there by fans wielding iPhones and by the governor's staff. The most popular one, of his encounter with Corfield, has been viewed more than 900,000 times.
Christie is more than open to modern online conversations, often taking to Twitter — and not just with the vanilla tweets about his next event that many politicians make.
Charles Kwiatkowski, a multiple sclerosis patient and one of the state's most prominent advocates for medical marijuana, says he has e-mailed the governor several times complaining that Christie's proposed regulations of medical pot are too restrictive. He says he would get form letters back several weeks later.
But in November, he sent the governor a message on Twitter making the same complaint. Kwiatkowski said he was shocked to hear back the same day from the governor, though Christie's Tweet wasn't what he wanted to hear.
Christie's response: "NJ will not be allowed to become California or Colorado on my watch. Our regs will permit the truly sick to obtain pain relief."
Christie said on the campaign trail that he didn't care if he was re-elected, and his governing style reflects that — to a point. He's made so many enemies that sometimes it's hard to remember the folks he hasn't upset.
Polls show about half the state's voters approve of what he's done so far. But many do not — vehemently. And he's facing another budget season full of tough decisions; last year, he didn't fund the state's $3.1 billion pension obligation.
This year, he called for making only a minimum pension payment, which he offered to do early — but only if the Democratic Legislature agrees to reforms requiring government workers to delay retirement and pay more. He also tied an increase in property tax refunds to a proposal that would force public workers to pay more for their health benefits.
His state aid cuts are blamed, largely, for layoffs in local governments. The police force in Camden — one of the nation's most dangerous places — has been cut nearly in half. Camden and other struggling cities could lose more state money this year.
Still, his town hall tour and must-see YouTube moments make it seem he never left campaign mode. And he clearly has more than just New Jersey on his mind. During his campaign, Christie predicted that New Jersey would get a year's jump on many states when it came to coping with huge budget crises that came about as tax revenue fell amid a long recession.
And indeed, several governors who took office this year have said that they want to do the same kind of budget slashing that Christie has already done — something Christie bragged about Tuesday, as he unveiled his budget.
"Democratic governors and Republican governors now look to New Jersey as a beacon of hope for what can happen when leaders lead and a people sacrifice as one for the future of our children," he said.
One, decidedly, hasn't. Facing a huge budget hole, Illinois' Pat Quinn raised income and corporate taxes by two-thirds. Christie's responded by taking out ads to recruit Illinois businesses to move to New Jersey.
Christie has said repeatedly that he's not running for president in 2012, sometimes joking that the only way he could get people to stop asking him about it would be suicide. But he's just 48 years old, and he has plenty of time to run — assuming, of course, that he is successful in the Garden State.
"I'm very flattered by the question. What that tells me is that I had a good year," Christie said. "If people didn't think you were doing a good job, they wouldn't be asking you about a promotion."
"Once they stop asking, then that's a bit of a problem," he added, with a laugh.
Bill Palatucci, one of his closest friends and political advisers, said Christie is not making any moves to launch a campaign.
"He's made it very clear to all of us in his inner-circle that that ain't happening now," Palatucci said. "But if he wanted to somewhere down the road, he's already shown that he has the basic foundation to be a great leader."
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Last Update September 18, 2015
Notable goodbyes give way to drama-filled storylines in La Liga
By Ian Hawkey | FoxSports
MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 18: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in action during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on August 18, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images) TOSU, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Antoine Griezmann #7 of Atletico Madrid waits to take a penalty against Sagan Tosu F.C. during the friendly match between Atletico Madrid and Sagan Tosu F.C. at Tosu Stadium on August 1, 2015 in Tosu, Japan. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) TBILISI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 11: Ever Banega of Sevilla gives the thumbs up after scoring the oprning goal during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images) TBILISI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 11: Lionel Messi of Barcelona looks on during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)
MADRID --
The Spanish Primera Division season begins with one or two wistful sensations, although with every expectation that a summer of some notable goodbyes will quickly give way to regular drama and probably a familiar hierarchy at the summit of La Liga. Come May, the trophy is likeliest to end up in Barcelona or Madrid, as ever, but likely too to be lifted by a club captain new to that particular role.
Iker Casillas, Real Madrid's goalkeeper for the past 16 years and their skipper for the last five, has gone over the border to Porto. Xavi Hernandez, 17 years after his Barcelona debut, has left too, bound for Qatar, and handed over the armband to Andres Iniesta.
Both of them had arrived at a moment when an "adios," however hard, was appropriate. For a period last month, it looked as if Sergio Ramos, who assumes the captaincy of Madrid, might be stepping away from Spain as well, though after nourishing carefully the idea he might be tempted by Premier League giants Manchester United, he has signed the new, improved contract he had been wanting from Madrid. Ramos' maneuverings over his future may have tested the patience of some supporters but a majority of Madridistas admire his drive and his talent. The fact that he scored the goal that guided them to winning the UEFA Champions League 16 months ago is a fairly sound guarantee of supporter-loyalty, too.
Had Ramos gone to England, some conclusions might have been drawn about a shifting balance of power in Europe. There is vast wealth in English soccer, drawn much of it drawn from the huge quantities paid for its television rights, that is the envy the rest of the world. Yet La Liga retains a superior pulling power to England in many important ways. It pulls in more prizes; Spanish clubs, Barcelona and Sevilla, won both the major international club competitions, the Champions and the Europa Leagues, last season. It pulls in more top-tier stars: Although the transfer window has not so far featured a headline switch from England to Spain -- like Gareth Bale in 2013 and Luis Suarez a year ago -- one day sooner or later David de Gea, United, looks set to become Casillas' long-term replacement in Madrid's goal.
One man who has left La Liga, to join the champions of England, Chelsea, is Pedro, but he did so with Barcelona's blessing. How much they might miss his energy, his speed and his goals should be assessed in two phases. Should Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar thrive over the next four months and they did for second half of the previous season, the reasons Pedro was allowed to leave the club will be plain as he was Barca's chief understudy. Come January, there will be another distinguished international player trying to establish himself Barcelona's front five. Arda Turan has joined from Atletico Madrid but because of the FIFA's imposed registration ban on Barca after the club were found to have infringed regulations on the transfer of under-18-year-olds, neither he, nor the acquisition from Sevilla, Aleix Vidal, can play until 2016.
Of more pressing concern to the defending champions is their defending. A helter-skelter series of curtain-raisers served to remind both of Spanish soccer's potential to thrill and produce the spectacular and of some of the vulnerabilities that occasionally show up in Barca's backline. In the UEFA Super Cup, Sevilla scored four times against them, Barcelona winning 5-4 in extra-time. In Bilbao four days later, Barca conceded another four, on the way to a 5-1 aggregate defeat over the two legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
"That's not normal," observed Iniesta of the leaky start to his era as club captain. "Teams become champions on the basis of their defensive strength." His concerns, ahead of Sunday's meeting with Athletic, at the same San Mames where Barcelona were blitzed last weekend, deepened when Gerard Pique, the club's best central defender, picked up a four-match suspension for something he allegedly said to referee during the Super Cup. Barca are appealing that punishment.
With or without Pique, Barca right now look a long way from embarking on La Liga 2015-16 as they did their 2014-15 campaign. It was late October, and the ninth match of the season when Cristiano Ronaldo put the first goal they conceded past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
That goal was one of the 48 Ronaldo scored in his 35 La Liga matches, five more than You-Know-Who. The defining individual rivalry between Madrid's best player and Barcelona's will doubtless take a foreground position again. As for Ronaldo's position on the pitch, look out for subtle changes, now that Rafa Benitez is Madrid's head coach, and giving signals that Bale may shift inside from the wide right position and that the essential 4-3-3 of his predecessor, Carlo Ancelotti, will evolve into something more like 4-2-3-1.
It will not simply be about Messi and Ronaldo. This might be the year that a Neymar or a James Rodriguez emerge as candidates to genuinely complicate the debate about who is the most gifted individual at work not just in Spain but across the world's most popular sport.
It will not be entirely about Madrid and Barcelona, either; Atletico, despite losing Arda, have some exciting attacking firepower; Valencia have a sound basis to take on the twin Champions League and La Liga challenges; while Sevilla, on the evidence of the UEFA Super Cup, have maintained their dash and intelligence. What they won't welcome greatly is again sharing top division status with their noisy city rivals, Betis having won promotion after a year in the Segunda Division.
There's a Canary Islands presence, with Las Palmas back in the Primera, and another proud football city, Gijon, is on the elite map. Sporting are welcomed back in style with a match against Real Madrid, at home, on Matchday one.
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Stretching the Field: These backsides are getting warm
By | Sports Network
Patience runs thinner than dental floss in professional sports, which is why coaches and managers come and go like the wind.
It's not a breeze to run a team. It takes learning, knowledge, resource and communication skills.
Some coaches/managers have difficulty embracing change or developing players, which is why they find themselves in the unemployment line when deemed dispensable.
We're about two months into the 2013 season, so here's a list of MLB managers who are beginning to feel the heat under their seat:
NED YOST (Kansas City Royals) - How much losing can the Royals take? Baseball is a complicated sport, but it's not rocket science. Hit the ball, score runs, strike out batters. That's it, plain and simple. Well, it hasn't been that easy for a Royals franchise still playoff starved since winning the 1985 World Series. The Royals are hitting the ball with an average of .259 and have been reaching base, too (.312). The 203 runs scored and 29 total home runs, however, are near the basement. The pitching hasn't been that terrible, either, as the Royals sport a team ERA of 3.78. So what's the problem? That's anyone's guess. They say great athletes make great coaches and Yost has a few in Alex Gordon and Billy Butler. The glaring problem is that either the players have already tuned Yost out or it's pitching. All five starters except one in Jeremy Guthrie have a losing record and newcomer James Shields is still getting adjusted in his new digs. Which will occur first, Shields regaining his old groove or Yost finding a new job? It could be Yost after the club just named legend George Brett interim hitting coach.
BO PORTER (Houston Astros) - Porter's Astros are terrible, but he may get a pass since it's his first managerial gig in the big leagues. Porter was named manager back on Sept. 27, 2012, and the club has an American League-worst 17-37 record. Chris Carter has been one of the positive stories for the Astros with 10 homers and 28 RBI, but he can't do it alone even though he's desperately trying. Matt Dominguez, Jose Altuve and J.D. Martinez have been carrying their own weight. while Martinez is living proof that Porter is trying to build a strong rapport with his players. Martinez went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts on Monday and said Porter told him he would be right back in the lineup. Martinez went 8-for-13 the next three games and stood up to the challenge of Porter's faith. Pitching has been rough and is anchored by Bud Norris and Lucas Harrell. Each starter has four wins apiece. You're in trouble when the staff leader of the rotation has four W's to his name.
CHARLIE MANUEL (Philadelphia Phillies) - Manuel was a hitting coach and even has two assistants trying to teach the Phillies how to improve at the plate. So it's not understandable as to why the Phillies struggle to scrap hits and runs together in consistent fashion. Manuel is in charge of an aging team that has had its ups and downs with key injuries (Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, Roy Halladay), slumps (Ryan Howard, John Mayberry) and lack of production (Jimmy Rollins, Ben Revere). Manuel may have avoided this list had the offense given staff ace Cole Hamels more run support, but the left-hander is just 1-8 in what was supposed to be a promising season. The Phillies have teased fans by winning a few games, then dropping the next two or three. How can you stay on board with that? It's unclear how long Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro will put up the mediocrity, but then again, he deserves to take some responsibility by going with a pitching-first mentality. Manuel's job will most likely be safe through the end of his contract, and perhaps next in line is Ryne Sandberg.
DON MATTINGLY (Los Angeles Dodgers) - Mattingly's job is safe for now, according to Dodgers president Stan Kasten. With one of the highest payrolls in baseball, the Dodgers haven't put the money where their mouths are. Similar to the Phillies, Los Angeles has been hit by injuries to key components in Matt Kemp, Hanley Ramirez, A.J. Ellis, Josh Beckett and Chad Billingsley. Even with a healthy Kemp, the Dodgers' All-Star outfielder has been keeping the Dodgers restless to the tune of two homers, 17 RBI and a .251 batting average. Perhaps the NL West is too competitive with San Francisco, Arizona and Colorado jockeying for position in the division or the Dodgers are lacking chemistry. They haven't been to the playoffs since 2009 while an end to that drought doesn't appear to be in sight. There's still time for Mattingly's club to turn the corner. It'll just take a while.
Ron Roenicke (Milwaukee Brewers) - The Brewers were pegged to compete in the National League race once again this season. Turns out, it hasn't been close. With the second-worst record in the NL, the Brewers have been terrible on the road (7-16), starting pitcher Kyle Lohse has been well below average at best and supposed staff ace Yovani Gallardo is starting to struggle. Slugger Ryan Braun is dealing with a sore thumb, Aramis Ramirez has a bum knee and Corey Hart is still on the DL after knee surgery. Closer Jim Henderson also is on the DL due to a hamstring issue. The Brewers have scuffled to a 19-33 start and aren't climbing out of the NL Central basement in the near future. In fact, Roenicke met with general manager Doug Melvin last weekend to discuss the state of the team, and the skipper said the two talked "a little bit about everything." Roenicke added there are "no clear answers" and wondered if there is a way to get his players back to normal at a more rapid rate. He did note that some players are working hard and others "aren't playing to what we're used to seeing."
OTHER NOTABLE SKIPPERS FEELING HEAT: Terry Collins (New York Mets), Bud Black (San Diego Padres), Ron Gardenhire (Minnesota Twins), Mike Scioscia (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), Eric Wedge (Seattle Mariners).
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Ex-karate teacher gets trial on murder solicitation charges
PITTSBURGH – A former karate instructor accused of sexually assaulting students will stand trial in Pennsylvania on charges he tried to have witnesses killed.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2pZmVge) reports South Park resident Michael Scherbanic waived his right Friday to a preliminary hearing on charges he asked his cellmate to kill or intimidate his victims.
His attorney Richard Narvin says he "maintains he is innocent" of the charges.
Investigators say he used a reference from the "Star Wars" movies as a codename for his plan.
He was charged last year in five sexual-assault cases. Police say the victims ranged in age from 12 to 20 and were students at the Tang Soo Do Karate College in North Versailles (vur-SAYLZ').
His trial for the assault cases is set for August.
Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com
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Last Update December 11, 2015
9 die in fire destroying Argentine bank archives
Feb. 5, 2014: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Iron Mountain warehouse in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP/Telam)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Nine first-responders were killed, seven others injured and two were missing as they battled a fire of unknown origin that destroyed an archive of bank documents in Argentina's capital on Wednesday.
The fire at the Iron Mountain warehouse took hours to control and the sprawling building appeared to be ruined despite the efforts of at least 10 squads of firefighters.
The nine firefighters and civil defense workers were crushed when a brick wall collapsed on top of a large group of first-responders on the sidewalk and street outside, Argentina's Security Secretary Sergio Berni said.
"It took them completely by surprise," Berni said. "Some of the injured are fighting for their lives."
Berni said Iron Mountain also had its own internal firefighting team at the site, and that a search continued for two missing employees who may have been trapped somewhere inside.
Rescuers removed rubble by hand to reach people caught under the collapsed exterior wall.
The destroyed archives included documents stored for Argentina's banking industry, said Buenos Aires security minister Guillermo Montenegro.
The cause of the fire wasn't immediately clear.
Boston-based Iron Mountain manages, stores and protects information for more than 156,000 companies and organizations in 36 countries. Its Argentina subsidiary advertises that its facilities have multiple protections against fire, including advanced systems that can detect and quench flames without damaging important documents. The company says separately that it uses halon gas to smother fires. Calls and messages left with Iron Mountain on Wednesday were not immediately returned.
"There are cameras in the area, and these videos will be added to the judicial investigation, to clear up the motive of the fire and collapse," Montenegro told the Diarios y Noticias agency.
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Late Mbappe double earns France draw against Iceland
AP Oct 11, 2018 at 6:09p ET
GUINGAMP, France (AP) — Kylian Mbappe saved world champion France’s blushes by creating one goal and scoring a late equalizer in the space of five minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw against Iceland in a friendly on Thursday.
Iceland was 2-0 up with five minutes left at the Roudourou stadium in Brittany and looked set to hand France its first loss since winning the World Cup in July.
But Mbappe, who went on as a substitute for the last half an hour, was the home team’s savior.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward helped to pull a goal back when he fired in from a tight angle and the ball took a deflection off Holmar Eyjolfsson to go in for an own goal in the 85th minute.
Mbappe then levelled with a penalty awarded for handball five minutes later.
“We reacted well after a bad start against a well organized team,” France coach Didier Deschamps said. “It’s good for Kylian, he brought his speed to us.”
Deschamps rested several regulars to keep them fit ahead of next week’s UEFA Nations League against Germany at the Stade de France.
Without Blaise Matuidi and N’Golo Kante, France were lacking in midfield, while Olivier Giroud was subdued up front.
Mbappe was meant to start the game but a minor thigh injury prompted Deschamps to leave him on the bench, allowing Giroud to partner Antoine Griezmann.
France lacked a cutting edge in the first half despite monopolizing possession.
Unmarked on the edge of the area, Paul Pogba fluffed a shot in the 17th minute. Griezmann also headed a cross from Lucas Digne just wide and Florian Thauvin fired a shot over from Ousmane Dembele’s precise pass.
France was made to pay when Presnel Kimpembe was dispossessed near the corner flag by Alfred Finnbogason and went down holding his ankle.
The Iceland forward carried on and sent a low cross to Birkir Bjarnasson, who beat keeper Hugo Lloris with a low shot to claim his 10th international goal in the 31st minute.
France should have gone two down but Lloris made a superb triple stop in the 37th minute.
The hosts pushed hard for an equalizer and almost got it in the 54th minute when Griezmann forced keeper Runar Runarsson to stretch and save a header that looked bound for the top corner.
France was then caught cold from a corner in the 58th as Kari Arnason lost his marker at the near post and doubled Iceland’s lead with a looping header that went in off the bar.
Mbappe had the last word, though, setting up the first France strike before bagging his 10th goal in 25 internationals.
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Golf | June 22, 2018
Gros braves gusts in Germany to lead
Sebastien Gros has a one stroke lead after a gusty opening round of the BMW International Open on Thursday.
The Frenchman signed for a four under 68 around the Golf Club Gut Laerchenhof in Pulheim, enough to edge Scott Jamieson, Jorge Campillo, Aaron Rai and Henric Sturehed for the lead.
Gros enjoyed a fast start and flawless front nine, making four birdies to rise up the leaderboard. The conditions made the going tough on the back nine and while Gros drained a six foot putt for birdie on the 15th, he gave the shot straight back on the next hole.
Nonetheless, the world number 693, who has one top ten finish from 11 events in 2018, was happy with his effort.
Seb Gros opened with a 79 here in 2016 😮
Today? 68 and outright leader 😊 pic.twitter.com/8vnCz6t8HL
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 21, 2018
“Today was very special because the conditions were quite brutal,” the 28-year-old told europeantour.com.
“There was a lot of wind, sometimes a three-club wind, so it’s a good start. It’s just Thursday so no need to start thinking about anything, it’s just a good round, and we’ll try to take enough confidence out of this round to keep going for the rest of the week.
“If we got 72 holes with this wind, it could be our US Open just after the US Open. You have to keep the ball in play and you have to be good on the greens, especially with the wind. The putter has been working today, I just hope it will keep me smiling all week.”
A host of players are in T6 on two under, including England’s David Howell and Nico Geyger of Chile.
Home Golf Gros braves gusts in Germany to lead
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Tag Archives: The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project
Monster Mash: a brief roundup of Frankenstein events for the 200th anniversary
In no particular order, here are some Frankenstein bits and bobs in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s book.
The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project
This project at Arizona State University has been featured here a few times and most recently in a October 26, 2016 posting about an artist using a Roomba (robotic vacuum cleaner) in an artistic query and about the Frankenstein at 200 online exhibition.
You can find out more at The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project website, which features descriptions of these projects on its homepage,
A Modern Myth
On the two hundredth anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Arizona State University launches new educational products and publications for audiences of all ages.
A free, interactive, multiplatform experience for kids designed to inspire deeper engagement with STEM topics and promote the development of 21st century skills related to creative collaboration and critical thinking.
Frankenbook
A collaborative, multimedia reading experiment with Mary Shelley’s timeless tale examining the the scientific, technological, political, and ethical dimensions of the novel, its historical context, and its enduring legacy.
Annotated Edition
The original 1818 version of the manuscript paired with annotations and essays by leading scientists, philosophers, technologists, and novelists.
A set of hands-on STEM making activities that use the Frankenstein story to inspire deeper conversations about scientific and technological creativity and social responsibility.
How to Make a Monster
Kathryn Harkup in a February 22, 2018 article about her recent book for the Guardian delves into the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Note: Links have been removed),
The bicentenary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus has meant a lot of people are re-examining this brilliant work of science fiction. My particular interest is the science fact behind the science fiction. How much real science influenced Mary Shelley? Could a real-life Victor Frankenstein have constructed a creature?
In terms of the technical aspects of building a creature from scraps, many people focus on the collecting of the raw materials and reanimation stages. It’s understandable as there are many great stories about grave-robbers and dissection rooms as well as electrical experiments that were performed on recently executed murderers. But there quite a few stages between digging up dead bodies and reanimating a creature.
The months of tedious and fiddly surgery to bring everything together are often glossed over, but what virtually no one mentions is how difficult it would have been to keep the bits and pieces in a suitable state of preservation while Victor worked on his creation. Making a monster takes time, and bodies rot very quickly.
Preservation of anatomical material was of huge interest when Frankenstein was written, as it is now, though for very different reasons. Today the interest is in preserving organs and tissues suitable for transplant. Some individuals even want to cryogenically freeze their entire body in case future scientists are able to revive them and cure whatever disease caused their original death. In that respect the aims are not so different from what the fictional Victor Frankenstein was attempting two hundred years ago.
At the time Frankenstein is set, the late 18th century, few people were really thinking about organ transplant. Instead, tissue preservation was of concern for anatomy professors who wanted to maintain collections of interesting, unusual or instructive specimens to use as teaching aids for future students.
She provides fascinating insight into preservation techniques of the 18th century and their dangers,
To preserve soft tissues, various substances were injected into or used to coat or soak the dissected specimen. The substance in question had to be toxic enough to destroy mould and bacteria that could decompose the sample, but not corrosive or damaging to the tissues of the specimen itself.
Substances such as turpentine, mercury metal and mercury salts (which are even more toxic than the pure element) were all employed stop the decay process in its tracks. Killing off bacteria and mould means that some vital process within them has been stopped; however, many processes that are critical to mould and bacteria are also necessary for humans, making these substances toxic to us.
Working in cramped, poorly ventilated conditions with minimal regard for health and safety, the substances anatomical curators were using day in and day out took a serious toll on their health. Anatomical curators were described as emaciated, prematurely aged and with a hacking cough. …
One of the most successful techniques for tissue preservation was bottling in alcohol. …
In the 18th century the University of Edinburgh handed over twelve gallons of whisky annually to the anatomy museum for the preservation of specimens. Possible not all of those twelve gallons made it into the specimen jars. The nature of the curator’s work – the smell, the problems with vermin and toxic fumes – must have made the odd sip of whisky very tempting. Indeed, more than one curator was dismissed for being drunk on the job.
Shelley described Frankenstein working in a small attic room using candlelight to illuminate his work. Small rooms, toxic vapours, alcohol fumes and naked flames are not a healthy combination. No wonder Shelley wrote the work took such a toll on Frankenstein’s health.
Harkup’s book, Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, was published on February 8, 2018,
The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: Or, Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had a huge impact on gothic horror and science-fiction genres, and her creation has become part of our everyday culture, from cartoons to Hallowe’en costumes. Even the name ‘Frankenstein’ has become a by-word for evil scientists and dangerous experiments. How did a teenager with no formal education come up with the idea for an extraordinary novel such as Frankenstein?
Clues are dotted throughout Georgian science and popular culture. The years before the book’s publication saw huge advances in our understanding of the natural sciences, in areas such as electricity and physiology, for example. Sensational science demonstrations caught the imagination of the general public, while the newspapers were full of lurid tales of murderers and resurrectionists.
Making the Monster explores the scientific background behind Mary Shelley’s book. Is there any science fact behind the science fiction? And how might a real-life Victor Frankenstein have gone about creating his monster? From tales of volcanic eruptions, artificial life and chemical revolutions, to experimental surgery, ‘monsters’ and electrical experiments on human cadavers, Kathryn Harkup examines the science and scientists that influenced Shelley, and inspired her most famous creation.
Frankenstein 2018
Frankenstein 2018 is an online site designed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the book, from the About page,
The Frankenstein 2018 project is based at Volda University College in Norway, but aims to engage and include people from elsewhere in Norway and around the world.
The project is led by Timothy Saunders, an Associate Professor of English Literature and Culture at Volda University College.
If you would like to get in touch, either to offer comments on the website, to provide information about related projects or activities taking place around the world, or even to offer relevant material of your own, please write to me at timothy.saunders@hivolda.no.
What a great idea and I wish the folks at Volda University College all the best.
The Monster Challenge
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL; Missouri, US) is hosting a competition to create a ‘new Frankenstein’, from WUSL’s The Monster Challenge webpage,
On June 16, 1816, a 19-year-old woman sat quietly listening as her lover (the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley) and a small group of friends — including celebrated poet Lord Byron — discussed conducting a ghost-story contest. The couple was spending their holiday in a beautiful mansion on the banks of scenic Lake Geneva in Switzerland. As the conversation about ghost stories heated up, a discussion arose about the principle of life. Not surprisingly, the ensuing talk of graves and corpses led to a sleepless night filled with horrific nightmares for Mary Shelley. Later, she recalled her own contest entry began with eight words; “It was on a dreary night in November…” Just two years later, in 1818, that young woman, Mary Shelley, published her expanded submission as the novel Frankenstein, not only a classic of 19th-century fiction, but a work that has enjoyed immense influence on popular culture, science, medicine, philosophy and the arts all the way up to the present day.
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the novel’s publication in 1818, Washington University is hosting a competition open to WU students (full time and registered in fall 2018), both undergraduate and graduate. The submission deadline is October 15, 2018.
The prompt for our own WU “Monster Challenge” is “The New Frankenstein”:
If you learned of a contest today, similar to the one that inspired the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 1818, what new Frankenstein would you create? Winning entries will be those best exemplifying the spirit, tone and feeling of Frankenstein for our age.
Submissions are eligible in two categories: written (including poetry, fiction, nonfiction and theater; 5000 word limit) and visual (including new media, experimental media, sound art, performance art, and design). Only one submission is allowed per student or student collaboration group. The winners will be determined by a jury of faculty members and announced in the fall 2018 semester. Winning entries will also be featured on the Frankenstein Bicentennial website (frankenstein200.wustl.edu).
Through the generosity of Provost Holden Thorpe’s office, winners will receive a cash prize as well as the opportunity to have their submission read, exhibited, and/or performed during the fall 2018 semester. Prizes are as follows:
WRITTEN CATEGORY VISUAL CATEGORY
Grand Prize: $1000 Grand Prize: $1000
2nd Prize: $500 2nd Prize: $500
3rd Prize: $250 3rd Prize: $250
Please review the guidelines below and download the appropriate submission form … for your project.
All submissions are due by 3 pm on October 15, 2018.
Only one submission is allowed per student or student collaboration group.
Electronic submissions should be emailed to iph@wustl.edu along with the appropriate submission form (right).
Non-electronic submissions should be dropped off at the Performing Arts Department in Mallinckrodt Center, Room 312 (specific dates and times to be determined). All applicants submitting work here must also send an email to iph@wustl.edu with a digital image of the work and the appropriate submission form (right). Entries should fit into a case 74″ w x 87″ h x 23″ d. For exceptions, please contact Professor Patricia Olynyk (olynyk@wustl.edu).
For additional information about the contest, please contact the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities: iph@wustl.edu.
This competition (for WUSL students only) is part of a larger celebration as The Frankenstein Bicentennial 2017 – 2018 homepage indicates,
One of the most famous literary works of the last two centuries, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) permeates our cultural imagination. A man of science makes dead matter live yet abandons his own creation. A creature is composed of human body parts yet denied a place in human society. The epic struggle that ensues between creator and creature poses enduring questions to all of us. What do we owe our non-human creations? How might the pursuit of scientific knowledge endanger or empower humanity? How do we combine social responsibility with our technological power to alter living matter? These moral quandaries drive the novel as well as our own hopes and fears about modernity.
Over the last 200 years, Frankenstein has also become one of our most culturally productive myths. The Black Frankenstein became a potent metaphor for racial otherness in the 19th century and remains so to this day. From Boris Karloff as the iconic Monster of 1931 to the transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show of 1975, the novel has inspired dozens of films and dramatizations. Female poets from Margaret Atwood to Liz Lochhead and Laurie Sheck continue to wrestle with the novel’s imaginative possibilities. And Frankenstein, of course, permeates our material culture. Think no further than Franken Berry cereal, Frankenstein action figures, and Frankenstein bed pillows.
Please join us at Washington University in St. Louis as we celebrate Mary Shelley’s iconic novel and its afterlives with a series of events organized by faculty, students and staff from across the arts, humanities and life sciences. Highlights include the conference Frankenstein at 200, sponsored by the Center for the Humanities; a special Frankenstein issue of The Common Reader; a staging of Nick Dear’s play Frankenstein; the symposium The Curren(t)cy of Frankenstein, sponsored by the Medical School; a film series; several lectures; and exhibits designed to showcase the university’s museum and library collections.
This site aggregates all events related to the celebration. Please visit again for updates!
They do have a page for Global Celebrations and while the listing isn’t really global at this point (I’m sure they’re hoping that will change) it does open up a number of possibilities for Frankenstein aficionados, experts, and enthusiasts,
Technologies of Frankenstein
Stevens Institute of Technology, College of Arts and Letters and IEEE History Center
The 200th anniversary year of the first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus has drawn worldwide interest in revisiting the novel’s themes. What were those themes and what is their value to us in the early twenty-first century? In what ways might our tools of science and communication serve as an “elixir of life” since the age of Frankenstein?
Frankenstein@200
Frankenstein@200 is a year-long series of academic courses and programs including a film festival, a play, a lecture series and an international Health Humanities Conference that will examine the numerous moral, scientific, sociological, ethical and spiritual dimensions of the work, and why Dr. Frankenstein and his monster still capture the moral imagination today..
FRANKENSTEIN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 2018
San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, and University of San Francisco
During 2018, the San Francisco Bay area partners will host The Frankenstein Bicentennial. The novel brings together STEM fields with humanities & the arts in such a way to engage almost every discipline and major. The project’s events will address timely issues of our world in Silicon Valley and the advent of technology – a critical topic with questions important to our academic, regional and world communities. The novel, because it has been so popular for 200 years, lives on in discussions about what it means to be human in a digital world.
Frankenstein (a new musical)
An off Broadway production in New York City, Frankenstein (a new musical) has been extended through 2018,
Next performance: Monday Feb. 26, 2018; 7 PM
Extended through 2018!
BroadwayWorld review!
“..it is a success of a show that should be considered
something great in the realm of musical theater.”
“A musical love letter”
– Local Theatre NY
“…infused with enough emotion to send chills down the spine…”
““ an ambitious theater piece that is refreshingly buoyed up by its music””
– Theater Scene
a new Off-Broadway musical by Eric B. Sirota
based on Mary Shelley’s classic novel
Presented by John Lant, Tamra Pica & Write Act Repertory
at St. Luke’s Theater in the heart of the theatre district
. . . a sweeping romantic musical, about the human need for love and companionship,
which honors its source material.
Performances Monday nights at 7 PM
tickets to performances into March currently on sale
(scroll down for performance schedule)
Contact us for Special Group Sales and Buyouts at: info@TheFrankensteinMusical.com
St. Luke’s Theatre
an Off-Broadway venue in the heart of the theatre district on “Restaurant Row”
308 West 46th Street (btwn. 8th and 9th Ave.)
contact: info@TheFrankensteinMusical.com
– Book, Music & Lyrics: Eric B. Sirota
-Additional lyrics: Julia Sirota
– Director: Clint Hromsco
– Music Director: Austin Nuckols
(original music direction by Anessa Marie)
– Producer: John Lant, Tamra Pica and Write Act Repertory
– CAST: Jon Rose, Erick Sanchez-Canahuate, Gabriella Marzetta, Stephan Amenta, Cait Kiley, Adam Kee, Samantha Collette, Amy Londyn, Stephanie Lourenco Viegas, Bryan S. Walton
https://www.telecharge.com/Off-Broadway/Frankenstein-a-new-musical
Eric Sirota developed Frankenstein under the working title of “Day of Wrath”, an Official Selection of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival’s Reading Series
Feb 26, Mon; 7 PM
Mar 5, Mon; 7 PM
Tickets to later dates on sale soon. . .
March 12, 19, 24
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
May . . .
Jun . . .
running though 2018
2018 – Frankenstein bicentennial year!
The Purgatory Press*
The Purgatory Press blog’s* John Culbert (author and lecturer at the University of British Columbia) wrote a January 1, 2018 essay celebrating and examining Mary Shelley’s classic,
She was born in 1797, toward the end of the Little Ice Age. Wolves had been extirpated from the country, but not so long ago that one could forget. Man’s only predator in the British Isles was now a mental throwback. Does the shadow of extinction fall on the children of perpetrators? What strange gap is left in the mind of men suddenly raised from the humble status of prey?
In the winter of her sixteenth year, the river Thames froze in London for the last time. The final “Frost Fair,” a tradition dating back centuries, was held February 1814 on the river’s hard surface.
The following year, a volcano in present-day Indonesia erupted. It was the most powerful and destructive event of its kind in recorded history. Fallout caused a “volcanic winter” across the Northern Hemisphere. In 1816 – “the year without a summer” – she was in Switzerland, where she began writing her first novel, Frankenstein, published 200 years ago today — on January 1st, 1818.
Fascinating, yes? I encourage you to read the whole piece.
Frankenstein Festival
The Science Museum in London, UK, is splashing out with a Frankenstein Festival according to a February 13, 2018 press release,
3–8 April (with special events on 28 March and 27–28 April)
The Science Museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus with a free festival exploring the science behind this cultural phenomenon.
Through immersive theatre, experimental storytelling and hands-on activities visitors can examine the ethical and scientific questions surrounding the artificial creation of life. Families can step in Doctor Frankenstein’s shoes, creating a creature and bringing it to life using stop motion animation at our drop-in workshops.
In the Mystery at Frankenstein’s Lab visitors can solve puzzles and conduct experiments in an escape room-like interactive experience. Visitors are also invited to explore the Science Museum as you’ve never heard it before in It’s Alive, an immersive Frankenstein-themed audio tour. Both these activities have limited availability so pre-booking is advised.
In Pandemic, you decide how far Dr Victor should go to tackle a virus sweeping the world. Is it right to create new life to save others? You decide where to draw the line in this choose-your-own-adventure experience. Visitors can also see Humanity 2.0, a play created and performed by actor Emily Carding. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the play examines what could happen if a benevolent AI recreated humanity.
As part of the festival, visitors will meet researchers at the cutting-edge of science—from bio chemists who manipulate DNA to engineers creating artificial intelligence—and discover fascinating scientific objects with our curators which could have influenced Shelley.
The Frankenstein Festival will run daily from 3–8 April at the Science Museum and is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Tickets for activities with limited availability are available from sciencemuseum.org.uk/Frankenstein.
Our free adult-only Frankenstein Lates on 28 March will focus on the darker themes of Shelley’s iconic novel, with the Promethean Tales Weekend on 27–28 April, featuring panel discussions and special screenings of Terminator 2: Judgement Day and The Curse of Frankenstein in our IMAX cinema.
Frankenstein Festival activities include:
It’s Alive!
An immersive audio tour created by Cmd+Shift in collaboration with the Science Museum. The tour takes 45 minutes and is limited to 15 people per session. Recommended for ages 8+. Tickets cost £3 and are available here.
Mystery at Frankenstein’s Lab
This interactive, theatrical puzzle experience has been created by Atomic Force Productions, in collaboration with the Science Museum. Each session lasts 45 minutes and is limited to 10 people per session. Recommended for ages 12+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets cost £10 and are available here.
Create Your Own Creature
Get hands on at our drop-in workshops and create your very own creature. Then bring your creature to life with stop motion animation. This activity takes approximately 20 minutes and is suitable for all ages.
Humanity 2.0 (3–5 April)
Step into a dystopian future and help shape the future of humanity in this unique interactive play created and performed by Emily Carding. Her full body make-up was created by award winning body painter Victoria Gugenheim in collaboration with the Science Museum. The play has a run time of 45 minutes and is recommended for ages 12+.
Pandemic (5–8 April)
This choose-your-own-adventure film puts you in control of a psychological thriller. Your decisions will guide Dr Victor on their quest to create artificial life.
Pandemic was created by John Bradburn in collaboration with the Science Museum. The film contains moderate psychological threat and horror sequences that some people may find disturbing. The experiences lasts 45 minutes and is recommended for ages 14+. Tickets are free and are available here.
Frankenstein Festival events include:
Frankenstein Lates
Wednesday 28 March, 18.45–22.00
Join us for a fun free evening of events, workshops and screenings as we ask the question ‘should we create life’.
Lates is a free themed-event for adults at the Science Museum on the last Wednesday of each month. Find out more about Lates at sciencemuseum.org.uk/Lates.
Artificial Life: Should We, Could We, Will We?
Wednesday 28 March as part of the Frankenstein Lates
Tickets: £5
A panel of expert scientists and researchers will discuss artificial life. Just how close are we to creating fully synthetic life and will this be achieved by biological or digital means?
Discussing those questions will be Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College and scientific advisor for the hit movie Ex Machina Murray Shanahan, Vice President of the International Society for Artificial Life Susan Stepney and Lead Curator of the Science Museum’s acclaimed 2017 exhibition Robots Ben Russell. Further speakers to be announced.
Promethean Tales Weekend
Terminator 2: Judgement Day + Panel Discussion
Friday 27 April, 19.30–22.35 (Doors open 19.00)
Tickets: £8, £6 Concessions
Age 15 and above
In part one of our Promethean Tales Weekend celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, we will be joined by a panel of experts in science, film and literature to discuss the topic of ‘Promethean Tales through the ages’ ahead of a screening of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
The Curse of Frankenstein and Q&A with Sir Christopher Frayling
Saturday 28 April, 18.00–20.30 (Doors open 17.30)
In part two of our Promethean Tales Weekend, we are joined by Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years, to discuss the life and work of Shelley, the origins of her seminal story and its cultural impact.
The screening of The Curse of Frankenstein will be followed by a book signing with copies of Sir Christopher’s book available to purchase on the night.
You can find out more about the festival and get tickets to events, here.
Frankenreads
This initiative seems like a lot of fun, from the Frankenreads homepage,
Frankenreads is an NEH [US National Endowment for the Humanitities]-funded initiative of the Keats-Shelley Association of America and partners to hold a series of events and initiatives in honor of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, featuring especially an international series of readings of the full text of the novel on Halloween 2018.
They have a very open approach as their FAQs webpage attests to,
Why host a Frankenreads event?
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus appeals to both novice and expert readers alike and is a work that remains highly relevant to contemporary issues. Thus it is perhaps no surprise that (according to the Open Syllabus project) Frankenstein is the most frequently taught work of literature in college English courses and the fifth most frequently taught book in college courses in all disciplines. It is certainly one of the most read British novels in the world. Hosting a Frankenreads event is an easy way both to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this important work and to foster discussion about issues such as ethics in science and the human tendency to demonize the unfamiliar. By participating in Frankenreads, you can make sure that your thoughts about Frankenstein are part of a global conversation.
What kind of event can I host?
You can host any kind of event you like! Below are some suggestions. Click on the event type for further guidance.
Complete Reading — A live, all-day reading (about 9 hours) of the full text of Frankenstein
Partial Reading — A live reading of selected passages from Frankenstein
Discussion — An informal discussion of some or all of the novel
Lesson — A class session, discussion, or exercise on the novel
Lecture — A lecture on the novel by a relevant expert
Panel — A formal panel discussion of the novel
Exhibit — An exhibit of Frankenstein-related materials
Scene — A dramatic enactment (perhaps with props, costumes, and blocking) of one or more scenes from the novel
Screening — A film screening
Viewing — A community viewing on Halloween 2018 of the livestream of the NEH reading or other online events
Other — Whatever other kind of in-person or online event you can think of!
Should I hold in-person events or online events?
Either or both! We encourage you to record in-person events and upload video to our YouTube channel. We will also be providing advice on holding events via Google Hangouts.
When should I hold the event?
You can hold a Frankenreads event any time you like, but we encourage you to schedule an event during Frankenweek: October 24-31, 2018.
Why post my event on the Frankenreads website?
Posting your event on the Frankenreads website enables the Frankenreads team to publicize your event widely, to give you help with your event, and to connect you with others who are holding nearby or similar events.
How do I post my event on the Frankenreads website?
To post your event on the Frankenreads website, first register an account, log in, and then submit your event. You should have the following information:
An event title (required)
An event description (required)
The event time and date
A square image no bigger than 128 Mb to represent the event
Venue information (e.g., name, address, phone number, website)
Organizer(s) information (e.g., name, email address, phone number)
How can I get help?
Lots of ways! You can contact us via this site, message us on social media, or join our Frankenreads discussion group to ask and answer questions of like-minded people.
There you have it from the academic to the informal and more. There is one more thing,
*’Purgatory Press’ head changed to “The Purgatory Press’ and ‘The Purgatory blog’ changed to ‘The Purgatory Press blog’ on February 26, 2018
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News from Arizona State University’s The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project
I received a September 2016 newsletter (issued occasionally) from The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project at Arizona State University (ASU) which contained these two tidbits:
I, Artist
Bobby Zokaites converted a Roomba, a robotic vacuum, from a room cleaning device to an art-maker by removing the dust collector and vacuuming system and replacing it with a paint reservoir. Artists have been playing with robots to make art since the 1950s. This work is an extension of a genre, repurposing a readily available commercial robot.
With this project, Bobby set out to create a self-portrait of a generation, one that grew up with access to a vast amount of information and constantly bombarded by advertisements. The Roomba paintings prove that a robot can paint a reasonably complex painting, and do it differently every time; thus this version of the Turing test was successful.
As in the story of Frankenstein, this work also interrogates questions of creativity and responsibility. Is this a truly creative work of art, and if so, who is the artist; man or machine?
Both the text description and the video are from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5ihmwPWgY
Frankenstein at 200 Exhibit
From the September 2016 newsletter (Note: Links have been removed),
Just as the creature in Frankenstein [the monster is never named in the book; its creator, however, is Victor Frankenstein] was assembled from an assortment of materials, so too is the cultural understanding of the Frankenstein myth. Now a new, interdisciplinary exhibit at ASU Libraries examines how Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old science fiction story continues to inspire, educate, and frighten 21st century audiences.
Frankenstein at 200 is open now through December 10 on the first floor of ASU’s Hayden Library in Tempe, AZ.
Here’s more from the exhibit’s webpage on the ASU website,
No work of literature has done more to shape the way people imagine science and its moral consequences than “Frankenstein;” or “The Modern Prometheus,” Mary Shelley’s enduring tale of creation and responsibility. The novel’s themes and tropes continue to resonate with contemporary audiences, influencing the way we confront emerging technologies, conceptualize the process of scientific research, and consider the ethical relationships between creators and their creations
Two hundred years after Mary Shelley imagined the story that would become “Frankenstein,” ASU Libraries is exhibiting an interdisciplinary installation that contextualizes the conditions of the original tale while exploring it’s continued importance in our technological age. Featuring work by ASU faculty and students, this exhibition includes a variety of physical and digital artifacts, original art projects and interactive elements that examine “Frankenstein’s” colossal scientific, technological, cultural and social impacts.
About the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project: Launched by Drs. David Guston and Ed Finn in 2013, the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project, is a global celebration of the bicentennial of the writing and publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, from 2016-2018. The project uses Frankenstein as a lens to examine the complex relationships between science, technology, ethics, and society. To learn more visit frankenstein.asu.edu and follow @FrankensteinASU on Twitter
There are more informational tidbits at The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project website.
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Sotero Chavarría is a human rights defender and member of the coordination of COPINH. The organization’s members have been campaigning for their right to free, prior and informed consent in relation to mega-projects that threaten the environmental and social rights of the Lenca people, forcing them out of their ancestral lands. COPINH members have constantly been targeted in reprisal for their work, and as a result several of its members have been killed.
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Finding Lost Pyramids with Satellite Imagery
May 28, 2011 By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis
Sarah Parcak, an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is featured on an upcoming documentary on BBC entitled “Egypt’s Lost Cities“. The Egyptologist analyzed satellite imagery to identify over 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 ancient settlements previously unknown. Her team used infra-red imagery to differentiate the denser mud brick material buried under Egyptian silt and soil in Egypt’s Nile Valley Delta.
The BBC episode will air on Monday May 30th. A modified version of the documentary will also air later in the summer on the Discovery Channel in the United States.
The use of remote sensing in archeology is gaining use as a valuable tool for identifying buried ancient settlements. NASA has a site outlining its use of remote sensing in archaeology with information about research in the Arenal Region of Costa Rica, and Chaco Canyon, NM. NOVA also has a writeup on the use of remote sensing in archaeology: The Sky’s Eyes: Remote Sensing in Archaeology.
Egyptian pyramids found by analyzing infra-red satellite images. Research by Dr. Sara Parcak.
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11 Bank Holidays Politicians Should Be Offering Instead
By Holly Brockwell on at
We love a good bank holiday here in the UK, and Jeremy Corbyn's plan to give us another four a year has certainly caught the electorate's attention. Inevitably, then, the other parties have been frantically brainstorming their own celebrations to compete, leading to a spiralling holiday arms race in which eventually, no one will have to go to work ever again.
Here, we can exclusively reveal the 11 proposed holidays being kicked around for inclusion in 2017 election manifestos, from the UK's own Labour Day to the somewhat less serious Ed Balls Day.
1. Blue Monday
Yes, it’s a load of bobbins, but since we’re hounded into feeling bad about ourselves every third Monday in January anyway, the least the government could do is let us stay at home under a duvet. This would be a natural fit for the Conservatives and their love of a) blue and b) people being miserable.
2. Yellow Tuesday
Never ones for jumping on a bandwagon, the Lib Dems insist Yellow Tuesday was entirely their own idea that they came up with independently of the Tories, who they don’t actually even like. Shortly after the announcement of the holiday, all mentions of their election promise for no more bank holidays were mysteriously lost.
3. Ed Balls Day
Since no one does any work on the anniversary of Ed Balls’ infamous tweet anyway, Labour has decided to capitalise on the only one of its MPs to ever garner any public affection and give us all the day off. Traditions on this hallowed day include ceremonial Gangnam dances and repeatedly muttering one’s own name.
4. St. David’s Day
Apparently no one told Wales that St David was included in Corbyn's proposal, because they're all up in arms at having been left out. "If you English are ‘avin’ one, then it’s only fair that our boyo Dai gets a look in, wouldn’t you say?" a Plaid Cymru spokesperson was quoted as saying, before stating that a bank holiday "will be what's occurring" on the 1st of March.
After rumblings of a #Wexit protest in retaliation, the government soothed the party with promises that a revival of the mining industry would 'certainly be considered for the potential longlist of possible topics to think about including' in the next Parliamentary debate.
5. Diana Day
A day to remember the People’s Princess or a shameless grab by UKIP for tabloid heartland votes? Who cares, the point is we’d get the first day of July (her birthday) off, when said heartland could ‘commemorate’ her by drinking in beer gardens with their sunburnt sausage limbs on show. #NeverForget.
6. Theresa May-Day
Less a new bank holiday and more an attempted rebranding of an existing one, New May Day traditions would include sponsored snoop-a-thons and tying ribbons around a ‘strong and stable’ Maypole topped with Theresa’s watchful and not-at-all-menacing head.
7. Rainbows and Smiles Day
Can’t we all just stop being mean to each other for a day, and all get along like we used to, and come together to eat cake made of smiles and rainbows? That’s the ethos of this warm-and-fuzzy holiday idea from the Greens, proposed in Parliament to shouts of “they don’t even go here.”
8. Labour Day
In this Corbyn-sponsored British copy of the American holiday, everyone would celebrate the hard-won rights of workers by not getting out of bed until at least 2pm. There would also be a theoretical parade of trade unions to celebrate, but they can never agree a time and place amongst themselves.
9. Pigalia
There's nothing rasher than this bacon-themed holiday hastily cooked up by the Conservatives in response to the 2015 #PigGate scandal. The hamfisted scheme was intended to celebrate the contribution of pigs to society, but was quickly overtaken by traditions including replacing the traditional apple in a pig's head with a pork sausage and meatballs, and children creating David Cameron masks made entirely of ham.
10. Christmas Eve Eve
Realistically, we should probably give people the latter half of December off, because we’re all pretty much checked out for Christmas/drunk/hungover/frantically internet shopping for presents with next-day delivery. But since that’s not going to happen, we’ll settle for Christmas Eve Eve, which will be called Christmas Adam because equality.
11. Gizmodo Day
Celebrated in a weirdly specific list of countries (the UK, the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Japan, Australia and Brazil), Gizmodo Day is all about gently ribbing big companies and celebrating the weird and wonderful news from the worlds of technology, science, pop culture and whatever else we fancy. The traditional greeting of Gizmodo Day is “I thought this was a tech site.”
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Great Moments In GolfJanuary 28, 2016
Five years ago, Phil Mickelson had his caddie tend the flagstick from 70 yards out
"When I get a wedge shot from 72 yards, I usually fly it within a yard 95 percent of the time."
That may sound like a bit of an exaggeration, but for some reason, when Phil Mickelson says it, you believe him.
Mickelson has proved that laser-like accuracy when wielding a wedge countless times, but none stands out quite like what he did five years ago this week at the 2011 Farmers Insurance Open. Needing an eagle to tie Bubba Watson on the final hole of regulation, a bad lie forced Phil to lay up on Torrey Pines' closing par 5. But with a perfect yardage left on his third, Mickelson treated the shot like it was a putt.
First, he paced off the exact distance to the hole and surveyed the green. And then, he had his caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay tend the flagstick. What the. . . ?
"That particular shot, I want to give it two chances to go in," Mickelson reasoned after. "I'm trying to fly it in, and if it doesn't fly in, it's going to skip and I wanted to try to bring it back."
Again, somehow it just makes sense when Mickelson says something like that. In the end, he couldn't quite pull off the shot, but he did come close enough -- landing it a foot left of the hole -- to make the whole spectacle worth it and add to the annals of "Phil being Phil" and "What will Phil do next?" Treat yourself to another look:
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Air International, Volume 19, Number 6, December 1980
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Agnew, Harold M.; Foster, John S., Jr., Chairman; Gold, Sydell P.; Guidice, Stephen J.; and Schlesinger, James R.
Expectations for the US Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship Program
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: Panel to Assess Reliability, 2002. Quarto, 30, wraps, footnotes, figures, appendix, covers somewhat worn and discolored. More about Expectations for the US Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship Program
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Aitoro, Jill R. (Executive Editor)
C4ISRNET; Volume 17, Number 6, 2018
Vienna, VA: Sightline Media Group, 2018. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue. Magazine. 34, [2] pages, including covers. Illustrations (most in color). Mailing information on front cover. Cover has slight wear and soiling. C4ISRNET - Media for the Intelligence Age Military. Networks of C4ISR and information technologies have become the source of military advantage, enabling a lighter, faster, and more precise, mobile and agile force. C4ISRNET focuses on the technologies of communications, defense and intelligence IT, unmanned systems and sensors, GEOINT and cyber. It's the networked capabilities of these technologies that have transformed the enterprise of warfare. C4ISRNET is the premier content destination for defense and government communities to stay connected to technology and network innovations to ensure information dominance. Defense and Intelligence officials rely on C4ISRNET for information on advanced weapons platforms, sensor systems, and command and control centers that provide information advantage, battlefield dominance, speed of command and mission effectiveness. More about C4ISRNET; Volume 17, Number 6, 2018
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Computers--Key to Total Systems Control. Proceedings of the Eastern Joint Computer Conference, Washington, DC, 12/12-14/61
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. Quarto, 380, illus., figures, tables, charts, references, foxing & discolor ins bds & flylves, foxing to fore-edge, DJ quite worn & foxed. More about Computers--Key to Total Systems Control. Proceedings of the Eastern Joint Computer Conference,...
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Assessment of Space-Based Radar
Rockville, MD: B-K Dynamics, Inc., 1984. Approx. 40, velobound, small tear to front cover. More about Assessment of Space-Based Radar
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Bamford, James
The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1982. Sixth Printing. 465, appendix, notes, acronyms, index, weakness to front board, small stains to fore-edge, DJ worn & soiled: sm tears, sm chips. More about The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1982. Second Printing. 465, appendix, notes, acronyms, index, library stamps, fore-edge stained, board edges threadbare, small tears & chips to DJ DJ in plastic sleeve (small tears and pieces missing to plastic sleeve), library stamps and stickers on DJ and plastic sleeve, binding cracked at p. 110, p. 175, and p. 372. The origins, inner workings, and operations of the National Security Agency. More about The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency
Barron, John
KGB; The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents
New York: Bantam Books, 1974. Tenth Printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. xvi, 623, [1] pages, Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Appendices. Chapter notes. Bibliography, Index. Cover has some wear and soiling and is torn at bottom front near spine. Minor page discoloration noted. Introduction by Robert Conquest. John Daniel Barron (1930 -2005) was an American journalist and investigative writer. He is best remembered as the author of several books dealing with specifics of Soviet espionage via the KGB and other agencies. He graduated from the University of Missouri and studied Russian at the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He served in Berlin as a naval intelligence officer. In 1957, he joined the Washington Star as an investigative reporter. In 1965, Barron joined the Washington bureau of Reader's Digest. There he wrote more than 100 stories on a wide variety of subjects. After Barron published his 1974 book KGB: The Secret World of Soviet Secret Agents, the KGB attempted to discredit him by faking claims that Barron was part of a Zionist conspiracy. In 1996, Barron published a book detailing the saga of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Operation SOLO, involving the infiltration of the top leadership of the Communist Party, USA by the FBI's secret informant Morris Childs. Childs was instrumental in helping with the transfer of over $28 million from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the Communist Party of the USA to help fund its activities, with each transaction painstakingly reported by Childs to his FBI handlers. More about KGB; The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents
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Barth, Alan
New York: Viking Press, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 212, some soiling, chipping, and edge wear to DJ. More about The Price of Liberty
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Beck, Melvin
Secret Contenders: The Myth of Cold War Counterintelligence
Place_Pub: New York: Sheridan Square Publications, 1984. 158, wraps, illus., index, tape residue at bottom of covers and spine, some creasing to rear cover and last few pages. More about Secret Contenders: The Myth of Cold War Counterintelligence
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Blake, Bernard, ed.
Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems, 1989-90
Alexandria, VA: Jane's Information Group, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 33 cm, 506 pages. Illustrations. Glossary. Index. Some edge soiling, some wear and soiling to boards. More about Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems, 1989-90
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Bock, Alan W.
Ambush at Ruby Ridge: How Government Agents Set Randy Weaver Up and Took His Family Down
Irvine, CA: Dickens Press, c1995. First Printing. 24 cm, 281, acid-free paper, illus., maps, bibliography, index, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve. More about Ambush at Ruby Ridge: How Government Agents Set Randy Weaver Up and Took His Family Down
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Bosworth, Patricia
Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1997. First Printing. More about Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story
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Brin, David
The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. vi, 378 p. Notes. Index. More about The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
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Brugioni, Dino A.
From Balloons to Blackbirds: Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Imagery Intelligence: How it Evolved
McLean, VA: The Association of Former Intelligence Officers, 1993. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. [4], 58, [2] p. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. More about From Balloons to Blackbirds: Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Imagery Intelligence: How it Evolved
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Bryan, C. D. B. (Courtlandt Dixon Barnes)
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. Second Printing. 24 cm, 380, map, DJ worn and small tears/chips, ink "X" on front endpaper and half-title, erasure on half-title, slight edge soiling. More about Friendly Fire
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New York: Bantam Books, 1977. Fourth Printing. pocket paperbk, 437, wraps, figure, map, text somewhat darkened, spine creased and worn, some wear to cover edges, covers somewhat soiled some foxing to edges. The story of his family's efforts to find out the real reason Sgt. Michael Mullin died in Vietnam. His death was attributed to "nonbattle" causes. More about Friendly Fire
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. 24 cm, 380, map, DJ pasted inside boards, small rough spot inside rear flyleaf, shaken, cocked, binding weak, DJ worn edges soiled, tape on DJ spine where library call number sticker has been removed. The story of his family's efforts to find out the real reason Sgt.Michael Mullin died in Vietnam. His death was attributed to "nonbattle" causes. More about Friendly Fire
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Annual Report, 1994-1995
Ottawa, Canada: Security Intelligence Review, 1995. 162, wraps, appendices, glossary, errata slip laid in, bilingual text in English (77 pages) and French (85 pages). More about Annual Report, 1994-1995
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Clubb, Oliver E. (Oliver Edmund)
KAL Flight 007: The Hidden Story
Sag Harbor, NY: Permanent Press, c1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 174, maps, some wear to DJ. More about KAL Flight 007: The Hidden Story
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Costa, Alexandra
Stepping Down from the Star: A Soviet Defector's Story
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition. First Printing. 287, pencil erasure on endpaper. More about Stepping Down from the Star: A Soviet Defector's Story
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Cowan, Paul, Egleson, Nick, and Hentoff, Nat, with Herbert, Barbara and Wall, Robert
State Secrets; Police Surveillance in America
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. First Edition [stated]. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm. xi, [1], 333, [3] pages. Some chips, edge tears, wear and soiling to DJ. Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press. Hentoff was formerly a columnist for: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inquiry. He was a staff writer for The New Yorker, More about State Secrets; Police Surveillance in America
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Demac, Donna A.
Liberty Denied: The Current Rise of Censorship in America
New York: PEN American Center, 1988. 175, wraps, chapter notes, readings, index, some soiling to rear cover. Preface by Arthur Miller. Foreword by Walter Karp. More about Liberty Denied: The Current Rise of Censorship in America
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Dewar, Michael
Internal Security Weapons & Equipment of the World
New York: Scribner, c1979. First Printing. 23 cm, 128, illus., usual lib markings, DJ pasted to bds, pencil erasure on fr endpaper, bookplate removed, leaving scuff inside front board. More about Internal Security Weapons & Equipment of the World
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Dillingham, Clay (Managing Editor)
National Security Science, July 2014 (LALP-14-003]
Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2014. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. 41 pages, plus front cover [2] and back of rear cover. Illustrations (many in color). Name and mailing location on back cover. National Security Science magazine showcases the importance, breadth, and depth of the Lab's scientific and technical work for solving challenges to national security to policy makers, the general public, academia, and scientific and technical experts. More about National Security Science, July 2014 (LALP-14-003
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Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) tweeted on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to jointly manufacture five corvettes for the Saudi navy.
The deal, announced earlier this year, is the first military contract signed by the kingdom with a foreign country since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which caused a global outcry.
The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday in Riyadh, said the state-run Saudi Press Agency, which carried photographs of the event.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist critical of the Saudi government and its de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, disappeared at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
Saudi officials initially insisted Khashoggi had left the consulate, then said he died in an unplanned "rogue operation." The kingdom's public prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb later said he was killed in a premeditated attack.
The Spanish defense industry has come under fire for supplying weapons to Saudi Arabia because of concerns their use is causing civilian casualties in Yemen.
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Sara Ali Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s next? Details inside
Mumbai: Sara Ali Khan is yet to make her debut on the silver screen but seems like the young talent has already caught the eyes of some top filmmakers of Bollywood.
Recently, Sara was spotted outside Ashutosh Gowariker’s office in Khar and since then speculations have been rife that the star kid could be seen in the acclaimed filmmaker’s next project. A report in Times of India now has claimed that Sara is likely to be a part of Gowariker’s next directorial and could be cast opposite Arjun Kapoor.
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Sanjay Dutt, who was last seen in Bhoomi is also likely to play an important role in the project. The film is believed to be a historical project based on the three battles fought between the 16th and 18th centuries.
According to reports, before Sara met Gowarikar at his office, the latter visited the sets of Kedarnath, a film directed by his friend Abhishek Kapoor. Reports say that Gowarikar was highly impressed by Sara’s performance and screen presence and this prompted the filmmaker to cast the young talent in his own project.
Meanwhile, Sara-Sushant starrer ‘Kedarnath’s production began in June last year and the film is due for release this December.
Abhishek Kapoor
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Max & Murphy Podcast: Republican Mayoral Candidate Paul Massey
June 20, 2017 | by Ben Max
Ben Max, left, of Gotham Gazette, and Jarrett Murphy, right, of City Limits
Max & Murphy is a podcast focused on New York City politics and policy hosted by Ben Max of Gotham Gazette and Jarrett Murphy of City Limits. Past episodes of the podcast can be found here and can be dowloaded from iTunes and other podcast networks. The podcast began with a focus on housing in early 2016, but has expanded into other areas, now turning to the 2017 city elections, especially the race for Mayor.
After being joined by Democratic mayoral candidate Bob Gangi last week, we're joined by Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey this week. Massey, a real estate sales executive, has secured the Independence Party endorsement and is locked in a tough battle for the GOP nomination with Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis. Massey has mostly focused his campaign on Mayor Bill de Blasio, who he hopes to face in the general election after defeating Malliotakis in the primary.
Massey is selling himself as a "non-political" management executive in the Michael Bloomberg mold, parlaying private sector success into a pitch that he is the kind of leader the city needs so that things get done effectively and efficiently, without the political games that career politicians play. On the flip side of that argument is the fact that Massey is something of a novice when it comes to not only running for office, which requires certain skills, but also policy-making, especially in areas not having to do with real estate and business. Massey has not shown great command of the issues, but he has shown a commitment to learning, a seriousness about the campaign task at hand and the job of Mayor, and an ability to raise a lot of money, including loans to his campaign from his own deep personal coffers.
As you'll hear in the interview, Massey continues to assail de Blasio as incompetent and corrupt, while referring specificially to mismanagement of homelessness, a misguided approach to school choice, and allowing a pay-to-play culture at City Hall. We asked Massey about what animates his campaign other than not liking the job de Blasio is doing, how he will defeat Malliotakis in the GOP primary (and if he'd run on the Independence line if he doesn't get the GOP line), whether he's really prepared to be Mayor of New York City, and much more.
Listen to our interview with Paul Massey through the SoundCloud embed below, or find us anywhere you get your podcasts, like iTunes. Let us know what you think: we're on Twitter @jarrettmurphy and @tweetBenMax. Massey is at @MasseyForMayor. Find our interview with Bob Gangi here and stay tuned for coming interviews with other mayoral candidates, including Democrat Sal Albanese and Republican Nicole Malliotakis.
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Gas prices in White Rock reached $1.709 a litre Sunday. (Aaron Hinks photo)
B.C. cities break North American gas price record
As of Sunday afternoon, gas in White Rock cost $1.709 a litre, which is more than any major city
Aaron Hinks
Apr. 15, 2019 6:40 a.m.
The City of White Rock just broke a North American record, but it isn’t necessarily a good thing.
According to GasBuddy.com, gasoline at the Petro-Canada in White Rock reached $1.709 a litre.
Other gas stations in the South Surrey area reached $1.689 at Chevron (1776 Martin Dr.), $1.689 at Chevron (1278 King George Blvd.) and $1.519 at Shell (2025 152 St.).
The wave of new prices for all of Metro Vancouver makes it the third week in a row of high costs at the pump.
On Friday morning, gas stations in and around Vancouver were selling gas for 168.9 cents per litre. In Abbotsford, where gas prices don’t include a transit tax, gas was roughly 145.9 cents a litre.
GasBuddy.com petroleum analyst Dan McTeague had said on Twitter Friday that $1.699 per litre was a North American record of any major city.
⚠️⛽️ Alert: #Vancouver and the Lower Mainland to 👀 ⛽️ prices RISE 1 cent a litre Sunday to 169.9 cents per litre – a North American record of any major city …. ever
— Dan McTeague (@GasBuddyDan) April 12, 2019
McTeague has blamed the hike on the increase to B.C.’s carbon tax that came into effect on April 1, adding about a cent per litre, as well as two major fuel suppliers in Puget Sound undergoing maintenance. One of those refineries is expected to be up and running over the next few days.
In contrast, gas prices in Toronto are hovering around $1.15 a litre.
– With files from Ashley Wadhwani
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Edwin Markham Elementary School
101 Markham Avenue, Vacaville, CA 95688
Vacaville Unified School District
This school is rated below average in school quality compared to other schools in California. Students here perform below average on state tests, ... More are making about average year-over-year academic improvement, and this school has below average results in how well it’s serving disadvantaged students.
A worrisome sign:
Test scores at this school fall below the state average. This suggests that most students at this school may not be performing at grade level.
Ask the school what it’s doing to help students who are behind. Understand what on-track learning looks like,... More and explore higher-performing schools in your area to find the best opportunities for your child to succeed.
Average progress with low test scores means students are starting at a low point but are progressing at about the same rate as their peers at other schools in the state.
Very concerning:
Disadvantaged students at this school may be falling far behind other students in the state, and this school may have large achievement gaps.
Look at the Race/ethnicity and Low-income sections below to see how different student groups are doing at this school. Are there big gaps?... More Start a conversation with a teacher or a fellow parent about how to interpret this information. What's the school doing to help all students succeed? How can you help?
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New Change Management Consultant for BDO Greenlight
BDO Greenlight has appointed Ben Thomasson to join its team of change management experts, managing IT and System transformation projects across a range of clients.
Ben has over 20 years' experience in Trust and Company Services Operations and IT. He specialises in system implementation, training, and the Microsoft NAV Dynamics product suite.
He said: “BDO Greenlight is the most forward-thinking change management firm in Jersey, with a relentless desire to improve businesses. I’m delighted to join the BDO Greenlight team and look forward to working with fellow consultants on a number of exciting projects.”
Ben joins BDO Greenlight from Osiris Management Services, where he was Programme Manager and NAV-One Specialist in Trust and Company Services, having previously worked in Operations and Information Systems with EFG Wealth Solutions. He will be working at BDO Greenlight in Allam Zia’s team.
Allam Zia, Senior Consultant, BDO Greenlight, said: “Ben has hand-on experience making systems work and training staff so that when a new system is installed, they know how to use it properly. People are one of the most significant parts of any change programme, and Ben’s skills as a trainer will be particularly useful in ensuring change is effective and long lasting.”
BDO Greenlight was formed last year when Greenlight joined BDO Jersey the same time as Sator Regulatory Consulting, to create an integrated professional services firm spanning audit, tax, outsourcing, financial services regulatory advisory and change consulting.
Eliot Lincoln, Managing Director, BDO Greenlight, said: “We are delighted to welcome Ben to the team. In the lead up to GDPR, businesses in Jersey face a greater number of challenges relating to their IT and systems and Ben has the right skills and experience to play a big role in many of these projects.
“BDO Greenlight has been helping clients manage strategic and transformative change for nearly 10 years. Our consultants are experts in helping businesses become more efficient, embracing innovation to strengthen services and systems to better withstand global competition.”
BDO Greenlight works across a range of sectors; notably notably in the Finance, Digital, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property and Legal sectors.
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How to find a suitable Chinese name
People who know nothing about Chinese sometimes ask me how to write their names in Chinese characters. The answer is that you can’t. What you can do is find a good Chinese name for yourself or choose characters that are read in a way similar to the name you want to write.
Finding a good Chinese name
Chinese has very few syllables (about 400), so choosing suitable sounds is sometimes impossible. Sometimes it is possible, but Chinese people prefer other choices for non-obvious reasons (sometimes related to complicated historical interactions between Chinese dialects).
When I teach beginner courses in Chinese, I usually play a small guessing game with the students where I say a few names of famous people in Chinese and they are supposed to guess whom they are referring to. This is easy for cases like 貝多芬 (Bèiduōfēn) Ludwig van Beethoven, but impossible for cases like 福爾摩斯 (Fúěrmósī) Sherlock Holmes.
Bend Over Hedge Master Ruffian Foetus
Now, the meaning of the characters have nothing to do with the name. At best, auspicious or neutral characters are chosen over those with decidedly negative connotations, but only in rare cases are the meaning of the characters related to the name.
This leads to a lot of nonsense, so if you translate the meaning of some common English names written in Chinese, all you get is slightly amusing gibberish:
喬納森 (Qiáonàsēn) Jonathan = tall admit forest
伊麗莎白 (Yīlìshābái) Elizabeth = that beautiful kind of sedge grass white
克利斯朵夫 (Kèlìsīduǒfū) Christopher = gram advantage thus earlobe man
Or you can see what Stephen Fry makes of his and his fellows’ Chinese names on the BBC show Qi:
While this might be slightly inaccurate, it still illustrates the point: foreign names directly transcribed with Chinese characters don’t make much sense and don’t really work well as names in Chinese at all. Chinese personal names often have two characters, sometimes one, but it’s exceedingly rare to have more. Family names often have just one character, but sometimes two. The average length of English names is much longer.
Finding a good Chinese name for yourself
If you think all of this is just slightly amusing and you’re okay with being called That Beautiful Kind of Sedge Grass White, then that’s perfectly okay, that’s what’s going to happen if you don’t take action and allow someone to just find a good Chinese name for you (perhaps a bored official when you apply for something in China or your overloaded, poor Chinese teacher).
I certainly wasn’t okay with this and if you feel the same, you need to find a suitable name for yourself. There are at least three ways you can do this:
Try to find a good Chinese name yourself by selecting characters you like and/or sound like your name, sticking only to characters with good meaning. You might have to be quite flexible on the “sound like your name” part, but that’s okay.
Steal the name or parts of it from a real Chinese person. If you’ve seen a name that you like for some reason (after checking what it means), combine this with your own family name. It might be a good idea to avoid very famous people though.
Ask a Chinese person who knows you for help, finding a name that both sounds good and matches your personality. This isn’t easy, so if you ask someone who doesn’t know you well, you might get a half-hearted response.
Whatever you do, you have to check your name with several native speakers!
This is especially true if you use the first two methods as it is very likely that you will pick names that don’t work very well or have unintended effects. If you’re okay with having a name that you think is cool but just sounds really weird for Chinese people, that’s fine, but you should at least know about it.
After you have listened to suggestions and opinions from a few native speakers, you should be okay. Also note that it’s absolutely crucial that you ask native speakers rather than advanced second language learners like myself! A good Chinese name has to take into account connotations and emotions, something which is very, very hard to grasp for us foreigners, regardless of how long we’ve studied Chinese.
My Chinese name
To make this article slightly more concrete and personal, I’d like to share with you the story behind my name, which I adopted before moving to Taiwan in 2008. My Chinese name is 凌雲龍/凌云龙 (Líng Yún-lóng). The personal name is taken from a movement, Cloud Dragon Playing in Water (雲龍戲水), in the sabre form in the style of Tai Chi Chuan I used to practise. I’ve always liked both the movement and the name, the contrast between a high-flying creature and the low-lying water.
The family name matches the personal name quite well since it means “soaring”. It also happens to sound like my surname in Swedish, but that’s mostly an accident. Finally, part of my name forms the part of some ambitious idioms, like 凌雲壯志, which means to have lofty aspirations.
I decided to get my own Chinese name when I received a scholarship to study Mandarin in Taiwan for a year. On the form, there was a separate field for the applicant’s Chinese name, and I figured that if I don’t get one myself, I will end up being called Bend Over Hedge Master Ruffian Foetus. No thank you. Instead, I spent a couple of hours generating names I thought okay (I had studied Chinese for about 9 months at the time) and then asked my teacher about some of the ideas. Thus, I came up with my name myself, but I obviously received help along the way.
That was almost seven years ago. I have been called by my Chinese name more than my Swedish name during that time, and today both names are part of who I am. I think it’s a good Chinese name, although the three consecutive second tones are a bit annoying. Some native speakers think it sounds a bit like a wuxia character, but there are also real Chinese people with the same personal name. Thinking about my Chinese name, it’s hard to imagine what it would be like to have another name, just like it is for my Swedish name.
Your Chinese name
What’s your Chinese name and the story behind it? Are you happy with your Chinese name? Do you have any funny stories about other people’s Chinese names? Please leave a comment!
My Chinese name during school (and during my scholarship period in Taiwan) was 卡伯斯. It was certainly a conversation starter when people asked my name and I could tell them about this weird meaningless and hardly phonetic (last name sort of, first name not at all) name, but ultimately I wanted a cool name. However, the Chinese teachers at school all know me by this name, so in a way I’m sure it will never fully leave me. (One time someone laughed and said my name sounds like 卡脖子， I thought that was pretty funny too)
However, I decided upon graduation once I started studying Chinese by myself that I would choose a more suitable name. After a lot of thought and some consulting others, I chose 柯羅羆. It accomplishes the phonetic effect much better (as it sounds similar to my last name) but also has some meaning.
Ke: Axe handle -> chose this over other surnames because it is not terribly common much like my actual surname, and I do like tools / I play tennis and generally use pretty heavy racquets (kind of a stretch).
Luo: Catch with a net and tie, I’ll be honest: this one is mostly phonetic, though I picked it over other Luo/Lou/Rou/etc. due to how it looks next to Pi.
Pi: Brown bear, ancient Youxiong totem in the Battle of Banquan -> I have always liked the fearsome potential, protective instincts, self-preservation, and size of bears.
All in all, my logic might be a little bit stretched at times, but what I think is important is that I like how the name looks and sounds and I do not feel embarrassed about it.
Websites with lists of people from various communities and age groups (graduation announcements, lists of university/business/organization staff etc.) can be helpful if you want to see many examples of names.
Speaking of avoiding very famous people, some people recommend asking someone to help Google the name to check for matches with important historical figures and recently (in)famous people. If you ask enough native speakers, someone will probably mention if the name reminds them of someone, but it depends on who you ask, where they’re living, and how much they keep up on current events. If you ask them to help you Google the name for you, it might jog their memory.
Ieva says:
My Chinese name was given by a local teacher and I’m very grateful for that. Last name sounds like the first syllable of my real surname and the name sounds a little bit like my real name and has girlish meaning with those “brilliant” and stuff that Chinese like very much 🙂 I heard that there are real people with this given name in China. A surname is though a little bit difficult to pronounce (the third tone) so I’m thinking about changing it, because my real surname also changed after I got married. But I’m so used to it… And I was so annoyed by Chinese ignorance when I came to university in China – they all of a sudden gave me “just a name” according to it’s original sounding, despite that my “real” Chinese name was filled in in all the documents.
Now myself being a teacher I know my first teacher did a great job to figure that name out. And all the people say: “Hey, what’s my name in Chinese?”, as if to get him that name was like to say “Nihao”. To find suitable name for a person – oh, it’s not easy at all. I use some internet tools and lists of popular English names to get some ideas. And if I’m stuck, I ask my Chinese friend. But choosing Chinese names for my students is the hardest part in teaching Chinese 🙂
Paweł says:
My Chinese teachers call me 宋夫亞. I was given this name at the beginning of my journey with the Chinese language. I don’t like it for a few reasons:
1) It doesn’t sound nice for me.
2) It reminds me of some not nice words in my mother language.
3) I don’t like the fact that 亞 apart form “asia” may have other, not so nice meanings.
I tried to think up new Chinese name but i didn’t find any that would fully satisfy me. There are already people who would associate my person with “宋夫亞” but i am still determined to have a “new name”.
Wai says:
亞 doesn’t always has negative meeting, sometimes we use 亞X to express “over X” if we use 亞 as verb. E.g. 亞男 means “win men”, which will be use as girl’s name.
Sara K. says:
I have one and a half Chinese names.
Sometimes, people simply call me 莎拉 because that’s how ‘Sara’ is usually transcribed into Chinese, and it’s fairly easy for Chinese speakers to say, and I’m okay with a name which reminds people of salads.
I’ve never used my Chinese name nearly as much as you have, but sometimes while I was in Taiwan I got 凌珍珠 (same 姓 as you). ‘-ling’ is the one part of my father’s name which can be transcribed into Chinese without being totally mangled, and I felt that, for Chinese culture, using a 姓 from my father is appropriate. 珍珠 happens to be the name of a character in a TV show I like, and I’m okay with being called ‘pearl’.
My Chinese name is 洪宇 which I’ve always loved. When I lived in Yunnan during my gap year, one of the teachers at the school gave this name to me. The “Hong” sounds like my English surname, and the “Yu” she said represented my ambitions and dreams (it means universe). When I lived in Taiwan I kind of wished I had a 3 character name, but I could never find a third character that I wanted to add to my name!
I think the most “authentic” Chinese name should be made taking the first syllable from your last surname and one or two from your first name and finding good characters with a close sound from them. That way you can keep the “essence” of your name. Other good way I think is finding the Chinese equivalent translation for your (sur)name (if it has a clear meaning, like Woods = 林).
Kai Carver says:
My name 卡福凱 was given to me a long time ago during my first visit to China, in Shanghai, following a long after-dinner discussion among several relatives of a friend, some of them teachers by profession.
The name feels a bit weird because the family name is two syllables (I think!), and because it uses the rather overused character 福. I’ve had a few Chinese people smile when I told them my Chinese name.
But I never changed it because my friend’s relatives had gone to such an effort to give me the name.
By the way, it fascinates me that Chinese can be such a constrained language, with nearly everyone having a three-syllable (X Y-Z) name! Restaurant menus often seem equally constrained, with all the items on the menu having the same number of characters. It’s a stringency that I find both admirable and alarming. I suppose some of the fastidiousness comes naturally from the use of Chinese characters. They line up so nicely, don’t they? Western writing must seem terribly messy to Chinese speakers.
Michael Hawkes says:
Since my family name is Hawkes, when I took a Japanese class several years ago I looked up the character for ‘hawk’, which is 鷹 (taka in Japanese, yīng in Chinese). While it doesn’t sound like Hawkes, it has the same meaning. For my given name, a Chinese colleague helped me choose 迈克. I walk a lot, so it seemed appropriate.
I haven’t been to China yet, so I haven’t tried it out on anyone other than coworkers and teachers.
鹰迈克
Lella says:
My chinese name is 龙白蒂,given by a teacher at 厦门大学.
My surname is Lombardi, so it sounds quite similar to the original,but some chinese people say it sounds like a male name, others say it reminds of 白帝城 (from 早发白帝城 of 李白)so not a lucky name, someone even called me 白兰地！What can I say, I got used to it and I like it.
Emily Liedel says:
My Chinese name is 李熙怡, and like a lot of people I had a very circuitous route to getting it. My first Chinese name was a transliteration of ‘Emily’ and sounded awful, it wasn’t until years later that I asked a friend to help me come up with a better one. My sister had gotten the surname 李 when she studied Chinese, and it seemed appropriate for us to have the same surname. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the name 熙怡， but interestingly enough I haven’t found many Chinese people with the same personal name. A social media search a while ago revealed only one hit, and it looked like a little girl (like 4 years old) somewhere in rural China) whose parents had posted a picture of their daughter on-line.
李煕怡 is a good name. Btw, searching this name on Facebook won’t return you a lot of result since the Chinese government has blocked Facebook!
Robert R. says:
My last name starts with “Ro”, just like my 1st, so the
3-character transliteration suggested by my wife (to-be at the time) would be 羅羅伯 (Luó Luóbó), and I just don’t like the Luo sound (really the ‘o’ sound) for my name, so having it in triplicate was right out.
I decided to take my wife’s surname (鍾 zhōng), and just looking for a name with initial sounds of “R” and “B” for the given name.
Our search was my wife looking through a dictionary as we were in a taxi through Taipei. One of the suggestions was “Reibai”, but to close to “rabbi” for me.
Ended up with 瑞邦 (ruìbāng), which I’m quite happy with. Alas, I’ve had little opportunity to use it, even for the 5 years I was in Taiwan.
Hauke says:
I got my name from my first hostfamily in Taiwan. They decided to give me their family name and chose the first name as close as possible to the pronuncation of my German Name. So my name is 楊浩克. The only thing they didnt tell me that the Hulk a filmcharacter had the same name, so most of my classmates laught when I told them my name. Actually I am really content with my name because the characters seem to have a good meaning and at least everyone remembers this name after smiling about.
李巧儿 says:
My English name is Kelsey which, as it turns out, Chinese people really hate pronouncing. Eventually someone decided that my name would be 巧儿 and that was what I was called for the next full year, even when I left China. The next year I began learning Chinese and my teacher gave me my surname 李 so now my full name is 李巧儿 which I find extremely hard to pronounce in terms of getting the tones correct but I think that after four years I’ve finally gotten it down. These days I’m actually more comfortable with people refering to me using my Chinese name than I am when they use my English name! 巧 ssupposedly means skilful or clever =]
Ursula Kallio (高思俐) says:
After about two months of consideration, my Chinese friends in San Francisco and I devised 高思俐 for me based on personality traits, and 高 is a close Kallio sound match. Some Chinese people really like it, a Chinese guy next to me on a flight said flat out he did not like the name and that it sounded foreign, multiple Chinese people have told me it sounds very Chinese, and I am still observing people’s responses to it. Most are positive. Open to native people’s honest impressions.
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Pakistan vs South Africa: Match 30 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 To Decide Which Team Gets To Stay In The World Cup
The equation is simple. Winner of the Pakistan vs South Africa match gets to stay alive in the tournament while the loser is all but confirmed to book an early flight back home.
Pakistan and South Africa, both talented in their flawed ways, have been misfiring on all cylinders in World Cup 2019.
South Africa have three points from the first six games and even if they win all three of their remaining fixtures, a miracle of miracles will be needed for them to progress to the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Pakistan have the same number of points as South Africa having played a game less. Although their horrible net run-rate is a cause for concern too.
Pakistan vs South Africa: Big Picture
Lord’s Cricket Ground is the venue to decide the fate for both teams. Two sides that were widely considered genuine semi-final contenders, they have seen their hopes dashed game after game.
While the two teams’ situation seems similar, the factors contributing to their plight are anything but. The Proteas are missing several key players, including the lethal Dale Steyn, due to an injury.
Pakistan, on the other hand, have no such excuses to hide behind. They are where they are due to their own sheer incompetence. Plenty has been said about what they’re lacking and doing wrong. There is no point opening that can of worms anymore.
Relying on a Miracle
Pakistan now need to win all four remaining games to stand a realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals. How realistic is that, really? They have won just four of their last 24 ODIs, after all.
(Last five completed matches, most recent first)
Pakistan LLWLL
South Africa LWLLL
Team News – Pakistan vs South Africa
South Africa (possible): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Faf du Plessis (capt), 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 Aiden Markram, 6 David Miller, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Imran Tahir, 11 Lungi Ngidi
Pakistan (possible): 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt & wk), 6 Haris Sohail, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Wahab Riaz, 11 Shaheen Afridi
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch the game will be played on has lost much of its green in the past 24 hours and is likely to shed more by match time on Sunday. It’s expected to be a flat wicket, good for batting. Rain is expected to stay away from cricket action.
Match 30: Pakistan vs South Africa
Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
When: Sunday, 23 June
Time: 02:30 pm PST, 9:30 am GMT
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Sex Hormone-binding Globulin (SHBG)
Measures the level of sex hormone-binding globulin
T3 (Triiodothyronine), Free
Measures the amount of freely circulating triiodothyronine (T3) to evaluate thyroid function.
T3 (Triiodothyronine), Total
Measures the total amount of triiodothyronine, T3, to evaluate thyroid function.
T4 (Thyroxine), Free
Measures the amount of free thyroxine (T4) to evaluate thyroid function.
Testosterone, Free
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Testosterone, Saliva -TEST KIT
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Measures the amount of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies to help understand the cause of thyroid disorders.
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) to evaluate thyroid function
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Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG)
This TBG test is used to measure the level of Thyroxine-Binding Globulin in the blood to further evaluate thyroid function.
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U2, Simon Carmody and Kila have led a collaboration on a special tribute to Ronnie Drew, which was recorded in Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, over the past few days.
A huge number of high profile artists have pitched in to participate in the recording, which features the cream of Irish rock and folk music, as well as a number of international names. In addition to members of U2 and Kila among those who streamed into Windmill Lane to contribute over the two days of recording were Sinead O'Connor, Christy Moore, Andrea Corr, Shane McGowan, Bob Geldof, Damien Dempsey, Gavin Friday, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady, Paddy Casey, Mick Pyro (of Republic of Loose), Mundy, Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Eleanor Shanley, Mary Black, Declan O'Rourke and Mary Coughlan, as well as The Dubliners and The Chieftains.
Frames singer Glen Hansard recorded his vocals on a telephone from the Czech Republic. The record was produced by John Reynolds, engineered by Alastair McMillan and the session was filmed by John Carney, the director of Once.
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"Simon seemed to think that Robert Hunter was a big fan of Ronnie," Bono told Hot Press. "Simon suggested that we get Robert involved in writing the song."
Hunter's lyrics provided the launching pad and the song was completed and demoed by members of U2, with Bono singing and Edge playing a Trez, a Cuban instrument given to him as a Christmas present by his wife Morleigh, on the demo, to achieve the appropriate folk flavour
Ronnie Drew is currently battling with cancer, which was the inspiration for – and inevitably gives added urgency to – what is a history-making project. "When you're fighting cancer you mood is critical," Bono says "We want Ronnie to know how much he is respected and loved."
As the night turned into morning on the second day of recording, with most of the musicians departed, producer John Reynolds laid down a couple of mixes for the remainder of the gathering to listen to. Bono, Andrea Corr, Moya Brennan and Simon Carmody all suggested modifications and changes.
As it turns out. 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew' is a fitting tribute to the performer who first became famous with The Dubliners, and was the singer on their 60s chart hit 'Seven Drunken Nights' among other classic recordings.
"It is an astonishing record," Hot Press editor Niall Stokes revealed. "The song is powerful and poetic, with a number of brilliantly crafted standout lines. But with Bono, Shane McGowan, Christy Moore and Damien Dempsey all taking verses, the performances are amazing. And Sinead, Andrea and Moya are wonderful on the chorus. It's a certain Number 1."
"It was a real privilege to be part of it," Moya Brennan said. "The atmosphere in the room was amazing."
Andrea Corr was equally enthusiastic. "I don't want to go home," she said. "It is such an amazingly beautiful song and such a wonderful idea. It is the kind of occasion that you'll remember all your life. It is lovely to have been part of it."
"Everyone has been brilliant," Simon Carmody said, "so generous and giving with their time and delighted to do it. It's been great fun."
For the full story, see the latest issue of Hot Press.
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The Old Foundry: a Victorian building conversion
The Old Foundry project in Long Melford, Suffolk, is the conversion of a Victorian building into 7 residential units, for a total of 7000 square feet, where we are giving new life to the local history and making new beautiful homes together.
In Long Melford, we are making the Old Foundry part of the local life again.
Note: now that the project is complete, you can have a look at the final result here.
Digital tools for construction management
During the site preparation we couldn’t wait to start the transformation, and finally we started the work! The progress is amazing and you cannot stop taking pictures from all angles.
It’s awesome how our technology is bringing a historical building back to life and to see our partners using our digital platform every day! We all follow the progress from remote, communicate on pictures and videos in real time, review the beautiful details of the old building together from different locations.
Italian kitchens and porcelain tiles
After each site visit, our imagination fires up higher, as we start to see with our eyes where the transformation will take us. We look at the plans and then at the bare walls and floors and windows, and visualise the Italian finishes in place. The delicate balance between the contrasting details comes from love and respect of the local history. The exclusive Italian kitchens and bathroom tiles will create a gentle contrast with the original materials and structure. We choose textures, colours and materials to highlight the original accents and give a fresh modern feeling to the final result.
The Old Foundry heritage
We shared some stories over lunch time in the local pub. Some still remember when the building was transformed into a fire station in 1958. That was when the wide opening in the facade was created, to allow the passage of the fire trucks. The opening that makes the look of the building so distinctive will be renovated but kept in the final conversion.
As reported in Long Melford website, the original foundry was established in 1843 by David Ward and his brother-in-law James Silver. The business grew and became quite important in the area, employing 63 men and 4 boys in 1881. Metal works with the Ward and Silver marks are still present and visible in town.
What we love about the Old Foundry
The king post trusses
The triangular king post trusses in the upper floor ceiling follow an engineering technique introduced in medieval times; they were common in Victorian times and are still used today. They allow large spaces needed for a workshop.
In the Old Foundry the vertical central posts are steel hooks attached to the roof ridge; massive screws are visible at the bottom, connecting the posts to the horizontal lower beams at the ceiling level.
You cannot stop craning your neck looking up at this testimony of human ingenuity, picturing the stunning contrast with the renovated spaces.
The flint and brick walls
On a beautiful day, the charm of the Old Foundry is irresistible: the colours of the red bricks, the contrast with the blue sky, the wild ivy covering the flint and brick walls.
Romans introduced flints mixed with bricks in construction, as flints were sourced locally and were less expensive than cooked bricks. The technique is widely used in Victorian buildings. At the Old Foundry, the pattern of the walls has a simple geometric symmetry and a surprising smoothness at the touch. You cannot resist running your fingers on the coarse walls, and think about the people who built them and lived and worked seeing them every day.
The wall tie plates
If you look more closely, you’ll notice round large metal plates on the surface. It is a traditional construction technique that provides lateral constraint to the walls. The plates are are attached to a steel rod that goes inside the joist. They were probably added decades ago, when the ends of the horizontal floor joists started to rot.
You can’t help think that structural engineering is the most amazing science, defying centuries and bragging about its immortality to us and to the future generations.
Here at houseUP we specialise in alterations of buildings from 1800 and early 1900 that require structural modifications. Get in touch to learn more about us or to tell us about your project
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Sunday letters: Immigration crisis could have been avoided
Opinion // Letters
One reader writes that President Trump is making extravagant promises about border security that he cannot keep.
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, STF / Associated Press
Regarding “Trump revives plan for immigrants” (Front page, April 13):This lengthy article lays out in detail the sad state of our immigration policy. But a look back at recent history reveals how at least some of this could have been avoided: In 2013, the Senate passed with bipartisan support a veto-proof comprehensive immigration reform bill. It went to the House where it died because then-Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., refused to bring it to the floor for a vote, much less a debate.
Now we have a president who made extravagant promises about border security that he cannot keep. He flails about, floating various plans that his own Cabinet members have told him are illegal or have already been struck down by the courts. Frustrated, by the admission of his own aides, he engages in a Trumpian standard — i.e., mocking, in this case, those “sanctuary cities” where undocumented immigrants can find safe harbor. This is not leadership, but rather the bullying, shaming tactics of a man who is finding his authoritarian style of governing thwarted by our system of checks, balances, the separation of powers and commitment to our foundational principle of respect for the rule of law, none of which he fully embraces.
Marty Adams, Houston
Regarding “Gig worker proposal spurs outcry” (Front page, April 9): Company workers, those who make the wheels go around, such as mechanics, electricians, custodians and others, have less and less security. As contactors, they are passed from one company to the next with almost no safeguards, such as a retirement and medical benefits. They deserve better, and so does our society.
Outsourcing has caused more problems than it has solved. The lopsided redistribution of wealth is one.
I say no to the proposal.
William C. Mattei, Houston
High on hybrids
Regarding “Electric cars” (Letters, April 14): Yes, you need to recharge the all-electric vehicles. However, the hybrids are self-charging when you are going faster and the combustion engine kicks in.
I drove one as a rental vehicle on a recent trip to Michigan and Ohio and was very pleased with it. I had it for five days, went a lot of places and occasionally drove fast enough to have the gas-powered part of it kick in while the batteries recharged themselves.
I have a relative who also spends very little driving a hybrid, averaging 600 miles of driving to work and other trips on a single tank of gas in a month!
People should do themselves, their budget and the environment a favor and embrace a hybrid. The gas companies will still be in business, and the air will be cleaner, too.
Rusti Stover, Houston
Fund shortage
Regarding “NASA is big on moon, short on money” (City/State, April 14): There was a reason Constellation was cancelled, the unfunded program created when the Shuttle program was cancelled in 2004 — not enough money.
Now we have another administration creating an unfunded program similar to Constellation, which will suffer the same fate or leave the agency trying to deliver “political” missions created for purposes merely to allow politicians to appear as dynamic leaders.
Our politics is hopeless for any conceivable solution for an intelligent deep-space manned or robotic mission matched to funding, so the future portends that the agency will be mercifully killed outright or disappeared into the Defense Department.
Walt Lind, Nassau Bay
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The Houstonian’s Guide to All Things Super Bowl
A Yankee's Guide to Houston: Rating the Super Bowl City Guides, from Forbes to Bravo
Whose take on Houston is the trillest?
By Sarah Rufca Nielsen 1/26/2017 at 5:59pm
Image: Katie Haugland / Flickr
Are you one of the million expected visitors heading to Houston for the Super Bowl? If you haven't been here since the last time Houston hosted in 2004, don't expect to see much that's familiar—except the Astrodome, that's still sitting around. This city can be tricky to navigate, all spread out and with some of the best attractions hidden on back streets, or in strip malls, or served out of a truck behind a tire shop. Luckily several national media outlets have stepped up to offer their own lists of must-sees and -dos. How do they rate from a Houstonian's perspective? Let's find out.
Article: Houston Travel Guide: Where to Eat in the Super Bowl City, From the Chefs Who Know It Best
Publication: Bravo
Trill Rating: 5/5 Astrodomes
We'll start with a runaway success. Bravo asked 9 big-name chefs for their favorite places to eat, or places they'd recommend to visitors (the definition is not quite clear) and in the process serves up a truly inspired variety of 20 local dining options, from State of Grace to Sinh Sinh. Unsurprisingly it was written by a Houstonian.
Article: The Super Bowl Returns to a Transformed Houston
Publication: The New York Times
An accurate and nuanced view of the current state of Houston, from all the new development downtown to the aftershocks of the oil downturn. The Gray Lady even kindly referred to the George R. Brown Convention Center as having "design elements resembling a ship," when we all know its simply the world's ugliest Pompidou Center ripoff.
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Publication: CNN.com
CNN was very clever to ask Lynn Wyatt for her local recommendations, and Wyatt keeps it so trill that she doesn't bother to hide that she wrote down some notes on what restaurants to recommend. Her passion for the Rothko Chapel is delightful and her description of White Oak Music Hall ("It is F-U-N, fun,") is a hoot, but recommending Phoenix-based Steak 48 over Killen's, Vic & Anthony's and Pappas Bros? Come on.
Article: Is Houston the NFL's Best Super Bowl Host City?
Publication: Forbes
It doesn't matter how many times I read this, all I can take in is the suggestion that Houston residents refer to the Discovery Green-adjacent Avenida de las Americas as "ADLA." Whoever told you that is not your friend, Forbes. No self-respecting Houstonian—no Houstonian at all—has ever done or even heard of such a thing.
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Props to Kate Krader for recommending visitors check out One Fifth, a restaurant that was not even open at the time of publication (it bows tonight) and which is certainly the hottest reservation in the city right now. This list brings it when it comes to both the latest hot spots (Riel, Xochi) and perennial faves.
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You know how you and a friend can love the same album but violently disagree on the best song? That's how I feel about this guide. Dan Oko gets credit for directing people to the certifiably trill Graffiti and Street Art Museum, but suggesting surfing in February seems like a stretch. Switch Provisions to lunch and Caracol to brunch and we'll give it our seal of approval.
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Diversity and InclusionRecruitment
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67% of job seekers care about your diversity statistics
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Competitive compensation and opportunities for development have often been cited as some of the best tools to attract talent, but more job seekers are now voicing their interest in what diversity is like at your company.
In fact, two-thirds of job seekers (67%) say a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers.
“That means that whether or not your company is interested in increasing its diversity, chances are that candidates are evaluating diversity when they research your company and during the interview process,” the survey, conducted by Glassdoor, stated.
The report found a diverse workforce is more important to minority groups.
More than 70% of women considered workforce diversity important, versus 62% of men. Diversity was also a key element for 89% of black respondents, 80% of Asians, and 70% of Latinos.
Perhaps this increased focus on diversity stems from more companies increasingly revealing information on their own diversity statistics. In the last year, companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo and Amazon have come forward with their low diversity figures, highlighting that more needs to be done to improve them.
In fact, the Glassdoor survey found job seekers are aware of businesses’ needs to boost diversity, with 57% of people highlighting their company should be doing more. Just 14% think their company doesn’t need to do more with diversity measures.
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“However, your efforts to highlight diversity during the recruiting process must match your efforts to maintain a satisfied and diverse workforce. Your voice to recruits detailing your diversity efforts must mirror and promote the voice of employees who are key to showing how the workforce is comprised.”
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