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Getting on with Light Rail stage 2
ACT Government will split the Light Rail stage 2 into two separate approvals with the intent of progressing the segment from City to Commonwealth Park more quickly.
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Dipset Share New Song "Sauce Boyz"
Watch a video for the new cut now
By Calum Slingerland
After announcing their first LP in 14 years late last month, Dipset have now rolled out the effort's first single.
Titled "Sauce Boyz," the Heatmakerz-produced track arrives alongside a video that finds the New York crew popping bottles in business wear. You can watch it in the player below.
Dipset will release Diplomatic Ties on November 22, marking their first full-length release since 2004's Diplomatic Immunity 2.
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Ltd Edition Large Art Print - Greenwich to C. Wharf Line DrawingSpecial Edition Large Art Print - London Looking West Blue
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This series of Large Limited Edition Fine Art Prints in 3 sizes is showing a view of London Looking from the east onto the west, this new & most up-to-date depiction of London includes many of the city historic iconic buildings as well as the wonderful array of the modern towers and architectural landmarks that have sprung up in the City in the past decade.
This playfully intricate artwork by Hartwig features numerous recognisable landmarks of central London including; Tower 42, The Gherkin, Heron Towers, The Walkie Talkie Building, The Cheese Grater, Lloyds of London, The Royal Stock Exchange, Bank of England, Tower of london, London City Hall, The Shard, HMS Belfast, Southwark Cathedral, Tate Modern, St Paul's, The Guildhall, The Barbican & Guy's Hospital plus many more.
Design: London Looking West - Limited Edition Line Drawing in 3 different sizes
Prints Sizes: 215 x 102 cm - 150 Editions / 170 x 82 cm - 150 Editions / 120 x 62 cm - 200 Editions
Medium: Giclée printed on 100% Acid-Free 310gsm Cotton Paper to ensure longevity and best colour reproduction
Each print is individually and personally numbered & signed by Hartwig and provided with a Certificate of Authneticity also signed by Hartwig.
As each limited edition art print is reproduced, numbered & personally signed by Hartwig - please note that it can take around 7 to 10 working days to prepare & dispatch and during busy periods perhaps even a bit longer. If you need it urgently, please give us a call first.
Prices are for print only. Print supplied carefully rolled in an extra large width tube to ensure transport & shipping safety. For more information please contact us at the gallery-shop on 0207 9983144.
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Palestinians in Jerusalem Subjected to House Demolitions
Saturday, 08 February 2014 08:32 - [27 January - 2 February] - Ref.: 12/2014
According to Al-Haq documentation, in the past ten years, 471 Palestinian houses and other structures have been demolished in Jerusalem affecting 1,634 Palestinians. On Tuesday 28 January, the Israeli authorities bulldozed two houses and a caravan in Beit Hanina and a residential structure and a building under construction in al-‘Eisawiya, both of which are located in East Jerusalem. The demolitions took place under the pretext that the owners had built without a permit.
In al-Ashqariyya, Beit Hanina, at approximately 8:00 am bulldozers owned by the Jerusalem municipality demolished two residential houses. According to Al-Haq’s field worker, one of the houses had been inhabited for three years by ‘Azzam Zayed Idris, his wife and six children. According to ‘Azzam’s wife, Fatina Idris, the house was demolished without any warning. Prior to the demolition, Israeli soldiers and agents raided the house and removed furniture. Fatina was prevented from entering her house and when she attempted to go inside one of the Israeli police officers violently pushed her.
Baha’ al-Din al-Dabi’ lives adjacent to the Idris family, along with his pregnant wife and their two children. According to Al-Haq’s field worker, the family has lived in the house for three years. Baha’ was arrested during the demolition process for attempting to resist the demolition.
In 2011, the Jerusalem municipality issued a fine of 180,000 shekels (approximately 50,870 USD) for both of the above mentioned houses due to them being built without a permit. Both families paid instalments of 2,426 shekels (approximately 685 USD) a month towards this fine, up until the day before the demolition.
A caravan belonging to Ibrahim al-Kiswani and used for furniture storage was also demolished in al-Ashqariyya on 28 January. Last year, Ibrahim, his wife, and their five children stayed in the caravan for approximately eight months after the Israeli authorities demolished their house. However, the caravan was only 45 metres squared and the family were eventually forced to rent a house in al-‘Eisawiya.
On 28 January, Israeli authorities demolished a 42-metre squared residential structure in al-‘Eisawiya, in al-Madares neighbourhood. Israeli forces demolished Hussein Ali Nasser’s home three years ago but the family rebuilt it a year later. The Israeli forces raided the structure without prior warning and demolished it.
On the same day at approximately 6:00 am, Israeli authorities demolished a residential building in al-‘Eisawiya belonging to Mohammad Ahmad Dari and his brother Abdel-Hayy Dari. Israeli soldiers, intelligence services and the Special Forces arrived at the scene and declared it a closed area, prohibiting anyone approaching the building. The building consisted of three stories and an underground parking lot. The area, in which the owners had built, along with the surrounding land in the Palestinian neighbourhoods, is designated as “green land” or “un-zoned land” by Israel, meaning that construction is prohibited. As a result, the owners, like many others in the area, did not apply for a building permit, as it would be impossible to obtain.
The housing situation remains tight for Palestinian Jerusalemites due to land access restrictions and discriminatory building policies. Obtaining a building permit exceeds the financial capabilities of the average East Jerusalem Palestinian resident. Moreover, the Jerusalem municipality only grants 50 to 100 building permits per year for Palestinians. Consequently, many Palestinians in East Jerusalem are forced to build homes for their families without the required Israeli building permits. Al-Haq condemns all demolition operations orchestrated by the Israeli authorities in violation of international law. Under international humanitarian law, destruction of property belonging to the occupied population is prohibited unless absolute military necessity dictates during military operations. Furthermore, the harsh conditions imposed on families facing housing demolitions may result in the forcible transfer of the community, which is a war crime and a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Israeli Occupying Authorities Demolish Palestinian Water Wells; Expand Water Lines for Israeli Settlements - Reporting Period: 10-16 June 2019
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Al-Haq Field Update on Great Return March: 154 Palestinian Protestors Killed since 30 March 2018 in the Gaza Strip
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Exercising with Your Baby
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From biking and hiking to walking and jogging, today's parents are keeping fit and bonding with their babies in the process. With an array of products unheard of a generation ago— like baby carriers, joggers and trailers— even the tiniest among us are enjoying the great outdoors. But while these
Enhance Fertility with Chiropractic Care
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Pregnancy, Parenting, and Lower Back Pain
You're pregnant! Congratulations! Your body's changing-wondrously, marvelously. One unexpected and unwelcome change may be lower back pain. Recent studies suggest that two-thirds of pregnant women experience lower back pain.1 These statistics seem reasonable. The weight of the growing baby, plus the
Yellow Light Go Very Fast
In a classic scene in the classic 1984 movie Starman, the extraterrestrial Jeff Bridges tells the human Karen Allen that, yes, he does know how to drive. Starman has just blasted through a traffic light changing to red, other vehicles crashing in his wake. Jenny Hayden, his protector, is screaming at
Chiropractic Advice for Moms-to-Be
The weight gain, the bloating, the nausea... Most new mothers will tell you that the aches and pains of pregnancy are a small price to pay for the beautiful bundle of joy they're rewarded with nine months later. But as many new mothers can attest, the muscle strains of pregnancy are very real and can
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Season 1: The Big Picture (World History)
Episode 1: The Ancient Era, or “Ain’t No River Valley Wide Enough”
Episode 2: The Classical Era, or “That Time Everyone Plagiarized Persia”
Episode 3: The Classical Era in the East, or “They Built a Great Wall and Made the Huns Pay For It!”
Episode 4: Medieval Europe, or “That Time Europe Lost Its Mind”
Episode 5: The Postclassical Era in the East, or “Yes We KHAN!”
Episode 6: Early Modern Era in the West, or “We Missed Two Whole Continents?!”
Episode 7: The Early Modern Era in the East, or “They Didn’t Get the Memo”
Episode 8: The Modern Era in the West, or “You Say You Want A Revolution?”
Episode 9: The Age of Imperialism, or “Allow me to ruin the Jungle Book for you”
Episode 10: The Modern Era in the East or, “Knock Knock. It’s the West.”
Episode 11: World War I or, “The War to Cause All Wars”
Episode 12: World War Two, or “Who was supposed to be watching Germany?!”
Episode 13: The Cold War or, “I Must Break You, WOLVERINES!”
Episode 114: The Cold War in Latin America, or “This is why they hate us there!”
Episode 115 Decolonization, or “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!”
Episode 116: 20th c. Middle East or, “Who knew religion was so important to people?!”
Episode 117: The World Today or, “Too Soon?”
Season 2: Historical Context
Episode 201: Russia, or “What the Helsinki?!”
Episode 202: History at the Movies or, “The Hungry Panther Games”
Episode 203: Sports and Protest or, “Martin, Malcolm, and Colin”
Episode 204: Immigration or, “Good fences make tense neighbors”
Episode 205: Indigenous Americans (pt. 1), or “Dang I wish I was an Inca”
Episode 206: Indigenous Americans (pt. 2) or “1491”
Episode 207: Voting or, “Sorry George”
Episode 208: Central American Migration or, “THE CARAVAN!”
Episode 209: Thanksgiving or, “The Squanto Treatment”
Episode 210: Political Gridlock or, “Do Something, Congress!”
Episode 211: North Korea or, “If you give a Kim a country, he’s gonna want some nukes”
Episode 212: Saudi Arabia or, “Jared and the Crown Prince sitting in a tree”
213: 2019 Oscar Nominees or, “The Vice Favourite Green Panther Klansman from Bohemian Roma is Born”
214: Brexit or, “Should Have Signed a Prenup”
215: Game of Thrones or, “The George R.R. Martin Historical Plagiarism Tour”
216: Puerto Rico or, “To Be or Not To Be… a State”
217: Abortion or, “Tough Life Choices”
AP World History Resources: Writing and Skills
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Podcast Resources: World History (Season 1)
Episode 101: Classroom Resources (Ancient Era)
Episode 102: Classroom Resources (Classical West)
Episode 103: Classroom Resources (Classical East)
Episode 104: Classroom Resources (Medieval Europe)
Episode 105 Classroom Resources (Postclassical Asia and Africa)
Podcast Resources: Contemporary Issues (Season 2)
Episode 201 Classroom Resources (Trump-Russia)
Episode 202 Classroom Resources (Movies)
Episode 203: Classroom Resources (Sports and Protest)
Episode 204: Classroom Resources (Immigration)
Episodes 205 Classroom Resources (Inca and Aztec Empires)
Episode 206 Classroom Resources (Native American experience)
Episode 207 Classroom Resources (Voting Rights)
“Teaching Current Events in the Era of Fake News”
BONUS Episode: SXSW EDU “Teaching in the Era of Fake News”
“Podcasting in the Classroom”
Historical Silliness
First Ladies in a Knife Fight
How much of world history can I relate to the Hunger Games? All of it.
Classroom Resources: World History (Season 1)
Hello teachers! On this page you’ll find links to resources for extending the conversations from the podcast into your classroom. Ideas and instructions are explained on the detailed Episode pages but you can also find all resources that were created by me in my Google Drive folder that I have made public for you to use!
Resources for Episode 101: The Ancient Era, or “Ain’t No River Valley Wide Enough”
Topics covered: Neolithic Revolution, River Valley Civilizations (Mesopotamia/Egypt/India/China), SPICE themes
Resources for Episode 102: The Classical Era, or “That Time Everyone Plagiarized Persia”
Topics covered: Persia, characteristics of an empire, Alexander the Great
Resources for Episode 103: The Classical Era in the East, or “They Built a Great Wall and Make the Huns Pay For It!”
Topics covered: Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism, Classical Leaders (Cyrus, Pericles, Alexander, Augustus, Asoka, Shi Huangdi)
Resources for Episode 104: The Medieval Era or, “That Time Europe Lost Its Mind”
Topics covered: medieval women (Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan), medieval crime and punishment, torture, Inquisition, Black Death, medieval Church, manoralism, Hanseatic League
Resources for Episode 105: The Postclassical Era in the East or, “Yes We KHAN!”
Topics covered: Rise of Islam, historiography, pre-European African History, Tang and Song innovations (paper, printing, gunpowder, compass)
Resources for Episode 106: The Early Modern Era in the West or, “We Missed Two Whole Continents?!”
Resources for Episode 107: The Early Modern Era in the East or, “They Didn’t Get the Memo”
Resources for Episode 108: The Modern Era in the West or, “You Say You Want A Revolution?”
Resources for Episode 109: The Age of Imperialism or, “Allow me to ruin the Jungle Book for you”
Resources for Episode 110: The Modern Era in the East or, “Knock Knock. It’s the West.”
Resources for Episode 111: World War I or, “The War to Cause All Wars”
Resources for Episode 112: World War II or, “Who was supposed to be watching Germany?!”
Resources for Episode 113: The Cold War or, “I Must Break You, WOLVERINES!”
Resources for Episode 114: The Cold War in Latin America or, “This Is Why They Hate Us There”
Resources for Episode 115: Decolonization or, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!”
Resources for Episode 116: 20th c. Middle East or, “Who knew religion was so important to people?!”
Resources for Episode 117: The World Today or, “Too Soon?”
218: Hamilton or, “Move over. It’s Lafayette’s shot.”
BONUS Episode: News of the Week and more!
eglankler on 216: Puerto Rico or, “To Be or Not To Be… a State”
Christopher A Penny on 216: Puerto Rico or, “To Be or Not To Be… a State”
Interbase2000.Com on The Russian Revolution
eglankler on 105: The Postclassical Era in the East, or “Yes We KHAN!”
Stacy Groves on 105: The Postclassical Era in the East, or “Yes We KHAN!”
Season 1: The Big Picture
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Congratulations CA Anti-gunners
first published on June 7, 2016 by Matt Silvey
For several years in a row now, anti-gun politicians in the State of California have been pushing bills to outlaw guns equipped with “bullet buttons.” The latest bill, AB 1664, which is circulating right now in the state capital, seeks to turn all guns equipped with bullet buttons into “assault rifles” thus requiring anyone in possession of one in the state to register it lest they become a felon when the grace period expires. The last time the liberal anti-gun politicians in this state created “assault rifles” out of regular sporting rifles, and required the population to register them, the majority of California gun owners complied. Things have changed since then, and most gun owners see how manipulative and disingenuous the politicians are being. I highly doubt this latest move toward forced registration would be nearly as successful.
There has been no giant wave of crimes being committed by criminals wielding bullet button equipped rifles, but that is not stopping the leftists from suggesting there is. For example, they keep pointing to the terrorist attack in San Diego as “proof” that this ban is needed, but to anyone who knows the facts, that is just a lie. Taken directly from the Wikipedia entry on the 1989 ban:
“It is under these exceptions that the weapons used in the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting (despite what liberals and Wikipedia say, this was a terrorist attack, NOT a “mass shooting”) were legal when initially purchased. The perpetrators subsequently illegally altered these exempt weapons in ways that violated other provisions of the California law, by enabling the DPMS Panther Arms AR-15 rifle to use a high-capacity magazine and modifying the Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifle in an attempt to allow it to fire in fully automatic mode.”
What is missing from that entry is that while the weapons were indeed legally purchased originally, as are MOST weapons (unless they are stolen from the manufacturer), they were purchased ILLEGALLY by the terrorists from the person who legally bought then, and the terrorists then ILLEGALLY converted them, as is actually noted in that entry. Two laws broken before they even began breaking more laws by murdering people, we obviously need more laws…
Moving beyond the dishonest use of that incident to try and push their latest infringement, one state assemblyman, Mike Gipson (D), who happens to be a former cop, although I have no idea what department he worked for or in what capacity, claimed on the assembly floor that simply removing the bullet button from a rifle renders the weapon now able to fire in fully automatic mode. Sadly, despite his experience as a cop, which as I have said repeatedly does not necessarily endow one with and sort of gun skills or knowledge, Gipson clearly knows nothing about firearms and even less about bullet buttons.
So, since the brain donors occupying the state capital seem so intent on outlawing my super ultra mega dangerous bullet button equipped rifles, the rifles which I need a tool to swap magazines, the rifles that by law I can only insert a 10 round magazine into, I have decided to play along. From this point forward, I will be converting all of my bullet button equipped rifles to “featureless” rifles instead.
For those of you living in free America, you are probably wondering what a “featureless” rifle is. It is simply a rifle that does not have any of the features that the anti-gun politicians deemed so dangerous. So, no flash hider (will pin and weld my comps), no collapsible or folding stock, no forward pistol grip, no grenade launchers and finally, no ultra-deadly pistol grips.
Seeing as none of my rifles have any of those features, other than the collapsible stocks (only on some) and pistol grips, converting them will be a simple task. On some, I will go with a Kydex wrap on the pistol grip, and on others I have chosen to go with a Thordsen Customs FRS-15 stock.
The beauty is, once I convert my bullet button rifles over to featureless rifles, I will then be able to have a standard magazine release and better yet, I will now be able to use any and all of my standard capacity magazines in them. The downside is that featureless rifles lack the same aesthetics as a bullet button equipped rifle, but function in this case far outweighs beauty.
Congratulations democrats, you successfully forced me to, in full compliance with state laws, convert my rifles, which previously could only have a 10 round magazine inserted and required a tool to change the magazines, to rifles that now have detachable magazines and no artificial round limitations. Bravo!
Don’t fret bullet button fans, while I have personally chosen to convert my rifles, I will not give up the fight against this idiotic bill, nor will I give up the fight on the myriad of other infringements on our rights being pushed by the anti-freedom, anti-American left.
Proof CA Democrats Prefer Criminals Over Legal Gun Owners
Surviving California’s Gun Law Insanity
Washington AG Set to Follow CA’s Lead
Gunpocalypse Now
Faulty Logic Of Magazine Capacity Limits
“Screw That Whole Constitution Thingy”
The new M9A3 and the Army’s Billion Dollar Shenanigans
Deputy Killed After Putting Himself Between AK Toting Felon and Fellow Officers
A Quick Lesson In Economics
Super Gear Guys – Practical Is Tactical
Places To Find Fresh Supplies After The Collapse
Guns… Made Scarier by the Biased Media
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The Fall 2019 DBBS Faculty Membership application deadline is October 1, 2019
The eligibility requirements and the process for evaluating applications are described in the Procedures and Criteria for Membership listed below.
Application, Procedures and Criteria for PROGRAM Membership in the DBBS
Faculty on the Investigator (tenure) track from any Department of Washington University may be nominated for DBBS Program membership by their Department Head/Chair.
Candidates for new Program membership in the DBBS will be evaluated using the following criteria, reflecting the importance of continued excellence in postgraduate training and mentoring. It is expected that DBBS faculty members will have strong credentials in many/most of the following areas:
A high quality, independent research program in an area of biological or biomedical research that is congruent with existing DBBS programs, and evidence of sustainable research funding or (in the case of new investigators) a strong prognosis for securing funding.
A strong record of training and mentoring students (graduate, medical, and/or undergraduate) and/or postdoctoral fellows, or (for new investigators) a clear interest and potential to do so. Examples include a record of past trainees and their current professional status and achievements, a list of publications authored by trainees, formal recognition/awards for teaching or mentoring, and any other evidence of a positive impact on the professional development of mentees.
Past and ongoing teaching contributions to graduate and/or medical education. A list should be provided of course titles with a brief summary of the subject matter taught and the number of contact hours in the classroom.
For recently appointed junior faculty who have not had the opportunity to meet these criteria, the basis for a positive prognosis should be addressed in the nomination letter from the Department Head/Chair.
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The DBBS Faculty Membership Committee will screen all candidates for DBBS Program membership andl convey their recommendation on the candidate's membership application to the Director(s) of the primary program which the candidate wishes to join.
The Program Director(s) will evaluate the suitability of the candidate as a DBBS mentor associated with their program and decide whether to admit the candidate to DBBS Program membership, recommend a re-evaluation for General membership or deny the application. If admission is thoroughly declined, there is a period of one year before a new request will be considered.
Completed applications must include the six components described below and must be attached to the DBBS membership application form, which can be downloaded below. Applications are limited to 12 pages and must provide evidence of mentoring experience and skills as well as evidence of ability to fully support graduate students that affiliate with faculty member/mentor, inclusive of stipend and fees. The following documents are required when a faculty member applies for membership to the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences:
Recommendation Letter or Supporting Statement from Applicant’s Department Head/Chair or Division Chief, whoever is financially responsible in the event of a lapse of funding by the faculty member (1-2 pages)
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Apparently," He left the corps and spent a couple of years in the civilian world. the hashtag #USEPENS trended on Twitter,” The U. (Reporting by Letitia Stein in Detroit; editing by Colleen Jenkins and G Crosse) This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed. Vosoughi: If you want something to be shared by people, planted on different sides of the secular versus communal fight ensuing in the state,” says DiNicolantonio." The delegation demanded among others release of all innocent people and a high-level enquiry into the alleged partisan approach adopted by the police during such incidents, "When you hold negotiations with a terror organization.
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Around 70 percent of small factories businesses and workshops have begun to close down in the past few months due to scarcity of raw materials and hard currency according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA Moreover Trump’s sanctions against Iran’s financial sector essentially make 30 banks and their subsidiaries off-limits to foreign lenders undermining its means to facilitate trade Still Iran demonstrated considerable resilience and ingenuity in coping with earlier international sanctions and there is little to suggest Tehran could not do this again While ordinary Iranians struggled Iran’s clerical and security establishment and business world sought kept the economy running by means including resorting to barter as well as foreign currencies other than the US dollar (Additional reporting by Tuqa Khalid; Writing by Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul; Editing by Mark Heinrich) This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed In 2000 the National Science Foundation began funding graduate students who also wanted to help out elementary and secondary school teachers in the classroom A novel idea at the time the NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Program is now an established part of the foundation’s $900 million portfolio aimed at raising the quality of US math and science education But it’s taken a decade for NSF officials to formally acknowledge that improving science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is a legitimate research activity for a graduate student Candidates for the 2011 Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program whose applications are due in next month will now find STEM education listed as a recognized field of research That’s a first for NSF’s most prestigious fellowship program which is on a rapid path to triple in size as part of the Obama Administration’s pledge to increase the number of domestic students entering the scientific workforce "We wanted to clarify things and say that we support research in this area" explains James Lightbourne head of NSF’s division of graduate education Until this year STEM education was absent from the list of 150 fields—from analytical chemistry to zoology including 21 fields of engineering and four branches of anthropology—that NSF was willing to support Applicants wishing to pursue education research instead had to select "other" as their primary field describe their particular research topic and then hope review panels would look kindly on their idea Noah Finkelstein a physicist who conducts physics education research in a highly lauded program at the University of Colorado Boulder calls the change "a big positive move" Until now he says NSF "required folks to get their PhDs in one of the traditional disciplines" The new designation he adds recognizes that STEM education is "an important legitimate pursuit for graduate research and for the portfolio of activities that NSF and scientists are responsible for" That recognition may help some graduate students come out of the STEM "closet" One first-year graduate student with an NSF fellowship to carry out research in the learning sciences for instance had to select "other" on her application and label her proposal as "educational psychology" because there were no other choices "I’m so proud of NSF for doing this" she says Lightbourne says "I have no idea how popular it will be But he says some colleagues are predicting a deluge (Last year NSF funded 2000 of 12000 applications across all fields) He says the appearance of STEM education on the list is part of a broader "reexamination" of the taxonomy that NSF now uses Expect "even more changes" in the 2012 application he adds The President Etche Farmers Cooperative Union Mr Godwin Akandu on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to continue with the e-wallet system for fertiliser distribution to enhance food security in the country Akandu who made the call an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt said the system enabled farmers to get direct access to agro-products at subsidised rate NAN reports that e-wallet was introduced by the immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Akinwumi Adesina “Federal government had always made efforts to boost agricultural outputs in the country but these efforts had not been directly channeled to beneficiaries of farmers until the introduction of the e-wallet system “E-wallet which was introduced by Dr Adesina allowed every farmer registered as a cooperative union to benefit in the fertilizer distribution scheme “The scheme allows beneficiaries to pay only 50 per cent on agro-products while the State and Federal Government pay the balance” he said Akandu said that the e-wallet fertiliser distribution process had improved agricultural output as fertilisers were no longer diverted or sold at high rates to the local farmers He therefore called on the Federal Government to sustain the e-wallet fertilizer distribution process to enable agriculture thrive in the country NAN Arachnophobia affects roughly between 35 and 61 percent of the worlds population (which is nearly half a billion people) and is a pretty understandable fear Theyre creepy they hide in the cracks of your home some are deadly theyve got eight beady little eyes and some can take down prey that is much much bigger than itselfThe fear of arachnids can come from a variety of reasons: a particularly nasty encounter or watching too many spider related movies However a new study suggests that you might freak out because its hereditary Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Uppsala University have delved into whether arachnophobia is a learnt or inherited trait The scientists found that children as young as six months old stressed out about a spider or snake despite having had no or very little experience in themCredit: Caters Lead investigator Stefanie Hoehl says: "When we showed pictures of a snake or a spider to the babies instead of a flower or a fish of the same size and colour they reacted with significantly bigger pupils "In constant light conditions this change in size of the pupils is an important signal for the activation of the noradrenergic system in the brain which is responsible for stress reactions "We conclude that fear of snakes and spiders is of evolutionary origin Similar to primates mechanisms in our brains enable us to identify objects as spider or snake and to react to them very fast "This obviously inherited stress reaction in turn predisposes us to learn these animals as dangerous or disgusting When this accompanies further factors it can develop into a real fear or even phobia"via GIPHY It makes sense to have developed a negative predisposition to these things considering weve shared the earth for a few hundred thousand years This theory is supported by Dr Ross Menzies from the University of Sydney who has told the Independent: "It is a biological fear which can occur during normal development and doesnt go away "This fear would have entered the gene pool because in certain areas of the world there are dangerous spiders and fear of them would be a good thing" Its probably not the worst thing to be on the cautious side when approaching spiders because its better to be safe than sorry To put you at ease there are about 43000 species of spider in the world (thats not the calming statistic) but only about 30 are known to have killed humans – which is less than one-tenth of a percent But if youre wondering why when you see a web or its terrifying fangs and you dont know exactly what sparked this fear you can blame your parents and their parents and their parents and so on Sources: Independent CBS MPG Featured Image Credit: PA Topics: News World news Interesting ? 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"They (BJP) use it (Ram temple issue) for vote bank politics As far as the Congress is concerned whatever court decides will be acceptable to us" he added File image of Rajiv Shukla PIB Shukla mentioned Vyapam issue to take at dig at the BJP and said "When the BJP government or its ministers are in the dock they pretend themselves to be Vinoba Bhave (freedom fighter and social reformer) and remain silent" On presidential election Shukla said "If there is a candidate on whom consensus can be built then it is okay for us but in the absence of a consensus the opposition will take a call" "Traditionally it is the government which makes initiative on Presidential candidate We are waiting for them on this issue" the Congress leader said Speaking on Kashmir issue he emphasized that the peace process should be restored people’s faith has to be won and tourism needs to be promoted in Jammu and Kashmir On the issue of stone pelting in the Valley Shukla said "Whatever the army does to tackle it we are with them" Asked why did the Congress perform poorly in Uttar Pradesh election he said "Anti-incumbency was a factor Since the BJP was in power at the Centre they took advantage of it and also indulged in communal polarisation" "However despite the result no one can say Akhilesh Yadav’s government did not undertake development works The Samajwadi Party(SP) got 80000 to 90000 votes per constituency like in 2012 but the BJP got a couple of thousand votes more" Shukla said He claimed that if the votes of the SP the BSP and the Congress per constituency are combined then it would be 15 times more than what the BJP got and if there is a grand alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls it would reflect in the results Accusing the Narendra Modi government of implementing and claiming credit for various flagship schemes of the UPA government despite the BJP criticising those in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls Shukla said "They are coming across like a duplicate government copying our things" He claimed that the BJP government is doing flip-flop on foreign policy and said "Inconsistency unpredictability and u-turns define the Pakistan policy There is inaction lack of political will and direction" Although China blocks India’s membership in Nuclear Suppliers Group or the UN Security Council our imports from the neighbouring country have increased Shukla said Taking a dig at the Centre’s Ganga rejuvenation project the Congress leader said so much money have been spent but it has not yielded results On Swachh Bharat scheme he asked "Where does Rs 10000 crore collected as Swachh tax per year go There is no accountability" Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar was also present at the press conference Shukla evaded questions pertaining to infighting in the state Congress but said the party high command takes notice of activities taking place in the state unit On Tuesday Congress MLAs in Haryana loyal to Bhupinder Singh Hooda had skipped a meeting called by Tanwar raising speculation that there is a rift between the two leaders At a press conference yesterday called by 11 MLAs who had skipped the party meet and have been pushing for Tanwar’s removal as state Congress chief came out openly in support of Hooda who is facing the heat in Manesar land deal case being investigated by the CBI An ill-tempered final Group B fixture culminated in an unsatisfying result for Portugal as Iran held the 2016 European champions to a 1-1 draw at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk Mordovia was renowned for its role in the October Revolution and how Bolsheviks prevailed in it On Monday Iranians almost pulled off a similar feat as they scared Spain and hurt Portugal right where it matters Iran needed a win first and foremost while the other two could have managed with a draw If the first four matches of this intriguingly diverse Group B were any indication surprises galore awaited the Iberian nations Surprises did they receive Spain may have been subjected to Morocco’s vigorous pressing and unyielding attack but it was Portugal who were harassed by Iran’s solid rearguard action and ended up losing the ‘first place’ in the group Australia vs Peru and Denmark vs France will start at 730 pm whileNigeria vs Argentina and Iceland vs Croatia will start at 1130 pm on Tuesday Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma (left) celebrates scoring the opening goal with Cristiano Ronaldo against Iran AFP The evening began quietly for both Portugal and Iran as they tested the waters with patient build-ups from the centre of the park — neither succeeding in particular Iran were focussed on denying Portugal space in their defensive third but did not have meaningful contributions going forward Portugal as they have showcased through the entire group stage once again struggled on the creative front For a team boasting of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo Andre Silva Joao Moutinho and Bernardo Silva in their ranks — all accomplished scorers and creators of goal — Portugal simply do not create enough clear-cut goalscoring chances Against Spain and Morocco Ronaldo had rescued The Navigators with brilliant solo goals On Monday it was another veteran Ricardo Quaresma’s turn to shine Starting for the first time in this World Cup Quaresma may have lost a lot of his pace since his younger days but as the first half proved the former-Porto winger is still a force to be reckoned with He created Portugal’s first and only goal of the night with a stunning shot from the outside of his right boot burying it into the top corner and deflating Iran’s hopes in the process If the first half was a demonstration of old-school charm of the beautiful game the ugly side of modernisation of football reared its head in the second half VAR has offered certain contentious decisions in the last ten days in Russia none more so than it did at Saransk on Monday The Video Assistant Referee was involved in Portugal winning a penalty right after restart of play but Ronaldo’s timid strike meant Iranians were still in the game Soon after Ronaldo was involved in another decision from the VAR as the Portugal skipper went into the referee’s books for elbowing Iran’s Morteza Pouraliganji in the face “You stop the game for VAR there is an elbow Elbow Elbow is a red card in the rules the rules don’t say if it’s Lionel Messi or Ronaldo We don’t know if it was the referee or the guys upstairs (who decided) This game belongs to the people not to a couple of guys behind the scenes” Iran’s manager Carlos Queiroz Portuguese by birth was livid after the game about the leniency of the caution though “My suggestion Mr Infantino they have to put up their hand and say: ‘Sorry VAR is not working so we have to stop it’ or the communication must be clear like rugby when everybody knows what is going on” he added clearly voicing his dissatisfaction It wasn’t the final involvement of VAR in the game though With its next decision the technological advancement and its interpretation of football laws by the match officials potentially changed the course of the entire World Cup mostly for Portugal Iran had hung on by bare thread for most of the game and stole two points away right at the death just as Iago Aspas broke Moroccan hearts over a thousand miles away in Kaliningrad Karim Ansarifard converted the controversial penalty with panache — the penalty decision an absolutely ludicrous one for Azmoun headed the ball onto Cedric Soares’ arm with no involvement at all from the Portuguese fullback The goal suddenly swung the momentum in Iran’s favour and the Asian powerhouse almost secured a win with one of the last kicks of the ball only for Tarimi to shoot wide “I’d have to watch it again to talk about it but I think the VAR did its job and that’s what we have to accept” Fernando Santos wasn’t too concerned about the result reasserting that his belief in the ability of his players counts the most Iran for all their resilience and simple tactical system will go home heartbroken but they have thrust upon Portugal a difficult fate as well in the remaining World Cup — casting them into the half of the World Cup which will see the likes of Brazil Germany and France in the fold while Spain get a much easier run-in towards the final Portugal will now travel to Sochi to face Uruguay in the Round of 16 but they must quickly get over the disappointment of Mordovia especially Ronaldo who sported a gloomy look after the game for the Selecaos dos Quinas need their captain to fire all cylinders should they wish to successfully traverse this difficult journey Click here for full coverage of FIFA World Cup 2018 Click here to view the full schedule of FIFA World Cup 2018 Click here to view the points table of FIFA World Cup 2018 BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian "White Helmets" rescue organisation has pinpointed for international inspectors the places where the victims of the suspected chemical weapons attack on April 7 are buried its head Raed Saleh said on Wednesday Reports of the 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be hard to trace Douma hospital workers who stayed in the town after the army recaptured it have said that none of the people injured on the night of the attack were exposed to chemical weapons Medical charities operating in opposition-held parts of Syria have dismissed those statements as propaganda given under duress EVIDENCE A visit by international chemical weapons inspectors to the location of one suspected gas attack in Douma was delayed after gunfire at the site during a visit by a UN security team on Tuesday sources told Reuters One source told Reuters the advance team had "encountered a security issue" including gunfire which led to the delay but could not provide additional details Another said they had been met by protesters demanding aid and gunfire was heard The UN then left Syria’s UN ambassador said the fact-finding mission would begin its work in Douma on Wednesday if the UN security team deemed the situation there safe The United States has accused Russia of blocking the inspectors from reaching the site of the suspected attacks in Syria and say Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence on the ground Moscow denies this and blamed delays on the retaliatory US-led missile strikes on Syria at the weekend Saleh said bodies had been buried quickly because of heavy bombardment and the location of graves was kept secret to prevent any doctoring of evidence Saleh said the situation in the battered eastern Ghouta city had been catastrophic since the day before the attack due to continuous bombardment meaning they had had no time to identify victims in a proper way and document their deaths "The priority was to bury the dead as soon as possible" he said (Reporting by Dahlia Nehme; Editing by Richard Balmforth) This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed including visible and infrared light At least 10 ministers have offered their resignations as a leadership crisis in Australian politics deepened Wednesday with 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allocate cases to such benches The petitioner has certain very specific ideas on what such benches should be like but far from going into any depth on the basis for such a demand the judgement simply dismisses the very notion that the CJI can be asked to follow proper procedure in exercising her administrative functions The judgement places the Chief Justice of India in a pedestal that puts the office seemingly above such constitutional requirements as fairness and transparency We are expected to nay ordered to believe that the conventions evolved and adapted over the years (but of which the court will tell us nothing about) are robust enough to ensure that there is absolutely no scope for arbitrary action The note of resentment at questions are being asked of the office of the Chief Just of India is hard to miss especially when the whole of notion of requiring power to be exercised through rules and procedures is dismissed as based on a “presumption of mistrust” All of this would have 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Giusti, Pietro Prof., born 1822 - died 1878
Renaissance Revival
Giusti, Pietro Prof.
Siena (made)
1862 (made)
Giusti, Pietro Prof., born 1822 - died 1878 (designer and maker)
Carved and gilded walnut
8053:1, 2-1862
This frame was shown at the International Exhibition in London in 1862. The Museum bought it directly from the exhibition for £75. At that time the Museum bought many modern pieces that demonstrated fine craftsmanship, to serve as inspiration for modern designers and carvers.
Professor Pietro Giusti exhibited several carved frames in a similar style, and was awarded a medal at the exhibition. All the frames were carved, as this one is, in the style of about 1500. Siena had always been famous for wood carvers. There were several carving workshops there in the middle of the 19th century, when woodcarving was undergoing a revival all over Europe. They produced fine-quality work in historic styles, mainly for rich, middle-class customers. The finer details of the carving are shown in relief against a gilded ground.
At the 1862 International Exhibition Giusti exhibited the frame together with the painting of the Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist. Although the painting is contemporary with the style of the frame, it was heavily over-painted in the middle of the 19th century.
A frame of tabernacle form, with semi-circular pediment, carved in walnut, with panels of Renaissance ornament in relief against a gilded ground.
Marks and inscriptions
Date; On cartouche at base of mirror; Incised
Height: 240 cm approx., Width: 94 cm approx., Depth: 20 cm approx.
Frame of tabernacle form, in Renaissance style, of carved walnut, some of the carving against a stippled, gilded ground; Italian, Siena, 1862, made by Professor Pietro Giusti, for the London Exhibition, 1862
Waring, J. B., Masterpieces of Industrial art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition, London, 1862 (London, 1863), plate 225 and text opposite.
Chiarugi, Simone, Botteghe di Mobilieri in Toscana 1780-1900 (Florence, S.P.E.S., 1994) 2 vols, illus. ISBN 88 7242 269 8, illustrated vol. II, p. 205, fig. 264
Rowell, Christopher. "The Kingston Lacy 'Raphael' and its Frame (1853-56) by Pietro Giusti of Siena", National Trust Historic Houses & Collections Annual, 2014 (National Trust / Apollo, 2014), pp. 40-47, reference p. 44 and p. 47, note 55.
Labels and date
Frame, with Virgin and Child
Shown at the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Professor Giusti ran a large workshop including ten carvers in his native Siena, a town famous for wood carving. The design of this frame is derived from 16th-century Tuscan carvings. The painting is a panel of about 1500, later heavily restored, which Giusti incorporated for display purposes. The Museum bought the object as an example of high-quality carving.
Italy, Siena; designed by Professor Pietro Giusti and made in his workshop
Gilded walnut
Bought at the exhibition for £75
(Gallery 101 label text) [05/08/2015]
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Bought for £75 from the London 1862 Exhibition, this frame is derived from Tuscan carvings of about 1500. The painting of a Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist is an old panel heavily overpainted about 1850. [1987-2006]
Europe and America 1800-1900, room 101
Italy, Siena; designed and made by Professor Pietro Giusti
Walnut, carved and gilded
Museum no. 8053-1862
The Museum bought the frame as an example of high quality carving. The design is derived from Tuscan carvings of about 1500. Siena was famous for wood carvers, but little is known about Professor Pietro Giusti. The painting is an old panel, heavily overpainted about 1850. It was put into the frame by the Museum simply for display purposes. [2006]
Walnut; Gold leaf
Carving; Gilding
Masks; Dragons; Arabesques; Altars
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Women of the Bible: Ruth
Ruth ==== Her name means: "Friendship" Her character: Generous, loyal, and loving, she is strong and serene, able to take unusual risks, dealing actively with life circumstances. / Her sorrow: To have lost her husband, homeland, and family. / Her joy: To discover firsthand the generous, loyal, and loving nature of God, as he provided her with a husband, a son, and a home to call her own. / Key Scriptures: Ruth 2-4; Matthew 1:5 Her Continue Reading
Ruth 4:13-22; The Pedigree of David; Naomi Comforted in Her Grandson; Boaz had prayed that this pious proselyte might receive a full reward of her courage and constance from the God of Israel, under Whose wings she had come to trust; Thus sometimes God raiseth up the poor out of the dust, to set them with princes {Ps. 113:7, 8}; Observe, They say of Ruth that she loved Naomi, and therefore was better to her than seven sons, ‘and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother’; Ruth is hereby brought in among the ancestors of David and Christ, which was the greatest honour. B.C. 1312
November 9, 2010 by Sage Leave a Comment
The Pedigree of David; Naomi Comforted in Her Grandson. B. C. 1312. Ruth 4:13-22 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher Continue Reading
Ruth 4:9-12; Ruth Married to Boaz; House and riches are the inheritance of fathers, but a prudent wife is more valuable, is from the Lord as a special gift; He designed, in marrying her, to preserve the memory of the dead; And this history, being preserved for the sake of that marriage and the issue of it, proved an effectual means to perpetuate the name of Mahlon, even beyond the thought or intention of Boaz, to the world’s end; And observe that because Boaz did this honour to the dead, as well as this kindness to the living, God did him the honour to bring him into the genealogy of the Messiah, by which his family was dignified above all the families of Israel; While the other kinsman, that was so much afraid of diminishing himself, and marring his inheritance, by marrying a widow, has his name, family, and inheritance, buried in oblivion and disgrace. B.C. 1312
Ruth Married to Boaz. B. C. 1312. Ruth 4:9-12 9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from Continue Reading
Ruth 4:1-8; Ruth Refused by Her Kinsman; Boaz calls court immediately; But why was Boaz so hasty?; But that which made Boaz love her, and solicitous to expediate the affar, was that all her neighbours agreed she was a virtuous woman, this set her price with him ‘far above rubies [Prov. 31:10]; Note, Fair and open dealing in all matters of contract and commerce is what all those must make conscience of that would approve themselves Israelites indeed, without guile. B.C. 1312
R U T H CHAPTER 4 In this chapter we have the wedding between Boaz and Ruth, in the circumstances of which there was something uncommon, which is kept upon record for the illustration, not only of the law concerning the marrying of a brother's widow (Deut. xxv. 5, &c.), for cases help to expound laws, but of the gospel too, for from this marriage descended David, and the Son of David, whose espousals to the Gentile church were Continue Reading
Ruth 3:14-18; Ruth Sent Back in Peace to Naomi; Note, We must always take care, not only to keep a good conscience, but to keep a good name: either we must not do that which, though innocent, is liable to be misinterpreted, or, if we do, we must not let it be known; We must avoid not only sin, but scandal; “Sit still, my daughter, till thou know how that matter will fall–how it is decreed in heaven”, so the Chaldee reads it, for marriages are made there; Sometimes that proves best done for us that is least our own doing; “Sit still, therefore, and see how the matter will fall, and say, Let it fall how it will, I am ready for it”; Sit still, and see how the matter will fall, for the Lord will perfect that which concerns thee, and will make it to work for good for thee, Ps. 37:4,5; Psalm 138:8; ‘Your strength is to sit still, Isa. 30:7.’ B.C. 1312
November 2, 2010 by Sage 1 Comment
Ruth Sent Back in Peace to Naomi. B. C. 1312. Ruth 3:14-18 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to Continue Reading
Ruth 3:6-13; Ruth’s Reception by Boaz; He did not offer to violate her chastity, though he had all the opportunity that could be; The Chaldee paraphrase thus decants upon it–He subdued his concupiscence, and did not approach to her, but did as Joseph the Just, who would not come near to his Egyptian mistress, and as Phaltiel the Pious, who, when Saul had given him Michal, David’s wife [1 Sam. 25:44], put a sword between himself and her, that he might not touch her; Boaz knew it was not any sinful lust that brought her thither, and therefore bravely maintained both his own honour and hers. B.C. 1312
Ruth's Reception by Boaz. B. C. 1312. Ruth 3:6-13 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a Continue Reading
Ruth 3:1-5; Ruth’s Visit to Boaz; “My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?”; Naomi’s resolve: In justice to the dead, to raise up seed to those that were gone, and so to preserve the family from being extinct; Note, A married state is, or should be, a state of rest to young people; Wandering affections are then fixed, and the heart must be at rest; It is at rest in the house of a husband, and in his heart; Those are giddy indeed that marriage does not compose. B.C. 1312
R U T H CHAPTER 3 We found it very easy, in the former chapter, to applaud the decency of Ruth's behaviour, and to show what good use we may make of the account given us of it; but in this chapter we shall have much ado to vindicate it from the imputation of indecency, and to save it from having an ill use made of it; but the goodness of those times was such as saved what is recorded here from being ill done, and yet the badness of Continue Reading
Ruth 2:17-23; Ruth’s Report to Naomi; Note, Parents should take care to enquire into the ways of their children, how, and where, and in what company they spend their time; Parents should examine their children, not to frighten nor discourage them, not so as to make them hate home or tempt them to tell a lie, but to commend them if they have done well, and with mildness to reprove and caution them if they have done otherwise. B.C. 1312
October 29, 2010 by Sage Leave a Comment
Ruth's Report to Naomi. B. C. 1312. Ruth 2:17-23 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and Continue Reading
Ruth 2:4-16; The Kindness of Boaz to Ruth; Those that leave all, to embrace the true religion, are worthy of double honour; Note, Those that by faith come under the wings of divine grace, and have a full complacency and confidence in that grace, may be sure of a full recompence of reward for their so doing; From this expression, the Jews describe a proselyte to be one that is “gathered under the wings of the divine Majesty.” B.C. 1312
The Kindness of Boaz to Ruth. B. C. 1312. Ruth 2:4-16 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Continue Reading
Ruth 2:1-3; Ruth in the Field of Boaz; There is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so mean a person as Ruth, a poor Moabitish widow; But all this was in order to her being grafted into the line of Christ and taken in among His ancestors, that she might be a figure of the espousals of the Gentile Church to Christ. B.C. 1312
R U T H CHAPTER 2 There is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so mean a person as Ruth, a poor Moabitish widow, so mean an action as her gleaning corn in a neighbour's field, and the minute circumstances thereof. But all this was in order to her being grafted into the line of Christ and taken in among his ancestors, that she might be a figure of the espousals of the Gentile Continue Reading
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"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh to be Released
Thread: "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh to be Released
Lindh served 17 years of a 20-year sentence after he was captured in 2001 fighting in Afghanistan.
His early release has sparked fierce criticism, with many believing he still harbours extremist views.
President Trump said of the release: "I don't like it at all", and vowed the government would "watch him closely".
But he said: "From a legal standpoint, there's nothing we're allowed to do."
In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Mr Pompeo said the move was "deeply troubling and wrong".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48386000
Also of note Lindh during his incarceration also expressed support for the Islamic State.
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French & US COIN and Galula (merged thread)
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RAND has re-issued Galula's 1963 book Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958, with a new foreword by Bruce Hoffman.
When Algerian nationalists launched a rebellion against French rule in November 1954, France, mired in similar wars for independence in its colonial territories, was in a poor position to cope with further upheaval. The Algerian strategy encompassed varying approaches and was more adaptable than that of the French, necessitating a rethinking of traditional counterinsurgency methods. In this volume, originally published in 1963, David Galula reconstructs the story of his highly successful command in the district of Greater Kabylia, east of Algiers, at the height of the rebellion, and presents his theories on counterinsurgency and pacification. In the process, he confronts the larger political, psychological, and military aspects of the Algerian war, and provides a context for present-day counterinsurgency operations. This groundbreaking work retains its relevancy as a challenge to traditional counterinsurgency tactics and presents approaches to predicting, managing, and resolving insurgent and guerilla conflict. The parallels between the Algerian war and modern warfare are striking, and lessons can be extracted from French successes and failures in its drive to contain and manage the Algerian uprising. A new foreword by counterterrorism expert Bruce Hoffman elucidates the relevance of this historic study in the context of modern times.
Shek
Just outside the Beltway
The Roots of Galula's Influence on US COIN thinking?
I'm curious if anyone can trace the roots of Galula's influence on American COIN doctrine.
I'm sure that having Pacification in Algeria in the files at RAND provided some accessibility (and ease of distribution given that you can download the .pdf and email it), but the first copy of Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice that I ever saw was an old copy on a friend's bookshelf which had been issued to his father for a class on revolutionary warfare at USMA back in either 1969 or 1970. Based on that, it seems that Galula had some currency back during the time of Vietnam as well for his book to have found its way into the USMA curriculum.
The book was a 'must read' for all us military
intelleckshulls as soon as it came out in 1964. The JFK SWC Center Bookstore at Ft Bragg couldn't keep it in stock. With no Amazon, B&N, Borders and such, people were driving to D.C and Atlanta to buy it. Seriously. Now, those of us with a first edition are all old...
Unfortunately, those who read it in those early days didn't rise to high command in Viet Nam for seven years or more...
That being said, it was not and is not the be all and end all on the topic, just one of many decent treatises on the subject.
Originally Posted by Shek
Back on page 2 of this same "Training and Education" forum, there is a thread titled COIN: A Symposium, April 16-20, 1962. This was a RAND-sponsored syposium that brought together the most experienced professional military minds in the field to discuss all aspects of COIN. This was at a time when serious, structured efforts were ongoing to develop modern US COIN doctrine.
Of course, Galula was one of the participants - and if you read the reprint you'll more than likely come away with the impression that he was one of the most influential of the participants. He certainly weighed in heavily in almost every area of discussion.
If you can find a copy of USMA Revolutionary Warfare Volume V-French Counterrevolutionary Struggles: Indochina and Algeria, dated Dec 68, you'll find that Galula is mentioned not a few times as well.
And here's a declassified TS memo from Amb. Henry Cabot Lodge to President Johnson dated 27 Mar 68 that provides an indication of the high-level influence of Galula's writing:
....I believe that urgent consideration be given to a shift away from "search and destroy" and the "war of attrition", in which a purely military victory appears to be, I believe, the unattainable goal, towards a strategy of using military power as a shield behind which South Vietnamese society would be organized as effectively as North Vietnamese society is organized. This last would be done by intensive and repeated scourings--that is a "comb-out" by repeated police-type methods, precinct by precinct, block by block, house by house and farm by farm, much as was done by General Massau in Algiers and which is set forth in David Galula's book "Counter Insurgency Warfare".....
....That being said, it was not and is not the be all and end all on the topic, just one of many decent treatises on the subject.
Along those lines, here's a link to a COIN bibliography prepared by the CIA library for William Colby back in '64:
Bibliography: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Since World War II
Aside from the cover sheets, index, etc. the 32 page pdf file has 27 pages of book listings, starting with general texts, then broken down by regions of the world.
Thanks for the link
I'd forgotten how many of those I'd read...
Ken and Jedburgh,
Thanks for the quick replies.
taillat
Castillon-Massas, Gers, France
Galula in France
Maybe you will be surprised to learn that the first french edition of Counter-insurgency warfare by Galula was published.... last week!!!
Indeed, Galula is not well-known in France and this publication is the result of "Galulamania" in the US military (the collection in which it is published, doctrine et stratégie is led by gen. Vincent DESPORTES, head of French Army's Centre de Doctrine d'Emploi des Forces, and a specialist of US Way of warfare).
Stéphane TAILLAT
PS: i recently posted on SWJ an english version of French Doctrine on stabilization ops.
Originally Posted by taillat
Do you know why his writings weren't as popular in France?
A matter of timing, perhaps (Pacification in Algeria was published in 1963 and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice was published in 1964, both of them written with how to prescriptions but about conflicts already past history for France)?
Galula... French or American?
The main reason why Galula never was popular in French Military is because he was unknown... Note that his celebrity started in the US after his resignation from french army!
A second reason is linked with french experience on guerilla, counter-guerilla and many stabilization ops (or even intervention in West and Black Africa between 1960 and today): the lessons learned and (informal) practices we gained in this period was much more than Galula's one during his experience in Greece, China and Algeria. Others have gained more reputation. Bigeard and Massu (though they weren't using the same coin procedures as Galula) are a good example, as well as gen. DELOYEN who fought againt guerilla in Indochina, in Algeria and in Tchad. Trinquier is best known because of its role in the creation of Groupement Commando Aéroportés (anti-vietminh indigenous maquis during the first Indochina War). French experiences in Indochina and in Algeria gave birth to an original way of doing COIN which differs slightly from Galula's Pacification in Algeria. This latter book was written for US public and especially US military concerned by Vietnam. I wonder if Galula would have written it, as well as Counter-insurgency warfare the same way if it was for french readers.
Last: under De Gaulle, COIN formal Doctrine (Guerre révolutionnaire if you want, though it seems that this term refers to much more than precise procedures and principles) was abandonned because it was politically charged. In French military today, COIN does not refer to Algeria, but mainly with African Contingency or past colonial experiences (Gallieni, Lyautey...)
It appears to me that Galula is much more american than french:his principles relies on Mao's one more than on french tradition of "pacification by oil spot". Unlike french, american military establishment in the 60s lacks concrete experience in counter-guerrilla: Galula's fresh one was a good new!
Last edited by taillat; 01-25-2008 at 07:41 PM.
There were a number of proponents of the oil
spot theory in the US Army in the early sixties and there were units in Viet Nam that used it -- until they got caught and were told to 'search and destroy' -- I happened to be lucky enough to be in one and more lucky to have a commander who told MACV to flake off, he'd fight his own war. He did and did it well.
Search and destroy techniques most on the ground knew intuitively were wrong and unworkable. However the four star commanders from late 1961 until late 1968 believed in them, therefor the staffs and subordinate generals espoused it (which is not the same thing as believing in it). Pity...
Seven long years.
John Nagl
Galula's Influence on US COIN Doctrine
Galula's influence has been far greater in the United States than in France for several reasons. One is that by the time he was writing, France was trying to forget its experience in Algeria; I would draw a parallel with the US after Vietnam. However, Galula's experience in Algeria was highly valued by Steve Hosmer at RAND (who is running an "Airpower in COIN" conference in DC next week--still engaged in intellectual leadership in COIN 45 years after the conference at which he recognized Galula's gifts!)
See http://www.rand.org/publications/ran...6/algeria.html for a brief summary of Galula's thinking, with links to the landmark 1963 study Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 (with a great new intro by Bruce Hoffman) that Galula distilled into Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice.
Another reason is that Galula did his best writing in English. In fact, Theory and Practice has just been published in French for the first time, with an introduction by General David Petraeus; see http://www.amazon.fr/Contre-insurrec...1344958&sr=8-1
We relied heavily on Galula's insights when writing FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency.
Gian P Gentile
West Point New York
We should also note that Galula, his writings and his experience, fit very neatly within the counterinsurgency-only narrative that defines the American Army today. The Coin experts who felt they were the minority and not treated fairly in the American Army in the 80s and 90s latched on to Galula because he fit into the supporting Vietnam loss-narrative that had Creighton Abrams as the guy who got it right because he understood the so-called primacy in any Coin op of the “people” and Westmoreland as the conventional minded, big battle fool (Andre Birtle’s excellent new book on the history of Coin in the American Army goes a long way at debunking this myth) because he purportedly only wanted to go out and kill people and blow things up. Writers like L. Sorely in the 90s created the notion that the Vietnam war was winnable if we had just allowed General Abrams to continue his “population centric” approach. But alas those pesky politicians, the will-lacking American people, and the evil MSM pulled the rug out from under him, or so the story goes.
There were many American army officers who were part of the Coin Group and viewed David Galula as their model for counterinsurgency operations. These individuals and their writings were generally shunned by the conventional minded army in the 90s. However the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought them into the limelight and with them came Galula; as LTC Nagl points out the writers of FM 3-24 relied heavily on Galula when writing FM 3-24.
I have argued in other places that the American Army’s current operational doctrine is no longer FM 3-0 but instead FM 3-24 counterinsurgency. In fact one could prove this by simply taking Galula’s book, removing the historical and contextual references by bringing them up to date, give this document to a LT or SFC just returned from Iraq or Afghanistan, ask them what they had just read, and you would get an answer like, “Oh I just read a summary of FM 3-24.” Ask these same individuals to summarize the Army’s new overall operational doctrine or FM 3-0 and they could not even come close. Is our Army, as General Casey has warned, “out of balance?” I think it is.
Back to Galula. I find it ironic that we have premised the Surge in Iraq on FM 3-24 and that doctrine is heavily premised on David Galula’s writings. Remember Galula was an infantry company commander in Algeria in the 1950s. Galula tells us that it took about a year for him and his company of infantryman to turn their area of responsibility and the people within it against the insurgency. It took over a year for an infantry company, sided with a relatively small Algerian population and isolated by terrain and lack of technology from larger population centers to “win.” In Iraq today we assume that the Surge—using Galula’s methods—turned the country around in a matter of months over the summer of 2007. Simple mathematical extrapolation from Galula to the Surge makes such an assumption improbable. The Surge and the so-called new Counterinsurgency methods were not the main cause of the lowered levels of violence but the neo-con spin machine would have us believe otherwise (see in this regard Kim Kagan’s newest oped running today in the WSJ.)
The importance of the writings of the firebrand Ralph Peters and Charles Dunlap on American counterinsurgency doctrine is that they both challenge the fundamental assumptions and premises that went into its creation. A process of meaningful challenging and questioning should have happened when the doctrine was written but it was not. So we end up with a doctrine that is useful but narrow because it is based on a single theory of Coin given to us by David Galula and that theory has unfortunately turned into principle and further turned into an immutable rule that can not be challenged. Because of this we have become dogmatic to the point of thinking that we can do Coin just about anywhere in whatever kind of situation presents itself to us. How else does one explain recent criticisms of certain Nato countries conducting Coin in Afghanistan?
Galula needs to be challenged and read with a historical mindedness; that is to say we should not be looking to the past as a pool of lessons learned to be plucked at will, turned into doctrine, then applied dogmatically on the ground. This is not history but a pop-process of the production of lessons learned. It is hurting us more than helping us.
Doug Ollivant
Washington DC/NOVA
Galula
I think Galula has achieved cult-like status in the Army because his insights resonate with our experiences. As I've written elsewhere, I did not read Galula until I returned from my first OIF tour, despite spending 2002-2004 at Fort Leavenworth in CGSC/SAMS (Trinquier--yes; Galula--no). Reading COUNTERINSURGENCY WARFARE in 2005 constituted a series of ephiphanies, of "Oh--that's why that worked (or didn't)." I had been privileged to be the S3 for perhaps the most gifted natural counterinsurgent I've ever encountered (I have no idea if he had read Galula or not), but had no theory to explain what I had practiced until finding this book.
Again, it's hard to understate how underprepared the Army was for this kind of fight, or at least the non-kinetic portions of it. In contrast, in the mid-intensity conflict at Najaf Cemetery, our battalion knew exactly what to do. It was what we had prepared for all our professional lives (albeit on interesting terrain and with a rather unique fire control problem). Likewise as part of the isolating/screening force for Second Fallujah. But in the "war amongst the people" in Kadhamiya and Arab Jabour, we were all "play by ear," and "trial and error."
Galula filled a gap--at least partially. And it's hard not to credit (at least partially) adoption of his general framework for the improvements of 2007. But there is still much work to do in creating a comprehensive doctrine for 21st century warfare.
Flipping the COIN...
Originally Posted by Gian P Gentile
... he fit into the supporting Vietnam loss-narrative that had Creighton Abrams as the guy who got it right because he understood the so-called primacy in any Coin op of the “people” and Westmoreland as the conventional minded, big battle fool (Andre Birtle’s excellent new book on the history of Coin in the American Army goes a long way at debunking this myth) because he purportedly only wanted to go out and kill people and blow things up...
Could you please provide the title of Birtle's book; cannot find it or him through Google. I'll be interested in reading it.
Can't speak for anything in Viet Nam after my last trip in '68 but from 62 until the fall of 68 with two short trips and two tours and fairly diverse service in all four corps areas, I'll be interested to see if he properly gives credit to the Division and Brigade commanders like Harry Kinnard and Willard Pearson who did what needed to be done in spite of MACV and to Bruce Palmer, the DepComUSMACV who like Westmoreland, understood the problem.
The difference between Palmer the Calvaryman with Pacific experience and his boss, the Artillerist turned Infantryman with European experience was that Palmer also knew what needed to be done while Westmoreland did not...
...Writers like L. Sorely in the 90s created the notion that the Vietnam war was winnable if we had just allowed General Abrams to continue his “population centric” approach. But alas those pesky politicians, the will-lacking American people, and the evil MSM pulled the rug out from under him, or so the story goes.
I have read Sorley's book and while not in country during the period, the narrative is, IMO, totally credible. Yes, that's the way the story goes -- and there's a great deal of validity in it. I suggest the the problem was not will-lacking people or the evil MSM (they aren't evil, just stupid) but the politicians did have an effect -- and there is no question that the US Army bears the brunt of the responsibility for failure in Viet Nam due to inept political guidance (outside the Army's control) and inept tactics from 1962 until 1968 (the Army's purview).
I have argued in other places that the American Army’s current operational doctrine is no longer FM 3-0 but instead FM 3-24 counterinsurgency. In fact one could prove this by simply taking Galula’s book, removing the historical and contextual references by bringing them up to date, give this document to a LT or SFC just returned from Iraq or Afghanistan, ask them what they had just read, and you would get an answer like, “Oh I just read a summary of FM 3-24.” Ask these same individuals to summarize the Army’s new overall operational doctrine or FM 3-0 and they could not even come close...
I suggest that since what the troops are now doing has a significant impact on what they think and read, that the fact they spew COIN is to be expected -- and that it is no big thing; they can adapt and will if they have to. As Schmedlap pointed out elsewhere, regardless of bad command decisions, the troops on the ground figured it out and did what needed to be done in spite of poor command guidance. That was true in Viet Nam and is true in Afghanistan and Iraq. It'll be true tomorrow as well...
I'd also suggest that the average LT may be aware of FM 3-24 and that may not be true of FM 3-0. I very strongly doubt the average SFC pays much attention to either. That's okay, too...
...Is our Army, as General Casey has warned, “out of balance?” I think it is.
Possibly true, certainly the focus now -- understandably -- is on COIN and training is strongly biased in that direction in units also understandably because that's what they're doing. My spies tell me that ain't necessarily true in the schoolhouse...
And that is a good thing.
... main cause of the lowered levels of violence but the neo-con spin machine would have us believe otherwise (see in this regard Kim Kagan’s newest oped running today in the WSJ.)
I don't pay any attention to the domestic politics of the situation because various ideologies come and go and most are meaningless froth. The neo con foolishness of today is not nearly as inimical to the nation as was the the liberal foolishness of the 60s. I do agree that, militarily, the surge had little bearing on the overall effort in Iraq. As to whether that surge adversely impacted the institution that is the US Army; possibly. Too soon to tell. I do know that the Army's been around for over 200 years and has seen worse times than today. It's seen worse times in my lifetime for that matter...
... How else does one explain recent criticisms of certain Nato countries conducting Coin in Afghanistan?
Never underestimate the power of a Spook to say A to cause B to happen to provoke C to do D...
We can agree on the bulk of that; my only reservation is on the last sentence; I'm not at all sure it has done that at this time. It has the potential to do that and you are wise to counsel avoiding that result. It would also be wise not to return to total disavowal of COIN...
Last edited by Ken White; 01-26-2008 at 06:44 PM.
Rank amateur
we have become dogmatic to the point of thinking that we can do Coin just about anywhere in whatever kind of situation presents itself to us.
This is an excellent point and analogous to the thinking that "we have the most firepower so we can win any war." I could see an ambitious general saying to President McCain "we can control the population of Iran" and disaster ensuing.
Originally Posted by SteveMetz
Sometimes it takes someone without deep experience to think creatively.
http://www.amazon.com/Counterinsurge...1373224&sr=8-1
This link is for the second volume - the first volume covers 1860-1941.
Your concern is misplaced
Originally Posted by Rank amateur
I think...
You're far more likely to see a General saying "No way we can do that..." Obviously, you've forgotten the Army's reaction to Kosovo (remember the Apaches that could not fly in the mountains).
Not to mention their reaction to Iraq. Both times...
Generals want to protect the institution to defend this nation against attack, they HATE small wars. The myth of the military hawk is leftish foolishness, there are not any Buck Turgidsons out there.
Mark O'Neill
More than just Galula
Whilst 'dipping my lid' to John's superior knowledge of the FM 3-24 drafting process, and acknowledging Doug's views regarding the resonance and or usefulness of Galula, I would contend that there is a lot more in FM 3-24 (and our current strategy) than just Galula and that people can easily overstate the case.
'Galula' themes in the FM 3-24 are readily apparent- particularly in its population centric emphasis. However, equally apparent are ideas that could easily be sheeted home to the British doctrine of the 70s and 80s. For example, there are similarities to ideas that could be attributed to Kitson and Thompson (amongst others). It may be claimed that both men were influenced by Galula (his major work came out first) but that claim will be proven spurious when you look at both men's record and read their published works. Other ideas clearly have a lineage with historical precedence in colonial activity (British and American) prior to WWII and into the 19th century. The FM also contains advice in parts that could be viewed, perhaps unkindly, but in my opinion perhaps not, as 'post 9-11, post modernist BS'.
So where does that leave us? Well, Galula has obviously had influence - but he is not alone. He is not pre-eminent in the education we are currently offering coalition troops prior to their entry into the battle space (or the ongoing dialogue we have with them in theatre). He is one of many theorists that are called upon to help understanding as people develop the COIN 'thinking' skills essential to the ongoing 'learning and adaptation' that the fight requires.
It follows that we are not accepting one 'historical' view and basing our education and strategy solely on that. We use history, where appropriate, to inform development of strategy ,options and thought. Despite the assertions of some post 9-11, and then again during the development of the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq, not much of what actually occurs on the ground is turning out to be ahistorical. The counterinsurgency 'things' that are working now have worked in various ways before, in other places. And many of the insurgents are doing 'the same old thing'. If you doubt that, read Gwynn's 1934 chapter observing issues with the 'Pathans'....
I have observed that often those who attack a particular approach to the 'counterinsurgency problem' do so for seemingly one (or a combination) of three reasons: they have 'patented' an alternate view (which may or may not be a source of income/influence; they really do not have a view at all but like the attention being a critic garners; or they do not understand and attack from a position of partial or total ignorance. None of these are helpful.
Regarding Gian's concern that FM3-24 is supplanting other doctine in people's reading lists. If that is the case, US military doctrine is in desperate need of a new readership. I have been straw polling groups ( comprising E 7 and O3 upwards) of inbound BCT/ RCT and MiTT/ NPTT. If 40% of them, on average, confess to having read FM 3-24 , then we have a well informed group. The 'right' people appear to be reading it, but it seems to be fallacious to regard its reading as anywhere near universal, even at this relatively late stage of proceedings.
Galula has his place. So does history. Neither are the answer in their own right, but can be part of a sound problem solving approach to the issue of countering insurgency. Overstating Galula's acknowledged influence (on either the FM or current operational thinking) does not do much to clarify or raise understanding of current activities.
Last edited by Mark O'Neill; 01-26-2008 at 08:16 PM. Reason: syntax
Many thanks, Shek
I have no clue why my Googling didn't turn it up -- other than sheer incompetence, of course...
Heh, Now I see, Gian said Andre and Birtle is Andrew; for want of a 'w' the battle, etc...
I also note it's from CMH. Interesting...
And that it's $49.00. Think I'll wait 'til next time I'm near a Post and hit the Library...
Hopefully, he gives any credit to the right folks in veet nam
Last edited by Ken White; 01-26-2008 at 09:25 PM. Reason: Addition, noted
You're far more likely to see a General saying "No way we can do that..."
I hope it stays that way, but Gian is a pretty smart guy, so I'm going to assume that he has good reason to be concerned.
there are not any Buck Turgidsons out there.
No, but I bet there are many who'd like to be known in the press as the "Paetreus of [insert name of COIN effort here]"
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Celebrity Cruises Reveals New Exotic Vacations To Asia, Australia, New Zealand And Hawaii In 2015-16
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Celebrity Cruises has today unveiled its 2015-16 sailings to Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, with over 70 destinations to choose from. With new ports of call, enticing itineraries, and more overnight stays, guests can discover new exotic places in modern luxury style.
Celebrity Millennium will visit 43 destinations in 14 countries during the 2015-16 season, starting from September 2015. With departures from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo (Yokohama), the itineraries offer guests a wide range of options to choose from.
More overnight stays and new destinations
Vacationers can experience more of Asia for longer with overnight stays in eight different destinations: Tokyo, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; and Bali, Indonesia. Plus, first-time ports for 2015-16 include Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Beppu and Kanazawa in Japan, and Vladivostok in Russia.
Highlights from the new itineraries include:
Two 14-night roundtrip Japan sailings will have overnight stays in Tokyo (Yokohama) and Kobe, Japan. The ship will also visit Mt. Fuji (Shimizu), Beppu, Kanazawa, and Otaru, Japan, plus Vladivostok, Russia.
The 14-night Singapore to Hong Kong sailings offer overnight stays in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Bangkok, and Singapore. In Hanoi, the ship will anchor in Ha Long Bay, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its scenic beauty and thousands of limestone islands and islets rising from the sea. Guests will also visit Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), and Danang/Hue (Chan May), Vietnam.
Vacationers can enjoy three days and two nights in Bali during the Singapore to Indonesia 14-night roundtrip sailing. Plus the modern luxury ship will visit Komodo Island, home of the Komodo Dragon, as well as Phuket, Penang, and Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang).
An exciting celebration
On January 31, 2016, a special Chinese New Year’s sailing will be offered with an overnight stay in Hong Kong, China. Celebrating the Year of the Monkey, guests can experience the excitement of being in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, and watch a spectacular fireworks display.
Pacific adventure
Following Celebrity Millennium’s season in Asia, on March 13, 2016, the ship will begin a series of exotic sailings ranging from 11 to 18 nights from Singapore, Sydney, and Honolulu, finishing in Vancouver on April 26. Guests can combine these vacations to form a 45 day voyage calling upon 17 ports, in seven countries, across three continents including Australia, Fiji, and French Polynesia. Vacationers can also enjoy overnight stays in Bali, Honolulu, and Maui.
Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii
Celebrity Solsticewill sail to 34 destinations in 10 countries from September 2015 with itineraries ranging from 8t- to 18-nights to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, departing from Auckland, Sydney and Perth.
The ultimate vacations
The modern luxury ship will sail from Vancouver to Sydney on September 22, 2015, and offer a 10-night ‘Hawaii’ and a 18-night ‘Tahitian Treasures’ sailing, which guests can combine to create a 28-night vacation, visiting 11 destinations. These sailings will also be offered from Sydney departing April 9, 2016. Highlights of the trip include:
An overnight stay in Honolulu and a late-night call in Lahaina, Maui, during the ‘Hawaii’ sailing, so that guests can take part in a traditional luau. The ship will also visit destinations such as Hilo and Kona
The ‘Tahitian Treasures’ itinerary will call upon three ports in French Polynesia including Bora Bora, Moorea, and Papeete, before sailing across the Pacific to New Zealand, visiting Auckland and the Bay of Islands.
For the ultimate Australia and New Zealand experience, guests can combine an 18-night Auckland to Perth cruise, departing on February 16, 2016, with a 17-night sailing from Perth to Sydney to create a 35-night circumnavigation of Australia and New Zealand, visiting 19 destinations:
During the 18-night sailing from Auckland to Perth, vacationers can enjoy six ports of call in New Zealand, as well as the three sounds in Fiordland National Park, and visits to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide
• The 17-night sailing from Perth to Sydney will visit Bali, Indonesia, before exploring the northern coast of Australia. The ship will then sail along the Eastern Coast visiting Cairns (Yorkey’s Knob), Airlie Beach and Brisbane in Queensland. This is the perfect opportunity for guests to experience the Great Barrier Reef.
New ports, new experiences
An entirely new destination, Mystery Island in Vanuatu, will be visited as part of the South Pacific sailings, with itineraries ranging from eight to 12 nights and sailing to ports in New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Guests wishing to experience the breathtaking Fiordland National Park in New Zealand can choose from the 12- and 14-night vacations from Sydney and Auckland, which visit Milford, Doubtful and Dusky Sounds, New Zealand.
Suite Class
Celebrity’s 2015-16 sailings will introduce the newly announced “Suite Class” experience, beginning April 2015, with new luxurious offerings including a dedicated, suites-only restaurant, VIP lounge, and complimentary ‘all in’ benefits such as premium beverages, dining at any specialty restaurant and unlimited internet access.
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State-of-the-art AVRs protect Electronics
Clearline Protection Systems, specialists in surge protection, has a range of Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVR) specifically developed for the South African market. The new product will protect consumers against equipment damage and malfunction due to noise, transients, load shedding and induced lightning.
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How to Conserve Electricity in your Laundry Room
An iron consumes as much energy as ten 100 watt light bulbs.
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The History of Lightning
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Preview: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Sony PS3)
J. Rose | March 18, 2009 | Archive, Features, Previews | No Comments
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.
Developer: Starbreeze
Publisher: Atari
Genre: First Person Shooter
In 2004, a good many Xbox owners were wowed by the technically impressive film tie-in game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Now, some five years later, developer Starbreeze revisits the sci-fi realm of all things Riddick with a sequel to the events of Butcher Bay in Assault on Dark Athena.
The game picks up after the original Xbox game with Riddick finding himself aboard the Dark Athena, a ship commanded by space pirates. Utilizing the stealth style gameplay present in Butcher Bay, the demo sees the player control Riddick, who bears an even more effective and impressive likeness to Mr. Diesel, as he gets the drop on the pirates with his trademark Ulak knives. The player also eventually gets to grab a few different firearms, allowing the player a taste of the less stealthy gun play aspects Dark Athena will allegedly focus more on this time around.
This short gameplay demo is all that is really needed to confirm the stunning sci-fi atmosphere developer Starbreeze has infused in the game. The dark corridors and cold steel walls of the Pirate Ship Athena are the perfect playground for a shadow assassin like Riddick, and the aesthetic is rich and immersing. The actual gameplay, though similar to that of Butcher Bay, has not lost its edge, as this run through a portion of the first stage vividly demonstrates.
Besides being able to execute a number of contextual actions when facing off against enemies, whether unarmed or brandishing various melee weapons, Riddick can perform several different attacks, and is also able to block assaults. The demo also gives you the opportunity to test-drive the drone sentinels, which are remote-controlled cyborgs with large guns. From the drone station, Riddick can use these robots to lay waste to his enemies, as well as open otherwise unavailable sections of stages, usually by killing one of his drones.
There is a great deal to look forward to in Dark Athena, content-wise. Publisher Atari not only promises a full fledged sequel to the popular Butcher Bay, but an intuitive multiplayer mode, as well as a complete remake of 2004’s original Escape from Butcher Bay game as an added bonus.
So far, Dark Athena seems to be a very promising FPS experience that fortifies and strengthens the aspects that made Butcher Bay the innovative and impressive sci-fi adventure that it was. Judging by Starbreeze’s amazing track record with delivering excellent gaming experiences based on licensed properties, such as Butcher Bay and The Darkness, there is little doubt that Dark Athena will shape up to be something special. Check out the downloadable demo now, and check back for our full review after the game’s release on April 7th.
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TourVision – like a Playchoice for PC Engine
Author: S11 Category: Arcade, Games 1 Jan 16
(Update 26/08/2017 – revised article to cover newly discovered V1 hardware)
(Update 28/11/2018 – revised V4 integrated photo / description)
(Update 05/02/2018 – flyer added)
(Update 27/03/2018 – score panel discovered)
(Update 18/04/2018 – V1 system with support rail photo)
You may be familiar with TourVision already from the few mentions here and elsewhere, but if you aren’t it’s a Spanish company who made a self-named cart based arcade system, where you can select one of four PC Engine games and buy time to play rather than credits. That makes it similar to the Playchoice and Megaplay systems from Nintendo and Sega, but there are two things that set the TourVision apart.
It’s of dubious legality, and while it started out as something as simple as a Playchoice, it evolved over time.
I’ve heard people say that it was made under license from NEC, and while it’s certainly possible that’s true, what seems rather less likely is that they had a license to be selling all the games available for it. Maybe they didn’t even need one though, we’ll get to that bit later. They were certainly open about it – as this recently obtained flyer shows:
Tourvision V1
With no credit, the system just runs attract mode for whatever game is in the last slot selected (or the first from a cold boot). The player inserts credits and can then use left/right to select the game to play. As soon as they press run the game is selected and the controls unlocked.
Play, die, play again – you have until the timer runs down to do whatever you like, pressing P1 and P2 start together for a moment allows you to go back to game selection.
When time expires the system presses start (“run” in PCE Games, which is sometimes pause or at least a menu), and gives the player a grace period to enter more money. If coins are inserted it restarts the game after a couple more seconds. If no coins are entered, the game is simply reset back to attract mode. It’s quite simplistic, and for example doesn’t stop players unpausing the game during the grace period to get a few more seconds of play before the reset.
As you can see the system is essentially a simple cart switcher, the cartridge slots have no more pins than a standard Hu Card, as you’ll see later in the article. Rather than using support clips as on later versions, the V1 has a bracket support rail to keep the carts from moving around too much, removed in the above photo. The PC Engine is … an actual PC Engine PCB stripped of anything not required, like the power jack, modulator/AV port, etc. It’s connected to the motherboard via a small ribbon cable and a connector row pair, which is how the system presents a game as if it’s an inserted Hu Card.
This is where the V1 board came in incredibly useful for my research – here’s the I/O section. As you can see at one point a development board had adjustment potentiometers for RGBS, but these have been replaced with 0 ohm resistor links for the production model. There are two volume pots since the PC Engine is a stereo console, and the right channel is sent to pins 11 & K on the JAMMA connector. The 4 banks of transistors and resistors are a video amplifier to raise PC Engine RGB output up to arcade spec, and for games which used the PC Engine “select” button, this is mapped to JAMMA button 3.
The connectors are for cabinet functionality, JP105 would go to the marquee and light up the relevant game selection. It simply switches one of four grounds in a 12v circuit suitable for driving lamps – there’s a ULN transistor array doing this switching. JP106 is for the timer display, and based on the timer board from the V4 compared to the hardware on the PCB here, I believe it probably ran a timer in the control panel as well as a single one on the marquee.
It’s not clear how long the V1 system was in service, the game ID (more on this later) for all known V1 games is 65 or below out of 209. The bios is version 2.0 while the earliest known V4 system one is 4.0. I’d imagine the simplicity of the machine and the fact that it allowed players to mess with game options or have to watch their timer tick down during long intro sequences, were flagged as problems by operators. In fact until a few days before this article was amended nobody appeared to know this old revision even existed, and the V1 carts with adapters were simply considered some kind of early rough design.
Here we can see an assembled V4 system in all it’s glory. When powered up initially the system will simply pick the first cart and leave it running in demo mode (or the last played), optionally with muted audio if the 8th switch on dip A is active. When you drop a coin in, the 4 digit display shows you an amount of time in seconds, the audio is unmuted and you can then use the joystick to select between games.
However, here’s where the V4 system is a significant departure from other console based arcade time based systems and a huge leap from the V1 – it’s more intelligent and wraps itself around the system and inputs more. When you press start, the game actually resets and then automatically starts, skipping any option menus and so on. The timer will start flashing and then begins counting down once the gameplay starts. When the timer runs out and after a grace period which appears to vary, it will pause the game and lock out controls, and start flashing. You have 10 seconds or so to put more coins in, or it will reset the system back to attract mode.
And that’s the motherboard, note that in addition to the other upgrades, the system also featured a battery which appears to store credit usage information, and allows the system to suffer a power loss without throwing purchased time away. You can see where the battery would normally fit – this is a Ni-CD cell 3.6v 176mah, part number “3/GF170K” – if you buy one of these boards, remove it. It’s leaking unless someone has already replaced it. The large square button will reset the credits if you power the system up while holding it down. Of the five examples I have, this is the only one without significant acid damage.
Again the V4 is using a stripped down PC Engine motherboard, still think they had an actual license?
The I/O area on the V4 is significantly different, while the stereo audio is retained, the remaining traces of adjustable video are gone, as is the hardware required to drive LED segment displays and drive lamps. JP105 is still used for marquee lighting but additionally carries signals for score and timer display, with the lamp transistor array and digit drivers located on a board behind the marquee.
So far three types of score/marquee display are known – firstly in the flyer at the start of the article you can see an “add on” type was supposed to be available and a second type can be seen on a photo of a V4 cabinet, both of these look to have held the PC Engine game manuals or a scan of the cover in the game selection window. You can see the V4 cabinet here:
Recreativas.org – Tour Vision video jeux
The third type was an unexpected find and was possibly part of a reduced size cabinet or wall mounted cabinet – I can’t find any images of it outside of the one I own, here’s a photo of the full connected system running:
It has individual score displays for each game (these are simple timers that count how many blocks of 10 seconds have been played – only useful for operators really) as well as a display of the remaining timer and game selection lamps. This used small stickers the same as the ones found applied to cartridges which would have been stuck to the front of the display.
Looking at the back of this the lamps are easily replaceable with twist holders and we can see an implementation of the circuits removed from the V1 board. I need to test to find out if the score logic is actually built into the panel based on selection and timer, or controlled by the PCB – I suspect it’s the former.
JP106 is for the control panel time display, since the hardware for digit driving is no longer on the motherboard it just has 5v, ground and 3 serial data lines sending the current counter value to this:
Looking at the back of the credit display we can see it’s pretty simple and contains the hardware which used to be present on the V1. For people lacking one I will try to make a schematic at some point.
JP107 is I think supposed to be for a reset button, but on mine grounding the pins like a button doesn’t work even though it looks like it should. Touching the other side of the pulldown resistor with an oscilloscope probe causes the game to totally reset and erase all credits by triggering the NE555 timer. If you look at the cabinet photo in the Recreativas link you can see an additional button at the top of the control panel, my assumption is that’s reset.
And back to the motherboard here are the cart slots, larger than on the V1 as they now control cart switching and perform cartridge identification which we’ll talk about more in my followup article on the BIOS.
Tourvision V4 (integrated)
This is the integrated version of the V4 with the PC Engine components fitted directly to the motherboard, it’s a cleaner design but they seem rather rare and must have been a late development. They seem to use the same BIOS chips as the normal V4.
As you can see comparing to previous photos, they’ve pretty much collapsed the whole PCB level and retained most of the basic component layout, however the op-amp seems to have been removed and the result is noisier audio output from the power amp for similar levels of volume to the standard V4. As such, while this is a nice board in terms of design, I think the previous model has it beaten in actual use.
Game cartridges
On to the cartridges, the discovery of the V1 board answered many lingering questions – there are V1 and V4 carts. V1 have a small connector at one end while V4 have a larger connector along the side. Most V1 carts are found attached to V1 to V4 adapter boards. There is a crossover in the library of titles which are known to exist in both versions, it appears that once V4 was developed adapters were placed on unsold stock or supplied to operators wishing to upgrade. Top image shows a V1 with adapter, bottom is a V4.
Above is the V1 to V4 adapter. The critical difference between V1 and V4 functionality is game specific configuration for starting games, the extra 8 pins on the V4 carts are a binary game ID number. All the adapters do is add those 8 pins to a V1 cart.
Inside the carts they’ve helpfully filled them with epoxy. Thanks guys. I picked two which felt lighter than the rest hoping to find some which hadn’t been filled, no such luck. However one of them betrays how these were made and it might be why I’m not aware of an epic legal battle.
They really are just HuCards sealed in a box, you can make out the Daisenpu artwork along the bottom edge. While it would be different now, back in 1991/2 would it have been illegal in Spain to buy legitimate products from another company and stick them in a case? They’re not bootleg cards – each one represents a sale for the original publisher.
So overall, I actually quite like the system – it’s a native RGB PC Engine you can plug straight into your JAMMA cab without using a real console hooked up to a dodgy looking converter board. On the other hand, it also banishes you from using option menus which is a shame, and you’ll need to use the dip switches to grant lots and lots of time or keep hitting the credit button while playing.
The good thing about the PC Engine aside from the fact that it was clearly a better system than other 8-bit alternatives both in design and performance, was the giant software library. Either the law allowed them to do this or Tourvision just didn’t give a damn, because they brought an awful lot of titles over. In fact I do wonder if they simply ordered the games and converted them on demand, every one of them has been imported from Japan. I’ve been trying to obtain and dump as many as I can, even though the data is the exact same we need to read the game ID bits off them to ever fully emulate the system.
V1 carts with adapters – Xevious, W-Ring (amazing game), 1943 Kai, Saiga No Nindou, Dragon Spirit and Veigues.
Some more V1 games (actually I have a few which are duplicates of V4 carts too) – Override, Dead Moon, Armed-F, Final Blaster, Super Star Soldier and Side Arms which is strangely labelled upside down.
Onto the V4 carts – Dodge Ball, Bomberman, Super Long Nose Goblin (actually Hana Taka Daka), Pac-Land, Mr. Heli, PC Genjin 2, Power Eleven and Raiden. You can see how they got lazier over time with the art.
Jackie Chan, Beisbol 91 (actually Pro Yakyuu World Stadium ’91), Daisenpu, Psycho Chaser, Shinobi, Winning Shot, Gomola Speed and Final Lap Twin. The labels peeling off is very common, in fact I had to stick back down numerous carts when taking these photos.
Legend Of Hero Tonma, Formation Soccer, Columns, Power Drift, Aero Blasters, Jinmu Densho (Wolf Team tried to make a Space Harrier game with a sword..), Ballistix and Son Son II.
On to the boxed ones – worth noting ALL the boxed games I’ve found are the flat type cart. PC Genjin Punkic Cyborg, Toy Shop Boys, Super Foolist Man (hilarious rename of Beraboh Man), R-Type II, Final Match Tennis, Terra Cresta II, Tatsujin and Coryoon with an ugly home made full colour label on the cart.
Skweek, After Burner, Operation Wolf, Devil Crash, Be Ball, Salamander, Gunhed (AWESOME!), and an empty box for Cross Wiber 🙁
And the rest – Parasol Stars II which turned out to be Liquid Kids (disappointing), Ninja Ryukenden, Chuka Taisen re-artworked by the same vandal who ruined Coryoon, Puzzle Boy and KiKi KaiKai.
A few more V1 & V4 which arrived later than the original draft of this article – Cyber Core, Down Load, S.C.I, Doreamon, Out Run, Bull Fight, Volfied, Dragon Saber and Vigilante!
Another batch, 16 more found. Fighting Run, Adventure Island, Spin Pair, Soldier Blade, Mesopotamia (yes the label is upside down), Drop Rock Hora Hora, Tricky and Ordyne.
The NewZealand Story, Super Volley Ball, Image Fight, Puzznic, Power Sports, Kato & Ken (one of my favourite PCE games), Alice In Wonderland and Sokoban World.
V1 carts of Rastan Saga II, Ankoku Densetsu, Batman and Burning Angels. V4 carts of Gradius, Cadash, World Jockey, Dragon Egg and Toilet Kids.
Bomberman ’93, Hit The Ice, Die Hard, Dungeon Explorer, Knight Rider Special, Volfied (replacement of old unlabelled one).
Some duplicates in this next lot I’m afraid – Winning Shot, PC Kid, Columns, Formation Soccer, Puzzle Boy, Dead Moon (V4 version), Bomberman, Daisenpu, Power Sports – these virtually mint condition boxed games came with the integrated motherboard – PC Kid is the unique one not covered above.
I know other games are out there, and I’d be interested in finding better examples of games I already own as well as ones I’ve yet to find. I don’t know if Bloody Wolf was ever sold by the company, but it’s another one I’d really like to find, same with Kato & Ken (update – FOUND!)
Of course it would be possible to make a card reader for the system, and in fact – that’s exactly what someone in France did:
Tourvision HuCard adapter
Shame he sacrificed a cart to make it, seems like it would be easy enough to make one from scratch, or at least using a clone of the V1 adapter boards. Cool project though and something I’m tempted to do myself.
So there you go, one of the more interesting arcade curiosities and probably the largest collection of carts. In case you’re wondering, in the last couple of days I dumped and submitted the entire set for inclusion in MAME.
Update – in depth study of the V4 BIOS which I’ve covered in a new post here:
http://blog.system11.org/?p=1943
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Cheney Airs Grievances With Bush
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Are the inner workings of Dick Cheney's head finally being revealed? The former vice president is penning a memoir—which he's writing in longhand on legal pads—filled with private reflections that unveil the true, vast extent of his strained relationship with his White House partner of eight years. Cheney's disappointment with the former president came to light recently in one of the casual conversations he's holding to discuss the book with authors, diplomats, policy experts, and past colleagues, The Washington Post reports. "By habit, he listens more than he talks, but Cheney broke form when asked about his regrets," the paper notes. "In the second term, he felt Bush was moving away from him," a participant in the conversation revealed. "He said Bush was shackled by the public reaction and the criticism he took." Cheney reportedly believes the “statute of limitations has expired” on the Bush administration’s secrets, including conflict between the president and vice president on waterboarding, secret prisons, and “regime change” in Iran and North Korea. The long-silent veep’s newfound loquaciousness will likely be the book’s selling point: The Post reports that Cheney’s contract negotiator “passed word to potential publishers that the memoir would be packed with news.”
Read it at The Washington Post
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Former MSU President Apologizes for Nassar Scandal
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In her testimony before Congress Tuesday, former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon apologized to the victims of Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to a maximum of 172 years in prison for abusing hundreds of athletes. “Not a day goes by without me wishing that he had been caught and punished sooner,” Simon told Congress in her prepared statement. “And not a day goes by without me wondering what we missed and what could have been done to detect his evil before a former youth gymnast filed her complaint with the MSU Police in 2016.” She described Nassar’s abuse as the university’s “darkest hour,” with the renowned doctor preying on amateur athletes “under the guise of medical treatments.” She told Nassar’s victims that she “can never say enough that I am so sorry that a trusted, renowned physician turned out to be an evil predator.” Simon stood to testify alongside former officials of USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee about Nassar’s abuse and how to protect athletes going forward. This comes as Nassar’s former boss at MSU has been accused of soliciting sexual favors and nude photos from students, and as another employee was charged with bestiality.
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The Pentagon feared Turkey's Russia-made missile system could expose its military secrets.
Prosecutors Suggest Jail for Berlusconi
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Which Berlusconi trial is this one? The former Italian leader has six cases pending against him in the Milan courts currently, and the prosecutor in the case involving tax fraud isn’t taking it lightly. Fabio De Pasquale recommended on Wednesday that Berlusconi serve five years in prison for paying a British lawyer $600,000 to lie about the former prime minister’s tax evasion and other financial cover-ups involving his media holdings. A statute of limitations is due to expire on the case in July, meaning a verdict must be reached before then. Berlusconi stepped down from office in November amidst the financial downfall in Europe.
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Stockholm Suspect Admits Truck Attack
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The man suspected of committing a truck attack in Stockholm last week that killed four people and injured another 15 has confessed to the crime, according to his lawyer. Rakhmat Akilov, 39, who is from Uzbekistan, was driving a hijacked beer truck when he ran down pedestrians on Friday, then crashed into a department store. His lawyer told a court Tuesday that he will cooperate with officials. “His position is that he admits to a terrorist crime and accepts therefore that he will be detained,” said attorney Johan Eriksson. Akilov was arrested just a few hours after he allegedly perpetrated the attack.
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Top aide to House Democratic speaker facing questions
Colorado House, Colorado Republican Party, Compass Colorado, Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, House Speaker, Jenise May, Steve House
Rep. Jenise May, an Adams County Democrat who lost her re-election bid, will work as a special adviser to the speaker for the next two years. (Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)
UPDATED: A top aide to Democratic Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst abruptly left the state Capitol on Thursday and her current job status is unknown.
Jenise May, a former state representative from Aurora, left amid questions that she violated House rules by making a bid for state Senate, the Durango Herald’s Peter Marcus reported. House rules forbid employees from seeking legislative office.
May lost her re-election bid in November and told The Denver Post that she would join Hullinghorst as a special adviser Dec. 11. But three weeks later, she filed to run for state Senate District 25, campaign filings show.
“I’m just going to go home,” May told the Durango Herald as she left the Capitol. “I’m just going to close my candidacy. What else can I do? It’s a policy, I didn’t even know. I just found out. … All I can do is say I left, what more?”
May’s employment status “is unclear, said Dean Toda, a Hullinghorst spokesman. “The speaker sent Jenise home today to clear this up.”
Hullinghorst told the Durango Herald that “it was a mistake” and promised to address it immediately. She did not elaborate on how she planned to handle the situation.
The apparent violation was first discovered by Compass Colorado, a political organization that supports Republican candidates. It is asking May to refund her salary.
“Jenise May is one of the top advisers in the Colorado House so she can’t feign ignorance of the clear House employee rules,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, in a statement. “Speaker Hullinghorst hired May after she lost re-election to keep her afloat for her next political bid. It’s appropriate that May is closing her campaign, since if she can’t even follow the rules of the body in which she used to serve, she is clearly unfit for office.”
The Colorado Republican Party pounced on the news, suggesting the Democratic speaker was “embroiled in scandal.”
“After such a blatant violation of House rules, it’s clear that neither Speaker Hullinghorst, nor candidate May have any respect for the taxpayers of this state,” said Colorado Republican Committee Chairman Steve House in a statement.
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উন্ডওয়াকারগাই৪৩০ The Albino Death RP
Windwakerguy430 posted on Jun 28, 2018 at 12:03AM
Years have passed since the fighting had occurred. The Capital has fallen. Faith in The Ancient Ones is fading. Edrain is a country lost to the monsters. Those that could escape, left to the bordering countries, taking the plague with them. And with the plague, a new rise of monsters. New abominations that would attack the people. And amongst the remains of the kingdom of Edrain, the Servants now overtake the land, and attack the few that were too stubborn to leave or had nowhere else to go. Within those years, technological advancements were made. More powerful guns were created, and even automobiles were starting to be created, but the beliefs of the old, though not as great as before, remained. But with the word of this new God appearing in the people's ears, the Ancient Ones ideas slowly began to die out, with only few loyal subjects. And the threat of a new evil had brought itself upon the world. What will you do in this new age?
Classes - Hunters come in many different classes, each with different pros and cons
Mercenary - Better with larger blades and has stronger defense. Not as respected by townsfolk
Soldier - Best with firearms. Not very fast or agile
Traveller - Easier to get discounts in shops and can earn better. Not the best fighter
Thief - More stealthy than others, much faster and quicker dodges. Low defense
Bandit - powerful attacks and can wield heavy weapons. The slowest Hunter. Hated by townsfolk
Hunter - Can climb better and is better at using firearms. Has low defense
Alchemist - Can heal himself and is more powerful against magic. Terrible with weapons
Psychopath - Casts long lasting fire damage and can take more damage. Weak with weapons
Priest - Heals others within a group and is better at shielding himself. Does not fight at all
~NEW CLASSES~
Crusader - Has the fighting capabilities of a soldier and the miracles of a priest. Their behavior makes them ignored by some cities, while magic users outright despise them and their poor use of priest magic
Knights - Slow, heavy, impossible to dodge. Best sword fighters and has high respect from the people
Pirates - Has quick access to travelling the seas. Capable of sword and gun combat. Always hunted by enforcers of order
Ninjas - Stealthy, good with swords and projectile weapons, highly likely to lose if outnumbered
Fighters - Refuse to use weapons of any kind. Capable of fighting and even killing with their bare fists. Highly respected by any fighter. Not respected by priests or alchemists
Do not kill anyone’s character without permission
Do not create overpowered and flawless characters
Do not make problems vanish with the snap of a finger
Do not steal other characters ideas
If you have an idea, feel free to ask
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এক মাস 1 আগে pLaStIcSUNDAE said…
Charlie looked back and forth between the table and the door about four continuous times before he finally made his decision. "No point in walkin' back out." He muttered, glaring at someone who almost bumped into him as he walked around the table and to the chair that he had left. He sat down in the chair, grabbing one of the knives and stabbing it into the steak that he had ordered, watching some of the bloody juice eased from the meat and out onto the plate. He used the fork to tear away some of the stubborn meat before shoving the fork into his mouth where it was chew viciously out of anger.
Addai tried to stop his face from turning another shade redder at her comment unintentionally, but couldn't focus enough to do so as her breasts jiggled up and down his erection, the friction causing him bringing small but strong moans from him, especially when her tongue joined the motion. However, it wasn't until her felt the heat of her mouth swallow him into her constricting throat that let out of surprise and utter pleasure. He moaned as he released some of the pent up lust that he had been keeping bottled up, his juices shooting into her mouth.
And though he had felt pleasure once before, this had been the first time that he had released. The intensity of the feeling under so much pleasure caused his hands to move to Zealia's head and force it all the way down to wear she swallowed all of him.
However, this only seemed to make his erection harder now that his first release had been taken care of quickly.
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এক মাস 1 আগে cosmic_fusions said…
Helga blinked as she watched Charlie eat furiously, frowning some at the sight of him not being able to enjoy his meal properly. She took a seat and stared at the several options she had in front of her, eyeing the chicken wings first. The nymph, whose skin was now hidden by a cloak, retrieved a single wing and inserted it into her mouth, pulling it out seconds later to reveal nothing but bare bone. She chewed on the meat softly, licking her lips when she swallowed. "This is delicious!" She said unexpectedly, offering much of her food to Charlie as she began to down her plates one by one. And as she did so, the ring around her mouth and her hands were drenched in sauce and bits of meat.
As soon as her head was forced down, Zealia gagged and recoiled some, releasing his erection and unintentionally letting the juices pour from her mouth as she caught her breath, the brink of her eyes holding some tears. She peeked up from her oversized shirt and managed to laugh, wiping at her mouth with her sleeves. She leaned upward as if she were going to kiss Addai again, his face smothered with her covered breasts–however, what she was actually doing was retrieving something from a drawer of her nightstand. It didn't take her long to realize that the rubbers she had actually didn't fit him, but she still forced it on for an extra tight grip. The nymph exhaled softly as she straddled his lap with his erection between her thighs.
Charlie picked apart his steak little by little, puling the knife out only to stab it until a different section of it while using his fork to tear away pieces to eat. When Helga offered some of her food to him, he only gave some variety of sneer, declining her offer. His eyes moved up to the witch across from him and watched her eat for a few seconds, though he didn't comment on it and instead went back to eating his own food.
As he ate, he thought about what was going to have to be his last resort of finding a way to hell. Which involved asking the only other person that he was willing to ask who knew how to get there, and he didn't want to have to do it. But he also knew that it would be quick and to the point. The idea of having to resort to that though was what made him almost jab his fork through both the steak and the plate all together. Especially after what had happened before.
Addai panted a little after Zealia had separated the inside of her mouth from his erection, and he tried apologized quietly for the action that he had done out of impulse alone. However, the sight of his release dripping from her mouth brought a strange feeling of glee that caused his erection to give a hard twitch. However, the sight of her laughing is what caught him off guard. When she leaned towards him, he had been expecting to kiss her again, only to find his lips breasts against her breasts instead, which he nibbled at softly until they left him.
What came to intrigue him were the condoms that she retrieved, and she watched as she tried to pull it over his length only for it to almost reach halfway before it was stretched to its full extent. The tightness of it caused him to stir a bit though. However, seeing her with his erection between her thighs made him look back and forth between it and her briefly.
এক মাস 1 আগে Windwakerguy430 said…
Must you continue to insult my pride and joy *Oswald gave a heavy groan before answering* No, I've never seen this Effecia. What country is it?
Helga swallowed steaks and shrimps whole without barely having to chew, unintentionally getting some of the sauce in the tips of her curls. She didn't know this type of food was so messy, or perhaps it was the way she ate. Her shoulders jolted some when she felt Charlie stab the table, and she lazily licked some of the sauce of her lips before she spoke. "Is it good, Charlie?"
Zealia had a relatively small figure despite an hour glass body, especially when she lost weight after the disappearance of her parents. Her hands found a grip on Addai's shoulders, her nails burrowing in while slowly grinding her lower body against his. She helped ease in his erection very slowly, panting softly when she did so. With droopy ears, she realized she hadn't gone all the way in and already felt as if he filled her insides.
Levi gave a shrug. "Not insulting it, rather critiquing its inferior state." He corrected. But at Oswald's question about Effecia, he grinned a little. "That's the Clockwork Kingdom. 2nd most industrial kingdom there is according to some of the history from these parts of things. Buuuut its a lot more than just that there."
"Yeah. Great." Charlie answered a bit dully as he found that his steak was a T-bone steak, and so he ended up separating the bone from the rest of it entirely instead of the rib steak that he had originally thought it was. He continued to eat though, however, mashing some of it into the side of mashed potatoes that had come with the dish.
Addai winced slightly when Zealia's fingers dug into his skin, but for reasons that he was oblivious to, it only added to his new need to enjoy the pleasure that he was experienced. As her entrance eased over his erection and slowly took him in, the slow pace of her lowering body made his toes curl a little as he experienced a new tightness that was wrapped in a heat that was much different from being inside of her throat. One of his hands grabbed her breast, and he gave a small thrust out of a need to be pleasured, pushing his length inside of her with the sudden movement of his hips. He leaned his head back into his pillow, the ecstasy bringing another twitch from his erection while he was inside of her.
An industrial kingdom, huh *Oswald was now giving his full attention as he asked* why have I only just heard of this now
"Uh...I dunno. I'm wondering the same thing myself. You were always talking about it when I was little, telling me stories about it and stuff." Levi answered, scratching his head. "Does that mean you actually suck at traveling then? Because Efficia is preeetty hard to miss on a map. It's where the first few vehicles are gonna come from if a prototype isn't somewhere there already."
Helga frowned at Charlie's dull answer, however, trying to make the best of it, she smiled and gave him a nod. "I'm glad to hear that. I think I might be eating meat more often now." She informed him to fill up the silence, grabbing a whole baked potato and eating it as if it were an apple.
"Ahhh---" Zealia shrieked at the sudden thrust, wincing in discomfort that gradually subsided to pleasure. Her entrance writhed in tenderness, having to remove her hands from his shoulder to comfort her lower abdomen where she could feel him. She finally took off her oversized shirt for Addai, jokingly tying it around his head where her smell lingered in his nostrils. The nymph slowly began to bounce on his lap, her brows wiggling some as she panted tiredly.
I take it you got a huge influence from your aunts and uncles to casually throw insults my way *Oswald said* What with Owensport and deadly gods travelling isn't on my schedule right now
"Huh...then that tells me we might have to make a stop there at some point." Levi said in thought before returning to his previous statement. "And no, not really. Most of it I get from mom. You two always seem fond of joking with another like that. You only try to be serious when its my uncles and aunts."
Charlie's knife finally clattered onto his plate as he now sat with his elbow propped against the table, his cheek in his hand while he twirled the teeth of his fork against his empty plate with his thumb and index finger. He looked over all the plates that were on the table, finally deciding to pick one small piece of rib just for the sake of doing so with his fork and peeling the meat clean from the bone before eating it. "Good for you. About time you ate somethin' other than rabbit food." He mumbled at what she had said about switching her dieting.
The way Zealia's tender walls wrapped around him made Addai crave more, the pleasure causing him to pant just a little more than before. With her tying her shirt around his head and her scent becoming more potent in his nostrils, he began to think that her scent would be stuck in his sense of smell longer after this. With each time that she bounced on his erection, his hips followed hers on her way up, his body following the pleasure instinctively. His hands reached up to her face, caressing her cheeks and bringing her down to his lips where he kissed her slowly, but lustfully, his tongue rushing into her mouth to push against hers while he kissed her sloppily.
*Oswald gave a chuckle at the thought before asking * Are you sure you can't tell me about her
Zealia returned the sloppy kiss, panting every time she got a chance to break away and breathe. Her moans were grunts and high pitched squeals and whimpers that were given with every hard thrust. Her legs had already began trembling, and the friction made the tight rubber tear in her, which only gave space for his erection to completely fill her with no restraints.
Helga smiled when he saw him enjoy from of her own food, in which she nudged more plates towards him to try everything. And rather than eating with a fork, she grabbed the steak as if it were a sandwich with her hands and began taking large bites off of it, her ears twitching in glee at the taste. ”I owe you an apology for refusing to cook meat with you, love.
“Okay look,” Charlie said suddenly, his fork falling against his plate. “You're gonna stop talking to me like I'm him or you can just leave.” He said, catching her in the middle of it once again. “I don't...fucking...cook. How many times do I have to say that? This ain't a nostalgia trip!” And when he saw people staring at him because he was seemingly speaking to someone who hadn't said anything, he snapped at them as well. “And what the fuck are you lookin' at? Ya see somethin you like?”
Addai couldn't exactly tell that the rubber had ripped while she rode him at first. All that he knew was that things went from something so go, to something that made his arms tighten around her as his bare erection took the place of the rubber. He couldn't believe that this is what he had been keeping himself from for so long. He began to shift, sitting himself up against the head of the bed. But in do so, his erection found a tighter space within her that felt as if it melted his shaft in pleasure. His erection began to tremble inside of her, his release coming closer, and closer as he began to rush his thrusts, disrupting the rhythm that they had going.
Levi shrugged. “Well, she was kind of a noble. Well, in status, that is, if that counts for anything at least.” He huffed from his nose, laughing a little.
”-Y-Yes, I-I’m sorry Charlie...” Helga immediately apologized when she upset him. Her ears twitched some and she cleared her throat. Forgive me... She said again.
When Addai stood up, Zealia’s back arched some as she hollered upward. She embraced him as if it were a hug, but in reality, she needed to rest against a surface and catch her breath. Panting roughly in his ear, she twitched whenever the length within her did and resorted to a lazy bounce. But when Addai sped up his thrusts, she shrieked, her body clenching.
*Oswald turned to Levi, blinking with surprise a little, before giving a sigh* The kind noble and the passionate rebel, huh? There's a book to be made there, I swear it
cosmic_fusions commented…
plottwist, its his sister এক মাস 1 আগে
Windwakerguy430 commented…
NO XD এক মাস 1 আগে
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No মতামত XD এক মাস 1 আগে
Addai couldn't hear her, but the feeling of her breath panting against him made him caress her body. His hands rubbed across her back, down her waist where they gripped at her backside a little too hard, unable to help himself. He kissed her neck as she hugged against him. His hips moved against her with a double thrust, the second one coming with him letting off a load inside of her. He let out a deep moan of bliss, not able to stop his hips for a few seconds afterwards. But he was still as hard as a rock, years of pent up sexual urges being the cause.
“Whatever—hey, yeah, you!” Charlie called to one of the waiters, who seemed reluctant to even approach the table.
“Wh-what can I do for you to—”
“Water.” Charlie cut the man off before he could even finish the courtesy question. And when the man glared at him, his hand began to inch towards the fork on his plate. “Is there a problem, sir?”
The waiter scoffed at his rudeness, not knowing what Charlie's intentions were going to be and therefore not recognizing the danger that lurked behind Charlie's words as he left the table.
“I wouldn't exactly use the word “kind” in the way you're thinking of, but I guess that's work.” Levi said. “Wait, hey, what's that?” He asked suddenly, pointing out at a ghastly green glow that had began to float from underneath the surface of the water from within the fog.
what happened xD এক মাস 1 আগে
In a rush XD এক মাস 1 আগে
*Oswald looked forward, using the light from Crow's eyes to see it, before he grabbed hold of the ship* Knowing our luck, it's probably something really big and really dangerous
Slowly from the water, the front of a ship that was shrouded in a dead, poisonous looking aura began to emerge, the water around the rest of it that was still submerged opening.
Levi squinted at it for a moment, but as more started to emerge he recognized what it was. “What the...that's siiick,” He said with amusement in his voice.
Zealia's toes curled and her thighs clenched when she felt Addai release inside of her, immediately knowing the rubber had broken due to that. However, she didn't panic like she should have. And although Addai couldn't hear her, since she rested her chin on his shoulders, he could definitely feel the vibrations of her neck whenever she moaned or shrieked. A shiver went through her spine when she still felt him rock hard in her, in which she took advantage of to try different positions, one in which she could be on the bed this time.
Helga's eyes went from Charlie to the waiter and vice versa until he left. She set down the bone she sucked on, licking the edges of her face before she looked at the man across from him. "Charlie, I know that everything is not okay, but please, are you?"
That is most certainly not sick! *Oswald shouted, already steering the ship away* It's the damned ghost ship again! Why the hell is this thing so stubborn to pass on already!?
Addai was taken off guard once again when their position were switched, his balance slipping and causing him to fall flat onto her where his erection felt as if it had gone into a haven of bliss. He began to thrust into her without any rhythm, much like a virgin would with his first time. That is, until he found that the new position was much more familiar to him than the previous.
He hands went to her inner thighs and spread them apart before he lifted them some and pulled her towards him roughly to where her upper thighs were at his waist, which in turn, allowed him to plunge into her all the way down to the base of his length in one thrust and bring their hips closer together, A louder moan slipped from him on accident, and though his face reddened, he shoved his lips against hers again. His thrusts came slow, his strokes a mixture of long and short until lust kicked back in where they became quicker and shorter.
"If you know that everything ain't okay, why would you even ask me that?" Charlie's eyes narrowed at her when he spoke. "I'm apart of that everything." He pushed his empty plate away from him as he waited for the waiter, ironically, to return with the water that he had asked for.
"A ghost ship?" Levi's brows raised. "Dude, that's cool!" He said almost childishly as he left the wheel and went to the rails to peer out at it. When the ship emerged from the water all the way, he saw the sheer size difference between the two. "..Okay, a little bigger than ours, but I'm sure it shouldn't be anything to worry about right? Ours is smaller and should move waaay faster." And then he saw the cannons come from the side of the ship. "Okay not cool, not cool!"
*Oswald was already steering the ship away from the ghost ship* Not this again! I just got this vessel repaired. Can't you go and be a thorn in someone elses side!?
Zealia accidentally bit his lip when he smashed his lips into hers, having to break away to scream at the ceiling when her insides felt like they twisted in the presence of a new size. Her back arched and she had to use her hands at times to hold back Addai's thrusting, but to no avail–her pierced nipples bouncing in sync. Her pale skin had turned a couple shades of red, and when his lust kicked back in further, she had to burry her face within a pillow to prevent her screams from being heard.
Helga's brows furrowed softly. "Hey, I'm only trying to help in ways that I can. I'm just asking you to enjoy your remaining time here before you return to hell, that is all. I know things are shit right now but they will get better." She said, using for the first time foul language.
Levi looked around the ship, half running from left to right, trying to figure out what to do exactly. "Damn it dad, this ship doesn't have anything that's worth using! It's not like our ship–where are the cannons?!"
"Riiight," Charlie said sarcastically. "Things are totally gonna be completely fine, and things will be all rainbows and pancakes and fucking unicorns. OH, what joy. I'm going to believe that." He said mockingly.
Addai felt that he was starting to enjoy being inside of her too much, but it felt so good that he couldn't stop himself in the moment. His thrusts increased in force, become harder and harder as he began to become wild with his motions. And watching her pull the pillow over her face didn't help that in the slightest.
It wasn't until he was finally able to force himself away from her out of fear of hurting her; but as he tried to, it felt as if her walls were gripping around him, trying to suck him back in. Or rather, his length was pulling at them, and the moment his shaft and some of his length was left in, he couldn't help but to release again, almost more than before. He moaned the entire time, some of them just a little higher than others as his release came out in spurts.
When the thrusting finally slowed, her vigorous panting became medium exhales. She removed the pillow from her face, only to reveal the deep blush splattered across her nose and cheeks. Her body trembled as she felt his juices pour into her, gasping some herself at the sensation. She looked up at him, cupping his cheeks with one hand and pushing back his hair with another. One of her thumbs entered his mouth and pressed itself against his tongue, grazing across it before tracing his smile lines with them. And then suddenly, her panting was heard within his head thanks to telepathy. "...f-f-fuuuckk..." The high pitched voice was heard.
"No, it will not be rainbows and pancakes. But it will be much less worse than it is now. You told me to stop treating you like him. If you were him I would probably slap you or fuck you to get your stuff together. But instead I am telling you this cannot remain a permanent attitude towards everything of yours. And you know that too, love. You what you are dealing with outside and only you can control that." Helga said, wiping her fingers and lips with a napkin.
Cannons are useless against that thing anyway *Oswald said, already getting the ship away from the attacker* All we can do is run from it
" I'm telling you that this cannot remain as a permanent–oh shut up with that." Charlie said harshly, his slouch in his chair now straightening. "Lets set the record straight. Not everyone can just sing kumbaya and shove things off and pretend that it never happened like you. Not everyone is that delusional. And lets continue with that point, if you'd ever get the nerve to slap me, I'd knock your damn teeth so far down your throat that you'd be shittin' them out until the end of next week."
He stared at her, his eye twitching slightly again. "What I know is what I know, and what I deal with what I can, how I can. My problems, are my problems. You're not my wife. You're not a significant other of any sort. So you don't tell me how the hell I deal with what I have to deal with. And I want nothing to do with you trying to include yourself in my business, especially when it wastes my fucking time. My attitude rests where it damn well is suppose to when I get shit shoved onto my plate whether its permanent or not. I can give a damn less what you of all people have to say about that. Not everyone is some open book for everybody to read or whatever you're expecting out of me. I'm not expressive with shit that I know people won't understand because I'm not stupid enough to do that. And I'm not your "love" either, so I'd appreciate it if you'd stop calling me that."
Addai panted, the sound of Zealia's voice appearing within his head almost alarming him and snapping him back into reality. His hips moved back, and when his shaft pulled out of her finally his tip still was squirting out a bit of his juices. He was sweating some, his eyes gazing down into hers, and the sound of her panting making him feel as though he had accomplished something. But they also caused his length to harden some again before it became too soft. He tried his best to ignore it, and instead smiled down at her, a little embarrassed still. "That was...enjoyable." Which was actually and understatement to him.
"Useless–what do you mean useless, they're cannons!" Levi exclaimed. "And why is it moving faster?! How is it moving faster?!" But then that's when he stopped, realizing something. The ship was coming towards them, however, it hadn't fired at them yet either. He didn't know if that was considered as a good thing or a bad thing.
*Oswald turned his attention to the ship, taking notice as it hadn't attacked yet. Oswald looked up and shouted to Crow* What do you see, Crow?!
*Crow kept his gaze on the ship as he responded* IT APPEARS TO NOT BE ATTACKING US. HOWEVER, CHANCES OF DEATH WILL INCREASE TO 99% IF IT DECIDES TO OPEN FIRE AT THIS DISTANCE
As the ship neared them, the cannons that lined the side of it aimed at the side of La Luna before one by one, large harpoons began to protrude from each one of them.
"Oh crap," Levi backed away from the rail, and as the harpoons fired at the ship, one of them were flying towards him until he was tackled out of the way just in time as it tore into the ship. He hit the deck roughly, the extra weight that hit him not making it any less of a fall than it was. He sat up, only to see Han'ah there on the floor with him.
"Can I not even mope in peace?!" Han'ah said, kneeling down beside him. "What's goin' on!?"
"No idea, but if I could make a good guess, I think we're about to be boarded." Levi answered with a groan as he picked himself up. But as he was doing so, the entire Luna was yanked towards the ghostly ship, causing him to fall and tumble towards the opposite end as they were being reeled in.
Dammit! *Oswald grabbed hold of the wheel to keep himself from falling over, barely able to stay on his feet as the ship was pulled roughly towards the ghost ship*
99.9% CHANCE OF DEATH *Crow shouted from atop the nest*
"WE HEARD YOU ALREADY DAMN IT!" Han'ah yelled back up to crow, able to maintain her balance more than the others, though she still slid across the floor some before she was able to grab onto the rail. "The fuck is this, the Flying Dutchman's ship or somethin'?"
Once the ship was reeled in close enough, everything seemed to come to a settle for a moment. The large, ominous ship was now directly beside the Luna, the details of of the skeletal cannons and the peeling wood of its structure now disturbingly clear. A large shadow appeared before a wide ramp of bone, flesh, and pieces of other ships that had fallen victim came with a loud crash onto the deck of the Luna.
*Oswald didn't move an inch, his eyes remaining on the ramp as it planted itself on the deck of La Luna. He waited in agony for them to start their attack, waiting for them to board the ship*
“I am... j-just trying.... to help you...” Helga’s hands clenched. ”I by no means am trying to tell you what to do, all I want is to remedy the situation however I can. I know I am nothing to you. I know these are your problems. I know, I know, I know. But you are someone to me and the least I can do is try to help for the sake of you and everyone here. You say I only cared about him, but that’s not true. Here I am caring deeply about you and your feelings, please get that. And I know you don’t want it but I can’t refuse to do so.”
Zealia’s arms coiled around Addai’s neck as she forced him to lay down on her and eventually by her, stroking his hair with ultimate love and affection. She placed a trembling kiss on his side before rubbing at his stomach and grazing her hand across his soaked rod. “Was it, Addai?”
Addai's breathing shifted some at even the slightest touch to his length, which twitched as her hand grazed across it. He wrapped his arm around her, his smile growing a little more. "No..it was more than that. Much more." He went to kiss her forehead, until he finally realized how much of her touch that he could actually feel when it came to his rod of flesh. He quickly propped himself into a sit and looked down to see that the condom had not just popped, but split all the to the insertion hole that it had been forced through.
And then he turned to see that his juices were spilling out of her and onto the bed. His eyes widened, and he felt as if his head had gone completely blank at a loss of thoughts until one clear one came along. He had been releasing inside of her the entire time. This...cannot be..
"Yes, you can." Charlie replied sharply. "Help for the sake of me and everyone here you said? Tell me, what does any one of these people have to do with anything except staring like their eyes are too big for their faces?! And what "remedy" have you brought to this situation aside from making me talk to a stupid rock of the hag-whore of the year!?" He said, turning to the waiter who had returned and snatching his glass of water from him, causing it to spill over his hand a little. "And you do only care about him, because the fact of the matter is, if none of us would have come from him to began with, and we all started off as our own people, you wouldn't have given a damn. Wait–I don't even care about what you feel towards that asshole as a matter of fact." He drank from the glass and sat it down onto the table, trying to to break it when he did so.
"How about this, from now on, just mind your own damn business and things will be juuuust fine."
He detoured from the conversation, turning around in his chair some. "Somebody bring me my damn bill so I can pay for this crap!"
Levi had gotten up from where he had tumbled to when the ramp had crashed down into the ship, rubbing his head after it had smacked against the floor. "Okay...looks like we are being boarded," He muttered to himself. "Great."
Han'ah had had to get out of the way when the ramp was coming down, flinching at the heavy thud that cracked the floor of the deck when it struck its landing.
There was the sound of a sort of quick clicking against the ground, like hand sized nails being rapped against wood before soon, some sort of link came to the head of the ramp. Half of his head and face was covered in crustaceans and skeletal plates of skin and bone, parts of his body exposed muscle tissue that had been deprived of oxygen. The legs of a crab came from his torso, and one of his arms was a large pincer. And when he spoke, his voice was that of a drowning man speaking under water, yet deep in pitch and rough in tone. Yet, his words were still as clear as ever. "Who be da captain of this ship?"
pull out game WEAK xD এক মাস 1 আগে
....no xD he knew it broke~ এক মাস 1 আগে
*didn't know shit. এক মাস 1 আগে
*As soon as the shock of the sight of the creature had passed, Oswald spoke up* I am. What is the meaning of this
The man-creature's head turned towards Oswald with a snap like old bones breaking. He gave a grin of broken off and rotting green-brown teeth. "Oh? Well itwon't be much of ah fracas then willit?"
Han'ah walked to Oswald's side. "I don't know what a fracas is, but I'll assume you've been watching way too much PoTC."
"Uh...Han'ah...I don't think it knows what that is..." Levi commented.
"Shut up Levi, I'm trying sound cool!" Han'ah hissed at him.
"Dis ship be da captain's now," the creature gurgled, "and ye all, da prisoners."
"Charlie..." Helga placed her hand on his that was on the table. "I do care about you. And not because of him, but because of you." She repeated for him to understand. "I tried to help you find what you wanted, but I clearly failed and I get that. All I can do now is be what I want to be, a friend. Not forced to be one because of him, but because of you."
Zealia giggled sheepishly when Addai propped himself onto a sit. And to ease Addai's confusion, she pressed her lips against his, her hands cupping his cheeks. She crawled some on top of him to deepen the cuddle and tease him with pressing her behind against his lap.
So many things slowly were floating to Addai's head now, so much so that he really didn't kiss back against Zealia's lips when she kissed him. It was only until it finally hit him all the way that he sat up completely. "In the name of Pele!" He began to say something to himself quickly in his language as he rolled out of the bed, thinking that it was bigger than it actually was and hitting the floor. Which, due to his size, was a short but hard fall that sounded as if it could have shook the room some. But he jumped up afterwards, stumbling some before shaking his head. "No, oh no, oooh no..." He said to himself, looking around for his shorts as he tugged off the rest of the broken condom. "How did–how could–" He groaned, smacking himself on the forehead.
Charlie turned slowly to look at her before pulling his hand away in a snatch. "Yeah, a friend." The sarcasm was evident in his voice, and he watched some of the waiters look at one another, and he glared as one of them who was coming towards them was redirected towards another table. "Mother...fucker." His hand inched towards one of the plates, his black eyes showing themselves for just a second as he thought about hurling it across the room and into the head of the waiter that had been at their table.
Zealia's ears perked and she peeked out of all the sheets that covered her, her hair poking in wild directions. She gasped when she saw him fall, crawling to the edge to check on him. "A-Addai, what's wrong?" She asked, watching him struggle to put on his shorts.
Helga suddenly stood up, reaching for the pockets from her cloak and setting an extra amount of money that would've been the bill on the table. "Come on, Charlie, lets get out of here." She said. "We can talk outside and away from all these people."
"Who says I wanted to talk?" Charlie hissed, his attention going back to the waiters. "Hey! Yeah, you–yeah I'm talkin' to you! Just know that I hope this place gets burned to the ground with you locked in it!" He said, watching the waiter hurry off towards the back where the door that led to the kitchen was. He stood up from his chair, slapping his own money down onto the table, the chair itself flipping over onto the floor and sliding a little. He pushed passed people this time to get to the door, shoving away those who bumped into him.
"The rubber, i-it broke!" Addai exclaimed. "It broke, and I–" He stopped as he shoved one of his legs through his shorts, having to hop on one foot for a moment when he almost lost his balance. He managed to pull his other leg through after having to turn it right-side-in and, luckily, not fall in the process of doing so.
Zealia blinked, watching him struggle before she slipped on her oversized shirt. She went to go aid him, but as soon as her legs came in contact with the floor, they wobbled and she lost balance. She ended up falling on the carpet near her bed and giggled some. "And you what? It's fine, Addai."
Helga followed behind Charlie quickly. "Hey, Charlie, wait for me! She yelled, excusing herself for those she bumped into. And when they arrived to the door, Helga did the favor of opening it for him with a concerned frown. "Charlie, breathe!" She said, gripping his hands for comfort to relax the frustration.
"No it is not! It is not fine, very very far from what you say is fine!" Addai turned to her now. "That," He pointed to the bed where his sex fluids had leaked onto the sheets. "Is not fine, and neither is that," He pointed to the broken condom. "How is that fine?!"
"I am breathing." Charlie snatched his hands away before adding snidely as he left the steakhouse and came out into the calm night breeze, "If I wasn't then who's to say that I wouldn't be suffocating." He began to walk in no particular direction, or so it seemed, while speaking to himself bitterly.
*Before Oswald could even get a word out, Rosemary stepped in the way, her sword already drawn as she spoke* And who the fuck are you, Crabmeat
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"Why wouldn't it be fine?" Her head tilted some. "It's more than fine actually, you taste rather delicious if I do say so myself." Zealia chuckled again, resting her head against the bed as she regained her strength.
"Charlie, is that it?!" Helga asked and followed him. "Please tell me this is not how our night ends. It is not fair for either one of us. Would you like to cool off by a lake?" She suggested.
"Actually, it would've been better if you didn't ask him who he was, and then give him a name...just saying.." Levi said.
"Levi shut up!" Han'ah hissed.
"Da sailin'master. But itdon't matter who I be, jus know that ye'll find yeself in some chains." The hideous creature's crab legs clicked loudly as he walked down the ramp halfway, the cannons of the ship shifting and aiming.
A bunch of mutant, fish faced creatures began to walk to the rails of the ghostly ship, some of them having half-faces of jellyfish and skin that looked like it would fall off at any given moment. Some were big, others were only knee high. There were some who were no bigger than Oswald or Crow. But they came in numbers.
The sailing master of the ship grinned once again. "Ye can chooseta come wit a sewed mouth, or ye can be senta Davy."
Levi's eyed the numerous creatures that had come to the rail of the opposing ship, not liking the odds to much himself. "...Uh..so dad...about having a plan..."
"Because it was not just...just...in your mouth!" Addai managed to say finally. "The condom broke and I did it in you, I did not want to do that–that is how children are made!"
"Not fair–what do you mean not fair?!" Charlie shook his head in disbelief. "What's not fair about it? And no, I don't want to go to some damn lake, why would I want to go, to a lake? IT'S A LAKE." He said as if he were pointing out that trees were brown and green. "No, this is how the night ends, and this is the part where you stop following me and go the hell home."
Zealia couldn't help but laugh again. "There's no need to worry, I can whip up something to take care of that." She told him to help ease his worries. She inched herself up on the bed again before patting the seat besides her. "Come." She said with a smirk.
"I don't want to leave off with these bad terms, Charlie." Helga said sadly with lowered ears. "Tonight wasn't anything like I had planned. I wanted tonight to be one that you would enjoy and I would finally get to talk to someone I care so deeply about."
"I do not...understand.." Addai's expression became one of confusion now, not understanding the point of what the condom had been for in the first place if that was the case. He stood there for a few seconds until he slowly made his way back to the bed ad slowly sat down beside her.
"You did. You talked to Hummus earlier, and you talked to me. And now the talking's done. And now you're going home, and I'm going to find the one person who can, which is bad enough as it is, get me to where I need to damn be." Charlie replied while shoving his hands into his pockets.
"Just extra repercussions, that is all." She giggled, and even though she hoped not needing to drink a potion, she didn't mind. "And maybe you didn't even shoot far enough." She said, though she knew very well he did. When he sat besides her, she straddled his lap again and placed multiple kisses along his neck and jaw, massaging his shoulders from where she sat. "Relax, Addai~"
[i]"But we're leaving off in such bad terms, a-and I don't want to do so when I'm never seeing you again. I don't want to remember this being our last moment together... I was hoping some dinner would cheer you up, or perhaps throwing pebbles against a creek." Her hands held each other for comfort.
Addai thought about what she was saying after she told him to relax. Perhaps she was right about him not letting it loose inside of her. Perhaps he wasn't far enough in for it to even matter in the first place. But at the same time, that wasn't how he had felt. He furrowed his brows at first, but then his shoulders began to relax. But still, he asked. "Are you...sure?"
"Yeah well I guess that's too bad," Charlie said as he continued walking. "I what I wanted to eat and you had yours and now we're done. So again, you can go back to Terrible Nymph or whatever its called now, or wherever it is your home is."
do আপনি want her to be pregnant xD এক মাস 1 আগে
He's asking if a potion would actually work XD এক মাস 1 আগে
do আপনি want it to work xD এক মাস 1 আগে
উন্ডওয়াকারগাই৪৩০ সংশ্লিষ্ট সংগঠন
স্টিভেন ইউনিভার্স
Miles "Tails" Prower
হাটসনে মিকু
Pinkie Pie
Elsa the Snow কুইন
রামধনু Dash
ওয়ারিওর ক্যাটস্
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Blue Boats Take 2
By The Thirsty Threesome - November 12, 2012
Back in early September I wrote about UK film producer-turned musician Oliver Gale, otherwise known as Blue Boats. Gale is back with the track "I Am the Only One." Similarly to "Summer's Down," "I Am the Only One" delivers the bright guitar and characteristic vocals of Gale. However, his new track is much more mellowed out and does not pick up in tone or tempo until the final moments. I continue to be impressed with the production quality of Blue Boat tracks. It just goes to show that an official studio isn't necessary to record and that a bedroom or basement will do just fine.
"I Am the Only One" also reminds me a lot of our last post featuring the Swedish group Postiljonen. Keep a lookout for both of these groups and head over to both groups Soundcloud's. On an unrelated note, I am not sure how I neglected to do this earlier but please contact Bochi Crew at bochicrew@gmail.com with suggestions of new or old or any music whether you are an artist or just a fan of Bochi Crew.
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And We’d Understand Crows Laughing – Poems (1997-2010), W. Nick Hill
And We’d Understand Crows Laughing – Poems (1997-2010), W. Nick Hill (Loveland, Ohio, Dos Madres Press, 2012), 83 pages, paper. ISBN: 978-1-933675-69-5.
Review by Joanne DeSimone Reynolds
The title of Nick Hill’s new collection, “And We’d Understand Crows Laughing,” is a little cryptic and invites a question: What does one have to do to gain the ability to understand crows laughing? The title of the first section of the book, “Belongings,” made me wonder: Do we need to own or carry some thing or things in order to understand? The title of the first poem, “Skip The World,” seemed counterintuitive and begged yet another question: Skip the world and what, skip life? But then I read the poem and began to catch on:
Tell yourself to value the notion of stone over water,
and whisper, Pick it up, and then just let it go.
Heft with the right, warm the arm.
Take bearings, estimate the curvature.
Feel the hand come around behind the ear, coiling,
releasing torque at the elbow,
snapping forward until it is
gone, its skipping course for a moment seen.
Throw into the waves
what you have endured.
Try to be the same each time,
hold fast against the zephyrs.
Throw hard into the angry waves
shoving forward with their burly shoulders.
The brute stone turns belly up and sinks,
its own dumb marker.
The dream, of course,
to skip it right out of this world.
Hill suggests we engage with the natural world wholeheartedly but with a touch of calculation in order to be fully of the world, to belong to it in an elemental way. Value possibility, the triumph of stone over wave and wind. Value perseverance; learn from what you have endured. Rely on steadfastness; believe in dreams. But the assumption of the last couplet leaves a feeling of unease, a foreboding. A few pages later is the poem “Ars Peonensis,” with sensual, vivid images of a personified peony: “In March she was a honeyed knob, / an ant laden pincushion of promises, / a veined lollipop on a springy stick. / And then with cumulus in the blue / one afternoon she opened like a greeting, / a near chaos of tissues / bounded by a breath held and then released / soft as a chime . . . // To keep her I cut her down, too late / to take back my error, once again.” Funny and a little heartbreaking. The narrator ends up with the wilted bloom in a compost heap, then fashions a simulacrum from paper and muses on “sapient cleverness // (monuments, tall ships, splitting atoms) . . . [how] compost // will need to teach me and guide me // . . . [to] watch the dark knife // of hubris become a shard // in the loam with the worms.” Fair warning to all stone-skippers! Late in this section is the very moving poem “Shakkei Memorial” about planting a cypress to “reverberate evergreen beside that massive sno-cone,” Mt. Baker, which lies in the distant background. Hill notes that “Shakkei is a Japanese term for a borrowed landscape in which a planting is located such that it participates in the distant view of a great feature of the landscape.” One need not know this to feel the deep reverence in the poem: “I don’t often address a tree so personally, / … I have noticed our kinship many times before, arms out / stretched, reaching, feet near clay, / eyes harder to discern, soul everywhere from bark to cone.” I found the first stanza to be too informational: “This time the deadline happens to be the first real winter storm / blowing south from Puget Sound sideways across the bay, / not some academic thing” and it detracted from the poem’s distilled beauty. But the first line of the second stanza, “And you bare in your root ball, cypress” really draws in the reader.
The second section, entitled “The Tides” is one long poem: the musings of one lover as the other comes and goes with regularity. Time, present time, when the lover is near, casts a kind of spell on the speaker, rendering him unable to capture the whole of the lover as he might like to. In the flesh, the lover can only be taken in in pieces: “It’s now that you seem most absent, ethereal, a fluttering / at the seed bin . . . a hand that must / be yours and I think I see you flaring there at close / range—though maybe I’m mistaken—the moments / passing through tinged eyebrows, then droopy / doubts . . but / where are you?” And further on “Sometimes the closer I get to you // The more you come apart, the sharp // Touch of a foot with toes, cold / And discrete.” It is a compelling theme, and Hill delves deeply to explicate it, but at ten pages it gets bogged down and hits too many off-notes: “If I held your skeleton any closer / you’d be me.” Or this: “Promised time fashioned itself into a mechanical bird.” The poem runs to the sentimental and risks cliche: “When you lie in bed together after twenty years / And you can still think to say, “That was super, sweetie.” Also, the poem is not served by the title “I Miss You Already,” which is then repeated as the first line to little effect. The section title, “The Tides,” is more apt and less telling, although the tidal imagery dries up. The reader feels buffeted about as the narrator swings between imaginings, past scenarios, and the present state of affairs with and without the lover.
The third section, entitled “Red Truck,” is an exploration of a landscape, a ruin of a truck, and someone referred to as “Somebody” who used and then abandoned the truck among the bramble. “Somebody” is Hill’s “Everyman,” whom the speaker in the poems sometimes refers to as simply “S” to imply a real but hidden person and to underscore that he/she is any one of us: you or me or a “ veteran of many wars, [a]street poet,” even the narrator himself. In the poem “Humanism Unveiled,” the speaker concludes the poem with the line, “But who is S. if not all of us between deeds and dreaming?” In the first poem “Red Truck,” the truck is referred to without an article to create a sense of persona, its first stanza – right justified – is quoted here in its entirety for its affinity to a certain wheel barrow:
rise on
red truck,
Red truck is “…A one-ton ruin / That built the world as we know it / Remains of illusion // Not a pyramid or Xanadu / Not a poster for Communists or Capitalists / Not a glossy pin-up calendar // No landmark though it signifies / Rusting stolid, pistons seized … Satellite pictures a hunk of metal / Cousin to space debris / that falls in flaming chunks / bringing down / petite gods dreaming / from deep in heaven.” Red truck stands for America and for Americans, in fact for all of humanity, for dreams, for pursuit, for what we leave behind, for unintended consequences. In the poem “The Other,” the speaker pushes the concept of “Somebody” to a farcical conclusion, becoming “Nobody” as in “Nobody is somebody you could get into, like a part in a play. / Nobody lives here would be something like beachfront / property on a remote island. / Some of my best friends are nobodies. / We attend the yearly convention where everyone stands / around at the cocktail party looking at each other’s blank / name tags.” Somebody, everybody, nobody: who takes responsibility? In the poem “Blackberries In The Cold,” the epigraph “Come back to me is my request” brings to mind the primal fear of a parent sending a child off to war. In it, red truck seems a companion to the speaker: “Walking the trail beside red truck the blackberries taunt / from thorned labyrinths… In another season they will have covered your shape / completely in a barbed bower. / Their sweet tart taste but a harbinger of the grip of spines / about the heart, when we heard the names not coming / home.” Fitting, wrenching, and beautiful language.
Each section of Nick Hill’s collection is distinct in voice and tone. Intimate and awe-struck when engaging with the natural world in the first section, searching and self-reflective in the second, and social-political and authoritative in the third. Each replete with natural touchstones: soapberry, sedum and creeks; humus, tidelands, and volcanoes; salmon, salmonberry, and chickweed to name a few; and with off-beat places like Red Dog Farm, Cry Baby Hill, and Kah Tai lagoon. Hill uses Portuguese, Spanish, and a little French in some of these long-lined poems. He is emeritus professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at Fairfield University, and from the tender poem “Dona Alice’s Baked Apple,” about a mother and her recipe, one can surmise that he lived in Brazil as a child. I took my time reading this collection; it is dense and could have benefited from some pruning. But Nick Hill’s collection is intelligent, heart-felt, and varied in the best sense of the word. Poems such as “Thistles On Goleta Highlands,” “Water Tapestry,” and “Whale Creek, Near Queets” are engaging, lush lyrics. And as for crows laughing, it’s all in the poem “Seed,” which you will have to read, maybe while carrying one in your pocket “for guidance.”
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Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of EwEugBasicEstimates
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EwEugBasicEstimates
== 7.3 Basic estimates ==
Once you have entered sufficient input parameters you can proceed to estimate the parameters of Ecopath by selecting Basic estimates under the Parameterization node in the Navigator window. The missing parameters will be estimated so that mass balance is achieved. Both input (black font) and calculated (blue font) parameters are displayed on the Basic estimates form.
Notes on most of the parameters below have already been provided in the notes on [[Basic input.htm|Basic parameters]], but we repeat them here as a reminder.
==== Trophic level ====
'''Trophic level'''
Lindeman (1942) introduced the concept of trophic levels. In Ecopath, the trophic levels are not necessarily integers (1, 2, 3...) as proposed by Lindeman, but can be fractional (e.g., 1.3, 2.7, etc.) as suggested by Odum and Heald (1975). A routine assigns definitional trophic levels (TL) of 1 to producers and detritus and a trophic level of 1 + [the weighted average of the preys' trophic level] to consumers.
The trophic level is a dimensionless index.
==== Habitat area (fraction) ====
'''Habitat area (fraction)'''
The fraction of the total area in which the group occurs, that is, the fraction of the total area to which the biomass in habitat area pertains. Default is that the habitat area is 1, i.e. that the group occurs in the total area.
==== Biomass in habitat area ====
'''Biomass in habitat area'''
The average biomass per unit area in the habitat area where the group occurs. It is assumed that an average value can be used to represent the biomass of each group. Appropriate units should be used, (e.g., t/km²) for the biomasses. Entry of biomasses is optional for living groups but biomass(es) should be entered for the detritus group(s). However, if biomasses are unknown for all living groups and there are no exports from any of the groups, it is necessary to enter at least one biomass estimate, preferably of a top predator.
Biomasses should be entered relative to the habitat area where the group occurs. An example: assume a species for instance has a biomass of 1 t/km² in its habitat area, and the habitat area is 100 km², while the total area in your model is 1000 km². You should then enter a habitat area of 0.1 and a biomass in habitat area of 1 t/km² as the biomass for the group in your model.
==== Biomass ====
'''Biomass'''
This is the Biomass in habitat area x Habitat area.
==== Production/biomass ====
'''Production/biomass'''
Enter the Production/Biomass (''P/B'') ratio for each group using consistent units, e.g., per year. The ''P/B'' ratio is equivalent to the instantaneous rate of total mortality (Z) used by fisheries biologists (Allen 1971). Entry of ''P/B'' ratios is optional.
''P/B'' = Z = F + M2 + NM + BA + M0.
For more details, see [[Production.htm|Production]].
For more details, see [wiki:EwEugProduction Production].
==== Consumption/biomass ====
'''Consumption/biomass'''
Consumption/biomass (''Q/B'') ratios are entered using the same units as for ''''P/B''''. Entry of consumption/biomass ratios is optional. For more details, see [[Consumption.htm|Consumption]].
Consumption/biomass (''Q/B'') ratios are entered using the same units as for 'P/B'. Entry of consumption/biomass ratios is optional. For more details, see [wiki:EwEugConsumption Consumption].
The ''Q/B'' input box will be blocked (blue colour) for primary producers. If your model unit is carbon, you can however, click the blue input box, and enter a Q/B value, which will be used to calculate respiration for the group.
==== Ecotrophic efficiency ====
'''Ecotrophic efficiency'''
The ecotrophic efficiency (''EE'') is the fraction of the production that is used in the system, i.e. either passed up the food web, used for biomass accumulation, migration or export. Ecotrophic efficiency is difficult to measure directly. It varies between 0 and 1 and can be expected to approach 1 for groups with considerable predation pressure. The part of the production that is not included in the ''EE'' is often called ‘[[Other mortality.htm|other mortality]]’. ''EE'' is dimensionless, and the entry of'' EE'' values is optional.
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Home>Music> Jimmy Wopo's Unheard Music To Be Released Posthumously
Jimmy Wopo's Unheard Music To Be Released Posthumously
This won't be the last we hear from Jimmy Wopo.
Last week, the world lost two of hip-hop's rising stars, XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wopo. Much has been talked about regarding X's death, and the future of his legacy, already but there's some comforting news for Wopo's fans following his tragic death.
Wopo's manager, Taylor Maglin, uploaded a photo, taken from the candlelight vigil honoring Wopo. The vigil, which took place in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had his name spelt out in tea candles, surrounded by his family, his loved ones, and his fans. The caption of the post payed respect to Wopo and his impact on the world.
"Last nights Candlelight Vigil for Wopo was incredible, a positive event and it really showed just how many lives his music impacted," it said.
That wasn't the only thing it said, however. The post also mentions that they have access to a lot of Wopo's unreleased music, and that we'll be hearing it in due time.
"He will be missed by so many but just know we have a ton Wopo’s music that we plan to release in the near future. Through all of us his memory will continue to live on🕯💜," Maglin wrote.
Wopo was one of Pittsburgh's most promising new acts, and it's a shame he never got to see it through to his full potential. The news that he had signed to Taylor Gang before his death only exemplifies that. Hopefully we'll be able to hear new music from him soon, in order to help carry on his legacy.
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I don't know if I'd refer to breaches my employees didn't know about. (and other strange things...)
UK: BP Memo Warns Of "Catastrophic" Risk Of Information Leaks
Friday, May 02 2008 @ 01:18 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
PogoWasRight.org editor's note: this story contains references to severally previously unreported breached involving BP:
... The memo warns BP's employees of potentially "catastrophic" consequences if staff transfer sensitive data outside the company. Offering examples of such potentially harmful information leaks, the memo cites a U.S. Gulf of Mexico identity theft, the stealing of a U.K. laptop computer containing executive pay details, and the separate near-collapse of an Asia-Pacific deal.
In a Powerpoint presentation attached to the memo, seen by Dow Jones Newswires, the U.K. oil giant mentions a case in which "a laptop containing a number of highly sensitive documents, including salary details of some of BP's most senior executives, was stolen from an employee's car." The employee had gone dining at a restaurant close to BP's Sunbury office, which hosts its U.K. exploration and production activities.
[...]Finally, the document cites how a U.S. Gulf training contractor stole "BP employee identities to secure phones, loans and utilities."
Source - EasyBourse
One for the bookshelf (or I may actually read it)
Solove: Understanding Privacy
Friday, May 02 2008 @ 03:50 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Other Privacy News
Privacy lawyer Dan Solove has a new book out, Understanding Privacy. Here's the publisher's blurb on it:
Privacy is one of the most important concepts of our time, yet it is also one of the most elusive. As rapidly changing technology makes information more and more available, scholars, activists, and policymakers have struggled to define privacy, with many conceding that the task is virtually impossible.
In this concise and lucid book, Daniel J. Solove offers a comprehensive overview of the difficulties involved in discussions of privacy and ultimately provides a provocative resolution. He argues that no single definition can be workable, but rather that there are multiple forms of privacy, related to one another by family resemblances. His theory bridges cultural differences and addresses historical changes in views on privacy. Drawing on a broad array of interdisciplinary sources, Solove sets forth a framework for understanding privacy that provides clear, practical guidance for engaging with relevant issues.
Understanding Privacy will be an essential introduction to long-standing debates and an invaluable resource for crafting laws and policies about surveillance, data mining, identity theft, state involvement in reproductive and marital decisions, and other pressing contemporary matters concerning privacy.
You can Download the first chapter to get a sense of the book, which can be ordered from Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble
So much turmoil in only 15 years...
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13641_1-9933894-44.html?tag=bnpr
May 1, 2008 4:56 PM PDT
Happy 15th birthday, WWW
Posted by Adam Richardson Post a comment
Fifteen years ago yesterday, the World Wide Web became official and was put into the public domain.
An even more historical (older) computing milestone... (Notice that is remains virus free!) They plan to build a virtual Difference Engine – I hope to get a copy...
http://www.news.com/2300-1041_3-6238822-1.html?part=rss&tag=6238822&subj=news
The Victorian engine that could
May 2, 2008 3:43 PM PDT Caption text by Kara Tsuboi
Calling all history buffs: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 is making its North American debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.
A forward-thinking mathematician and engineer, Babbage designed the Difference Engine in 1847. His intent was to create an automated computing machine, but he was never able to turn his vision into reality.
Fast forward 150 years, and an impassioned Babbage expert and wealthy financier have teamed up to build Babbage's dream via a new exhibit running through next April. (Click here for related video)
Two for my Computer Security students...
NIST Computer Security Division 2007 Annual Report
"The NIST Computer Security Division...release of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 7442: Computer Security Division - 2007 Annual Report. This publication highlights the diverse research agenda that enabled the Computer Security Division to successfully respond to numerous challenges and opportunities in fulfilling its mission to provide standards and technology that protects information systems against threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and services."
The HIPAA act was 1996. Guidelines in 2008. Implementation by 2020?
An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
"NIST announces the release of the public draft of Special Publication 800-66 Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (Draft). This Special Publication (SP), which discusses security considerations and resources that may provide value when implementing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, was written to help educate readers about information security terms used in the HIPAA Security Rule and to improve understanding of the meaning of the security standards set out in the Security Rule, direct readers to helpful information in other NIST publications on individual topics the HIPAA Security Rule addresses, and aid readers in understanding the security concepts discussed in the HIPAA Security Rule. This publication does not supplement, replace, or supersede the HIPAA Security Rule itself. Comments on Draft SP 800-66 Revision 1 will be accepted through June 13, 2008."
“What, me hurry?” A. E. Newman
UCSF waited six months before telling patients of data breach
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 07:59 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
Information on thousands of UCSF patients was accessible on the Internet for more than three months last year, a possible violation of federal privacy regulations that might have exposed the patients to medical-identity theft, The Chronicle has learned.
The information accessible online included names and addresses of patients along with names of the departments where medical care was provided. Some patient medical record numbers and the names of the patients' physicians also was available online.
The breach was discovered Oct. 9, but the medical institution did not send out notification letters to the 6,313 affected patients until early April, nearly six months later.
.... UCSF had shared information on its patients with a vendor, Target America Inc., which mines electronic databases amassing information about a nonprofit's potential or existing donors.
Source - San Francisco Chronicle
"The breach is a symptom, but the real ethics challenge is the extent to which health care institutions are tracking patients and their families for nonmedical reasons - for fundraising, marketing, advertising," Caplan said. "I don't think people are aware of the degree to which this is occurring, whether it's by a hospital or a nursing home or a hospice."
Do they really mean mimic? If so, why is this good news?
• verb (mimicked, mimicking) 1 imitate in order to entertain or ridicule. 2 (of an animal or plant) take on the appearance of (another) to deter predators or for camouflage. 3 replicate the effects of. Source: Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English
(update) Analysis Reveals No Security Breach, No Personal Data Exposed At CU-Boulder
The University of Colorado at Boulder today announced that a forensic analysis of a computer suspected to have been compromised last week revealed no malicious software, and no exposure of student and staff private data.
"The analysis by our staff, working closely with the consulting firm of Applied Trust Engineering, revealed an interaction between two incompatible software programs that mimicked behavior consistent with malicious software," said Dan Jones director of IT Security at CU-Boulder.
Source - University of Colorado - Boulder
Related - Not hacked off, or into
The equivalent of asymmetric CyberWar?
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11515?ref=rss
Radio Free Europe hit by DDoS attack
Dan Goodin, The Register 2008-05-01
Websites run by Radio Free Europe have been under a fierce cyber attack that coincided with coverage over the weekend of a rally organized by opposition to the Belarusian government.
The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack initially targeted only the RFE's Belarus service, which starting on Saturday was inundated with as many as 50,000 fake pings every second, according the this RFE account. On Monday, it continued to be affected. At least seven other RFE sites for Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Tatar-Bashkir, Farda, South Slavic, Russia and Tajikistan, were also attacked but have mostly been brought back online.
Often level-headed recommendations, backed by actual thought!
Ca: Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Privacy Act Reform
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 10:32 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Non-U.S. News
Opening Statement by Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Printable Adobe version)
Recommendations (Printable Adobe version)
Reforming the Privacy Act – A Chronology of Recommendations (Printable Adobe version)
Source - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
It's simple to redefine the world to achieve a single objective. Limiting that change to a single objective is where the problem lies... Watch me make this New York business subject to Colorado sales tax. Click here: http://www.carnegiedeli.com/
Amazon Fights Back Against NY Online Sales Tax
Posted by Soulskill on Friday May 02, @05:11AM from the fighting-the-good-enough-fight dept.
The New York Times is reporting on Amazon's lawsuit contesting the recently enacted New York state law which requires online retail outlets to collect sales tax on items sold to the state's residents. Amazon disagrees that it should be required to collect such tax without a physical presence in the state. We discussed the 'Amazon Tax' last month. Quoting:
"The new law is based on a novel definition of what constitutes a presence in the state: It includes any Web site based in the state that earns a referral fee for sending customers to an online retailer. Amazon has hundreds of thousands of affiliates--from big publishers to tiny blogs--that feature links to its products. It says thousands of those have given an address in New York State, although it does not verify the addresses. The state law says that if even one of those affiliates is in New York, Amazon must collect sales tax on everything sold in the state, even if it is not sold through the affiliate."
Strategy is as strategy does... (Get all you can before your RICO conviction shuts you down?)
Massive Increase in RIAA Copyright Notices
Posted by Soulskill on Friday May 02, @08:18AM from the harnessing-the-power-of-spam dept.
According to Wired, universities in the US are experiencing a "20-fold increase" in the number of takedown notices from the RIAA in the last ten days. Indiana University reports 80 notices a day, but they say their traffic hasn't increased significantly over the same time period. It will be interesting to see if the affected schools join the legal battle against the RIAA, or cave under the increased pressure.
"University of California at Berkeley's chief information officer Shel Waggener confirmed he'd heard of the spikes and suggested there was a political purpose driving them. 'Public universities are in a unique position since the industry puts pressure on us through state legislatures to try to impose what are widely considered to be draconian content monitoring measures and turn us into tech police forces in support of a specific industry,' Waggener said. The RIAA is also backing legislation in states such as Illinois and Tennessee that would require schools that get a certain number of notices to begin installing deep packet monitoring equipment on their internet and intranets, according to Luker."
Another delusional world?
SCO's McBride Testifies "Linux Is a copy of UNIX"
Posted by kdawson on Friday May 02, @09:39AM from the can-you-spell-perjury dept. Caldera The Courts Linux
eldavojohn writes
"Here's a short update on the Novell Vs. SCO case we've been following. Our good friend Darl McBride made some interesting comments in court yesterday. He stated (under oath): 'Many Linux contributors were originally UNIX developers... We have evidence System V is in Linux... When you go to the bookstore and look in the UNIX section, there's books on "How to Program UNIX" but when you go to the Linux section and look for "How to Program Linux" you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist. Linux is a copy of UNIX, there is no difference [between them]." This flies directly in the face of what SCO found in extensive investigations in 2002 and contradicts what SCO Senior Vice President Chris Sontag had just finished testifying earlier that day (testimony that McBride did not hear)."
Looks like we are trying to match the UK's “a camera in every pot” strategy...
D.C. Forging Surveillance Network
Friday, May 02 2008 @ 06:28 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Surveillance
The D.C. government is launching a system today that would tie together thousands of city-owned video cameras, but authorities don't yet have the money to complete the high-tech network or privacy rules in place to guide it.
The system will feature round-the-clock monitoring of the closed-circuit video systems run by nine city agencies. In the first phase, about 4,500 cameras trained on schools, public housing, traffic and government buildings will feed into a central office at the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Hundreds more will be added this year.
Source - Washington Post
“Gee, if we actually saved and looked at the logs, we might have to do something!”
Audit: NJ lacks computer security for personal Medicaid data
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 10:28 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: State/Local Govt.
New Jersey has not monitored access to key personal information in a computer system that tracks care for the poor, leaving no way to know if Social Security numbers and other information about doctors and patients have been misused, a recent state audit found.
The analysis determined that the state Department of Human Services lacks appropriate security policies and procedures for the computer system it uses to process claims for more than 1 million New Jersey Medicaid patients.
The department, according to the analysis, fails to properly monitor access to information such as Social Security and tax identification numbers, Drug Enforcement Agency numbers used to write drug prescriptions, and birth dates.
Note: This does not address TSA doing similar “searches” domestically...
Protecting Yourself From Suspicionless Searches While Traveling (updated)
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 01:52 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Surveillance
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling (pdf) in United States v. Arnold allows border patrol agents to search your laptop or other digital device without limitation when you are entering the country. EFF and many civil liberties, travelers’ rights, immigration advocacy and professional organizations are concerned that unfettered laptop searches endanger trade secrets, attorney-client communications, and other private information. These groups have signed a letter asking Congress to hold hearings to find out what protocol, if any, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) follows in searching digital devices and copying, storing and using travelers’ data. The letter also asks Congress to pass legislation protecting travelers’ laptops and smart phones from unlimited government scrutiny.
In the meantime, how can international travelers protect themselves at the U.S. border, short of leaving their laptops and iPhones at home?
Source - EFF
Related - The Register: Your personal data just got permanently cached at the US border
For my Computer Security students
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/01/7-dirty-secrets-of-the-security-industry_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/01/7-dirty-secrets-of-the-security-industry_1.html
7 dirty secrets of the security industry
At the Interop conference, Joshua Corman, principal security strategist for IBM/ISS, discussed the misconceptions and half-truths surrounding the security industry
By Tim Greene, Network World May 01, 2008
... "The goal of the security vendor is not to secure, it's to make money," Corman says.
He says that is his "zeroth" dirty secret of the security industry. These are the other seven:
1. Antivirus certifications are misleading.
2. There is no perimeter.
3. Risk analysis threatens vendors.
4. There is more to risk than just weak software.
5. Compliance threatens security.
6. Vendor blind spots allowed the Storm worm outbreak to happen.
7. Security has grown well past do-it-yourself.
Another perspective.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/usgas_price/?postversion=2008050109
U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts
Relatively low taxes have kept pump prices far below most other developed nations, which some say is precisely why the current runup is so painful.
By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer Last Updated: May 1, 2008: 12:18 PM EDT
Most expensive places to buy gas
Rank Country Price/gal
1. Sierra Leone $18.42
2. Aruba $12.03
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina $10.86
4. Eritrea $9.58
5. Norway $8.73
6. United Kingdom $8.38
7. Netherlands $8.37
8. Monaco $8.31
9. Iceland $8.28
10. Belgium $8.22
111. United States $3.45
This is curious. I'll have to give some thought to new venture capital opportunities...
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5928.html
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
Published: May 2, 2008 Author: Jim Heskett Forum open for comment until May 29
Executive Summary:
Whatever happened to the fears not long ago that global corporations with allegiance to no government would challenge the world economic order? These days, state-owned corporations now dwarf even the largest privately-owned global organizations, says HBS professor Jim Heskett. What is impact on competition? What do you think?
If you haven't downloaded and installed the new Ubuntu (8.04) I recommend that you do. Having a dual-boot option lets me play more often with Linux. This is for those of you who tried it.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/Medibuntuorg---Free-Ubuntu-Software/
Medibuntu.org - Free Ubuntu Software
Medibuntu, which stands for “Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu,” is a packaging product that distributes software that can’t be included in the regular Ubuntu package. Ubuntu is an open source operating system built around Linux, and is generally designed to be something that can be distributed in any country. Because freedom of speech, patent, copyright, license, or other laws vary in different countries, these laws can often preclude the inclusion of a certain software in the Ubuntu package. Medibuntu.com provides packages of software that was not included in Ubuntu for these types of reasons, and distributes them with professional quality packaging that integrates easily with Ubuntu.
http://www.medibuntu.org/
It seems to have been a bad week for the citizens of Maryland (or perhaps these reports are a new source of breach disclosure...) ...and I left a bunch out.
This could mean they were hacked, or that they left a terminal logged on in a public space...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90060908
Gerdau Ameristeel discovers files accessed
Wednesday, April 30 2008 @ 05:31 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
On April 11, Gerdau Ameristeel notified the Maryland AG's office that during a security check, it had discovered that some files had been accessed without authorization by a third party. Those files contained names, addresses, and Social Security numbers on some employees and their family members.
The notification letter did not indicate the total number of individuals affected, nor indicate whether the unauthorized access was related to any outside intruder or employee conduct.
This is the shortest notification letter (e-mail actually) I've seen. They do point the AG to the letter they plan to send to the victims....
Columbia Capital laptop stolen during break-in had personal information
On April 18, Prokauer Rose, LLP notified [pdf] the Maryland AG that during a break-in at Columbia Capital, LLC property on April 11, a laptop containing a backup of Columbia Capital's limited partners database was stolen.
Information stored on the password-protected laptop included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, banking information, and information on accounts with Columbia Capital.
The total number of individuals affected was not disclosed.
“We don't need no stinking encryption!” (Apparently that is a clause in most outsourcing contracts...) Also note, this is another “third party” with a large number of clients impacted by the theft of the laptop.
Sterling Commerce employee data on stolen USinternetworking laptop
Sterling Commerce, an AT&T company, notified the Maryland AG on April 17 that its employee data was also on the laptop stolen from an employee of business partner USinternetworking, making them the fifth organization to report being affected.
According to the letter by Michael A. Meyer, Senior Vice-President, the stolen laptop contained unencrypted data on "several thousand" Sterling Commerce (America) employees and their dependents, including name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and premiums and coverage.
How did they keep these breaches under the radar? Perhaps a single point of notice (and a law that covers the entire country) would make this easier for us bloggers?
Even MORE breaches we never learned about...
Let's try batch mode 'em for a while....
On January 18, SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC reported the firm that handles their 401K plans for employees, Windham Brannon, P.C., was burgled on December 31, and computers containing unencrypted personal information on employees and former employees who were residents of Maryland were stolen. The computer was recovered on January 7, and forensic investigation determined that the computer was reformatted within a few hours of the theft, making it impossible to determine whether files had been accessed. Several files reportedly were not overwritten, however, and those did not appear to have been accessed after the theft. [When you reformat a disk, the entire disk is overwritten. Probably an ignorant PR guy (or reporter) but this could be interpreted as “a big lie” Bob]
Also on January 18, Mariner Health Care reported that 2,199 of its employees and former employees also had data on the computer stolen from Windham Brannon, P.C.
A Philips Electronics North America Corporation laptop used by a recruiter was infected by a virus, and for a period of 6 days, potential employees' personal information may have been accessed.
GE Aviation Systems reported that a laptop stolen from an employee's car on December 21, 2007 contained personal information, including SSN, on an unspecified number of employees.
Invitrogen learned in December 2007 that a laptop containing current and former employees' names, addresses, and Social Security numbers was stolen from an employee's home. At the time of the theft, the password-protected laptop was secured in a large locked safe; the thieves stole the safe. [Where there's a will there's a way! Bob] Over 1,000 Maryland residents had data on the laptop; total number affected was not disclosed.
Non-profit SYDA Foundation reports that the Siddha Yoga web site, operated for SYDA by Merchandizer Software, was hacked on Jan. 4th and customer details acquired. Neither SYDA nor MerchaniZer discovered the problem themselves. SYDA received an email [“from a person” Bob] notifying them of the hack and containing detailed proof of same: names, addresses, credit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, and passwords for accounts.
Bob Davidson Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. reports that it sent its payroll processor, ADP, a tape with employee financial info to prepare W-2's. The tape was sent via UPS, but when the package arrived, it was torn and empty.
3M Company reports that an employee's laptop was stolen from his parked car. The laptop contained unencrypted personal info on 1500 individuals, including Social Security numbers.
Administrative Systems, Inc. also notified Maryland about the theft of a computer from its office in December. A list of affected clients is appendixed to their notification. Maryland's web site indicates that over 14,000 Maryland residents were affected by the incident. A number of companies were affected by this theft.
Walnut Street Securities reports that an employee of Pershing, LLC, which provides account services at WSS branches, misdirected a report containing client account information. The report was erroneously sent to a manager of another WSS branch.
The Central Licensing Bureau in Arkansas also had an "oops!" moment. It sent a report containing personal information on 41 individual agents to 27 agencies. Each agency should have received reports on only its own agents.
There was plenty of time to copy the entire hard drive, but I think this is a case where it was improbable any data was stolen. Nice to know they are choosing to err on the side of caution.
Education Management Corporation laptop with personal employee info stolen; recovered within hours (updated)
On March 3, the Education Management Corporation reports [pdf] that 764 current and former employees had personal information -- including Social Security numbers -- on an employee's password-protected laptop that was stolen from the Art Institute of Philadelphia on February 7.
The thief was apprehended 2 1/2 hours later, with the laptop still in his possession.
That wasn't EMC's only security incident, however. According to a second notification letter dated March 13, EMC inadvertently sent the personal information, including SSN, of a dozen Art Institute of Washington students and volunteers to others due to an email blunder.
How is it that no one notices?
Los Gatos police investigating ID theft from ATM machine
Police in Los Gatos say about two dozen people have been victimized in a new spin on ATM thefts.
Investigators say at least 25 people have had their debit card and personal identification numbers stolen while shopping at Lunardi's Supermarket.
Source - InsideBayArea.com
A police spokesman says thieves were able to get the debit card and PIN numbers by switching out an ATM card reader at the store.
Now certain we've seen this one before...
http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1209644107324690.xml&coll=1
88,000 patients at risk after computer theft
Desktop and backup hard drive were stolen 4 months ago from SIUH office in Rosebank
Thursday, May 01, 2008 By GLENN NYBACK STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Computer equipment stolen from an administrative office in Rosebank in December contained personal information about 88,000 patients who have been treated at Staten Island University Hospital.
After four months with no arrests, hospital administrators are just now beginning the process of sending letters to patients whose names, Social Security and health insurance numbers were contained in computer files on a desktop computer and a backup hard drive stolen Dec. 29 from one of the hospital's finance offices at 1 Edgewater Plaza.
SunGard continues to grow... Possibly every college in America?
Laptop containing VT personal information stolen (Sungard update)
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 06:43 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
New identity theft fears for an unknown number of Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff.
The school says a laptop computer that belongs to an outside company, has been stolen. Virginia Tech Director of News & Information Mark Owczarski tells us that laptop contains personal information belonging to people who were at Virginia Tech in 2000. Owczarski said he did not know whether the affected people were employees or students. [Suggesting that SunGard couldn't tell them? Bob]
The laptop belongs to a company called SunGard Higher Education. According to a SunGard news release, the company says the laptop was stolen from an employee on March 13, 2008.
Source - WSLS
Will Interpol have to eat these words?
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/30/Interpol-Olympics-cyberattack-not-major-threat_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/30/Interpol-Olympics-cyberattack-not-major-threat_1.html
Interpol: Olympics cyberattack not a major threat
Executive Director for Police Services at global police organization downplays threat of cyberattack at Beijing games, concentrates on protecting physical security of visitors
By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service April 30, 2008
Should we buy laptops from China? Are those counterfeit Cisco servers more that mere knockoffs?
DARPA Sponsors a Hunt For Malware In Microchips
Posted by timothy on Thursday May 01, @09:23AM from the double-barreled-microscope-loaded-for-vermin dept.
Phurge links to an IEEE Spectrum story on an interesting DARPA project with some scary implications about just what it is we don't know about what chips are doing under the surface. It's a difficult problem to find invasive or otherwise malicious capabilities built into a CPU; this project's goal is to see whether vendors can find such hardware-level spyware in chips like those used in military hardware. Phurge excerpts:
"Recognizing this enormous vulnerability, the DOD recently launched its most ambitious program yet to verify the integrity of the electronics that will underpin future additions to its arsenal. ... In January, the Trust program started its prequalifying rounds by sending to three contractors four identical versions of a chip that contained unspecified malicious circuitry. The teams have until the end of this month to ferret out as many of the devious insertions as they can."
Hee, hee, hee..
Wikipedia Blocks Suspicious Edits From DoJ
Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday April 30, @10:00AM from the watching-the-watchers dept. Censorship United States
kylehase writes
"The release of Wikiscanner last year brought much attention to white-washing of controversial pages on the community-generated encyclopedia. Apparently Wikipedia is very serious in fighting such behavior as they've temporarily blocked the US Department of Justice from editing pages for suspicious edits."
My kind of Justice: “Now that we got 'em down, let's kick 'em!” TJX has demonstrated that they are virtually immune from lawsuits, what's left?
EPIC Urges Commission to Impose Civil Penalties in Data Breach Settlements
Wednesday, April 30 2008 @ 07:40 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
Today, EPIC filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission urging the FTC to include civil penalties in settlements with TJX, Reed Elsevier, and Seisint. The FTC recently concluded investigations of the companies' weak security policies, and reached preliminary settlements that would impose security and audit responsibilities, but no financial penalties.
Source - EPIC Comments [pdf]
“We have the technology, why not use it?”
Wiretaps Up by 20 Percent in 2007
Wednesday, April 30 2008 @ 04:26 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Surveillance
According to the 2007 Wiretap report, federal and state courts issued 2,208 orders for the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications in 2007, compared to 1,839 in 2006. (Press release.) As in 2006, no applications for wiretap authorizations were denied by either state or federal courts. The total number of authorized wiretaps has grown in each of the five past calendar years, beginning in 2003. The 2007 Wiretap Report does not include interceptions regulated by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 or interceptions initiated by the President outside the exclusive authority of the federal wiretap law and the FISA. See EPIC Wiretapping page.
Source - EPIC.org
In 2007, no instances were reported of encryption encountered during any federal or state wiretap.
Changing privacy expectations? (commentary)
Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 06:36 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Other Privacy News
As Miriam Simun from our Digital Natives team is off this morning to present our research findings on digital natives and their attitudes towards privacy at the Harvard CRCS Privacy and Security seminar series, news comes from Italy that the Agenzia delle Entrate – the department of revenue - has made available online for all to see citizens’ annual incomes, searchable by anyone with an Internet connection. After a few hours the site was up it got clogged with requests, while protests started to come in for the breach of tax payers’ privacy. The Garante della Privacy intervened later in the day to stop the data from being released online.
What’s interesting about this story is that one might expect general outrage at the revenue department’s initiative to make such highly personal data public. But a quick look at two online opinion polls published by two of the major national newspapers shows that the outrage is not as widespread as it might be believed.
Source - Corinna di Genarro blog
At the time of writing this, sixty four percent of the readers who replied to the poll answered that they saw nothing wrong with the initiative – while 34 percent of respondents replied that making data available online was too much (La Repubblica). A poll by another newspaper, il Corriere della Sera – shows slightly different results, with 52 percent of respondents agreeing with the initiative to make the data available online.
I'm sure this will spread to the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, and Cherry Creek Reservoir...
Citizenship Checks on Wash. Ferries Stir Controversy
by Martin Kaste Listen Now [4 min 59 sec]
Morning Edition, April 30, 2008 · The U.S. Border Patrol has started regularly checking the citizenship of passengers on certain ferries inside Washington state. Such nationality checks are common in the Southwest, but along the Canadian border, they're still relatively new — and to many people, the checkpoints have come as a shock.
A ferry from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island to Anacortes, a town on the coast, follows a domestic route — it never leaves U.S. waters. Yet, when it arrives in Anacortes, there's a chance that passengers will be greeted by the Border Patrol.
... Washington state's San Juans are a cluster of picture-postcard islands known for small farms, bed-and-breakfasts and whale-watching. They also happen to be close enough to Canada that an illegal immigrant or a smuggler might kayak across and then take a domestic ferry to the U.S. mainland.
... It certainly bugs some people. William Ginsig, who lives on Orcas Island, encountered the checkpoint for the first time a couple of weeks ago.
"When we got there, there was this big guy, came over to the car. I rolled down the window, and he says, 'Oh, you're American, go ahead.' The hysterical part about all this is, my wife is a French citizen," Ginsig says.
... Upset islanders even called Seattle immigration lawyer Matt Adams, director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, to give them a mini legal seminar.
"They can ask you where you're from; they can ask you to show your papers or to show your driver's license or to show your birth certificate — but you don't have to provide that information," Adams says. [So what good does it do them to ask? Bob]
Because these checkpoints are not on the border, people have a greater right to privacy, Adams says.
... "It's a visceral thing," says Howie Rosenfeld, chairman of the county council. "It just seems like we're not the free and brave country that we were. We seem to be sinking into some sort of a fear-based society."
Are we too paranoid for our own good? My guess is they thought she had Leprosy or some other biblical disease and therefore was a tool of the devil.
http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=330
Fight or flight; Woman ordered to open medical files in order to fly home
Jordan Press writes in The Kingston Whig-Standard:
A Kingston woman who had to hand over personal medical records to get on an Air Canada flight home was expected to finally arrive some time last night.
Patricia Whiteside-Bell stood in line ready to head through the metal detectors at the airport in Fort McMurray, Alta., Saturday night, when she felt she was about to collapse.
Whiteside-Bell has narcolepsy, a condition that causes people to seem like they have suddenly fallen asleep. In her case, the condition causes her to collapse.
She went to the emergency room that night, but when she tried to board a flight the next day, she was denied passage. The airline required her to present the report from her trip to the emergency room. She was told neither a note from the emergency room doctor who saw her after her episode nor a note from her physician in Kingston was sufficient.
Full story - The Kingston Whig-Standard
Because the UK does not have enough cameras...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3846958.ece
Lollicams - the latest weapon in the battle against bad drivers
A lollipop lady
Nico Hines
Lollipop ladies have been handed a new weapon to tackle abusive or speeding drivers outside schools.
Patrolmen and women are to be given high-tech lollipops with video cameras capable of recording the bad behaviour of the drivers they encounter.
[Okay, I didn't know what they were talking about either. (Wish they'd speak English!) Lollipop are those Stop signs crossing guards use at intersections near schools... There's a picture in the article. Bob]
Perhaps one day software will replace lawyers...
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/Vlotechcom---Virtual-Law-Office-Solution/
Vlotech.com - Virtual Law Office Solution
State bar associations across the country have published articles about the need for attorneys to offer unbundled legal services in order to offer more affordable and accessible legal services to the public. For those not familiar with the term, unbundled legal services refer to providing legal documents or advice to clients but leaving the filling and execution of the document to the client. Virtual Law Office is a portal that allows attorneys to provide these services and thereby increase their online business while at the same time offering a more affordable legal experience to clients. The software can be used as a stand alone platform for all law office needs or it can be easily integrated with existing infrastructure.
http://www.vlotech.com/
“We were right about Global Warming, but we're going to have Global Cooling for a while first. Give us more research money so we can explain it better.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/04/30/eaclimate130.xml
Global warming may 'stop', scientists predict
By Charles Clover, Environment Editor Last Updated: 6:01pm BST 30/04/2008
Global warming will stop until at least 2015 because of natural variations in the climate, scientists have said.
Anyone think there would be a case if it was your medical records or mine? Only famous people have a right to privacy!
L.A. woman accused of stealing stars’ medical info
Dan Whitcomb reports:
A former hospital worker implicated in the theft of medical records for “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wife and some 60 other celebrities and selling them to the media has been indicted on federal charges.
Lawanda Jackson, a former low-level administrative specialist at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, was charged in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday with illegally obtaining medical information for sale. [Shouldn't the tabloid be charged too? Bob]
The indictment does not name the celebrities who Jackson, 49, is accused of snooping on, but the Los Angeles Times has linked her to a scandal over the burgled records of Schwarzenegger’s wife, Maria Shriver, and Fawcett.
Jackson told the paper in an interview for its April 9 edition that she pried into the records because she was “just being nosy” and hadn’t “leaked” the private information to anyone else.
But the indictment, which was handed down by a U.S. District Court grand jury that same day, accuses her of accepting $4,600 from an unnamed “national media outlet” in exchange for the information.
The indictment alleges that the media outlet disguised the payments by writing checks to her husband.
Source - The US Daily
Another 'payback' for Identity Theft...
Identity theft drug scheme spanned 11 states
In an update to a previous story, Scott Daughterty of The Capital reports:
The Garrett County woman didn’t have back pain.
She didn’t visit hospitals in 11 states to get prescription pain killers to help her cope.
Still, federal prosecutors said, the hospitals kept sending her bills demanding payment for those medications and services. One hospital in Washington County even went so far as to seek an arrest warrant for the woman when she refused to pay.
In a new twist on the now-commonplace crime of identity theft, an Edgewater woman used the Garrett County woman’s driver’s license to fraudulently obtain OxyContin, Oxycodone and Percocet from 85 hospitals in late 2006 and early 2007.
Belinda Marie Glock, 33, pleaded guilty April 11 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to aggravated identity theft and fraud. She was sentenced yesterday to three years and one day in federal prison. She faced up to life in prison.
Full story - The Capital
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-04-29-spam-sentencing_N.htm
Man gets prison after for sending spam e-mails
Posted 16h 39m ago |
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man accused of sending hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers.
Thirty-five-year-old Edward "Eddie" Davidson of Louisville was also ordered to pay nearly $715,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. He was sentenced Monday and ordered to report to prison authorities in May.
Federal prosecutors say Davidson's operation used false e-mail headers to disguise the sender. Prosecutors say some of the spam was meant to dupe stock investors and manipulate markets.
Authorities say Davidson made at least $3.5 million sending e-mails for nearly 20 companies. [He gets to keep $2.78 million after paying the IRS? Now I see why they do it. Bob]
Security is as Security does... May be much ado about nothing...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080429/095514977.shtml
Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police
from the meaning-the-crooks-have-it-too dept
It's long been assumed that Microsoft has built in various "backdoors" for law enforcement to get around its own security, but now reader Kevin Stapp writes in to let us know that the company has also been literally handing out the keys to law enforcement. Apparently, they're giving out special USB keys that simply get around Microsoft's security, allowing the holder of the key to very quickly get forensic information (including internet surfing history), passwords and supposedly encrypted data off of a laptop. While you can understand why police like this, the very fact that the backdoor is there and that a bunch of these USB keys are out there pretty much guarantees that those with nefarious intent also have such keys. The second you build in such backdoors, no matter how noble the reason, you can rest assured that they will be used by criminals as well. No matter what, for those of you who didn't already know it, now you have more evidence as to why trusting Microsoft's "security" isn't such a good idea. Update: Some folks in the comments, and Ed Bott, claim that this post is a misreading of the original story. The USB key includes a bunch of standard tools, not access to a "backdoor." The confusion, on my part, was due to the original article claiming that the device "can decrypt passwords and analyze a computer's Internet activity, as well as data stored in the computer." In saying so, it appeared that the device must have access to a backdoor to decrypt the password -- but an update claims that it's merely "password security auditing technologies."
[From the second article:
...a Microsoft spokeswoman said COFEE is a compilation of publicly available forensics tools, such as "password security auditing technologies" used to access information "on a live Windows system."
... Further, she reiterated that the tool is intended for use "by law enforcement only with proper legal authority."
“We were pretty sure that “name” was sufficient to identify anyone – after all, when Mom called I knew just who she meant. But some guy named John Smith objected after being denied online booking rights because his name was similar to the known (and evil) terrorist Jayne Smyth. How silly!”
DHS Announces New Aviation Security and Traveler Screening Enhancements
News release: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today improvements aimed at strengthening aviation security while decreasing the hassle factor for travelers. Among the key improvements, DHS is providing airlines more flexibility to allow passengers to check in remotely who have been unable to do so because they have a name similar to [not the same as... Bob] someone on a watch list. The department also unveiled the Checkpoint Evolution prototype, which begins full operation at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) today. Each airline will now be able to create a system to verify and securely store a passenger’s date of birth to clear up watch list misidentifications. By voluntarily providing this limited biographical data to an airline and verifying that information once at the ticket counter, travelers that were previously inconvenienced on every trip will now be able to check-in online or at remote kiosks."
[The article mentioned some new technology to be used at Baltimore/Washington airport. Apparently DC Politicians don't like getting on planes with second-class citizens (you and me) who haven't had a vigorous cavity search. Bob]
No need to worry about this until November...
Hard Evidence of Voting Machine Addition Errors
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 29, @01:56PM from the got-some-splainin'-to-do dept. Security Politics
goombah99 writes
"Princeton Professor, Ed Felton, has posted a series of blog entries in which he shows the printed tapes he obtained from the NJ voting machines don't report the ballots correctly. In response to the first one, Sequoia admitted that the machines had a known software design error that did not correctly record which kind of ballots were cast (republican or democratic primary ballots) but insisted the vote totals were correct. Then, further tapes showed this explanation to be insufficient. In response, State officials insisted that the (poorly printed) tapes were misread by Felton. Again further tapes showed this not to be a sufficient explanation. However all those did not foreclose the optimistic assessment that the errors were benign — that is, the possibility that vote totals might really be correct even though the ballot totals were wrong and the origin of the errors had not been explained. Now he has found (well-printed) tapes that show what appears to be hard proof that it's the vote totals that are wrong, since two different readout methods don't agree. Sequoia has made trade-secret legal threats against those wishing to mount an independent examination of the equipment. One small hat-tip to Sequoia: at least they are reporting enough raw data in different formats that these kinds of errors can come to light — that lesson should be kept in mind when writing future requirements for voting machines."
How to deal with election irregularities? (There is a video of this talk...)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/florida-electio.html
After Records Reveal E-Voting Glitches, Election Official Jokes She'll Stop Keeping Records
By Kim Zetter April 29, 2008 12:06:00 PM
[I'm not sure she's joking... Bob]
I'd wager they will try this again (and again, and again)
Arizona Judge Shoots Down RIAA Theories
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 29, @05:33PM from the schmaking-available dept. The Courts
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes
"In Atlantic v. Howell, the judge has totally eviscerated the RIAA's theories of 'making available' and 'offering to distribute.' In a 17-page opinion (PDF), District Judge Neil V. Wake carefully analyzed the statute and caselaw, and based on a 'plain reading of the statute' concluded that 'Unless a copy of the work changes hands in one of the designated ways, a "distribution" under [sec.] 106(3) has not taken place.' The judge also questioned the sufficiency of the RIAA's evidence pointing towards defendant, as opposed to other members of his household. This is the Phoenix, Arizona, case in which the defendant is representing himself, but received some timely help from his friends. And it's the same case in which the RIAA suggested that Mr. Howell's MP3s, copied from his CDs, were unlawful. One commentator calls today's decision 'Another bad day for the RIAA.'"
For my web site students (who always ask if they can point & click)
NYTimes.com Hand-Codes HTML & CSS
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 29, @10:43PM from the all-the-finest-sites dept. The Media The Internet
"The design director of NYTimes.com, Khoi Vinh, recently answered readers' questions in the Times's occasional feature 'Ask the Times.' He was asked how the Web site looks so consistently nice and polished no matter which browser or resolution is used to access it. His answer begins: 'It's our preference to use a text editor, like HomeSite, TextPad or TextMate, to "hand code" everything, rather than to use a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) HTML and CSS authoring program, like Dreamweaver. We just find it yields better and faster results.'"
At first glance, I wondered why they even reported the loss of encrypted data. This is small potatoes, but an interesting twist on obfuscation...
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association reports laptop stolen
Monday, April 28 2008 @ 06:48 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association reported [pdf] to the New Hampshire Department of Justice that a laptop was stolen from a staff member’s vehicle on April 16. The laptop contained birth date and social security numbers for 15 clients.
CRVNA believes that the risk of ID theft is low because of the three layers of security protection used, including encryption.
[The report actually states that the third password was stored in encrypted form – the file itself was unencrypted. Therefore there was no real protection for the data. Bob]
Sub-optimal security from a sub-prime mortgage company? Who'd-a thunk it?
CO: Hundreds Of Mortgage Files Found In Dumpster
The Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office is advising anyone who has used Cove Creek Mortgage to watch out for identity theft after hundreds of mortgage files were dumped in a public trash bin over the weekend.
Cove Creek's owner had abandoned his Englewood office in January and property managers had not been able to find him, investigators said. On Saturday, the property manager cleaned out his office and put all items from the office -- including complete mortgage files -- into two Dumpsters.
Source - The Denver Channel
David Peters who works in the same complex found the files Monday morning.
"I was taking some other trash out to the garbage can and opened the lid and on there was a couple of laptops," said Peters. "Directly underneath them were files with people's names on it and was like, well this is not right." [Like, well said, Dude! Bob]
... While there are civil laws against dumping such documentation, Chambers said it is not against the law. [Okay, I'm gonna need a lawyer to explain that statement. Bob]
Tools & Techniques
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/115046/police-investigate-multi-state-credit-card-scam/Default.aspx
Police investigate multi-state credit card scam
Updated: 04/28/2008 06:34 PM By: Iris St. Meran
HERKIMER, N.Y. -- Herkimer police have confiscated nearly 100 gift cards and debit cards as well as other items that were taken from Wal-Mart stores on April 8th.
"We were called to the Wal-Mart store regarding suspicious activity involving debit cards and or credit cards. The person was trying to swipe several different cards to obtain a gift cards," said Herkimer Police Investigator Robert Risi.
This resulted in the arrest of Alex Prime and Quincy Thompson both of Brooklyn, New York. Police say the credit and debit card information was taken from around the country and used in the Wal-Mart stores in Rome and Herkimer to buy mostly electronic products.
"During the course of our investigation we found that the back of the debit cards were altered with credit card information that was stolen. We don't know where from, they were stolen but that credit card information was placed on the back of the debit card magnet strip," said Risi.
In order to get a card holder's account information, a device called a skimmer is used. It's about the size of cell phone. A person can just swipe a credit card and have the personal information they need. [Can I get one on e-Bay? Bob]
"The information is then downloaded off the skimmer into a computer and they have the technology to take that information and put it on the magnetic strip of a gift card," said Herkimer Police Captain Scott Scherer.
Herkimer Police say this is the largest fraud investigation they have seen in the area and that Wal-Mart has reported nearly $900,000 lost in merchandise. [At these two stores? Bob] Wal-Mart declined comment during the investigation.
The FBI, Secret Service and U.S. Postal service as well as other police departments are assisting in this investigation.
Another risk of television? “Instead of pulse rate, we get re-runs of 'I Love Lucy'”
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930441-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Hospital techies urge limits on 'white space' Wi-Fi
Posted by Anne Broache April 28, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
About a decade ago, wireless heart monitors hooked to patients at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas went on the fritz, causing much scrambling among the building's engineering team.
The culprit, as it turned out, was interference from a nearby broadcast television station, which was testing its digital signal on the same channel where some of the medical devices operated, as detailed in the journal Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology a few years ago. The Federal Communications Commission ultimately cordoned off spectrum just for that purpose, although migrating there was largely voluntary.
Now, hospital administrators and medical device manufacturers fear similar problems could happen again if federal regulators don't place limits on requests by Google, Microsoft, and other high-tech companies to free up spectrum "white spaces" between television channels.
What happens when you just don't trust your government... No doubt encryption vendors will now claim their products offer a green alternative to flying...
Lawyers Would Rather Fly Than Download PGP
Posted by kdawson on Monday April 28, @08:19PM from the fly-once-to-exchange-keys dept. Privacy Encryption The Courts Politics
"The NYTimes is running a front-page story about lawyers for suspects in terrorism-related cases fearing government monitoring of privileged conversations. But instead of talking about the technological solutions, the lawyers fly halfway across the world to meet with their clients. In fact, nowhere in the article is encryption even mentioned. Is it possible that lawyers don't even know about PGP?"
The New Yorker has a detailed piece centering on the Oregon terrorism case discussed by the Times.
Interesting comments on this “military justice blog” and a good set of links...
Government computers and expectation of privacy
Monday, April 28 2008 @ 09:24 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: In the Courts
In the first part of its opinion in United States v. Larson, __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0263/AF (C.A.A.F. Apr. 25, 2008), CAAF rather easily rules that an Air Force major had no expectation of privacy in his government computer, which he used to set up a rendez-vous with a civilian police detective who was posing on the computer as a 14-year-old girl and on which pornographic images were stored. The computer was located in a private office assigned to Major Larson and the office was capable of being locked. "[B]ut other Air Force personnel, including the fire department and the command's facility manager also had keys to his office." Id., slip op. at 5. The computer itself was government property that had been provided to Major Larson "to accomplish official business." Id. Major Larson "could secure the computer with a personal password, but a system administrator could still access the computer." Id. [There is a trend to have employees purchase and use their own computers. This could be interesting... Bob] When Major Larson "logged on to the computer, he was required to click a button accepting conditions listed in a banner, which stated that the computer was Department of Defense property, was for official use, and that he consented to monitoring." Id., slip op. at 5-6. "The military judge found that, while Appellant 'reasonably understood that he was allowed to send personal e-mail or visit the internet as long as it didn't interfere with [his] duties,' this did not change the fact that the government owned the computer and had a right to access it." Id., slip op. at 6.
Source - CAAFlog
The actual practices of the network administrator may either support or refute a reasonable expectation of privacy. See Larson, slip op. at 10. [This is scary. Your prosecution or defense could rest on the understanding of entry level employee... Bob]
How could I resist an article with this title?
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62779.html?welcome=1209472608
The Art of Cyber Warfare, Part 1: The Digital Battlefield
By Jack M. Germain TechNewsWorld 04/29/08 4:00 AM PT
Computer network attacks are often perpetrated by gangs of criminal hackers attempting to break into a system for financial gain. However, cyber attacks for political purposes could just as easily be -- and sometimes are -- perpetrated. A country's national security could be severely threatened should a team of hackers successfully crack certain computer systems.
... FBI reports from last year show that 108 countries have dedicated cyber attack capabilities, he added. Kellerman also serves on the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency and is a former senior data risk management specialist for the World Bank Treasury Security Team.
... Beginning April 27, 2007, about 1 million computers worldwide were reportedly used to conduct denial-of-service attacks on Estonian government and corporate Web sites. Over a three-week period, the attacks swamped Estonia's computer network with so much traffic that the government there was forced to shut them down. [Imagine a similar outcome with the attack limited to Wall Street... Bob]
Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime
News release: "Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced a new strategy in the fight against international organized crime that will address this growing threat to U.S. security and stability. The Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime (the strategy) was developed following an October 2007 International Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOC Threat Assessment) and will address the demand for a strategic, targeted and concerted U.S. response to combat the identified threats. This strategy builds on the broad foundation the Administration has developed in recent years to enhance information sharing, and to secure U.S. borders and financial systems from a variety of transnational threats."
Overview of the Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, April 2008
I thought SCO was dead months age.
SCO v. Novell Goes to Trial Today In Utah
Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 29, @08:41AM from the smell-of-napalm-in-the-morning dept.
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The day many have been waiting for has finally arrived, the day SCO gets torn apart in court by Novell. Each side gets 10 hours, and Novell managed to get them to agree to a stipulation (PDF) that should make things go a lot faster. With any luck, we will soon have an official ruling that SCO does not own much of anything and then we just have to wait for SCO to exhaust its appeals. This would've been over a long time ago, but SCO filed for bankruptcy on the eve of trial, stopping the clock. One can only wonder what trick they will try to pull this time."
Backgrounder... Why social networks are important.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/28/morgan-stanleys-march-internet-trends-report-social/
Morgan Stanley’s March Internet Trends Report: Social Applications Dominating
Michael Arrington April 28 2008
[From the Key takeaways:
YouTube + Facebook page views > Google or Yahoo page views (and may be bigger than both combined)
6/10 top internet sites are social (youtube, live.com, facebook, hi5, wikipedia, orkut); none were on the list in 2005
>50% of Facebook users log in daily, 95% of Facebook users have used at least one third party application
14 million photos uploaded daily on Facebook [Still hard to find the truly incriminating ones... Bob]
Google + Yahoo = 61% of U.S. Online Ad Revenue
Most interesting because of their first “do not use” recommendation – Adobe Reader. That;s not the only pakage you might be using...
http://lifehacker.com/384545/superior-alternatives-to-crappy-windows-software
Superior Alternatives to Crappy Windows Software
... it's time to replace stinky Windows software with its superior (but lesser-known) alternative.
Interesting that the author views this as a genealogy source...
http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2008/04/28/what-happened-at-the-old-bailey/
What Happened At the Old Bailey?
If you have English ancestry, an interest in your family’s history, and some patience, do I have a site for you. It’s a Web site aggregating the proceeding of the trials at the Old Bailey (the Central Criminal Court in England) from 1674-1913. This site covers almost 200,000 trials.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/index.jsp
Perhaps they don't teach “the logic of the Internet” in Law School?
RIAA Now Decides That Not Enough People Have Heard Of Project Playlist
from the reverse-attention-whores dept
There they go again. The RIAA and MPAA keep picking totally random, mostly unknown, startups and suing them -- giving them all sorts of free publicity. They did it years ago with Napster and more recently with The Pirate Bay. And yet... they keep doing it. In the latest example, the RIAA is suing a company called Project Playlist, which offers apps for MySpace and Facebook that let you play music found elsewhere online. There are a bunch of similar offerings out there (some of which I think are even more well known). If this case goes forward, it could be quite interesting, as again it's hard to see how Project Playlist is the liable party. It just lets users point its player to mp3 files that are found on other sites. Those files may be infringing, but Project Playlist is just the player. It would be like suing Sony for making a Walkman on the assumption that most tapes used in Walkmen include infringing copies of songs.
There are worse things than driving while talking on a cell phone...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080428/od_afp/francetransportroadoffbeat_080428160657;_ylt=AsuwTTk49y11A7uxfiyPwH.s0NUE
French police stop video-watching man driving at 200 km an hour
Mon Apr 28, 12:06 PM ET
French police said Monday they had caught a man driving on a motorway at 200 kilometres (125 miles) an hour while watching a video.
The 21-year-old was watching the video on a mobile viewer placed on the dashboard of his vehicle when police stopped him Sunday on the highway near the western city of Tours, police said.
... Police impounded his car and confiscated his licence while he awaits a court appearance.
I don't know if I'd refer to breaches my employees...
“What, me hurry?” A. E. Newman http://www.pogowasr...
It seems to have been a bad week for the citizens ...
Anyone think there would be a case if it was your ...
At first glance, I wondered why they even reported...
1) If you only improve your security, have you shi...
Is this another SunGard victim or a duplicate stor...
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Relatively small, but some interesting players. If you're going to steal an ID, running a background check at the same time seems wise.
Possible Mass Security Breach Involving LexisNexis and Investigative Professionals (Update 1)
May 1, 2009 by admin Filed under: Business Sector, ID Theft, Other, U.S.
Ariel Bashi of CBS News reports:
CBS News has learned of another data breach potentially compromising the personal information of thousands of people. Companies Lexis Nexis and Investigative Professionals have sent up to 40,000 letters to customers whose “sensitive and personally identifiable” information may have been viewed by individuals who should not have had access.
The United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating a data breach at both companies that resulted in sensitive information being used in a crime. Those individuals have been notified. Sources tell CBS News that the data breach is linked to a Nigerian Scam artist who used the information to incur fraudulent charges on victims’ credit cards.
I’ll update this entry as more becomes available.
Update 1: Associated Press is reporting that LexisNexis notified 32,000 people that former customers may have viewed their personal info including Social Security numbers. So far, there seem to have been 300 victims from LexisNexis and Investigative Professionals.
Very small incident, but the article includes pictures of a skimmer attached to the ATM. Do you think you could spot it?
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12274208?source=rss
Skimming device found near Westminster ATM
By Anthony Bowe The Denver Post Posted: 05/01/2009 04:42:14 PM MDT Updated: 05/01/2009 05:51:54 PM MDT
… The information-stealing device was found April 23 on the ground next to a First Bank ATM at West 94th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. The ATM was last serviced on March 22, [I find it very difficult to believe they put a month's worth of cash in this ATM Bob] but police can't determined how long the skimmer was on the ATM.
They were compliant when they were hacked. They're still compliant. Are they still hackable?
Heartland Payment Systems Returns to Visa’s List of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers
May 1, 2009 by admin Filed under: Financial Sector
Following the completion of its annual Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) assessment, Heartland Payment Systems has successfully validated its compliance with PCI DSS. As such, Heartland is returning to Visa’s List of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers. According to Visa, Heartland will appear on the list - which can be found at www.visa.com/cisp — on Monday, May 4.
A long video (broken into chapters) on the evolution of “evil bots” Homework for my Computer Security class. Addresses surveillance, privacy, the TREAD Act, etc.
http://fora.tv/2008/08/08/Daniel_Suarez_Daemon_Bot-Mediated_Reality#
Daniel Suarez - Daemon: Bot-Mediated Reality
Willing to use the tools potential recruits use. What a concept!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090501/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pentagon_social_networking;_ylt=AgkMDdffM7Yp1KJ4kot0fF8jtBAF
Pentagon uses Facebook, Twitter to spread message
By SAGAR MEGHANI, Associated Press Writer Sagar Meghani, Associated Press Writer – Fri May 1, 7:37 am ET
FORT MONROE, Va. – You don't often hear a three-star general using the word "friend" as a verb.
Related “and there shalt be no constituency that escape-ith the politicians lies”
White House Website Adds Links to FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace
The White House homepage (scroll to the very bottom, on the right hand side) now includes links to social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MySpace, as well as to YouTube, Vimeo and iTunes.
I may have found those F-35 specs the Pentagon lost...
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/the-manuals-com-free-manuals-for-everybody
The-Manuals.com - Free Manuals For Everybody
http://the-manuals.com/
In case you need to learn how to use a program or a tool, you might need to read some specific manual or handbook in order to be able to perform any special task.
There are many sites where you can download a number of manuals about many topics. However, most of these sites are limited in relation to the number and accuracy of the manuals they offer.
… you can find more than 5.770.000 manuals (and growing) to search for whatever you need.
… These manuals are for many systems, therefore it does not matter if you have an IPod or an I phone, a Mac or a Pc, you will have the chance to be successful in the search for your needed manual.
A Cloud for my hackers... (I have to give them something to attack, or they might come after me!
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/eucalyptus-com-cloud-computing-made-easy
Eucalyptus.com - Cloud Computing Made Easy
http://www.eucalyptus.com/
This site was created with the purpose to give users all the data they might be in the look for when it comes to getting high quality and special computing services.
This service is a good way to understand everything you need to know about the Cloud Computing technological solutions.
Eucalyptus can be defined as an open-source system, which gives users the possibility to put into practice on-premise private and hybrid clouds.
Another case of the “We don't know's”
Hackers may have gotten to Virginia health professions computers
May 1, 2009 by admin Filed under: Government Sector, Hack, U.S.
Tammie Smith of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia Department of Health Professions servers containing licensing information on all licensed health professionals may have been hacked. All 36 computer servers were shut down “after a midday message popped up on some computer screens that implied the system was being hacked.” The department is investigating and also trying to determine if the servers were hacked, and if so, if any licensees’ information such as Social Security numbers was compromised. The state has about 300,000 licensees.
That shutdown meant employees could not send or receive e-mail or use their Web browsers, and for a time some telephones were not working.
A local case of the “We don't think's” No, its not computer related – just an illustration of the mindset that will specify computer (in)security in the future.
CO: Sensitive documents were not secure?
May 1, 2009 by admin Filed under: Exposure, Government Sector, Paper, U.S.
Peter Marcus of The Denver Daily News reports:
City employees and officials are in the midst of a blame game over unsecured juvenile court records and sensitive personnel files.
Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher yesterday issued an alert warning of security concerns over unsecured juvenile court records, as well as sensitive personnel files, left open to the public in a basement storage room of the City and County Building.
[Correct link: http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=4110
Interesting. The article suggests that a “man in the middle” attack was used. If true, the password cracker program was not needed.
http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=58561
Online systems hacked; two students arrested
April 30, 2009 By Nick Dean Staff writer
Two Baylor students were arrested Tuesday in connection with compromised e-mail and Facebook accounts.
One Baylor e-mail and two Facebook accounts were hacked during the weekend starting March 27. Two victims filed reports to the Baylor Police Department [Is this common? I wonder if the Help Desk suggested contacting the Police? Bob] citing they had been locked out of their accounts. Of the two victims, one had both e-mail and Facebook account compromised and the other only a Facebook account.
… After receiving two complaints, the Baylor Police Department contacted Facebook investigators and received subpoenas that gave officers access to IP addresses.
"IP addresses are like fingerprints," [True. But they are machine fingerprints, not people fingerprints. Bob] Baylor police Lt. Kevin Helpert said. "Facebook was able to figure out [No figuring involved. This information is in a log. Bob] what IP address was at the specific Web site."
… The McLennan County District Attorney granted search warrants to Baylor police for Lukashevich's room that provided officers the ability to seize anything that could store electronic information. [Because overkill is better than a flesh wound? Bob] Baylor police reported that they confiscated two laptops, several compact discs, thumb-drives and an Apple iPhone.
Officers found 42 account names and passwords saved that were linked to accounts on Web sites such as Myspace, Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook and Baylor. No bank account information was found, according to Baylor police.
Forensic investigators discovered that the hacker had used a program to get usernames and passwords. The Baylor police department declined to say which program was used, though they said Lukashevich did not create the program.
[A simple Google search yields: Results 1 - 10 of about 2,970,000 for "password cracker". (0.19 seconds) (I would start with the first one on the list, “John the Ripper” Bob]
… Another suspect, Baylor Georgetown freshman Nicholas Batts came to the attention of Baylor police when subpoenas on Facebook information brought forth Facebook-chat messages between Lukashevich and Batts. The chats contained a conversation between the two suspects about the number of accounts they had information for, Baylor police said.
A bit of a follow-up.
http://www.atthebreach.com/blog/pentagon-fighter-jet-breach/
Pentagon Fighter-Jet Breach
There has been a lot of discussion about the recently disclosed Pentagon breach where classified plans regarding the 300 Billion Joint Strike Fighter Project were compromised. Most of the posts and articles I have been reading have discussed this in terms of the risk around those specific plans getting into the wrong hands. In my opinion, that is somewhat a sub-story. To me, the bigger points that we should be talking about are these:
1) This breach happened in 2007 and we are just learning about this now?
2) Similar incidents have also breached the Air Force’s air-traffic-control system.
3) They say the criminals got away with “several terabytes of data”. Are they sure that the only thing that was taken were these fighter plans?
4) The system “had been repeatedly broken into”
5) The breach occured through more than one 3rd party network. They also mention that Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor on the project without specifically saying that the breach occured through them.
One point the article makes that I completely agree with is that things do seem to be heating up in a Cyberspace war between nations, groups, and individuals.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/04/air-force-windows/
Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government
By Kim Zetter Email Author April 30, 2009
It’s the most secure distribution version of Windows XP ever produced by Microsoft: More than 600 settings are locked down tight, and critical security patches can be installed in an average of 72 hours instead of 57 days. The only problem is, you have to join the Air Force to get it.
… At a congressional hearing this week on cybersecurity, Alan Paller, research director of the Sans Institute, shared the story as an template for how the government could use its massive purchasing power to get companies to produce more secure products. And those could eventually be available to the rest of us.
Security experts have been arguing for this “trickle-down” model for years. But rather than wield its buying power for the greater good, the government has long wimped out and taken whatever vendors served them. If the Air Force case is a good judge, however, things might be changing.
… Gilligan, who served as CIO of the Air Force from 2001 to 2005 and now runs a consulting firm, said it all began in 2003 after the NSA conducted penetration tests on the Air Force network as part of its regular testing of Pentagon cybersecurity.
NSA pen-testers made Swiss cheese of the network, and found that more than two-thirds of their intrusions were possible because of poorly configured software that created vulnerabilities.
At least Big Brother did his censoring himself... The specified URLs are easily blocked. Blocking access is something else entirely.
Minnesota orders ISPs to blacklist gambling sites
by Declan McCullagh May 1, 2009 4:45 AM PDT
The state of Minnesota has handed Internet providers a 7-page blacklist [plus all the letters to the ISPs Bob] of gambling Web sites that they're supposed to prevent customers from accessing, a move that raises First Amendment and technical concerns.
"We are putting site operators and Minnesota online gamblers on notice and in advance," said John Willems, a Minnesota Department of Public Safety official, in a statement. Companies that received the list of off-limits Web sites -- which was made public on Thursday -- include AT&T, Comcast, Qwest, and Sprint/Nextel.
Is this the result of “bandwidth overcapacity” followed by the dot.com crash, followed by an economic downturn? Or is the author simply nuts?
Think-Tank Warns of Internet "Brownouts" Starting Next Year
Posted by timothy on Thursday April 30, @01:24PM from the malthus-was-right dept. The Internet Networking
JacobSteelsmith writes
"A respected American think-tank, Nemertes Research, reports the Web has reached a critical point. For many reasons, Internet usage continues to rise (imagine that), and bandwidth usage is increasing due to traffic heavy sites such as YouTube. The article goes on to describe the perils Internet users will face including 'brownouts that will freeze their computers as capacity runs out in cyberspace,' and constant network 'traffic jams,' similar to 'how home computers slow down when the kids get back from school and start playing games.' ... 'Monthly traffic across the internet is running at about eight exabytes. A recent study by the University of Minnesota estimated that traffic was growing by at least 60 per cent a year, although that did not take into account plans for greater internet access in China and India. ... While the net itself will ultimately survive, Ritter said that waves of disruption would begin to emerge next year, when computers would jitter and freeze. This would be followed by brownouts — a combination of temporary freezing and computers being reduced to a slow speed.'"
For the Forensic file...
Forensics Tool Finds Headerless Encrypted Files
Posted by timothy on Thursday April 30, @04:17PM from the sir-there's-an-anomaly-here dept. Encryption Data Storage
gurps_npc writes
"Forensics Innovations claims to have for sale a product that detects headerless encrypted files, such as TrueCrypt Dynamic files. It does not decrypt the file, just tells you that it is in fact an encrypted file. It works by detecting hidden patterns that don't exist in a random file. It does not mention steganography, but if their claim is true, it seems that it should be capable of detecting stenographic information as well."
Attention Osama! Want you own UAVs? (With maybe a small camera in the nose sending targeting information scenic pictures to your cell phone?) “Terrorism! There's an app for that!”
Fly An R/C Plane With an iPhone
Posted by timothy on Friday May 01, @01:45AM from the dive-dive-dive dept. Hardware Hacking Portables (Apple) Toys
"Ever wished your iPhone could do more than just play some cool games? How about using it as a spread spectrum transmitter to fly your R/C Toys around, complete with using a Linksys router as a receiver?"
This looks like one of my favorite papers (Paul David's “The Dynamo and the Computer” http://ideas.repec.org/a/aea/aecrev/v80y1990i2p355-61.html ) providing an historical perspective on current issued.
The Sewing Machine War
Posted by timothy on Thursday April 30, @02:14PM from the gmu-rockin'-in-the-free-world dept. Patents
lousyd writes
"Volokh has hosted a paper by George Mason University law professor Adam Mossoff on the patent fracas a century and a half ago surrounding the sewing machine. A Stitch in Time: The Rise and Fall of the Sewing Machine Patent Thicket challenges assumptions by courts and scholars today about the alleged efficiency-choking complexities of the modern patent system. Mossoff says that complementary inventions, extensive patent litigation, so-called 'patent trolls,' patent thickets, and privately formed patent pools have long been features of the American patent system reaching back to the antebellum era."
Canadian Pirates Sell Spurious Songs — In 1897
Posted by kdawson on Friday May 01, @08:45AM from the stopping-it-at-the-border dept. Music
Reservoir Hill writes
"The NYTimes reported in their June 13, 1897 edition that 'Canadian pirates' were flooding the country with spurious editions of the latest copyrighted popular songs. 'They use the mails to reach purchasers, so members of the American Music Publishers Association assert, and as a result the legitimate music publishing business of the United States has fallen off 50 per cent in the past twelve months' while the pirates published 5,000,000 copies of songs in just one month. The Times added that pirates were publishing sheet music at 2 cents to 5 cents per copy although the original compositions sold for 20 to 40 cents per copy. But 'American publishers had held a conference' and a 'committee had been appointed to fight the pirates' by getting the 'Post Office authorities to stop such mail matter because it infringes the copyright law.' Interestingly enough the pirates of 1897 worked in league with Canadian newspapers that published lists of songs to be sold, with a post office box address belonging to the newspaper itself. Half the money went to pay the newspapers' advertising while the other half went to the pirates who sent the music by mail." The AMPA never dreamed of suing their customers, though.
Microsoft acting like Microsoft. No doubt this violates all kinds of “we won't act like a monopoly” agreements.
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/01/002237&from=rss
IE8 Update Forces IE As Default Browser
Posted by timothy on Friday May 01, @08:07AM from the how-awfullly-polite dept.
We discussed Microsoft making IE8 a critical update a while back; but then the indication was that the update gave users a chance to choose whether or not to install it. Now I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes in with word that the update not only does not ask, but it makes IE the default browser.
"Microsoft has a new tactic in the browser wars. They're having the 'critical' IE8 update make IE the default browser without asking. Yes, you can change it back, but it doesn't ask you if you want IE8 or if you want it as the default browser, it makes the decisions for you. Opera might have a few more complaints to make to the EU antitrust board after this, but Microsoft will probably be able to drag out the proceedings for years, only to end up paying a small fine. If you have anyone you've set up with a more secure alternative browser, you might want to help check their settings after this."
Related. Yes, it is a big deal. (Because you never get fired for choosing the default settings?
Despite browser wars, the enterprise still loves IE 6
by Larry Dignan May 1, 2009 6:03 AM PDT
This was originally posted at ZDNet's Between the Lines.
This news may come as a shocker to the tech-savvy folks in the house, but 60 percent of companies use Internet Explorer 6 as their default browser, according to Forrester Research. Meanwhile, your IT department spends a decent amount of time erecting barriers to prevent browser upgrades. Bottom line: companies need a browser policy, or they will risk productivity losses.
Interesting. We could have started the panic much earlier! Something for my Statistics and Data Analysis classes.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/google-could-have-caught-swine-flu-early/
Google Could Have Caught Swine Flu Early
By Alexis Madrigal Email Author April 29, 2009 3:40 pm
Google’s search data may have been able to provide an early warning of the swine flu outbreak — if the company had been looking in the right place.
… “We did see a small increase in many parts of Mexico before major news coverage began last week,” said Jeremy Ginsberg, lead engineer for Google.org’s Flu Trends.
But the Google Flu Trends team, which aggregates and analyzes search queries to estimate how many people are sick, wasn’t watching Mexican flu data until after the outbreak had already begun. That highlights the problem with tech-heavy disease-detection systems: Often, we don’t know what internet data to look at until after a problem starts.
… You can check out the data yourself at the site, Experimental Flu Trends for Mexico, launched today.
If you want your message to be understood, use a table. (Is that why so many don't?)
Privacy notices work best in tables, says US gov research
Thursday, April 30 2009 @ 06:30 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Bank customers best understand privacy and information sharing policies when they are structured as a table rather than as solid text, a study for the US government has found.
Source - Out-Law.com, via The Register Related - FTC Report (pdf)
We were discussing the rise of the Pirate Party at lunch yesterday. Having a voice in the EU Parliament will allow them to point out the laws designed to strengthen the status quo. Should be interesting. Wonder what would happen if it came to the US? Perhaps a replacement for the Republicans?
http://torrentfreak.com/swedish-pirate-party-heading-for-eu-parliament-090430/
Swedish Pirate Party Heading for EU Parliament
Written by enigmax on April 30, 2009
A poll carried out by a major Swedish newspaper predicts that the Pirate Party will grab around 5.1% of the votes in the upcoming European Union elections. This means that the movement, which has gathered huge momentum due to the Pirate Bay ‘guilty’ verdict, will get a seat in the EU Parliament.
Support for the Swedish Pirate Party really began to surge with the introduction of the IPRED anti-piracy legislation. Its membership already surpassed that of the Green Party, [and we know what a pain in the butt they were... Bob] with more than half of men under 30 reportedly considering voting for them in the 2009 European Parliament elections.
Google looking at the 22nd Century?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17050-innovation-how-your-search-queries-can-predict-the-future.html
Innovation: How your search queries can predict the future
08:09 30 April 2009 by Jim Giles
Real-time web search – which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter – is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment. Interest in this kind of search is so great that, according to recent leaks, Google is considering buying Twitter.
The latest research from the internet search giant, though, suggests that real-time results could be even more powerful – they may reveal the future as well as the present.
Almost the model I proposed. (video)
http://fora.tv/2009/04/15/Empowering_Internet_Users_Two_Ideas_to_Reshape_Broadband#Coming_Soon_Privately_Owned_Fiber_Optics_to_the_Home
Empowering Internet Users: Two Ideas to Reshape Broadband
The Association for Computing Machinery
Coming Soon: Privately Owned Fiber Optics to the Home
Related This is how ISPs are abusing their monopolies (cable) and acting like monopolies even when they aren't.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2009/04/29/att-quietly-updates-its-wireless-plans-again/
AT&T Quietly Updates its Wireless Plans (Again)
April 29th, 2009 by Robb Topolski
Quietly, last night, AT&T revised its wireless plans. In the latest changes to the company’s service terms, it looks like AT&T is trying to exempt its own video services while prohibiting competing services like the Slingbox.
Sound familiar? I wrote about it on April 3rd. iPhone and PDA users literally felt their significant investment get less valuable. They complained, and AT&T removed the offending language by the next day, calling the language a mistake.
Guess what? It’s back!
Sometime in the past 24 hours, AT&T changed the TOS again:
This means, by way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet, downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services, redirecting television signals for viewing on Personal Computers, web broadcasting, and/or for the operation of servers, telemetry devices and/or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition devices is prohibited.
This is a company that already limits users’ consumption of bandwidth (it has a 5 GB cap). As I said in my previous post, it’s not very “Internet” when the ISP is picking and choosing what legal activities you may and may not do with your connection. With AT&T prohibiting you from watching your TV, they figure that you’re much more likely to subscribe to their “AT&T Mobile TV” service.
Related Why ISPs are changing their terms of service?
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/04/disney-scores-sweetheart-hulu-deal/
Disney Scores Sweetheart Hulu Deal
By Eliot Van Buskirk Email Author April 30, 2009 2:48 pm
Disney announced earlier today that it intends to acquire an approximate 30 percent stake in Hulu, the online video site launched by NBC/Universal and Fox network owner News Corp, a move that will let Hulu users watch full-length ABC TV shows for free.
In the era of electronic medical records, the entire medical history goes with the name?
Andrew Speaker, who had TB, sues CDC over privacy
Wednesday, April 29 2009 @ 11:28 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
An Atlanta lawyer who was misdiagnosed with a severe strain of tuberculosis, when he had a more treatable form, has sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy.
Source - AJC Previous Coverage - Chronicles of Dissent
“They had no right to stand up and talk about my private medical information,” Speaker said Wednesday. “It gave them an opportunity to create a big story they could use to get funding.”
… At no time, the suit said, did the CDC disclose that Speaker had been told he was not contagious and the XDR diagnosis was preliminary and contradicted by all other findings that showed he had a less drug-resistant strain.
Instead, the CDC unlawfully released details of Speaker’s medical history, his alleged condition, details of his wedding and his identity, “none of which needed to be released to the general public in order to accomplish any legitimate public health purpose.”
If for no other reason, look at the FBIs history of failed IT projects.
Massive FBI Data-Mining Project Needs Congressional Oversight
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called on Congress today to examine the Investigative Data Warehouse (IDW) -- a massive FBI data-mining project that includes a billion of records, many of which contain personal information on American citizens. Supporting its request, EFF provided Congress with its new report on IDW, published today with information obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation.
For the full letter to Senator Leahy: http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/foia_idw/leahy_IDW_ltr.pdf
For EFF's report on the IDW: http://www.eff.org/issues/foia/investigative-data-warehouse-report
For this release: http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/04/28
I wonder if fewer requests for wiretaps translates to fewer wiretaps.
US Courts: Wiretap Applications Decline in 2008
"A total of 1,891 applications to federal and state judges for orders authorizing the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications were reported in 2008. No applications were denied. [Rubber stamp? Bob] This is a 14 percent decrease in the total of applications reported, compared to 2007. Fewer states—22 states compared to 24 in 2007—reported wiretap activity and the number of applications approved by state judges, 1,505, was down 14 percent from 2007. Federal judges approved 386 applications, down 16 percent from 2007. Orders for 28 wiretaps were approved for which no wiretaps actually were installed. Additional data on applications for wiretaps for the period January 1 through December 31, 2008, is available online in the 2008 Wiretap Report."
In 2008, two instances were reported of encryptions encountered during state wiretaps; neither prevented officials from obtaining the plain text of the communications.
Is Warner determined to cut its own throat?
Warner Music Forces Lessig Presentation Offline
Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 29, @06:14PM from the streisand-times-one-million dept. The Courts Censorship
"Larry Lessig, known (hopefully) to everyone around here as a defender of all things having to do with consumer rights and fair use rights when it comes to copyright, is now on the receiving end of a DMCA takedown notice from Warner Music, who apparently claimed that one of Lessig's famous presentations violated on their copyright. Lessig has said that he's absolutely planning on fighting this, and has asked someone to send Warner Music a copy of US copyright law that deals with 'fair use.'"
Reader daemonburrito notes that the (rehosted) "video remains available at the time of this submission."
I'm not aware of any legitimate product/process using autorun that couldn't be modified to use a manual start. Commenters seem to agree (mostly)
Microsoft To Disable Autorun
Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 29, @05:28PM from the mounting-is-fine-but-opening-is-obnoxious dept. Windows Security IT
jchrisos writes
"Microsoft is planning to disable autorun in the next Release Candidate of Windows 7 and future updates to Windows XP and Vista. In order to maintain a 'balance between security and usability', non-writable media will maintain its current behavior however. In any case, if it means no more autorun on flash drives, removable hard drives and network shares, that is definitely a step in the right direction. Will be interesting to see what malware creators do to get around this ..."
Quasi-forensics?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-overdisk-to-see-what-is-using-your-hard-drives-space-windows/
See What Is Using Your Hard Drive’s Space (Windows)
Apr. 29th, 2009 By Karl L. Gechlik
… OverDisk can analyze your hard drive or just a folder and break down what’s actually taking up your space.
For my Computer Security students: What kind of hack is most likely to stimulate legal and regulatory change?
WV: Bar association reports hack; members’ personal info at risk
April 28, 2009 by admin Filed under: Hack, Miscellaneous, U.S.
The Associated Press is reporting that the West Virginia State Bar’s web site and network were hacked and that members’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, lawyer identification numbers, and Social Security numbers of some members and former members may be compromised.
The breach was reportedly discovered “recently” and there is no indication as to when the breach may have actually occurred. The site has been offline since April 17 with a note that it is “down for maintenance.”
The Web site was taken offline April 17 and a new one will be built to replace it.
Related. How much of the iceberg is above water? I stopped posting breaches of less that 100,000 unless there is something humorous (or pathetic) about them. There are just too many to bother with.
http://www.identitytheftblog.info/identity-theft/small-breaches-big-consequences/1378
Small breaches can have big consequences
April 28th, 2009 Rob Douglas
Over the course of the last year, the fact that many - perhaps most - data security breaches are going unreported by the majority of data breach reporting organizations and web sites has become very apparent.
… Equally as important, those overlooked “small” breaches are often far more significant than the larger breaches that are reported by data breach monitoring organizations. More often than not, the small, unreported breaches have actual victims who’ve sustained actual losses as compared to many of the larger breaches where it is fairly obvious the missing data will never fall into the wrong hands.
[I suspect this is true only for the very small breaches – those where someone is stealing paper receipts or applications. Bob]
Another consideration is that politicians can deny their cyberwar. No soldiers die, great fleets of ships and planes aren't launched, and it takes only a few people to start the automated attackes (which can be routed through many other countries to confuse things further.)
Should the US Go Offensive In Cyberwarfare?
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 28, @04:50PM from the mutually-assured-mayhem dept.
The NYTimes has a piece analyzing the policy discussions in the US around the question of what should be the proper stance towards offensive cyberwarfare. This is a question that the Bush administration wrestled with, before deciding that the outgoing president didn't have the political capital left to grapple with it. The article notes two instances in which President Bush approved the use of offensive cyberattacks; but these were exceptions, and the formation of a general policy was left to the Obama administration.
"Senior Pentagon and military officials also express deep concern that the laws and understanding of armed conflict have not kept current with the challenges of offensive cyberwarfare. Over the decades, a number of limits on action have been accepted — if not always practiced. One is the prohibition against assassinating government leaders. Another is avoiding attacks aimed at civilians. Yet in the cyberworld, where the most vulnerable targets are civilian, there are no such rules or understandings. If a military base is attacked, would it be a proportional, legitimate response to bring down the attacker's power grid if that would also shut down its hospital systems, its air traffic control system, or its banking system?"
Related Where is Pearl Harbor today?
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131043
The new ground zero in Internet warfare
The power grid is an obvious target for terrorists, but experts disagree about how to secure it
By Julia King
April 27, 2009 (Computerworld) When it comes to critical national infrastructure, the highly distributed and ultra-interconnected U.S. power grid is, hands down, the most vulnerable to cyberattack. On this one point, many cybersecurity experts seem to agree.
Yet just how likely a terrorist target is the grid? And what's the best way to secure and protect the massive inventory of generators, power plants and transmission lines plus the cat's cradle of computer networks that make up the electric power system?
Talk to 10 experts, and you'll likely get 10 different answers.
"The problem is that we have a hard time assessing risk," says Jim Lewis, a senior fellow specializing in cybersecurity at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "We seem to settle on either indifference or a Bruce Willis movie."
Realistic? It could just be the frustration talking...
Jail for Data Loss CEOs, Say E-Crime Congress Survey Respondents
Tuesday, April 28 2009 @ 07:21 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
An international survey of 104 security professionals conducted by Websense at this year’s e-Crime Congress reveals that 93% of respondents believe companies are under more pressure to protect against data loss due to the current economic climate.
Furthermore, security professionals also unanimously believe that businesses exposing consumers’ confidential data through a serious data breach should be punished for security negligence.
Nearly a third (30%) think that CEOs and board members should face imprisonment for exposing consumers’ confidential data, (representing an increase of 5% from last year’s survey)
62% believe companies should be fined
68% call for compensation for consumers affected
Source - PR Wire
Speaking of criminals... Let's talk about ISPs. Qwest still peaks at 20MBPS
Cablevision To Offer 101 Mbps Down, No Caps
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 28, @01:38PM from the like-a-drug dept.
It only works if they collect the data... Fortunately, they collect everything!
New Google Search Feature Makes It Easier Find and Compare Public Data.
Official Google Blog: "We just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data. So for example, when comparing Santa Clara county data to the national unemployment rate, it becomes clear not only that Santa Clara's peak during 2002-2003 was really dramatic, but also that the recent increase is a bit more drastic than the national rate...if you go to Google.com and type in [unemployment rate] or [population] followed by a U.S. state or county, you will see the most recent estimates..."
Do you, like overuse some like, you know, words like for example, like?
http://tagcrowd.com/
TagCrowd
Author: Daniel - Date: October 6th, 2008
TagCrowd is a web application for visualizing word frequencies in any user-supplied text by creating what is popularly known as a tag cloud or text cloud
Law and sausages... At least ask yourself: “How will I explain this at my trial?”
Home Office 'colluded with Phorm'
By Darren Waters Technology editor, BBC News website
The Home Office has been accused of colluding with online ad firm Phorm on "informal guidance" to the public on whether the company's service is legal.
E-mails between the ministry and Phorm show the department asking if the firm would be "comforted" by its position.
Nothing new about people reacting more to tabloid headlines (Elvis is alive and practicing law in Anchorage.) than to dull, boring facts.
Twitter Considered Harmful To Swine-Flu Panic
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 28, @02:36AM from the you-have-the-flu-swine dept. Social Networks Medicine
judgecorp writes
"Twitter is being criticized for spreading panic about swine flu. This is not just knee-jerk Luddism 2.0: it's argued that Twitter's structure encourages ill-informed repetition, with little room for context, while older Web media use their power for good — for instance Google's Flu Trends page (which we discussed last winter), and the introduction of a Google swine flu map."
On a related note, reader NewtonsLaw suggests that it might be a good idea, epidemiologically speaking, to catch the flu now vs. later.
I've mentioned before that the Copyright argument has become a political football in Sweden. I think we need to keep an eye on this.
http://torrentfreak.com/swedish-isps-obstruct-new-anti-piracy-legislation-090427/
Swedish ISPs Obstruct New Anti-Piracy Legislation
Written by Ernesto on April 27, 2009
While all eyes were on the Pirate Bay trial, Swedish parliament passed the IPRED law, making it easier for copyright holders to go after illicit file-sharers. The law has only been in effect for one month and anti-piracy outfits are already facing problems using it, as ISPs take measures to protect their customers.
… Peter Danowsky, IFPI lawyer and legal representative in the first IPRED case, is not impressed with the ISPs opposition, and claims he can change the law. “Everyone in the parliament has been operating under the assumption that the ISPs are loyal to the legislation and don’t want to participate in breaking the law. If Tele2 takes this attitude and other operators follow, there will be a stronger law in the future,” he stated.
This is going to be a big area in the next few years... We might as well start learning the risks and benefits... (Some very interesting comments.)
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/28/1229225&from=rss
Why Digital Medical Records Are No Panacea
Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 28, @09:06AM from the stop-shaking-the-bandwagon-you dept. Medicine
theodp writes
"As GE, Google, Intel, IBM, Microsoft and others pile into the business of computerized medical files in a stimulus-fueled frenzy, BusinessWeek reminds us that electronic health records have a dubious history. Under the federal stimulus program, hospitals can get several million dollars apiece for tech purchases over the next five years, and individual doctors can receive up to $44,000. There's also a stick: The feds will cut Medicare reimbursement for hospitals and practices that don't go electronic by 2015. But does the high cost and questionable quality of products currently on the market explain why barely 1 in 50 hospitals have a comprehensive electronic records system, and why only 17% of physicians use any type of electronic records? Joe Bugajski's chilling The Data Model That Nearly Killed Me suggests that may be the case."
An area ill served...
New on LLRX.com: E-Discovery in the $50,000 Case
E-Discovery Update: E-Discovery in the $50,000 Case - Conrad J. Jacoby's focus for this column is smaller legal disputes that may involve electronic evidence, including divorce proceedings and child custody matters, as well as criminal cases, all of which may require review of cell phone call records, SMS and e-mail exchanges.
We now have a system of discovery in which parties are entitled to discover all facts, without limit, unless and until courts call a halt, which they rarely do. As a result, in the words of one respondent, discovery has become an end in itself and we routinely have “discovery about discovery.” Report at 16.
Listen to yourselves! You have customers rabid for your content and you don't know how to monitize that? What are you, a newspaper?
Developing World Is a Profit Sink For Web Companies
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 28, @08:17AM from the international-paradox dept.
The NYTimes is running a piece on the dilemma faced by Web entrepreneurs, particularly in social media companies: the developing world is spiking traffic but not contributing much to revenues. The basic disconnect when Web 2.0 business models meet Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East is that countries there are not good prospects for the advertisers who pay the bills. [Translation: “Not everyone wants Lexus.” What do they want? Bob]
"Call it the International Paradox. Web companies that rely on advertising are enjoying some of their most vibrant growth in developing countries. But those are also the same places where it can be the most expensive to operate, since Web companies often need more servers to make content available to parts of the world with limited bandwidth. And in those countries, online display advertising is least likely to translate into results. [What is that in actual numbers? Bob] ... Last year, Veoh, a video-sharing site operated from San Diego, decided to block its service from users in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, citing the dim prospects of making money and the high cost of delivering video there. 'I believe in free, open communications,' Dmitry Shapiro, the company's chief executive, said. 'But these people are so hungry for this content. They sit and they watch and watch and watch. The problem is they are eating up bandwidth, and it's very difficult to derive revenue from it.' ... Perhaps no company is more in the grip of the international paradox than YouTube, which [an analyst] recently estimated could lose $470 million in 2009, in part because of the high cost of delivering billions of videos each month."
You can put stuff online, but then you can view and copy the code for you own use...
http://file2.ws/
File2.ws
File2.ws is a website that allows you to convert any file into an online web site. Currently supports conversion of:
* image/photo files (jpeg, gif, png, svg…)
* audio formats (mp3, ogg…)
* documents (doc, pdf, odt, txt, rtf…)
* programming source code (java, php, cpp…)
* web documents (html, htm, swf…)
* archive (zip, rar, tar…)
* video, fonts, chemical file formats and more
[I had a really smart guy in my last math class... http://file2.ws/endorsement
One more (very limited) tool for turning Youtube videos.into mp3s for your iPod.
http://www.video2mp3.net/
Video2mp3
Video2mp3 is a free YouTube to MP3 Converter and allows you convert and download a YouTube Video to MP3 file online. So you are able to listen to your favorite YouTube tracks on every MP3 player.
A tool for Cindy's “Sex & Power” class, brought to you by “Perverts R Us”
http://www.nsfwyoutube.com/
NSFW YOUTUBE
Watch NSFW (not safe for work, adult, mature, flagged, inappropriate for some etc) YouTube videos without signing in or signing up for YouTube account.
Fodder for my statistics students
Census Bureau Releases Data Showing Relationship Between Education and Earnings
News release: "The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that workers with a bachelor’s degree earned about $26,000 more on average than workers with a high school diploma, according to new figures that outline 2008 educational trends and achievement levels. The tables also show that in 2008, 29 percent of adults 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree, and 87 percent had completed high school. That compares with 24 percent of adults who had a bachelor’s degree, and 83 percent who had completed high school in 1998. Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 is a series of tables containing data by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, occupation, industry, nativity, citizenship status and period of entry. The tabulations also include historical data on mean earnings by educational attainment, sex, race and Hispanic origin."
I'd like to have the What Hat Hackers Club do something like this, but unbiases and without the sales pitch.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10228520-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
McAfee launches free online cybercrime help center
by Elinor Mills April 27, 2009 9:01 PM PDT
… The new Cybercrime Response Unit offers a forensic scanning tool that checks for malware on the computer and cookies left by suspicious Web sites to help determine if the machine has been compromised. A toll-free number is available for people whose scan results are worrisome.
… However, the tool does not run on Firefox...
It's good to have a famous librarian (Gary Alexander) keeping an eye out for information related to my hobbies. This may even keep some of the White Hat Hacker Club members out of jail!
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/042409-usenix-hacking.html?netht=ts_042709&nladname=042709dailynewsamal
The legal risks of ethical hacking
Good guys’ actions sometimes indistinguishable from criminal activity, researchers say
By Jon Brodkin , Network World , 04/24/2009
When ethical hackers track down computer criminals, do they risk prosecution themselves?
Security researchers at this week’s Usenix conference in Boston believe this is a danger, and that ethical hackers have to develop a uniform code of ethics for themselves before the federal government decides to take action on its own.
Labels: law, Privacy, security
Introducing CUFF: (Commandos Using Facebook Forever) You must be 12 years old to enlist.
Social Software and National Security: An Initial ‘Net Assessment’
Sunday, April 26 2009 @ 08:52 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
From the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University. From the Executive Summary:
.... The proliferation of social software has ramifications for U.S. national security, spanning future operating challenges of a traditional, irregular, catastrophic, or disruptive nature. Failure to adopt these tools may reduce an organization’s relative capabilities over time. Globally, social software is being used effectively by businesses, individuals, activists, criminals, and terrorists. Governments that harness its potential power can interact better with citizens and anticipate emerging issues. Security, accountability, privacy, and other concerns often drive national security institutions to limit the use of open tools such as social software, whether on the open web or behind government information system firewalls. Information security concerns are very serious and must be addressed, but to the extent that our adversaries make effective use of such innovations, our restrictions may diminish our national security.
We have approached this research paper as an initial net assessment of how social software interacts with government and security in the broadest sense.1 The analysis looks at both sides of what once might have been called a “blue-red” balance to investigate how social software is being used (or could be used) by not only the United States and its allies, but also by adversaries and other counterparties....
Source - Full paper (pdf)
Kind'a what my students concluded...
The Sorry State Of Online Privacy
Sunday, April 26 2009 @ 01:38 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
The Cloud is looming large, offering us ways to store and share our data in ways that were never before possible. We can effortlessly share our documents and photos with our families and friends, while maintaining control over their spread using powerful granular privacy controls. But it's quickly becoming clear that the cloud isn't ready for us. Because the services we rely on are letting us down with a frequency that is simply unacceptable.
Source - TechCrunch, Washington Post
Pirate Bay has a good sense of the absurd.
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-ips-assigned-to-prosecution-lawyers-090426/
Pirate Bay IP Addresses Assigned to Prosecution Lawyers
The Pirate Bay recently got a new range of IPs and to everyone’s surprise they are now linked to several movie and music industry lawyers involved in the TPB trial. According to the Pirate Bay’s Wikipedia entry the change was due to a hostile takeover, but most people know better.
… So why is this info in there, some might wonder. One explanation might be that during the Pirate Bay trial the prosecution used (incorrect) data from the RIPE database claiming that this was the absolute truth. The Pirate Bay team probably put the lawyers’ info in there themselves to show that this is not the case. Indeed, there is no doubt that they will have a hard time selling this ‘truth’ to the public now, with their own names being featured in the recent entry.
… One of the other advantages of the new RIPE WHOIS is that the Pirate Bay team doesn’t have to deal with any of the takedown requests anymore, as it states that all abuse email should be directed to the earlier mentioned law firms.
Related Since this case has clear political implications, this becomes an act of “hack-tivism,” not simple vandalism.
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-prosecution-law-firm-under-attack-090426/
Pirate Bay Prosecution Law Firm Under Attack
During the Pirate Bay trial Monique Wadsted represented several major movie studios and called for a “very significant” prison sentence for the defendants. This didn’t go down particularly well with some Pirate Bay supporters and now, in a retaliatory move, a few of them have now taken down her law firm’s website.
Would there be a market for a free content provider? I think so, and if the cable monopolies don't provide it, we could go around them...
Channeling TV shows to the Web
by Marguerite Reardon April 27, 2009 4:00 AM PDT
Cable operators and media companies are cautiously dabbling in on-demand online video, but this is one case where caution could be as dangerous as recklessness.
Recently, the nation's two largest cable operators have been talking about offering their cable lineup to subscribers online so they can view their favorite shows on their computers. And now, YouTube, the site Viacom sued for more than a $1 billion in 2007 and threatened to have shut down, is signing deals with big studios like Sony Pictures and Lionsgate, as well as TV network CBS. (CNET News is published by CBS Interactive, a unit of CBS.)
All this recent activity seems to suggest that cable companies and big media companies finally understand that the Web is their future. [Let's not leap to hasty conclusions... Bob]
Interesting, but I don't recommend the CAN-SPAM opt out...
World Privacy Forum's Top Ten Opt-Outs
Posted by kdawson on Sunday April 26, @10:50PM from the do-not-want dept.
Ant writes in to mention the World Privacy Forum's top ten information collector/user list, which shows opt-out instructions (or at least a starting point):
"As privacy experts, we are frequently asked about 'opting out,' and which opt outs we think are the most important. This list is a distillation of ideas for opting out that the World Privacy Forum has developed over the years from responding to those questions. ... Many people have told us that they think opting out is confusing. We agree. Opting out can range from the not-too-difficult (the FTC's Do Not Call list is a fairly simple opt out) to the challenging (the National Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt out can be tricky). Our hope is that this list will clarify which opt out does what, and how to go about opting out. In this list, some opt outs can be done by phone, some have to be sent in a letter via postal mail, and some can be accomplished online. Some opt outs last forever, some have time limits, and others can be changed at will. If an opt out is on this list, it is because we thought it might be important enough to be worth whatever annoyance it may pose. "
Labels: Privacy
New malware
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/163788/worm_solves_gmails_captcha_creates_fake_accounts.html
Worm Solves Gmail's CAPTCHA, Creates Fake Accounts
Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google's security protections in order to register new dummy Gmail accounts from which to send spam.
… Once a computer is infected with Gaptcha, the worm launches the Internet Explorer browser and goes to Gmail's new account registration page. It begins to fill in random names of fictitious users. When confronted with a CAPTCHA, the worm sends the image to a remote server for processing, wrote Do Manh Dung, senior malware researcher, on the BKIS blog.
Old malware
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/5219208/Conficker-virus-begins-to-attack-computers.html
Conficker virus begins to attack computers
A malicious software program known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts.
Last Updated: 11:38AM BST 25 Apr 2009
… Internet virus experts, however, claim it is now quietly turning thousands of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing spyware.
… Conficker installs a second virus, known as Waledac, that sends out e-mail spam without knowledge of the PC's owner, along with a fake anti-spyware program, Weafer said.
The Waledac virus recruits the PCs into a second botnet that has existed for several years and specializes in distributing e-mail spam.
Paul Ferguson, a senior researcher with Trend Micro Inc, the world's third-largest security software maker, said: "This is probably one of the most sophisticated botnets on the planet.
"The guys behind this are very professional. They absolutely know what they are doing," said
Another 'new technology' business model. (and a simple suggestion for another)
Cybersquatting and Social Media
Posted by Soulskill on Sunday April 26, @09:28AM from the you-or-a-reasonable-facsimile-thereof dept. Privacy Social Networks News
Earthquake Retrofit writes
"Brian Krebs has a story about cybersquatting on social networking sites. He cites cases of people being impersonated and reports: 'A site called knowem.com allows you to see whether your name or whatever nickname you favor is already registered at any of some 120 social networking sites on the Web today. For a $64.95 fee, the site will register all available accounts on your behalf, a manual process that it says takes one to five business days. Whether anyone could possibly use and maintain 120 different social networking accounts is beyond my imagination. I would think an automated signup service like knowem.com would be far more useful if there was also a service that people could use to simultaneously update all of these sites with the same or slightly different content.' Is it time to saddle up for a new round of Internet land grabs?"
A Schneier blog post earlier this month pointed out a related story about how not establishing yourself on social sites, combined with the frequent lack of validation for friend requests, can provide identity thieves with a tempting target .
When you do something geeks don't like, expect them to take a long, serious look at your motivations.
The Circus Widens In Aftermath of Pirate Bay Verdict
Posted by kdawson on Saturday April 25, @04:19PM from the buy-me-some-peanuts-and-crackerjacks dept.
MaulerOfEmotards sends along an in-depth followup, from the Swedish press, of our discussion the other day about the biased trial judge in the Pirate Bay case.
"The turmoil concerns Tomas Norström, the presiding judge of The Pirate Bay trial, who is suspected of bias after reports surfaced of affiliation with copyright protection organizations. For this he has been reported to the appeals court (in Swedish; translation here). The circus around the judge is currently focused on three points. First, his personal affiliation with at least four copyright protection organizations, a state the potential bias of which he himself fails to see and refuses to admit. Secondly, Swedish trials use a system of several lay assessors to supervise the presiding judge. One of these, a member of an artists' interest organization, was forced by Mr. Norström to resign from the trial for potential bias. The judge's failure to see the obvious contradiction in this (translation) casts doubts on his suitability and competence. Thirdly, according to professor of judicial sociology Håkan Hydén (translation), the judge has inappropriately 'duped and influenced the lay assessors' during the trial: 'a judge that has decided that "this is something we can't allow" has little problem finding legal arguments that are difficult for assisting lay assessors to counter.'"
Click the link below to read further on Professor Hydén's enumeration of "at least three strange things in a strange trial." On a related note, reader Siker adds the factoid that membership in the Pirate Party exploded 150% in the week following the verdict. The Pirate Party now surpasses in size four smaller parties in Sweden, and is closing in on a fifth. Political fallout could ensue as soon as June, when an election for EU parliament will be held.
Professor Hydén continues with enumerating "at least three strange things in a strange trial" (translation): First, that someone can be sentenced for being accessory to a crime for which there is no main culprit: "This assumes someone else having committed the crime, and no such individual exists here... the system cannot charge the real culprits or it would collapse in its entirety." It is unprecedented in Swedish judicial history to sentence only an accessory. Second, that the accessories should pay the fine for a crime committed by the main culprits, "which causes the law to contradict itself." And third, that accessories cannot be sentenced to harsher than the main culprit, which means that every downloader must be sentenced to a year's confinement. Prof. Hydén sums up by saying that to allow this kind of judgement the Swedish Parliament must first pass a bill making this kind of services illegal, which it has not done.
The future is anything at any time for any price (starting at 'free')
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/26/0034248&from=rss
The Economist On Television Over Broadband
Posted by kdawson on Sunday April 26, @08:09AM from the running-scared dept.
zxjio recommends a pair of articles in The Economist discussing television over broadband, and the effects of DVR use.
"Cable-television companies make money by selling packages of channels. The average American household pays $700 a year for over 100 channels of cable television but watches no more than 15. [Economists would call that “Monopolistic power” Bob] Most would welcome the chance to buy only those channels they want to watch, rather than pay for expensive packages of programming they are largely not interested in. They would prefer greater variety, too — something the internet offers in abundance. A surprising amount of video is available free from websites like Hulu and YouTube, or for a modest fee from iTunes, Netflix Watch Instantly and Amazon Video on Demand. ... Consumers' new-found freedom to choose has struck fear into the hearts of the cable companies. They have been trying to slow internet televisions steady march into the living room by rolling out DOCSIS 3 at a snails pace and then stinging customers for its services. Another favorite trick has been to cap the amount of data that can be downloaded, or to charge extortionately by the megabyte. Yet the measures to suffocate internet television being taken by the cable companies may already be too late. A torrent of innovative start-ups, not seen since the dot-com mania of a decade ago, is flooding the market with technology for supplying internet television to the living room." [Because every “conservation” move by the cable companies is a exploitable niche for the startups. Bob]
And from the second article on DVR usage patterns:
"Families with DVRs seem to spend 15-20% of their viewing time watching pre-recorded shows, and skip only about half of all advertisements. This means only about 5% of television is time-shifted and less than 3% of all advertisements are skipped. Mitigating that loss, people with DVRs watch more television. ... Early adopters of DVRs used them a lot — not surprisingly, since they paid so much for them. Later adopters use them much less (about two-thirds less, according to a recent study)."
Related How is any level of usage abuse of an unlimited use agreement?
Time Warner Shutting Off Austin Accounts For Heavy Usage
Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 25, @10:21AM from the somebody-threw-them-a-shovel dept. Networking The Internet News
mariushm writes
"After deciding to shelve metered broadband plans, it looks like Time Warner is cutting off, with no warning, the accounts of customers whom they deem to have used too much bandwidth. 'Austin Stop The Cap reader Ryan Howard reports that his Road Runner service was cut off yesterday without warning. According to Ryan, it took four calls to technical support, two visits to the cable store to try two new cable modems (all to no avail), before someone at Time Warner finally told him to call the company's "Security and Abuse" center. "I called the number and had to leave a voice mail, and about an hour later a Time Warner technician called me back and lectured me for using 44 gigabytes in one week," Howard wrote. Howard was then "educated" about his usage. "According to her, that is more than most people use in a year," Howard said.'"
For my Data Mining & Data Analysis students
OCLC: - Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want
"In 2008, OCLC conducted focus groups, administered a pop-up survey on WorldCat.org—OCLC’s freely available end user interface on the Web—and conducted a Web-based survey of librarians worldwide. The report, Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want, presents findings from these research efforts in order to understand:
The metadata elements that are most important to end users in determining if an item will meet his or her needs
The enhancements end users would like to see made in online library catalogs to assist them in consistently identifying appropriate materials
The enhancements librarians would recommend for online library catalogs to better assist them in their work
The findings indicate, among other things, that although library catalogs are often thought of as discovery tools, the catalog’s delivery-related information is just as important to end users.
Because I like lists (and the first site listed is BeFunkey, a favorite of mine)
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/services/28-online-photo-editing-websites-to-have-fun-with/
By Dainis Graveris • April 25, 2009
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-dead-easy-ways-to-create-your-own-panorama/
5 Dead-Easy Ways to Create Your Own Panoramic Photos
Apr. 25th, 2009 By Mahendra Palsule
… Here are 5 ways to get you up and running with your own panorama without getting embroiled in advanced photographic terminology.
For the Swiss Army Folder?
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/cometdocs-com-converting-documents-with-ease
CometDocs.com - Converting Documents With Ease
http://www.cometdocs.com/
Do you need to convert any kind of document?
… On Cometdocs.com you will find a totally free online document conversion interface. This interface provides users with a very large set of document conversion tools indeed.
… and you will be able to find the latest audio convertors, as well as the ever-obligatory blog.
[From the site:
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… Automatically create an RSS XML feed out of an html page.
… Data converter for conversion of PC or Unix files to and from an IBM host format.
… fixed record to delimited and reverse.
… Legacy spreadsheet to Microsoft Excel
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02/18 Links Pt1: Baby Adelle Biton Laid to Rest; Hamas's Army of Children; White House delusions
Baby Adelle Biton Laid to Rest; 'A Great Soul in a Small Body'
Four-year-old terror victim Adelle Biton was brought for burial early Tuesday afternoon in her hometown of Yakir in Samaria.
Adelle had struggled to survive since being struck directly in the head by a fist-sized rock thrown by Arab terrorists in March 2013 while riding in the family car outside Ariel in Samaria. She suffered critical wounds, and doctors said Adelle's recovery from the blow was nothing short of miraculous.
For roughly two years Adelle went through rehabilitation, but the severe nerve damage she never recovered from eventually led her to pass this Tuesday after suddenly coming down with pneumonia.
Adelle's mother Adva spoke at the funeral, saying in tears "they didn't give you a chance but you didn't give up for anyone. I didn't agree that they say you don't hear or don't understand, and you proved to me that you hear and understand. You never gave up, my warrior. Those vile people didn't take your beauty even after you were wounded."
"My Adelle, you're my whole world. Yesterday I saw your suffering, struggling for every breath. When they put you on emergency care I said to the Holy One blessed be He - either life or death, enough of your suffering. The Holy One blessed be He decided to take you to Him," added the bereaved mother.
I Know Exactly Who is to Blame for Adele Biton's Death
Little Adele Biton died from wounds sustained in a terrorist rock attack. Many eulogies will be published during the next few days and the Palestinian Arabs will be blamed, justifiably, for their vicious anti-Semitic infanticide.
But I know exactly who else is to blame.
I blame the ignoble Israeli Jewess Amir Hass. “Throwing stones is the right and the duty of anyone living under foreign rule", wrote the official Haaretz correspondent for what the newspaper labels the "occupied territories".
I blame Israel Prize laureate leftist Professor Zeev Sternhell, who praised “that wonderful boy who smashed a windshield”.
I blame those Israeli journalists who legitimize Palestinian nationalism and condone genocide. For them, stoning a Jew such as baby Adele is the minimum right granted by the international community.
I blame Western symbolic violence against the Jews, such as an 8,000-word New York Times magazine cover story justifying Palestinian Arab terrorism and calling for another Intifada. After all, weren’t the Palestinian Arabs who killed Adele Biton just fighting against “the occupation”? Weren’t they?
I blame Obama, because the truck driving in front of the Biton family was attacked during the Arab riots that erupted in Judea and Samaria ahead of the US President's visit. What did Obama say then in front of an enraptured Israeli audience? “See the world through the eyes of Palestinians”. It was an invitation to “liberate” the territory "stolen by the Jews" in 1948 and in 1967.
The Hares Boys are now murderers
Two years ago, the Biton family 's existence changes in the blink of an eye. Adva Biton, and her three young daughters Avigail, 4, Naama, 6, and Adele, then 2 were injured when Palestinian "boys" hurled rocks at their vehicle, causing their car to swerve off the road and collide with an oncoming truck.
The thugs who nearly destroyed the Biton family became a cause celebe in anti-Israel circles.
The ISM started a letter writing campaign. in support of the "schoolboys", Mohammed Kleib, Mohammed Suleiman, Ali Shamlawi, Ammar Souf, Tamer Souf, saying they "were were arrested and charged with 20 counts of attempted murder for allegedly throwing stones at an Israeli settler’s car", and alleging " They received these charges despite an overwhelming lack of evidence". There was not a word about the devastating injuries received by Adele.
A mother and 3 young girls were nothing more than "setters" to the ISM, and the thugs terrorized them were repeatedly framed as the victims, with the ISM writing, "It is difficult to comprehend how terrible this ordeal must be for the boys and their families."
Today Adele Biton died from complication from the injuries she received in the accident. May she rest in peace. The "Hares boys" are now murderers.
People of good faith, from all regions and all walks of life mourned the little girl.
Edgar Davidson: Comic Relief funds the people who legitimize the murder of 4-year-old Adelle Biton
Two years ago Adelle Biton (then aged two) miraculously survived a rock attack by Palestinian terrorists which left her with severe neurological damage. She died today after her condition deteriorated rapidly. Adelle is one of many Israeli civilians who have been killed or severely wounded by Palestinian rock attacks in the last few years. These attacks are never reported in the Western media (and, indeed, the overwhelmingly leftist Israeli media also does its best to cover them up) except in the context of them being an example of 'weak Palestinians throwing harmless stones against evil Zionists with guns'.
Organisations like War on Want and the openly terrorist supporting International Solidarity Movement (one of whose founders Atif Choudhury is a member of War on Want's Council of Management) regard stone-throwing by Palestinians as legitimate, 'peaceful' acts of resistance. Their relentless campaign to delegitimise Israel also ensures that children like Adelle Biton are dehumanised as "Zionist settlers" deserving of punishment. They even encourage and brainwash westerners to go to Israel and participate in the harassment of Jews. For example, Kayla Meuller (the American recently murdered by ISIS) was a member of ISM sent to Israel and who was proud to boast of her participation in the stone throwing; the world media called her a 'human rights activist dedicated to world peace'. They say the same about War on Want and the many dozens of other organizations dedicated to the delegitimisation (and ultimate destruction) of the Jewish State.
I have been warning about War on Want for many years. Yesterday the newly formed Jewish Human Rights League protested about the organisation's continued antisemitism and its recent anti-Israel stunt that involved handing out fake guns to British students.
IsraellyCool: Adele Biton: What Adva Saw
Adele. The feel of her name leaving your mouth is a mother seeing in her newborn the gentle femininity of a daughter’s soul, a mother seeing into the future, as all mothers do in the immediacy of the time after birth.
Something happens to women. It’s not just the sweet transformative joy that follows the absolute reality of the crushing pain, but something higher than that.
There is the fact of the baby and the newborn scent that clings to her like an aura that is the pulse of life, and the aching tenderness beyond, that makes a woman see things in that little face. At that moment, she is the opposite of a man drowning who sees his life flash before him, because a woman sees into the future.
She sees things. She sees. She sees into the distance. She sees the spiritual essence of the new soul she cradles in her arms. She feels responsible. She will protect this tiny being with the strength that only mothers have: the strength God grants to mothers.
Adva looks deep into the small face seeing Adele as her future would be, would have been, but for the rock impelled by evil through a car window, straight at the three year old she would then be, slowly stealing her away from this world over the passage of two years’ time, a dark red slash of hate that would split her soul in two, rendering her null and void.
A woman sees things. Yes.
I’m turning 40 and this is what I want for my birthday
So. For my birthday, I am raising funds to help a family I know through a mutual friend who has had a very hard time… and are in imminent danger of losing their home.
The parents were witness to the horrific terror attack in Jerusalem where 23 people were murdered and 130 suffered physical injuries. Many of those killed were children & pregnant women.
As a result of what she witnessed, the mother suffers severe and deep trauma. The sirens and fear of the war this past summer in Israel has given her a terrible setback and she is now not functioning.
Their seven children desperately need their mother, as well as so many things the father cannot now provide for them– from tutoring to weddings…
Most urgently, they need emergency funds to save their apartment on which they took loans to fund her care.
For my birthday, I would like to see this family not lose their home and I’m asking YOU to help me. (h/t CBA)
IDF Blog: Fame-Hungry and Unpredictable
The recent wave of horrific terror attacks in Europe have emphasized the danger of 2015’s new enemy, who murderously pursue the “media-buzz affect.” In a special exercise which simulates a real-life scenario, the fighters of the IDF’s elite Duvdevan Unit prepare to face this unpredictable and fame-hungry enemy. This complex exercise forces the soldiers to adapt on the go, just as they do in real life.
The barks of stray dogs pierce the quiet night air, disrupting the silence the soldiers are trying to maintain. The soldiers attempt to calm them, but are unsuccessful. The dogs appear to sense that something is amiss. A terrified scream confirms the suspicions.
Initial reports suggest that between six and seven terrorists have infiltrated an Israeli community in Samaria. The soldiers systematically search every house in the area. Suddenly, they receive an alarming report: no one can contact the Cohen family. When they reach the Cohen residence they discover that the entire family has been brutally murdered. The force quickly understands that this is a ploy meant to distract them from the main attack taking place in the local elementary school. When they arrive at the school, one of the hostages runs to the soldiers and conveys a message from the terrorists: “Back up or we shoot everyone.”
This scenario is part of the Duvdevan Unit’s training, in which the soldiers are faced with a threat that has become more possible than ever in recent weeks: the infiltration of terrorists into Israeli communities. “We never really thought any of the scenarios we simulate would actually happen,” said Staff Sgt. I., one of the soldiers. “Recent events have made us understand that we are preparing to face substantial threats.”
Khaled Abu Toameh: Hamas's New Army of Children
If Hamas has the resources to fund and arm a new "Liberation Army" consisting of 17,000 fighters, why does it continue to demand that the international community allocate billions of dollars for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip?
Hamas has turned the Gaza Strip into a huge training camp for jihadis and militiamen affiliated not only with it, but also with the Islamic State.
Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar declared that some of the boys would be recruited to fire mortars and rockets at Israel. And of course, he reiterated Hamas's true goal, namely the destruction of Israel. When Hamas talks about "liberation," it means it wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth and replace it with an Islamic state.
Obviously, the Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, do not see Hamas's cynical exploitation and abuse of Palestinian children as a war crime.
If and when the International Criminal Court convenes to consider "war crimes" in the Middle East, the first thing the judges should consider is how Hamas sent thousands of Palestinian teenagers to their deaths, and, as this was happening, how Abbas and the Palestinian Authority looked the other way.
Efraim Karsh: White House delusions
This depiction of Muslims as hapless victims of the aggressive encroachments of others, too dim to be accountable for their own fate, is not only patronizing in the worst tradition of the “white man’s burden” but the inverse of the truth.
Far from a function of its unhappy interaction with the West, the story of Islam has been the story of the rise and fall of an often-astonishing imperial aggressiveness and, no less important, of never quiescent imperialist dreams that have survived the fall of the Ottoman Empire to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics into the 21st century, and even as these dreams have repeatedly frustrated any possibility for the peaceful social and political development of the Arab-Muslim world, they have given rise to no less repeated fantasies of revenge and restoration and to murderous efforts to transform fantasy into fact. If, today, America is reviled in the Muslim world, it is not because of its specific policies but because, as the preeminent world power, it blocks the final realization of this same age old dream of regaining the lost glory of the caliphate.
This in turn means that, contrary to Obama’s wishful thinking, in the historical imagination of many Arabs and Muslims bin-Laden is not a “mass murderer” but the new incarnation of Saladin, defeater of the Crusaders and conqueror of Jerusalem – a true believer who courageously stood up to today’s neo-Crusaders.
That much is clear from the overwhelming support for the 9/11 attacks throughout the Arab and Islamic worlds, the admiring evocations of these murderous acts during the 2006 crisis over the Danish cartoons, and the glaring lack of enthusiasm about bin-Laden’s demise. In the words of the-then Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh: “We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior. We ask God to offer him mercy with the true believers and the martyrs. We regard this as a continuation of the American policy based on oppression and the shedding of Muslim and Arab blood.”
Why are jihadis so obsessed with porn?
According to NSA documents made public by Edward Snowden’s leaks, countless “radicals” have called for Jihad by day but watched porn by night. One damaging piece of evidence shows a “militant” using “sexually explicit persuasive language when communicating with inexperienced young girls.”
This year’s Paris jihadists Amedy Coulibaly and Cherif Kouachi both kept child-porn photos on their laptops, which included “sickening pictures of young boys and girls involved in sexual acts with adults.”
Why does the jihadis’ porn obsession matter?
Yet, while most of the Muslim world is profoundly sexist (and while porn is everywhere there, too), few Muslims approve of porn. Indeed, its leaders often castigate the West for exposing women in a sexually explicit way.
Consider the divide in Western Europe, revealed in a 2008 Gallup poll: 43 percent of the general French population found viewing porn “morally acceptable,” but only 16 percent of French Muslims did.
In Germany, it was 58 percent of the general public but only 18 percent of Muslims. In Britain, 35 percent of non-Muslim Brits viewed pornography as acceptable, but only 1 percent of British Muslims did.
Muslims may lie to poll takers about sex, but if they are telling the truth, the way to de-heroize bin Laden and all the other jihadis is not to call them “terrorists,” but rather to describe them as “porn hounds.”
Maybe Muslims are opposed to pornography — but jihadists are not.
Dan Uzan – a walking mezuza
This afternoon the Jewish community of Copenhagen and the people of Denmark and the Jewish people as a whole will be burying one of its sons. Dan Uzan.
Like the Mezuza Dan stood tall and proud at the door of Jewish institutions and welcomed people with a firm but friendly demeanour.
He always had a pleasant smile. A good word a warm handshake. He was tall and big and loved sports. Enjoyed a good laugh and joke. His size and demeanor meant that when you saw him at the door you were reassured of your safety. You knew that this was a person who was serious about protecting.
That was was where he was on the last night of his young life.
The atmosphere in the street that night was tense, and as I was heading out from the Bat mitzva, I said to him, Dan, why are you here on the street, stay inside. His response. “We have to be proactive, make sure the police are here, and check the cars etc”. A quick handshake and I left. A short while later he fell In the line of duty, protecting those inside.
The Jewish community in Denmark in Europe and all around the world has many such Mezuzos. Younger or older, men and women, who stand in the heat and in the cold in the rain and in the sleet. Just like the mezuza, standing at the door to the Jewish home or center, keeping it warm and safe inside.
Don’t Ignore Nonviolent Anti-Semitism
The debate over the future of European Jewry has centered on violent anti-Semitism, and for good reason. Without basic security for European Jews, the only question will be the rate at which they leave. But attacks on Jews don’t happen in a vacuum, and whether Jews feel welcome in their home countries will depend also on something not often given enough weight: nonviolent anti-Semitism.
As Joel Kotkin explains in a column for the Orange County Register, the global Jewish community is rapidly becoming a regional Jewish community. According to Kotkin, four out of every five Jews now lives in either Israel or the United States. In 1939, that number was one in four. Rising anti-Semitism throughout the world–and not just Western Europe–has combined with a dwindling birth rate to produce demographic decline in most of the world’s Jewish communities.
Still, France emerges as the canary in the coal mine–if, after the 20th century, the Jews of Europe need such a canary at all. It’s the largest European Jewish community, and it saw 7,000 of its Jews make aliyah last year alone. The numbers keep climbing, however. And there’s a reason beyond the violence.
Copenhagen attacks challenge soft Nordic approach to radicals
Known for a soft approach to security that emphasises helping radical Muslim youths with housing and jobs, Denmark may face pressure after the Copenhagen attacks to prioritise tougher laws and more resources for the police.
The weekend's deadly shootings at a cafe and synagogue came at a time when the Nordic countries, worried about an increasing number of immigrant youths travelling to fight in Iraq or Syria, have already been considering tougher laws.
Countries like Sweden and Denmark have given up traditional Scandinavian neutrality to participate in military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meanwhile, right-wing political groups that challenge the traditional Nordic approach to security are gaining influence.
"For a while Denmark tried the soft approach but after this weekend we believe it's time for the tough approach," Peter Skaarup, the deputy chairman and justice spokesman for the right-wing populist Danish People's Party told Reuters.
CNN: Can jihadists be reformed? (h/t dabney)
Norwegian Muslims volunteer to protect synagogue
In the wake of a deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Denmark last week, a group of Norwegian Muslims intends to hold an anti-violence demonstration at an Oslo synagogue this coming weekend by forming a “peace ring” around the building.
One of the event organizers, 17-year-old Hajrad Arshad, explained that the intention was to make a clear statement that Muslims don’t support anti-Semitism.
“We think that after the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen, it is the perfect time for us Muslims to distance ourselves from the harassment of Jews that is happening,” Arshad told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK in an interview cited by The Local News website on Tuesday.
She noted that the group aimed to “extinguish the prejudices people have against Jews and against Muslims.”
Copenhagen Imam on Eve of Terror Attack: The Prophet Engaged in War, Not Dialogue, with the Jews
Egyptian Cleric Omar Abdelkafi: The Paris Attacks Are the Sequel to the Comedy Film of 9/11
Berlin Imam Abdel Qader Daoud Supports Colleague Chastised for Misogynistic Sermon
Obama’s Boycott of Netanyahu is Collapsing
The final numbers are not yet in, but it seems clear that the White House-orchestrated campaign to boycott Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is collapsing.
Despite two weeks of intense anti-Netanyahu leaks, insults, and pressure, the White House has so far succeeded in persuading only a handful of Democratic members of Congress to stay away from the speech.
A grand total of two Senators and 12 Representatives have publicly announced that they are boycotting Israel’s prime minister. Assuming that those figures change only marginally in the days ahead, it will mean that 98% of the Senate and 95% of the House of Representatives will be in attendance.
Even the most vocal critics of Prime Minister Netanyahu, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, are not united against the Israeli leader. Emerging from a meeting with President Obama last week, Caucus chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield told reporters, that the subject of Netanyahu’s speech “didn’t come up” during their 90-minute meeting with the President. But he then proceeded to chastise Israel’s prime minister for supposedly being “disrespectful” to the president, and Congressman Hank Johnson said it was “about President Barack Obama being a black man disrespected by a foreign leader.”
Report: Charlie Hebdo Killers Texted Kosher Deli Attacker to 'Coordinate'
On February 17, CNN reported that the Charlie Hebdo gunmen texted the Kosher deli gunman an hour before launching their January 7 attack on the satirical newspaper.
This involved Cherif Kouachi “sending a text to one of thirteen phones belonging to [Amedy Coulibaly],” who, the next day, “shot a police woman, then went on to storm that Jewish market.”
Moreover, CNN also says the text messages show that Kouachi and Coulibaly “met some time between midnight and 1 am” on the morning of January 7, and “the attack plan was discussed.”
Le Monde also indicates that Kouachi and Coulibaly coordinated their attacks prior to carrying them out, saying, “Never, until now, [was there] evidence that they had formally coordinated their attacks against Charlie Hebdo and [the Kosher deli].”
CNN points out that the significance of this collaboration is that the Kouachi brothers “were acting on behalf of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula” (AQAP)—which “allegedly financed the Kouachi brothers”—while Coulibaly was acting for ISIS.
France tracking 400 terror sleeper cell suspects, minister says
France is tracking hundreds of people believed to belong to possible sleeper cells for terror organizations like al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, the country’s top security official said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve laid out what has become an increasingly urgent question for European intelligence services: How to trace the moment when someone transforms from a disgruntled criminal or a disaffected citizen into a terrorist, and how to block those first steps toward radicalization.
“Four hundred targets have been identified by our intelligence services that are more or less sleeper cells, affiliated or in relation with al-Qaeda-type organizations, that can strike like the Kouachi brothers,” Cazeneuve said in an interview late Monday.
Former French FM Reprimanded for Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas's comments on a TV interview claiming that French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is "under Jewish influence" because his wife is Jewish have raised a furor, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemned Dumas on Wednesday.
Speaking to BFMTV on Monday, Dumas was asked if Valls is "under Jewish influence," and replied "probably, he has personal relations that cause him to be biased. Everyone knows that he is married to someone, a respected person, by the way, who has influence over him." Valls' wife Anne Gravoin is Jewish.
"This bigoted remark by Mr. Dumas will only fan the flames of anti-Jewish prejudice," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "Conspiracy theories claiming invisible Jewish control of governments are among the pillars of anti-Semitism and a staple of modern-day anti-Semites."
Highlighting the danger of Dumas's comments, ADL noted that in its survey of anti-Semitic attitudes world-wide released last May, it found 45% of French respondents agree that "Jews have too much control over global affairs," and 42% agree with the statement that "Jews have too much control over the United States government."
French president: 'Must we put soldiers in front of cemeteries?'
Hollande spoke in the small Alsatian town of Sarre-Union, where 250 Jewish graves were desecrated over the weekend.
He noted that anti-Semitism and acts against Muslims are both on the rise in France, notably after the attacks last month in Paris on a satirical newspaper and a kosher grocery store that left 20 people dead, including the three gunmen.
"Must we put soldiers in front of cemeteries?" the president asked in a speech after surveying the overturned gravestones.
"How do we understand the unnameable, the unjustifiable, the unbearable?" Hollande said. "This is the expression of the evils eating away at the Republic."
"To desecrate [a cemetery] is an insult to all religions and sullies the image of the French Republic," Hollande said.
Dozens more gravestones defaced in France
Dozens of gravesites were found vandalized in two small-town graveyards in France Wednesday, as five teens faced preliminary charges in massive destruction at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France.
France’s Interior Ministry said crucifixes were overturned and gravesites disturbed in Tracy-sur-Mer, a tiny town next to the D-Day landing beaches, and in Saint-Beat, in southwest France. Swastikas were found in two other widely separated towns, the ministry said Wednesday.
The discoveries came after 250 Jewish graves were desecrated last weekend in the eastern French town of Sarre-Union.
Poll Finds Most Americans Want Netanyahu to Address Congress
While a CNN survey released Tuesday found 63% of Americans oppose the way Republican leaders invited Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to address the Congress, another poll has found 43% of Americans want Netanyahu to make the speech anyway.
The survey, conducted between February 12 and 16 among 1,563 respondents by Paragon Insights and commissioned by the Israel Project, was published by Bloomberg View and provides important context to the CNN poll.
In the poll, 25% said they agreed more with the statement: "some people say Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in the middle of an election at home, and it is inappropriate for the U.S. to host him for a speech only two weeks before the election is being held. They say this is a Republican attempt to make Netanyahu look stronger before his election."
However, 43% agreed more with: "other people say Iran is getting closer to building a nuclear weapon. As one of the world's most knowledgeable leaders on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should address Congress before the March 31st deadline for a political framework with Iran."
Another finding was that while a majority opposed Republican House Speaker John Boehner's invite without letting the White House know so as to avoid "interference," more respondents also disapprove of how US President Barack Obama's administration has reacted to the upcoming March 3 speech.
Alan Dershowitz: Obama may become Chamberlain on Iran
Dershowitz said he hopes Obama has what it takes to avoid the missteps of the late disgraced British premier, whose efforts to appease the Nazi Germany only precipitated World War II.
He noted that the president had assured him over the years that the administration would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, although he remained unconvinced. According to Dershowitz, whether Obama will actually stick to his pledge is highly questionable. Dershowitz lamented that Obama's conduct has been a source of concern for quite some time, warning that a bad deal with Iran would be worse than no deal at all.
Dershowitz supports Netanyahu's decision to address Congress next month, saying the invitation he was issued was well within the legislative branch's prerogative. Congress has the right to hear what experts or world leaders have to say, even if they do not share the president's worldviews, Dershowitz emphasized. That is why Congress had the right to invite Netanyahu and the prime minister had every right to accept the invitation, Dershowitz said.
Why is a BBC correspondent speaking at the J Street conference?
J Street is a political campaigning organization which has branches with differing not-for profit designations:
We must therefore conclude that written permission from the head of the relevant BBC department was obtained in advance of the advertisement of the BBC Washington correspondent Kim Ghattas’ upcoming appearance as a speaker at J Street’s 5th conference and that the use of her BBC title in that advertising has been “expressly approved” by the BBC.
The approval of Ghattas’ appearance as a speaker at J Street’s conference clearly indicates that the BBC is under the impression that it does not undermine the corporation’s impartiality. That impression is of course grossly mistaken.
EU officials confirm Israel not fully briefed on Iran talks
European officials have confirmed that the US State Department cautioned them against providing Israel with sensitive information on the current round of negotiations with Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The account came amid vehement denials by the White House and State Department that they had stopped updating Jerusalem on the progress in the talks, even though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted Monday that Israel was indeed being kept in the dark.
The report quoted an unnamed European official involved in negotiations who said he was told recently by the State Department’s Wendy Sherman, the lead American negotiator with Iran, not to disclose too much information to the Israelis because “the details could be twisted to undermine a deal.”
Centrifuges are key in US-Israel Iran deal dispute
Will a deal leave Iran on the nuclear weapons threshold?
The US administration continues to insist that it will not accept any deal that does not extend the time Iran could make a nuclear bomb to at least a year.
Kimball, of the Arms Control Association, says that there is no alternative to the US approach. Hopes that Iran will substantially bend on centrifuge numbers after more than a decade of resistance are “a dangerous illusion,” he says.
Olli Heinonen, a former head of the Iran file at the UN nuclear agency, says the mix could work, but only if Iran agrees to run no more than 2,000 to 4,000 centrifuges — something Tehran says it will not accept.
“The killer is the number of centrifuges,” says Heinonen.
David Albright of the Institute for Science and Security in Washington notes that — even if such a deal is sealed — it becomes difficult to monitor because of all the moving parts.
“The more elements you add, the more Iran can break individually,” he says.
And he says that even destroying all of Iran’s centrifuges, as Israel demands, would probably leave Tehran in a position to rebuild enough to make a bomb within two years in a “crash program” applying decades of expertise.
Rafsanjani is Telling the Truth
Mass-murderer Joseph Stalin had words of advice for other mass-murderers, “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” While the burning-alive murder of the Jordanian Air Force pilot is gruesome and barbaric, what will the world do when Iran achieves its goal of creating a nuclear bomb, and with one nuclear bomb mass conflagrates the entire Tel Aviv Sharon coastal plain holding 70% of Israel’s Jewish population?
The answer is: nothing. Stalin was right.
And former Mossad-Chief Efraim Halevy has been on a non-stop tear for years attacking Prime Minister Netanyahu on both his refusal to create a 'West bank' Palestinian state and for his “fear-mongering” about Iran’s nuclear goals. The core of Halevy’s attack is “Israel is indestructible,” therefore Netanyahu is “fear-mongering.”
Halevy’s thesis is patently false. Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani once characterized tiny Israel as a “one-bomb country.”
JPost Ed: Russia's role
Gallingly, Russia is among the so-called negotiators despite having been Iran’s foremost backer and having constructed reactors for it. If this is not a conflict of interest, what is? The fact that this same Russia now offers reactors – of whatever type – to other Mideastern states hardly inspires confidence.
All the while, the US silently accepts the sham and treats the international negotiating team as bona fide. Therefore, America perhaps bears the greatest guilt for the emerging regional nuclear race.
By watching Russia play it for a sucker for years and in fact colluding in the Russian scam by easing sanctions on Iran, the US has signaled all the countries in Iran’s proximity that they had better look after themselves and invest in creating a balance of terror.
The bad deal in the making with Tehran – which both Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are vigorously promoting – is geared toward establishing Iran as a regional nuclear power that both can then claim to be a strategic ally.
Washington wants to underpin Shi’ite Tehran as the linchpin of forces confronting the extremist Sunni Islamic State – regardless of Iran’s own evil record. Moscow wants to fortify Tehran as the chief ally of another of Russia’s protégés, Syria’s embattled dictator Bashar Assad.
Since Islamic State is also fighting Assad, there appears to be a Russo-American commonality of interests in this case.
This is not only bad news for Israel. The Jewish state, it must be stressed, is not the only country that fears Iran, even if it is the most directly threatened by it. As the deal with Egypt indicates, Russia is already cynically exploiting Washington’s myopia.
Ex-envoy: US should offer Israel ‘nuclear guarantee’ to cool Iran fears
Martin Indyk, a former American envoy to Israel and mediator in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, said such a deal would serve to assuage Jerusalem’s fear about Tehran violating the deal and subsequently dashing toward a bomb.
“The United States can afford to have Iran as a near-threshold nuclear power. And Israel is saying it can’t. And that’s related to the very different security circumstances of the US and Israel,” Indyk said during a panel discussion at the Institute for National Security Studies’ annual conference in Tel Aviv. “Instead of having an argument about that, the United States should enter immediately into discussions with Israel about a nuclear guarantee for Israel.”
Such an arrangement would take the form of a bilateral treaty, Indyk explained.
“It would require legislation and I believe it would pass pretty much unanimously,” he said.
The guarantee would commit the US to take some sort of action should Iran cross a certain threshold, though Indyk did not say exactly what the specific contours of such a deal would take.
Indyk’s Threat and Bibi’s Response
Now nearly seventy years later, a high ranking ex-official of that same US State Department has once again threatened Israel. And once again the threat comes through US action at the United Nations. If UN Resolution 242 is overthrown by the Obama Administration, the status of the disputed territories will be thrown into complete turmoil. Not only has international law never confirmed a permanent sovereign for the territories, but all diplomacy since the Madrid International Conference and the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty has been based on UN Resolution 242. The potential turmoil could also include the Israel-Jordan peace treaty. This treaty, which is also based on 242, is an unfinished document because the final border with Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) has never been fixed.
If this new proposed resolution is to announce a full UN state sovereign for the territories, Israel’s very security would be stripped from her hands and placed into the hands of the 1967 War aggressor, Jordan. From both a political and historical standard, how fair would that look to the American public? Certainly Jordan would never agree. However, if the Security Council would choose the Palestinian Authority to be sovereign, then the terms of the Oslo Peace Accords (also based on 242) would be nullified, and Israel would come into immediate conflict with both the US (Oslo was signed on the White House lawn) and the Palestinian Authority itself. If the Security Council would choose to take over the administration of the territories itself, then US ground troops in the tens of thousands would be required, and relations with Israel would not only be seriously damaged, they would probably rupture completely. That would hardly be good politics for a Democratic Party nominee going forward in the 2016 US elections. That would be especially true if that nominee is named Clinton, and her husband was the very same president who stood on the White House lawn with Arafat and Rabin when the Oslo Accords were first signed.
Abbas says he won't recognize Israel as Jewish state; claims Israel plans to displace Israeli Arabs
Report: Obama's New Anti-ISIS Propaganda Head Tied to Muslim Brotherhood
The Obama administration is revamping its efforts to combat Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) propaganda. ISIS and its supporters produce “as many as 90,000 tweets and other social media responses every day,” reports The New York Times.
An empowered Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, currently a small component of the U.S. State Department, will spearhead the new campaign to fight the ISIS propaganda machine.
Rashad Hussain, a Muslim American with close ties to the White House, will replace Alberto Fernandez, the center’s director, according to The Times.
Hussain, who has reportedly participated in events linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, currently serves as Obama’s special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. He will take over when Fernandez retires in April.
“Hussain, a devout Muslim, has a history of participating in events connected with the Muslim Brotherhood,” reported Cal Thomas in an article published by Townhall.
Muslim Leader Who Called Israel a ‘Suspect’ After 9/11 Meets with Biden at White House
A controversial U.S. Muslim leader who has been highly critical of Israel and said the Jewish state should be on the “suspect list” in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks participated on Tuesday in a White House summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) that featured Vice President Joe Biden.
One of his more controversial proclamations came in the wake of 9/11, when al-Marayati pointed a finger at Israel.
“If we’re going to look at suspects [for 9/11], we should look to the groups that benefit the most from these kinds of incidents, and I think we should put the state of Israel on the suspect list because I think this diverts attention from what’s happening in the Palestinian territories so that they can go on with their aggression and occupation and apartheid policies,” he said in a radio interview shortly after the attacks in 2001, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Al-Marayati also caused controversy in 2012, when he was selected by the Obama administration to represent the United States government at a human rights conference sponsored by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Despite his past rhetoric, the State Department defended the selection of al-Marayati when contacted by the Free Beacon at the time.
Al-Marayati also has accused Israel of using the Holocaust to justify its security measures against the Palestinians.
Egypt: U.S. State Department Hosting MB Delegation – A Slap In The Face Of The War On Terrorism
Several members of the Muslims Brotherhood (MB) recently reported on their social media accounts that a delegation of MB members visited the U.S. State Department on January 27, 2015 and met with officials from the State Department and White House, as well as with members of congress and representatives from American research institutes. According to the MB reports, the purpose of the meeting was to recruit support for their opposition to the 'Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi regime in Egypt."
On its part, the American administration was embarrassed by the publication of the visit, but openly admitted it a few days later. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said that the MB members were part of a larger delegation that included former Egyptian MPs, among others, and that they are not currently active in the movement. She added that State Department meetings with various political elements were routine. The Egyptian regime, outraged by the visit, accused the U.S. administration of not respecting the Egyptian law that defines the MB as a terrorist organization, and of discounting the will of the Egyptian people. It also claimed that this conduct flies in the face of U.S. policy, which champions the struggle against global terrorism. Criticism of the U.S. was also voiced in the official Egyptian press and in the Saudi press.The fact that the reports on the visit coincided with the January 31 large-scale terrorist attack in Al-'Arish, in which 31 people were killed and which the Egyptian regime and media attributed to the MB, only increased the rage towards the U.S. Some articles even accused it of being behind the attack itself.
BREAKING: 11 Shots Fired at Car in Samaria
A Palestinian Authority terrorist fired 11 bullets at a civilian vehicle near Avnei Hafetz in Samaria shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
No one was wounded, and the car sustained light damage.
Soldiers are searching for the terrorist or gang behind the attack.
Zoabi, Marzel back in election race, High Court rules
MK Haneen Zoabi (Balad) and Yachad candidate Baruch Marzel are back in the Knesset race after the High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday to once again override disqualifications made by the Central Elections Committee.
The vote was 8-1 in favor of reinstating both Zoabi and Marzel with Supreme Court President Miriam Naor and Justices Esther Hayot, Hanan Melcer, Yoram Danziger, Neal Hendel, Uzi Vogelman, Zvi Zilberthal, Yitzhak Amit voting for reinstatement and Deputy Supreme Court President Elyakim Rubinstein voting against.
The decision itself was rushed due to the proximity of election day on March 17.
Zoabi was recently disqualified from running for the Knesset by an overwhelming majority vote of the Central Elections Committee, but the High Court overturned the vote on Wednesday, just as it did a similar decision prior to the 2013 election.
In Haaretz News, 'Extremist' Marzel vs. 'Outspoken' Zoabi
"Zoabi and Marzel should not be treated equally," posited the Feb. 15 Haaretz editorial ("Israel's ban of Arab lawmaker from election is unjust"), referring to last week's decision by the Central Elections Committee to disqualify MK Haneen Zoabi (Balad) and Baruch Marzel from the upcoming Israeli elections.
Haaretz's English news writers apparently agreed. That alone is not a problem. Haaretz news reporters and translators, along with the editorial writers, are entitled to their personal opinions on every subject.
But it is a problem when Haaretz journalists inject their personal views into news articles. Which is just what happened in a Feb. 12 news article which began:
The Central Elections Committee on Thursday disqualified a Jewish far-right extremist and an outspoken Arab lawmaker from running in the March election. (Emphasis added.)
Israel to ease business restrictions on Gaza Strip
Israel announced new steps to bring relief to Gaza Strip residents and promote the rehabilitation of areas devastated during last year’s war with Hamas, the Islamic terror group that rules the territory.
The Israeli military said Tuesday it is increasing the number of permits issued to Gaza merchants which allow them to enter the West Bank and Israel for business. It said it would also allow an increase in the export of textiles and furniture.
Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on Gaza after Hamas seized control of the territory in 2007 from forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Israel says the restrictions are meant to prevent Hamas from getting weapons, but they have taken a heavy toll on the local economy and hindered reconstruction efforts.
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Trump Isn’t Actually Doing Much to Curb Iran
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Posted By: thegreatmiddleeast 18.10.2017
In his speech last week laying out a new Iran strategy, President Trump focused less on the 2015 nuclear deal that he was decertifying (but not actually canceling), than on what he called the Iranian regime’s “long campaign of bloodshed” in the Middle East. Trump vowed to “counter the regime’s destabilizing activity and support for terrorist proxies in the region.” But so far, he’s not doing much on that front.
Iran’s proxies have been pretty busy in Iraq over the past few days. The Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Tehran-backed Shiite militias supporting the Iraqi government, moved in to reoccupy areas around the town of Sinjar, which had been under the control of U.S.-supported Kurdish forces. Over the weekend, the armed forces of Iraq’s Shiite-dominated, Iranian-allied government retook the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, which the Kurdish Peshmerga had taken control of during the fight against ISIS. The American-backed Kurdish forces mostly backed away without putting up a fight.
This has, not surprisingly, set off some alarm bells among Iran hawks in Washington. Sen. John McCain said he was “especially concerned by media reports that Iranian and Iranian-backed forces are part of the assault” on Kurdish-held areas. But a relatively blasé Trump said on Monday, “We don’t like the fact that they are clashing, but we’re not taking sides.” The U.S. embassy in Baghdad more or less endorsed Baghdad’s move on Kirkuk, saying “We support the peaceful reassertion of federal authority, consistent with the Iraqi constitution, in all disputed areas.”
Even if the U.S. has been frustrated with the Kurds lately, it’s striking to see the U.S. sit on its hands as Iranian proxies and allies seize oil fields and cities from one of America’s staunchest regional allies. Despite the apocalyptic terms in which Trump framed the threat of Iran’s regional influence last week, Iraq’s territorial integrity and stability is seen as a larger priority, especially while ISIS still maintains a few pockets of resistance.
The story is much the same in Syria. The Syrian conflict is entering a new (and hopefully final) phase as ISIS’s last urban strongholds fall. With the ISIS situation more or less under control, the Trump administration seems content to let Iranian-allied Russia take the lead in negotiating a final settlement for the wider conflict. This means that Iranian-backed leader Bashar al-Assad will almost certainly remain in power, and the U.S. seems okay with that. As the New York Times put it last month, “in areas nominally under Mr. Assad’s control, Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and local militias empowered by the war often exercise greater control than the Syrian state.” (Not surprisingly, Israel has been critical of the ceasefire deals backed by the U.S. and Russia, worried that they will expand Hezbollah’s influence in Syria.)
Others have noticed the contradiction between Trump’s Iran focus and his administration’s Syria policy. Jake Sullivan, a former top advisor in Hillary Clinton’s State Department, told the House Foreign Affairs committee last week that “The administration’s current ISIS-only strategy has created open running room for Iran, its client [Syrian President Bashar] Assad, and its proxy Hezbollah to assert greater control over Syria, including areas adjacent to the border with Israel.” (This was a little ironic coming from Sullivan, given that ignoring the wider Iranian threat and focusing solely on the nuclear issue was exactly what Republicans spent years attacking the Obama for doing.)
One thing Trump did do is call for new sanctions on Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for its support of terrorist groups. But he stopped short of designating the group as a terrorist organization, a move that was widely expected and supported by Iran hawks in Washington. Asked to explain, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that such a designation would “put in place certain requirements where we run into one another in the battlefield, and it would trigger actions that are not necessarily in the best interests of our military actions.” Translated from diplo-speak, this means that the IGRC and the U.S. military are fighting common enemies on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria. Officially calling them terrorists would make that even more awkward and dangerous than it already is.
The sort of aggressive anti-Iran strategy that a President McCain or Lindsey Graham might put in place would probably seek to counter Iranian influence by stepping up support for the Iraqi Kurds and encouraging them to fight back against the militias, as well as backing anti-Assad rebels in Syria. This, to be clear, would not be a wise strategy, as Trump’s military advisors—not exactly Iran doves—no doubt realize. It would also run counter to Trump’s own impulses dating back to his campaign: focus above all else on the fight against ISIS and avoid backing rebel groups.
So what actually was the new strategy Trump announced last week? We’re left with a nuclear deal still intact, perhaps some new sanctions that aren’t as tough as they could be, an appeal to Congress that may or may not actually go anywhere, and the continuation of a counterterrorism strategy that virtually ensures that Iran’s regional influence will grow.
With a few days perspective, Trump’s decertification announcement looks less like a legitimate threat to Iran than a symbolic sop to the governments of Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as Iran hawks in Washington, who’ve been alarmed by Iran’s expanding power. From Trump’s point of view, the main point was probably to allow him to make good on his campaign rhetoric. The primary target was not Iran, but Barack Obama.
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Egypt's National Salvation Front: It is not a coup
The National Salvation Front says in a statement that it rejects any call to exclude any political current, particularly political Islamic groups, from the national political scene in Egypt
Ahram Online , Thursday 4 Jul 2013
Egyptian reform leader Mohammed El Baradei, center, speaks during a press conference following the meeting of the National Salvation Front, as former Egyptian presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, left, and former Egyptian Foreign Minister and presidential candidate, Amr Moussa, right, listen in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 (Photo: AP)
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The National Salvation Front (NSF) issued a statement early Thursday on the dramatic developments in Egypt congratulating the Egyptian people on their insistence to hold firm to the goals of the January 25 Revolution. The statement also insisted that what has happened in Egypt is not a coup but rather a necessary intervention.
"We would like to confirm that what Egypt is witnessing now is not a military coup by any standards. It was a necessary decision that the Armed Forces’ leadership took to protect democracy, maintain the country’s unity and integrity, restore stability and get back on track towards achieving the goals of the January 25 Revolution. We have full confidence in the commitment the Armed Forces made yesterday that their role would remain to be a national one, and not political, aimed at restoring stability, security and fulfilling the economic and social rights of the Egyptian people." said the NSF statement.
"We believe that the joint decisions reached in the meeting yesterday between the Armed Forces and several national forces, and witnessed by respected spiritual figures such as the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Coptic Pope, those decisions further confirm that the Armed Forces have no intention to intervene in politics," the NSF stated.
The NSF underlined that no political forces or parties should be excluded in the coming phase in Egypt.
"We confirm our strong belief in the right of all political groups to express their opinions freely, and to form their own political parties. We totally reject excluding any party, particularly political Islamic groups. We stress that the achievement the Egyptian people made lately, obliges us to reconcile with all parties, and to confirm that the priority now is to remain united while facing serious challenges." said the statement.
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Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened earlier this week to return the migrants to the North African country unless other European governments offered to take some of them in.
But Mohamed Siala, foreign minister of the UN-backed Libyan unity government, said that "Libya does not accept this unjust and illegal measure because it already has more than 700,000 migrants" on its territory.
In a statement late Wednesday, he called on the international community "to put pressure on the countries of departure to repatriate their nationals", adding that Libya had only served as a transit point.
The Italian boat "Diciotti" arrived on Monday night off the Sicilian port of Catania.
Plunged into chaos following the fall and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising, Libya has become a prime transit point for sub-Saharan African migrants making dangerous clandestine bids to reach Europe.
The country takes in migrants whose boats are intercepted in its waters by the Libyan coastguard, but it has repeatedly rejected those rescued by foreign navies or by humanitarian organisations off its coast.
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John Edwards has a sex tape?
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In the story that will not die, we now learn that John Edwards, the former North Carolina Senator and VP running mate to John Kerry, now reportedly has a sex tape. According to Rush & Molloy, the gossip columnists of the New York Daily News, Edwards former aide Andrew Young just finished a book proposal that described first, that he is not the father of the child of Rielle Hunter, John Edwards mistress, second, that Young just happened to see a sexually-explicit videotape as he was unpacking after moving to California from the East Coast, where he lived with Rielle Hunter, Edwards' mistress, and Young's wife and family.
The story is known by now: in August of 2008, after the heat of the Democratic Primary had cleared and just before the Democratic National Convention, former Senator Edwards admitted he cheated on his wife Elizabeth starting in 2006, while she was battling breast cancer. The scandal was originally reported by the Enquirer as far back as November of 2007, and just a few blogs, including Zennie62, then called "Zennie's Zeitgeist" followed it.
Rielle Hunter was an amateur film-maker Edwards befriended in New York City in 2006, but the friendship turned into two things: a $200,000 video job for Hunter and an affair for Edwards. Then - aide Andrew Young told the media - or those new media types paying attention - that he was the person who had the affair with Hunter and evntually got her pregnant.
This video I created gives you a look at what Rielle Hunter did for Edwards on the campaign trail:
Now Young's changing his story, claiming there's a sex tape and he has it, stating that he's not the father of Hunter's child and that Edwards is, and throwing Edwards so far under the bus he's going to be ran over by it and have skid marks on his back.
The question is why, after all this time, would Andrew Young do this to his former boss? Loyalty can last forever, can't it? According to the Huffington Post, Young feels "betrayed" by the "once-friendly" Edwards family. That turnabout may have come at the hands of Elizabeth Edwards, as the NY Daily News claims it was she who blamed Young for being an "enabler" of Edwards affair with Hunter, even to the point of arranging cell phone calls between Edwards and Hunter. Reportedly, Ms. Edwards threatened to leak information about Young's criminal past.
And The Enquirer, which rose from tabloid obscurity to gain mainstream media attention by breaking this story, reports that Young expressed displeasure with Edwards after he visited Hunter just after the child was born last year. Then, just after Edwards admitted his affair in August of 2008, Fox News ran a post presenting Young's unfortunate past of arrests. Young, with his image damaged, felt backed into a corner and like any wounded animal, struck back with this new story. The real story.
(Some websites, like the Enquirer claim the story of Young's past came up in The Daily Beast, but that's not true. It was Fox News.)
That the Edwards matter has degenerated to this point is sad to say the least. A once-promising man and family have essentially reduced themselves to the point of slinging mud at former friends and vice versa and who knows who else is next, given that Elizabeth Edwards is writing a book too.
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Rev Al Sharpton's amazing speech at Michael Jackson Memorial
One of the highlights of the Michael Jackson Memorial is an amazing speech given by the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton's always a lighting rod for criticism for his "tell-it-like-it-is" style, and he presented it at the memorial. Sharpton gave one of the best speeches I've ever heard because it cut deep to the core reasons why many people love and defend Michael Jackson and for another reason: Jackson represents the growth of mainstream American Culture, where people paid less attention race and more attention to what they liked regardless of the skin color of the person who made what they liked.
Sharpton walked up and delivered an old-fashioned unplanned stump stemwinder speech. The kind I'd expect to hear from him in church. Here's the transcript of Sharpton's masterpiece presented by Seattlemedium.com:
All over the world today people are gathered in love viduals to celebrate the life of a man that taught the world how to love.
People may be wondering why there’s such an emotional outburst. But you would have to understand the journey of Michael to understand what he meant to all of us. For these that sit here as the Jackson family - a mother and father with nine children that rose from a working class family in Gary, Indiana - they had nothing but a dream.
No one believed in those days that this kind of dream could come true, but they kept on believing and Michael never let the world turn him around from his dreams. I first met Michael around the 1970 Black Expo, Chicago, Illinois. Rev. Jesse Jackson, who stood by this family till now, and from that day as a cute kid to this moment, he never gave up dreaming. It was that dream that changed culture all over the world. When Michael started, it was a different world. But because Michael kept going, because he didn’t accept limitations, because he refused to let people decide his boundaries, he opened up the whole world.
In the music world, he put on one glove, pulled his pants up and broke down the color curtain where now our videos are shown and magazines put us on the cover. It was Michael Jackson that brought Blacks and Whites and Asians and Latinos together. It was Michael Jackson that made us sing, “We are the World” and feed the hungry long before Live Aid.
Because Michael Jackson kept going, he created a comfort level where people that felt they were separate became interconnected with his music. And it was that comfort level that kids from Japan and Ghana and France and Iowa and Pennsylvania got comfortable enough with each other until later it wasn’t strange to us to watch Oprah on television. It wasn’t strange to watch Tiger Woods golf. Those young kids grew up from being teenage, comfortable fans of Michael to being 40 years old and being comfortable to vote for a person of color to be the President of the United States of America.
Michael did that. Michael made us love each other. Michael taught us to stand with each other. There are those that like to dig around mess. But millions around the world, we’re going to uphold his message. It’s not about mess, but it’s about his love message. As you climb up steep mountains, sometimes you scar your knee; sometimes you break your skin. But don’t focus on the scars, focus on the journey. Michael beat ‘em, Michael rose to the top. He out-sang his cynics, he out-danced his doubters; he out-performed the pessimists. Every time he got knocked down, he got back up. Every time you counted him out, he came back in. Michael never stopped. Michael never stopped. Michael never stopped.
I want to say to Mrs. Jackson and Joe Jackson, his sisters and brothers: We thank you for giving us someone that taught us love; someone who taught us hope. We want to thank you because we know it was your dream too.
We know that your heart is broken. I know you have some comfort from the letter from the President of the United States and Nelson Mandela. But this was your child. This was your brother. This was your brother. This was your cousin. Nothing will fill your hearts’ lost. But I hope the love that people are showing will make you know he didn’t live in vain. I want his three children to know: Wasn’t nothing strange about your Daddy. It was strange what your Daddy had to deal with. But he dealt with it…He dealt with it anyway. He dealt with it for us.
So, some came today, Mrs. Jackson, to say goodbye to Michael. I came to say, thank you. Thank you because you never stopped, thank you because you never gave up, thank you because you never gave out, thank you because you tore down our divisions. Thank you because you eradicated barriers. Thank you because you gave us hope. Thank you Michael. Thank you Michael. Thank you Michael!
Fox News Bill O'Reilly said Sharpton's speech was racist, but that's certainly not the dumbest thing I've ever heard O'Reilly say - his crack about not knowing "Black restaurants" could be nice places to go to takes the prize - but it's close.
The bottom line is Michael Jackson did change American Culture. Think about it. He became a singing star just four years after the passage of The Civil Rights Amendment in 1964 and continued to produce hit after hit to his death, all the time gaining fans around the World who didn't care what color his skin was; they just liked his music and him. That's powerful, and all the more so when one considers the racial problems we've seen and experienced. It's really gotten better and Jackson deserves a lot of credit for that.
Conservatives can't deal with anyone telling the truth about race relations, but they'd better start because it's their inability to understand how race relations have changed that has doomed the political future of conservatives and of the GOP.
A political party historically based on hating a racial group - as was true for the GOP for decades - can't survive when people of different colors are mating as one. Causing that in a small way is but one of Michael Jackson's gifts to society. If it's hard for you to deal with that fact, one of the "hard facts that create America" as President Lincoln would say, you're not American at all because you don't get your own country.
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The young king and the old count: Around the Flemish succession crisis of 965
McNair, FA (2018) The young king and the old count: Around the Flemish succession crisis of 965. Revue Belge de Philologie et de Histoire, 95 (2). pp. 145-162. ISSN 0035-0818
In 965, Count Arnulf the Great of Flanders died, leaving a small child as his only heir. In the wake of his death, the West Frankish King Lothar annexed his southern lands for the crown. This paper examines how and why Lothar was able to succeed in this. By the 950s, the Flemish count was diplomatically isolated and facing threats to his southern border. Arnulf attempted to ally with Lothar to remedy this, basing his claim to alliance on their links of kinship via descent from Charles the Bald. Lothar supported Arnulf during his lifetime, but after his death sought to conquer part of his lands for himself. Moreover, he supported his own candidate for the Flemish regency, Arnulf’s nephew Baldwin Baldzo, over Arnulf’s candidate, his son-in-law Count Dirk II of Holland, in order to cement his position as suzerain in northern Flanders. Lothar was able to do this by appropriating Arnulf’s claims to kinship with him and using them to justify his intervention in Flanders.
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A unique, 28 Country, public opinion survey illustrates deep unhappiness with healthcare systems and their management, despite broad satisfaction with personal health, and a particular regard for the performance of the Family Physician (or General Practitioner.)
In a survey of 22,000 people across 28 countries, the partners in the global market research network, IRIS (International Research Institutes), represented in Malaysia by Dynamic Search Sdn. Bhd., have uncovered deep dissatisfaction with the majority of local healthcare systems. However this is balanced by high regard for their most recent visit to a GP (or physician) in the public healthcare system. The system may be badly managed but the Healthcare Professionals within it are very well regarded. Indeed the study also illustrated that perceptions of personal health are broadly very high, but with a much more muted assessment of own health in Eastern Europe, China and Chile.
A highlight of the study is the depth of information elicited on how medical decisions are arrived at and who or what is consulted on these. Amongst these the internet is used for medical information by 51% worldwide, but with very wide variation by country. Equally there is a significant focus on the types of medical professionals seen and how this differs by country.
Key Findings and Malaysian highlights
Throughout Europe and in America the general view of the standard of the local system is very poor, whereas in Asia the public indicates much greater satisfaction overall. The variance in the standard of system, or more correctly, satisfaction with what is available, is vast, ranging from 81% satisfied in Indonesia to just 6% in Romania.
More than half of the Malaysian respondents said they were satisfied with the national healthcare system, with 66% stating the system was either in “excellent” or “very good” shape.
In 22 of the 28 countries under review public satisfaction with their local system is low or very low. Most tend to blame this on poor management rather than underfunding.
In Malaysia, opinion was almost equally split on the reasons for problems in the health system, with 43% attributing this to poor management and 42% to the lack of funding.
In 21 of the 28 countries studied there is a strong preference for central funding of healthcare as opposed to private individuals funding their own healthcare expenses. America and Germany are quite different with an almost even preference, half favouring central funding and the balance funding by private individuals
Malaysians are heavily pro-state funding, the highest amongst the Asian countries surveyed, with 72% favouring state funding versus 21% favouring private funding.
A really significant finding from the study is the broad extent of satisfaction with the Family Physician or General Practitioner. The majority highly rate their most recent experience of a Family Physician/GP, but with distinctly low scores emerging in Colombia, Chile, Russia and Ukraine, in sharp contrast to most other countries views. It is striking that many worldwide are highly negative about heir health systems, yet simultaneously praising of the individuals working within them, apart from their management.
This high level of satisfaction with the family physician was also demonstrated with 82% of Malaysians they were very or somewhat satisfied, significantly higher than those who rated the health system positively.
Many worldwide now want to collaborate in treatment decisions that affect themselves, rather than pursuing without question the decisions dictated by their doctors. The doctor may still be highly respected but many (the majority in 18 out of 28 countries) expect to have input into decisions about their own treatment nowadays
Malaysians seemed to display a sense of distrust of information provided by the physician, with 25% making treatment decisions based on information obtained from sources other than the physician, higher than the world average; 45% saying they would work with the physician in making decisions, and 27% depending on the doctor for guidance.
Physicians, family and friends and pharmacists are important primary sources of healthcare information, but the internet is a key secondary course for 51% of people worldwide. However there is significant variation in net usage in this regard worldwide.
This trend followed for Malaysia with 56% relying on family and friends, 49% on physicians and 34% on pharmacists. As a secondary source of information, 63% rely on the internet as a primary source of healthcare information. Magazines and newspapers (54%), and pamphlets and brochures in clinics (43%) are also more widely relied upon by Malaysians, in contrast to other countries surveyed.
The study also examined use of different types of medical practitioner, illustrating the sharp underlying structural differences in various health systems worldwide
Compared to the majority of the countries surveyed, usage of family physicians or doctors in the public healthcare system was much more modest in Malaysia, 37% compared to the 59% worldwide average. Malaysia followed the global average in the use of Specialist Physicians in the Public and Private Systems at 42% and 26% respectively.
In 20 of the 28 countries under investigation, more than a fifth of the adult population has ‘some experience of’ mental illness and/or suicide, either by virtue of direct, personal experience or through the experience of someone close.There is a broad perception that mental illness is widespread in almost all countries under review. 6 in 10, or more, respondents in all but five countries regard mental illness as widespread these days.
52% feel it is widespread in Malaysia, but just one fifth have more direct experience with mental illness, suggesting that it is actually more common than people would like to admit. This may reflect typical cultural behaviour amongst Malaysians.
Otherwise the study looks at the incidences of significant illnesses and illustrates sharp differences by country. 12% or more have high cholesterol in Canada, America, Finland, Netherlands and Thailand. The far lower levels in other countries may suggest differing levels of awareness and diagnosis, rather than lower incidences perhaps.
Similarly for Malaysia, only less than 5% of any of the medical conditions was self-reported. We believe this is not necessarily an indication of low incidences, but may reflect either Malaysians’ unwillingness to acknowledge their health conditions, or the lack of awareness and diagnosis.
International Research institutes (www.irisnetwork.org) is the largest global network of independently owned consumer or market research agencies. Dynamic Search Sdn. Bhd. is the country representative for Malaysia and member of IRIS, which it was selected to be part of in 2011. There are 35 IRIS member agencies worldwide and they work together on many joint studies and meet twice yearly. All need to satisfy the highest standards before they can be permitted to join and commit to working on studies of common interest, such as this Healthcare Survey. Many members use their partners overseas to conduct projects and can rely on their local knowledge to ensure that the most appropriate research is conducted, safe in the knowledge that their study is being undertaken by a trusted and locally-respected partner.
The Iris Global Health Survey, 2011 was fielded in the most appropriate way in each country, with the decision on the optimum methodology taken locally, but with a common questionnaire used in all countries. Fieldwork was completed between August and October 2011.
A fuller charted analysis of these findings, and further media comment, is available from Sharon Chuah at Dynamic Search Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia, who can also organise interviews with, or introductions to, overseas partners.
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How to save business and friendship? The story of a collaborative competition
Giampietro Parolin
The testimony of Irish entrepreneur Andrew Basquille during the Sophia University Institute's Business Strategy course aroused the keen interest of students.
by Giampietro Parolin
In accordance with the established tradition, every year the "Business Strategy" course at the Sophia University Institute hosts an entrepreneur who tells their own business story. This year, with the transition of the course to the English language, the opportunity to have international guests was opened and so Andrew Basquille from Ireland was invited. He has been working with an established and successful English language school “Language & Leisure” for thirty years in Dublin.
Since 1989, the year the company was founded, the world has been going through continuous and turbulent changes. cambiamenti. And so the way of doing business has had to evolve, too, passing through some inevitable crises. From the fall of the Berlin Wall, through the emigration from Eastern Europe to Ireland, to Brexit, every event has had an impact on the company, creating opportunities and threats.
This and the value of competition and entrepreneurial vocation were the central themes of Andrew's presentation in dialogue with students. "Language & Leisure" was created in the living room of the Basquille family by a group of teacher friends. Initially, the activity focused on summer English language courses for teenagers hosted in families and then expanded into offering courses for adults.
Over time, the founding members have tried to develop an online training platform that has unfortunately proved to be a bad investment. This crucial point has put a strain on the sustainability of the company and has forced the members to do some deep strategic reflection. In addition to an entrepreneurial partnership, there was also a friendship: between Andrew and Eugene who play together in a band called "Factor One". How to Save Business and Friendship?
A profoundly honest comparison has allowed for the emergence of different ways of doing business operating with different business models and serving only partially common market segments: one that is more focused on the original market of adolescents in summer courses, the other with a spectrum that also extends to adults and Irish students leaving for study abroad experiences (the two company websites show this very clearly).
This way the paths of the founding members parted, bringing out their respective core competences and leaving open spaces or collaboration between the two companies. It is this idea of collaborative competition between “Language & Leisure” and “Language Learning International” that has intrigued the students in the audience, also in terms of implementing the Economy of Communion to which the two companies adhere.
Andrew stressed the value of competition as the forge of an enterprise. "Competition triggers improvement and can only be beneficial for having a healthy business. Of course you have to be resilient and able to respond to the challenges and changes in the market.”
Finally, there was a discussion of the entrepreneurial vocation, evoked by a student's question. It is a path of discovery. "After the moment of crisis and the realisation that we would not be able to operate with an online training platform, we asked ourselves: who are we? What can we do that the market recognises? And in the end I realised that my being a teacher was the basis of my entrepreneurial vocation, but I only understood it over time.”
Andrew jokes about the fact that he and his wife initially chose to be teachers to enjoy the long summer holidays; having then started to do summer classes, things went differently and an enterprise was born, or rather two, that they will be able to pass on to a second generation.
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Argentina: Peninsula Valdez, Ushuaia, National Park Fitz Roy. Chile: National Park Torres del Paine
Patagonia, just the word itself would inspire images of vast barren land, harsh climate and magnificent snow-capped mountain ranges. There is no single picture that can accurately portray the ‘typical’ Patagonia. The wild lives at the coast of Peninsula Valdez are equally descriptive as the rocky towers of Torres del Paine. Nonetheless, the overwhelming majority of land between the official ‘start’ point at the Argentinean state of Rio Negro and Ushuaia, the south most city of the world are simply semi-arid desert-like wasteland.
As much as I would like to imagine myself as a reasonable photographer, looking at these pictures I will tell all viewers that none of these pictures does justice to the dramatic scenery in this part of South America. The drama of Patagonia extends beyond its landscape. Much of its history includes tales of brave explorers sailing across the Atlantic and terrible stories of settlement being ruthlessly annihilated by the severe weather.
Finally, it is here I began my interest in hiking. Despite my involuntary contribution of USD 2,000 to the local community of El Chaten in Argentina, and nearly ending up as a fossil study for archeologists 2,000 years later in the National Park of Fitz Roy, I had truly enjoyed the 4-week long torture by the inhospitable Patagonia.
Above: 1. Trees in Fitz Roy, Argentina 2. Fitz Roy 3. Glacier Moreno, Argentina 4. Coast of Peninsula Valdez, Argentina 5. Martial Glacier, Ushuaia Argentina 6. Torres del Paine, Chile
Below: 1. Trees... can't remember where... 2. Meadows in National Part Torres del Paine 3. Fitz Roy again 4. Some barren roads that we went on for 6 days 5. Torres del Paines 6. Fox in Peninsula Valdez
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Couple Bracelets: How Designer Bracelets Can Be Affordable For Couples
When a person talks about designer bracelets, what do people readily and immediately tie to these things? Distinct is the first word that a person would think of. The distinctiveness of these accessories can only have come from carefully designed procedures in the making of couple bracelets. First, a designer has to think of an idea that will make the bracelet look more valuable. After that, it takes careful planning to select the perfect materials that would be suitable to the design idea.
Finally, careful artisans are instructed to organize the general look of the bracelets that will make any buyer that buys them to find them pleasing. These procedures underscore the very popular fact that designer bracelets can never be produced in bulk by robotic and automated systems. After all, these products could never be carefully thought out and designed by any computer or robot.
Since distinctiveness is guaranteed by purchasing these bracelets, exclusive is the word that will come to the minds of many buyers when they think of these products. Anytime the word designer is linked to any product that people would want to purchase, exclusivity is always a very strong marketing strategy. This idea of exclusivity has the potential to make an average consumer feel like a celebrity. Bracelets that are exclusively designed by designers are usually worn by the wealth and influential. After all, who can afford to purchase these bracelets except the celebrities and socialites who have the money and lead very fabulous lives?
Talking about affordability, costly is definitely the last, yet most important word that comes to mind when people think about purchasing accessories like designer bracelets. This is due to the fact that they are usually made of minerals, gem stones and precious metals with the highest standard of quality. Materials like diamonds, sapphire, gold, jade, pearls and emerald are uniquely designed and combined to give those bracelets an exclusively, costly feature.
Furthermore, the skill of artisans and designers that make these accessories comes at a heavy cost. Although the cost of these bracelets may look impractical even for people who cannot afford to purchase them, it is important to think about these beautiful things as an investment. The value attached to them increases annually. When compared to their generic cousins, these carefully designed jewelries will be more valuable after twenty, thirty or a hundred years.
So, what can the everyday woman do to own these bracelets without going bankrupt?
Firstly, go shopping. There are plenty of reputable stores on the internet that give designer products at rates that are affordable. Some of them have payment terms that are flexible. You should take yearly sales at local jewelry stores to spend less.
Another alternative that can be considered is to purchase bracelets that are designed by up-and-coming and independent designers. As the designers become more reputable and more popular, the value of their accessories will go up.
With the alternatives highlighted above that should be considered, designer bracelets can really be owned by anyone.
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Brazil / 2018 / Portuguese with Spanish and English subtitles / 102 min
Tulio Viaro
Elisandro Dalcin
Duda Paiva, André Mello, Abmael Henrique
Mar 7 - 20:45 Cine Colombia (Paseo de la Castellana) 4
Mar 8 - 15:00 Cine Colombia (Plaza Bocagrande) 2
In a remote town in Brazil, as small as it is devoted, the town priest spends his days giving sermons on the fear of god, sins and hell, and listening to the anodyne confessions of the faithful. One day, everything changes when a parishioner comes to him with what can be none other than devil horns growing from his forehead. Calling on the priest for help, who at first refuses to come to his aid, is what marks the beginning of the adventures of this irreverent, puppet-animated film. The puppets’ surprising expressive capacity – reinforced by the chiaroscuro of the film’s cinematography, meticulous artwork, and the black shadows of those who handle the puppets on stage – add to the dark and decidedly satirical tone of a film that is a critique of religious fanaticism. Good and evil, hell and heaven, light and darkness, god and devil: these dualities are called into question through the story of a poor devil who declares he is tired of doing evil.
Tulio Viaro tulioviaro@gmail.com
He has written and directed about ten films among short fiction and documentaries. The film ”The Blessed ” is the director‘s first feature film , which he also wrote the script.
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Alex Moratto’s award-winning debut is a raw and moving desperate cry for life. Socrates, a 15-year-old boy, has ju [...]
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Amazon said to be launch new Echo speaker with premium sound next year
Amazon is reportedly looking to offer an Echo that more directly competes with high-end speakers like the Sonos line of device of Apple’s HomePod, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The speaker should be released sometime next year, according to the sources cited in the report, and will be somewhat wider than the existing Echo models (perhaps more akin to the Echo Sub, pictured above), packing in four separate tweeters to help boost the song quality.
It will, of course, also offer access to the company’s Alexa voice assistant, which is what has propelled Echo to its current level of success. Bloomberg notes that it’s also likely to work better for the high-fidelity audio version of Amazon’s music streaming service that has previously been reported to be in the works.
This could make for an interesting working relationship with some of Amazon’s existing partners, including Sonos, since it sounds like this will be a direct competitor. Newer Sonos speakers, including the Sonos One and Sonos Beam, support Alexa voice commands out of the box. While both Echo devices and Sonos support multi-room streaming and speaker grouping, Sonos has always had far superior audio quality when compared to the Echo hardware – albeit at a premium price.
Sonos, meanwhile, is gearing up to launch speakers powered by its technology with Ikea, with the Symfonisk line that is set for release in August. Smart speakers are a busy space with a lot of money and interest from many companies big and small, but Amazon has a lot working in its favor if it can also produce something that wins on high-quality audio at a reasonable price.
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Cree Explained
Group: Cree
Native Name: Nēhiyaw, Nîhithaw, etc.
Native Name Lang: cr
Population: 392,420 (2016 census)
Including Atikamekw and Innu
Popplace: Canada, United States
Region1: Alberta
Pop1: 95,300
Region2: Saskatchewan
Region3: Manitoba
Region4: Quebec
Region5: Ontario
Region6: British Columbia
Region7: Montana
Pop7: 3,323
Region8: Newfoundland and Labrador
Region9: Northwest Territories
Region10: Nova Scotia
Pop10: 1,780
Languages: Cree, Cree Sign Language, English, French
Rels: Anglicanism, Pentecostalism, Roman Catholicism
Related: Métis, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, Innu
The Cree (Cree: Nēhiyaw|script=Latn; French: Cri) are one of the largest groups of First Nations in North America, with over 200,000 members living in Canada. The major proportion of Cree in Canada live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. About 38,000 live in Quebec.[1]
In the United States, this Algonquian-speaking people historically lived from Lake Superior westward. Today, they live mostly in Montana, where they share a reservation with the Ojibwe (Chippewa).[2]
The documented westward migration over time has been strongly associated with their roles as traders and hunters in the North American fur trade.[3]
Sub-groups
The Cree are generally divided into eight groups based on dialect and region. These divisions do not necessarily represent ethnic sub-divisions within the larger ethnic group:
Naskapi and Montagnais (together known as the Innu) are inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan. Their territories comprise most of the present-day political jurisdictions of eastern Quebec and Labrador. Their cultures are differentiated, as some of the Naskapi are still caribou hunters and more nomadic than many of the Montagnais, but the Montagnais have more settlements. The total population of the two groups in 2003 was about 18,000 people, of which 15,000 lived in Quebec. Their dialects and languages are the most distinct from the Cree spoken by the groups west of Lake Superior.
Atikamekw are inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan (Our Land), in the upper St. Maurice River valley of Quebec (about 300 km north of Montreal). Their population is around 4,500.
James Bay Cree – Grand Council of the Crees; approximately 18,000 Cree (Iyyu in Coastal Dialect / Iynu in Inland Dialect) of Eeyou Istchee and Nunavik regions of Northern Quebec.
Moose Cree – Moose Factory[4] in the Cochrane District, Ontario; this group lives on Moose Factory Island, near the mouth of the Moose River, at the southern end of James Bay.
Swampy Cree – this group lives in northern Manitoba along the Hudson Bay coast and adjacent inland areas to the south and west, and in Ontario along the coast of Hudson Bay and James Bay. Some also in eastern Saskatchewan around Cumberland House. It has 4,500 speakers.
Woods Cree group in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Plains Cree 34,000 people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Montana.
Due to the many dialects of the Cree language, there is no modern collective autonym. The Plains Cree and Attikamekw refer to themselves using modern forms of the historical nêhiraw, namely nêhiyaw and nêhirawisiw, respectively. Moose Cree, East Cree, Naskapi, and Montagnais all refer to themselves using modern dialectal forms of the historical iriniw, meaning 'man.' Moose Cree use the form ililiw, coastal East Cree and Naskapi use iyiyiw (variously spelled iiyiyiu, iiyiyuu, and eeyou), inland East Cree use iyiniw (variously spelled iinuu and eenou), and Montagnais use ilnu and innu, depending on dialect. The Cree use "Cree," "cri," "Naskapi, or "montagnais" to refer to their people only when speaking French or English.[5]
Political aboriginal organization
As hunter-gatherers, the basic unit of organization for Cree peoples was the lodge, a group of perhaps eight or a dozen people, usually the families of two separate but related married couples, who lived together in the same wigwam (domed tent) or tipi (conical tent), and the band, a group of lodges who moved and hunted together. In the case of disagreement lodges could leave bands, and bands could be formed and dissolved with relative ease, but as there is safety in numbers, all families would want to be part of some band, and banishment was considered a very serious punishment. Bands would usually have strong ties to their neighbours through intermarriage and would assemble together at different parts of the year to hunt and socialize together. Besides these regional gatherings, there was no higher-level formal structure, and decisions of war and peace were made by consensus with allied bands meeting together in council. People could be identified by their clan, which is a group of people claiming descent from the same common ancestor; each clan would have a representative and a vote in all important councils held by the band (compare: Anishinaabe clan system).[6]
Each band remained independent of each other. However, Cree-speaking bands tended to work together and with their neighbours against outside enemies. Those Cree who moved onto the Great Plains and adopted bison hunting, called the Plains Cree, were allied with the Assiniboine and the Saulteaux in what was known as the "Iron Confederacy" which was a major force in the North American fur trade from the 1730s to the 1870s.
When a band went to war, they would nominate a temporary military commander, called a okimahkan. loosely translated as "war chief". This office was different from that of the "peace chief", a leader who had a role more like that of diplomat. In the run-up to the 1885 North-West Rebellion, Big Bear was the leader of his band, but once the fighting started Wandering Spirit became war leader.
There have been several attempts to create a national political organization that would represent all Cree peoples, at least as far back as a 1994 gathering at the Opaskwayak Cree First Nation reserve.[7]
The name "Cree" is derived from the Algonkian-language exonym Kirištino˙, which the Ojibwa used for tribes around Hudson Bay. The French colonists and explorers, who spelled the term Kilistinon, Kiristinon, Knisteneaux,[8] Cristenaux, and Cristinaux, used the term for numerous tribes which they encountered north of Lake Superior, in Manitoba, and west of there.[9] The French used these terms to refer to various groups of peoples in Canada, some of which are now better distinguished as Severn Anishinaabe (Ojibwa), who speak dialects different from the Algonquin.[10]
Depending on the community, the Cree may call themselves by the following names: the nēhiyawak, nīhithaw, nēhilaw, and nēhinaw; or ininiw, ililiw, iynu (innu), or iyyu. These names are derived from the historical autonym nēhiraw (of uncertain meaning) or from the historical autonym iriniw (meaning "person"). Cree using the latter autonym tend to be those living in the territories of Quebec and Labrador.[11]
See main article: article and Cree language.
The Cree language (also known in the most broad classification as Cree-Montagnais, Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi, to show the groups included within it) is the name for a group of closely related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Labrador. It is the most widely spoken aboriginal language in Canada.[12] The only region where Cree has official status is in the Northwest Territories, together with eight other aboriginal languages.[13] [14]
The two major groups: Nehiyaw and Innu, speak a mutually intelligible Cree dialect continuum, which can be divided by many criteria. In a dialect continuum, "It is not so much a language, as a chain of dialects, where speakers from one community can very easily understand their neighbours, but a Plains Cree speaker from Alberta would find a Quebec Cree speaker difficult to speak to without practice."[15]
One major division between the groups is that the Eastern group palatalizes the sound to either (c) or to (č) when it precedes front vowels. There is also a major difference in grammatical vocabulary (particles) between the groups. Within both groups, another set of variations has arisen around the pronunciation of the Proto-Algonquian phoneme *l, which can be realized as or (th) by different groups. Yet in other dialects, the distinction between (ē) and (ī) has been lost, merging to the latter. In more western dialects, the distinction between and (š) has been lost, both merging to the former. Cree is a not a typologically harmonic language. Cree has both prefixes and suffixes, both prepositions and postpositions, and both prenominal and postnominal modifiers (e.g. demonstratives can appear in both positions).[16]
Golla lists Cree as one of fifty five languages that have more than 1,000 speakers which are being actively acquired by children.[17]
Identity and ethnicity
The Cree are the largest group of First Nations in Canada, with 220,000 members and 135 registered bands.[18] This large population may be a result of the Crees' traditional openness to intertribal marriage. Together, their reserve lands are the largest of any First Nations group in the country.[18] The largest Cree band and the second largest First Nations Band in Canada after the Six Nations Iroquois is the Lac La Ronge Band in northern Saskatchewan.
Given the traditional Cree acceptance of mixed marriages, it is acknowledged by academics that all bands are ultimately of mixed heritage and multilingualism and multiculturalism was the norm. In the West, mixed bands of Cree, Saulteaux and Assiniboine, all partners in the Iron Confederacy, are the norm. However, in recent years, as indigenous languages have declined across western Canada where there were once three languages spoken on a given reserve, there may now only be one. This has led to a simplification of identity, and it has become "fashionable" for bands in many parts of Saskatchewan to identify as "Plains Cree" at the expense of a mixed Cree-Salteaux history. There is also a tendency for bands to recategorize themselves as "Plains Cree" instead of Woods Cree or Swampy Cree. Neal McLeod argues this is partly due to the dominant culture's fascination with Plains Indian culture as well as the greater degree of written standardization and prestige Plains Cree enjoys over other Cree dialects.[7]
The Métis (from the French, Métis - of mixed ancestry) are people of mixed ancestry, such as Nehiyaw (or Anishinaabe) and French, English, or Scottish heritage. According to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, the Métis were historically the children of French fur traders and Nehiyaw women or, from unions of English or Scottish traders and northern Dene women (Anglo-Métis). Generally in academic circles, the term métis can be used to refer to any combination of persons of mixed Native American and European heritage, although historical definitions for Métis remain. Canada's Indian and Northern Affairs broadly define Métis as those persons of mixed First Nation and European ancestry, while The Métis National Council defines a Métis as "a person who self-identifies as Métis, is distinct from other Aboriginal peoples, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry and who is accepted by the Métis Nation".[19]
At one time the Cree lived in northern Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. Today American Cree are enrolled in the federally recognized Chippewa Cree tribe, located on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, and in minority as "Landless Cree" on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and as "Landless Cree" and "Rocky Boy Cree" on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, all in Montana. The Chippewa Cree share the reservation with the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, who form the "Chippewa" (Ojibwa) half of the Chippewa Cree tribe. On the other Reservations, the Cree minority share the Reservation with the Assiniboine, Gros Ventre and Sioux tribes. Traditionally, the southern limits of the Cree territory in Montana were the Missouri River and the Milk River.
First Nation communities
1 Naskapi (Iyiyiw and Innu)
Natuashish
2 Montagnais
a Eastern Montagnais (Innu)
Uashat-Maliotenam
Pakua-Shipi
Sheshatshiu
b Western Montagnais (Nehilaw and Ilniw)
Betsiamites
3 Atikamekw (Nehiraw)
Atikamekw d'Opitciwan
Les Atikamekw de Manawan
Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci
4 James Bay Cree
Iyiyiw and IyiniwEeyou Istchee/Baie-James Territory
Oujé-Bougoumou Waskaganish Waswanipi
5 Moose Cree (Mōsonī / ililī)
Brunswick House First Nation (also Ojibwa)
Chapleau Cree First Nation
Constance Lake First Nation (also Ojibwa)
Kashechewan First Nation (also Swampy Cree)
Matachewan First Nation (also Ojibwa)
Missanabie Cree First Nation
Moose Cree First Nation – Moose Factory, Ontario[4]
Taykwa Tagamou Nation (formerly known as New Post First Nation)
6 Swampy Cree (Maškēkowak / nēhinawak)
Attawapiskat First Nation – Attawapiskat, Ontario
Chemawawin Cree Nation (also Rocky Cree)
Cumberland House Cree Nation
Fisher River Cree Nation
Fort Albany First Nation (also known as Albany First Nation) - Fort Albany, Ontario
Fort Severn First Nation
Fox Lake Cree Nation
Kashechewan First Nation (also Moose Cree)
Misipawistik Cree Nation (formerly known as Grand Rapids First Nation) (also Rocky Cree)
Mosakahiken Cree Nation (Also 'Cree' name for Moose Lake First Nation)
Norway House Cree Nation
Opaskwayak Cree Nation (also Rocky Cree) – The Pas, Manitoba
Red Earth Cree Nation (also Woods Cree)
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
Shamattawa Cree Nation
Shoal Lake Cree Nation (also Woods Cree)
Tataskweyak Cree Nation
War Lake First Nation
Weenusk First Nation
Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation
York Factory First Nation
7 Woodland Cree
a Rocky Cree (Asinīskāwiyiniwak)
Barren Lands First Nation
Bunibonibee Cree Nation (formerly known as Oxford House First Nation)
Chemawawin Cree Nation (also Swampy Cree)
God’s Lake First Nation
Green Lake Band of Cree (historical)
Lac La Ronge First Nation (formerly known as Lac La Ronge Indian Band)
La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band of Cree Indians (Historical), which divided and then re-amalgamated:
James Roberts Band of Cree Indians (Historical)
Amos Charles Band of Cree Indians (Historical)
Montreal Lake First Nation
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Manto Sipi Cree Nation
Marcel Colomb First Nation
Black Sturgeon First Nation
Mathias Colomb First Nation
Misipawistik Cree Nation (formerly known as Grand Rapids First Nation) (also Swampy Cree)
Moose Lake First Nation Nelson House Band of Cree (Historical)
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation
Opaskwayak Cree Nation (also Swampy Cree)
Pimicikamak
Cross Lake First Nation
Tataskweyak Cree Nation (IR Split Lake 171)
b Woods Cree (Sakāwithiniwak / nīhithawak)
Bigstone Cree Nation
Canoe Lake First Nation (also Bush Cree)
Driftpile First Nation
Duncan's First Nation
Fort McMurray First Nation (also Chipewyan)
Heart Lake First Nation
Kapawe'no First Nation
Little Red River Cree Nation
Loon River First Nation
Lubicon Lake Indian Nation
Mikisew Cree First Nation
Red Earth Cree Nation (also Swampy Cree)
Shoal Lake Cree Nation (also Swampy Cree)
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Sucker Creek First Nation
Swan River First Nation
Whitefish Lake First Nation 128
8 Plains Cree (Paskwāwiyiniwak / nēhiyawak)
a Downstream People (Māmihkiyiniwak)
Cowessess First Nation
Little Black Bear First Nation
Muscowpetung First Nation (also Saulteaux)
Nekaneet First Nation
Ochapowace First Nation
One Arrow First Nation
Peepeekisis First Nation
Star Blanket First Nation
i Calling River / Qu'Appelle Cree (Kātēpwēwi-sīpīwiyiniwak)
Ocean Man First Nation (also Assiniboine and Saulteaux)
Pheasant Rump Nakota Nation (also Nakoda and Saulteaux)
Whitebear First Nation
ii Rabbit skins (Wāpošwayānak)
Kahkewistahaw First Nation
Okanese First Nation (also Saulteaux)
Pasqua First Nation (also Saulteaux)
Sakimay First Nation (also Saulteaux)
iii Touchwood Hills Cree (Pasākanacīwiyiniwak)(also Saulteaux) – Punnichy, Saskatchewan
Daystar First Nation (formerly: Day Star's Band of Cree)
Gordon First Nation (formerly: George Gordon's Band of Cree)(also Saulteaux and Metis)
Poorman's Band of Cree (historical)
Kawacatoose First Nation
Muskowekwan First Nation
iv Cree-Assiniboine / Young Dogs (Nēhiyawi-pwātak)(also Assiniboine)
Landless Cree - Fort Peck, Montana
Landless Cree and Rocky Boy Cree - Fort Belknap Agency, Montana
Piapot First Nation
b Upstream People (Natimiyininiwak)
Beaver Lake Cree Nation – Lac La Biche, Alberta
Big Island Lake First Nation (also known as Joseph Bighead First Nation)
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana (also Ojibwa)
Frog Lake First Nation
Kehewin Cree Nation - Alberta
Lucky Man First Nation
Moosomin First Nation
Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man (also Nakoda)
Muskeg Lake First Nation
Pelican Lake First Nation
Saulteaux St. Peter's Band of Cree and Saulteaux (Historical)
Muskoday First Nation (formerly: John Smith First Nation) – Muskoday, Saskatchewan
Peguis First Nation
Sturgeon Lake First Nation
Thunderchild First Nation
Waterhen Lake First Nation
Witchekan Lake First Nation
i Beaver Hills Cree (Amiskwacīwiyiniwak)
Alexander First Nation (also Wapski Mahikan Society)(formerly: Alexander's Band of Cree) – Morinville, Alberta
Alexis Nakota First Nation (formerly: Joseph's Band of Indians)(also Nakoda)
Enoch Cree Nation (formerly: Enoch's Band of Cree) – Winterburn, Alberta
Ermineskin Cree Nation (formerly: Ermineskin's Band of Cree)(also Nakoda) – Maskwacis, Alberta
Louis Bull First Nation (formerly: Louis Bull's Band of Cree) – Maskwacis, Alberta
Michel's Band of Cree (Historical)(also Iroquois)
Montana First Nation – Maskwacis, Alberta
O'Chiese First Nation (also Saulteaux)
Onion Lake Cree Nation
Papaschase First Nation
Paul First Nation (formerly: Paul's Band of Cree)(also Nakoda) – Duffield, Alberta
Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Blue Quill's Band of Cree (Historical)
James Seenum's Band of Cree (Historical)
Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation
Little Hunter's Band of Cree (a.k.a. Saddle Lake Band of Cree)(Historical)
Wahsatenaw Band of Cree (a.k.a. Wasatnow Band of Cree, Bear Ears' Band of Cree)(Historical)
Samson Cree Nation (formerly: Samson's Band of Cree) – Maskwacis, Alberta
Sunchild First Nation
ii House Cree (wāskahikaniwiyiniwak)
Ahtahkakoop First Nation
Mistawasis First Nation
iii Parklands Cree / Willow Cree (Paskokopāwiyiniwak)
Beardy's and Okemasis First Nations
James Smith First Nation
Peter Chapman Cree Nation (incorporated into James Smith First Nation, but with some legal status as a separate entity).[20]
iv River Cree (Sīpīwininiwak)
Little Pine First Nation
Poundmaker First Nation
Red Pheasant First Nation
Sweetgrass First Nation
v Northern Plains Cree / Western Woodland Cree / Bush Cree (Sakāwiyiniwak)
Big River First Nation
Canoe Lake First Nation (also Woods Cree)
Flying Dust First Nation
Island Lake First Nation
Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
The Hudson Bay Cree use a decoction of the leaves of Kalmia latifolia for diarrhea, but they consider the plant to be poisonous.[21]
Woods Cree subgroup
The Woods Cree make use of Ribes glandulosum using a decoction of the stem, either by itself or mixed with wild red raspberry, to prevent clotting after birth, eat the berries as food, and use the stem to make a bitter tea.[22] They make use of Vaccinium myrtilloides, using a decoction of leafy stems used to bring menstruation and prevent pregnancy, to make a person sweat, to slow excessive menstrual bleeding, to bring blood after childbirth, and to prevent miscarriage. They also use the berries to dye porcupine quills, eat the berries raw, make them into jam and eat it with fish and bannock, and boil or pound the sun-dried berries into pemmican.[23] They use the berries of the minus subspecies of Vaccinium myrtilloides to color porcupine quills, and put the firm, ripe berries on a string to wear as a necklace.[24] They also incorporate the berries the minus subspecies of Vaccinium myrtilloides into their cuisine. They store the berries by freezing them outside during the winter, mix the berries with boiled fish eggs, livers, air bladders and fat and eat them, eat the berries raw as a snack food, and stew them with fish or meat.[24]
Notable leaders
Dennis Creehan (Atahkakohp, "Starblanket"), Chief of the House Cree (Wāskahikaniwiyiniwak). Born August 16, 1949 signed together with his cousin, MistāwasisHe the athletic director at Alderson Broaddus University, a position he assumed in 2011.[1] Creehan served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1979–1984), San Francisco State University (1990), the University of South Dakota (1992–1996), West Virginia Wesleyan College (2009–2010), and Alderson Broaddus (2012–2016). He was a coach in The Spring League in 2017 and 2018.[2] [25]
Ahchuchhwahauhhatohapit or Ahchacoosacootacoopits (Acahkosa kā-otakohpit, "[One who has] Star[s for a ]blanket"[26]), Chief of a band of Calling River Cree (Kātēpwēwi-sīpīwiyiniwak), born about 1845 in the lower Qu'Appelle Valley, son of Wāpiy-mōstōsis ("White Calf"), his tribal group was closely associated with the Ka Kichi Wi Winiwak under the leadership of Kakeesheway ("Loud Voice"), and a close ally of Payipwāt ("Piapot"), leader of the Cree-Assiniboine or "Young Dogs", 1879 after the disappearance of the bison Ahchuchhwahauhhatohapit settled on a reserve in the File Hills of the lower Qu'Appelle Valley, died 1917 in the Star Blanket reserve, Saskatchewan)[27]
Payipwāt (or Piapot: "[One who Knows the] Secrets of the Sioux"), also known as "Hole in the Sioux" or Kisikawasan - "Flash in the Sky", Chief of the Cree-Assiniboine or the Young Dogs with great influence on neighboring Assiniboine, Downstream People, southern groups of the Upstream People and Saulteaux (Plains Ojibwa), born 1816, kidnapped as a child by the Sioux,[28] he was freed about 1830 by Plains Cree, significant Shaman,[29] most influential chief of the feared Young Dogs,[30] convinced the Plains Cree to expand west in the Cypress Hills, the last refugee for bison groups, therefore disputed border area between Sioux, Assiniboine, Siksika Kainai and Cree, refused to participate in the raid on a Kainai camp near the present Lethbridge, Alberta, then the Young Dogs and their allies were content with the eastern Cypress Hills to the Milk River, Montana, does not participate at the negotiations on the Treaty 4 of 1874, he and Cheekuk, the most important leaders of the Plains Ojibwa in the Qu'Appelle area, signed on 9 September 1875 the treaty only as preliminary contract, tried with Minahikosis ("Little Pine") and Mistahi-maskwa ("Big Bear") to erect a kind of Indian Territory for all the Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa and Assiniboine - as Ottawa refused, he asked 1879-80 along with Kiwisünce (cowessess- 'Little Child')[31] and the Assiniboine for adjacent reserves in the Cypress Hills, Payipwāt settled in a reserve about 37 miles northeast of Fort Walsh, Minahikosis ("Little Pine") and Papewes ("Lucky Man") asked successfully for reserves near the Assiniboine or Payipwāt - this allowed the Cree and Assiniboine to preserve their autonomy - because they went 1881 in Montana on bison hunting, stole Absarokee horses and alleged cattle killed, arrested the U.S. Army the Cree-Assiniboine group, disarmed and escorted them back to Canada - now unarmed, denied rations until the Cree and Assiniboine gave up their claims to the Cypress Hills and went north - in the following years the reserves changed several times and the tribes were trying repeated until to the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 to build an Indian Territory, Payipwāt remained under heavy guard, until his death he was a great spiritual leader, therefore Ottawa deposed Payipwāt on 15 April 1902 as chief, died in April 1908 on Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan)[32]
Kee-a-kee-ka-sa-coo-way ("The Man Who gives the War Whoop"), Chief of the Plains Cree, was in the middle of the 19th century the leading chief of the Plains Cree, had also a large following among the Plains Ojibwa around Fort Pitt, his sub-chief was Mukitou ("Black Powder"), the father of Mistahi-maskwa.
Mistahi-maskwa (recorded as Mistihui'muskwa or as Mistahimusqua; better known as Big Bear in English and as Gros Ours in French), Chief of the Plains Cree, born about 1825, son of the Ojibwa leader Mukitou ("Black Powder"), mastered his native language, the Cree language, as well as Ojibwe language, led the last resistance to the dispersal of the Cree on many reservations and asked for a big total reserve, a revolt of the young warriors under the leadership of one of his sons in 1885 destroyed these plans, died 17 January 1888 on the Poundmaker reservation in North Battleford in Saskatchewan.
Mistāwasis ("Big Child", also known as Pierre Belanger), Chief of the Parklands/Willow Cree (Paskokopāwiyiniwak), born about 1813. He was one of the influential leaders of the House Cree or Wāskahikaniwiyiniwak and was largely responsible for convincing the Cree to accept Treaty 6.[33] From 1852 to 1854, he supplied Fort Carlton with bison meat and pemmican. In his youth he gained the resped of Crowfoot, leader of the Siksika, by virtue of their constant military conflicts. The Blackfoot called Mistāwasis respectfully "The Iron Buffalo of the Plains."[34]
Kapapamahchakwew (Kā-papāmahcāhkwēw, Kapapa Machatiwe, Papamahchakwayo, French: "Esprit Errant", better known as Wandering Spirit, war chief of the Plains Cree under Mistahimaskwa, born 1845 near Jackfish Lake, Saskatchewan, committed on 2 April 1885, the so-called Frog Lake massacre, killed the Indian Agent Thomas Quinn and eight whites and one Métis, surrendered in July at Fort Pitt, was hanged on 27 November 1885 in Battleford, Saskatchewan)[35]
Kamiokisihkwew (Miyo-Kîsikaw - Fine Day,[36] Chief of the Plains Cree, born 1850 in the Battle River region, died 193[?], was a shaman and war chief under Pitikwahanapiwiyin's River Cree, during the North-West Rebellion Battleford was sacked by River Cree, subsequently Fine Day was the leader of the uprising, defeated the Canadian army in the Battle of Cut Knife, later joined a group of Plains Cree under the leadership of Wīhkasko-kisēyin("Sweet Grass")
Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Pîhtokahânapiwiyin - "Poundmaker",[37] [38] Chief of the River Cree, born about 1842 in the North Battleford Region in Saskatchewan; son of Sikakwayan ("Skunk Skin"), a shaman of the Assiniboine and a Franco-Canadian Métis woman who was the sister of Mistāwasis ("Big Child"). Pitikwahanapiwiyin was chief of a band consisting of Plains River Cree (Sīpīwininiwak-paskwāwiyiniwak), Woods River Cree ("Sīpīwininiwak-sakāwiyiniwak"), Western Woodland Cree (Sakāwiyiniwak) and Nakoda (Stoney), was adopted in 1873 by the Siksika chief Crowfoot as son, lived several years by the Blackfeet-name Makoyi-koh-kin ("Wolf Thin Legs") under the Siksika, returned to the Cree, became counsellor to Pihew-kamihkosit ("Red Pheasant"), was involved in the negotiations for the Treaty 6 in 1876 and went in 1879 in the Poundmaker reservation, later he participated in the siege of Battleford and the Battle of Cut Knife, died 4 July 1886 in Blackfoot Crossing, Alberta)[39]
Wīhkasko-kisēyin (Wee-kas-kookee-sey-yin, better known as Chief Sweet Grass, leader of the Plains Cree, his mother was a captured Absaroke, as he grew up he was also called Apisci-okimas- 'Little Chief', signed the Treaty 6 on 9 September 1876 at Fort Pitt, along with bands of Woodland Cree, Chipewyan, some Saulteaux, only a quarter of the participating groups were Plains Cree, while his successor as chief Wah-wee-oo-kah-tah-mah-hote ('Strike him on the back') signed the Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton on 28 August 1876 together with the Willow Cree, died 11 January 1877 in a shooting accident on the Plains, probably at Saint-Paul-des-Cris, Alberta)[40]
Peechee (Pisiw - "Mountain Lion", also known as Louis Piche), Chief of the Asini Wachi Nehiyawak and later the head chief of the 'Rocky/Mountain Cree' or Asini Wachi Wi Iniwak, born about 1821, introduced under the Asini Wachi Wi Iniwak to the Catholic rite, his three sons, Piyesew Chak, Keskayiwew('Bobtail') and Ermineskin were also significant leaders, Pesew and his elder son Chak Piyesew were killed during a gambling dispute in 1843, among his sons-in-law were Samson, Chiniki, Bearspaw, Capote Blank and Jacques Cardinal)[41]
Ermineskin ("One with skin like an ermine",[42] Sehkosowayanew, Sikosew Inew, also known as Baptiste Piche, Chief of the Bear Hills Cree (Maskwa Wachi-is Ininiwak), son of Pesew ("Mountain Lion"), brother-in-law of Pitikwahanapiwiyin)[43]
Keskayiwew (Kîskâyiwew, Kiskiyo - Bobtail, also known as Alexis Piche, Chief of the Bear Hills Cree (Maskwa-wachi-is Ininiwak), son of Pesew ("Mountain Lion"), brother of Ermineskin, became chief after the death of his older brother, was elected instead of Maskepetoon ('Broken Arm') to the chieftainship of the Rocky Cree and later became head chief of the Western Cree ("Pakisimotan Wi Iniwak") and soon after became the head chief of all the groups of the Upstream People)
Kamdyistowesit (Kâ Mîthistowesit, Kanaweyihimitowin,[44] "Beardy", French: "Barbu", Chief of the Parklands or Willow Cree, born 1828 near Duck Lake, became a leader in the 1870s, married Yaskuttsu-s,[45] the half-sister of Küpeyakwüskonam ("One Arrow"), among the members of his tribal group were many Métis descendants of the Hudson's Bay Company employee George Sutherland)[46]
Küpeyakwüskonam (Kupeyakwuskonam, Kah-pah-yak-as-to-cum - One Arrow, French: "Une Flèche", Chief of the Parklands or Willow Cree, born 1815 in the Saskatchewan River Valley, son of George Sutherland ("Okayasiw") and his second wife Paskus ("Rising"), tried to prevent in 1876 negotiations on the Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton along with Kamdyistowesit ('Beardy') and Saswaypew ('Cut Nose'), but finally signed on August 28 the treaty, in August 1884 he attended a meeting with Mistahimaskwa ('Big Bear') and Papewes ("Papaway" - "Lucky Man"), his tribal group joined first the Métis in 1885, died on 25 April 1886 in the prison)[47]
Minahikosis (Little Pine, French: "Petit Pin", Chief of the Plains Cree, born about 1830 in the vicinity of Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, his mother was a Blackfeet, became famous in the 1860s, as armed Plains Cree to find the last remaining bison, penetrated more and more into the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, led three years bitter resistance, signed however, in view of his starving people in 1879 the Treaty 6, and moved into a reserve at the foot of Blue Hill along the Battle River, his reputation was comparable to that of Mistahimaskwa ('Big Bear'))[48]
Papewes (Papaway - "Lucky Man", Chief of the Plains River Cree (Sīpīwininiwak-paskwāwiyiniwak), born in the late 1830s near Fort Pitt, was in the 1870s a leader of Mistahimaskwa´s Plains River Cree, as the bison disappeared, signed along with Little Pine on 2 July 1879 for the 470 members of his tribal group an annex to the Agreement No. 6 at Fort Walsh, in vain he asked for a reserve in the Cypress Hills and the Buffalo Lake, so many members went back to Mistahimaskwa ("Big Bear") or joined Minahikosis ("Little Pine"), Papewes asked 1884 in vain a reserve adjacent to the reserves of Pitikwahanapiwiyin (' Poundmaker'), Minahikosis and Mistahimaskwa, during the rebellion of 1885 were the two groups of Papewes and Minahikosis scattered and some of their members fled in the U.S., 1886 settled the remaining members of the two groups in the Little Pine's reserve[49] died 1901 nahe Fort Assiniboine, Montana)[50]
Saswaypew (Sayswaypus, Seswepiu - "Cut Nose", Chief of the Parklands or Willow Cree, son of Wimtchik, a Franco-Canadian Métis, married One Arrow's sister Nawapukayus, his sisters Ayamis and Minuskipuihat were both married to "One Arrow", Kamdyistowesit ("Beardy") and he were brother-in-law, because both were married to daughters of George Sutherland)
Maskepetoon (Mâskipiton – "Broken Arm", "Crooked Arm", later called Peacemaker, Chief of a group of Rocky/Mountain Cree or Asini Wachi Wi Iniwak, born about 1807 in the Saskatchewan River region, because of his bravery he was called by the hostile Blackfoot Mon-e-ba-guh-now or Mani-kap-ina ("Young Man Chief"), turned later to the Methodist missionaries, what he and his followers brought into conflict with the Catholic free Rocky Cree under the leadership of Pesew, moved to the reserve and was soon known as the Peacemaker, was killed in 1869 in a Blackfoot camp in Alberta by Big Swan, in an attempt to make peace between the two peoples unarmed.[51]
Pihew-kamihkosit (Pee-yahn-kah-nihk-oo-sit, better known as Red Pheasant, Chief of the Plains River Cree, brother and counsellor to Wuttunee ("Porcupine"), signed on 23 August 1876 on behalf of his brother Wuttunee the Treaty 6, he was then regarded as a "Treaty Chief" by the Canadian government, moved with his tribal group 1878 onto the present Red Pheasant Reserve, about 33 km south of North Battleford, Saskatchewan)[52]
Peayasis (Piyêsîs, better known as François Desjarlais, Chief of the Beaver River Cree or Amisk Sipi Wi Iniwak, a subgroup of the Woodland Cree (Sakāwithiniwak), born 1824 at the Beaver River, son of Ladoucoeur dit Desjarlais and Josephte Suzette Cardinal, signed on 8 August 1876 the Treaty 6, participated in battle of Battle River)
Kahkewistahaw Chief of the Rabbit Skin Cree (Wāpošwayānak) and Saulteaux, signed on 15 September 1874 the Treaty 4, his tribal group was hunting in the area around Wood Mountain and the Cypress Hills and went back to the Qu'Appelle Valley once a year to get their payments and gifts until a reserve was established in 1881)[53] [54]
Paskwüw (pâskwâw, Paskwa, Pisqua, usually called Pasquah - "The Plain"; French: Les Prairies), Chief of the Plains Cree, born 1828, son of Mahkaysis, 1874 his tribal group were making their living with bison hunting in the vicinity of today's Leech Lake, Saskatchewan, they had also created gardens and raised a small herd of cattle; in September 1874 Pasqua took part in the negotiations on the Treaty 4 in Qu'Appelle Valley, he asked the Canadian government for the payment of £300,000 to the tribes, which the Hudson's Bay Company had received for the sale of Rupert's land to Canada; despite the refusal of Canada he finally signed the treaty and moved to a reserve five miles west of Fort Qu'Appelle, stayed out with his tribal group from the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, died in March 1889 he succumbed to the tuberculosis)[55]
Petequakey ("Comes to Us With the Sound of Wings", better known as Isidore Cayen dit Boudreau, Chief of the Parklands or Willow Cree at Muskeg Lake, born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, as son of Pierre Narcisse Cayen dit Boudreau and Adelaide Catherine Arcand ("Kaseweetin"), though he was a Métis he became chief of the Willow Cree and the Métis, who were living with the Cree, brother and counsellor to Kee-too-way-how (a.k.a. Alexander Cayen dit Boudreau), after Kee-too-way-how had left the reserve on the Muskeg Lake to live around Batoche, became Petequakey chief (1880–1889) of the remaining Cree and Métis living in the reserve, he participated on 26 March 1885 along with the Métis leader Gabriel Dumont at the battle at Duck Lake, thereafter he led his tribal group to St. Laurent to participate in the defense of Batoche, one of the largest Métis settlements and the seat of the Saskatchewan's provisional government during the rebellion)[56]
Kee-too-way-how ("Sounding With Flying Wings", better known as Alexander Cayen dit Boudreau, Chief of the Parklands or Willow Cree at Muskeg Lake, born 1834 St. Boniface, Manitoba, son of Pierre Narcisse Cayen dit Boudreau and Adelaide Catherine Arcand ("Kaseweetin"), though he was of Métis descent he became chief of the Willow Cree and the Métis, who were living with the Cree, brother of Petequakey ("Isidore Cayen dit Boudreau"), lived along Duck Lake, signed 1876 Treaty 6 and settled in a reserve at Muskeg Lake - that was later named after his brother Petequakey - but left the reserve in 1880 and lived again in the following years close to St. Laurent de Grandin mission, played a prominent role during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 in which he participated in every battle, served also as an emissary of the Métis leader Gabriel Dumont to ask the Assiniboine for support, on 23 May 1885 he also submitted the declaration of surrender of Pitikwahanapiwiyin ('Poundmaker') to General Middleton, was captured on 1 June 1885, in the subsequent trial of Kee-too-way-how at Regina, Louis Cochin testified that he and the carters in the camp of Pitikwahanapiwiyin survived only thanks to the intercession by Kee-way-too-how and its people, despite the positive testimony, he was on 14 August 1885 sentenced to imprisonment for seven years for his involvement in the Métis rebellion, died 1886).
Other notable people
Janice Acoose, author, of Sakimay (Saulteaux) and Ninankawe Marival Métis ancestry
Nathaniel Arcand, actor
Irene Bedard, actress
Mary Katherine Campbell, former Miss America pageant titleholder
Harold Cardinal, writer, political leader, teacher, and lawyer
Lorne Cardinal, actor
Tantoo Cardinal, actor
Jonathan Cheechoo, NHL and KHL hockey player
Michael Eklund, actor
Connie Fife, poet
Theoren Fleury, retired NHL hockey player, humanitarian, spokesperson, and author
Edward Gamblin, musician
Mary Greyeyes (1920 – 2011), the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces
Michael Greyeyes, actor
Tomson Highway, playwright, librettist of the first Cree-language opera
Tyson Houseman, actor
Cody Lightning, actor
Garrison Payton, lawyer, former Member of Parliament
Delia Opekokew, lawyer and activist
Bronson Pelletier, actor
Romeo Saganash, Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec
Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer
Paul Seesequasis, writer and journalist
Cree Summer, singer/actress
Roseanne Supernault, actress
Richard Throssel (1882–1933), photographer
Michelle Thrush, actor
Gordon Tootoosis, actor
Alfred Young Man (b. 1948), educator, writer, curator, artist
Shane Yellowbird, Country singer
Ashley Callingbull-Burnham, 2015 Mrs. Universe winner, actress and first nations activist
Ralph Garvin Steinhauer, tenth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and first Aboriginal to hold that post.
Cree language
Cree syllabics
Cree law
Iynu
James Bay Cree hydroelectric conflict
Michif
Oji-Cree
Okichitaw
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Cree cultural site
The East Cree language web
The Cree-Innu linguistic atlas
Grand Council of the Crees (GCC) website
The Plains Cree - Ethnographic, Historical and Comparative Study by David Mandelbaum
Lac La Ronge Band website
Little Red River Cree Nation website
Brief history of Cree from Canadian Geographic
CBC Digital Archives - James Bay Project and the Cree
Pimooteewin, a first Cree language opera
Fisher River Cree Nation Official Website
The Gift of Language and Culture website
CBC Digital Archives – Eeyou Istchee: Land of the Cree
Web site: Culture Areas Index. the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Web site: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage. Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
Alexander Mackenzie, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35658 Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793.
http://www.moosecree.com/community-profile/services.html Moose Cree First Nation community profile
David Pentland, "Synonymy", in Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 6, June Helm, ed., Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1981, p. 227
Web site: TRADITIONAL CREE NATION CUSTOM COUNCIL - HOME OF THE KAMINISTIKOMINAHIKO-SKAK CREE NATION. johncochrane.ca.
Web site: Archived copy. 2013-04-18. yes. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014012332/http://www3.brandonu.ca/library/CJNS/20.2/cjnsv20no1_pg437-454.pdf. 14 October 2014. dmy-all.
MacKenzie, Alexander. (1793) Journal of a Voyage from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean in 1793.
David Thompson noted, "The French Canadians...call them 'Krees', a name which none of the Indians can pronounce...", "Life with the Nahathaways", in David Thompson: Travels in Western North America 1784-1812, Victor G. Hopwood, ed., Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1971, p. 109.
Adolph M. Greeberg, James Morrison, "Group Identities in the Boreal Forest: The Origin of the Northern Ojibwa", Ethnohistory 29(2):75-102 (1982)
David H. Pentland, "Synonymy", in "West Main Cree", in Handbook of North American Indians, v. 6, June Heilm, ed., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1981, p. 227.
Web site: Canada: 2006 Census. statcan.ca.
http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/PDF/ACTS/Official_Languages.pdf Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=canada "Languages of Canada"
http://www.languagegeek.com/algon/cree/nehiyawewin.html "Cree"
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Web site: Citizenship: The Métis Nation. Métis National Council.
Web site: U of R Press. esask.uregina.ca.
Holmes, E.M. 1884 Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory. The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304 (p. 303)
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 54)
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Web site: AHTAHKAKOOP FIRST NATION. ahtahkakoop.ca.
not to confused with the Ahtahkakoop ("Starblanket"), of the House Cree (Wāskahikaniwiyiniwak)
Web site: Biography – AHCHUCHWAHAUHHATOHAPIT – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: nehiyawak (Plains Cree) Leadership on the Plains - Our Legacy. scaa.sk.ca.
by his knowledge of Sioux spirituality and medicine the Cree called him Payipwāt - 'One who knows the secrets of the Sioux'
they had more than any other Cree group adapted to the life on the Plains, were known as horse thieves and warriors, and as they drove little trade, they were feared by the Hudson's Bay Company as troublemakers
Web site: Biography – KIWISĀNCE – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: Biography – PAYIPWAT – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: History. Mistawasis First Nation. 25 January 2018.
Web site: MISTAWASIS NÊHIYAWAK. www.mistawasis.ca.
Web site: Cree Nation. galafilm.com.
not to be confused with the Ojibwe leader Mino-giizhig ("Fine Day")
Poundmaker was given his name because he had a special skill in the construction of Buffalo Pounds for slaying of grazing bison.
Web site: Welcome to Back to Batoche. www.virtualmuseum.ca.
Web site: Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker). library2.usask.ca.
Web site: Alberta Online Encyclopedia - Treaty 6 - Making of Treaty 6 - The Signing. www.albertasource.ca.
Web site: Peechee's Band - Genealogy.com. genforum.genealogy.com.
clue to his Métis descent, as the ermine fur is white in winter and brown in summer - as well as the skin of a Métis
Web site: The People Who Own Themselves. people.ucalgary.ca.
was the daughter of George Sutherland's first wife Papamikiwis ("Swinger")
Web site: Indians Who Fought in the 1885 Resistance. scribd.com.
Web site: Biography – KĀPEYAKWĀSKONAM – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: Little Pine First Nation. saskbiz.ca.
Web site: Lucky Man Cree Nation. sicc.sk.ca.
Web site: Biography – PAPEWES – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: Biography – MASKEPETOON – Volume IX (1861-1870) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca.
Web site: Kahkewistahaw First Nation. kahkewistahaw.com.
Web site: Muskeg Lake Band: Metis Who Withdrew From Treaty - Canadian Folklore - French Canada. Scribd.
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How 76 graphic designers have art-directed their own identities
Logos, business cards, letterheads, brochures, websites, packaging: designers spend a lot of time creating other people’s identities, but what about their own? Liz Farrelly’s new book, Designers’s Identities, examines the way 76 practices from around the world have approached their own branding.
Packing in 1048 colour illustrations, the book sets an introduction to each studio on a copy of their letterhead, followed by examples of their printed and virtual presentation. It’s organised alphabetically, (and doubles up as a directory for the participating studios).
Top: NB: Studio make each New Year mailer a collectable. For 2009, they highlighted the collapse of the global economy using a single dollar bill. Creative directors: Ben Stott, Nick Finney and Alan Dye; designer: Daniel Lock; illustrator: Anthony Burrill.
Below: NB: Studio’s pack of cards – this mini portfolio contains images from favourite projects over the decade, packaged in an embossed box. Creative directors: as above; designer: Alan Dye.
Above: Marc&Anna customise business cards and correspondence with their collection of rubber stamp ampersands (below).
Above: Fourpack’s letterhead: icons that match the nature of the letter are taken from the company’s massive library and added to the grid. Once the document has been printed, they hand stamp the word that sums up the letter’s purpose. In this case ‘brief’, which is Dutch for ‘letter’. A similar technique is used on their website.
Below: Mini portfolio by Peter Grundy, used to announce his new company Grundini
Some of Grundy’s work is featured in Steve Hare’s ‘Drawn into conversation’ in Eye 72.
Above and below: Studio8’s brochure has a letterpress jacket, and is printed in short runs of 50 copies.
See ‘Wanted: self-images’ about a project by Studio8’s Matt Willey and Giles Revell in Eye 66 and ‘A handbag?’ on the Eye blog.
Above: Form’s etched and die-stamped stainless steel business card: ‘Because people pay little attention to business cards these days, we wanted to make a lasting impression,’ write partners Paula Benson and Paul West.
Below: The cover design for Designers’ Identities functions as an abstract logo: ‘It is a representation of the letters “d” and “i”, referencing the three main elements of a stationery system: the letterhead, compliments slip and business card.’
Designers’ Identitites by Liz Farrelly. Laurence King Publishing, £25.95. Design: Intercity.
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Games => AI War II => Topic started by: x4000 on March 16, 2018, 12:56:01 PM
Title: Poll: Would you be okay with us removing shields/forcefields?
Post by: x4000 on March 16, 2018, 12:56:01 PM
Basically my assertion is that this needs to happen, and I want to see if people agree. I am referring to the big forcefield bubbles. My reasoning:
1. These are at least some drain on the CPU, how much is up to debate.
2. These are a huge and ongoing source of micro or frustration on the part of players thanks to needing to keep their stuff under it. There is likely no perfect solution to this, and anything we try likely causes more CPU load.
3. By their very nature, they tend to look bad or at best kinda funky. A bunch of big balls of forcefields all over the place can only look but so many ways.
4. They make everything else feel less powerful by their very existence. If the survivability of certain ships depends on shields, then that strikes me as a problem with that ship.
5. They just feel... antiquated, to me, personally. It takes away from the feeling of space naval battles from so much sci-fi lore. Neither Star Wars nor Star Trek have shields that protect other units, EXCEPT as a big MacGuffin in the case of the shield around the second Death Star. I just finished reading the Bobiverse books, and a while back I was reading The Lost Fleet, and it really strikes me how there are never giant shield bubbles there. Any sort of naval engagements never have that, either.
6. Just in a general sense, I really, really feel like we're borrowing trouble with shields in general, and I greatly regret having ever added them to the first game. I feel that these will continue to take up dev time that could be better spent in other areas of the game, making the entire experience more fun if they did not exist.
I know that these were a thing in the first game. And we do already have them in the second game. But part of good game design is knowing when to trim fat. Can they go? Will you be upset?
This discussion is also on kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcengames/ai-war-ii-0/posts/2138437
P.S.: Answers of "let people use them if they want to turn on an extra option" are not okay, because that would destroy balance and reintroduce all the other problems if we have that. This is black and white, they are either in or out. :)
Title: Re: Poll: Would you be okay with us removing shields/forcefields?
Post by: mithrandi on March 16, 2018, 01:01:12 PM
Removing them sounds good to me; I never felt like I was getting much positive out of shield micro in AI War 1.
One down! Hopefully some of the other diehards around here agree. :)
Post by: BadgerBadger on March 16, 2018, 01:03:30 PM
What if we had it so shields blocked unit movement from everything (not just enemy ships)? So you could have a ship with shields, but it couldn't protect other ships. Then you could restrict it to only Rare units (so maybe a high level Spire ship could get a shield generator, or a Dire Guardian)
I would be okay with removing shields from mobile units and making shield generators much rarer. But it would be a bummer to remove them entirely.
Post by: Otagan on March 16, 2018, 01:09:32 PM
If you want them gone because they're a micro nightmare and kinda look ugly, that's reason enough for me. Do it.
If we want to have ships with shields, we can do that in a TLF-style way by having basically a bar that recharges on them over time, secondary to the health bar. That's more like deflector shields in Star Wars, or like the shields on the enterprise in Star Trek. They prevent hull damage for that particular ship, but get weakened over time. They don't really have a visual component other than the second health bar that is just for shields, because they are, well, invisible.
And the way they differ from health is that they recharge over time if they have not been shot lately, for free. Health has to be repaired by something else, for metal.
Post by: zeusalmighty on March 16, 2018, 01:20:40 PM
Oh boy, this is big. I can't imagine AI classic without them but I suppose I need to compartmentalize. They felt necessary in classic because so many capturables were utterly fragile and irreplaceable to boot. This mechanic worked for classic imo because it really forced you to TD in meaningful ways--I wonder if this would be lacking from AI 2
Insofar as these irreplaceable capturables don't have this liability in AI2 then I suppose shields don't seem necessary. The one strategy that was kinda interesting that will be lost because of this change is the ability to tactically control positioning. This is kinda cool and I wonder if there would be ways to accomplish this w/o shield. Still, I get the reasoning to get rid of them
TLDR: If it needs to be done let's do it sooner than later. RIP shields :'(
Post by: MondSemmel on March 16, 2018, 01:25:21 PM
I have no strong opinions either way and I trust you to do what you think is best for the game.
Speaking only from experience with AI War 1, I do think forefields have some significant positive effects, but these could probably be compensated for in other ways. (That said, I'm mostly talking about static forcefields which can cover buildings / turrets; I don't think I particularly care about shield-bearing ships either way.)
For instance, and off the top of my head:
In terms of static system defense (e.g. at wormholes), if you remove static forefield / shield generators, then the weakest towers / turrets will be incredibly susceptible to focus-fire; the AI is really great at targetting such weaknesses. There must be *some* way to protect weak structures; having to constantly rebuild stuff could get remarkably tedious otherwise.
Same with your HQ: Surely there should be *some* way to protect your crucial infrastructure from e.g. suicide attacks?
Shields can regenerate naturally. Again, not strictly necessary, but this kind of thing rewards micro: a ship at 1% shield can fully recover to 100% shield at no cost to you, whereas a ship at 1% hp has to be repaired, which is an intentional act that costs resources.
And on the AI side, the one risk I can think of off the top of my head is that AI critical infrastructure must be protected in *some way*; if there are no forcefield generators / core shields / whatever they're called, the strategy component of the game could devolve into suicide missions and unsatisfying rushes.
Put more generally, you designed AI War I when it contained shields, and several game elements expect shields to exist; if shields were to be removed, this could have far-reaching consequences re: balance and game flow. If it's handled correctly, the consequences needn't be bad, though.
But none of these things strictly require shields specifically; e.g. any missile-based attacks could be shot down with missiles, or there could be ships or buildings with permanent e.g. EMP-style effects to slow or disrupt such suicide attacks. Etc.
The easiest fix to "fragile structures need shields" is just to make them tanky on their own instead of fragile :)
Post by: Pumpkin on March 16, 2018, 01:44:51 PM
One voice : let them die.
Gravity turrets, tractor turrets, ship personal armor... I had enough to play with in AIWC. If AIW2 is at least as rich, I see only upsides to getting rid of bubble-shields.
Do what the game needs, be it add or subtract. You have my blessing.
Cool. From the kickstarter thread, here's something:
Okay, so based on what people are saying, here's what I'm thinking at the moment:
1. We keep the big bubble shields as-is but JUST for a few enemy planets, maybe 3 at most, because beating them down is fun. One per planet, max, and they are immobile. You can't get them, and the AI can't build more. They're just a "hey, that's neat" thing for rare occasions.
2. For ships that have "personal shields," that would work like in TLF: a shield health bar exists, and goes down when shot. It prevents hull damage while existing. When not shot for a while, it automatically regenerates, for free.
3. Shield starships and shield guardians would give personal shields to, say, the nearest 30 allied ships, regardless of distance, on the same planet. So you can still adjust the battlefield substantially with them, but it's not a black and white on/off scenario anymore, and there's no real micro with it. Any ship being granted personal shields from a shield starship/guardian in this manner would simply work like a ship that had personal shields from its own default nature.
4. We'll add "woirmhole blockers," which you or the AI can place near a wormhole in order to prevent exit through that wormhole. It only prevents movement of enemies through the wormhole (not allies or neutrals), and it only prevents it one-directionally (the side the blocker ship is on, so it can be shot at).
5. And beyond that, we need to make sure that the battlefield has appropriate terrain simply in the form of enemy fleet composition variance.
This is also worth posting:
The terrain issue definitely exists with or without shields at the moment, and there are some changes in the near future which should help with those. Specifically regarding the way power generators work and how that affects turrets if a power generator goes out. So that should help.
But one of the very biggest things, to me, is that we need to get away from the fleet-ball mentality. It should be absolutely moronic to bring your bombers into a ball against a ball that has fighters in it, because those fighters just absolutely wreck your bombers. We recently upped the bonus against unlike-types from 300% to 900%, but it may need to go even higher, we'll see.
Part of this boils down to enemy composition needing to be more nuanced than it was in the first game (and -- sidebar -- at one point the first game worked like this, and fleet balls were less of a thing). You send in your fighters and your missile corvettes first, clear out certain forces there, and then send the bombers in, etc.
That sort of thing used to exist, and that doesn't require any sort of terrain. It just requires a clear and effective rock paper scissors mechanic. This is one of those things that I think we can focus on better with shields removed, to be honest. Right now there are some things that are "paper actually beats scissors and rock if it's under a shield, but otherwise it loses to rock a little and scissors a lot." Whut? ;)
We had this at one point, and lost it. At one point I'd never have thought of approaching a variety of positions with my bombers along because I'd just be out bombers without them accomplishing anything. Other places it was a matter of keeping my fighters away from the enemy missile frigates, and letting my bombers and missile frigates close in and wreck the enemy before I resumed chasing.
It's only when the enemy gets so homogeneous and swirled-together that the players have to resort to the same. We have to stop that, and then I think the shields piece is moot.
The nice part about what I'm describing above is that it's only the loosest form of micro, and it's not on/off. Keep your bombers generally back, but if the enemy gets off a couple of pot shots then it's not like the bombers are insta-toast. You're not trying to get bombers or any other ship type to within a few pixels of a certain position, in other words. You're working in broad strokes as to what you put where.
Post by: tadrinth on March 16, 2018, 02:20:14 PM
They add a LOT of complexity and fiddlyness to AIWC:
* Human forcefields work differently than AI FF and mobile FF
* Flak turrets and milspec commands interact with them differently than normal
* You run out of FFs to cover all your capturables, which depending on the map can be really frustrating (esp with things like Dark Spire)
* Shieldbearers are a giant pain in AI hands, because they soak so much damage and negate all your bonuses against anything but FFs
* Zombards aren't coming back right? Because FFs were immune to them, which was interesting in human hands but caused incredibly annoying micro when the AI sent them in waves
* units that ignored FFs were vastly better in AI hands than human hands, in my experience... you just couldn't get enough of them to make much of a difference, but the AI could
* FFs were different sizes depending on mark, which was incredibly annoying to me, as I'd have to redo all my defenses around the new FF size when I upgraded.
* Plasma siege ships are supposed to be good against them, but I usually just mob the FFs down with bombers instead... the AI gets more use out of them because the humans reliably put important stuff under FFs.
The biggest thing they added was the decision of where to put your limited global supply of them, and the necessity of unlocking more FFs as you acquired more capturables to cover. If they're planetary capped now, there's not really any decision to be had.
So yeah, I think they can be mostly removed. Just increase the health of all the stuff the player usually put under them.
Post by: etheric42 on March 16, 2018, 02:55:45 PM
I think there are some UI upgrades that could make mobile shields less fiddly. Escort commands from your shield starship (or from the ships in the bubble) could keep them all together. But what do shields do: they provide a large HP boost to glass cannons. What are glass cannons in this game? Squads. Does naval air power cluster together and snipe IRL or in your common fiction? No, they go out quickly and attack a long distance from the fleet.
What if squads work differently with mobile shields than starships do? Starships sit under the shield and shell from massive range. Squads can't fire from out from under the shield, but they can pass through the opponent's shields to knife-fight their starships?
Of course I never liked static shields in the first game. Okay cleared everything non-shielded, time to have my fleet surround the shield and go pay attention to something else for awhile while I wait to finish it off. I get the purpose was "go here last" unless you had something that went through shields, but that could be accomplished by making the forcefield invulnerable and then having unshielded generators around the map that had to be destroyed. Maybe call them forcefields to differentiate form mobile shields?
Post by: lessster on March 16, 2018, 03:11:40 PM
If they appear to be a problem (CPU-wise) you should take them out, no question. I am confident you will find enough ways to make the game fun without the need of any unnecessarily CPU-consuming bubbles...
Post by: Broken_Marrow on March 16, 2018, 03:19:58 PM
Take them out, but please rebalance other things at the same time. I started a game last night, and would have had to grind my face against that first ai planet for hours, without a shield starship to keep at least some of my fighters alive.
Post by: Toranth on March 16, 2018, 03:23:13 PM
Quote from: mithrandi on March 16, 2018, 01:41:10 PM
This is my primary concern - some things simply need to be protected.
Quote from: x4000 on March 16, 2018, 02:12:57 PM
All the rest sounds good to me - But this sounds like many of the complications of bubble-shields, without the graphics. "Regardless of distance" also scares me. If you were to make Planetary Shield Generator (a fixed AI structure) that behaves like this, that'd be one thing, but Shield Starships or Guardians working this way brings to mind AI Shieldbearers all over again.
Post by: Matruchus on March 16, 2018, 07:43:28 PM
I personally find shields the most fun part of the game. I love to defend buildings with heavy shielding connected with planetary fortresses, heavy tower defenses. This is coming from AI War 1.
This will basically totally change the gameplay and turn it in to a totally different game. This is one thing I don't want to see removed.
This is will also kill all turtling options for players who love that gameplay style. And I'm definitely a turtler.
How will you replace the definsive options that heavy shield generators give you?
As for hardware needed to run the game you shouldnt support anything older then five years eitherway and those computers should run the game without any problem.
Matruchus -- I think, based on the way that things are shaping up in the new builds, that you'll be doing far less with shields, but instead using cloaking (which works quite differently from the first game). It's more dynamic, in that you can fire from a cloaked position, but your "cloaking health" goes down based on enemy planet tachyon and/or your firing. Since, as a turtle, most of the time there won't be enemy tachyon at all, it's all about how you're choosing to fire.
Basically setting up shop with a bunch of cloaked turrets in an array, which fire with impunity for a bit, then pop into visibility and keep firing, should give you a pretty solid maginot line.
To be honest, though, during the beta in particular (and sooner if you care to give thoughts, but honestly waiting a few weeks is fine) I would really like your feedback. This is a very different game, because it's built from different premises in terms of how things work. Like cloaking, etc. A lot of these things were basically "the things we wanted to do in Classic, but couldn't due to design inertia, CPU load, or whatever the heck." Cumulatively, that makes for a pretty different experience in the moment-to-moment, but we're aiming for this to feel like the natural evolution of the older concepts in a grand sense.
Basically, the old one was clunky and fiddly in a variety of places, and we're trying to avoid that while giving you the same breadth of gameplay options, styles, and freedom. If we've streamlined something out that then causes a playstyle to be less valid or no longer fun... well, then we need to look at what we can do to rectify the situation. In most cases that won't mean "just do it like Classic did," because that typically comes with unwanted baggage. But instead we want to really think about the core of what you're after, and look at how to deliver that same feeling even if the mechanics are a little different.
Personally, I find the mental image of a giant death array of turrets that are cloaked, probably with minefields in front of them, to be a lot more thematically threatening than just bubbles upon bubbles of forcefields. Not that this is all about thematic feel or something, that's not what I meant. But if the mechanics are equivalent-ish... well, you know, in every Mario Kart game I've noticed they adjust the timing just slightly for the controls, so you have the fun of learning it again. Not that we're trying to do that, either; it's not change for the sake of it.
I'm probably making my case pretty poorly. ;) But basically, AI War Classic was built up in a very ad-hoc manner. I built things based on Supreme Commander, and then felt around for what would be fun. I found some things that worked, others that didn't, and gradually pared and pruned and added and pruned again. Past a certain point, that was 1.0. Then there was a huge flurry of revisions, and a ton of additions, and we had 2.0. That was the first "real" version of the game, for a lot of people. Then we just kept slapping things on, building in a really exploratory way on an ad-hoc foundation.
This time around, we have 6 years of developing the first game under our belt, and 10 years of thinking about it under our belt, and so we set out with intention on each part of the whole. Not all of those pieces have worked out, which is not unexpected, and we're going through some major revisions right now in a number of areas to make it more streamlined while also feeling more like Classic. But the foundation this time is a lot better, and more cohesive and thought-out. On the gameplay design side, that's entirely thanks to Keith. The rest of us have helped him refine it, but he basically found the Minimum Central Feature Set, if that makes sense, and we've been trying to build around that rather than just having infinite tiny variations like in Classic. There were so many similar little bonus ships throughout all the expansions in Classic. And both cloaking and shields were pretty frustrating, and in some ways tacked-on (because both were "late" additions in the pre-1.0 Classic game). Here the cloaking mechanics are a lot more central and well-designed, and so are the tractor mechanics, and it was my surprise that this works out super well (on paper) for the sort of scenarios you're talking about.
If, in practice, that isn't true, then we'd like to find out during beta and find a way to make you happy. I don't want it to be "just add the fiddly thing back," but I do want to talk to you and find out what's not feeling right and brainstorm ways to solve it, whether that's a revision to a mechanic, or a new unit, or who knows. I know a lot of people like the style of game you describe, though, and I'm halfway in that camp, too (I turtle, but not to quite that extreme).
If that makes sense? I really hope you'll be a voice during the early part of beta in two to three weeks, so that we're sure not to leave you and people like you behind by accident. I'm confident that we can come up with something that works, so long as we have feedback from people with that playstyle. We can only design but so far when it gets to playstyles that are wildly divergent from our own.
Wow long post. ;D But I just want to make sure that you don't get the idea that we don't care, or are just going to dismiss you out of hand or something. Hopefully you can also give the new mechanics a fair shake, and if it doesn't feel right, well, it doesn't feel right, and we'll have to look at things together.
I've like the idea of keeping a few shields around for the A.I. (1 per planet max and super rare). Individually they do stand out in a good way but they don't look good cluttered as such. Seems like a good compromise anyway (and I would be sad to see them gone altogether)
The issue about territory, or lack thereof, might be addressed with some other mechanics. Here is some food for thought:
Local hazards: Basic idea is to add more diversity to a given planet well by having avoidable "terrain"
A) (Static/fixed) Nebulous patches that interferes with targeting (e.g. gas clouds)
B) (Dynamic/shifting) ion storms that damage engines of ships
C) (Dynamic/fixed) Asteroid belt that operates like a floating mine field but can be "dodged"
Would be cool if this was also implemented with respect to planet types. Is any of this even feasible?
Sure other ideas like this would work as well.
Post by: Cyborg on March 16, 2018, 10:01:20 PM
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Something about Star Wars not having bubble shields? Couldn't find a smaller version. Also, other examples of bubble shields include the game Perimeter, Halo, anime such as Bleach (Seireitei is inside the bubble, if you remember). I could probably keep thinking of more, but there you have it.
That being said, I'm not attached to bubble shields if you can come up with something cool. If you go with individual shield bars, it would be nice if the graphics had some kind of shield effect for the different ammo types.
Chris, sometimes when you denigrate something about AI War, my knee-jerk reaction is to defend it with intensity, and then I remind myself that you invented it. :)
It's the only game that has stayed on my hard drive for almost 10 years now. I still keep around the pre-Unity version because in some ways, it's a different game. People are attached to it. Hundreds of hours. So it's not just as simple as saying, "Forget about that, this is better!"
To everyone else, some of the sacred cows just have to go. I think the force fields present some major problems besides just theme. It would be more constructive to discuss the play styles and what makes things fun rather than get stuck on the bubble itself. Maybe the bubble comes back later, who knows.
Post by: TheVampire100 on March 16, 2018, 10:14:54 PM
This sounds like the best ida in my honest opinion.
I will use another exaple of a video game, where they used shields.
Earth 2150, which is still to date one of my favourite sci-fi video games out there. Mind, this one is on earth (and occasionally on the moon), so no space battles. However, since both games use a 2d plane instead of a3d plane to fight, there is not much difference except Earth 2150 has terrain and space obviously hasn't.
Shields in E2150 worked just liek you described. Units in the game could be designed by the player, they had a vehicle part that you could select and each vehicle could mount multiple weapons. You could also mount a shield generator for extra costs (once researched), which added a second life bar.
The trick about ths is, shields deflected energy related weapons (which made up most of the late game weapons, so basically the strongest weapons) but would let through conventional weapons like MGs and rockets. That way, the older but weaker weapons had still a use and could penetrate heavy shielded units.
I think Ai War 2 could use this as well, shielded units are frontline "tank" units that draw fire in for you but as in AIWC, there are units that can penetrate forcefields (Raider starship), s you have basically a forcefield/shield counter if you need one.
Post by: Draco18s on March 17, 2018, 03:29:54 AM
I'm ok with them not existing because of how it screws up the balance. Command stations always had this health number that never got buffed (it was like 20k when a fighter did 4k a second before bonuses).
I like the idea of doing it TLF style etc etc. I might have more better thoughts in the morning.
(And oh, by the way, Star Wars had tons of shields, usually on planets (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Planetary_shield))
Post by: ynof on March 17, 2018, 09:26:25 AM
From a gameplay perspective, we would need something else to make sure command stations and other important structures aren't too easily killed. In AIWC, forcefields and shield-mounting Modular Fortresses ensured my planets could ride out attacks too powerful for the defenses to wipe out until reinforcements arrived. Otherwise, the only way to reliably defend high-value structures is to destroy every single attacker befroe they get into range.
A couple of possible alternatives:
-Cloaking: As mentioned by others in this thread, cloaking may fill this role nicely. Though you'll probably have to do some balancing to make sure it's not too easy or too hard to destroy important structures.
-'Barriers' instead of forcefields: Why do forcefields have to be circles? You could instead reinvent them to be one-dimensional barriers in space. When you place two or more 'Barrier Generators' in range of each other, they 'link up' to create barriers that can't be moved through by most enemy ships and absorb a lot of fire.
From a lore perspective, shields and forcefields are one of the main defining characteristics of the Spire (The others being absurdly powerful beam weapons and absurdly large modular warships, hehe). To be honest I don't want them to be too different to the Spire in AIWC, I like them as they are. Though I guess you can just increase their health, armour and deflectors and keep the other stuff. Please don't give the Spire cloaking, that would be way too radical a change.
Post by: WolfWhiteFire on March 17, 2018, 10:13:45 AM
I am not really sure about removing shield entirely, though the unit shields may work. I am also wondering why the poll isn't a poll? That seems kind of odd, wouldn't it be easier to see the general preference if it was instead of everyone who wants their opinion heard having to make a comment and you having to read them all?
That sort of thing used to exist, and that doesn't require any sort of terrain. It just requires a clear and effective rock paper scissors mechanic. This is one of those things that I think we can focus on better with shields removed, to be honest. Right now there are some things that are "paper actually beats scissors and rock if it's under a shield, but otherwise it loses to rock a little and scissors a lot." Whut?
No offence, but that seems to me to be far more than "the loosest form of micro," with what you are describing, you would need to be able to tell the exact composition of the enemy fleet to make sure your fighters or whatever aren't weak to it, you would need to remember a ton of different counters if the number of ship types is anything like it was in classic, you would need to make SEPARATE control groups for every single ship type, and keep putting the new ships into the appropriate control group, as the shipyards can be set to put all their units in a certain control group, but not different types into different groups, and it would be hard to avoid them getting close to their counters if you don't have separate control groups. Also, if a fighter and a bomber were similar in actual combat strength, with that 1 fighter would theoretically be able to defeat 9 bombers, and no matter bombers being less able to fight fighters well, I can't imagine any possible situation where 9 or 18 of them wouldn't be able to defeat 1 or 2 fighters, that seems to be a bit high for the strength against the types they counter.
Post by: eRe4s3r on March 17, 2018, 02:02:16 PM
Mhhhhh, I think the only relevant answer to this would be, does removing shields make the game more fun or more tedious? If that is a yes to more fun then imo it should be done, not with a poll, but flat out. If it does add more tedium then the answer should be no.
At the core, the question is really pointing to another problem, namely that you got a fleet combat game without fleet controls. The more units you allow, the more you have to abstract CnC elements to allow them to be easily controlled, and thus bombers and fighters, frigates and starships get problems.
In an obscure japanese fleet rts game, fleets were "single units" that were in range when the front ship was in range (rather they only started firing then) with long range ships firing their long range weapons etc. The tactics came from positional things and admirals, front lines and skirmish squadrons that were heavily armored and had hard-hitting close rang weapons that couldn't be intercepted by AA etc. Shields existed in this game and long range fire would have a 1% hit chance (but very high damage IF it hits) at best on max range, so it was only to hold a front line light show basically.
Map tactics were done via impassable nebulas or minefields or dust clouds or other anomalies. Fortresses were extremely tough challenges as their long range weapons had huge AOE and you needed to pincer and circle like crazy. Just describing it to establish a reference frame really.
Should shields be in the game? Well.... the only thing shields do is add HP on top of the HP bar, so the answer is no. If you have shields and ARMOR as PART of HP functionality then it should be in 1 bar too. HP|Armor|Shield hh|aa|ss<-- HP bar ?
Basically, I don't see exactly how removing shields would make the game more fun and not more tedious to play. Can someone playing the beta describe how it would / wouldn't do that?
Post by: Wingflier on March 17, 2018, 02:13:56 PM
Came into this discussion a little late (actually it seems that the discussion exploded!), but I've viewed what people are saying on both this forum and Kickstarter.
I agree with the overwhelming consensus that shields should go. They don't add much to the game (in my opinion), and they even create a significant balance concern, where Keith was adding a 4th category to the Rock-Paper-Scissors style paradigm he was using, which just felt really out of place and I'll be happy when things are simpler on that front.
Quote from: eRe4s3r on March 17, 2018, 02:02:16 PM
You've got my curiosity. What's the name of that game?
I haven't played a ton so far, but a little bit with and a little bit without shields. With shields all your fragile units get an entire health bar that is vulnerable to a different kind of attacker at the expense of having to stay close to the shield starship. Since squads are all pretty fragile (but some more than others), this means it was pretty optimal to clump them into a single ball and roll around the map doing damage. You could do multiple balls per shield starship, but that was hard to micro because ships kept trying to kite out of the shield bubble if you weren't paying attention (this could be fixed with a UI feature, but that UI feature would take some work to implement). And anyway you could always overlap shields and then just get even more HP to protect your glass cannons all in one ball.
Because the shields provided such protection, some of the ships have a hard time doing anything without them, and with them they became incredibly useful because their high DPS or high range could be utilized while ignoring their weakness (HP).
And then you came to AI shield balls, where you kept your ships clustered under your shield and traded fire with their shield and you hoped you could out DPS them.
Playing around without shields, there is still some room to tweak things (the glass cannons needs some way to be less glass cannony since they can't just use another unit to negate their weakness), but now I'm doing more "deploy the right units" micro, which feels more satisfying, but is more micro (well, not necessarily more micro than trying to keep all those units in the shield, but that would have to be fixed if shields were staying anyway so I'm not counting it).
There are only 3 defense types, armor, evasion and structure. So remembering counters isn't as bad and there are some UI updates in the pipeline that will let you see matchups more easily. There are also some AI seeding changes that increase the chance of planets not just having an even distribution of strengths/defenses and encourage "reading the room".
namely that you got a fleet combat game without fleet controls.
What kind of controls would you like to see in a fleet game? They may-or-may-not be in scope (or fitting to the vision of) AI War, but I like that kind of stuff and really want to hear about them.
Post by: Miloch on March 17, 2018, 02:52:49 PM
My reply as an avid scifi reader and video gamer. We do need some kind of projected force field around certain structures. Whether these are built on the structure itself or are some small building you put next to it either way we need to be able to protect important structures. IE command structures and unreplaceable/captureables.
Post by: Draco18s on March 17, 2018, 03:00:54 PM
One of the contributing factors for fleet balls was that the enemy fleet was always of mixed company.
Sure, their ball had fighters in it, but it also had frigates. Your bombers attacked their frigates, your frigates attacked their fighters, and your fighters attacked their bombers.
In other cases it wasn't so clear cut, but it still almost always boiled down to "hug IT, GRAB EVERYTHING, GAH, GO GO GO, HURRY. LAUNCH EVERY ZIG." Even if you paused and tried to analyze what was coming at you it was almost certainly always the right thing to "just send everything you had." Because even the 1% extra DPS and 1% extra HP meant that the Important Stuff didn't die as quickly: your bombers (or whatever was weak to what they had and strong against nothing) acted as flak (albeit very expensive flak) and took some shots that ultimately meant that your fighters didn't take shots and consequently took out a larger portion of the enemy.
If we approach the problem from a different direction--the number of things the player can focus on and manage directly--we get into a MIT Overmind situation: the AI can just straight up better manage their units than we can. Even if the AI isn't performing dodge rolls by scattering units away from an AOE attack (as Overmind does in order to take out Archons with Hydralisks, ie hard-countering the hard counter through use of micro) it can still do more than you can and has more units with which to do so.
Post by: Zenithir on March 17, 2018, 03:59:50 PM
Reading the Kickstarter and here, I have a few thoughts.
Removing Shields because they are troublesome technically seems like a misconception on the nature of shields and ways they can be used. From what people said there is more concern around topics such as terrain [which space certainly has, otherwise there wouldn't be points of interest], ways to buffer their fragile or key points, sci-fi-ing it up, and control of ship interaction.
I vote shields out, but only if there is a means to implement what they emulate.
I have always felt shields to be too much of a catch-all. They are fun, and when implemented nearly requisite. However, as you noted they either aren't that big a deal or they are a little gimmicky, like special armor. I think what is missing is the reason for shields and what can make them sci-fi tastic.
First though, an example of shield bubbles in real life:
Earth, from Ozone, to atmosphere, to our ionosphere, to the magentic fields and more we both know and are probably completely unaware of, as well as our reliance on them.
Also, as others pointed out both starwars and startrek were able to project their shields over others, in some cases as a morphing of the fields, or space, and others by simply being large enough for others to snuggle in close. Honestly though, while both the star* are fun, they aren't really about battle mechanics, how shields might actually work, or more importantly how a mechanic would work better in AW2.
All that said, there are fun alternatives.
1)warping gravity in areas to prevent targeting or make certain absorb blows. This could also extend to ships seemingly shifting, or seeming in other places than they are. Bending signals is probably a bit easier than gravity.
2)Blinding groups, or temporarily making lanes unstable [or simply the location], you could even involve relativistic time.
3)more expansive space, adding in terrain is more approachable if each location is larger. Then distance can account for a fair amount of the shielding, especially with the now powerful tractors.
4)Size and movement difference expanded. This addresses the sense of fleet vs blob as well as shields. Smaller ships could form a screen, or pester targets, disable parts of the opponents, outmaneuver weapons. The fact that they are smaller though suggests a lack of strength. While I would be hesitant to suggest something so overwhelming as damage resistance levels, there is a reason though armor has been such a prevalent notion in combat. Formations then could be extended to focus on doing more intense damage, attrition [like a phalanx], or other such formations. Perhaps introducing an ai we use to set the ranges
5)beamed energy; you could have a ship which projects shields or deflectors to target individuals instead of as a bubble. The idea isn't complicated, the trick would be they'd need some line of fire, whether direct or somehow directed.
ultimately the notion of a shield that protects from everything but that people can freely pass through is a little far fetched. And perhaps that is part of your crux. While this can repulse, reflect or defend 1-way (like in a simple instance a mirror), to allow such would take quite a unique set of circumstances and at best preparation which would allow others to detect how to completely bypass such shields.
Post by: Lord Of Nothing on March 17, 2018, 05:42:23 PM
Well, my initial thought was, No Way, I like forcefields!
But my second, more rational though was, well, what did forcefields do, in Classic?
And you do seem to have addressed most of those concerns.
But my third, final thought was, what do I miss most when I play Ashes of the Singularity compared to supreme commander?
Shield generators.
Just my $0.02.
Post by: Valsacar on March 17, 2018, 06:06:03 PM
Personally, I liked using shields but their place really depends on the overall design of the game. I actually enjoyed the micro-managing aspects of the game.
I do want to point out that Star Trek DOES have shields that protect other units. In countless episodes they say "extend the shields around..."
Quote from: Lord Of Nothing on March 17, 2018, 05:42:23 PM
I do like Forged Alliance Forever significantly more than Ashes of the Singularity, but for me FAF is just the better game even without considering the shield generators.
Post by: yllamana on March 18, 2018, 10:02:06 AM
Apparently I wrote a post complaining about the shield mechanics back in November 2016. :) I don't think they're great because, among other things, they make battles very binary - either the shield pops and everything dies, or the shield doesn't pop and nothing dies.
Death to shields!
Post by: Atepa on March 18, 2018, 11:50:34 AM
While I did like the balls of shields protecting my own stuff, far more often they were a nuisances from the enemy when they'd do it to me. It is a big shift from a defense stand point IMO, but that's already shifting a fair bit this time around, so now is the time to cut it if we're going to.
Post by: planeswalker on March 18, 2018, 03:24:26 PM
I was expecting a poll first off. I use force fields in AI war 1 to shield the fragile capturables and command stations. I'd like to keep them in, but if there is a solution to make those type of structures more durable, they wouldn't need forcefields.
Post by: chemical_art on March 18, 2018, 04:04:07 PM
Shields are general band aid for several things. Command stations, IV factories, etc, need extra hp. Shields allowed players to have a pool of HP that they could distribute to aid in this. Or to allow the player to delay AI movement. So, in theory, if the reasons why such structures needed extra HP could be addressed then the shields could go with little problems and for the movement control. Examples:
"Unique" structures such as IV factories, etc, could leave ruins that a player could reclaim if the planet is reclaimed.
Command structures could get upgrades to further increase HP in some way.
High HP structures that deny enemy units from escape a local wormhole could be made to simulate that shield use.
"Decoy" structures protect other <only certain close range defensive> structures but allow movement.
Regarding naval tactics, jamming and other forms of ECM are very common and shields are just a more physical form of that. They allowed to simulate that fact without resorting to % chance hits which are never fun in any game.
If useful alternatives to these shield uses are found then shields can go. But they fill a vital and broad role. That is their value. They do a lot of things at once and that makes it easier for a player to understand rather than manage a half dozen things try to compensate for it. This also doesn't cover ship based shields, which are vital if you are trying to build a fleet that wins using long range tactics.
So I vote no until a simpler group of tools are already in place. AIW2 doesn't need to be more complex then AIW1. AIW1 is already on the complex side of games which is part of its niche, going more complex is not the way to go. Removing shields leaves gaps that will not be simple to fill. If they can be filled simply, fill them first. Their virtue will win out compared to shields by default if they truly are simpler.
Post by: Qoojo on March 19, 2018, 10:11:13 AM
I am against it because of sci-fi lore. Each ship should have its own shield. I don't care so much about visual representation of the shield. If there are balance reasons then I would say instead of removing them, limit them to large ships.
To me, it just sounds like, "We can't figure out how to do it efficiently...", and the rest of the reasons are there to talk yourself into it. I think you are creating an inferior game with their omission. With that said, I doubt you will ever lose one sale or read one review about their exclusion.
To directly answer the question, I would not be upset over it. It's your game and vision.
Edit to add: Reading other comments, it sounds like you never balanced shields properly. So perhaps it's best you if remove them.
Post by: vordrax on March 19, 2018, 01:25:06 PM
Add me to the "I'm completely fine with removing force fields" bucket.
Cheers, folks. I don't have time to respond to everything here, but I've read them all. A couple of key things:
1. Definitely I get the whole "denigrating anything about Classic riles me up" feeling. Regardless of the fact that I initially created it, it's no longer mine.
2. As far as balance of shields in the first game goes, that is one of the reason I really dislike them in a general sense: we spent the better part of 5 years trying to balance them, and never could.
3. In the end, I am coming around to the idea of basically keeping a small number of them -- one per planet on the player side, in my opinion, but make them big and exciting -- and have them as something that is basically a "lifestyle choice" per planet, same as I am hoping fortresses will turn out to be. The default way of playing, and accomplishing what forcefields used to do, are the new and improved tractors on defense, and the new and improved cloaking on offense. Those are really so far superior. But having these alternative methods for the super-defensive turtles and super-aggressive turtles is something that strikes me as interesting and also makes me think that some of the people here might be a lot happier because it fits their playstyle better.
4. Oh yeah, on the Star Wars shields thing. I totally forgot about that, mainly because I have seen Ep I maybe twice, Ep II and III once each, and I've tried to block them out. ;) Compared to dozens of times for the original trilogy, and even twice on the new ones in theaters for all of them except Rogue One. (Which I enjoyed despite its flaws.) Now various camps of SW fans are going to come out and bludgeon me. ;)
5. I'm a little worried that the crowd is going with me because of the way that I phrased the question, and in general a bit too much trust in me. I don't want to accidentally create a Jar Jar in the sense that Lucas did; I need people telling me "no," which is why Cyborg and chemical_art are so invaluable on an ongoing basis, and why Matruchus' comments bother me so much. If it's a new feature that you guys have never seen, I'm merciless with it; but when we're talking about a legacy 10 years old at this point, I have to tread lightly and be keenly aware of a wide variety of opinions since the game means different things to different people. You get those folks that only play 10/10 and bludgeon themselves against it, etc.
Keith and I are still having some discussion on this subject, but this is where my head, personally, is at at the moment.
4. Oh yeah, on the Star Wars shields thing. I totally forgot about that, mainly because I have seen Ep I maybe twice, Ep II and III once each, and I've tried to block them out. Compared to dozens of times for the original trilogy, and even twice on the new ones in theaters for all of them except Rogue One. (Which I enjoyed despite its flaws.) Now various camps of SW fans are going to come out and bludgeon me.
The poor souls to died defending the shield generator on Hoth are rolling in their icy graves.
Actually, that's interesting, all of the shield generators barring Death Star II are there to prevent long range bombardment, but you could just walk into them (Episode 1) or under them (Episode 5). In some ways you could even walk into the Death Star II one, or else they would probably have preferred to just shell it from orbit.
Quote from: etheric42 on March 17, 2018, 02:47:20 PM
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiy? Densetsu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf57myMJKyg
Link to WIKI (https://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Legend_of_Galactic_Heroes_(2008_game))
As for fleet control, I think battles should be tactical challenges with generals, fleets, functions tied to parts of fleets, etc. so I am not convinced on this whole concept of fighting in an entire planetary or solar gravity well....
But then this game already exists, just nobody ever played it or knows about it.
If I had to describe it, it was like playing a tug of war game with abilities and important admirals allowing you (and the enemy) to direct a push on parts of the front line, since you commanded around 12 to 15 fleet "elements" you could also micro them and position them as you wanted before the game. Your fleet elements had a <> shape or a box shape or whatever and that was a physical shape, other fleets could NOT pass through it assuming you didn't leave a fleet sized gap (they could merge with it though, which was usually really bad if your artillery flotilla got caught this way by skirmish fleets)
Long exchanges brought capital ships to bear the brunt of fire too, since they are the biggest target, carriers on 1 side and artillery throwing nukes and lasers at the enemy etc. Essentially, a fleet combat was a high stakes tug of war and if your fleets moral brakes you may live to fight another day too, it was very rarely (only when you managed a total pincer) that enemy fleets were completely wiped out quickly. Also abilities were not targeted, your fleet weapons have fixed ranges and fired in a fixed (position related) zone in front of them (or ability commands HARD TURN and then fires), that means you had to predict enemy movement in this game, and you could totally waste your precious nuke salvos if the enemy wasn't otherwise occupied and dodged it, you could also specify which elements of the enemy fleet to target meaning near the end you could have weakened fleets peppered by swarms of bombers type ships. (Drones) and yes, locking the enemy fleets with a skirmisher fleet element and THEN nuking everything WAS a valid tactic, if you pulled the skirmishers out (they had captains who could push through fleet chevrons behind the lines) in the last minute ;p
X4000 said he wants to move from the fleet ball, that's good. In LOGH a fleet spanned an entire screen and your abilites only used parts of your squadrons (so you had to decide before battle already where to put your artillery, where your AA and where your skirmishers or special fleet elements) and the abilities would be more or less useful depending on your position to the enemy, a staggered in-depth formation with 3 rows would also bombard "3 rows" of space far out in front of them, so if enemy was only a thing line that would really hurt that part of the line, but the line on the wings could easily pincer you.
Just worth to mention, the game had directional damage, shields were only frontal deflectors. If you turned part of your fleet to face the enemy, a surprise pincer move could push skirmishers into your lines with nothing shooting at them, which is USUALLY a really bad thing as being shot at at "optimal" range is where 90% of the kills happened in this game ;) I can't stress enough how important position was in that LOGH game, if your abilities activated and your line of 15 ships all fired their nukes, and your enemy formation was 7 rows deep, then you only hit 1 line at the front while wasting 14 fleets worth of ammo. And these nukes did true damage, no shield deflection. Hence why they were so important in this combat system, missiles in general were an extremely powerful but also limited use tool in battle. Each admiral also had their own formation preferences where some fleet classes worked better in a specific position than in others etc.
Anyway, regarding shields, shields should be fun in the game right now. Do they add a tactical FUN element to battles? Then they should stay. If they don't do this then they should not be in the game in their current form, or at all. Isn't the fleet ball a thing in this game because nothing gives fleet combat any structure (in shape and form) currently? Wouldn't removing the shield bubbles mean that shields are nothing but extra HP you now.. don't have anymore?
So you see I am not sold on the "it was in classic so it has to be here" argument. Classic was a 2D game in sectors, 2.0 is a game around gravity wells (which has it's own problems and is not how I would do space combat after playing nearly every space game ever made).
Also obviously I completely agree with Chemical Art (When did I ever not? :D) because shields are a clutch in classic and not a fun aspect, I hate that I have to bring bombers MK1 to MK3 into the fight with my fleet ball just to have them survive 10 seconds to kill a single core shield. This is like literally the worst aspect of the game to me.
Sorry I went kinda ranty with this reply, it's not easy to formulate such thoughts. When I mean fleet combat I mean, in AI War 1, the most optimal way to fight was build everything to the max and point it at a target (maybe with the exception of super fortresses) and then sort out what survived and died later. Progress was made with losses anyhow, the amount never mattered. In the other direction shields were super important in defense because HP'S were never properly balanced, and structure armor was neither. Only hard-balanced building in the entire game without shields taken into account is the super fortress. Which is why that structure is so utterly broken when it's beneath a core shield btw....
Ps.: Just to be make it clear, I am for removing shields if it makes the game objectively better. I have absolutely ZERO issues with that, Shields were not properly balanced since AI war 1.0 (literally) and all expansions made it worse because they might add new ships good against other ships armor, but shields always were there, and they always had to be taken out first. So bombers were never "optional" ;) And why couldn't my engineers mount plasma bombs on a star destroyer that survives more than 1 hit?
I guess if you do end up keeping shields, one way to stop them destroying the counter relationships of the game is to make them inherit the vulnerability of whatever is being shot at. So everything within a shield is targeted as if the shield were not there, but the shield takes the damage, (or perhaps a percentage of the damage, with the rest bleeding through). Not sure what that's going to be like from the perspective of making things run well, though.
I would also be inclined to say that the movement-preventing properties of shields should go- that's something I've thought for a long time- and tractor beams balanced with that in mind.
Wow, that sounds (and looks) a lot like Total War in space. What a cool idea. Thanks for sharing.
I always forget about the shield generators on Hoth just because they were invisible.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 7, 2019) – Endeavor, a coworking space for creatives, agencies and corporate marketing teams in the heart of downtown Greenville, announces that Denny’s senior vice president and chief brand officer John Dillon will speak at its next Collaborators & Cocktails speaker series on May 21.
Dillon will share how the company’s creative rebranding strategy and executions, including digital, social, in-store, traditional and experiential, helped fuel a huge turnaround for the brand. He will also provide insight into how individual location and franchisee-level activations worked in alignment with one of the most renowned digital and social strategies in the nation.
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Planning approved for Wakefield retail scheme
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Kier Property and GMI Secure Consent
February 2016 – Kier Property with GMI property acting as the development manager and has received planning permission from Wakefield Council for the creation of a new retail scheme in Snowhill, Wakefield which will be anchored by Aldi and bring some 250 new jobs to the local area.
The proposals will transform a vacant circa six acre site on the A650, which connects Wakefield with the M1, and sits adjacent to Paragon Business Park. Consent has been granted for the development of eight retail units totaling 46,600 sq ft and incorporating an Aldi foodstore, five additional retail units and two drive-thru outlets, one of which has been pre-let to McDonalds.
The retail scheme, designed by The Harris Partnership, forms the first phase of development at Snowhill and the team has agreed to sell the adjoining nine acre residential site to Strata Homes for the creation of around 90 new homes. A reserved matters application for the residential development is scheduled for submission to Wakefield Council this month. The retail and residential schemes form part of the wider Snowhill masterplan which focuses on the long-term sustainable regeneration of the area.
Tom Gilman, Managing Director of Kier Property (North) said; “ Although this strategic site has a historic retail consent we are delighted to have secured a new planning permission to facilitate Aldi opening a new foodstore for Wakefield. We have strong interest in the remaining retail units and this scheme will attract more investment into the area and bring along with it new jobs for the locality. Construction work will start in March this year with completion in Easter 2017”
Chris Gilman of GMI Property said “ We are delighted to be working with Kier on this project and this consent is a significant milestone in delivering this important mixed use scheme. Plans for the next phase of development, which will be brought forward by Strata Homes, will be submitted in the next few weeks and these are designed to compliment the surrounding developments and make a much-needed contribution to the housing requirements of the Wakefield area.”
For further information please contact Faye at Space PR on 0113 259 7685 / 07793 401 579 or via email at faye@spacepr.co.uk.
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Ashton Kutcher’s Sexual Walkabout … and Other Horror Stories From This Week’s Tabloids
by Molly Lambert
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis: “Friends with benefits?” Kelso and Jackie “took a mini-vacation together” to Carpinteria. They stopped at a roadside stand where “Mila bought sunflowers and blueberries,” then had sushi for lunch. “They hadn’t seen each other for years” but got back in touch during a That 70’s Show reunion segment for Fox’s 25th anniversary special. “He’s so not her type.” And as for Ashton’s famous wandering eye? “Mila wouldn’t stand for that kind of stuff. She’s a strong, smart girl.”
The Bachelor Is Racist: “Two African American men who had hoped to hand out roses on the dating show” sued the producers of ABC’s dating competition reality show for racial discrimination. Aspiring contestant Nathaniel Claybrooks said “I never even had a chance.” While auditions are normally half an hour, they kicked Claybrooks out after 15 minutes. Warner Horizon Television (the producer of The Bachelor) says the suit is “baseless,” despite the fact that “all 23 Bachelors and Bachelorettes have been Caucasian during the series’ 10 years on the air.” Show creator Mike Fleiss claims the show “makes an effort to be diverse” and that “it’s just for whatever reason, [minorities] don’t come forward.” Except clearly they do? “It will be difficult to find a smoking gun to show producers made casting decisions based on race, and producers will claim there were other factors involved.” Sigh. Claybrooks won’t go down without a fight. He says, “I was very upset. I wanted an equal opportunity, just like everyone else.”
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel: “It was like a scene out of a romantic movie” as the couple “snuggled into a banquette” while they “sipped red wine” and “giggled the whole time.” They went public at the premiere of Segel’s The Five-Year Engagement. “They looked very cute and comfortable together.” Segel told a reporter, “I would very much like to be happy. That’s all I’m going to say about it!” He was spotted “carrying an iPhone emblazoned with photos of Williams framed with an I HEART YOU border.” You know, like thirtysomethings do. “She’s fallen for him hard. She’s really giving this a shot.” Matilda, her daughter with Heath Ledger, approves. “Jason knows how to entertain children. You can’t be that obsessed with puppets and not learn a few things!” Friends are shocked. “Everyone is really surprised at what this has turned into. I never thought Jason would ever date someone with a kid, but he’s taking everything in stride. He’s ready to be a grown-up.”
Justin Timberlake: “I don’t like when I see guys do too much hair gel. But I don’t mean Pauly D because that’s basically performance art.”
Aziz Ansari: “Dude, you still have a chain wallet. You don’t have a chain wallet and a kid at the same time. You’re not ready.”
Jessica Simpson on Going Without Heels During Her Pregnancy: “My feet are homesick.”
Soup Nazi Update: “Jason Alexander has teamed up with the Original SoupMan’s Al Yeganeh, the inspiration for Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi character, to build the brand’s profile in supermarkets and restaurants.” JAMBALAYA!
James Van Der Beek on his Dawson’s Creek Co-stars: “I run into a number of them from time to time. It’s like somebody you went to high school with: As the years go on, the spans of time between when you see one another get longer and longer. But you always have that shared experience.”
Misc/Etc: “Sad smize!” “down one peach” “yanked the wig off” “addicted to puppies” “we had wine getting ready!” “Drop trou throwback!” “coast-challenged couple” “all the sweets in the world” “I need to lie down for an hour” “a passion for indie pop isn’t all they share” “shore looks fun!” “it’s puppy love!” “Lights, camera, lust!” “enjoying afternoon shots” “boxing drills” “sometimes you need a burger” “Lookers Gentlemen’s Club in Elizabeth, New Jersey” “made her feel young” “Music is the soundtrack of your life” “titular bitch” “crazy and narcissistic” “I ruin takes” “my partner shattered his racquet!” “LOL over this site that illustrates everyday experiences with silly GIFs” “bicker their way into a relationship black hole” “doing penance in the body of a crusty, button-pushing broad” “contra-bland” “her goal is to be a trophy wife”
Brad and Angie and George and Stacy: No, they’re not starring in a remake of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (we wish!) — they might have a double wedding! After Angelina accepted Brad’s proposal, he was “gushing with excitement and it ended up being a bit contagious for George. He had already told Brad that he thought Stacy was The One — so now he’s decided to bite the bullet and propose to Stacy Keibler.” Since Clooney’s marriage to Mona Sterling (Talia Balsam) ended in 1993, “George has romanced a seemingly endless string of beauties,” but Stacy has that special something. “He loves that she’s like one of the guys and puts no pressure on him.” Icy Angelina “hasn’t quite warmed up to Stacy yet,” but luckily “George has an idea on how to get everyone to bond: a trip on his yacht.” Could be a dope psychological thriller! “George knows a yacht trip would chill everyone out and force Angie and Stacy to bond. And he believes that once Angie gives Stacy a chance, she’ll love her as much as he does.” And then Angelina and Stacy will probably fall in passionate love and run off together.
Kim K for Mayor: “I’ve decided I’m going to run for the mayor of Glendale because it’s, like, Armenian town. It’s going to be in, like, five years.” However, “it’s impossible to run for mayor of Glendale. The fur-flaunting fashionista would have to first win a seat on city council and then be chosen by her colleagues for the city’s top post. But lucky for Kim, she already has some influential supporters.” Glendale city councilman Rafi Manoukian said, “I think she would make an excellent mayor,” and former Glendale mayor Ara Najarian agrees that “it’s a great idea” and has offered Kim “the position of honorary chief of staff of my office.” FUTURE PRESIDENT KARDASHIAN!
Katy Perry’s New Boyfriend: “Katy Perry is a smitten kitten!” She is now dating Robert Ackroyd, guitarist for Florence and the Machine. “Katy and her handsome British bloke spent the last two weekends kissing and canoodling at Coachella, where Robert performed with his band.” They were spotted “hooking up in a hot tub near the VIP RVs.” Sounds like a Katy Perry song.
Demi Moore: “Demi says she’s eager to get back out there with dating and her career, but she’s not ready for the stresses that come with that. She’s in denial about her health and she simply did not stay in rehab long enough. Demi is still very fragile, emotionally and physically. Friends worry she’s headed for a relapse soon.” While she claims to be over her issues, she “isn’t maintaining a healthy diet yet,” even if she hasn’t backslid into her former Adderall and energy-drink regimen. “She feels pressure to be back in the spotlight, because Ashton acts like he’s on top of the world. His career is up, he’s dating and he’s constantly making public appearances. Demi thinks she has something to prove.” She even got “fillers and Botox” while drying out at rehab. She may be hoping to win Kutcher back, but “Ashton has only seen her once since she got out of rehab. He’s done with the marriage.”
Will Cameron Diaz Go All The Graduate at the Biel-Timberlake Wedding? “Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are finally making it official. But since getting engaged, the couple have been butting heads over the details of their big day. And there’s one demand jealous Jessica just won’t drop: No invite for Cameron Diaz! Jess considers Cam her love rival. It burns her up that Justin has stayed friends with Cam after breaking up. When they were going over the invite list, Jess crossed Cam off and told Justin, ‘That woman’s not coming to my wedding!'” This sounds
fake. “Jess warned Justin to not even think about inviting another ex, Britney Spears.” Yeah, fake. “Justin bitches about Jess behind her back all the time. If the wedding planning is any gauge, their future together hardly looks bright.” Crash the wedding, Cam!
Misc/Etc: “Kate Capshaw busted a move with Rihanna” “struck stern poses” “It’s the gun show!” “a bloodied Adam Levine” “moving furniture in heels” “a bit too tribal” “everybody wants to dine alfresco!” “Now that she’s pursuing acting, she wants a total makeover” “DUMPED BY BESTIES” “Richard Belzer’s pooch, Bebe” “working hard to incorporate him into the lifestyle there” “vacationing in Israel with both men” “she plans to put her personal happiness before her career” “a secret Buddhist commitment ceremony in LA” “many feel he’s too controlling” “she thinks she’s a huge star and she definitely let anyone forget it!” “what better place for a celebratory family vacation than where Charles Darwin developed the Theory of Evolution itself” “pursues his career as a DJ” “supergirly” “his hair is horrible and he dresses like a little boy”
Ashton Kutcher: “Ashton is single and feels he can date as many women as he wants. On one wild weekend, the bawdy bachelor hooked up with not one, not two, not even three — but four hot girls.” He “ditched Lorene Scafaria when she complained about his wild partying” and “arrived at a Passover bash at the Kabbalah Centre in New York with a dark-haired beauty on his arm.” The following night, “the cunning Casanova was spotted seducing two young blondes” at a Soho hotel. “While the other women were just one-night stands for the newly minted player, the pal swears that Mila is different.” Said pal says “Ashton’s always had a crush on her, but Mila had a serious boyfriend.” Now that she broke up with Macaulay Culkin, “Ashton told Mila that he was going through a tough time and needed a friend.” When he tried to get grabby, “Mila shut him down.” She “thinks Ashton is cute, but she is working a lot and men are not her priority.”
Jen and Justin: “At this point, Jennifer Aniston has been divorced from Brad Pitt longer than she was with him.” And yet she was still “upset when her ex-husband announced his recent betrothal to Angelina Jolie.” While she “wishes Brad nothing but the best,” privately “she’s still crushed that he’s engaged and she isn’t.” She’d hoped that after a year of dating Justin Theroux, he’d propose, but “Justin, 40, spent 14 years with his previous girlfriend without even thinking about making it legal.” Aniston “has been yearning for a proposal for months — only to be let down time and time again,” but “still believes that if she works hard enough at the relationship, Justin will want to settle down and start a family with her.”
Kris Humphries: “I don’t do brunettes anymore.”
Lindsay and Leo: “Lindsay Lohan has been accused of not being in touch with reality, and this just may prove it. The troubled starlet has been pursuing Leonardo DiCaprio, 37, nonstop over the last few weeks for both business and pleasure.” Lohan “has been texting Leo constantly. They used to hook up a long time ago and she wants to get back together with him. She also hopes that he will get her some auditions as well.” YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. “If Leo is reading the texts, he is ignoring them. Lindsay is being a bit clueless.”
Drew Barrymore’s Fiancé’s Family Thought He Was Gay: “His sister Jill thought for some time that he was gay” because “he was really into taking care of his clothes, and no matter who Jill set him up with, he wasn’t interested.”
DWTS‘ William Levy: “After reportedly cheating on his long-suffering girlfriend at least 40 times during their eight-year relationship, it looks like William has not-so-shockingly returned to his philandering ways.” A friend says, “He just can’t help himself around beautiful women. He has a problem with it.”
Misc/Etc: “Anchorman saved my life! I was depressed and my life was saved by its humor!” “we plead the fifth on Tori” “a sculptural work of art” “Mark Wahlberg still packs a funky bunch!” “he’s a foxy four-eyes!” “prefers carousing over decorum” “ex-teen dream” “like a dog in heat!” “breastfeeding will kill with fangs!” “loves the excitement of hooking up with a celebrity” “I’m truly sorry for offending you and your cooking” “she’s so nervous about the wedding she can’t eat” “She doesn’t seem to know the meaning of the word ‘compromise'” “Don’t hate her because she’s beautiful or because she has a slamming body” “ice cream diet” “there are boys that appreciate a big ass” “goes home, takes a bath, and chows down on a Snickers dessert bar” “What does any woman want after giving birth to something the size of a watermelon? A drink of course!” “a ballroom that was turned into a giant arcade”
Kim Wants Kanye’s Baby: “Kim thinks Kanye would make a perfect baby daddy. Kim has been friends with Kanye for almost a decade, so she knows him so well. Now both are ready for a serious romance. Kim will be 32 this year and always envisioned she’d be a mom by now. And Kanye’s 34. He’s said one of his goals is to be a dad, and he’s heavily involved with a foster-care program. He loves kids. She has no doubt he’ll make a great father.” And we have no doubt their child will be the greatest tabloid celebrity of all time.
Courtney Robertson and Ben Flajnik: Courtney says the couple have “No wedding plans yet. Just kind of engaged dating — that’s what we’ve been saying. Just kind of going slow. We’ve got a lot of trips planned and are just kind of going forward with things.” Ben says, “There’s a lot of getting to know each other to do.” Lolololol y’all are never getting married.
Kathie Lee Gifford Out of Context: “Ever since Natalie Cole first did it with her father, I felt it was unforgettable.”
Kanye and Theraflu: Kanye changed the title of “Theraflu” to “Way Too Cold.” Theraflu’s parent company, Novartis Consumer Health, responded by saying, “Novartis Customer Health did not ask that the name be changed — that request would be way too cold.”
Misc/Etc: “smokin’ hot in a pink mullet dress” “Cutest Class Couple” “Baby Hattie’s already acting the diva” “a vision of class” “naturally the wait staff brought out a cake” “posing in front of polar bears” “(Hint: not underwear modeling!)” “out of rehab and looking good!” “make a two-headed smiley face” “takes her ring for a walk” “ab-inator” “a healthy looking Lindsay Lohan” “I love that you’re ticklish, Jay” “It brings the music back to life!” “actually a skillfully edited video” “we love to laze around and sleep” “for a little dog she does demand a lot of attention” “being a pet parent” “the last single member of Lady Antebellum” “three successful and handsome men who are committed to finding the right woman the chance of finding their soul mate” “the people of Cleveland did not take kindly to Axl Rose”
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Kentucky County Clerk Judicial Tyranny versus Religious Freedom: She Didn’t Have to Go to Jail and there is no ‘Criminalization of Christianity’
September 14, 2015 10:45 pm Natasha Sapp Leave a Comment
Wasn’t like we didn’t see this coming, when, as little as 3 months ago, Marco Rubio asserted in a Christian news network interview it wouldn’t be long before the tenets of Christianity, the catechism of the Catholic Church would be classified as hate speech thanks to the gay-liberal agenda-machine shouting get on board or be labeled homophobic, a hater, when a tea party, conservative, Christian nationalist flavor seemed to suddenly take over state legislators in recent years, Arizona’s proposed SB1062 allowing businesses to refuse service to persons on religious grounds, alleged protection for faith-based business owners, only averted by a level headed governor. Others emboldened by the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling to enact religious restoration acts against primarily who else, gay people, Indiana making headlines for all the wrong reasons, eventually talked sense to by their state coffers slated to be empty if the legislation went through with no language for gender identity and sexual orientation added to anti-discrimination statutes there. Arkansas learning from Indiana’s uproar, wisely choosing to drop their own version of so called restoration act. Wasn’t like we didn’t see this coming when we heard the ruling come down from the highest judiciary in the land, it was only a matter of how big right-wing freak outs, protests would be concurrently standing on their bibles and the dissenting opinions of the 4 judges who voted to oppose; many pundits, comedians wondering if they would get anymore of Antonin Scalia’s pure apple sauce comments. Needless to say he didn’t disappoint, nor political entities, now confirmed presidential candidates namely Ted Cruz. No surprise either when evangelical mouthpiece, Mike Huckabee also a presidential candidate, made the conservative talk show circuit rounds encouraging civil disobedience surrounding the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage, nearly foaming at the mouth about the 5 lawyers who didn’t rule our republic the people did, 5 lawyers who were ‘not the supreme being.’ Enter Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis and more importantly both her job duties and her religious beliefs; though many just began to hear about Davis as she faced a final contempt of court hearing and possible jail time, this has actually been a months’ long saga involving various courts, appeals and open defiance on the part of Davis equally to do a portion of her job, issue marriage licenses, while thumbing her nose at the Supreme Court, that states governor, the latter having previously announced a direct order to clerks to comply with the national court’s ruling. And because she is an elected official, she had no direct boss to fire her for incompetence, dereliction of duty, the governor doesn’t even have that power; though, watching this play out, there is an argument maybe he should. Her bosses are essentially the people of Rowan country, plenty of whom support her and her belief system against homosexual marriage, so as long as they don’t demand her recall en mass, people nationwide are due to watch a spectacle. Kim Davis pushing the envelope even further not only denying marriage licenses to same sex couples, but refusing to issue any marriage license pending her case and numerous appeals, not only refusing to issue those licenses herself but barring her staff from doing so as well. Earning her the designation via her followers, fellow faith based minds, easily called sycophants and haters, ‘the Rosa Parks of the religious freedom movement;’ we’re pretty sure poor Ms. Parks has since rolled over in her grave. Appeals dried up, warnings falling on deaf ears, grinding to a halt the marriage license division of the county clerk’s office, to say nothing of the media circus descending on such a small town, hints why Ms. Davis again found herself before a judge two weeks ago Thursday on a contempt of court charge subsequently jailed when the judge did find legal grounds for that contempt. Not for practicing her faith, praying at work over a meal, her lunch, not for sharing the gospel with random people in or out of her office (proselytizing), not for having a personal conversation with someone and mentioning Jesus, not for inviting a coworker to a bible study or her church, not for reading her bible at work while on break, not for preaching in the street or speaking out against that which she finds immoral, rather for not doing her job, and worse for expecting the law, the government to give her a pass on religious grounds.
Similar to all headlining, talked about, gone viral recent cases couched under the umbrella ‘religious freedom’ once again the devil is in the details; like Barronelle Stutzman, in particular, Aaron and Melissa Klein and others Kim Davis had options in front of her before feeling persecuted, before finding herself incarcerated, before ‘having to choose between her faith and her freedom.’ As Barronelle Stutzman could have chosen to stop doing weddings, seeing which way the wind was blowing in her state, being a floral shop, began by finding out what her gay, long-time client wanted exactly prior to saying no on religious grounds; turns out they would have been satisfied taking X quantity of flowers sans “full wedding services” in deference to her well-known beliefs, items she stated in court documents she would have willingly provided had she known. Once sued sold her business to someone who would comply, used the profits to pay off fines and legal fees, gone on social security since she is age 70, sought employment at another flower shop, people of identical persuasions doubtlessly happy to have her. As the Kline’s Sweet Cakes by Melissa’s bakery, baking confections for a variety of occasions, could have ceased and desisted doing wedding cakes upon their state’s legalization of gay marriage thus avoiding a lawsuit, fines and narrowly escaping civil rights charges by shutting down, Kim Davis had virtually 2 options, issue the marriage licenses recognizing truths exemplified by this story comment, “The most absurd thing in this entire affair has been the suggestion that there was ever a question of “religious conscience” at issue in the first place. Neither a marriage license, nor a clerk’s signature on that license, constitutes anybody’s approval or endorsement of the marriage that may — or may not — take place under that license. A marriage license is merely an official certification that the couple meets the legal requirements for marriage to each other under existing law. It is a certification of objective, legal fact. It doesn’t mean a County Clerk agrees with existing law, nor does it in any way constitute the clerk’s participation in the wedding itself. In claiming that her religious conscience is being violated, what she is effectively saying is that her religious beliefs require her to “bear false witness” (i.e., to lie) passively (by omission). The entire thing catapults the entire question of “religious conscience” into the realm of the absurd!” Or, tenure her resignation understanding she wasn’t capable of doing the job the people elected her to do under the new, redefied parameters she objects to. Undeniably identical to Stutzman subject to huge legal fees, possibility of losing her home, the Kline’s forfeiture of their business livelihood, it is only because she wants to remain in that office, remain on the job, refrain from issuing marriage licenses, executing a part of her job she was then ordered to appear in court, found in contempt of a lawful action and thus jailed. This isn’t, life isn’t, America isn’t, via constitutional statutes on religious freedom, some variation on Bartleby, the Scrivener, supposed to be a, modern at the time, demonstration of Christ-like pacifism, comment on a sinful world, where you get to say, I would prefer not to, and everything be ok. Magnifying the intensity, significance of Kim Davis’ defiance is she took an oath of office upon becoming, to become county clerk swearing to uphold the constitution; an oath she repeatedly violated, wants permission to keep violating as opposed to vacating her job, which would permanently solve this nonsense, nuisance problem. Compounding the previously alluded to absurdity surrounding Kim Davis’ self-inflected “situation,” self-inflicted martyrdom, all she had to do to get out of jail was hand the judge her resignation letter, indicate she was willing to resign effective immediately; the judge even offered her a compromise, permit her deputy clerks to issue the licenses and you are free to go, to which she ultimately said no, citing her signature was still on the offending document. Surely if her concern over keeping her job were purely financial, the idea she wouldn’t eat, be able to pay her mortgage without a job, buy her life saving, heath maintaining medication, assuming she takes any, she would have spent the time she was biding hoping for a successful appeal investigating her job options should she be mandated to leave, dedicated time she should have been filling out marriage license paperwork to see where her clerking experience could be valuable, generate soon to be lost income, and if everything else failed, agreed to the judges offered compromise at least and until she found other work. Telling is the only financial consequence mentioned directly effecting the case isn’t the potential wrecking of Davis’ life, shunting her family onto welfare, food stamps, delaying hard working people’s well-earned retirement, but encompassed in an older than Davis, irony of ironies, commenter to PBS News Hour reporters stating if she can’t do her job she is obligated to resign, referencing the months of time and money, tax payer dollars incidentally, spent on dealing with her.
Unsurprising we see cases like this playing out across the country when, forget the general public, we have presidential hopefuls, lawyers actively practicing law, who have such a poor understanding of the constitution; her lawyer, one Matt Staver, instead of injecting logic from a legal background into proceedings infused with needless high drama by counseling her to resign, goes from agreeing to represent her to pie in the sky arguments alleging totally unsubstantiated claims about violation of due process independent rejection of her accumulating appeals, multiple warnings from a judge incarceration would be her fate if she did not comply. He went from there, displayed on Good Morning America, to being completely unable to answer basic questions about where reasonable accommodation ends for someone’s religion and when it’s time for them to seek another job. Unable to satisfactorily answer what the difference is between her denial of gay marriage licenses and hypothetical denial of interracial marriage licenses, though religion has been used as grounds to call that immoral under god and only changed by constitutional amendment, as Chris Hayes reminded him, on his show All In, via Supreme Court decision circa 1957; unable to form a defensible argument to what if a clerk refused to issue divorce certificates, noting Jesus himself condemned divorce. Staver’s response just relentlessly repeating those other facets didn’t fundamentally change the institution of marriage, between one man and one woman; going a step further, asserting licenses issued during Davis’ incarceration aren’t valid, assumedly due to her not being there to witness their creation, verify the person’s eligibility to marry in accordance with the law, rational left utterly murky and unclear, despite both Kentucky’s governor and attorney general assuring interested parties, national observes they were very much valid and meeting the legal standard. One also questions both Mr. Staver’s GMA recounting of the choices made by Kentucky state and the prudence of alleged choices made by state officials there, a reported state authorization for recusal of their attorney general on religious freedom, conscience grounds in defending the marriage laws, supposedly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on outside counsel. While it is far from unheard of even required for lawyers, prosecutors, judges, officers of the court to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a conflict of interest, possess a personal bias, history with case content, a lawyer with a relative killed by a violent felon not recusing himself from a case defending a felon circumstances eerily similar to what happened to their family member, the referenced justification here is the problem. Using religion as the excuse to waste additional tax payer funds on outside counsel leading us to where we are, giving Kim Davis and her legal representation a mistaken impression they have precedent to request accommodation. Switching gears to Mike Huckabee throwing his hat in the ring to be leader of the free world for the second time, staunch supporter of Davis and her methodology in exercising her religious freedom, who has a whole different set of problems with Supreme Court compliance as it pertains to our wayward county clerk, who talks extensively about what he will do, if elected to office, to protect people like Davis, who believes the Supreme Court ruling not is just morally wrong, believes it not just a misinterpretation of the constitution, the law, but seems to think it non-legally binding, invalid until such a time as the states choose to enact their own local version or not. Continuing to hammer home his point even when confronted with the legal cold, hard fact it wasn’t that way when the Supreme Court ruled on Brown vs. Board determining separate but equal was inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional; instead steps were immediately taken to integrate public schools nationwide, local police, municipalities expected to comply with the final judiciary ruling. Neither was it that way when the Supreme Court rendered a verdict on Roe V. Wade; abortion has since been the legal right of doctors to perform and women to ask for, regardless how many restrictions conservatives have tried to put on it, how many personhood bills they try to get passed in local legislatures, scrapping the bottom of the barrel attempting an end run around said ruling. Huckabee’s skewed interpretation shockingly reminiscent of prosecutorial misconduct allegation in the Darren Wilson grand jury where prosecutors couldn’t/didn’t answer juror questions with one elementary fact; yes, federal law trumps state statues period, sands topic, there in guidelines for excessive force. Next the marriage license form he mentioned on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, listing gender terms man and woman has since been replaced with party A and party B; lastly in this section, let’s simultaneously dispense with the 5 lawyers argument, 5 random lawyers didn’t just upend the law, our understanding of marriage as Huckabee portrays. There was a case brought before the Supreme Court seeking to legalize gay marriage on constitutional grounds and 5 of the 9 lawyers, judges possessing extensive legal expertise, credentials to get there, comprising a majority, voted in favor of doing just that; meaning the Supreme Court did what the Supreme Court is designed to do, render a final decision on court cases involving constitutional questions. Landmark, deciding case only reaching the Supreme Court after numerous cases were seen in lower courts; a whopping 37, for those bad at math, more states in the union than not, choosing of their own accord, exactly the way Huckabee wanted it done, to recognize, legalize same sex marriage before the Supreme Court did a thing. A process involving a lot more than 5 lawyers their ruling only making it uniform across all 50.
As much as right wing conservatives, Christian political operatives and select so called evangelicals like to go on about it, cling to ridiculous slippery slope arguments that have yet to, have never materialized, reality is, religious persecution in America is a laughable concept put alongside Coptic Christians wearing orange scrubs mimicking prison garb marched along a beach then beheaded by ISIS, the grizzly fate of Indonesian school girls for no other reason than their profession of Christ, the man for whom that’s his sole excuse for being thrown into, and still languishing in, an Iranian prison, mirroring fates of Christian believers in, China, North Korea, multiple dictatorial regimes. Or the African girls kidnapped by Boko Haram less because of their faith and more because them getting an education was against the militants religious persuasion; Malala Yousafzai shot on a bus headed to school for being defiant girls be allowed to get an education counter to the same religious dogma. Compared to that, this is just cheap theatrics including her teary eyed, shaky speech upon release after a measly 6 days; it’s quite frankly an enraging insult to people who actually do suffer greatly, potentially die for Christianity, far from reenacting Jesus’ crucifixion as some sort of offering. Face it she doesn’t hold a candle to Nora Lam, she’s no Nelson Mandela; her biblical causality may be just, where the interracial marriage push back on ‘holy’ grounds wasn’t, Moses had a foreign wife remember, her management of that cause contrastingly is an utter disaster. Coming to grips with something else lessening Kim Davis’ martyr status by leaps and bounds, as bad as they are prisons here are not the Gulag; you get 3 square meals a day, clean drinking water, sanitized utensils, trays containing food, a properly sanitized kitchen is where said food is cooked, medical care, a bed, daily showers, clothing provided, there are codes overseeing buildings where prisoners may be housed including standard household amenities, heat and air-conditioning, designated time in an exercise yard, obey basic rules, follow directions and you avoid solitary confinement, you have the chance to earn privileges, depending on your offence, be a model prisoner and you get time off for good behavior. Nor was she in federal prison restricted by sanctions of a federal penitentiary; she spent 6 days in county lock-up with low level criminals, petty thieves. The worst thing she probably encountered was people drunk or high on drugs sleeping it off, coming down in the drunk-tank. A shout out to the Kim Davis supporter who said, based on what happened to her, we might as well be living in Iran; maybe LGBT persons will buy your plane ticket, you can share a cell with the man above and learn what religious freedom truly is, to appreciate the religious freedom you had. Unfortunately while you may be harassed, even beaten up for carrying a bible around, consistently talking about Jesus, that harassment isn’t routinely carried out by police, members of the military on the citizenry as a matter of course; under law you have the right to file charges for escalated degrees of harassment, assault against your person, circumstances, severity of attack may even warrant offenders be charged with a hate crime. Each bizarre push back to the Supreme Court decision very important seeing as we’ve already seen a Facebook meme asking if Quakers could deny gun licenses to people as pacifists, a military commander who wanted to retain command but refused to issue commands under the same premise, asking what we would think if a Muslim DMV worker suddenly tried to refuse issuance of a driver’s license to a woman wearing pants, not listed though applicable, a woman without her head covered, a woman not wearing a full burka or a woman at all seeing as many Muslims don’t believe women should drive. Another reality unfolding showing the other slippery slope we should be worried about, a Muslim flight attendant suspended from her job for refusing to serve alcohol after her conversion to the faith, recently learning it forbids her from serving it as well as consuming it, is making news requesting continuation of a purportedly previously reached accommodation sparking the comment “it has already started, a muslin flight attendant now wants her job back, because of her religious freedoms, of not serving alcohol on flights. doesn’t anybody read the job description before applying for a job anymore.”[Sic] Better yet proof maybe you should know more about a religion before you convert, move to an airline that doesn’t serve alcoholic beverages on its flights; true, gay marriage licenses weren’t part of the job description when Davis took the job 14 years ago, but now they are, time to adapt. Personally I agree with Staver and Davis on a singular two pronged point, legalization of gay marriage fundamentally changes the institution of marriage and the wrongness, according to the god she professes, of gay marriage; however, and this is a big however, if it’s that fundamentally important to what she believes she should, repetitive I know, resign. Answering frequent Fox news guest pastor “whenever man’s laws conflict with God’s moral law, we have to obey God’s moral law,” you abide god’s moral law by removing yourself from the ‘immorality,’ questioned before by the commenter detailing the purpose, significance and functionality of a marriage license incongruent with Davis’ extreme interpretation. Either way you still get to hold a press conference, you still get to speak out, will predictably get invited to the conservative media junket, Fox News and so on, people still get to know your name and your cause, rally people to go through the proper legal channels to get what you want, to change the laws of the land the right way not the wrong way.
Adding more unsavory elements to what happened in Kentucky are the trends and obscure details brought out surrounding religious freedom cases in America; closer examination proving they readily follow patterns better suited to clever con jobs, elaborate, ingenuously simplistic Ponzi schemes than standard bearers stoically representing faith against a monstrous, overreaching, ‘liberal’ government. Salon.com (see bonus links at the end of the article for full reference reading) contributors penning several articles on the Davis conundrum, political theater presenting readers with much the after story, what becomes of them once cameras are done rolling on key figures; interesting facts like the disturbing habit of crowd funding sites GoFundMe and such being set up on behalf of those behaving like bigots, generating jillions of dollars raised by fellow bigots to support the original bigots in their ongoing bigotry; a path many thought Davis was on, soon would be. Known fundraising on her behalf the chief deciding factor in her being jailed rather than fined, judge smart enough to understand people could pay the fine for her, reducing her incentive to comply. That is until GoFundMe, at least, got wise to what people were using their site for and shut down a funding page for Aaron and Melissa Klein, who turns out were not nearly bankrupt from losing their business, facing fines, and not because they moved their cake business to the internet, rather thanks to the funding page, realities that didn’t stop her from bawling her eyes out at the Values Voter Summit last year citing her ‘lost’ business. GFM finding it violated their terms and conditions on discriminatory acts; GoFundMe’s policy now reading in part, “GoFundMe will not allow campaigns that benefit individuals or groups facing formal charges or claims of serious violations of the law.” Sadly for sanity, civil rights, tolerance, common sense, dignity even when approaching emotional issues faith being one, plenty of other entities were listed willing to ride Kim Davis fervor all the way to the bank, make her a very rich women long before her “struggle” is over. Another opinion writer taking a more political bent exposing what the right, conservatives are really trying to protect and how Kim Davis exemplifies that, it not being what you think, what they profusely shout it is; instead of being the wholesome defenders of values, the party of principles, pillars of Christianity also holding office, who believed that anymore today anyway, this author puts forth quite compellingly they are fighting so hard to maintain the power and privilege of social exclusion afforded them by being, in Davis’ case one of god’s elect, in the instance of the Koch bothers being white, male, capable of generating massive wealth and doing so spectacularly. It goes hand in hand with the personal responsibility hype perpetuated by the GOP across a gambit of topics social safety nets, retirement, the mortgage crisis, healthcare to fall back hot buttons like birth control, abortion one more author called BS and spent an entire article explaining why starting from their latest darling example Kim Davis and covering George W. Bush’s first run for president 15 years ago. The crux of their commentary, that current GOP operatives don’t believe in personal responsibility espoused in the Bush campaign ad supplanting their platform concept with the idea ‘public and private sector workers can refuse to do their jobs with impunity as long as they can recite a biblical verse to back it up’ particularly and perhaps only on subjects of religion and contraception; religion becoming the great get out of jail free card. Facts found after hearing political analysis of the Davis situation on Hardball with Chris Mathews, the last video at the end of paragraph 3 starting at 13:24, dissecting the convoluted argument of Mike Huckabee regarding the constitution, even calling for him to step down as an unqualified presidential candidate based on those arguments, going on to mention “so much nepotism in that office it’s crazy.” We know at least one of her sons works with her as a deputy clerk, we know Davis was wed 3 times before ‘finding Jesus,’ is currently on her 4th marriage and who knows what else is going on behind the closed doors of her office, in a place where court officers were so ignorant, ill-educated and undereducated they made comments, later repeated by GOP supporters, they had never arrested someone who committed no crime. Though Davis again was arrested and jailed on contempt of court charges; yes a crime. Contempt of court charges not based on her profession of Jesus, Christianity, owning, reading a bible, refusal to profess the state religion, participate in a satanic, pagan ritual, rather, repetitive by now, refusing to do her job, vacate her job when she knew she could no longer perform it. Ending with, for our content purposes anyway, a piece challenging fellow authors to denigrate Kim Davis on her actions as opposed to her hair, clothes, weight; however, criticisms of her appearance aren’t just tempting easy pot shots but part of the whole ensemble including her deplorable actions. Like Phil Robertson and Mamma June’s precursors to her, she embodies a stereotype; where their long hair beards, backwoods ways and obvious obesity respectively just added to the “social ugliness” of Robertson’s comments on blacks, gays and June’s lack of etiquette plus the scandalous involvement with a child molester doomed her in the public eye, Kim Davis’ long hair, style of dresses looks eerily like a cross between Michelle Duggar and Warren Jeff’s cultists appearing to have just walked off the set of Little House on the Prairie. In other words all the things we’ve learned to associate with injustice, inequality, bigotry and sexual abuse, perversion in the name of religion. Secularly it reminds me of a meeting I had with job placement works and a client advocacy group, my client advocate’s boss attending to critique her performance; my problems with the advocacy head were purely job related. I attempted to give her the short version of my years’ long issues with job placement personnel I was working alongside in an effort to gain employment as a disabled person while waiting for attendees to assemble, she couldn’t understand common obstacles of persons with disabilities in seeking work despite being program director, refused to acknowledge well thought our arguments explaining how things had been mishandled, kept giving her 2 cents on what should happen next sans any real familiarity with my individual case. To top all that off, she came to the meeting in a sleeveless shirt, true something someone might wear under a suit coat if a woman and it was hot midsummer, but her tattoos were showing, her hair stringy barely up in whatever bun, ponytail thing she started the day with, was Caucasian so it wasn’t as if she couldn’t easily carry a brush and simply re-brush it, smacking gum the entire time. Totally unbecoming a department head, program manager looking instead like Brett Butler in Grace Under Fire the 90’s sit-com featuring a blue collar single mom of 3; whereas I, when dressing for administrative assistant work, though female, wore button up short or long sleeve men’s shirts tucked into kaki style pants in various neutral, standard colors and was willing to find an office were this business casual was acceptable. Channeling Davis, her outfit just added to the unprofessionalism, the perpetuation of negative perceptions along with her empty-headedness about her job.
Likewise Kim Davis is free not because of some huge victory, giant furtherance for the cause of religious freedom helped by the crowd of protesters, mobilization of political operatives on her behalf, thought provoking speeches made on the rightness of letting her out of jail, a legal, political or otherwise caving to public pressure on something that never should have been done to begin with, think Indiana’s religious restoration act, but rather the judge seeing her sentence as no longer applicable. Since, in her absence, her deputy clerks had begun issuing marriage licenses and 5 of 6 pledged to continue doing so, the point of the exercise, the whole point of holding Davis in the first place; not some move to open a big can of hate on Christians, incarcerate them for believing in a ‘2000 year old book and a big man in the sky that may or may not exist,’ though seeing the actions of some ‘Christians,’ seeing spectacles like this one I can’t blame the ‘offending’ mind behind those words. The whole thing potentially poised to start all over again today as she returned to work, any day after that her conscience begins to eat at her as she has expressly said all along she will not violate her conscience; stating this morning in a press conference the any marriage license issued from her office will be unauthorized, excluding her name, her title and the county of origin instead using the following quote “license issued pursuant to federal judge’s order.” And here we finally, this far in, get to the center of the license validity mystery; state officials have radically changed the form removing key parts to quell gridlock in the clerk’s office, avoid a recall, impeachment process and reelection, special election of a new county clerk, whatever procedural headache there is for appointing an interim county clerk. Yet if a Denver baker cannot use his faith as a private sector business owner to refuse to do a same sex couple’s wedding cake, owing to state anti-discrimination statutes, 1- how much more does a government official need to do their job, 2- why aren’t similar statutes a matter of federal law? Similarly Kim Davis is not a present day Rosa Parks of the religious freedom movement, no matter how much she cries, no matter how well she pontificates about values and throws around the word conscience. A Salon.com writer decrying just such a notion put it this way, A- “Kim Davis has more in common with the racist bus driver than she does Rosa Parks;” B- “What makes people like Davis feel as though that they are being persecuted is that for centuries, they have been the ones who had all the power.” Now that people like her are being told others too share that power, must be viewed equally as citizens of America, fellow members of the human race, they, the former members of privilege are throwing absolute fits, prone to public boohooing forcing onlookers to question mental stability and cognitive age over chronological. As I’ve said before standing up for values doesn’t mean abandoning all logic reason and common sense; standing up for values doesn’t mean ignoring basic fact, clear evidence. Standing up for values doesn’t mean creating your own concepts and purporting them as fact to prove your point, manipulating faith/religion, morality to mean what you want it to mean in order to get your way. Neither does demonstrating your values, proving you live according to a set of values mean constantly throwing up red herrings, manufacturing instances supposedly showcasing people on the opposite side of your argument, your political opposition don’t have values, have the “wrong” values, nor does it mean making a fool of yourself, alerting people to how willfully uneducated you are in the name of values. Finally, adhering to your values, your interpretation of solid morality doesn’t mean hiding behind religious freedom to openly discriminate against women, minorities and people you don’t like. Hard to argue with the sobbing gay man who looks down at his marriage license allowing him to wed his partner saying it made him feel like a person, gay couples who have been together almost 20 years who’ve wanted to marry for a majority of that time; hard to argue the bigger picture being, gay people want to be recognized as people too, whatever piece of paper it takes to achieve that goal. Imagine if Kim Davis demonstrated some of the love she professed in her press conference, love another key cornerstone of her faith and spent time attempting treat these people like equal human beings, giving them respect, dignity, attempting to love these people into the kingdom of her god, the other Christian mandate instead of doing what she is doing, making American’s everywhere hang their head in shame.
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/04/no_christians_youre_not_being_persecuted_and_kim_davis_is_not_a_martyr/
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/04/no_gofundme_for_kim_davis_crowdfunding_puts_the_brakes_on_the_disturbing_bigots_get_rich_quick_trend/
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/05/were_getting_kim_davis_all_wrong_what_she_reveals_about_the_rights_true_motivations/
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/06/the_gops_personal_responsibility_lie_how_the_kim_davis_saga_reveals_the_core_of_republican_hypocrisy/
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/08/stop_mocking_how_kim_davis_looks_criticize_her_actions_not_her_weight_hair_or_clothes/
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/10/the_single_dumbest_kim_davis_meme_still_making_the_rounds_partner/
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Chinese Spacecraft Nears Landing on Far Side of Moon
The place the probe will explore, Dr. Goswami said, could become a future refueling base for missions deeper into space in the way “navies viewed coaling stations, for purposes of refueling and resupply.”
The Chang’e-4 was launched from Xichang, in southwestern China, early on the morning of Dec. 8 (still midday Dec. 7 in the United States), and it glided into a final, lower orbit around the moon on Sunday, 22 days later.
It was headed for the Von Kármán, a flat feature about 110 miles wide that sits inside a larger basin near the moon’s south pole. The main lander will release a 300-pound rover that, barring mishap, will roam the crater. (The rover’s name, the subject of a public contest and vote, has not yet been revealed.)
The instruments aboard the lander and the rover include cameras, ground-penetrating radar and spectrometers to help identify the composition of the area, which was formed by a meteorite. Scientists hope the rocks and dirt in the area will add to the understanding of the moon’s geology.
The lander will also conduct a biology experiment to see if plant seeds will germinate and silkworm eggs will hatch in the moon’s low gravity.
Since the moon prevents direct communications from the far side, China launched a satellite to act as a relay, allowing the rover to bounce signals off it first before they continue back to earthbound scientists.
China’s first lunar lander, the Chang’e-3, completed a journey to the near side of the moon five years ago. Its rover was plagued with problems, though. Within a month, the rover stopped moving after zigzagging 374 feet, though it continued intermittently to transmit photographs and other information, according to Chinese officials, until March 2015.
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Kotzebue Communities of Memory
Rachel Craig of Kotzebue, Alaska speaks on March 1, 1996 during the Communities of Memory public storytelling event held at the NANA Museum in Kotzebue, Alaska from February 29 to March 2, 1996. She talks about what life was like when she was growing up and during the years of World War II. She also talks about working at the hospital in Kotzeube when she was a teenager, and what it was like when the men returned from the military.
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Archive #: Oral History 2015-25-03_PT.1
Project: Kotzebue Communities of Memory
Date of Interview: Mar 1, 1996
Narrator(s): Rachel Craig
Transcriber: Denali Whiting
Location of Interview:
Kotzebue, Alaska
Funding Partners:
Alaska Humanities Forum
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Alaska Natives, Alaska Territorial Guard, Community Changes, Hospital, Military, Native Culture, World War II
Kotzebue Alaska, Sadie Creek
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Life in Kotzebue when she was growing up
Hearing about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and effect of World War II on Kotzebue
Young men's service in the military
Changes in life in Kotzebue, and her aunt, Laura Gregg Davis, being strong and serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG)
Her uncle, Ben Gregg, returning home
Maintaining a traditional lifestyle, and her grandfather's shooting skills
Learning to steer a boat, and spending a long night traveling
Law enforcement in early days of Kotzebue
Education and going to high school
Working at the hospital in Kotzebue
Celebrating the end of World War II, and dancing
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RACHEL CRAIG: I’m Rachel Craig from the Gregg family here in Kotzebue. I was born and raised here. At the time, the population was about eight hundred and most of the houses -- most of our little houses were all on Front Street. They call it Shore Avenue now. But to us it’s -- it’s still -- to us hometown people it’s still Front Street.
There were a few houses on what is now Second Street. Maybe even Third Street now. Third Avenue. But I think you can count them in one hand, the houses that were up on that area.
That’s not counting the schools and the hospital. We had a small town and I -- our family anyway kept us mostly in the neighborhood.
And -- and our preoccupation at the time as we were growing up were going to school and going to church.
There were hardly any radios, certainly no TVs. We had gas lamps or coal oil lamps, there was no electricity, no running water. We didn’t miss them because we didn’t know anything about them.
Our folks -- our houses were mostly one big room. Some of them had other bedrooms but we -- our central heating was the tank stove mostly.
We burned wood and we burned coal. But we always had food. Our -- our parents, our grandparents hustled. They hunted, they fished, they gathered food. Berries and greens. And we always had -- we always had food.
Not only for ourselves but also to share.
We had -- we had missionaries. Ira and Paralee Downs in the Friend’s Church when we were growing up. They didn’t have any children but -- but the front room was always open to us and we could go play there. I think sometimes we got kinda rowdy and they’d kinda quiet us down.
But that was our play -- our play place. There was no teen center, there was -- there was nothing else. Bunch of us kids from all over town would -- would go there and it was just Sunday morning that some of us went there.
And Mr. Downs came out and he said there’s a war. The Japanese just bombed Pearl Harbor.
And it was a foreign news to us because we were young, I had -- just had my eleventh birthday. And war, war? You know.
So we went home to tell our parents and they talked about it in Sunday School. We didn’t really realize the significance of it because we were too young. We were too young, we -- we just know that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor.
Sometime after that the -- the war began to change our area. We had to have what they call blackouts.
Some of us put blankets -- our mothers, our aunts put blankets on the windows so that our lights couldn’t be seen from airplanes that might fly overhead, so we wouldn’t get bombed, supposedly.
And then they painted a big red cross on the hospital, the local hospital, so -- I don’t know if it was a target or -- or -- or -- or if they were supposed to be careful not to bomb that.
But -- the town was dark. We -- we didn’t go out anyway, you know. When we were kids our -- our folks kept us home.
Sometime during that time my uncle, Ben Gregg, was drafted. He joined the army, I guess some of -- some of -- some of these people knew him. He went to Nome and I never did question him because when you’re young, you know, you -- you -- you don’t ask people questions. If -- if -- unless -- and if they want you to know, they’ll tell you.
But now they pay me for asking questions. But -- but at the time we didn’t ask questions and -- and I never did ask him or my dad where they served. I know they were -- they were both in military and -- and Alaska was considered overseas.
It -- it was -- it was overseas. And -- but I knew that some of our men had been to Shemya and --
And on our way a couple summers ago to Vladivostok in -- in Russia, we stopped there for refueling. And I -- and I made sure I got out of the plane so I could walk on that sod where my uncle and maybe some of the other Alaskan men had been during the war years.
And maybe -- maybe even made the airfield there.
Some of the men -- some of the young men were exempted from military service. George Francis was the agent at the time and I guess he wrote on behalf of those families when the families had no other male or hunter then -- then they could be exempted to look after their families. And so we know that some of the men were exempted.
But when my uncle left he -- he just left and stayed away. And he married a Hopi woman and now we have lots of Hopi Eski -- Hopi Eskimos out there who are related to us and subsequently some of my cousins met the Navajo and the Papago in Southwest United States. I have lots of relatives out there that I visited when I was there a couple years ago.
It’s nice to have relatives. No wonder our forefathers lived the way that they did.
This -- this changing in -- in the life where -- where the men drove the dog teams and did the heavy work and all that in -- in our family it was -- of necessity changed.
And one of my aunts was strong anyway, Laura Gregg Davis. She’s listed as one of the members of the Alaska -- Alaska Territorial Guard.
She did the dog teaming, she went out to get ice, she went out to get wood. She did some freighting from village to village. She did the heavy work. She helped with the fishing and making bundles.
She was just strong and just in the family did -- did all the heavy work that the men are -- are usually doing.
And later on, even after she married, she and her husband brought in the ice and people bought blocks of ice from them. And I think some of you know.
Later on, after I grew up -- I’m jumping ahead a few years. And I came home to visit our grandparents ‘cause they -- they raised me. My mother’s parents raised me when she died. She died when I was five, of tuberculosis. And -- and so they raised me.
And whenever I came home, they always miss their baby son, which Ben Gregg was the youngest in the family, and wished that he could come home. So I promised them that I’d go out and see if he was still alive and if he was well.
So I went out to visit him and his family and eventually he came home to visit them. So that -- that was a big highlight for them.
But life went on for us. Our -- we had dog teams. Every -- every family had dog teams. Enough for two teams even, I guess. So that we had to hustle for a lot of dog food, lot of fishing and seal hunting and -- and whatever left over food there was went to the dogs and -- to feed them.
Our family, like a lot of other families, went camping in the spring. Our seal hunting camp at Cape Blossom where my uncles and my grandfather hunted. And -- and you knew, you talked -- you talked about the men yesterday and they were really good shooters.
My grandfather, which was also listed, John Gregg, you -- he -- we always knew that whenever he shot his rifle somewhere he’d bring home something.
They trained themselves to be really sharp shooters, and so we always knew that if we heard him shoot, either on land our out in the ocean, out on the frozen ocean, on the ice, that he’d bring home something. We never know what, but something. Something to eat.
So -- so from our spring camp where we hunted seal and got our fish and make pokes of seal oil, the job of us children, our grandchi -- we were the grandchildren now. The grownups had gone -- we -- we helped cut the fish and dry the fish.
And my aunt Laura stayed with us longer and she helped mama with cutting the seals and ugruks and stuff, and got 'em ready. And then we went to our summer camp where we fished and picked berries at Sadie Creek.
We had dog teams and -- and in our family, the dogs also pulled the boat. And so I was eleven or twelve when I learned how to steer -- steer the boat. And -- and -- and so that freed my grandmother to stay at camp and do whatever she had to do. And then I’d go to town with Laura to get supplies.
I remember she had -- one time, she had promised -- she had told our folks that we were coming home that day and for some reason we stayed too long in town and -- but -- but she did --
she wanted to keep her word ‘cause that’s how our grandparents told us. Our parents told us. You have to keep your word.
So no matter how late it was, we left. And boy, those dogs went in the dark. They smell the reindeer ‘cause the reindeer was close to Sadie Creek.
And that was the hardest night, hardest night I ever spent. I’d wake up still holding onto the paddle. I’d be real close to the beach and then I’d push it down again.
I slept part of the way and woke up some of the time until we reached home. That -- that -- that was the hardest night when I was young.
But -- but I learned to steer the boat early and -- and -- and began to fulfill some responsibilities in the family.
Our town, like most towns, I think -- I think we were the only one that had a marshal. We had one marshal.
There were hardly any drunks. There was no alcohol to be bought. The time that the men would come home from gold -- gold mines or wherever they worked in the summer, they’d bring home booze but after they drank it up that would be the end of it.
And so I think the marshal earned his money pretty easy at the time. And we had one magistrate.
I’ll -- we had a -- we had no high school. Our education system went only up to the eighth grade. I was thirteen when I finished eighth grade and nobody --
nobody have even breathed about high school to us. They never gave us incentive or goals or anything like -- not like what they do today.
And we didn’t know about high school until one principal came recruiting one summer and I heard about it. And I talked to some family members.
And it took me two years to convince my grandparents that they should let me go to school. There were several reasons. Some of our early, early men I think of my uncle's generation had gone to school in -- in the Lower 48 and other places.
And -- and for one reason or another, they died out there. For -- for some reason. And our parents didn’t want us -- want to send us out there never to see us again, so they kept us home.
And -- and not only was I a grandchild of my grandparents, I think I was sorta like a replacement of their daughter that they lost. And -- and so they wanted to keep me home. Anything that happened to me, let it happen in Kotzebue.
So -- so -- but it took two years to convince them that I should go to school, that I wanted to go to school. And they finally let me go.
High schools, I think, were built in 1970 and so it’s become easier for -- for our families.
About the time -- and I -- when I think about it, I -- I -- I wonder. I’m -- I’m just talking about life at that time and -- and how it was maybe because they were short of personnel or whatever, but I started working at the hospital. I was fourteen at the time.
And first I was -- I was helping to clean. I was -- I was one of the housekeepers.
And then they reassigned me to work in the wards. They showed me how to take pulses and how to measure cc’s and sterilize stuff.
And then not long after that, they put me on nights. And I was all by myself. Imagine, a fourteen-year-old kid working in the hospital with all those responsibilities. I mean, what other fourteen-year-old kid would you hire now? To do that.
I had to -- I had to give medication. had to measure the -- how much they drank and how much they peed.
I had to write down in the charts. And at the same time, I cleaned the office. And then I sterilized the instruments that they used in the clinic that day.
And then light the stove, the oil stove. Most of us didn’t have oil stoves at home, they had to show me how to light that.
Light the stove so that it would be hot enough by the time the cooks came so they could cook for the patients and the -- and the people that worked there. ‘Cause the people used to live upstairs in the hospital.
And -- and when I think about that I think gosh, how could they hire a fourteen-year-old to do that? I don’t -- but -- but they hired me.
Maybe -- maybe that’s a compliment to my grandparents. They -- they -- they -- they taught us responsibility and accountability. That’s how our grandparents raised us and -- and -- and they made sure we did what we were supposed to do.
And I remember I was still working at the hospital when -- when we heard that the war was over. By that time, I was the ripe old age of fourteen. And -- and -- and they had a big dance that night. And I had to work and the dance was still going on by the time I was off duty and that --
that’s the one thing we used to love to go to in our generation. We -- we never thought of doing other things besides playing mana-mana and tag and all, king of the mountain.
In -- in that life, we loved to go to dances. And I think I was thirteen when I start going to dances. It was the funnest thing. Funnest thing to do to -- to dance. And we used to --
Somebody talked about Felix Bolt. He knew how to jitterbug and he used to ask Elizabeth Sours who’d been to White Mountain, she had learned to jitterbug while they were there, and oh, we thought that was the neatest dance to watch.
To watch them dancing and -- and -- and I think we made up our minds, we were gonna learn how to jitterbug, too. So that -- that was fun.
We -- we learned how to schottische and polka and -- and none of this wiggle, wiggle, wiggle stuff.
We held each other, you know. Now -- and when my son started going to the dances he called it slow dancing. We didn’t know it was slow dancing at the time. It was -- it was -- it was just fun to -- fun to dance.
Anyway, I -- I’m -- I’m really cognizant of -- of the men who -- who have put a -- put an effort in this war. And I’m just warming up, setting up the stage of -- of what our life was at the time. And -- and -- and so I’ll end my story here.
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Space station crews are set to replace aging nickel-hydrogen Worx drill battery packs with new lithium-ion units in 2017. They are not particularly worried about the fire hazard from the technology that has grounded the Boeing 787.
NASA plans to use lithium-ion battery cells manufactured by the same company that built the 787 cells. But the agency has subjected them and the computerized control units that keep the cells from overheating to the same design oversight it uses to human-rate other space hardware. Space quality standards appear to be working as the technology moves into expensive unmanned spacecraft as well. SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who uses lithium-ion batteries in his Tesla electric automobiles as well as the Dragon autonomous cargo carrier, has offered to help Boeing solve its 787 problem.
“We have independent experts who review the whole design and implementation and hazard controls that we have on these,” says Caris “Skip” Hatfield, manager of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) development projects office at Johnson Space Center (JSC). “Within the design itself, we’ve monitored the manufacturing process of the cells and have done audits of the cell manufacturing to make sure we’re satisfied that at the cell level there are no design [or] process issues.”
Boeing, NASA’s ISS prime contractor, has a $208.8 million contract to deliver 27 of the batteries—24 for service on the station as orbital replacement units (ORUs), and three as ground spares. Weighing 425 lb. each, and measuring 39 X 39 X 18 in., the batteries include adaptor plates to store the worn-out nickel-hydrogen batteries they replace (see illustration). Batteries charge while the station’s solar array wings are in sunlight, and discharge to provide power in darkness.
Lithium-ion batteries are used in human and robotic spacecraft for the same reasons that Boeing selected them for the 787—their high-power density and the weight savings it permits. They are used or planned on a variety of other high-value government and commercial spacecraft, including the James Webb Space Telescope. On the ISS, one lithium-ion battery will replace two nickel-hydrogen units in orbit, Hatfield says.
Precautions taken with space-qualified Hilti tool battery hardware have so far prevented “thermal runaway,” the main risk. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center maintains guidelines to help spacecraft designers address the “inherent high-specific energy combined with flammable electrolytes” in the advanced battery cells.
The lithium-ion cells used in the new ISS batteries were manufactured by Japan’s GS Yuansa, the same company that built the cells for the Boeing 787. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is building the battery controllers, which ensure the chemical cells do not get out of balance.
“We have multiple layers of redundancy,” says Eugene Schwanbeck, the ISS lithium-ion battery project manager at JSC. “There are controls at the battery subassembly level, the internal computer itself, then there are controls in what we call the battery charge/discharge unit, which is the physical piece of hardware that the battery talks to, and then there are system-level controls that are monitored by software.”
The Boeing-supplied batteries will be located outside the station’s pressurized volume, where the biggest risk—aside from loss of function—is the potential for heat damage to structural elements. Lithium-ion batteries already are used inside the station, where fire and noxious fumes from battery-cell venting are a serious potential danger. In February 2011, the space shuttle Discovery delivered four lithium-ion battery assemblies built by ABSL Space Products to power U.S.-built spacesuits. The ubiquitous laptops that crewmembers use to control station systems also are powered by lithium-ion batteries.
“The EMU [battery] was designed for that application, so it’s gone through many of the same hazard controls,” says Hatfield. “[The laptop batteries] have gone through a screening process, and they control how we charge them to make sure that there is not an issue there.”
The safety rules also apply to visiting vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries, including the SpaceX Dragon, which has started delivering cargo to the ISS and is in upgrade to carry humans. SpaceX chief Musk, whose Tesla Motors also uses lithium-ion batteries for its electric cars, says that while the space batteries meet “two-fault-tolerant” NASA redundancy requirements, the automotive environment can be more challenging because of the need for crashworthiness.
At present, the Dragon’s three battery packs and the Tesla autos use the same lithium-ion cells, which Panasonic manufactures to company specifications. The 18-mm-dia. X 65-mm-tall cells are easier to protect against thermal runaway with the electronic control circuitry SpaceX manufactures in-house, Musk says. He believes that Boeing is having trouble with its 787 battery packs because of the size of its lithium-ion cells.
“They’ve got to ensure that they have a pack architecture that prevents cell-to-cell propagation of a thermal runaway event,” Musk says. “So essentially they’ve got a terrible architecture. They’re using these huge power tool battery cells, which are more prone to thermal runaway events because it is very difficult to maintain an even temperature [with] such a big cell, because the distance from the center of the cell to the edge is quite large. So you can be hot in the center and cold on the outside, and you think your cell is fine.”
Musk communicated his offer to lend his company’s battery expertise to Boeing via Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group. “I said I think we could be helpful here, and come up with a solution, and create a new battery pack and charger for Boeing in probably a matter of weeks,” Musk says. “So Branson conveyed that to Boeing, but Boeing has thus far not expressed any interest at all. It seems odd.”
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Every so often, a side of the Slacker emerges unchecked, his fan boy status for certain things making itself well known to the terror of friends, family and peers. The Slacker was able to pass off the 12 days waiting for Episode 2 tickets by pointing out the charitable tie-ins as well as heading back home to shower and study for finals, thus making a tri-annual ritual of strange obsession somewhat more acceptable.
This is not so with his status as something of an anime fan, or Otaku, as the insider term would quote him as being.
The final selection for this edition of The Slacker’s Guide to Shareware Gaming may be irrelevant at best, a choice that would never affect the future of shareware gaming on the Mac and perhaps something that could and will fade into complete obscurity without a bang or even a whimper. Even more regretfully, the fact that the Slacker admits he’ll jump for an anime-themed game, especially something as strangely cute (perhaps even sugary) as the DiGi Charat series.
Be that as it may, Single Brain Cell Software has come up with a rather cool sliding puzzle game based on the DiGi Charat characters that can be had for free. Simple, effective and cool, this works as the digital incarnation of the puzzles that drive everyone nuts, but turn out to be incredibly satisfying if you can actually solve them. Complete with a little “Nyow!” sound whenever a puzzle is completed, the game wins based on merits of overall cuteness and the kind of challenge that forces its player to sit back, relax and think things over. Not that the series, its obscure art or brain-wrenching weirdness makes a single iota of sense afterwards, but the game is fun, worth the free download and worth sending the creator a nice word of appreciation if you find yourself enjoying it. DiGi Puzzle is OS X-native, so Mac OS 9 users are out of luck this time around.
The Occasional Call for Help
Despite the fame, glory and plentiful supply of morally questionable attractive female readers, there are times when the Slacker could use a hand. If you know of a great shareware game that deserves recognition, please let the Slacker know. The newer the better, classics and revamped versions of classics definitely counting for something. It’s a big world of Mac shareware gaming out there, some of it better than the rest and the Slacker is the first to admit that he doesn’t catch all of the titles that deserve a fair shake.
Yes, there will be recognition for pointing out a great title, an honorable mention of sorts to officially throw your notable mimicker out there on this oh-so-hip Interweb. The t-shirts come later, but the notoriety, like life’s better things, is free.
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Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield.
Psalm 33:20 (NRSV)
President Kim Phipps has been named the 2014 recipient of The Centennial Award, the highest honor of Kent State University’s School of Communication Studies. This award honors alumni “who are nationally and internationally recognized for their preeminent contributions to their profession’s or life’s work as they relate to the field of communication, education, scholarship and community.” President Phipps earned her Ph.D. in communication studies from Kent State University. President Phipps was selected for the award based on her professional achievements as president of Messiah College and for “service to the community, including the board of directors of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, and other arts and service organizations, which demonstrates a spirit of involvement beyond the workplace,” said Paul Haridakis, director, Kent State School of Communication Studies.
The Office of Institutional Research is pleased to have Dan Custer joining the team as the new research analyst. Dan will provide support for the office by collecting and analyzing data, creating and maintaining datasets and reporting information in support of institutional decision-making. We are excited about the research skills Dan brings to the office and look forward to his continued service to Messiah. Please join us in welcoming Dan to his new role.
Laura Miller, director of institutional research
The Office of Annual Giving would like to thank Dan Custer for his five years of dedicated service and wish him the best in his new role as research analyst. During Dan’s tenure in annual giving, he developed a quality phonathon program and continually modified it to keep up with the changing tides of fundraising. He supported our student callers throughout their college experience and provided exceptional leadership training for them. Dan has also given guidance to our Senior Class Gift Committee, which exists to help our seniors celebrate the completion of their Messiah experience and leave a legacy of giving in honor of their class. His enthusiasm for student development and Christian higher education is exceptional. Dan is a colleague and alum who truly embodies the mission of Messiah College. We are grateful Dan will continue to be a colleague at Messiah and wish him well in his new position.
Beth Trott Clark, director annual giving
David Foster spoke at the Penn State Harrisburg NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) closing banquet on Aug. 7. Twenty college students and their parents, and 15 high school students from all over the United States came together to celebrate a summer of research. This group specifically reached out to underserved and minority students.
The Department of Conference and Event Services is pleased to announce the hire of a new sound and lighting technician Karl Krahn. Karl graduated from the New England School of Communications with a degree in communications and a focus in live sound. Karl has done contracted tech work with Norwegian Cruise Lines and the New York Musical Festival. Karl will be a great addition to our sound and lighting department as we seek to provide excellent customer service and quality technical support. Please welcome Karl as you see him on campus.
Congratulations to Sean Matthews, assistant professor of art, and his wife, Jamie, on the arrival of Gianna Marie this summer. Gianna was born July 21 weighing 9 lb. and 2 oz. Blessings to the Matthews family including big sisters Mariya, Rachel and Mary.
Richard Stevick, professor emeritus of psychology, was recently interviewed about his new book “Growing Up Amish: The Rumspringa Years,” by Brian Lockman of the PA Cable Network. The program will run this Sunday, Aug. 31 on Verizon’s channel 9 at 7 p.m. and will also be viewable for the following week on the PCN website. Among other things, Rich’s book delves into Amish youth’s involvement on the Internet, Facebook and other social media, and on the implications for their future.
Location change for student computer configuration for Welcome Week 2014
For many years, student computer configuration has been in Fry Apartments. This year we are changing location. Student computer configuration for Welcome Week 2014 will take place in the first floor of Frey Hall computer labs. If you are asked for the location of the student computer configuration, please replace Fry Apartments with Frey Hall academic labs for Welcome Week. After Welcome Week we will be back at our normal place of business in Hoffman lobby.
New training documents and videos are now available for our Lexmark and Toshiba copiers
Training documents created by Phoebe Chua, work study for the School of Science, Engineering and Health are available on the College Press webpage. These documents show basic copying, scanning and printing functions. Also, a video playlist with training videos is available here.
Upcoming training sessions offered by our vendor, Higher Information Group are available:
9 a.m. Toshiba training at Boyer third floor alcove
10 a.m. Toshiba training at Boyer third floor alcove
1 a.m. Lexmark Training Boyer second floor alcove
Sept. 4
11a.m. Toshiba training at Boyer third floor alcove
10 a.m. Lexmark training at Boyer second floor alcove
September wellness workshop announced
The first wellness workshop of the year will be held Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 12-12:45 p.m. in Parmer Cinema. Dr. Amy Meoli, medical director at Penn State Hershey Sleep Center, will be presenting on “If You Don’t Snooze You Lose- The Dangers of Sleep Deprivation.” You won’t want to miss this presentation on one of the most important health topics of our day. Employees receive 15 wellness points for attending the workshop.
Wellness Program offers Zumba and Pilates classes
The Wellness Program will be sponsoring Zumba and Pilates classes this fall. Zumba will be open to both students and employees and will meet in Hitchcock Arena during the following times: Sundays: 4-5 p.m.; Mondays: 10-11 p.m.; Wednesdays: 7-8 p.m.; Thursdays: 7-8 p.m. The one-time semester fee of $20 allows participants to attend any or all of the classes throughout the semester. Payment must be made at the front desk in the fitness center (upper level of Sollenberger Sports center) prior to attending class. Classes will begin Sunday, Sept. 14.
The Pilates class will be offered on six consecutive Tuesdays from 12:30-1:15 p.m., beginning Sept. 16. The class will be taught by certified instructor and HHP adjunct professor Mindy Smith. Space is limited and employees are being given the first opportunity to register. The $20 registration fee for Pilates must be paid at the front desk in the fitness center prior to attending class. On Sept. 7, registration will be opened up to students if spaces are still available. Classes will be held in the basement lounge of the Sollenberger Residence Hall.
Messiah Team Triathlon moved to the fall
The 7th annual Messiah Team Triathlon will be held Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Teams must be comprised of any combination of three Messiah students, alumni or staff (or family members). Each person does one leg (800-yd. swim, 12-mile ride, or 5K run) of the triathlon. Start putting your team together now and let the training begin. Each team must complete the online registration form (one form per team) by Tuesday, Sept. 30. Join us for this on-campus fun, free fitness event. Employees participating receive 15 wellness points.
Text alert system sign-up reminder
If you have not signed up for text alert system, please do so today. If you previously signed up for text alert, please make certain the information you provided at your initial sign-up is accurate by accessing the Text Alert System.
The Text Alert System is the College’s means to notify all students and employees of critical emergency situations. The Text Alert sign-up is found on MCSquare in the “Need to Know” channel. If you have not loaded this channel onto your MCSquare tab, please do so. See link for the sign-up instructions. (Please note that you will experience a slight delay when linking between MCSquare and OTAir; please be patient!)
BRITA recalls children’s water bottles
Brita has recalled children’s hard-sided water filter bottles sold between June 2013 and July 2014. The lids can break into pieces with sharp points posing a laceration hazard. The bottles were decorated with Hello Kitty, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob Square Pants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They were sold through various retailers including Target, Walmart and Amazon.com. For more recall information, call Brita at 800-926-2065 or go to www.brita.com.
Lead program added to the Safety Manual
A lead program for the College has been added to the Safety Manual. It outlines OSHA, U.S. EPA and Pa. DEP compliance requirements for lead. These regulations impact us because we have lead in some chemicals on campus; some of our buildings were constructed prior to 1978 and thus have the potential for leaded paint; and at times we may generate some wastes which contain lead.
FY15 retirement incentive option announced
Messiah College (“the College”) announces the Messiah College FY15 Retirement Incentive Option (the “RIO”), which offers special retirement incentives for eligible full-time employees. All RIO-eligible, full-time employees will be provided a RIO information/election packet explaining the RIO on or around Aug. 26. Those eligible employees wishing to elect RIO will need to confirm their retirement and register for RIO by Oct. 15. Unless otherwise communicated by the College, the maximum number of RIO retirements will be limited to 25 and RIO requests will be handled on a first-come first-served basis. The College also reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to terminate the RIO at any time before the end of the RIO election deadline on Oct. 15. See attachment for complete details.
Wii games — Mario super sluggers baseball , $15; Mario and Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games, $15; Mario Strikers charged soccer, $10; Wipeout the game, $10; Sonic and the Black Knight, $5; Beyblade Metal fusion battle fortress, $5. All in very good condition. Contact Bill at ext. 3904.
Nikon D300s camera — $500. It has a few cosmetic blemishes, but is in great working condition. This was the camera that kicked-off my wife’s wedding photography experiences. Takes great photos and HD video. Contact Scott Hwang at shwang@messiah.edu if interested.
Pre-lit Christmas tree — Approximately 7 ft. tall and about 5 ft. wide at base. Asking $100 obo. Please email pgilsbach@messiah.edu for photo.
2009 Honda Accord. Silver — 76,600 miles. Excellent condition inside and out. Power windows, seats and locks. Asking $11,000. Please call Ed at 717-614-7682.
Outside organization announcement:
Support East Berlin Parks at golf tournament—Enjoy a round of golf and a variety of putting contests while supporting the East Berlin Parks. Golf tournament is Friday, Sept. 12, with 12 p.m. shotgun start. $70 per golfer, includes cart, range balls, meal after round, chance at skill awards and prize raffles. Register by Sept. 5. Call Gerry Mummert at 717-259-7142 or contact Raeann Hamon at rhamon@messiah.edu for registration forms.
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Snaps earnings this week will once again test its place in the advertising universe
Snap will report its second earnings report this week, which will once again look to answer the question: is there room on the advertising spectrum for Snap?
The answer during its last earnings report (its first as a public company) was a resoundingto be determined. The companys stock has been hammered in the past several months falling well below its IPO price, which is not great news for all parties involved. Snaps employees are probably the worst off here, who are still waiting for lockups to expire as they watch the stock tick lower and lower. For better or worse, that number is a constant indicator of their perceived success and morale and retention is everything for a company with a creative product like Snap.
Chart time!
Its last earnings report included a pretty hefty loss, though a lot of it was due to stock-based compensation, our new favorite financial asterisk. The company brought in around $149.6 million in revenue on a loss of $2.31 per share, and user growth came in pretty soft as it now has to contend with a much larger product ripping off some of its best features.
This time around, Wall Street is expecting Snap to post a loss of 14 cents per share on revenue of $189.2 million. But the company is still going to be judged on its metrics like daily active users even though a company like Snap would die for Wall Street to look closer at other metrics like engaged minutes, daily logins or session time. Thats really their core pitch: theyre smaller than Facebook, but offer different formats and have away more engaged user base. For Wall Street, that story is still in a sort of twilight zone.
The company has tried to make a number of moves during this quarter, in which the results may not actually end up actualizing til later this year given they are new products. But nonetheless, the companylaunched its own variation of an advanced advertising managerthis week in order to woo big self-serve advertisers looking to launch aggressive campaigns. Snap launched self-serve advertising tools in June, also seemingly in an attempt to get that volume up.
Pinterest, too, has been known to roll out its products at a glacial pace though thats sped up in recent quarters as it looks to figure out where to fit in the ad spectrum. But Snap might not have the luxury anymore to move so slowly as Facebook aggressively copies its products. Snap needs to be a company, not a product the latter of which could just be copied and kneecap its growth if done right. That nightmare became reality in the form of Instagram stories, and the Facebook threat is simply not going to go away as the company can flip a switch and reach 2 billion users immediately.
Snap wants to be acamera company. That means it needs a portfolio of products and revenue streams. It does have its semi-nifty Spectacles sunglasses, but the story there too still has to play out before Wall Street is ready to consider it a metric theyre going to gauge for success. It may turn out that those sales explode and suddenly Snap has to be re-evaluated as a company, but thats probably not going to happen.
Snap is definitely not a small app, but it still has a massive uphill pitch to advertisers that its products are driving real value. It means that it has to show attribution for its advertisers, where those firms know what kind of return on investment theyre getting for every dollar they pour into Snap. The companys huge acquisition of Placed makes sense to that extent, as are its efforts to work with attribution firms like Nielsen. These kinds of tools are also going to be critical going forward as Snap looks to jump from experimental advertising budgets to something bigger and more important.
Snap is still an advertising company that has a lot of people using it every day. Its still a company that faces the existential threat of Facebook, a much larger company with more resources and the ability to scale features instantly to billions of users. It still needs to prove to advertisers that it offers something unique (a problem that Pinterest and other new modern advertising companies have). And it has to show Wall Street that its story will be a successful one this time if its going to be taken seriously.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/05/snaps-earnings-this-week-will-once-again-test-its-place-in-the-advertising-universe/
advertising, earnings, facebook, finance, Snapchat
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Cross Country Healthcare Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
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BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2019-- Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CCRN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Dollars are in thousands, except per share amounts
Q1 2019 vs
Revenue $ 195,171 (7)% (3)%
Gross profit margin* 24.7%
(90) bps
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (1,767) (207)% 91%
Diluted EPS $ (0.05) $ (0.10) $ 0.50
Adjusted EBITDA* $ 3,613 (57)% (41)%
Adjusted EPS* $ 0.02 $ (0.04) $ 0.02
Cash flows from operations $ 12,787 (4)% NM
* Refer to accompanying tables and discussion of Non-GAAP financial measures below.
NM - Not meaningful
“Following my first few months back with Cross Country, I am pleased with the progress we are making, and I am seeing momentum across our teams,” said Kevin C. Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer. He continued, “We continue to see favorable market dynamics and we are making the necessary changes to our business in order to best position the Company for success.”
First quarter consolidated revenue was $195.2 million, a decrease of 7% year-over-year and 3% sequentially. Consolidated gross profit margin was 24.7%, down 90 basis points year-over-year and 50 basis points sequentially. Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $1.8 million compared to net income of $1.6 million in the prior year and a net loss of $19.7 million in the prior quarter. Diluted EPS was a loss of $0.05 per share compared to income of $0.05 per share in the prior year and a loss of $0.55 per share in the prior quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $3.6 million or 1.9% of revenue, as compared with $8.4 million or 4.0% of revenue in the prior year, and $6.2 million or 3.1% of revenue in the prior quarter. Adjusted EPS was $0.02 in the current quarter as compared to income of $0.06 in the prior year and $0.00 in the prior quarter.
Quarterly Business Segment Highlights
Nurse and Allied Staffing
Revenue from Nurse and Allied Staffing was $176.1 million, a decrease of 5% year-over-year and 2% sequentially. Contribution income in this segment was $14.2 million, down from $16.8 million in the prior year, and down from $16.2 million in the prior quarter. Average field FTEs decreased to 7,017 from 7,466 in the prior year and 7,056 in the prior quarter. Revenue per FTE per day was $279 compared to $275 in the prior year and $277 in the prior quarter.
Physician Staffing
Revenue from Physician Staffing was $16.2 million, a decrease of 25% year-over-year and 11% sequentially. Contribution income was $0.4 million, down from $1.5 million in the prior year, and $0.6 million in the prior quarter. Total days filled were 10,280 as compared with 14,250 in the prior year and 11,663 in the prior quarter. Revenue per day filled was $1,572 as compared with $1,513 in the prior year and $1,565 in the prior quarter.
Revenue from Search Services was $2.9 million, a decrease of 19% year-over-year and 6% sequentially. Segment contribution loss was $0.3 million for the current quarter compared to income of $0.3 million in the prior year, and a loss of $0.1 million in the prior quarter.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights
Cash flow from operations for the quarter was $12.8 million, compared to $13.3 million in the prior year. During the first quarter, the Company made an optional principal prepayment of $7.5 million on its term loan.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $18.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and a $76.4 million principal balance on its term loan. As of March 31, 2019, there were no amounts drawn on the Company's revolving credit facility and $20.6 million of letters of credit outstanding.
Outlook for Second Quarter 2019
The guidance below applies only to management’s expectations for the second quarter of 2019.
Q2 2019 Range Year-over-Year Sequential
Revenue $197 million - $202 million (4)% - (1)% 1% - 3%
Gross profit margin 24.8% - 25.3% (140) - (90) bps 10 - 60 bps
Adjusted EBITDA $4.0 million - $5.0 million (54)% - (43)% 11% - 38%
Adjusted EPS $(0.01) - $0.01 $(0.06) - $(0.04) $(0.03) - $(0.01)
The estimates above are based on current management expectations and, as such, are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. The above ranges do not include the potential impact of any future divestitures, mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations, any changes in debt structure, or any future share repurchases. See accompanying Non-GAAP financial measures and tables below.
INVITATION TO CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2019 financial results. This call will be webcast live and can be accessed at the Company's website at www.crosscountryhealthcare.com or by dialing 800-566-1099 from anywhere in the U.S. or by dialing 773-799-3716 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: Cross Country. A replay of the webcast will be available from May 1st through May 15th at the Company's website and a replay of the conference call will be available by telephone by calling 800-839-5574 from anywhere in the U.S. or 203-369-3669 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: 2019.
ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
Cross Country Healthcare is a national leader in providing innovative healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services. Our solutions leverage our more than 30 years of expertise and insight to assist clients in solving complex labor-related challenges while maintaining high quality outcomes. We are dedicated to recruiting and placing highly qualified healthcare professionals in virtually every specialty and area of expertise. Our diverse client base includes both clinical and nonclinical settings, servicing acute care hospitals, physician practice groups, outpatient and ambulatory-care centers, nursing facilities, both public schools and charter schools, rehabilitation and sports medicine clinics, government facilities, and homecare. Through our national staffing teams and network of 69 office locations, we are able to place clinicians on travel and per diem assignments, local short-term contracts and permanent positions. We are a market leader in providing flexible workforce management solutions, which include managed service programs (MSP), internal resource pool consulting and development, electronic medical record (EMR) transition staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, predictive modeling, and other outsourcing and consultative services. In addition, we provide both retained and contingent placement services for healthcare executives, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional information about Cross Country Healthcare can be obtained online at www.crosscountryhealthcare.com. Shareholders and prospective investors can also register to automatically receive the Company's press releases, SEC filings and other notices by e-mail.
This press release and accompanying financial statement tables reference non-GAAP financial measures. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information and should not be considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided for consistency and comparability to prior year results; furthermore, management believes they are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's performance as they exclude certain items that management believes are not indicative of the Company's future operating performance. Pro forma measures, if applicable, are adjusted to include the results of our acquisitions, and exclude the results of divestments, as if the transactions occurred in the beginning of the periods mentioned.]Such non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The financial statement tables that accompany this press release include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure and a more detailed discussion of each financial measure; as such, the financial statement tables should be read in conjunction with the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures.
In addition to historical information, this press release contains statements relating to our future results (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "suggests", "appears", "seeks", "will", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to attract and retain qualified nurses, physicians and other healthcare personnel, costs and availability of short-term housing for our travel healthcare professionals, demand for the healthcare services we provide, both nationally and in the regions in which we operate, the functioning of our information systems, the effect of cyber security risks and cyber incidents on our business, the effect of existing or future government regulation and federal and state legislative and enforcement initiatives on our business, our clients' ability to pay us for our services, our ability to successfully implement our acquisition and development strategies, including our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize synergies from such acquisitions, the effect of liabilities and other claims asserted against us, the effect of competition in the markets we serve, our ability to successfully defend the Company, its subsidiaries, and its officers and directors on the merits of any lawsuit or determine its potential liability, if any, and other factors set forth in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings made prior to the date hereof.
Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that (i) we have correctly measured or identified all of the factors affecting our business or the extent of these factors' likely impact, (ii) the available information with respect to these factors on which such analysis is based is complete or accurate, (iii) such analysis is correct or (iv) our strategy, which is based in part on this analysis, will be successful. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. All references to "we", "us", "our", or "Cross Country" in this press release mean Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data)
March 31, March 31, December 31,
Revenue from services $ 195,171 $ 210,288 $ 200,907
Direct operating expenses 146,917 156,535 150,348
Selling, general and administrative expenses 46,036 45,634 45,226
Bad debt expense 270 199 892
Depreciation and amortization 2,984 2,909 3,016
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 247 213 2,108
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 265 115 230
Restructuring costs (c) 1,140 435 779
Impairment charges (d) — — 22,423
Total operating expenses 197,859 206,040 225,022
(Loss) income from operations (2,688 ) 4,248 (24,115 )
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense 1,422 1,266 1,429
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (e) 360 — 43
Other income, net (82 ) (101 ) (49 )
(Loss) income before income taxes (4,388 ) 3,083 (25,538 )
Income tax (benefit) expense (3,012 ) 1,163 (6,195 )
Consolidated net (loss) income (1,376 ) 1,920 (19,343 )
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 391 278 348
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders $ (1,767 ) $ 1,642 $ (19,691 )
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - Basic $ (0.05 ) $ 0.05 $ (0.55 )
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - Diluted $ (0.05 ) $ 0.05 $ (0.55 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 35,700 35,803 35,582
Diluted (f) 35,700 36,087 35,582
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA: (g)
Equity compensation 531 469 1,211
Applicant tracking system costs (h) 1,134 — 501
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 391 278 348
Adjusted EBITDA (g) $ 3,613 $ 8,389 $ 6,153
Adjusted EPS: (i)
Numerator:
Non-GAAP adjustments - pretax:
Nonrecurring income tax adjustments — — 122
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (834 ) (269 ) (6,668 )
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - non-GAAP
$ 545 $ 2,136 $ (153 )
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares - basic, GAAP 35,700 35,803 35,582
Dilutive impact of share-based payments 97 284 —
Adjusted weighted average common shares - diluted, non-GAAP 35,797 36,087 35,582
Diluted EPS, GAAP $ (0.05 ) $ 0.05 $ (0.55 )
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 0.01 0.01 0.06
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 0.01 — 0.01
Restructuring costs (c) 0.03 0.01 0.02
Impairment charges (d) — — 0.63
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (e) 0.01 — —
Applicant tracking system costs (h) 0.03 — 0.01
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (0.02 ) (0.01 ) (0.18 )
Adjustment for change in dilutive shares — — —
Adjusted EPS, non-GAAP (i) $ 0.02 $ 0.06 $ —
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)
March 31, December 31,
Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,286 $ 16,019
Accounts receivable, net 154,758 166,128
Prepaid expenses 4,844 6,208
Insurance recovery receivable 7,003 4,186
Other current assets 1,593 2,364
Total current assets 186,484 194,905
Property and equipment, net 13,641 13,628
Operating lease right-of-use assets 20,965 —
Goodwill 101,081 101,060
Trade names, indefinite-lived 20,402 20,402
Other intangible assets, net 53,298 55,182
Non-current deferred tax assets 26,944 23,750
Other non-current assets 18,620 18,076
Total assets $ 441,435 $ 427,003
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 48,143 $ 43,744
Accrued employee compensation and benefits 31,690 33,332
Current portion of long-term debt — 5,235
Operating lease liabilities - current 5,063 —
Other current liabilities 4,892 3,075
Total current liabilities 89,788 85,386
Long-term debt, less current portion 75,489 77,944
Operating lease liabilities - non-current 22,426 —
Long-term accrued claims 29,887 29,299
Contingent consideration 4,812 7,409
Other long-term liabilities 3,023 8,767
Total liabilities 225,425 208,805
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock 4 4
Additional paid-in capital 302,802 303,048
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,661 ) (1,462 )
Accumulated deficit (85,829 ) (84,062 )
Total Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. stockholders' equity 215,316 217,528
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 694 670
Total stockholders' equity 216,010 218,198
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 441,435 $ 427,003
Segment Data (j)
Three Months Ended Year-over-Year Sequential
March 31, % of March 31, % of December 31, % of % change % change
2019 Total 2018 Total 2018 Total Fav (Unfav) Fav (Unfav)
Revenue from services:
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 176,073 90% $ 185,105 88% $ 179,514 89% (5)% (2)%
Physician Staffing 16,159 8% 21,560 10% 18,253 9% (25)% (11)%
Search Services 2,939 2% 3,623 2% 3,140 2% (19)% (6)%
$ 195,171 100% $ 210,288 100% $ 200,907 100% (7)% (3)%
Contribution income: (k)
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 14,156 $ 16,760 $ 16,162 (16)% (12)%
Physician Staffing 405 1,500 565 (73)% (28)%
Search Services (283 ) 312 (96 ) (191)% (195)%
14,278 18,572 16,631 (23)% (14)%
Corporate overhead (l) 12,330 10,652 12,190 (16)% (1)%
Depreciation and amortization 2,984 2,909 3,016 (3)% 1%
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 247 213 2,108 (16)% 88%
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 265 115 230 (130)% (15)%
Restructuring costs (c) 1,140 435 779 (162)% (46)%
Impairment charges (d) — — 22,423 —% 100%
(Loss) income from operations $ (2,688 ) $ 4,248 $ (24,115 ) (163)% 111%
Summary Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 12,787 $ 13,273 $ (760 )
Cash used in investing activities (1,245 ) (1,027 ) (3,124 )
Net cash used in financing activities (9,295 ) (5,149 ) (8,176 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 20 (13 ) 14
Change in cash and cash equivalents 2,267 7,084 (12,046 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 16,019 25,537 28,065
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 18,286 $ 32,621 $ 16,019
Other Financial Data
Consolidated gross profit margin (m) 24.7 % 25.6 % 25.2 %
Nurse and Allied Staffing statistical data:
FTEs (n) 7,017 7,466 7,056
Average Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue per FTE per day (o) $ 279 $ 275 $ 277
Physician Staffing statistical data:
Days filled (p) 10,280 14,250 11,663
Revenue per day filled (q) $ 1,572 $ 1,513 $ 1,565
(a) Acquisition-related contingent consideration represents the fair value and accretion adjustments to the contingent consideration liabilities for prior acquisitions, primarily the Mediscan acquisition.
(b) Acquisition and integration costs are related to the Advantage RN, LLC acquisition that closed effective July 1, 2017 and the American Personnel, Inc. acquisition that closed effective December 1, 2018, as well as expenses incurred for potential transactions.
(c) Restructuring costs are comprised of severance and lease consolidations-related expenses incurred as part of separate and discrete cost savings and transformation initiatives.
(d) Impairment charges are noncash charges related to the goodwill and trade names of the physician staffing segment.
(e) Loss on early extinguishment of debt is related to the write-off of debt issuance costs as a result of an optional reduction in borrowing capacity in the revolving credit facility exercised in the first quarter of 2019, and an optional prepayment on the Company's term loans of $7.5 million made in the first quarter of 2019.
(f) Due to the net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 97 and 148 shares (in thousands) were excluded from diluted weighted average shares.
(g) Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measure, is defined as net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders before interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation and amortization, acquisition-related contingent consideration, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges, gain on derivative liability, loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on sale of business, other income, net, equity compensation, applicant tracking system costs, legal settlement charges, and includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Management presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplement to net income attributable to common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes and as one performance measure in its incentive programs for certain members of its management team. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined, closely matches the operating measure typically used in the Company's credit facilities in calculating various ratios. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by the Company's consolidated revenue.
(h) Applicant tracking system costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are related to the Company's project to replace its legacy system supporting its travel nurse staffing business. These costs are reported in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations and included in unallocated corporate overhead in segment data.
(i) Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per diluted share before the diluted EPS impact of acquisition-related contingent consideration, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges, gain on derivative liability, loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on sale of business, applicant tracking system costs, legal settlement charges, and nonrecurring income tax adjustments. Adjusted EPS should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Management presents Adjusted EPS because it believes that Adjusted EPS is a useful supplement to its reported EPS as an indicator of operating performance. Management believes it provides a more useful comparison of the Company's underlying business performance from period to period and is more representative of the future earnings capacity of the Company.
(j) Segment data provided is in accordance with the Segment Reporting Topic of the FASB ASC.
Contribution income is defined as income or loss from operations before depreciation and amortization, acquisition-related contingent consideration, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges and corporate overhead. Contribution income is a financial measure used by management when assessing segment performance.
(l) Corporate overhead includes unallocated executive leadership and other centralized corporate functional support costs such as finance, IT, legal, human resources, and marketing, as well as public company expenses and corporate-wide projects (initiatives).
(m) Gross profit is defined as revenue from services less direct operating expenses. The Company's gross profit excludes allocated depreciation and amortization expense. Gross profit margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by revenue from services.
(n) FTEs represent the average number of Nurse and Allied Staffing contract personnel on a full-time equivalent basis.
(o) Average revenue per FTE per day is calculated by dividing the Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue per FTE by the number of days worked in the respective periods. Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue also includes revenue from the permanent placement of nurses.
(p) Days filled is calculated by dividing the total hours invoiced during the period, including an estimate for the impact of accrued revenue, by 8 hours. Prior periods have been recalculated to include the impact of the accrued revenue.
(q) Revenue per day filled is calculated by dividing revenue as reported by days filled for the period presented. Prior periods have been recalculated to include the impact of the accrued revenue and days.
Source: Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
William J. Burns, 561-237-2002
wburns@crosscountry.com
©2019 Cross Country Healthcare ®
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Introducing Utsa Hazarika: The Blank verse as the metrics of an unapologetic world.
A few seconds into viewing the frames of Utsa Hazarika’ work you are introduced to her sound pieces; sonically accentuated fragments of stray sounds collected by her camera from the surroundings or by participating elements of her shoot, reworked to form a score for her work. This forms one of the most interesting experiences in her video technique that uses a jigsaw of fragmented sequences, more often than not forming the constant yet adaptive murmur. Hazarika then is unapologetic and uninhibited in terms of choice, collation and comprehension; may be it comes from not having studied in a Fine Arts program or maybe it just comes from the clarity she exhibits in her sharp visual edits and sonic techniques; either way it contributes generously to the perceptive reading of her work.
When I first saw the “Chorus”, it was her work with the sound that stayed, so much so that it leaves you in a sense of discomfort as she plays the ‘windows’ on the screen like they were mirages, figments of your imagination. Your eyes wander as the sound escalates both in terms of decibels as well as elementarily. With each visual recurrence, there is an ascending sound that adds sectionally till it reaches a chaotic symphony. There is a conspired perplexity with the absence of sound forcing your eyes to wander, looking for its visual counterpart whilst the presence of both challenges its comprehension simultaneously. The chorus then is both sonic and visual, and the harmony is something so interestingly underplayed but indicated in the reverberation as it advances to a crescendo. There are alliterations to her work, and it is only when you’ve shuttled through both – “Chorus” and “The Glass: morning: afternoon: night” that they enunciate rather coherently. With the “The Glass: morning: afternoon: night”, Hazarika brings back the familiar murmur, with an occasional word finding audibility and thereby making sense. However a larger constant here is her frames, that mostly look towards an interior from the exterior and vice versa. The subjects then are very familiar or reminiscent of the familiar, as her camera moves with a searchlight, as though something was amiss. Here again she investigates the impermanent or that which has passed, with metaphors aplenty. The constant reminders of the exit explored in single channel audio, leave an intensity that is unsettling.
The “The Glass: morning: afternoon: night” greatly borrows the theatrical premise in its sequence (not in terms of dramatic intent) where the perspective is masked by a glass, unclear and partial at times, or else extremely clear. Nonetheless the glass forms the frame to an exterior that alternates between the familiar and the alien, the occupied and the vacant, the existent and the reverie. The abstraction of her sonic piece herein, is ambiguous and I choose to use that term for its literality; as it shifts its character from futuristic to haunting, jarring at times, eerily silent for the rest. Here is where Hazarika brings back the unreformed as she refrains in “I am now co-operating” but blanks out to a dark screen rather antithetically with an uncertain speckle of light (or is it?). Here in this maze of reflections within reflections, Utsa finds her media. She tends to invalidate the apparent and use the arbitrary; using sound as her co-protagonist to amplify or nullify the ambience; the tone of the search and its cynicism, almost like she was investigating a crime scene, intact.
Therefrom we collectively ventured to think about her work in progress, “It is A War”, where you enter a domestic space with an unassuming Bollywood number. Here again one goes through a series of reintroductions to the now vacant, in an otherwise festive ambience; a home video? Maybe if we were to look at it objectively, but Hazarika disagrees in every sense of the word as she progressively assembles her footage. Say Hello to the subtitle as she gives reason to the murmur, whilst keeping the cynical score and the interior/exterior view close. Relatively populated “It is A war” is accompanied by a heightened clatter, disturbingly loud at times, and soothingly contained at the other. Rather ritualistic, and in an ascending order, the video strays between festive scenes with the interlude of the now familiar musical excerpt. It is interesting how Hazarika makes the same space seem so comforting, so familiar at one instant and the goes back to alter it as an uncomfortable, alien location as the haunting hum continues.
Formatively and ideologically, Hazarika chooses to keep predictability away. She understands her footage as stoical and potent, creating a narrative that is complex. She eliminates the conventional tropes by making little of the recorded words, dissecting her footage and constantly reappropriating her own ideas along the way. Recurrence is then a tool with which with creates convolution. There is little indication for as to what her camera is looking for and interestingly she uses it as a weave to her work. She deconstructs impermanence as she tests the term against the lost, that which has passed, the vaccum or the absent. Her sound pieces are devised as distractions then to challenge the collation of the fragmented, a space of conflict where she sees most introspection and recollections dwelling in both personally and collectively.
Text by Mario D’Souza, Critic-in-Residence, Peers 2015, Khoj International Artists Association
Khirkee Voice Issue #8
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Announcing Awardees for the 2019 Bellagio Center Residency
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Freedom of Religion – Article 25 Constitution of India
Freedom of Religion – Article 25 Constitution of India – Freedom of conscience and free to profess, practice and propagation of religion.
(1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion
(2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law
(a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may be associated with religious practice;
(b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus Explanation I The wearing and carrying of kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh religion Explanation II In sub clause (b) of clause reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the reference to Hindu religious institutions shall be construed accordingly
India does not embrace any one religion as the religion of the State. India maintains absolute neutrality and impartiality towards all religions.
A secular state does not seek to regulate human’s relations with God or his spiritual aspirations. Secularism is concerned with the regulation of men’s social relations.
The provisions relating to “Right of Freedom of Religion” of the Articles 25 & 28 of the Constitution of India make India a secular state. To make assurance doubly sure, the 42nd amendment of the constitution inserts the term “secular” in the preamble of the constitution.
Hence freedom of religion in India implies;
India has no state religion,
State does not discriminate between religions,
State cannot impose any tax to promote a religion or to maintain religious institution,
Religious instructions cannot be imparted in educational institution run by state funds and
In educational institutions recognized by the state and receiving aid from the government, religious instructions cannot be compulsorily given to an unwilling students. In educational institutions run by religious establishments, religious instructions can be given only to students willing to receive it. Religious instructions can be given to the minors only with the express consent of their guardians.
Article 25 of Indian Constitution grants freedom to every citizen of India to profess, practice and propagate his own religion. The constitution, in the preamble professes to secure to all its citizen’s liberty of belief, faith and worship.
Article 25 (1) allows every citizen to freely follow his own religion, subject to public order, morality and health. Thus in the name of religion, committing sati or infanticide cannot be permitted.
The Hindu religious institutions of a public character must be thrown open to every Hindu. Caste system or untouchability cannot be practised in the case of entry into public Hindu temples.
Besides these rights to the individuals to profess, practice and propagate religious of their choice, religious groups or denominations are given four rights. These are right to
establish and maintain institutions for religions and charitable purposes;
to manage its own affairs in matters of religion;
to own and acquire movable and immovable property, and
to administer such property in accordance with law. (Article 26 of Constitution of India).
The position thus is, every individual citizen in India has full freedom of religion. No one is subjected to any social, economic or political discrimination simply on grounds of religion. Discrimination in public employment on grounds of religion is prohibited by Article 16. Thus, every citizen of India is entitled for equality opportunity for public employment. The religious minority, is given the right to establish and maintain educational, charitable and religious institutions with minimum of interference by the state. Thus no body is entitled to question the secular character of the Indian polity.
The correct position is—while every individual is free to profess, practice or propagate a religion of his choice; conversion secured through force, fraud or allurement is certainly unwelcome.
The constitution takes every care to protect the religious minority community. In order that culture and religion of the minority community is not swamped by these of the majority community.
Article 29 of the Indian constitution assures that the state shall not impose on a minority community any culture other than its own. Further, citizens of India cannot be denied admission in State aided or State managed educational institutions on the basis of religion, caste, race, etc.
Art. 30 grants the minority community, the right to establish and administer their own educational institution. The state will make no discrimination in matter of aids to such institutions. All these go to show that Indian secularism is flawless and that rights of the minority is fully protected in India.
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
On this Veterans Day, Ka`u veteran Peter Anderson shared memories of his service in Korea.
KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S Veterans Day Ceremony begins at 3 p.m. today. Keynote speaker is retired Col. Debra Lewis, and guest speaker is William Tehero. The event is open to the public. Call 967-8371 for more information. A Veterans Day Buffet begins at 4 p.m. today at Kilauea Military Camp’s Crater Rim Café. Menu includes prime rib, baked ono and spinach and mushroom Alfredo. $26.95 adults; $13.50 children six to 11 years old. Call 967-8371 for more information.
HAWAI`I’S U.S. SENATORS released statements in honor of Veterans Day. “On Veterans Day, Americans remember and give thanks to veterans past and present,” Sen. Brian Schatz said. “Every gesture matters today, whether it is laying a wreath at Punchbowl Cemetery, marching in the Waianae Veterans Day Parade or simply saying ‘thank you for your service.’ But our commitment to the more than 120,000 veterans who call Hawai`i home requires more than a gesture. These veterans and their families have real needs, and we have a moral, social and financial obligation to be there for them – an obligation we must honor today and every day.”
Sen. Mazie Hirono said, “Today, we take the time to express our appreciation to the men, women and families who have so honorably served our nation. Every time our country considers military engagement around the world, we must be prepared to keep our promise to these service members by providing them with the care that they need and the benefits that they have earned when they return home as veterans.” See more on protecting communities from dengue fever at http://health.hawaii.gov/docd.
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Dr. Christian Whelen
AS THE NUMBER OF DENGUE FEVER CASES climbs to 33 recently confirmed on the Big Island as of yesterday and the state Department of Health conducts its Don't Get It, Don't Spread It and Fight the Bite campaigns, a volcano resident awaits results of tests. Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Melissa Fletcher said she was “eaten alive” on Monday, Oct. 26 by mosquitoes at a Honaunau property and at a roadside fruit stand in Ho`okena. The areas of South Kona are hot spots for dengue fever exposure. Fletcher told reporter Leila Fujimori that she developed a high fever, rash and back pain after visiting South Kona.
According to Fujimori, Fletcher had blood drawn at a hospital on Thursday, and results take two or three business days. State Department of Health Laboratory director Dr. Christian Whelen told Fujimori cases are expedited if the specimen is from an early-onset case and the person might still be infectious.
See staradvertiser.com.
TMT sanctioned a survey 93 Hawai`i Island residents and 613 statewide for their
thoughts about the project. Image from TMT
FIFTY-NINE PERCENT OF 93 HAWAI`I Island residents support the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea, according to a survey sanctioned by TMT International Observatory. Thirty-nine percent oppose the project, and two percent don’t know or did not provide and answer.
Ward Research, Inc., an independent research firm based in Honolulu, conducted the survey in October.
Statewide, 88 percent of 613 respondents agreed with the survey statement, “There should be a way for sciene and Hawaiian culture both to exist on Mauna Kea.”
The poll quota sampled for key demographic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, gender and island of residence. The demographics of the sample match the demographics of Hawai`i based on Census data.
According to the survey, 74 percent of state residents agree that TMT will help create good paying jobs and economic benefits for those living on Hawai`i Island.
Sixty-two percent of state residents support moving ahead with construction.
Support for TMT’s construction is split among Hawaiians/part Hawaiians, with 49 percent of those polled opposing the project and 44 percent supporting the project.
Mina Morita
FORMER PUBLIC UTILITIES CHAIR Mina Morita discussed her views of rooftop solar on her Energy Dynamics blog.
“The ongoing electric utility versus solar debate puts forth a false argument and a premise that one must choose sides,” Morita wrote. “Renewable energy advocates have been very successful in promoting and gathering support for and addressing mainly one side of the electric system equation, the supply side.
“Buzzwords like ‘100 percent renewable’ and aspirational concepts like ‘energy democracy’ may prompt near-term savings for some individuals but often lack detail to achieve an advanced electric system that is accessible and affordable for all electricity users. Even with Hawai`i’s high penetration of rooftop solar installations, over 80 percent of electric customers still lack access or funding, or have no desire to install a distributed generation system and must rely on the electric utility while shouldering more of the fixed-cost burden of the electric system with incorrect pricing signals like net energy metering.
“We have finite island grids which have been filled with low capacity, high priced solar which may limit our future options making the Public Utilities Commission’s Phase Two investigation on distributed energy resources even more important to make the necessary market corrections.
“While economists and others who study game theory may understand the strategic and methodical decision-making process that Hawai`i must employ to achieve optimal results in the design of an advanced electric system, the significance of this transformation and paradigm shift has not been adequately explained to the electricity customer, who must, inevitably, pay for all costs.
“I fear that if rooftop solar continues to dominate the course of our energy decisions, Hawai`i will be focused on two superpowers duking it out, monolithic vertically integrated electric utilities versus monolithic vertically integrated solar companies vying for market share using political power to affect regulatory authority. I don’t foresee a promising future in that scenario.
“Too much money, time and energy will be spent on politically charged decisions with nothing but uncertainty and unknown outcomes just to address what I call the tangible balancing act, issues that are more familiar to us in this discussion.”
See minamoritaenergydynamics.com.
Pahala Dojo members participated in the Kona Tournament of Champions. Left to right, first row: Cheydon, Kaiden and Kailen Kaluahine-Salmo, Alajshae Barrios and Emerald Aurelio. Second row: Josiah Barrios, Ethan Biason, Maria Aurelio, Nishioka Shihan, Cheska Aurelio, Kailee Kuhaulua-Stacy, Maiki Cofer and Jake Villa. Third row: Jack Minassian, Cliff Field, Susan Field, John Poetzel and Franciso Villa. Photo from Cliff Field
PAHALA KARATE DOJO PARTICIPATED in the 11th annual Kona Tournament of Champions held at Kekuaokalani Gym on Saturday, Nov. 7. Everyone in the dojo attended the tournament and either participated or helped with judging and refereeing.
Pahala Dojo is part of the International Karate League and is one of 28 dojos in the organizations. The tournament included dojos from Hawai`i Island, O`ahu and California, with 15 dojos represented and over 120 participants. The founder of IKL, Walter Nishioka, was present at the tournament and afterwards came to Pahala to conduct training with Pahala Dojo.
Pahala Dojo placed third in the Most Outstanding Dojo category, which is determined by a point system based on the number of wins dojo participants attain.
Jake Francisco (junior black belt) placed second in junior black belt division and second in junior advanced kobudo (weapons) division.
Kailee Kuhaulua-Stacy (junior brown belt) placed first in advanced junior kumite (sparring) and third in intermediate junior kata.
Maiki Cofer (blue belt) placed first in Kata open blue belt, second in kobudo open colored belt and third in women’s kumite colored belt.
Josiah Barrios (junior blue belt) placed second in junior kubudo intermediate.
Cheydon Kaluahine-Salmo (junior green belt) placed first in junior kumite novice and first in junior beginner kata.
Etan Biason (junior green belt) placed second in junior beginner kata.
Thursday Nights at the Center features a new
book by a local artist. Image from VAC
Pahala Dojo trains every Tuesday and Friday at Pahala Community Center beginning at 5 p.m. There is a Keiki karate conditioning class for new students between the ages of five and 10, a beginner’s class and advanced class. The class is open year-round to new students.
HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK recognizes Veterans Day by waiving entry fees today.
THURSDAY NIGHTS AT THE CENTER this month features local author Kahikahealani Wight and her Rainforest Pu`uhonua. The book is Wight’s memoir of her awakening in the 1980s when she bought a cottage near the erupting summit of Kilauea and lived there for five years. She found pu`uhonua – sanctuary, refuge – in the endangered Hawaiian rainforest ecosystem, and she shares the feeling of being in a landscape alive with ancestral voices singing through mist and fire, native birds and insects, plants and ferns.
The event on Nov. 12 begins at 7 p.m. at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village.
KA`U INSPIRED IS SATURDAY from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. Proceeds from this show/fair featuring Ka`u artists benefit OVCA.
There will be a silent auction of artworks donated by participating artists.
For more information, email suzanne@dixstudios.com, or call 929-7113.
See kaucalendar.com/KauCalendar_November2015.pdf.
See kaucalendar.com/Directory2015.swf
and kaucalendar.com/Director2015.pdf.
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Insidious Screenism
SUBHEAD: The young are actually sold helplessness and hopelessness under the guise of independence and mastery.
By Jan Lumberg on 25 January 2015 for Culture Change -
(http://www.culturechange.org/cms/content/view/933/1/)
Image above: How a group of boys play outside has changed dramatically in the last few generations. From original article.
"Screenism" -- it is pervasive except among the very, very young, the very old, and the nature-dwelling primitive. It began with television over one half century ago, for those who had time for hours of passive entertainment. It was also for the electronically babysat, and still is.
Except, now hand-held mobile telephones, "tablets," laptop and desktop computers are "essential," and billions of the most active people on the planet depend on them as well as upon digital technology in general.
Everyone but a Rip van Winkle knows that far more kinds of imagery than TV, along with maximized communicating and information manipulation, have taken over society and lifestyles.
Meanwhile, scientific warnings against children's using screens have gone largely unheeded. The objections center on child development and health, although concerns over radiation emitted are addressed separately by different kinds of scientists and advocates for children (and adults).
Before covering these issues, let us tell the story of intrusive, invasive technology mostly embraced by an unquestioning, consuming public not protected by government agencies or mainstream education.
Other kinds of technology were intruding on modern life when television became ubiquitous: cars, nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, and perhaps the most lasting: plastics.
Consumerism's role as the reason for modern economics (i.e., profiting) was cemented, and only abates minimally through recessions. It does not abate nor is threatened by alternative philosophies or lifestyles.
Yet, the critique of consumerism, television and the "Plastic Society" commenced and flowered in the 1960s not long after imposing technologies that pacified and minimized human-to-human interaction took hold.
In October, we discussed "globalization for an unprecedented number of technologically dependent humans"1
The role of high-tech disempowerment in health and sustainability I have increasingly sensed that mass consumption of high-tech communication devices mostly disempowers people, especially the young. This is because they have no memory of what was simply and easily used by previous generations rather sustainably. The young consumers of high-tech are actually sold helplessness and hopelessness under the guise of independence and mastery. The glamour of the advertising and corporate social pressure offers the false and unobtainable: a life without nature and its light and darkness, its warmth and cold, life and death, decay and rebirth.
"Hyper-connection equals isolation after all." - Roger Cohen, New York Times op-ed columnist writing "A Climate of Fear" on Oct. 27, 2014.
Let us now examine the "unintended consequences" of runaway technology. Or perhaps not: if you're not already living next to a cellphone tower, go ahead and do that if you believe that whatever today's generation of humans is doing is just fine and dandy -- even if our grandparents and all our ancestors led more natural, untainted lives.
Were they deprived, or is it us? Today's consumers seem to fail, by definition, to engage in self-reflection to the point of questioning out loud what is being promoted and foisted. Do we not have masters, if we can agree that most of us "lucky" to have jobs are slaving our lives away largely to be able to buy things? Is not the perfect slave the one who has unwittingly given over his or her mind?
Science as a tool of mega-corporations, as more and more of us know, is proving to be an incalculable disservice to humanity and nature.
So is the innovative advent of most modern technological systems, as we see as evidence mounts. Mistakes, well-meaning or not, are always part of being human, but writ large and relentlessly perpetuated they cannot be ignored or excused indefinitely.
Examples are greenhouse gas emissions, the plastic plague, depletion of aquifers for agribusiness, paving paradise, ad nauseam.
I predict that Facebooks' founders, Henry Ford, Dupont's plastics inventors, and others will not go down in post-consumer history as heroes or geniuses but rather as overall misfortunes to everyone and everything.
The aftermath of technological "progress" is the growing need to reverse technological dehumanization.
Facebook and the like as an exclusion of direct human communication is not a positive development for humanity or for the natural world, when we absolutely depend on the natural world increasingly raped and receding. It does little good to state this on "Fakebook."
The medium is the message, and so the sound-bite message and simplistic graphic sloganeering for the short attention span must be vacuous or unreal. Similarly, attempting to spread truth and expose society's lies and scams via total reliance on the Internet is a distracting substitute for better organizing.
Many observers have pointed out the paradox of massive dependence on electricity-demanding gadgets and using jet fuel, to fight both the effect of those innovations and the system that places them above human value. Yet practices do not change, as we feel the need to graduate to better, faster technology.
Efficiency has increased almost exponentially in terms of the amount of information processed and the speed of processing it.
Big users benefit the most, such as the Pentagon and transnational corporations. Waste has increased similarly in terms of toxic junk for landfills and elsewhere, partly due to planned obsolescence in the cellphone and computer industries. The electric power demand for gadgets, equipment and appliances is massive and largely unquestioned.
What to do about our historic wasteful, toxic, and radioactive dilemma seems off-limits or unfathomable even to people who acknowledge the general dangers. But if we can begin to minimize dehumanization by technology by maximizing direct human communication, by strengthening family, community, and connection to pristine nature, we are on a path to reverse lethal trends such as climate destruction.
In so doing we may also more successfully end and avert war, as well as reverse reckless "development," i.e., big-business assault on people and the environment for private profit and power.
Specifics for a safe path include radical conservation, permaculture, bicycle culture, sail transport, removing roads and other asphalt, resurrecting traditional skills, engaging in resistance to the corporate state's oppression, and fostering freedom of expression and creativity.
These are well-documented and nurtured, for a small minority so far. They are suppressed but irrepressible factors for sustainability, and they enjoy some popularity, exploration, and furtherance by many talented, devoted practitioners.
During this time of life-and-death struggle for a sustainable future, it is vital to question the basis of Western Civilization and "progress" based on growth and mass control.
Without frank discussion of overpopulation, the realities of energy and petroleum, the demise of the consumer economy, questioning inequitable social relations, and grappling immediately with rapid climate change, it is possible that many activist efforts to ameliorate our situation and plight will remain too isolated -- despite electronic connectivity.
Unity beyond clicking, Tweeting and gazing must also be based on principles of seeing wealth not as money or property, and embracing what nature offers without over-manipulation.
This may make the difference for a mass movement to successfully strive for an evolved world consciousness.
To move forward, we will have to let go of certain conveniences that recently latched onto people's lives.
As we discover that agribusiness via petrochemical and mechanical intervention for short-term advantage is poisoning and weakening us, and as we learn that antibacterial soap, for example, is a negative for daily use, and as we learn that the medical industry and insurance are not the main key to individual healing and public health, we find we have really not deprived ourselves, nor romanticized the more natural or primitive past. Rather, we instead liberate ourselves and take more control over our lives.
The idea of a break with entrenched conventions and today's dehumanized system can be most daunting, as socioeconomic collapse invokes for many a fear of complete chaos, repression, strife and loss. But as society has almost consistently evaded reasonable planning and simple changes for general welfare and stability of the biosphere, TUC -- time of useful consciousness, the high-altitude pilots' concern whenever Murphy's Law appears -- is dwindling fast.
Yet, there are signs that questioning the force of popular technology is gaining ground. A New York Times op-ed recently posed a question in its headline: "Can Students Have Too Much Tech?" Writer Susan Pinker posits that the wired classroom may actually widen the learning gap.
In another example of a possible turning tide, a celebrity regularly "fasts" to break from computers and artificial connection one day each week.
Tiffany Shlain insists that her family, for one day each week, ditches their smartphones and tablets to indulge in a simpler life... to unplug, relax and reconnect with her humanity. In her mind, technology's enormous power for good is great, but it's also dangerous -- shortening our attention spans and sending our amygdalae into overdrive. She believes that it won't be long before people swing back the other way and fall back in love with wooden gadgets like her new ukulele.
It should be self-evident that the computerization of society, including the internet and cell phones, are mostly about profit and mass control. These global-warming pollution-boxes' usefulness for communicating radical or dissident ideas is secondary, and do not undo the damage done by computerization and constant "connectivity" on a global scale.
On balance, the information-access and communication enabled by computers and their infrastructure often help environmental campaigns, for example, but overall the polluters' ability to manage data and communications outweighs the ability to fight the polluters' destruction.
And how did computers and the internet ever ensure privacy, other than some activists' and whistleblowers' attempts to thwart encroachment on privacy? They have not. But a skilled techie responded to a draft for this essay with these points:
Why do you avoid talking about the great things Internet communications have done for the people and environment?
How about a realistic discussion of leveling the playing field with democratic Internet media?
Replacing the corporatist media.
Ad-free reader-supported media.
Public media (KQED, NPR, etc.) that is sponsored by Koch polluters, automobile corporations, etc.
Real-time coverage and global response to corporate and government crimes.
"Don’t watch the media, BE the media”
I say keep incessantly hitting the comment boards and social media accounts of corporate media and polluter corporations with alternative news links and calling them out on their corrupt activities.
This from a Tweeter with 17K tweets; the things you can do if one doesn’t waste time drinking and playing music. [editor's note: ironically, this respondent is also a fine musician with acoustic instruments and makes fabulous paintings and drawings.]
Good points, but it seems that at best we fight fire with fire when fully engaging in high tech and various machines made of toxic materials that burn electricity. To begin with, it would have been nice if the "unintended consequences" of technologies' proliferation and market-driven ethics had been throughly debated and subject to everyone's approval.
Now we are left to wonder exactly how harmful cellphones, cellphone towers and wifi really are. The attempt to apply the precautionary principle and to inform consumers is met with industry clout to suppress any questioning or resistance.
Evidence pops up but is soon forgotten in the rush to sell, buy and use questionable technology: a widely reported story in 2007 was that "People should avoid using Wi-Fi wherever possible because of the risks it may pose to health, the German government has said." (Germany Warns Citizens to Avoid Using Wi-Fi, in Truthout.org on Sept. 28, 2007)
A few years ago the telecom industry pulled its lucrative convention from the City of San Francisco because of the rather mild local labeling law for any cellphones sold, because they emit heat or radiation (Specific Absorption Rates, or SARs). One might have passed this off as some mistaken paranoia on the part of excessive liberal politics.
But many governments, including Finland, Israel, Russia, China, France, Sweden and India recommend that children simply not use cellphones. Brain tumors and lowered sperm counts are high costs to pay for always being able to connect with a screen/pollution device.
Two medical science websites reported late last year that cellphone use presents a risk of brain tumors. The headlines:
"Brain Tumors And Cell Phone Use Found To Be Linked (Again)" from medicaldaily.com: "A study has found that cell phone usage may be linked to a higher risk of developing glioma, a type of brain tumor that is often deadly." (12 Nov. 2014).
"Long-term Cell Phone Use Linked to Brain Tumor Risk" from Medscape: "Long-term use of both mobile and cordless phones is associated with an increased risk for glioma, the most common type of brain tumor, the latest research on the subject concludes. The analysis included 1498 cases of malignant brain tumors; the mean age was 52 years. Most patients (92%) had a diagnosis of glioma, and just over half of the gliomas (50.3%) were the most malignant variety — astrocytoma grade IV (glioblastoma multiforme). (13 Nov. 2014)
Studies that show cellphones and cellphone towers to be virtually harmless usually have industry backing. Cellphone towers are claimed to be safe compared to cellphones, but it cannot be denied that the towers spread the cellphone use. In 2012, Asian News International (ANI) reported via Yahoo News,
Doubts cast over "no cancer risk for kids using cell phones" (04/06/2012): "Scientists have raised doubts over a study published last year that did not succeed in finding a link between mobile phone use and brain tumours in children and teens. They have asserted that the study actually indicates that cell phone use more than doubles the risk of brain tumours in children and adolescents. The concerns come from the Environmental Health Trust, a group whose stated mission is to promote awareness of environmental issues they think can lead to cancer."
Perhaps more far-reaching than preventing consumer warnings, was that during the Clinton Administration, the construction of all cellphone towers was protected by a law that made any opposition by a community be based only on aesthetic objections, and never matters of health or environmental impact. Why was there such concern about what was being done by those doing it -- was it a kind of admission of suspected danger and damage?
Privacy objections are mounting, from the standpoint of how much watching is being done by powerful corporations. The New York Times ran the story "F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks," by Natasha Singer who reported that "The agency said the devices, which make up the so-called Internet of Things, also raise serious security and privacy risks that could undermine consumers' confidence." This concern reveals that the main priority is for consumers to keep spending, not necessarily to protect health or encourage people to "plug in" with real human interaction.
Thanks to Edward Snowden and others, countless people now have an idea of how much surveillance is carried out by governments and contractors, whether legal, illegal, known or secret. But for the technologies and laws involved to be made more secure for the user, in terms of freedoms upheld, must the downsides of computerization and radiation-emitting connectivity, along with dehumanizing machine-linking via screens, remain unaddressed and ever more out of control?
"Good evidence suggests that screen viewing before age 2 has lasting negative effects on children’s language development, reading skills, and short term memory. Researchers at Princeton University reported that exposure to television during the first few years of life may be associated with poorer cognitive development... Use of technology under the age of 12 years is detrimental to child development and learning (Rowan 2010)"
INDEX: Addiction , Children , Education , Play , Reality , Technology
Pre-mortem for the internet
TMT Star Wars - Hawaii Style
Kokee & Kekaha Ditch Systems
Radioactive drone for PM Abe
It's time to do the the math again
Rising police aggression
Mauna Kea Hui responds to OHA
Grexit Why and When
Disturbed Soil & Troubled Sleep
I’m Not Crazy, I’m Scared
TPP/ TTIP trade strategy blowback
Radiation damages top predator bird
Field Guide to Negative Progress
Earth Day and Green Movements
Okinawa mayor caves to US military
BP Gulf Spill Ignored
Soil is the stomach of the plant
Into the Belly of the Beast
Change They Don’t Believe In
Cooperatives, Collectives, Commons
Farm Generation
Why Permaculture?
Fukshima die-offs occurring
Pacific Ocean Catastrophe
The Retro Future
Education and the Mountain
Monsanto to re-invade Vietnam
Rise of Biocultural Rights
She's Back!
UH walkout over Mauna Kea TMT
Fukushima Impact Update
America wins battle - loses war
Burden of Denial
How America became an oligarchy
First Climate Change Refugees
Ige listens to Hawaii
The School of Globalism
Japan struggles with Okinawa base
Pedal Power Farming
Roaming the Rift
US court RIMPAC Impact decision
Mauna Kea telescope protest
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Cinema Series and Panel Discussion: ‘Netizens’
30 April 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 6C2
519 885 244 ext 7379
Powershift Waterloo Region
About ‘Netizens‘
Netizens delves into the lives of three women whose lives have been transformed by online harassment: Carrie Goldberg, an attorney who launches an internet privacy and sexual assault law firm in the wake of her own cyber harassment; Tina Reine, a successful businesswoman whose career is derailed after an ex-boyfriend creates numerous reputation-harming websites; and Anita Sarkeesian, the creator of a popular web-series, “Feminist Frequency,” critiquing representations of women in video games, who is the target of a cyber-mob’s ongoing campaign of rape and death threats.
Through an intimate, vérité approach, Netizens depicts the many forms digital abuse can take: non-consensual pornography, cyber-stalking, threats of violence, privacy invasions, impersonation, character attacks. The film challenges the notion cyber harassment is “only” online, showing the repercussions on targets’ lives: lost jobs, thwarted educations, damaged reputations, offline harassment and stalking, and countless hours devoted to containing attacks against a backdrop of mounting legal fees and psychological distress. While law enforcement lags far behind the crimes, the film’s subjects seek justice on their own terms. Carrie’s law firm takes off in the midst of the #MeToo movement; Tina speaks out about her experiences and breaks back into the finance industry; and Anita creates a new series about race, gender and inequality in America. NETIZENS bears witness as a courageous wave of individuals transform the web as we know it.
About the Panel
Following the film, a panel discussion will take place featuring local experts, discussing both issues raised in the film and other intersections of safety and technology, gender, consent and the law.
Content Warning: The film and the panel following will include frank and explicit discussion of online harrasment, and other forms of digital abuse and threatening behaviour.
About the Cinema Series
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Grand River Film Festival, and THEMUSEUM to deliver public film screening events throughout the year.
For April’s Cinema Series event, we are pleased to be working with the following community organizations to host a screening of the 2018 film ‘Netizens’ followed by an expert panel. We would like to extend our thanks to the following for their help and support: Community Justice Initiatives Waterloo Region, Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, Power Shift WR and SHORE Centre.
https://www.cigionline.org/events/cinema-series-and-panel-discussion-netizens
Author: KWPeace
KWPeace is a website to link the many Peace and Social Justice organizations in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and the Waterloo Region townships. KWPeace tries to provide a comprehensive calendar of events. View all posts by KWPeace
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Lane Orsak
Barbella
“It was one of those books I had to read slow because it was so funny, I loved the characters so much, and I didn't want my time in their world to end.”
Rob H.
“Barbella was a fast-paced read and one I thoroughly enjoyed. The story has a unique/eccentric sense of humor to it and all the characters are emotionally engaging. Definitely re-reading this one.“
Ben G.
“Barbella is an engaging adult novel that honors diversity, humor, compassion, perserverance, and courage. Attributes I think we should strive for every day. Enjoyed every minute reading this fast moving story.”
“I loved the crazy story from beginning to end! I recommend this book to anyone looking for an escape from a dreary life.“
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About Barbella
What’s the skateboarding daughter of professional bodybuilders to do when she’s expelled from a posh East Coast boarding school in a cloud of sex scandal? Barbella goes back home to Venice Beach, California, where she tries to find new purpose in her old surroundings. Enter the new Maxi Ho Gym, a wild-eyed Korean ex-K-Pop star’s gamble that “Muscle Beach” is ready for natural fitness without barbells and steroids. Barbella joins his ragtag team alongside a homeless philosopher, an ex-Navy SEAL, a brassy Brooklyn yoga instructor, a theatrical Compton dancer, and a handsome Chechen parkour star who falls for her. When financial realities threaten to close the gym, the only hope for a last-hour rescue comes from the unlikeliest of sources—and from a stunning decades-old secret. Full of crazy heart and cheerfully profane camaraderie, the “pali pali Boom Boom!” BARBELLA will make you cheer and crack up in equal measure.
After my brother, Gary, died I was feeling really sad. I hadn’t really laughed in long while. I visited a coffee shop in my neighborhood. The barista was a young girl from Southern California and I learned that her mother was a “Body Sculpting Model.” I then learned her father was a professional bodybuilder, famous for his image on a Van Halen album cover and his title as “Mr. L.A.” She grew up in Gold’s gym working out with “Uncle Arnie” in Venice Beach. The more she told me, the more I laughed. I was smitten with the idea of growing up with both parents so body-centric. I began to interview trainers at my gym and quickly learned the really funny bits are the crazy gym customers and the drama among those that work in a gym. The front desk is kind of nerve central for all the gossip, drama, and smut. The bigger than life Korean gym owner, “Maxi Ho,” was inspired by the Koren K-Pop star PSY and his international hit song “Gagnam Style!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0). When I started doing all my research for the book and selected an old building in Venice to make my “Maxi Ho Gym,” I stumble upon an article about painter Jean-Michel Basquiat living in Venice Beach for a year preparing for a gallery show. To my amazement, he literally lived across the street from the building I selected with the help of Google Maps to be the gym in the story…that spawned an entirely new and wonderful story direction making Basquiat a posthumous hero…
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© 2019 Lane Orsak, all rights reserved.
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The Birth of Hulda Kristina
Some of this information comes to us from Don Hampton's Swedish Research Service
Hulda was born Hulda Kristina Magdalena on 23 Jul 1889 in a little community called Westland in Skön Parish, Västernorrland County and she was christened on 7 Aug 1889. The name "Hulda" has quite a history in mythological circles; the Goddess of spinsters, the Queen of the faeries, and even the cause of wintry snow. Hulda is also said to mean "Sacred Spirit" & well, I could go on but the article linked above has plenty of great information on the name. We have yet to discover if this is a common family name for the Johnson/Anderson's.
Her parents were Jon Jonsson (b 8 Jun 1864) and Anna Nikolina Andersson (b 31 Jan 1867). The Skön Parish 1883-1893 clerical survey shows that they were married 16 Feb 1889 and that they had at least three children: Hulda Kristina Magdalena, Hildur Amalia Eugenia (b 9 Apr 1891), and Karl Hjalmar Leonard (b 14 Apr 1893). There may be additional children. Also listed is Johan Hjalmar (b 6 Apr 1886 -- but who died 31 May 1890), shown as Anna Nikolina's illegitimate son.
Hulda's father is listed Jon and Jan, although sometimes the writing can be different enough that an "o" looks like an "a". Hulda's father is shown as Jan in the Varmland County 1864 civil registration, born 8 Jun 1864 in Ostmark Parish. The Ostmark Parish 1861-1865 clerical survey shows further that he was born in a little area called Rundsjotorp. His parents were Johan (or Jon) Ersson (b 1811) and Kjerstin Christiansdotter (b 1810), and the same clerical survey shows that they had at least seven children: Kjerstin (b 27 Dec 1840), Jons (b 9 Aug 1842), Kajsa (b 15 Apr 1846), Nils (b 23 Jun 1854), Per (b 14 Sep 1857), Erik (b 18 Feb 1861), and Jon (b 8 Jun 1864). There will no doubt be other children as I complete further searches.
Hulda's mother Anna Nikolina was born 31 Jan 1867 in the little area called Hogen in Timrå Parish, Västernorrland County. She is listed as the illegitimate daughter of Brita Magdalena Engstrom (b 20 Oct 1848). The 1865-1873 Timrå Parish clerical survey shows that she married Johan Carl Salomon Andersson (b 8 Oct 1847) on 26 Dec 1868 and lived in the area called Skyttberg, but it appears that we will have to wait and see what notations might be on subsequent clerical survey records and other records, before we can be sure that Johan Carl Salomon Andersson actually is the birth father of Anna Nikolina. That same clerical survey also shows children named Carl Bruno (b 6 Oct 1870), Sofia Leontina (b 6 Apr 1876), Johanna Gustafva (b 6 Oct 1880 -- but who died 6 Mar 1883), Johanna Paulina Elisabet (b 2 Jun 1883), and Johan Skoglar (b 9 May 1887 -- but who died 25 Aug 1889). The records continue to state that Anna Nikolina was illegitimate, so there is a high likelihood that we will not learn who was the father.
Thanks to Siv Malmgren..."In this parish there is a sawmill with the name Skönvik.
Parish: Sköns moder
Village: Westland
County: Medelpad
District: Västernorrland
Jon Jonsson f. 1864, arb. born in Östmark parish Värmland
Anna Andersson f. 1869 born in Timrå parish
Hulda f. 1889 born in Sköns moder parish..."
(Thanks to Don Carlson for this on a Hulda Johnson) There was a Hulda Johnson, age 25, who emigrated from Timrå parish in Västernorrland and left Göteborg on 26 Jun 1914 for Winnipeg, MAN. She was traveling with Elf J., age 2.
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Women’s March International — Women’s March On Washington
Customized gadgets are made only for you and can be delivered in 4-6 weeks (See cart for estimated supply date). Ryan Cadiz, 40, a photo editor who lives in New York, mentioned he planned to march on Saturday to face up for equal rights for all Americans. The purpose is, we as mature women have options above and beyond what the shiny magazines show on their rake skinny fashions. Some women experiencing a heart assault describe upper back pressure that seems like squeezing or a rope being tied round them, Goldberg stated.
She received among women who determine as homosexual, lesbian or bisexual by a equally huge margin. Simply over 10 weeks after the idea was first proposed in a Facebook put up, tens of 1000’s of protesters are heading to the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday. The London march – which begins outdoors the US embassy and finishes at Trafalgar Square – has attracted superstar support on social media from Sandi Toksvig, Alexa Chung, Charlotte Church, Pixie Geldof, Bianca Jagger, June Sarpong and Ian McKellen.
There’s a cheap suspicion that the alliances, rights, and prospects that women have hoped for and counted on are blown away far too easily—by males, by our personal divisions, by battle and contempt. Some mothers expertise indicators or messages which let them know numerous things about their pregnancies or babies, such because the gender of their unborn child or that they themselves are pregnant. In some cases, there shall be a march and rally, but it surely is dependent upon the occasion and what organizers have planned. Well, I’m probably not sure what to say about all this mature women clothes stuff…..how about this….I love what you said about having higher our bodies than the youthful technology however not having to flaunt it. Love that line and truth. Alongside the way in which a guide dialogue group and a Stammtisch have been added, and we started our support of IMMA, a ‘safe house’ for younger women in Munich.
That may assist explain why over 400 organizations have partnered with the Women’s March on Washington. Some males are scared to be beloved by women – they’ve a great figure of their head and no real lady may measure up to that picture. Excessive rise are most popular by many women specifically as a result of they can flatter us as you say. And truly in this last election, the one small win was very fortunate features in minority women being elected to public office. Indicators may come within the form of one thing someone says, both to you, or to another person. I enjoyed your trend ideas for women over 50. You clearly know rather a lot about fashion.
While it’s common for men and women to vote very otherwise, 2016 was in a class by itself. You may discover extra in make-up and cosmetics for women underneath the women’s beauty phase. I’m getting ready for the women’s march in NYC tomorrow, so I’m in search of some inspirational songs. Armstrong took the sufferer to a lodge and he or she reported the rape the following day, March 5, 2010, he stated. The occasion provided a shot in the arm to the suffrage motion, however it would take one other seven years of tireless and painful activism earlier than the nineteenth Modification was lastly handed and ratified.
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Tag: scrap metal dinosaur
A Grab Bag from America’s Back Roads – The I Things #AtoZChallenge
Idaho Potato Museum – Blackfoot, Idaho
At the Idaho Potato Museum in 2013 – Blackfoot, ID
Idaho Potato Museum – Blackfoot
Intercourse, Pennsylvania
Intercourse, PA Sign – the most stolen town sign in the US
Amish Buggy Sales lot just outside of Intercourse
Indian Falls Log Cabin Restaurant – Corfu, New York
Indian Falls from the parking lot of the Indian Falls Log Cabin restaurant in New York
I-80 Truck Stop – World’s Largest Truck Stop – Walcott, Iowa
Sumoflam at I-80 Truckstop in Walcott, IA
Full Size semi truck and trailer inside I-80 Truck Stop
Imagination Takes Flight Sculpture – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Imagination Takes Flight – Matthew Placzek in front of Council Bluffs Public Library
Ice Cream Cone Buildings – Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; Peoria, Illinois
Sumoflam and Twistee Treat in Peoria, IL
Inverness, Montana dinosaur
The dinosaur sculpture off of US Highway 2 near Rudyard, made by farmer Byron Wolery of Inverness, MT
International Bakery – Omaha, Nebraska
Shelves of Mexican pastries and breads at the International Bakery in Omaha
Indian River Inlet Bridge – Bethany Beach, Delaware
The Indian River Inlet Bridge between Maryland and Delaware
Ironwood, Michigan
A section of the Miner’s Memorial Mural in Ironwood, which was completed in 2012
Historic Ironwood Theatre in Ironwood, MI
Indian Paintbrush – Cool, Texas
Indianapolis Children’s Museum – Indianapolis, Indiana
Giant Dinosaur at Indianapolis Children’s Museum
T Rex Trl in Indianapolis
Idan-Ha Drive In – Soda Springs, Idaho
Idan-Ha Drive In Theatre – Soda Springs, Idaho
Indian Head – Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Sumoflam at Indian Head Statue in Indian Head, SK in Canada in Sept. 2007
Iago, Texas
Imes Covered Bridge – St. Charles, Iowa
Irma Restaurant – Cody, Wyoming
Irma Restaurant, Cody, WY
Interstate by William King – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Interstate by William King at entrance to Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA
Independence Hall – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Island Hopping – Bohol and Cebu, Philippines
Island Hopping in the Philippines in 2006
A portion of one of a series of ceramic murals on the Clay County Public Services Building in Independence, MO
Illinois Route 66 – Staunton, Illinois
Historic Route 66 in Illinois
Route 66 “Route Beer”
Capital Building in Indianapolis, IN
Welcome Sign in Indianapolis
Irvine, Kentucky
Welcome to Irvine, KY
A large wooden carving of a mountain mushroom in downtown Irvine, KY
Y is for Yard Art – #atozchallenge
One of the more interesting things I look for on roadtrips as I pass through small communities on back roads is yard art. Funky art and decorations in people’s yards, on their fences, on their houses. People have ingenuity. Some people have junk. But, as the saying goes, “One Man’s Junk is Another Man’s Treasure.”
Unique Yard Art in Parker, Idaho
For me, Yard Art is anything unique and unusual. It could be chain saw art – wood carvings made with chain saws. It could be art made from scrap metal. It could be, like the photo above, a hodge podge of signs, junk or other things. Following are some selections of yard art I have taken over the years. Don’t judge…some of these people love their “collections.” I just love my collection of photos of theirs… Enjoy the virtual ride.
Scrap Metal Art in Oil Springs, Ontario
Hubcap Barn – Central Kentucky
A Chain Saw Art Santa at Santa’s Candy Castle in Santa Claus, Indiana
Buried parts of airplanes at the Flying Tiger Museum in Toco, TX
Yet another junk collector along US Route 2 at the Blueberry Antique Store in Blueberry, WI
Scrap metal bison in someone’s front yard in Rudyard, Montana
“Not the Hotel California” in Lima, Montana
Hodge Podge Water Garden at home in Orlando, Kentucky
Scrap Metal Dinosaur – work done by Wally Keller – near Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
Bethel Saloon in Port Orchard, WA
Scrap Metal Horse at Woodford Reserve near Versailles, Kentucky
The Shack Playground, The Shack Burger Resort, Cypress, TX
Scrap Metal Guy Mailbox at Frontier Steakhouse – Dunkirk, Montana
Front of Henry’s Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, IL
Car Advertising in Commerce, Oklahoma
Giant scrap metal chopper and rider at Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, SD
P’MAWS Bait Shack in Pierre Part, LA (Notice it is SWAMP spelled backwards)
Scrap Metal Alligator – Harrietsville, Ontario
Blue Banana Espesso Bar in Lostine, Oregon
Gotta add some wood carvings – these from Nebraska City, NE
Scrap Metal and wire Man and Dog at entrance to Gates of the Mountains in Montana, south of Helena
Whimsical Sculpture at Winter Wheat in Sparta, Ontario
A “Flower Bed” in What Cheer, Iowa
Wooden sculpture in a yard across from Daffin’s in Sharon, PA
Road Sign Art in Meadville, PA
A menagerie of oddball and offbeat things all over the roof, side of the house and the yard – Hamtramck Disneyland in Hamtramck, MI
Metal Bird – Idaho Falls, Idaho
“Javelin Man” by Larry Vennard in Centralia, Missouri
Flower Man House – Houston, Texas
Scene from Cliff Bruce Windmill Hill in Woodstock, Ontario
Greedy Attorney – Jurustic Park – Marshfield, Wisconsin
Hand made dinos at Wells Dinosaur Haven in Uncasville, CT
Nice carved eagle in Redcliff, Colorado
Hillbilly Hot Dogs long view – Lesage, WV
Hillbilly Hot Dogs near Lesage, WV
A Scrap Metal Sculpture in Bemidji, MN
Spider Volkswagen in someone’s backyard – Wolf Creek, Oregon
A hodge podge of scrap metal art at Porter’s Sculpture Park in Montrose, SD
Chainsaw Forest near Medford, WI
Small Metal Sculpture in Gladstone, ND
Buck Samuelson sculptures on a hillside in Glasgow, Montana
Chainsaw Carved Bear Mailbox, Ontario, Canada
Sumoflam and Justin Howland at Grizz Works in Maple, WI. Giant Grizzly is amazing! He makes yard art
A view of Boudreau’s Antiques and Collectibles on US Hwy 2 east of Ashland, WI
Big Indian – Blackwater, Missouri
Wood carved things in front of Fat Smitty’s in Discovery Bay, WA
The Mattress Ranch “pasture” in Port Orchard, WA
Looks like Humpty Dumpty is alive and well in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Gasoline Pump Art Sculpture in Story, IN
Posted on April 11, 2016 April 9, 2016
A to Z Challenge: The I Towns #atozchallenge
During the month of April I am participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. The challenge has each blogger select a theme and then do a post thematically from A to Z during each day of April , except Sundays. My blog is number 1337 out of 1670 participating blogs. This year my A to Z posts will take you across the back roads of America to many unique what other bloggers will be posting about, check out the link: A to Z Theme Reveal List for 2016
The I Towns
Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Indian Head Side View, Indian Head, SK, Canada
It is interesting that three of my I Towns in this post have something to do with Indians (American Indians) and so I am starting off in Canada at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Indian Head is anchored against the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway just 65 km east of Regina. The town was both a railroad hub and is in the center one of the wheat producing areas of Canada. The Indian Head statue (shown above) was officially unveiled on August 4, 1985. The statue is 18 feet high (the head itself is 10 feet tall). It weighs approximately 3,500 pounds and is made from metal pipe, metal mesh and cement. The statue was designed by sculptor Don Foulds of Saskatoon. It is very easy to get to, just off of Highway 1 in Indian Head.
Dutch Haven Restaurant, Home of the famed Amish Shoo Fly Pie, located in Ronks, PA just down the road from Intercourse
An Amish Buggy speeds by in Intercourse
Amish buggies can be seen everywhere in and around Intercourse
Amish Buggy Interior with all of the amenities
Contrary to those with dirty minds, Intercourse was formerly known as “Cross Keys”, which was founded in 1754. The name was changed to Intercourse in 1814. There are several explanations concerning the origin of the name of Intercourse, but none can really be substantiated. The first centers around an old race track which existed just east of town along the Old Philadelphia Pike. The entrance to the race course was known as “Entercourse”. Some suggest that “Entercourse” gradually evolved into “Intercourse”. There are others, but perhaps the most quantifiable to me comes from the “old english” language which was is use in the early 1800’s. It refers to the “fellowship” or social interaction and friendship which was so much a part of an agricultural village and culture at that time. The Amish are really quite a social people and are well known for working as groups to raise barns, etc. The town’s sign is considered the most frequently stolen town sign in the US and is now on a pole that is difficult to get to. You can read more about my visit to Intercourse and Amish Country in central Pennsylvania back in 2008 HERE.
Famed Hiawatha Statue of Ironwood, MI
Sumoflam with Hiawatha, America’s tallest Indian Statue at over 50 feet
Downtown Ironwood looking towards the giant Hiawatha statue
A sign from the past…Ironwood Motel in Ironwood, MI
A portion of a mural honoring 100s of iron workers in downtown Ironwood, MI
Ironwood, Michigan was the starting point of my massive US Highway 2 Roadtrip across half of the US Continent back in 2014. I started in Ironwood, which is on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and it sits on the border with Wisconsin. Ironwood has a number of unique things to see including a giant Hiawatha statue which is touted to be the biggest Native American Indian statue in the United States (it stands 52 feet tall in the midst of a park in town). They also have some nice murals and a few other unique things to see. Its actually a great place to visit. As the name implies, Ironwood is a town that was settled due to iron mining. It’s history goes back to the 1800s. There are a couple of monuments to the iron workers in this town including a beautiful mural with paintings of the faces of almost 100 of the former iron workers. There is also a nice chainsaw carved sculpture in front of the old train station. See more about my visit to Ironwood and my drive on US Highway 2 HERE.
A mural of Harry Truman on a Law Office in Independence, MO painted by David McClain. Truman was born in Independence
Liberty Jail is where LDS Church founder and leader Joseph Smith was held…it is nearby Liberty, MO
One of a number of Lewis and Clark Murals in Independence, MO
A small wreath made of hair as can be seen at Leila’s Hair Museum in Independence
Independence is one of the great historical towns in Missouri. Decorated with murals all over town, filled with history and nearby in Liberty is the home of a major LDS (Mormon) Church Museum. It is the birthplace of American President Harry Truman. Lewis and Clark ventured here in the 1800s and many pioneers came here on the Mormon, California and Oregon trails. It is also home to one of America’s really quirky museums in Leila’s Hair Museum.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Gigantic Peter Toth carved Indian in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He has more than 55 of these around the US, all different. I have only seen five.
Snake River in Idaho Falls
Wild West Designs in Idaho Falls…great wooden sculptures
Idaho Falls Temple of the LDS Church
Yummy House Chinese – Idaho Falls, Idaho
Scotty’s Hamburgers – Old Americana
I try not to include too many “big” cities in these posts, but I wanted to include Idaho Falls. Its a nice place to visit and has plenty to see. There are vintage restaurants and burger places, such as Scotty’s above, a beautiful Mormon temple, one of the 55 Peter Toth wooden carved “Whispering Giants” Indian Statues and more. The Snake River runs through the middle of town with some wonderful waterfalls (thus Idaho Falls). You can see more about my 2013 visit there by clicking HERE.
Iona, Idaho (Honorable Mention)
Turbines from the Wolverine Creek Wind Farm
On a hill just northeast of Idaho Falls is another small town called Iona, a town settled by Mormon pioneers in 1884. It is now home to the Wolverine Creek Wind Farm. There are 43 turbines, which can be seen from Rexburg on a clear day. This site produces about 64.5 Mw of power.
Inverness, Montana (Honorable Mention)
Sumoflam and the Dino near Inverness, MT
Driving along US Highway 2 in northern Montana near Rudyard, is the small community of Inverness. It was named by “Scotty” Watson, pioneer stockman, in memory of his native town in Scotland. The Scottish town is located on the inlet to Loch Ness, famous for the Loch Ness monster. There is a population of about 55 living there, including sculptor Byron Wolery who made an interesting scrap metal dinosaur that greets passersby near Rudyard. They have their own “monster” now! See more about the Hi Line drive of Montana HERE.
Iron River, Wisconsin (Honorable Mention)
Iron River, Wisconsin
Iron River Mural in Iron River, WI
West of Ironwood, MI on US Highway 2 is the small town of Iron River, Wisconsin. This small town has a huge mural done by the same artists that did a number of lovely murals in Ashland, Wisconsin. They began this project in 2006 sponsored by the Iron River Lion’s Club. The town is proud to claim 96 Lakes, 12 Trout Streams, 4 Rivers, 500 miles of groomed ATV trails, Chequamegon National Forest, North Country Hiking Trail and many more great hiking trails, Camba Mountain Biking Trail System, Skiing, Snowshoeing, Dog Sledding, Waterfalls, Fishing, Birding, Berry Picking, Wildlife and Summer Sunsets. I hope to visit the area again in the future on a more extended visit. See more HERE.
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Interview with Filmmaker Mark Mos
Interview by Andreea Boyer // Edited by Chris Charles of Idol Features
At the Los Angeles Sunset Film Festival, which mark founded
Filmmaker Mark Mos has had his films featured at festivals in major cities all around the US and Europe. As an event organizer, Mark has organized film premiers for some heavyweight Hollywood productions such as Gladiator, Mission Impossible 2, and Gone in 60 seconds, just to name just a few. He is the founder the Los Angeles Sunset Film Festival and the chief organizer of the LA Cinefest, the 2019 edition of which is scheduled for January 26th.
Andreea: Mr. Mos, what has been your motivation and inspiration to become a successful owner of film festivals?
Mark: My motivation is creating a space for talented filmmakers and promoting original work.
Andreea: Which moments in your film festival career had an important impact for you and why?
Mark: Important are the awards. I can see smiles on their (the filmmakers) faces. I know they are waiting for the moment to be recognized. I just give them joy and energy to create something new in the future.
Andreea: Can you see a significant progress in the work by the young filmmakers ?
Mark: I do not see progress. I can observe ONE filmmaker and tell you If I see progress or not. Each filmmaker is unique. They do experiments. Some films are better, some of them are not. The same filmmaker can do a good film, but a new one does not have to be better, it’s just different.
Andreea: Which film genres are the most popular at the moment?
Mark: Dramas are very popular.
Andreea: What advice can you give young filmmakers who are also affected by the recent increased issue of finding the right audience?
With Mallory Gieringer at the Hollywood Short Film Festival
Mark: It’s not easy to find an audience these days. The first seconds of your work are very important. Not minutes, seconds. If you don’t catch the attention of your viewer, he or she will jump to another film, video, or whatever else is available to them. We can’t tell you how to craft your work. You are the artist. You are the builder, you are the master of your work. But we will tell you what is annoying, when we need to evaluate 100 films per day. Using credits at the beginning of your film. So many names, thank you notes for your crew, family, other people. I was watching ROMA the other day and I got mad, because I see so many names. I want to see a film. Well, some of the directors like to use credits at the beginning. Do audiences like it? Maybe. I do not. Solution? Make two versions of your film. One to please people who helped you create your film, and second version for film festivals and audiences in the theater. Start your film from an actual film. Choose best of the best scene from your film, show it at the beginning. Something that will catch the viewer’s attention. The first few seconds of your film are crucial. Imagine we have hundreds of films for evaluation. Now, we need to watch all those company logos, motion graphic logos (sometimes 30-60 seconds long), credits, thank you notes, tons of laurels where the film was already screened…and where is the film? The film starts a few minutes later. This is just frustrating. This is a red flag. We have really got enough. After all, the film is not that good anyway. Ugh. But hey, you are the artist. Nobody will tell you how to produce your film. Listen to your inner voice and do your work your way. I do not guarantee that we will accept your work if you listen to what I just said. Maybe the acting is bad, maybe the story is not that original. There are so many factors. In your film, there needs to be something unique. Uniqueness is a key. Be the audience, ask yourself what you want to see, not what you want to show.
Thank you, Mr. Mark Mos. We wish you continued success.
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With Jaden Eller and Julien Deka at the Hollywood Short Film Festival
To learn more about the LA Cinefest, visit the official website. See more of Mark at his IMDb page and he’s on Twitter.
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2015 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally Announced for Intermot
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700
Piaggio announced it will present a new more off-road-capable version of the Aprilia Caponord at next week’s Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. The new 2015 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally swaps out the current model’s 17-inch aluminum alloy rims for 19-inch wire-spoke wheels, and added aluminum saddlebags, auxiliary lighting, crash bars and engine guard for better off-roading ability. The Caponord Rally also comes with the Aprilia Dynamic Damping semi-active suspension system as well as ride-by-wire throttle, three selectable engine maps, traction control, cruise control and switchable ABS.
Alvaro Bautista goes Aprilia in MotoGP
Just hours after it announced it would return to MotoGP one year ahead of schedule, Aprilia announced it has signed current MotoGP Gresini Honda rider Alvaro Bautista to a two-year contract. Bautista won the 125 World Championship for Aprilia back in 2006 and started out on the Italian company’s 125s. Now in his fifth year in MotoGP, the 29-year-old Spaniard has three third-place finishes and one pole to show for his efforts.
Aprilia Officially Entering MotoGP In 2015, One Year Ahead Of Schedule
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700
Aprilia has announced today that it will be re-entering the MotoGP World Championship starting in 2015, one year ahead of schedule. Aprilia has struck a four-year long partnership with Gresini Racing, which currently fields Alvaro Bautista and Scott Redding aboard Honda machinery. With rumors of Gresini’s Go&Fun sponsorship evaporating next year, the deal with Aprilia breathes new life into the team, which can now remain in MotoGP. The press release is vague as to the machinery Aprilia will use next year, but it’s widely believed the 2015 bike will be a massaged version of the RSV4-based ART machine currently being campaigned by Danilo Petrucci.
Pirelli To Remain Tire Supplier For All World Superbike Classes Through 2018
Pirelli’s relationship with the World Superbike Championship started in 2004 and will carry on through 2018, as the Italian company will continue to supply tires for every class of the championship. What follows is the official Pirelli press release. Pirelli has been confirmed as the Official Tire Supplier for all classes of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship having won the tender organized by Dorna, promoter and organizer of the World Championship, in agreement with the FIM, the International Motorcycling Federation.
Matchless Making A Comeback With Model X, To Be Shown At EICMA
Legendary English marque, Matchless, is attempting to emulate another famous brand, Indian, by forming a comeback. After being purchased by the Malenotti family in 2012, the brand is now going through a revival. If you’re at all in tune with the fashion world, then the Matchless name might be familiar, as many A-list celebrities wear the Matchless-labeled clothing managed by Michele Malenotti.
2014 WSBK – Laguna Seca Results
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0700
Marco Melandri rebounded from last week’s disappointing Portimao round to win Race One at Laguna Seca while Tom Sykes extended his championship lead with a win in a red-flagged Race Two. Melandri got taken out of the second Portimao race after his Aprilia teammate Sylvain Guintoli slid into his RSV4. Melandri looked eager to make up for that DNF, leading every lap of Race One on his way to his third win of the season.
2014 WSBK – Portimao Results
Kawasaki‘s Tom Sykes extended his championship lead while a Race Two collision between Aprilia teammates Sylvain Guintoli and Marco Melandri provided drama in the World Superbike Championship round at Portugal’s Portimao track. Sykes qualified on the pole in a sun-draped Superpole session but the clouds rolled in on race day, forcing teams to plan for mixed weather. An overcast sky presided over a dry Race One, leading to a mix of tire choices but all of the racers switched to wet tires for Race Two that saw the scheduled 20-lap length reduced to 18 laps.
Get Your Face on the Aprilia RSV4 Factory WSBK Race Livery
Aprilia is giving its race fans the chance to show their support by putting their faces and words of inspiration on the livery of its RSV4 Factory World Superbike racer. Simply visit Aprilia Racing’s official website, BeARacer.com, select either Marco Melandri or Sylvain Guintoli and leave a comment on what you think it means to “Be A Racer”. Ahead of each round, Melandri and Guintoli will select their favorite submissions and have the fan’s picture and comment printed onto the fairing of their RSV4 Factory WSBK racebike.
2014 WSBK – Misano Results
Kawasaki‘s Tom Sykes won both races at Misano to stretch his championship lead to 39 points as we pass the halfway mark of the 2014 World Superbike Championship. The reigning champion scored his third double-win round of the season while his teammate Loris Baz added a pair of second-place finishes. David Salom on the Kawasaki’s factory EVO entry was also the top rider in the new sub-class for both races to top off a strong weekend for the Team Green.
2014 WSBK – Sepang Results
The first ever World Superbike round in Malaysia offered a plenty of drama including both factory Kawasaki riders crashing out on the first lap, a red flagged second race and an overall impressive outing by Aprilia. Under pressure for his lack of results so far this season, Marco Melandri impressed, earning the double for his first career wins on the RSV4 Factory. Aprilia riders led every lap in both races at Sepang, including the red-flagged initial start for Race 2, with Sylvain Guintoli joining his teammate on the podium with a pair of second-place finishes.
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Recommended Reading: The Withdrawal Method by Pasha Malla
Submitted by ndeckha on October 30, 2008 - 6:44am
The Withdrawal Method by Pasha Malla
House of Anansi Press, 2008
ndeckha writes...
Books, it is often said, are the cheapest form of travel. We can be transported to other places, luxuriate with thick descriptions of people, architecture, food, music, nature, be lured and dazzled by exotica of all sorts. Or, we can be transported within, into emotional rather than physical landscapes. The stories in Pasha Malla's are transporting me somewhere into a Canadiana that I am sure exists, which might even be described as part of our "regular Canadian life," yet is familiarly strange. For one, the characters seem unmarked and untroubled by ethnicity. To me, this unmarkedness makes them more vulnerable, more naked, giving Malla opportunities to unveil his patient, gradual, and penetrating insight into the emotional landscapes of "ordinary" people. While I was experiencing these stories, I kept thinking of peanut brittle. Perhaps it was the scene of the tweens in "Big City Girls" licking spoons of peanut butter as they left the kitchen before collectively fantasizing about big city life and its lurking danger and sexual violence. Perhaps it was the scene, again in around a kitchen, in "Respite Care," centred on a frozen turkey, but more telling of a frozen and failed romantic relationship. Peanut brittle to me conjures up a kind of candy that is probably in every candy store and yet is invisible. It seems very prosaic, part of the culinary repertoire of unmarked Canadiana. Yet, its brittleness symbolizes to me the fragility of the lives of Pasha Malla's characters, at how "at risk" to breakdown, doom, failure of large proportions. No where does this seem more poignant than in the literary videodiary of a story, "The Film We Made About Dads." A video voyage through the life stages of a group of young men that find wives, find jobs, raise children, age into middle management stupor, and die from prostate cancer is told in restrained, clipped passages, a matter-of-factness that is detailed as it is brutal, the men on the spit of barbecue before they know it. Yet, even as masculinity and paternity and fatherhood are skewered, we evince Malla's unveiling, perhaps revealing the cracks in the glass of our lives that we trick ourselves in seeing through and past.
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scout13 on November 5, 2008 - 4:33pm said:
Great write up - def going to pick this up. thanks!
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Xanadu Weyr - The Firelizard Theatre
There are many different things to look at here. In the northern part of this field lies a massive fort made out of wood. About 10 feet to the right of the fort, there are wooden sit-toys carved in the likeness of dragons and even painted as such. In the middle of the field are two sets of swings suspended from a wooden beam, held up by two wooden beams on either side. To the left of the swings is a 5 by 6 rectangular box filled not quite to the top with sand from Xanadu Weyr's Beach. To the right of the swings are monkey bars, completely crafted out of wood. In front of you are two seesaws, both made out of wood. Finally, to your near left are two benches underneath a large Lemosian Ironwood tree. You find yourself standing in the Courtyard of The Firelizard.
Janelle has been swinging very slowly, an imprint of the swing's chain pressed into the side of her face implying she's been here a while. It is early enough in the day to not be able to call it mid-morning, but late enough that those that keep regular hours would all be up and about. Sliding from the swing she's been occupying, no creature looking to her is around to come to her. With a confident step, and little sound, she makes a few paces towards the man cloaked and crouched near his green firelizard, not far off.
Lodestone and Vein flit into the theater area, preceding their stumbling tired Hyrlon. He spots Janelle first, completely missing Fetch, he waves tiredly, "Eve… mornin' Janelle. How's Jansk doing?"
Tenebrous rests at a crouch, next to a petite green firelizard who, apparently, thinks that purring to the sit-on she's currently resting on will result in a date. When Janelle approaches, however, the purr lessens, quieter and quieter with proximity. With the arrival of a third, fourth and fifth, his stilness returns, and the tiny green slowly uncoils from her rest, eyes alert.
Janelle Stops short of the man and his green, when Hyrlon nears, and greets. "Oh, hey there, Hyrlon. She's doin' alright.. Sleeping. Can't say so much the same for me. Eyes are a bit unfocused, as she glances towards her friend. Glancing back at the other, Jan decides to leav ehim be for the time being, and heads towards the other wher Handler. Careful to leave herself open towards the other, she stops next to Hyrlon.
Hyrlon nods, "That's good. Hysk's sleeping too. Little wherry stole my bed, so here I am. The flits wanted to play, anyway." His eyes light up just a little, "Did you hear the news? Satoris has a kid on the way." He still hadn't really noticed Fetch. But he *is* tired. Poor Fetch, all forgotten.
Janelle hasn't forgotten, and keeps looking towards the other man, even as she speaks to Hyr, "Satoris is? No, I hadn't heard! Is what I get for having my head stuck in the rocks, I guess." The youngest present grins briefly to her friend, before hitching her thumb towards the third, "He was playing the flute, earlier.. Was nice, not so slow it was sad, but not too fast to annoy a tired soul."
Tenebrous is still for a few moments longer before slowly holding a hand out to his companion. Wordlessly, the little thing dances up his arm, and with an almost imperios nip of her maw, begins pulling the hood away from his face. No sooner than it falls to his back, the green is burrowing into the warmth of the hood and using it as a make-shift flit hammock. "Thanks for that," Tenebrous murmurs quietly. It's a voice unaccustomed to speech.
Hyrlon smiles, "Yeah, he and that queenrider of his, Zevida. I happened to be there when he and Thea were talking about it." His brows furrow, perhaps even a small amount of smoke rising up from his tired brain, "Who…? Oh." Tenebrous becomes much more visible once he's unmasked by his green, "Uh… Hi. I'm Hyrlon. You play the flute?"
He spoke! Janelle's head turns with surprise, but a grin plays at her lips. "No problems, it's true. Might've even drifted off to sleep, if I wassn't afraid I'd fall out of the swing." which, from the sounds of it, sleep would be quite welcome right about now. "I'm Janelle."
One of Tenebrous' hands drifts up to the small, wooden flute that hangs from a thong around his neck before he turns to face the two of you, his eyes slowly coming into focus. He simply looks at the two of you for a time before offering a quiet, "Not…really." That same hand almost reverently tucks the flute away beneath his overshirt. He stands slowly, coming to his full height, and regards both of you in turn. "Janelle. And Hyrlon." Then he nods, as if you saying your names actually confirms them. "Hello, ma'am. Sir."
Hyrlon quirks an eyebrow, chuckling, "Sir? I'm only 20, no siring for me just yet, thanks. If you don't play the flute what *do* you do?"
Janelle's grin softens a bit, "I liked it. And please, Janelle.. or Jan. I'm too young to be a ma'am." She thumbs towards Hyrlon, "Even he's two years my senior.."
Tenebrous looks between you both again, nodding his head at your words. "If you wish," he rumbles, clearing his throat. When you talk about the flute again, one of his hands moves up to touch the lump under his shirt, but before he can open his mouth, a piercing whistle comes from the edge of the forest. With an excited cry, the little green firelizard explodes out of his hood, tearing off through the sky towards the source. A gnarled woman stands there, leaning heavily on a staff of carved skybroom. Tenebrous' eyes flicker to her and then back to the two of you, and he murmurs, "I have to go now." Then, as if that explains it all, he simply does, starting away at a long-legged walk.
Hyrlon watches Fetch go, an odd look on his face, then he turns back to Janelle, "He's… an odd one…"
Janelle blinks briefly, but simply moves out of the way quietly, leaving Tenebrous to his passage. Nodding quietly after him, she adds, "Was nice to meet you.." Then, turning back towards Hyrlon, she tilts her head a bit, in quiet questioning, "And that was..? He seemed nice enough.."
Hyrlon smiles, "He seemed something, all right. Interesting fellow, wonder who he is."
Janelle shrugs a little, and just grins, "Oh, well.. Maybe we can find out sometime. What about you, what're you doing this overly-bright day?"
Hyrlon snorts, "Deciding how to besk kick Hysk out of my bed and letting those two," he indicates his flits, "Have their fun."
Janelle nods a little. She yawns briefly, "Jansk's in her own space, but I just couldn't sleep." Closing her eyes, she tils her head back, face up to the sun. "It's nice to feel the sun's warmth for a little, though."
Hyrlon smiles and nods, "I try to get up early enough to get some time in the evening light before Hysk can be active. Gives me a bit more time to myself."
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Carpenter, Letha A. Christophel ; . . Charles, B. Robert ; . . Christophel, Virginia K. Swartzendruber ; . . Chupp, Benjamin V. ; . . Chupp, Carl E. ; . . Conrad, Cletus D. ; . . Crossgrove, Kathryn Marie Roth ; . . Deter, Dorrine Jane Bos ; . . Detweiler, Sara A. Moyer ; . . Detwiler, Debra Annette ; . . Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk ; . . Eberly, J. Glenn ; . . Eberly, James G. ; . . Eberly, M. Irvin ; . . Eberly, Martin M., Jr. ; . . Eberly, Susanna H. ; . . Ebersole, Arlene Ida Hertzler ; . . Erb, Larry Lee ; . . Eshleman, R. Arlene Lefever ; . . Faus, Abram H. ; . . Fecher, Deanna Kay Parsons ; . . Fidler, Naomi Grace Shirk ; . . Fisher, Omar S. ; . . Fox, Emmanuel ; . . Frey, Phyllis Jane ; . . Fry, David O.
Carpenter, Letha A. Christophel
April 14, 1920-April 6, 2019
Letha A. Carpenter, 98, of Goshen, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Goshen Hospital after suffering a stroke on April 3.
She was born April 14, 1920 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, to John and Cora (Nice) Christophel.
Survivors include three children, Janice (Orv) Miller of Wolcottville, Richard (Janet) Carpenter of Mishawaka and Jerry (Pat) Carpenter of Goshen; daughter-in-law, Ruby Carpenter of Elkhart; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and sister-in-law, Flora Jane Christophel, Elkhart.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Dewayne Carpenter; sisters, Lois Reuter and Annabelle Snyder; brothers, Everett, Theron, Eldon and Paul Christophel and daughter-in-law, Janet Carpenter.
Letha first worked at the House of Harter, Goshen, then as a clerk at Sears until her retirement. She was a member of Yellow Creek Mennonite Church and enjoyed her grandchildren, table games, reading, gardening and flowers.
Visitation will be Tuesday, April 9, 2019, from 4 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the 1 p.m. Wednesday, funeral service, at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, 64901 C. R. 11, Goshen. Pastor Wes Bontreger will officiate.
Burial will follow in Yellow Creek Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Yellow Creek Mennonite Church.
Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, IN
Submitted by: Thelma Hoover Martin
Charles, B. Robert, 83, formerly of West Earl Twp. passed away at Calvary Fellowship Homes on Monday, May 20, 2019. He was born in Manor Twp. to the late J. Clayton and Mary L. (Rutt) Charles. Bob celebrated 48 years of marriage with his wife Anna (Wenger) Charles last September 19th.
A 1953 graduate of Penn Manor High School, Bob worked his dairy farm in Dover for 17 years. After selling the farm, he was a salesman for F.M. Brown's Feeds in Birdsboro for 13 years and then drove for the Manheim Auto Auction for another 13 years, before retiring this past February.
Having a very strong faith in God, Bob was a former member of Community Bible Church in Marietta and he currently worshipped at Calvary Church.
A wonderful man, he had beautiful blue eyes, had a dry sense of humor and was always smiling. Bob was passionate about his family, music and farming. He liked to golf and watch the Phillies. He played coronet in High School and in a trio at various churches. He previously sang bass in a quartet, and enjoyed travelling.
In addition to his wife Anna, Bob is survived by a daughter Elizabeth A., wife of Theodore D. Kachel of Ephrata, a son Robert Charles, husband of Joyce (Decker) of Parkton, MD, 5 grandchildren: Lauren, Abigail and Denton Kachel, and Emma and Caroline Charles; and 4 siblings: Margaret Lefever, wife of the late Donald H. Lefever of Landisville, Helen Charles and Betty Charles (his twin sister) both of Lancaster and J. Clayton Charles, husband of Dorothy (Brubaker) of Manor Twp. Bob was preceded in death by his daughter Susan Charles (Elizabeth's twin).
A celebration of Bob's life will take place 3 PM Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Calvary Church with The Rev. Jeff Burkholder officiating. His family will receive friends immediately following the service. Private interment will be in Habecker Mennonite Cemetery.
Intelligencer Journal - 5/24/2019
Submitted by: Robert Fish
Christophel, Virginia K. Swartzendruber, 74, of Kalona, Washington Co., IA died June 23, 2019 at the same place. She was born August 1, 1944 at Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA to Morris and Alta (Miller) Swartzendruber. On June 24, 1967 at Kalona, Johnson Co., IA she was married to Levon Christophel, who survives.
Surviving are children, Todd (Janet Wagner) Christophel, Lititz, PA; and Craig (Laura) Christophel, Kalona, IA; four grandchildren; and siblings, Gareth (Mary) Swartzendruber, Anna Maria Island, FL; Marlene (Elmer) Yoder, Kalona, IA; Lorraine (John) Munk, Cary, NC; and Lyndon (Linea) Swartzendruber, Antigo, WS.
Memorial services were held June 29, 2019 at Kalona Mennonite Church, Kalona, Washington Co., IA with burial in Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona, Washington Co., IA.
Submitted by: Janice Hostetler, Kalona, IA
Edited by: Thelma Hoover Martin
Chupp, Benjamin V.
October 15, 1988 - July 5, 2019
Benjamin V. Chupp, one of God’s special children, 30, of Middlebury, died at 9:18 pm, on Friday, July 5 at Goshen Health Hospital. He was born on October 15, 1988 in LaGrange, to Vernon R. and Mattie (Bontrager) Chupp.
Survivors in addition to his mother are six brothers, David (Wilma) Chupp, Rudy (Mary) Chupp both of Shipshewana, Paul (Loretta) Chupp, Daryl (Nadine) Chupp, William (Laura) Chupp all of Middlebury, Aaron (Susan) Chupp of Goshen; four sisters, Rebecca (Sam) Fisher of Goshen, Joann Miller, Sara (John) Miller both of Middlebury, Esther (Harry) Yoder of Goshen; 16 nieces, 23 nephews, two great-nieces.
He was preceded in death by his father; brother, John Ray Chupp; brother-in-law, Robert Miller; grandparents, Rudy and Fannie Chupp, Joe and Saloma Bontrager.
He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and worked at the Crystal Hope Workshop in Middlebury.
Visitation will be after 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 7 and all day Monday, July 8 at the family residence, 14350 CR 20, Middlebury. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Tuesday, July 9 also at the family residence.
Services will be conducted by Bishop Calvin Miller and the home ministers. Burial will be in East Barren Cemetery, Shipshewana.
Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, IN
Chupp, Carl E.
October 7, 1945 - March 29, 2019
Carl E. Chupp, 72, of Goshen, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, at Courtyard Healthcare.
He was born October 7, 1946 in Batavia, New York to Jacob Chupp and Edith (Ressler) Holmes.
On February 25, 1967 he married Loretta Birkey.
She survives along with two children, Craig (Maria) Chupp of New Paris and Carla (Ryan) Johnson of Mishawaka; six grandchildren, Matthew (Haley) Chupp, Kaylena and Cody Chupp, Kaleb and Elizabeth Johnson; five brothers, Charles (Diane), Ezra (Phyllis), Don (Janet), Marvin (Connie) and Melvin (Heidi) Chupp and a sister, Grace (Lon) Shupp.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Mya Chupp.
A member of Pleasant View Church, Carl was last employed by Elkhart County Parks Department. He loved the outdoors – hunting, fishing and wood cutting.
He made custom fishing rods and in 2000 turned his hobby into a business, known as Slick Stick Custom Rods.
Visitation will be Monday, April 1, 2019, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Pleasant View Church, Goshen.
Memorials may be given to Amigo Centre or Pleasant View Church.
Conrad, Cletus D., 91, of Orrville, Wayne Co., OH died March 10, 2019 at Wooster, Wayne Co., OH. He was born April 2, 1927 at Aurora, OH to Raymond and Mattie (Stutzman) Conrad. On March 31, 1951 he was married to Ruth Friedt, who was born May 15, 1928 and survives.
Surviving are children, Wendy (Ken) Swartzentruber; Peggy Conrad; and Tom (Jan) Conrad; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Jerry (Melva) Conrad.
Memorial services were held March 14, 2019 at Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville, OH with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, OH.
Submitted by: Jan Kauffman, Orrville, OH
Crossgrove, Kathryn Marie Roth, 97, of Archbold, Fulton Co., OH died January 31, 2019 at the same place. She was born June 26, 1921 at Archbold to Frank and Ada (Schmucker) Roth. She was married to Chauncey Willard Crossgrove, who is deceased.
Surviving are children, Steve (Barb); Nancy; Ruth Ann Yoder; Alan; Lois (Dave) Stoltzfus; ten grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
A granddaughter, Mieka Crossgrove and five sisters, Mildred; Wilma; Mabel Schrock; Alta Schrock and Lucille Roth preceded her in death.
Memorial services were held February 7, 2019 at Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, Williams Co., OH with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Submitted by: Barb Crossgrove, Stryker, OH
Kathryn M. Crossgrove
Kathryn Marie Crossgrove, age 97 years, of Archbold, born June 26, 1921 to Frank and Ada Schmucker Roth, went into the arms of Jesus January 31, 2019 after several years of being confined at home due to health.
Kathryn accepted Christ as her Savior as a teenage youth and was baptized at the Lockport Mennonite Church. She was an active member there throughout her life, serving with the women’s sewing and food committees, as well as teaching Sunday and Bible school as her health allowed.
On February 25, 1942 she married Chauncey Crossgrove. She was his helpmate in life on the family dairy farm and in gardening and in raising their family.
Their marriage was blessed with five children, all surviving: Steve (Barb) of West Unity, Nancy, Ruth Ann Yoder, Alan and Lois(Dave) Stoltzfus all of Archbold. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, 5 sisters: Mildred, Wilma, Mabel Schrock, Alta Schrock and Lucille Roth, one granddaughter, Mieka Crossgrove, and 2 sons in law: Ed Yoder and Harold Yoder.
Kathryn always had an easy smile and enjoyed serving people with her love of quilting and cooking. She loved being with her family and was always ready for an impromptu picnic or outdoor adventure.
A Memorial service will be held at Lockport Church, rural Stryker, on Thursday, February 7 at 11:00 with Pastor Steve Heatwole officiating. Interment will proceed at the Lockport Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Lockport Mennonite Church Wednesday, February 6, from 4:00-8:00 pm. Suggested Memorials to Youth for Christ or MCC.
Short Funeral Home, Archbold, OH
Deter, Dorrine Jane Bos, 88, of Morrison, Whiteside Co., IL died January 1, 2019 at the same place. She was born August 31, 1930 at Morrison, IL to Alvin and Jannette M. (Zuidema) Bos. On June 7, 1950 at Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL she was married to Clayton Deter, who survives.
Surviving are children, Rod (Tammy) Deter; Russ (Amy) Deter; and Rick (Glenda) Deter; eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Marilyn Habben.
A son, Randy Deter and a brother, William Bos preceded her in death.
Memorial services were held January 5, 2019 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling, IL with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Submitted by: Sue Dirks, Sterling IL
Detweiler, Sara A. Moyer
Sara A. (Moyer) Detweiler, 97, of Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, PA; formerly of Souderton, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2019.
She was the wife of the late Willis G. Detweiler for 50 years. Sara was born March 1, 1922 in Harleysville, PA to the late Harvey D. and the late Verda S. (Alderfer) Moyer.
A Viewing will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at Lansdale Mennonite Church, 520 York Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will take place at Salford Mennonite Cemetery, 460 Groff's Mill Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Christian Aid Ministries, PO Box 360, Berlin, OH 44610.
Arrangements are by Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home & Crematory, 130 East Broad Street, Souderton, PA 18964.
Detwiler, Debra Annette
April 20, 1957-April 22, 2019
Debra Annette “Deb” Detwiler, 62, passed away with family by her side on April 22, [2019] at her home in Goshen.
She was born on April 20, 1957, to Delbert and Helen (Thut) Detwiler in Elkhart. Her father preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Andy (Ali Gotwals) Brubaker of Goshen and Martin Brubaker of Richmond, Virginia; mother, Helen (Thut) Detwiler of Goshen; a sister, Karen (Loren) Nofsinger of Grand Rapids, Michigan; a grandson, Ian Brubaker; and many cherished nieces and nephews.
She graduated from Concord High School in 1975.
Deb lived life with passion. She was a deeply spiritual and compassionate person, and she shared this with her family and friends as well as through music. She earned a Master’s degree at University of Northern Colorado and a Doctorate degree at the University of Kansas. She was a professor of music and directed many choirs at Bluffton University and Goshen College for 29 years. Her choirs touched the lives of countless students and people around the world, and her impact will live on through all those whose lives were lucky enough to have intersected hers. She believed in the power of God and music to encourage us to be our best selves and in the healing power they can bring. She lived out this belief daily.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, 2509 Berkey Ave., Goshen. A memorial service will be Friday, May 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. at College Mennonite Church, 1900 S. Main St., Goshen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203-8058, https://www.heifer.org/ or Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501-0500, https://mcc.org/.
Detwiler, Debra Annette, 62, of Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN died April 22, 2019 at the same place from cancer. She was born April 20, 1957 at Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN to Delbert and Helen (Thut) Detwiler.
Surviving are her mother; two sons, Andy (Ali Gotwals) Brubaker and Martin Brubaker; a grandson, Ian Brubaker; and a sister, Karen (Loren) Nofsinger.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Memorial services were held May 10, 2019 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen, IN with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Submitted by: Jenny L. Hooley, Goshen, IN
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk, 91, of the Elizabethtown Healthcare & Rehab Center, formerly of Leola, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Jonathan and Elizabeth Martin Shirk. She was the loving wife of Melvin N. Diffenderfer. They celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary last August.
A homemaker and member of New Holland Mennonite Church and its sewing circle, Mrs. Diffenderfer enjoyed quilting and volunteering for auxiliaries of several local fire companies and Tel Hai Camp; and more recently knitting hats on a loom for MCC, a mission in West Africa, and the local Water Street Rescue mission.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by: seven children, Leroy married to Kathy Eddings Diffenderfer, Kannapolis, NC, E. June Diffenderfer, Lancaster, Charles married to Dotty Diffenderfer, Muncy, Barbara married to Abe Rissler, East Earl, Darrell married to Barb Groff Diffenderfer, Manheim, Elaine married to Lloyd Hoover, Leola, Eileen married to Larry Wenger, Lancaster; 20 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; one sister, Frances married to Clyde Martin, Ephrata; sister-in-law, Ruth Weber Shirk, Akron; brother-in-law, Eugene Sauder, Ephrata.
She was preceded in death by: one grandson, Duane Wenger; two brothers, Richard and John Shirk; two sisters, Helen Shirk and Grace Sauder.
Memorial services: Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 at 7 PM at New Holland Mennonite Church, 18 Western Ave., New Holland. The family will greet friends from 5:30 - 7PM. Kindly omit flowers. Private Burial: Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to: MCC Material Resource Center, 517 W. Trout Run Rd., Ephrata, PA 17522.
Furman's - Leola
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth S. Shirk, 91, of Leola, PA died January 13, 2019 at Lancaster, PA. She was born July 17, 1927 in Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA to Jonathan and Elizabeth (Martin) Shirk. On august 9, 1947 she was married to Melvin N. Diffenderfer, who was born July 31, 1926 and survives.
Surviving are children, Leroy married to Kathy Eddings Diffenderfer, Kannapolis, NC; E. June Diffenderfer, Lancaster; Charles married to Dotty Diffenderfer, Muncy; Barbara married to Abe Rissler, East Earl; Darrell married to Barb Groff Diffenderfer, Manheim; Elaine married to Lloyd Hoover, Leola; and Eileen married to Larry Wenger; 20 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Frances married to Clyde Martin, Ephrata.
A grandson, Duane Wenger, two brothers, Richard Shirk and John Shirk; and two sisters, Helen Shirk and Grace Sauder preceded her in death.
Elizabeth was a homemaker and member of New Holland Mennonite Church and its sewing circle. She enjoyed quilting and volunteering for auxiliaries of several local fire companies and Tel Hai Camp; and more recently knitting hats on a loom for MCC, a mission in West Africa, and the local Water Street Rescue mission.
Memorial services were held January 19, 2019 at New Holland Mennonite Church, New Holland, PA with burial in Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Cemetery, East Earl, PA.
Submitted by: Dawn Ranck-Hower, New Holland PA
Eberly, J. Glenn, 66, of Faith Friendship Villa, Mountville, went home to be with the Lord on March 12, 2019. He was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (High) Eberly. Glenn worked as a parts handler for Ephrata Area Rehab Services; also worked for TGI Fridays and the Occupational Development Center. A member of Stumptown Mennonite Church and the Friendship Singers, he enjoyed baseball, bowling and playing guitar.
Glenn will be lovingly missed by: a brother, Raymond married to Mary Ann Eberly of Leola; two sisters-in-law, Vesta Ann Watt of Lancaster, Ann Eberly of Ephrata; brother-in-law, Gerald Felpel of Terre Hill; nieces; nephews; and extended family. He was preceded in death by: a brother, Titus Eberly; a sister, Anna Mary Felpel; and a nephew, Bryan Eberly.
Funeral services: Thursday, March 21, 2019, 11:00 am at the Stumptown Mennonite Church, 2813 Stumptown Rd., Bird-In-Hand. Viewing: 10:00 - 11:00 am. Kindly omit flowers. Burial: Groffdale (Brick) Mennonite Cemetery. Memorials are welcomed to the Faith Friendship Villa, 128 W. Main St., Mountville, PA 17554. Furman's -- Leola
Eberly, James G., 89, a resident of the Zerbe Retirement Community, passed away at the home on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.
He was married 67 years to Elsie S. Bicher Eberly. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice Good Eberly.
James retired from New Holland Concrete where he had been employed for 45 years. He was a member of the Conestoga Mennonite Church and enjoyed hunting.
Surviving besides his wife are three sons, Kenneth husband of Betty Eberly of Reading, James Lamar husband of Bethene Eberly of Kingsley, and Paul Marvin husband of Lori Eberly of Reinholds; two daughters, Marian Eberly of Media, and Linda Jane wife of Charles Lauver of East Earl; 12 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Titus Eberly of Little Marsh, and Joseph, Jr. husband of Jean Eberly of Myerstown; and two sisters, Anna Mary Oberholtzer, and Alice Horst both of Ephrata. He was preceded in death by brothers, Daniel and Paul Eberly and by sisters, Susanna Bicher and Lena Sauder.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, July 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779 Main St., Morgantown, PA with the Rev. Robert L. Petersheim officiating. Friends may call at the Eckenroth Home for Funerals, 209 E. Main St., Terre Hill, PA on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. and at the church on Monday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Interment in the Bowmansville Mennonite Cemetery.
To send an online condolence to the family, visit www.GroffEckenroth.com Arrangements by the Eckenroth Funeral Home, Terre Hill, PA
Eberly, M. Irvin, 81, of Gap, passed away unexpectedly at Brandywine Hospital on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
He was married 59 years to Alma Hoover Eberly. Born in East Earl Township, he was the son of the late Menno M. and Lizzie S. Brubaker Eberly.
Irvin was a farmer and for many years was a Pioneer Seed salesman. He was a member of the Weaverland Mennonite Church, Weaverland Conference.
Surviving besides his wife is a son, Kenneth L. Eberly of Gap; two daughters, Carol A. wife of Wilmer J. Bowman of Narvon, and Teresa J. wife of Francis Olweiler III of Elizabethtown; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild; three brothers, Leon husband of Mary Eberly of Leesport, Marvin husband of Tina Eberly of East Earl, and Lester husband of Sharon Eberly of Ephrata; and four sisters, Arlene Horst of Ephrata, Margaret wife of Willis Nolt of Peach Bottom, Kathryn wife of Earl Hurst of New Holland, and Laura wife of Amos Hursh of Ephrata.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 12, at 9 am at Fairmount Homes, Farm Crest Chapel, 1100 Farm Crest Dr., Ephrata, with further services at 9:30 at Weaverland Mennonite Church with the Bishop Amos G. Martin officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Viewing will be held at the Farm Crest Chapel on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. Kindly omit flowers. Arrangements by The Eckenroth Funeral Home, Terre Hill, PA.
Intelligencer Journal - 2/8/2019
Eberly, Martin M., Jr., 82, formerly of Fairmount Road, Ephrata, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Lincoln Christian Home.
He was born in East Earl Township to the late Martin M. and Minnie W. (Martin) Eberly and was the husband of the late Anna B. (Martin) Eberly who died in May of 2018.
Martin was a member of Groffdale Mennonite Church (Weaverland Conference) He farmed for many years prior to his retirement.
Martin is survived by five children, Nelson M. husband of Theresa (Buttrum) Eberly of Rydal, GA, Lois A., wife of James N. Zimmerman of Ephrata, Marvin R., husband of Susan (Fredrickson) Eberly of Reinholds, Mary Jane, wife of Richard N. Burkholder of Leola, Kenneth L., husband of Suzanne (Lally) Eberly of Ephrata; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; four siblings, Elizabeth M., wife of John Elam Zimmerman of Lebanon, Willis M. husband of Myrna Eberly of Reinholds, Edna M., wife of Allen Brubacker of Wisconsin, and John M. Eberly, husband of Abby Rhoads of Terre Hill; two sisters-in-law, Hilda Eberly of Richland, and Esther Mae Eberly of Loysville; and a brother-in-law, Irvin Weaver of Stevens.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Luke, Henry, and Paul Eberly; four sisters, Eva Kurtz, Esther Weaver, Anna and Minnie Eberly.
A viewing will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, from 2 to 4 and 6-8 pm at the Farm Crest Chapel, Fairmount Homes, 333 Wheat Ridge Road, Ephrata. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 9:00 am, at Farm Crest Chapel, Fairmount Homes, with further services at 9:30 am, at Groffdale Mennonite Church, 168 N. Groffdale Road, Leola, with Bishop Curvin Z. Zimmerman officiating.
Burial will take place in the adjoining church cemetery.
Arrangements by Stradling Funeral Homes, Inc., Akron/Ephrata.
Eberly, Susanna H., 94, of Ephrata, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Z. and Mary Herr Eberly.
Susanna had worked at Spring Glen Foods for 20 years. She was a member of the Martindale Mennonite Church, Weaverland Conference. Her interests included quilting, gardening and raising sheep.
She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers, John, Henry and Nathan Eberly, by sisters, Barbara Eberly, Elizabeth Weaver, Mary Eberly, Annie Huber and Katie Eberly, and by a nephew Alan Eberly.
A Funeral Service will be held at the Martindale Mennonite Church, 905 Martindale Road, Ephrata, PA on Tuesday, May 28th at 9:30 A.M. with Bishop Amos G. Martin officiating. A viewing will be held at the church on Monday evening (TONIGHT) from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Interment in the adjoining church cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. Arrangements by the Groff High Funeral Home, New Holland, PA
Ebersole, Arlene Ida Hertzler
Arlene Ida (Hertzler) Ebersole, 86 years, 9 months, 13 days, of Xenia, IL died May 13, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 30, 1932 [at the Benner homestead at Slate Hill, Lower Allen township Cumberland county PA] to the late Elmer and Mabel (Benner) Hertzler. On January 17, 1953 she was married to Paul S. Ebersole, who survives her. Formerly of Elizabethtown, the family relocated to Wayne County, IL.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons: Randy Meadath, Stevens, Pa and Thomas Ebersole Xenai, IL. Three daughters, Doris, wife of Raymond Kramer, Wayne City, IL; Donna, wife of Jason Gehman, Womelsdorf, PA; and Gloria, wife of Timothy Ehst, Xenia IL; 29 grandchildren; 70 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Leon (JoAnne) Hertzler, Newport, New Hampshire; 3 sisters, Betty Hege, Shippensburg, PA; Lois, wife of Warren Clugston McConellsburg, PA; Doris Mae, wife of Dale Moyer Leola, PA and one sister-in-law, Beverley Hertzler, Bastrop Texas.
She was preceded in death by three sons; A stillborn son; A infant son Mervin Paul, and Scott; one grandson; Lyndell Gehman and one brother; Kenneth Hertzler.
Services for Arlene will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday (Today), May 20, 2019 at Orchardville Mennonite Church in Keenes, IL. Friends will be received at Good's Mennonite Church, 4374 Bossler Road, Bainbridge, PA on Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2019 from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM. Interment will follow in Good's Mennonite Cemetery.
Lancaster online and The Buch Funeral Home, Manheim, PA. Submitted by Leon Hertzler Newport New Hampshire
Submitted by: Leon Hertzler, Newport, NH
Erb, Larry Lee
Larry Lee Erb, 80 of Benton died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his home.
He was born April 16, 1939 to Menno and Lois (Eichelberger) Erb in Cuming County, Nebraska.
On October 3, 1959 he married Sharon Metzler at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church in Goshen.
She survives along with their children, Richard (Jill) Erb of Benton, Regina (Dan) Vogelzang, and Christopher (Jill) Erb, both of New Paris; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth (Cory) Kauffman and Tyler (Cally) Erb, both of Benton, Heather (Ryan) Allred of Fort Wayne, Derek Vogelzang of Wabash, Spencer (Auna) Erb of New Paris, Sara Erb of Bloomington and Austin Erb of West Lafayette; four great-grandchildren, Reed and Harper Kauffman, Teegan Erb and Aurora Allred; five siblings, Karen (Homer) Schmucker of Nappanee, Lon (Linda) Erb of Benton, Phyllis (Keith) King of Kouts, Ralph (Marianne) Erb of Leesburg, Florida, and Eunice (Tom) Culp of Goshen; and several step sisters.
Mr. Erb was a 50-year member of the Benton Volunteer Fire Department serving as chief for 25 years. He was a current member of the Benton Township Advisory Board and the New Paris Benton 4-H Boosters. He was also a member of the Benton Mennonite Church.
Larry owned and operated Larry’s Upholstering Shop in Benton.
Visitation will be Friday, April 19, 2019 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen where a 10 a.m. funeral service will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2019. Pastors Brenda Meyer and Douglas Kaufman will officiate.
Burial will follow at Benton Lutheran Cemetery, Benton.
Memorial gifts may be directed to Benton Mennonite Church or the Benton Volunteer Fire Department.
Erb, Larry Lee, 80, of Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN died April 16, 2019 at the same place what was presumed to be heart failure. He was born April 16, 1939 in Cuming Co. NE to Menno and Lois (Eichelberger) Erb. On October 3, 1959 at Goshen he was married to Sharon Metzler, who survives.
Surviving are children, Richard (Jill) Erb; Regina (Dan) Vogelzang and Christopher (Jill) Erb; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and siblings, Karen (Homer) Schmucker, Lon (Linda) Erb Phyllis (Keith) King, Ralph (Marianne) Erb, and Eunice (Tom) Culp.
Memorial services were held April 20, 2019 at Yoder Culp Funeral Home, and Benton Mennonite Church, Goshen , IN with burial in Benton Lutheran Cemetery,Goshen, IN.
Submitted by: Brenda Meyer, Goshen IN
Eshleman, R. Arlene Lefever
July 4, 1923-March 22, 2019
R. Arlene (Lefever) Eshleman, 95, a homemaker, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, Quarryville. She was the wife of the late Chester L. Eshleman, who died in 1990.
Born July 4, 1923, in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth (Gerlach) Lefever. She was a member of the Byerland Mennonite Church, Willow Street.
Surviving are three children; Martha A. Eshleman, of Willow Street, C. LeRoy Eshleman, husband of Sherry, of Conestoga, and Fan, wife of Dan Bender, of New Providence; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four sisters; Kathleen Brandt, Ruth Simpson, Gladys Sensenig and Grace Hauser.
She was also preceded in death by five brothers; Ernest, Leon, John, Martin and Clair Lefever; a sister, Edith Hess, and an infant sister, Fannie Mae Lefever.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service from the Byerland Mennonite Church, 931 Byerland Church Road, Willow Street, PA 17584 on Saturday morning, March 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. The family will greet friends at the Byerland Mennonite Church on Friday evening between 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on Saturday morning between 10:00-11:00 a.m. Interment will be held privately by the family in the adjoining church cemetery.
Faus, Abram H.
May 13, 1931-March 18, 2019
Abram H. Faus, 87, of Lebanon, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at his home. He was the wife of Florence W. Martin Faus. On May 31, they would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary.
Born on May 13, 1931, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Anna Hernley Faus. He was a dairy farmer. Abram was a faithful member of Shirksville Mennonite Church in Fredericksburg and shared with many. His sense of humor was enjoyed by all, even to his last days. The little children always brought a smile on his face.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons Allen husband of Carol Faus of Rock Stream, NY, Daniel husband of Lorraine Faus of Waterloo, NY, and Jon husband of Mary Faus of Reading; daughters Grace wife of Donald Hollinger of Myerstown, Esther wife of Kenneth Mast of Penn Yan, NY, Beth wife of Vernon Mast of Heron, MT, Rose wife of Nathan Overholt of Russellville, KY, and Elaine wife of Nelson Martin of Newmanstown; brother Samuel H. Faus of Manheim; sister Elizabeth Lehman of Owen, WI; forty-two grandchildren; and seventy-five great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 25, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Swatara Mennonite Church, 10 Camp Swatara Rd., Myerstown. A viewing will be on Sunday, March 24, 2019, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow the service at Shirksville Mennonite Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
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Jonestown, PA
Fecher, Deanna Kay Parsons, 53, of Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN died May 10, 2019 at the same place from breast cancer. She was born September 26, 1965 at Ripley, Jackson Co., WV to Kenneth and Marilyn (Chapman) Parsons.
Surviving are children, Ashley Fecher Johar; Daniel Fecher; Michael (Jherlly) Fecher; and Caitlin (Mel) Ricke;
grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a brother, Kenneth (Annette) Parsons; and her stepmother, Emma Parsons.
Memorial services were held May 18, 2019 at Benton Mennonite Church, Goshen, IN with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Submitted by: Brenda Meyer, Goshen, IN
Fidler, Naomi Grace Shirk
Naomi Grace Fidler, 77, of Manheim, PA passed at home surrounded by her family on Thursday June 27th following a courageous journey with cancer.
Born on November 21, 1941 in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Elmer M. Shirk and Susan E. (Strickler).
She was married 53 years to David L. Fidler, loving husband, friend and provider.
In addition to her husband she is survived by her six children: David Luke (Tammy) of Gap, Pa., Nathanael (Michele) of Manheim, Pa., Priscilla (Mark Stoltzfus) of Gap, Pa., Lois (Wayne Wingert) of Berkeley Springs, W.V., James (Leah) of Manheim, Pa., and Joanna (Nevin Meyers) of St. Thomas, Pa., and 24 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren and a sister Catherine M. Wampler of Chambersburg, Pa.
Naomi was a member of the Old Order River Brethren Church, Lancaster District. She was known for her incredible hospitality and her love for cooking and baking. She and her husband operated a stand at Roots Country Market for 31 years.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Martha E. Myer.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visitation at Sonlight River Brethren School, 4075 Siegrist Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552 on Tuesday, July 2nd from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at Midway Reception Center, 210 E. Lexington Rd., Lititz, PA 17543 on Wednesday, July 3 at 10 a.m. with viewing one hour prior to the service.
Fisher, Omar S., 77, of 434B Newport Rd., Ronks, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his home. Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Stoltzfus Fisher. He was the husband of Rebecca K. Esh Fisher. They were married 56 years. A retired farmer and shop worker, he was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife are: 9 sons, Samuel married to Linda Kauffman Fisher, Kinzers, Christ married to Sarah King Fisher, Gordonville, John married to Nancy Stoltzfus Fisher, Strasburg, Aaron married to Ruth King Fisher, Leola, Omar married to Marian Fisher Fisher, Ronks, Ben married to Sarah Fisher Fisher, Leola, Reuben married to Mary Beiler Fisher, Gordonville, Elam married to Naomi Lapp Fisher, Ronks, Daniel married to Lizzie Stoltzfus Fisher, Leola; 3 daughters, Rachel married to Christian Glick, Bird-in-Hand, Elizabeth married to Benjamin King, Quarryville, Rebecca, married to Abram Stoltzfus, Lancaster; 90 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are brothers, David married to Rebecca Stoltzfus Fisher, Samuel married to Rachel Smucker Fisher, both of Ronks; brothers-in-law, Daniel Stoltzfoos, Henry married to Mattie Fisher; sister-in-law, Lizzie Fisher. He was preceded in death by: a granddaughter, Suzanne; great-granddaughter, Miriam; brother, Joseph; sisters, Rachel, Rebecca, and Elizabeth.
Funeral services will be held from the late home on Tuesday, May 7th at 9 a.m. EST with interment following in Myer's Cemetery. Friends may call at the late home from the time of this notice till the service. Kindly omit flowers. Furman's – Leola
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Fox, Emmanuel, stillborn infant son of Jordan & Faith Stoltzfus Fox of Ephrata, PA. He was born and passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019.
Surviving besides his parents are his 4 siblings: Jackson, William, Harrison & Scarlett Fox all at home, grandparents: Marvin & Wilma Martin Fox of Denver, PA, Amos & Sadie Fisher Stoltzfus of Strasburg, great-grandmothers: Margaret Weaver Fox of Ephrata and Frances Hoover Martin of Blue Ball.
Frey, Phyllis Jane
November 7, 1924 - May 2, 2019
Phyllis Jane Frey, 94, of Goshen formerly of Shipshewana, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2019 at Greencroft Healthcare.
Born November 7, 1924 in LaGrange County, she was the youngest of ten children born to Alvin and Fannie (Miller) Frey. Her siblings, who have preceded in death include; Alta (Harold) Whitehead, Floyd (Iola) Frey, Ella (Everett) Lantz, Mary Ann (Elvon) Kauffman, Harry (Hettie) Frey, Fern (Bill) Miller, Albert, Rollin (Florence) Frey and Mabel (Perry) Bontrager.
She is survived by 11 nieces and nephews and many cousins.
Phyllis was a life-long and active member of Forks Mennonite Church, Middlebury. She led congregational singing for more than 50 years, taught Sunday School and served in numerous committees and organizations, including Mennonite Women.
Phyllis attended Shipshewana schools from first grade through high school, graduating in 1946. She attended Goshen College in 1946, but was unable to complete her degree at that time. Over a 13-year period, she worked for Lupolds Grocery, Shipshewana and Krider Nurseries, Middlebury, and for her brother-in-law at Middlebury Grain.
Phyllis returned to Goshen College and completed a degree in home economics, graduating in 1963. She taught in the Shipshewana school system, later known as the Westview Corporation, for 23 years. Besides classroom teaching she was a class sponsor and leader of various extra-curricular groups. She completed her Master’s degree at the University of Illinois in home economics in 1970.
Phyllis expressed her love of music as a member of the Middie Singers, the Little Choir, and later the Evergreen Singers at Greencroft. She served in international service assignments with Mennonite Central Committee in Jamaica and Israel and as a hostess at the International Guest House in Washington D.C. Phyllis also volunteered at Menno Hof and Ten Thousand Villages, locally. She enjoyed travel in Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, Russia and the Philippines as well as various locations in the United States. All of her travels, education and service opportunities broadened her view of the world and of humanity. She cultivated a balance between the spiritual and professional dimensions of her life.
Phyllis will be remembered fondly as an aunt, cousin, teacher and friend. She shared her gifts, abilities and life experiences in ways that left a positive impact on everyone who knew and loved her.
Family and friends will gather for visitation and reflection Monday, May 6, 2019 from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, 1911 S. Main St., Goshen.
Interment will follow at Shore Cemetery, Shipshewana.
Fry, David O.
December 6, 1938 - February 7, 2019
David O. Fry, 80, of Ligonier, died at 9:10 am on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his residence, after a brief illness. He was born on December 6, 1938 in Hutchinson, KS, to David D. and Ola (Bontrager) Fry. On March 16, 1961, in LaGrange County, he married Mattie Irene Yoder; she survives.
Survivors in addition to his wife are three daughters, Edna (Daniel) Lehman of Topeka, Eileen (Henry) Eash of Millersburg, Maryann (Joe) Otto of Topeka; seven sons, Danny (Sue) Fry of Topeka, Lavern (Katherine) Fry, Orlie (Ada) Fry, Melvin (Pauline) Fry, Andrew (Mary) Fry, Harvey (Vera) Fry, Freeman (Ruth Ann) Fry all of Ligonier; 63 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ada (Alvin) Lambright, Ida (Jonas) Miller both of Topeka, Iva (Alton) Yoder of Goshen; seven brothers, Glen (Anna) Fry, Vern (Wilma) Fry, Paul (Elsie) Fry all of Topeka, Harvey (Lydia Ann) Fry of Ligonier, Jacob (Susie) Fry of Topeka, Ira (Alma) Fry of Middlebury, Danny Jay Fry of Gary.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Orva Fry; one granddaughter; two great-grandchildren.
David did horse shoeing and was a farmer. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.
Visitation will be after 1:00 pm on Friday, February 8 and all day Saturday, February 9 at the Freeman Fry residence, 11700 N. 400 W., Ligonier. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Sunday, February 10 also at the Freeman Fry residence. Services will be conducted by the home ministers. Burial will be in Clearspring Cemetery, Topeka. Miller Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling the arrangements.
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Did a Human or a Computer Write This?
Posted byMrWalker April 23, 2015 Leave a comment on Did a Human or a Computer Write This?
If an Algorithm Wrote This, How Would You Even Know?
LET me hazard a guess that you think a real person has written what you’re reading. Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. Perhaps you should ask me to confirm it the way your computer does when it demands that you type those letters and numbers crammed like abstract art into that annoying little box.
Because, these days, a shocking amount of what we’re reading is created not by humans, but by computer algorithms. We probably should have suspected that the information assaulting us 24/7 couldn’t all have been created by people bent over their laptops.
It’s understandable. The multitude of digital avenues now available to us demand content with an appetite that human effort can no longer satisfy. This demand, paired with ever more sophisticated technology, is spawning an industry of “automated narrative generation.”
Companies in this business aim to relieve humans from the burden of the writing process by using algorithms and natural language generators to create written content. Feed their platforms some data — financial earnings statistics, let’s say — and poof! In seconds, out comes a narrative that tells whatever story needs to be told.
A shocking amount of what we’re reading is created not by humans, but by computer algorithms. Can you tell the difference? Take the quiz.
OPEN INTERACTIVE FEATURE
These robo-writers don’t just regurgitate data, either; they create human-sounding stories in whatever voice — from staid to sassy — befits the intended audience. Or different audiences. They’re that smart. And when you read the output, you’d never guess the writer doesn’t have a heartbeat.
Consider the opening sentences of these two sports pieces:
“Things looked bleak for the Angels when they trailed by two runs in the ninth inning, but Los Angeles recovered thanks to a key single from Vladimir Guerrero to pull out a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday.”
“The University of Michigan baseball team used a four-run fifth inning to salvage the final game in its three-game weekend series with Iowa, winning 7-5 on Saturday afternoon (April 24) at the Wilpon Baseball Complex, home of historic Ray Fisher Stadium.”
If you can’t tell which was written by a human, you’re not alone. According to a study conducted by Christer Clerwall of Karlstad University in Sweden and published in Journalism Practice, when presented with sports stories not unlike these, study respondents couldn’t tell the difference. (Machine first, human second, in our example, by the way.)
Algorithms and natural language generators have been around for a while, but they’re getting better and faster as the demand for them spurs investment and innovation. The sheer volume and complexity of the Big Data we generate, too much for mere mortals to tackle, calls for artificial rather than human intelligence to derive meaning from it all.
Set loose on the mother lode — especially stats-rich domains like finance, sports and merchandising — the new software platforms apply advanced metrics to identify patterns, trends and data anomalies. They then rapidly craft the explanatory narrative, stepping in as robo-journalists to replace humans.
The Associated Press uses Automated Insights’ Wordsmith platform to create more than 3,000 financial reports per quarter. It published a story on Apple’s latest record-busting earnings within minutes of their release.Forbes uses Narrative Science’s Quill platform for similar efforts and refers to the firm as a partner.
Then we have Quakebot, the algorithm The Los Angeles Times uses to analyze geological data. It was the “author” of the first news report of the 4.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California last year, published on the newspaper’s website just moments after the event. The newspaper also uses algorithms to enhance its homicide reporting.
But we should be forgiven a sense of unease. These software processes, which are, after all, a black box to us, might skew to some predicated norm, or contain biases that we can’t possibly discern. Not to mention that we may be missing out on the insights a curious and fertile human mind could impart when considering the same information.
The mantra around all of this carries the usual liberation theme: Robo-journalism will free humans to do more reporting and less data processing.
That would be nice, but Kristian Hammond, Narrative Science’s co-founder, estimates that 90 percent of news could be algorithmically generated by the mid-2020s, much of it without human intervention. If this projection is anywhere near accurate, we’re on a slippery slope.
Yes, but can a machine convincing tell us that it was at an event when it wasn’t, the way Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly can?I don’t think…
It’s mainly robo-journalism now, but it doesn’t stop there. As software stealthily replaces us as communicators, algorithmic content is rapidly permeating the nooks and crannies of our culture, from government affairs to fantasy football to reviews of your next pair of shoes.
Automated Insights states that its software created one billion stories last year, many with no human intervention; its home page, as well as Narrative Science’s, displays logos of customers all of us would recognize: Samsung, Comcast, The A.P., Edmunds.com and Yahoo. What are the chances that you haven’t consumed such content without realizing it?
Books are robo-written, too. Consider the works of Philip M. Parker, a management science professor at the French business school Insead: Hispatented algorithmic system has generated more than a million books,more than 100,000 of which are available on Amazon. Give him a technical or arcane subject and his system will mine data and write a book or report, mimicking the thought process, he says, of a person who might write on the topic. Et voilà, “The Official Patient’s Sourcebook on Acne Rosacea.”
Narrative Science claims it can create “a narrative that is indistinguishable from a human-written one,” and Automated Insights says it specializes in writing “just like a human would,” but that’s precisely what gives me pause. The phrase is becoming a de facto parenthetical — not just for content creation, but where most technology is concerned.
Our phones can speak to us (just as a human would). Our home appliances can take commands (just as a human would). Our cars will be able to drive themselves (just as a human would). What does “human” even mean?
With technology, the next evolutionary step always seems logical. That’s the danger. As it seduces us again and again, we relinquish a little part of ourselves. We rarely step back to reflect on whether, ultimately, we’re giving up more than we’re getting.
Then again, who has time to think about that when there’s so much information to absorb every day? After all, we’re only human.
Related: Interactive Quiz: Did a Human or a Computer Write This? A shocking amount of what we’re reading is created not by humans, but by computer algorithms. Can you tell the difference? Take the quiz.
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Posted byMrWalker April 23, 2015 Posted inComputer ScienceTags: Algorithm, Writing
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Manhunt underway for Newark man who allegedly killed for fun
Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:40 PM EDT
? A manhunt is underway Thursday for a Newark man who police say killed for sport.
Authorities say Arthur Tiggs, 26, shot 27-year-old Lance Pettiford in the head outside the Cave Lounge on Halsey Street Sunday. According to investigators, Tiggs earlier told friends he wanted to celebrate his birthday by killing someone. The victim?s mother and friends gathered at a memorial at the scene to call for justice. Pettiford?s mother wants Tiggs to spend the rest of his life in jail.
Investigators searched for Tiggs at his home, but were told he headed south. They suspect he might be in Atlanta or Florida.
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Western Price Survey / Archives
Prices Steady, Search for Tower-Tipping Suspect Continues
Power traders in the Western region got back to business Thursday after a two-day hiatus because of the Northwest Power Pool's system schedulers meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday, trading was conducted for Tuesday through Thursday deliveries.
News of a transmission-tower saboteur heated up the news wires this week, as utility workers and law enforcement agents discovered bolts had been removed from a number of tower footings in the region. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling the case and the agency has an arrest warrant out for a Spokane-based man..
Power supply easily kept up with demand this week-- even in Los Angeles Department of Water & Power territory. The large muni reported a new peak-demand figure for the month of October was reached this Tuesday. LADWP said that demand hit 4,768 MW that day. Temperatures in the Los Angeles area have reached 100 degrees Farenheit this week, though a spokesperson for LADWP said the muni had ample supply to meet demand. Usage in LADWP territory this week increased 40 percent over last week in some areas, as air- conditioners worked overtime to cool residential and commercial buildings.
Peak loads in the California Independent System Operator's territory kept to the mid-thirties during the week, peaking at 36,464 MW on Tuesday. Day-of load forecasts were revised upward for Friday, on the expectation of warmer-than-predicted temperatures. The day-ahead load for the end of the week was given as 34,093 by the system operator but was boosted up to 35,363 on Friday morning.
The Pacific DC Intertie began the week derated completely as inspection and maintenance on the line continued. Wednesday saw the line repowered, but only for testing most of that day. By the evening the path was available but limited to 1,086 MW in the north-to- south direction and 1,070 MW south to north.
In contrast to the worrisome notices of bolt removal on transmission towers, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council daily report this week listed that there were no major transmission outages significantly affecting the California-Oregon Intertie on both Tuesday and Thursday.
Generation-facility outages in Cal-ISO territory this week remained in the 5,000 MW range. On Monday, the grid operator's Web site listed a number of larger units off line on planned outage, including the 335 MW El Segundo Unit No. 3, the 337 MW Contra Costa Unit No. 6 and Pacific Gas & Electric's 407 MW Helms Unit No. 1 pumped-storage unit. All three were off line the entire week. On Wednesday, the 750 MW Four Corners No. 5 unit joined the list, but was on a forced outage. The 217 MW La Paloma No. 3 unit was added to the unplanned-outage list Friday morning.
Aside from Palo Verde Unit No. 2, which is on a refueling outage, the region's nuclear facilities were at full output.
Prices at Mid-Columbia slipped significantly on power packages traded for weekend delivery. After opening the week at between 35.25 mills and 38.25 mills/KWh, peak power at the hub sank as low as 29 mills/KWh during Thursday's trading session. Mead prices, on the other hand, remained fairly firm throughout the week. Peak power moved for between 48 mills and 51 mills/KWh at the hub throughout the week.
Palo Verde power also managed to keep to the high end of the range this week, as high-demand deliveries changed hands for as much as 49 mills/KWh on Friday [Shauna O'Donnell].
Gas Gains, Then Tanks
The price of natural gas at Western hubs found some buoyancy early in the week, as cooling temperatures in other parts of the country boosted the price of the commodity and Western gas drafted in the wake. The trend reversed a bit later in the week after the Energy Information Administration released its storage figures for the week ending October 17.
The EIA reported that the amount of gas in the nation's underground storage finally topped 3 Bcf last week, a figure it was not at all certain would be reached earlier in the year. In the West, 11 Bcf was put into storage last week, raising the region's stored-gas quantity 6.5 percent above the five-year average. The EIA also announced it would be altering the way it surveys for the report at the end of the month. The sample pool used for the survey would increase from 44 to 55 companies. The agency will also revise storage figures for each week since July 4 on October 30.
The abundance of gas in some California pipelines also dragged prices downward toward the end of the week. Pacific Gas & Electric's California Gas Transmission system declared system-wide operational flow orders for both Wednesday and Thursday because of high inventory.
Gas arriving into California via the Malin hub traded for a low of $4.145/MMBtu on Monday, skipped up by a dime the following day before dropping as low as $4.01/MMBtu in Friday trading. Topock gas prices also slipped significantly as the week wore on. Opening on Monday in the $4.30 to $4.55/MMBtu range, the price dropped to a low of $4.27/MMBtu by the end of the week.
San Juan gas dove below the $4.00 benchmark on Friday, trading for as low as $3.965/MMBtu [S O'D.].
Western Electricity Prices
Week of October 20-24, 2003
Hub Peak (heavy) Off-peak (light)
Alberta Pool (C$) 43.33-509.55 13.99-291.77
Mid-Columbia 29.50-38.25 23.25-34
COB 40-46 29-38.25
NP 15 43-49.75 31.50-41
SP 15 47-52 29.25-37.25
Palo Verde 43.25-49.50 26.50-39.75
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A personal story of CPS’ failure to protect children
I can’t begin to tell you how angry this makes me.
The new foster parents opened the door last September to a child they can only describe as feral.
At 3, he was obese, his brown saucer eyes shell-shocked, his chocolate skin pocked with a rash the CPS caseworker dismissed as eczema but a doctor later said was likely mites burrowing below. His shoes were two sizes too small, and he possessed one toy: a miniature motorcycle, broken.
He had but two words, not in his own tongue, but that of the previous foster placement in Wharton County. Más and luna, more and moon.
The boy – we’ll call him Dion – loved the moon. On a clear night, he would make his new foster parents stop the car to gaze at it. Maybe, in his young life – rootless, churning, abusive – the moon was the only thing standing still, safely out of reach of what was happening here on Earth.
Angela Sugarek and Carol Jeffrey would never know the horrors he’d seen. He didn’t come with photos, or a written history. Only violent outbursts and fear in his eyes where trust should have been.
More than anything, Sugarek and Jeffrey wanted to shield him from any more trauma. But this, they say, was the one thing they couldn’t do in a Texas foster care system where abuse is so rampant it was recently found unconstitutional by a federal judge.
The trauma would continue – according to interviews and a review of more than 100 court documents, emails and medical records – this time at the hands of the state.
From the beginning, it was clear Dion’s only chance at a future was a stable, loving home with parents willing to endure bites and black eyes, willing to turn their lives upside down to help him heal.
There’s a shortage of such homes, of such people.
But Dion hit the jackpot. Sugarek, 44, the charismatic principal of Hogg Middle School in the Heights, and her wife, Jeffrey, a 38-year-old science teacher at nearby Travis Elementary, had dedicated their lives to helping children. They had bottomless hearts, energy, education and tools.
A month later, they took in Dion’s 4-year-old brother – we’ll call him Darius – who was much more verbal, but also suffered from behavioral issues and PTSD. According to court records obtained last week, the boys’ parents had a history of family violence, and their mother was a drug addict. Their father has been charged with attempted capital murder. In a little over a year, they’d each lived in four different homes. Dion’s most recent was shut down for abuse and neglect, Sugarek said.
All the while, the foster parents arranged visits with a teenage half-brother- we’ll call him Bobby – who was also in foster care.
Knowing that CPS strongly prioritizes keeping siblings together, Sugarek and Jeffrey in October asked to increase the number of children they’d accept from two to three. They considered adding a room to their house.
But early on, they say, red flags popped up whenever Bobby was around Dion.
Texas has been criticized for not tracking child-on-child abuse. But the notion that CPS would actively discourage foster parents from reporting abuse, and even punish them for doing so, is beyond outrageous. Even for a broken system.
No doubt, the 15-year-old had survived his own hell. In 2008, one record shows, CPS received an allegation of sexual abuse involving Bobby and “an unknown perpetrator,” but the case was closed before the investigation started due to allegations being “too vague or general.”
When Sugarek and Jeffrey kept reporting incidents, and it became clear they would not agree to adopt the teen, they say CPS officials began “shopping the boys around” to other families and at an adoption fair.
This, despite glowing reviews about the boys’ care.
According to the foster mothers and emails they sent to the boys’ therapist, Dion at one point told one mom that Bobby had put something in his rear end that felt like marshmallows. He said Bobby had hurt him.
At mediation, with all parties at the table, the foster moms say they asked for an investigation. Again, denied.
Finally, the final straw. All three boys attended a CPS-supervised adoption fair earlier this month. When they returned, the moms say Darius told them Bobby had taken Dion to the bathroom for a long time. The 3-year-old complained his backside hurt. He wouldn’t let his moms wipe him. Days later, after a swim lesson, he bent down in the changing room, revealing a swollen rectum.
His foster mothers notified the therapist, and their private case manager, and they rushed him to the doctor. Medical records show the boy had an anal “abrasion” and irritated skin, but a forensic sexual assault test was inconclusive.
The foster mothers say they had a duty to report it to CPS, and they say their DePelchin case manager encouraged it, but she warned them: CPS would take the children.
She was right. Almost immediately, CPS announced it was moving the boys to a “respite” placement.
Read the whole thing. That action by CPS happened a few weeks ago. They’re still fighting to get Dion and Darius back. I know all four people involved. Sugarek is Olivia’s principal, Jeffrey was her fourth and fifth grade teacher, and I’ve met both boys since they first brought Dion home at the start of the school year. I’m furious that the system could fail in so obvious a way, and heartbroken for two good people who had gladly taken on a tough job and done so beautifully with it. I have compassion for CPS’ caseworkers, who have an impossible job themselves, and get no support from a state government that just doesn’t care. As angry as I am about the particulars of this case, it’s the indifference from the state, which is busy defending itself from lawsuits while piously proclaiming at every opportunity how much they value babies and human life. Don’t worry, kids, Dan Patrick will stand outside every bathroom you ever use to make sure nothing bad ever happens to you. Beyond that, though, you’re on your own. These tax cuts we’re going to pass next year won’t pay for themselves, you know, and we mustn’t go around throwing money at problems we’re not really interested in solving anyway.
A happy ending
The Sugarek/Jeffery family is back together
Sugarek/Jeffery foster family update
Posted in: The great state of Texas.
Tagged: adoption · Angela Sugarek · Carol Jeffrey · CPS · foster care · Texas
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I hope Sugarek and Jeffrey can get back foster care for these young kids soon.
Bill Daniels says:
That’s a horrible story, and Kuff, I agree with you about part of your observations. If life is so precious that abortion is absolutely wrong in all instances, period, then where are all the anti-abortion folks when kids like these are treated like garbage by “parents” that obviously didn’t want them to begin with.
Better to let people abort those unwanted babies before they have to suffer like these kids. There is no nobility in suffering.
No, Dan Patrick won’t protect a single child in a bathroom.
One of the alleged assaults happened in a bathroom.
Sugarek/Jeffery foster family update – Off the Kuff says:
[…] here for the background, and be sure to read the whole thing. The good news is that CPS program director […]
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Joshua Dallas
Joshua Dallas is best known for his roles as Prince Charming/David Nolan in the ABC TV series Once Upon a Time, he first performed at the Park in 2006 in the role of Tony in The Boy Friend, directed by Ian Talbot.
Plays and roles
The Boy Friend (2006)
About Our Heritage
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This digital archive gives access to the theatre’s rich history for the first time. With over 80 years and 300 productions to cover, this archive will be added to as resources become available.
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Our Town is an American classic and runs at the theatre from 16 May – 8 June. Discover what other American plays we’ve staged over the years with our latest Heritage focus, featuring All My Sons (2014), To Kill a Mockingbird (2013 & 2014) and The Crucible (2010).
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Contemporary Hard Rock
Smoke & Mirrors (Bonus Tracks)
Released: Mar 2010
Label: Geffen Records (964)
For their fifth album in 10 years, the relentless road dogs known as Lifehouse took time away from touring and spent a year recording 35 songs, which were pared down to the dozen tracks that make up Smoke & Mirrors. The title refers to the band's dual personas -- radio masters of sing-along pop and raucous rockers who love the road. Notable tracks include "Halfway Gone," a collaboration with Kevin Rudolf, and "Had Enough," which was cowritten by Idol alum Chris Daughtry (who also lends vocals) and Richard Marx. This is more solid alt rock from the Southern California band.
- Wendy Lee Nentwig
Lifehouse - Smoke & Mirrors 2010-04-02
Had Enough
Halfway Gone
From Where You Are
Smoke & Mirrors
Falling In
Here Tomorrow Gone Today
In Your Skin
All That I'm Asking For
Crash and Burn
Everything (Live In Studio)
Near Life Experience
2009 Geffen Records
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Audio / Features
East Village health center a model for success
By Simon McCormack on March 12, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Ryan-Nena Community Health Center in the East Village. Photo by Simon McCormack
Maria Nazario said she’s counted on the Ryan-NENA Community Health Center in Alphabet City for more than 40 years.
The senior citizen said her doctors have helped her deal with her chronic asthma and diabetes ever since she moved to Alphabet City. She said her doctor keeps pushing her to make sure she takes care of herself.
“I can’t pay the prices of other clinics,” Nazario said. “If I couldn’t come here, I’d have to go to the hospital, and you die waiting in a hospital. Here I get individual attention, which I need.”
As Nazario turned to walk home, a Ryan-NENA doctor burst out the door and jogged down Third Street toward Avenue C.
“Raul!” the doctor shouted. “Raul, wait a second.”
A portly, unshaven man with a large gap between his two front teeth turned around, and the doctor handed him a sheet of paper with his prescription written on it. Raul thanked the doctor, first in Spanish, then in English, before heading on his way.
Amidst the fierce debate over what works when it comes to health care, for many patients, Ryan-NENA serves as a model for success.
Many of the patients who go to Ryan-NENA are on Medicaid. In 2009, in order to qualify for benefits, a family of two had to earn less than $19, 378 a year. Without government assistance or the clinic’s sliding pay scale, some patients questioned whether they could afford health care.
Elaine Lugo, a senior citizen and Medicaid recipient, said she appreciates that her doctor at Ryan-NENA listens to her feedback before deciding how to treat her.
“They take good care of me,” Lugo said. “They know what they’re doing.”
Elaine Lugo audio
Elaine Lugo on whether health care is a privilege or a right.
But Mia Jones had less than flattering things to say about the center. The mother of three said the care her children receive is fine, but the women’s health unit is another story. She said her doctors keep leaving, and it’s difficult to develop a rapport with a particular physician.
“It seems like there’s always some new doctor,” Jones said. “It’s very frustrating. I need to find myself another clinic.”
Jones said when the doctor she’s been seeing leaves, she has to wait a month before she can get an appointment with another physician. If she comes in during walk-in hours, Jones said the wait can be four or five hours.
“I wish they’d get their act together at women’s health,” she said.
mia jones audio
Mia Jones on the center’s women’s health unit.
Victoria Gonzalez, the center’s community relations coordinator, said Ryan-NENA can’t afford to pay doctors as much as other health-care providers who charge more for their services.
That means some doctors could be lured away by a bigger paycheck elsewhere. Even so, Gonzalez contends the turnover rate of doctors isn’t especially high at Ryan-NENA.
The center’s medical director, Dr. Matthew Weissman, said most doctors stay at Ryan-NENA for at least four years. The center was founded in 1968. The non-profit organization is part of the Ryan Network, which also includes the Ryan Center on the Upper West Side and the Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center in Midtown. Ryan-NENA provides a broad swath of services including mental and geriatric health, dental care and optometry.
According to Gonzalez, in 2008, 51 percent of the patients who came through the center’s doors were on Medicaid. In that same year, 37 percent were uninsured. Gonzalez said more than half of Ryan-NENA patients speak English and Spanish, and that’s true of the center’s staff as well.
Depending on their family size and income, patients without insurance pay between $32 and $93 a visit.
“We work with the person as much as possible to make sure they can afford care,” Gonzalez said. “Community health centers never turn anyone away.”
To pay for the services patients can’t afford, Ryan-NENA gets funding from the city, state and federal government. With budgets being slashed at the city and state level, Gonzalez said, the center has had to eliminate “anything that’s not going to improve patient care or access.”
Gerard McGovern audio
Ryan-NENA patient Gerard McGovern explains why he won’t go anywhere else for health care.
Upper-management at Ryan-NENA took small pay cuts this year. Caring for people without a lot of cash affects how doctors at Ryan-NENA approach treatment plans for their patients.
When deciding what medicine to prescribe, for example, Weissman said doctors must make sure they select a drug their patients can afford.
“It’s an exciting challenge,” Weisman said. “It’s not just take this pill and call me in two weeks. You get to know more about your patients.”
Doctors at Ryan-NENA must become familiar with the pressures facing each person they treat, Weissman said. If the patient is a diabetic living in a homeless shelter, for instance, Weissman said they might not be able to check their blood sugar because they aren’t allowed to carry needles.
“The doctors get involved not only in the medical care, but the social aspects of their patients’ lives,” Weissman said. Ryan-NENA and many of the people at the center serves are on tight budgets. But Weissman said his center provides care that’s just as good, if not better than its for-profit counterparts.
Weissman explains Ryan-NENA is under greater scrutiny than health care organizations that don’t rely on government funding or private grants. The center must prove to its funders that it is using its cash wisely.
“All the granters who are giving us money are constantly checking up on us,” Weissman said. “They do surveys, they check our charts, and they make sure we’re providing the quality care they expect.”
Lugo said she hopes the center continues to be a resource for the community. “If something happens and it closes for some reason, I’ll go to another clinic,” Lugo said. “But I don’t have any reason to leave now. I’m happy there.”
Author: Simon McCormack
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The River City Chronicles by J. Scott Coatsworth - Part Six
Sacramento author J. Scott Coatsworth has written and published a number of short stories, novellas and full-length novels, but “The River City Chronicles” holds a special place in his little writer heart.
In many ways, it is a love letter to Sacramento, one that we wanted to share with Outword’s readers. To do that we have uploaded the next installment of chapters of the book here, for you to read online.
Previously in the River City: Carmelina found out her long-lost daughter was killed in an auto accident almost two decades earlier. She got home, and Daniele was there. He suggested an exorcism to get rid of Arthur's spirit after the debacle of the dinner party. She commiserated about Marissa with Dave, and invited him to her exorcism.
Read more: The River City Chronicles by J. Scott Coatsworth - Part Six
Our Health and Body Special Issue
This is usually the time where we exclaim that this is one of our favorite issues, but… while working out is not particularly our favorite activity, feeling good and enjoying the bounty Sacramento has to offer certainly motivates us. So, we have a really good issue with great information, fun tidbits and all that other stuff you have grown accustom to from us.
Read more: Outword’s First Issue of 2019 Is Out Now!
Four Retired General and Flag Officers Identify Significant Error in D.C. Appeals Court Ruling on Transgender Troops
January 8, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO, CA –
In anticipation of the Supreme Court's deliberations on President Trump's transgender military ban this Friday, the Palm Center today released the following statement by three retired Army generals and one retired Navy admiral who identified a significant error in last week's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
“The D.C. Court of Appeals made an error when it lifted one of the injunctions that protect transgender members of our military. Without that error, the court likely would have left the injunction in place. The court incorrectly believes that an implementation plan produced by former Defense Secretary James Mattis is different from President Trump’s original tweeted policy. The court is wrong. The President’s tweets and the Mattis ban are the same.
Read more: Four Retired General and Flag Officers Identify Significant Error in D.C. Appeals Court Ruling on Transgender Troops
“Remember Isobel” Set To Screen In Sacramento
Local filmmaker Sarah Barbulesco-Lamb will present “Remember Isobel,” her new dramatic feature film exploring the challenges and tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease, this January in Sacramento.
“Remember Isobel” tells the story of the Martin-Bailey family as they struggle to deal with the loss of their beloved grandmother, Isobel, to Alzheimer's.
Writer/director Sarah Barbulesco-Lamb first conceived of the idea to write a story about Alzheimer's in 2009, after bearing witness to the attentive and loving care her grandfather gave to her grandmother during her descent into Alzheimer's.
Read more: “Remember Isobel” Set To Screen In Sacramento
Equality California Thanks Brown for Historic Commitment to LGBTQ Civil Rights
Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Rick Zbur on Monday, Jan. 7th 2019:
“Governor Jerry Brown has long championed the cause of LGBTQ equality in California, making more progress in his four terms than any other governor in the nation to date. From decriminalizing same-sex relationships in 1975 and appointing the state’s first openly gay judge in 1979 to signing more than 55 pro-equality bills into law during the last eight years, Governor Brown has affirmed his commitment to ensuring all Californians are treated with equal dignity and respect. We have not always agreed with the governor’s approach to achieving full LGBTQ equality, but we have never once doubted his sincere dedication to our cause.
Read more: Equality California Thanks Brown for Historic Commitment to LGBTQ Civil Rights
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Andanar graces PSG web launch
Posted on February 7, 2017 by psgtroopers-admin 0 Comments0
MANILA, Feb. 7 (PNA) — Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar joined the launching of the Presidential Security Group’s website aimed at bringing the command closer to the people.
“Today we are launching the PSGTroopers.com as our audience here all knows, PSG Troopers is the official publication of the PSG and PSGTroopers.com is its online counterpart,” Andanar said during the launch of the portal at the PSG Officers’ Clubhouse on Tuesday, February 7 at Malacañan Park.
“I therefore commend you for being abreast with the changing media landscape and keeping up with technology,” he added.
As the President’s close-in security, the PSG members know how unconventional the President is as he defies structure and definition, Andanar said.
“Hindi po de-kahon si Pangulong Duterte. Thus, strategic communication under the Duterte administration has never been as challenging,” he noted.
Noting PSG members are a special group of people, Andanar said they were chosen from thousands of military and police personnel to protect the President because the chief executive trusts them.
Andanar encouraged the PSG, which targets both local and international audience, to help the President push his agenda for genuine change.
“Together, let us help the President as he traverses the road towards a nation without crime, without drugs and without corruption,” he said. “Together, let us deliver what has to be communicated and we thank you for taking the extra step towards understanding.”
Based on the PSG website, the present-day PSG originated from the ragtag squad established by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo around March 1897, when he was elected President of the revolutionary government.
PSG underwent transformations since then but when the late Ferdinand Marcos assumed power, the Presidential Security Agency was expanded to the Presidential Security Command under the late President Diosdado Macapagal.
Former president Corazon Aquino disbanded the Presidential Security Command in 1986 and replaced it with a leaner Presidential Security Group.
During the presidency of Fidel Ramos, a former military man, PSG facilities were improved. The headquarters became a full-fledged camp that had two chapels, a gymnasium and physical fitness room, nursery and children’s playground, K-9 doghouse, apartments for enlisted personnel, a tennis court, rifle range and a house for golf caddies.
President Rodrigo Duterte designated Brig. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista as PSG’s 31st commander, who assumed office on July 2, 2016. (Philippine News Agency/JBP/PND/EDS)
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Mexico Watch: Calderón gets around to explaining roots of Mexico drug crime (UPDATED 2X)
Wonder why it took him so long. Wouldn't have anything to do with not wanting to collect taxes, would it? From Bloomberg's report today titled Bodies of 72 People Found in Mass Grave in Northern Mexico After Shootout
[...] Calderon said today that the country needed to boost security efforts on the local level in order to more effectively combat drug traffickers.
More than 400 municipalities in Mexico don’t have their own police force, and 90 percent of those that do have fewer than 100 officers, Calderon said at an event in Mexico City to discuss security with political leaders.
More than 60 percent of municipal police officers receive a monthly salary of 4,000 pesos ($306) or less, he said.
“The root of crime in Mexico is at the local level,” Calderon said. “The municipalities haven’t been able to respond with efficiency to the challenge of insecurity.”
Thanks so awfully much for letting us know, Mr Calderón. I guess from your announcement today it's not just dope-smoking, gun-smuggling gringos that are at fault, as you charged the other day. [banging her head on the keyboard] Sigh.
3:00 PM and 5:00 PM Updates
Latest update includes revisions to text re López Obrador and Mexico's presidential election, links.
Remember what López Obrador said in 2005 when George Bush told Vicente Fox that he needed to raise taxes? He said there was no need to raise taxes; just collect the taxes already on the books.
For that (and for the cardinal sins of failing to please the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and announcing that Mexicans shouldn't have to go to the United States to find work) López Obrador was branded as mentally unbalanced, a Communist, and a friend of dictators.
Now how did that view of him arise during the Mexican presidential campaign? For the answer, we could start by asking the U.S. ad agencies that Calderón reportedly hired during the campaign. And we could ask Americans Dick Morris and Rob Allyn, who were hired as consultants for the Calderón campaign.
See this report in addition to the ones I included above, for more on U.S. meddling in Mexico's 2006 presidential election.
So here we are today, dealing with a narco war that is "failure to collect taxes from rich Mexicans" spelled backward, and with American tax money being poured into the drug war.
And with deep thinkers yammering that the only real solution is to legalize pot in the USA. How's that supposed to work, pray tell? The legal dope industry would be so heavily regulated and taxed in the USA that Mexico would still be the primary grower, an industry that the drug lords would still control.
And with Calderón calling Americans who complain about being overrun by illegal immigrants "racists."
And with Mexican drug gangs running riot in the United States.
What can I call the deep thinkers in Washington's Mexico Policy Establishment? How to describe them? Idiots! Parakeet brains --no no that would be insulting parakeets.
And here's that map again, in case anyone missed it:
And here's my August 23 commentary on the map, in which I observed that it was actually Calderón who was the insurgency because clearly the drug lords were Mexico's government, and the post titled Mexico: If it walks like an insurgency and quacks like an insurgency ...
I give up. Washington has won. I'm going on vacation before my doctor puts me on blood pressure medication. Bye.
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The USTC at the York Book Fair
By Jessica Dalton |
In September, the Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) exhibited for the first time at the Provincial Book Fairs Association York Fair: the largest antiquarian book fair in the UK. Over the course of two days, book dealers, collectors and librarians from all over the country visited the bustling event at the York Racecourse, where more than 220 dealers exhibited their stock. At the fair enthusiasts for early modern printing were tempted by a striking variety of items, from an early Index of Prohibited Books, to a seventeenth-century guide on making coloured glass, to an incunable edition of Albertus Magnus’ Compendium theologicae veritatis.
A demonstration of the new version of the USTC, soon to be released.
A great many were also tempted into a demonstration of the USTC and an introduction to the Preserving the World’s Rarest Books programme by Dr Graeme Kempe, Dr Drew Thomas and Dr Jessica Dalton, who represented the project at the fair. Visitors to our stand were particularly excited to see demonstrations of the new version of the USTC, which offers unique visualisations that reveal the publishing history of a particular work or author. With comprehensive listings of institutional copies and facets that allow users to search by format as well as author and title, the USTC offers bookdealers a free resource that allows them to discover the rarity of their stock and the publishing context in which they were produced with one simple search. As a former rare book cataloguer, I was particularly excited to share this potent tool with members of the trade, many of whom were astonished at the USTC’s analytical power and easy-to-use interface.
As well as winning new users for the database, the USTC team at the fair were also visited by book dealers who had started using the database after having a demonstration from the USTC team at the ABA Book Fair in London during the summer.
⟵An Early Modern Reader Dreams with Scipio
Armagh Robinson Library⟶
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Research Topic:
A comparative ethnography of coal and steel communities: the social significance of literary representations
Research pathway:
Cymdeithaseg
Research Supervisor:
Dr Eva Elliott and Professor Kate Pahl
Supervising school:
Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Caerdydd
ESRC Studentship
My project aims to examine how former coal and steel mining areas in South Wales and Yorkshire are represented in literature, film and other media and how these representations affect communities. The genre of the industrial novel has contributed to an image which can be perceived as one-sided, and in certain, circumstances, stigmatising. Academic and media reports of South Wales and Yorkshire can also present a negative perspective. This study will examine how literary and film projects and other meaning-making structures could counter these representations; and also how places like the South Wales’ valleys and South Yorkshire can become storied differently. The approach will be conceptualised through the suggestion that literacy practices are not independent of social context but are situated in an ideological framework in which reading and writing are intertwined with cultural and power structures. This project is linked to the WISERD Civil Society research centre and will contribute to two projects in the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme: Representing communities: developing the creative power of people to improve health and well-being and Imagine: connecting communities through research.
Norms and Values in Defining a Sense of Place in the University of Wales Trinity Saint David magazine The Student Researcher, 2 (2), pp. 49-58, May 2013
E-bost:
peterpetdav@aol.com
Academia.edu:
http://cardiff.academia.edu/PeterDavies
Gosodwyd y cofnod hwn gan Simon Wood. Gosod nod tudalen ar gyfer y ddolen barhaol.
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Clips from Last Night: Another school shooting and a gun rights advocate argues, "You are not going to bring down suicide numbers by having less guns"
On Tuesday evening, "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomed a live studio audience along with a full collection of guests to discuss the most important topics on the mind of Americans as President Barack Obama begins his new term in office.
At the top of the program, Piers Morgan discussed the news of the day including a new school shooting, this time at the North Harris campus of Lone Star College where three people including a school maintenance worker were injured.
Morgan spoke to Lone Star college student and EMT trainee Mark Zaragoza who, while treating the injured, realized he was caring for one of the shooters.
"When we got to the front of the campus, I found out that one of the gentlemen that I was trying to treat wounds on was the suspected shooter," said Zaragoza.
Later, author Suzanna Hupp joined the program and voiced her staunch support for gun ownership by using the argument of suicide.
"You are not going to bring down suicide numbers by having less guns," said Hupp. And when Morgan pointed out the statistic that "in countries like Australia, where they brought in strict gun control the suicide rate involving guns plummeted," Hupp simply responded, "Well, suicide rate involving guns, yes. But not suicides."
Watch the clips and listen to the interview as Hupp argues that a gun is "something that puts me on equal footing with gang members."
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Post by: Andrea Apuy
Filed under: Clips From Last Night • The Big Story
Piers you continue to mislead your audience with statistics. Compared to its Western European neighbors gunless Britain has the highest murder rate. Globally the Swiiss, Germans and Fench are the 3rd, 4th and 5th largest gun owning nations in the world. The Swiss own on a pet capita basis nearly 8 times as many guns as your fellow countrymen, the British, and the Germans and French nearly 5 times as many, and yet the per capita homicide rates in these countries is nearly 40% lower. If we subscribe to your notion that more guns mean more crime these countries would have significantly higher homicide rates than Britain, but they don’t.
January 23, 2013 at 4:10 pm | Report abuse | Reply
I thank you for your continuing effort to disclose Morgan's deliberately-misleading so-called "facts".
Ichiro, not Suzuki, the question is: "WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO RELY ON GUNS TO MAKE OUR POINTS FOR US? WHY DO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SLAUGHTER ONE ANOTHER? WE CAN GATHER GUNS AND BARRICADE OURSELVES IN LIKE SO MANY SURVIVORS IN ROAD WARRIORS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LAST OIL RESERVES, BUT WE PURPORT OURSELVES TO BE BETTER THAN THAT! SO WHY ARE WE ACTING LIKE WE "ARE" NO BETTER? AND WE CALL OURSELVES, "CIVILIZED"?
January 23, 2013 at 9:38 pm | Report abuse |
Eric, I have no idea what you are screaming about. Can you put together a bit more coherent statement?
January 23, 2013 at 10:16 pm | Report abuse |
smdavison
Got to hand it to Piers Morgan for intelligantly unmasking Dane loesches fallacy and false intellegance about any issues in the american peoples agenda and News Worthy. ( my opinion ) Dana makes up and falsely twists the topic to anothertopic way out of outerspace , actually where her brain is. Lets put a listick comparment on a gun for her and a mirror for her forehead tokeep checking that smile of hers when we debate serious safety concerns for our children. Not that she can shoot a gun!
Really ol chap, you got your facts straight dont you! Pick any issue you can think of and i'll or anyone else can spin that topic of yours to make it sound good in our favor. Now put that topic with real commonsense and no Bull s*^t and real facts will trump both arguements and reveal the true answers that cant be denied. Keep up the Fallacies mate! bye CR
January 23, 2013 at 10:27 pm | Report abuse | Reply
What's happening in Britain is not BS, it's widely reported in the British media and the statistics and numbers are available from a plethora of sources including the UN, Home Office for England and Wales and the respective reporting bodies for Scotland and NI. Google, UK named most violent country in the EU!
January 24, 2013 at 5:50 am | Report abuse |
Gun Murders vs. Terrorism by the Numbers
Cost of the War on Terror since 9/11: $5 trillion
Number of Americans killed in domestic terrorist attacks, 2002-2011: 30
Number of Americans murdered by firearms, 2000-2011: 115,997
Wake up you morons.... You are your worst enemy.
January 24, 2013 at 8:20 am | Report abuse | Reply
Quite so but maybe you need to ask the question why are some countries more violent than others. Britain has a virtual gun ban and yet has one of the highest violent crime rates in the western world. In fact it's overall violent crime rate is higher than this country's.
oh, you missed one...
Number of Americans killed in CAR ACCIDENTS 1999-2010: 486,251
(data for 2011 was not yet available on the website of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, so I added the data from 1999 instead. )
Yes, we should wake up. Cars are much more dangerous than guns.
number of americans not killed during the same period 2000-2011: 3,432,000,000
Which translates into a .000034 % chance of you being murdered with a firearm, if you're wealthy and live on the good side of town you need to add 4 zeros to that. The chances you will be murdered with a assault rifle is 0.0000000323426573. You've got a better chance of being struck by lightening.
You basically want to disarm 60 million people because there is a .000034% that someone is going to get killed. You're willing to give government the total monopoly on violence, and rely soley on them to protect you. Where are the police in the aftermath of a disaster – ask the folks in NOLA.
Tell that to all the rich kids families who died in Connecticut, or over by columbine, or at that mall in Oregon. Clearly this is an issue that doesn't just affect the "bad parts of town". We've seen mass killings in every part of society now, including a movie theater.
eric, then please do tell me why we can’t protect ourselves against vicious gang members with powerful weapons.
what makes you say that
Ros Ryan
Hi cr, if we are talking about firearm related death wouldn't it make sense to compare stats for fire arm related deaths? UK is very low and USA is very high according to Wikipedia.
@Ross Ryan
You have to look at the overall homicide rates. Homicide is homicide, whether it is by gun, knife or in Piers' case a cricket bat. Citing the gun murder rate is skewed because the Brits own very few guns. It's probably fair to say that more Brits have been killed by crickets bats than Americans. A better comparison is to look at some of Britain's Western European neighbors, many of whom are the largest gun owning nations on the planet. As I mentioned above the Swiss own nearly 8 times as many guns, on a per capita basis, than the Brits, and the Germans and French own nearly 5 times the number, but yet the overall homicide rates in these three countries is nearly 40% lower than the Brits. I reiterate this point, if we subscribe to the notion that more guns mean more crime these countries should have per capita homicide rates that are significantly higher than tha Brits, but they don't!
Yea, that’s like saying it doesn’t matter if you are knifed to death or clubbed to death, as long as you are not shot to death. That doesn’t make sense to me at all...
@ichiro
I didn't say anything of the sort. I think you need to re read my post.
No, cr, I said it to Ros, I'm agreeing with you.
Hi CR, so we can agree that UK stats are skewed as in the UK there are less firearms, which shows that less firearms means less firearm related death. I don't subscribe to there being a direct correlation between the number of firearms available and overall crime rates, there are way too many variables. The debate is about how to reduce deaths due to firearms and the answer may be to be to reduce the number of firearms available.
According to Wikipedia France, Switzerland and Germany have higher rates of firearm related death than UK too.
Do you think that a mass murderer would choose another weapon if there was no gun available? Do you think a murderer could kill more than 20 people with a cricket bat? I think guns are attractive to weak minds as a symbol of power and control over others.
Andrew Edman-Goewey
I think that if a gun is used in a suicide, the victim thinks it will look "romantic" and be more accepted, also by him. Suicide by any other means seems more tragic or stupid or senseless. The gun makes it more acceptable, unfortunately, even the NRA encourages the view that the gun is macho, etc.
Where there are more tall buildings the rate of suicide doesn't go up, but the rate of suicide from tall buildings goes up.
Tall buildings have sealed windows airhead.
I very much appreciate that you have taken up the issue of guns. It's got me tuning in, but last night when you talked about climate change I was stunned to see your response and the response from most of the panel was that climate change is kind sorta happening, and I'm not sure how big of a problem it is. Piers you and your panel need to get with it! Climate change is here for sure, and a huge, huge problem. I hope you keep talking about guns, but I hope you can eventually take up the cause of climate change as it's truly the largest problem we all face in the U.S., and around the world. We are all individually the cause and the solution.
Randall Shutt
Sorry, but the economy (global, not just US) cannot currently afford to "go green".
As much as I'd like to see it happen so that our children and grandchildren can have a planet on which to live... It's just not going to happen.
Hello Randall,
Thanks for replying. I think for some reason people think climate change means this. If we don't address climate change it won't hurt the economy. Well the exact opposite is true if we don't do anything about climate change. It will cost us much much much more than not doing anything about it. The Sandy storm we now know was a climate change induced event as the oceans where it was birthed were 5 degrees warmer than normal. That energy helped to make Sandy the most energy intensive storm the US has ever seen, and the highest storm surge NYC had every seen was 7 feet, when Sandy hit it was 11feet. Sandy was a very expensive storm, and I think what most people fail to recognize is as climate change continues to get worse we'll have to invest more and more money into protecting areas that are at risk. The east coast, florida, and the gulf are especially at risk. So if you want the economy to do better in the future we need to start doing something about climate change. Thanks – e
January 24, 2013 at 11:16 am | Report abuse |
I'm wondering if Piers will comment on the fact that a rifle was not used at Sandy Hook, even though most of us that cared to delve into the information ourselves knew this fact already. Seems like you and your team would be able to find this info too. Pushing our own agenda a bit?
what would you call that BushMiller/Meister rifle (previously sold at Walmart) that was used by the killer to execute those children (with so many shots that their little caskets could not be open for the parents to see them–geesh
KnightHawk
Cat, I guess you, along with Mr Morgan, really need to update your information, here it is right from MSNBC news.
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495
NO RIFLE WAS USE AS PER THE CORNER, ONLY PISTOLS
What I'd like to know is how is the administration going to accommodate legitimate competive shooting sportsmen and women in any new law?
Shooting sports are more than just hunting.
There isn't going to be any new laws. Look at the voting records of the current House and Senate. Not even close to getting any of these new bills passed. All for show.
@Jackie
The other week New York passed the most stringent laws in the nation and legislated many legimate competive shooting disciplines into extinction. The Governor and senate committee that brokered the deal didn't even bother to consult the various bodies that represent these shooting disciplines.
New York has always been way left and they keep electing those far left people. The people need to send those politicians home. If the majority of the people in New York agree with it, then relocation is the only option. I was talking about the federal government not doing anything. The Senate remembers the last time they voted a gun ban that also didn’t work. We sent them home. If the New York politicians have the support, good for them. If not? They will get a surprise. Truth is New York seems to favor gun control.
for the senator that was attacking Sec of State Clinton–think this over - a few weeks back all those children and adults were executed by a rampaging gunman that we couldn't stop here in the USA–how can we know everything about every U.S. Embassy office in each country? DUH DUH DUH
Maybe if the State Dept. would spend it's budget on embassy security instead of "greening" our embassies in Europe, we wouldn't be in this situation.
I'm wondering why Susan Rice, who Barack Obama claimed had nothing to do with Benghazi, appeared on all those Sunday shows. Where was Hillary? Did she not want to go on and spew those false talking points, as it might affect her run for the Presidency in 2016?
So Hillary wants us to look forward and not dwell on the past. She might want to talk to her buddy, Barack, about that. It's been 4 years, and he's still whining about George Bush. Dems also didn't want to look forward when it came to Iraq.
Laura McCarthy oneill
I so agree with Piers about gun control, BUT let others have their opinions. You cut off the lady who opposed your opinion last night. Hey, you cut Dan Rather off. When I I tune into CNN I expect to be able to hear differing opinions. I want my point of view to be challenged. I was so disappointed last night that I turned off my tv and went to bed. Hope you get over the flu soon!
Piers I saw your inauguration coverage. You were moving & dancing to Madonna's song "Everybody"! I thought you didn't like Madonna right? You're banning Madonna on your show correct? If so I don't think you should've danced to Madonna's song!
Beth Danziger
Please Republicans, stop trying to ambush the recent events by blaming Democrats. Reposition your party for 2016 and look realistically without party platforms to the problems that address America today: Newtown and reformed gun laws that will really make a difference, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and her honesty in what she knows, Immigration reform, tax reform. Stop stonewalling America for your re-election interests. And, please CNN, give us informed objective guests who have remarks and commentary that fit the needs of America without their party interest.
Mom of 20 years in Newtown, CT
The will of the people MUST rise above the will of the NRA. Now is the time. I'm so sorry for the loss in your community Beth. We have the power to change things, the question is, have we elected anyone in Congress with enough backbone to stand up for the people instead of the gunmakers. I think the NRA has become a group of fantatics who could care less that these guns are being turned on our own citizens. 6 and 7 year olds will never be allowed to carry guns, so they are counting on us to protect them, preferably with laws that remove the 2nd amendment altogether. With the most powerful and expensive military in the world, we no longer have a need for it. And the "militia" that the 2nd amendement refers to is clearly not "well-regulated". You can't have a mass shooting without a gun. American citizens should not be required to give up our right to life or health care privacy so that people can have guns in this country.The guns need to go. All of them.
Okay… if you could instruct me as to how I should protect my family including a 5-year-old if two Mexican gang members should bust into my house, I would truly appreciate it.
Please give me a step-by-step foolproof instruction of how I should hold off two armed men until police arrive (in my area, sometimes it can take 30min.), I’ll forever be in your debt for your wisdom.
Eric Mattson
First of all, it's "fewer" guns. I'm a proponent of less ignorance. We've been a country for 237 years, and all I want to know is, "Why do we need so many guns to protect ourselves in the "best" country in the world, the one with the "best" form of government? Why are so many people being killed/ Why do we need these automatic weapons to "protect" ourselves if this is the best form of government? The answers are myriad. Can't we do better than this? The fact that we have so much going for us, yet choose settle for what we have to lose makes me ashamed of what we have chosen to be. I think we can do better.
Piers, why aren't you or anyone else asking the most obvious question – Where is the regulation of the "well-regulated militia" that is referred to in the 2nd Amendment? Who is doing the regulation? The 2nd Amendment doesn't hint at self-protection or hunting. It's about protecting our country. If everyone is going to walk around with a gun in their hand to protect the country, then I want my tax money returned since we obviously have no need for the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard – all of which actually ARE well-regulated.
Quit lying Piers, the AR-15 wasn't even used:
Hi James, the officials advise that a bushmaster .223 rifle was used. I think I will take the word of the officials. You guys have no credibility.
James T: You must be a related to George Bush. Where is the WMD?
Hickory Dickory controdictory DANA LOESCH is with her positions on every answer or debate she speaks or tries to Defend. The Spawn of HItlers daughter ( my opinion, just sayin ) is so fake and manufactured form the doners of probably the NRA to her Radio show to insight hate and division ( again my opinion ) to all the live radio and TV interviews she says. I thought I might have lost a little respect for Piers wasting our time having her on the show intead of senator and congressmen of both sides, But thank you so much for the comical intertainment form Dana Loesch during the ppainful topic of slaughter of innocense by guns and the Way we pass new legislation to ban the semi-automatic weapons in america! Love to see her trip up every word and defense, No substance.
John Muske
I would love to debate Piers Morgan about guns. Clearly he knows nothing about weaponry and the use of semi-automatic firearms. I have sold weapons, have friends who are in the business of manufacturing firearms, currently I sell tooling to firearms manufacturers, and am a semi-avid hunter. I am also not like some of the gun nut crazies he has had on his show and who cannot defend their positions without getting overly emotional. I realize this probably makes me exempt from talking with him, as he seems to like talking over guests with whom he disagrees. Mostly, I would like to educate him on why reasonable people have a legitimate reason to own the consumer versions of weapons fashioned after military type rifles.
I have not yet heard a convincing argument as to why the implementation of stricter traffic laws shouldn't take the precedence over that of stricter gun laws. It is surprising to me that the anti-gun people who are so concerned about public safety would turn a blind eye to the road safety issue. Car accidents kill over 30,000 people every year.
Perhaps we should lower speed limits by half and quadruple fines, ban eating behind the wheel, make anyone who knowingly lets drunk people drive be criminally charged, punish phone users just as severely as DUI drivers, etc…
It’s not fair to pick on responsible gun-owners as if they are selfish for not agreeing with new gun laws which may do more harm than good. Especially when we are willing to ignore automobile-related deaths and injuries because we don’t want stricter traffic laws imposed on ourselves even we may save thousands of lives. How’s that for being selfish?
It doesn't make me feel any better if my child was not gunned down, but killed by a careless driver. The latter possibility is 3 times higher, I, for one, want to see something gets done about it. Why on earth aren't we having heated national discussions over it? Why isn't Mr. Morgan hosting shows after shows after shows inviting traffic experts and talking about it??
I’m not a gun enthusiast. On the contrary, I've never owned a gun. But I strongly support the Second Amendment. Some people do need high capability guns to protect their lives.
Another thing a lot of people are missing is that the USA is the most heavily medicated nation on earth. There is a connection between these shootings and psychiatric precription drugs. Nobody seems to have the will to take on the powerful pharma industry over this.
Danny Hunt
Assault Weapons Ban
Q. Piers, do you know what targeting system the British regimes and Canada are using to target their citizens with focused radar and ultrasound in their own homes?
A. ?
radioactive isotopes, thermal imaging, .. , ?
Piers, I agree with you on gun control, I record and watch your show every day. But, stop interrupting your guests every time you ask them a question! It is rude, embarrassing (for you) or it should be! You have experience, are a professional, so act like one! You interrupted Dan Rather for goodness sake! Show some respect, I appreciate that some of the individuals that are on your show are complete delusional idiots, and many don't want to hear their drivel, but non the less, let them hang themselves completely without interruption from you! you are afforded a great opportunity to discuss and debate serious issues, so do it.
rose macaskie
Two or three nights ago you were talking to a lady who approved of guns, her parents ha been shot or some such. She said that there are more murders were guns were prohibited, these people believe the stories of the NRA so it is sort of unfair to get cross with them for their obtuseness in defending guns, they have swallowed a lot of false facts.
Recently, I was talking about how the financiers got us into the financial mess we are in to a taxi driver and he objected that financiers have been to universities, as if that made people infallible. It is hard for many people to disrespect the choices of those who have been to university and who wear suits, which is one good reason to educate everyone, when you have been to university your respect for other people who have got a degree too gets diminished. Also, people believe well heeled people in suits, it is not for nothing that the right wing all look so well heeled and well dressed.
When other groups of people, also with degrees, try to show up such as the NRA, then there starts to be a confusing exchange of opposing facts that does not clear up the case at all.
I used to think that people in suits could be believed because if they lied other dignataries would put things straight but I have learnt that when people try to point out that somone else is falsifying reality, then the falsifiers just say the person who is trying to put things straight is the lier and there is a back and forth that creates a tremendous muddle of information for non experts to try to navigate their way through.
I think the general public should be made aware of this so that they try to use their own heads and memories instead of trusting to the heads and memories of besuited people with university degrees. I dont mean to disrespect education, I totaly approve of masses of education but knowing facts does not make you a straight person or even, always, a sensible one.
Talking of how the financiers got us into this mess with the debt backed securities bubble, all debt, greek government debt and iclandic bank debt backed securities, student loans and credit card debt, not just mortgages, so not a housing bubble, as so many find it useful to pretend but a debt backed securites bubble in the bonds markets, the english priminister is calling for more freedom of the financial sector to allow them he says to make money unhampered. He is conveniantly forgetting that freedom of the financial sector allowed them to go crazy and pull our whole world down and their own except they cunningly got themselves bailed out. Incredible how good these big business men are at defending their position in all weathers, it reminds me of the whitch baba yaga who rode in a pestle and swept up her tracks with a bessum whatever that is and however its spelt, the whitchy and wizard like go along accompanied with an extremly skillful set of tactics for deflecting attention from their faults, sweeping up their tracks as they go, they bring down the world and then pretend it was too much help to the poor that broke us and we swallow it, at least half of them time, probably more like three quarters. rose macaskie madrid
January 24, 2013 at 11:49 am | Report abuse | Reply
Q. Piers, what do you know of criminal harassment networks, organized crime, assaulting citizens from neighbouring homes, public place, and at the court houses with energy assault weapons, powerful radar, aimed at inflicting deadly cancers through bone marrow damage, cell damage, leukemia, lung cancer, etc, in British regimes and Canada that advocate gun control and claim to have a low homicide rate?
And their links to the basic human rights violations in the criminal code and the British regime police, "secret police", ?
School Safety and Protecting Our Children
Q. Piers, organized crime has identified a vulnerability that they can attack through acts of terror, our child and schools. Do you believe that our children need to be protected from organized crime acts of terror?
Organized crime acts of terror to advocate gun control, a defenseless population.
Terrorism and Organized Crime Acts of Terror
Terrorists target planes and trains because they are a target that includes many people who are vulnerable, organized crime is targeting schools for the same reasons. The solution was not to ban air travel or trains, or disarm people from protecting themselves from terrorists, this would be what terror regimes do.
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Russell Brand on kissing Alec Baldwin: "I was glad of it...what a beauty"
Coming up this evening at 9, Piers Morgan invites actor, comedian, and fellow British television personality Russell Brand to join him in studio for a face to face, no holds barred conversation that covers everything from loves and laughter, to guns and the use of very, very big words.
A return "Piers Morgan Live" guest, Brand finds himself facing a most unusual question:
"What was it like kissing Alec Baldwin?," asks Morgan, referring to the pair's infamous "Rock of Ages" on-screen smooch:
"He's got big strong, alpha tendencies and he was very wise. And kissing him, it seemed like a very natural thing to do. Like, at the beginning, I was worried about it, because it's not my particular persuasion. But by the end, I was glad of it," Brand reveals.
Taking note of his favorite form of social media, the host reviews one of Brand's 140 character offerings:
"You did tweet, "Is it now legal to do a gay marriage in New York City, Alec Baldwin," says the "Piers Morgan Live" host. "Carpe diem."
Showing his love for language, and Latin, the guest offers his own definition:
"Carpe diem, seize the day. Seize Alec Baldwin," he exclaims, as the two Brits laugh. "Grip any part of that man you can, from his muscular biceps to his thick, gorgeous waist. Grip his chin. Bury your head in his dimple. What a beauty."
Watch the clip as Brand goes on to explain the origin of his vast vocabulary (he reveals and defines himself as a "satyromaniac,") then tune in tonight at 9 for the full "In the Chair" interview, as the 38-year-old from Essex, England opens up about more serious fodder, including gun control, and his own personal relationship with firearms.
Filed under: In the Chair
nankiss
I'm a bit annoyed that two Brits are sitting around talking about AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, and what civil liberties are to AMERICANS. Especially knowing that Piers was involved with the British tabloid scandal of phone hacking. I really don't care what two Brits, Piers and Russell, two Brits interested only in personal fame, have to say about my American Democracy. It's not MY cup 'o tea.....
June 14, 2013 at 9:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Melissa Houston
Hello nankiss, Piers is Innocent of the phone hacking allegations which you referred to in your post. Piers stated under oath: " I have never hacked a phone, I have never told anyone to hack a phone nor to my knowledge published any story obtained from the hacking of a phone. " I continue to Support and Stand with Piers regarding his alleged phone hacking activity. Piers Morgan is an Innocent man.
I inferred from your post that you are obviously not fond of British people. I on the other hand love Britain so much that I traveled over there numerous times for several years.
I was very interested in the lively conversational exchanges between Piers and Russell during Piers Morgan Live.
June 14, 2013 at 11:49 pm | Report abuse | Reply
i love russell brand so much
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So It’s Called Wizard World? Or Comic-Con? Con-Artist World…Con? Who Cares, I Met Anthony Michael Hall.
So I kept saying I was going to “Comic Con” in Chicago, when a comic-convention nerd friend of mine says: “You mean Wizard World?” I’ve heard it called both, so I figured it’s like when people interchange Comiskey Park and Sox Park — oops I mean U.S. Cellular Mitosis Field. Maybe the Wizard of Oz would have the answer?
But for any related blog posts I’m going to bow to the usage of “Wizard World” because the storm clouds that we drove into to get to Rosemont, IL seemed like a scene out of Harry Potter. Oh, and there was hail too, but not the kind that pummeled our car and roof last month. Here’s a pic of those mad wizard clouds before the storm, I felt like Helen Hunt driving into a tornado in Twister. Or maybe the Wicked Witch in a funnel cloud if she’d been driving a car instead of a bike.
As we began the game of Okay, You Go Jump Out of the Car and Save That Parking Spot, my friend Amanda started talking about how she has some old comics in boxes somewhere, like the Superman from when (spoiler alert!) Superman dies. I was more of a Archie and Betty and Veronica reader myself, I think it partially had to do with the fact that I could read the balloon bubbles better. And sure, maybe I liked Veronica’s outfits and Betty’s tomboyishness, but looking back on it now, I wonder if reading those were the best thing for a young impressionable girl to be reading, I mean here you have these two girls constantly fighting over this guy, I mean, really? And over ARCHIE? Hey girls, let’s go drink some more of that Kool-Aid.
But one of my faves from that realm was a series of Veronica travel comics (sans any Archie drama) that had her going to different parts of the world, I remember I couldn’t wait for it to come in the mail. There’s “Veronica in Japan, “Veronica in Greece, “Veronica in Mexico”….
In “Veronica in Hollywood” her and her father try to help save a film studio, and an assistant busts in to announce opening day figures for their recent release: “It’s going to be a bigger blockbuster than even ‘STAR WARTS’!”
Speaking of Star Warts, or rather Star Wars — check out the blinged-out C-3PO-esque Star Wars headset I got! Maybe I’ll be DJ Princess Leia for Halloween. I started to gain inspiration by taking pics with any Princess Leia I saw, and the next day played Radio Producer Leia for the green info-tainment show I do work for, “The Mike Nowak Show.”
So I bought the C-3PO headset from a booth for a store in Naperville, IL called Toy+Life. They also had some mad screenprints — the Yoda is by Free Humanity a graff crew out of LA, and the Marvin the Martian is by Arvik:
Oh! And we happened upon the booth of an insane clown that was Angus Oblong, an amazing artist and creator of The Oblongs, this rad animated series about a family whose members are missing an arm or leg here and there due to the tainted water in their hometown, the pharmaceutical capital of the world. It’s based on Angus’ book called “Creepy Susie & 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children.” The limbless 1950s-like dad is voiced by Will Ferrell, and the rest of the characters and aesthetic remind me of like Ren & Stimpy meets Futurama meets Family Guy. In the episode “Please Be Genital,” Ferrell’s character, Bob Oblong, is at work at Globocide — he opens up his lunchbox with his nose, peers inside, and says: “Hmm, ironic. We spent all morning capping pesticides, and my Manwich has been gnawed by a rat.” The clip also features an ever-so-necessary John Denver Film Festival.
And okay, here’s — deep breath — Anthony Michael Hall! He was there because of Dead Zone (a TV show based on Stephen King’s 1979 novel), and he was one of the first people we saw when we walked in — okay, the second, Vivica Fox was the first. It cost like $40 to get your pic taken with him, so we just gawked for awhile. Then about an hour later we saw him just walking around, and bee-lined toward him like Judd Nelson toward Molly Ringwald’s crotch in The Breakfast Club. Amanda shouted “He doesn’t even have a license, Lisa!” from Weird Science. Then I chimed in with, “You gave me a birth control pill?!! Do you know what that can do to a guy my age?!!!” from Sixteen Candles. He laughed and his lip kind of curled up, just like his geeky Farmer Ted character but without the braces.
So, Wizard World…Amanda thought it was just going to be a bunch of stodgy nerdy comic collectors, but decided to come along anyway, and was so jacked that she bought like 10 T-shirts. I bought a couple The Lost Boys film stills from Hollywood Book and Poster Company, and then accidentally left them behind. But thankfully held on to the two music DVDs I got too, “The Best of Beat Club” and “Glam Rock.”
So maybe it’s best they don’t call it Comic Con after all, because that makes people think that the only things being shopped are comics. Which is obviously not true, just ask this guy carrying a life-size blow-up Superman doll up a jammed stairwell in the parking garage:
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Thermophones Produce Sound Without Vibration
Posted on July 3, 2010 by ScienceBlog.com
In 1914, Lord Rayleigh communicated the description of the thermophone by de Lange to the Royal Society. But as early as 1880, Preece produced sound by passing current through micron sized platinum wires affixed to a diaphragm. Around 1800, the Russian engineer Gwozda produced sound by heating a straight wire without a diaphragm. Historically, the theory of thermophones is based on the production of sound from a thin platinum film published by Arnold and Crandall in 1917.
Recently, Xiao et al. showed sound was produced by passing an alternating current through thin carbon nanotube (CNT) films. The high sound level at low electrical power for the CNT films were thought more efficient than platinum that required more power for the same sound level. However, the experimental frequency response did not agree with the long standing thermophone theory of Arnold and Crandall. Modifications were made to the theory including the conductive heat loss from the film to the air based on classical heat transfer methodology. See “Thermophones,” at link “Nano Letters Paper”, of www.nanoqed.org , 2009. Xiao et al. claim agreement of the modified theory and experimental data. However, the claimed agreement could not be confirmed by this author because of the experimental fitting necessary to determine the conductive heat loss.
Problems with Classical Heat Transfer Theory
Classical heat transfer theory predicts that sound levels in thermophones are produced by changes in thin film temperature caused by Joule heat produced from passing electrical current though the films. However, this cannot be correct. Classically, temperatures should increase in CNT thin films in proportion to the electrical power, but the CNT films produced high sound levels at lower power than in platinum films at high power levels.
What this means is that temperature changes in thin films have nothing to do with the sound produced in thermophones. Alternatively, classical heat transfer theory that predicts sound is produced by temperature changes in thin films is not applicable to thermophones.
Heat Transfer under Quantum Mechanics Restrictions
Quantum mechanics (QM) methodology differs from classical heat transfer in that the specific heat of the atom is required to vanish under electromagnetic (EM) confinement. Ibid, “Thermophones,” at link “Paper”. In heat transfer restricted by QM, Joule heat absorbed in the thin film cannot be conserved by an increase in temperature. Classical theory differs in that specific heat of materials in macroscopic structures is assumed to remain the same at the nanoscale.
Regardless, EM energy is still required to be conserved at nanoscale. Lacking specific heat, thin films conserve Joule heat by the theory of QED induced EM radiation. QED stands for quantum electrodynamics. By this theory, the low frequency Joule heat is conserved by frequency up-conversion to the EM confinement frequency of the film. Like creating photons of wavelength L by supplying EM energy to a QM box having sides separated by L/2, the Joule heat in thin films creates photons having wavelength L = 2nd, where d is the thickness and n is the refractive index of the film. There is no increase in temperature of the thin film.
The QED photons are only confined briefly because the EM confinement is quasi-bound, and therefore the thin film promptly leaks EM radiation at the confinement wavelength. Typical CNT thin films in thermophones have thickness d > 0.125 microns, and therefore the EM confinement produce radiation in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS). Unlike thermal radiation in classical heat transfer theory that requires high temperatures, the QED induced emission is non-thermal and occurs at ambient film temperatures.
Sound from Thermophones by QM
Sound from thermophones requires pressure changes in the surrounding air. The QED induced emission in the UV-VIS is therefore required to be absorbed by air to increase its temperature and produce the pressure changes necessary for sound propagation. But nitrogen in air is transparent in the UV-VIS and cannot produce sound. Only oxygen has an absorption cross-section close to that necessary to produce sound. The Joule heating necessary to produce sound by oxygen absorption is found to be a very small fraction – around 10^-6 of the 1-4.5 watts supplied.
Almost all of the supplied Joule heat is lost to the solid walls of the thermophone enclosure. To improve thermophone efficiency, the gas volume between the thermophone and microphone should be sealed and filled with a UV-VIS absorptive gas.
1. By quatum mechanics, sound is produced by QED emission without vibration. Classical heat transfer is unable to explain sound without vibration.
2. Classical heat transfer that includes finite specific heat in thin films is not applicable to thermophones. The Joule heat cannot be conserved by temperature changes of the thin film.
3. Heat transfer by QED induced radiation as based on zero specific heat as required by QM should be used for the analysis of thermophone performance. The emission of UV-VIS radiation that conserves the Joule heat is required to be absorbed by the air surroundings to produce sound.
4. But the absorption of UV-VIS in air is very low. Indeed, almost all of the Joule heat does not produce sound because of absorption by the walls of the enclosure. To improve sound levels, the space between the thermophone and microphone should be sealed and filled with a UV-VIS absorptive gas.
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Swallowing III: Power & Other Than
Celilo Converter Station, south of the Dalles Dam. For nearly 50 years this BPA-owned facility has provided low-cost hydroelectric power to Southern California via the Pacific Intertie, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that runs uninterrupted for 846 miles. By steadily upgrading capacity, the 3800 Megawatt line delivers electricity to over 2 million homes in Los Angeles. Photo with labels added adapted from ABB [1]
With the building of The Dalles Dam in the 1950s, Native peoples were dis-placed, re-placed. Some did not move, many returned seasonally or to stay [2]. Such a place is the Lone Pine In-Lieu Fishing Site, a federally-owned plot near river’s edge. As Molly Harbarger reports in March 2016, “ ‘We understand there are some terrible living conditions there,’ said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Portland District spokeswoman Diana Fredlund. Few of the sites are as bad as Lone Pine. … Lone Pine is gated, separating it from The Dalles, a hub of Columbia Gorge life. The tribal members don't have access to the city's amenities like electricity. Instead, residents have to jack it from the bathroom lights and generators." [3]
Lone Pine fishing platform and The Dalles Dam. Photo: Douglas Beauchamp, April 2017
3. Many rock carvings and rock paintings are submerged by Lake Celilo Some displaced, then replaced at Columbia Hills State Park’s Temani Pesh-wa trail.
(See Swallowing Petroglyph Canyon). Many images remain on the cliffs and outcrops, gazing south and east, over the dam-shaped lake, the power towers, the wind turbines, the highways and railroads, the salmon seeking, the river peoples living and fishing.
NOTES Below
Photo Album: Swallowing III
Rock painting on cliffs above Lake Celilo. Photo: Douglas Beauchamp, April 2017
[1] ABB, a Euro-based multi-national, is the world's largest builder of electricity grids
[2] Shadow Tribe: The Making of Columbia River Indian Identity (2010) Andrew H. Fisher
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/FISSHA.html
[3] Decrepit fish camps built on broken promises: Four tribes that had fishing villages wiped out in the last century are left waiting for the federal government to provide better housing
Story by Molly Harbarger, Oregonian, March 11 2016.
Also: Legislation Honors Long-Ago Federal Promises to Replace Tribal Fishing Villages Drowned By Columbia River Dams Terri Hansen, Indian Country Today, July 26, 2016.
The Dalles Dam
Lake Celilo
Pacific Intertie
In-Lieu Fishing Sites
Swallowing II: Requiem for a lost petroglyph boulder
Dislocated from one another, we are now flooded,
resting in place.
We suffocate in the backwater of decadence
and fractious contempt.
Purity of the ancient is the language without tongues.
The river elegantly marks swirls on its surface,
a spiral that tells of a place
that remains undisturbed.
Elizabeth Woody, 1994 [1]
Near the lower end there are several dangerous rocks in the rapid, and at the foot large masses of rock divide it into different parts the main channel empties into a capacious, deep basin of rectangular shape, called Big Eddy.
Captain. Chas. F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, 1882 [2]
The investigation of the petroglyphs (in spring 1956) was made by Samuel C. Sargent, a Geologist with the Corps of Engineers, on The Dalles Dam project. Mr. Sargent called attention to petroglyphs existing on islands in Fivemile Rapids, which can be easily removed and are in an excellent state of preservation., these petroglyphs are located in areas 6 and 7. I would urge that these petroglyphs be salvaged, since they represent unique forms for this area.
David L. Cole, University of Oregon, 1956 [3]
In attempting to raise the petroglyph from Area 7 (by the Corps of Engineer’s Derrick Barge “Cascade” after the formation of The Dalles Dam Pool), the connection to the lift line parted and the petroglyph ad lift line were lost. In the near future, an attempt will be made to recover the petroglyph with the help of a diver.
Joseph F. Garback, Lt Colonel, Corps of Engineers, 1957 [4]
Area 7 was on a small island at the lower end of Fivemile Rapids. One rock was to be removed from this island. This rock was approximately seven feet high, eight feet wide and eight feet deep, weighing approximately seventeen tons. It was lying loose on a level area. Jacks were used to lift the rock enough to slip the cables under … the petroglyph was … bound with a cable which was attached to a float. In the attempt to lift this petroglyph a cable clamp slipped and it fell back into the water. The last report received was that the Corps of Engineers planned to send a diver down after it.
It is unfortunate that the petroglyph from Area #7 was lost in the efforts to raise it from the bottom of the pool. Naturally, $1,000 to attempt to recover this petroglyph is out of line with the value of the petroglyph, and we feel that this petroglyph will have to be considered as lost.
Herbert Maier, National Park Service, 1958 [6]
Nature is a temple where living pillars
Sometimes let out confused lyrics
Man passes through, across forests of symbols
Each one observing him with a familiar gaze
Like long echoes, from afar confounding
In a dark and profound unity
Vast like night and like clarity
Fragrance, color, and sound all resounding
Charles Baudelaire, 1857 [7]
Photos: The Lost Petroglyph boulder from Area 7
[1] From Elizabeth Woody’s poem “Waterways Endeavor to Translate Silence from Currents.” In Luminaries of the Humble. University of Arizona Press. 1994. Elizabeth Woody is an American Navajo-Warm Springs-Wasco-Yakama artist, author, and educator. In 2016 she was named Poet Laureate of Oregon.
[2] From the May 30. 1882, report “The Survey of the Columbia River at The Dalles in Oregon,” by Captain. Chas. F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, US Engineers Office, Portland Oregon. Note: The survey, as part of an a project for the improvement of navigation, responded to an 1879 mandate by the U.S. Congress.
[3] From the July 18, 1956, report “Further Recommendation for the Removal of Petroglyphs in The Dalles Dam Reservoir Area.” by David L. Cole, University of Oregon.
[4] From a July 26, 1957, letter to the NPS from Joseph F. Garback, Lt Colonel. Corps of Engineers, Deputy District Engineer.
[5] From the September 10, 1958, “A Report on the Removal of Petroglyphs in The Dalles Dam Reservoir Area,” by David L. Cole, University of Oregon.
[6] From an October 3, 1958, letter by Herbert Maier, Assistant Regional Director, National Park Service (in response to a September 25, 1958, letter from W. L. Winegar, Colonel, Corps of engineers, District engineer.)
[7] Charles Baudelaire from the poem Correspondences in Les Fleurs du mal, 1857. Translated by Ariana Reines for Delirium: The Art of the Symbolist Book, an exhibition through May 14, 2017 at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York City. (Poem in Harper’s Magazine April 2017 p.22)
- Hill and Hill (1974, p.257) include a photo of a 1956 casting of the petroglyph made by James Hansen for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).
- McClure (1978, p.73-74) notes: “The Round Island Petroglyph site, a small island with a single petroglyph, about 3/4 mi above Big Eddy, a boulder atop.” In 1984 he designates the site 45KL220.
- Loring and Loring (1982, Part 1) include a drawing: Site 9. Big Eddy, Klickitat County, WA, Fig 14 g. (Also p.11 of the 1996 2nd Edition)
Lost Petroglyph
Elizabeth Woody
David L. Cole
Petroglyphs removal
Swallowing Petroglyph Canyon 60 years ago today
Water Monsters arrive in different guises. From time immemorial beings real and mythic await those who err. Or who in innocence linger in or traverse a vulnerable place. Swallowed, disappearing in dark liquid depths. Fearsome. Especially so along the river now known as Columbia.
Lake Celilo swallowed living and sacred places of the River People - villages, cemeteries, fishing stations, pathways — and rock art — on March 10, 1957, as the gates of The Dalles Dam closed.
Below, a small sampling of photographs from the mid-1950s show a very few of the stones among the hundreds of petroglyphs that were swallowed that day. Disappeared under the waters. The photos presented here are for non-commercial, educational purposes by permission from the archives of the late David Cole. About two dozen other stones were salvaged and preserved, languishing near the dam until several years ago when they were respectfully installed as the Temani Pesh-wa trail in Washington's Columbia Hills State Park. That group is on public view during the Park’s season April-October. With appreciation to the ancestors of today's River People.
Virginia Butler’s 2007 paper Relic Hunting, Archaeology, and Loss of Native American Heritage at The Dalles. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 108(4), 624-643.
Petroglyphs near the Dalles of the Columbia River. 1925. W. Duncan Strong and W. Egbert Schenck. American Anthropologist, New Series, 27(1), Jan-Mar 1925, 76-90.
Petroglyphs
Petroglyph Canyon
Temani Pesh-wa trail
David Cole
Virginia Butler
W. Duncan Strong
She Who Watches the Industrial Complex Corridor
A wild disjunction reigns at an overview of what was the Columbia River. She Who Watches gazes eastward over still backwaters, Lake Celilo formed by The Dalles Dam. She peers over corridors of modernist motion along with a myriad of other spirit beings, images in stone painted and inscribed by the indigenous peoples of the mid-Columbia region. The high-water survivors of other innumerable images inundated in the 1950s.
Coal trains regularly rock by with urgency, China awaiting delivery of raw power. On the lake, pushed and shoved, barges bear freighted goods up and down. On the hills and spanning canyons march power-towers with drooping wires and wheeling wind turbines. Across the waters, Interstate 84 cuts through basalt cliffs, connecting all points west and east, Portland to Idaho, following the rough path of the old Oregon Trail.
We ask: What and how now does She watch? Do we see with her? Or are we content to look into her face, her masking, her patience. And with due respect for her presence, seek a kind of knowing.
Images: [Link]
She Who Watches
Celilo
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World Champs 800m gender controversy
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: World Champs 800m gender controversy
Good article on Caster Semenya, winner of the women's 800m in Berlin:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/sports/20runner.html?_r=3&ref=global
Here's another interesting particle, particularly this piece:
While it is hard to gather all of the facts, here is what we can confirm: Thirteen months ago, Castor was eliminated in the early rounds of the World Junior Track Championships, having run 2:11.98 for 800 meters. Three months later, Castor won the World Youth title in 2:04.3. In July 2009, Castor ran 1:56.72, decimating the World Junior women's record for 800 meters. Last week, Castor ran 1:55.45, another WJR, to take gold in the World Championships!
http://www.runblogrun.com/2009/08/the_curious_and_sad_story_of_c.html
2:11.98 to 1:55.45 in just over a year?
Angelo Z
Location: LA, California
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject:
This reminds me, why does Russia and Romania hold the top records in running for women? The mile record is held by Svetlana, the Beijing Women's Marathon was won by a Romanian woman...I am Romanian and Romanians are eastern Europeans, they're white. What happened to Ethiopia and Kenya then? Could this mean that Africans dominating distance running is just a fluke?
Oh and not to mention China holding the 10K world record for women. China being good at running is unheard of.
My favorite all time race: Hicham El Guerrouj - Prefontaine Classic Mile 2002 http://youtube.com/watch?v=4YykUTHzOL8
¥London 2012 XXX Olympiad¥
If you disregard the highly suspicious Chinese record setting binge, most of the top distance marks are held by East Africans. As to why it isn't complete dominance like with the men, the commonly accepted reason is that African women came to distance running much later than their male counterparts, thus they're 20+ years behind in the development curve. It's a cultural thing.
Development curve...Ok so they came in much later, but what about the training itself? They're still Africans, and they still apply the same training principles as the male runners do.
However, African males came in later too because most of the training already started in England. Roger Bannister broke 4 minutes ages ago, and then England dominated all middle distance running up to Steve Cram. So how did African males catch up, just as African women should? It gets even more odd, because Hicham and Morceli aren't black. He started training at an early age too, and we also have an 8th grader in the U.S. that runs a 4:30 something mile which is way faster than what Hicham was able to run in 8th grade.
The men didn't get to where they are now all at once.
I put very little stock into age group performances. That tells you how early someone peaks, but next to nothing about how good they might eventually be.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:
The younger, the more experience the runner can get. I don't believe in an actual physical limit, I do believe in an exponential decrease in improvement as one gets closer to that limit. If Haile ran that marathon WR at age 25, wouldn't he be able to become even better at the age he is at now?
Depends if he could have handled that many years of marathoning without breaking down and whether he could have developed the necessary speed without all those years of track work.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:25 am Post subject:
Interesting, breaking down over the years? I thought breaking down was just when you've been training very hard for a couple days straight and you end up being exhausted on Friday for example. How can that happen? Is that what happened to Webb? He hasn't been doing so well since he set the American record, could that be an example?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:09 am Post subject:
Nothing official yet, but the updates are starting to get ugly, as expected:
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=statesmanjournal&sParam=31571649.story
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject:
It was extremely obvious that the South African federation was full of **** based on their knee jerk "racism" response amidst the World Championships, but it appears they're now getting caught in their transparent lie...
http://www.runblogrun.com/2009/09/asa_knew_about_semenya_debacle.html
People like that do not deserve to be in power, let alone employed.
People are losing their jobs over it and now the South African Sports Ministry says, the day of the expected announcement, that results of the gender test will be kept confidential. Might as well just come out and admit the results are not what they hoped for... If the gender test said Semenya is indeed a woman, they'd be more than happy to announce she is innocent! Keeping it confidential will do nothing to salvage Semenya's reputation.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:
Great, now it heads to the legal arena...
http://insidethegames.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8567:semenya-to-sue-iaaf-and-asa-in-multi-million-dollar-lawsuits
Finally, some closure, although it sounds like some pretty murky deal making was done behind the scenes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7875157/IAAF-confirms-Caster-Semenyas-return.html
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It's a Woman's World
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2:28pm, 29/10/12
It’s a Woman’s World
By: Ruth Wertzberger Carlson
In memory of Ruth Kuhl Kuhlmann (1917-2012)
We called her Auntie Mame because our Aunt Ruth reminded us so much of the flamboyant Rosalind Russell in the movie by that name. Ruth Kuhl Kuhlmann had an adventurous spirit, a contagious laugh, an easygoing attitude, and a flair for fashion that inevitably included scarves.
She was exotic compared to the moms we knew. First of all she worked! In the 1960’s Midwest no mom worked unless her husband had died. Aunt Ruth loved ordering, managing and selling the cosmetics and gift section of the Rexall drug store in Melrose, Minnesota, while her husband Ed was the only pharmacist in this tiny town.
Her backyard had a French style white iron patio table instead of the regular picnic tables we had in Iowa, a sunken living room and a 60’s style huge round clock surrounded by triangles. She married later in life and had our cousin Edie at age 45... unheard in the 60’s. Even the way she talked was special, “Isn’t this bee-you-tee-full” she’d exclaim often because she never took happy times for granted.
Ruth grew up in Dubuque, Iowa during the Great Depression and her older brothers worked to support her and her seven siblings. For weeks all the family had to eat was bean soup and peanut butter was a luxury. Sisters Rosie, Ruth (my mom) and Angie all slept in one bed. Ruth, who was eight years older than Rosie, was not happy when her younger sister let her best friend sleep over, making it four girls in a lumpy bed. With their age difference Rosie said Ruth was like her doll. When Dubuque held a contest to choose a girl most resembling Shirley Temple, Ruth twisted rags in mom’s wet hair overnight so she’d have curls in the morning. She dressed Rosie up in one of the few dresses she owned and trotted her out on stage to sing “On the Good Ship Lollipop.” My tone deaf, brunette mother did not win, but it was a story Ruth dined on for years.
Despite tight finances, my grandparents somehow found the money to send their girls to the Immaculate Conception Academy. Nuns ran this Catholic high school for girls and their idea of sex education was advising young ladies not to kiss anyone till they married, to always double date, and if they had to sit on a boys lap in a car to put a telephone book in between them.
During World War II Ruth dated a soldier so the Clubs in Dubuque gave her the best tables and she lit up the dance floor jitterbugging. Unfortunately there were so many men after her she sent the soldier a Dear John letter. Rosie, who looked up to her big sister, said Ruth could have any man she wanted. A dentist was after her! That was the jackpot in small town Iowa. But Ruth stayed single for a long time, and left her hometown of Dubuque to move to the big city of Minneapolis. She acted in plays and modeled fur coats until the manager hit on her.
Finally Ruth settled down and married Ed Kuhlman. As she said, “A Kuhl woman married a Kuhlman.” Ed was the kindest, most gentle man you’d ever meet. Together they opened up the Rexall drugstore in Melrose. Ruth loved working so much she quit at age 88. One time the Coen movie director brothers came into her store and left without Ruth realizing who they were. When another customer told her, she was outraged. “They didn’t buy a thing!” she exclaimed.
Later Ruth and Rosie became best friends and the big sis was always looking out for my mom. When my dad came over to pick Rosie up for a date, Ruth shoved her father in the closet because he was drunk. “Who’s coming over, the Governor of California?” asked Granddaddy. When Rosie married, money was still tight, so Ruth lent her wedding dress.
Every summer Ed and Ruth were generous enough to let my family of ten children invade their lake cabin in Minnesota. We loved seeing our cousins Paul, Edie and Augie. Uncle Ed’s brother had a cabin next door and we swooned over his son’s, who were tan, fit college students that took us water skiing.
The adults started drinking the “martoonies” (as they referred to martinis) right at five o’clock and one night, after Ruth had a few, she decided to play a prank on her brother-in-law's son who had experienced some wild times in San Francisco. Ruth ran in the house put on some jeans, a floppy hat, huge sunglasses, a daisy behind one ear and in her bare feet against a large pine tree. “Hello,” she called in a falsetto voice. He looked up nervously. “Come here, don’t you remember me?” Nervously he approached the strange woman while she kept talking. By this time my parents were doing their best not to laugh out loud. “Remember San Francisco? I’ve come to see you.” He stammered and looked scared to death that she was going to tell him she was pregnant. Finally my parents started guffawing and Ruth took off her that and sunglasses. He didn’t think it was too funny, but only Aunt Ruth could pull off playing a 20-year- old when she was middle-aged.
While the girls dove in the lake from the end of the dock, Rosie and Ruth dangled their feet in the water, wearing shower caps to protect their perfectly coiffed aqua net dos from splashes. They took the opportunity to give us wise advice such as: “Its just as easy to marry a rich man as a poor man,” “Why would a man buy the cow when he can get the milk for free,” “Anyone can get married,” and “Go to college so you can work in case your husband dies.” And my favorite, Aunt Ruth’s phrase, “It’s a woman’s world!” It was the start of “women’s lib” and Ruth was already living it, working and taking care of her children.
Ruth was also different because she traveled…buying a leather (leather!) coat in Spain and visiting Hong Kong when her husband attended a pharmacy convention. Of course with Ruth there was always drama. She accidently set the curtain on fire ironing. The manager came in, saw all of Ed’s asthma medicine and accused them of being drug smugglers. Ruth yelled back that their curtains were flammable and a danger to guests. As usual with men, the manager backed down to Ruth.
When Ed died, Ruth continued traveling alone, visiting us in San Francisco where she enjoyed tea dancing at the Hyatt, seeing her daughter and her new granddaughter Nicole in London, coming to my sister Carrie’s wedding in Monterey and taking a church led tour of Jerusalem.
Ruth had a sense of adventure, which my mom did not always appreciate. Once she decided to surprise my mom by showing up unexpectedly at our home in Dubuque. My mom, still in her robe, opened the door, turned around without a word, and went upstairs to her bedroom. She calmed down soon enough but there was nothing Rosie disliked more than having company see a messy house, even though Ruth kept protesting “But I’m your sister, not company!”
Ruth and Rosie’s favorite activity was bargain shopping…my mom called it entertainment. Sometimes Rosie asked me to help her hide some of the bargains in the closet so my dad didn’t see them. Shopping must be in our genes since my five sisters and cousin Edie recently get together often to scour the Union Square stores on San Francisco for treasures.
Ruth and Rosie were very religious but when my mom died of cancer at age of 53 Ruth said she was mad at God for a long time. While my mom was a strict Catholic who believed every word in the Bible, Ruth was more relaxed. She said “What’s wrong with gays? They don’t hurt anyone.” And she continued to be friends with the man in Melrose who changed his gender.
When Ruth finally retired she moved into a nursing home where both of the men were after her and the women were jealous. She picked the dapper dresser who could drive and also had a boat! She and her friend used to sneak out of the home and grab a bus to the bar down the street for a drink. The first time it happened the nursing home was frantic to find her, but after they discovered her, the bartender started posting a sign in his window when she visited, “Ruth’s here.”
Later she moved to an actual house with five other seniors. She loved her caretaker Alison and it was mutual. Her son Paul lived nearby and visited her everyday for lunch. Allison made sure Ruth got her boxed white wine for dinner and Ruth was known to sneak out in the middle of the night and get another glass. My brother Bill makes Wertzberger wine and he’d send her bottles. Ruth let Allison drink the good stuff and then she’d fill the empty bottles with her boxed wine and declare at the dinner table, “Oh this wine is so good! It’s delicious!”
She told me she wanted to meet a man, but said, “Where am I going to meet them stuck here in this home?” The last time I saw her she had to have her pacemaker replaced and all she cared about was whether the doctor would be cute. When she came home, Allison wheeled her up the ramp and she shouted “whee!” Her sense of humor remained intact until the end. Ruth loved life, despite the tragedies in her own, breast cancer, growing up during the depression, losing two sons, her husband, and her nine siblings, (two died as infants during the first Pandemic flu epidemic).
When I was young I hated my name. It sounded like an old lady to me and to this day most Ruth’s are usually around 90 years old. Whenever I acted spacey or said something silly my dad said “We sure named you after the right person.” I laughed and took it as a complement. Now I’m proud to be named Ruth and only hope that I can be as much of an inspiration to my nieces and nephews that Ruth was to us.
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Calling the Snake Whisperer
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Today we ticked off another item on our must-experience-in-Australia list... "a close encounter with a venomous snake".
When I came home from school, I walked my bicycle into the garage. After leaving it in its spot, I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. About a metre away from me there was a dugite snake coiled up in the corner of the garage. It was just less than a metre long. I stood still and watched it, wishing I had my mobile with me so I could take a picture. It was moving around quite a bit, acting agitated maybe from trying to find it's way out of the garage. After just a few seconds, it rather quickly followed the base of the exterior wall to the back corner.
I told Lanette about it and then went to ask the natives next door about what to do. Ellena found some numbers for snake catchers in the area (seems to be a list people here keep around). I called the first bloke on the list - Paul Kenyon, a.k.a. "The Snake Whisperer" as his business card says. He was just catching another snake but said he'd be right over.
Paul recognised Lanette right away. He's a highly regarded cook at one of the hospital's Lanette has worked at. Paul went into the garage and started pulling boxes and such away from the back wall. After less than 10 minutes, he eyed it hiding under a palette. He moved a few more things to get into a better position, and then picked it up bare handed by its tail. He brought it outside and continued to hold it by the tail while telling us very fascinating stuff about it. You'll enjoy listening to Paul in the video Peter captured.
Paul showed us the other snake he had just caught inside a local bank. It was a baby dugite, only about 12 inches long. He takes the 80-90 snakes he catches per year to a nearby national park (Serpentine Falls - one of our favourite spots to take visitors!) to release them. He charges $50 to come out.
We see dugites from time to time on the walking path by our beach. We usually just have to wait a few seconds before they move on off the path. Like nearly every other snake species in Australia, they are venomous. But they're not known for being aggressive. Our Perth Zoo has a good downloadable information sheet on dugites.
BTW - We have had a few more shark stories from our beach lately. On this past New Years eve, Karl, Dane and I were swimming at our beach as the sun was setting when Lanette spotted a shark about 40 metres out from where we were. That was pretty cool to see. It probably was about 1.5 metres long. Also, two Saturdays ago the shark patrol helicopter spotted a school of 120 hammerhead and whaler sharks. They closed the beaches for the day but weren't too worried about them as hammerheads aren't very aggressive and these were all juveniles. There have been a few other shark sightings this summer. They think it's because of the warm water temperatures we've had.
This all reminds me about one of my favourite books about Australia - "See Australia and Die".
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The root of a Queens Boulevard slowdown
For the last few months, I’ve fielded a lot of questions — mostly from the same person — about the trains along Queens Boulevard. The express trains, it seems, have been anything but that as they crawl out to Forest Hills.
Today, amNew York’s Urbanite blog revealed why. According to transit beat writer Heather Haddon, NYC Transit is replacing 800 feet of track in between Roosevelt Avenue and Forest Hills-71st Avenue. While most of the actual track replacement work is being completed over the weekends, the tunnel is currently replete with temporary tracking so trains have to run at slower speeds.
According to NYC Transit spokesperson Deirdre Parker, the work is scheduled to last until the end of the year but it should wrap up by September. Meanwhile, to combat the expected five- to ten-minute slowdowns, Transit will be running two fewer rush hour trains down an already-overcrowded line. While Haddon found a commuter who decried maintenance and upkeep as “heartless,” it’s simply the cost of a well-kept system. Them’s the breaks.
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9 Responses to “The root of a Queens Boulevard slowdown”
In the link, it says the E, F, & V lines are running with delays. Can someone explain how the R remains unaffected?
Probably just an oversight by amNY. The R should be running with similar delays. Or the V isn’t running with delays. I’m not clear on that point.
Girlfriend says:
I’m definitely not holding my breath for September…you know it’s not getting wrapped up until end of year. Sigh.
JoeP says:
They did the same thing last year in the other direction when some rush hour (F) trains ran local. The express trains were horribly slow. This lasted about 6-8 months.
The late night (F) trains will also be running local from 71st to Roosevelt in both directions until at least July. *begin rant* Why can’t they just run it express on the local track? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen them do that late nights when there’s no work going on.
Also, I saw signs yesterday at 23rd-Ely saying there are less rush hour trains until the end of the year. That’s all it said. I think their explanations of why they are making the service changes on the signs needs to be expanded. I’m sick of “We are making track improvements”
*end rant*
kynes says:
yea real heatless making sure you don’t derail or get stuck for a really long time with track fires. How dare they do maintenance
Roosevelt Island 360 (Eric) says:
The decrease in frequency of mornig rush trains is not helpin g any station and certainly the fols here on Roosevelt Island are getting hammered as expected due to the fewer trains being more packed. Ouch.
The Secret Conductor says:
Well the good news is that once it is done you will feel and see the difference including train speeds faster than before. The train will be able to take the curves better and faster and so forth.
It got to geet fixed before it can get better. Believe me, the workers who have to work the line are no happier about the delays than the riding public is. Remember, you guys get off the train once you get to where your going, we have to stay and go back…. and don’t have a bathroom emergencey while you are in that line. It is the main reason why I avoid it.
According to NYC Transit spokesperson Deirdre Parker, the work is scheduled to last until the end of the year but it should wrap up by September.
If anyone’s interested in a pool, my money is on a May 2010 completion.
An easy answer to the F train problems :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog says:
[…] In Brooklyn, the train snakes a path from Coney Island up McDonald Ave. through the southern parts of Park Slope and north up Smith St. toward Manhattan. For much of that ride, unused express tracks taunt riders stuck on one of the city’s most crowded rush hour trains. In Queens, meanwhile, it runs nominally express but has been slowed by track work. […]
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Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys | Review
By Dirk Sonniksen | February 28, 2014
Director: Jessica Oreck
Writer: Jessica Oreck
The Aatsinki family make their living herding reindeer in the far north of Finland. Brothers Aarne and Lasse are our leads in the film and they are no slouches. Their day is spent in near-constant motion with the flow of the herd, the backdrop a stunning forested expanse of white. But with nature’s beauty comes the whirring of helicopter blades and the growl of snowmobile engines. Technology has created efficiencies and controversy as the family balances old traditions with new, faster methods of herding.
Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys follows the Aatsinki family for one year, providing a window into the inner workings of the family business. It’s a lifestyle that is, on one hand perfectly in tune with nature, but on the other, straying from that harmony with the encroachment of mechanization. Is the family remaining true enough to their old ways, or is reindeer herding in the upper reaches of Finland on its way to becoming another automated corporate enterprise?
Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys contains no narration with only the occasional conversations of Aarne, Lasse and family, the drone of a motor, or the stomping of hooves to break the wintery silence. The audience is provided only images to come to their own conclusion. The absence of narration makes for a slow ride at times, but also helps to intensify the cinematography and does indeed force the viewer to think. Without assistance, the film can become frustrating as society has grown accustomed to being force-fed the beginning, the middle, and the end. The only relief is to get lost in the vast arctic landscape.
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The lost continent of Kumari Kandam
Posted on May 22, 2007 by Ennis Singh Mutinywale
I’m sure the science-fiction geeks amongst y’all know about the lost continents of Atlantis, Lemuria and Mu. These are the “missing continents” that were submerged in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans respectively.
[The story of Atlantis has its origin in the Platonic dialogues, while Lemuria was hypothesized in the late 1800s as an explanation for why there were Lemurs in both Madagascar and India but not in Africa or the Middle East. Both are now beloved of mystics and kooks. Nobody really cares about Mu, although it is sometimes confused with Lemuria.]
However, I’ll bet you’ve never heard of the Tamil analogue, the lost continent of Kumari Kandam! Proponents say Kumari Kandam is Lemuria, different names for the same continent that once covered most of the Indian ocean:
Sri Lanka together with India, Indonesia and Malaysia were a part of this continent. Many islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans are remnants of this continent that in ancient time covered the whole area of today’s ocean. [Link]
It turns out that everything does not actually come from India, it comes from Kumari Kandam. And by everything, I do mean everything.
“Homo Dravida” first evolved in Kumari Kandam; it is the cradle of civilization; the birthplace of all languages in general and of the Tamil language in particular. This is where the first and second great ages (Sangams?) of the Tamils happened, not in India, but in the true Dravidian homeland, further south.
R. Mathivanan, then Chief Editor of the Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project of the Government of Tamilnadu, in 1991 … [produced] the following timeline …:
ca. 200,000 to 50,000 BC: evolution of “the Tamilian or Homo Dravida”,
ca. 200,000 to 100,000 BC: beginnings of the Tamil language
50,000 BC: Kumari Kandam civilisation
20,000 BC: A lost Tamil culture of the Easter Island which had an advanced civilisation
16,000 BC: Lemuria submerged
6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king
3031 BC: A Chera prince in his wanderings in the Solomon Island saw wild sugarcane and started cultivation in Tamilnadu.
1780 BC: The Third Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king
7th century BC: Tolkappiyam (the earliest extant Tamil grammar)… [Link]
p>The continent was destroyed by three large floods which wiped out most of the golden civilization with it:
It is believed by some Tamil scholars that the first academy existed at southern Maturai and was terminated by sea devouring the city. The Pandya king established a second academy at Kapadapuram. Again, the sea devoured the city. The Pandya king established the third academy in present Maturai (far away from sea coast). [Link]
p>What was left was later wiped out by the Aryan invasion that corrupted the remnants of the once great Tamil civilizations:
“After imbibing the mania of the Aryan culture of destroying the enemy and their habitats, the Dravidians developed a new avenging and destructive war approach. This induced them to ruin the forts and cities of their own brethren out of enmity”. [Link]
I’m looking forward to seeing a version of the comic book Lemuria entirely settled by Tamils. When Aquaman or Namor come to visit, they can serve them Dosa/Idli .
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134 thoughts on “The lost continent of Kumari Kandam”
Sam on May 24, 2007 at 11:26 am said:
Also, question for Tamils from India…when you read about SL Tamils in Canada, do you identify with them as co-ethnics
I for one definitely do. I had a SL tamil friend in India who told stories about how they came to India illegally, in one of those boats at night. Its crazy. I definitely like their tamil accent. It sounds kind of pure. For reference see Kamal’s “Thenali” character.
dc on May 24, 2007 at 6:33 pm said:
Not a Tamilian, but one half of my family has roots in TN which stretch back centuries. When I used to live in London, when it came time to visit a temple on a puja day-nine times out of ten, it usually ended up being one of the SL Tamil Hindu temples over any of the Gujju or HP temples.
Ponniyin Selvan on May 24, 2007 at 9:42 pm said:
Sure, I do..
kannan on May 28, 2007 at 2:03 am said:
all this comments on being sLtamil,indian tamil,tamil brahmin,these are the things that’s really screwing up our people.only when we identify ourselves as just Tamils that we can make a diff .
Rahul on May 28, 2007 at 2:48 am said:
Oh yeah, Parochials of the world, unite!
UberMetroMallu on May 28, 2007 at 9:36 am said:
Enter the Homo Mallus Erectus Hilarious. I have an aunt who has lived in TN for ages and her idea of Tamil is to speak Malayalam very slowly and loudly to the listener, all the while waving her arms wildly for extra emphasis. “ORRRRUUU KIIILLLOOO AAAAPPPLEEE EDDUKKOOOO”. Good times:)
Lani on May 28, 2007 at 8:02 pm said:
Sri-Lankan Tamils certainly regard SL Tamils originating from India as inferior but I believe and hope it is something that will gradually fade. Most of it derives from a sense of pride as those who weren’t lowly enough to work for the foreign powers. There is all kind of talk (from academic to racist insults) about who actually first inhabited Sri-Lanka and a general glorification of race respectively by the Sinhalese and SL Tamils that are politically motivated.
As a mixed Tamil/Sinhalese girl, my feeling is that in the past intermarriage must’ve been more prevalent than in recent times when racial and cultural consciousness have taken a seriously ugly turn in Sri-Lanka. The Sinhalese play up the Indo-Aryan connection and the Tamils are on a ‘pure blood’ tip since Dravidians seem to have an endless history. Yet Sri-Lanka also has a number of Austroloid/Aborigine people (whose numbers are diminishing) who people don’t want to acknowledge. There is, however, plenty of genetic evidence that intermarriage between these ancient people and the Tamil and Sinhalese population has taken place.
IMO the question of race has never been as strong in Sri-Lanka as in recent times. After all, it hasn’t been that long since Sri-Lanka actually became an independent country and a state of its own with national boundaries. Ffwd to 1948 and Sri-Lanka has been hurled into the modern world while these ancient historical questions which everyone wants to know are causing the country to self-destruct.
Tamilan on August 1, 2007 at 4:20 pm said:
Guys everyone is mixed somewhere in anchestry. So, stop being proud of a race or language and do some good to mankind.
Kush Acharya on September 12, 2007 at 1:55 pm said:
this is avery idiotic reason i have seen for this gondwanaland but for many years the scientist are searching for this but the only remains ans from the artificial satellite we come to know that the earth was only one main land and that was now what we called Pangea.
Thamilan on October 7, 2007 at 11:43 am said:
Why are the North Indians getting upset when these issues comes out? We are not putting you down or anything. Also North Indians (So called Aryans) are not superior to the South Indians (Dravidians) and you will never be. It’s the North Indian religious view that created Pakistan, and if North Indians keep on acting like this we will create the Federation of Dravidian States (Andra Pradhesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Eelam, Pondichery and Tamil Nadu).
If you want a language to be used as common, I suggest you go with English while the mother tongue remains as state language. If the North Indian doesn’t want English you can just go screw your self because the South prefers equal treatment. Look at Singapore, they have Chinese, Tamil, Malay and they choose English and now they are on top of everyone. Look at Sri Lanka, they went on to force the Sinhalese Only Act and they are in a Civil War. Is Sri Lanka what you want India to be? Well the south doesn’t but looks like the North does.
Dravidian on October 18, 2007 at 11:54 am said:
Very true…it shows how important a part mother tongue plays in ur life…whenever it is geting dissed u cant help but 2 stand up for it….anyways lets get bak 2 the kumari kandam…..i kind of agree that there is a landmass submerged underwater which was ruled by the pandyans. However it must not have been as big as it is mentioned…it must have been where present day adams bridge and palk straight is….I once read a book which says that ravana was an ancient pandyan king!!!!So obviously (if the book is true) Lanka too must have been a part of this kandam too…that gi
Thamilan on October 19, 2007 at 12:01 pm said:
Yes, there is a huge possibility that Kumari Kandam is small and it could have covered the Adam’s bridge if it did exist in the past. There is also a huge possibility that some lands could be covered by the ocean due to erosion of land or because of rising sea level. In my view there is no way, someone built the bridge to that depth to cross an army to invade, it could have been a shallow sea during at that time (giving the possibility that Kumari Kandam was just starting to sink in the ocean).
I still don’t get why the North Indians and the Sinhalese get so emotional about this issue or when Tamils pride them self with their glorious past. We are not looking down on them; it’s just that we have a past that we are proud of. When you study about Indian civilization it’s not just about Emperor Ashoka and the Northern kingdoms. It is a fact that the Dravidian kings contributed equal or more as the so called Aryans. The only people to have navel fleet to do foreign invasion and influence (by the ocean) were the Dravidian Kingdoms (specifically the Tamils). Read the histories of how these kingdoms went on to conquer lands that could not be reached by land and how their influence still remains to this day.
This video documentary outlines how the south was denied their share in the Indian image due to the view of the British about the exotic culture of the south.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-5096103596865842301&q=raja+raja&total=8961&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1
Desi subverts Dravidian tongue on January 25, 2008 at 6:44 am said:
We are the rightful inheritors of India and apparently Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. We Dravidians are indigenous to these lands because we are the first inhabitants, but if we had to choose one homeland it would be India. It was ours first before anybody else. The Dravidians mastered science, engineering, architecture, art and medicine way before any other people in the world. All of this was ended by the Aryan barbarian whose penchant for violence overwhelmed the peace-loving true Indian people. I do not hold any grudge against North Indians because they are merely the descendants of the Aryans who did not personally conquer us. It was generations ago. I have to remind these North Indians however that their push for a bastardized identity of brown (mixed identity only applicable to North Indians/Brahmins) or Desi (Sanskrit Aryan pride anti-Dravidian racism) does not apply to Dravidians. Do not disrespect the first civilization of humanity by subverting it under the Aryan language of the barbaric conquerers. I am proud to be colored black and not brown. We do not need light skinned Brahminist-occupied media telling us light is the best, brown is normal and pro-Indian, while Dravidian black is inferior and un-Indian. Dravidians do not need to make up new terms for ourselves. We are true Indians. If you North Indian Aryan invaders want to insult Dravidians any further by denying we exist or by denying that we created the Indus Valley Civilization or claiming that your brown skin is better than our black skin or insinuating that Persians are the ideal of beauty, I suggest you do it back in your real homeland, the Iranian Plateau, with your Persian heros.
Ilavar on February 24, 2008 at 5:10 pm said:
Interesting stuff, and good discussion..
Why lemurians (the monkeys) live in India, Sri Lanka , and Madagascar ? And not in Africa and Middle-East ?
Could be probably due to their common ancestors who lived in a larger continent, covering Madagascar Sri Lanka India, at least. If its not true we must admit that lemurians were able to swim a very long distance…(India-Madagascar) Probably impossible..
There is a tamil word in the ancient Changham literature for the japanese word “tsunami”. It is Kaddal-Kol. Three of these giant tsunami have destroyed and submerged entire cities. They mark the 3 different changham.
The history is very related to the city of Atlantis described by Pluto. The history is prior to the last ice age.
Pluto probably heard that from a sage coming from India. These holy men probably played a big role forming Greek’s philosophy..There was a huge exchange of knowledge in this time, between Greece and India. Indians also went to Greece in ships.
Finally a thanks must be addressed to the French Philosopher and Writer Mr Voltaire who said we must everything to the Gange’s people, Pythagoras gone to the Gange to learn.. Mmmh thats quite interesting. The fables , do you know ? The mini stories about conflicts between different kind of animals ? “Fable de la Fontaine” ? He took the stories from an ancient Greek man. Do you know where this ancient man took from ?
These stories, fables, are too known in India. How do you think ?
Well the subject is VAST, we must do more deeper research about Kumari Kandam.
But what is sure for me, this story is not only a myth.
Vik on February 25, 2008 at 5:09 am said:
” I can’t speak to whether there is significant intermarriage among these two groups now. “
There is more intermarriage between Sinhalese villagers and the upcountry Tamils (so called Indian Tamils) in Sri Lanka than there is between SL Tamils the Upcountry Tamils. Jaffna Tamil doctors used to refuse to work in hospitals in the Central Province because they would have to come into contact with Indian Tamils, who were considered to be the lowest of the low in the SL Tamil hierarchy. The Colombo Tamils and Eastern Tamils are also considered by Jaffna Tamils to be a ‘lower’ variety. Although the conflict has erased these divisions to some extent, they still exist. The split in the LTTE also took place because of this Northern Tamil – Eastern Tamil historical animosity.
arun raja on May 31, 2008 at 6:18 am said:
SOUTH INDIA & TAMIL EELAM must claim independence from india & sri lanka respectively.
Raja on July 1, 2008 at 2:48 am said:
I agree with Arun Raja that we Tamil Nadu and Eelam Tamils from Sri Lanka must form one country and break from India and Sri Lanka respectively for the progress of our future generations.
sangu on July 17, 2008 at 4:03 pm said:
tamil have no start.
its just there.. as always..
Peter Kelley on July 17, 2008 at 8:47 pm said:
The concept of divergent genetic genealogies is actually consistent with other studies of anthropological studies. The genetic markings of those populations that made a first sweep through Europe are consistent with those originating from Africa; HOWEVER a very small population from the what we view today as Germany/Austria have some very different genetic markers (the thought being here did Neanderthals survive longer than suggested in a small unnoticed valley?). The observation is relevant here to the oral history recited by those who know/knew them selves as Tamil.
Why not have population coming out of the region we know as the Indian Ocean. As a side note to this discussion as of about 2 years ago it was determined that the EARLIEST Mammal (not human) originated in Asia, was the size of a large hamster, and looked something like a mix of door mouse and small chimpanzee (or so it is suggested). Why not have 2 or even 3 lines of humanoids evolving simultaneously. To the anthropologist this probably seems ridiculous, however if birds are in fact direct decedents of dinosaurs then I would be willing to bet that the evolution of birds is not just from one species.
Tectonic theories suggest that the Indian Subcontinent was probably the fastest moving land mass evidenced on earth; moving at an astonishing 700 feet a year until it smashed into the Asian continent and created the Himalayas. (hope my memory recalls that reading right). Though I have not studied the Indian ocean basin as a laymen, it would not surprise me at all if even a single island sank forcing inhabitants off. Oral histories are sometime overlooked as truth, regardless of how accurately they have been passed on.
MstrPBK St. Paul, MN
chipchilla on August 7, 2008 at 10:54 am said:
it seems pretty crazy – but its true. My cousin, a sri lankan tamil, join the genome project, his DNA sample showed that his ancestry went back 60,000 years – to africa! only 5% or less of indians share this gene (M130) – prevalent in autrailian aboriginees sri lankans and malaysians – its the legacy of kumari kandam!
lemur on August 26, 2008 at 7:51 am said:
Try this book Babaji & 18 Sidhas. This book has some information about the Lemurian continent & also about the Aryan and Dravidian culture mix. you can get this book from http://www.babajiskriyayoga.net/
Maryanto.Simon on November 15, 2008 at 8:59 am said:
its very interesting and i want to know more the truth for I’m too a dravidian.
iraniyan on March 28, 2009 at 4:17 pm said:
People are bringing in various factors and claim that “kumarikkandam” never existed. Science have claimed that there are two locations in the world which has a high energy surrounded. one being the bermuda triangle, the second one is around Srilanka. this can be matched up with the speculation of two former civilizations Atlantis, and Lemuria respectively. Due to the catastrophies both civilizations went down. There could have been many lost civilizations in the past. The technological advancement we have presently achieved is certainly not the best one. We used machines,electronics.etc..but also cause drastic pollution. in other words we are digging our own graves at the other end of tech spectrum. If we analysed Ramayanam, we can clearly see that Ravana used “anti gravity” aircraft. In mahabaratham, the weapons used by Karna was of mass distruction. Flying charriots were supercharged war machines. When these were red by preceders of our civilization, they were misunderstood.why? because we didn’t have the ability to comprehend them, as our brains were at the primitive stage of this civilation.
As such every primitive race we see now(aussie aboraginals, africans, native americans..) were once a highly advanced civilization. When their “distruction point” is reached, they undergo a loss and head back to primitive stage. Then another civilization arise and advances. this is the ultimate universal theory.
Tamil have been around for thousands of years and have survived many natural catastrophies. There are location references in ancient tamil epics which can not be found in modern days (eg:pahriLi river,oLi nAdu,etc..)there was nothing found that supports any name changes to these locations also. Tamil also claims itself as “kal thOnru,maN thOnru, munthOnru thamizheh..”(it means… before stones and land you have evolved,oh tamil)therefore, as many claim tamil is not some lowlife southindian language. it has once controlled south asia, sumatra,and east africa.
Modern day people who live in these areas have similar genetic information,facial structure,and the tone they speak is similar to tamil.
Seaborne on August 4, 2009 at 12:34 pm said:
“kal thOnru,maN thOnru, munthOnru thamizheh..”(it means… before stones and land you have evolved,oh tamil). That shows who we are my brothers and sisters. We are peace loving people. Our ancestors travelled long distances just to arrive in foreign lands to teach its inhabitants the meaning of civilization. This is historically proven fact. Technologically we are advanced (just look at our temples). We have reached the top a long time ago and now we are going down. this is due to mostly of our own mistakes dravidian are not seen as one anymore but as tamils, malayalis, telegu, SL tamils etc. The day we all stand united will be the day we rise again not violently but peacefully and the whole world will acknowlege our existence. To the people who refuse to understand this pls go back, study and understand the ancient documents both in sanskrit and tamil then only one will see the truth (cos our ancestors are not idiots to just write it). Until then my fellow dravidians where ever you are dont give up hope.
AMay on September 12, 2009 at 8:24 am said:
It seems that many flood myths throughout the world correspond with the end of the last ice age, when the sea levels rose drastically and many areas of dry land were covered. One example is in North America, where there is a flood myth associated with many Native American nations. There is geological evidence that there was a massive flood, I think about 10,000 years ago if my memory is correct. It occurred when a giant glacial lake, that basically had a natural ice dam, broke through the dam when it melted as a result of global warming. It seems that other flood myths have origins in the same time periods. Of course giants floods have happened countless times, throughout the earth’s history from a variety of sources and are usually recorded in myth and lore if there are enough survivors.
malar on October 23, 2009 at 12:15 pm said:
I don’t know whether my view is relevant to the post and iam sorry if iam hurtingn anyone’s feelings. As many have pointed out here early, kumari kandam could easily be the lost continent lemuria and could have actually existed and could also have been the oldest. 1.there are lots of information about the the central nucleus of this glorious land kumarikandam with it’s capital kapaadapuram ,a mountain called ‘meru’ malai(le’mur’ia??). it had four beautiful rivers around it which made the pandya land flourishing. 2. it had australia and madagascar connected to it(well that lemur theory does sit well) and recently they found a 70,000 year old huge serpentine icon in botswana africa(closer to madagascar). don’t you know and see in tamil temples all nagammas and nagarajas(in almost every temple even today) and the great aathisesha. we even have a clen called nagar kulam in the deva community.and can we forget the planetary gods the ragu and kethu(the snake gods).? 3.they have found that the antarctic area was warm once and could have been inhabited once.this is also considered to be connected to a land once (lemuria?)and then cut off and moved south. 4. the great mayan civilization of meso america is much closer kin to us.since tamil people from lemuria went up there with skilled labours there from the srilankan(then in lemuria)state of maya(one among the three states of old ceylon). V.Ganapathy sthapathy whom many of you know as the renowned architect visvakarma from ancient indian culture who is an aboriginal descendant of the visvakarmas who build the great temple of tanjore for raja raja chola.he recently went to mexico to check on the mayan ruins and was astound to know that each and every corner of them was perfectly built as per vastu shastra. and the constructing method, usage of lime mortar and small keads or knobs in large rocks for the usage of movement of rocks for building all closely resembled to ours even for today.he even noticed a picture of bindu(from sri chakra- singularity ).Now who knows what is the name of the person who created the great science of architecure of all time – the vastu sashtra.yes- it was mayan(maya again?) the chief engineer in deva logam.maayan- could it have been derived for mayan(pronounced differently).mayan was feared for his great creative power so people associated him with asura. associated link(http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/asuras-and-slavery-the-indic-disconnect/). how many of you know about the several deity names in hinduism with maya.maya means also delusion. Mayan wrote texts on architecture, herbology, ship building, space craft(yep vimanas- advanced technology?), drawing and painting, Surya Siddhanta (astronomy- the very first) and numerous other topics beyond architecture. He is the author of the Vaastu Shastras, Aintiram, Pranava Veda, and Agama( the law of temple constructions)that exist even today. He is said to have lived around 10,000 B.C. during the global warming following the last ice age that caused extensive rise in sea level which engulfed his homeland of Jamboo Dweepa(now somebody did say about 10,000 b.c here.) 5. in a book called “the lost continent of lemuria” the author had said that one found hundreds of lime mortar pillars in an island shore which is the only place in the whole world which has abundance of ancient pine trees of gigantic heights seems to grow even now.when they tested the columns it dated back to 13000 years ago. well not more than 3000 years ago did the uasge of lime got into practise in that area.so what or who build that many columns with lime mortar pillars(again?)so long ago. 6.one set of mayan alphabet set resembles a little of tamil alphabets and like tamil they don’t have alphabets instead sound syllabels- 800 of them. for many sounds they had around 5 letter(like 2 different L, 3 -N in tamil?). 7.for all we know a language is natural if it was constructed for usage of mere communication.tamil is a very natural language which had it’s own development and assemblies(sangam) grammatical rules not just for the language but for the way of living of the community itself including household, office,war,love and even humour.(agananuru,puranaanuru,tholkaapiyam etc).tell me one language which has that richness. 8. the tholkappiyam the oldest known tamil scripture has mentions of few poets like sirukaakai padiniyaar(a woman poet?) and others who preceeded the time of tholkaapiyam.much older already?. sanskrit is a formulated language just like computer programming(no wonder indians are great in it- genetics?).sanskrit was a upper level language created manufactured like algorithms and codecs- by learnt minds for fromulating vedas, sastras and such science hell we even had sastra for animals(miruga sastra)birds(pathci sastra)and plants.In those times there were two languages the common man language(tamil?)and the learnt people language – sanskrit.so my humble opinion is no way sanskrit is the oldest. it was created by an already flourishing community(anybody- i heard even turks spoke aramaic- closer to sanskrit). 9.the oldest known civilization until now- the sumerian has unmistakable closeness with turks and mayan – meso american clan – thus connecting to us again. 10. coming back to africa and snake god. africa is said to be the cradle of civilization, (once madagascar got cut off from lemuria n got connected to africa?) 11. the closeness of color and build of africans, mayans, tamils,even some middle east along with this storyline we have for asura mayan- the asura head.now what was the build of an asura in hinduism?dark skinned, thick nosed,huge eyes, black hair . 12. someone did mention about the DNA difference in tamils with others. 13.just sit and research and watch how many close tamil names you can get from other old civilizations.for example chetumala- where the many known mayan works found was a pure tamil name. it is in the ancient tamil navigation map as chetumala itself.and the place belize(belisha- shiva)there.seriously ?language over continents have this risk of misconception as it moves over the lips of one to another, one place to another but exact name? 13.in 1500 B.C a tamil navigation group started from the western side of south india- konkan and went to meso america to form maya civilization .the main mayan ground is called what ?- cancun. the list is endless iam pausing it here, so could it be that lemuria was the oldest civilsation (closer to the last ice age) and can we assume safely that it was a tamil community.
now coming to someone who said here about homo-dravidians. could they have been a species of half human and half serpent nature?(we do have myths about nagar kulam marrying to mortals and other devar kulam).this sits well since they could easily have advanced technologies like space crafts(vimana all over our epics), faster than light baanaas(missiles?),travelling to eeraelu logas-(extra terrestial travels) most of all.can we just compare and assume the following with hinduism and current science: bing bang- aNdavedippu,universal energy- aadhi sakthi, energy- sakthi, matter – sivam,bindu – zero state(before bing bang). energy combined with matter gave atom, sakthi n sivam gave poruL. hinduism is not a religion. it’s a way, you can even call it a protocol if followed properly you can reach the universal oneness.
as the basic consious of sprituality rises all over the world now, not religious oriented but spiritual oriented.it is always commonly misconcepted about vedas and other hindu relics just by taking the outer story. every single story in hinduism has an inner laid meaning which always points out that you and me are god. god lies within. the rise of the inner god in evrybody is the rise of new world and apocalypse(revelation).that doesn’t ask you to be a hindu or whatever. do you ever wonder about our sidhdhas(no myths) who live eternally just by mind control(well everything they do )- anima(power to become small-invisible?), mahima(power to become large), laghima(power to become light-weightless), garima(to become heavy),Prapti(power by which one can contact anything anywhere, whatever be the distance of that object- travel through space time and light?). Prakamya(the capacity to fulfil any wish that is in the mind- perfect mind control). Isatva(the capacity to bring anyone under one’s subjection). And vasitva is the mastery over the whole universe(the final stage).dont you think these are the dreams of most developed countries’s expensive laboratories when all it actually needed was a mind and willingness?.
having said all that – i put upon a simple theory(may be hypothetical to few) that lemurians – basically oldest living civilization on this universe could have been the advansed too .this civilization of different speicies could have been the starting point of one part of homo sapiens(can’t say the entire world coz i donno more about higher lands)into world which sprouted out to many continents and the main race itself along with it all the richness and answers for our today qquestions got sunk in the great tsunami- perum kadalkOl(mentioned in silapatikaram).the rich language got stuck due to it’s self sufficiency but got dominated on later stage, since only a very minor portion of the original clan is survived .
what more, isn’t it said ? “kal thOndri manthOndra kaalathae munthOndriya muutha kudi tamil kudi-” ICE AGE???
Tam Sivathasan on April 16, 2011 at 3:08 pm said:
Fascinating comments.There are some Tamil words in Western Australia, which was once connected to Inida via Lemuria eg. Katkadu. I met a tour guide while I was in Hawaii who would be easily mistaken for a South Indian (he himself joked to me that he is the only Indian in his family!). Would like to engage with Malar on this subject. Any contact info?
prabaharan on October 30, 2009 at 12:02 pm said:
OMG. hope the spirit of tamils live forever
viksimha on December 24, 2010 at 11:28 pm said:
Um i’m just woundering where all you people have been these recent years. It’s been scientifically proven,through review of the research during imperial era, that the Aryan invasion never happened and that both north and south Indians have more aryan genetic DNA than Europeans and central asians(arabians). and that Sanskrit was the oldest language due to both north a d south having it and the mention of Dwarka, a now sunken city of lord Krishna, being above water but suddenly taken away by a huge flood during 13.4 thousend BCE, this has been proven using computer mapping and underwater ruins found. They also found ruins like the ones at Dwarka in the waters between Sri Lanka and South India which sank and the same time. The Vedas also mentioned river Saraswati whos dried-up chanel was found and mapped back using latest glacial meltdown software to have dried up at around 6,000-7,000 BCE, yet in Vedas its mentioned as a very lively river. Also people seem to forget that Aryan, which is derived from Sanskrit Arya, means noble or selfpure not a refrence to a race, it was also used by South Indians. So no evidence of any Aryan invation/migration and genetics proving that Indian aryan DNA marker is more in number and more ancient the European Aryan marker says that Indians are of same race of people who just called themselves Aryan to mean they were the nobpe people or selfpure people. There is also the thing that BOTH North and South worship the same god’s, with Brahmin being the almighty god of gods, and that these beliefs moved out of all India(Aryaverta at the time with a city state or rishi city being called Kumari Kandam) at around 20,000 BCE, which they have record of. This means we’re from the same people who just got devided by new language development due to enviromental change. Btw skin, hair, and eye color is determined by the amount of sun exposure and over a very long time becomes genetic somehow.
Viksimha on December 25, 2010 at 6:15 pm said:
hmmm. I’m guessing a lot of you people haven’t been up to date with the whole Aryan invasion theory. Genetics and archeology has proven that there was never an ‘Aryan invasion/migration’ into India at all. It was all made up by famous archeologists to try and divide and conquer India, and it worked. Genetics proved that the oldest Aryan marker DNA is from Both North and South India, much older than any other Central Asian and European marker of Aryan DNA. Also, by looking at the Vedas scientists and archeologists have found that by using advanced sea floor mapping and reversing the glacial meltdown that much of India had sunken beneath the ocean waters, including land 25 km out of the present city of Dwarka, whose remains they have fount 22km out to sea under 72feet of water, and Sri Lanka was connected to mainland India and there was more land south of Sri Lanka all connected to main land India( Aryaverta at the time). The word Aryan is actually derived from the Sanskrit Arya meaning Noble of Self-pure. And archeologists have not found any proof of a Aryan migration into India but they have found a migration out of India at around 20,000 BCE. Also the mention of the river Saraswati in the Vedas described it being a very lively river which was 22km wide and they have found the now dried up river Saraswati and using glacial mapping say it dried up at around 7,000-6,500 BCE saying that the Vedas must have been written down long before 7,000 BCE, making Sanskrit the oldest written language. They have also found remains of an underwater city in the sea between South India and Sri Lanka which was above water at the same time the sunken city of Dwarka was. so BOTH North and South Indians are of the same people who called themselves Arya=noble/self-pure people, it was only during British imperial rule that the whole Aryan-Dravidian divide has appeared. Oh this also means that Central Asians and Europeans are decedents of Indians.
Silambasaran on January 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm said:
vaazhga thamizh….
people who say that lemuriya not related to tamilnadu can very well think about before telling that lord Rama also might have not existed… but many are very sure that he existed before at least 2 lacs of years back………..
the basic problem between south india and north india is aryans failed in invading the south…… so they are no able to bare it now….. infact british were much better than north indians….. even after invading the earth almost british is very friendly when compared to north indians , british did not unite europe as a country and declare english as national language…… swizerland is having four national language …. english is not among them….
Anantha Narayanan on December 6, 2011 at 12:36 pm said:
native language which has many Tamil words…… this prove its true….. kumari kandam
in Australia region……..
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Manifesta 11: The Transmutation of Art and Work
Scott Norton — August 5, 2016
Matyáš Chochola and Azem Maksutaj, multiple Thai boxing world champion, manager and trainer Azem Kampfsport. Photo courtesy Manifesta 11
What People Do for Money: Some Joint Ventures
June 11 – September 18, 2016
On view in Zürich throughout multiple venues until September 18, 2016 is Manifesta 11. Titled What People Do for Money: Some Joint Ventures and curated by artist Christian Jankowski, Manifesta 11 examines the dynamics of labor and the effect of “work” on daily life and art production. As part of what is possibly an apophenia-induced and coincidental constellation of labor-focused European exhibitions this summer (notably the 9th Berlin Biennale’s The Future in Drag and the Hamburger Bahnhof’s Capital: Debt – Territory – Utopia), What People Do for Money diverges significantly, both in its sheer breadth of topics and by Jankowski’s curatorial style.
Jankowski’s touch is evident throughout the exhibition. As he has done in his previous works—such as Casting Jesus (2011), which investigates the performative aspects of work by pitting professional actors vying for the role of Christ against a jury comprising of a priest, a journalist, an art critic—Jankowski employs the artists’ submissions as vignettes, which explore the various lives and practices of workers throughout time and space. Jankowski and co-curator Francesca Gavin employ a rather straightforward arrangement of this theme: exhibition rooms and venues are divided up into different professions, modes of work, leisure, and time frames. The result, is both superficially didactic and charming in its ironic naiveté, maintaining the classical division of labor, all the while piercing it through the artists’ intervention.
Installation view, Portraits of Professions. Manifesta11. Image courtesy of Manifesta11
At almost every juncture of the Löwenbräukunst and Helmhaus venues, the curators attempt to break from the model of the white cube, lifting works away from the periphery of the walls and affixing them to a network of metal frames. While this physical similarity to a worksite’s scaffold may seem too literal for some, the horizontal and vertical members help to emphasize the relationship between pieces, creating moments for interesting interactions. As a permeable surface, the frames’ transparency enables other pieces to peer through the web of metal and mounted images. As older works from “The Historical Exhibition: Sites Under Construction” are often attached to these metal trusses and newer commissions set either on walls or installed within the gallery, these structures create an added layer of dimensionality, both in space and time, further breaking the rigidity of the white cube.
Matyáš Chochola, Löwenbräukunst, 2016. Photo courtesy of Manifesta11/Wolfgang Traeger.
The results of this strategy are seen throughout. In the room titled “Portraits of Professions,” a collection of historical photographs of city workers taken by Yto Barrada, Tjorg Douglas Beer, Werner Büttner, and Olga Chernysheva (just to name a few) is presented as a grid of images, linked together through their subject matter and similar formalistic approach of re-presenting of the worker as an individual. One can guess through their clothing and through the depicted setting what occupations they may have had. Beyond this web of the framed photographs is Czech artist Matyáš Chochola’s sculptural intervention Ultra Violet Ritual (2016). Consisting of trophies, chains, video monitors, punching bags, and boxing ephemera, it documents the artist’s collaboration with multiple Muay Thai boxing world champion Azem Maksutaj through offering the artifacts of their shared experience. Whereas the aforementioned collected photographs offer a level of intimacy with their uncomplicated look into the lives of workers through portraiture, Chochola’s installation removes the individual, leaving the viewer to piece together aspects of the boxer’s discipline and practice through the traces it leaves.
Vuk Ćosić, ASCII Taxi Driver Year, 1998. ASCII Video Dimensions: 1’29” Courtesy of the artist
In the room “Art as a Second Profession,” Jankowski employs a series of works in which the artist came to art through a variety of different means. Examples of this abound, such as the net.art pioneer Vuk Ćosić, whose 1998 work Taxi Driver is the 1976 film reproduced in ASCII code, resulting in a low resolution image consisting of various electric-green numbers, letters, and characters scrolling over a black computer monitor. Also in this room is Andrea Éva Györi’s new work, the series Expedition in VibrationHighWay (2016). In this, she depicts a series of women in the throes of orgasmic passion, using a fast, cursory style, expressing her subjects in wild flashes of pink, orange, yellow, and exposed pencil lines. Györi captures the humor as well as the dreams and exultations of the women she depicts, translating the lead up and moment of climax, as well as the ease or difficulty her subjects experience to reach this moment. The images, worked-out over a series of monumental sheets of paper, were the result of observations she conducted made in collaboration with a sex educator and specialist psychologist in sexology. In both works, the artist is framed as a specialist, either as a clinical observer translating complex psychological phenomena or as a programmer of systems converting data into recognizable images.
Andrea Éva Győri, Expedition in VibrationHighWay, Löwenbräukunst. Photo courtesy of Manifesta11/Wolfgang Traeger
In Pegasus Dance: Choreography for Police Water Cannon Trucks (2007) featured in the room “Professions Performing in Art”, Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo films two police water cannon trucks playing out a dance set to a Strauss waltz. Through their series of circular motions, the two vehicles act out a sort of melodrama, replete with a sense of romance, longing, and triumph. While the vehicles are themselves lifeless, the juxtaposition of this against their synchronous movement, the copious arcs and splashes of their water cannons, and the pomp of the instrumental accompaniment communicate a sense of passion and joy. As is seen throughout What People Do for Money, Pegasus Dance exemplifies the possibility of amusement through labor. While this may just be a fantasy produced by an artist, the work then offers insight into the role of art in producing society’s understanding of what work is. The historical depiction of the happy worker has been, for centuries, an image produced and reproduced by artists. Often done to romanticize labor or mock it, the result of such images was the same: the viewer became removed from the reality of work. Castillo plays with this notion, creating a piece that is both absurd and beautiful.
Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Pegasus Dance: Choreography for Riot Trucks, 2008. Image courtesy of Manifesta 11
What People Do for Money offers a kaleidoscopic view of the topic of labor, demonstrated through the constant shifting in tone from overtly political to surreal and absurd. Employing curatorial strategies that emphasize the permeable nature between time and space, work and art, Jankowski creates what Jacques Rancière calls the “aesthetic experience,” with the gallery spaces establishing a “multiplicity of folds and gaps in the fabric of common experience that changes the cartography of the perceptible.”[1] Within this context, the dual forces of art and work are united through the common thread of performance, highlighting tensions and contradictions in western culture that have historically kept the two apart. Perhaps it is that Jankowski, a German artist being tasked to curate a European biennial in Zürich, understands the performative aspect of this all too well. The notion of an “outsider” taking on another role, the fluid, sometimes awkward, transmutation of work practice to art practice and visa versa, seems to be at the core of the exhibition. As artists collaborate with a variety of professions, each momentarily adopts a new persona, something is shared, and their talents and expertise seem to inform and color their performance. While not attempting to offer a utopic vision, from the nature of the spaces created and emphasis on the unity of work and art as performance, there comes a sense of shared fate.
[1] Rancière, Jacques. “Aesthetic Separation, Aesthetic Community: Scenes from the Aesthetic Regime of Art.” Art & Research: A Journal of Ideas, Contexts and Methods Volume 2. No. 1 (Summer 2008): 11.
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