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Man Utd vs Chelsea
Tip: "BTTS - Yes" recomendada pelo odds 1.63
ENGLAND: Premier League
Man Utd vs Chelsea - Previsão
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Liga: ENGLAND: Premier League
Man Utd have won their last two EPL home matches against Chelsea â they've not beaten the Blues in three top-flight matches in a row at Old Trafford since January 1957 under manager Matt Busby.
Chelsea have won more EPL matches against Manchester United than any other side have in the competition (18).
Man Utd have won three of their last six meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (D1 L2), having failed to win any of the previous 12 against them (D5 L7).
Manchester United have lost three matches against London sides in the EPL this season (vs Tottenham, West Ham and Arsenal). They last lost against more different London sides in a single top-flight campaign back in 1989-90 (Arsenal, Charlton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Tottenham).
Chelsea have lost their last six EPL away matches against fellow âbig sixâ sides, including all four this season by an aggregate score of 1-13. Indeed, theyâre winless in eight such matches (D2 L6) since beating Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley in August 2017.
Chelsea haven't gone three EPL matches without a win since September 2016. Following that previous run, they went on a 13-match winning streak in the competition.
Anthony Martial scored twice in the reverse fixture against Chelsea this season. The only Manchester Utd players to score home and away EPL goals against Chelsea in the same season are Wayne Rooney in 2011-12 and Eric Cantona in 1992-93.
Chelsea's NâGolo Kante has scored nine goals in all competitions in his four seasons in England, with Manchester United the only side he's scored more than once against (2).
Gonzalo Higuain's four goals for Chelsea this season have been against teams currently in the bottom six. He's played five matches and 323 minutes against the top six sides in all competitions for the Blues, managing just one shot on target in those matches.
Eden Hazard has been directly involved in 10 of Chelsea's 23 EPL away league goals this season (5 goals, 5 assists), double that of any other player at the club (Ross Barkley 5).
Chelsea's six EPL wins at Old Trafford have come under six different managers (Hoddle, Gullit, Ranieri, Mourinho, Ancelotti, Benitez), with five of those victories being the manager's first such match at the ground with the Blues.
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Sea Level Rise: Human Portion is Small
31 mai 2018 Alain Préat
by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D., May 25 2018 in GlobalWarming
There is a continuing debate over sea level rise, especially how much will occur in the future. The most annoying part of the news media reporting on the issue is that they imply sea level rise is all the fault of humans.
This is why the acceleration of sea level rise is what is usually debated, because sea level has been rising naturally, for at least 100 years before humans could be blamed. So, the two questions really are (1) Has sea level rise accelerated?, and (2) how much of the acceleration is due to humans?
Yesterday’s spat between Gavin Schmidt and Willis Eschenbach dealt with the question of whether sea level rise has accelerated or not. Gavin says it has. Willis says not, or at least not by a statistically significant amount. (…)
See also TOP 10 Climate Change Alarmist Myths Unearthed : #2 SEA LEVEL RISE
Fun?/DiscussionSea level
China’s CO2 Emissions Continue To Rise–Greenpeace Shocked!
by Paul Homewood, May 30, 2018 in NotaLotofPeopleknowThat
China’s carbon emissions growth has accelerated since the beginning of the year, leading to warnings that the country could be headed for its largest annual increase in climate pollution since 2011.
Led by increased demand for coal, oil and gas, China’s CO2 emissions for the first three months of 2018 were 4% higher than they were for the same period in 2017, according to an Unearthed analysis of new government figures.
Analysts have suggested the country’s carbon emissions could rise this year by 5% — the largest annual increase in seven years, back when the airpocalypse was at its peak (…)
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Coral marches to the poles
by Nicola Jones, January 11, 2011 in Nature
Corals around Japan are fleeing northwards, according to a new study. One type has been spotted ‘sprinting’ at 14 kilometres a year, thanks to a lift from ocean currents. That means ocean ecosystems could shift rapidly in the face of climate-change impacts such as warming seas, the authors say.
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When Eruptions Don’t
by Willis Essenbach, May 29, 2018 in WUWT
Inspired by Richard Keen’s interesting WUWT post on using eclipses to determine the clarity of the atmosphere, I went to the website of the Hawaiian Mauna Loa Observatory. They have some very fascinating datasets. One of them is a measurement of direct solar radiation, minute by minute, since about 1980.
I thought that I could use that dataset to determine the clarity of the atmosphere by looking at the maximum downwelling solar energy on a month by month basis. I’ve described my method of extracting the maximum solar energy from the minute by minute data in the appendix for those interested.
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Comparing the current and early 20th century warm periods in China
by Willie W.H. Soon et al., May 22, 2018 in EarthScienceReviews
Most estimates of Chinese regional Surface Air Temperatures since the late-19th century have identified two relatively warm periods – 1920s–40s and 1990s–present. However, there is considerable debate over how the two periods compare to each other. Some argue the current warm period is much warmer than the earlier warm period. Others argue the earlier warm period was comparable to the present. In this collaborative paper, including authors from both camps, the reasons for this ongoing debate are discussed. Several different estimates of Chinese temperature trends, both new and previously published, are considered. A study of the effects of urbanization bias on Chinese temperature trends was carried out using the new updated version of the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) – version 4 (currently in beta production)
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Rise and fall of the Great Barrier Reef
by University of Sydney, May 28, 2018 in ScienceDaily
Over millennia, the reef has adapted to sudden changes in environment by migrating across the sea floor as the oceans rose and fell.
The study published today in Nature Geoscience, led by University of Sydney’s Associate Professor Jody Webster, is the first of its kind to reconstruct the evolution of the reef over the past 30 millennia in response to major, abrupt environmental change.
The 10-year, multinational effort has shown the reef is more resilient to major environmental changes such as sea-level rise and sea-temperature change than previously thought but also showed a high sensitivity to increased sediment input and poor water quality. (…)
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Climate showdown of the decade?
by Anthony Watts, May 28, 2018 in WUWT
This manntastic event looms large. With the irascible Dr. Mann pitted against Moore and Curry, fireworks are almost guaranteed. Titley is a lightweight and he’ll be overshadowed by Mann’s huge ego and need to control the conversation. Their idea to hear a “collegial and balanced” discussion may very well be a pipe dream, especially after what happened the last time when Mann and Curry were testifying before congress.
The event is open to the public.
Fun?/DiscussionWrong Prediction(s)?
How They Sold ‘The Population Bomb’
by Donna Laframboise, May 2018 in BigPictureNews
POTLIGHT: Examining a mass market paperback.
BIG PICTURE: The Population Bomb was first published in May 1968 – 50 years ago this month. Page one of my copy, printed in 1970, describes its author as “a qualified scientist.” The back cover provides further detail: (…)
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100% Of Climate Models Prove that 97% of Climate Scientists Were Wrong!
by Eric Holthaus, May 2018 , in Climatism
Dr. Christy was 100% correct …
A landmark paper by warmist scientists in Nature Geoscience now concedes the world has indeed not warmed as predicted, thanks to a slowdown in the first 15 years of this century. One of its authors, Michael Grubb, professor of international energy and climate change at University College London, admits his past predictions of runaway warming were too alarmist.
“When the facts change, I change my mind. We are in a better place than I thought.”
ANOTHER author, Myles Allen, professor of geosystem science at Oxford, confessed that too many of the mathematical models used by climate scientists to predict future warming “were on the hot side” — meaning they exaggerated.
“We haven’t seen that rapid acceleration in warming after 2000 that we see in the models.”
Fun?/DiscussionModel(s)Wrong Prediction(s)?
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #18
by John Harz, May 5, 2018 in SkepticalScience
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
Recent CO2 measurements at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
CO2Fun?/Discussion
Solar Activity Drought: Now Only 28% Of What Is Normal…Arctic Sea Ice Volume Greater Than 2014!
by F. Bosse and F. Vahrenholt in P. Gosselin, May 25, 2018 NoTricksZone
The sun was inactive in April, as we currently find ourselves in the minimum between solar cycle (SC) 24 and the coming solar cycle 25.
The recorded mean sunspot number (SSN) for April was 8.9, which is only 28% of what is usual 113 months into a solar cycle. In April, 16 days were spotless. The following chart shows sunspot activity (…)
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Four Decades of Glacier Stability in East Antarctica
by Lovell, A.M. et al., 2017 in CO2Science, May 24, 2018
In describing their findings, Lovell et al. state that “between 1972 and 2013, 36% of glacier termini in the entire study area advanced and 25% of glacier termini retreated, with the remainder showing no discernible change outside of the measurement error (± 66 m or ± 1.6 m yr-1) and classified as ‘no change'” (see figure below). Although there were some regional differences in glacier termini changes, these regions over the last four decades were more closely linked to non-climatic drivers, such as terminus type and geometry, than any obvious climatic or oceanic forcing.”
See aslo : Terrifying Times For Climate Alarmists
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When the dinosaurs died, so did forests — and tree-dwelling birds
By Field Museum, May 24, 2018 in ScienceDaily (CurrentBiology)
Sixty-six million years ago, the world burned. An asteroid crashed to Earth with a force one million times larger than the largest atomic bomb, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. But dinosaurs weren’t the only ones that got hit hard — in a new study, scientists learned that the planet’s forests were decimated, leading to the extinction of tree-dwelling birds.
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Giant clams tell the story of past typhoons
by Hokkaido University, May 24, 2018 in ScienceDaily
A highly precise method to determine past typhoon occurrences from giant clam shells has been developed, with the hope of using this method to predict future cyclone activity.
A team of researchers led by Tsuyoshi Watanabe of Hokkaido University has discovered that giant clams record short-term environmental changes, such as those caused by typhoons, in their shells. Analyzing the shell’s microstructure and chemical composition could reveal data about typhoons that occurred before written records were available… (…)
The whole Tridacna maxima valve. The shell was cut in two sections along the maximum growth axis.
Credit: Komagoe T. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, April 19, 2018
OrganismsStorms
biology+acidification
3 More New Papers Expose The Folly Of ‘Ocean Acidification’ Claims
by K. Richard, May 24, 2018 in NoTricksZone
Scientists claim that the ocean’s global mean surface pH may have declined (i.e., became less alkaline and thus more “acidic”) by -0.08 in the last 265 years — from 8.13 during pre-industrial times to 8.05 today. That’s an overall, long-term pH change rate of -0.0003 per year.
By way of comparison, from one season to the next, or over the course of less than a year, pH levels naturally change by twice that amount (±0.15 pH units). On a per-decade scale, oceanic pH can naturally fluctuate up and down by up to 0.6 units within a span of a decade (as shown in red below).
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Defending NCAA champion Virginia men’s basketball announced its 2019-20 non-conference schedule Wednesday (July 17). The non-conference slate features matchups versus Purdue and South Carolina, and seven games at John Paul Jones Arena…. 21 hours ago
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Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Lars Tiffany announced that midfielder Dox Aitken, long-stick midfielder Jared Conners, midfielder John Fox and attackman Michael Kraus have been selected as captains for the 2020 season, as voted on by their peers…. 2019/07/15
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GWANGJU, South Korea – In her first-ever appearance at the FINA World Championships, NC State women’s swimming alumna Hannah Moore secured a bronze medal in the women’s open water 5K on Tuesday evening…. 2019/07/16
Chapman, Davis Set to Compete at 2019 Pan Am U20 Championships in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — NC State will be represented by Timara Chapman and Jamar Davis as they compete for Team USA at the 2019 Pan Am U20 Championships July 18-21 in Costa Rica, while jumps coach Chris Coleman serves on the USATF men’s coaching staff…. 2019/07/16
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Championship season continues for the Wolfpack as NC State sends a group of current and former swimmers to the 18th FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. Open water competition runs July 13-19, and pool swimming events are set for July 21-28 at the Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center…. 2019/07/15
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Twitter launches advertising model
Microblogging site Twitter yesterday unveiled its long-awaited advertising program in a first step to turn the incredibly popular service into a profitable business. The ‘Promoted Tweets’ offering lets brands pay to have their tweets listed as the first result when a user conducts a search on Twitter.
Over time, Twitter plans to show the promoted tweets in the stream of messages people see when they log into the site and to allow partners from small developers to large Internet companies to display the sponsored messages as well. A handful of brands are already on board, including Starbucks, Virgin America and Best Buy, although Twitter is not yet charging for the Promoted Tweets service. The pricing model remains to be determined.
Despite being one of the most popular Internet services, Twitter has “frustrated some Twitter watchers” by its “stubborn insistence on a slow and thoughtful approach to monetisation.” In a blog posting this week, the company set standards for its new Promoted Tweets offering: “Promoted Tweets must meet a higher bar; they must resonate with users. That means if users don’t interact with a Promoted Tweet to allow us to know that the Promoted Tweet is resonating with them, such as replying to it, favouriting it, or Retweeting it, the Promoted Tweet will disappear.”
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New Political Thriller from Author Alan Weber Exposes Politicians’ Bag of Dirty Tricks
The next great American novel has arrived. In the footsteps of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “The Manchurian Candidate” comes “The Wedge,” a tale of political allegory, insight, and intrigue.
Steven Wellstone is a political scientist who is so frustrated with the way politicians use wedge issues, scapegoats, distractions, and lies to divide and manipulate the public to their benefit come election time, that he decides to do the unthinkable.
He becomes one. In a plan to expose just how vulnerable the electorate is to political manipulation, Wellstone intends to use every dirty trick in the politician’s magic bag, develop a following and then expose the truth. But as with many a ‘best laid plan’…things don’t quite work out according to said plan. Funny, infuriating, heart-wrenching, enlightening, poetic, thrilling, provocative and full of unexpected twists, The Wedge is a must-read, particularly as the pre-election madness begins to build.
About the Author: Alan M. Weber has been published under this, his real name, and under a pseudonym. His most recent published work is a children’s book on war titled “Not for Hurting”. He has also written and published a multimedia memoir with universal themes, an essay in Education Digest on “The Misdirection of Modern American Education,” and poetry. He has been a college professor for a quarter century, holding an undergraduate degree in political science and a graduate degree in education.
THE WEDGE (ISBN: 978-1-51163-127-3) is available for $10.99 and can be ordered through the publisher’s website: https://www.createspace.com or at Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com.
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9781511631273, $10.99 pbk / $4.99 Kindle, 132 pp
Synopsis: In the footsteps of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “The Manchurian Candidate” comes The Wedge, a novel of political allegory, insight and intrigue. It centers on Steven Wellstone, a political scientist who becomes so frustrated with his efforts to expose the deceit and corruption in the political system that he decides to do the unthinkable. Only things don’t quite work out as he had planned….
Critique: What extremes are necessary to break out of gridlock, or purge corruption from politics? To what lengths can one fight the system without perpetrating something even worse? A saga of high-stakes tension, unlikely gambits, and one man’s efforts to bring change at any cost, The Wedge will keep the reader guessing to the very end. Highly recommended.
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9781511631273, $10.99, 132 pp
Synopsis: “The Wedge,” by Alan M. Weber, is a deftly crafted novel of political allegory, insight and intrigue. It centers on Steven Wellstone, a political scientist who becomes so frustrated with his efforts to expose the deceit and corruption in the political system that he decides to do the unthinkable. Only things don’t quite work out as he had planned….
Critique: An absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end, “The Wedge” is a story that could be tomorrow’s headlines given the corporate corruption that is the hallmark of our congressional system today. Impressively well written with unexpected twists and turns, “The Wedge” is highly recommended for community library General Fiction collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that “The Wedge” is also available in a Kindle edition ($4.99).
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A Great Read !!
Alan Weber is a very good writer as well as a thoughtful commentator on political matters. In The Wedge, he has tightly focused his attention on the absurd process by which we elect presidents here in the U.S. and has basically turned the process inside out. By the end I was hoping that someone in our upcoming presidential election will take the same approach as Alan’s main character.
This was a very enjoyable read, and I’m looking forward to more from this author.
By Amazon Customer on April 16, 2016
This book may awaken and expand your understanding and essential participation in an experience called Democracy.
“The Wedge” is a fascinating page turner, a must read that totally and brilliantly relates to the present political climate. I was always anxious to know the outcome until it was surprisingly revealed. I “feel the Bern” through this book and see that whatever he does will be continued in the hearts, minds and actions of each generation until we shall overcome. This book rises to the challenge.
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Another growth area in the drive for lower cost carbon fiber is the recycling option and one company pushing developments in the greater use of recycled material is UK-based ELG Carbon Fiber. ‘‘All of the recent market forecasts point to continued medium to high level growth in the carbon fiber market,’’ says managing director Frazer Barnes. ‘‘One of the main drivers for this growth is new applications in the automotive industry. This is a very cost sensitive market and we expect that the lower cost of recycled carbon fiber, combined with the supply chain security and environmental benefits, will make this an attractive option for some of these applications.
‘‘We generally see that using recycled carbon fiber has the potential to reduce the cost of the fiber by around 40 percent. In industries that use primarily carbon fiber tow, such as the compounding industry, this cost reduction is realized directly. Where there are further conversion steps required, such as producing a nonwoven fabric, the actual cost reduction can range from 20–40 percent. What we hear from the market is that these cost reductions, coupled with security of supply for high volumes of material with stable pricing, significantly increases the attractiveness of carbon fiber for the automotive and other transportation markets.’’
Regarding the main trends and influences driving further development of recycled carbon fiber, Frazer Barnes believes that continued product testing is key to demonstrate performance and the development of design and manufacturing guidelines, particularly for the composites industry. ‘‘In general, the composites industry is not yet aware enough of the potential for the use of recycled carbon fiber,’’ he says. ‘‘However, this is mainly because it is still a young part of the composites industry, and until recently there were not suitable product forms or design and manufacturing data available for the industry to be able to make good use of these materials.
‘‘There are significant challenges in handling recycled carbon fiber materials in downstream conversion processes, and this has been one of the main barriers to the development of suitable product forms. We have actually had a very robust process for recovering high quality fiber, with little degradation compared to virgin carbon fiber, for many years, but the challenge has been developing ways of getting this back to the market.’’
Carbon fiber reclamation firstly requires metal removal and the cutting of large composite structures to sizes suitable for downstream processing. In addition, shredding of laminates and prepreg enables efficient and consistent processing. Fiber recovery is via a modified pyrolysis process. Carbon fiber conversion is then through milling, nonwoven mat production and production of pellets.
Successful recycling of carbon fiber requires a number of hurdles to be overcome. ‘‘The major challenge is dealing with the complex nature of the waste streams,’’ Barnes explains. ‘‘Even relatively clean waste streams from composites manufacturing still contain resins of varying chemical composition and unwanted materials such as paper or plastic backing films, and the recycling process has to be optimized to ensure the complete removal of these unwanted materials without damaging the fibers. The second challenge is classification of the fibers. The composites industry has grown up with a wide variety of carbon fiber grades available from different manufacturers. Although the recycling process has only a small effect on the properties of the fiber, it is not desirable to retain the original fiber designation after fiber recovery. ELG has addressed this by introducing a generic classification system based on the Young’s modulus and tensile strength range of the recovered fibers.
‘‘The final challenge regarding carbon fiber recycling is to do with the development of the business. The major barrier that must be overcome is one faced by all new materials – lack of knowledge about mechanical properties and processing characteristics, and lack of large-scale demonstrators that prove the economic, technical and environmental justification for using these materials. Whilst there are a number of projects that are addressing these issues, the push from the manufacturing side of the supply chain to find a solution to its carbon fiber waste problem generally is not matched by a pull from the design side of the supply chain to find ways of using recycled carbon fiber products.’’
Frazer Barnes adds that the company now has a good under- standing of the performance of recycled carbon fiber materials in compounds and composites. He says that the next steps are to enhance performance further through product optimization, and to get an understanding of the long-term performance of recycled carbon fiber materials. ELG is undertaking this through internal R&D programmers, as well as working with UK universities including Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol and Oxford Brookes.
ELG Carbon Fiber has currently developed five products from reclaimed fibers. Carbiso TM MF is a milled random short length carbon fiber used to make thermoplastic and thermoset com- pounds and for additive manufacturing processes. The main benefits conferred by milled fibers are increased stiffness, higher electrical and thermal conductivity and reduced coefficient of thermal expansion. CarbisoTM CT chopped tow is a precision chopped virgin carbon fiber product with 6 mm and 12 mm fiber lengths that are claimed to be a good reinforcement for thermo- plastic injection molding compounds, cements, elastomers and coatings. Chopped tow offers higher structural and electrically
conductive properties than ELG’s milled fibers. The lightly sized fibers are compatible with most thermoset and thermoplastic matrices.
In 2017, the company is launching CT+. In comparison to the standard chopped tow CT product, this new plus version is characterized by improved flowability for ‘easy dosing’ in gravimetric feeding systems for plastic compounding. CarbisoTM MB carbon fiber masterbatch products will be fully commercialized in 2017. These pelletized products are made from chopped fibers that ELG Carbon Fiber converts for use in the compounding industry. These smaller sized pellets make them easy to dose, contain less dust when handled and are more consistent to work with.
CarbisoTM M nonwoven mats are produced from 100% recycled carbon fiber and can be processed by conventional composite techniques to manufacture structural and semi-structural parts. CarbisoTM TM hybrid nonwoven mats combine carbon fibers with thermoplastic fibers such as PP and PA. The company says that CarbisoTM M and CarbisoTM TM isotropic mats are easy to handle, drape able and compatible with most thermoset and thermoplastic polymers and deliver good mechanical properties. They are avail- able in standard 100–600 gsm weights and widths up to 2.7 m. To offer customers total flexibility and an entirely tailored solution, the mats can also be manufactured to bespoke pecifications.
‘‘ELG Carbon Fiber views high volume transportation applications as the key emerging market that could best benefit from the company’s products and services,’’ concludes Frazer Barnes. ‘‘If the vehicles of the future are manufactured from increased quantities of recycled carbon fibers, these lightweight structures will be more cost effective and in turn reduce CO2 emissions, increase compliance with fuel economy regulations and also support the European Union (EU) end-of-life-vehicle (ELV) directive.’’
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History of Papier Mache Dolls
Debbie Andrews, an avid doll collector and member of the Doll Club of Great Britain, shares her knowledge on the history of papier mache dolls.
Added: September 7, 2002
Papier mache dolls have been around for a few hundred years. They can be in the form of puppets, including hand, string and larger than life size, baby dolls, fashion dolls, boy dolls and the creche dolls made for the Christmas crib scenes. In doll language it is material of the head which defines the whole doll so a papier-mache doll need only have a head that is actually made from papier mache and the body can be made of cloth, leather, wood or composition.
Papier mache dolls come under the collective term of composition which also includes celluloid and numerous others. It is sometimes hard to know when a doll is made of papier mache or composition but in general terms papier mache dolls are basically made of paper pulp plus other substances whilst composition dolls are made from wood pulp plus other substances. Confusion still reigns as some dolls’ bodies are referred to as composition when in fact they are made from papier mache.
In a late 19th century dictionary papier mache is defined as “a tough plastic material made from paper pulp containing an admixture of size, paste, oil, resin or other substances or from
sheets of paper glued and pressed together”.
One of the first references to papier mache dolls can be found in the Histoire des Jouets et Jeux D’enfants by Fournier where it seems that from the time of Francis 1 of France (ca.1540) doll makers always used a mixture of clays, paper and plaster called carton-pierre (literally stone pasteboard). This mixture was worked together and pressed into molds, backed by coarse paper and dried by steam. By the 18th century German communities, including Sonneberg and Nurnberg, were making papier mache dolls alongside the towns of France.
Around 1810 it was discovered that papier-mache dolls could be mass produced cheaply in moulds by a pressure process. As the dolls were mainly made of waste materials they could be produced quite cheaply.
One account of the doll making process states that when released from the molds the papier mache heads were smoothed, the two halves joined with glue and then the whole was painted with a mixture of limewash and ground colours and allowed to dry. The eyes, lips and hair were then painted and a coat of varnish applied. Whilst the cheeks were still sticky they were painted with fine carmine or Florentine lacquer. Sometimes, to save money, the coat of varnish was left off. This made the dolls head almost impossible to clean.
By the 1820’s papier mache heads were used extensively on a body made of kid leather which had carved wooden limbs. These dolls were known as milliners models or coiffure dolls - in fact an early form of fashion doll and by the mid 19th century the papier mache dolls had reached the height of their popularity.
In 1858 Ludwig Greiner, a famous dollmaker, patented a doll’s head which used white paper, Spanish whiting, rye flour, glue and paste reinforced with linens and muslin.
Around 1870 papier mache began to be used for jointed bodies which were used well into the 20th century.
Below are some examples of early 20th Century papier mache dolls from my own collection:
Ralph - small baby doll
A small baby doll made entirely of papier mache with painted features. His jointed body is held in place with metal springs. He is unmarked so a maker cannot be identified. He is wearing the original shift in which he would have been sold. He was probably made in the 1930's or 40's. At the time he would have been an inexpensive doll.
A boy doll with the head and lower half of the arms and legs made of papier mache. He has moulded and painted features and his body is cloth stuffed with wood shavings. Again, he is unmarked and made about the 1930's. He is also wearing the underclothes he would have been sold in and would again have been a cheap doll to produce.
Jack - baby doll
Elsa - large baby doll
A large baby doll with just the head made out of papier mache. Her sleeping eyes are large and made of glass. She is attached to a cloth body. Once again she is unmarked and unidentifed. She was made in the 1930's or 40's. She has been dressed in an old christening gown but may originally have worn a simpler shift or gown.
Soon ceramic and other types of composition heads were to become more popular and the demand for papier-mache heads began to decline.
Papier-mache doll heads could have closed mouths or open mouths with teeth made form bamboo, painted eyes or inserted glass eyes, bald heads with wigs made from mohair or human hair or elaborately moulded hairstyles in the fashions of the day. Sometimes these hairstyles were so involved that they were made from 8-10 part molds all skilfully joined together. The doll’s heads themselves could be attached to wood, cloth, leather, papier-mache or composition bodies.
Many of these charming dolls survive today and make interesting additions to collections whether they are in doll, social history or papier-mache collections.
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Lee Enterprises' news release buries second quarter earnings number on second page, 17th paragraph
on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 21:26 by news
Lee Enterprises – owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus – reported its second quarter earnings last week (5/10), but readers had to plow through 16 paragraphs of information to find the financial bottomline buried at end of page two of the news release.
The company lost $2.7 million, 5 cents a share, in the second quarter ended March 31, compared with a gain of $2.2 million, 4 cents per share, for the same period a year ago. When including re-valuation of company stock warrants, earnings totaled $75,000, compared with $1.7 million, 3 cents per share, a year ago.
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Lee Enterprises, Inc. touts 8 percent increase in digital revenue during first quarter, but total company revenues fell more than 5 percent from a year ago
on Sat, 02/09/2019 - 01:30 by news
Lee Enterprises, Inc. – owner of the Dispatch/Argus and QC Times newspapers – Thursday (2/7) reported first quarter earnings of $10.7 million, or 18 cents per cent share, while touting its 8 percent increase in digital advertising revenue from a year ago.
Despite the improved performance of digital advertising, Lee's total revenue fell 5.3 per cent to $136 million for the three-month period. Digital advertising now accounts for nearly 34 percent of the media company's total ad revenues, according to the Lee news release.
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Proxy battle heats up for three Lee board seats
on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 21:49 by news
An activist shareholder who owns nearly 5 percent of Lee Enterprises, Inc. stock has stepped up his proxy fight to oust three board members – including the board chairman and the CEO/president of the Davenport-based media company.
J. Cano Cannell who operates Cannell Capital LLC Monday (1/28) filed additional reasons his firm is seeking to replace Board Chairman Mary Junck, CEO/President Kenneth Mowbray and board member Herbert Maloney at Lee's February 20 board meeting.
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Activist investor seeks to remove three from Lee Enterprises' board, including chairman and CEO
A Wyoming-based activist investor – who has publicly feuded with James Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money" – wants Lee Enterprises, Inc. shareholders to replace three members of the Davenport media company's board of directors, including chairman Mary Junck and President/CEO Kevin Mowbray.
J. Caro Cannell in a filing Wednesday (1/16/19) with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) labeled the Lee board "stale, lethargic and devoid of any skin in the game." He urged shareholders not to re-elect Junck, Mowbray and board member Herbert W. Maloney III at the upcoming Lee annual meeting in February. Lee owns 46 daily newspapers, including the QC Times and the Dispatch/Argus.
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Lee Enterprises' print circulation falls another 8 percent; company looks to future 'inflection point' where digital revenue will surpasses print ad dollars
Lee Enterprises, Inc. Executive Chairman Mary Junck told stock analysts last week the media company – owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch/Argus – remains "steadfast in our optimism" with "a growth strategy aimed at achieving a digital inflection point when digital-related revenues exceed print-related revenues."
The company also reported higher earnings for the fourth quarter ($4.4 million versus $3.5 million a year ago) and for the full fiscal year ($28.6 million versus $18.4 million) ended Sept. 30.
The positive comments and financial results, though, weren't enough to lift the firm's stock price, which fell to a 52-week low of $1.87 Tuesday (12/18).
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Lee Enterprises operating revenue falls 4.8 percent in third quarter; per share earnings decline 27 percent
Despite gains in its digital advertising revenues, Lee Enterprises, Inc. today (8/3) reported overall operating revenues in the third quarter fell nearly 5 percent and net income per share was off 27 percent compared with the same period a year ago.
Lee – owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus newspapers – had net income of $4.75 million (8 cents per share) for the three-month period ended June 24, compared with $6.29 million (11 cents per share) a year ago.
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Lee Enterprises signs deal to manage Berkshire Hathaway's newspaper, digital operations
on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 20:14 by news
Lee Enterprises – owner of the Quad City Times and 48 other media properties – today (6/26) announced it has agreed to a five-year deal to manage Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and digital operations in 30 markets.
Davenport-based Lee would be paid $5 million a year by GH Media, plus "a significant percentage of profits over benchmarks," according to the company's news release.
Lee stocked jumped 62 cents, nearly 26 percent, to $3.03 per share in early morning trading.
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Lee reports lower revenues, earnings in 2nd quarter
Lee Enterprises – owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus newspapers – today (5/3) reported lower revenues and earnings for the second quarter despite "strong performance in digital retail."
Second quarter earnings were $2.5 million, 4 cents per share, for the quarter ended March 25, compared with $6.4 million, 11 cents per share, for the same period a year ago, according to the company news release.
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Lee Enterprises reports earnings increase thanks to $19.7 boost from one-time income tax adjustment
Lee Enterprises – owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus newspapers – today (2/1) reported higher net income and earnings for the first quarter ended Dec. 24, thanks primarily to a $19.7-million income tax adjustment stemming from the recently passed federal tax reform legislation.
The Davenport-based media company reported net income for the first quarter of $35.3 million with $19.7 million of that total coming from a one-time adjustment to its deferred tax assets and liabilities to reflect the lowering of the federal base tax rate from 35 to 21 percent.
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10 years of swimming against the digital currents leaves Lee Enterprises, Inc. at half its former self
Back in 2007, Lee Enterprises, Inc. – owner of the Quad City Times and now the Dispatch/Argus – reported daily circulation of just over 1.6 million at its 51 newspapers. Today, that number is down to 788,000 at 47 newspapers, according to the company's latest annual report filed Friday (12/8).
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Relearning Yourself - How photography and digital media changed my life
One of the most amazing parts of teaching is being constantly reminded why it is you do what you do.
As part of the Outside the Lens team, I am currently out of my traditional structured High School classroom element and over the past three weeks have been trekking throughout downtown La Jolla teaching multiple age ranges in multiple locations. The experience has had its challenges --lugging heavy equipment around in the San Diego summer heat, memorizing a new group of names and faces each week, balancing the brain from your high school vernacular and toning it down to your middle school speak --but nonetheless rewarding. It has proven to me that really in any circumstance as a teacher, no matter the type of student or the age range, that I can succeed and achieve rave reviews from students and parents. All this at the same time learning a completely new part of San Diego and finding a way to navigate through it (thank you NYC for conditioning me for this).This has lead me in some awesome spaces including the Coast Room of the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla and the La Jolla Historical Society.
This summer I have been teaching a little of everything - The Big Picture ( aNature and Architectural Photography class, to Street Photography, to a new class I created called #Trending. I have been able to collectively tap into the resources that inspired me as a youth, all the while learning to hone and perfect the craft myself. In the Big Picture it was the work of artists such as the famed Ansel Adams and Julius Schulman who inspired us me in films like Visual Acoustics where Schulman explains how elements like adding people to his work really helped it take off and showcase a time past. The trailer for Visual Acoustics below and the full movie can be found on Hulu for free at http://www.hulu.com/watch/678465 .
On the nature spectrum we visited the work of world renowned photographer, Peter Lik, and with the help of Krystal Lawler, the Gallery Director for the Peter Lik Gallery we were able to engage in our own personal tour of the collection.
As my work began in fashion and portraiture it was fun to become a tourist along with my students and document the sites here in San Diego. Heres a few shots I got that I really love.
For Street Photography it was artists like Scott Schuman aka The Satorialist (whom I've had the opportunity to meet several times during NYFW with IMG Models) where I learned the principles and building blocks of my own website and ideology, the work behind starting your own website, the hours behind the scenes, and the laborious task of making sure you are sticking to the script EVERY day. Intels video for Mr. Schuman has always been a source of inspiration for myself as I began learning the fashion and street landscape so it was none other than imperative that I showed the clip.
In #trending I was given the task of teaching the social media landscape to middle school students in a way that empowers them to create content and share, but with caution and with purpose. To question the students with things like filters for their photographs and challenge them to understand why we hashtag, if a filter is necessary or important to a photograph, and examine what items and elements make a video/photo successful via social media. For the answers I looked to brands that have dedicated themselves meticulously and with much success to their social efforts such as a formed company I had worked for like IMG models, and how they use the page to document of the moment information as well as the videos of Levi Maestro, a young entrepreneur I had the pleasure of meeting at Reed Space in New York City a few years ago. Levi also is a self made photographer/videographer who started from humble beginnings documenting moments with his friends which lead him to success in the digital field all through the promotion he put out there on platforms like vimeo, instagram, twitter etc. In this class I was able to put my extensive knowledge of social media marketing to the task with years of experience from both companies big and small, trial and error as an entrepreneur for my own sites and ideas, and studies from San Diego resources such as Immersive Youth, a youth marketing agency that regular publishes tips and tricks to reach young audience viewership.
Levi and Alex circa 2012 at Reed Space
Learning new things is one of my favorite things to do. But there is something to be said about revisiting a topic you have already learned. It can make it feel new; feel fresh. For me, having the opportunity to relearn photography and media and disect it on the stage for each age group has been a learning experience for me as well. Passion, even the strongest kind, can fade. But only if you let it. The secret is to discover and remember and find new reasons why you love doing something everyday. Hell I think thats the secret to life.
Tell everyone.
O ya and we had some fun in slowmo. Shout out to Hilary from Outside the Lens for the edit.
P.S. Special thank you to Outside the Lens for giving me the opportunity to teach what I want in these amazing locations, to MCASD and the La Jolla Historical Society for allowing us to use your facilities and show the students why La Jolla is so amazing!
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Posted January 21, 2017 by Dani in Convince Me To Read, Features, Reviews // 0 Comments
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While we all have fairly similar tastes, sometimes we need a little push to read a certain book. The Convince Me to Read Review will be a review of the novel plus a section on why we think the other would enjoy it.
This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.
Transcendence by Shay Savage
Published by CreateSpace on February 14th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Historical Fiction
Amazon ♡ TBD
It’s said that women and men are from two different planets when it comes to communication, but how can they overcome the obstacles of prehistoric times when one of them simply doesn’t have the ability to comprehend language?
Ehd’s a caveman living on his own in a harsh wilderness. He’s strong and intelligent, but completely alone. When he finds a beautiful young woman in his pit trap, it’s obvious to him that she is meant to be his mate. He doesn’t know where she came from; she’s wearing some pretty odd clothing, and she makes a lot of noises with her mouth that give him a headache. Still, he’s determined to fulfill his purpose in life – provide for her, protect her, and put a baby in her.
Elizabeth doesn’t know where she is or exactly how she got there. She’s confused and distressed by her predicament, and there’s a caveman hauling her back to his cavehome. She’s not at all interested in Ehd’s primitive advances, and she just can’t seem to get him to listen. No matter what she tries, getting her point across to this primitive, but beautiful, man is a constant – and often hilarious – struggle.
With only each other for company, they must rely on one another to fight the dangers of the wild and prepare for the winter months. As they struggle to coexist, theirs becomes a love story that transcends language and time.
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I’m going to tell you all to read this now, not because this book is amazing, but because it’s so bizarre that it needs to be shared. And, despite being weird as hell, it wasn’t all that bad. The writing was good enough and the story crazy enough that I had to read it.
Let’s break it down, shall we? TRANSCENDENCE is about a girl that goes back in time accidentally to the days of hunter-gatherer cavemen. Ehd, the hero of the story, is a caveman. Beth, or Beh in ye olden days, is from now, or rather slightly in the future because, yo, time travel. Ehd is going about, minding his own business, trying to survive on his own after a tragedy struck his tribe, when lo and behold, there’s a girl covered in weird material and making lots of noise. What’s a guy to do other than to throw the girl over his shoulder and carry her home to his cave? Hmmmmmmm?
What does Beth do? She mopes about but then slowly gets her act together to survive. What doesn’t she do? Freak out enough. Sure, she freaks out on that first day, but then the most she does after that is cry. I’m sorry, but if I found myself back in that time, I would break down. Don’t tell me you guys wouldn’t do the same if you were suddenly the only Homo sapien around, surrounded by prehistoric people and animals and plants and no plumbing. Y’all know I’m right.
The whole book, aside from an epilogue, is told from Ehd’s point of view. Bear in mind that Ehd doesn’t understand language, so there’s no dialogue in this other than “Beh”, “Ehd” and “kiss” (because of course that’s the one word that Beth is able to teach him). It makes for an interesting and hilarious read, as Ehd is mostly concerned with getting food and wood, and, well, impregnating Beth. He’s obsessed with putting a baby in her. I almost went mad with how many times I had to read about him putting a baby in her.
But let’s think about this rationally. The carbon dating dates in the book are 164,230-164,235, and while I’m not entirely sure what that means (164,230BC? 162,214BC?), it goes back to before the Neolithic period (beginning around 10,000BC), as they’re not really doing the whole agriculture thing yet. Y’ALL, THIS AIN’T RIGHT. These two should not being hooking up. But Beh, instead of trying to figure out how she got stuck in the past, eventually warms to this caveman. THIS IS CRAZY. GUYS. CRAZY.
I mean, it was really cute at times, and I actually really loved reading a lot of it just because I have an interest in evolution and ancient history. BUT CRAZY. Depending on how far back in time this went, these two should not be hooking up or procreating or anything. Them children be wack.
Quickly touching on the fact that there is time travel on this… This is not science fiction. Yes, ok, time travel, you cry. Fine, there is that, but there is no real explanation for how it happened, and no one really tries to sort it out. This book is firmly in the romance category.
Overall, LOL. Read it.
I think Jamie, and everyone else, should read TRANSCENDENCE so we can all have a giant WTF party.
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When an earthquake shook Lisbon in 1755, the shock waves could be felt as far away as Loch Ness.
More than 25 per cent of the world’s forests are in Siberia.
Over 800 different languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Every day, 8.5 million tons of water evaporate from the Dead Sea.
The shoreline of the Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth. If the Empire State Building were situated on the shore of the Dead Sea , only the top of its mast would actually be above sea level.
Bird droppings are the chief export of the Pacific island of Nauru.
Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital. Its government offices are all in the Yaren District but no single place has been declared the capital.
The first municipal dump in the world was in Athens, around 500 BC.
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, in 1893.
The Nullarbor Plain of Australia covers 10,000 square miles without a single tree.
In the Falkland Islands , there are 350 sheep for every person.
The city of Istanbul straddles two continents – Europe and Asia.
Tonga once issued a postage stamp in the shape of a banana.
Roads on the Pacific island of Guam are made with coral. Guam has no sand, all the “sand” on the beaches being ground coral. So this coral sand is used for mixing concrete rather than going to the expense of importing real sand from other countries.
Only around 35 per cent of Iraqi women are literate.
The St Gotthard road tunnel under the Swiss Alps is almost twice as long as the height of Mt Everest.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as people.
Bath water in Australia flows around the plug-gole in an anti-cloaackwise direction.
Mount Everest is 1ft higher than it was in 1900.
There is a law still on the books in Milan which requires citizens to smile at all times in public or risk a hefty fine. Exemptions include visiting patients in hospital or attending funerals.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
Australia is the fifth largest country in the world but its population is smaller than that of Seiul, the capital of South Korea.
More capital cities begin with B than any other letter.
Every Swiss citizen is required by law to have access to a bomb shelter.
There is only one tractor in the entire country of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean.
As recently as 1974, more people went to East Germany for their holidays than to Greece.
The average depth of the North Sea is only 180 ft. The average depth of the Pacific is nearly 14,000ft.
An undersea river, the Cromwell Current, flows eastwards beneath the Pacific for 4000 miles along the equator. It is 190 miles wide and is 1300 ft deep in places. Its volume is 1,000 times that of the Mississippi.
The Berlin bunker where Hitler committed suicide is now a car park.
The principality of Monaco is smaller than New York City ’s Central Park.
India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
There are more post offices in India than anywhere else in the world.
You don’t have to pay to past letter in Andorra.
There are 158 verses in the Greek national anthem.
A gold nugget found in Australia in 1869 weighed over 150lb – as much as a grown man.
Internet access in Burma is restricted by anti-modem laws. Illegal possession of a modem can lead to a prison term.
The Canary Islands were named after dogs, not birds. In Roman times, the islands were known for the wild dogs which roamed there. The Latin word for “dog” is “canis” and so they were christened the Canary Islands. When explorers visited the islands in the 16 th century, they brought home pretty little singing birds which they had found there and which they duly named “canaries”.
A church in the Czech republic houses a chandelier made of human bones.
An estimated 120 million cubic feet of snow fell in an avalanche in the Italian Alps in 1885.
In Bhutan , all citizens become a year older on new year’s Day.
Six million years ago, the Mediterranean was a desert. But then the Atlantic Ocean burst through the strip of land connecting Europe and Africa to form the new sea.
There are nearly 850 different dialects in India. Of the population of over 850 million, only around 160 million understand Hindi.
The first letter of every continent’s name is the sames as the last – Africa , America , Antartica, Asia , Australasia and Europe.
The only two countries, whose names start with an “A” but don’t end with an “A” are Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.
There are more Maltese people in Melbourne , Australia , than there are in Malta.
In Bangladesh , pupils as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating in exams.
The smallest island in the world to have country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia. The main island measures just 1.75 sq miles.
New Zealand has more pipe bands per head than any other country in the world.
There are no turkeys in Turkey.
As a result of movement in the Continental plates, Iceland is getting bigger each year. And it’s estimated than in a million years’ time, the Atlantic will be 25 miles wider than it is today.
Until 1984 Belgians had to choose their children’s names from an official list of 1500 drawn up in the days on Napoleon.
The Maldives has the highest marriage rate per head in the world.
In most countries, if you nod your head it mean “yes”. But in Bulgaria and Albania it means “no”.
Estonia has more accidents per head than any other country.
New Zealand ins the only country which has every climate in the world.
In Turkey the colour if mourning is violet, not black.
There is a place in Norway called A… one in Japan called O … and one in France called Y.
There is also a town in Norway called Hell … and one is Newfoundland called Dildo.
Canada banned national beauty contests in 1992, saying they were degrading to women.
No woman or female animal is permitted to set foot on Mount Athos in Macedonian Greece.
Women in Iceland don’t change their surname when they get married.
The people of Liechtenstein once held a referendum to decide where a public toilet should be situated.
Chasing a chicken through town naked used to be the punishment for a Frenchwoman who had committed adultery.
For 2000 years, the distance a cow’s moo travelled was used as a unit of measurement in India.
There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.
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9-9-12 (@ St. Louis)
Sunday was a 1:15 start and I got up at 9:30 to take advantage of the hot breakfast that is offered. It’s normally a $15 breakfast but the Hilton St. Louis Downtown gave me two vouchers for the mornings I was there. Thanks again for everything! I should’ve gotten the waffles on Saturday morning as well. Delicious.
After eating breakfast I started getting everything packed for the trip home. I put my suitcase in my car and then walked to Busch Stadium. I picked up my ticket from will call at noon and was inside two minutes later. I debated where I should get the game number picture taken. I normally try to get a picture taken from the outfield seats looking in towards home plate but this is sometimes a boring picture. With the sky as blue as it was I decided on another picture from the upper deck behind home plate. I had already gotten this for game photo number 21 but as you can see the top half was all washed out due to the overcast skies.
Sunday’s game photo number 140 turned out much better:
I walked around for a bit and talked to a camera guy on the field level about getting an interview during the broadcast. He said if he mentioned it to the producer he would get shot down but said there would be a lady stopping by that could talk to the announcers. She stopped by after the game started but said that she wouldn’t be able to influence Sunday’s broadcast because they already had everything planned; darn. She also said that I should’ve stopped by on Friday and they may have been able to do something; double darn.
Joe Kelly threw a strike to Aoki to get the series finale underway. This was the view from my seat in section 153, it was a perfect day for baseball.
Aoki doubled on the 5th pitch of his at bat and had thought about trying for a triple. He returned to second base but the cutoff man couldn’t handle the throw, meaning Aoki probably would’ve made it safely (hindsight is 20/20 though).
The Brewers failed to score in the 1st despite the leadoff double which was a problem all game. As a team the Brewers were 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the 1st the Cardinals scored three runs. Two on a home run from Matt Holliday and the other on a home run from Carlos Beltrán. Marcum was on the mound and here he is after letting go of a pitch in the 1st inning:
A wild pitch from Kelly in the top of the 2nd allowed Corey Hart to score and the game was now 3-1. The bottom of the second saw the Cardinals get that run right back when Matt Carpenter doubled home Kelly. In the top of the 4th Jean Segura batted with runners on first and second and two outs. The first pitch he saw was weakly hit to center but just out of the reach of the second baseman.
It sounded like Segura cracked his bat on the base hit, but I wasn’t sure. I zoomed in on the picture and it does look like it’s fractured just above his hands, no? Nonetheless it was a 4-2 game.
Marcum followed Segura and had a chance to do some damage with two men aboard. He lined the first pitch towards the right field line:
I like that the ball looks like it’s almost resting on Marcum’s head. The first baseman ranged to his left and made the catch before the ball could reach the outfield. At least one run would’ve scored and with Segura’s speed at first who knows, they may have been able to tie it up.
There were no more runs scored as the game entered the top of the 9th inning. I watched the top of the 9th from above the left field bleachers so that when the game ended I could use the exit right behind me and be on my way. I was still hoping the Brewers would score two or more runs in the 9th but I didn’t want to get stuck behind people as I made my way to my car.
With one out Segura doubled off the Cardinals’ closer, Jason Motte. With two outs Aoki stepped in and the count went to 2-2. Down to his (and the Brewers’) last strike Aoki hit the 99 MPH pitch from Motte over the wall in right for a game-tying 2-run home run. It either bounced on the top of the wall and over or hit the railing beyond the wall, but it was close. It was a line drive so I wasn’t sure if it was going to “get up, get up, get out of here” or not.
The Cardinals failed to score in the 9th and the game went to extras. Travis Ishikawa singled with two outs in the 10th and was pinch run for by Eric Farris, who is a recent September call-up. Farris stole second and put himself in scoring position.
Lucroy struck out on four pitches and another scoring opportunity was squandered. In the bottom of the 10th Matt Carpenter singled off Kameron Loe with one out. Loe got Adron Chambers to swing and miss at a 2-2 slider for the strikeout. Lucroy couldn’t coral the low pitch, however, and it got by him [scorer ruled it a wild pitch]. Instead of a guy on first and two outs there were now runners on first and second with only one out. Allan Craig came to the plate for the Cards and hit the 0-1 pitch to right field. Aoki fielded it cleanly and made a nice throw to the plate. Carpenter executed a perfect head-first slide and the Cardinals were walk-off winners. Ugh. Final Score: Cardinals 5 – Brewers 4. The Brewers would have been 4 back of the Cardinals with a win but instead are 6 back, ouch.
I hustled back to my car and left the parking garage just after 4:45. I had called my Aunt and Uncle who live in Springfield earlier in the day and said I could stop by for dinner. I was parked at 6:10 and was able to watch the last quarter of the Packers game, which they wound up losing 30-22. Besides the Brewers win on Saturday it was a tough two days for Wisconsin sports fans. Badgers loss + Packers loss + Brewers loss in a crucial game = a depressing drive home. Thanks Dave for making me a few burgers and some broccoli. I pulled into my parent’s driveway at 11:18 to complete the 7-day 7-game road trip. This means I’m down to my last trip, albeit a 10-day 10-game eastward swing.
It’s past 12:30 on Monday afternoon and I’ll be leaving in a few hours for the first game of a three game set with the wild card leading Braves.
Rootsports Pittsburgh sent me two DVDs with the interview that I did with Dan Potash on August 26th. I’ve included it below. It was a little awkward at the end there when the cameraman just stuck around and got footage of me waving (and smiling). I thought it all was a little close-up, but that also prevents people from photo-bombing in the background. Thanks again to Rootsports for having me on their broadcast. I’m not a big fan of what one of the announcers says about Miller Park, but to each his own.
Time inside Busch Stadium: 4 hours 37 minutes
Driving miles: 346.3
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A new blockchain-powered startup led by three physical scientists promises to paint the world in diamond dust.
DUST Identity’s service, known as DUST Ledger, allows users to enroll all manner of physical objects onto a blockchain, the founders claim. The system uses a product called the Diamond Unclonable Security Tag (DUST), a coating that uniquely identifies an object when it’s placed under a scanner. The coating is tagged to the specific object, be it a shipping container or transistor, allowing users to track the product’s provenance around the world, DUST Identity says.
The team announced Monday that it is now part of the SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain, allowing that service’s enterprise users to paint their objects and enroll them on the ledger at will. Plans start at $3,600 a month for users who want to try the tech.
The company previously raised $2.3 million from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins and also got cash from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, for its work in logistics and tracking.
One of the co-founders, Ophir Gaathon, has a deep background in diamond materials and received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Columbia University. His partners, MIT professor>Dirk Englund, and MIT Ph.D. Jonathan Hodges, have backgrounds in quantum photonics and optical system design, respectively.
Initially, they joined forces to figure out how to use diamonds in quantum computers.
“It was clear that there are several very interesting applications that can be greatly impacted by the use of diamonds,” said Gaathon. “However, we realized that, for any commercial application, there are three fundamental things that we need to tackle first: know how to make and nanoengineer diamonds at scale, how develop the hardware technology that can ‘talk’ to our diamonds, and how to build an intuitive software interface platform that will enable any user to extract value from our diamonds.”
For the third part, DUST turned to the blockchain – specifically, a private one built using the Hyperledger Fabric platform.
“We started to look at the security threats facing supply chains – specifically how electronic parts that can jeopardize defense platforms and critical assets,” said Gaathon. “We found that, in many cases, the issue (and cause of friction) is that the parts or the data about the parts (or both) are difficult or impossible to identify, link, and trust. Trusted physical identity was simply missing. So we decided to build it. And that’s how DUST was born.”
DUST competes with other, more-established products like near-field communication (NFC) tags and other nano-coatings. But if the blockchain lives up to its promises, perhaps in the near future diamonds will be a logistician’s best friend.
DUST scanner image via DUST Ledger
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV hybrid
written by Gabriel Forest September 23, 2016
The brand new electric model by Hyundai is a first in car manufacturing. The car is available as a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or with an all-electric drivetrain. Even the most popular of eco-friendly vehicles, the Toyota Prius, only offers the hybrid and plug-in hybrid options. Now Hyundai goes as far as offering three engine options. This makes the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq the first ever production car to do so. Is this wider range of engine choices enough to lure some of the Prius drivers towards the new Ioniq? Or is it the friendlier price that needs to do the trick? Let’s find out in this review of the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq.
First of all, the end-product of the Ioniq is actually more similar to the Toyota Prius than to the Ioniq concept car. Of course, the concept car was quite aggressive and probably not so buyer-friendly. That’s why Hyundai decided to tone it down a little for the production vehicle and ended up with a decent but stylish car. The best global description of this vehicle is that it’s a combination of Hyundai’s recent styling cues and the useful design of the eco-friendly hybrid, the 2017 Prius Prime by Toyota.
It is quite difficult to design a car that is capable of housing three different drivetrains, without ending up with something large and bulky. In that case the Toyota Prius is a good example of how to achieve a balanced vehicle.
The rear, shape and size of the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq are the parts that are most reminiscent of the Prius. The nose and windshield differ the most from the Prius, since they’re longer, more conventional and don’t dip and dive like the Prius’.
The side and mostly the doors are also more traditional than the Prius’. Those doors follow a diagonal line upwards, whereas the doors on the Ioniq follow a straighter line. The rear is very similar to that of the Prius, with a big overhang. However, the Ioniq rear does look more sporty.
The all-electric Ioniq is recognizable by its grille. The hybrid and plug-in hybrid have a regular Hyundai grille with dark horizontal lines. The EV lacks this grille completely and only sports the Hyundai logo.
There are eight available exterior colours for the Ioniq hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV is the only one that has Blazing Yellow as an option, but misses out on two metallic colours.
The Ioniq’s interior looks terrific. The center stack, gear shifter and instrument cluster look very modern and are complemented by a light blue hue and detailing. The EV gets copper-coloured detailing instead of blue, to distinguish it from the hybrid versions. The overall cabin is inspired by the interior and tech specs of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra.
The infotainment screen is a five, seven or eight inch touch screen and comes with a wireless inductive charging pad.
The digital instrument cluster is a high resolution TFT-screen and shows several customizable gauges and the speedometer. There’s also information about the fuel consumption, battery percentage and charging percentage.
Other noteworthy features are the efficient dual-zone climate control. It can be switched to driver-only mode, thus saving energy. It makes better use of the air inside the car when air conditioning and has Efficient Mode to save energy.
The interior and seats will be a black cloth, there are unfortunately no further options. The EV and the second and third trim of the hybrids get an Infinity Sound System with seven loudspeakers and a subwoofer.
Hybrid and Plug-in hybrid
The hybrid versions will both come with a 1.6 liter Kappa Gdi direct injection gasoline engine. It can make 104 horsepower and the additional electric motor can make 43 horsepower. According to Hyundai the total HP output of the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq hybrid is 139 horsepower.
The PHEV Ioniq will get the same gas engine, but a bigger electric motor with a more powerful battery. The electric motor makes 60 hp.
Both the hybrid and the PHEV come with a six speed dual-clutch transmission and front wheel drive.
It’s possible for both of the hybrids to drive solely on the electric motor up to speeds of 75 mph (120 kph).
Ioniq EV
The all-electric Ioniq is powered by a high capacity and highly efficient li-ion battery. The all-electric range is 180 miles (280 km) and horsepower lies at 118. A fast-charger can recharge the EV battery to 80% in only 24 minutes. The electric motor and 60 kWh battery of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV have an electric range of 200 miles, which is clearly better for an electric vehicle in the same price range.
The infotainment screen is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The hybrid comes with some manually applicable driving modes, such as Eco and Sport. Also present in the car is Bluetooth Phone Connectivity and Advanced Cruise Control.
Rear parking sensors are standard on all 2017 Hyundai Ioniqs, front parking sensors are optional. Standard is Autonomous Emergency Braking with city/urban mode and pedestrian alert. Lane Keeping Assist and Emergency Stop are standard too. Optional safety features consist of: Blind Spot Detection and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert.
The Ioniq hybrid and PHEV are available for ordering in Europe. Prices start at €23,900 for the hybrid and €33,300 for the EV. The starting price of the Plug-in hybrid is not out yet, since this version is expected to arrive at dealerships in the summer of 2017.
US prices for the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq are not available yet. Since US prices always lie around the German price of the same car, we expect them to be somewhat similar. The hybrid and EV will arrive this fall. The PHEV will arrive next summer, just like in Europe.
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Halt And Catch Fire, Season 3, Episode 5: Who Is the Real Antihero Here?
Chelsea Spear / September 20, 2016 / Critic, Featured / 1 Comment
Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. – Tom Thaves, 1982
Every prestige nighttime drama needs an antihero at its center. The Sopranos had Tony; Breaking Bad had Walter White; Mad Men, Don Draper. When Halt and Catch Fire premiered in 2014, many people assumed that smooth-talking idea man Joe MacMillan would be the marquee antihero through whom audiences would vicariously experience the glamorous, coke-dusted world of early personal computers. As the series has progressed, however, Cameron Howe has become the morally ambiguous protagonist through whom the audience should experience the show. In “Yerba Buena”, the fifth episode of this season, we see Cameron teeter between sympathetic vulnerability and abrasive attitudes as Mutiny starts to crumble and an opportunity to escape opens up.
In the previous episode, Cameron’s stepfather contacted her about her mother’s plans to move out of her childhood home. As “Yerba Buena” opens, Cameron and Bos are heading back to Texas to reconvene with family—Bos with his infant grandson and Cam with her mother. The duo shares a series of tense car rides, and the tension comes to a head when Bos drives her to her childhood home to reconnect with her mother during a yard sale. When Bos encourages Cameron to get out of the car and buy her father’s old motorcycle, Cam unloads on him in a painful, personal way before disappearing in a huff.
Many fans of the series have written Cameron off as unlikeable, citing what they see as her petulant temper tantrums. I wouldn’t be surprised if sexism plays a role in this analysis, as many of them probably turned a blind eye on Tony Soprano’s virulent racism or the role Walter White played in Jane Margolis’s death. Those series took place in stylized universes where audiences were unlikely to have firsthand experience, where Mutiny’s open office plan probably looks like the offices where internet commenters hate on Cameron. When I watch Cameron, I am very aware of her history with anxiety, and her jittery presence and jerking gestures look the way my anxiety attacks feel. Mackenzie Davis believably grounds Cameron, and her rangy physicality and intense eye contact reminds me of Claire Danes’ early onscreen appearances.
Meanwhile, on the other side of San Francisco, Ryan’s presentation of his findings on ARPAnet gets cut short when Joe receives a guest with a bit of history. If the prescience of the scenes at Mutiny strains credulity—you mean people argued about the pronunciation of gif in 1986?—Joe’s story arc reminds us of the tragedy that AIDS wreaked on queer men in the 80s. While we don’t know whether Joe was diagnosed with the “gay flu” that took out so many of his peers, the scene in which he gets a fateful phone call casts an interesting light on his subsequent scenes with Ryan. The scenes involving Joe still feel like they’re part of another series, but watching his metamorphosis from smug salesman to “psychopath” to digital Cassandra has been fascinating.
The return of Tom Rendon and a surprising final scene suggests a painful, if true-to-history, conclusion to the season. Tonight’s episode of Halt and Catch Fire, with the prescient title “And She Was”, should point the way to an interesting midpoint in the season.
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Leave No Trace: Dispose of Waste Properly
The third principal of Leave No Trace is to Dispose of Waste Properly. When discussing LNT, most people immediately jump to human waste disposal when talking about this. But that's not the only consideration when it comes to disposing of waste properly.
First, it's important to make a plan to pack out all trash and waste. Occasionally there is waste that is difficult to pack out, think gray water or toothpaste, but there are ways to deal with that...
This is what is generated when you wash your dishes in the backcountry. There is almost universally bits of food waste left in your pots and pans. As such, there are a couple of ways to deal with this.
Drink It - The most extreme practitioners of LNT will drink their gray water. If you can do this without throwing up, you're a better person than I am.
Strain It - The more common technique is to strain your water to get all the food fragments out of it. You can easily pack these out after cleaning your dishes.
Scatter It - While straining or drinking the water is preferred, there are some areas where it is recommended that you scatter your dishwater in the gravel on the roadway. These are most commonly front-country campgrounds.
Most people don't like to swallow their toothpaste, though that is one option when it comes to this kind of waste. The other option is to "raspberry" it. In other words, spit with your mouth shut, allowing the toothpaste to scatter and speckle the ground.
Human Waste
So what about human waste disposal?
As we all know, human waste comes in two main forms: urine and fecal matter. However, occasionally it comes in other forms too. This may include sanitary napkins, condoms and vomit.
In a wooded area, urine can usually be left anywhere. However, in the alpine one should try to urinate on rocks away from fragile heather. Mountain goats like the salt in human urine and will tear up the ground to get at it.
Climbers should avoid peeing in cracks on multi-pitch climbs. It's better to pee out on the face of the rock so that the urine breaks down. When one pees in a crack, it often doesn't break down and makes everything stink.
There are several ways to deal with solid human waste. The two most commonly accepted techniques are to dig a cathole or to pack it all out.
Catholes
Catholes are the most commonly used method of human waste disposal in the backcountry. The idea is simple, you dig a hole and bury your poop. Once completed you pack out your toilet paper in a ziplock bag.
Following is a short description of catholes from the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics:
Catholes are the most widely accepted method of waste disposal. Locate catholes at least 200 feet (about 70 adult steps) from water, trails and camp. Select an inconspicuous site where other people will be unlikely to walk or camp. With a small garden trowel, dig a hole 6-8 inches deep and 4-6 inches in diameter. The cathole should be covered and disguised with natural materials when finished. If camping in the area for more than one night, or if camping with a large group, cathole sites should be widely dispersed.
These are commercial bags that are used to haul out human waste. Commonly used brands include the WAG Bag, Rest Stop and the Biffy Bag. The idea is simple.
You poop in the bag...
Most waste bags come with toilet paper, a wet wipe and a double bagging system.
In heavily used areas where it's hard to dig, waste bags are the best option for human waste disposal. These bags are also commonly used in alpine and winter environments. And finally, these can also be used to dispose of other human waste products like tampons and condoms. These types of items should always be packed out, no matter how far back you are...
Other Techniques and Thoughts
There is no question that catholes and waste bags are the most commonly used and likely the best option for the disposal of fecal matter. But there are a few other techniques that may be used in areas that are not popular where there are very few people.
When I think about these techniques, I think of extremely obscure mountains or big traverses that are uncommon and take too long (over four days) to carry all of the waste out. If any of these techniques were used in popular areas, they would have an immediate effect on visitor experiences and water quality; and would likely make it an unpleasant place to visit.
Smear Technique - With this technique, fecal matter is smeared thinly on a rock in the sun. The idea is that the waste will dry out and blow away. But for this to work, the waste has to be spread so thinly that it is no more thick than the width of the side of a coin.
The smear technique is overused. It is commonly employed in areas with too large a user group for the fecal matter to break down before others encounter it. And sometimes people use this technique in shady areas where the waste never breaks down.
Crevassing - In this technique, waste is thrown into a crevasse. Obviously, this eventually makes its way into the watershed below the glacier. On obscure glaciers, this isn't that big a deal. But if you see others on the glacier or you're following a bootpack, it's likely not a remote enough glacier to use this technique.
The Poop Bird - This one's pretty simple. You poop on a rock and throw it off a cliff or moraine, the idea being that it will splatter and spread everywhere so that it will break down quickly. It goes without saying that this is for extremely remote places.
Burning Toilet Paper - Some people like to burn their toilet paper and bury it in a cathole or allow the ashes to scatter. This is not a recommended technique as the toilet paper never really completely burns down, and it also creates a forest fire hazard. That said, if you are completely adverse to carrying out your toilet paper, this is likely a better option than leaving it lying around. If you choose to employ this technique, please please please make sure that the toilet paper has completely gone out and that there are no cinders or glowing bits left over.
And finally, I did mention vomit. In the event of a an incident where vomit is generated, it should be immediately buried. Vomit attracts all kinds of animals.
There is no doubt that the best way to keep the places where we recreate clean and beautiful, it is imperative that we Dispose of Waste Properly.
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the demon download
i rule on this throne by anarchy of circuitry
Cards on the table: I f--king love this show.
Even knowing that it's a product of the minds behind Panty and Stocking and Gurren Lagann, the energy, style and above all else the confidence exploding out of every frame is incredible; the fight choreography is a step above almost anything I've ever seen in animation, even if the budget doesn't quite do it justice.
But there's a lot of subtext to the story that makes me… not uncomfortable exactly, but unsure of my footing.
Ryuuko Matoi's father was killed by a woman wielding a giant pair of scissors. Taking one half of the weapon, left behind by the murderer, Ryuuko travels around from school to school attempting to track down the killer and avenge her father. When she arrives at Honnouji Academy, Matoi is quickly defeated by the unreasonably-loyal followers of the school's Student Council President, Satsuki Kiriyuin; retreating to her ruined former home, Ryuuko discovers a hidden basement containing a sentient "Kamui" school uniform that forcibly bonds with her1, granting her incredible power which allows her to face Satsuki and find out the truth about her father's murder.
Everything I love about the show - its visual flair, its swaggering confidence, the character designs, the voice acting and that music - is almost single-handedly defeated by the costume design for the Kamui uniforms. Requiring a blood bond with their wearer, the Kamui (神衣, literally "God's Clothing") transform their wearer into a fighter of incredible power, but also leave them literally exposed - something the camera never lets you forget while watching.
But at the same time, the arc of the first three episodes comes really close to almost justifying the skimpy appearance of the transformed Kamui.
There are several threads do you see what I did there running through the show - facism and the immutable power of the state (or any kind of government, even a student council); clothing as an indicator of status (and as a way to control the availability of that status)2; and accepting yourself regardless of the opinions of others. All wrapped up in a hyper-kinetic, highly stylized action show with more violence and fanservice than is probably healthy.
It's proved impossible, so far, for me to articulate why I think there's more to Kill la Kill's skimpy outfits than it first appears. Some defences - notably the "equal fanservice" argument referring to a particular male character's penchant for nudity - are so wide of the mark as to betray some worrying psychology in those making the argument. I don't buy the idea that the nudity required by Ryuko's fully-synchronised Kamui is empowering to her, either - the show makes it clear early on that, if there was any other option available to her, Ryuko would take that over the demon stripper outfit (that link, by the way: NSFW).
There's an interesting take on the empowerment thing (from a female author) and how the show might be useing (or negating) the male gaze, which I don't entirely agree with, but then there's a lot of interesting theories about what the different aspects of the show mean. I don't think it's the kind of show that has any real answers though - we're unlikely to ever hear the Word of God about any of the symbolism.
But for (almost) every shot that seems overly gratuitous, there seems to be a line or a shot or a hint that there's more to the fanservice than the surface level would have you believe.
Or maybe I'm trying to justify why I'm still watching, and reading more into the show than is really there to do it.
1 This is probably the only really indefensible part of the show; while nothing is shown, the dialogue is obviously referencing a particular kind of scene, but there's no possible reason for it except as a punchline - which misses the mark, for me.
2 Honnouji Academy's Student Council distributes special school uniforms with the capacity to augment the wearer's natural abilities. The Japanese word for "uniform" (制服) is pronounced "seifuku" - the same as the word for conquest (征服).
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Be Careful With Google Image Search
Tags: google image search, malware, scammers, security
Cybercrooks are exploiting security flaws in Google Image Search to try to frighten people into buying evil software.
If you’ve ever seen a flashing banner saying something like “CAUTION — YOUR COMPUTER IS AT RISK” then you are a click away from being led down the path of perdition.
According to the SANS Internet Storm Center (always worth checking when a friend sends you another shouty email telling you yet again that some new bug has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever) the villains have “compromised an unknown number of sites with malicious scripts that create Web pages filled with the top search terms from Google Trends.”
Click on an image, and there’s a possibility you’ll be routed to a page offering unverified anti-virus “scareware”, complete with misleading security alerts and warnings.
As far as we can tell, if you simply ignore the ads no harm will ensue. But of course we’re not experts, so we can’t be sure. Keep calm and shut your browser down. You can restart it straight away.
Apparently there are more than 5,000 hacked sites, injected on average with about 1,000 of these bogus pages. This means Google Images is referring about 15 million searches a month to these scam merchants — a mere drop in Google’s ocean, of course, but still a significant number.
There are free plug-ins available which will enable your browser to detect such evildoing. Check out Noscript for Firefox, and a chap called Denis Sinegubko is developing another Firefox plug-in that will flag malicious Google Image search results by placing a red box around images that appear to link to hostile sites, but I don’t think it’s ready yet.
Thanks to Netapplications.com for alerting me to this.
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Search is #1, the Internet Operating System & Killer App
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AutoGrid Establishes Subsidiary in Japan to Serve Utilities and Electricity Retailers Looking to Deploy Flexibility Management Solutions
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AutoGrid, the leader in flexibility management software for the energy industry, announced today that it has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, AutoGrid Systems KK (AutoGrid KK), in Japan. AutoGrid KK will provide direct sales and technical support to better serve the company’s rapidly-expanding Japanese customer base.
“AutoGrid considers Japan one of our most important strategic regions in the world, with its swift deregulation and strong momentum toward adoption of new energy technologies,” said Dr. Amit Narayan, chief executive officer of AutoGrid. “The Japanese government has mandated a near doubling of renewable energy generation by 2030. Our direct presence there will better enable our customers to leverage the virtual power plant (VPP) capabilities of AutoGrid Flex® to integrate more renewables by aggregating, dispatching and marketing flexible energy from demand response (DR) and distributed energy resources (DERs).”
Leading AutoGrid’s strategy and growth initiatives for Japan and the broader APAC region is Frederick Pugh, Representative Director. Pugh will spearhead AutoGrid’s efforts to help the Japanese electricity industry incorporate new technologies in the renewable energy space, allowing it to leverage artificial intelligence to manage DERs and build new business models. Fluent in Japanese, Pugh comes to AutoGrid with leadership experience at multinational firms including Oracle, Dell EMC and TIBCO.
“Japan is one of the world’s most dynamic energy markets,” Pugh said. “The accelerating adoption of retail competition, deregulation, renewable energy, and behind-the-meter solar and energy storage is creating enormous opportunities along with immense technological and marketing challenges that our products solve.”
AutoGrid KK represents the latest in a series of AutoGrid investments in the Japanese market. It comes on the heels of AutoGrid’s partnership, announced in June, with Japanese energy services and trading company ENERES. AutoGrid software will help ENERES establish the world’s largest storage VPP by asset volume. In September 2018, AutoGrid announced a partnership with Macnica, a leading Japanese supplier of networking and software products to governments and enterprise customers, to deploy its suite of energy internet applications in the Japanese market. In addition to the establishment of AutoGrid KK and its partnerships with ENERES and Macnica, AutoGrid has previously announced projects with Mitsubishi in the energy storage and virtual power plant areas.
“As solar and storage costs continue to decline and new capacity markets open, DER and DR resources are becoming a key component of our daily operations,” said Masahiro Kobayashi, President & Representative Director of ENERES. “AutoGrid Flex gives us a proven, AI-driven comprehensive distributed energy management solution that allows us to fully leverage our own DER and DR resources and those of our customers in real time.”
About AutoGrid:
AutoGrid builds software applications that enable a smarter distributed energy world. The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows energy companies to deliver clean, affordable and reliable energy by managing networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid has contracted more than 5,000 megawatts of DERs and works with more than 50 leading energy companies around the world, including Schneider Electric, CLP Holdings, CPS Energy, National Grid, NextEra Energy, Shell, Total, Swell Energy, and Xcel Energy.
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Author contentenginellcPosted on July 18, 2019 November 30, -0001 Categories Press Releases
Free Tool Reveals the True Cost of ‘Free’ Online Services – Your Data and Identity
HELSINKI, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Cyber security provider F-Secure has released a free new online tool that helps expose the true cost of using some of the web’s most popular free services – the abundance of data that has been collected about them by Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon Alexa, Twitter and Snapchat. F-Secure Data Discovery Portal sends users directly to the often hard-to-locate resources provided by each of these tech giants that allow users to review their data, securely and privately.
“What you do with the data collection is entirely between you and the service,” says F-Secure Chief Information Security Officer Erka Koivunen. “We don’t see – and don’t want to see – your settings or your data. Our only goal is to help you find out how much of your information is out there.”
More than half of adult Facebook users, 54%, adjusted how they use the site in the wake of the scandal that revealed Cambridge Analytica had collected data without users’ permission.* But the biggest social network in the world continues to grow, reporting 2.3 billion monthly users at the end of 2018.**
“You often hear, ‘if you’re not paying, you’re the product’. But your data is an asset to any company, whether you’re paying for a product or not,” Koivunen says. “Data enables tech companies to sell billions in ads and products, building some of the biggest businesses in the history of money.”
F-Secure is offering the tool as part of the company’s growing focus on identity protection that secures consumers before, during, and after data breaches. By spreading awareness of the potential costs of these ‘free’ services, the Data Discovery Portal aims to make users aware that securing their data and identity is more important than ever.
A recent F-Secure survey found that 54% of internet users over 25 worry about someone hacking into their social media accounts.*** Data is only as secure as the networks of the companies that collect it, and the passwords and tactics used to protect our accounts. While the settings these sites offer are useful, they cannot eliminate the collection of data.
“While consumers effectively volunteer this information, they should know the privacy and security implications of building accounts that hold more potential insight about our identities than we could possibly share with our family,” Koivunen says. “All of that information could be available to a hacker through a breach or an account takeover.”
However, there is no silver bullet for users when it comes to permanently locking down security or hiding it from the services they choose to use.
“Default privacy settings are typically quite loose, whether you’re using a social network, apps, browsers or any service,” Koivunen says. “Review your settings now, if you haven’t already, and periodically afterwards. And no matter what you can do, nothing stops these companies from knowing what you’re doing when you’re logged into their services.”
More information on what people can do to reduce their data footprint on Facebook, Twitter and Google, is available on F-Secure’s blog.
*Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/05/americans-are-changing-their-relationship-with-facebook/
**Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18204186/facebook-q4-2018-earnings-user-growth-revenue-increase-privacy-scandals
***Source: F-Secure Identity Protection Consumer (B2C) Survey, May 2019, conducted in cooperation with survey partner Toluna, 9 countries (USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Brazil, Finland, Sweden, and Japan), 400 respondents per country = 3600 respondents (+25years)
About F-Secure
Nobody has better visibility into real-life cyber attacks than F-Secure. We’re closing the gap between detection and response, utilizing the unmatched threat intelligence of hundreds of our industry’s best technical consultants, millions of devices running our award-winning software, and ceaseless innovations in artificial intelligence. Top banks, airlines, and enterprises trust our commitment to beating the world’s most potent threats. Together with our network of the top channel partners and over 200 service providers, we’re on a mission to make sure everyone has the enterprise-grade cyber security we all need. Founded in 1988, F-Secure is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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IXDen Launches New IoT Security Protection Solution Following Data Breach on Billions of Smart Home Devices
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IXDen, the leading solution provider for securing IoT devices, today announced their new ‘IXDen Smart Homes’, a product which will protect billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices against cyberattacks, tampering, and data manipulation. The fully automated solution will for the first time utilize behavioural biometrics on endpoint devices and will include multifactor authentication driven by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The wide range of protected devices will include cameras, smart thermostats, smart routers, and baby sensors among many others.
The new software comes in response to recent reports in July of a massive data breach of a smart home device platform in which more than two billion records were exposed. The breach at a Chinese based company, stands to have compromised not only account details and personal information of consumers around the world, but also millions of cameras and listening devices in private homes.
Zion Harel, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IXDen, said, “As more and more smart home devices hit the market place, consumers are increasingly opening themselves up to significant risk. These devices which offer users the greatest of convenience also offer unprecedented accessibility to hackers who are increasingly able to infiltrate homes, stealing data and personal information, and even recording and filming users in their homes. As this massive data breach highlighted, while there are many vendors providing home automation devices, there is a lack of accepted industry security standards to ensure that customers and their data are kept safe. Our innovative and unique solutions for securing IoT devices, enable our customers to secure their smart home devices, and gives them the peace of mind that their personal data and lives remains secured and private.”
According to Statista Research Department, by the year 2020 there will be 30 billion IoT devices in everyday use, including smart home devices, mobile phones, wearable technology, home appliances and cars.
“With the increased volume and sophistication of today’s cyberattacks, security in homes has become much more relevant,” Harel added. “In order for the next generation of smart home devices such as cameras, thermostats, and smart air conditioners to gain mass adoption, they must be completely secured. The ability to secure these products will literally make or break the IoT revolution. With today’s announcement, IXDen is taking a huge step forward to assure that this bright IoT future does not become a security nightmare.”
For more information on IXDEN Smart Homes email info@ixden.com and visit www.ixden.com.
About IX-Den:
IXDen was founded in 2017 by entrepreneurs and former senior figures at companies such as Amdocs, Microsoft, and Fundtech. IXDen’s IoT software solution introduces patent pending, security technology to protect businesses and organizations from IoT information tampering. IXDen creates a dynamic ‘biometric’ identity for any IoT device and performs multifactor authentication driven by proprietary topological mathematical models, statistics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
IXDen is a Labs/02 portfolio company, a seed stage fund backed by OurCrowd, Motorola Solutions International, Reliance Industries, as well as by Six Thirty VC, private investors and the Israeli Innovation Authority. For more information, visit labs02.com
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ForU Trucking CEO Shares How Big Data And AI Have Revolutionized Freight Transportation
HONG KONG, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — China’s freight transportation industry is undergoing a radical transformation fuelled by artificial intelligence and big data, according to a keynote speech delivered by Dandan Shan, CEO of ForU Trucking, at RISE 2019 in Hong Kong.
Shan—who founded China’s leading truckload service provider in 2015—shared her insights during the FullSTK and binate.io tracks, which examine how coding and data analysis are influencing modern businesses and society. During her keynote, Shan highlighted how technology had enabled the optimization of revenue and customer service in one of Asia’s fastest-growing industries.
Following the demand for freight transportation as a result of the eCommerce explosion in China, market share of the truckload services are worth over CNY 1.92 trillion. Truckload services currently represent almost two-thirds of China’s mammoth freight transportation market and this figure is predicted to reach CNY 2.42 trillion by 2020. Despite its rapid expansion, the industry is hugely fragmented with more than 20 million trucks on the road—70% of which are operated by individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.
According to Shan, there are three pain points plaguing today’s industry: a lack of standardized pricing, inefficient dispatching and unreliable service quality. To address these, ForU Trucking developed its world-leading online truck logistics platform, which uses intelligent pricing, intelligent service and intelligent dispatch to handle fuel efficiency and customer experience.
Historically, the freight transportation industry has suffered from variable pricing and frequent cost fluctuations as a result of seasonal changes in supply and demand. In traditional operating models, it requires an average of ten calls and one hour to obtain and negotiate a quotation in China. To streamline and optimize pricing, ForU Trucking’s platform uses an algorithm that harnesses information collected from big data (such as truck capacity, distance, historical pricing, seasonality and existing demand versus supply, etc.) to provide an accurate and standardized quotation in under two minutes.
In addition, traditional dispatch modes are often inefficient, amounting to high operational costs and low-profit margins. Powered by artificial intelligence, ForU Trucking’s intelligent dispatch system optimizes routes for drivers, increasing a truck’s monthly operating mileage from 6,520 km to over 11,000, and reduced the transportation cost per load by 20%. These savings have also directly benefited drivers with a 12.5% increase in monthly revenue.
Finally, the platform’s real-time system monitoring delivers consistent service standards for enhanced customer experience. Freight transportation is often subject to significant service issues, including traffic delays, a lack of transparent tracking and damaged goods due to unpredictable road conditions. ForU Trucking harnesses real-time location-based services, big data and GIS, and predictions calculated by AI to automatically detect and report any abnormalities that occur throughout the transportation process. These systems reduce the number of calls received by customer service teams and allow for greater operational efficiency, resulting in a tenfold increase in the number of orders processed per day per person.
About ForU Trucking
ForU Trucking is a technology-driven logistics company that focuses on truckload transportation in China. It has received more than 7 rounds of investments from well-known VCs and institutions. ForU Trucking is the first Internet company in China to apply big data and artificial intelligence in the truckload logistics sector. It uses advanced technologies to refactor the end-to-end transportation process, aiming to provide best price and service to shippers. ForU Trucking is one of the first non-asset brokers in China, signing up leading customers in multiple industries since the platform was launched in March 2015. Currently its transportation network covers 30 provinces and municipalities, except Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Tibet. ForU Trucking organizes a huge number of different types of carriers, including leased fleet, contracted carriers, and owner operators, to service shippers’ different needs.
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Sales of Product Engineering Services Prompted by Demand for Smart Consumer Electronics, Reports Fact.MR Study
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Fact.MR has recently published a new study titled “Product Engineering Services Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking: Global Market Insights 2019 to 2029“, which delivers a precise insight about the global product engineering services market and their anticipated emergence across diverse sectors. The report highpoints that advent of connected/smart technology along with the succeeding hike in sales of smart electronic devices, in-vehicle networking systems and smart homes, are marked as key factors stirring demand for product engineering services in the global market.
As per this smart Fact.MR, the global demand for product engineering services is predicted to account for revenues valued US$ 26 Bn by the end of 2019. It has been recorded that gains will be mainly underpinned by the surging demand for shorter product life cycles. In addition, myriad opportunities are expected to hit vendors of product engineering services, after the dramatic growth of new product launches across diverse industry verticals.
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IT & Telecom and Healthcare Together Acquire 3/5th Shares
With a stern look at the ongoing trends across the product engineering services market, budding need of organizations to improve the ‘time to market’ (TTM) cycle is becoming a prime determinant, thereby, delivering impetus to the development of the target market. In addition, the requirement for speed grows has motivated several verticals, such as IT and telecom and healthcare to extensively outsource their product engineering needs. Based on this study, the demand from IT & telecom and healthcare verticals would collectively account 60% revenue share in the product engineering services market during the coming years.
Demand for Smart Consumer Electronics Influencing Market for Product Engineering Services
The study discourses that the consumer electronics industry would provide lucrative prospects for product engineering services providers due to increasing importance of enterprises on improving customer satisfaction and expand competitiveness. Moreover, mounting demand for smarter consumer electronics, mostly in developed countries, is supporting market value of product engineering services in certain regions like North America and Europe.
Preview Analysis of Global Product Engineering Services Market Report Segmented By Service Type (New Product Development, Product Testing, Product Sustenance, Product Deployment, Product Support, Product Management), By Verticals (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive & Transportation, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Industrial Manufacturing, IT & Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Others), & by Region –
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Transforming Nature of Digital Technologies Proving Effective for Product Engineering Services
According to research insights, product engineering services are expected to witness significant transformation due to rapidly escalating digital technologies. Some of the advanced technology areas like DevOps, are influencing different sections of product engineering services for positive results. Furthermore, the count of companies renovating their product offerings is rising to align themselves with emerging digital technologies. Also, the growing focus of enterprises on structuring their personal digital platforms is very likely to outline the future technology landscape of software product engineering services.
The final section of the report talks about the competitive landscape, with further focus on company aspects such as product portfolio, sales footprint and strategy overview. Some of the prime players mentioned in the report are Persistent System, Mindtree, Tech Mahindra, Tieto, Wipro Accenture, Cognizant, Altran etc. This assessment is a rich data source for new entrants and existing players to draw useful conclusions.
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Dashmote secures $2.8M in funding to analyze the visual web using AI
NEW YORK, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Dashmote has secured $2.8 million in funding from a group of American and Chinese investors. These resources will kick start a long term plan that will enable the Amsterdam-based company to scale-up and bring its data and image analytics solutions for enterprises to new and larger venues. The funding round includes investors from SP Investment Associates (SPIA), Three Curve Capital (TCC) and Gaomei Yunjing Investments.
Retrieving data from the visual web
Dashmote’s mission is to lead people and companies through an AI and data-driven world. Every day, around three billion images are uploaded to the internet. Dashmote’s A.I. technology is capable of analyzing these images and gain valuable insights. With its SaaS-solution, Dashmote is already helping companies such as Heineken, Coca Cola, Unilever, and L’Oréal to understand their audiences and the market they move into.
Large companies that operate in consumer electronics, food and beverage, and cosmetics use Dashmote’s AI tools and analysis to sharpen their marketing efforts and upsell capabilities. The tool is used to discover market trends, operate an effective segmentation of the offer, and measure the audience engagement and sentiment.
With the new funding, Dashmote heads towards a bright future. “We are very pleased with the international group of investors. They are a great fit to support our ambition to solidify our position in existing markets and to roll out to new markets,” said Dennis Tan, CEO and co-founder of Dashmote. “With SPIA and Three Curve Capital, we not only receive funds to grow our business, but we will also benefit from their experience as venture and growth investors and their vast network. It is important for us that Gaomei also joined this round, considering our current footprint and plans in the Chinese market.”
Experienced, international investors
For Gaomei, a Chinese VC, this is the first investment outside their home country of China. “Dennis and Stefan have proven even before we came along that they had a clear vision on how to enter Asian markets,” said Ning Gu, founder and general partner at Gaomei. “They have done so successfully with their own strategy of local culture and approach with an international push.”
Both SPIA and TCC have deep networks in the U.S., Europe and Asia and bring decades of experience in scaling fast-growing companies, including those with global ambitions similar to Dashmote’s.
Scaling up and expanding
Dashmote is already profitable and will use the funding exclusively to rapidly scale up. The company will double its number of employees from 45 to 90. The New York and Shanghai offices will increase in size, and new offices in the U.S. and Asia are planned to open in the near future.
The company will also use the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio. Dashmote’s AI technology is now predominantly serving image analytics for trend, brand, and location intelligence services. In the near future, the company intends to unlock information from online video material – another potentially inexhaustible source of insights for companies. Together with a new way to visualize the gathered information, this will offer companies even more possibilities to understand data and leverage it for marketing, strategy and sales purposes.
About Dashmote
Dashmote was founded in 2014 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands by Dennis Tan (CEO), Matthäus Schreder (CPO), and Stefan Tan (CFO). The applied AI insight platform helps companies make complex decisions based on data gathered from images and text uploaded to the internet. The company headquarters is in Amsterdam with offices in New York, Vienna, and Shanghai.
Contact: Stefan Tan, stefan@dashmote.com, 646-233-3634
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Microsoft and Scope Technology Partner to Accelerate the Evolution of Connected Car Solutions
NEW YORK and PARIS, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Scope Technology announced their successful migration to Microsoft Azure today. The partnership includes Scope’s adoption of Azure to enhance their advanced enterprise solutions. It will also promote R&D collaboration on AI driven image recognition technology along with sales collaboration between the two companies.
Scope’s platform solutions feature connected car, IoT partner marketplace, and mobility platform solutions. This new offering will significantly enhance the adoption of innovations in connected car solutions.
“For twenty years Scope has been bringing innovation to the automotive, insurance, and fleet markets while maintaining our core values of improving driver safety and helping to prevent road fatalities. Today, we continue that tradition with new solutions that are powered by big data, machine learning, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, which requires highly robust, innovative, and secure solutions to serve our global customers. Microsoft Azure provides a powerful tool for us to accelerate the evolution of the next generation of connected car solutions,” said Jacob Hasson, CRO at Scope Technology.
Scope Technology processes billions of meaningful vehicle events every month from over 50 countries worldwide. While today’s systems capture vehicle, driver, and contextual information, the next generation of connected car solutions will expand the ecosystem beyond the vehicle.
“End customers have new expectations about their vehicle experiences and Scope’s solutions are helping the large enterprise companies transition to a more engaged and richer customer experience with actionable insights and advanced services. Scope is helping them to grow into new markets while offering new services,” said Hasson.
“We are entering a new era of services around connected cars. The partnership with Scope Technology will enable them to fuel their digital transformation, and accelerate innovation in their connected car and vehicle technologies to create solutions that are even more intelligent and data driven. Microsoft aims to enable our customers to focus on innovation and how they will continue in transforming their industries,” said Samer Abu Ltaif, President of Microsoft Middle East and Africa.
Microsoft Azure provides a powerful cloud platform that maximizes the evolution of Scope’s big data and artificial intelligence connected car solutions for customers in multiple verticals worldwide. Scope is helping companies better serve their customers while continuing to make roads safer.
About Scope Technology
Scope Technology is an innovative connected car company with a solid foundation of technology. From OEM, fleet, and insurance solutions to new computer vision AI solutions – Scope’s purpose is to help companies accelerate their business through the power of actionable insights from vehicle and driver data. For more information please visit: https://www.scopetechnology.com
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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BELLEVUE, Wash., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Icertis, the leading provider of enterprise contract management in the cloud, today announced the closing of a $115 million Series E round. With this funding, Icertis becomes the first Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) company in the world to be valued at more than a billion dollars.
Icertis is recognized as the CLM category leader due to its groundbreaking AI-infused Icertis Contract Management (ICM) platform and unparalleled success in winning Global 2000 customers. It counts some of the most sophisticated enterprises across all major verticals, as well as 5 of the world’s top 10 most valuable companies, as its customers. Today, the ICM platform helps customers worldwide manage over 5.7 million contracts with an aggregate value of more than $1 trillion.
The round was co-led by Greycroft and Premji Invest with participation from existing institutional investors including B Capital Group, Cross Creek, Eight Roads, Ignition Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and PSP Growth.
“When Greycroft invests in a company, we commit to a long-term partnership and, since leading their Series A round in 2015, we’ve been proud to support Icertis as it transforms the foundation of commerce,” said Mark Terbeek, Partner, Greycroft. “Over that time, we’ve seen the company become the undisputed CLM leader, acquiring a huge stable of blue-chip customers and generating a return on capital that is among the best we’ve ever seen. We have no doubt they will become the next giant in the enterprise SaaS market.”
“As we run a long-term evergreen crossover fund, we look for companies with enduring growth prospects that can execute and thrive well beyond an initial public offering,” said Sandesh Patnam, Lead Partner for Premji Invest in the US. “Icertis has all the hallmarks of a company that will grow into a juggernaut – an innovative product that delivers substantial value for customers, deep cash reserves to develop the market and a track record of flawless execution.”
For the first time in history, contracts are being digitized, allowing enterprises to reimagine contract management and place it at the center of their commercial processes. The ICM platform, powered by artificial intelligence, unlocks the commercial value embedded in a company’s contracts. By transforming these static documents into strategic digital assets, enterprises can protect against risk, improve compliance, accelerate business velocity, and optimize commercial relationships over the entire life of the contract.
“Companies must re-imagine every business process to compete in today’s hyper-competitive global markets,” said Samir Bodas, CEO and Co-founder of Icertis. “Nothing is more foundational than contract management as every dollar in and every dollar out of a company is governed by a contract. As the CLM market takes off, we are thrilled to have Premji Invest join the Icertis family, Greycroft double down by co-leading this round, and all investors re-up their commitment as we execute on our mission to become the contract management platform of the world.”
The CLM market is massive and growing rapidly – MGI Research estimates the total addressable market (TAM) over $20 billion, with SaaS CLM growing at a 31% compound annual growth rate. “The growth in CLM adoption is fueled by digital transformation,” said Igor Stenmark, MGI Research Managing Director. “Companies are re-focusing technology investments away from traditional ERP/Financial suites towards automating and digitally instrumenting key processes like contract management. Enterprise contract management providers like Icertis are well-positioned to ride this wave.”
Icertis consistently garners high scores and strong reviews in analyst- and customer-driven assessments. The company “has continued to improve its CLM product and has acquired a series of Fortune 100 clients as a result,” writes Andrew Bartels, author of The Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management for All Contracts, Q1 2019. In this comprehensive evaluation by Forrester, Icertis received the top score out of all vendors in the Current Offering category and the highest score possible in the Customer References category.
The new funds will be used to:
Increase investment in the industry-leading ICM platform and growing stable of verticalized business applications built on the platform to help customers increase revenue, reduce costs, improve cash flow, manage risk and ensure compliance.
Extend the Icertis Blockchain Framework, the world’s first blockchain framework integrated with an enterprise contract management platform, to create practical and transformative solutions to solve real-world business challenges including supply chain transparency, certification compliance, outcome-based pricing and more.
Accelerate the infusion of artificial intelligence and advanced cognitive services into the ICM platform to solve previously intractable enterprise contract management challenges that can be uniquely addressed only by these new technologies.
Scale sales and marketing efforts globally to reach every leading company in the world, and expand business development initiatives to grow the partner ecosystem.
Finance opportunistic acquisitions tied to commercial value generation in contracting.
Icertis has achieved a 125% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past four years. To address this rapid expansion, Icertis opened offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney and Sofia, Bulgaria in the last 18 months, bringing the company’s worldwide office count to 12. The company is experiencing more growth than ever and today has customers across all major industry verticals including ABB, Airbus, 3M, BASF, Bertelsmann, Cognizant, Daimler, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Qantas and more.
Icertis received the following industry, partner, customer, and employee recognition recently:
Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management for All Contracts, Q1 2019
AI Brave award for AI capabilities
Top Innovative Supplier for Daimler globally
IACCM EMEA Award for Excellence and Innovation
Top Company to Work For in Washington State
Microsoft US Manufacturing Partner of the Year Award
For more information about Icertis, visit our Series E press kit.
About Icertis
Icertis, the leading enterprise contract management platform in the cloud, solves the hardest contract management problems on the easiest to use platform. With Icertis, companies accelerate their business by increasing contract velocity, protect against risk by ensuring regulatory and policy compliance, and optimize their commercial relationships by maximizing revenue and reducing costs. The AI-infused Icertis Contract Management (ICM) platform is used by companies like 3M, Airbus, Cognizant, Daimler, Microsoft and Sanofi to manage 5.7 million contracts in 40+ languages across 90+ countries.
Icertis Media Contact:
Haley Flanagan
CorpComm@icertis.com
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Janssen Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Announce Launch of Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare in Collaboration with Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Health Industry Development Institute
SEOUL, South Korea, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Janssen Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC today announced the launch of the Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI). The challenge invites innovators from around the world – including start-ups, entrepreneurs, academics, scientists, and biotech researchers – to submit the best idea, technology, or solution that aims to address a health need for the world’s population.
Up to two awardees will receive up to KRW 150,000,000 (approximately US$134,000)1 in grant funding, one year of residency at the Seoul Bio Hub, one year of mentorship and coaching from experts in science, technology and commercialization at the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, and access to the JLABS global entrepreneurial community.
“The Asia Pacific region is a health tech powerhouse,” said Melinda Richter, Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS2. “Korea is an emerging leader in health tech innovation, and there is tremendous potential in the areas of AI, blockchain, and big data among others. The Smart Healthcare QuickFire Challenge is a global call for submissions with the aim to identify great, tech-enabled ideas that can make a long-lasting, positive impact on the health of individuals and communities worldwide.”
The QuickFire Challenges, managed by JLABS—the no-strings-attached incubators of Johnson & Johnson Innovation—seek to empower and enable groundbreaking science and health solutions by encouraging students, entrepreneurs, researchers, and start-up companies to apply. The Smart Healthcare QuickFire Challenge focuses on the following technology-enabled innovation areas:
Big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain
3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, wearables
Personalized medicine, companion diagnostics
“In collaboration with local leaders, we are working to support the entrepreneurial community and enhance the life science ecosystem by fostering an environment that embraces novel scientific and technological approaches to improving the health and care of patients and consumers,” said Jenny Zheng, Area Managing Director, Janssen North Asia3. “We are interested in QuickFire Challenge applicants with ideas that leverage health tech to advance customized approaches to patient care, shared decision making, and efforts to lower barriers and improve access to care.”
The QuickFire Challenge aims to advance game-changing, early-stage innovations by combining Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s unique vision for collaboration in an open innovation model with the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s efforts to drive innovation and commercialize its research outcomes; KHIDI’s professional and systems-building support; and the Seoul Bio Hub’s ability to accelerate the development and commercialization of potential early-stage, life-science solutions.
This announcement marks the third QuickFire Challenge in Korea, following the launch of the previous Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenges in August 2017 and August 2018. The deadline to apply is September 15, 2019. For more information about the Smart Healthcare QuickFire Challenge (including the terms and conditions of entry), please visit: http://jlabs.buzz/SmartHealthcare
About Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC focuses on accelerating all stages of innovation worldwide and forming collaborations between entrepreneurs and Johnson & Johnson’s global healthcare businesses. Johnson & Johnson Innovation provides scientists, entrepreneurs and emerging companies with one-stop access to science and technology experts who can facilitate collaborations across the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer companies of Johnson & Johnson. Under the Johnson & Johnson Innovation umbrella of businesses, we connect with innovators through our regional Innovation Centers; Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS; Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.; and our business development teams to create customized deals and novel collaborations that speed development of innovations to solve unmet needs in patients. JLABS provides the laboratories, expertise, education, tools and resources needed to help life science startups thrive, all with no strings attached. A Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center for Device Innovation at the Texas Medical Center (CDI @ TMC) has been established to accelerate the development of medical devices. For more information about Johnson & Johnson Innovation, please visit: www.jnjinnovation.com.
About Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS (JLABS) is a global network of open innovation ecosystems, enabling and empowering innovators across a broad healthcare spectrum including pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer and health tech sectors to create and accelerate the delivery of life-saving, life-enhancing health and wellness solutions to patients around the world. JLABS achieves this by providing the optimal environment for emerging companies to catalyze growth and optimize their research and development by opening them to vital industry connections, delivering entrepreneurial programs and providing a capital-efficient, flexible platform where they can transform the scientific discoveries of today into the breakthrough healthcare solutions of tomorrow. At JLABS, we value great ideas and are passionate about removing obstacles to success to help innovators unleash the potential of their early scientific discoveries. JLABS is a no-strings-attached model, which means entrepreneurs are free to develop their science while holding on to their intellectual property. JLABS also produces campaigns to seek out the best science called QuickFire Challenges. For more information, visit http://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/ or follow @JLABS.
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we’re creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We’re the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension. Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenGlobal. Janssen Korea Ltd. is one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 related to the launch of the Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Korea Ltd., any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the potential that the expected benefits and opportunities related to the collaboration may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; challenges inherent in new product development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and obtaining regulatory approvals; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; uncertainty of commercial success for new products; the ability of the company to successfully execute strategic plans; impact of business combinations and divestitures; challenges to patents; changes in behavior and spending patterns or financial distress of purchasers of health care products and services; and global health care reforms and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, including in the sections captioned “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and in the company’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC and Johnson & Johnson do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
1 From the KRW 150 million grant, each awardee will receive a KRW 75 million grant including one-year mandatory residency, which must be used toward the rent and utilities at the Seoul Bio Hub for a year.
2 Melinda Richter is employed by Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC.
3 Jenny Zheng is employed by Janssen Korea Ltd.
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San Bernardino County, California Selects Aurigo Essentials Cloud Software To Streamline Its Capital Program Planning, Project Delivery And Right Of Way Processes.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — San Bernardino County, which is the largest county in the United States by area covers the areas of Los Angeles and Long beach of over 20,000 square miles. The Real Estate Services Department at San Bernardino completed over 108 capital improvement projects in 2018 for a total of $67M toward its infrastructure, bridge replacements, and right of way projects. The Project Management Division (PMD) has selected Aurigo Essentials Cloud to streamline the way it plans and delivers its capital projects in the future.
“The PMD division at San Bernardino county wanted to select a modern software that handled the entire capital project lifecycle over the cloud, and yet met our budget, and demand for a quick implementation cycle. After a thorough vetting process, we selected Aurigo Essentials as they checked all the boxes. We are looking forward to a strong technology partnership with Aurigo,” said Joel Garnica, Supervising Project Manager, San Bernardino County.
“Aurigo is excited to partner with the San Bernardino County and help the Real Estate Services Department to meet its capital project management needs with Aurigo Essentials. We see our entry into the small and medium government market place with Aurigo Essentials as a major game changer, that will help small and medium government agencies plan and deliver their capital projects using best in class cloud software at a very affordable price,” said Balaji Sreenivasan, CEO of Aurigo Software Technologies Inc.
About Aurigo
Aurigo Software is America’s leading provider of modern cloud software to help infrastructure owners plan, build, maintain and operate their multi-billion-dollar capital investments safely and efficiently.
Aurigo Masterworks Cloud is a comprehensive suite of enterprise software products that automates the entire lifecycle of capital programs, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, bid & estimation, project management, contract administration, scheduling, right of way, permitting, materials testing, field inspection, civil rights, and document control. The system has powerful reporting and dashboard capabilities, a native mobile application and is investing extensively to harness Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies. Aurigo helps over 200 customers plan and deliver over $300 Billion of capital programs safely and efficiently. Aurigo is a privately held US corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas, with wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada and India.
Aurigo Essentials Cloud is an all-in-one construction project management software solution, built on the same powerful Aurigo Masterworks platform. Aurigo Essentials is catered to needs of Small and Medium Government agencies, to help them automate their capital planning and construction lifecycle processes at a very affordable price.
Visit www.aurigo.com/essentials for more information.
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NEH Training Programmes at Manipur
In collaboration with the National Association of Fishermen (NAF), Manipur State Unit, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Cochin conducted two training programmes from 29 May to 01 June, 2014. The first training programme was conducted at Thanga fishing village, Bishnupur district during 29–30 May, 2014 in the subjects of Responsible fishing and production of value added products. Shri H. Kangjamba Singh, President, NAF, Manipur State unit welcomed the gathering. Dr. S. Balasubramaniam, HOD, EIS Division, CIFT, Cochin explained about the technology transfer programmes of CIFT and specifically about the importance of responsible fishing techniques for protection of fishery resources in the Loktak lake, so as to ensure sustainable fishing. The unemployed fisherwomen members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ NGO were motivated to start a fish processing unit for the production of value added fishery products such as fish pickles, fish cutlets, fish balls and salted dry fish products. Shri Umananda Singh, Fishery Officer (Extension), Directorate of Fisheries, Imphal was the Chief Guest. About 40 fisherfolk participated in the training programme. The responsible fishing techniques and the fabrication of improved gillnets were explained by Dr. M.S. Kumar, Chief Technical Officer, Vishakhapatinam Research Centre of CIFT. The second training programme on Production of value added fishery products was conducted by Kum. Jesmi Debbarma, Scientist and Shri B.K. Panda, Technical Officer, VisakhapatnamCentre of CIFTat the Community Hall of Tokpaching and SarikKonjin Fishing village, Thoubal District during 31 May - 1 June, 2014. Shri H. KangjambaSingh, President, NAF, Manipur State Unit, Dr. S. Balasubramaniam, HOD, EIS Division, CIFT, Cochin and Shri Umananda Singh, Fishery Officer (Extension), Directorate of Fisheries, Imphal addressed the audience. About 40 fisherfolk participated in the training programme. Input materials were also distributed on the occasion.
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20th Anniversary Boogie Nights Cemetery Screening!
For those in the Los Angeles area, Cinespia will be holding an outdoor 20th anniversary screening for Boogie Nights Saturday, May 20th at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. In their words:
P.T. Anderson’s tour-de-force about the porn industry in 1970s Los Angeles swept across screens and launched the career of one of our most brilliant filmmakers. Mark Wahlberg stars as the well endowed but naive dishwasher who became one of the biz’s greatest heroes. Discovered by a powerful producer, his fame grows as does his attachment to his new film family.
Pulsing disco, thrusting camera moves and a dream cast adorn this sparkling story that reveals the darkness at the edges of the glamor and dazzle of our most glittering era. Also stars Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, John C Reilly, Heather Graham and Don Cheadle.
The gates will open at 6:45 and the film will start at 8:30.
Tickets are $16 dollars and are available here.
Address: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Transit: Metro Red Line Hollywood/Vine station
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New PTA Haim Video "Right Now!"
A new "slow rolling" live video from Haim has been released, shot by Paul Thomas Anderson. Pitchfork released a review of the track and had this to say:
“Right Now,” the first track from Haim’s upcoming album, Something to Tell You, is strictly for the heads. A live studio recording filmed in slow-rolling precision by Paul Thomas Anderson, the song is hardcore Haim, with its bashing drums, punk feedback, and pleading vocals. They sound tough as hell. “Gave you my love, you gave me nothing/Said what I gave wasn’t enough,” Danielle Haim spits out with ample venom. It builds from there, piece by piece, until her jerk of a lover wants her to come back, “right now.”
No way, dude! This is what Haim does best, create a small universe in a song, then soundtrack it with ample fire. Admittedly, it’s not a perfect take—Danielle sometimes sounds rushed, sometimes the levels are wonky—but that’s not really the point. It’s Haim at their most skeletal, giving you a taste, and this raw sound delivers their signature heebie-jeebies just fine!
Check out the video below and let us know what you thought!
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The Nationals are Boring
February 28, 2013 / David Huzzard
All winter long fans of the Washington Nationals set huddled in their hovels waiting for news for Spring Training to shake off the chill, but when spring arrived the news was slow. It was no sudden realization that the National roster was mostly set. That was known in January, but to see it play out was the surprise. The games that the Nationals have played have been filled with little to no news or notes. Nothing of interest has happened, but that is not a bad thing. Look at the Yankees camp where they are full of interesting stories as to whether or not Derek Jeter will be ready by Opening Day, and how do they replace Curtis Granderson. The Nats have no interesting stories. It isn't even March and Spring Training already feels like it has last too long.
No Nats fan is going to long for the days of Brian Bruney fighting for a closer's role or the 2007 collection of has-beens and never-weres fighting for five out of five spots in the starting rotation. Nobody misses that, but something of news or note would be interesting. Instead what we get are stories of how tightly nit the Washington Nationals are, how much team chemistry they have, and intimate details about what the pitchers are working on. Some of this is more interesting than the other, but none of it is all that entertaining. Less entertainment and drama now only means more later on.
The Nationals right now are a boring Spring Training team because they have no major players injured that they are struggling to replace. The Nationals do not have five or six open spots on the roster with players fighting tooth and nail to grab them. Instead what the Nationals have is a bunch of major league players working to get their bodies in shape for the regular season, and making a story out of that is difficult.
There is some slow news about who the Nationals view as their biggest rival, the Braves or the Phillies. It makes sense that the Nats players would pick the Phillies. It is mostly the same roster and names that beat up on the Nationals from 2007-2011. They still have Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay, and Carlos Ruiz. They have a lot of names and if all those players are healthy they should be a good team, but that doesn't make them better than the Braves. Kris Medlen and Andrelton Simmons were good for part of the year last year and the Nationals players have never seen Julio Teheran perform well, but those three players are going to be the most important to the Braves chances to catch the Nationals. It is youth and players that are unknown to the established major leaguers on the Nationals roster. Zimmerman is right to say the moves for the Uptons were lateral moves, but if the Braves improve it won't be because of those players. It will be because of Medlen, Simmons, and Teheran.
That was the longest paragraph I wrote. It is somewhat exciting and entertaining to wonder if the Braves or Phillies can chase down the Nats and who is the biggest threat, but the lion doesn't worry about the feelings of the water buffalo. The more boring Spring Training is for the Nationals the better the regular season will be. Teams have position battles because they don't have a player they are confident in to play the position. Teams have drama scrambling to find players to replace and injured star because that injury can upset all their plans. The less exciting and entertaining the Nationals are now the better they will be during the regular season.
Spring Training for the Nationals isn't about finding the 25 guys they will take north. They know who those will be, and Spring Training results aren't going to do much if anything to alter the decisions Mike Rizzo has probably already reached. Unless the result of a Spring Training game is a pulled hamstring or oblique then it doesn't matter. There are more missives on social media informing people not to take Spring Training results seriously than their are people taking the results seriously. The fans of the Washington Nationals know what this is, and as long as a line-up of Span, Werth, Harper, Zimmerman, LaRoche, Desmond, Espinosa, Ramzuki, and Strasburg takes the field on Opening Day then it is going to be a good season.
Citizens of Natstown Podcast Episode 43: The Return of Games
Ross Detwiler and First Pitch Strikes
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Sweetie Darling, ‘AbFab’ Is Back—But Is The Big Screen Too Big For It?
Edina and Patsy are back to their boozing, misbehaving best in ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.’
Tim Teeman
Senior Editor and Writer
If you miss, oh-so-very-much, the brilliance of the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, Season 1 (1992), then the just-released movie—starring Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Joanna Lumley as Patsy—will warm many cockles.
The film, best watched with hollering and whooping fellow fans who are as delighted as you to see old friends and reprobates reunited, harks back to the jokes and tropes of that first season—Edina’s fretting about her weight and mortality as filtered through wacky diets and hideous outfits; Patsy’s sheer outrageousness—her quaffing Chanel No. 5 when there is no booze available, or vainly licking the exterior of a champagne bottle, desolate there is none of the fizzy stuff left inside.
At the screening I attended, there was cheering to the credits, and mini-whoops when each returning character appeared—from poor sensible daughter Saffy (Julia Sawalha), to Edina’s mother (June Whitfield), and Edina’s dippy assistant Bubble (Jane Horrocks).
When cameos—there are so many, from Kate Moss to Joan Collins—appear, there were more shrieks.
And depending on how much joy you possess to greet these old friends will govern how much you enjoy a film in which, even the most unalloyed fan of the show would have to accept, the plot is stretched almost fatally too thin.
The vacuity-embracing worlds of fashion and PR, so mercilessly skewered in the TV show, are presented ripe again here for satire. Over the years that satire has become pock-marked by celebration too, which would explain all the models and fashion figures who feature in the movie too.
Jerry Hall, now Mrs. Rupert Murdoch, sends herself up magnificently, relating how much she loves Chanel—in order, presumably, to purloin more Chanel—to a journalist chewing his knuckles with boredom on the red carpet.
As well as Stella McCartney—horrified by Eddie wearing a dress of hers—and models, whom Edina imagines fêteing her as cool—prime among the fashion luminaries here is Kate Moss, whom Edina accidentally shoves into the River Thames, while trying to court her as a client. The fallout of this is a 24-hour news event, as the supermodel is suspected of drowning and journalists the world over lose their minds over it.
Of course, Eddie—clueless about Twitter and hemorrhaging clients and status—and Patsy take off to the South of France, and what they hope is freedom.
The best thing about the film are the harkings-back to that golden first season: the return of the nurse (Llewella Gideon), who, with pursed lips, is always ready to tell Eddie how fat she is; Eddie’s nemesis Claudia Bing (Celia Imrie), slithering around and very keen to frame Eddie for murder. Patsy and Edina are a drunken disaster area themselves: in an extended scene in which they abuse as many substances as possible, they come up with the bright idea to float Bubble in the Thames to find Kate Moss, and think they have killed her too.
The humor, necessarily for the big screen, is broader with the movie. There’s a car chase scene, with Eddie and Patsy trying to evade capture in a tiny trader’s van. The “devastation” of the fashion world over Kate Moss’s death is neatly conveyed by people complaining over sore toes. Saffy and her daughter Lola (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) are swept up in the madness. Booze is royally consumed. Insane clothes are proudly worn.
Saffy—the moral core of the film—finds herself at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, one of London’s oldest queer venues, singing to a room of drag queens for information of her mother’s whereabouts. Her scenes oddly don’t work as funny or not-funny. She’s also in love with a policeman (Robert Webb, playing it straight).
Always on trend, AbFab: The Movie also chews over transgender matters, in the rough-housing way it always has (fans will remember Patsy’s little operation from many years ago; and now Marshall, Eddie’s first husband, is transitioning). Patsy, as a man, finds love, in another gender-blurring moment with Lubliana (Marcia Warren), the richest woman in the world whose snail-slow journeys in a funicular are one of the film’s visual joys.
Lola is merely swept up in her grandmother’s crazy run from justice, but—and this is a general fault with the film—has nothing much to do or say. She is neither funny or serious, knowing or impressionable. She just sort of crops up in scenes.
The best parts of the movie are Eddie and Patsy being Eddie and Patsy, and just being mean or absurd, or chunnering on about life and their universe. The high-volume, frenzied padding around that left even the most devoted in our audience a little quiet. But a piercing zinger was always round the corner to make us cackle.
The demands of the big screen, the need to expand the scope and tone of a TV show, is to the show’s detriment. Edina and Patsy are big enough to not be super-sized by cinema, and no matter how fun and impressive cameos there are, it can’t quite offset the feeling that AbFab: The Movie, is, like its two heroines near the end, gasping for air.
But its mess, its fun, its outrageousness, proves ultimately winning enough. Jon Hamm gives a pained and muted turn as himself, still furious that Patsy took his virginity as a young man. Edina opens her heart, and confesses her love for Saffy, at the perfect moment; and is perfectly furious when she discovers she didn’t have to show genuine emotion after all.
For fans, the movie retreads other classic moments by, well repeating them—Patsy condemning Saffy as a “bitch troll,” for example—and, along with the feeling of déjà vu, the viewer is left feeling it may have been better the first time around.
It’s intriguing that in the movie, the warmth of Patsy and Edina’s friendship is emphasized, whereas the TV series configured the women’s friendship more trickily, with currents of hideous co-dependency and game-playing.
The satire of fashion and PR isn’t as sharp either—and this just because it is 24 years since AbFab made this satire original. AbFab ushered in a jokey knowingness of the excesses and chicanery of these worlds; other shows and movies followed and emulated it. So, the same joke tropes do not have the same bite.
But this fan, and all the fans around him, still loved spending time with Eddie and Patsy. Nobody does ridiculous pratfalls like them. Nobody drinks like them. Nobody abuses illegal substances like them. Nobody is better comically interrogating frailty, frustrated ambition, fat, mortality, love, and… well how to live well on the Riviera when you’re on the run for a supermodel’s alleged murder. It’s a shame things are resolved jolly abruptly, and a little too neatly.
But, as Edina tells Lola, this charabanc of boozing and misadventures is “living”—and, as such, should be relished. In that spirit, long may the ladies misbehave, wheels ragingly on fire.
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Celestial North
An irregular collection of thoughts, mostly about astronomy
Media & Public Appearances
Pythagorean Astronomy
Below are details of the books I’ve published. They’re available from both bookshops and online retailers
Cosmos: The Infographic Book of Space
by Stuart Lowe and Chris North
published by Aurum Press (22 October 2015)
Life. The Universe. Everything. The human race has always revealed an insatiable hunger to search “to infinity and beyond”. In this truly mind-blowing book, partners in science Stuart Lowe and Chris North use cutting edge infographics to illuminate – in a new and unique way – the most amazing places and objects that modern science has laid bare. Featuring innovative, inspirational and original designs by leading authors in their field, COSMOS: THE INFOGRAPHIC BOOK OF SPACE delves into a truly international subject and will appeal to stargazers and space enthusiasts of all ages.
The Sky at Night: How to Read the Solar System
by Chris North and Paul Abel
published by BBC Books (October 2013)
We’ve all learned the basics at school but how much can you remember? Expert astronomers and co-presenters of The Sky at Night Chris North and Paul Abel take a fascinating guided tour of our Solar System and explain its wonders. They look at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbours – the Sun, the planets and their moons – the occasional visitors to our planet – asteroids, meteors and comets – as well as distant stars and what might be beyond our Solar System – Earth Mark II? Chris and Paul recount the history of how everything came about and the myths that once shaped astronomy. They explain the latest science and discoveries, and reveal how any amateur astronomer can view and interpret the Solar System.
The Sky at Night: Answers to Questions from Across the Universe
by Patrick Moore and Chris North
published by BBC Books (April 2012)
Celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Sky at Night, this book collects and answers questions sent in by viewers. With sections on the solar system, the bizarre and unexplained, space missions, and more, this is an exciting journey into space for the novice astronomer and the lifelong stargazer alike. Discover how scientists work out the gravity of planets, what the ‘Great Attractor’ is and the basic principles of space navigation. Learn how to start observing the sky, what event inspired Patrick Moore to take up astronomy, and just how many of his cats are named after celestial bodies.
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chrisnorth
I am an Ogden Science Lecturer and STFC Public Engagement Fellow at Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Education policy maven Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute think tank offers straight talk on matters of policy, politics, research, and reform. Follow Rick on Twitter, and also follow AEI's Education Program.
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The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings
By Rick Hess on January 4, 2012 7:46 AM
Today, RHSU unveils the 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings. The metrics, as explained yesterday, are designed to recognize those university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling. The rankings offer a useful, if imperfect, gauge of the public impact edu-scholars had in 2011, factoring in both long-term and shorter-term contributions. The rubric reflects both a scholar's body of academic work--encompassing books, articles, and the degree to which these are cited--and their 2011 footprint on the public discourse. The following table reports the 2012 rankings.
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Rankings were restricted to university-based researchers and excluded think tankers (e.g. Checker Finn or Russ Whitehurst) whose job is more focused on influencing the public discourse. After all, the intent is to nudge what is rewarded and recognized at universities. (The term "university-based" provides a bit of useful flexibility. For instance, Tom Kane currently hangs his hat at Gates, and Tony Bryk his at Carnegie. However, both are established academics who retain a university affiliation and campus digs. So they're included.)
The scores reflect, in roughly equal parts, three things: articles and academic scholarship, book authorship and current book success, and presence in new and old media. (See yesterday's post for the specifics.) The point of measuring quotes and blog presence is not to tally sound bites but to harness a "wisdom of crowds" sense of a scholar's footprint on the public debate--whether that's due to their current scholarship, commentary, larger body of work, media presence, or whatnot. We worked hard to be careful and consistent, but there were inevitable challenges in determining search parameters, dealing with common names or quirky diminutives, and so forth. Bottom line: this is a serious but inevitably imperfect attempt to nudge universities, foundations, and professional associations to consider the merits of doing more to cultivate, encourage, and recognize contributions to the public debate.
The top scorers? All are familiar edu-names, with long careers featuring influential scholarship, track records of comment on public developments, and outsized public and professional roles. In order, the top five were Linda Darling-Hammond, Diane Ravitch, Eric Hanushek, Larry Cuban, and Richard Arum. Darling-Hammond and Ravitch lapped the field, cracking 200 points on a scale where only a handful of scholars topped 100. Rounding out the top ten were Terry Moe, Paul Peterson, Pedro Noguera, Daniel Koretz, and David Cohen. Notable, if not too surprising, is that the top ten are all veteran, accomplished scholars. This reflects the nature of the scoring, which heavily weights the influence of a scholar's body of work and not simply whether a scholar collected a bunch of press clippings or blog mentions in 2011.
Stanford University fared very well, claiming three of the top five scholars (and six of the top fifteen). Harvard University claimed four of the top fifteen, and NYU claimed another three.
By category: Darling-Hammond posted the top Google Scholar score, at 83; Cuban topped the books category at 37.5; Ravitch topped the Amazon rankings with a 19.7; she also posted the high score in the education press category, at 41.5; twelve scholars topped the blog mentions by maxing out at 50 points (although, without the cap, Hanushek would have taken the prize quite handily); and Arum topped the general press mentions with a 26.8.
A number of top scorers, like Ravitch, have books of recent vintage. For instance, among the top ten, just in the past two years, Moe published Special Interest, his unflinching critique of teacher unions; Darling-Hammond published The Flat World and Education; Peterson published Saving Schools; Cohen published Teaching and Its Predicaments; and Noguera published Creating the Opportunity to Learn. And Arum doubtless benefited from the continuing outsized impact of his oft-cited Academically Adrift.
As with any such ranking, this exercise ought to be interpreted with appropriate caveats and caution. That said, it's revealing that a number of sober, less-controversial scholars--like Arum, Cohen, Dan Koretz, and Bob Pianta--dotted the top twenty. Meanwhile, less senior scholars who punched above their weight included Roland Fryer, Sara Goldrick-Rab, and Patrick McGuinn.
Given that professional norms vary (note that few economists crack the top twenty), it's interesting to eyeball the results discipline by discipline (admittedly, there's a bit of fuzziness when it comes to pigeonholing some scholars). The top-ranked economists were Hanushek, Hoxby, Roland Fryer, Hank Levin, and Tom Kane. The top-ranked political scientists were Moe, Peterson, Richard Elmore, Mike Kirst, and Bruce Fuller. The top-scoring sociologists were Arum, Noguera, Gary Orfield, Adam Gamoran, and Tony Bryk. Top scorers in the area of teacher education and curriculum and instruction were Darling-Hammond, Gloria Ladson-Billings, David Berliner, Ken Zeichner, and Carol Tomlinson.
The emphasis accorded to an established body of work advantages senior scholars at the expense of junior academics. And, given that the ratings are a snapshot of 2011, the results obviously favor scholars who recently penned a successful book or big-impact study this year. But both of these also accurately reflect how thinkers can disproportionately impact public discussion--so I'm disinclined to see problems in such a "bias."
There's also the challenge posed by bloggers like Jay Greene, Goldrick-Rab, Bruce Baker, and Sherman Dorn, whose own blogging or think tank critiques mean that they are publishing with great frequency. The key: the aim was not to measure how much a scholar writes, but how much resonance their work has. Flagging blog entries and newspaper mentions in which a scholar is identified by university affiliation here serves a dual purpose: avoiding confusion caused by common names while also ensuring that scores aren't unduly padded by a scholar's own blogging (since those posts generally don't include an affiliation). If bloggers are provoking discussion, the figures will reflect that. If a scholar is mentioned sans affiliation, that mention is omitted here; but that's true across-the-board. If anything, that probably tamps down the scores of well-known scholars for whom university affiliation may seem unnecessary. C'est la vie.
If readers want to argue the relevance, construction, reliability, or validity of the metrics, I'll be happy as a clam. I'm not sure that I've got the measures right, that categories have been normed in the smartest ways, or even how much these results can or should tell us. That said, I think the same can be said about U.S. News college rankings, NFL quarterback ratings, or international scorecards of human rights. For all their imperfections, I think such efforts convey real information--and help to spark useful discussion. That's what I've sought to do here.
I'd welcome suggestions regarding possible improvements--whether that entails adding or subtracting metrics, devising smarter approaches to norming, or what have you. I'd welcome critiques, concerns, questions, and suggestions. Take a look, and have at it.
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The opinions expressed in Rick Hess Straight Up are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
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Politics Politics Politics
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Politics Politics Politics (also known as Politics^3), is a weekly podcast hosted by Justin Robert Young. The one-man show focuses on politics silly.
1 Show Format
2 JuRY Talks
3 Where to Watch the Show
Show Format
The show discusses the week's news in the realm of politics. Occasionally Justin will be joined by an in-studio guest. There are usually two or three main topics per show, usually lasting between 30 minutes to an hour.
JuRY Talks
The origin of the Politics Politics Politics podcast comes from the JuRY podcast where Justin would talk about politics frequently on the show, so much so, that he had an episode dedicated to filling his 2012 ballot out. On October 1, 2015 Justin officially separated the politics segment of the JuRY podcast into it's own podcast.
Where to Watch the Show
Politics Politics Politics is broadcast live on Diamondclub.tv. Justin will tweet out that he is going live about 10-20 minutes before hand, so make sure to follow him on Twitter.
If you missed the live broadcast, you can always subscribe on iTunes.
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Our Fan Movement members have been pitching their teams to gain support from neutral fans in the #WorldCup. Would you support a debut-maker Or one of the most experienced #WeLiveFootball
️️️️ "I’m telling you nothing new when I say this is a very difficult group. Équipe de France de Football have one of the best players in the world at the moment in Kylian Mbappé." ️We spoke with new Caltex Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk. English https://fifa.to/e/UkECvQdmZM
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HMS Bulwark
a photo feature by David J. Salvin of a Orange Hobby kit
The latest in a long line of interesting and unusual commissions for my favorite patron is the HMS Bulwark. The kit was originally Orange Hobby’s HMS Hermes in 1/700. As usual, the Orange Hobby kit was OUTSTANDING. Molding and finish on the resin was very good. A bit of flashing and over pour on the secondary parts frets, but little to none on the hull itself. The deck is molded on the hull as one piece thereby reducing seams to fill and allowing for a great finish.
As good as the hull and molding are, the kit really begins to shine in the photo etch department. Three full frets cover EVERYTHING top to bottom with railings already notched for perfect fit bending. In fact the level of detail in the photo etch is ALMOST too much. I had to draw the line at the windshield wipers they attempted to do for the bridge windows. While they were almost invisible to the naked eye, once attached to the window, they were clearly out of scale – so I omitted them. Other than that, the PE is OUTSTANDING and while extremely small, virtually requiring magnified working glasses, allows for a very good result. Clearly not a kit for beginners to the PE world, but well worth the endeavor for those with the patience to stick it out.
Model Shipwrights would like to than David Salvin for providing photos of his HMS Bulwark
About David J. Salvin (djandj)
FROM: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
I began building models at the age of 8. Stopped for college and law school and came back to the hobby after an 18 year intermission. Having built most everything from space ships to full-rigged sailing ships, I have returned to my first love - 1/700 military shipping. Modeling is just one of m...
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Curating Time-Based Media
Program Dates: October 6–15, 2013
Fall 2013 Curatorial Intensive in New York
Application deadline: PASSED
This October in New York, Independent Curators International (ICI) produces the Curatorial Intensive: Curating Time-Based Media, a ten-day professional development program that offers curators the opportunity to discuss, among colleagues, the concepts, logistics, and challenges of organizing exhibitions featuring durational art, installations, performance, dance, video, film, and sound art. Topics under discussion include new formats for durational projects, collecting and conservation, remaking historical work, and commissioning new pieces. Central to all sessions will be conversations discerning audience and publics, working with artists, and the consideration of time and space in relation to programming.
Recognizing there are few opportunities for professionals to receive practical training and guidance while also working, the Curatorial Intensive is targeted toward self-motivated individuals—working independently or in institutions—who would benefit from a week of intensive conversations around issues and questions that arise for curators. Topics range from the pragmatics of developing a program and building working relationships with artists to the theoretical aspects of understanding how to turn a concept into a project and effectively communicate ideas.
Seminars, site visits, individual meetings, and roundtable discussions will be led by a group of international professionals that includes Philip Bither (McGuire Senior Curator of Performing Arts, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis), María del Carmen Carrión (Associate Director of Public Programs & Research, ICI, New York), Michael Connor (Editor & Curator, Rhizome, New York), Bradford Nordeen (Director, Dirty Looks, New York), Gridthiya Gaweewong (Artistic Director, Jim Thompson Art House, Bangkok), Chrissie Iles (Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York), Ana Janevski (Associate Curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art, MoMA, New York), Corey McCorkle (artist, New York), Renaud Proch (Executive Director, ICI), and Stephen Vitiello (artist, Richmond, VA).
12–14 applicants working internationally will be selected to participate in the Curatorial Intensive. The applicant must have 3+ years of curatorial experience. Send a PDF application to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). All applications must include:
- a 500-word description of a program idea that the applicant would like help in developing. This description should outline the proposal concept and any artists that the applicant is considering.
- a current 250-word bio
- a 500-word letter of intent
- a 300-word text that describes a recent curatorial project that has made an impact on the applicant
- a 600-word scholarship request (optional––see information below)
The program fee is 1,900 USD. Participants are also responsible for covering travel and accommodation expenses. Scholarship packages that subsidize or eliminate the program fees, accommodation, and travel expenses are available and awarded based on merit.
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship you must address the following questions in a short essay (less than 600 words): 1. What are your future educational and career goals? 2. How specifically would the Curatorial Intensive help you to achieve those future educational and career goals? 3. Because this scholarship is partially awarded on need-based criteria, please explain the specific nature of your past or current financial challenges.
Brazilian curators under the age of 35, living and working in Brazil, can apply for a scholarship that covers the program fee. Scholarships for curators from Turkey will be supported by SAHA. Applicants for the SAHA Curatorial Intensive Scholarship for candidates of Turkish origin must send an additional letter of reference to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by the application deadline.
For more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
About the Curatorial Intensive
The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers a group of curators the chance to develop project ideas and make connections with professionals in the field. It also provides the invaluable opportunity for peer-group education, forging new networks internationally. The Curatorial Intensive takes place twice annually in New York, and in other locations in conjunction with institutional partners worldwide.
The Curatorial Intensive is made possible in part by grants from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Dedalus Foundation, and the Hartfield Foundation; and by generous contributions from Toby Devan Lewis, the ICI Board of Trustees, the ICI Gerrit Lansing Education Fund, and the supporters of ICI’s Access Fund. The fall program is also supported by the Asian Cultural Council.
faculty & advisors
Philip Bither, María del Carmen Carrión, Michael Connor, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Chrissie Iles, Ana Janevski, Corey McCorkle, Bradford Nordeen, Renaud Proch, Stephen Vitiello
Caroline Ferreira, Holly Harrison, Arnau Horta, Euridice Kala, Tasja Langenbach, Beth Malone, Erik Martinson, Elizabeth Matheson, Melissa Pellico, Matthew Perkins, Christine Ramsay, Thaís Rivitti, Linsey Young
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Transit Driver Test Unreasonable
Home > Senior Driving Issues > Transit Driver Test Unreasonable
The cognitive testing of all city transit drivers to see if they are competent to drive following two bus-related pedestrian deaths in late 2016 has been deemed “unreasonable” and “intrusive” and an invasion of privacy by an arbitration panel.
In a majority decision, the panel decided that the unilateral imposition of such testing was “unenforceable” and that there is “no evidence whatsoever to suggest any accident or incident was caused by cognitive impairment, nor is there any reasonable cause for the implementation of unilateral cognitive assessment testing.”
The issue dates back to a Dec. 14, 2016 letter from the province to the city which expressed concerns over a lack of policy when it came to evaluating the driving skills of its transit drivers in the wake of pedestrian fatalities involving city buses on Oct. 24, 2016 and Nov. 26, 2016.
In order to “respond quickly and appropriately,” city staff turned to DriveABLE, a contractor it engages to evaluate new hires and which offered a cognitive testing program.
Under the new policy, drivers were compelled to undertake a two-part evaluation.
Firstly, drivers would undertake an on-road skill assessment during a one-on-one ride-along session. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 569, which represents ETS drivers, did not object to this aspect of the policy in its grievance.
The second part the union did take issue with was the new computer-based component that tests reaction and control, focus and attention, spatial judgment and decision making, span of attention field, memory and control, and the identification of hazardous driving situations.
The testing by DriveABLE was later altered to allow drivers to either take the test or see their own family doctor for a medical assessment. If the driver failed the test they were taken off the road and put on paid leave until they cleared medical protocols.
It implemented the testing in February 2017 and, out of 1,535 drivers, just four were flagged for followup after testing.
Of those, one suffered from “mild attention deficits and concentration issues” triggered by test anxiety. Another driver was found to be suffering a “mild cognitive impairment.”
Just one employee was found to have significant cognitive difficulties which were “already on their family’s and physician’s radar screen as possibly suffering from a cognitive disorder.”
The decision said that one employee was suffering “from a decline satisfying criteria for dementia as well as Parkinson’s.”
The union argued the city had “no legal or factual basis for imposing cognitive testing on all ETS drivers and no legal or factual basis for imposing subsequent medical assessments” on operators flagged by the test.
They also argued that the city “did not have a basis to impose such testing” as no accident had ever been linked to impairment of cognitive function and furthermore, cognitive testing they were using was not a “valid tool for detecting cognitive impairment that can lead to unsafe driving in a healthy population of drivers.”
In his decision, arbitrator Mark Asbell wrote that “to justify intrusion into the dignity and privacy of its employees, a policy must be responding to a real, not simply perceived or speculated, problem and a policy must have a measure of efficacy.”
“Privacy rights are paramount unless the employer can show its policy is responding to a real, not simply perceived or speculated, problem. Further, the employer must also show that the policy is effective in responding to an identified problem.
“We find no factual basis exists demonstrating the policy is responsive to a real problem of cognitive impairment within the ETS drivers workforce.”
The union and the city have now entered into discussions to reach a monetary settlement for those affected by the breach of privacy.
Adapted from The Edmonton Journal Oct.2,2018
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Only 15% pass DriveABLE test
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Home Interview
During the conference “Days of the Caucasian Cable TV and Media Industry - 2018” held in Tbilisi, Mediasat asked Guram Beruashvili, President of the...
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Ivan Bukreyev: “NLO TV Films Only in Ukrainian”
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Recently, Harmonic introduced EyeQ, a new content-aware video compression solution that enables pay-TV operators to deliver a superior viewing experience on HTTP-connected devices while...
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SES is a global satellite operator which has significant shares on the markets of Baltics, Nordics and CIS. Therefore, its not surprising that SES...
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Among the TV channels that showed the rating growth during the complicated period of crisis in Ukraine, there are not only the news and...
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Israel is a small but outstanding country, and history of its television is outstanding, too. TV in Israel appeared later than in the other...
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HGTV’s ‘Fixer Upper’ stars rethink contracts as clients rent out homes
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Clients of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines have figured out the way to get the most out of their newly renovated homes — they’ve turned them into vacation rentals.
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia House has begun booking reservations for 2017. The couple appears on the HGTV show “Fixer Upper.” (HGTV)
For the past couple of years, the Waco couple, who own remodeling and design business Magnolia Homes, has captured the interests of viewers everywhere with their show, in which they revitalize once-dilapidated homes. But according to the Waco Tribune-Herald, these fans now have the chance to stay several nights in one of these homes.
Related: From flat broke to HGTV’s ‘Fixer Upper’ for furniture maker Clint Harp
Nearly half a dozen of the owners who have been featured on the show have decided to capitalize on the show’s popularity and have listed their homes on property rental sites like Vacation Rentals By Owner and Airbnb.
This development has led the Gaines to consider changes for people who apply to appear on season five. Here is what Magnolia spokesman Brock Murphy said in a statement to the Waco Tribune-Herald:
“We have no problems with our clients’ interest in using sites like VRBO and Airbnb to rent out their homes. In fact, we get it. But we are going to be more strict with our contracts involving ‘Fixer Upper’ clients moving forward. We want to honor our national viewing audience. We want to do remodels for clients’ homes. That’s the true intent of our show, and we want to ensure that does not get lost in this new vacation rental trend. What started off with perfectly understandable intentions could cast a shadow of a doubt on the much bigger picture, and we are going to do our best to protect that moving forward.”
Read: ‘Fixer Upper’: Goats shot, killed on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Texas property
Read the Waco Tribune-Herald’s full story here.
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06-002: The Foundling Who Was Befriended by Wolves
The elder of two brothers was very expert at catching eagles. He would cover a hole with leaves and brush, place on top the carcass of some animal, and hide underneath until an eagle settled on the brush to eat the meat. Then he would seize the bird’s legs, draw it inside, and kill it. Once he caught a big red eagle, but not wishing to kill such a bird he let it fly away.
The younger boy now begged permission to catch eagles also. The elder refused him three times. The fourth time he consented, but warned the lad not to touch a big red eagle. So the boy concealed himself in the trap.
One of the smaller eagles soared down and began to eat the meat. The boy caught and killed it without difficulty. Another settled on the trap, then a third. Those also he killed. Then came a big red eagle. Forgetting his brother’s warning and tempted by its bright feathers, he seized its wing and tried to drag it down. The eagle, however, was too strong. It pulled him out of the trap and carried him far away. His brother looked for him that evening, saw the gaping hole in the trap, and knowing what had happened sat down and wept. He wept and wept, until he shriveled up and became a tiny baby again.
An old woman who was traveling to one side of a party happened to hear the baby cry. She picked it up, wrapped it in her blanket, gathered some of the feathers that were strewn about, and hurried on to rejoin her people.
In the party were her ten sons. As the eldest was pitching his tent that evening, she said to him, “Back yonder on the hill I found a little baby and brought it along with me. May we sleep in your tent tonight?”
“No”, he answered gruffly. “The child will disturb us too much.”
She approached the second son, the third, the fourth; each rejected her in almost the same words. Last of all, she approached the tenth and youngest. “Yes, mother, come in and bring your baby with you. He will be a little brother to me.”
So the old woman lodged with her youngest son, to whom she gave her eagle feathers. The years passed by, and her baby grew into a sturdy youth. One winter the Indians set up their tents beside a large pond and began to scour the countryside for buffalo. Not an animal could they find anywhere. Before long their supply of food ran low, yet they would not move away, for they still hoped that one or more herds would appear in their neighbourhood.
While they were idly waiting, the chief of the band tried to capture two foxes that had made their dens in the vicinity, but the animals were too cunning for him. Annoyed at the failure, he sent a crier round the camp to proclaim that the man who brought him their skins might marry one of his daughters. All the best hunters went out to try their skill but failed — the foxes outwitted every one.
One day the boy brought some sticks into his foster-grandmother’s tent and began to make a bow and arrows. She said to him, “What are you going to shoot, my grandson?”
“I am going to try for the foxes.”
“Foolish boy. If the best hunters in the camp can’t catch them, you certainly will not succeed.”
“I can at least try. It may be that I can shoot them with my arrows.”
The grandmother only laughed; she said no more.
Unnoticed by anyone in the camp, the boy slipped away the next morning and hid near one of the dens. A fox emerged and wandered away. As soon as it disappeared, he planted a circle of pointed sticks around the hole, then hid again and waited. Not long afterwards the fox returned, spied the watching lad, and darted for its hole. The sharp sticks pierced its neck and killed it. The boy killed the other fox in exactly the same manner and, concealing the furs under his coat, he started for home. As he trudged along, snow fell and obliterated his tracks so that no one discovered where he had been.
Outside his tent he stopped, glanced quickly round, and concealed his furs in a heap of firewood. Then he went inside and sat down without saying a word. His grandmother looked up and asked:
“Oh, I just went out and caught the foxes.”
She laughed again.
“Oh, but I will prove it,” he said. And going outside he plucked a few hairs from the furs and brought them in to her.
“You shouldn’t pull the hair out of our dogs,” she said. “The weather is very cold, and they need all their fur.”
Three times he brought in scraps of the fox fur, and each time she declared that he had pulled them out of the dogs. The fourth time he brought in the furs themselves.
The old woman gazed at them in amazement. At last she said, “My grandchild, you have been very lucky. But you are too young to marry one of the chief’s daughters. You had better give the furs to one of your brothers.”
The boy did not answer. In the evening she told her younger son what had happened. Loudly he voiced his praise and said to the boy:
“Don’t give the furs to anyone else. Take them to the chief yourself.”
At dawn the people discovered that the foxes were missing and informed the chief, who walked through the camp crying before every tent, “Who killed the foxes?”
No one answered him. None of the hunters could produce the furs, and no one thought of the poor orphan lad. Greatly perplexed, the chief retired to his tent again.
The sun had reached noon when the old woman, concealing the furs under her robe, stole inside the tent and sat down humbly at the right of the door.
The chief looked up and said to his family, “This old woman has never visited me before. Feed her well, and then let her tell us what she wants.”
They fed her, but instead of announcing why she had come, she quietly slipped through the door and returned home.
“I brought the furs back,” she said to the boy. “You are such a poor wretched orphan that I was ashamed to tell him.”
Before he could reply, her own son spoke up, “You did wrong, mother. You should have told the chief. Go back now and give him the furs.”
The old woman went out slowly. Presently she returned with her message again undelivered. He sent her a third time but shame still sealed her lips. Driven back for the fourth time, she sat with bowed head inside the doorway vainly trying to muster up her courage. At last she rose to steal outside again but as she stooped to pass through the door, the fox’s tail slipped down into view below her robe. With one bound the chief pulled it away from her, seized the other fox fur also, and cried, “Now — which of your sons was it that killed them?”
“It was my foster-grandson”, she murmured. “I was too ashamed to give you the furs before.”
The chief sat down in silence, and his elder daughter turned her face away in disgust. But the younger girl cried out, “If her grandson has killed the foxes, I will marry him.”
So the younger girl returned with the old woman and married the youth, while her sister remained with her father. Three days passed without incident. On the fourth, the youth said to his bride, “Tell your father to build the pound higher and to keep a sharp watch, for tomorrow I am going to drive in some buffalo”.
The girl carried his message to her father, who issued the necessary orders to his people. He was a wise old man and realized that the orphan possessed great medicine-power. Most of the hunters, however, ridiculed the youth, and the boys in the camp pelted him with clods when he started out at dawn for the hunting grounds.
All that morning the camp waited expectantly. A party that left before the orphan had returned empty-handed and reported that there was no sign of game. The sun was already low when a watchman excitedly signaled that a large herd of buffalo was approaching the pound, driven by someone he could not distinguish. It was the orphan, who, having changed himself into a wolf as soon as the camp was out of sight, had rounded up the animals and now in his proper form was herding them toward the corral. Glowing with pride, the old chief shouted to his followers, “Come and watch my son-in-law drive in the buffalo.”
As the last of the buffalo stampeded into the pound, the Indians closed the barrier, mounted the ramparts, and shot them down. Not one escaped. Then they butchered them and divided the meat and hides among all the families in the camp.
Next day the youth drove in more buffalo, and still more on the third day. At daybreak on the fourth he said to his wife, “Tell your father to strengthen the pound, because in today’s herd will come the biggest animal he has ever seen. That animal he must reserve for me to kill.”
The herd he drove in that day was even larger than the three earlier ones. He did not stay to watch the massacre, but retired to his tent, where he ordered his wife to comb and dress her hair. Then from behind his sleeping place he mysteriously produced two beautiful costumes, one for her and one for himself. Arraying themselves in these garments, they proceeded to the pound, where the hunters had killed all the buffalo except the giant animal he had specially reserved for his own arrows. He shot this last buffalo, and his wife carried the meat in a precious otter skin to his tent. There she disdained to wash the skin, but scornfully threw it away, for now she and her husband were so prosperous that even an otter skin possessed little value in their eyes.
Henceforth the camp recognized the orphan youth as its leader and promptly obeyed whatever commands he issued through the old chief, his father-in-law. Yet there was one person who hated him — his wife’s older sister, the girl who had scorned him in the days of his poverty. If her parents offered her meat from any buffalo he had driven into the pound, she flung it to the ground in contempt.
Constantly did she spy on his movements in the hope that her “medicine”, which was a mole, might be able to work him some injury.
Now the youth frequently visited a hilltop above the camp and often slept there. One day the girl discovered him asleep and sent her mole-spirit to tunnel the ground under his body. The mole did its work so well that the earth collapsed and precipitated him into a deep pit, from which he could not get out. Then day after day his sister-in-law climbed the hill and mockingly threw dirt in his face. In vain he cried for mercy and begged her to help him out, or a t least to tell his people. She merely derided his misery. Not knowing what had become of him, his people concluded that he had perished. Even his own wife gave up all hope and went into mourning for him.
Now that they had no one to drive the buffalo into their pound the Indians moved away. Then a wolf that was prowling for food round the deserted campsite discovered the youth, and howled. Soon a whole pack gathered about the pit. The mother wolf said to them:
“Whoever succeeds in extricating this man may take him for her son.”
The animals scratched vigorously, but no sooner had they loosened the earth all around than the old wolf herself caught hold of him and pulled him out. She adopted him as her son and allowed him to join the wanderings of her pack. At night, because he no longer owned a blanket, the wolves made a soft mattress for him by spreading their tails together on the ground; but within two or three days they killed a buffalo, whose hide provided him with a warm robe.
This pack of wolves roaming in the vicinity spoiled the hunting of the youth’s people, who set traps to catch them. But the youth protected his companions by breaking the traps. The old chief awakened one night and listened to their howling.
“Hark,” he said. “I seem to hear a man calling to those wolves.”
He roused the hunters, who intercepted the pack and seized the youth as he ran in front of it. The prisoner tried to bite them, but they said, “Don’t bite. You haven’t yet changed to a wolf.”
They then led him quietly home, where he settled down again with his wife and people.
Every night thereafter he lay awake in his tent, listening for the howl of his foster-mother. For several nights he could not hear it. Then one day he saw her skin drying outside a hunter’s tent for she had wandered away from the pack and had been caught in a trap. The youth sent his grandmother to ask for the skin. When she handed it to him, he grunted over it four times, at the fourth grunt it became a live wolf again. He set the animal free and it returned to the prairies. Thus he repaid his debt to his foster-mother.
He now resumed his hunting and rounded up a large herd of buffalo. As the animals trotted over the plain, he called to a young heifer, “When my arrow strikes you, leap over the rampart of the pound and flee to that tall poplar beyond the hill. Then lie down and die.”
The Indians slaughtered all the buffalo he drove into the pound except the young heifer, which leaped the rampart and fled over the hill. The youth shouted to his wife, “Come with me. We will follow it”.
“Let me go too”, cried his sister-in-law.
“Yes, you may come”, he answered.
So the two women accompanied him to the dead heifer and watched him butcher it. “There is your load,” he said to his wife. “Carry it to our tent.”
“Give me a load also”, his sister-in-law demanded.
“Yes here is a load for you too. You can use the intestine of the heifer for your pack-strap.”
The two women started back with their loads but had traveled only a very short distance when the intestine broke and the elder woman’s pack fell to the ground. While she was retying it, her sister walked on and disappeared over the top of the hill. Then the youth, who had lingered behind, began to howl like a wolf.
“Why do you howl like that?” his sister-in-law asked anxiously.
Without answering he turned his back to her and howled three times again. Suddenly a pack of wolves appeared –his foster family. They pounced on the woman and devoured her.
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Fantasy Book & Author Discussion / Who's your favorite mentor?
I am especially fond of mentor characters! Love em, can't get enough of em.
My favorites: Razar Mackam from Ender's Game, Sean Connery (forget the character's name!) from the Highlander film, and Ben Kenobi.
Fantasy Book & Author Discussion / Rehashing or Perfecting - are retellings something you love or despise?
You know the kind of story I mean - you're halfway through and get that nagging sense you've read or seen this before … somewhere … ahh! Avatar is really Dancing With Wolves which is really Fern Gully!!!!
Anyway, do you enjoy seeing new variations of old stories or do you want something (seemingly) new and fresh? I say 'seemingly' because I have low confidence there's much to be seen that hasn't been seen before in one form or another.
Writers' Corner / Archetypes - a more well-rounded discussion
I stumbled across these four discussions of classic archetypes. Beyond being insightful and interesting, I realized that it's not a matter of Jung's types way over in the cloistered area of psychology, or in Joseph Campbell's discussion of myths, or in the world of fiction; these are all facets of the same gemstone.
The Warrior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlKuE7jm0WM&list=PLNwwHxpB-dkzeeyLTJKco49tokvT25dt3&index=2
The Magician https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unDD4OUUNQ&index=3&list=PLNwwHxpB-dkzeeyLTJKco49tokvT25dt3
The Lover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unDD4OUUNQ&index=3&list=PLNwwHxpB-dkzeeyLTJKco49tokvT25dt3
The King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pOnHjRK7BU&list=PLNwwHxpB-dkzeeyLTJKco49tokvT25dt3&index=1
Writers' Corner / A Hero Character is a Convergence
Just a rambling series of thoughts that I am wrestling with as I contemplate protagonists. We'll see if I arrive at the lofty destination suggested by this post's title.
I watched an interesting analysis of the character Batman/Bruce Wayne (as envisioned by Christopher Nolan) by JustWrite, and will not replicate the analysis here except in part; the video is informative and speaks for itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfz22vYBeIg
What I will do is share my observations, building upon Batman's status as a hybrid-hero with a multifaceted pedigree of Classical (powerful but internally flawed), Tragic (self-destructing or victimized beyond whatever is deserved), Romantic (isolated, brooding, introspective & melancholic), Rebel (in conflict with society and norms of heroism for their time and setting).
What I realized is that these primary well-established types of heroes are each rooted in different primary elements of writing, which I consider to be plot, setting, character, and theme as primaries, with description, dialogue, exposition, and narration as the lesser elements. I call them lesser not because they are less important, but because they are prisms through which the primaries are communicated by the writer and experienced by the reader - so not lesser due to importance, only due to distance from the conceptual nature of the story, as opposed to the telling of the tale - where they are really all there is. The point, if I have one, is that the way these elements converge determines the kind of hero, or rather, how the audience will experience the hero.
This is important, because most poor writers I know (myself included) visualize a certain type of protagonist in a certain kind of story - but don't actually achieve that pairing, or achieving it, fail to sustain it.
For example, it occurs to me that Classical Heroes (Samson, Hercules, Achilles, etc.), are closely tied to setting more than anything else. They war with the primary elements of the setting - not a bad guy but a whole rival kingdom, misbehaving gods (metaphors for the natural world and the most dangerous aspects of humanity), etc. They usually are or become powerful and prominent enough in their world to actually be a major part of the setting. They have gods for parents with powers and relationships that literally warp the world around them. Interestingly, as mentioned in the video, they tend to be powerful enough that the things that brings them down are their internal flaws. So to deliver a Classical Hero, one should attend first to the setting to ensure the roots of the hero will fit and anchor him or her well.
Tragic heroes are tied most closely to plot; outcomes and reveals shape our perception of the hero as tragic more than anything else. Outcomes most simply include unintended negative consequences, costs to themselves and others, etc., but reveals can also contribute to the perception of the hero as tragic - the slain foe turns out to be a kinsman, for example.
Romantic Heroes seem to be the archetype most closely linked to Character; it is their outlook and personality that define them, although it must be mentioned that how they relate to the setting is also critical. A Romantic Hero in a society of other romantics would be ... nothing, just as a well-adjusted, team-player in society can be many things, but not a Romantic Hero.
Rebel / Anti-heroes seem to be a reversal of the Romantic. They seemed defined as having one foot in character with absences of Romantic notions, and the other in their relationship to their setting and the society they are in (or that the reader is in, I am not sure), which is very similar to a Romantic hero's layout. The older versions of Rebels have more involved plots than their modern, shallower versions, and accordingly, perhaps have a third foot in plot, for if they're not fighting society or at least in conflict with it, they're just unusual/atypical 'vanilla' protagonists.
Which brings me to my first theory/conclusion: mixing things to avoid all of these will result in a vanilla protagonist that will not strike chords so strongly with the audience. We know the archetypes of Edmund Dantes and Hercules the moment we see them, and when we encounter a protagonist that does not strum these chords, they do not have access to the cultural momentum the archetypes possess. This is not to say that cannot be compelling, only that they won't be viewed in heroic terms as such.
My final theory is delivering a particular type of hero is not accomplished by conceiving the hero, but by carefully shaping the convergence of plot, setting, and character elements that the archetype depends upon. More simply said, calling a character tragic and adding a negative outcome do not necessarily deliver a tragic hero. It requires more care, just as thinking of a dish with a particular flavor does not impact the flavor - it is the use of ingredients and specific cooking techniques that result in the desired flavor and texture of food.
Writers' Corner / Consequences of Taking Life
Caveat: I am referring to situations when violence is or seems justified or at least sanctioned by one's value system, as opposed to just plain old murder/cruelty.
Why do we never see characters wrestling with this? Inflicting death or even "just" great harm has a lasting impact - and I think a character who wrestles with that would be more compelling and sympathetic. Am I just not noticing it? If it really isn't out there, why not? Is it too alien and uncomfortable for most readers?
I've met people who literally do not care, and they're borderline sociopathic. I differentiate between those who suppress and manage the pain one experiences when anyone, even an enemy, is subjected to death or severe injury. It comes right along with the joy of getting someone who was trying to get you, which is more exhilarating than anything I can think of. The joy of still being alive has absolutely no moral compass, in my experience. You may have guilt or remorse on the side, maybe a lot, but they're not connected. The one passes, the other does not.
Just curious what normal people think about this.
Writers' Corner / An example of distinct style
So we've had a number of terrific discussions on several topics that all point to style, and by that, I mean the collection of writer's choices in a wide range of key areas. Our discussions have ranged from determining whether to accept feedback, which rules to follow, and others - that all should be driven, in my opinion, by what it is we're trying to do. I use the word "do" because the book should do some things to the audience, and by that I mean something more specific than the true but undecipherable "entertain". We have to have specific goals for specific bits: produce shock, cultivate empathy for our protags, reader animosity for our villains, and ... whatever other entertaining situations we can contrive.
Again, the point is that before we can determine the validity of a guideline or concept or feedback is we have to know what we're trying to do. We have to make stylistic choices, and then execute them. And we should take feedback based on the execution of those ideas.
I came across this video, one of a series that does a wonderful job of looking at filmmakers and the kinds of stylistic choices they tend to make. I think this is a useful guide - for example, with some exceptions, the work I want to produce will align more closely with Christopher Nolan's favored approaches to films. I don't juggle timelines, for an example of where we differ in our objectives. ( @Justan Henner & @Not Lu - I'd be interested if you see any similarities in style between my WIP and this video's description of Nolan's work)
Anyway, we often discuss things from an execution standpoint, and this is probably several points past the area we should be focusing on. What are we trying to do and how do we plan to do it are critical prerequisites for determining A) whether we're doing it B) how well, and C) how we should carry the story forward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQek7H9fHZs
Self Publishing Discussion / Novel Translation
Is there a need/or any interest among Indie authors to translate their novels into foreign languages? If so, how do they normally go about it?
General Discussion / Aussies! You know the ones I mean ...
I have enjoyed some success with my lead female character, who is the first female character I have written. This is important because the first books are her mentor's origin story, and she will inherit all the issues he gets going
People seem to enjoy her layered personality and careful responses to things. To create her, and to help guide me in crafting her responses to things, I recalled a description of Australian culture, something I know very little about - full disclosure. I had heard that Australians are fiercely independent, like Americans *can be*, but with the major difference being that Aussies do not presume to offer advice or tell people what they should do the way Americans (including myself, I do admit) are prone to do to excess.
My interactions with Aussies has been limited to a mission with their SAS (badass cowboys, the lot of 'em) and some of the most stunning, err, professional intelligence analysts that I've ever encountered. So I was curious, what other traits do Australians tend to exhibit? I am interested in their thoughts on themselves, and the thoughts of non-Aussies who've spent time with/among them.
Writers' Corner / A question of motivation
So I am curious about character motivations, main characters/protagonists especially. Looking around at successful works, I see a three-element formula in most.
The first is a need for someone to act, often (but not always) voiced by a mentor character.
The second is the character's stated desire or willingness to act, usually voiced. Luke says he wants to go with Ben, learn about the Force, and become a Jedi like his father. Frodo says he'll take the ring, even though he doesn't know the way. I do not recall Paul Atreides stating his intentions so succinctly, but it's obvious he has the desire to set things right.
The third is a social convention of some kind, be it Luke acquiescing to Ben's urging him to join him (listening to elders) or Paul's doing what heirs to thrones do. Frodo's an outlier here, as there's nothing obligating him to carry the ring, and I do not recall Gandalf stating his desire outright.
But beyond these points, I do not recall any solid foundations of commitment, and the more I look at the tired clichés out there, the more I see that they are most often used to attempt to build a deeper foundation. Such as "I have to [insert story goal] because I must [get princess, save world, fulfill my role as The One, etc.]."
In life, I have found that the strongest motivations are indicated by the simplest and most succinct statements. "I will run a marathon, climb Mt. Everest, be a millionaire before I'm 40, become a Green Beret", or whatever. And these people then go out and do these amazingly difficult, sometimes lengthy things.
But in fiction, there's a belief among writers that more is required. So my question is - just how much depth is needed for a character's motivation to accomplish their goal to be plausible?
Small Press & Self-Published / Self-publishers acting as Direct Suppliers to major retailers
I am curious if anyone has any experience on getting their books listed with major retailers. Is this feasible?
Anyone tried it?
Obviously, you'd be looking at a major investment to produce an inventory that can be spread across hundreds/thousands of outlets, the postage, etc.
Writers' Corner / Writer's Complaint of the Day
Once, just once, I'd like to get the "even better if" idea BEFORE I write two and half scenes that are inconsistent with it.
Writers' Corner / Beta readers sought
I'm looking for a couple people interested in reading my material in doses over the next few weeks.
Just in case you dread the responsibility of the writer relying on you finding their grammar and spelling errors, I am looking for impressions and opinions on content and execution. Any reader is welcome to dive as deep as they like, of course, but if that seems too time-consuming, that's cool, too.
The material is 95% to 100% free of errors and won't make you scream (often).
Writers' Corner / The Periphery - a MC No-man's Land?
Usually, I look for specific ideas or views, but this issue is more open-ended, and I am just curious what people think of things.
My novel has taken a creative turn. My MC has encountered a mysterious character named the Viridian, a lone fighter opposing the Powers That Be, using his anonymity to transform himself from an individual into an idea in a very Batman-like way. I always intended for my 'everyman' MC to encounter a variety of colorful and interesting (and more extreme) people in his travels, and the Viridian certainly is that. He is an intelligent and ruthless killer (bad things) with very specific goals that are good things. I departed from Batman's "violent but not too violent" approach because I wanted to open the door up all the way - weighing beating up bad guys and killing some by accident / non-intervention (I don't have to save you...) was too removed from the Viridian's intended themes.
The idea has been that though my more centrist and more-vanilla MC's 1st Person POV, I would be able to explore these other characters' more extreme views - their ruthlessness, for example, without losing empathy for my character.
I do not recall seeing this before, but there's a trope called Hero of Another Story http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroOfAnotherStory so apparently, I am overlooking things. Like any innovation, I think this idea requires caution. My intent is to explore things like "one man's patriot is another man's terrorist", and similar conflicted views of things - but I don't want to distract from my MC's story too much.
Any thoughts on this?
General Discussion / Your favorite spirits, beers, and wines
Last night I was given a bottle of Tullamore Dew, a 12-year whiskey, triple distilled. I was surprised to discover that I actually love it! It's amazingly smooth and flavorful. I've never enjoyed whiskey or scotch, until last night. Look at this old dog learning new tricks
So given the wide ranging and passionate tastes we have in fiction, I thought I'd ask: what's your weapon of choice in murdering brain cells?
Writers' Corner / Book Title Epiphany - how late is too late?
I am curious what people think about the timing of when a title becomes comprehensible to the reader.
Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns is pretty quick about it (opening scene?), and many authors take that route, but I am curious - how late is too late?
For my part, I don't care, and don't even mind if it never ties into a specific event/statement. For example, Abercrombie's "Best Served Cold" is an awesome title, but I don't think it ties into a specific moment or quote in the book. And as I recall, there's nothing cold about the revenge achieved.
Tolkien's choice of "Two Towers" has long been considered faulty, so one might get all the way to/past the end without knowing which two towers he was talking about, but no one cared. It should have been three towers, or perhaps "LoTR Two: Towers" hahah. Whyte's Skystone books take their time - maybe halfway through before the meteorite comes into play.
My book's working title (and my own on these forums) is The Gem Cutter's Son, because the MC is taught the craft by an old gem cutter who bequeaths to him all his tradecraft. So he's the GC's son figuratively speaking, not literally. People have always been mildly irritated about not knowing how the title fits the story in the first half, but I never intended for that to come out earlier than 75%.
This is not a big deal to me, as I've not spent great time/energy in my title yet, but I am curious about this timing of the revelation issue.
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Tag: A Woman’s Life
Review: A Woman’s Life
DIR: Stéphane Brizé • WRI Stéphane Brizé Florence Vignon • PRO: Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto • DOP: Antoine Héberlé • ED: Anne Klotz • MUS: Olivier Baumont • DES: Valérie Saradjian • CAST: Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau
A Woman’s Life poses an interesting question: can a film be forgiven for being dreary and plodding if it is trying to accurately depict an existence defined by these adjectives? Directed by Stephane Brize, the movie is an adaption of Guy de Maupassant’s 1883 novel Une Vie. Judith Chemla stars as Jeanne, a young and innocent woman who falls for Julien (rising star Swann Arlaud, The Anarchists). However, our protagonist’s husband is a terror. Not soon after the couple’s marriage, Julian impregnates their maid and after begging for forgiveness for his transgressions, also begins to have an affair with Judith’s best friend.
Brize makes the oppression and lack of agency for women in the 19th century palpable. The movie rarely changes location, with scenes taking place in the same areas of Jeanne’s house again and again – adding to the sense of confinement. An unchanged orchestral accompaniment returns throughout the movie, playing like a chorus of monotonous misery. Brize set the film in the 4:3 Academy Ratio (the same as Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights adaptation), with its square – as opposed to rectangular screen shape – claustrophobically boxing Jeanne into a life of marital servitude and imprisonment. After all, as Brize depicts, this is a time when a priest could come to a wife’s home and request that she not leave her husband, despite his many affairs.
However, these tricks, as evocative as they are, do not engage the viewer or work cinematically. Arnold’s Wuthering Heights aimed for a similarly downtrodden depiction of the 19th century. Yet, that film had a stark but savagely beautiful environment – one which managed to capture the oppressiveness of the period but in a way which felt filmic and memorable. In contrast, Brize’s film just looks dull, like a BBC made-for-TV Victorian novel adaptation. Also, last year’s Lady Macbeth took a similar story of female mistreatment set during the same time but played up its genre elements as a means of mustering excitement. Meanwhile as Brize’s film enters its second half and Jeanne continues to suffer, drained of every penny by her awful son Paul (Finnegan Oldfield, star of the amazing Nocturama), one longs for even a sliver of the edge that Macbeth had. Instead, viewers are treated to another hour of slog.
The performances are lacking. Brize’s previous film The Measure of a Man – a very good drama focusing on economic-recession victims attempting to reintegrate into the workplace – also used static shots and lack of music to capture a feeling of boredom, monotony and restlessness. However, that film had as its lead Vincent Lindon, an actor capable of adding a soul and a beating heart to the most sterile of cinematic environments. On the other hand, Judith Chemla’s performance as the lead in A Woman’s Life does not convey her character’s internal battle to the audience adequately. She begins the film hopeful and throughout the movie – through make-up and slightly greyed hair – becomes increasingly downtrodden. That is all there is to the character and Chemla never gets under Jeanne’s skin, such as why she continues to be a quiet doormat to all the male figures in her life.
A Woman’s Life is frustrating. It’s depressing and lifeless, but perhaps these faults are not only hard-wired into its source but are the reason for its success. That said, without the prose that made de Maupassant’s novel still readable 120 years after its release, Brize struggles to add a pulse to what is essentially a two-hour dirge. How this beat La La Land or Jackie for Best Film at Venice is beyond me.
Stephen Porzio
A Woman’s Life is released 12th January 2018
A Woman’s Life – Official Website
Film Ireland Podcast: Episode 35 – Drop Kick a Puppy
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The DPP - Connectivity Supply to Production
The most graphically the troubled relationship between production and connectivity was laid bare in our 2016 survey report Connectivity and Production.
Five years ago the greatest barrier to end to end digital production was the continued existence of videotape in the content delivery process. The DPP did a huge amount to solve that problem by defining and implementing a file delivery specification.
But now there is a new barrier to overcome: the barrier to universal connected production. And it is not a problem that can be solved by the creation of a common specification.
There is barely a DPP output that doesn’t cite the constraining effect of connectivity on the move to online, cloud-based working. Most recently, connectivity emerged in the DPP 2017 Predictions as a significant brake on the trend towards cloud that is otherwise predicted to be the most important development of the next two years.
But most graphically the troubled relationship between production and connectivity was laid bare in our 2016 survey report Connectivity and Production.
Connectivity and Production revealed:
Around half of respondents reported that they still spent less than £1,000 per year on their connectivity despite the fact that most have experienced issues with reliability, speed and integrity of service.
More than 50% of production companies had experienced corrupt, stolen, lost or inaccessible content as a result of issues with their connectivity.
The typical indie has remained with the same supplier for the last five years, and regards changing supplier as a difficult challenge.
Paradoxically, while around two thirds of respondents claimed their office-based connectivity provision met most of their needs, almost the same number believe better services would make them more efficient.
So is the problem that production companies lack the understanding and the motivation to improve their connectivity? Or is there a genuine gap in the market: do connectivity options even exist for small to medium sized companies who require periodic access to good value, high speed connectivity of a kind suited to the movement of large video files? What should a well-informed, adaptable production company do in 2017 to become well connected?
Connectivity Supply To Production
10 things to know about Connectivity
10 things to know about Cyber Security
Digital Archiving - the DPP guide
The DPP - Business Benefits of IP Production
The DPP - The Business Benefits of IMF - Part 1
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Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization Tax ID #27-0815321
Why a Foundation?
Fire Dept History
Grass fire 'knocked down' near Webb Ranch
September 6, 2013 • Firefighters from San Mateo County and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District have "knocked down" a grass fire at 2720 Alpine Road...(read more).
Firefighters knock down fire near Portola Valley
September 3, 2013 • A small carport with unoccupied living quarters above it at 230 Old Spanish Trail in Los Trancos Woods is now uninhabitable...(read more).
County has 66 firefighters at Yosemite fire
August 26, 2013 • The firefighting crews battling the huge forest fire burning into Yosemite National Park include 66 firefighters from San Mateo County...(read more).
Fire Foundation Invites Community for Chili
August 9, 2013 • The Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation will hold its 2nd Alarm Chili Cook-off and BBQ ...(read more).
Woodside Fire to Add iPads to Engines
August 7, 2013 • The Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation announced it will fund the purchase of up to 12 Apple iPads ...(read more).
Firefighters extinguish grass fire along I-280
June 30, 2013 • Firefighters extinguished a grass fire Sunday (6/30) along Interstate 280...(read more).
Next two days hot, and wildfire danger high
June 6, 2013 • The weather forecast projects a 40 percent chance of rain on Sunday, June 9, but temperatures on Friday and Saturday are expected to exceed 90 degrees...(read more).
Huddart Park fire under control, chief says
May 12, 2013 • Firefighters on the ground declared a small brush fire in a remote part of Huddart Park in Woodside under control on Friday afternoon...(read more).
Saturday: Benefit for Riley's Place in Woodside
May 10, 2013 • May and June are turning out to be big months for Riley's Place, a nonprofit that provides children in need with opportunities to interact with animals at its Woodside location...(read more).
Wood-chipper crews aim to reduce wildfire threat
May 6, 2013 • On selected Wednesdays from May through November, wood chipping crews will be visiting neighborhoods in Portola Valley, Woodside and nearby unincorporated communities...(read more).
Firefighters douse mock flames in wildfire drill in Woodside
May 3, 2013 •The only heat firefighters fought with on Friday in Woodside was from the sun, and not any brushfire....(read more).
Wildfire drill comes to Woodside
May 1, 2013 •There will be hurrying fire trucks on Woodside's roads on Friday, May 3, as well as a patrolling helicopter or two in the air as members of the Woodside Fire Protection District....(read more).
Portola Valley: Crews knock down 2-alarm fire
April 29, 2013 •Firefighters were able to knock down a two-alarm blaze in Portola Valley on Saturday night....(read more).
Portola Valley attic fire may have been electrical
February 26, 2013 • A small fire in the attic of a one-story home at 220 Mapache Drive in Portola Valley...(read more).
2012 Annual Campaign: Donate Today
November 2012 • Dear Fire District Community...(read more).
Los Trancos Woods: Fire destroys garage, two vehicles and part of house
August 27, 2012 • A two-alarm structure fire significantly damaged a home at 5 Joaquin Road in Los Trancos Woods ....(read more).
Grass Fire Impacted Caltrain Service
August 22, 2012 • A grass fire near a hardware store on Middlefield Road charred some trees ....(read more).
Arson suspected in Palo Alto preserve fire
August 10, 2012 • A fire that scorched four acres of Palo Alto's Enid W. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve on Wednesday was likely the work of an arsonist ....(read more).
Firefighters contain woodland fire in Woodside
August 7, 2012 • Firefighters from the Woodside Fire Protection District needed about 20 minutes Monday to contain a woodland fire that burned some 600 square feet of vegetation ....(read more).
Broken gas line: Ladera residents shelter in place
July 31, 2012 • Firefighters from the Woodside Fire Protection District kept things safe in the area of Siesta Court in Ladera this afternoon...(read more).
Grass fire narrowly misses East Palo Alto homes
July 18, 2012 • A 10-acre grass fire in the baylands missed igniting homes in an East Palo Alto by a matter of feet...(read more).
Wildfire danger is high this year
June 13, 2012 • The indicators are subtle: lower than average rainfall, lower than average moisture content in grasses and brush, lower than average snow accumulation in the Sierras ....(read more).
Potential for fire this summer and fall is very high, officials warn
June 8, 2012 • Noting there have been twice as many blazes in the first five months of this year as during the same period in 2011 ....(read more).
Water from helicopter key in preventing conflagration
June 4, 2012 • Three 500-gallon buckets of water from a helicopter helped douse a three-alarm house fire ....(read more).
Making do after a major community emergency
June 1, 2012 • Gone are the gruesome days of yesteryear....(read more).
Menlo Park Fire district takes up SLAC
April 30, 2012 • When Stanford University's National Accelerator Laboratory calls, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District will now come running...The new agreement includes a provision for the Woodside Fire Protection District to provide supplemental emergency services as needed....(read more).
Fighting imaginary wildfires: part of the drill
April 19, 2012 • With the Woodside Fire Protection District hosting the week-long event from April 9 through 13, fire trucks cruised Portola Road...(read more).
Firefighters plan wildfire drills in PV
March 28, 2012 • Firefighters from all over San Mateo County will converge...(read more).
Narrow roads are Woodside's Gordian knot
March 2, 2012 • The dimensions of a road can mean different things to different people...(read more).
Fire district helps residents prepare for disaster
Feb. 5, 2012 • For six evenings and a day, starting Tuesday, Feb. 7, firefighters from the Woodside Fire Protection District will lead a series of free disaster-preparedness classes...(read more).
Longtime Woodside Firefighter Dies at 65
Jan. 11, 2012 • A celebration of Warren Richards' 32-year firefighting career in the Woodside Fire Protection District...(read more).
Three garbage workers hospitalized
Jan. 3, 2012 • A load of garbage burst inside a Recology truck in Redwood City this morning, sending at least three people to the hospital...(read more).
Annual Campaign Helps Fire Department
Dec. 8, 2011 • The Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation launched its second annual campaign to supplement the budget of the Woodside Fire Protection District (WFPD)...(read more).
Santa visits Woodside district fire stations
Dec. 7, 2011 • Santa is coming to all three Woodside Fire Protection District stations — in Woodside, Portola Valley and Emerald Hills — on Wednesday, Dec. 14, just like he has for more than 20 years...(read more).
House fire damages bedroom
Dec. 6, 2011 • A woman suffered a minor burn on her hand and a deputy from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office was examined for smoke inhalation in connection with a two-alarm house fire...(read more).
Woman, sheriff's deputy injured in Woodside house fire
Dec. 2, 2011 • A two-alarm fire partially burned a Woodside home Thursday afternoon and sent a woman and a sheriff's deputy to the hospital...(read more).
Chili Cook-off raises funds for fire foundation
Nov. 3, 2011 • About 450 people attended the 1st Alarm Chil Cook-off and BBQ, a fundraiser for the Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation...(read more).
Fire destroys house in Portola Valley
Sept. 26, 2011 • A two-alarm fire completely destroyed a home at 35 Valencia Court in Portola Valley on Friday evening, Sept. 23, Chief Dan Ghiorso of the Woodside Fire Protection District said ...(read more).
Hazmat Investigation Shuts Down I-280 On-Ramp Near Portola Valley
Sept. 5, 2011 • Authorities have shut down an Interstate 280 on-ramp near Portola Valley Monday morning as a hazardous materials team examines two mysterious containers... (read more).
Chili cook-off, barbecue benefits fire district
Aug. 16, 2011 • A chili cook-off and barbecue is coming to the Runnymede Farm in Woodside on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. when firefighter/cooks from the local fire protection district will square off against their cooking counterparts from local restaurants, including Alice's Restaurant and The Village Pub... (read more).
Fire Foundation on its way
Jun. 22, 2011 • The Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation announced today that it has raised more than $85,000 toward its immediate goal of $250,000...(read more).
Dan Ghiorso named chief of Woodside fire district
Apr. 13, 2011 • Battalion Chief Dan Ghiorso will take over as fire chief of the Woodside Fire Protection District on May 1... (read more).
Woodside chief closes out 33 years of firefighting
Mar. 18, 2011 • Residential life in Woodside and Portola Valley and nearby communities is scenic if not always idyllic. It's also dangerous... (read more).
Brown liquid ID'ed as peanut oil by Woodside Fire
Mar. 4, 2011 • Oil of the peanut: Three five-gallon translucent plastic bottles of used peanut oil found on Friday, Feb. 18, near the corner of Bolivar Lane and Westridge Drive in Portola Valley caused a stir after a resident called 911... (read more).
Creek not damaged by spill, official says
Feb. 9, 2011 • A milky white substance discovered in Los Trancos Creek on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 1, did not significantly infiltrate the creek... (read more).
Thermal imaging cameras assist in extinguishing house fire
Dec. 17, 2010 • Key to the efficient response to the fire in a guest house on Mission Trail in Woodside on December 9, 2010, was the use of special cameras called thermal imaging cameras...(read more).
Fire consumes cottage in Woodside
Dec. 15, 2010 • There isn't much that's undamaged in the one-story, two-bedroom cottage at 45 Mission Trail Road in northern Woodside after a suspected arc from the electric wall heater ignited the living room drapes... (read more).
Holiday giving announcement
Dec. 6, 2010 • The Woodside Fire Protection District for many years now has been one of the biggest sources of toys for very low income families on the peninsula... (read more).
Woodside Fire Protection District solicits private donations
Dec. 1, 2010 • Taking a cue from nonprofit education foundations that support public schools, Woodside Fire Protection District officials are hoping to ease some of the district's financial strain with the support of private donations... (read more).
Fundraising Foundation announcement
Nov. 15, 2010 • The Woodside Fire Protection District has established the Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation (www.FireDistrictFoundation.org) to augment the budget of the Fire District for up-to-date equipment, facilities, fire prevention and training... (read more).
2014 Projects Funded With Your Contributions
Thursday, 15 November 2018 Support Your Community: Donate to the 2018 Annual Campaign
Tuesday, 08 November 2016 Support Public Safety in Woodside: Donate to Our Annual Campaign!
Saturday, 31 January 2015 Fire District Plans to Build New Station in Woodside
Friday, 24 October 2014 2014 Annual Campaign Announced
Thursday, 02 October 2014 A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW DONORS TO THE FOUNDATION
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Works of fiction/Waltering/Dreaming/"We need hovertanks!"
Thread: Works of fiction/Waltering/Dreaming/"We need hovertanks!"
Farel'
MBTs for us?
No its not a bad joke...
Browsing through in the past i notice it is mentioned often,and the concensus always is we dont need them.
However I have it on good information that many MBT Types are being offered to us,including
Leopard 2 A4s,British Challenger 1,M1A1,and a lot of Dutch and British stuff.
It seems the Poles got similar for free recently.
North East Cork
What would we us them for??? we`re not exactly going to attack some other country on a whip?? Although the Challenger 1 would be nice, but we really have no use for them. we could do with more apc`s and the mowag eagles plus a good replacement for the aml`s
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LordFlash
Don't forget that these could be reasonable re-engineered to carriers once the turret is removed.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth anyway.
I'd doubt Ireland would accept cos, they would have to pay for the parts and the lefties would scream "NATO bribe".
We could use warriors and the like though.
Perhaps we could use MBT's in the EURRF?
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Villa Straylight
Problem, as always, is support. Tanks would need ARVs, bridge layers, transporters and a very heavy maintenance/logistics supply train.
Presuming we got them for free, something like the Leo 2 A4/A5* would make a hell of a fire support vehicle. Deploying them abroad will always be a pain, but if we're moving equipment by sea anyhow, the extra weight of a few tanks won't really matter all that much (volume is usually more of a concern). And given the choice between a 105mm MGS/LAV III as support, and a MBT with 120mm smoothbore and three machine guns, I know what I'd prefer if it was my ass on the line.
And if the CAV are to get 105mm equipped AFVs in the near future anyway, the training areas for one could be used for the other.
Perhaps they could be used in a similar way to the manner in which the USMC has traditionally used/deployed M1A1s, with (say) 4 being deployed afloat with some of the MEU as fire support/anti armour. In other words, to provide a contingent and organic anti tank capability. So for RRF missions that require such a capability, they could simply be added to the slate.
They'd be handy for training too.
There really wouldn't be much point in getting the usual 12-14 of them though, to make the supply and servicing/training worthwhile it might make more sense to go all out and get (say) 45-50 (hell, they're for free). Would be enough for a battalion (I think?!?) if necessary, and plenty to ensure that there'd be a company's worth available for training or deployment when needed. All that we'd need then was a few ARVs.
*Aren't the Swedes considering disposing of their Strv 121 (Leo2A4) as soon as they have their full complement of Strv 122 in service?
FMolloy
King Monkey
The Hacienda
Who says these MBT's have to be stationed here?
Let assume we're getting these MBTs for free from a European power ot enhance our RRF capability. Why not leave them on the continent & deploy them from there?
A school could be established in Germany, for argument's sake, where the crews can train alongside their RRF partners. When needed, these MBTs can be shipped out with the German contingent to wherever they're going.
A small number could be held here for familiarisation & basic training.
"The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."
"A school could be established in Germany, for argument's sake"
Or Poland, for that matter
Excellent idea there, after all we would never be on operational missions on our own, why not be attached to another army.
another good idea to get as many as possible is because we can butcher excess MBT's if the money dries up for parts etc.
Come-quickly
Actually in a discussion on future cavalry and fire support vehicles one person has argued that Leopard 2A5s would be cheaper to run and operate than the kind of wheeled heavy FSV that people might normally consider more in Irelnad's natural preserve.
The issue of support vehicles is my main objection to MBTs and I feel that theres a line between being useful or token that would be crossed by relying on allies for ARVs etc.
"It is a general popular error to imagine that loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for it's welfare" Edmund Burke
paul g
Acquiring 30 Leopard2 A5 second hand would be cheaper than buying 14 centauro's brand new, they're interoperable, used by Germany, spain, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Poland (second hand), Denemark (second hand), Norway (second hand), Austria(second hand), Sweeden, Finland(second hand), no shortage of spare parts, whereas the Centuaro is only used by Italy and Spain; as for support vehicles they also could be acquired surplas. You could have regiment with a PDF and an RDF squadron with 12 MBT and let it not be forgotten the DF has experience of operating tracked vehicles with the scorpion. Its essentially the Battlecruiser vrs Battleship question, the battlecruiser had the same weapon as a battleship, but not the armoured protection, and while the idea was good in theory, a look at british losses at Jutland in 1916 or the Bismark vrs Hood shows how dangerous that can be. But than again, the chances of it actually happening are non-existant
Last edited by paul g; 29th May 2003 at 19:38.
30th May 2003, 00:46 #10
yooklid
6-40509-04014-7
Right behind you.....
I don't think the Swedes are about to give them away
The Brits and the Germans are selling them very cheep and this idea is growing in stature and I have to say Im now preswaded to the idea.
Yes, this idea is growing in stature, however, only among members of this board.
Der Wustenfuchs
Rather than tanks, we actaully need more anti-armour weapons, mines, and training.
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it." Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel
3rd June 2003, 00:50 #14
California Tanker
My tank is bigger...
Originally posted by Rommel
In fairness, the best anti-armour weapon is another tank...
If they're just giving the things away.. (I don't believe Jordan paid anything for its Challenger 1s), I don't see how it would hurt that much. Yes, there would need to be some increase in the support structure, but I wonder how much, in practice, of an increase there would need to be for such a thing compared to buying Centauros and such?
Driver, tracks, troops.... Drive and adjust!!
Goldie fish
Tim Horgan
you already know too much
A few Heavy trucks and low loaders..I recon a scania T cab 550 should be fine..nothing too dramatic anyway...that and a few more recovery vehicles..
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
There'd still be the issue of tracked APC's and weapons carriers to keep up with them, I can't see anyone wanting to use Piranha's in a Warrior's role.
No, they'ld be used as fire support vehicles, rather in the way the USMC uses the Abrams. If the defence forces were to have fighter jets, there is no reason why it shouldn't have tanks.
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The way'd I'd look at it these vehicles wouldn't be used for large scale armoured warfare. Ireland is not going to be mounting a Barbarossa style invasion of Russia any time soon.
As paul g says, they would make superior fire support vehicles on peace enforcement missions. As the Germans discovered in former Yugoslavia (in the 1990s not the 1940s!), a big dirty MBT can make people think twice about arguing with you.
With 50,000 men getting killed a week, who's going to miss a pigeon?
Guns don't kill people, bullets kill people.
I remember reading an article in RAIDS magazine, that when the French first went into Yugoslavia, their most valuable asset was their..... Leclercs.
When one consider the use the French make of light, wheeled armour, you could probably say they are the pioneers of this concept, and even with their 105mm armed AMX10s, they still appreciate the additional impact that an MBT makes in a peace enforcement role.
As Farel' says "No its not a bad joke... "
Alright so what sort of force construction would these MBTs be in?
They'd be used like the scorpions of the armoured cav squadron, which have never been deployed overseas; they are retained because they are such a valuable training tool, and potentially MBT could be utilised the same way, as training tools, with the ability to deploy in especially high risk overseas missions. Tracked vehicles are already in service meaning that some of the expertise needed to operate MBT is already in place, officers and men are trained in tank tactics, there are track mechanics. If MBT were acquired second hand, or surplus, the capital costs would be lower then brand new vehicles like the Centauro. Assuming that there would essentially be a force for training and only deployed on certain missions, then you could have a Regiment, something like the following.
1 regiment HQ with 2 Leopard 2A4
2 Squadrons with 12 Leopard 2 A4 MBT, 1 ARRV, 1 AVLB. (1 Command troop, 3 tank troops each with 3 and 1 Service troop) and support units.
This unit would be essentially a cadre/training unit, from which sub units, either an individual troop of 4 or a squadon of 14 MBT would deploy as part of a battlegroup . Basically you could have one of the squadrons as a PDF unit, rather like the Air defence regiment, using those vehicles for training, rotation etc, while the other squadron could be an RDF unit. Given that the army will potentially never have more than a battalion of mechanised infantry overseas at any time, that gives the ability to field a squadron if necessary on missions like kosovo in the early stages. As for cost, yep, fielding 30 MBTwould be expensive, but they offers immense capability in training and undertaking potentially high risk missions, and lets face it, fielding only 14 scorpions, especially as its a bit dated, is also pretty expensive(the british got rid of their 76mm gun ones years ago, belgium is planning a replacement, while the Leopard 2 will be in service till 2030,) , MBT offer more capability. Support and training areas, well tank transporters are essentisally very big trucks, and have a lonmg shelf life, 12 would be nedded, but even then, given that the tanks would operate either relatively close to the curragh or as part of a combined arms battalion sized battlegroup, then there wouldn't really be the need for add that much to the logistics element of a battlegroup, which would already have DROPS, etc. The Piranha, well the South African army used the Ratel and the Oliphant combination in Angola to great effect, the Olpihant tipping the balance for the SADF, and despite having the Rooikat in service, the SANDF are looking at acquirieng new MBT. And are the french not planning a wheeled replacement for their AMX-10P to work with the leclerc?
Training areas would be a problem, a 120mm round can travel for over 150kms if it misses its target, but this situation could be easily rectified by the use of modern technology, and there are training schools in Canada etc. for gunnery practice. However, keeping tanks in Poland or overseas defeats the pioint of getting them, since they would be such a good training tool for the entire army. Weight, yes MBT are heavy, but the centauro is over 30 tonnes.
Last edited by paul g; 5th June 2003 at 21:44.
Alright I'm fairly convinced, the role you outline is certainly similar to what I'd envisaged for the Centauro type vehicles.
but would the GOC honeslty give any of the new prescious MBTs to the RDF?
-Y
Who says any of the Tank crews would be RDF, there's plentiful other roles in the proposed unit.
Great, that decided then, we get those Leopards and Challenger I's.
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Excerpts of comments from the Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
The Alliance for Green Heat did an analysis of stakeholder positions which can be found here and also pulled out these excerpts for those who do not want to download and wade through hundreds of pages of comments, much of it repetitive.
The following excepts are what we view as key positions taken by stakeholders in the Advance response to the EPA’s request for comments on a range of issues, including:
· compliance date for the Step 2 emission limits,
· Step 2 emission limits for forced-air furnaces, hydronic heaters and wood heaters,
· Step 2 emission limits based on weighted averages versus individual burn rates,
· transitioning to cord wood certification test methods,
· compliance audit testing,
· third-party review,
· electronic reporting tool, and
· warranty requirements
We have taken key excerpts from all sides of the debate to highlight differences, The full comments can be found here. Many other comments can be found in response to the EPA’s request for comments of the Proposed Ruleto give a sell-through for boilers and furnaces. We only excerpted language for comments to the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which elicited a far wider range of responses.
Excerpts are organized by: State Agencies, Industry, Retailers, Air Agencies, Federal Office and Non-profits.
The Attorneys General of New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington and the Puget Sound Air Quality Agency
The step two compliance date is feasible and necessary to protect public health. Any delay in the implementation of the step two standards would have significant adverse public health consequences. Moreover, EPA has not provided any basis to change its previous determination that five years was an adequate amount of time for manufacturers to develop cleaner burning devices.
· The step two standards for wood boilers and forced-air furnaces are also feasible.
· Finally, the evidence shows that the 2.0 g/hr. emission limit is already too lax. In 2014, EPA proposed to set a limit of 1.3 g/hr, which the Attorneys General of New York, Maryland, and Massachusetts supported based on demonstrated cost effective design technologies that could reduce emissions.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
1. The 2015 New Source Performance Standards for wood stoves, hydronic heaters, forced air furnaces (40 CFR 60 Subparts AAA and QQQQ) should not be reopened. Any changes to the rule (see items 2–3 below) should be addressed during the first review period for these rules in 2023.
2. The Environmental Protection Agency should adopt the Integrated Duty-Cycle (IDC) Test Methods under development by Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management prior to the 2023 rule reviews.
3. The 2023 rule reviews should lead to PM emission standards based on performance data generated using the IDC Test Method.
4. EPA should ensure that third-party certification reviews are not conducted by the laboratories conducting the certification tests.
In the event that EPA weakens the 2015 NSPS rules, it is likely that several states, including New York, may consider backstop regulations to bring the NSPS provisions back into effect, potentially resulting in a patchwork set of state regulations that may increase compliance costs to manufacturers.
Western Governors Association
The emissions from wood heaters represent a critical public health and environmental issue in the West. Since the 1980s, states have implemented regulatory and voluntary strategies to address these emissions. The efficacy of such strategies depends on an effective NSPS.
The Western State Air Resources Council (WESTAR) requested that EPA extend the comment periods for the NPRM and ANPRM for an additional 45 days to provide sufficient time for state regulators to fully evaluate these proposals. WESTAR also requested that EPA hold a second public hearing in the West, as the only hearing on these proposals was held in Washington, D.C., with a minimal two-week notice. EPA summarily denied these requests, hampering the cooperative federalism that this Administration has made a priority.
Western Governors request that EPA maintain the current NSPS compliance deadlines for new residential wood heaters.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon communities depend on the NSPS and particularly the 2015 NSPS for residential wood heaters to complement our efforts to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM2.5 to protect community health and environmental quality. Since wood heaters are not manufactured in Oregon, any public health costs associated with EPNs proposed rules in the NPRM or this ANPRM are disproportionately accrued to Oregon.
Cordwood test methods
ODEQ is concerned that this language [in the ASTM 2515 cordwood test method] allows manufacturer instructions to change almost any aspect of the emissions test method, without the requirement, such as fuel species or loading, to include these changes in the test report or the owner’s manual.
This language is highly problematic and opens up the test to significant modifications that impact emissions measured during the test. The manufacturer should not be provided the discretion to determine what information is provided to owners or regulators regarding test results.
Considering the test method research described above, EPA should build upon this multiyear effort by adopt a requirement now, to take immediate effect, for the concurrent use of a tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) test method to measure real-time particulate matter (PM), using the NESCAUM Standard Operating Procedures, along with standard filter measurements for all EPA residential wood heating device NSPS certification testing, including pre-burn activities. For all testing, a complete real-time emission profile should be submitted as part of the non-confidential business information (CBI) portion of the test report.
EPA compliance audit testing
With respect to the selection of the lab to perform audit testing, one independent, third-party lab should be selected to conduct all compliance audit testing so that there is consistency across the program. The audit testing lab must not be allowed to complete certification testing for devices that it is auditing to ensure that the audit process is unbiased.
With respect to variability in the compliance audit testing program, wood stoves that certify at less than 1 gram per hour (g/hr) should be allowed a variability of ± 1 g/hr. For units that certify at more than 1 g/hr, the current variability provision is adequate.
Warranty requirements
EPA seeks comment on retention, revision or elimination of the warranty requirements included in the 2015 NSPS Rule. DEQ supports the retention of the warranty requirements for catalytic devices. For non-catalytic devices, EPA should add warranty requirements, particularly ones for key components related to controlling emissions from the device (including, among others, tubes).
Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
In summary, MassDEP opposes any delay or weakening of the existing Step 2 emission limits, which would defer needed reductions in air pollutants that adversely affect the health of Massachusetts citizens. The existing NSPS has resulted in manufacturers developing cleaner wood burning devices that are achieving real emission reductions, and it is critical that the NSPS be fully implemented according to the schedule in the 2015 rule. MassDEP supports the development of new test methods that better reflect real world operations of wood heating devices, which should be included in the next update of the NSPS in 2023.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
EPA should therefore recognize that modifying the Step 2 limits or adjusting the Step 2 compliance date for wood heaters would disadvantage manufacturers who already completed the Step 2 certification process to comply with EPA’s original deadline.
Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
Since 2009, HPBA has led efforts to move from crib wood testing to cordwood testing for all residential wood heating product categories, and we continue to support that transition.
Sell-through
HPBA believes that a two-year sell-through period is critical to the health of the hearth products industry for —wood stoves, pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.
Revising the current standards to provide a two-year sell-through period (from May 2020 to May 2022) for Step 1 stoves, roughly three-quarters of which are well under the 4.5 g/hr emission limit, would have a relatively miniscule environmental impact.
Central heaters
EPA cannot remedy the errors in the Step 2 emission limits for central heaters by extending the compliance dates for central heaters. EPA should repeal those standards altogether.
The Step 2 limit for forced-air furnaces was not based on any data.
The Step 2 emission limit for hydronic heaters is not achievable at reasonable costs.
Weighted Averages vs. Individual Burn Rates
Compliance with all emission limits should be on a weighted average basis. Manufacturers often focus on performance at more heavily weighted burn rates.
Compliance audit testing
EPA should limit audit testing to instances where there is suspected fraud in certification test results. Alternatively, EPA should add language to the regulations that prohibits audit testing for appliance categories until there has been a determination on variability for the applicable test.
ISO-Accredited Third-Party Review
EPA should rely on ISO-accredited third-party certification bodies to issue certificates of compliance rather than continue to issue every final certification application itself. This would allow EPA to focus its limited resources on performing oversight and enforcement functions.
South Pittsburg, TN
Transition from Crib Wood to Cord Wood Testing
USSC is fully supportive of working towards a cordwood test method that better represents real world use of residential wood heaters. Our company was actively involved in the ASTM standards development process for ASTM E3053
As of today, there are companies testing and certifying stoves under this cordwood alternative, however hindsight is not a rulemaking mechanism that the EPA can or should use to regulate industry. The “limit” had already been set at 2.5 g/h before a test method even existed, and thus the EPA has artificially put its thumb on the scale. The only test reports that the EPA is going to see are those manufacturers who have been lucky enough to meet the 2.5 g/h limit. That is not how standards should be set.
Feasibility of the 2020 timeline
The EPA has stated it has given 5 years to meet the Step 2 2020 requirements. Although that may be true when looking at the actual dates, we, nor our industry as a whole, have not been given those 5 years to meet these requirements. The 5 years that the EPA intended, effectively moved to 3.5 years in the eyes of the wood heater marketplace.
At USSC we analogize the 2015 rule for residential wood heaters to the feat of climbing Mt. Everest, you have to strategically take one step at a time.
It is our opinion that EPA also did not consider the reduced revenue which has occurred because of the lack of sell-through. Therefore, we have not benefited from 5 years of revenue required to fund the work necessary to meet the 2020 deadline.
Forced air furnaces
The Step 2 requirements for forced-air furnaces as stated in the 2015 NSPS should be repealed; Step 1 standards for forced-air furnaces should be revisited at a future date to determine whether more stringent standards would be appropriate. There was no justification or data on the EPA’s part to warrant the Step 2 requirements. As we have stated above, the economic feasibility in the marketplace of a Step 2 compliant forced-air furnace is impractical given today’s technology. To move from a previously unregulated product (with no voluntary program) to Step 1 where these products are approximately 75% cleaner, and then in just 3 or 4 years later (small vs large forced air furnaces) move to approximately 97% cleaner (EPA estimates) at Step 2, without any data to justify a Step 2 limit, is preposterous and unrealistic.
Hearth & Home Technologies
Test Methods – Transition to Cordwood
HHT strongly supports moving to a cord wood standard as it better aligns with the fuel type used in the real world, but manufacturers have invested millions of dollars designing, testing and certifying to Step 2 crib wood standards and will need additional selling time to recoup their investment to fund future cord wood designs.
HHT recommends using ASTM E3053 until such time there is data showing that the ASTM method doesn’t replicate real-world cord wood emissions or that a new Federal Reference Method is needed.
Step 2 Emission Limit for Wood Heaters
The wood stove and pellet stove users tend to be very different people. With respect to different emissions standards, we believe this is a secondary issue to the EPA first understanding the precision and repeatability of the different fuels before making any more changes to emissions standards.
The EPA Compliance Audit Testing
It is not appropriate for the EPA to select a lab to perform audit testing. With so much variability, it makes more sense to keep compliance audit testing with the same lab.
The only way to streamline the process would be to allow accredited third-party laboratories to do the emissions testing and grant the certificate of compliance. Having the EPA review the application and test report, which can take as long as 90 business days/16weeks to complete, is not a good use of time and resources. Instead, they should rely on their ISO-accredited third-party laboratories to issue certificates and the EPA retain oversight and enforcement with the laboratories.
Warranty Requirements for Certified Appliances
We would support eliminating the warranty requirements of the NSPS. All manufacturers already have warranty language that if the appliance is not installed and operated according to the installation/owner’s manual, the warranty will be voided. This language would be the warranty whether the EPA required it or not, it is standard warranty language for an appliance.
Lamppa Manufacturing, Inc.
Tower, MN
If our small company (Lamppa Manufacturing, Inc.) can pass the Phase 2 NSPS mandate (we were actually 40% cleaner than the Phase 2 mandate), these other manufacturers with their sizeable R&D resources should also be able to meet the mandate within the timeframe. Lamppa Manufacturing achieved the mandate solely by hard work and determination and by borrowing from our family’s retirement funds.
Lamppa Manufacturing adhered to the law and the timeline and has created a business plan based on meeting the NSPS. Our new manufacturing facility is being built at a cost of $ 1.8 million, plus the cost of additional production capital equipment . This investment would not have been undertaken if we knew the EPA was going to weaken or re-write the standard.
Blaze King
We feel strongly that had EPA taken into consideration our comments for the 2015 NSPS, EPA and state regulators would have cordwood data that is real-world.
Blaze King feels that Method 28R should be retained with crib fuel testing. We also feel that the goal of regulators, from various parts of the country with various species of wood, could be addressed.
When a manufacturer advises EPA of an upcoming test of a wood heater, required by law, EPA would then direct the lab of record to conduct a randomly selected additional cordwood run. EPA would direct the test lab to conduct 1 run from low or medium low or medium high or high burn categories. Additionally, EPA would direct a species of wood for that run. The one extra cordwood run emissions result would not influence the weighted average. This would eliminate the need to have a cordwood standard specific passing grade and yet provide cordwood data. As an example, regulators from Washington would shortly have data for how catalytic wood heaters perform on low with Douglas Fir. Meanwhile, Eastern regulators would soon receive data on how secondary combustion stoves perform on hardwood on another burn category.
Blaze King Industries, Inc. is aware of a letter sent to EPA date September 7, 2018 from the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). We are deeply concerned about a concerted effort by a state agency and a single manufacturer to work in concert to spread false, misleading and out of date information in an effort to secure market share. It appears the DEP is interpreting EPA’s solicitation of comments to include not just the bifurcation of pellet heaters from cordwood heaters, but additionally the return to bifurcated standards amongst cordwood heaters. The letter sent to EPA contains outdated and misleading falsehoods and statements. Blaze King Industries, Inc. is 100% in opposition to the bifurcation of cordwood heaters based upon current data and sound reasoning.
In reviewing comments filed by retailers in the NOPR regarding sell through, we recognized the names of dealers that submitted the form letter provided to them by the manufacturer mentioned previously. We contacted those dealers to inquire why they signed a form letter that contained false statements regarding catalytic wood stoves. The response we received each time was…”Didn’t even read it, we thought it was about getting a sell through.”
Blaze King encourages EPA to make their decisions, as they have in the past, on science and data. Not the claims of two parties working in concert to benefit a single manufacturer.
Masonry Heater Association
Although the MHA has submitted numerous comments, data research, and proposals, the EPA has not moved forward to consider the implications of adding masonry heaters to the EPA Certified List of Products.
By leaving masonry heaters out of the EPA Certified Products List, the EPA is drastically limiting clean burning heating choices for American consumers, which is against the EPA’s purpose.
The inclusion of masonry heaters in the NSPS would allow a cottage industry to grow into an industry that could encompass masonry contractors and hearth retailers throughout North America and promote the replacement of inefficient masonry fireplaces into safe, clean burning hearth systems. MHA research is “open source” and MHA intends to continue to share test data and assist state and federal agencies to promote clean burning options for customers who want the benefits of radiant heat and single batch burning appliances.
Heat Master,
We hope that the following improvements can be made to the regulations:
· Eliminate Step 2 emissions until more data on cordwood testing using a widely accepted testing method can be collected to determine an effective, achievable level that reflects real world results as accurately as possible.
· Go back to the weighted average rather than individual run criteria in testing
· Use ISO Accredited 3rd party view to speed up the approval process for newly tested models
· Start categorizing pellet fuel appliances and cord wood appliances separately
Yoder Outdoor Furnaces LLC
Floyd, VA
My biggest concern has been the complete lack of enforcement by the EPA. Any person willing to take an hour or two can find on the internet numerous smaller manufacturers advertising untested and unapproved models of wood stoves and hydronic heaters. This has been a huge hindrance to sales of approved Step 1 units (like our G series) as they are $ 1,500 to $ 3,000 higher than these cheap polluting models. Our sales post 2015 are about 50% of pre-2015 levels. HeatMaster is promoting that their dealers comply with the 2015 NSPS. Which we should, but it has come at a cost.I would guess that until enforcement actually happens no manufacturer can afford to invest heavily in testing as these cheap illegal models will not allow them to recoup costs.
RLS Energy
Eaton Rapids, MI
Currently there is very little enforcement of the law. In my area I have heard of installs that to not comply. A commercial stove, legal at a business is not legal at a home. But no one checks. Any law without enforcement is nothing more than a request. Honest manufacturers and dealers will follow the law and the unscrupulous characters will cheat. I lose out when the cost of a compliant stove is above the cheater stove. If EPA wishes to regulate our products, they need to enforce it so that the good dealers and manufacturers who are acting
in good faith don’t get punished. All we ask is for a level playing field.
Anonymous (retailer)
In the last 3 years, I have lost approximately 50 sales to other manufacturers and dealers that have completely ignored the law and sell illegal appliances to customers. I support reducing emissions from wood burning appliances, but I feel as though the EPA needs to enforce their lawmaking if they are making laws. We are trying to follow the laws but feel as we are being punished for it by lack of enforcement on companies who aren’t.
AIR QUALITY AGENCIES
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
Boston , MA
NESCAUM opposes any changes to the emission standards promulgated under the 2015 NSPS. There is simply no need or basis to delay or weaken the standards in light of the large body of evidence demonstrating they are technically feasible and cost-effective.
NESCAUM does not support any sub-categorization scheme under the NSPS and urges EPA to maintain the current single standards for all space heating devices and for all central heaters. Establishing different emissions standards based on control technology is contrary to the fundamental construct of the NSPS program, which embodies the notion that emissions standards are established according to the best system of emission reduction (BSER), rather than on specific control technologies. If EPA decides to sub-categorize, it must provide details as to the data used to deem the current BSER analysis deficient and complete new BSER analyses for each potential category to support sub-categorization.
EPA must require that a different lab be used for audit testing than was used for certification testing to minimize biases associated with the pre-existing relationship between test facility and manufacturer. NESCAUM suggests that EPA consider using a single and independent federal lab, such as Brookhaven National Lab, for all compliance audit testing.
NESCAUM recommends that EPA use the Integrated Duty-Cycle (IDC) approach as the platform for certification testing of all residential wood heating appliances in the future. This procedure is designed to be accurate, representative, repeatable and affordable. It incorporates emission measurements during typical operating situations, including start-up, reload, and transition across various heat output loads. The single-day test allows for replicate testing without increasing certification test costs.
NESCAUM does not believe that the ASTM or CSA cordwood test methods for heaters, furnaces and boilers, as currently designed, effectively replicates real-world conditions nor do they provide solutions for precision and variability concerns.
Existing information indicates that redesigning wood heating devices to comply with Step 2 emission standards has not generally resulted in increased retail prices. In fact, verified consumer cost data from state woodstove change-out programs show that on average, cordwood stoves with emission performance levels below the Step 2 standard of 2.0 grams per hour are priced somewhat less than those with certified emissions above 2.0 grams per hour. Many states in the Northeast provide incentives that further reduce the cost of purchasing and installing high efficiency, low emissions wood heating appliances.
NESCAUM requests that EPA sunset EN303-5 as a qualified certification method for the NSPS as soon as possible, but no later than the May 2020 deadline in the rule.
EPA should adopt a requirement, to take effect immediately, for the concurrent use of a tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) test method to measure real-time particulate matter (PM) during certification testing. We recommend using the NESCAUM Standard Operating Procedures.
National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)
Wash. DC
Compliance dates
EPA must undertake a review of the 2015 NSPS in 2023 and, based on its review, must revise the standards, if needed, to reflect improvements in methods for reducing emissions. EPA should reserve any review of or amendment to the level of or compliance dates for the 2015 NSPS until the statutorily required NSPS review, to begin in 2023.
Transition to cordwood
NACAA does not, however, support any changes in this regard at this time. Rather, the agency should begin now to develop new test methods as described in these comments, above. With a rigorous schedule these methods could be completed and available for the statutorily required NSPS review in 2023. We urge that EPA work closely with state and local air agencies, as well as other stakeholders, throughout this test-method-development initiative.
Also related to testing, EPA should adopt a requirement now, to take immediate effect, for the concurrent use of a tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) test method to measure real-time particulate matter (PM), using the NESCAUM Standard Operating Procedures, along with standard filter measurements for all EPA residential wood heating device NSPS certification testing, including pre-burn activities.
Weighted Averages Versus Individual Burn Rates for Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces
In the final 2015 NSPS Rule EPA did not include a weighted-average approach for HH and FAF Step 2 compliance and, instead, called for these devices to meet the standards at each individual burn rate to prevent large emission discharges.
NACAA opposes the use of a weighted-average approach, which minimizes peak emissions, thereby presenting a less accurate reflection of in-field performance and would have the effect of weakening the Step 2 standards. The best system of emission reduction (BSER) analysis conducted by EPA for the 2015 NSPS Rule, and which underlies the Step 2 standards, did not include use of a weighted average. If EPA believes compliance should be determined with a weighted average instead of an individual burn rate the agency should conduct another BSER analysis to make this case and also demonstrate why its analysis for the 2015 NSPS Rule resulted in a different conclusion.
With respect to the selection of the lab to perform audit testing, one independent, third-party lab should be selected to conduct all compliance audit testing so that there is consistency across the program and that a lab that conducts certification testing is not permitted to conduct audit testing.
NACAA does not support allowing the EPA-approved lab that conducted the certification testing to also act as the third-party reviewer of the test results and recommends that EPA amend the 2015 NSPS Rule to prohibit this from occurring.
CARB supports the progress of the integrated duty-cycle test method being developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Management (NESCAUM).5 The proposed test methods address what is absent in the current test methods.
The ANPRM’s requests for information with respect to the emission limit for wood heaters do not request the right information, are biased and outcome seeking towards collecting evidence for weakened standards and miss the opportunity to collect the data necessary to perform an accurate and complete economic and regulatory impact analysis.
Step 2 Emission Limits
Asking “whether Step 2 is achievable at a reasonable cost” is not the correct framing of the question. The answer to this question seems predetermined, particularly for those who ostensibly have “been unable to design a wood heater to meet the Step 2 standard.”28 There is no information provided as to how to identify what is “reasonable,” nor is there any request for the necessary evidence to back up a claim that a cost is not “reasonable.” Leaving a regulated entity to decide what cost is “reasonable” will undoubtedly provide a biased and outcome-seeking response.
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT)
CARB supports the use of modern electronic reporting tools for both the certification process and subsequent public use. Electronic submission will speed up the certification process, increase transparency, and give the public up-to-date information on certified devices and those waiting certification, as well as information on devices that been denied certification and why. U.S. EPA should insure that information in the database will remain available. Wood heating appliances are made to last decades and the public should be able to get information on any certified stove, no matter when the certification was achieved.
The requirement to offer a warranty on a new residential wood heater is particularly critical in low-income households. Due to financial constraints, low income households often buy the least expensive devices; if problems arise, they may not have resources to buy replacement parts, leading to unsafe and higher polluting operations.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
This notice requests comments on nearly every aspect of the standard: test methods being used or planned for use; the feasibility of meeting the promulgated compliance deadlines; the feasibility of the promulgated emission limits; revising averaging periods used to determine compliance with the standard; how testing companies are regulated; and how testing data is provided to EPA.
Some of these concerns may merit evaluation, however, the MPCA believes that conducting this assessment prior to final implementation of the standard is premature. EPA is already required to re-evaluate the NSPS under Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)-the Act requires EPA to re- evaluate NSPS eight years after adoption. The MPCA believes that EPA should reserve any review of or amendment of the 2015 NSPS, and instead conduct its revisions or re-evaluations under its authorities of the statutorily-required NSPS review after the compliance deadline.
Weighted averages vs individual burn rates
EPA is soliciting comment on determining compliance with weighted averages instead of individual burn rates. A federally enforceable emissions standard is composed of an emissions limit, a method for measuring or determining emissions, and an averaging period. Similar to our comment about using a new emissions test method, revising the averaging aspect of the emissions essentially revises the standard. In order to consider a weighted average, EPA must evaluate all aspects of the standard- emission limits, averaging periods and the emissions testing method that the emission limit is based on.
The record also highlights the several decades EPA and states have worked with the wood heating industry to develop clean, efficient heating products. To that end, the compliance deadline should come as no surprise to any party involved in developing, testing, or manufacturing the equipment. The contemplated changes are deeply impactful to public health; implementation of the standard should not be delayed.
Missoula Public Health Department,
When the EPA considers rule changes to the 2015 NSPS, the Board recommends the following:
1. Maintain, at a minimum, the 2015 NSPS Step 2 emission limits for new residential hydronic heaters, forced-air furnaces and wood heaters.
2. Keep the 2020 compliance date for the Step 2 emission limits for forced-air furnaces, hydronic heaters and wood heaters as specified in the 2015 NSPS.
3. Cord wood testing methods should continue to be developed and provided as an option for emission testing since cord wood more closely mimics how consumers use wood heating devices.
4. As more is learned about appropriate cord wood testing methods, a path for switching exclusively to cord wood testing for wood heating devices should be incorporated into the wood stove NSPS.
Any delay or weakening of the 2015 NSPS would harm public health and make it harder for local jurisdictions to maintain or achieve the National Ambient Air QualityStandards for particulate matter in the air
FEDERAL OFFICE
Advocacy Office, Small Business Administration
(This office does not necessarily reflect the position of the SBA or the Administration.)
Because Advocacy is an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the views expressed by Advocacy do not necessarily reflect the position of the Administration or the SBA.
Advocacy strongly supports the proposal to provide a “sell-through” for hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces and strongly supports extending a similar provision to wood heaters.
In addition, in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Advocacy recommends EPA consider the following measures to reduce the burdens on small businesses.
· Delay the step 2 compliance date by at least two years. Small businesses have lost the sales of their step 1-compliant appliances for the 2019-2020 winter, which has had the effect of forcing exit from the market and delaying R&D for step 2-complaince appliances.
· Review certification procedures to eliminate delays that do not contribute to environmental benefits. EPA should examine its records of step 2 certification to determine whether EPA pre-approval has prevented non-compliant appliances from coming to market. If the significant delays reported by industry are a result of incomplete submissions that have not required subsequent changes to the underlying appliance, then EPA should allow self-certification based on third-party testing.
· Reconsider treating all residential wood heaters as one product category. EPA regulates residential wood heaters fueled by wood pellets the same as those fueled by cord wood. While this is consistent with EPA’s stated desire to not show preference to any particular fuel in its air quality regulations, it may not be appropriate in a market where the vast majority of intended air quality benefits come from replacements rather than new installations. A customer seeking to replace a wood heater fueled by cord wood is discouraged from changing out if the available replacements are mostly fueled by pellets.
Earthjustice, Environment and Human Health, Inc., Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, and National Parks Conservation Association
Weighted Averages
EPA’s suggestion that the agency may revisit the possibility of using weighted averages instead of requiring compliance with emission standards at each burn rate for central heaters would needlessly reopen an issue that was thoroughly examined and resolved in the 2015 final rule. See 80 Fed. Reg. at 13,684, 13,690. In order to ensure that wood burning devices do not harm public health in any reasonably anticipated operating mode, EPA must require units to comply at each burn rate, not merely on a weighted average of the unit’s performance at each tested rate.
Fuel-Specific Standards
EPA’s observation that more pellet stoves meet the Step 2 standards than crib or cord wood stoves does not support the adoption of weaker emission standards for crib or cord wood-fired heating devices. The fact remains that the Step 2 standards are achievable using crib or cord wood. Section 111 does not require EPA to establish standards of performance that can be met by all types of sources using all types of fuel.
Integrity of the testing and certification process.
EPA seeks comment on whether compliance audit testing “should be performed by the same lab that did the certification test for a given wood heater appliance.” 83 Fed. Reg. at 61,592. EPA does not suggest what advantages this approach might have, but it has at least two clear drawbacks. First, engaging different labs to conduct audit testing will likely help to reveal ambiguities in the application of EPA’s test methods to specific products, by increasing the opportunities for different personnel at different testing labs to apply the same test method provisions to the same model of wood burning equipment.
The Step 2 Standards adopted in 2015 were more than two decades overdue, despite explicit requirements in the Clean Air Act that such standards must be updated every eight years. They already included an unusually long implementation period. Normally, new source performance standards must be met immediately by the affected industry, particularly when the technology needed to meet these standards exists and is in use today. The European System showed in 2010 that comparable units were possible and produced greater efficiency in wood use and heat production (MusilSchläffer et al., 2010). Furthermore, as EPA notes, more and more American manufacturers produce many product lines that already meet these standards. However, the 2015 standards afforded industry five years to meet the new requirements, far longer than other industries, such as the automobile industry, receive.
Alliance for Green Heat
Cats vs. Non-cats
AGH believes it is premature to artificially protect the market for non-catalytic stoves by extending a sell-through to all classes of stoves, including pellet stoves.
Insufficient cost data on Step 2 stoves
While we are likely to see a small rise in the price of many stoves as a result of Step 2 compliance, there is a noticeable lack of data supporting such a conclusion.
Insufficient data that consumers will hold off buying new stoves
There is very little data about the proportion of consumers buying a wood or pellet stove for the first time, as compared to those who are replacing an older stove. And often families switch from wood to pellet stoves, or vice versa. First time stove buyers and those who will buy a stove anyway, may be far more numerous than those who would have bought a new stove if it were $ 100 cheaper.
Minimal public support for sell-throughs
Bill McGrath: A pioneer in making electricity from a pellet boiler
Bill McGrath
In 2007, Bill McGrath built a thermoelectric pellet boiler that heated his home for almost 10 years. The story, however, starts in 1998, when Bill and a group of other students at Vermont Technical College entered the “American Tour de Sol” Solar Challenge, a solar car competition sponsored by DOE, not unlike the Wood Stove Design Challenge. The competition taught him about solid state technologies and the important role DOE competitions can play in promoting innovation.
Building on his own experience and Shuji Nakamura’s discovery of commercially viable LED lighting, Bill helped start LEDdynamics in 2000, an LED circuit and lighting manufacturer. However, in the back of his mind he was also thinking about how thermoelectric generators (TEGs–pronounced T-E-G, like L-E-D) could solve a major problem with pellet stoves and boilers: when the electricity goes out, unless you have a big battery or generator, the pellet stove stops operating.
Bill and his colleagues made the TEG powered pellet boiler from an old oil boiler, a washing machine and other various knickknacks. McGrath recalls turning the fire chamber of the old oil burner into a pellet stove, using metal cat food dishes from the dollar store as burn pans, and using an old washing machine as the hopper by shaping it into a funnel that connected to a DC auger that fed the pellets into the burn pans. The hot water coming from the boiler heated one side of the thermoelectric modules, while the cool water that circulated through the home’s radiator system cooled the other side of the modules. This temperature differential (known as the Seebeck effect) generated the electricity to power the auger, blowers and water pump for the heating system. The thermoelectric pellet boiler produced up to 60 watts and kept him and his family warm for over 9 years, even during power outages. One goal of the Design Challenge is to improve on Bill’s TEG boiler so that a thermoelectric wood stove or boiler can produce substantially more electricity to help power lights, recharge batteries and augment solar power.
After 9 years of heating Bill’s home and
making its own electricity, the home-
made boiler came out of the basement.
In 2013, Bill and his team created a thermoelectric energy generation division at LEDdynamics called TEGpro to share their expertise with everyone from large multinational corporations to small inventors. Surprisingly, the division has found many opportunities for their thermoelectric technologies’ in the petroleum and gas industry. With miles of piping, this industry has a large demand for TEG powered pressure sensors and wireless devices that measure liquid and gaseous chemicals and fuels as they move through the pipeline. TEGpro is working with the petroleum and gas industry as an “intermediate step” until they can fund projects that hold larger implications for growth in thermoelectric wood and pellet stoves and boilers.
TEGpro’s customers are already demonstrating the advantages of thermoelectric technology in residential applications across the world. For example, Bill references many instances of users in Alaska and Canada transferring wood stove heat through their cabins by putting TEGs on their central boiler systems, providing them a critical source of electricity without having to use a generator.
Bill expects TEGs’ trajectory to be like what he experienced with the rise of LEDs since his start at LEDdynamics. Today’s modern LED light was discovered by Shuji Nakamura in 1994, who received the 2014 Nobel prize in physics for his work. Like the pre-Nakamura LEDs, Bill recognizes that the cost and efficiency of thermoelectric generators remains a challenge, but he believes that thermoelectrics will become as commonplace as LEDs. With events like the Wood Stove Design Challenge, he is optimistic for the future of TEG power generation. However, commercializing energy alternatives like LED lights and solar power needs support from government agencies like DOE to fund the university research and competitions that can make TEGs as common as LEDs.
Adventures in masonry stove testing from 1988 to 2017
by Norbert Senf,
Chair of the Masonry Heater Association Technical Committee
Left to right: Mark Champion (in his
VT test lab), Boris Kukolj (Tulikivi),
Chris Prior (MHA President), Norbert
Senf (blog author) and Jean Francois
Vachon (soapstone supplier).
Photo credit: Mark Seymour.
EPA started regulating wood burning stoves for particulate (PM) emissions in 1988. Regulation was limited to airtight heating stoves. Masonry heaters were not regulated, the stated reason being that they were likely to be clean burning.
In Europe, only carbon monoxide (CO) emissions were regulated. CO is easy to measure, however PM can be very tricky. Wood smoke includes compounds that will only be captured by a filter if you cool them down and condense them. This is done in the laboratory by mixing them with air in a dilution tunnel, and this is thought to simulate what happens in the ambient air in the real world.
State and county air quality authorities soon started to address wood smoke, and would often pass a generic local regulation that banned all appliances except those that were EPA certified. We, the fledgling Masonry Heater Association (MHA), decided to seek EPA certification.
Although we “knew” that masonry heaters were cleaner even than EPA stoves, nobody had ever measured the PM on one with the dilution tunnel method. With funding help from the Wood Heating Alliance (now HPBA), we were able to participate in a $ 100,000.00 test method development project for masonry fireplaces and masonry heaters. The project took place at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in 1989 and was headed by Dr. Dennis Jaasma.
The results were interesting, with some surprises. EPA did not accept the proposed test method. We immediately realized that we needed do a lot more testing, and that we would need to develop the capability to do it ourselves.
We were fortunate in being able to arrange for training with OMNI-Test, one of the leading EPA-accredited certification testing laboratories, then and now. OMNI developed a training session for us that took place in September 1996. It included presentations by regulators, an emission chemistry expert (Dr. Jim Houck), and laboratory testing personnel. Dr. Stockton (Skip) Barnett showed us the low cost portable dilution tunnel that he invented, known as the Condar. He developed it while working for the Condar Company. It was widely used at the time by the major stove manufacturers for in-house testing to develop their certified stoves.
The attached Powerpoint, Repeatability of Cordwood Combustion Particulate Measurements, presents a summary of the work we have done at the Masonry Heater Association to calibrate the Condar against the EPA Method 5G laboratory dilution tunnel. It includes a close look at the PM testing repeatability issues, a major discussion point over the years. We have recently completed 2 cordwood studies, using very carefully matched loads in a masonry heater. Repeatability was within plus or minus 15% – 25%, depending on the ignition method. With crib fueling, we were able to get within 10% repeatability on PM, and within 1.5% repeatability on CO.
20 Stunning Wood Fired Hot Tubs from Around the World
Wood fired baths are an ancient tradition, dating back at least to Roman times when baths called hypocausts were built by running hot flue gases under a stone tub. Those Roman tubs were also off the grid, as are these. Some are quirky, some romantic, some practical and some just downright hedonistic. Which is your favorite?
See our other photo essays: Wood Stoves from Around the World, and and Firewood Collection and Stacking from around the world.
20 Beautiful Wood Fired Hot Tubs from All around the Planet
Wood fired baths are an historic tradition, relationship again at minimum to Roman instances when baths known as hypocausts had been built by working sizzling flue gases below a stone tub.  Those Roman tubs have been also off the grid, as are these.  Some are quirky, some passionate, some sensible and some just downright hedonistic.  Which is your favored?
See our other picture essays: Wooden Stoves from Close to the Globe, and and Firewood Assortment and Stacking from about the entire world. 
Last Report on Wood Stove Decathlon from Brookhaven Lab
Reproduced underneath are the absract and introduction of a seventeen-website page paper that provides an excellent overview of the specialized aspects of screening stoves on the Nationwide Mall for the Wood Stove Decathlon, held in November 2013.  To go through the whole report, click on listed here.
Progressive good particulate measurement systems for the Wood Stove Design Problem 
R. Trojanowski1, T. Butcher1, C. Brown1, G. Wei1, Y. Ahn2 , and J. Wong2 
one. Vitality Conversion Team, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United states of america 
two. Chemical and Molecular Engineering Office, Stony Brook College, Stony Brook, New York, United states of america 
Summary 
The increasing price of fossil assets has contributed to the enhance in the amount of wooden-fired household heating appliances. Wood stoves are typically neglected by the community as a cleanse and renewable source owing to worries about particulate (PM) emissions. In purchase to achieve acceptance in the market the Alliance for Eco-friendly Heat and
Popular Mechanics magazine initiated a Wooden Stove Style Challenge (WSDC). The selected groups created stoves that included the greatest methods in style and procedure to maximize performance and reduce PM and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions given that most frequently high emissions are noticed as a result of incomplete combustion. Additional, a screening protocol for the obstacle was produced exclusively to measure the emissions in a non-laboratory environment. Normal screening procedures may possibly not be agent of in-use fuel and operational techniques and, thanks to the opposition location and timetable contstraints, could not be utilised for the WSDC. New transportable PM sampling technology introduced in the European market place recently was adopted for the competitors and evaluated to present U.S. PM measurement approaches to construct a correlation. 
Tom Butcher makes use of the Wohler transportable
particulate sampler to test a stove.
 As the value of heating oil has improved, much more people in the northeastern location of the United States have returned to heating with wooden. Most present wooden stoves date from ahead of the Environmental Security Agency (EPA) carried out emission certification demands for these products. These much less effective wooden stoves often cause higher amounts of smoke, yielding particulates identified to set off coughs, throat and mucosal irritation, acute respiratory bacterial infections, occurrence of asthma and other conditions over extended exposure. A evaluation from Bølling et al. described residential wood combustion has also been reported to contribute substantially to raised stages of air air pollution regionally, each with respect to enhanced stages of fine particles (particulate make a difference with an equal aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm PM2.five), the natural and organic particle portion, particle sure polycyclic fragrant hydrocarbons (PAH) and volatile organic compounds. Even people wooden stoves that do meet up with EPA’s Section II requirements might have unacceptably large emissions once in use. This is thanks to many factors like the style of the equipment, weather designs and location, combustion exercise, wood species and good quality, and operator habits. Whilst the EPA is establishing new laws, the take a look at strategy used for certification is not representative of in-use fueling and operational procedures. 
Types that enhance combustion and emission functionality, thermal effectiveness, and operational  
The Decathlon tent on the Nationwide
Shopping mall, in between the Capitol and
the Washington monument
variability are required in the U.S. heating marketplace. Modern wooden stoves have revealed diminished described emission aspects in contrast to typical wooden stoves, 34-330 mg/MJ from 50-2100 mg/MJ, respectively. Nevertheless, if the modern stoves are not operated appropriately the combustion overall performance can be compromised yielding increased emissions.
This function showcased superior systems that could help tackle the dilemma of enhanced particulate emissions and empower the continued use of wood as a renewable gasoline. The groups chosen arrived from various backgrounds, ranging from set up wooden stove companies to independent inventors and engineering pupil groups. Some of the stoves chosen for the WSDC were controlled by microprocessors and connected to smartphones whilst other folks were extremely-successful stoves primarily based on seventeenth century Scandinavian styles. A number of condition-of-the-art hybrid stoves that are previously on the industry ended up also included4. 6 of the twelve finalists have been from Europe. 
Groups had been judged on their innovation, emission and effectiveness overall performance, affordability and buyer relieve. In November 2013 on the National Mall in Washington D.C., ten judges (produced up of top experts from Popular Mechanics, the New York State Energy and Research Advancement Authority (NYSERDA), the U.S. Forest Support, Washington Point out Section of Ecology, DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), The Biomass Thermal Strength Council (BTEC), the Osprey Basis, the Masonry Heater Association and UC Berkeley) examined and assessed the 12 stove finalists and announced an all round winner as properly as winners in certain classes. 
A essential challenge in this opposition was measuring the particulate emissions accurately in a discipline atmosphere. This task sought to create an energy effectiveness and emissions testing protocol for the WSDC which decreases the variability due to gas and functions. The present normal examination strategy (EPA Strategy 28) entails testing stoves utilizing a dilution tunnel. Given that the WSDC was held at the mall in Washington D.C., this take a look at strategy would not suit and so there was the challenge of measuring the emissions in a repeatable actual-time way, in a non-laboratory atmosphere. Just lately, new moveable particulate measurement programs have been launched in Europe for area inspection of biomass heating systems. Two particular products were chosen for use in this project the Testo 380 and Wöhler SM 500. Equally analyzers are a low price selection and supply the advantage of relieve and portability. 
To establish the precision, precision, instrument variety, and applicability for use in the WSDC for thermal performance and emissions of these transportable immediate evaluate analyzers, an analysis was executed even though at the same time adhering to the regular methods for deciding the emissions.  From laboratory screening, BNL created a screening protocol implementing the analyzers for the competition.
To go through the entire PDF report, click right here.
For far more information about the 2013 Decathlon, click here.
For details about the 2014 Collaborative Stove Design Workshop, click here.
Summary of NSPS Remarks from the Alliance for Environmentally friendly Warmth
The Alliance for Inexperienced Warmth is sharing its draft summary responses with all stakeholders to advertise transparency and dialogue and to solicit input on how we can enhance our feedback.  We also urge stakeholders to consider incorporating the points that you concur with, into your feedback.  Please truly feel cost-free to leave input or suggestions for the Alliance on this site or if you want them to continue to be personal, ship to john@forgreenheat.org.  Comments have to be despatched to the EPA by Monday, Might five.
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Alliance for Environmentally friendly Warmth
Responses on
EPA’s Proposed Requirements of Overall performance for New Household Wood Heaters, New Household Hydronic Heaters and Pressured-Air Furnaces, and New Residential Masonry Heaters
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0734
April 30, 2014 
SUMMARY OF Remarks
The Alliance for Inexperienced Heat (Alliance), appreciates the possibility to remark on EPA’s proposed New Source Efficiency Standards (NSPS) for wooden heating devices.[1]  The Alliance is an unbiased non-income business that operates with environmental and forestry corporations, air quality experts, the wood and pellet stove market, and other individuals in the wood burning community to market substantial-efficiency wood combustion as a low-carbon, sustainable, nearby and cost-effective heating resolution.  The Clear Air Act demands EPA to overview and revise, if suitable, the NSPS at least every 8 several years.  The Alliance strongly supports EPA’s decision to update the standards for wooden stoves and to require a number of formerly unregulated wood heating devices to reduce their emissions.  We also imagine that the new requirements, which replicate important advancements in wood heating technological innovation, are the two acceptable and extended-overdue. 
We have numerous suggestions for bettering the proposed NSPS, which we outline below.
In our responses on the NSPS, we make the pursuing points:
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     Very first, it is important to understand that wood heating is renewable heating and should be acknowledged as this kind of by EPA.
·      2nd, the Alliance strongly supports EPA’s decision to problem revised overall performance requirements for wooden stoves and other wood and pellet heating appliances.
o   The Alliance supports EPA’s determination to shut existing loopholes and to include all main types of wooden-fired heating gadgets in the new performance expectations.  Beforehand exempted gadgets and units earlier mentioned Action One particular emission restrictions should not be “grandfathered.”  
o   The Alliance supports a nine-month promote by way of for qualified stoves that emit greater than Step 1 emission expectations and a two-calendar year market by means of for boilers or furnaces that are EN303-5 accredited or EPA competent.
o   In the following NSPS, the Alliance urges the EPA to control uncertified, pre-1988 stoves as new resources if they are installed in a new spot.  Performing so will help to hasten the removal of the oldest, most polluting stoves from our airsheds.
o   In the up coming NSPS, the Alliance also urges EPA to control fireplaces.
·      3rd, the Alliance thinks that the proposed emission limitations, however affordable, could be more stringent for specific gadgets:
o   Data from at the moment licensed stoves look to justify a a lot more technologies-forcing, lower Action 1 performance normal for wooden stoves.
o   Pellet stoves are plainly able of conference a lower restrict for Stage One particular.  The bulk of pellet stoves accredited by EPA are currently emitting much less than 2.five grams for each hour (g/hr).
o   Forced air furnaces could attain a Step 1 emission restrict of .forty eight pounds per million BTUs (lbs/MMBTU), as an alternative of the proposed .93 lbs/MMBTU. A .forty eight common corresponds to the lbs ./MMBTU of a typical Washington accredited wooden stove.
o   In addition, despite the fact that we feel a .06 lbs/MMBTU Step Two standard for pellet boilers is justifiable, this limit may not be appropriate for wire wooden boilers, based on the take a look at technique.   
·      Fourth, the Alliance strongly supports a shorter, 5-12 months implementation period of time for the NSPS.  This deadline is the two achievable and reasonable given the state of wooden heating technology these days.
·      Fifth, the Alliance believes that credible testing and enforcement are important parts of any New Resource Functionality Standard below the Clean Air Act (CAA).
o   The Alliance supports the proposed changeover to wire wooden screening, and phone calls on EPA to increase its cord wood tests software to get further information on the overall performance of present wooden stove versions making use of cord wooden prior to promulgation of the ultimate rule.  Alternatively, we urge the EPA to dedicate to re-analyzing the achievability of the Phase Two standards for stoves that have to be accredited on wire wood just before people requirements turn into successful.
o   The Alliance urges EPA to create a clearer route to certification for sophisticated systems like automatic stoves.  The Alliance is also inspired by ClearStak’s responses and urges EPA to consider some of the ahead-contemplating ideas put forth in those comments.
o   The Alliance supports EPA’s proposal to delegate some oversight and enforcement authority to the states, and urges EPA to increase the capacity of the Business office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) to aid make sure that point out enforcement packages are successful and that companies and merchants comply with the NSPS.
·      Sixth and last but not least, the Alliance believes that mandatory effectiveness expectations are needed. Better performance is specifically import to minimal-income wooden stove customers since it can decrease their heating expenses by demanding less fuel to warmth their houses.  Even so, the Alliance supports EPA’s decision to get much more data on wood stove effectiveness, with the knowing that future NSPS would set obligatory effectiveness standards.
o   The Alliance strongly supports a necessity to put up B415.one HHV effectiveness quantities on all wooden heating appliances on the marketplace inside of six months of the rule’s promulgation.  Versions that are EN 303-5 certified or certified by an EPA voluntary plan must be permitted to use HHV quantities till they turn into EPA accredited.
o   The Alliance opposes the elimination of the hangtag prerequisite and urges EPA to take into account extra consumer details resources this sort of as a Inexperienced Label and state incentives for shifting out old stoves and putting in the most effective new stoves.
o   The Alliance agrees that the two particulate subject (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions information, as properly as efficiency information, need to not be considered Confidential Business Info (CBI), and urges EPA to make emissions and effectiveness data about all four burn rates community on its site.
o   The Alliance urges EPA to right away start requiring producers and labs to scan and electronically post all paper info submissions, even as the company works to build a much more streamlined Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). 
o   Lastly, to stay away from deceptive shoppers further, EPA need to also remove the “default” emission element column from its posted listing of certified wooden stoves, and demand producers and merchants to stop employing these default factors in their promoting materials.
We appreciate your interest to our responses and appear ahead to operating with EPA to efficiently employ this crucial rule.  The full text of our comments is under.
[1]Standards of Efficiency for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Compelled-Air Furnaces, and New Residential Masonry Heaters, seventy nine Fed. Reg. 6,329 (Feb. 3, 2014) [hereinafter “Proposed Rule”].
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Streep leaves no 'Doubt' with 'tooth and nail' acting
Director John Patrick Shanley was "quite astonished" by Streep's acting in "Doubt"
She stars opposite another Hollywood heavyweight, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Shanley on shooting: "The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into"
Streep, Hoffman and co-stars, Viola Davies and Amy Adams are all Oscar nominated
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By Mairi Mackay
LONDON, England (CNN) -- If you had to describe one Hollywood actress as "heavyweight" Meryl Streep would be a pretty strong contender for the title.
Pulling no punches: Streep as fiercely caustic nun, Sister Aloysius in John Patrick Shanley's 1960s morality drama "Doubt."
Over 30 years in the movie business the actress has pulled no punches, receiving an incredible 15 Oscar nominations, and winning twice, for "Sophie's Choice" in 1982 and "Kramer Vs. Kramer" in 1979.
Even so, "Doubt" director John Patrick Shanley says was knocked sideways by Streep's "tooth and nail" performance in his Oscar-nominated drama, "Doubt," describing himself as "quite astonished."
Streep, who has been nominated for a Best Actress award at this year's Academy Awards for her role, stars as fiercely caustic nun, Sister Aloysius, the iron-gloved principal of a religious school in a working class New York neighborhood in the 1960s.
"Meryl really wanted to do the role because, I think, she thought it was really right for her," Shanley told CNN in a recent interview, adding, "I have to say I was quite astonished at her amazing facility."
But it was the rapport between Streep and Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman who plays Father Flynn that was central to getting the story across.
Shanley says their relationship was electric. All he had to do was put them on set and wait for the sparks to fly.
"The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into," recalls Shanley.
"They would just sit in their respective corners when they weren't shooting, with their heads hanging down, in some private universe of some very, very tormented place, and get ready to do that scene.
"And then when they were called to do it, they would get in there and the walls would shake."
Shanley approached Streep first when he was casting the film, but knew he would need to find a formidable actor to play the Father Flynn, which is why he chose Hoffman -- "the smartest guy that chose to become an actor that I've ever met."
"I knew that when I closed my eyes, I didn't know what he would do with the role," Shanley told CNN, "I knew that if I didn't know then Meryl wouldn't know and that would keep her on her toes."
Hoffman's portrayal of Flynn, the modern-thinking humanist whose progressive sermons and personal habits -- like an enjoyment of three sugars in his tea --rankle austere Aloysius, has won him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The story is set in the Bronx, New York in 1964 just after the Kennedy assassination and on the cusp of the civil rights movement -- a time of social flux.
It centers on a moral crusade Sister Aloysius launches against Flynn who she suspects of taking an unhealthy interest in Donald Miller, his altar boy and the school's only black student.
The film begins with a simple question: did he or didn't he? The ensuing battle between Aloysius and Flynn is old against new with religious, ethical, political, gender and racial elements all thrown into the mix.
The power of the drama is all in the dialogue, especially the confrontations between Aloysius and Flynn. The beauty of the story is that it does not answer any of the questions. iReport.com: iReporter thinks Streep will win
Shanley's mantra during filming was to never lead the audience to any one conclusion, allowing people to view the tale through the reflection of their own biases.
It was hard to get this delicate balance in emotionally intense scenes but, says Shanley, with actors of Streep and Hoffman's caliber his approach was to use a very light touch.
"It's often just nuance," he told CNN, explaining how he and Streep worked together while filming one of the film's confrontations.
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"We were in the middle of it and Meryl was going with Phil tooth and nail and she got very sarcastic with him.
"And I said 'Cut' and said 'Ok, we have that. Now let's do it again and this time take the high road.'"
"And she did every single thing differently and yet within character and she took the high road at every turn."
He says Hoffman takes direction in a completely different way.
"With Phil, you give him information and it goes through a pipeline about a quarter mile long and then it shows up, and how it shows up, I don't know.
"I don't know what that process is exactly. He's a very internalized actor but he hears everything you say and he makes his adjustments accordingly."
"Doubt" is based on a Tony award-winning and Pulitzer prize-winning play also written by Shanley, which the director adapted for the big screen. Shanley, who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1988 for "Moonstruck," has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
As well as Streep and Hoffman's, there are Best Supporting Actress nominations for Amy Adams who plays a mouse-like, innocent nun who teaches at the school, Sister James, and stage actress Viola Davis who plays Donald Miller's mother.
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Come dance with the gypsies... Circulation: 194,210,868 Issue: 748 | 9th day of Gathering, Y18
The Spirit of Black Keep: Part Six
by cosmicfire918
Pharazon didn’t know how long he had slept, but it was still night when he found himself suddenly awake. The fire was still going and he was warm enough—what had roused him was a deep and incoherent mumbling.
He looked to Celice and found the Lupe sorceress awake as well, propped up on one elbow. She shot him a concerned glance and then returned to watching their Eyrie companion.
The purple creature was tossing and turning on the ground, his great claws flexing and tail twitching. His eyes were closed, and he moved with the clumsiness of someone sleepwalking. Occasionally his face would clench in discomfort, followed by a shuddering moan of misery.
“I told you he was mad,” Celice muttered.
“I know—“ Pharazon started to say, but then the Eyrie’s sounds began to form into words.
“March… on Meridell…” he slurred, seeming to have a better mastery of speech than when Pharazon had spoken with him earlier. “Everything must burn… Skarl will pay…” Letting out a squawk, he flopped onto his back, holding up his arms to shield himself from invisible enemies. “No… mistake… I can’t…” He hissed. “Meridell has come—where is my Eyrie Guard—bar the gates—the Citadel is falling, falling…”
Pharazon slowly sat up. “He must have fought in the Kass War… I guess that would explain his condition, if he’s been out here this entire time. That was over ten years ago.”
“How can you be sure it’s the Kass War?” Celice asked, her eyes still on the nightmare-wracked Eyrie.
“The Eyrie Guard contingent wasn’t formed until Lord Kass took power.” It was nice, Pharazon thought, that his knowledge of history came in handy sometimes.
Suddenly the Darigan Eyrie snarled. “Goodbye, Jeran!” He took a deep breath and his wings flared, the tips of his feathers dragging through the dirt. “Lord Darigan—! You’re supposed to be dead! I—I won’t let you take the Citadel back from me! It’s mine!” Turning over, he gouged his claws into the ground, leaving deep furrows. “I’ve done more for it than you ever have!”
Pharazon’s heart skipped a beat and he felt all the blood drain from his face.
“Great day in the morning,” Celice said, her jaw slack. “That is Lord Kass.”
The Draik backpedaled closer to her as the fallen despot continued to rant to a nonpresent Lord Darigan about why he deserved the Citadel more. “That’s impossible,” Pharazon gasped. “The Three destroyed him.”
“Did they, though?” Celice put on her spectacles to observe the Eyrie better. “We thought they did the same thing to Darigan, remember? When someone has simply gone missing after an enormous battle, it’s too easy to make assumptions.”
“Yeah…” Pharazon said, swallowing hard. “I guess if Darigan survived as that bat-thing, Kass could have shared the same fate.”
“No… no!” Kass cried out, curling into a tight ball. “Don’t take me, please! This defeat—not my fault! I can do better, just don’t—agh!” He let out a piercing call and then collapsed in a shuddering heap, wings drawn close around himself protectively.
Pharazon watched in horror, not at the Eyrie himself but at what he must have been reliving. “I wonder if he has nightmares like this every night,” he said.
“So this is the true punishment of the Three,” Celice said quietly. “They rob their victims of their power, and the sheer anguish drives them mad.”
Kass seemed to have quieted down, having passed back into the relief of oblivion, but Pharazon couldn’t keep his eyes off of the former warlord. Kass had understood him in their conversation earlier, Pharazon was sure of it. Despite all the thrashing, Pharazon’s scarf stayed wrapped around the Eyrie’s messy mane like the arms of a friend trying to comfort him. In all of the darkness that plagued Kass’s life, there existed a thread of light for him to cling to.
“We have to help him,” Pharazon said.
Celice winced. “Are you quite sure that’s safe?”
The Draik thought for a moment and frowned. “Well, no. But weren’t you the one telling me that if you stay safe, you never make a difference?”
“Something along those lines,” Celice said. “Still—are you sure anything can be done for him?”
“There’s a lot I’m not sure about,” Pharazon said. “But that’s where hope comes in, right? Darigan recovered because that peasant Usul took care of him. What if we did the same for Kass?”
Celice looked at him for a long while. Finally she said, “Pharazon, you’re really a more remarkable Neopet than you often let yourself be. I hope I see this side of you more often.”
“I’m tired of messing things up all the time,” Pharazon said. He yawned and glanced at the sky. It was pitch black, dawn still far away. “Although…” He grinned self-consciously. “If I hadn’t attempted to teleport, we never would have met Kass, would we? Hyren has a saying: ‘Whenever something stupid and awful happens, something good comes out of it in the end.’”
Celice chuckled and mussed the tuft on Pharazon’s head. “It’s too early in the morning for soul-searching reflection, you ninny. But I do think your brother’s on to something. Things have a way of working out if we just keep trying our hardest—even the things that seem like mistakes at the time.”
Pharazon nodded. “I want to believe in that. Not just for us, but for Kass too.” He watched the Eyrie, now fast asleep and breathing steadily again. It was still surreal to think that they were in the presence of a former dictator. But if the Werelupe King could get a second chance, and Celice could get a second chance, and Pharazon himself could get a second chance, then so could Kass.
Celice shifted her weight, leaning back on her hands. “So what do you propose we do to help him, then? I hope you haven’t forgotten about the whole Brightvale-in-grave-danger thing. That’s sort of important.”
The Draik shook his head. “Let’s take him with us for now. He needs food and a warm place to sleep—and friends. I was thinking of bringing him along to Brightvale to warn Master Seradar about the Dark Faerie Sisters, and then escorting him back to Darigan Citadel.”
“They’ll arrest him as soon as they know who he is,” Celice said. “You’ll be putting him right into the hands of those he ruled so unjustly.”
“I know,” Pharazon said, gripping his tail. “But I can’t help but feel like Lord Darigan will be merciful to him. He’s been through the same thing, after all.”
For a long moment they both watched the swirling sparks from the fire and listened to the chirps of nocturnal Petpetpets. Finally Celice sighed and sat back. “I wouldn’t feel right abandoning him after this, anyhow. I suppose we’ll see in the morning if he wants to tag along.”
Pharazon stood up and stretched, trudging back to his own sleeping spot. “I hope so. Even knowing everything he did… I can’t stand seeing him like this.” Was this what forgiveness felt like? Would he feel the same way if it was a Werelupe in this situation instead of Lord Kass? If it was Skoll?
Yes, the Draik decided as he lay down and tucked his wings close. He was tired of being bitter and fearful. None of that helped. Skoll himself was driven to destruction by his hunger for vengeance. But kindness—there was a real power in kindness.
“Good night again,” Celice said with a yawn. “Feel free to let me sleep in.”
“Night,” Pharazon said. He took another glance at Kass before letting his eyelids drift shut. He still felt safe around the beleaguered Eyrie—either that, or he was just too tired to care at this point.
Or it was that gut feeling that everything would work out as long as he kept trying.
A Beekadoodle chirped somewhere nearby, snapping Pharazon out of the dream he was having about roaming the hills of Altador. He blinked his eyes open, and sunlight streamed into them as he rubbed the sleep out of them. The clouds were higher and patchier now, the fire had eroded into a pile of embers—and Kass was gone.
Pharazon’s heart sank as he inspected the space where the Eyrie had lain, finding nothing but a few scattered purple feathers. Perhaps it was a bit too grand of a dream to think that he and Celice could have rehabilitated the former villain. The sorceress was still dozing, and Pharazon remembered she had told him to let her sleep in.
That left Pharazon with very little to do. For a few minutes he sat and tried to enjoy nature, and the fact that the rains seemed to be on their way out, but he was too antsy. Kass aside, they had to keep heading toward Brightvale. The Draik wanted Celice to get as much rest as she needed, but the Lupe was notorious for sleeping late. And Pharazon still could not get Black Keep’s plaintive cries out of his head. The ancient fortress would not let him stay still for long.
Finally Pharazon couldn’t take it any longer. “Celice,” he called, trudging over to her to nudge her shoulder. “C’mon, wake up, please. I’m sorry, but I think we need to get moving.”
“Hurmph… murrh…” The Lupe let out a few groggy whines and snapped her jaws. “I’m up, I’m up…” She forced her eyes open and reached for her spectacles. “What time is it?”
Pharazon shrugged, thinking to himself that even mages should at least carry pocket watches in the case of magic-scrambling hexes. “It’s morning. I’m assuming.”
Celice glanced around and groaned. “Oh. Right.” Sitting up and taking the pins out of her hair, she began to sweep it back into a bun. “I forgot where we were—I was sort of hoping it was all a bad dream and I was back in my flat at the University.”
“Tell me about it,” Pharazon said, holding his arms. The air still held a chill and he began to wonder if maybe giving Lord Kass his scarf wasn’t such a good idea. No, Kass needed it more. He needed to know someone out there cared.
As if summoned simply by being on Pharazon’s mind, the undergrowth rustled and out stepped the Darigan Eyrie. Now walking only on his hind legs, he clutched a few wild carrots in one front paw, and some freshly-caught game in the other.
Celice leaped to her feet and put a hand on Pharazon’s shoulder. “Ah—hello, you’re back,” she stammered.
He glanced at her and then down at the faerie Draik. “I know it’s not much,” Kass said as he approached the two, “but it should make a passable breakfast.” Kneeling down, he presented the food to Pharazon.
An enormous grin worked its way up Pharazon’s snout. “I—thank you,” he said. “You didn’t have to do this for us.”
“And you didn’t have to share your fire with me.” The Eyrie’s voice was still rough with disuse, but speech seemed to be returning to him quickly now. He stood again and tugged at Pharazon’s scarf, still around his neck. “I should return this.”
Pharazon shook his head. “No. It’s a gift from me to you. I couldn’t possibly ask for it back.”
Celice’s paw didn’t leave his shoulder. “Who are you?” she asked Kass, looking up at him calmly but sternly.
He grimaced and put a paw to his face. “I… I can’t remember. All I seem to know is living in these woods like a wild beast.” He paused. “I… think I recall a few things before then… shouting and swords and black stone… voices in my head—“ His feathers ruffled and he hunched his back, looking sick.
“Don’t worry about it,” Pharazon said. “Let’s just enjoy our breakfast. The three of us,” he added, in case Kass didn’t get the hint.
The Eyrie looked down at him with a faint smile and nodded. “I would like that.”
Using Celice’s cloak, Pharazon cleaned most of the dirt off of the carrots, while the Lupe and the Eyrie set to the more squeamish task of dressing the game and roasting it in the last vestiges of the fire. While everyone’s portions were meagre, Pharazon was just glad to have something in his belly.
“Where are you going?” Kass asked them as they ate. “You’re not exactly equipped for camping.”
“Teleportation spell gone awry,” Celice said. “We’re trying to make our way back to civilisation.” She and Pharazon exchanged a glance, and Pharazon figured it might not be wise to tell Kass everything just yet.
The Eyrie grunted, gulping down a hunk of meat. “There’s an inn on the road a few miles from here.”
“That must be the smoke I saw yesterday,” Pharazon said. “Do you know how to get there?”
“Yes. I’ve stolen from their stores before.” Kass blinked. “I don’t know why, but I feel like I haven’t been fully aware of myself for a long time.”
“You’re just now coming back,” Celice said.
His crimson eyes flicked to her and he tilted his head. “Coming back from what?”
“A long journey,” the sorceress replied. “Don’t push yourself.”
“Can you help us get to the inn?” Pharazon asked, crunching through a carrot. “We’ve never been in these parts before.”
Kass nodded. “Of course. We’ll go as soon as you finish eating.”
“Selective amnesia, must be,” Celice muttered to Pharazon as they trudged through the forest behind the former lord of Darigan Citadel. “I wonder how long it’ll take him to fully return.”
“I think he’s already made remarkable progress,” Pharazon said.
Celice bit the side of her thumb. “That’s what’s got me worried. I can’t predict what might happen when he remembers who he was. Darigan was benevolent… we don’t have the same guarantee for Kass.”
“I never asked for a guarantee,” Pharazon said. “I want to do the right thing because it’s right, not because it’s safe.” He laughed. “I sound like my owner now. I think I may fit into my family more than I previously assumed.”
“Hold,” Kass suddenly said. He had stopped a distance in front of them, putting out his paw to get them to stop while he looked around wide-eyed.
“What is it?” Celice asked, sniffing the air. She blinked. “Pharazon—do you sense that?”
Pharazon could feel it now, the unmistakeable energy signature making his body buzz. “Dark magic. Very powerful dark magic. Moving toward us.”
Celice’s fur bristled and she moved closer to Pharazon protectively. Kass’s wings flared in an intimidation attempt as he backed toward the two, eyes riveted on the trees.
The Dark Faerie Sisters had found them, Pharazon thought. It was all over.
Then he heard grumbling quite unlike the sisters’ haughty giggles. “Dratted forest—I hate forests,” said a husky female voice. “Nothing has any business growing so thick like this. I blame Illusen entirely.”
A rather malevolent-looking green and purple wand batted away some branches to reveal a tall dark faerie stalking through the woods in their direction. Her long hair, violet with a streak of lime, swished like a Uni’s mane behind her as her head whipped back and forth, her purple eyes searching for something. “And to top it all off, the day had to be sunny, after all that lovely rain yesterday… I ought to file a complaint with the air faeries…”
“Lady Jhudora!” Pharazon said in spite of himself.
Jhudora’s attention snapped to the three, as though she just now noticed them. “What do you want?”
Celice blinked. “You know her?”
“Well, not as a friend or anything,” Pharazon said. “But my family’s gone on a few quests for her. You know, for the avatar and all that.”
The dark faerie straightened herself up and smoothed out her purple and green dress, folding her wings behind her to try to look more professional. “I said, what do you want? I don’t have all day. I’m not out here for fun, you know.”
Pharazon cringed. “Sorry, milady. I just never expected to see you here. I thought we were closer to Meridell.”
“You’re between Brightvale and Faerieland, actually,” Jhudora said, inspecting her green, pointed nails. “And no, I usually would not be seen in such dreadful conditions—I’m hunting for spell reagents.”
“Why not just send someone on a quest to fetch them?” Pharazon asked.
“Are you kidding me?” Jhudora said. “I’m not going to wait around for a century for a powerful enough Neopet to waltz onto my bluff so I can ask them to retrieve Space Faerie Mushrooms.”
Celice pushed her spectacles up her snout. “With all due respect, milady, I’ve never heard of those.”
“I’m not surprised,” Jhudora said. “They’re extremely rare, powerful, and dangerous. Most mycologists have never even seen one. They’re said to only grow where shooting stars land, and there was a meteor reported in this area a week ago. I’m not missing this chance.”
Kass wore a look of confusion. “She is not a threat?”
“No, she’s okay,” Pharazon said.
Folding her arms, the dark faerie approached them. “Well, I’d hardly label myself ‘okay’. But I’m certainly not destructive like some of my sisters.” She took a long look at Kass and then gave him a narrow-eyed smile. “I thought it was you.”
“What?” the Eyrie said.
“Nothing,” Jhudora said, waving her hand. “Now if you’ll excuse me, those mushrooms aren’t going to harvest themselves—“ She turned away.
“Wait,” Pharazon said, breaking away from Celice to approach the faerie. “Lady Jhudora, could I please ask your advice on something?”
She paused and looked down at him. “It depends on the advice.”
“Supposing we wanted to defeat some dark faeries – not you – how would we go about it?”
Celice frowned. “Pharazon, I thought we were going to let Master Seradar handle this.”
The Draik turned to her. “I don’t think we have that kind of time. If we are between Faerieland and Brightvale, that means we’re closer to Market Town than Brightvale Castle. By the time we, or any communications, get to the University, and they decide what to do and send help to Market Town… it will probably be too late. We only have until tomorrow night.”
Jhudora turned to fully face him, tapping her wand against her arm. “Now this sounds interesting. What’s going on in Market Town tomorrow night?”
Celice grimaced. “Er—“
“It’s okay,” Pharazon said. “I think we can trust her.” He paused. “And considering our deadline, we may have no choice but to trust her.”
The Lupe nodded reluctantly. Looking back to the faerie, she cleared her throat. “The Dark Faerie Sisters have returned. They’ve set themselves up in Black Keep and are trying to resurrect the Darkest Knight to take over Brightvale and exact revenge on Meridell. They also implied targeting Faerieland afterward. Their spell will be complete on the night of the new moon.”
“Oh, my,” Jhudora said with a smirk. “Those three never were known for their foresight. Takeovers are just so much more trouble than they’re worth.”
“What I don’t get,” Pharazon said, “is how they returned in the first place. I mean, I thought Princess Roberta destroyed them.”
Jhudora shook her head. “Faeries never really go away. They can be sealed, they can be stripped of their power and greyed, but you can never make them not exist any more. We don’t work like that.”
“Roberta banished them to another plane,” Celice explained to Pharazon.
“Because she had Fyora’s Rod,” Jhudora said. “That’s another thing about faeries. We are beings of pure magical power. For a Neopet, just weakening us greater faeries is difficult enough. And only faeries possess the ability to remove their sisters’ wings or exile them to a lower dimension.”
Celice nodded in understanding. “Only a weapon crafted by the Faerie Queen herself could imbue a Neopet with the necessary power, then. And it took them over a decade, but they’ve managed to claw their way back to this plane.”
“Exactly,” Jhudora said. She turned to leave. “All right, that’s all you’re getting out of me. I’ve probably already told you too much as it is. Fyora doesn’t like Neopets knowing a lot about how to defeat faeries, bless her soul.”
“Wait,” Pharazon said again. “Milady, will you please help us stop them?”
She sighed and looked at him over her shoulder. “It’s not really within my jurisdiction. I find it best not to get involved in these kinds of things. I prefer being a spectator, myself.”
“I’ll help you find those Space Faerie Mushrooms if you give us your assistance,” Pharazon said. “I’m very sensitive to magic.” He spread his wings, which sparked with faerie dust.
The dark faerie regarded him for a moment, then turned to him and laughed. “You clever boy. You know all about how faeries can’t resist pacts.”
Pharazon nodded. “That’s why they always send people on quests.”
“And you’ve caught me at a desperate time, too,” Jhudora said. “Space Faerie Mushrooms don’t propagate on Neopia, so once this batch dies, I’ll have to wait for a fresh meteor to come in, and who knows how long that will take.”
The Draik stuck out his claws. “Do we have a deal?”
She looked him up and down, then crouched down and shook his hand, gripping it tightly. Her own lavender hand was cold and thrummed with power. “Yes. We have a deal.”
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Better connectivity means a better future – it really is that simple
October 30, 2015 /in Success Stories /by Host In Ireland
One good idea blue-sky thinking from business leaders and innovators
Originally published on Independent.Ie Always think global, says Maurice Mortell
Ireland's economic rebound in the past year has seen the economy expanding by over 4pc, with our global reputation continually improving. Although Ireland is one of Europe's smallest economies, we have emerged as one of the most attractive locations in the world for international firms, especially from the US, to do business.
Ireland's technological connection and interdependence with the rest of the world are key enablers to how it conducts and attracts global business. To say that the internet and digital market have revolutionised the way Ireland collaborates and conducts business across borders is something of an understatement. While the digital world continues to create ample new opportunities, operating in a global market also introduces new challenges. I believe there are three pillars that Ireland needs to maintain to ensure it is truly capitalising on international opportunities. First, we need to create the infrastructure backbone that supports digital and 'born on the internet' companies. Second, Ireland needs to maintain and improve its global internet connectivity. Finally, we need to sustain and improve the nimble business environment, for which we are already renowned. The American Chamber of Commerce recently estimated that the US accounted for 72pc of Ireland's inward investment in 2014. If you take this down to sector level, Ireland is the second largest location worldwide for US Foreign Direct Investment in the technology sector. By understanding the drivers of US technology companies, we can begin to understand how to create an environment that is an optimum location for technology and digital companies worldwide. Technology companies may operate in a virtual world where they don't exactly create anything physical; however, everything virtual needs to live somewhere. In the book Silicon Docks: The Rise of Dublin as a Global Tech Hub, published earlier this year, Google cited the availability of a physical location for their data - a data centre - as one of the top reasons for choosing Dublin. More recently, Google announced that it is now one of the capital's biggest employers, with over 5,000 staff at its facilities in Barrow Street. With data centres playing a fundamental role in the country-selection process of global high-growth tech firms, how do we create an environment that maximises Ireland's chances of attracting tech FDI? As a positive start, Ireland has established itself as a data centre hub for a number of reasons, not least its optimum climate for cooling them efficiently. Power is another factor. We are attaining 21pc of our electricity from renewable sources and we're on our way to increasing that to 40pc by 2020. The availability of power as a resource is crucial for technology companies and, as a result, the national power grid is a strategic asset for Ireland. When a company builds a data centre in Ireland, this is a long-term investment that represents a real and enduring commitment to Ireland. This is why it is crucial that Ireland be equipped to cost-effectively meet the power requirements of high-growth tech companies. The second pillar that will help Ireland to capitalise on international opportunities is that of its global internet connectivity. Recent announcements from Hibernia Atlantic about the new Project Express cable (which links Ireland to one of the fastest transatlantic sub-sea fibre-optic cables), along with new services from transatlantic network provider AquaComms, are significant steps towards new connectivity capacity coming in Ireland. If Ireland wants to truly succeed as a global internet hub, we need to take into account that, as an island nation, we rely completely on transatlantic connectivity for our European and global reach. In mainland Europe, our counterparts can utilise networks that exist throughout the continent, networks that traverse the whole of Europe. Despite this, Ireland continues to attract global technology brands to its shores. An abundance of technology companies with a presence in Ireland will develop a critical mass, which will in turn drive improved global connectivity over time. The final pillar to help Ireland to become more competitive globally is simply to sustain and further improve our agile way of doing business. There are many reasons why Ireland is Europe's second most entrepreneurial country; favourable legislation, low business taxation and excellent entrepreneurial support, all coupled with a brave entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, the start-up scene is exploding, but to help these businesses really thrive, investment and an investor-friendly environment are also needed. Moving a business from a start-up to the growth phase needs an early investor. The growth phase leads to jobs created, which in turn creates tax revenue. Hence, we must ask the question, how attractive is it to invest in start-ups in Ireland and to move companies from start-up to the growth phase? Capital Gains Tax needs to be examined in terms of the effect it has on the investor environment. How does this tax affect the start-ups that need investors and investment to thrive? Also, how is it affecting established businesses, where long-term employees' share-save schemes are often used to attract the right candidates into a business to help it grow? Business growth is the essential ingredient to Ireland's economy and continued recovery. My one good idea puts a framework in place that creates an environment where Irish companies prosper, where international companies expand within Europe, and where all can grow to help shape a better future for Ireland. Maurice Mortell is VP of emerging markets and managing director of TelecityGroup Ireland
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Who will win the Virtual Reality War.
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While pundits breathlessly proclaim that virtual reality is the future, the company that could lead consumers to that technologically immersive future is from the past: Microsoft. Yes, Microsoft, brainchild of Bill Gates. Remember him?
Although the tech giant has in the past avoided discussing any future goals it might have had for VR, the company’s plans for its augmented reality (AR) headset, the HoloLens, are going to change that.
The HoloLens can collaborate with an updated version of Microsoft Paint to allow for 3D drawing. It can also assist customers in online shopping through its use of mixed reality technology, such as by helping someone buying furniture project a hologram in their house to see how it would look before buying it. It even has holographic apps like HoloTour, which allow users to simulate the experience of visiting different cities in a totally immersive experience.
During a presentation discussing the HoloLens on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called on creative individuals of all backgrounds to rally behind their new product. “We want the artists, the musicians, the architects, the students, the gamers, the builders, the makers — everyone who creates, all of us — to help bring this mixed-reality medium to life,” Nadella said.
If nothing else, the HoloLens is going to put Apple — which has its own VR plans — on the spot. Whereas Apple is focused on augmented reality, Microsoft is preferring a mixed reality approach. Apple CEO Tim Cook went on the record earlier this month declaring, “AR I think is going to become really big. VR, I think, is not gonna be that big, compared to AR …; How long will it take? AR gonna take a little while, because there’s some really hard technology challenges there. But it will happen. It will happen in a big way. And we will wonder, when it does [happen], how we lived without it. Kind of how we wonder how we lived without our [smartphones] today.”
As Chris Taylor from Mashable put it, “[Cook] clearly believes we’ll use something like the HoloLens in the near future. Only it’s starting to look like Microsoft is walking the walk, and Apple is just talking the talk.”
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Sooners open eighth amid strong field at The Goodwin
March 29, 2019 Ken MacLeod
NORMAN – No. 4 Oklahoma men’s golf wrapped up the first round of The Goodwin in a tie for eighth place after posting an 8-over 288 during Thursday’s opening day of action.
The three-day, 54-hole event is being played at the par-70, 6,758-yard Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. Sixteen of the 28 teams at the event are ranked in the top-50 of the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.
Washington leads by one stroke after Thursday’s opening round as the Huskies posted 278 during the morning session. Host Stanford is in second place at 279, one of two teams under par through 18 holes.
No. 5 USC and No. 9 California share third place at 286, while Colorado, Oregon and Santa Clara are tied for fifth place at 287. The Sooners are in a three-way tie for eighth with Northwestern and San Francisco heading into Friday’s second round.
Juniors Quade Cummins and Garett Reband led the Sooners during the first round as both players finished at even-par 70. The pair is tied for 11th place individually as Cummins and Reband both logged two birdies on their scorecard during Thursday’s opening round.
Freshman Patrick Welch shares 46th place after 18 holes, carding a 73. Welch started his round with a pair of birdies on the front nine.
In his first appearance in the team lineup this spring, senior Brad Dalke finished with a 75 during the opening round. Dalke holds a share of 76th place after Thursday’s action.
Redshirt junior Thomas Johnson is tied for 112th place after recording a 78.
The Sooners will be paired with Stanford and USC for the second round. OU will tee off at 10:25 a.m. CT from hole No. 10.
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GPT secures tenant for 11,000sqm logistics facility at Huntingwood, Sydney
The GPT Group today announced it has signed a five year lease with a national logistics service provider for its new 11,000 square metre logistics facility at 1B Huntingwood Drive in Sydney.
The logistics company took possession of the facility immediately after it reached practical completion in late August.
The speculative development is on the 1 Huntingwood Drive site acquired by GPT in November 2016 that included an existing 21,000 square metre warehouse facility that has already been refurbished and fully leased to the ASX-listed IVE Group.
The site has direct exposure to the Great Western Highway and is within close proximity to the M4 and M7 interchange. GPT’s Head of Development, Logistics Darren Hunt said the leasing of the facility before it had reached practical completion was a great outcome for the Group.
“Our ability to lease the new Huntingwood facility is another endorsement of GPT’s strategy to accelerate the delivery of its logistics development pipeline through speculative development,” said Mr Hunt.
“Demand for logistics space remains very strong in Sydney and we expect vacancy to remain tight for the foreseeable future.”
Mr Hunt said GPT’s next speculative logistics development The Gateway at Eastern Creek was on track for completion in late 2018 and has received strong levels of enquiry.
The Gateway is a 30,000 square metre logistics development on Old Wallgrove Road Eastern Creek is in close proximity to the interchange of the M7 and M4 Motorways.
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Output and Outcome
Sericulture is part of the cultural heritage of Mysore district. Mysore silk is popular world over and has a history of over 220 years. History reveals that the famous Muslim ruler Tippu Sultan, the Emperor of Mysore, introduced Sericulture in Karnataka in 1780 AD. Although sericulture was being practiced sporadically in northern India, Tippu Sultan brought it to south India as a means of raising funds to build his armament. Eventually, sericulture became one of the major enterprises in southern India while it remained low-key in the north. Mysore is recognized in the world through Geographical Indication Tag (GIT) for silk. The Mysore silk stands out among all other silk fabrics for its unique sheen and regal look, amazing drape, pure yarn and zari.
Mulberry, the host plant for silkworms, is being cultivated on an area of 2,670 ha in Mysore district spread across 682 villages. The average cocoon yield in the district is 59 kg per 100 Disease Free Layings (DFLs), generating annual revenue of Rs.33.37 crores.
Sericulture activities includes production and supply of quality chawki worms, mulberry cuttings and training for farmers, farmwomen, rural youth and extension personnel. Conducting frontline demonstrations, on farm testings. Maintenance of chawki rearing centre and chawki rearing house.
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making eyes with revlon
Eyelashes tend to look their thickest and most luxurious between the ages of five and 15 – hence why mascara was invented! High tech formulas and perfectly engineered bristles can do so much for lashes, and one brush can totally change the look of the eye.
I’m always searching for the perfect mascara and there’s no shortage of competition. A new ‘wonder’ mascara tends to land on my desk most regularly. Some disappoint, others are average, while a handful impress. Revlon’s Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara is one of the latter. The blurb says it plumps lashes up to 200% - how that stat stacks up, I don’t know, my lashes were certainly volumised, but by that amount, it’s hard to tell. But, as with many thickening formula mascaras, they’re notorious for locking lashes together and drying them out as stiff as board. This formula is different. My lashes felt soft, conditioned and looked far from spidery. And you don’t need to coat it on for a great effect either. A flutter at £9.99.
Look out for the very sexy black and white ad starring poster girl Jessica Biel and Pharrell Williams airing next month. I just love the lyric ‘You got me girl. You look at me, you blink those eyes, you plump it up and hypnotise.” Feast your eyes….
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turning routines into rituals
Founder: Raymond Cloosterman
The problem with being a consumer is the choice. Too much and you find shops just literally pass you by. This happened to me with Rituals. Seeing it nestling in shopping malls and high streets it wasn’t a brand that particularly caught my eye, and therefore I never bothered with it too much – sidelining it as just another shop that sold fancy soaps. However, it wasn’t until I was recently fully introduced to the brand that I began to open up to its mindful and clever philosophy. Founded in the Netherlands in 2000, but launched five years ago in the UK, it’s no new kid on the block, but if like me Rituals didn’t feature on your beauty radar here’s a quick run through.
cheek & eye glow
I love brands with personality, a passion and a story, and this one ticks the boxes. The concept for Rituals was created by one Raymond Cloosterman – a young fortysomething entrepreneur and business economist who found himself with a couple of months off between jobs. Instead of hitting the golf course, he put his insights and expertise (he previously worked for Unilever) to good use by globe hopping and exploring the latest trends in personal and domestic care products. This was when he had his light bulb moment. It made him recognise there was scope for a new brand that married both personal and homecare – two divisions that had never been allowed to mingle at Unilever. The notion that small daily cultural routines can be turned into meaningful rituals through the use of luxury products instantly turns chores or routines into something altogether more creative and enjoyable. So, in the world that is Rituals, even the washing up doesn’t end up as a must-do, but that of a scented experience with their Bamboo Treasure Washing Up Liquid!
Bamboo Treasure Washing up Liquid
Following a ‘slow shopping’ philosophy, this means that when you visit one of their shops, you will be offered a complimentary hand massage or a delicious cup of tea. This encourages you to kick back and take your time, you can then decide what Rituals – from Energising, through to Skincare and Gemstone make-up, you would like introduced into your life. For the consumer that’s been brought up on fast fashion, fast food and speed dating, in other words fast living, it’s turns the stressed out shopper from a hare into a tortoise. And we know the moral of that Aesop fable don’t we? ‘Slowly does it every time,’ said the winning tortoise.
http://www.rituals.com/
Posted by jacqui ripley at Monday, July 25, 2011 1 comment:
beautiful make-up made simple
Make-up maestro
I’ve known make-up artist, Daniel Sandler for, ahem, many years and he’s always a pleasure to interview as he’s just so darn passionate about making women look and feel good through make-up. Visiting him at his concession in Urban Retreat, Harrods was a treat, and although Daniel is on make-up call for plenty of personalities including Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman and Lisa Snowdon, it’s ‘real’ women he pitches his make-up brand to. However, saying that he cringes at the word real, as to him it says ordinary, rather than fabulous. I know what he means, but even so, it’s a brand for non celebrities that want to look amazing!
At the core of his brand, Daniel Sandler Cosmetics is his Timeless Beauty Collection, a foolproof capsule ‘wardrobe’ that is based on his best sellers in Harrods and on QVC. It cuts out big decision making – apart from colours of course, and gives you products that work quickly, are super easy to apply and long lasting. In essence, it simplifies the art of make-up.
“One product that many women have a lot of confusion over is foundation,” says Daniel. “The biggest mistake is over application and a misjudged shade. Too dark or too light and it will sit on the skin rather than enhance it.” Invisible Veil Foundation & Concealer, £28 is one of Daniel’s new stars. The dewy-fresh fluid foundation feels light on the skin and a flawless looking complexion is improved even further with a complementing shade of concealer nestling in the lid.
Another new edition to his range and right on the coat tails of the award winning success of Watercolour Fluid Blusher, comes Watercolour Crème Rouge, £15.50. Boasting skin perfecting polymer – “I always get my scientist to ‘up the polymer’ if I want sheen in a product,” explains Daniel - makes this dreamy cream-to-power formula ultra smooth to glide on and leaves skin innocently flushed. “I was inspired by women in the 1920’s and 1930’s whereby they had a sweet bloom on their cheeks which was very youthifying,” says Daniel.
Watercolour Creme Bronzer
And for those who want to tango with the tan there’s Watercolour Crème Bronzer, £15.50. “Blend a small amount onto cheekbones, bridge of nose and eye lids with fingertips and you’ll instantly glow,” says Daniel. But like foundation, good bronzer can go bad if applied unevenly or you opt for one that’s too shimmery. Aptly called Riviera, this gives a sophisticated jet set tan.
One thing that makes every woman look amazing is well mascara-ed lashes. Just as you would mingle two lipstick shades to create the perfect lip, so Daniel believes in working two mascaras to giving show stopping lashes. And it’s all in the brush. “A nice big brush gives sexy volume, whereas a thinner brush can be used to define the outer lashes and the bottom lashes,” reveals Daniel. Although not mad on gimmicky make-up – vibrating and twirling brushes aren’t his thing; he does believe that treatment mascaras are the future. “Imagine a mascara that not only gives great application, but repairs and strengthens too,” says Daniel. Perhaps he’s just given me the wink to his next big must-have. Watch this space!
For Daniel Sandler Colour Cosmetics stockists visit: http://www.danielsandler.com/
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LYDIA JOHNSON | MAY 07, 2018
For one group of Illinois Kiwanians, community service not only is hands-on. It also means getting their feet wet.
For 10 years, the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Illinois, has led local efforts to clean up the Fox River.
Club member Pat Divine originally proposed the project for Kiwanis One Day. Divine works for Fox Metro Reclamation District, which cleans and treats water for many communities in the area.
Sixty percent of Aurora’s water supply comes from the Fox River, Divine says, and residents also use the river for fishing and water skiing. It is so important to the town that representatives from the City of Aurora, Aurora Township, Fox Valley Park District and Fox Metro join the Kiwanians for their annual project.
This year, 427 volunteers braved the unusually cold temperature to clean up the river. Among the volunteers were Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, high school and college students, employees of local agencies and Aurora residents. Divine attributes the large turnout to a community dedicated to service.
“People look forward to working on it,” Divine says. “They feel how important it is to keep something that is so vital to our community that they want to help.”
Members of the Aurora Kiwanis club guided groups of 20 volunteers to work at specific segments of the river. Participating agencies provided trucks, Dumpsters, trash bags and transportation to the Fox Valley Park District, which served as the project’s operation center.
By the end of the day, 52 yards of trash had been cleared. Volunteers hauled tires, couches and even two computers from the river. And no group was more excited at the results than the children who had eagerly joined in.
“We had a tremendous amount of youngsters,” Divine says. “That’s really a plus when you see that they are there and they want to work and they want to do it. It’s so important, because this is their river.”
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Matera – From the Shame of Italy to the Capital of Culture
The cave city of Matera is one of the oldest continually inhabited spots in Europe. It has been notoriously famous as ‘the shame of Italy’ in the 1950s on the basis of the novel «Christ Stopped At Eboli« by Carlo Levi. In the last few years, however, everything has changed: Matera will be the European Capital of Culture in 2019. And since this decision has been made, buildings are beingrenovated, school classes from all over Italy are being dragged through the narrow streets, and dedicated volunteers are working on all kinds of cultural and other projects, so that Matera will remain an attractive place to live and work.A film about exceptional people in an extraordinary city, and about a question that many other small cities around Europe have to ask themselves constantly: How is sustainable tourism to be promoted?
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Welcome, Felice Batlan!
We are pleased to announce that Felice Batlan will be joining us for the month of February. Professor Batlan is Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities at IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Her path to legal history is a fascinating one: after earning her JD from Harvard Law School, Professor Batlan spent nine years in private practice, eventually becoming head of global compliance and associate general counsel at Greenwich Capital Markets. She then returned to school and earned a Ph.D. in history from New York University. With this unique background, Professor Batlan has served as an adviser to the Security & Exchange Commission historical society and assembled a truly unusual teaching package (corporate law, securities regulation, legal history, and feminist legal theory).
We know her best because of her important work on feminist legal history, women lawyers, sociological jurisprudence, and legal aid. Her most recent publications include "The Birth of Legal Aid: Gender Ideologies, Women, and the Bar in New York City, 1863-1910," Law and History Review (2010) and "Notes from the Margins: Florence Kelley and the Making of Sociological Jurisprudence," in Dan Hamilton and Alfred Brophy eds., Transformations in American Legal History, Vol. II (2010). We are looking forward to hearing more about her current projects. Welcome, Felice Batlan!
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J AAG, S R, O AWO, A A, I M, A AO, R HO. Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy And Its Outcome In Ilorin, Nigeria. The Internet Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2010 Volume 15 Number 1.
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy is a challenging but life-saving procedure associated with maternal morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence, determine the factors associated with peripartum hysterectomy and determine the outcomes of the procedure METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively cases of emergency peripartum hysterectomy performed at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital over a 15 year period.RESULTS: There were 38 emergency peripartum hysterectomies performed over this period. The incidence was 155 per 100,000 deliveries. The maternal mean age was 31.03 ±6.54 years, the mean parity was 3.80 ±1.88, range 0-7, while 20 (52.6%) had previous CS scar. While 19 (54.3%) had an abdominal delivery (out of whom 16 had ruptured uterus).The mean pre-operative Packed Cell Volume (PCV) was 16.7% (±5.8). All the patients had blood transfusions, the mean number of units transfused was 3.1 (±0.8) units. The mean estimated blood loss (EBL) at surgery was 1.6 (±1) liters, the mean duration of surgery was 136 (±36) minutes and subtotal hysterectomy was the procedure carried out in 35 (92.6%) of cases. Maternal deaths occurred in 10 (26.3%). The maternal morbidities recorded included 19 cases (50%) of post partum fever/sepsis. The perinatal mortality was 63.9%. The pre operative PCV and the estimated blood loss at surgery were significant factors that influenced whether the parturient woman survives or not.CONCLUSION: Peripartum hysterectomy is a life saving procedure whose incidence and the high morbidity and mortality associated with it in developing countries must be reduced. The high morbidity and mortality are largely due to the poor preoperative state rather than the surgery itself.
Peripartum hysterectomy is a surgical procedure performed generally in the setting of life-threatening situations usually as a last resort to save the life of a parturient woman. It is one of the most serious complications of modern obstetrics and is usually undertaken to control intractable obstetric hemorrhage. In modern obstetrics practice, the overall incidence of peripartum hysterectomy all over the world is estimated to be 0.05 to 1% of deliveries1. However this incidence varies in different parts of the world depending upon modern obstetric services standard, awareness of the antenatal care and effectiveness of family planning activities in any particular community1, hence higher rates are abound in low resource countries2.
Although a rare event, it has been described as one of the riskiest and most dramatic operations in modern obstetrics3. This procedure is therefore associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It is an equivocal marker of severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM or near-miss events). It is associated with severe blood loss, risk of transfusion, intra operative complications and significant post-operative morbidity1 and these complications may significantly affect the maternal outcome after a peripartum hysterectomy.
To estimate the incidence of peripartum hysterectomy in Ilorin
To determine the factors associated with peripartum hysterectomy
To determine the outcome of the procedure.
This is a retrospective study of women who had peripartum hysterectomy at UITH over a fifteen (15) year period from 1992-2006.
Data extracted from their medical records iin the labour ward and the medical record department included demographic data, indications for the procedure, maternal and fetal outcomes, duration of surgery, cadre of surgeons, blood transfusion and postoperative complications.
Data was compared between those patients that survived and those that died following the procedure.
The results obtained were analyzed with the SPSS 15.0. Relevant descriptive statistics like frequency and percentage were computed for presentation of categorical variables while quantitative variables were presented by mean and standard deviation. Statistical significance was taken as P< 0.05.
There were a total of 38 peripartum hysterectomies done over the 15 year period, giving an incidence of 155 per 100,000 deliveries. The maternal mean age was 31.03 ±6.54 years, age group 30-39 was highest (52.6%). Their mean parity was 3.80 ±1.88, range 0-7; grandmultiparous women (para ≥5) formed 43%, 10% were para 0 (primiparas). Most of the patients had low educational status as 27 (76.3%) had primary education or less. Most of these women, 29 (75.4%) had not received antenatal care at UITH while 20 (52.6%) had previous CS scar. While 19 (54.3%) had an abdominal delivery (out of whom 16 had ruptured uterus), 16 (45.7%) had vaginal deliveries.
The mean pre-operative Packed Cell Volume (PCV) was 16.7% (± 5.8, range 2-28). Out of the 38 cases of peripartum hysterectomy, 26 (68.4%) had a postoperative PCV of 20% or less. All the patients had blood transfusion, most (92.1%) given intra-operatively. The mean number of units transfused was 3.1 units (± 0.8; range 2-6). The mean estimated blood loss (EBL) at surgery was 1.6liters±1; (range: 0.5-4). The mean duration of surgery was 136 minutes ±36; (range: 75-240). The operation was performed by senior cadre of physicians, where senior registrars performed 23 (60.5%) while the consultant performed 15 (39.5%) of the procedure. Subtotal hysterectomy was the procedure carried out in 35 (92.6%) of the patients while 3 (7.4%) had total abdominal hysterectomy.
Maternal and fetal outcomes were reported where maternal deaths occurred in 10 (26.3%) while 28 (73.7%) survived following the procedure. The maternal morbidities recorded included 19 cases (50%) of post partum fever/sepsis, 8 (21.1%) cases of wound infection, 7 (18.4%) cases of anaemia and 1 (2.6%) case of bladder injury. The fetal outcome showed that 23 (63.9) babies of mothers who underwent the procedure survived while 13 (36.1%) died. The mean fetal weight was 3.2kg±0.4 (range 2-4kg)
Table 1 showed comparison of some of the factors that may contribute significantly to maternal outcomes. It showed that the pre operative PCV and the estimated blood loss at surgery were significant factors that could influence whether that woman survives or not.
Table 1: Comparison of factors between the women that survived and those that died.
The incidence of peripartum hysterectomy in this study was 1.55/1000. This result is consistent with recent reports. The incidence varies in literature from 0.6/1000 in the USA4, 1.4/1000 in Thailand5 to 5.09/1000 in Turkey6. These figures however varies even within a country like in Turkey, while Zeteroglu et al reported an incidence of 5.09/1000 from Eastern Turkey, while Kayabasoglu et al reported an incidence of 0.37/1000 from the middle region of the country7. This has been attributed to the geographical differences in that country. In Nigeria, the regional differences also showed up in the previous studies, where Gbadebo et al reported an incidence of 1.83/1000 from Zaria, North western part of the country2, Ezechi et al reported 0.33/1000 from Lagos8 and Umezurike et al reported 5.4/1000 from south east Nigeria3. In this case, the variation may be due to the differences in the region and the type of health facility the report comes from. A private hospital as in the case of the Lagos study may have a lower incidence because patronage to these centers is by the affluent and the educated in that community. In the North, Gbadebo et al proposed that in that society because emphasis is placed towards a large family and menstrual function is of paramount importance, peripartum hysterectomy is not resorted to unless it becomes inevitable2.
The risk factors associated with peripartum hysterectomy in this study like increasing parity, previous C/S, unbooked status were as reported by studies in both developed and developing countries2,4,9,10. However, in this study, CS is not a significant risk factor in peripartum hysterectomy, but in other studies CS delivery was a significant risk factor4,5. This finding may be due to the fact that women in this environment have a great aversion to surgical deliveries and the preference to try vaginal delivery, in a society with poorly developed emergency obstetric care services where majority of the pregnant women are not supervised in pregnancy, labour and delivery. In this study, 92% of the women had subtotal hysterectomy. This high rate of subtotal hysterectomy is consistent with that from other reports from Nigeria2,3,8, and other countries1,6,11. It is however lower than 36% reported by Kayabasoglu et al7 and 21% reported by Zelop et al9.Other associated factors worth mentioning include low educational status, >75% had not recived ANC at UITH, not being uncommon even amongst primiparas.
Postoperative fever was the commonest morbidity that occurred in about half of the patients. This is higher than 36.9% reported by Ezechi et al8, 39% reported by Kayabasoglu et al7 and 34% by Kastner et al11. Indeed the range of febrile morbidity after peripartum mysterectomy is 21-40%7. Other morbidities also reported in this study include anemia which was 18%, and this is lower than from a previous study in Nigeria8. This may be due to improved blood transfusion services in our center where every pregnant woman is expected to donate 1 unit of blood at booking13. Wound infection was morbidity in 21% of the women and this is similar to that in the study from Lagos8. Kayabasoglu reported 3% of wound dehiscence7. Bladder injury is one of the common intraoperative complications and varies between 13-18%7. However, in this study was found in only 1 (2.6%). The mean number of hospital stay was 13 days ±7 which is in agreement with a study from India12, but more than 6.8days reported from the United States11. In this study, the procedure was performed by the most senior doctors in the department, the senior residents and the consultants. This may be due to the fact that as explained above, this procedure is carried out as a last resort.
There were 10 (26.3%) maternal deaths. The maternal mortality following peripartum hysterectomy varies in Nigeria. While the report by Umezurike et al of 23% is consistent with our report3, Ezechi et al reported 13%8 which is lower and Gbadebo et al reported 59%2 which is higher than our finding. Studies from the developed countries reported low mortality rate, Zelop et al reported no mortality9 while Knight reported 1% mortality10. Studies from Pakistan reported mortality rate of 14.28%1, Thailand reported 1.75%5, 26% was reported from India12 and 4% from Turkey7. The high maternal mortality in this study and other studies from Nigeria is a reflection of the poor level of obstetric care in the country and the rest of the developing world where intensive care facilities and safe blood transfusion are either inadequate or nonexistent. The clinical factors that were significantly associated with maternal mortality in this study were the preoperative packed cell volume and the blood loss at surgery. The overall mean preoperative PCV in this study was 16% while it was 11% among those women that died. This may give an idea of the preoperative blood loss and hence the severity of preoperative clinical state of the patient. It may also suggest that in this environment the delays that fraught maternity care and services increase the chances of a woman bleeding for a longer time leading to higher mortality rates. We also reported a high perinatal mortality rate of 36.1%. This study showed that the duration of surgery was not an important factor (p=1.0) in determining the outcome of this procedure. So also the cadre of the surgeon was not a significant factor (p=0.14) determining the outcome possibly because they are all senior residents and consultant obstetricians with similar experience. The fetal outcome was also not significantly different (p=0.4) between those that survive and those that died. This may be explained by the fact that peripartum hysterectomy usually results from an intractable post partum hemorrhage after the delivery of the child. Even though the mode of delivery is a risk factor for peripartum hysterectomy2,4,9,10, it is not a significant factor (p=0.6) in determining the perinatal outcome in this study. This high perinatal mortality is consistent with that from other developing nations1,2,3,12. In the UK, it was reported as 2%10.
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy is a life-saving procedure that is associated with high maternal morbidity and mortality. In view of the high incidence peripartum hysterectomy and its associated high maternal mortality in developing countries, the governments in developing countries must have the political will to give due recognition to maternal health issues by provision and improvement in maternal care service, availability of blood transfusion services, ensuring physical and financial accessibility to health care facilities and eradication of illiteracy. This study further shows the importance of adequately resuscitating those patients that must have bled substantially before surgery and must devise ways to reduce intraoperative blood loss in order to reduce the maternal mortality related to peripartum hysterectomy.
1. Naz S, Baloch R, Shaikh MS, Perveen R, Ahmed S. Peripartum Hysterectomy: A Life Saving Procedure. Pakistan Journal of Surgery; 2008 24 (4) 224-227
2. Adesiyun GA, Edwin E, Anawo AC. Inevitable Peripartum Hysterectomy in tropical hospital: Indications and maternofetal outcome. Pak J Med Sci; 2008 24(1): 122-26.
3. Umezurike CC, Feyi-Waboso PA, Adisa CA. Peripartum hysterectomy in Aba southeastern Nigeria. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2008 48(6): 580-582
4. Kacmar J, Bhimani L, Boyd M, Shah-Hosseini R, Peipert J. Route of delivery as a risk factor for emergent peripartum hysterectomy: a case–control study. Obstetrics & Gynecology; 2003 102 (1), 141-145
5. Wingprawat S, Chittacharoen A, Suthutvoravut S. Risk factors for emergency peripartum cesarean hysterectomy. Int. J. Gynecol Obstet; 2005 90 (2) 136-137
6. Zeteroglu S, Ustun Y, Engin-Ustun Y, Sahin G, Kamaci M. Peripartum hysterectomy in a teaching hospital in the eastern region of Turkey. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2005 120(1):57–62
7. Kayabasoglu F, Guzin K, Aydogdu S, Sezginsoy S, Turkgeldi L, Gunduz G. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a tertiary Istanbul hospital. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2008 278 (3), 251-256
8. Ezechi OC, Kalu BKE, Njokanma FO, Nwokoro CA, Okeke GCE. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a Nigerian hospital: A 20-year review. J Obstet Gynaecol; 2004 24: 372–373.
9. Zelop CM, Harlow BL, Frigoletto FD, Safon LE, Saltzman DH. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1993 168(5): 1443-8.
10. Knight M. Peripartum hysterectomy in the UK: management and outcomes of the associated haemorrhage. BJOG. 2007 114(11):1380–1387.
11. Kastner ES, Figueroa R, Garry D, Naulik D. Emeregncy peripartum hysterectomy: Experience at a community teaching hospital. Obstet Gynecol. 2002; 99:971-5.
12. Saxena SV, Bagga R, Jain V, Gopalan S. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy. Int. J. Gynecol. Obstet. 2004 .85 (2) 172-173
13. Balogun OR, Raji HO, Adesina KT, Fawole AA, Aboyeji AP, Jimoh AAG.. Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women towards antenatal blood donation policy in UITH. Nig. J. Health Sciences. 2009 9 (1) 20-22
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The road model - roadrobot’s experience in applying standards to road construction process’ models
Pimentao J P, Sousa P A, Jardim-Goncalves R, Steiger-Garcao A
Abstract: "This paper starts by presenting, in short, the architecture developed within European Project ESPRIT III 6660 RoadRobot (Operator Assisted Mobile Road Robot For Heavy Duty Civil Engineering Applications), that aimed towards the full automation of road construction sites. The purpose of the architecture was to lay the basis for the development of a system capable of integrating a set of applications in a common architecture based on the use of a standard (ISO 10303-STEP). The presented architecture has demonstrated the full integration of information and control, starting by loading the information from the selected CAE system (InRoads from Intergraph), down, through the intermediate steps, to the automatic control of a Road Paver from German manufacturer VÖGELE. The main focus of the paper is on the standard-based information models that have been developed to represent project information throughout the road construction cycle. The initial Road Model Kernel created by TNO has been extended to support road specifications that include an update on the specification of asphalt layers for road paving, but also the addition of geological information for the specification of excavation tasks. A set of models has been developed for the maintenance of information regarding planning and scheduling of tasks, which takes into account the project information. A model for resources is used form maintaining resource information for allocation during planning and scheduling. Finally a control model has been developed for control of execution of tasks. The RoadRobot has demonstrated the use of this architecture, and its underlying information models on a demonstration where information downloaded from the CAE system has made its way to a road paver who paved a road segment without on-site human intervention."
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Permission to reproduce these documents have been graciously provided by Icelandic Building Research Institute. The assistance of the editor, Mr. Gudni Gudnason, is gratefully appreciated
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June/July 2015 | LIGHTING MAGAZINE 9 Volume 35, Issue Three June/July 2015 FRONT COVER Gamma Illumination PROJECT EAST SYDNEY DAY HOSPITAL Featuring: Gamma LED Downlights Modwash, Modtrim, Atria & Evoke Architect: Anthony Vavayis & Associates Pty Ltd Architects MULTI COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS RALA Information Services Pty Ltd (ABN 37 003 849 483) Head Office: 1A/551 Mowbray Road West, Lane Cove North NSW 2066, Australia | Tel: +61 2 9420 2080 | Fax: +61 2 9420 5152 Email: adam@rala.com.au www.rala.com.au The publisher reserves the right to alter or omit any article or advertisement submitted and requires indemnity from the advertisers and contributors against possible damages or liabilities that may arise from material published. COPYRIGHT© RALA Information Services Pty Ltd. 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For information please contact your local Chapter or the Secretariat. FROM THE EDITOR The Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand (IESANZ) and the Lighting Council of Australia (LCA) have been two of the long-term supporters of Vivid, Sydney’s winter festival of light, lighting and the arts. In fact, the IESANZ and the LCA were supporters of Vivid’s predecessor. The lighting industry has made possible most of the light sculptures seen around Sydney, particularly at Circular Quay and in The Rocks. These low budget, amateur individual and team entries, so popular with the public, particularly children, not only need lighting equipment but need to be electrically safe and sufficiently strong to withstand a fortnight’s visitors exploring their nooks and crannies and “testing” every aspect of their design. These entries don’t have the magnitude of financial support that the commissioned works have, such as those on the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge or Customs House. Without the support of manufacturers, the more modest entries wouldn’t be possible and Vivid would lose a lot of its fun. It would be good if a way could be found to better recognise the lighting industry’s support. Part of Vivid is SPARC, a lighting event organised by the IESANZ and the LCA. It has been evolving over the years into a modest lighting fair with a program of speakers. The event has had a number of venues due to the seemingly constant rebuilding of Sydney’s exhibition spaces. This year the event was held on Glebe Island in the temporary Sydney Exhibition Centre while the new, real one is under construction. This year the exhibition seemed to have more companies displaying their light sources, luminaires and components than previously, along with service providers, such as education, publishing and testing. The first day was quiet but the second day saw larger numbers of visitors. I hope that the exhibition was seen as a good investment by the exhibitors and that they will return in 2016. The speakers’ program has, over the years of SPARC, faltered for various reasons and had never really provided a stimulating range of topics and speakers. In many cases, the talks were thinly veiled advertisements for products or services, often with speakers unable to answer the questions asked by the audience because they didn’t understand the substance of either the question or “their” paper. The IESANZ had abandoned its annual conference in favour of SPARC and many members have been very disappointed with the quality and quantity of the speakers’ program. That disappointment ended this year. The program was excellent with almost all speakers giving fascinating, thought-provoking talks on topics at the forefront of lighting research and technology. There were also sessions of quick-fire presentations by lighting designers and graduate students describing their work. I believe that most of the credit for the program goes to Dr Wendy Davis. If SPARC keeps to the structure used this year and it seeks out speakers of similar quality next year, the speakers’ program part of SPARC will be the great success that the IESANZ and others had hoped it would be. This issue has a range of articles on the theme of Lighting for Health and a paper by Peter McLean on the possible risks for the designer and client from the uniformed use of LEDs. Like SPARC’s speakers’ program, I trust that this issue has something for everyone. – Warren Julian Warren Julian Editor A more vivid SPARC
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Friday, March 15, 2013 -
by Jon Thorn
Published: Mar 15, 2013
PREFECT'S CANING: Briarwood is proud of sticking to its traditions. After it makes a rare break to admit young women to the sixth form, the tradition of a caning administered by the head prefect is part of the package. Eighteen-year-old Amy is accused of stealing money. It is determined that she will be the first female student at Briarwood to face this humiliating and painful punishment.
THE PORTRAIT: Spoilt little rich girl, Lady Lucinda Westfield, commissions an artist to paint her portrait, no expense spared. But he has an agenda of his own, and his terms are not monetary. Consequently, Lady Lucinda finds herself agreeing to being spanked and slippered and caned for each of the three sittings.
GHOST STORY: Kathryn and Annabel are travelling home from university when their car breaks down. They seek refuge at a nearby school only to find themselves treated as two truanting schoolgirls and caned thoroughly.
TRAIN TO ST PETERSBURG: Due to a booking mix-up, Lara finds herself sharing a sleeping compartment on a train with a strange man. But is he a complete stranger? Lara finds she is on more than a train journey - she is also on a journey of self-discovery.
UNCLE HENRY'S BEQUEST: Rachel has always had a very close relationship with her Uncle Henry, former headmaster of a small select girls' school. Intrigued by finding his Punishment Book and canes, she spends several years in fantasising over what being a pupil might have entailed. Her Uncle leaves a most generous bequest, with a certain condition...
IN HIS SISTER'S PLACE: At a loose end after finishing school, Guy is spending a few days as the guest of his much older sister, Headmistress of Ketteridge Reform school for girls. He finds himself alone in her house when Laura Hancock from the Upper sixth form calls round, nervously expecting punishment as she has been caught fighting with another girl. Guy offers to help her avoid a punishment detention - providing she takes a caning from him. It begins to look as though this might be a solution satisfactory to both of them - very satisfactory!
Shades of Pink: Book 3
Love on a Ranch
Absolute Pleasures
The Unusual Activities of Caroline Graham
The Secret Life of Jane Anderson
Confessions of a Spanker
The Romance of Spanking
The Texas Brat & The Runaway
Bring Back the Cane
For the Love of a Priestess
Cowboy Hero
Muriel and the Pig!
Spanked with a Sausage!
A Thousand Strokes of the Cane
Spanks on a Train
The Story of Lady Alice
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NZICF 18 | Juithy
08 May 2018 Storme Sen
How did a Venezuelan become one of Australia’s favourite comedians? By roasting them mercilessly, of course. Having lived down under for six years, Ivan Aristeguieta has been immensely successful with his humorous observations on Aussie culture from an immigrant’s perspective starring in his own ABC sitcom Lost in Translation and his own stand-up comedy special Chorizo Sizzle, to winning Best Newcomer at the Sydney Comedy Festival in 2016.
I had never seen Ivan before, but, as a Kiwi, any comedian who can give the Aussies a good-natured ribbing sounds like fun to me. However, his set was so much more nuanced and original than that. Ivan managed to convey the immigrant experience, with all its highs and lows, in a way that anyone could understand and find funny regardless of whether you were an immigrant or not. From darkly humorous observations comparing third world country issues like food scarcity to the first world issues in his new home Melbourne i.e. the vegan capital of Australia, to deconstructing the oddities of the English language, Ivan is full of energy and a comedian with a talent for striking an instant rapport with his audience.
In fact, Ivan likened his relationship with the audience to the first time a couple gets intimate, weaving hilarious moments into his set where he made full use of his stereotypical Latin charm and asked for a performance review. Somehow, he managed to make sexual innuendo without being too crass, like a lot of other comedians. Let’s just say he promised to call the next day and I’d like to hold him to his word.
English may be his second language, but comedy is Ivan Aristaguieta’s mother tongue. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable, I would highly recommend this show.
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Instagram video a savvy move by Facebook
If you think Instagram snapshots of lunch plates, drooling babies and random desk objects are exciting, just wait until your friends start posting 15-second videos.
You won't have to wait long. On Thursday, Facebook's popular Instagram photo-sharing app added a video feature.
Much like its competitor Vine, which is owned by Twitter, Instagram now lets you record and share short videos using a few taps of a finger on a mobile device.
Most people don't do this. Vine has just 13 million users (one-tenth of Instagram's user base), and no other video-sharing apps have attracted mass appeal.
Part of the reason: technical limitations. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said during the service's unveiling that the video feature was initially left out of Instagram because the "speed, simplicity and beauty" the creators strived for in the app "were definitely possible with photos - but it was really hard for video."
It's easier now. Internet connections have become faster and mobile phones are snappier and equipped with better cameras. And as Systrom promised, Instagram's video feature is certainly simple. Download the latest version on your iPhone or Android device.
Open it and tap the camera icon on the bottom of the screen. This will take you to a new screen with a video camera icon. Another tap and you're ready to go.
You can record whatever your little heart desires. I opted for a shaky panorama of the newsroom with close-ups on coworkers' faces, which I deleted.Another video featuring different types of hot sauce and other things on my desk was better received by my friends on Instagram.
The videos don't have to be shot in one take. Lift your finger and the recording stops until you tap the icon again. Writing about the feature is actually more complicated than using it.
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By Brooke Coupal
Only a week after the “Flags of Love” were removed from the McQuade Library window, the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) gathered 890 more flags to be hung back up. This was over triple the amount that they had originally gathered before someone entered the library and removed them.
Upon realizing that the original flags were missing, Vice President of GSA Megan DesAutels went to the librarian asking what had happened. From there the police were contacted and an investigation was put into place to find the suspect behind this act. According to Executive Vice President Jeffrey Doggett, “The police have concluded that investigation, and they identified a student. That student has gone through the student conduct process.”
When GSA originally reported this incident to The Beacon, they called the act was a “hate crime.”
“We did, as an institution, review this first as a potential hate crime. It is through the process that we determined it was not. That was actually done not only with the Merrimack Police, but also outside advice. We did not make that decision alone, and we did not make that decision lightly,” said Doggett.
The GSA executive board stated that they had received a ton of support from different members of campus following this incident including the Office of Student Engagement, the Merrimack College Police Department, the librarians, President Christopher Hopey, and Father Ray Dlugos.
“Being able to get support from so many different groups shows the amount of positivity that we have on this campus,” said Sabrina Hartnett.
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Meteo-Logic Raises $3 Million From Horizons Ventures
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Tel Aviv, Israel, September 3rd, 2013. Israeli startup Meteo-Logic today announced that it has completed its first round of funding with a 3 Million dollar investment from Horizons Ventures.
Meteo-Logic is revolutionizing weather forecasting by introducing big data analysis engine based on superb algorithm that processes data bases of meteorological information with records of actual on-ground historic weather data to provide most accurate on-spot forecasting. The solution is applicable not only for weather prediction but rather for business-critical weather-related parameters in multiple industries, including energy (wind mills, solar panels, power consumption), agriculture, transportation, construction, retail and more.
“According to the bulletin of American Meteorological society, weather variations excluding extreme events and disasters, cost US alone $485 billion a year” said Igal Zivoni, Founder and CEO of Meteo-Logic “Much of these costs could have been saved if there was an effective way to accurately predict weather and weather dependent factors, on spot, on time. Now there is”.
Meteo-Logic has recently launched its Wind Mill Power forecasting solution, providing an online accurate prediction for power production of each single turbine, 5 days in advance. The wind power is a $50B market today and growing fast, its business highly dependent on the ability to provide well-predicted power supply to the energy grid.
“Big data technologies combined with brilliant data analysis algorithms will disrupt many of today’s markets, from Health Care to Finance” said Gilad Novik of Horizons Ventures “Meteo-Logic will introduce that disruption to the massive markets which are dependent on weather “.
About Horizons Ventures
Based in Hong Kong, Horizons Ventures manages the Internet and technology investments of Mr. Li Ka-shing globally, including investments in companies such as Skype, Facebook, Spotify, Siri, Waze, UMPay and SecondMarket.
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Meteo-Logic brings smart analysis of big data to weather and weather-dependent business parameters to revolutionize weather forecasting from the grounds up. The capability to forecast automatically and with great accuracy turbines power in wind farms and solar farms or power consumption for pointed locations, can be applied for agriculture, transportation, retails and many more industries.
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Glimpses of an EV future
It seems that interest around Electric Vehicles (EV's) and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations has been increasing over the last few weeks. Here are some of the things I noticed just last week:
CNN highlights some cool features of the Nissan Leaf
We first wrote about the Nissan Leaf back in Feb. of 2010. Some excerpts from the short article from CNN include (follow the link above for more information):
"In the Nissan Leaf, a computer displays not just the remaining driving range -- 34 miles in this case -- but offers tips as to what accessories could be turned off to extend that range. In this case, just turning off the air conditioner could extend the car's remaining range to as much as 44 miles."
"the Leaf's navigation screen shows two big concentric circles that go around wherever you are. The smaller circle shows how far you could go driving just as you have been. The larger circle shows how far you could go if you really tried by, say, shutting off the air conditioner and switching the car to "eco" mode."
"In "eco" mode, the Leaf's performance doesn't actually change much, but the gas pedal becomes harder to press down. That keeps you mindful of how much you're asking from the car's batteries."
I think the added tools that Nissan has combined in the Leaf to prevent "range anxiety" are going to be extremely helpful to EV early adopters. While it's a few months old, I love the Nissan Leaf ad with Lance Armstrong that ran during the Tour de France. I agree with Lance that riding a bike behind fossil-fuel burning cars is not that fun because of all the exhaust you get to breathe in! The Leaf commercial is the first video at the bottom of the post.
Electric Car Charging Stations:
I knew GE has been marketing their charging station, the WattStation, but I was surprised to see it advertised on TV and as part of a joint advertisement (I assume) with Nissan Leaf on a full-page ad in the November issue of Popular Science. The television ad was surprising to me because we are still so early in the electric car life-cycle, but I guess GE wants to get a jump on the EV charging station crowd. You can't have a chicken without the egg! The TV ad can be seen at the bottom of the post.
In the Pop. Sci. ad the Leaf takes up part of the page on the left side of the fold, and the GE Wattstation takes up the whole page on the right side of the fold. Here's a picture of the ad that was in Pop. Sci.:
I was happy to see an electric car charger at Whole Foods in Austin made by Coulomb technologies earlier this summer in person.
Smart homes, electricity monitoring and EV car charging:
Let's see, we have electric cars and charging stations, but what about bringing it all together! Toyota announced that they were going to release a software tool that will help homeowners manage their home's electricity consumption and the electricity consumption of the batteries in their electric car. From a USA Today article on Toyota and the Smart House:
Called the Toyota Smart Center, it allows people to see on TV screens and mobile handsets how much electricity is being consumed by a household, how much a plug-in vehicle has charged, and how much electricity has been stored in the home.
This reminds me of the partnership between Microsoft Hohm and Ford, which seeks to accomplish the same thing that Toyota is going for.
And finally, I think I saw a Chevy Volt driving around Atlanta on Saturday, but it was passing me so I can't be sure. In any case, I was surprised at how excited I was. What do you think about all the buzz around Electric Vehicles?
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Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/13/2010 - 09:08
I'm on the reserve list for a LEAF. Hopefully I will be driving one in December and recharging it in my garage. I had to agree to remodel the bathroom to get my wife on board. Shes not in love with the idea of the LEAF yet. Maybe a test drive will change that.
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Gary, Do you know what charging station you are going to use once you get the Leaf?
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Cloud inhomogeneity and broadband solar fluxes.
Scheirer, Ronald and Macke, Andreas (2003) Cloud inhomogeneity and broadband solar fluxes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 108 (D19). Art.No. 4599. DOI 10.1029/2002JD003321.
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Simplified representations of spatially inhomogeneous (three-dimensional (3-D)) clouds in radiative transfer models provide systematic errors when calculating solar broadband radiative fluxes. An example is the neglect of horizontal photon transports as it is the case for the independent column approximation (ICA). The present work tries to quantify and interpret these errors on the basis of a large set of 3-D mixed phase cloud scenarios with 3-D varying extinction coefficients, scattering phase functions, and single-scattering albedos. The cloud cases result from a mesoscale atmospheric circulation model with detailed cloud microphysics. Domain-averaged cloud radiative fluxes are calculated by means of a Monte Carlo radiative transfer model. Depending on cloud type and solar zenith angle (SZA) the differences between 3-D and ICA results range from +20 W m−2 to −30 W m−2 for the upward reflected fluxes and from +10 W m−2 to −7 W m−2 for the absorbed fluxes. The mean (averaged over all cloud realizations) errors of the ICA-based upward fluxes vary between 5 W m−2 overestimation at 15°SZA and 6 W m−2 underestimation at 75°SZA. The ICA underestimates the absorbed flux by ∼1–2 W m−2 for most SZA except for 75°. It is found that neglecting the horizontal variability of the absorption and scattering properties of the cloud hydrometeors leads to a general underestimation of solar broadband absorption by as much as 15 W m−2 with average values between 4 W m−2 at small SZA and 1 W m−2 at large SZA.
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Author: Wes R.
Submitted by: Wes R. Date : 2008-03-26 07:45
Directed by: Dario Argento
Written by: Dario Argento & Franco Ferrini
Starring: Cristina Marsillach, Daria Nicolodi, Urbano Barberini, and Ian Charleson
Reviewed by: Wes R.
“Take a good look. If you try to close your eyes, you’ll tear them apart.
So, you’ll just have to watch everything!”
Though nearly all horror fans have a favorite in the Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci battle for “style over substance”, I will always stand proudly in Argento’s corner. I don’t wish to take anything away from Fulci’s contributions to the genre (for no one can truly shoot an exploding cranium better than he) but for what I want in horror films and in films in general, Dario almost always delivers scenes in the ways I like them delivered. Dario’s killers are always disturbing, mysterious and act with a spooky efficiency that you know right off if you were to encounter them, you’d be dead in a matter of seconds. I also like the fact that his films portray reality in less of a realistic sense and in more of a surreal, nightmarish sense. In an Argento film, you’re not seeing events as they actually are, but instead you’re seeing them as perhaps Dario sees them. He never wastes a shot. He uses color, camera set-up, actor position, and camera movement to achieve the kind of shots that virtually no one else would ever think to capture. Through his early career, he made his name by directing skillful and artistic entries in the thoroughly Italian giallo sub-genre, his most famous horror achievement was 1977’s Suspiria. In the 1980s, he married his earlier violent giallo style with the more colorful and surreal aspects of Suspiria to create some of the most unique films of his career. Opera was regrettably the last truly great film Argento made, and ever since its release, he has struggled to recapture the unique style he once so effortlessly created.
Betty is a young opera understudy in Rome. One night after the lead singer in a recent production of Lady Macbeth is injured in an accident, Betty is asked to take her place. It won’t be an easy task, however. The production has had a long, troubled history, and Betty is hesitant at first about taking on such a role. As you probably have already guessed, Betty was right to be cautious…for on the night of her debut, a theater worker is murdered in the balcony and a lamp comes crashing down to the crowd below. The next night, as she and her new boyfriend finish up an unsatisfying round of sex, a mysterious masked stranger enters the room. He binds Betty’s hands and feet, and props her eyelids open with needles, so she will be forced to watch him brutally stab her boyfriend to death. Soon, others involved with the production begin dying in equally savage ways. Each time, the killer again wants Betty to watch everything he does. Is he trying to impress her or simply drive her mad? Who is Betty’s deranged fan, and why is he committing such horrible crimes?
Opera is a masterful giallo of the more modern 80s age. The sub-genre had been around for two decades prior, but by the time films like A Blade in the Dark, Opera, and Stage Fright were made, they seemed to draw a heavier influence from their American "body count" slasher cousins than they did the original pulp Italian detective films that started the giallo. Like Lamberto Bava's A Blade in the Dark and Michele Soavi's Stage Fright, Opera features a much stronger emphasis on the murders and the stalking by the killer, and less emphasis on the investigation. In fact, the one detective on the case is given very little to do from Dario and Franco Ferrini’s script. The mystery aspect of the film is actually one of Dario’s weakest, as we aren't given a whole lot of potential suspects to sift through. Though, not having seen the film in a while, I did forget the identity of the killer and by the end of the movie I was actually surprised all over again. I still feel the mystery is lacking, but to those who have never seen it, I feel it works well enough to pass. The killer's presence is chilling enough to keep you on edge. Agento's killers are often ghost-like in their movements and execution of murder sequences, and the masked and black gloved assailant in Opera is just as good as any of the killers in his other films.
My favorite scene of the film was the killer’s struggle with the seamstress. This little woman is quite feisty and isn't about to go down without a fight. It was refreshing to see her give Argento's killer such a tough time. This is one kill he truly earned, and the ultimate fate of the seamstress (involving a piece of swallowed incriminating evidence) will leave bloodthirsty fans both cringing and grinning from ear to ear. It's an extremely well-staged sequence. Another notably famous scene involves the killer shooting a victim looking through a peephole. We see a close-up of the bullet traveling in slow motion through the peephole and then we cut away to see it enter the victim’s eye. To a great cue of screams, we then see the bullet shatter a phone across the room. Even though I have described this sequence, you truly have to see it to appreciate how effective and well staged it is. This sequence displays the beauty and skill of Dario Argento better than most. Yes, Fulci can display gut-munching horror better than almost anyone, but a scene like this, with so many stylistic layers, could only have been born of the broken mirror of a mind of Argento’s. Upon first viewing this scene many years ago, my eyes didn't blink for a full minute and my jaw quite literally hit the floor. When horror fans discuss some of the more violently innovative kills in Argento's repertoire, these two sequences are often the most talked about.
The acting in the film is pretty weak. The one who comes off best is probably Ian Charleson, who portrays Betty’s friend and director Marco. Longtime Argento collaborator and partner, Daria Nicolodi, turns in another one of her usual melodramatic and nervous performances. The characters in the film aren’t particularly interesting, but Dario’s characters never usually are. The most compelling character of a Dario Argento film is Dario himself. He uses nearly every camera effect in his arsenal in this one: first person point of view shots, close-ups, color saturated shots, shot blurring, slow motion, etc. Another point in which Argento excels but is never given credit: He knows probably better than anyone how to cast a good dead body. The actors he chooses often look quirky and weird when actually living, breathing, and acting during scenes, but once they’ve met their ultimate fate and are lifeless and still, they are among the most chilling and haunting faces of a corpse that you will ever see. Again, Argento never wastes a shot, even on a still warm but lifeless face. There is one nude scene in the film, but any titillation derived from the sight of the actress' bare breasts is immediately eliminated by the sight (because of Dario and his blasted close-ups) of her quite visible underarm hair (this IS Italy after all). The level of blood in the film is healthy, but not a splatterfest. The content and quality of the violence, though, puts the death scenes on a much stronger level than they would've otherwise been. The bodies don't spray or spurt large amounts of blood and gore when the killer does his work, however, enough interesting things happen to the backs of skulls, eyeballs, hands, and chins to make even a hardened gorehound stand in applause.
Though the killer’s level of derangement and violence gives us a nervous feeling when we fear he’s about to strike, there is only one real sequence of good suspense: when the killer nearly catches Betty and a neighboring girl hiding inside an air vent. There aren’t many real jump scares. Most of the scenes here are pretty straight forward and of the “there is a killer here somewhere and he’s about to get someone” variety. The film’s climax, brought upon by Betty’s director’s idea on how to catch the killer during the next performance is pretty hokey, and would never actually work in a million years in real life. Being an Argento film, you just kind of have to accept his dream-inspired logic and go with it. The film’s score by former Goblin member Claudio Simonetti, is the most dream-like and enchanting in the Argento canon. One could easily imagine it in the background of an 80s sword and sorcery flick. Yet, it still fits as a beautiful offset to the film’s dark themes and graphic violence. Strangely, Argento chooses to pair Simonetti’s soundtrack with a few forgettable late 80s heavy metal tracks. While some of the cues from the tracks amp up the pace and tension of the attack scenes, I can’t help but think that they seem out of place in a film about an opera house.
Opera is at best a minor classic by Italian master of horror Dario Argento, and at worst a bag of mixed results. It provides perhaps the most unflinchingly brutal sequences he’s ever filmed (the murder of Betty’s boyfriend is probably among the greatest and most vicious stabbing sequences ever put to film), but there aren’t enough scares and suspense to truly drive this one home. It is, however, a great showcase of the man’s talents behind the camera. There are enough creative shots, impressive set-ups, and swooping camera flourishes to inspire even the most jaded of film students. People criticize Argento for the lack of story, characterization, and true cinematic substance in his films, and that’s a somewhat fair assessment. Argento certainly doesn’t try to refute it. But what Dario does in his films, I believe, can truly be considered art. In a genre that many dismiss as simple “trash”, Argento gives us unique sights to behold. True art is everything from beautiful, to surreal, to evocative, to haunting, to emotional: and most of the films that Dario has given fans can clearly be considered any or all of the above. This is a highly recommended purchase if you want to see horror at both its most beautiful and most gruesome. Buy it!
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No standing room on football terraces
Council urged to fight reintroduction in stadiums, described as a slap in face for Hillsborough victims
Written by Larry Neild. Published on February 19th 2014.
FORMER Lord Mayor of Liverpool Ron Gould says the re-introduction of standing areas at football grounds would be a slap in the face of the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy.
And his wife, Cllr Tina Gould, is calling on the city council to be in the forefront of a campaign to oppose any changes at premiership and championship stadiums.
Cllr Gould, a Lib Dem member for Mossley Hill, has tabled a motion for debate at next month's city council meeting.
Cllr Gould and Ron Gould, an honorary alderman of Liverpool, want the city to be the first to kick into touch the idea of standing areas.
Ron Gould, a lifelong Everton fan, said: “I have been going to Goodison Park since the days of the boys’ pen, when most people would stand. We can’t allow football to return to those days. Hillsborough was the turning point.
“Leppings Lane terrace was an abomination with its safety rails, crowding of fans into the stadium, and whilst accepting modern day stadia have been transformed let us not sleep walk into another disaster.”
Manchester United are reported to be supportive of measures to introduce safe standing, following the Bundesliga. Aston Villa, West Ham, Cardiff, Arsenal and perhaps others in the Premiership, want to trial the scheme and, according to some reports, the vast majority of fans support the scheme.
Alarmed
In the motion to the council, Cllr Tina Gould, says: “One of the key legacies of the Hillsborough tragedy was the introduction of all-seater stadia in top flight football. Ground safety in England is now the envy of the world.
“I hope the city council will be alarmed at recent suggestions for the re-introduction of standing areas at Premiership and Championship grounds.
“Such a possibility, even for a trial period, must be resisted. I believe the council should call on local MPs to resist any attempts in Parliament to allow amendments or changes to the legislation that led to all-seater stadia.”
She is calling for a council-led debate on the issue, involving local councillors, both Liverpool FC and Everton FC as well as the Hillsborough support groups. Such a debate should, he said, include advice on whether the city council's own Grounds Safety Panel will have the legal right to reject standing areas, notwithstanding any decisions made on this question at national level.
Cllr Gould added: “It is ironic that in the year marking the 25th anniversary of England's worst football tragedy, there are calls for the clock to be turned back, placing at risk football fans.
“Despite the eagerness of some owners of major football clubs to generate more income by cramming as many paying fans as possible into grounds, the safety recommendations applied in the wake of the report by Lord Justice Taylor have clearly demonstrated the importance of ground safety.
“The Hillsborough Disaster was the last stadium tragedy in this country, and I hope Liverpool City Council will ensure there is never a repeat of such an event. Even if standing did lead to cheaper tickets, the price is just not worth it.”
Mick Flaherty (via Facebook)February 19th 2014.
Seems to be completely side stepping the issue of police negligence that caused the disaster if you ask me . Politicians , you think they would keep out of these things after decades of covering up the details .
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Notes on Robot Churnalism, Part I – Robot Writers
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Created automatically from RSS feed Posted in Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds
This post was created automatically via an RSS feed and was originally published at http://blog.ouseful.info/2015/06/15/notes-on-robot-churnalism-part-i-robot-writers/
In Some Notes on Churnalism and a Question About Two Sided Markets, I tried to pull together a range of observations about the process of churnalism, in which journalists propagate PR copy without much, if any, critique, contextualisation or corroboration.
If that view in any way represents a fair description of how some pre-packaged content, at least, makes its way through to becoming editorial content, where might the robots fit in? To what extent might we start to see “robot churnalism“, and what form or forms might it take?
There are two particular ways in which we might consider robot churnalism:
“robot journalists” that produce copy acts as a third conveyor belt complementary to PA-style wire and PR feedstocks;
robot churnalists as ‘reverse’ gatekeepers, choosing what wire stories to publish where based on traffic stats and web analytics.
A related view is taken by Philip Napoli (“Automated media: An institutional theory perspective on algorithmic media production and consumption.” Communication Theory 24.3 (2014): 340-360; a shorter summary of the key themes can be found here) who distinguishes roles for algorithms in “(a) media consumption and (b) media production”. He further refines the contributions algorithms may make in media production by suggesting that “[t]wo of the primary functions that algorithms are performing in the media production realm at this point are: (a) serving as a demand predictor and (b) serving as content creator.”
Robot Writers
“Automated content can be seen as one branch of what is known as algorithmic news” writes Christer Clerwall (2014, Enter the Robot Journalist, Journalism Practice, 8:5, pp519-531), a key component of automated journalism “in which a program turns data into a news narrative, made possible with limited — or even zero — human input” (Matt Carlson (2015) The Robotic Reporter, Digital Journalism, 3:3, 416-431).
In a case study based around the activities of Narrative Science, a company specialising in algorithmically created, data driven narratives, Carlson further conceptualises “automated journalism” as “algorithmic processes that convert data into narrative news texts with limited to no human intervention beyond the initial programming”. He goes on:
The term denotes a split from data analysis as a tool for reporters encompassed in writings about “computational and algorithmic journalism” (Anderson 2013) to indicate wholly computer-written news stories emulating the compositional and framing practices of human journalism (ibid, p417).
Even several years ago, Arjen van Dalen observed that “[w]ith the introduction of machine-written news computational journalism entered a new phase. Each step of the news production process can now be automated: “robot journalists” can produce thousands of articles with virtually no variable costs” (The Algorithms Behind the Headlines, Journalism Practice, 6:5-6, 648-658, 2012, p649).
Sport and financial reporting examples abound from the bots of Automated Insights and Narrative Science (for example, Notes on Narrative Science and Automated Insights or Pro Publica: How To Edit 52,000 Stories at Once, and more recently e.g. Robot-writing increased AP’s earnings stories by tenfold), with robot writers generating low-cost content to attract page views, “producing content for the long tail, in virtually no time and with low additional costs for articles which can be produced in large quantities” (ibid, p649).
Although writing back in 2012, van Dalen noted in his report on “the responses of the journalistic community to automatic content creation” that:
[t]wo main reasons are mentioned to explain why automated content generation is a trend that needs to be taken seriously. First, the journalistic profession is more and more commercialized and run on the basis of business logics. The automation of journalism tasks fits in with the trend to aim for higher profit margins and lower production costs. The second reason why automated content creation might be successful is the quality of stories with which it is competing. Computer-generated news articles may not be able to compete with high quality journalism provided by major news outlets, which pay attention to detail, analysis, background information and have more lively language or humour. But for information which is freely available on the Internet the bar is set relatively low and automatically generated content can compete (ibid, p651).
As Christer Clerwall writes in Enter the Robot Journalist, (Journalism Practice, 8:5, 2014, pp519-531):
The advent of services for automated news stories raises many questions, e.g. what are the implications for journalism and journalistic practice, can journalists be taken out of the equation of journalism, how is this type of content regarded (in terms of credibility, overall quality, overall liking, to mention a few aspects) by the readers? p520.
van Dalen puts it thus:
Automated content creation is seen as serious competition and a threat for the job security of journalists performing basic routine tasks. When routine journalistic tasks can be automated, journalists are forced to offer a better product in order to survive. Central in these reflections is the need for journalists to concentrate on their own strengths rather than compete on the strengths of automated content creation. Journalists have to become more creative in their writing, offer more in-depth coverage and context, and go beyond routine coverage, even to a larger extent than they already do today (ibid, p653).
He then goes on to produce the following SWOT analysis to explore just how the humans and the robots compare:
One possible risk associated with the automated production of copy is that it becomes published without human journalistic intervention, and as such is not necessarily “known”, or even read, by any member at all of the publishing organisation. To paraphrase Daniel Jackson and Kevin Moloney, “Inside Churnalism: PR, journalism and power relationships in flux”, Journalism Studies, 2015, this would represent an extreme example of churnalism in the sense of “the use of unchecked [robot authored] material in news”.
This is dangerous, I think, on many levels. The more we leave the setting of the news agenda and the identification of news values to machines, the more we lose any sensitivity to what’s happening in the world around us and what stories are actually important to an audience as opposed to merely being Like-bait titillation. (As we shall see, algorithmic gatekeepers that channel content to audiences based on various analytics tools respond to one definition of what audiences value. But it is not clear that these are necessarily the same issues that might weigh more heavily in a personal-political sense. Reviews of the notion of “hard” vs. “soft” news (e.g. Scherr, S., & Legnante, G. (2011). Hard and soft news: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings. Journalism, 13(2) pp221–239)) may provide lenses to help think about this more deeply?)
Of course, machines can also be programmed to look for links and patterns across multiple sources of information and at far greater scale than a human journalist could hope to cover, but we are then in danger of creating some sort of parallel news world, where events are only recognised, “discussed” and acted upon by machines and human actors are oblivious to them. (For an example, The Wolf of Wall Tweet: A Web-reading bot made millions on the options market. It also ate this guy’s lunch that describes how bots read the news wires and trade off the back them. They presumably also read wire stories created by other bots…)
So What It Is That Robot Writers Actually Do All Day?
In a review of Associated Press’ use of Automated Insight’s Wordsmith application (In the Future, Robots Will Write News That’s All About You), Wired reported that Wordsmith “essentially does two things. First, it ingests a bunch of structured data and analyzes it to find the interesting points, such as which players didn’t do as well as expected in a particular game. Then it weaves those insights into a human readable chunk of text.”
One way of getting deeper into the mind of a robot writer is to look to the patents held by the companies who develop such applications. For example, in The Anatomy of a Robot Journalist, one process used by Narrative Science is characterised as follows:
Identifying newsworthy features is a process of identifying features and then filtering out the ones that are somehow notable. Angles are possibly defined as in terms of sets of features that need to be present within a particular dataset for that angle to provide a possible frame for story. The process of reconciling interesting features with angle points populates the angle with known facts, and a story engine then generates the natural language text within a narrative structure suited to an explication of the selected angle.
(An early – 2012 – presentation by Narrative Science’s Larry Adams also reviews some of the technicalities: Using Open Data to Generate Personalized Stories.)
In actual fact, the process may be a relatively straightforward one, as demonstrated by the increasing numbers of “storybots” that populate social media. One well known class of examples are earthquake bots that tweet news of earthquakes (see also: When robots help human journalists: “This post was created by an algorithm written by the author”). (It’s easy enough to see various newsworthiness filters might work here: a geo-based one for reporting a story locally, a wider interest one for reporting an earthquake above a particular magnitude, and so on.)
It’s also easy enough to create your own simple storybot (or at least, an “announcer bot”) using something like IFTT that can take in an RSS feed and make a tweet announcement about each new item. A collection of simple twitterbots produced as part of a journalism course on storybots, along with code examples, can be found here: A classroom experiment in Twitter Bots and creativity. Here’s another example, for a responsive weatherbot that tries to geolocate someone sending a message to the bot and respond to them with a weather report for their location.
Not being of a journalistic background, and never having read much on media or communications theory, I have to admit I don’t really have a good definition for what angles are, or a typology for them in different topic areas, and I’m struggling to find any good structural reviews of the idea, perhaps because it’s so foundational? For now, I’m sticking with a definition of “an angle” as being something along the lines of the thing you want focus on and dig deeper around within the story (the thing you want to know more about or whose story you want to tell; this includes abstract things: the story of an indicator value for example, over time). The blogpost Framing and News Angles: What is Bias? contrasts angles with the notions of framing and bias. Entman, Robert M. “Framing: Towards clarification of a fractured paradigm.” McQuail’s reader in mass communication theory (1993): 390-397 [pdf] seems foundational in terms of the framing idea, De Vreese, Claes H. “News framing: Theory and typology.” Information design journal & document design 13.1 (2005): 51-62 [PDF] offers a review (of sorts) of some related literature, and Reinemann, C., Stanyer, J., Scherr, S., & Legnante, G. (2011). Hard and soft news: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings. Journalism, 13(2) pp221–239 (PDF) perhaps provides another way in to related literature? Bias is presumably implicit in the selection of any particular frame or angle? Blog posts such as What makes a press release newsworthy? It’s all in the news angle look to be linkbait, perhaps even stolen content (eg here’s a PDF), but I can’t offhand find a credible source or inspiration for the original list? Resource packs like this one on Working with the Media from the FAO gives a crash course into what I guess are some of the generally taught basics around story construction?
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Q&A with dancer Vidya Patel
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Vidya Patel dances An Italian In Madrid
Photo: Jane Hobson
This week, the Richard Alston Dance Company are here in Norwich to perform three critically-acclaimed new works.
They’ll bring Tangent, Martin Lawrance’s vivid re-imagining of the tango, and present the UK premiere of Alston’s latest work Chacony. But for their third piece, An Italian In Madrid (which explores a fusion of cultures and styles), the company are joined by rising star of Indian and classical dance, Vidya Patel.
Born in Birmingham, Vidya has participated in classical Indian dance styles from an early age and is training under the guidance of Sujata Banerjee, one of the most versatile South Asian artists working in the UK. In 2015, Vidya was a grand finalist in the BBC Young Dancer competition and that year also danced in a Sadler’s Wells showcase with other finalists at Suffolk’s Latitude Festival near Southwold and at Wembley Stadium for the visit by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
She answers our questions:
Tangent, another of the dances being performed this month
Photo: Chris Nash
What can audiences expect from An Italian in Madrid?
An Italian in Madrid is a beautiful piece of choreography which has been intricately crafted by Richard to amalgamate the styles taking influences from the Kathak dance form. For me this piece has a grandness and celebratory feel to it which gradually increases throughout the piece leading to the grand finale with all of us on stage. It has a beautiful narrative conveying the story of Princess Maria Barbara, student of Scarlatti and the journey his music went through after he joined the Princess following her marriage alliance with Prince Ferdinand. The complex sonatas throughout the piece are played live by Jason Ridgway, which is an absolute treat for us dancers and definitely for the audience.
How do you prepare for a show?
Before performing I usually run over the piece visually in my head. I always like to keep a good amount of time to get hair and make-up done. This really helps me mentally prepare and zone in to the performance mode. Going onto the stage to just be on it before starting puts my mind at peace. Before performing An Italian in Madrid, I always make sure I watch the other company dancers performing before I go on stage even if it’s for a short while as I find that this helps puts my nerves at ease.
Liam Riddick dances An Italian In Madrid
What do you do in your time off being on tour?
Being with Richard Alston Dance Company on tour is a new experience for me, as it is one of my first professional international tours. It’s a great opportunity which I am trying to learn as much from as I can. On my time away from the company I regularly attend Kathak classes in London led by my Guruji, Sujata Banerjee. Recently after completing my Kathak graduation performance with live musicians, I became much more interested in Indian classical music then I was before, which has encouraged me to take up vocal lessons in Hindustani classical music. I try to see as much different shows and exhibitions as I can in my free time.
When did you first discover dance?
My first experiences of dance were from watching my sisters dance and not being able to do the same because I was too young in age. There was always that sense of eagerness to do something which I wasn’t able to. I continued dancing but only after joining the Centre of Advanced Training I was able to envisage the endless possibilities of dance through my subject tutor Sujata Banerjee and being introduced to different guest dance artists. Now after being with the company, I’ve been lucky to take the company class with them which has helped me discover moving in a new way.
What has been the best moment of your career so far?
There has been quite a few moments which I’m so grateful and thankful for. Performing at the Sadler’s Wells stage for the first time with the other finalists at BBC Young Dancer 2015 and then performing on the same stage but with RADC the following year was an overwhelming feeling. Joining the RADC for the tour is a special experience for me. After performing the premiere at Sadler’s Wells, I never imagined being able to continue dancing with them but it’s worked out and I’m enjoying every moment of it. Another time which was so important for me was my Kathak Manch Pravesh, my graduation solo recital performed with live Indian classical music recently last year to an invited audience.
See Vidya perform with the Richard Alston Dance Company, here on the 10&11 February: tickets are available now.
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The Last Ship by William Brinkley
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By William Brinkley
The incredible has occurred. the realm has been plunged into all-out nuclear struggle. crusing close to the Arctic Circle, the U.S.S. Nathan James is comparatively unscathed, however the destiny is grim and Captain Thomas is dealing with mutiny from the tattered remnants of his workforce. With civilization in ruins, he urges those who remain—one-hundred-and-fifty-two males and twenty-six women—to pull jointly looking for land. when they succeed in safeguard, despite the fact that, the lads and ladies on board discover that they're earth’s final final survivors—and they’ve all been uncovered to radiation. while not one of the girls turns out in a position to conceive, worry units in. Will this be the top of humankind?
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Pis forPakistan
Pakistan is a country in south Asia. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. People in Pakistan speak Urdu or English.
Countries, Asia
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Pis forPalau
Palau is an island nation north of Australia. The capital of Palau is Melekeok.
Countries, Oceania
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Pis forPanama
Panama is a country on the bridge of land that connects North America and South America. The capital of Panama is Panama City. People in Panama speak Spanish.
Countries, North America
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Pis forPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a country that occupies part of New Guinea, an island north of Australia. The capital of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby.
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Pis forParaguay
Paraguay is a country in central South America. The capital of Paraguay is Asunción. People in Paraguay speak Spanish.
Countries, South America
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Pis forPeru
Peru is a country in South America. The capital of Peru is Lima. People in Peru speak Spanish.
Photo by Vanya R.
Pis forPhilippines
The Philippines is a country in south east Asia, over a number of islands north of Indonesia. The capital of the Philippines is Manila. People in the Philippines speak Filipino.
Photo by Phil Walsh
Pis forPoland
Poland is a country in central Europe. The capital of Poland is Warsaw. People in Poland speak Polish.
Countries, Europe
Photo by Osvaldo Gago
Pis forPortugal
Portugal is a country in south western Europe. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. People in Portugal speak Portuguese.
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Where to buy best price NikeLab Zoom Fly SP Black?
Previously we reported the two pairs of color matching UNDERCOVER and Nikelab Gyakusou, the last black version did not last long. Recently, the new NikeLab Zoom Fly SP Black physical photo about the purple version was once again exposed to the network, and released the shoe number! This physical picture is clearer, and the eye-catching UNDERCOVER crossbones logo is still printed on the heel, but the details of the shoes have changed! The purple translucent upper has no change from the previously sampled version of the exposure, but the color of the midsole and outsole is replaced by the deep green! On the inner midsole of the shoe, you can also see the same manual style font printed on the inner side of the Zoom Fly SP, and the “GYAKUSOU” on the tongue indicates the identity of the shoe.
After yesterday’s explosion of OFF-WHITE leader Virgil Abloh on the Nike Air Force 1 joint shoe model, today’s Art Basel in Miami is different from the pure black shoe that was yesterday’s white outsole. In our field of vision. The shoe features a black body with a full-color outsole, a striking silver Nike Swoosh on both sides and eye-catching white prints to highlight the unique street style of OFF-WHITE.
First appearance in 2014, the sample sample shoes of the year will be officially released this year, and now more detailed pictures of the physical details are exposed, but the release date has not been announced. The Nike Air Foamposite One Gold Speckle continues the solid color style of this year’s bubble family, with a black overall visual experience, a black foamed upper, a black outsole, and a black collar and laces. However, under the close reward, there will be a lot of highlights. In addition to the red embellishment of the details, the upper reveals the effect of the gold powder, and the reflective effect of the glossy surface is also quite bright.
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newswire article reporting global 08.Nov.2005 10:16
human & civil rights | imperialism & war
Italian TV Airs Documentary on US use of Chemical Weapons in Fallujah
author: watcher
Italian state TV aired a documentary that claims US used chemical weapons-- white phosphorus, which melts human flesh to the bones "I saw the burned bodies of women and children. The phosphorous explodes and forms a plume. Whoever is within a 150 metre radius has no hope," one former US GI, Jimmy Massey reports.
Mohamad Tareq, a biologist who was in Fallujah, stated in the video, "A rain of fire fell on the city, the people struck by this multicolored substance started to burn. We found people dead with strange wounds, the bodies burned but the clothes intact."
Indeed, in watching this video, there are numerous graphic photos of horrific injury. Melted charred bodies with the clothes strangely intact. Many of them obviously civilians including children. You can watch it yourself (English version) at either of these links
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10907.htm | http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/inchiesta/video/fallujah_ING.wmv Starting right after the initial assault on Fallujah, there have been many accounts of use of chemical weapons, of melting bodies, and so on. This documentary sheds some light on the issue. The U.S. committed war crimes in Fallujah. One AP reporter, seeking to flee Fallujah, witnessed U.S. snipers killing people trying to flee across the Euphrates river. This included families with children. Though reputable sources report these things, the U.S. embedded corporate media stays silent.
. 08.Nov.2005 11:16
Italian state TV, Rai, broadcast a documentary which showed evidence that U.S. forces used phosphorus bombs against Iraqi civilians during the bloody offensive on the city of Fallujah in November 2004, BBC reported.
The film was broadcast between 0730 and 0800 in the morning on Rai's rolling news channel with a warning that the some of the images would be disturbing.
It showed eyewitnesses and former U.S. soldiers who took part in the Fallujah assault saying that white phosphorus bombs were widely deployed in the city as a weapon.
Rai said this amounts to the illegal use of chemical weapons, though such bombs are considered incendiary devices.
The use of chemical weapons is banned by a treaty which Washington signed in 1997.
The transmission comes a day after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Italy for a five-day official visit.
It also comes on the first anniversary of the U.S.-led offensive on Fallujah, which displaced most of the city's 300,000 residents and left its buildings destroyed.
Hidden Massacre
The documentary, entitled Fallujah: the Hidden Massacre, started with formerly classified footage of U.S. forces using Napalm bombs during the Vietnam war.
It then showed high-quality, close-up images of several bodies of Fallujah residents, some still in their bed, with their skin dissolved but clothes still intact.
A biologist in Fallujah, Mohammad Tareq, interviewed by the film, said: "A rain of fire fell on the city, the people struck by this multi-coloured substance started to burn, we found people dead with strange wounds, the bodies burned but the clothes intact."
A former U.S. soldier who took part in the offensive said: "I heard the order to pay attention because they were going to use white phosphorus on Fallujah. In military jargon it's known as Willy Pete,"
"Phosphorus burns bodies, in fact it melts the flesh all the way down to the bone ... I saw the burned bodies of women and children. Phosphorus explodes and forms a cloud. Anyone within a radius of 150 metres is done for." the soldier added.
The film repeated accusations that the U.S. has systematically attempted to destroy filmed evidence of the use of chemical arms in the Fallujah assault.
It provided clinching evidence that incendiary bombs known as Mark 77, a new, improved form of napalm, was used in Fallujah attack, in violation of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
The United Nations banned the use of the napalm gas against civilians in 1980 after pictures of a naked wounded girl in Vietnam shocked the world.
The United States, which didn't endorse the convention, is the only nation in the world still using the deadly weapon.
Banned weapons
Following the 2004 offensive, media reports and Fallujah residents said that U.S. forces used chemical arms on the city.
The U.S. army admitted using phosphorus arms in Iraq to illuminate battlefields, but denied using other banned weapons.
"Phosphorus shells are not outlawed. U.S. forces have used them very sparingly in Fallujah, for illumination purposes," the USinfo website said in December last year. "They were fired into the air to illuminate enemy positions at night, not at enemy fighters."
But the Rai film proves that the U.S. army didn't use phosphorus to illuminate enemy positions (which would have been legitimate) but instead dropped white phosphorus indiscriminately and in massive quantities on the city's neighborhoods.
The revelation makes the U.S. responsible for a massacre using banned weapons, the same charge for which the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is accused of.
Troop withdrawal
The Italian public has been consistently against the Iraq war, and the Rai documentary can only strengthen calls for an immediate troop withdrawal, correspondents say.
But the Italian government and opposition leaders are considering a gradual withdrawal in 2006.
President Talabani urged Italy on Monday to keep its troops in Iraq, saying that a premature withdrawal will hurt his country.
Italy has about 3,000 soldiers in Iraq, the fourth largest contingent in the war-torn country after the U.S., Britain and South Korea.
"Phosphorus burns bodies, in fact it melts the flesh all the way down to the bon
napalm 08.Nov.2005 11:55
maslauskas link
this story should not be a surprise to anyone. these have been common practices by the US of A for years.
this is an informative site though:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
Check the Facts 08.Nov.2005 12:37
Tom Slater. slatho19@evergreen.edu link
White Phosphorus, while a ghastly weapon, is not a chemical weapon. Chemical weapons are those which act on the central or autonomous nervous system to cause death or discomfort. White Phosphorus is an incendiary - it kills by intense heat. While a horrific way to kill people, the US deployment of white phosphorus munitions does not constitute a war crime. Check your facts before you publish, folks.
What do the Barbecuers Say? 08.Nov.2005 13:27
Martin S. White link
"An incendiary device, white phosphorus is also used to light up combat areas. The use of incendiary weapons against civilians has been banned by the Geneva Convention since 1980." -ABC News
Even the assistant chefs admit it, Tom!
http://www.naicr.org
War Crime Nation 08.Nov.2005 22:59
banderín negro link
Categorizing the killer madness gadgets and the atrocious results of their uses incorrectly provides cover for the propaganda puppets to dismiss and discredit the reports as inaccurate, uncorroborated and thus ignorable.
For instance, a Wikipedia article on the subject heading "chemical warfare" isolates that kind of warfare to "the use of toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate the enemy." It would seem that factmeister Slater's point is worth taking, if attention to the documentary's substance is to grow and rumble. I suppose this kind of parsing of meaning is what allows for sophisticated discussion, and that language, being a medium of ideation, a sort of technology, achieves a little of Swiss novelist Max Frisch's description of technology as "the knack of so arranging a world that we need not experience it."
Back to my point, though, is that perhaps the gut zeal of the Italian documentarians resulted in some sloppy descriptions. Can't blame them, however, breathlessly uncovering the horrors that remain shrouded under embargo of the Empire and its embedded press stooges in dry shoes. Sure wish there was a way to get this onto the retinas (even brains!) of the benumbed herd in the free enterprise breeding and consuming feed lot, though.
Like everything else going on, the enormity, the compound lies of the past 200...500...10,000 years of city and nation states, colonization, divisions of labor, institutionalized illusions and superstitions in the service of wealth, greed and accumultion of power of the few over the many for no good intentions or ends, is more than the unwilling participants in the starspangled charade can get conscience or brain around. Finding oneself in harness in the feedlot, demoralized to be in a strait jacket of complicity, contributing to the ghastly enterprise of deluded global transformation and the care and feeding of a socio-economic system whose inexorable goal, even if only vaguely articulated by some the extreme members of its priesthood--Neocon and Likudnik ideologues and fundamentalist apocalyptics--can only be the destruction of life and the conditions for life on this still beautiful planet.
An allied force hasn't even begun to materialize to bring this Nazi clone regime and regimen to justice--and it has nothing to do with what party or front person symbolically resides in the White Settler's House. And if such a force does organize itself, what does it go on to become?
Justice Served
Waiting to be Served
hey! 09.Nov.2005 01:22
I thought the fascist Berlusconi was in charge of Italy. Is America too fascist for the fascists now?
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Some 'normal' TP52s...
Close finish: Mean Machine Valle Romano just gets ahead of Patches, with Artemis close behind
CxG Corporacion Caixa Galicia surfing
CxG Corporacion Caixa Galicia on the wind
Mean Machine Valle Romano turns downwind
Patches follows downwind
Mean Machine Valle Romano on an offset leg at the top of the windward/leeward course
TPs head downwind
Artemis takes off
Artemis plunges into a wave upwind
Breitling MedCup 2007 TP52s
High resolution images are available from http://www.seasee.it
Team New Zealand Band to go On Tour
by Anne Hinton
Team New Zealand afterguard member and bass guitar player, Ray Davies revealed recently that the Team New Zealand band wants to go and tour Northland, the region of New Zealand north of Auckland, when the sailors return home. “We want to play in a few of the pubs around Northland”, said Ray.
“We’ll play a few songs that people can sing along to; a few good old Kiwi songs, U2, and so on. I’m not very good, though”, said Ray, modestly. “Trae’s a natural [lead singer Tony Rae]. Trae’s family is quite musical. Mine aren’t at all! Trae’s a very good singer. The band’s a lot of fun.” See a profile of Ray Davies in Boating New Zealand this month for a background to his sailing and music playing.
Sailing journalist turned music critic, Tim Jeffery gave the band quite a write-up in Valencia, commenting that Trae has “a hell of a voice”. The Team New Zealand band performances should be well worth going along to.
However, the timing of the tour is still up in the air. “I’m not sure when we’re going to fit it in”, said Trae. Many of the Team New Zealand sailors are tied up with sailing and family commitments. Some have just finished sailing on the European TP52 circuit, others are on to the RC44s this week, and several will be sailing Farr 40s in Florida next month. While the sailing is in full swing, the band members practice informally, jamming on acoustic guitars.
Trae and guitar in France
Note: The band is not an official part of Team New Zealand. It is organised on an ad hoc basis by team members themselves.
What you didn't hear about the Breitling MedCup TP52s...
Level on points going into the final event, the Hyères Trophée, Artemis, owned and driven by Torbjörn Tornqvist, with Russell Coutts as tactician, and CxG Corporación Caixa Galicia, owned by Vicente Tirado, with John Kostecki calling the shots, were keeping a close eye on each other throughout the event.
Artemis pulled the most punches, from the start of the first race onwards. In a private match race within the fleet racing proper, Artemis covered Caixa Galicia fairly closely up the beats, and extended a little downwind. Racing was over two laps of a windward/leeward course, with the exception of a double-point scoring coastal 'round the islands' race on the penultimate day.
In race two, Caixa Galicia pulled a fake gybe, sending Artemis off to the right (looking upwind). However, Artemis was still well ahead at the leeward gate. The left being favoured, both boats picked the lefthand mark to round at the leeward gate. In the interests of slowing her rival down, Artemis hung on the rounding, parallel to the wind, with her bow at the mark, for just long enough to ensure that Caixa Galicia had to make a long and ungainly rounding, sailing wide around both the full length of Artemis and the mark. One up to Coutts!
The diagram shows a very rough sketch of the leeward gate situation.
And so it went on all week. Artemis gradually extended her lead, enjoying the stronger breezes more than her rival, but also winning the light airs, double-point scoring, coastal race, to have a comfortable point margin going into the final day’s racing. Relaxing her guard somewhat on the final day, she finished 8 points clear of Caixa Galicia overall.
At the end of the regatta, the Mean Machine Valle Romano crew kept their record of winning the final race at every venue in the 2007 Breitling MedCup. Approaching the windward mark for the first time, with CxG Corporacion Caixa Galicia to weather of Mean Machine Valle Romano, Cristabella tacked and tucked in beneath Mean Machine Valle Romano to leeward.
Mean Machine Valle Romano put the squeeze on Caixa Galicia, forcing them to fall back, while, themselves, rounding the windward mark outside Cristabella.
After another lap of the windward/leeward course Mean Machine Valle Romano had established themselves in the lead, ahead of Caixa Galicia, and extended slightly downwind to cross the line first.
Coming into harbour rather later than her rivals after the final race, Artemis was greeted by applause from the whole fleet, in a gesture of good sportsmanship. The team then relaxed with beers onboard, before the official dockside handover of champagne.
The champagne was initially sprayed on owner/driver Tornqvist, who then turned on the photographers with a bottle himself!
The cameras did not record that, after a “debate” amongst the crew on the foredeck, several members of the Artemis team took (fairly elegant) dives into the briny. The basis for the decision as to who got wet and who didn’t is not known at time of writing...
Neighbours of the Kiwi/international, Swedish-registered, Artemis crew, the Dutch/Kiwi/international team on Mean Machine Valle Romano, who had won the MedCup in 2006, applauded Artemis again at the dockside ceremony.
Many members of Team New Zealand – past and present – were on both crews. However, the Dutch origins of Peter de Ridder’s Spanish-sponsored, Monacan-registered, Mean Machine Valle Romano team are clearly to be seen in the green bottles that many members of the team are holding in the team photo below.
The Mean Machine Valle Romano team was chasing boatspeed this year, as the 2007 TPs are definitely quicker. Most developments in the TP52s have been with the design and construction of the boats themselves. The December 2007 issue of Australian Sailing will carry a fuller account of this.
TP52 Mean Machine Valle Romano as you have never seen her before!
I bet you never knew that TP52s had really bendy masts and hulls – and I mean REALLY bendy – did you?!
The images show Mean Machine Valle Romano in action at the 2007 Breitling MedCup Hyères Trophée...
Peter de Ridder sails the 'bubble' that is Mean Machine Valle Romano
What happens when a big cat goes fishing…
Mike Slade’s maxi, ICAP Leopard 3, ‘caught’ a shark on her way to the Fastnet Rock in this year’s Fastnet Race, from Cowes (England) to the Fastnet Rock (off southwest Ireland) and back to Plymouth (southwest England). Hungry for victory, and keeping her crew in good spirits with hot, fresh, food from a microwave and toasted sandwich maker (the latter described by one of the team as “one of the best features I’ve seen on an offshore boat for a long time”), Leopard clearly decided that the menu should be spiced up yet further with shark’s fin soup... or that’s one way of looking at it!
A shark got itself wrapped around the rudder. “It created a huge cavitation effect”, said Ray Davies, who was one of the helmsmen on Leopard. “We had to do a backdown and we lost a lot of time.”
The team initially tried swinging the canting keel and moving dagger boards up and down to free the beast. Moving everything at once resulted in blowing a hose in the hydraulics, which took half an hour to fix. Had it not been for this, Leopard would undoubtedly have been first at the Rock, rather than three seconds behind Rambler.
A brave Aussie, Hawk (Adam Hawkins), dove overboard to free the beast. Davies reckons that the shark was about five and a half feet long. With everyone interested in looking at the very dead shark, Leopard was beginning to get under way again before Hawk had climbed back up her high-sided hull. His bravery was nearly rewarded with a rather longer swim in the Irish Sea than he had reckoned!
In the end, despite the unscheduled stop, making a record time for the Fastnet Race of 44 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds, gave a well deserved line honours victory to the crew of Leopard.
Fastnet Race 2007
A proto-TP 52 excels in the Transpac
The Transpac race in July, from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii, had several TP52 entries, two of which, Morning Light and Samba Pa Ti, spent much of their time match racing each other across the Pacific. However, the winning TP52, Samba Pa Ti, was only about 8 minutes ahead of a forerunner to the TP52 class, Pendragon IV, on corrected time.
California-based Kiwi Scott Dickson, youngest brother of Chris, and winner for the umpteenth time this year of the Ficker Cup match racing in California, helped to organise the crew and sailed on Pendragon IV for the Transpac. Pendragon IV is a Laurie Davidson design, without many of the features of modern TP52s, but was a prototype for the box rule class. Pendragon IV finished second in her class on corrected time; a very creditable performance.
Dean Barker was one of the Kiwi and international crew on Disney’s canting keel 94 footer, Pyewacket, which took overall line honours in the 2007 edition of the Transpac. What did he think of the sail on Pyewacket, at up to 28 knots? "I REALLY enjoyed that!", said Dean.
Well done to both teams!
Transpac 2007
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On the environmental question, Sam Gindin has got it wrong.
Brad Hornick
Sam Gindin's recent contributions to the The Bullet and Jacobin explore the lost potential of the working class in revolutionary politics. On the economic and ecological fronts, he argues, working-class politics has been incapable of catalyzing widespread and consequential societal mobilization, or becoming vital sites of theoretical and practical struggle.
While quick to identify its shortcomings, Gindin seems oblivious to the fact that a promising incipient mobilization of the working-class as-a-whole is well underway. The climate justice movement and particularly its more radical wing is a perfect example of an environmental working class that challenges capitalism "when it is working at its best." Gindin's arguments are as follows:
Workers have the incentive because of unfulfilled wants and, leverage because of place in production, to move society beyond capitalism. Broad mobilization to that end is hijacked however, by sectionalism and narrow economic militancy, as well as hierarchical and bureaucratic union organization.
At the same time, working-class agency is circumscribed by class fragmentation across workplaces and by income. "Absent a vision that encompasses the entire working class," explains Gindin "and absent the goal of developing workers’ capacity to democratize the economy and society, unions turned into instrumental organizations."
This would explain why as capitalist crisis intensifies and austerity is imposed, capitalist class solidarity increases as worker solidarity diminishes rather than radicalizes. Capitalism produces contradictory and anti-systemic social forces that are contained because capitalism is resilient and capitalist class agency consistently outflanks worker solidarity.
An endemic feature of capitalism, periodic and cyclical crisis, is resolved by various strategies to revolutionize the means of production. Gindin's "three legs of a powerful triad" -- neoliberalism, financialization and globalization are but the latest manifestations, and while championed by their state "authors" they represent "capitalism getting its groove back".
Working-class agency, for Gindin, is decidedly less groovy. Instead of identifying three major labour modes of capitalist grave-digging, he stresses three weaknesses that inhibit a commensurate "force" to challenge to its class enemies: economic and environmental "crisis-mongering," avoiding the question taking state power, and an anarchic approach to social change rather than "building institutional capacities."
Gindin's reference to, then sidestepping of the ecological question is a first clue that something is amiss in his interesting juxtaposition of the class struggle between contending forces. While Marxism as a whole is leading an important ideological fight against climate change, some of its spokespeople are clearly laggards in understanding the relevance of a burgeoning ecosocialist movement.
When he argues we cannot evoke environmental catastrophism because we risk "immobilization" he engages in the same fear-based psychologism of denial behind reactionary political solutions and utopian green capitalism.
Gindin is correct when he argues political solutions are needed in response to the climate crisis and that there is a difference between purely spontaneous moments and a concerted movement. Issues related to the foundation of capitalist rule -- wage labour, property, the market economy, commodity exchange, etc., are the hefty issues with which the environmental movement will have to come to terms. But voicing concerns for climate catastrophe that is symptomatic of these underlying structures should not be intentionally stifled.
The pressing question that must be sharply addressed is this: Is there or is there not a crisis? This question is important, because climate science points to a very severe timeline for action.
Some Marxist writers argue the planetary metabolic rift has set in motion a potentially irreconcilable trajectory of bio-physical processes which, according to climate science, is either presently, or soon will be impervious to subjective human intervention. This is matched by the persistence of underlying and causal socio-economic forces (ie. capitalism) that also appear intractable, and seem to have "life of their own" beyond intentional influence.
Together, the two represent an historical crisis that is in danger of leading to final, terminal crisis of physical existence while at the same time revealing a crisis in the state of consciousness/subjectivity, which attempts, but is incapable of responding adequately in practice. What Gindin mildly calls "environmental catastrophism" is part of an essential articulation of this problematic.
It is the "scream" that gives voice to a continuum identified in Marxist theory. Alienation of labour and nature is the same process. The logic of capital accumulation creates material estrangement of human beings from natural conditions of their existence – in relation to the alienation of soil nutrients, antagonism between town and country, in uneven/unequal production relations globally, in the connection between anthropogenic influences on the carbon cycle and, in the relationship between stochastic and stored energy. Capitalism promotes capital accumulation on never-ending and expanding scale that undermines natural thermodynamic equilibrium.
We already face a degree of material destruction of nature, and society/nature rift, requiring renewal on a deep and epochal scale and on a more universal level than has been hitherto imagined -- at least on par with the great historical shift from feudalism to capitalism. In the face of terminal ecological crisis, the sum total of reforms required at all levels of society for permitting mere survival, argues Patrick Bond, would be so momentous, they would have revolutionary implications. If this is not a case for workers to engage in a "class-for-itself," I don't know what is.
As J.S. Risbey argues, there is a difference between "alarmist" and "alarming" in connection to climate crisis. The former exaggerates a danger causing unwarranted panic and the latter is an appropriate response to objective reality. And as David Roberts argues, "if you're not alarmed about climate, you aren't paying attention." Any debate questioning the notion of "alarmism" in connection to catastrophic climate change, he says, is surreal in the context of recent climate science.
The more appropriate question is what level of alarm is adequate or "commensurable" with the problem we face.
I would argue that the level of alarm that is adequate is one that would forcefully suggest a messianic vision of full-on ecosocialist working class- environmentalist revolution with one of its central rhetorical devices being the warning of the "end of times". This call for changing everything is not made because it is easy, or because we "take the formidable power of resiliency of capitalism" without the appropriate level of gravity. The call is made because it is necessary.
Today's Marxism must respond to this latent but exploding global existential concern for a sickening planet and mounting predictions of catastrophic positive feedbacks with which scientists are soberly talking of planetary doom.
The stark reality may in fact as Gindin argues, be initially de-mobilizing because as Suzanne Moser argues, facing catastrophic climate change is like facing death. The very life support systems upon which humans depend, she says, are unravelling at scales and rates that will inevitably threaten deep-seated human insecurities. Accepting the implications of climate science is thus “akin to accepting one’s own mortality, maybe a doctor’s prognosis of one’s impending death, but on a much grander scale."
To deal with it soberly requires a personal capacity to work through the five stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. It is difficult personal and collective work on a societal level but a necessary contemporary compliment to Marx's exhortation, the "ruthless criticism of all that exists" and a willingness to "not [be] afraid of the results [one] arrives at."
A new cultural zeitgeist evoking unspoken grief, despair and sense of loss of nature is surely today's expression of Marx's "sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions". This is precisely the passion that needs to be rescued from metaphysics and put to the service of historical/ materialist analysis and socialist political strategy.
This brings us to another of Gindin's objects of critique.
Gindin's dismissal of the "horizontal" politics of Occupy or the Battle of Seattle does a great disserve by contending that it somehow does not count as proper politics. To infer that "it's a start but insufficient" as a politics of transformative change betrays a failure to learn from history (for instance, whether it is the early development of the Soviets, or the anarchist/socialist competition in Spain). It points to an academic marxist chauvinism and a insensitivity to the more nuanced versions of marxist dialectics and praxis.
There is a huge and apparently unrecognized working-class movement on-the-go out there that is genuinely revolutionary. One example is an upcoming People's Climate March that promises to "change everything" and to "take a stand to bend the course of history". The left's inability to honour and integrate the contemporary working-class environmental movement's "moments" debilitates the socialist movement as a whole and undercuts potential for mobilizing the traditions of revolutionary socialist history for today's politics -- reconfiguring our relationship to each other and to the ecosystem that sustains life.
The social justice, anarchist, labour, environmentalist, and first nation convergences that are part of what I would call the new ecosocialist movement is a sensational expression of a "vision that encompasses the entire working class" rather than sectional interests. The radical demands to confront fossil fuel capitalism at the points of extraction, production and transportation are at the front lines of working class politics and are a sharp corrective to a view of the working-class movement as a whole is immobilized.
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Go Go Goa
Bombastic Bombay: Part 2: Fishy
Bombastic Bombay: Part 1: Voodoo. Who do? You do.
Mandu and murderers
A Question for you
Errrrrrotica
Humpy Hampi, Bed in Bangalore and (something beginning with K) Kerala
Well folks, I'm on my way down south to the end of the world, or so it seems.
Where to start? After Goa I trotted off to HAMPI which was full of tmples and boulders and the roads were very rough (hence 'humpy' - ok I know it's not overly inspired but i'm not after the Booker here). It was the kind of place one would want to spend ages in just hanging out. I took a day rickshaw ride with Mr Paul the rickshaw wallah, who, refreshingly, didn't mention ziggy ziggy or anything else, although he did tell his tragic tale of a romance with a french girl who promised to come back for him but never arrived when he went to meet her in the bangalore airport. this was last january and he's still waiting... it was very sad. So no humpy in hampi for him.
Then I moved off to Bangalore, and spent the day asleep in a hotel (2 night trains in a row are not good for sleep so the intervening day was the only chance). So I can't write much about bangalore. except they have good bookshops and it's very noisy.
Then off to KERALA for truncated touristy kathakali dance performances (6 hour epics reduced to an hour) which featured green and blue people leaping around on stage to tuneless drums and cymbals. Actually it was interesting enough, although I certainly suffer from the tourist disease commonly known as LAS (limited attention span) and don't know if I could have stuck it for 6 hours.
We also did the famed 'Backwater cruise' which was great, including traditional keralan food served up on a banana leaf, swimming in a lake, and visiting 'villages' (not at all put there just for tourists) to see rope making, cocunut alcohol drilling, fishing and other regional flavours. Again no ziggy ziggy.
Finally we went to Varkala, famous beach resort. The waves were very big and quite fun to ride, until hera, who can't swim, went out much further than us sensibles and had to be rescued, baywatch stylee, by the lifeguards (although I don't remember Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff and co. bargaining with victims over the cost of a rescue. Typical).
'4 beers or we no next time rescue '...
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Home Volume 44 [2009–10] Volume 44 Number 17 Doom and decay
Doom and decay
MUSIC The Bay Area has a strange relation with its musical past — accounts of Phil Lesh’s recent somnambulation among the living attest to this, but the same can be said about much of the past 10 years. For better or worse, as the early ’00s crawled back into the woods to die, many of us were left with the impression that the past 10 years were composed of a series of disorganized, vaguely parasitic gestures, a theme party where every group of new guests seems to ape a different decade. Was this an era where mainstream pop music spun its wheels, the occasional ingenious act breaking free from its orbit and gaining some degree of forward drive?
This was also a decade that saw heavy metal — as a music, aesthetic sensibility, and subculture — grow in labyrinthine complexity. Perhaps the hallmark of this growth was an awareness of its immediate history, redirecting its typical drive toward progress, increasing its speed and techniques with mechanized precession, into an exploration of the forgotten pathways and alcoves of its byzantine evolution.
It’s no coincidence that the emergence of a group of historically-aware metal titans ran parallel with the publication of several fantastic metal histories (Ian Christe’s 2003 Sound of the Beast being probably the most well known), a string of successful reunions and new releases from reenergized legends (Maiden, Priest, Dio Sabb … er, Heaven and Hell), and — what I would argue is most interesting — an influx of creative energy directed toward the supremely retrograde doom metal subgenre. Reemerging from the movement is Saint Vitus, a band that in many ways is the spiritual ancestor to this much-welcome ongoing metal mutation.
Though Saint Vitus’ slow, stoned sound had been marinating in fuzzy ’70s goodness, the band’s Scott “Wino” Weinrich-fronted classic lineup came into its own on SST Records, a label dedicated to pushing the boundaries of rock. In many ways, the members of Saint Vitus were the shitty longhairs at the party. The same year the group released its monolithic Born Too Late (SST, 1987), not to mention three years after the release of fragmentary, futuristic milestones like Hüsker Dü’s Zen Arcade and the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime, SST was busy signing Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth.
On the metal side of the spectrum, Vitus was inevitably entrenched in the thick of the famed “growing arms race” of efficient, mechanized speed and aggression that defined progress in terms of BPMs. The emerging stoner doom set, which Vitus was in the process of engendering, erected towering, sustained riffs in the classical (metal) mode, watching them deteriorate after the initial attack, fading back into the mix’s opaque bass drone. In many ways, doom metal’s current obsession with the sound of decay can be traced to Saint Vitus’ still-audible feedback.
“Born Too Late,” the title track off of the group’s 1987 SST release (and the first Vitus record featuring Wino on vocals), expresses the genre’s sense of temporal exile. The verse deals with this disjoint on a surface level — the hypothetical peanut gallery hassles Wino over his long hair and clothes — but behind the sartorial concerns, there’s something gripping about the band’s conception of its place in time. The main chord progression is the kind of tough, three-power-chord stomp we’ve heard hundreds of times before in heavy rock, yet Dave Chandler allows each of the foreboding chords to linger, reverberating against the persistent low-end and metronome drumming, treating his SG like a monstrous 500-year-old pipe organ in the process. The riff is played with a cumulative power, repeatedly driving the chord progression into the song’s landscape; as one chord dissociates, another materializes to take its place. Wino howls that he was born too late, that he’ll never be like you; the last syllable devolves into an abstract growl, and Chandler annihilates the history of the song with an atonal, dive bomb solo.
While “Born Too Late” may have become the unofficial anthem of both Saint Vitus and perhaps the whole doom metal sensibility, “Living Backwards,” the opening track on its less famous but still awesome V (Hellhound, 1989), further articulates this nebulous relationship with time. Is the band moving backward through looking ahead, creating the forward momentum through facing backwards? Or, like the paradoxical title, does the band’s obsessive cycling back to metal’s origin point roll the group forward into the avant garde terrain of ’80s underground rock? Not incidentally, “Living Backwards” is probably Saint Vitus’ most driving song.
Of the three acts opening for Saint Vitus on its upcoming date at the DNA Lounge, Saviours’ music articulates this strange relationship to past and future in some of the most exciting ways. (Also on the bill are subtle, unsettling funeral doom masters Laudanum and Dusted Angel, a stony five-piece featuring members of Vitus’ SST Records contemporaries Bl’ast!.) Though by no means entrenched in the tradition of glacial, cavernous riffing, Saviours’ historically savvy songwriting approach picks up from the backward-facing cycles that wheeled Saint Vitus into new creative terrain.
Saviours’ most recent release, Accelerated Living (Kemado, 2009) is damn close to being the perfect heavy metal record, an overgrown wilderness of exceedingly heavy riffs that traverse the genre’s 40-plus years in existence. The metal-attuned ear can discern everything from Thin Lizzy to Slayer in the mix (as the band is from the Bay Area, I’d like to imagine I can even hear shades of Blue Cheer’s late, great Dickie Petersen in Austin Barber’s vocals). But, like any of the group’s guitar solos, the real explosive chemistry of this combination of patterns is unpredictable — the result is as heavy as it is timeless, a vision of heavy metal not segregated through arbitrary demarcations, but rather metal as a continuum, a nebulous, interwoven chain radiating from a dim, misremembered past. Accelerated living backwards?
With Saviours, Laudanum, Dusted Angel
Fri/29, 8 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.), $15–$20
375 11th St., SF
www.dnalounge.com
Pub date January 27, 2010
WriterTony Papanikolas
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Gospel singing duo Erica and Tina Campbell, better known as Mary Mary, have been making media rounds in support of the 4th season of their hit show on WEtv. They stopped by Hip Hop Nation on Sirius to discuss what they've learned in their marriages.
Tina endured a public revelation about her husband's infidelity. Now that her relationship is on the mend, she's offering some insight on what it takes to keep a long-term partnership healthy.
She learned she had to make her husband a priority. "I wasn't paying no attention to my husband," she said. "My husband was last on my list. When I gave him me, I gave him all of me. But I gave it last and when I could get to him."
Erica says she keeps things hot to keep the fire burning. "You not only make a sexual connection. You make a heart connection and a mental connection. I know him. He knows me."
She went on:
You think they want this freak on a pole. They want validation. They want love and acceptance. They want to know that their secrets are safe with you and that they can be vulnerable." "This is going to sound bad, but that's where hoes get it wrong...he don't believe in you. He don't trust you. You're not smart. You don't make him better. You don't pray for him. You don't cover him. You can't raise smart children. You just a weave and a big butt?
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Yver, CE, Graven HD, Lucas DD, Cameron-Smith PJ, Keeling RF, Weiss RF. 2013. Evaluating transport in the WRF model along the California coast. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13:1837-1852. 10.5194/acp-13-1837-2013 AbstractWebsite
This paper presents a step in the development of a top-down method to complement the bottom-up inventories of halocarbon emissions in California using high frequency observations, forward simulations and inverse methods. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography high-frequency atmospheric halocarbons measurement sites are located along the California coast and therefore the evaluation of transport in the chosen Weather Research Forecast (WRF) model at these sites is crucial for inverse modeling. The performance of the transport model has been investigated by comparing the wind direction and speed and temperature at four locations using aircraft weather reports as well at all METAR weather stations in our domain for hourly variations. Different planetary boundary layer (PBL) schemes, horizontal resolutions (achieved through nesting) and two meteorological datasets have been tested. Finally, simulated concentration of an inert tracer has been briefly investigated. All the PBL schemes present similar results that generally agree with observations, except in summer when the model sea breeze is too strong. At the coarse 12 km resolution, using ERA-interim (ECMWF Re-Analysis) as initial and boundary conditions leads to improvements compared to using the North American Model (NAM) dataset. Adding higher resolution nests also improves the match with the observations. However, no further improvement is observed from increasing the nest resolution from 4 km to 0.8 km. Once optimized, the model is able to reproduce tracer measurements during typical winter California large-scale events (Santa Ana). Furthermore, with the WRF/CHEM chemistry module and the European Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) version 4.1 emissions for HFC-134a, we find that using a simple emission scaling factor is not sufficient to infer emissions, which highlights the need for more complex inversions.
Welp, LR, Keeling RF, Meijer HAJ, Bollenbacher AF, Piper SC, Yoshimura K, Francey RJ, Allison CE, Wahlen M. 2011. Interannual variability in the oxygen isotopes of atmospheric CO2 driven by El Nino. Nature. 477:579-582. 10.1038/nature10421 AbstractWebsite
The stable isotope ratios of atmospheric CO2 (O-18/O-16 and C-13/C-12) have been monitored since 1977 to improve our understanding of the global carbon cycle, because biosphere-atmosphere exchange fluxes affect the different atomic masses in a measurable way(1). Interpreting the O-18/O-16 variability has proved difficult, however, because oxygen isotopes in CO2 are influenced by both the carbon cycle and the water cycle(2). Previous attention focused on the decreasing O-18/O-16 ratio in the 1990s, observed by the global Cooperative Air Sampling Network of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory. This decrease was attributed variously to a number of processes including an increase in Northern Hemisphere soil respiration(3); a global increase in C-4 crops at the expense of C-3 forests(4); and environmental conditions, such as atmospheric turbulence(5) and solar radiation(6), that affect CO2 exchange between leaves and the atmosphere. Here we present 30 years' worth of data on O-18/O-16 in CO2 from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography global flask network and show that the interannual variability is strongly related to the El Nino/Southern Oscillation. We suggest that the redistribution of moisture and rainfall in the tropics during an El Nino increases the O-18/O-16 ratio of precipitation and plant water, and that this signal is then passed on to atmospheric CO2 by biosphere-atmosphere gas exchange. We show how the decay time of the El Nino anomaly in this data set can be useful in constraining global gross primary production. Our analysis shows a rapid recovery from El Nino events, implying a shorter cycling time of CO2 with respect to the terrestrial biosphere and oceans than previously estimated. Our analysis suggests that current estimates of global gross primary production, of 120 petagrams of carbon per year(7), may be too low, and that a best guess of 150-175 petagrams of carbon per year better reflects the observed rapid cycling of CO2. Although still tentative, such a revision would present a new benchmark by which to evaluate global biospheric carbon cycling models.
Welp, LR, Patra PK, Rodenbeck C, Nemani R, Bi J, Piper SC, Keeling RF. 2016. Increasing summer net CO2 uptake in high northern ecosystems inferred from atmospheric inversions and comparisons to remote-sensing NDVI. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 16:9047-9066. 10.5194/acp-16-9047-2016 AbstractWebsite
Warmer temperatures and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the last several decades have been credited with increasing vegetation activity and photosynthetic uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere in the high northern latitude ecosystems: the boreal forest and arctic tundra. At the same time, soils in the region have been warming, permafrost is melting, fire frequency and severity are increasing, and some regions of the boreal forest are showing signs of stress due to drought or insect disturbance. The recent trends in net carbon balance of these ecosystems, across heterogeneous disturbance patterns, and the future implications of these changes are unclear. Here, we examine CO2 fluxes from northern boreal and tundra regions from 1985 to 2012, estimated from two atmospheric inversions (RIGC and Jena). Both used measured atmospheric CO2 concentrations and wind fields from interannually variable climate reanalysis. In the arctic zone, the latitude region above 60 degrees N excluding Europe (10 degrees W-63 degrees E), neither inversion finds a significant long-term trend in annual CO2 balance. The boreal zone, the latitude region from approximately 50-60 degrees N, again excluding Europe, showed a trend of 8-11 Tg C yr(-2) over the common period of validity from 1986 to 2006, resulting in an annual CO2 sink in 2006 that was 170-230 Tg C yr(-1) larger than in 1986. This trend appears to continue through 2012 in the Jena inversion as well. In both latitudinal zones, the seasonal amplitude of monthly CO2 fluxes increased due to increased uptake in summer, and in the arctic zone also due to increased fall CO2 release. These findings suggest that the boreal zone has been maintaining and likely increasing CO2 sink strength over this period, despite browning trends in some regions and changes in fire frequency and land use. Meanwhile, the arctic zone shows that increased summer CO2 uptake, consistent with strong greening trends, is offset by increased fall CO2 release, resulting in a net neutral trend in annual fluxes. The inversion fluxes from the arctic and boreal zones covering the permafrost regions showed no indication of a large-scale positive climate-carbon feedback caused by warming temperatures on high northern latitude terrestrial CO2 fluxes from 1985 to 2012.
Welp, LR, Keeling RF, Weiss RF, Paplawsky W, Heckman S. 2013. Design and performance of a Nafion dryer for continuous operation at CO2 and CH4 air monitoring sites. Atmos. Meas. Tech.. 6:1217-1226.: Copernicus Publications 10.5194/amt-6-1217-2013 AbstractWebsite
In preparation for routine deployment in a network of greenhouse gas monitoring stations, we have designed and tested a simple method for drying ambient air to near or below 0.2% (2000 ppm) mole fraction H2O using a Nafion dryer. The inlet system was designed for use with cavity ring-down spectrometer (CRDS) analyzers such as the Picarro model G2301 that measure H2O in addition to their principal analytes, in this case CO2 and CH4. These analyzers report dry-gas mixing ratios without drying the sample by measuring H2O mixing ratio at the same frequency as the main analytes, and then correcting for the dilution and peak broadening effects of H2O on the mixing ratios of the other analytes measured in moist air. However, it is difficult to accurately validate the water vapor correction in the field. By substantially lowering the amount of H2O in the sample, uncertainties in the applied water vapor corrections can be reduced by an order of magnitude or more, thus eliminating the need to determine instrument-specific water vapor correction coefficients and to verify the stability over time. Our Nafion drying inlet system takes advantage of the extra capacity of the analyzer pump to redirect 30% of the dry gas exiting the Nafion to the outer shell side of the dryer and has no consumables. We tested the Nafion dryer against a cryotrap (−97 °C) method for removing H2O and found that in wet-air tests, the Nafion reduces the CO2 dry-gas mixing ratios of the sample gas by as much as 0.1 ± 0.01 ppm due to leakage across the membrane. The effect on CH4 was smaller and varied within ± 0.2 ppb, with an approximate uncertainty of 0.1 ppb. The Nafion-induced CO2 bias is partially offset by sending the dry reference gases through the Nafion dryer as well. The residual bias due to the impact of moisture differences between sample and reference gas on the permeation through the Nafion was approximately −0.05 ppm for CO2 and varied within ± 0.2 ppb for CH4. The uncertainty of this partial drying method is within the WMO compatibility guidelines for the Northern Hemisphere, 0.1 ppm for CO2 and 2 ppb for CH4, and is comparable to experimentally determining water vapor corrections for each instrument but less subject to concerns of possible drift in these corrections.
Wagner, TJW, Dell RW, Eisenman I, Keeling RF, Padman L, Severinghaus JP. 2018. Wave inhibition by sea ice enables trans-Atlantic ice rafting of debris during Heinrich events. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 495:157-163. 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.05.006 AbstractWebsite
The last glacial period was punctuated by episodes of massive iceberg calving from the Laurentide Ice Sheet, called Heinrich events, which are identified by layers of ice-rafted debris (IRD) in ocean sediment cores from the North Atlantic. The thickness of these IRD layers declines more gradually with distance from the iceberg sources than would be expected based on present-day iceberg drift and decay. Here we model icebergs as passive Lagrangian particles driven by ocean currents, winds, and sea surface temperatures. The icebergs are released in a comprehensive climate model simulation of the last glacial maximum (LGM), as well as a simulation of the modern climate. The two simulated climates result in qualitatively similar distributions of iceberg meltwater and hence debris, with the colder temperatures of the LGM having only a relatively small effect on meltwater spread. In both scenarios, meltwater flux falls off rapidly with zonal distance from the source, in contrast with the more uniform spread of IRD in sediment cores. To address this discrepancy, we propose a physical mechanism that could have prolonged the lifetime of icebergs during Heinrich events. The mechanism involves a surface layer of cold and fresh meltwater formed from, and retained around, large densely packed armadas of icebergs. This leads to wintertime sea ice formation even in relatively low latitudes. The sea ice in turn shields the icebergs from wave erosion, which is the main source of iceberg ablation. We find that sea ice could plausibly have formed around the icebergs during four months each winter. Allowing for four months of sea ice in the model results in a simulated IRD distribution which approximately agrees with the distribution of IRD in sediment cores. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Volk, T, Keeling R. 1993. Summary of workshop on interannual variations in the carbon cycle. The Global carbon cycle. ( Heimann M, Ed.).:579-581., Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag Abstract
Verhulst, KR, Karion A, Kim J, Salameh PK, Keeling RF, Newman S, Miller J, Sloop C, Pongetti T, Rao P, Wong C, Hopkins FM, Yadav V, Weiss RF, Duren RM, Miller CE. 2017. Carbon dioxide and methane measurements from the Los Angeles Megacity Carbon Project - Part 1: calibration, urban enhancements, and uncertainty estimates. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 17:8313-8341. 10.5194/acp-17-8313-2017 AbstractWebsite
We report continuous surface observations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from the Los Angeles (LA) Megacity Carbon Project during 2015. We devised a calibration strategy, methods for selection of background air masses, calculation of urban enhancements, and a detailed algorithm for estimating uncertainties in urban-scale CO2 and CH4 measurements. These methods are essential for understanding carbon fluxes from the LA megacity and other complex urban environments globally. We estimate background mole fractions entering LA using observations from four "extra-urban" sites including two "marine" sites located south of LA in La Jolla (LJO) and offshore on San Clemente Island (SCI), one "continental" site located in Victorville (VIC), in the high desert northeast of LA, and one "continental/mid-troposphere" site located on Mount Wilson (MWO) in the San Gabriel Mountains. We find that a local marine background can be established to within similar to 1 ppm CO2 and similar to 10 ppb CH4 using these local measurement sites. Overall, atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane levels are highly variable across Los Angeles. "Urban" and "suburban" sites show moderate to large CO2 and CH4 enhancements relative to a marine background estimate. The USC (University of Southern California) site near downtown LA exhibits median hourly enhancements of similar to 20 ppm CO2 and similar to 150 ppb CH4 during 2015 as well as similar to 15 ppm CO2 and similar to 80 ppb CH4 during mid-afternoon hours (12:00-16:00 LT, local time), which is the typical period of focus for flux inversions. The estimated measurement uncertainty is typically better than 0.1 ppm CO2 and 1 ppb CH4 based on the repeated standard gas measurements from the LA sites during the last 2 years, similar to Andrews et al. (2014). The largest component of the measurement uncertainty is due to the single-point calibration method; however, the uncertainty in the background mole fraction is much larger than the measurement uncertainty. The background uncertainty for the marine background estimate is similar to 10 and similar to 15% of the median mid-afternoon enhancement near downtown LA for CO2 and CH4, respectively. Overall, analytical and background uncertainties are small relative to the local CO2 and CH4 enhancements; however, our results suggest that reducing the uncertainty to less than 5% of the median mid-afternoon enhancement will require detailed assessment of the impact of meteorology on background conditions.
Tans, PP, Berry JA, Keeling RF. 1993. Oceanic 13C/12C observations: A new window on ocean CO2 uptake. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 7:353-368. 10.1029/93gb00053 AbstractWebsite
Equations are developed describing the rate of change of carbon isotopic ratios in the atmosphere and oceans in terms of deltaC-13 quantities. The equations enable one to perform calculations directly with delta and epsilon quantities commonly reported in the literature. The main cause of the change occurring today is the combustion of fossil fuel carbon with lower deltaC-13 values. The course of this isotopic anomaly in atmosphere and oceans can provide new constraints on the carbon budgets of these reservoirs. Recently published deltaC-13 isotopic data of total inorganic carbon in the oceans [Quay et al., 1992] appear to lead to incompatible results with respect to the uptake of fossil fuel CO2 by the oceans if two different approaches Lo the data are taken. Consideration of the air-sea isotopic disequilibrium leads to an uptake estimate of only a few tenths of a gigaton C (Gt, for 10(15) g) per year, whereas the apparent change in the ocean deltaC-13 inventory leads to an estimate of more than 2 Gt C yr-1. Both results are very uncertain with presently available data. The isotopic ratio has the advantage that the signal-to-noise ratio for the measurement of the uptake of the isotopic signal by the oceans is better than for the uptake of total carbon. The drawback is that isotopic exchange with carbon reservoirs that are difficult to characterize introduces uncertainty into the isotopic budget. The accuracy requirements for the measurements are high, demanding careful standardization at all stages.
Tanhua, T, Keeling RF. 2012. Changes in column inventories of carbon and oxygen in the Atlantic Ocean. Biogeosciences. 9:4819-4833. 10.5194/bg-9-4819-2012 AbstractWebsite
Increasing concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the interior ocean are expected as a direct consequence of increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. This extra DIC is often referred to as anthropogenic carbon (C-ant), and its inventory, or increase rate, in the interior ocean has previously been estimated by a multitude of observational approaches. Each of these methods is associated with hard to test assumptions since C-ant cannot be directly observed. Results from a simpler concept with fewer assumptions applied to the Atlantic Ocean are reported on here using two large data collections of carbon relevant bottle data. The change in column inventory on decadal time scales, i.e. the storage rate, of DIC, respiration compensated DIC and oxygen is calculated for the Atlantic Ocean. We report storage rates and the confidence intervals of the mean trend at the 95% level (CI), reflecting the mean trend but not considering potential biasing effects of the spatial and temporal sampling. For the whole Atlantic Ocean the mean trends for DIC and oxygen are non-zero at the 95% confidence level: DIC: 0.86 (CI: 0.72-1.00) and oxygen: -0.24 (CI: -0.41-(-0.07)) mol m(-2) yr(-1). For oxygen, the whole Atlantic trend is dominated by the subpolar North Atlantic, whereas for other regions the O-2 trends are not significant. The storage rates are similar to changes found by other studies, although with large uncertainty. For the subpolar North Atlantic the storage rates show significant temporal and regional variation of all variables. This seems to be due to variations in the prevalence of subsurface water masses with different DIC and oxygen concentrations leading to sometimes different signs of storage rates for DIC compared to published C-ant estimates. This study suggest that accurate assessment of the uptake of CO2 by the oceans will require accounting not only for processes that influence C-ant but also additional processes that modify CO2 storage.
Sundquist, ET, Keeling RF. 2009. The Mauna Loa carbon dioxide record: lessons for long-term earth observations. Carbon sequestration and its role in the global carbon cycle. ( McPherson BJ, Sundquist ET, Eds.).:27-35., Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union Abstract
"For carbon sequestration, the issues of monitoring, assessment and verification of carbon content and storage efficacy are perhaps the most uncertain yet most critical issues facing the broader context of climate change in relation to carbon sequestration. As a result, this book presents current perspectives and research that combine four major areas: verification and assessment of global carbon sources and sinks; potential capacity and temporal/spatial scales of terrestrial, oceanic, and geologic carbon storage; assessing risks and benefits associated with terrestrial, oceanic, and geologic carbon storage; and predicting, monitoring, and verifying effectiveness of terrestrial, oceanic and geologic carbon storage. This volume is based on a Chapman conference and will appeal to the rapidly growing group of scientists and engineers in examining methods for deliberate carbon sequestration through storage in plants, soils, the oceans, and geological repositories."--Publisher's description.
Stephens, BB, Wofsy SC, Keeling RF, Tans PP. 2000. The CO2 budget and rectification airborne study. Inverse methods in global biogeochemical cycles. ( Kasibhatla P, Ed.).:311-324., Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union Abstract
The CD-ROM contains the code and data files for the Exercises outlined in the paper by Rayner, et at., (p. 81-106).
Stephens, BB, Keeling RF, Heimann M, Six KD, Murnane R, Caldeira K. 1998. Testing global ocean carbon cycle models using measurements of atmospheric O2 and CO2 concentration. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 12:213-230. 10.1029/97gb03500 AbstractWebsite
We present a method for testing the performance of global ocean carbon cycle models using measurements of atmospheric O-2 and CO2 concentration. We combine these measurements to define a tracer, atmospheric potential oxygen (APO approximate to O-2 + CO2), which is conservative with respect to terrestrial photosynthesis and respiration. We then compare observations of APO to the simulations of an atmospheric transport model which uses ocean-model air-sea fluxes and fossil fuel combustion estimates as lower boundary conditions. We present observations of the annual-average concentrations of CO2, O-2, and APO at 10 stations in a north-south transect. The observations of APO show a significant interhemispheric gradient decreasing towards the north. We use air-sea CO2, O-2, and N-2 fluxes from the Princeton ocean biogeochemistry model, the Hamburg model of the ocean carbon cycle, and the Lawrence Livermore ocean biogeochemistry model to drive the TM2 atmospheric transport model. The latitudinal variations in annual-average APO predicted by the combined models are distinctly different from the observations. All three models significantly underestimate the interhemispheric difference in APO, suggesting that they underestimate the net southward transport of the sum of O-2 and CO2 in the oceans. Uncertainties in the model-observation comparisons include uncertainties associated with the atmospheric measurements, the atmospheric transport model, and the physical and biological components of the ocean models. Potential deficiencies in the physical components of the ocean models, which have previously been suggested as causes for anomalously large heat fluxes out of the Southern Ocean, may contribute to the discrepancies with the APO observations. These deficiencies include the inadequate parameterization of subgrid-scale isopycnal eddy mixing, a lack of subgrid-scale vertical convection, too much Antarctic sea-ice formation, and an overestimation of vertical diffusivities in the main thermocline.
Stephens, BB, Long MC, Keeling RF, Kort EA, Sweeney C, Apel EC, Atlas EL, Beaton S, Bent JD, Blake NJ, Bresch JF, Casey J, Daube BC, Diao MH, Diaz E, Dierssen H, Donets V, Gao BC, Gierach M, Green R, Haag J, Hayman M, Hills AJ, Hoecker-Martinez MS, Honomichl SB, Hornbrook RS, Jensen JB, Li RR, McCubbin I, McKain K, Morgan EJ, Nolte S, Powers JG, Rainwater B, Randolph K, Reeves M, Schauffler SM, Smith K, Smith M, Stith J, Stossmeister G, Toohey DW, Watt AS. 2018. The O-2/N-2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 99:381-402. 10.1175/bams-d-16-0206.1 AbstractWebsite
The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in the global climate system by mediating atmosphere-ocean partitioning of heat and carbon dioxide. However, Earth system models are demonstrably deficient in the Southern Ocean, leading to large uncertainties in future air-sea CO2 flux projections under climate warming and incomplete interpretations of natural variability on interannual to geologic time scales. Here, we describe a recent aircraft observational campaign, the O-2/N-2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean (ORCAS) study, which collected measurements over the Southern Ocean during January and February 2016. The primary research objective of the ORCAS campaign was to improve observational constraints on the seasonal exchange of atmospheric carbon dioxide and oxygen with the Southern Ocean. The campaign also included measurements of anthropogenic and marine biogenic reactive gases; high-resolution, hyperspectral ocean color imaging of the ocean surface; and microphysical data relevant for understanding and modeling cloud processes. In each of these components of the ORCAS project, the campaign has significantly expanded the amount of observational data available for this remote region. Ongoing research based on these observations will contribute to advancing our understanding of this climatically important system across a range of topics including carbon cycling, atmospheric chemistry and transport, and cloud physics. This article presents an overview of the scientific and methodological aspects of the ORCAS project and highlights early findings.
Stephens, BB, Keeling RF. 2000. The influence of Antarctic sea ice on glacial-interglacial CO2 variations. Nature. 404:171-174. 10.1038/35004556 AbstractWebsite
Ice-core measurements indicate that atmospheric CO(2) concentrations during glacial periods were consistently about 80 parts per million lower than during interglacial periods(1). Previous explanations for this observation(2-9) have typically had difficulty accounting for either the estimated glacial O(2) concentrations in the deep sea, (13)C/(12)C ratios in Antarctic surface waters, or the depth of calcite saturation; also lacking is an explanation for the strong link between atmospheric CO(2) and Antarctic air temperature(1). There is growing evidence that the amount of deep water upwelling at low latitudes is significantly overestimated in most ocean general circulation models(10,11) and simpler box models previously used to investigate this problem. Here we use a box model with deep-water upwelling confined to south of 55 degrees S to investigate the glacial-interglacial linkages between Antarctic air temperature and atmospheric CO(2) variations. We suggest that low glacial atmospheric CO(2) levels might result from reduced deep-water ventilation associated with either year-round Antarctic sea-ice coverage, or wintertime coverage combined with ice-induced stratification during the summer. The model presented here reproduces 67 parts per million of the observed glacial-interglacial CO(2) difference, as a result of reduced air-sea gas exchange in the Antarctic region, and is generally consistent with the additional observational constraints.
Stephens, BB, Keeling RF, Paplawsky WJ. 2003. Shipboard measurements of atmospheric oxygen using a vacuum-ultraviolet absorption technique. Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology. 55:857-878. 10.1046/j.1435-6935.2003.00075.x AbstractWebsite
We have developed an instrument for making continuous, field-based, part-per-million (ppm) level measurements of atmospheric oxygen concentration, and have implemented it on research cruises in the equatorial Pacific and Southern Oceans. The instrument detects changes in oxygen by the absorption of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation as it passes through a flowing gas stream, and has a precision comparable to existing laboratory techniques. Here we describe the VUV instrument and present atmospheric O-2 and CO2 data collected from the NOAA ship Ka' imimoana in the equatorial Pacific during April and May of 1998, and from the NSF ship Lawrence M. Gould in the Southern Ocean during October 1998. These data represent the first field-based measurements of atmospheric O-2, and significant additions to the O-2 datasets in these regions. Our boreal-springtime equatorial measurements reveal significant short-term variations in atmospheric O-2, resulting from variations in atmospheric mixing relative to the strong interhemispheric gradient. Our austral-springtime Southern Ocean observations confirm the low O-2 concentrations seen in flask samples from this region, allow the separate identification of oceanic and industrial influences on CO2, and provide evidence of a Southern Ocean source for CO2 at this time of year. These shipboard VUV observations do not provide any evidence to support coupled ocean-atmosphere model predictions of a large decreasing atmospheric O-2 gradient between equatorial and high-southern latitudes.
Staudigel, H, Albarede F, Blichert-Toft J, Edmond J, McDonough B, Jacobsen SB, Keeling R, Langmuir CH, Nielsen RL, Plank T, Rudnick R, Shaw HF, Shirey S, Veizer J, White W. 1998. Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM): description of the initiative. Chemical Geology. 145:153-159. 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00141-1 Abstract
The Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM) initiative is a grass root effort with the goals of establishing a community consensus on a chemical characterization of the Earth, its major reservoirs, and the flu?;es between them. The GERM initiative will provide a review of available scientific constraints for: (1) the composition of all major chemical reservoirs of the present-day Earth, from core to atmosphere; (2) present-day fluxes between reservoirs; (3) the Earth's chemical and isotopic evolution since accretion; and (4) the chemical and isotopic evolution of seawater as a record of global tectonics and climate, Even though most of the constraints for the GERM will be drawn from chemical data sets, some data will have to come from other disciplines, such as geophysics, nuclear physics, and cosmochemistry. GERM also includes a diverse chemical and physical data base and computer codes that are useful for our understanding of how the Earth works as a dynamic chemical and physical system. The GERM initiative is developed in an open community discussion on the World Wide Web (http://www-ep.es.llnl.gov/germ/germ-home.html) that is moderated by editors with responsibilities for different reservoirs, fluxes, data bases, and other scientific or technical aspects. These editors have agreed to lay out an initial, strawman GERM for their respective sections and to moderate community discussions leading to a first, preliminary consensus. The development of the GERM began with an initial workshop in Lyon, France in March, 1996. Since then, the GERM has continued to be developed on the Internet, punctuated by workshops and special sessions at professional meetings. A second GERM workshop will be held in La Jolla, CA USA on March 10-13, 1998. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All nights reserved.
Severinghaus, JP, Keeling RF, Miller BR, Weiss RF, Deck B, Broecker WS. 1997. Feasibility of using sand dunes as archives of old air. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 102:16783-16792. 10.1029/97jd00525 AbstractWebsite
Large unaltered samples of the atmosphere covering the past century would complement the history of atmospheric gases obtained from bubbles in ice cores, enabling measurement of geochemically important species such as O-2, (CH4)-C-14, and (CO)-C-14. Sand dunes are a porous media with interstitial air in diffusive contact with the atmosphere, somewhat analogous to the unconsolidated layer of firn atop glaciers. Recent studies have demonstrated the value of firn as an archive of old air [Battle et al., 1996; Bender et al., 1994a]. Unlike firn, sand dunes are incompressible and so remain permeable to greater depths and may extend the firn record into the past century. To evaluate the feasibility of using sand dunes as archives of old air, we drilled 60 m deep test holes in the Algodones Dunes, Imperial Valley, California. The main objective was to see if the air in a sand dune is as old as predicted by a diffusion model, or if the dune is rapidly flushed by advective pumping during windstorms and barometric pressure changes. We dated the air with chlorofluorocarbons and krypton-85, anthropogenic tracers whose atmospheric concentrations are known and have been increasing rapidly in the past half century. These tracer data match the pure diffusion model well, showing that advection in this dune is negligible compared to diffusion as a transport mechanism and that the mean age of the air at 61 m depth is similar to 10 years. Dunes therefore do contain old air. However, dunes appear to suffer from two serious drawbacks as archives. Microbial metabolism is evident in elevated CO2 and N2O and depressed CH4 and O-2 concentrations in this dune, corrupting the signals of interest in this and probably most dunes. Second, isotopic analyses of N-2 and O-2 from the dune show that fractionation of the gases occurs due to diffusion of water vapor, complicating the interpretation of the O-2 signal beyond the point of viability for an air archive. Sand dunes may be useful for relatively inert gases with large atmospheric concentration changes such as chlorofluorocarbons.
Severinghaus, JP, Bender ML, Keeling RF, Broecker WS. 1996. Fractionation of soil gases by diffusion of water vapor, gravitational settling, and thermal diffusion. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta. 60:1005-1018. 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00011-7 AbstractWebsite
Air sampled from the moist unsaturated zone in a sand dune exhibits depletion in the heavy isotopes of N-2 and O-2. We propose that the depletion is caused by a diffusive flux of water vapor out of the dune, which sweeps out the other gases, forcing them to diffuse back into the dune. The heavy isotopes of N-2 and O-2 diffuse back more slowly, resulting in a steady-state depletion of the heavy isotopes in the dune interior. We predict the effect's magnitude with molecular diffusion theory and reproduce it in a laboratory simulation, finding good agreement between field, theory, and lab. The magnitude of the effect is governed by the ratio of the binary diffusivities against water vapor of a pair of gases, and increases similar to linearly with the difference between the water vapor mole fraction of the site and the advectively mixed reservoir with which it is in diffusive contact (in most cases the atmosphere). The steady-state effect is given by delta(i) = [i/j/i(0)/j(0) - 1] 10(3) parts per thousand congruent to [(1 - x(H2O)/1 - x(H2O0))((Dj-H2O/Di-H2O)-1) -1] 10(3) parts per thousand, where delta(i) is the fractional deviation in permil of the gas i/gas j ratio from the advectively mixed reservoir, x(H2O) and x(H2O0) are respectively the mole fractions of water vapor at the site and in the advectively mixed reservoir, and D-i-H2O is the binary diffusion coefficient of gas i with water vapor. The effect is independent of scale at steady state, but approaches steady state with the time constant of diffusion set by the length scale. Exploiting the mechanism, we make an experimental estimate of the relative diffusivities of O-2 and N-2 against water vapor, finding that O-2 diffuses 3.6 +/- 0.3% faster than N-2 despite its greater mass. We also confirm in the study dune the presence of two additional known processes: gravitational fractionation, heretofore seen only in the unconsolidated firn of polar ice sheets, and thermal diffusion, well described in laboratory studies but not seen previously in nature. We predict that soil gases in general will exhibit the three effects described here, the water vapor flux fractionation effect, gravitational fractionation, and thermal diffusion. However, our analysis neglects Knudsen diffusion and thus may be inapplicable to fine-grained soils.
Rodgers, KB, Aumont O, Fletcher SEM, Plancherel Y, Bopp L, Montegut CD, Iudicone D, Keeling RF, Madec G, Wanninkhof R. 2014. Strong sensitivity of Southern Ocean carbon uptake and nutrient cycling to wind stirring. Biogeosciences. 11:4077-4098. 10.5194/bg-11-4077-2014 AbstractWebsite
Here we test the hypothesis that winds have an important role in determining the rate of exchange of CO2 between the atmosphere and ocean through wind stirring over the Southern Ocean. This is tested with a sensitivity study using an ad hoc parameterization of wind stirring in an ocean carbon cycle model, where the objective is to identify the way in which perturbations to the vertical density structure of the planetary boundary in the ocean impacts the carbon cycle and ocean biogeochemistry. Wind stirring leads to reduced uptake of CO2 by the Southern Ocean over the period 2000-2006, with a relative reduction with wind stirring on the order of 0.9 Pg C yr(-1) over the region south of 45 degrees S. This impacts not only the mean carbon uptake, but also the phasing of the seasonal cycle of carbon and other ocean biogeochemical tracers. Enhanced wind stirring delays the seasonal onset of stratification, and this has large impacts on both entrainment and the biological pump. It is also found that there is a strong reduction on the order of 25-30% in the concentrations of NO3 exported in Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) to wind stirring. This finds expression not only locally over the Southern Ocean, but also over larger scales through the impact on advected nutrients. In summary, the large sensitivity identified with the ad hoc wind stirring parameterization offers support for the importance of wind stirring for global ocean biogeochemistry through its impact over the Southern Ocean.
Rodenbeck, C, Zaehle S, Keeling R, Heimann M. 2018. History of El Nino impacts on the global carbon cycle 1957-2017: a quantification from atmospheric CO2 data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 373 10.1098/rstb.2017.0303 AbstractWebsite
Interannual variations in the large-scale net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere were estimated for 1957-2017 from sustained measurements of atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios. As the observations are sparse in the early decades, available records were combined into a 'quasi-homogeneous' dataset based on similarity in their signals, to minimize spurious variations from beginning or ending data records. During El Nino events, CO2 is anomalously released from the tropical band, and a few months later also in the northern extratropical band. This behaviour can approximately be represented by a linear relationship of the NEE anomalies and local air temperature anomalies, with sensitivity coefficients depending on geographical location and season. The apparent climate sensitivity of global total NEE against variations in pan-tropically averaged annual air temperature slowly changed over time during the 1957-2017 period, first increasing (though less strongly than in previous studies) but then decreasing again. However, only part of this change can be attributed to actual changes in local physiological or ecosystem processes, the rest probably arising from shifts in the geographical area of dominating temperature variations. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'The impact of the 2015/2016 El Nino on the terrestrial tropical carbon cycle: patterns, mechanisms and implications'.
Rodenbeck, C, Bakker DCE, Metzl N, Olsen A, Sabine C, Cassar N, Reum F, Keeling RF, Heimann M. 2014. Interannual sea-air CO2 flux variability from an observation-driven ocean mixed-layer scheme. Biogeosciences. 11:4599-4613. 10.5194/bg-11-4599-2014 AbstractWebsite
Interannual anomalies in the sea-air carbon dioxide (CO2) exchange have been estimated from surface-ocean CO2 partial pressure measurements. Available data are sufficient to constrain these anomalies in large parts of the tropical and North Pacific and in the North Atlantic, in some areas covering the period from the mid 1980s to 2011. Global interannual variability is estimated as about 0.31 Pg Cyr(-1) (temporal standard deviation 1993-2008). The tropical Pacific accounts for a large fraction of this global variability, closely tied to El Ni o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Anomalies occur more than 6 months later in the east than in the west. The estimated amplitude and ENSO response are roughly consistent with independent information from atmospheric oxygen data. This both supports the variability estimated from surface-ocean carbon data and demonstrates the potential of the atmospheric oxygen signal to constrain ocean biogeochemical processes. The ocean variability estimated from surface-ocean carbon data can be used to improve land CO2 flux estimates from atmospheric inversions.
Rodenbeck, C, Keeling RF, Bakker DCE, Metz N, Olsen A, Sabine C, Heimann M. 2013. Global surface-ocean p(CO2) and sea-air CO2 flux variability from an observation-driven ocean mixed-layer scheme. Ocean Science. 9:193-216. 10.5194/os-9-193-2013 AbstractWebsite
A temporally and spatially resolved estimate of the global surface-ocean CO2 partial pressure field and the sea air CO2 flux is presented, obtained by fitting a simple data-driven diagnostic model of ocean mixed-layer biogeochemistry to surface-ocean CO2 partial pressure data from the SOCAT v1.5 database. Results include seasonal, interannual, and short-term (daily) variations. In most regions, estimated seasonality is well constrained from the data, and compares well to the widely used monthly climatology by Takahashi et al. (2009). Comparison to independent data tentatively supports the slightly higher seasonal variations in our estimates in some areas. We also fitted the diagnostic model to atmospheric CO2 data. The results of this are less robust, but in those areas where atmospheric signals are not strongly influenced by land flux variability, their seasonality is nevertheless consistent with the results based on surface-ocean data. From a comparison with an independent seasonal climatology of surface-ocean nutrient concentration, the diagnostic model is shown to capture relevant surface-ocean biogeochemical processes reasonably well. Estimated interannual variations will be presented and discussed in a companion paper.
Rodenbeck, C, Zaehle S, Keeling R, Heimann M. 2018. How does the terrestrial carbon exchange respond to inter-annual climatic variations? A quantification based on atmospheric CO2 data Biogeosciences. 15:2481-2498. 10.5194/bg-15-2481-2018 AbstractWebsite
The response of the terrestrial net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 to climate variations and trends may crucially determine the future climate trajectory. Here we directly quantify this response on inter-annual timescales by building a linear regression of inter-annual NEE anomalies against observed air temperature anomalies into an atmospheric inverse calculation based on long-term atmospheric CO2 observations. This allows us to estimate the sensitivity of NEE to inter-annual variations in temperature (seen as a climate proxy) resolved in space and with season. As this sensitivity comprises both direct temperature effects and the effects of other climate variables co-varying with temperature, we interpret it as "inter-annual climate sensitivity". We find distinct seasonal patterns of this sensitivity in the northern extratropics that are consistent with the expected seasonal responses of photosynthesis, respiration, and fire. Within uncertainties, these sensitivity patterns are consistent with independent inferences from eddy covariance data. On large spatial scales, northern extratropical and tropical interannual NEE variations inferred from the NEE-T regression are very similar to the estimates of an atmospheric inversion with explicit inter-annual degrees of freedom. The results of this study offer a way to benchmark ecosystem process models in more detail than existing effective global climate sensitivities. The results can also be used to gap-fill or extrapolate observational records or to separate inter-annual variations from longer-term trends.
Rodenbeck, C, Le Quere C, Heimann M, Keeling RF. 2008. Interannual variability in oceanic biogeochemical processes inferred by inversion of atmospheric O2/N2 and CO2 data. Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology. 60:685-705. 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00375.x AbstractWebsite
Atmospheric measurements of O(2)/N(2) and CO(2) at up to nine sites have been used to infer the interannual variations in oceanic O(2) exchange with an inverse method. The method distinguishes the regional contributions of three latitudinal bands, partly the individual contributions of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic also. The interannual variations of the inferred O(2) fluxes in the tropical band correlate significantly with the El Nino/Southern Oscillation. Tropical O(2) variations appear to be dominated by the ventilation of the O(2) minimum zone from variations in Pacific equatorial upwelling. The interannual variations of the northern and southern extratropical bands are of similar amplitude, though the attribution to mechanisms is less clear. The interannual variations estimated by the inverse method are larger than those estimated by the current generation of global ocean biogeochemistry models, especially in the North Atlantic, suggesting that the representation of biological processes plays a role. The comparison further suggests that O(2) variability is a more stringent test to validate models than CO(2) variability, because the processes driving O(2) variability combine in the same direction and amplify the underlying climatic signal.
Resplandy, L, Keeling RF, Rodenbeck C, Stephens BB, Khatiwala S, Rodgers KB, Long MC, Bopp L, Tans PP. 2018. Revision of global carbon fluxes based on a reassessment of oceanic and riverine carbon transport. Nature Geoscience. 11:504-+. 10.1038/s41561-018-0151-3 AbstractWebsite
Measurements of atmospheric CO2 concentration provide a tight constraint on the sum of the land and ocean sinks. This constraint has been combined with estimates of ocean carbon flux and riverine transport of carbon from land to oceans to isolate the land sink. Uncertainties in the ocean and river fluxes therefore translate into uncertainties in the land sink. Here, we introduce a heat-based constraint on the latitudinal distribution of ocean and river carbon fluxes, and reassess the partition between ocean, river and land in the tropics, and in the southern and northern extra-tropics. We show that the ocean overturning circulation and biological pump tightly link the ocean transports of heat and carbon between hemispheres. Using this coupling between heat and carbon, we derive ocean and river carbon fluxes compatible with observational constraints on heat transport. This heat-based constraint requires a 20-100% stronger ocean and river carbon transport from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere than existing estimates, and supports an upward revision of the global riverine carbon flux from 0.45 to 0.78 PgC yr(-1). These systematic biases in existing ocean/river carbon fluxes redistribute up to 40% of the carbon sink between northern, tropical and southern land ecosystems. As a consequence, the magnitude of both the southern land source and the northern land sink may have to be substantially reduced.
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El Nino-like physical and biogeochemical ocean response to tropical eruptions
History of El Nino impacts on the global carbon cycle 1957-2017: a quantification from atmospheric CO2 data
A successful prediction of the record CO2 rise associated with the 2015/2016 El Nino
Net community production in the Southern Ocean: Insights from comparing atmospheric potential oxygen to satellite ocean color algorithms and ocean models
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SSPX is the True Church
SSPX
James Schroepfer
Re: SSPX is the True Church
When did this happen
Boy that clears things up
RbM wrote:
Would this be the SSPX Church that subsist in the Catholic Church ? Don't leave us hanging!
The sad thing is I read an article by Bishop Tissier which hinted implicitly at the SSPX being the Church inside the Church. He says the SSPX because they do not accept the modernist heresies remains as the Church only in exile. And while I would conceed they remain in the Church, I think it would be erroneous to say they remain as the Church. Well if they remain as the Chruch in exile, where they no longer are cannot be the Church for how can the Catholic Church be able to remain in Rome and be in exile at the same time? There is a logical contradiction here!
He seems before the end of the sermon to admit the sedevacantist thesis as he properly calls those is Rome "the modernists heretics of the Conciliar Church.". Then why worry about the heretics in Rome at all? If they are not the authority, why does he refer to them as such? Is Bishop Tissier a sedeprivantist?
Bishop Tissier's Pentecost Sermon
(Looking at) our position in the Church, dear faithful, we resemble a little the Holy Family;
we are in exile and yet we are the Holy Family. You see, the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph was the seedling-Church! The Church did not yet exist but here was the Church in
seed; firstly, there was Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the head of the Church, his Mystical
Body; then there was the first member of the Church, Mary, the Most Holy and Immaculate
Virgin, redeemed in advance through the blood of Jesus Christ; and there was Joseph,
cleansed of original sin, probably before his birth (we do not know exactly).
So, the Holy Family represented the Church. Well we, dear faithful, in Tradition, the Society
of St. Pius X and the friendly religious and priestly communities, we carry the Church in
exile! Since the Church is officially occupied by the Modernists, we are sent into exile,
carrying the Church within us, and this may last for a few more years, until the Lord
sends his angel and tells us, “Now you can return to the land of Israel,” officially. But we are
still carrying within us the Church!
I remember that Archbishop Lefebvre explained very well to us that we had within us, in Tradition, the four notes of the Catholic Church, the four marks of the Church, showing that, despite our abnormal situation of exile, we remain at the heart of the Catholic Church! We have indeed kept the unity of the Church, the catholicity of the Church, One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.
“Unity” because we have kept the faith! The unity of the Church is first of all in the Catholic faith, in that all Catholics profess the same faith! Well, we have the unity of the Church because we have the faith of all time, dear faithful, and there is no question of leaving it and compromising with the modernist heresy.
After “One”, Holy! We have kept the holiness of the Church and of that you are the proof,
dear families where God chooses these beautiful religious and priestly vocations, lives
devoted to God which are a model for the whole Church! We have kept the note of the
holiness of the Church by the grace of God.
“One, Holy,” Catholic! We also have the catholicity of the Church, for the Tradition we
represent has spread worldwide! Not only in France, not only in the United States,
represented here by its district superior, not only in Germany, represented by many pilgrims,
not only in these places ... but all over the world! You, dear pilgrims, you are the proof that
Tradition, so alive in us, is Catholic!
And finally we represent Apostolicity of the Church! The Church is Apostolic, we are also
apostolic. That means we have the apostolic succession through our bishops. We, bishops of
the Society of Saint Pius X, have received the episcopate from the hands of Archbishop
Lefebvre in a legitimate way, even if it was abnormal. And therefore, as long as we remain in
the Church, we carry the Church in exile.
So, dear faithful, we may often ask what is our vocation? Could it not be to seek from Rome
those blessings which rightfully should be ours − to seek approval and recognition? Of
course, this is a question we could ask ourselves, but it is not the essential question!
The real question we must ask ourselves is: “How should we witness to the Catholic faith
today, in the present situation of the Church which is suffering a terrible crisis?” What
witness should we bear, today? And the answer is the testimony of all the witnesses of the
Faith and the Martyrs! All these saints of the Church, these confessors of the Faith, all the
martyrs of the Church are an example for us!
So here is the answer to that question, dear faithful! This is the best way to bear witness
before the whole Church: to be on a pinnacle and publicly condemned to exile. Well, this is
to our advantage because our testimony is all the more striking for being considered a
stumbling block by the Modernists – just as Our Lord was by Herod at the time. Is it not an
advantage for the Church to see where Tradition is? This is the stumbling block for the
Modernists, for what is called the Conciliar Church, that is to say, the sect that occupies
the Catholic Church. This is an advantage for us, to be regarded as excluded and in exile,
dear faithful; to be looked upon as the “stone rejected by the builders” which will become,
and already is, the cornerstone, the stone that supports the building.
Is it not Tradition, the Catholic faith of all time that we represent? So here's why we do not
weep if we do not receive from Rome that news which was perhaps expected… or
To me this seems to be the same error as Bishop Williamson as he is insinuating that Tradition, as in the beliefs passed down to the faithful, contain all the marks of the Church WITHOUT the authoritative hierarchy unless he is claiming juridical power for the SSPX bishops!
James Schroepfer wrote:
Bishop Galarreta has said on other occasions that the SSPX Bishops are exclusively epikea Bishops, and merely sacramental Bishops. BUT in this sermon he does seem to suggest a bit more, has he changed his mind? We should certainly give him the benefit of the doubt, but it certainly seems that things are changing a bit.
Tissier's almost word-for-word repeating Lefebvre in circa 1988, with one striking difference - that Apostolicity claim. It is disturbing, I agree.
De Galarreta's a different man from Tissier, Jorge!
Ohh man I knew it, something kept telling me that I made a mistake with my post. Well I meant Bishop Tissier de Mallerais (is that correct now?). Funny how sometimes you type something meaning to type something else, ahaha. I blame my scumbag brain .
Certainly disturbing what he seems to suggest, its a difficult question to answer in general. I know that he LEANS strongly in favor of the Novus Ordo sacraments being invalid. So the question of Apostolicity is very much theologically something that needs to be answered. IMHO he is trying to answer this, but I think it causes more problems than it solves. It is unfortunate, because instead of having from a while ago helped spread more certainty into sacraments (think of the whole Thuc line debate, which of course we know that those who hold you can't attend Thuc line masses are wrong).
The SSPX imho, did wrong before the eyes of God. I think SV'ism would have quickly picked up more legitimacy if they would have had a lineage to +Lefebvre this was the ONE thing they had that has made them grow so big. So its kind of like they create a problem and they are the solution.
Here's how it goes:
1) Novus Ordo sacraments are doubtfully valid at best and utterly invalid at worst. The SSPX takes the former, and we take the latter.
Now notice the next step,
2) Overtime Novus Ordo sacraments tend towards invalidity, i.e. given enough time it is impossible even accepting the premise that the Novus Ordo is valid to be able to determine certainty of sacraments. The amount of investigation one has to go through to chase your Episcopal lineage and try to determine the INTENT of each one of them (is impossible in the first place). So SSPX is solution.
3) Now what other Apostolic lineage is there to rely on, one might ask!? You could certainly try the Eastern Bishop's, but given that they stand to benefit so much from Vatican II none of them have been open to this. There has been to date only one Eastern Bishop whose consecration is dubious, that Ukranian SV'ist crazy Bishop who has set himself as Ecumenical Patriarch of the East. However, there has really historically speaking never been such a Bishop he just never rose up. So in order to get ordained validly by an Eastern Bishop, you would have to pretend to accept Vatican II go through modernist seminary training and survive through all of that in order to get your orders. Since this hasn't happened or cannot be something recommended. Still the SSPX is the solution.
4) You can try going through the Old Catholic or Orthodox line, but hey this is not even a plausible solution. One cannot as a Catholic recourse to a non-Catholic Bishop, the very intent even if it gives you valid orders is excommunication to the highest degree (this is what SSPV tries to argue with the Thuc line, but Thuc was certainly a Catholic Bishop a confused man sure).
5) You can't go to through +Lefebvre because they only accept their own (trying to form some sort of worldwide monopoly on orders). Trust me SV'ist tried this, so as a result they needed to look for a solution to the problem which made things a bit harder/confusing then it should have been.
6) Notice that the two men +Carmona, +Des Lauriers have not made any Episcopi Vaganti (as the SSPX has claimed), unlike the Palmar de Troya fiasco. From these two, we have the SV'ist lineage for the most part. However, then the SSPX will present all the problems of the Thuc line, and semi argue that in a similar fashion some of them are dubious. So now you are back to square one, more possibilities of invalid orders!
7) So you can try and convince an older Bishop who has certainly valid orders, to ordain you (what the SSPV) did. Notice how long it took for them to find someone to get to this point.
Convert an Orthodox Bishop, into the Catholic faith and then get orders from that. I don't think anybody has successfully done that yet, I could be wrong but someone can correct me. From what I have read, there is nothing like that. There has been some people that have claimed this to happen, but usually if you investigate a little further its a schismatic Bishop he has remained Schismatic and not Catholic.
So this is where the idea of the SSPX being the One True Church can come from, because as +Williamson et al have argued... They believe that they are keeping the Apostolicity of the Church alive in the Western Rite, where the majority of faithful belong to. They are essentially the back burner lit candle that is keep the purity of the faith alive (they might have the faith, but not the purity of the faith). Too many errors on the nature of the Church, its form of government, discipline, liturgical (1962) forms and so forth to claim they keep the purity of the faith (its just enough to keep them Catholic). While it is certainly true that they keep the faith, it cannot be argued that they keep the purity of the faith whole and entire. They certainly err on many serious grievous matters, sure maybe at this point not enough to make them heretics. BUT the errors are certainly serious enough, to make someone have enough cognitive dissonance that over time if you keep the position of the SSPX there tends to be some gravitational pull towards the Conciliar Church (personally I have felt this strongly, to the point that for 3 years I was almost exclusively indult, this was recent also). If you ask the FSSP, they see themselves as direct heirs of +Lefebvre except doing everything with permission. "Inside of the Church", trying to change things from "within." I really think that they don't reject the Subsistit argument, because they see the SSPX as within the Church, but outside of its formal structures. So in a way, they accept the whole argument of semi-partial communion even if they are not able to grasp the connection.
Reflecting on this further, it strikes me as another typical example of the pressure of events producing errors in theology. Fr. Cekada is on record saying essentially the same thing in relation to Bishops Dolan and Sanborn, for example. It's actually bizarre, but there you have it - learned men saying things that collide head-on with everything they know about the matter from the theology manuals. In Fr. Cekada's case the bad conclusion arises from his bad premiss that there cannot be any bishops with ordinary jurisdiction remaining in the world.
The great historical precedent for this is John Gerson, who developed the Conciliarist error (later a heresy - it held that a Council is superior to a pope) under pressure of the Great Western Schism. Gerson was indisputably a very holy man, and almost peerless in his learning. He was favoured by God with mystical experiences, and had huge authority as a theologian. Yet his error was in the face of all of theology. The Council of Constance adopted this error, which illustrates Gerson's influence (although he wasn't the only theorist pushing it). When Pope Martin V confirmed the decrees of the Council he omitted to confirm its Conciliarist texts, thus consigning them to the dustbin of history.
A further reflection is suggested by these thoughts, which is that we may yet live to see these present errors amongst traditional Catholics grow to dominate theology as the Conciliarist error did, and even witness their approval by a true Council called to elect a pope and end the crisis - and the only salvation will be that the new pope does not confirm the errors of the Council to which he owes his own legitimacy. All of this has happened, as the history of the GWS shows, and so we should not be too quick to rule out a repeat of these events in future. Which really is a reminder to watch and pray!
Caminus
Bishop Tissier is speaking materially, not formally, and thus his words are accurate. To infer that he speaks formally is to impugn the man's basic grasp of the theology of orders, which is insulting, I think. Note he says "have received the episcopate" not "have received ordinary jurisdiction." Also, to take his statement as exclusive of other traditional Catholics, wherever they are found, is also rash and offensive. I rest.
Caminus, I think his unclear ideas about jurisdiction contribute to this unclear notion of Apostolicity. See Page 4 ff. of this article for an example: http://strobertbellarmine.net/Archbisho ... _Popes.pdf
I agree that it's rash to take his words as excluding non-SSPX people from the Church, but it isn't rash to understand him as excluding other traditional bishops from this Apostolicity that he claims. After all, it is based upon the "mission" from Archbishop Lefebvre, which the others simply don't have.
ClemensMaria
Location: Massachusetts, USA
What is the basis for the proposition that only bishops with ordinary jurisdiction over a territorial diocese are formal Successors of the Apostles? It's not explicitly revealed as far as I know so it must be a theological conclusion drawn from the deposit of the faith. Correct? How did theologians arrive at that conclusion? If they didn't arrive at that conclusion then isn't it true that Archbishop Lefebvre was a Successor of the Apostles for as long as he held the office of Superior General of the SSPX? He was a bishop and he held an office (Superior General) which gave him the authority to bind the members, correct? Or maybe I am confused about the legal status of the SSPX? Is the SG of the SSPX an ecclesiastical office or not?
Does anyone have any comments on this Fr. Cekada article concerning the legal status of the SSPX?
http://www.traditionalmass.org/articles/article.php?id=84&catname=12
Well, he's right about most of it. Fr. Scott does not seem to be across these matters at all.
I differ with Fr. Cekada on some points, however. Rome approved the incardination of men into the SSPX prior to the suppression. Whatever the technicalities of law, this is an over-riding factor proving that the Fraternity had permanent canonical existence. This is because incardination is permanent and utterly incompatible with an institute which has only temporary status. One can point out that this shows what a mess Rome was in etc., but that's only a comment on what caused the canonical reality. The reality is as it is. The essential argument here is that Rome permanently erected the SSPX tacitly, by approving the incardination of priests, or in the alternative, this act by Rome proves that by that stage the Fraternity had already been permanently erected. It's at least a probable argument, and natural justice then permits one to stand upon it until and unless it is dealt with authoritatively, which has never been done (even by apostate "rome").
The role of supplied jurisdiction in these various acts needs to be kept in view also. Jurisdiction is supplied for the common good, so it works to validate acts which are objectively for the good of souls, but not for evil acts. The latter are radically incapable of authorisation by the Church. So even on the hypothesis that the Bishop of Fribourg had no real authority, his erection of the Fraternity would be considered valid, and the same argument applies to the tacit approval of the Fraternity by Rome.
On the suppression, I say that Paul VI was not pope, and therefore his act was invalid. Even if his status were doubtful, only a certain law obliges, so his act was for all intents and purposes invalid. This is another reason that I have urged the Fraternity to make explicit its own adherence to Archbishop Lefebvre's implicit true position, that the Conciliar popes have objectively a doubtful status. This approach clears the major problem of the 1988 consecrations as well as the utterly illegal and unjust suppression in 1975.
This may look like a having-your-cake-and-eating-it approach but it's the way that the law works. The Code's overarching aim is the salvation of souls - the supreme law - and therefore it incorporates principles such as strict (i.e. narrow, limited) interpretation of laws which limit the free rights of individuals.
Canon 19: Laws that establish a penalty or restrict the free exercise of one's rights, or establish an exception from the law must be interpreted in a strict sense. It has always been an axiom of interpretation of Canon Law that odious laws are to be explained in such a sense as not to unduly extend them to cases not strictly covered by the words of the law, while in favorable laws a more benign interpretation is allowed.
Canon 20: If there is no definite rule of law, neither in the general nor in the particular law, concerning some affair, a norm of action may be taken from laws given in similar cases, from the general principles of law applied with the mildness proper to Canon Law, from the manner and custom of handling similar cases in the Roman Curia, and from the common and accepted teaching of doctors. In the application of penalties, however, this liberal interpretation must not be adopted.
I'm not saying that either of these canons directly applies to any of the above, but merely highlighting that the law is not a tyranny.
It would be great if somebody with a fully traditional outlook and principles, but without any axe to grind, could produce a full canonical study of these questions. A big job, but a worthwhile exercise.
ClemensMaria wrote:
What is the basis for the proposition that only bishops with ordinary jurisdiction over a territorial diocese are formal Successors of the Apostles? It's not explicitly revealed as far as I know so it must be a theological conclusion drawn from the deposit of the faith. Correct? How did theologians arrive at that conclusion?
Look it up! All of this is dealt with in the theological manuals scanned and available here. http://strobertbellarmine.net/wilhelm_s ... index.html For example, "Hence, in confiding His mission to the Apostles, He expressly refers to His own mission from the Father: 'As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you.' And He communicates to them His threefold function of ruling, teaching, and sanctifying." So a successor of the Apostles properly speaking is one who exercises all three offices - which means he has jurisdiction (the power of ruling).
If they didn't arrive at that conclusion then isn't it true that Archbishop Lefebvre was a Successor of the Apostles ...
The way this is handled is that once a Successor of the Apostles always a Successor of the Apostles, barring departure from the Church. In other words, retired bishops retain their status. So yes, he was a Successor of the Apostles until he died, but his episcopal offspring are not. They have no mission from the Church, no ordinary jurisdiction, and therefore no basis upon which to be described as Successors of the Apostles.
Please ignore this if it threatens to delay the publication of your book. I'm praying every day for the success of that effort so far be it from me to burden you with distractions. But I have been struggling to understand apostolicity and I have heard contradictory things about it so I would like to try to clear up my confusion. According to Van Noort (I believe, among others) apostolicity implies apostolicity of doctrine so no one can be a successor of the Apostles who does not teach the same doctrine as the Apostles taught. That would rule out all public heretics, Protestants, apostates, etc. But apostolicity also implies apostolicity of mission. If I understand correctly, this means that no one who is not sent by the Church (of which the Pope is the highest authority) can be a successor of the Apostles. Being sent by the Church means that one has been legitimately given an ecclesiastical office with ordinary jurisdiction. But this is where it gets very confusing. How are ecclesiastical offices with ordinary jurisdiction defined? Also, who has the authority the errect an ecclesiastical office with ordinary jurisdiction? Who has the authority to appoint a man to an ecclesiastical office with ordinary jurisdiction? It seems to me that a lot of these points are basically ecclesiastical laws. Under normal circumstances where there is a reigning Pope and a well-defined and publicly known hierarchical order these points are easy to understand because Canon Law defines them. But what happens when the Pope is struck down and the hierachical order is obscured? How does ecclesiastical law handle the situation? My understanding is that when an ecclesiastical law clearly impedes the mission of the Church it has no force. In that case, is it possible to obtain ecclesiastical offices with ordinary jurisdiction by means other than those defined by existing Canon Law? I'm thinking in terms of elections or even voluntary agreements where the clergy recognize a bishop as having jurisdiction over some group of the faithful.
I don't mind you asking at all, however for your own convenience I will point out that most of the questions that people have these days have been handled before, including these.
To search the forums, use Google Advanced Search: http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Then put your terms in the appropriate box and copy into the box entitled, "site or domain:" the URL for this site - http://strobertbellarmine.net
It's a very powerful method and produces excellent results, unlike the native search funtion at the top of each page of the forums. It also covers all of the material on the site and not just in the forums.
Anyway, here's one thread you can consult (there are others also). http://www.strobertbellarmine.net/forum ... php?p=4349
Mario Looch
If Lumen Gentium was the last legal document by a valid Pope. Is the phrase "the mystical body of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church" expressly a heresy or even a definitive error? If not, could this be a document where Paul 6 who up until this time was valid Pope (formal or material I'm not sure) tacitly retired from his office as he redefined his office from the Papacy to head of Vatican institution (which was Catholic at the time but since his tacit retirement, gradually lost its Catholic members, and was gradually replaced with non-Catholic members. There may even yet be some Catholics (at heart, by desire or actually) in that Church. Some of the Catholics lost the faith and stayed in the institution headed by Montini founder of New Church, which was no longer one and the same as the Catholic Church. Paul 6 in this same last official document of the Catholic Church granted jurisdiction to all future Catholic Bishops in the one remaining worldwide diocese of Rome (whether inside our outside the Vatican Institution)?
Now the two future documents [after Lumen Gentium] of V2 contained indisputable heresy and could not have been approved by a valid Pope. These documents tried to grant jurisdiction to everyone whether schismatic, heretical and or apostate. But Lumen Gentium did not do this.
The theory would propose that Lumen Gentium was the last act of a valid Pope where he granted habitual jurisdiction to all future Catholic Bishops and where he redefined his office from the papacy to the head of a newly created conglomerate, namely The "Vatican 2 Church", to be later more commonly known as the "Novus Ordo Church".
If this theory is correct I believe Paul 6 would have been prevented from erring, though not from being incredibly ambiguous, until his new office was officially created with the approval of LG. He was a valid Pope until that time and the universal jurisdiction (the ability to be formal apostolic bishops over their respective flocks) he granted to future Catholic Bishops would have been within his power.
Further, if this theory is true these same [traditional] Catholic Bishops would have the ability to form an imperfect council and elect a Pope.
Supposing this theory is smashed to smithereens, legitimately, could you answer the difference between the Bishops consecrated in past interregnums and the ones consecrated during the current one? Also please completely separate the doctrinal aspect regarding the papal mandate (explaining how the mandate can be implied or be implicit and in what ways we can know for sure the mandate is not even implicit) from the disciplinary aspects of it so we can fully understand the distinctions and make the proper applications.
At first glance the theory might appear kooky. But we are dealing with kooky things man.
Admittedly I have no theology manuals to quote from but I am not sure any were written that dealt with our current circumstances.
Thank you for allowing me a voice. I'm not telling anyone anything. The only reason a person like me is on this forum is to learn. But I present the objection as best as I possibly can in order to get the best possible answer I can, realizing full well that no one has all the answers right now. You could say I'm playing devil's advocate just so I can extract responses that will more fully inform me on a topic that has had me confused for some time. Thanks for bearing with me on this. No more kooky posts after this.
Maria Looch wrote:
No more kooky posts after this.
I don't think that theory is kooky and I certainly don't think you are a kook for posting it. I don't know how you came up with that theory but I have heard it before. I have in my possession a significant article laying out in detail the basis for that theory. I haven't read it all the way through yet because I don't think that I am qualified to assess it properly. I feel like I need to develop a deeper understanding of what pre-Vatican2 theologians were teaching about ecclesiology before I could understand whether or not the theory could hold water. But I appreciate that someone at least is attempting to explain what happened and how we got where we are now and how we can get back to where we ought to be. Even if the theory is wrong, it is a good sign that people are now trying to figure out how we can resolve the crisis. I was happy in October 2013 when I started looking into the SV thesis to find a lot of great information explaining what the situation is today but I didn't find as much info on how we got here and I didn't find hardly anything at all on how we get out of this mess. We may not know definitively how we got here until the last judgement but we definitely have to figure out how we are going to get out of this mess. The salvation of many souls depends on it.
By the way, as far as I know, that theory was first proposed by Griff Ruby in his book, The Resurrection of the Roman Catholic Church. However, I think he has developed it quite a bit since that book was published.
Please, people, this is perfect for Cathinfo, where it doesn't matter what you think or post!
For you, Maria Looch, from the Rules:
If you can find the time to post your opinions and beliefs, then you can use the same time to find the evidence. If like most people your time is severely limited, then please reorganise your limited time so that if you can't post multiple opinions or beliefs plus evidence, then stick to one opinion or belief and its evidence until you have the available time to offer more.
The alternatives to this policy are two. One possibility is that the Bellarmine Forums becomes a free publishing platform for whatever impiety, theological error, or nonsense that any member feels like posting. The second possibility is that the moderators allow a free-for-all and fulfill their responsibilities to God and man by spending huge amounts of time finding sources to contradict errors, and even more time writing refutations of bad arguments. The first possibility is fundamentally opposed to Christian doctrine and right reason; the second is unfair and stupid (and still opposed to Christian doctrine anyway).
Griff Ruby means well, but yes I think he concedes too much about the Conciliar Church. He thinks that epikea Bishop's possess original jurisdiction and I believe that all of his errors are based on that premise.
He fails to see that the lack of unity among traditionalists (that is external lets give a hug and get along with each other, we have unity of faith which is all that matters), is proof that SV'ism is correct. I.e. this is what an extended period of Sedevacante will do to the faithful, once the shepherd has been struck the sheep will be scattered.
Just in defense of Griff [who is definitely SV and is keenly aware of the divisions among us] I will say he says those who look for the hierarchy in the Conciliar Church concede too much about the conciliar Church i.e. dioceses, physical territory, and hierarchy. His "errors" are based on Van Noort, at least in part. He did a whole youtube series reading directly from a book by Van Noort on the Church, from begging to end if I recall correctly. He did articles "Vatican on the Brain" that expressed this thought in regards to people putting too much emphasis on the Conciliar Church. I wish he posted here [unless he does so already] so he could defend himself and at least go on record on to say what he believes and why and what he basis it upon. I don't think he pulled it out of a hat. He is very patient with me answering all my questions and objections. He had an article published in The Four Marks which expressed the opinion that the [traditional] Catholic Bishops are the hierarchy. I believe articles in that paper are vetted by good Priests. I would post links to his articles on the topic if that is allowed here. But will refrain until I get the go ahead as John Lane has already expressed disapproval. I do wish the experts here [the best I have seen on any forum] would read his articles and give their thoughts on them. I can only go by what I know which is not much.
Clemens Maria, I will share those links from Griff with you privately if you have not already read them (if this is okay).
I give my word that I will no longer post on the topic apart from asking questions. I have seen how feeneyites operate here and I don't want to be known as one with an agenda other than to learn.
I lack much in the theological realm, most notably, knowledge. I am not here to teach but to learn.
John Lane I apologize for posting the theory. I don't want to lose my privilege of posting here.
I just re-read this. I only have one opinion on this with no evidence but Griff's articles and youtube on Van Noort. My official opinion as that I am not sure about anything on this topic. It is over my head. Obviously I'd like to see it settled. But the message is clear. I have no agenda. I just posted what made most sense to me on the issue so far. I'm done. See you on another thread. My sincere apologies again Mr. Lane. I'm going to read the rules of conduct now.
There's no big problem, just that this really is wild stuff and can be ventilated where people are into wild stuff. There are many trad forums and they are pretty much free-for-alls, so there's no need to get into that style of thing here. What we encourage is that people read the theologians and then post things based upon them. Not entire mongraphs, just thoughts, conclusions, whatever. Griff has his own means of publishing his theories anyway, so again, he doesn't need the Bellarmine Forums.
Now, in relation to the notion that sacramental bishops are Successors of the Apostles, that's just totally untenable. The Church's teaching on this is clear - the Successors of the Apostles are those who have a mission from the Church. That's not what our bishops have. They confect the sacrament of Penance by virtue of jurisdiction which is supplied for each act - that is, for every single absolution, just as our priests do. They have no habitual jurisdiction and never have had. They were never sent by the authority of the Catholic Church and they don't generally claim to have been. They have been consecrated to the fulness of the priesthood for sacramental reasons, not to rule any portion fo Christ's flock. Indeed, every single one of them began by acknowledging this explicity. It was only after getting used to wearing purple socks and being chauffered around the place that one or two of them have gotten this idea that they might be Princes of the Church. They're not.
Thank you John.
Just to be clear as can be in stating my objection (or asking my question - I do not pretend to know the answer):
Objection. Bishops consecrated during past interregnums were Successors to the Apostles, therefore those consecrated during this interregnum are or could be.
On the contrary, "???".
I answer that, "???".
And to be clear do you maintain that the Dolan, Sandborn and other Bishops can't be true simply because of the fewness of number or for some other reason?
The Church's teaching on this is clear - the Successors of the Apostles are those who have a mission from the Church. That's not what our bishops have. They confect the sacrament of Penance by virtue of jurisdiction which is supplied for each act - that is, for every single absolution, just as our priests do. They have no habitual jurisdiction and never have had. They were never sent by the authority of the Catholic Church and they don't generally claim to have been. They have been consecrated to the fulness of the priesthood for sacramental reasons, not to rule any portion fo Christ's flock.
That is what I am trying to understand for the bishops consecrated during past interregnums and now. I certainly agree that they must have a mission and be sent as the bishops consecrated during past interregnums were.
If you are correct in your opinion then Griff does need Bellarmine Forums. He is one who will grant a legitimate point in a debate. He just wants the truth. He would love to be legitimately proven wrong on this issue if such is possible. If you can prove him wrong he would admit it I am sure. He is very level headed, no feeneyite, SV, knows the Papal Mandate is necessary, agrees with you on the "una cum" issue, agrees that the SSPX is part of the Church, etc.
Also, I would much prefer a perhaps slightly too rigid forum than a definitely way too lax forum like Cathinfo. The Feeneyites run rampant there. It is chaos. This forum is head and shoulders above that one. There is no comparison. Kudos John for running a tight, orthodox, and sound ship.
Cristian Jacobo
María, I think you are mixing two different things.
First of all: Bishops consecrated during past interregnum were not successors of the Apostles because of the consecration but because of the canonical mission.
Second: those Bishops (consecrated or not, it doesn´t matter) received jurisdiction during an interregnum because the one who gave it to him had the authority to do so, such as an Archbishop, a Patriarch, etc.
That the power of jurisdiction doesn´t come immediately from God and therefore from the sacrament of Orders is theologically certain, as Fenton shows it, quoting a couple of documents of Pius XII.
Take, for instance this of Fenton:
Here is another important item on which the <Mystici Corporis Christi> issues a doctrinal decision. Prior to the issuance of this encyclical Catholic theologians had debated as to whether the residential bishops of the Catholic Church derived their power of jurisdiction immediately from Our Lord or from Him through the Roman Pontiff. In this document, Pope Pius XII took occasion to speak of the Bishops' power of jurisdiction and he described it as something "which they receive directly (immediate) from the same Supreme Pontiff."[9] In the edition of his <Institutiones Iuris Publici Ecclesiastici> which came out after the issuance of the <Mystici Corporis Christi>, Cardinal Ottaviani took occasion to state that this teaching, which had hitherto been considered up until this time as more probable, and even as common doctrine, must now be accepted
as entirely certain by reason of the words of the Sovereign Pontiff Pius XII.
See here http://www.ewtn.com/library/CHRIST/PXIITREA.TXT
The contrary was taught by Vatican II.
"Il n`y a qu`une tristesse, c`est de n`etre pas des Saints"
Leon Bloy
Thanks Cristian. Of course, at least arguably, the other means by which true episcopal jurisdiction was transmitted from the Roman Pontiff was by the accession of a man to an existing see. All sees were established by the Roman Pontiff and by definition they have ordinary jurisdiction attached to them permanently. So when a man becomes bishop of Wherever during an interregnum, he has ordinary jurisdiction by the tacit approval of the Roman Pontiff.
Maria, I don't want to talk about Griff any further, but he was (or is, I can't recall) a member of the forum and he stopped posting because he doesn't put a point as you have with your syllogistic structure then debate it, he writes screeds without proofs and doesn't even realise what he is doing. In a word, he has ahead full of theories already and he doesn't know where they came from, but he thinks they are Catholic.
He's a lovely bloke and I'm sure he means well, but we can't help him, and he can't help us.
How does one legitmately accede to an existing see (assuming of course that it is currently vacant)? There is a fellow on CathInfo who is adamant that no one can accede to a vacant see without an explicit papal mandate (Pope Pius XII apparently codified an already existing practice). This fellow concedes that it is possible for the Pope to grant authority to a bishop to make episcopal appointments but he does not concede that it could ever be possible for a man to obtain an episcopal see without either the explicit approval of the Pope or the explicit approval of a bishop who has the explicit authority (from the Pope) to make such an appointment. Any claim not backed by such explicit approval he would consider to be an usurpation. I don't think he is the only one who holds that position. But it sounds like you are not in agreement with that position. This problem touches on the problem of papal elections as well since there are some folks (on CathInfo and ArchbishopLefebvreForums) who hold that only the Cardinals, or if there are no Cardinals only the Roman Clergy or possibly only the Successors of the Apostles (maybe only those from suburbican sees) can be legitmate electors of a Pope. With all these sometimes conflicting positions it often seems as though there is human speaking absolutely no way for the Catholic clergy to restore the Church. I find that hard to believe. There must be a way to fix this mess. There must be a way because Our Lord is awaiting the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and that can't happen without a Pope. In fact, Our Lord said that the consecration will take place but it will be late. Maybe it is late because we haven't figured out how to elect a Catholic Pope yet.
There must be a way because Our Lord is awaiting the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and that can't happen without a Pope. In fact, Our Lord said that the consecration will take place but it will be late. Maybe it is late because we haven't figured out how to elect a Catholic Pope yet.
Be careful. This should be started in another thread so as not to derail this one. Pope Pius XII consecrated Russia in the 1950's I believe. The Fatima-pope argument is a common argument used by the R&R against sedevacantism led by "Father" Gruner.
Have alook at the threads from this google search: first tonsure site:http://strobertbellarmine.net/forums
TKGS
I think some of what you're looking for is in this topic:
Claiming Jurisdiction
Yes, that's good, but have a look at the search for "first tonsure" via Google Advanced Search (use the string I posted above in the standard Google search box) and browse some other threads. The point is to see that the true clergy of any diocese are those who are Catholics clerics - i.e. men who have received first tonsure in that diocese and have retained the faith. We know without possibility of error that such men exist in Rome, especially, because the local Church of Rome is indefectible. Every other diocese could fail, but Rome will always remain faithful.
I know Silver City, New Mexico "Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery" has repeatedly said the same thing.
The SSPX really does believe that +Lefebvre has a Divine mission and all those who don't participate in this endeavour are essentially lacking special graces, that only come through this.
You can especially see this more clearly, when +Williamson split with the SSPX, when you ask them and the conferences which I have heard and also from the first hand experience I know. They truly believe that +Lefebvre was a prophet from God, that is to guide the remnant Church until the end of the world with everything with respect to the Crisis. Now I know that +Lefebvre would abhor this idea, but nevertheless they see it this way.
I know there are some private revelations some older ladies have shown me, that "prove" without a doubt that this is true. The one I am thinking in particular is a special exorcism case where it involved 7 priest, and the devil confessed that are many things in the N.O. that were his work. But notice how the devil, tends to be almost a conservative not truly denouncing the real roots of the problem. Reminds me very much of the Palmar de Troya "Lady" who spoke like a "traditional" Catholic. Well the phrase that is used in the book was this, "Econe will triumph." She was not sure at the time what Econe was, but then later as she started learning more about tradition. She connected the dots, and ever since she has said that, "no matter what" she will stick to the SSPX. This particular lady, is extremely well read and one of the most erudite I have spoken to. It really is sad how sometimes little things like that can stump, otherwise very intelligent individuals. She has however, expressed that she understands of why I became a Sedevacantist and she still considers us Catholics. Especially post Bergoglio, its funny to me, but everyone refers to it "the temptation." I get images of the apple and fruit of "knowledge", so does that mean we have special knowledge that our sp'ist brothers do not?
I will leave that conundrum for all of you to solve.
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Los Coronados release Sundaze EP
Submitted by hunter on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 08:00
With their last release, Los Coronados had a story that the grandsons of the original musicians were releasing their fathers surf band master tapes from 1965. Fun story, but I didn't buy it. Now that they're Tupac'ing some new material, I'm especially not buying it. But here's the thing: this is the only Taiwanese surf band I know of. That's plenty enough of a story!
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Los Coronados release Surfin' Taiwan
Submitted by hunter on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 09:46
For such a populous part of the world, it's REALLY hard to find a Chinese surf band (I'm counting Taiwan). Los Coronados are particularly interesting though, perhaps more than meets the eye. These guys claim that they are actually Los Coronados Jr., the grandsons of the original Tawianese surf band Los Coronados back in 1965. This is supposedly the digitized reel-to-reels of their original 1965 recording.
I don't buy it.
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Country singer Angie Keilhauer to perform at EOU
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International touring artist Angie Keilhauer is performing at 5 p.m. Thursday at Eastern Oregon University in Mac’s Grill in the Hoke Union Building. Admission is free.
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Kiosks in Minsk will close?
Back in 2000 in Minsk was terminated establishment of new stalls, left only to public transport stops.
"I am against the arms and legs"
On the small window kiosk inscription: "Open from themselves." Hostess so concealed from the wind. She let me in the booth. There is a product on the shelves included heater, has a cool. Cramped, but comfortable.
"Buyers are many. All take — and cigarettes, beer, beverages … We are from 7 to 22 hours. We will not stay here long, because we wish to remove, and believe that our business has already exhausted itself. And I would like more to work. "
About stalls see buyers who have just got hold of beer, Coke, cigarettes, candy, chips. How do they relate to the fact that kiosks close?
"I am against the feet and hands. Shops not all work, work booths and always at hand. Cigarettes, beer without problems. I, for example, the shop locked at nine, but to" nightlight "to go is unclear how much."
"I’m certainly against as business needs to grow everywhere. And always healthy competition for people."
"We’re just out of the store, standing at the bus stop boring — stand and buy chips."
"I am opposed to close. It’s so comfortable. Came and took, and went on, no need to go to the store. The store — all. Maybe aesthetically arrange kiosks — is another question."
"They are already 10 times changed, people pay money for it. Again demolished by bulldozers, and once again will pay. Wish that hypermarkets worked. So let them put on every corner."
"It is the credibility of our country"
In Minsk almost 700 commercial stalls. City officials believe that they should be closed. Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Oleg Tabanyuhov Pronunciation:
"Kiosks have outlived their usefulness, and it is futile. Prospects of their development in the town of Minsk not and will not. How do we define what it will instead, so here we will make some decisions. This will systematically work is done, first with the main streets, and later … It has already gone into oblivion this trade. We are in the center of Europe, we have the capital, it is the credibility of our country, and then must best and most advanced. "
According Tabanyuhova kiosks do not meet a number of requirements — from the aesthetic appearance to sanitary standards. In This is the meaninge Tabanyuhov states, have outlived their usefulness and kiosks "Belsayuzdruk", and now the authorities are thinking than to change them as well.
Businessman from Minsk, member of the association "Perspective" Maria Joffe has a commercial kiosk at the final stop on the street Esenina 100 30 1st
"He’s the only one left this kiosk. Around me pozakryvat kiosks. I believe that such kiosks at least stops must stand. Man got off the bus, I myself, from time to time, the food in the city from time to time, I feel bad, because I unhealthy people, I go out, I need a minute to the same drink or something to throw the candy in his mouth. "
"Ask the people — it is for their problem"
Mrs. Mary wished to have a few more stalls because there is strength and desire to work. She even recorded so called "PUE" — private unitary enterprise. Now, it turns out, it does not help.
"I do not hunt just sit at home, do not hunt pabiratstsa. Do not hunt to the people with whom I have been working for 15 years, left the job. How to find the top — it does not because it thinks people. About people nobody thinks not listen to the people. One person decides, and 10 of its support. And ask the people — it is for their problem. "
Several stalls entrepreneurs had to close due to the presidential decree number 760, which does not allow employees to have, not counting relatives. Ms. Maria says:
"As I see in your own area, I live in the Robin, every fourth stall closed. Moods especially to decent people have no life."
Tags: entrepreneurs, trade stalls, kiosks, small hypermarkets
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Administration panel for Dexter, a malicious application that steals credit card data from point-of-sale systems. The malware was recently found on hundreds of computers around the world. Courtesy of Seculert
A researcher has uncovered new malware that steals payment card data from point-of-sale terminals used by stores, hotels and other businesses.
Dexter, as the malware is called, has infected hundreds of point-of-sale computers at big-name retailers, hotels, restaurants and other businesses, according to a report issued by Aviv Raff, chief technology officer of Israel-based security firm Seculert. Businesses infected in the past three months are located in 40 different countries, with 30 percent of those compromised located in the US, 19 percent in the UK and nine percent in Canada. Malware that infects point-of-sale terminals can be one of the most efficient ways to carry out payment card fraud because it targets machines with access to large amounts of the required data.
‘Dexter’ Malware Steals Credit Card Data at Point-of-sale | DFI News.
December 12, 2012 Cyber Crime, Digital Forensics, News, Privacy, SecurityAviv Raff, Canada, Israel, UKadminthyme Leave a comment
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has said information stolen from one of its former servers had been posted on a hacker website and it was taking “all possible steps” to ensure its computer systems and data were protected.
The stolen information was contained in a statement by a group with an Iranian-sounding name calling for an inquiry into Israel‘s nuclear activities. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is investigating Iran‘s nuclear program.
The IAEA said the theft concerned “some contact details related to experts working” with the Vienna-based agency but it did not say who might have been behind the action.
A Western diplomat said the stolen data was not believed to include information related to confidential work carried out by the IAEA. One of the agency’s tasks is preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
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The malware is said to have infected over 600 specific targets
A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said.
Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs told the BBC they believed the malware, known as Flame, had been operating since August 2010.
The company said it believed the attack was state-sponsored, but could not be sure of its exact origins.
They described Flame as “one of the most complex threats ever discovered”.
Research into the attack was carried out in conjunction with the UN’s International Telecommunication Union.
They had been investigating another malware threat, known as Wiper, which was reportedly deleting data on machines in western Asia.
In the past, targeted malware – such as Stuxnet – has targeted nuclear infrastructure in Iran.
Others like Duqu have sought to infiltrate networks in order to steal data.
This new threat appears not to cause physical damage, but to collect huge amounts of sensitive information, said Kaspersky’s chief malware expert Vitaly Kamluk.
“Once a system is infected, Flame begins a complex set of operations, including sniffing the network traffic, taking screenshots, recording audio conversations, intercepting the keyboard, and so on,” he said.
More than 600 specific targets were hit, Mr Kamluk said, ranging from individuals, businesses, academic institutions and government systems.
Iran‘s National Computer Emergency Response Team posted a security alert stating that it believed Flame was responsible for “recent incidents of mass data loss” in the country.
The malware code itself is 20MB in size – making it some 20 times larger than the Stuxnet virus. The researchers said it could take several years to analyse.
Iran and Israel
Mr Kamluk said the size and sophistication of Flame suggested it was not the work of independent cybercriminals, and more likely to be government-backed.
Professor Alan WoodwardDepartment of Computing, University of Surrey
This is an extremely advanced attack. It is more like a toolkit for compiling different code based weapons than a single tool. It can steal everything from the keys you are pressing to what is on your screen to what is being said near the machine.
It also has some very unusual data stealing features including reaching out to any Bluetooth enabled device nearby to see what it can steal.
Just like Stuxnet, this malware can spread by USB stick, i.e. it doesn’t need to be connected to a network, although it has that capability as well.
This wasn’t written by some spotty teenager in his/her bedroom. It is large, complicated and dedicated to stealing data whilst remaining hidden for a long time.
He explained: “Currently there are three known classes of players who develop malware and spyware: hacktivists, cybercriminals and nation states.
“Flame is not designed to steal money from bank accounts. It is also different from rather simple hack tools and malware used by the hacktivists. So by excluding cybercriminals and hacktivists, we come to conclusion that it most likely belongs to the third group.”
Among the countries affected by the attack are Iran, Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
“The geography of the targets and also the complexity of the threat leaves no doubt about it being a nation-state that sponsored the research that went into it,” Mr Kamluk said.
The malware is capable of recording audio via a microphone, before compressing it and sending it back to the attacker.
It is also able to take screenshots of on-screen activity, automatically detecting when “interesting” programs – such as email or instant messaging – were open.
‘Industrial vacuum cleaner’
Kaspersky’s first recorded instance of Flame is in August 2010, although it said it is highly likely to have been operating earlier.
Prof Alan Woodward, from the Department of Computing at the University of Surrey said the attack is very significant.
“This is basically an industrial vacuum cleaner for sensitive information,” he told the BBC.
He explained that unlike Stuxnet, which was designed with one specific task in mind, Flame was much more sophisticated.
“Whereas Stuxnet just had one purpose in life, Flame is a toolkit, so they can go after just about everything they can get their hands on.”
Once the initial Flame malware has infected a machine, additional modules can be added to perform specific tasks – almost in the same manner as adding apps to a smartphone.
BBC News – Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say.
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