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3 - Why Psi?
In addition to the pride we each feel in our membership with Chi Omega, we may be equally as proud of our specific chapter. Our chapter’s name inevitably represents our story as a Chi Omega. It takes us back to our years spent in school and to the friendships that were made to last long after those years had passed.
Do you ever wonder how our chapter names came to be?
As many know, Psi was Chi Omega’s first chapter at the University of Arkansas. Although we don’t have record of exactly why our Founders chose to start with Psi instead of “Alpha” like many other fraternities and sororities did, the meeting minutes from April 6, 1895 state, “The name Psi was chosen as the name of the Mother Chapter.”
After naming the first chapter Psi our Sisters worked backward through the Greek Alphabet naming the next chapters Chi, Phi, Upsilon, Tau, etc. When the first letter of the Greek alphabet was reached, Alpha, Chi Omega began a double nomenclature system, continuing to circle backward through the alphabet for the chapter’s “first name” and adding a “last name,” beginning with the Alpha series, then continuing with a Beta series, and so forth. For example: Psi Alpha, Chi Alpha, Phi Alpha, etc. until reaching Alpha Alpha. Then, the next chapters restarted with Psi Beta, Chi Beta, Phi Beta, etc.
Greek alphabet used in naming chapters
The last letter in the Greek alphabet, Omega, is not used as a part of any chapter name because the Omega Chapter is reserved only for deceased members of Chi Omega. This Greek letter is skipped over entirely when moving through the chapter naming format.
Although this naming structure remains true for most of our chapters there are aberrations when looking at the chapter roll in its entirety. One of several examples would be Phi Alpha at The George Washington University. This chapter was installed in 1903, meaning they should have been named with a single letter, but they were allowed to keep “Phi Alpha,” as it was the name of their local group.
In addition to Phi Alpha, Epsilon Alpha is another example of an anomaly in our chapter roll. The original date of the installation for Epsilon Alpha was scheduled to take place March 1919, but the installation officer was unable to make the trip. Therefore, the chapter was not installed until November 13, 1919 but had already been issued their chapter name of “Epsilon Alpha.” Between the originally planned and the actual installation date other chapters were installed, causing Epsilon Alpha to appear out of order in the chapter roll.
Our Sisters have followed the naming format through the Alphas with Psi Alpha, Chi Alpha, Phi Alpha, etc. and did the same with the Betas, Gammas, Deltas, Epsilons, and Zetas. But in the 1960’s, with no explanation as to why this was done, the Etas were skipped , and chapters were named with Theta. Next, the Iotas were skipped, and Chi Omega resumed with the Kappas, Lambdas, and Mus, which is where we currently stand in naming chapters. Our most recently chartered chapter is Gamma Mu at Coastal Carolina University in 2017.
Although done in the past several times, reusing names of chapters that have been closed is no longer in practice. Lyn Harris, National Archivist, believes that former S.H. Mary Love Collins repurposed chapter names so it would not be as obvious that Chi Omega closed a chapter.
Each chapter has a history volume showcased in the Executive Headquarters museum with their chapter name displayed on the binding.
Each Sister’s story is commonly reflective of her time within her individual chapter, representing its own distinct piece of our Chi Omega Sisterhood, influenced by geographical regions, varying campus cultures, and the unique Sisters that are recruited there.
These names take us back to reminiscent times with our pledge Sisters, Initiation, gaining our Bigs and Littles, and eventually graduating from our school and donning our alumnae status. These chapter names hold our memories from our first days as Chi Omegas, and are carried with us as a point of pride for years to follow.
Next time you’re asked your collegiate chapter, you can share it proudly while knowing more about how your name came to be!
2 Chi Omega by the Numbers
4 Sweet Home, Chi Omega
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Where the Dead Talk
KenDavis
KenDavis Jul 18, 2019 - 13:35 PM 217
Title: Where the Dead Talk
Author: KenDavis
Where the Dead Talk Out past the towns and villages of Colonial Massachusetts lies a lake black and icy and deep When night settles on the deep woods when the wind sings a mournful song through the trees voices can so
Out past the towns and villages of Colonial Massachusetts lies a lake, black and icy and deep.When night settles on the deep woods, when the wind sings a mournful song through the trees, voices can sometimes be heard, rising from its still surface voices of the lost, voices of the damned, voices of the dead.When tragedy unlocks the terrifying secret of the lake, when revoOut past the towns and villages of Colonial Massachusetts lies a lake, black and icy and deep.When night settles on the deep woods, when the wind sings a mournful song through the trees, voices can sometimes be heard, rising from its still surface voices of the lost, voices of the damned, voices of the dead.When tragedy unlocks the terrifying secret of the lake, when revolution explodes across the countryside, the doorway to Hell opens a crack and the dead begin to rise.
☆ Where the Dead Talk || ↠ PDF Read by ↠ KenDavis
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Title: ☆ Where the Dead Talk || ↠ PDF Read by ↠ KenDavis
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About KenDavis
Ken Davis writes dark fiction a blend of supernatural horror, gritty fantasy, alternate history.
ᴥ Irena ᴥ
I didn't expect to like this story as much as I did. I didn't expect to love one of its characters either. It is a combination of horror and historical fiction. It takes place in a small hamlet West Bradhill in colonial Massachusetts. The villagers are preparing for rebellion and a small group of British soldiers led by Major William Pomeroy ends up in the middle of a mess made by one of the villagers.The story is well written: a very selfish man does something unforgivable and forbidden and unl [...]
P. Christopher Colter
Where the Dead Talk by Ken Davis is a gripping tale of the undead which takes place in a rural part of the Massachusetts colony on the very eve of the American Revolution.As a mix of horror and historical fiction, well-researched and skillfully written with an intriguing plot, this novel would have likely earned five stars from me anyway. However, the character of Major William Pomeroy, "one of the finest officers of the King's Own Regiment" (in his own words), pushed Where the Dead Talk over th [...]
Grammar*Kitten
I wasn't too impressed with this book; I blame it a little on the reviews I read before picking it up.'A zombie story where they're made by and must be destroyed by magic' - yet, strangely like modern zombies, removing the head works well enough too.The historical aspect of it appealed to me from the word go - only to find that the author used a lot of contractions within the dialogue. I'm no expert, but I wouldn't have expected an abundance of contractions during this time period!!I did enjoy t [...]
March Shoggoth Madness The Haunted Reading Room
Review of Where the Dead Talk by Ken Davis5 starsA riveting and terrifying horror novel, “Where the Dead Talk” kept my attention and interest from beginning to end as I raced through it. Mr. Davis’ horrors are different, and very horrifying. It all revolves around the lake near the village of West Bradhill in pre-Revolutionary New England, a lake which is more than just “haunted.” Whatever rests beneath that lake surely is older than even the indigenous tribes formerly of the area. I a [...]
Mia Darien
Note: On my review blog, I gave it a 4.5 since I can't quite say a 5. As GoodReads doesn't allow half stars, this brings me down to a 4.* * *This is my second experience with Davis' work. I have also read his Array'd in Flames. I liked it, but I did have some issues with it. I'm happy to say that I did not have the same issues with this one. I felt for the characters and cared what happened to them all. Between both books, Davis has a real gift for creating atmosphere of the setting. He certainl [...]
Rachel Bullock
I enjoyed this book. I found it an easy and interesting read. I thought it was well written with lots of great descriptions that really made the characters and situations easy to imagine. Yes, it is a horror story but you can also take this from it: sometimes secrets are better shared than hidden in the dark.
Robert Williamson
Really good read. Started off a little slow for me, but I'm glad I kept reading. Interesting story and great characters. The major is a hoot.Very impressed with the book as a whole and enjoyed it very much.
I loved the first half of this book. The second half was ok. I got it for free on Bookbubs and was interested because I love historical fiction. The book was basically about a zombie attack during revolutionary times in Massachusetts. The first half was scary! Excellent building of scenes where people encounter the "dead". The whole scene with the group in the pub fending off the "dead" was rockin'!! The descriptions of the dead were gross but awesome. Enjoyed the banter between Pomeroy and Caro [...]
This was a fun, quick read. The story begins around the time of Colonial independence. The British are fighting those colonialists who wish to separate themselves from royal rule. Little do they know the bigger threat lies in their village, a threat they have helped feed. The story is not overly frightening. There are adult issues that are raised, which would have me making sure a young adult understands them prior to reading. However, I think it would make a good young adult read. I tend to fee [...]
The first part of the book was pretty scary, I'll admit. But the parts that weren't scary were boring, and even the scary parts got boring about halfway through. The characters were shallow and predictable, and I didn't appreciate the huge stereotypes in the book. The book pretty much follows the cliche of bad stuff happen to white people and the token black guy. Only person who knows what's going on is a native american man and his nephew, who no one listens to until it's too late, in which the [...]
This book was a bit out of my comfort zone, but the summary definitely pushed me to read it. The fact that Halloween is quickly approaching, probably helped a little too. Though I did enjoy "Where the Dead Talk" it seemed like it took FOREVER to read. I was honestly shocked to find out that it only had 249 pages. I guess when you read intermittently on the bus on your phone, you don't make as much progress as you think you do. The storyline seemed to build a little slow, so I guess that didn't h [...]
Ms. Nikki
Best line in the book: "Please, Carolyn. I need your skin.Started off disjointed to me; like the author wanted me to guess what was going on and what it was all about, to keep me in suspense, but instead I was confused and felt like giving up. However, I pressed on and the revealing process started oh so slowly. This is a character driven story of men at war who happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when a 'curse' brings out the undead who know your secrets and like to spread their e [...]
A zombie apocalypse at the start of the American revolution?I don't even know how to classify this one . . . a story of a small village in Massachusetts at the outbreak of the American Revolution, with a nearby cursed lake that brings back the dead (rather like "Pet Semetary"), and the outbreak of a zombie uprising . . . the writing of individual scenes is really good, although I found the overall flow a little disjointed at times. Anyway, it's a nifty story, and made me a bit homesick for New E [...]
Samantha Oglesby
This book is fairly good. Slow at first, but gets better. It is about a young boy named Thomas, who lost his hearing at a young age due to illness and a curse upon the family. His cousin dies in a tragic accident, and his father, uncle and he put the body into the lake. His uncle is later attacked, his brother runs away, and his dad seemingly disappears due to a mysterious force. British calvary men arrive at Thomas's uncle's house and find blood leading to the basement. Some die, others escape [...]
This book confused me. I understood what the curse was, but it wasn't clear how the curse worked. From what I understood, some Indian people were burned in a house and set a curse on the land, but what confused me is that the purpose of the curse was to destroy all the Indians in that tribe? Maybe I didn't understand it properly, but I really just didn't get this book, hence why I took off so many stars.There were some pretty suspenseful parts in this book but it took me a very long time to warm [...]
Shawn Manning
What a great book! I had tried to read it a while back but wound up pulling the plug after about 15 pages. I decided to give it another shot and am glad that I did. Setting a zombie story during the American Revolution was a brilliant idea. The fact the the author creates characters that are fully developed and plot that gallops along just makes for a complete package. I will be seeking out more by Mr. Davis.
Valery Lucien
I wasn't too thrilled by this novel. The pacing staggered a bit and though one might consider this apropos since it did have shambling undead in it, I just found it unnerving. It also took a while to really start to develop the characters so that I would care about what happened to them. I felt as though the author himself was trying to discover which character he wanted to concentrate on.
M Werber
I love books about colonial America as well as books about the dead coming back to the land of the living. Ken Davis has put the two of them together, in an absolutely unputdownable book. It's a cracking good read & Mr Davis has down the near impossible by making us believe in every character he created. If this type of book is your genre, do yourselves a favor and get your hands on a copy.
Crystal w
ok when I first started reading it I didn't think I was going to finish it let alone like it. I was wrong I loved it. I think this would make an awesome movie with great effects. I could see it playing in my head. it does start out slow but it is worth it to finish it. I like the unique spin on the walkers.
Wow what can i say? This book was awesome. It had almost everything in that you could hope for in a book, the american revolution, Native Americans, a evil lake, demon possession and even zombies in a way though not the flesh eating kind. Very well written with characters that come to life in your mind. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Brandi Jones
I was a little bored at first, because I don't typically read books dealing with the Revolutionary War time period. However, I quickly became intrigued and a little bit creeped out by this new take on zombies or "the walking dead" if you will. Great book!
I really liked the concept but I think it could use a bit more editing. Tightened up a bit more as a shorter story. Period pieces can be a bit tricky and one also had to suspend belief with some of the characters.I'll be keeping my out on this writer.
BJ Haun
I'd give it a 3.5/5.It's a nice little twist on the zombie genre because of the setting, and it starts out good, but kinda runs out of steam towards the end.
Creepy and fast paced. Some of the characters weren't terribly smart or believable but it's a good read for Halloween.
Good bookI found myself slightly confused off and on throughout this book. Definitely wonderful plot but I think it could have been fleshed out more.
Timothy Haas
Zombie based book based in colonial times.
Good page turner. Storyline riveting. Interesting characters. I quite enjoyed the sarcasm from Pomeroy. A little too much description at times.
Jenny Price
The end was predictable but I was surprised how much I actually enjoyed this book.
Janene
I must admite cover drew me in.
Sonja Bristow
No words can describe my annoyance.
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2027 – A Look To The Future On Expertise in Grant Making
By Hannah Paterson19th July 2018Comment
The Big Lottery Fund, the UK’s largest funder of community activity across the UK, has today announced a grant of more than £500k of National Lottery funding to support 2027’s work to bring new experts into the grant making sector.
The Big Lottery Fund’s grant to 2027 will last over ten years and seeks to achieve long-term lasting change by diversifying the voices, expertise and experience in a field that was last week revealed to be 99% white, 68% male and 74% above median income at trustee level.
The Big Lottery Fund’s ambition is to support people to have the confidence and power to influence decisions that affect their life and their community. What better place to start than ensuring those involved in funding decisions are reflective of the communities funders seek to support.
Most people know little about the world of grant making and wouldn’t see themselves as working for a trust or foundation. People who are frontline workers themselves from working class communities are likely to feel that such careers simply ‘aren’t for them’ even though the value they can bring to us as grant makers is vast.
This is exactly the challenge that the 2027 coalition is helping us and other funders to overcome – they are running a leadership programme for brilliant frontline workers from diverse, working class communities to help them take placements (and later careers) in the world of grant-making.
This is a really exciting opportunity for the foundation and grant-making sector to reap the benefits of having diversity in our staff teams. We can become more knowledgeable, innovative and well-rounded – making better decisions about the issues impacting on communities. Momentum is building and 2027 provide reason for optimism!
For cited data on foundation diversity see https://www.acf.org.uk/downloads/member-briefings/ACF_CASS_trusteedata_2018.pdf.
Hannah Paterson
Hannah Paterson is the UK Portfolio Manager for Big Lottery Fund. The Big Lottery Fund distributes 40% of the National Lottery Good Causes funding across the UK, around £650-700 million per annum, as well as making grants on behalf of others.
Big Lottery Fund is the largest UK grant-maker in our field. We operate a blended funding model – part responsive funding, part strategic interventions – across social change, the environment, health and education.
Bringing lived experiences into grant making
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About Adasa
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Supporting public administration to control industry environmental impact on air quality
Adasa has been once more chosen to provide the operation and maintenance services of the Spanish national air quality monitoring network, as an extension of the work that Adasa has been developing since 2011, and granted with a budget of 1.3 million euros.
With this contract Adasa consolidates its position as one of the references in the supply and operation of environmental monitoring networks, especially in air monitoring, where Adasa also provides installation and maintenance services of tailor-made solutions, such as the mobile stations supplied to PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to Mexican Petroleums, Latin America’s second largest enterprise) that were equipped with Ecotech integrated solutions.
The project includes the preventive and corrective maintenance for the proper operation of the meteorological and atmospheric pollution analysers installed in the air monitoring stations, and the data acquisition and transmission systems to ensure that the data captured in the stations is properly transferred and integrated into the public administration data centres. This acquisition system is based on Adasa’s Ecodata software.
The analysers included in these stations measure sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, carbon monoxide and suspended particulate matter, among others. The stations also monitor wind speed and direction, temperature and relative humidity, solar radiation, precipitation and atmospheric pressure.
Adasa has completed the supply of weather and hydrological stations system in São Tomé and Príncipe
Leveraging water reuse technology
Meet us at Meteorological Technology World Expo
It is time for a Smart Agriculture! WEAM4i Final Workshop
Success participation of Adasa in the WssTP Brokerage (Belgium)
Don’t miss the workshop on ‘Innovations for water reuse, valuables recovery and resource efficiency’ at Iwater in Barcelona
Adasa fosters its commitment to environment protection
About 300 attendees joined WEAM4i Meeting
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The exotic flora and fauna of North East India, incredibly sets it apart from the other geographical contours of the country. With the majestic Himalayas at the backdrop, innumerable tribal groups in its lap, lip-smacking cuisines and distinct ethnicities, the ‘Seven Sisters’ create their own identity, culture and reality. These North Eastern States include Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. This North-eastern area of rolling forested hills and lush green lowlands also nestles the snow-capped peaks of eastern Himalayas, with its feet washed by the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
Explore the majestic features of North East India with Adventure Tour India, The Kingdoms, Wild East India Tour, Classical Sikkim Tour, Angami Nagas, alpine North Eastern Tour, on Natures Trail and others. North East India is also called as the ‘unexplored paradise.’ So, tourists from all over the world, who are searching for something unique, striking and never explored, gear on with these tours.
Following are the main attractions of North East India.
Thronged with the Himalayas and the green Barak valley, Assam is known for its silk, petroleum and tea. The historical places include Talatal Ghar, Rang Ghar, Kamakhya Temple and Basistha. Endi, pat and Muga silk varities are sought after by shopaholics. The three Bihu festivals are celebrated with a lot of pomp and show in Assam.
The Borjhar Airport, located 25 km from Guwahati provides easy accessibility.
Lauded as the ‘land of dawn lit mountains,’ this territory is interspersed with glaciers, pine trees, cascading waterfalls and lush green landscapes. The sightseeing tour at Tawang and Bomdila are a larger than life experience. The wildlife sanctuary at Namdapha is a must visit place. Shopping in Arunachal Pradesh includes woven grass necklaces, bamboo head-gears and handicrafts. The important festivals include Boori-Boot of the Hill Miris, Si-donyi of the Tagins, Lossor of the Monpas and others.
There are no flight services in Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest railhead is at Harmuty, 35 km away from Itanagar.
Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya is known as the ‘Scotland of East.‘This abode of clouds is definitely breathtakingly beautiful. Its an ideal place to simply unwind. Cane work articles, handicrafts, bamboo articles and bead works are the shopping attractions here. The main festivals include Wangala and Nongkrem Dance.
The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the easiest way to reach Meghalaya.
Known as the ‘land of the hill people,’ Mizoram is known for idyllic surroundings, mist filled skies, whispering pine trees, serene lakes and gurgling waterfalls. The sightseeing includes Aizawl, Phawangpui, Durtlang Hills and Ruantlang. The main festival of Mizoram is Kut Festival.
Domestic flights connect the capital Aizawl with other cities of India.
The beauty, mystical value and life changing aspects of Nagaland tourism cannot be revealed in words. Its an experience in itself. The tribal culture, mouth-watering cuisines, ethnic dances, cultural traditions and captivating landscapes make Nagaland feel like a backpacker’s paradise. The main festivals of Nagaland include Sekrenyie, Tsungrem Mong and Tuluni. Hand-made shawls, bags and necklaces are the main shopping attractions in Nagaland.
The Dipamur airport helps in connecting the domestic flights with Nagaland. Guwahati and Imphal are well connected with Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
Lauded for the brilliant mixture of the old and the new, Tripura is quite different from the other North-Eastern states. The main tourism options include Ujjayanta Palace, Tripura Sundari Museum, Neermahal and Sipahijala. The main festivals include Durga Puja, Pous Sankranti, Dol Jatara, Diwali and many others. The shopping attractions include tribal jewellery, panels, floor mats and handicrafts.
Now its easier to reach Tripura with the domestic airport at Agartala. The state tourism buses connect it with the capitals of other near-by states.
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A Wilder in the West
Eliza Jane's story. Paperback.
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Sotheby's Sales of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Totals US$13.8 Million
Numerous Artist Records Set Including Andres Barrioquinto, Samsul Arifin, Nguyen Gia Tri and Indieguerillas. Photo: Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sothebys Spring 2011 sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings today fetched a stunning total of HK$108 million / US$13.8 million, tripling pre-sale estimate (HK$36 million / US$4.6 million*). The sale set the world record for any Contemporary Southeast Asian Painting at auction and for the artist, when the thought-provoking piece Grayground by Filipino artist Ronald Ventura sold for HK$8.4 million / US$1.1 million. There was strong interest in important and top quality artworks, proved by active participation in the room and over the phone throughout the sale, which led to numerous artist records, including Hendra Gunawan, Andres Barrioquinto, Samsul Arifin, Nguyen Gia Tri and Indieguerillas.
MOK Kim Chuan, Sothebys Head of Southeast Asian Paintings said, Todays total of HK$108 million set a record for a sale of Southeast Asian Paintings at Sothebys, established numerous artist records, and proves that quality pieces fresh to the market continue to be coveted. Our strong results both for established names and for younger artists making their first appearance at auction demonstrate a market in a healthy state of expansion. The top price of HK$16,340,000 paid for Indonesian artist Hendra Gunawans Penari Ular (Snake Dancer) came after an extended bidding battle and was many multiples of the pre-sale estimate, setting a record for the artist. The most extraordinary bidding competition of the day was for Filipino artist Ronald Venturas Grayground, a tour de force of hyperrealism and graffiti, was competed for by at least 15 bidders before selling for HK$8,420,000, over 24 times its high estimate, setting a record for the artist and for any Contemporary Southeast Asian Painting at auction. These prices and others, such as the HK$275,000 paid for A Song for Alice by Jon Jaylo (est. HK$60,000) who was making his first appearance at auction, show the value of auction for top pieces. Our debut photography/new media session was well received, and our collecting base is growing with younger collectors entering and competing for new media pieces.
Bidding opened at HK$300,000 and after around 50 furious bids, Grayground eventually sold at an astonishing price at HK$8.4 million / US$1.1 million, which is over 24 times its high estimate to a phone bidder. (The previous record for Contemporary Southeast Asian Painting was achieved by Sothebys Hong Kong when I Nyoman Masriadis The Man from Bantul (The Final Round) sold for HK$7,820,000 / US$1,000,725 in October 2008).
Top lot of the sale, Hendra Gunawans Snake Dancer (Penari Ular), sold for HK$16.3 million / US$2.1 million (high est. HK$2.2 / US$283,000), setting world record for the artist at auction. The price leaped from a starting offer of HK$800,000 to HK$7 million in the first minute and eventually fetched HK$16.3 million after intense bidding, over seven times its high estimate (HK$2.2 million / US$283,000).
The sale of Fine Chinese Paintings will continue tomorrow at 10am at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
* Estimates do not include buyers premium
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Kim Kardashian Urges Fans to Support Syrian Armenian Relief Fund
LOS ANGELES—Kim Kardashian posted a message on her blog about the plight of the Syrian Armenian community, and the role the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund is playing to improve their situation.
Below is Kardashian’s message:
I just wanted to share something that’s very important to me, and it’s something than many of you may not be aware of. Syria is now home to over 100,000 Armenians, most of whom fled during the Armenian Genocide. But in recent years, fighting between the Syrian army and rebels started and thousands of Armenians in Syria have been affected. Armenian churches have been destroyed, homes have been burned down or looted and thousands of Armenians are unemployed and in need. Thousands of Armenians have evacuated their homes, dozens of innocent civilians have been killed and tens of thousands are struggling just to eat or find shelter.
The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund was set up to raise money to distribute food and water and provide medicine, medical care, housing and even classes for children whose schools have been closed.
My Armenian heritage is incredibly important to me and I think it’s important to raise awareness of this.
To donate to the Fund, go to: http://www.syrianarmenianrelieffund.org/
basil - November 12, 2012 said:
I would prefer Ms Kardashian to refrain from making political statements, seeing as how she is
a. not an expert, and
b. justly shunned by the public.
Shahe - November 13, 2012 said:
I prefer if anyone has anything negative to say about helping others that they keep it to themselves.
Catherine - November 13, 2012 said:
Making comments is our RIGHT. I love the publicity we get through our Kimmy. don’t you? Thanks Asbarez for posting her comment.
No, I actually don’t like the publicity. I can’t see how anyone could.
And Gooby, pls. So you don’t care who helps, only that there is (allegedly) help? Wow, that is a very… simple way of thinking.
Kevork - November 12, 2012 said:
Asbarez,
Because I think that you and the ArmenianWeekly have degenerated to the bottom of the pits by mentioning this h***er over and over… guess what. I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT OR DONATE TO ANYTHING THAT YOU CONNECT TO HER NAME.
This phony is no Armenian, and she doesn’t represent Armenians. She has caused more damage than good and she can take her 10 grand she previously gave for a publicity stunt and shove it. You people in the Armenian news world have really become pathetic. I will join my enemy before I give in to this immorality that you are pushing on your sites.
Your words are so unpleasant. You don’t have to support or donate anything. If you have something distasteful to say, it’s better not saying anything at all.
Sevag - November 13, 2012 said:
Then go and join the enemy kheeyar! We dont need your negative BS. Save your money and donate elsewhere. I am not a fan of her but we dont need you spewing your hatred in a time of need. Grow up!
Tsoghig - November 13, 2012 said:
Judge not lest ye be judged. Asbarez and the Weekly are merely the messenger. There are far more people who like and follow Kim than hate her, like yourself. Please do not punish our wonderful news agencies for conveying a message. They did not write the message, they did nothing other than report that the most famous Armenian celebrity, with millions of followers, has advocated for a cause that is above and beyond herself. Why get upset about this?
Sargis - November 13, 2012 said:
I agree with you 100% Kevork jan, and I’ve been saying the same things over and over again. This tramp has become the unofficial representative of Armenians in the Western Hemisphere. It’s a real shame, because she doesn’t have anything to do with Armenians, but we, with such a rich culture and nation, have her represent us. This needs to be fixed! And media like Asbarez that promote her are just helping our enemies that enjoy Armenians being represented by a tramp.
Gary@S - November 13, 2012 said:
Know of any other famous Armenian speaking up about this? Shame on them. At least she’s the ONLY one. I don’t look up to her either, but she is the only one. Bravo.
maria - November 21, 2012 said:
Gary, what about Armenians living in Lebanon. Lebanon has been in war for more than 30 years. Did she ever think about them back then. Hell No, because she is famous now, and she cares for people to like her. It is all about appearances.
Hratch - November 13, 2012 said:
Your ‘holier than thou’ attitude is not helping anyone. If all races and cultures had your attitude, there would not be anyone left to represent anyone else. Image if the Jews or the French or the English or whomever else had your logic. Is there anyone group of people that can say they are perfect? Should the American people deny anyone from Hollywood from representing or talking on behalf of the US? Ignorance such as yours is perhaps a more threat to our nation.
I don’t see Paris Hilton representing a country. Its bad enough that the Kardashians decided to become a public figure, now they start addressing Armenian issues, having their brand closely associated with Armenia. I don’t think that’s the best representative. Not sure though about whether its worth than none at all.
George - November 14, 2012 said:
Idiotic comment, any help from any source to the people who are dying in Syria are welcome, it is easy to sit in the comfort of your house on the sofa and ignore the need of the Armenians in Syria, Thank you KIM.
People you just care about Armenians. What about Arab people, they are also human beings? Everybody cares about Syria what about people living in Lebanon. Lebanese people suffered more than Syrians during war more than 30 years.
Ararat - November 14, 2012 said:
The right message but the wrong messenger. Asbarez is free to choose who to put on as spokesperson for the Armenian sufferings in Syria but its poor judgment will have a negative effect on its readership.
What’s truly insulting is for this unscrupulous gold digger to claim her Armenian heritage is very important to her. When someone claims her heritage is very important to her, doesn’t that imply she conducts herself and lives her life according to her heritage? Honestly people, can anyone of you out there who not only feel but actually live their lives according to their Armenian heritage even remotely relate to this imbecile and her dysfunctional family? I don’t see anything Armenian in her character. Her sincerity is as fake as her career. What do you expect? She is the product of this morally bankrupt American culture who gives Armenians a bad name by equating herself with the rest of us. Those among us who praise her for her robotic message can choose to do so but those who praise her as an icon of some sort and put her on a pedestal should have their heads examined. If you want respect in this world you must live according to what you preach and never compromise your values. Let’s be honest folks, no decent Armenian would consider her as one of us no matter what she says she feels. She should do herself a favor and drop the “ian” at the end of her last name because she neither qualifies nor deserves to call herself an Armenian.
anonymous - November 14, 2012 said:
kevork:
you are a typical armenian, and as an armenian myself your comment re-enforces my thoughts about how ignorant we really are. You calling kim a hooker i am assuming, but go into any major armenian community in the US in this case, and you can “not phony” armenian woman who would make kim kardashian look like mother theresa, so dont act as if the real armenian woman are any better than kim, so what if she represents armenians?, are other representative saints?, are we armenians saints? we are not, this hollier than thou attitude is the biggest reason why we are were we are, our narcissism is the reason why we are where we are and your comments represent just that. I may or may not like Kim but i would not sit there and insult her like you have. We are a very small nation, we have a very small homeland so the more we realize that we are not a mighty empire we can start to move on and not live in such a narcisistic reality, and if kim wants to use her celebrity to get the word out about our causes, i take that.
Alright Kim! Coming through for the greater good yet again!
Can someone tell me why Asbarez is publishing a story involving Kim Kardashian? It’s quite a shame.
Maral - November 13, 2012 said:
Shame on you for putting down her effort! What have you done for Armenians in Syria or anyone else for that matter??? Shame on you for sitting there and criticizing, where is you one once of Armenian blood and or honor???
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Peter Sirian - November 13, 2012 said:
Brave Girl.
How is making that statement brave? Mind to explain?
bigmoustache - November 13, 2012 said:
what are you idiots complaining about? how ungrateful can some people be.
shes famous and shes using her star power to help our cause. this kind of publicity is priceless.
now we might have odars pouring money to help OUR PEOPLE.
im very proud of her for doing this, and disgusted by some peoples comments here. shes helping our people you tavajans why would you oppose that? youre an embarrasment to the nation and are making us look ungrateful to odars. thanks kim and asbarez
I’m echoing BIGMOUSTACHE. Aren’t we lucky to have Kim.
I Totally agree with you, bigmoustache
Michael - November 13, 2012 said:
Kevork, Your comment seems pretty clear, but I hope I’m somehow misunderstanding you. First let me say, I’m no fan of Kim Kardashian. Your comment though implies that you would have supported the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund, but because Kim is supporting it, they’re no longer worthy of support from you. You know that the money goes to Armenians in Syria and not into Kim’s pockets, right? If I’m reading you right, your comment is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. You won’t have to “join the enemy”…..you already are the enemy. You’re just using her as an excuse.
ARA - November 14, 2012 said:
WELL SAID HERE Mike
jack - November 13, 2012 said:
I DONT GET IT .WHY EVERYONE IS SO NEGATIVE ABOUT HER SHE IS WHO SHE IS TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ,
Clever, except there is no option of leaving it here.
Paul - November 13, 2012 said:
Good job Kim.
Hrant - November 13, 2012 said:
Bravo Kim, as all should step up to the plate, no matter what their viewpoints, or biases.
Humans are humans, and although Kim might not fit the “stereotype” of an typical Armenian, I am very proud of her getting involved, and standing up for what’s right!
Hey, I don’t see many others doing the same, although exceptions are appreciated, and should be honored.
Go Kim go!!! Bravo Asbarez for following the story, and disseminating it.
Thank you Kim. Keep up the great work & exposing the truth.
We are all very proud of you:)
Obviously the last sentence is not true. You should specify “all”.
At this point I wish we had a million more “KIM”s .. Armenians in Syria will be sooooo grateful.
Let us stick together once in our lifetime and make it “Armenians in Syria” issue and not a “kim” issue…
Like it or not she has the power to spread the word. MORE POWER TO HER…
THANK YOU KIM. JAGADET HAMPOUREM.
Maral,
If as a humanitarian gesture and as a concerned individual, with a large fan base, she wants to bring attention to the desperate situation in the Armenian communities in Syria and help alleviate the dire condition there that’s one thing. But when she claims her heritage is incredibly important to her when her life style and value system speaks volumes contrary to her empty and fake statement then it is insulting to the Armenians.
In the former case, your statement “JAGADET HAMPOUREM” to her is well-deserving. In the latter case, however, I would rephrase the statement as YERESIT TKEM.
First of all all you people trash talking against me are a bunch of HYPOCRITES. Here is why… “I’m not a fan of her, I don’t like her but…” Yeah, you might as well all put a “For Sale” sign on your heads because you are all phonies too and no better than she is.
I support all Armenians and all Armenian causes… but if you slap this Kim business like a bunch of bottom feeders and promoters of all things that are wrong with society today, then I will not for one second support you and take you seriously. Kardashian tweeted about supporting Syrian Armenians? Good let her, but that has no business being promoted in this kind of news source. If I want to read about Kim Kardashian, I can go to any smut site, I don’t need it when I am seeking out Armenian news. Maybe the likes of Kardashian is your “hero” – to me she represent everything an Armenian should NOT be.
As far as “don’t judge”, “holier than thou” etc nonsense, this has nothing to do with what I’m saying. I never claim to be perfect, or better than anyone… I am only interested in my culture, something you Kim supporters obviously don’t know the value of. And if you “proud Armenians” here have no clue where we draw the line, then you are all hopeless… and your so-called ‘concern’ for our culture is empty and headed to nowhere.
And Sargis and basil, thank you for having the courage to openly reject being herded like sheep into this immoral and decadent mindset of supporting something that stands against Armenian decency and honor.
As for that clown telling me to join my enemy, let me explain something very important to you sir: you wouldn’t want me to join my enemy.
We are at the end of our existence. Any help is better than nothing. The world has evolved and does not judge anything as indecent or immoral anymore. Yes, we can cling to our “honorable” belief system, but I got news for you…NO BODY GIVES A DAMN ANYMORE!…..doing the right thing does not cut anymore. Only religious zealots will claim that you will be rewarded in the afterlife for your good deeds. The here and know knows no such thing. This world is all about survival of the fittest…otherwise you will find the way of the dinosaur.
We are at the end of our existence. Any help is better than nothing. The world has evolved and does not judge anything as indecent or immoral anymore. Yes, we can cling to our “honorable” belief system, but I got news for you…NO BODY GIVES A DAMN ANYMORE!…..doing the right thing does not cut it anymore. Only religious zealots will claim that you will be rewarded in the afterlife for your good deeds. The here and now knows no such thing. This world is all about knowledge, power and survival of the fittest…otherwise we will find ourselves going in way of the dinosaur.
She is Armenian-an American Armenian with a hugh following of people- she is beautiful and loved by many- many will donate by the mere mention of her name and picture-hopefully she donated some of her wealth- whoever has a problem with this-look in the mirror- One does not have to worship stars or evil lawyers or people like her-she is beautiful and proud of her Armenian heritage-u do NOT KNOW THIS cuz u must be confined to some muslim type of belief i bet
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK Kim- we need ur help
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER SO CALLED SUPPER CLEAN ARMENIAN STAR ANDRE AGASSI WHO HASNT DONE A THING FOR ARMENIANS
If Kim kardashian really cares, she can donate some $$$$$$$$$$
Arto - November 14, 2012 said:
Kim, don’t listen to the morons who criticize you. You may or may not know it, Armenians begrudge the success of other Armenians. That’s one of the unfortunate character flaws of our people that has held us back and been the cause of some of the tragedies in our history. Keep on speaking your mind and supporting Armenian causes. God bless you.
But leave that Kanye and marry an Armenian for pet’s sake!
Alex Postallian - November 14, 2012 said:
Why are Armenians,quick to judge,help each other less,for a common goal of getting our people into politics,so we can develop clout,like the jews,to combat jerky turkey our common nemesis,perpetuating the Armenian Genocide Lie. Or really forget it.. Please civil answers of repute.
Kim kardashian is all about appearances. How about Armenians in Lebanon. Lebanon has been in war for more than 30 years. Did she ever care about them?. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. If she really cares, she can donate $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
I don’t think she can find Lebanon on the map. Ask her directions to clubs and such and she will give you directions better than a GPS.
I agree with you Ararat.
art - November 29, 2012 said:
The issue of lebanon war is irrelevent to Kim. She must have been a 5-10 years old in the 1975-1991 period. Wake up for heaven’s sake!.
Also I do not like as an armenian her “non armenian” public persona but this is America . American armenians should be familiar (I am Canadian) with your media focus. O.J. in 1995 is a good example of U.S. media priorities when Rwanda had a genocide and Balkans were in War.
Abe - March 24, 2013 said:
You wanna save your people in Syria? Then tell Obama and his government to stop supporting the terrorists rebels in Syria, the American government is supporting and training terrorists that they lied to American people about and said they’re fighting them in Iraq and Afghanistan but supporting the same terrorists in Lybia and Syria. That’s who is attacking the Christians in the Middle East , the American backed terrorists with help from Qatar and turkey
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GM Foundation Campaign to Prevent Distracted Among Latino Youth
Introduction to ASPIRA’s Campaign to Prevent Distracted Driving Among Latino Youth
Car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury among teens in the Unites States, including among Latino teens. Distracted driving, especially cell phone use and texting while driving, is a major contributor to teen car crashes and deaths, and increasingly a danger for Latino youth. (NHTSA, CDC, Center for Automobile Medicine, NIH, National Center for Health Statistics) Preventing teen deaths from distracted driving will take many approaches: targeted laws, public policies and advocacy at the state level; effective prevention programs in communities; and national and local education campaign targeting youth, parents and communities.
What ASPIRA can do: As a national youth organization, ASPIRA has engaged in a host of initiatives to ensure the well-being of Latino youth, especially to ensure they have a quality education. However, we recognize that external factors impact the positive development of Latino youth and their education prospects – poverty; physical and mental health and wellness; and violence and overall safety. ASPIRA believes that these “external” factors must be addressed. Therefore, ASPIRA has embarked in a host of programs and campaigns over the past two decades to tackle these issues. Specifically, ASPIRA has developed national communications campaigns to inform youth and communities on some of the major issues they are facing, and on strategies and programs that can help resolve or at least ameliorate the negative effects these factors.
Over the years, with support from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the General Motors Foundation, and in collaboration with organizations such as the National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS), ASPIRA has developed a Campaign on Traffic Safety because of the disproportionate impact car crashes have on Latino teens in our communities, which are the fastest growing in the country. This campaign has included: seat-belt use, child car seats, pedestrian safety, and impaired driving. The Campaign to Prevent Distracted Driving Among Latino Youth has been a long-standing part of this campaign, and now has become more important than ever, especially because of the explosion in the use of electronic devices among Latino youth in recent years, and the potential for distracted driving (cell-phone use, texting while driving) and car crashes and death as a result of distracted driving.
ASPIRA has divided its Campaign to Prevent Distracting Driving Among Latino Youth into the following components:
Research and Data: To inform communities and policy-makers on the research and data on the impact of distracted driving, and potential causes of distracted driving;
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xname’s Dusty Mariee, is our second Digital Duchamp commission with Queen Mary, University of London, a work that injects Duchamp’s groundbreaking ‘readymade’ approach to creating art to the council estates of East London and the Brutalist architecture of the Balfron Tower with a live stream from the nineteenth floor.
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The stream represents the large glass that separates my personal space from the external world, that is to say: private and public life. The camera focuses on the dust stratifying on the surface of the glass, while London and the artist inhabiting the flat appear as projections, phantom shadows over the much more stable, yet ever-changing, image of the dust. Contact microphones on the surface of the window transform the glass into a very powerful long distance zoom: at random, the construction captures and reproduces the sounds that the city of London emits through the internet, transforming the glass into a gigantic microphone.
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This piece is a ready-made – a window becomes the subject of artistic inspection. The image that the camera reproduces is intrinsically different when focussing on the dust stratifying over the glass, as the picture of the city becomes bleared, surreal, pictorial, as if coming from another world or a different time and dimension. When the night comes, or the lights are turned on in the room, the dust becomes more visible, and the reflection of the internal space of the house overlays and mixes with that of London, offering a glimpse of Duchamp’s strongest obsession, the fourth dimension, the projection of a three dimensional reality over another three dimensional space, as seen in Duchamp’s Large Glass.
Dusty Mariee is part of Digital Duchamp, a collaboration with PhD students on the Media and Arts Technology Programme at Queen Mary, University of London as part of our Dancing around Duchamp season. Find out more about the artist, Eleonora Oreggia on her website: http://xname.cc
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In the initial ten years of your civil war, the finance sector of Lebanon’s financial system, such as banking and insurance plan, showed a formidable growth, and also the monetary reserves of Lebanon continued to increase In spite of political uncertainties. The toughness of the Lebanese pound and of your balance-of-payments situation reflected big inflows of funds, mostly from Lebanese dwelling overseas (whose numbers rose considerably during and after the civil war) and through the significant volume of liquidity of business financial institutions.
The tip of your civil war observed the revival of Lebanon’s trade union movement, which grew to become an Energetic participant in Lebanon’s postwar civil society and shown towards the growing price of living in the country and the rise in oblique taxes on these kinds of things as gasoline and oil. Lebanon’s trade unions are structured into confederations, such as the Normal Confederation of Lebanese Staff (Confédération Générale des Travailleurs au Liban).
The Basic Principles Of Lebanon
Whilst Lebanon’s diverse and ample plant and animal lifestyle endured a major toll through the nation’s lengthy civil war and subsequent conflicts, the article-civil war period was marked via the increase of fledgling environmental groups and movements that worked toward the development of protected regions and parks in Lebanon’s sensitive ecological regions.
Notice: several Christian Lebanese do not recognize by themselves as Arab but instead as descendants of The traditional Canaanites and choose to be called Phoenicians
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Bharat Movie Review: A Perfect Emotional Drama With the Dose of Entertainment!
Cast- Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff, Sunil Grover, Aasif Sheikh and Nora Fatehi.
Director- Ali Abbas Zafar
Genre- Action Drama
Certification- U/A
Rating- 4/5 Stars
Salman Khan is back on the big screen this Eid with the Ali Abbas Zafar directed Bharat. A day before of the release of Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif-starrer Bharat on Eid, the makers held a special screening in Mumbai. Many Bollywood stars attended it and came away praising the effort, showering it with their love.
An official adaptation of South Korean drama Ode to my Father (2014), Bharat focuses on the personal and professional choices of its righteous hero, set against the social backdrop of its time.
Plot:- Bharat is about the journey of a man and a nation together. The story begins in 1947 in Mirpur village near Lahore. Bharat (Salman Khan) is a kid and his father Gautam Kumar (Jackie Shroff) dotes on him. This is the time of Partition and Bharat and his family are compelled to leave for India. He washes cars, polishes shoes, joins the circus, goes to the middle east for a job, becomes a Merchant Navy officer with only one thought in mind (he has to keep his family together). In the meantime, he befriends Vilayati (Sunil Grover), falls in love with Radha (Disha Patani) and MadamSir Kumud (Katrina Kaif). What happens next forms the rest of the film.
Performance:- Talking about the performance, Bharat stand on top. Salman Khan as Bharat is fantastic in each fame, Katrina Kaif as Kumud Raina is very good. She is so glamorous. Tabu (Meher) just has one scene, which is good.
Jackie Shroff’s screen time is very limited but he has a crucial part and he makes his presence felt. Disha Patani is sizzling and has a fine screen presence. Nora Fatehi (Sussan) looks quite hot but is wasted. While, Aasif Sheikh (Mehek’s husband) stands out with his characterization and humour.
Direction:- Ali Abbas Zafar’s direction is topnotch. This film is in a different zone but Ali handles it all like a pro.
Music:- Music of Bharat is good but could have been better. It has seven songs composed by Vishal-Shekhar. Slow Motion’ is the top song of the lot followed by ‘Chashni’. ‘Aithey Aa’ is well choreographed. ‘Zinda’ is exhilarating. ‘Tupreya’, ‘Aaya Na Tu’ and ‘Thap Thap’ are okay.
Final Words:- On the whole, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s latest offering is a perfect Emotional Drama With the Dose of Entertainment!
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What are ISAs?
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) provide a way of holding savings and certain investments so that there's no tax to pay on income or gains. The government offers these tax benefits as an incentive for us all to save and, to a lesser extent, invest in shares.
It's very important to appreciate that an ISA is not a savings account or investment in itself, but simply an advantageous tax 'wrapper' that surrounds savings accounts and/or investments. This means that when you buy an ISA, you really need to consider whether the savings account or investment(s) held within are right for you. Tax benefits are pointless if you end up owning an investment you didn't want!
If you were planning to save or invest anyway, then using an ISA could potentially provide worthwhile tax savings.
Who can buy an ISA?
You can buy a ISA provided you are:
Tax resident in the UK.
Aged 16 or over (for a cash ISA).
Aged 18 or over (for a shares ISA).
If you move abroad you can keep your existing ISA(s) but cannot contribute any more money.
What types of ISA are there?
There are two types of ISA:
Cash ISAShares ISA
Cash ISAs are just like a normal savings account, but with tax-free interest.
There's a wide range available, including easy access, notice and fixed rate accounts. The rates on offer tend to be more attractive than conventional savings accounts, but watch out for those that include an 'introductory bonus', as the rate will become less attractive in future.
Shares ISAs allow you to hold many types of investments within the wrapper, as follows:
Shares and corporate bonds listed on a recognised stock exchange anywhere in the world (includes the Alternative Investment Market (AiM) since 5 August 2013.)
Gilts and similar securities issued by other governments in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Unit trusts and oeics authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Investment trusts.
UCITS and non-UCITS funds authorised by the FCA (this more or less means European unit trust type funds).
Shares transferred from a HMRC approved employee share scheme.
Life insurance policies.
How much can I invest in an ISA?
You can invest up to the annual allowance in an ISA each tax year (i.e. 6 April to the following 5 April). Of this, you can invest up to the full annual allowance in either a cash ISA, shares ISA or split between the two.
Overall Annual Allowance
You may only use one ISA provider per component (i.e. one for cash and another for shares) each tax year.
If you accidently invest more than the allowance then the excess becomes void and the money returned to you with no tax benefit.
What are the ISA tax savings?
This is a key question, as saving tax is generally the only reason for using a ISA wrapper.
Changes to interest and dividend taxation outside of ISAs from 6 April 2016 means it's less likely most of us will save tax by using an ISA in the shorter term.
Basic rate taxpayers can earn up to £1,000 of interest each year without having to pay tax, while higher rate taxpayers can earn up to £500. And for all individuals there is now no further tax to pay on the first £2,000 of dividends received each year.
Add in that we all have annual capital gains tax allowances to shield gains from tax and the case for ISAs looks weaker than in the past.
However, ISA income does not count towards your overall income for tax purposes, unlike savings interest and dividends outside of ISAs. This could be a valuable benefit if your overall income is close to the higher or top rate thresholds.
On balance, provided you are not paying extra to hold savings or investments within an ISA then it still makes sense to use them where appropriate, since you may benefit from the tax benefits in future if not now.
Gains are tax free, which could prove a valuable benefit if you invest in a shares ISA long term. In the short term you're unlikely to benefit if you're not already using your annual capital gains allowance, currently £12,000.
ISA income does not need to be entered on your tax return.
Pensions provide a tax benefit on your contributions but your eventual pension income is taxable, whereas ISA tax benefits are on income and not your contributions.
Let's see how this works in practice:
Non Taxpayer
£1,000 Contribution £1,000 £1,000 £1,000
Value after 20 years at 6% annual growth £3,207 £3,207 £3,207
Annual income (assume 5%) - no tax £160 £160 £160
£1,000 Contribution with tax benefit £1,250 £1,250 £1,667
Annual income (assume 5%) £200 £200 £267
Annual income after tax £200 £160 £160
Figures based on current tax rates, these could change in future.
As you can, assuming tax rates don't change and you're in the same tax band when you take income as when you initially contributed, the tax benefits are the same (except for non-taxpayers, who benefit from the pension tax relief on their contribution).
However, this ignores the ability to take 25% of your pension fund as tax-free cash at retirement, giving pensions the slight upper hand.
In practice tax rates are likely to vary over time and you may well change tax bands between now and retirement, making an accurate comparison impractical. Both ISAs and pensions offer potentially valuable tax benefits and using a mix of both is sensible for many.
How quickly can I get my money back?
This depends on the underlying savings account or investment, but is normally straightforward and you could get your money within a few days.
However, when you take money out of a ISA you lose that part of your allowance forever unless its a current tax year contrubution that you pay back in the same year. It's usually better to take the money from other savings or investments you might own if practical.
Can I move my ISA?
Yes, if you're unhappy with your existing ISA you have several options:
Cash ISAShares ISA - SwitchShares ISA - Transfer
If the interest rate on your cash ISA looks uncompetitive then don't worry, it's very easy to transfer to a better rate with another bank or building society. You simply need to complete an ISA transfer form with the provider you wish to move to. They'll contact your current ISA provider and arrange for the monies to be transferred, which should be complete within a cxouple of weeks. Don't withdraw the money yourself, else you'll lose the tax benefits!
You also have the option to transfer your cash ISA into a shares ISA using a similar process to above.
If you hold investment funds within your ISA you can easily switch to different funds with the same ISA provider. The switch should be complete within a few days.
If your ISA provider is the unit trust manager you'll likely be restricted to their range of funds. However, if your ISA provider is a fund platform then you should be able to switch into almost any fund on the market, regardless of manager - a far preferable option.
If you want to switch from one ISA provider to another, you'll need to transfer your ISA rather than simply switch funds. This means completing a ISA transfer form with the new provider and they'll organise the rest. Your existing funds will either be be sold and the monies sent to the new provider, or transferred across 'as is' (called 'in-specie). The whole process typically takes several weeks, although in-specie transfers can sometimes drag on for months.
When switching or transferring your ISA always check whether there's a penalty for doing so.
What happens when I die?
If you own an ISA(s) when you die then your spouse can inherit your ISA allowance allowing them to retain the tax benefits. Otherwise, the tax benefits will die with you and the underlying investments will be passed into your estate, either 'as is' or having been sold and turned into cash.
How can I buy an ISA?
If you wish to buy a cash ISA you'll invariably need to so from a bank, building society or National Savings. Once you've decided on the features you want (e.g. variable or fixed rate) it's a case of shopping around for a good deal.
If you're looking for a shares ISA you've several options:
Fund ManagerFund PlatformFinancial AdviserDiscount Broker
Buying your ISA directly from a fund manager is normally the worst of all routes. Although the ISA wrapper will probably be free, you may pay an initial charge and relatively high annual charges with no advice or guidance.
There's normally no benefit in taking this route, so avoid.
Fund platforms are a good idea, you can combine funds from different managers (and often shares too) within your ISA. This provides much greater flexibility than a fund manager ISA, cuts down on paperwork and means you can view your shares ISA investments in one place, making it easy to keep track of your portfolio. They usually have a range of useful online investment tools and switching funds is quick and easy.
Platforms offer lower cost 'clean' fund versions (without sales commisiosns built in) but you'll have to pay an annual fee to teh platform for their services. Nevertheless, costs are still likely to be lower overall in most cases than buying from a fund manager.
Buying funds within an ISA through a financial adviser usually means paying feesfor advice on top of any fund or platform charges. While it can be beneifial if you need help, bear in mind that a fair proportion of financial advisers are not investment experts, so they may recommend inappropriate funds or push funds of funds (which are expensive but make their life easier). There are good ones out there, don't be afraid to shop around until you find one you can trust - and make sure they're independent.
Financial advisers tend to use fund platforms these days, so you'll pat the 'clean' fund charge, platform fee and the adviser's fee.
Discount brokers traditionally refunded some sales commission to reduce costs, as they do not provide advice. Given commissions are no longer paid, discount brokers are largely redundant unless they offer their own low cost fund platform or can negotiate discounts from other fund platforms. Most discount brokers will provide a fair amount of fund and investment information, ranging from thinly disguised sales material to genuinely useful comment and research.
What are PEPs and TESSAs?
Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) and Tax Exempt Special Savings Accounts (TESSAs) were the forerunners to shares ISAs and cash ISAs respectively.
To find out more about TESSAs, visit the cash ISA page in the savings section here.
PEPs were introduced by the Conservative government in 1987 and ran until April 1999, when the Labour government replaced them with ISAs (although existing PEPs could remain invested). PEPs comprised two allowances, 'general' and 'single company'. The general allowance was very similar to the current stocks & shares ISA while the single company allowance restricted investment to the shares of just one company.
On 6 April 2008 PEPs were merged with ISAs, meaning any PEPs you did have now simply form part of your ISA portfolio.
Historical PEP, ISA & ISA Allowances
General PEP
Single Company
1987 £2,400 - -
1989* £3,000 - -
1989/90* £4,800 - -
1990/91 £6,000 - -
1991/92 - 1998/99 £6,000 £3,000 -
1999/00 - 2007/08 - - £7,000
2008/09 - - £7,200
2010/11 - - £10,200
2015/16 - 2016/17 - - £15,240
* PEP allowance moved from calendar year to tax year, allowing some investors to benefit from a 'double' allowance.
Here's some of the more common ISA jargon you might come across:
Cash ISA Annual allowance that offers long term tax-free interest on your savings.
ISA Individual Savings Account. An annual allowance that offers long term tax benefits on savings and investments.
Maxi ISA A type of ISA most commonly used for investing in shares. Scrapped in April 2008 in favour of simpler rules.
Mini ISA A type of ISA most commonly used for cash savings accounts. Scrapped in April 2008 in favour of simpler rules.
PEP Personal equity plan, a forerunner to stocks & shares ISAs.
Stocks & Shares ISA Annual allowance that offers long term tax-free growth and interest on investments, plus no further tax on dividends.
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Preserve Chester endorses Schmitt for State Assembly!
New Windsor, NY -- (9/12/18) Preserve Chester, a prominent local grassroots community organization, has endorsed Colin Schmitt for the 99th State Assembly District.
Schmitt endorsed by LiUNA!
New Windsor, NY -- (9/10/18) Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) today endorsed Colin Schmitt for the 99th NYS Assembly District.
Laborers’ Local 17 Endorses Schmitt
New Windsor, NY -- (9/5/18) Laborers' Local 17 today endorsed Colin Schmitt for the 99th NYS Assembly District.
Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council Endorses Schmitt
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Colin Schmitt hosts grand opening of Campaign HQ
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Sheriff Carl DuBois endorses Colin Schmitt
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Colin Schmitt statement on new petitioned for village in the Town of Monroe
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Colin Schmitt endorsed by Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PBA
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Colin's announcement for State Assembly
Friends: After much thought and with the kind words and support of so many people living in our community, I have decided to run for the New York State Assembly. Over the last several weeks, I have received the advice and support of many friends, neighbors and community leaders and I’m proud to have earned the unanimous nomination from both the Orange County Republican Committee and the Stony Point Republican Committee. This November, our Assembly district will elect a new representative. I believe we deserve a strong voice, someone who will put our communities’ issues and values at the forefront. I will work day in and day out to earn your support and I will be ready on Day One to serve our community. As many of you know, my fiancée Nikki and I live in New Windsor, where I serve as Chief of Staff to the town government. I am a member of the Army National Guard and I previously served as Director of Operations for the New Yor ...
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The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by Bob Bush. There were 21 attendees, representing 16 organizations, listed below.
The minutes of the December telecon were approved.
Final copies of the Steering Committee Charter were distributed. The charter is also available on the CGNS web site.
Discussion of proposed changes to the Steering Committee.
Bob Bush introduced Steve Legensky of Intelligent Light, and reviewed the request to add Intelligent Light to the Steering Committee. Steve Legensky reviewed what Intelligent Light brings to the Committee. This includes a commitment to implement CGNS in their product, bring a significant customer base and therefore provide user feedback. Intelligent Light also offered to bring technology elements based on previous contracted work which may significantly speed CGNS data access, and committed a one person level of effort in support of the CGNS standard, upgrades and utilities.
Diane Poirier introduced Nouredine Hakimi and Marc Tombroff of NUMECA and reviewed their request that NUMECA becomes a member of the CGNS Steering Committee. The NUMECA representatives relayed their experiences implementing CGNS into their production capability and their extensive European contact, customer base and international collaborations.
The committee agreed to add Intelligent Light and NUMECA to the Steering Committee by unanimous consent.
With these additions the Steering Committee is composed of 14 organizations (up to 15 are allowed by the Charter).
There was some discussion of who the appropriate Air Force representative should be. It used to be Steve Scherr of AFRL in Dayton, but he has a new position and may no longer be the appropriate point of contact. It was noted that there is other potential AF organizations that might be more active in the Committee. No actions were taken at this time.
Theresa Babrauckas displayed several versions of the 'swan' logo for comment and discussion. After some discussion, she agreed to go back to refine and select a small number of candidates for further review. Ed Hall also indicated a willingness to look at meshing and solving 'on' the logo to obtain color contours as a potential logo.
Bob Bush reviewed the material to be proposed at the AIAA CFD Committee on Standards the following evening. The Committee had a final agreement that we would propose becoming a sub-committee of that AIAA committee, establishing an affiliation between the CGNS Steering Committee and the AIAA. The proposal materials are included as attachments. (Bob Bush made the presentation the following evening. After a question and answer period, and some discussion, the AIAA CFD Committee on Standards approved the proposal. Thus, the CGNS Steering Committee is now formally affiliated with the AIAA CFD Committee on Standards as the CGNS Sub-Committee.)
Diane Poirier reviewed the current status of the CGNS software and proposed extensions. There was some discussion about the Chemistry proposal, and the potential need for a more complete definition, and/or a phased implementation of capabilities. Theresa Babrauckas indicated that we should contact the NCC group on their experiences and requirements for chemistry data for aerodynamic modeling, and agreed to make contact with them to get their input. It was also recommended that we look at the CHEMKIN database as it is widely used to define chemistry properties, and the chemistry support in KIVA. Mori Mani agreed to review the CGNS extension proposal and make specific recommendations.
Diane Poirier reviewed the CGNS evaluation report from Aerospatiale. Their conclusion is that CGNS could replace their current file format (DAMAS) once the I/O performance is improved.
There was a brief discussion of the current status of the ISO standard process as it relates to CGNS.
There was a brief discussion on potential future funding sources to support the CGNS standard. A draft Funding Requirements document is attached for comment.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15.
Bob Bush - Propose AIAA affiliation - completed
Mori Mani - Revisions to Chemistry extension proposal
Theresa Babrauckas - Logo revision
Theresa Babrauckas - Contact NCC for chemistry extension suggestions
All - Contact Cosner with ISO member country reference contacts.
Poirier, Bush - Discuss potential NIST proposal
Bob Bush - Arrange Feb/Mar telecon
Diane Poirier - Start working on performance improvements
Steve Legensky: Identify specific work elements Intelligent Light is interested in contributing to CGNS.
Diane Poirier - Implement in the API the extensions proposed for:
Rigid Grid Motion
Arbitrary Grid Motion
Iterative and Time-Dependant Data
Juan J. Alonso Stanford University
Theresa Babrauckas NASA Glenn Research Center
Bob Bush UTRC
John Chawner Pointwise, Inc.
Roger Davis UTRC, Stanford
Nouredine Hakimi NUMECA
Edward Hall Rolls-Royce-Allison
Chris Hill Fluent
Steve L. Karman Jr. Lockeed Martin
David Kenwright NASA Ames
Steve Legensky Intelligent Light
Drew Lytle Fluent
Mori Mani Boeing St-Louis
Todd Michal Boeing
Scott Ochs ADAPCO
Diane Poirier ICEM CFD Engineering
Greg Power Arnold AF Base
James Reuther NASA Ames
Anthony L. Thornton Lockeed Martin Skunk Works
Marc Tombroff NUMECA
Position Paper - AIAA Committee on Standards
The CGNS Steering Committee has been established to help ensure the continuation of the CFD General Notation System (CGNS). In order to perform this mission most effectively, the Steering Committee would like to affiliate with an established organization that can support the mission of the Committee, and help ensure the establishment and continuation of the Standard.
The CGNS Steering Committee has become aware of the AIAA CFD Committee on Standards, and would like to explore the possibility of becoming a sub-committee of that organization. This affiliation will advance the AIAA mission and the CFD CoS mission to promote the acceptance of standards in a core area if interest to AIAA.
This document summarizes the expectations and anticipated working relationship that the CGNS Steering Committee would like to see materialize.
The AIAA Committee on Standards would create a new sub-committee, called the CGNS sub-committee, which would be the continuation of the existing CGNS Steering Committee.
The CGNS sub-committee would operate autonomously, and would not increase the workload on existing sub-committees.
A member of the CGNS sub-committee (usually the CGNS Steering Committee Chairperson) would represent the sub-committee at AIAA Committee on Standards meetings.
This affiliation does not preclude the CGNS Steering Committee from collaborating with other professional organizations that might also support the continuation of the CGNS Data Standard.
Access to AIAA communications media, technical conferences, committees, etc. will accelerate the process of gaining acceptance for CGNS and ensuring that CGNS meets the needs of the entire aerospace CFD community.
The AIAA would support the CGNS sub-committee by providing a legal entity through which contracts could be negotiated, and funding accumulated and distributed in support of the Standard. (The sub-committee is responsible for raising any funds that are to be disbursed by them.)
The CGNS sub-committee would abide by the CGNS Steering Committee Charter (until such time as the CoS adopts their own by-laws).
Funding Requirements
The CGNS Steering Committee has been established to help ensure the continuation of the CFD General Notation System (CGNS). In order to perform this mission, resources will be required to maintain and further develop the software and documentation, to help propagate the standard, and to ensure a sufficient support to new adepts of CGNS. This document outlines the effort the Steering Committee feels is required to maintain a viable data standard for CFD.
Proposed Tasks
The effort has been broken down into the ten categories summarized in the following table. An estimate in man-year of the level of effort required in each given year is also shown. A brief description of the specific tasks envisioned in each category is also provided.
Estimated effort in man-years required for each task
Extensions 0.5 0.3 0.1
Validation and Performance Reports 0.2 0.1 0.1
Documentation 0.3 0.3 0.3
Training 0.1 0.2 0.1
Web Maintenance 0.1 0.2 0.2
User Support 0.2 0.2 0.1
Utility Development 0.2 0.3 0.5
Platform/OS Upgrade Maintenance 0.2 0.2 0.1
Outreach 0.1 0.1 0.1
Administration 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total 2.0 2.0 1.7
Description of the specific tasks
1. Extensions
The more CGNS is being adopted, the more the users request extensions to the standard to support data types not yet part of the SIDS. The CGNS Steering Committee recognizes that it is not possible to satisfy every individual requirement. However, some requests are general enough to benefit the whole CFD community.
The role of the CGNS Committee would then be to determine which extensions are general enough to be added to the CGNS standard. It would supervise the elaboration of proposals by voluntary sub-committees and post these proposals on the CGNS web site for all users to comment on them. Once approved by the CGNS Steering Committee, these proposals would be implemented in the documentation and software (API).
2. Validation and Performance Reports
2.1 Validation
As the CGNS API extends, and if more and more programmers add their contributions to it, the risk to introduce bugs increases. In addition, the more the user base grows, the more costly problems in the software will be. It is therefore important to establish a test metric that will grow with the API. This test metric should allow testing every function of the API and every node in the CGNS ADF tree. It should also allow testing both the C and FORTRAN interfaces on all supported platforms.
2.2 Verification
Users are questioning the performance of CGNS, and what they can expect in comparison to their existing I/O systems. Preliminary performance tests have shown that it takes more CPU time to create a new CGNS file, or to read an existing one, then to write or read a typical sequencial file. However, once the database is created, interrogating a CGNS file shows much better performance. This is due to the fact that CGNS not only writes long list of data, but also creates an organized database.
The penalty involved with the initial creation of the hierarchical database worries several users. In order to provide potential users with the confidence required to rely on the new standard, a thoroughly performance study on the CGNS I/O should be conducted. Parameters such as operating system, number of blocks and nodes in the mesh, unstructured or structured data, quantity of auxiliary information, etc, should be included in this performance study. The performance of the CGNS I/O in CPU time, wall clock time and memory, should be compared with other I/O systems (FORTRAN read/write, C fread/fwrite, Plot3D, etc... ).
3. Documentation
The CGNS Data Standard (SIDS), and associated software (ADF and API), currently have a substantial body of documentation. This documentation will need to be enhanced, maintained and augmented, as extensions are approved and implemented. The existing documentation, although necessary and useful, is enough to scare away the most devoted CGNS fan... Since one of the main goals of the CGNS Steering committee is to propagate the standard by acquiring more and more users, it is necessary to provide for simpler and more comprehensive documentation, in the form of a User's Guide and Training Manual.
It is envisioned that as CGNS is accepted and adopted by various software organizations, that training will be required to facilitate new users. This effort will develop training materials, and provide training for new users. The aim is to reduce the barriers to full implementation, and to gain wide acceptance of the standard.
5. Web Maintenance
The CGNS web site was originally established as a mean to distribute the CGNS software and documentation. It has grown to be a key element in the propagation of the CGNS standard. In addition to its primary function of distribution, the CGNS web site also allows to recruit new users. It informs users of any pertinent CGNS news and receives user questions and requests. It is also used to post new proposals for extensions to the standard, and any other relevant documentation such as conference papers, presentation viewgraphs, etc. Finally it provides for a "meeting place" for all CGNS users. It can be foreseen that eventually a CGNS News Group could be added to the web site to facilitate exchange between users.
6. User Support
As the user base grows, the number of questions and requests send to the CGNS-Support Team increases accordingly. Timely response to users requests is mandatory in order to maintain users interest. So in the coming years, users support should be a priority. When the user base is large enough, we foresee that a News Group may be sufficient, as users could answer each other questions.
7. Utility Development
Utilities differ from extensions for they do not change the Standard Interface Data Structures (SIDS). They are instead tools facilitating the use of CGNS. For examples, it would be useful to have a utility to compare two CGNS files, or to view the file content graphically. Several proposals for utility development have been submitted to the CGNS Steering Committee. The Steering Committee supports the idea of creating some utilities that would benefit all users.
8. Platform/OS Upgrade, Maintenance & Validation
The CGNS API and ADF Core are distributed on most platforms/operating systems commonly used by the CFD community. Currently, these are SGI/IRIX, SUN/Solaris, HP/UX, IBM/AIX, DEC-Alpha/OSF, CRAY/Unicos and WindowsNT. Although not distributed on the CGNS web site, users have also compiled and ran CGNS successfully on Linux. It is important to continue porting CGNS to a wide range of platforms, and keep updating the compiled libraries as the different operating systems are upgraded. This automatically involves testing the API on all new or upgraded operating system.
9. Outreach
In the early years of CGNS, the outreach effort is crucial in order to inform the CFD community of the existence of CGNS, and convince key organizations to adopt the CGNS standard, and maybe even contribute to its development.
10. Administration
Most administrative efforts are done on a voluntary basis. However some extraordinary administrative costs may arise. For example, the cost related to the user meeting at the Reno conference, or the cost of teleconferences between Steering Committee members. The Steering Committee should be able to cover for such special administrative costs.
Much of the work, to date and anticipated, will be performed as in-kind contributions from CGNS Steering Committee Members and CGNS users at large.
Additional resources will be sought to reimburse the software Focal Point for work performed to maintain the software.
Interested parties may seek resources to fund significant extensions to the standard or software utilities.
Funding/contributions will be sought from industry and government agencies interested in extending and maintaining the CGNS Standard. Support may be provided:
to the CGNS Steering Committee who will contract with interested parties and,
directly to parties interested in working on the CGNS Standard. (It is anticipated that these activities will be coordinated with the Steering Committee.)
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Oklahoma City Interfaith leaders respond to atrocity in New Zealand
Faith leaders in Oklahoma City addressed the atrocity in New Zealand during a press conference at the state Capitol. Photo by Bill O’Brien.
Faith leaders in Oklahoma City addressed the atrocity in New Zealand on Friday (March 15). Speakers at the gathering said they were horrified at events in Christchurch, New Zealand, where two mosques were attacked within an hour’s time, in coordinated assaults.
In all, 49 people were killed. The South Pacific nation’s Prime Minister, Jacinta Ardern, “described the shootings as a terrorist attack that appeared to have been well-planned,” NBC reported.
Oklahoma responses included those expressed at the local office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Journalist and writer Bill O’Brien posted a report on Friday’s press conference.
O’Brien recounted the words of CAIR’s Lani Holbrock, who told reporters that word of the attack came late in the day. Habrock observed that “evil of that type has to be developed,” adding it is misleading to characterize such killers such as these “lone gunmen” because, as the blogger summarized, “they have developed their hatred through interaction with others” who share similar beliefs. Habrock warned there are “pockets of hatred” throughout the world.
CAIR’s Veronica Laizure noted the killer in Christchurch had stated his explicit goal was to create racial divisions, and that those speaking out were committed to healing divisions in our community.
Also speaking at the gathering was Rabbi Abby Jacobson of Oklahoma City’s Emanuel Synagogue. She recounted instances when local Muslims and Jews worked together for shared objectives to assist people in need. Jacobson currently leads the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma.
O’Brien reported, “A representative of the Church of Latter Day Saints, Colette Dayton, spoke of her faith’s commitment to protecting people of different faith traditions, and lamented the increase in hate filled rhetoric that is becoming increasingly common.”
Rev. Lori Walke of Mayfair Congregational Church, closing speaker at the event, said her sadness was intensified because said interfaith cooperation with Oklahoma Muslims made the massacre hard to bear.
For O’Brien’s account of the press conference, visit:
CAIR Oklahoma Press Conference On Mosque Shootings in New Zealand
Rev. Shannon Fleck, executive director for the Oklahoma Conference of Churches (OCC), also spoke at the CAIR press conference.
She sent a release to The City Sentinel and other news organizations, saying her organization stood with “our Muslim community here in Oklahoma and around the world. We stand alongside our neighbors sharing in their pain and shock. We will walk side by side as we all journey forward together. Acts of evil and terror will never prevail over unity and love. We will vehemently and unashamedly stand in unity [and] in love with all.”
Addressing concerned Oklahomans, she commented, “Many of you are wondering how we can show solidarity and support for the Muslim community in OKC. We’re coordinating with CAIR Oklahoma and our interfaith partners for something next week. In the meantime, send emails, cards, and prayers #interfaithlove.”
OCC can be contacted at 405-525-2928, sfleck@okchurches.org .
Note: Editor Patrick B. McGuigan contributed to this report.
www.CapitolBeatOK.com
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Look how you have fallen from the sky, O shining one, son of the dawn! 1 You have been cut down to the ground, O conqueror 2 of the nations! 3
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How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
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"How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!
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"How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world.
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What a comedown this, O Babylon! Daystar! Son of Dawn! Flat on your face in the underworld mud, you, famous for flattening nations!
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How great is your fall from heaven, O shining one, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the earth, low among the dead bodies!
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How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
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1 tn The Hebrew text has הֵילֵל בֶּן־שָׁחַר (helel ben-shakhar, “Helel son of Shachar”), which is probably a name for the morning star (Venus) or the crescent moon. See HALOT 245 s.v. הֵילֵל.
sn What is the background for the imagery in vv. 12-15? This whole section (vv. 4b-21) is directed to the king of Babylon, who is clearly depicted as a human ruler. Other kings of the earth address him in vv. 9ff., he is called “the man” in v. 16, and, according to vv. 19-20, he possesses a physical body. Nevertheless the language of vv. 12-15 has led some to see a dual referent in the taunt song. These verses, which appear to be spoken by other pagan kings to a pagan king (cf. vv. 9-11), contain several titles and motifs that resemble those of Canaanite mythology, including references to Helel son of Shachar, the stars of El, the mountain of assembly, the recesses of Zaphon, and the divine title Most High. Apparently these verses allude to a mythological story about a minor god (Helel son of Shachar) who tried to take over Zaphon, the mountain of the gods. His attempted coup failed and he was hurled down to the underworld. The king of Babylon is taunted for having similar unrealized delusions of grandeur. Some Christians have seen an allusion to the fall of Satan here, but this seems contextually unwarranted (see J. Martin, “Isaiah,” BKCOT, 1061).
2 tn Some understand the verb to from חָלַשׁ (khalash, “to weaken”), but HALOT 324 s.v. II חלשׁ proposes a homonym here, meaning “to defeat.”
3 sn In this line the taunting kings hint at the literal identity of the king, after likening him to the god Helel and a tree. The verb גָדַע (gada’, “cut down”) is used of chopping down trees in 9:10 and 10:33.
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Goode and hatt. Fact Value and Objectivity 2019-01-14
Goode and hatt Rating: 6,2/10 1590 reviews
Hypothesis: Meaning, Criteria for Formulation and it’s Types
Meaning of Hypothesis: In order to make the problem explicit and in order to focus attention in its solution, it is essential to start with certain known theories. Grounded on old facts and with the help of theoretical framework, new facts are discovered. Oxytocin is also produced in the corpus luteum of the buffalo and cow Wathes et al 1983. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. All together, what seems to be planned as an overview of a comprehensive topic can easily be seen to be overly selective.
William J. Goode's research works in Psychology and Political Science
Within United Kingdom About this Item: London McGraw Hill, 1952. Reasons to use of oxytocin by the owner to the animal Reason Buffalo N-60 Cattle N-60 Increase Milk yield 25 41. Teaching how to conduct ethnographic interviews and how to analyze them, he fleshes out a technique that is pertinent to the qualitative researcher in all the social sciences. Owners of small sized dairy farm did not use oxytocin injection prior to the milking because of their personal use of milk, while 70% of owners of large sized farm used oxytocin injection before milking as they mostly market the milk. Thus, facts are those situations or circumstances concerning which there does not seem to be valid room for disagreement. Metaphysicians may deal with values, but scientists may not, unless they treat the values as facts.
Fifthly, the hypothesis should be related to a body of theory and should possess theoretical relevance. Reporting interview: A code of good practice. It seems to me that he does not always come to pedagogically sound conclusions about what is most important and what are the side issues. Zetterberg has stated three criteria for the acceptance of a working hypothesis: a that the empirical data were found to be arranged in the manner predicted by the working hypothesis, b that we have disproved the null hypothesis with a certain probability, and c that we have disproved alternate hypotheses to the one tested. His attempts to be a Renaissance Man are different from mine, and possibly better, and certainly more responsive to current possibilities. And this cultural framework is a necessary condition for social analysis, therefore, cannot be placed in abeyance.
What is the Participant Observation Method of Anthropology?
A hypothesis is made to examine the correct explanation of a phenomenon through investigation, to observe facts on the basis of collected data. The fat in milk was measured with Galvanometer Shaw 1942. In its particularities, furthermore, the inventory is a sweeping acceptance of interviewing as it has been developed in clinical practice and in diverse disciplines. This field study is done to find out the problems productive and reproductive occurred in buffaloes and cattle after using oxytocin Materials and methods For this study, 120 animals including 60 cattle and 60 buffaloes from twenty commercial and domestic livestock farms and those brought to the civil veterinary hospital for the treatment of reproductive disorders in Muridkey rural area were selected. This gap in the research literature may have some interest and could profitably be cited in a note for the self-confident professional. Goode international fellowship, which is being established in his honor to provide support for graduate students engaged in cross-cultural dissertation research. These farms were divided according to the number of animals kept into small size dairy farms having up to 10 milch animals , medium size dairy farms having 20 to 30 milch animals and large size dairy farms having 40 and above milch animals and information of randomly selected 20 milch lactating animals from each group were collected.
Download PDF by William Goode, Paul Hatt: Methods in social research
Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: Sage. Giddings Professor of Sociology at Columbia University in 1975. To illustrate the idea, he discusses a life-story interview that was anal yzed for purposes of one publication from a sociological point of view and, for purposes of another publication, from a psychological—narrational point of view. It is concluded that treatment with oxytocin following parturition did not help in improving the productive and reproductive performances of post-parturient buffaloes and cattle. What is perhaps most important in this connection is the fact that all the examples—published work and illustrations from his own work and from the work of students—are subjected to searching critiques. Buffaloes have been used for milk production for centuries. In the process, certain deductions are formulated which are called hypotheses.
Methods in social research / by William J. Goode and Paul K. Hatt.
Studies in Higher Education, Vol. The gap between these several sciences varies, depending upon the clos~ness of relationship between the frames of references. Reproductive disorders were detected by rectal palpation Baillie et al 2003. If on the basis of verification, the hypothesis is found to be valid, a theory is obtained. They then quote a schematic index of guidelines for how to carry out interviews, and proceed to a generalized overview of the intricacies of qualitative interviewing, the considerations needed in deciding on the type of interview and on planning.
Fact value and objectivity
It is also important to anticipate the verification problem. Both describe their theoretical position as stemming from symbolic interaction. Review Essay: Tom Wengraf 2001. Thus, scientific investigation to be called objective when it is free from the prejudice of race, color, religion, sex or any other ideological biases. It is perhaps a natural outcome of the extraordinary diversity in treating qualitative interviewing that the topic as a single issue all but disappears in many up-to-date texts. No usable hypothesis can embody moral judgments. To clarify this equivocation, I want to point out how the very advantages of the orientation may, for some readers, be drawbacks.
Weber : advocated value free sociology. Objectivity Objectivity is an essential characteristic of scientific investigation. Effect of oxytocin on milk yield and fat percentage in buffalo and cattle. Need of objectivity in social research has been emphasized by all important sociologists. During his years at Columbia, he was an early supporter of the nascent women's movement, both intellectually and personally, working with Betty Friedan when she was writing The Feminine Mystique, and with Cynthia Fuchs Epstein on a jointly edited book The Other Half: Roads to Women's Equality 1971. Theory is initiated by facts and facts lead to the rejection or reformulation of existing theory. Objective study is a study in which mental condition of the researcher has no impact on the study and matter is observed in it correct perspective.
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- The Baby Hotel -
The Beginning - Part I
READERS: If you like this story, please let me know at [email protected] All comments are welcome. And please read and send your comments to my other stories, "THE BABY HOTEL" series and "THE BABYING OF BARBARA LETO". Thank you, Robert
Robert Charleson was an average, middle-class man. He was a manager for an engineering/construction firm in the purchasing department. Very rarely did he purchase State Lottery tickets. But the state's winnings for that week was for 92 million dollars. He decided to take a chance. Going to the food store he bought a ticket. He never really thought of the numbers and just rambled out some.
The next morning at work, he heard that only one person had won the Lottery. He did not even bother looking at his ticket until lunch. Sitting at his desk, Bob opened his paper and looked for the winning numbers. Taking his ticket, he read off the numbers and compared them with his ticket.
He just sat at his desk in shock. His secretary, Stephanie Falborn, came in asking what was the matter.
Looking up from the paper, he stammered, "I...I...I...I just won 92 million dollars."
Bob left work and went to fill out the papers for the money he won. He knew what he was going to do with all of the money he had just won. It was a fantasy come true. He always wanted a facility to turn adult women into thinking that they were babies again. Now he can do it.
With money in hand, he decided to scout the suburban areas. After looking for three weeks, he found what he was looking for, a deserted seven story office building. There was a very small community nearby. A brick wall surrounded the building and ground (10 acres).
Bob convinced his secretary, Stephanie, to quit and work for him at double her present salary with 2% ownership in the company.
After 3 months of remodeling the building, it was ready. It had cost a small fortune, but Bob could afford it. Stephanie was invaluable in her help. She screened the applicants for nurses, candy strippers and administrative personnel. Her word was second only to Bob. Now, to get the patients.
One night Bob was talking to a friend of his, Larry Nelson. Larry had been married for 25 years and his wife was in her middle 40's, but looked ten years younger. She was a good looking woman, with long curly brown hair, tall, and just starting to get that middle age bulge.
Larry started complaining about how bossy his wife. Eileen was getting. He wanted a more submissive wife. When Bob suggest maybe he wanted a more childlike wife, Larry quickly agreed. That was when Bob told him about his clinic. Larry listened and said that he would have to think about it.
Two days later, Larry called stating he would agree to the contract. Bob informed him of the cost, the required amount of time needed and what Larry would have to do. It was agreed that Saturday they would start the treatment on Eileen.
On Saturday morning, a dark sedan entered the Nelson's driveway. Two women, dressed as nurses, exited the sedan and walked up to Eileen's front door. One of the nurses rang the door bell. When Eileen opened the door, a nurse quickly sprayed a mist into her face. Eileen inhaled out of reflex, but she was unconscious within seconds. She slumped into the nurse's arms.
Carefully, the women half-walked, half-carried Eileen to the waiting sedan. They sat Eileen in the back seat. One of the women got into the back with her and secured the seat belt around her. In moments, the sedan was going down the street, fleeing from her house.
Holding onto Eileen, the nurse inserted her thumb into her mouth. She was so groggy, that Eileen just let her thumb stay in her mouth. For an hour they drove. Eileen laid against the nurse's shoulder, half-awake, sucking on her thumb.
Finally they arrived at the facility, surrounded by a tall, brick wall, and locked by an iron gate. The guard allowed the car to pass though. The car drove up the driveway and stopped in front of the facility.
Two more nurses came out of the facility pushing a hospital gurney. Carefully, they removed Eileen from the car and laid her on the gurney and covered her with a sheet. Eileen started to struggle slightly, even though she still had no strength left.
One of the nurses inserted the pacifier into Eileen's mouth.
"There, baby," she cooed, "that will help soothe you.
Mumbling, she said in almost a whisper, "I'mmmm not a ba...babee." Eileen still felt the results of the gas, and was too groggy to resist.
Then she was pushed into the facility and down a long white corridor. They reached a door where the gurney was wheeled into. More women dressed as nurses were there. Without saying a word, they placed Eileen on an examination table and proceeded to undress her. The drugged gas prevent Eileen from reacting, she just laid there limp. Carefully, the nurses removed Eileen's shoes, blouse, skirt, and pantyhose. They were tagged with Eileen's name, folded neatly, and placed into a box. Eileen laid on the table dressed only in her bra and panties.
Eileen had let the pacifier drop from her mouth and it laid on the table. Picking up the baby pacifier off the table, one of he nurses put it back into Eileen's mouth. Without resisting the nurses, Eileen allowed them to continued to remove her clothes, finally leaving her totally naked.
Taking a pair of scissors, a nurse proceeded to clip away her pubic hair, leaving a stubble. Then shaving cream was applied and smeared over the stubble and shaved away, leaving her completely hairless.
The nurses continued working on Eileen. They washed all of her make-up off and clipped her nails short.
Turning her onto her stomach, the nurse took a rectal thermonitor, the largest one Eileen ever saw, and inserted it into her bottom, which caused her to let out a yip. After her temperature was taken, Eileen had a white ointment smeared over her hairless pubic area and her bottom. Then a heavy dose of baby powder was applied. Before Eileen knew it, a nurse lifted her bottom up off the table and laid three cloth-like items under her. Then she was laid on it. Spreading her legs apart, the nurse pulled the cloth up and pinned the ends together - they had put Eileen into an adult-size diaper!
Eileen started to cried out, "Don't do this to me" she whimpered.
"I'm not a baby!" as the pacifier fell out of her mouth again.
"Hush now, baby." cooed one of the nurses as she put the pacifier back into Eileen's mouth.
The next thing was a plastic I.D. bracelet was strapped around her right ankle. Eileen could see that her name was printed on the bracelet. It read "BABY GIRL - NELSON". This was used as identification of the "baby", in case she was mis-placed.
A nurse laid a pile of clothing under Eileen's bottom. Straightening the material, Eileen noticed that it was clothing with pant leggings. The nurse lifted one of Eileen's legs and inserted into one of the leggings and then did the same to the other. Sitting Eileen up, the nurse pulled the material up her back and inserted Eileen's arms into the sleeves. Looking down at her hands, Eileen noticed that the sleeves had mittens attached to them, very thick mittens at that. The nurse pulled the zipper from the crotch to her neck up, securing Eileen in an adult size Dr. Dentons.
A nurse entered the room pushing a gurney. Two nurses lifted Eileen off the table and laid her down on the gurney's soft, pink blanket. Conscientiously, the nurses strapped her down, preventing her from moving and falling off the gurney.
Eileen drifted off to sleep, feeling that the entire event was only a dreadful dream or nightmare.
Eileen woke to find herself laying on a soft mattress. There was an long object in her mouth. Spitting it out, Eileen opened her eyes. She had an adult size baby pacifier in her mouth! Turning her head from side to side, she saw that there were horizontal bars on both sides. Eileen was in an adult-size baby's crib. And to make matters worst, she was strapped down and was unable to get up. Lifting her head, Eileen noticed that she was wearing a baby-style sleeper with thick mittens covering her hands.
Eileen could move her arms and feet so she started banging them on the mattress, screaming, but to no avail.
The last thing she remembered was being at home, answering the door bell to find two nurses standing there. Then one of the nurses grabbing her while the other nurse sprayed her in the face with something. Then she blacked out.
Rubbing the sleep from her eyes with her mitten hands, Eileen started looking around the room. From what she could see, there were three other baby cribs, large enough for an adult, in the room with her. And there was a familiar smell in the room. It smelled sweet, like baby powder.
"Why is someone treating me like a baby? I'm a 50 year old woman!" Eileen thought.
Eileen found the room very comfortable and warm. After laying in the crib for 15 minutes, she found herself growing tired. Stretching, she drifted off to sleep in seconds. What Eileen did not know was that a gas was being emitted into the room, enough to make her drowsy.
Eileen woke to the calling of her name. Focusing on the person in front of her, Eileen saw a woman dressed in a nurse's dress, complete with cap, white stockings and white shoes. She was holding a metal rod.
"What's going on?" she stammered.
"Why am I being treated like I was a baby?"
"It's been decide that you are really a baby." answered the woman.
"Now you are going to learn to be a baby again."
Eileen's mouth dropped opened. They wanted her to act like a baby?
"Get me outta here!" Eileen demanded.
All that Eileen got for her defiance was the tip of the metal pole touching her legs. A shot of electricity went up her legs and she quickly found herself in a fetal position. Not only that, Eileen discovered that she had wet herself!
"Babies speak baby-talk." Replied the nurse.
"Say something."
"I'm not a baby!" answered Eileen.
"WRONG!" yelled the nurse.
Once again, she touched the metal rod to Eileen's leg, causing electricity to shot up and down her legs. Again, Eileen felt herself pee and soak her diapers.
"Say something baby." Said the nurse in a commanding voice.
Looking directly into the nurse's eyes, Eileen spat out, "Go to hell."
"WRONG BABY!" yelled the nurse.
Again, she touched the metal rod to Eileen's leg, causing electricity to shot up and down her legs. Again, Eileen felt herself peeing, emptying her bladder into her already soaked diapers.
Looking down at Eileen, the nurse again commanded, "Let's try it again, baby. Speak like the baby you are."
Eileen was about to refuse, but changed her mind. Her legs still felt tingly and she could feel the warmth of her urine that was clinging to her waist in the wet diaper.
With tears in her eyes, Eileen said in a soft voice, "Goo-goo, gaa-gaa."
Smiling, the nurse cooed, "Good baby" as she patted the top of Eileen's head.
"Talk to nursie again, like a good widdle baby." Cooed the nurse.
Tears running down her cheeks, Eileen replied in her earlier talk, "Goo-goo."
"Such a good baby you are." Cooed the nurse, "Yes you are, Baby Eileen."
The nurse inserted the large pacifier into Eileen's mouth.
"Babies love to suck on their binkie's, don't they baby." As she touched the tip of the rod to the crib's rail.
Eileen knew what she meant. If she did not start sucking on the nipple, the nurse was going to touch the rod to her legs again. Closing her eyes, Eileen started doing what she was told to do, she started sucking on the nipple.
Eileen thought that she would be able to get rid of the wet diaper and clean herself up when the nurse announced, "Have a nice sleepy byes, baby. Nursie will be back in two hours to check on you." With that, the nurse left the room leaving Eileen alone. And Eileen was still strapped down unable to move.
As soon as the nurse left, a very soft, soothing voice was emitted from the headboard of the crib.
The voice cooed to Eileen as the disembodied voice said,
"YOU WANT TO BE A BABY. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A GROWN-UP. YOU WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU LIKE A BABY. YOU ARE A BABY."
The voice repeated over and over again. Eileen tried not listening, humming, thinking about anything to avoid listening to that hypnotic voice. After awhile, Eileen's eye lids started to droop and she was feeling very tired. Once again, the gas hissed into the nursery room, causing her to get drowsy. Soon, she was fast asleep, listening to the voice tell her how much she wanted to be a baby again.
Two hours later, the nurse was softly calling Eileen wake. Her eye lids fluttered opened and focused on the nurse bending over her. While Eileen slept, her pacifier dropped out of her mouth. When Eileen woke up, and she realized that the pacifier was missing, she quickly looked around, found it laying on the mattress. Using both her mitten hands, Eileen picked it up and shoved it into her mouth. She started sucking on her "binkie", enjoying the sensation. Eileen did not know why she wanted the infantile toy, only that she did.
The nurse smiled at her charge and cooed, "Does baby wike her binkie?"
Through her pacifier, Eileen smiled back. She knew that she was an adult and that she was 50 years old. But she was enjoying being taken care of, being babied.
Then she felt the cold dampness around her waist. It felt so uncomfortable. Her bottom lip started to quiver and Eileen let out a loud "Waaa!". She knew she should do something else, but the only thing she could think of was to cry. For some strange reason, Eileen knew that the nurse would change her and she would not have to do anything. Using her mitten hands as fists, she tried to stop the flow of her tears.
"Ah," cooed the nurse, "does baby havea wet didee? Does baby wantum nursie to change baby's didee?"
Through her tears, Eileen shook her head. She hated wearing those wet diapers and if the nurse was going to change her, she would be grateful.
Lowering the side rail of the crib, the nurse leaned over and pulled the zipper of the Dr. Dentons down. Carefully, she removed Eileen's arms and then her legs. Eileen laid in the crib dressed in a tee shirt, plastic pants and a soaked diaper. Lifting Eileen into a sitting position, the nurse removed the tee shirt. Laying Eileen back down, the nurse lifted her legs up until Eileen's bottom was off the mattress, she pulled the damp plastic pants up off the diaper and down her legs. Finally, the nurse unpinned the diaper pins and pulled the diaper off Eileen. The cool breeze felt good circulating around her waist. She laid in the crib naked.
Without realizing it, when the nurse removed the baby style jammies and her hands were free, Eileen spat the pacifier out and started sucking her thumb.
The nurse took baby wipes and gently wiped Eileen's pubic area and then lifted her bottom and wiped that clean too.
"That feel good, nursie." lisped Eileen. She did not why she spoke babyish, especially when he knew that she could speak as an adult, but again she din not care.
The nurse smiled at Eileen as she started rubbing diaperine all over Eileen's diaper area. Again, lifting Eileen's legs until her bottom was off the mattress, the nurse slid three thick cloth diapers under and gently laid her bottom on the soft material. Spreading Eileen's legs apart, the nurse pulled the material up and pinned the cloth together at the sides. A pair of plastic pants were pulled up her legs and over her thick diapers. Sitting Eileen up, she pulled a white tee shirt down over her head. Eileen continued sucking her thumb and the nurse had to forcibly remove it. Once the shirt was on Eileen, she immediately started sucking her thumb. The nurse went to get the new pair of Dr. Denton's, she found Eileen laying on her side in a fetal position, sucking her thumb.
As Eileen laid on her side, she was thinking to herself, "Why am I sucking my thumb? Why is it giving me so much pleasure? I know that I am not a baby, but I feel like one. I feel so small and helpless. Why?"
The nurse started putting Eileen's legs into the leggings of the pajamas. Sitting her up, Eileen's arms were placed into the sleeves. Then the zipper was pulled up to the neck. Once again, Eileen was secured in her baby style "jammies".
Before the nurse could secure her to the mattress, Eileen started to struggle, her mentality of being an adult slightly restored, crying out, "I'm not a baby! I'm a grown woman!"
Another nurse helped secure Eileen down and shortly she was crib bound once again. Eileen laid there immobilized, sobbing. In the short period of time that she was there, she was reacting like a baby.
The head nurse arrived. Standing by Eileen's crib, she said in a commanding voice, "Still think you are a grown-up, babykins? We'll fix that."
Turning to the nurses, she ordered, "Give her a two quart enema, then plug her. She'll learn that she is nothing but a helpless, little baby and needs her nursie to take care of her." With that, the head nurse left.
The other two nurses started to work. They lowered the side rail and removed the straps holding Eileen down. Quickly, and not to gentle, they remove all of her clothing until she laid there in just her diapers.
Eileen was scared. She did not know hat the nurses were going to do. She cried out, "Please stop. I'll be good. I promise. Please!" she sobbed.
The nurses ignored her pleas and continued their work. Eileen was strapped down again, this time on her stomach. She was helpless again. Removing the diaper pins, the nurse pulled back the diaper exposing Eileen's bottom. Hanging an 2 quart enema bag on an IV pole, the nurse inserted the tube into Eileen's rectum. She let out a cry, begging the nurse to stop. Eileen could feel the solution flowing inside her as her stomach expanded. Finally, the nurse stopped the flow and removed the tube, but quickly inserted a balloon in her rectum and inflated it. The enema solution was "corked" inside of her. Removing the restraints, the nurse turned Eileen over and re-diapered her and pulled the plastic pants over them. She laid there sobbing, as the nurse placed the restraints back on her.
Eileen was getting cramps and started begging the nurse, "Please, let me use the bathroom."
Shaking her finger in Eileen's face, "You're much to young to be potty trained. You'll just have to use your diapers like every other baby does."
Taking a pacifier, the nurse inserted it into Eileen's mouth.
"Nursie will remove the balloon in a little while baby. Now suck your binkie."
Eileen continued her wailing and begging. The cramps were getting worst. After a half hour, the nurse deflate the balloon. Within seconds, Eileen could feel the enema erupt into her waiting diapers. It just kept coming and Eileen thought that it would never stop. Finally, it ended. She smelled horrible and it felt like she was sitting in mud.
Looking up at the nurse, Eileen figured that the nurse would change her. She was wrong. The nurse simply pulled the side rail up and said, "Think about what a little baby you really are." Then she left, leaving Eileen alone.
Eileen laid in her crib, crying, feeling so uncomfortable. She started screaming, demanding the nurse change her. This continued for 2 hours. At last, the nurse returned. And she was not smiling.
"We gave you a chance to return to a baby stage on your own, but you did not take advantage of this." Stated the nurse.
"So you will start from the beginning. Not as an infant, but as a newborn. We'll see how you do there."
Taking a syringe, the nurse gave Eileen a shot in the arm. Things started spinning around and Eileen had trouble staying awake. In less than a minute, she was fast asleep.
Nurses came into the room and proceeded in cleaning Eileen up. Shortly, her messy diapers were removed and Eileen was washed. She laid in her crib naked, as a nurse entered pushing a gurney. Eileen was transferred from the crib to the gurney and wheeled out of the room.
They traveled own the corridor to a examination room. Surrounding the gurney, the nurses started a new procedure. Prying her lids opened, the nurse placed several drops into Eileen's eyes. This would cause her vision to be a complete blur. Then, they sprayed her throat, causing her vocal cords to be semi-paralyzed. Eileen would be unable to speak, just mumble like a baby. Another shot was given to her to make her weak, helpless like a newborn baby. Lastly, she was taken to another room and placed in the fetal position into a small, dark box. Now the nurses had to wait for her to wake up.
Half and hour later, Eileen woke up. She knew she was in a cramp place, very soft, but confining. It was so dark that she could not see her hand in front of her face. She could hear voices, but they were muffled. She tried to speak, but nothing came out. Then it felt as if she was being pushed down and out of a small opening and the muffled voices became clearer.
Eileen heard a woman's voice say, "I can see the head. The baby's coming!" as she heard these word, Eileen's head was emerging from the confining space. Her eyes had trouble adjusting to the bright light and everything was a blur. She heard the female voice say "Push." Eileen could feel her body sliding out of the confined space. Shortly, she was completely out and the same female voice saying "It's a girl. A fine healthy baby girl." Though she was unable to see, the room was a little chilly.
Eileen could feel that she was being rushed, a nozzle was shoved up her nose, like it was trying to clean something out of it. The tube was quickly removed and her entire body was vigorously rubbed down with soft towels. Her bottom was lifted and she could feel something placed under, her legs pulled apart and a thing pulled up and taped at her sides. She was placed into a pamper. A tee shirt was put on her, with the sleeves sewed shut, forcing her hands into fists. She could feel the hem of the shirt barely above her navel. A soft cap covered her head. A piece of plastic was wrapped around her right ankle. Then she was lifted and placed on a soft blanket. The blanket was wrapped around her and she was completely secured in it. And she was completely helpless too, for she was unable to move. Once again, she was lifted up and laid in a clear basket type container. Even though her vision was blurred, Eileen could feel the container moving.
Eileen was moved to another room where the lights were subdued. Looking through the sides, Eileen could tell she was put in between two other plastic containers.
"Here's the new baby's chart." Eileen heard a female voice say.
"Did the mother pick out a name for her baby?" another female voice asked.
"Eileen." Replied the first voice.
"Alright," said the second voice, "I'll put that on her card, 'BABY GIRL - EILEEN NELSON'."
Looking at the foot of her container, Eileen could see a blurred figure put a large card attached to the container.
As she laid there, Eileen could hear babies crying. Several of them as a matter of fact. Then it dawned on her, she had just experienced her "birth". And she was in a incubator in the nursery room of a hospital. She was a "newborn baby". And she was with the other newborn babies.
As she laid there, Eileen started to feel very sleepy. Her "birth experience" was so tiresome for her and she fell asleep. When she woke, she could feel that she was being held in giant arms. Everything was still blurred, but her head was being pushed towards a large pinkest object. The object was forced into her mouth, it was soft. Of sudden, warm liquid squirted into her mouth and Eileen found herself swallowing the liquid.
A voice cooed to Eileen, "That's right baby, drink-up all of mommy's milk."
Eileen realized that she was being breastfed! When she tried to pull away, her head was just forced back to the giant nipple. As she laid there drinking the breast milk, Eileen could feel a giant hand patting her bottom. Did they really make her an infant again she wondered.
What Eileen did not know was that she was being held in a replica of a woman, a large mechanical woman. This was used to give the "newborn babies" a feeling of being tiny. It was always a success. This process was tried on several volunteers from their "births" to a total of several days in the nursery room. Afterwards, they all said the same, they felt small and helpless, and felt as if they were newborns.
Eileen fell asleep in her "mommy's" arms, only to wake up in the nursery room.
This continued for the next few days. She would wake up in her mommy's arms, drink the breast milk, fall asleep only to wake up to the crying of the babies in the nursery room. The only feedings Eileen received was from the breast feedings. It was sweet and warm, and it was filling.
Her vision was still blurred and she was unable to speak, except for the gurgles that she emitted like a baby. Her bladder became weaker and she would soak her pamper. Like the other "newborns", Eileen learn to cry when she need a diaper change. Not really learned, but she knew that if she did not cry , she would not be fed or changed. Crying, Eileen figured was more for survival than anything else.
Once a day, as Eileen slept, eye drops were use to ensure her vision continued to be blurred, her throat sprayed to ensure that she could only make gurgling sounds, and a shot to ensure that she was as weak as a newborn. Speakers in the incubator help Eileen except her conditioning.
After a few days, it was decide that Eileen should be moved to a nursery room. Taking her incubator, Eileen was wheeled out and taken to her new nursery room. Lifting her out of the incubator, Eileen was laid in a adult size bassinet, complete with a hood. The blanket was removed, as well as the long sleeve tee shirt. Eileen laid in the bassinet dressed only in her pamper. Feeling the inside of the pamper, the nurse un-taped it and removed that as well. Eileen was completely naked. At first this bothered her, but after a few days of this treatment, it no longer did. She laid there sucking on her "binkie".
Eileen still confused about why she was responding like a baby. She knew that she was an adult, but she enjoyed being babied, enjoyed sucking on her binkie. And she hated being in wet diapers and could not wait until a nurse changed her.
The nurse lifted her bottom up and slid three thick cloth diapers under her and gently laid her bottom on the soft material. Spreading Eileen's legs apart, the nurse pulled the material up and pinned the cloth together at the sides. A pair of plastic pants were pulled up her legs and over her thick diapers. Lifting her legs up, the nurse inserted them into an adult size baby sleeper. Once her legs were in, the nurse sat Eileen up and put her arms into the sleeves. The hands went into thick mittens attached to the ends of the sleeves. The front of the sleep er was zippered shut. Eileen could not get out of it even if she wanted to. A baby bonnet was tied on, making Eileen look quite infantile.
She was strapped down in the bassinet to ensure she was unable to move. Taking a nursing bottle, the nurse bottle-feed Eileen her first bottle in days. Eileen suck hungrily on the nipple. Then the nurse sat Eileen up and started patting her back until she let out a burp - a loud one at that. Milk dribbled from her mouth and the nurse wiped the milk away. Laying Eileen down for her nap, the nurse covered her charge and left the room.
Eileen laid in the bassinet feeling so helpless. She wished she could escape. She was starting to feel as if she could rebel. Fight these nurses against making her more of baby. Noticing that the strap was loose, Eileen was able to lift it and slid under it. She was free. Climbing out of the bassinet was difficult being dressed in a baby gown, but she managed.
Walking in a floor length baby gown was another matter. Eileen found herself falling several times before reaching the door of the nursery. As humiliating as it would be, Eileen figured the best course of action would be to crawl. Getting down on all fours, Eileen crawled on the tile floor towards the elevators. Eileen notice that the hallway was empty of nurses and or personnel. Slowly and carefully, she crawled down the hallway to where the elevators were. Glass doors barred the entrance to the elevator chambers. Looking at the wall, Eileen saw a metal pad that would open the glass doors automatically. Using both of her mitten hands, she pushed with all her might. The glass doors slid apart silently. Eileen quickly crawled into the elevator chamber and look up at the buzzers. Above the up/down buttons there was a sign that read "9th Floor". Kneeling, Eileen pushed the down button. She watched as the floor indicators lite up the floors, "1-2-3-4-5...etc." until it reached 9. When he elevator stopped at the 9th floor, the door panels did not open. Frustrated, Eileen started to bang on the panels.
"You need a combination to opened the doors, baby." Stated a voice behind Eileen.
Eileen turned around and saw 2 nurses standing behind her.
Looking down at the baby-woman, the nurse stated, "Did yiou think you leave so easily? You have always been on a monitor being watched."
Fear consumed her, for she stood up and tried running away from the nurses only to fall on her face due to the baby gown she wore.
"Now Baby Eileen," said one of the nurses, "you're going to be punished. You'll be sorry that you ever tried that."
Eileen started crying profusely as the nurses dragged her back to her nursery room.
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As the triumphant start of a trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leaves you begging for more. By necessity, Peter Jackson's ambitious epic compresses J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings, but this robust adaptation maintains reverent allegiance to Tolkien's creation, instantly qualifying as one of the greatest fantasy films ever made. At 178 minutes, it's long enough to establish the myriad inhabitants of Middle-earth, the legendary Rings of Power, and the fellowship of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and humans--led by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the brave hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood)--who must battle terrifying forces of evil on their perilous journey to destroy the One Ring in the land of Mordor. Superbly paced, the film is both epic and intimate, offering astonishing special effects and production design while emphasizing the emotional intensity of Frodo's adventure, and ends on a perfect note of heroic loyalty and rich anticipation.
After the breaking of the Fellowship, Frodo and Sam journey to Mordor with the creature Gollum as their guide in The Two Towers. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) join in the defense of the people of Rohan, who are the first target in the eradication of the race of Men by the renegade wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and the dark lord Sauron. Fantastic creatures, astounding visual effects, and a climactic battle at the fortress of Helm's Deep make The Two Towers a worthy successor to The Fellowship of the Ring, grander in scale but retaining the story's emotional intimacy.
With The Return of the King, the greatest fantasy epic in film history draws to a grand and glorious conclusion. The trilogy could never fully satisfy those who remain exclusively loyal to Tolkien's expansive literature, but as a showcase for physical and technical craftsmanship it is unsurpassed in pure scale and ambition, setting milestone after cinematic milestone as Frodo and Sam continue their mission to Mordor to destroy the soul-corrupting One Ring. While the heir to the kingdom of Men, Aragorn, endures the massive battle at Minas Tirith with the allegiance of Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf, Frodo and Sam must survive the schizoid deceptions of Gollum, who remains utterly convincing as a hybrid of performance (by Andy Serkis) and subtly nuanced computer animation. Jackson and cowriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have much ground to cover; that they do so with intense pacing and epic sweep is impressive enough, but by investing greater depth and consequence in the actions of fellow hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd), they ensure that The Return of the King maintains the trilogy's emphasis on intimate fellowship and remains faithful to Tolkien's overall vision. By ending the LOTR trilogy with noble integrity and faith in the power of imaginative storytelling, The Return of the King, like its predecessors, will stand as an adventure for the ages. --Jeff Shannon and David Horiuchi
Our Review of the Extended Edition on DVD (Dec. 14, 2004):
The extended editions of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings present the greatest trilogy in film history in the most ambitious sets in DVD history. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the almost two additional hours of material in the extended editions (about 11 hours total) help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor. In addition, the extended editions offer more bridge material between the films, further confirming that the trilogy is really one long film presented in three pieces (which is why it's the greatest trilogy ever--there's no weak link). The scene of Galadriel's gifts to the Fellowship added to the first film proves significant over the course of the story, while the new Faramir scene at the end of the second film helps set up the third and the new Saruman scene at the beginning of the third film helps conclude the plot of the second.
To top it all off, the extended editions offer four discs per film: two for the longer movie, plus four commentary tracks and stupendous DTS 6.1 ES sound; and two for the bonus material, which covers just about everything from script creation to special effects. The argument was that fans would need both versions because the bonus material is completely different, but the features on the theatrical releases are so vastly inferior that the only reason a fan would need them would be if they wanted to watch the shorter versions they saw in theaters (the last of which, The Return of the King, merely won 11 Oscars). The LOTR extended editions without exception have set the DVD standard by providing a richer film experience that pulls the three films together and further embraces Tolkien's world, a reference-quality home theater experience, and generous, intelligent, and engrossing bonus features. --David Horiuchi
Versions of Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu-ray and DVD
Original Theatrical Edition
Platinum Series Special Extended Edition
Original Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition
Original Theatrical Edition [Blu-ray]
Extended Edition [Blu-ray]
Release Date May 25, 2004 Dec. 14, 2004 Aug. 29, 2006 Apr. 16, 2010 TBA
Format/Disc # Three DVDs 12 DVDs Six DVDs Three Blu-ray Discs, Three DVDs, Three Digital Copies 15 Discs Total: Films are on Blu-ray, with Special Features on DVDs
Digital Copies No No No Yes, on three discs (expired Apr. 4, 2011)
Yes, online (expires Jun. 26, 2012)
Extra footage None 30 minutes added to Return of the King; 43 minutes added to The Two Towers; 50 minutes added to Return of the King For all three films: Both the theatrical and extended edition on one disc None Same as extended-edition DVD
Commentaries None Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens; Commentary by the design team; Commentary by the production/post-production team; Commentary by the cast, including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, and Miranda Otto None None Same commentaries as extended-edition DVD
Documentaries Fellowship of the Ring: "Welcome to Middle-earth," "The Quest for the Ring," "A Passage to Middle-earth"; The Two Towers: "On the Set: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"; "Return to Middle- earth"Return of the King: Three documentaries: "The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision," "A Filmmaker's Journey: Making The Return of The King," "National Geographic Special: Beyond the Movie" "From Book to Vision," "From Vision to Reality," "The Journey Continues...," Documentaries on J.R.R. Tolkein, "From Book to Script" documentaries, "Designing and Building Middle-earth," "Home of the Horse Lords," "Gollum," "Filming 'The Two Towers,'" "Visual Effects," "Editorial: Refining the Story," "Music and Sound," "The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over..."; "Filming The Return of the King," "Weta Digital," "Post-Production: Journey's End," "The Passing of an Age," "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for 'Into the West'" Three behind-the-scenes documentaries by Costa Botes, the filmmaker director Peter Jackson personally hired Same as theatrical-edition DVD Same as extended-edition DVD, plus Costa Botes documentaries from the Original Theatrical & Extended Limited Edition
Featurettes Fellowship of the Ring: 15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net; The Two Towers: Eight featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net; Return of the King: Six featurettes None None Same as theatrical-edition DVD None
Other Features Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes previews of The Two Towers and The Fellowship of the Ring; Enya "May It Be" music video; An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Preview of Electronic Arts' video games; DVD-ROM features: Exclusive online content; Emiliana Torrini "Gollum Song" music video; "The Long and Short of It," a short film by Sean Astin; "The Lord of The Rings" Trilogy Supertrailer Design Galleries; "Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map; "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map w/on-location footage; production photos; "The Mumakil Battle" demonstration / multi-angle interactive feature; "DFK6498" short film, "Strike Zone" short film, DVD-ROM access to exclusive online features None Same as theatrical-edition DVD Same as extended edition DVDs; see above for complete special features
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A few miles inland from the Mediterranean, this 67-room hotel on the Costa del Sol is the elegant centerpiece of an ambitious real estate project that includes private villas and a top-rated golf course. Surrounded by impeccably landscaped grounds, the Finca Cortesin took its cues from traditional Spanish farmhouses—low, whitewashed, terra-cotta-tile-roofed, and built around interior courtyards that often have a Moorish decor. Take advantage of the complex's three restaurants, superb spa with an indoor saltwater pool (there are two outdoor pools), a high-tech gym with Med views, a hammam, and a Finnish-style snow room.
This elegant Art Deco tower piercing the blue Californian skies on Sunset Boulevard has long been a landmark of the city, home to Hollywood greats since its arrival in 1931, courtesy of architect Leland A Bryant. In those days it was Clark Gable and Greta Garbo, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner – and John Wayne, who apparently kept a cow on his balcony to ensure fresh milk for his coffee. Now it’s shiny again after a multi-million-dollar renovation, and 21st-century stars are coming here just for a night or to grab a drink in the see-and-be-seen Tower Bar on the notorious Sunset Strip. No photographs. No phone calls – it says on the bottom of the menu firmly while maître d’ Gabé Doppelt discreetly juggles regular guests such as Jennifer Aniston with those who prefer dim lighting or need private corners for tête-à-têtes. The spicy tuna tartare is nearly everyone’s favourite; the seared scallops with black leek and truffle sauce a close second. The 81 bedrooms are done up in dusty pinks and browns with dazzling bathrooms clad in metallic gold wallpaper designed by fashion illustrator Donald Robertson, and there’s a Joanna Vargas spa for those red-carpet moments. The newly refreshed outdoor terrace overlooking the small but beautiful pool is one of the loveliest spots – in a city with a strong alfresco game – for a breakfast of mashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs, or simply to relax for an hour or so, taking in the spectacular views of LA and basking in that brilliant golden sunshine. By Mary Lussiana
With a stay at Katamama, you'll be centrally located in Seminyak, steps from Seminyak Beach and within a 10-minute walk of Eat Street.Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite. Read More...
A Canadian glamping experience like no other. Accessible only by air and water, the coastal rainforest and glacial lakes on this tip of Vancouver Island make quite an impression on guests landing by float plane on Bedwell Sound. A horse-drawn carriage waits to whisk them off to the log-cabin cookhouse, as if at the start of a James Fenimore Cooper novel, for a glass of blanc de noir and salmon tartare. The waterfront tents are tents in name only – safari-style, with vintage oil lamps and a cast-iron fireplace, a spacious bathroom with heated floors and an outdoor shower. There’s a tent for the piano, and even one for a billiards table. The whole set-up here is determinedly relaxed, like a summer camp for outward-bound adults. It draws folk from all walks of life, who share a headstrong attitude to wilderness adventure, heading out in all weathers in rubber boots and good spirits for heli-fishing and wildlife spotting. An ocean safari on a lightning-fast Zodiac boat is the best way to spot bald eagles, sea lions, grey whales, sea otters and solitary black bears digging up crabs on the beach. Or go foraging with the chef, picking spruce tips, wild blackberries, salal berries and mushrooms for dinner. Clayoquot has been open since 2000, and the family of its founder are fiercely committed to protecting Clayoquot Sound’s eco-system, putting millions into restoring the salmon-spawning grounds. It’s the sort of place that will reset your compass for a long time. By Amber Gibson
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Foodies who are eager to enjoy Napa Valley's award-winning wineries and restaurants will love staying at Auberge du Soleil. This upscale property features a 15,000-bottle cellar and two eateries, both of which are helmed by Michelin-starred chef Robert Curry. After filling up on gourmet fare, travelers can enjoy complimentary yoga classes at the Japanese-style pavilion, go for a walk through the sculpture garden, unwind with a treatment at the spa or sip cocktails by the outdoor pool. The No. 1 Best Hotel in Napa Valley also boasts relaxation-focused extras, such as fireplaces and soaking tubs, inside its guest rooms. (Courtesy of Auberge du Soleil, An Auberge Resort)
Retaining its neoclassical splendour yet introducing mischief and modernity, art curator Nuria Ferrer Klein – the owner’s mother – has perked up this 19th-century mansion’s ancient coffered ceilings and paved courtyard and gallery by using a smoky charcoal-grey hue. Bespoke contemporary canvases by trailblazing artists Guillem Nadal and Josep Maria Riera i Aragó are an arresting sight in the otherwise serene lobby. In the former stables, the snug Quadrat restaurant serves up convincing yet edgy Mediterranean dishes such as scarlet-shrimp socarrat rice. Hollywood stars and the hotel’s savvy regulars head for the private garden, or chow down on sushi served by the pool on the rooftop terrace, the largest in town. While common spaces are filled with chequered stone tiles, soft grey textiles and sofas, bedrooms cut a dash, some with frescoed ceilings, French oak flooring and bold chandeliers. Set in the city’s twisty-turny historic quarter, the hotel can sort inspired concierge-curated diversions, including gin making at a local distillery – but if that’s too taxing, the barman can easily rustle up the real deal here instead. Sant Francesc sums up what makes Palma so alluring in the first place – that intersection of old and new imbued with a playful spirit. This is Palma’s most self-assured though understated address. By Anna Nicholas
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This sprawling cream-colored villa is perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, and the stunning vantage point is one of the hotel's finest features: Hermanus is known for its rugged natural beauty, and Birkenhead House maximizes that in all directions. Hermanus is a lovely add-on to any South Africa trip, and this is the best hotel in the area by far. If you're a serious whale watcher, it's a no brainer: You can't beat these views.
Hotels by category is an option available to you on the left hand side of the hotel listing page for a certain place, for example, Manesar. In case you want to search for only resorts near Manesar, then further narrow down your search by choosing from an array of options like apartment, bed and breakfast, cottage, farmhouse, guesthouse, hostel, villa, resort etc. Against each type you will be indicated the inventory available. It could be 0 apartments, and 8 resorts. Within Manesar, now choose the resort nearest to you, and proceed with the booking.
A literal reading of this hotel’s name explains how it ranked at No. 3 in the location category: it sits right over the water in Sausalito, giving you deck or picture-window views of San Francisco Bay, Marin, and Alcatraz. Considering the prime real estate, readers also gave the 31-room, shingled hotel high marks for value (it’s also evidence of the affection travelers have for a free continental breakfast and an evening wine-and-cheese reception). You also get niceties like in-room binoculars, Bulgari toiletries, and complimentary bicycles, so you can pedal around Sausalito or nearby Mill Valley and Tiburon.
The No. 1 Best Hotel in Vermont also happens to be one of its most unique. Situated on 300 acres of farmland in Barnard, Vermont, this adults-only, all-inclusive property features a spa, a pub and just 20 accommodations equipped with fireplaces and separate showers and bathtubs. Additionally, all guests have access to complimentary laundry service, minifridge snacks and packing and unpacking services, plus daily breakfast, lunch, dinner and alcoholic beverages at the on-site restaurant are included in the room rate. Activities, such as canoeing and kayaking, fly-fishing, tennis and snowshoeing, are also covered. (Courtesy of Twin Farms)
Auberge aux Deux Lions is close to the most popular areas of the city without being in the heart of the action. This small, urban hotel is located in the Montcalm district and is not far from the old city. Certain rooms show off the stone walls from the oldest parts of the hotel, which date back to 1909. As this hotel is quite small, reservations are an absolute must, and the staff is willing to help with anything and everything, including a free walking tour of the city to help adjust to Québec City.
The Four Seasons Resort Maui is a tranquil retreat located on Wailea Beach. The No. 2 Best Hotel in Maui offers spacious rooms and suites appointed with lanais, access to three golf courses and many kid-friendly amenities, such as lawn games, arts and crafts and hula lessons. What's more, guests can enjoy the hotel's picturesque location, as they lounge on the beach or by one of the three pools, including an adults-only pool with underwater music and a swim-up bar. (Peter Vitale/Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea)
The Lowell is conveniently situated near Fifth Avenue and Central Park on the Upper East Side. Offering 74 rooms and suites with cashmere throws, king-sized beds and pantries or kitchenettes stocked with Dean & DeLuca snacks, this boutique property also features an array of drinking and dining venues, including the elegant Majorelle, the oak-paneled Jacques Bar and the cozy Club Room. And no visit to the No. 2 Best Hotel in New York City would be complete without sitting for afternoon tea in the Pembroke Room. (Courtesy of The Lowell Hotel New York)
What do you want from an LA hotel? Something celebrated, glamorous and star-studded, of course. And nowhere fits the bill quite like the Chateau - as its clientele refer to it - a West Hollywood landmark where the star-to-civilian ratio is approximately 1:1. It is probably best known for being the setting for almost every celebrity magazine interview ever printed; the inspiration for books and movies by F Scott Fitzgerald (The Last Tycoon) and Sofia Coppola (Somewhere); or as the infamous crash pad of the hard-partying Lindsay Lohan, who until recently owed the hotel more than $45,000 in unpaid bills. So it's difficult to sip a glass of rosé in the courtyard without craning to see the maybe-VIP at the next table, or eat a posh cheeseburger in the mahogany-panelled Bar Marmont without looking for an A-lister gone wild (Rob Pattinson drank one too many here for his 27th birthday). The 1920s façade is modelled on a royal residence in the Loire, while the interiors resemble film sets from various eras: the lobby is faux-medieval, with arched wooden doors and beamed ceilings; the nine cottages and four bungalows look fit for Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes; and the 63 rooms are a reminder of the 1970s, with shiny wooden banquettes and peach-tiled bathrooms. The Chateau's sweet-but-spicy signature scent is available to buy as a candle at the front desk.
Our winning resort hotel is also our youngest, completed just one year ago in summer 2017. But the new 154-room lodge, with its prime lakeshore location, has already gained some loyal lifetime fans. One respondent said, “They are right on the shores of the gorgeous Lake Tahoe, surrounded by stunning views of snow-covered mountains. There are no other properties in the area that come close to the luxury accommodations and location.” The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe is ideal for a summer lake getaway, but it also garnered praise from ski vacationers: “I loved the cozy fireplaces that are in every room. The heated pool and hot tub was a big plus after long days skiing…I could spend the entire day there if it wasn't for the plethora of activities that awaited outside.”
Two are indisputably better than one at the Belmond Hotel Splendido and Belmond Splendido Mare, a dual-property entity sitting high above Portofino cove. Both halves carry with them a bit of history: the 670-room Hotel Splendido was once a 16th-century monastery known for withstanding attacks from Saracen pirates, while the other, 16-room “Mare” half sits on the piazzetta, a respite from the lively Ligurian harbor. Outside, fragrant bundles of wisteria and straight-backed juniper bushes flank its winding cobblestone walkways, while rooms mostly come with terra-cotta-tiled terraces where you can take your morning cappuccino—some offer up stunning panoramic views of the cove.
Built on the bones of an old temple (hence the name), this 142-room hotel is a haven for the hip and slightly edgy, and reflective of wider development in the Chengdu area. Designed by U.K. architecture firm Make, the hotel comprises two L-shaped halves separated by a verdant courtyard evoking Sichuan’s rice terraces. Rooms are minimalist and incorporate local materials (timber, bamboo, step stones) and architectural elements—ask if you can get one facing the courtyard. And while the hotel offers French bistro-style plates at its Temple Café and regionally inspired Italian fare at Tivano, head for the wood-lined Mi Xun Teahouse, whose design is inspired by Chinese medicine. With its vegan/vegetarian menu, it’s the hottest seat in the house—if you can get one.
The stunning Harbour Town area is a great place to station yourself during a Hilton Head trip. And its standout accommodations, The Inn & Club at Harbour Town (part of The Sea Pines Resort), is certainly one of the most popular resorts on the island. Guests who choose to make the (somewhat long) trek here delight in the lush scenery, the luxurious rooms and the professional, approachable and welcoming staff. Rooms come with large flat-screen TVs, blackout-lined window treatments and spacious bathrooms with soaking tubs and Molton Brown toiletries. Visitors like to venture out of the hotel to eat (particularly at The Quarterdeck, one of Hilton Head's favorites), but most insist that you stick close to home for Sunday brunch. Harbour Town rests in the bottom boot of Hilton Head Island.
Flanking the northern base of Blackcomb Mountain, The Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler prides itself on its picturesque surroundings, upscale lodging and first-rate service. Previous visitors recommend booking a mountain-facing room. Although they're pricier than other accommodations, these rooms come with cozy comforts such as designer bath products, flat-screen TVs and complimentary Wi-Fi. You'll also find an abundance of activities to choose from: Wintertime yields skiing and sleigh rides, while summer offers opportunities to hike and whitewater raft. And at any time of year, you can lounge along the heated outdoor pool, rejuvenate with a Canadian maple syrup and brown sugar scrub or enjoy wine tastings. In the evening, sip a cocktail at the on-site bar or sample prime slices of tenderloin at Sidecut Modern Steak + Bar (recent visitors mention that meals here are pricey, but worth every penny). Recent guests were thrilled with the exceptional service at this Four Seasons property, but thought the parking fees were a tad high.
Few hotels are as synonymous with their destination as La Mamounia. Frankly, if you don’t end up overnighting in one of this former palace’s tiled guest rooms, just behind the blush-coloured walls of the medina, it’s almost as though you were never in Marrakech at all. That’s because this opulent, more-is-absolutely-more pocket of palm trees, landscaped gardens and fountains, where sultry lobby spaces and bars are draped in silks and dark velvets, has come to embody all those reasons we travel to Marrakech in the first place. Inside its hammam, a mosaic of blue, red and pine-green tiles, are cheery therapists who offer clay body wraps (head down early for
The Peninsula Beverly Hills earns a five-pearl rating, but as one of the best hotels in Beverly Hills, and perhaps in all of Los Angeles, that may be an understatement. Thanks to its attentive staff that discreetly caters to the rich and famous, its status as a luxury Hollywood destination has been steady since its opening in the early '90s. The dining is top-notch, the rooftop pool is an A-list playground, and the spa uses massage oils infused with diamonds. The 194 guest rooms have a floral decor that isn't for everyone, and the management may think it's too pedestrian to have in-room coffeemakers, but at these rates the lack of an Italian espresso machine seems like an oversight. On the plus side, a chauffeur and a Rolls-Royce come included with the rates.
The No. 1 Best Hotel in Utah places powder hounds right next to the slopes of Deer Valley Resort, offering lodgers ski-in, ski-out access. But it's not just a winter escape. A large outdoor pool, kayak and canoe routes and more than 300 miles of accessible hiking trails keep the Montage Deer Valley in season all year long. And aside from the plethora of on-site activities, the courteous and helpful staff is another major reason guests say they return to this luxury retreat. (Courtesy of Montage Deer Valley)
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Metadee Resort & Villas is located at Kata Beach, along Phuket Islands winding west coast.It is a collection of 77 Deluxe Rooms and Villas comprising 24 Deluxe Pool View Rooms, 24 Deluxe Pool Access, nine Access Pool Villas, 19 Private Pool Villas, and one Grand Pool Villa Suite.The resort features a central and large freeform swimming pool, a state-of-the-art air-conditioned fitness room, an international standard spa, meeting facilities, 24/7 security, a tour desk where you can plan your exploration of the island and surrounding islands, and a 24-hr reception.There is a computer terminal near reception and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the resort. Read More...
This Four Seasons outpost consistently impresses visitors with its prime location. The No. 1 Best Hotel in Maryland this year, the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore offers breathtaking views of the harbor and close proximity to local shops and restaurants. Plus, travelers are treated to top-notch amenities, such as two eateries, a spa and two pools, including one overlooking the harbor. Additionally, visitors will find a marble bathroom, an espresso machine and a flat-screen TV with a Blu-ray player inside each room. (Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore)
A perennial favorite among experts and guests, The Allison Inn & Spa is located in Oregon's wine country. The hotel impresses travelers with its spacious rooms and suites, complete with private terraces, gas fireplaces and spa-like bathrooms. The Allison Inn & Spa, the No. 1 Best Hotel in Oregon, also houses a spa and salon, an indoor swimming pool and the award-winning JORY Restaurant, which pairs Pacific Northwest cuisine with its extensive wine menu. (Courtesy of The Allison Inn & Spa)
With hilltop breezes, easy access to Kata Beach and its shopping, nightlife, and dining, Avista Phuket Resort & Spa is in a convenient spot for those who love combining a beach holiday with the better things in life.En Vogue, the signature all-day dining restaurant, puts on several buffets a week with varied and quality entertainment features (theres even a kids clown) and bakes its own bread and patisserie items.Amenities include a branded spa & wellness centre, an interchangeable meeting room that caters for up to 100 people, a compact fitness room, a swim-up and pool bar, a well-stocked library and communications centre, games room, a kidsclub, good wheelchair access, and more. Read More...
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Closer to home, we saw familiar, boutique favorites, such as Vermont’s culinary mecca Twin Farms; Montana’s rustic-luxe Triple Creek Ranch; and Big Sur, California’s adults-only Post Ranch Inn — accessible again now that Highway 1 has recovered from last year’s mudslides — all make the list this year. C Lazy U Ranch, a family-friendly dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies, is making its World’s Best debut — and it managed to crack the top 100. “As someone who has been fortunate enough to travel to 86 countries, I can say that C Lazy U ranks at the very top of the list,” said one devoted fan. “The accommodations and activities are excellent.”
While the Fairmont Pacific Rim features a long list of luxurious amenities, its downtown Vancouver location is what helps it stand apart from competitors. Set on the Coal Harbour waterfront, the hotel sits across the street from the Canada Place cruise ship terminal. Thanks to the hotel's location, recent guests say the views from the rooms and rooftop are spectacular. When you're not gazing out across the harbor, relax poolside in one of the private cabanas or by one of the cozy outdoor fire pits. For even more serenity, visitors recommend booking a treatment at the Willow Stream Spa. Continue the pampering at Botanist, which serves regionally sourced dishes. Craving a pick-me-up? Venture to giovane cafe + wine bar, which offers house-made pastries for breakfast and Italian cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once you've refueled, retreat to your digs where you'll find a Stearns & Foster bed, an iPod docking station and an iPad2, which you can use to order room service and operate various controls in the guest room. Although this Fairmont's high-tech amenities are an added perk, according to recent visitors, it's the hotel's exceptional service that makes a stay here memorable.
Constructed in the late 1800s, the Wentworth Mansion exudes old-world charm, meaning it's also the perfect home base for history buffs visiting Charleston, South Carolina. Lodgers particularly praise the property's elegant decor, fantastic customer service, on-site spa, evening wine and complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Wentworth Mansion wins the honor of the No. 1 Best Hotel in Charleston for 2017. (Courtesy of Wentworth Mansion)
Jeff Finley took this photo of Balanced Rock. It is one the few unique rock formations in Arches National Park that is highly visible from the road. It's a little over nine miles from the park's visitor center. Even though you can see it from the road, get out of the car and walk the short 0.3 mile trail around the rock formation to really appreciate the ball atop its 55-foot base (128 feet tall overall.)
Nestled in Québec City's Old Port, the Auberge Saint-Antoine complements the quaint Petit-Champlain district with elegant decor featuring European artifacts and modern accents. Additional touches, such as minibars, coffee machines, and bathrooms equipped with heated floors and no-fog mirrors earn an extra nod of approval, but recent guests particularly applaud this Relais & Châteaux property's warm and courteous hotel staff. After strolling along Québec City's cobbled streets, you can cozy up at Chez Muffy, an intimate dining room that stuns with gorgeous St. Lawrence River views and an eclectic assortment of seasonal French-Canadian dishes. For lighter fare, grab a table at Bar Artefact, which dishes up small dishes like poutine and grilled cheese. You can also take advantage of the hotel's unique amenities, such as the private movie screening room and LeGYM fitness center and private spa treatment rooms, which all receive high marks from previous visitors.
Guest feedback was taken very seriously when andBeyond rebuilt its flagship camp in early 2018, in the same plum position in the Kichwa Tembo concession (more than 800 private hectares), bordering the Mara Triangle’s National Reserve. Which is likely why the duo who designed the original 20 years ago, Debra Fox and Chris Browne, didn’t make any unnecessary changes in the redo. Nothing was changed for the sake of change: vintage silver, crystal decanters, leather armchairs and extravagantly deep sofas were reused, recycled or reupholstered, while old-world maps and brass fittings were added. Kenyan-grown roses still give a homely touch. New to camp is a family suite, gin bar and safari boutique stocked exclusively with home-grown designer labels. The Mara Triangle is the sharp edge of Masai Mara safaris, and not just during migration season. On any given day, the open plains are thrumming with memorable sightings: a 40-strong herd of elephant, a week-old giraffe galloping clumsily after its mother, hundreds of zebra and antelope, a pair of black-backed jackals trotting through the long grass, and lions snoozing on a little-used track. Being in a private concession means guests can also go out on night drives, have silver-service bush banquets accompanied by deeply resonant Maasai chanting, and the chance to do a walk or trail run with a Maasai guide. Andbeyond is a top safari outfit, known for its highly designed lodges and camps throughout Southern and East Africa and its commitment to the care of the land and local communities. Now its exceptionally located big-hitter property is back, with even more space than ever. By Jane Broughton
A top-to-bottom refit of the Lambs Club, the historic thespian hangout in the heart of Midtown’s Theater District, has turned this actors’ den into a sleek 76-room hotel with Art Deco lines and ocean liner-inspired fittings that hark back to travel’s bygone era. Rooms are fitted with gorgeous steamer trunk–like wardrobes and desk-vanity combos in chocolate leather, while bathrooms come with wall-to-wall mirrors and rain showers stocked with custom Asprey amenities. Guests can find a break at the cozy Lambs Club Bar, hidden away above the lobby, and at the underground spa, with a clever "endless" lap pool and small gym—probably the only place on the property where you can let them see you sweat.
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Airbus retained the top spot in commercial plane orders by confirming it outsold Boeing last year, after an unprecedented surge of over 400 orders in December. Airbus said on Tuesday that it won 1,456 net orders in 2014, down from 1,503 a year earlier but enough to pass Boeing's total of 1,432. Gross orders totalled 1,796, against 1,550 for Boeing, giving Airbus a 54 percent market share. Airbus delivered 629 aircraft in 2014, up slightly...
Embraer Wins First Indonesia Aircraft Deal
Embraer is supplying its first aircraft to an Indonesian airline as cost-conscious Southeast Asian carriers seek smaller planes to serve the region's second-tier cities more efficiently than large aircraft. Embraer said that Kalstar Aviation, based in Indonesia's Kalimantan province, is leasing two E-195 planes from Ireland's Aldus Aviation. Embraer has nearly 200 commercial planes in service in Asia Pacific with 20 operators. Though...
Airbus Says Priority For A380 Is New Customers
Airbus expects to win more orders for the A380 this year after failing to book any new customers for the superjumbo in 2014. Emirates is the biggest customer for the plane and has said it will order more if Airbus upgrades the aircraft with new engines. But Fabrice Bregier, the head of the plane making unit of Airbus Group, said at a news conference on Tuesday that the priority was to find other customers for the current version. "In the...
Airbus In Talks With Regulator On Ejectable 'Black Boxes'
Airbus has begun talks with European regulator EASA on proposals to make ejectable flight data recorders available on its two largest models, the A380 and the new A350, potentially making them the first commercial planes to use the technology. Airbus said it was also not ruling out expanding the use of ejectable recorders, which combine both voice and data recordings, to new versions of the A330 and A320. The talks with the European...
Avolon Firms Up Order For 15 Airbus A330neos
Avolon, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing company, has firmed up its contract for 15 Airbus A330neo aircraft. Avolon is one of the launch customers of the A330neo after signing an initial commitment in July 2014 at the Farnborough Airshow. (Airwise)
Airbus Says A350 To Be Profitable By 2019
Airbus expects the A350 to be profitable from 2019 before becoming a prime source of profits, chief executive Fabrice Bregier said. Airbus has firm orders for 780 A350s from about 40 airlines, Bregier said a day after its first delivery of the aircraft to Qatar Airways. "We think (it) will become profitable towards the end of the decade, so towards 2019," Bregier said on RTL radio. "From then, it will be one of the biggest contributors to...
First Airbus A350 Delivery Delayed
First delivery of the new Airbus A350, scheduled for Saturday, December 13, has been postponed and no new date has been set, the plane maker said. "We are working very closely with Qatar Airways to meet our common goal to deliver their first A350 XWB very soon," an Airbus spokesman said. Qatar Airways is the biggest customer for Airbus's new-generation wide-body aircraft. Earlier this year, it delayed taking delivery of its first A380...
Airbus November Order Total 248, Lags Boeing
Airbus sold 248 aircraft in November, with total orders between January and November sitting at 1,328, or 1,031 net orders. Airbus has delivered delivered 554 so far in 2014. November's Airbus sales included a total of 120 A320-family aircraft to three unidentified customers. However CIT Leasing cancelled an order for one of 15 new-generation A350-900s as it finalised an order for 15 upgraded A330neos. Airbus remains behind Boeing in...
Airbus, China Aircraft Leasing Agree USD$10 Bln Order
China Aircraft Leasing has agreed a USD$10.2 billion deal to buy 100 planes from Airbus, subject to shareholder approval. The aircraft will be delivered over the period 2016-2022, and will be funded by bank loans, debt, equity financing and working capital among other means, CALC said in a stock exchange filing. The deal, first announced on November 6, includes 74 A320neos. Hong Kong-based CALC is part of an expanding breed of Chinese...
Design Flaws Led To 787 Battery Fire
A lithium-ion battery that caught fire aboard a parked Boeing 787 in 2013 in Boston had design flaws and should not have been certified by the FAA, the NTSB said on Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board said the battery, manufactured by GS Yuasa, experienced an internal short circuit that led to thermal runaway of the cell. This condition caused flammable materials to be ejected outside the battery's case and resulted in a small...
Rolls-Royce Wins USD$5 Billion Delta Order
Rolls-Royce has won a USD$5 billion contract to supply engines to power 50 new Airbus planes ordered by Delta Air Lines. Rolls-Royce said the order for engines also included the provision of long-term post-delivery services as part of a "TotalCare" support package. The engines ordered are the Trent XWB engines to power 25 Airbus A350s, and Trent 7000 engines to power 25 Airbus A330neo aircraft. Rolls-Royce is the only supplier of engines...
Airbus To Deliver First A350 Mid-December
Airbus aims to deliver the first A350 to launch customer Qatar Airways by mid-December, according to the airline. Gulf News quoted Qatar's chief executive Akbar Al Baker as saying the mid-sized jet would be delivered between December 12 and 15. "Everything is perfect," Al Baker said, according to the newspaper. The A350, Airbus's newest plane and made with a carbon composite fuselage, is a direct competitor to Boeing's composite 787...
Airbus To Build New Beluga Transporter
Airbus will build a new fleet of the outsized cargo planes it uses to transport aircraft sections between its key European factories. The five new aircraft, based on the A330 passenger plane, will replace the current A300-based model, nicknamed Beluga after the bulbous shape of its expanded fuselage. The new Beluga fleet will be ready for use in mid-2019, Airbus said in a statement. It did not disclose the cost. Airbus assembles most of...
Airbus Profits Rise But A400M Problems Resurface
Airbus Group reported a 12 percent rise in nine-month underlying operating profit, led by its commercial aircraft and helicopter divisions. Nine month operating earnings before one-off items rose to EUR€2.6 billion (USD$3.23 billion) as revenue grew 4 percent. In the third quarter, Airbus posted operating profit of EUR€744 million, up 14 percent, on flat sales. However, it warned of a possible accounting impact from production delays in...
Boeing To Develop 737 MAX Replacement By 2030
Boeing has outlined plans to develop a new aircraft, with new engines and likely a composite structure, to replace the 737 MAX by 2030. The aircraft will be slightly larger than the 737 but its shape won't change dramatically from the current fuselage. The push for the new aircraft was being driven by competition from China and elsewhere, chief executive Jim McNerney said. "By 2030 we will have a new airplane," he said, adding there's "a...
Airbus Reaches 1,080 Gross Orders In Jan-Oct
Airbus sold three aircraft in October to bring its total orders for the year so far to 1,080, the European plane maker said. After adjusting for cancellations, which remained unchanged from September at 286 aircraft for the year to date, Airbus posted net orders of 794 aircraft between January and October. Airbus delivered 493 planes in the first 10 months of 2014, including 22 A380s. Over a similar period, between January 1 and October...
Airbus, China Aircraft Leasing Discussing 100-Plane Order
Airbus is in talks with China Aircraft Leasing for a potential USD$9 billion - USD$11 billion order for about 100 A320s, French daily Le Figaro reported. The paper said the Chinese leasing firm would sign a memorandum of understanding with Airbus soon, adding that China Aircraft Leasing wants to build up a fleet of at least 100 aircraft by 2015. An Airbus spokesman declined to comment. In 2012, China Aircraft Leasing committed to buying...
Bombardier Announces Third Quarter Profit
Bombardier Aerospace reported third quarter earnings before interest and taxes of USD$74 million, down from USD$86 million in 2013. Aerospace revenue was USD$2.6 billion out of a total of USD$4.9 billion. The company delivered 71 aircraft in the quarter, compared with 45 in the same period last year. The aerospace division received 76 orders during the quarter, up from 26 in the same period a year earlier, boosted by Macquarie...
Airbus To Launch US Assembly With A321
Airbus plans to start production at its first US factory with the larger A321 instead of the A320 as originally planned, a move that reflects rising demand for the bigger jet. Airbus Americas President Barry Eccleston told an audience in Seattle that the European aircraft maker was switching the plans for the plant in Mobile, Alabama, to accommodate growth in orders for the larger plane. The first one off the line will be the A321ceo, or...
Safran Q3 Revenue Up On Aircraft Demand
Safran's third-quarter revenue rose 6.8 percent to EUR€3.589 billion (USD$4.54 billion), driven by demand for new aircraft. The maker of aero engines, military and security equipment said the commercial aviation market, which has generated record production levels as airlines upgrade their fleets to reduce fuel bills, remained "very active". Safran said it would easily meet 2014 profit forecasts, as aerospace investors put aside recent...
Boeing's Q3 Profit Jumps 18 Percent
Boeing reported an 18 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year core earnings forecast for the third time, reflecting strong commercial aircraft demand. In the quarter ended September 30, Boeing earned USD$1.36 billion, up from USD$1.16 billion a year earlier. Commercial aircraft operating margins narrowed to 11.2 percent from 11.6 percent, reflecting the effect of deliveries of lower-margin 787 and 747 aircraft,...
Rolls-Royce Warns Again On Profit
Rolls-Royce warned that deteriorating economic conditions meant its profit would not rise next year as previously forecast. Rolls said the market for its main aircraft engine business would strengthen but customers in the oil and gas, mining, construction, industrial and agricultural sectors were canceling or delaying orders. "The economic environment has deteriorated, and it has deteriorated quite quickly," chief executive John Rishton...
Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015
Airbus will cut production rates of the A330 to nine a month from 10 in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it switches to an upgraded version of the jet, the A330neo. Airbus launched the A330neo at Britain's Farnborough airshow in July and it is due to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2017. Analysts had expected a production cut to six or eight a month for the A330 over the next couple of years although Airbus has said it would seek to...
China To Buy 70 Airbus A320-Family Jets
Airbus has signed a framework agreement with China's state purchasing agency to supply 70 A320-family jets. The "general terms agreement," signed in Berlin during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, is for current-generation A320 and A321 models, Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier told reporters. A320s are worth USD$94 million to USD$110 million at list prices, valuing the provisional deal at around USD$7 billion. (Reuters)
Airbus Sets Out Plans To Reduce Dassault Stake
Airbus Group has sketched out the opening steps of a plan to unwind its 46 percent holding in Dassault Aviation, saying it was weighing the possibility of selling a 10 percent stake by placing it with financial institutions. A spokesman said such a move, if it went ahead, would be combined with a further reduction of the company's shareholding by taking part in a share buyback being prepared separately by Dassault. Shareholders in...
Airbus Lags Boeing In First Nine Months
Airbus sold 76 aircraft in September, but ended the first nine months of the year behind Boeing in the number of planes sold and delivered. Airbus sold a net total of 69 aircraft last month after adjusting for the cancellation of seven of the nine A321s ordered by privately owned regional carrier Nile Air at the Dubai Airshow in 2007, according to monthly order figures. It delivered 54 aircraft during September, including four A380s,...
Court Suspends Airbus Insider Trading Trial
The corporate trial involving allegations of insider trading in the shares of Airbus Group was suspended on its first day to allow a higher court to rule on whether the procedure is constitutional. Seven current and former Airbus managers as well as two former industrial shareholders are accused of trying to profit from inside knowledge of problems with aircraft development and a deteriorating financial outlook when they sold shares in...
Airbus Set To Win A350 Certification
Airbus looks set to win European safety certification for the A350 on Tuesday, people familiar with the plans said. The stamp of approval will allow the wide-body airliner to enter service once the first production model has been tested and delivered to launch customer Qatar Airways, which the companies expect to happen in the fourth quarter. The 300-350 seat A350 was developed at an estimated cost of USD$15 billion to compete with the...
Airbus Completes First A320neo Test Flight
Airbus has successfully completed the first test flight of the A320neo. It touched down in Toulouse, southwest France, 27 years after the original A320 first took to the skies. Powered by a new type of jet engine from Pratt & Whitney, the A320neo flew for two hours and 22 minutes, launching a year of flight trials. The same family of aircraft will also offer a competing engine from CFM International, a joint venture between General...
Boeing Beating Airbus On 2014 Orders
Airbus and Boeing both topped 1,000 new jet orders in the first eight months of the year, with Boeing leading the race after adjusting for cancellations. Airbus sold 21 aircraft in August, a traditionally quiet month following the Farnborough Airshow in July, bringing its total gross orders for the year to 1,001 aircraft. In contrast, Boeing booked 107 orders in the same month, bringing total gross orders for the year to 1,004. Adjusting...
Airbus Orders Hit 1,001 This Year
Airbus said that new orders topped 1,000 aircraft in the first eight months of the year as airlines ordered fuel-saving models. Airbus took orders for 21 aircraft in August, a traditionally quiet month following the busy Farnborough Airshow in July, bringing its total gross orders for the year to 1,001 aircraft. Adjusting for cancellations, it reported 722 net orders between January and August. Airbus says the total of 279 cancellations...
Boeing Raises Chinese Aircraft Demand Forecast
Boeing expects China to need more than 6,020 aircraft in the next 20 years, an 8 percent rise over last year's two-decade estimate, as growing overseas leisure travel drives demand. The aircraft maker's new estimate, valued at USD$870 billion, is up from the 5,580 it estimated last year and represents a near tripling of China's current fleet. The country, the world's second-biggest aircraft market, is essential to Boeing's long-term global...
BOC Aviation Orders 80 Boeing 737s
BOC Aviation, the leasing subsidiary of Bank of China, said it has placed an order for 80 Boeing 737s for delivery from 2016 to 2021. The order comprises 50 737 MAX 8 and 30 737-800 aircraft. "Following the successful placement of the 50 Next Generation 737 aircraft that we ordered in 2006, this is a continuation of our commitment to be responsive to airline customers which are expanding or replacing older fleets," said Robert Martin,...
Bombardier Reshuffling Continues, CSeries Still Grounded
Another Bombardier executive has left the company, the latest move following a major restructuring announcement last month involving its aerospace division. Montreal-based Bombardier, which has struggled with long delays and slow orders for its new CSeries airliner, has appointed Ross Mitchell to replace, Philippe Poutissou, who left earlier this week. A spokesman said Mitchell is assuming the role of vice president of business...
ICBC To Double Aircraft Deliveries By 2016
ICBC Financial Leasing, China's biggest domestic aircraft lessor, aims to deliver more than 300 planes to customers by the end of 2016, nearly double current levels, a senior executive said. ICBC's drive into a market still dominated by global players comes as Chinese leasing firms, backed by state lenders, play an increasingly important role in the growing domestic aviation business. Nearly 6,000 new commercial aircraft, worth USD$780...
Boeing May Further Accelerate 737 Production
Boeing has given a further signal that it is getting close to a decision on whether to further accelerate output of the 737, which could lift production to 52 a month. "We continue to see very strong demand," Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said at an investor conference, speaking about Boeing's commercial airliner business. "In particular on the 737 there is more pressure on the upside, and we will address that in the months to come,"...
Boeing, SAA To Make Jet Fuel From Tobacco
Boeing has teamed up with South African Airways to develop jet fuel from a tobacco plant as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote green energy in Africa's most advanced economy. The jet fuel will be made from a hybrid tobacco plant known as Solaris, which will be produced by alternative jet fuel maker SkyNRG, both companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Test farming of the plants, which are nicotine-free, is...
Temperature A Factor In 787 Battery Meltdown
Cold winter temperatures were a factor in the meltdown of a lithium ion battery that caused a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to make an emergency landing in Japan last year, the Asahi newspaper said, citing the conclusions of local investigators. The battery meltdown on the ANA plane prompted authorities to ground the global fleet of 787s for more than three months. It followed an incident less than two weeks earlier at Boston Airport when a...
Airbus Wins 705 Net Orders January-July
Airbus overtook Boeing in unadjusted aircraft orders for 2014 after last month's Farnborough Airshow, but continued to lag its US rival when taking into account cancellations, company data showed on Monday. Airbus won 980 aircraft orders between January and July, with 705 net orders, beating its newly introduced net order target for the year. Airbus has said its haul of orders at Farnborough marked its best ever performance at the UK's...
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On ‘Higher Learning’ & The Struggle to “Unlearn” 20 Years Later
Deconstruction, TV/Movies
Higher Learning’s theatrical poster.
For most Black kids growing up, their perception of college was largely shaped by sitcoms and Spike Lee’s School Daze. Whether it was on The Parkers, seeing Tia & Tamera at the University of Michigan on Sister, Sister, and especially A Different World, if you were young and Black in America, something you saw on TV likely gave you an idea of what to “expect” when you finally set foot on a college campus.
For me, personally, my perception of college came from the aforementioned School Daze and also from John Singleton’s Higher Learning film. In a stark contrast to Daze, Higher Learning dropped audiences onto the diverse Columbus University campus, with students from many ethnic backgrounds and different walks of life. It scratched and scratched at the subtle scab of racial tension that bubbled just below the surface until, by the movie’s end, both literally and figuratively blood came rushing out as the scab was torn apart.
I admit, Tyra Banks was a big reason I remembered the movie for so long. Banks, then a prominent supermodel gaining traction in the mid-90s and flirting with the idea of acting, was Higher Learning’s beautiful love interest to Omar Epps’s Malik Williams. The very first image of Banks on screen has her stretching in the sun, sweat adorned on her forehead and wearing spandex pants and a top as a track athlete. It was because of Tyra that I made a mental note to holla at a track girl when I eventually got to college (I did try, roughly twelve years later; I just didn’t succeed). And yes, there was the added bonus of the love scene, one in which Tyra’s beautiful brown skin glistened in the shadows as she and Malik had sex and Raphael Saadiq’s “Ask of You” (which is STILL the cut) played in the background.
But this ain’t about my thirst.
What Higher Learning was REALLY memorable for, was the questions it dared to ask and the images it put out there. Singleton, fresh off his socially jarring debut Boyz N The Hood and the hood haiku in film Poetic Justice, had the audacity in 1995 to insist that racial tension still existed in the United States. How could he, when then-President Bill Clinton had effectively catered to a Black electorate and seemingly improved race relations in ways the Reagan and Bush administrations failed to nearly a decade before? Singleton dared to rip the wool away from Americans’ eyes and remind us that society hadn’t changed very much at all.
Twenty years later, Higher Learning reminds us of how college presents one with the opportunity to find themselves or get lost trying. It’s hard to be sympathetic for Remy (Michael Rapaport in a breakout role), the white student who has a rough encounter with Fudge (played by Ice Cube) while seeking a place to belong and who gets in bed with the white supremacist group on campus. Remy’s struggle to belong eventually manifests itself in him becoming an agent in a “race war” in the film’s final ten minutes. Truly, it’s less about Remy hating people who aren’t white, and more about him feeling like his actions proved his belonging (Houston rapper Express suggested as much in his Higher Learning-inspired album just two years ago). In the end, Remy meets a tragic fate, but it’s telling how he is handled in comparison to Malik.
Malik Williams is also seeking to find himself; and though initially not sold on the Black Nationalist group on campus (who hold amongst their membership rappers Ice Cube and Busta Rhymes), Malik moves in with them and adopts their philosophy. Malik is rebellious. He argues with his track teammates, threatens to drop out, and even has snarky comments for Professor Maurice Phipps, played by Laurence Fishburne in yet another mentor-father role. In the film’s final minutes, as Malik chases down Remy for his actions, he is overtaken by police and the police immediately assume he is the aggressor. They take him down with force yet they at least try to coax Remy.
And finally, there is the character of Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson). Kristen comes onto the campus in the same position as Remy, with no real direction and sense of self at first. Her character is complex in that she comes into her own sexually, being attracted to both men and women (the always subtly lovely Jennifer Connolly). In one particular scene that was confusing for my childhood mind, Kristen has sex with her boyfriend, though the images interchange and imply that Kristen has slept with Connolly’s character Taryn. It is Kristen who takes the initiative to assemble a “peace rally,” which, ironically, becomes the very venue where all the violence takes off.
Higher Learning DVD release box-cover
To say nothing of the mini-narratives that course through Higher Learning’s other scenes. Fudge insisting that the history books are lying. The entitlement one male feels after attempting to take advantage of Kristen, going so far as to curse out her Black roommate just to talk to her. The hint to women “not walking on campus alone at night” because it’s unsafe. The idea of being sent to the financial aid office because of tuition issues.
Race matters in Higher Learning. And twenty years later, in an America where people insist that we’re “postracial,” it has never been more clear that people are still treated differently depending on their race or their gender. Singleton couldn’t possibly have predicted an all-white lacrosse team being involved in a sexual assault incident with a ypung Black woman; or a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, at the end of which the shooter took his own life. And yet all this has happened in the years since the film’s release.
At the end of Boyz N The Hood, Singleton stamped the words “Increase the Peace” on-screen just before the credits hit. Higher Learning revisits that, displaying the word “UNLEARN” as the screen fades to black this time. In one scene in particular, Professor Phipps tells Malik and Fudge, “being Black doesn’t free you from being a responsible individual,” to which Malik retorts, “Yeah, but being a responsible individual doesn’t free you from being Black.”
Twenty years later, and especially in light of #BlackLivesMatter, I remember this conversation about “the game” and results mattering more than rhetoric. Just as Malik and Kristen hesitate to shake hands at first at the end of Higher Learning, I wonder if that’s where we are in 2015 – where people at least cautiously trust in the possibility, even if they don’t trust the person. I don’t know if the “game” can be won by minorities, but perhaps it can be changed. American society is at a critical juncture right now, where some voices used to be loud enough to drown out others, but now the others have discovered they, too, can be heard. It’s just so damn difficult to “unlearn” when the people who could use the lesson the most, aren’t willing to be taught.
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easyJet signs multimillion-pound deal to get tech startups off the ground
Written by Eric Johansson on Tuesday, 18 October 2016. Posted in Funding, Finance
By partnering with incubator Founders Factory, the low-cost airline just bought a ticket to ride on the wave of startups creating innovative technology for the travel industry
Successful entrepreneurs have a talent for dreaming up ideas that disrupt the status quo. However, while ideas are free, turning early-stage concepts into money-making enterprises requires equal shares of hard work and financial backing. Fortunately, a new partnership between easyJet, the low-cost airline, and Founders Factory, the accelerator that doubles up as an incubator, aims to enable more innovators to reach for the skies.
The multimillion-pound deal will see Founders Factory and easyJet invest in five early-stage travel tech startups as well as co-create two companies from scratch every year for the next five years. The airline is said to be particularly interested in e-commerce, payments, artificial intelligence and analytics.
easyJet has been helping travellers on a budget reach their destination since 1995 and is no stranger to tech, having released its own app in 2011. “Over the last five years, we have used digital to transform the airline and the experience of our passengers,” said Dame Carolyn McCall, CEO of easyJet. “This partnership will create real value for easyJet and our passengers by putting disruptive thinking at the centre of our digital strategy.”
The deal is the latest in a string of partnerships formed between Founders Factory sand brands such as Aviva, L’Oreal, Guardian Media Group, China’s CSC Group and Holtzbrinck. Each partnership is set to work with startups that each company specialises in. “We are confident that together we can support the next generation of innovators in travel leveraging digital scale, data, personalisation, VR, AI, ecommerce breakthroughs and fintech,” said Brent Hoberman, co-founder and executive chairman of Founders Factory.
So while financial forecasts have recently predicted cloudy skies with a chance of recession , it seems that there may be blue skies ahead for some startups.
Eric Johansson
As web editor and resident Viking, Johansson ensures EB is filled with engaging and eclectic entrepreneurial stories. While one of our most prolific tech writers, he has sharpened his editorial teeth by writing about entertainment and fitness. Follow him on Twitter at @EricJohanssonLJ to catch up with his stream of consciousness.
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Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012
Report: Dan Henderson Stands By Criticism of Chael Sonnen Receiving Title Fight
Dan Henderson (left) Photo credit: Esther Lin/Strikeforce
Light-Heavyweight Believes Bout With Lyoto Machida Next
After news surfaced that Chael Sonnen would coach opposite Jon Jones on the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and would fight the light-heavyweight champ next, contender Dan Henderson was quick to voice his disapproval. Now, several more days removed from the dramatic announcement, the former Strikeforce champion is standing by his initial reaction.
While appearing on the latest edition of The MMA Hour program Wednesday, Henderson repeated his contention that the Sonnen-Jones fight shouldn’t be happening. Previously, Henderson tweeted that the fight “degrades the sport”, and today the 42 year-old-fighter relayed that the upcoming bout “makes the sport lose a little bit of integrity.”
Of course, Henderson was forced to withdraw from a scheduled fight with Jon Jones in September due to a knee injury. After Sonnen offered to step in to save the doomed UFC 151 card, and Jones went on to submit Vitor Belfort later that month, the UFC announced Sonnen would challenge Jones in April.
Sonnen hasn’t competed at light-heavyweight in several years, and while Henderson relayed that he understood the outspoken fighter’s decision to take the fight, he doesn’t believe Sonnen has earned a title shot.
The former PRIDE champion also reportedly said that Dana White’s decision was likely done to boost the TUF ratings, and that he understands that the UFC President is looking out for the promotion first.
Henderson also relayed today that he believes a bout with former champion Lyoto Machida is in the works for Super Bowl Weekend, February 2nd at UFC 156.
Henderson (29-8), who has won four straight, hasn’t competed since December when he scored a unanimous decision win over “Shogun” Rua.
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(1) SPEAKING WITH PRIDE. Sina Grace tells about Marvel’s lack of support for LGBTQ+ superheroes and comic books: “As Pride Month comes to a close, it’s time I spoke candidly about my experience at Marvel Comics”. Warning: Grace quotes some of the abuse.
…It’s no surprise that I got the attention of trolls and irate fans for taking on this job. There was already backlash around the manner in which Bobby Drake aka Iceman came out, and Marvel needed to smooth that landing and put a “so what” to the decision. After a point, I could almost laugh off people making light of my death, saying they have “cancerous AIDS” from my book, or insinuating I’m capable of sexual assault… almost. Between Iceman’s cancellation and its subsequent revival, Marvel reached out and said they noticed threatening behavior on my Twitter account (only after asking me to send proof of all the nasty shit popping up online). An editor called, these conversations always happen over the phone, offering to provide “tips and tricks” to deal with the cyber bullying. I cut him off. All he was going to do was tell me how to fend for myself. I needed Marvel to stand by me with more work opportunities to show the trolls that I was more than a diversity hire. “We’ll keep you in mind.” I got so tired of that sentence.
Even after a year of the new editor-in-chief saying I was talented and needed to be on a book that wasn’t “the gay character,” the only assignment I got outside of Iceman was six pages along, about a version of Wolverine where he had diamond claws. Fabulous, yes. Heterosexual, yes. Still kind of the gay character, though.
We as creators are strongly encouraged to build a platform on social media and use it to promote work-for-hire projects owned by massive corporations… but when the going gets tough, these dudes get going real quick….
(2) SFWA SUPPORTS BEAGLE. Here’s one more instance where they lent a helping hand:
What does SFWA do? One thing is the Legal Fund, which does things like help authors with legal costs. As it did for Peter Beagle.https://t.co/Z3Mv4jaFir
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(3) TALE WAGGERS. How can you not want to read a post with a title like this? “Where Dogs Play a Part: Dogtime on the 5 Best Fantasy And Science Fiction Books With Dogs” at Black Gate.
Everybody loves recommending science fiction books. It’s not just our friends at Tor.com, Kirkus Reviews, and The Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog anymore. Last week at Dogtime (Dogtime?!) Jean Andrei recommended the 5 Best Fantasy And Science Fiction Books “where dogs play a part in the story.” Starting, of course, with one of the great classics of the genre, the 1944 fix-up novel City.
(4) BARBARIANS AT THE GATES. Did you get into fandom Before Mainstream Acceptance (BMA) or After Mainstream Acceptance? Amazing Stories’ Steve Davidson has a theory he’d like to try out on you: “BMA Fans and AMA Fans. Will the Real Fan Please Stand Up”.
BMA fans are frequently taken to task for so-called “gatekeeping”. I think that some of that, perhaps even a large part of it, is not gatekeeping in the minds of those fans so much as it is an expression of fierce loyalty and protectiveness over something that they paid hard currency to help create. They value certain things because they’ve learned that those things are important to the maintenance of fandom (as they know it) and are suspicious and critical when AMA fans don’t exhibit the same respect, knowledge of or, worst-case-scenario, take it upon themselves to redefine things that are already settled law and enshrined in the fannish encyclopedia.
(5) SOLEIN IS NEITHER GREEN NOR PEOPLE. It’s marketed as electric food, but it’s not what The Guardian’s headline implies: “Plan to sell 50m meals made from electricity, water and air”.
The powder known as Solein can be given texture through 3D printing, or added to dishes and food products as an ingredient.
It is produced through a process similar to brewing beer. Living microbes are put in liquid and fed with carbon dioxide and hydrogen bubbles, which have been released from water through the application of electricity. The microbes create protein, which is then dried to make the powder.
(6) LOCUS AWARDS. Here’s two photos from today’s fun:
The cast of Primeval came to the banquet looking for something good to eat.
Seen at the Locus Awards: dinosaurs in Hawaiian shirts. As you do. pic.twitter.com/NXeKTe18v7
— Phoebe Barton ???? ? (@aphoebebarton) June 29, 2019
And the traditional Hawaii shirt fun and games:
The Hawaiian shirt trivia contestants.
The topic: 1976#LocusAwards pic.twitter.com/1qtTPFqUpm
— Suzanne Cantrell (@firehorsedances) June 29, 2019
(7) WWII FANACK. Rob Hansen, curator of fanhistory site THEN, tells about his latest additions:
In what I think concludes my recent deep dive into 1940s LASFS. I’ve just added a page on Ackerman’s War which is accompanied by a couple of photos you may not have seen before. I’ve also moved most of the clubroom stuff onto its own page ‘cos it makes more sense that way. The text includes the usual cornucopia of links, of course.
It’s mostly lighthearted, but not this part —
On New Year’s Day 1945 Alden Ackerman, a Pfc with the 42nd Tank Battalion 11th Armored Division and Forry’s kid brother, was killed in action in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. The news took several weeks to reach Forry, who reported the death in ‘The Alert’ and in VOM #39, which featured him on its cover. Ackerman later announced he would also be starting ALDEN PRESS, whose first offering in March was a memorial to Alden.
(8) BERGLUND OBIT. In another major loss for Lovecraftians, friends of Edward P. Berglund (1942-2019) reported on Facebook he died this week. In the words of Luis G. Abbadie:
Edward P. Berglund was a great editor, a great contributor to our beloved shared world of the Cthulhu Mythos, a great man, period. His anthology The Disciples of Cthulhu was the first original Mythos collection to follow August Derleth’s classic Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos and a classic in its own right. And his monumental website A Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos is a fondly remembered Ancient Pharos for so many of us.
(9) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS.
[Compiled by Cat Eldridge.]
Born June 29, 1919 — Slim Pickens. Surely you remember his memorable scene as Major T. J. “King” Kong in Dr. Strangelove? I certainly do. And, of course, he shows up in Blazing Saddles as Taggart. He’s the uncredited voice of B.O.B in The Black Hole and he’s Sam Newfield in The Howling. He’s got some series genre work including several appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, plus work on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Night Gallery. (Died 1983.)
Born June 29, 1920 — Ray Harryhausen. All-around film genius who created stop-motion model Dynamation animation. His work can be seen in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (his first color film), Jason and the Argonauts, Mighty Joe Young and Clash of the Titans. (Died 2013.)
Born June 29, 1943 — Maureen O’Brien, 76. Vicki, companion of the First Doctor. Some 40 years later, she reprised the role for several Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio works. She had a recurring role as Morgan in The Legend of King Arthur, a late Seventies BBC series. Her Detective Inspector John Bright series has been well received.
Born June 29, 1947 — Brian Herbert, 72. Son of Frank Herbert.
Born June 29, 1950 — Michael Whelan, 69. I’m reasonably sure that most of the Del Rey editions of McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series was where I first noticed his artwork but I’ve certainly seen it elsewhere since. He did Heinlein’s The Cat Who Walks Through Walls cover which I love and many more I can’t recall right now.
Born June 29, 1956 — David Burroughs Mattingly, 63. He’s an American illustrator and painter, best known for his numerous book covers of genre literature. Earlier in his career, he worked at Disney Studio on the production of The Black Hole, Tron, Dick Tracy and Stephen King’s The Stand. His main cover work was at Ballantine Books where he did such work as the 1982 cover of Herbert’s Under Pressure (superb novel), 2006 Anderson’s Time Patrol and the 1983 Berkley Books publication of E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith Triplanetary.
Born June 29, 1957 — Fred Duarte, Jr. His Birthday is today and this long-time Texas fan is eulogized by Mike here upon his passing several years back. (Died 2015.)
(10) 101. Anna-Louise Fortune is starting a short series about the Worldcon. After hearing her voice JJ says “I keep expecting her to pull out a ruler and whap me on the knuckles.”
(11) HUGO TAXONOMY. The fabulously inventive Camestros Felapton commences to drilling through the award’s historic layers in “The Hugosauriad: Introduction to a Dinography”.
The Hugosauriad: Introduction to a Dinography https://t.co/fbzksLntYg pic.twitter.com/et4X5J8XUl
— Camestros Felapton (@CamestrosF) June 30, 2019
…Two points form a line and following that line backward I could cut a rock sample through the Hugo Awards and expose the geologic layers. From there I could construct not a biography of the Hugo Awards but a dinography* — an account of a thing using the medium of dinosaurs.
A dinography requires some rules, specifically a rule as to what counts as a dinosaur. For my purpose the dinosaur eligibility includes
Actual dinosaurs as recognised by the paleontology of the time a work was written.
Prehistoric reptilian creatures from the Mesozoic era that in popular culture count as dinosaurs such as large marine reptiles and pterosaurs.
Fantastical creatures derived from dinosaurs such as creatures in Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar series.
Aliens (intelligent or not) of a reptilian nature that humans would see as dinosaur like.
Dinosaurs as a metaphor for something either out of time or hanging on beyond their time.
(12) DEADLY BED. The Guardian delves into a California seashore calamity: “Temperatures lead to what appears to be largest local die-off in 15 years, raising fears for broader ecosystem”
In all her years working at Bodega Bay, the marine reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones had never seen anything like it: scores of dead mussels on the rocks, their shells gaping and scorched, their meats thoroughly cooked.
A record-breaking June heatwave apparently caused the largest die-off of mussels in at least 15 years at Bodega Head, a small headland on the northern California bay. And Sones received reports from other researchers of similar mass mussel deaths at various beaches across roughly 140 miles of coastline.
While the people who flocked to the Pacific to enjoy a rare 80F beach day soaked up the sun, so did the mussel beds – where the rock-bound mollusks could have been experiencing temperatures above 100F at low tide, literally roasting in their shells.
Sones expects the die-off to affect the rest of the seashore ecosystem. “Mussels are known as a foundation species. The equivalent are the trees in a forest – they provide shelter and habitat for a lot of animals, so when you impact that core habitat it ripples throughout the rest of the system,” said Sones.
(13) LAST CHANCE. James Reid’s assessment: “Hugo Awards Extravaganza 2019 – John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer”.
The Campbell award is open to the best new writer, and is judged over their output regardless of length or quantity. Usually, the main thing to comment on is that it is not really a Hugo,1 but the interesting wrinkle of the Campbell award this year is that you can be eligible for it twice. The Campbell competition is often my favourite, because it usually the most diverse and novel category. This year however, five of the six nominees are in the second year of eligiblity, and four of those were on last years slate.2
(14) UNDER THE LID. Alasdair Stuart introduces “The Full Lid 28th June 2019”:
This week’s Full Lid is here for all your bio-mechanical, classics of English literature and scrappy can-do cinema needs. I take a listen to the Dirk Maggs’ produced adaptation of William Gibson’s Alien III script, am impressed by the first episode of Catch-22 and ridiculously charmed by the minimal budget enthusiasm of Audax. Also this week, the DJBBQ5000, Journeyquest take us Cooking WIth Carrow and I look back on a demanding week.
The subject isn’t sff (is it?) but I’m going to excerpt Stuart’s sharply-written Catch-22 review.
…Luke Davies and David Michôd’s adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic novel does everything right. It doesn’t have hundreds of pages so instead of the slow burn agonizing unreleased terror of the novel’s absurd waits between missions, it focuses all the way in on Yossarian. Abbott is perfect for the role, simultaneously swaggering and cowed and his jokes are always a quarter second away from a scream. He’s not okay. No one cares. He gets worse. No one cares. That’s the marching tempo of the story, always accelerating, never quite breaking out into a run….
(15) WHAT A CROC! But NPR says it’s true: “Veggie Surprise: Teeth Of Ancient Crocs Reveal That Some Very Likely Ate Plants”.
Modern crocodiles can trace their lineage back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. If you picture that crocodile ancestor, way back in the Cretaceous period, what do you imagine it snacking on? Maybe a fish or a bird?
Think again. Scientists say it’s more likely it was chomping on prehistoric flowers or other plants. A new study in Current Biology has found these ancient crocodile cousins actually evolved into plant eaters at least three times, and probably more.
It started with a paleontology graduate student at the University of Utah puzzling over some strange-looking teeth of the crocodile cousins (known as crocodyliforms, or crocs for short).
“The fact that so many croc teeth look nothing like anything around today just absolutely fascinated me,” Keegan Melstrom tells NPR.
(16) OUT OF THE ZONE. Galactic Journey is there when The Twilight Zone leaves the air (in 1964): “[June 26, 1964] Curtain Call (Twilight Zone, Season 5, Episodes 33-36)”.
Back in January, it was announced that this season would be The Twilight Zone’s last. In the show’s five year run, Rod Serling’s brainchild has produced more than 150 episodes and brought a new level of sophistication to science fiction and fantasy entertainment on television. Even with some decline in the program’s quality, The Twilight Zone still remains incredibly impressive as a whole — as the series comes an end, the show still manages to deliver some strong performances…
[Thanks to Camestros Felapton, Andrew Porter, Chip Hitchcock, Cat Eldridge, JJ, John King Tarpinian, Hampus Eckerman, Martin Morse Wooster, Mike Kennedy, and Carl Slaughter for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Soon Lee.]
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2019 Locus Award Winners
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners of the 2019 Locus Awards in Seattle during Locus Awards Weekend.
(Below) Mary Robinette Kowal accepts for N.K. Jemisin. Liza Groen Trombi of Locus stands at left.
Congratulations to @nkjemisin for Best Collection: How Long 'til Black Future Month? Accepting on her behalf @MaryRobinette . #locusawards pic.twitter.com/ke84Ic88RV
— Edith Hope Bishop (@ehbishop) June 29, 2019
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Macmillan)
HORROR NOVEL
The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (Morrow; Titan UK)
Dread Nation, Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)
FIRST NOVEL
Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
Mary Robinette Kowal Lady Astronaut Calculating Stars
Naomi Novik Spinning Silver
Rebecca Roanhorse Trail of Lightning
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
NOVELETTE
The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)
“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington“, Phenderson Djèlí Clark (Fireside 2/18)
SPECIAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT
Congratulations to @mamohanraj for this year's Community Outreach and Development Award. #locusawards pic.twitter.com/GzRmME7EXr
The Book of Magic, Gardner Dozois, ed. (Bantam; Harper Voyager UK)
How Long ’til Black Future Month?, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Charles Vess
Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, Ursula K. Le Guin & David Naimon (Tin House)
Charles Vess, The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga)
Posted in Awards | Tagged Brooke Bolander, Charles Vess, Gardner Dozois, Liza Groen Trombi, Locus Awards, Martha Wells, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Mary Robinette Kowal, N. K. Jemisin, Naomi Novik, P. Djèlí Clark, Paul Tremblay, Tor.com | 6 Replies
Poll Result: The Top Awards in SFF
Photo by Ruth EJ Booth
In last week’s poll (“Which of These Are the Top 5 Awards in SFF?”) I invited File 770 readers to tell me which of the field’s awards mean the most to them. Ninety-two participants here and on Facebook picked up to six from a list of 31 suggested awards (write-ins were also accepted).
The Hugo and Nebula Awards proved near-unanimous choices. The World Fantasy Awards and Locus Awards were named by almost three-quarters of the voters. And BSFA Awards, James Tiptree Jr. Award, and Arthur C. Clarke Award were the next three awards with the greatest support.
Here for your entertainment is the complete list. (Apologies for a little formatting problem I was unable to overcome.)
Hugo Awards (91)
Nebula Awards (SFWA) (90)
World Fantasy Award (72)
Locus Awards (63)
BSFA Awards (British Science Fiction Assocation) (37)
James Tiptree Jr. Award (34)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (33)
Philip K. Dick Award (18)
Bram Stoker Awards (Horror Writers Association) (16)
John W. Campbell Memorial Award (13)
Chesley Awards (ASFA) (9)
British Fantasy Awards (BFS) (7)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (7)
Eisner Awards (3)
Seiun Awards (3)
Aurora Awards (2)
Dragon Awards (2)
Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction (the Skylark) (2)
The Kitschies (2)
Shirley Jackson Award (2)
Also receiving votes:
Angouleme Award (1)
Aurealis Awards (1)
Ditmar Awards (1)
Eugie Foster Award (1)
FAAn Awards (1)
Inkpot Award (1)
Mythopoeic Awards (1)
Robert A. Heinlein Award (BSFS) (1)
Sidewise Awards (1)
WSFA Small Press Award (1)
Listed awards receiving no votes:
Prometheus Awards (Libertarian Futurist Society)
Rhysling Award (SFPA)
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
Scribe Awards (IAMTW)
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off
Writers of the Future / Illustrators of the Future Contest
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2019 Locus Awards Shortlist
Posted on May 7, 2019 by Mike Glyer
The 2019 Locus Awards finalists have been posted at Locus Online.
The Locus Awards were voted by readers in an open online poll. The winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 28-30.
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The 2018 Locus Awards winners were announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle on June 23.
The Locus Awards are chosen by a survey of readers in an open poll.
The Collapsing Empire, John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
The Changeling, Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)
Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss (Saga)
All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
“The Hermit of Houston”, Samuel R. Delany (F&SF 9-10/17)
“The Martian Obelisk“, Linda Nagata (Tor.com 7/19/17)
The Book of Swords, Gardner Dozois, ed. (Bantam; HarperCollins UK)
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Hainish Novels and Stories, Ursula K. Le Guin (Library of America)
Julie Dillon
Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, Alexandra Pierce & Mimi Mondal, eds. (Twelfth Planet)
The Art of the Pulps: An Illustrated History, Douglas Ellis, Ed Hulse & Robert Weinberg, eds. (IDW)
INAUGURAL SPECIAL LOCUS AWARD 2018 COMMUNITY BUILDING & INCLUSIVITY
Posted in Awards | Tagged Locus Awards
Posted on April 30, 2018 by Mike Glyer
Just to excerpt a category at random —
Asimov’s
F&SF
Ballot Posted for 2018 Locus Poll
Posted on February 2, 2018 by Mike Glyer
The online 2018 Locus Poll & Survey ballot is available here. Votes will be accepted from subscribers and non-subscribers alike. The voting deadline is April 15, 2018.
Posted in Awards | Tagged Locus, Locus Awards, Locus Poll
2017 Locus Recommended Reading List Is Out
The 2017 Locus Recommended Reading List from the magazine’s February issue has been posted by Locus Online.
The list is a consensus by Locus editors, reviewers, and other professionals — editor-in-chief Liza Groen Trombi; reviews editor Jonathan Strahan; reviewers Liz Bourke, Carolyn Cushman, Paul Di Filippo, Gardner Dozois, Stefan Dziemanowicz, Amy Goldschlager, Paula Guran, Rich Horton, John Langan, Russell Letson, Adrienne Martini, Colleen Mondor, Tim Pratt, Tom Whitmore, and Gary K. Wolfe; Bob Blough; online editor Mark R. Kelly; Ysabeau Wilce; critics Paul Kincaid, Cheryl Morgan, and Graham Sleight. The young-adult list group wrapped in Laurel Amberdine, Gwenda Bond, Barry Goldblatt, Justina Ireland, and Justine Larbalestier. Art books were compiled with help from Arnie Fenner, Karen Haber, and Locus design editor Francesca Myman. Short fiction recommendations included editors and reviewers John Joseph Adams, Ellen Datlow, Liz Grzyb, Faren Miller, Charles Payseur, Nisi Shawl, and A.C. Wise.
On the list are —
28 SF novels, 21 fantasy novels, 14 horror novels, 22 YA books, 23 first novels;
25 collections, 11 original anthologies, 8 reprint/year’s best anthologies;
14 nonfiction books, 16 art books
26 novellas
42 novelettes
55 short stories
While the number of recommendations has expanded to recognize the field’s outburst of novellas – 26 this year versus 11 last year – and the novelette recommendations have increased by around 25%, there are just 55 short stories on the list versus 78 last year.
None of the recommended books is self-published (one self-published work made the 2016 list, an art book, and the 2015 list had three.) There is one self-published short story on the 2017 list, but it was also published by a magazine later in the year.
Baen placed one book on the 2017 list, Tim Powers’ collection Down and Out in Purgatory. (Baen had two books on the 2016 list, one in 2015, and zero in 2013 and 2014.)
The Locus Poll & Survey will soon open for online voting and will decide the winners of the Locus Awards.
[Thanks to Mark Hepworth and Cat Eldridge for the story.]
Posted in Awards | Tagged Locus, Locus Awards, Locus Online, Locus Recommended Reading List
The winners of the 2017 Locus Awards were announced at Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle on June 24.
Death’s End, Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
The Fireman, Joe Hill (Morrow)
Revenger, Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Orbit US ’17)
Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
“You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay”, Alyssa Wong (Uncanny 5-6/16)
“Seasons of Glass and Iron“, Amal el-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
The Big Book of Science Fiction, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. (Vintage)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
The Geek Feminist Revolution, Kameron Hurley (Tor)
Charles Vess, Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie (Faerie Magazine)
[Thanks to Cat Rambo for the story.]
OH MY GOD!! @redscribe SENT ME THIS PICTURE FROM THE LOCUS AWARDS & I SCREAMED IN THE KITCHEN!!! I'm so honored!!! Thank you!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/9plSm8vu5V
— Alyssa Wong ?? (@crashwong) June 24, 2017
2017 Locus Award Finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2017 Locus Awards.
The awards will be presented at Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, June 23-25.
Company Town, Madeline Ashby (Tor)
The Medusa Chronicles, Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga)
Take Back the Sky, Greg Bear (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Visitor, C.J. Cherryh (DAW)
Babylon’s Ashes, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
After Atlas, Emma Newman (Roc)
Central Station, Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead (Doubleday; Fleet)
Last Year, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
Summerlong, Peter S. Beagle (Tachyon)
City of Blades, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Children of Earth and Sky, Guy Gavriel Kay (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
The Wall of Storms, Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
The Last Days of New Paris, China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
The Winged Histories, Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
The Nightmare Stacks, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
Necessity, Jo Walton (Tor)
The Brotherhood of the Wheel, R.S. Belcher (Tor)
Fellside, M.R. Carey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones (Morrow)
The Fisherman, John Langan (Word Horde)
Certain Dark Things, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Dunne)
HEX, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor; Hodder & Stoughton)
The Family Plot, Cherie Priest (Tor)
Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff (Harper)
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, Paul Tremblay (Morrow)
Crooked Kingdom, Leigh Bardugo (Holt)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin)
Lois Lane: Double Down, Gwenda Bond (Switch)
Truthwitch, Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Tor UK)
Poisoned Blade, Kate Elliott (Little, Brown)
Burning Midnight, Will McIntosh (Delacorte; Macmillan)
Goldenhand, Garth Nix (Harper; Allen & Unwin; Hot Key)
This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab (Titan; Greenwillow)
The Evil Wizard Smallbone, Delia Sherman (Candlewick)
The Reader, Traci Chee (Putnam)
Waypoint Kangaroo, Curtis Chen (Dunne)
The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig (Greenwillow; Hot Key)
Roses and Rot, Kat Howard (Saga)
Arabella of Mars, David D. Levine (Tor)
Infomocracy, Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
Everfair, Nisi Shawl (Tor)
Vigil, Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)
The Lost Child of Lychford, Paul Cornell (Tor.com Publishing)
The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
Hammers on Bone, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com Publishing)
The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
This Census-taker, China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
The Iron Tactician, Alastair Reynolds (NewCon)
The Dispatcher, John Scalzi (Audible; Subterranean 2017)
Pirate Utopia, Bruce Sterling (Tachyon)
A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)
‘‘The Art of Space Travel”, Nina Allan (Tor.com 7/27/16)
“Pearl”, Aliette de Bodard (The Starlit Wood)
“Red as Blood and White as Bone”, Theodora Goss (Tor.com 5/4/16)
“Foxfire, Foxfire”, Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 3/03/16)
“The Visitor from Taured”, Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov’s 9/16)
“Spinning Silver”, Naomi Novik (The Starlit Wood)
“Those Shadows Laugh”, Geoff Ryman (F&SF 9-10/16)
“The Future is Blue”, Catherynne M. Valente (Drowned Worlds)
The Jewel and Her Lapidary, Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
“The Story of Kao Yu“, Peter S. Beagle (Tor.com 12/7/16)
“Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies“, Brooke Bolander (Uncanny 11-12/16)
“A Salvaging of Ghosts“, Aliette de Bodard (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 3/17/16)
“The City Born Great“, N.K. Jemisin (Tor.com 9/28/16)
“Seven Birthdays”, Ken Liu (Bridging Infinity)
“Afrofuturist 419“, Nnedi Okorafor (Clarkesworld 11/16)
“Sixteen Questions for Kamala Chatterjee”, Alastair Reynolds (Bridging Infinity)
“That Game We Played During the War“, Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com 3/16/16)
“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers“, Alyssa Wong (Tor.com 3/02/16)
Children of Lovecraft, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Dark Horse)
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin’s Griffin; Robinson as The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29)
Hidden Youth: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Mikki Kendall & Chesya Burke, eds. (Crossed Genres)
Tremontaine, Ellen Kushner, ed. (Serial Box; Saga ’17)
Invisible Planets, Ken Liu, ed. (Tor; Head of Zeus)
The Starlit Wood, Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe, eds. (Saga)
The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Bridging Infinity, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Drowned Worlds, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie (Orbit US; Gollancz)
Hwarhath Stories: Twelve Transgressive Tales by Aliens, Eleanor Arnason (Aqueduct)
A Natural History of Hell, Jeffrey Ford (Small Beer)
The Complete Orsinia, Ursula K. Le Guin (Library of America)
The Found and the Lost, Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga)
The Best of Ian McDonald, Ian McDonald (PS)
Dreams of Distant Shores, Patricia A. McKillip (Tachyon)
Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds, Alastair Reynolds (Subterranean; Gollancz)
Not So Much, Said the Cat, Michael Swanwick (Tachyon)
Angry Robot
Baen
Gollancz
Small Beer
John Joseph Adams
Neil Clarke
C.C. Finlay
Jonathan Strahan
Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
Sheila Williams
Navah Wolfe
Kinuko Y. Craft
Bob Eggleton
Victo Ngai
John Picacio
Science Fiction Rebels: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1981-1990, Mike Ashley (Liverpool University)
Octavia E. Butler, Gerry Canavan (University of Illinois Press)
Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction, André M. Carrington (University of Minnesota Press)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life, Ruth Franklin (Liveright)
The View From the Cheap Seats, Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline)
Time Travel: A History, James Gleick (Pantheon)
Words Are My Matter: Writings about Life and Books 2000-2016, Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)
The History of Science Fiction: Second Edition, Adam Roberts (Palgrave Macmillan)
Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)
Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations, Yoshitaka Amano (VIZ Media)
Kinuko Y. Craft, Beauty and the Beast, Mahlon F. Craft (Harper)
Kinuko Y. Craft, Myth & Magic: An Enchanted Fantasy Coloring Book (Amber Lotus)
Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, John Fleskes, ed. (Flesk)
Stephanie Law, Descants & Cadences: The Art of Stephanie Law (Shadowscapes)
Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie (Abrams)
Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined, Ron Miller (Smithsonian/Elephant Book Company)
The Art of the Film: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Dermot Power, ed. (Harper Design; HarperCollins UK)
Shaun Tan, The Singing Bones: Inspired by Grimms’ Fairy Tales (Allen & Unwin 2015; Arthur A. Levine; Walker UK)
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Board of Immigration Appeals Interpretation of Stay of Removal FOIA Request
Due Process and the Courts
Immigration Courts
With the end of prosecutorial discretion under the Trump administration, noncitizens living in the United States with a removal order face quick, and almost certain deportation unless they have access to legal safeguards that could prevent their deportation.
Because transparency and due process are the cornerstones of a fair immigration system, advocates have filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information regarding motions to stay removal filed in conjunction with motions to reopen or reconsider that had been adjudicated in the fiscal years (“FY”) 2015 through 2018.
Specifically, the first FOIA request sought disclosure of records that would show the frequency with which the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) grants each type of motion, the relationship between stay motions and motions to reopen or reconsider, and the timeline for adjudicating such motions.
The second FOIA Request sought three categories of records:
Records similar to those requested in the first FOIA Request, but for FY 2008 through FY 2014.
Records reflecting Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) policies and procedures regarding its processing, recording, and tracking of motions for stays of removal filed in connection with a motion to reopen or motion for reconsideration filed with the BIA.
A random sample of written decisions denying motions for a stay of removal and a random sample of written decisions granting motions for a stay of removal.
The requests were filed on July 17 and November 19, 2018 by the American Immigration Council and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law with the EOIR within the Department of Justice—which houses the BIA.
Requests & Documents
Associated Litigation
FOIA Highlights
Stay of Removals FOIA Response from EOIR
FOIA Requests & Documents
FOIA Request - Department of Justice, July 17 2018
FOIA Request - Department of Justice, November 19, 2018
Standards for Avoiding Deportation Cannot Be Shrouded in Secrecy
We filed a FOIA request seeking statistical information, as well as policies and guidance, regarding Board of Immigration Appeals standards for issuing stays of removal. Because the government failed to respond, we're filing a lawsuit.
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Native Warm-Season Grass Restoration in Mississippi
Grasses, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Text file for accessibility: p2435_accessible.docx
Natural-resource managers often promote the establishment and management of native warm-season grasses for wildlife habitat. This is because a diverse mixture of native grasses and forbs generally provides better food and cover resources for wildlife species than nonnative grasses such as bermudagrass and tall fescue. Nonnative grasses were introduced for soil stabilization and livestock forage because they were easily established and highly productive, and because they could be grazed heavily. However, because nonnative grasses provide poor habitat for most wildlife, there has been greater interest in restoring native grasses for wildlife habitat.
Native warm-season grasses also provide excellent forage for livestock, making them more compatible for operations striving to produce livestock forage and good wildlife habitat simultaneously. With some careful planning and preparation, native warm-season grasses can be successfully established to meet your grassland habitat goals. Many assistance and cost-share opportunities are available to help you meet these goals. Thus, native warm-season grasses can be successfully managed for multiple objectives in Mississippi.
What Are Native Warm-Season Grasses?
Native warm-season grasses are annual and perennial grasses that were native to Mississippi before the introduction of nonnative grasses. Warm-season means these grasses primarily grow during summer months (but also during portions of spring and fall). Typically, the native forbs (e.g., broadleaf plants like wildflowers and legumes) that historically occurred with these grasses are included when someone generically refers to native warm-season grass management or restoration. Some examples of native warm-season grass species include big bluestem, little bluestem, broomsedge, indiangrass, switchgrass, and eastern gamagrass. Some native forbs include partridge pea, beggarweeds, and blackeyed susan.
Presently, native grassland systems are some of the most highly degraded ecosystems in Mississippi. When people think of grasslands, they often may think of pastures or open prairies. Indeed, native warm-season grasses were the dominant plant species that historically covered the Black Belt and Jackson Prairie regions of Mississippi. However, the understory (ground layer) communities of many fire-adapted forest systems (e.g., longleaf and loblolly pine) in Mississippi were also historically composed of grasses and forbs that were maintained by fire. Many of the same native warm-season grass species (little bluestem, indiangrass, etc.) that occurred in nonforested grasslands were also prevalent in the understory of pine-grasslands.
Most of the historic native prairies in Mississippi have been converted for agricultural uses. In modern agricultural landscapes, native warm-season grasses typically either exist in mixed stands with or have been completely outcompeted by nonnative forage grasses. Most historically longleaf pine-dominated systems have been converted to slash or loblolly pine, and most pine-grasslands in general have been negatively affected by fire suppression and high stocking densities. Pine forest communities also have been adversely affected by invasive, nonnative vegetation. Converting stands of nonnative grasses to native grasses and forbs and restoring pine-grasslands can greatly improve the quality of such stands as wildlife habitat and grassland ecosystems. Sites restored to native warm-season grasses also can be very productive hay and grazing lands with proper management. However, native warm-season grass restoration need not be limited to large acreages. Restoring only portions of agricultural fields (e.g., buffers along field edges) to native warm-season grasses can integrate grassland wildlife habitat with agricultural production.
Why Restore Native Warm-Season Grasses?
Restoration of native warm-season grasses can accomplish one or more goals for landowners. Some examples of specific goals to be achieved through native warm-season grass restoration include:
• improved wildlife habitat (e.g., bobwhite quail, grassland songbirds, butterflies);
• increased livestock forage (native warm-season grasses provide high-quality forage during summer and produce high-quality hay); and
• ecosystem restoration (e.g., prairie, oak woodland savannah, or pine woodland savannah restoration).
Restoring Native Warm-Season Grasses
Where nonnative forage grasses or other undesirable vegetation is present, the undesirable vegetation must be controlled before attempting to establish native plant communities. This is one of the most important steps in native warm-season grass restoration, and consultation with a professional experienced in native warm-season grass management before beginning any restoration efforts is recommended. Most often, control of undesirable vegetation is achieved through herbicide treatments (although, in some cases, treatments such as disking or prescribed fire may produce the desired results). When using herbicides, be sure to read and follow product labels.
Releasing Existing or Establishing New Native Plant Communities
At some sites, a native warm-season grass and forb community is already present, but it is being suppressed by competition with nonnative forage grasses. In this case, an herbicide treatment to release the native plants may satisfactorily restore the native plant community. Grasses such as broomsedge and forbs such as partridge pea may potentially be released from competing nonnative grasses such as tall fescue. Once undesirable vegetation is controlled, additional plantings may enhance the existing native plant community.
A wildlife biologist or other experienced professional can provide technical advice to determine if a particular site might be restored to a good native plant community through herbicidal treatments. When attempting to release an existing stand of native grasses from nonnative grass competition, the selectivity of the herbicide and timing of application are critical. Nonnatives can be controlled and native grasses released either by using a selective herbicide to which native warm-season grasses are tolerant (i.e., imazapic) or by applying a nonselective herbicide (i.e., glyphosate) during a time when nonnative, cool-season vegetation (e.g., tall fescue) is actively growing and native warm-season grasses are dormant.
For some sites, native plants are not sufficiently abundant, or undesirable species cannot be controlled without essentially eliminating all vegetation with intensive herbicide treatments. After initial treatments to control undesirable vegetation, wait at least a year to assess results. When undesirable species have been adequately controlled, a native plant community may be replanted; or, if suitable native vegetation is already recolonizing the site, the need for planting may be minimized or eliminated. A wildlife biologist or other experienced professional can provide technical advice for restoration of native plant communities through herbicidal treatments.
Controlling Nonnative Grasses
In general, herbicides are most effective when applied to actively growing plants in a manner that achieves maximum contact of the herbicide with foliage and/or soil surface (depending on whether the herbicide is foliar or soil-active). For any of the following herbicide treatment options, one of the following management practices (if practical) applied 2–4 weeks before herbicide treatment will usually increase herbicide effectiveness:
• prescribed burn during fall to early spring before herbicide application
• grazing
• haying and raking
• mowing
These treatments (except mowing) reduce dead plant material and allow for new plant growth, which improves the foliar contact surface for herbicides. Note that cogongrass burns at extremely high temperatures, so burning cogongrass in woodland stands may not be advisable because trees could be damaged. Use extreme care if cogongrass must be mowed; avoid mowing when seed has set, and clean off equipment to prevent spreading this noxious grass. After initial herbicide treatments of nonnative, invasive grasses, follow-up treatments (e.g., spot spraying) may be necessary to effectively remove residual plants. Periodic monitoring of treated sites is essential to determine whether undesirable grasses are still present; if still present, they should be further treated with herbicides to reduce future spread.
Tall Fescue (Schedonorus phoenix)
Actively growing tall fescue can be controlled with fall and spring treatments of glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) and imazapic (e.g., Plateau) at labeled rates. Glyphosate treatments alone may be enough to control tall fescue, but adding imazapic will increase control of tall fescue and other weedy species that may germinate from seed. These treatments should be adequate to release existing native warm-season grasses or to prepare a site for planting native warm-season grasses if tall fescue is the only grass problem present. However, some apparently tall fescue-dominated sites may have a bermudagrass component that is not easily recognizable underneath the tall fescue canopy. If there is any presence of nonnative, warm-season grasses such as johnsongrass, bahiagrass, or bermudagrass, it is best to treat the site as recommended below for these species after the tall fescue has been controlled.
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
Johnsongrass may be controlled with sulfosulfuron (e.g., Outrider) after full green-up. For best results, apply in spring when whorls of leaves develop at 16 inches along the central stalk. Imazapic (e.g., Plateau) applied before seeds germinate is effective for controlling johnsongrass establishment from seed. Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) applied after seedhead initiation may be effective for controlling johnsongrass, but johnsongrass in some areas has developed resistance to glyphosate where those herbicides are used extensively. Although herbicides containing glyphosate can be effective for releasing native warm-season grasses growing underneath johnsongrass, be aware that there is always a risk of killing or injuring established native warm-season grasses if herbicides containing glyphosate are applied when native warm-season grasses are growing. Sulfosulfuron applied at appropriate label rates will not harm native warm-season grasses, so they can be applied over developing native warm-season grass seedlings. The previous treatments likely will be adequate if johnsongrass is the only grass problem present. However, if there is any presence of bermudagrass or bahiagrass, it is probably best to treat the site as recommended below.
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum)
Except for sites with established longleaf pine, bahiagrass can be controlled with a labeled rate of metsulfuron methyl (e.g., Escort) in spring after full green-up. Native warm-season grasses are mostly tolerant of metsulfuron methyl, but observe applicable replanting intervals on the product label. Metsulfuron methyl can be absorbed through the roots, so be cautious of applications around desirable trees and shrubs that may be susceptible to injury. Closely note label indications if using near nontarget trees or shrubs.
In areas that cannot be treated by metsulfuron methyl, apply labeled rates of imazapic (e.g., Plateau) mixed with glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) after bahiagrass has reached full green-up. Another treatment option is application of a labeled rate of glyphosate after bahiagrass seedhead initiation. However, multiple glyphosate-only applications will likely be required to fully control bahiagrass, and this treatment will also kill any desirable vegetation. These treatments may be adequate to release existing native warm-season grasses or to prepare a site for planting native warm-season grasses if bahiagrass is the only grass problem present. Be aware that herbicides containing glyphosate may kill native warm-season grasses if applied when they are actively growing. If there is a significant presence of bermudagrass, it is best to treat the site as recommended below; otherwise, spot-treat bermudagrass if it occurs in patches.
Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
Bermudagrass is very competitive and difficult to control with a single application of most herbicides. Because of its aggressive nature and warm-season growth pattern, it is absolutely essential to completely control bermudagrass before planting native warm-season grasses. However, sites dominated by bermudagrass can be converted by applying labeled rates of imazapyr (e.g., Arsenal, Chopper). Imazapyr applications for bermudagrass control are most effective if applied during July through September.
If imazapyr is used, the application should be made a growing season before establishing native warm-season grasses. However, it is highly recommended to wait 2 years before planting in order to determine if a second treatment is required to control bermudagrass. The residual soil activity of imazapyr will kill germinating native warm-season grasses if planted within about 6 months of imazapyr application. Closely note label precautions if using near nontarget trees or shrubs. Imazapyr will kill hardwoods and should not be applied within two times the width of the drip line of any desirable hardwood trees. In areas that cannot be treated with imazapyr, apply a labeled rate of glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) after bermudagrass seedhead initiation. Glyphosate will not control bermudagrass as effectively as imazapyr, and multiple, intensive applications of glyphosate will be required.
Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)
Cogongrass is a highly invasive grass that will seriously degrade wildlife habitat and native plant communities. It has no forage value to livestock or wildlife. Cogongrass spreads rapidly by wind-blown seeds and rhizomes. It is also spread by mowing, tillage, logging, and other equipment that has come into contact with seeds or roots of the plant. Because this grass can degrade property values, limit land use alternatives, and damage forest resources and wildlife habitat, landowners should learn to recognize it and take immediate actions to control it. Cogongrass is still sold by some nurseries under the name Japanese blood grass. Do not use this grass for ornamental plantings.
Treat large cogongrass infestations with labeled rates of imazapyr (e.g., Arsenal) during late summer or early fall. Although imazapyr will kill desirable hardwood trees and shrubs, it may be worth sacrificing desirable plants in order to control the spread of cogongrass. Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) may effectively control smaller patches of cogongrass that have not yet become well-established. Glyphosate can also be used to suppress seed production in early spring before imazapyr treatments are applied later in summer. The sooner this invasive pest is treated, the more effective control efforts will be. After initial herbicide treatments, treated cogongrass stands should be carefully monitored, as further herbicide treatments will likely be necessary for effective control. If you suspect you have cogongrass on your property, contact a natural-resources professional to verify this and assist you with developing a cogongrass eradication plan. Fact sheet 1999-01 is available from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to help landowners identify cogongrass (available online at www.mdac.ms.gov). For more information about cogongrass, contact—
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Bureau of Plant Industry, Plant Pest Programs
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5207
www.mdac.ms.gov
Controlling Woody Brush
Due to lack of management, dense infestations of woody brush such as elm, sweetgum, eastern red cedar, and green ash degrade the value of native grassland communities. Hardwood brush shades the ground and inhibits growth of desirable grasses and forbs in grass fields and upland pine forests. Appropriate herbicidal, mechanical, or prescribed-fire treatments are required to control woody brush, and, in some cases, a native grassland community can be effectively released from dense brush cover. Treatment prescriptions will depend on the types of brush present. Consult a wildlife biologist or other experienced professional to develop a plan to control woody brush and restore native grassland communities.
Although large amounts of woody brush in native grasslands are undesirable, creating and protecting some scattered patches of shrubby cover is desirable. Scattered thickets of native shrubs like wild plums, dogwoods, winged sumac, and blackberry provide good escape and loafing cover for a number of grassland birds. Maintaining about 5–15 percent of grasslands in shrubby cover will provide hiding and resting places for wildlife. Protect some existing shrub thickets from fire and herbicide treatments or plant suitable shrubs to enhance protective cover in native grass stands.
Species Selection and Planting
Native grass planting rates are expressed in terms of pounds of pure live seed (PLS) per acre. The percentage PLS reflects the amount of viable seed along with stems and other inert matter mixed in with the seed. So usually you will just need to know how many acres and at what rate (PLS) you are going to plant when purchasing seed. For example, to achieve 3 pounds PLS per acre, you may actually have to plant 4 pounds of bulk seed product. Seed vendors will usually mix several grass species for you based on percentages of grasses you want to comprise a specific PLS planting rate. Try to select cultivars or varieties of native warm-season grasses that originated close to your region, if available, as these varieties may be better adapted to your climate (see Table 1 for some suggested varieties). A seed vendor representative or other experienced professional can help you choose among available, suitable varieties.
Native warm-season grasses should be planted from mid-April to early June. (They also can be planted December through February during the dormant season.) To reiterate, competition control is essential before planting native warm-season grasses. If substantial competing vegetation remains after initial site preparations, an application of imazapic (e.g., Plateau) plus glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) or glyphosate alone may be applied just before or right after planting native warm-season grasses to help control competing weeds. Imazapic applied at appropriate rates before planting generally has few negative effects on native warm-season grasses. However, closely follow label recommendations if attempting to establish switchgrass, eastern gamagrass, or sideoats grama, as higher label rates of imazapic can have adverse effects on these species.
The fluffy seeds of big bluestem, little bluestem, indiangrass, and purple top are best planted with a native warm-season grass seed drill specially designed to handle these seeds. It is important not to plant these seeds too deeply (no deeper than one-fourth to one-half of an inch; shallower is better). When planting these seeds with a native warm-season grass seed drill, it is acceptable if some of the seed is visible on the surface. Many of these drills are capable of planting seeds via no-till planting. However, if you must plow the site before planting (e.g., there is too much litter for no-till planting), use a roller or cultipacker to firm and smooth the seedbed before planting.
A firm seedbed is essential because you do not want the seeds to be buried too deeply in a loose seedbed (this is especially important if planting with drills, which may weigh over a ton). If using a native warm-season grass drill, it is not necessary to pack the seed after planting if the drill is equipped with packing wheels. If a drill is unavailable, a less effective method of planting is broadcast seeding. Prepare a firm seedbed as previously described; broadcast seed with a carrier such as cracked corn or 0-13-13 fertilizer and pack lightly with a roller.
Eastern gamagrass is best planted with a corn planter, whereas switchgrass, sand lovegrass, and sideoats grama can be planted with a drill or broadcast seeder (a carrier is not necessary). Eastern gamagrass should be planted about 1 inch deep, whereas switchgrass, sand lovegrass, and sideoats grama should be planted no deeper than one-fourth of an inch. Follow the instructions above if planting into a prepared seedbed is necessary.
You must calibrate planting equipment to distribute the right amount of bulk seed in order to achieve the desired PLS rate. Refer to equipment documentation or consult an experienced professional for calibration instructions. The ratio of PLS to bulk seed should be printed on a label accompanying the seed when it is purchased, or the label should at least provide purity (PP) and total germination (GP) percentages. Multiply PP by GP to find the percent PLS in 1 bulk pound of seed, then divide 1 by the percent PLS to figure how many bulk pounds of seed are equal to 1 pound PLS.
After planting, be patient. Do not expect a dense stand of grasses by the end of the first growing season (although it is possible under ideal conditions). Native warm-season grass seedlings spend most of the first growing season developing a root system and may not exhibit much aboveground vegetative growth. Often, a perfectly good stand of native warm-season grasses is developing, although it may appear that the planting was unsuccessful. Native warm-season grasses planted at forage rates might develop quickly and almost completely cover a site during the first year given good growing conditions, but stands planted at lower rates for wildlife will likely contain significant bare-ground areas. However, bare ground is good for wildlife habitat, and, by the second growing season, these stands will likely be excellent cover.
Wildlife Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration
Generally, the total amount of all grasses planted should be in the range of 3–6 pounds PLS per acre for wildlife habitat. More sparse stands of grass are desirable for wildlife because dense grass growth shades out desirable forbs that produce wildlife food, and dense grass limits access for species that travel and forage along the ground. Indiangrass can become especially dense and outcompete other grasses if planted too heavily. Thus, indiangrass should comprise no more than 10 percent of native warm-season grass seed mixtures planted specifically for wildlife.
A mixture of grass species is best for wildlife because the structure and composition of mixed stands creates more diverse, usable habitats than a single species stand. See Table 2 for some suggested grass mixtures. See Table 3 for some suggested forb species.
Forb seeds can be mixed with native grass seeds for planting (drill or broadcast); alternatively, many native grass drills have separate forb boxes, but these are often hard to accurately calibrate for mixtures of large and small seeds. An alternative to mixing grass and forb seed is planting forbs in separate strips or plots without grass to reduce competition. This also allows the use of grass-selective herbicides for weed control in forb plantings if necessary. Forbs increase habitat diversity and provide wildlife foods in the form of seeds, nectar, and green forage. A diversity of forbs also attracts numerous insects that are important foods for other wildlife or attractive species for wildlife viewing (e.g., butterflies). Establishing or protecting scattered patches of native shrubs (e.g., wild plum, blackberry, and dogwood) and trees (e.g., oak and pine) in open landscapes (e.g., pastures) restored to native grasses will also enhance habitat value for wildlife by adding more diverse cover and food resources.
Livestock Forage
Native warm-season grasses provide excellent warm-season forage once established. Average daily weight gains for cattle grazing native warm-season grasses can be equal to or greater than gains reported for cattle grazing bermudagrass or bahiagrass. Native warm-season grasses work best as one component of a rotational grazing system that includes both cool-season and warm-season paddocks. Generally, 67–75 percent of the forage base should be cool-season forage, whereas 25–33 percent should be warm-season forage. Cool- and warm-season grasses should be planted in separate paddocks and not in mixed stands.
Eastern gamagrass, switchgrass, big bluestem, and indiangrass are good native warm-season grass species for forage production. Many cultivars of native grass species have been developed specifically for forage production. For livestock forage, plant native warm-season grasses (singularly or in combination) at a total rate of 8 to 12 pounds PLS per acre. Mixed-species stands of these grasses (or different single-species paddocks) will likely be advantageous because species mature at different times (possibly increasing summer forage availability), and some species may retain better forage quality during dry weather periods. Switchgrass and eastern gamagrass can be established and used more effectively when planted as single-species stands. A good combination of native warm-season grass species for both livestock forage and wildlife habitat is 3 pounds PLS per acre big bluestem, 3 pounds PLS per acre indiangrass, and 2 pounds PLS per acre little bluestem. Big bluestem and indiangrass flower later than most other native warm-season grasses, so these two species may be good choices if the objective is both hay and wildlife. Waiting until July to cut these grasses for hay allows grassland birds to have good nesting cover through the peak of the nesting season. However, grasses like switchgrass and eastern gamagrass will be past their best quality by July. Producers should weigh their objectives accordingly when trying to manage native warm-season grasses for both forage and wildlife habitat.
Maintenance and Use of Native Warm-Season Grass Stands
Once established, native grassland communities must be maintained through periodic disturbance such as disking, prescribed fire, and grazing. To manage for grassland wildlife and ecosystem restoration, periodic disturbance is essential to maintain grassland communities by controlling invading brush and trees (scattered shrubs and trees can be beneficial in grassland communities), minimizing litter accumulation, recycling nutrients, and stimulating new herbaceous plant growth. Disking should not be used to manage sensitive areas such as remnant native prairie or wiregrass communities because it may destroy rare or sensitive plants in these systems. Prescribed fire is a cost-effective tool for managing wildlife habitat and native prairie, controlling woody brush, and improving forage quality. However, prescribed burning should always be supervised by a certified prescribed burn manager, who will develop a written burn plan and obtain appropriate permits before burning. Check with the Mississippi Forestry Commission for more information about prescribed burning regulations.
Use of nitrogen (N) fertilizer during the first year of establishment is not recommended, although moderate amounts of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilizer may be beneficial during the first year. For forage production, N-P-K may be applied as needed during subsequent years to enhance production. However, native warm-season grasses do not require as much supplemental fertilization as nonnative forage grasses. In most cases, native warm-season grasses will probably not be available for substantial grazing or haying during the first growing season after planting. It is important not to graze native warm-season grasses shorter than a height of 8 inches; a rotational grazing system in which several native warm-season grass paddocks are available is the most efficient way to use native warm-season grasses for livestock forage.
The best-quality hay is produced from native warm-season grasses by harvesting when seed heads first begin to show. A professional experienced in native warm-season grass management can provide prescriptions for maintenance of native warm-season grass stands tailored specifically to your objectives.
This guide is primarily an introduction to native warm-season grass establishment and management. An excellent, more detailed reference is Native Warm-Season Grasses: Identification, Establishment, and Management for Wildlife and Forage Production in the Midsouth (Harper et al., 2007; https://extension.tennessee. edu/ publications. For professional assistance with native warm-season grass establishment and management, the following agencies are available to provide technical and programmatic assistance:
Delta Wildlife Inc.
http://www.deltawildlife.org/
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
http://www.mdwfp.com/
College of Forest Resources
http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/
Mississippi State University Extension Service
http://extension.msstate.edu
Contact your county Extension office (http://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices)
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
http://www.ms.nrcs.usda.gov
Wildlife Mississippi
http://www.wildlifemiss.org
Seed Sources
It is recommended that you first contact an experienced professional from one of the agencies listed above to facilitate selection of grasses and forbs that are appropriate for your property. Following are some seed companies that can help you with selecting and purchasing native warm-season grass and/or forb seeds. This list is not exhaustive, and no endorsement is implied.
Specializing in Native Grasses and Forbs
Bamert Seed Company
http://www.bamertseed.com/
1897 CR 1018
Muleshoe, TX 79347
Ernst Conservation Seeds
http://www.ernstseed.com
8884 Mercer Pike
Meadville, PA 16335
Roundstone Native Seed
http://www.roundstoneseed.com
9764 Raider Hollow Road
Upton, KY 42784
Sharp Brothers Seed Company
http://www.sharpseed.com
1005 S Sycamore
Healy, KS 67850
Star Seed Company
http://www.gostarseed.com
101 Industrial Avenue
Osborne, KS 67473
Turner Seed Company
http://www.turnerseed.com
Breckenridge, TX 76424
Warner Brothers Seed Company
http://www.wbseedco.com
Conservation programs may be available to provide cost-shares or incentives for native warm-season grass establishment. Because conservation programs can often change, landowners are encouraged to seek technical assistance to find out what kinds of programs might be available to meet management objectives.
Contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at your USDA Service Center, or a wildlife biologist with one of the agencies listed in the Technical Assistance section, about availability of potential assistance programs.
Harper, C. A., G. E. Bates, M. J. Gudlin, and M. P. Hansbrough. 2004. A landowner’s guide to native warm-season grasses in the Midsouth. University of Tennessee Extension PB1746. Available online at https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications (August 2018).
Keyser, P., G. Bates, J. Waller, C. Harper, F. Allen, E. D. Holcomb, and D. McIntosh. 2015. Producing hay from native warm-season grasses in the Midsouth. University of Tennessee Extension. SP731-D. Available online at https://extension.tennessee.edu/ publications (August 2018).
Rushing, J. B. and R. Lemus. 2014. Native warm-season grasses as forage in Mississippi: Establishment. Mississippi State University Extension Service P2830. Available online at http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/native-warm-season-grasses-forage-mississippi-establishment (August 2018).
Rushing, J. B. and R. Lemus. 2014. Native warm-season grasses as a forage in Mississippi: Grazing management. Mississippi State University Extension Service P2843. Available online at http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/native-warm-season-grasses-forage-mississippi-grazing-management (August 2018).
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS database. Available online at http://plants.usda.gov/index.html (August 2018).
Native warm-season grasses are a vital part of natural grassland and woodland ecosystems in Mississippi. By managing competition from undesirable vegetation and following proper planting procedures, native warm-season grass stands can be successfully established. With proper management, native warm-season grasses are compatible with both wildlife habitat and livestock forage goals. Consult a natural-resources professional to develop a plan for native warm-season grass management that will best fit your objectives.
Recommended Plantings for Restoring Native Plant Communities
Following are brief lists of native grasses and forbs that are generally available for purchase. In some instances, introduced forb species may be acceptable (e.g., kobe lespedeza). Always consult a natural-resources professional before planting introduced species. Consult a natural-resources professional or seed company representative to decide which species and cultivars or varieties of available native warm-season grass seed and forbs will best fit your objectives.
Table 1. Recommended native warm-season grasses for Mississippi.
Varieties or Cultivars*
Planting Method
Big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Kaw, Earl, Suther, Rountree
Drill; broadcast
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Aldous, Cimmaron, Camper, Blaze
Broomsedge
Andropogon virginicus
Limited seed availability; readily colonizes most sites in Mississippi naturally
Indiangrass
Sorgastrum nutans
Lometa, Osage, Americus, Cheyenne, Rumsey
Switchgrass
Alamo, Kanlow, Blackwell, Expresso
0.25-0.5 inch
Eastern gamagrass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Highlander, Jackson, Bumpers, Pete
Grain planter
Sideoats grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Haskell, Trailway, Butte
Sand lovegrass
Sporobolus spp.
Several species adapted to particular sites
Tridens flavus
* When purchasing seed, inquire whether cultivars that originated from nearby areas are available that may be better adapted to Mississippi.
Bold planting methods indicate planting methods that yield the best results.
Table 2. Example of native warm-season grass mixtures for different uses.
Grass Mixtures (pounds PLS/acre)
Tallgrass prairie or Delta mixture
Little bluestem (2 lb), big bluestem (1 lb), indiangrass (0.5 lb), switchgrass (0.5 lb)
Shortgrass prairie or Delta mixture
Little bluestem (2.5 lb), sideoats grama (1 lb), big bluestem (0.25 lb), indiangrass (0.25 lb)
Average soils mixture (e.g., red clay soils)
Little bluestem (2 lb), purple top (1 lb), indiangrass (0.5 lb), switchgrass (0.5 lb)
Sandy/degraded soil mixture
Little bluestem (2 lb), dropseed (0.5 lb), purple top (1 lb), switchgrass (0.5 lb)
Grazing mixture, heavy soils
Big bluestem (3.5 lb), indiangrass (3.5 lb), switchgrass (2 lb), little bluestem (1 lb), or eastern gamagrass or switchgrass in
single-species stands
Grazing mixture, average soils
Little bluestem (2 lb), indiangrass (4 lb), big bluestem (2 lb), switchgrass (2 lb), or switchgrass in single-species stands
Rates may be adjusted based on desired seeding rate. If approximate bulk seed volume output rates can be obtained for the drill being used, this will help determine amount of seed to purchase. Remember that pure live seed will have to be estimated from bulk seed volume, and pure live seed rates will have to be approximated as close to the desired rate as possible based on bulk seed output by specific drill settings.
Calculating Bulk Pounds of Seed for Planting
Multiply pure seed percentage by total germination percentage. If pure seed is 70 percent and total germination is 85 percent, then 0.70 multiplied by 0.85 equals 0.595 or 59.5 percent pure live seed in 1 bulk pound of seed. Divide 1 by the percentage of pure live seed in 1 bulk pound to determine bulk pounds of seed that equal 1 pound of pure live seed.
In this example, 1 divided by 0.595 equals 1.68 bulk pounds. Thus, there is 1 pound of pure live seed in 1.68 bulk pounds. To plant at a rate of 4 pound pure live seed per acre, plant approximately 7 bulk pound of seed per acre (1.68 multiplied by 4). The actual rate that can be planted will depend on equipment used. For example, the lowest output setting on a native grass drill may be 5 bulk pounds, while the next output setting may be 8 bulk pounds. In this example, 5 bulk pounds would equal approximately 3 pounds of pure live seed (5 multiplied by 0.595), and 8 bulk pounds would equal approximately 5 pounds of pure live seed (8 multiplied by 0.595).
Table 3. Some native forbs recommended for wildlife habitat enchancement or ecosystem resoration in Mississippi.
Form (Varieties)
Soil Adaptation*
Monarda fistulosa
Mint, perennial
L, M, H
Slender mountain mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
M, H
False sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Aster, perennial
Liatris spp.
Echinacea purpurea
Gray-headed coneflower
Coreopsis spp.
Aster, annual–perennial
Compass plant
Silphium laciniatum and other Silphium spp.
Maximilian sunflower **
Helianthus maximiliani
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Aster, annual
Narrow leaved sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Asclepias spp.
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbekia hirta
Tickseed
Bidens spp.
Florida beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Legume, annual–perennial
Smooth ticktrefoil
Desmodium laevigatum
Legume, perennial
Stiff ticktrefoil
Desmodium obtusum
Partridge pea ***
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Legume, annual (Lark, Comanche)
Roundhead lespedeza
Lespedeza capitata
Slender lespedeza
Lespedeza virginica
White prairie clover
Dalea candida
Purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
White indigo
Baptisia alba
* L = light soils (drier, sandy, and silty soils; may not be suitable for extremely droughty soils);
M = medium soils (well-drained loam and clay soils);
H = heavy soils (moderately drained, heavier clay soils such as prairie or Delta soils)
** Not native to Mississippi, but native to western United States; not known to be invasive in Mississippi.
*** Some varieties of partridge pea grow very tall and can become quite dense. It can inhibit prescribed fire and exclude other desirable plants if it becomes dense. It is recommended to plant at rates of no more than a few ounces per acre unless dense stands are desired.
This project was funded in part by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and the MSU Natural Resource Enterprises program.
By Rick Hamrick, Wildlife Biologist, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks; L. Wes Burger, Professor, Forest and Wildlife Research Center; Jeanne Jones, former Associate Professor, Forest and Wildlife Research Center; and Bronson Strickland, Extension Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture.
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Mr. Bill Hamrick
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#1115935 - 22/07/2012 02:43 Re: Interesting news articles about AGW [Re: bd bucketingdown]
Loc: Belmont, Lake Macquarie, NSW
Oh dear, look what I just found....
Big Oil's Secret: They Support Global Warming Policy : July 18, 2012
There was once a company named "Glori Oil" based in Houston, Texas, according to its website, it was:
A Delaware corporation founded in 2005 to commercialize technology developed by 'The Energy and Resources Institute' (known as TERI).
It's important to note that TERI, now unanimously known as 'The Energy and Resources Institute' was once actually named "Tata Energy and Resources Institute', but I'll get back to that later.
Glori Oil also later changed its name to Glori Energy, Inc. and recently appointed a certain Robert Button as President of Glori Holdings, a subsidiary of Glori Energy.
Glori Energy's slogan: "Tomorrows oil from yesterday's wells."
Many might think that such environmentally unfriendly "Big Oil" company must be lobbying and spreading lies in the anthropogenic global warming/climate change debate to protect its dirty business.
Well, yes that's true, but here's the fun part (you're going to love this).
The Business Week link above lists a certain Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri as founder of Glori Oil/Glori Energy, Inc., but for some reason, his name doesn't appear on glorienergy.com (although it did appear on glorioil.com not just as founder but as head of the company).
Well, Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri is none other than the Nobel Peace Prize-winning chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), that was established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations' Environment Programme since 2002.
This is the same IPCC that insists that fossil fuels and human CO2 emissions are driving the warming of global climate; that "the science is settled", that solar cycles have no or very little impact on our climate, that the earth and its inhabitants are doomed if we don't tax and trade...I mean 'curb' our carbon emissions.
Dr Rajendra Pachauri
Oh my goodness........the wheelnuts...
We have about five more years at the outside to do something.
Kenneth Watt, ecologist - Earth Day, 1970
43 years later...we're still here.
Haa Haa, next thing you know CeeBee will be blaming the unpopularity of prime Minister Gillard on Global Warming, Oh wait hang on....
See, the thing is that when you blame any and everything on AGW and parrot any and everythingthat you see and hear as a supposed result of AGW in an attempt to support an ideology you ultimately show your true colours.
When you question and doubt you can and do make mistakes but ultimately you find the truth. Which no matter how you look at it is a far cry from assuming the stance of being correct in the first place and then assembling evidence to support that point of view and then rearranging that evidence when the facts do not support your fiction.
I doubt very much Anthony would be able to find an honest representation of Global temperature since 1895 to prove anything given the adjustments and total lack of global coverage both historically and presently , Just as an example of what I mean take a look here. http://climateaudit.org/2008/02/10/historical-station-distribution/
Just to clarify things CeeBee it is Co2 that is the problem right ? That's the big nasty that is making the world warm right?
If I can I would like to add another question to the other two I have witnessed recently asked of you (yet to see an answer to either by the way). Q: If as you propose Co2 is the main cause of global warming can you point us all towards a peer reviewed paper that
1. Identifies unambiguously with empirical evidence a defined line between natural and unnatural warming, given that the most reliable temperature records IE satellite show no elevated rise in temperature trends outside of if any natural variability.?
2. Shows any credible empirical evidence that manmade Co2 elevates the planets temperature at all, IE any repeatable scientific empirical evidence outside of a laboratory that the Co2 emissions of humans have raised the global temperature outside of natural variable levels.?
3. Shows any empirical evidence of any detrimental effects to life on earth in any form as in extinctions,(excluding damage to the Labor party or Julia Gillard) harm to coral reefs, drought, extreme weather events, solely as a result of human emissions of Co2.?
Please note the empirical evidence CeeBee. Likely, may , might, could, maybe, possible, shows, simulations, modeled, etc just do not cut it in the real world.
Please also note I am not asking the impossible here as according to you and others of worthier note the science is already settled, or was not so long ago so it should be an easy exercise to trot out numerous peer reviewed papers to support the above with empirical evidence as opposed to computer modeling.
There is a big difference between handwringing, henny penny cutting and pasting, ideologue posting and people who simply want to point out and discuss flaws in the dogma being flung at them twenty four seven on every platform available.
If certain individuals are not capable of discerning the fact that we have all been told that Co2 is responsible for a temperature increase that is not infact happening. That despite a rise in the level of Co2 while global temperature stagnates or actually falls and we are all being taxed. Who are the stupid people?
This in despite of the supposed ducks nuts of all the worlds scientists to back up the case for more taxes and controls, all funneled to the U.N. Every one of their predictions based upon a rise in global Co2 levels has failed and yet people who question such things are seen as radical and fringe dwellers.
Mind you the same types in support of AGW are out there protesting against big government and big bankers occupying wall street while cheering for controls that deliver literally billions into the same institutions they rail against, go figure.
But I digress, The mentality seems to be to score points by posting the latest weather extreme as an expression of evidence (Fail) A high temperature (Fail) The latest flood (Fail). You never see the latest record cold, blizzard,ice etc as a balance tho? That ain't climate it is weather.
Skeptics have not been caught out saying it is going to rain and snow like never before have they? Tho the mantra from the warmist's just few short years ago was never ending drought, no more snow and ever rising sea levels caused by ever increasing temperatures as a direct result of rising Co2 levels.
Meanwhile in the real world fractional reserve banking is rubbing it's hands at the prospect of carbon trading.
Originally Posted By: bd bucketingdown
Funny you should mention that CB, now I have not seen any of this of late, but just saw this from a long ago post on this thread by accident...
http://hidethedecline.eu/pages/ruti/europe/western-europe-rural-temperature-trend.php
Irrelevant BD - A few European countries is not the Globe. Try again.
#1115952 - 22/07/2012 08:32 Re: Interesting news articles about AGW [Re: CeeBee]
Neither does a heat wave in the US. Try again.
#1115959 - 22/07/2012 09:34 Re: Interesting news articles about AGW [Re: snafu]
Recent US heat irrelevent also...Touche, CB...shot yourself in the foot there mate!
We're not discussing the U.S. right now.
The discussion was how skeptics make up stuff as shown by Anthony when he said:
"even with UHI, unadjusted temps show no temperature rise since 1895, and falling since the 1930s...all with UHI in full effect last 20 years."
Come on all you other skeptics here - do you also agree with what Anthony just claimed above?
If so then back him up with actual evidence that unadjusted temps show no temperature rise since 1895, and falling since the 1930s...all with UHI in full effect last 20 years.
Arnost
A very interesting post up on WUWT on Greenland albedo. A picture tells a thousand words:
[img]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/06/melt-zone/balog-photography[/img]
Though I don't necessarily agree that the soot is from Asia, a simple experiment [ somebody gets a sample from the bottom of the moraine and analyses it] should tell the tale of exactly how old and from where it is. It may well be that thhe soot is of European origin but from the early last century and before. Detailed analysis may also shed some light on why the soot accumulates more at higher altitudes.
Interesting non the less - the story is way more complex than CO2 did it all...
Greenland Ice Sheet albedo dropps of then bottom of the chart
“No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise” ...
And this of course applies to scientific principles. Never compromise these. Never! [Follow the science and you will be shown correct in the end...]
#1115975 - 22/07/2012 11:35 Re: Interesting news articles about AGW [Re: Arnost]
Convenient CB! Who knows what the temp trace is?!!!!There have been so many adjustements and alterations and changes from the originals, which I suspect have now been lost that no one knows what it is really, I'm afraid!
Originally Posted By: Arnost
It's clearly soot from the rapid recent industrialisation of Asia - mostly China and India.
Think of all those coal fired power plants spewing soot into the atmosphere along with SO2 which acts to cool the planet.
Once all that soot and SO2 is cleaned up from emissions watch the temps spike upwards in response.
Clearly! No need for empirical analysis - the models obviously are undoubted.
Sorry for having an opinion. Must be good to know everything.
Edited by Arnost (22/07/2012 12:34)
Lightning....Lee
Originally Posted By: CeeBee
Did I miss something or was the article in fact pointing to increased icemelt due to soot landing on the ice decreasing it's albedo/insolation causing it to melt?
Which in turn would raise tempretures in the area?
And therefore cleaning up the soot from the emmission source would see a return of ice and therefore increase insolation---> lowering temps?
and there's something for you CB, look at the Geo record...how many times has the atmosphere decoupled from CO2 concentrations, insolation increase is a guarnteed way to achieve it, just paint everything white mate, you can start actually....
envisions CB like Forrest gump after Jenny leaves, just starts running(painting) everything white, he's painted his way across the country three times...
*rolls eyes*
It must be that I am either retarded or it's Sunday morning?
If the soot is cleaned up the ice will re-freeze without impurities in it and due to much more albedo and the arctic will cool!
You got it wrong CB!
Edited by bd bucketingdown (22/07/2012 14:26)
Brett Guy
Loc: Bently Park, Cairns
Don't you know that is how warmistas work. They see one thing that looks like a linkk then state with absolute authority that it is fact and there is no possible way they can be wrong. Untill of course things start to go awry at which time they state with out any shame at all that is what they predicted all along.
#1116006 - 22/07/2012 14:48 Re: Interesting news articles about AGW [Re: Brett Guy]
Heh - even Anthony Watts says it's soot from Asia...
the industrialization of the Asian continent is the biggest industrial soot producer on the planet. – Anthony
...and there's more at play here than just soot.
The cause of the low reflectivity involves a combination of multiple factors:
1 Abnormally intense melt at low elevations erases bright white snow, exposing a darker impurity rich bare ice surface. When the melt back of winter snow happens earlier, the anomaly grows.
2 in areas where snow remains, temperature-driven snow metamorphism reduces reflectivity by rounding the sharp ice crystal edges that scatter visible light (Wiscombe and Warren, 1980; Dozier et al., 1981; Warren, 1982). Fresh snow reflects ~84% of solar energy (Konzelmann and Ohmura, 1995).
. This fraction, called the albedo, decreases with increasing snow effective grain size;
3 Increased snow liquid water content in areas of enhanced melting increases absorption of visible light; and
4 potentially less summer snowfall as in year 2011. Summertime snow events take the edge off the amplifying feedback by brightening the surface. With climate warming, the ratio of snowfall to rainfall decreases. It actually does rain on the lower elevations of the ice sheet. I measured 5 cm rainfall in a single 24 h period in June 1998 at Swiss Camp located at 1,150 m elevation along the central western slope of the ice sheet.
5 atmospheric circulation that colleague Dr. Xavier Fetteweis at University of Liège, Belgium has been examining for Greenland and plans to post an analysis here.
6 The possibility of increased snow impurities like carbonaceous soot from wildfires or diesel exhaust can lower ice sheet reflectivity.
so you were wrong CB, good to see you have "admitted it"...no, not really, but your post is exactly the opposite of what you said before, as I and others reminded and pointed out to you you...It would be nice if you acknowledged your mistakes sometimes! EG you said clean up soot and temps would rise and spike upwards...no, not true, they will go downwards actually!
Wrong Bd. I said clean up soot and SO2. Why did you ignore SO2?
This is probably the reason...
Global Warming Pause Linked to SO2 in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for why the rise in Earth‘s temperature paused for a bit during the 2000s, one of the hottest decades on record.
The answer seems counterintuitive. It’s all that sulfur pollution in the air from China’s massive coal-burning, according to a new study.
Sulfur particles in the air deflect the sun’s rays and can temporarily cool things down a bit. That can happen even as coal-burning produces the carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming.
“People normally just focus on the warming effect of CO2 (carbon dioxide), but during the Chinese economic expansion there was a huge increase in sulfur emissions,” which have a cooling effect, explained Robert K. Kaufmann of Boston University. He’s the lead author of the study published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
But sulfur’s cooling effect is only temporary, while the carbon dioxide from coal burning stays in Earth’s atmosphere a long time.
Chinese coal consumption doubled between 2003 and 2007, and that caused a 26 percent increase in global coal consumption, Kaufmann said.
Now, Chinese leaders have recognized the effects of that pollution on their environment and their citizens’ health and are installing equipment to scrub out the sulfur particles, Kaufmann said.
Sulfur quickly drops out of the air if it is not replenished, while carbon dioxide remains for a long time, so its warming effects are beginning to be visible again, he noted. The plateau in temperature growth disappeared in 2009 and 2010, when temperatures lurched upward.
Indeed, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have listed 2010 as tied for the warmest year on record.
You linked soot to your post, I am not talking about SO2, Soot melts ice. That is all I am discussing from your text.
You should make it clearer if you are reffering to one cooling and one warming.
Your quote from your post says this...
"Once all that soot and SO2 is cleaned up from emissions watch the temps spike upwards in response" (quote CB)
So you were wrong, or you should have worded it much clearer and better for it just sounds like soot and CO2 both when reduced will warm the planet, which is not true, only SO2 will do that!
Anyone reading that sentence would read it that way mate, you must agree with that!
Yes, adjusted and altered GISS says 2010 was, but sorry I don't believe GISS, as I said before, I really have trouble believing anything but the original records to see for myself.
Adjustments and alterations are subject to inbuilt bias and are misleading and are often not correct, if ever, toss them into the ocean and other give me and all the original records please please please, we are not silly we can work it out ourselves!!!! Just like I want to eat natural food as it is with little or no artificial additives, I want to see natural data as it is without artificial additives!!!!
To me this new habit of altering and adjusting temps and weather data, and tossing and losing the old data, is as bad for the planet as clearing & wrecking natural vegetation, and should be stopped for the good of science! It is a bad modern practice that is out of control!
As I was saying...........
"Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup
Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project
By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP)
Challenging the Orthodoxy: Some of the biggest news this week comes from a number of new papers that challenge the procedures and findings of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). These challenges include the data and data manipulation used, and the divergence between model projections and observations.
Procedures: Meteorologists Joe D’Aleo and Anthony Watts, and others, have long challenged procedures used to correct errors in the 20th century data record including a statistical procedure called homogenization. These apply to the data reported by the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) and are used by the three entities that report surface temperature trends, NOAA, NASA-GISS, and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU). Researchers E. Steirou and D. Koutsoyiannis presented to the European Geosciences Union that they found in 67% of the stations examined the procedures used introduced a greater warming trend (or lessened a cooling trend). Using random chance, one would expect the percentage to be about 50%. Upon examination of the series, the raw data indicated an increase in global temperatures of 0.42 deg C while the adjusted data indicated an increase of 0.76 deg C. If this new research is replicated, it seriously affects the findings.
Steve McIntyre pointed out that the statistical procedures used by the GHCN were never discussed in a journal focused on statistics. As with the hockey-stick, which had statistical problems, climate scientists should seek independent review of their statistical procedures by those knowledgeable in statistics, and not colleagues in climate science. McIntyre, McKitrick, and later Wegman, who demonstrated the bias introduced by the procedure used in the hockey-stick were bitterly attacked by the climate science community for doing so. It remains to be seen how this insular community will respond to this new research. The research demonstrates the hollowness of claims that only climate scientists are fit to analyze climate data. Please see links under Challenging the Orthodoxy.
Models: Roger Pielke Sr, and others, posted a number of new papers that show a significant divergence between projections from models and actual observation, including for temperatures, sea surface temperatures, precipitation, and water vapor. These divergences illustrate the foolhardiness of using climate models to predict future weather (climate) conditions on any scale, be it local, regional, or global.
One of the new papers focuses on how human alteration of the land surface can raise recorded minimum temperatures. This is particularly important, because the main influence of increased greenhouse gases, such as atmospheric carbon dioxide, is not an increase on the daytime highs but an increase in the nighttime lows. This was shown by John Christy, et al. for the San Joaquin valley in California which underwent urbanization and irrigation (increases in the primary greenhouse gas, water vapor), and, as Ross McKitrick has pointed out, these socio-economic factors are ignored by the IPCC. Please see links under Challenging the Orthodoxy and Models v. Observations.
It should be noted that these new papers, as well as others such as the one showing a 2,000 year general cooling trend with significant variation, do not disprove the hypothesis that human emissions of CO2 are causing global warming. But, they show that climate science, as practiced by the IPCC, is inadequate and that the models used fail to account for major natural influences, and have no predictive skill."
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/07/22/weekly-climate-and-energy-news-roundup-56/#more-67927
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#208833 - 10/01/10 06:28 PM Are we raising a generation of nincompoops?
MartinFocazio
Loc: Bucks County PA
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/09/27/are_we_raising_a_generation_of_nincompoops/
"Second-graders who can't tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays. College kids who've never done laundry, taken a bus alone or addressed an envelope.
Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? And do we have only ourselves to blame? Or are some of these things simply the result of kids growing up with push-button technology in an era when mechanical devices are gradually being replaced by electronics?"
#208835 - 10/01/10 06:40 PM Re: Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? [Re: MartinFocazio]
chaosmagnet
Loc: USA
There are a lot of kids around that don't meet minimum standards of age-appropriate competence. I for one work to ensure that my children, at least, will not be counted among the nincompoops.
ireckon
Loc: Northern California
I recently read that California used to have one of the best public school systems in the WORLD. Now, decades later, California has one of the worst public school systems. What happened?
If you're reading this, it's too late.
Loc: Spring, Texas
While I agree somewhat with the article's conclusions, how many of have all the skills and abilities of our parents? Or think of it this way, how many of your parent's skills are obsolete now?
That being said, we are trying to install in our kids a strong skill set including math, science and engineering. I keep thinking that someday those that understand the world will rule the world...
-Blast
Blogging the Borderlands
Wild Edibles Blog
I miss OBG.
Loc: Washington, DC
Behind every nincompoop kid are nincompoop parents.
Seems every generation thinks the young'uns don't measure up in some ways.
#208839 - 10/01/10 07:01 PM Re: Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? [Re: Blast]
Reading, writing, talking, listening, math, science, engineering, swimming, shooting, driving, hiking, camping, cooking, animal care, laundry, running, bicycling, budgeting, saving. Without making jokes off of Heinlein's list http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SpecializationIsForInsects, what am I missing?
#208840 - 10/01/10 07:06 PM Re: Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? [Re: Dagny]
Originally Posted By: Dagny
I cannot overstate how much I agree with this.
In another (fake) news report I just wrote:
Fairfax, VA -
Area man Jim Johnson, 66, asks his grandson, John, age 11, to help him add a contact to his cell phone. In addition, Jim is unable to upload a video to YouTube and, despite hours of trying, his son Jack Johnson, 44, has given up trying to explain to his father how to use Skype.
"It's a shame he can't really manage to use Skype, because we'd love to do video calls with him so he can see his grandkids. He just can't seem to understand how to use it" said Jack.
"I gave pappy my iPod Touch, he didn't even know what do do with it!" said John.
Indeed, many of the technological innovations of today are simply lost on the grandparents of today. While their kids are blogging and texting and making well-edited home made videos of their kids and their grand kids are living in a state of constant awareness and continual information flow, today's grandparents simply haven't grown older - they have remained firmly stuck in a mental model of communications and technology that was passive and consumption based, not participatory and collaborative. It's not just about being unable to work the digital camera - it's not being able to conceptualize the basic workings of technology....
(I just made that up, but it kind of reminds me of this:
http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml
JBMat
Loc: NC
I don't have kids. However, I was a Sergeant in the Army for a while and acted in loco parentis for more than one troop.
18 y/os who:
Couldn't balance a checkbook. Didn't understand what an overdraft was, or know the bank charged them for using the ATM if it wasn't their bank.
Had no clue how to get car insurance or even register a car.
Had never applied for a job, never mind a loan.
Had no clue what it took to get married, nor clue one where the courthouse was.
Couldn't cook a simple meal (females included).
Had no clue how to do laundry, or iron.
No basic tool skills at all.
ONe young lady in particular - "I've never mowed a lawn, we had gardeners do it" "Cool, consider yourself a gardener today, now mow"
I consider those all basic life skills. I won't even get into what I considered basic field skills. Good thing we'd gone to MREs which are tear open, some of those kids couldn't have worked a P38 if they had too.
And btw, although I'm not an X gen, I can build a PC, lol.
Edited by JBMat (10/01/10 08:35 PM)
Edit Reason: can't spell
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor
Long gone are the days when school was like this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DtY42xEOI
Check out all the Joe90's...
I doubt that there are many 14 year olds today who were trained like myself to field strip and reassemble a Bren Light Machine Gun whilst blind folded in less than 2 minutes; probably because there isn't much call for it today. The cold war is over.
Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays.
I suspect the same teenagers could probably setup their parents email clients or facebook page (whatever that is) for them though.
And there still are some teenagers who can handle themselves out in the wilds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8pCpNUIiU
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2013-09-19: [CT] Dispel!
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by The Comment Golem » September 19th, 2013, 12:00 am
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Re: 2013-09-19: [CT] Dispel!
by Imp-Chan » September 19th, 2013, 4:16 am
You know, I was ridiculously proud of wrangling all that disclaimer text onto this page... but now that I see it this tiny, I realize it's a little tough to read that way. Hopefully it'll be fine in print (which is larger and much higher resolution), but if it doesn't show up well in the proof I'll have to go back and change it.
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by lyze » September 19th, 2013, 5:31 am
So throughout the series Meji constantly insults Sarine's appearance. Is this just all pure jealousy? Sometimes I wonder like how in today's she refers to Sarine as 'mannish'. Was Sarine suppose to look a lot more rugged looking than she comes out in the comic? I can kind of see it that with all the traveling and that she works in a physically demanding career and with elves just being tall in general.
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by 5Cats » September 19th, 2013, 7:27 am
Getting blasted by a "Dispel" when there's nothing there TO BE dispelled cannot be a pleasant experience...
Mental Picture: Sarine in a chainmail bikini... I'll be in my bunk...
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by Graybeard » September 19th, 2013, 8:42 am
Imp-Chan wrote: You know, I was ridiculously proud of wrangling all that disclaimer text onto this page... but now that I see it this tiny, I realize it's a little tough to read that way. Hopefully it'll be fine in print (which is larger and much higher resolution), but if it doesn't show up well in the proof I'll have to go back and change it.
More than "a little tough to read," I fear; it's durn near illegible. The combination of screen resolution and extreme forward pitch on the font makes all the letters run together and look alike. I think you're right, it'll be better on the printed page, if it comes closer to filling the speech bubbles. The question is whether the improvement will be enough.
This actually raises a thing I'd been meaning to ask you about, Impy. (BTW, about half way through the Volume 5 transcription, which has been slooooow -- lots of very wordy strips there, which was great for story development but slow to transcribe.) How are the speech bubbles sized? Is it with some auto-sizing gadget, or artist's eye, or what? In the electronic version, the large, spacious speech bubbles of the new version of the comic block some bodacious art and are not anywhere close to full, but presumably that too will be different in the print version. If there is auto-sizing at work, there might be some knob -- I'm not familiar with your software to know for sure -- that allows resizing automatically to fit the text. Or there might not.
lyze wrote: So throughout the series Meji constantly insults Sarine's appearance. Is this just all pure jealousy? Sometimes I wonder like how in today's she refers to Sarine as 'mannish'. Was Sarine suppose to look a lot more rugged looking than she comes out in the comic? I can kind of see it that with all the traveling and that she works in a physically demanding career and with elves just being tall in general.
Pure jealousy, I think. In this episode she really hasn't gotten a chance yet to see what Sarine really looks like. She just pre-emptively assumes the worst, which as the notes on the page point out, is a pragmatic way to go. Later, when she objects to the way Sarine disguised herself to get back into the bar after the fight with Melrin, it's more that she's complaining about Sarine overdoing it -- never mind the fanservice.
by Imp-Chan » September 19th, 2013, 4:39 pm
The bubbles are sized by eye, and are spacious because when you put the text tight to the edge of the bubble, it's harder to read. Since there's a lot more text on the average page of Errant Story than there is on the average page of modern comics, making it easier to read seemed the better part of valor. Generally speaking, the bubbles actually block very little of the art, I'm pretty careful to avoid it as much as possible (much more careful than Poe ever was, as he keeps telling me over and over when I gripe about not being able to avoid something), but you do want them to block some of it because otherwise they don't integrate into the page.
It occured to me that today's page was one that I lettered earlier on, so the bubbles weren't as fiddled with as they are in strips I lettered later, and the shape may have been contributing to the sense that the bubbles didn't fit the text. For a while there, I didn't know how to change the shape of the bubbles, so they were all made out of the standard ellipse shape in Photoshop, which is actually not very good for this. I just went back and fiddled with it a bit... hit refresh and try it now.
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by Anthony » September 19th, 2013, 7:27 pm
Still sort of unreadable. Doing horizontal compression doesn't produce terribly legible text, it might work better to just reduce the font size and fit more lines in each text box.
by Graybeard » September 19th, 2013, 7:49 pm
"Sort of" unreadable, rather than "almost completely" unreadable. This lettering is a definite improvement, and I think it'll be just fine in printed form.
On doing some browsing, I actually find very few cases where the new speech bubbles obscure art that was visible in the original. You're right about that. There are a few, but nothing major. I think most of the cases where I notice the size of the bubble are in episodes where there is new art, ironically; there's nothing for the bubbles to overlap in those cases, because they were drawn later, and in harmony with the format that's going to be used in the book. It still seems like a lot of white space. Presumably background shading as it goes into the proof stage will take care of that.
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Co-Starring: Jack Foley (Unknown God), Uni Park (Ame-Nu Uzume God), Yvette McKoy (Warrior Woman God), Al Maini (Ahura Mazda God), Edward A. Queffelec (MJ Hobo God), Sonya Cote (Beautiful Woman God), Colleen Reynolds (Frau Holle God), John Stoneham, Sr. (Old Wizard God), Michael Scherer (Thuggish Man God), Jamieson M. Donnell (New God), Bryan Kelly (Security Guard), Chad Camilerri (Golfer), Felix Famelart (Sniper), Ariel Lukane (Bunny Suit Newscaster)
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Directed By: Christopher J. Byrne
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Guest Starring: Peter Stormare (Czernobog), Sakina Jaffrey (Mama-Ji), Dean Winters (Mr. Town), Eric Peterson (The Caretaker), Olunike Adeliyi (Shadow's Mom), Gabriel Darku (Young Shadow)
Co-Starring: Eric Daniel (Mr. Wood), Chris Mark (Mr. Stone), Tony Ofori (Bully #1), Emmanuel Ofori, Jr. (Bully #2), Lee Michael Jones (Bully #3), Dante Zee (Korean Kid), Joshua Gary Bell (Bully #1 - Kid Fight), Ruchi Wigwe (Bully #2 - Kid Fight), Treyson Dacres (Bully #3 - Kid Fight), Jamillah Ross (Nurse), Brent Jones (Mr. Town's Agent #1), Vincent Rother (Mr. Town's Agent #2), Alain Moussi (Mr. Town's Agent #3), Kostas Tourlentes (Mr. Town's Agent #4), Moses Nyarko (Cop #1), Brook Jones (Cop #2)
Teleplay By: Tyler Dinucci & Andres Fischer-Centeno
Directed By: Frederick E.O. Toye
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Co-Starring: Sana Asad (Bast), Andre Kim (The Son - 1987), William Sun (The Son - 1977), Chil Kong (The Father - 1977), Sadie Munroe (Penny Scout #1), Ava Preston (Penny Scout #2), Evlyn O'Toole (Penny Scout #3), Patricia Wright-Domingue (Lila Goodchild)
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Co-Starring: Jeremy Raymond (Dvalin), Caitlin Goguen (Gefjun), Jasmine Renee Thomas (Isamba), Kenzie Delo (Herman), Brendan J. Rowland (Max), John MacDonald (Security Guard #1), Jung-Yul Kim (Security Guard #2), Alison McCaughey (Show Girl #1), Anisha Joshi (Show Girl #2), Dedra McDermott (Show Girl #3), Erika Prevost (Show Girl #4), Hailey Alexis Lewis (Show Girl #5), Kayleigh Shikanai (Show Girl #6), Lindsay Croxall (Show Girl #7), Sash Striga (Show Girl #8), Taveeta Szymanowicz (Show Girl #9), Sarah Vance (Show Girl #10), Martin Samuel (Cowboy #1), Dani Jazzar (Cowboy #2), Akeil Julien (Cowboy #3)
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Guest Starring: Sakina Jaffrey (Mama-Ji), Kahyun Kim (New Media)
Co-Starring: Niamh Carolan (Fiona), Clare McConnell (Eorann), Aniya Hodge (Moira), Robert Maillet (Balor), Kathy Imrie (Older Mourner), Claudene Neysmith (Middle Aged Mourner), Janet Pinnick (Young Mourner)
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Guest Starring: Kahyun Kim (New Media), Eric Peterson (The Caretaker), Olunike Adeliyi (Shadow's Mom)
Co-Starring: Scott Hilton (Farmer), Laura Vincent (Farmer's Wife), Abigail Nicholson (Farmer's Daughter), Connor Laidman (Terrified Boy), Andre Kim (The Son - 1987), William Sun (The Son - 1977), Carlos Pinder (FBI Agent #1), Samora Smallwood (FBI Agent #2), Ryan Turner (Police Officer #1), Kevin Foy (Police Officer #2), Marium Carvell (FEMA Person), Robert J. Tavenor (Waiter), Daniel Falk (IT Expert), Kathy Maloney (Newscaster #1), Ola Sturik (Newscaster #2), David Gingrich (Newscaster #3), Jason Deline (Newscaster #4), Rong Fu (Newscaster #5), Andre Richards (Store Attendant), Ashton Ayres (Boy Shadow)
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Nestlé boosts investment in Europe with new factory in the UK
March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 Comments Off on Nestlé boosts investment in Europe with new factory in the UK
Nestlé is continuing to invest in Europe with the inauguration of a new GBP 35 million (over CHF 49 million) water bottling facility in the United Kingdom.
The Nestlé Waters factory in the town of Buxton, which bottles Buxton natural mineral water and Nestlé Pure Life spring water, is the latest in a series of investments the company has made in Europe over the last two years.
These include a GBP 200 million (over CHF 283 million) investment to transform its Product Technology Centre for confectionery in York, UK in 2012.
In the same year, Nestlé also invested CHF 54 million to extend its Purina factory in Hungary, CHF 300 million to build a new Nespresso factory in Switzerland, and CHF 265 million in a new Nescafé Dolce Gusto factory in Germany.
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“The Buxton factory is an excellent example of how we are continuing to invest in Europe despite tough economic conditions,” said Paul Bulcke, Nestlé Chief Executive Officer, at the opening event in Buxton.
“This factory will contribute to accelerate the development of our bottled water activities and illustrates our capacity for innovation in production facilities via an approach that combines strong and sustainable production efficiency with outstanding environmental performances,” he continued.
Mr Bulcke added that bottled water plays an important role in Nestlé’s nutrition, health and wellness strategy emphasising that water should be the preferred healthy hydration option and is an important factor against the growing problem of obesity.
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At the event Mr Bulcke was joined by Lord de Mauley, Environment Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK.
“Investments like this in our food and drink industry help generate economic growth and create more jobs,” said Lord de Mauley.
“This investment will ensure Buxton remains the home of Nestlé Waters’ bottling facilities long into the future, which is good news for the local community, the economy and the environment,” he added.
John J. Harris, Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Waters; and Paolo Sangiorgi, Managing Director of Nestlé Waters UK, also attended.
The new factory is reducing its environmental impact in a number of ways including cutting energy use and the amount of packaging it uses.
For example, Nestlé Waters bottled water products are manufactured using an average of 25% less PET plastic across its range, compared to previous products.
The factory’s heat recovery system is recycling energy from the production process to help heat the warehouse and offices at the site.
A new drainage system is also helping to sustainably manage rainwater.
The new factory has already been awarded an ‘excellent’ rating by BREEAM, an independent assessment organisation for sustainable buildings in the UK.
In addition, the facility’s ‘zero waste to landfill’ accreditation recognises Nestlé Waters’ efforts to eliminate waste from the factory to landfill.
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The new factory is Nestlé’s most recent multi-million pound investment in the UK.
The company invested GBP 40 million over the past few years to create a European centre of excellence for Nescafé Cappuccino in Cumbria.
Last year, Nestlé also announced a GBP 310 million investment in its coffee manufacturing business in Tutbury, Derbyshire, creating 425 new jobs.
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» Barry Callebaut opens second factory in Mexico
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Over the years WD has gone through several naming schemes, but their Blue line has consistently been a reliable workhorse sitting in the middle ground between the high-end performance of their Black drives and economy drives. The new Blue SN500 looks to continue that tradition supporting half the sequential reads of the Black line (1,700 MB/s vs. 3,470 MB/s), but also at only a little over half the price ($77.99 vs. $149.99 for the 500MB models). That's still more than three times as fast as the previous SATA Blue models. The write speed ratios are similar although a little more in favor of the BLUE SN500 which WD is reporting can manage 1,450MB/s of sequential writes. Blazing fast for anyone used to the speeds of SATA SSDs. In addition to the 500GB model there is also a 250GB model, both in the tiny 80mm x 22mm x 2.38mm M.2 form factor. WD lists the average active power at 75mW but does not break it by model. This is significantly less than the 110mW drawn by the high-end Black models, but a good 30% more than the old Blue SATA drives with the same capacity.
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Turism&Travel : Experts see increase in Hawaii's interisland airfares ahead
Phoenix-based Mesa, the majority owner of go! Mokulele airlines, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in New York yesterday in an effort to downsize its Mainland jet fleet.
Mesa said the bankruptcy proceeding does not include go! Mokulele, which will continue to fly its full flight schedule.
But local aviation industry historian Peter Forman said the interisland carrier has consistently lost money since its 2006 launch.
Mesa may find it difficult to subsidize future losses while under bankruptcy protection, forcing go! Moku-lele to raise ticket prices, Forman said.
"There may be additional incentive for go! Mokulele to find profitability quickly through higher fares," said Forman, author of the 2005 book "Wings of Paradise: Hawai'i's Incomparable Airlines."
In recent months, interisland fares have been inching upward in the wake of rising fuel prices, declining capacity and the October merger between Mesa's go! airline and Mokulele Airlines.
Since the merger, which gave Mesa a 75 percent stake and Indianapolis-based Republic Airways a 25 percent share in the local airline, the lowest published one-way interisland fare has risen by $9 to $58.
Current fares are about double the $29 introductory prices of three years ago when Mesa launched go!
Bob McAdoo, airline analyst with Nashville, Tenn.-based Avondale Partners LLC, said he wouldn't be surprised if interisland fares go up another $5 in the near term.
But McAdoo said he doesn't see fares going up much more on account of competition from dominant carrier Hawaiian Airlines.
He noted that the merger between go! and Mokulele brought some rationality to the interisland market.
"Consumers would love to pay $39 and $29 fares but $39 fares are not reasonable," McAdoo said.
"When you have $39 fares somebody is going to go out of business."
Mesa said its bankruptcy filing is motivated by a glut of aircraft in its Mainland fleet.
Mesa â which listed assets of $975 million and liabilities of $869 million in its bankruptcy filing â said it owns or leases 178 aircraft, which are used to provide regional air services for partners such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc.
Among creditors is Bank of Hawaii, which is owed $11 million on an aircraft lease.
Mesa said it has taken 52 of its aircraft out of service in recent years as the major legacy carriers have cut back their regional air service.
Mesa said it plans to park another 25 jets by May.
"This process will allow us to eliminate excess aircraft to better match our needs and give us the flexibility to align our business to the changing regional airline marketplace," Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein said in a news release.
"After careful consideration, the company determined that a Chapter 11 filing provides the most effective and efficient means to restructure with minimal impact on the business and our customers."
Scott Hamilton, a Washington state-based aviation industry consultant, believes that Mesa's bankruptcy creates challenges for go! Mokulele.
Although go! Mokulele is legally separate from Mesa, Hamilton noted that Mesa still finances the local carrier's operations given that go! Mokulele is not profitable.
In its filing, Mesa said it expects to break even for the first half of this year.
Hamilton added that Mesa has limited cash holdings for a company that generates nearly $1 billion in revenues each year.
Bankruptcy Court filings show that Mesa has $31.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as of Sept. 30, which is down from the year-earlier's $50.8 million.
"I don't see how (go! Mokulele) can avoid being impacted by the bankruptcy of the parent in some fashion," Hamilton said.
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Re: Trump presidency
Postby SDK » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:45 pm UTC
trpmb6 wrote: An illegal immigrant is a huge flight risk. No known history, very little background, no permenant residence or known associates.
We have discussed ankle bracelets and other options. ICE does use ankle bracelets to some degree. I dont know how effective they are. If they are quite successful let's go that route.
Haven't checked the source myself, but it's been said that the "catch and release" policy (which means you catch them, serve them a court date, then let them go until that date - maybe with an ankle bracelet, maybe with mandatory meetings, whatever) had a 99.6% success rate at getting those illegal immigrants back into court. At a fraction of the cost of detaining them, no child separation necessary.
trpmb6 wrote: The law is the law, break it and pay the consequences. Every single person crossing may have a legitimate claim to asylum, and that's great, let them in. But you dont get a free pass if you crossed illegally. Wait in like all the other people did at the port of entry. Or if you're going to pay 5000 dollars for a coyote just fucking fly in and claim asylum at the airport.
You can't fly in if you don't have a visa already.
Anyway, like you said, the law is the law, and they will have to go to court. In the case of those claiming asylum, they must show that there was a legitimate fear or something they were running from to get that protection. That does not necessarily mean they need to wait in jail until the court date. They could have tried to go through this process legally, but the system is backed up enough that it can take a very long time. Probably the better route, I agree, but obviously some think the risk is worth it if they can't afford to wait. The question is, what do we do with these people? Is it such a big deal that we need really harsh punishments for anyone who tries to cross the border without permission? (I think you would agree that sitting in jail for a couple months counts as a really harsh punishment).
All that said, the thing that bothers me most is that this was a conscious effort to deter people from crossing illegally. They could have increased the punishment after one was found guilty. They could have changed it from a misdemeanor to a felony. I don't think those are good ideas, but they're a hell of a lot less evil than intentionally separating parents from their children as a deterrent.
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Postby gmalivuk » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:54 pm UTC
"Just cross at a legitimate point of entry," they said. "You'll be fine," they said.
https://twitter.com/Nawazistan/status/1 ... 2544046080
US officials have repeatedly said anyone looking to enter the US should do so legally, at a port of entry, where they'll be processed in turn, and won't be subject to family separation. That's not what happened with Angelica and Sofi.
Friday afternoon we got a call from Angelica. That morning, she says, CBP officials told her she would be free to go -- in other words, no criminal prosecution, no fraud, no reason to suspect she is anything other than a legitimate asylum seeker - but they had to take Sofi.
Postby addams » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:55 pm UTC
SDK wrote: Haven't checked the source myself, but it's been said that the "catch and release" policy (which means you catch them, serve them a court date, then let them go until that date - maybe with an ankle bracelet, maybe with mandatory meetings, whatever) had a 99.6% success rate at getting those illegal immigrants back into court. At a fraction of the cost of detaining them, no child separation necessary.
gmalivuk wrote: "Just cross at a legitimate point of entry," they said. "You'll be fine," they said.
Ugh. CPS is the worst. Hopefully the mother can get it figured out on the US side.
Postby natraj » Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:05 pm UTC
hey trmbpp how are you going to justify this one, i am curious exactly how far your fascism apologetics will go
Postby Thesh » Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:10 pm UTC
BUT OBAMA!
natraj wrote: hey trmbpp how are you going to justify this one, i am curious exactly how far your fascism apologetics will go
I'm guessing that he doesn't have to defend Trump on this one. I'd be surprised if any of the recent changes had a direct impact on this case since that policy was likely written a long time ago to try to protect children from traffickers. It's also possible that this was a special case because they determined the mother was already in the US (though if that's the case, they really screwed up any hand-off they'd been planning - sounds about right for child protection services, though). CPS has these policies, usually for good reason, but then the policy is followed to the letter and innocent people get hurt. Policy is fair, which is why we demand the government follow it, but it's too often cruel and slow to change. Hopefully this story can help speed up the process so this doesn't happen again.
PEDIT:
Thesh wrote: BUT OBAMA!
I tried hard to avoid this. Did I succeed?
if you think this kind of story is isolated or rare rather than just happening to have occurred in direct sight of someone tweeting about it, i have a bridge i want to sell you
Postby Soupspoon » Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:26 pm UTC
It was (so the twitterthread says) a whole two days after the OE. I have no idea if (barring legal challenges, at leaat as in the case of Muslim Bans) it is supposed to be immediate or there's a period of transition to trickle-down¹ before the Order is truly binding.
Its hard to post-mortem the officials' thought processes in this (from afar, and courts of enquiry would be a better field to play that game in than myself or other remote observers of a singlemline of reportage) but I suspect some inertia, whether conscious or unconscious, played a part. Maybe a vital memo was still unread.
¹ Not pre-empted by "this will be signed shortly, and this is what will be applicable from that moment on" training, which is how I'd expect it to work normally. Not that such surelymwell-practiced normalcy is a key attribute of Rule By Trump.
The line had always been that they'd be fine at a legal point of entry, though.
Postby Dauric » Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:30 pm UTC
SDK wrote: All that said, the thing that bothers me most is that this was a conscious effort to deter people from crossing illegally. They could have increased the punishment after one was found guilty. They could have changed it from a misdemeanor to a felony. I don't think those are good ideas, but they're a hell of a lot less evil than intentionally separating parents from their children as a deterrent.
The thing I 'd note, in complete agreement that this family separation policy is a degree of fuckwitted evil that has no place in the U.S., is that apparently (acording to an NPR piece I'd heard this morning, not sure if it's beeen transcribed yet to provide a reference) It did nothing as a deterrent.
Just to reiterate: The situations that these people are fleeing are so incredibly beyond tolerable that being shitfuckingly evil isn't actually worse than the situation they're fleeing.
I don't have an idea how to resolve the source problem (powerful cartels and corupt governments) short of horrific levels of military intervention, 'cause we're so good at militaristic nation re-building*...
*That was sarcasm for those who's sarcasm-detectors have exploded or been otherwise rendered inoperable on the internet.
natraj wrote: if you think this kind of story is isolated or rare rather than just happening to have occurred in direct sight of someone tweeting about it, i have a bridge i want to sell you
I don't think it's rare at all. I was a foster parent for several years. I know how fucked the system can get when it relies on policy.
gmalivuk wrote: The line had always been that they'd be fine at a legal point of entry, though.
Yeah, this is a scary thing for sure.
Dauric wrote: I don't have an idea how to resolve the source problem (powerful cartels and corupt governments) short of horrific levels of military intervention, 'cause we're so good at militaristic nation re-building*...
Solving the problem is not as difficult as it sounds. It just requires us to not see the world as a game in which the objective is for our country to be on top, and instead focus on providing EVERYONE with the opportunity to be the best that they can be. Politically, America does not support global equality, and that's why it has borders to begin with.
Dauric wrote: The thing I 'd note, in complete agreement that this family separation policy is a degree of fuckwitted evil that has no place in the U.S., is that apparently (acording to an NPR piece I'd heard this morning, not sure if it's beeen transcribed yet to provide a reference) It did nothing as a deterrent.
I shared a story here a few pages back that seemed to indicate that it was working, at least according to folks sitting on a bridge for days on end waiting to get in legally.
Postby CorruptUser » Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:37 pm UTC
You know what that bridge needs? Some Floridian wetlands to go with it! You seem like a socially conscious and smart fellow, you know how important wetlands are, so you can only imagine how valuable this deal is. I have this couple earlier that were really interested, but the owner is looking to make the sale quick; he has a sick mother and you would really be helping him out and if I could just get your signature here...
Thesh wrote:
This is lovely high-level stuff, I'm thinking more specificity.
The drug cartels gained their power in large part by being financed for something like three-quarters of a century by consumers of their products during the U.S. "War on Drugs". A few states are legalizing marijuana, which turns the black markets towards opium-derivitaves (which are harmful enough, even in medical use, that I don't see a reasonable path to legalization). The cartels have in turn used that wealth to exacerbate typical governance corruption.
Even if the U.S. was to throw vast quantities of wealth at these nations, the corrupt officials and criminal organizations re still effectvely in charge, and they'd be more than willing to use strong-man tactics to secure that wealth for themselves (they're already doing it, thus the people seeking asylum).
In an ideal circumstance you allow people to live and thrive in their own homes, not seek betterment through mass migrations (across formal borders or otherwise). At this point that requires undermining these criminal organizations and they government officials thy influence, either forcibly replacing them (not a good solution for reasons we've seen in recent history), or allowing a replacement organization/governance to take shape in the vacum left by the removal of the corrupt elements (which would require intrusive efforts to make sure those corrupt elements don't end up in those power vacumns anyway).
You aren't going to solve the problem with any one policy. My point is that our entire approach to economics and global politics prevents us from considering the solutions necessary. We need to focus on helping countries become self-sufficient if we want to improve the world, but our economic policy is about making the rest of the world more dependent on us, which benefits us only at the expense of the entire global economy. If we want countries to be self-sufficient, unrestricted migration as populations grow and climates change is going to be necessary.
Postby elasto » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:26 pm UTC
Dauric wrote: A few states are legalizing marijuana, which turns the black markets towards opium-derivitaves (which are harmful enough, even in medical use, that I don't see a reasonable path to legalization).
There are countries in Europe which treat opioid addiction purely as a medical issue - to the extent that they freely prescribe addicts as much heroin as they feel they need.
There was not a flood of new addicts - in fact overall numbers dropped - and people voluntarily wean themselves off drugs even when allowed as much as they need. Guess what? People don't actually want to be addicts, especially when they are not trapped in a cycle of poverty and criminality.
(The US managed to get it wrong both ways round - both with the cruel war on drugs and with doctors carelessly dolling out opioid pills like candy...)
Postby arbiteroftruth » Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:02 pm UTC
This sounds like a case of a badly written regulation and the people on the ground stubbornly following the letter of the regulation over the spirit of it, regardless how shitty the result is.
They were in custody for the interview process, and from reading earlier in this thread it sounds like the law is written with a hierarchy of preferred people to give a child to when the child is released from custody, and biological parents are at the top of that list. If that law is written badly such that common-sense exceptions are not made, and the people on the ground have no regard for the spirit of the law over the letter, and are particularly shitty in general, I can see how this could happen. Combine that with an appallingly slow, opaque, and apparently disorganized process for getting the child to her parent, and we have a huge mess.
It that's what happened here, the thing to do is
A: Fix the badly written regulation to allow common sense exceptions to the hierarchy, such as letting a child leave with the same family member they arrived with.
B: Make a clear statement to people on the ground that they are generally expected to prioritize the spirit of the law in these matters, and will not be punished if that means violating the letter of the law.
C: Take steps to improve the transparency and efficiency of getting a child to their family whenever CBP still ends up having them in custody despite fixing A and B (for example, in a case where the adult accompanying a child turns out to be a trafficker).
Postby Zamfir » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:33 pm UTC
It isn't the spirit of the law that things should be bad, to discourage future immigrants?
Postby sardia » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:37 pm UTC
You're assuming that ICE and CBP are staffed by people trying to make the best out of a bad situation. Alternatively
1. Evil orders from the top tell them to resist by interpreting everything in the worst possible manner.
2. The employees themselves hate brown people so they act in the worst possible manner without getting in immediate trouble.
3. Old fashion governmental incompetence. They got the interpretation wrong, but is going to take lots of media attention to fix that one person's problem.
trpmb6
Postby trpmb6 » Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:01 pm UTC
It seems to me this is a case of not recognizing the Mexican CPS document as official documentation. I wonder if they've had issues in the past verifying such documentation. Definitely doesn't make it right. Its ridiculous at how slow the reunification process is. 5 days for a case worker to reach out to the mother? Should have just been a simple conversation of "We have your daughter here with a woman named Angelica XXXXX; will you verbally consent to us releasing her into her custody."
That being said, I don't believe Trump's policy had anything to do with this separation.
Sardia wrote: 2. The employees themselves hate brown people so they act in the worst possible manner without getting in immediate trouble.
You do realize that the border patrol is over 30% hispanic, about double the national average.
(terran/protoss/zerg/fascist fuck)
Postby Chen » Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:12 pm UTC
sardia wrote: You're assuming that ICE and CBP are staffed by people trying to make the best out of a bad situation. Alternatively
I'd say here its very similar to a work to rule approach. There's some list of documents that are acceptable "proof" that a child is under your guardianship and presumably what she had didn't exactly match that list and thus they decided they couldn't let the child go with the woman in the end. Now the reasoning for the work to rule could be any (or all) of the above 3 reasons or simply selfishly not wanting to even risk getting in trouble and thus doing exactly what the books says regardless of the consequences.
I'm not even sure, in this case, how they managed to find the mother but couldn't verify the grandmother was an acceptable guardian. If it was some random stranger bringing a child across the border with a letter saying it was ok, I'd be far more suspicious and it would be much harder to verify. But they somehow found this child's mother and they couldn't verify the grandmother was who they said they were? Definitely leans towards maliciousness rather than incompetence.
trpmb6 wrote: That being said, I don't believe Trump's policy had anything to do with this separation.
And what are you basing that on, other than your continued willingness to bend over backwards to excuse everything this administration does?
So what? Hispanics can't be racist? Or maybe 70% isn't enough of a majority to affect the overall culture of an organization?
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Postby The Great Hippo » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:42 pm UTC
arbiteroftruth wrote: They were in custody for the interview process, and from reading earlier in this thread it sounds like the law is written with a hierarchy of preferred people to give a child to when the child is released from custody, and biological parents are at the top of that list. If that law is written badly such that common-sense exceptions are not made, and the people on the ground have no regard for the spirit of the law over the letter, and are particularly shitty in general, I can see how this could happen.
Make a clear statement to people on the ground that they are generally expected to prioritize the spirit of the law in these matters, and will not be punished if that means violating the letter of the law.
How does one determine the 'spirit of the law'? Do you go ask the people who wrote the law every time you intend to enforce it?
No, of course not. You look to your leaders; you look to the people above. You look to the person who is literally in charge of executing the law. I'm sure they can provide us with some good, clear ideas in regards to what the 'spirit of the law' is here, right?
Donald Trump wrote: When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending they're best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us [sic]. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, their rapists, and some -- I assume are good people.
Donald Trump wrote: ...a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.
Donald Trump on the Central Park Five (black/latino teens) wrote: Muggers and murderers should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes.
BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY AND BRING BACK OUR POLICE!
Donald Trump on the Central Park Five over a decade after DNA evidence exonerated them wrote: The police doing the original investigation say they were guilty. The fact that that case was settled with so much evidence against them is outrageous.
Donald Trump on that judge who he thought was Mexican (but actually wasn't) wrote: I’m building a wall. It’s an inherent conflict of interest.
Donald Trump's twitter account wrote:
Huh. Whaddya know.
Guess they were actually enforcing the spirit of the law after all.
Sounds like we ought to give them medals and promotions. Or would that be too tacky? Yeah, that's too tacky. Maybe just the promotions.
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Postby iamspen » Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:24 am UTC
States sues feds over family separations as Pence poorly hides a threat issued against immigrant children.
No matter how they have tried to drape the veil over it, the US government is threatening the lives of children.
Postby arbiteroftruth » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:02 am UTC
The Great Hippo wrote: How does one determine the 'spirit of the law'? Do you go ask the people who wrote the law every time you intend to enforce it?
No, of course not.
Of course not. You (generic 'you') operate under the assumption that the law isn't intentionally evil, because if you don't take that assumption then you shouldn't be working to enforce it in the first place.
Also, the law in question here, about procedures for releasing children in custody to their families, predates this administration, so Trump wouldn't be the person to look at to determine the spirit of that law anyway.
Postby The Great Hippo » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:35 am UTC
arbiteroftruth wrote: Of course not. You (generic 'you') operate under the assumption that the law isn't intentionally evil, because if you don't take that assumption then you shouldn't be working to enforce it in the first place.
So you think the people who did this either 1) Care only about the letter of the law, 2) Were afraid of being punished for breaking the letter of the law?
Rather than imagining them as absurdly legalistic or just too afraid, isn't it more credible that they thought they were pursuing the spirit of the law? Here's another question: If they were too legalistic or too afraid to not separate a child from her grandmother, do you think it might have something to do with the example of 'leadership' that their boss has been setting?
arbiteroftruth wrote: Also, the law in question here, about procedures for releasing children in custody to their families, predates this administration, so Trump wouldn't be the person to look at to determine the spirit of that law anyway.
Funny how the law only started getting executed in this specific fashion when Trump came into office. It's almost like the President's language and behavior has an impact on how people execute the law!
Also: Of course Trump is the person to look to to determine how you execute the spirit of the law. If not Trump, then who? It doesn't matter which administration created the law; it only matters which administration is currently executing the law. Or what -- do you think every law ought to be tagged with which administration came up with it so officers can determine the politician responsible and adjust their enforcement of that law accordingly?
"Wait, wait, guys -- this is an Obama-era law. We need to enforce it like Obama would have wanted us to."
The Great Hippo wrote: Funny how the law only started getting executed in this specific fashion when Trump came into office. It's almost like the President's language and behavior has an impact on how people execute the law!
It's almost like that's why I was talking about things that should change in order to fix the situation.
Postby Chen » Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:00 am UTC
The Great Hippo wrote: So you think the people who did this either 1) Care only about the letter of the law, 2) Were afraid of being punished for breaking the letter of the law?
More likely worried they’d be blamed if they gave children to traffickers however unlikely it was in this exact case. Shield themselves by saying the grandmother didnt have the sufficient level of proof their policy requires and thus they couldnt possibly risk letting this child be taken by a possible trafficker.
arbiteroftruth wrote: It's almost like that's why I was talking about things that should change in order to fix the situation.
I mean, if you agree with me that the problem here is that the President is being racist as fuck and his employees are taking this as a cue to follow suit (either by actively applying the law to brown people in horrible ways -- or just being too indifferent to stop it from being applied to them in horrible ways), then yeah, we're on the same page -- and I beg your pardon for presuming otherwise.
The immediate short-term solution is to tell his employees to not apply the laws terribly, but the macro-solution is for him to strap-on his big-boy pants and stop acting like the nation's racist grandpa.
Chen wrote: More likely worried they’d be blamed if they gave children to traffickers however unlikely it was in this exact case. Shield themselves by saying the grandmother didnt have the sufficient level of proof their policy requires and thus they couldnt possibly risk letting this child be taken by a possible trafficker.
That's what I imagined #2 was, yeah.
Postby gmalivuk » Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:16 am UTC
HOUSTON—Maria and her 12-year-old daughter surrendered to Customs and Border Protection agents immediately after crossing the Rio Grande on a raft near McAllen, Texas, in the first week of June. It was the final step of their journey from Guatemala, where both of them had been subjected to years of physical abuse by Maria’s husband. They wanted asylum in the United States.
Because Maria had committed a misdemeanor offense by crossing the border, she and her daughter were sent to a processing center where a CBP officer allegedly gave Maria a stark choice. (Maria is a pseudonym to protect her identity.) If she gave up her asylum claim and returned to Guatemala, she and her daughter would remain together. If she applied for asylum, on the other hand, Maria would be thrown in jail for a year and her daughter would be put up for adoption. Maria would never see her daughter again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/border-ag ... -aclu-says
Postby Tyndmyr » Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:28 pm UTC
Tyndmyr wrote: it's only illegals who are costly.
In what ways, and to what significance, are the illegals more costly than the legals? Do illegal Mexican immigrants commit more crimes than legal Mexican immigrants? Do they use more social services? Do they vote more often? Or is it just that we've decided to spend more money hunting them down like dogs? (Hmmmm.... I think we can make a profitable business out of this!) I get it that we want control of the borders, but I'm not sure about this particular claim.
No, as already established, that latter bit is enforcement, and is not properly their cost. It is, instead, what we ought to balance against their cost. Voting is mostly not relevant. Illegal immigrants do not often vote, and even if they did, the dollars and cents cost of that would be relatively small. That's ultimately irrelevant.
It's largely a result of them making a lot less(mostly due to lower education, wealth, etc compared to legal immigrants). Therefore, they pay relatively less in taxes, and are a net loss from a safety net perspective. This issue would largely not exist without safety nets, and isn't mostly a matter of them being morally horrible or anything, it's simply that our immigration system selects for those with higher education and wealth, so the legal population is of course going to be better off than the illegal.
"the tax revenues that unauthorized immigrants generate for state and local governments do not offset the total cost of services provided to them" but "in aggregate and over the long term, tax revenues of all types generated by immigrants—both legal and unauthorized—exceed the cost of the services they use." -Congressional Budget Office, 2007
Note that you get different results depending on if you include legal immigrants vs considering just illegal immigrants. The former are definitely valuable in an economic sense.
Apprehensions at the border are down. This isn't the same as number of illegal immants.
Okay, so do you have legitimate information on the total number of illegal immigrants?[/quote]
Depending on specific source, you end up somewhere in the 11-12 million range. DHS's last estimate is around 11.4, and the population has essentially been stable since 2009(Pew was 11.1, I think, but there are methodology disputes. In any case, it's around there). Long term increase, short term pretty stable, but it's a stability range that's pretty close to the record amount. The change from growing to stable coincides with the recession, so that's the most probable cause.
CorruptUser wrote: Legal immigrants such as H1B earm relatively large incomes
What fraction of legal Mexican immigrants are H1B? And does the country benefit or lose by having illegal immigrants pick our fruit* for next to nothing, when there is a ready pool of Americans willing to do this back-breaking labor for $50/hr - maybe?
"Mexican" isn't particularly relevant here. Illegal immigration has been steadily decreasing from Mexico, and increasing from other countries. Also, a lot of data isn't separated out by source nationality. If you want to make the case that a particular nation is problematic, eh, go nuts I guess, but if you're concerned about illegal immigration as a whole, you probably shouldn't focus on Mexico.
I think it's reasonable to have immigration laws, and for enforcement to include detention, but a rational immigration policy would include reducing bureaucracy for legal immigration, I think. All sticks and no carrots is far less effective. This is a 100% fair criticism of the Trump admin. I'm not upset that detention is being used in an attempt to curb illegal immigration, but it's reasonable to make it a lot smoother to handle the legal side of things, and Trump's largely unconcerned with that.
Are there any countries without borders?
Postby Soupspoon » Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:07 pm UTC
What is meant by "without borders"? Is this place a particularly borderless place, or actually far more borderful than an equivalent US-Mexico barrier-divided settlement?
Postby gmalivuk » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:26 pm UTC
Trump is not "largely unconcerned" with making legal immigration easier, he is actively trying to make it harder.
Your focus on "illegals" is convenient if you have a hard-on for "law and order", especially if it means more brown and black people in jail, but that's not the only thing Trump is doing.
There are basically five paths to legal residency and citizenship, and Trump intends to eliminate or drastically reduce all of them.
1) Asylum, aka the currently newsworthy clusterfuck.
2) Refugee status, which has an unprecedentedly low ceiling this year and we're on course to settle only half that many.
3) Family reunification, aka the "chain migration" Trump hopes to eliminate.
4) Through employment, aka the H-1B program that has been limited by Trump in multiple ways.
5) The diversity lottery, which Trump has explicitly stated he wants to end.
Postby SDK » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:34 pm UTC
gmalivuk wrote: If she gave up her asylum claim and returned to Guatemala, she and her daughter would remain together. If she applied for asylum, on the other hand, Maria would be thrown in jail for a year and her daughter would be put up for adoption. Maria would never see her daughter again.
I think the thing that makes me most angry in this world is government officials lying to people. I don't know how you can sleep at night knowing that you intentionally misinformed someone so they would be forced to make a choice against their own best interest. Especially when that lie is as something as awful as this.
Postby eran_rathan » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:47 pm UTC
gmalivuk wrote: Trump is not just unconcerned with making legal immigration easier, he is actively trying to make it harder.
bolded by me, because this is how the First Lady's family came across. Fucking hypocrite.
Postby CorruptUser » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:54 pm UTC
What happened to the military enrollment pathway? Didnt we used to have a process where foreigners could enlist in the military and become citizens at the end with a bit of paperwork?
Also marriage...
I don't know anything about that, so it may still exist and I just missed it.
SDK wrote:
Do you know it was a lie?
Postby Sableagle » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:25 pm UTC
CorruptUser wrote: Didnt we used to have a process where foreigners could enlist in the military and become citizens at the end with a bit of paperwork?
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Philo and Sophia
Principled Agnosticism
by Ian R Thorpe.
Some say technology is the new magic and are willing to believe every new gadget launched improves beyond recognition the lives of those who own one. Others say we are becoming slaves to our machines and losing the ability to think for ourselves as well as our social lives and cultural bonds.
Slaves Of The Machine
by Ian R Thorpe
A widely viewed and discussed BBC documentary series of 2010 was "All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace" produced and presented by Adam Curtis.In the first of three one hour episodes Curtis suggests that man is not liberated by computers but actually enslaved. It is a premise that's difficult to argue against as I try to focus my thoughts on the subject in hand while being interrupted constantly by messages from winking, waving, desperately needy animated characters that jostle for my attention so they can tell me how my life will be improved if I install Skype, switch to online banking, hand over control of my life to a higher power namely Google or Facebook, sign up to receive regular updates, give my bank details and password to the former finance minister of the Nigerian government and all the rest of the bullshit. From time to time I am interrupted by IM and e mail alerts, mostly telling me that I will have a better web experience if I install skype, switch to internet banking, hand over control of my life to a higher power namely Google or Facebook or by way of a change, gt a really enormous penis (I still get mails inviting me to get really enormous breasts though I never understood why anybody would think a sixty-plus male might need any kind of breasts.
All the thoughts and emotions I communicate online are typed into a computer, pinged across to other computers, and updated on a website, where a comment box allows every cupid stunt in the world or at least the cyberspace dimension to 'share' with me their opinion of what a completely worthless and unpleasant person I am. My self esteem is measured by a league table of how many people clicked the 'like' button on each item I post. This is fine, it is just a modern way of communicating. But what about when the computers store details of all my activities and start to suggest pages I might enjoy, people I might like to contact or things I might like to buy. Harmless enough but irritating to those of us who like to think for ourselves. Take it a step further however and we get into a different arena. When search engine operators start to target me for advertising matter related to my recent activities and to filter the results of my searches based on what I have looked at in the past (and of course how much revenue a click on that site will bring the search engine operator though that is never mentioned) it starts to get a bit sinister. And it gets very sinister when, without my agreement, details of my online activities are broadcast to everybody in my contacts folder and anyone else who fancies snooping around my personal profiles.
Despite all this many webheads and science nerds were outraged that Curtis could suggest computers are becoming the bosses of us rather than our tools.
I post content on the web, mostly in text, people can read it or not as they choose, I do not add people to 'friend' lists because the software engine suggested I might like to link up with them because I heed the site's warning that we should only link up with people we "know". I will not download an 'app' because it is on the latest 'kool' checklist delivered to my desktop by a search engine. And anyone who wants to tell me what I may may not post according to their political prejudices can fuck the fucking fuck off. In fact they can fuck the fucking fuck right off. I simply don't care. What perhaps sums up the internet better than any of the pseudo - intellectual articles written by self styled experts on the psychology of social networking is that the more I go out of my way to piss people off, the more page views I get (with a high proportion of those viewers clicking through to other pages on my site.) And because I do not allow comments on my work, being unable to see any benefit in giving a platform to people who want to make free speech illegal and only permit opinions that concur with their own political positions I find a lot of opponents will write articles or blog items denouncing me as a mixture of fascist dictator and Enochian demon and linking to my article as an invitation for their visitors to see for themselves how evil I am. Cupid Stunts (h/t Reverend Spooner), for all their claimed techno savvy the links these people give me only boost my traffic.
Check out the queue outside you local Apple store for a new product launch sometime. Observe the deathly pallor of the pasty faced geeks who consider it a privilege to pay way over the odds for a gadget that duplicates functions of all the other gadgets they own but has a cutesy pie little logo of an apple with a bite taken out of it, simply for the warm, safe, comfortable feeling they get from belonging to the cult of Apple worshippers. Apple could be described as having made a reputation as great technical innovators by being masters of syllogistic rebranding. The reasoning goes: This is an MP3 player with a picture of an Apple. Apples are good therefore this is a good MP3 player. (The classic example of a syllogism is: Patience is a virtue, I am patiently waiting for an opportunity to kill my partner, therefore I am virtuous.)
And we are not just talking about Apple cult followers here. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter have acquired a similar cult like control over the minds of fanatical followers.
When the families of these geeks, and we're talking about real people here, their Dear Old Mum, Dad, brothers, sisters, partners, kids; not the avatars of their Apple or Facebook family members, dare to complain that spending time online is becoming an obsession and alienating the cultist from the real world , many will try to solve the problem by buying their real life nearest and dearest notebook computers, or web browsers and wi - fi routers or cellular mobile web dongles so they can' keep in touch'. The pitch the cult geeks use to try and persuade family to join up or at least attend a couple of meetings is identical to that of a quasi - religious cult, that once people who doubt are on the network they will see how indispensable it is if one wants to live a full and happy life, be part of the future, get back on the evolutionary ladder (as humans evolve into unthinking automatons) and therefore be happy and fulfilled.
But how happy are the geeks who have evolved beyond thinking for themselves and acting of their own free will?
The biggest question we should be asking but few people and apparently no academics or senior politicians dare to, is the sanity of the business community and governments that placed computers in charge of global financial stability. If we examine the idea of computers creating a collective morality because they are impartial and objective being unaffected by human emotions. In fact computers can only do what they are programmed to do, scientists dreams of building machines that think like humans (true Artificial Intelligence) are as unreal as their ambitions to send interstellar expeditions to explore planets that might support life but are orbiting stars many light years distant from us.
A close look at some social science experiments in collective consciousness can be illumination too. There have been many exercises to recreate the Pavlov's dogs experiment using humans as the subjects being conditioned to respond to certain stimuli. The best know perhaps is The Milgram Experiment which demonstrated how little resistance most people would offer to a future fascist regime, turning perfectly reasonable people into bullying thugs simply by exploiting their desire for approval from an authority figure. Less frightening but no less informative is footage of Loren Carpenter's Pong experiment. Here, 5,000 individuals were left in a massive shed in front of a huge screen to ascertain whether they could work out why they were there and how to play a videogame. Carpenter's guinea pigs were gleeful when they connected as a "subconscious consensus", whooping with joy as their individual green and red bats moved the Pong paddle. They were all in this together. It made them feel great. Or did it? Episode one has no neat solutions to our growing submission to machines but is thoroughly worth the effort. Perhaps set your Sky+ or PVR remotely via your phone for it. Then series link it so it's neatly stacked up for when you've tackled all the other TV that the collective "reckon" has told you to watch. Or perhaps give it a miss. Ignore everything, suit yourself. Because you're the boss, after all, aren't you? ... ... You are ... ... Aren't you?
There is a section of Nessie the Mannerless Monster, Ted Hughes's poem for children, that in a prescient way nails the way new media is changing society. In the story The Loch Ness monster, annoyed that humans don't believe in her, rises out of the water and embarks on a reign of terror. First she trashes Edinburgh and then turns south, rampaging through England's industrial north as she marches towards London where the BBC and print media corporations have their headquarters.
As she processes through towns and villages Nessie is shocked by what she sees:
"Everybody sits indoors in front of the TV with a dead stare.
There is nothing in the streets but cats, dogs and the odd parked car.
She peers in at the windows and whistles but nobody can hear
for the TV and its laughter and uproar and gunfire.
There is no other sign of life ...."
When, in the 1950s, media guru Marshall McLuhan wrote "the medium is the message", what he had in mind was that it is worth reflecting on how technological innovation changes us. A TV broadcasts content, but what is most socially significant about it is not what we are watching, but what it does to old ways of living.
In Understanding Media, McLuhan described the "content" of a medium as a juicy piece of meat carried by the burglar to distract the watchdog of the mind. Immersed in the highly addictive fare of reality TV we miss the structural changes TV has made to us so what is the internet and social networking doing to the way we live? Some years ago sociologists estimated the average person in Britain spends 11 years watching TV, an amount of time pioneers of the medium would have scoffed at.
How many hours do some people spend hunched over a computer, immersed in Facebook, twitter or something equally pointless; we neutralise the hitherto dividing distance between us and strangers on the other side of the world and yet lose contact with the people who inhabit the communities in which we spend our real lives. Only a being coming from the past, a caveman like Stig of the Dump, a hitch hiker from a previous era who had caught a ride in Doctor Who's TARDIS or a monster (with surprisingly human - like intelligence) rising from the primeval loch might be able to see how humans have changed.
A lightbulb is technology but unlike TV it does not deliver content in the form of information and ideas as television does. .Even so electric light changed human lives, giving access to more ideas and information by extending the time they could be accessed.Thus because of lightbulbs we can colonise the night, impose our cultural mores on an area that was once the realm of mystery and the unknown "A light bulb," McLuhan wrote, "creates an environment by its mere presence." So do mass media and new media, but our absorption in their content can easily blind us blind us to how the medium rather than the content changes us.
While taking a benign view of technological innovation as a means of providing ourselves with new tools to store, retrieve and communicate information we should also beware of the threat it poses, that fascination with the tool can blind us to it's true purpose. Rather that extending human abilities we can easily find a new technology, the internet in particular, curtailing them.
How difficult it has become for the online worker or leisure users (a writer like myself for example) to avoid distraction in this age of always-on broadband links and social media platforms that offer a constant stream of content that can even be described as a bit interesting on an occasion? Like Pavlov's Dogs we respond to the signal in anticipation of a reward. Does this type information snacking on a constant stream of small stimuli help us get done the things that must be done or do the constant updates and alerts interfere with our ability to concentrate on an individual task for practicalk periods of time? Social scientists, human resources managers and pychologists suggest not. And if we consider how information is presented in new media, with a snippet of information or an intriguing question contained in an eye catching headline, a teaser under it promising lots of interesting stuff if we click a link and finally the link.
Take a look at the spoof infographic posted by WebProNews in a report of theirs to see how this new media technique works. Yeah, I know I am playing the game but it would not be right to steal the work of the article's creator. Don't forget to come back here though. The point many people miss about this method of delivering information is that while it appears to be aimed at delivering content in snack sized portions its real purpose is to get the reader jumping from page to page, partly motivated by the promise that there will be something useful at the next link and partly by an urge to the instant gratification of impulses. Thus visitors to the page are led to look at many pages, all crammed with advertising material, to access less information that could be delivered in a single text page.
Friedrich Kittler, a German post-structuralist media theorist who died in October 2010, took a dystopian view of internet technology and new media. "The development of the internet has more to do with human beings becoming a reflection of their technologies," he once wrote. "After all, it is we who adapt to the machine. The machine does not adapt to us." Against McLuhan's view that ultimately media technologies are ultimately our tools, he argued, "media are not pseudopods for extending the human body. They follow the logic of escalation that leaves us and written history behind it".
In The Rise Of The Machine Kittler suggested we weren't masters of our technological domain, but rather that we were its pawns an idea explored in
The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Kittler's computer wars (audio)
The intellectual revolution that Kittler and like-minded thinkers predicted will displace humans further from the centre of the universe than even previous thinkers had envisaged. Copernicus had shown the universe did not revolve around us on Earth. Darwin had shown we descended from apes while Freud and Jung showed we were at the mercy of unconscious impulses. Now Kittler was suggesting we weren't masters of our technological domain, but rather that we were its pawns. It was a chastening view, and surely significant that he was producing his most potent work in the 1980s, when techno - dystopias were the stuff of Hollywood nightmares, when Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger came back from the future as a cyborg to terminate humanity.
And yet some scientists are obsessed with the idea of building machines that can think, reason and make decisions like humans but are devoid of human emotions, the factor that so often stops us from behaving rationally and logically. Would this be a good thing, a recent spate of Zombie movies and television series present a dystopian vision of a future in which most humans have lost their humanity and are animated only by those functions controlled by the brain's reptillian cortex. Those humans who remain fully human are struggling to survive against a ruthless, unfeeling enemy. Other threads of scientific research are equally obsessively trying to create hybrid embryos, create clones (as living spare part stores for when our natural bodies fail they claim) or embedding microprocessors in our heads to control emotions. These people are so arrogant, so deranged, they think they can improve on nature. Think of a world in which crocodiles could compete with us on equal terms with regard to planning and organising ability, power to use of technology and had opposable thumbs but were still animated only by the most basic instincts, to kill and eat, reproduce, survive and protect their territory. That is the kind of creatures these out-of-control goons would pit us against.
In prosecuting some of these argument I have come up against people who seriously cite Isaac Azimov's Laws of Robotics in trying to argue that robots could never harm or threaten humans. These are:
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
It makes me wish I was face to face with these morons so I could give them the "hairdryer" treatment, put my face very close to theirs and yell at full volume, "Azimov is science fiction, you effing dickhead. It's not real! NOW FUCK THE FUCKING FUCK OFF!"
Copernicus many have recognised that we live in a heliocentric solar system but he did not have the means to understand we also live in a human centric universe. (Some would say a God centred universe) As long as we are the only intelligent life form we are the centre of the universe, looking outwards. Believers and non believers will argue forever about the nature of God but what kind of intellectual idiot can see an advantage to the species in displacing ourselves (or our Gods) from that position. Only scientists would be stupid enough to believe in the omnipotence of machines and propose making humans their slaves in a world controlled by a scientific elite.
Like many of the greatest thinkers about the power of mass media, for example Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard; Kittler's dystopian vision of technology was influenced by his experiences in World War 2.. Kittler argued that technology changed the nature of war: "It has become clear" he wrote, "that real wars are fought not for people or fatherlands, but take place between different media, information technologies, data flows." These were thoughts later taken up by Baudrillard in a notorious series of articles The Gulf War Did Not Take Place.
Kittler was born in Saxony, in the aftermath of the Nazis' defeat at Stalingrad. One of his earliest memories was seeing Dresden ablaze from a distance, bombed in February 1945 by the allies. He also recalled being frequently taken by his mother to a Baltic island to visit the site where Hitler's V2 rockets had been developed.
A theme of Virilio, a French theorist, was that innovation always had a dark side may have been caused by his being on the receiving end of Nazi rule and allied ordinance. His best-known statement, "the invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck", expresses in a nutshell his career-long scepticism for those Panglossians who argue technology is entirely about progress.
Virilio developed the concept of dromology (from the Greek, meaning the science or logic of speed) and argued that the modern cult of speed, facilitated by technological innovation, would lead western civilisation to self destruct. "The more speed increases, the faster freedom decreases," he wrote. He was referring specifically to military innovation, but the remark could also be applied to the "just in time" approach to manufactiring supply lines, to businesses and government departments obsessed with targets to measure staff performance to broadband speeds.
Old wars were fought across distances. But technology destroys distance. New wars, inflected by technological innovation, were fought across time. He once wrote: "History progresses at the speed of its weapons systems", adding: The physical world ceases to be the battlefield and instead the battle becomes one of ideologies and economics and speed. By which he meant battles would be won by the fastest: "The class struggle is replaced by the struggle of the technological bodies of the armies according to their dynamic efficiency." This bleak vision of the future of human society infects everything: the faster you can deploy (your weapons, your money, your ideology), the quicker will be your victory.
Now that Kittler is dead, Virilio is the leading thinker of the techno-sceptics. In 2012 his book The Great Accelerator will be published. In it, the author, a devout Catholic casts a baleful eye over the attempts of scientists at CERN in Switzerland to discover the so-called "God particle". There is no coincidence, he suggests, that the high-speed hunt for the Higgs boson particle in an underground loop came off the rails in 2008 at the same time Lehman Brothers, titan of speeded-up global capital, filed for bankruptcy. Our love of speed leads to nowhere, or at least to nowhere good. There is at best a tenuous link between these things other than that both the Large Hadron Collider project and the perpetual growth led economy that required consumers to constantly consume more, faster actually served no real human need other than the need of elitist egos to be inflated.
Virilio's new book on the cult of speed and acceleration that technology has engendered has been described as a reworking of the Book of Exodus: in the new exodus from reality into a digitally created virtual promised land we aren't heading to a paradise flowing with milk and honey but into a technology dominated hell that makes Ted Hughes's vision of Britain appear close to William Blake's Green and Pleasant Land and makes McLuhan the Dr. Panmgloss of the digital world.
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All-change but Le Riche stays the same
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Etienne le Riche’s reputation as one the Cape’s best producers of cabernet sauvignon has only grown since he left Rustenberg in the mid 1990s and set up shop under his own name and built up the reputation of his eponymous brand. For that time he has operated from rented acommodation on the wonderfully-named Leef-op-Hoop (Live on Hope) farm in the Jonkershoek valley, making wine in an old cellar which he resuscitated.
Christo and Etienne le Riche at the door of their newly-built cellar
Now, nearly two decades on, and soon after Etienne handed over the prime winemaking resonsibility to his son Christo, at last the Le Riche brand has its very own cellar. A year or two back Etienne bought a house and three-hectare smallholding near the hamlet of Raithby in one of the most deeply rural parts of the Stellenbosch district (Anwilka is the nearest cellar). There’s a pinotage vineyard there at present, which is of no winemaking interest to the Bordeaux-oriented le Riches, but it is just alongside some of the cabernet vineyards which (on the basis of “long-term friendship agreements”) find their way into his wines, along with grapes from the Firgrove area – but, since 2010, not from Jonkershoek.
Most significantly, the le Riches (daughter Yvonne is also fully involved in the business as brand manager) have built a winery there. A proper home at last for Le RIche Wines. It can easily handle the 80 tons of grapes that they vinify – of which they bottle 60 tons under their own label. The traditional open-top concrete fermenters that they favour have been built (with some nice modern additons, like cement holding tanks directly underneath them).
New winemaker, new winery, but that’s not all. There’s a new wine from the 2011 vintage, rather cleverly called “Richesse”, to replace the discontinued Cabernet-Merlot – a blend of cab, merlot, cab franc petit verdot. And in fact, all the labels have been nicely tweaked – still recognisably family, but altogether more modern, sophisticated and elegant.
With all this, there’s a determination from the winemaking team (and don’t imagine that Etienne has entirely retreated to his computer after giving increased say to Christo) that the wines will continue on their present path. Although the meaning of that is not entirely certain, as the Le Riche wines do seem to have been gaining in ripeness, opulence and power in recent years, arguably at the cost of some of their famed elegance.
But as Etienne says with a quiet smile of satisfaction and with, I think, justifiable pride in what he has built up over the years: “Lots of changes, but really no change….”
3 thoughts on “All-change but Le Riche stays the same”
Phil on July 11, 2013 at 8:32 pm said:
Thanks Tim, quite a move for Le Riche to the “other side of town”.
Talking of Jonkershoek, I recall drinking a wine from those parts with a like able label – a beautiful dog in front of a homestead – was it Klein Gustrow or something? It seems to have fallen out of the latest Platter guides, do you know what happened?
Tim James on July 12, 2013 at 6:46 am said:
Yes, Phil. Klein Gustrouw. The farm changed hands around 2007 and the vineyards were all replanted – I think grapes were vinified off them by 2012, but I don’t know if the farm’s first all-home-grown wine has yet been released. The label you described has continued being used thus far, but the minimal website (www.kleingustrouw.co.za) mentions a new label on the way.
Chris Alheit on July 12, 2013 at 1:31 pm said:
Suzaan and I worked with Christo at Ch.Angelus back in 2009. He’s got brilliant cellar skills and is one of the most knowledgeable, exacting and hard working winemakers we’ve ever met. They can’t go wrong with him running the winemaking.
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The 2018 New York Film Festival just wrapped over the weekend — which means it’s curtains for 2018’s fall festival season (I’m so sorry). Our first dispatch tackles Main Slate selections from the fest that we haven’t already covered (see our five Toronto Film Festival dispatches and Private Life), and that we don’t have plans to cover soon (next month, look for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Joel & Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in Streaming Scene and Barry Jenkins’s If Beale Street Could Talk in Blockbuster Beat). Here, we look at new works from several mainstays of the international festival circuit (Jia Zhang-ke’s Ash Is Purest White, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, and Olivier Assayas’s Non-Fiction) as well as less auteur-flavored fare (first-time director Paul Dano’s Wildlife and under-the-radar independent Chinese filmmaker Ying Liang’s A Family Tour). Look for one more NYFF 2018 dispatch on Monday, devoted to the festival’s avant garde-themed Projections slate.
Skipping elliptically across 15 or so years in an economical 84 minutes, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War tells of the tumultuous, postwar love affair between Wiktor (Tomasz Kot), a former musical director of a youth program in Poland, and Zula (Joanna Kulig), a fiery, talented young singer. Applying the epic scope of the title to an intimate romance, Pawlikowski’s sure hand traces the lovers’ halting relationship across multiple countries (Poland, East Germany, Yugoslavia, France); their romance proceeds in fits and starts, flaring with passion each time they unite, then cooling once more as they separate. As shot by Łukasz Żal, the film’s black-and-white Academy ratio compositions have a gorgeous precision and luminous intensity, though as in Ida, Pawlikowski still tends to let the weight of history bear down on his characters’ shoulders, so specificity of character often gives way to allegorical heft. But Kulig, who had a small role as a bar singer in Ida, is a remarkable leading presence, and provides an unpredictable edge to Pawlikowski’s compositional rigor. (Her drunken bartop dance to Bill Haley & His Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” is a swooning highlight.) There’s a determinism that creeps into Cold War by the end, as the romance dissipates into an arthouse circuit-ready closing flourish. But maybe that’s all right, and it’s enough to remember what came before. Such is the nature of history, after all. Lawrence Garcia
Jia Zhang-ke has long been a master of conflating the personal and the political, charting large societal upheavals with a surprising intimacy. Ash Is Purest White is no exception. Following gang moll Qiao (Zhao Tao) from 2001 to 2017, Ash opens with Zhao’s character and her boyfriend Bin (Fan Liao) making big plans for the future, banking on his prediction that he will rise up the ranks of the Jianghu gangster hierarchy, until a street brawl goes horribly awry and Qiao is sent to prison for five years. Upon her release, Qiao realizes that she has been abandoned, and Bin has moved on without her. Determined to confront him directly, Qiao cajoles her way into Bin’s company, only to find his once vaunted sense of honor is missing, his stoicism little more than macho posturing. Eventually, an older, wiser Qiao finds herself the caretaker for a now wheelchair-bound Bin. Throughout, Jia’s inspiration here seems to be John Woo’s The Killer, which is briefly glimpsed on a TV screen early in the film (he also repeatedly uses a pop song from The Killer performed by Sally Yeh). In Woo’s deeply romantic, melodramatic masterpiece, Chow Yun Fat’s killer-with-a-heart-of-gold gives up everything for the woman he accidentally blinded during a shootout. In Jia’s version, Bin’s low-level thug has no honor, using Qiao only for as long as he needs something from her — a brutal, cynical inversion of Woo’s ideals of honor and masculinity. The last image we see in Ash Is Purest White is of Qiao, filmed through a bank of security cameras. As Jia slowly zooms into the digital image, Zhao becomes blurred — but she remains a survivor amidst this strange new modernity. Dan Gorman
Directing debuts from established actors are often cause for skepticism or outright disappointment. (Not everyone can be Charles Laughton.) And so it is with Paul Dano’s Wildlife, an early Sundance favorite, the Critics’ Week opener at Cannes, and now a selection of the New York Film Festival’s Main Slate. Adapted from the novel by American author Richard Ford, Dano’s film follows 14-year-old Joe Brinson (Ed Oxenbould) as he grows up in the badlands of Montana in the year 1960. Effectively abandoned by his fractious, increasingly distant parents, Joe is forced to chart his own course in “a lonely place,” with a raging forest fire encroaching from the west and the threat of the atomic war looming overhead. The material crackles with possibility — literally, at one point, when the boy is faced with the forest fire that his father (Jake Gyllenhaal) left home to fight after getting canned from the local country club. What Dano has created, however, is a fine, forgettable movie — the kind that’s difficult to describe as anything more than “well-made.” His choices as a director are, individually, unimpeachable: painstaking period detail; meaningful, slow push-ins and steady pans; and sharply composed sunsets and rolling landscape shots. But apart from a lively turn from Carey Mulligan, there’s not much to distract from the film’s staid, baseline competence. There’s almost zero sense of directorial vision, no spark of illumination that might suggest why someone would be drawn to Ford’s source material. “You could be anyone with that name” Joe’s mother tells him at one point, a statement indicative of as-yet-unfulfilled promise. But you-can-be-anything potential can quickly shade into anonymity — and in the final summation, Wildlife fulfills that very progression. Lawrence Garcia
It feels pointed that the segment in Long Day’s Journey Into Night’s checkered timeline that forms its romantic core is set in the year 2000, which is when In the Mood for Love premiered. Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece forms the most obvious touchstone for the more swooning sections of Bi Gan’s likewise color-coded and dreamlike sophomore film, which also draws from the films of Tsai Ming-liang with its imagery of dingy, waterlogged rooms and oversized clocks (literalizing the fluidity of time). Andrei Tarkovsky and Roberto Bolaño are two other noticeable influences, though this ambitious, big-thinking arthouse anomaly is far too odd — and specifically Bi Gan’s — to register as mere homage. As a textural experience, it is almost overwhelming, which mostly excuses its disinterest in providing a coherent storyline, ostensibly concerning a world-weary man named Luo Hongwu (Huang Jue) who returns to his hometown of Kaili on the trail of a lost paramour (Tang Wei), while also reflecting on his attempted revenge for the mob murder of an associate/friend named Wildcat. The noirish overlay here feels a touch shopworn (Luo’s raspy voiceover offers pulp like, “After we met, it seemed everything happened at night”), and the love affair, shown in half-remembered fragments, proves as abstract and evanescent as the dreams Bi attempts to simulate. But plot soon proves secondary as the impact of the film’s visual symbolism becomes harder to shake (besides the water and clocks, apples and pomelos tumble about meaningfully). This is particularly true of the much-discussed, nearly hourlong unbroken take (in 3D!) that shows Luo exiting an already-abstract present and entering (via lantern-lit tunnel) an even less logical dreamworld, filled with zip lines, pool, ping pong, and gravity-defying flights over twinkling festivities. Bi pulled a similar stunt (minus the 3D) in 2015’s Kaili Blues, which, in its shape and abstraction, now seems like a more shoestring warmup for the bigger-budgeted ambitions here. And though Bi may want to avoid repeating the trick again in his next film (lest he be pigeonholed as “the sequence shot guy”), it is thrilling to see the 29-year-old auteur employ the full contents of a now-shinier toolbox to put his big vision onscreen. Justin Stewart
Although The Favourite represents a number of firsts for Yorgos Lanthimos — first period piece, first screenplay for which he has no writing credit— the film fits snugly into the Greek director’s career-long absurdist exploration of social structures and dynamics of power. Here, the setting is 18th century England under the reign of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), and those vying for power are Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), the entrenched court favorite, and Abigail Masham (Emma Stone), a former lady whose house has fallen into disgrace. Let the games begin. Voluminous costumes, candlelit ballrooms, and ornate period details clash jarringly, amusingly against the script’s willful anachronisms. The era’s comportments and verbal patterns are, at best, superficially evoked; more often, social codes are brazenly, purposefully contradicted, a choice that’s at once clever and exhausting, since genuine engagement with the milieu is forfeited in favor of scabrous barbs and biting one-liners. That is not to say that the film lacks any insight. (A perverse, violent mating ritual between Stone’s Abigail and a desirous courtier proves pointed and entertaining.) But as the long, looming shadow of Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game (cued by the Queen’s numerous pet rabbits) makes clear, there is a limit to Lanthimos’s cloistered skewering. You can only get so far by flouting convention. Lawrence Garcia
More generationally distinctive than his recent output, Olivier Assayas’s latest, Non-Fiction, engages with a specific vein of cultural discourse regarding technology: e-books as a corruption of literature. Of course, this is a synecdochical take on a far broader conversation, the particulars of which are often fleshed-out in café-set debates and workplace dialogues, the film populated by characters at the cross-section of middle class and middle age. Gradations of ethical behavior clearly inspired by the Karl Ove Knausgård controversy serve as gyroscopic explorations of these characters, while a gentle class critique emerges in the perceived yuppie resistance to technological change and its levelling effects. The tenor of inquiry and general languidness of approach here feels more akin to early-aughts Assayas (think Late August, Early September), but with his preferred explorations of ennui transplanted from arrested early adulthood to that peculiar limbo of middle age, where evolutions of society and personhood are in conflict and where individuals either choose change or suffer it. Non-Fiction largely manages to balance this contemplativeness with a certain playful buoyancy, but loses cogency when it skews broad in its final stretch (a winking, meta-referential Juliette Binoche joke feels particularly miscalculated despite engendering a chuckle), resulting in a film that feels familiar but less assured than Assayas’s other recent work. Luke Gorham
There’s no shortage of justified anger in Ying Liang’s semi-autobiographical A Family Tour. In following up 2012’s When Night Falls, the film that instigated the director’s exile from Mainland China to Hong Kong, Ying also reckons with its fallout via a fractured family unit. At the center of this is Yang Shu (Gong Zhe), the director’s gender-flipped stand-in, who we pick up on as she travels with her husband and three-year-old son to present a film at Taiwan’s Formosa Film Festival. But this is no mere excursion; Yang’s main purpose is to reunite with her mother, Chen Xialin (Nai An), whom she hasn’t seen for five years. Frail and ill of health, Chen remained in China following her daughter’s exile, and has had to bear the consequences of Yang’s dissident activity, the details of which Ying parcels out via an audio recording of a state police visit. There’s evident danger in this mother-daughter reunion, and so the pair are often forced to become strangers to each other over the length of the film. Halting, banal conversations proceed against a backdrop of indifferent, tourist-trap spaces. With the passing of the years, it’s clear the gulf of understanding between mother and daughter has only widened. The inherent potency of this scenario is unmissable, and Ying’s rather unflattering (self-)examination of the director character deserves some commendation. But there’s a flatness to Ying’s direction that renders each scene almost unbearably inert. Conversations proceed as if at half-speed, going far beyond convincingly stilted into gratingly soporific; and Gong’s one-note lead performance plays dully against Ying’s master-shot staging. “I am a stranger,” Yang says to a reporter when asked about her identity, a response that speaks to the irresolvable contradictions of her Chinese identity. While the obvious question yields genuine truth, it’s also the mark of a larger problem — the limits of Ying’s closed (filmic) system. And if there’s one thing that A Family Tour articulates well, it’s that even the most fervent, justifiable passion can be stifled by such environments. Lawrence Garcia
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THE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN SETS IPO DATE OF MAY 2 ON THE TSXTHE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN SETS IPO DATE OF MAY 2 ON THE TSX - BEGINS TRADING - May 1 2018
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) is pleased to announce that its common shares as well as the common share purchase warrants it issued pursuant to a warrant indenture dated November 1, 2017 (the “November Warrants”) will begin trading under the trading symbol “TGOD” and “TGOD.WT”, respectively, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) at market open on May 2, 2018.
The TSX previously provided approval to list the common shares and the November Warrants on the TSX. Detailed information about the listing is available in the Company’s amended and restated final long form prospectus dated April 20, 2018, which is available under TGOD’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
TGOD Files Amended and Restated Preliminary Prospectus for Initial Public Offering of Units
March 14, 2018 – Toronto, ON – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) today announced that it has filed an amended and restated preliminary long form prospectus (the “Prospectus”) with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada in respect of its previously announced initial public offering of units of the Company (the “Units”). The Prospectus contemplates a minimum offering of $75,000,000 and a maximum offering of $100,000,000 through the issuance of a minimum of 20,547,945 Units and a maximum of 27,397,260 Units (the “Offering”) at a price of $3.65 per Unit.
Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a “Unit Share”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant being a “Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable into one common share of the Company (a “Warrant Share”) at the price of $7.00 per Warrant Share, subject to adjustment, on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is the earlier of (i) 24 months after the Closing Date and (ii) the date specified in any Warrant Acceleration Notice (as hereinafter defined). If, at any time, the volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares of the Company is equal to or greater than $9.00 for any 10 consecutive trading day period, the Company may provide written notice to Computershare Trust Company of Canada as warrant indenture trustee and the registered holders of Warrants (a “Warrant Acceleration Notice”) that the expiry time of the Warrants shall be accelerated to the date which is 30 days after the date of such Warrant Acceleration Notice, subject to TSX approval.
The Offering is being led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. as sole bookrunner and co-led with PI Financial Corp. (collectively, the “Co-Lead Agents”), together with Industrial Alliance Securities Inc., INFOR Financial Inc., Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and Mackie Research Capital Corporation as agents (collectively, the “Agents”).
The amended and restated preliminary prospectus contains important information relating to TGOD and the Units and is still subject to completion or amendment. Copies of the amended and restated preliminary prospectus are available from the Agents. There will not be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy the Units until a receipt for the (final) long form prospectus has been issued.
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The Units have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the Units may not be offered or sold within the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of TGOD in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
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The Company is licensed under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”) to cultivate medical cannabis. The Company carries out its principal activities producing cannabis from its facilities in Ancaster, Ont., pursuant to the provisions of the ACMPR and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and its regulations.
The Company grows high quality, organic medical cannabis with sustainable, all-natural principles. The Company’s products are laboratory tested to ensure patients have access to a standardized, safe and consistent product.
The Company has a funded capacity of 116,000 kg and is situated on approximately 175 acres of land between two of the most populated areas of Canada; Ontario & Quebec.. The Company has negotiated favourable power rates and is building a combined 970,000 sq. ft. facility capable of producing 116,000 kg of premium, high- quality, organic cannabis. To date, the Company has raised approximately $160 million dollars and has over 4,000 shareholders.
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TGOD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $112 MILLION FINANCING AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY AURORA CANNABIS INC.
Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by tgod
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced brokered and non-brokered private placements. TGOD has issued 67,878,788 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $1.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $112,000,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a “Common Share“) and one-half common share purchase warrant of the Company (a “Warrant“). Each whole Warrant is exercisable into one Common Share (the “Warrant Share“) at the exercise price of $3.00 per share and has an expiry date that is the earlier of (a) 36 months from the date the Common Shares commence trading on a recognized stock exchange (the “Listing Date“), and (b) February 28, 2021. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to ensure the Warrants are listed on the same exchange on which the Common Shares are listed.
The Company is pleased to announce the closing of Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s (TSX: ACB) strategic investment into TGOD. The investment consists of 33,333,334 Units, priced at $1.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $55 million.
To date, the Company has raised a total of $160 million, fully funding the expansion of 970,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art, ultra-high technology hybrid greenhouse facilities in Ancaster, Ontario and Valleyfield, Quebec. TGOD’s expansion and strategic partnership with Aurora positions the Company as an industry leader and sets the foundation for the highly anticipated upcoming 2018 IPO.
Upon completion of the Company’s expansion, it is expected to be one of the largest and most technologically advanced cannabis production facilities in the world, producing ultra-low cost, premium-quality organic cannabis. Additionally, TGOD’s facilities will be LEED certified and operating with close to a zero-carbon footprint with some of the lowest-cost power rates in the country.
LEED, stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”, is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
In addition to Aurora’s investment in TGOD, the companies shall enter into a supply agreement, providing Aurora with the right to purchase up to 20% of TGOD’s annual production of premium high-quality organic cannabis.
Further, Aurora and Aurora Larssen Projects Inc. (“ALPS”) will provide additional services to TGOD on the completion and commissioning of its Ancaster and Valleyfield facilities, which are anticipated for Winter 2018. The facilities, when completed, will have an annual production capacity of 116,000 kg of premium, high-quality organic cannabis.
“Teaming up with Aurora, the industry’s innovation leader, provides us with a stable, supportive shareholder, through whom we have access to best-in-class technologies and industry know-how. This will significantly accelerate our time to market and establish TGOD as the world’s leading provider of premium organic cannabis,” said Csaba Reider, President of TGOD.
“The supply agreement with Aurora validates our strategy to produce premium-priced organic cannabis. With this significant cornerstone investor and customer, we will be able to leverage our deep consumer packaged goods and brand building experience, as well as Aurora`s well-established brand recognition to pursue rapid growth,” said Mr. Reider.
Rob Anderson, TGOD chief executive officer, added: “Partnering with the industry leader in terms of innovation and execution validates how TGOD’s differentiated business model creates substantial value for our partners and shareholders. This is a synergistic partnership that will help TGOD reach an international audience with its premium products and rapidly capture market share in this incredibly dynamic market, and will provide further differentiation and diversification to Aurora’s product offering. We look forward to working with the teams at ALPS and Aurora as we execute on our de-risked but aggressive growth strategy.”
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. produces Farm Grown, Pharma Grade Organic Cannabis.
The Company grows high quality, organic medical cannabis with sustainable, all natural principles. The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. products are laboratory tested to ensure patients have access to a standardized, safe and consistent product.
TGOD has a funded capacity of 116,000 kg and is situated on 175 acres of land between two of the most populated areas of Canada; Ontario & Quebec. TGOD owns one of the largest land packages in Canada with some of the lowest power rates in the country. The Company is building a combined 970,000 sq. ft. facility capable of producing 116,000 kg of premium, high- quality, organic cannabis. To date, the Company has raised $160 million dollars and has over 4,000 shareholders.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. is licensed under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”) to cultivate medical cannabis. The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. carries out its principal activities producing cannabis from its facilities in Ancaster, Ont., pursuant to the provisions of the ACMPR and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and its regulations.
This news release contains forward-looking information, which includes known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectations. Important factors — including the availability of funds, the results of financing efforts and the parties’ due diligence reviews, and general market conditions — that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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SHAREHOLDER UPDATE & Q&A
Dear Shareholders & Friends,
TGOD would like to provide you with an update on what has taken place over the past few months. We will have an additional update in the coming weeks once our preliminary prospectus has been filed that will bring you up to speed on everything from corporate activities to new hires, our listing date (on track for March), and how to access our IPO.
The purpose of this update is to address many of the questions you may have regarding our financing and new partnership with Aurora. If you have additional questions, please contact our Investor Relations team anytime as we are happy to provide additional information.
FINANCING UPDATE
TGOD has closed its previously announced financing for a combined $112 million. This includes an impressive 2,000 additional shareholders for $56 million and a $55 million investment from our new strategic partner, Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB).
Please note, due to the sheer volume of subscribers, share certificates continue to be sent out in batches. All shareholders should receive their documents by the end of January.
The TGOD news release can be found here.
The Aurora news release can be found here.
Let us start by saying congratulations to all TGOD shareholders on a successful financing. Let’s welcome Aurora and our ~2,000 additional shareholders to the TGOD family. We are now ~4,000 strong!
We have received numerous questions about our recent financing and our new partnership. As part of our ongoing effort to provide the most transparent and up to date information, we have structured a Q&A with our VP of Investor Relations, Danny Brody, to address these questions below.
The Board of Directors elected to fully fund our entire 116,000 kg expansion for several key reasons, this decision:
Removes financing risk
Adds significant shareholder value by increasing our valuation on a fully funded basis
Ranks TGOD in the top 5 of all Canadian LPs based on a fully funded capacity
Makes TGOD the dominant player in “Organic Cannabis”
Increases our IPO value and interest from institutions
Positions TGOD to mirror Aurora’s rapid growth trajectory
Why have another LP, specifically Aurora, positioned as a strategic investor?
Positioning Aurora as a strategic investor is important for many reasons, including:
Acceleration of our construction and build-out
Aurora and TGOD are building similar sized world-class operations
Advanced insight into Aurora’s 800,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility, Aurora Sky
Aurora has a group of partner companies that can provide us with a suite of services that are best in class, tested and already proven
Investment from one of the largest cannabis companies in the world validates and endorses our business plan and accomplishments
Continued relationship with Aurora Larssen Projects Inc. (ALPS)
Reduces our time to market significantly, limiting our costs and reducing our risks
We applaud Aurora’s innovation & execution and believe working together adds significant value that would be difficult to replicate alone
Aurora’s CEO, Terry Booth, is a visionary that we are excited to partner with
We decided to fully fund our operation and the available options for financing lead us to a simple question:
select a financial institution which only supplies capital? or;
select a world-class leader in the industry that supplies financial capital, human capital, products, an international footprint, services and so much more?
Can you explain more about the supply contract?
This is a synergistic supply agreement
Aurora receives 20% of TGOD’s organic cannabis at wholesale prices
TGOD receives an immediate purchase order for 20% of future sales
Our original business plan projected a portion of our high-quality organic cannabis would be sold into the wholesale market, this saves us from having to negotiate multiple supply contracts and allows us to focus on growing operations
Can you elaborate on why Aurora invested into TGOD and how much they bought?
Aurora has purchased 17.62% for $55 million at $1.65 per share
This is Aurora’s largest cash investment to date which proves they see tremendous value in TGOD
Aurora began construction on Aurora Sky in Spring, 2017. Their stock price was $2.02. Today, Aurora is trading over $13.00. It is possible TGOD follows a similar trajectory
As TGOD transitions from a private to a public company, we anticipate a valuation adjustment more in-line with industry peers
It is apparent that Aurora sees great potential in TGOD and this is a synergistic partnership
What does this mean for our ability to scale and grow in the market?
We believe this agreement substantially increases the value of TGOD, and truly is a mutually beneficial partnership
Aurora’s additional purchases are at public market rates (minus 10%) which acts as a built-in financing mechanism for us, and acts as another significant advantage for our Company
Aurora and TGOD have signed a “standstill agreement” for 18 months from listing date, during which time Aurora cannot acquire TGOD
This partnership helps TGOD reach an international audience with our premium products and rapidly capture market share in this dynamic market
TGOD is thrilled to have one of the largest Cannabis companies in the world positioned as our strategic investor and partner going forward. This is a powerful move, and Aurora’s investment exemplifies the vision of our management team, accelerates our growth, and de-risks the Company significantly going forward.
CEO MESSAGE FROM ROB ANDERSON
This has been an incredibly exciting year building TGOD at lightning speed. We are quickly catching up to some of the largest companies in the industry. I would like to thank each and every one of you for supporting the Company’s plan and vision to create the largest Organic Licensed Producer in Canada. (and soon beyond!)
I hope the above Q&A explains some of our thought process around the decision to partner with Aurora. If you have any further questions, comments or concerns, please contact Danny and the Investor Relations team directly as they are there to support you.
This is an extremely fast paced business in a sector that has never been built to scale. Although the opportunity is huge, so are the risks. I cannot stress enough the unknowns of commercial production, immense capital, and operation expenses required. Aurora’s investment strategically positions us to overcome these challenges by not only providing immediate financing but the opportunity for future financing as well. The experience building Aurora Sky will be invaluable as we scale TGOD to become one of the largest Licensed Producers in the world.
As the CEO of TGOD, my job is to accomplish three fundamental tasks:
Provide a vision and develop a business plan around the vision;
Finance the vision; and
De-risk the business plan.
My vision for year one was to fully fund the best in class organic cannabis facility in Canada, which has been accomplished. Adding strategic partners such as Ledcor, Eaton, ALPS and now Aurora dramatically increases our ability to execute our business plan.
The Aurora relationship is a tremendous win for our company as it provides TGOD with the following:
A fully funded operation
Increased efficiency in building, production, and sales
An immediate international footprint
Validates the corporate vision
Partnering with the industry leader in terms of innovation and execution validates how TGOD’s differentiated business model creates substantial value for our partners and shareholders. This is a synergistic partnership that will help TGOD reach an international audience with its premium products and rapidly capture market share in this incredibly dynamic market. We look forward to working with both teams at ALPS and Aurora.
Rob Anderson, CEO
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iPhone 6 Screen Replacement
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The iPhone 6 is one of the newer models on the market, but also the most delicate and easy to drop, due to its smooth, thin design. A lot of people do not like to put a case on their iPhone 6 as they think that it ruins the sleek look, but unfortunately this leaves the phone vulnerable to a lot of damage.
The iPhone 6 screen consists of the glass panel, digitiser and LCD screen, which are all bonded together. This does mean that if one part of the screen breaks, the damage is likely to spread and the whole screen will need to be replaced.
During the screen replacement, we will take the iPhone 6 apart and replace the display assembly and the glass panel, digitiser and LCD screen. As we replace the full screen, we are able to change the original colour of the screen to the colour of your choice (black or white).
The whole process of repairing the iPhone 6 screen only takes around 30 minutes, but if you cannot wait this long, we offer a call-out or courier service for your convenience. As all the parts we use in our repairs are of a high quality, we offer a lifetime warranty.
It’s often the case that a smashed screen can continue to function - many people continue to use their phone after they’ve cracked or smashed the screen of their iPhone 6. However, our advice is to get the screen repaired or replaced as soon as you can. Although the screen may function, you run the risk of dirt particles or liquid gaining access to the inner workings of the phone through the cracks in the screen. This can cause a lot more damage so it’s best to deal with the screen issue before it creates any more implications. Get in touch with us and here at Electroclinic we can carry out an iPhone 6 screen repair or replace the screen while you wait, or you can post it to us to repair and send back.
I dropped my iPhone 6 in water - how can I minimise the liquid damage?
First, we need to debunk a common myth around this topic: putting your phone in rice doesn’t help! The dust can actually get into the casing and cause more damage. The best thing to do is to turn your iPhone 6 off as soon as you can, remove any case to give the device more chance to dry out, and leave it for a couple of days. Don’t be tempted to turn it on during this time as the current could cause a short circuit and further damage. After 2-3 days, try it - if it works, congratulations - but be aware that corrosion from your phone’s dunking could cause problems weeks or even months later. If it doesn’t power up or there are any faults post-liquid, contact us here at Electroclinic. We’ll be happy to take a look and see if there is anything we can do to rescue your iPhone 6.
How much does it cost to replace the screen on an iPhone 6?
In the UK, Apple charges £136.44 for iPhone 6 screen replacements (without AppleCare+). With AppleCare+ you'll be charged £25. If you decide to replace your iPhone 6 screen at a trusted hi-tech repair shop, like Electroclinic, you can save over £40, with our prices starting from £29.99
Which iPhone 6 Screen Replacement is Right for You?
The newest Apple smartphone, the iPhone 6 (and iPhone 6 Plus) debuted on September 19th of this year and one issue, in particular, has prompted iPhone 6 screen replacement. Within the first weeks, users who had previously been on the edge of their seats with anticipation were suddenly on the edge of confusion and frustration. Both iPhone 6 models could bend with amazing flexibility. Shortly after, this phenomenon became known as “Bendgate,” users would pocket their brand new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and later find an indented or broken smartphone.
Were you one of the unlucky users who bent or check here broke your new Apple device out of the gate (the Bendgate, that is)? If so, you probably found yourself in need of iPhone 6 screen repair. Because the screen was not quite as willing to bend as the case, and that led to shattering or spiderweb cracks. Or maybe you simply dropped your iPhone 6 in a freak basket weaving accident.
You’re in luck! We have isolated the service options for iPhone 6 screen repair based on cost and other crucial factors. Check out the options below.
iPhone 6 Screen Replacement Cost Based on Service Option:
By Apple Store
With a bigger screen than ever before, the iPhone 6 screen replacement cost is also bigger than ever. The out of warranty expense is £299 for an iPhone 6 replacement, as most Apple stores do not replace just the screen but rather the whole smartphone. For the screen replacement service alone it’s £109, or £79 service charge under the Apple Care + warranty.
By Electroclinic
Electroclinic is equipped with the most common parts in stock so that iPhone 6 repairs are quick and painless (usually less than 24 hours). The cost of replacing your iPhone 6 screen by Electroclinic is affordable and ensured with a warranty on parts and service.
Using an iPhone 6 Screen Replacement Kit
Because the iPhone 6 model is so new, it’s very difficult to find an iPhone 6 screen repair kit. Like its predecessors, it will eventually have a standard kit on the market (probably around £60-70) with all of the tools and parts needed to complete your cracked iPhone 6 screen repair. As for now, if you decided on DIY glass replacement, you will have to find the correctly sized display replacement and utilize tools from other DIY smartphone repair kits.
How to Replace iPhone 6 Screen (A DIY Guide)
It is recommended to leave the iPhone 6 glass replacement to professional technicians. While many steps are similar to the glass replacement of the iPhone 5s, much is still not known about this generation of device. It risks further damage to your phone as well as puts yourself in danger to attempt a DIY repair if you do not know what you are doing. If you want to proceed at your own risk, here are the steps to follow:
Power off your device. If the screen is frozen, power off with a hard reset – pressing both the home and power buttons.
Locate the dock port and the twin screws on either side. Remove the screws with a 5 point (pentalobe) screwdriver.
Press a suction cup onto the screen just over the home button. If your screen is cracked or shattered, you may want to tape over the screen prior to suctioning.
Pull up on the suction cup to displace the screen. There will still be cables running between the front display and back panel at the top.
Swing the display up to a 90-degree angle with the back panel and notice where the two are still connected.
Locate the metal shield covering the display cables. Remove the five screws holding it in place. (Note: The iPhone 5 series only had four screws. Apple has added a screw in the middle of the metal shield.) Then set aside the shield and screws.
Two flex cables are revealed beneath the metal shield. Dislodge each of these gently, revealing a third. Dislodge the third one, revealing a fourth. And finally, dislodge the fourth cable.
The front display should now be completely free. You may need to disconnect a few components to install in the new front display, such as: the touch ID sensor, the home button assembly, the earpiece, the front-facing camera, and the heat shield. The easier way is to purchase a front display with new versions of these components already attached.
Reassemble the iPhone 6 in reverse order of disassembly.
If you are not confident in your technological abilities, it’s best to avoid a DIY iPhone 6 glass replacement. Instead, rely on experts like those at Electroclinic. Simply visit any one of the many Electroclinic locations and talk to a certified technician. An estimate of the repair is free and could save you the hassle of disassembly or trying to figure out if you are covered under your Apple warranty. In addition, the work done by Electroclinic and the new display parts will be covered under a limited lifetime warranty – giving you unbeatable peace of mind.
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A Guide to the CAP Office
Story by Brian McDonald
Photos Courtesy of The Breeze
Getting admitted into college is an outstanding achievement. For some, that achievement comes with the realization that soon you will be making major decisions for your career. This can be stressful, especially if you come into college unsure of what to pursue. At JMU, the Career and Academic Planning of ce specializes in helping students identify their interests and turn them into job opportunities.
CAP offers many resources to students who have questions or concerns about their career paths. This includes passport events focused on interviews and networking, workshops geared toward skill building in the professional world and one-on-one career counseling. These sessions can be used to go over resumes, cover letters and even curriculum vitae for graduate students.
CAP also puts on “focus” events geared toward helping younger students identify their values and interests to help them choose their major. Undergraduate and undecided students can come to a “focus” event and take a quiz to help them pinpoint their passions. Career educator Molly Crum identi es this as a rewarding event CAP staff looks forward to every year.
“I had a girl who was very on the fence between two majors come to my focus passport event,” Crum says, “and she told me that doing this event really helped push her over the edge to do nursing, and it really made her more confident in her decision.”
Whether you are on the fence or completely unsure of what you want to do after college, CAP has the available resources to help you. Senior Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication major Gabriel Lee recalls how CAP helped get him on the right track when he was unsure of his plans. “I came into college as a quantitative nance major,” Lee says, “but I quickly found out that wasn’t going to work for me.” At the start of his sophomore year, Lee went to CAP for guidance. “I came in to talk to one of the career educators and really tried to explain to him what my interests were,” Lee says. “Once I decided that WRTC was in line with what I wanted to do, he really set me up on a trajectory to help me succeed.”
Through various events, workshops and counseling, CAP’s goal is to give students resources to be more confident in the decisions they make about their future. Career educators like Crum and Julia Johnston want to help you, and are honored to be a part of success stories like Lee’s. “It is extremely rewarding,” Johnston says, “to have someone come in very nervous, and in a short 30-minute span we get to instill a little bit of confidence in them … it’s a free tool and you should know that you have all these resources at your fingertips to help you succeed.”
Career and Academic Planning is located in the Student Success Center (3210).
Email: cap@jmu.edu
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Home Improvement Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod? (TV-G) Tim decides to sell his old hot rod, which upsets Brad; Randy is terrified his mom will embarrass him while they are shopping for clothes.
According to Jim The Marriage Bank (TV-PG) Jim voluntarily attends a marriage seminar to get in Cheryl's good graces so she will agree to let him go fishing the following weekend.
According to Jim Everyone Gets Dumped (TV-PG) Cheryl discovers the louse that unceremoniously dumped her 15 years ago without any explanation is now dating Dana and bribing Jim with season tickets.
That '70s Show Over the Hills and Far Away (TV-14) Donna and Eric return home to discuss the future of their relationship after taking the time to visit their prospective college campuses.
That '70s Show Hot Dog (TV-14) Eric buys Donna an engagement ring but then decides they're too young for marriage, unfortunately Donna knows he's bought her a gift and puts him on the spot.
That '70s Show Thank You (TV-14) Eric believes the time is right to reveal he and Donna's engagement plans to his parents after Red takes notice of his newfound maturity.
That '70s Show Black Dog (TV-14) Kelso accidentally shoots Hyde with a BB gun during a fight and all hell breaks loose; Fez comes to the realization that he has a crush on his boss at the DMV.
3rd Rock from the Sun Paranoid Dick (TV-PG) Dick fuels Mary's worries of a conspiracy against her, giving her bad advice; Vicky talks Sally, Harry and Tommy into a weekend riverboat gambling getaway.
3rd Rock from the Sun Dick and Taxes (TV-PG) When the Internal Revenue informs Dick they owe $9500 he tries to explain, but fails, because they've heard it all before, including the "we're aliens" defense.
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Select one... LP - Clear Vinyl w/ Blue Splatter Fan Club Bundle (w/ Zine, Stickers, Pins) - $16.00 LP - Clear Vinyl w/ Blue Splatter - $16.00 LP - Black Vinyl - $16.00
Great Record by U.S.Highball
This is a pre-order item, records ship out week of July 12th!
The first 30 pre-orders will come with a copy of the band's 'Fan Club' zine, as well as exclusive stickers and pins.
From the bedrooms of Glasgow, Scotland comes “Great Record”, the debut full-length from U.S. Highball, formed of lifelong friends and neighbours Calvin Halliday and James Hindle. While taking a break from playing together in The Pooches, the twosome hunkered down and begin working in earnest on a batch of new songs exploring their shared passion for melody and brevity.
Foregoing a live drummer for the sound of an Alesis HR-16 drum machine, and employing a trusty Casiotone organ alongside guitars and synth, every note was recorded using just one SM58 microphone. Dozens of songs were assembled piecemeal at home over several months, with fourteen being dispatched across the pond to be mixed by Modern Baseball's Ian Farmer at The Metal Shop in Philadelphia.
The result is “Great Record”, an irresistible half-hour of jangling power pop with hooks for days, on which songs about plush toys and Greek tennis stars sit cosily alongside ambivalent meditations on DIY culture, art school posturing and the vagaries of modern queer existence. Above all it's a document of living in Glasgow and knowing that, despite the ceaseless rain, it’s actually the greatest city on earth.
“Great Record” is an album for any fan of short, sharply observed pop songs that make a point of lodging themselves resolutely in your brain on first listen. It's astonishingly addictive, over before you know it, and demands to be flipped over and played again. It's not called “Great Record” for nothing, you know.
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City gets A Plus
Thunder Bay's Credit is being given an A plus ranking by Standard and Poors. The credit ranking is based on the city's budget performance and moderate debt.
Former Border Cat now a Blue Jay
Thunder Bay's Eric Brown is a Toronto Blue Jay. The former Border Cat was selected by the Blue Jay's on the final day of the MLB player draft. The right handed pitcher played last year for the Border Cats.
Labels: Photo: pointstreak
Police SUV in smash up
Details are now coming out about a weekend accident involving a city police vehicle. Spokesperon Chris Adams says that a police SUV collided with a car and a pick up truck at the intersection of Oliver Road and Hill Street Friday evening at around 10 pm. No one was injured. The driver of the car is charged with failing to yield to traffic
"Doc Funnybone" dead at 59
The man known to most people in Thunder Bay as Doctor Funnybone has died. Kevin Kennedy was 59 years old. He died unexpectedly this week. Kennedy was also a retired firefighter and had a black belt in judo.
Labels: Photo: docfun.net
EQAO tests results released next week
We find out next Wednesday how area schools fared in the recent Grade 10 standardized literacy tests. 83-percent of Grade 10 students in Ontario who took the exam for the first time last March passed.The Education Quality and Accountability Office says the success rate was down one percentage point from last year and two points from the year before.
Shift holding Multi-Plex info session
Thunder Bay's young business leaders are being asked what they think about the proposed Multi-Plex. The SHIFT network is holding a public information session Thursday night at the Avila Centre. Mayor Keith Hobbs and City Manager Tim Commisso will taking part.
Housing starts are up
New housing construction is on the rise in Thunder Bay. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Analyst Warren Philp says single detached starts in May were 2 behind last year's levels but multi family dwellings were up by 11 compared to 2011. Philp says that puts our year to date numbers ahead of 2010 levels.
Forest Fires in the Northwest
Despite the wet weather seven forest fires remain active in Northwestern Ontario. 5 of the fires currently burning are in the Thunder Bay-Nipigon District and don't pose any problem. The most recent fire was sparked by lightning north of Wabakimi Provincial Park.
Confederation College expands territory
A huge milestone for Confederation College. The College has officially opened its new campus in Red Lake. Spokesperson Don Bernosky says they have had their eye on Red Lake for a couple of years now. A number of programs will be offered at the School including hospitality management, pre-health sciences and early childhood education.
Gravelle introduces FedNor bill
Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle is making an attempt to make FedNor an independent economic agency for Northern Ontario. Gravelle is expected to table a private members bill to that effect this afternoon. Gravelle is asking for local Conservative support. The NDP member says its time for the North to have its own agency free from political interference and control.
Labels: Photo from Claude Gravelle's Facebook Page
Religious figure calls for urban deer cull in Kenora
Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources has received a strongly worded letter from a Kenora religious leader. Anglican Archbishop David Ashdown has written a letter complaining about the deer population in the Northwest. Ashdown says the deer have lost their fear of humans and are becoming unpredictable and aggressive. He suggests the crown has the responsibility of protecting local residents, and suggests a cull of the urban deer population.
Brawl leaves one man with serious injuries
One man is in hospital with serious injuries after getting in a fight. Police say the 25 year old man was involved in a brawl with several other men this morning at around 2:30. The man was taken to hospital and the investigation continues.
Random stabbing leaves one woman in hospital
A woman is in stable condition after being stabbed in the chest. Police say the 24 year old suffered serious injuries after an apparent unprovoked attack by another 20 year old woman yesterday afternoon on Arthur Street. The attack happened at around 4 o'clock and police made an arrest shortly after.
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Living Nature!
Castro Daire is a municipality in Centre of Portugal, located at about thirty minutes distance from the city of Viseu and at about an hour and a half from the city of Oporto.
Its town / headquarters is only a few minutes away from the A24 and is the main entrance door to the eastern part of Montanhas Mágicas® territory. Covering a significant area of the Montemuro Mountain and of the Paiva River, both Rede Natura 2000 sites, the municipality of Castro Daire has a remarkable biodiversity, presenting mountainous landscapes of great beauty throughout the four seasons.
A nature destination par excellence, the city invites you to discover its geological treasures and its remarkable fauna and flora. Among the geosites the most proeminent are: Pombeira Waterfall, Penedo Nuno, Penedo Pudim and Taffoni de Faifa.
The Paiva River and its stunning valley is one of the symbols of the city. To the most daring people it offers its mighty whitewater, and the ones seeking for moments of relaxation and leisure it invites to discover its attractive river beach, recreational areas and leisure and fishing areas. Castro Daire is also a municipality with a long thermal tradition. The therapeutic properties of the waters discovered in Roman times, flow from a quake-tectonic fault in the Alva granite and begun to be explored in the early twentieth century with the opening of Carvalhal Thermal Waters. Apart from its natural attractions, Castro Daire’s municipality also owns a rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage. Among the most striking monuments there are the Paiva Chapel, or so-called Siglas Temple, a Romanesque monument of the 12th century; the Casa da Cerca, the Carrancas Chapel, the Aguilares Manor House and the Main Church of Castro Daire in the city center. The typical granite villages, located in the middle of the Montemuro Mountain, including Campo Benfeito, Mezio, Rossão, Moura Morta and Picão, and the schist villages of Levadas, Vitoreira, Meã and Pereiró, implanted in the Paiva Valley, are areas of excellence for the discovery of ancient knowledge and flavors, customs and traditions, highlighting those related to the theater, handicrafts, gastronomy, local products, agriculture and pastoralism, fairs and festivals, and even myths and legends.
Whatever the reason for your visit might be, take the opportunity to discover a genuine territory in Castro Daire, faithful to its origins and identity, full of amazing natural and cultural values and still to be explored!
Hotel Montemuro***
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Aldeia do Codeçal
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Casa do Arco
http://www.casadoarco.pt
casadoarcomezio@gmail.com
Restaurante Típico do Mezio
aesmontemuro@hotmail.com
Restaurante O Mirante
Restaurante O Cantinho de Cabril
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MIT's First Wind Tunnel
Wind Tunnel Balance and Test Model, MIT Aeronautics Department, 1913
MIT built its first wind tunnel in 1913 in the first building on what would become MIT’s Cambridge campus in 1916. It was the first university in the United States to offer a graduate degree in aeronautical engineering in 1914. When MIT hired Jerome Hunsaker in 1913 to teach aeronautical engineering, the first thing Hunsaker did was visit all the laboratories and wind tunnels in Europe. Thanks to MIT President Richard Maclaurin’s previous association with the National Physical Laboratory in England, Hunsaker secured copies of a plan for a basic atmospheric wind tunnel. Hunsaker’s assistant Edward Warner and student Donald Douglas built the wind tunnel and installed the Cambridge Scientific balance on display. Soon thereafter, Warner became chief scientist for the fledgling National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). First thing he did? Build the NACA’s first wind tunnel based on the MIT/NPL design. Donald Douglas left MIT to found Douglas Aircraft Company. For nearly a century, the department has produced numerous pioneers in the field.
Wind Tunnel Balance on loan from the MIT AeroAstro Department.
MIT Aero-Astro Department
MIT Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
Wind tunnel manuscript collection
MIT Archives wind tunnel online exhibit
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First Activities
Information and research
Music in Australian Knowledge Base: online compendium of facts, figures and issues for Australian music and musical life; includes special research
Award for research in music education: to encourage research into the benefits of music education
Research to propose criteria for qualification as a primary schools specialist music teacher.
Research to estimate the “GDP” of the Australian music sector.
Freedman Music Fellowships: prestigious annual fellowships for a classical instrumentalist and a jazz musician, intended to assist them in career building. The awards are in cash and promotion.
Australian composers: Under consideration. Various sorts of action to increase the number of performances of orchestral and operatic works.
School music education: advocate that every Australian child is given the opportunity for a quality music education throughout the school years.
Australian compositions. The composer project above may need to include advocacy
International trade agreements. To maintain the prerogative of the Australian government to support Australian culture, unimpeded by the trade ambitions of other countries.
Objectives for Advisory Council
Music in Australia Knowledge Base. The Music Trust is developing the Music in Australia Knowledge Base, www.musicinaustralia.org.au, as a wiki site. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive picture of how music works in Australia. To our knowledge, there is no other website that attempts to depict the entire musical life of a country. Essentially, it is the creation of volunteers. It was established by Hans Hoegh-Guldberg (editor) and Richard Letts in 2008 under the auspices of the Music Council of Australia and has passed to the management of The Music Trust.
There are two types of content: facts in the form of mapping articles and statistics, and issues papers in the form of SWOT analyses and discussions of key issues facing various subsectors. Some items report research carried out especially for the Knowledge Base.
The Knowledge Base now comprises nearly 200 papers. Its statistics section contains virtually all of the extant statistics on the Australian music sector including some not found elsewhere. Among other purposes, the Knowledge Base provides factual support for advocacy.
The current plan for the Knowledge Base is:
To identify and fill factual gaps
To cover all important current issues
To update older papers
To include some more ephemeral content in order to add currency to the home page; this content will include blogs and reviews of Australian recordings and books
To design a new and more contemporary visual presentation.
Research to estimate the “GDP” of the Australian music sector. The work will be done by cultural economist Hans Hoegh-Guldberg and published on the Knowledge Base.
Award for research in music education. Inception of annual award for best research into the benefits of music education. The purpose is to strengthen an area of weakness in Australian research and to encourage local research in an area that can support advocacy for school music education. Probably, a collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME).
Research to propose criteria for qualification as a primary schools specialist music teacher. The criteria will be proposed to Ministers for Education and universities as an aspect of TMT’s advocacy for the introduction of specialist music teachers into all primary school classrooms. Working group will be led by Assoc Prof Robin Stevens.
The Freedman Music Fellowships will now be managed by The Music Trust. They are the creation in 2001 of Laurence Freedman and Richard Letts and have been managed under the auspices of the Music Council of Australia until 2013.
There are two annual Fellowships, one for a classical instrumentalist and one for a jazz musician. They are offered to young (30 or younger for classical, 35 or younger for jazz) and already well-established musicians to assist them in further career development. The jazz Fellow is chosen each year through a concert at The Studio of the Sydney Opera House. Candidates for the Fellowships are chosen by distinguished senior musicians in each state. You cannot self-nominate and to be nominated is already an honour. The 23 winners to date are a who’s who of Australian music.
Administration of the Freedman Music Fellowships has been contracted to the Sydney Improvised Music Association and there may be further developments of this partnership.
Plans for extension of the scope of the Fellowships are under discussion and the concept under consideration would be a first for such awards in Australia.
Australian composers. A proposal from an Advisory Council member is being discussed. The objective would be to achieve more performances of orchestral and operatic works by Australian composers. Planning is in its early stages.
Australian Honours. Cause nominations of music people for each round of Australian Honours.
School music education. The Music Trust will seek to achieve through policy formation and advocacy the provision of high quality music education in schools for all Australian children. It will pursue this through the development of policy solutions and their promotion to decision makers and the public. The focus now is on primary schools, which are the least well served in music education. The failings of primary school music education are the single most urgent issue in Australian music education.
Advocacy is primarily to state governments. The Music Trust has taskforces in NSW, SA and WA and cooperates with Victoria’s School Music Action Group (SMAG). Advocacy has been directed to Ministers and departmental officers. In the coming months, this will be supplemented by a public campaign.
Australian compositions. The Australian composers project above may need to include advocacy.
Culture and international trade agreements. The Music Trust monitors the negotiation of Australia’s trade agreements . The principle is that the government’s prerogatives to support Australian culture should not be constrained by the trade ambitions of other countries.
www.musicinaustralia.org.au. The Knowledge Base has been described above.
www.musictrust.com.au. You are standing in it.
www.thefulldeal.com.au A site to promote the public campaign in support of school music education.
Objectives for 2014:
Expand the membership to 25-30, with expertise covering a wide range of music subsectors, research, management, academic disciplines and business
Consult with membership on identification of additional members and on possible activities
Organise a one-day conference of Advisory Council members to discuss the situation of music in Australia and possible strategies for its advancement.
Additional projects will be decided with guidance from the Advisory Council. The list below shows current proposals from Advisory Council members. Only a small number of additional projects are within the immediate capacity of TMT.
Advocate for adequate funding for internationally competitive tertiary music education
Develop a project to encourage better writing about music – better music journalism – and to find audiences for it
Support interdisciplinary dialogue and research (eg music and psychology)
Develop an overall strategy for support of multicultural music, especially at the professional end
Undertake an analysis of the situation of jazz, make policy recommendations for development
Argue for better opportunities for women composers and musicians, especially at upper levels. Possible advocacy to promote equity.
Protect, revive, care for our musical heritage. Define it. Perform it. (Do not focus only on the new.)
Identify key unsolved issues for music in the digital area. Publish them, take action where feasible.
Identify key unresolved issues in music IPR, consider possibilities for advocacy
Support Australian content quotas where appropriate
Promote adult music participation for musical reasons and public health reasons
Publish the facts about music issues at election time
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Y/Project Scoops 2017 ANDAM Fashion Award
On June 30, 2017 by Kourosh Maheri
Y OH Y: Y/Project’s rising star just ascended a notch higher with the Paris-based label — a key player in Paris’ new guard — scooping the 2017 ANDAM Fashion Award at a ceremony here Friday, on the eve of couture week in Paris.
The award’s endowment of $280,000 comes at a crucial time for the brand as it moves into its next phase, with new factory partners among recent developments.
The brand’s creative director Glenn Martens, who grew up in the Belgian city of Bruges and attended Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, but is now based in Paris, made fashion fame with his deconstructed denim that can be ruched or folded back to create a wader effect. The designer likes to tumble together disparate references, from classical tailoring to streetwear to offbeat historical references. A master at using deconstruction techniques to create new garments, signatures include exaggerated swirling volumes, though his latest collection was more controlled in its execution.
For one year, Martens will also benefit from a mentorship by Francesca Bellettini, president and chief executive officer of Yves Saint Laurent, covering both the creative and strategic dimensions of his business.
The designer will also be sprinkled with 10,000 euros’ worth of crystals from Swarovski to be
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News Keeping a watch on Brazil – the World Cup
Keeping a watch on Brazil – the World Cup
Eric Winton •July 11, 2014News
Snippets from ground level
A survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex, the results of which were issued this week, showed that 38% of consumers in the UK, USA and Brazil believed MasterCard to be a World Cup sponsor, even though rival Visa is the actual credit card partner, and only had 42% recognition.
Beer brand Budweiser has taken over a five-star hotel in Rio de Janeiro during the World Cup along the iconic Copacabana Beach. For four weeks, Copacabana landmark, the Pestana Rio Atlantica, is carrying the Budweiser banner in a major marketing campaign. Outside, a giant inflatable beer bottle bobs around in the wind and alongside it is a Mini Cooper, swathed in Budweiser logos. Of course, the Budweiser Hotel is not for ordinary football fans, rather for a privileged set who are somehow FIFA or Budweiser affiliated.
With hotel prices proving out of reach of many visiting fans, especially those who have trekked across the borders from neighbouring countries, hundreds of fans have opted to camp out on the beaches of Rio during the tournament. Many fans have travelled thousands of miles from neighbouring countries by bus or car to get to Brazil, often without for the soccer tickets or reservations. They just want to be there, experience the event, create a story for life.
There are 12 FIFA fan fest locations around the country, in iconic settings such as the Farol de Barra in Salvador, Iracema Beach in Fortaleza and, of course, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Hadley Freeman writing in The Guardian, described the fan fests as “a festival with all the worst things of a festival, and some football: gigantic adverts for precious corporate sponsors are everywhere and, while entrance is free, the miles and miles of FIFA-branded tat on sale is certainly not, ranging from R$30 (£7.90) face paint to R$480 (£126) bottles of FIFA wine. It all adds nicely to the untaxed billions FIFA will gleefully reap in Brazil, as they squat in the country like a greedy bullfrog on a lilypad.”
How does it feel in Brazil…?
How does Brazil, how do Brazilians, feel about the incessant hectoring they received from FIFA, IOC and the global media? Some would be pee’d off, I’m sure. There can be little doubt that the Brazil government did not appreciate just how demanding and difficult it would be to stage two major international sporting events within 2 years…two events it set out to capture.
Some Brazilians really are the country’s worst nightmare. There has been a lot of interference and corruption in the Cup, in projects and in the sport of football.
Joana Havelange chided demonstrators calling for some of that money to be redirected toward health, education and transport, telling them they were too late.
Read the full article at New Millennium Business –
The business of tech and social media
The World Cup has become the most streamed live sporting event in the US, as Americans tune in to this year’s tournament on their smartphones, tablets and computers in record numbers.
US viewers had until 3-4 days ago watched nearly 30 million hours of video streaming on ESPN’s World Cup website and apps, the network said, beating the previous record 20.4 million hours during NBC’s 2012 Olympics coverage. Univision has streamed 1.5 million hours during the tournament.
FIFA said that its ‘Global Stadium’, the social, online and mobile hub for World Cup matches on the federation’s official website, had attracted 230 million users by the end of the group stage. An average of 62 minutes per fan was spent on FIFA’s official app. There were 20 million downloads in 26 days.
Facebook has seen more than 1billion posts, likes and comments since the tournament started, making it the most talked about event in the social network’s history. The World Cup has been mentioned 20m times on Twitter, according to data collected by Brandwatch, a social analytics group, and FGV, a Brazilian think-tank.
A Pew Research Center poll found interest in the World Cup was highest among Americans aged 18 to 29 – a cohort that has a high rate of smartphone ownership. Nearly one in four of that age group said they were following the tournament closely, compared with 17% of 30-to-49-year-olds and 16% of 50-to-64-year-olds.
The Cricket World Cup starts on a high note.
Rugby World Cup; Sevens in the US
Sponsors make the merry-go-round - 14 February 2015
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Director, New Millennium Business
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ERT Names Goodwin Ting Chief Operating Officer
ERT today announced the appointment of Goodwin Ting as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Ting will focus on the integration of operations and value-added client solutions, directing the company’s operational business unit Vice Presidents to ensure the highest level of contract performance and continued business unit growth.
ERT Wins NOAA ProTech Oceans Domain Contract
ERT today announced its selection by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a Professional and Technical Services Oceans Domain contract (ProTech-Oceans) awardee. The company is now eligible to compete for individual task orders under this multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract whose primary clients will be the offices of the National Ocean Service (NOS).
ERT Makes Prominent Appearance at AMS Annual Meeting
ERT offers sincere thanks to our staff and industry colleagues for their concerted efforts to ensure continued collaborations and the successful dissemination of vital information during the 99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. Despite record levels of uncertainty due to the government shutdown, which impacted participation and resulted in numerous last-minute changes, everyone persevered and enabled “the show” to go on from January 6-10, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Five ERT Staff Presenting, Chairing Sessions at This Week’s AMS Conference
Rocky Bilotta, Michael Kruk, Chunying Liu, and Valerie Toner are presenting their work at the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting being held this week at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Nazila Merati organized a Town Hall and is co-chairing three sessions.
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Dhaka int’l trade fair begins
President Abdul Hamid today stressed expanding trade, exploring new markets and diversifying products apart from developing skills to have a stronger presence of Bangladeshi products on the international market. The president made the remarks while delivering his speech at the inauguration of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
Commerce Ministry and Bangladesh Export Processing Zone jointly organised the international trade fair.
"A lot of challenges are there to contest with many countries in the current competitive world. Apart from attaining skills, weve to concentrate on expanding trade, exploring more markets and diversifying products to have a stronger presence of Bangladesh products on the international market," the president said.
He stressed the importance of putting in efforts to improve the quality of products and branding and making those attractive alongside boosting productivity.
Were marching ahead to become a middle-income country by 2021. And therell be no scope for Bangladesh to enjoy the benefits of trade preferences as LDC when Bangladesh will become MIC (Middle Income Country). Under such circumstances, the exporters and producers will have to attain capacity and capability to sustain amid the stiff competition," he said.
Urging the local and foreign investors to utilise the potential of blue economy, the president said, "Due to the timely initiative of the government, a vast part of the deep sea area is included in the watershed of Bangladesh through sea conquest. The sea-based economic development can open a new scope for Bangladesh and new horizons of development."
Although many goods are exported to different countries, a big portion of Bangladeshs exports is still dependent on some of the major products, he said adding, "Theres a need for concerted efforts in the government and private sectors to come out of this."
Seeking cooperation from the private sector for creating employment for meritorious youth, the president said, "Youve to come forward alongside the government. Its not the governments job to do business ....the governments job is to assist businessmen and investors. The government is providing comprehensive support, including infrastructure and policy related cooperation. Youve to play a leading role in properly utilising these opportunities."
He also urged the entrepreneurs to come forward to boost export of ICT-related services. Through this, he said, the export sector will have a stronger base instead of depending on the limited export basket.
The DITF, which usually begins on January 1, was pushed back because of the December-30 national election.
Businesses houses from different countries, including India, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, the USA, the UK, Nepal, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, the Maldives, Mauritius, Russia, Iran and Swaziland, are participating in the fair.
The fair will remain open for visitors from 10:00am to 10:00pm until February 8.
A documentary, A Canvass of Promise, was screened at the inaugural programme.
The president also visited the fair after cutting the ribbon at the gate.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi presided over the programme while vice-chairman of EPB Vijoy Bhattacharya delivered the welcome speech.
Secretaries to Bangabhaban were also present at the programme.
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newswire article commentary global 23.Jun.2013 10:26
education | human & civil rights
Formal language of math
author: m concoyle
Formal language vs. language built around separate sets of contexts and interpretations etc
Can the formal language of math be related to the existence which we perceive?
Answer: Basically, no.
Answer: Basically, no, since there are too many limitations as to the patterns which a formal language can describe, and subsequently, a formal language can be virtually unrelated to any pattern of existence, but once formal language of math is entrenched in the professional math community, the formal language becomes both ever more complicated and relatable only to the patterns of other math literature, with nothing (or very little) to say about the existence we experience.
Science has also become equally formal and mathematical (using the same formal, complicated math language) with its math structures improperly interpreted in regard to the relation these math patterns have to observed patterns, ie if the nuclei cannot be described using the laws of particle-physics then this gap between math patterns and observed patterns needs to be taken as an indication that the formal math patterns are not relatable to the perceived properties of our existence.
That is, in both math and physics there is an endless stream of literature... , which only has a valid logical and formal relation to other math and science literature... , whose structures and laws cannot be used to accurately describe "what is observed" by applying, in a both a wide-ranging and sufficiently precise way, set of rules, which allows math descriptions to precisely describe the observed properties of general systems.
By the failing of math methods to describe the stable properties of physical systems, this means that the formal structures of math and science are inconsistent with what actually exists, ie the world's as well as life's containment set.
There now is an alternative containment set, interpretative context for "what it is that we observe" so that assumptions, axioms, contexts, interpretations, and containment sets, etc are re-invented so as to be able to describe the observed patterns of the physical world, but it is a description which transcends the idea of materialism. That is, it is an example of the intuitive method which works better than does the formal methods now used in math and science.
Is the context for physical description to be: differential equations defined for functions or functions spaces whose domain space is a metric-space,
Is the shape of a metric-space the fundamental property of the physical structure, where the metric-spaces (which have shapes) are, in turn, contained in a domain-space which is another (higher-dimensional) metric-space, which is also a shape; and so-on; and where derivatives are defined in a discrete manner on stable metric-space shapes, in a context in which there are different, and separate (because of the shapes of the metric-spaces), dimensional levels?
This is actually, the correct context which allows for stable physical properties to exist in a stable manner and to be described in a measurable context.
In general relativity, the question about the metric-space properties is central to describing physical properties, but it is framed in a non-linear context so that measuring is not reliable, and the context is quantitatively inconsistent, ie it is non-linear, so that no physical properties are describable, ie it is useless in regard to practical use.
Modern formal math is based on the idea that one can consider any context, which is vaguely related to the math structures of quantity and shape, and calculate with formal math patterns in a consistent manner, but this is not true.
Most contexts (of existence) are not consistent with the elementary properties of quantitative patterns, ie the formal math patterns are quantitatively inconsistent patterns and most shapes described by formal math patterns are not stable.
So the formalism of math allows for a great range for math literature but it is mostly quantitatively inconsistent nonsense, which can neither identify (stable) patterns, nor can the properties of formal math descriptions be consistently measured, so it is unrelated to a measurable context within which stable patterns exist.
Formal math does not have any (or it has very little) practical value.
Can math formalism be applied to any quantitative context? or Must math descriptions of math patterns always adhere closely to the properties of elementary arithmetic? The latter.
Must the patterns described in a math context, which is quantitatively consistent, be stable or can they be unstable? They must be stable.
Is a derivative a local linear model of measuring or can it be non-linear? (It must be linear.)
If many-dimensional then must the local matrix properties of a derivative, which are associated with the local linear vector structure, which the derivative gives to the local coordinates of the function's domain space, be continuously commutative, in order for the math description to remain quantitatively consistent, and so as to remain consistent with the properties of elementary arithmetic,
Is non-commutativeness a valid property of formal math descriptions? (Quantitatively consistent patterns require continuous commutative relations on matrices, as well as on function spaces.)
Are derivatives operators which act on function spaces so as to allow non-commutativiety between derivative operators,
Are derivatives about local measurable relations which exist in a discrete manner defined between stable metric-space shapes? (the latter is a better context for the description of existence)
In order for measuring to remain quantitatively consistent, must the domain space be metric-invariant, and be defined on a local linear context, so that all the local linear geometric measures are consistent with metric-invariance in a continuous manner, and so that the matrix associated to the metric-function's symmetric 2-tensor structure is continuously commutative? Yes.
Is a derivative best thought of as a local linear measure which is defined in a discrete manner in regard to the changes in the properties, such as position, to which its local measures are related, ie discrete changes associated to a derivative which is also defined discretely? Yes.
In this discrete definition there are also discrete relations which exist between different adjacent dimensional levels, and are related to discrete shapes of either the interaction structure, or discretely related to a stable shape for a metric-space.
Within a given metric-space the discrete structure of the derivative can be approximated so as to define the usual (usually second-order) sets of differential equations of physics, mostly classical physics, but the new description also accounts for the property of quantum randomness, and so differential equations associated to random properties do make sense, but they are very limited in regard to their practical value, since the stability of physical systems actually comes from their stable metric-space structures.
That is, formal math structure can exist but its relevance is very limited.
Are formal math structures to be fixed and proclaimed for all-time, and then applied in a formal way, where the validity of the math patterns is assumed to always be true? No.
This is a paper related to a book review in Bulletin of the American Math Society July 2013 concerning the book "Plato's Ghost:... , by J Gray, and Reviewed by D E Rowe. This is a review whose focus is on the conflict between the formalists (determine a fixed language for math) and the intuitionists (relate math patterns to the properties of existence so that math patterns are stable and quantitatively consistent) which occurred in math, in a time period around 1900.
Rowe's review apparently is more sympathetic to the intuitionists view (where the author of this paper is an intuitionist) than was Gray's outlook.
The main issue of the book is about how modern math has come to primarily be the domain of the formalists.
But formalism has led to some significant failures, since rigorous formalism can define a formal truth, but many, if not all, of the applications of the formal patterns of modern math fail to provide valid answers when applied to the real world, ie existence and the formal truths of mathematics are inconsistent with one another.
There exists a deeper criticism of the formal language of math, where the alternative to formal math is to continually re-building language so that it remain both valid and practically useful.
Where the formal language of math, though rigorous, (the language) is neither accurate (in regard to what, about the world, it is trying to describe) nor is the formal language of math practically useful, ie it is not the correct context in which to describe a physical system's measurable properties, however, formalism deals with extremely complicated patterns which delve into a very general context, but the math information about this general context seems to be un-relatable to practical uses or to actual (observed) properties.
Either, in probability
trying to define risk (or a quantum-system's spectral properties) based patterns
either defined by identifying vaguely distinguishable, but unstable, patterns
or on sets of spectral values (related to a function space) which the descriptive structures cannot identify,
Or, in geometry
Trying to describe an unstable geometric pattern by means of a quantitatively inconsistent descriptive (or containment) context, eg using a non-linear context to describe unstable shapes (or a chaotic context).
This is the realm of formal math.
That is, formal language claims to be capable of describing a system's measurable properties, by applying the formal language structures of math, based on formal properties of an assumed containment in regard to either coordinate domain spaces or function spaces, but it is either not the correct context, or the ideas are inconsistent with the actual patterns which (that) are being observed, yet the formal quantitative structure claims to be the correct containment space for the observed patterns of, for example,
eg trying to identify the probabilities of financial patterns, but the patterns can never be sufficiently defined, ie the patterns are unstable and thus not properly relatable to a probability containment context.
However, there are many examples where formal language is trying to relate patterns to a quantitative context but it is failing, and this is done "even though" there already exists an alternative set of: assumptions, contexts, and interpretations concerning pattern containment, within which one can choose many different quantitatively descriptive contexts,
there exists an already developed new "quantitatively based" language, which exists as an entire descriptive structure, whose logical basis is more intuitive and more consistent with the properties of existence, and which can account for the observed patterns, which the formal language is trying to describe.
An example of an alternative math language is based upon using the ideas of Thurston-Perelman geometrization in a many-dimensional context, in order to describe the stable spectral-orbital properties of physical systems which are observed at all size-scales.
Instead of defining derivatives on either general metric-spaces or general function spaces, rather define the descriptive context to be a discretely determined set of metric-spaces which posses stable shapes and are associated to specific dimensional levels and subspaces contained within an 11-dimensional hyperbolic metric-space.
This math structure, as well as the criticism of the accepted context of formal language used by the professional math and science communities, is presented in several books "A new Copernican Revolution" B Bash, P Coatimundi Trafford publishing, "The Authority of Material vs. the Spirit" D Hunter, Trafford publishing, and six books by M Concoyle published as e-books at: Scribd.com, search m concoyle.
In regard to social forces, formal math structures are about a formal power relation between math and the state, where the state wants a hierarchical structure imposed on the math community, and in this formalism the state can manipulate control of the subjects of math by placing obsessive competitive and aggressive types within such a community ie controlling a subject by the use of borderline autistic people. It is about control by requiring narrow vision in regard to a subject from which power, which can challenge their arbitrary social constructs of high-social-value, can emanate. This is about the cultural knowledge remaining consistent with the collective actions of a society which collectively supports the interests of the ruling class.
You are confusing senses of the term "language" 23.Jun.2013 11:29
Mike Novack link
When mathematicians (or logicians) speak of a "formal language" that is something entirely different from to also special (special vocabulary) with which they describe what they are talking about. Mathematicians speak in ordinary natural languages. Do not confuse that with a "formal language" just because the vocabulary is specialized when they are speaking about math.
That you can't easily understand the language of "specialists" has NOTHING to do with the fact that it is math. You'd have the same trouble with any other specialty foreign to you:
job case
ens and ems
If my talking was about things like those, what was I doing (or talking about -- what activity)
Informal Language of Math 24.Jun.2013 11:01
Johnny Wadd link
Nobody gives a fuck about this babble you continuously post. So, spare us your attempt to blind us with brilliance because all you are doing is baffling us with bullshit.
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51. Citizen’s Charter : Discussion Questions
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Prof. Rao
The Citizen’s Charter is very much in the news these days. Anna Hazare wants it to be included in the Lok Pal Bill but Government wants to bring in a separate bill for this purpose. I want you to expect a question on this. Mr. Arun Patrick has sent a mail on this and I am reproducing it below.
The “Citizen’s Charters initiative” is a response to the quest for solving the problems which a citizen encounters, day in and day out, while dealing with organisations providing public services.
The concept of Citizen’s Charter enshrines the trust between the service provider and its users. The concept was first articulated and implemented in the United Kingdom by the Conservative Government of John Major in 1991 as a national programme with a simple aim: to continuously improve the quality of public services for the people of the country so that these services respond to the needs and wishes of the users. The programme was re-launched in 1998 by the Labour Government of Tony Blair which rechristened it “Services First”.
Further read up :
refer : http://goicharters.nic.in/chartermain.htm
Posted in Political ScienceTagged citizen, discussions, government, questions
50. Current Affairs 2012 December Fourth Week Unit One52. Citizen and Administration: Discussion Questions
17 thoughts on “51. Citizen’s Charter : Discussion Questions”
Prof says:
1.What is Citizen’s Charter? How does it promote open governance?
Why is the Government so hesitating to include it in the Lok Pal Bill?
Arun P says:
Citizens’s Charter is a means for promoting accountability of governmental organization to the people. For good governance to prevail there needs to aspects of transparency, accountability and responsiveness of the administration. If there is an open governance, practical and important difficulties faced by the user could be sorted if at all an ideal governance exists.
The Citizen’s Charter is a initiative response which enables the common citizen to overcome his/her problems that are encountered day in and day out while dealing with the organizations providing public services. This concept enables to build in a trust between the provider and its user ( citizen/client).
The government is hesitant to include the Citizen’s Charter as follows :
” One of the prime reasons for this separation, as cited by various witnesses, was that
the institution of Lokpal would be severely burdened and become unworkable if it also included the jurisdiction of handling public grievances.
Public Grievances Redressal, fortified through a Citizens Charter, would necessarily invite millions of complaints on a daily basis and it was, therefore, critical that a separate mechanism was set up more akin to the Right to Information structure.
Citizens’ Charter would involve not only framing, but monitoring of a list of DOs and DON’Ts for the Central Government (and corresponding State Government
departments) which may not at all be feasible for a single Lokpal or a single Lokayukta to handle. ”
-adapted from the Draft Committee report presented in the Rajya Sabha on the 9th Dec 2011.
2.What are the advantages of Citizen’s Charters?
advantages of the Citizen’s charter;
1. it will set standards of accountability
2. Envisages a pillar of hope, reassurance and trust among the people that Government is for them.
3. it enables the citizen to be assured that services are meant for him.
4. promotes a sense of inquiry amongst the citizen to find out what services are offered by the government and who can avail of the same, how to go about it etc.
5. if properly followed the citizen’s charter serves as a yardstick for checking corruption.
3.What are the requirements of a Citizen’s Charters?
1. Easy accessibility of the citizens charter
2. “personalized” copy of the Charter must be prevalent so that every citizen knows what are the services offered by the respective governmental offices.
3. The Citizen’s Charter should be prepared keeping the “people” in mind as they form the stake holders and they are the “ones” who will avail the services of the Government.
4. compensation must be provided to the people when the expected service is not provided
Note: this must ensure that the citizen should be “empowered”, and is properly educated on the usage of the Citizens Charter. Most important this should become as a part and parcel of everyone’s daily life
4.What is Political Culture and how is it related to Administrative Culture?
Political culture demands external vigilance. Political culture refers to what people believe and feel about government, and how they think people should act towards it.
the eg: the NGOs gaining supremacy in spearheading the movement of Right to Information Act. A more simple definition is: “Attitudes, values, beliefs, and orientations that individuals in a society hold regarding their political system.”
A classic example on describing the same is the demanding of the assets of Chief Justice of India, the president etc to declare their assests. The ” more politically and consciously driven” is the citizen, the more alert becomes the officers working under the Administrative offices/depts/Ministries irrespective of the cadre. Keeping in mind the alarmed voice of the people becoming more aware, the Administration of the country must ensure that “its” functioning gets transparent and accountable to its people.
5.Briefly comment on the working of the Citizens Charter in practice.
Apoorva Mittal says:
Adding a question which we can discuss:
Government has introduced a separate Citizens’ Charter bill, rather than include it in Lokpal Bill. Team Anna has agreed on delinking the two. If so be the case, who o you think should be authority to judge the public grievance cases, and why? What difference would it make if both the bills are passed by Parliament?
My 2 pennies:
1. Even if the bills are passed, based on the recommendations proposed by Shri Abhishek Singhvee report clearly states that the functioning of the Charter in its full flow cannot be managed by one Lokpal Committee as it will have too much on its plate.
By having a separate bill, probably have another committee/panel of members appointed by The Lokpal Body to monitor its functions, (i.e decentralize it till the grass root level, keeping minimum powers at hand and escalating the same if there is a dispute on the aforesaid. This needs a creation of a separate wing to listen/decide on the escalated issues separately)
Reason: Constituting a separate entity through decentralization enables a smooth functioning of the system and allows even the grass root levels to become functional and responsible. It is a must that the committee appointed has an updation of reports at all levels, Escalation of serious issues also needs to be monitored effectively.
2. 2. If there are 2 bills that are passed in the Constitution, ambiguity amidst confusion would prevail. The issue despite which bill gets passed (I am referring in the broader sense w.r.t functioning and implementation), the more complex the system will get. The best way is pass one bill, test it on a scale over a period of year of 2 years monitor its functioning and amend it if necessary.
T.S.ARAVIND says:
The Public Grievances Redressal Mechanism (Draft) has said that the the mechanism should be given a legal backing- meaning a statutory prop. The draft says that an independent redressal committee headed by the CVC should be formed for monitoring the citizens charters and it should not be brought under the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill. What is the big idea- Do you really stand to gain?
The draft bill states that,” The other major reason for keeping the Grievance Redressal Mechanism separate is
that these are qualitatively different and easily severable from the issue of corruption in political and bureaucratic circles.” But the same document also adds,”Slow progress of any citizen’s work to be deemed as “corruption””. How can you pass such a bill or legislate laws with such blatant contradictions of its own prepositions?
Qualitatively,corruption and mal-administration fall into reasonably distinct watertight and largely non-overlapping, mutually exclusive compartments. Do you support this statement?
“The Committee wants any legislation made under the mechanism to provide for exclusionary or limited clauses in the legislation to the effect that Citizen Charter should not include services involving constraints of supply e.g. power, water, etc. but should include subjects where there is no constraint involved e.g. birth certificates, decisions,
assessment orders. These two are qualitatively different categories and reflect an important and reasonable distinction deserving recognition without which Government departments will be burdened with the legal obligation to perform and provide services or products in areas beyond their control and suffering from scarcity of supply.”
Dont you think they very reason there is a supply constraint is because of inefficiency and corruption? How do you account for electricity theft? What about groundwater abuse? How many water suppliers in collusion with netas siphon off this precious natural resource? Is excluding scenarios under this umbrella term of “supply constraints” acceptable?
“The Committee reads this to mean that there should be an appropriate institution to deal with the subject of
Citizens Charter/Grievance redressal which would be akin to the Lokpal and have its features of independence and efficacy, but not that it need not be the very same institution i.e. present Lokpal.” If the government is hell bent upon creating an institution as mentioned above why have a separate body in the first pace?
B.P. Harsha says:
Citizen’s charter is one of the best step taken by the govt. It is common that the Public Grievances are poorly met in the govt organizations due to corruption and Red Tapisam.
The Citizen charter Bill may give a ray of hope to the public in getting their work done in the prescribed time
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Nehru Dynasty? Are you sure?
Congress is accused of dynastic rule. What is dynasty? Dictionary says it is a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock or group. There have been dynasties all over the world. There still exist dynasties in several countries.
When I think of dynastic rules in India, history takes me back to the year 424 BC when we had Nanda dynasty that existed till around 321 BC. Then came Mauryan dynasty, Kanva dynasty, Satvahan dynasty, Chola dynasty, Kushana dynasty, Gupta dynasty and so on. We have also heard about Chalukya dynasty, Rajput, Parmar, Yadav and Solanki dynasties which were there in 8th century and ran till12-13th century. Mughal, Maratha and Travancore dynasties also played their roles from 11th to 19th century.
But Nehru dynasty?
Lets come to certain facts. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's grand father Gangadhar Nehru was the Kotwal of Delhi and enjoyed a very short lifespan of only 34 years and died after three years of 1857 rebellion against British rule. Jawaharlal Nehru's father Motilal Nehru was his third son. The eldest son Bansidhar Nehru used to work in the judicial department and because of his postings at different places most of the time was practically cut off from the family. Second one was Nandlal Nehru was the Dewan of Khetri state of those days Rajputana and now Rajsthan. Khetri's most famous contribution is to give Vivekanand to the world. It was Maharaja of Khetri Ajit Singh who gave Narendra a new name Vivekanand and pursued him to attend Chicago religious conference.
Congress party was born 24 years after Motilal Nehru's birth in 1885. Motilal actively participated in freedom movement and became the president of Congress party for the first time at Amritsar session in 1919. It was 34 years after Congress was formed and when Motilal's age was 58. When he held this position again at Calcutta session in 1928, Motilal was 67. He died at the age of 70. So, Congress party had no Nehru as its president for initial 34 years.
Jawaharlal Nehru became the president of Congress party in 1929 at Lahore session for the first time for one year. After 6 years he again got this position at Lucknow session in 1936 and got another tenure at Faizapur session in 1937. That means, during 62 years of pre-independent India only two members of Nehru family held the topmost position in Congress and that too for a total of six years. 45 leaders became the president of Congress party during this period and for 55 years non-Nehrus headed the party. J.B. Kraplani was heading Congress in 1947 when India got independence.
In 67 years of independent India, Congress party was ruled for 34 years by persons who were not from Nehru clan. 16 persons have held the president's chair and only 4 of them belonged to Nehru family. Nehru-Gandhis have occupied this position only for 39 years in 129 years of Congress' history. There is no prime minister with Nehru-Gandhi surname in last 25 years in our country.
Now come to the legacy of other political parties. Bhartiya Janta party was established in 1980. Earlier it was Jan Sangh which was founded by Shyama Prasad Mukharjee on 21 October 1951. Jan Sangh merged itself with Janta Party in 1977 and incarnated as BJP after Janta Party broke away. BJP has had 10 presidents in last 34 years. Lal Krishna Adwani remained president for longest period of 13 years. Atal Behari Vajpayee held the position for 6 years and Rajnath Singh for 5 years.
During 26 years of Jan Sangh there were 14 persons who took turn to occupy the highest seat in the organisation. Two of these fourteen include Vajpayee and Adwani. Vajpayee was Jan Sangh president for 5 years from 1968 to '73 and Adwani was the head for 4 years from 1973 to '77. Thus, it was this duo who controlled Jan Sangh-BJP politics for 39 years from total 60 years of its existence--that is more than three-fourth of the time of this right wing organisation.
Left wing Communist Party-Marxist is no different. It took birth in 1964 and had only 4 Secretary Generals in last 50 years. Sunderaiyya occupied the seat for 14 years and so is Namboodaripad again for 14 years. Then came Harkishan Sungh Surjit who remained Secretary General for 13 years and the current head Prakash karat is leading CPM for 9 years. Another communist outfit CPI also shares 89 years of its history with similar pattern and bitter memories of the treatment its senior leaders such as B.T. Randive, Amrat Dange and Indrajit Gupta had to face.
Take the case of Dravidian parties. They have the roots in Periyar's and Anna Durai politics which ultimately gave births to DMK in 1969 and AIADMK in 1972. M. Karunanidhi is heading DMK for 45 years since 1969. M.G. Ramchandran and remained AIADMK chief for 15 years till 1987. A succession war went on for two years from '87 to '89 and J. Jaylalitha became the president of AIADMK is occupying the post for last 25 years.
You may also look at the sons of soil who swear by Ram Manohar Lohia's socialism every alternate day. Samjawadi Party was born two days after the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi in 1992 and Mulayam Singh Yadav is holding on to its president's post from day one for last 22 years. Bahujan Samaj Party is no different too. Kanshi Ram estalished BSP 30 years back in 1984. He remained the supremo till 1990 when he fell ill. Present supremo Mayawati practically ran a proxy rule for 13 years and took over after the death of Kanshi Ram in 2003. She is BSP president for 11 years, but in reality for 24 years.
Bala Saheb Thakre gave birth to Shiv Sena 48 years ago on 19 June 1966 and remained its chief for 38 years before appointing his son Udhhav Thakre the chief in 2004. Uddhav is running the show for last 10 years and now has complete control after the death of Bala Saheb in 2012. Navin Patnaik founded Biju janta Dal 17 years back in 1997. He remains its president since then. Sharad Pawar formed Nationalist Congress Party 15 years back in 1999 and does not want anybody else to enjoy the highest post. The topmost position in National Conference of Abdullahs also changes hands between father and son.
Do you still feel there is something like Nehru dynasty?
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Pa Patient Saf Advis 2008 Mar;5(1):3-15.
Diagnostic Ionizing Radiation and Pregnancy: Is There a Concern?
Critical Care; Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine and Subspecialties; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Radiology
Both pregnant patients and physicians may overestimate the risk of an ionizing diagnostic radiation examination on the conceptus. Fetal health effects of ionizing radiation vary according to the radiation dose absorbed and gestational phase at the time of exposure. The effects of ionizing radiation are cumulative. Performing multiple diagnostic radiation procedures on a pregnant woman may place the conceptus at risk for negative health effects. PA-PSRS has received more than 90 reports of pregnant patients being exposed to diagnostic ionizing radiation since the program’s inception in June 2004. Many involved performing a radiologic procedure on a patient who was unaware of the pregnancy. Risk reduction strategies include delaying nonurgent radiographs; using a diagnostic examination not involving ionizing radiation; ensuring radiographic equipment is in proper working order; and encouraging open communication among the healthcare team and patient to ensure that the most appropriate study is used to obtain the maximum amount of information while reducing exposure to the fetus.
While medical uses of radiation have improved diagnostic, treatment, curative, and palliative capabilities, radiation may also be damaging or lethal1 to an embryo or fetus in certain circumstances. PA-PSRS has received more than 90 reports of pregnant patients being exposed to diagnostic ionizing radiation (see “Ionizing Radiation Exposures Reported to PA-PSRS”). The PA-PSRS reports show that many women are not aware they are pregnant during diagnostic radiology procedures.2 About 50% of pregnancies in North America are unplanned.3 Therefore, the possibility of unanticipated radiation exposure to an embryo/fetus may occur when women of childbearing age undergo diagnostic radiation procedures.
This article will present the effects of x-ray radiation, estimated fetal radiation doses of common diagnostic procedures, background incidence of fetal complications, risk reduction strategies, and resources. The article will not encompass nuclear medicine procedures, radiation therapy, or occupational exposure to x-rays. Moreover, in this article, the term “conceptus” is used to refer to any stage of conception: pre-embryo, embryo, or fetus.
What is Ionizing Radiation?
Radiation is energy that is emitted from sources4 including heat and light from the sun, microwaves from an oven, or x-rays from an x-ray tube. The characteristics of the radiation depend on its energy. Ionization refers to the process in which the radiation has sufficient energy to remove an electron from an atom (e.g., gamma rays, x-rays) to form a pair of charged particles (i.e., ions). Lower energy radiation (e.g., radio waves, visible light) has insufficient energy to cause ionization. The resulting ions can be very destructive to biological material since they can break chemical bonds. Two types of cell damage occurs; the cell can die or be damaged. In the event of cell death, the damage to the overall organism will only be significant if a sufficient number of cells are killed. Cell death will occur with a sufficient dose. Cell damage is more complicated. The cell may simply become nonviable and eventually die. Alternatively, the damage to the genetic code may be repaired. In the event that the repair is flawed and the cell remains viable, then mutations may result, eventually manifesting as cancer many years later.5,6 Carcinogenesis may or may not occur.
Radiation is measured using different terms according to the aspect of radiation that is being measured. This includes exposure, absorbed dose, and effective dose (see Table 1). When measuring radiation exposure, one can directly measure the amount of ionization, which is the number of ions produced in a volume of air. When SI units (metric) are used, exposure is measured in coulomb per kilogram (C/kg). In the United States, exposure is traditionally measured in roentgen (R).
Table 1. Measurement of Radiation
Metric (Si)
Coulomb per kilogram (C/kg)
Roentgen (R )
1 R = 2.58 × 10-4 C/kg
Directly measured
Radiation absorbed dose (rad)
10 mGy = 1 rad
Deterministic effects
Effective dose
Sievert (Sv)
Roentgen equivalent man (rem)
1 Sv = 100 rem
Stochastic effects
The biological effects from ionizing radiation depend upon the total energy of radiation absorbed (in joules) per unit of mass (in kilograms) in the sensitive organs or tissues.7,8 This amount is called the absorbed dose. Absorbed dose is expressed in gray (Gy). One gray equals the absorption of 1 joule of radiation energy by 1 kg of matter. The gray was adopted internationally in 1976.9 Calculation of absorbed doses of radiation provides a foundation upon which the probability of radiation-induced effects can be evaluated. In the United States the absorbed dose is often referred to as radiation absorbed dose (rad). One rad equals 10 mGy.8,9 The absorbed dose is important when considering the short term, or deterministic, effects of radiation.
To assess the biological risk of ionizing radiation after partial exposure of the body, other factors must be considered, such as the type of radiation, the varying sensitivity of different tissues, and absorbed doses of different organs.8,9 This risk is expressed as the effective dose. The metric unit is the sievert (Sv). Traditionally in the United States, the roentgen equivalent man (rem) is used instead of the sievert. One Sv equals 100 rem.8,9 The effective dose is used to assess the long-term, or stochastic, risks associated with radiation exposure.
This article will refer to mGy and rad as units of measure (10 mGy = 1 rad).
When a pregnant patient is exposed to radiation during diagnostic radiology procedures, lack of knowledge may result in great anxiety after exposure and misinterpretation of the risk.10 A woman may believe she should abort her fetus after any exposure to ionizing radiation.7 One study revealed that up to 25% of exposed women believed their infants were at risk for major malformations after exposure to diagnostic imaging.11 Twenty-three percent of pregnancies in Greece were terminated because of unfounded concerns about fetal teratogenicity after the nuclear reactor accident in Chernobyl.12
In Canada, the Motherisk Program conducted a survey of pregnant women who were told that the baseline risk of major malformations in the general population was about 3%. They were asked their perceptions of risk for fetal malformations when a pregnant woman underwent a diagnostic imaging procedure. The pregnant women who had been actually exposed to a diagnostic imaging procedure estimated the teratogenic risk as 25.5%. The nonexposed pregnant control group perceived the risk as 15.7%.13 This fear of radiation and misinterpretation of the effect on the fetus may persist even when evidence-based data of the safety of low-dose radiation exposure is provided.10
Physicians may also overestimate this risk. One study13 indicated that physicians caring for pregnant women have unrealistically high perceptions of the teratogenic risk associated with abdominal radiographs/computed tomography (CT) scans administered during early pregnancy. This misperception might result in delay of necessary diagnostic procedures or inappropriate medical advice resulting in unnecessary termination of pregnancy.14
A survey of family physicians and obstetricians in Israel revealed that 40% of responding family physicians and 70% of obstetricians recommended therapeutic abortion for women exposed to radiation from a diagnostic imaging procedure in early pregnancy.13 In another survey in Ontario, Canada, of randomly selected family practitioners and obstetricians, the respondents were informed of the baseline risk of major fetal malformations (1% to 3%) without medical diagnostic imaging. They were asked about their perceptions of fetal risk associated with the following two imaging procedures at six weeks gestation: (1) radiograph (kidneys, ureters, bladder) and (2) abdominal CT scan.
More than 30% of the responding facility practitioners and 20% of the responding obstetricians would have overestimated the risk of major malformations as a result of this radiation exposure.13 The physicians’ misperceptions might have produced increased anxiety among women seeking counseling, unnecessary pregnancy terminations, and/or delays in necessary diagnostic procedures for pregnant women.13
Risks in the General Population
In order to understand the risks to the conceptus associated with exposure to diagnostic x-rays, one needs to understand the risks to the conceptus without exposure to diagnostic radiation. It is also important to know the conceptus usually receives less that 1 mGy (0.1 rad) of natural background radiation during a nine-month gestation.2 This background radiation is from four major sources: cosmic radiation, solar radiation, external terrestrial sources (e.g., rocks, soil), and radon gas.4 Table 2 specifies the incidence of the risks to the fetus associated with pregnancy without acute radiation exposure. The general population’s total risk of spontaneous abortion, major malformations, mental retardation, and childhood malignancy is approximately 28.6% (286 per 1,000 deliveries).6
Table 2. Background Incidence of Conceptus Complications without Diagnostic Imaging Radiation
Spontaneous incidence of major malformations
Approximately 1% to 3%
Intrauterine growth restriction
At least 15%
8% to 10%
Mental retardation (intelligence quotient less than 70)
Approximately 3%
Severe mental retardation (unable to care for self)
Heritable effects
1% to 6%
Spontaneous risk of childhood leukemia and cancer (ages 0 to 15)
Children developing cancer up to age 15 (United Kingdom)
Children developing leukemia only to age 15 (United Kingdom)
Lifetime risk of contracting cancer
Lifetime risk of contracting fatal cancer
Sources: ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice. ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 299, September 2004 (replaces No. 158, September 1995). Guidelines for diagnostic imaging during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2004 Sep;104(3):647-51; Brent RL. The effects of embryonic and fetal exposure to x-ray, microwaves, and ultrasound. In: Brent RL, Beckman DA, editors. Clinics of perinatology, teratology. Vol 13. Philadelphia (PA): Saunders;1986:613-48; Coakley F, Gould R. Guidelines for the use of CT and MRI during pregnancy and lactation. Chapter 5. In: UCSF imaging of retained surgical objects in the abdomen and pelvis section handbook [online]. University of California, San Francisco Department of Radiology. 2005 [cited 2007 Jun 6]. Available from Internet: http://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/instruction/abdominal/ab_handbook/05-CT_MRI_preg.html; Harding LK, Thomson WH. Radiation and pregnancy. Q J Nucl Med 2000 Dec;44(4):317-24; International Commission on Radiological Protection. Radiation and your patient: a guide for medical practitioners. Ann IRCP 2001;31(4):5-31; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Biological effects after prenatal irradiation (embryo and fetus). ICRP Publication No. 90. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2003; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Pregnancy and medical radiation. ICRP Publication No. 84. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2000; Ratnapalan S, Bona N, Chandra K, et al. Physician's perceptions of teratogenic risk associated with radiography and CT during early pregnancy. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 May;182(5):1107-9; Ratnapalan S, Bona N, Koren G. Ionizing radiation during pregnancy. Can Fam Physician 2003 Jul;49:873-4; Sharp C, Shrimpton JA, Bury RF. Diagnostic medical exposures: advice on exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy [online]. Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (UK): National Radiological Protection Board. 1998 [cited 2007 Jul 19]. Available from Internet: http://www.e-radiography.net/regsetc/nrpb_asp8/Diagnostic Medical Exposures Advice on Exposure to Ionising Radiation during Pregnancy.htm; Timins JK. Radiation during pregnancy. N J Med 2001 Jun;98(6):29-33; Toppenberg KS, Hill DA, Miller DP. Safety of radiographic imaging during pregnancy. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1999 Apr 1 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1813.html.
For sources associated with specific values, contact the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory staff.
Approximate Fetal Radiation Doses of Common Diagnostic Procedures
The majority of diagnostic procedures provide a fetal dose much less than 50 mGy (5 rad).15 (Table 3 presents the approximate fetal doses of common diagnostic procedure using ionizing radiation.) These estimated fetal doses, however, could vary by a factor of 10 to 100 for the same study, based on the techniques and equipment used.1,7,15,16 Variables include filtration, presence of a grid, and x-ray parameters. Moreover, in fluoroscopy-based exams, fetal doses are difficult to calculate because it may be unknown how long the conceptus is actually in the primary beam, which the radiologist may move during the procedure. Additional factors affecting fluoroscopy doses include magnification, grid use, and whether conventional or pulse fluoroscopy is used. Fetal dose is also greatly affected by such patient anatomical factors as thickness of the patient, anteversion or retroversion of the uterus, and distension of the bladder.1
Table 3. Approximate Fetal Radiation Doses of Common Diagnostic Procedures
Mean Dose mGy (rad)*
Maximum Dose mGy (rad)*
1.4 (0.14)
4 (0.4)
Kidney, ureter, and bladder
15 (1.5)
less than 0.01 (0.001)
Intravenous urogram/pyelogram
10 (1);
0.37 to 2.64 (0.037 to 0.264)
1.7 (0.17);
1.1(0.11);
4 (0.4);
less than 0.01(0.001);
Thoracic spine
less than 0.01 (0.001);
less than 0.001 (0.0001);
Upper/lower extremity
less than 0.01
0.51 to 1.4 (0.051 to 0.14)
49 (4.9);
0.96 (0.096);
less than 1 (0.1)
less than 0.005 (0.0005)
Pelvis**
Pelvimetry
Barium enema**
Barium swallow
* Duplicate values represent different estimations in the literature.
** Highlighted rows indicate potential exposures of more than 50 mGy.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prenatal radiation exposure: a fact sheet for physicians. [emergency preparedness & response fact sheet online]. 2005 Mar 23 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/prenatalphysician.asp; Cohen-Kerem R, Nulman I, Abramow-Newerly M, et al. Diagnostic radiation in pregnancy: perception versus true risks. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2006 Jan;28(1):43-8; De Santis M, Di Gianantonio E, Straface G, et al. Ionizing radiation in pregnancy and teratogenesis: a review of literature. Reprod Toxicol 2005 Sep-Oct;20(3):323-9; Hamilton PM, Roney PL, Keppel KG, et al. Radiation procedures performed on U.S. women during pregnancy: findings from two 1980 surveys. Public Health Rep 1984 Mar-Apr;99(2):146-51; International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiologic protection of patients: pregnancy and radiation in diagnostic radiology. [online]. [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://rpop.iaea.org/RPoP/RPoP/Content/SpecialGroups/1_PregnantWomen/PregnancyAndRadiology.htm; International Commission on Radiological Protection. Radiation and your patient: a guide for medical practitioners. Ann IRCP 2001; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Biological effects after prenatal irradiation (embryo and fetus). ICRP Publication No. 90. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2003; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Pregnancy and medical radiation. ICRP Publication No. 84. Stockholm (Sweden): ICRP; 2000; Ionizing radiation during pregnancy [online]. 2003 Nov 5 [cited 2006 Sep 7]. Available from Internet: http://www.perinatology.com/exposures/Physical/Xray.htm; Kusama T, Ota K. Radiological protection for diagnostic examination of pregnant women. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2002 Mar;42(1):10-14; Lockwood D, Einstein D, Davros W. Diagnostic imaging: radiation dose and patients' concerns. Cleve Clin J Med 2006 Jun;73(6):583-6; Ratnapalan S, Bona N, Koren G. Ionizing radiation during pregnancy. Can Fam Physician 2003 Jul;49:873-4; Sharp C, Shrimpton JA, Bury RF. Diagnostic medical exposures: advice on exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy [online]. Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (UK): National Radiological Protection Board. 1998 [cited 2007 Jul 19]. Available from Internet: http://www.e-radiography.net/regsetc/nrpb_asp8/Diagnostic Medical Exposures Advice on Exposure to Ionising Radiation during Pregnancy.htm; Smits AK, Paladine HL, Judkins DZ, et al. Clinical inquiries. What are the risks to the fetus associated with diagnostic radiation exposure during pregnancy? J Fam Pract 2006 May;55(5):441-2,444; Timins JK. Radiation during pregnancy. N J Med 2001 Jun;98(6):29-33.
Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Because chemicals and drugs are metabolized and transported through the placenta to the conceptus, there can be variations in how they affect different mammalian species. However, ionizing radiation affects the conceptus directly. As a result, the effect of ionizing radiation in studies using animal models is more directly applicable to humans.10
General Effects
Ionizing radiation passing through living matter produces physical and chemical changes at various levels: molecular, cellular, tissue, and the whole organism.16 Two types of effects can be produced by ionizing radiation: deterministic effects and stochastic effects.7,15,17 (Refer to Table 1.)
Deterministic. These effects occur above a certain threshold dose of ionizing radiation.7,15,17 Below this threshold, the effects in exposed populations are similar to control populations who have received only background radiation.4 Deterministic effects are caused by cell killing, and the severity of the effect increases as the dose above the threshold increases.7,18,19 Cell killing can produce death; growth retardation; abnormal brain/central nervous system (CNS) development, including mental retardation and behavioral disorders; abortion; malformation; and cataracts.16,19
Stochastic. Stochastic effects can occur after any exposure and involve damage to the nuclear material in cells, causing hereditary mutations or radiation-induced cancer including leukemia.8,15-17 For such DNA damage or misrepair, there is no threshold dose below which the chance of these effects is zero.7,17,19 Stochastic effects also increase with radiation dose.
Effects on the Conceptus
Ionizing radiation can produce the following effects on the conceptus, which depend upon the fetal dose absorbed and the phase of gestation at the time exposure occurs.18,20 Exposing a fetus to 5 mGy (0.5 rad) adds about 0.17 cases per 1,000 deliveries (or about 1 case per 6,000 deliveries) to the general population’s risks of spontaneous abortion, major malformation, mental retardation, and childhood malignancy.7 Harmful effects can be categorized as follows: cell/intrauterine death, teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, and genetic/mutation/heritable effects.14,20
Effects According to Stages of Pregnancy
During the entire gestation, mammalian embryos and fetuses are radiosensitive. The type and severity of most induced biological effects depend on the developmental stage of the conceptus during which radiation exposure occurs.21 Most of the effects of ionizing radiation can be considered according to the following stages of pregnancy: pre-implantation, organogenesis, and fetal development.
Pre-implantation. The pre-implantation stage begins from the moment the egg is fertilized until the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall (zero to two weeks postconception).22
Organogenesis (embryonic). During the organogenesis stage (two weeks postconception until seven to eight weeks postconception), cell migration of multipotential progenitor cells forms the major organs.22
Fetal development. In the fetal development stage (eight or nine weeks to delivery), differentiated organs undergo cellular growth. The three phases are as follows: early, mid, and late.22
Table 4 presents possible health effects to the conceptus, according to radiation dose and stage of pregnancy.
Table 4. Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Conceptus
Pregnancy Phase
Weeks Post Conception
Radiation Exposure Possible Conceptus Health Effects
Pre-implantation
Diagnostic exposure (less than 100 mGy [10 rad])
Embryo implantation failure; embryo death by cytogenic damage
Greater than 100 mGy
(10 rad)
Lethality
Organogenesis
2 to 7/8 weeks
Less than 50 mGy (5 rad)
No increase of significant congenital malformations above background incidence
Greater than 100 mGy to
150 mGy (10 rad to 15 rad)
Malformations due to cell killing; growth retardation; cataracts; skeletal anomalies; central nervous system abnormalities: microcephaly, mental retardation (risk of severe mental retardation is not increased over background levels)
8/9 weeks to
Cancer is the only detectable health risk
50 mGy to 500 mGy (5 rad
to 50 rad)
Dose dependent growth retardation; IQ reduction
Increased risk of growth retardation/spontaneous abortion; major malformation; IQ reduction; severe mental retardation
16 weeks to
Not likely to produce health risk except cancer
Increase in major malformations and spontaneous abortions; dose dependent growth retardation; IQ reduction; severe mental retardation
Less than 500 mGy (50 rad)
Dose dependent neonatal death and spontaneous abortion; major functional anomalies or malformations unlikely
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prenatal radiation exposure: a fact sheet for physicians. [emergency preparedness & response fact sheet online]. 2005 Mar 23 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/prenatalphysician.asp; De Santis M, Di Gianantonio E, Straface G, et al. Ionizing radiation in pregnancy and teratogenesis: a review of literature. Reprod Toxicol 2005 Sep-Oct;20(3):323-9; International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiologic protection of patients: pregnancy and radiation in diagnostic radiology. [online]. [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://rpop.iaea.org/RPoP/RPoP/Content/SpecialGroups/1_PregnantWomen/PregnancyAndRadiology.htm; International Commission on Radiological Protection. Radiation and your patient: a guide for medical practitioners. Ann IRCP 2001;31(4):5-31; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Biological effects after prenatal irradiation (embryo and fetus). ICRP Publication No. 90. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2003; Lowe SA. Diagnostic radiography in pregnancy: risks and reality. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2004 Jun;44(3):191-6; Timins JK. Radiation during pregnancy. N J Med 2001 Jun;98(6):29-33; Toppenberg KS, Hill DA, Miller DP. Safety of radiographic imaging during pregnancy. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1999 Apr 1 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1813.html.
Severe mental retardation. While most major organs form and differentiate during the organogenesis phase of pregnancy, the CNS continues to differentiate during the organogenesis, early fetal, and mid-fetal stages of pregnancy.22 The risk of severe mental retardation varies with the stage of pregnancy. Table 5 displays the variations in this risk to the conceptus during gestation. During early fetal development (8 to 15 weeks), 50 mGy is associated with IQ reduction.23 This dose can be reached by a single CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis or by a barium enema (refer to Table 3).
Table 5. Fetal Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Severe Mental Retardation
RADITION EXPOSURE
RISK OF MENTAL RETARDATION
Diagnostic radiation
No increased risk
100 mGy to 200 mGy
(10 rad to 20 rad)
1,000 mGy (100 rad)
Reduction of IQ (25 to 30 points); severe mental retardation in 40% of cases
Severe mental retardation in 60% of cases
8/9 to 15 weeks
200 mGy (20 rad)
Malformation of forebrain producing mental retardation
Above diagnostic radiation
Less risk of IQ reduction and severe mental retardation
26 to delivery
Central nervous system is relatively radioresistent
Sources: ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice. ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 299, September 2004 (replaces No. 158, September 1995). Guidelines for diagnostic imaging during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2004 Sep;104(3):647-51; De Santis M, Di Gianantonio E, Straface G, et al. Ionizing radiation in pregnancy and teratogenesis: a review of literature. Reprod Toxicol 2005 Sep-Oct;20(3):323-9; Harding LK, Thomson WH. Radiation and pregnancy. Q J Nucl Med 2000 Dec;44(4):317-24; Henshaw SK. Unintended pregnancy in the United States. Fam Plann Perspect 1998 Jan-Feb;30(1):24-9, 46; International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiologic protection of patients: pregnancy and radiation in diagnostic radiology. [online]. [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://rpop.iaea.org/RPoP/RPoP/Content/SpecialGroups/1_PregnantWomen/PregnancyAndRadiology.htm; International Commission on Radiological Protection. Radiation and your patient: a guide for medical practitioners. Ann IRCP 2001;31(4):5-31; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Biological effects after prenatal irradiation (embryo and fetus). ICRP Publication No. 90. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2003; International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Pregnancy and medical radiation. ICRP Publication No. 84. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2000; Timins JK. Radiation during pregnancy. N J Med 2001 Jun;98(6):29-33; Toppenberg KS, Hill DA, Miller DP. Safety of radiographic imaging during pregnancy. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1999 Apr 1 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1813.html.
Carcinogenicity (radiation-induced cancer and leukemia). Radiation has been shown to cause many types of cancer and leukemia in adults and children.1,24 However, the estimates of cancer risk related to diagnostic radiation vary considerably. Therefore, the risk of diagnostic-radiation-induced cancer and leukemia remains unclear. More recent, well-designed studies do not replicate an association between childhood malignancies and in utero diagnostic radiation exposure found in earlier studies.2,25 A recent analysis (ICRP 90) concludes that the relative risk of childhood cancer is 1.37 per 10 mGy (1 rad) of exposure.21
Genetic/mutation/heritable effects (alteration of germ cell lines). Radiation increases the frequency of mutations above mutations naturally occurring in the general population. However, no radiation-induced gene mutations have been demonstrated unequivocally in humans when the conceptus is exposed to diagnostic radiation.20 Therefore, the exposure risk is considered to be the same as the risk after birth, 1 in 4,200 per 10 mGy (1 rad), compared to the estimated background frequency of genetic mutation and heritable (refer to Table 2).19,21
Low-dose radiation exposure. While low-dose diagnostic radiation is generally considered not harmful to the conceptus, some studies have indicated certain problems (refer to Table 6). Many of these studies have been criticized because of failure to control certain variables, the need to use retrospective methodology, study size, and/or lack of biological plausibility.26
Table 6. Fetal Effect of Low-Dose Diagnostic Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Radiation Dose
Fetal Health Effect
Jacobson and Mellemgaard
Low dose
Eye anomalies
Kinlen and Acheson
No increased rate of malformations or spontaneous abortions
Bohnen et al.
Diagnostic radiation of greater than 0.3 rad during second or third trimester
Significant reduction of infant head circumference
Diagnostic radiation of greater than 0.3 rad during first trimester
Hamilton et al.
Lower birth weight babies
Hujoel et al.
Dental radiographs during pregnancy (threshold dose 0.4 mGy [0.04 rad])
Increased risk of low birth weight babies
Boice et al., De Santis et al.
Diagnostic radiation with thyroid exposure during first trimester (threshold dose 0.4 mGy to 0.9 mGy [0.04 rad to 0.08 rad])
Slight reduction of birth weight
Sources: Bohnen NI, Ragozzino MW, Kurland LT. Brief communication: effects of diagnostic irradiation during pregnancy on head circumference at birth. Int J Neurosci 1996 Nov;87(3-4):175-80; Boice JD Jr, Stovall M, Mulvihill JJ, et al. Dental x-rays and low birth weight. J Radiol Prot 2004 Sep;24(3):321-3; De Santis M, Straface G, Cavaliere AF, et al. First trimester maternal thyroid X-ray exposure and neonatal birth weight. Reprod Toxicol 2005 May-Jun;20(1):3-4; Hamilton PM, Roney PL, Keppel KG, et al. Radiation procedures performed on U.S. women during pregnancy: findings from two 1980 surveys. Public Health Rep 1984 Mar-Apr;99(2):146-51; Hujoel PP, Bollen AM, Noonan CJ, et al. Antepartum dental radiography and infant low birth weight. JAMA 2004 Apr 24;291(16):1987-93; Jacobsen L, Mellemgaard L. Anomalies of the eyes in descendents of women irradiated with small X-ray doses during age of fertility. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1968;46(3):352-4; Kinlen LJ, Acheson ED. Diagnostic irradiation, congenital malformations and spontaneous abortion. Br J Radiol 1968 Sep;41(489):648-54.
Because some of the effects of ionizing radiation are cumulative, performing multiple diagnostic radiation procedures on a pregnant woman may place the conceptus at risk. Several strategies can be used to reduce this risk.
The physician justifies each use of medical radiation during pregnancy—the benefits must outweigh the risks.1,6,7,16,17,26 Whenever possible, both parents are included in this decision-making process.6 There are, of course, two individuals involved in this evaluation.1While the mother may receive direct benefit from the diagnostic procedure, her fetus may be exposed without direct benefit. But, if the mother’s medical problem is serious, diagnostic radiation may lead to lifesaving medical interventions that may directly benefit the fetus.1 Another consideration is determining whether the diagnostic procedure is useful—will its outcome strengthen confidence in the diagnosis and influence patient intervention.7 The physician balances the medical needs against potential radiation risks on a case-by-case basis, rather than solely on numerical calculations.1 Radiographs that are ordered will ideally not only meet the criterion of medical necessity but also be in accordance with appropriate published guidelines.6,7
Usually, the risk of not making a correct diagnosis is greater than the radiation risk involved.7,27 If the mother’s condition requires x-rays, there usually should be no hesitation in ordering a needed study.6
If radiographic information is not likely to alter immediate medical management, it may be prudent to delay nonurgent radiographs, particularly during
the sensitive CNS period of early fetal development from 8 to 15 weeks after conception.6 Any delay until after pregnancy must be considered in light of the clinical status of the mother and unborn child, balancing the risks and benefits to both.7,17
Because of some studies linking maternal, prenatal dental x-rays with low-birth-weight babies, the American Dental Society recommends that pregnant women postpone elective dental x-rays until after delivery.28
Avoid studies in pregnant patients that do not influence patient care.29 Moreover, consider whether follow-up diagnostic studies involving ionizing radiation are medically necessary.29 Also, consider whether repeat studies are necessary if such studies were recently performed at another hospital or outpatient setting.7
The following diagnostic studies may be medically unjustified during pregnancy:7
Lower lumbosacral radiographs in patients with stable degenerative conditions of the spine
Routine chest x-rays at hospital admission or before surgery in the absence of cardiac or pulmonary disease/insufficiency
The World Health Organization concluded that routine screening chest x-rays during pregnancy are not indicated unless there is a high incidence locally of clinically silent chest disease.1 CT of the fetus should be avoided in all trimesters of pregnancy.30
Moreover, x-ray pelvimetry is of limited medical value and should not be performed on a routine basis.1 There is a poor statistical correlation between pelvic measurements and the course of labor. If x-ray pelvimetry is medically necessary, the reasons should be clearly documented.1
If a patient is pregnant, consider whether another diagnostic examination can be substituted.18,20 Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have no known risks to a developing fetus and do not involve ionizing radiation.7,16,18,20,24 In certain circumstances, direct visualization of the mother’s pathology (e.g., using endoscopy or laryngoscopy) may promote accurate diagnosis.29 Diagnostic alternatives may be appropriate when cost, waiting time, or organizational difficulties are not prohibitive.7
For example, if pelvimetry must be done, the obstetrician can obtain adequate information by ultrasound or MRI, thus avoiding ionizing radiation.1,30 For acute appendicitis during the first and second trimester, MRI and/or ultrasound can be considered instead of obtaining a CT scan.30 Ultrasound is the initial study of choice to identify renal calculi.30 For trauma, ultrasound may be sufficient, but CT may be necessary if specific anatomic injuries are suspected.30
Optimization/Minimization/Protection
When a pregnant patient requires x-ray, the examination should be optimized to provide good diagnostic quality for the least possible exposure to the fetus.1,18 Medically necessary radiography or fluoroscopy of areas remote from the fetus (e.g., head, chest, extremities) can be safety performed at any time during the pregnancy if x-ray equipment is shielded properly, x-ray beam collimation is used, proper technique/procedures are followed, and the equipment is in proper working order.1,7,24
When a pregnant woman requires medically necessary abdominal or pelvic diagnostic x-ray examinations in which the x-ray beam directly irradiates the fetus, fetal exposure can be reduced while obtaining required diagnostic information.7,17,25 The following techniques can reduce radiation for all modes of diagnostic radiology procedures: increasing filtration, decreasing electrical current (mAs), and increasing kVp. Additionally, for x-rays, techniques that reduce ionizing radiation include collimation of the x-ray beam to a very specific area of interest, shielding the x-ray equipment and fetus when possible, increasing kVp, removing the antiscatter grid, and taking fewer films.1,18
If fluoroscopy is required, it should be used sparingly and judiciously to reduce the time of fetal exposure, as fetal doses can exceed 50 mGy (5 rad), especially if fluoroscopy time exceeds seven minutes.1,7,27 Both shorter beam time and greater distance to the patient can reduce the radiation dose.27
If CT of the abdomen or pelvis is absolutely necessary, consider single, low-dose CT scan.29 Techniques that may reduce dose during CT scans in general include establishing the optimal electrical current (mAs) through the x-ray tube, scanning only the area necessary, using multiple phase scanning only if needed, and using organ shielding that is designed for CT scans.31 Radiation reduction techniques may be used as long as they do not unduly reduce the diagnostic value of the x-ray examination.1 Tailoring each examination and reviewing each radiograph as it is taken until a diagnosis can be achieved, then terminating the procedure, will reduce radiation exposure.27 Examples include using low-dose CT to perform medically necessary pelvimetry. Conventional excretory urography will most likely involve lower radiation than CT urography.29 If pulmonary embolism is suspected, a CT pulmonary angiogram exposes the fetus to less radiation than a VQ (pulmonary ventilation/quantification) scan.30
Lead shielding of the abdomen and pelvis will reduce radiation exposure to the fetus,29 but only slightly, since some exposure comes from internal scatter. The American Dental Society recommends that if a pregnant woman’s dental x-rays cannot be delayed until after delivery, abdominal shielding and a protective thyroid collar be applied during the procedure.28
In most cases of diagnostic radiology, fetal dose estimation is unnecessary unless the fetus is in the direct beam. If the fetus is in the direct beam or if a woman is unaware she is pregnant at the time of a high-dose x-ray procedure, a qualified expert (i.e., a medical physicist/radiation safety specialist who is experienced with dosimetry) can calculate the estimated radiation dose to the conceptus/fetus.1,24
The qualified expert calculates a case-specific, estimated fetal dose, rather than referring to average doses published in the clinical literature.15 Then, this dose is compared to the date of conception or date of last menstrual period to determine fetal risks associated with the length of the gestation.24
Pregnancy Presumption/Determination
Until proven otherwise, amenorrhea occurring in regularly menstruating women should be considered due to pregnancy.1,24 All women of childbearing age should be questioned about the possibility of pregnancy prior to diagnostic radiation exposure.1,7,18
Pregnancy testing may be necessary;18 however, because fetal doses are usually well below the 1 mGy (0.1 rad) used in diagnostic radiology, pregnancy tests are not usually performed.1,19 Moreover, in most diagnostic radiology situations, the “10-day rule” in women of childbearing age has been proven to be unnecessary.16 But in high-dose procedures involving the lower abdomen and pelvic area in which the embryo-fetus is in the direct beam, it would be prudent to conduct a pregnancy test and/or restrict such radiography to the first 10 days of the woman’s menstrual cycle.16 In high-dose procedures, the absorbed fetal dose might range by a factor of 10 to 100.1,7,15,16 Thus, the absorbed dose may be above the threshold dose for malformations, and cancer risk becomes appreciable.
When a patient is pregnant or possibly pregnant, the technician or clerk relates the information to the radiologist. The radiologist, in turn, determines whether the embryo/fetus will be in the primary x-ray beam. If not, the risk to the fetus is very low, and the best risk reduction strategy is good radiologic practice.1
While pregnancy testing is not necessary for low-dose, low-risk diagnostic radiation procedures, testing may be prudent prior to high-dose procedures, particularly of the abdomen and pelvis. As communicated in PA-PSRS reports, patients who have firmly denied the possibility of pregnancy have undergone high-dose diagnostic procedures during which fetuses were revealed.
Another issue identified in PA-PSRS reports is the performance of imaging procedures prior to the return of pregnancy test results. Facilities may address this issue by evaluating/improving systems and processes to improve turnaround time of pregnancy test results or implementing point-of-care testing that involves personnel who have the competencies to conduct and interpret these tests prior to conducting such diagnostic procedures.
Increasing public awareness of the safety of low-dose diagnostic radiation may reduce anxiety and prevent test delays or termination of otherwise wanted pregnancies.10 Heightening physician awareness about diagnostic radiation doses and effects may promote accurate estimation of diagnostic radiation risk and therefore more appropriate patient counseling.1,13
The medical professional who prescribes or uses radiation needs to be familiar with the effects of radiation on the conceptus. The associated risk is low with less than 100 mGy (10 rad) of radiation exposure, except during the pre-implantation stage of pregnancy (refer to Table 4). The risk of carcinogenesis related to ionizing radiation throughout pregnancy is unclear, but a study by ICRP indicates that it is discernable.21 Risks associated with greater than 100 mGy (10 rad) include CNS abnormalities, malformations, growth restriction, and fetal death.1
Patient education brochures can provide information about risks associated with diagnostic ionizing radiation and pregnancy; for example, see http://www.familydoctor.org.
For a given radiographic examination, the range of entrance doses (doses measured at the body surface at the site where the x-ray beam enters the body) is very broad. At times, the lowest and highest doses measured at individual radiological installations vary by a factor of 100.7 Therefore, facilities can establish diagnostic reference levels for each of the principal studies. These levels can be used to identify x-ray machines in need of corrective actions, thus reducing the average facility-specific radiation dose to patients.7
Moreover, regular preventive maintenance will help to ensure that the equipment is in proper working order and is providing an appropriate dose of radiation.
Good procedural technique can be promoted through confirming staff competencies and monitoring techniques utilized.7
Consider posting notices in several places within diagnostic radiology departments or wherever diagnostic x-ray equipment is used, advising patients who are pregnant or could be pregnant to inform a staff person prior to the procedure.1 These notices could also be posted in reception/waiting areas and written in the predominant languages of the communities served by the facility. Using pictures instead of text in the notices may help to convey to individuals from different languages or cultures the need to report actual/potential pregnancies.17
When ordering diagnostic radiation procedures, providing to the radiologist adequate clinical information, the suspected diagnosis, and/or reason for the examination will prevent wrong procedures, techniques, and/or useless tests.7 When a high-dose diagnostic procedure is performed and the fetus is in the primary x-ray beam, documenting the following technical factors will provide information required for the medical physicist/qualified expert to calculate an accurate fetal radiation dose.
For all modes of diagnostic radiation, document the following as applicable: film projections, geometrical description, dose area product, beam filtration, x-ray generator settings (mAs and kVp); and whether a grid was used.1,18,27 In addition, for x-rays, document the number of films and locations.27 For fluoroscopy, additional information includes beam time.27 For CT scans, additional information includes slice thickness, number of slices, pitch (distance between adjacent slices), and location of the uterus.27
The healthcare professional should document the details related to counseling and consents in the patient’s medical record.1
Counseling/Consent
A pregnant patient has a right to know the extent and type of potential radiation effects that might result from in utero radiation exposure.1 The extent of disclosure is determined by what a reasonable person believes is material to a mother’s decision to be exposed to radiation.1
The scope of information provided to a pregnant patient is related to the level of risk to the fetus.1 For low-dose procedures such as a chest x-ray, verbal assurances can be provided that the risk is extremely low and this discussion can be documented in the patient’s medical record or radiology report.30 When fetal doses are 1 mGy (0.1 rad) or greater, more detailed information is given.1
The clinician ordering the imaging procedure is responsible for counseling the pregnant woman and obtaining informed consent, in consultation with the radiologist.20 Women who have had routine plain films of the head, chest (including mammograms), and extremities (not the hip), or CT of the head or chest, may be counseled that the following risks to the fetus are not increased: miscarriage, growth restriction or congenital malformation (e.g., microcephaly), or mental retardation.34 The benefits outweigh most risks.20 While any one diagnostic radiology procedure is below the threshold, the fetuses of women exposed to radiation exceeding a cumulative dose of more than 50 mGy (5 rad) may be at risk.6
Pregnant women may also be counseled that the risk of a fetus developing childhood cancer is less than 1%.34 Fetal exposures to diagnostic radiation in doses less than 100 mGy (10 rad) are not considered a reason for termination of pregnancy.1,24 One author has suggested that for direct fetal exposure of greater than 1 mGy (0.1 rad) a more detailed explanation can be given indicating minimal risk below 10 mGy (1 rad).20
In the fetal dose range of 100 mGy to 200 mGy (10 rad to 20 rad), the situation is less clear.1 There appears to be a risk of measurable IQ loss if the fetus is exposed between 8 to 15 weeks gestation. At fetal doses greater than 500 mGy (50 rad), there can be significant fetal damage, of which the magnitude and type depend upon the dose and stage of pregnancy.1,24 Three to 16 weeks after conception, if the absorbed fetal dose is in excess of 500 mGy, there is a substantial risk of growth retardation and CNS damage. The fetus may survive, but the parents need to be informed of the high risks involved.1
A qualified biomedical or health physicist should calculate the absorbed fetal dose as accurately as possible. Then the physician provides information and determines the situation/perspective of the parents. The parents will make decisions after being fully informed.1
Information provided may include the following:1,16
Analysis of gestational age
Estimation of fetal dose and risks of in utero radiation exposure
Benefit of radiological examination for the mother and medical indication
Maternal risk if the examination were postponed until after delivery
Comparison of radiation risks with other environmental hazards in ordinary life
Spontaneous incidence of fetal abnormalities in populations without diagnostic radiation exposure
One approach suggested is to indicate to the mother the probability of not having a child with a malformation or cancer and how that probability is affected by diagnostic radiation exposure.1,17 Another approach is to present a graph that compares the radiation dose of various diagnostic studies and/or environmental sources with the threshold limit of 5 rad. The patient’s specific study could be plotted on the graph for comparison.6,17
For higher dose tests (e.g., CT of the abdomen or pelvis, barium enema, IVP, lumbar spine, hip radiograph), it may be prudent to obtain written informed consent.30 One example of such a form was developed by the University of California, San Francisco.30 If a patient states she is or may be pregnant and the procedure involves ionizing radiation, the procedure should not be performed unless a radiologist is consulted.30
If the patient has limited English proficiency, obtaining consent before the procedure and counseling a pregnant woman after a procedure using ionizing radiation is considered critical communication. A certified language interpreter is required to ensure that the patient understands the information provided prior to making decisions.
Even though diagnostic radiation is unlikely to cause harm to the fetus, it is not appropriate to promise parents a perfect baby because there are baseline risks associated with pregnancy even without diagnostic radiation.6
Open communication with the patient about the nature of the test, potential outcomes, and risks encourages a trusting relationship both before and after a diagnostic study.6 Such communication can alleviate patient concerns about the effects of radiation.25
When healthcare workers (physicians, technicians, radiologists, nurses) work closely together with the patient, they can determine the most appropriate study that will obtain the maximum amount of information while reducing exposure of the fetus to ionizing radiation.20,25
Key Points1,6,7,12,17,24
The following key points can help promote the safe use of diagnostic ionizing radiation in pregnant women:
Prenatal doses from most properly performed diagnostic procedures present no measurable increase of fetal death, malformation, or impairment of mental development over background incidence of these complications.
If a diagnostic radiology examination is required to guide diagnosis and treatment, the risk to the mother of not performing the procedure is usually greater than the risk of potential harm to the fetus.
Ultrasound and MRI are considered safe alternatives to ionizing radiation and can be used throughout the pregnancy.
There are radiation-associated risks throughout pregnancy relative to the fetal absorbed radiation dose and the stage of pregnancy. The most significant radiation risks occur during organogenesis and the early fetal period. During those periods, non-urgent x-rays can be avoided.
Many complex factors are involved in an individual’s decision to terminate a pregnancy, including fetal radiation exposure information and religious, ethical, and individual beliefs, as well as laws and regulations. However, a fetal dose below 10 rad (100 mGy) is not considered a reason for terminating a pregnancy.
The majority of diagnostic procedures, excluding pelvic CT and barium enema, do not involve fetal exposure of greater than 50 mGy (5 rad) and are not, therefore, usually associated with known deterministic effects (malformation, mental retardation).
The main practical issue following in utero exposure at diagnostic levels is the increased risk of cancer.
It is important to know the patient’s pregnancy status with as much certainty as possible. One should not rely on the patient’s history alone.
Pregnant women should be informed in writing of the radiation dose and date of the procedure so that cumulative effects can be appreciated.
Patient counseling before and/or after diagnostic radiation exposure can help reduce anxiety and misunderstanding about the effects of such exposure on the conceptus.
When healthcare workers (e.g., physicians, technicians, radiologists, nurses) work closely together with the patient, the study most appropriate for the situation can be determined so the pregnant patient obtains the maximum amount of information while reducing exposure of the fetus to ionizing radiation.
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Pregnancy and medical radiation. ICRP Publication No. 84. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2000.
Ratnapalan S, Bona N, Koren G. Ionizing radiation during pregnancy. Can Fam Physician 2003 Jul;49:873-4.
Henshaw SK. Unintended pregnancy in the United States. Fam Plann Perspect 1998 Jan-Feb;30(1):24-9, 46.
World Health Organization. Ionizing radiation [online]. [cited 2007 Jun 28]. Available from Internet: http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/about/what_is_ir/en/index.html.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ionizing & non-ionizing radiation [online]. 2007 Nov 15 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/ionize_nonionize.html.
Toppenberg KS, Hill DA, Miller DP. Safety of radiographic imaging during pregnancy. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1999 Apr 1 [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1813.html.
International Commission on Radiological Protection. Radiation and your patient: a guide for medical practitioners. Ann IRCP 2001;31(4):5-31.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Radiation measurement. [radiation emergencies fact sheet online]. 2006 May 10 [cited 2007 Jul 19]. Available from Internet: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/measurement.asp.
Science terms: distinctions, restrictions, and confusions: rad/rem/roentgen/gray/sievert. Bartleby.com [online]. 1996 [cited 2007 May 17]. Available from Internet: http://www.bartleby.com/64/C004/037.html.
Cohen-Kerem R, Nulman I, Abramow-Newerly M, et al. Diagnostic radiation in pregnancy: perception versus true risks. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2006 Jan;28(1):43-8.
Bentur Y, Horlatsch N, Koren G. Exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy: perception of teratogenic risk and outcome. Teratology 1991 Feb;43(2):109-12.
Trichopoulos D, Zavitsanos X, Koutis C, et al. The victims of Chernobyl in Greece: induced abortions after the accident. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987 Oct 31;295(6606):1100.
Ratnapalan S, Bona N, Chandra K, et al. Physician’s perceptions of teratogenic risk associated with radiography and CT during early pregnancy. AJRAm J Roentgenol 2004 May;182(5):1107-9.
ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice. ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 299, September 2004 (replaces No. 158, September 1995). Guidelines for diagnostic imaging during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2004 Sep;104(3):647-51.
De Santis M, Di Gianantonio E, Straface G, et al. Ionizing radiation in pregnancy and teratogenesis: a review of literature. Reprod Toxicol 2005 Sep-Oct;20(3):323-9.
Kusama T, Ota K. Radiological protection for diagnostic examination of pregnant women. Congenit Anom(Kyoto) 2002 Mar;42(1):10-14.
Harding LK, Thomson WH. Radiation and pregnancy. Q J Nucl Med 2000 Dec;44(4):317-24.
Timins JK. Radiation during pregnancy. N J Med 2001 Jun;98(6):29-33.
Sharp C, Shrimpton JA, Bury RF. Diagnostic medical exposures: advice on exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy [online]. Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (UK): National Radiological Protection Board. 1998 [cited 2007 Jul 19]. Available from Internet: Diagnostic Medical Exposures.
Lowe SA. Diagnostic radiography in pregnancy: risks and reality. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2004 Jun;44(3):191-6.
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Biological effects after prenatal irradiation (embryo and fetus). ICRP Publication No. 90. Kidlington, Oxford (United Kingdom): Elsevier; 2003.
Greskovich JF Jr, Macklis RM. Radiation therapy in pregnancy: risk calculation and risk minimization. Semin Oncol 2000 Dec;27(6):633-45.
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International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiologic protection of patients: pregnancy and radiation in diagnostic radiology. [online]. [cited 2008 Jan 21]. Available from Internet: http://rpop.iaea.org/RPoP/RPoP/Content/SpecialGroups/1_PregnantWomen/PregnancyAndRadiology.htm.
Smits AK, Paladine HL, Judkins DZ, et al. Clinical inquiries. What are the risks to the fetus associated with diagnostic radiation exposure during pregnancy? J Fam Pract 2006 May;55(5):441-2,444.
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Karam PA. Determining and reporting fetal radiation exposure from diagnostic radiation. Health Phys 2000 Nov;79(5 Suppl):S85-90.
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Coakley F, Gould R. Guidelines for the use of CT and MRI during pregnancy and lactation. Chapter 5. In: UCSF imaging of retained surgical objects in the abdomen and pelvis section handbook [online]. University of California, San Francisco Department of Radiology. 2005 [cited 2007 Jun 6]. Available from Internet: http://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/instruction/abdominal/ab_handbook/05-CT_MRI_preg.html.
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Ionizing Radiation Exposures Reported to PA-PSRS
PA-PSRS has received more than 90 reports of pregnant patients being exposed to diagnostic ionizing radiation. Here are a few edited examples:
A patient was asked if she could be pregnant and the date of her last menstrual period. The patient responded that she receives contraception injections and does not get periods. The patient signed a release indicating she was not pregnant. An x-ray of the abdomen was performed, which revealed a fetus.
A patient presented to the [emergency department (ED)] with a chief complaint of back pain. She was asked if she was pregnant, and she stated no. X-ray films were read, revealing a fetus of over 31 weeks. The patient was notified of the pregnancy, at which time she stated her last menstrual period was seven months ago.
A patient was scheduled for a [computed tomography (CT) scan] of the abdomen and pelvis to rule out a mass. The patient was interviewed and signed a form indicating she was not pregnant. The patient stated she had a negative pregnancy test 10 days ago. The CT study was performed with contrast. The scan was aborted as soon as an image of fetus appeared.
A patient received a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis in 60 slices. Prior to the procedure, she stated she did not believe she could be pregnant. The CT scan showed a viable fetus of 12 weeks gestation.
Over a seven-week period of time, a 19-year-old patient received the following studies: abdomen x-ray, CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast, retrograde x-ray, chest x-ray, and cystogram. For each visit, the patient was asked if she was or could be pregnant, and she denied pregnancy each time. At the end of the seven weeks, an ultrasound showed a viable intrauterine pregnancy of seven weeks and one day.
The patient had a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, and the radiologist’s interpretation revealed a fetus.
A patient presented to the ED with fever and abdominal pain. The patient had a history of [inflammatory bowel disease] and tubal ligation three years ago. The patient also reported her last menstrual period was within the past month. The patient had a CT scan of the abdomen, which revealed an intrauterine pregnancy. Upon notification, the patient stated she had been at another hospital the previous week and had an x-ray of the abdomen. The patient was seen by an obstetrician, and an ultrasound was performed, indicating an intrauterine pregnancy of 15 weeks gestation.
A patient was sent to the imaging department for a CT scan due to abdomen/pelvis bloating. She responded “no” when asked if there was a chance she could be pregnant, and she signed the consent form. The CT scan revealed an intrauterine pregnancy.
An ED patient [underwent] an x-ray of the abdomen. The patient had not voided prior to the x-ray, but the patient stated, when asked by the ED staff and the x-ray technician, that she had a period two weeks earlier and that she felt she was not pregnant. After the x-ray, the patient voided, and the dipstick was positive for pregnancy. A follow-up ultrasound indicated twins.
An ED patient denied the possibility of pregnancy and stated she had a miscarriage one month prior to admission. An abdominal CT scan was done, after which a urine specimen was obtained that was positive for pregnancy. A transvaginal ultrasound confirmed an intrauterine pregnancy. The patient is planning to terminate the pregnancy.
Self-Assessment Questions
The central nervous system of the fetus is most sensitive to ionizing radiation during which of the following?
Early fetal development
a and b only
b and c only
Medically necessary x-rays of the head, chest, and arms can be performed on a pregnant woman at any time during the pregnancy.
Fetal radiation doses for a fluoroscopic procedure are as easy to calculate as for a radiograph.
During a nine-month gestation, the conceptus usually receives how much natural ionizing radiation?
1 mGy (0.1 rad)
10 mGy (1 rad)
Sources of natural background ionizing radiation include which of the following?
Sound waves and microwaves
Sun and rocks
Absorbed fetal radiation can be calculated accurately by referring to average doses published in the clinical literature.
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About The Game Fallout 76 began life as the multiplayer mode for Fallout 4, spending the next three years after that title’s release being quietly worked into its own stand alone game. Throwing their own vault doors, Beth...
About The Game The LEGO gaming license is a silent juggernaut from the games industry. With titles covering the largest IPs you can think of, LEGO titles are often downplayed, most likely, due to their frequency and familiarity...
About The Game It takes a courageous developer to entirely alter the formulation of a long-running, highly successful show. “If it ain’t broke, do not fix it” rings true for many franchises. To change the ess...
About The Game If you are expecting this to be your average “gotta grab ’em all” escapade then you are likely to be disappointed; in actuality, this new experience has more in common with 3DS stablemates Profe...
About The Game Comparisons with Overwatch could be inevitable, but Lawbreakers is a law unto itself. It is a match with one eye on the present crop of character-focused, MOBA-influenced, eSports-ready competitive shooters, but...
About The Game 2010’s Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was a JRPG triumph for esteemed developer Level 5, which attracted the classical formula to the modern era with lovingly crafted care. With the support of Studio...
About The Game Nintendo has always been the finest in the company at developing a brilliantly creative open world and sandbox playgrounds. Putting its mustachioed mascot at the helm of its best names, every new entry carries wi...
About The Game Destiny 2 is the sequel to Bungie’s slow-burning hit of 2014, making it kind of a big thing. In case you have been MIA for the last 3 decades, Destiny is an action shooter with RPG elements made by the all...
About The Game Path of Exile is an action RPG from the Diablo mold — or, more especially, the mold which spawned Diablo 2. It is darker and more menacing than Diablo 3 plus a bit more hardcore, swapping the gloss and pro...
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Adrien Broner Threatening to Commit Suicide on Social Media
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Christy Martin Talks About Fight to End Domestic Violence
Christy Martin talks about Fight to End Domestic Violence and Debut as Fight Promoter*Round 5 of “World of Sports with Cheetah” hosted by Fredia “Cheetah” Gibbs on Saturday, September 10 at 10:30 a.m.PST on www.RMConair.com welcomes guests: Boxing Legend Christy “the Coal Miner’s Daughter” Martin, the emeritus light middleweight WBC World Champion, was the first female boxer […]
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Floyd Mayweather Gets WBO Title Won In Pacquiao Fight Stripped
The WBO announced yesterday that Floyd Mayweather was stripped of the welterweight world title belt after refusing to pay sanctioning fee. Floyd Mayweather refused to pay the $200k sanctioning fee and as a result will no longer be recognized as the welterweight world champion. Floyd won the title after defeating Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in the highest grossing pay-per-view […]
Cleveland Browns’ Josh Gordon Suspended For Year
CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon for at least one year without pay for violating the league’s substance-abuse program. Gordon, who has already served two league suspensions, will have to apply for reinstatement. A league spokesman said his one-year ban begins immediately. The former Pro Bowler has been a […]
What Were The Details Behind Warren Sapp Getting Busted with a Prostitute?
Ex-football player and former Dancing with the Stars alum, Warren Sapp was busted with a prostitute in Arizona this morning and was later fired from his job from The NFL Network. Yahoo PHOENIX – In the early morning hours before NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp’s arrest on assault and solicitation of prostitution charges, […]
2015 Super Bowl Tickets Now The Most Expensive in History; Average Price $4,600
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Deflate-Gate: NFL Determines that New England Used Deflated Footballs in Win Over Colts
Damn, how can New England look themselves in the face after this scandal? especially given their past for alleged cheating. ESPN reports that the NFL has found that 11 of the New England Patriots’ 12 game balls were inflated significantly below the NFL’s requirements, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday’s AFC Championship […]
Patriots Possibly Used Deflated Footballs In AFC Championship Win Over Colts
The New England Patriots are Super Bowl bound after crushing the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in Sunday night’s AFC Championship game, but a new report is calling into question the integrity of that victory. Soon after the game, Bob Kravitz of WTHR Indianapolis tweeted that the NFL was investigating the possible use of deflated footballs […]
Gary Kubiak Hired on as New Broncos Head Coach
Gary Kubiak has agreed to become the head coach of the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday. Kubiak’s deal is for four years, according to multiple reports. He spent the past season as the Baltimore Ravens‘ offensive coordinator. Before joining the Ravens’ staff, Kubiak had served as head coach of the Houston Texans. The Broncos […]
Are The Cleveland Cavs Making Room for LeBron?
The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly just took another step in their quest to bring back LeBron James by opening up a large amount of cap space in a three-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics. Point guard Jarrett Jack and young center Tyler Zeller headline the trade. Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports the deal can’t become official until Thursday, […]
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Home > Information & Accountability > Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) > Community Outreach
RIDE is committed to engaging the Rhode Island community throughout our ESSA state plan development process.
Read below for information about the many opportunities to weigh in on the ESSA state plan, including community forums, surveys, meetings to give suggestions, and a public comment period.
Spring 2017: Community Feedback Forums
Public engagement for transition to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) continued in late April and early May. RIDE hosted six regional community forums to share updates and gather feedback on the draft recommendations for the state's ESSA plan. Students, parents, teachers, community members, and community leaders across the state were extended an open invitation to share their feedback to help inform the ESSA decision-making process.
A flyer was posted on the website in color and in grayscale.
All forums took place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the following locations and dates:
Greater Providence Area: Monday, April 24, at Cranston High School East. Spanish language interpretation services available.
Providence: Tuesday, April 25, at Providence Career & Technical Academy. Spanish language interpretation services available.
Southern Rhode Island: Wednesday, April 26, at Narragansett High School
East Bay: Thursday, April 27, at Pell Elementary School (Newport)
Northern Rhode Island: Monday, May 1, at Cumberland High School
West Bay: Wednesday, May 3 at West Warwick High School
The slide presentation for these forums is available in English [PDF, 2MB] and Spanish [PDF, 2MB].
Winter 2017: Community Engagement Meetings
Affinity groups across the state will be consulted at various points throughout the ESSA state planning process on specific topics that pertain to them through individual and joint meetings, and web-based communication. Our ESSA team has been meeting with various groups since the Fall 2016 Community Forums, including but not limited to the following:
Progreso Latino (November 14, 2016)
English Learners Advisory Council (November 28, 2016)
Rhode Island Superintendents Association (December 1, 2016)
Child Welfare Community Meeting (December 12, 2016)
NEA/AFT Union Leadership (December 19, 2016)
Student Advocacy Groups (January 9, 2017)
District Teachers of the Year (January 11, 2017)
Rhode Island Association of School Principals (January 18, 2017)
Ambassador Design Team for the RI Strategic Plan for Education (January 19, 2017)
21st Century CCLC Community (January 24, 2017)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, & Families Partners (January 30, 2017)
Rhode Island Special Education Advisory Committee (February 16, 2017)
District Title I Directors (February 17, 2017)
Rhode Island Association of School Committees (February 23, 2017)
District Assistant Superintendents & Curriculum Directors (March 9, 2017)
Student Centered Learning Council (March 13, 2017)
Fall 2016: Phase 1 Input Survey
For those who missed a forum, or attended but would like to share more, we had provided an online survey where they could share their input. The survey closed on December 16, 2016. The questions on the survey were the same as were asked in the small discussion groups at the forums.
You can review the questions here: Phase 1: Seeking Input Survey Questions [PDF, 47KB]
Fall 2016: Community Input Forums
RIDE held five community forums to collect public input about how we can reach RI’s vision for every student. Students, parents, teachers, community members, and leaders across the state were extended an open invitation to share experiences to help inform the ESSA implementation plan in Rhode Island.
A flyer was posted on the website in English [PDF, 221KB] and Spanish [PDF, 223KB], shared through social media (Twitter and Facebook), and sent out via newsletter (sign up for ESSA updates here). Printer-friendly versions are available in English [PDF, 199KB] and Spanish [PDF, 206KB].
All forums took place from 5:30-7:30pm at the following dates and locations:
Providence Area: Wednesday, November 2 at Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex. Spanish language interpretation services available.
Northern Rhode Island: Wednesday, November 9 at Lincoln Middle School
West Bay: Monday, November 14 at Coventry High School
East Bay: Thursday, November 17 at Portsmouth High School
Southern Rhode Island: Monday, November 21 at South Kingstown High School
Fall Forum Documents:
Presentation, English [PDF, 853KB]
Presentation, Spanish [PDF, 870KB]
Forum Results Summary [PDF, 804KB]
Forum FAQs [PDF, 455KB]
ESSA@ride.ri.gov
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Dutch Bishop to Host Cathedral Gay Pride Service.
June 6, 2017 Terence Leave a comment
How times of changed, in terms of pastoral care, under the papacy of Francis. Back in 2010, I reported on how a Dutch parish priest refused to give communion to a gay parishioner who had been elected “carnival prince” for Pink Saturday – the Dutch equivalent of British or American “Pride”. (That decision was later overturned after intervention of the bishop).
This year, that same parish priest has gone way, way further than simply agreeing to give communion to gay activists: he has successfully negotiated with the bishop to have Pink Saturday celebrated with an ecumenical service in the town’s cathedral, with the bishop himself attending.
Here’s the core of the announcement, from the Pink Saturday website in Dutch, with my own English translation below:
Alle geloven nemen deel aan de Roze Viering op Roze Zaterdag 2017 in Den Bosch, maar plebaan Van Rossem is de gastheer. Hij opent op 24 juni de deuren van de Sint-Janskathedraal voor de LHBT-gemeenschap. Dat gebeurt met volledige instemming van de bisschop, die ook bij de gebedsdienst aanwezig zal zijn om zijn zegen te geven. Daarmee wordt geschiedenis geschreven: het is de eerste keer dat een Nederlandse bisschop dat doet.
(Male and female pastors of different denominations will share in the Pink Celebration service on Pink Saturday 2017 in Den Bosch, but Fr Van Rossem will be the lead celebrant. He will open the doors of St. John’s Cathedral on the 24th of June 2017 to the LGBT community. This takes place with the full consent bishop, who will also be present at the prayer service to give his blessing. This will be an historic occasion: the first time a Dutch bishop does so).
I’m particularly interested in the contrasting statements ‘made by Fr van Rossum, then and now, as reported by Lifestyle News :
At the time (of the 2010 refusal of communion), the cathedral’s parish priest, Geertjan van Rossum, made a public statement reminding the faithful that only people who observe the Ten Commandments are admitted to Holy Communion: “Proper living out of sexuality is part of that,” he said, triggering the angry departure of the gay activists.
And now, on announcing the Pink Saturday cathedral service:
“Ours is a hospitable town where all citizens should be able to live with dignity and we should not make each other’s lives sour, and that is why personally, but also in the name of our Catholic parish, we want to support this initiative,” Father van Rossum said. “We want to have a nice town for all its inhabitants and all its guests. As a Christian and as a believer, I also know there are Christians and believers who belong to the LGBT community and who also want to be involved with the community of the faithful. So as a priest, together with the cathedral parish, we also want to be involved with Pink Saturday, and also with the ecumenical celebration.”
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Home / MUSIC / Pharrell Williams Gives a Whole New Meaning to “Hugs” in This Addictive Music Video
Pharrell Williams Gives a Whole New Meaning to “Hugs” in This Addictive Music Video
What is a clever way of talking about having sex with someone without necessarily dropping the “F” bomb? EASY! Simply replace the commonly used expletive with “HUGS” instead. Think about it. Robin Thicke was able to take full advantage of this lyrical anomaly in his 2013 hit song, “Blurred Lines” (Example: ♫♪ You wanna hug me! What rhymes with hug me? ♫♪) Well, the producer of that hit (Pharrell Williams) decided to team up with Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island for another viral hit video that is all about hugs and how hugs can be shared with all women — even two or three at a time. As soon as the “HUGS” video hit the Internet, it skyrocketed in views. Currently, it stands at over 540,000 views in less than two days. What do you think about this video? Are hugs really that sexy?
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Printed: 300+
Marvel Authentix: Daredevil #1 Sketched Cover
Marvel Comics, November 1998.
Back in 1998, Marvel produced two variants of this comic book: the regular copy had a print run of around 7,500 and each comic came with a Certificate Of Authenticity in a comic bag sealed with a Dynamic Forces sticker; the second variant (this one) came sealed again with a DF COA but this time limited to only 300 copies:
This was a slightly different print with a blank square in the center of the cover and most came with a Quesada (pencil) and Palmiotti (ink) sketch; below is a sample of six of the sketches:
As these were produced before CGC existed none of the sketches and signatures completed in 1998 can be verified by CGC, hence those would be graded as qualified (green label) as below:
Given these were sealed once produced most are in excellent condition and CGC have graded all but one (of the 52 they had graded at the end of 2014) as 9.4 or above. Also there do seem to be some recorded as Universal and appear to be blanks although, if they are blanks, this could possibly indicate that more than 300 were printed. CGC also had a number recorded in signature series, again these could be blanks or sketched copies with additional witnessed signature(s).
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Full Frontal Murder
Affluent Manhattan mother Rita Fairchild Galloway takes her four-year-old son Bobby to a puppet show at New York's Little Church Around the Corner. As they leave the show, a stranger darts "out of nowhere, " grabs Bobby, and heads down the block. The mother screams for help and Bobby escapes, but Rita is far from comforted. She's sure the attempted kidnapping is the work of her wealthy estranged husband, Hugh Galloway, who could try again. All Bobby knows is that the man who scooped him up had a strange smell. Hugh maintains his innocence, but either him or Rita may be lying. It's Marian's difficult job to discover the truth from these clever and privileged people, who might well be manipulating the police for their own purposes. With Bobby apparently safe, at least for the moment, the complaints are troubling but less than urgent. Then everything changes when several people associated with the case turn up dead. It's no longer a domestic dispute among the elite. It's homicide. Marian must lead the investigation into the murders while keeping an eye on young Bobby, who may still be in danger, and while tentatively exploring new frontiers at home with lover Holland. Two powerful, strong-willed people, they are erotically drawn to each other with an intensity neither could have anticipated. Then Holland himself becomes a player in the Galloway case, suffering pain and humiliation - and perhaps worse - at the hands of a sadistic killer. As Marian searches for answers, the realization of what she faces, and what she might lose, changes her forever.
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Home State by State News Age of the edibles awaits Oregon cannabis lovers as state changes law
Age of the edibles awaits Oregon cannabis lovers as state changes law
Businesses are gearing up as previously prohibited cannabis-infused drinks, cakes and candies are about to become a legal alternative to smoking marijuana
Melanie Sevcenko guardian.com
These days, the “pot brownie” is as outdated as Betty Crocker, with cannabis edibles reaching new highs in innovation and tastes. At Portland dispensary Oregon’s Finest, cannabis-infused root beer, artisan cake bites, chocolate truffles, gummy candies and even cold brew coffee are among the delicacies.
Recreational cannabis, in the form of flower (or “bud”), has been legal to purchase in Oregon since October 2015, but edibles have remained the forbidden fruit, available only to medical marijuana cardholders. From Thursday all that’s about to change.
Oregon has approved the sale of marijuana edibles to recreational consumers and sellers are preparing to unleash everything from cannabis-infused ice cream and frozen pizza to beef jerky on to the market.
Megan Marchetti of Oregon’s Finest said the shop is expecting a bump in sales, not least from customers who previously took the 10-mile pilgrimage across the bridge into Washington state – where edibles have been recreationally available since 2014.
It’s Marchetti’s opinion that Oregon will be the natural leader in cannabis snacky treats because, simply, it’s got better bud. “I lived in the Netherlands and all over the country, trying to figure out where the best weed in the world is. It’s in Oregon,” said Marchetti. “You combine that with Oregon’s need to have everything artisan and crafted, so you have really great products. Of everything I’ve seen our game is the tightest.”
As more US states move to legalization of cannabis, edibles have worried the authorities because they could potentially fall into the hands of children or prove worryingly strong for some users.
Oregon has arguably gone the furthest in its attempts to address these concerns. The temporary rules for 2 June – as determined by the Oregon health authority (OHA) – permit dispensaries to sell one cannabinoid edible containing a maximum of 15mg THC (the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis) per customer per day. “Fifteen mg can be too high for a lot of people who are new to THC edibles,” said David McNicoll, producer of Dave’s Space Cakes, a gluten-free cupcake. “You really need to start with 5mg and learn what your dosage level is.”
Oregon Responsible Edibles Council (Orec), of which McNicoll is a member, has launched a “Try Five” campaign, which encourages first-time users to consume edibles containing only 5mg THC – and avoid overindulgent freak-outs.
Protecting cannabis users also extends to their children, which is why the OHA requires all edibles, whether retail or medical, to be sealed in child-resistant safety packaging.
The number of reported marijuana exposures in children under the age of six in Oregon increased from 14 in 2014, to 25 in 2015 and already 10 cases have been reported in the first three months of this year. Rob Hendrickson, associate medical director at the Oregon Poison Center, said it’s possible that incidents will increase after 2 June, as edibles can be easily mistaken for regular baked goods or candy.
Packing rules will change again towards the end of 2016, when the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) absorbs the recreational market, as will potency levels. An entire package (or edible) will be limited to 50mg THC, with each serving capped at 5mg. That’s half the strength of medical edibles, and half the dosage permitted in Washington and Colorado.
The shifting rules are causing confusion. Producers of ice cream or soda, which is difficult to divide or score into 15mg THC servings, might have to sit this round out.
Yet some vendors are fast to adapt, like the producers of Sour Bhotz, a robot-shaped gummy edible which is among the top sellers at Oregon’s Finest. The fat-free and gluten-free candy will morph into something closer to “sour bitz” – robot parts – to qualify for the provisional THC limits. But the rewards on offer are huge.
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Edibles will be a big market, says John Kagia, director of industry analytics at New Frontier, a cannabis data-collecting firm. The reason, he explained, is multifold: edibles are attractive to non-smokers, they offer a discreet way to consume cannabis, and their selection and quality is as appealing for taste as it is for psychoactive effects. In Washington, edibles make up 10% of sales in the recreational market, but that number is growing rapidly. Oregon is expected to follow suit.
“It’s going to be huge,” said Laurie Wolf, founder of Laurie & MaryJane, which produces both sweet and savory edibles. “I think it’s going to be crazy in the beginning,” said Wolf, a professional chef and food author.
“My dream was to become the Martha Stewart of edibles,” said Wolf, whose Nut Mix and Almond Cake Bites took first and second prize at the Seattle DOPE Cup last year. “Since marijuana became recreationally legal, the edibles sales have dropped considerably,” she said. “We’re looking forward to them being back on the market.”
Yet before it can reach watering mouths in food form, all marijuana sold in Oregon must be screened for about 60 pesticides commonly used in cannabis cultivation, along with potency levels. Edibles, like Wolf’s cake bites, will undergo various lab tests, first as bud then as butter.
But that’s where the protocol gets hazy. Most edible producers are operating with small teams, limited funds and under little oversight, contributing to discrepancies between labeling and actual dosage.
According to a 2015 report by the Journal of the American Medical Association, of 75 edible products from 47 different brands across the country, 17% were accurately labeled, 23% were under-labeled, and 60% were over-labeled with respect to THC content.
“It’s complicated, because on a national level weed is illegal,” said Rodger Voelker, lab director at Oregon Grower’s (OG) Analytical, which tests cannabis for dispensary sales. “There is no level playing field in regards to quality, and no accountability. Until somebody tells them you can’t be deceiving customers, it’s going to continue to happen.”
A critical step in producing consistent edibles involves a finished product test. Unfortunately, there isn’t one. Instead, labs have devised their own methods – none of which have been validated by any national regulatory body, like the FDA, which is yet to step into the edibles sector.
OG Analytical is working with other laboratories to devise a uniform set of tests that can shared among states where marijuana is legal. In the meantime, Voelker warns edible producers: “Study up on what you’re supposed to be doing as though the feds were already involved, because I guarantee you that’s the direction it’s going to go.”
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Libya leads OPEC oil output to 2018 high despite Iran losses
The groups 15 members, which now include the Republic of Congo, collectively produced 32.74 million barrels a day last month, an increase of 420,000 barrels a day from July, according to a Bloomberg News survey of analysts, oil companies and ship-tracking data.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies agreed in June to increase combined output by one million barrels a day to meet consumer demand and prevent a sharp rise in prices. That followed US President Donald Trump urging the group to act to prevent further rises.
Libya was the biggest contributor to the rise in output across the group, pumping 970,000 barrels a day last month compared to 660,000 barrels a day in July. The countrys biggest oil field, Sharara, has restarted following a kidnapping, a person familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Even though Libyas recovery boosts OPECs combined oil output, the country remains an unreliable supplier as civil strife continues to disrupt its petroleum industry.
The second-largest production increase came from Iraq and the United Arab Emirates: each raised daily oil output by 80,000 barrels last month.
Iran suffered the biggest output drop across the group, of 240,000 barrels a day, pushing its production down to 3.5 million barrels a day. Even though sanctions dont officially take effect until November, Iran is already seeing customers flee as the US imposes penalties on buyers after Trump quit a 2015 nuclear accord with the country.
Top exporter Saudi Arabia increased its production by 20,000 barrels a day in August from a revised level of 10.37 million barrels a day a month earlier. The country had indicated it would make a much larger output boost in July but held back after it wasnt able to find enough buyers to justify pumping crude at record levels.
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What is up
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Ryan Carlson
Thoughts on stuff
Features and feedback cycles - can you split test without a product?
April 30, 2013 Ryan Carlson
Customer Development is a framework for systematically separating things that you believeabout your startup from things that you know about your startup. The more things you can move from the believe category to the know category, the faster you'll get to a repeatable business (or to the realization you're not going to make it on the path you're going down).
With internet startups (especially consumer facing ones) this has become much easier. The most convincingly argued predictions can now be countered with easy to obtain data. It's often faster to put several options in front of customers and measure which performs better. This is well-trodden ground, and understandably so.
But what about a startup that has custom-designed hardware? Or an enterprise SW product that has a months-long sales cycle? These are saddled with longer feedback loops that can preclude a quick A/B testing approach. There are several things you can do that still let you turn opinions into facts. All of these assume you already have a product vision which you're looking to confirm / deny / refine. Remember, you don't get your product vision from your customers.
Create product strawmen, but create several versions
A common first step is to take a product strawman (powerpoint description of your product) out to target customers for feedback before development starts. If you're doing it well, you're asking questions more like "would you buy this product for $X" and less like "what features would you add to this list?" But you can go further and create multiple product concepts and either show different versions to different groups of customers (a split test of sorts), or show multiple versions to each customer. You vary the features about which you're most uncertain. You can also vary the schedule for each feature/option, as another lever to gauge true demand.
Use the "Roadmap bucket" trick
Getting to the minimum feature set that your *early* customers will buy is your goal. A tactic that can help you determine this set is to use the roadmap bucket to help distinguish between features needed now and features that can wait (perhaps forever). Intentionally put some of the features you're not sure are must-haves into a Roadmap category that is planned but not precisely scheduled. Features that customers forcefully pull out of that Roadmap bucket into v1.0 are more likely to be part of your MVP. This tactic can also lend itself to split testing - you can show different breakouts between v1.0 and Roadmaps to different customers.
Ask for real orders before you have a product
It's not easy to ask for money for something you haven't built yet. Many companies instead secure beta sites or trial agreements, where the quid pro quo is free product in exchange for detailed feedback. But giving away the first versions of your product squanders an opportunity to really test the viability of your product. Talk is cheap - customers instead reveal their preferences with their actions, and their checkbook is the surest metric you can use. You should use it early, by asking for LOI's or (cancelable?) PO's in advance of your first products. Create scarcity by offering up only X number of "early customer" slots, but make them true customers by charging them money.
Caveat Emptor:
Some of the tactics above can make you appear, to the uninitiated within your company, as disorganized or sloppy. We change our feature set weekly, WTF? You told the last customer we'll have X on our 12-month roadmap, but you told this customer we'll have it in our first beta - are you insane? The entire team needs to agree beforehand that learning is the goal, and experimentation is a way to get there. And they must be tolerant of frequent changes. Whether or not a startup team can be convinced of this, or whether it's in their DNA, is a topic for a separate post.
That's All You Got?
February 01, 2013 Ryan Carlson
There are many names for early versions of a product or feature intended to test a market: Minimum Viable Product, "thin edge of the wedge", etc. Pursuing products this way is an efficient way to get real, validated feedback from customers, which is why they are the new hotness.
But beware of the challenges for someone who puts forth an MVP feature set for consideration. MVP proposals often elicit reactions that amount to: "that's not bad, but you could also do this one more feature or you could add this other great thing and it would be a lot better". When commenting on proposed features, *everyone* becomes a designer or PM and wants to jump in and add more.
Worse (although less common) are reactions like these: "That's all you got? That's what you've come up with for our next killer feature? Dude, we need to get a new PM in here, this guy is not aiming high enough". And these reactions can come not only from sales but from the development team too.
Two tactics to help with this. First: when anyone is reviewing the MVP proposal, challenge commenters to improve the product by *removing* functionality. Anyone can make something "better" by adding functionality, but that's not the goal of the MVP.
Second, and more important: make absolutely sure the team is bought into a prototype / test / iterate philosophy, where they are 100% behind releasing early versions to paying customers. Don't just take their word for it either. Look for actions that indicate this philosophy. Very few people argue with an iterative approach in principal; but many have difficulty actually putting something minimal out there for all to see.
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Enjoy a sophisticated but utterly family-friendly holiday at this Italian island resort
by Caron Bluestone
If you haven’t been to Sardinia before, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that’s it’s all glitz, glam and grown-ups. On the contrary, this jewel in the crystal-clear turquoise seas of the Med is as child-friendly as mainland Italy, just smaller.
We spent a fantastic week in the peaceful north east of Sardinia on the Costa Smeralda. Characterised by rugged terrain, dramatic coastline and lots of white sandy coves, it has lots to offer.
Although Porto Cervo with its celebrities and super yachts isn’t far away, this hotel isn’t showy. The Park Hotel & SPA Cala di Lepre is a 45 minutes easy transfer from Olbia. It's set in its own massive park, teeming with delightful little animals from wild grouse to turtle doves and hares, not designer shops.
One of the beautiful pools at Park Hotel & SPA Cala di Lepre, set on a hill
It's part of a small group, Delphina, that owns a handful of high-end four and five-star properties in the north of the island. Their offering is varied, from serious spas to kids clubs and sports to laid back couples' retreats. But they all have one common theme - environmentally friendly hotels that embrace nature and cook low food mile produce when possible. Food is a passion here and Sardinia has huge amounts to offer, especially when you start to travel inland.
The Park Hotel Cala di Lepre is one of Delphina’s finest family offerings. It is quite a large resort and has over 160 rooms, with all of the facilities although none of the feel of somewhere this size. Instead, you can imagine you are staying in an individual villa set into a hillside. There are five swimming pools (one for children only), three very different restaurants, a destination spa, kids' club and beach.
One unique feature is the nursery - 24 hour access to fridges full of freshly prepared purées, stocks, yogurts, milk and fruits, plus bottle heating and sterilising and changing and feeding area. It’s a godsend - no need to lug heavy equipment on holiday. Provided free of charge, it makes taking a baby away a pleasure not a chore.
The hotel's main swimming pool
The main building, framed by foliage
Delphina prides itself on its green credentials and this extends to aesthetics too. Respecting nature and blending the indoors to the outdoors is something they do well.
The accommodation is all single storey, each with its own entrance, muted stone colours and generous outdoor seating areas. It is scattered across the hill, hidden behind bougainvillaea and masses of fragrant herbs and trees. Walking to dinner, breathing in the balmy night air is a simple pleasure we soon discovered and relished! Joined by pathways flanked with foliage, there’s also a fleet of electric buggies that ferry anyone who doesn’t fancy or can't manage walking.
The secluded single-storey accommodation
Bedrooms are modern, uncluttered and calm
We stayed in a newly refurbished family suite, sitting high up on the hill, hidden from view but looking out to sea. The two sizeable bedrooms both had their own separate bathrooms, with huge walk-in showers - spotless, sparkly and new!
Both bedrooms sharing a sitting room opening out onto our sizeable veranda complete with the extremely useful swimwear drying rack, a table, chairs and two sun loungers. Perfect for sipping a cold glass of Sardinian vermentino at sunset. The decor is whitewashed wood. Very natural, very calming.
Italian children never seem to sleep so thankfully, Leprottoland, the supervised kids' club, is open seven days a week until a ridiculously late 11pm. It's also free, with age appropriate activities galore and a daily changing program. The kids' club itself is set in a huge grassy area with a playground, volleyball pitch, ping-pong and tightrope on site. There’s a huge amount of shaded area for arts and crafts and the staff to child ratio would keep any Ofsted inspector happy.
The children's clubhouse
A playground with a view
Children can practice football with the resident coach, learn archery or even horse riding at the hotel’s stables. What’s really special here is the ecological leaning. Of course, there’s lots of the usual play and games but children also get to learn about the world around them with outings to the beach to collect plants and observe nature. The animators are young, keen and energetic. The sense of fun is almost contagious.
Once a week, the children and animators put on a show in the outdoor amphitheatre. From the tiniest giraffes, noses painted black, to the strapping teen pirates, they danced along to a fantastic show, extolling the virtues of looking after the environment.
Taking an archery lesson
Taking part in the show
Offering watermelon by the pool
The hotel caters deliciously to families of foodies. Breakfast can be taken in the large but open Arcipelago, the main restaurant above reception. There are views out to sea and a fabulous buffet laden with pastries, cakes, fruits, meats, cheese and almost anything you could care to eat, hot or cold. For a quieter affair, head to Le Terrazze, the more intimate a la carte restaurant, high on the hill, with even better views and even more bougainvillea.
For families needing a full three meals a day, the hotel offers a brilliant value, full board option with a huge buffet lunch in the main restaurant. They call it brunch but it's really a full on lunch. We couldn’t manage to remove ourselves from around the huge pool, so instead we ate most days at the rather refined pool bar and grill. White tablecloths and umbrellas in the garden or under the shade of the bar, fresh catch of the day, mouth-watering pasta or light salads and frozen drinks of every kind made to order - it was a no-brainer. And there was service with a smile - we got to know the staff well. They make it their business to make the adults and the children feel equally welcome.
The pool bar and grill
Dinner in L’Arcipelago
Dinners we split between the à la carte restaurant with its more sophisticated and luxurious table service menu, and the main buffet restaurant.
It offered the freshest, most delicious antipasti - fish, meat and vegetarian, melons, hams, plus many gluten free options. Each night there was a selection of marinated fish and meats, a huge salad buffet, pasta courses and then main courses of fish, meat or vegetarian. There were cheese boards with plenty of local cheese, chutneys and honeys, fresh fruit and fantastic desserts. What stood out was the quality of the ingredients and the preparation.
Fresh and delicious marinated tuna
Thalassotherapy pools hidden amongst the juniper trees and tranquility are all to be found at d’Ea Marina, the hotel's destination spa. They offer blissful massages, both indoors and out, a wellness garden, gym and Turkish bath and sauna. It's a real escape and treatments are worth every penny.
Lazy mornings by the pool, lunch spotting yachts, then to the beach in the afternoon, you need never leave. The pretty port of Palau with its traditional square, gelaterias and night market is only a five-minute taxi or hotel navette-ride away and well worth a visit. Northern Sardinia as a whole has much to offer for those with itchy feet but we were firmly staying put in our little natural playground!
The hotel's spa
A picturesque hydrotherapy pool
Website: Park Hotel & SPA Cala di Lepre
Address: Loc. Cala di Lepre, 07020 Palau OT, Italy
Price: A week for two adults and two children, half board, from €1995.
** Caron Bluestone and family flew to Olbia from London Luton with Easyjet, transfers with Just Sardinia.
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If i had the money i would go in a heartbeat!
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Talkback: Park Hotel & SPA Cala di Lepre: a stylish Sardinian retreat for families
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Evaluating the best Mariner season in 17 years
Posted on : July 12, 2018 By Ben Anafi
Ben Anafi Mariners News
photo credit: lookoutlanding
We have the bats
The Mariners have well exceeded expectations this season, their batting has improved greatly. Even though their batting average has been similar to last year at .258 (5th best in the MLB) the clutch hitting has resulted in far more wins this year. Improvements are clearly visible at bat with All-Star Mitch Haniger having already exceeded as many home runs as he did last season–oh and by the way, the whole team already has half the home runs they hit last season.
Another All-Star in Jean Segura, who is having a monster season, is also a big reason for the Mariners success. He improved his average from .300 (already great) to .326, third best in the American League. The acquisition of newly minted All-Star Dee Gordon has also helped out a ton. Many fans were at first skeptical when they put him in center field mainly because he had never played there in his career, but he did great there. When Robinson Canó got suspended, many people worried at first, but because of Gordon’s second base wizardry in the past, the Mariners put him in Robbie’s spot. While Dee is batting a comparable .285 vs. Canó’s .287, Gordon’s reign at 2nd has seen exceptional defense and immensely better record (22 games over .500) than that of the $25 million superstar. Gordon is proof positive that the Mariners have improved and no longer need to rely on just one man to be good.
https://twitter.com/RoutineBaseball/status/1015264519550103553
It is the pitching too
But even more than the hitting, the pitching has improved. Their ERA went from 4.46 as a team to 3.99. Felix Hernandez is still inconsistent, but Paxton of course is still killing it. Pax is obviously the best pitcher, but newcomers Mike Leake has given us 8 wins and former Gonzaga Bulldog Marco Gonzales has 10 wins. proving that general manager Jerry Dipoto has an eye for pitchers. And let’s not forget about another All-Star in Edwin Diaz who currently has seven more saves than any other closer on the team; is arguably the best closer in the league; and is on record pace to shatter the M’s save record.
#Mariners reliever Edwin Diaz tunneling his fastball and slider.
Both thrown on a similar horizontal plane; the slider showing a hard vertical break at the commit point to K Nolan Arenado. #MLB pic.twitter.com/6QVbiiXdpy
— Michael Augustine (@AugustineMLB) July 9, 2018
Who to look out for
Even though the Mariners are having a good season, there are two teams the Mariners still struggle against: the Yankees and Red Sox. It’s because they are the dominant teams in the MLB. First of all they each have great home records with 28-12 and 29-11, which is why we went 1-5 against them away. Also, the Yankees and Red Sox are loaded with talent; Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Didi Gregorious have all hit 15+ home runs for the Yankees. Luis Severino is one of the best starters in the MLB with 12 wins and a 2.10 ERA.
As for the Red Sox they have three great pitchers in Chris Sale, Rick Porcello, and David Price. And they arent so bad at the plate as they have JD Martinez, who has hit 28 home runs, and Mookie Betts with his league leading .352 average.
The Mariners’s best pitcher Paxton had rough starts against these teams, that dreadful second inning against the Sox (I can’t believe the bullpen and offense bailed him out in that game), and his four run first inning against the Yankees. (Also, do not ask me how the RAYS managed to sweep the Yankees after all of this)
https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1017282307470659585
As for the rest of the Mariners’ season, I expect them to still do well. Hopefully, they’ll be able to eventually figure out the Yankees and Red Sox and win more against them. But, they will still be better teams than the M’s. I do not mean to jinx them on this, but I think this is the year the Mariners will break the drought. The first half of the season has been completed, and the M’s are on pace for 100 wins. So, I definitely expect playoffs.
Ben Anafi News Reporter
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Cancelled Shows 2009: Privileged gets cancelled by CW!
May 19, 2009 / Guillermo Paz
We are reviewing all the cancelled shows for this season. And it is official that Privileged gets cancelled…
Things hadn´t looked good for Privileged for a while… and everything was pointing towards Privileged being cancelled for good…
And now, Privileged is officially cancelled by CW… I liked the show though…
Privileged is an American television drama that premiered on The CW Television Network in the USA and Citytv in Canada on September 9, 2008. The series stars former Reba star Joanna García and is based on the Alloy Entertainment book How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls by best-selling author Zoey Dean.
What is Privileged About? – Plot
Twenty-three-year-old Megan Smith (Joanna García) has a Yale education, a relentlessly positive attitude, and a plan to conquer the world of journalism, despite the fact that she is slaving away at a tabloid rag. Megan’s plan is thrown off course when, in one whirlwind day, she gets fired, meets cosmetics mogul Laurel Limoges (Anne Archer), and becomes the live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teen granddaughters in the heady Palm Beach, Florida, a world of wealth and power. The girls, Rose (Lucy Hale) and Sage (Ashley Newbrough), are beautiful, rebellious, and less-than-thrilled with their new tutor, but Megan is determined to win them over as she enjoys the perks of her new job: breathtaking private suite, gorgeous convertible, and live-in chef Marco (Allan Louis). Even the neighbors are fabulous in Palm Beach and Megan quickly catches the eye of Will (Brian Hallisay), the wealthy and attractive dilettante who lives on the estate next door and just happens to be dating Megan’s estranged sister, Lily (Kristina Apgar). Completing this romantic quadrangle is Megan’s best friend, Charlie (Michael Cassidy), who is secretly in love with her. Despite her own complicated romantic and family relationships, Megan is committed to making a difference in the lives of her two headstrong charges as she navigates the treacherous waters of high society in Palm Beach.
The series is from Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Paramount Network Television with executive producers Rina Mimoun, Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein. Michael Engler directed the pilot.
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Complete List of 2011 Golden Globe Nominees
December 15, 2011 / Guillermo Paz
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards for TV and Films for 2011.
Here is the full list (As usual, my favourites in Italic, and who I think will win bolded):
2011 Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement Winner
2011 Best Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Nominees
2011 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help
Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep for Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk about Kevin
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
George Clooney for The Descendants
Leonardo Di Caprio for J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender for Shame
Ryan Gosling for The Ides of March
Brad Pitt for Moneyball
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster for Carnage
Charlize Theron for Young Adult
Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet for Carnage
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Brendan Gleeson for The Guard
Joseph Gordon Levitt for 50/50
Ryan Gosling for Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson for Midnight in Paris
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Animated Feature Film
Arthur Christmas
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
Jing Ling Shi San Chai (The Flowers of War) – China
In The Land of Blood and Honey – USA
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike) – Belgium
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) – Iran
La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In) – Spain
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo for The Artist
Jessica Chastain for The Help
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer for The Help
Shailene Woodley for The Descendants
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh for My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks for Drive
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen for A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer for Beginners
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Director – Motion Picture
Woody Allen for Midnight In Paris
George Clooney for The Ides Of March
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Alexander Payne for The Descendants
Martin Scorsese for Hugo
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash for The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon for The Ides Of March
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian for Moneyball
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource for The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski for W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore for Hugo
John Williams for War Horse
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Hello Hello” – Gnomeo & Juliet (Music By: Elton John – Lyrics By: Bernie Taupin)
“Keeper, The” – Machine Gun Preacher (Music & Lyrics By: Chris Cornell)
“Lay Your Head Down” – Albert Nobbs (Music By: Brian Byrne – Lyrics By: Glenn Close)
“Living Proof, The” – The Help (Music By: Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige and Harvey Mason, Jr. – Lyrics By: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas)
“Masterpiece” – W.E. (Music & Lyrics By: Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry)
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Television Series Drama
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series Drama
Claire Danes – Homeland
Mireille Enos – The Killing
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe – Revenge
Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series Drama
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer – Boss
Jeremy Irons – The Borgias
Damian Lewis – Homeland
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Laura Dern – Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Laura Linney – The Big C
Amy Poehler – Parks And Recreation
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
David Duchovny – Californication
Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane – Hung
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Romola Garai – The Hour
Diane Lane – Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey
Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey
Idris Elba – Luther
William Hurt – Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy – Page Eight
Dominic West – The Hour
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story
Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce
2011 Golden Globe Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Peter Dinklage – Game Of Thrones
Paul Giamatti – Too Big To Fail
Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
What do you think? Which is your favourite to win? Let me know in the comments section.
Also, remember to follow me on Twitter for more Golden Globe coverage.
Categories: Awards Tags: Golden Globe
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Newsletter – January, 2013
The political situation in Burma has changed little.
Under pressure from the international community and after comments by Aung San Suu Kyi, the government agreed to stop attacking the Kachin ethnic group—so they said. Reports from Kachin State are that fighting continues. Ethnic groups are asking President Thein Sein to cut funds for the military to stop the killing and abuse.
Several groups Rohingya people from Arakan State have tried to get escape persecution by traveling to Malaysia. Yesterday there were reports that the Thai Army had been colluding with traffickers in Burma to transport workers to Malaysia. Mizzima News reported that more than 949 Rohingya had been held first in southern Thailand before being trafficked to Malaysia.
In Shan State, beatings and rapes continue.
On a more personal level, the Shan children we have assisted continue to thrive. The PiMok Migrant School, which we supported for six years, closed this past winter because the construction workers who lived there had worked themselves out of jobs, having built lovely homes on all of the surrounding land. They and their children have now moved to other worksites, and we started a new migrant school in another construction camp with the money allocated for PiMok. The workers in the new camp are very concerned about their children’s educations, and chose a site for the school first, then built their bamboo huts around it. The new school is a simple platform supported by bamboo poles and with a thatched roof, as are other migrant schools. Here is a photo of some workers’ homes. The workers and their children are thrilled with their new school. A six-year-old Shan boy who attends the school scored 100% on both his Math and English tests last quarter.
I visited the school together with friend Diane, whose Unitarian Church in Victoria Canada, supported the school in 2012. She brought chocolate candy to the students, and I brought them wool stockings knitted by Erika of Sweden and teddy bears knitted by Irish and English ladies. The children were thrilled. The girl with the very wide smile is trying on her stockings into which Erica had knitted a separate “finger” for their big toes. The Shan beauty in red is awaiting her gifts.
Cuddled into the crook of Diane’s arm is the Shan boy who got perfect scores in his Math and English tests. In another photo I am with Ying, the former agricultural camp student we supported with scholarships, who is now a teacher.
Before visiting View School, I had attended the 2012 graduation ceremony for SSSNY, the school where I taught English in 2002 and 2003. The beautiful young man in this photo was also an agricultural camp student whom we supported with small scholarships. He came up to me after the ceremony, pressed his hand to his heart, and said, “My dream, teacher.” (The year before he had told me it was his dream to attend that school.) Then he asked to have his photo taken with me. I could not have asked for a better gift!
Many parents of these beautiful young people are illiterate, but thanks to your generosity, their children often become teachers. The young man at the left is now serving a teaching internship at a Thai school.
Thank you for helping Shan refugees to help themselves!
Sincerely, Bernice
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Too big to jail?
I attended the BBC Reith Lecture 2012 last night delivered by the provocative right wing historian Professor Niall Ferguson. More than 200 of us gathered in The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's self proclaimed 'National Academy.' The Ayrshire born and Glasgow educated Harvard Professor was delivering the fourth in a series of Reith lectures on the theme 'The rule of law and its enemies.' We listened politely as the show was taped for BBC Radio Four and our guest assailed us with a series of spurious claims long favoured by the far right that insist 'society is coming apart' . And Ferguson repeatedly quoted his hero the philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville arguing 'the state is the enemy of civil society.' Based in his Harvard ivory tower, Ferguson is nowadays happiest when evangelising for the madcap Tea Party. Like so many right wing immigrants to the US Ivy League he now despairs at the British Conservative Party, and not just its emaciated Scottish manifestation. They are just not right wing enough for him any more. Our Glasgow Academy allumni and Magdalen College Oxford graduate is an unashamed elitist snob. And his oft repeated Orwellian mantra revisited throughout the evening chimed repeatedly 'private good, public bad'. 'The best institutions in the British Isles today' insisted Ferguson are 'our private schools'. How he must love Edinburgh then the private school capital of Britain, with one quarter of all our pupils attending one of 'too few private schools'. But disappointingly for the ever attentive audience Professor Ferguson uttered not a single word on the astonishing news of the day, that our country's private banks - Barclays Bank in particular - in their roles as self appointed 'masters of the universe' had been found guilty of defying 'the rules of law' and manipulating the financial system's crucial inter-bank LIBOR rates. Our Professor of provocation gave this 'enemy of the rule of law' no mention whatsoever, far less condemnation. His hour long talk on the collapse of civil society had nothing to say about this latest manifestation of unregulated free market greed. And let's face it our disappointment was profound as it's not as if there is nothing to say. The £300m fine for example from the toothless Financial Services Agncy is chicken feed for Barclays. CEO Bob Diamond could pay that out of his own pocket. But he won't. No, his utterly predictable response was to offer to forego his bonus this year. This is, as he is about to learn, nowhere near good enough.The calls to set up an enquiry like the Levenson one into press ethics are similarly too little and too late. No, its time to send a far stronger message to these 'masters of the universe'. In order to clean out these 'stables' repeat offenders like Diamond and his counterpart at RBS Stephen Hestor must not be allowed to blame their subordinates and feign ignorance. They should be sent to jail. This industry is riddled with corruption and immorality. Honesty and integrity are clearly alien concepts for Britain's banking sector. The greed, nepotism and corruption at the heart of it all demands those at the top must be held to account and the strongest possible message is sent that the long delayed clean up begins now. Otherwise the financial elite will continue to believe, as Niall Ferguson already does, that the rules that apply to the rest of us somehow bypass the finacial sector and they believe they are 'too big to jail'.
March for Independence
I have been asked to speak at this march in Edinburgh on Saturday September 22nd.
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Smiley Smile Stuff => General On Topic Discussions => Topic started by: Bygone on February 25, 2019, 09:17:53 PM
Title: SMiLE: Bygone Mix
Post by: Bygone on February 25, 2019, 09:17:53 PM
Hi, a new member here.
I've been doing Smile-mixes every once in a while for ten years or so, and because I've now finally managed to create a tracklist that seems pretty good to me from start to finish, I'm eager to share! This mix is based on a sequence proposed by Very Extremely Dan on this post:
Quote from: Very Extremely Dan on October 25, 2017, 11:39:27 AM
I came up with this sequence after hearing Brian's "Smog" recording when he states his intention for SMiLE:
"The way we can help is to make a record, and more or less present the facts in some interesting manner, not boring but in some way that people can retain these facts, and to sort of set up in their minds a goal to get rid of this sh*t!"
With that in mind i found SMiLE to come together easily as a textbook American fable about the environment and the wave of change being called for by Brian and Van (and soon many others) in 1967. Would love to know people's thoughts!
Good Vibrations (I HEAR the sound of a gentle WORD)
Heroes and VIllains Pt.1 (OFTEN WISE.......you ARE my sunshine)
Do You Like Worms
I'm In Great Shape
Cabin Essence
Vega-Tables
Mrs. O'leary's Cow
Love to Say Dada
Child is Father of the Man
The Old Master Painter (you WERE my sunshine)
Heroes and Villains Pt.2 (ARE WISE)
Surf's Up (I HEARD the WORD)
After trying out this sequence, I started shifting things around a little. My goal has always mainly been to find a Smile-mix that flows flawlessly and in this case I couldn't see how "Vega-tables" could follow "Cabinessence" without any transitional track(s) in between. Also,"Heroes and Villains" following "Good Vibrations" felt a bit clunky to me, so I started to look for link tracks or different sequence altogether.
After lots and lots of obsessive tinkering during the past month, suddenly all the pieces seemed to fall in their right places. This happened after I gave up on the idea of "Elements-suite" ("I love to say dada" was omitted from this mix - as was "Holidays"). The current tracklist still basically follows the same template as the aforementioned sequence. It can be understood as two movements, first being the masculine "American progress" movement, and second the feminine "Destruction of the natives" movement. These are bookended by "Heroes and Villains parts 1 & 2" that work as a framing device similar to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band's "Sgt. Pepper"-songs, while "Good Vibrations" and "Surf's up" are the summaries of sorts ("Surf's up" being the final epiphany).
So, my sequence goes like this:
SIDE ONE (Masculine/American Progress)
You're Welcome:
Listener is welcomed to the album experience and the settlers to the "New world" of uncolonized American continent.
Heroes and Villains Part 1:
Cantina version with "Sunshine"-version of the fade.
The male protagonist tells his story.
Do You like Worms:
"Bicycle rider" is introduced and the ocean-crossing settlers start their movement across the continent. Ends with a fade as the rider continues his journey.
Cabinessence
Variation on Bicycle Rider's journey.
Bicycle Rider theme:
Picking up where "DYLW" ended, this instrumental track ends the "American gothic" phase of the album. The music here evokes a ghostly image of some magnificent steam-locomotive, so it feels suitable to place it after "Cabinessence" which was about building the railways.
Great Shape suite: a) Barnyard; b) I'm in great shape; c) I wanna be around/Workshop:
Album shifts into a more comical phase as the settlers settle into a more domestic life. I put "Moaning laughing" into "Workshop" to lead into the next song: at the same moment when the moaning bursts into laughing, piano intro of "Vega-Tables" kicks in. Tedium of work (moaning) turns into joy of being alive (laughter - and getting high maybe?...).
Vega-tables:
After working in barnyards and workshops, this song is about having fun and reaping the goods of the earth. I mixed an improved party-skit from "Psychedelic sounds" boot over the first "do a lot" chorus. I also edited dialog from "vegetable arguments" into the fade section to reconstruct a skit of Hal Blaine's landowner fighting off the young "punks" who have without a permit grown a vegetable garden on his land ("What do you think you're doing with a garden on my property?") You can read this dialog as continuation of the historical theme of the album: now the commons have been fenced off and all land turned into private property ("Get a job and buy some vegetables!").
Heroes and Villains Prelude:
Consists of: "Mission pak"/"Bridge to Indians"/"Prelude to fade"/"Flutter horn". Edited into the ending of "Vega-tables" as if belonging to same song - this turned out to be a perfect fit! Gives an ending to the first movement of the album.
Good vibrations:
Continues the high energy of "Vega-tables" and caps the first side of the album. Works kind of as an interlude in the album context. Lyrics here are important, especially the line "Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations happenin' with her" in the "persuasion" section. This can also been seen as the boy-meets-girl/falling-in-love moment within the story.
SIDE TWO (Feminine/Destruction of the natives)
Wonderful/Look!:
"Wonderful" starts the feminine movement of the album and tells the story ("All fall down and lost in the mystery") of the female protagonist who apparently is/was a native american and the male protagonist's loved one. These two tracks suggest innocence, beauty and wonder of the nature.
H&V intro/Mrs. O'leary's Cow (Fire):
Sudden arrival of the settlers & destruction of the native's villages and lands.
Child is Father of the man:
I structured this tune like this: bridge/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge again with a fade out. I also laced it with sound effects from "Bob Gordon's real trip" and "Burning wood session". As such this is about the damage done by the colonizers and serves as the darkest moment within the story. Added water sounds during the verse suggest care and rebirth though.
Wind chimes:
Female protagonist (now an old woman?) remembering the dead ones and all that has been lost. The choruses of this song sound actually like exaggerated, cartoonish crying! For the tag/fade I edited in dialog from "Taxi Cabber" tape and inserted some wailing horns from "George fell into a French horn" sessions. Idea was to increase the cacophony as the taxi cabber talks about the Chicago metropolitan area with it's highways and airports and "the plains" now covered with several cities. This should tie into the themes of urbanization, alienation, air pollution etc. Wailing horns also suggest dead souls hovering in the winds.
The Old Master Painter:
Male protagonist (now an old, dying man?) lamenting lost love and lost blue skies (because of the smog maybe?).
Our Prayer:
A hymn (by a funeral-choir?) to end the second movement.
I Imagine this kind of like a burlesque show played in the afterlife, in Heaven! Starts playfully with "Gee" and other chanting parts and goes into "Children were raised---healthy wealthy and wise" and "Sunny down snuff" sections. Ends with the chorus ("Heroes and villains, just see what you've done") and "Bridge to Indians" bringing definite closure.
Surf's up:
Caps the whole album and conveys the final message. I always like to hear this song in an extended form with the instrumental backing track as an intro.
Hidden tracks:
Couldn't decide which one to use so used both: first an obscure little track of oceanic waves mixed with a distantly heard "Surfin'" by the Beach Boys. (This is from a certain Smile-mix which had first a tight 12-track album and then another disc called "The Big Grin" featuring extras. That mix was propably the first Smile-mix I ever listened to and it was very well made. I have no other info about this little piece, but it might be a fan creation by the makers of that mix since I've not heard it elsewhere.)
Second hidden track is a "Good Vibrations" reprise; the "persuasion" section with "hum-de-dum" chanting. I increased the volume gradually towards the ending note to create a similar effect as in "You're Welcome" that started the album. (If you'd open this particular track in an audio editing software, you'd see an image of a horn - an instrument that's quite prominent on the album. A cool little easter egg, I think.)
And that's it for the album. I think every transition from track to track is pretty smooth (except maybe "Bicycle Rider theme" into "Barnyard" but it also kind of works imo) and the album flows well from beginning to end managing to tell the story in coherent way. Every piece of music, lyric and dialog is supposed to tie into the whole. First side is around 24 minutes and second side around 27 minutes; if I would've cut the instrumental backing track intro from "Surf's up" and removed the hidden tracks after it, the second side would have also been around 23-24 minutes. 48-51 minute length I consider not too long as that would have been at least theoretically plausible in the vinyl-era (The Rolling Stone's "Aftermath" released in 1966 clocked in at 53:20).
All tracks are in mono. Best sounding mono mixes were used when possible and if not possible, stereo-mixes were just folded down to mono. All editing was done in Audacity.
Sources used on this mix (All lossless audio unless otherwise noted):
The Smile Sessions: 5-cd, 2-cd & the Vinyl Set
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
Soniclovenoize's Smile-mixes
Mok's Smile
SOT Unsurpassed Masters vol. 17
Smiley Smile / Wild Honey (90's cd)
Psychedelic Sounds (lossy mp3) (used on tracks "CIFOTM", "Vega-tables" and "Wind Chimes")
Hermit & Devoir - Smile/The Big Grin (lossy wma) (used on a hidden track after "Surf's up")
tl;dr: A Smile-mix that aims to flow as smoothly as possible from start to finish telling a 2-movement story of "American progress" & "Destruction of the natives" in a logical, coherent manner. The most unique individual edits on the mix: "Vega-tables", "Child is father of the man", "Wind Chimes".
Flacs: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eut971t7d5em4k8/AAClUSgSfOgXiHPPP7glRPlCa?dl=0
Thanks to everyone who've contributed their sequencing ideas and/or their mixes regarding Smile on this message board. Special thanks to Very Extremely Dan whose ideas and tracklist proposals I chose to follow.
Feel free to comment and give any kind of feedback. Thanks for reading (I'm not very fluent writing in English, so there might be many mistakes in this text).
Title: Re: SMiLE: Bygone Mix
Post by: The Old Master Painter on February 26, 2019, 02:20:51 PM
I’ve always loved Very Extremely Dan’s analysis and track-list. I shall check it out and give feedback! Good job!
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You are here: Home / Campaigns & Elections / Consultant Legislators: A conflict of interest?
Consultant Legislators: A conflict of interest?
April 24, 2013 by Rand McPherson 1 Comment
In the most general of terms, a conflict of interest is “a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgment or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced by a secondary interest.”
In Arizona, there really are no rules governing legislative conflict of interest statutes. Essentially, as long as at least 10 people benefit from a piece of legislation, there is no conflict of interest. Should allegations of conflicts of interest arise, there’s really nothing anyone can do about it. Arizona is one of only nine states without an independent organization to oversee ethics comp
It is not uncommon for legislators to sponsor or vote on bills that affect their personal career industry. When you have a “citizen legislature” it’s impossible to not vote on bills that relate to education, doctors, lawyers, real-estate agents, landlords, etc. But what about political consultants? Does that pass the “citizen legislature” smell test?
The Arizona Republic pointed out earlier this year that there are a number of lawmakers who run or work for consulting firms whose scope of work remains unclear. The campaign disclosure forms do not require lawmakers to reveal their clients, making their potential conflicts of interest even murkier. But, some of these contracts are no doubt related to campaigns and public policy objectives.
House Minority Leader and potential Democratic candidate for Governor Chad Campbell lists “public affairs consulting” for Inspired Connections on his financial disclosure form. The “About Us” page for Inspired Consulting does not list Campbell as a member of their staff and it is unclear what his role is with the firm. Other state legislators who serve as “consultants” include Sen. Al Melvin, Sen. Steve Gallardo, and Rep. Ruben Gallego. Melvin recently made news by announcing he’s exploring a run for governor.
Former LD15 State Senator David Lujan (and good friend of Kyrsten Sinema) directed an independent expenditure effort against Republicans during the 2012 election cycle. “Building Arizona’s Future” spent over $700,000 in the last cycle defeating Republicans, funded in large part by national Democratic money from D.C. that Sinema helped direct into Lujan’s committee coffers. Lujan is now running for Phoenix City Council District 4.
This isn’t the first foray in the consulting arena for Campbell or Lujan. In 2007 Campbell and Lujan formed a political consulting firm with then Democratic legislator and colleague Kyrsten Sinema. It is unclear what Forza Consulting did or whom they represented, but according to records with the Corporation Commission the LLC still remains “open.”
Democratic Representative and rising star of the Left Ruben Gallego currently has the most prolific consulting background. Before being elected to office in 2010, Gallego previously spent time with Valley PR firm Reister, and also served as Chief of Staff for Democratic Phoenix City Councilmember Michael Nowakowski. He was also the Vice Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. Gallego’s wife, Kate Gallego, is running for Phoenix City Council in District 8 to replace term-limited Councilmember Michael Johnson.
Ruben Gallego is listed as the Director of Latino and New Media operations for Strategies360’s Arizona office. Gallego works with Director of Arizona Operations Robbie Sherwood, a former reporter for the Arizona Republic and former Congressman Harry Mitchell’s Chief of Staff.
During the 2012 election cycle, Strategies360 was paid by the Yes on Prop 204 committee (“Quality Education & Jobs”) to handle communications on behalf of the union-funded campaign. Prop 204 proposed the single-largest permanent sales tax increase in Arizona’s history and was viewed by many as a “special interest giveaway.” Voters defeated the proposition nearly 2-to-1
Strategies360 was also paid at least $10,000 during the 2012 election cycle to handle “earned media outreach & strategic communications” for the Arizona Accountability Project (AAP). The AAP was one of the chief committees used to funnel liberal money into the last election cycle to defeat Republican candidates. AAP spent almost $600,000 last election cycle targeting Republicans including efforts against Jerry Lewis, Joe Ortiz, Frank Antenori, and John McComish. They also did work in support of Democrat Tom Chabin.
Strategies360 was involved in the 2012 election to defeat Sheriff Joe Arpaio and is currently involved in the present effort to recall Arapaio. Recently, Gallego appeared at a “Respect Arizona” rally (the group organizing the recall). Also present at that event was Minority Leader Chad Campbell.
During 2012, Gallego even helped lead the efforts of the group opposing Arpaio, Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement PAC. Arpaio’s campaign manager at the time, Chad Willems, questioned the financial motivations of Gallego and others:
“This is just another group out there of people lining their pockets,” Willems told HuffPost. “It seems like a full-time employment group for these guys.”
Gallego’s reach into the far-Left elements of the Democratic Party are deep. He even served as the professional consultant for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona during the 2012 cycle, orchestrating their attacks against pro-life Republicans. His firm was paid nearly $5,000 in consulting fees, and they were paid more than $20,000 to handle the mail program attacking several Republican lawmakers and candidates.
Let me be clear: there’s nothing illegal about what Gallego or his firm is doing. Consultants on both sides of the political spectrum are involved in these sorts of efforts every cycle. Some would argue this is no different than the efforts of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House and their Victory Funds last cycle. That’s a fair comparison, but unlike Gallego (and possibly other legislators), the President and the Speaker were not financially compensated for their involvement.
Current Arizona statute provides for a one-year ban on former legislators serving as lobbyists after they leave the legislature. Specifically, ARS 38-504(a)(b) state that for one year, a former public officer, including legislator, shall not represent another person for compensation before the legislature concerning any matter with which the legislator was directly concerned and personally participated.For two years after he or she leaves office, no public officer, including legislator, may disclose or use for personal profit information designated as confidential. Further, section c states:
A public officer or employee shall not use or attempt to use the officer’s or employee’s official position to secure any valuable thing or valuable benefit for the officer or employee that would not ordinarily accrue to the officer or employee in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties if the thing or benefit is of such character as to manifest a substantial and improper influence on the officer or employee with respect to the officer’s or employee’s duties.
When legislators like Gallego are using their positions of influence to help direct thousands of dollars in independent expenditure efforts designed to defeat their colleagues and change the partisan make-up of their chamber, while simultaneously making money off of these efforts, how is that not a conflict of interest?
Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, City Government, Conspiracy Theories, Elected Officials, Ethics, Guest Opinion, Public Relations, Uncategorized, Unions Tagged With: Arizona, campaigns, conflict of interest, consultants, Democrats, independent expenditures, legislature, Ruben Gallego
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Acoustic Rooms Weekly 25/02/19
Abby Clarke/ February 26, 2019/ Acoustic Rooms Weekly, Latest On The Mic, Reviews/ 0 comments
After another gloriously sunny February day, Acoustic Rooms was a perfect place to go and chill out with happy hour all night and some great music lined up including the headline act of the night- Press to MECO.
January Moonlight started the night off with his classic cover of Tears for Fears ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ and then his other brilliant song ‘Black Fields’ which he hasn’t performed in a while and the crowd were happy that it was back, especially for the ending where the song reaches a crescendo and January Moonlight almost destroys his guitar.
Next up was another returning regular, Omari Marsalis, who described his sound as “Jazz Rap”. His music is very laid back and chilled, but he puts his vocals over the top to add attitude. He got the crowd joining in with his songs asking them to “put your hands in the air if you love yourself” and then ended his set on a calmer not and with some spoken word which captured the audience’s attention.
Fizz and Aya performed next, a new duo to Acoustic Rooms but both with very talented voices. The pair sung two duets, the second being a cover of ‘Runnin’ (Lose it All)’ by Naughty Boy ft Beyoncé. Their vocals worked well together, and it would be great to see more of them at future Acoustic Rooms.
It was then time for the main act of the night, guest band Press to MECO. The rock/alternative three piece are fresh from supporting Shine Down and Acoustic Rooms marks the start of their own UK acoustic tour which has already sold out in Brighton and London. They performed a variety of their hits including ‘Quick Fix’ which they managed to utilise their stripped back set to create a darker atmosphere at the start of the song and draw the audience in with strong percussion. Another highlight was their cover of Sigrid’s ‘Strangers’ which they put their own twist too.
The trio frequently demonstrated their ability to harmonise between them and even got the crowd to get involved, splitting the venue into three and making each section sing with a different band member. They also performed a song from their first album ‘Tired Bones’ which they admitted that they hadn’t played in ages so had changed it up a bit so the crowd could experience something new. Overall, it was a great set and a pleasure to watch Press to MECO at such an intimate venue.
The acoustic night continued with some more returning faces, including Marcell Junior the rapper and Jalle who joined him for a song and then went on to perform his own few songs, yet again displaying his talent as both a singer and a rapper. Jalle was also joined by somebody else for his last song to help with some backing vocals and beat boxing and he also went on to perform a song of his own too.
The penultimate act was a man with a guitar and a harmonica who performed a mixture of country songs intertwined with story-telling more than singing. It was very different to a lot of the acts that had gone before and stood out for it’s uniqueness.
Finally, another familiar face took the mic with his guitar- Jack Seviour. Jack has a great voice and he performed a few covers including ‘Creep’ by Radiohead which although it is a tough song to cover, he did a good job at it.
Next week at Acoustic Rooms is the Acoustic Rooms 10th Birthday Party (with free cake), and along with the usual happy hour all night and hopefully continuing good weather, would definitely be worth going down to!
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Home India The Indian Debate on Constitution and its Tenacity
The Indian Debate on Constitution and its Tenacity
It is worth investigating if robots and artificial intelligence were to be the operators of the Indian constitution, how different they would be. Maybe they would stick to the rule book, they would still lack, in fundamental and natural principles of human values of morality, tenacity, justice, humanity.
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The constitution of India is supreme. We as Indians cannot, should not and must not question the tenets built therein. However, the divinity accorded to the constitution puts its veracity to question. It is ironical that there is rampant and en-mass attempt to do everything other than what the constitution defines as a democratic conduct.
As it stands the constitution is reduced to a springboard to take a push from and do everything that is unconstitutional. The executive exploits it, the judiciary takes exception of it and the people bear with everything unconstitutional and in the name of the constitution. I am intentionally avoiding substantiating these statements, by limiting them to an incident or two, the society is full of such constitutional abuses.
I wish there were a little foresight built into the constitution to check out the possibility that human weaknesses may force us the Indians to read the constitution as its mirror image. Everything we do today in India and refer to our constitution is, in fact, the opposite of it and a mirror reflection of it and in essence, reduces the constitution to be the exception rather than a rule.
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The toxic atmosphere that prevails in India is one such mirroring of the constitution. This is a classic case of human weaknesses taking over a supreme democratic system. It is very symbolic and symptomatic of the decay and constitutional oversight to even think of painting everything in a given colour – profiling a city without any regards to democratic aspirations of the population and referencing it to the constitution and doing things not conforming to it.
It may not be a constitutional right to object to such negative thought process. This is where the divinity accorded to the constitution limits its purpose as a democratic executive and judicial guide and rule book for the conduct of one of the greatest and ancient civilizations in the World. It is understandable if Ramraj is enforced and RajDharma is adhered to. But again, the human hunger for power, money is overcoming the constitutional justice to a large majority. So, our national morality shuttles, in fact, rotate to our convenience. Ramraj or otherwise, the outcome has to be a material benefit and a false pride of ownership.
It is worth investigating if robots and artificial intelligence were to be the operators of the Indian constitution, how different they would be. Maybe they would stick to the rule book unlike the present human operators and administrators who are mirroring it, they would still lack, in fundamental and natural principles of human values of morality, tenacity, justice, humanity. These basics are inherent to all human beings and are visible only through the laws of the creator. Humans might have reached the moon but are still wandering around the weak manmade constitutions. Are we the only living beings of this world? Obviously not. If one were to ponder as to what constitution these living beings must be following, it comes out that they all follow the law of nature inherent in all living beings. Nature governs all their transactions. Never one finds a living thing on this earth abuse any of the natural laws except the humans. Was it such similar greed that eliminated the mightiest of the living beings?
All that it needs is to follow the imbibed human nature and any constitution how so ever intelligent windows for human greed will have to circumvent it till this manmade constitution aligns with the constitution imbibed in all human beings by the Supreme Almighty for Human conduct that has to be just and fair, even mirrored otherwise.
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TIFF SPECIAL: Nadia Litz talks to us, part I
Posted on September 17, 2010 by The Style Notebook
Illustration by Ayalah Hutchins. Interview by Laura deCarufel.
One of the best films at TIFF this year also has (hands-down) the best title. How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused by You!, a short directed by Nadia Litz and written by Ryan Cavan, packs a stylish, provocative punch into its 15 minutes.
Set in a light-filled Toronto apartment, the short follows Sadie (Sarah Allen) and Dennis (Joe Cobden) as they negotiate tenderness, resentment, and the other wages of coupledom—which, in this case, includes a sinister jar of lollipops and exquisitely filmed gore (think purply umeboshi plums).
The short is beautiful, bizarre and a major accomplishment for Nadia Litz, already an accomplished actress with credits in Blindness, Monkey Warfare, and You Are Here, Daniel Cockburn’s film which also premiered at TIFF last week.
Nadia talked to us about acting vs. directing, her inspirations for dressing the film, and which actor she found more difficult to direct and why.
Have you always wanted to direct? What appeals to you most about it?
“I’d wanted to direct for quite a long time, but I was a bit apprehensive to tell people—I stubbornly wanted to do it on my own. At 26, I went back to [York] university to study film theory while also pursuing acting. I didn’t pick up a camera until my fourth year. I made a short film for class and finally embraced all the things that I was originally scared about—mostly the technology. I was a little afraid of the camera. After that, I taught myself Final Cut Pro, and started really learning about filmmaking and communicating with people. I applied to the Canadian Film Centre, and after a year, I was able to make this short.
There are certain limitations to what you can communicate as an actor—as a filmmaker, those limitations don’t exist. Communicating just opens up. That was really appealing to me.”
The look of the film is so considered—it’s obvious that details like costumes are important to you. What was it like working with Olivia Sementsova, the costume designer? What kind of direction did you give?
“Sarah is the prettiest girl in the world, so for me, it was like playing dress-up, but with someone a billion times prettier. Olivia and I talked a lot about the character, and shared ideas and images. Some of my photos were of Sofia Coppola, Kristen Dunst, ingenue girls—I wanted the girl to look really sweet and unassuming, so that the discovery of what she does is so unsettling. We ended up using a lot of my own wardrobe.”
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Cairn Sesa-Sterlite win?
New debt versus tax shield and possible synergy
Given that the London-based Vedanta’s share prices rose 2.9% since it restructured its group companies last week while the shares of the India-based Sterlite and Sesa Goa fell 2.5% and 10.4%, respectively, it’s pretty obvious who the market thought was the winner and who the loser of the complex deal that saw Vedanta transfer its shareholdings in companies like Sterlite, Sesa Goa, Cairn India (all listed firms) as well as those in Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL is unlisted) to a new company SesaSterlite. Sterlite’s holdings in firms like Hindustan Zinc and Balco have also been transferred to SesaSterlite. The reasons for the restructuring are obvious. One, it helped Vedanta clean up its vastly leveraged balance sheet and, two, the group’s firms in need of cash or with large amounts of debt were different from the ones generating the cash. In that sense, apart from creating the world’s seventh-largest natural resources company (BHP Billiton’s earnings of $23.1 billion are the top versus SesaSterlite’s $2.4 billion), the restructuring gives the group a much cleaner operating structure which will make decision making faster—in addition, the management feels R1,000 crore of tax synergies created by the losses of Vedanta Aluminium will help lower tax outgo.
The big worry for shareholders of Sesa, despite the 3:5 swap (Sesa will issue 3 shares for every 5 shares of Sterlite) is the large amounts of debt taken on due to the restructuring. Vedanta has, for instance, transferred its 38.8% stake in Cairn India to SesaSterlite at $1, but this comes along with a debt of $5.9 billion taken on to fund the Cairn acquisition. In addition, Vedanta has transferred its 70.5% stake in Vedanta Aluminium to SesaSterlite for R2,330 crore—apart from the valuation being a source of concern given the Orissa project continues to remain stuck in all manner of environment issues (the application for the bauxite mine at Niyamgiri has been rejected and the expansion of the alumina refinery has been stopped), the company has accumulated losses of around R5,000 crore. This, the management says, will actually help as it is a tax shelter that SesaSterlite can use immediately. While broking firm CLSA seems to feel the restructuring has been broadly done in a fair manner and will not raise the kind of concerns the proposed 2008 restructuring did, Kotak has been a lot more negative in saying “Sterlite and Sesa’s loss is VED’s (Vedanta) gain”. Kotak computes the value loss to Sterlite at R18 per share or R6,100 crore and says Vedanta Aluminium can’t hope to make profits for around 3-5 years. For shareholders who have to give their assent to the deal, it’s a call between immediately greater debt levels and servicing concerns versus the long-term vision promised based on synergies and tax shields. Given how the group took over 18 months to sort out its problem with the government over the Cairn acquisition, and only after both it and Cairn took a big hit, the management’s timeline for getting the Competition Commission of India’s approval seems a bit optimistic.
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Islamic invasion of Europe update (September 19, 2015)
10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens
Vienna (AFP) - Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe's increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.
In the latest chapter in the EU's escalating refugee crisis, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over how to cope with the massive inflow of people passing through on their way to new lives in northern and western Europe.
The European Union, meanwhile, sketched out plans to boost aid to encourage Syrians in Turkey to stay put rather than join the exodus.
Hungary's right-wing government, which has faced international criticism over violent clashes with migrants and a hastily erected fence along its frontier with Serbia, has vowed to "defend its borders" against the flood of new arrivals, most of whom are from the Middle East and Africa.
But in a shift in tactics late Friday, Hungarian authorities began transporting thousands of migrants straight to the border with Austria, an apparent bid to move them through and out of their territory as quickly as possible.
Austrian police said Hungary had bussed at least 6,700 people to the border, with a total of 10,000 arrivals expected in the Burgenland border region by the end of Saturday.
There was no let-up in the stream of people making the gruelling journey across the Balkans into western Europe, with Croatia saying 20,700 had entered the country since Wednesday.
Migrants surge into Western Europe through Austria
SZENTGOTTHARD, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of migrants flooded into Austria on Saturday after days of being shuttling from one country to another or seeing their paths into Western Europe blocked by border guards with dogs, razor-wire fences, barricaded bridges or riot police.
Austrian police said some 6,700 people traveled to the central European country from Hungary after being trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments rapidly shut down border crossings or erected new fences to cut down the torrent of asylum-seekers. [...]
Tens of thousands more are expected as people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia cross the seas from Turkey to Greece and head north through Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary. On Saturday, the Greek coast guard said a 5-year-old girl found in the sea off the island of Lesbos died after the boat she traveled on sank, and 14 others were missing.
The normal routes north into Western Europe have all but disintegrated this week.
Asylum-seekers who had headed into Croatia after being beaten back by tear gas and water cannons on the Hungarian-Serbian border this week found themselves being returned on buses or trains back to Serbia or Hungary after Croatia declared it could not handle 20,700 people who have arrived since Wednesday. Those who went from Croatia to Slovenia, seeking another way into Austria, faced blocked bridges and determined Slovenian riot police.
Some nominal cooperation emerged Saturday as Croatia bused people to Hungary, who bused them to Austria.
Hungary's military, meanwhile, announced it was calling up 500 army reservists to further reinforce its borders.
Though sympathetic to their plight, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic demanded that the European Union step forward and take responsibility for the people in transit through this country of 4.2 million.
"We're flooded, local communities are flooded, the numbers of refugees in some areas is far greater (than) the number of local residents," she told The Associated Press. "So we need to control, we need to stop the flow, we need to get reassurances from European Union about what happens to these people who are already in Croatia."
Mindful that hundreds of migrants were walking through Croatian cornfields and forests to cross her country, Kitarovic stressed that further measures would be taken to secure Croatia's borders. She also warned of the dangers of mines leftover from the country's 1991-95 war.
German interior minister calls for limits on migrants to EU
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's interior minister on Saturday said the European Union in the future should take in a finite number of migrants while sending the rest back to a safe country in their home regions.
"We cannot accept all the people who are fleeing conflict zones or poverty and want to come to Europe or Germany," Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview with the German news weekly Spiegel.
De Maiziere has taken a tougher line in the current crisis of tens of thousands of migrants sweeping across Europe, many heading for Germany, than the country's leader Angela Merkel.
For the conservative minister, Europe must refrain from setting relatively generous quotas of refugees, creating instead "a legal means of immigration" with a cap on the number of people the continent can be responsible for.
Once the continental limit on refugees has been reached, De Maiziere said they should be sent back to their "region of origin" to a place where "they can live in security and without persecution".
"We should financially help the countries concerned," he added.
Polish right joins eastern EU's anti-migrant camp
Warsaw (AFP) - Poland's conservative party chief who appears poised to win the October general election has ruled out taking in refugees, bolstering the hardline of other eastern EU countries on the migrant crisis.
"Do you want us to stop calling the shots in our own country? Poles don't want this," Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said this week during a special Polish parliamentary session on the crisis.
"We're definitely in favour of helping, but in a safe way. In other words, financially," the right-wing eurosceptic added, insisting Poland should not take in any refugees.
The European Union is struggling to cope with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing conflicts in Africa, Asia and the Middle East -- especially Syria.
The influx -- the greatest migratory flow in Europe since the end of World War II -- has created a deep rift between western and poorer eastern EU members, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leading the hardline group.
The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have staunchly rejected a European Commission plan to relocate 160,000 refugees among the bloc's 28 states via a compulsory quota system.
This anti-migrant front will spread if -- as opinion polls suggest -- Kaczynski's populist party wins the general election on October 25 and comes to power in the eastern European powerhouse.
Migrants at Turkey-Greece border demand passage to Europe
EDIRNE, Turkey (AFP) - Tensions rose Saturday in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne, where around 2,000 migrants have been blocked by police from reaching the nearby border with Greece for nearly a week.
The migrants have been facing off with police since Tuesday, when local authorities sealed off the main road from the east to groups of mostly Syrian refugees arriving from other parts of Turkey.
The standoff has been devoid of the violence that has characterised confrontations between migrants and police in some parts of Europe but tensions edged higher on Saturday afternoon, with riot police using batons to disperse a group of around 300 people who tried to force their way past police lines.
The demonstrating migrants were from a group that has been refusing to budge from the road outside Edirne.
Around 1,000 migrants, many of them children, spent another night in makeshift camps by the roadside, around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the Greek border and 20 km from the border with Bulgaria.
Hundreds more accepted the city's offer of a tent, showers and hot meal in a stadium used for traditional Turkish oil wrestling competitions.
The migrants are demanding to be allowed to cross into Greece by land instead of risking their lives in overcrowded migrant boats in the Aegean Sea.
"Open the doors," the group of migrants that tried to storm police barricades chanted.
One refugee hurled excrement at the officers, an AFP photographer witnessed.
Italian coastguard: Nearly 4,700 migrants rescued off Libya coast, some with signs of stabbings
MILAN (Reuters) - Nearly 4,700 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday as they tried to reach Europe but one woman was found dead, Italy's coastguard said.
Tens of thousands of people, mainly from Africa and the Middle East, have tried to cross the Mediterranean this year, often dangerously packed into small vessels unsuitable for the voyage.
The coastguard said in a statement it had coordinated 20 rescue operations involving numerous vessels which picked up 4,343 migrants from rubber boats and barges. In one of the inflatable boats a woman's body was found, the coastguard said, without specifying the possible cause of death.
Another 335 people were picked up as part of a rescue mission coordinated by Greece and were being directed to a port in Italy to disembark. [...]
Signs of stabbings were found among a group of migrants rescued between Malta and Libya this morning.
A number of asylum seekers claimed they were beaten up and robbed just before being put on a boat. They were picked up by the Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (Moas).
The migrants were treated by doctors from Médecins Sans Frontières and are now on their way to Italy. None of the migrants are in serious condition.
The Moas vessel Phoenix rescued 301 migrants, mostly men from West Africa, in three operations.
Meanwhile, a five-year old girl died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos, the Greek coastguard said today.
USA EUROPE TELL #MIGRANTS ! COWARDS Go Home & fight for ur own countries Military-aged males of Syria, Iraq, Libya pic.twitter.com/tbw5dKW5fQ
— Abraham ben Jacob (@coinabs) September 19, 2015
Right-wing Hungarian mayor warns migrants away
For one far-right village mayor, Hungary's tough new anti-migrant measures are not enough.
Laszlo Toroczkai, the mayor of Asotthalom, has put out a short video warning asylum-seekers to stay out of his village of 4,000. Made in the style of an action film, it shows security guards patrolling by car, horseback, motorcycle and even helicopter.
It closes with Toroczkai telling migrants if "you want to get to Germany, then the shortest journey from Serbia is through Croatia and Slovenia. Do not trust the lying human traffickers. Hungary is a bad choice. Asthottalom is the worst."
Asthottalom is near the border with Serbia, an area where more than 200,000 migrants have passed through this year en route to Western Europe.
The film has gotten a lot of attention in Hungary, with some mocking the video, others expressing support for his anti-immigrant stance.
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Barbarian (and other) Playtesting Observations
I just ran through 2 "solitaire" playtest encounters to test some fixes for the Barbarian from this post. The party were level 2 (Sorcerer, Bard, and Barbarian). The Barbarian used my base HP 9 house rule, and had Slayer, Whirlwind, and Unstoppable. Feats were Rage, Unstoppable, and Strong Recovery (he was human).
The first encounter was 4 goblin mooks, 2 hobgoblins, and a bugbear. The second were 4 Lizardfolk and a homebrew 3rd level Lizardfolk Shaman (who basically has an at-will entangle).
The increased base HP probably hits the sweet spot in terms of durability.
Unstoppable is pretty phenomenal, as despite his low AC the Barbarian ended up using the fewest recoveries of the group for the two fights. Using it while Raging and/or when the ED is relatively high minimizes the risk of "calling" the shot and then missing. Still, I like the tension that potentially missing and wasting it provides, as well as the strategic considerations (when to use it).
Slayer was sort of tough to utilize (which was my player's experience in our first game as well). However, in the goblin fight I did manage to crit with it (thanks to Rage) for a hefty 44 damage. That's probably enough to finish off most staggered enemies a level 2 party is likely to encounter.
Whirlwind might be too powerful, even if you're likely to take a beating after using it. Especially against mooks, since they tend to surround PCs and you get a separate attack against each, each one dealing damage to the same HP pool. Normally I try to be pretty generous with allowing players who deal a ton of damage to the mook group to kill unengaged mooks, but with Whirlwind the Barbarian easily took out all 4 mooks (despite being engaged with just 2), and in fact dealt enough damage to take out 7 if there were that many present. He wasn't even Raging. Spilling damage onto non-adjacent mooks is likely to be a LOT more common if you have a Barbarian with this talent in your party, and it's making me think I have to reconsider where to draw that line. Upon first reading the mook rules I figured "whatever can be realistically justified with the narrative," but in practice it's too easy to do that. Perhaps I set a bad precedent by describing the "extra" mooks killed as the Fighter in my group pulling out his dagger and throwing it at one after cleaving through the others. I'll need to recalibrate, otherwise mooks will be pretty pointless vs a Barbarian (i.e. the same problem that 4E minions had when there were big AoEs in the party).
In the first fight I intentionally didn't Rage until the ED was 4 (the second I started the battle Raging). This was to simulate the fact that in a 4 encounter "day," even with the house-rule recharge rules Rage is likely to only come into play in 2 fights. It was cool to see a Raging Barbarian really tear into things, as the game in which one of my players was a Barbarian seemed cursed with unlucky d20 rolls. Like, he'd miss while Raging for 3 turns in a row. I'd never seen such rotten luck, actually.
Overall I feel pretty good about the Barbarian after the base HP 9 and recharge Rage after every battle houserules. Rage is definitely a game-changer (as it should be), and even if it's not quite as powerful as the damage-centric Fighter in my game it seems like it's probably on more even footing with the Paladin and Ranger.
An even-leveled Sorcerer is definitely handicapped until s/he earns an incremental advance, but it wasn't as dire a situation as I'd feared. Their Daily and Recharge powers are still extremely formidable, and hitting with them after Gathering Power makes you completely forget about your low at-will damage. But even at-will damage isn't so bad if you concentrate on spreading damage via Burning Hands. The upgrade from 1d6 to 1d8 at 3rd level isn't a big enough change to get too worked up about being out-damaged, and if you hit two targets you're actually about on-par in terms of damage dealt to Team Monster. While focus fire is generally more tactically-sound, it's definitely worth mentioning that AoE is the way to go vs mooks.
The Bard was cursed with perpetual bad luck. He's a Halfling so when one of the Lizardfolk hit him he used Evasive, only to reward the Lizardfolk with an 18 (which gives him a free bite). Ok, good thing he jacked the Shield spell from the Wizard list! Or not, since the third re-roll was a 19 (at least it wasn't a 20!). On top of that he hit with exactly ONE attack over the course of 2 battles. And it didn't even trigger any flexible attacks. The worst was when Befuddle was used and it missed, and it was an odd miss so didn't even trigger the miss effect. I'm definitely starting to re-consider whether "Pull it Together!" is reliable enough for the Bard to function as the party's only healer (assuming the players expect a healer). The ONE hit scored by this guy was a natural 9 (thanks to the ED), so he quite literally didn't roll an 11+ at all. Actually, he did manage it once, but it was for a disengage check. So aside from soaking up damage, the Bard didn't really do anything. It's tough for me to judge the class, obviously, but it's a class I want to like.
EXTRA BONUS COMMENTARY: BATTLE OF THE CLEAVES
Ah, Cleave. So cool that two of the core classes have a version of it (Fighter and Barbarian). It's worth mentioning the differences between the two though, because their feat support is very different. The Fighter in my group makes excellent use of Cleave every battle, and no wonder with that Heroic feat! Letting the Fighter move to a nearby enemy before "cleaving" is how he uses the power the majority of the time. In my first game, the Barbarian never got to use Barbaric Cleave over the course of 2 sessions (at which point he trained it out). It wasn't even that he wasn't getting ganged up on; it's just that he didn't happen to kill anything when that was the case. Which is a pity, since the feat is extremely impressive in that it turns Cleave into a potent offensive AND defensive option.
Granted, there are ways around this, and ways that 13th Age embraces. Player creativity is highly encouraged and mechanically rewarded, assuming you have a GM that "gets" the game. Point being, an on-the-fly "stunt" system is critical for getting mileage out of Cleave. Allies can shove more enemies around the Barbarian, the Barbarian can taunt enemies into surrounding him, etc. A lot of players might get discouraged by the lack of forced movement options (especially if coming from 4E), but they're not gone completely, they're just not spelled out. Trying to trick the enemies into springing the Cleave-trap could become a fun mini-game in and of itself.
And at Champion tier it's a lot easier, because after that Barbarians can also move before Cleaving. In fact, Barbaric Cleave is probably a better pick than either Champion-tier talents (if you don't already have it). Likewise Barbaric Cleave's Epic feat is much better than the Fighter's version. Though less reliable in the early levels, it quickly becomes better with feat support.
Truth be told, I debated between Cleave and Whirlwind for my playtest Barbarian for a while. Whirlwind is certainly more potent being an at-will method for generating multiple attacks, but the defensive penalty really shoves an already-squishy class pretty far over the edge. You become easier to hit than a Wizard or Sorcerer when you swing wildly enough to hit everyone around you. In contrast, Barbaric Cleave (with feat support) actually helps you defensively, but it's only 1 extra attack per battle (and one that's hard to trigger, at that!). Ultimately I liked that Whirlwind was more active and so I went with that. If your party doesn't have a healer, though, Barbaric Cleave is worth looking at.
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Silicon Valley’s newest solar assembly line
August 16, 2010 by Todd Woody
I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared.
At an event at Google last week, green tech investor Vinod Khosla noted that solar companies are building factories in California even though it would be cheaper to manufacture photovoltaic panels in China.
“The markets are here, the innovators are here, the ecosystem is here,” he said, noting that the state’s global warming law, known as Assembly Bill 32, or AB 32, had created a predictable regulatory climate, spurring investment in California.
Adding another data point to Khosla’s argument, AQT Solar, a Sunnyvale, Calif., startup, announced Thursday that it had officially flipped the switch on its first factory – in the heart of Silicon Valley.
The company’s trajectory is classic Silicon Valley and illustrates Khosla’s thesis of why California has become an epicenter of green technology innovation.
AQT was founded in 2007 by veterans of the Valley’s old-line tech industry who saw a way to repurpose existing technology to make cheaper and more efficient thin-film solar cells at a time when photovoltaic module prices were plummeting and competitors with high capital costs were being squeezed. (Thin-film solar cells are made by depositing semiconducting materials on glass or flexible materials, a process which allows them to be essentially printed on long rolls of metal.)
The startup managed to get to the production phase on $15 million raised from investors — a pittance for a solar cell manufacturer — and on Thursday the company also announced its first customer, the developer Sol Pacifico, which will install AQT solar cells at a luxury resort to be built in Baja Mexico.
The factory will initially be able to produce 15 megawatts’ worth of solar cells a year.
AQT has been able to recycle Silicon Valley’s old computer chip company infrastructure as well as tap its intellectual and financial capital.
“We found a building that was an old semiconductor plant that fit our needs perfectly,” says Michael Bartholomeusz, AQT’s chief executive. “In next six months, we’ll be expanding our Sunnyvale facility and hiring 40 more people. We’ll have a second manufacturing site next year.”
That’s not a huge number of jobs, of course, but inevitably some of those employees will capitalize on their experience at AQT and start their own companies, continuing Silicon Valley’s endless cycle of innovation.
Khosla’s point was that that feedback loop could be short-circuited if voters in November pass Proposition 23, a California ballot initiative that would suspend the state’s global warming law and with it the certainty businesses that rely on to make investment decisions.
“More of the startups in Silicon Valley are setting up factories here rather than in China, and that’s because there’s a market here,” he said. “That will change” if Proposition 23 passes.
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Philippine troops battle Muslim militants after church blast
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in fierce jungle fighting that left five soldiers and three militants dead, as the military pushed forward with a fresh offensive following a deadly church bombing last weekend.
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government forces to destroy the Abu Sayyaf after the bombing last Sunday of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in the Sulu provincial capital of Jolo that killed 22 people and wounded more than 100. The attack has renewed terrorism fears across the Philippines, where the national police went on full alert and security has been strengthened in churches, shopping malls and other public areas.
Regional military spokesman Col. Gerry Besana said another five soldiers and 15 militants were wounded in nearly two hours of fighting Saturday between the army and about 150 Islamic State group-linked fighters in the jungles near Patikul town.
The militants were led by Abu Sayyaf commander Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, who is suspected of helping plot the bombing. The Abu Sayyaf, which has about 300 to 400 armed fighters, has been blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization because of years of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.
Government forces have over the years pressed on sporadic offensives to crush the group, including in Jolo, a poverty-wracked island of more than 700,000 people where Muslims are the majority. A few thousand Catholics live mostly in the provincial capital.
Since the church attack, the air force has launched airstrikes on suspected militant bases near Patikul and police killed a suspected militant on a raid in the city.
Duterte told reporters earlier this week that the church bombing was a suicide attack carried out by a militant couple.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said Friday that an Indonesian couple was responsible for the bombing aimed at fomenting sectarian conflict in the south. The Indonesian man reportedly used the nom de guerre Abu Huda and Philippine authorities said they would coordinate with their Indonesian counterparts to try to validate the identities of the two.
Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said the government had not been able to confirm the involvement of Indonesian nationals in the attack.
There has been speculation that the bombing may be a diversionary move by Muslim militants after troops recently carried out an offensive that killed a number of IS-linked extremists in an encampment in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur province, also in the south. The area is near Marawi, a Muslim city that was besieged for five months in 2017 by hundreds of IS-aligned militants, including foreign fighters.
Troops quelled the insurrection, which left more 1,100 people dead, mostly militants, and the heart of the mosque-studded city in ruins.
Duterte declared martial law in the entire southern third of the country to deal with the Marawi siege, his worst security crisis. His martial law declaration has been extended to allow troops to finish off radical Muslim groups and other insurgents, but bombings and other attacks have continued.
Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.
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allmediascotland...Your key to the media > Media News > New Herald website to launch on Monday
New Herald website to launch on Monday
By Administrator in Media News, Press · September 2, 2009 · No comments
Tags: Herald and Times Group
A NEW-look website for both The Herald and Sunday Herald newspapers is about to officially launched.
www.heraldscotland.com goes live on Monday after what is being described as “a successful beta trial”.
Says the newspapers’ editor-in-chief, Donald Martin, in a memo to staff: “We have huge hopes for this site, along with eveningtimes.co.uk, which will be redesigned and relaunched later this year, in fulfilling our ambitions to grow digital audience and complement our print titles.”
The new site will replace the current Herald and Sunday Herald offerings.
Continues Martin: “The launch reflects many months of hard work by the editorial, technical and marketing teams to ensure the site design reflects best practice and builds on our £1 million investment in the Atex editorial production system and I am grateful to them. The site aims to become the most competitive destination on the web for breaking news from and about Scotland, a hub for reader debate about topical issues, and a magnet for increasingly important user-generated content which can complement staff reporting.”
He adds: “Digital news on this scale presents new opportunities and challenges for editorial. Editors will be working over the coming days to ensure our operation is nimble and smart to ensure our print and web requirements are met from 6 am to midnight without overburdening the team.”
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Entering adulthood is never easy. For the 1.8 billion youth in the world today– the most in history– the challenges are particularly daunting. Not only are more than one-fifth of global youth not in employment, education or training, and a quarter affected by...
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“U.S. interests at risk in Arab allies’ bitter feud”
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“Daesh Uses The ‘Power of Its Ideology’ to Spread Terror”
The Valdai Club reports: The terrorist attacks in Spain have shown that ISIS is able to spread through the power of its ideology, Richard Burchill, Director of Research and Engagement at the TRENDS Consultancy, told valdaiclub.com in an overview. Fifteen...
“Can Terrorists Beat the U.S. Laptop Ban, Screening Technologies?”
Late last month, the Department of Homeland Security initiated new security measures for all international commercial flights bound to the United States, a move that could potentially lead to either the lifting or expansion of the laptop ban currently...
“GCC Action Over Qatar’s Ties to Terrorism”
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“Tension Around Qatar: What Next?”
The Valdai Club writes: Richard Burchill, Director of Research and Engagement at the TRENDS Research & Advisory, based in the UAE, told valdaiclub.com that the situation around Qatar is “quite clear.” “Qatar is known to be working with a wide...
“‘Message to Qatar has been clear,’ UAE analysts say”
The National Writes: Although Qatar announced its regret of the countries’ decision to sever relations, the region’s future appears grim. “Qatar is well-known to be supportive of terrorist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and, going back a bit...
“After Trump visit, four Arab powers isolate Qatar over ties to Iran and support for jihadi groups”
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“Combating ISIS & Political Islam with Guns & Keyboards”
Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli writes: With his most decisive foreign policy decision to date, President Donald Trump’s targeted missile strike into Syria has quickly shown that all options are on the table when it comes to restoring peace and...
“Iranian presidential election to send message about Obama’s nuclear deal”
The Washington Times interviews Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli and Dr. Richard Burchill: But with Iran’s relations with its Sunni Muslim rivals across the region increasingly tense, many analysts say a major shift coming out of the May 19 vote...
“Islamic State in talks for terrifying merger with al Qaeda as battlefield defeats mount”
The Washington Times interviews Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli and Dr. Richard Burchill: All sides in the debate agree that the expected defeat of the Islamic State on the battlefield — perhaps by the end of the year — won’t...
“Dismantling sanctions emboldens Iran, Trump can forge a new policy”
President of TRENDS, Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli, Opinion Contributor to The Hill writes: U.S. President Donald Trump, with the apparent support of the Republican Senate, appears poised to unveil new targeted sanctions on Iran in the coming days. While...
“Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli, President of TRENDS: The UAE has a global voice in the fight against extremism”
Al Ahram reports: Dr. Ahmed Al Hamli, President of TRENDS Research & Advisory, said he believes the UAE has become a “global voice” for regional and international issues, especially in terms of security, counter-terrorism and extremism. Al Hamli said in...
“Combating terror”
The National reports: Around the world, a race to unpack and understand the minds of extremists is well underway. From America to France, extremists seemingly appear out of thin air after quiet radicalisation. The Middle East is, of course, no...
“Abu Dhabi think tank ranked in world top 10″
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“International Officials answer the question, ‘How do we face terrorism?'”
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“Experts discuss roots of radicalisation & responses during closed roundtable focus session”
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“Iran’s support for militias threatens GCC, British parliament hears”
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“International Experts: No Change in Iranian Attitude after the Nuclear Deal”
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“Jihadi terrorist groups see opportunity with Trump election”
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“Abu Dhabi think tank to study Eurasia”
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“US Air Force plans to pluck dangerous drones out of the skies”
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“Why ISIS Is Building Mad Max Truck Bombs”
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Ticket Alert of the Week
1. Springtime for BAM with Cate Blanchett, Mark Morris, and Lynn Redgrave
2. Redon, Murray, safety, Pixar, new photography, and Chinese cinema at MoMA
3. Vincent, Milne, French drawings from Britain, Christmas, and the occult at the Met
4. Plus Riffs Rants & Raves, including Steven Spielbergs MUNICH, Ang Lees BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, the Hong Kong hit INITIAL D, WEDDING CRASHERS and THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN on DVD, and such holiday flicks as ELF, THE HEBREW HAMMER, and A CHRISTMAS STORY
5. and twi-nys weekly recommended events, including book readings, film screenings, panel discussions, concerts, workshops, and a special look at christmakwanzikaa and New Years Eve in the city, with James Brown, Patti Smith, Govt Mule, Jewltide, Gilbert & Sullivan, the Black Crowes, Pete Rock, late-night yoga, Lorin Maazel, Billy Wilder, Chinese buffets, Judy Collins, Sandra Bernhard, No Redeeming Social Value, the Boat Show, and much more
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Jethro Tull, “First Snow on Brooklyn”
BAM 2006 SPRING SEASON
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Fresh off another successful Next Wave Festival, BAM springs right back into action with the spring season, which begins in that most springlike time of year, late January. Three days of Rhythm & BAM open things up, with performances by Arrested Development, Morris Day & the Time, and twi-ny faves Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, among others. Stars come into town in the form of Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving in the Sydney Theatre Companys production of Ibsens HEDDA GABLER and Lynn Redgrave as Lady Bracknell in Peter Halls Theatre Royal Bath presentation of Oscar Wildes THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. BAM regular Robert Wilson returns with a unique version of Ibsens PEER GYNT, while another BAM regular, Mark Morris, celebrates his dance companys twenty-fifth anniversary season with a series of special events. Theres also Les Arts Florissants take on Handels HERCULES opera, Sir Jonathan Millers conduction of Bachs ST. MATTHEW PASSION, and choreographer William Forsythes experimental dance piece KAMMER/KAMMER before the season ends with the traditional Memorial Day weekend of African dance.
Saturday, January 21 Rhythm & BAM: Alvin Slaughter, with the Greater Allen Cathedral Mass Choir & Band, HG, $20-$25, 7:30
Friday, January 27 Rhythm & BAM: Arrested Development, with the Urban Word Teen Poetry Slam Champions and M1 of Dead Prez, HG, $20-$25, 7:30
Saturday, January 28 Rhythm & BAM: Morris Day & the Time, with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, HG, $20-$35, 7:30
Sunday, February 19 HERCULES, with Les Arts Florissants, HG, $35-$150
Sunday, March 26 HEDDA GABLER, Sydney Theatre Company with Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, HT, $30-$85
Wednesday, March 8
Saturday, March 25 Mark Morris Dance Group Twenty-fifth Anniversary Season, HG, $20-$70
Saturday, April 15 ST. MATTHEW PASSION, conducted by Paul Goodwin, HT, $30-$90
Sunday, April 16 PEER GYNT, directed, lighting, and stage design by Robert Wilson, music by Michael Galasso, HG, $25-$80
Sunday, May 14 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Theatre Royal Bath / Peter Hall Company, starring Lynn Redgrave, HT, $30-$85
Saturday, May 6 KAMMER/KAMMER, by William Forsythe, HG, $20-$70
Sunday, May 28 DanceAfrica 2006 Legacy: African Dance in Our World, HG, $20-$45
Midtown Museum Exhibit of the Week
Gift of the Ian Woodner Family Collection, 2000
Odilon Redon, "The Teeth"
BEYOND THE VISIBLE: THE ART OF ODILON REDON
11 West 53rd St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves.
Through January 23, 2006
Admission: $20 (includes $10 movie ticket within thirty days)
Free Fridays from 4:00 to 8:00
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/odilon_redon.html
French artist Odilon Redons (1840-1916) dark world of the fantastic, featuring figures that Gauguin referred to as "imaginary beings" and not "monsters," will be inhabiting MoMA for another month, offering holiday cheer to those seeking respite from shopping crowds everywhere. The bulk of this exciting retrospective of the Decadent Symbolist is his bizarre drawings, "noirs" that feature lonely figures amid bleak landscapes. A large severed head is carried on a platter in "Descent into Hell." In "Eye-Balloon," an enormous eyeball in the shape of a hot-air balloon floats through gray skies, its only passenger a head on a plate. A childs face looms in the shaft of a dark well in "The Well." Look closely at the figures fingers and feet in "The Convict." The minute hand in the ominous "The Masque of the Red Death" is a feather brushing away time. Get up close to "The Teeth" to see how Redon scraped the canvas to create the halo of light around the chattering dentoids. It wasnt until the turn of the century that Redon began brightening his works, using pastels, watercolors, and colored wove paper. He continued his techniques of wiping, stumping, incising, erasing, and smudging to create such abstract drawings as "Roger and Angelica" as well as the quasi-religious "The Window," the garishly purple "Woman with Flower Corsage," and the spectacular still-life "Vase of Flowers."
Odilon Redon, "Wildflowers in a Long-Neck Vase"
The earliest painting on view is 1872s "Landscape at Daybreak," a postapocalyptic image of desolation. In "The Black Sun," two faceless people walk through the desert, a sun with a gloomy face looking down from above. "Green Death" spins out of a coiled snake. The canvas itself becomes a character in "Underwater Vision." The exhibition also features fabulous prints, many of which Redon did for illustrated books. Among our favorites are "The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops" from THE ORIGINS, the six lithographs that comprise HOMAGE TO GOYA, the skeletal "The Dream Is Finished by Death" from THE JUROR, the tortured "Saint Anthony
Beneath Her Long Hair, Which Covered Her Face, I Thought I Recognized Ammonaria" from TO GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, "Everywhere Eyeballs Are Ablaze" from the first of several series on THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY, and the sideshow-esque "And He Had in His Right Hand Seven Stars: and Out of His Mouth Went a Sharp Two-edged Sword" from THE APOCALYPSE OF SAINT JOHN as well as such cool one-offs as "The Egg," "The Spider," "The Haunting," and "The Reader"; in the latter, the light seeping through the window forms a kind of spiderweb. Dark but not disturbing, this welcome Redon tribute will bring out the Goth in you.
© 2005 Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray, "Painters Progress"
“I thought when I got to New York I would just be happy to be in New York working. Instead, I really sensed my competitive nature but I saw how out of it I was.”
Elizabeth Murray, 1998, to Greg Masters, from the Artchive
Sixth Floor Special Exhibitions
Focus: Prints and Illustrated Books Galleries, Second Floor
Through January 9, 2006
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/murray.html
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/focus_EM.html
This career retrospective is one fun, bright, exhilarating exhibition, a fabulous counterpart to Odilon Redons dark, grim world a few floors down. Chicago-born and trained artist Elizabeth Murray, who has been based in New York City for many years, isnt afraid to let her influences show and then soar off into her own imagination. Mixing Cubism, Surrealism, Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, Impressionism, and Pop Art, Murray has created a unique, cartoonlike universe that is as involving as it is charming and funny. We last raved about Murrays work as part of 2002-3s "Art Inside Out" at the Childrens Museum, and were ready to do it again. Youll have a good idea what youre in store for by the three large pieces waiting for you by the entrance: "Yikes," "Quake Shoe," and "Dis Pair," which toy with language and form, especially the latter, playing off the word "despair" as well as New York-ese for "this pair," offering museumgoers a different kind of fairy-tale shoe house, which awaits you inside.
eeva-inkeri, © 2005 Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray, "Join"
The exhibit builds its way through Murrays charcoal and colored pencil drawings, including studies and pages from her sketchbooks, before graduating to such inventive oil paintings as the collage "A Mirror" and "Madame Cézanne in Rocking Chair," which plays out like a comic book. In "Join," two red and green figures or a torn-apart heart are just out of reach of each other. Continuing her exploration of the artistic process, Murrays "Painters Progress" is broken up into nineteen panels depicting three brushes and an artists palette, announcing both deconstruction and reconstruction at the same time, yet the jigsaw-puzzle work is not quite put together properly, with holes and sharp edges throughout. The four panels of "Fly By" overlap each other, yet the strokes are continuous. The corners of "Dont Be Cruel" twist and turn toward and away from the wall, as if trying to reach out at the viewer. Get up close to "Things to Come" to see how Murray staples her canvases to the wood. "Unlock" is its own manic cartoon. Murrays work becomes even more jigsaw-puzzle-like with "The Lowdown." Murray has compared making and hanging her paintings to being a kid in a playroom; be prepared to have a lot of fun. (And be sure to visit the second floors "Focus" exhibit, which includes many of Murrays prints.)
Also at MoMA
Photo by Cameron McNall
Cameron McNall and Damon Seeley of Electroland, prototype, Urban Nomad Shelter inflatable homeless shelter
SAFE: DESIGN TAKES ON RISK
Museum of Modern Art, sixth floor
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY 05: CARLOS GARAICOA, BERTIEN VAN MANEN, PHILLIP PISCIOTTA, ROBIN RHODE
Museum of Modern Art, third floor
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/safe
http://moma.org/exhibitions/2005/new_photog.html
In this post-9/11 world, people are more concerned than ever with safety, whether it be from international terrorists seeking death and destruction or thieves on the subway looking for iPods. Divided into "Shelter," "Armor," "Property," "Everyday," "Emergency," and "Awareness," this exhibit reveals how form and function have combined to create unique designs that purport to offer us protection from the known and the unknown in many curious, compelling, and confusing ways. Look out for the following ultracool objects, as well as many others: the Urban Nomad Shelter, the Karryfront Screamer Bag, a Help Point Intercom for the New York City Subway, the Treetent, the Panoptical Bath Curtain, the Securitree Receiver, the Georgia Tech Wearable Motherboard, the Lido Condom Protection Box Cell-Phone Charm, the Spider Book Antipersonnel Mine Foot Protection System, the FIU-810 Puppy Fingerprint Identity Token, Mr. Smish & Madame Buttly Razor Wire, the Oldcastle Glass Blast Mitigation System, a Blizzard Survival Bag, the Swiss Fondue Earthquake Safety Table, the Drink Spike Detector, the Priscilla Huggable Atomic Mushroom, the Fresh Kiss Breath Checker, and the Shag Bag Intimacy Kit.
Courtesy the artist and Perry Rubenstein Gallery, © 2005 Robin Rhode
Robin Rhode, "Stone Flag"
This years "New Photography" display features Phillip Pisciottas portraits of odd people in their homes, Bertien van Manens shots of repositioned family photos in a new context, Carlo Garaicoas fab architectural landscapes of buildings enhanced by three-dimensional extensions of pins and thread, and Robin Rhodes gimmicky but cool series that form their own moving narrative with graffiti and lens.
© Disney/Pixar
Geefwee Boedoe, "Sullivan and Boo," MONSTERS INC.
FILM AND MEDIA SCREENINGS HIGHLIGHTS
MoMA Film
Tickets: $10, in person only, may be applied to museum admission within thirty days, same-day screenings free with museum admission, available at Film and Media Desk
http://moma.org/events/film/index.html
Although many people arent thrilled with MoMAs $20 admission fee, not everyone realizes that you can apply half of it to cover a ticket to one of their excellent film programs. Among the ongoing series are "Artists Choice: Stephen Sondheim," "Bright Stars, Big City: Chinese Cinemas First Golden Era, 1922-1937," and "Maysles Films: Five Decades" in addition to the new "Pixar: 20 Years of Animation." The latter is a complement to the new exhibit in the Film and Media Gallery devoted to the history of Pixar Animation Studios, with more than five hundred pieces of cinematic paraphernalia and effluvia that went into the making of such hits as TOY STORY, A BUGS LIFE, FINDING NEMO, THE INCREDIBLES, the upcoming CARS, and many more.
Wednesday, December 21 Artists Choice: DEAD OF NIGHT (Cavalcanti, Crichton, Dearden, and Hamer, 1945), 6:00
Wednesday, December 21 Artists Choice: ELEPHANT (Gus Van Sant, 2003), 8:15
Thursday, December 22 Bright Stars, Big City: SWORDSMAN OF HUANGJIANG, VI (Chen, Shangguan, 1931), 8:30
Friday, December 23 Pixar: THE ADVENTURES OF ANDRÉ & WALLY B. (Smith, 1984), LUXO JR. (Lasseter, 1986), REDS DREAM (Lasseter, 1987), and TOY STORY (Lasseter, 1995), 6:00
Saturday, December 24 Artists Choice: CHARACTER (Van Diem, 1997), 1:30
CHARACTER (Mike Van Diem, 1997)
Also available on DVD
http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/character
Told in flashback, CHARACTER, which won the 1998 Oscar for Best Foreign Film, is a bleak, compelling story of class conflict, good and evil, and poverty and wealth set in early-twentieth-century Rotterdam. Fedja van Huet stars as Katadreuffe, a troubled young man who cant break away from the treacherous grasp of Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir), a powerful bailiff who seems hell-bent on destroying the boy and his struggling mother (Betty Schuurman). Even as Katadreuffe begins working in a law firm for Stroomkoning (Bernhard Droog, who has one of the most memorable faces youll ever see) and falls in love with sweet and innocent Lorna (Tamar van den Dop), the ominous presence of Dreverhaven is lurking around every corner. CHARACTER is a tense, dramatic, and emotional character study that deserves to be more well known than it is.
Monday, December 26 Maysles Films: UMBRELLAS (Corra, Weinbren, A. Maysles, 1995), 8:30
Wednesday, December 28 Artists Choice: THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (Berger & Powell, 1940), 8:15
Thursday, December 29 SALESMAN (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, 1969), 5:15
SALESMAN (Albert Maysles, David Maysles,
and Charlotte Zwerin, 1969)
http://www.mayslesfilms.com/company_pages/maysles_distribution/Films/Salesman.html
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=122
This is a rare opportunity to see the Maysles brothers (GIMME SHELTER) real-life story of traveling door-to-door Bible salesmen on the big screen. This outstanding documentary was deservedly added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1992, as it is a fascinating piece of Americana. The shots of Paul Brennan singing "If I Were a Rich Man" in the snow are priceless, but the end will haunt you. Without SALESMAN, there never would have been a GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (James Foley, 1992).
Friday, December 30 Artists Choice: HIGH AND LOW (Akira Kurosawa, 1962), 8:00
Saturday, December 31 Pixar: TIN TOY (Lasseter, 1988), KNICK KNACK (Lasseter, 1989), and A BUGS LIFE (Lasseter, 1998), 2:00
Sunday, January 1 Artists Choice: HENRY FOOL (Hal Hartley, 1997), 5:00
Monday, January 2 Artists Choice: FIRES ON THE PLAIN (Kon Ichikawa, 1959), 8:00
twi-ny/dana hayward
Connollys is still a beacon of Irish culture by MoMA
CONNOLLYS IRISH PUB AND RESTAURANT
43 West 54th St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves.
When the new MoMA was beginning construction and started tearing down some of the buildings around it, we feared for what would become of this friendly, traditional Irish pub. There are several Connollys in the city, but we didnt want to lose a single one. Somehow, this Midtown Connollys continued to stand tall amid all the havoc, serving Guinness and pub grub until it was a lonely, narrow building all by itself, seemingly devoid of friends and a future. Well, were happy to say that they have merely moved across the street into the old Sushi Kato restaurant, and the owners have actually decided to make the new place a little more upscale (but not too much). We dont know how long the old Connollys building will be there, but we get a kick out of knowing that it has survived nonetheless.
twi-ny/mdr
Sony Atrium welcomes in the holidays in big and little ways
Sony Atrium
56th St. at Madison Ave.
Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am 5:00 pm
Sunday, 12 noon 5:00
http://www.sonywondertechlab.com
Inside the Sony atrium youll be greeted by b.b. wonderbot, a six-foot-four, 275-pound robot who was born on November 12, 1996. Pick up a free ticket and your magnetic swipe card, then take the glass elevator up to the fourth floor. First youll record your name, picture, and voice, and then youll head out on an adventure through the history of communication, from early photographs, radio, kinetoscopes, and movies through bluescreen television images and robotics. Along the way youll learn how video cameras work, be able to send a Johnny Cash song into space, handle an emergency crisis, have sand rain over you in the Shadow Garden, play video games and unique instruments, watch a short film in the high-definition theater, and even direct your own TV show. At the end of your journey, be sure to pick up your Certificate of Achievement, which will include your name and photo and all the programs you successfully completed. (We made it as computer artists and robotics engineers.) Also in the Sony atrium is a huge Spider-Man climbing the wall, live music during lunchtime, and, for the holiday season, a large metallic Christmas tree and a tiny menorah. Reservations are recommended for the free Wonder Tech Lab high-def screenings listed below.
Thursday, December 22 ELMOS WORLD: HAPPY HOLIDAYS, 2:00
Friday, December 23 CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (Joe Roth, 2004), 2:00
Museum Mile Exhibit of the Week
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Vincent van Gogh, "Self-Portraits," 1887
VINCENT van GOGH: THE DRAWINGS
Special Exhibition Galleries, the Tisch Galleries, second floor
1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St.
Through December 31
Recommended admission: $15
Audio Guide: $6
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={0F524B4E-87C8-47B4-BC8E-84F7A494E84B}
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Van_Gogh/index.asp
http://www.vggallery.com/misc/exhibitions/drawings_exhibition.htm
Were all busy these days, but do whatever you can to make it over to the Met before this spectacular exhibition closes at the end of the year. Be prepared for heavy, slow-moving crowds as you make your way through this chronological collection of drawings by Dutch artist extraordinaire Vincent van Gogh, starting with his time in Etten in 1881 and following his path through The Hague, Drenthe, and Nuenen (1882-85), Antwerp and Paris (1885-88), Arles (1888-89), Saint-Rémy (1889-90), and Auvers (1890), where he ultimately committed suicide shortly before his work began to receive important recognition. The show comprises more than one hundred pieces, many of which have rarely been seen by the public before because of their sensitivity to light, in addition to some of van Goghs tools and many of the letters (theres even one in English) he sent to fellow artists Émile Bernard and John Russell as well as to his brother, Theo. Not only do the letters include van Goghs evolving artistic philosophy but they also come with unique drawings for each recipient, based on van Goghs recently completed paintings.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Vincent van Gogh, "Harvest in Provence"
Van Goghs dedication to art is evident from the very beginning, with "A Marsh," in which he employs exquisite control of cross-hatching. He plays with perspective and figures in "Carpenters Yard and Laundry" and with line in the wonderful "Sorrowing Woman." Light is peering through the clouds in the calming "Landscape in Drenthe." Five works from March 1884 of surrounding gardens in winter form a fascinating narrative. A trio of chalk drawings of people at work casts the less abstract "Peasant Woman Gleaning" against the more abstract "Woodcutter." The charming watercolors "Gate in the Paris Ramparts" and "Entrance to the Moulin de la Galette" are a splendid change of pace. The striking "Path Through a Field with Pollard Willows" reveals van Goghs love of Japanese line. "View of Arles with Irises in the Foreground" is an impressive example of van Goghs use of the reed pen. The sun illuminates an open space at the end of "Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer," one of several pieces of the same street done in different styles. Three successive versions of "Boats at Sea, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer" show magnificently how van Gogh altered his style for Bernard, Russell, and Theo, as do three pen-and-ink drawings of "Wheat Fields."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Vincent van Gogh, "Corridor in the Asylum"
One of the many highlights of the exhibit is a letter in English that Vincent sent to Theo, which includes a drawing of "The Sower." You can practically hear the wind gusting in "Olive Trees, Montmajour." Youll want to grab a seat at the "Café Terrace at the Place du Forum" or step inside "The Yellow House" watercolor, but you probably wont want to dip your feet in "Fountain in the Garden of the Asylum." Van Goghs drawings from his days under psychiatric care are captivating, each one breathing with a chillingly beautiful and engaging vibrancy, including both a drawing and an oil painting of "Cypresses" and "Wheat Field with Cypresses." A sense of foreboding inhabits the earth-toned watercolor "Corridor in the Asylum"; the stairway barely seen in the lower right corner leads to van Goghs room. The last three works, from May and June of 1890, shortly before van Goghs death, have surprising splashes of bright blue. The Mets Web site has a free audio download of Kevin Bacon reading excerpts from van Goghs letters, mostly about art; the above van Gogh Gallery site includes a reproduction of every piece in the exhibit.
IN LINE WITH VAN GOGH
Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery
Through January 8
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Van_Gogh/drawings_more.asp#2
After seeing the van Gogh exhibit, no matter how tired you are of battling the crowds, make sure you see this small but essential collection of works by artists who influenced and were influenced by van Gogh. Among the artists represented on both sides of this hallway gallery which most people just hurry through on their way elsewhere are Georges Seurat, Jacob van Ruisdael, Katsushika Hokusai, Camille Corot, Eugène Delacroix, Utagawa Hiroshige, Camille Pissarro, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Klee, Edvard Munch, Paul Signac, Paul Cézanne, Honoré Daumier, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Jean-François Millet, and, most sensationally, Rembrandt van Rijn. Each work is accompanied by a tag describing its relationship to van Gogh.
© The Trustees of the British Museum (2005)
Honoré Daumier, "Clown Playing a Drum"
CLOUET TO SEURAT:
FRENCH DRAWINGS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
Through January 29
Closed Monday except December 26 and January 2
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={4B9FE5EF-E4E9-4FD5-9644-58B4F8250312}
Nearly a hundred of the British Museums vast collection of French drawings, many of which are rarely displayed because of their sensitivity to light, are on view in this fine accompaniment to the van Gogh shows. Also running chronologically, "Clouet to Seurat" begins in the sixteenth century, including splendid works by the relatively unknown Francesco Primaticcio ("A Seated River God with a Nymph, Two Dogs, and the Banished Callisto"), Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues ("Oak and Dragonfly"), and Pierre Dumonstier II ("Right Hand of Artemisia Gentileschi Holding a Brush"). Nicolas Poussins "The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth, the Infant St. John and Putti" is one of the highlights of the seventeenth-century gallery, as well as Claude Lorrains "St. Peters Basilica Seen from the Doria-Pamphili Gardens" and "Coast View with Perseus and the Origin of Coral." Several pieces by Antoine Watteau represent the Rococco style of the early eighteenth century, in addition to pieces by François Le Moyne and François Boucher. We love Jean-Baptiste Greuzes "Return from the Wet Nurse." The early nineteenth century brought neoclassicism and works by Jacques-Louis David, Camille Corot, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Théodore Géricault, and Pierre-Paul Prudhon (the marvelous chalk drawing "Standing Female Nude").
© The Trustees of the British Museum (2005). All rights reserved
Victor Hugo, "Landscape with a Castle on a Cliff"
Realism took hold after the 1848 revolution, exemplified by Victor Hugos "Landscape with a Castle on a Cliff," Honoré Daumiers "Clown Playing a Drum," and Gustave Courbets "Self-Portrait" of the artist revealing a knowing glance. Impressionism followed, with Edgar Degass very green "Dancers at the Barre," Georges Seurats studies for "La Grande Jatte," Odilon Redons mysterious "Christ Crowned with Thorns," and Paul Cézannes "The Apotheosis of Delacroix," which features Degas, Pissarro, Monet, and Cézanne himself.
Collection Gérard Lévy, Paris
Eugène Thiébault, "Henri Robin and a Specter"
THE PERFECT MEDIUM:
PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE OCCULT
The Harriette and Noel Levine Gallery and the Howard Gilman Gallery
Closed Monday except December 26
http://www.metmuseum.org
We guess part of us wanted this exhibition to reveal the truth weve all been searching for proof that ghosts exist. Well, even if they do, you wont find any expert documentation here. But what you will come upon is a silly, bizarre, ridiculous, yet entertaining collection of approximately 120 photographs taken of what was purported to be paranormal phenomena. The display is divided into three sections Spirits, Mediums, and Fluids that include photos of seances, ghostly apparitions, levitation, ectoplasm, and, supposedly, thoughts and dreams. Even though the pictures are (mostly?) fakes, it is cool to see how these early photographers and mediums tinkered with the relatively new photographic medium to accomplish their primary goal increasing their client base of people seeking to contact their dearly departed loved ones. Follow the detail that went into William H. Mumlers photos of Ella Bonners spirit. Even after Édouard Isidore Buguet admitted he was a fraud, people continued to believe in his work. Dont get frightened by the hovering apparition in Theodor Prinzs "[Ghost]." Staveley Bulford managed to get the spirit of dead pets in his shots. Heads line up in Ada Emma Deanes snap of Caxton Hall on Armistice Day. Deane was defended by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a true believer who somehow shows up in William Hopes gelatin silver print taken after the Sherlock Holmes creators funeral. Young Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright claimed to have photographed fairies in 1917. Albert von Schrenck-Notzings "[Emission and Reabsorption of an Ectoplasmic Substance Through the Mouth of Medium Stanislawa P.]" is not very appetizing. Conan Doyle seems to have emerged out of Mary M.s nose in Thomas Glendenning Hamiltons 1932 photo. And Ted Serioss 1960s black-and-white prints reputedly came from his mental projection of images onto Polaroid film.
Neapolitan characters and followers of the Magi (detail), eighteenth century; Neapolitan
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND NEAPOLITAN BAROQUE CRÈCHE
Medieval Art Sculpture Hall, first floor
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={390226DE-80DE-11D3-9367-00902786BF44}
Once again the Mets annual Christmas tree has risen in front of a 1763 Choir Screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid. The twenty-foot blue spruce is surrounded by eighteenth-century cherubs, angels, and miniature Neapolitan handmade figures acting out the Nativity (or crèche), some created by such well-respected sculptors as Giuseppe Sammartino, Salvatore di Franco, Giuseppe Gori, and Angelo Viva. Be sure to walk all around the tree to see all the little scenes that are going on around the bustling town.
Also at the Met
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, © 2005 Estate of David Milne
David Milne, "Reflections, Bishops Pond," from "David Milne Watercolors: Painting Toward the Light," through January 29
HOLIDAY PROGRAMS & MORE
Free with museum admission unless otherwise noted
http://www.metmuseum.org/calendar
Wednesday, December 21 Christmas in the Medieval Hall: the Riverside Church Inspirational Choir, Medieval Sculpture Hall, $40, 212-570-3949, 6:30 & 8:30
Friday, December 23 Gallery Talk: Feasts and Festivals in the Middle Ages, Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall, 11:00 am
Friday, December 23 Gallery Talk: Images of Mary in Art, Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall, 7:00
Monday, December 26 Met Holiday Monday: the Met is open from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, December 28 Gallery Talk: "David Milne Watercolors: Painting Toward the Light," Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall, 11:00 am
Thursday, December 29 Gallery Talk: Celebrations and Ceremonies in Asian Art, Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall, 3:00
Isamu Noguchis sculpture gets a coating of snow next to the Met
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT BY ISAMU NOGUCHI
Fifth Ave. at 80th St.
http://www.noguchi.org/pp_location.html
On the south side of the Met stands a black basalt statue, right by the parking lot entrance, done by the great Isamu Noguchi. "Unidentified Object" is one of those simple pieces that we all walk past time and time again without realizing what it really is.
COTE dOR NOIR DE NOIR CLASSIC
Available at E.A.T.
1064 Madison Ave. between 80th & 81st Sts.
http://www.elismanhattan.com/eat.html
http://www.cotedor.be
We were recently blown away by this amazing brick of "chocolat noir pour connaisseurs." Cote dOr calls it "extra high quality," and is it ever. Its officially only 59% cocoa (we usually prefer our dark chocolate in the 60s and 70s), but thats just a number. These dense, thick pieces will thrill you from the first bite to the last, leaving a sweetly bittersweet memory in your mouth. We were spoiled after buying a whole bunch of this exquisite delight in an airport duty-free shop, so were not sure were prepared yet to pay E.A.T.s lofty prices, but if any chocolate bar is worth it, its this one. E.A.T. has several other styles of Cote dor available as well, but well be sticking with this one for quite a while.
VIAND CAFÉ BACON CHEESEBURGER DELUXE
1011 Madison Ave. between 78th & 79th Sts.
http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?areaid=0&restaurantid=378&neighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=0
Of course, everything in the Upper East Side neighborhood around the Met is expensive, so we were happy to recently come upon this welcoming diner. Its actually not new its just the first time we decided to duck in for a bite. Dont worry that the coleslaw is disappointing; the seven-ounce burgers themselves are very, very good. Ours arrived steaming hot and fresh, surprisingly juicy considering we ordered it medium well, which it was. We could have used just a little bit more cheese, but there was plenty of crisp bacon as well as crispy fries. Sure, itll run you more than eleven bucks including tax and tip, but have fun trying to find something cheaper or better in this high-priced area.
Riffs Rants & Raves
Vengeance has quite a price in Steven Spielbergs thriller MUNICH
MUNICH (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
Opens December 23
http://www.munichmovie.com
We remember watching in horror as the Israeli team was taken hostage and then murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Steven Spielbergs compelling espionage thriller begins with those real events, including footage from ABC reporters Jim McKay, Peter Jennings, and Howard Cosell, and then imagines what might have happened in the aftermath of the crisis. Eric (THE HULK) Bana stars as Avner, a relatively inexperienced Mossad agent put in charge of a small team assigned to assassinate eleven of the terrorists behind the cold-blooded executions. Leaving behind his pregnant wife (Ayelet Zurer), Avner circles the globe with ammo expert Steve (Bond-to-be Daniel Craig), explosive toymaker Robert (Mathieu Kassovitz), document forger Carl (Ciarán Hinds), and cleanup man Hans (Hanns Zischler); his only "unofficial" contact to Israel and Mossad is through the very direct Ephraim (Geoffrey Rush). Given virtually unlimited resources, Avner buys information from some very shady characters, including Louis (Mathieu Amalric, who was so good in KINGS AND QUEEN) and his father, Papa (Michael Lonsdale, who was so good as Hugo Drax in MOONRAKER), not knowing what or whom to believe. As the body count rises, so does the possibility of betrayal. Like Marco Bellocchios recently released BUONGIORNO, NOTTE, which imagined what might have happened surrounding the kidnapping of Italian president Aldo Moro in 1978, Spielbergs MUNICH takes many liberties with the facts, but this is not meant to be a documentary. It merely takes its inspiration from this critical event in the struggle for power in the Middle East, and from there it delves into the souls of men and women who are willing to sacrifice so much for their country and at some very serious prices. Although it is manipulative at times (heck, it is Spielberg, after all, so watch for the girl in the red sweater), it is still a gripping, violent, and harrowing film. The screenplay was written by Tony (ANGELS IN AMERICA) Kushner, based on George Jonass book VENGEANCE.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal fall for each other in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee, 2005)
In the summer of 1963, two cowboys head up Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming to watch over a herd of sheep. Ennis Del Mar (an outstanding Heath Ledger as a different kind of Casanova) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) have never met before, but it doesnt take long for them to jump into each others arms when it gets mighty cold up there. Their brief but powerful affair haunts them when they each return to their regular lives Ennis marries his fiancee, Alma (Michelle Williams), and starts a family, while Jack settles down with Lureen (Anne Hathaway) in a clearly loveless relationship. As time moves on, their desperate need to be together only grows stronger and more dangerous. Based on Annie Proulxs New Yorker story and directed by Ang Lee (HULK, THE ICE STORM, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON), BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is an emotional stale of forbidden love that will break your heart. However, its not quite as great as youve heard; Ennis and Jacks physical relationship starts way too soon, without enough buildup, and Lee doesnt quite know how to end it (its at least twenty minutes too long). But he gets one heckuva wrenching performance from Ledger as a tough man afraid to let go of traditional values and follow his deepest desires.
INITIAL D (Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, 2005)
ImaginAsian Theater
239 E. 59th St. between Second & Third Aves.
December 30 - January 5
http://www.theimaginasian.com/nowplaying/index.php
http://hk.initialdthemovie.com/index_en.html
The directing duo of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak follow up their awesome INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy with this clichéd street-racing film based on the popular manga / anime / video game. Jay Chou stars as Takumi, a shy, quiet high school senior who just happens to be an amazing driver, trained by his often drunk (and former champion street driver) father (Anthony Wong) to speed-deliver tofu up and down treacherous Mt. Akina. As Takumis legend grows, professionals Ryousuke (Edison Chen), Kyouichi (Jordan Chan), and Takeshi (Shawn Yue) want to take him and his seemingly ridiculous white Toyota AE86 on. All the while, Takumi keeps pumping gas at Yuuichis (Kenny Bee) station, where he works with his goofy best friend, Yuuichis son Itsuki (Chapman To), who longs to be rich and popular but is too much of a spoiled doofus; Takeshi also dreams about Natsuki (Anne Suzuki), his girlfriend, who is harboring a potentially devastating secret. Chou makes a great protagonist; you never know what hes going to do next. Unfortunately, you pretty much know just about everything else that is going to happen. Add a star if plot and character development takes a backseat to fast cars and hot babes in your cinematic worldview.
Steve Carell getting waxed is the funniest scene so far of this short century
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (Judd Apatow, 2005)
http://www.the40yearoldvirgin.com
Steve Carell, a DAILY SHOW graduate who plays the lead role in NBCs THE OFFICE, is just right as the title character in this funny flick from Judd Apatow, the mad genius who brought us the great and much-missed FREAKS AND GEEKS. Carell is Andy Stitzer, an electronics store clerk who collects action figures instead of notches on his belt. When his fellow workers (Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, and FREAKS alumnus Seth Rogen) find out about this, they do all they can to help get him laid, with some hysterically unsuccessful results. As Andy begins to give in to the real possibility that he might actually be on the cusp of losing his chastity, he falls for Trish (Catherine Keener), a single mother (a few times over) who runs a very-hard-to-explain eBay-related store. The chest-waxing scene is already deservedly a classic, and the condom scene is not too far behind. Even the music is a blast, with memorable songs from Asia, Lionel Richie, Corey Hart, Flock of Seagulls, and Michael McDonald over and over and over again as well as the theme from THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO. The DVD includes seventeen minutes of added footage, deleted scenes, a gag reel, dating games, the complete "You Know How I Know Youre Gay?" routine, and featurettes on "Andys Fantasies" and the unforgettable waxing scene.
Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn play a pair of cads in CRASHERS
WEDDING CRASHERS (David Dobkin, 2005)
http://www.theweddingcrashers.com
John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) are a pair of somewhat sleazy divorce mediators who crash weddings to get laid in this hit comedy that is not quite as good as youve heard but still worth a gander if youre in the mood for silly sexist humor and ridiculously clichéd closure. When John meets Claire (Rachel McAdams), the daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury (Christopher Walken), he decides that shes the one hes been dreaming of, and he considers stopping his childish antics in favor of true love. Unfortunately, his change of heart is being seriously impacted by Claires narcissistic lout of a fiancée (Bradley Cooper), her very sexy sex-starved mother (a very hot Jane Seymour), her artistic gay brother (Keir ODonnell), and her sexpot sister (Isla Fisher), whose crazed fling with Jeremy threatens to end John and Jeremys friendship. Wilson and Vaughn make a great team, but the film tries too hard to be more than it really is, resulting in a mediocre movie with some very funny moments and an awful ending. Various different DVD editions include deleted scenes, audio commentary from Wilson and Vaughn, additional unrated footage, featurettes, a music video, and an interactive game.
Whos the circumcised private dick thats a sex machine to all the chicks?
THE HEBREW HAMMER (Jonathan Kesselman, 2003)
http://thehebrewhammer.com
Adam Goldberg (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) stars in this riotous low-budget laugh-fest that is as hysterically politically incorrect as possible. Goldberg is Mordechai Jefferson Carver, a "circumcised dick" who is hired by the Jewish Justice League, headed by Bloomenbergensteinthal (Peter Coyote), to save Chanukah, which Damian Claus (Andy Dick), Santas evil spawn, wants to destroy forever. The Semitic Stud gets help from Mohammad Ali Paula Abdul Rahim (Mario Van Peebles), head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, and Bloomenbergensteinthals sexy daughter, Esther (Judy Greer), who is a "nice piece of tuchus." This is one funny self-described Jewxploitation flick that will bring knowing chuckles and guffaws to anyone who has ever attended Hebrew school or has an overbearing mother.
Will Ferrell is a big elf in search of Christmas in New York City
ELF (Jon Favreau, 2003)
http://www.elfmovie.com
Will Ferrell is a hoot in this somewhat overrated Christmas movie that starts out with such promise before descending into sappy melodrama and seasonal cliché hell. Ferrell stars as Buddy the elf, a human orphan who crawls inside Santas bag one Xmas Eve and grows up to become an unusually big worker in the North Pole. When he finally realizes hes different from everyone around him, he sets out to New York City to find his birth father, who turns out to be a tough, ruthless publisher (James Caan) who neglects his family. Its hard not to laugh nearly every time you see the gleam in Ferrells eye, the curls in his hair, or the hysterical outfit hes wearing as he makes his way through Gimbels (Macys), the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink, the Empire State Building, Central Park, and other local landmarks. Teaming Ed (Lou Grant) Asner and Bob (Bob Hartley) Newhart, who used to be on CBS back to back on Saturday nights, is a nice touch. And the scene with Peter Dinklage as a mega-successful but rather diminutive childrens book writer is awesome, even if the movie has no idea how kids books are really made. Its too bad this sharp-edged comedy had to turn all warm and fuzzy in the end.
A CHRISTMAS STORY (Bob Clark, 1983)
Now available on two-disc special edition DVD
http://www2.warnerbros.com/achristmasstory
How do we love thee? We lost count long ago. By far our favorite Christmas movie ever, A CHRISTMAS STORY, directed by Bob (PORKYS) Clark and narrated by Jean Shepherd (based on his stories), is just awesome, from light-up leg lamps to Christmas at a Chinese restaurant to fffffffffff-udge to boys licking cold metal poles to Ralphies brother trying to walk in his winter coat to well, we wont go on, but trust us; if youve never seen and loved this film, then you dont know Christmas. The DVD includes making-of featurettes, commentary, and readings by Shepherd. Oh, and by the way, those rumors are true; little Scotty Schwartz, who plays the character who gets his tongue stuck on the cold pole, did indeed become a porn star, appearing in such naughty romps as NEW WAVE HOOKERS 5, DIRTY BOBS XCELLENT ADVENTURES 35 & 36, and STILL INSATIABLE.
TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (Roy Rowland, 1948)
Thankfully not available on VHS or DVD
At first this holiday flick is just plain lame, but as Christmas approaches, it becomes positively insidious. Young child star Margaret OBrien stars as Flavia, an annoying know-it-all kid who believes all the tall tales adults tell her, including her mother (Phyllis Thaxter), her aunt Susan (Angela Lansbury), the blind newsstand dealer (Rhys Williams), and good-hearted Steve (George Murphy), who happens to be an ex-con. Steve is sweet on Susan but thinks he no longer deserves her, so his boss at the taxi company, Al (Barry Nelson), starts making a play for her as well. Then theres all this stuff about mice turning into money, cows kneeling on Christmas Eve, and, well, actually, you dont need to know any more than that. Just be thankful this ludicrous and ultimately insulting piece of holiday horror isnt available on DVD or video; just do all you can to avoid it when it shows up on Turner Classic Movies, cause it sure aint no classic movie. Tenth Avenue should be embarrassed that this flick exists at all.
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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY!
125 East 54th St. between Park & Lexington Aves.
http://www.jccnyc.org
Wednesday, December 21 Annual Chanukah soiree with drink, dance, and latkes, $36, 8:00
World Financial Center Winter Garden
225 Vesey St.
http://www.worldfinancialcenter.com/calendar
Wednesday, December 21 Odetta, A CONCERT FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 12:30
Friday, December 23 The Accidentals, a cappella holiday carols, 12 noon
Wednesday, December 28 Metropolitan Klezmer, Chanukah songs, 12:30
HOLIDAYS ON THE BOWERY
6 Delancey St. at Bowery
http://www.boweryballroom.com
Wednesday, December 21 A John Waters Christmas, with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Kimya Dawson, and more, $40, 8:00
Monday, December 26 Jewltide III: Featuring the LeeVees, Vanessa Hidary, and Yuri Lane, part of the Festival of Rights, $15, 8:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve: Patti Smith & Her Band, $55, 9:00
HOLIDAYS AT LIPS
Lips Restaurant
2 Bank St.
http://lipsnyc.com
Saturday, December 24 Ultimate Drag Time Christmas Spectacular, 7:00 & 9:30
Saturday, December 31 A New Years Eve to Remember, hosted by Gusty Winds, $35 first seating, $65 second seating
Sunday, January 1 New Years Day Brunch, 11:30 am 5:00 pm
HOLIDAY SEASON AT CBGB
315 Bowery between First and Second Sts. at the base of Bleecker St.
http://www.cbgb.com
Thursday, December 22 Christmas at CBGB, with Fixer & Friends: Acquiesce, Wicked Little Dolls, the Penny Royals, Hate in the Box, Temporary Grave, and Karma Cycle, $10
Friday, December 23 Ho Ho Ho, featuring No Redeeming Social Value, Joe Coffee, Run Like Hell, Norman Bates & the Showerheads, and Losers Sometimes Win, $10, 7:00
Saturday, December 31 The End of Day New Years Bash, with End of October, Butterspy, Crewman Number Six, High Speed Chase, Black Market Radio, and Vestascension, $20, 8:00
HOLIDAYS AT THE BROOKLYN CHILDRENS MUSEUM
145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Ave.
Free with museum admission of $4
http://www.bchildmus.org/happening/index.asp
Thursday, December 22 Miracle of Light, 3:00
Wednesday, December 28 A Kwanzaa Celebration, 1:30 & 3:00
Thursday, December 29 Jazzy Brass for Christmas, 2:30
Thursday, December 29 First Fruits of Kwanzaa, 3:00
Friday, December 30 IMAGINE A JOYOUS WORLD film followed by mural painting, 1:00
Friday, December 30 New Years Dance Party, 2:30
JEWLTIDE III
125 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn
http://www.spsounds.com
Saturday, December 24 Balkan Beat Box and special guests, part of the Festival of Rights, $15 in advance, $20 day of show, 8:00
REDISCOVER CHRISTMAS
81-10 35th Ave., Jackson Heights
http://www.christmasnyc.net
Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve Living Nativity family show, 5:00
Saturday, December 24 Service presented in English, Spanish, Telugu, and Mandarin, with live music, 8:00
THE BALL 2005
Avalon & Spider Club
660 Sixth Ave. at 20th St.
118 Tenth Ave. between 17th & 18th Sts.
371 West 16th St. between Eighth & Ninth Aves.
http://nyc.letmypeoplego.com/jewish-singles.html
Saturday, December 24 Jewniversal Pass buys you entry into four parties with free limousine service between venues, featuring seven DJs, six dance floors, five lounges, a heated outdoor garden, a penthouse, and more, for Jewish singles, $25 in advance, $30 at the door, 8:00 pm 4:00 am
NICE JEWISH GIRLS GONE BAD
The Cutting Room
19 West 24th St. between Sixth Ave. & Broadway
Food or drink minimum: $10
http://www.nicejewishgirlsgonebad.com
http://www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Saturday, December 24 Comedy, music, burlesque, and variety show, with HeBrew Beer, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, 8:00 & 10:00
HOLIDAYS AT THE KNITTING FACTORY
74 Leonard St. between Broadway & Church St.
http://www.knittingfactory.com
Saturday, December 24 What I Like About Jew, with Sean Altman and Rob Tannenbaum hosting Elon Gold, Cindy Kaplan, and Tammy Faye Starlite, $18 in advance, $22 day of show, 7:00 & 9:00
Sunday, December 25 What I Like About Jew, with Sean Altman and Rob Tannenbaum hosting Jackie Hoffman, Todd Barry, and Cindy Kaplan, $18 in advance, $22 day of show, 6:00 & 8:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve Two-Floor Event: Radio 4 Tussle, Vic Thrill & the Saturn Missile, Tim Fite, roxy pain with katie from young people, DJ Tony Fletcher, DJ McCutcheon, $20 in advance, $25 day of show, 9:45
SCREENINGS + EVENTS
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Ave. at 36th St., Astoria
http://www.ammi.org/site/screenings/index.html
Saturday, December 24, 31 BABES IN TOYLAND (Gus Meins, 1934), 2:00
Friday, December 30 THE WARRIORS (Walter Hill, 1979), with a limited-edition arcade WARRIORS game on display, 7:30
THE WARRIORS (Walter Hill, 1979)
Also available as the Ultimate Directors Cut DVD http://homevideo.paramount.com/Catalog?cmd=display_product_page&release_id=4450
http://warriorsgame.co.uk/movie
At a huge gang meeting in the Bronx (actually shot in Riverside Park), the Warriors are wrongly accused of having killed Cyrus (Roger Hill), an outspoken leader trying to band all the warring factions together to form one huge force that can take over the New York City borough by borough. The Warriors then must make it back to their home turf, Coney Island, with every gang in New York lying in wait for them to pass through their territory. This iconic New York City gang movie is based on Sol Yuricks novel, which in turn is loosely based on Xenophons ANABASIS, which told of the ancient Greeks retreat from Persia. Michael Beck stars as Swan, who becomes the de-facto leader of the Warriors after Cleon (Dorsey Wright) gets taken down early. Battling Swan for control is Ajax (SEX AND THE CITYs James Remar) and tough-talking Mercy (TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORTs Deborah Van Valkenburgh). Serving as a Greek chorus is Lynne (LAW & ORDER) Thigpen as a radio DJ, and, yes, that young woman out too late in Central Park is eventual Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl. Among the cartoony gangs of New York who try to stop the Warriors are the roller-skating Punks, the pathetic Orphans, the militaristic Gramercy Riffs, the all-girl Lizzies, the ragtag Rogues, and the inimitable Baseball Furies. Another main character is the New York City subway system.
HOLIDAY EVENTS AT RIVERSIDE CHURCH
490 Riverside Dr. between 120th & 122nd Sts.
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/events
Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols, with the Riverside Choir, the Riverside Ringers, and the Riverside Chamber Singers, nave, free, 7:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve Watch Night Service, featuring a carillon recital, an organ recital, and a service of worship, nave, free, 10:00
HOLIDAY SEASON AT JOES PUB
425 Lafayette St. between East Fourth St. & Astor Pl.
http://joespub.com
Saturday, December 24 Jackie Hoffman: Chanukah at Joes Pub, $25, 7:30 & 9:30
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve at Joes: Sandra Bernhard, two-drink or twelve-dollar food minimum, $85 at 7:30, $125 at 10:30
HOLIDAY SEASON AT B.B. KINGS
B.B. King Blue Club & Grill
237 West 42nd St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
http://bbkingblues.com/schedule/index.shtml
Saturday, December 24 Hannukah Party with Soulfarm, the Moshav Band, and Blue Fringe, $22, 7:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve Matinee Motown Brunch, with Dr. Ks Motown Revue, $35 for buffet and show (including tax and tip), 11:30 am
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve with James Brown, $85 standing room at bar, $150 general admission seating, $175 reserved booth seating (for four or more), 8:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve with James Brown, $95 standing room at bar, $175 general admission seating, $200 reserved booth seating (for four or more), 10:00
HOLIDAYS AT THE LAUGH FACTORY
669 Eighth Ave. at 42nd St.
http://www.laughfactory.com
Saturday, December 24 Matzah Party, $20-$30, 7:30 & 10:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve Comedy Bash, $35-$55, 8:00
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve Count Down Comedy Bash, $55-$75, 10:30
KOSHER GOSPEL BRUNCH AND CONCERT
Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Pl.
Tickets: $35 for both, $18 performance only
http://www.mjhnyc.org/visit_safra_hall4.htm
Sunday, December 25 Brunch at 1:00, performance by Joshua Nelson and his Kosher Gospel Choir at 2:30
Free with museum admission of $10 adults, children under twelve free
http://www.jewishmuseum.org/site/pages/event.php?id=348
Sunday, December 25 Featuring Metropolitan Klezmer, Buffo the Clown, animated films (WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, REALLY ROSIE, CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE, LIGHTS), a Hanukkah menorah hat workshop, hot chocolate, and more, 11:30 am 4:00 pm
A CHILDRENS CHANUKA WONDERLAND
Chabad of Rego Park, Queens Jewish Center
66-05 108th St., Forest Hills
http://www.chabadrego.org
Sunday, December 25 Olive oil workshop, games, a Chanuka movie, and menorah lighting ceremony at Federoff Square at 67th Rd., 5:30
LOST AND FOUND MUSIC SERIES
Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge St. between Canal & Division Sts.
RSVP to hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
http://www.eldridgestreet.org/programs_c.htm
Sunday, December 25 Klez for Kids, including a mock shtetl wedding, storytelling, songs, and more, with Greg Walls Klezfest, $12 adults, $10 children, 12:30 & 2:30
WORLDS LARGEST MENORAH
Grand Army Plaza at 59th St. & Fifth Ave.
Monday Thursday at 5:30, Friday at 3:45, Saturday at 8:30
Sunday, January 1 Nightly lighting of thirty-two-foot-high menorah
HOLIDAY FILM AT THE PIONEER
The Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East Third St. at Ave. A
http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer
Sunday, December 25 Lights! Camera! Jews!: FUNNY GIRL (William Wyler, 1968), with Chinese food buffet, $20, 4:00
Saturday, December 31 End of the World, End of the Year Double Feature: DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Stanley Kubrick, 1964), 7:30, and ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (Fred F. Sears, 1956), 9:15, $10-$13
Sunday, January 1 Family and Homecoming: THE LITTLE FOXES (William Wyler, 1942), 5:00, and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (William Wyler, 1946), 7:15, $10-$13
HOLIDAY EVENTS AT MAKOR
Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th St. between Amsterdam & Columbus Aves.
Admission: $25 before October 27, $30 day of event
http://www.makor.org
Sunday, December 25 Chinese Food and a Movie: SOME LIKE IT HOT (Billy Wilder, 1959), THE APARTMENT (Billy Wilder, 1960), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Mel Brooks, 1974), or SILVER STREAK (Arthur Hiller, 1976), and an all-day Chinese buffet, $35, 1:00 5:30 & 7:30 12 midnight
Saturday, December 31 New Years Eve: Set the New Year on Fire, featuring Aaron Alexanders Midrash Mish Mosh (9:00), Slamukah (9:00), WHITE HEAT (Raoul Walsh, 1949) (9:15), two-hour open beer-and-wine bar (10:00), Frank Londons Klezmer Brass All-Stars (10:00), a klezmer jam session (10:45), the Boys of Balagan Boogaloo (11:30), and a midnight Champagne toast, $65 ($100 for two)
HOLIDAY ART ACADEMY
Dahesh Museum of Art
580 Madison Ave. at 57th St.
http://www.daheshmuseum.org/publicprograms_events/calendar.php
Thursday, December 29 Family Program: Toy-making workshop, 1:00 3:00
HOLIDAYS AT THE GARDEN
31st to 33rd Sts. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
http://www.thegarden.com
Wednesday, December 28 Panasonic Holiday Festival featuring St. Peters, UMass, Columbia, and St. Johns, with a hoops clinic presented by the Rock, $19.50-$59.50, 6:30
Friday, December 30 Holladay Jam: We Aint Done Yet, with Bow Wow, Omarion, Ciara, Marques Houston, and Chris Brown, $39.75-$54.75, 7:00
Saturday, December 31 The Black Crowes: Fifteen Years of Cosmic Rock, with special guests Trey Anastasio and North Mississippi All Stars, $45, 8:00
TRUE BLUE WEDNESDAY
Bryant Park Lawn
Between 40th & 42nd Sts. and Fifth & Sixth Aves.
Skate rental $7.50, locker rental $4 (with lock $5), helmet rental $1
Private lessons: $25 for twenty minutes
http://www.bryantpark.org/amenities/thepond.php
http://www.newyorkrangers.com/fanzone/thePond.asp
Wednesday, December 28 MSG Networks Holiday and Skate Party, featuring Rangers-Islanders game on a giant screen, childrens activities, Rangers alumni, and special prizes, 7:00 - 9:30
KWANZAA CELEBRATION 2005
Central Park West & 79th St.
Free with museum admission of $14 adults, $8 children two to twelve
http://www.amnh.org/programs/specials/kwanzaa
Saturday, December 31 Featuring candle lightings, live music and dance, traditional storytelling, workshops, percussion ensembles, a special marketplace and food court, and more, 1:00 5:00
DOLL AND TEDDY BEAR PARTY
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave., Staten Island
Tickets: $8 children, $4 adults, prepaid reservations required
718-351-1611 ext281
http://www.historicrichmondtown.org/cgi-bin/events.cgi
Friday, December 30 Featuring storytelling, refreshments, special activities; bring your own doll or bear, 1:30
JOEY RAMONES ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
25 Third Ave. between St. Marks Pl & Ninth St.
Cover charge: $2
http://continentalnyc.com
Friday, December 30 Featuring the Ramoones, Dean Dean & the Sex Machies, Guns on High Street, Lady Unluck, Furious George, Heap, Mickey Leighs New Yorkestra, the Bulleighs, the Bullys, Cyclones, Jones Crusher, Charm School, the Basicks, Sucker Punch, Blackout Shoppers, and Johnny Black, 9:15 pm 2:00 am
THE NEW YEARS EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St.
http://www.stjohndivine.org/news_performances.html
Saturday, December 31 Featuring soprano Lauren Flanigan, actor Hinton Battle, activist and singer Judy Collins, and conductor Glen Barton Cortese, hosted by Harry Smith, $55, 7:30
NEW YEARS EVE AT NORTHSIX
66 North Sixth St. between Kent & Wythe Aves.
http://www.northsix.com
Saturday, December 31 They Might Be Giants, $20, 7:30 (11:30 show sold out)
NEW YEARS EVE SPECTACULAR 2005
National Comedy Theatre
http://www.manhattancomedy.com/nctPerf.html
Saturday, December 31 The New York City National Comedy Theatre special year-end show, 9:30
NEW YEARS EVE AT PROVIDENCE
Tickets: $150
http://www.nyballdrop.com/providence
Friday, December 31 Featuring five-hour premium open bar, two hours of hors d’oeuvres, live DJ, and more, 9:30 pm – 4:00 am
NEW YEARS EVE: ITALIAN OPERA GALA
Avery Fisher Hall
10 Lincoln Center Plaza between 62nd & 63rd Sts. on Broadway
Tickets: $80-$235
http://newyorkphilharmonic.org
Saturday, December 31 Featuring works by Rossini and Verdi, with soprano Angela Gheroghiu, conducted by Lorin Maazel, 8:00
NYGASP NEW YEARS EVE GALA
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
2537 Broadway at 95th St.
http://www.symphonyspace.org
http://nygasp.org
Saturday, December 31 Annual gala featuring the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, including audience requests and challenges, $55-$75, 8:00
2005 THE YEAR IN REVUE
Chicago City Limits at the Improv
318 West 53rd St.
http://www.chicagocitylimits.com/news.html
Saturday, December 31 Special New Years Eve shows featuring Linda Gelman, Paul Zuckerman, Joe De Gise, Rob Schiffmann, and Kimmy Gatewood, two-drink minimum, 8:00 ($35) & 10:30 ($45)
MULE A-GO-GO
http://www.mule.net
Saturday, December 31 Govt Mule, three sets with the Holloway Horns and special guests, $53.50-$73.50, 9:00
MOUSTACHE ROCK
158 Ludlow St. at Stanton St.
http://www.pianosnyc.com
Saturday, December 31 Classic rock with Southern Frost, dance party with Funkcamp DJs and the Mud Flap Girls, air guitar contest, and more, $30 before 10:00
NEW YEARS EVE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
217 East Houston St. at Ave. A
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com
Saturday, December 31 Ambulance LTD, Levy, the Big Sleep, and Surefire, $25, 8:00
AN EVENING WITH THE DISCO BISCUITS
http://www.mcstudios.com/newsite/hammersteinBallroom.asp
http://www.discobiscuits.com
Saturday, December 31 $50 in advance, $57 day of show, 10:00
NEW YEARS EVE AT STRATA
21st St. at Broadway
Admission: $125
http://www.nyballdrop.com/strata
NEW YEARS EVE BALL 2006
125 East Eleventh St. between Third & Fourth Aves.
http://websterhall.com/nightclub/splash/?splash=nye2006
Saturday, December 31 Five-hour premium top-shelf open bar, live broadcast of Times Square ball drop on plasma screens, DJ Moody, live performances, flying trapeze, continental breakfast, party favors, and more, $129-$1,000
A HIP HOP NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
116 Suffolk St. at Rivington St.
Admission: $25
Open Bar: An additional $50
http://www.rothkonyc.com
Friday, December 31 Featuring Pete Rock and Hip Hop Karaoke, full open bar, $65 in advance, $85 at the door, 10:00 pm 2:00 am
SPECIAL NEW YEARS EVE CLASS
826 Broadway at 13th St., sixth floor
Admission: $35, advance reservations strongly suggested
http://www.omyoga.com
Saturday, December 31 Cyndi, David, and Ethan lead class for beginners and experts, with a Dharma talk, meditation practice, live music, and more, benefiting El Puente School in Williamsburg, 6:00 9:00 pm
Galapagos Art Space
70 North Sixth St. between Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/newyear.html
Saturday, December 31 Featuring Veronika Sweet, Taylor Mac, DJ Boy Racer, and other burlesque entertainers, hosted by the World Famous BOB, $25, 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 31 Late Night Amp Up with DJ Tikka Masala, the Dansettes, the Flanks, Cheese on Bread, and more, $10, 1:00 am
MARIAH CAREYS NEW YEARS EVE 2006
Cipriani 42
110 East 42nd St. between Lexington & Park Aves.
General admission: $200
http://www.clubplanet.com/newyearseve
Friday, December 31 Featuring six-hour top-shelf open bar, two hours of hors d’oeuvres, DJ Reach and DJ Exacta, and more, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, 10:00 pm – 4:00 am
EMERALD NUTS MIDNIGHT RUN
Central Park Bandshell
72nd St. Transverse
Admission to party: free
Race entry fee: $30 in advance, $35 day of event if available
http://www.nyrr.org/race/2005/r1231x00.php
Saturday, December 31 DJ music and dancing, 10:00; costume parade and contest, 11:00; fireworks and four-mile race, 12 midnight
NEW YEARS EVE FIREWORKS
Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Ave, Eastern Parkway, and Prospect Park West
http://www.prospectpark.org/event/main.cfm?target=firework
Saturday, December 31 Twenty-fourth annual fireworks show presented by the Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company, with Deja Blue and Marty Markowitz, 12 midnight
NEW YEARS EVE MIDNIGHT YOGA CELEBRATION
Laughing Lotus Yoga Center
59 West 19th St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves., third floor
Free tarot card reading from 9:00 to 10:00
http://www.laughinglotus.com
Saturday, December 31 Favorite tunes, favorite poses, and the joy of breath and movement, with Edward, $22, 10:00 12 midnight
NEW YEARS AT ST. BARTS
109 East 50th St. at Park Ave.
http://www.stbarts.org
Saturday, December 31 BachWorks presents the Brandenburg Concerti, $35-$100, 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 31 Fanfares, Fugues and Finales: A Concert to Usher in the New Year, with organist William K. Trafka, free, 11:00
NEW YEARS EVE IN TIMES SQUARE
Ball drops between Broadway and Seventh Ave. and 42nd & 43rd Sts.
http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye.html
Saturday, December 31 Revelers begin arriving late afternoon; please note that many streets will be blocked off, no alcohol is allowed, and there are no public rest rooms
BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALK INTO THE NEW YEAR
Meet outside Blimpies at 38 Park Row between Spruce & Beekman Sts.
Saturday, December 31 Eleventh annual guided walking tour with free posters and other gifts and view of fireworks, 11:00
EXCLUSIVE LOFT SPACE
275 Hudson St. at Spring St.
Saturday, December 31 With Maroon 5s Adam Levine and DJ Doug Grayson, $150-$250, 9:00 pm – 4:00 am
NEW YEARS EVE 2006 @ GALLERY
Gallery inside the Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.
Saturday, December 31 With complimentary hor douevres and Champagne, $30 in advance
NEW YEARS EVE MASQUERADE GALA
Josephs by Citarella
1240 Sixth Ave. at 49th St.
Saturday, December 31 Premium open bar, carving station, dessert at midnight, 9:30 pm to 1:30 am
NEW YEARS EVE AT APT
419 West 13th St. between Ninth Ave. and Washington
http://www.aptwebsite.com
Saturday, December 31 Four hours of open bar and light hors doeuvres, with DJs Rich Medina, Peanut Butter Wolf, Chris Annibell, Waajeed, Sacuey, and Chairman Mao, $100, doors open at 10:00
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY RIDE
Washington Square Park Arch at Fifth Ave.
http://www.times-up.org/newyears.php
Saturday, December 31 Eighth annual bike ride from Washington Square Park (10:30 pm) to Madison Square Park (10:50) to the General Sherman statue by the Plaza Hotel (11:15) to Belvedere Castle in Central Park for live music and fireworks
THE OFFICIAL MTV/TRL NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
530 West 27th St. between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.
http://www.spiritnewyork.com
Saturday, December 31 Featuring music by DJs Clue and Goldfinger, hosted by Damian Fahey and Vanessa, $60 (VIP $250), 8:30
32nd ANNUAL NEW YEARS DAY MARATHON READING
St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery
Second Ave. and Tenth St.
http://www.poetryproject.com/calendar.html
Sunday, January 1 With Penny Arcade, Eric Bogosian, Steve Cannon, Steve Earle, Philip Glass, Lenny Kaye, Taylor Mead, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, Jackie Sheeler, Patti Smith, Edwin Torres, Anne Waldman, and many more, $8, 3:00 pm 1:00 am
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Brian Tyler & Danny Elfman
Avengers: Age of Ultron Title Brian Tyler 0:43 $1.29
Heroes Danny Elfman 2:07 $1.29
Rise Together Brian Tyler 2:23 $1.29
Breaking and Entering Brian Tyler 3:04 $1.29
It Begins Danny Elfman 2:42 $1.29
Birth of Ultron Brian Tyler 3:05 $1.29
Ultron-Twins Danny Elfman 4:13 $1.29
Hulkbuster Brian Tyler 4:32 $1.29
Can You Stop This Thing? Danny Elfman 1:03 $1.29
Sacrifice Brian Tyler 2:42 $1.29
Farmhouse Danny Elfman 4:02 $1.29
The Vault Brian Tyler 2:58 $1.29
The Mission Brian Tyler 2:48 $1.29
Seoul Searching Brian Tyler 2:48 $1.29
Inevitability-One Good Eye Danny Elfman 5:07 $1.29
Ultron Wakes Danny Elfman 1:43 $1.29
Vision Brian Tyler 3:47 $1.29
The Battle Brian Tyler 4:24 $1.29
Wish You Were Here Brian Tyler 1:36 $1.29
The Farm Danny Elfman 1:14 $1.29
Darkest of Intentions Brian Tyler 2:26 $1.29
Fighting Back Brian Tyler 2:33 $1.29
Avengers Unite Danny Elfman 1:08 $1.29
Keys to the Past Brian Tyler 1:48 $1.29
Uprising Brian Tyler 2:32 $1.29
Outlook Brian Tyler 2:38 $1.29
The Last One Brian Tyler 2:14 $1.29
Nothing Lasts Forever Danny Elfman 1:57 $1.29
New Avengers - Avengers: Age of Ultr.. Danny Elfman 3:09 $1.29
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A Strong Soundtrack from a Unique Pairing (5 stars)
Who would have thought the pairing of Fast and Furious’ Brian Tyler and Tim Burton regular Danny Elfman would have made for something quite extraordinary?
For two composers so dissimilar in style, it’s remarkable this soundtrack feels very cohesive in structure. If you didn’t know who was credited with what track, you would never guess which track was Tyler’s and which was Elfman’s. In fact, it’s Elfman that gears hims
It’s good… but only because of Elfman (4 stars)
Looks like Danny did quite a bit of damage control. Tyler’s IM3 and Thor scores were good because the themes he created were distinct. This time around his tracks are generic. You could literally play them in any action movie and they would fit.
Fricking genius. (5 stars)
Danny Elfman's take on the Avenger's theme has been such a great listen. I am glad he was given the opportunity to bring some wonderful music to the table. Unfortunately, there is many tracked cues in the film (Silvestri's cues from the first film placed in this one) but it is still a great score. There are also a few missing cues that are in the film that I would love to have. One being the female vocals track nearing the end of the film. I
Born: May 8, 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
Born and raised in California, composer, conductor, and producer Brian Tyler attended UCLA and Harvard before becoming an award-winning film composer. Some of his better-known works include scores for The Expendables, Eagle Eye, Battle: Los Angeles, and Rambo. He has provided music for popular...
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Iron Man 3 Iron Man 3 (Original Motion.. 2:23 $1.29
Mustang Nismo The Fast and the Furious: T.. 2:23 $1.29
Rambo Theme Rambo (Original Motion Pict.. 3:34 $0.99
Avengers: Age of Ultron Title Avengers: Age of Ultron (Or.. 0:43 $1.29
Call of Duty: MW3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfar.. 2:10 $0.99
Can You Dig It (Iron Man 3 Main Titl.. Iron Man 3 (Original Motion.. 2:42 $1.29
Thor: The Dark World Thor: The Dark World (Origi.. 2:10 $1.29
Battle Los Angeles Hymn Battle: Los Angeles (Origin.. 2:33 $1.29
Far Cry 3 Far Cry 3 Original Game Sou.. 5:34 $0.99
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drif.. The Fast and the Furious: T.. 7:04 $1.29
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The Passing Parade with John Doremus
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