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Objects in Transit of Venus Collection
Title (A–Z)Title (Z–A)Date (Older First)Object number (Ascending)Primary Maker (A-Z)
1 to 2 of 2 Collection Information
Collections: Clocks and Watches
Artist / Maker / Culture: John Winthrop
Artist / Maker / Culture: Benjamin Franklin
Artist / Maker / Culture: Thomas Hollis of Lincoln's Inn
Artist / Maker / Culture: Benjamin Martin
Artist / Maker / Culture *
John Winthrop (2)
John Ellicott (1)
Thomas Tompion (1)
Classification / Category
Exhibit 2005--CHSI's Putnam Gallery (2)
Transit of Venus (2)
Solar Eclipse Expedition 1780 / 1980 (1)
TRANSITS OF VENUS are rare astronomical alignments in which the planet Venus crosses the face of the Sun as seen from Earth. They occur in pairs (eight years apart) separated at intervals of 105.5 and 121.5 years.
In 1717, astronomer Edmond Halley explained how simultaneous observations of a transit from far flung places could be used to calculate the distance from the Earth to the Sun. He urged astronomers to collaborate in order to determine the dimensions of the solar system–one of the great unsolved problems of the day!
In response, many astronomers sailed to remote parts of the world in order to observe the transits of 1761 and 1769. Harvard professor John Winthrop observed the first from St. John's, Newfoundland, and the second from Cambridge with the instruments shown here.
Research behind Enemy Lines
In 1761, John Winthrop was the only observer of the Transit of Venus in North America. The event was not visible from Cambridge, so Winthrop sailed to Newfoundland, taking two students and College apparatus behind enemy lines during the French and Indian War. The General Court of Massachusetts Bay financed the expedition and gave Winthrop letters of safe passage.
When Benjamin Franklin urged John Winthrop to go to Lake Superior in 1769 to observe the Transit of Venus, Winthrop had a problem–no money! The General Court, which had funded Winthrop's transit expedition in 1761, did not exist in 1769. It had been dissolved by the British governor for its support of patriot, Samuel Adams and his protest against taxation without representation.
So Winthrop sought money from General Thomas Gage, the British commander-in-chief, but Gage was too busy moving warships and troops into Boston in order to keep the peace. Gage offered wilderness guides but no funding.
When the expedition collapsed, Winthrop decided to observe the Transit of Venus from Harvard Yard. He used new instruments acquired in London with Franklin's help.
astronomical regulator
Thomas Tompion
John Ellicott
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« Second World War Hampden bomber is brought back to life at Cosford
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Buccaneer cockpit arrives at Newark Air Museum
Friday 26th October saw the latest addition to Newark Air Museum’s collection of airframes and cockpit sections arrive at the museum site in eastern Nottinghamshire, close to the county border with Lincolnshire. Friday’s arrival was the cockpit section from Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX899.
The cockpit was transported from its former display location in Coventry to Newark by Nottinghamshire based contractor Gillivers Haulage. The move was made possible thanks to the good offices of the managers at Coventry Airport who were kind enough to grant their permission for the cockpit to be lifted over their perimeter fence from its previous display location.
Owned by Robin Phipps, Buccaneer cockpit XX899 has been placed on long-term loan at the Newark Air Museum, where it will be displayed alongside several other cockpits outside Display Hangar 2 on the museum’s Southfield Site. These cockpits were recently repositioned to create sufficient space to accommodate XX899.
A few panels have been removed from XX899 on a temporary basis and this is to allow them to be returned to display standard by the owner. One important feature of this particular Buccaneer cockpit is that it retains a significant section of fuselage structure, which allows the canopy to slide on its rails as per its original design.
The trustees of the Newark Air Museum were happy to welcome both the Buccaneer cockpit and its owner to their Gateway Aviation Site in eastern Nottinghamshire. They are also pleased to report that the cockpit will be participating at their Cockpit-Fest 2019 event that takes place on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June, 2019.
www.newarkairmuseum.org
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Michelle Vargas, Sharon Palmeri, Tom Molnar, Bev Stanislawski, Jane Burns, Sharon Jesik, Julia Perkins, Lisa Groszek, Ron Trigg, Judy Whitcomb, Sandra Nantais, Art Wilkerson, Jessica Bard, Laurie Chase, Kelly Chase, Gail Galvan, Pam Gonzalez
RETURNING MEMBERS: Art Wilkerson and Jessica Bard
GUEST: Mrs. Art Wilkerson
The meeting began at 6:30 P.M.. Sharon Palmeri asked members for any literary news members would like to share.
Sharon Palmeri shared an announcement sent to her by Jackie Huppenthal about a publishing opportunity in the Family Flyer magazines that come in the mail. Poems can be submitted and will sometimes be printed by them.
Donna Douglass was excited to hear that her book Manage Your Time is getting published in Japan in hardback and getting a lot of media attention. Nikkei (one of Japan’s biggest newspapers) has advertised Manage Your Time in their group's daily newspaper. It also has achieved #2 on Amazon in the business section. Congrats to her.
Lisa Groszek passed out Printer's Row Lit Fest information and shared that she plans on taking part in this and invited any that would like to do so with her to send her an email and they could do this together.
Gail Galvan told of a short story contest put on by winningwriters.com. She also passed around a print out about the contest.
Ron Trigg updated us on the progress of the entertainment lawyer. It looks like we're shooting for March or April for an open Q&A session with him.
Tom Molnar announced he has another book for sale on Amazon titled A Quick Look at Heaven
Two resources were also shared by members. They were:
1.) WINNING WRITERS (www.winningwriters.com) Resource for poets & writers.
2.) QUERYSHARK.COM which advertises "finding stuff just got a lot easier"
MICHELLE VARGUS read the final excerpt of “MULTITUDE OF CONVICTION”, a fictional story of the personal experiences of Lesedi and Khalif during the Exodus.
TOM MOLNAR shared a selection from his book DARK AGE MAIDEN, a medieval romance between the knight Giancarlo and the feisty maiden Carina.
BEV STANISLAWSKI read her poem, “A BIT OF VERSE”, about the process of writing poems.
JESSICA BARD also shared a poem, “I DON'T WANT TO WRITE LIMERICKS”, about discovering what she didn't want to write while thinking about things she did want to write about.
ART WILKERSON shared “BLUEBERRY ISLAND”, a poem about sweet dreams, and “A WARNING FOR CHILDREN WHO WON'T BE GOOD” a poem about, well...children who won't be good :-)
JANE BURNS continued her novel, ATALANTA, about a girl abandoned at birth and raised by a bear until the age of seven. This reading finds Atalanta searching for the Oracle and being introduced to hard drink.
JULIE PERKINS read a query letter she is working on for THE LEVEE, a 75,000 word novel. Several members gave input and a short discussion of query letters followed.
SHARON JESIK continued with her book, CORN DANCER, a murder mystery ghost story. In this portion, detectives Ranger and Elena trail Tafoya. Could he be the killer?
SANDRA NANTAIS read a memoir titled “RAIN, STALE BEER AND DIPPITY-DO”, about growing up idolizing her older sister, Donna.
RON TRIGG read “A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE”, from his memoir MOMENTS ON AN AFRICAN LANDSCAPE. In this chapter, Ron writes about his relationship with his elderly steward, Ben.
KELLY CHASE continued her Novel THE RING. In this episode, the Ring is now talking to our protagonist as she makes her way backstage to meet the rocker, Jesse.
LISA GROSZEK read a portion of her novel BLAZING TRUTH, a story about motherless children who are being raised by an abusive father. A visitor brings devastating news...
JUDY WHITCOMB read RYLEIGH EMMA, SUPER SLEUTH, a story written for 2nd and 3rd graders. Ryleigh and her trusty dog Gus work on breaking the mystery of her sister's missing chocolate.
GAIL GALVAN read her poem “FLASHBACK”, about her Glen Park childhood.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm, and was followed by a 15 minute after meeting rap-up discussion by a few lingering members.
PAMELA GONZALEZ
LISA GROSZAK also contributed to these minutes (Literary News)
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"Just me 'n my shadow....!"
Happy Groundhog's Day!
Tom Molnar, Sharon Jesik, Lisa Groszek, Kathy Flotz, Gail Galvan, Sharon Buckman, Jackie Huppenthal, Kelly Chase, Laurie Chase, Jane Burns, Tom Spencer, Pam Gonzalez, Judy Whitcomb, Luniel Morrow, Sharon Palmeri
Debra Gutierrez, Diane Poulton (Times Reporter)
The meeting began at 6:30 P.M.. Sharon Palmeri asked members for any literary news they would like to share. Sharon also brought along two magazines called, “Looking Back,” which she thought might be helpful for any of our members wanting to submit a memoir entry.
Several of our members, Laurie Chase, Lisa Groszek, Tom Molnar and Gail Galvan talked about the advantages of several different online publishers; among those mentioned were Create Space and Lightning Source.
Pam Gonzalez also asked if anyone has heard about Printer’s Row having publishers or publishing books at their 2012 June event. Perhaps more could be found here or here:
Sharon Jesik brought along a book she wanted to share by Neil Stephenson entitled, Anathem.
SHARON JESIK continued with her book, Corn Dancer. In this part of her novel the two detectives that are investigating the murder of Dotty, follow one of the suspects, Tafolya, who leads them to the home of another suspect, Cinda. Both suspects act suspiciously.
TOM MOLNAR read his short story entitled, Strange Tail of Forgotten Love. The story tells of a man caught in a time warp, being transferred to the year 2794. In order to get back to 2012 he must agree to have all love memories erased from his mind. The story has a humorous ending.
LISA GROSZEK read her story entitled, Blazing Truth. The story, which was based on some true facts, told of some young children being raised by their father, encountering some very harsh treatment from him. Russ, the oldest of the three, bears the brunt of his father’s anger.
GAIL GALVAN read her poem, “Tribute to a Golden Girl.” Her 58 line poem was dedicated to Betty White and told of all the wonderful things she has accomplished so far.
SHARON BUCKMAN read her synopsis of her novel, Canopy of Leaves. The synopsis, told in three paragraphs, of a young girl that had been held captive by a reclusive trapper in the hills of Kentucky.
JACKIE HUPPENTHAL read her four stanza poem entitled, “All Washed Up.” Her poem, complete with a picture of the seashore, tells of shells and other “ocean treasures” being “swept from you and me.”
KELLY CHASE continued with her novel, The Ring. Kristine’s ring does its magical powers again by enabling her to sing on stage with her idol and later being invited to his dressing room – all causing much jealously from a close friend.
LAURIE CHASE continued reading her novel, Badradin. In this part of her novel, Togalaz feels she has jeopardized the feelings of her family and community by simply defending herself in a battle to the death with Izrof.
JANE BURNS continued with her novel, Atalanta. Atalanta, who has been sent to the eastern part of Arcadia, finds herself among people she cannot understand and who cannot understand her. She has been sent by Lacheia, the woman who helped raise her, to find Oracle, her real father.
TOM SPENCER brought his dropped line poem entitled, “Spectator Owl,” which tells of today being tomorrow’s yesterday and yesterday being the stepping stones of time.
PAMELA GONZALEZ read the beginning of her children’s story entitled, “The Mystery of Mayfield Manor.” The mystery centers around Alex and his twin sister, Emily, and how they might react to a sensitive subject that would be introduced in their social studies class.
JUDITH WHITCOMB read her children’s story entitled, The Mystery. This mystery centers around a missing box of chocolates given to Kaitlyn from her boyfriend. After turning the household upside down her brother decides to turn super sleuth and begins looking for it.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 and then followed by a 20 min. discussion among the members.
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Caren Von See, Amy Brailey, Katherine Flotz, Bob Philpot, Sharon Palmeri, Beverly Stanislawski, Marilyn Kessler, Haley Hardin, Neil Bedeker, Luneil Morrow, Diane Stratton, Lisa Groszek, Sharon Dorelli, Rebecca Juergens. Ronda Jeremiah-Garcia, Al Koch
WELCOME BACK:
Two past members, Lisa Groszek and Neil Bedeker returned. Since we have many new members since they last attended, we did a round of introductions to get acquainted.
A vote of approval for the July 6, 2017 minutes was first given by REBECCA JUERGENS and seconded by CAREN VON SEE.
Amy Brailey attended the Lilly Grant Summer Conference. She applied for and received an Individual Artist Grant to help with research for her George Washington story.
Rhonda Jeremiah-Garcia has published two books and is working a third. Al Koch is continuing his speaking engagements.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP ON SCREENPLAYS
CAREN VON SEE read her first attempt at writing a screenplay with the help of three associates. She wrote a four and a half page play based upon her short story DARK MOON RISING, a story about a young African boy who is sent out to prove his manhood and his ability to lead his nation.
BOB PHILPOT also read his first attempt at writing a screenplay. Zeb, the main character, stops at a country store in Hyder, AZ., to get some gas and food. While chatting with the crotchety owner a bristly Mexican man enters the store and delivers a cautionary message from his boss to Zeb.
NEIL BEDEKER read a segment from his screenplay, “TORCH KEY,” which starts out with Joe Dougan, in his vehicle in Jacksonville, Florida conversing flirtatiously with his dispatcher. Joe breaks off their chitchat to pull over a suspicious character with a tail light out. Following that Joe, feeling a bit jittering, pulls off the road behind a gas station and ends up trying to help a woman held captive in a van. In the altercation, he gets his left foot shot off.
TOPIC DISCUSSION:
BOB PHILPOT’S topic discussion was from page eight of the Writer’s Digest Booklet, titled, Breaking Out Today. His category was CREATIVE OPENINGS. His sample opening was a dialogue in which two characters asked questions of one another.
CAREN VON SEE passed out research on the five points under her topic: Unlock Writer’s Block from the Writer’s Digest booklet “BREAKING OUT TODAY” The five topics were:
1. Focus and Theme: What’s it really about? 2. Tone and approach: What kind is it?
3. Scope: How narrow is yours? 4. Chronology: Where (and when) do you start?
5. The hook: Who will read your work?
BEVERLY STANISLOWSKI read a delightful poem titled, “THE WOLF’S BANE.” The premise was that writers use characters from other children’s literature and poem.
AL KOCH read a wonderful story called, PARTING WORDS, about the moments when people say goodbye explaining that life is a series of beginnings and goodbyes; and no matter the numbers of years, we never quite get used to saying goodbye. After a change in his teaching position from a shop teacher to a special Ed teacher, Al’s taught his last class. He helped in the growth and developed of eleven extraordinary Special Ed students; this last goodbye was very poignant.
KATHERINE FLOTZ read a heartwarming personification story, entitled “THE HOUSE ON THE LAKE,” about the lake house she had owned for over forty years and had just sold to a new family. She will see the lake house for the last time this weekend.
LISA GROSZEK read her two-page story entitled, “CLEAN FIND”, about a young man who was cleaning the house and wondering where his female partner was. As he cleaned, he wondered about why she had been distant lately. He learned why when he discovered a picture of her with another man. Shannon returned home to find boxes of her personal belonging in the driveway with the picture taped to the top box.
HAYLEY HARDIN read three pages from her “fan fiction” piece entitle “KARMIC INTERFERENCE,” which is about Marie, Emily’s beautiful and engaging sister fussing at Emily being way too engrossed in the Harry Potter books. They were exact opposites in stature, looks and attitudes and were adversarial.
LUNEIL MORROW read two and a third pages of her children’s book entitled “BARTY, THE VAMPIRE SLEUTH.” Barty is a young, new vampire who is just learning the ropes. He vacillates between human and vampire traits and is over zealous about learning. The story is full of comic relief and delightful.
AMY BRAILEY wrote another “prompt” story to be added to the book of prompts she is compiling for junior-high students. This story, “D.O.A.” is about a woman, Meagan, who wakes up and doesn’t know where she is or that she is dead.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M.
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Kathy Flotz, Sharon Buckman, Sharon Palmeri, Bob Philpot, Caren Von See, Al Koch, Diane Stratton, Ruthann Graczyk, George Miga, Mary Lu Cowley, Donna Eckelbarger
Angelina Mendoza, Rhonda Garcia
A vote of approval for the June 15, 2017 minutes was first given by CAREN VON SEE and seconded by RHONDA GARCIA
Since we had two new guests and a few of our members hadn’t met each other, it was decided that each member would introduce themselves to the guests.
GEORGE MIGA stated that he had finally gotten his book, “Medal of Dishonor,” published. This was a novel that most of our members were familiar with and all applauded when we were told.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:
SHARON PALMERI opened the program by explaining how writing a script may help writers who struggle with writing dialogue, and may help them get more familiar with their characters. She discussed elements of screenplay writing and explained the difference between screenplay writing and play-writing. Sharon loaned members a booklet of information on screenplays that included several articles on the subject -- beginning with an Interview with Michael Hauge, entitled “Essential Elements of a Successful Script.” Sharon explained that these elements were also necessary for writing good novels. She also stated you must belong to the Screenwriter’s Guild to even have your screenplay looked at or considered for purchase by anyone well-known in the movie industry, (unless you have a personal contact, or "know someone in the business." She also gave members a booklet called Breaking Out Today – Tips and Techniques to Quantum Leap Your Writing Above and Beyond the Literary Pack. In addition, she also passed around two books on writing screenplays. Sharon ended the program by asking members to try to convert one of their short stories (or part of one) to a screenplay. She emphasized that this was NOT an “assignment” but a suggestion or challenge to help writers with dialogue and getting better acquainted with their characters.
BOB PHILPOT read four pages of his novel, Strange Friends. This part of his novel starts with Zeb entering an old western store for a drink. The old owner of the store told him there had been a man coming into the store earlier looking for him. The man looked like a “ugly cuss” that might mean harm. Upon telling this to Zeb, the man entered the store, telling him that he had a message from Don Miguel saying that he had no problem with Zeb killing a man named Raul. He had come in peace.
CAREN VON SEE read her four-page short story written from a prompt on our W.O.H. Facebook group page. The story, entitled, “The Egg,” began with Charlene returning home to find the house door opened, most of her furniture removed, and rooms trashed. Vowing vengeance she sought out her ex-husband, telling him she knew what he was really after.
KATHY FLOTZ read her free verse, five-stanza poem, entitled “The Awakening.” The poem, written several years prior at her cabin in Michigan, tells of awakening in the morning to the sounds of birds singing, woodpeckers hammering and all the birds “proclaiming their praises.”
DONNA ECKELBARGER read her one page children’s story entitled, “Penny, Don’t Forget Your Library Book!” The story tells of five-year-old Penny trying to get ready for school and having to fight each morning with her bed, who keeps trying to stop her.
DIANE STRATTON read her two-page short story entitled, “That Concert of My Dreams.” The story tells of true events when she went, with a friend, to see her favorite country star Eddie Rabbitt. Before entering the Star Plaza Theater they get invited into the trailer which the stars traveled in – which turned out to be Dottie West’s band. Before they left that night Dottie West befriend them and invited them for a back-stage view or the show. She left the show with a great deal of respect for Dottie, and she became a favorite singer of Dottie West. Oh, yes – she and her friend did see Eddie Rabbit, who completely ignored them as he walked by.
AL KOCH read his hilarious two-page short story entitled, “Laughing Sheep.” His true story told of his time as a teacher when one of his students asked him where steel wool came from. He decided that telling them the truth was much more boring than the story he told them that steel wool actually came from a special breed of sheep, and of how these certain sheep almost became extinct, due to rusting.
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The Visit offers redemption laced with fear.
Gladys West from Elite Animation Academy gave me tickets to see a free test screening of M. Night Shamalan's "The Visit" at Cinemark Movie Theater in Artegon Marketplace 5150 International Drive Orlando FL. The free ticket warned that attendees should arrive early since the screening was on a first come basis. I decided to arrive early and sketch the line as it formed. 20 people were already in line. I asked the couple who were last in line, if I could squeeze in behind them after I finished my sketch.
People at the front of the line talked about the latest roll playing game. It made me wonder if there was a Comic Con in town. One guy in line sort of looked like Jesus, and his friends joked that he should audition for the roll of Jesus at Holy Land. Since he is an atheist, he wasn't the right man for the job. A security officer from Burbank California looked over my shoulder to check out the sketch. Her job was to make sure everyone turned off their cell phones before the movie started.
With the sketch done, I got back in line. The guys behind me were talking about an incident of road rage on an I-4 off ramp. The guy said that if his family wasn't in the car then he would have killed the other driver. Jesus! I assume that every other driver on the road is as impatient as this guy. Even so you can't escape everyone's rage. The line started to move and Terry, my wife hadn't arrived yet. I had to hope that she would be able to force her way in without a ticket. I put my art supplies in the seat next to me to hold her seat, but as the theater grew more crowded, I got uncomfortable turning people away. Luckily the theater didn't fill up completely.
"The Visit" wasn't what I expected. Everyone in the theater was braced for a scare. The film was set up like a documentary shot by a young brother and sister. Their mom had left her parents home twenty years earlier and never spoke to her parents again. Her parents looked her up on the Internet and they wanted to meet their grand children. The two children were sent off on their own by train to visit their grand parents whom they had never met in an isolated farm house upstate. The grand parents turn out to be more than a little strange, if not insane. What gives the film heart is that the young daughter is shooting a documentary in the hopes of finding an elixir for her mother's guilt. Rather than horror, most scenes were laced with laugh out loud humor. As scenes grew darker and more sinister, laughter offered relief. Like in the "Sixth Sense" there was one unexpected twist that truly had the audience on the edge of their seats. The grandpa turned out to be scarier than Freddy Kruger and the grandma was as creepy as a Japanese ghost. Sun downers was the clinical explanation but she went way beyond that diagnosis. Terry grabbed my sleeve every time the tension built.
The Visit turned out to be a film with true heart. I give the film eight Yatzys. You really need to see the film to believe it. The fact that many people in the test audience had waited hours to get in the theater, meant that we had a very lively audience. The film is scheduled to open nation wide on September 11th.
Labels: Artegon, Elite Animation Academy, Gladys West, M. Night Shamalan, Sixth Sense, The Visit
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Shangri-La Villingili
By Noah May on March 8, 2014 Hotels
Noah journeys to Villingili Island in the Maldives to experience the aquamarine bliss of Shangri-La Villingili…
It’s about the journey, that’s what they say. This journey could be described as epic; epic by anybody’s standards. The journey has taken us through multiple time zones, allowed us to compare muted business class lounges in different continents and walk, zombie-like at dawn, amid crowds of transient strangers, before boarding planes, trains and motorboats. We leave Heathrow on a cold, wintry Friday. London is dark and wet and grimly English. By Saturday evening, we are cutting through clear blue lagoon waters in a boat, at speed, the hot, foreign wind in our hair. Our boat approaches Villingili Island, Addu Atoll, The Maldives.
Moments earlier we were handed quaint certificates, confirming that we’d crossed the equator in our little propeller plane – we are without doubt, a long way from home. We’re a long way, even, from Malé, the capital of the Maldives, which we passed through hours ago; this strange island city stands 400 km north, a voyage of proportions, in itself. As the island approaches, figures come into view, and as we meet the jetty, we look up to see many beaming faces. Behind them, a wooden club house, white linen blowing in the wind and a thousand palm trees beyond. This approach marks the final moments of the journey, and on first impressions, Shangri-La Villingili Island resort is as close to paradise as you could hope to find.
We are helped out of the boat and handed cool flannels that have been soaked in lavender-scented water; we are met with warm smiles and pertinent questions; there is not a mad rush for our bags, or any clamour, or any stress. All is calm, kind and professional; they understand that efforts have gone into getting here, they understand that these few moments of our arrival are vital, these are the moments that may be imprinted on our consciousness to recall later. There is little co-incidence that these first few moments are perfectly choreographed, Shangri-La Hotels are known to offer some of the finest service found on earth and their training mantras are legendary.
Shangri-La try to assume their client has spent months planning their trip, spent significant funds financing the trip and undergone a long and complex journey to arrive at the hotel. They try to understand that the many steps that go into their client arriving on that jetty may have been more testing than one would like, so they do everything in their power to ensure that the welcome is memorable. Many of their clients are regular travellers, individuals who move from city to city without thinking about it; but what’s charming is that they always plan for the client who doesn’t travel that nonchalantly; in doing so, they maintain a level of unsurpassed excellence.
Villingili Island is the largest island in Addu Atoll at the southern tip of the Maldives, the lowest-lying group of islands on the planet. The resort is a joint venture between Shangri-La Hotels and the Maldivian government. The resort opened in 2009 after an extensive period of re-development and huge investment. The resort is a haven of luxury set over acres of lush tropical greenery and crisp, white beaches. As you approach from above the atoll resembles a heart, with deep blue waters giving way to light turquoise shallows and golden sand. The resort accommodation comes in the form of luxurious standalone villas that fit into three main categories: Beach Villas, Water Villas and Treetop Villas. If none of these digs appeal to your sense of luxury, there are two Presidential Villas – Villa Muthee and Villa Laalu – each the size of a large family home – a large family home owned by multi-millionaires. Every category has its own beguiling specificities and I’d happily hang out in any of the three, but for this trip it is to the Treetop Villa that I retreat.
The villas are secluded and calm; the Treetop residences are on the ocean side of the island, the side which is buffeted by the waves, but this adds a pleasant sense of drama and rhythm rather than unwanted noise. The villa involves a sleeping area and an entirely separate living area, with a pool and meditation area in the middle. It is a sumptuous, silent and gently winsome place to sit happily alone and listen to the sea. I freshen up in my outdoor shower – cool water in the warm afternoon haze – before heading out to dinner. There are three main restaurants on the island: Dr Ali’s, Javvu and Fashala. The restaurants are overseen by Executive chef, Brian Porteus, a sharp-witted Irishman, who spends much of his time tending the island’s private gardens, gardens which supply the restaurants with sun-drenched local produce. It is at Dr. Ali’s that we dine this evening. Dr. Ali’s offers a range of dishes that channel three main cuisines: Indian, South East Asian and those of the Arabic middle East. We enjoy a broad selection of well-made dishes. There is a verdantly-oiled humus dish that’s creamy and pungent with garlic. Thinly sliced beef is doused with soy and wrapped around lemongrass. Prawns are huge and covered in Keralan spices; they crunch and burn softly as they go down. There is potent Sichuan spice that grazes the mouth and focuses the mind, bringing us up out of a Tanqueray lull. Each of the dishes has individual appeal, and together they offer a convincing introduction of some of what’s on offer here at Villingili, when it comes to dining experiences. Sitting outside on the lagoon side of the island there is a strong sense that we’ve found our own corner of paradise.
Brian Porteus’s chefs’ garden is another of the gastronomic highlights on Villingili. The garden can be found hidden away amid tropical greenery at the centre of the island. The approach to creating a sustainable structure for the growth and development of local produce is one of greatest achievements that has been made here. Produce from the gardens supply the kitchens in each of the restaurants on the island, and Shangri-La have also set up a number of gardens and farms on the other islands that make up the atoll, allowing local farmers to secure a reliable source of income as well as grow an extended selection of produce. The garden is also available for guests to hire out as a private dining area. It is extremely popular and for very good reason. Porteus holds court with a calm professionalism and creates light, seasonal and delicately flavoured dishes from the bounties of nature that reside here. Deep-coloured, ripe tomatoes and peppers become calming gazpacho which is followed by a carpaccio of tuna caught from the lagoon. We drink crisp white wine (the only import at this lunch) and then, when replete, we stroll off back to villas for a little rest before another of the islands singular offerings…a round of golf.
I have never been much of a golfer, never much of a sportsman for that matter, but Villingili island plays host to the only nine-hole golf course in the Maldives, so we decide to play a round in the late afternoon haze. The course is well-appointed, looking out over the deep azure waters of the lagoon. The greens are pristine and our host, the greenkeeper and head of sports here is a gentleman; an ex-Olympian we’re told, and leads us round with a charming sense of brio. There is the added thrill of making your way around Mount Villingili, the 5.1m peak which marks the highest point in the Maldives. I climbed its vertiginous heights, I scaled a monster. As we approach the conclusion of this hard fought golfing fiasco, the sky begins to bruise, the sun retreats and rain starts to fall. This is one of the very few negatives about lounging around on the equator; from time to time, the heavens offer themselves with a ferocity and sense of drama that is hard to convey through words alone.
We make it back to villas alarmingly wet, but with a true sense of all the island has to offer, in terms of service, gastronomy, entertainment and climatic dramatics. Soon after it is time for our departure. We take a long, faintly melancholic walk down to the jetty and board the boat that will transport us away from this heavenly microcosm, into a different sphere.
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Valtteri Bottas shows what he's really made of as Ferrari sets off alarm bells in Australia
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MELBOURNE, Australia --?We wrote Saturday that 2019 needed to start with someone other than Lewis Hamilton on the top step of the Australian Grand Prix podium. His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas duly obliged on Sunday, turning in the drive of his career to kick off the most important year of his career in style.??
But joy for Mercedes was a stark contrast to Ferrari's weekend, and that's where our round-up of the good, the bad and the ugly of this race must begin ...
Serious questions at Maranello: Based on its performance at pre-season testing, Ferrari had the fastest car coming into this race weekend. But at some point in the intervening two weeks, the car that looked so easy to drive on the limit in Barcelona became unpredictable and just plain slow. Understanding what happened will be Ferrari's primary goal ahead of the next race in Bahrain, but the team also needs to look at its race strategy.
A podium should have been possible given Vettel's clean start to the race and the difficulty of overtaking at Albert Park, but Ferrari went aggressive by pitting their lead driver early in an attempt to undercut Hamilton. That left Vettel exposed to Verstappen, who held off for his single pit stop by a further 11 laps, and passed the German with fresher rubber to take the final place on the podium.
The curse of Albert Park: Daniel Ricciardo's run of bad luck continued at his home race. Driving for Renault this year, expectations had been lowered coming into the weekend, but that wouldn't have eased any of the frustration of retiring on Lap 31. For the first 100 metres of his Australian Grand Prix things were looking rosy as he powered alongside Sergio Perez for tenth place, but in dipping two wheels on the grass his front wing snagged on a drainage channel and was ripped from his car. He was left marooned at the back of the pack and Renault eventually decided to retire him as a precaution.
Go big or go home: If his move on Hamilton at the start of the race didn't impress you, then Bottas' desire to pit for a fresh set tyres and chase the fastest lap, something now rewarded by an extra point for anyone also finishing in the top ten. The team talked him down from it -- his 23.9s lead over Hamilton held no guarantees of holding up with a botched pit stop -- but the fact he was considering it while on the verge of his first win since Abu Dhabi 2017 said a lot about his new mindset for this year. And after all that he still took the point with a stellar penultimate lap to unseat Max Verstappen's effort three laps earlier.
Best overtake: Ahead of the weekend, nobody would have expected a Red Bull to pass a Ferrari for the final podium position. But Max Verstappen has made a career out of proving people wrong and would have taken an enormous amount of satisfaction from beating Sebastian Vettel into Turn 3 on lap 31. He was helped by a 11-lap tyre advantage but it was impressive nonetheless after he put Vettel off line in Turns 1 and 2 in order to complete the move in Turn 3.
"We could have looked like rock stars ...": After the heartache of Haas' double retirement 12 months ago, it was hard to watch Romain Grosjean pull to the side of the track with a loose front wheel on Lap 32.
Images of the pit stop on lap 15 showed the team struggling to get the left-front wheel attached and clearly something went awry in the 17 laps that followed. Anyone who has seen F1's Netflix series can imagine the choice words coming from the mouth of team principal Guenther Steiner as it happened.
Driver of the day: After all the team orders and missed opportunities Valtteri Bottas endured last year, it was hard not to get carried away by the story of redemption that played out in Albert Park on Sunday. But that shouldn't take anything away from the drive the Finn put together. The move on Hamilton at the start was crucial, but his performance in the laps that followed, especially after Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel had pitted for fresh rubber earlier than expected, was hugely impressive. By the end of the race he had a 20-second advantage over his teammate and, regardless of strategy, there are not many teammates that have beaten Hamilton so comprehensively over a race distance.
Other observations worthy of mention
Albert Park is never one to judge overtaking on, but the early indications are that cars are easier to follow this year following the 2019 regulation changes -- if that's the case, it should be easier to overtake at other circuits.
Robert Kubica was never likely to finish anywhere other than one of the final two positions, but his day was made all the more difficult when his Williams lost a front wing in the opening moments after being caught up in the Ricciardo drama. Given that Kubica waited nine years for this race, it must have felt like a massive anti-climax.?
It should be duly noted that as Honda scored its first podium since returning to F1 on its first race with Red Bull, its former engine partner McLaren had one car finish out of the points and the other retire with a fiery failure in the Renault.
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Franklin tries to solidify 2016 recruits
With most of its 2015 recruiting class filled, Penn State’s last visit weekend before signing day on Wednesday turned into an impromptu junior day.
James Franklin and his staff were able to use Saturday as a chance to get 2016 commits Jake Zembiec, Shane Simmons and Miles Sanders back up to University Park on unofficial visits and to get them together with players they hope will be their teammates for the next few years.
“Last year, when I went to junior day, I wanted to see the school and meet the academic people,” said Zembiec, the four-star quarterback from Rochester, N.Y. who was his state’s player of the year as a sophomore. “Now I can talk to some of the other recruits and tell them what I saw and why I decided on Penn State.”
The group that showed up would make a pretty strong recruiting class in its own right, and it’s especially big considering the team isn’t expected to hold any official junior day until later this month. In addition to the three commits, it included Lake-Lehman lineman Connor McGovern, New Jersey athlete Jordan Fuller, Michigan cornerback Lavert Hill, New Jersey tackle Will Fries, Pittsburgh Central Catholic corner Damar Hamlin, Philadelphia running back DeAndre Swift, Virginia linebacker Dylan Rivers, Archbishop Wood receiver Mark Webb, Maryland offensive tackle Terrance Davis, Gateway tackle Robert Hainsey, Central Dauphin defensive end Micah Parsons and Michigan place-kicker Quinn Nordin.
Hill committed to the Lions during the visit.
Hollidaysburg senior two-way tackle Zach Simpson also made the trip, missing the Tigers’ home basketball game against Latrobe. The Greater Allegheny Conference all-star who was having a terrific season until it was derailed by injuries at the midway point is expected to join the Nittany Lions as a preferred walk-on.
Almost the entire list already has offers. Swift, Hainsey, Rivers and Webb still are sophomores, and Parsons is fresh off a tremendous freshman season.
The players arrived at Penn State around 11 a.m. and then spend about the next six hours meeting with coaches, trainers, strength and conditioning personnel and academic advisors, touring the campus and facilities and basically just getting to know each other and hopefully bonding.
“The only one I’ve really talk to a lot is Connor McGovern. There are a couple of guys I really want to talk to,” Zembiec said. “I want to build an offense around myself. I don’t want to push guys, because I didn’t like that. I like a more laid-back approach. I just want to tell them what I saw.”
Although he said he probably wouldn’t commit this weekend, McGovern is considered one of the most likely prospects to announce for the Lions soon. The 6-foot-4, 291-pounder said Penn State, Michigan State and North Carolina are recruiting him hardest.
“I want to have a decision by (the end of) the school year,” McGovern said. “I’ve been up there for two games (Michigan State and Ohio State), but I’ve never really gotten a chance to look around the campus and meet the academic advisors.”
McGovern definitely is high on the Lions.
“I’m really impressed by the whole coaching staff. I like what they do and are trying to establish,” said McGovern, whose dad played fullback at Colgate. “I liked Florida growing up, but my whole family is crazy for Penn State.”
McGovern, who just missed qualifying for state track in the shot put, is being recruited as a center or a guard and has played both in his high school’s run-heavy offense. Syracuse, Maryland, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Rutgers, Pitt and Boson College have offered McGovern, as well.
“He’s very versatile,” Lake-Lehman coach Jerry Gilkey said. “We use him to pull. He plays basketball, too, so you know he can move.”
Penn State is expected to have fewer scholarships available for 2016, but some estimates still have the Lions able to sign around 20 in the class.
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The Kentucky Headhunters – On Safari | Album Review
The Kentucky Headhunters – On Safari
www.kentuckyheadhunters.com
The Kentucky Headhunters are a Southern Rock band with lots of blues influences. The album is predominantly rock but it’s a rocking good time. These guys have been around for a long time and this is their 12 album. Released after their first-ever European tour, the Grammy Award winning group features Richard Young on vocals and guitar, Doug Phelps on vocals and bass, Greg Martin on lead guitar and vocals, Fred K. Young on drums, percussion and vocals, and their Safari brother Kevin McKendree on keys and Hammond organ. Their promo stuff calls this post-tour CD, “another musical expedition…the Kentucky Headhunters return from the rock n’ roll jungle…” The tour must have been a wild time to call the results here as On Safari.
“Beaver Creek Mansion” opens things. A heavily country influences southern rocker, it’s a brash and driving tune with strong vocals and blistering guitar. “Deep South Blues Again” takes things into the stratosphere with howling vocals and a stinging guitar lead and solo. “I Am The Hunter” offers another heavy dose of guitar as they proclaim themselves atop the food chain. A slow rocker, it still blasts the listener off well into space. “Caught In A Dream” mixes heavy drums and percussion with piano and nasty guitar and turns it all into a frenzied sound. Things tone down for “Crazy Jim,” a story about a weird local guy with growling vocals and the Hammond organ filling things out. A couple of what in the Headhunters eyes would be thoughtful and introspective guitar solos are features. It’s still not for the faint of heart. “Big Time” ends the first half of the set. More growling vocals shouted out with another driving drum beat and bass line in a heavy and rocking mid tempo cut.
“Lowdown Memphis Blues” shows some blues influence in the slow to mid tempo ballad with a forthright lead guitar. “Rainbow Shine” starts to an almost reggae sort of beat and then becomes a slow bluesy rock song.. It reminds me a little of a Stones country blues rocker except the coolly off key vocals have a twang instead of Jagger’s English accent. “Way Down Yonder” is a Charlie Daniels song with attitude. It’s a gutsy Southern rocker with stratospheric guitar and strident vocals. High energy, honky-tonk fun is what “Jukebox Full of Blues” is all about. Piano, guitar and vocals let loose with reckless abandon. “God Loves A Rolling Stone” is a waltzing rock ballad that takes things down several notches but still gives us the feel of this band’s energy. Things conclude with “Governor’s Cup,” what I’d term an instrumental ditty in comparison to the flames and energy of the rest of the album. Thoughtful guitars trade licks and notes as the backline keeps a moderate but also thoughtful beat. It’s a stark contrast but a nice ending to the album.
Ok, so it’s not blues. Even the tunes that have blues in the title are not “real” blues songs. But it’s a darn good album of blues influenced Southern rock. The boys let it all hang out and it is a fun ride to accompany them on this CD. While not traditional blues, if you like Southern rock with its’ country flair and a big momentous sound, then this one’s for you! Lots of fun here!
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Our Bhagavan-Stories
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Re: Our Bhagavan-Stories
by Sampurnamma
Once Subbalakshmiamma and myself decided to walk around the hill. We started very early, long before daybreak. We were quite afraid of the jungle - there were snakes and panthers and evil-doers too. We soon saw a strange blue light in front of us. It was uncanny and we thought it was a ghost, but it led us along the path and soon we felt safe with it. It left us with daylight.
Another time we two were walking around the hill early in the morning and chattering about our homes and relatives. We noticed a man following us at a distance. We had to pass through a stretch of lonely forest, so we stopped to let him pass and go ahead. He too stopped. When we walked, he also walked. We got quite alarmed, and started praying: "Oh, Lord! Oh, Arunachala! Only you can help us, only you can save us!" The man said suddenly: "Yes, Arunachala is our only refuge. Keep your mind on Him constantly. It is His light that fills all space. Always have Him in your mind." We wondered who he was. Was he sent by Bhagavan to remind us that it is not proper to talk of worldly matters when going around the hill? Or was it Arunachala Himself in human disguise? We looked back, but there was nobody on the path! In so many ways Bhagavan made us feel that he was always with us, until the conviction grew and became a part of our nature.
Those were the days when we lived on the threshold of a new world - a world of ecstasy and joy. We were not conscious of what we were eating, of what we were doing. Time just rolled on noiselessly, unfelt and unperceived. The heaviest task seemed a trifle. We knew no fatigue. At home the least bit of work seemed tiresome and made us grumble, while here we worked all day and were always ready for more. Once Bhagavan came to the kitchen and saw the cooking done and everything cleared. He wondered that the day's work was over so soon. "No mere human hands were working here, Bhagavan. Good spirits helped us all the time," I said. He laughed: "The greatest spirit, Arunachala, is here, towering over you. It is He who works, not you."
from the newsletters of Arunachala Ashram
Om Namo Bagavathe Sri Ramanaya
By Chhaganlal Yogi
Sri Bhagavan generally used two fountain pens: one contained blue ink, the other, red. Both of these pens were quite old and looked, to me at least, worn out. One day the top cover of the red-ink pen cracked, so a devotee took it to town to have it repaired. It was gone for several days. During this period Sri Bhagavan reverted to an old-fashioned nib pen which had to be dipped in an ink pot of red ink. Since this seemed to cause him some inconvenience, I decided to get him a new pen. I wrote to a friend in Bombay and asked him to send one immediately. A few days later the pen arrived by post. I went straight to Sri Bhagavan and handed over the unopened parcel containing the pen.
Whenever a parcel or letter bore the name of the sender on the cover, Sri Bhagavan never failed to notice it. As soon as he received the packet from me, he turned it over and read the name of both the recipient and the sender. Having deduced that the parcel had been sent at my instigation, he took out the pen, carefully examined it, and put it back in the box. He then tried to hand the box to me.
Allowing it to remain in his hand, I explained, "It has been ordered from Bombay especially for Sri Bhagavan's use."
"By whom?" he asked.
"By me," I said, not without some embarrassment because I was beginning to feel that Sri Bhagavan did not approve of my action.
"What for?" demanded Sri Bhagavan.
"Sri Bhagavan's red-ink pen was out of order," I said, "and I saw that it was inconvenient to write with the nib pen."
"But what is wrong with this old pen?" he asked, taking out the old red-ink pen which had by then been received back in good repair. "What is wrong with it?" he repeated. He opened it up and wrote a few words to demonstrate that it had been restored to full working order. "Who asked you to send for a new pen?" demanded Sri Bhagavan again. He was clearly annoyed that I had done this on his behalf.
"No one asked me," I said, with faltering courage. "I sent for it on my own authority."
Sri Bhagavan waved the old pen at me. "As you can see, the old pen has been repaired and writes very well. Where is the need for a new pen?"
Since I could not argue with him, I resorted to pleading and said, "I admit that it was my mistake, but now that it has come, why not use it anyway?" My plea was turned down and the new pen went the way of all its forerunners: It was sent to the office to be used there.
Sri Bhagavan gave us an example of how to live simply by refusing to accumulate unnecessary things around him. He also refused to let anyone do any fund-raising on behalf of the ashram. In this too he set an example. He taught us that if we maintain an inner silence and have faith in God's providence, everything we need will come to us automatically. He demonstrated the practicality of this approach by refusing to let anyone collect money for the construction of the temple over his mother's samadhi. Though large amounts of money were being spent on it every day, we had to rely on unsolicited donations to carry on the work. I knew this from direct experience because one day the ashram manager asked me to get permission from Sri Bhagavan to go to Ahmadabad to ask for a donation from a rich man I knew who lived there. Sri Bhagavan, as usual, flatly refused. No amount of persuasion could move him from his categorical "No."
"How is it," he complained, "that you people have no faith?" He pointed to the hill and told us, "This Arunachala gives us everything we want."
A squirrel came to Bhagavan and he was feeding it with cashew-nut pieces as usual. Turning to me, he said, "Shroff sent some cashew-nuts yesterday and said, `They were intended for my dumb friends'." I said, "Probably Bhagavan would object to our calling these squirrels dumb." Bhagavan said, "They communicate with me. Sometimes I am in a nap. They come and draw attention to their presence by gentl...y biting my finger tips. Besides, they have a lot of language of their own. There is one great thing about these squirrels. You may place any amount of food before them. They will just eat what they need and leave the rest behind. Not so the rat, for instance. It will take everything it finds and stock it in its hole."I remarked, "Possibly it would be said that the squirrel is a less intelligent creature than the rat, because it does not plan or provide for the future but lives in the present." Bhagavan said, "Yes. Yes. We consider it intelligence to plan and live wretchedly like this. See how many animals and birds live in this world without planning and stocking. Are they all dying?"
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Rajapalayam Ramani Ammal
Questioner: Where were you at the time of Sri Bhagavan's Mahanirvana?
Ramani Ammal: I was at Rajapalayam. That night I saw a blue light beautifully rising up into the sky. I knew Bhagavan had left the body. I felt that I did not want to live after that and started a fast. By fasting I wanted to drop the body. After five or six days of not touching food I had several visions. In one of them I was taken inside the Arunachala Hill and saw there rishis performing yagnas and yoga. I also saw Sri Bhagavan seated there. Some munis or rishis offered some prasad to Bhagavan. Then Sri Bhagavan himself gave it to me, and I was made to eat. I remembered that I was fasting, but couldn't refuse Bhagavan's prasad. How can I say that it was a dream? I consider it was Bhagavan's grace alone. He also said to me, "You say and repeat 'I have gone away, I have gone away'. Where have I gone? I am right here. You are not looking inward. If you look within, I am there." For many days afterwards the smell of that prasad lingered. The aroma even spread all through the house. My brother and sisters kept talking about it. When I was fasting, my brother and sister were also fasting with me. The morning following that vision we started taking food again.
Om Namo Bhagavathe Sri Ramanaya
Interviewer: To my knowledge I haven't done anything good and I also wonder, along with you, how Bhagavan has gathered us here.
Ramani Ammal: I can't say that I have ever done anything bad. From my childhood I didn't know what is good and what is bad either. But doing good or bad has nothing to do with our coming to Bhagavan's Presence. It is only by his grace that we are filled with his glorious Presence.
Once when Sri Bhagavan was sitting in his cave on Arunachala, a sadhu who was jealous of his increasing fame urinated on his back as a deliberate act of provocation. Sri Bhagavan remained as unperturbed and Self-absorbed as ever. Not a tinge of anger rose in him. The sadhu was baffled by his calm response. Realizing that nothing could irritate Sri Bhagavan, the poor sadhu quietly went away.
On another occasion, many years later, a young man visited Sri Ramanasramam with an evil purpose. After entering the hall and taking his seat in the front row, he began to put all kinds of aggressive questions to Sri Bhagavan. We found out later that he wanted to extort hush-money from the ashram by trying to expose Sri Bhagavan as a hypocrite and a fraud. He had already successfully tried his trick elsewhere, and by repeated practice he had cultivated this art into a paying profession. Having gained successes in other ashrams, he had come to Sri Ramanasramam to try his tricks there.
Sri Bhagavan's own method of meeting insolence, malice, jealousy and misbehavior in general was the observance of complete silence. This powerful weapon baffled and disarmed all aggressive and insolent visitors.
When the youth tried to draw Sri Bhagavan into a controversial discussion so he could catch him when he made a potentially embarrassing answer, Sri Bhagavan remained completely silent. The poor man could make no headway at all. He tried insults, he tried belching out foul language, but Sri Bhagavan did not utter a single word. He did not accept any of the insults or respond to them in any way. He merely remained calm, unperturbed and smiling. The young man, after exhausting all his insults, saw the impossibility of achieving his object. He had to admit defeat and quit the ashram.
from the newletters Arunachala Ashram
In 1908 Sri Bhagavan was staying in Pachaiamman Temple on the north-eastern side of the mountain. There were many tamarind trees nearby. The municipality gave the highest bidder the contract to collect tamarind from these trees every year. That particular year a Muslim had got the contract. Since these trees gave an unusually rich yield, the contractor himself used to protect them from the monkeys, driving them away by shooting stones at them from a catapult. Because he only wanted to scare them away, he took care to see that they were not injured. However, by some ill chance, a stone from his catapult hit a monkey on its head so hard, it died on the spot. Immediately, a large number of monkeys surrounded the corpse and began to wail and lament the death of their relative. Then, by way of complaint, they took the dead body to Sri Bhagavan in the Pachaiamman Temple.
These monkeys considered Sri Bhagavan as a friend and arbiter. He frequently settled their internal disputes and even acted as an honest broker when rival tribes were having territorial disputes. He could communicate with them quite easily and he did his best to establish peace and harmony among the warring tribes and their fractious members. So, at this time of anger and grief, it was quite natural for the monkeys to bring both the corpse and their complaints to Sri Bhagavan.
As soon as they came near him they burst into angry cries and tears. Sri Bhagavan, whose heart registered and mirrored the emotions of those around him, responded to their anguish with tears of his own. Gradually, though, his emanations of sympathetic love soothed and calmed the turmoil within the monkeys' hearts.
Then, by way of consolation, Sri Bhagavan told them, "Death is inevitable for everyone who is born. He at whose hands this monkey died will also meet with death one day. There is no need to grieve."
Sri Bhagavan's words and his loving kindness pacified the monkeys. They went away, carrying the corpse with them.
Two or three days later the Muslim contractor became bedridden with some serious malady. The story of the upadesa given by Sri Bhagavan to the aggrieved monkeys spread from mouth to mouth till it reached the home of the Muslim contractor. The members of his family became convinced that his sudden illness was due to the saint's curse. They therefore went to Pachaiamman Temple and began to plead for Sri Bhagavan's pardon for the ailing contractor.
"It is certain that your curse has affected him," they began. "Please save him from death. Give us some vibhuti (sacred ash). If we apply it to his body, he will surely recover."
With a benign smile, Sri Bhagavan replied, "You are mistaken. I never curse or bless anyone. I sent away the monkeys that came here by telling them the simple truth that death inevitably occurs to all those who are born. Moreover, I never give vibhuti to anyone. So please go home and nurse the patient whom you have left all alone."
The Muslims did not believe his explanation. They announced that they were not going away unless they received some vibhuti to cure their relative with. So, just to get rid of them, Sri Bhagavan gave them a pinch of wood ash from the outside of his cooking fire. On receiving it, their faces beamed with joy. They expressed their hearty gratitude to the sage and returned home.
The family and the contractor had great faith in this vibhuti. Soon after it was applied to the ailing man, he began to recover. Within a few days he rose from his bed, fully recovered.
"One day, right in the middle of the afternoon, Bhagavan took his kamandalu, got up and told me, 'Jagadisha, come with me to walk about on the mountain.'
"But it's so hot," I protested. "How can we move about in such weather?" I argued like this because I wanted to escape from the trip. Bhagavan found my excuse unsatisfactory. "You can move about in just the same way that I move about," he said.
"But my feet will burn!" I exclaimed. I didn't have any footwear with me and I didn't relish the idea of walking about over the burning rocks.
"Will my feet not burn as well?" replied Bhagavan, obviously feeling that this was not a serious obstacle. Bhagavan never wore any kind of footwear. He could walk on the toughest terrain in any weather without feeling the least discomfort.
"But yours is a different case," I answered, alluding to the fact that Bhagavan never needed footwear.
"Why? Am I not a man with two feet, just like you?" asked Bhagavan. "Why are you unnecessarily scared? Come on! Get up!"
Having realised that it was useless to argue any more, I got up and started walking with Bhagavan. The exposed stones had become so hot because of the severe heat of the sun that walking on them made my feet burn. For some time I bore the suffering, but when it became unbearable I cried out, "Bhagavan, my feet are burning so much! I cannot walk one more step. Even standing here is difficult. On all sides it is raining fire!"
Bhagavan was not impressed. "Why are you so scared?" he asked.
"If I remain in this terrible heat for any more time," I replied, "my head will crack open because of the heat and I will definitely die!" I was not joking. I really was afraid of dying.
Bhagavan smiled and said in a very quiet and deep voice, "Jagadisha, give up your fear and listen. You must have the bhavana (mental conviction and attitude) that you are the sun. Start doing japa of the mantra suryosmi (I am the sun) with the conviction that it is really true. You will soon see the effect of it. You yourself will become surya swarupa, that is, you will have the characteristics of the sun. Can the sun feel the heat of the sun?"
I followed this instruction of Bhagavan and started doing japa of this sun mantra because there was no other way to be saved from the burning heat. In a short time I began to feel the effect of the japa. The severity of the heat lessened and eventually I began to experience, instead of the severe heat, a pleasing coolness. As the burning sensation diminished I found that I was able to walk quickly alongside Bhagavan. By the time we had both reached Skandashram I found that my feet were not at all burnt as I had continued the mantra japa right up till the end of the walk.
Later, I was astonished to discover that the effect of chanting this mantra was permanent. Though I no longer chant it, I have never again suffered from the heat of the sun. I can now walk in the summer on the tar roads of a city like Bombay with bare feet."
Dear Balaji,
One who sows reaps what he has sown - as Bible said. However Sri Bhagavan was kind enough to both the parties.
By Mr Baskaran Sivaraman RMCL FB
ரமணர் ஆயிரம் — அரவிந்த் சுவாமிநாதன்
பகவான் விருபாக்ஷி குகையில் இருந்த காலம்.
அவர் அங்கு வருவதற்கு முன்னாலேயே â€�சாதுக்கள்â€� என்ற போர்வையில் சில சாமியார்கள் உண்டும் உறங்கியும் காலம் கழித்து வந்தனர். பகவான் இளம் வயதினராக அங்கு வந்து சேர்ந்ததும் அவரைப் பார்க்க கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக பக்தர்கள் வரத் துவங்கினர். அதுகண்டு அங்குள்ள சாமியார்களில் சிலருக்கு பொறாமை ஏற்பட்டது. அவர்களில் ஒரு சாது இருந்தார். அவர் “இந்தச் சிறுவனுக்கு ஒன்றும் தெரியாது. ஏதோ அதிர்ஷ்டத்தினாலும் அப்பாவி மக்களின் அறியாமையினாலும் இவனைச் சுற்றிக் கூட்டம் சேர்கிறதுâ€� என்று நினைத்தார். அதையே அங்கு வரும் பக்தர்களிடமும் சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருப்பார்.
பகவான் அக்காலகட்டத்தில் அதிகம் பேசமாட்டார். தன்னுள் தான் ஆழ்ந்திருப்பார்.ஒருநாள்…. திடீரென அந்தச் சாது குகைக்கு உள்ளே வந்தார். பகவானைப் பார்த்து அவர், “அடேய், நீ எப்படி இருக்கிறாய்? நான் இப்போதுதான் காளஹஸ்தியிலிருந்து நேராக இங்கே வருகிறேன். உனக்கு தத்தாத்ரேய மந்திரத்தை உபதேசிக்கும் படி எனக்கு உத்தரவாயிருக்கிறது. இங்கே வந்து என்னைப் பணிந்து தீக்ஷை பெற்றுக் கொள் â€� என்றார்.
பகவான் எதுவும் பதில் பேசாது மௌனமாக இருந்தார். சுற்றிலும் இருந்த பக்தர்கள் என்ன நடக்குமோ என பகவானையும், அந்தச் சாதுவையுமே மாறி மாறிப் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தனர்.
உடனே அந்தச் சாது இன்னும் உரத்த குரலில், “இதோ பார், வீணாக இப்படிப் பிடிவாதம் செய்யாதே! நேற்று இரவு என் கனவில் சிவபெருமான் வந்தார். உனக்கு மந்திர தீக்ஷை அளிக்கும்படி ஆணையிட்டார். இதுதான் அதற்கு நல்ல நேரம். வா, வந்து தீக்ஷை பெற்றுக் கொள்â€� என்றார்.
அதுவரை மௌனமாக இருந்த பகவான் உடனே, â€� ஓ.. அப்படியா! சிவபெருமான் உங்கள் கனவில் வந்து எனக்கு தீக்ஷை அளிக்கும்படிச் சொன்னாரா! ரொம்ப நல்லதாகப் போயிற்று. உங்களிடம் கனவில் வந்து சொன்ன அதே சிவபெருமான் என் கனவிலும் வந்து அதைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ளும்படிச் சொல்லட்டும். பிறகு பார்க்கலாம்â€� என்றார்.
பதில் பேச முடியாத அந்தச் சாது அந்த இடம் விட்டு அகன்றார். பின்னால் அவர் ரமணரது அருமையை உணர்ந்து மனம் திருந்தினார்.
ஓம் நமோ பகவதே ஸ்ரீ ரமணாயா!
Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya
. I can't read Tamil
Ravi.N
HARASSMENT BY SADHUS
LONG ago Sankara said that there were far too many pretenders among sadhus. The scriptures have condemned them, yet their number has increased and in the present times substantial amounts are wasted by the public on them. Such hypocrites have anger as well as fear towards true sannyasis and hence do everything possible to harm them. But the reputation of truly noble men only gets enhanced by such acts of the pretenders, whose true nature gets revealed.
From the very moment the Swami settled down on the hill, Arunachala, the income of the hypocritical sadhus began dwindling and instead started pouring at the Swami's feet. The Swami's great vairagya [?] and his teachings were attracting people in large numbers. This caused heartburn to the sadhu [?] pretenders. Among them was one, Jataswami who had some tapas [?] to his credit and was also learned. In fact, the Swami used to visit him frequently and consult the books available with him. Jataswami was celibate and frugal in his eating habits but his great weakness was jealousy. He had the habit of rolling rocks towards any real sadhu [?] who attempted to settle on the hill and most of them went away apprehending some approaching earthquake. Jataswami employed the same trick towards the Swami but it had no effect; on one such occasion the Swami climbed up further and caught the elderly Jataswami who, strangely, not only did not express any remorse but merely laughed it off as a practical joke.
Jataswami's friend was Balanandaswami, a peculiar Brahmin character. He was acquainted with English, French, Marathi, Hindustani, Sanskrit and Malayalam. He studied the Prasthana Traya (scriptures). Appearance- wise also he was attractive with sharp features and good complexion. He also had the gift of the gab and by spinning yarns was able to win over any stranger. As darkness is dispelled when the sun rises, with the arrival of the Swami on the hill, Balanandaswami's glamour began to fade. But he was not one to give up. He tried to win over the Swami by all kinds of tricks. He would tell all visitors that the young Swami was his disciple and would ask them to give his "disciple" something to eat. Not only that, he would place a lot of eatables in front of the Swami in the presence of visitors and urge him to eat.
The Swami was guileless yet he could easily notice the hypocrisy of Balanandaswami but was not inclined to act against evil which was why possibly he never exposed him. Quite brazenly Balanandaswami said to the Swami, "I will declare you to be my disciple and make some money thereby. What do you lose, just be silent". After 1908 a number of persons learned and unlearned, rich and poor, children and elderly - became devoted to the Swami. They began showing their resentment towards Balanandaswami
at first indirectly but later, directly. Balanandaswami went to ridiculous lengths to establish himself as the Swami's guru without realizing that his acts were harmful to himself. The climax came one night with his passing urine in the verandah of Virupaksha cave before leaving the place. Palaniswami who guessed that it could only be the act of Balanandaswami washed the place. After the Maharshi and others went to have a bath at a distant teertha, Palaniswami threw out the bundle of Balanandaswami's clothes, among them were some costly ones too, and left the place locking up the cave. Palaniswami also felt that even if he did not express it the Maharshi must have been revolted at Balanandaswami's act.
Balananda returned and became furious at what happened to his clothes and began ranting "this must be Palani's work". As soon as Palani returned he belaboured him and said to the Maharshi, "This fellow Palani is quite arrogant, see how he threw away my clothes. Get rid of him at once." The Maharshi did not respond, Palani did not stir. With uncontrollable anger Balananda spat on the face of the Maharshi, even then the latter kept silent. For some unknown reason the Maharshi's devotees present at the spot also kept quiet. Another disciple, Muthaiah, living in a different cave got to know of this and with great fury was about to beat the forty year old Balanandaswami with a stick, when the Maharshi intervened and stopped him. Balanandaswami realized that his ways would not succeed and decided to leave the place but even then his pride would not leave him. He said, "This hill does not deserve to be the place for me to do tapas" and left for the railway station. He seated himself in an upper class compartment. Even there he did not behave himself. There was a young couple already seated in the compartment. Balanandaswami began ordering about the young man who, naturally, ignored his commands. Furious at this, Balananda shouted at him: `By ignoring my words you are insulting me. This is because of your infatuation with this tart." At this, the young man took out his sandals and beat up Balananda. After this treatment, Balananda disappeared from Arunachala.
Excerpt from Ramana Leela
Harassment by Sadhus continued...
Two or three years later, when the Maharshi was residing at the mango tree cave, Balananda reappeared, stood before the cave and sent for the Maharshi. The latter, assuming that Balanandaswami was reformed came out. When no one was about, Balananda asked the Maharshi, "Have you heard what had happened at the railway station?". The Maharshi gave an affirmative answer. Balananda resumed, "Possibly, I needed that experience also! I regret having spat on you the other day, when I was beside myself with anger. If you so wish you may now spit on me as many times as you like" and went closer to the Maharshi. The Maharshi who had no trace of revenge in him did nothing of the kind.
But true to his form Balananda began ordering about everybody from the very next day. Naturally, nobody cared. A few days later he came to the mango tree cave and said to the Maharshi, "I shall teach you how to attain nirvikalpa samadhi." So saying he forcibly took him to the pial opposite the cave. Turning to Vasudeva Sastry
and other disciples of the Maharshi he said, "What business have you in the company of elders? You had better go." He looked again at the Maharshi and said, "You keep looking into my eyes and take a deep breath." He cautioned the Maharshi to relax-thus he harassed the Maharshi for about half an hour and at the end, he himself fell asleep. The Maharshi and his disciples quietly went back to the Virupaksha cave.
Balananda indulged in such antics on one more occasion. He ordered Rangaswamy Iyengar, a disciple of the Maharshi to fetch a twig for him to brush his teeth. Rangaswamy Iyengar brought a big branch and said, "For the elderly, is this not the appropriate thing?" Balananda ordered another disciple so fetch some fire to light his cigar. He, in turn, brought burning pieces of coal in a huge basin. Bringing it close to Balananda's face he asked, "What should be lighted?"
Balananada realized that the Maharshi's disciples would no longer care for him and thought it better to leave the place before they drove him out. Before leaving, he addressed the Maharshi thus: "This hill is unfit for persons like me. On top of it your disciples have insulted me. It was I who gave you various powers and because of them people are reverential towards you. I am withdrawing all the powers. Henceforth no one will respect you." So saying he left for the town.
He went to a sweetmeat shop owner and boasted about what he had done. The shop owner had great regard for the Maharshi; upon hearing what Balananda said he
got ready to thrash him. With that, Balananda left Arunachala again. Sometime later Balanandaswami returned to the Maharshi and saying that he had no attachment towards the body, he became nude and behaved in a repulsive manner with the Maharshi's attendant. All those present were incensed but the Maharshi was as usual indifferent. After this event Balananda left Arunachala for good. Nobody heard of him any more.
Excerpt from Ramana Leela.
Another sadhu also tried to project himself as the Maharshi's guru. This Mahaswami had learnt the preliminary lessons of philosophy; he performed mantra japa, and was acquainted with music also. He resented the Maharshi who did not perform any japa but who still `earned' a lot of money. He would go to the post office and collect all the letters addressed to the Brahmana Swami (by which name also the Maharshi was known). His justification was that he also was a Brahmin residing on the hill! Once he returned from a pilgrimage to Kalahasti and said to the Maharshi, "I returned only for your sake. I shall initiate you in the Dattatreya- mantra". The Maharshi did not jump with joy at this unsought for attention. He was, as usual, indifferent. But the Mahaswami would not give up. "God appeared in my dream and ordered me to initiate you" he said. The Maharshi replied "If He appears in my dream also and orders me to receive the upadesa I shall do so". "No, no it is a very brief mantra, get up and we shall commence" said the Mahaswami. The Maharshi replied "What is the use of this upadesa when I have no inclination towards performing any Japa?"
The Mahaswami got angry and whenever any of his visitors expressed a wish to have the darshan of the Maharshi, he would try to dissuade them saying that the Maharshi was not great nor learned enough to be able to give any instruction to them. The Maharshi heard this but as usual kept quiet. One day when the Mahaswami was in meditation at the banana grove near the temple he had a vision of the Maharshi who said to him "Don't be deceived," and disappeared. With that, the Mahaswami trembled and realized that Ramana was no ordinary person and that he did possess certain powers. Thereafter he decided not to trifle with the Maharshi. He ran to the Maharshi, and narrating his experience pleaded with him to see that he no longer had such visions. The Maharshi replied calmly "I have no such powers. Further I have no hatred towards you at all." Mahaswami got pacified with these words and went his way.
Round about 1916, a group of sadhus planned to abduct the Maharshi. They came to him at the Virupaksha cave in a drunken state and said, "We are from Podigai the place where the sage Agastya is still in penance. He ordered us to take you to Srirangam first, where a meeting of the siddhas is on, and later bring you to him. He said that there were some elements still in your body which were preventing your attaining complete Siddhi and that he would remove them for your own benefit. He also said that he would initiate you in the proper manner."
The position was critical but the Maharshi just did not utter a single word. Perumalswami who was there,He was quite strong and quick-witted. He intervened and said to the visitors, "We have been already told by God of your impending visit and He ordered us to fry you in a pan. What do you say to this?" He further turned towards Mastan, a fellow disciple, and asked him to make necessary preparations for this. This acted as an excellent antidote which made the visiting sadhus run away.
It is not that such "gentlemen" were wanting among the educated classes, either. In the early days of the establishment of the Ashram some rich gentlemen of Madras, felt that the administration of the Ashram was not being carried out properly. They chartered a bus from Madras and arrived at the Ashram with the objective of changing the management or failing that, taking the Maharshi away to Madras. They entered the hall where Bhagavan sat. He was serious, immobile and silent. Each one of the visitors developed cold feet and having nothing to say they simply returned to their bus and went away. The Maharshi later on came to know as to why they came in the first place. He said, "I did not know why they came. Did they come here to imporve the Ashram or themselves?"
So long as one lives in the world even a jnani [?] may have to face critical situations. There is no escape from prarabdha for any one — that is the moral of these episodes.
A Search in Secret India, did much to make known to the world that the Maharshi, a unique sage of this century, was living inTiruvannamalai. Brunton was a professional writer and in those days wherever he would go he would often be seen taking notes on bits of paper. While in the Old Hall listening to questions put to Bhagavan and his replies, he would be eagerly taking notes. After the success of A Search in Secret India, he began writing many other books in which he would sometimes adopt the Maharshi's teachings without giving due acknowledgment. When the ashram authorities realized this they decided to stop him from taking notes in the hall.
One day in 1939, Brunton was sitting next to me taking notes as usual when Niranjanananda Swami boldly walked into the hall, stood next to Bhagavan and told Munagala Venkataramiah to tell Brunton in English that he is no longer permitted to take notes while sitting before Bhagavan. Brunton was told accordingly. Brunton looked at Venkataramiah and said, 'Is this also Bhagavan's view ?' Venkataramiah did not reply to this question and Bhagavan who was quietly sitting there didn't say a word either. A few tense moments passed. Then Brunton stood up and left the hall. That was the last time he took notes in the hall, and that was also when Brunton began distancing himself from the ashram.
It was very unusual to see the Sarvadhikari appear so bold and authoritative before the Maharshi. He must have felt that this exploitation should stop and was confident that Bhagavan was behind him.
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Listen: New Foo Fighters single, "Rope" UPDATE: Album Art too!
After releasing the hard-edged rocker White Limo on February 13, the Foo Fighters officially released the first single from their upcoming album, Wasting Light, around the world this morning.
With a worldwide launch date at 12 Noon UK time, Rope began playing on the Foos' website.
Take a listen below.
Rope by Foo Fighters
Of all the songs on Wasting Light, which the band premiered at five tiny club gigs in the Los Angeles area over the past few weeks, Rope is probably one of the best candidates to become a radio hit. The chorus embeds itself in your head like most Foo radio singles, and the smooth verses (which sound like both Dave Grohl's and Taylor Hawkins' voices) are a nice touch as well.
No official word yet on if/when a music video for this song will pop up, but knowing how the band has handled the promotion for this album thus far, they could easily just drop a music video unannounced.
UPDATE: As Antiquiet posted earlier this morning, here's the official artwork for Wasting Light, and it's chock full of Pat Smear!
What do you think of Rope? Leave comments, argue, do whatever you like.
Oh, and here's a live version of Rope from the Roxy a few weeks ago in case you're curious what it sounds like live.
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Miss Sandra Omoluyi now the new Deputy National Director of the Nigerian Queen
Despite the breach of contract worth millions of naira by the the Nigerian artiste known as Davido, the Chairman of The Nigerian Queen took to his social media page the announcement of Miss Sandra Omoluyi as the new Deputy National Director of the Nigerian Queen.
On his official Facebook page he said "Permit me to introduce to you our New Deputy National Director of the Nigerian Queen organization Sandra Omoluyi
Working with you for the past 8 years has been nothing less than a blessing not only to me but to all members of 001 Ent and TNQ Org
It takes more to be great and that more we all know you got it. A big Congratulations to you girl, shine in your new office"
#blackgirlmagic#001ENT#Nigerianqueen2017
Congratulations to her
Despite the breach of contract worth millions of naira by the the Nigerian artiste known as Davido, the Chairman of The Nigerian Queen ...
NEW MUSIC: BRT-SHADOW ft O'twenty titled "TAKE IT"
After releasing Burst logo that got SARS crazy, BRT-SHADOW the frontier of Real Nigga Gang [RNG] collaborates with the Rainy Day Music producer, O'twenty to tease the mind of fine ladies with a romantic and vibrant tune titled "Take It. This banger was produced by producer extra jellof, Dokta Fraze.
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After releasing Burst logo that got SARS crazy, BRT-SHADOW the frontier of Real Nigga Gang [RNG] collaborates with the Rainy Day...
“Men Are Born To Cheat…” Nollywood Actress, Funke Adesiyan
Some women have come to accept their fate that getting a faithful man is like hoping to Ben married to Jesus, so in summary, that is an impossible and unrealistic aspiration hence they have settled for the cheating men, looking away from it and facing other things.
That’s exactly what Nollywood actress, Funke Adeyisan is advising ladies, to stay with their partner even when he cheats. According to the actress, leaving a cheating husband is like moving from Nigeria to America because of rain.
The actress who believes that a man must cheat says ladies should focus on other attractive parts of their spouse rather than concentrating on a part they can’t resolve.
See her post below;
Some women have come to accept their fate that getting a faithful man is like hoping to Ben married to Jesus, so in summary, th...
Nigerian singer, 9ice has taken it up on himself to reply barrister and Nigerian rapper, Falz, after he called Nigerian musicians out for promoting fraud with their music.
The charge by Falz comes after Nigerian artistes in quick succession released songs promoting fraud and getting money.
The songs which revolve around internet fraud promotion has however sparked several debates on social media after Falz, in a revent interview admonished fellow musicians to avoid destroying the future of Nigerian youth.
In reaction to Falz’s message, 9ice took to his social media platform to debunk speculations that he was promoting internet fraud, especially in one of his latest singles, Living Things.
Nigerian singer, 9ice has taken it up on himself to reply barrister and Nigerian rapper, Falz, after he called Nigerian musicia...
Is KCee Trying To Say He And His Brother Are Not Like Evans?
With the constant display of flamboyance and wealth, there has been speculations that ” Limpopo”singer, KCee and his brother, E-Money are into dubious activities.
Reacting to this notion, the singer revealed that they are not into any criminal activity.
”We grew up in Ajegunle, but we worked hard for the money,”
”E-Money was my manager, but he decided to branch out to real estate and here we are.”
KCee had a word for his critics. According to him, they should focus on making their money instead of focusing on how he and his brother make theirs. He said:
”Instead of people asking how did he make his money, you all should think of how you will make your money.
”We are not doing anything illegal, we have not duped anybody, or kidnapped anybody like that man.” The last past of his statement obviously referring to notorious kidnapper, Evans.
Photo credit : Instagram @iam_kcee
With the constant display of flamboyance and wealth, there has been speculations that ” Limpopo”singer, KCee and his brother, E...
Why People Called Me Toothpick -- Peter Okoye’s Wife Lola Omotayo
Lola Omotayo, wife of Psquare’s Peter Okoye took to her Instagram page to share a throwback photo and to advocate for self love.
According to the mother of two, life experiences sometimes kill one’s innocence.
Lola, who stated that the photo was shot during her university days, also sized the opportunity to talk about beauty trends in the past and in present day.
“many many years ago when skinny wasn’t considered sexy and I was called a toothpick… when full eyebrows were in as it is now but we have to pencil them in cause they stopped growing due to all the shaping and reshaping as we followed the trend.
Growth and maturity sometimes kills our genetic inner beauty; that which makes us unique. Our life experience sometimes kills our innocence, but notwithstanding, we must continue to soldier on.
We are all unique with or without our flaws. God created just one of me and one of you. So with that being said, I embrace the me of today and so should you.
Lola Omotayo, wife of Psquare’s Peter Okoye took to her Instagram page to share a throwback photo and to advocate for self love...
"There Will Be No General Elections In Biafra Land Come 2019" Nnamdi Kanu
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu is at it again as he has dropped yet another bombshell on the Nigerian government. Mr Kanu who was jailed for over a year for treasonable felony and also operating an illegal radion station Radio Biafra amongst other charges has been seen holding mega rallies and addressing large crowds as against his bail conditions recently.
He has come out to tell Nigeria’s Federal Government that if they don't comply to conduct a referendum,there won’t be any election in the Southeast area of the country in the 2019 general elections further stressing that the government should be ready to build as many prisons as possible to accomodate Biafrans because according to him he is ready to use his last breath to achieve the Biafran struggle.
This he disclosed via a YouTube video he shared.
Here's what he said,
“If the Federal Government does not agree with us on a date for referendum, there will be no elections in the southeast, we are starting with Anambra come November this year. There will be no governorship election in Anambra State.In 2019, the whole of Biafra land will not vote for any president. There will be no Senator, there will be no House of Reps, there will be no House of Assembly and there will be no Councillorship elections in Biafra land if they fail to call for a referendum.”
Nnamdi kanu also had words for the cowardly as he said that they don't belong with him.
Recall that one of his bail conditions says that he should not be seen in the public addressing any rally of more than 10 people.
Could Nnamdi Kanu be on his way to jail for the second time based on his actions? Only time would tell.
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu is at it again as he has dropped yet another bombshell on the Nigerian government. Mr Kanu who was jail...
Credit Card Scam: 2Face Finally Reacts To Dammy Krane’s Arrest
Legendary singer, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2baba has reacted to singer Dammy Krane’s recent arrest in US.
The “African Queen” crooner said that Dammy was just caught up in something he knew nothing about and it’s safe to call it implication.
Dammy was arrested in Miami on June 1st, for grand theft and credit card fraud.
In an interview with HipTV, 2Face said;
“Dammy is good. He’s a young blood that very charismatic, likeable, talented, crazy but not that type of crazy. I think it’s safe to call it implication, he just caught up in something he knew nothing about. Because of time, place, association, he just got caught up in all that. But he’s fine now.”
Legendary singer, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2baba has reacted to singer Dammy Krane’s recent arrest in US. ...
Kemi Olunloyo Regains Her Freedom After Being Rearrested Again
Controversial journalist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo has regained her freedom after being rearrested again. She revealed she’s being sued in two separate courts.
She was re-arrested due to the fact that her “magistrate bail of N200,000 was not perfected.”
She posted photos as she was released yesterday and wrote;
“I have been released from #PortHarcourt Prison after 26 hours.
Locked up twice 82 days and 2 hours. If I can survive #PHMax twice, you can do anything you wanna do. S/O to my former inmates. Such love! I got toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, wrapper and a great meal.
Lawrita cooked me #OfoSoup which Im taking to my hotel and Benny gave me her entire dinner last nite and a doughnut for dessert.
#Cell1(GRA) inmates ROCK! PRAY FOR MY PRISON SISTERS. Kidnappers, belle cases, assassin, EFCC fraudsters, cultists and 8 children plus 4 toddlers.
S/O to a great PH fan Anwurheeka who met me shortly after my release. Port Harcourt fans are the greatest then #Lagos #Abuja #Ibadan.
Magistrate court continues July then Federal high court October. I’m being sued in two courts for posting a newstip alleging corruption and adultery sent to me to investigate with witnesses coming forward. S/O to my prison staff family who did a lot of paperwork and shame on the judiciary who intentionally slowed down the prison court order. The judiciary should rid themselves of corrupt employees.
Controversial journalist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo has regained her freedom after being rearrested again. She revealed she’s being...
‘No Lady Can Snatch My Man’- Actress Queeneth Agbor
Fast rising Nollywood actress Queeneth Agbor,In an chat with The NewsGuru, she said no woman can snatch her man, that she knows her onions.
Agbor reportedly made this statement when asked if a man has ever dumped her for someone else. She said:
“If a girl can snatch your man, that man wasn’t yours in the first place. Its good riddance to bad rubbish. It has never happened to me, but there has been an attempt. No lady can get snatch my man, I know my onions”.
Asked if she has been in situations where she didn’t feel like kissing an actor on set, even when the script mandated her to do so.
“I have had experiences on set where I didn’t feel like kissing an actor over and over again. You know we actors we fight a lot. But one will have to act with such a person, what would you do? You just have to act. Even for the ladies too, we fight. You cannot be friends with everybody, people have different attitudes and believes . There are colleagues in the office you don’t talk to, but you work in the same office”.
Fast rising Nollywood actress Queeneth Agbor,In an chat with The NewsGuru, she said no woman can snatch her man, that she knows...
The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has ordered his forensic investigator squad to Xray the various bank accounts of criminal mastermind Evans with a view to learning where the majority of his multi-billion Naira loot has either been stashed or squandered.
Sources with information on the investigation told The Herald that Evans and his wife had initially tried to deflect attention from their billion naira loot in other financial institutions by mentioning GTBank.
Our source said, ” That is where the real story is in the other banks like Fidelity bank and Diamond bank, but Evans and his wife mentioned GTBank and for all we know that bank may be the one where they have the least resources. He had been trying to distract us from knowing where the real money is being kept. Can you imagine we later discovered he has several accounts in those banks under different company names.
“The man is very wise and knows how to think ten steps ahead. Police are aware of 3 other banks where he has accounts. Warrants have already been obtained to begin a probe into these assets stashed in these banks.”
The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has ordered his forensic investigator squad to Xray the various bank accounts of ...
Mercy Aigbe: Actress Ignores Husband’s Warning, Lands In Benin (Photo)
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, is currently in Benin City, Edo state where she is attending a summit of African widows.
The actress is at the event in her capacity as an ambassador for a foundation which is bringing awareness to the plight of maltreated widows.
This comes after her estranged husband, Larry Gentry, complained bitterly about her involvement with a foundation for widows when he was still very much alive and well.
Larry had said in part, “…Makes me wonder why someone will take up being a widow ambassador when her husband isn’t dead.”
But Mercy Aigbe doesn’t seem to give the slightest care about her husband’s concerns as she expressed delight with her role with the widows.
She wrote on the gram, “Glad to lend my voice to this cause….bringing awareness to the plight of so many widows in our community…. Show love , support, care and empathize with them.”
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, is currently in Benin City, Edo state where she is attending a summit of African widows. ...
High Class Abuja Lesbians After Me- Nollywood's Ruth Eze cries out
Fast rising Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze, who had lost her four-year-old relationship following the viral story of how Genevieve Nnaji makes her wet, was caught up in a messy situation penultimate weekend.
Ms Eze, according to what Goldenpearlmedia gathered has since found love again but was recently harassed by some Abuja based big ladies who allegedly mistook her for a l3sbian.
"Last weekend, I went to Abuja for a movie production, I didn't know how some ladies got to know I was in town. The ugly drama started inside the hotel where I was lodged. They came in disguise of colleagues who are based in Abuja. At first, I didn't know they had ulterior motives, so I welcomed them. Suddenly, they started saying some erotic things to me, I ignored and kept pressing my phone," she narrated to Goldenpearlmedia.
Eze, said she had no inkling what the ladies were up to, until one moved closer to caress her boobs, then she realized she was in for something quite ugly.
She recalled: "At the point when one came closer to me and started touching me at the wrong places, I had to halt her and asked what all these was all about. They told me, they know i'm one of them, after they read the viral story of Genevieve and I.
I had to take out time to explain to them, that I didn't really mean what I said. I told them, I was only trying to over exaggerate how I feel about Genevieve's act and nothing more. These ladies promised me heaven on earth, just to join their gang of homosexuals. I was so scared, I had to call my boyfriend and put the phone on speaker, to convince them that I don't do fellow women.
My dear, I was so scared at that moment, because I thought they would end up raping me. They sounded so much in the mood to have me, right there. Thank God, it didn't happen."
Meanwhile, Ruth and her new found lover are hoping to walk down the aisle before the end of 2017.
Fast rising Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze, who had lost her four-year-old relationship following the viral story of how Genevieve...
Our Society Encourage Entertainers To Live Above Their Means - Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has decribed Noigerian entertainers are a profession that reflects the society of Africa.
This was stated when the actress was asked if she thinks Nollywood entertainers are being pressured to live above their means by their fans. The actress stated that although that is possible, it is not necessarily true because you can live according to your means and not show up at every event.
The actress went further to state that things like these happen because we live in a society that respects wealth more than the substance people has to offer. So since people are looking for respect most times, they live way above their means so that people can respect them.
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has decribed Noigerian entertainers are a profession that reflects the society of Afr...
Billionaire Kidnapper : Nigerians Should Take My Son To T.B Joshua – Evans’s Father
Stephen Onwuamadike, father of billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans on Friday reacted to claim by his son that he gave him N3 million and a Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV.
Stephen dismissed his son’s claim as false, urging security operatives to take him to Prophet T.B Joshua for deliverance before any other thing.
Evans had told reporters last weekend when he took detectives to one of the dens where his gang used for the detention of victims on Green Street, Jakande Estate, Isolo, Lagos that he gave his father the gifts.
He had said, “Before I stopped going home, I gave my father N3million and I bought him a jeep and pick up van.
“I believe that part of the money I gave him was what he used to establish the piggery business.
“Had it been my father had taken good care of me, I wouldn’t have become what I am today.”
However, Stephen told The Nation that nothing could have been farther from the truth than the allegation by his son.
He said in his Nnewi, Anambra State home, “If he insists that he gave me money, they should ask him when and how he brought the money to me, whether through the bank or through anybody.
“I have been in poverty in Nnewi here and feeding has been a problem for me and somebody, somewhere said he gave me N3million.Where is the money or any sign of it in this house?
“Money does not hide, I feed myself and my mother with this small piggery I’m running, while my mother engages in buying of goats to keep body and soul together even at her old age”
“My son should stop talking of things that are impossible and pray to God for forgiveness. I have never been in support of bad things in life and will never engage in such at this age.”
Onwumadike (snr) also disputed claim by Evans that he has herbalists in Nnewi (one of whom, according to him, is a traditional ruler) who were preparing charms for him.
“Security operatives should take him to Pastor T.B Joshua for deliverance before any other thing, but he said
Stephen Onwuamadike, father of billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans on Friday reacted to claim by h...
Gbenga Adewusi Selling Late Moji Olaiya's Property?
The unauthorized reproduction of Moji Olaiya’s burial programme by Gbenga Adewusi of Bayowa Films is still generating tension in the entertainment sector.
On Tuesday the Ibadan Film Circle expressed disgust at the way a one time popular marketer Gbenga Adewusi produced the video without permission from the family of the deceased.
IFC platform include actors,directors and filmmakers like Segun Arinze, Tunde Olaoye, Remi Raji, Yinka Ogundaisi and Adenuga Deji.
In a statement signed by the administrator of IFC, the family of the deceased noted that Bayowa films produced the movie without authorization and made it into VCDs in a manner that suggested it was for sale.
In a swift reaction to IFC allegation, Gbenga Adewusi said:
The unauthorized reproduction of Moji Olaiya’s burial programme by Gbenga Adewusi of Bayowa Films is still generating tension i...
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The syrup bottles in Bradford on Avon Museum’s pharmacy are of mouth-blown blue (cobalt) glass with flared necks to give easy pouring and loose-fitting stoppers that can be opened even if the syrup has stuck them to the opening. Each has a label with the contents in abbreviated Latin. Most of these mixtures were to be used in treating coughs or were ingredients of purgatives.
SYR:LIMONIS (left) is simply syrup of lemon. It has astringent qualities that would have been used to help soothe sore throats. Many modern proprietary medicines and throat sweets still include lemon among their ingredients.
SYR:RHEI (right) is syrup made with the roots of the familiar garden plant rhubarb, Rheum rabarbarum. It was known for centuries, beginning in Asia, that the powdered roots could be used as a laxative; they are rich in substances known as anthraquinones, such as emodin and rhein, which have cathartic and laxative properties.
SYR:TOLU is a syrup containing the resinous secretion of the South American tree Myroxylon balsamum. It gets its name from a pre-Columbian people who collected the resin by making incisions in the bark of the tree and are recalled by the town of Tolú in northern Colombia.
Tolu is used as an expectorant in cough medicines and for treating skin rashes. It is also used in perfumery and as a flavouring. It is one of the main active ingredients of Saunders’ Balsamic Syrup, the cough medicine that was made at the shop in Bradford Museum during its 123 year history.
SYR:PAPAV:A: (right) is syropus papaveris albi, a syrup that is made with the fresh petals of the white or opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Although this plant gives us some very powerful drugs, such as morphine and heroin, this is a very mild preparation that would have been used in making expectorants for treating coughs.
OX:SCILLAE (left) is an oxymel of squill, a medicine that is said to have been invented by the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BC. It is made from a vinegar extract of the sea squill, Urginea maritima -the big bulbs that are found in dry places around the Mediterranean, mixed with honey. Squill stimulates the bronchial mucous membrane, so is a useful expectorant and treatment of bronchitis, although it has other properties as well.
The Museum also has a bottle of Syrup of Squill.
SYR:RHOEADOS (right) is a syrup made with the petals of the common red field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. The petal have to be used as fresh as possible, because they fade very quickly. The syrup is deep red and may have been used just as a colourant, although the poppy may be faintly narcotic.
SYR:SENNAE (left) is syrup made of senna, a material famous for its laxative properties. Senna comes from the leaves and seed pods of Cassia acutifolia, a plant that belongs to the legume family. It was traditionally grown in Nubia, in Upper Egypt and Sudan. The active chemicals, which are similar to those in aloes and rhubarb, affect the lower bowel.
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Home Latest News Fourth industrial revolution to be software-based: Amu
Fourth industrial revolution to be software-based: Amu
DHAKA, Mar 15, 2018 (BSS)- Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu today said the fourth industrial revolution will be a software-based strong revolution as almost all countries in the world are banking on modern technology and renewable energy in the field of production for reaping benefits from the third industrial revolution.
“In future, most of the transactions will be under Mobile Financial Service (MFS) or other digital devices. So, even we don’t want, we can’t stop the tide of MFS,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on “MFS Revolution and Consumer Rights Protection: Are we heading in the right direction?” at National Press Club in the city.
Bangladesh Journalists’ Foundation for Consumers and Investors (BJFCI) organised the discussion marking the World Consumer Rights Day-2018.
Media Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury attended the seminar as the special guest.
Amu said the government is working to ensure e-service in all sectors, including industry, trade and commerce, economy, banking, transaction, health, agriculture and education, for making Bangladesh a middle-income digital nation by 2021.
He said the government has established information centre at union level for bringing the grassroots people under e-service.
“Once, some people used to criticize the notion of digital Bangladesh, but now it is a reality. Uses of the information and technology are now visible. Everybody knows about e-learning, e-commerce, e-trade, e-tendering and e-book,” he added.
The industries minister said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is working for protecting consumer rights through ensuring quality products.
“We have already formulated the ‘Consumer Rights Protection Act’ for ensuring quality foods for all,” he added.
BJFCI Chairman Faruk Ahmed delivered a key note presentation while its Secretary General M Enamul Haque was in the chair.
Among others, Bangladesh Bank General Manager Dr Lila Rashid, Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officers bKash Limited Major General (rtd) Sheikh M Monirul Islam and Chief Executive Officer of SureCash Shahadat Khan spoke on the occasion.
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Genres : Electro
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Co-Production : In agreement with United Talent Agency
Marcus Fuereder, better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is Austria’s internationally most successful artist. He is called the founder of ‘Electro Swing’ and his band, the Parov Stelar Band... More
Marcus Fuereder, better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is Austria’s internationally most successful artist. He is called the founder of ‘Electro Swing’ and his band, the Parov Stelar Band, is in heavy request all over the world. His music is the soundtrack for numerous movies, TV shows and ads.
After setting the world a light in 2018 with a string of releases and sold out tours, Parov Stelar will be back on stage later this year. This year will bring a brand new stage design, light show and visuals that promises to be bigger and better than ever. Also new for 2019, fans will see the incredible vocalist Elena Karafizi joining the band for the very first time. Now with 8 performers and new music the band has never been more excited to reacquaint with their fans and some of the most memorable venues in the world. Parov Stelar is set to deliver another spectacular performance showcasing the very best in music production and live sampling for which he is synonymous.
Parov Stelar – Producing, Programming
Elena Karafizi – Vocals
Anduze – Vocals
Sebastian Grimus – Saxophone
Marc Osterer – Trumpet
Jakob Mayr – Trombone
Michael Wittner – Bass/Guitar
Willie Larsson Jr. – Drums
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The Burning Spider: Parov Stelar's new album is out!
Parov Stelar’s new album was released on Friday 04/21/17. The Burning Spider is the 12th studio album of the Austrian DJ who has mastered electro-sw ... More >
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Mr. May in Paradise? UK PM’s Husband Linked to Corporate Tax Avoidance
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New Improved Mid North Coast Carpool!
We’re thrilled with how the Mid North Coast Carpool has grown since we launched in 2011. Thanks very much to those who joined - your feedback on the program helped to make it what it is today!
We would like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution that has been made to the scheme by Coffs Harbour City Council and all the other supporting organisations.
So far, 3900 people have registered to join the programacross NSW and a good number of them have successfully linked up with other members.
The system has new features to enable carpooling for community club and organisation events, such as to regular sporting fixtures for example. We are really excited to be opening the program up to a wider range of people and enable transport options where alternatives aren't always readily at hand.
Remember, when you receive a link up request from a member, you can communicate with them anonymously through the website until you are comfortable in making a decision to carpool with them or not.
Remember, our FAQ page has a number of questions that describe some tips of how to keep yourself safe when setting up a carpool arrangement – we’d encourage you to have a read of these when you are establishing a carpool arrangement.
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Posted on February 1, 2011 February 21, 2015 by Ken Steinhoff
SEMO’s Capaha Arrow Turns 100
Southeast Missouri State University’s student paper, The Capaha Arrow, turned 100 on Feb.l, a Missourian story by M.D. Kittle pointed out. Despite what my kids might think, I wasn’t around to help put out the inaugural issue.
I know I had a lot of photos in The Arrow, but the 1966 and 1967 Sagamore yearbooks don’t list me as being on the newspaper staff. The photo above shows the front page of the newspaper set in type at The Missourian’s print shop. The picture on the front page is one I took, and this image appeared in The Sagamore.
Journalism Class
I had W.W. Norris, the paper’s adviser, for Journalism at SEMO. It was an easy A. I don’t remember Mr. Norris as being a particularly inspiring instructor, but we got along fine. After I’d breezed through the class exercises, he’d come over and we’d trade newspaper stories.
I wish I could dredge up some fond memories of The Arrow, but I can’t think of any memorable photos I shot there.
Part of that was because I spent as little time as possible on campus. That drove poor Missourian Editor John Blue to distraction because I was ostensibly hired as Campus Correspondent. I have a number of memos from him pointing that out and asking when I was going to get around to actually writing about SEMO doings. He’d probably have fired me if I hadn’t worn so many other hats (so cheaply).
Chief Sagamore and The Sagamore are gone
I’ve already written about the exile of Chief Sagamore for the more politically correct Rowdy Redhawk. In fact, The Capaha Arrow has dropped the “Capaha” from it’s name. It’s just The Arrow these days.
Bill East wondered what happened to The Sagamore if Chief Sagamore was deemed inappropriate. I went to the official SEMO website, put “Sagamore” in the search box and was directed to “Fun Facts,” where I was told, “The Sagamore Yearbook is no longer in production. Southeast began the Sagamore in 1912 and in 1989 decided to no longer print a University yearbook.”
So, if the university hadn’t pulled the plug on it, The Sagamore would have celebrated its centennial in 2012.
Don’t dis the subdivision editor
Wife Lila worked on The Sagamore as a subdivision editor. She rejected a print from one of the staff photographers, who sassed, back, “Let’s see if YOU can do any better.”
That was a mistake. She marched right into the darkroom and showed him that she HAD learned something from all those hours looking over my shoulder.
I normally side with the photographer, but I’d have loved to have seen that little exchange.
CategoriesSoutheast Missouri State University TagsCapaha Arrow, Chief Sagamore, John Blue, Lila Perry Steinhoff, MD Kittle, Rowdy Redhawk, Sagamore, Southeast Missouri State University, Southeast Missourian, Student Newspapers, Student Publications, Student Yearbooks, WW Norris
9 Replies to “SEMO’s Capaha Arrow Turns 100”
Madeline DeJournett says:
I guess those big Sagamores just got too expensive to produce. They were beautiful pieces of work! I still have all four of mine – and three of my husband’s, in slightly worse shape.
The first year I taught high school, I tried to conceal that I was a first-year teacher, but the kids found all our photos in the Sagamore (little rascals!), so the ploy didn’t work.
Jane McKeown Neumeyer says:
I love the Lila story. It takes some people a little longer to realize they are in the presence of a quiet competent strong woman.
bob pollack says:
I forgotton about those plates for printing. As for a strong woman part. Son’t argue witha woman that knows her stuff ever.I learned that the harcway.
That’s back in the days of REAL newspapering. Reporters would type their stories on paper that was pretty much toilet paper with splinters in it, then hand it over to the copy editor.
He or she would give it a slug or name, mark corrections with a fat pencil and write a headline for it. (Hint: do NOT slug the religion briefs “God Junk.” Folks who read the Church Page don’t really understand newspaper humor.)
If there were major corrections, the editor might reach for scissors and the paste pot to do a literal cut and paste.
The copy would then go to the back shop or composing room where a Linotype operator would set the story into slugs of lead type. I had a chance to learn how to do that at The Jackson Pioneer, but I was better at “squirts” than slugs. That’s caused when you don’t get the line completely filled up and the molten lead goes squirting out, leaving a mess to be cleaned up.
One day I showed up at The Pioneer to be told, “The engraver just quit. You’re the new engraver.” I made the mistake of mentioning that in my resume and was made chief photographer and engraving manager at The Gastonia Gazette. I got shed of that job as quickly as I could.
After the photo engravings are made, the story set and the headlines created, it all comes together like in the photo in a form, which rests on a turtle. If the type gets spilled, it’s said to be “pied.” That’s not a good thing.
The completed form goes to the stereotyper, who makes a paper mache mold that was used to cast the lead cylinders that went on the press.
After the press run, the lead in the form was poured into the Hell Box, where it was melted down and cast into ingots for reuse.
John Blue had the forethought to have The Missourian’s last hot type page saved. It’s still kicking around, I’m told.
I have a few of the zinc photoengraving plates put away, including Lila’s engagement and wedding pix.
Laurie Everett says:
I love the pics of Aunt Lila and her sassyness!
Liz Lockhart says:
Wouldn’t you just love to own one of those old plates?
Lisa Speer says:
We have some printing blocks (the images are mounted on wood) from the Arrow and the Sagamore in Special Collections at Kent Library, Liz.
The Sagamore was a great source of history for the University. We use it all the time and lament that it’s not still in production. There’s definitely a vacuum in the visual documentation of campus and student life after 1989 without the Sagamore.
I was completely dismayed by the decision to discontinue the Sagamore. I used to tell yearbook students here in Cape and at state and national workshops, “Nobody else is even TRYING to write a book about this year at your school.”
Andrea Gils says:
It’s amazing how things have changed. I’m the online managing editor at The Arrow and there’s definitely been some changes. Check out the website http://www.southeastarrow.com to see how we integrated digital in our newsroom. I’m a PR and journalism student now and I’m working on a pitch for the mass media department for my PR capstone class. I wanted to know who took the photos in this article because they are fantastic and I would like to include one in a campaign my classmates and I are pitching for our current chair. I would really appreciate your help!
Please feel free to email me at online@southeastarrow.com or my personal email andreagilsm@gmail.com.
Andrea Gils
Arrow Online Managing Editor
online@southeastarrow.com
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Steven Spielberg was "very daunted" by using motion-capture technology in his new film The BFG.
The Academy Award-winning director has rarely shied away from a challenge during his career - from creating deadly sharks in Jaws to bringing dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park. But when it came to envisioning a giant for The BFG, Steven didn't know where to start.
"I don't usually get intimidated by technology," he told Reuters. "I usually try and be at the forefront of technology, but this time I was in the wake of it. It took me a couple of weeks to get my sea legs to really realise how I could best utilise the medium of motion capture."
Based on a novel by Roald Dahl, with a screenplay by the late Melissa Mathison, Walt Disney's The BFG tells the story of Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), an orphaned girl who meets the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), played by Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance, as they embark on a mission in Giant Country. Unlike other giants, the BFG doesn't eat children, but instead collects and creates dreams to spread through the country.
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The BFG marks Steven's 30th feature film over a career spanning five decades. But the director sees no reason to slow down, and is returning to helm the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise with Harrison Ford, due for release in 2019. In spite of his continuing success, the 69-year-old finds it difficult to watch his own films.
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Year : 2010 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 3 | Page : 133
Energy boosters?
SG Damle
Editor-In-Chief, Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, India
Date of Web Publication 26-Nov-2010
S G Damle
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Damle S G. Energy boosters?. Contemp Clin Dent 2010;1:133
Damle S G. Energy boosters?. Contemp Clin Dent [serial online] 2010 [cited 2019 Jul 18];1:133. Available from: http://www.contempclindent.org/text.asp?2010/1/3/133/72774
Energy drinks in various formulations are the new flavor of the world, which are being consumed by sportsman and by young and old people with great relish. Concern about energy drinks has been gathering pace, with some groups warranting more strict regulation regarding their contents, potential side effects, and risk of addiction.
Although their history dates back to the early 1900s, energy drinks started coming into vogue in the 1970s and 1980s as stamina-enhancing products sought by people who wanted to enhance physical strength and vitality. Moreover, the consumption of these drinks became a fashion or trend set by the more affluent members of society and thereafter, they were advertised as health-promoting drinks. Energy drinks are soft drinks (nonalcoholic beverages) masked as energy boosters. The marketing accompanying these drinks often does not reveal the amount of sugars they contain, but stresses other ingredients such as stimulants, vitamins, and herbal extracts.
If energy drinks are not necessarily supplying us with energy, what is their appeal? The answer is caffeine--a great stimulant which absorbs and assimilates intoxicating effect on the brain, and that is where the concern arises. Excess use of caffeine, particularly by young people, can lead to some unpleasant and dangerous symptoms. There is also evidence that energy drinks may also stimulate substance abuse. Researchers suggest that the labeling and aggressive marketing of some energy drinks, particularly toward young generation, could lead to increased incidence of caffeine dependence. As a stimulant, caffeine which is present in a number of drinks has been linked to health benefits and also to detrimental effects. These drinks play havoc to oral health because of the presence of phosphoric acid, inducing low oral pH along with the additive sugars, all of which cause dissolution of tooth structure.
Teeth are the strongest structure in the human body. If these ingredients can cause dissolution of this structure, then one can imagine the havoc it can play with the gastric mucosa on frequent consumption. The health professionals are currently struggling to enlighten people worldwide about the detrimental effects of soft drink consumption, especially among children. This task is uphill against the impregnable aura, grip, and misleading facts that these soft drink manufacturers have been promoting to the masses ever since their evolution.
And now, another challenge confronts us in the garb of these energy boosters.
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Topic: The Movies from Within My Lifetime: 2012 Edition
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A Return to Salem's Lot (1987/United States)
Director: Larry Cohen
Writing: Stephen King (1947) (Original Characters By), Larry Cohen (Screenwriter), James Dixon (Screenwriter), Larry Cohen (Story By)
Subtitles: None
Michael Moriarty as Joe Weber
Ricky Addison Reed as Jeremy Weber
Samuel Fuller as Van Meer
Andrew Duggan as Judge Axel
Evelyn Keyes as Mrs. Axel
Jill Gatsby as Sherry
In a certain New England town, it's hard to keep the undead down. It's shocking story continues courtesy of Larry Cohen, a maestro of cinematic horror (the It's Alive trilogy) and writer of police-action thrillers (Best Seller, Maniac Cop), tapping into his senses of the macabre as well as satire in a clever chiller based on characters created by Stephen King. Joining in to bedevil and terrify are Michael Moriarty as an anthropologist asked to write a "bible" for the town's ghastly group, Andrew Duggan as the leader of the townfolk (including June Havoc and Evelyn Keyes) who hide their blood-feasting bent behind sweet exteriors and filmmaker Samuel Fuller in a rare on-screen role as a vampire hunter. For mortals who occasionally like to go to the devil – and come back – A Return to Salem's Lot is one terrific terror trip.
OK... I haven't seen this movie since I was a teen. I have to say... it wasn't as good as I remember it being. I mean I still enjoyed it in a cheesy fun sort of way. But it don't hold up compared to Salem's Lot. But I am sure it is also partially because of my taste in movies maturing... as I did find some of the scenes silly now. But for the most part... still enjoy it... glad I have it in my collection.
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008/United States)
Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Writing: Nicholas Davidoff (Writer), David Olson (Writer)
Rating: Rated R : Bloody Violence
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French
David Hasselhoff as Hammett
Crystal Allen as Amanda
Ryan McCluskey as Pinkus
Patrick Regis as Nick
Anthony Green as Grozny
John Rhys-Davies as Murdoch
Coil up on the couch and prepare yourself for more action, more danger and more snakes! The giant anacondas are back in the next chapter in the thrilling series, starring David Hasselhoff as Hammett, the ruthless mercenary and snake slayer. In a secret government compound, two mega snakes are undergoing testing by a brilliant scientist, Amanda (Crystal Allen). But when the financier, Murdoch (John Rhys-Davies), pushes the experiments too far, the snakes escape, hungry and heading for civilization. What Hammett doesn't know is that one of the snakes is expecting a litter of slithering offspring. Now the race is on to head off the snakes' unstoppable onslaught before they reach the city.
Oh well... what to say about this one. It is not a good movie... though it does have a it's moments here and there with the snake attacks and such. David Hasselhoff is just plain laughable in this movie. I did like Crystal Allen though. Just not sure if that is because she is good or that everyone else in this movie is so bad it made her look better then she actually is. The story itself just didn't keep my interest... I found myself doing other things while pretty much just having this on in the background. Basically ending up just paying any attention to the scenes with the snake. But even with that being said... I find myself with the urge to get part 4 in my next DVD order... how weird is that?
Out Cold (2001/United States)
Touchstone Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Director: Brendan Malloy [The Malloys], Emmett Malloy [The Malloys]
Writing: Jon Zack (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Language, Crude and Sexual Humor, and Substance Abuse
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Flex Alexander as Anthony
A. J. Cook as Jenny
David Denman as Lance
Caroline Dhavernas as Anna
Derek Hamilton as Pig Pen
Zach Galifianakis as Luke
This wild comedy is an intoxicating mix of mountain-high hilarity and radical winter sports action! For snowboarders Rick (Jason London – Dazed And Confused), Luke (Zach Galifianakis – Bubble Boy) and their buddies, life at the Bull Mountain ski area is about partying hard, looking for girls and doing anything for a good time! But when the town's founder dies, his son decides to sell the mountain to a sleazy developer (Lee Majors – TV's Six Million Dollar Man) who's intent on turning Bull Mountain into a slick yuppie ski resort! Featuring outrageous stunts by real-life snowboarding champions like Todd Richards, Rio Tahara, Tara Dakides, Devun Walsh and Rob "Sluggo" Boyce – and a red-hot soundtrack – it's an avalanche of laughs as the guys do whatever it takes to save their mountain!
This is really no more then an average comedy. There isn't too much here you haven't seen many times over. Though I did get a kick out of the "King of the Mountain" competition. Where snowboarders started on the top of the mountain... with a mug of beer in their hand. Then went down the mountain... holding the mug of beer. Whoever had the most beer left in their mug at the bottom of the mountain wins. This film does have a lot of familiar faces that I know from various TV Shows. A. J. Cook and Zach Galifianakis were both in Tru Calling. Caroline Dhavernas was in Wonderfalls and Off the Map. And then of course there was Lee Majors who was the Six Million Dollar Man. Even with these well known actors... the acting left plenty to be desired. But there is enough fun here to keep you entertained through-out the entire movie. Just not something I see myself re-watching often.
Sisters of Death (1977/United States)
Mill Creek Entertainment
Director: Joseph Mazzuca
Writing: Peter Arnold (Screenwriter), Elwyn Richards (Screenwriter)
Arthur Franz as Edmond Clybourn
Claudia Jennings as Judy
Cheri Howell as Sylvia
Sherry Boucher as Diana
Paul Carr as Mark
Joe Tata as Joe
During a sorority initiation ceremony, something horrible goes wrong and one of the new members is accidentally killed. Seven years later, the remaining sorority sisters receive invitations to attend a reunion at an isolated mountain estate. Unbeknownst to any of the women, the resort is owned by the father of the deceased sorority member and he is looking for revenge.
This is a movie I got in the Horror Classics: 100 Movie Pack that I got cheap from Mill Creek Entertainment. Unfortunately... but not unexpected... the quality leaves a bit to be desired. The image seemed to have a slight blur to it... and there was a slight hissing to the audio in some scenes. I wasn't too thrilled with the movie itself either. I found my attention drifting away from the movie. Ending up doing other things while the movie played in the background. But while I didn't get much out of the movie itself... I did find I liked the ending quite a bit. I just wish that the movie up till that point was better then what it is.
The Client List (2010/United States)
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writing: Suzanne Martin (Writer)
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Samantha Horton
Teddy Sears as Rex Horton
Sonja Bennett as Dee
Lynda Boyd as Jackie
Chelah Horsdal as Doreen
Heather Doerksen as Tanya
Jennifer Love Hewitt stars in her sexiest role ever as Samantha Horton, a former Texas Homecoming Queen who always relied on her beauty and charm to navigate life, something her beautician mother Cassie (Golden Globe® award winner Cybill Shepherd*) taught her. But when the Horton family finds itself facing financial ruin, Samantha must take a job at a local massage parlor, only to discover it's a front for a high-end call girl operation — one so lucrative, she can't afford to turn it down. And when the parlor is raided, Samantha must either cooperate with police and give up her clients' identities, or lose everything she tried so hard to save.
*1987, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical, Moonlighting
This is a 2010 Lifetime TV Movie... one that spawned a series also starring the lovely Jennifer Love Hewitt. I have been watching the series since it started... but I never seen this movie till now. This movie is apparently based off a true story. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit.... but I definitely prefer the series. Of course Jennifer Love Hewitt looks fabulous... but her character is much more likable in the series then she is in the movie. While a couple of the cast members remained the same from the movie to the series... the majority of them changed. There was other changes in the series as well. But as I said... I personally prefer the series... though that could be because it is what I saw first.
It's Alive (1974/United States)
Writing: Larry Cohen (Writer)
Rating: 14A
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Mary Nancy Burnett as Nurse
Patrick McAllister [Patrick MacAllister] as Expectant Father
Diana Hale as Secretary
Gerald York as Expectant Father
Jerry Taft as Expectant Father
Gwil Richards as Expectant Father
It's newborn. It's Alive (Disc 1). And murder is what it knows best! A proud couple's bundle of joy is really a newborn terror in filmmaker Larry Cohen's cautionary cult hit that tapped into environmental fears. The horror grows when multiple child monsters rampage in It's Lives Again (Disc 2/Side A) – and as two brave parents try to stop them by becoming the bait for their spree. The now global terrors are rounded up and relocated to a far-flung island (but not for long!) in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (Disc 2/Side B). Will a parent's greatest nightmare become the world's greatest fear? Find out...if you dare.
The first movie in the It's Alive box set (3 movies on 2 Discs)... This is a film I haven't seen since I was a kid. Which going into it worried me a little. I remember enjoying it back then... so my expectations were up a little. But at the same time I was worried it wouldn't hold up to my memory. While I remembered it to be better then what it was... I still enjoyed this one quite a bit. It is a little slow in spots, but not so much so that it takes away from the enjoyment of the storyline. I enjoyed watching the style this one is in... seldomly getting only slight looks at the mutated infant. Making you use your imagination more then you do for films now a day. If you never seen this movie... I recommend checking it out.
Two Evil Eyes: Limited Edition (1990/United States)
Blue Underground
Director: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar: George A. Romero [George Romero], The Black Cat: Dario Argento
Writing: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar: George A. Romero [George Romero] (Screenwriter), The Black Cat: Dario Argento (Screenwriter), Franco Ferrini (Screenwriter)
Audio: English: Dolby Digital EX: 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), English: DTS ES: 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Adrienne Barbeau as Jessica Valdemar
Ramy Zada as Dr. Robert Hoffman
Bingo O'Malley as Ernest Valdemar
Jeff Howell as Policeman
E. G. Marshall as Pike
The masters of modern horror - George Romero and Dario Argento - bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.
In Romero's The Facts In The Case of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of THE FOG) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento's The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel of RESERVOIR DOGS) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend's new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own?
Martin Balsam (PSYCHO) and Tom Atkins (MANIAC COP) co-star in this wild horror hit that also features grisly effects by gore master Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, THE PROWLER). Blue Underground is proud to present TWO EVIL EYES newly transferred from an original vault negative and loaded with exclusive Extras for the first time ever on DVD.
This is an Anthology Horror movie I never heard of before. It was suggested to me by a couple friends that said I HAD to see it. Though it is a little different then most anthology horrors I have seen. There is only 2 stories in this one... which I am used to seeing at least 3 in most of the others. Plus there is no wrap-around story to this one. The first story, The Facts In The Case of Mr. Valdemar, has a bit of a slow start. I still enjoyed every minute of it, so this didn't hurt it much at all. I also enjoyed the second story, The Black Cat. This one can be a little on the weird side at times. I was happy to see a favorite actress of mine, Julie Benz (Dexter), has a small part in it. She is young in this movie. So young in fact I almost didn't recognize her. She looked to be in her mid-teens here. Harvey Keitel stars in this second story... and I think he did a great job. I am thrilled I finally got to see this film. Over-all I enjoyed it very much. This special edition DVD has a nice selection of extras. Most of which is on a bonus disc. I only glanced at these extras so far... but they look pretty solid. This is one I feel comfortable recommending.
Murder at 1600 (1997/United States)
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Director: Dwight Little
Writing: Wayne Beach (Writer), David Hodgin (Writer)
Rating: Rated R : Sexuality, Violence and Some Language
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Wesley Snipes as Detective Regis
Diane Lane as Nina Chance
Daniel Benzali as Spikings
Dennis Miller as Detective Stengel
Alan Alda as Jordan
Ronny Cox as President Jack Neil
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Not your address, but if you're an American, it is your house. It's the White House, home of the President and site of state dinners and world-shaping decisions. But what if it's also the site of a hushed-up murder in a room just steps from the Oval Office?
Who did it — and why? That's what homicide cop Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) wants to know. And what you'll discover as Murder at 1600 sweeps you into an exciting mystery thrill-packed with suspects, cover-ups, covert agents, daring action sequences and an overseas crisis that could blow at any instant. Dwight Little (Marked For Death, Rapid Fire) directs Snipes and a top-notch cast featuring Diane Lane, Alan Alda, Daniel Benzali and Dennis Miller. It's up to Regis to sort through the clues and make sure the killer doesn't get away. It's up to you to make sure this gut-grabbing thriller doesn't get away.
I remember seeing this movie years ago when it first came out on VHS. I remember enjoying it back then... but I haven't watched it since. This DVD was in a box full of DVDs that was given to me a couple years back... and I am just now getting the chance to watch it again. This one held up well for me over the years. I still found I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Unfortunately shortly into the movie I remembered the ending... who the murderer was... even after all these years. But that's ok...it don't take away from the enjoyment. Recommended... if you never seen it.... check it out.
Dr. Dolittle (1998/United States)
Director: Betty Thomas
Writing: Hugh Lofting (Original Material By), Nat Mauldin (Screenwriter), Larry Levin (Screenwriter)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Crude Humor and Language
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Eddie Murphy as Dr. John Dolittle
Ossie Davis as Archer Dolittle
Oliver Platt as Dr. Mark Weller
Peter Boyle as Calloway
Richard Schiff as Dr. Gene Reiss
Kristen Wilson as Lisa
A successful physician and family man, John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail, until a long-surpressed talent he possessed as a child – the ability to communicate with animals – is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! now every creature within squalking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Featuring an all-star menagerie of voice talent (including Chris Rock, John Leguizamo, Norm MacDonald, Albert Brooks, Gary Shandling and Ellen DeGeneres), this wild and woolly free-for-all is your perscription for hilarious highjinks and "mischievious fun!" (The New York Times)
This is part of a box set that contains the first 4 movies in the series. It is a fun movie. There is a lot of laugh out loud moments. Though I must admit that I remember it being a little better then what it actually is. While I did laugh at most of the jokes... some of them did fail. Rodney the guinea pig was a lot of fun. And I liked the drunk monkey. I felt the main storyline with the tiger was good... but think it could have been a little better... as my attention did drift a little here and there. But over-all it is one I would recommend for some family fun. Being the first movie in the set I am surprised at how little extras is added. I would definitely liked to of seen a few more things added.
"Crocodile" Dundee (1986/United States)
Director: Peter Faiman
Writing: Paul Hogan (Story By), Paul Hogan (Screenwriter), Ken Shadie (Screenwriter), John Cornell (Screenwriter)
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Mono
Paul Hogan as Mick 'Crocodile Dundee'
Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton
John Meillon as Walter Reilly
David Gulpilil as Neville Bell
Ritchie Singer as Con
Maggie Blinco as Ida
Paul Hogan's hilarious, endearing performance made "Crocodile" Dundee™ the biggest box-office comedy smash of 1986! Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee (Hogan) is a free-spirited Australian who hunts crocodiles with his bare hands, stares down giant water buffaloes, and drinks mere mortals under the table. But he's about to face the ultimate torture test - a trip to New York City. Beautiful and tenacious reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) gets more than just a story as the "wonder from Down Under" rocks the Big Apple to its core.
This is another good comedy that I haven't seen in a very long time. There is many laugh out loud moments here... though I must admit it really don't take off until Mick gets to New York. I mean it is still good before that point... but at least for me... the real comedy is seeing Mick out of his element in the big city. It is definitely another one I would recommend. Though I would have liked to have seen a few extras with it.
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Genre: Detective, Crime, Thriller, Fantasy
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Line-Up Previewed for 2019 NEPA Bluegrass Festival
By Rick Hiduk on February 14, 2019 NEPA Bluegrass
The US Navy Band Country Current (top) and The Kody Norris Show (above) are among the headliners to be enjoyed at this year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival in Tunkhannock.
As winter winds down and the first signs of spring appear, fans of bluegrass music in northeast Pennsylvania start getting excited about the annual NEPA Bluegrass Festival at Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock. Running this year from Thursday, May 30 to Sunday, June 2, this year’s festival will feature a roster teaming veteran acts and fan favorites with some new faces to the NEPA Bluegrass stages. Event organizers Danny and Christa Stewart are thrilled with this year’s line-up.
National headliners will include the US Navy Band Country Current, The Kody Norris Show, Ralph Stanley II, the Little Roy and Lizzy Show, the Central Valley Boys, the Wildwood Valley Boys, and Leroy Troy from the Marty Stuart Show. Tickets for the event are $80 each at the gate but discounted to $70 for those who order them prior to April 1. Weekend passes include free basic camping and opportunities to take part in music workshops.
Country Current was formed in 1973 and has graced the NEPA Bluegrass stage several times over the past five years. The seven-piece ensemble includes highly-skilled musicians from a variety of backgrounds who each play multiple instruments, ensuring a broad spectrum of songs from cutting edge bluegrass to modern country hits. They shared the bill last year with bluegrass icon Rhonda Vincent and regularly perform for the president and other executives, as well as top Navy brass.
Members of the Kody Norris Show bring a flare to the stage with their colorful rhinestone suits that is hard to match. They are regular performers on two nationally-acclaimed televised weekly bluegrass programs. Lead singer and guitarist Kody Norris, vocalist and fiddle player Mary Rachel Nalley, banjo picker Josiah Tyree, and bass player Tyler Wiseman make up the band, who have also entertained NEPA Bluegrass patrons on multiple occasions. Kody proposed to Mary Rachel last spring before a hometown crowd in Mountain City, TN in the middle of a performance at Heritage Hall Theater. His other passion is introducing young musicians to bluegrass music and conducting workshops to help them hone their talents.
Ralph Stanley II took over his late father’s band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, in 2016, as per his dad’s wishes and they will make their NEPA Bluegrass debut this year. The younger Ralph had been nominated for two Grammy awards in the bluegrass category before scoring a win on a collaboration with his father and Jim Lauderdale. The current band (above), which includes John Rigsby on fiddle and mandolin, Randall Hibbits on upright bass, and Alex Leach on banjo blends talent, high-energy and humor on the stage as they work through a repertoire of old-time favorites, current bluegrass hits and their own material.
The Stewarts have already had Little Roy and Lizzy Show (above) on the stage this year as headliners on the Danny Stewart Caribbean Bluegrass Cruise in January, and they will join them again on an Alaskan Glacier Cruise in August. At NEPA Bluegrass 2019, festival-goers will enjoy the incredible talent that the five piece band brings to the stage. Lizzy has also had an impressive solo career with a GMA Dove Award in 2015 when she paired with Rhonda Vincent on “God is There” and her own album “Blueberry Pie” which made it to #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart.
Additional bands making their first appearance in Tunkhannock this year will be the Wildwood Boys and Central Valley Boys. The Wildwood Boys (above) are led by guitarist and lead singer Tony Holt, the only original member, and Tom Feller, who also formed the Larry Stephenson Band and plays guitar, bass, mandolin and banjo. The California-based Central Valley Boys (below) perform in a traditional style similar to that of Vern Williams, an earlier California bluegrass artist in whom they still find inspiration. They are led by Yoseff Tucker, who was twice named Guitar Player of the Year by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
This marks the 12th year for NEPA Bluegrass at Lazy Brook Park. Gates will open at 8 am on Thursday morning, and some special fun is planned for early arrivals and vendors on Thursday night. On both Friday and Saturday, there is live music beginning mid morning, and continuing on two stages simultaneously from the afternoon into the evening. Sunday’s entertainment begins with a Bluegrass Gospel Sing and Jam hosted by Mike Robinson. Participants are encouraged to bring their instruments and voices to join in. The festival continues with headline acts well into the afternoon.
But there is much more than music going on in the park. The family-friendly gathering includes vendors of food, musical instrument accessories and repair, clothing and unique craft items. There is a playground, flat paths for walking and biking, and beautiful Tunkhannock Creek in which campers can take a dip, do some floating or even cast their luck with a little fishing. Organized children activities are held both Friday and Saturday, and pickin’ parties can pop up anywhere at any time.
Ticket order forms are available at www.NEPABluegrass.com, and updates such as performance schedules will be posted on the NEPA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Facebook page. Day passes will also be available at the gate for those who cannot stay for the entire weekend.
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Edition 65 - 2017, September / Images
Images in Pediatric Endocrinology: BILATERAL SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS – Ed. 65
Betty Rubio, Flor Soto y Noelia Dujovne
Servicio de Endocrinología. Hospital de Pediatría Juan. P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
At left, in bilateral displacements of the capital femoral over the growth plate is observed with discrete widening of both femoral necks, left predominance.
Dislocation of the left hip – General decreased of bone density
This is a 13-year-old boy, born at term with adequate weight for gestational age. At 12 year, 11 months of age, after a diagnosis of bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis was made. He required surgical correction (hip osteotomy and fixation with right hip pins). Unfortunately, follow up was not favorable and he was admitted again because of left hip luxation. Weight 53 Kg (0.85 SD), Height 141 cm (-1.27 SD, BMI 26.6 (Z >+2). Because of his obesity, he was then referrer to the Nutrition and to the Endocrinology Services of Hospital de Pediatria Garrahan. At initial physical examination, we observed a prostrate patient with a blunt fascies, and myxedema with significant generalized xerosis. The thyroid gland was firm at palpation, but no cervical adenopathy was detected. Axilarche was absent. Tanner´s sexual development was as follows: VP1 and G2. Scrotal testes had 8+/10 ml.
Since clinical signs, strongly suggested severe hypothyroidism the following laboratory worked up was ordered:
Results show Severe Primary Hypothyroidism secondary to autoimmnunity, as well as hypercholesterolemia and anemia (Tables).
He also had normal serum ACTH, as well as pre-pubertal serum gonadotropins and testosterone, compatible with the clinical findings. Testis volumes, however, were increased, as reported in macro-orchidism secondary to hyper-thyroidotropinism without virilization.
In order to complete studies in this patient with severe hypothyroidism and bilateral hip epiphysiolysis we ordered the following:
Cardiologic evaluation: anteroposterior pericardial effusion Grade II.
Thyroid gland: global decrease in size, both thyroid lobes and isthmus with defused ultrasound structure, without vascularization (doppler color). Testis ultrasound showed two scrotal testes of normal prepubertal size, and normal epididymis. Right testis: 2.5 x 1.3 x 2 cm; Volume 3.6 cc and left testis 1.7 x1.8 x 2.7 cm. volume 4.5 cc.
Bone age: 7 years, 6 months (5 years below chronological age).
Surgical intervention was postponed until normalization of thyroid function, anemia, and metabolic profile. Patient received 48 h. methyl-prednisolone followed by levothyroxine supplementation. Levothyroxine dose was gradually increased until euthyroidism was reached. Definitive surgical correction of hip displacement was then carried out. One month later, patient was finally discharged. Outpatient control recommendation was indicated.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing. For reasons that are not well understood, the ball at the head of the femur (thighbone) slips off the neck of the bone in a backward direction. This causes pain, stiffness, and instability in the affected hip. The condition usually develops gradually over time and is more common in boys than in girls.
Hip epiphysiolisis (slipped capital femoral epiphysis, SCFE) is the gradual and rotative pathologic displacement of the growth plate in the proximal femur epiphysis (1) The average age of presentation is 13,5 years in boys and 12 years in girls (2). It is more common in boys and it is associated with overweight and hypothyroidism (3).
Thyroid hormones play a fundamental role, direct and indirect, in bone metabolism and healing (4). T3 acts in the process of chondrocyte maturation in the growth plate, and it also has an important role in the interstitial matrix favoring the synthesis of type II collagen (5). In a review of 85 patients with SCFE, a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of bilateral presentation (61%) was reported in patients with endocrine disorders, comparing with those without endocrinopathies (37%) (6).
Several reports suggest that thyroid disorders should be screened in patients with atypical presentations, such us below 10 years or above 16 years of age, bilateral SCFE, and stunted growth (1, 6, 7. 8). Moreover, severe hypothyroidism favors delays in healing and lack of joint union. Adequate treatment and euthyroidism favour a favorable clinical evolution. These patients should be diagnosed early, and furthermore, they should be managed by an interdisciplinary team.
Moyer J. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis and associated hypothyroidism. A review of the literature with two classic case examples. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2016
Loder RT. The demographics of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. An international multicenter study. Clin Orthop 1996; 322:8-27
Mann D. Endocrine disorders and orthopedic problems in children. Current opinion in pediatrics 1996; 8:68-70
Gogakos AI, Duncan Bassett JH, Williams GR. Thyroid and bone. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010; 503:129–36.
Loder RT, Wittenberg B, DeSilva G. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis associated with endocrine disorders. J Pediatr Orthop 1995; 15:349–56.
Heyerman W, Weiner D. Slipped epiphysis associated with hypothyroidism. J Pediatr Orthop 1984; 4:569–73.
Razzano CD, Nelson C, Eversman J. Growth hormone levels in slipped capital femoral epiphsys. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1972;54:1224–1229.
McAfee PC, Cady RB. Endocrinologic and metabolic factors in atypical presentations of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Report of four cases and review of the literature. Clin Orthop 1983;180:188–97
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The Minority Party Reacts
Congressional Democrats, reeling from a huge setback at the polls, might ponder what their Republican friends when they were in the same situation eight years ago.
In Do Not Ask What Good We Do, Robert Draper reported about a congressional GOP meeting that took place on January 18, 2009:
“If you act like you're the minority, you're going to stay in the minority,” said Kevin McCarthy. “We've gotta challenge them on every single bill and challenge them on every single campaign.”
Congressional Republicans quickly focused on nominations. Although they did not control the Senate, they were able to raise ethics questions that set the new administration on its heels. On February 3, 2009, Margaret Talev and David Lightman reported at McClatchy:
"I campaigned on changing Washington and bottom-up politics. And I don't want to send a message to the American people that there are two sets of standards," Obama said on CNN, one of five networks that conducted previously scheduled interviews with the president Tuesday.
"This was a mistake. I screwed up."
Obama told ABC that it had been an embarrassing day.
"We can't afford glitches, because right now what I should be spending time talking to you about is how we're going to put 3 to 4 million people back to work. And so this is a self-induced injury that I'm angry about, and we're going to make sure we get it fixed."
Earlier Tuesday, former Sen. Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination to become secretary of health and human services, saying that his failure to pay what eventually became $146,000 in back taxes would prevent him from operating "with the full faith of Congress and the American people."
Daschle told Obama of his decision in a telephone call. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the decision was Daschle's alone.
The White House announced the news hours after Nancy Killefer, Obama's nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget and the new post of federal chief performance officer, also dropped out because of unpaid taxes.
Those departures followed the confirmation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner despite his own controversy over unpaid taxes, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's earlier dropping of his bid to become commerce secretary because of a federal probe into a pay-to-play scandal that's reached into his office.
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Scott Hend
Birth DateAugust 15, 1973 (Age: 45)
BirthplaceTownsville, Queensland , Australia
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This year's MLS Confidential focused on the players and their off-field pursuits. You'll enjoy the results.
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As has become a tradition at ESPN, we asked MLS players during preseason and the early weeks of the 2019 campaign for their thoughts about some hot-button issues in the sport, collecting their answers for our fifth edition of MLS Confidential. This year, we went a step further: how do they spend time away from the pitch? What do they like to eat? Are they movie fans or do they prefer binge-watching TV shows? Which kits are their faves, and which teams do they hate going to play the most?
For the first time, all 24 MLS teams -- and 128 players -- put up responses as we compile the most comprehensive and colorful edition yet. Also of note: the illustrations are representations of the answers we received as all players provided answers on the condition of anonymity.
Previous editions: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Let's get into it.
DOWNTIME: How they relax away from the field
Being a pro athlete means you're constantly in the spotlight when you're at work, doing your job, but how do the stars of MLS spend their time when they're not on the clock?
1. How do you unwind after a win?
Drinks: 26 percent
Go home/hang with family: 24 percent
Celebrate with teammates/go out on the town: 24 percent
Go for a nice dinner: 16 percent
Relax/sleep/recover: 10 percent
What the players said:
"I usually can't sleep much [after a game] so I chill with my dog and watch some TV."
"I celebrate at home with my family: my kids really help put it all in perspective."
"Probably just go out and have a few drinks with teammates. Nothing crazy."
2. Do you have a secret Twitter account?
No: 92 percent
Yes: 3 percent
No comment: 2 percent
Don't use Twitter: 2 percent
I used to: >1 percent
Secret account elsewhere (e.g. Instagram): >1 percent
"Nope. I tweet what I want."
"I used to. We used to have them in the USL so we could tweet out funny observations, not to argue with anyone."
"Twitter, no, but Instagram, yes. It's just for friends."
"No. I don't need that. I'm pretty secure with who I am."
3. Date night or Netflix?
"Players are always inside chilling so it's nice to go out."
"Date night because when you become a dad, they are so rare."
"Netflix. Going out is expensive. I'm a low-key guy, it fits my personality."
"Netflix. It's more relaxing. Me and my fiancé can just hang out on the couch."
4. Fortnite or FIFA?
FIFA: 63 percent
Fortnite: 29 percent
Neither/no video games: 5 percent
Other game: 3 percent
"FIFA. I played Fortnite once and I died in about two seconds."
"Fortnite because I'm doing too much soccer already."
"FIFA. Fortnite is overrated."
"Fortnite because of the banter with the guys."
WORK MATTERS: MLS players on MLS
It's game day. That means focus, preparation and execution. How do the players get ready for the big game? How do they celebrate after a big win? Which road trips do they dread as soon as they see the schedule? And how does this generation feel about the revamped playoff format -- which boasts single-elimination games hosted by the higher seeds instead of a two-legged process -- and the age-old question of whether U.S. soccer can handle promotion and relegation?
1. Which away game do you dread the most, and why?
New England: 23 percent
Houston: 12 percent
Columbus: 11 percent
Real Salt Lake: 7 percent
Orlando: 5 percent
Kansas City: 4 percent
San Jose: 4 percent
Dallas: 4 percent
Montreal: 4 percent
Vancouver: 4 percent
New York (Red Bulls or NYCFC): 4 percent
Minnesota: 3 percent
Toronto: 3 percent
LA (Galaxy or LAFC): 3 percent
Don't have one/love all road games: 3 percent
Seattle: 2 percent
Colorado: 2 percent
Philadelphia: >1 percent
Atlanta: >1 percent
"The cross-country flights are pretty tough, but New England is the worst. The hotel is right next to the stadium and there's nothing else to do around there. The fans aren't the best, the field isn't the best. Just the whole package I guess."
"Columbus, dull city and black and gray all the time."
"Houston: it's a long trip, always hot there and downtown is a ghost town on weekends."
"NYCFC: Small pitch, not many fans, long ride to the stadium from the city."
"New England. Terrible turf. Tom Brady world. Trader Joes and Bass Pro Shops."
"RSL/Utah, because it wouldn't be a place I'd like to live. A friend living out here said it's boring unless you are really into the outdoors."
2. What are your pregame rituals or superstitions?
None/not really: 43 percent
Same meals/routines: 18 percent
Same clothing and/or same pattern of getting dressed: 17 percent
Same music: 8 percent
Too many to note: 6 percent
Other: 8 percent
"I always listen to the same two songs before I take the headphones off and shut the phone off. I have smaller ones too. After the team picture on the field I always come over to the equipment guy and get a sip of water, then sprint towards the fans to acknowledge them and then come back to the huddle. It's always the same. [What two songs?] 'Congratulations' and 'Goosebumps.'"
"None. I learned early on that if you start doing that, you'll go crazy trying to remember everything. I do walk with my right foot on the pitch first, but that's more out of habit."
"I'm not too superstitious. I like to keep with my routine but it's a loose routine. So as long as I'm doing the things around my routine, like my pregame meal at a certain time, if I can get some pasta before a game, but I'm not superstitious."
"I watch the same YouTube video before every game. Eden Hazard, the dribbling machine."
"If I score, I'll eat the exact same stuff and at the same time have coffee. If I don't score, I'll change it up."
"If we lose a game or I played poorly, I won't wear the same kit and socks again."
3. Who has the best kit in MLS?
LAFC: 26 percent
Atlanta: 16 percent
Sporting KC: 13 percent
Seattle: 11 percent
FC Cincinnati: 6 percent
NYCFC: 5 percent
Portland: 4 percent
New York Red Bulls: 2 percent
LA Galaxy: 2 percent
Chicago: 2 percent
Real Salt Lake: >1 percent
Chicago: >1 percent
DC United: >1 percent
Minnesota: >1 percent
Toronto FC: >1 percent
"Seattle. The black and pink is nice and tight."
"LAFC. I like the bad boy look. They always look like the bad boys of L.A., like the Raiders used to."
"Atlanta. They are sharp: can't go wrong with black and red."
"Atlanta, because I was there to help put that star on."
"Sporting KC. They always have something nice and clean."
"Love Orlando's all-purple kits."
"Cincinnati. I like the orange and blue. I think it's a good combo."
LAFC. I've always liked their jerseys. Simple and they have an impact."
4. New playoff format: love it or hate it?
Love it: 68 percent
Meh/don't care: 23 percent
Hate it: 9 percent
"Love it. I just feel like that the best teams over the course of the season should be rewarded with a one-off game at home in front of their fans. It also eliminates a lot of travel. I like the advantage for the higher-seeded team."
"There are positives and negatives. It makes for a long offseason. If you go to MLS Cup final, you still get proper time to rest. If you don't make the playoffs, it might be too long. I don't want to be off the field for that long."
"I don't like it. I think that home and away is important, so when you cut that short, I don't think you're going to get the best team necessarily winning."
"Like it. It speeds up the process and you need just four good games to win the championship. It gives opportunity to a team that wouldn't necessarily have a chance."
5. Would you like to see promotion/relegation in MLS?
"No. I just don't think it's feasible. I don't think an MLS team that gets relegated will be supported the way it needs to be supported. I think that the fan base isn't strong enough yet and ownership will lose too much money. I also don't think a USL team that comes up will be able to compete without spending a ton of money."
"It would never work. There's no infrastructure within the lower leagues. I think there's MLS teams that are still figuring things out, and it would just demolish the league entirely."
"If there are enough solid teams, yes. If we can get to 30 teams that average 15 thousand and above, 100 percent. But I wouldn't want to have 5,000 fans a game. I did it in Norway in the second division and those games are no fun to play in."
"No: It's too early for that in my opinion. I just think we can't afford to have a team like Atlanta or Seattle or Portland, a big-market team, get relegated and then have a team like Orange County come up. It would be ridiculous to play in front of 200 people at Orange County's USL stadium."
"No. I don't think U.S. Soccer is stable enough with the lower-level teams. I think if you look at how the USL played out last year, if a team like Red Bulls 2 won it, then you'd have an academy league playing in MLS."
"I just think the competition within the league and the Supporters' Shield race as the season winds down, some teams just tend to throw in the towel. And if there's promotion/relegation, the quality of games is still going to be high all the way through."
"Yes, 100 percent. I feel like it brings a lot more pressure. The competition will propel the sport even further in this country and the development. I think soccer should be more like the rest of the world in this country."
POP CULTURE: A look at their own fandom
Athletes have faves of their own, you know. Which musicians, movies and TV shows do they enjoy, especially when trying to relax or while traveling to a road game?
1. Who's your favorite superhero
Batman: 28 percent
Superman: 19 percent
Spider-Man: 15 percent
Thor: 5 percent
Hulk: 5 percent
Iron Man: 5 percent
OTHER (receiving 1 vote): 5 percent
The Flash: 5 percent
Black Panther: 3 percent
Captain America: 3 percent
Wolverine: 3 percent
Power Rangers: >1 percent
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: >1 percent
Deadpool: >1 percent
My parents: >1 percent
"My Dad. He's done everything for me."
"Batman. He's the most realistic of superheroes. He's got the human element to him."
"I'm kind of into the Thor movies. I like watching him walk around and just whack people with his hammer."
"As a kid I really liked the Flash, but his movies are trash so I don't know if I like him anymore. I'm gonna go with the Flash."
"Iron Man. I like his house and that he's big on technology. I love all the gadgets he has."
"Captain America because it's one of the nicknames I used to have. I even have a tattoo."
"Spider-Man. I grew up with his comics. My dad read me his comics. He's young, relatable and makes mistakes."
2. Which TV show are you binging?
Game of Thrones: 28 percent
The Office: 11 percent
Friends: 5 percent
Ozark: 5 percent
Don't watch much TV: 5 percent
Stranger Things: 2 percent
The Wire: 2 percent
Suits: 2 percent
Other (shows receiving one vote each): 40 percent
"I could watch the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' and 'Martin' all day long and not get tired of them."
"'Game of Thrones.' I'm into the ancient times and dragons. It's pretty dope the way they put everything together."
"'Game of Thrones.' It has everything: drama, betrayal, violence."
"'The Office.' It's funny, it's realistic. The humor is so subtle that every time you watch it you catch something new."
"'Ozark.' The suspense always leaves you wanting to know what happens next."
3. Who do you prefer: Kanye West or Drake?
"Drake. With Kanye, you never know what's gonna come out of his mouth."
"Kanye just because he's a better rapper. He's a better MC. Better lyrics. Drake is one of the best musicians of this century but Kanye could rap circles around Drake."
"Drake. He just makes better music. Right now he's untouchable. His worst song is Kanye's best song."
"Drake. Kanye is an idiot right now. I really don't like his ideas."
"Drake. I like old Kanye but new Kanye has me with mixed feelings."
"Drake, easy. Kanye's losing his mind."
FOOD: How the pros eat
Food is fuel for athletes but it's also something to be enjoyed after practice, at the holidays or during the offseason.
1. You've got one meal today: Burgers or tacos?
Burgers: 58 percent
Tacos: 40 percent
Both: 2 percent
"What's not to like about a good burger?"
"Good tacos, I should stress. Street tacos."
"It's a tie between American burgers and straight Mexican street tacos."
"I grew up in SoCal so I'm all about tacos. Carne asada is good."
"Being from Cali, Mexican food is a staple for me."
"Burgers. Tacos are too soggy."
"If I had to eat only one the rest of my life, I would go tacos."
2. What's your favorite cheat meal?
"Pizza. I'm from New York and it's just my go-to if I'm going to eat like crap."
"Something with peanut butter. Peanut butter is amazing."
"Chocolate runs through my veins."
"I have a sweet tooth. S'mores. Make 'em in the house myself, love 'em."
3. What's your go-to food before the game?
Chicken/carbs/veggies: 54 percent
Pasta: 18 percent
Fish/carbs/veggies: 11 percent
Chicken parmesan sandwich: 5 percent
PB&J sandwich: 4 percent
Eggs: 4 percent
Soup: 3 percent
Anything/no preference: >1 percent
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Audi RS Q3 concept
7:50 PM PST - 4/17/2012 Written By: AUDI AG
Photography by: Audi
Ordos Blue Audi RS Q3 Concept Night View Front Source Audi
Interpretation of a high-performance athlete with 265 kW (360 hp)
Powerful 5-cylinder unit combines gasoline direct injection with turbocharging
Acceleration to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.2 seconds and top speed of 265 km/h (164.66 mph)
At Auto China 2012 in Beijing, Audi is presenting a themed vehicle based on the Q3 – the RS Q3 concept. It interprets the character of the compact SUV in a very special way – systematically dynamic.
The blue painted Audi RS Q3 concept is a vehicle based on the theme of thrilling dynamic performance. Its engine, a 2.5 TFSI with 265 kW (360 hp) of power, and its body – lowered about 25 mm (0.98 inches) and widened with sharp visual details – explore the potential of the Q3 model series in a new way.
Brushed and polished aluminum trim frames the Audi RS Q3 concept’s single-frame radiator grille. Its black grille insert exhibits a new geometry – the honeycombs are slightly offset to one another deeper inside, creating a distinct three-dimensional effect. The lower area of the grille integrates another sculpted feature – a silver quattro signature. The headlights are slightly tinted; inside them, some chrome parts are dark or covered by panels of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
The bumper was redesigned; there are now powerful edges around the outer air intakes. They are subdivided into two segments – the inner sections have honeycomb screen inserts, while their outer sections, made of CFRP, have a smooth funnel shape. The front spoiler is also made of CFRP. Its lower section is matt black. The entire lower section of the bumper is coated with blue clearcoat paint.
The same combination of black and blue tinted areas is repeated on the sides of the Audi RS Q3 concept – on the trim strips of the doors and sills and on the add-on parts of the wheel housings. The door mirror housings consist of black CFRP, while matt aluminum trim frames the side windows. The roof spoiler runs a long way towards the rear; its middle section has been slightly shortened compared to its outer sections. It is painted in the body color Ordos Blue – a matt blue with a slight yellow tint.
At the rear, the lower bumper section has a sporty and angular style. The diffuser insert, which integrates the two large elliptical tailpipes in typical RS look, has been shifted far upward. Here too, Audi designers chose a combination of blue clearcoat and black CFRP. The rear lights and auxiliary lights in the bumper are tinted in anthracite and are made of clear glass.
Blue and black: the interior
In the interior of the Audi RS Q3 concept, which gets plenty of light through a glass sunroof, cool black is the dominant color – on the roofliner, floor carpet, floor mats, leather-upholstered instrument panel and on large areas of the seat upholstery, which consists of Fine Nappa leather. Dark blue Alcantara is used as a contrasting element on the seat covers.
The contrasting blue color is used in an inventive way in the CFRP decorative panels – the panel material was produced by weaving brilliant blue luminescent glass fibers into it. The steering wheel has large control stalks made of CFRP, which are framed by aluminum accents. Most of the wheel is covered with black Velvet leather – a leather that gives the hands a secure grip and repels dirt very well. In the door trim panels, there are surfaces in blue Alcantara.
The inside door handle has a perforated lightweight construction look as in every RS model. In the tachometer, Chinese characters replace the usual Arabic numerals. RS Q3 badges adorn the instrument cluster, the seatbacks, door sill plates and floor mats.
The styling of the engine compartment is also extremely sporty in appearance. A layered-carbon trim panel covers the area around the five-cylinder engine that sports a red valve cover, and two laterally arranged ventilation screens feed air to the engine. As is the practice in car racing, the cylinder numbers are marked on their spark plug covers. An aluminum housing holds the open sports air filter, and the filtered air tube is made of stainless steel.
Powerful: the drivetrain
The extremely powerful 2.5 TFSI in the RS Q3 concept combines two classic Audi technologies – gasoline direct injection and turbocharging. From 2,480 cc of engine displacement, it generates 265 kW (360 hp) of power. The car catapults itself from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.2 seconds, and its propulsive force takes it to a top speed of 265 km/h (164.66 mph).
A seven-speed S tronic transfers the forces of the sonorous 2.5 TFSI to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. Generally, it directs these forces almost exclusively to the front wheels. When slip is detected there, it can redistribute forces to the rear axle via a hydraulic multi-plate clutch with electronic control – instantaneously and variably.
The alloy wheels of the Audi RS Q3 concept continue the dynamic RS Q styling and have the dimensions 8.5 J x 20. The front surfaces are high-gloss, while the sides are sandblasted. The tire size of 255/30 is not exactly typical for an SUV, but certainly for an RS model.
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San Francisco concerts that changed the nation.
BY: COLLIN BRENNAN | 9.4.2015 |
Originally this article by Collin Brennan had 5 concerts listed, I have added a couple more.
San Francisco concerts have long reflected the music of the times, but the inverse is also true: time and time again, music has revolved around whatever’s going on in San Francisco. This was most apparent in the 1960s, when bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane turned the hippie counterculture into the city’s greatest export. Five decades later, we can look back and identify five concerts that changed American music forever—an inventory of five San Francisco nights that defined San Francisco nightlife.
The Beatles at Candlestick Park
The San Francisco concert was their last
Nobody but the Beatles knew that this show at chilly Candlestick Park would be their last live concert performance ever. If it had been announced ahead of time, the Fab Four might have sold the place out. Instead, large swaths of seats were left unsold for the final date of their fourth and final North American tour. It was a strangely low-key farewell for the most popular rock band of all time, who occasionally paused their 11-song set to snap pictures with a camera they had brought on stage. It was the end of an era in many ways, and it paved the way for the decade’s latter half and the Summer of Love, which would take shape in San Francisco less than a year later.
The Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park
The Summer of Love actually started with this mid-winter event at Golden Gate Park, just a stone’s throw from the Haight-Ashbury district that would soon become synonymous with the counterculture. Inspired by sit-ins taking place at lunch counters, colleges, and universities across the country during the early 1960s, the Human Be-In was perhaps the first focused expression of the hippie movement. California had recently passed a law banning LSD, and everyone from poet Allen Ginsberg to psychologist Timothy Leary showed up to encourage a crowd of thousands to “turn on, tune in, drop out.” Of course, no celebration of hippiedom would be complete without bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, both of whom found their way onto the bill.
Aretha Franklin at Fillmore West
Though people tend to associate San Francisco with the hippie counterculture, the city has long been a haven for jazz and soul. From Jelly Roll Morton to John Coltrane, musicians would flock to play the clubs on Fillmore Street, and their hundreds of legendary concerts exist now only in memory. This is not the case with Aretha Franklin’s three-night set at Fillmore West, which eventually became one of the best live albums of its era. The Queen of Soul dove right in with her hit song “Respect,” but she filled out her set with such hippie standbys as the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” In doing so, she bridged the gap between the counterculture and modern American soul in a way that few singers had ever attempted.
The Band at Winterland Ballroom
Another San Francisco concert that’s been immortalized for new generations to enjoy, the Band’s farewell show at Winterland Ballroom is considered one of the greatest concerts, period. Martin Scorsese‘s documentary film The Last Waltz captured the Band in all their fading glory, but they weren’t the only ones to take the stage that night. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Staples Singers, and Van Morrison were among the special guests on hand, making this arguably the most star-studded affair in San Francisco’s history.
The Sex Pistols at Winterland Ballroom
This San Francisco concert was their last
The Sex Pistols, one of the most influential rock bands ever, the biggest punk act to come out of England, played their biggest concert, and their last show at Winterland in SF. In just a few months Winterland would be closed and demolished, Sid Vicious would be dead in about a year, and by 1979 punk was exploding around the world, although many will say that punk died on this night in SF.
The two week tour in America, was plagued by poor planning and predictably violent reactions, the group’s bass player, Sid Vicious, paved the way toward a whole new level of decadence. During the band’s engagement in Memphis early in the tour, Vicious, now addicted to heroin, went in search of a connection and was later found in a local hospital with the words “Gimme a fix” carved into his chest with a razor. He engaged in numerous fights both on and off stage, sustaining numerous other injuries as the tour progressed.
The tour eventually culminated in the high profile gig in San Francisco, where concert promoter Bill Graham convinced McLaren that the band was popular enough to play Winterland, dwarfing any performance the band had previously attempted by far. This now legendary concert, the biggest of the group’s career, would also turn out to be the Sex Pistols‘ last. Headlining a triple bill that included local punk bands the Nuns (featuring a young Alejandro Escovedo) and the Avengers (featuring a young Penelope Houston), this night would prove to be an extraordinary theatrical event and the Sex Pistols’ final gig before a sold-out audience of 5000. Due to local demand, the Sex Pistols set was also simulcast on KSAN radio, where it would be heard live by thousands of additional listeners and would soon circulate far and wide, becoming the most ubiquitous bootleg recording of the group.
Evaluating this Sex Pistols’ performance in terms of music is a relatively pointless exercise, as the band had no desire to please the audience in terms of music, nor could they even play well in any traditional sense. The performance, devoid of pacing, range, tempo, or melody, is instead an onslaught of rage, rebellion, and release, which is relentlessly ragged throughout the set
At first it appeared the band would not do an encore, but amidst roars for more, the Pistols return to the stage and launch into a cover of the Stooges‘ “No Fun.” This eventually culminates with Rotten hunched on the stage, screaming “No Fun!” over and over. The song comes to an abrupt halt and in his most insinuating manner, Rotten poses the question that has by now become infamous, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” before smirking a final “Goodnight” and the band leaving the debris-strewn stage… for good.
Whether you loved them or hated them , the Sex Pistols created one of the great paradigm shifts in modern music, forever changing the landscape of the music industry.
Metallica at The Stone
Who knew that the future of heavy metal would be born on a spring night in San Francisco? Metallica had already made a name for themselves as thrashers whose live show took no prisoners, but this date at The Stone felt different. For starters, it was their first show with new bassist Cliff Burton, who would eventually go down as the greatest metal bassist of all time. It was a prelude of what was to come later that summer on Kill ‘Em All, one of the fastest and heaviest albums in history. And—like many of the best moments in American music history—it all started on a sweaty stage in San Francisco.
Rock Against Reagan San Francisco Concerts and Demonstrations
The 1984 National Democratic Convention in San Francisco saw some unusual characters outside the building where the members of the party met. Among the large crowd assembled for demonstrations and marches, a man dressed as “a lobster confessed to one of the local papers that his costume was impractical for a march. ‘It’s more for standing in place and doing a little break dancing. It’s hard to be a lobster these days in the city.’” This crustacean would be one of numerous people dressed up for an “All Species parade”. Others joined the all species costumes with outfits such as “a bunch of transvestites in nun costumes [who] performed an exorcism of [the evangelical Southern Baptist pastor and televangelist] Jerry Falwell.” Along with all of these people expressing their concerns towards the America around them; the streets around the convention center in San Francisco also included “a seven-hour punk rock concert, ‘Rock against Reagan,’ featuring such artists as The Dead Kennedys.”
Stage diver at RAR across from Moscone Center, in what was then a vacant lot. The buildings that encircled the lot all had military personel with machine guns watching us all the time
The first presidential term of Ronald Reagan was coming to an end and in hope to prevent another term, the Youth International Party, known as the Yippies, from New York City created the “Rock Against Reagan” (RAR) tour. The group toured all across the United States from 1983-1984, leading up to the presidential election. The shows featured some of the most popular punk bands of the era including: The Dead Kennedys from San Francisco, the young trio from San Pedro, California known as the Minutemen, the Crucifucks from Lansing, Michigan, the Dicks and Millions of Dead Cops from Austin, Texas, and Reagan Youth―whose name played off of Hitler’s Youth―from New York. The tour had more than just free shows to see some of the biggest acts in punk rock, however. RAR also registered voters, presented informative films on topics such as American imperialism, political speakers, and even comedy; with the later to come popular comedian Whoopi Goldberg performing during the tour’s 1983 show at Dolores Park in San Francisco.2 As one tour spokesman shared with a Florida newspaper, the shows were also to generate “proceeds from accompanying T-shirt and art sales . . . to be used for the cause.” The “cause” in question was simple: prevent another four years of the Reagan administration.
It may have been in San Francisco, at the Democratic National Convention in July of 1984, where the punk movement reached the apex of political engagement. As the convention met opposition from numerous left wing groups outside; inside according to the title of an editorial “wasn’t a circus, but was one great show.” If inside the convention was not a “circus” surely the show outside was. Peaceful protests went on throughout the week of the convention, however, July 19th marked a police crackdown on the crowds that amassed on San Francisco’s streets.
The day started with a march, “held by a marijuana group and members of a coalition called the War Chest, which was protesting [military-industry] business dealings of top Democratic Party leaders.” As these peaceful protesters reached closer to the convention center, they were met by police and “booked for investigation of obstructing traffic.” These criminal charges, however, were claimed to be faulty with demonstrators pleading that, “they were forced to block the street when police herded them into groups.” Hearing the calls of injustice, a “second protest march was hastily arranged to demand release of the first demonstrators and was announced at [the] ‘Rock Against Reagan’ punk music concert outside the convention hall.” As the protesting march reached upwards to five-hundred people, the crowd began marching several blocks to the Hall of Justice where the protesters from the earlier march were being held. “Chanting ‘No KKK, No Fascist USA’”―the popular slogan for demonstrators the week of the convention―and being accompanied by a “papier-mache Trojan donkey colored green and brown like Army Fatigues.” The marchers were met by a force of one hundred police officers. “Within minutes, Police Capt. Richard Shippy declared over a bullhorn that the rally was an unlawful assembly and ordered [the protesters] . . . to disperse.” By the end of the second march 369 people total had been arrested. Billy Nessen, a twenty- seven-year-old who partook in the event, was quoted saying: “There was no order to disperse.” He added that the purpose was to protest the connection between several corporations and the De[m]ocratic Party, the war machine, and South Africa.”
The outcome of the protests in San Francisco triggered an alarm for the Republicans who held their convention in Dallas the following month. Dallas prepared for a large assembly of protesters by bringing in extra law enforcement and clearing out the city’s jails. The Dead Kennedys were coming to the town where John F. Kennedy himself was assassinated! Escorting the band would be the “Rock Against Reagan” show and hundreds if not thousands of protesting punks. In addition, there were also concerns over how the pro-Reagan supporters and anti-Reagan demonstrators would interact during the week of the convention.
Republican National Convention, Dallas
The outcome of the demonstrations outside the DNC in San Francisco resulted in a large amount of arrests, but punks had been noticed by the media. Police had harassed the protestors the whole week leading up to the convention but they did not divide their spirit. The rallying of punks to join with others towards a common cause stirred up the sense that something positive may in fact come from their effort. Demonstrating against the Democratic Party’s growing connections with the military industrial complex was one thing, but they were not the head of the beast. It was the Republicans―and more importantly to the cultural rebellion of punk, Ronald Reagan―that was the prized target. Yet although the punk community showed hype towards the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) in Dallas, obstacles of counter-protests would prevent the same commotion that RAR stirred in San Francisco.
Before MRR even published a full story on the outcome of the events at the DNC in San Francisco, their July 1984 issue was already informing punks of the upcoming RAR show and demonstrations the following month in Dallas.
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Orbital ATK Gears Up for Launch of 'Hatchet' Smart Munition
Is a HATCHET coming to a BOMB BAY near you anytime SOON?
25 Jan 2018 Oriana Pawlyk
"A small, GPS- and laser-guided precision glide weapon could make its way onto the battlefield in a few years, should the Pentagon find a crucial need for the program. Orbital ATK has tested its Hatchet munition on different types of launchers and intends to air-launch it by the end of 2018, according to Jarrod Krull of Orbital ATK Armament Systems....
...Hatchet is enhanced by both GPS/inertial navigation and a semi-active laser seeker, which can be used simultaneously or separately. "This isn't only for drones, this can go on small aircraft, it can go on a helicopter, it can go on a fighter aircraft in larger quantities, and we've looked at a number of launcher capabilities," he said....
...Hatchet creates the ability to have a very precise weapon that requires no propulsion and is "mostly warhead."
Orbital says its compressed carriage supports a variety of "low-drag launcher designs." Its blast minimizes collateral debris often associated with other bomb drops and civilian casualties....
...Hatchet isn't one size fits all -- developers must augment each weapon to fit on particular launchers, Krull said.
The six-pound, 12-inch weapon may be small but, during testing, developers have been able to prove lethality equivalent, in some cases, to a 500-pound bomb. For larger targets, Orbital suggests using "a swarm of these weapons."
"Almost all of the body of the weapon is warhead," Krull said. "There's obviously a seeker in the front, and electronics inside of the weapon itself." To be clear, the smart munition doesn't have an artificial intelligence element to "think" on its own, and developers don't plan to add it. "This is for anything that flies, really," Krull said of the tail-winged bomb.
He noted Hatchet's use is for targets that require a particular, narrow strike. Joint Direct Attack Munitions or Hellfire missiles are still the better choice against hardened buildings or vast underground shelters....
...He would not name the type of aircraft that will drop the weapon later this year or early next year for its air-guide-to-hit test, but said Orbital has been working with each of the services for feedback. "This is something that could be needed right now, because Hatchet fits in[to]" the dynamic environment where more lethality and more precision is needed, Krull said."
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"Cluster Bomb of the future"?? (kind and role of weapon, I mean)
rheonomic
ricnunes wrote: "Cluster Bomb of the future"?? (kind and role of weapon, I mean)
I'd say the "cluster bomb of the future" is already here: SFW.
"You could do that, but it would be wrong."
SFW ceased being produced mind you due to UXO rates in Yemen not meeting US export guidelines; the US was also meant to stop using cluster munitions that didn't meet that UXO rate this year, but the unacceptable rates being talked about came from Saudi usage of the weapon, so I don't know if the Pentagon will ignore that data.
Dragon029 wrote: SFW ceased being produced mind you due to UXO rates in Yemen not meeting US export guidelines; the US was also meant to stop using cluster munitions that didn't meet that UXO rate this year, but the unacceptable rates being talked about came from Saudi usage of the weapon, so I don't know if the Pentagon will ignore that data.
Huh, I missed that news. Hope we kept some around in case we have to deal with armored formations again.
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Political chaos grips Mount Vernon as two men claim to be the mayor
Aliens may exist in ways we can't fathom, which is why we haven't found them, scientists suggest
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The Big Idea: On the road with autonomous cars
By BEN SIMMONEAU
Posted Apr 25 2016 08:42PM EDT
Video Posted Apr 25 2016 10:34PM EDT
Updated Aug 08 2016 03:53PM EDT
NEW JERSEY (FOX 5 NEWS) - Driverless cars seem like they're still a far way down the road in the future, but in many ways they are already here. And what about the legal potholes they present? Fox 5 looks into this topic in the Big Idea.
65 miles an hour down the Garden State Parkway and the car was doing the driving. We tested a brand-new Mercedes GLE Coupe outfitted with what the company calls Distronic Plus with Steering Assist. In short, this car will come pretty close to driving you down the road. The folks at Mercedes let us take it for a spin in Bergen County.
It kept a set distance from the car in front, it followed the markings on either side of the lane and it steered the car, without my control.
This semi-autonomous cruise control does much more than let me select a speed. Equipped with cameras all around the car and also radar, I told the car how much distance to keep from the vehicle ahead.
Too much hands-free driving and the car let me know. I did have my hands nearby but it told me to put my hands back on the wheel even though it negotiated curves on its own.
Bart Herring of Mercedes-Benz says that the human is always the best safety element. Mercedes says safety is what's steering its drive toward the big idea of a driverless car which might not be as far away as you think. Herring says we'll see a fully autonomous vehicle toward the end of the decade.
Tesla's summon feature lets you move the car forward or backward standing outside with a couple of clicks on the key fob -- perfect for pulling in or out of tight spaces. It's just the latest way a Tesla will almost drive itself.
Tesla rolled out what it calls "autopilot" -- its version of a semi-autonomous cruise control through a software update last fall. The car reads the lines in the road. It wants you to keep your hands on the steering wheel. The company says just like an airplane though, it still requires a pilot.
On our test drive, autopilot kept the Tesla in lane at highway speeds and also worked well in stop-and-go traffic. The system shows you other vehicles on your dashboard display and even reads the speed limit signs with the forward-facing cameras.
So just how much should we let cars take over the driver's seat? Most states have no laws on the books. Some, in fact, are going out of their way -- repainting roads, providing high-resolution maps -- trying to make it easier for companies to test driverless cars.
New York, though, is an exception. The law says a person must have at least one hand on the wheel at all times.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently told Google -- whose driverless car got in an accident -- that while it still has a lot of questions, it would consider the car itself to be classified as the driver.
But while we wait for all the legal questions to be sorted out, at least these cars can parallel park for us.
The Tesla and Mercedes that we test drove are available for purchase.
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Bald eagle stolen from wildlife refuge on Long Island
Police on Long Island are searching for a bald eagle that was stolen from a wildlife refuge.
Police say the approximately 35-year-old male bald eagle was removed from its enclosure at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge in Quogue sometime early Tuesday morning.
Police say the eagle was sent to the facility in Suffolk County by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1988 after being injured. Its right wing is partially amputated and it is unable to fly.
Missing Hamptons anaconda found
The 9-foot-long anaconda that escaped from a breeder on Long Island has turned up "safe and sound," authorities said.
Members of the Suffolk County SPCA, the Southampton Town Police, and a law enforcement motorcycle club called Blue Knights New York 1 had been searching for the missing reptile, which vanished from the breeder's property on Bay Avenue West in Hampton Bays Tuesday morning.
The anaconda, named Bertha, apparently hid inside the owner's van.
By Richard Giacovas, FOX 5 NY
On Tuesday night in Mount Vernon, police guarded the doors to the mayor's office while the City Council refused to let any cameras inside its public meeting.
But residents and even police say this tale of two mayors is long from being over. One officer shouted, "Get those microphones out of my face—I'm not answering questions right now."
Police Commissioner Shawn Harris was put behind bars for most of the day when he showed up to work. But even though he was finally released by day's end, his saga began when he was fired months ago by Richard Thomas, who still claims he is the mayor despite being ousted by the City Council.
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Requiem for Romance
Shortlisted for the 2014 Academy Awards Best Animated short category, a story of kung-fu and forbidden love inspired by Shanghai's past.
2012 | 5 - 10 | Animation | Canada | Drama | Love
A couple’s break-up call in voice-over. The images show us a man and a woman fighting, dabbing each other in a distant and mythical China. Are they, perhaps, the same people we’re hearing on the phone? Is their love, though still alive, slowly coming to an end? In this touching short, Jonathan Ng blended traditional animation with more contemporary effects, playing on the contrast between classic and modern. The chinese family, strongly attached to traditional values, is set to take control of its daughters love life, trying to Keep her away from a boy that’s deemed not worthy. We don’t know when this story is taking place. The phone conversation could set us in our modern day, but the discussed topics take us back to long-gone times. However, the director might just want to revisit universal stories of legendary love. Every element of the film continuously wrap around themselves, old and new blend together, both in the story and in the images. We’re suspended on a timeline that is neither past nor present, but both things together at once. A delicate reflection on what has been the greatness and the contradictions of that far East that’s so fascinating and mysterious.
Lovely soundtrack too: The Forest (main theme); After the River (end credits).
Jonathan Ng
Self-produced
http://jonjonphenomenon.com/ more
The Sand Storm
A sci-fi dystopian tale set in Beijing during a water shortage. Starring Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, the short led to some controversies during its development.
Online Preview: La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak / Butter Lamp
A young itinerant photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to photograph them in front of various background.
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The Mistery of Flying Kicks
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Can You Read My Lips?
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Peter is a famous entomologist who spent all his life reflecting on the way we perceive time. The older...
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Focus on his work, Freeland and the Filmaker360 residency
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Online Premiere: Riverbero
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A "Border Film" suspended between video art and science that shows us how to capture a sound.
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The Mourners (The Marcy Method)
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From our submissions: an horror made of obsessions, fears and lack of scruples to achieve the perfect shape.
In a not-so-distant future, a father and his teenage daughter are on an alien planet looking for precious materials....
Straight out of this year's SXSW, an enchanting tale of survival in an hostile planet.
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Taxi Cab Teranga
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Blue Screen – by Riccardo Bolo & Alessandro Arfuso
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Henna Night
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Love and death, tradition and diversity clash against each other in this intense short by Sally El Hosaini.
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Italian shorts at Cannes Film Festival 2015
As it is firmly established the now multi-year Italian participation at the Marché du Film Court di Clermont – Ferrand, this...
The Italian short films industry "shows off" at Marché du Film of the prestigious French festival, thanks to the support of the Italian Short Film Centre.
Bum-Bum Doch’ Rybaka (Bum-Bum, The Baby of The Fisher)
In a seaside village inhabited by animals and anthropomorphic creatures with odd, long noses, a lone fisherman carries out its...
A sweet and surreal tale realised by Ivan Maximov, one of the most important Russian animators, winner of the Grand Prix at Tampere Film Festival 2014.
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Happiness – by Steve Cutts
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Can we buy happiness? Are we really trapped? An economic textbook about our contemporary society
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May 2015 (Volume xxxvi Issue 5)
Alyaf geotextiles being laid at the New Suez Canal project in Egypt.
Suez success
ALYAF INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
Saudi geosynthetics major Alyaf Industrial Company has achieved a major milestone by winning the geotextile supply contract for the prestigious New Suez Canal project in Egypt.
In a joint bid with its Egyptian distributor Mawad Trading, Alyaf was selected by the Suez Canal Authority to work on Egypt’s flagship project, ahead of a host of international firms.
The multi-billion-dollar waterway project will serve as a second channel and shipping corridor and is expected to double the capacity of the existing Suez Canal, which straddles the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea and is the main artery for international seaborne trade, especially between Asia and Europe.
The project posed huge challenges in terms of technical viability and logistics of timely supply.
“Owing to its expertise and past successes in similar projects across the Middle East and Africa, Alyaf was contracted to provide a protective system for the canal embankments,” says Nader Nafady, president and CEO.
The project is slated for completion in August 2015, only a year after it was launched by the Egyptian Government.
“The tight deadline for development work on the new canal meant there was no room for any delays. Alyaf has a major advantage with its largest regional production capacity and direct Red Sea access to the canal which ensures that supplies are made ahead of schedule,” he adds.
In view of the specific application requirements, Alyaf is supplying over 1 million sq m of its high-end XP55 geotextiles for use in canal protection.
For over 20 years, Alyaf’s geosynthetic products have been the preferred choice of project owners across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region due to their superior quality and techno-commercial viability, Nafady states.
Alyaf, which is considered to be the largest manufacturer of geosynthetic products in the Middle East, has successfully supplied more than 500 million sq m of geosynthetic products over the past two decades, and has cemented its position in the region by continually improving its product range.
The company reached another key milestone early this year with the inauguration of its fourth production line in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for the exclusive manufacture of its latest Alyafgeo composite range of products.
The Alyafgeo range, designed to cater to the Middle East market, includes the geocomposites drainage systems for civil and environmental engineering applications in collaboration with UK-based GEOfabrics which is a market leader in this field.
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WHERE’S JOHNNY LAYTON?
June 27, 2016 / Ian Michna / INTERVIEWS
photo: ben karpinski
Having a career as a professional skateboarder is a fleeting thing, and people come and go within a blink of an eye. But it’s not everyday that someone still well-respected by the skate world quietly recedes into the shadows, especially when they still seem to be skating as strongly as ever. But that’s what happened to Johnny Layton. When he first exposed himself to the world as the greatest switch 360 flipper ever in Toy Machine’s 2004 video “Good and Evil,” he was looking like the next big thing, but a few parts and a decade or so later the slightly beefier but still ripping 30 year-old Johnny quietly vanished from the pro ranks. Rumors were rampant, but we never really got the full story on what went down and how J.Lay’s living these days.
We caught up with Johnny to get the retrospective scoop on his transition, to see how he’s hanging in there in his new role on the marketing/promotions side over at Vans, and to figure out what happened to all the footage he filmed over the past 5 years. (It wasn’t all used in that heavy part put out last year – we have a mini bonus part dropping tomorrow)
What’s up man? Skateboarding hasn’t heard much from you in a while. What have you been up to the last couple months?
Last couple months… Just been working for Vans, doing events and promotions for them. Being a father.. being a husband and trying to skate as much as I can.
How often are you skating these days?
There’s not a day where I don’t step on my board but at the Vans office we have a ramp there, so I’ll skate the ramp at lunch or take a 5 minute little run. But most of the time, if I get home early on a Friday or something I’ll skate with all the homies for a bit. Usually one day on the weekend I’ll get a full sesh and go out and try to get a clip.
Everyone thought you were going to be in the Vans video, Propeller. What happened?
I was on trips and filming at home non-stop for the video. Then it was about a year and a half before the actual drop of the video… they kind of stopped taking me on trips, they kind of just started phasing me out in a way where I was a little bit concerned. But whatever, I felt like I had good footage and I was working hard… I guess they just didn’t see the final product as something they wanted in the video, so six months out from Propeller they approached me and said, “Yo, your contract’s up. We just want to let you know you’re not going to be part of this video…”
They did it the most professional way they could have. I understand that business is business. They cut me a 6 month contract / severance pay kind of to get me going and figure out what I was gonna do. They also offered that if I was gonna go to another brand or if I was going to find a job, I could have my footage. Greg Hunt gave me the whole hard drive with all my footage on it and they pretty much were really sorry about how it all happened, but that’s how it is.
Were you still riding for Toy Machine at this time too?
It’s crazy…. so, I got off Vans literally two days before Toy Machine hit me up. Ed Templeton called me and let me know we had to have a talk. I kind of had been given warnings from Mike Sinclair [Toy Machine Team Manager], saying that if I wasn’t doing more that I would be off the team. But it’s Toy Machine you know, we’re all family and good friends and I’ve been there for so long that I kind of knew it, but at the same time I didn’t want to believe it.
When that time came I sat down with Ed and Kevin Barnett [the Toy Machine former filmer]. They said they had a budget crisis and I wasn’t doing enough, not getting stuff in the mag, not getting enough footage. I was off the team.
They have dudes on the team that are ripping, and I agree man. Blake Carpenter had just turned pro and they were turning Jeremy Leabres pro, so I’m sure it was just them trying to free up space to pay these guys according for what they’re putting out.
”I’d skate for Toy Machine purely out of the love for Ed
and for the brand and what it stood for.”
So where’d your unused footage go? To the Berrics part you put out a while ago?
Yeah, I was almost like, fuck it, I’m just going to edit it myself and put it on YouTube or something. I just wanted to get it out there so people weren’t like, “Fuck Johnny, this dude said he was filming a Propeller part and never put anything out.” When The Berrics put it out, I got so many responses from that, it was weird. Comments like, “Respect… sorry what you’re going through…” like all these different opinions coming at me, but at the end it was always, “Dude, this was your best video part of your career.” That’s what killed me.
Have you been hit up by any companies since?
Well, not too long ago I started getting boards from Welcome, they were giving me boards just to ride, and I never rode shaped boards in my life. They were cool enough to send me boards and it’s been rad, but I don’t ride for them. If I need boards from someone or whatever product, I can get it, but it’s the fact that I’m just not part of a team anymore that breaks my heart. Not being part of a family like Toy, I think that hurts the most. I mean, cut my pay… I’d skate for Toy Machine purely out of the love for Ed and for the brand and what it stood for.
Do you think you were slacking at all or not doing your job?
I mean you can take a look at my video part and you can gauge it off that. My wife was pregnant so the last 9 months leading up to all this, obviously I wasn’t skating as much cause I was trying to be a husband and a father, so maybe those last 9 months they saw my productivity drop. But I don’t know, footage kind of speaks for itself and if you watch that part, you’ll realize I wasn’t just sitting at home on the couch. I was getting photos, the photos just weren’t getting run. And I’m still sitting on extra footage that the world hasn’t seen. I’m about to put that out soon. It is what it is. Skateboarding can be ruthless. It brings you in and takes you amazing places and does amazing things for you but it will spit you right the fuck out as soon as it wants to or as soon as that decision is made by someone else calling the shots.
You work at Vans now? What do you do there?
It was almost up to the day that my temporary contract ended with them for skating when I got approached by Steve Van Doren’s team. They kind of proposed this job that I could be a good fit for. They brought me back in and I’ve been a part of the events and promotions staff of Vans with Van Doren and Chopper Dave and a bunch of our other staff.
It was either take the job or I go ride for whatever board company and whatever shoe company, if I could even get on, and then I get paid for the next 2 – 5 years but then it’s the same shit again. So I was like, I’m gonna try and go back to loving skateboarding for what it is and work a normal job that’s still in skateboarding where I can support my family and not stress about how long I can be a pro skateboarder for.
From 18 years old until a year ago, skateboarding was just everything. I graduated high school but I didn’t go to college. I had nothing to back up what comes after skateboarding. In the position that I’m in now, I have longevity and a stable environment with a consistent check that comes in and it’s still in skateboarding. I don’t know any other company that would have a pro on their team, let them go and then 6 months later turn around and hire that guy as a corporate employee.
I was definitely lucky enough to land this position. I could be in such a worse place right now. It’s still skateboarding so I’m happy. I get to enjoy skateboarding for what it is and I cherish the times that I get to skate now because this job is heavy and it’s non-fucking stop.
Are you still skating at the same level? Do people hit you up to skate still?
A lot of people hit me up, like, “Let’s go skate!” and it’s like, I could probably squeeze in Cherry Park for 30 minutes between work and getting home and being a father and trying to be a husband and trying to make sure all the bills are paid…
I could still go out and fuckin’ switch tre something and still hold my own. I still roll into a skatepark or a spot and people are like, “Look it’s J Lay!” It messes with my head. It’s torturous when you work in skateboarding and still skate at that level. It’s a weird feeling when you’re running an event in skateboarding but you’re the dude that’s running around making sure everything is running smooth and all you wanna do is just be on your board. I’m still just such a skateboarder at heart and I will go fucking crazy if I don’t at least put my board on the ground and push every day.
Do you think your dick pic cursed your skate career?
[Laughs] Maybe the fact that my naked photo was all over the internet and people lost their minds over that, maybe that’s why people just looked at me as like, “Oh he’s this naked in the shower guy…” Maybe that messed up my image and rubbed people the wrong way but Ed Templeton has been showing his damn dick for his whole career. We’re all dudes, we’re all horny, we’re all the same way. There’s no way you’re telling me nobody else has sent a photo with their dick and their face. Maybe that’s what brought this to happening, but I don’t think it was that.
”I could still go out and fuckin’ switch tre something and still hold my own.”
Did any girls or guys hit on you after the dick pic went viral on the net?
Nah dude…[laughs] I’ve had some weird conversations with people. It’s always weird when someone starts a conversation with that, like “So dude, that photo…” Immediately I’m going to walk away. Like, I’ll openly admit, yeah it was a stupid fucking decision, but it is what it is. This week we were doing something and I saw Don Brown, and he comes up to me like, “Hey Johnny, I almost didn’t recognize you with your clothes on,” and it’s like god damn it, it’s still out there. I’m gonna get over it, but I just gotta take it as comedy. They say people forget, but god damn, they aren’t forgetting about the photo at all… [laughs]
Your parents obviously found out right?
Yeah, I had to tell them before anyone else could. My mom was like, “Oh my god, oh no” My dad was just like, “Fuck, how stupid can you be?” I don’t think my grandma ever found out or anything like that. I think that would have crushed me the most.
When you were sponsored did you get tired of people calling you “Big Boy” and focus on how you’re a bigger skater?
Yeah, I think I was more bummed on that than the dick photo. If you see me, I’m not fat, and it’s funny because I don’t think I was ever fat. My weight fluctuates, I’m 200 pounds but I look like I’m 175. I got Mike Piazza thighs, and I look like god damn catcher. I’m not the average build skateboarder so you gotta just roll with the punches and pretty much just tell people to go fuck themselves. Can you fuckin’ switch tre this? Nope? Alright, then fuck off.
I’m just curious because in skating you get a tag line and people just beat it to death.
Yeah, it’s like, oh new nickname for the next 10 years! I got Beefcake, I got Big Boy and I got Shower Scene. This year I got Rad Dad. It’s like, ooh the one thing that happened to him this year, he had a kid… he’s Rad Dad now!
In your Berrics part, you landed hard on your junk in the last trick. How bad was it?
I got gashed but not deep enough to have to go get stitches. I just jumped straight onto my tailbone and my asshole, but I missed my gooch and balls. It’s funny because I landed it and rolled away the try before that, but I wanted to get another one. The next try my pop fucked up and my sack got pinched on the rail and when I got to my knees to sit up, I immediately just had uncontrollable bowels. Open butthole just straight shitting. I just shit my pants.
So I took off running because I was embarrassed and didn’t want anyone to film it. I just booked it to somewhere where I could pull my pants down and look at myself and make sure that it wasn’t ripped in half and I had to shit into a bag the rest of my life.
I took my shirt off, wiped my ass with it and it was green and red. It was really bad, like a lot of blood and a lot of weird poop. I was like fuck! Dan Lu, Gilbert, please… just look. I’m sorry you have to look at this, but I need to know, am I pouring blood? Am I just dripping? And they’re like, you’re good. When we got to the hotel I just showered and did a full bend over in front of the mirror and looked at myself. I was like alright, I think I’m okay.
When I got home I went and saw my regular doctor and he went full glove finger in the ass feeling around to see if I ruptured anything, and he was like, “I don’t know what you did, but you are so lucky. You didn’t rip anything, you didn’t rupture anything. You could have torn your urethra. I don’t know how you got away with just shitting your pants.” The only thing I did do was I cracked my tailbone, so I had to sit on a donut for like a good 3 months.
”It took a while for me to be able to take a slam
and not worry about shitting my pants”
Have you shit your pants since?
The first time back on my board going to Cherry Park, I remember doing a tre flip and looping out, and the split second between looping out and hitting the ground, I already thought I was going to shit my pants. I was terrified. I didn’t shit my pants but my tailbone was hurt. I was like, well alright, I’m getting back to normal.
It took a while for me to be able to take a slam and not worry about shitting my pants. It was kind of a traumatic experience, such a brutal slam and beating to my asshole, but everything works good now. Everything is proper and I don’t have to shit into a bag the rest of my life, thank god.
Well at least now working an office job you must be thankful you don’t have to beat your body up like that anymore..
I’m kind of a masochist though, so I don’t mind taking a big fucking slam if thats what it takes to get a trick. That’s part of it all. You’re going to fucking slam, it’s going to suck, but then you’re going to ride away. It’s the best feeling you’ll ever have.
Sounds like you still really miss being a pro.
Someone was looking out for me and I ended up in the position I’m at now and I couldn’t be happier. But at the same time that skateboarder inside of me is eating away at me. Just because I’m not a pro doesn’t mean that I’m not skating like that. I still want to film another video part. Do I have that much free time to do it? Maybe not. But it’s eating away at me from the inside out and the only way I can keep my sanity is just to keep skating and try not to worry about kissing an entire 10-year career goodbye. It’s hard to let go.
Words: Ian Michna
Photos: Ben Karpinski (@karpinsk)
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he should just get clips in welcome edit’s and be a cult hero.
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FREE MONEY!! love that part and all johny layton parts.
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FOLLY AND FOOL (in Biblical Hebrew, "kesil," "kislut," or "ewil," "iwwelet"; Neo-Hebraic "shoṭeh," "sheṭut" ["nabal," "nebalah," however, do not signify "fool," "folly," as in A. V. (Ps. xiv. 1, liii. 1, lxxiv. 18; Isa. xxxii. 6; Gen. xxxiv. 7; Deut. xxii. 21, xxxii. 6; Judges xx. 6; Jer. xxix. 23), but "a vile man," "villainy"]):
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To prevent folly and to correct it, the use of the rod was recommended (Prov. xxii. 15, xxvi. 3). The Rabbis also emphasized the ethical side of folly. R. Joshua sees danger for society when piety is linked to folly (Soṭah iii. 4), and Resh Laḳish maintains that "a man sins only when the spirit of folly enters into him" (Soṭah 3a; compare Maimonides, "Moreh," iii. 11). In rabbinical parables reference is frequently made to the fool. R. Johanan b. Zakkai likens those who are unprepared for death to fools who are not ready for the banquet when suddenly summoned by the king (Shab. 153a; compare Matt. xxv. 1-14).
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Saint Saviour + Bill Ryder-Jones @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 8 December 2014
With some deservedly impressive reviews rolling in for her latest album, In The Seams, there’s a better turn out for tonight’s gig at the Hairy Hounds than there was back in 2012 when Saint Saviour last played here. At that time she was seriously considering packing touring in altogether as, in common with a sadly growing number of artists, she was pretty much doing everything herself which is undoubtedly (a) pretty ruddy time consuming and (b) soul destroying if the turnout’s a little, ahem, slim.
TAGS: 2014, 3986065, 8, 8 December 2014, @bhampromoters, @hareandhounds, Aid, Bill, Bill Ryder-Jones, Billings, Birmingham, Birmingham Promoters, birminghamuk, Brum, Daron, Daron Billings, December, Fox, gig, Gigjunkies, Hare, Hearing, Hounds, http://www.birminghampromoters.com, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, https://twitter.com/#!/bhampromoters, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/thehearingaid, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, https://twitter.com/bryderjones, https://twitter.com/saintsaviour, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, Jones, Junkies, Kingdom, life, Live, Live Music, Midlands, Monday, Music, night, Night Life, photography, Promoters, Ryder, Ryder-Jones, Saint, Saint Saviour, Saviour, The Hare and Hounds, thehearingaid, UK, United, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, wayne_john_fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West, West Midlands
Kate Tempest + Loyle Carner and Rebel Clef + Mahalia @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 16 November 2014
Poet, rapper, playwright, novelist, Mercury nominee, winner of the prestigious Ted Hughes Award, inventor of a cure for the common cold (okay, so the last one was made up but frankly you wouldn’t put it past her)...for many Kate Tempest has seemingly sprung from nowhere over the past year or so. The reality’s radically different but no less impressive...
TAGS: 16, 16 November 2014, 2014, 3918651, @bhampromoters, @hareandhounds, @LoyleCarner, @MahaliaMusic, Aid, Billings, Birmingham, Birmingham Promoters, birminghamuk, Brum, Carner, Clef, Daron, Daron Billings, Fox, gig, Gigjunkies, Hare, Hearing, Hounds, http://www.birminghampromoters.com, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, https://twitter.com/#!/bhampromoters, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/thehearingaid, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, https://twitter.com/katetempest, https://twitter.com/LoyleCarner, https://twitter.com/mahaliamusic, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, Junkies, Kate, Kate Tempest, Kingdom, life, Live, Live Music, Loyle, Loyle Carner and Rebel Clef, Mahalia, Midlands, Music, night, Night Life, November, photography, Promoters, Rebel, Sunday, Tempest, The Hare and Hounds, The Hearing Aid, UK, United, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, wayne_john_fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West, West Midlands
Norman Watt-Roy & Friends + The Standard Lamps @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 15 October 2014
Ian Dury and The Blockheads, The Clash, Madness, Nick Lowe, Rodger Daltrey, Nick Cave, Frankie Goes To Hollywood...as CVs go that’s not a bad line up eh? In a career that’s lasted 47 years and counting Norman Watt-Roy’s been the face with the bass and, despite being just a couple of years away from collecting his pension, he’s showing no signs of slowing down, in fact this is his second gig at the Hare and Hounds in less than 12 months.‘Watt’ a trooper.
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Larkin Poe + Jayne Powell and Chris Tye @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 30 June 2014
Okay, quick quiz for you...how many famous ‘Poes’ can you name? Go on...if you’re lucky you might just come up with the one, the granddaddy of horror himself Mr Edgar Allen Poe. Even so I was more than mildly surprised to discover that tonight’s band, Larkin Poe (sisters Rebecca and Megan) are actually related (albeit distantly) to the dude behind The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher (serves him right for releasing rubbish records...). Cool eh? Formerly trading as The Lovell Sisters (that’s the sister’s surname, Larkin Poe was their great, great, great grandfather and cousin of Edgar), Larkin Poe have been around since 2010 and tonight they’re fresh from Glastonbury...well as fresh as you can be after spending several days ankle deep in mud and...er...other ‘stuff’...I guess.
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Courtney Barnett + Honeyblood @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 18 May 2014
I was pretty much sold on Courtney Barnett from the moment I discovered that one of her songs was called Avant Gardener. Clever. I do love a good pun. Happily the track’s as impressive as the title which, despite a still relatively low profile over here in the UK (Courtney’s from Melbourne), probably explains why this gig at the Hare and Hounds sold out a while back.
TAGS: 18, 18 May 2014, 2014, @bhampromoters, @courtneymelba, @hareandhounds, @yumhoneyblood, Aid, Barnett, Billings, Birmingham, Birmingham Promoters, birminghamuk, Brum, Courtney, Courtney Barnett, Daron, Daron Billings, Fox, fullgallery, gig, Gigjunkies, Hare, Hearing, Honeyblood, Hounds, http://www.birminghampromoters.com, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, https://twitter.com/#!/bhampromoters, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/thehearingaid, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, https://twitter.com/courtneymelba, https://twitter.com/yumhoneyblood, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, Junkies, Kingdom, lastfm:event=3816210, life, Live, Live Music, May, Midlands, Music, night, Night Life, photography, Promoters, Sunday, The, The Hare and Hounds, The Hearing Aid, UK, United, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, wayne_john_fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West, West Midlands
Radkey + Turbogeist + Lyger @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 24 February 2014
“We are three brothers on a quest to save the world from false rock”. So reads the rather bold claim on Radkey’s Twitter page. Hell, it's not just 'false rock' that the world needs saving from these days so let’s hope they deliver eh?
TAGS: 2014, 24, 24 February 2014, @bhampromoters, @hareandhounds, @lygerband, Aid, Billings, Birmingham, Birmingham Promoters, birminghamuk, Brum, Daron, Daron Billings, February, Fox, gig, Gigjunkies, Hare, Hearing, Hounds, http://www.birminghampromoters.com, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, https://twitter.com/#!/bhampromoters, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/thehearingaid, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, https://twitter.com/lygerband, https://twitter.com/Radkey, https://twitter.com/Turbogeist, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, Junkies, Kingdom, life, Live, Live Music, Lyger, Midlands, Monday, Music, night, Night Life, photography, Promoters, Radkey, The, The Hare and Hounds, The Hearing Aid, Turbogeist, UK, United, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, wayne_john_fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West, West Midlands
Summer Camp + Fryars @ Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 24 November 2013
Having recently moved into the Hare and Hounds permanently (got myself a sweet little spot just beneath the bar in the back room...no more nightmare journeys on the bus of the damned - aka the Number 11 - for me) tonight’s gig was just a mere stumble away.
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Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 11 October 2013
If you’ve not heard Charles Bradley’s life story let’s just say that his first 50 years or so (he’s 65-ish now) can best be summarised as ‘pretty grim’ (homelessness, drudgery, heartbreak, murder...short of a plague of locusts the dude went through it all). Happily things took a turn for the better when he began performing as a James Brown tribute act known as Black Velvet back in the 90s. This brought him to the attention of soul saviour and Daptone Records co-founder Gabriel Roth eventually leading to an acclaimed debut album No Time For Dreaming (2011) and the moving documentary Soul Of America (2012). On the back of all this unsurprisingly tonight’s gig in the Hare and Hounds sold out faster than Royal Mail shares...
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The Dirty Old Folkers Panto + Jermaine Bernard @ The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 14 December 2012
Bain of the bankers' bloated bonus, no succor to the politicians' humbug, the pioneers of alt.punk 'Inappropriate Folk', The Dirty Old Folkers, celebrated their fifth year of Yuletide mayhem with a singularly alternative interpretation of the evergreen childrens' pantomime favourite, Dick Whittington - the dramatic conceit being predicated, presumably, on the childish audience comprising mostly of The Midwich Cuckoos. (And, that might explain the Boris Johnson platinum wigs later on!).
TAGS: 14 December 2012, 2012, @BornMusicOnline, @dof_the, Birmingham, birminghamuk, Brum, December, Dirty, Folkers, Fox, Friday, gig, Gigjunkies, Hare, Hare and Hounds, Hounds, http://www.bornmusiconline.co.uk/, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, https://twitter.com/BornMusicOnline, https://twitter.com/dof_the, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, John Kennedy, Junkies, Kennedy, Kingdom, life, Live, Live Music, Midlands, Music, night, Night Life, Old, Panto, Pantomime, photography, The Dirty Old Folkers, The Hare and Hounds, UK, United, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, wayne_john_fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West Midlands
Saint Saviour + Young Man + Greg Bird and Flamingo Flame @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 13 November 2012
Who’d have thought it eh? B-Town’s now seemingly home to the rebirth of old skool house! At least it will be if Greg Bird and Flamingo Flame have their wicked way. Sporting a sparkly eye mask, leather gloves and chain of fairy lights Bird knocks out the kind of tracks that crate digging DJs would willingly sacrifice their Numark turntables for. Singing live with a dude on an array of laptops and electronic gizmos and a guitarist adding additional colour to some of the quieter tracks (shades of Durutti Column in there perhaps) it was a masterclass in bringing this kind of music to life, one of the most glorious, soul lifting, hand in the air like ya just don’t care sets you’re likely to see. Both Animals and Skool (pick of their latest must have EP, Black Tableaux) were stunningly good, temporarily transforming the Hare & Hounds into some kind of fabulously sweaty gay disco in 1980’s Chicago. That’s a rather marvellous thing by the way. Simply one of the most exciting new bands in Birmingham.
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Louis Barabbas & the Bedlam Six + Alabaster de Plume @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK – 24 May 2012
There’s an art to putting on lipstick. Arguably taping it to your guitar and trying to apply it WHILST playing isn’t usually the best technique. But then again the chap doing it (yes, I said chap), Mr. Louis Barabbas, isn’t your usual musician either...
TAGS: 2012, @a_deplume, @grahamrooti, @hareandhounds, @louisbarabbas, Aid, Alabaster, Alabaster dePlume, Billings, Birmingham, birminghamuk, Brum, Daron, Daron Billings, dePlume, Fox, gig, Gig Junkies, Graham, Graham Radley, Hare, Hearing, Hounds, http://www.flickr.com/wayne_john_fox, http://www.gigjunkies.com, http://www.waynefoxphotography.com, http://www.worldunlimited.co.uk, https://twitter.com/#!/@a_deplume, https://twitter.com/#!/@louisbarabbas, https://twitter.com/#!/gigjunkies, https://twitter.com/#!/grahamrooti, https://twitter.com/#!/hareandhounds, https://twitter.com/#!/thehearingaid, https://twitter.com/#!/wayne_john_fox, info@waynefoxphotography.com, John, Junkies, Kingdom, life, Live, Louis Barabbas and the Bedlam Six, May, Midlands, Music, night, nightlife, photography, Radley, The Hare and Hounds, The Hearing Aid, UK, United, Unlimited, Wayne, Wayne Fox, Wayne Fox Photography, Wayne John Fox, wayne_john_fox@hotmail.com, West Midlands, World, World Unlimited
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Home / NA Elections 2018 / PDP to wrap up campaign in Samdrupjongkhar
President Tshering Tobgay meet with people of Kanglung-Samkhar-Udzorong constituency in Kanglung yesterday
PDP to wrap up campaign in Samdrupjongkhar
September 12, 2018 NA Elections 2018, News Leave a comment 784 Views
Singing their hearts out, people of Kanglung, Samkhar, and Udzorong gewogs in Trashigang awaited the arrival of the People’s Democratic party’s (PDP) president yesterday.
People gathered in large numbers at the gewog meeting hall in Kanglung to meet president. While waiting, party coordinators decided to engage the people gathered in a medley of traditional songs. This went on for almost 30 minutes.
President Tshering Tobgay thanked the crowd.
“I’m here to seek your support for the elections. Will you support our party this time?” asked the president.
The crowd roared in support.
Tshering Tobgay said that while the response was encouraging, it was important for the public to carefully weigh all the parties and their pledges and then exercise their franchise. “Democracy is a gift from our King. You all have been given the power. Use it responsibly.”
He said that while all the four parties were competing to woo votes through different means and measures, it was crucial that the people decide on their own as to who should get their valued votes.
“The new parties say that they want opportunity and that we should not allow one or two parties to take roots in our democracy,” said the president. “Your votes are not to change parties every five years. If the party is good and works for the betterment of the people and the country, let it take roots. If not, then you have the duty to uproot it.”
The president said that PDP in the last five years have executed all the pledges that were made during the 2013 elections. In addition, the party had also executed activities that were not promised then, he said. “With all the potential candidates we have in the party, whatever we are pledging today, we are absolutely sure to achieve them all.”
He summarised the party pledges that would help bring in rural development. He said that while the pledges were new, works to achieve all the activities were all carried out in the last five years.
The president explained the importance of having better road connectivity for rural development. For this, he said that soling would be done in all the farm roads. He added that each gewog would receive an excavator to help maintain the roads.
On health, the president said that each gewog would receive a vehicle just to carry patients. Adequate number of doctors would also be deployed in all the Basic Health Units, he said.
“There will be no shortage of doctors as many would be completing their studies and returning home,” he said. The introduction of MBBS programme at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) would also ease the shortage of doctors, said the president.
He said that more central schools would be established and the sustainability of the schools would not be a problem. The president said that revenues generated from mining would be used for the sustainability of these schools. In addition, each chiwog would be provided with early childcare and development (ECCD) centres.
Improved telecommunication network along with 24-7 drinking water supply and uninterrupted irrigation water were guaranteed, he said.
The president said that for rural development, it was important to empower the local government. Along with the salary revision for the civil servants, PDP would also increase the Gewog Development Grant from Nu 20 million (M) to Nu 50M, he said. An addition of Nu 200M would be provided to execute any major activities in the gewogs.
To promote tourism in the east, along with the waver of royalty for tourists visiting eastern Bhutan, the president said that Yonphula airport would operate daily flights. “We are getting a new aircraft that would have technology that could see through fogs,” he said. “The northern east-west highway is almost completed. This would also add to the tourist arrival in the east.”
On employment, the president said that some 77,000 youths were employed in the last five years and about 6,000 youth were sent abroad to work. “There are many who want to go out and work. For this we have already talked with five countries who have agreed to help us with employment.”
He reminded the crowd: “You all have a responsibility bestowed by our king. Exercise it carefully and make sure to go and vote.”
Following the meeting in Kanglung, the president left for Khaling and Wamrong in the evening. PDP will conclude their campaign for the primary round in Langchenphu gewog in Samdrupjongkhar today.
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Isaac Livesay-
"It smells like Haiti children."
"Look mom, the Haiti children are here."
"Dad, there is no more water...I guess you need to change the batteries."
"I miss my Papa."
When a visiting team member said he had children too, Isaac responded "Do you have a white baby OR?????"
"I love MN, I don't want to stay here."
"Bonjou, I mean good-morning, I mean Bonjou."
"Pouki has to go back to the orphanage?"
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Hope Livesay-
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MacQueen's Bike Shop has been in business since 1977. We have the widest selection of bikes, parts and accessories in P.E.I. You'll find a wide array of quality bicycles - unicycles, penny farthings, BMX, freestyle, low riders, mountain bikes, hybrid...
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Home Entertainment Small screen 5 Controversies those promoting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 9 indirectly
5 Controversies those promoting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 9 indirectly
The much awaited season 9 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is already on air and has become very popular enjoying high TRPs. Since this season has the most popular celeb contestants and judges, this is indeed obvious that the show would not be free of controversies.
Some of the controversies are as follows:
1. Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan said ‘No’ to Jhalak 9 for Movie Promotions
Speculations were that either Hrithik Roshan or Akshay Kumar would appear on the show as first guests but it seems they were just rumors. Colors wanted the stars to be on both of the shows ‘Jhalak’ and ‘Comedy Nights Bachao’ which the actors did not seem to accept. Thus, they cancelled the deal.
2. Troubling behavior of Ganesh Hegde
Reports that the judges’ panel would consist of Jacqueline Fernandez, Karan Johar and Ganesh Hegde has turned out to be true. But there was a speculation that there has been a change in the line-up. According to the reports, the producers of the show were planning to rope in Karan Johar’s favorite Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan in place of Ganesh Hegde.
As per the sources, Ganesh has been creating a lot of trouble for the makers and hence the replacement was supposed to happen. But finally this controversy did not turn out to be true and Ganesh Hegde is retained as a judge in the show.
3. Manish Paul – highest paid non-Bollywood TV host
Manish Paul is much loved as a host on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and is all set to come back for the fifth consecutive year. It has been reported that Manish would be paid Rs. 2.5 crore which undoubtedly make him the highest paid non-Bollywood TV host.
Manish is long associated with the show and this has led the makers agreeing upon the fee. Since the show will run over a period of four months, he will be getting Rs. 7 lakhs per episode which is indeed higher than any other host on Indian television. This turned out to be true news.
4. Choreographer Salman Yusuf As Contestant
According to the reports, ex Big Boss contestant Nora Fatehi who is also taking part in the show considers Salman Yusuf’s entry as a celebrity contestant to be unfair as he is already an experienced and much appreciated choreographer for many years.
So, Norah was of the view that the other non-dancer celebrity participates would really face a hard time to compete with him. Finally, Salman is on the show performing very well as expected and is highly appreciated by the audience.
5. Bollywood chic Jacqueline Fernandez as the judge of TV show
Jacqueline’s presence as the judge of the show comes as a breather for the show and her huge fan following. She adds an altogether glamour quotient to the show. Jacqueline is sure to set the temperature soaring. While there are enough of reasons to rejoice, there are some controversies regarding the Bollywood star’s debut as a judge.
Jacqueline is still very young and is of the same age or younger than the contestants. This may lead her to some difficulties in proving her mettle in this new role. But, she seems to be doing very well as a judge despite all speculations and controversies.
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Cinema: The Poignant Humanity of 'Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri'
I can scarcely recall a film that challenged my perception of “good” and “bad” as consistently as the ambitiously-titled Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. An examination of grief and what grief can become when its left untreated, Martin McDonagh’s superb drama is also a study in how human decency can erode in a corrupted environment. In Three Billboards, there are no heroes, there are only flawed people capable of heroic flashes. And McDonagh captures these flashes as though they were fireflies in a small glass cup; fleeting, futile, and oddly more beautiful as a result.
The film opens with Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), a single mom whose daughter Angela was raped and murdered only seven months earlier. The police haven’t given her so much as a phone call regarding the case, and she’s grown tired of waiting around. Seeking an alternative, Mildred rents three out three nearby billboards (you guessed it: outside Ebbing, Missouri) and posts three venomous messages for the police that read: Still No Arrests?” “How Come, Chief Willoughby?” And finally, “Raped While Dying.”
In most instances, the mystery of who murdered Angela would drive the narrative. Not here. McDonagh, who both writes and directs the film, is clearly more interested in the cause and effect of the crime than the resolution itself. This leads to characters that regularly make decisions with their hearts, rather than their heads. Its implied that what Mildred really wants, beyond the identity of her daughter’s killer, is someone (anyone) to assume the blame, so that she may rid herself of some of the emotional anguish. Nowhere is this more evident than on Mildred’s billboards, where she calls out the town’s police chief Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), despite knowing him to be a fair and decent man. It’s not personal, as she later admits, it's simply all she could think to do.
As Mildred, McDormand is magnificent. She leans into the character’s alternating mix of bravery and selfishness, avenging her daughter while blind to the ways in which her crusade affects Willoughby’s family as well as her own son (Lucas Hedges), who becomes the subject of mockery at school. Whether or not she realizes this is tough to gauge beneath McDormand’s resigned, tightly-coiled body language. She’s able to do more with a hollow stare than most actresses could do with entire monologues. Though to be clear, in the rare instance that she is given pages to recite, she rattles them off with ironclad conviction. Those familiar with McDonagh’s brand of crass humor will be especially tickled when Mildred ridicules a local reporter or takes a priest to task for giving her advice (some audiences even members clapped during the latter).
This blending of reprehensible action and biting comedy surfaces elsewhere with deputy Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell). A bumbling racist who lives with his mom and wields his authority the way children wield expensive toys, Dixon is also a source of pitiable laughter. His incompetence is staggering: after violently beating the man who made Mildred’s billboards, Dixon is asked to relinquish his badge and gun, only to realize he’s lost his badge. Rockwell tosses vanity to the wind in every scene here, wielding his indescribable knack for finding charm in the most despicable characters, while teasing out the decent man lurking beneath the ignorance. His arc plays as an unexpected counterpart to Mildred's, in that a violent attack on the police station brings out the best in him and the worst in her.
Perhaps even more impressive than the cast, however, are the ways in which McDonagh is constantly able to subvert our expectations of the characters. Every telegraphed moment or clichéd trope gets turned on its side. As is the case in the real world, the answer to whether someone is “good” or “bad” is deliberately messy; depending entirely on who’s asking and what they have to gain from it. You will begin to question Mildred’s actions in one scene, just as you will begin to laud Willoughby or Dixon for their actions in another. (The same goes for supporting characters played by Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, and John Hawkes). It's a structural gamble that McDonagh has flirted with in lighter fare like 2008’s In Bruges and 2012’s Seven Psychopaths, but here, with a stronger emphasis on drama than ever before, it carries remarkable emotional weight.
The opening and closing scenes of Three Billboards mirror each other, though it's unclear whether we’re being shown how much has changed or how little. Mildred drives down the road in silence, towards a destination she may never choose to arrive at. After guiding us for nearly two hours, McDonagh appears to relinquish control of the wheel, so that we may decide Mildred’s ultimate fate for ourselves. A rather humane touch for one of the year’s most poignant human dramas.
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Assurance Partner Ron Friedman, head of Marcum's Retail group, discusses the folding of retail chain Kitson with the Los Angeles Times.
By Shan Li,
Featured: Ronald Friedman, Partner, Assurance
Back in Kitson's heyday, paparazzi staked out the boutique chain to snap photos of tabloid-fodder shoppers like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton.
But like many of its once-hot celebrity fans, the Los Angeles company has lost the limelight. Kitson has launched a going-out-of-business sale as it prepared to close its 17 retail locations as well as its online shop.
Retailers like Kitson are under pressure, especially as malls opt to include more dining and experiential stores instead of traditional stores peddling products, said Ron Friedman, head of retail and consumer products at Marcum. He pointed to the new open-air mall, the Village at Westfield Topanga, which includes many restaurants and services such as blow-dry salons.
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Diane Giordano is a Tax & Business Services Partner in the Firm's Melville office and is the Firm-wide Credit and Incentive Program Industry Leader. She works closely with large, multi-state companies as well as family-owned businesses, providing tax consulting, financial statement disclosure and compliance services. Ms. Giordano's clients also include SEC reporting entities for which she provides ASC 740 services.
Ms. Giordano has more than 25 years of accounting and tax experience. She frequently speaks to professional and industry organizations on a variety of tax topics and has authored numerous articles that have been published in various professional publications. Additionally, she serves as the editor of the Firm's tax newsletter, Beyond the Numbers and the annual Marcum Year-end Tax Guide; and also is the Firm-wide tax training coordinator.
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Information Below is from 2019 Football Season
Please note info is subject to change each year.
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PLUG IN FEE: The plug in fee is a flat $150 fee for the weekend (Thursday-Sunday). This includes water, electricity, dump station, Wi-Fi, shower/restroom facility and 4 armbands for shuttle service to and from the game.
DRY PARKING FEE: The dry parking fee is a flat $80 fee for the weekend (Thursday-Sunday). This includes dump station, Wi-Fi, shower/restroom facility and 4 armbands for shuttle service to and from the game. Dry parking means you will not have plug ins but you can run your generator.
EGG BOWL ONLY: Guests coming for the Egg Bowl may arrive on Wednesday, November 27 and must depart by 2 pm Sunday, December 1.
Reservations/Cancellations
All reservations must be made online in advance with a credit card at www.mshorsepark.com beginning Wednesday, July 10 at 10 am.
No reservations or cancellations will be taken over the phone or on Facebook.
You will select your RV site online and be able to reserve for multiple games
RV sites CANNOT be changed after payment has been made.
Cancellations MUST be made by noon on Tuesday prior to the game to receive a refund. Please e-mail d.traywick@msstate.edu to cancel. We do not accept cancellations over the phone.
Cancellations are submitted as soon as they are received. However, depending on your bank, it could take up to three weeks to reflect on your statement.
Arrive/Depart
You may arrive beginning on Thursday at 8 am prior to the game and must depart by 2 pm on Sunday.
You CANNOT leave your RV on grounds in between games.
The RV box will be unlocked with your name on it upon arrival.
The shuttles are only for RV guests staying on grounds.
The shuttles will start running 4 hours before the game and run for 2 hours after the game. They will run during the game but will take a short break in the second quarter.
Each RV will receive 4 armbands per reservation. Everyone riding the shuttle must have an armband unless children are under 2 years old.
MS Horse Park staff will provide armbands upon arrival or they may be picked up at the shuttle stop if you arrive after Horse Park staff has left.
Additional armbands may be purchased for $5 per band at the shuttle stop beginning 4 hours before the game.
Each site has power and water hook-ups. We do have a dump station on grounds if needed next to the RV office.
There is a bathhouse in the center aisle of Barn 3 and we also have 6 restrooms/showers in the white facility next to the RV office.
Free Wi-Fi is available.
Pets are allowed as long as they are kept on a leash and are cleaned up after.
Fire pits and grills are welcome as long as they are kept in the gravel.
Dry Parking
Dry parking means you will not have plug ins but you can run your generator.
If you are dry parking, you need to park in the top lot closest to the road with plug in spots 1-45, to the left of Barn 1 or to the right of Barn 3 as seen in diagram above.
Dry parking spots will not be assigned and will be on a first come, first serve basis. This means you can park anywhere you want in the designated areas but you will not be assigned an actual spot.
In the past, we experienced some vandalism and mischievous behavior during football season and our surveillance cameras showed that it was from youth staying on grounds.
Equipment and all three barns are off limits except for the restrooms in Barn 3. They are secured to ensure safety of all guests.
We encourage parents to bring outdoor activities for children to play in grassy areas, but please do not let them in the barns.
Pets are welcome but please keep them on a leash. Children play in all of the grassy areas so please clean up after them.
The Mississippi Horse Park nor MSU is not responsible for any damaged, tampered, or stolen items or any other violation that may occur while staying on the grounds.
If you have any questions, you may reach Dana Traywick in the MS Horse Park office at 662-325-9350 or e-mail d.traywick@msstate.edu.
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MFB lodges application to terminate enterprise agreements
The MFB today lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the current operational enterprise agreements with the firefighters’ union.
MFB Acting CEO Russell Eddington said the current agreements, which expired in September 2013, contained unlawful content that makes them unworkable.
“These clauses mean we can’t deploy resources to best meet changing emergency conditions and we can’t recruit externally,” Mr Eddington said.
“After 12 months of bargaining with the union we are still far apart and it has become clear that we are unable to negotiate around these unlawful clauses,” he said.
“Recent court cases regarding the CFA and Parks Victoria, have supported MFB’s position that clauses in the current award are unlawful.
Mr Eddington said that if successful in terminating the current agreements, the MFB would maintain firefighters’ current pay, core entitlements and general operational framework.
However, he said terminating the agreements would allow the organisation to revert to the consultation requirements under the firefighters Modern Award rather than the arduous and impractical requirements currently in place.
“We have been forced to go to the Fair Work Commission just to move a fire truck from one station to the other. At the Hazelwood mine fire we had to bring in firefighters from South Australia just to be able to use our own advanced equipment because we haven’t reached agreement with the union to commission this vehicle.
“These are management decisions and it seriously detracts from the efficiency of this rate-payer funded service when we have senior management tied up in the Fair Work Commission for weeks simply to implement decisions that ensures the community is best served,” Mr Eddington said.
“The MFB has had a proposal on the table since April last year that maintains core entitlements, such as 10/14 rostering, rest and recline, and annual leave. It offers pay rises resulting in firefighters being among the highest paid in the country and is designed to modernise the service and position it for a future of ever-increasing collaboration with other emergency services across the State,” he said.
“Our firefighters are dedicated, professional people who do a remarkable job for our State and we need progressive enterprise agreements to build our organisation for them, as well as the community.
“Today is not about the current bargaining process, it is about asking the Fair Work Commission to relieve us of an outdated and unworkable agreement that limits the MFB’s potential to grow and develop.”
The MFB expects the Fair Work Commission to set a hearing date within six weeks.
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BJP candidate Narendra Kheechad in eye of storm in Rajasthan
After the recent controversy of excluding the lone woman from its list in Rajasthan, BJP is embroiled in a fresh controversy over her replacement candidate in Jhunjhunu.
Published: 29th March 2019 09:27 AM | Last Updated: 29th March 2019 09:27 AM | A+A A-
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JAIPUR: After the recent controversy of excluding the lone woman from its list in Rajasthan, BJP is embroiled in a fresh controversy over her replacement candidate in Jhunjhunu.
The candidate, Narendra Kheechad was heard motivating BJP workers, saying, “If you add five more votes every day, you will be able to eat two rotis peacefully and have one peg of alcohol more.”
He went on to say that those who don’t vote for the BJP don’t belong to this country. “This vote is not for Narendra but for the country. Those who won’t vote me and vote others, should hang their heads in shame. Anyone who does anything wrong have to walk with their head down”, he added. Kheechad is currently MLA from Mandawa.
Congress was quick to condemn it, saying, “This reflects the party’s thinking. They want to win by all means. The EC should note it,” said Archana Sharma, Congress spokesperson.
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NJ governor, NJEA come out against Supreme Court’s union ruling
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:41 PM EDT
Gov. Phil Murphy said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that public workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions amounted to a "dark day."
Murphy spoke Wednesday in Newark at an unrelated event, the same day the court dealt a serious financial blow to organized labor.
The Democratic governor, a union supporter partly propelled to the governor’s office by union workers, called the decision “disappointing.”
We stand firm with our labor unions and labor organizations to advocate and protect members’ rights as we did with the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act I signed in May.
Supporting strong unions is a critical part of making New Jersey’s economy work for everyone.
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 27, 2018
The court's conservative majority scrapped a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent them, even if the workers choose not to join. The court said that mandatory union dues violated First Amendment rights.
RELATED: Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions
The 5-4 decision fulfills a longtime wish of conservatives to get rid of the so-called fair share fees.
“It’s at the essence, the core of middle class and the American dream and this undermines it,” Murphy said.
New Jersey has several powerful public sector unions including the biggest, the New Jersey Education Association, which represents teachers and school employees. The NJEA is also the most politically powerful, throwing millions into the last gubernatorial election.
The union called the decision "blatantly anti-worker" and “anti-middle class.”
President Donald Trump praised the decision and said that non-union workers are not able to support a political candidate of their choice without having union bosses decide for them.
“Big loss for the coffers of the Democrats,” the president tweeted.
Supreme Court rules in favor of non-union workers who are now, as an example, able to support a candidate of his or her choice without having those who control the Union deciding for them. Big loss for the coffers of the Democrats!
Some New Jersey lawmakers called the decision a victory for taxpayers, including state Sen. Declan O’Scanlon. The Republican state senator has accused unions of driving New Jersey to have the highest taxes in the nation.
But Rutgers professor Michael Merrill says that unions will still play an important role in preserving workers’ rights.
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The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.
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Slimmed-down migration program has regional focus
Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government has announced a reduced annual cap on migration of 160,000 for each of the next four years, as well as measures to stream a greater proportion of migrants to regional areas and boost the skilled component to these places.
The overhaul of the program comes after pressure from various quarters including conservative Liberals for immigration to be lowered, and the government talking up the need for “congestion busting”.
The government said cutting the migration cap by 15 per cent would reduce the maximum intake by a cumulative 120,000 over four years.
But the migration cap, although it is 30,000 lower than the present cap, in fact broadly reflects the actual current level of intake.
Last year permanent migration fell to its lowest level in a decade as a result of visa and other tightening.
Two new regional visas will be introduced for skilled workers, requiring them to live and work in regional areas for three years before being eligible to access permanent residency.
Skilled Employers Sponsored Regional and Skilled Work Regional visa holders will be given priority processing and will have access to a larger pool of eligible jobs.
Some 23,000 places will be set aside for regional skilled visas – this is a rise from 8,534 in 2017-18.
There will also be new tertiary scholarships for Australian and international students to study in the regions – these will be worth $15,000 and go to more than 1000 local and foreign students annually.
International students studying at regional universities will be given access to an extra year in Australia on a post-study work visa.
The government says the new migration program increases the focus on skills, with the number of Employer Sponsored places rising from 35,528 in 2017-18 to 39,000 in 2019-20. The family stream of the program hasn’t changed with 47,732 places available in 2019-20.
The program’s composition will be kept at about 70 per cent in the skilled stream and 30 per cent in the family stream.
Scott Morrison said the government’s plan “manages population growth by adopting well targeted, responsible, and sustainable immigration policies”.
Morrison said migrants “are an invaluable part of Australia’s economic and social fabric. Our economic strength is supported by a successful migration program that brings skilled people of working age”.
He warned against those who wanted to run scare campaigns as a result of the announcements, saying they would be taking Australians for mugs.
Better targeting the intake would address skills shortages and benefit the whole economy, he said. “It will take pressure off in those cities that are straining, while supporting the cities and towns that are keen to have stronger growth”.
Morrison said managing population growth was not just about the migration intake, but also about infrastructure, city and regional deals, congestion busting projects, removing traffic bottlenecks, funding essential services, and providing key skills to regional to rural areas.
“Our plan marks a turning point in the way population is treated across government, with a move to greater collaboration, transparency and longer term planning. It is a comprehensive plan that engages and partners with our states and territories and local governments.”
Morrison said he wanted Australians to “spend less time in traffic and more time with their families”.
“Meanwhile I know we have rural and regional communities that have plans and opportunities to grow their shires, who are looking for more people to come and settle in their districts to fill jobs, inject more life into their towns, and shore up the important education and health services for the future they rely on.”
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Since 1998, Neighbors Empowering Youth (NEY) a 501c3 service organization, has implemented technology service programs impacting numerous lives. To advance NEY's mission and goals to help our youth become more fluent in science, technology, engineering and math "STEM" subjects. NEY's After School Programs will focus on the EDGE project: (Educated, Dedicated, Gifted and Empowered) at its new satellite location, 2011 N. Lincoln Ave. Pasadena, CA. Offering a balance of academic support, technology enrichment workshops, project-based learning programs, community service events and activities, college scholarship and internship opportunities. It’s a recipe for successful workplace readiness and preparation for future achievement...
In partnership with committed local NPO's and Our Graphics Design, Robotics and Job Readiness programs are designed around project-based learning and stress the importance of team-building, leadership skills, community projects and creative expression. By stimulating both their creative and critical thinking skills, the EDGE project helps students discover their passion for technology and places them on a college-bound track. Neighbors Empowering Youth and its collaborating partners will continue to address community needs with programs in five target areas:
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Introduction · Alphabetic Index · Chronological Index · Geographic Index · Search
History and methodology behind LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES.
Acquiring the details of U.S. and Canadian newspaper indexes for inclusion in an illustrated bibliography, eventually named the LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES, was conceived in November 1969 when Norman Lathrop Enterprises (Mary Lou and Norman Lathrop) established the Newspaper Indexing Center in Flint, Michigan. However, it was not until January 1977 that a systematic search for detailed information was begun.
From Norman Lathrop Enterprise files were gathered the names and addresses of organizations believed to have a newspaper index. In addition, the following books and magazine articles provided leads to organizations and individuals which allegedly had one or more newspaper indexes. Each of these were checked against our own files, and if it was a new lead, it was added to our mailing list.
BRAYER: Herbert O. Brayer. "Preliminary Guide to Indexed Newspapers in the United States, 1850-1900". Mississippi Valley Historical Review, v.33, #2, Sept 2 1946. (NOTE: See Lathrop Report #1046D for a historical note on how the Brayer article came to be written).
FLORIDA: "Indexes of Florida Newspapers". Florida Libraries, v.20, p 87, June 1969.
FRIEDMAN: Harry A. Friedman. NEWSPAPER INDEXING. Marquette University Press, Milwaukee WI, 1942.
GRIFFIN (CO): Walter R. Griffin & Jay L. Rasmussen. "A Comprehensive Guide to the Location of Published and unpublished Newspaper Indexes in Colorado Repositories". Colorado Magazine, v.49, p 4, Fall 1972.
GRIFFIN (NC): Walter R. Griffin & Jay L. Rasmussen. "Comprehensive Guide to the Location of Published and Unpublished Newspaper Indexes in North Carolina Repositories". North Carolina Libraries, v.32, p 11, Fall 1974.
GWINUP: T. Gwinup et al. "Survey of Local Newspapers in California". California Librarian, v.36, p 4, Jan 1975.
IRELAND: Norma Olin Ireland. LOCAL INDEXES IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES. Faxon, Boston MA, 1947.
MATTISON: Les Mattison. NEWSPAPER INDEXING IN MINNESOTA; A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MINNESOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Bemidji State College Library, July 1970.
MILNER: Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
OHIO: LOCALLY PREPARED INDEXES IN OHIO LIBRARIES. Ohio Library Association, 1973.
PARCH: Grace D. Parch. DIRECTORY OF NEWSPAPER LIBRARIES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. Newspaper Division, Special Libraries Association, 1976.
RICE: Dorothy Rice & others. "The need for indexing Nevada's newspapers" (etc.) A special issue on newspaper indexing in Nevada. Highroller, v.15 #1, January 1978.
SCORZA: Joseph C. Scorza. NEWSPAPER INDEXING IN NEW JERSEY: SUMMARY RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Reference Section, New Jersey Library Association, New Brunswick NJ, October 1975.
STEWART: R.W. Stewart. "Notes on some New Jersey newspaper indexes". N.J. Libraries (new series), v.1, p 5, Winter 1968.
From the beginning of the project, it was our editorial policy that the mention of a newspaper index in another bibliography or directory would not be sufficient evidence to report the existence of an index in LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES. The organization cited as having the index needed to supply all necessary information directly to Norman Lathrop Enterprises. It was from this direct information that the detailed reports of newspaper indexes were prepared. By requiring information and verification directly from each index owner, the compilers were able to respect the intellectual efforts of other bibliographers and protect our own copyrights.
To each institution identified as having a newspaper index we sent a request for details. The request consisted of a cover letter, list of alleged indexes, an example page from our proposed book, and a questionnaire to be completed. Click on the following links to view these forms:
Form 1: Letter requesting details of a newspaper index believed to exist.
Form 2: Listing of newspapers believed to be indexed.
Form 2A: Example page (side 1).
Form 2B: Example page (side 2).
Form 3: Questionnaire (side 1).
Several months after this first inquiry, a "Second Request" was sent to anyone who had not responded
Form 5: Followup letter.
Letters of inquiry were also sent to every state and provincial librarian requesting leads to known newspaper indexes within their state. Every new lead from these librarians was mailed a request for information about their newspaper indexes.
In many cases Norman Lathrop Enterprises already had extensive proof from our own files that a newspaper index actually did exist. In those cases, we would fill in as much of the questionnaire as possible, and send it to the appropriate organization for correction and completion. A different cover letter was used for this type of inquiry.
Form 6: Confirmation request letter.
Generally, the response to our requests were very good even though we did not provide a return envelope nor did we pay for return postage. In some cases we knew that libraries were getting tired of filling out questionnaires about their holdings, but they usually supplied enough information in the form of introductions or title pages to enable us to complete the questionnaire. One organization refused to participate unless we paid the return postage and gave them a discount on the book. In honor of the fine cooperation of all of the rest, we declined to accept their demands.
Only two recurring problems were encountered in our method:
Many did not send representative examples of the index along with the questionnaire. Perhaps the unique concept of using illustrations to accompany a bibliography was not clearly understood. In those cases, a note from us requesting samples almost always brought a prompt response.
Some did not indicate the name of the person who filled in the questionnaire. This simply made it awkward to do followup communication in case of a question.
The 1979-1980 edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES featured three sections.
The 1000 Section (CONFIRMED NEWSPAPER INDEXES) contains detailed descriptions of known newspaper indexes. Each different compiler, publisher or repository was given a unique 4-digit number and all of the verified indexes linked to the same source were filed together. Letters were placed after each number to identify different indexes.
The 8000 Section (UNCONFIRMED NEWSPAPER INDEXES) contains an address and a corresponding list of newspapers and/or newspaper indexes that were alleged to exist based on a bibliography or lead (see note). Each of these were sent one or more requests for verification, but in most cases nothing was forthcoming.
The 9000 Section (CORRECTIONS FOR THE RECORD) highlights those institutions who reported being erroneously cited in a bibliography or lead as having a newspaper index (see note).
Note: The 8000 and 9000 Section usually features a name in parenthesis (xxxx) at the end of each newspaper line. These names correspond to a specific book or magazine article listed in the bibliography near the top of this page.
When Norman Lathrop Enterprises published the 1979-1980 edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES, we fully intended to update the report every two years. In 1981 we sent a request for additions or corrections to every institution which was listed in the original report.
Form 7: Update request cover letter.
Form 8: Notice for institutions in the 8000 or 9000 section.
However, an updated edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES was never published. The 1979-1980 edition simply did not reach a wide-enough library market to make it worth the effort to compile and publish an update.
Norman Lathrop Enterprises continued to compile and publish their own annual Index To How To Do It Information (1963-1999) and was contracted to produce the index to the St.Paul Pioneer Press newspaper (1981-1996) and the Current Digest of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Press (1984-present).
As part of their retirement, Norman and Mary Lou Lathrop are making all of the Index To How To Do It Information and the 1979-1980 edition of Lathrop Report On Newspaper Indexes freely available on their website www.nleindex.com.
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Go Play.
(This should really be called 'Stop Being Such an Adult and Go Play' but I deliberately kept it short in an attempt to help you appreciate the glory of the couple in the picture above. Can't see them? Click on the title of the post.)
I believe one of the biggest tragedies of adulthood is the fact that we allow our responsibilities to take over our lives and we forget about play. We get so caught up in progressing to the next milestone that we lose track of the fact that enjoying ourselves for the sake of enjoying ourselves is a crucial part of living that perfectly well-balanced life that we so desperately seek. We get so caught up in the rat race that it's easy for play to take a back seat because the benefits of it aren't as tangible as let's say a promotion or a clean house.
In my opinion, the most powerful benefits of play are spiritual in nature and can therefore be easily overlooked when our day to day life offers us little opportunity for spirituality unless we make a conscious effort to cultivate it.
So what are the spiritual benefits of play that make it so important?
Traditional eastern forms of spirituality teach us that enlightenment is a state of constant bliss and that our feelings are good indicators of our alignment with our higher selves. Those who are further along their path to spiritual enlightenment experience a sense of joy regardless of what life throws at them because they remain judgement-free and connected to themselves, each other, and everything around them. In other words, the single most important reason why play is important is because play is a powerful manifestation of the joy that connects you to your higher self.
When we play, we get back in touch with the side of ourselves that knows and feels that life is beautiful. When you're by yourself in the car and your favorite song comes on the radio and you sing it at the top of your lungs there's no expectation that the guy in the car sitting next to you in traffic is going to give you a standing ovation when you're finished is there? No. There's no agenda, there’s no reason, things just flow and you sing because you feel like it and because that song is simply irresistible. In my mind, for a second you experience that bliss I mentioned earlier.
I know most of us have been there so my question is simple... Just how good does belting that song feel? I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that most people would say amazing. So why on earth wouldn’t we prioritize and purposefully cultivate more of that feeling in our lives?
Joy is also the fuel of true creativity.
The more self-aware you become, the clearer the correlation between your experience of joy and your overall spiritual progress becomes. Not just that, you will also notice that your most inspired moments come from the times you give yourself permission to truly enjoy life because you are connecting with the highest spiritual expression of your being which is the joyful you. As I like to call it, the you minus all the fuss.
While everybody probably has a different definition of what creativity means to them there is one thing I know for sure—we do our greatest work when we are personally invested and genuinely interested in what we’re doing. When our work is a reflection of who we are when we are happy it doesn’t feel like work. Better yet, when the work is a catalyst for our happiness, we relish in the effort because it engages us at our deepest level and we find that energizing. In my case, the experience is such that I lose track of time and sometimes forget to even eat or sleep. The outcome always feels like more than just work completed, it's bigger. When you really think about it, creativity is really just your intelligence, well… at play. Now ain't that a thing?!
Great, so what to do?
Find your path to whatever success means to you, stick to it and work hard to get as far as you can. Yes, by all means follow that path. On the way though, remember to admire the view, stop and smell the roses, surf that wave, have that cup of coffee, dance like an idiot, sing at the top of your lungs, and take it all in while you get to where you’re going because it's bound to be a helluva ride.
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NHS to recruit army of ‘social prescribers’ to relieve pressure on GPs
An army of workers trained to prescribe social activities as treatments will be recruited by the NHS to help patients deal with “the scourges of modern life” and help take pressure of GPs.
The NHS wants social prescribing ‘link workers’ to signpost people to services such as community services such as dancing classes, history groups, and sports clubs which it says can help people live healthier lives.
NHS England (NHSE) says it will hire 1,000 advisers by 2020-21, supporting GPs and freeing up their workloads to focus on patients who need their expertise – as well as using social prescribing to boost health and wellbeing, as opposed to prescribing pills or other treatments.
GP surgeries will work with each other in around 1,400 primary care networks covering the country as part of the NHS’s long-term plan, with each network having access to a social prescriber link worker paid for by NHSE.
By 2023-24, NHSE wants social prescribers to be handling around 900,000 patient appointments a year.
Dr Nikita Kanani, NHS England’s acting medical director of primary care, said: “We will be recruiting a substantial number of people to support general practitioners over the next five years, to help ease the workload and pressures that we know general practice is under.
“But we see the network of social prescribers as a fundamental change to the way primary care operates and vital to the future. Recruiting social prescriber link workers will be a priority target as a part of the Universal Care Plan.”
The chair of the Royal College of GPs, Helen Stokes-Lampard, commented: “Often the underlying reason a patient visits their GP is not medical, yet it can have a considerable impact on their health and wellbeing.
“Ensuring that GPs and our teams have good, easy access to people who can link patients with classes or groups in the community and other non-NHS services, that could potentially be of far more benefit than any medicine, is something the college has long called-for, so the focus on this is incredibly welcome.”
Part of the long-term plan, the blueprint for universal personalised care is due to be approved by NHS England’s board later this week.
Matt Hancock added: “As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, social prescribing will become an indispensable tool for GPs, who will be supported by a new army of workers.”
He called personalised care the future for the NHS, and said that millions of people would soon be able to access care “truly tailored to their individual needs.”
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Expectant moms helped by ‘baby bottle boomerang’ collections around the archdiocese
Written by Morningstar Stevenson
Published in Local
Members of the Students for Life group at Sedro-Woolley High School purchased baby items for three of their classmates, using money raised through the 2017 “Baby Bottle Boomerang” collection at five Skagit Valley parishes. Photo: Katie Lodjic
Parishioners around the archdiocese have been busy filling up baby bottles with their spare change, raising money to benefit pregnant women in their communities.
In Western Grays Harbor County, more than $4,000 was raised by St. Mary in Aberdeen, Our Lady of Good Help in Hoquiam, St. Jerome in Ocean Shores, St. Paul in Westport and Our Lady of the Olympics in Quinault.
“This was a great blessing,” said Dede Higginbotham, a member of Our Lady of Good Help. “It’s just the change out of your pockets, but it adds up.”
The money went to benefit Hearts and Hands Pregnancy Center of Grays Harbor, operated by local faith communities with the help of volunteers like Higginbotham. At the center, women can get information about local resources and borrow baby equipment and clothes.
An additional $600 for the center was donated by St. Joseph Parish in Elma and its mission, St. John in Montesano. The baby bottle collection was the inaugural project of a new Prepares group started by St. Joseph parishioners Mike and Mary Kimbrel. The couple has supported the Hearts and Hands center since the 1990s, Mike Kimbrel said.
“There are many people who benefit from [the center’s] presence,” he said. “It’s honorable to do simple stuff, like give out diapers, and maybe it makes a difference when it comes to preventing abortion.”
Mother’s Day to Father’s Day
Known as “Baby Bottle Boomerang,” each collection starts on Mother’s Day, when churches distribute empty baby bottles. As filled bottles are returned, the money is set aside, and the bottles “boomerang” back out for other parishioners to take and fill. The collection culminates on Father’s Day.
More than 200 baby bottles were distributed at five Skagit Valley parishes on Mother’s Day this year. Parishioners filled the bottles with coins and cash and returned them by Father’s Day to support local pregnant women in need. Photo: Kathy Kerkvliet
Penny Bergstrom, who coordinated the collections at Skagit Valley parishes in 2017, said she likes the idea of the collection spanning the two holidays honoring parents.
“It unites the family,” said Bergstrom, a member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Mount Vernon. “Oftentimes the father is forgotten. Often, he’s not a part of the equation when we talk about this issue.”
The Skagit Valley parishes — Immaculate Conception, Sacred Heart in La Conner, St. Charles in Burlington, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Sedro-Woolley and St. Catherine Mission in Concrete — collected more than $5,000 in 2017. This year’s effort totaled more than $2,000, not counting all the coins.
“I really like it because it’s a positive fundraiser,” said Katy Janicki, a parishioner at Immaculate Heart of Mary who coordinated the Skagit Valley collections this year. “It’s going to moms and babies, so everyone can get behind it.”
At St. Augustine Parish in Oak Harbor, the parish quickly filled the 50 bottles it was given by Pregnancy Care Clinic on north Whidbey Island. “Next year, I’m going to ask for 100,” said Peggy Smith, pastoral associate for adult education and sacramental preparation. “This parish is very supportive.”
Building a culture of life
The bottle collections not only build community in parishes, but also strengthen a culture of life in the larger community.
In Skagit County, part of this year’s collections will support a new home for pregnant women. “It’s brought a lot of different people together to support life,” said Janicki, who has been involved in planning the home. “It’s been great to see.”
Another beneficiary is the Students for Life group at Sedro-Woolley High School. Last year, the group used the money to help three classmates buy baby items.
“The girls were really thankful,” said Katie Lodjic, Northwest regional coordinator of Students for Life of America, who accompanied the teens on the shopping excursion. “These were the only things they had for their baby.”
“When students see there is support when they have an unplanned pregnancy, it creates a culture of life at their school,” Lodjic added.
Bergstrom said it is important to support not only the girls who are choosing life, but also the students who are speaking up for life.
“We all feel our future is with the younger generation,” she said.
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Interview with dark artist Joseph Loughborough
Joseph Loughborough (b. 1981) spent his formative years exploring the derelict boatyards and creeks of Portsmouth, on the south coast of the UK. After graduating from Portsmouth University he pursued interests in art, philosophy and skateboarding culture, living in London, Paris and currently Berlin. Honesty, expressionism and possibly exorcism can be read from Loughborough’s impulsive and intuitive rapid-fire mark making, which strive to grasp a comprehension of the human condition. Drawing inspiration from various themes concerned with Camus/Kierkegaard's notion of ‘Absurdity’. Each drawing becomes story pursuing a standing point within the concept. Lonely human forms seem to struggle and ponder the sporadically lit space they occupy without reaching the point of a dramatic emotional encounter. Couples and groups of people cling together searching for an antidote to the revelations of their existence. Personifications of latent hopes and emotions wait in vain to be realized. No specific conclusions can be made to the meaning of the individual works aside from the acknowledgement and indulgence of image, expression and technique. This reflects absurdity’s philosophical model of observing our potentially meaningless existence without the sterilisation of Nihilism. The irony of religious motifs act to enhance the awkward balance between secularism and religious hope that the characters depicted seem to grapple with. Questions are frequently asked of the viewer about how we interpret our oft-untold fears and desires.
Hello dear Joseph, please, tell us how did you find the artist inside you?
The artist inside was never really that hidden away. I have been scribbling for as long as I can remember.
How long have you been doing art?
Approximatly 34 years.
Is art something that you always wanted to do?
I was keen to be a special effects makeup artist once. Blood n guts n zombies...
The Human condition.
A long morning coffee at one of my locals, then the studio. If its winter or rainy I will work until the evening. If the weather permits, I will go skate. Then perhaps a drink...
What’s your background? Are you self-taught artist or did you study art?
I grew up in Gosport in the south of the UK and moved to Portsmouth (On the otherside of the harbour) to study illustration.
Do you think an art education is important or imperitive for anybody wishing to be an artist? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages that you have encountered throughout your career with/without the formal training of the Art Academy?
For me, the most important thing about University was meeting other artists and developing and staying in the habit of daily creativity. If I could say thats worth the hefty tuition fee? I'm not sure. Perhaps I was already a sociable person who would have maintained a creative rythm.
What fascinates you the most about contemporary art?
Its probably that its spectators can have such fantastically different perceptions and tastes towards its various faculties. I do love a good art argument.
How about 'Post symbolic-neo-expressionism' or we could go for 'Contemporaryfigurativeurbangothkitch' hehe
What do you love most about creating and being an artist?
Seeing work change and materialze into somthing your satisfied with from little scraps of the imagination. And not having to get up too early in the morning...
What does “being creative” mean to you?
It means an ACTIVE participation in the translation of ideas, emotions or situations into a chosen disipline.
At the moment its a pretty simple line up of Charcoal, paper and an eraser, with a bit of gold leaf... Charcoal has always been a very immediate medium. I like to work fast and vigioursly, if a piece takes too long it stagnates. I often have a few pieces on the go at once so when I get bored of one or need somthing to dry I can swap over. On a good day, I start as many pieces as possible...thats usually the hardest part.
Oil painting...
Tell us more about your workspace. What was the most funny or weird thing that happened to you in your studio?
Its in an old tenement block round the back of Kotti in Berlin. Not much natural light but a nice bit of space for a good price in that area. The bloke who lives upstairs from my studio quite often pisses in the hallway and passes out along the way. A bit of an alchy.
What is / was the most strange thing hidding in your studio?
Well I used to live in my studios and I would always have a machete under the bed. For unwanted visitors...
Haha where do I start...if there is anything I have leaned it's that self motivation and persistence is an important part of being an artist. Especially when that natural creative inspiration is difficult to find.
A shark once told me to be aware of sharks.
What do you dislike about the art world?
The Money.
What is the hardest thing on being an artist?
Is the artistic life lonely? What do you do to counteract it?
I wouldn‘t say its lonely, I guess it depends on how many people you have around when you work. My studio has just one other artist working there so I have the place to myself alot of the time. If I want company its never far away...
Artistically I want to be able to devote more time into sculpture and oils, professionally, to develop relationships with more galleries’ outside of Europe.
As I said before, persistence. Stick with it and try to work every day even if it's a just a sketch or some constructive exploration.
I have always been fond of Picassos 'inspiration exist's but it has to find you working.' ...or the is always 'Don't piss into the Wind.'
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How do I get my own concierge pastor?
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How do I get my own concierge pastor? 16
In Mark Driscoll’s apology to Mars Hill last week, he reassured us that he was well cared for by his own team of pastors.
I have been a pastor for a long time, but have not had a close pastor since college. I now rejoice that God has been gracious to give me pastors for accountability and wise counsel.
In a similar fashion, Steven Furtick calls Craig Groeschell his personal pastor, and Perry Noble has identified Clayton King as his pastor.
Where did this idea of a concierge pastor come from? It’s self serving and isolating, and it’s a bad idea for the following reasons:
It’s hypocritical
The three pastors listed above lead multi-campus churches where they appear to most of their congregation on video screens, often live, though sometimes prerecorded. Noble has said he has no interest in meeting people in his church, though even if he were willing, it would be impossible. Noble, who has about 30,000 attending his various campuses each week, is driving his church to reach 100,000 in weekly attendance. Clearly, these churches think this is a good model, and they are all working hard to expand it.
If you’re one of the 12,000 members of Mars Hill, 14,000 members of Elevation or the 30,000 at NewSpring, you are not likely to ever meet your pastor. Why then do the holographic pastors of these churches demand personal attention from their own flesh-and-blood personal pastors? If a personal relationship with a pastor is so important, these churches need to change their model dramatically.
It’s unnecessary
Why does a pastor even need a pastor if he’s doing his job? Assuming that the essence of church is to provide Christians with the preached Word, sacraments, prayer and fellowship, for a pastor who participates in the life of his congregation there ought to be no need to look outside his church for what he needs. Perhaps it’s the very isolation that leading a megachurch imposes on a pastor that drives him to seek a personal pastoral connection that he denies to his own congregation.
A good pastor considers himself part of the same flock that he pastors, subject to the pastoral care of Jesus, just like other members of the flock. If the preaching and spiritual life of the church is insufficient for the pastor who is responsible for it, he ought to resign on account of his ineffectiveness.
(I’m not saying that pastors shouldn’t have access to encouragement and counsel from others, even outside the church, but those relationships are not the same as the pastor-congregation relationship.)
It’s elitist
It defines the pastor’s status as a celebrity who can only be understood by other celebrities. These three pastors have chosen concierge pastors who are just like them or under their control. All three pastors are relatively young, as are their churches. If authentic pastoral care was what they were looking for, wouldn’t it make more sense to find a local pastor who had been laboring in the city for four or five decades? Such a person would be able to provide an independent, outside and mature perspective. That, though, is probably not what they want.
It’s conflicted
Driscoll’s two named pastors are members of his executive team, meaning they also draw their income from and report to Driscoll. Perry Noble pays Clayton King to be the teaching pastor at NewSpring. Craig Groschell has a more distant relationship with Furtick than the other two examples, though he also earns speaking fees for appearances at Elevation.
In all cases, the concierge pastor draws significant income from his celebrity congregant. Though pastors everywhere are paid by their congregations, the difference here is that the financial relationship between the pastor and the lone congregant is personal and direct. If you really wanted a pastor who would subject you to proper discipline and accountability, you wouldn’t pick someone who has to risk significant financial setbacks for speaking hard truths.
It’s a dodge
By claiming that they’re under the authority of another pastor, these pastors create the appearance of being subject to discipline without the reality or possibility of it. In a traditionally governed church, pastors are accountable to boards of elders or deacons comprised of members of the local church, or they’re answerable to synods or bishops within a formal denominational structure. Some pastors are accountable both ways — to their congregations and to their denominations.
What we’re seeing in these three churches is a model where the pastor claims entrepreneurial founder’s privileges. As is especially evident in the Mars Hill corporate structure, Mark Driscoll is essentially untouchable and unremovable as pastor. These founding pastors evidently don’t feel an obligation to submit to governing authorities from within the church that they started, so telling us of their external psuedo-authorities gives the appearance of spiritual submission, even if it is to authorities that are ultimately toothless.
It’s unbiblical
There’s no Biblical warrant for a pastor to have a personal pastor. While pastors were subject to external authorities like the Jerusalem Council, that structure bears no resemblance to the one-on-one pastoral relationships that these pastors are creating. There are Biblical examples of close companionship and wise counsel like we see with David and Jonathan, though Scripture doesn’t present those as pastor-church relationships.
The burden of Biblical proof ought to lie with these pastoral innovators. Unless they can make a convincing argument from Scripture for the relationships that they are instituting in their pastoral offices, we have a Berean responsibility to call foul on these arrangements.
It’s exclusive
Mark Driscoll wants you to have a marriage like his. Perry Noble wants you to deal with stress like he does. And Steven Furtick wants you to quiet the confusing voices in your head like he does. None wants you to have a pastor like he does, though.
See, if everyone in their congregation handpicked their best friend to be their personal pastor, celebrity pastors would have nobody to sell books to.
Tags: Church Government · Driscoll · Furtick · Groeschell · King · Noble · Pastors
16 thoughts on “How do I get my own concierge pastor?”
mary willis Mar 24, 2014 7:53 am
I never thought about it that way but your right. I have always thought it was elitism. I would love to see a blog on your thoughts on the small groups.
Todd Pruitt Mar 24, 2014 9:50 am
And yet if you speak out about these highly public pastors who, by their opulence and scandals harm the reputation of Christ, according to The Gospel Coalition, you are a hater.
Soli Deo Gloria Mar 24, 2014 9:55 am
Last year, Mark Driscoll tweeted the following which reminded me of a Furtick sermon I watched back in 2007: “Young guys who say they feel called to preach but not pastor people remind me of guys who like to sleep with women but not raise their kids.”
Back in 2007 when I listened to this sermon it was a random thing, as I don’t make it a habit to listen to Furtick all of the time (I try to cut out the chatter…), but do listen from time to time. And generally will listen to a large part of the sermon or the entire sermon so that I’m able to say that I’m not just taking it out of context. The first thing that the defenders of these megachurch pastors will ask is if you listened to the entire sermon or just a clip (which takes away from their having to deal with the actual issue and makes the “hater” the object of criticism). It’s even what was stated on Elephant Room by Noble (if I recall) – “did you listen to the whole sermon or just a youtube clip?”
But back to the matter at hand, Furtick said “When I entered vocational ministry, when I decided I wanted to be a pastor I left the ministry.” at around 27 minutes in the sermon below. The primary gist of the sermon about small group ministry being vital isn’t that bad, but that statement said a lot to me and it’s exactly what Driscoll posted about young pastors called to preach but not be in in the ministry of pastoring. http://www.elevationchurch.org/sermons/80srock/part4
Does nobody at Elevation have a problem with this – with their “lead pastor” not actually believing that he’s in the ministry? Whether he cares about each member as a shepherd would care for his flock? We know from “The Code” that Elevation doesn’t cultivate a culture of going after the one sheep that may leave the flock. If you move on or question any methods, that’s fine because they state they “are more concerned with the people we are trying to reach than the people we are trying to keep.” That is exactly what Furtick means when he said he “left the ministry”. He doesn’t feel the need to minister to each of his flock because that’s what small groups are for. He can’t be burdened with the sheep – only shepherds can be burdened with sheep. Furtick isn’t a shepherd in this sense.
I don’t know that this 100% lines up with this “concierge pastor” post, but I believe this mindset is far more prevalent with Noble and Furtick than with Driscoll, though. I have gotten the sense over the years that Driscoll was a good bit more concerned with orthodox Christianity and the role of the shepherd than some others, though one wonders at which point the size of a church makes it so that the Pastor can’t actually BE a shepherd any longer. I know for one that I wouldn’t want to attend a church where the pastor not only doesn’t know my name but doesn’t even care to know my name and minister to me individually.
Matt Mar 24, 2014 10:01 am
To be fair, these guys that you mention aren’t the only pastors at their churches. At NewSpring, for example, each campus has multiple pastors and one “campus pastor”. I’m not sure how accessible they are, but at least a structure is in place to delegate the pastoral care to these other leaders for each campus. I’m not attempting to defend this model, just want to add this for clarity.
Todd Pruitt Mar 24, 2014 10:17 am
Matt – You are correct. And as a church grows, the addition of new pastors becomes necessary. But they must be pastors. I grew up in a mega-church in Houston and I have served as a youth pastor and pastor of churches running over 2,000. The problem is that when a man exempts himself from the ordinary work of hospital visitation, crisis intervention in people’s lives, home visits, disciple-making, etc. then he ought not call himself a pastor. Any man who has gotten “too big” to do the ordinary, daily work of the pastor is, quite obviously, no longer a pastor.
Clark Mar 24, 2014 11:05 am
The campus pastors are just as inaccessible as the senior pastor. The front line volunteers are ministered to by the people they serve with. If at all. Very little interaction occurs between staff and volunteers unless said volunteers are being lapdogs and want to be on staff, or are looking for a mate. I challenge anybody to look on social media. It’s staff with staff at Elevation, Mars Hill, etc.
Good point Clark. Even with additional staff the task of being a pastor in a congregation of 15,000-30,000 is simply impossible. And this is why men like Noble and Furtick openly mock the expectation of a congregation that its pastors be shepherds. The call of Jesus to Peter to “feed my sheep” is entirely dismissed.
Paul Apr 16, 2014 8:50 pm
They ARE feeding the sheep.
Feeding them a load of Bravo Sierra.
Mark Mar 24, 2014 12:46 pm
In my experience people often keep a membership or a connection of some kind at their old church because they know that if something bad happens they will care for them and their family.
They like the horse and pony show of the mega-church but want the care that a smaller church pastor can provide.
Jason Mar 24, 2014 5:05 pm
Exactly on target. Problem is, in this day and age that is not possible and neither is it realistic to expect. The horse and pony show can never ever provide what it never possessed, that is, the personal care.
But boy, all these mega church pastors do take the long drawn out time to ask, plead for, and make it as personal appeal as possible…..when they want your money ER tithes and offerings…..DONT THEY?
Wonder why that is? Wonder why they suddenly care all of a sudden whenever its time to pay the bills?
Wonder why?
Lane Mar 24, 2014 10:35 pm
By the many criticisms about the lack of pastoral care in mega churches, I’m assuming that you can quantify when a church gets too big to meet the “needs” of its members. I’m curious if anyone is willing to provide a number. There are churches of only a few hundred where the senior pastor can’t visit everyone in the hospital or preach every funeral. Would you criticize those pastors?
The reality is, people who attend larger churches understand that they may never have a personal relationship with the senior pastor. In times of need it is others within the church who respond, whether it be other members or support staff. If the folks who choose to attend larger churches are ok with it, then why should it matter to anyone else?
Lane, you stated:
There are churches of only a few hundred where the senior pastor can’t visit everyone in the hospital or preach every funeral. Would you criticize those pastors?
First of all, with just a few hundred you might only have a couple of people sick at a time and maybe one funeral per month. Your argument doesn’t address the main point of my comment, but is merely a distraction. Some of these megachurch pastors (I was specifically referring to Furtick’s statement) do not want to be “pastors” or “shepherds” in that sense. I don’t believe for a moment that the Senior/Lead/Head Pastors should be required to visit everyone. But at the same time, I do expect that they would want to actually be a shepherd! That’s the problem. Yes the first 7 deacons were called to be servants in order to allow the Apostles to focus on certain other things – but if you think for a moment that the Apostles didn’t take to heart what Jesus meant by “feed my sheep” but felt like suddenly they had “left the ministry” (as Furtick stated), then you’re completely wrong. But Elevation Church doesn’t even have deacons or elders…
chris Mar 25, 2014 12:05 am
One interesting thing about Furtick….this is a fact….
his staff has to stand up when he comes in the room and you have to call him pastor…not standing up when he comes in the room can lead to dismissal…or not calling him Pastor…While I do not hold all of the same negative feelings about Elevation that Duncan and many others on here hold…I do feel it shows a bit of arrogance to make everyone stand up when you come in the room…I will also say that many of his former staff members talk about being overworked….it is not atypical for workers to work all night shifts…the work culture there is pretty tough….
MB Mar 25, 2014 8:47 am
To Clark, I think your statement is truer of NS and elevation than of Mars Hill. I have several friends who are members at different MH campuses who have all known and even met regularly with their campus pastor and/or other pastoral staff.
Like Matt said, I don’t necessarily think their inaccessibility to Driscoll is in and of itself a bad thing with other pastoral staff available. However, to Todd’s comment, I definitely see where you are coming from, and even to a certain extent agree that if a pastor/preacher gets too far removed from his congregation’s real lives and real needs he loses his ability to truly care for his flock. However, didn’t the apostles do something similar in Acts 6? They specifically chose 7 others to deal with he “ordinary stuff” so they could pray and preach. I think we’ve got to leave some gracious room to these pastors that affirms that delegation (even of pastoral-type tasks) is an effective (even biblical) way to better care for people – even if that means not everyone personally knows the guy who speaks from stage.
Russell Mar 25, 2014 6:34 pm
You scored with this :
The truth is .. So no one can touch their money ….
May not have start out that way .. But why would anyone want to “Pastor” 100,000 people .. Maybe because banks loan to church’s now base on tithing units ..
Jamie Mar 31, 2014 1:30 pm
I’m curious, does anyone know what would happen if one of the campus pastors felt led to leave the mother ship and start a church in the same town? Is there a threat of being sued or something?
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2001 | Avenue Pictures in association with HBO Films
This story of Vivian Bearing, a scholar of English literature suddenly faced with a diagnosis of terminal ovarian cancer, is a harrowing, yet deeply humane narrative of encounters with 21st century experimental medicine. Equally significant, it also becomes a powerful exploration of personal awakening in the face of inevitable mortality. Emma Thompson offers a brilliant performance as the central character, and flashbacks provide perspective as we see Bearings mentor, E.M. Ashford (Eileen Atkins), and her father (Harold Pinter) exert their influence during her formative years. Directed by Mike Nichols who, with Thompson, adapted Margaret Edson’s award-winning play for film, Wit captures the emotional irony and dark comedic elements of the original. Wit sent shockwaves through the medical community when it opened, forcing medical practitioners to evaluate their ability to administer care when cure is not possible. Edson received special recognition from the Oncology Nursing Society, and Wit, subsequently used as a training manual for physicians and nurses in advanced patient care, won accolades from the medical profession. In this production Christopher Lloyd’s character, Dr. Kelekian trades on the stereotypical idiosyncrasies of a detached physician, while Audra McDonald plays his antithesis, Susie Monahan, a sweet tempered private nurse in whom Bearing confides. Executive Producers Cary Brokaw and Mike Nichols, Producer Simon Bosanquet and Co-Producers Julie Lynn, Charles F. Ryan and Mike Haley recruited medical consultants and clinical nurses to guide actors and filmmakers. Thompson is utterly convincing in her physical descent through the aggressive stage-four metastatic ovarian cancer. A Peabody goes to Wit for an unforgettable drama in which a woman faces her own mortality with frankness, dignity and humor.
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Speech on Motor Racing Legislation Amendment (Newcastle 500) Bill 2017
The Hon. PENNY SHARPE (11:50): On behalf of the Opposition I contribute to debate on the Motor Racing Legislation Amendment (Newcastle 500) Bill 2017 and indicate at the outset that Labor supports the bill. I will be moving three amendments that Labor believes will strengthen the bill, and I will talk about those later. The bill aims to facilitate moving the venue of the annual supercars motorsport race from Homebush to Newcastle for the next five years at a minimum, and I note it also leaves open the option of using Homebush at a future time. The event will take place in Newcastle on 24 to 26 November 2017. The bill extends the existing legislation applying to motor racing at Homebush to Newcastle, subject to the same provisions currently applied to Homebush. Destination NSW is the approval body with Newcastle City Council as a key partner. The proposed arrangements set out in this bill place an obligation on the race promoter to consult with any other public or local authorities prescribed by regulation to address specific issues. This is an issue to which I will come back later.
The bill will facilitate infrastructure and civil works to take place to meet motorsport track standards, while the Minister also promised works and improvements to roads and service infrastructure. This will require a significant amount of one-off construction to be undertaken prior to November 2017. In subsequent years, normal event works will require temporary facilities to be erected over a six-week period, and then removed over three weeks. I am advised that this process often takes less time than is stipulated. The Minister stated in his second reading speech that the event will contribute approximately $57 million to the economy of the Hunter region and provide an additional 215 ongoing car parking spaces in Newcastle in the area of the track circuit. I note that the expected television audience will be around two million people, with all eyes on Newcastle. I have also asked the Minister's staff to look at other opportunities that will assist the community after this event, including issues like footpath accessibility improvements that can be done while other works are being undertaken to set up the track.
The missing piece of this legislation is a specified government consultation and coordination role that is an independent broker between council, supercars, government agencies and the community. In 2014 the current motor racing legislation was amended to remove the Homebush Motor Racing Authority, an advisory body with responsibility for the preparation and management of the motor race, and liaison with government agencies, the promoter, and other identified parties such as local residents and businesses. Labor members opposed this amendment as we believed then as we believe now that responsibility for community consultation should rest with a government office not the event proponents. Both the Mayor of Newcastle and the member for Newcastle have called for a Newcastle-based government consultation and coordination office to be established as part of the preparations of this event. These calls are based on what has been happening on the ground and from previous experience at Homebush. Currently the consultation arrangements for the race lie with supercars. Council has been doing some liaison but it has become abundantly clear that the Government has dropped the ball when it comes to community consultation and coordination. What has evolved is confusion, frustration and buck-passing, as well as genuine concerns for local residents.
Local residents have been frustrated at the lack of information available about what is happening in their neighbourhood. They have legitimate concerns and questions about access, safety, heritage protection, tree protection and foreshore access. When these issues have been raised, they have not been answered adequately and many have been confused about receiving responses from supercars rather than the Government. I note that the new Minister has been to Newcastle to speak to the council. He made some improvements where the previous Minister had failed, I believe. The current Minister has committed to putting in place a Newcastle-based community liaison officer with fly-in, fly-out arrangements for staff at Destination NSW.
The amendment I will seek to move will establish in the legislation a Newcastle consultation office and ensure that the Government, through Destination NSW, is designated to undertake the consultation—not supercars. Labor believes this office should employ more than a junior community consultation officer. The office should be tasked with: the efficient coordination and management of government services required for the preparation, management and conduct of the Newcastle 500; building and maintaining strong working relationships with the race promoter, stakeholders, residents and other government agencies through a strong and consistent community consultation process; minimising disruption to the local community, stakeholders and businesses; and maximising the benefits of this event for the people of New South Wales.
This race is being located in one of the most beautiful places in New South Wales, and part of the hopes for its success are based on the location and the opportunity it provides to showcase Newcastle to the rest of the world. One of the reasons this area is so beautiful is that it is a historic precinct, an area as important as The Rocks in Sydney. This heritage must be protected and there must be guarantees that it will not be undermined, harmed or damaged as a result of this event. The proposed circuit for the Newcastle 500 goes past 68 historic residential terraces and local and State heritage-listed buildings or monuments.
I note that the Minister has committed to the preparation of a heritage impact statement for the event and he has indicated that the Heritage Act will apply to event. We welcome this commitment. Because of the importance of this heritage precinct, I will move an amendment to make it very clear that the Heritage Act applies. I also seek reassurances from the Minister that, when working with the council, special attention will be given to locally listed heritage items listed in the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan and that these items will be captured in the analysis and planning of the heritage impact statement. For an event of this size and scope being held in this area, inserting a heritage clause into this bill will make crystal clear the intention of this Parliament in passing legislation to facilitate this event. At this point I foreshadow that I will move Labor's amendments listed on sheet C2017-002C.
The Hon. Dr Peter Phelps: Are they good amendments?
The Hon. PENNY SHARPE: They are always good amendments and I will speak in detail about them in the Committee stage. In closing, the Newcastle 500 Supercars race is an important opportunity not just for Newcastle but also for the Hunter region. Over five years it should become a tourist bonanza for the Hunter—an event that brings tourists to this beautiful place not just for the weekend on which this event is held but also throughout the year. We want this event to bring visitors to beaches, wineries, sports and adventure activities and national parks where local heritage and fine wine and food are on offer across the Hunter region. More tourism means more jobs and a growing and diversifying economy for the Hunter region. Labor will watch closely to see how this event unfolds. We support the bill.
Consideration of amendments to the bill.
In Committee
The Hon. PENNY SHARPE ( 16:29 ): By leave: I move Opposition amendments Nos 1 and 2 on sheet C2017-002C in globo:
No. 1 Newcastle consultation office
Page 3, Schedule 1. Insert after line 18:
[5] Section 5
Insert after section 4:
5 Newcastle consultation office
(1) Destination NSW is to ensure that members of staff are employed in Newcastle for the purposes of this section (the Newcastle consultation office ).
(2) Destination NSW is to exercise its functions under this Act relating to consultation in relation to any motor race conducted in Newcastle through the Newcastle consultation office.
No. 2 Community consultation for authorised works
Page 4, Schedule 1 [10] and [11], lines 19 to 29. Omit all words on th ose lines. Insert instead:
[10] Section 18
Omit the section. Insert instead:
18 Community consultation
Before granting an authorisation under section 17, Destination NSW must:
(a) consult with:
(i) any person having a right of occupation of land within the works area, and
(ii) any person occupying land immediately adjacent to the works area, and
(iii) any other person whose business or financial interests might be affected by the works, and
(b) take into account any representations made by any person re ferred to in paragraph (a), and
(c) be satisfied that the race promoter has demonstrated that it will take adequate steps to prevent or minimise any harm to the environment, and disruption of other lawful activities, on landwithin the works area and land adjacent to the works area.
During the second reading debate on this bill I foreshadowed that the Opposition would be moving amendments at the Committee stage. Labor's position on this bill is very clear: We support this event, but we believe there have been significant problems when it comes to local coordination of the event on the ground. There is a desperate need for government coordination that is transparent and strong and that has the grunt it needs to bring all the different players together in Newcastle to run this event. We believe the coordination effort must be located in Newcastle and that it is inappropriate that Supercars Australia has been selected as the body charged with undertaking community consultation in relation to this event.
We acknowledge the Minister indicated that a community liaison officer will move to Newcastle and that Destination NSW staff from Sydney will be involved in the process. Frankly, Labor's view is that a fly‑in, fly‑out arrangement for Destination NSW staff, particularly in the first year when the event is being established and coordination will involve managing a diverse range of issues including public works, developing the circuit and heritage matters, will require employing more than a junior liaison officer. These amendments seek to put in place a government coordination unit to deal with all the matters involved in establishing and running this event. The unit would act as a broker between the community, businesses, government agencies and the promoter to ensure the event has the best chance of success. Let us not forget that at the inception of this event in Homebush it was coordinated by the Homebush Motor Racing Authority. This authority worked through all the details required to run this event. We should not forget that time is ticking on this event, which is due to be held at the end of November. In the interim a great deal of preparation is required.
Since the affected community found out about this event it has become clear that the Government has dropped the ball in communicating with affected people. People do not trust the promoter as they are not getting the answers to their questions about the running of this event. During the second reading debate there was a suggestion of nimby-ism, but that would be to forget that people who live in the affected area have legitimate concerns that need to be properly addressed. Labor's view has always been that what is good enough for Sydney should be good enough for Newcastle when it comes to staging this event. I encourage members to support our amendments, which I do not believe are over the top. I believe these are sensible and prudent amendments. Labor has thought about how to make this event work not only now but also in the future. We believe the establishment of a coordination unit would plug a real gap in the way in which the Government seeks to deliver the event. I commend amendments Nos 1 and 2 to the Committee.
In reply:
The Hon. PENNY SHARPE ( 16:39 ): I will respond to the issues raised by the Government as to why it will not support these amendments. If the Government is arguing that it is putting in place a coordination unit, I do not understand why it cannot put that into the legislation. This is very specific. A place-based approach to where this race is being held is perfectly appropriate. It is unfortunate that the Government cannot see its way clear to support this. I will raise the one example used in the debate, which was that this amendment would make it so difficult that the Chief Executive Officer of Destination NSW would have to go to Newcastle to sign off on a consultation letter. First, there is something called email: You can sign off on something without travelling. Secondly, I think the people of Newcastle would like to see the CEO of Destination NSW signing off on the consultation. The entire point is that the consultation to date has been very poor. We are seeking to make that better.
Opposition amendment No. 1 is not something that the Government should have any difficulty supporting. In relation to Labor's amendment No. 2, the community consultation on authorised works, the way the bill currently operates is to leave it up to V8 Supercars to do most of this work. I think the Government fundamentally misunderstands what Labor is trying to do, which is neither vague nor unworkable, but very clear. Labor is saying that Destination NSW and the Government should be responsible for doing the consultation on this work, not the event promoter, and that is what this amendment seeks to do. It is not right to suggest that this will make it harder for the race promoter because it would have to consult with more people. Frankly, if that is an unintended consequence of this amendment, it is another reason for it to be supported.
The CHAIR: The Hon. Penny Sharpe has moved Opposition amendments Nos 1 and 2 on sheet C2017‑002C. The question is that the amendments be agreed to.
The Committee divided.
Ayes15
Noes19
Majority4
AYES
Buckingham, Mr J
Donnelly, Mr G (teller)
Faruqi, Dr M
Field, Mr J
Graham, Mr J
Mookhey, Mr D
Moselmane, Mr S (teller)
Pearson, Mr M
Primrose, Mr P
Searle, Mr A
Sharpe, Ms P
Shoebridge, Mr D
Veitch, Mr M
Voltz, Ms L
Wong, Mr E
Ajaka, Mr J
Amato, Mr L
Borsak, Mr R
Brown, Mr R
Colless, Mr R
Cusack, Ms C
Farlow, Mr S
Franklin, Mr B (teller)
Gallacher, Mr M
Gay, Mr D
Harwin, Mr D
MacDonald, Mr S
Maclaren-Jones, Ms N (teller)
Mallard, Mr S
Mason-Cox, Mr M
Mitchell, Ms S
Pearce, Mr G
Phelps, Dr P
Taylor, Ms B
Houssos, Ms C
Blair, Mr N
Secord, Mr W
Clarke, Mr D
Amendments negatived.
The Hon. PENNY SHARPE ( 16:50 ): I move Opposition amendment No. 3 on sheet C2017-002C.
No. 3 Application of Heritage Act 1977
[16] Section 34A
Insert after section 34:
34A Operation of Heritage Act 1977 not affected by this Act
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Act affects the operation of the Heritage Act 1977 .
As I explained in the second reading debate, this amendment is really about signalling the understanding of this Parliament, as it looks at giving permission and putting forward enabling legislation for this event to take place, that this event is actually happening operating in a heritage precinct in one of the oldest built environments in New South Wales, that it requires special care and attention and that the Heritage Act must and will apply to all State heritage-listed items. The amendment is about signalling within legislation how important that is and how seriously this Chamber and the Parliament takes this as it moves forward and gives permission for this enabling legislation.
Again I am disappointed that the Government could not see its way clear to support this amendment. The Minister has been at pains to talk about the Heritage Act applying in relation to this. I do not see why we cannot be clear about it. It actually matters what goes into legislation and the intent here. There are real concerns about making sure that the heritage items that are located where this race will be run are not harmed, and that the best care and attention is given to them. There are still loopholes in relation to heritage protection when it comes to the local environment, local environment plans and locally listed heritage items. I will not go too much further into this except to say that this amendment is about very clear intent about the importance and the recognition of the heritage that is located in Newcastle East. It is about saying that we take that seriously. It is very disappointing that the Minister says, "Well, it doesn't matter because it's not going to count anyway." If that is the case then why on earth will he not join with us in supporting this amendment?
The CHAIR: The Hon. Penny Sharpe has moved Opposition amendment No. 3 on sheet C 2017-002C. The question is that the amendment be agreed to.
Amendment negatived.
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The Symbolic Progression of Marriage Equality
While the Supreme Court debates today and tomorrow on two cases related to gay marriage, more and more people on Facebook and other social networks are adopting a pink and red symbol of equality to show their support for marriage equality and civil rights protection. These symbolic badges all display the ‘=’ symbol, but as more of them started showing up in my Facebook feed, I was drawn to the small differences between these simple statements of support.
Many the images seemed to be copied and recopied from other postings as the notion of symbolic support went viral across social networks, resulting in exaggerated pixillation as the images got re-optimized by various compression algorithms. However, some of these symbols seemed to be custom-made, with alternate sizing, framing, and weight of the symbol. The reds used varied from #ca0000 to #cb0101 and #cb1c01 — pretty close — and the the pinks hovered around #e88d8c, #e88c8d, #e98d8e, #eb8d8d, and #e28d8a, though some of these color variations surely came from compression distortion.
Perhaps it’s largely an academic exercise, but it is interesting to study the ways images and symbols get distorted and altered as they are adopted and interpreted by the masses. It reminds me a bit of Sebastien Schmieg’s recursive image search projects, where he feeds an image into an image search engine and uses the result to start a new search. A narrative of unexpected relationships reveals itself as the images progress.
In any case, I hope the Supremes do the right thing this week and uphold the rights of all to have access to civil marriage benefits and responsibilities that literally have nothing to do with religious freedom or popular opinion. This is one progression whose arrival is long overdue.
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Simple Guide to Travelling with Children In and Out of South Africa. Your Questions Answered.
SAPeople Contributor
The new immigration regulations concerning travelling with children in and out of South Africa, implemented on 1 June 2015, have caused some confusion and a flood of questions. Here’s a guide that should make it simple and hassle-free so that you can focus on having a holiday while the SA government can focus on ensuring children are not trafficked across its borders.
In a nutshell, all children under the age of 18 – both local and foreigners – are now required to travel with a valid passport and an unabridged (full) birth certificate stating both parents’ names. If the child is travelling alone or with only one parent, then the child must also carry an affidavit filled out by the missing parent/s. (Below you will find a link to a suggested Parental Consent Form you can download and use.)
Hopefully, armed with this information, you too can travel out of South Africa as easily as Omar al-Bashir!
So here are the details…
New South African Immigration Regulations for Children Made Easy:
What age children does this apply to?
Under 18.
Does it apply to South African children only or foreigners too?
Both. Unless the foreign national children are travelling with a visa in which case they would have had to submit an unabridged birth certificate when applying for their SA visa.
What does a child need if travelling with both parents:
A valid passport, and
an unabridged birth certificate (UBC) – or Equivalent document – showing the particulars of both the child’s parents.
What if the child is legally adopted?
Proof of adoption by means of an adoption certificate is required, as well as the UBC.
What is an unabridged birth certificate (UBC)?
In South Africa, a UBC is an extract from the Birth Register containing the particulars of a minor and those of his or her parent or parents. UBCs are official documents issued by the Department of Home Affairs.
All birth certificates containing the details of a child as well as the parents of the child shall be accepted for the purposes of these Requirements as UBCs , regardless of the country of issue.
What if my foreign country doesn’t issue unabridged birth certificates? (‘Equivalent documents’)
Then you will need to provide an ‘Equivalent document’ containing the particulars of the child and his or her parent or parents, issued by the ‘competent authority’ of your country.
The document could be a letter issued by a foreign government (including a foreign embassy) – click here for the suggested format for Equivalent document.
An Equivalent document can also be any official document (such as an identity document or passport issued by the relevant authority of any country) which records the identity of the parents of a child. eg. Indian passports include the parents’ names on the passport. This will be accepted in lieu of a UBC.
Do documents have to be originals?
Yes, original documents are required OR copies that are certified as the copy of the original by a Commissioner of Oaths or the equivalent Commissioning authority in your country.
What does a child need if travelling with only one parent?
an unabridged birth certificate (or Equivalent), AND
a Parental Consent Affidavit granting authorisation for the travel by the non-travelling parent (ie. the other parent who is registered as a parent on the birth certificate).
What details must the Parental Consent Affidavit contain?
The Parental Consent Affidavit must include full contact details and copies of the identity documents or passports of the parent/s or legal guardian of the child.
Here is the suggested format for this Affidavit, as provided by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Print it off and fill it in – for PARENTAL CONSENT AFFIDAVIT, click here.
For your easy reference – here is a copy of the suggested Affidavit form to see what is required:
How long does an Affidavit last?
The Affidavit may not be older than three months, dating from the start date of travel ie. when presented. (On some pages on the DHA’s website it says four months and in 2017 this was changed to six months.) The same affidavit will still be valid for the departure or return in relation to the same journey regardless of the period of the journey.
I’m overseas and it’s yet another extra cost to get a Commissioner of Oaths to sign my Affidavit.
You can get your Affidavit attested free of charge at any South African Embassy or mission in your country of residence.
What if the non-travelling parent is no longer in the child’s life?
Please then provide a court order which shows full parental responsibilities and rights or legal guardian of the child have been granted.
What if the non-travelling parent does not give consent?
Legally separated parents should also provide a court order when the other parent does not give consent. According to the DHA website: “A court order granted in terms of section 18(5) of the Children’s Act, 2015, (Act No. 38 of 2005) which is a court order granting permission for the child to travel in the event that there is a dispute or no consent forthcoming from the parent/s of a child.”
What if the non-travelling parent has passed away?
Please provide a death certificate.
Where a non-travelling parent is unable to consent to the travel because of a recent death or particular disability, the person acting on behalf of the child may apply for a special dispensation from the Director-General of Home Affairs of South Africa by writing to: consent@dha.gov.za (include full motivation and supporting documents).
What if both parents have passed away?
Then the legal guardian/s should fill in the Affidavit and attach their appointment letter or court order and ID or passport.
What if the non-travelling parent’s details do not appear on the UBC?
Where only one parent’s particulars appear on the UBC or equivalent document, no parental consent affidavit is required when that parent travels with the child.
What does a child need if travelling accompanied but without either parent?
UBC or Equivalent, and
Parental Consent Affidavit from both the parents (or legal guardians), even if divorced, confirming this person has permission to travel with the child, AND
copies of the identity documents or passports of the parents (or legal guardian), AND
contact details of the parents (or legal guardian) of the child.
These requirements above also apply to children travelling with school groups.
What does a child need if travelling alone ie. an unaccompanied minor?
UBC (or Equivalent), and
Parental Consent Affidavit from both parents, and
contact details of the parents (or legal guardian). AND
letter from the person who is to receive the minor containing that person’s residential and work address, and full contact details PLUS a copy of the identity document or valid passport and visa or permanent residence permit of the person who will be receiving the child in South Africa.
I applied for my child’s unabridged birth certificate months ago and have still not received it.
There has been a backlog, and there are hundreds of applications where supporting documents were not sent in. The Department tries to get hold of applicants through text messages but some people’s numbers may have changed.
Dedicated numbers to call if you have not received your documents and need to travel:
072 634 0589; 072 634 0614; 073 567 6208; and 073 567 5968.
If you have applied for an unabridged birth certificate and are planning to travel, and have not received documents:
Visit any office of Home Affairs to request a document that will allow you to travel with children through South Africa’s ports of entry.
For foreign travellers who require SA visas to visit South Africa…
Where both parents are travelling with valid passports and visas the unabridged birth certificate is not a requirement since these additional documents would have been provided when applications were made for passports and visas.
Minors in possession of valid SA visas are not required to produce additional documents when travelling through a port of entry of the Republic.
I’m a foreigner. How do I know if I need a visa to visit South Africa?
Please click here to see the full list of countries that are Visa Exempt. (Please note: if you do not need a visa to visit South Africa, your child WILL need to travel with her/his unabridged birth certificate.)
How do I get a copy of my South African-born child’s unabridged birth certificate?
Apply at your nearest Home Affairs office where your Biometric information will be verified. You will need your ID book, as well as your child’s ID number. All documents submitted must be originals or certified copies. Certified copies of documents are usually valid for 6 months only.
The Unabridged Birth Certificate, which currently costs about R75, can take approximately 6-8 weeks from date of application.
Since 14 March 2013, Unabridged Birth Certificates have been issued automatically for newborns.
For South Africans abroad, visit your nearest SA Embassy.
Do foreign unabridged birth certificates, that are not in English, have to be accompanied by a sworn translation?
No. This is no longer the case. The DHA now has in its possession a specimen of unabridged birth certificates – or equivalent – from all countries. Immigration Officers are able to use these specimens to verify travellers’ documents without requiring translations anymore.
In a press briefing to clarify matters, Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni said where translation is required “we will do this at no cost at South African foreign embassies abroad.”
We will be in transit at OR Tambo International Airport. Does our child still need a UBC?
No. No supporting documents will be required in the case of minors in direct transit at an international airport.
Are these regulations really here to stay?
It appears the regulations are here to stay, but that they may be modified over time.
On Friday 12 June 2015, the DHA welcomed the South African Cabinet’s reaffirmation of the Immigration Regulations and, in particular, the requirements for travelling with children through South Africa’s ports of entry.
Minister Malusi Gigaba will be convening a team comprising security and economic clusters in order to increase consultation and compliance between the DHA and key stakeholders in the aviation, tourism, travel and hospitality sector. The team will be tasked with seeking a balance between SA’s economic development as well as security needs.
The DHA says that the team will also address administrative issues that may have been experienced since the requirements for travelling with children were implemented on 1 June 2015.
EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT IN LIEU OF UBC:
http://www.dha.gov.za/files/EquivalentDocumentForeignGov.pdf
PARENTAL CONSENT AFFIDAVIT:
http://www.dha.gov.za/files/ParentalConsentAffidavit.pdf
DHA WEBSITE:
http://www.dha.gov.za
QUICK REFERENCE BROCHURE:
http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/files/Brochures/Immigrationleaflet.pdf
Contact Department of Home Affairs: Toll free hotline – 0800 60 11 90 / email hacc@dha.gov.za
All information on this page sourced from South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs.
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The Killid Group, June 10, 2013
Youth return in body bags from Iran
The bodies of 172 youth have been brought to Kelefgan
By Humayoon Wahdat
Human smuggling to Iran has put many undocumented immigrants from border villages in Afghanistan at risk. The bodies of 172 youth have been brought to Kelefgan.
Residents of Kelefgan district in Takhar province say many of their relatives have been hanged in Iran. There is not a single month in which the bodies of two or three young men have not been brought to the district for burial.
Family members say human traffickers charge hefty fees to take people across the border. But once they cross the border they are just dumped. Many get caught up in illegal activities, and are arrested by the police, and end up in prison. Some rot in prison for years, others are hanged.
Mullah Mohammad Yusuf is a resident of Kelefgan. Seated on a rug spread on the ground in his home, he says he got the news that his son was hanged four months ago. "They hanged my elder son after two years of imprisonment," he says.
He explains that his son was married to an Iranian national. "He would call me on the phone (from prison). He said he would soon be released. He said, 'I will bring your grandchildren also to Afghanistan.' But I have got to know that he was hanged. They did not give me his body either," says Yusuf.
More than a hundred people rallied in Kabul against the execution of death-row Afghans in Iranian jails on Dec. 1, 2011, asking the neighbouring country to immediately release the bodies to the victims' relatives. (Photo: PAN)
Another son of Yusuf's is also in an Iranian jail. "Kamaludin is passing tough days and nights in prison. He is concerned that he may also be hanged," says the father.
Yusuf says he sent Kamaludin, 35, to Iran "eight and a half years back" to earn money for his dowry. "I got him engaged (to marry). To earn dowry he went to Iran, but he landed up in jail. His fiancée remains in her father's house," he adds.
The anxious father who blames the government for his son's death, says he has "knocked on the doors" of Members of Parliament (MPs), ministers and government officials but it has been in vain. "Now I have made my passport. I am going to Iran to see the grave of one son, and to see the other in jail," he says.
Official apathy
Last year in April, Iran and Afghanistan had signed an agreement on the exchange of prisoners (Afghans pawn in Iran relations with West, Killid 415). Janan Musazai, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, had said the agreement allowed prisoners to spend the rest of their imprisonment, which has to be longer than six months, in their own country should they or their relatives so wish.
Yet, the hangings of Afghan prisoners, some of them first time offenders, have not stopped. There were protests in Herat province in February this year by relatives against the hangings. Protestors blocked the main highway between Herat City and Islam Qala for four hours urging the authorities to get the bodies of 13 executed prisoners from their district. (Kabul under pressure on Afghan prisoners, Killid 557).
Meanwhile, in Takhar's Kelefgan district a village elder, Shamsul Rahman, took Killid's reporter to the graveyard to show the fresh graves of youths hanged in Iran. "This new grave is of Naqibullah, we buried him just yesterday. He was in jail for seven or eight years. He was sentenced to death on the charge of smuggling," he said.
Rahman says at least two or three youth are buried every month. "Iran has hanged about 100 from our district, but no one has asked about it," he says.
The AIHRC's Hayatullah Amiri who is in charge of the north-east zone, says the bodies of 172 youth have been brought to Kelefgan.
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New Amazon store gives small firms, inventors a chance
It might be the biggest online marketplace in the US, but a new store on Amazon.com is set to support the little guy.
The e-commerce powerhouse is opening a store that is to offer exclusive electronics, toys and other products created by inventors and small businesses, including products featured on the ABC reality show Shark Tank.
Dubbed Amazon Exclusives, the online store promotes unique products created by small businesses such as a range of Jackery mini phone-chargers, US$70 Hot Chocolate Design’s Chocolaticas Mariquita shoes and US$75 Zackees LED turn-signal gloves that alert cars when a cyclist makes a hand signal to turn.
Some of the products like the gloves and phone chargers were funded by Kickstarter campaigns. Others like a US$700 inflatable paddle board were featured on Shark Tank — the ABC television network show that pits inventors with new products seeking funding against each other.
Amazon said it also focused on products that won innovation awards from industry associations. All products in the Amazon store are to be available only on Amazon.com or at the product creators’ own Web sites or physical stores.
The items are eligible for free two-day shipping for members of Amazon’s US$99 annual Prime loyalty program.
The new store is the latest push by Amazon to expand into different areas and reach new customers.
The company’s strategy has long been to spend a big chunk of the money it makes to grow and expand into new areas like cloud computing, streaming video, hardware and adding services for its Prime loyalty members.
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Despite low consumer demand, the king of German drug stores, Schlecker, plans to open 500 new shops this year and strike fear into the heart of competitors, not to mention unions.
"Five hundred new stores are going to rise from the ground in the third and fourth quarters," most of them in Germany, a senior representative told this week's Focus Money magazine.
It will take the number of shops to around 11,600 here and more than 14,000 in all of Europe.
In Germany, Schlecker maintains, it is impossible to drive 3km without seeing a building sporting its familiar blue and white banner lit by neon lights.
Inside are goods ranging from detergent to dog food to face cream and on through to photo development services; more than 4,000 product lines in all.
Last year, the group's revenue climbed from 285 million euros.
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At second St. Petersburg Women’s March, 5,000 focus on "what we can do"
GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES | Times Sharon Gaumond, center, and daughters Zoe Gaumond, 8, center bottom, and Sydney Gaumond, 11, right, read a protest sign before the Women's March Day of Action: St. Petersburg march and rally on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida. "I want my girls to have equality, and have a better world than there is now," said Sharon Gaumond. "Girls can do anything if they put their mind to it," added Sydney Gaumond. Women's March Florida, who organized the event, collected hurricane relief donations for Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Speakers spoke about the importance of intersectionality, voter access and voter registration.
GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES | Times Women's march protesters, from left: Alicia Simon, 12, Zoe Robison, 14, Sydney Rogers, 12, and Alyze Simon 12, lead the Women's March Day of Action: St. Petersburg march through downtown St. Petersburg on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Women's March Florida, who organized the event, collected hurricane relief donations for Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Speakers spoke about the importance of intersectionality, voter access and voter registration.
GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES | Times Protesters walk in The Women's March Day of Action: St. Petersburg march through downtown St. Petersburg on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Women's March Florida, who organized the event, collected hurricane relief donations for Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Speakers spoke about the importance of intersectionality, voter access and voter registration.
By Langston Taylor
Published January 21 2018
Updated January 21 2018
Near Mirror Lake, as protesters posed for pictures, hung signs on their dogs and distributed chant scripts just after noon Sunday, Linda Pair and her friend Beth Gavin arrived to march.
Asked why she came out, Pair, 72, of Largo put it bluntly:
"We’ve got to get rid of him."
Pair was referring to President Donald Trump, whose election — over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and after Trump was accused of unwanted sexual contact by more than a dozen women — triggered plans to protest on the day after his inauguration.
The 2017 Women’s March was the largest protest in St. Petersburg history, and marches across the country created the largest single-day protest in the history of the United States. Organizers said they were protesting gender violence, police brutality, LGBTQ discrimination, limits to birth control and more.
A year later, people like Pair and Gavin joined the Women’s March again, joined by some 5,000, police estimated, many of whom were much younger.
As the crowd walked down Central Avenue, two 11-year-olds stood on the corner of Sixth Street. The friends, Hazel Flanigan of St. Petersburg and Morgan Myers of Treasure Island, held up a sign reading, "Build kindness, not walls," as their mothers sat nearby. It’s the first time the two have been to a political protest.
They were inspired by "all the things that Trump has been saying about women especially," Flanigan said, as marchers chanted, "Out! Out! Vote them out!"
Myers liked the unity she saw in the crowd. "Just everyone supporting everyone," she said.
The march, a little longer than half a mile, delivered protesters to Williams Park, where they sat on blankets or folding chairs or walked from pop-up tent to pop-up tent.
Whether worn or carried, any item presented an opportunity to make a statement. Some donned plain pink T-shirts or polos. Others draped rainbow flags over their back. Slogans covered buttons and decorated baseball caps. Ribbons adorned ponytails and pets’ tails alike. "Girl Power" was written in purple chalk on the sidewalk.
Most of the event was upbeat, as phone cameras captured funny signs and songs such as Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger played between speeches.
But some parts of the rally were more sober. At one tent, representatives from the St. Pete Women’s Collective offered blank posters where sexual assault survivors could write the name of their abuser. The Williams, Shawns, Mikes and others quickly added up to more than 100 names filling the paper.
At other tents, left-leaning political groups collected signatures, and vendors sold T-shirts.
Organizers stressed the importance of the 2018 elections, and volunteers registered voters as Democratic politicians took the stage.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman told the crowd, "We’re going to see the Women’s March become the women’s tidal wave."
In one of the rally’s most raucous moments, demonstrators clapped and cheered as Pinellas County School Board Chairwoman Rene Flowers passionately called for funding education, rebuilding Puerto Rico and supporting Haitians in Florida who have seen their protected status revoked. She lauded St. Petersburg’s majority-female City Council and told women in the crowd to fight for the change they seek.
"You show up to vote. You fill the halls. You stand strong, you stand firm and you stand tall," Flowers said.
That’s the takeaway for 43-year-old Ayana Flowers of St. Petersburg, who held a sign reading, "Grab em by the polls!"
Her mother, B.J., said of the event, "It’s just incredible. And we’re voting."
Val Palla, 63, of Treasure Island, at the rally with her wife and a friend, went to the 2017 march and said she can’t believe they still have to do this.
This time, there were fewer people in attendance. But, she thought, those who did come out again were just as spirited. "There’s no lack of energy. There’s no lack of motivation."
Late in the afternoon, a group of six young Tampa friends and sisters chatted in the grass. They included Maliyah Burden, 17, who came because "it’s important to protect and support the rights of everybody," and Madison Kazar, 22, who at one point during the march looked down at her arms and saw goose bumps.
Her friend Emilie Sukijbumrung , 21, said there was a different tone at the 2017 march.
The group agreed: Last year, there was more of a fear for the future. Now, they’re noticing more of the vendors and political organizers, and people are looking forward.
"It’s a lot more of what we can do," said Kayla Rodriguez, 24.
There were no arrests or other incidents at the event, said St. Petersburg Police Department spokeswoman Sandra Bentil.
Contact Langston Taylor at ltaylor@tampabay.com or 727-893-8659. Follow @langstonitaylor.
GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES | Times
Daniel Evangelista, 17, dressed as a rooster, Knox Johnson, 16, dressed as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Rachel Rowland, dressed as a panda, and Luke Evangelista, 15, dressed as Captain America, laugh and joke around before completing "The Big Hug" near Tropicana Field on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Big Hug, an event organized by a group of kids from the Tampa Bay area, is a worldwide attempt to to break the record for largest group hug in St. Petersburg. The group joined simultaneous hugs from around the country, and held the hug for 10 seconds. A worldwide hug also occurred, where people from Europe, Africa, and Canada participated. The group attempted to set the record for most amount of people hugging in the state of Florida as well.
Langston Taylor
Data Reporter/General Assignment Reporter
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Colson Whitehead’s novel The Nickel Boys draws power from a real Florida story
The new book by the award-winning author of “The Underground Railroad” was inspired by reporting on the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
Oops? Apollo 11 hit its mark, but did editors miss with headline for moon landing?
‘Moon, We’re Onto You’ headline inappropriate for historic event, some Times staffers felt
Burglaries are down 34 percent in Clearwater. Here’s one reason why.
The Police Department’s burglary unit makes the rounds in city neighborhoods with a simple but effective message: Lock up your stuff.
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2015/16 Schedule
SoCon Champs - 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019
by Hobo on Thu May 21, 2015 10:20 am
This popped up on Twitter today
Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein
North Carolina will host Wofford on Wednesday 11/18/15 as part of its non-conference schedule, source told @CBSSports.
Kevin Giltner retweeted it, which seems almost like a confirmation
Location: Clemson, SC
Re: 2015/16 Schedule
by Eyes of Old Main on Thu May 21, 2015 10:21 pm
Wish this had been a third round NCAA matchup back in March, but I'll take the exposure.
SoCon Champs '03 '07 '10 '12 '17 '18
FCS Playoffs '03 '07 '08 '10 '11 '12 '16 '17 '18
FCS Semifinals '03
D-II Playoffs '90 '91
NAIA Finals '70
SC Little 4 Champs '48 '49 '50 '51 '52 '54 '56 '57 '61 '62 '63 '64
Cigar Bowl Participant '50
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Location: 508 Miles from Wofford
by Terrier13 on Thu May 21, 2015 11:28 pm
Hmm... while I like the exposure, I have a feeling this will be reminiscent of the Duke game from last year since UNC will likely be preseason #1. I would have been more excited for this matchup last season when we were better and UNC was worse. I hope we schedule some competitive mid-major programs this year and some lagging high majors (think Clemson, Wake Forest, etc.) that we can be competitive with because I think the likelihood of us matching up well with, let alone beating, UNC is pretty slim and I'm not quite sure what we get out of such a game except exposure/publicity.
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by Eyes of Old Main on Sat May 23, 2015 12:46 pm
Charleston caught them off guard a few years back, but having had Roy Williams watch our game in Jacksonville and the fact that we beat NC State last year seems to preclude them looking past us.
by boulder3m on Sat May 23, 2015 11:14 pm
Here in NC who knows what the future is for UNC? There are those who think there won't even be football and basketball teams! I don't know who thinks UNC will be #1, but that isn't even close. They won't be #1 in their 10 mile radius! This will be a good game for us because of the exposure and relationship. You're never going to pass up the opportunity to be on the court with the best.
by Terrier13 on Sat May 23, 2015 11:29 pm
Here are a couple "Way-Too-Early" Top 25 lists that have UNC at or near the top http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/01/updated-2015-2016-college-basketball-way-too-early-preseason-rankings/ & http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12623594/kentucky-wildcats-headline-early-top-25-ranking-2015-16-men-college-basketball-season. As you said Boulder, we'll see what happens post-academic scandal fallout but I think it's safe to say UNC will be a top team. I definitely understand not turning down a chance to faceoff against a blue blood of college bball, just hope we get some games against other good mid majors (ex. Iona, William & Mary, etc.) that our team can really use to develop, especially after losing the likes of Cochran, Skinner & Swinton.
by Eyes of Old Main on Sun May 24, 2015 2:58 pm
The impending complete exposure of "The Carolina Way" and all the fallout that will follow may lower a few banners (certainly the 2005 NCAA banner since a good chunk of that team was involved), but it isn't going to weaken next year's UNC team at all. They may lose scholarships down the road and Roy Williams may ultimately have to fall on his sword, but they will be a quality team capable of winning their conference. Wofford needs to approach this game as if they are playing with house money and just try to hang around. If they can be within a possession or two late, then who knows that happens.
by woffordgrad94 on Mon May 25, 2015 1:47 pm
Automatic loss. What's next, Rupp Arena? These blowouts don't really help us. I would prefer to see the Tiggers or Lamecocks instead as big schools we schedule for exposure...we can beat them. And I agree about scheduling some good mid majors like William & Mary, Sam Houston State and Iona again. These games are great...very competitive and fun to watch. And those teams are much more like SoCon teams and prepare us much better for conference play than taking it on the chin at UNC or Duke. Hopefully we can get a number of these mid-major games at home and avoid having to schedule the Emory and Henrys of the world for home games- because those type games draw few fans and don't help our team much either.
by millwoga1 on Mon May 25, 2015 5:34 pm
It directly helps recruiting to go into a recruits living room and say "you want to play in the ncaa tourney, Cameron Indoor, Dean Dome!"
millwoga1
Junior Terrier
millwoga1 wrote: It directly helps recruiting to go into a recruits living room and say "you want to play in the ncaa tourney, Cameron Indoor, Dean Dome!"
Fair enough. It could sway a guy or two to play for us.
by Terrier13 on Mon May 25, 2015 9:10 pm
I prefer the UNC matchup to games against NAIA or D2 caliber opponents. Now that we've established ourselves as legitimate basketball contenders in mid/low-major basketball, hopefully it'll be easier to get more home&home games against other good mid/low major teams so we won't have to schedule the Emory & Henry's of the world just to get a home game. Having a state of the art arena will help as well. I just doubt that telling a recruit "Hey, we play at Cameron Indoor & the Dean Dome" does as much when we're getting destroyed by 25-30 points. I think we have to accept that we're not on that level right now and instead, keep building up to that with constructive games against similarly competitive opponents rather than elite teams
by wocomouth on Tue May 26, 2015 2:01 pm
You guys act like the bottom of the SEC and ACC is just lining up to play us. Clemson and South Carolina want absolutely nothing to do with our hoops team. Wake, Virginia Tech, BC, GT, Auburn, Ole Miss, Alabama.....nope, they don't want any either. The problem with success is no one wants to play you. They look at your roster and see everyone coming back. Expect us to play one traditional power a year for the next few years.
wocomouth
by woffordgrad94 on Tue May 26, 2015 3:00 pm
But everybody isn't coming back! We are losing two starters who were major contributors to the success of our team. Karl Cochran was Mr. Everything. He was one of the best scorers, passers, and defensive players ever at Wofford, and one of the tam's top rebounders and shot blockers to boot. Lee Skinner was another one of our top rebounders and scorers. And more important than that he was a great team leader; the heart and soul of our team. In addition, we lost John Swinton, a key man off our bench. Duplicating last year's record is going to be VERY tough. Not saying it can't be done, but it's quite a mountain to climb.
But I still get the point wocomouth is making. We have established a track record of success and teams know we will be tough, especially on D. That is bound to scare some lower tier teams in big conferences off. But I still think we can get one or two on the schedule.
by Ruckus on Tue May 26, 2015 4:14 pm
This is the downside to success: scheduling. Don't look for much to change in the near future. In fact it may get worse. Good news is we will probably get some nice pre-Christmas tournament invites.
94 is correct: we lost a lot. But reputations (and schedules) are built on past performances not future potential. The cupboard is not bare but some guys like Allen, Jackson, Sawvell, Brooks and McKinight are going to have to step up.
by lawdog on Tue May 26, 2015 4:24 pm
UNC will be strong, especially inside ... better than last year. We can hang with them unless we let them get us into a track meet, which is what they like to do (sometimes more than they should).
We have the potential to be as good as last year and perhaps more versatile. The will and heart must first be there, as they were last year.
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Port privatization
Majority of Virginia Maritime Association members oppose change in management
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There’s plenty of skepticism about the prospect of turning over Virginia’s port operations to APM Terminals. Besides shippers and port-related businesses who have written to state officials to protest the proposed change, nearly three-quarters of respondents to a survey conducted by the Virginia Maritime Association gave a thumb’s down to APM’s unsolicited bid. The Norfolk-based association is an advocacy group for the area’s maritime industry that represents more than 400 companies.
According to its survey, 71 percent of the respondents said they were opposed to the change in management, while 15 percent were in favor, and 13 percent said they needed additional information. Many of those against the change cited APM’s affiliation with global shipping giant Maersk Lines, a direct competitor of many of the shipping lines that use the port, noting that the connection would create a monopoly at the expense of other port customers.
Forty-eight percent believe their businesses would be negatively impacted if APM oversees the port, while 50 percent said that a state-controlled, nonprofit firm would be the best operating model for the port’s long-term interests. Several respondents questioned the state’s rush to decide who will run the port. APM would like to take over operations in early January.
The maritime association presented the survey results to the Virginia Port Authority’s board during its July meeting. Meanwhile, a new group, the Coalition for Virginia’s Port, was formed to ensure that the proposal process results in an outcome that will best serve the interests of all port businesses. To support its efforts, the group launched a website, http://www.coalitionforvirginiasport.org
In response to stakeholders’ concerns, APM revised its bid in late July to include provisions that would preclude partiality. APM vowed to honor all contracts between Virginia International Terminals and its customers in effect as of April 4, when APM submitted its proposal to run the port. The company also promised to set up a market-based tariff offering “competitive prices and services” and to install the Virginia Port Authority to independently oversee port operations.
APM Terminals Americas President Eric Sisco contends that his company is vested in ensuring the port is successful for all customers. “This will not be a monopoly,” he says. “We have intense competition for business done not only at the Port of Virginia but we compete for business done elsewhere.”
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Sunday - Program 11
The final, final chapter. The last program of the day and of the year. For the record I did not end up staying for the feature. I made it through the shorts and honestly I'm glad I did. This ended up being one of the best collection of films during the entire festival. So without further ado, my last review.
The shorts:
The Legend of Hallowdega - The host of an investigative news show joins forces with a techno-geek paranormal expert to dodge close-calls and chase crazy leads to get to the bottom of the mysteries around Talladega Super speedway. Directed by Monty Python-vet Terry Gilliam this film was a big hit. Staring David Arquette, Justin Kirk and a cast of NASCAR drivers this short plays it relatively safe in a PG-horror sense. It is good for some laughs just based on its ridiculousness. You can check out this film online at LegendofHallowdega.com
One Man and His Dog - A gentle alien visits the troubled planet earth. After crash landing in a remote field he is discovered by a dog-loving stranger on the run from the police. So begins a dark and comical tale of mistaken identity and extra-terrestrial tomfoolery. Did I call that last short ridiculous? No no, NOW this film was pretty god damn ridiculous. If there was a 'What the Fuck' award given out, then this film takes the crown. I'm not bashing it, actually I liked this one. A lot. I laughed all the way through, it was just weird as hell.
United Monster Talent Agency - The United Monster Talent Agency, founded to provide monster talent and inspiration to some of Hollywood's biggest studios and their directors. I loved, loved, loved this film. Directed by the great sfx-artist Greg Nicotero and staring a few familiar faced characters (Frank Darabont, Eli Roth) this was a great sort of spoof on the old school Universal Studios monsters. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon there all here and all available to star in your next big film. Yet another hilarious short.
Le Miroir (The Mirror) - After a horrible accident that leaves her disfigured and fleeing the media pressure, famous actress Vera Bella decides to take some rest at a secret ocean side manor. A place she hasn't been in a long time. I can't pinpoint it but I swear this film reminded me of a Tales from the Crypt episode. Even if there was no episode like that, then it plays out like one. A beautifully shot film from France, this was again one of the many highlights of the festival. To the director Sebastien Rossignol, fantastic job.
Sadness - Each year, a devoted father, returns to his old mansion to celebrate his daughter's birthday. In an attempt to make sure his deceased daughter is not alone, he kidnaps two unsuspecting young girls to join in the celebration. In all the year's I've been attending the festival, I've seen many great films. I've seen some bad ones as well. Sadness falls into the 'Most Disturbing' category. It's a sick, twisted 10 minute film from Spain that really goes for the balls. It touches on something that you rarely see in horror, or at least with mainstream films. Once it was over you could hear the entire audience letting out a collective Holy Shit!.
The feature:
Won Ton Baby - Nearly thirty years ago, brothel owner, Rachel "Madam" Won Ton, was involved in the most wild and drug-filled nights of her life. The incident leaves the Madam pregnant, so she decides to switch careers. Today, despite having converted the brothel into a Chinese restaurant and changing her ways, her now adult daughter is left with cannibalistic, parasitic twin growing in her belly. But when the fetus is removed, it is not only alive but its mutated umbilical cord leads the way from initially innocent mischievous behavior to what soon becomes a horrific, gory nightmare in this campy and over the top Troma-esque gory comedy.
Well as stated I was not able to stay for the final feature of the evening. Being that I had to be up early for work the next morning was enough for me. Won Ton Baby stars Debbie Rochon & Gunnar Hansen and judging from the trailer it looks as close to a Troma movie as you can get. If that's your sorta thing, then look for it sometime next year I'm assuming on DVD.
That's a wrap from the 2010 New York City Horror Film Festival. Another hugely successful year. Though I can't help but wonder what 2011 will bring. Part of me believes that this festival has gotten too big for Tribeca Cinemas. The venue has hosted the fest 5 out of the last 6 years, but it keeps getting bigger. Time will tell what happens with that situation.
Since I was not there, credit goes to Fangoria for the following list of winners.
And the award(s) go to:
Best Feature: Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland’s YellowBrickRoad
Best Director: Stevan Mena, Bereavement
Best Actor: James Nesbitt, Outcast
Best Actress: Emilie Dequenne, The Pack
Best Screenplay: Franck Richard, The Pack
Best Cinematography: Marco Cappetta, Bereavement
Best FX: Jenn Rose, Kiss The Abyss
Best Short Film: Dennison Ramalho’s Ninjas
Audience Choice Award: Bill Palmer’s The Living Want Me Dead
Wizard World Award: Karni Baghdikian’s Written By
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See page 115) The white sloping N was 40 Squadron’s marking. A group of Jasta 29 pilots. Karl Gregor is second from left. He had lost his left leg in July 1917 but returned to the unit. Fifth from the left is Harald Auffarth, who had served in two-seater units before becoming leader of Jasta 29. By the end of the war he had claimed nearly 30 victories but did not receive the Pour le Mérite due to the armistice. Also in the photograph but unidentified is Bernhard Brunnecker. In the vicinity of Carvin they met four enemy scouts and a general fight commenced from a height of 16,000 feet.
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The Librarian Times celebrates Open Access Week 2018 by conducting a live panel discussion with OA experts and knowledge seekers
4 November 2018 Prodip Roy Issue 14, Volume 04
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Paris Chronicles
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By Mitanti Ghosh
I, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine, and my Florence.
As all biographies, at first I will mention the village of Caprese, 100km east of my city Florence where I was born on a March day in 1475 according to the calendar you are more used to in your time. My originality is renowned across squares and galleries of your majestic cities, in your citadels of belief and your culture to which you inadvertently cling, so I will also start this narration with this original thought where I call a place other than my birthplace my city, my love.
This is where I rediscovered myself, and where art rediscovered itself a century before I came to call it my home. It was here that I was sent as a young boy to study grammar. But I was raised by a nanny and her husband, a stonecutter so “along with the milk of my nurse I received the knack of handling chisel and hammer” and school and formal training could never have grown an interest in me. Such was the magic of Florence in late 15th century, in its glory during the High renaissance as you call my days today.
The city dances, lives, drinks and creates as a living gallery flanked on two sides for the vibrant Arno. The old bridge called by our Italian name for the same, “Ponte Vecchio” spans over the river and it is the only bridge in Florence that you can see still standing as I did in my days. The others were destroyed sadly by the fanaticism of your World Wars. But do not get me wrong, such fanaticism was also know in my times, even in Florence during its golden period which chased me briefly from my beloved city.
The Arno river and the Ponte Vecchio
On this bridge Giorgio Vasari had built a raised corridor, one year after my death in 1565, to let our patrons, the Medicis reach their palace, Palazzo Pitti from our town hall Palazzo della Signoria without stepping in among the plebeians. Such was the vanity of our rulers, the Medici family but it was also them who commissioned us artists to reach our divinity during that inebriated glorious Quattrocento (15th century), so I cannot really complain.
The raised platform on the Ponte Vecchio
The oldest bridge on the Arno was built at this very spot by the Romans and now shops mainly selling jewelry can be found on the bridge Ponte Vecchio
Remember my friend Vasari, who apart from the platform, also marveled in the design of the gallery of Uffizi which housed our magistrate offices and which now holds the largest collection of Italian Renaissance art and you can admire them including some of my own in this museum. Vasari was a true friend and he outlived me in our mortal lives, and thus got the opportunity to design my tomb. I will however come back to this later.
The facade of the Uffizi Museum designed by Giorgio Vasari
Bacchus by Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio, exhibited in the Uffizi Museum
Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, exhibited in the Uffizi Museum
Now let us visit my workshop which you call the Museum of the Opera of the Duomo and I will show you the 5m tall piece of marble that has been lying around for 40 years then. Only I can carve out a hero from it, which will be worthy of this magnificent city. Yes, I, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine, as it reads on the band of the virgin placed in the Vatican. Ok! Let me speak a little of that master-piece, though it does not adorn my city.
A workshop of sculptors in the Gallerie dell'Accademia where Michelangelo's David is exhibited.
You see, a few years after I started to carve out my originality on marble, a young incompetent Piero the Unfortunate inherited the leadership of Florence. Apart from his commissioning me to build a snow statue, that endured the Florentine heat for two days, his failure to handle the situation that arose from the siege of King Charles VIII of France, caused the Medici family to flee Florence and the city came under the influence of fanatical Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola in 1494. Savonarola wanted to make Florence great (sounds familiar even in your times?) and was keen to build Florence on morality and Christian purity and thus had obvious apathy towards art and artists. Thus I left briefly my home and arrived in Rome after brief sojourns in Venice and Bologna in 1496. It was here in 1497 that the French ambassador to the Holy See, Cardinal Jean de Bilhères-Lagraulas commissioned the Pieta which came to life through the virgin, forever pure and young and still remains as one of my most renowned master pieces. But the theme of the pieta was so close to me as it deals with mortality that this will in no way be my last on that subject.
The Vatican Pieta, one of the three statues made by Michelangelo on this theme.
Now let us go back to my workshop in Florence, to which I could again return in 1499 after the execution of the fanatic Savonarola, and the re-establishment of the Florentine Republic under Piero Soderini. There lied that 5m tall Carrara marble on which work had been held for 40 years. Now I Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine, the creator of the Pieta of Vatican (on which I signed my name just in case someone steals my glory) will liberate the hero trapped in that marble block to adorn the grand Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome of our cathedral.
The dome of the Florence Cathedral, an architectural wonder.
The cathedral is a pride of Florence, as I had known it all my life and as you may admire it in your time. The complex with every aspect of it inspired me to chisel on marble from the very early days of my life.
For example, the lavish bronze gate of the Baptistery, the Gates of Paradise, on which the master Lorenzo Ghiberti spend 50 years of his life to realize and which you can see today in the museum of the cathedral housed in the very building where I had my workshop.
The bronze door of the Baptistery designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti which Michelangelo called the Gates of Paradise.
Then there are the marble facades of the cathedral and the baptistery, decorated with sculptures by Nanni di Banco, Donatello, and Jacopo della Quercia and the sublime bell tower designed by one of my heroes, Giotto di Bondone.
The facade of the Florence Cathedral
Everything was perfect with this complex even 100 years before my existence, at the beginning of the 15th century, everything, but it missed only a very important detail, its huge dome. No one had any idea how to build a free standing dome which would be the world’s largest and will hold that distinction for centuries to come.
Then came along a goldsmith, with no real experience in architecture who took up the task of building the impossible dome armed with years of studying the ancient Roman domes, mainly the Pantheon and architectures. This is the very same goldsmith who lost the competition to Ghiberti for the commission of the Baptistery gate I mentioned above which I named the Gates of Paradise. But this goldsmith was a genius, and I admire him for it all my life.
Filippo Brunelleschi looking up towards his dome.
He devised an innovative technique, which you call now the Herring bone brick design, which you can see even in your time if you are brave enough to climb 463 steps up to the top of the dome, making your way between the two walls of this unique dome.
The Herring bone pattern of the bricks as seen in the inner walls of the dome.
From the top of the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
After having convinced his workers of his design using a real model which can be seen today in the same cathedral museum I mentioned above, Brunelleschi went ahead with the realization of the dome which stands out against the Florentine sky.
A small hemispherical dome dating back to Brunelleschi's time with the Herring bone pattern, discovered in 2012 while enlargement of the Duomo Museum and is believed to be the model Brunelleschi used to convince the workers of his technique.
Because the dome was possible, so was possible much later to paint the grand fresco in the interior of the dome by my friend whom I mentioned before, Vasari. It was however completed after his lifetime by Federico Zuccari and both of them were inspired by, yes you guessed it, by me, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine. I am unique when it comes to frescos, and you all know my famous fresco in the Vatican. I will come to that later.
The fresco under the dome of the Florence Cathedral with the Last Judgement by Vasari.
Now why else is Brunelleschi’s dome important? It’s also because a young apprentice was so thrilled by his unique machines that he used to lift all that mass up to that height that he made a lot of sketches and passed them later, or rather you know them later as his own inventions. This young apprentice was named Leonardo da Vinci and leaking out this trivia should in no means be interpreted as a result of my rivalry and contempt for him. In fact I liked him too, even when he vehemently opposed the idea of placing that 5m marble statue that I created on that grand Brunelleschi’s dome.
Annunciation painted by young Leonardo Da Vinci when he was an apprentice with the master Verrocchio in Florence in the 1470s. This is exhibited in the Uffizi Museum
The tools developed and used by Brunnelleschi for the construction of the Dome that can be seen in the Doumo Museum in Florence.
So what is this statue I am talking about? It is, as you call it even 500 years after it was carved as the most famous marble statue of the world. They asked me to build a gigantic biblical hero which would be one of the many to adorn the roof of the cathedral. And that is where my originality comes into play. A statue of David, unlike the statues known to the world at that time, unique, different from those by other masters like Donatello and Verrocchio who represented David after he had defeated the giant Goliath. My statue shows the young, confident, determined David just before he uses his slingshot to slay the giant.
The original David by Michelangelo now can be seen in the Gallerie dell'Accademia of Florence.
You can see his very eyes, peering towards his adversary, and you can realize that David, at that very moment is confident of the superiority of his intellect against the brute force of his enemy.
Should I even mention his perfect body, the muscles and the veins and how I spent hours dissecting dead bodies to study such intricate human anatomy?
Thus was conceived the master piece, David on 25th January, 1504 but then a new struggle issued, that of lifting a six ton marble statue to the roof of the cathedral. In fact it was so perfect, no one dared to risk damaging it and thus a committee including Botticelli and also my love and hate relation Da Vinci decided to place it at the gate of Palazzo della Signoria, the city's town hall which you know as Palazzo Vecchio.
Palazzo della Signoria, the town hall of Florence, now called the Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria in front of the town hall where David was originally placed.
And the location was no less grand than the rooftop of the Cathedral as it replaced the master Donatello's bronze sculpture of Judith and Holofernes and it would have been today among some of the other master-pieces of the Piazza della Signoria which came there later but are no less grand and exquisite.
The replica of David placed at its original location in the Piazza della Signoria.
The Rape of the Sabine Women (1582) by Giambologna in the Piazza della Signoria.
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini (1554) in the same square.
And how can I forget Bandinelli who once destroyed my work out of envy but whose Hercules stood by my David as brothers guarding the republic of Florence.
Hercules and Cacus by Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1534) which stands just beside the replica of David, where the original David had been in Michelangelo's time.
Soon my David also became a political statement as a symbol of the little Republic of Florence which can look right into the face of stronger gigantic neighbors, including Rome towards which my David looks. And it became so unique that even people of the 1870s just like those in my time started to worry about its conservation. Thus it was removed from the public plaza and placed in the security of Accademia Gallery to which people queue even in your day to glance at the most illustrious sculpture of the world. But they built a replica, probably the best among the many real-size replicas of my statue and placed it in its original location in 1873.
The original David in the Gallerie dell'Accademia
There is also a bronze replica which overlooks my city from the Piazzale Michelangelo.
The bronze replica of the David in Piazzale Michelangelo
David had given me the fame I craved for and this fame now brought unforeseen opportunities as well as unexpected challenges. First I was called back to Rome by Pope Julius II who would remain by favorite critic and admirer. While he commissioned me to design his tomb, an envious Donato Bramante had other plans for me. Michelangelo, the sculptor had already proved his ability, so Bramante having lost the commission of the Pope’s tomb, forced him to demand from me something I was not used to, to paint a fresco. Yes I had little experience in painting, and a few like Doni Tondo which you have exhibited in your Uffizi Gallery of Florence are the few, I had realized before.
Doni Tondo of Michelangelo exhibited in the Uffizi Museum.
But little did he know that I, the Florentine Michelangelo Buonarroti would soon convert this challenge in one of the greatest paintings ever realized by man. And thus, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, in the very heart of the Vatican, itself, like my creation depicted the divine touch of God onto the mortal man.
The fresco of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (from Wikipedia as photography is prohibited in the Sistine Chapel)
But why I am mentioning this when I am speaking about my city Florence? Because a few months after the ceiling of the Sistine chapel was completed, Pope Julius II died in 1513 and I was to complete the tomb that he dearly wanted in his lifetime. But his successors were not so inclined in paying for that tomb and so the series of sculptures which I created, some finished and others unfinished had to remain so till this day. You can see some of those magnificent prisoners which still remain trapped in their marble cages, in the same room of the Accademia Gallery of my city where my David stands high.
Three of the four prisoners by Michelangelo exhibited in the Academia of Florence.
This was not the only tomb I was commissioned for as back home, the Medicis also wanted me to design their family funerary chapel in the Basilica of San Lorenzo along with its library and also its façade. Here in this chapel I left a touch my originality in the allegorical figures representing Night and Day, and Dusk and Dawn.
Basilica of San Lorenzo in the left top corner. Photo taken from the roof of the Florence cathedral. You can see the unfinished facade of the basilica.
Affluence was never my problem and I can safely say I was what you call today the multi-billionaires. No wonder all this wealth came to me from the city whose benches in our market place, the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, gave you the word “bank” and when those benches when ‘ruptured’ it gave you the word bankruptcy. And this later seems to have hit the patrons of the city, the Medicis in the late 1520s.
Il Porcellino, the bronze boar in Mercato Nuovo of Florence. This is a replica of the original boar of Pietro Tacca which was originally in this spot.
Loggia del Mercato Nuovo of Florence.
The Medicis may have just dreamt bigger than even they can afford. The façade of Basilica of San Lorenzo was never finished, and no one else till your day could ever finish that which may have been my greatest work ever.
The unfinished facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo
This was followed by political turmoil and I hardly realized when the Medicis fell, thrown out, fought back, reconquered Florence and started hating me and plotting my assassination. But in all, it was the time to flee my beloved city again and in 1534 I found refuge again in the chapel (though under a Medici Pope) where I had brought the ceiling to life, the Sistine chapel, this time around to paint the final apocalypse of man, the Last Judgement.
Michelangelo's Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican (photo from Wikipedia as photography is prohibited in the Sistine Chapel.)
And work never stopped to pour upon me, now in my seventies and desperate to return to my beloved Florence. But in Rome there was work to be done, for starters to redesign the seat of mortal power, the Capitoline Hill and its Piazza del Campidoglio and then for the most remarkable architectural project anyone could be asked to design in my days, the very crown of divinity, the dome of St. Peter's Basilica of Rome.
Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy designed by Michelangelo.
The Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican as seen across the Tiber River in Rome. The dome was designed by Michelangelo but finished after his death.
All this kept me away, during the dusk of mortal life from my beloved city which I would never see again till my last breathe on 18 February, 1564. And it would never have been possible, unless my heir, my nephew smuggled my body from Rome and lay me to rest in the Basilica of Santa Croce of Florence. It is here where my friend Vasari designed a fitting tomb for me and it is here where I rest with other Florentine greats like Galileo Galilei and tombstones of Machiavelli and Dante.
The tomb of Michelangelo in the Basilica of Santa Croce of Florence. The tomb is designed by Vasari.
The tombstones of Dante and Galileo Galilei in the Basilica of Santa Croce of Florence
Never in my youth did I ponder on the basic fact of human life, death itself, however I could not shy away from the inevitable during my later years when I searched for immortality through my extensive works. Immortality, is it through my heir, or through the only love of my life, the young nobleman Tommaso dei Cavalieri who stands and weeps in my funeral, or is it through the dome of God himself at the Vatican which is still being built as I lay in my coffin, or through the immaculate body of David or through those mountains of white marble of Carrara or my little workshop behind the Cathedral of my beloved Florence? May be not, but just as the ever youthful virgin whom I carved in my youth, I did another attempt to divine permanence through another pieta, this time putting myself as Nicodemus holding on to the body of Jesus, holding on to the only permanence, to death itself. And thus you mortals like me, you rightfully placed that final work, that Florentine Pietà, with me, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine in the Museum of the Opera of the Duomo as you call it today, in the very place where I spend the prime of my life creating immortality, my workshop of Florence.
The Florentine Pieta, one of Michelangelo's very last works which he finished when in his 80s. However unhappy with the outcome, in an attempt to destroy it, he permanently damaged the left arm and leg of the Jesus in the statue. The statue is now exhibited in the Museum of the Opera of the Duomo, in the very room which was the workshop of the cathedral and where Michelangelo carved out his David.
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PREORDER THE NEW CURTIS STIGERS ALBUM (OUT 1/20) BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
December 23, 2016 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments
There’s a new Curtis Stigers album coming January 20, and you can preorder it at The Record Exchange before Christmas!
The genre-hopping singer/songwriter/saxophonist celebrates the 50th anniversary of Sinatra at the Sands with the Danish Radio Big Band on new live recording One More for the Road.
50 years ago, magic was made on the stage of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, when the timeless cool of Frank Sinatra met the robust swing of the Count Basie Orchestra. Sinatra at the Sands has remained a beloved classic ever since, the perfect marriage of old-school pop and big band jazz.
Singer, songwriter and saxophonist Curtis Stigers has been bringing those worlds together in his own music for the last three decades (along with touches of nearly every other genre one could call to mind), which makes him an ideal candidate to reinterpret Ol’ Blue Eyes’ cherished repertoire for modern ears. On his twelfth album and ninth release for Concord Records, One More for the Road, Stigers captures the rare alchemy of hipness, elegance, playfulness and feeling that made Sinatra’s renditions of these songs immortal while adding his own unique twist.
On One More for the Road, Stigers finds his own version of that elusive Sinatra-Basie chemistry with the virtuosic and ebulliently swinging musicians of the Danish Radio Big Band. Recorded in the band’s headquarters, the acoustic marvel that is the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, the bristling live recording features the DRBB playing vibrant takes based on the original Nelson Riddle and Billy May arrangements, which can’t help but spark inspired vocal performances from Stigers.
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Stealing Sunrise
Director: Michael Jason Allen
Stars: Michael Jason Allen, DeAnna Cali, Andrew DeCarlo, Rhett Crosby
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Rating: 7 (from 1 vote)
Review: As this year opened, I was contacted by, watched, and reviewed the second film of independent filmmaker Michael Jason Allen, The Coldest Kiss, and while it had flaws (most of which are common amongst low and ultra-low budget productions), there were some exceptional bright spots in cinematography and scoring, plus enough solid to good portions of the screenplay and the cast’s performances that I could recommend the film overall. Especially parallaxed against the film’s microscopic budget, Allen’s talents and skills behind the camera were magnified even more.
Having now watched his third film, Stealing Sunrise, I am relieved to report that it’s not only a better film than its predecessor, but by quite a margin; and so much so that it needs no caveat of mentioning its likely similarly microscopic budget. It’s just a plain old good film, with moments reaching into very good and excellent, even as it still has a few downsides. As with my earlier review of Allen’s work, I will mostly suspend my lack of inhibition at ‘spoiling’ the movie’s plotline because, to so many casual filmgoers, this kernel of knowledge is often a big factor in their attendance of said films, and I want to encourage viewers and cineastes to patronize Allen’s work.
Let me go chronologically through the script, and get the negative stuff out of the way at the get go. The 92 minute film opens badly. There is a two and half minute long opening pre-credits scene that simply has no place in the film. This is because it is redundant, given that its information is imparted a few times later in the film as well as being essentially irrelevant- a Macguffin, to the deeper point of the film, and that, as executed- a two on one knife fight, it’s quite poor, with robotic choreography and dumb ass antagonists. Basically, we follow one of what will be the film’s four lead characters walking across a pedestrian overpass above a highway to meet a bad ass black dude- some sort of gangster. That lead character is Allen’s own Dallas- a Mohawked none too bright petty criminal. He soon realizes what we see- an even bigger, badder black thug is walking up behind him, meaning Dallas has no way out between the two men. He clearly owes money to Thug 1, and Thug 2 is the enforcer. Both idiots assail Dallas, with clearly pulled punches that miss Dallas by a visible mile. Dallas then pulls out his gun-shaped knife, slashes at the chest and neck of Thug 1, as Thug 2 conveniently stands by, twiddling his thumbs- perhaps frozen in awe of Dallas’s fishing lure like ponytail thingy? This momentary mesmerism allows Dallas to gut Thug 2 like a huge catfish.
Now, this all occurs at night, but in plain view over a busy highway, and neither thug even bothers to bring a gun. Right- not believable at all. Dallas runs away, cue credits, and we’re off. This opening scene is, thankfully, anomalous to the rest of the picture, and it amazes me that Allen kept it in because, as we soon learn, that ‘setup’ is recapitulated in a conversation at a bar between Dallas and his sister Lisa (DeAnna Cali), wherein we learn they are petty crooks who are in league with Eddie (Andrew DeCarlo, who had a minor role in The Coldest Kiss), the leader of their de facto minor league criminal gang, who is in stir and entrusted Dallas with $15,000 of loot he pissed away, thus prompting Dallas to likely turn to the black thugs we can scope out as likely loan sharks. But, again, any reasonable person could have just watched the film, starting post-credits, and gotten all this, as Allen writes a very good scene, filled with realistic dialogue, and heightened by the subjective POVs of the siblings whose comments make the techno-trash music blaring behind them diminish. Clearly, Allen did not trust his own writing early in the screenplay.
We then meet the fourth and final lead character, video game loving Harold (Rhett Crosby- who played a playboy, Howie, in The Coldest Kiss, and was arguably that film’s best actor), Eddie’s younger but larger brother. The trio of Dallas, Lisa, and Harold scheme to meet Eddie, after his release, and pick him up on the highway, where Eddie and Dallas almost come to blows over Dallas’s pissing away of $15,000 worth of booty. Nonetheless, they come up with a plan to go the California cost to ‘watch sunrises’- a plot point that resurfaces in the film to underscore the stupidity of the criminals who believe the sun rises in the west. Their plan entails finding a small town with suckers they can rob. The four characters are, in a sense, archetypes of a crime or heist film, and each acts their role- and all fit solidly together in a believable way.
I will not detail that much of the number of criminal schemes they come up with so not to ‘spoil’ the film’s ending, but, while there are a number of wooden acting performances in the film’s secondary and tertiary roles, the four leads provide a level of acting quality and onscreen chemistry that was discernibly missing in The Coldest Kiss. The weakest performance of the four is Allen’s, but he is solid. The best of the four performances, again, belongs to Rhett Crosby, who, in his role exudes the most range and brings to mind both the physical presence and acting intensity of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Private Pyle in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, and Michael Shannon in both The Iceman and Werner Herzog’s My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?, as well as the memory of Lennie Small, from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men. It also brings to mind Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho in that, like that film, this film’s main villain turns out not to be the real villain of the film, and we find this out in a doublecross (marred only by a fight scene almost as wooden and typically silly- re: the knockouts require only a single blow cliché-as the one that opens the film). Fortunately the film survives this qualitative hiccup.
The impressive thing about Stealing Sunrise’s screenplay, though, is that while Hitchcock reveals that his main villain is not the real villain about 20% of the way through Psycho, Allen daringly pulls off his heretofore unexpected (albeit slightly hinted at) switcheroo at about the 70% mark, and, unlike in Psycho, the net narrative result of the switch remains unresolved at film’s end (a good thing). More impressive is that it works, for the most part, although the revelation scene, like the final death scene in The Coldest Kiss, goes on too long, and should have been tightened from its 17 minute reveal to maybe a third that. It suffers from what is known as the Evil Gloating trope.
But, on the technical side, the film generally excels. As mentioned, director Allen shines with the faux 80s musical soundtrack, composed of nearly half of his own work, as well as that of other artists. The cinematography, by Allen and James Kelley, is well done- especially a musical montage segment that ends at the Grand Canyon a third of the way into the film. It is a more naturalistic looking film, with subtler compositions and framing, and not as flashy and impressive as the shots in the prior film, but, given that Stealing Sunrise is a better scripted and acted character study, it’s a worthy tradeoff. 1980s era paraphernalia include a cassette playing tape deck in Dallas’s sportscar, and their picking up Eddie as he walks under a bridge with a train under it (a motif oft used in 80s era films on ‘lostness’).
Some good moments include the end of a scene where Dallas and Lisa rob an old pawn shop owner (Graham Mackie- who pisses his pants in fear), of $8000, and Dallas deliberately misleads him by mentioning their imminent return to Tulsa, Oklahoma. There are also interesting shots that reveal much of the characters yet have little to do with the action portion of the film, which shows Allen’s growing maturity as a film director in understanding that plot evolves from character and that little moments that reveal character help shape the big moments of plot, even if there could be more and deeper moments and conversations. Some of the best scenes show Harold picking his nose, wiping it on his shirt, and watching Eddie and Lisa make out; and Harold’s game noises and Lisa’s nail filing noises as Dallas tries to sleep.
As mentioned, the lead actors all give good or better than good performances, with Rhett Crosby tasked to toting the biggest load, and succeeding, even as his character is humorously belittled throughout the film, asking what he can do to help, and always being told, ‘nothing,’ by the others. Of the minor characters, Sheriff Pat Porter (Rob Edwards) has some good, naturalistic scenes, as well as some poorly acted scenes, usually those which were amongst the worst penned in the film- such as his almost mentally retarded inability to put the pieces of the ongoing crime spree together. Once he does, an unrealistic scene involves the sheriff going to confront the criminals in their motel room accompanied not by any deputies, but by the dense motel owner, and carrying a single weapon. A better scene comes just before film’s end, in a narrative feint constructed by the film’s real villain, in which the sheriff questions whether the criminals or townsfolk of Bunch are worse. Unfortunately, Edwards stagnates in the otherwise well written scene. But, some of the film’s scenes are negated by simple continuity errors that likely slipped by Allen, who wore at least a dozen hats in this film, down to grip, gaffer, best boy, and caterer. One such scene was a cut from light shining through a window in the sheriff’s office to a simultaneous scene at the motel room of the gang where it is clearly deep into the night.
Another scene that falls flat is the jewelry store heist, which nets the gang a hundred thousand dollars- their biggest score until the main quarter of a million dollar heist that ends the film. The worst part of that particular sequence comes just after the jewelry store heist, where an over the top gay jewelry salesman, Joe (Britain Bhatton) tries to provide humor, playing off the stolid sheriff’s typical moronic bewildered machismo, but fails. The more understated female employee, Kat (Cat Roberts), is solid. Vera Dell, as a wealthy widow, is mediocre, at best, while Brian Adel, as a smarmy prison guard, upon Eddie’s release, evokes Plan 9 From Outer Space level emoting in his elm-like one line performance. But, scenes like the above mentioned, and the film’s opening, need to just not appear in future films. Another scene that loses power comes from not a continuity error, per se, but from a lack of diegetic realism, and this happens when, in this film set in 1986, one of the characters unplugs a telephone jack from the motel room wall, while, in that era, such jacks did not exist, and phone lines literally had to be yanked out with great force. Another error ends the film, as the real villain aims to get away with the $358,000 booty, but to do so he would have to cash an easily traceable check to his own name, thus leading to easy capture.
However, these are all fixable flaws, and are small change in comparison to the green wad that the bulk of the film unpeels. Character realism could use some work, but if Allen’s next film exceeds this one in equal degree that Stealing Sunrise exceeds The Coldest Kiss, then this should be a moot point. All in all, Michael Jason Allen’s latest film shows huge improvement over his last film, and it’s about time some independent investor in films takes notice and sees financial, as well as artistic, reward in his future. All Allen needs is larger distribution, invites to bigger name film festivals, and his films will attract investors, which will, in turn, erase the limitations that the micro-budgets he works with impose- especially in the writing and hiring of higher ceiling actors. As for viewers, enjoy this film and anticipate Allen’s next, and hopefully even better fourth film.
Reviewer: Dan Schneider
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Home NEWS PM Claims Offers as Low as RM10B to Build ECRL
PM Claims Offers as Low as RM10B to Build ECRL
The government received offers as low as RM10 billion to complete the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), revealed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The government, he said, was unwilling to pay the initial estimated cost of RM55 billion for the ECRL, which would stretch from Kelantan to Port Klang.
However, he said, it had been prepared to pay more than RM10 billion, according to The Malaysian Insight.
“Paying RM55 billion for something that the highest estimate is only RM30 billion would not be good for our financial health.
“Some even said they can do the ECRL for RM10 billion instead of RM55 billion. Some are Chinese companies, some are local companies.
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“We have to talk with them if there is a possibility of reducing the cost from RM55 billion to RM10 billion. We would be stupid not to accept,” he was quoted as saying.
He did not name the companies that made such offers or state if these were for existing or modified parameters.
However, the prime minister said the offers must be studied to see if is possible to complete the project for that little.
Earlier this month, Mahathir had visited China to negotiate the ECRL and two gas pipeline projects.
The prime minister said he had told China that Malaysia simply could not afford the projects.
When asked to explain the discrepancy between his announcement in China that the ECRL and two gas pipeline projects were cancelled and his subsequent clarification otherwise, Dr Mahathir said he only announced the matter “in principle”.
“The details of all these things must be done at the official level.
“For me, I had only said it in principle, we have no money and we have to cancel or defer or reduce cost,” he said.
While he said the intention was to cancel these, studies were ongoing to see if they could also be postponed or made cheaper.
Dr Mahathir had blamed the previous administration for the inflated costs.
He had also pointed the finger at former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak for these lopsided contracts with China, but Najib has defended his administration.
Najib had called on the new government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into these projects to vindicate himself.
However, Mahathir said an RCI would not solve anything as the perpetrator is already known.
“RCI doesn’t solve anything. It is just meant to point fingers and the fingers are pointed at him (Najib).
“There is no need for an RCI. He is the perpetrator, we wouldn’t have this problem if Najib hadn’t been the prime minister,” he said.
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Home Improvement (Season 2) DVD Review
Nominated for 9 Golden Globes and 34 Emmys, including 2 for Outstanding Comedy Series, Home Improvement was the number one family-friendly comedy for most of the 1990′s decade. Created by three writers who worked on wide range of sitcoms, such as The Cosby Show (1984) and Roseanne (1988), Home Improvement is one of a number of 1990′s smash hit sitcoms built around a lead character who stars as a stand-up comic in real life. Some of the other series include Seinfeld (1990), The Drew Carey Show (1995), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), and King Of Queens (1998) among others. One of the trailblazers in this area, Home Improvement ranked in the Top 10 among Nielsen-rated shows for seven of its eight seasons (it ranked #11 in Season 7). One notable tidbit of trivia is that Sears was approached to sponsor the show which would’ve put Craftsman tools in the hands of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor (as opposed to the fictional “Binford” brand), but Sears rejected the offer because they feared Tim Allen’s prior conviction on a drug charge might be interpreted as unfriendly to families (funny, since Home Improvement later fell under the moniker of the Walt Disney Company)…
Home Improvement centers around the life of Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), a home improvement expert who hosts his own local TV show “Tool Time” on cable access. Tim and his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) live in a house in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan with their three boys Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith). On “Tool Time,” Tim is flanked by the flannel-clad, easy-going Al Borland (Richard Karn) who is often the butt of Tim’s jokes and harbors a neurotic tendency toward perfectionism. At home, Tim’s numerous domestic missteps lead him to continuously seek the advice of his well-traveled, near-perfect neighbor Wilson (Earl Hindman), whose lower face is never seen (only his eyes)… Marked by Tim’s abundant clumsiness as a home improvement guru and his inept ability to display sensitivity toward his wife, Home Improvement is a classic sitcom that relies on formulaic episodes of slapstick humor and zinging one-liners. It’s a formula that works, but grows tiresome as the show progresses…
The Home Improvement (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere “Read My Hips” in which Jill plans a romantic evening at home for herself and Tim, but Tim throws a wrench in her plans when he spends the evening hanging out at a bar with Al and the guys from A&B Construction. When he finally returns home, Jill is upset, fearing that the romance has left their relationship. Meanwhile, Brad ponders the true meaning of Jennifer’s physical assaults. Does she really want to kiss him? Other notable episodes from Season 2 include “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” in which Jill finds out that Tim never put the finishing touches on his legal will, and “Shooting Three to Make Tutu” in which Jill insists that Tim take Mark to the ballet despite the fact that he has front-row tickets to the Pistons game…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Home Improvement (Season 2) DVD:
Episode 25 (Read My Hips) Air Date: 09-16-1992
Episode 26 (Rites and Wrongs of Passage) Air Date: 09-23-1992
Episode 27 (Overactive Glance) Air Date: 09-30-1992
Episode 28 (Groin Pulls) Air Date: 10-07-1992
Episode 29 (Heavy Meddle) Air Date: 10-14-1992
Episode 30 (The Haunting of Taylor House) Air Date: 10-28-1992
Episode 31 (Roomie for Improvement) Air Date: 11-04-1992
Episode 32 (May the Best Man Win) Air Date: 11-11-1992
Episode 33 (Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way) Air Date: 11-18-1992
Episode 34 (Let’s Did Lunch) Air Date: 11-25-1992
Episode 35 (Abandoned Family) Air Date: 12-02-1992
Episode 36 (I’m Scheming of a White Christmas) Air Date: 12-16-1992
Episode 37 (Bell Bottom Blues) Air Date: 01-06-1993
Episode 38 (Howard’s End) Air Date: 01-13-1993
Episode 39 (Love is a Many Splintered Thing) Air Date: 01-20-1993
Episode 40 (Dances with Tools) Air Date: 02-03-1993
Episode 41 (You’re Driving Me Crazy, You’re Driving Me Nuts) Air Date: 02-10-1993
Episode 42 (Bye Bye Birdie) Air Date: 02-17-1993
Episode 43 (Karate or Not, Here I Come) Air Date: 02-24-1993
Episode 44 (Shooting Three to Make Tutu) Air Date: 03-03-1993
Episode 45 (Much Ado About Nana) Air Date: 03-17-1993
Episode 46 (Ex Marks the Spot) Air Date: 04-14-1993
Episode 47 (To Build or Not to Build) Air Date: 05-05-1993
Episode 48 (Birth of a Hot Rod) Air Date: 05-12-1993
Episode 49 (The Great Race) Air Date: 05-19-1993
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Academic and Career Planning, or ACP, is a student-driven, adult supported process in which students create and cultivate their own unique and information-based visions for post-secondary success, obtained through self-exploration, and the development of career management and planning skills. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (http://dpi.wi.gov/acp) in the PI26 legislation requires public school districts to provide academic and career planning services to students in Grades 6 through 12 beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. These new academic and career planning requirements connect school districts' education for employment plans and programs to the new academic and career planning requirements.
At West De Pere High School we are proud to report that we have implemented Academic and Career Planning since 1998. The heart of our ACP lies within our Advisement and Portfolio process. The ACP is a 4 part process of know, explore, plan and go which students developed throughout Middle School and High School. It is an integral part of our Comprehensive School Counseling conferencing model.
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Plot twist: Brianna Wu's gun-loving, car-flipping gamebro stalker is actually a trolly comedian. Who now claims he's being harassed.
“Jace Connors” holds forth on Skype
That gun-loving gamebro who flipped his car while on his way, he said, to “race” video game developer and GamerGate critic Brianna Wu? It turns out he’s not the delusional and potentially dangerous asshole he seemed to be in the countless videos he’s put online.
No, he’s actually an aspiring comedian in an “extreme” comedy troupe known for trolling everyone from anime fans to TED talk attendees, and “Jace Connors” is just a character he’s been playing, a sort of parody of a basement-dwelling, monster-drink-guzzling gamebro douchebag who can’t tell the difference between real life and video games. His harassment of Wu — what he called “OperationWupocalypse” — was all part of an elaborate comedy bit that he’s been doing for years.
In other words, he’s not one kind of asshole, happily terrifying a woman who gets regular death threats in the name of video games. He’s another kind of asshole, happily terrifying a woman who gets regular death threats in the name of video games.
As Joseph Bernstein of Buzzfeed reported last night, “Connors”
is in fact Jan Rankowski, a 20-year-old living in Maine who is affiliated with Million Dollar Extreme, a provocative cult comedy group based in Rhode Island, and far from being the archfiend of GamerGate, Rankowski is himself now the subject of a campaign of harassment.
While lots of people had been suspicious for some time, the real identity of “Jace Connors,” also known as Parkourdude91, seems to have been first uncovered by a commenter on Kiwi Farm, a site devoted to trolling “Lolcows” — that is, “people and groups whose eccentric or foolish behavior can be ‘milked’ for amusement and laughs.”
The plot twist is that “Connors”/Rankowski has been milking the milkers, and the rest of us, for laughs. He told Buzzfeed that “the Jace character was just a lens through which I do satire” and that his recent behavior was designed to mock “the over-the-top, super-hyper-macho armed GamerGater.”
Now that his real identity has been exposed — assuming that this is not part of an even more elaborate troll job — the guy who terrorized Wu now claims that he’s being terrorized, with people calling his workplace and the high school he went to. He told Buzzfeed that “part of the humor of MDE is pushing the boundaries, but we’ve never encountered actually being afraid for our own safety.”
Rankowski added that he’s gained a “newfound respect for the people who are having to deal with GamerGate, Brianna Wu and Anita.”
Then again, he could be trolling us once again. On his blog Deagle Nation – named after a pistol “Jace Connors” fetishizes – he’s put up a post with the title THANK YOU FOR PLAYING. He promises that “THE TRUTH OF PARKOURDUDE91” will be revealed in a livestream tomorrow, declaring
WE’RE NOT DONE YET
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
AND IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE
All this even though he told Buzzfeed that he “was made to sign a contract at my job saying I wouldn’t make any of these videos again.”
When I wrote about “Jace Connors,” shortly after he posted a video of himself having what looked like a screeching tantrum by the side of an icy highway next to a car on its side, I noted that “his behavior is so strange and erratic and almost literally unbelievable that it would be easy to dismiss him as a troll.” But I went on to say that if he were trolling he would have to be “the most dedicated troll since Andy Kaufman’s fake comedian alter ego Tony Clifton.”
The prize was behind door number two. One difference: the famously assholish Tony Clifton was, at least some of the time, funny.
So is all this evidence that Wu and the others who’ve been targets of #GamerGate’s harassment army are making a big deal over threats that are “obviously” fake?
Well, no. To the person on the receiving end of threats and harassment, “fake” threats feel like real threats, because there is no surefire way to tell whether a threat is coming from an internet comedian or from a genuinely dangerous person.
Even if the overwhelming majority of threats aren’t meant seriously – that is, the threatener does not literally intend to track his or her target down and do them bodily harm – those who get the threats can’t simply dismiss them because, well, what if one of them is real?
So congrats, artist-formerly-known-as-Jace-Connors, you’re a huge dick. For real.
Posted in: #gamergate, 8chan, attention seeking, empathy deficit, gamebros, gaslighting, harassment, irony alert, lying liars, TROOOLLLL!!
Flying Mouse says:
I say this a lot, but if I could travel back in time and kill one person, it would be Jonathan Swift.
The fifteen year old me who had to read “A Modest Proposal” after lunch and was almost explosively ill in sophomore English thanks you in advance.
kirbywarp says:
Even if “A Modest Proposal” was never written, I’m sure humanity would have latched onto some other satiric piece as if it were the only one that has ever existed and wore it to the ground.
David Futrelle says:
Integral, I bet that’s it. Buttercup, you should (I mean, if you want to) let the Buzzfeed reporter know about that.
I know, but I can daydream.
Salty says:
If it walks like a psychotic asshole, talks like a psychotic asshole, posts videos like a psychotic asshole, and acts like a psychotic asshole up until the point it turns around and says “Hey guys, I was only joking!”, does that mean it hasn’t been a psychotic asshole?
Methinks not.
Fabe says:
This could have been hilarious if he had gotten Wu’s permission beforehand.
I would not be surprised if the gators start saying that She was in on it and the whole thing was a attempt to slander them.
opium4themasses says:
@kirbywarp I remember your story now. Much better than mine. Sorry for the excessive whitespace.
Xanthë says:
This is like some extreme version of Schrödinger’s douchebag, taken to be a guy who says (or does) offensive things and decides whether he was joking based on the reaction he gets. In this instance, I look forward to Wu taking him to the cleaners.
Buttercup Q. Skullpants says:
I don’t think the January 29th accident was the same one he filmed. That one was a car that rolled over onto its roof in the median (thankfully the occupants were OK), and in the video the car is lying on its side on the side of the highway.
That being said, though, it couldn’t possibly have been filmed/staged on January 30th. Two days earlier there was a blizzard in the area that dumped two feet of snow. He would have been sunk in up to his knees, and yet he’s walking around in what looks like a couple of inches of snow.
I don’t know what to make of the video. It seems horrendously douchey to crash his mom’s Prius just to make a prank film, and yet there’s the car, with one headlight ripped out and a cracked windshield, and he’s trying to kick the windshield in. I can’t imagine him being allowed near an actual accident long enough to film that rant. Not only that, there are no records of a Prius rollover on I-295 or I-95 for the month of January. I’m wondering if he got a couple of buddies to help him flip his mom’s car. The angle isn’t really right either, if he skidded on ice
Well, that posted before I finished my thought. And now I don’t remember where I was going with that.
So I’ll just reiterate, the guy’s a sleazebag, and I’m not surprised he was able to channel GGers so effectively.
In addition to the dozen other reasons why this asshole can go fuck himself, he can also go fuck himself for both playing off and adding more fuel to the demonisation of the mentally ill as violent, irrational killers.
Because when the world looks at somebody like Elliot Rodger and thinks “Anger issues? Misogyny? Nah, dude was just crazy, you know how crazy people are,” God knows we totally needed this turd to turtle-head his way out from the bowels of the Internet.
“Joking” or serious, this dickwit only cares about himself and his “Lulz” with all the empathy of a dead flounder. If there is any working difference between him and the #Gaters he “Satirises,” I sure as shit don’t see it.
Karl Winterling says:
I suspect this guy is a sociopath if he seriously thought everything was a “joke.” He needs to be in jail or (at least) put under heavy supervision.
It’s not like no harm comes from insincere threats. It costs around $1,000 to $1,500 to have to temporarily leave your home for personal safety.
What a life of privilege that this is the first time after years of this assholery that he feels unsafe.
Jenora Feuer says:
You can’t post death threats and then claim you were just joking.
♫Can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding.♫
skiriki says:
Yup, this guy is a certified grade A douchenozzle. May he step on Legos and d4s for every night to come.
Magicat (xyzzy) says:
@Buttercup Yeah, it’s the same guy according to the Portland Herald. According to it, though, he wasn’t working alone — the founder of that “comedy” group, Sam Hyde, was involved. Which makes me wonder: given Rankowski was said to have a 4-year-old’s emotional/social development at 9-10 years old, it wouldn’t be too shocking if he didn’t ‘see’ that they were going over the line, but why didn’t *Sam Hyde* grasp it?
I could only faintly remember the 2004 incident, so I did a little research, and found it’s not surprising people sided against the school. There was a lot of info on both sides, but basically the school admitted it had hoped the ban (which covered the only two public playgrounds in their town) would force the parents to allow an in-house evaluation & “program” or full-time enrollment rather than using the third-party specialists they normally did; it had never suspended NT students for his behavior, and even kids that kicked classmates, brought knives to school, or bullied others only lost recess privileges for 3 days. It also didn’t need to allocate extra staff — one of his parents or home teachers was present & watching at all times.
People should rightly side against him in this case, as it’s a wholly different situation.
Kootiepatra says:
@ M.
God knows we totally needed this turd to turtle-head his way out from the bowels of the Internet.
“Joking” or serious, this dickwit only cares about himself and his “Lulz” with all the empathy of a dead flounder.
I just had to take a moment to admire the perfection of your metaphors in this post. Is it all right if I borrow “all the empathy of a dead flounder” and put it to liberal use in my vocabulary? 😀
Wonderful. Well, I hope that Kiwi Farms is not going to be praised for this, even though “jade Connors” needed to be exposed. Kiwi Farms is basically a forum of trolls and they spend as much time making fun of “social justice warriors” within feminism as well as autistic people and online autism support groups as they do MRA’s and other areas of the “manosphere”, who they dislike and I admit also probably deserve it.
Melyanna says:
He just sounds as delusional and potentially dangerous as he did before I knew he is a “comedian”…
Ellesar says:
“When Wu originally began trying to find “Connors” and pursue criminal charges against him, “I felt guilty,” she says. “It was clear from the videos that this was someone suffering from mental illness. I thought they needed professional help more than prison. Now finding out this is joke by this person that redoubles my effort to put him in jail.””
I really hope she gets her wish.
This idea of harassment or abuse as satire is really pissing me off. A target of satire ‘should’ be a person in power who is fucking over someone or the world in some way. Not ordinary people who are easily made vulnerable. Satirical targets are usually political figures, rich and powerful people, prominent people in the media etc etc. To single out someone who is already getting flak, but not actually doing anything particularly controversial (as far as I can see Wu designs game, whilst being female) is the poorest idea of a target for ‘satire’.
Spindrift says:
@Ellesar
From what he said I don’t think Wu was the target of the satire, rather she was the target of the threats that he claims were satire. The satire itself was meant to be on the gaters. Wu was just a means to an end, a prop, someone who’s peace of mind he didn’t consider, or considered insignificant enough to go ahead with his act.
So I don’t think she’d qualify as a satirical target. It’s another case of her being the target of violent threats.
Spindrift – but the whole thing about the car race and the rifle was aimed directly at her. She may not have been the original target, but she became a target. Even if it was to ultimately show us in clear relief just how ridiculous gamergaters can be (as if we need a crappy comedian to point that out!) she was right in the middle of it, so even if she wasn’t HIS target he used her, and made her a target.
I am not the kind of person to take threats online seriously, but when you have a bit of a public profile it must be quite different. Even if ALL the threats are hot air, the sheer volume must be horrible. The stuff I have seen aimed at AS beggars belief.
AltoFronto says:
Unfunny asshole is unfunny.
But he had us all going, right? So doesn’t that just prove how awesome he is? -_- No.
It’s about as clever as the kids who rang up my Nana’s school with a bomb hoax while she was a teacher there in the 70s. It’s what a 12-year-old would find amusing… until they were expelled and had the police knocking on their door.
And the school had to take the anonymous threat seriously, evacuating the kids and sending staff around the desks to look for the bomb(!), even though it was only kids playing a prank… because a threat is a fucking threat.
Whose benefit are these assholes doing this “comedy” for, anyway? It’s only funny if everyone is in on the fucking joke and it’s clear that the character is an alter-ego performed for effect. It’s only safe to laugh when it’s obviously all been staged.
Character comedy is hard, but I’m sure Mr Rankowski’ll have plenty of time to hone his alter-ego in jail. Maybe Brianna Wu would be kind enough to have some Mr Bean episodes sent to him so he can learn the difference between putting on a comedic persona and being a complete jackass.
I fully agree that she got targetted, I just think she was targetted with threats, not satire. Unless his intention was to mock Wu with satire I don’t think she’s technically a target of satire. Kind of like if you were to steal someone’s bike to go out and throw a pie at someone else, the person who’s bike you stole didn’t get pie in the face, they got robbed.
I guess I just take issue with calling her a “target of satire”. What she got was a lot worse than satire, she was threatened and used as an unwitting prop, simply so this guy could have his jollies poking fun at gaters. A cruel means to an ends.
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No! No no no no no! Yours was great! I just shared mine because yours reminded me of it, and I was proud to have found such an old comment!
The whitespace was fine!
I have seen an alleged comment from him* elsewhere, in which he expressed great amusement at Wu’s having taken time and effort to seek legal protection from ‘a figment of my imagination’.
If he’s being harassed by Goobers over this, I hope against hope that he will learn something from the experience. Even if it’s as basic as ‘I shouldn’t do things like this’.
*At this point, I’m not inclined to believe this cruvveling wahoonie about anything.
It’s certainly hard to take his word on anything at this point.
@Robert That sounds pretty dubious. So according to Rankowski, if I dress up as some fictional character and go murder somebody, I can get out of the charges by simply announcing that the victim was murdered, not by me, but by a figment of my imagination? And therefore was not murdered in reality?
So this should be obvious, but even if your “satire” is proving a legitimate point and directed at a legitimate target, you still aren’t allowed to commit a crime.
Like if a politician says pepper spray is a harmless food product, you still can’t go pepper spray him in the face and go “quit crying, it’s just a food product.” Because that is still assault.
@Kootiepatra
Hah, of course. ^__^;; (And thanks!)
skullbearer says:
I never saw ‘fake it until you make it’ taken this far before.
Naomi Harvey says:
The lives of people in a theatre when you shout “fire” are potentially at risk too. People are crushed to death in stampedes all the time. Neither option is a good idea.
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Q&A: When will the sun explode?
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All stars die, but not all stars “explode.” A supernova is a violent explosion that marks the end of a star’s life cycle. But our sun, the most famous star in our sky, is destined for a gentler death.
Astronomers estimate that in approximately five billion years, the sun will begin to die when its core runs out of hydrogen, its primary fuel source. As the core collapses, temperatures will increase until helium starts burning into carbon. In the shell around the core, the rising temperature will cause hydrogen nuclei to combine into more massive helium nuclei.
Gaining energy from this nuclear fusion in its shell, the sun’s outer layers will expand. As the outer layers get further away from the energy source, their temperature will decrease. At this point, the sun will be a red giant – a relatively cool star with a surface temperature of approximately 3500K, still large enough to envelop the current orbits of Earth and Mars.
However, the sun is not sufficiently massive to explode in a type II supernova, which requires at least eight solar masses. Instead, the core will turn into a white dwarf, a small, dense stellar remnant that slowly cools down while shining. Meanwhile, the sun’s outer layers will turn into a cloud of dust and gas that gradually drifts off into space.
Our sun’s final exit, therefore,will be surprisingly undramatic. While more massive stars go out with a bang, the centerpiece of our solar system will go out with a sigh.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts from its biggest pool of applicants ever.
Vice President Mike Pence attended Wednesday's announcement of the Astronaut Class of 2017 at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
More than 18,300 people threw their hats into the space ring. That's more than double the previous record of 8,000, set in 1978 when the space shuttles were close to launching.
The seven men and five women selected Wednesday will join 44 astronauts already in the NASA corps. U.S. astronauts haven't launched from home soil since 2011. But that could change next year.
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Prospect House have recently been rated 'GOOD' by CQC. CMS has been instrumental in the overall CQC rating they received.
Prospect House is a 60 bedded residential and nursing home with EMI services based in the centre of Malpas, Cheshire. Prospect House have recently been rated 'GOOD' by CQC. CMS has been instrumental in the overall CQC rating they received. Joanne Scott Operations Manager has this to say "We invested in the Ablyss Care Management System a number of years ago and it has proved to be one of the very best decisions we have made. Particularly impressive features include the user-friendly nature of the system meaning new staff can be inducted in how to use the system with great ease and the built-in e-mail system which now forms the foundation of our communication and handover routines." "We particularly like the flexibility and adaptability of the system and the powerful audit and bespoke report design functionality which we use extensively. We are regularly finding new functions that the system is capable of and have recently commenced using the staffing module to assist with rota planning for the benefit of everyone involved in care in the home." "The support available from the team at Ablyss during our system set-up was instrumental in the early stages and the ongoing support provided by them is second to none. We would not hesitate to recommend the system to others."
The Ablyss CMS is probably one of the best investments we have made in the thirty five years we have been running our care home.
The Ablyss CMS is probably one of the best investments we have made in the thirty five years we have been running our care home. It is comprehensive, flexible, adaptable and regularly updated in response to customer feedback and any changes in legislation or current good practice. It does what Ablyss claims it does. The single most impressive feature has to be their help line, a helpline that is helpful! No mind numbing menus to work your way through, straight to a real person who knows what they are talking about. I have never come off the phone to them without my questions being answered or my problem resolved. No other organisation we deal with comes close. Well done!
Our trainer, who had healthcare experience, could support the staff working on the floor, assisting with accurate and detailed point of care recording
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When Considering the Right Franchise Investment, Child Education Should Top Your List
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It’s no secret that the price to obtain a college education is at an all-time high. A college education has become something that isn’t just valued in the majority of the workforce, it’s required. This means that the competition to get accepted into top universities has risen to the point where parents must take steps earlier than ever before to ensure that their children are positioned for success in their academic careers. It’s this highly competitive environment that makes child education an increasingly hot franchise category for 2018. And according to Global Industry Analysts, the private learning and tutoring market is experiencing rapid growth, on pace to become a $227.2 billion industry by 2022. In this article, 1851 Franchise explains why supplemental and enrichment child education is an industry to invest in.
1) Increased value of the college degree and emphasis on resume
To land a well-paying job in the professional world, having a college degree is a prerequisite. Employers will always look at where students attended school and what they studied to even get to the interview phase.
2) Increased competition in schools
Parents and ambitious students recognize the increasing difficulty of entering the workforce, and thus all compete to get into the best school possible to prepare for professional life. But this competition is now starting earlier than college or high school. It’s becoming increasingly harder to nab a spot at a prestigious middle school – or even elementary school – as well.
3) Parents are more willing to invest in education beyond regular schooling
With competition to get accepted into top schools heating up at an unprecedented pace, parents not only recognize that regular schooling might not be enough, but they are also more willing to invest in educational services like those provided at Sylvan Learning. Sylvan has added more advancement and test prep curriculum, including SAT and ACT prep, private school placement test prep, writing, study skills, advanced math, robotics, coding and engineering.
4) Competition is created amongst parents
If parent A sees that parent B is investing in their child’s education to a large degree, parent A will often take steps to make sure that child A is just as well off as child B. In communities where families can afford the cost of additional education courses, parents begin to seek out the best possible services to ensure that their children are attaining the best opportunities to get ahead in their education.
5) Parents are trying to ‘get to the game’ as early as possible
With the increased emphasis on the need for top-notch education, parents are now pressured to provide their kids with accelerated education options. The underlying theme of competition among parents begins early on, so by enrolling a child into an education program at an early age, the parents are setting them up for a more successful future. Parents are no longer waiting for their child to fall behind to enroll them in courses; they’re viewing enrichment education like an after school activity equivalent to soccer or ballet.
Top educational franchise brands have recognized the socioeconomic factors that are currently taking place and know that their programs are in high demand. Sylvan Learning is a prime example of a franchise that has shaped its mission and capabilities to provide offerings for the parents and children who seek to push the boundaries on education.
Sylvan Learning stresses results and setting children up for long-term success. Through its unique integration of technology into its curriculum and individualized learning paths, Sylvan Learning builds academic confidence for its students and inspires them to grow their own educational ambitions.
Sylvan Learning understands that parents are trying to “get in the game” as early as possible, so the brand offers resources for children from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
As parents continue to seek the best educational resources for their children in an increasingly competitive landscape, brands like Sylvan Learning are leading the industry by continuing to raise the bar on the results that education services can provide.
Now is an opportune time to invest in a strong child education franchise like Sylvan. To learn more about Sylvan Learning franchise opportunities, visit www.SylvanFranchise.com.
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