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__label__cc	0.654089	0.345911	What We Believe In Responsible Citizens Blood Wellness Women's Health Profile We are committed to positively impact the lives of our patients through innovation and leadership in the field of healthcare diagnostics. At AEON, we advance cutting-edge healthcare technologies to continuously improve our processes and bring significant improvements in the lives of our patients. The use of the latest in laboratory technology and automated processes allows us to be a leading industry player in quality assurance and reporting accuracy. From our fast turnaround times to our clear and comprehensive reporting, our highly trained team of professionals offer outstanding customer service. Diagnostic test results, including blood tests, influence more than 70% of medical decisions. About 50% of the information in the average medical chart comes from laboratory data. 1It is imperative for patients to receive the highest level of service and accurate results. AEON’s innovative testing solutions and methodologies make us a leading player in the market. Our test menu is an important first step in the overall treatment decisions rendered by medical professionals. According to the CDC, the crisis of Opioid addiction is a growing epidemic with 115 Americans dying every day from an opioid overdose. Recent studies have revolutionized our understanding of the genomic underpinnings of cancer development and progression. About 82% of American adults take at least one medication while 29% take ﬁve or more. According to the World Health Organization, two of the most common cancers affecting women are breast and cervical cancers. 1 The Essentials of Diagnostics Whitepaper. DX Insights. January 2012. At AEON, we believe in helping people lead healthier and improved lives. We innovate to provide you information that helps you manage your health. 2225 Centennial Drive Gainesville, GA 30504 FOLLOW AEON AEON Global Health Recognized as Leaders in Cancer Genomics andReceive GHP Award for Excellence in Toxicology Diagnostics GAINESVILLE, GA – March 08 , 2019 – AEON Global Health Corp. (OTC QB: AGHC), a leading healthcare companywas recognized as “Leaders in Cancer Genomics Diagnostics 2019” and received the “GHP Award for Excellence in Toxicology Diagnostics” as announced by the UK-based GHP Magazine. Aeon Global Health Awarded Joint Commission Accreditation Company Earns “Gold Seal of Approval” after on-site Facility Inspection. Authentidate Announces Name Change To Aeon Global Health Corp Authentidate Holding Corp. (OTCQB: ADAT), announced today that it has completed its previously announced corporate name change to Aeon Global Health Corp.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line3
__label__wiki	0.625679	0.625679	info@francepropertyangels.com Search Alps Search South of France Mezzanine Apartment in Petit Chatel Portes du Soleil - Chatel Valley , Haute-Savoie Number of reception rooms 1 Number of bedrooms 2 Number of bath/shower rooms 1 Habitable Area 45 m² Taxe Fonciere €650; Number of “Lots” in copropriété 68 Ski Storage Yes Storage Yes County Haute-Savoie Postcode 74390 300m from Barbossine Petit Chatel Third and top floor Far reaching views Cellar and ski locker Covered parking. A top floor 2 "plus" bedroomed mezzanine apartment, just 300m from the pistes. The apartment includes coin montagne bunk area, open plan living/dining area with equipped kitchenette and fireplace, access to balcony with good views, and 2 bedrooms on the mezzanine level. The property comes with a cellar, ski locker and covered parking place. Located in Petit Chatel, just 300m from the Barbossine chair lifts, on the third floor of a residence built in 1981. Châtel remains a classic alpine village with attractive shops and restaurants lining the narrow streets at the centre of the village. The apartment consists of an entrance hall with coin montagne bunk area, open plan living/dining area with equipped kitchenette and fireplace, access to balcony with good views, separate WC. The upper level has 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Offered with furniture, cellar, ski locker and covered parking. Sales Details Partner Agent Mandate - Delegation. This property is part of 2 buildings that include 68 lots. Charges to follow. Energy Rating (DPE): To follow France Property Angels - English Speaking Estate Agent and Professional Property Finders. Contact our commercial agent Tim Smith - tim.smith@francepropertyangels.com +33(0) 623 094 917 Chatel is an original farming village nestled in the French Alps. Steeped in history, Chatel takes as much pride in its history (dating back to Roman times) as it does in its future. This website shows just a selection of properties for sale. Please contact us for details of others that might suit you. Notaire Fees Calculator "Thank you both so much. You have been brilliant. Can't wait to get out there and start enjoying our new home. See you soon and hope you have a great Christmas." Jon and Abi Keene, December 2018 "Many thanks Kate for everything. We very much appreciate the time you spent with us to get to this day. I can only echo what Clare has said in thanking you for all your help, patience and good humour in helping us with this purchase - it genuinely has been a pleasure working with you!" Clare and Nick Allen "Sincere apologies from Heather and me for being so late in thanking you for your assistance in purchasing our new property. We are truly grateful to you for facilitating the process and have already pointed friends in your direction." Stuart Exell Chatel is an original farming village nestled in the French Alps. Steeped in history, Chatel takes as much pride in its history (dating back to Roman times) as it does in its future. With picture postcard chalets tucked away amongst incredible mountains, Châtel offers a truly authentic alpine experience but with a modern infrastructure and easy accessibility. Chatel is located at the top end of the Abondance valley in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. Situated between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, Chatel is just 20 minutes from the Swiss motorways, 30 minutes from Aigle train station, 1. 25 hours from Geneva International airport and 45 minutes from Thonon train station. Chatel is one of 14 resorts of the "Portes du Soleil" which includes Morgins, Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz, making up one of the largest skiing areas in the world. Chatel has a history dating back to roman times and was established by a colony of monks in the 5th century. Its first parish was built in 1643 when it was primarily a farming community. At the end of World War II the first ski lifts were introduced and Châtel’s transformation to ski resort began. Chatel has maintained its agricultural character and there are still hundreds of cows and 100 year old working farms producing the famous Abondance cheese. As with all the villages in the Abondance Valley, properties in Chatel are particularly beautiful. The resort has been careful to retain the traditional style and large high-rise structures have been avoided. Chalets showcase the skill of local tradesmen, from the pretty balconies with their decorative balusters to the century old chalets and farmhouses that were built to cope with the changing seasons and the terrain. Properties for sale sit naturally in the beauty of the valley offering views, history and a very modern level of accessibility and amenities. Chatel and its neighbouring villages in the Abondance Valley bring much to the table when considering a property purchase. Access to slopes Chatel gives you a lot of options where skiing is concerned. Chatel village itself has its own ski slopes varying between two mountain ranges - Super-Chatel / Barbossine and Linga / Pre La Joux. There are 46 ski slopes - 6 black, 14 red, 17 blue and 19 green with a total length of 83 km. The inclusive Chatel ski pass is also valid throughout the Swiss resort of Torgon, in the Corbeau sector of the Swiss resort of Morgins and the La Braitaz sector at La Chapelle d’Abondance (including the Panthiaz gondola lift). So you can use 56 ski lifts and 69 pistes totalling some 130 km (80 miles). There is a special bus service between Chevenoz and Chatel called colombus which stops in every village of the abondance valley. There are free shuttle buses running through the village should you decide you don't want to walk to the slopes. And Châtel is also connected to the gigantic Portes du Soleil which, with 650 kilometers of pistes, is considered one of the largest ski areas in the world. Chatel also claims one of the best snow records in the whole of Europe due to its unique microclimate close to Lake Geneva! Chatel offers year round activities, from the snow sports of winter to the strong summer season. In recent years it has become a destination for mountain biking and many of the 650km ski trails have adjoining mountain bike courses. There is also an abundance of walks, hikes, lake swims, paragliding, the fantasticable (a zip-line extending between two mountain peaks) as well as cultural and music events in the town. And a new aquatic centre recently opened, the Forme d’o with an indoor/outdoor pool, a spa and a fitness area. Chatel has everything you could need. From doctors, physiotherapists and dentists, to supermarket, specialists food stores, and ski shops. There are well qualified tradespeople, a pharmacy, butchers, bakers, bread shops, arts and crafts, hairdressers, bowling, two cinemas and outdoor and covered car parks. With a lively village centre, perfectly preserved mountain architecture, skiing in the vast unspoiled spaces of the Portes du Soleil, Chatel offers modern facilities in a traditional setting with a working village proud of its heritage. Request Property Details Purchase Price € : Deposit % : Deposit € : Borrow Amount € : Over a Period Of : Interest Rate : Repayment: Information provided is for guidance only. France Property Sales SARL does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided on this page. Click "contact an adviser" to receive financial advice. Contact an adviser © Copyright Campion (UK) Ltd 2017. FRANCE PROPERTY SALES SARL C.P. No CPI 7401 2016 000 004 662 WEB DESIGN BY 1PCS	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line14
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__label__wiki	0.537323	0.537323	ArtRoger Store Have a pleasant read. Are We All Joyceans Here, Then? Are We All Joyceans Here, Then? (Yes, we are now!) By Frankie Thomas June 14, 2018 Arts & Culture from The Paris Review. Detail from the Penguin Modern Classics cover of Ulysses. “Are we all Joyceans here, then?” the young professor asked, poking his head into the classroom doorway. We looked back at him uncertainly. Yes, we were all here for the Ulysses seminar that met at six thirty P.M. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But to call us “Joyceans” seemed like a stretch. Today—Thursday, January 29, 2015—was only the first day. And besides, this was City College. No article about City College is complete without the obligatory phrase “the Harvard of the proletariat,” which was supposedly both our school’s nickname and its reputation in the mid twentieth century. By 2015, however, no one could deny that our beautiful Harlem campus was in decline. Governor Cuomo had recently slashed the budget for the entire CUNY system, with City College bearing the brunt of the cuts, and the disastrousness of this decision is difficult to convey without resorting to sodomitic imagery. That year, classrooms were so overcrowded that latecomers had to sit on the floor. One of my professors entered his office on the first day to find that his entire desk had been stolen. The humanities building still used old-fashioned blackboards, but the budget didn’t provide for chalk, so professors hoarded and traded it like prison cigarettes. Most bathroom stalls didn’t lock, and for several weeks, the entire campus collectively ran out of toilet paper—I’ll never forget the Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 2015 and the generosity it inspired in my fellow students, who shared their own toilet paper from home and never stooped to charging for it. It was in this context that the English department decided to offer its first-ever Ulysses seminar, though they offered it as you might offer someone a home-cooked meal that you’re secretly pretty sure contains broken glass. “NB: This is a highly demanding course with a heavy reading load,” the course catalogue warned in bold italics, “more like a graduate seminar than a 400-level college class.” I don’t think it actually said “DON’T TAKE THIS CLASS,” but that was the obvious implication. I have since learned that our idealistic young professor was met with departmental resistance when he suggested a Ulysses seminar, and I now suspect that the department was half hoping no one would register for it at all. Anna Livia Plurabelle by Roger Cummiskey. Oil on canvas. But the department hadn’t counted on the sheer belligerence of City College students. I took one look at that warning and immediately decided, thanks to the same knee-jerk rebelliousness that had led me to avoid college until the age of twenty-seven, that I had to take this class. I wasn’t the only one: there were thirty students in the Ulysses seminar. (This is what passes for a small discussion class at City College.) Were we all Joyceans here, then? Taking our silence as a yes, our professor stepped into the crowded classroom. “Why read Ulysses?” he began. “Well, not a lot of people have read it, even among those who study literature for a living. It’s quite long and extremely difficult. To have read Ulysses imparts a certain cachet. It will open doors for you.” We gazed upon him in awe. Not so much because of his words—City College students are long inured to all forms of door-opening rhetoric—but because he uttered them in an English accent. According to our school website, City College students hail from more than a hundred fifty nations, but England, as far as I could ever tell, is not one of them. An English accent was a true novelty around these parts. And let’s be real here: America has such unresolved daddy issues about England, it’s embarrassing to behold. You could feel the air change in our windowless little classroom with the sudden collective snap to attention, the straightening of spines, the performative scribbling of notes, the solemn vow in every heart: I will be his favorite. Mr Bloom by Roger Cummiskey. Watercolour sketch. Once we actually began to read Ulysses, a novel that is largely about the need to break free of the British empire and everything it stands for, the irony of all this was not lost on us. “History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake,” Stephen Dedalus says in the second chapter—the second episode, as we learned to call them—and we were chastened to realize that we were still happily dreaming away. But by then it was too late. You cannot traverse Ulysses without an experienced guide, and if we met ours with a level of mind-body-soul eros that is rarely experienced outside of the mother-infant bond and hardcore BDSM scenes … well, you weren’t there. This was a matter of survival. Our professor had not been kidding about the length and the difficulty: it took hours to read a single episode, and we had to read an entire episode in advance of every class, which essentially meant that we were reading Ulysses every moment of our lives that we weren’t in class discussing it. We couldn’t skim it or CliffsNotes it because our professor opened each class with a fiendishly tricky little quiz that you could pass only if you’d done your own close reading. What does Bloom read on the toilet? (A newspaper called Titbits, and he wipes his ass with it too.) What does Bloom order for lunch? (A gorgonzola-and-mustard sandwich and a glass of burgundy because he wants something vegetarian and the culinary landscape of Dublin in 1904 is bleak beyond belief.) What does Bloom do during the final lines of “Sirens”? (He farts.) Never knowing what would appear on the next quiz, we studied the text with a maniacal attention to crammable detail: Number 7 Eccles Street. Storm petrels. Banbury cakes. Garryowen the dog. Bella the whoremistress. Metempsychosis. Pflaap. Ecce Puer by Roger Cummiskey. Print. Sometimes, as a surprise, our professor would divide us into teams and host a game of Ulysses Jeopardy, with a Toblerone bar as the prize for the winning team, and we all hurled ourselves over our desks screaming, “Where is Dlugacz! Who is Mina Purefoy! What is a sexologist!” in mad pursuit of chocolate and professorial approval. As a commuter school, City College is not designed to foster intimate friendships among its students, most of whom have jobs and families and homes in the outer boroughs. But gradually, through Jeopardy games and shared notes and heated debates on the bangability of Stephen Dedalus, we in the Ulysses seminar got to know each other. There was the star student who wept with rage whenever she lost at Jeopardy; she’d been in college for ten years and still hadn’t declared a major. There was the guy who liked to show up to class drunk and the one in recovery who always sat near him. There was the young single mother who sometimes showed up to class with her toddler daughter, a remarkably well-behaved child whom we affectionately dubbed “the littlest Joycean.” There were sex workers and social activists and this one girl who went by the nickname “Dragon Killer”—and there was me, initially embarrassed to be a twenty-eight-year-old college student but quickly coming to understand that no one ends up at City College without a backstory to rival Ulysses itself. Good puzzle would be to cross Dublin without passing a pub by Roger Cummiskey. Week after week, we trudged up six flights of broken escalators (I have never once witnessed City College’s escalators in motion) to the windowless little room on the sixth floor. We wrote our midterm papers and tormented our automatic spellcheckers with words like bullockbefriending, strongmembered, elbowdeep, and Mrkrgnao. Winter turned to spring; the windowless classroom went from uncomfortably cold to unbearably hot. One sweltering day, we asked our professor if we could have class outside instead; he agreed, and we discussed the “Ithaca” episode on the graveled roof of the building, shouting over the wind as it fluttered our books and shuffled our notes and the sun set violently pink over the Hudson. What a wreck the campus was; how happy we all were. Every evening, after class, I speed walked downhill toward the 137th Street 1 train, wired and vibrating with a distinct kind of joy that I’d never felt before and have never felt since. It was the joy of knowing—knowing with bone-deep certainty—that everything I’d ever heard about college was a lie, that the Ivy League was a scam, that nothing at Harvard could ever hold a candle to what was happening here in the Ulysses seminar at the crumbling City College of New York. On the final day of class, our professor took us out to a local pizza restaurant and awarded each of us a Ulysses completion certificate. “Congratulations!” it read. “You have hereby completed a thorough and noteworthy reading of Ulysses by James Joyce. This certificate entitles you to bragging rights as well as the ability to lead discussions, stimulating or otherwise, on this great novel.” We hugged; some of us cried. And then, just like that, it was all over. We had read Ulysses. For the rest of our lives, we would be people who had read Ulysses. Bloomsday in Dublin outside the Gravediggers Pub. As a person who has read Ulysses (and who takes full advantage of said bragging rights), I am occasionally asked, “Frankie, should I read Ulysses?” I don’t know how to answer the question. First of all, Ulysses is not really a novel that one reads. It sounds pompous to say that it’s a novel that one experiences; I will say instead that it’s a novel to be wrestled with as the biblical Jacob wrestled with that mysterious angel, except that wrestling match took up only one night of Jacob’s life whereas Ulysses will take you multiple months at the very least, and I cannot in good conscience endorse that as a productive use of your precious free time. But I can tell you this: we in the Ulysses seminar are still in touch. Some of us have become very dear friends. Recently, I ran into one of my classmates in a Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side; though we’d never talked much to each other, we recognized each other instantly and embraced like long-lost sisters. An astonishing number of us have gone on to study literature in graduate school—including that hypercompetitive woman who took a decade to declare a major. Others have become psychologists, teachers, novelists; still, every year on Bloomsday, we remember with pride that we’re all Joyceans here. Molly in Gibraltar by Roger Cummiskey. Watercolour and ink. As for me, I still display my certificate on my refrigerator—and I just found out that my final paper for the seminar, “Unspeakable ‘Circe’: Sexual Perversion and the Lacanian Detour in Ulysses,” is forthcoming in James Joyce Quarterly. I’m not a career academic, so when I received this news, the first thing I did was laugh. The second thing I did was email my former professor—perhaps now I’d be his favorite! And the third thing I did was send the journal my contributor bio, which says simply, “She received her undergraduate degree from the City College of New York.” Frankie Thomas is the author of “The Showrunner,” which received special mention in the 2013 Pushcart Prize Anthology. Her writing has also appeared in The Toast, The Hairpin, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. 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__label__cc	0.683914	0.316086	Tag Archives: distraction 1law4all > distraction 11 Tactics Used By The Mainstream Media to Manufacture Consent For The Oligarchy brainwashing, distraction, lies, media, triviality Media 5 The mainstream media is aging and collapsing under the weight of its own hubris and arrogance. Now entirely formulaic in presentation and predictable in substance, the ‘major’ outlets of news, which are monopolized under only a small handful of corporations, serve the purpose of misleading the public on important issues and manufacturing consent for government and the oligarchs. The public is still largely numb to this reality, and in a wicked catch-22 for modern man, many people are still addicted to the very media that serves as the primary weapon of social control against them. The tide is turning, however, and to help break the spell we bring you this comprehensive list of 11 tactics used against the public by the mainstream media to coerce consensus, divide, conquer, ridicule and stifle truthful or meaningful conversation about the state of our world. 1. Lying by Omission – What is not on the nightly news? This is the most important question to ask when consuming mainstream media. The average hour long broadcast consists of 48 minutes or less of actual news programming, minus, of course, the chit-chatting, the expensive motion graphics and the bumpers, highlights and story recaps. With a formula like this, full of pomp and grandstanding, the impression given is that if does not make it on the nightly news, the it is not of significance. The most obvious way in which the mainstream media manufactures consent for policy makers and advertisers is by omitting from the news reel those stories and perspectives which may compromise the broadcasters agenda, whatever that may be. 2. Controlling the Debate Who is arguing, and for what cause? News programs are businesses just like anything else, and as such news executives keep a go-to list of contacts to fulfill any necessary role in a program or segment. If the government needs credibility, they roll out an ex-president and remind you that he has ‘gravitas.’ If the military industrial complex needs a voice, then they roll out a familiar think-tanker to interject in a debate with a common-sense perspective in favor of national security. If something is too complicated for public consumption, then they open the rolodex to the ‘experts’ page and shuffle some know-it-all in front of the camera. The media is laden with groomed pundits, so-called opinion leaders, and commentators, and each one has a definite reputation, each one resonates with a specific target audience, and each one fills a predictable role in a conversation. Program guests are very well vetted, and news is a science, a very lucrative science that excels in giving the impression of a diversity in ideas while keeping the debate sequestered in a very well constructed box. The characters in this box make all the difference. 3. Selecting the Right Anchors, Casters and Presenters Our lives have been pegged to the dollar, and as such, a ‘good job’ is valued above many genuine virtues. People like to keep their jobs, as do news anchors and news casters, and since news is, again, a business, the voices and faces on news programs are hired to perform a role, a job description, a task. They are not employed to pursue morally driven journalism for the benefit of society. If they perform as they are required, they advance and gain more exposure. If they rock the boat, there are a thousand other hungry job-seekers chomping at the bit to replace them and do exactly they are hired to do. News anchoring is a job like anything else, and those at the forefront are the best at playing the role. 4. Scripting and Synchronizing News One of the creepier and more blatant efforts to homogenize thought and manufacture consent is to script the news at high level, then distribute these scripts to many different locales and anchors to read verbatim, while they feign authenticity. This is partially a result of the business decision to save money by employing as few actual news gatherers as possible, but is also a key part of the strategy to achieve conformity amongst people of different backgrounds and interests. The government has also been known to interject itself into the chain of command for selecting which news scripts are to be disseminated to the public. This is the most fundamental characteristic of propaganda, and is rather embarrassing to witness once you realize just how disingenuous your local news presenters are and just how easily duped most people are. 5. Politicizing Everything Language is the greatest weapon of social control, and with mainstream media, powerfully debilitating language is pushed into every corner of our consciousness. Conservative vs. Liberal. Democrat vs. Republican. Right-winger vs. Left-winger. Good vs. Bad. Left vs. Right. Right vs. Wrong. White vs. Black. And so on. Ad nauseam. The truth is that ideas and opinions are as vastly different as grains of sand on a beach, yet the media intentionally frames every issue in terms of a phoney left-right paradigm that has been constructed to pigeon hole complex ideas and interests into a cheapened thought prison. No unorthodox idea or point of view can reach critical mass because everything is automatically framed in a ‘with us or against us’ mindset, turning people against each other for no reason other than to appeal to our desire to be on the winning team. The mainstream media is the chief party responsible for creating the constructs of ‘left’ and ‘right,’ which have been tightly integrated into our social consciousness as a means of achieving divisiveness and disagreement among the populace. This is the chief tactic of divide and conquer, and when people are compelled on any issue to ‘pick a team’ and fight the rivalry to it’s bitter end, many opportunities for true progress are lost and the populace is easily goaded into a position favorable to the elite. 6. Using the Language of Separation and Labels Sometime in the 1990’s, the mainstream media stopped referring to people as ‘people’ or even as ‘citizens’ and began calling everyone ‘consumers.’ Once again, language is important to shaping reality, and as ‘consumers’ our role in the affairs of business and state are reduced to hapless bystanders whose job it is to choose and reject, not interject and affect. We’ve all heard the label ‘conspiracy theorist,’ which is the most popular label used when an idea or story is unfavorable to the mainstream media and the interests that back them up. You are a ‘conspiracy theorist’ if you ask questions, assimilate facts in a logical manner, or pursue justice outside of the main flow of public discourse on a popular issue. This type of language is also part of the process of politicizing everything, and by also labeling people in accordance with their country of origin, religion, skin color, economic class, or whatever else, more wedges of division are driven into the populace, deflating our inherent power in numbers. 7. Asking the Wrong Questions Press access to ‘important’ people in our society is tightly regulated, and the powers that be don’t like to be confronted with unexpected and hard questions. For this, the mainstream media dutifully uses its access to people in high places to ask softball, trivial, nonsensical, ignorant questions about irrelevant and superfluous issues. Independent media is winning the long race against corporate/fascist propagandized media because people are naturally inclined to resonate with common sense and truth, which is not at all what corporate mainline media is involved with. White house correspondents shouldn’t waste our time and insult our intelligence by asking a war time president about his pet dog or a recent golfing trip. But they do, all the time. 8. Closing the Book Too Soon Moving an important or complicated issue from the front page as quickly as possible is a common strategy to remove touchy subjects from the public conversation. Sadly, our national attention span is at an all time low, mostly because we’ve been trained to move from issue to issue with lightening speed, never soaking up any one thing for too long. With such a short term memory, it is easy to protect a politician, forget a genocide, ignore the long-term effects of a bank bailout, and so on, just by moving onto to something new. Once the media has signaled that a story has been resolved or adequately discussed, then any after thought, individual investigation, or further inquiry is labeled as extremist and ignored. 9. Triviality and Distraction With all of the important decisions being made daily by powerful people, decisions that genuinely affect quality of life for many people, the news outlets are steadfastly devoted to engaging in gossip, entertainment, murders and acts of violence, car accidents, disasters and other pablum. The body politic is kept confused by celebrity happenings, endless sports contests and other such pageantry, and the media uses these many forms of distractions to fill time and brain space so that important issues are seen as a drag or as a downer, and never given proper reflection. This is so ubiquitous in our society nowadays that there really is no escape. 10. Outright Lying When all else fails, just lie, make it up as you go along, sell your air time to the highest bidder, and never look back. In the internet age, people are pretty keen on fact checking, rebutting, arguing, and gathering stats, and there are enough facts available to prove any side to any story. In fact, this has become an art form for major media, and the ability to gather facts in accordance with an agenda is a profitable skill for the mainstream media. Lying has always worked, and the bigger the lie, the more likely it is to be believed. 11. Bonus – Eye Candy and Mind Melting This one is a bonus and part of the new era of network news. Rather than employ virtuous gumshoes and hardcore reporters of truth, mainstream media instead invests in graphic artists to make each frame of the broadcast an over-designed motion collage of brain-melting info overload. Staying focused on what the anchor or guest is actually saying is impossible. By design, the news is presented in a mad shotgun blast of competing signals, and your attention is split in ten directions with tickers, bubbles, stock footage, gyrating lights and special effects. The point here is to exhaust the mind with over-stimulation so that the brain cannot function methodically and cannot process an issue beyond the shallow surface. This is also known as hypnotism, or mind-control. News is a commodity just like everything else these days, and although many still believe the point of news is to inform, it is important to accept the hard truth that the purpose of the news is really just to sell something, be it a product, an idea, a candidate, a public image, a war, or whatever. For this, the mainstream media is focused on first deciding which issues are to be discussed in the public forum, then by using a bagful of tricks to shape people’s perceptions of an issue, the media divides us and pits us against each other while leading us into consent for an underlying and hidden agenda. Source: WorldTruth.TV	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line34
__label__wiki	0.505269	0.505269	APOLLO4X We Answer Some Questions For SpaceSector.com As part of an article SpaceSector.com is working on about Apollo4X, they asked us a few questions about the game, our vision, and goals. After we got done writing the reply, we thought it was worth replying publicly — because it’s the best explanation we’ve ever given for what it’s all about. So, here we go: Q: Apollo4X focuses primarily on economic gameplay, what goals and type of play experience is Apollo4X trying to bring to the player? What are you trying to achieve with the game? A: 4X is stuck in a rut. All these games rely on the Civilization 1 economic model. We’ve had 20 years of it now. “Food, Industry, Science” which leads to “population, build queues, and a tech tree.” There are some really good “MOO-Too” games out there, but nothing that has an economy that considers supply and demand economic forces in a way that satisfies us. With Apollo4X, we targeted the amazingly under-serviced market for people who like a little “tycoon” in their strategy game. And those tycoon genre games are a pretty narrow selection as well, being mainly theme park, airport business, and city manager type games. Nobody has done this in space until now. Instead of laying down buildings and trying to attract customers, we have the player building trade ports on colony worlds, dictating import demands that they profit from shipping around the galaxy, and leaning on politicians with their money and influence to influence politics in their favor. We’re not into minutiae management here, it’s very top-level delegatory “make this happen, now!” CEO stuff – the player isn’t designing products or stocking shelves. Apollo4X is all about “It takes money to make money” in that you’re investing in colonial economies and market bending bribery to maximize your income from your shipping business. This is all inspired historically by the East India Company, and its interactions with Imperial colonies and the government, eventually becoming the government because the officials in power were utterly inept. In our fiction, Apollo has about a dozen nations that are all squabbling and unable to unite, the infrastructure is in total decay, and the economy is in shambles. Meanwhile, the equivalent of a Mongol horde is spreading across the galaxy and the Apollo Trading Company decides “Alright, someone has to assume leadership of this rabble and save our bacon.” You need troops, but those cost money. The tools at your disposal are capital gained by trade, political approval earned by resolving colonial demands, and corporate clout that comes from building infrastructure to unite the colonies. At no time are you worrying about build queues or what to research next and how many tens of turns down the road you’ll see the fruit of it. Apollo4X is played in business quarter length turns, and you’re dealing with commodities that already exist in the market space, which fluctuate in availability based on economic forces you are subject to, but not in complete control of. If you can afford it, it’s yours. Essentially, you create demand for goods, then deliver those goods at a profit. To make that more profitable and sustainable, you invest in the standard of living of the colonists. Then you take their approval of you and knock the politicians in line to give you more abilities. Eventually you’ve reunited the factions into a global government, rebuilt the interstellar data network, stabilized the banking system, and held back or utterly destroyed the invading savages. Q: Since Apollo4X seems to walk on the less beaten path, can you tell us what games or works of science fiction inspired the setting and the gameplay for Apollo4X? A: In Sci-Fi fiction there are obvious influences like Dune and Starship Troopers. In gaming, there are more terrestrial inspirations like Port Royale, Patrician, Merchants of Venice and Paradox’s various historical political sims that we love. Also, Capitalism and The Corporate Machine. But we wanted to abstract away all the micromanagement and keep the game simple yet deep. Those other games are really an intimidating personal investment to approach. We don’t want that barrier to entry, but we do want maximum replayability and an adjustable challenge that will keep players interested for a long time. A very complex riddle for us to solve. The #1 inspiration for our game is the historical saga of the East India Company. Science Fiction is best used to liberate an interesting situation from surrounding context so you can focus on specific facets of the story by re-framing it. This is what we’ve done here. Allow me to indulge in a bit of history: https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/EAco.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company In 1600, the merchants forming the East India Company were handed a trade monopoly with the East Indies colonies. They pushed out the competing traders, and built ports all along the coast thus investing in colonial infrastructure and creating entirely new demand for products. In the 1700s they had become a military power, assumed political power in the colonies, and maintained private armies. By means of this power, they absorbed and united the various factions of India and forged a unified state which then passed into British rule. During their 184 year monopolistic reign on economics of the region, they used wealth and influence to dictate enough domestic and foreign political agenda in Britain that they were eventually attacked and dismantled for it. If you were the president of the East India Company, and Genghis Khan was rumored to be on his way to burn England to the ground — that would be our situation of inspiration right there. Q: Can you elaborate more on where you got the inspiration or how you came up with the idea for the combat in the game? A: Combat is heavily inspired by Games Workshop’s “Warhammer” series. We wanted something that had the depth of chess, but looked approachable like checkers. There’s a lot involved in creating a tactical electronic board game where they player moves little tanks and soldiers around on a map and that was frankly beyond the scope of this game, and would be a distraction from our economic simulation goals. So, we adopted a familiar looking card combat mechanic that just about everyone is immediately familiar with conceptually. However, unlike contemporary card games there aren’t a huge number of different units, but each unit can be given orders that make it behave in completely different ways. There are units that are good for scouting what the enemy strategy is. There are units that heal or protect friendly forces, or inflict debuffs on the enemy. Orbital strikers have freedom to choose what targets they will engage, and can bombard, disrupt, or support other units. Marines can hunker down defensively, assault directly, or attempt to place a flanking debuff on the enemy that makes other marine attacks much more effective. One political faction grants a special Praetorian unit that exists primarily to assassinate enemy champion units, which are otherwise rather difficult to kill with standard troopers. Finally, we also model battlefield morale, which you aren’t going to find in any other card combat game. Fighting a giant alien monstrosity tends to be a psychological contest as much as one of attack and defense. You’d better kill it fast with concentrated fire, or your troops are going to break and run. Historically, so much of warfare is more about making your enemies unable to continue the fight rather than killing them to the last man. We simulate that with battlefield-wide morale calculations. Q: Can you tell us what sort of challenge you expect to bring to the player in the economic layer and with the combat system? A: Traditional 4X titles are subject to a variety of pitfalls specifically because they attempt to provide AI simulacra that play the same game as the player, via peer opponents. That opens a door to observations of ignorant AI behavior, which is frustrating. We prefer to provide the player with a very strong AI opponent in the tactical card game, where it is merited and in a scope where an AI can engage smartly. For the planetary economics and trade portion, consider golf. You may have other players on the course with you, but the struggle internal. You’re trying to better your performance, not measure it competitively against another player. Given the historical metaphor of a true trade monopoly, there is no direct peer competition. This is a conflict of player vs nature (in the form of the market) instead of player vs player. But remember that nature isn’t kind, and there is a horde of bloodthirsty “force of nature” spreading like a countdown to your doom – and that should serve to quicken your pace a bit. We didn’t want anything to be a “build it and forget it” system, so the desired imports of your colonies shift constantly and force you to reconsider the optimal trade route pathing every single turn. The bigger your empire becomes, the more intense and interesting that puzzle gets. However, city-spam is curbed by the socio-economic impact of introducing more needy colonies, because it drives up your obligations and overexpansion can lead to unserviceable expectations and political or financial bankruptcy – which is a game ender. So, the player will learn the fine balance of vertical vs horizontal expansion and the value of investment in existing infrastructure while considering diminishing returns on investment which promote expansion into new territory. You’re going to learn a lot of economic theory without directly realizing that we were teaching it. We’re a bit economics obsessed, and want to share and inspire that educationally without explicitly stating it as such – because frankly that sounds dry and dreadfully boring. You’ll integrate the understanding of it naturally, because it’s a sandbox for experimentation and observation of your theories, without being a preachy classroom experience. Goal #1 is “be a fun, easily engaged and long term interesting game”, and if you suddenly realize how economic forces work then it’s a win-win situation. This entry was posted on 2014-12-05. It was filed under Dev Update. http://apollo4x.com/answer-questions-spacesector-com/"> Copyright © 2014. All rights Reserved -- Apollo4X Select Month February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line38
__label__wiki	0.598359	0.598359	Brittany was diagnosed with Autism at an early age and regularly received a variety of therapies including occupational, speech, and physical. She began playing tennis at the age of 16 and was drawn to the sport as a result of watching her brother, A.J., compete. Brittany has the competitive heart of a champion and the desire that burns within all world-class athletes to achieve their goals. These character traits serve her well as she refuses to allow her autism and its physical, mental, and communicative manifestations to keep her from pursuing her dream of becoming a World Champion Tennis Player. Height: 5’1” (154.9 cm) Weight: 103 lbs. (46 kg) Plays: Left-handed Training Schedule: On-court training 5-6 days/week (4-5 hours) Off-court training 3 days/week (1-hour) OTHER ACCOLADES ESPN Feature Story – Brittany Tagliareni, a Role Model for all Athletes ABC Documentary on ESPY Award Orlando Sentinel – Front Page of the Sports Section – Special Olympian makes history! Unraveling Athena Inspirational Video Unity Sports Press Conference in Greece with Michelle Kwan, Dikembe Mutombo, and Kevin Farr Special Olympics International 2012 Fund-raising Campaign Publix Special Olympics Be-A-Fan Campaign TD Bank 2013 Be-A-Fan Campaign Lake Mary Life Magazine Sanford Herald Central Florida Channel 13 News Fox 35 News HMatW Newsletter CNN Turning Points Documentary Volunteers at Dogs Unlimited Knee-boarding ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2019 Xperience Special Olympics Invitational Tennis Tournament – 1st place in Top Division playing against all males – Brittany is the first female to ever win this tournament. 2019 Special Olympics Florida State Games – 1st place in Top Division playing against all males. 2019 Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi – Silver medal in top division women’s singles and silver medal in top division mixed doubles. 2018 USTA National Tennis Adaptive Championship in Unified Doubles – 1st place 2018 Special Olympics World Tennis Invitational in Santo Domingo – 1st Place in Women’s High Performance Singles 2018 Special Olympics USA National Games – 1st Place in Women’s High Performance Singles and 1st Place in High Performance Mixed Doubles 2017 ESPY Honorary Award 2017: Xperience Special Olympics Invitational Tennis Tournament – 3rd Place in Men’s Singles Division 2016: FTT Tennis Tour – 1st Place in an Open Division Doubles Tournament. 2016: INAS World Tennis Championships in Sea Colony, Delaware – Third Place in Women’s Singles Division and Third Place in Women’s Doubles Division. 2016: Xperience Special Olympics Invitational Tennis Tournament – 1st Place in Men’s Singles Division 2015: Global INAS Games in Guayaquil, Ecuador – 2nd Place in Women’s Singles Division, 2nd Place in Women’s Doubles Division. 2015: Special Olympics Florida State Championship – 1st Place Winner in Men’s Singles Division 2015: INAS World Tennis Championships in Mont de Marsan, France – First Place in Women’s Singles Division, First Place in Women’s Doubles Division, and Third Place in Mixed Doubles Division. INAS International World Number 1 Ranked Women’s Tennis Player 2014 Australian Tennis Championships 2014 in Melbourne, Australia – Third Place in Women’s Singles Division and Third Place in Women’s Doubles The Xperience Special Olympics Invitational Tennis Tournament Bronze Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2011, Gold Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2012, Bronze Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2013, Bronze Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2014, Silver Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2015, Gold Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2016, Gold Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2017, Bronze Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2018. Special Olympics Florida State Championship Gold Medal Winner for Women’s Singles 2007 – 2014, Gold Medal Winner in 2015 in the Men’s Division, Silver Medal Winner in 2016 in the Men’s Division, Silver Medal Winner in 2017 in the Men’s Division, Gold Medal Winner in 2018 in the Men’s Division. Special Olympics World Summer Games in Greece – Silver Medal for Women’s Singles and Bronze Medal for Mixed Doubles 2011 Hilton Head Special Olympics National Tennis Championships Gold Medal Winner for Women’s Singles 2009, Gold Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2010 – 2011, Silver Medal Winner for Men’s/Women’s Mixed Singles Division 2012. Special Pops Fall Classic Adaptive Tennis Tournament Gold Medal Winner for Women’s Singles and Silver Medal Winner for Mixed Doubles 2010 Colorado National Public Parks Tennis Championships Adaptive Division Silver Medal Winner for Unified Mixed Doubles 2012	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line52
__label__cc	0.631755	0.368245	Strong Coffee, & a Lot of Random Thoughts... A strong coffee makes you stay awake and think random thoughts. Or so a friend believes. There was a hint of self-disapproval in the way it was stated, almost as if it was something to be ashamed of, as if it was a sign of weakness or mental aberration that people would make fun of. It set me wondering. I believe increasingly that we are in a world that places a premium on action. We seem to be a society of doers. Working, hanging, chilling, travelling, watching, commenting. Thinking seems to be a lesser activity. Not many people want to think. Most just want to move forward to capture the next available gap that they see in front of them. There’s something about survival and perpetuation which is deeply ingrained in the human DNA. Thinking directed towards improvements in these is respected. Thinking for its own sake is not. I struggle to remember, but obviously can’t, as to how I used to think when I was a baby. It’s particularly difficult to remember how I used to think without language. And now it’s become impossible for me to think without language. My thinking is bound by the languages I know. Why this is important is because over a period of time we allow constraints to bind our thinking. Language is the first one. And slowly, we train ourselves as to what we should think about. We do it by stifling the so-called random thoughts, by blocking them out of our mind repeatedly over a period of time till we are no longer conscious about them. There’s a contradiction here. All the thoughts that we think are originating from within us. Then where’s the question of some being random and some being not? It’s only that our brain has introduced some sort of filtering device, some sort of self-censorship mechanism which tells us what is right to think about and what is not. And that’s the reason why random thoughts that manage to sneak through are scary and difficult to handle. Like death, we are unsure of where they will take us, because we are all grown-ups. And the essence of all “growing-up” is learning to define our own bounds. What we “can” do and what we “cannot” do. People talk of self-acceptance as being important in the path to self-realization. I believe that one of the primary aspects of such acceptance is the acceptance of one’s thoughts. We tend to question our thoughts, in particular things such as “Why am I thinking about this” or “How could I think something like this” That doesn’t allow the completion of the thought to take place, because it is discarded beforehand. One of the fascinating aspects about being a writer is the ability (or need, depending on which way you look at it) of being able to view yourself as a third person. When you are both the observer and the participant. That enables the evaluation of thoughts with detached, almost scientific, interest. A realization that the thought doesn’t reflect on our character or our mental state, but is intrinsically a part of us, to be duly considered and put in its rightful place. This realization is what enables us to overcome the fear of vulnerability. We feel vulnerable with our random thoughts. But that’s the trade-off in all aspects of life, always: Safety versus the Richness of the Experience. Where we draw the line, is what we have to decide. Posted by Akshat Kumar at 7:55 AM The Old Lady of Bori Bunder... I saw her standing in a dark corner, in one of the bylanes close to CST. "Hi. You look familiar" I remarked cheerily. She gave a strange smile, as if she knew more about me than I myself did. "Do I, really?" she asked. "Yes, well at least I think so, though you look a bit different" I continued. "Bit?" she questioned, as she stepped forward into the light. I stood aghast, shocked by the transformation that I saw in front of me. Her face seemed completely hidden behind a veil of garish make-up, which was in absurd contrast to her age. Her dress, ill-fitting and gaudy, seemed almost obscene. Her demeanour seemed seductive, pre-calibrated to elicit a favourable response, instead of adapting to the person at the other end. She smiled mockingly and asked "Am I not a pretty picture?" "Who did this to you?" I managed to stammer out. "You did" she said, very matter of fact, as if I should have known it all along. "I? How could I have? You were always my conscience!" I protested. "Your conscience?" She asked, the derision unmistakable in her voice. "And, did you consider what happens to conscience? What is its end?" I remained silent. She continued. "Conscience has only two possible ends. It either withers, or is brokered away." She paused to look at me, then said "And you allowed me to be brokered. You allowed those fingers to crawl over me, fingers that knew what they were searching for, fingers, swiftly moving, as they went about their purpose..." "No!!" I shook my head in denial. "I cared for you!!" "Don't care for me!" She shouted. "Use me, as the rest of them do. Ravage me. Enjoy me. Don't care for me. I cannot bear it. Care is temporary. Care is unstable. One push, and care is destroyed. Submission is the equilibrium. Submission is permanent. Never questioning, never caring. Just flowing along." She kept speaking. "You must learn to flow. You think, feel & question. Thats an unsustainable combination. You will become insane. You must give in. Learn to act, learn to rush, learn to grab the vacant space. Survive. Adapt. It's your only chance" "Only chance to what?" I shot back. "To end up like you?" A coquettish ripple of laughter burst forth from her. It was ludicrous and painful at the same time. "Someday, you will use me" she said, and vanished into the dark recesses whence she had emerged. Insanity takes various forms. One form is when a person increasingly thinks he alone can best decide for others & controls their fate; He tries to control, repress & subjugate those around him; Most people experience this occassionally; For many it becomes a way of life. A national leader who is a tyrant is an extreme example of this; But we see many other examples scattered throughout our lives - pushy Bosses, mean Relatives & insolent Children. Such insanity is harsh, uncompromising & more often than not, unconscious. Another form is when a person over a period of time finds it increasingly difficult to fall in line with the ways of the world. He dances to the tune playing in his mind. He doesn't seek to manipulate the world; Only that the world allows him to do what he wants.Try as he might, he is unable to transplant what he sees to the rest of the world, though occassionally people understand those glimpses. Such understanding is rare and occurs at the intersection of their mutual insanities. This is the kind of insanity a true artist displays. He understands his insanity and is at peace with it. Morning. The pure white sky streaked with soft hues of pink. She smiled & nodded, as I sought permission, not to go forth, but to remain where I was. The Dirty Picture... An unused garbage dump in Lower Parel... The Travails of Printers... Pause. Think. Reflect. What makes a really serious difference to your quality of life? Pollution? Roads? Home Cooked Food? You are all wrong. The only thing that truly matters is Printers. Printers are a driving force for much of our adult life. The predicament starts (or at least used to start, earlier) when one enters college. Parents watch their children with a mixture of pride and trepidation thinking "Wow! My child is now old enough to take printouts. May God guide the connecting cable" Students feel powerful, bold, ready to take on the world. And then reality sinks in. One printer. One printer! One printer??? One miserable little dot matrix, for a class of 60 students??? "That's because this is an A Grade college" quips the Lab Attendant. "In the B Grade colleges, they have to get all printouts taken from outside. In the C Grades, they write the programs by hand" Ouch! And then we learn what life is all about. Backstabbing, double dealing, groups, politics. You form coalitions, frame codes, making sure one of your groupies is always there in the Queue for printing. You also form secret agreements with other groups without telling your friends, "just in case..." You make sure there's at least one local language speaking person in the group to beg borrow and plead with the watchmen & lab attendants if needed, when you need to get the lab opened at 6 AM in the morning because the submission is at 8:30 AM. You quickly learn to speak "Urgent submission. Please help us, O most Venerable One" in the local language. Also helps if you have got girls in the group; You don't even need the words, the look alone does the trick. Of course, the printers have an infallibly accurate track record of failing EXACTLY when most needed. The computer's print command doesn't register, the papers get stuck, the ink runs out - everything happens. Right when time is at a premium and beads of sweat are clamouring on your brow. Then you invoke the spirit of the Printer Baba with a fervour that would put even the most ardent devotees to shame. Printer Baba, people mention in hushed, awed tones, is the spirit of a lonesome student who ages ago died of a heart attack because He couldn't take printouts in time for his submissions. With His dying breath, He swore He would help all those who believed in Him. (Additionally, Printer Baba being a male engineering student responds much faster to the feminine touch; I swear the printers worked better when girls handled them!) Some poor miserable souls try to work around the system. They buy a printer from their hard earned pocket money keeping it guarded in their rooms or at their homes. Woe betide you if you every try this. Your room will be invaded at all odd times by rapacious souls salivating for the elusive printout. And there's nothing more pitiable watching the printer owner helplessly pleading with them ("Guys I wont have ink left to take my own printouts!") and watching the swarm exhaust every last drop of CMYK left. And if you think things get better when you enter the corporate world and start working, you are in for a rude shock. Printers are THE most jealously guarded resources in a company. They are almost instruments of State Policy. Hello, don't go around touting your bonus and your top performer rating - You haven't arrived in the company till you have access to a colour printer! After years of praying and yearning, you might get access to one. But before that its an uphill task. Consider the following scenario: You spend all night working on that knockout presentation for your Boss, who has to discuss stuff with his boss. Being an MBA from a premier Indian institute, if nothing else, you make sure it at least has the jazziest, most colourful graphs and diagrams ever to grace Microsoft Powerpoint. At 3 AM in the night you send a mail to your Boss (Yay; He knows I have been working all night) and in the morning you pay him a visit. "Sir, I sent you the presentation" "Yes I saw the mail. Can you give me a printout please? A little quickly, I have to leave in 10 minutes" "Sir, I thought, since I had sent the e-mail..." and you stop. He gives you The Look. The "E-mails are for sissies. Real Men take printouts" Look "Is it a problem?" "No Sir, of course not, I will get it..." And you come out of the cabin, your heart racing faster than Michael Schumacher on full throttle. Words come out of your colleagues' mouth, but they don't seem to be making any sense. You look around frantically. Everyone has an Agony Aunt / Uncle usually - the one who gives you pearls of wisdom on "The way we do things here" Your eyes pierce the cubicles till you manage to locate him. You rush like theres no tomorrow, panting and breathless and blurt it out "Bossneedsaprintoutin10minutesidonthavecolourprinteraccess" He looks at you, adjusts his horn rimmed spectacles, and says "Calm down. Tell me whats the problem" You go staccato. "Boss. He. Needs. A. Printout. I. Don't. Have. Access. Please. Its. Urgent."You see him firming up, preparing himself with steely resolve. You wait with bated breath. "This is going to be difficult. Very, very difficult" "There's only one option. The Cleaning Services Audit department." And he gives you a look of grim understanding. Cleaning Services Audit? We have a department to audit that??? And why on earth do they have a colour printer!!! "Make it quick. The clerk there knows me - we take the same train back home. Tell him I sent you" While you eyes are about to brim with tears of gratefulness, he pauses, looks around to make sure no ones looking and then says "And while you are there, can you take a couple of printouts for me? I need it for my daughter's homework assignment. I will give you the file in a flash drive"And you rush there at top speed, looking around for the clerk. You finally locate him based on the Agony Uncle's subtle description (wears earrings; Doesn't shave) You explain the gravity of the situation. He nods his head in patient understanding and says "But what to do; Saahib will be angry if he knew other people are taking printouts"You plead, beg, anything to make him agree... Please, please, you tell him. You must have also faced this situation sometime. Didnt you have to take a printout in an emergency ever??? The statement triggers a chain reaction of thoughts in his mind. His eyes moisten and he says "I will help you" and gets up to switch on the contraption in front. You insert the flash drive, locating the files at lightning speed, praying they open (they do). The printer's connected, you check the preview, and with an invocation to the Almighty, click on "Print" Nothing happens. "C'mon, c'mon, for the love of Heaven, by the grace of everything thats good in this world - work, you damn thing, work!" You see with a look of horror that your Boss is stepping out of his cabin, asking his secy "I had asked for some printouts, where are they..." You stand glum, in abject surrender, your faith in machinity about to be destroyed... And then on cue, with the finesse of Amrish Puri in DDLJ's climax scene ("Jaa Simran Jaa, Jee Lay Apni Zindagi), the machine splutters, gasps, and out come the most beautiful sheets of paper you have ever seen. Is this what Nirvana feels like, you wonder. They are not bad, really, Printers... Creaking News: KingFissure to use Gobar Gas, Ethanol blend to control costs... With ATF prices shooting through the roof, beleaguered air carrier KingFissure has decided to use a blend of Gobar Gas & Ethanol as fuel for its aircraft. This has been made possible by breakthrough research conducted at KingFissure's own internal research centres, where a stray cow accidentally got drunk. The resulting discharge was found to be suitable for powering planes. Commenting on the breakthrough, the Chairman said : "This discovery has brought a ray of hope. Not only will this reduce costs for us significantly, it will also help us in appearing more socially responsible. It will help us in integrating and expanding our target market to include the bovine population of India. To popularize this, we are also planning to launch the KingFissure Cow Calendar 2012, which will feature 12 of the hottest and most gobar-acious cows in India" Well known animal rights activist Womaneka Chandi has protested this move "It is shameful. Each cow has the right to use her discarded waste as she deems fit. The poor cows will get exploited" An irate recent passenger of KingFissure commented "As long as they operate flights on time, I dont give a shit what whether they use shit in powering their planes!" Apple to Target Footwear Market, Designs New Throwing Shoe Apple Inc, known for its innovative technology products, has now come out with iThrow - shoes, designed specifically for throwing at people. With celebrity targets such as George Bush, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Arvind Kejriwal, Shoe Throwing has evolved to become an activity which unites people across the globe. Mr Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said "Given recent events, it has been a period of great soul searching for us. Our search for the soul, led us to the sole. Our motto has been simple - often the customer doesn't know what he wants, till you place it in his hands. We believe shoes designed for throwing are the next big opportunity. It's not a shoe we are selling. Its hope and experience" A leading Tech Commentator stated "The shoe's advanced design allows seamless removal and ejection using Apple's proprietary iTouch system. Astonishingly, the shoe functions completely by touch - right down to putting it on and tying laces" The shoe, named iThrow, will be the most software intensive shoe over. There is already a library of over 10000 apps, including apps which take a snapshot of the target just before hittng it as well as apps which help you decide the best angle to throw the shoe from. There's also an app which instantly updates your Facebook status once the shoe reaches its target. Apple is rumoured to have included an 8 megapixel camera which films the entire throwing sequence automatically in HD. The shoe can also be synced with your iPod to play the right kind of tense / pulsating music during the throwing, to suit the atmosphere. "Our new Siri technology will also be integrated with the shoe" Mr Cook said. "While its still experimental, some of the capabilities are truly mind boggling. For instance, you can train Siri to abuse the target on your behalf. You can also give voice commands to make the shoe change its target midway" Nirdosh Kumar, a self-confessed Apple addict, said hes very excited about this new offering. "I have no idea why I need it, or how I will use it. But those things can be figured out later once I buy it" Surprisingly, the shoe is not walking / running compatible. "Human locomotion as a use for shoes is outdated" Mr Cook declared "As an innovative company, it is our duty to design products which challenge existing mindsets and paradigms and expand technology into the realm of the unknown. We made FM outdated with the iPod. I don't see why we cant do the same with Walking and iThrow" Ladies & Gentlemen of the Class of 2011: Have Green Tea. If I could offer you only one piece of advice for the future, Green Tea would be it. Green Tea is low in caffeine and has antioxidants which reduce the risk of a wide variety of diseases, from cancer to schizophrenia to hip-hop music & hypochondria. My other advice has no such benefits, and may seem self-indulgent, grotesque and completely incomprehensible. You rush too much for your own good. What seems like a journey to nowhere now will seem like a great idea later on. Or at least it won’t seem like a bad idea. At some point of time, you will realize that the journey was the destination. Or at least it’s more comforting to think that way. Don’t be so serious. No one is judging you. Heck, 99% of the time people don’t even have time to think about what you are doing, much less to evaluate you. There’s only one person who thinks you are important and that you matter, and that’s yourself. Or your kids, till they turn about 5 years old. After that, the roles reverse. Don’t Undo. If there’s one function I could banish from the realm of technology, it would be Ctrl Z. Ctrl Z is a sneaky little thing, designed to lull us into a false sense of security into thinking that things in life can be reversed all the time. Don’t be fooled. Make mistakes, knowing they won’t get reversed. Creation has given you the license to fail. Read Spam. I love reading spam mails. If you ever needed proof that not everything in life makes sense, spam is it. De-Systemize Be afraid of technology. Not from the fear that it will replace you or challenge you, but from the fear that it will make you forget how to live. Watch The Terminator, knowing that it’s a work of fantasy which will never happen. Watch Wall-E, dreading that we could be heading there soon. Don’t outsource your life to technology. Accept that Relationships fluctuate. People aren’t always around. They all have their tracks to run on. Don’t take it personally. It’s better to understand and be misunderstood, than to misunderstand and be understood. Nope, that didn't make sense to me either. But it sounded right. That's how relationships also are. Love your Parents. It’s selfish. And it’s important. We all have our 2 AM friends. Sometimes, however, the 2 AM friend is the problem. Parents work 24/7. Thank God. Experience. And Share It. Be appalled. Be happy. Be sad. Be enthralled. Don’t jump to the endpoint. Don’t conclude in advance. When your friend tells you about the new movie he saw, listen to him. Don’t Google the review. He’s sharing an experience. He’s doing it because he wants to tell YOU about it. Facts are not important. Conversations are. Otherwise, everyone knows everything anyway. Free yourself. From the pressure of optimizing. Of perfecting your choices. You are not an algorithm. You won’t always get the best fit. Sometimes, it’s fine to just have a good fit. Most times, in fact. Optimization isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Don’t Pre-Live. Don’t live life, before you have lived it. Wait for it to pan out, to flow. Your time will come. Welcome it. No one’s important enough to be hated. Everyone is insignificant enough to be loved. Follow my advice. Or don’t follow it. Advice is more necessary for the giver than the taker, because he wants to be sure of what it is that he thinks he really knows. Which isn’t much anyway and could be wrong. But trust me on the Green Tea. She smiled derisively and said "So there you are" I acquiesced. "Thats the problem with you. You are everywhere" I shifted uncomfortably. "I am with you, too" "Ohh yes, you are with me, but you are not for me. You belong to everyone. Don't you see how flawed that is?" "I didn't quite..." "Understand? Of course you didn't" "I love..." "Hah! Was there ever a thought that was in love?" I waited, uncertain "You just don't get it do you? A thought, that's what you have reduced yourself to. You have no Self. You, who allowed your fears to starve and your aspirations to wither! Where are your jealousies, your insecurities? You thought, you worthless piece of thought!" I protested. "While I may have no Self, at least you have one. Can a thought not love a Self?" She shook her head pityingly. "It is true, I am a Self. But a thought cannot comprehend a Self. It can only comprehend other thoughts. What it comprehends of the Self will be only a thought" "But then..." "No. I know what you will ask next. Even thoughts can't fall in love with one another. Thoughts are abstractions. Abstractions crash against one another, as do the waves against the rocks on the sea shore, as the wind rustles the leaves and grass; touching each other, but never staying on..." “Don’t you see what a terrible thing it was to have sacrificed your Self thus? Did you not realize that thoughts have no form unless they possess a Self? “It was to...” “Better yourself? You believe this is better, that you have no burdens, and no control either? That anyone may allow you to enter, grow and then be discarded as they deem fit?” I grew sadder “At least, I am pure. Unbiased. I am not weak. I drive the Self” “Thats the mistake you are making. You don’t drive the Self; The Self allows itself to be driven by you. You have worth only if the Self allows, only as long as it allows” I stood shaking, trembling, defeated. “Is there then no hope for me?” She was smiling again “No, I don’t say that. Though you may not love, you may still be loved by others” “But this is a price too terrible to pay; Condemned, to being loved by others without the ability to love them! What would I not give for the reverse, to love others without being loved by them, for there I am doing that which is within my reach!” She sighed. “So it must be, for remember, you chose. You chose perfection over foible, you chose strength over weakness, you chose nothingness over form, you chose peace over insecurity. So also, you ended up choosing to not love over love. But don’t grieve, for when a Self truly loves you, you may become a part of it; then you may regain that which you have lost” And as I looked in wonder, she departed, a terrifying promise, a sobering question... What Technology Still Can't Do (And Might Do At Some Point In The Future) I wonder if there's a term for the set of experiences that are not shared, but that we know exist because we have experienced them ourselves. How do we know that another person experiences something called hunger? Because a) He tells us so & b) We have experienced it ourselves. Otherwise there is no proof of hunger. There are so many of these experiences - dreams, pain, emotions, hunger, thirst, thoughts etc. Our understanding of these has been shaped by thousands of years of shared experiences. And yet we have never (in the literal sense) experienced someone else's pain or dreams or thoughts. We believe it when a person says hes in pain because we trust him. The level of trust will vary with, among other things, his physical condition. A wounded person for example, who says hes in pain is more likely to be trusted than a person who appears to be completely fine. But it still hinges essentially on our trust & judgement. That's one real tough nut for technology to crack. Can it synthesize, and improve our sense of trust & judgement? Can you have a pain monitor to check how much pain a person is experiencing? Not in its current state. Language is a beautiful thing. It has its set of rules, but if we so choose those rules can be modified to various degrees. Look at how much of material must have been written in English using jut 26 letters! Trillions of words! And increasingly, the written word is becoming automated. Search engines have become intelligent. You can have essay & story generators. These are all becoming increasingly sophisticated with greater processing power and software development. However, technology still cannot generate essays ab-initio. The program needs repositories of words, it needs to be taught grammatical rules & syntax. But dont we humans learn the same way? I guess not. The base for computers was mathematics, and not language. The evolution of computers started with the diode and binary logic and Boolean algebra. Over the years, this is the paradigm which has been worked upon and developed. Thus, all computing technology based upon this will face inherent limitations because deep down, beneath all the advanced circuitry and LCD screens, it all still a series of zeros and ones. Its like a human being trying to learn English using Mathematics. Only the quantitative part remains, the qualitative gets missed out. And this is true, not only for language, but for all art. Computing technology cannot synthesize art beyond a point so long as it is based on logic. I wonder what would have happened if the computer had been developed by the Medicine or Literature profession, instead of the Mathematicians, Physicists & Engineers. Medicine, Arts & Social Sciences are used to dealing with imprecision and subjectivity in their research and analysis to a far greater degree. What if the computer was not based on zeros and ones but on some other paradigm completely? Say a computer which would behave like a human, throw tantrums when overworked, respond with greater enthusiasm at times and so on. Artificial intelligence will remain artificial because it is an abstraction, an oversimplification of human intelligence into only the quantitative part. Human intelligence is both quantitative and qualitative. (Diversion - to ensure your job is not made redundant by technology, try to work in an area which makes use of qualitative human intelligence) This explains, among other things, the failure of models to predict the 2008-09 Economic Crisis, even as some people were able to predict it. To make artificial intelligence natural, it is necessary to rework from the grassroots. One can't synthesize the qualitative from the quantitative; A new technological paradigm from the ground up is needed - one which is free from the restrictions of binary logic. We need a system which incorporates qualitative-ness. And for doing that, the core computing technology will need to incorporate inputs from all spheres of human activity in its design. And who knows, perhaps, the next Siri will tell you what you dreamt of last night and help you in composing a blog on it... I was walking along the promenade. The lights of the Queen's Necklace visible in the distance. The sea waves gently crashing on the shore. Words kept flitting in and out of my mind - Inflation, Corruption, Rating Downgrade, Crash, Double Dip, Eurozone, Unemployment, Unusually Uncertain...Facts & Figures, Graphs, Pictures... Then I saw him. There was something eerie about him. Dirty, unkempt, mangy. His clothes torn, his hair dishevelled. And yet his face seemed oddly familiar. He saw me. His fingers were clasping a piece of paper tightly. His hands were quivering. He spoke to me, as one does with someone known but unfamiliar. "The Design. The Design. I have figured out the Design" His eyes had a strange gleam. His face had a suppressed smile, as if he was trying hard to restrain his excitement. "Can you see? Can you see the Design?" He pointed to the piece of paper. It was blank. I stood, struggling to make sense. "This is the Design. Why don't you see? This is the Design!" I shook my head sadly. "Sir, that paper is blank" I said The man could no longer contain himself. He burst out laughing. "You don't see. You just don't see." I got irritated. "There's nothing to see!" I retorted. "Exactly" he said, and walked away; While I was left standing... Main... Pakadkay jisay chalna seekha tunay, Woh ungli main hoon Sisak-sisak roya tha tu jispay, Woh kandha main hoon Hamesha judi thi jo tujhsay, Woh umeed main hoon Bimaar dekh tujhay jo uthti, Woh bechaini main hoon Bheed mein tujhay jo dhoondti, Woh nazar main hoon Niraasha mein sambhaala jisnay, Woh aashwaasan main hoon Soch ko teri banaaya jisnay, Woh protsaahan main hoon Sudhaara galtiyon ko teri jisnay, Woh tamaacha main hoon Panapnay diya vyaktitva ko jisnay, Woh prerna main hoon Meri kamiyaan dikhaai jisnay, Woh aaina main hoon Chuppi saadhay hai tu jinsay, Woh armaan main hoon Jawaab bhool raha hai tu jinkay, Woh sawaal main hoon Mooh pher raha hai tu jissay, Woh niraasha main hoon Pehchaannay se inkar hai jisko, Woh darr main hoon Andekha kar raha hai tu jisay, Woh saakshaat main hoon Jo tera bhavishya hoga kabhi, Woh vartmaan main hoon... FBpath... (With sincere apologies to Dr HRB) FBpath, FBpath, FBpath Friends hon online bhalay Hon chat pay present teray Ek status like bhi Maang mat, maang mat, maang mat FBpath FBpath FBpath Tu na log-off hoga kabhi Tu na offline rahega kabhi Tu na sign-out karega kabhi Kar shapath, kar shapath, kar shapath Yeh mahaan screenshot hai Browse kar raha manushya hai Spam-virus-apps say Lathpath, lathpath, lathpath A Letter to the Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister Sir, Dr Manmohan Singhji: For the last 15 years or so, I have been reading and hearing about the impending miracle that India is. It first started with the Prophecies of Nostradamus, who supposedly predicted more than 400 years ago that India would one day rise to become a global superpower. Slowly the idea took shape, in the media, in magazines, books, the TV, people all around started talking about it. And the talk only grew with time. By 2004, your leading opposition party had even made "India Shining" its poll slogan, albeit one which resulted in abject defeat for it. I grew up with an air of quiet confidence, and I saw change all around me. I didn't carry the baggage of our previous generation, which was used to a very different kind of India, which was restricted, which bound people. I grew up reading about the brain drain, about value conscious, money saving Indians who shunned ostentation, about engineering and medicine being the only possible career options (or else, elders would thunder - you are resigned to cutting grass). But I also remember sensing a tiny voice inside my head, telling me that this doesn't seem to be correct. What I was seeing was at odds with what I was told was the truth. I remember reading something vaguely about a payment crisis, about "liberalization", a word which I struggled to pronounce. And then, more than 7 years ago, I remember that you became the Prime Minister. I remember hope. About a decent man who would be at the helm of affairs in running the country. I shrugged aside the cynicism, the malicious remarks about "family retainers" and "seat warming" I remember pride. In forwarding your exceptionally distinguished CV to everyone I could think of, with the "Can you guess who this person is" tagline I remember confidence. In the quote of Victor Hugo which you used while commending the Budget to Parliament on that fateful day in July 1991. I remember euphoria. When your party won an overwhelming majority and stock markets rallied by 20% in one day. Thats how big a game changer it was. I rejoiced. No longer would you need to grovel before the ungrateful Left or the Ammas & Didis of the world. You were always a decent man in an indecent time. I commiserated with you for the set of people you had to work with. Men and women of a far lesser standing, I reasoned. But now, I am unable to comprehend anything. I do not comprehend the deterioration in internal security that has taken place with alarming proportions. I do not comprehend the corruption scandals which tumble out one after the other with numbing alacrity. And worst of all, I do not comprehend the helpless look on your face. I do not comprehend your loss of dignity. The Mahabharata states that Yudhishtira alone of all men, was truth personified. His chariot used to float above the ground, in honour of that status. But one small half-truth changed everything, and his chariot from then on always touched the ground. I see your chariot doing the same. All those mediocre people who surround you, look at what they have reduced you to - from a great statesman to an ordinary politican. It is painful to watch. True, you head an elected Government. India can remove you at the end of your 5 year term. But India is changing too fast. India cannot wait for 5 years to seek change. In fact the need of the hour is to introduce a rule which makes the Government seek a popular referendum at least mid-term to continue in office. I would love to believe you. I would love to believe that things will be all right. I would love to give hope another chance. But somehow I am not able to do it. Yours Sorrowfully, An ordinary Indian Identity Hierarchy & Religious Leaders... A person can define his identity in innumerable ways. It can be on the basis of nationality, religion, education and so on. These identities will usually follow some hierarchy. For me, for example, species comes at the top. I think of myself as a human being first. When its a question of nationality and religion, I am somewhat confused. I believe the Indian ethos of secularism allows us to choose our hierarchy as to nationality and religion. I am not suggesting that nationality is subservient to religion or vice-versa. I am only saying that to some extent, India allows its citizens to define their identity by their religion first and their nationality second if they so choose. There is an apparent contradiction here, for to have this freedom of hierarchy, one will need to be an Indian. However, Indian nationality needs to be one of the levels of the hierarchy, not necessarily the topmost in all circumstances. The clearest illustration of what I am saying lies in the fact that we don't have a common civil code. Throughout history, "religious heads" (no matter which religion) have always tried to increase their importance by declaring such things to be un-religious as which undermine their power; By restricting the flow of knowledge, ensuring economic backwardness and maintaining ignorance, they maintain their hold; What a religious leader says, is not the word of God; It is his interpretation of it; And it is more often than not, twisted and restricted to suit his ulterior motives I still remember an episode of (of all things) Jonny Quest. One of the protagonists, named Race Bannon is being given some false mumbo-jumbo by a person who claims he can talk to spirits. When Race argues, the person says "You must not question the spirits, Mr Bannon". Race snaps back "It's not the spirits I am questioning. It's you". Bingo. Imam Bukhari's statement I don't deem important enough to comment on. Hopefully he's becoming more irrelevant over time; The greatest enemy for such people is lack of attention and publicity and I hope it will increase to the point where people are not bothered about what he says anymore. Indian Muslims would be as or more aggrieved by corruption in India as any other community They can and should protest accordingly; They need not be part of Anna Hazare's movement for that. Anna Hazare's movement is just one part of the battle against corruption. However, if saying "Vande Mataram" is against the tenets of Islam (which according to me is a matter of context and interpretation but I leave it at that), then why don't we come up with an Islam compliant slogan, which can also suitably convey the feelings of Indian Muslims for India? This idea is in consonance with the thoughts that I have expressed in the first paragraph and retains the spirit of Indian secularism as to the freedom in identity hierarchy. Rather than imposing a nationality-first ideology, it allows space for Indian Muslims to reconcile any conflicts they may face in pursuing their faith and their nationality. Bond in the USA... (With apologies to The Boss) Got issued in an unwind spree The first yield I got was when I hit the screen You end up like a short that's been down too much Till you spend half your cash just covering up... Bond in the USA, I was bond in the USA I was bond in the USA, Bond in the USA... Got in a little ceiling jam So they put a downgrade on my band Sent me off to a foreign land To go and woo the yellow man Came back home to Wall Street Goldie Man said Son if it was up to me Went down to see my Federal man He said Son, don't you understand I had an auction at Hong Kong Fighting off the Spec Longs They're still there, that's all gone It had a bank who bet money a lot I got the news of its failing just now Down in the floor of the Assembly Out by the terminals of the Treasury I'm ten years maturing down the road Nowhere to default got nowhere to go Bond in the USA, I was bond in the USA, Bond in the USA, I'm a Gone Long Asset in the USA Bond in the USA, Bond in the USA, Bond in the USA, I'm a Cool Rocking Asset in the USA... On Independence Day, 50 Reasons To Be Happy & Hopeful... 1) The soon to happen overtaking of Japan. The 3rd largest economy in the world. 2) The 2011 Cricket World Cup. It was a high. Admit it. 3) The media. Rambunctious. Misguided. But free. 4) Over 700 million mobile connections. India is always calling. 5) The Supreme Court 6) No censorship in Google searches 7) The 1 auto rickshaw driver out of 100 who takes you where you want, cheerfully, at the first attempt 8) Secularism. Imperfect, but existing. Aren't we all? 9) Ads. The HDFC Standard Life Insurance ad. Two fathers, very seriously & positively discussing the futures of their daughters. Alternatively, the SBI ad where two old ladies visit their brother. Always brought tears to my eyes. 10) Food. Was there ever such an amazing variety! Tandoori Chicken, Dosas, Pav Bhaji & Rasgullas, never ends! 11) Festivals. Don't we love them all? The myriad colours, the ceremonies, the celebrations? 12) Nimbu Paani. Nothing's more refreshing 13) CAG 14) Modern Airports. If anyone had told me 10 years back that there would be spas in our departure lounges, I would have died laughing. 15) The Delhi Metro. 16) The Super-strong Family System. With you. For you. Always. (With apologies to Delhi Police) 17) Traditional Weddings. Elaborate. Outsized. Required. 18) Musical Instruments. The mournful strains of the Shehnai, the captivating melody of the Flute, the mellifluous tingling of the Santoor, the rhythmic resonance of the Sitar...Bliss 19) Monsoons. The longing. The oneness. 20) IT. Yes, its something we are good at. 21) Education. And its ethos. So much respect. 22) Historical monuments. Thousands of them. Each one tells a story. 23) The saints and reformers. Who spread the message of equality, peace, compassion and harmony. 24) 845 spoken dialects 25) 0 26) The Armed Forces. Protecting our borders. Keeping peace in far flung foreign lands. 27) Mythology. Every conceivable topic under the sun. So rich, so complex, so mesmerizing. 28) Freedom fighters. So brave. To die for hope, for the unseen. 29) Hill stations. Up above the world so high. 30) Jugaad. Can do. Will figure out. 31) Beaches. Who's to question what the sea-shells say? 32) Movies. The drama. The song & dance routines. The immortal lines. 33) Yoga. The perfect union of mind and body. 34) Classical dances. Far beyond the material plane. 35) Sand dunes in the deserts. Challenging. Inspiring. 36) Literature. Too vast to even begin describing. 37) Election Commission. A 120 crore strong democracy. Not an easy task. 38) ISRO. Don't underestimate all the satellites. 39) Television. 200+ channels. Spoilt for choice. 40) Folk Dances. Bhangda. Laavni. Daandiya. Really get you in the groove. 41) Sportsmen. P Gopichand, Saina Nehwal, Leander Paes, Karnam Malleswari, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Vijender Kumar. Against all odds. 42) Fauna. The majestic tigers. The magnificent elephants. The stunning peacocks. Mind-blowing. 43) Theatre. Powerful narratives. Tell it like it is. 44) RTI. Have you tried it yet? 45) Online transactions. Banking, Ticketing, E-Filing of Returns. So much time saved. 46) Progress in health standards. Live better. Live longer. 47) Demographic dividend. The biggest challenge. The biggest opportunity. 48) Aadhar. It will work. 49) Artists. Singers, Actors, Musicians, Painters. So much talent. 50) Possibility. Its difficult, but its possible. It's India. Blurred... I draw on the canvas a form indistinct The rains lash across; A blur remains Your tears were your own to cry No one, you said, had the right to pry Was I wrong not to wipe them all off? Was I wrong not to give myself away? You said you found peace in the darkness How could I then take you to the light? Was I wrong to watch you, helpless? Was I wrong because I was right? There was & is only nothingness, you say But that was choice, and also was fate A cruel pair that held us in its sway Why does hope now make you shy away? I stand inert, the blankness is the same How blurred my canvas, how empty my frame... Mumbai's Auto Waalas - Cheats, Thieves, Blackmailers and Robbers... There was a period of time when auto rickshaw drivers in Mumbai were very professional and ethical people (Yes I have experienced it!!!) Over the years, and since the last one year in particular, when the fares were increased by 30% in June 2010, they have become far ruder, lazier and more unethical on an average. Almost all meters are manipulated to the extent of at least 10%-15%. Hailing an auto has become a nightmare for most of us. These people simply do not want to go anywhere. The problem post the fare increase is that they are able to make a living with fewer trips and hence do not give a damn about where commuters want to go since they manage to find enough people anyway.Traffic policemen are too busy harassing hapless commuters to fulfill their official and unofficial fine collection targets, to be disciplining them. They have no civic or traffic sense. They spit all over the place, have no lane or signal discipline and park where they please. One of the worst places to hail an auto from is the Airport. It is a complete nightmare. I start dreading that part of it months before I am taking any flight. Now they have a list of demands: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Transport-chief-meets-auto-union-over-demands/articleshow/9401613.cms Firstly, even if they go on strike, I don't think it will affect too many of us. We don't get an auto most of the time anyway. Secondly, why should they be allowed in the city limits? Aren't the suburbs a shining example of how bad things become with them? The modicum of sanity that prevails in the city will be lost. Imagine places like Marine Drive with autos crawling all over it. Ugly. Thirdly, just a year back fares were increased by 30% without any increase in fuel prices. What cost of living index are they talking about? Its just plain greed because they think they can make more money. Fourthly, what do the commuters get in return even if the demands are agreed to? Things will only become worse. With the additional city area for them to ply in, they will only agree for long distances, the way taxis do now. It will be a nightmare. Fifthly, what assurance can they give about their rude behaviour and refusals to ply? None. They are just out to make a fast buck. And they are increasingly trying to bias it in their favour and make it worse. I think refusing a commuter should be made a non-bailable criminal offence. Then there may be some deterrent. Let that be a counter demand from the commuters' side. I wonder how stupid those one lakh people who signed on the petition supporting the auto drivers are. They don't realise they have signed their own death warrant. Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do. The problem is that their demands will be met in some form, increasing the horrors for most of us. If there was a strong Commuter's Union, it could co-ordinate effectively and make sure that commuters grievances were taken into account. We are too scattered and disenfranchised for that. In that kind of a situation, we can't depend on the system to take care. We have to fall back on the old maxim of jugaad. Aaj mainay kuch pannay paltay Kuch yaadein jholi mein bikhar gayi Yaadein jo beetay kal ki umeedein thi Yaadein jinki ab umeed hai nahi Kitna kuch tha tab jo ab nahi hai Kitna kuch nahi tha tab jo ab hai Kuch qaid hai lekin pannon mein ab bhi Jo mujh say wohi sawaal poochta hai Aakhir yoon na hota to kaisa hota? Fir un pannon ka aakar kaisa hota? Lekin umeed pannon ki fitrat mein nahi Fir pannon ko kya kosna, palatna kya Umeed to kal par aaj ki parchhai hai Woh kal to apni marzi se hi aayega Us kal se hi to umeedein saji hain Us kal se hi to naye pannay banengay... Bollywood has long been derided for producing and promoting escapist cinema. The antics of lead characters, action sequences, song and dance routines, melodramatic finales and the underdog triumphing against all odds - these were the hallmark of Bollywood films for a long time. For an economy which operated under an autarkic, insular mentality for nearly 5 decades after Independence, cinema, apart from cricket, was the one ray of light. It provided much needed succour to the ordinary Indian, buried under corruption, scarcity and underdevelopment. This was Escapism 1.0 - the escapism of a country that wasn't quite sure where it stood, the escapism of a country which had so much of reality in reality that it desired no more in cinema (In many ways, Dabangg last year was a tribute to Escapism 1.0, while Bollywood Calling was one of the most masterful depictions of it) With time, film-making has changed and evolved (evolution is not necessarily a positive term by the way - it is just a fact). One can suppose that a near-total consensus exists that on an average, the films being made now are more realistic than before. The use of the word realistic however, is open to interpretation and highly subjective. Delhi Belly is realistic (arguably) in many elements such as the conversational styles between characters, their professions, living standards and so on. But is it more realistic in the core plot? How many of us are expecting to be the target of a diamond-smuggling gang tonight? What then is "realistic" cinema? A truly realistic film based on the lives of many of us would show the lead character working from say 9 AM to 7 PM every weekday, going home, facing hordes of insurmountable traffic on the way, watching TV, going out on weekends and so on. It sounds mad when put that way, but that is what our reality is! In that sense, Delhi Bellhy definitely is not "realistic" cinema. In fact, no movie would then come under that category. Reality is routine. Reality is continuous. Reality is boring unless we are constantly engaged in processes that stimulate us and we take up tasks that we enjoy doing. And that simply is not possible most of the time. In fact more many of us, its the exception rather than the rule. With time India has changed and is changing. I can't claim to be an expert on it, but I can feel it everywhere. Surveys now highlight how brand conscious Indians have become, vis-a-vis surveys 10 years back which used to harp on how value conscious Indian consumers were. Indians have become richer on an average and are spending more. We are more conscious of what's happening in the world and are more confident about ourselves. Growth has changed India. At the same time, growth has not been uniform. I remember an article in my English textbook, which had the following line about India: "India is like a snake, with its head in the 21st century and its tail in the 17th century" The same holds true today. In particular, while many people have become richer than before, institutional and infrastructural growth has not kept pace. That is why the same city where a bungalow is sold for 270 crores has its phone lines jammed after a bomb blast. This leave many of us confused and irritated. Many of us now earn well, work hard and party harder. But the eyesores do not go away. We yearn for a controlled atmosphere, a system. We yearn for someone to take these irritants and drags of traffic, slums, bomb blasts and pesky auto rickshaw drivers away. If done, it would leave us free to concentrate on our core ambitions. Its no longer about having a secure job and getting Munni married. It's all about dreams, ambitions and personal fulfilment now. We are still bored in our daily lives. We crave for exaltation of a different kind. We desire a system in which we are free to pursue what we want, without encumbrances. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara exemplifies this. Everything is very nice, almost utopic. There are no murders, robberies or safety problems. Everyone is reasonably to very well-to-do. It's a film which not only sells well-toned bodies, captivating poetry and breathtaking locales; it also sells a controlled atmosphere. Taking all the drags out of the picture leaves the films of today to focus on what perhaps many of us today want to see - smart dialogues and punch lines, good performances, interplay between characters, emotions, personal struggles and how they are ovecome. Its not about sacrificing oneself for the country or saving the world. The focus is on individuals. Its more about self-actualization for the confused soul. We have the physiological basics in place. Or rather, the "we seem to have everything, but something's missing" mentality. Cinema now depicts people finding that missing piece. Welcome, then, to Escapism 2.0! Tears of joy. For the absolute good. The good not asked for or striven for. The good that just is. Tears of rage. For violations. Transgressions. The subservience of morality to indulgence. Tears of fear. For hunger not satiated. For protection not available. For vulnerability. Tears of innocence. For purity to be nurtured. For it to not get ravaged. Tears of grief. For the mockingbird not saved. For possibility denied. For the choice that couldn't be. Tears of reason. For the willful neglect of logic. By family. Friends. Colleagues. Strangers. Tears of loneliness. For emptiness. For the mind tethered and left by itself. Tears of hope. For that which may. For the slim chance. For the ray of light. Tears of fulfillment. When the outcome long foreseen happens. When the illusion of control is foregone. When peace is attained. The body of Shelock Holmes' literature created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is replete with a rich assortment of quotable quotes. Though they occur in the context of his narratives of Holmes as an investigator, they are applicable to all walks of life. I find that a lot of them apply to business management and financial markets. Below are some of my favourites: 1) "...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth..." This is one of the recurring statements; It is mentioned in multiple stories with slight variations. Simple as it sounds, it's one of the cornerstones of any logical analysis. 2) "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." We all do this so many times. We have our own views, hypotheses, prejudices and biases. Once those are framed, we obstinately cling to them even when the evidence suggests otherwise. Many financial market traders make this mistake in particular. 3) "You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear" 4) "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." This happens in financial markets all the time. When everyone "knows" something and takes it for granted, the markets end up moving the other way!!! 5) "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes." 6) "It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated." 80/20 at its best. Humans tend to use inductive rationality to make decisions for the future, which is necessary. They cannot process all the information that is available, nor is it necessary. Merely processing additional information does not add to the quality of the decision that gets taken. 7) "We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination." This is THE requirement of decision making. It is a mistake to construct only one scenario as a possible future outcome. There are multiple scenarios possible, each with differing probabilities.Construct, and then choose. 8) "It is impossible as I state it, and therefore I must in some respect have stated it wrong." Many a times I have noticed, seemingly, one arrives at the same view or possible outcome, even in differing scenarios. For example, if inflation is higher, equities will react negatively, so buy USD-INR. If inflation is lower, interest rate differentials will narrow, so buy USD-INR. Clearly, we are missing out on what factors are really driving USD-INR. 9) "Education never ends Watson. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last." Truly instructive on how important continual learning is! 10) "We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception." While forming views, often people become subservient to it and try to manipulate opinions accordingly.There has to be consistency in what assumptions one makes. Assumptions are made in two areas: 1) What will happen, and 2) What will be its effect. We may mistakes in either or both at times. 11) "The more outré and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it." Beauty of a statement. Many a times we observe that market movements are contrary to the kind of correlations which we expect. Further examination and thought reveals that they actually make complete sense. 12) "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers." You may not understand my bad habits. Understand the good ones. You may not understand the times when I was not there. Understand the times when I was. You may not understand the times I did not praise. Understand the times when I did not criticize. You may not understand what I spoke. Understand what I left unspoken. You may not understand why I didn't do what you told me to. Understand why I did what you did not tell me to. You may not understand the lies I spread. Understand the truth I hid. You may not understand my dreams. Understand my passion for them. You may not understand what I am thinking. Understand what I am feeling. You may not understand how important I am to you. Understand how important you are to me. You may not understand me. Understand yourself. In what is being dubbed as the first ever transaction of its kind, Al-Qaeda, the world's leading discretionary terror dissemination MNC, has decided to raise funds for expanding its activities through an IPO. A spokesman for Al-Qaeda said "We believe investors worldwide are looking for newer avenues to put money in. We believe we have the right fundamentalists to attract investments. In the long term, we aim to be present across all components of the terror value chain, with best in class services. People are our biggest assets, with most of them being current assets" Dim O'Meal, Head of Research of Goldie Gold Investment Bank, has a bullish view on the stock. "Our proprietary Stockwise Holistically Integrated Technicals (S.H.I.T) model suggests that the stock is a good defensive play to hedge downside risks for investors. The stock acts as a leading indicator of downturns in economic activity, for obvious reasons" Chiina has already expressed support for the IPO. "It is a natural hedge for us to diversify out of our huge base of worthless US dollars. Between monetary terrorism and people terrorism, we have always preferred the latter" Al-Qaeda is also considering issuing a convertible bond. The spokesman remarked "The structure of the convertible bond is quite simple. At the end of the maturity period, the investor either converts or gets redeemed..." First Salaries... I see a lot of fresh, enthusiastic minds from the 2011 batch of XLRI putting up status updates on Facebook about the ecstasies and raptures of them receiving their first salaries. It's a powerful, heady feeling. The ultimate coming of age event. A voice rings withing you saying "Hereupon, I cease to be a dependant monetarily. Henceforth, I take responsibility for fulfilling my needs and those of others connected with me, whether now or in future" I recollect Mr Narayan Murthy's statement in a TV show: "Money bestows upon you tremendous power. The power to give" No no, don't get me wrong, I am not advocating donating it all to charity or something (though a small percentage towards that end will certainly not be harmful!) But there's still a lot that could be done. The classical Hindi film hero would get a sari for his Mom after 25 years of her wearing the same sari. Or if you are Salman Khan, you would slug it out with Mohnish Behl and his baddies in rain and slush before you could take the money home to convince your beloved's father to let her marry you. One time-tested technique is to remember all those who really, really matter to you and who made a difference to your life. There must be at least some of those. You could get something for them. Nice, thoughtful and personalized. Like that beautiful song from the movie Papa Kahte Hain: "Yeh jo thode se hain paise; Kharch tum par karun kaise..." Or that touching lesson in the old Hindi textbook about a little boy who works hard to buy a pair of pincers for his mother so that she doesn't have to pick up the rotis from the hot stove by hand. Particularly when buying for elders, what works well is identifying something that you believe they need, but which they will never in a million years buy for themselves. I had bought a cellphone for my grandmother with my first salary. She looked at me, with all the accumulated unease of 77 years and said "Beta, what will I do with this?" I could only smile in reply. Happily, she's used it quite regularly since then. Those People... There are those people. Why do you have to struggle so much with them at times? Why don't they understand your silence? Why do they forget the times when you pandered to their whims? Why don't they understand what's important to you and let you make mistakes accordingly? Why are they so binding? Why can't they trust your intentions and set you free? Why is there a need to prove your loyalty every time? Why do they tell you that there's a problem and then not tell you what it is? Why do they want to watch you helplessly seeing them wither away? Yep, there are those people... MGRP takes cue from Bipasha Basu, to launch instructional video on goondaism... An old post which didn't get posted; I had actually submitted it to a well known site which publishes such news; It got rejected by them as they felt they had published too many articles on the same theme already. A conversation with a friend reminded me of it today and I thought what the heck - why not post it now!!! MGRP takes cue from Bipasha Basu, to launch instructional video on goondaism After Bipasha Basu launched her sensational new video on fitness and exercise, the Maharashtra Goonda Raj Party is all set to launch its own instructional video on its core competency – goondaism. An MGRP spokesman, who wished to remain unnamed, confirmed that the project was already underway and would soon be completed pending Supremo approval. Though the title is not finalised, our analysts expected it to be named “Mee, Mumbai Darr” (I, Mumbai Get Scared) The publicity for the video is to be carried out through word-of-mouth on YourTube & FaeceBook as well as outdoor billboards. The concept draft for the campaign depicts a moustached man in a saffron kurta-pyjama with the tagline “Gheun Taak” (Roughly translated as “Take’em Apart”). Though they remained tight-lipped about the content, our sources suggest that it will have a comprehensive coverage of goondaism in Maharashtra, with live demonstrations by an assortment of subject matter experts. Among other things, the video is expected to have sections on vandalism in cinema halls, road blockages, issuing threats to celebrities & shutting down offices. Special sections will include disruption of Valentine’s Day celebrations & intimidation of migrants. Rahul Mahajan and Rakhi Savant have been roped in as Brand Ambassadors. Ramesh Todmarodkar, the publicity manager for the video, said “Rahul & Rakhi represent a young, vibrant & spunky Maharashtra, which inspite of facing deep-rooted issues and problems, is able to came out on top eventually.” The trailer for the video will depict Rahul & Rakhi slapping a Bihari auto-rickshaw driver for not speaking in Marathi & forcibly getting a romancing couple married. A senior MGRP functionary said “The video shall take our ideology and physiology to the masses. It was a long cherished dream of Saaheb to ensure the spread of our philosophy to the common man. The dream is finally becoming a reality.” So, mark the date in your calendar – “Mee, Mumbai Darr” releases, Feb 14th, 2010... Mumbai Minute He stared at the shattered headlight and the bus driver in front. As he started to get out of the car, she placed a restraining hand on his shoulder "Honey, please..." He glanced at the urchin with sympathetic disdain "Boss, yeh fusht class hai. Pecial dabba hai.Niklo nahi to police pakadega..." Chhotu was running along with the car barely holding on to the fast closing window shouting "Saahab, ek to lelo..." The fruit seller was pleading "Mhaaster, ye baar chhod do.Ghar pe bachha bimaar hai" "Haay haay kya jodi hai re. Raju ko dekho, ekdum saarukh khan dikhta hai. Itna chikna hai. De na! Arre kuch to de na!" The couple got embarassed and started to walk furiously... The old gentleman was pushing past everyone on the narrow footpath. An irate young man retorted "Unkil! Kya karta hai?" The gent replied "Kya karun beta, humaara company mein seth log bahut shtreek hai..." "Andheri east?" "Gas nahi hai miyaan. Gaadi dene ka bhi time hogaya hai" the driver said, moving the cab forward. Another passenger got into it. Loud music blared from the speakers surrounding the huge idol on the truck, as men with saffron headbands danced around it. "Sanskruticha paalan karaavay laagtay"they told the protesting motorists... "License jama karna padega. 15 din lagega. Aur 500 rupaye ka phaain. Abi bolo kya karneka hai?" The cop told him, looking at the 100 rupee note he was clasping nervously... "Main bolta hain na teko,public ko akal nahi hai gaadi chalaaneka" he said, as he lowered the window and spat outside. "Aai, baba kashaala oradtaat? Hi ghaanerdi vaas kashaachi?" she asked, as her mother held her tightly, suppressing her tears. He continued his slurred profanities. The ambulance's siren was blaring behind her. She looked desperately for space around to give way to it but there was none. "Dhakka kyun deta hai? Pehli baar train mein jaa raha hai kya?" He fumed on the school student behind him, who stared meekly. "I will give you a sea facing flat." The broker grinned, displaying a line of betel-stained teeth. "Sea-facing? In Borivali?" "Yes, just wait for the rains..." Pursuing passions... I don't know if its just me. Perhaps, as usual, I am thinking too much. But the more I discuss and interact with people particularly in my age group, I am convinced that life crises are likely to occur amongst people much sooner these days. And its not easy to understand why, because when measured on traditional yardsticks, nothing really seems wrong. The generation of our parents was truly a transformational generation. When they were our age, they did not inherit a comfortable support system. There was little time to think about job satisfaction and career progression. There were several priorities which demanded their time and attention. They had to set up things from scratch. They focused on having a steady job, a steady income, a decent place to live, education for kids, so on and so forth ad infinitum. With assiduous efforts, at the end of a period of 25-30 years, they were able to build a self-sustaining system. That system is what our generation has inherited. Many of us started out with our first jobs knowing that they were an extra, an indulgence in the sense that there was no pressure on us to support the family. Yet somehow, our inherited values and the education system juxtaposed in a way which has ensured that we are still continuing to look at careers with the same scarcity mentality & steady income approach with which our parents used to. In their case, it was a necessity, and hats off to them for all their hard work. For many of us though, this was not the case. Yet, we have continued to value those sort of careers and degrees where cash flows are seen as most regular, instead of focusing on those possible avenues which we would enjoy pursuing and perform best in. I am not saying that we are all doing things we hate doing. Many of us are probably fine with the things that we are pursuing. We may be good at them too. But are they tasks which we really enjoy? Have we made enough efforts to even understand what it is that excites and motivates us the most? I don't think so. Many of us have ended up where we have much the way the "case default" mode works in computer programming languages. Unless one takes the trouble of actively evaluating and then zeroing in on what he/she truly wants to do, one will end up doing what everyone does "by default". So, at different points of time, as the "defaults" kept changing - government service, medicine, engineering, IT, management; so did our career choices. With the result that many people today are simply stuck in a rut. They are all doing things, one step to the next. The next promotion, the next "right" job switch, the marriage. Ticking off things on a checklist which they haven't made themselves, but which is the default template available in God's version of Word. No one is customizing the checklist. Most of us know that we are stuck, with varying degrees of awareness. We acknowledge it. We even recognize what steps are needed to break away. And yet we are unable to proceed. One doesn't need to compulsorily make sudden disruptive changes and go hungry and foolish overnight. Some steps in the right direction over a period of time can definitely help in achieving a satisfactory equilibrium. The problem is we focus too much on the end result and too little on the process. It is like the man who loses his ring in a dark corner of the road but searches for it under the streetlight, because thats easier to do. The man forgets that he's far better off searching for it in the darkness where there's at least some chance of him finding it. We make the same mistakes. We stick to the comfort of a known path which we know has no chance of taking us to our destination, instead of the unknown path which has some chances. I find it difficult to believe that one can be content with defining goals solely in terms of milestones and destinations. Goals must also include the processes. They must include what will transpire between the milestones. The journey. If life has to be lived through, surely thinking only of milestones is not enough because they will comprise less than 1% of the time that we spend. More than 99% of our time will be the things we do. In fact the most powerful way of goal setting is to let the milestone get derived as a logical consequence of the journey. Don't say you want to be the most famous actor in the world. Say that you love acting and really enjoy it and are passionate about it. Then say that you would be happy if in the process of acting, you end up becoming a famous actor. It's much more powerful when you state it in this manner, because your happiness is tied to the process of you acting and is not contingent on and limited to the moment when you become a famous actor. Of course its difficult. Recognizing what one wants to do is not easy. But one needs to keep trying. I remember a course on personality development I had undertaken long back. The trainer told us a simple technique to try and identify our passions in life. He said: ponder, reflect and think - What is the one thing which you are prepared to do all your life, even if you don't get paid, even if other people don't take any interest in it? That's your passion. The desire to pursue it stays no matter how many the hardships. Its the thing you always manage to find time for. The thing you have energy to pursue at the fag end of a tiring day when you think you would drop off to sleep any moment, but you still end up doing. It needs dedication and sustained efforts to achieve any sort of results. Breaking the inertia is very difficult. But if not done, it is certain that a time will come when one way or the other you are forced to drop everything and wonder what you are doing in life. Let that not be a forced outcome. Let it be a conscious choice. Beggars Are Also Choosers... Life''s little moments never cease to amaze me in their capacity to remind and instruct. What follows is a tale of three beggars with whom I interacted today. As is my wont these days, I left from my office just after 5 PM. My cab stopped at the CST signal. Several times, an old lady is present there (the same old lady mentioned in my previous note), seeking alms from those willing to give. I have developed a habit of carrying some small packets of Parle G biscuits. I prefer to give those to anyone on the streets in need, whom I encounter. I have come across the CST lady quite a few times earlier as well. Since she doesn't have fingers, I usually tear the packet and give it to her. I did the same today, and the lady was simply delighted. A smile of sublime radiance spread across her face and she exclaimed "Thanks! Thanks! I will have this with tea" I noted with great satisfaction how the lady chose to gracefully accept and be happy with what came her way. That is the kind of choice even a beggar can exercise. The next beggar I encountered was at the National College signal in Bandra. Another old lady. She was scanning the vehicles and their passengers, looking for open windows. All of a sudden she caught my eye, and started moving towards my cab. I took out a packet and gave it to her. She took it, observed it for a moment, placed it on the window and walked away. For a fleeting moment - the kind of moment which feels much longer than would be measured by a watch - I was shocked. A beggar refused what came her way. How can a beggar refuse? But then it dawned upon me that that was the whole point - even if beggars can't choose what comes their way, they can choose whether to accept or reject what does come. Which brings me to the third beggar. Myself. Wasn't I also a beggar? Wasn't I begging for the intoxication of giving, the heady realization of being placed in a position to help others in need? Once I realized that, I knew what I had to do with the packet. I opened it, and ate all the biscuits. It was my arrogance which sought to make me humble. I accepted what even the rejected had rejected. Purely symbolic, no doubt. But a reminder that not only are all beggars choosers, but that all choosers are also beggars... A decision A decision is not that which is simple. Its not the shirt you choose to wear to work. Its not the packet of biscuits you hand over to the old desitute lady at the CST signal. A decision is the one that rips your innards part. It is what leaves you with sleepless nights, as your mind gives form to the outcomes of various choices, conjuring up multiple scenarios with amazing alacrity. You reach out to those forms but they fade away like wisps of smoke. A decision is that which makes you give up what you are for what you think you can be. That's why its so damn difficult. You have to choose a possibility over an existing state. And the possibility is your expectation of it. It's not a given. You stand naked before your judgment. A decision is between multiple rights. Multiple points of view. There is a lot of chatter, a lot of noise. You have to cut out the noise, and synchronize with the tune playing in your mind. Let it play. Louder and louder. A decision is that which confuses you. Between what you want should happen, and what you think will happen. A decision has serious stakes. Dead earnest, serious, stakes. It's consequences are hard-coded. There is no undo. A decision does not always make you happy or sad. It's always grey. There are always mixed feelings. A decision is always taken under incomplete information. With complete information, there is no need for a decision. You have to connect the dots. Fill in the blanks. It will always make you wonder if you have missed out on something. That typical feeling when you leave home, wondering if there's something you forgot to carry along. A decision is not always between choices that you want. It is between the choices that you have. Or perceive that you have. A decision is not deterministic. There are no answers at the back of the textbook. There can't be an answer, because there never was a question. A decision cannot be taken by a machine. Because it involves constructing visions. A decision, is what makes you human... Star Wars & Different Professions A rehash of the immortal "May the Force be with you" line from Star Wars, applied to various professions. With apologies to Messrs Kanobi, Yoda & Skywalker May the Course be with you Valuations / Accounting / Risk Management May the Close be with you Equity Investors May the Bourse be with you Interbank Traders May the Flows be with you Buyers (of anything) May the Lows be with you May the Bows be with you May the Dose be with you May the Hose be with you Music Aficionado May the Bose be with you May the Hoes be with you May the Foes be with you ENT Specialists May the Nose be with you May the Pose be with you May the Rose be with you Pedicurists May the Toes be with you May the Woes be with you Cricketers, Adopt a Sport... I admire the Indian cricket team for winning the 2011 World Cup. They managed to make even stubborn cricket recluses like me sit for over 8 hours after many many years, during the final. Justifiably, the entire nation is eager to shower its praise and appreciation on them. We already have had announcements of several crores of rupees by various corporations, governments, sports bodies and so on being awarded to them. Of course, many people will feel that it's too much and is unjustified. I don't believe its unjustified as such, but I do think cricket's share of the pie is disproportionately large. And that has been the case for a long time. Even as a child I remember reading essays, articles and debates on this topic. It's a typical problem that happens in many areas. The popular thing keeps on increasing in popularity while the others languish. I have observed this, for example, in search engines. The more popular a page is, the more chances it gets shown in search results. This further increases its popularity and its chances, and so on. If India has to truly develop sports and become a great sporting nation, other sports need to enter this virtuous cycle of popularity. There are many issues with that, but I think cricketers themselves can take a solid step in this regard. They are very well known, and have tremendous visibility as well as resources. Think about it - Sachin Tendulkar promoting badminton, Dhoni endorsing archery, Yuvraj pitching for football. If they can sell shampoos and hair oils, they can definitely sell sports. In any family, the weaker ones need support till they can stand on their own. Cricket can support the rest of the sports. This is not going to work as a one off thing (I vaguely remember that some cricketers had appeared in ads for the PHL but can't recollect anything after that) It needs concerted efforts over a period of time. Perhaps every Indian cricket team player can be asked to contribute a certain number of hours towards the development of a sport of his choice. The respective sports associations for each sport can have one cricketer as a brand ambassador for that sport. Given the amount of money that cricketers make, I don't think its too much to ask for. And it might actually work! I, like many Indians and Pakistanis, am looking forward to a great match tomorrow. May the best team win. May we avoid the cynicism of match fixing and staged excitement. May we all indulge in healthy banter which befits a sporting rivalry that goes much beyond cricket. Most of all, may we not stop with the game tomorrow. May we remember that India is facing a country tomorrow that is being roiled by violence and anarchic incidents and is in real danger of becoming a failed state. May we remember that on certain indicators, India doesn't seem too far either. (Those who wish to refresh their memory can take a look here: http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/majorincidents.htm) May we realise that ultimately India will not prosper unless Pakistan is stable. It is not about Aman ki Asha and cross-border bonding. We may not love, but let us not hate. I remember as a child, listening to the quarrels that would take place in a neighbour's house. The screams, the sounds of glass breaking. Ugly. And terrifying. No family can be completely happy if its neighbours are not peaceful. I refuse to believe that the common Pakistani seeks violence and terrorism. I believe most of them desire a stable livelihood, freedom, justice and equality. The principles are common everywhere.But the greatest dangers come from within. May we remember that the real match is not India versus Pakistan. It is India & Pakistan versus India & Pakistan... The Princess & The Servant "Be off, thou vagabond; See no one the Princess shall" The Guard thundered; The Servant humbly bowed "O mighty warrior; Meet her if I could but once; Though sadden her heart beyond reckoning it will; For painful tidings I bring to her this hour Of him who was the breath of her life" "Thou shall meet her then, for a minute or two But not a moment longer, for I detest thy looks" Saying so, the Guard threw open the door The Servant stepped forth & gazed in horror Sorrow abounded in the closed chamber With the figure motionless seated in the centre She turned at the sound of the door "Is it ye, my faithful, my ardent, my incorruptible? Long gone ye were, what news do ye bring?" "Shower not such commendations, Princess On this minion unworthy and inept Set out I hath with thy message in hand Alas, for fate seeps like hourglass and sand Thy precious message I could deliver not It transpired what Providence hath wrought" The Princess rose, her face deathly pale "I am but a canoe, cast by the gale I knew it would transpire, but was in disbelief Thy tiding now musters a morbid relief" "Ah Princess, not kindness; thy cruelty I seek Am I condemned to be pardoned by thee?" "Grieve not O lackey; Rejoice we may yet Tell me about him for whom my heart wept" "His glory blinded the eye, O Princess As he stepped forth to claim his bride All the folk present stood in awe of him His nobility shone through each stride" "Speak ye now, about her that left me lorn The one whose unfeeling finger his ring now adorns" "Seek thy forgiveness, I do, O Princess For in falsehood I may not dwell Words will do her scarce justice For her beauty is beyond compare The sight of her purifies the wickedest So many have narrated oft in legend" "Fie, for now ye have saddened my heart Is there no redemption, no promise of a start? Must I look ahead into mere nothingness Will I not feel once more his sweet caress?" Saying so, the Princess covered her face Her mourning could not pierce her gaze The Servant watched with fists tight He called out to her with all his might "Thy despair I cannot bear; I jest no more Look now Princess, who stands at your door" At this the Servant stood, and removed his mask And lo! the Prince was revealed standing at last! We were meant to journey together Hand in hand, the apple of my eye You said you were always by my side While I tried to pluck the clouds from the sky Hush, why has your look now changed Did their insolent touch rob your innocence? No don't give me that seductive smile Bear it I cannot; Nor that look of cunning I was dancing to the tune that you were playing Was I wrong to think it held everything? You were the one with me night and day Why do I get up and fight you everyday? I sought comfort in your embrace Now I shudder at your angry gaze For I am nowhere, a seed not sown Will you not awaken and call me your own? GMD Redux! I decided that I am bored of the "Gaaon Mein Sabun" line from GMD. Also, its partial to the people working in the FMCG sector. So I though of a few alternatives: Tier 2 Consultant: Sunday ko ppt bana raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Corporate Finance: Documentation sambhaal raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Corporate Banking: SME appraisal kar raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Risk Management: Arbit model bana raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Bank Treasury Sales: Client ke peechhe pada hua hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Mutual Fund Sales: Client ke double peechhe pada hua hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Business Analyst: Google pe search maar raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna IT Consultant: Design nahi coding kar raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Executive Assistant: Secretary ka kaam kar raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Conglomerate: Yahaan se wahaan toss ho raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Equity Research: Faaltu ke view de raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna Financial Markets Trader: Andhere mein teer maar raha hai, jhooth hai uska hasna HR: Baithke frax maar raha hai, sach hai uska hasna... I wait for thee, my beloved With longing unrestrained The darkness grows beyond bearing I yearn for thy sweet embrace When thy cold lips kiss my forehead Alone shall I know peace Delay no longer, I beseech thee For now regret I have none A moment if allowed to escape Will snatch the rays of the sun 'Tis an irony, a jest I hate That men control naught of fate The one holding must let go And the one letting go holds So I seek thee, my darling Release me from this void This ordeal, this abject surrender This continuum of consciousness My tired eyes can bear no more Arise, I pray & liberate me... Valentine's Day... "Where are you off to?" He asked. "Umm...No where in particular, Dada. Just going to meet a friend" She replied "What's her name? Where does she stay?" "She stays close by. Near New Market." "Come back soon. I told you I don't want you loitering outside today. It's a big day for our party. Workers will be active all over the state. I don't want you to get hurt" "What nonsense. I will just tell them my brother works for the Party. Then they won't harm me right?" "Aarti, you know very well that a mob doesn't listen" "Dada, I really don't agree with what you all are doing anyway. What's the problem with celebrating the day? It's just one more occasion for happiness. A day to express your love for everyone. Not just the boyfriend-girlfriend thing" "It's not in our culture Aarti. People just take the name of that Christian saint and use it to corrupt the youth. Have you read up on the history of this day? Do you know what things people do under the garb of celebrating? So many innocent girls get trapped. We have to end this nonsense once and for all. At whatever cost." "Ohh, so spreading love is not in our culture, but beating people and molesting women is? I don't agree, Dada. You want to know where I am going? I am going to get a present for my Valentine" "Aarti! How dare you? I will skin you alive? Who's that b------?" "What language! That too in front of your younger sister? He's a guy I have known and loved since childhood. And I won't let you stop me" "Aarti, stop I say!" He ran after her but she was too fast for him. "Just you come back, girl. I wont leave you alive" He came back into the room and plonked himself on the sofa. The hours passed. He was getting updates practically every minute on the news channels. "In Mangalore today, some girls and boys partying in a pub..." "...and then were made to tie rakhis despite protesting their innocence" "...Commissioner has assured that law and order will be upheld..." "Women must learn to behave decently in public..." "....against our culture..." "...being ruined by westernization" "...is used as a guise for conversions..." Suddenly, while flipping, one of the channels caught his attention. He quickly switched back to that channel. "In a shocking incident, a young girl was set on fire by an angry mob allegedly belonging to the --- in Amravati. The party is known to be amongst the most virulent protesters against..." He switched off the TV and dialled a number. No response. "Ho, Saaheb. Mee TV var baghitlo. Ti mulgi Goverment hospital madhe aahe. Mee baghun yeto" (Yes Sir, I saw in on TV. The girl is in the Government hospital. I will go and check). He hurried outside. Beads of cold sweat were forming on his forehead as he headed near the ICU of the hospital. A ward boy tried to stop him, but he brushed him aside. His mind had not prepared for the sight beyond. A burnt figure, swathed in bandages lay on the bed. The figure looked at him with a questioning glance. There as a gleam of recognition in it's eyes. Murmuring something which he didn't hear, the figure breathed its last. His fingers were trembling. He saw a charred paper in the corpse's hands and pulled it out. It was a greeting card. On it was written "My sweetest Dada, I dedicate this day to you, my Valentine, the person I admire and love the most. The world is too small and life is too short for us to spread hatred and violence. Let us all learn to live in peace and harmony. Your loving sister, Aarti" The ward boy was knocking frantically on the superintendent's door. "Sir, please come outside; There's a man in the ICU who's not responding at all. He's just sitting still like a stone..." Outside, cries of victory could be heard "Videshi tyohaar baaher kara, Maharashtrechi laaj vaachva" (Discard foreign festivals, preserve Maharashtra's modesty) "Jai Maharashtra!" Creaking News: KingFissure to use Gobar Gas, Ethan... On Independence Day, 50 Reasons To Be Happy & Hope... MGRP takes cue from Bipasha Basu, to launch instru...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line54
__label__wiki	0.834174	0.834174	IT&Software World Media Which Note 9 color do you like best? by Randall Martin in IT&Software — Aug 15, 2018 Feras bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, Director of Consumer Sales at Ooredoo said, "The new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comes with great features and together with our Shahry plans, customers will be able to enjoy the internet more than ever". All modern mobile devices, including new support for memory cards with a capacity up to 2 TB, however, to meet these in the sale not possible, because no one manufacturer has failed to create them. Koh added the Galaxy Note 9 will sell better than the Galaxy Note 8 as well on the back of its top-notch specifications, including the improved stylus. People rely on their smartphones for nearly everything they do - all-day, every day. More news: Akshay Kumar's Film Reviewed By Virender Sehwag: 'Sold On Gold' To do this, simply fill out the ODR 50 € to the following address after you have bought your Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) at Rue du commerce, just here. Samsung is packing 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage or 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage inside the Galaxy Note 9, which really makes it a spec powerhouse, especially with the Snapdragon 845 chipset inside. But only time will tell if the CEO's expectations are justified or if users are losing interest in the Note-series or in the premium smartphone segment in general. Oreo stands out like a sore thumb on such a high-end phone, and in all likelihood, the Note 9 won't get Pie until after the Galaxy S10, more than six months from now. App developers will also have the ability to integrate the S Pen's functionality into their apps. The best part? Samsung hasn't raised the price for the base model compared to the Galaxy Note 8, making it an excellent deal for everything the phone offers. Samsung's new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed. With Auto Scene Recognition, it can detect up to twenty unique scenes and automatically optimize the photo, depending on the conditions. The result is a stunning, lifelike image with bold colors and dynamic definition. Samsung has set up a promotion with the popular Fortnite game that lets users download a special mobile version. An immediate notification will appear if the image is blurry, the subject blinked, there is a smudge on the lens, or there's backlight impacting the quality of the image. Yes, smartphone batteries do explode and catch fire, but Samsung has long fixed the design errors it made when rushing the Note 7 to market two years ago. Not to mention the fact that it does have that 6.4-inch Quad HD+ display here. More news: Erdogan says Turkey to 'boycott' USA electronic goods There's no denying that the Galaxy Home is a striking device. The Galaxy Note 9 is also not running on Android 9 Pie. Users can work on presentations, edit photos, and watch their favorite show all powered by their phone. It is reasonable for Samsung not to carry 5G on S10. When connected to a monitor, Galaxy Note9 can power a virtualized desktop and even serve as a fully-functional second screen. It's never been easier to be more productive. This may translate to a standard Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and some sort of Galaxy S10 Lite. The company also announced a partnership with streaming music service Spotify to allow "streamless listening" across all Samsung devices, including phones, tablets and smart TVs, as well as the Galaxy Home. And hey, it wasn't Brown after all - it's Metallic Copper! 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Houthi officials have labelled the raid a "crime by America and its allies against the children of Yemen". Celtic crash out of Champions League after losing to AEK Athens Speaking on BT Sport during the closing stages of the match, Sutton said: " Celtic have stockpiled this money". I thought a lot of our build-up play was worth something from the game but you can't defend that softly. Maryland takes responsibility for mistakes in player death Results from the investigation into McNair's death are expected by mid-September and an attorney for the family, William H. Loh said. "No vital signs were taken, other safeguard actions that should have been taken were not. Boy among 26 dead as bridge collapses in Genoa More than 400 people were evacuated from 11 buildings located near or below the still-standing of the bridge, the city said. 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__label__wiki	0.696101	0.696101	Cookie Acceptance Needed This website would like to use cookies to collect information to improve your browsing experience. Please review our Privacy Statement for more information. Do you accept? College of Sciences and Mathematics Homepage AU Access Toggle Search Area About the College of Sciences and Mathematics Dine and Design P.A.S.S. Mentoring Program COSAM » News » Articles » 2019 » March » COSAM Student Plans to Serve Small Communities through Health Care COSAM Student Plans to Serve Small Communities through Health Care By: Carla Nelson Auburn University student Carly Westmoreland is hoping through her studies in the Rural Medicine Program, she can provide needed family healthcare to small communities like the one in which she was raised. Originally from Addison, Alabama, Carly said she saw how important a doctor was to a small community and how many services one doctor could provide. “I knew I wanted to provide that type of care for people,” she said. “I would love to provide all-around health care for a small town in Alabama. In a small town like that, you’re such a necessity.” Carly is currently a senior studying Biomedical Sciences with a Pre-Med concentration in the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM). The summer after her sophomore year she participated in the Huntsville Rural Pre-Medial Internship, which solidified her desire to be part of the Rural Medicine Program. The Rural Medicine Program is a jointly sponsored program between the University of Alabama School of Medicine and COSAM. The program is designed to increase the number of family-practice physicians serving rural Alabama. “It’s a perfect fit for me,” Carly said of the program. While growing up, Carly was an Alabama football fan and said she originally planned to attend the University of Alabama. “Then I stepped onto Auburn’s campus one time and got that feeling of ‘this is home,’ she said. “There’s more opportunities here. From what I learned from my tours, the staff is better, too. There’s also more options available to prepare me for medical school.” During time away from school, Carly also tutors Honors Organic Chemistry, plays intramural volleyball and officiates volleyball for the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Carly said she acquired a love for the sport while playing in high school and enjoys officiating at regional high schools. “I’ve enjoyed that because it keeps me involved in volleyball, but it’s also allowed me to experience different parts of Alabama,” she said. Throughout her time at Auburn, Carly has volunteered at the Auburn United Methodist Church Food Pantry, Storybook Farms, and the Little H.A.P.I.E. Tree Preschool program at Auburn Early Education Center. In May she will graduate as an Honors College graduate. Carly will begin medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine at UAB in the fall and said she feels well-prepared. “There’s nowhere else that I could have learned what I’ve learned in COSAM,” she said, adding that she would advise current COSAM students to push themselves. “Branch out and take the harder professors and classes and put in the work now. It’s just going to make you better for the future.” COSAM student Carly Westmoreland. Auburn Physics Faculty Participate in the European Physical Society Meeting Students Study Abroad and Gain Experience with First Responders Vincent Ortiz Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society Message from Dean Giordano – July 2019 Chemistry Graduate Student Receives Women's Chemist Committee/Eli-Lilly Travel Award Select a year below. Donald E. Davis Arboretum Museum of Natural History Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Current Building Projects 315 Roosevelt Concourse Auburn, Alabama 36849	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line62
__label__cc	0.642327	0.357673	Carlyn Greenwald by Liz Parker \| Feb 12, 2019 \| Mentors \| 0 comments @CarlynGreenwald Kathleen Nishimoto/WME YA Thriller/Suspense and Dark Fantasy On Submission with a dual-timeline YA Thriller MENTORING GENRES MENTORING STYLE IDEAL MENTEE MSWL/Anti-MSWL Carlyn Greenwald is a Manhattan Beach, CA native who can’t handle the sun for more than 3 hours, a recent graduate of University of Southern California who doesn’t understand football, and a lover of books, TV/film, celebrity culture, history, dogs, and occasionally obscure indie films. Besides writing novels, she’s also a screenwriter, most recently a semifinalist in the CBS Writers Mentoring Program, and works in development/production in Hollywood. PUBLISHING BACKGROUND I technically started writing terrible, wacky crime novels at age 13, but things really started getting serious when I was accepted into Pitch Wars ’16 with a YA heist novel set at Comic Con. I worked with Rachel Lynn Solomon and Kit Frick to revise the novel, and both learned depth to the craft I’d never known of before as well as cemented a path towards traditional publication. I queried out my Pitch Wars novel, ultimately gathered up 100+ rejections, and had to move on. I drafted a couple more novels, including a YA Thriller in late 2017 that called back to the wacky, dark novels I wrote as a teen. I submitted it in AMM R4 in early 2018, and was accepted by Rebecca Barrow. After revising together, I participated in DVpit, and ultimately found my agent through it. After signing in late May (and graduating college — it was a hectic week), my agent and I went through 3 developmental and 1 series of line edits on the manuscript. By early February 2019, it’s on sub. Fingers crossed! I’ve been in the beta reading/CP world since the days of fictionpress.com as a young teen, and have since been working to give feedback local and developmental for a multitude of different writer friends, including several now represented by awesome agents. I’ve also been a mentee in Pitch Wars and AMM, and have tons of experience making query letters clear and snappy. On the education front, I have a degree in English/Film from USC, where I took classes both in the general workshop structure as well as editing classes. So, I can help with improving the story and fixing your grammar at a collegiate level. On top of that, I have degrees in criminology and screenwriting, so if you need someone to confirm if that substance could contain DNA or want to work with more experimental structure for your novels, I got you. (And I have an honorary history minor as well.) I’ve worked for several literary agents, and have otherwise spent the past five years working grunt jobs at Hollywood production companies and talent management companies. I’m currently a (supposedly beloved) script reader for an established production/management company in LA. After being mentored in two different but wonderful contests across three mentors, I can without a doubt say that I wouldn’t be nearly where I am in terms of how good my craft is or how wise to the industry without my mentors. I consider each of my mentors a good friend and we continue to CP each other’s work. With that, I feel as though I’ve accumulated enough knowledge about craft, genre conventions, and marketability to both identify stories with potential and work to make those stories as great as they can possibly be. It feels like it’s time to pay it forward for future upcoming writers, and more than anything, I’d love to find a writer, nurture their talent, and become friends along the way. Overall, I’m here for dark, dark, dark. Bring me your mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels. Contemporary, historical, or set in a different world, it’s all good to me. Bring me morally ambiguous casts of characters (particularly females), villain protagonists (and regular ole villains), crimes galore, survival stories, and stories that would be described as “unputdownable” or cause people “stress” while reading. I’m also really into infusing humor, so if your book is super dark and could make me cry, but still makes me laugh, I’ll be in love. Contemporary suspense novels are my lifeblood, but I also adore dark fantasies of all sorts. Basically, if someone gets murdered, I’m here for it. If multiple people are murdered, even better. If your protagonist causes these murders, you’ve got me. I’d also love to work with #ownvoices authors, and can help with any Jewish and OCD rep. I love all sorts of crime novels — murder mysteries, fugitive stories, heist novels, revenge stories. If your protagonist is a criminal, I love them already. I have a particular affinity for mob stories, “gentleman” thieves, hitmen, forgers, arsonists….okay like seriously, any type of criminal (except rapists, duh). I’m down for the range of settings, from gritty realism to murders at the private school to over the top heists a la Ocean’s Eight. I love love love female criminals — mixed gender gangs or all female gangs galore. I have a particular love for survival thrillers. I’m talking a good old fashioned “we wanted to go camping in the woods but something went wrong.” Woods, frozen tundra, desert, etc. If you happen to also have a mysterious serial killer in that survival story, that’s a gold mine for me. I also love unconventional structure! Advertisements, script writing, emails, letters, etc within the text, when done well, is incredible. I’m also super into unconventional POV choices and timelines, especially short timelines. Contained setting stories are also very cool. With fantasy, I’m a sucker for history-based or history-adjacent worlds. I’m more here for magic users over elves/talking animals/fae/etc. Legends and magic, including stories where monsters might just be more than legends. Basically, as long as someone is dying, whether from court intrigue or because the main character is a serial killer in a fantasy world, I’m down. Villain love interests are my weakness. Thinking Darkling, Cardan, Kylo Ren (does he even count?), the Phantom, those early seasons of ATLA Zuko. Additionally, if your protagonist/LI starts out a pure cinnamon roll and gets corrupted, also amazing. I’m also a sucker for anything involving circuses and the arts. A few tropes I LOVE: unlikable female protagonist; enemies to lovers; villain love interest; small town mystery; found family; glamorous heist/group of thieves; hero-to-villain arcs; girl who will kill you and the soft boy willing to murder right beside her I WILL PROVIDE: Edit Letter (Big Picture developmental feedback) Line edit (dropping notes into a Word Document) Freestyle in chat WORKING STYLE I plan to start with developmental edits, where I’ll give a long list of everything I love about the manuscript and then go through what big picture things can be done. This can include beefing up characters, developing arcs, developing romantic relationships, tightening the plot, pacing, and developing the world/setting. After that, the mentee will revise and I’ll then go through a line edit. This will include all those funny little reaction comments (ask anyone who knows me; these can actually be quite entertaining) and spots where I’d want more description, emotion, etc to improve the prose to top shininess. Every step along the way, my DMs/phone will be open for on-the-spot brainstorming sessions, cheerleading, and memes about your characters. Once the manuscript is in its top tier/whenever the mentee wants to, we can also start working on the query letter. It sometimes helps in the developmental edit stage to write out a query to see if stakes/character arcs are there. Overall, I’m best with developing characters and establishing tension and pacing, and am a whiz with dialogue on a line edit level. I wouldn’t be the best fit for making your prose beautiful (can someone teach me?) or try to form a plot/stakes with a contemporary/character driven story. I’m pumped to refine a plot and make it as twisty as possible, but I can’t conjure them from too little. My ideal mentee would be someone who wants to take this mentoring experience seriously, and both use their strengths in writing to max as well as pick up new skills to improve their manuscript. Someone’s who’s hard working and has great attention to detail would be amazing; I’m a sucker for adding more and more details to my book as revisions go on, and I love developing them with people. Someone who shares my passion for darker literature and pushing boundaries in YA would be incredible, and have an irreverent and dark sense of humor would only add to it. In an ideal world, I’m here to potentially meet lifelong friends and CPs, so if you’re willing to learn, are serious about this publishing game, and our tastes align, it’d be a dream. Bonus points if you want to write fanfiction about your own book because half your ideas are just funny and don’t add to the plot. a contemporary heist novel with a rat pack as close as the Dregs female criminals something set in the world of the lowest rung workers in Hollywood anything set in LA SURVIVAL THRILLERS — camping stories gone wrong! expeditions gone wrong! you just got lost in the woods? heroes who turn into villains by the end fantasy criminals unreliable narrators enemies to lovers (but like “we’re both trying to kill each other” enemies) disabled characters who kick ass with, even because of, their disabilities a la Kaz Brekker Bonnie and Clyde type duos magic systems that end up making its wielders waaaay better killers than otherwise anything that makes you go “is this too much for YA” (both in terms of violence and sex) And I suppose it goes without saying, but diversity! I have a soft spot for Jewish characters, as well as everything on the LGBTQA spectrum, racially diverse, disabilities, mental illness, minority religions, etc. And a short list of random things: twins, forbidden romance, snow, emo/punk music, sex positivity, theme parks. DO NOT SEND ME: vague feudal English-based fantasy (pick a more specific time! even other European countries are less mined in fantasy than England!) Urban Fantasy/Contemporary Fantasy (other mentors want it so much more!) rape as a plot device graphic animal violence (killing to survive is the exception) Contemporary without suspense elements books that exclusively feature allocishet white people Sadie by Courtney Summers Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo (favorite: Six of Crows) When I Am Through with You by Stephanie Kuehn Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Farris STAR WARS! TLJ IS A MASTERPIECE! Musicals:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line63
__label__cc	0.69157	0.30843	YOURLS Blog YOURLS — Your Own URL Shortener YOURLS stands for Your Own URL Shortener. It’s a self-hosted, open source URL shortener, like bit.ly, except you manage and own the thing and the data. It’s: Great for branding Great for being independant and in control Nice for ego Simply fun if you’re a geek YOURLS is maintained by Ozh, findable mostly on his blog planetOzh and on Twitter. Learn more about YOURLS on the main site. Note: this page is NOT meant to file support requests. Short URL to this post: http://yourls.org/4 Sanjay on December 10, 2012 at 1:06 pm said: Just started using Yourls…have a query about the reports that I am getting? I can account for the referral traffic however the direct traffic source is not clear…can you help? Ozh on December 10, 2012 at 8:17 pm said: Direct is when there’s no referrer data (loaded from bookmarks, from a mobile device, or from a client with no referrer) allan on December 12, 2012 at 7:34 am said: Im trying to switch to the yourls script but im having a difficulty and ive been messing with it for hours and finally decided to ask for help:) Where at in the script does it do the final step in redirecting, I want to add a “http://anonym.to/?” to the beginning of it. Ive tried adding code all over the script and have gotten mixed results with the api, so instead of trying to add it to the actual short links i just want to place the call at the final step and anonym the link. Any help please? Ozh on December 12, 2012 at 9:41 am said: See wiki page PossibleWithAPlugin on the project site Daniel on January 17, 2013 at 10:48 pm said: What’s “(we have hacked this title)” appearing in my title. I’m perfectly happy to honor TOS, but I recall the terms of service were ‘Do whatever the hell you want with it!’ No? Do I need a fresh install to purge this message. Please tell me this is a built-in function and not more vandalism. Ozh on January 18, 2013 at 6:55 am said: You activated the sample demonstration plugin…. Congratulations………… snme on February 19, 2013 at 4:42 am said: Hi! Thanks for an awesomely awesome php app – YourLS 1.5 has been working flawlessly for me since Feb 2011! I very much appreciate the ability to host my own shortener/redirector and track clicks without relying on a 3rd party or giving them all my info. So big thanks again for making YourLS available! Couple questions though: 1) Say I have a shortened URL that points to a download, and then a few days later I Edit the yourls URL in the admin system and make it point to a new download. My users still end up getting the old download instead of the new one unless I tell them to clear their browser cache and try again. Is there any way to get the redirector to force a refresh and not be cached by their browser so the Edited link will point to the new file without clearing their browser cache? 2) Is there any compelling reason to upgrade from 1.5 since all is working well, and I’m hesitant to break my database and hundred of links we are using? Ozh on February 19, 2013 at 7:07 am said: 1) share your link with a randomish query string, such as http://sho.rt/blah?v2, http://sho.rt/blah?v3, etc… everytime you change the link target. Using a plugin to send “302 redirect” headers instead of the default 301 would help, too. 2) See the changelog. Nothing will break, there is no DB structure change. You should always update (and you should should always backup regularly and before an update) Vadim (@VadimReprax) on April 11, 2013 at 6:01 pm said: Hi! Thank you very much for your project, which I’m finding pretty fascinating. I guess I’ve been lucky enough to become one of the first guys in Russia to see your yourls.org project. However, I have a little problem. I have tested YOURLS 1.5.1 Released and the result was great, although it did take a bit of effort for me to add Cyrillic. However, I cannot dig much information myself due to the language barrier, that’s why I’m asking you for help. How can I limit URL by IP address? Can I do that at all? To be exact, what I want to do is restrict the number of URLs created by new users, so that, for instance, only 3 URLs per day from a particular IP are allowed. If that is not too much trouble for you, please, help me! Ozh on April 11, 2013 at 7:07 pm said: That would be possible with a plugin. See wiki page http://yourls.org/withplugin Geraldo Luis on August 16, 2013 at 12:54 am said: First of all I want to said thank you for making this awesome script I been looking for something like this for a while. Now I got a question I want to make the short URL a ramdon latter and number url for ex:www.domain.com/Gtd3 and not http://www.domain.com/1 not increase number. It is possible?? Ozh on August 16, 2013 at 6:04 am said: Geraldo: http://yourls.org/#Plugins http://url.djtisho.com on September 2, 2013 at 12:33 pm said: Hi Ozh, I’ve made little hack for Yourls for Antispam in the frontend. In index.php, just before “submit” button add: You are Bot or Human ? in /includes/functions.php after the <?php in the top, add: if ( isset($_POST['check']) && $_POST['check'] != user ) { exit('Antispam check Failed !'); } I hope this will helps. Spread please this little Antispam hack in Yourls.org website. Tihomir Hristov Ozh on September 2, 2013 at 1:12 pm said: Thanks. 2 comments : – you’re doing it wrong. Modifying core files is always a bad idea, there’s a plugin API to add features without modifying core files – there’s absolutely no difficulty for spammers to automate an extra field in the POST request Daniel on December 2, 2013 at 9:58 pm said: True, but they’d have to find your site,examine the underlying form code, and then write fresh exploit code to do the job. I’ve found it much more satisfying to simply change the spam entries to point to my own marketing sites (any sites that aren’t my own are spam). Then, the spammers work for me, hurrying to spread MY links everywhere, thinking they are their own. Ozh on December 3, 2013 at 8:08 pm said: That’s hilariously delightful :) Are those links actually spread? Did you check? I suspect most spammers just add links for the sake of doing it and hoping that you will spread them, but they’re not using it. Christopher Simmons on November 26, 2013 at 6:03 pm said: Heads up — the YOURLS site no longer works with IE11 on Win7; tabs don’t work; likely some change in CSS/Java; works fine with Chrome. But, threw me the other day when I went back to look at plugins post update. Trying to sort out why I get whole bunch of “array” data on the stat referrer screen in our install; likely due to a weird character from a site with tracking … but was looking at plugins. Love the product. Thanks! :-) Idilio Moncivais on December 2, 2013 at 6:19 pm said: One way to remove spam links when you use the same YOURLS database in several domain names is to run a cron job against the MySql database (I run it every two minutes) that deletes entries coming from IP addresses that are not allowed by you. Here is the crontable entry (the command can also be run manually from phpMyAdmin): /2 * * * /usr/bin/mysql -hlocalhost -u -p -e “DELETE FROM yourls_url WHERE ip NOT in (”, ”, ”, ”);” Replace text between with your own values. Idilio That’s horribly overkill. You’d be much much better with a plugin that whitelists your IP addresses instead. Idilio Moncivais on December 14, 2013 at 8:57 pm said: Thanks for the suggestion. I tired that but it was high maintenance as I use the same DB instance for 9 different domain names using separate YoURLs frontends. So running one cron job instead of updating the pluggin in nine places was easier. Cheers! Matt Fraser on January 4, 2016 at 5:22 pm said: Where can I find such a Whitelist IP Address plugin? (I’ve searched the plugin repository) dprakash2013 on March 4, 2014 at 8:20 am said: Hello Webmaster, I am webmaster of Supercoder.com and we are doing link clean up for our site. We analyzed and found your site is having bad search reputation. Hence we request you to remove our link on below given pages. (Add links from site as given in sheet if specific link is not available than given only domain name, Be careful email without mentioning domain name will not be of any use.) Please note if you did not remove the links we will submit your site to disavow tools which will give search engine a negative signal about your site and your site will get further penalty. Please let me know once link is removed or you have any query Ozh on April 22, 2014 at 6:14 am said: ROFL. Poor dude. Warren Contreras on April 21, 2014 at 10:11 pm said: I have installed private YOURLS a couple of times using Softalicious and it can’t be accessed until I change the permissions. I did a mass update to set all files to 755, but not sure that is the best way. Any hints? Sorry, I don’t know Softalicious. It’s not recommended to chmod everything 755 anyway. You would be better chmoding dirs 755 and files 644, except config.php chmoded 400 or 440 depending your host. Test and see if that works. Also: please don’t use this page for support requests. If you want to add up to your comment, open an issue on Github and give as much details as you can. gauri87 on July 26, 2014 at 4:01 am said: Hello, I want to use your API to track Conversions on these urls. Can you guide me How to do this? or you have any service to impliment this for me? sohilhunani007 on July 26, 2014 at 4:16 am said: david on August 28, 2014 at 2:09 pm said: Can you please update the yourls application in parallels plesk because they still have the old Yourls v1.5 version Eddie on January 5, 2015 at 2:50 pm said: is it possible to force a separate page to open every time someone clicks on the link ? Ozh on January 5, 2015 at 6:58 pm said: Amin on March 28, 2015 at 3:35 pm said: Hi. I wanted to post this to your blog about translating the YOURLS. But the comments are closed in there. The POT file you have provided cannot be recognized in POEDIT. So, I guess you have to fix it. Thanks. Ozh on March 28, 2015 at 6:08 pm said: Provided where? Did you get it on github? There have been numerous translations done since we last modified that file, so I think any problem is on your side. fdiengdoh on April 18, 2015 at 7:54 pm said: Thanks for YOURLS, been trying to do from scratch but its too much work. Been using it on my site with minor changes to the front page at ldn.pw and fdh.pw Chandan on August 20, 2015 at 4:19 am said: How do I change my public homepage? soren holmegaard on April 13, 2016 at 1:20 pm said: Hi – I have just installed Yourls 1.7.1, and everuthing is working great in Chrome and Firefox. But when I try to click a shortened URL in IE11, I get a runtime error saying – Server Error in ‘/’ Application. How do I get this to work in IE11?? kerry on April 17, 2016 at 9:59 am said: Nice code ! Can you give me any tips on customising the user url shortening page. Basically i want just a form with no css or formatting so I can build on it. Tried to find where the css and formatting is – but cant – many thanks Sravan on July 9, 2016 at 10:02 am said: Thanks for great Application! Just wanted to know if there is a better way to import / export bulk URLs from CSV. We tried the plugins available but the problem is they export every URL. I would want to export only those URLs which have a particular date or tag or campaignID. I would have loved to write a plugin but I dont know PHP :( johny on October 18, 2016 at 1:31 am said: hi, thx for yourls! is there a place to post support requests? Jagjeet Singh on October 28, 2016 at 3:44 pm said: I have installed Multi-user plugin. Everything is working well except the stats. I can only open the stats, if I am login as admin in the browser. I need your help. Thanks. MKash on December 14, 2016 at 12:19 pm said: Thank you for the great tool. I have a question regarding the traffic stats that come with it. We implemented a tracking code into our web pages to get an overview of the website performance. The numbers I get here are much lower than those in the tool. For example: a page for which we used yourls got 52 visits (according to the standard tracking) but the yourls stats say that there had been 1.536 clicks. That’s quite a difference. Do you have any idea where this comes from or is there any additional information to your stats? Jean-Philippe on February 19, 2017 at 10:16 am said: How much time will a redirect url created with yourls be good for? Will a redirect created still be good, 6 months from now even if it’s not clicked on? Shury on March 10, 2017 at 5:04 pm said: I am using phurl and I would like to use your nice tools. Is there an easy way to import data from phurl data base into my new yourls installation ? Timothy on April 19, 2017 at 8:42 pm said: Can YOURLS be used to redirect to an eMail address in your default eMail client? We are interested in list a short link that can be updated to the correct eMail address should it ever need updating. http://yourls.org/email atul kumar on April 26, 2017 at 8:31 pm said: make url what % secure any idea and how to make deeplink~~\|??~ XX on May 2, 2017 at 8:57 am said: Is there a way to remove bot traffic from existing data? I know there’s plugin to not logging new bot traffic but i need to clean up legacy data. Game8 on May 18, 2017 at 12:26 am said: Just want to say thank you for YOURLS! I’m using it for my YouTube channel to shorten URLs in the video description. Works perfect :) Brut on July 4, 2017 at 10:14 am said: Hello, dunno where to write this question, so I try here. How to setup yourls to work in a subdirectory, but with its own domain. Like In my hosting where BRUT.me is the index page in root directory i created a subdirectory with yourls to which I want to use a completely another domain (fetuj.sk). best regards Brut Dr Tom Nichols on August 23, 2017 at 4:51 pm said: Really excited to install and use this software, but I can’t find in the wiki or FAQ the key question I want the answer to – when I have created a shortened URL, I can edit later to which long URL it points to can’t I?? Sandeep Gupta on October 31, 2017 at 5:27 pm said: Very useful app, using it for a while. However Ia m not sure how does it track hits? We have a short url which shows nearly 20k hits yourl app but less than 5k pageviews in Google Analytics. I expect some drop off but it seems huge. Any pointers? Ozh on November 2, 2017 at 12:05 pm said: http://yourls.org/#FAQ#stats Jim Bale on December 29, 2017 at 8:02 am said: You always give many people with valuable contribution, I hope God will bless your life forever…Thank you Tim on December 29, 2017 at 9:25 pm said: I have come across a bug where a short url consists of a hyphen as the last character. When this short url is sent within a text message to an iPhone, the short url works fine. When the short url is sent within a text message to an Android device, the hyphen is displayed, but is excluded from the link. Is there a way to tell Yourls to exclude hyphens from short urls? Ozh on December 29, 2017 at 11:24 pm said: Issues on Github please. Also, https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/issues/1729 Drew on July 24, 2018 at 5:21 pm said: Trying to find a plugin to use to allow individuals to check their own stats not sure if there is a plugin for this or just a way to set it up in the script itself. If a plugin is needed please advise or if there is a way to do it directly in the script can anyone explain how to set this up. peso on July 30, 2018 at 8:00 pm said: Looking at making YOURLS scalable. Any tips on how to make that happen? If I use a seperate DB and have multiple YOURLS instances accessing the same DB, will that work? Tony on September 19, 2018 at 7:38 pm said: I originally had a simple url shortener “brevi” with the TL DN “.tk”. (free!) When I decided to switch it to .ca I opted for yourls, which is a bit more complicated than mine. Just one question: How can I delete a string of urls? Occasionally some spammer will use the YOURLS to set up a whole list of urls, obvoiusly all pointing to the same site. I just noticed I have a Russian one now with 30+ entries, and I would like to delete them all in one shot. Could I list the whole table in phpmyadmin? which field would I use? Ozh on September 19, 2018 at 9:14 pm said: See plugins. Any time you have a question about YOURLS, start with the wiki, everything you have to know or want to know is there. Debbie Ingle on December 25, 2018 at 3:53 am said: It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d certainly donate to this superb blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to brand new updates and will share this website with my Facebook group. Talk soon! Imran on January 2, 2019 at 11:00 am said: Hi Buddy just installed YOURLS yesterday however I am facing a strange issue. whenever I try to activate a plugin in manage plugin section it shows the message “Plugin has been activated” however the plugins is not getting activated. I tried reinstalling YOURLS but no success so far. I am using Yourls on a shared hosting. Installed it through Softaculous. Hope you would help.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line67
__label__wiki	0.877507	0.877507	NASA video shows Hurricane Florence from space as it makes landfall - Two more deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina due to Florence. The Piedmont Triad has been on high alert since Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast Friday morning. Firefighters pray at an operation to remove a tree that fell on a house injuring resident during Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. According to a study in June, hurricanes and typhoons, on average, appear to be slowing down in part because of human-caused climate change. Rescue workers in North Carolina meanwhile were scrambling to save people stranded in their homes. In the town of New Bern, 30,000 residents stayed behind in spite of mandatory evacuation orders. In New Bern, where rescuers removed more than 100 people from rising waters, Sarah Risty-Davis is one of the residents who made a decision to ignore a mandatory evacuation order issued three days ago. "Currently ~150 awaiting rescue in New Bern", City Hall said on Twitter. NBC News is reporting five deaths as a result of the storm. The Latest Celtic Jabari Bird taking time off amid charges The team said it "will be working with both the league and local authorities to assist in their ongoing investigations". On Thursday, Bird appeared in court to be arraigned, and we got a few more details as to what transpired last Friday. Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun resigns Her main policy was a bid to improve tax collection and crack down on mismanagement by government agencies. President oversees the most corrupt administration in the history of our nation?" Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores to reach 500 goals for club and country Since then, the former Swedish global has scored 17 goals for the MLS side in 22 appearances. Ibrahimovic's 500th goal was one of his most spectacular. In its 1200 GMT advisory, the centre said Florence was packing winds of 90 miles per hour (150 kph) and moving northwest at six miles per hour (10 kilometres per hour). In addition, the threat of storm surges looms for areas in the path of the storm, meaning life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland is possible. The sheriff said all three victims were in cars that were swept away. Roy Cooper described Hurricane Florence, which slammed into his state early Friday, as "an uninvited brute who doesn't want to leave". "Catastrophic effects will be felt". 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North Carolina Army National Guard soldiers were sent to a home along the 100 block of El Nora Lane in Otway, North Carolina, on Friday in reference to two deaths there. Man killed in MA shark attack, first since 1936 Hurricane Florence Charleston: Latest Track & Forecast Razer Phone 2 gets ready to make an October 10 debut Tracking Hurricane Florence as it bears down on U.S. East Coast First Warn meteorologist Chris Mulcahy expects anywhere from 4-10 inches across the Charlotte area, depending on your location. A hurricane warning is in effect for South Santee River, SC, north to Duck, NC, and the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. Kenya's Gladys Cherono retains Berlin Marathon The Kenyan defended his 2017 title in the German capital, pulling ahead of other runners early on amid flawless conditions. Race organisers initially timed Kipchoge a second slower, but later corrected the time. Apple kills off the headphone jack by removing four older iPhones That means both the Xs and Xs Max should be able to blitz through iOS 12 and tackle the latest and greatest games easily . Apple has done something unusual this year, entirely killing off the 2017 iPhone X in favor of new and shinier models. Why Manchester United Must Make A Move For Juventus Star Argentina global Dybala has become one of Europe's most-coveted players since joining the Italian champions from Palermo in the summer of 2015. Photos and videos show the destruction and power of Florence Florence's intensity has diminished since it roared ashore along the US mid-Atlantic coast on Friday as a hurricane. Sutton Power Station outside Wilmington and that contaminated runoff likely flowed into the plant's cooling pond. Disgruntled ex-employee blamed for sewing needles found in strawberries Investigators have also now confirmed a fourth contamination incident as having occurred in a punnet of strawberries. Contaminated punnets have been reported in supermarkets in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria . Hurricane Florence looms over East Coast — WHAT'S HAPPENING Overall, unsafe storm surge is possible all the way from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to the North Carolina/Virginia border. A man runs past a mandatory evacuation sign before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Hurricane Florence Dumps 'Epic Amounts of Rainfall' On US States Around 50 stranded people were airlifted by helicopter in North Carolina, said Petty Officer Michael Himes of the US Coast Guard. Florence's intensity has diminished since it roared ashore along the US mid-Atlantic coast on Friday as a hurricane. Chelsea go top after Hazard's hat-trick sees off Cardiff However, Sarri believes Hazard can be even more prolific if he preserves his energy more to make the difference in the final third. How the Waffle House is archaic to resolve a typhoon's fury Waffle House is used as an example of how quickly a business, and therefore a community, may recover from a storm. If the diner is only serving a limited menu , it tells FEMA there may be supply or power issues in an area. Roberto Firmino provides update after horrific eye poke Kelly Cates was joined by Jamie Redknapp, Robbie Keane and Graeme Souness to discuss Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Saturday. Volkswagen's iconic Beetle comes to the end of the road More than 21.5 million original Beetles were manufactured worldwide until the last one that was produced in Mexico in 2003. The iconic Volkswagen Beetle , possibly the most recognisable shape in the history of the automobile has come to an end. OPEC ups production as prices rise, supply declines The report provides further indication of the rapid oil demand that helped OPEC and allies get rid of a supply glut will moderate in 2019. The only thing I don't like about Smalling is his hair - Mourinho Jose Mourinho now believes that Pogba is happy at Manchester United since he has not told him of any plan to leave the Premier League club. Hurricance Florence: Watch the storm close in from space It was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane before coming ashore near Wrightsville Beach close to Wilmington, North Carolina. Mr Trump, who spoke with state and local officials last Friday, is planning a visit to the region this week.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line70
__label__wiki	0.65326	0.65326	Texts Notes Verse List Exact Search Results 1 - 20 of 3011 for land (0.000 seconds) Jump to page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next Last (1.00) Jer 22:29 O land of Judah, land of Judah, land of Judah! 1 Listen to what the Lord has to say! (0.92) Gen 43:1 Now the famine was severe in the land. 1 (0.87) Lev 25:24 In all your landed property 1 you must provide for the right of redemption of the land. 2 (0.87) Num 21:31 So the Israelites 1 lived in the land of the Amorites. (0.87) Isa 36:17 until I come and take you to a land just like your own – a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. They returned from investigating the land after forty days. for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, 1 and the land has become unclean. (0.83) Deu 11:11 Instead, the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy 1 is one of hills and valleys, a land that drinks in water from the rains, 2 (0.83) Jdg 11:15 and said to him, “This is what Jephthah says, ‘Israel did not steal 1 the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites. (0.83) Mat 4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles – (0.82) Jos 21:14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, (0.81) Gen 35:12 The land I gave 1 to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants 2 I will also give this land.” But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, 1 in the land of Canaan. 2 You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it. (0.81) Deu 26:9 Then he brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant 1 sea, (0.81) 2Sa 17:26 The army of Israel 1 and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. (0.81) 1Ki 9:18 Baalath, Tadmor in the wilderness, 1 (0.81) Psa 37:29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently. (0.81) Psa 116:9 I will serve 1 the Lord in the land 2 of the living. TIP #07: Use the Discovery Box to further explore word(s) and verse(s). [ALL]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line78
__label__cc	0.671721	0.328279	Partly cloudy. Low 74F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.. Partly cloudy. Low 74F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Jonathan Judice Local briefs: Planting trees topic of lecture Planting trees topic of lecture SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. today in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. Jonathan Judice, president of Twinwood Farms in Spring, will present “Tips and Tricks for Planting the Right Tree in the Right Way in the Right Spot.” Before Twinwood Farms, Judice worked for 10 years with Environmental Design, the largest tree-moving company in the world. He served as executive vice president for almost five years. Currently, he is Twinwood’s operational manager for a diverse greenhouse and landscape operation with a mission of finding and developing suitable horticulture for the 21st Century. The Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the second Thursday of each month and includes a rare plant raffle after the program. The lecture is free and open to the public, but donations to the lecture series fund are appreciated. Parking is available at the Native Plant Center and at Raguet Elementary, 2428 Raguet St. For more information, call 936-468-4129, or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu. Clogging class to begin Monday Clogging instruction for beginners ages 15 and up kicks off with a free introductory class at 6 p.m. Monday at the Nacogdoches Recreation Center, 1112 North St. No dance experience is necessary, according to Rhythm Rocker Cloggers Director Donna Oliver, and shoes with taps are optional. “No clogging shoes are required to start, but it does help to hear the sounds,” she said, adding that several pairs of loaner shoes are available in limited sizes. “Clogging is good cardiovascular exercise, helps with memory and is a stress reliever.” For those who opt to enroll after the introductory session, the class meets each Monday through Aug. 26, and fees are $40 for the course. Monday’s class is free with no registration required. A beginner-plus course is expected to begin in the fall. For information, call the Rec Center at 936-559-2960. Grant program to open to nonprofits The John Harris Community Fund at East Texas Communities Foundation in Tyler is accepting grant applications through 5 p.m. Thursday, July 24. The fund was established to support worthy civic, religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational projects that benefit the Center community, according to foundation president Kyle Penney. Applicants are limited to non-profits with 501©(3) status. Funding will be awarded to support current projects and programs or to establish new projects, and requests for general operating support are discouraged, the organization states. The grant committee encourages requests not to exceed $10,000; there is no minimum for a request. Recipients will be announced in August. Applications must be submitted electronically at www.etcf.org.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line82
__label__cc	0.513085	0.486915	Under 21 Glenville Cup / Scor News - 14/01/2015 Under 21 Glenville Cup The under 21 footballers had good win over Clann na Gael on Saturday last in the Glenville cup on a final score of 4-12 to 1-6. Ross started the game well and by half time had built up a lead of 1-8 to 1-1, with John Hodnett getting the Ross goal. Clann na Gael came back into the game early in the second half and reduced the score to 3 points. Ross then got on top and scored three second half goals, two from Brian Hodnett and another from Davy O'Donovan to leave Ross leading at the final whistle on a score of 4-12 to 1-6. They now meet the winners of Castlehaven and Nemo Rangers in the quarter final of this competition, this is currently fixed for January the 24th. Team: Paul Shanahan, Michael O'Mahony, Robert Hegarty, Cathal Prendergast, Stephen Vickery, Cathal O'Rourke, Damien O'Brien, Thomas O'Rourke, Gerry O'Riordan, Brian Calnan, Davy O'Donovan, Sean Gordon, Tadgh O'Mahony, Brian Hodnett, John Hodnett, Dan Hodnett, Kieran Vickery, James O'Neill, Eamon O'Mahony, Daniel Lane, Shane O'Sullivan. Scorers: Brian Hodnett 2-5, John Hodnett 1-2, Davy O'Donovan 1-0, Sean Gordon 0-1, Gerry O'Riordan 0-1, Paul Shanahan 0-1, Tadgh O'Mahony 0-1, Brian Calnan 0-1. Scór na bPaistí is a GAA competition that combines all the colour and rivalry of Gaelic Games with the fun element of Ireland’s traditional past-times. There are 11 competitions that cover all aspects of Irish culture. Figure Dancing, Set dancing, Solo Dancing, Sean nós dancing, Solo singing, Ballad Group, Recitation, Instrumental music group, Solo Instrumental music, Leiriú and Quiz. Full details are available on www.gaa.ie.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line83
__label__cc	0.508688	0.491312	Corruption and coal rule in Indonesia Tuesday - Prosecutors have indicted the head of a Indonesia's national power firm and other officials, raising hopes of a dirty energy clean-up. Residents sue government over ‘world’s filthiest’ air 12 Jul 19 - A group of citizens is suing the Indonesian government, including the president, over the poor air quality in Jakarta, which in recent weeks has ranked as the worst in the world. Leftover spy satellites reveal Himalayas melt 21 Jun 19 - US spy satellites that secretly kept watch over the Himalayas during the Cold War are helping researchers piece together the most detailed view yet of the region's accelerating ice loss. Coal-dependent Japan sets neutral goal 14 Jun 19 - Heavy on tech, light on any plans to tackle its coal dependency, Japan has released its climate legislation. Students must plant 10 trees to graduate 4 Jun 19 - The PhilippineS Senate has passed a law requiring all students to plant 10 trees in order to graduate. Malaysia loses last male rhino 31 May 19 - The last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died in a nature reserve on Borneo. TREATED LIKE TRASH: Asians send back the West's rubbish 29 May 19 - South-east Asia has begun to push back against the deluge of plastic and electronic waste from the UK, US and Australia. What is sustainable rubber? 23 May 19 - Rubber is one of the world’s most widely used materials, but irresponsible farming methods have led to deforestation and human rights abuses as the sector has grown. Asian voters want environmental action 18 Apr 19 - Voters across Asia are most likely to usher in governments that take a stronger stance on climate change and other environmental issues, according to surveys released in the lead-up to national... Melting ice exposing bodies of Mt Everest's missing climbers 25 Mar 19 - Melting glaciers on Mount Everest have begun exposing the bodies of climbers who died on the mountain. Look what happened when they cleaned up this rubbish beach 21 Mar 19 - Baby-turtles have officially returned to Mumbai - and it's all because one of the world’s largest beach clean-up efforts. Japanese investors back renewables 19 Mar 19 - Major Japanese investors, including those most indebted to coal, are seeking to back large-scale renewables projects across Asia, marking a “monumental” shift that energy market analysts say is “the... Two billion people dread the day the Himalaya ice cap fails 8 Feb 19 - At least a third of the huge ice fields in Asia’s towering Himalaya mountain chain are doomed to melt due to climate change with serious consequences for almost two billion people. Toxic smog forces Bangkok to close schools 4 Feb 19 - Toxic smog has forced Bangkok authorities to issue an unprecedented order to shut nearly 450 schools as authorities struggled to manage a pollution crisis that has stirred widespread concern. Bali will bill tourists for plastic pollution 1 Feb 19 - Bali has announced plans to implement a tourist tax which targets plastic pollution. Vietnam milk boom leads to billions of cartons on beaches 12 Dec 18 - More than eight billion Tetra Paks are sold every year in Vietnam – and only a few percent are recycled. It’s having a devastating effect on the environment. Asia's media ignores air pollution shocker 4 Dec 18 - It's a public health crisis that kills almost five million people in Asia every year. So why isn’t air pollution a bigger story? Everest's glaciers sensitive to climate change 29 Nov 18 - It's not only glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica that are feeling the effects of a changing climate. Gas demand spurs race to build tankers 28 Nov 18 - Busy shipyards along the coasts of South Korea, China and Japan are competing for lucrative contracts to build liquefied natural gas carriers. More in the Asia Archive Asia RSS Feed	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line84
__label__wiki	0.694099	0.694099	Remember that time Tim and Eric accidentally clothed the homeless in Austin? Deborah Sengupta Stith June 29, 2017 Fun Fun Fun Fest, Uncategorized. Comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are celebrating ten years performing together with the Tim & Eric Ten Year Anniversary Awesome Tour. The tour hits Austin on July 28 for a show at the Paramount. A few years back, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Fun Fun Fun Fest, the event’s final go round with its original producers before Graham Williams and much of his crew broke off and started Sound on Sound Fest. To mark the occasion we complied a comprehensive oral history of the fest. RELATED: Ten years of triple Fun: An oral history of Fun Fun Fun Fest Folded into the tales of battles with the city, rock star divas and French onion soup, was this little gem about from 2008. At the time, FFF Fest was a rag tag event produced on a shoestring budget in Waterloo Park. Producer Graham Williams felt bad about his event displacing the homeless people who made the park their year round residence, so he hired some of them to work as his grounds crew. It was the first year the festival included comedy and they were excited to welcome the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. And then this happened. Max Gregor: (Tim and Eric) were awesome but also kind of a disaster. There was a box of their merch that was delivered to festival grounds and somehow it was dropped off literally in the middle of the park. Just a box sitting on the ground … while we were building. It was kind of like 60 feet away from the stairs that led up to the merch area so I think people that saw it were like, “Oh that’s somebody who’s setting up merch.” For a couple days it sat there. So finally we opened up the doors for the festival and people came through and a few hours later Tim and Eric show up and they’re like, “Hey, it’s kind of crazy but there’s just tons of people wearing our merch everywhere. Have you been selling a lot?” And we were like, “Your merch?” Rosa Madriz: All the homeless folks. They left it out … and everyone who was helping clean the park was wearing all their merch around the park. Max Gregor: Tim Heidecker was standing there as I was having this conversation with his manager being like, “Yeah it all must have gotten stolen and it was our fault,” and the manager trying to be super cool about it … with the artist just standing there silently. Just staring at me. Like what a (expletive) idiot. Later Adi Anand, who then worked at now-defunt website the Austinist, interviewed Tim and Eric in a swank little lounge area set up by Prototype Vintage. Adi Anand (Director of client services): (They) got super fired up in their characters and one of the Prototype chairs was flipped over into the creek behind the (lounge). I had to go down and like bargain with some of the folks who lived in the park who claimed that to be their new furniture. Moontower of babble: Reflections on the music of comedy Watch: Comedian Ron White talks about his Tuesday night Hurricane Harvey benefit at Paramount Theatre FPIA Fun Fun Fun Fest Moontower SWSX2015 SXSW Comedy This week's comedy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line87
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__label__cc	0.578808	0.421192	Aquarion Logos Review — F December 31, 2015 Reviewsanime, reviewdraggle Aquarion meets Platonism. Aquarion has to be one of the most inconsistent series ever created. The original Aquarion was complete shit. Aquarion Evol was fucking amazing. And then somehow Aquarion Logos managed to be even worse than complete shit. I don’t know what they were thinking when making this. The concept sounds pretty cool— words have power and they need to fight in giant robots to prevent them from being corrupted. Based on all the great word play Aquarion Logos had it seemed like they could go places with this idea. But nope. It just ended up focusing on a word / villain of the week, and each week was thematically shallow and uninteresting. The worst part though was the characterizations. For example, the main character’s only distinguishing characteristic is that he is a “savior”. This is literally all he talks about. I mean, it’s fine if he wants to be a savior… but he could really use some sort of approximation of a personality beyond this. The other characters are similar. One guy is a politican who always wants to tell the truth, and that’s pretty much all he ever talks about. One guy is a comedian and all he does is tell (bad) jokes and hit on girls. The loli sings songs. One girl is shy. All she does is walk around blushing and stuttering. The main girl is… she’s so bad she doesn’t even have the one distinguishing characteristic the others do. Unless her characteristic is having the main characters fight over her. Overall, it’s pretty hard to believe how lifeless and droll these characters are. One of the main characters dies three quarters of the way through and it has no impact on the viewer whatsoever. The rule is that the less time they spend on a character, the better that character is. Which is pretty amazing. The best character by far was the villain’s sidekick, mad scientist dude. All he did the whole time was stare into space looking melancholic. But since they didn’t actually do anything with him my imagination filled in the blanks and allowed me to construct an infinitely more lifelike and interesting character than anything the people writing Aquarion Logos could ever have imagined. The animation is really really ugly. Originally I thought it looked kind of retro, like it was made in the 90s. But I realized that actually it just sucked. Exactly like everything about this show. Rating: F Recommendations: Aquarion Logos ← Hidan no Aria AA Review — F Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai Review — D → 2 thoughts on “Aquarion Logos Review — F” Sghudo says: What a terrible write up. Logos is best Aquarion and is leagues above Evol. It’s a shame that the consensus is being controlled by knuckledraggers who won’t even give something different a chance. For anyone reading this, give Logos a try now that it’s been years since it’s come out. Glad you liked Logos!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line100
__label__wiki	0.786647	0.786647	Final Football Position Group Preview Today we quickly cover the final position group breakdown for the 2010 EIU Panthers football team. If you divide this group into two units it has one of the best groups on the Panthers team and one the question marks. EIU is very solid at defensive end with junior Perry Burge returning to anchor one spot after earning All-OVC honors last year. He led the team with five sacks. The other side is sophomore Artavious Dowdell who continues to develop on a weekly basis after getting three sacks as a freshman. He beat out senior Nate Galan for the starting spot. Behind them are two talented redshirt freshmen Judes Amilcar (pronounced just like the Beatles Song - Hey Jude) and Antonio Taylor. The interior line is a question mark with some solid players but not a lot of depth. EIU graduated senior starters Trevor Frericks and Andre Lima. Now in the middle are senior Spyros Bazigos and sophomore Roosevelt Holliday. Both are solid but can only take some many reps. Behind them are sophomore Mike Letton and true freshman John Voytilla. Coaches also like the speed of Greg Mahan who may be effective against some of the FCS teams on the schedule. Just five days until Iowa. For alumni and Panther fans in the Iowa area we are holding a kick off event at the Sheraton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. Wednesday also marks the start of the FB Coaches Luncheons at Two Flowers. Lunch begins at Noon. Also Panther Sports Talk returns to WEIU TV with its first airing at 5 p.m. Wednesday night. Other news and notes from EIU on Tuesday include a preview of the women's rugby season on video. The Panthers begin the season on Wednesday at Ball State. EIU has posted back-to-back undefeated campaigns. Also congrats to EIU goalkeeper Kaylin Lorbert who was named the OVC Goalie of the Week after allowing one goal in each of the Panthers weekend contests. Posted by EIU Panther Athletics at 7:12 PM No comments: DB's & The OVC One of the hardest positions to crack the All-OVC list in football may be at defensive back. The league currently has all four first team selections from last year back in EIU's CJ James, Jacksonville State's TJ Heath, Tennessee State's Eugene Clifford and Eastern Kentucky's Jeremy Caldwell. The talent has been so deep the last couple of year's that EIU senior Rashad Haynes was a second team All-OVC selection last year and may be the league's top shutdown corner. He enters the season ranked 7th on the EIU career interceptions list. James and Haynes anchor the Panthers defensive backfield which we examine today. Behind the two senior veterans are sophomore Randolph Tribble behind James while true freshmen Pete Houlihan and Tavares Crawford will battle to play behind Haynes. While the Panthers are steady at corner this year, they also have a bright future with that back-up group. The safety tandem also has a couple of years under their belt with starters Carlos Reyna and Nick Martinez. Both are juniors who saw plenty of action last season. Backing them up and playing in a lot of nickel and dime combinations are redshirt freshman Nick Beard and sophomore James Cooper. Those nine players will take a majority of the snaps on defense. Speaking of OVC football, games start this Thursday. One team - Austin Peay - should start the year 1-0 when they host Cumberland University. Most everyone else in the league is likely looking at 0-1 starts as they play a money game. On the docket are Ole Miss, Iowa, Tennessee and Arkansas. Murray State and SEMO will open with Kent State and Ball State from the MAC. TSU hosts Alabama A&M in the John Merritt Classic while the game with the most intrigue is EKU at Missouri State - those two teams will see where they are right out of the gate. The EIU family sends its thoughts and prayers out to the family of former EIU head tennis coach Dutch Gossett who passed away over the weekend. Gossett's son Jeff was a star at EIU before going on to an All-Pro punting career in the NFL. Game Week - Finally After now 3 and 1/2 weeks of Eastern Illinois players beating their heads against each other the magical words they have all been waiting for have arrived. GAME WEEK!!! While the task ahead of them will not be easy, be assured that EIU's players will be excited to walk out of the tunnel at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday if nothing else just to play someone in a different color jersey. EIU went through its mock game routine on Saturday and today began the first of many Sunday routines as they prepare for the Hawkeyes. Part of that preparation on our part is to continue to break down the position groups. Remaining are the D-Line, LBS and DB's so we shall start in the middle with the linebackers. This should be one of the most experienced groups for EIU in recent years with one senior and two juniors in the starting line-up. Nick Nasti was the team's leading tackler last year with 83 tackles despite missing two games. This year he is a preseason All-OVC selection and was named team captain. In the middle is junior Gordy Kickels while on the weak side is junior Cory Leman. Leman and Kickels finished second and third on the team in tackles last year. Behind them as a solid back-up is senior Sean Campbell. The other players in the mix for playing time are redshirt freshman Antonio Taylor, sophomore Perry Maynard and sophomore Jonathan Ridgner. Six days and counting until kick off in Iowa City. As a recap on the pitch today EIU women's soccer team lost a hard fought contest to Eastern Michigan, 1-0, as the Panthers fell to 2-2-0 on the year. Most of EIU's other fall sports begin official competition this week. Saturday Chalked Full Of Stuff A busy Saturday on EIU's campus as the Panthers had three activities on campus plus involving three of fall sports teams. EIU cross country held it's alumni meet and Peace To Meece event which had a nice turnout for the 8 a.m. start time on the Panther Trail. Watch for a video piece on this event in the coming weeks as part of Panther Sports Talk. Men's soccer ended its exhibition schedule with a second straight tie against a Horizon League opponent. Earlier this week EIU picked up a draw at Butler while they were all square with UW Green Bay on Saturday at Lakeside Field. Butler and Green Bay have been picked to finish 1, 2 in the Horizon League so it could so promising signs for the EIU season. EIU women's soccer returns to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. with a match against Eastern Michigan at Lakeside Field. EIU fell on Friday night at Valpo. Saturday also marked the mock game for EIU football. Talking to coaches after the game they said it was one of the most productive mock games EIU has had in recent yers. Standing on the sidelines it was hard to pick up what exactly was successful as each play was already scripted from a pre-determined down, distance and location on the field. EIU football did name its captains for the 2010 season as seniors CJ James, Rashad Haynes, Nick Nasti and junior Willie Henderson will have that honor this year. Breaking down the EIU units tonight is the Panther special teams. Senior Kevin Cook may end up being in the running for team MVP as he will move into the role of field goal kicker, kick off specialist and punter this year. For the previous three seasons he has been working on rewriting the punting records at EIU and will take his first step into other kicking duties in seven days at Iowa. Behind him as a kicker is freshman Cameron Berra and in recent practices wide receiver Erik Lora. Kick off return will once again be Lorence Ricks who I think is ready for a break out year. A host of other players will rotate early in the season with Ricks including Lora, Jimmy Potempa and freshman Pete Houlihan just to name a few. In terms of punt return Haynes will once again be the primary guy with Lora and Houlihan listed behind him. Wide Outs Galore One of the strengths of the 2010 Eastern Illinois might be its incredible depth at the wide receiver position. Add to that the fact that most of the faces are sophomores and the Panthers are stocked in that position for years to come. Last season EIU had solid balance with eight players catching touchdown passes while seven receivers finished the year in double digit receptions. The core of the young receivers are Chris Wright, Erik Lora and Kenny Whittaker. While they probably don't have a nickname for themselves the vast difference in personalities may trend to calling them the Three Amigos. In the Panthers new Pistol offensive scheme this season look for receivers to have to make plays after making catches. The top long ball threat continues to be junior Lorence Ricks who last season was named the National Special Teams Player of the Week in a win at Jacksonville State. Senior Charles Graves provides a solid possession receiver while above mentioned 3 Amigos provide the ability to gain YAC (Yards After Completion). Toss in redshirt sophomore Chavar Watkins who showed promise before missing a good portion of the year with injury. This season the tight end position will become more valuable in the new scheme as Cody Bruns a senior who saw limited action last year appears to be headed into a starting role while Von Wise could blossom into a surprise player. In other formations you toss back in traditional tight ends Danny Vehovic and Keagan Robinson. Nine days until kick off at Iowa. One other note if you have not seen the new Kenny Chesney video "Boys of Fall" - check it out. Features a nice cameo by Sean Payton who will be returning to EIU on Sept. 11 to have his No. 18 retired. Word on the street is that former EIU head coach Al Molde may also be in the building that day. O-Line & Iowa City Food Today we preview the Panthers offensive line which at this point in the season is really hard to determine how this unit will stack up. Last's starting line featured two players currently on NFL rosters in Otis Hudson with the Cincinnati Bengals and Chris Campbell with the Green Bay Packers. Throw in Chaz Millard a three-time All-American who is now coaching at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark., and you have a pretty solid crew. Returning from last year are left guard Eric Zink, now a two-year starter, and Willie Henderson. Henderson is a preseason All-OVC selection who started at right guard last year and will move back to his natural position of center this season. Behind them are all newcomers to the starting mix. The tackle battle right now is taking place between Kevin Kapellas, Ryan Grossman and Dominic Pagilara. Pagilara is listed as the possible back up at both tackle spots. The right guard battle is between Mike Garrity a transfer from Illinois and redshirt freshman Alex Pierce. The only two other players listed on the current offensive line depth chart are Mike O'Neill at center and Collin Seibert as a back-up at tackle. Turning our attention from the offensive line to food. Next Wednesday - Sept. 1, EIU kicks off its football coaches luncheons at a new location - Two Flowers Restaurant - located in the Worthington Inn in Charleston. Luncheons start at Noon and the buffet lunch costs $8 per person. On other food notes we are now just 10 days away from kick off in Iowa City. We did a quick search of food joints in Iowa City and found a stop we just might have to make - Shorts Burger and Shine. Running Backs & Soccer Kudos Kudos to Sam Balek of the EIU women's soccer team for earning OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors as the Panthers opened the season at 2-0. EIU plays on the road at Valpo on Friday night before hosting Eastern Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m. Men's soccer also was back in action tonight with a 2-2 exhibition tie at Butler. The Bulldogs had an impressive season last year so a tie in this match might bode well for the Panthers. Now on to more preseason position break downs for the Panther football team. Just 11 more days until the season opener at Iowa. For EIU fans wishing to purchase tickets to the game the sale ends at Noon on Wednesday - August 25. EIU looked to be pretty deep entering preseason camp in the running back position, but my oh my what a couple weeks can do to a position group. One running back was suspended from the team while another was listed as medically unable to participate this year leaving the work load to seniors Mon Williams and Jimmy Potempa. On Tuesday EIU announced that Mon Williams will miss at least the Iowa game with a sprained knee suffered last week in practice moving Potempa up to No. 1 in the order. EIU did add a transfer from Toledo on Monday who may provide some depth with transfer Jake Walker, a former Florida prep standout. The remaining cast is all freshmen with Jimmy Lera, Cam White, A.J. Woodson and Kenny Williams set to possibly see some serious early season action. Lera will be the real deal should his smaller frame be able to stand up to early season physical defenses EIU will play. The Panthers are hopeful Mon Williams will be back for the Central Arkansas game. Previewing the QB Race Eastern Illinois most talked about topic during spring practice was who would win the starting job following the departure of senior quarterbacks Bodie Reeder and Jake Christensen. Entering the spring drills only one quarterback on the active roster had ever taken a Division I snap and those two snaps by Doug Reynolds were in the "Wildcat Formation". Reynolds, Brandon Large and Shadonta Travis all took a number of snaps during spring drills with the knowledge that EIU has signed three new players in February who could also battle to play quarterback. Freshman Taylor Duncan and Jimmy Garappolo have continued to play at the quarterback spot while Sam Hendricks is listed as an athlete and will most likely see time at tight end. Reynolds was hurt in the middle of spring practice and during the summer had shoulder surgery which most likely keeps him sidelined this year. Large emerged as the top quarterback as the redshirt sophomore from Arizona has slowly learned the new "Pistol Offense". Large has solidified himself as the starter heading into the early season and now the battle is for who will be No. 2. Garappolo appeared to have earned that nod by taking reps at No. 2 quarterback during last Saturday's scrimmage. He has a solid arm and is a tall quarterback in the pocket. Travis will continue to battle for No. 2 as he provides a mobility that the other quarterbacks do not have. Duncan appears headed for a redshirt year this season. In other EIU football news, the Panthers landed at No. 16 in the FCS Coaches poll which was released on Monday. EIU was No. 18 in last week's Sports Network rankings. By the way 12 days until the season opener at Iowa. Tickets for the game are on sale through the EIU ticket office until Noon on Wednesday. 217-581-2106. OT Goals Lift Soccer On Sunday Eastern Illinois women's soccer improved to 2-0 on the season as the Panthers picked up a 1-0 win in overtime against Missouri Valley Conference member Evansville. Kristin Germann collected a goal halfway through the first overtime period as EIU was awarded a penalty kick following a rough tackle by a Purple Aces defender in the goal box. This season soccer has returned to the Golden Goal of overtime as the first goal scored in an OT period is now a game winner. A couple hours later Brandon Loncar scored an overtime goal to lift the underclassmen to a win over the upperclassmen during EIU men's soccer scrimmage. Sunday night marks First Night as campus life is now in back in full swing following all the students returning to EIU to begin classes on Monday. With that look for a possible football transfer announcement on Monday with the start of classes. Only 13 days left until the season opener at Iowa. Get your tickets now if you don't have them. The deadline to purchase tickets is Noon on Wednesday. Previews of each position group will start tomorrow on the blog. Football, Football, Football Eastern Illinois had its second scrimmage of the fall season and the Panthers showed balance on both sides of the ball. Brandon Large drove the Panthers down the field in 13 plays hitting 8-of-8 on the opening drive for a score. The defense then responded with three strong series before both sides finished with some high notes. We are now 14 days away from the opener at Iowa and will start previewing the different EIU position groups on Monday right here on the EIU Panther blog. This will be the fourth member of the old Big Ten that EIU has played with previous stops at Illinois (twice), Purdue and Penn State. EIU will play at Northwestern next season and already has Minnesota on the docket for the 2014 schedule. Panther season and single game tickets are currently on sale by calling 217-581-2106 or online at www.eiupanthertickets.com A limited number of tickets for the opener at Iowa are still available through the EIU ticket office. The deadline is Noon on Wednesday (Aug. 25). Iowa is sold out for this game. Make sure to watch former EIU football players Tony Romo (Dallas) Pierre Walters (Kansas City), Otis Hudson (Cincinnati) and Chris Campbell (Green Bay) during preseason NFL action. Right now Walters, Hudson and Campbell are working their ways into securing spots on NFL rosters with all three getting solid back-up playing time. Congrats to the EIU women's soccer team, off to a 1-0 start to the season following Friday's win over IUPUI. They face Evansville on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Field on what should be a great weather day. Panther Picture Day Two of Eastern Illinois athletic teams knocked out their team pictures for the 2010 season on Thursday as volleyball and men's soccer finished the task earlier today. Men's soccer is coming off a 2-0 exhibition loss to Saint Xavier yesterday while volleyball will hold an intrasquad match over the weekend as they prepare for their season opener. Speaking of season openers EIU women's soccer will hit the pitch on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. for the first official Panther contest of the new school year with a contest against IUPUI. Weather should be nice so we hope to see many of you out at Lakeside Field. Cross country polls were released by the OVC today and the Panthers were picked to finish second in both the men's and women's poll. Olivia Klaus is the top returning women's runner for EIU while Matt Feldhake is the men's top returner. Football held a situational scrimmage this afternoon and I thought the defense looked really good. Offense is a little banged up as the Panthers ran through drills with Mon Williams and Jimmy Potempa both on the sideline with some minor bumps and bruises suffered earlier in the week. EIU will scrimmage for the second time this fall on Saturday at 4:30 p.m at O'Brien Field. EIU Students Returning To Campus The buzz in Charleston the next couple of days will be the thousands of students returning to campus as move in-day at EIU begins on Thursday. Traffic will come to a stand still and grocery aisles at Wal-Mart will be empty but all are signs that fall is just around the corner. Men's soccer began its fall today as the Panthers played an exhibition match against Saint Xavier College out of Chicago. EIU fell in the match 2-0, but it gave head coach Adam Howarth a good feel for where his team is current at. EIU women's soccer will kick off the regular season for all Panther sports teams when they host IUPUI on Friday at 4 p.m. Other teams currently back on campus are cross country, women's rugby, volleyball and football. Look for the OVC cross country poll coming out on Thursday, the Panthers should be right in the mix. As for football the Panthers will hold a situational scrimmage at 3 p.m. on Thursday as they begin to prepare for their season opener at Iowa in just 17 days. Speaking of Iowa we started looking at the games the play against opponents for a trophy. One of the more famous has to be the Floyd of Rosedale battle with Minnesota voted the No. 1 trophy game by Rivals.com in 2008. Trophy games truly are a great aspect of college football. Futbol & Football Eastern Illinois men's soccer will kick off their exhibition season on Wednesday with a 5 p.m. match against Saint Xavier. EIU just reported to camp on Sunday evening so head coach Adam Howarth will test the summer conditioning of his squad right off the bat. Speaking of men's soccer at EIU the Panthers were picked seventh in the Missouri Valley preseason soccer poll. This will be EIU's final season as a soccer member of the MVC, the move to the Summit League next year. Also former EIU assistant coach Dino Raso has taken over as the head coach at Oakland City CC just outside of Evansville. The Panthers will play Evansville in a MVC match later this year which will be televised by the Fox Soccer Channel on Oct. 29. Turning attention to the gridiron, the Panthers are just 18 days away from kick off with Iowa. Next week we turn our attention to each position group break down. But for the time being the Nashville City Paper did a nice feature on the Tennessee Titans coaching staff including a segment on former EIU baseball standout Mike Heimerdinger, now the OC for the Titans. Scoreless Draw & National Rankings Eastern Illinois women's soccer was the first Panther team to open its season today with a scoreless exhibition draw against Drake. The Panthers will open the regular season this Friday at home against IUPUI. Start time is 4 p.m. at Lakeside Field. Men's soccer will take to the pitch on Wednesday with a 5 p.m. exhibition against Saint Xavier. The Panthers will also play an intrasquad game on Sunday at 5 p.m. following the women's second match of the season against Evansville. EIU football will open the season nationally ranked as the Panthers landed at No. 18 in the preseason poll released by the Sports Network. TSN has joined with Fathead.com to present this year's Top 25. EIU finished last season at No. 19 in that poll. TSN is one of two major polls covering FCS action, the other is the FCS Coaches poll which will be released next week. Ranked in the mid-teens is just about where I had the Panthers slated to land in the preseason rankings. I get a weekly vote and I had EIU at No. 14. Villanova - the defending National Champ - was an overwhelming No. 1 choice. By the way Iowa, EIU's season opening opponent - is ranked No. 10 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. 19 days until kick off. Football Scrimmage No. 1 In The Books Eastern Illinois put its first scrimmage of the fall season in the books as the Panthers worked out on Saturday morning at O'Brien Field. The defense looked good for a majority of the day while several young receivers stepped up for the offensive unit. Chris Wright and Erik Lora both ended the day with more than 100 yards receiving including one long touchdown reception for each of them. EIU has just 21 days left until the season opener at Iowa. The Hawkeyes were picked No. 10 in the Coaches poll. Last season they won the Orange Bowl. EIU was previewed by the Sports Network on Friday as the preseason favorite in the OVC. Jacksonville State was picked second. That is a reverse order of how the top two teams in the OVC were picked by the league's coaches and media relations directors. Friday was also the Panther Club golf outing in Mattoon. A good turnout was had at the event despite tempatures in the 90's and a course that you could tell had been beat up by the hot weather in the area. EIU will have one more Panther Club golf outing this year the day before homecoming on Oct. 22 at Charleston Country Club. You can call 217-581-2310 to register for that event. We apologize for taking a day off on Friday the 13th, but normally most things that occur that day result in bad luck. We will also take off tomorrow and resume blogs on Monday when the women's soccer team hosts Drake at 2 p.m. in an exhibition match at Lakeside Field. The tempatures should be back down in the 80's so come enjoy some afternoon soccer. Men's Basketball Schedule Released Eastern Illinois men's basketball coach Mike Miller released his 2010-11 schedule on Thursday and the Panthers will have some interesting home match-ups against South Dakota State, Ball State and Western Illinois. The Panthers were 19-12 last season and will open OVC action at home on Dec. 2 against Tennessee State. Still too early to see where the Panthers will stack up in the OVC race but on paper they should be in that group of teams chasing Murray State. While Thursday was the first camp day with two-a-day practices, the somber mood felt at the morning practice may have been the fact that Coach Bob Spoo dismissed three players from the team. EIU did finish with a spirited practice with four NFL team scouts in attendance and former running back Vincent Webb also stopping by to say hello. The four teams represented included Arizona, Tampa Bay, San Diego and Houston. Hard to say who they were looking at, but my guess would be they are taking a hard look at Mon Williams and Kevin Cook. The Panthers will be the first team to take the field in action this fall as they play an exhibition match against Drake on Monday afternoon at Lakeside Field. Look for more coverage on the match on www.eiupanthers.com on Friday including some video footage and interview from practice. Women's Hoops Releases 2010-11 Schedule 25 days until Eastern Illinois squares off against Iowa. Only tickets remaining are those purchased by EIU fans through the EIU ticket office at 217-581-2106. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE However the top story of the day for Panther athletics was the release of the women's basketball schedule. Head coach Brady Sallee will play host to Big 12 (I think that is what they are still going by) member Missouri in the home opener for the defending Ohio Valley Conference Champions. Season and single game ticket information is still a few weeks away but guessing this will be a hot ticket in Charleston. The home docket also includes visits by Bradley, UIC and Valpo. The ladies will spend Thanksgiving in South Beach as part of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament. The men's 2010-11 schedule will be released on Thursday. PANTHER CLUB NEWS Eastern Illiois will hold its Mattoon Panther Club golf outing this Friday. Looks like the event will be a near sell out. Also looks like the heat advisory is going to hang around until Friday evening just to welcome the golfers. Panther Club also announced that it will host a PC member and Season Ticket holder appreciation cook out next Saturday, August 21 at O'Brien Field. 3 DOWN FROM FOOTBALL EIU had its first full pads practice today and head coach Bob Spoo was pleased with the effort but did announce that three players - walk-ons Mick Viken and Leslie Tripp along with Aki Dionsopoulos have left the team. Watch the video recap from the first full day in pads. Peace To Meece Announced Eastern Illinois released its 2010 cross country schedule today and among the events is the Peace To Meece Memorial run which will take place on Saturday, August 28 at 8 a.m. on the EIU campus. Ryan Meece was a cross country and track member at EIU from 1993-98 who lost his battle with a complex brain injury in August 2009. This race is in his memory. EIU cross country will also host its Walt Crawford Alumni Event as part of this same day event. Look for the release of the 2010-11 EIU women's basketball schedule tomorrow on www.eiupanthers.com. Home games against a team from Big 12 and Missouri Valley Conference highlight the schedule for coach Brady Sallee. The panthers will put on full pads for the first time on Wednesday. Due to hot weather in the area, practice has been moved up to 11 a.m. An injury report from camp and video clips will be online tomorrow afternoon. 25 days until kick off at Iowa Football Media Day & Hot Weather Eastern Illinois hosted its annual media day and kids clinic this afternoon under some pretty hot conditions. Now it probably was not as bad as Robin Williams weather forecast from 'Good Morning Vietnam' but to some of the young people participating it probably felt that way. For video clips of Coach Spoo and Nate Galan from media day visit here. Good turnout by the local media folks, look for coverage on a couple of the local stations and by Brian Nielsen in the www.jg-tc.com. By the way for those who have not heard, Nielsen was voted OVC Media Person of the Year - so congrats to Brian. 26 Days to the Iowa Game. Now that does not seem very far away so we did a quick Google Search for things you could get accomplished in 26 days. Other than a few other sites that mentioned it was 26 days until kick off the only reference we could find was Day 26 - a R&B group. While attending the media day we did speak with EIU men's soccer coach Adam Howarth whose team will report Sunday night and play their first exhibition contest three days later. A quick google search on that revealed all sorts of weekend trips you can take so we will let you have your own experience on the internet for that. Panther Pause 2nd Post EIU football is underway with their second practice of the season. Once again a helmet only practice. In the coming weeks we will look in-depth at each position group and identify which battles are taking place. Reminder that EIU will hold its media day and kids clinic on Monday - August 9 at 1 pm at O'Brien Field. If you are in the area bring the kids from some autographs and free football clinic. 27 days until the opener at Iowa. EIU volleyball will report on Monday to campus. We will look at the Panthers prospects for the coming season in the coming weeks. EIU was picked to finish 8th in the OVC preseason poll. Senior Alex Zwettler was a preseason All-OVC selection as head coach Kate Price enters her first season. EIU women's soccer is already on campus to start head coach Summer Perala's second season in Charleston. The Panthers were tabbed sixth in the preseason coaches poll. More previews on the upcoming season are on tab for EIU blog. Look for video clips on our website www.eiupanthers.com this week from these sports. Panther Pause 1st Edition As part of the new redesign with the http://www.eiupanthers.com/ athletic website we are dedicated to bringing more new content for coverage of Eastern Illinois Panther athletics. With that said we will add a daily blog (some short, some long) on the happenings in EIU Athletics. Since today is the opening day, we will do two reports. One this morning and one later on this evening. Panther Football Camp EIU had its first practice of the fall on Saturday night with some crisp weather at the stadium. The practice was a helmets only event as most of the drills consisted of bringing the new players up to speed on how EIU runs a practice. Brandon Large took all of the snaps with the first team offense as he appears set to open the season as the Panthers signal caller. Redshirt sophomore Doug Reynolds recently had shoulder surgery which has ended his 2010 season. Shadonta Travis is the other returning quarterback from the spring and he took the snaps with the second team. EIU opens at Iowa in 27 days. Former EIU wrestler Matt Hughes picked up a victory at UFC 117 last night as he won with a front headlock choke hold over Ricardo Almeida at 3:15 in the first round. Hughes was quoted as saying "It's an old wrestling move I learned at Eastern Illinois" in the post match press conference. Cowboys & Bengals EIU will have two former Panthers represented in the NFL preseason kick off tonight when the Cowboys play the Bengals. Tony Romo and Otis Hudson will play for their respective teams. The game airs on NBC at 7 pm (Central) Posted by EIU Panther Athletics at 8:07 AM No comments:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line101
__label__cc	0.61883	0.38117	I'm interested in the way that we use images of animals, to enhance our self-worth, whilst ignoring the actual animal in the process. This leopard cub in the snow, curled protectively around a Cartier watch, is there to add value to the product. This image is from Cartier's recent advertising campagn (and is a collage of several elements). This cub, only a few months old, is obedient, a trained animal in a controlled environment, a studio with fake snow, against a pine tree. It's possibly an Amur leopard cub, one of the rarest types of leopards with only a tiny population still living wild in the remote Primorye region of south eastern Russia. Its eyes, naturally a yellow/green, have been enhanced to a vivid green perhaps to contrast with the red of the box, or to appear a little more human. The product, the watch, magically propped up next to its small leather case and a gift box. All of these objects are loaded with meaning and significance. This image is about time, past and future. The past in the longevity of the make of the watch, its self-conscious nineteenth century packaging (sealed with wax, and a red ribbon) suggests a timelessness of the product. This watch will still work when you're old and grey; it's an heirloom to pass onto your children. The old fashioned face, using roman numerals instead of the more usual Arabic numerals, a classic (implied) design that will last for years. All of this, in contrast, to the subdued wildness of the animal. This animal is gorgeous but its not only there because of how it looks. The leopard has always been a rare animal rarely seen, secretive living in isolation from other animals. They were used by the Romans in parades of powered and triumph, to reinforce how everything could be bought and controlled. Julius Ceaser had many leopards (as well as other animals) in his parade through Rome after his return from Egypt. Pompey, who was emperor after Caesar had even more leopards in his triumph parade, contemporary reports were of around 400. And whilst leopards have always been rare animals prized for their looks and carnivorous strength, Cartier has tamed them. The power of the watch has subdued the beast. And there it sits for our pleasure and entertainment. This cub, endangered and rare, suggests a future for the watch, which is also rare and precious, but the watch will outlast the animal. The use of this animal seems obscene and extreme. It has no life of its own, and as a cub is cute and fluffy, humanised and removed from its real life in the wild. This animal hasn't chosen to be a model, it was born in a place that wanted to use it for this purpose. It will never hunt or fend for itself. Our fantasy of it, is as the guardian of the watch, attracted naturally to the object, as we must be. If we buy this rare object we will also, like the animal, be rare and beautiful. Suky Best (Foam Magazine issue #10/Stories) หมูอวกาศ 24 June 2019 at 09:00 คาสิโนออนไลน์ที่น่าเชื่อถือและมีความเป็นมืออาชีพที่สุดในตอนนี้ เพียงแค่คุณสมัคร สล็อตออนไลน์ กับทางทีมงานของเราเพียงเท่านั้น สนใจร่วมสนุกกับ คาสิโนออนไลน์ คลิ๊กได้เลย มีทั้งคาสิโนออนไลน์ หวยออนไลน์ ฟุตบอลออนไลน์ สล็อตออนไลน์ และอื่นๆอีกมากมาย	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line102
__label__wiki	0.816937	0.816937	By Chris Wiley Raha Raissnia’s Secrets of the Recent Past In the Iranian artist’s work, memory is smudged, an accretion of sorrows or nameless longings, a pile of waterlogged books in a flooded library As we are hurled towards the future ever faster, pawing desperately at the glowing glass of our devices as we go, it feels like nothing could be more anachronistic than the analogue. For those artists like Iranian artist Raha Raissnia, whose ‘Galvanization’ is on view at Miguel Abreu in New York, it must seem like they are a part of some esoteric order, a steward of the secrets of the very recent past. In densely layered 16mm films and heavily worked, quasi-photographic canvases and works on paper that make up her show, Raissnia’s devotion to the vagaries of celluloid – its rough grain, its susceptibility to scratches and spills, its finicky relation to light – is palpable and infectious. In interviews, she makes clear that her passion sprang in part from the influence of her late father, an amateur photographer who would take her on childhood adventures in the streets of her native Tehran to photograph protests against the Shah in the lead up to the Iranian Revolution. She occasionally uses his old negatives as raw material for her art. Perhaps equally influential was the impression left by her work in the early 2000s at Anthology Film Archives in New York, where she hungrily set herself upon the banquet of the organization’s offerings. But it is evident that the thrall in which Raissnia is held by photography and film transcends the merely personal and extends to a universal concern with the nature of memory. Raha Raissnia, 'Galvanization', 2019, exhibition view. Courtesy: the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the ravishing pair of films, Galvanoscope 1 (2018) and Galvanoscope 2 (Film A and Film B) (both 2018) – the strongest in the show. Tentative, flickering and dream-like, the films are projected onto floating cubes of white scrim, which key up their already spectral qualities and lend them the luminous density of projector beams filtering though clouds of cigarette smoke in theatres of a bygone era. (For Galvanoscope 2 she projected two looped copies of the same three-minute film on both sides of the scrim cube, which doubled the disorienting effect, especially as they inevitably fell out of synch.) Painstakingly constructed using a collection of slides of an abandoned 14th century Indian mosque that a friend rescued from the refuse of Brooklyn College, which Raissa re-photographed with a 16mm camera in her studio, the films have the flavour of some of the early avant-garde cinema that helped form her vision. Stan Brakhage comes immediately to mind. But unlike Brakhage, master of the celestial and the intimate, Raissnia’s films are suffused with nostalgia, as if these architectural forms obliquely connect her to some kind of ancestral memory, or perhaps to the imagined life she was unable to live when she was exiled from her homeland. The paintings and works on paper in the exhibition were slightly less sure-footed. Some, like the pair of brooding, melancholic portraits – one of a bowed, ghostly head (Untitled, 2018), and the other of a corpse-like hand (Novice, 2017) – have a satisfyingly grubby haptic quality. Other, smaller-scale works on canvas that are clearly based on roughed up photographs look weak in comparison to a suite of similarly rendered works on paper, their transfer to canvas making them seem somewhat gimmicky and tawdry. Oddly, this is not the case with the largest canvas in the show, Shade (2018), a haunting image of a what appears to be an empty courtyard, that summons up the sun-blasted chiaroscuro of Joseph Nicéphone Niépce’s famous first photograph. In all of these works, memory seems a smudged thing, an accretion of sorrows or nameless longings, a pile of waterlogged books in a flooded library. But this feeling is anachronistic, too, in a world where we no longer stash our love letters in shoeboxes or pluck our photo albums off the shelf to take a stroll through the petrified forest of our past. This is the poignance of the analogue: it reminds us that memory itself has come to lose some of its texture. Raha Raissnia, 'Galvanization' was on view at Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, from 13 January until 14 February 2019. Main image: Raha Raissnia, 'Galvanization', 2019, exhibition view. Courtesy: the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York Chris Wiley Chris Wiley is an artist, writer and contributing editor of frieze. Miguel Abreu Gallery Lois Dodd: The Greatest Painter of Windows Since Matisse? Is David Hammons Trolling His Gallery? The Museum as Mangrove: How Brigada Puerta de Tierra is Fighting the Gentrification of San Juan Laura Lamiel’s Sanctuary of Disquiet Artist Birgit Jürgenssen’s Challenge to Patriarchy Sur Rodney (Sur) on Freaking Out the Art World Fyerool Darma: Another Day in Paradise? Maria Lai: Art Should Astonish! Everyday Anxieties: How to Visualize Your Vulnerability?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line104
__label__cc	0.604753	0.395247	Pleasure for the Empire What would be in the interest of preventing an otherwise formidable instance without the means. Enstudentia We require you to write a piece of music that starts as suspense for the first 30 seconds before turning into an action cue for a further 30 seconds. The action section should build to a climax by the end. For all programmes we welcome mature students who may not have formal qualifications. Responsibility for the assessment and accreditation of non-certified prior learning, including experiential learning, lies with the Programme Director and Course Manager. Students must include a short covering letter that includes; Applicant’s name and email address Applicant’s technical resources; DAW and main sound libraries so ThinkSpace Education can take this into account. Any other information the applicant feels may be relevant. This covering letter should be as a text file or Microsoft Word document. Applicants should follow the instructions online to upload their portfolio and covering letter. If applicants are applying through a non-standard route and wish other professional experience to be taken into consideration, they must contact the Course Manager who will outline what additional material may be required. An interview, on the telephone or via Skype may be required in addition to the portfolio. What we will require will be: First degree graduation certificate Scan of your passport photo page (or equivalent photographic ID with your address) Two recent official documents or invoices confirming your current address Certificates, including IELTS, confirming any other qualifications you are relying on to support your application Two references, at least one of which should be an academic reference where appropriate Audio Files: When submitting audio files, please convert them to MP3 at 128 or 250Kbs. Unless specifically required to do so, do not send in WAVs AIFFs or other uncompressed audio formats. Text: You can send in your reflective journals, assignment commentary or any other written work as a PDF, word or Text file. Video: Where video files are required, output your movie as QuickTime movie or .MP4 file at the same frame rate as the source material. We do not accept windows media files. You should aim for around 10-15 mbs a minute. A tutorial on how to format and compress your video files is available on the website. Indicative Reading Cooke M (2008) A history of film music (1st edition). New York: Cambridge University Press Hill J and Gibson P (1998) The Oxford guide to film studies (1st edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press Karlin, F. and Wright, R. (1990). On the track. 1st ed. New York: Schirmer Books. Rona, J. (2000). The reel world. 1st ed. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. Adler, S. (2002). The study of orchestration. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton. Jones C and Jolliffe G (2000) The guerilla film makers handbook (1st edition). New York: Continuum Monaco J (2009) How to read a film (1st edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press Jacob, G. (1940). Orchestral technique. 1st ed. London: Oxford University Press, G. Cumberlege. Mancini, H. (1977). Sounds and scores. 1st ed. Greenwich: Northridge Music Inc. Piston, W. and Piston, W. (1955). Orchestration. 1st ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Read, G. (1979). Music notation. 1st ed. New York: Taplinger Pub. Co. Rimsky-Korsakov, N., Shteinberg, M. and Agate, E. (1912). Principles of orchestration. 1st ed. Berlin: Edition Russe de Musique. Required Viewing (for both Film Music in Practice Modules) American Beauty. (1999). [film] USA: DreamWorks SKG: Sam Mendes. Batman. (1989). [film] USA: Warner Bros: Tim Burton. Casablanca. (1942). [film] USA: Warner Bros: Michael Curtiz. From Russia With Love. (1963). [film] GB: Eon Productions: Terence Young. Gladiator. (2000). [film] USA: DreamWorks SKG: Ridley Scott. Gravity. (2013). [film] USA: Warner Bros: Alfonso Cuarón. King Kong. (1933). [film] USA: RKO Radio Pictures: Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack. King Kong. (2005). [film] USA: Universal Pictures: Peter Jackson. Lawrence of Arabia. (1962). [film] GB: Horizon Pictures: David Lean. North by Northwest. (1959). [film] USA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM): Alfred Hitchcock. Psycho. (1960). [film] USA: Shamley Productions: Alfred Hitchcock. Skyfall. (2012). [film] GB: Eon Productions: Sam Mendes. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. (1980). [film] USA: Lucasfilm: Irvin Kershner. The Adventures of Robin Hood. (1938). [film] USA: Warner Bros: Michael Curtiz. The City Lights. (1931). [film] USA: Charles Chaplin Productions: Charles Chaplin. The Dark Knight. (2008). [film] USA: Warner Bros: Christopher Nolan. The Godfather. (1972). [film] USA: Paramount Pictures: Francis Ford Coppola. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. (1966). [film] IT: Produzioni Europee Associati: Sergio Leone. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. (2001). [film] USA: New Line Cinema: Peter Jackson. The Mission. (1986). [film] US: Warner Bros: Roland Joffé. The Pink Panther. (1963). [film] USA: Mirisch G-E Productions: Blake Edwards. The Social Network. (2010). [film] USA: Columbia Pictures: David Fincher. There Will Be Blood. (2007). [DVD] USA: Paramount Vantage: Paul Thomas Anderson. Labels: masters degree Andrew Bellware Other Blogs of ours None of these blogs are "safe for work". Looking for the Tyrannosaurus Mouse blog? (The band, guitars, and music.) How about the Pandora Machine blog? (Micro sci-fi movie studio.) Or possibly my ridiculous Puppies and Toast (politics). When you hit bottom, here's my Tumblr. What This Is I started this blog to keep notes on a show I was sound designing. It was an off-Broadway musical which has long since closed. This blog serves as my Internet notebook, so it can be pretty random. 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__label__wiki	0.805789	0.805789	April 4, 2018 April 11, 2018 Tony Whyton Festivals, Publication, Report, Uncategorized Festivals are international cultural practices, taking plural forms and expressions across the world. They offer an empirical lens to enrich our understanding about how tangible and intangible cultural heritage combine, collide, conflict and cohere. Festivals are a spatially and temporally bounded public sphere, a break from normality that surfaces and reveals understandings of and approaches to culture and heritage in very different contexts. A new report produced by the Urban Institute with partners at the African Centre for Cities explores how festivals are integrative sites between tangible and intangible heritage in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Professor Beth Perry has been working with a network of academics and practitioners in South Africa, Kenya, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK to explore how culture, and cultural heritage in particular, can play a role in supporting more just urban transformations. The network has addressed this question through the lens of festivals, drawing on international cases from CHIME. The 18 festivals in the report focus on the relationship between global frameworks for action and local cultural practices and learning. The report highlights concerns over implicit cultural and instrumental biases which inform policy statements at multiple levels. Whose culture, whose heritage matters? How do international frameworks reflect cultural diversities across the Global South and North? What tensions and issues emerge in the instrumentalisation and essentialisation of culture as a tool in sustainable development? What does this mean for action at a local level, within and beyond state actors, to support cultural diversity and support cultural democracy and justice? In raising these questions, the report sets out an agenda for research, policy and practice to ensure that coordinated action supports the search of more just, inclusive and sustainable cities. CHIME Cultural Heritage Festivals Heritage Sites Julie's Bicycle MISTRA Urban Institute 0 thoughts to “Festivals as Integrative Sites: a CHIME report” فروشگاه اینترنتی says: A selection of festivals that have different goals and significant points to illustrate the form of integration.thanks	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line116
__label__wiki	0.912483	0.912483	Utah vs Oregon State Photo Gallery Christopher Ayers on January 28, 2017 at 8:35 pm Ute Jayce Johnson backs down against Beaver Drew Eubanks during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Ute Sedrick Barefield drives past Beaver Gligorije Rakocevic during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Lorenzo Bonam (15) Dribbles down court at The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Gabe Bealer (30) dribbles into the Oregon State defense. The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Kyle Kuzma (35) brings the ball down court. The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Davids Collette (13) dunks the ball during the first half. The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Kyle Kuzma (35) scoring a fast break basket. The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Tyler Rawson (21) going for a dunk in the first half. The University of Utah Vs. Oregon State at the Huntsman Center January 28, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle. Ute David Collete backs down against Beaver Gligorije Rakocevic during the Utah Utes 78-87 vs. Oregon State Beavers NCAA men’s basketball Ute Jayce Johnson (34) attempts to block Beaver Drew Eubanks (12) during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Beaver Chris Eubanks goes in for a shot against Ute Jayce Johnson (34) during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Ute Devon Daniels attempts to block a shot attempt by Beaver Stephen Thompson Jr during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Ute Gabe Bealer blocks a shot attempt by Beaver Drew Eubanks during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Ute JoJo Zamora makes a layup during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) Ute Sedrick Barefield attempts a shot over Jaquori McLaughlin during the Utah Utes 78-86 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Huntsman Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle) MultimediaPhoto GalleriesSports Runnin' Utes outlast Oregon State 86-78 Arts and Entertainment Events Calendar: Jan. 30 — Feb.5	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line118
__label__cc	0.659755	0.340245	THE GREATEST GIFT BY PHILIP VAN DOREN STERN PDF Home / THE GREATEST GIFT BY PHILIP VAN DOREN STERN PDF November 13, 2018 \| 0 Comment The Greatest Gift [Philip Van Doren Stern] on FREE shipping on qualifying offers. The short story that inspired the movie It’s a Wonderful Life is. : The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale (): Philip Van Doren Stern: Books. 6 Nov But few of those fans know that Capra’s film was based on a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, which came to Stern in a dream one night. Author: Mejora Faelrajas Genre: Business Uploader: Mule Unless you saw his bright blue eyes, that is. Write a customer review. Prequel to the Christmastime Series. The opening hook of the short story of a man contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve fits well one of my favorite writing quotes: To ask other readers questions about The Greatest Giftplease sign up. It’s A Wonderful Life. See and discover other items: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. Second, to champion MAN–plead his causes, protest any degradation of his dignity, spirit, or divinity. This is the first time IMO, the movie out does the book but the book was a much needed ingredient in the movie and without this basic story, there would be no George Bailey. I beseech you to look. Amazon Renewed Refurbished products with a warranty. While you’ll find much of Van Doren Stern’s original dialogue worked into the film script and the opening sequence of George saving his drowning brother was kept in the film, there were some notable changes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Related Posts PANDUAN SOLAT HAJAT EPUB DOWNLOAD Something else I liked about this version is that it includes a commentary from Stern’s daughter. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. The book is really good but the movie takes it up another l I love Frank Capra’s It a Wonderful Life and was happy to read the very short story that started it all. Having seen the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” which is based on this book so many times before reading the original story, I actually like it better than the book. The little things like keeping the bushes trimmed, running a bank, and even saving his brother’s life made a huge impact and made people happy. Why won’t you die? I was not disappointed, although it is very different from the movie, I enjoyed the story. Without me she would have to hang out with just my older sisters and her older sister. Dec 28, Angie Fehl rated it really liked it. Jan 21, Jeannette Nikolova rated it it was amazing. The Greatest Gift: Philip Van Doren Stern: : Books Just a life-affirming story. It was really a lot of applied time vann effort and self-study. Will he graduate and Become a Wizard’s Apprentice? There is something so lovely and endearing in it. But oh, to have been the one who geatest up this classic tale – a lesson in the value in a single life, and the difference it can really make in the world Their son pretends to shoot him with a toy cap gun, and shouts, “You’re dead. Ships from and sold by Amazon. Each form has its own strength and beauty but when we already had an image film in mind, we usually compare and predict events in the book which we read later with the film rather than enjoying it entirely. The collection became a standard single-volume anthology of Greatesr works for almost fifty years. Related Posts FORMAL LANGUAGES AND AUTOMATA THEORY J.D.ULLMAN ETAL PDF The story was first published as a book in Decemberwith illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Van Doren Stern already had some 40 or so books published to his name but they were primarily phiilp topics. Saturday Evening Post rejected it, heck — Van Doren Stern said he couldn’t even sell it to any of the farming magazines! A Christmas Carol Annotated including sern book, character summaries, and stud Just as they are planning their wedding, William’s past returns and an illness befalls Emma’s sister. Nov 25, JuliannaM rated it liked it. The story is still well worth your time, and barely takes any to read. After decades of silence, the Little Mothers are ready to speak. Add all three to Cart Add all three to Ster. View all 4 comments. AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Stern was born in in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania which even today has less than a 1, residents. It’s a Wonderful Life. How can you not think about your life and your family after reading this book? ComiXology Thousands of Digital Comics. 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__label__wiki	0.599609	0.599609	Blizzard Definitely Plans to Work on Console Games Written by medievaldragon on December 19, 2009 . Posted in Blizzard Games News, Diablo 3 News, StarCraft 2 News, World of Warcraft News The whole internet is ablaze with passionate enthusiasm after J. Allen Brack told Gamasutra there’s definitely a console game within Blizzard’s hands at some point, however it depends on what game makes the most sense to develop for the console — excluding RTS games or multiple-button UI games such as World of Warcraft. Will it be Starcraft: Ghost resurrection or something based on the three main franchises or something entirely new? Blizzard Quote: “Think about StarCraft II,” says Brack. “Some real-time strategy games have tried to happen on the console. Some of those have been successful, but overall, our experience is that it’s going to be a better game on the PC, ergo it’s developed on the PC.” Same with WoW, Brack adds, a game developed for the PC and with a PC-centric control scheme. “But we’re a company of gamers,” he says. “I have two consoles at home. Sam has consoles. We’re a culture of gamers. We will definitely work on a console game at some point. I have no doubt about that. It’s just [a matter of] what game. What makes the most sense?”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line121
__label__cc	0.699891	0.300109	Home State Publications The honey bee dance language - Page 3 Honey bee dance language The honey bee dance language - Page 3 buzzing occurs in pulsebeats of about 20 milliseconds, delivered at a rate of about 30 per second. While several variables of the waggle dance relate to distance ( such as dance “ tempo” or the duration of buzzing sounds), the duration of the straight- run portion of the dance, measured in seconds, is the simplest and most reliable in-dicator of distance. As the distance to the food source increases, the duration of the waggling portion of the dance ( the “ waggle run”) also increases. The relationship is roughly linear ( Figure 3). For example, a forager that per-forms a waggle run that lasts 2.5 seconds is recruiting for a food source located about 2,625 meters away. Although the representation of distance in the waggle dance is relatively straightforward, the method of communicating direction is more complicated. The orientation of the dancing bee during the straight portion of her waggle dance indicates the location of the food source relative to the sun. The angle that the bee adopts, relative to vertical, represents the angle to the flowers relative to the direction of the sun outside the hive. In other words, the dancing bee transposes the solar angle into the gravitational angle. Figure 4 gives three examples: A forager recruiting to a food source in the same direction as the sun will perform a dance with the waggle- run portion traveling directly up-ward on the honey comb. Conversely, if the food source is located directly away from the sun, the straight run will be performed vertically downward. If the food source is 60 degrees to the left of the sun, the waggle run will be 60 degrees to the left of vertical. Because directional information is given relative to the sun’s position and not to a compass direction, a forager’s dance for a particular resource will change during a day. This is because the sun’s position moves during the day. For example, a food source located due east will cause foragers to dance approximately straight up in the morning ( because the sun rises in the east), but in the late after-noon, the foragers will dance approximately straight down ( because the sun sets in the west). Thus, the location of the sun is a key variable in interpreting the directional informa-tion in the dance. The sun’s position also is governed by geographic location and time of year. The sun will always move from east to west over the course of the day. However, above the Tropic of Cancer, the sun will move from southeast to southwest, whereas below the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun will move from northeast to northwest. Within the tropics, the sun may be located to the south or to the north, depending on the time of year. Thus, to translate the directional information contained in the honey bee dance, one must know the angle of the waggle run ( with respect to gravity) and the compass direction of the sun, which depends on location, date, and time of day. The relationship of distance to waggle- run duration. Figure 4. Waggle- run direction 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 Distance to food source ( meters) Approximate function of distance Duration of the waggle run ( seconds) Barth, 1982 Title Honey bee dance language Other Title Honeybee dance language Creator Tarpy, David R. Contributor North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Subjects Honeybee--Behavior Description Cover title.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [4]). Publisher N.C. Cooperative Extension Service Agency-Current University of North Carolina (System) North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina (System) Physical Characteristics 1 folded sheet ([4] p.) : ill.; 28 cm. Format Instructional materials Digital Characteristics-A 2 MB; 4 p. Series AG (Series) ; 646. Related Items Also available via the World Wide Web in PDF.; http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/PDF%20files/1.11.pdf; http://worldcat.org/oclc/56349098/viewonline Pres File Name-M pubs_honeybeedance2004.pdf Title The honey bee dance language - Page 3 Full Text buzzing occurs in pulsebeats of about 20 milliseconds, delivered at a rate of about 30 per second. While several variables of the waggle dance relate to distance ( such as dance “ tempo” or the duration of buzzing sounds), the duration of the straight- run portion of the dance, measured in seconds, is the simplest and most reliable in-dicator of distance. As the distance to the food source increases, the duration of the waggling portion of the dance ( the “ waggle run”) also increases. The relationship is roughly linear ( Figure 3). For example, a forager that per-forms a waggle run that lasts 2.5 seconds is recruiting for a food source located about 2,625 meters away. Direction Although the representation of distance in the waggle dance is relatively straightforward, the method of communicating direction is more complicated. The orientation of the dancing bee during the straight portion of her waggle dance indicates the location of the food source relative to the sun. The angle that the bee adopts, relative to vertical, represents the angle to the flowers relative to the direction of the sun outside the hive. In other words, the dancing bee transposes the solar angle into the gravitational angle. Figure 4 gives three examples: A forager recruiting to a food source in the same direction as the sun will perform a dance with the waggle- run portion traveling directly up-ward on the honey comb. Conversely, if the food source is located directly away from the sun, the straight run will be performed vertically downward. If the food source is 60 degrees to the left of the sun, the waggle run will be 60 degrees to the left of vertical. Because directional information is given relative to the sun’s position and not to a compass direction, a forager’s dance for a particular resource will change during a day. This is because the sun’s position moves during the day. For example, a food source located due east will cause foragers to dance approximately straight up in the morning ( because the sun rises in the east), but in the late after-noon, the foragers will dance approximately straight down ( because the sun sets in the west). Thus, the location of the sun is a key variable in interpreting the directional informa-tion in the dance. The sun’s position also is governed by geographic location and time of year. The sun will always move from east to west over the course of the day. However, above the Tropic of Cancer, the sun will move from southeast to southwest, whereas below the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun will move from northeast to northwest. Within the tropics, the sun may be located to the south or to the north, depending on the time of year. Thus, to translate the directional information contained in the honey bee dance, one must know the angle of the waggle run ( with respect to gravity) and the compass direction of the sun, which depends on location, date, and time of day. Figure 3. The relationship of distance to waggle- run duration. Figure 4. Waggle- run direction 200 1200 2200 3200 4200 5200 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 Distance to food source ( meters) Approximate function of distance Duration of the waggle run ( seconds) Barth, 1982	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line126
__label__cc	0.654981	0.345019	Ready to Work! Benisunset 1 Comment June 26, 2017 June 26, 2017 Toro Toro Project Progress Hi dear friends! This is a report of two field trips: -April 2016 During the first trimester of 2016 we were working with Pedro Dominguez who is a masters student doing credit work, under CEDESOL supervision, with Arizona State University. He has taken the information and profiles gather by Wendy and Caroline (ex CEDESOL’s volunteers) and based on the results of these surveys, has developed a Modular Educational Program draft for the schools, that covers different topics such as health, nutrition, environment, etc. After a difficulties in establishing a meeting date with Toro Toro Mayor for signing the new Contract with the modifications, in April 2016 CEDESOL traveled again to Toro Toro and there the Mayor, promised to introduce the new agreement to the Council for approval and signature. Continuing with the planned activities, the team this time composed of: David Whitfield – CEDESOL’s President Guadalupe Torrico – Training and demonstration Coordinator Pedro Dominguez – Masters student doing credit work, under CEDESOL supervision, with Arizona State University. The team visited 6 schools and touched base with the teachers and school directors, informing them about the project and its latest developments. Some of the schools were ones CEDESOL had not visited before, so it was important to give them information about the project. Some schools did not know about the project, nor knew we were coming, so we caught them by surprise. In Toro Toro, before visiting the schools, we met with the mayor of Toro Toro and also gave to him our Project Plan. He said that if there is no adequate space for the stoves, then they will be exposed to rain, wind, and quickly go into disrepair. Other clean-cooking projects have failed because of this and he doesn’t want it to happen again. Before we left, we didn’t make clear who would provide the roofs/cooking space, either us or the municipality. However, we agreed to collaborate with each other to make a solution for this. He said that he would present the project to the council and see if they approve of it for the collective agreement. Toro Toro is a very complicated region, primarily because of the rugged mountains that make life very hard. However, for the people who live there, they deal with the difficult realities and slow progress. It seems that under Evo Morales, there have been improvements in the region in projects that aim to eradicate extreme poverty which is widespread in the Toro Toro mountains. The projects that we see announced on billboards are for water, solar lighting, school facilities. Transportation in the region is another obstacle, as the unpaved roads suffer frequent landslides. There are few vehicles in the region because of this, as they surely would lose tires, so people have no options for transportation except for walking up/down the steep mountains on small paths. Some places have no water, telephone service, or even electricity/lights. People live in small houses and tend to agriculture and raising livestock. Students have to walk to school, sometimes everyday, depending on the school. The “internados” are schools where students can sleep, like a boarding school (Pic.14). The cooking situation in the schools is very hard too, since all cooking is done with firewood that has to be collected. The “stoves” are either stone pits or “malenas”, clay-formed structures that hold pots over a fire. Cooking is slow, inefficient, and produces lots of smoke. Normally the parents take turns cooking, but sometimes they are late because of whatever reason, and the students can’t eat. The teachers and directors generally are supportive of our project mainly because we are aiming to involve the parents, teachers, and students for their participation. David mentioned that we want them to feel like it is their project, instead of us giving them stoves and then leaving them, which makes this project unique for them. The project will last at least 2 years, where CEDESOL will return periodically to each school for trainings, monitoring, and evaluation of use of stoves. The teachers also like the ideas about renewable energies and the educational material, especially photos and videos. They said they would support the project, especially with the 2 major themes about health and environment that are useful in their classes. Having the feeling of heart warming because one of the biggest challenge were executed, CEDESOL team proceeded to return to Cochabamba. That feeling remained frustrated the day we received the news that the Council had not accepted the signing of the agreement that the mayor had presented, because the economical funds as a Municipality counterpart had been used in other activities. Searching solutions, CEDESOL modified the Memorandum of understanding once again, excluding the Municipality of the counterpart that had initially committed Continuing our activities in this Project, and after experimented that the teachers expressed how they lacked audio-visual materials, CEDESOL demonstrated the 3 DVDs at each school along with the educational printed material and teaching guides. We shared this info with some of the teachers and the Director of Education, and received their feedback. The didactical material is being revised taking into consideration their feedback. The project has been stuck due to lack of signing the agreement, now CEDESOL has agreed to cover the costs that the Municipality had to cover. -August 2016 This time the team was composed of: Cloe Cole – Volunteer Imperial College London- UK Amanda Farnan – Volunteer American University- United States Evan Morgan– Volunteer Dartmouth University- United States CEDESOL’s team travelled to Toro Toro for the final signing of the Contract for Schools. We left at 6am to allow plenty of time for the journey but ended up making fantastic time thanks to all the new roads and construction work completed in the last 4 years. We passed houses with solar panels and tanks for collecting rain water, although the effects of deforestation could be seen clearly on the hills as the trees were sparse. We also passed schools we intend to work with during the project and groups of students travelling on foot. When we arrived we visited a women’s centre where they use traditional dying and weaving techniques to make high quality aguayos, bracelets, blankets and bags. We took photos for the crowd-funding campaign as ideas for gifts to send donors. Buying traditionally made goods would provide support for local businesses, so they would ideally be bought from women working near the schools we work with. We took some posters for … away too that were sitting on the table. As we passed the old municipality building we could see it was being entirely reconstructed, although work seemed to be progressing very fast. Before the meeting we went for a sandwich at a small café, where we talked to the owner about the difficulties of installing electricity in his 1901 building. He was well connected with a cable television but told us he was unable to have WiFi for customers since losing his phone. There was a single internet hotspot in the town, to which he could connect with his phone and make a local hotspot for the restaurant. The owner also expressed an interest in our stoves and said he had heard of solar cookers used in Cochabamba; how they make tastier chicken because the meat doesn’t get dried out. Before we left, David promised to return to talk more about the solar stoves when we were back in Toro Toro. At 11am we met with the Alcalde Eliodoro Uriona Pardo in his temporary offices. Also present was Prof. Hugo Garcia Sanchez, Director of Education in Toro Toro, and Efrain Zurita Escobar, President of the Toro Toro Municipality. Deforestation was brought up as an issue and after some discussion about how the stoves worked and how they would be constructed, it was decided that the first phase of the project should go ahead, with the next phase dependent on these results. The report was then signed by the Alcalde, Director, Presidente and David. After the report was signed there were some (very) fond goodbyes and we went on our way, having finally sealed the deal after a three year wait! On the way home we passed a woman carrying a heavy “aguayo” (local type of bag) full of wood, which served as a reminder of why the day’s success really mattered. Posted in Toro Toro Project Progress Deloris - posted on October 20, 2017 19:38 Lovely blog! I am loving it!! Will be back later to read some more. I am bookmarking your feeds also http://www.asdapriliarugby.it/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=user&id=405002 Can You Really Have 7 Flat Tires in 5 Days? First Onsite Visit to Meet Authorities Clean Cook-stoves for Toro Toro Deloris on Ready to Work! A WordPress Commenter on Clean Cook-stoves for Toro Toro Toro Toro Project Progress For the past 13 years, CEDESOL has been working to empower the disempowered. All our projects revolve around our three pillars: renewable energy, alternative education, and social justice. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE ? Our team has been working with community members to create clean cook-stoves that best fit their needs. Our services benefit the health and environment, and are also easily adapted by rural families. Calle Illapa #2004, Cochabamba, Bolivia 00000 info@cedesol.org	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line131
__label__cc	0.510205	0.489795	Journal Article: The Structure and Culture of Information Pathways: Rethinking Opportunity to Learn in Urban High Schools during the Ninth Grade Transition URBAN high schools, NINTH grade (Education), ACADEMIC achievement, STUDENTS -- Economic conditions, EDUCATIONAL change, RACISM in education Cooper, Robert; Liou, Daniel D. University of North Carolina Press Despite efforts to bridge the racial achievement gap, far too many school children continue to fare poorly in our nation's public schools. Oftentimes urban and low income students are negatively labeled as low-achieving, disadvantaged, and struggling. Because of this, such students frequently receive inferior or deficient information from school officials. This study examines the role of high school counselors as distributors of information and the role they play in influencing students' ninth grade success. This three-year case study reports how the structure and culture of schools shapes educational reform, and the importance of "high-stakes" information as a critical strategy in developing students' college-going identities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of High School Journal is the property of University of North Carolina Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27082617&site=ehost-live	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line135
__label__cc	0.745251	0.254749	Manufacturing ISM INDEX Shows Growth… or Does it? The Manufacturing ISM index came in at 52.9 for the month of August, that is an increase from 48.9 the month prior, the headlines will shout that’s a 9% growth in manufacturing! LOL, NO, not even close. Look, Manufacturing fell off a cliff after being in decline for years and years in this country. An index value of 50 indicates that the fall stopped, at least for now, and anything over 50 means that some growth is occurring over the last reporting period, and that’s what this report says. But it’s misleading for what it doesn’t say, and that’s that manufacturing is at such a low level that even cash for clunkers is enough to bump it up for a short time period. But cash for clunkers is now over. Is our manufacturing economy really now growing, and is a 50%+ market rally really pricing in reality? Here’s Econoday: The ISM's manufacturing index burst over the dead-even 50 level for the first time since the beginning of the recession, at 52.9 in August vs. 48.9 in July. New orders led the advance, at 64.9 vs. August's 55.3 and pointing to rising business activity in the months ahead. Production was also very strong in August, at 61.9 for a 4 point gain and pointing to gains in durable goods shipments and total manufacturing sales. Backlogs also increased, at 52.5 vs. 50.0 in July. But manufacturers are not stocking up, instead they continue to draw down inventories where the index is a very weak 34.4 vs. 33.5 in July. Note that future gains in the inventories index, a seeming necessity given rising production needs, will help give the overall index a big boost. Respondents in fact think inventories at their customers' firms are too low, with the customer inventories down 3.5 points to 39.0. Deliveries slowed substantially, up more than 5 points to indicate that current production needs are stressing what has become a pared down supply chain. Production activity and the gain in orders has yet to boost employment where the index only inched forward to a still sub-50 level of 46.4. All the strength here is flowing through to prices where the prices paid index jumped 10 points to 65.0, an indication that buyers are bidding up prices for raw materials. No doubt boosted by cash-for-clunkers and gains in transportation, the manufacturing recovery is on the way and together with the gain in the pending home sales index indicate that two key sectors are on the acceleration. Stocks jumped in immediate reaction to today's 10 o'clock data. Wow, look at that chart! Heck, we’re right back where we were, right??? This is how misleading these indexes are… they do not reflect reality as they do not show you what is happening to the base. Compare the chart above to this chart of manufacturing sector output which is also an index value, but one that’s tied to the manufacturing level in the year 1992: Or to this chart showing manufacturing sector output expressed in yoy percent change: You see, the charts above are indexed to a base year, but the ISM index number is based to nothing but the period preceding it. Now, which charts more closely show reality??? There is no doubt that the above charts of manufacturing output paint a far truer picture of what’s occurring because the index value has no connection to the base, it’s just plus or minus over time! So, for real meaningful growth to occur, the ISM must be above 50 and stay there for an extended time. To confirm that hypothesis, one need only look at the shipping indexes which are simply still scary. We can also look at the number of people employed in manufacturing durable goods, for example, and when we do we find that the United States currently employs about the same number of people for manufacturing as we did back in 1947! Now, you say that’s because we are way more efficient and productive? But remember that it requires people to earn money to buy things. It takes INCOME to service DEBT. The service sector has been growing while the manufacturing sector has been shrinking. Service sector jobs do not pay, on average, as much as manufacturing sector jobs. Yet DEBT had been skyrocketing until just recently. It takes INCOME to service DEBT. We can also look at durable goods ORDERS and this is expressed in millions of dollars. Here you can see the cliff dive and the recent turn upwards: So, you must ask yourself if the market is actually pricing in the future, 50%+ priced in already, or is it actually just disconnected from reality? You know what they say about statistics… Inner Circle – Games People Play: Davos on the Edge - Meet the New Boss… Peter Schiff, September 2, 2009 Marc Faber Comments, September 1, 2009 Unemployment Trust Fund Nearly Broke… Fed Charts of the Week… “Would you like an apple p... Understanding Why Most “Economists” Simply Get it ... Morning Update/ Market Thread 9/4 Congressman Pete Stark – Highly Educated Idiot Ext... Lack of Confidence, Meet Capital Flight… Farewell ... The Golden Triangle – Breaking Out… Demographics - Self Reported Spending Collapses...... Retail Theft Skyrockets – Greenshoots, Meet Realit... Paul Mylchreest – Thunder Road Report… Quick Market Recap… The Government Can! Charles Biderman - Inside Selling as high as he's ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line137
__label__cc	0.693867	0.306133	Skip to information about this record Skip to select related items. Use checkboxes to select any of the filters that apply to this item. Select Materials to View in Reading Room Access & Use Restrictions Contents for this Finding Aid Publications and manuscripts Communication regarding Archie Hanlan’s work Correspondence and Photos Gretta Styles correspondence Nursing Dissertations Men and Nursing (2 folders) Samuel X. Radbill papers Mildred Gruber lecture notes Laura S. Witmer papers Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia records Florence Nightingale letters Mary Robinson Godfrey papers Susan Francis collection Bernardine Heffernan collection Bertha Hoff lecture notes Lydia Holman papers Jadwiga Izcka papers Cecile Kennedy collection Elizabeth Kratz Jones papers Alice Lemley lecture notes J.B. 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St. Luke's Hospital of Philadelphia Peter Short Photograph Collection Ruth Erikson Meissner papers Minutes, Proceeding and Reports Committee and Section Papers Subject File Nurses' Official Directory Publications, Manuals and Finances Unprocessed Accession View Finding AidFind Related Items Archie J. and Mary S. Hanlan papers This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the University of Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the web. University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing Hanlan, Archie J., 1924-1973 Hanlan, Mary S., 1928- Date [bulk]: Date [inclusive]: Archie and Mary Hanlan are known for their writings, educational efforts, and research on thanatology. Archie Hanlan lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for two years before his death in 1973. During his illness, he wrote and taught about the experience of death and caring for the dying. This collection contains papers related to the Hanlans' publications. Cite as: Archie J. and Mary S. Hanlan papers, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Finding Aid's Permanent URL: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/ead/upenn_bates_PUNMC189 Return to Top » Nightingale, Florence, 1856-1896 Florence Nightingale letters and recordings 1 Linear feet This small collection includes a microfiche containing some of Florence Nightingale's letters, as well as two audio cassettes with brief recordings of Nightingale's voice. Florence Nightingale letters and recordings, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania McMoneagle, Mary C. Mary C. McMoneagle collection 1 Linear feet (1 flat oversize box) Mary McMoneagle was a Pennsylvania nurse from the 1910s until the 1930s. She was a graduate of the Frankford Hospital Training School for Nurses. McMoneagle's career included nursing for munitions manufacturing employee and tuberculosis patients. Mary C. McMoneagle collection, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Trautman, Mary Jane Holcombe, 1940s-2005 Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman papers Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman was a psychiatric nurse and educator. This collection contains a small selection of her personal papers, photographs, and poems, along with extensive correspondence with fellow nurse Gretta (Margaretta) Styles. Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman papers, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Miscellaneous items collection This is an artificial collection of miscellaneous items that came to the Bates Center unsolicited and/or for which provenance is unclear. These individual items are not related to each other by subject, material type, or provenance. Materials may include organizational records, correspondence, personal notebooks, and ephemera. Miscellaneous items collection, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Mixed materials: [Box] Nurses Alumni Association of the Episcopal Hospital collection, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Small Collections Nursing History Small Collections, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Nurses' Association. Pennsylvania Nurses Association, District 1 records 11.7 Linear feet The Philadelphia District, No. 1, was admitted to the Pennsylvania Nurses Association in 1919. These records of District 1 cover the majority of the organization's history. Materials include minutes, proceedings, reports, correspondence, finance information, and photographs. Pennsylvania Nurses' Association, District 1 records, Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Archie Hanlan (1924-1973) was a social worker and an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. Hanlan graduated in 1949 from the University of California, Berkeley, and with his wife Mary joined the American Friends Service Committee as a co-director of various workcamps in Mexico. The Hanlans returned to the States after a year, and Archie Hanlan began a career in social work. He returned to school and eventually graduated from the first class of UC-Berkeley’s doctoral program in social work in 1967. After three years at Washington University, he was offered a position with the University of Pennsylvania. Hanlan was to lead an interdepartmental team in developing the United States’ first doctoral program in the administration of human services, but in 1971 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. In 1973 he anonymously published an article entitled "Notes of a Dying Professor" in the University of Pennsylvania’s alumni magazine, the Pennsylvania Gazette, detailing his experiences as a hospital patient. The article had a significant impact, provoking a large reader response and further articles from Hanlan. During his illness he also participated in several seminars on the topic of dying. Hanlan continued writing about living with ALS until his death later in 1973. His book, "Autobiography of Dying," was published posthumously in 1979. Mary Hanlan was born in 1928. She graduated in 1950 from the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1966 received her M.S.W. from the same school. Her career focused on family therapy and child welfare. She obtained the copyright to her husband’s works after his death, and in 1978 published her own experiences in an article for the Pennsylvania Gazette, “Living With a Dying Husband.” Mary Hanlan has authored several papers on thanatology and women in social work. She has also been very involved in various community mental health organizations in the Philadelphia area, including the Philadelphia Coalition of Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers, Intercommunity Action, and the West Philadelphia Community Mental Health Consortium. Florence Nightingale, byname Lady with the Lamp (born May 12, 1820, Florence [Italy]—died August 13, 1910, London, England), foundational philosopher of modern nursing, statistician, and social reformer. Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded established her image as the “Lady with the Lamp.” Her efforts to formalize nursing education led her to establish the first scientifically based nursing school—the Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London (opened 1860). She also was instrumental in setting up training for midwives and nurses in workhouse infirmaries. She was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (1907). International Nurses Day, observed annually on May 12, commemorates her birth and celebrates the important role of nurses in health care. Mary McMoneagle graduated from the Frankford Hospital Training School for Nurses in Frankford, PA, in 1913. She worked at the Pennsylvania State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis No. 3 in Hamburg, PA, from November 4, 1914 until December 8, 1919. After temporarily nursing at the Frankford Arsenal for four months in 1920, she received a registered nurse license in New York state in 1921. Her work situation after that time is unknown, but her records show her resignation from the Philadelphia Department of Public Welfare April 14, 1937. Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman graduated from Jefferson Medical College Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1945. Her fiancé Wilbur Trautman attended the Naval Academy. She returned to nursing education at the University of Pennsylvania after 20 years as a naval wife and raising 4 children. After obtaining a BS and MS in Psychiatric Nursing, she taught at Villanova in Philadelphia and then at St. Joseph’s in Windham (Standish), Maine. After retirement she continued to be active in nursing. She attended conferences and worked with several other nurses to organize Maine’s historic nursing papers. Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman met and became close friends with Gretta (Margaretta) Styles soon after returning to nursing. They corresponded often until Gretta’s death in 2005 and met whenever possible. She maintained a file of their correspondence and “wants to see it carefully preserved in a Nursing Archives at Penn.” The Pennsylvania Nurses' Association was founded in 1903 by nurses "feeling the need of organization, legislation and registration in the state of Pennsylvania." The immediate objective was for a registration law to control education and entry into the nursing profession, but the specific orientation of regional groups and specialized nurses soon caused the association to branch out in a variety of directions. By 1919, the state association had become unwieldy, and districts were formed to better respond to the needs of individual nurses and regional interests within the state. On April 30, 1919, the Philadelphia District Number 1, along with several others, was admitted to membership. The concerns of District 1, from its inception, revolved around the establishment of a central headquarters with an official registry of nurses. Lack of interest, however, prevented effective action until the Nurses' Official Directory was established in 1929 to facilitate employment. Shortly after, both interest and membership rose dramatically. The Philadelphia district developed into one of the most active sections, involved in legislative actions in all areas of health care, professional promotion, publicity and education, as well as in many community activities. This collection includes manuscript drafts, published articles, correspondence, and notes. Also included are audio tapes, which consist of Archie Hanlan’s original dictation about his experiences. Most of the materials are related to the publications of the Hanlans’ writings, with the bulk of the collection dated between 1971 and 1979. This collection is unprocessed. A preliminary inventory is given here. Please contact the Center for more information. This small collection is primarily composed of McMoneagle's correspondence and photographs. Her correspondence mainly concerns career milestones such as resignations. The letters and postcards are accompanied by two news clippings and a few handwritten notes on medication dosages. The photographs depict her fellow students at the Franford Hospital, along with staff and patients at the Hamburg Sanatorium. There is also a folder of personal, off-duty photographs of McMoneagle. All materials have been scanned by the donor’s daughter, Liz Trautman, and a CD containing images of all the documents is also included in the archive. All materials have been retained in the order received. Her daughter believed that (her mother’s), “..passion for nursing and especially her recognition of the humanistic side of nursing are what drew my mother and Gretta Styles to become close friends along with others…” This collection primarily consists of letters from former Episcopal students, addressed to Patricia D'Antonio. Most of the letters contain reminisces of their student experiences. It is partially processed, this finding aid represents an inventory of the current collection. Please contact the Center for more information. Most of the collections included here consist of personal papers, student lecture notes from various nursing schools, and assorted nursing memorabilia and ephemera. Of particular significance are the two letters written by Florence Nightingale (MC 44). Finding Aid Author Finding aid prepared by Bethany Myers Finding aid prepared by Center staff, updated by Bethany Myers Finding aid prepared by Donna Ostroff, updated by Bethany Myers Finding aid prepared by Center staff, updated by Bethany Myers, updated by Madalyn Northuis This collection was processed with funds provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission as part of the Nursing History Processing and Cataloging Project. This collection is unrestricted. Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Center with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material. Immediate Source of Acquisition note Gift of Mary S. Hanlan, 2012. Gift of Liz Trautman, 2009. Gift of Janet Smith at the Temple University Urban Archives. Processing Information note This collection-level record is listed here to increase access to our holdings. A finding aid has not yet been completed for this collection. Please contact the Center for more information. Items are identified by accession number, and may be removed from this collection at any time as provenance becomes known. Related Archival Materials note See also: MC 180, Florence Nightingale recordings. See also: MC 151, Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing; MC 155, Episcopal Hospital Records. Books removed from this collection (see Bates Center Book Collection) Groff, John E., Ph. G.; Materia Medica for Nurses 6th revised edition with an appendix on solutions; P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., Philadelphia 1911. 223 pages with many newspaper clippings between pages casing yellow areas. Water stained, front and back covers are loose. Handwritten recipes, notes and poems also contained between pages. Annotated. Ward, Jessie M.; Notes on Massage including Elementary Anatomy and Physiology; P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., Philadelphia 1898. Illustrated. 97 pages printed on only front side. Binding damaged. DeLee, Joseph B., A.m., M.D.; Obstetrics for Nurses 3rd edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged, illustrated; W. B. Saunders Company Philadelphia and London 1911. 512 pages. Back binding detached. Illustrated brochure entitled “Babyology to the Mothers and Prospective Mothers to Whom Fletcher’s Castoria Renders a Helpful Service.” Mason, Charles Field; A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U.S. Army and Navy and National Guard and Naval Militia, 4th edition revised, illustrated; William Wood and Company, New York, 1918. 500 pages. Stamped Post Hospital Frankfort XXXXX, PA. Kimber, Diana Clifford, compiled by, and 3rd edition revised by Carolyn E. Gray; Text-Book of Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses; The Macmillan Company, New York, 1910.438 pages. Notes on fly pages of front and back covers. Maxwell, Anna Caroline and Amy Elizabeth Pope; Practical Nursing A Text-book for Nurses and a Hand-book for all who Care for the Sick; 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Illustrated. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, 1910.l571 pages. Notes in both front and back covers. Many newspaper clippings between pages causing yellowed areas. Advertisements printed in back of volume. A Century of Progress Chicago Exposition 1934 Souvenir and Guide; Illustrated with maps. “Pioneer Work” of Burroughs Wellcome & Co. 79 pages with illustrations, some in color. Medicines that were developed or marketed by this company. Translucent cover, torn at bottom. Growney, Rev. Francis A., arranged by; Soldiers Novena Prayers for our Boys in Service; Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, Winchester, NY; 4.5” x 2.5”. Red-brown fabric (?) cover. Torn back cover. Form/Genre(s) Faculty papers Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Social service. Social work administration. Terminal care. Terminally ill. Audiocassettes Nutting, M. Adelaide (Mary Adelaide), 1858-1948 Crimean War, 1853-1856--Medical care. Nursing--History. Frankford Hospital Training School for Nurses. Philadelphia (Pa.) Department of Public Welfare. Frankford Arsenal Medical Dept. of US Army Bridesburg Station (Philadelphia, Pa.) Nursing schools. Nursing. Tuberculosis--Hospitals. Personal papers Styles, Margretta Madden Trautman, Liz Elwyn, Inc.. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia Lying-In Charity. Philadelphia Nurses Association. Presbyterian School of Nursing. Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia. Grube, Wendy McClelland, Helen Grace Miner, Sylvia Pridmore, 1920-2002 Pepperman, Vesta Metherell Trude, Sarah P. Woodbridge, Norma Jean Nurses Alumni Association of the Episcopal Hospital. Administrative records Pennsylvania. Series 1. Publications and manuscripts, 1971-1979. Scope and Contents note This series contains Archie and Mary Hanlan’s published and unpublished articles and papers. It includes copies of relevant Pennsylvania Gazette issues, a folder of photographic proofs taken by the Gazette, and the original typescript for the introduction to Autobiography of Dying. It also includes a folder of Mary Hanlan’s publications with related correspondence. Box Folder Photographic proofs taken by the Pennsylvania Gazette. 1 Unfoldered Issues of the Pennsylvania Gazette regarding the Hanlans. Typescript and notes for Autobiography of Dying. Article: “A Patient’s View of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”. Archie Hanlan’s other published articles and book reviews; course outline for a class in social work administration. Mary Hanlan’s papers and publications, with related correspondence. Series 2. Communication regarding Archie Hanlan’s work, 1972-2012. This series contains reader and publisher correspondence related to Archie Hanlan’s articles, primarily “Notes of a Dying Professor,” and his book, Autobiography of Dying, including the Hanlans’ copyright contracts with Doubleday and the Pennsylvania Gazette. This series also contains published articles that interview or discuss Archie Hanlan. Publishing. Permissions. Personal / Other. Copyright agreements. Reviews of Autobiography of Dying. Published articles mentioning Archie Hanlan. Series 3. Audio, circa 1966. This series consists of eleven audio tapes: nine cassette tapes and two magnetic recording tapes. The tapes contain Archie Hanlan’s personal dictation, some of which later became Autobiography of Dying, as well as recordings of seminars and interviews. Album containing seven cassette tapes. Two cassette tapes: Autobiography of Dying. Two magnetic audio tapes: interviews and seminars. Series 4. Transcripts, circa 1971-1973. This series consists of transcripts of a draft of Autobiography and several seminars. Some of these transcripts may correspond with the audio tapes in Series III. Autobiography of Dying. Seminars. Series 5. Other materials, 1971-2012. This series of one folder contains Mary Hanlan’s biography of Archie Hanlan, along with her own resume. It also contains newspaper clippings, and copies of Archie’s articles previously owned by his editor, Muriel Nelson. Biographical information, news clippings, etc. Microfiche: Letters of Florence Nightingale, 1827-1845, compiled by S. Goldie. Two audiocassettes: 6-minute recordings of Nightingale's voice, with introduction by Adelaide Nutting. Series 1. Correspondence and Photos. Professional correspondence, clippings, 1875-1937. This file contains letters of recommendation, acknowledgements of licensure in NY and her resignation from the Philadelphia Department of Public Welfare, news clippings, and notes on medications. Personal correspondence, 1928-1931. This small file contains a few postcards and a Christmas letter to McMoneagle's parents. Personal photos, circa 1880s-1910s. This folder contains eight portraits of Mary as a child and as a young woman. It also includes three tintypes depicting a group of women. Nursing photos, 1912-1916. This folder contains nine small photographs (less than 5x7 inches): eight photographs of groups of nurses, all outdoors, and one photograph of Ward F, Hamburg Sanatorium, at Christmas. There are also eight large photographs of McMoneagle and others at the Frankford Hospital Training School for Nurses and at Hamburg Sanatorium. Series 2. Books. DeLee, Joseph B., A.m., M.D.; Obstetrics for Nurses 3rd edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged, illustrated; W. B. Saunders Company Philadelphia and London 1911. 512 pages. Back binding detached. Illustrated brochure entitled “Babyology to the Mothers and Prospective Mothers to Whom Fletcher’s Castoria Renders a Helpful Service.”. Series 1. Personal information, 1940s-1970s. This series contains copies of personal photographs of Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman in nursing school, in the Nursing Outlook (1977), and on a trip to Paris in the 1980s with her husband Will Trautman. Also included are published articles and poems by Mary Jane Holcombe Trautman. Gretta Styles correspondence, 1975-2005. This series contains letters, drafts and replies to Gretta Styles. 2009.30. Elwyn, Inc. pamphlet: A Short Biography of the Smiths and Bickham Family, circa 1990s. Printed ephemera 2008.24. Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia, Henrietta Myers' bedside notes, 1926. [photocopy]. See also: MC 5B, Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia records. Myers, Henrietta 2013.13. Sarah P. Trude Army records, 1945-1954. Military nursing 2004.14. Sylvia Pridmore (Miner) papers and biographical materials, 1938-2004. Gift of Wanda M. Miner, 2004. 2007.04. Philadelphia Nurses Association Founders' Committee minutes, early 20th century. [2 folders]. 2004.06. Photo of nurse with infant; pamphlet re: Reubena Hyde Walworth, 1899-1910?. Gift of Patricia McGrath, 2004. Walworth, Reubena H. (Reubena Hyde), -1898. Helen Grace McClelland. [1 folder, 2 oversized]. 2011.30. Helen Grace McClelland materials. Gift of Kara Dixon Vuic and Grace Watt, 2011. FlatFile Drawer 2005.32. Photographs: Helen McClelland, circa 1920s-1930s, Pennsylvania Hospital, Christmas 1929. Gift of Suzanne Berry, 2005. 2011.31. Clara Maass stamps, 1961-1976. Gift of Christina Pavlock, 2011. Maass, Clara 2010.26. Letitia White Award presented to Norma Jean Woodbridge, 1952. Gift of Norma Jean Woodbridge, 2010. 2008.18. Wendy Grube (nurse practitioner) clippings, 1993-1999. Gift of Wendy Grube, 2008. 2001.05. Pennsylvania Hospital photographs from Johns Hopkins University. Gift of Phoebe Evans Letocha at the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Conditions Governing Use note This copyright is not held by the Bates Center. No reproduction of this item is permitted. 2008.29. Prescription for Pennsylvania: HB 44, 2003. 2013.21. Vesta Metherell Pepperman. [4 folders]. Gift of Alicia Stine, 2013. A photographic doll of Pepperman, also part of this accession, is on display in the Center's reading room. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. 2013.21. Photographs, clippings, copy of The First Fifty Years (signed), HUP yearbook, 1929. 2013.21. Vesta Metherell Pepperman: Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital post graduate certificate, 1931. 2013.31. Photograph: Visiting Nurse on Rooftop (VNS - NY?), undated. Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Visiting nurses 2013.31. Pennsylvania Hospital photo CD, 1950s. Gift of Michael Lenkowski. 2013.31. Photographs and photocopies of nurses at work, 1950s-1980s?. 2013.17. Lying-in Charity diploma, 1894. This diploma was received by Martha Prinzing. Prinzing, Martha Maternity nursing 2014.03. LP: A History of American Nursing. Dedicated to the Memory of Mary M. Roberts, R.N., undated. 2014.03. LP: The Presbyterian Hospital Student Nuses Choir presents "With a Voice of Singing", undated. Gift of Betsy Weiss. 2014.05. American Hospital Association. United States. Department of Commerce.. Hospital Textiles report, 1926-1927. This file contains 3 reports relating to hospital textiles and linens: "Summary Report of the General Conference on Simplification of Hospital and Institutional Textiles", June 10, 1927; "American Hospital Association Linen Survey", November 1926; and "Hospital Survey: Use of Color in Hospitals" by Herbert A. Ehrman, undated. Gift of Cheryl Boberick and Martie McCartney, 2011. United States. Department of Commerce.. 2011.33. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Silverstein Pavilion materials, 1977-1986. This file contains printed programs and brochures discussing the Silverstein Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It also includes a handmade folder, titled "The Best of '12'", containing pasted nurse uniform catalog pages with typed captions. 2008.32. Lewis, Edith Patton, 1914-2005 Stephany, Theresa M.. 3 letters to Theresa Stephany from Edith Patton Lewis, 1992-1994. These three letters were sent to Theresa Stephany by Edith "Pat" Lewis, a nurse editor at the American Journal of Nursing. Gift of Theresa Stephany, 2008. Lewis, Edith Patton, 1914-2005 Acc. 2009.01. Margy Meyerson. [3 folders]. Meyerson donated a number of printed items, mostly pamphlets, that have been cataloged in the Center's book collection. These folders contain her donations of University of Pennsylvania-related material, mostly concerning health sciences events. Gift of Margy Meyerson, 2009. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Meyerson, Margy Ellinar Health policy. Acc. 2009.01. Meetings and related records, University of Pennsylvania, 1979-2004. Acc. 2009.01. University of Pennsylvania Bicentennial Conference on Health Policy, papers and conference information, November 11-12, 1976. Acc. 2009.01. Correspondence and clipping. 1992.15. Heffern, Mary-Kate. The Heritage of Isabella McCosh: A History of the Health Services at Princeton University. McCosh, Isabella Guthrie, 1897 2014.39. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, First Annual Meeting, Clinical Nurse Scholars Alumni, Mar 7, 1992. 1990.45. Johnson, Marie G. The Press- Philadelphia, 1862, 1865, 1869. Donated by Marie G. Johnson, these articles relate to medicine and nursing, primarily about the Civil War and Philadelphia's involvement. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care 1990.46. Fedoronko, Vera. 'Some Benevolent Institutions of 1859' Their History and Present Status [photocopy of book]. 2007.14. Stephany, Theresa M. Wall, Barbra Mann, Dr. "Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Catholic Sisters and the Hospital Marketplace, 1865-1925", Barbra Mann Wall (cd). 1989.73. Nursing Dissertations. "The Origins of Nursing by the Sisters of Mercy in the United States: 1843-1910" by Mary Patricia Tarbox, 1986. "The Relationship Among the Four Professional Nursing Organizations and Woman Suffrage: 1893-1920" by Sandra Beth Lewenson, 1989. 2015.10. Fairman, Julie, Dr. Men and Nursing (2 folders), c. 1990s. 0.3 Linear feet. This series contains a collection of articles related to men, nursing, and staffing. Miscellaneous Nursing Images. Map-case File Hand colored, Illustrated Print- "How 'B.-P.' Succeeded in Recruiting A Large Staff of Nurses" from The Graphic (England), Jan 1901. Morrell, Christine Hepperle, 1948-. Christine Hepperle Morrell, Class of 1969, 1967-2009. Written autobiography Junior-senior Dinner Dance program, May 11, 1968 Commencement program, August 6, 1969 Photocopies of graduation news clipping and a 40th reunion photograph 2 patient care observation sheets, 1967 Nursing vocabulary list Biederman, Florence Landis, 1914-. Florence Landis Biederman, Class of 1936, 2009. 2 photographs circa 2009 Handwritten biography Nurses' Alumni Association of Episcopal Hospital Pictures on CD, circa 2009-2010. 1 cd. Episcopal Hospital Nurses' Alumni Commemorative Book, 2010. 1 book. DVD Prepared for Closing Tea, October 11, 2009. Program for Tea to Commemorate the Closing of Episcopal SON, October 11, 2009. Gastfriend, Barbara. Barbara Gastfriend, Class of 1980, 1978-2009. Letter to Patricia D'Antonio Graduation news clipping, July 17, 1980 Photograph circa 1980 Capping Ceremony booklet, December 1, 1978 106th Commencement program, May 21, 1993 Harbison, Margaret Peeler. Margaret Peeler Harbison, Class of 1945, 1941-2009 (Bulk, 1943-1945) . letters from Harbison to Patricia D'Antonio, 2009-09 1941 letter to Anna Behman at Protestant Episcopal Hospital Protestant Episcopal Hospital newsletter "pen news", June 28th, 1943 Capping Exercise booklets for October 31, 1942 and January 30th, 1943 News clippings c. 1943 Margaret Peeler Harbison, "The Episcopalian" Yearbook, 1945, 1945. 1 yearbook (separated from Harbison folder). Judge, Theresa Falk. Theresa Falk Judge, Class of 1938, October 16, 2009. Letter from Judge to Patricia D'Antonio Hall, Mary F. Mary F. Hall, Class of 1955. Notecard from Hall to Patricia D'Antonio Biographical information, 1958-1991 Print of a scan of her SON student card, September 2, 1952, and a photograph 2 military photo prints Slavecki, Elizabeth Pocock. Elizabeth Pocock Slavecki, Class of 1954, July 21, 2009. Email from Slovecki to Patricia D'Antonio Smith, Elizabeth Stratton. "Negative Thoughts on the Closure of the Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing..." by Elizabeth Stratton Smith, Class of 1945, 2009. Sagolina, Evelyn Mae Brown Wylie. Evelyn Mae Brown Wylie Sagolina, Class of 1944, August 5, 2009. Letter from Sagolina to Patricia D'Antonio Carol Mertz Rankin Collection, 1965-1968. Photographs, postcards circa 1965-68 Student Nurse Association cards Photocopy of caricature sketch of group of nurses Newsclippings, 2007-2009. Artifact: Silver Tea Pot. Existence and Location of Originals note Bates Center 2015 1 - 2009.11 Artifact: Silver Tea Set. MC 14. Radbill, Samuel X., 1901-1987. Samuel X. Radbill papers, 1985-1989. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection includes notes on medical history, reminiscences, the Radbill Lectures, personal notes, and notes on childcare and nursing history. Radbill, Samuel X., 1901-1987 His Life and Work, 1901-1987: An Appreciation Distributed at the Thirteenth Radbill Lecture, April 20, 1988. MC 20. Gruber, Mildred, 1904-1906. Mildred Gruber lecture notes, 1904-1905. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection consists of two notebooks containing nursing lecture notes. Gruber's training school is unknown, but may be Gowanda State Hospital. Gruber, Mildred, 1904-1906 Lecture notes, 1904-1905. Lecture notes, 1905. MC 21. Witmer, Laura Strickler, 1934-1947. Laura S. Witmer papers, 1934-1947. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection regards home deliveries in Somerset County, PA, with Witmer assisting Dr. I.C. Miller. Witmer, Laura Strickler, 1934-1947 Patient lists of home deliveries, Somerset County, PA, 1934-1945. MC 23. Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia. Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia records, 1973-1986. 0.1 Linear feet (5 folders). Historical Sketch Freedmen's Hospital was established in 1865 as the Freedmen's Bureau for the "relief of freed men and refugees" by the War Department of the United States. This was due in part to the many freed slaves who migrated to Washington, D.C. following the Civil War. Four years after the hospital's founding, they relocated to the campus of Howard University. The School of Nursing was founded in 1894 as an eighteen-month program which was later expanded two years. In 1909, the length of study was increased to three years. In the early twentieth century, the school affiliated with a number of institutions in the Washington area in addition to Howard, such as the Gallanger Municipal Hospital and the D.C. General Hospital. The hospital phased out the school and graduated its last class in 1973. Howard University opened their baccalaureate school of nursing the following year to replace Freedmen's. Over Freedmen's 79-year period, it graduated 1,700 nurses. The Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Clubs, based in Washington, D.C., coordinates local clubs around the country. The Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia, founded in 1966, was established to promote goodwill among its graduates, to participate in the community health and cultural and educational programs, and to support the scholarship fund of the Freedmen's (and later) the Howard University Federation. This collection includes five folders of miscellaneous materials that document some of the activities of the Philadelphia club. There is also one publication of oral interviews produced by the national office. Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia. African American nurses Philadelphia Club History, 1973. Copies of historical excerpts, club's purpose, list of charter members, and other activities. History of school uniform, 1894-1973. Photographs of presentation of Freedmen's Hospital nurses' painting to Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, 1986. Postcard of Josephine McMillan's painting (nurse's cap, cape and lamp), 1985. Book, "The Fifty Year Graduates of Freedmen's Hospital School of Nursing Tell Their Story, 1913-1935", October 1986. MC 44. Nightingale, Florence, 1856-1896. Florence Nightingale letters, 1856-1896. 02 (1 folder). Florence Nightingale was born into a British well-connected, upper-class family in May 1820. She entered nursing in 1844 following a “call from God,” rebelling against expectations for a woman of the period. In October 1854 she set out with 38 volunteer nurses to aid the sick and wounded during the Crimean War. She is known for working for better conditions for military hospitals and general conditions for the nursing profession. She died at age 90 in August 1910. This collection contains two letters and one envelope unrelated to the letters. All three items contain hand and type-written notations concerning gift status and dates for which there is no documentation authentication. Envelope. The envelope is addressed by hand to the Rev. T.S. Greene at Claydon Rectory. "To enquire particularly after the Rev. Greene with Florence Nightingale’s anxious and kindest regards 1/5/82." No authentication of handwriting. Letter from Scutari Barrack Hospital, March 3, 1856. Personal letter wishing a woman well with her pregnancy and requesting the child, if a boy, be named after her father. Letter to Major General Thomas Mannsell, October 31, 1896. This letter concerns conditions surrounding the purchase of Embley, the family home in England. Mannsell, Thomas, Major General MC 45. Godfrey, Mary Robinson, 1910-1987. Mary Robinson Godfrey papers, 1910-1917. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). Mary Margaret Robinson Godfrey (January 25, 1886- May 28, 1995) was a naval nurse during World War I and was the first Navy nurse to serve aboard ship. She graduated from the Thomas Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing in 1909, and joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1910. Prior to World War I, Godfrey was stationed in the Philippines and Mare Island. She was also Chief Nurse at the Old Grey's Ferry Naval Home and Hospital. Later she was director of nursing at League Island Navy Hospital. While at League Island that she contracted -- and survived -- the Spanish flu. During the war she was called to be Chief Nurse on board the troop ship the Leviathan. She left the Navy in 1919. Her obituaries can be found at the following links: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z1sPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-oQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486%2C115052 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=85217739&PIpi=92384902 This small collection includes Godfrey's letter of appointment; a reprint of an article titled "Iodized Catgut: Drying, Sterilizing, and Storing"; and a reprint of a presentation at nurses convention in Cleveland, OH, 1918. Godfrey, Mary Robinson, 1910-1987 World War, 1914-1918--Medical care MC 46. Oliner, Jane. Susan Francis collection, 1934-1962. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection contains biographical information about Susan Francis, RN. Francis, Susan C., 1934-1987 MC 47. Heffernan, Bernardine, 1968-1986. Bernardine Heffernan collection, 1968-1986. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). Heffernan was a clinical nurse specialist. This small collection includes correspondence, job specifications, reprints, workshop agenda, application for workshop, and a cassette tape. Heffernan, Bernardine, 1968-1986 MC 48. Hoff, Bertha, 1913-1914. Bertha Hoff lecture notes, 1913-1914. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection consists of one notebook, labeled "Nurses Training School." Institution unknown. "Training School" lecture notes in notebook. MC 49. Holman, Lydia, 1888-1960. Lydia Holman papers, 1868-1960. 05 Linear feet (2 folders). This small collection consists of two folders of correspondence, primarily regarding her work in public health nursing in North Carolina, along with Holman's death certificate. Public health nursing Holman, Lydia, 1888-1960 Correspondence, 1898-1899; summary of her public health nursing work in North Carolina; death certificate, 1960. Personal correspondence and letters of reference. MC 50. Izcka, Jadwiga, 1939-1960. Jadwiga Izcka papers, 1987. 02 Linear feet (1 folder, 13 leaves). This is a paper on on preparing nurses for public health work in Poland, 1939-1960. Izcka, Jadwiga, 1939-1960. Introduction of Public Health from the Earliest Days of Student Nurses Training at School (Poland). MC 50. Kennedy, Cecile, 1939-1957. Cecile Kennedy collection, 1939-1957. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection consists of nine newspaper clippings on the American Red Cross. Newspaper clippings of her American Red Cross Activities. MC 52A. Jones, Elizabeth Kratz, 1899-1946. Elizabeth Kratz Jones papers, 1899-2008. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). These contracts document Jones' military nursing appointments with the US Army Medical Department and the Isthmian Canal Commission. Jones, Elizabeth Kratz, 1899-1946 Appointment papers for military service and Isthmian Canal Commission Nursing. MC 53. Lemley, Alice and Lillie, 1887-1888. Alice Lemley lecture notes, 1887-1888. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). The lecture notes are from the period of Alice Lemley's study at the Philadelphia Hospital Training School for Nurses, 1887-1888. Topics touched upon in the notes include obstetrics, nervous frustration, contagious diseases, and antiseptic use. Lemley, Alice and Lillie, 1887-1888 Lecture notebook. MC 54. JB Lippincott Company. J.B. Lippincott collection, 1871-1878. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). J.B. Lippincott Company, established 1885, was a prominent publishing house in Philadelphia, PA. This collection contains some correspondence related to publication of nursing books. JB Lippincott Company. Correspondence for "Handbook on Nursing" 1875, Connecticut Training School for Nurses, New Haven, CT; and "Godey's Lady Book" article on "Lady Nurses" 1871 (photograph copy). MC 56. Newman, Edna Albert, 1924-1936. Edna Albert Newman papers, 1938-1982. 0.1 Linear feet (5 folders). This collection contains lecture notes and examinations from Newman's nursing education, which may have been at Lebanon Hospital in Lebanon, PA. Lebanon Hospital (Lebanon, Pa.). Examinations: hygiene and sanitation, anatomy and physiology, diet cooking, pediatric nursing, communicable diseases, obstetrical and gynecological. Lecture notes; qualification of a nurse; history of nursing; principles of nursing. Examinations: medical, surgical, pediatric, materia medica, communicable diseases, dietetics, elementary nursing, clinical microscopy and pathology, mental and nervous diseases and public sanitation. Examination: University of the State of New York; surgical nursing; diet cooking, obstetric and gynecologic nursing; materia medica; hygiene and sanitation; pediatric nursing including communicable diseases and orthopedics. Lebanon Hospital, case studies and nursing demonstration procedures. MC 58. Nurses for the Future Conference, June 29-30, 1987, June 29-30, 1987. 0.3 Linear feet (2 folders, 1 unfoldered item). This small collection consists of conference papers. Nurses for the Future Conference. Original transcript, June 29-30, 1987. This transcript contains the first day's sessions: “An Analysis of the Effects of Current Initiatives to Attract Quality Undergraduate Nursing Students: Strategies for a Brighter Future,” “Riding the Yoyo: The Work and Worth of Nursing in the 20th Century,” “The Talent Pool in Nursing: A Comparative and Longitudinal Perspective,” “Factors Associated with Cyclical Nursing Shortages A Labor Economist's Analysis of Nursing.” Original transcript, June 30, 1987. This transcript contains the second day's sessions: Nursing For College Graduates Panel Discussion: What Happens If..., Strategies for Change Folder containing conference papers. This folder contains the following papers: Welcome letter by Claire Fagin, "A Labor Economist's Analysis of Nursing" by Charles R. Link, nursing program statistics, "Recurring Hospital Nurse Shortages: Explanations and Solutions" by Linda H. Aiken and Connie Flynt Mullinix, "The Talent Pool in Nursing, A Comparative and Longitudinal Perspective" by Kenneth C. Green. Nurses for the Future conference: "Strategies for Change," "Nursing for College Graduates" by Donna Diers, "Riding the Yo-yo: The Work and Worth of Nursing in the 20th Century." MC 60. Ritter, Beatrice, 1947-1957. Beatrice Ritter collection, 1947-1957. 06 Linear feet (3 folders). This collection, assembled by Beatrice Ritter, includes information on Edith Cavell, Florence Nightingale, and European nursing. Cavell, Edith Louisa Institut Edith Cavell-Marie Depage; Ecole Belge D'Infirmieres Diplomees booklet, 1948; Postcard of hospital facilities; brief outline of Edith Cavell arrest and death. Florence Nightingale, writing commentary; photograph and postcard of Florence Nightingale and sister Parthenope, 1836. International Council of Nurses, 50th Anniversary Conference programs - Sweden, 1949. MC 61. Soper, Martha Lenora Collett, 1919-1920. Martha Lenora Collett Soper lecture notes, 1919-1920. 01 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection contains Soper's lecture notes from her time as a nursing student at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Soper, Martha Lenora Collett, 1919-1920 Ledger with lecture notes, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). MC 62. Stern, Beverly Peril, 1955-1960. Beverly Peril Stern papers, 1955-1958. 04 Linear feet (2 folders). This small collection contains Stern's issued manuals from her time as a student and employed nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, accompanied by a photograph of Stern in uniform. Manuals (instructional materials) Stern, Beverly Peril, 1955-1960 Nursing Arts Procedure Book from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP); photograph of Peril in probationary student nurses' uniform. Orientation manual, General Staff Nurse, 1959. MC 63. Todd, C. Edwina, 1947-1953. C. Edwina Todd collection, 1947-1953. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection contains items relating to Navy nursing. "Nursing Under Fire," reprint from the Military Surgeon; U.S.S. Consolation (AH-15) booklet, 1951; photograph, Pennsylvania nurses serving aboard U.S.S. Consolation, 1953. MC 64. van der Peet, Roberta. Roberta van der Peet papers, 1989. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection contains one paper, "The Nightingale Model of Nursing," written by van der Peet. van der Peet, Roberta "The Nightingale Model of Nursing," address; Mainlaan 74, 5627VG Eindhoven, the Netherlands. MC 74. Overholt, Ella Florence. Ella Florence Overholt papers, 1921-1923. 0.2 Linear feet (11 folders). This collection contains mostly hand-written lecture notes (a few typed pages), both loose and in notebooks, on all aspect of nurses training (e.g., ethics, gymnastics, dietetics, gynecology, lab techniques, operations and operating room techniques, venereal disease, etc). The notes were taken by Overholt as a student from 1921 – 1923 at the Allentown Hospital School of Nursing. There also are senior exam questions in different subjects, and a page of the State Board exam questions for “Medical Nursing and Specialties”, June 8th, 1922. Allentown Hospital School of Nursing. Overholt, Ella Florence Small tan flip notebook containing class notes - Ethics?. Notes on various topics. Notes on various topics; exercises, dietetics. Notes on various topics; dietetics, fever nursing, mental diseases, psychoanalysis. Two pages, front and back, of gynecological notes. Three pages of notes, labolation techniques. Four pages, front and back, of operation notes; two pages, front and back, venereal disease notes. Notes, operating room techniques. Four pages of notes, venereal diseases. Notes, miscellaneous. Senior Exams, May 1921, and Philadelphia Examination, June 8, 1922. MC 96. York, Edith M., 1922-1923. Edith York collection, 1915-1923. 08 Linear feet (4 folders). York was Superintendent of Nurses at Hahnemann Hospital, Scranton, PA. Hahnemann Hospital. York, Edith M., 1922-1923 Operations seen in training, 1915-1916. Graduating exercises of the Hahnemann Hospital, Scranton, PA, 1922-1923. Correspondences; Lecture schedule, 1923. Rules for graduate nurses, Hahnemann Hospital, Scranton, PA; House rules for nurses and nursing procedures, 1922. MC 111. Shapiro, Judith Newman. Judith Newman Shapiro papers, 1936-1988. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection consists of photos and program of the 1936 graduation of the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing. Jewish Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.). Training School for Nurses. Program for 43rd Annual Commencement of the Training School for Nurses at the Jewish Hospital of Philadelphia; 3 photographs; note from Susan Shapiro. MC 176. Currier, Hazel Lynn, Russel R.. Hazel Peterson Currier collection, 1938-2005. 05 Linear feet (2 folders). This small collection includes printed materials collected by Currier, along with one photograph of an American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) meeting from 1938. It also includes an oral history transcript of an interview with Russel Lynn about Currier's life and career, conducted when Currier was 102 years old. Hazel Peterson Currier was born November 7, 1903. She attended nursing school at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1925. She became a nurse anesthetic and was actively involved in professional organizations such as the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and the Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthetists. She retired in 1970. Currier, Hazel Printed materials and artifacts, 1938-2003. Slide: Photograph of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists banquet, photographed by Geo. E. Marshall Studio, Dallas Texas (produced by CCHA), 2006. Pins: West Penn School of Nursing Hospital, engraved "Eleanor Ann Lynott 1959"; American Association Nurse Anesthetists. Pennsylvania Tidings 15, No. 2 [News and Views of Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthetists], with photograph of Ms. Currier during her term as Vice President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and candidate for President-elect of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, August 1965. Photograph of Helen Featherson, President Elect of AANA [clip from unidentified publication]. Highlights [WellSpan Health, York County [?], Pennsylvania], containing photograph and biographical article, December 1, 2003. AANA News Bulletin, 36, No. 3. With article on Florence A. McQuillen, fomer AANA executive director, March 1982. Photograph of Bernice Baum and Florence McQuillen at the National Convention in Chicago [clipping from unidentified publication]. Transcription: oral history interview by Russel Lynn, 2005. Photograph of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists banquet, photographed by Geo. E. Marshall Studio, Dallas Texas 1938. MC 181. Fondes, Tabitha Parker, 1912-1996. Tabitha Fondes papers. 0.4 Linear feet (12 folders). Tabitha Parker Fondes was born in Parsonsburg, Maryland. She helped her widowed mother raise four siblings until the age of 23 when she learned about a career in nursing. This information was carried in a newspaper ad – a call for student nurses at the Mercer Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey – that was blowing across a field she was hoeing. Thus began her 50-year career in nursing. Initially, she was involved in private duty nursing. She met her husband, James Peter Fondes, while in Philadelphia for a nursing convention after World War I. They raised three children during the Depression. After World War II, her son Alex brought home an Army buddy, William Marchant, who became integrated into the family. A writer for the theater, he is responsible for many successful plays and screen plays. In 1975, he dedicated his biography of Noel Coward, “The Privilege of his Company” to Tabitha Parker Fondes. She spent time with her son Alex, a theatrical researcher, and became a motherly figure to prominent American actors such as Anthony Franciosa, Ben Gazzara, Shelly Winters, Elaine Stritch, and Maureen Stapleton. While living in England her son became friends with Sir Michael Redgrave and his family as well as members of the Queens household. When Tabitha Fondes visited, she had a meeting with the Queen Mother. Another son, Robert Parker Fondes, is an avid historian and preservationist. He established the Robert Parker Fondes Endowment in Nursing in her memory at Salisbury State University in Maryland. Her son states it was created in “celebration of a life that took a farm girl from Parsonsburg to demanding motherhood in Philadelphia, to some of the most sophisticated and lively circles in the world.” (Information from the “Alumni News” Vol. 11 No.1 Spring 1996, page 3.) This collection contains records of significant achievements in Fondes' career, notably her New Jersey and Pennsylvania nursing licenses and registration. List of patients since 1915. Photocopy of acceptance letter, Mercer Hospital Training School, 1912. Exams at Mercer Hospital Training School, 1912-1915. Photocopy of acceptance letter, Mercer Hospital Training School, 1912, 1916. 50th Anniverary booklet, Mercer Hospital, 1945. New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Board registration certificates, 1955-1970. New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Board certificate of licensure, 1953. Written report of analysis of Mrs. Fondes' handwriting, 1968. Congratulatory letters received on the occasion of her 92nd and 93rd birthdays, 1981-1982. Biographical sketch. Miscellaneous items. Photographs, 1912-1971. MC 191. Renz, Dorothy L. Feifer. Dorothy L. Feifer Renz papers, 1953-1957. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). Dorothy L. Feifer Renz annotated this Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Procedure Manual during her time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) School for Nursing between 1953-1954. It documents Renz's understanding of HUP's nursing curriculum and clinical practice procedures during the midcentury period. Renz, Dorothy L. Feifer Hospital of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Procedure Manual, Annotated, circa 1954. MC 199. Zwerdling, Michael B. Michael Zwerdling postcard collection, 1907-1916. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection was donated by Michael Zwerdling, a collector of healthcare-related postcards. See donor file for photocopies of other postcards in his personal collection. 4 postcards. MC 200. Nursing postal stamp collection, 1970-1986. 0.1 Linear feet (4 folder). This collection contains nursing stamps, envelopes, and embossed postal cards. Nursing stamps. Bloomfield, Dorothy Reese. Nursing stamps, gift by Dorothy Reese Bloomfield. 28 first day covers, 2 Canadian stamps, and signed envelopes by Lucile Petry Leone. Nursing stamp press releases, remarks, newspaper clippings and other information. Gift by Dorothy Reese Bloomfield. Vogel, Joan R. 4 stamps, Clara Maass. Gift by Joan R. Vogel. Alumni Association of the School of Nursing of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Framed Nursing Stamps. Gift by the Alumnae Association of the Hospital of Pennsylvania. MC 201. Edith Louisa Cavell collection, 1913-1922. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This small collection consists of a photograph and biography of Edith Cavell, with a facsimile of a Luxemburg landscape. MC 204. Osborne, Estelle M. Estelle M. Osborne papers, December 13-14, 1954 . 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This folder contains a paper about African American nurses authored by Osborne. Osborne, Estelle M. "Some Facts, Impressions, and Recommendations, RE Negro Nurses," and a memo regarding the paper, 1954. MC 206. Mahoney, Jean L. Jean L. Mahoney photographs, 1942-1945. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection consists of photographs of Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania nurses. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. MC 208. Kennedy, Marion Kern. Marion Kern Kennedy papers, 1940. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection consists of a Students' Nursing Practice Record for training completed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, November 1940. Kennedy, Marion Kern Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Student Nursing Practice Record. MC 209. McNeil, Marjorie E. Snider. Marjorie E. Snider McNeil papers, 1942-2005. 02 Linear feet (1 folder). Marjorie Elizabeth Snider McNeil was born in 1922. She graduated from the University of Michigan School of Nursing in 1943, and joined the Army Nurse Corps the following year. After five weeks of basic training, she was posted to Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. Her war service took her overseas to the 103rd General Hospital Unit in England. After the war she married and moved to Cambridge, Massachussetes, where she worked as an obstetrical nurse. In 1948 the McNeils relocated again, this time to Ann Arbor. She did not resume her nursing work except for a brief period around the time of her father's death in 1964. In the 1970s she entered the kitchenware business and became president of a local store until her retirement in 1989. McNeil died in Vienna, Virginia, in 2005. This collection consists of approximately 200 pages of obstetrics class lecture notes taken by Marjorie E. McNeil, University of Michigan School of Nursing, July - September 1942. The notes are accompanied by a few pages of biographical material prepared by Laurie McNeil. University of Michigan School of Nursing. McNeil, Marjorie E. Snider Marjorie E. Snider McNeil biography prepared by Laurie E. McNeil (daughter), 2005. Copy of photograph of Snider, original taken April 1944, 2005. Photocopy of the notebook's cover. University of Michigan School of Nursing lecture notes, 1943. MC 227. World War I Materials, 1918-1919. 0.2 Linear feet (1 folder). This collection consists of several letters written by an Army nurse during World War I. 2014.33. Mason, Joan D. World War I Letters, 1918-1919. MC 235. Ruggere, Christine Stallknecht, Kristin. Museum of Danish Nursing History. 0.2 Linear feet. Materials in this collection consist of printed materials regarding the Musuem of Danish Nursing History. Musuem of Danish Nursing History. Printed Materials. MC 236. D'Antonio, Patricia. Nursing Calendar Collection, 1986-1997. This collection contains 7 calendars of nurses from photographs to fine art. Women social workers Nursing: The Finest Art, 1986. Vital Signs: Images of Nursing (2 calendars), 1989, 1990. The Women's Memorial, 1995. Nurses in Uniform, 1996. Nurses in Action, 1996. The Women's Memorial: Honoring Women Pioneers of World War I, 1996. The Women's Memorial: Honoring American Women in Uniform in World War II, 1997. RN: Nursing School Pin Collection, 1997. MC 197. Rosenberg, Charles E. St. Mary's Hospital (Troy, N.Y.), c.1920. 0.2 Linear feet. This collection was donated by Charles Rosenberger. These photographs are images of the students, teachers, and wards of St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, N.Y. St. Mary's Hospital. Photograph albums Photograph album. EDMO:0001 MC 198. Lynaugh, Joan E., Dr., 1935-2011. St. Luke's Hospital of Philadelphia, c. 1900. 1 Items. Gift of Joan Lynaugh. St. Luke's Hospital of Philadelphia. Photograph album, 1900. MSSM:0003 MC 239. Short, Peter. Peter Short Photograph Collection. 1 Linear feet (Oversized). This collection was donated by Peter Short and consists of photographs of critical care nursing in hospital settings. 11x14" black and white photographs (13) of critical care nursing. MSOS:0011 MC 238. Erikson, Ruth, 1932-1935. Ruth Erikson Meissner papers. 0.5 Linear feet. This collection consists of lecture notes from Ruth Erikson (Messiner) while she attended the Phildelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses (PGH). Medical Diseases for Nurses, 1931. Nursing Procedures, PGH, c. 1931. Case Study, Broncho Pneumonia, 1934. Graduation photograph. Bacteriology notes, 1931. Anatomy notes. Series 1. Minutes, Proceeding and Reports, 1923-1970. The first series contains the minutes of the board of directors, the typewritten reports of the proceedings of the annual conventions and various reports of officers. Comprising the dominant series in the collection, the minutes and proceedings chronicle the influence and activities of the Philadelphia district on the nursing profession almost from the organization's inception. Board of Directors Minutes. Annual Meeting - Proceedings. 1947-May 1964. September 1964-1967. Officer Reports. Budget, 1948-1952. Reports of the Treasurer and budgets, 1967-1968. Proceedings and reports, miscellaneous, 1967-1968. Proceedings and reports, 1946, 1947. Series 2. Committee and Section Papers, 1932-1973. The papers of the various committees and sections within District 1 provide information regarding the interests of specialized nursing groups in addition to insight into the administrative functioning of the organization. The series includes correspondence, minutes and some printed material, and the files are arranged alphabetically by section or committee. By-laws Committee. CERS Section, 1963. Chronically Ill Committee, 1947-1948. Committee Lists, 1964. Complaint Committee, minutes, 1948. Constitution and By-Laws Committee. Bylaws and amendments, 1945-1950. Correspondence, 1945-1948. Credentials Committee. District Fund-raising Committee, 1962-1963. EACT Section, 1962-1971. Education Section, 1964-1968. Eligibility Committee, Reports to PNA, District 1, 1919-1940. Emergency Grants Committee, 1963-1967. General Duty Section, 1955-1965. Headquarters Committee, 1957-1964. Legislative Committee. Minutes and correspondence. Membership Committee. Men's Nurses Section, 1940-1948. N.S.A. Section, 1962-1970. Nominations Committee. Nurses Education Committee, 1963. Nursing in National Defense, 1957-1963. Pediatric Nurses' Section, 1971. Personnel Committee, 1955-1966. President's Conference Group, 1963-1964. Private Duty Nurses' Section, 1967-1973. Program Committee, 1965-1972. Public Health Section, 1959-1971. Public Relations Committee, 1955-1972. Recruitment Committee, 1969-1972. Red Cross Committee, 1947-1948. School Section, 1962-1970. Sections Conference Committee, 1963-1965. Special Interest Section, 1971. Structure Committee, 1970. Study Committee on ANA Functions, 1963. Series 3. Subject File, 1935-1972. This is an alphabetically arranged file representing District 1's civic and professional interest activities, relations with other organizations, legislative goals, and its involvement in health care issues and education. Also included are documents related to the district’s social meetings. American Journal of Nursing, 1970-1972. American Medical Association, 1963. American Nurses' Association. Bylaws and Rules, 1958-1960. Legislation News, 1964. Be-Involved Campaign, 1969-1970. Community News Releases, 1964-1965. Counseling and Placement Services, 1947-1948. Deceased members, 1964. Delaware Valley Hospital Council, 1964. District Secretaries Conference, 1947-1948. Dues dispute at Kennedy Hospital, 1969-1970. Election candidates, 1963-1964, 1968, 1971. Election teller returns, 1963-1964, 1966-1967. Employment standards, 1964. Fiftieth anniversary, 1969. Foreign nurses, 1963, 1971-1972. Friendship fete, 1964-1965. Health and Welfare Council, 1963-1968. Health insurance, 1942-1948. Heart Association of Southeast Pennsylvania, 1963. Honorary recognition, 1962-1968. Immigrant nurses, 1968. Income tax deductions, 1968. Income tax exemption, 1938-1952. Industrial nurses, 1957. Legal advisor, 1963-1971. Legal documents, Loomis vs. District 1, 1950-1958. Meeting evaluation sheets, 1962-1963. National League for Nursing, 1964. News items, 1963-1964. Nurses' Week, 1966. Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1948. Reports of field visits to District 1 and Nurses' Official Directors, 1952-1954. Pennsylvania State Board of Nurse Examiners, 1961. Pennsylvania State Employment Service, 1962-1963. Pennsylvania Tuberculosis and Health Society, 1964-1965. Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1964-1965. Polio Immunization program, 1963. Practical nurses, 1962-1963. Professional code, 1960-1963. Social Services Building, 1938-1965. Southeastern Pennsylvania League for Nursing, 1963-1965. Squibb & Sons, newsletter "Nurse Notes", 1959-1964. State Board of Nursing Education, 1958-1963. Student nurses, 1963-1964, 1970-1971. United Cerebral Palsy Association, 1963. Wage tax, 1939-1940. Workmen's compensation, 1935-1937. World Health Organization, 1958. Series 4. Correspondence, 1963-1972. This series consists of incoming and outgoing letters of officers and the office secretary, primarily covering the 1960s. Among the major topics are District 1's administration and relations with other organizations and groups. American Nurses' Association, 1969-1972. District 1 file, 1969-1972. A-J. K-Z. Board of Directors, 1964. Executive secretary, 1963-1964. General, 1969-1972. Membership, 1964. Office secretary, 1965-1967. President, 1965-1966. Series 5. Nurses' Official Directory, 1928-1972. This series includes information detailing the functions and development of the Nurses' Official Directory, which served to put registered nurses in contact with employers. Minutes, correspondence, registrants' meeting proceedings and a history of the N.O.D. chronicle the important role that this section played in the growth of District 1. Chronicle, 1935-1940. Nurses' Official Directory Committee. Annual report, 1945-1948. Reports to Board of Directors, 1952-1961. List of members, 1945-1962. Monthly Reports, statistical. Applications presented, 1962-1965. Special Committee, memo re applicants of military age, 1945. Committee to Complete the Business, 1951. Registry Committee, Minutes, 1928-1929. Budgets. Charter of the Organization of Registrants, 1954. Description of the organization, undated. Discontinuance, 1958. Finance, 1949-1951. N.O.D. cashbooks, 1958-1965. Organization and history, [1940-1941?]. Registrants, 1940-1964. Registrants' Meetings, minutes. Registrants' returns, 1952. Reports of Registrar, 1939-1965. Reports of Treasurer, 1943-1965. Review Committee, 1952. Rules and personnel policies, 1954. Survey, 1937. Termination correspondence, 1965. Series 6. Publications, Manuals and Finances, 1921-1972. Contained here are the newsletters, legislative bulletins, clippings, administrative manuals, and other printed material of the PNA. In addition, there are dues ledgers and some financial correspondence. Brochure of the Bucks-Philadelphia County District, 1960. Committee manual, 1948. District presidents and secretaries manual, 1955-1964. Legislative Bulletin, 1963-1971. Legislative Manual, 1952-1953. Local Committee programs manual, 1948. Newsletter, 1951-1964. Official bulletin, 1939-1950. Organization manual, 1951. Style manual, 1961. Calendars, 1921-1927. Dues ledger, 1965-1967. Finance Committee, 1943-1972. Financial statements, 1964-1971. Tax exempt status, 1937-1938. Tax exemption, 1969-1972. Tax statements, 1944-1971. Treasurers' membership reports, 1969-1972. Clippings, 1961-1966. By-Laws, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, 1949; By-Laws, Pennsylvania Nurses Association, 1964; and Manual For Local Units, 1969. PSNA-Fifty Years of Progress, 1903-1953. Series 7. Photographs, [1963-1969]. This series contains photos of individual PNA members and photos of the Mass Polio Immunization Campaign in 1963. Captions and newsletter clippings are attached. Box Photo Mrs. Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Receiving the Albert Einstein Medical Center's Centennial Medal. Mass Polio Immunization Campaign, 1963. Arlene Boyer, Faculty Member, 1963. Eileen Cancelli, President of the Student Nurses Association of Philadelphia, 1963. Naomi Sayers, Public Health Nurse, 1963. Arlene Boyer, Eileen Cancelli, and Naomi Sayers, 1963. Historic Student Nursing Uniforms Being Modeled, Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing, 1965. Miss Ella W. Allison, Director of Nursing of Albert Einstein Medical Center (2 photos), 1968. P.F. Lucchesi, M.D., Executive Vice-President and Medical Director of Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1968. Mrs. Edythe Sobel receiving the Nurses Alumnae "Woman of the Year", 1968. Samuel H. Daroff, Renaming of the Southern Division of the Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1968. Helen L. Zaborowski, RN, 1968. Margaret Dolan, 1969. Albert Einstein Medical Center Wage Increase Package, 1969. P.F. Lucchesi, M.D., Albert Einstein Medical Center Executive Vice President and Medical Director, 1969. Julius Klein, Albert Einstein Medical Center President, 1969. Miscellaneous Photographs. Unidentified Group on TWA Flight #369. Unidentified Group at Special Function. Unprocessed Accession. PNAD .0015 Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Minutes of District No. 1 Meeting, 1901-1940. Gynecean Hospital Nurses’ Association, 1925-1935. Graduate Nurses’ Association ballots, 1927, 1930. Alumnae Association private duty Nursing, 1936-1939. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association legislative-registration/licensing. Graduate Nurses’ Association (President), 1925, 1928. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association membership campaign, 1936, 1940. Graduate Nurses’ Association by-laws, 1920-1939. Graduate Nurses’ Chorus, 1939. Graduate Nurses’ Association Delegates, 1940. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association (Nurses’ Official Directory), 1928, 1930, 1938. Graduate Nurses’ Association Financial Reports, 1925, 1930, 1939. Graduate Nurses’ Association Grading, 1925-1930. Statistics, 1929-1936. Florence Nightingale Memorial, 1937 . Graduate Nurses’ Association Nurses’ Relief Fund, 1914-1932. Legislative Fund, 1935. Nursing Education Speeches. National Biennial Nursing Convention Nursing Education, 1936. Pennsylvania League of Nursing Education By-Laws and Constitution. State Board Examiners for Registration of Nurses, 1920-1939. The [Nurses’] Quarterly Subscription Information, Journal Information. Correspondence, Isabella S. Harrison to Joan Lynaugh. Quarterly Record of Mass. General Hospital Nurses Alum Assoc, September 1945. Deur-ez-zpr Medical Center 5th Annual Report, 1933-1934. Letter from Gladys Webber (NY) to Eliz. Berrang (HUP), 1946. Associated Alumnae of Trained Nurses. Hospital Care of Graduate Nurses, Correspondence, 1909, 1929, 1930. Pay Raises for Nursing, Correspondence. Red Cross Applications for Membership, 1925-1940. Red Cross, Correspondence, 1918-1935. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Members (Resident), 1930. Alumnae Association, Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Resident Members. Nurses Alumnae, Association of Pennsylvania Resident Members, 1939-1940. Alumnae Association, Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Non-Resident Members. Undadted. Alumnae Association, Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Correspondence. Alumnae Association, Graduate Nurses’ Association Correspondence. Alumnae Association, Philadelphia Club for Graduate Nurses, 1912. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Reports of Conventions, 1901, 1923. Reports on Meetings. Report on P.S.N.A meetings, 1935-1939. Report on PA.S.N.A. Convention, 1940. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association, Reports, 1932-1933. Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association Annual Reports, 1934-1939. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Convention of the Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association in joint session with Pennsylvania State League of Nursing Education and Pennsylvania State Organization for Public Health Nursing, October 1937. Handbook of the Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association for the use of Officers and Committee Chairmen. Nurses’ Training School Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Sixteenth Reunion, 1946 . District No. 1 Pennsylvania State Nurses' Association Official Bulletin Vol. 4, No. 5, 1943. Proceedings of the 35th Convention of the Pennsylvania State Nurses' Association, Altoona, PA, Oct 26-28, 1937. Handbook of the Pennsylvania State Nurses' Association; Articles of Incorporation and By-laws 1930; Constitution and By-laws 1931. GNAP 22nd Annual Convention, 1924. Lecture notes;	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.597253	0.597253	News Anchors Get Oddly Aggro on Cara Delevingne In Awkward Interview Too rigid for a bit of sarcasm? Love dealing out unwarranted condescension? Why not consider a fulfilling career in Sacramento, California's morning news circuit! Yesterday, a trio of patronizing Good Day Sacramento anchors interviewed actress Cara Delevingne about her leading role in Paper Towns—or, to put it differently, greeted the 22-year-old by calling her "Carla," childishly received her humor as a personal affront and proceeded to mock her while a live feed was still active. Leave it to the professionals... In the clip above, the show kicks off the Q&A by asking the actress if she'd read the book on which the film is based in preparation for the role ("No, I never read the book, or the script, actually—I kind of winged it," she snarkily responds), and the trainwreck officially takes shape. Delevingne, who admits she's perhaps a bit tired from the previous night's premiere event, is ridiculed for not speaking with the alacrity of a peppier person. Though she answers questions about identifying with her character and living out her dreams thoughtfully, it's not good enough, and in a few minutes' time, she's being mocked. "On that note, we’ll let you go then," an anchor says after feeling fed up. "How about that? Take a little nap, get a Red Bull, how about that?" And just when the disaster seems like its over, the show's production pairs a wild cat's shrieky sound effect over an image of their guest (Get it, guys? A cat—like one that might work its way into a cat fight!). Sacramento might have once been lousy with Gold Rush opportunities, but it appears cleverness, conversely, is in short supply. What do you think—was Cara as difficult as these guys seemed to think she was, or were they totally out of line to judge her so harshly? Share your thoughts in the comments! Get a glimpse at Cara's craziest faces: Next: Cara Delevingne Gushes Over Love Source: News Anchors Get Oddly Aggro on Cara Delevingne In Awkward Interview	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line149
__label__wiki	0.691041	0.691041	Singapore Airlines Contact Number TOP 5 STYLISH & DASHING ACTORS IN TOLLYWOOD Telugu Badla movie review IIT Guwahati Girl Dance Shakira Hips Don’t Lie Song Entertainments Media - Bollywood News \| Sports News \| Politics News \| Social Viral Stories World Most Admired Personalities List Check Modi Rank Shiv Mandawat July 26, 2018 Among the world’s most admired personalities, with Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bollywood’s Emperor Amitabh Bachchan have got the place. Along with that, there is also the name of Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone in this list. World Admired Personalities List Check Modi Rank Recently, a list of the most acclaimed celebrities of the year 2018 has been released by YouGov, the United Kingdom market research, and data analytics company. Bill Gates Tops Modi, 8th Rank In this list, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked 8, while on the ninth position, Bollywood’s well-known actor Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from this, Cristiano Ronaldo has got the place in the tenth position. Bill Gates is on top of the list of the world’s most admired male celebrities. After this, the second number is former US President Barack Obama. At the third spot, Hollywood actor Jackie Jain and fourth President of China, Mr. Xi Jinping. In this list, Russian President Vladimir Putin is ranked sixth, while Buddhist Dhalimala is seventh on the list. Women Domination In The World Hollywood Actress Angelina Jolie is on the top of the list of the world’s most admired women in this list of the United Kingdom data analytics company. Former US President Barack Obama’s wife Michelle Obama has been ranked second in this list. While Oprah Winfrey got the third place. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is at fourth, while former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is at 5th. Emma Watson has been ranked sixth, while Nobel laureate Malala Yusufzai is in the seventh position. Here The List World Most Admired Personalities Check – Know Mukesh Ambani, 1 Minute Earning Admired Personalities World Most Admired Personalities Shiv Mandawat Meet World Tallest Woman Know Mukesh Ambani, 1 Minute Earning 5 Most Dangerous Places In The World Check Out The 6 Expensive Fruits In The Earth PREVIOUS POST Previous post: 12 Emotional Picture Will Break Your Heart NEXT POST Next post: Meet World Tallest Woman Indian Television 10 Upcoming Bollywood Biopics Entertainments Media Entertainments Media is an emerging platform to entertain people with Bollywood, Sports, Politics and funny news. We love to entertain our readers with viral stories of the latest incident. Our main objective is to regale our readers with decent stories and jokes. Entertainments Media - Bollywood News \| Sports News \| Politics News \| Social Viral Stories © 2019 - Designed By BfastMag Powered by WordPress	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line159
__label__cc	0.520808	0.479192	A new world begins by Nakao Eki on Sunday, 23 January 2011 10437 hits Comments “Where land ends, the world begins.” This quotation sets the tone as we present our Focus on Taiwan in the Pacific, transcending land’s natural boundaries and turning our attention to the ocean, as we explore a world so unfamiliar to Taiwan. Most of the authors in our Focus are members of the newly established Taiwan Society for Pacific Studies, the creation of which is not inconsequential to Renlai. As the publication and website of the Taipei Ricci Institute, Renlai and eRenlai are key components of the research organisation originally set up by a group of foreign missionaries. Back then, these Jesuits were also navigating bravely beyond the boundaries of their own lands in Europe and America, to experience their own new world beginning. In 2004, after decades of study in the field of Sinology, the Taipei Ricci Institute established Renlai Magazine, a publication calling on readers to surpass set paradigms of thought and join us bathing in a sea of knowledge and debate. Seven years later, the Taipei Ricci Institute cooperated with the National Central Library in establishing for all Taiwanese the Matteo Ricci & Pacific Studies Reading Room, a space to study and to understand the ocean cultures of the Pacific – something all too often overlooked by Taiwanese people. Asides from the tangible location provided, the dissemination and exchange of this knowledge required the hard work of others with common ambitions. This is why the Taipei Ricci Institute worked to gather sufficient resources, culminating in 2010, when the Taiwan Society for Pacific Studies was established with the support of many other academics and organisations. Pacific Studies is still an emerging field in Taiwan and the scholars can be counted on your fingers. Yet, this means there is a boundless future with unlimited possibilities in the field. The establishment of the Taiwan Society for Pacific Studies alone broke with the traditional concept of the Pacific; the ocean is now more than the Pacific Islanders' garden, becoming also ‘a new world beginning’ for the islanders on the brink of the Pacific i.e. the Taiwanese. The fledgling Taiwan Society for Pacific Studies will thus be holding a symposium ‘Mapping and Unmapping the Pacific’ on February 18th-19th, inviting Pacific scholars from all over the world to participate in this Taiwan-led observation and exploration of the Pacific. The island of Taiwan is bestowed with the highest peak along the suture between the Eurasian and Pacific plates (the Festoon Islands) and is also a cultural meeting point with the Asian continent. Not only is it the original home of the Austronesian language family, it was also a place of contention for both the western and eastern colonial powers and more recently a haven for South East Asian immigrants. On an island with such a colourful history, we Taiwanese naturally have different views and experiences when looking to and contemplating the Pacific. So as you peruse our articles and videos regarding Taiwan’s navigation towards the Pacific, we invite you to attend our international conference in February, and to embrace a new world through face to face cultural exchange. Photo courtesy of the Taiwan National Museum of Prehistory Last modified on Wednesday, 08 January 2014 17:35 Did you like what you just read? Consider making a donation to eRenlai so we can keep providing free content. Honorable Donor 1$ Master Donor 2$ Doctoral Donor 3$ Organ Donor 5$ Published in Focus: Turning East, Taiwan's Pacific Frontier pacific studies renlai Nakao Eki Formosan Melon｜Endemic to Tafalong 那瓜｜太巴塱特有種 Website: blog.roodo.com/milifonoh Latest from Nakao Eki The role of the Inbetweeners 坐奠兩柱之閒：孔子的苦惱與當代台灣的紛爭 An ear for Chopin 萊登詩生活 9月─健康的。不健康 6月─ 咫尺天涯東南亞 Pacific History Association Conference Yi Studies on the Move Taiwan as a Source of Inspiration The Land-Locked Island: Taiwan's Lack of Pacific Perspective »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line160
__label__cc	0.659832	0.340168	Find upcoming community and department events to participate in. Link to page Stay up-to-date on current organizational news and announcements. Interact with your government and with other citizens by suggesting initiatives, posting ideas, and participating in conversations around community proposals. Online Bookmarks Personalize your dashboard to stay up-to-date on the things you care about by choosing the information on the website you would like quick access to. Submit concerns, complaints, and problems to the organization. Become a Board or Commission Member Overview Boards and commissions play an important role in governing the County. Membership is not to be taken lightly but should be considered as a contribution to maintaining and improving the quality of life in our community. These advisory groups can be valuable community assets and effective partners with the Supervisors and staff in shaping the future of our County. Board and commission members provide a valuable link to the community and assist in the development of policy recommendations to the Supervisors. They provide leadership and support to County staff and also provide expertise in specialized areas. If you are interested in serving on a County board or commission, fill out an application. Appointments are made as terms expire each year. Floyd County • 101 South Main St. • Charles City, Iowa 50616• Ph: 641-257-6131 • Contact Us Home • Site Map • Accessibility • Copyright Notices • Privacy Policy & Disclaimer • Government Websites by CivicPlus®• Employee Portal	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line165
__label__wiki	0.530674	0.530674	The right time Apple Apple TV can return this year not? via:威锋网 time:2017/8/13 23:30:31 readed:1230 While many iOS and Mac users are using Apple TV, it has to be said that it is not one of Apple's most successful Apple products on a global scale. At least not yet Apple this is the "interest" of the product is now returning. Over the past few years Apple has done a lot of attempts, want it to become a user for the essential products. In my opinion, the current Apple TV for Mac, iPad or iPhone users, perhaps a very useful value of the device, but it seems in the TV market, there is really no sense of existence. Apple has always been to do is to provide users with a "content package", with this content package users will be able to give up limited TV subscription service, as long as a month to pay a fixed monthly rent in this content package to see them want to see Content. However, the reality is always very cruel, Apple in the implementation of this concept in the process, met from the television industry and other industries of heavy resistance. This is the past thing. But now the media industry is changing at an unprecedented rate, a year is also very long, enough for this industry has undergone enormous changes. The latest data from Walker Sands show that the era of traditional TV services is declining, and it is fading at a very fast pace. Fragmented "living room" Walker Sands surveyed 1,823 US consumers to see which pay-TV service they used at home, with the following results: - Traditional cable service: 51.18% - Streamline cable service: 12.4% - Application of premium classification pricing: 11.63% -Netflix: 50.25% -Hulu Plus: 21.17% -Amazon Prime TV: 28.96% - Other services: 6.42% - not in the above options: 13.77% Through these data we can see a very obvious and interesting phenomenon: the television industry is already a highly fragmented area, in this area Apple and other companies have the same opportunity, are likely to create their own empire. Disney has also recently made a major digital transformation decision, announced a new direct consumer-oriented streaming media services, and Netflix launched a positive competition. Disney's new subscription service is expected to be the first to be launched in the United States in 2019 and then to the global marketplace, which will be the exclusive channel for Disney and Pixar's new animated and live films. This means that in this market Apple will be more of a strong competitor, Disney currently holds 30% stake in Hulu. While Disney Chairman and CEO are members of the Apple Board of Directors, which implies that Apple will create a unique Apple content in the process of the world, who will be the biggest beneficiaries. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix applications will soon support Apple TV, that is now the scale of this industry is not small. And AT & amp; T and Time Warner's cooperation will make this industry more powerful players. But as before, we do not know what will happen next, we do not know how competitive these new technology media companies will introduce products in this industry, how they will tap the market. We only know that through the data released by Walker Sands, the fragmentation of the industry has been very serious, the industry in these companies may eventually have to sit down and negotiate, in the industry before entering the winter to determine more conducive to the development of the industry transaction. Apple may stick to their plans in this area, never compromise. Later Apple TV Apple didn't talk much about their Apple TV on WWDC 2017, but Apple Corp CEO Tim Cook said, "we'll have more talk about this area in the future."" At this year's WWDC conference, Cook announced that Apple TV now has 50 + partners, Amazon's Amazon Prime will also officially joined the tvOS camp later this year. Amazon Prime members have always thought that Apple TV's big criticism is unable to play Amazon video content. Apple's iOS mobile device has long supported the Amazon video application that does not allow the purchase of video. But the application has never been used in any form on Apple TV. In tvOS 11 two major updates: main screen sync and appearance automatically switch. The Home Screen Sync feature keeps any Apple TV apps and home screens that use this iCloud account up-to-date. The main screen sync allows users to use the same application and main screen layout in multiple Apple TV. If an Apple TV does not have an app installed, the sync will be installed automatically. The appearance of automatic switching is tvOS 11 in another known update, in fact, this function is the night and day mode switch. TvOS 10 already supports night mode, but the user needs to manually switch. In tvOS 11, the system can switch the mode according to time. But these are far from the industry expectations of Apple TV upgrade, the industry hopes Apple TV can: - Faster and better graphics performance -4K support - more movies, including the ability to view the film currently being released in the theater - Better integration of all available content - no need to switch back and forth between applications - Better gaming experience - immersive entertainment experience - movie subscription and original content Previously, users found that if you rent or buy a specific high-definition movies, you will find the purchase of iTunes records appear on the "4K HDR" words. Apple will start using HEVC format, and HomePod code shows the future of the new Apple TV will support 4K, HDR and Dolby horizon. Which means that Apple TV may need a faster and faster processor - will it be a variant of A10 version? It will give users a better gaming experience and immersive entertainment experience, and perhaps there will be ARKit solution. We also know that Apple intends to produce original content, the current Apple's Carpool Karaoke and application of the planet are already on the line. And Apple has recruited this professional, I believe there will be more Apple's original program appears.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line166
__label__wiki	0.561471	0.561471	Yves Edwards Okay After KO Loss, Plans on Resuming Training this Week By Kelsey Mowatt Despite incurring one of the more violent knockouts in recent UFC history, Yves Edwards has informed FCF that he is doing well and plans on resuming non-contact training later this week, following his loss to Sam Stout this past Saturday. Speaking to FCF via text, the accomplished veteran reported that he is “okay”, already running, and will “start training my BJJ this week.” Edwards added that he “probably won’t box until sometime next month.” When asked if he was interested in commenting on the fight, Edwards responded by texting: “I haven’t seen anything but the finish. I remember feeling good about my speed compared to his, but when you get hit with a good shot there’s not much you can do.” Stout knocked Edwards out with a left hook at UFC 131 shortly before the four minute mark of the opening round. The loss ended Edward’s three fight winning streak, which included a second round, choke out victory over Cody McKenzie in January. In September, the accomplished veteran returned to the Octagon for the first time since 2006, and scored a unanimous decision win over John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night 22. The 34 year-old-fighter, who made his UFC debut in September, 2001, now holds a record of 40-17-1.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line175
__label__wiki	0.88225	0.88225	Charlottesville white supremacist gets second life sentence, plus 419 years Tropical Storm Michael forms in the Caribbean by Phillip Cunningham \| October 10, 2018 \| 18:42 Cuba issued a Hurricane Warning for the province of Pinar del Rio. The storm has top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour (95 kph) and is moving north at 5 miles per hour (7 kph). Michael will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico through Tuesday night. A hurricane watch is in effect along the Alabama-Florida border down to the Suwanee River. The storm's tropical storm-force winds extended 175 miles from its center, according to the weather center. Hurricane watches are already in place for parts of the panhandle, and tropical storm watches are in place for parts of south Georgia just outside our viewing area. Gov. Scott said, "With the National Hurricane Center forecasting Tropical Depression 14 to strengthen and impact Florida's Panhandle as a hurricane, families need to get prepared". Michael is the seventh hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Make sure you have a way to continue getting updates, and check to make sure your hurricane kit is fully stocked before the storm arrives. Steady to rapid strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Michael is expected to become a major hurricane by Tuesday night. More news: Hafeez Gets Pakistan Off to a Good Start At the moment no cruise lines have issued any changes to itineraries but this could change as the storm moves north. After reaching land, Michael is expected to travel northeast at hurricane strength as it passes over Georgia. It is forecasted to become a Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes landfall somewhere in northwest Florida. As the track stands right now, tropical storm force winds will be the main concern. The hurricane center warned that the storm could produce a foot (30 centimeters) of rain in western Cuba, potentially triggering flash floods and mudslides in mountainous areas. Hurricane Michael strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane Tuesday afternoon as it roared toward Florida's Gulf Coast, threatening to wreak historic devastation on a state walloped by Hurricane Irma's historic rage 13 months ago. "If this storm hit Panama City, Tampa could still have storm surge", said Scott, referring to two Florida cities about 375 miles (600 kilometers) apart by highway. Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Sunday for 26 counties in the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region, said that the storm will be slow, strong and will bring a unsafe storm surge. A strong east wind will maintain higher than normal water levels along eastern facing shores of Louisiana and MS through Tuesday and so a COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY has been posted. Bulgarian man charged with murder of TV journalist Viktoria Marinova Caruana Galizia was killed in a auto bombing in October in Malta and Jan Kuciak was murdered in Slovakia in February. European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans had been among the first to suspect a political motive. Drew Brees Just Made NFL History On Monday Night Football Brees removed his helmet, held out his arm to salute the crowd and hugged his wife, Brittany, and children on the sideline. Click on the video above to watch the moment Brees became the NFL's all-time leading passer with a 62-yard TD strike. Liverpool’s results show they have improved, says City’s Bernardo Silva Liverpool: Naby Keita could be involved despite being carried off in the Champions Legaue defeat to Napoli in midweek after suffering a back spasm. Google Announces the Pixel 3, New Notch, Dual Selfie Cameras, Same Design Google will reveal the Pixel 3 , along with what is likely to be a slew of other hardware, beginning at 11 AM on October 9. The Google Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL could be quite similar smartphones with several common features and specifications. Trump says anti-Kavanaugh protesters are paid professionals Michael Vachon, a spokesman for the Hungarian-born billionaire, didn't respond to a message seeking comment. Actresses Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were reportedly among those detained. Hamilton WINS Japanese Grand Prix as Vettel struggles to sixth place The second Force India of Esteban Ocon came in ninth with Renault's Carlos Sainz Jr 10th. Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of winning his fifth world title. ALDS: Brock Holt, Red Sox take series lead vs. Yankees In the seven games this season, the Astros averaged 2.9 runs per game and the Yankees averaged 3.9 runs per game. 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Nene out, Mboweni in Questions have also been raised about a PIC deal involving Nene's son, while he was chairman of the PIC. Nene was widely seen as a hero of the resistance to corruption. Sevastova to face Wozniacki in Beijing title clash The German spit out 31 unforced errors to 16 for her opponent, who notched 6 aces and 93 percent of her first service points overall to seal the win in just over one hour. Google goes global with 10 events for new Pixel phones The firm's '#MadeByGoogle' event kicks off at 11a.m. (ET) on Tuesday and is hosting a livestream of all the announcements. As for the back, Google is sticking to the same single camera setup, so you're getting a single 12.2MP camera on the back. Boston's Brock Holt rides into history on game's first postseason cycle Red Sox: 1B Mitch Moreland had what Cora called aggressive treatment on his right hamstring, which forced him from Game 2. 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__label__wiki	0.858463	0.858463	Buy Elvis – His Songs of Praise Elvis – His Songs of Praise Vol 2 by: Trevor Simpson 59.99 - BUY BOOK As the second volume of Elvis: His Songs Of Praise, this book completes the story chronicling a further 51 sacred, spiritual and inspirational gospel songs to add to the 55 songs featured in the first volume. Once again, the story of each song is told in extensively researched detail; also observe the high quality and subtle differences on the front cover and many other photographs of Elvis throughout the 350 pages. Elvis’ vast knowledge and diversity of spiritual music is fully highlighted within the combined 700 pages, his sincere interpretations of them and how he dipped into music from the gospel category throughout his career. Running at over 79 minutes, the 32 track CD issued with this book features many rare and officially unreleased tracks. These include many ‘Pure Elvis’ un-dubbed studio masters, a dozen rare performances from 1956 to 1977 taken from ‘live shows’, studio and movie outtakes plus impromptu recordings. An added bonus is the officially unreleased December 3rd 1967 Christmas Radio Special, Season’s Greetings From Elvis, shipped to 2,000 radio stations across America for the festive season. Trevor Simpson It was the the 1950s at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School where Trevor listened astonished as Elvis belted out Heartbreak Hotel, his first hit. Some time later he saved two weeks pocket money to buy it himself. It started a love of music that has never died and Elvis, even though it is more than 35 years since he died, remains at the very heart of it. Over the years, Trevor, a former top flight soccer referee and manager and business development manager of a building society, indulged his love of music as an avid collector, a DJ and by contributing music articles to magazines like Goldmine, Elvis The Man And His Music, the Dusty Springfield Bulletin and Essential Elvis, the Graceland approved bi-monthly magazine publication. Elvis – His Songs of Praise Vol 1 Elvis the Best of British Vol 3 Running at over 79 minutes, the 32 track CD issued with this book features many rare and officially unreleased tracks. These include many ‘Pure Elvis’ un-dubbed studio masters, a dozen rare performances from 1956 to 1977 taken from ‘live shows’, studio and movie outtakes plus impromptu recordings. Contact Trevor Simpson Copyright © 2019 Elvis – His Songs of Praise. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line178
__label__cc	0.730855	0.269145	Frothers Unite! UK The Froth Forums! The free-for-all web forums FU!UK Home FU!UK Shop FU!UK Links Frothzones FAQ Register Login X E-mail friendPrint view Board index General Frothing & TangencyThe Froth Pot State of the Union - pre/post election & whatever... Here you can discuss anything froth related that does not fit into another forum, or indeed any nonsense that should enter your head. Moderator: FU!UK Committee 27202 posts • Page 2150 of 2721 • 1 ... 2147, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153 ... 2721 Re: State of the Union - pre/post election & whatever... by Guest » Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:17 am Ken Starr took nearly 3 years for far less. Manfort's fine and forfeitures have already made this a profitable endeavor for the taxpayer One data point (Starr) hardly defines the timeline for every other investigation. As for making it a “profitable endeavor” I thought the purpose was the pursuit of justice. Using anti mob tactics to financially break an honorable man who served his country to get a plea over something that every previous FBI interviewer including Comey stated there was no indication of any attempt to deceive is just plain wrong. Frame that with Muller’s dodgy history with investigation and screwing innocent people with no regrets evil and wrong. In Starr’s case, he was investigating a crime. In Muller’s case, he’s investigating a man in search of a crime that should have been specified when the SC was put in place. Why Kyote? Are you that unwilling to even look outside your cocoon? To even consider a possibility where there is plenty of facts to support something? by Americunt Finker » Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:35 am Guest wrote: Also McKinstry and everyone else here, I’ve gone repeatedly on record as saying I’m for a Republican investigation of HILLARY and happy to see her head on a stick simply for drawing breath. All I’ve heard from the other side is valid and verifiable indications of criminal activity throughout the Trump campaign team and the White House, But I have jammed my fingers in my ears and am going LALALALALALALALALALALALLAALAA while scrambling for right wing talking points from Hannity, Limbaugh and Carlson. If y’all are so convinced there’s nothing to the Clinton Crime Family - Illuminati - Shapeshifting Reptilian Overlords - Undercover Neo-Marxist Academics - Antifa / Jewish Cabal - HAARP weaponised weather - DEEP STATE - ALEX JONES IF THE REAL VICTIM - Las Vegas Shootings Cover Up - Obama the Muslim - Iranian cash flights - Bilderberg Group One World Government - ANTI AMERICAN ACTIVITIES and so on, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! ONLY I KNOW THE TRUTH!!! INFO WARS. COM! FTFY, and this seems like your sort of whataboutery... "an American flag - dubbed "Kevin" by some kids watching as the storm rolled in. Needless to say, the flag took a beating in the hurricane force winds. But even tattered and torn, the picture of that flag went viral. It expressed something inexpressible about the indomitable spirit of the people in North Carolina." "Contrast those heartfelt sentiments with Colin Kaepernick's expressed reasons for his protest against the national anthem" Yep, brave brave inanimate object sticking up for American Values. Americunt Finker by rebelyell2006 » Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:47 am Manafort will be naming names soon. Expect indictments against GOP media people soon, and congressional people. rebelyell2006 reposted from the sad cunts thread - a post by resident police boot-licker and general worshipper of authority figures, JJ Parus "Maybe because police officers are trained to identify themselves? "Police! Freeze and put your hands in the air" or words to that effect. She didn't shoot him because she was too stupid to know where she lived. She shot him because she made a mistake, followed what I assume is standard police procedure as in identifying themselves and trying to control the scene, and firing when the individual failed to do so. We don't know what he may have said, how he may have acted, and a lot of other things. I don't think you can compare you at the end of a long shift to a police officer at the end of one. You don't know the stress on a day to day basis. You don't know the particular stresses from that day. You don't know if she worked in a neighborhood where every day she is patrolling is one of those where the police are treated with hostility. I'm not making excuses for her. I'm saying that what we know right now is very limited and that the officials are continuing the investigation. We know she self-reported. We do know that she didn't try to plant a weapon on him and claim it was self defense. How does the rest of the world see it? They may think it is as you say. They don't have most of the facts. Based on the selective bad stories from the press in other countries, I'm sure we think things in those countries are screwed up as well. But it doesn't matter. What matters is she appears to have made a bad judgement that has left what appears to be an innocent bystander dead and that her life is ruined, and the effects of this will heavily impact both families from this point forward. And that is tragic." When will JJ Parus get tired of being continually wrong, totally fucking wrong, while defending murderers and racists? The racist murdering cop has more versions of her story than JJ has canine restraints. "apartment doors at the Southside Flats apartment complex are equipped with electronic keys, similar to hotel rooms, where a green light turns on when the right key is inserted and a red light turns on when the wrong key is inserted as you can see in this video. So if the above narrative is true, then she should have known within a second that she was at the wrong door." "the doors to those apartments are designed to close automatically, making it almost impossible to leave ajar unless some type of door stopper is used" "there had been multiple noise complaints from Guyger's apartment regarding Jean's apartment, which was on the fourth floor directly above her third-floor apartment" "Attorney Lee Merritt says there was even a noise complaint that very day from Guyger's apartment about Jean's apartment, but did not provide more details as to exactly who made the complaint and to whom the complaint was made as you can see in the above video where he also confirms the doors to those apartments shut automatically, making it dubious that the door was left ajar. However, police are saying that Guyger has just completed a long shift, ranging from 12 to 15 hours, depending on which version you believe, so if that's the case, she should not have been at home" "Merritt also said that he spoke to two witnesses who were inside their own apartment when they heard knocking down the hallway, followed by a woman's voice saying, "Let me in. Let me in." Then the witnesses heard gunshots followed by a man's voice saying, "Oh my God, why did you do that?" But police did not interview those witnesses, making no mention of them in their affidavit, which reads like it was written by Guyger herself. However, police say they will now interview the witnesses since Merritt made his statements to the national media" https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/courtroo ... Vogr4vgVg/ And look JJ, she has dogs! I know your dogs cower and run when they see you coming home, but un-raped dogs usually greet their owners... "Guyger was off work at the time of the shooting. However, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said, “At the very early stages of this investigation, initial indications were that they were what we consider circumstances of an officer-involved shooting.” This means that Guyger will enjoy the luxury of the powers that are extended to police officers who commit criminal acts while they are on duty. (Here’s a copy of the Dallas Police department's General Orders.) “We don’t want it lost on anyone that, had this been a regular citizen, she would have never left the crime scene,” said Lee Merritt, attorney for Jean’s family, according to the New York Times. “His killer was known to the district attorney at the time, and that person was able to leave Botham’s home, return to her home and not face any consequences for three days,” "How can a person be given a loaded pistol and the right to use it, but not be competent enough to recognize their own floor number, their own unit number, and the doormat at their own front door? Guyger has a dog, and dogs normally make noises when strangers enter their homes. Was Guyger impaired in some way? Do Dallas police officers undergo any training at all? Is there an IQ requirement to join the force?" https://www.salon.com/2018/09/12/justic ... r-my-life/ Anyone care to guess what JJ Parus would think if a black man accused of murdering someone was allowed to wander around free for 3 days while his colleagues fed mis-information to the media? Don't forget folks Obama = CRIMINAL, Murdering Cop = TRAGIC HERO by kyotebue2 » Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:23 am My cocoon....sure random. kyotebue2 Location: The Oklahoma Dust Bowl. It’s always great to see the spun up loons making asses of themselves when my posts don’t claim what they are attacking me for posting. Guest wrote: It’s always great to see the spun up loons making asses of themselves when my posts don’t claim what they are attacking me for posting. She didn't shoot him because she was too stupid to know where she lived. She shot him because she made a mistake, followed what I assume is standard police procedure as in identifying themselves and trying to control the scene, and firing when the individual failed to do so. I'm not making excuses for her Your words racist murdering cop apologist. No one buys your bullshit, random. You can be as dishonest as you want. Doesn’t change a thing. I made no excuses for her. You just didn’t include everything I posted. How you think my post stating she’s looking at either Manslaughter or 2nd degree murder makes her a hero is beyond me. I posted her version of the story at the time as it was the only one out thus far, but I raised the matter of possible witnesses as well as other unanswered questions in the investigation. All of which you completely ignored. And more. 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__label__wiki	0.585788	0.585788	→ Suggestions US Tree Extension - Douglass and Bell Lines - now with pictures! Started by Raindrops, Feb 04 2014 04:28 AM Douglas Martin Curtis tree line dive bomber GA Invader Bell Airacobra Raindrops #1 Posted 04 February 2014 - 04:28 AM [EDF] A couple years ago, while playing with all the twin-engine planes I could find for potential American heavies, (Information now relegated to a portion of the forums that no longer exists.) I started considering what companies could create proper lines. I began fiddling with the concept of a McDonnell-Douglas line, and that eventually spiraled out of control into what you see before you. Primarily, this was to be a discussion of Douglas dive- and medium-bombers as two lines of GA aircraft, however, as updates have come and gone this project has increased in scope, and more companies and planes will be added as the project continues. How these planes would appear in WoWP: Stats aside, organizing these planes int tiers for WoWP is when it gets interesting. Though only a small slice of US aircraft development, there are a lot of planes in this listing, with a wide array of speeds, roles, variants, and armaments, all of which need to be factored into choosing a tier. There are quite a few instances where there are multiple planes capable of filling the same bracket - resulting in the need for some to be put in unfortunate slots, premium'ed, or excluded altogether. Hashing out what goes where is what the rest of this thread is dedicated to. Current tiering proposal. Green stands for Light Fighters, blue for Heavy, yellow for Multi-role, and red for Ground Attack. While most of the discussion will be on appropriate tiers, stats are much easier to find: THIS SEGMENT DUE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION LF Line: Bell Cobras YP-37, Model 3, P-39 Airacobra, P-63 King Cobra and P-52 Airacomet, XP-83, P-80 Shooting Star, X-5 (Model 60) Curtiss YP-37 Maximum Speed: 547kmh Armament: 1x12.7mm, 1x7.62mm Engines: Allison YV-1710-7, Allison V-1710-11, Allison V-1710-21* Airframes: XP-37, YP-37 Requires YP-37 airframe The XP-37 is simply a P-36 built with a V-1710 inline engine to mimic what was seen coming out of Europe at the time. The result was a very fast plane, despite Supercharger problems, and a limited run of YP-37s with an extended frame was produced. The P-37 was cancelled in the end, being replaced by the P-40 instead. Being based on the P-36, it does have the potential of mounting the second synchronized 12.7mm gun, but having been converted from an A model, the wing guns would be a no-go. It trades that armament for far greater speed, and the set-back cockpit that killed it due to visibility concerns. Bell Model 3 Armament: 4x12.7mm, 1x25mm and 2x12.7mm Engines: Allison V-1710-17 Airframes: Model 3, Model 4 The Model 3 proposal became not one, but two planes - the XP-77, and by way of the Model 4, the P-39. The Model 3 featured a large hub cannon in front of the engine, with the cockpit pushed far to the back. The Model 4 then moved the cockpit to between the engine and armament, pushing the engine even further back, producing an unconventional design with a concentrated center of mass with incredible agility. Due to only being a mockup proposal, I gave it the speed of the first Airacobra prototype, the YP-39. Expect the Model 3/4 to play like the XFL-1 of XP-77, both Bell planes in the same tier, with similar arrangements and armaments. Fairly agile, quick, and with mediocre weapons. Bell P-39 Airacobra Hub: 1x20mm, 1x37mm Cowling: 2x12.7mm and 1x7.62mm, 2x12.7mm and 2x7.2mm, 2x12.7mm Wing: None, 4x7.62mm, 2x12.7mm** Ordinance: 1x300lb bomb, 1x600lb bomb Engines: Allison V-1710-35, Allison V-1710-63, Continental 1430-I, Allison V-1710-85 Airframes: P-39C, P-39D, P-39Q Requires P-39C airframe Requires P-39D airframe *Requires P-39Q airframe The Airacobra was the interceptor that should have been - but government redesigning for "aerodynamics" neutered the Airacobra's speed and altitude performance early on, and the unconventional balance of the plane earned it a terrible reputation that persisted throughout its lifespan. Most were sold to Britain, who then offloaded them to Russia, by way of lend-lease. Within the safety of WoWP however, hindsight can allow reflection on the incredible punch the P-39 provides with its 37mm cannon, while maintaining its agility with the mid-engine design. Though not as capable at altitude as the F4U or P-51, the P-39 gladly goes toe-to-toe with Russian Yaks. Bell P-63 King Cobra Hub: 1x37mm(M4), 1v37mm(M10) Cowling: 2x12.7mm Ordinance: Fuselage: 1x500lb bomb Wings: 2x500lb bombs, 2x12.7mm Engines: Allison V-1710-47, Allison V-1710-93, Packard-Merlin V-1650-5, Allison V-1710-117, Allison V-1710-109, Allison V-1710-135, Allison V-1710-127 Airframes: P-63A, XP-63N The King Cobra was the Airacobra+ Bigger, heavier, and more powerful in every way, and built on the experience gained from the Airacobra. Unfortunately, the stigma surrounding the mid-engine design persisted, with almost all production going to France and Russia. The XP-63N is of note due to its unusual V or "butterfly" tail arrangement, rarely seen even now. Similarly, a couple Cobras went on to test swept wings for the X-5 project as the L-39. Besides the option for a greater bomb armament, as well as rockets, little change in playstyle would be required when going from the P-39 to the P-63. Bell P-59 Airacomet Armament: 3x12.7mm and 1x37mm, 2x37mm Ordinance: 2x300lb bombs Engines: General Electric I-A, General Electric J35-GE-3, General Electric J31-GE-5 Airframes: P-59A America's first jet fighter, the P-59 is historically significant, if underwhelming. The General Electric engines, while adapted from those on the Gloster Meteor, were less powerful - making it the slowest jet fighter on record. Armament is also less than spectacular, with less punch available than the P-39 that proceeded it and the P-63 that flanks it. Such is the price for early access into the jet age. These drawbacks would likely be compensated with a shorter research time to the far heavier XP-83. Bell XP-83 Armament: 6x12.7mm, 6x15.2mm, 4x20mm, 4x37mm Ordinance: 2x1000lb bombs Engines: General Electric J-33-GE-5, J-33 + Marquardt XRJ Airframes: XP-83-BE The XP-83: when absolutely, positively everything has to die. While the planes was considered to heavy, slow, and generally undesirable, its proposed armaments were extensive, with a 4x37mm loadout capable of vaporizing anything before it. (A 20x12.7mm loadout was also proposed, but I've cut it for now for rather obvious balance reasons.) After being passed over for the P-80, the XP-83 was used to test Marquardt's 1700hp 20" ramjets, two of which were attached to the wingtips. (These being the same that were tested on the P-51.) It is unknown how much these may have increased the XP-83's speed however, as it crashed soon after, and I have been unable to find performance records. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Armament: 6x12.7mm Inboard: 2x1000lb bombs Outboard: 8x127mm Zuni Rockets* Engines: Halford H.1B, General Electric J-33-GE-11, Allison J-33-A-35 Airframes: XP-80, P-80C While the P-59 was being extrapolated into the XP-83, there was a proposal for a single-engine P-59, that while not pursued further, inspired Lockheed to make their own single-engine jet fighter, the P-80 - a plane that then replaced both the P-59 and XP-83. A much sleeker design, it performs far better than Bells lumbering early jets, although it mounts less in terms of forward guns. However, it does mount under-wing bombs and the large wingtip Zuni rocket pods to compensate. It represents an essential state change between the proceeding "heavy fighters" to the far lighter, faster Model 60. Bell Model 60 Maximum Speed: 1134kmh Engines: J35-A-17 Airframes: Model 60 The Model 60 owes its heritage to the German Me P.1101 - it is the fighter proposal for the Bell X-5, which was a direct copy/improvement of the original P.1101 that was shipped over from Bavaria. Comparatively, the Model 60 is faster, heavier, and slightly lower in optimum altitude. As it was a proposed contender to the F-86, it has been given the same armament here. GA Line: Douglas Dive Bombers XA-2, TBD Devastator, SBD Dauntless, TBF Avenger, XSB2D-1, XTB2D Skypirate, AD Skyraider, A2D Skyshark, A4 Skyhawk Douglas XA-2 Armament: 6x7.62 Browning Ordinance: 100lbs bombs Defensive Armament: Dorsal 2x7.62 Browning Engines: Liberty V-1650, Liberty V-1410 inverted Airframes: XA-2 The ideal competitor for TSh-2, the XA-2 is a slow biplane with a large number of guns. The bomb load, while half the weight of the F2F’s, gives it a slight advantage when attacking large targets as well. However, it does show weaknesses. While it does have the ability to carry bombs in combination with its guns, 100lbs won't stretch far. It also has two less guns than the TSh’s eight. It maintains almost the same top speed as the TSh as well, leaving its only advantage being nearly 1,100 kilos less in weight. This may translate into (somewhat) better maneuverability, though it will no doubt result in fewer hit points. Douglas TBD Devastator Armament: 1x7.62, 1x12.7 Ordinance: 12x100lb bomb, 3x500lb bombs, 1000lb bomb Defensive Armament: 1x7.62, 2x7.62 Engines: Pratt & Whitney XR-1830-60, Pratt & Whitney R-1830-64 Twin Wasp Airframes: XTBD-1, TBD-1 The Devastator can pretty much only function as a GA. Having only one forward-mounted gun would make dogfighting less effective than in a Pegas, and its speed as well is less than stellar, putting it just above the TSh-3 removing the option to run from a fight. Its choice of 100lb bomblets or 500lb fortification-busters, to say nothing of the 1000lb nutcracker, does give it usefulness against ground targets however. However, once the bombs are gone, they're gone. As such, the TBD would likely be a oft-maligned airplane in the game, with players treating it like a bomb-and-die throwaway, when it could still be used as a support aircraft. Staying below a dogfight, it could provide support with its turret, and the fact that it was an early full-metal monoplane would likely allow a buff in armoring and survivability at a low tier. The Float-equipped TBD-1A is also capable of taking a tier two premium slot, with the float resulting in reduced performance. Douglas SBD Dauntless Armament: 2x7.62, 2x12.7* Inboard: 1000lb bomb, 1600lb bomb Wings: 2x100lb bombs, 2x325lb bombs, 2x2x12.7 gunpods, 8x5" FFAR Engines: Wright R-1820-32 Cyclone, Wright R-1820-52, Wright R-1820-60, Wright R-1820-66 Airframes: XBT-1, SBD-1, SBD-3 Requires SBD-3 airframe. The "world's best dive bomber" is a capable plane in the dive-bomber line. Known for its survivability, maneuverability, defensive armament, and bomb load, it would be a nimble, tough, and capable GA. Of special note is its mixed load of bombs - a 1000 or 1600lb in the centerline, with a pair of 100 or 325lb bombs on the wings. How this would be implemented is up in the air - does it drop lighter bombs first? Main bomb first? Or maybe it would be time to introduce the ability to cycle through bomb types? Having paired .50s gives it a respectable though not hardly overwhelming punch against other tier four planes, while the bombload makes it more than the equal to the IL-2, and faster besides. Gunpod-carrying SBDs are the ace in the hole though, as they would be dangerous support fighters, with guns equivalent to a tier five - however, they would have to sacrifice most of their ordinance load to do so. Grumman TBF Avenger Armament: 1x7.62mm, 2x12.7mm Internal: 4x500lb bombs Wings: 8x3.5" rockets, 8x5" HVAR Dorsal 1x12.7mm Ventral 1x7.62mm Engines: Wright R-2600-8, Wright R-2600-10, Wright R-2600-20 Airframes: XTBF-1, TBF-3 The Avenger is an improvement over the Dauntless in all areas - slightly faster, tougher, and with a slightly better payload as well. Though lacking the gunpods that make the SBD such a surprising threat, it does allow the use of rockets and features Grummans trademark broad wingspan for an easily maneuverable and capable plane. The standardized load of 4x500lb bombs also can be considered an improvement over the mixed setup of the Dauntless, and the ventral gun serves to increase tail cover slightly. Douglas XSB2D-1 Maximum Speed: 530kmh Armament: 2x20mm Internal: 2x500lb bombs, 2x1000lb bombs, 2x1600lb bombs Wings: 2x100lb bombs Ventral 1x12.7mm Engines: Wright R-3350-13 Airframes: XSB2D-1 estimate The XSB2D was the precursor to the short-lived BTD Destroyer. The XSB2D upgrades to 20mm cannons as its primary armament, 20mm cannons along with its devastating bombload. The cannons give it better reach for longer strafing runs and better air-to-air capability, and over double the ordinance of the Avenger gives it far more explosive potential than it should need in most cases, with 1600lb bombs capable of leveling any high-value target of choice. The SBD Devastator proper - which performed almost the same despite losing the defensive turrets - and the XBTD-2 combined-propulsion prototype could both function as premiums - or in the case of the SBD, take the place of the XSB2D. I personally left the XSB2D in because, despite being a production plane, the SBD had only a few more produced, and this prototype also allows the rear gunner to be seen for an extra tier. Douglas XTB2D Skypirate Dorsal: 2x12.7mm Ventral: 1x12.7 Inbord: 4x500lb bombs, 4x2000lb bombs Outboard: 2xtwin 12.7mm gunpods Engines: Pratt&Whitney R4360-8 Airframes: BuNo 36933, BuNo 36934 The wing mounted .50s may seem a step down from the 20mms of the Devastator, but the fact it can mount eight more in pods in addition to ordinance does help with strafing once researched. However, with low maneuverability due to lengthy endurance-minded wingspan, and only four stations for bombs, (though 2000lb bombs are more than capable in and of themselves,) it still leaves something to be desired. Capable, no doubt, but taking a backseat to the planes yet to come. Douglas AD Skyraider Armament: 2x20mm, 4x20mm Inboard: 3x1000lb bombs, 3x2000lb bombs, 6x5" HVAR, 3x11.7" "Tiny Tim" Outboard: 12x250lb bombs, 8x500lb bombs, 12x5" HVAR, 6x4 FFAR Engines: Wright R-3350-8, Wright R-3350-24, Wright R-3350-26W, Wright R-3350-26A, Wright R-3350-26WB Airframes: XBT2D-1, AD-3, AD-6 The Skyraider was a venerable bird, and would serve the WoWP GA crowd well. With unmatched ruggedness and ordinance, the AD can bend superiority to its whims. Moving about as fast as the tier-higher IL-20, the Skyraider is a lighter partner to the IL series, with less mass to slow down maneuvers. Quad 20s are capable against a variety of targets, allowing cleanup of damaged planes as easily as damaged GTs. The incredible variety (and quantity) of available ordinance also allows variety in gameplay, making it easy to swap from rocket-armed GA hunting to fast target-cracking bomb runs - and on occasion, load all the weapon stations and lay waste to anything and everything on the map. The Skyraider is also the sole aircraft that could claim a toilet as an alternative munition - a possibility, should premium ordinance be required in the future. Douglas A2D Skyshark Inboard: 3x500lb bombs, 3x2000lb bombs Outboard: 10x500lb bombs, 22x5" HVAR Engines: Allison XT40-A-2 Airframes: A2D-1 While the real-life Skyshark was plagued with engine reliability issues, in-game it would be free to unload its immense ordinance load on enemy targets. Its maximum bombload was equal to that of the B-17 on short-range missions - and it could be configured in many different ways: 2000-pounders on the primary hardpoints, 500-pounders on primary and secondary, and a storm of HVARS on the wings. Also of note is a series of proposed alternatives to the Allison engine chosen, ranging from G.E. TG 100 to a pair of Westinghouse 24C jet engines, as well as the Pratt&Whitney XT34 which very nearly took the place of the Allison XT40. In case of emergencies, these could act as additional modules, along with a second prototype with modified tail surfaces, should ordinance options be deemed insufficient research. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Ordinance: 2x2000lb bombs, 18x500lb bombs, 12x5" FFAR rockets Engines: Curtiss-Wright J-65-W-2 The first thing to realize about the A-4 is it is a tiny plane - at 3690kg, it easily slips in under the F-86, (6480) F7U, (12799) and IL-40. (17344) Speed-wise, it beats some fighters. For standard armament, it carries the 20mm Colt Mk.12 seen on the F6U and F7U - light compared to the IL's four 23mms, but easily made up for by a 9000lb bomb load. In essence, the A-4 is about as far away from the IL as possible while remaining a dedicated ground-pounder. The biggest advantage to the A-4 is its agility. Once its ordinance is delivered, it would have no problem finishing the match as a light fighter - and could even adequately perform as a light fighter without ever mounting bombs or rockets. GA Line: Douglas Twin Engine Attackers A-12 Shrike, A-18 Shrike II, DB7, A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader, A-26(75mm), B-42 Mixmaster, B-43 Jetmaster, XB-51 Curtiss A-12 Shrike Armament: 4x7.62 Defensive Armament: 1x7.62 Engines: Curtiss V-1570-31 Conqueror, Pratt & Whitney R-1690-9 Hornet, Wright R-1820-21 Cyclone Airframes: A-8, A-12 Require A-12 airframe Prospectively appearing at tier two, the Shrike has good speed, armament, and bombload for the level. Not exceptional, but capable of being an early workhorse, allowing for a quick grind to tier three and beyond. Curtiss A-18 Shrike II Ordinance: 20x30lb bombs Engines: Wright R-1670-5, Wright 1820-47 Cyclone Airframes: XA-14, Y1A-18 Although the four light machine guns are not quite as comfortable a tier higher than the A-12, the A-18 could still pull it off with being the fastest plane around, playing like a souped-up Ao 192, either peppering GTs with a load of 30lb bombs, or planes with steady passes of machine-gun fire. Douglas Bomber Model 7B Armament: 1x7.62, 4x7.62, 6x 7.62 and 2x12.7 Ordinance: 40x17lb bombs, 1x1000lbs bomb, 80x17lb bombs, 1x2000lb bomb Dorsal: 1x7.62 Ventral: 1x7.62 Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr, Pratt & Whitney R-1830C Twin Wasp* Airframes: Model 7A, Model 7B Requires Model 7B airframe. The 7B is the precursor to the Havoc, but it is a different enough airframe to justify being separate. It also allows the “heavy GA” line of Douglas aircraft to start a bit lower. Between the original Wasp Jr. powered 7A proposal and the more powerful 7B, there are also quite a few modules to choose from, starting with a one-gun glass nose and building to a powerful eight-gun nose. Ordinance too is extensive, with the 7B reported capable of a 2000lb bombload. The 7A can carry a 100lb bomb or 40x17pounders, with the 7B doubling capacity to a 200lb bomb, or a staggering pepperbox of 80x17lb bombs. Though of negligible damage in and of themselves, the sheer number of bomblets opens up the possibility for odd tatics such as air-to-air bombing. Also of note is the 205mph (402kmh) top speed was an estimate for the Model 7A – the Twin Wasp engines as well as the increased ordinance may cause this to vary one way or the other. Though it may seem similar to the Blenheim F currently in the game, the less powerful engines and large bomb load causes it to play as a GA, even if the flight profile is similar. The 7B - and the later Havoc, Invader, and Mixmaster - bears some potential of being classed either as a GA or a HF, having twin engines and strong armament. Personally, due to their large ordinance loads, I classed these aircraft as GAs. However, I’d still expect them to fly as something in-between, closer to upper-tier German GAs, with better climb, maneuverability, and speed than the IL series. However, they would not be quite as fast or altitude-capable as the true heavies either, especially when carrying full ordinance loads. Douglas A-20 Havoc Armament: 4x7.62, 4x12.7, 6x12.7mm, 2x12.7 and 4x20mm Wing: 12x4.5" Rockets, 2x500lb bombs, 4x500lb bombs Dorsal: 2x7.62, 1x12.7, 2x12.7 Ventral: 1x7.62, 1x12.7 Engines: Wright 2600-7, Wright 2600-11, Wright R-2600-23, Wright R-2300-29 Airframe: A-20A, A-20C, A-20G Requires A-20C airframe. Requires A-20G airframe. The Havoc name covers a large number of variants, and thus provides a great number of modules. In airframes alone, the 20A is stock, 20B mounts .50s, 20C is up-armored at the cost of speed, and the F used a single 37mm. The “elite” A-20 would be the G, with 20s and .50s. I personally nixed the F's 37mm in this current stat of modules, as it doesn't mesh with the otherwise machine-gun armament, and adds extra modules that should not be necessary. The A-20’s early engine-nacelle-mounted guns would likely be axed, due to unnecessary complexity. There is a distinct possibility the ventral gun would also be nixed for similar reasons, but if not, it would give the Havoc greater than usual defensive arcs. The Havoc name covers a wide range of small tweaks, giving, in turn, a wide range of modules, and even premium opportunities. British Havoc Ones (with glass nose) with .303s, for example. The prototype A-20 with turbo-supercharged engines also is a possibilities, with the boxy air scoops slowing it down for “improved high-altitude performance.” The P-70, with its ventral tray of 4x20mm, is yet another opportunity for a premium. In all, the A-20 could easily see six incarnations. Model 7B, British Boston and Havoc I, A-20, A-20A-G, and P-70. If the A-20F with the 37mm is introduced separately as well, there could easily be seven. The A-20 with the turbo-superchargers is the least likely to see light of day, having little difference to set it apart as a premium. The Havoc I or even the Boston could be a lend-lease in the British tree, with the XP-70 being a unique HF-trainer. I maintain that the Model 7B is sufficiently different to stay separate, as a tier below the Havoc proper. Douglas A-26B Invader Nose: 6x12.7, 8x12.7, 4x12.7 and 1x37mm, 2x37mm Wing: 2x2x12.7 pods, 4x2x12.7 pods, 6x12.7mm (internal) Internal: 12x100lb bombs, 8x500lb bombs, 4x1000lb bombs, 2x2000lb bombs Wing: 4x100lb bombs, 4x500lbs bombs, 14x5in HVAR Dorsal: 2x12.7 Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Airframes: A-26B, A-26C Much like the A-20, the A-26 is a case of too many modules, too little time. To properly thrive, I have split it between two tiers, with the early models being represented by the "B" model, and the later versions with the "D" Despite the split, there are still plenty of modules to go around, between gun and ordinance configurations. Though it was around since the first Invaders, the 75mm cannon has been moved up to the later model as a balancing gesture. Douglas A-26D Invader Nose: 8x12.7, 4x12.7 and 1x37mm, 2x37mm, 1x37mm and 1x75mm, 2x12.7 and 1x75mm Wing: 6x12.7 Internal: 6000lbs bombs Wing: 4x500lbs bombs, 14x5in HVAR Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-2800, Chevrolet R-2800-83 Airframes: A-26C, A-26D Requires A-26D arframe The latter half of the A-26, the "D" is representative of the later C models on - while many modules were seen in the prior "B" model, it still has some improved equipment - namely the Chevrolet engine and 75mm cannon option. This use of the 75mm in the latter model is, of course, slightly unhistoric - while a common option on early A-26 models, the A-26 relied solely on .50s for the most of its life. Disregarding this timeline skip, the 75mm was chosen to be shown in the "D" as a gesture of balancing the split Invaders. The B-26K is also a variant to be considered – it was a Vietnam-era overhaul, with R-2800-103W engines, eight wing hardpoints, and originally with fourteen 12.7mm machine guns, though the wing guns were dropped leaving the production model at eight guns. This also could be a high-tier extension of the A-26, but the late introduction (1964) may not allow that. The Invader also has a number of variants that are options for premiums - the XA-26A-DE starts with a 4x20mm ventral tray that blocks the use of ordinance the rest of the series dispenses with freely. The XA-26F is also a rare bird, with a General Electric J31 turbojet added to the fuselage, for a top speed of 700kmh, (faster than a F2G) at the cost of a reduced bombload. This specific variant could also be used to extend the Havoc lineage directly into the jet age, if need be. Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster Nose: 2x12.7mm Nose (2): 6x12.7mm, 2x37mm, 1x75mm Ordinance: 4x2000lb bombs, 8000lb bomb Defensive Armament: 4x12.7mm Engines: Allison V-1710-125, Allison V-1710-129, Allison V-1710-133 Wings: Westinghouse 19XB-2A Airframes: 43-50224, 43-50225 The Mixmaster mounts two engines, but not in the usual fashion of wing-mounted nacelles. Both are mounted deep in the fuselage, working to drive a large counter-rotating propellor assembly in the rear. The XB-42 (or XA-42 as the attack proposal was titled,) should be a capable GA despite its odd bug-like split canopy and odd engine arrangements. It has a good mix of engines, with a final configuration adding jets for a respectable 785kmh, matching most early jets and late prop aircraft. Interestingly enough, the top engine configuration (V-1710-133 and 19XB-2A mix) was produced with the first airframe (50224, with the twin canopies) due to the latter crashing during tests. Tactics for the Mixmaster would be simple: Rush in, drop the bombs, and then rush out again. Much faster than the IL-20, the Mixmaster can destroy high-value targets deep behind enemy lines and then choose where to continue operations. And, if insanity seems more appealing, the 8000lb bomb may be employed in an attempt to destroy the entire enemy team in a single bomb-kill. Another note is the defensive turrets - four guns in all, the turrets have a nice view due to not being obstructed by the tail, they had somewhat limited aiming arcs. This results in a narrower defensive range than the multi-place defensive guns on preceding aircraft, but should prove effective when using the Mixmaster's speed to keep opponents directly behind. Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster Armament: 16x12.7mm Ordinance: 4x2000lb bombs, 8000lb bomb, 35x5" HVAR Engines: 2xGeneral Electric J35-GE-3, J35-GE-3 and J47-GE-1, 2xGeneral Electric J47-GE-1 Airframes: XB-43 Based on J35-GE-3 engines Following the Mixmaster, the Jetmaseter properly puts this line into the jet age. While maintaining the massive bomb capacity of its predecessor, it shows increases in speed and armament, with the beehive nose going from eight to a terrifying sixteen .50-cals. The engines are of special note as well - while it mounted the J35 during tests - and proved adequate with them - in 1948 the rejected bomber was used to test the J47 that was in development at the time - resulting in an oddly lopsided appearance. As the J47 was in development, I've taken a guess that this could be represented by the GE-1, which provides an additional 850lbf thrust over the 4000lbf J35-GE-3 - and if extrapolated (unhistorically) into a proper twin-engine replacement, it would provide 9700lbf combined thrust, for a 42% increase in power, and a further increase in speed as well. Martin XB-51 Ordinance: 8x5" HVAR, 9x500lb bombs, 4x1000lb bombs, 4x1600lb bombs, 2x2000lb bombs Engines: General Electric J47 Airframes: XB-51 Ship #2 The "Flying Cigar" is a GA pilot's dream. Much faster than the IL-40, a powerful and concentrated set of guns, and an imposing bombload. It goes in fast, destroys all, and shreds any plane dumb enough to get in the way. However, it would not be perfect - despite excellent roll rate, between its weight and speed, the XB-51 would likely have a very large turn radius, making evasive maneuvering a thing of the past. The speed of the XB-51 could also become its downfall, as it would not be able to rely on low-speed loitering tactics to throw off pursuing fighters. Bomb-wise, it is capable of carrying the silly 4000 pound bomb, though it required a new door to be mounted to carry it. Similarly, the ability to mount a pair of 2000lb bombs externally on the bomb door would be axed in favor of keeping only the internal armament, which should be more than capable at an estimated 88000 points of damage. GA Line: 75mm Demi-Line B-25H, NA-98X "Super Strafer," XA-38 Grizzly North American B-25H Mitchel Cannon: 1x75mm M4, 1x75mm T13E1, None Nose: 2x12.7mm, 4x12.7mm, 8x12.7mm* *** Fuselage: 4x12.7mm* Internal: 12x100lb bombs, 6x325lb bombs, 4x500lb bombs 3x1000lb bombs Wings: 8x250lb bombs, 6x325lb bombs, 8x5" HVAR Ventral: 2x12.7mm** Waist: 2x12.7mm* Tail: 2x12.7mm* Airframes: B-25G, B-25H Requires B-25H airframe Requires B-25G airframe *Requires Cannon armament: "none" The go-to plane for strafing, the B-25 brings a blistering array of firepower to the field, as well as being able to draw from a broad array of non-attacker variants for additional modules. Also, despite its collection of guns, the Mitchel also brings its full ordinance load of 3000lbs of bombs to the field - though they may be removed to focus on the 75mm for the sake of balancing. However, if they are left, the B-25 can hang an impressive array of bombs between its bay and wings - even with a judicious clipping of 300lb bombs and mixed loads, there are still a large number of options available, from 100lb bomblets to 1000lb crushers. A pilot can choose to take the H model's eight .50s and lighter 75mm and HVAR rockets for maximized strafing power, or fly light with the J's twelve-gun nose and try to maximize the B-25's bombing capabilities with a load of twelve 325lb bombs, all the while being protected by anywhere from two to six .50 defensive guns. All this ordinance does have a major downside, however - it is extremely large, and flies - as should be expected - like a bomber. Its speed is also unexceptional bringing it in under the likes of the Blenheim, A6M1, and I-16(l). While bringing its array of death to bear on enemy planes may seem attractive, it would not be a small task to do so. North American NA-98X Nose: 4x12.7mm and 75mm, 8x12.7mm Fuselage: 4x12.7mm Tail: 2x12.7mm Engines: Pratt&Whitney R-2800-51, Pratt&Whitney R-2800 Airframes: NA-98X, NA-98X(P)* *Indicates original proposal NA-98. The NA-98X "Super Strafer" was a proposed upgrade to the B-25 for a more purpose-built ground attacker - and with increases to both speed and maneuverability, it does just that. Though nothing ground-breaking, the 75mm ensures it continues as a solid ground attacker. The NA-98X was the actual tested model, with the A-26's R-2800 engines and squared wingtips, but the fully proposed NA-98X featured a large, single tail and three-blade propellers in addition to the squared wings. Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly Armament: 2x12.7mm and 1x75mm Ordinance: 4x500lb bombs, 2x1000lb bomb Ventral: 2x12.7mm Airframes: XA-38 Unlike the B-25 variants, the 75mm cannon in the Grizzly was self-loading, giving an increased rate of fire and much better punch, despite having fewer .50s to supplement it. Combine the autoloading cannon with greater speed and smaller size than its predecessors, and it's a plane more than worth the wait. One thing it does lack however are modules - only two Grizzlies were built, and while it performed excellently as it was, its components were prioritized for other aircraft, strangling the promising attacker early on. Ordinance loads could make up for this in part, (four positions on the wings, maximum of 2650lbs,) and it would be possible to fit other R-3350 engine variants in to lengthen it researching lifespan, though that would be undesirable due to historical inaccuracy. Edited by Raindrops, 05 March 2015 - 02:03 PM. I never said I was good. USA needs GA too. That's it for the moment. This tree is under continuous construction, and changes will occur as the game evolves. Check for updates, and don't forget to leave comments - if you find any odd or important details considering prototypes/planes/ordinance/etc., don't forget to leave it here! Future update plans: Merge B-25H with NA-98X Rebuild DBs in light of Wirraway Replace P-80 in Bell line Add statblocks for premiums Steal PressureLine's Republic line to expand tree Add Grumman line to expand tree Various sources: National USAF Museum Factsheets Steve Ginter's Airforce Legends and Naval Fighters series. Putnam, Bell Aircraft Since 1935 E.R.Johnson, American Attack Aircraft Since 1926 Encyclopedia of Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems, Volume 1; 2 Rene J. Francillon, McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920 Edited by Raindrops, 12 May 2015 - 05:09 AM. Demon93IT #3 Posted 04 February 2014 - 11:20 AM I've made one for Douglas(considering only the twin engined GAA) here. I haven't considered both the F3D and the F4D because they are fighters rather than ground attackers(by the way the F4D was able to achieve supersonic speeds so i don't think it's suited for the game). In my branch i divided both the A-20 and the A-26 in two(the older models at the lower tier, the more modern ones at the higher) to consider the development of these two models which were quite successful. As the other Douglas branch is concerned the problem is the A-1 Skyraider. It's slow(slower than the Skypirate) and, although the payload is similar(8000 lbs against 8400 lbs) the A-1 would suffer more due to the drag caused by the bombs(the Skypirate hasn't this issue thanks to the bomb bay). As McDonnel is concerned the problem is that there isn't something linking these planes due to the fact that they had different roles in mind. Quite difficult to link the XP-67 and the Phantom as they were two different concepts(and visually the XP-67 is cooler i must admit). Sadly i don't have any ideas on how to link the XP-67 but, as the rest is concerned, i have an idea. This is my proposal: VII)FH-1 VIII)F2H-1 IX)F2H-4 X)F2H-5(swept wing version with afterburners and tail section of the XP-88). In any case considering them as heavy fighters isn't correct. The Navy have had twin engined fighters from the '50s on except few exceptions. The Navy chose twin engined fighter for safety measures(for a Navy pilot it's good to know that with an engine down he can still go back home flying rather than ditching and wait to get rescued). Of course this is just a proposal :) Edited by Demon93IT, 04 February 2014 - 11:24 AM. Nihtwaco #4 Posted 04 February 2014 - 11:43 AM [DSA] I think about 2/3 of these may make into the game if it keeps going long enough. First we need a whole bunch more qualified Computer pilots to join us in our fun. The A-20 and the A-26 are more fragile than the IL series. A-20 Mostly Day attack roles, A-26 served into early years in Nam Mostly Night Intruder Missions. Beaufighter is closest analog in game at present. Ship busting with Para Demo bombs would be a hoot. The were used for Bridge busting in Korea. 1,000 lbs. bomb with a medium Cargo chute rig with 11 sec delay fuze if I remember right triggered by chute opening and snagging the Bridge double chance of function. Bomb would do two loops wrapping up around the Bridge then Bang. Keep up the research as that is what feeds the Developer idea mill. Raindrops #5 Posted 04 February 2014 - 02:31 PM Though less sturdy than the ILs, the A-20/A-26 are faster, and can carry far more ordinance. They lack the cannons, (for the most part) but are capable of wiping out a base very quickly, but are more likely to be shot down while doing so, resulting in a high risk/high reward GA. Demon93IT, on 04 February 2014 - 11:20 AM, said: The Skyray was originally used primarily because the Skynight is under-powered for a tier ten slot. Its speed is between the IL-40 and -40P, but it has no turret, less durability, and and similar armament to the current F7D. Rather than look for another company, I simply shifted the F4D from the single-engine DB line. I will, however, agree that the Skyray is too strong - while below the 1200kmh mach number, it is faster than the Javelin, currently the fastest in-game plane. One option is to label it by its prototype designation and give it the weaker J40 engine it was originally planned to mount. The over 6000hp drop would definitely check the Skyrays' speed. The other option is still to drop it entirely and use something else - maybe the Canberra or XB-51, for the sake of dropping as many bombs as possible. The Destroyer/Skyraider/Skypirate is another issue I seem to have not mentioned before either... Basically, when first setting up the lines, I placed the Skyraider on the top because it was the later one in service, and would likely have the most to offer module-wise. However, not only has the Skyraider turned out to be the slowest, but it also got slower through its service era. While it will probably stay above the Destroyer due to service era and armament, the prototype Skypirate is due to take its place at tier eight. It's just a switch I had not gotten around to as of yet. With the phantoms, the requirement for heavy fighters is twin engines - as stated at the top, this originally came from HF discussion, so that's the Idea I was running with. No they're not truly HFs, save the VooDoo and Moonbat due to their strong armament, but they work in a pinch if given long boost and tiered with decent speed. They could be reclassified as light fighters and go with the Model 40/F2H-5 as a ten, but I'd have to pick something up from another company to support it and find a new home for the Voodoo and Bat as well. It's a reasonable change to make, but will require more effort to reorganize, so it'll be a bt before I get there. (I've already gone from two lines to four though, what's a few more in the mix, right?) Also, copying over your other Douglas list so I can comment on it here too. Demon93IT, on 02 February 2014 - 10:30 PM, said: In these days i've prepared a branch for Douglas considering only its twin engined attack aircraft(so i haven't considered planes such as the SBD, the A-1, the A-4 yet). This is how is looking I)Model 7A III)//(see note below) IV)Model 7B V)A-20C VI)A-20G/H VII)A-26 VIII)A-26F/Z A-26K(premium) IX)XA-42(the attacker version of the XB-42) X)A-43(the attacker version of the XB-43) First off, the 7A and B really should be combined, for the sake of keeping module numbers up. If split, each only has one researchable module of a gun nose swap. This line doesn't go all the way to the bottom, but that's fine so long as it has something to come off of. In my case, I'm drawing from the dive bombers. It has the potential to be a stand-alone with the Curtis Shrike or Stearman XA-21 though. Starting the DBs with the O-46, and going XA-2, XA-21, Model 7B is a possibility. Secondly, the Jetmaster, while fast, is around 140kmh slower than the IL-40. Such a slow craft can not possibly survive at tier ten, especially when it relies upon ordinance, and getting it to the target quickly. By putting the A-20 and A-26 in the same line, you ran into a problem I expressed above, and just ran out of space. Edited by Raindrops, 04 February 2014 - 02:44 PM. Demon93IT #6 Posted 04 February 2014 - 06:52 PM Raindrops, on 04 February 2014 - 02:31 PM, said: The XB-51 seems fine as tier X but the problem is that it carries "only" 2000 lbs while the XB-43 has four times the payload. Sure the Jetmaster is slow but it could carry enough bombs to both destroy GTs and defend itself(using also the turret which the XB-51 hasn't). Moreover having a big difference between the fighter and the bomber is not a bad thing(see B-17 vs Me 163). Personally i find it suited for tier X although slow but, due to the lack of comparisons(only the IL40P) it's difficult to judge. As the A-1 is concerned the problem is speed wise is a tier V, armament wise it isn't and its combat record clearly says that it could be a threat even against jets. Probably it's the most complex plane to balance and the fact that it remained on service for quite some time without a replacement doesn't help. Yeah you're right, could be problematic dividing the Phantom and the Banshee from the rest. The problem is that McDonnel started(or rather said) restarted in 1938 and there aren't many planes suitable. I don't think there's something before the Model I, maybe i'm wrong. Speaking about the model 7A and 7B i divided them because the 7A was considered obsolete even before building it(i don't know too well all the specifics but doesn't seem a tier IV to me). Having the XA-2 and the XA-21 at tier II and III though should work out. In any case i wonder how the A-20 and the A-26 would be considered. In some ways they are ground attackers but they could act as heavy fighters. I guess we have to find out Do keep in mind that the only planes mounting bombs at tier ten are the F7D, with 4x500lbs, and the IL-40P at around 1100lbs. It's the combination of speed and armament that makes the IL-40s effective, and the XB-51 can certainly counter that with and octet of 20s, and brings its own rockets to the field as well, in addition to a 2000lb bombload. The Canberra, well, do you really need 7300lbs of bombs? (The fact that it's a licence-built British design is another matter entirely.) Another thing to consider is that with the XB-43's speed, it will be BnZ'd by everything at tier ten. Even IL-40s - and two 12.7s in a turret will do very little at that tier. Sure, it has the bombs, but it would never survive long enough to use them all. As far as the F4D goes in that slot, using the J40 would make it a slower F7D with extra bombs and rockets. The ain thing to do with the A-1 is remember that it's going into a GA line - if you look at the speeds of the ILs, they stagnate after tier four, with the BSh2, IL-2, IL-2 (t), and IL-8 all around the same 35-kmh zone above the 400 mark. Compared to that, the A-1 is fast enough to be a tier eight, pulling up close to the IL-20. It also is lighter, smaller, and would do better flying defensively should it come under attack. Add in the fact it has 6000lbs of ordinance, and I think it'd do fine. (That's over double the complete ordinance load of the IL-20 or IL-40 by the way.) No, it won't keep up with a fighter. Compared to the LA line instead of ILs, it trails behind the LaGG. But it will get to a base and completely level it. The big drawback I see with the A-1 is not speed, but the lack of the IL's cannons. Without the 40 or 57mm gun, it does have limited damage potential once the bombs are gone. Splitting the Phantom/Banshee would not be problematic for them, as they could easily be made to stand alone. It's the others that would suffer. It's a question of giving the Banshee a place of honor, or trimming it down to sustain a couple of less-prominent aircraft I personally like. 7A was obsolete before it came out, which is why it would be a stock config. The 7B is the better half, with the far better engines. In real life, the A-20 and A-26 were, obviously attack aircraft. Because they have such heay ordinance loads and were indeed designed for GA, I believe they are best suited there. As some variants show however (Havoc I, P-70) they were capable of performing the HF role if needed. Despite predicting them to be GAs, I wouldn't be suprised if they turn out to be the best multi-role aircraft in the game, with people stripping the ordinance and dueling with 110s and Mossies. The 75mm A-26 could be terrifying as a ad-hoc HF. True, then it's more suited the XB-51. Then it should be like this: IV)Model 7A(stock), model 7B(elite) V)A-20C(stock), A-20G/H(elite) VI)A-26C(stock), A-26D(elite) VII)A-26F(stock), A-26Z(elite) VIII)XA-42(stock), XB-42A(elite) IX)XB-43 X)XB-51 As the A-1 is concerned true, should be superior to the ILs speed wise while on armament is inferior due to the lack of heavy cannons. It could become a sort of fighter when the payload is gone(historically it proved to be a nasty opponent), as it happens for the IL-10 now. Well the problem is that the Bat is a sort of stand alone. There's nothing before and, sadly, nothing came after it. Due to this i'm thinking if it could be possible to make it premium. Sure it won't be normal but it could be a good seller(and i think that WG would like it). In any case if classified as HF the Phantom would have a problem: sure it would be the fastest at tier VII but, ironically for a HF, it would have the worst armament(for this reason i see it fit as light fighter rather than heavy fighter). If considered light figher it should be placed at tier VIII with the F2H at IX and the F2H-5 at X. Another possible tier X is the F3H, slightly faster than the Javelin but marginal(12 km/h more) Once again, I still fear for the speed of the Jetmaster, even at tier nine. That's why I fit the Skynight in originally - it was a twin-engine jet that fit the speed gap after the XB-40s. The XBs provide a ridiculous bombload, which is standard throughout the GA lines I have here, but don't have the staying power to compete at the very top. That's also why I reasoned the A-26 would have to be a side-grade from the A-20 (Like the IL-10) simply to allow space once the XBs were dropped. XB-51 is far more than enough to cap off a line though. No bunker is safe. Most of the DB line can act as impromptu fighters, allowing them to at least hold their own in air-to-air engagements. The A-1 is no different here. I just split the OP, and added stats/modules for the SBD Dauntless and TBD Devastator. I'll be looking at giving the Phantoms thier own line, so I'll be officially dissolving the combined idea. The XP-67 will have to float until I can find a better implementation for it. (A hodge-podge HF line likely.) Any idea as to what I should use for footing the FH line though? Demon93IT #10 Posted 10 February 2014 - 12:16 AM Well at tier IX the difference with the IL-40 is marginal. The IL-40 fully upgraded has as maximum speed at optimum altitude 825 km/h with external armament and 920 km/h without. The XB-43 had as maximum speed 860 km/h and, thanks to the internal bomb bay, the payload won't increase drag so the speed lost isn't too much(especially counting the fact that it won't carry 8000 lbs of bombs most probably). As the McDonnels are concerned the problem is that they became important after the war so i don't really know how you should link the FH line. A possibility is to use the old carrier based branch simply because the FH branch is composed by carrier based jets. It's not so correct but i don't see any other plausible solutions Raindrops #11 Posted 10 February 2014 - 04:37 AM It is possible to connect to the carrier line, but I'll have to see if I can find a company that died out in WWII that would fit the bill. It's something I'll have to look into. Also, the XB-43 is still ~70kmh slower than the IL-40, which is already the slowest tier IX. It would be able to outpace the J7W2 by two whole kmh, which makes it the second-slowest in tier. It still makes me nervous, but it could possibly work. The Skynight would then be out of the running though. The ~200kmh speed jump between the XB-43 and XB-51 is also a bit of a change to look at. (Though the IL-20/IL-40 split is closer to 300, so that's negligible.) I'll have to fiddle with the modules to see what goes where in the Havoc and Invader, but you've slowly been converting me here... So yeah, Model 7B > A-20 > A-26 > A-26F> XA-42 > XB-43 > XB-51. (Also of note, at tier five, the A-20 would actually be one of the faster planes in-tier.) Or maybe... Use the O-46 to foot the DBs, then make a full line ground-up from the XA-2 > Stearman XA-21 > A-20, etc... But then the Stearman would be the fastest plane in its tier at III... Edited by Raindrops, 10 February 2014 - 05:15 AM. Raindrops, on 10 February 2014 - 04:37 AM, said: Well the speed is problematic but not so much for the A-20, the 110B at top configuration can go at 550 km/h(6 km/h less than the A-20, marginal). As the XA-21 is concerned it's speed(414 km/h) is marginally better than the one of the FW 57 top configuration(400 km/h). In both cases i supposed that the A-20 and the XA-21 don't have any payload whatsoever(which could happen, they can act as heavies). Counting also the payload their maximum speed would be reduced so they would be around the average maximum speed. As the low tiers are concerned yeah we could link this branch to the XA-2. The problem is that there's a big jump between the XA-2 and the XA-21, mainly because the XA-2 is a single engine biplane and the XA-21 is a twin engine monoplane. In any case the XA-2 would start both lines which is nice :) Raindrops #13 Posted 10 February 2014 - 02:44 PM It is a big leap in tech - but the XA-2 is a better start for the heavier-armed attack aircraft line than the O-46, and the XA-21 fits due to size and bombing ability. Another option is the Curtiss Shrike, a single-engine monoplane with a much lower speed, around 300kmh. It has bombing ability and a quartet of .30s like the XA-21. The big thing I see with the XA-21 is that it just has too much bomb capacity. The FW has one of the best bombloads ever at around 1300lbs, but the XA-21 has a 2700lb capacity on top of being a faster bird. The only thing that really holds it back is its weak armament of four 7.62 wing guns. Demon93IT #14 Posted 10 February 2014 - 02:58 PM Personally i find the XA-2 fine for tier II, it's a shame there isn't anything twin engined to be implemented at tier II but as it is these branches look nice. As the XA-21 is concerned well the payload compensates the lack in firepower in some extent. Moreover all the branch has a low firepower(in comparison to the IL branch) but a larger payload. I think that they would be nice to play, especially after dropping the bombs(they would act as HF more or less) The A-26 and XB-21 are far from lacking firepower - the former having 75/37mm setups to match anything an IL can carry, and the latter being an absolute hailstorm. The rest of the line, while not lacking firepower in damage potential, lacks adequate range due to large groupings of .50s. Firepower stats will always be high, but they won't be able to engage targets in such long passes as ILs do. I forgot about those two yeah. Un until the high tiers though they mounted machine guns only which is less effective than cannons. By the way i'm not so sure about the 75 mm, especially since the 50 mm got removed from the German tech tree. There is a whole slew of 75mm planes in the US arsenal - and even in German, Russian, and Japanese designs as well. The B-25G, XA-38, and A-26 to name a few. However despite precedent, do such derps have place in WoWP? They would be extremely heavy, slow-firing, and not the fastest shell speed ever either, meaning they would be hard to aim. However, a 75mm shell would be a guaranteed one-hit-kill, regardless of tier. It's a question of is rewarding a player who can use it worth the risk of rage from players who are hit by it? Personally, as much as I like the sound of 75mm guns on planes, it would be bad for WoWP to introduce them. The A-26 itsself is perfectly capable of performing without it - the 37mms in the nose backed up by the wing guns provide plenty of power - but it could be a proving ground for the 75mm. If you introduce it to the test server/alpha testers first, it's an easy enough asset to remove the 75 and keep the plane, rather than test, say, the XA-38 and give it an unhistorical neutering to keep it in. DracoArgentum #18 Posted 11 February 2014 - 09:00 AM Alpha tester [IOC] The 50mm was taken from the German fighters. The USSR GA still have 57mm cannon available. So GA can have them still. Also Overlord said WG is redoing the damage mechanics so they can give the fighters their huge cannons back. Sauce DracoArgentum, on 11 February 2014 - 09:00 AM, said: That's nice :). Not that i liked the 50 mm on the Germans(the 2x30 mm are enough) but it's nice to have the option. As the 75 mm is concerned there are some problems 1)The velocity is lower than the 57 mm one(619 m/s versus 700 m/s) 2)The rate of fire is much lower. The 57 mm can fire 230 rounds per minute, the 75 mm rate of fire should be similar to the Sherman one(the gun is virtually the same) Personally i'm not so sure about such cannons, especially because it took quite some time before seeing them again in action(on AC 130s over Vietnam) There were six or so (B-25G/H, XTB2F-1, XA-38, XA-42, XP-71, and XP-58.) contemporary projects in the US with the 75mm either mounted or as a possible mounting. It was pretty popular in the attack role for its time, but people realized pretty quick that a 20mm will kill just as surely firing quicker and with higher velocity. A change to the damage system may help alleviate the high-caliber problem, but considering how people like to single out the C6 as OP, I still doubt it'd be wise to give them too much ammunition. Also, I'm not sure if the plane-mounted M3 M4 had an automatic/assisted loader or not. I'll have to check. I ran across the manual for the gun mount once, but don't think I bookmarked it. Found it. Shell was about 600m/s, and weighs 893 pounds. There is no loading assistance mechanism, so fire rate is up to the loader. "The cannon carried by the B-25H was bore-sighted at 1000 yards and was generally fired at altitudes from 1000 feet at the beginning an attack to 500 feet at the end. The sighting was done with the N-6A sight, and the guns were fired by the pilot, there being no bombardier or copilot aboard. During an attack, cannon fire was usually opened at 2000 yards, with an average of three rounds being fired by the time the aircraft closed to 1000 yards." "I've been told a "typical" cannon attack run-in for crews of the 491st using the N-6A sight would have the first round fired approximately 2000 yards from target at about 1000 feet altitude, and would get two more rounds fired in the next 1000 yards. At that point the target would be in range of the machine guns and the pilot would transition to his bombing and/or strafing run. With an attack speed in the 300-310 mph range, the info would suggest two reloads in about 9-10 seconds." "Late in the war a few (9?) of the 341st's B-25Hs were equipped with AN/APN-13 Targeting radar. These might start a cannon attack as far as 5000 yards from target and would have time for up to 10 cannon rounds to be fired." Shell is slow by aircraft standards, but the effective range is quite long, with the last bit putting it at 4.5 kilometers. Fire rate was about once every five seconds, or 12rpm. 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__label__wiki	0.836614	0.836614	Hannah Leflar's teenage killer sentenced as an adult Regional Chat #1 Jul 6th, 2017 Skylar Prockner, 19, was sentenced to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for 10 years. Justice Jennifer Pritchard announced the outcome of his trial on Wednesday afternoon in Regina's Court of Queen's Bench. It's the first time Prockner, who was a youth at the time of the offence, can be named. Prockner, who is Leflar's ex-boyfriend, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in April 2016 after stabbing the teenage girl in her home 10 times a year earlier. "We felt that Mr. Prockner had committed the kind of crime that warrants an adult sentence and he's got one now. That's good news," said Crown prosecutor Chris White. "All along, Mr. Prockner hadn't expressed any remorse that I saw in my dealings with this case. "There is a difference between remorse and regret. I fully believe Mr. Prockner regrets what he did, not because of what he did but because of the situation he put himself in by doing it. " Prockner, who was 16 when he killed Leflar, would normally be handed a youth sentence, but exceptions are sometimes made in the case of a violent crime, such as murder. This stands if the killer is found morally culpable and a youth sentence is determined insufficient to hold the youth accountable. The judge said she took into account the way that Prockner killed Leflar and his perseverance, saying it was "a brutal and sustained attack." She called Prockner "the sole architect of Hannah's murder" and said he was fuelled by jealousy and anger. As the sentencing was read out, the killer was expressionless, looking up and listening to the judge. As previously revealed in court, Leflar and Prockner had been in a romantic relationship. Months after Leflar ended it, Prockner still couldn't move on. The boy secretly stalked Leflar online with a fake Facebook account. When he discovered she was in a new relationship, that was a tipping point for him. Prockner recruited a friend to bring a knife to school and asked him to convince Leflar to meet him alone at her house after school. On Jan. 12, 2015, the two boys staked out Leflar's house after school. Prockner then attacked Leflar in her home and stabbed her at least 10 times. Leflar was found dead by her stepfather on his bedroom floor when he returned home from work. Prockner later confessed to his brother. One Regina police officer who took photos in the then-16-year-old's room found many weapons, including knives, samurai swords, pellet guns, a hacksaw, a bow and arrow and a baseball bat with nails on the end. During Prockner's sentencing hearing in May, details emerged about his troubled childhood. The teen told a psychologist his mother tried to kill him as a child; how he discussed harming Leflar and potentially becoming a serial killer in online messages; and how he had threatened suicide if he were to receive an adult sentence. Prockner was sentenced to serve ten years beginning after his original arrest on Jan 13, 2015. Then he will be eligible for parole. "I'll be back to fight for that too," said Hannah's mother, Janet Leflar. Leflar's family had been pushing for an adult sentence so that Prockner 's identity would be released. "We're relieved that he got the adult sentence. We can finally say 'Skylar Prockner murdered my daughter.' But there are no winners today," Janet said. Prockner's friend involved in the killing has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Leflar's death. His sentencing will be determined in September. Hannah Leflar's teenage killer sentenced as an adult to life in prison - Saskatchewan - CBC News Re: Hannah Leflar's teenage killer sentenced as an adult Well, you'll die of old age waiting for leaders of the white community to condemn this act of brutal violence. How could they condemn it after treating Omar Khadr as a hero and handing him $10 million? Quote: Originally Posted by captain morgan You mean, that would be. . . gasp!. . . hypocritical? By damn, you're right! No leader of the white community has ever been a hypocrite, and they ain't gonna start now! Sentenced as an adult but eligible for parole in 10 Years, backdated from 2015. I realize eligible is not the same as getting parole but I thought the tough on crime cons changed that to mean 25 years...? That' just how we roll I guess.... That and selfies, lots of selfies Remorseful cat killer sentenced to house arrest by spaminator \| Jul 14th, 2016 Mother who butchered her teenage daughters sentenced to minimum of 31 years by Blackleaf \| Sep 24th, 2009 Cigarette killer sentenced to minimum of 28 years by Blackleaf \| Oct 9th, 2008	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line187
__label__cc	0.617632	0.382368	Unpopular Opinion “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters of religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” Mark Twain. The masks we wear Often what we see of cricketers on the field is not their real selves. It's just a facade that hides the confusion that resides within Martin Crowe It's a time for Jonathan Trott to seek clarity © Getty Images I admire the quote from Mark Twain where he said, "The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." It's a deep, thought-provoking observation. Why are we here and who are we? The more fortunate ones have an inbuilt belief as to why they exist. They flow through life. Then there are the masses who ebb and flow, searching and evolving. There are also many who discover that for much of their lives they are unsure. Then one day they realise that, in fact, who they are is masked. They reach the point when enough frustration is enough. Only at that point does the real truth surface; the mask must be removed. Jonathan Trott has reached a point. This is the point or the day he will find out why he was born, what his life is truly about. When I heard the news I felt I knew where he was in his mind. I have been in similar territory too. Many times. If you are to choose one word to describe what he is feeling it is "confusion". Confusion is the opposite of clarity. The mind, and thoughts that come thick and fast at you, are muddled, twisted and distorted. You search for clues as to how to go forward at any moment, and as you decipher it all, you can become untrusting, unsure, and uncertain as to the clues you find. The higher the expectation of life, the harder it is to work out. Confusion is a killer. Where does the core of this confusion grow? My feeling is that it grows in the first decade or so of your life. Then it becomes cemented between the ages of 15 to 20. From there you learn ways to wear the mask. As your body and mind reach maturity you realise the mask is necessary. The higher you expose your confusion, the more the mask becomes permanent. My mask was firmly in position by the age of 22. I had tasted Test cricket for two years, played 13 Tests, averaging 21. I was supposed to be one of the best young players in the world. Expectations were high and I wasn't meeting them. I cried a lot, moods ebbed and flowed, emotions ran hot. My dream as a boy of scoring a hundred at Lord's was fading fast. Then I found a mask, and I began to fake it until I made it. Part of the mask was to copy great players to hide my own inadequacies. The other part was: I was created from a fast-tracking system and had no emotional stability, so I had to make up time fast. As time went by I completely lost touch with that warm-hearted kid from Titirangi. Instead I became an aloof, intense, moody son of a bitch from New Zealand. Darth Vader, playing top-level cricket. I made it, just. I scored the hundred at Lord's, I notched up hundreds around the world as my dream world wanted me to. I loved batting. But I grew to hate myself and the mask I wore. Off the field I was totally lost. As the expectations of a nation climbed, I knew the mask was not going anywhere. It had to stay on until the job was done. England need to see Australia for who they are as a team and a nation right now: fully masked and in stage mode, well prepared and united Then the body started to bend and break. The feet stopped moving smoothly. The failures arrived. In my last seven Tests I averaged 19. I broke down completely and retired depressed. To get back up on my feet the mask remained on, for television. Last year, when cancer knocked loudly, I had no choice anymore but to face the truth and start again. I unmasked in public and I surrendered to help. It was the only way. Today, while some confusion exists, the mask has gone and I am happy to look at the real me for the first time in a long time. I accept who I am. When folks ask me what the meaning of success is, I reply that it's accepting who you are. At this difficult moment in his life, Jonathan Trott is a very important story. It is about the courage and honesty that are driving his desire to remove the confusion and frustration and find his true fulfilment. And he will, slowly, he will. He has shown his resilience at certain points as a batsman, and he will do so again as he identifies that beyond the often boring expectations of being an international sportsman, he is an authentic, loving man. On the other side of the pitch, wearing another mask, is David Warner. His recent behaviour of lashing out at people tells the story of a man also confused and frustrated, despite his talent. And he continues to lash out, with bat and mouth. That he wears the macho bravado mask, the loud arrogance that is more ego-driven, there is no doubt. His batting has hit a golden run and it's actually pleasant to watch. It's what he is good at. Yet his story has only just begun. Hopefully he will see that life isn't about beating up others but about accepting who you are. I'm sure deep down in Warner there is a genuine spirit. Which makes me consider the Ashes. While one or two masks are being shed, there is no doubt that the gloves are off for Australia. Failure has forced them to secure the mask once and for all until the last ball is bowled; no drinks with the opposition, no warmth shared, and only a minimum respect. Australia have donned battle garb, to mask their frailties, and it has surprisingly caught England off guard. Alas, it is not real. If we are honest, it's just a façade. It's not really Michael Clarke's true self, or Darren Lehmann's. Clarke, up until five minutes to go in the Brisbane Test, displayed a real face and spirit to the challenge in front of him. Then, on the stroke of the kill, his face changed and the mask was there for all to see, ugly and not authentic. James Anderson would be better off focusing on hitting the top of off stump © Getty Images The finger-pointing rant was a performance to lead into the next battle in Adelaide. He did not need to act the way he did. That he did is indeed the Australian way, given they have been humiliated so much recently and had smelled blood. At this point, for such a proud cricketing nation, failure is not an option. It's all put on to frighten away the demons of the last three series. That is what the Ashes has become, a gladiator sport, fuelled by drama and controversy. As cricket entertainment goes, it's riveting and compelling. After it is done, they will all go home, try and take off the false ego, and try and be human again, especially in front of family and friends. The lucky ones will take the masks off easily, knowing they are fake, while for those who conceal it, confusion will continue to hit bumps in the road. England need to see Australia for who they are as a team and a nation right now; fully masked and in stage mode, well prepared and united. Even sections of the media are on show, as the Broad ban showed. Nevertheless, if England see through the acting and ignore it, and instead focus on the energy, and on being true to themselves, then they can and will compete closely. If Jimmy Anderson can pull his head in and concentrate on late swing, he will be doing his job for his country. He is not getting better as his body slows down, especially while acting a clown, so his efforts should be on hitting the top of off stump. Additionally KP and Prior could do with simply playing straight as a button for a while. Whether they are good enough across the park right now in these "rather hot" foreign conditions, is another matter. What they must insist upon and lay down as their true intent is that they will not be fooled into noticing the act. Cook is the perfect man to lead this honest endeavour. He is truly grounded and real, with the fortitude to grind down the macho manoeuvring. Labels: Australia, confusion, cricket, Crowe, Mark Twain, Martin, mask Me and my vulva: 100 women reveal all Laura Dodsworth in The Guardian Warning: adult content Towards the end of last year, I published an essay about my vulva – in a book, and... China v India: Does Democracy Stifle Economic Growth Also see: Does market-led development have a future? Pills get smart Potential encapsulated Jan 14th 2010 \| NEW YORK From The Economist print edition Medicines that can talk to doctors herald a new directio... 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__label__cc	0.648892	0.351108	Gnash Event Booking & Agency Info: Imagine your event headlined by Gnash. How much buzz would booking Gnash bring to your event? GTB helps customers Book VIP Shows, Corporate Events, & Private Engagements with top talent for hire. GTB represents clients as they book talent like Gnash for their event. Click to start The Event Booking Process with Gnash. Gnash Talent Bio: Born June 16th, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, Garrett Charles Nash better know by his stage name Gnash is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, rapper, entertainer, and record producer that is currently signed to Atlantic Records. While specializing in the musical genres of hip hop, trap, rap, and alternative R&B, he has quickly become a one of a kind artist in the music industry. Gnash has cultivated a large group of very loyal fans and followers including over 250 thousand followers on his Instagram account, and over 200 thousand listeners on his SoundCloud account. 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__label__cc	0.575388	0.424612	http://hanakoforum.nfshost.com/community/ Grabiner Comeuppance? http://hanakoforum.nfshost.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1491 by Blue Rose Honestly, Grabiner would probably be my favorite path, except for this. And with this, it's my least favorite. My character, Susan, was flawlessly behaved. No detention, ever. Passed every test, usually with the extra credit, if available, and usually creatively. She'd never treated Grabiner with anything but kindness and respect, as much as possible. She was a responsible, dependable servant of the student body. She'd tried to save his life, as misguided as that may be. If she wasn't a fifty-merit student at that point, she was close. She'd mastered both Grabiner's classes to the furthest extent a freshman can and well-studied to boot (smarts in the seventies). She offered her kindness and courage, and gave it in spades. She was everything Grabby could possibly ask of her. And then when some rumors start flying around, he flips out, refuses to acknowledge anything she says, performs violence against her and terrifies her. That was the point where I felt like my character was taken away from me. 1) Why does it have to happen at all? If you're that perfect all the way through, why is it so unacceptable for him to have at least enough respect for the girl to step back for one second and think, to consider that maybe she really doesn't know, that maybe this rumor coming out hurts her just as much as it does him. Why can't there be a step where you've garnered enough credibility with him that he doesn't, you know, perform a terrifying act of violence against her. 2) I had red magic and blue magic at 100. Heck, Susan ended up getting "dueling instructor" as her future profession, IIRC. I count five blue magic spells and three or four combination spells that I could've at least tried (personally, this seems a perfect time for Reflection). At Red 100, with Grabiner so mad he can't see straight, I could totally give him a psychic pop in the nose, even if it didn't accomplish anything. Actually, the one I really wanted to have Susan do is cast Crush on the wall behind her to make an escape route. If there are people in the next room (or outside, depending on which wall she's pressed up against), they see Grabiner for what he is. If not, they come running when they hear a friggin' wall collapse, then see Grabiner standing over a battered, terrified young girl lying in a pile of rubble. Of course, neither of these work as suggestions. I know they change too much. by hanako ... battered? I do have to protest here. He scares the life out of her, intentionally, and it's a very wrong thing to do. But he is not beating her! She is levitated up against the wall. That's it. If she did knock down a wall, then she would be hanging in mid-air. I'm trying not to argue with people's interpretations for obvious reasons, but seriously, there's a lot less violence in that scene than some people see. It's designed to be terrifying, to make the PC think she's in danger of great violence and be too scared to react. Why does it happen at all? To demonstrate the flaws in his character. Of course he should have given your Sue more credit! He was completely wrong. The "battered" in that scenario comes from intentionally blasting yourself through a wall, not Grabiner's spell. Though I thought it was more like an invisible hand pinning you to the wall, so'st if the wall were removed, physics'd take over. (Because mages are so knowledgeable and respectful of physics. Red magic can totally turn a lump of coal into a diamond! Heat and pressure, dangit!) Apparently, different spell. But thing is, dragging the main character off and yelling at her and blaming her for the whole mess is expressing character flaws. This... is closer to, "You have failed to meet minimum qualifications as a decent human being. Please remove yourself from your life immediately and permanently. Thank you, and have a nice day."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line204
__label__wiki	0.575994	0.575994	Digital twin startup aims to map the planet's metros The Smart World suite of 5D software platforms map and visualize data provided by metropolises to an intuitive real-time 3D simulation. Building Tech \| John Caulfield, Senior Editor Courtesy Pixabay When people talk about digital twin, it’s usually in the context of a single product or building. But Michael Jansen’s ambition is to digitally replicate the entire world, or at the very least every smart city. Jansen is Chairman and CEO of Chicago-based Cityzenith, whose Smart World suite of 5D software platforms map and visualize data provided by metropolises to an intuitive real-time 3D simulation. Cityzenith brought Smart World to market in 2009 and rolled out its latest version, Smart World Pro, last year. Users of the newer product can aggregate BIM, CAD, GIS tools, spreadsheets, documents, sensor feeds, and even social media posts, all of which can be dragged and dropped onto the platform. Jansen describes Smart World Pro as “a design-to-demo digital twin,” whose features include an all-in-one dashboard, universal data importing, a natural language search, and a “Mapalyze” app suite of analytical tools that allows users to run project analysis “on the fly” and export and share results quickly. An application from Unity Technologies that powers the platform’s back end provides greater flexibility, says Jansen. Smart World Pro pulls data from a variety of sources, including large building owners (one of the platform’s users is Cushman & Wakefield), large AEC firms, data streams from IoT sensors, and public information services for cities, counties, and states. Cityzenith has amassed curated public and commercial data sets for “several thousand” cities, and fully loaded 3D models for “hundreds” in a dozen countries. Last December, the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh selected Smart World Pro as its 3D City Information Model for the development of Amaravati, a new $6.5 billion smart city capital that Foster + Partners and Surbana Jurong have designed. “Amaravati will be born as a digital twin, the first entire city that I know of to do that in the world,” says Jansen. Smart World Pro is also being used for Hinkley Point, a 3.2-gigawatt power plant that is the largest infrastructure project in the U.K. Cityzenith takes what Jansen calls an “enterprise approach” to its pricing. First-time customers can get their foot in the door with a $20,000 package. Using the platform for projects costs between $30,000 and $75,000, and mapping metros can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company has raised more than $10 million and is profitable to the point where currently it isn’t seeking investor capital. As for growth, Cityzenith has somewhere between 30 and 40 customers, but Jansen is thinking much bigger when he says his platforms target “everyone in the building industry” that manages assets. “The problem that Smart World Pro solves is the complete lack of interoperability among tools,” says Jansen. “The industry needs a single pane of glass for all of the tools being aggregated.” Modular carries a potential cost savings of up to 20%, but there is a risk of up to a 10% loss if delivery or material costs spike, the report says. June 26, 2019 \| Building Tech \| Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor Modular construction can deliver projects 50% faster Modular construction can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods and drastically reshap... Skender, a design, construction, and manufacturing firm, will use Z Modular’s self-bracing structural VectorBloc system to fabricate building components. 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Image: Erik Drost/Wikimedia Commons July 14, 2016 \| Building Tech \| John Caulfield, Senior Editor Delegates attending political conventions shouldn’t need to ask ‘Can you hear me now?’ Each venue is equipped with DAS technology that extends the building’s wireless coverage. 12 key features your AEC website could be lacking Metal roof seaming best practices Hospitals are moving into their communities	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line213
__label__cc	0.647508	0.352492	The probiotic that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria Infection with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus can cause many health problems, including sepsis. Certain strains of this bacterium are resistant to antibiotics, so they are particularly dangerous. However, researchers discover that a probiotic bacterium can destroy this superbug. Researchers are now investigating the potential of a probiotic bacterium in treating MRSA infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly resistant to treatment with antibiotics. These include oxacillin, flucloxacillin, and dicloxacillin. About 53 percent of S. aureus isolates (which are individually analyzed S. aureus bacteria) in the United States in 2005 alone were antibiotic-resistant. For this reason, it is important to find different ways of attacking and destroying this bacterium in infected people — before it puts their health into serious jeopardy. A new study by investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with colleagues from academic institutions in Thailand, may offer fresh hope in this regard. Through their research, they were able to show that a type of probiotic bacteria called Bacillus is able to fight and effectively eliminate S. aureus. “Probiotics frequently are recommended as dietary supplements to improve digestive health,” explains NIAID director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. “This is one of the first studies to describe precisely how they may work to provide health benefits. The possibility that oral Bacillus might be an effective alternative to antibiotic treatment for some conditions is scientifically intriguing and definitely worthy of further exploration.” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci The effectiveness of Bacillus strains In the new study — the results of which are now reported in the journal Nature — the researchers worked with 200 participants recruited from rural areas in Thailand. They hypothesized that this population would, most likely, be less exposed to antibiotics or food sterilization. First, the scientists collected and analyzed fecal samples from every person to try to identify which bacterial populations might be associated with an absence of S. aureus. This, they thought, would help them pinpoint the bacteria which stops S. aureus from colonizing. They saw that 101 stool samples contained the probiotic Bacillus and, in particular, Bacillus subtilis. Bacillus bacteria are good at surviving in harsher environments, and they can be ingested with greens and vegetables. Bacillus also feature, together with other “good” bacteria, in several probiotic products. When the researchers collected more samples from both the gut and the nose and tested them for the presence of S. aureus, they noted that the samples that contained Bacillus did not feature S. aureus and vice versa. The scientists also conducted some tests in mice, which showed them that S. aureus bacteria have a specialized system that allows them to colonize and grow. However, all Bacillus isolates that the scientists had removed from human fecal samples were able to effectively inhibit that specialized system. By using techniques that let them analyze the components and activity of bacteria, the researchers found that Bacillus bacteria inhibited the specialized S. aureus system by producing molecules known as “fengycins.” Also, they noticed that fengycins inhibited the growth of many S. aureus strains, including USA300 MRSA, the potent superbug that is responsible for most of the threatening S. aureus community-associated infections in the U.S. Promising results in mouse models In further experiments conducted in mice, the scientists introduced S. aureus into the rodents’ guts and allowed the bacteria to colonize these environments. Then, they fed the mice B. subtilis spores. The rodents that received this treatment once every other day soon became free of S. aureus in their guts. However, this effect was not seen in mice that were fed Bacillus in which fengycin production had been inhibited. In the future, the researchers aim to conduct more experiments to see whether probiotic products that only feature B. subtilis are able to destroy S. aureus infections in humans. “Ultimately, we hope to determine if a simple probiotic regimen can be used to reduce MRSA infection rates in hospitals,” says the study’s lead investigator, Michael Otto. Tagged MRSA / Drug Resistance What to know about smoking and ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation in the lining of the colon and covers it in small sores. This can result in diarrhea, abdominal pain, and extreme tiredness. Smoking is never a healthful choice, but compared with people who have never smoked, people who do currently smoke may be less likely to develop ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis […] GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Urology / Nephrology Is sticky poop normal? Bowel movements can be a sensitive topic for many people. However, their color, frequency, shape, and texture can provide valuable health information. It is important to discuss any changes in bowel movements with a healthcare professional. While dietary factors can explain some unusual stools, other types of stool may be a sign of a serious […] What are the best ways to get rid of nausea? Nausea refers to the sensation of an unsettled stomach and a general unease, which often leads to vomiting. It is a widespread and unpleasant experience, which can have many different causes ranging from overeating to a migraine. This article will offer some tips that may help to relieve the feeling of nausea. How to get […] What to know about subchorionic bleeding Seed oils are better for cholesterol than olive oil	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line217
__label__wiki	0.678331	0.678331	Mares of Diomedes Venus Sleeps Dreich Mares of Diomedes are a two piece from Ireland consisting of two brothers who started the band in 2014 and released their first self-titled EP; through Heavy Earth Records in early 2015. Following their EP release, they will release a new split record with Copenhagen based purveyors of bleak doom Dreich. The split consists of two tracks from due Mares of Diomedes and three tracks from the juggernaut known as Dreich. The split is definitely a must-have for any fans of doom, fuzz or sludge metal. Sludgelord - bone rattling doom that is on par with the best in the genre Wonderbox Metal - This is fuzzed-up and harsh, with colossal riffs drenched in distortion being unleashed like they are going out of fashion. With memorable stoner/doom metal riffs, a fat sludgy sound and very tasty vocals, these two songs are remarkably catchy and memorable. Sludgelord "...And the earth will be destroyed with undulations of fuzz: An Interview with Jordan Campbell of Mares Of Diomedes & Song Premiere of "Earth Destroyer" Wonderbox Metal " This is fuzzed-up and harsh, with colossal riffs drenched in distortion being unleashed like they are going out of fashion. With memorable stoner/doom metal riffs, a fat sludgy sound and very tasty vocals, these two songs are remarkably catchy and memorable. Doomed Over Darkness Zine "8/10	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line219
__label__cc	0.577994	0.422006	Female Black T (c) Damian Clarke Female "Black T" was collected from the Carmarthenshire area of Mid-Wales. She was collected on the 19th June 2008 by Tony Cross of the Welsh Kite Trust. On the day of collection she weighed in at 1,030g, a definite female at that weight. She was then ringed and brought back to Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, where she lived in the aviaries for the next three days before being brought back to Ireland on the 22nd June. Interestingly, "Black T's" parents produced a white red kite last year. White red kites are particular to Wales and are a result of the limited gene pool from which the Welsh kites have come from. About one in every two hundred chicks in Wales is white. The correct term is leucistic. Perhaps "Black T" will produce white kites in Ireland. On the 14th July "Black T" was fitted with its wing tags, tail mounted radio and solar powered satellite backpack. Lorcan O'Toole, project manager of the Golden Eagle reintroduction, fitted the wing tags and radio, and assisted Brian Etheridge in putting on the satellite pack. Brian has years of experience working on kites and other birds of prey in Scotland and is the current Scottish Raptor Monitoring Officer. "Black T" was well chosen for this job and lay quietly throughout the process. "Black T" was released on 24th July and has remained in the general release area since. Female Black T	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line222
__label__cc	0.740838	0.259162	Industry news　Industry newsHome > Position： Food Safety Endangered Worldwi... published time：2012-11-12 Tahoma ：HT-home Were it not for all the insects that other tenants of a private warehouse were pretty sure were coming from a neighboring space, phony “Heinz” ketchup might now be on its way to unsuspecting consumers.Fraudulent “Heinz” ketchup, probably intended for the world market, is but one example of “counterfeit food.” Around the world, there are plenty of people who are willing to substitute some high value brand or product with something inferior. In the Czech Republic recently, methanol put in alcohol resulted in 30 deaths Some fear higher world food prices are making food counterfeiting the next big global trend. Counterfeit food is a way to steal millions and put food safety at extreme risk. Obviously, anyone willing to rip off valued brands or products to manufacture counterfeit food outside of any the regulation of any country does not give a rip about food safety. Interpol Police have recently turned up candy bards, fish, cheese, and tomato sauce—all phony—foods that could have ended up in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has its own police force for tackling fraudulent foods and drugs. Counterfeit drugs get most of the attention. The World Bank says consumers pay $30 billion annually for fake drugs with Africa being the hardest. Estimates for how much consumers pay for fake food are a little more fluid. At last month’s 9th Annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection Summit held in Midtown West, NY, a fact sheet from DuPont said counterfeiting cost U.S. businesses $200 billion to $250 billion annually, affecting 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Food and beverages are only a slice of that, of course, but consider that Russia has documented $3.3 billion in annual losses due just to counterfeit vodka, the total for food and beverage products would probably be staggering. Michigan State University’s Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Program has developed a national data base for tracking counterfeit food by looking for such characteristics as: -Diluted oil, 16 percent of counterfeit food cases involve olive oil. -Diluted milk, 14 percent of counterfeit food involved watered down milk. -Adulterated honey, 7 percent of counterfeit food involved were adulterated sugar and corn. MSU’s Anti-Counterfeiting program even has a top ten list for food most likely to be phony. Making the list are: vanilla extract, maple syrup, grape wine, apple juice, coffee, orange juice, saffron, honey, milk, and olive oil. Worldwide, it seems that the substitution of expensive Italian olive oil with cheaper Greek olive oil is epidemic. Heinz, like most major American food companies, is doing all it can to help officials prosecute whoever was going into the phony ketchup business in that 7,000 square foot warehouse space. But when the neighbors start complaining about the flies at the fake food factory, it is probably too late. Greg Thomas, a former senior director of procurement solutions at PepsiCo who now manages strategic sourcing strategies for BravoSolution told Food Safety News that food companies must practice what he calls “deep visibility.” “You must know your supplier’s supplier,” Thomas explained. From his perspective, both at PepsiCo and BravoSolution, Thomas has some fairly chilling words. “Anybody can fake anything,” he says. Thomas says food companies must know their entire supply chain, both where their products come from and where they are going. The reality is that they are at risk of counterfeiting at any stage along the road. Only then, he says, can a food company really know its “risk profile.” Thomas says he hears about foods like olive oil or fish being more common that others, but he thinks it’s more important to know your own supply chain and keep the focus on vulnerabilities. The 12-year old company he works for provides supply management software to more than 50,000 procurement professionals and supply management services to 400 companies in 35 countries. Thomas says protecting a company’s brands or products does not come cheap, but allowing yourself to be the victims of counterfeiting is much more expensive. >>Page up >>Page down << Come Back	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line225
__label__cc	0.744219	0.255781	FW-190 F-9 Munich, Germany 1945 Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SchlG 1) was formed on January 13, 1942 as a ground-attack unit. In 1943 the Schlachtgeschwader 1 was renamed SG 1. In April, 1943 SG. 1 converted to the Fw- 190A-5 but it wasn't until late 1944, early 1945 that the Fw-190F-9 was put into action. At this point in time there were critical shortages of material so wood was being used for some parts such as tails, flaps and ailerons. The green Tech Chevron markings suggest this aircraft belonged to the Technical Officer for II/SG1 at München-Neubiberg, a major location for aircraft supply to Italy during the war. Role: Single Seat Specialized Ground Attack Variant First Battlefield Availability: March 1944 Users: German Luftwaffe and RHAF (Royal Hungarian Air Force) Engine: 1 x 1,700 hp (1268 kw) BMW 801D-2 14 cylinder air-cooled radial engine Or 1 x 2,100 hp (1566 kw) with MW-50 methanol/water injection in emergency situations. Maximum Speed: 408 mph (653 km/h) with boost on Initial Climb Rate: 2,350 ft (720 m) per minute Service Ceiling: 37,400 ft (11410 m) Range Using Internal Tanks Only: 560 miles (900 km) Empty: 7,055 lbs (3200 kg) Maximum Take-Off: 10,800 lbs (4900 kg) Wing Span: 34 ft 5.5 in (10.50 m) Length: 33 ft 5.5 in (10.2 m) Wing Area: 196.99 sq ft (18.30 sq m) Armament: (2) 13 mm (0.51 in) MG 131 machine guns above the engine (2) 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in the wing roots (2) MG 151/20 or MK 108 cannon in outer wings Plus (1) 3,968 lbs (1800 kg) centerline bomb Or 1,102 lbs (500 kg) SC500 centerline bomb And (2) 551 lbs (250 kg) bombs on wing racks	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.911986	0.911986	Beach head game free download full version Beach head game free download full version. Beach Head 2000 Game Free Download 2019-02-25 Beach head game free download full version Rating: 8,3/10 1205 reviews Beach Head 2000 Pc Game Free Download Full Version Latest Game « Tech Portion We test every single game before uploading but but if you encountered some error like Runtime Errors or Missing dll files or others errors during installation than you must need read this to fix it. The mouse is used to aim. Missions end when all enemies are defeated, each mission changes the spawn point of enemies on the beach. As they meet up with, their stormy animation and second scanned ikon faces ridicule. In this situation, there is no hope of retreat, since you can only rotate about a fixed position and shoot at moving targets. A simple change of scenery or even a humble day-night cycle would have been welcomed. Here the player and the dictator come face to face with each other and to defeat each other they must throw knives to each other the one who does that makes the other fall into the water therefore making the game to end. A version of the game was also produced for video arcades by Tsunami Visual Technologies, available in various motion simulation cabinets and Digital Fusion continues to sell the Windows version as a download via its website. You view the beach in a first-person perspective and aim using the mouse. Basically it is a battle ground or rather a warzone game only that the location is at the beachfront. The main objective here is for the player and priosners to flee the area using a helicopter to avoid being caught by the dicator. Beach Head 2002 The enemy, thought it would be easy to roll over you and chew through the unsuspecting coalition force. You, of course, have to return the favor, and have the usual assortment of anti-infantry and anti-armor weapons. As a gamer your objective is provide a defense on a beach front in an simulated like battle ground complete with incoming attacks from opponent soldiers who have tanks and helicopter and other military weapons. Players take the role of the sole gunner defending a beach against invading enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters and other military attack vehicles. This game features real-life weapons, realistic physics, Hollywood-like production of high scenic value, and a convincing action. It is an impressive action, simulation video game. PC Games: Beach head 2000 full Operation Overlord was the codename for the Allied invasion of north-west Europe. There are no new levels, enemies or weapons to be unlocked. Your lonely mission to remain behind as rear-guard becomes a ferocious clash when the enemy's elite forces regroup to wage a last desperate surprise attack. Beach Defense is considered a great upgrade version of game destroying tanks Beach Head 2000 with improvements in mission, weapons, technical movements. Immediately play this exciting game, despite being an old game but very fun to play especially for the minimum computer specifications. Beach Head 2002 (free) So basically you are on a mission and just like in an actual war or battle it is over when the enemy has been annihilated so basically you will do a lot of shooting in order to clear your objective of defeating the enemy combatants. The game's animation is repetitive but otherwise acceptable. Although many references state that Operation Neptune refers to the naval operations in support of Operation Overlord, the most reliable references make it clear that Overlord refers to the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in Normandy, and that Neptune refers to the landing phase which created the beachhead; i. With its spectacular 3D graphics Beach Head is without a doubt a highly recommendable realistic game full of adrenaline. Levels bit by bit increase in problem till it appears as if they'll not get harder. The game consists of stage after stage of stationary shooting. You also have a handgun to use as the ultimate defense. I got a spot on the high score table for my efforts which makes the experience very rewarding. I purchased it some years ago but now no longer have it. Advantages of the game Beach Defense: Adding new weapons - Add tasks at night - Al smarter enemy - Capacity Light. Gameplay is calculated as real time, every day a mission. The few improvements that includes do little to address the shortcomings of the original game, and since the new game is more of the same endless waves of enemies, which in fact can not be recommended even for those who might have enjoyed Beach Head 2000 in some way. Beach head 2000, you are a lonely turret defending a stretch of beach is under siege. Beach Head 2000 PC Game Free Download Full Version The few differences that you come across in the game are a welcome relief from tedium--all of a sudden, it might be nighttime and you only have a flashlight and a few flares to see your targets. Please click the following link to be taken to the. You'll have to kill many enemy types including infantry, heavy tanks, aircraft equipped with missiles. To its credit, Beach Head 2002 is tough. Its combination of realistic particle effects, explosive sounds, and endless waves of enemies can create some tense moments, especially when you are running out of ammunition. Beach Head 2000 received largely negative reviews, with critics commenting about how repetitive it was. Beach Head 2000 PC Game While the game does not include adjustable difficulty settings, it does feature built-in cheats that will give you unlimited ammunition or unlimited armor or let you skip to the next level without having to complete the present level. Also, though your inability to maneuver is sensible within the context of the sport, it makes the sport abundant less engaging. Players take the role of the sole gunner defending a beach against invading enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters and other military attack vehicles. You can not really win. At times, the game is visually pleasing. Levels gradually increase in difficulty until it seems as if they will not get more difficult. Take control of a gunner stationed in an outpost that is being overrun by enemies.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line233
__label__cc	0.73636	0.26364	... where nothing is sacred "Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim" - Nora Ephron Jayne Martin is an unapologetic, bleeding-heart liberal who writes about everything from politics to private parts. A TV-writer in a former life, her credits include "Big Spender" for Animal Planet,and "A Child Too Many," "Cradle of Conspiracy" & "Deceived By Trust," for Lifetime My Followers Rock! I made it into the book... ... with a lot of other funny broads. Click here! It's free! Visit my "Review & Giveaway" page, too... Rebuilding My Lost Blog List BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog Review of Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel’s Fear Icons Blog Items Salamander - Summer 2019 People You Know By Heart Murrmurrs He Worked Hod For A Living Darwinfish 2 Dear Hilton, Allegro non tanto STRAIGHT UP - NO CHASER The Least You Need to Know The Variation in the Habitual: Creating Scenes Anne R. Allen's Blog How to Waste Money When Self-Publishing a Book B.I. Redux Integrated care. 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Stubborn Fool It Looks Like A Good Price Sundog Lit Blog 2015 Pushcart Prize Nominations Welcome to the Crap Shack The Trail Marker: A Magpie Tale Kathy Fish Together We Can Bury It featured at Blue Fifth Review / Workshop Update Blogging While Liberal In The Interim I Wonder Wye injaynesworld it's "A Summer Day..." Bathed in the sun’s warm rays, I lie on the soft grass, the sticky coolness of my orange Popsicle dripping down onto my fingers. I lick them clean and take a slow, deep breath as my eyelids flutter and then close. In the distance, my mother calls to me. I’m coming… But the buzz of a nearby honey bee lulls me to sleep, and the orange treat falls to the grass as I drift away. From the prompt "Orange" at Five Sentence Fiction. Posted by Jayne Martin at 3:42 PM View Comments injaynesworld it's "Memorial Day...." Best friends never forget… Posted by Jayne Martin at 10:21 AM View Comments injaynesworld it's "The Wedding Night..." Her knee slammed into the corner of a glass-covered night table as she struggled to sit up, the sharp pain serving to awaken her senses. Outside, fog horns called to each other through a dense mist like giant beasts in search of their mates, while inside her bare foot brushed against the empty bottle of “Jose Cuervo” that had transported her from her own. Her eyes began to focus, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings until her gaze fell upon the discarded heap of satin and white lace lying on the floor, causing a swell of panic to encase her in its grip once again: The pounding of the church organ, the suffocating scent of a thousand gardenias, the eyes – so many eyes – bearing down upon her every step. From behind, she could feel him stir as his arm moved slowly to encircle her bare waist – like a noose. From the prompt “foggy” at Five Sentence Fiction. injaynesworld it's the "Sunday Recap...." And to celebrate, Time Magazine featured a photo of Chelsea Handler nursing sidekick Chewy. It’s called “attachment parenting” and apparently nursing your kid through college is the newest craze among the lactating set. Expect to see strong GOP support for this practice as justification for cutting food stamps because really… What’s better than homemade? A special Mother’s Day gift for my friends, Linda and Nicky… Behold the stiletto wine bottle holder… Also available in zebra and pink feathers. Go wild, girls. The big news of the week was President Obama’s “coming out” in support of marriage equality. Sure, Biden – ya gotta love him – had to give him a little push… … but the President still said the words that will take this country one step closer to “liberty and justice for all:” “A gay couple should be able to marry.” Let the “family values” set spew their outrage all their want. Let the pundits on both sides worry about the political ramifications. If one school bully now decides not to torment a gay classmate because the President of the United States has said that gay is okay, if one gay kid decides not to end his life, it was the right thing for our President to do. Twenty years ago, “The Golden Girls” were already approving of gay marriage… Go hug a mother... injaynesworld it's about "The Win..." They called him Sombrero and he was the baddest of the bad from south of the border. Many had tried to stay astride his explosive bulk only to find themselves a broken and bloodied heap in the dirt. For his brothers it was enough just to rid themselves of their arrogant cargo, but for Sombrero it was about that triumphant moment when he felt his powerful hooves connect with fragile bone and heard their agonizing screams of defeat. He gave a ferocious snort, his massive heart pounding with anticipation, as yet another foolish challenger lowered his body into place. For a split second the crowd was still, and then the gate burst open. From the prompt “sombrero” at Five Sentence Fiction. injaynesworld "Under A Shy Moon..." Except for a loosely-knit veil of clouds that slowly drifts across the face of the full moon, the sky is clear and dazzling with celestial celebration. A bolder moon would not so willingly remain in the background, but this is a shy moon and so it peeks through the passing clouds – cautiously – as a child might dip a toe in a river, testing the water’s reception before daring to jump in. The stars and planets twinkle with hilarity at the bashful lad. From below, its brightness appears shrouded in mystery, drawing us in like the seduction of a teasing lover. But tonight’s moon knows nothing of its power to move whole oceans, inspire countless love songs, or create legends of madness at the sight of its full glory. How often it is that we don’t see ourselves as others see us, instead reserving our light so as to not shine too brightly for that would be boastful and our fear of ridicule too great? And so, like a shy moon, we offer only glimpses of what we could be. injaynesworld it's the "Sunday Recap..." Not a “Happy Meal…” Dateline: Australia. Look at that sad little face. A mother down under told police she was “sickened” when she took her family for burgers only to find this crude drawing of a penis inside the container. Some dastardly lad, no doubt inspired by Justin Timberlake, decided to try his own hand (no pun intended) at putting a dick in a box. “If someone would do this, what else did they do to my burger?” Eww... On the plus side, it does look like they gave her extra pickles. Holy Cracker Jacks Batman! While in Utah another woman also got more than she bargained for when she bought an off-brand box of tampons “because they were cheap.” Upon opening the box to use her purchase, she instead found each individual applicator stuffed with cocaine. Oops! Wrong cavity! Well, damn. All I’ve ever found in a box was a cheap, plastic whistle. First of all, let me just say that I do not understand “gay Republicans…” Closeted, repressed individuals who clearly hate themselves? I got it. But openly gay? Really? WTF’s up with that? This week Romney’s campaign advisor on foreign affairs, Richard Grenell, quit his position after coming under attack by the leader of the right-wing homophobic American Family Association who called his selection a "shout-out to the homosexual lobby." My outrage is somewhat tempered by some of Grenell’s tweets, which portray him as a bit of an asshole: “Hillary is starting to look like Madeleine Albright,” “Michelle Obama working out and sweating on the East Room carpet,” and asking if Callista Gingrich’s hair “snaps on” (Okay. That one could be a little bit funny.) But the point is there was no public statement of support for Grenell from the Romney campaign. So this week when President Obama suggested that Mitt “spine-of-an-amoeba” Romney may not have had the huevos to go after Osama Bin Laden and everyone was all up his ass with, “Oh no you didn’t…” claiming it was a political hit below the belt... ... Clearly, there is nothing below Romney’s belt. Behold! Drunk-In-A-Can… So now we don’t even have time to get drunk anymore? Yes, even that age-old, time-consuming tradition of tossing back a few has fallen victim to our fast-moving society with its obsession with high-speed everything. One spray of “Quantum Sensations” can render you stupid drunk in just seconds and with no hangover, too. Since each intoxicating spray only lasts a few minutes, you can even drive yourself home. No more waking up the following morning next to Quasimodo and wondering what the hell happened. A little pricey at $26 per fashionable aluminum tube, but really – what’s your time worth? The spray will be available to Europeans this summer but, like universal health care, those of us in the U.S. will just have to wait. Finally, in the spirit of cinco de Mayo… Your turn... Comments? injaynesworld it's "The Intruder..." Dense enough to keep him well-hidden, the vines proved to be the perfect spot from which to view her sleek, soft curves as she sunned herself by the edge of the pool. She’d sauntered across the grass so completely self-involved that she hadn’t noticed him lurking only inches away. It wouldn’t be long now. Her eyes closed and she stretched, falling deeper into sleep. He knew he would have to be quick. There would be no second chance. Gathering himself low, he pushed off with all of his strength, arcing high into the air and coming down with a powerful splash, sending a wave of water cascading over her long, lovely white fur and drenching her to the bone. With a yowl of surprise, she leaped into air; her back arched in outrage and spit a ferocious hiss at him before racing from the yard. His yard. He paddled to the steps, climbed from the pool and gave his fur a mighty shake of satisfaction. Now where had he buried that bone? A One-Minute-Writer Friday Fiction piece from the prompt “vine.” Labels: Friday Fiction injaynesworld it the "Same Crap, Different Day..." I’ve been stymied as to what to write here lately. It’s been a while since I let ‘er rip with a tasty political rant. I know there’s ample crap going on that I should have something to say about. And then I realized the problem: Everything old is new again. I can’t even get it up to be outraged anymore. I’m embarrassed for everyone on both sides of the political arena. Well, except for Hillary Clinton who just keeps getting cooler… So I dug out this piece written in September of 2010. Today I filled my car up with gas. It was $3.05 a gallon -- and I thought that was a deal. I remember when gasoline was just 25 cents a gallon – 29 if you had some fancy ass car that took premium. We had no idea at the time that the Saudi’s already had us by the short hairs. We thought all the oil came from Texas, and Alaska was still a foreign country. Back then this is what “green stamps” looked like. You got some every time you went to the grocery store. Then you went home and glued them into little paper books just for that purpose. When you had enough saved you could take them to the “green stamps store” in town and get a waffle iron, or a toaster, or some cool toys. I don’t remember exactly when they stopped giving out green stamps, but it was a long time ago and I’m still bummed. Nowadays, these are the only kind of “green stamps” you see changing hands. There were food stamps when I was growing up, too, but nobody ever actually knew anyone who used them, or we didn’t know it if we did. Not like today where 38.2 million Americans are signed up for the program and it’s highly unlikely that you don’t know someone who uses them or even have them discreetly tucked away in your own wallet. Up until now, every generation has had their stories about the “good ol’ days.” Even those who went through the Great Depression could tell you tales about how some things were better “back when.” I would not want to be at the dinner table 40 years from now and hear what the middle-class youth of today has to say about the world where they came of age. Oh, wait. There is no more middle-class. In the 60’s, the top tax bracket was 90% on incomes over $400,000. Of course, back then there weren’t a whole lot of folks with incomes that high. But by the 90s, with the dot.com explosion and a stock market that seemed to know only one direction – up – you couldn’t hardly step outside without seeing your reflection in the window of someone’s Mercedes, and the top tax bracket under Clinton was 39.9%. Good times. Then came the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 and, despite two unfunded wars and a recession, the rich were doing better than ever. In 2008, renown billionaire, Warren Buffet, said he was actually in a lower tax bracket than his secretary. To his credit, he found that appalling. Fast forward to today where the top 2% of all earners in this country are going bat-crap crazy at the notion of having the Bush tax cuts expire and having to go back to what they were paying in the Clinton years – a whopping 4% more. The Republicans are doing their best to spin this as a tax increase, but under the Democrats’ plan you’ll see that everyone still gets a tax break – just not the obscene amount that the Republicans believe the millionaires among us are entitled to. Bottom line. If you make over a million a year and you’re not too concerned about the rest of us, then the GOP is the party for you. But if you’re working your whatever-size ass off just to feed your kids and make it from day to day, you might want those who can afford it to pay their fair share. See what I mean? Nothing’s changed except the price of gas. What the hell’s a writer to do? Suitable for Giving A laugh on every page Jayne Martin - Author Page Published Fiction, Essays & Interviews Blasts from the Past... injaynesworld it the "Same Crap, Different Day..."... Look who's got a button... I support... 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__label__wiki	0.707441	0.707441	IUVMPRESS Home Americas The return of the intelligent service to the region The return of the intelligent service to the region Everyone knows the secrets of the English intelligence service in the last 100 years. West Asia was the field to this intelligence institution, and governments were not even allowed to speak without bow in front of it. But after World War II, and the empowerment of another English-speaking competitor, it was the US intelligence service that gain power in West Asia. With the whisper of leaving the United States, the plan to re-enter Britain into West Asia started and the British, with the establishment of a military base in Bahrain, virtually settled their first military unit in the region to serve as a central base for London’s military and intelligence operations. Under such conditions, we saw an increase in the presence of British troops in Syria and Iraq, and even the deployment of military forces to support armed groups in these two regions. It was not London’s only action in West Asia. In the past few weeks, the wounding of two British military forces on the Sanaa axis was a controversy. London has not yet responded to the incident, but the British Foreign Minister’s visit to southern Yemen has shown that Britain has seen a disturbing dream for the future of Yemen. The activation of the MI6 in Bahrain and the suppression of the opponents, the plan to control the resistance in Yemen and now the inclusion of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on the terrorist list, show that Britain has two important plans to come to the region. First, it is not willing to compromise with the axis of resistance in the field of defense and security and, on the other hand, does not want to openly engage directly with the resistance. The British approach in this area is to engage opposition groups and opposition parties with resistance axis to avoid harming direct warfare and, on the other hand, not cost as the United States. Also read: The Israeli regime is seeking to change the population structure in the occupied territories In the meantime, the sale of British weapons is the least profit of the deal for London. On the one hand, the it affiliates opponent and dictatorship states and their staying in power, as in the past, depends on the decision of the State Department or the intelligence service of London, and on the other hand, it creates difficulty and cost for the resistance groups. Secondly, by placing the Hezbollah branch of Lebanon among the terrorist groups, it publicly rejects any kind of acceptance of any power in the political groups of resistance. Contrary to the British decision, neither the German nor even the European Union are willing to support this decision and describe the British decision as a hasty and unacceptable. For years, there has been a united vote among different countries in relation to Hezbollah. Different governments differ from Hezbollah’s political and military group, and they did not react sharply to the political sector along with boycotting the military. But with the arrival of this issue, Britain, as it is with the Balfour document, has virtually helped Tel Aviv to reduce the perils of the Zionist regime. It is hard to accept the victory of resistance in Lebanon for Tel Aviv. In the past, they simply accepted resistance that had weapons and now they have to withstand resistance, in addition to weapons, has popular acceptance and legitimacy. In fact, the British plan to boycott and put the Hezbollah political wing on the terrorist list is merely to satisfy Tel Aviv and Riyadh. Also read: 11 Saudi led troops killed in Marib Riyadh has failed in the election, like Tel Aviv, and is not satisfied with the results. The British are demanding a new divide in the Lebanese government and nation, thus using the opportunity. Britain’s plan is to create a social gap due to the hardship of the sanction of the Hezbollah political branch, with this pretext, opposition groups want to withdraw Hezbollah from the government and parliament. But other actors in the region know that cannot be successful in Lebanon, regardless of Hezbollah’s political actions. Of course, Saudi Arabia’s military and arms agreements with Britain are effective, and satisfaction with London for imposing new sanctions is certainly linked to the loosening of the Saudi leaders money bag. 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__label__cc	0.717626	0.282374	Six Hurdles To Overcome In Stretch IRA Planning The traditional IRA is a proven vehicle for retirement saving. Contributions you make during your working days may be partially or wholly tax-deductible. These amounts are invested and can compound without being eroded by current taxes. Generally, you'll be making withdrawals, taxed as income, during your retirement, when you may be in a lower tax bracket than you were at the peak of your career. But you may decide to supplement or replace traditional IRAs with Roth IRAs. For those, you can't deduct contributions, but future distributions are likely to be completely tax-free after five years. You can convert funds in a traditional IRA to a Roth by paying current income tax on the amount you convert. One other big difference between these two kinds of retirement accounts is that with a traditional IRA, you eventually have to take money out—and pay taxes on your withdrawals. Required minimum distributions, or RMDs, must begin after you reach age 70½. In contrast, you can leave the money in a Roth IRA untouched during your lifetime and pass it along to your heirs. But even with a traditional IRA, "stretch planning" can help you preserve more of your savings for future generations. This approach enables IRA benefits to be stretched out over the lives of the designated beneficiaries long after you're gone. Many complex rules apply to IRAs that are inherited. A beneficiary who is a spouse has more flexibility than someone who isn't. Generally, anyone other than a spouse must empty the IRA based on his or her life expectancy or within five years. To further complicate matters, recent budget proposals, if enacted, could curb IRA stretch planning. You may want to lock in your plans now to protect against future changes in the rules. These six hurdles often stand in the way of maximizing the benefits of stretch planning: 1. Incorrect titling. Different IRA custodians may have different requirements for how inherited IRAs are titled. But correct titling should include the deceased owner's name as well as language indicating that the account is an inherited IRA. For example: "John Adams, deceased, IRA for the benefit of John Quincy Adams." 2. Failing to take RMDs. Just as you're required to take these distributions—based on the account balances in the prior year and life expectancy tables—from a traditional IRA once you reach age 70½, your beneficiaries must take RMDs from both traditional and Roth IRAs. The penalty for failing to do so is 50% of the amount that should have been withdrawn (in addition to the regular tax). 3. Missing the deadline for a qualified disclaimer. If family members such as your adult children don't want or need the money in an inherited IRA, they can "disclaim" all or part of the inheritance. If a qualified disclaimer is made within nine months of your death, the IRA assets will pass to the secondary beneficiaries you've named—perhaps your grandchildren. That can keep the IRA going for a longer period of time as long as the disclaimer is made before the deadline. 4. Failing to consider all of the implications of a disclaimer. As useful as disclaimers can be, they also can have unintended consequences, perhaps shortchanging an heir who later needs the money. And once a disclaimer is made, it can't be rescinded. 5. Taking a lump-sum distribution. This is an option for beneficiaries of an inherited IRA, but it can create a spike in income tax, which could include a shift to a higher tax bracket, and could have other unwanted consequences. This decision, too, can't be undone. 6. Failing to analyze account rollovers for spouses. A spouse who inherits an IRA has added flexibility and can choose to roll over funds to his or her own IRA, a move that may delay when RMDs must begin. And if an inherited IRA is payable to a spouse, that person won't be subject to the usual 10% penalty for early withdrawals before age 59½. But leaving an IRA to someone other than a spouse may help the family accumulate more wealth over time. Study These Six Higher Education Tax Breaks Women Have Better Credit Scores, But Lower Ratings Than Men Four Retirement Planning Rules Of Thumb To Bend Five Big Tax Penalties To Avoid At All Costs Don't Let Scam Artists Ruin Your Retirement Visualizing The Risk Of Running Out Of Money In Retirement Don't Be Victimized By These 10 Common Scams Wall Street's Strategists About As Good As Monkeys Throwing Darts Stocks Surge 2% Friday But Why Are They So Volatile Lately? Getting Ready To Retire? 7 Moves NOT To Make Three Ways You Can Play Good Stock Market Defense Despite A Lackluster Black Friday, Economic Fundamentals Look Good Where's Your Retirement Income Gonna Come From? How To Balance The Three Big Saving Priorities What Should You Do With That Old 401(k) Account?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line245
__label__cc	0.718774	0.281226	Beach and Marine Imagery Stories Behind the Art Stories Page 2 Stories Page 10 Resources & Affiliations Page 2 Posted in: Inspiration Many immortal painters lived and worked in Paris during the late 19th century. They included Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) observed and captured in his art the Parisian nightlife of the period. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on Nov. 24, 1864, in Albi, France. He was an aristocrat, the son and heir of Comte Alphonse-Charles de Toulouse and last in line of a family that dated back a thousand years. Henri’s father was rich, handsome, and eccentric. His mother was overly devoted to her only living child. Henri was weak and often sick. By the time he was 10 he had begun to draw and paint. At 12 young Toulouse-Lautrec broke his left leg and at 14 his right leg. The bones failed to heal properly, and his legs stopped growing. He reached young adulthood with a body trunk of normal size but with abnormally short legs. He was only 1.5 meters tall. Deprived of the kind of life that a normal body would have permitted, Toulouse-Lautrec lived wholly for his art. He stayed in the Montmartre section of Paris, the center of the cabaret entertainment and bohemian life that he loved to paint. Circuses, dance halls and nightclubs, racetracks–all these spectacles were set down on canvas or made into lithographs. Toulouse-Lautrec was very much a part of all this activity. He would sit at a crowded nightclub table, laughing and drinking, and at the same time he would make swift sketches. The next morning in his studio he would expand the sketches into bright-colored paintings. In order to become a part of the Montmartre life–as well as to protect himself against the crowd’s ridicule of his appearance–Toulouse-Lautrec began to drink heavily. In the 1890s the drinking started to affect his health. He was confined to a sanatorium and to his mother’s care at home, but he could not stay away from alcohol. Toulouse-Lautrec died on Sept. 9, 1901, at the family chateau of Malrome. Since then his paintings and posters–particularly the Moulin Rouge group–have been in great demand and bring high prices at auctions and art sales. I believe Toulouse-Lautrec to be the first “Art Director of Advertising”. Content in current day advertising is now slipping down the slope of decline. “Where are you, Henri, when we need you most?” Comment by Roxie — November 5, 2016 @ 6:15 am The exetrpise shines through. Thanks for taking the time to answer. Comment by http://www./ — November 15, 2016 @ 2:44 pm Thank you for sharing such an important message. I hope that more and more people “invest” those extra $$$$ in healthy food rather than in medicine forever after “saving” it while making the evil richer by eating poison . 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Upcoming Shows & Events Links & Affiliations Arizona Commission on the Arts Jazz on the Plazz, Los Gatos, California Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery Los Gatos California Arts Association San Jose Jazz Organization Talmadge Art Shows I am a retired business executive of the electronics and media industry in the Silicon Valley area of Northern California. I currently share studio residencies in California, Arizona, and Hawaii. I am a graduate of the University of Arts in Philadelphia, PA majoring in Graphic Arts/Advertising Design. My studies were completed through a (4) year tuition grant provided by the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After many years of creating art for friends and family, I am now creating and marketing art for the general public with a major focus on supporting several non-profit funding programs and projects in the field of literature, music, performing, and visual arts. 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__label__wiki	0.591648	0.591648	Brown (x) › Corrigendum to "A closer look at regime shifts based on coastal observations along the eastern boundary of the North Pacific" Southern Hemisphere humpback whales wintering off Central America: Insights from water temperature into the longest mammalian migration Effect of the bat star Asterina miniata (Brandt) on recruitment of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera C. Agardh Primary production, new production and vertical flux in the eastern Pacific Ocean In situ chemical mapping of dissolved iron and manganese in hydrothermal plumes Characterization of microsatellite loci in the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) Cobalt and copper distributions in the waters of Santa Monica Basin, California Chemical and biological interactions in the Rose Garden hydrothermal vent field, Galapagos spreading center Modeling the upper ocean dynamics in the Subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean Possible food caching and defence in the Weddell seal: Observations from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Sediment-water exchange of total mercury and monomethyl mercury in the San Francisco Bay-Delta The vertical distribution and feeding habits of two common midwater fishes (Leuroglossus stilbius and Stenobrachius leucopsarus) off Santa Barbara The transmission of phocine herpesvirus-1 in rehabilitating and free-ranging Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in California Contamination of the deep-sea Tidal and nontidal oscillations in Elkhorn Slough, CA Sedimentation in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: A disturbance mechanism for benthic invertebrates Population biology of the intertidal kelp, Alaria marginata Postels and Ruprecht: A non-fugitive annual Particulate thallium fluxes in the northeast pacific An overview on the role of Hexanchiformes in marine ecosystems Entanglements of marine mammals and seabirds in central California and the north-west coast of the United States 2001-2005 Antibodies to phocine herpesvirus-1 are common in North American harbor seals (Phoca Vitulina) Food habits of the two-line eelpout (Bothrocara brunneum: Zoarcidae) at two deep-sea sites in the eastern North Pacific PCB and DDE contamination in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from North-Central California and Bristol Bay, Alaska Development of a computer-aided age determination system The relationship between water motion and living rhodolith beds in the southwestern Gulf of California, Mexico First account of steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) predation on a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Effects of zoospore aggregation and substrate rugosity on kelp recruitment success Mouth size and predator strategy of midwater fishes A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), from the eastern North Pacific. The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line252
__label__wiki	0.663791	0.663791	Margolina, T.M. (x) › Cailliet (x) › In situ chemical mapping of dissolved iron and manganese in hydrothermal plumes, Hydrothermal vents along mid-ocean ridges are an important source of elements such as lithium, silicon, manganese and iron to the world's oceans. The venting produces both episodic and steady-state hydrothermal plumes with unique thermochemical signatures in the mid-water column. The particulate phases in these plumes (predominantly iron oxides and hydroxides) also scavenge phosphorus, vanadium, arsenic, lead, polonium and several rare-earth elements from sea water. Thus, on a global scale, hydrothermal plumes are both a source for some elements and a sink for others. Ultimately, the particulate metals precipitated from plumes form extensive regions of metalliferous sediments over the crests and flanks of mid-ocean ridges. Although the metalliferous sediment coverage is vast and well documented, only a tiny fraction of the vents responsible for these sediments have been located (Fig. 1a). To date, both the number and location of hydrothermal vents and the detailed distribution of chemical constituents within the resultant plumes are poorly understood because of under-sampling of the mid-ocean ridges and the overlying waters. Here we present the results of high-resolution mapping of the chemical and thermal characteristics of hydrothermal plumes in near real time using a novel submersible chemical analyser (Scanner) and a conductivity/temperature/depth/transmissometer instrument package (CTDT). We show that the kinetics of iron oxidation in the plume can be used to constrain estimates of the plume's age, and that variation in the ratio of manganese content to excess heat can be explained by the mixing of several different vent fluids., Cited By (since 1996):31, CODEN: NATUA, , Coale, Chin, Massoth, Johnson, Baker Sediment-water exchange of total mercury and monomethyl mercury in the San Francisco Bay-Delta, Five field trips were conducted in the San Francisco Bay-Delta between May 2000 and October 2001 to investigate the sediment-water exchange of total mercury (Hg) and monomethyl mercury (MMHg). Solid-phase Hg averaged ∼1 nmol g -1 and did not show any variability with depth or time or among sites. In contrast, solid-phase MMHg showed considerable vertical, temporal, and spatial variability (0.4-66 pmol g -1), with the highest values occurring at a peat-rich environment in May 2001, suggesting that MMHg production was largely controlled by temporal factors and habitat type. In pore water, both Hg and MMHg concentrations were generally elevated near the sediment-water interface during warm months. Sediment-water exchange flux of MMHg, determined with benthic chamber deployments, ranged from -92 to 850 pmol m -2 d -1, with higher values occurring in May. In most cases, diffusional fluxes of Hg and MMHg, estimated with the use of interfacial concentration gradients, constituted only a minor portion of the measured fluxes, suggesting the importance of advective processes on sediment-water exchange. Surface-water transect and time series studies conducted in Franks Tract support the commonly held belief that wetland and marsh regions are major sources for MMHg within the Delta. The integrated sediment-water fluxes of Hg and MMHg in the study area were estimated to be 130 and 6 mmol d -1, respectively, and the benthic input was as important a source of Hg and MMHg as the riverine input within the Delta during low-flow months., Cited By (since 1996):63, Rocks and Cores, Oceanography, CODEN: LIOCA, , Choe, Gill, Lehman, Han, Heim, Coale Population biology of the intertidal kelp, Alaria marginata Postels and Ruprecht: A non-fugitive annual, Persistence of annual plant populations requires sufficient seeds and suitable habitat for development and growth each year. Competition with perennials may prevent within site persistence and result in "fugitive" annual populations. Comparisons have been made between the population biology of annual macroalgae and terrestrial plants, but demographic information necessary to make strong comparisons is lacking for most of these algae, and life history differences may make such comparisons questionable. We studied population dynamics of the kelp Alaria marginata to determine if it was an annual and, if so, how populations persisted. This kelp is the dominant macroalga on exposed mid to low rocky intertidal shores along the Big Sur coast of California. Experimental clearings at two sites were used to assess recruitment timing and survivorship. Sporophytes were collected monthly to determine growth and fecundity. Recruitment occurred in late winter to early spring, primarily on geniculate corallines and residual A. marginata holdfasts. Thinning was inversely related to density, and occurred during the February through July growing season as larger thalli rapidly increased in length (up to 1.4 m month-1) and formed a thick canopy. Sorus development was positively related to size, began as early as March, peaked in late August-October, and decreased as adults were removed by winter surf. Spore release was generally highest (108-109 spores individual-11 h-1) between October and January and associated with high water motion. Survivorship of sporophytes beyond one year was < 1%, showing the populations were annual. Field observations and experiments on effects of canopy clearing, season of clearing, and influence of substrate type on recruitment were done to assess how these annual populations persist. Massive spore production at the onset of fall storms, survival of microscopic stages for 3-4 months facilitated by microhabitat refuges, rapid growth, large size and rapid maturation of sporophytes contributed to persistence. Furthermore, the dense stands with thick canopies may suppress potential competitors via shading and abrasion. Rather than being a fugitive, this combination of growth and life history features enables A. marginata and perhaps other large, annual kelps to maintain perennial populations. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved., Cited By (since 1996):9, CODEN: JEMBA, , McConnico, Foster	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line253
__label__wiki	0.825415	0.825415	Harvey (x) › Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles Harbor Seals, CODEN: MPNBA Brookens, O'Hara, Taylor, Bratton, Harvey Movement, dive behavior, and survival of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) posttreatment for domoic acid toxicosis Domoic acid (DA) is a neuroexcitatory toxin increasingly causing strandings and mortality of marine mammals. The hippocampus of mammalian brains, associated with learning, memory, and spatial navigation, is one of the predominant regions affected by DA exposure. California sea lions stranding from 2003 to 2006 as a result of DA toxicosis were classified as having acute (n = 12) or chronic neurologic (n = 22) clinical signs. Chronic neurologic cases were examined by magnetic resonance imaging to determine the extent of brain damage related to DA exposure. Brain damage included hippocampal and parahippocampal atrophy, temporal horn enlargement, and pathological T2 hyperintensity. Posttreatment, animals were fitted with satellite transmitters and their movement and dive behaviors compared with those of a control group. The only significant difference between acute and chronic animals was distance traveled per day. There were, however, significant differences between chronic neurologic cases and controls: chronic neurologic cases dove shallower for shorter durations, traveled further from shore, and spent less time hauled out and more time surface swimming than control animals. There was no relationship between severity of brain damage and behavioral patterns for chronic neurologic cases. Sea lions with chronic neurologic changes had a poor prognosis for survival following release. © 2009 by the Society for Marine Mammalogy., Cited By (since 1996):6, CODEN: MMSCE Thomas, Harvey, Goldstein, Barakos, Gulland Potential prey resources for Marbled Murrelets in central California Information on the diet of the Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus, in California is lacking. To assess availability of potential prey, we sampled small fishes at three locations in central California: Año Nuevo Bay, and two sites in northern Monterey Bay. These sites are used seasonally by Marbled Murrelets. Nearshore marine habitats were sampled with a midwater trawl during 2000, 2001, and 2002. We caught 36 taxa of demersal and midwater fish and cephalopods. Numerically dominant species at all sites were northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax, night smelt, Spirinchus starski, and white croaker, Genyonomus lineatus. The occurrence of these fishes concurrent with Marbled Murrelets provides information on potential prey available to Marbled Murrelets in central California., Cited By (since 1996):3 Henkel, Harvey Proliferative responses of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) T lymphocytes to model marine pollutants, In recent years, population declines related to viral outbreaks in marine mammals have been associated with polluted coastal waters and high tissue concentrations of certain persistent, lipophilic contaminants. Such observations suggest a contributing role of contaminant-induced suppression of cell-mediated immunity leading to decreased host resistance. Here, we assessed the effects of the prototypic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), and two polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), CB-156 and CB-80, on the T-cell proliferative response to mitogen in harbor seal peripheral lymphocytes. Despite the variability associated with our samples from free-ranging harbor seals, we observed a clear suppressive effect of B[a]P (10 uM) exposure on T cell mitogenesis. Exposures to 10 uM CB-156 and CB-80, and 1.0 and 0.1 uM B[a]P, did not produce significant depression in lymphoproliferation. Exposure to the model PAH at 10 uM resulted in a 61% (range 34-97%) average reduction in lymphoproliferation. We were able to rule out a direct cytotoxic effect of B[a]P, indicating that observed effects were due to altered T cell function. Based on our in vitro results, we hypothesize that extensive accumulation of PAH by top-trophic-level marine mammals could alter T cell activation in vivo and impaired cell-mediated immunity against viral pathogens., Cited By (since 1996):12, CODEN: DEIME, , Neale, Van De Water, Harvey, Tjeerdema, Gershwin Marine mammal occurrence and ocean climate off central California, 1986 to 1994 and 1997 to 1999, The California Current System (CCS), a highly variable eastern boundary system, supports a rich marine mammal fauna. Variation in local coastal upwelling, coupled with larger scale processes (El Niño/La Niña) affects the productivity and distribution of marine species at all trophic levels. Herein, we present an analysis of the occurrence patterns of marine mammals in the central CCS and relate these patterns to changing ocean climate and prey availability. Data on marine mammal distributions, ocean conditions, and prey availability were collected in waters overlying the continental shelf and slope from Bodega to Monterey Bays, from 1986 to 1994 and 1997 to 1999. Occurrence patterns were investigated using geographical information system (GIS), percent similarity index (PSI), multiple logistic regression, and principal component analyses. Spatial patterns of the most frequently sighted species (California sea lion Zalophus californianus, northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus, Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhyncus obliquidens, Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli, harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena, and humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae) were related to bathymetry and changing ocean climate, and were likely to have been mediated by changes in prey availability. Temporal changes were related to migration and significant differences in ocean structure resulting from both local and large-scale processes., Cited By (since 1996):21, CODEN: MESED, , , Downloaded from:www.int-res.com/articles/meps2005/289/m289p285.pdf (9 June 2014). Keiper, Ainley, Allen, Harvey Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in multiple tissues of wild and captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) off the California coast Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) of serum, red blood cells (RBC), muscle, and blubber were measured in captive and wild northeast Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) at three coastal California sites (San Francisco Bay, Tomales Bay, and Channel Islands). Trophic discrimination factors (ΔTissue-Diet) were calculated for captive seals and then applied in wild counterparts in each habitat to estimate trophic position and feeding behavior. Trophic discrimination factors for δ15N of serum (+3.8‰), lipid-extracted muscle (+1.6‰), and lipid-blubber (+6.5‰) are proposed to determine trophic position. An offset between RBC and serum of +0.3‰ for δ13C and -0.6‰ for δ15N was observed, which is consistent with previous research. Specifically, weaner seals (<1 yr) had large offsets, suggesting strong trophic position shifts during this life stage. Isotopic values indicated an average trophic position of 3.6 at both San Francisco Bay and Tomales Bay and 4.2 at Channel Islands. Isotopic means were strongly dependent on age class and also suggested that mean diet composition varies considerably between all locations. Together, these data indicate that isotopic composition of blood fractions can be an effective approach to estimate trophic position and dietary behavior in wild pinnipeds. © 2011 by the Society for Marine Mammalogy., Cited By (since 1996):1, Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: MMSCE Germain, McCarthy, Koch, Harvey Pelodera strongyloides infection in Pacific Harbor seals (Phoca Vitulina Richardii) from California Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles McHuron, Miller, Gardiner, Batac, Harvey The state of the California current, 2006-2007: Regional and local processes dominate, The state of the California Current System (CCS) between Oregon and Baja California is summarized in this report, covering spring 2006 to spring 2007. Observations reported here are based on contributions from various ocean observing programs along the West Coast of North America. Basin-scale indicators were variable or neutral over the last year. This indeterminate forcing was reflected in conditions in the CCS where no coherent patterns emerged, i.e., no single "state" could be ascribed to the system. Rather, regional or local processes dominated observed patterns. Similar to last year, delayed upwelling off Oregon and central California dramatically affected higher trophic levels: euphausiid recruitment was delayed and as a likely consequence seabird productivity off Central California was extremely depressed. For example, Cassin's auklet had a complete reproductive failure, similar to 2006. Observations during the spring of 2007 demonstrate that these patterns were ephemeral since upwelling was normal and seabird productivity improved. Off southern and Baja California, upwelling-favorable winds were also weak or delayed during 2006, but biological consequences appear to have been relatively minor., Cited By (since 1996):24, Ecology, , Goericke, Venrick, Koslow, Sydeman, Schwing, Bograd, Emmett, Peterson, Rubén Lara Lara, Castro, José, Hyrenbach, Bradley, Weise, Harvey, Collins, Lo Impact of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) on salmon fisheries in Monterey Bay, California, To assess the impact of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on salmon fisheries in the Monterey Bay region of California, the percentages of hooked fish taken by sea lions in commercial and recreational salmon fisheries were estimated from 1997 to 1999. Onboard surveys of sea lion interactions with the commercial and recreational fisheries and dockside interviews with fishermen after their return to port were conducted in the ports of Santa Cruz, Moss Landing, and Monterey. Approximately 1745 hours of onboard and dockside surveys were conducted - 924 hours in the commercial fishery and 821 hours in the recreational fishery (commercial passenger fishing vessels [CPFVs] and personal skiffs combined). Adult male California sea lions were responsible for 98.4% of the observed depredations of hooked salmon in the commercial and recreational fisheries in Monterey Bay. Mean annual percentages of hooked salmon taken by sea lions ranged from 8.5% to 28.6% in the commercial fishery, 2.2% to 18.36% in the CPFVs, and 4.0% to 17.5% in the personal skiff fishery. Depredation levels in the commercial and recreational salmon fisheries were greatest in 1998 - likely a result of the large El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event that occurred from 1997 to 1998 that reduced natural prey resources. Commercial fishermen lost an estimated $18,031-$60,570 of gear and $225,833-$498,076 worth of salmon as a result of interactions with sea lions. Approximately 1.4-6.2% of the available salmon population was removed from the system as a result of sea lion interactions with the fishery. Assessing the impact of a growing sea lion population on fisheries stocks is difficult, but may be necessary for effective fisheries management., Cited By (since 1996):9, CODEN: FSYBA, , Weise, Harvey Characterizing dispersal patterns in a threatened seabird with limited genetic structure, Genetic assignment methods provide an appealing approach for characterizing dispersal patterns on ecological time scales, but require sufficient genetic differentiation to accurately identify migrants and a large enough sample size of migrants to, for example, compare dispersal between sexes or age classes. We demonstrate that assignment methods can be rigorously used to characterize dispersal patterns in a marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) population from central California that numbers approximately 600 individuals and is only moderately differentiated (FST∼ 0.03) from larger populations to the north. We used coalescent simulations to select a significance level that resulted in a low and approximately equal expected number of type I and II errors and then used this significance level to identify a population of origin for 589 individuals genotyped at 13 microsatellite loci. The proportion of migrants in central California was greatest during winter when 83% of individuals were classified as migrants compared to lower proportions during the breeding (6%) and post-breeding (8%) seasons. Dispersal was also biased toward young and female individuals, as is typical in birds. Migrants were rarely members of parent-offspring pairs, suggesting that they contributed few young to the central California population. A greater number of migrants than expected under equilibrium conditions, a lack of individuals with mixed ancestry, and a small number of potential source populations (two), likely allowed us to use assignment methods to rigorously characterize dispersal patterns for a population that was larger and less differentiated than typically thought required for the identification of migrants. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Cited By (since 1996):11, Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: MOECE, , Hall, Palsbøll, Beissinger, Harvey, Bérubé, Raphael, Nelson, Golightly, McFarlane-Tranquilla, Newman, Peery Surveillance for zoonotic and selected pathogens in harbor seals phoca vitulina from central California The infection status of harbor seals Phoca vitulina in central California, USA, was evaluated through broad surveillance for pathogens in stranded and wild-caught animals from 2001 to 2008, with most samples collected in 2007 and 2008. Stranded animals from Mendocino County to San Luis Obispo County were sampled at a rehabilitation facility: The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC, n = 175); wild-caught animals were sampled at 2 locations: San Francisco Bay (SF, n = 78) and Tomales Bay (TB, n = 97), that differed in degree of urbanization. Low prevalences of Salmonella, Campylobacter, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium were detected, in the feces of stranded and wild-caught seals. Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli were more prevalent in the feces of stranded (58% [78 out of 135] and 76% [102 out of 135]) than wild-caught (42% [45 out of 106] and 66% [68 out of 106]) seals, whereas Vibrio spp. were 16 times more likely to be cultured from the feces of seals from SF than TB or TMMC (p < 0.005). Brucella DNA was detected in 3.4% of dead stranded harbor seeds (2 out of 58). Type A influenza was isolated from feces of 1 out of 96 wild-caught seals. Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii, Sarcocystis neurona, and type A influenza was only detected in the wild-caught harbor seals (post-weaning age classes), whereas antibody titers to Leptospira spp. were detected in stranded and wild-caught seals. No stranded (n = 109) or wild-caught (n = 217) harbor seals had antibodies to phocine distemper virus, although a single low titer to canine distemper virus was detected. These results highlight the role of harbor seals as sentinel species for zoonotic and terrestrial pathogens in the marine environment., Harbor Seals Greig, Gulland, Smith, Conrad, Field, Fleetwood, Harvey, Ip, Jang, Packham, Wheeler, Hall An acoustic harassment technique to reduce seal predation on salmon Mate, Brown, Greenlaw, Harvey, Temte, Mate, Harvey Recovery rates of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) carcasses estimated from stranding and survival rate data Recovery of cetacean carcasses provides data on levels of human-caused mortality, but represents only a minimum count of impacts. Counts of stranded carcasses are negatively biased by factors that includes at-sea scavenging, sinking, drift away from land, stranding in locations where detection is unlikely, and natural removal from beaches due to wave and tidal action prior to detection. We estimate the fraction of carcasses recovered for a population of coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), using abundance and survival rate data to estimate annual deaths in the population. Observed stranding numbers are compared to expected deaths to estimate the fraction of carcasses recovered. For the California coastal population of bottlenose dolphins, we estimate the fraction of carcasses recovered to be 0.25 (95% CI = 0.20-0.33). During a 12 yr period, 327 animals (95% CI = 253-413) were expected to have died and been available for recovery, but only 83 carcasses attributed to this population were documented. Given the coastal habits of California coastal bottlenose dolphins, it is likely that carcass recovery rates of this population greatly exceeded recovery rates of more pelagic dolphin species in the region. Caretta, Danil, Chivers, Weller, Janiger, Berman-Kowalewski, Hernandez, Harvey, Dunkin, Casper, Stoudt, Flannery, Wilkinson, Huggins, Lambourn Effects of rapid flight-feather molt on postbreeding dispersal in a pursuit-diving seabird, Breeding seabirds have been well studied but seabird ecology during the nonbreeding season is poorly understood because many species disperse far from breeding colonies to molt at sea. We characterized the timing of prebasic molt and postbreeding dispersal, described postbreeding dispersal movements, and estimated changes in body mass during molt for Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus; Alcidae) in central California, 1999-2004. According to mark-recapture and at-sea surveys, 248-315 of 496-637 individuals (43-50%) used Año Nuevo Bay, located immediately adjacent to nesting areas, for their prebasic molt in August-October. Long-distance dispersal (≥ 100 km) from Año Nuevo Bay by radiomarked Marbled Murrelets was low during breeding (9-13%, n = 46), but was greater for individuals radiomarked at the end of the breeding season (69-90%, n = 20). The mean dispersal dates were 18 May and 21 October for the breeding and postbreeding samples, respectively, and postbreeding dispersal occurred an average of two weeks after molt completion. Mean dispersal distances were 184 km and 256 km in the breeding and postbreeding periods, respectively. Of 12 long-distance dispersers, all moved south except one. Marbled Murrelets gained mass during molt (n = 184), except during a moderate El Niño event in 2002 when mass remained constant. However, birds did not take longer to molt in 2002, which suggests that individuals allocated more energy reserves to molt processes in that year. Apparently, sufficient prey resources were available in Año Nuevo Bay for both basic metabolic requirements and the demands of molt, even when water was moderately warm. © The American Ornithologists' Union, 2008., Cited By (since 1996):6, Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: AUKJA, , Peery, Henkel, Newman, Becker, Harvey, Thompson, Beissinger Evaluating the function of the male harbour seal, Phoca vitulina, roar through playback experiments, The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of vocalizations produced during the breeding season by the male harbour seal, an aquatically breeding pinniped. During the spring of 1999, playback experiments were conducted at eight locations in Elkhorn Slough, California, U.S.A. Through an underwater speaker, we presented male harbour seals with three acoustic stimuli: a long-duration, low-frequency roar (LL), a short-duration, high-frequency roar (SH) and amplified water noise (control). Male responses to the playback boat were characterized by increased approach rates and aggressive flipper slapping during 62.5% of SH sessions (N=8), 25% of LL sessions (N=8) and 0% of control sessions (N=8). No more than one identifiable seal responded during each playback location. We observed no responses by female harbour seals to playbacks. We conclude from these experiments that territorial male harbour seals use roars given by intruders to locate and challenge intruders. © 2004 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved., Cited By (since 1996):11, Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: ANBEA, , Hayes, Kumar, Costa, Mellinger, Harvey, Southall, Le Boeuf Mating system and reproductive success in eastern Pacific harbour seals, Harbour seals sometimes breed along inland travel corridors where females become clustered in space and time and males establish underwater acoustic display territories similar to terrestrial arenas known as resource-based leks. Under these conditions, we predicted that higher levels of polygyny would be observed than has been previously reported for this species mating in open coast environments without travel corridors. Reproductive success (RS) of 70 males was measured using 20 microsatellite DNA loci and likelihood-based paternity analysis of 136 offspring collected over 3 years. Most males were assigned either zero or one paternity with 80% confidence. The greatest number of pups assigned to one male in a season was two. Variance in RS was higher for males than females (which are biologically limited to one offspring per year) indicating low to mild polygyny. In addition, distributions of relatedness values among pups within year classes did not differ significantly from a simulated distribution with R = 0, indicating that half-siblings were uncommon. Overall, polygyny levels were low relative to terrestrial pinniped mating systems and similar to observations from a harbour seal population along an open coast. Due to large confidence intervals associated with our results, we cannot rule out the hypothesis that a travel corridor might increase the degree of polygyny skew relative to that observed in open coast environments. Habitat appeared to influence male strategies as the most successful males in open coast environments patrolled offshore, while the most successful male in this study defended a territory along the travel corridor. © 2006 The Authors., Cited By (since 1996):10, CODEN: MOECE, , Hayes, Pearse, Costa, Harvey, Le Boeuf, Garza Temporal variability in ocean climate and California sea lion diet and biomass consumption: Implications for fisheries management, Key to understanding ecosystem structure and function in the California Current System is quantitative modeling of trophic interactions of California sea lions Zalophus californianus, one of the largest and most abundant predators in this system, and how these interactions are affected by climate variability. Because sea lions consume almost exclusively commercially important prey species, we hypothesized that the potential for competition for specific prey resources would vary with environmental conditions. We evaluated seasonal and annual variation in sea lion diet in Monterey Bay during the strong 1997-98 El Niño and subsequent 1999 La Niña through the examination and identification of prey hard parts found in fecal samples. Annual consumption was modeled using population size, dietary data, sea lion energetics, and prey energy content. Sea lions were plastic specialists, feeding on seasonally abundant aggregating prey, exploiting several species at a time. Short-term seasonal changes in diet corresponded with prey movement and life history patterns, whereas long-term annual changes corresponded with large-scale ocean climate shifts, namely the large 1997-98 El Niño and 1999 La Niña. Annual sea lion consumption of specific prey varied as a function of ocean climate, with an estimated 17 154 t prey consumed in 1998 and 20 229 t in 1999. Sea lion consumption was similar in magnitude to fisheries landings for several prey species and has the potential to adversely impact specific prey resources and directly compete with these fisheries; however, the degree of competition depends on spatial and temporal overlap of fisheries and sea lion foraging efforts. © Inter-Research 2008., Cited By (since 1996):8, Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: MESED, , , Downloaded from: http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v373/p157-172/ (16 June 2014). Assessing avian predation on juvenile salmonids using passive integrated transponder tag recoveries and mark-recapture methods, Many populations of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch and steelhead O. mykiss are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Until recently, the role of avian predation in limiting recovery of coho salmon and steelhead in central California coastal watersheds has been overlooked. We used recoveries of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags from Año Nuevo Island (ANI), a breeding site for several species of piscivorous seabirds, to estimate predation rates on juvenile salmonids and identify susceptible life stages and species responsible for predation. A total of 34,485 PIT tags were deployed in coho salmon and steelhead in six watersheds in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. Tags were deposited on ANI by predators after ingestion of tagged fish. Because tags were not removed from the island and were detected on multiple sampling occasions, we were able to use mark-recapture models to generate a corrected minimum predation estimate. We used POPAN, a variation of the Jolly-Seber model, to generate an estimate of gross population abundance, which accounted for tags deposited on the island but not detected during surveys. Detections of 196 tags from surveys conducted between autumn 2006 and spring 2009 were incorporated into the model, producing a gross population estimate of 242 tags (SE = 9.8). Addition of tags detected between autumn 2009 and 2010 to the abundance estimate from POPAN produced a new minimum estimate of 362 tags on ANI. Western gulls Larus occidentalis probably were the primary predator depositing tags on ANI. Minimum predation estimates ranged from 0.1% (Soquel Creek) to 4.6% (Waddell Creek) of outmigrating coho salmon and steelhead smolts. Predation was potentially greater given still unquantified deposition of tags off-colony and destruction of tags during digestive processes of predators. Finally, avian predators targeted estuary-reared fish, which contributed disproportionately to adult populations, further impacting imperiled salmon populations. © American Fisheries Society 2012., Marine Mammals, Birds & Turtles, CODEN: NAJMD, , Frechette, Osterback, Hayes, Bond, Moore, Shaffer, Harvey A bioenergetics approach to assessing potential impacts of avian predation on juvenile Steelhead during freshwater rearing Frechette, Collins, Harvey, Hayes, Huff, Jones, Retford, Langford, Moore, Osterback, Satterthwaite, Shaffer Mortality of sea lions along the central California coast linked to a toxic diatom bloom, Over 400 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) died and many others displayed signs of neurological dysfunction along the central California coast during May and June 1998. A bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia australis (diatom) was observed in the Monterey Bay region during the same period. This bloom was associated with production of domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin that was also detected in planktivorous fish, including the northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), and in sea lion body fluids. These and other concurrent observations demonstrate the trophic transfer of DA resulting in marine mammal mortality. In contrast to fish, blue mussels (Mytilus edulus) collected during the DA outbreak contained no DA or only trace amounts. 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__label__wiki	0.734417	0.734417	within ISS within JAXA To Top > Experiment > News > Space mice and normalcy of spermatozoa DNA preserved long-term onboard "Kibo" on the International Space Station - Demonstrating the potential of mankind's reproduction in space - Kibo Utilization Strategy Kibo Utilization Plan Utilization Plan Archive List of JAXA's Utilization Themes Applied Utilization Space Medicine & Manned Space Technology Outboard Utilization Education Payload Observation (EPO) Experiment Facilities Experiment Facilities onboard Kibo’s Pressurized Module (PM) JEM Exposed Facility (EF) Payloads JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) Space Environment Utilization Features of the Space Environment Categories of Space Experiments Means of Conducting Microgravity Experiments Space mice and normalcy of spermatozoa DNA preserved long-term onboard "Kibo" on the International Space Station - Demonstrating the potential of mankind's reproduction in space - National University Corporation University of Yamanashi National Research and Development Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The research group led by Sayaka Wakayama (specially appointed assistant professor), Teruhiko Wakayama (professor of advanced technology, department of interdisciplinary research, graduate school, the University of Yamanashi), and Yukiko Yano (chief research and development officer, JAXA) clarified the extent of DNA damage in mouse spermatozoa preserved for a long period onboard the Japanese Experiment Module ("Kibo") on the International Space Station (ISS), and successfully produced healthy offspring for the first time ever in space. Being nominated for "In This Issue" of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the result of this experiment was posted online (as of May 22 US time; at 4:00 a.m. on May 23 (Tue.) (JST). Title: Healthy offspring from freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa held on the International Space Station for 9 months 【Linchpin of the research】 The world's first mice (space mice) originated from space spermatozoa were born by using freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa, which were returned to the ground after having been preserved on the ISS for a long period. Space radiation does not affect fertilization or the generation, although it damages spermatozoa DNA. Comprehensive gene expression analysis and other means have proved the normalcy of space mice. This is the world's first report that examined mammalian reproduction in space and its influence on the next generation. Figure 1.A Sticker of this project This project is titled "Space Pup" (space pup mice). The joint research conducted by JAXA and the University of Yamanashi is titled the "JAXA Reproductive Biology Experiment," which aims to clarify the potential of mammalian fertilization for breeding in space. (Credit: JAXA/University of Yamanashi) In a future era when a moon base and space colonies are constructed as permanent habitation sites, humans as well as domestic animals will require reproduction and breeding there. However, the weightlessness and strong cosmic radiation that affect us will be serious concerns for the next generation.　Unlike fish and amphibians, mammals such as mice, which are sensitive to environmental changes and difficult to breed, have achieved little success in space reproduction experiments. Reproductive cells cannot be used in space experiments as a substitute for individual animals because the cells can only be cultured in vitro for a couple of days. They can be preserved frozen onboard for a long period, but are difficult to use in space experiments using the same method as on Earth as the handling of only few dozen μm of reproductive cells requires extremely advanced expertise and experience. Such constraints have seriously restricted mammalian reproduction experiments in space. However, the research group of the University of Yamanashi, which has conducted diverse research on mammalian reproduction to date, also reported an on-ground simulation experiment related to reproduction in space.(Note 1) Hampered by the difficulty to precisely realize a stable and long-term microgravity and cosmic radiation environment on the ground as in space, the group has been exploring ways to examine the influence on reproductive cells in the actual space environment. In 2009, a space reproductive cell experiment using "freeze-dried spermatozoa"(Note 2) developed by the principal instigator and other members of the research group was selected as one of the space experiment themes in Announcement of Opportunity for ISS Reserch made for JAXA International Space Station utilization experiments. Aside from eliminating the many constraints that restrict mammalian reproduction experiments in space, freeze-dried spermatozoa that are light in weight, require little space, and which can be launched even at room temperature have dramatically increased the flexibility for space experiments. On the ISS, cosmic radiation exposure sometimes reaches several hundred times the level on Earth, depending on solar activity and the intravehicular shielded environment. This project successfully clarified how cosmic radiation affects mammalian spermatozoa DNA, by preserving freeze-dried spermatozoa in that intravehicular environment of the ISS. This project titled Space Pup (Figure 1. A) is joint research conducted by Sayaka Wakayama (specially appointed assistant professor), Teruhiko Wakayama (professor of advanced technology, department of interdisciplinary research, graduate school, the University of Yamanashi), Fumitoshi Ishino (professor), Takashi Kohda (associate professor of the Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Yukiko Yano (chief research and development officer, JAXA), Aiko Nagamatsu Ph.D., JAXA, Hiromi Suzuki (researcher), Toru Shimazu (senior researcher, Japan Space Forum (JSF)), Motoki Tada and Ikuko Nagata (researchers, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JMSS)), and others. Kinds of launched samples and their preservation periods Figure 1. B Mouse spermatozoa being loaded on the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" 4 A thermal insulation box containing freeze-dried spermatozoa being stowed into the HTV "KOUNOTORI" 4. From 12 male mice of four pedigrees with four different genetic backgrounds (BDF1, BCF1, C57BL/6 and 129B6F1-GFP), 24 ampoule bottles of freeze-dried spermatozoa were prepared for each (Figure 2. A-C) and packed in six boxes by four each, which were divided into halves: three boxes for preservation in space and the other three for preservation on the ground for control. The three boxes for space preservation will be preserved for approximately nine months, three years, and five years, respectively, in the freezer in "Kibo" on the ISS, and then retrieved. The other boxes for on-ground preservation are being preserved in a freezer at the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center under the same temperature conditions and for the same preservation periods as those for preservation in space. The three boxes for space preservation were launched onboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle/H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" 4 (Figure 1. B). The first space-preserved box for the first retrieval was returned to the ground on May 19, 2014 by the SpX-3 Dragon spacecraft of SpaceX. The retrieved first sample was preserved onboard the ISS for 288 days, or about nine months. Experiment conducted The retrieved spermatozoa (for preservation in space and on the ground) were analyzed to examine the influence of cosmic radiation due to their long-period preservation. Measurement of spermatozoa DNA damage Measurement of fertilization capability by intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) Measurement of spermatozoa-oriented DNA damage in fertilized eggs Early development of fertilized eggs and normalcy of blastocysts The world's first production of space mice and measurement of pup birth rate Observation of the health condition and fertility of space (mouse) pups Comprehensive gene expression analysis of space pups (RNA-Seq) 【Experiment results】 The cosmic radiation exposure of freeze-dried spermatozoa was 0.6 MSv/day (0.4 mGy), and 178 MSv in total for nine months (117 mGy). This value is nearly 100 times the level measured in the radiation environment on the ground for the same period (1.8 MSv for nine months). Examining the damage of space-preserved spermatozoa DNA revealed the DNA damage rate of three of the four pedigrees was significantly higher than that of the ground-preserved spermatozoa DNA (Figure 2. G-I). However, when intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was conducted, most of the space-preserved spermatozoa and ovum were fertilized, developing into normal blastocysts (Figure 3. A-F). When the DNA damage after fertilization was examined, the damage rate of spermatozoa-oriented nucleus DNA decreased, with DNA damage only being observed in one pedigree among the four (Figure 2. J-L). This suggests that normal embryos were developed, possibly because the spermatozoa DNA damage was repaired immediately after fertilization due to the DNA repair capability of eggs. Next, when the space-preserved, spermatozoa-oriented fertilized eggs were transferred to pseudopregnant females (borrowed wombs), 73 space-preserved, spermatozoa-oriented pups (space pups) were successfully obtained from spermatozoa of all four pedigree mice (Table 1, Figure 3. G, H). Each pedigree showed nearly the same birth rate as that of ground-preserved mice, and no influence of space preservation on the birth rate was observed. Space pups grew steadily and showed normal fertility, and no abnormality was observed in pups born between space pups. Comprehensive gene expression analysis found no difference between the space mice and control mice on the ground (Figure 3. I). Consequently, this experiment revealed the following: the spermatozoa-oriented nucleus DNA was slightly damaged in the cosmic radiation environment in the ISS from August 4, 2013 to May 19, 2014 due to its preservation for about nine months; however, the damage was within a range that did not affect fertilization and delivery, and almost all of the newborn pups were normal. Figure 2. Freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa and spermatozoa damage preserved in "Kibo" on the ISS (Credit: JAXA/University of Yamanashi) Preservation of spermatozoa on the ISS and assessment of DNA integrity after return to Earth. (A and B) Ampules of freeze-dried spermatozoa were wrapped with polyimide film, and then four ampules from each donor mouse were wrapped together. Twelve groups of ampules derived from 12 male mice were selected for this study. The small white square (right side of B) represents the PADLES monitor, used to detect the irradiation dose. (C) All ampules were inserted into a small case, and a PADLES radiation monitor was placed on top of the case. (D) The etch pits corresponding to the tracks of atomic nuclei produced during space flight. (E and F) Observation of ground control (E) and space-preserved spermatozoa (F) by light microscopy. (G-I) Comet DNA breakage assays of ground control (G) and space-preserved spermatozoa (H). The lengths of DNA in the comet tails were standardized against the mean lengths of ground control sperm results for each mouse strain (I). The orange bars represent the mean lengths of ground control sperm samples after standardization, and blue bars indicate the space sperm samples. The asterisk denotes significant differences between samples (P < 0.001). (J and K) Immunostaining of zygotes derived from ground control sperm samples (J) or space sperm samples (K) by the anti-gamma-H2AX antibody. Both male and female pronuclei were detected by nuclear staining with DAPI (Upper Left, blue). Female pronuclei were detected by H3K9me2 immunostaining (Upper Right, green). The foci of gamma-H2AX signals show DNA double-strand breaks (Lower Left, red), and merged images (Lower Right). (L) The brightness of each male pronucleus was plotted. Black circles indicate zygotes derived from ground control sperm samples; white circles, zygotes derived from space sperm samples. The brightness of the male pronucleus in K was 1.3. In I and L, mouse strains: B6, C57BL/6N; BD, B6D2F1; BC, B6C3F1; Tg, 129B6F1 expressing GFP. Asterisks indicate significant differences (I, P < 0.001; L, P < 0.05). Figure 3. Development of embryos fertilized with space-preserved spermatozoa and birth of space mouse pups (Credit: JAXA/ University of Yamanashi) Developmental potential of embryos. (A-D) In vitro development of embryos fertilized by ICSI with space sperm samples. (E and F) Immunostaining of blastocysts fertilized with ground control (E) and space sperm (F) samples. CDX2+ cells (trophectoderm; TE) are shown in green, and Oct4+ cells (inner cell mass; ICM) are in red. (G) Full-term development of embryos fertilized with original, ground control, or space-preserved spermatozoa. Gray, orange, and blue bars represent the mean birth rates of embryos derived from original, ground control, and space sperm samples, respectively. Mouse strains: B6, C57BL/6N; BD, B6D2F1; BC, B6C3F1; Tg, 129B6F1 expressing GFP. (H) Space pups derived from space-preserved spermatozoa. (I) The results of RNA-seq analysis shown as heat maps. Six neonates derived from ground control sperm samples (G) and seven neonates derived from space sperm samples (S) are denoted G1-G6 and S1-S7, respectively. Table 1 (Please refer following page) http://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5988/T2.expansion.html 【Expectations for the future】 In the future when mankind lives in space, in-vitro fertilization technology for producing offspring from frozen spermatozoa and artificial fertilization technology for domestic animals will be increasingly utilized. This research showed for the first time in history that reproduction using preserved spermatozoa is also possible in space. At the same time, the research has revealed that preserving spermatozoa for only about nine months damages the spermatozoa DNA due to cosmic radiation. Though the DNA damage did not affect the delivered pups in this experiment, it is essential to examine the influence that may occur when spermatozoa are preserved in space for a longer period because artificial fertilization conducted in the livestock industry sometimes uses spermatozoa preserved for decades. We currently preserve part of our samples in the ISS. By conducting experiments with the freeze-dried spermatozoa preserved for long periods, such as three years and five years, we will clarify how cosmic radiation affects reproduction cells and successive generations. If any significant increase in DNA damage is confirmed after long-period preservation, a method of reducing the influence of cosmic radiation must be studied. For example, by storing spermatozoa in a shielded thick lava cave found on the moon, the indefinite preservation of freeze-dried spermatozoa may be possible with the influence of radiation on it reduced as much as possible. Like Noah's Ark, this could be an ultimate storage for genetic resources in case a great disaster occurs on Earth (as plant seeds are now being preserved in Svalbard (Note 3)). We will conduct experiments to culture early embryos of mice in zero gravity in space (project selected by the ISS Announcement of Opportunity for ISS Reserch in 2015).(Note 4) Along with these experiments, we will clarify all mammalian reproduction in space. (Note 1) Influence of zero gravity on embryo development The research group led by Prof. Wakayama previously conducted an experiment that examined the possibility of in-vitro fertilization and embryo development of mice in zero gravity by using a device which reproduces a pseudo-zero gravity environment on the ground. Consequently, the experiment showed that early embryos of mice did not grow well in the zero gravity environment, resulting in a significantly decreased birth rate. (Thesis: Wakayama et al., Detrimental effects of microgravity on mouse preimplantation development in vitro. PloS One, 2009, 4:e6753) (Note 2) Freeze-dried spermatozoa Mouse spermatozoa that die when freeze-dried can be preserved for several months at room temperature and almost indefinitely when frozen. When freeze-dried spermatozoa are injected into an ovum under a microscope (Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection; ICSI), healthy pups can be obtained. This is the technology that we successfully achieved for the first time in the world in 1998 (Wakayama and Yanagimachi, Nature Biotechnology 1998,16:639-641). (Note 3) Svalbard Global Seed Vault The vault has preserved seeds from all over the world, aiming to help resume their production in case similar seeds are lost in case a large-scale disaster occurs on Earth. (Note 4)Space Embryo (JAXA Japanese site), Project for culturing early mouse embryos on the ISS This theme was applied to the Announcement of Opportunity for ISS Reserch in 2014 and was selected as a candidate for launch in 2015. All times are Japan Standard Time (JST) Copyright 2007 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Site Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line257
__label__wiki	0.716145	0.716145	Cheryl Bart Justinian in ABC board, Cheryl Bart, On the Couch A little bit of Deja Vu ... Ex-Mallesons’ woman makes good … To celebrate the appointment of Bellevue Hill businesswoman Cheryl Bart to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation we’ve dug up her telling session On the Couch From Justinian August 1996 Cheryl Bart is a director or ETSA Corporation, Sydney Ports Corporation and a member of the Advisory Board of PA Consulting Group. She is also on the fundraising committee of the Bell Shakespeare Company. Ms Bart began her career as a banking and finance lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques and from 1990 to 1995 was national business development director of Mallesons. Husband Fred has been in the bedding business through his company Sleeping Giant Pty Ltd. (Since she opened a vein on Justinian’s couch Cheryl has gone on to conquer new heights, including getting to the top of Mount Everest in 2008 with her daughter Nikki.) Describe yourself in three words. Versatile. Ambitious. Passionate. What are you reading at the moment? “Built to last – Successful Habits of Visionary Companies”, by James C Collins and Jerry I Porras. What is your most disturbing personal obsession? Perfection. What do you recommend as a hangover cure? Champagne. What is your most glamorous physical feature? My aura. What words or phrases do you most overuse? “Hello, it’s me … Absolutely … See, I told you so.” How do you unwind? Like a cobra. When do you use a breath freshener? What do you never leave home without? Attitude and a sense of humour. What is your luckiest item of apparel? Motorbike helmet. What garnish do you find hard to resist? Aftershave. If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would you like it to be? Me – there’s still much more to do. What kind of fingernails do you respect? The strong silent type. What is your greatest regret? None so far. My children. What qualities do you look for in a pet? English as a second language. What would you change about Australia? More women in business, politics and the arts. What is your favourite holiday destination? Aspen (snow), Great Ocean Road (water) or Florence (coffee). What is the most rancid breakfast you’ve ever eaten? Airline scrambled eggs. How would you like to die? Laughing. What is the first thing you do in the morning? Get up, get dressed and go home. Close your eyes – what is your immediate emotional response to the word, “law”? Vertigo. Article originally appeared on Justinian: Australian legal magazine. News on lawyers and the law (http://justinian.com.au/).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line265
__label__wiki	0.616589	0.616589	Exquisite illustration of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose and an unspecified Indian snake, from a 1924 French edition of The Jungle Book (public domain) …when Teddy came running down the path, Rikki-tikki was ready to be petted. But just as Teddy was stooping, something flinched a little in the dust, and a tiny voice said: 'Be careful. I am death!' It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra's. But he is so small that nobody thinks of him, and so he does the more harm to people. …Karait struck out. Rikki jumped sideways and tried to run in, but the wicked little dusty grey head lashed within a fraction of his shoulder, and he had to jump over the body, and the head followed his heels close…[but] Karait had lunged out once too far, and Rikki-tikki had sprung, jumped on the snake's back, dropped his head far between his fore-legs, bitten as high up the back as he could get hold, and rolled away. That bite paralysed Karait [killing him]. Rudyard Kipling – 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', in The Jungle Book Two of my best-loved books as a child (and still today, for that matter) were The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895), both authored by Rudyard Kipling, which I first read at much the same time that Disney's classic animated movie version was first screened in cinemas (1967), and which I also adored despite its many liberties taken with Kipling's source material. Although they are most famous for their Mowgli stories, these two books also contained a number of others that did not feature him and were not set in the Indian jungle. Of these non-Mowgli tales, my own personal favourite was 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', which was included in the first of Kipling's two Jungle Books. Its eponymous mongoose star (henceforth referred to here simply as RTT for brevity) successfully and successively saved from a series of potentially lethal attacks by Nag and Nagaina – a malign pair of garden-inhabiting Indian (spectacled) cobras Naja naja – the human family that he had 'adopted' after their young son Teddy had rescued him from almost drowning in a flood. The front cover and spine (the latter depicting RTT confronting a cobra) from the hardback first edition of The Jungle Book (1894) (public domain) However, cobras were not the only snakes that RTT dispatched. He also killed a much smaller but seemingly no less deadly serpentine threat to Teddy and family – namely, the "dusty brown snakeling" Karait, whose meagre description provided by Kipling is quoted in full at the beginning of this present ShukerNature blog article. Even as a child (and nascent cryptozoologist), I was fascinated by Karait, for whereas cobras were readily familiar to me, Karait remained mysterious, because no formal identification of his species was provided by Kipling. So what was Karait – possibly an inaccurately-described known living species (i.e. a veritable bungle in The Jungle Book), or an entirely fictitious one that Kipling had specifically invented for his RTT story, or conceivably even a real species but one that was either now long-extinct or had still to be formally described and named by science? There was only one way to deal with these and other options on offer. So after watching a cartoon version of it and then re-reading the original story a few months ago, I conducted some investigations into Kipling's minute but highly mystifying Karait, and here is what I found out. Adult specimen of the common Indian krait Bungarus caeruleus (© Jayendra Chiplunkar/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 licence) Naturally, the name 'Karait' instantly calls to mind the very similar name 'krait', applied both colloquially and scientifically to a number of species of venomous elapid snake native to India and elsewhere in Asia, and belonging to the genus Bungarus – which is why as a child I had simply assumed from his name that Karait had indeed merely been a krait. However, my fascination with Kipling's diminutive yet deadly dust serpent increased during subsequent years, in tandem with my burgeoning ophidian knowledge, when I realised that what little morphological and behavioural information concerning Karait had been given by Kipling did not accord with any krait species (either in its adult or in its juvenile form) that was known to exist anywhere within or even beyond the Indian Subcontinent. The most familiar krait species, and also the most abundant, widely distributed one in India, is the common Indian krait B. caeruleus. When adult, however, it can attain a total length of up to 5.75 ft (3 ft on average, but still very much longer than Kipling's Karait), and its body is handsomely marked with a characteristic banded pattern of light and dark stripes (often black and white, but famously black and gold in the closely-related banded krait B. fasciatus, also native to India and up to 7 ft long). Moreover, when it is a juvenile and therefore much smaller (hence much more comparable in size to Karait than the adult is), its stripes are even more distinct than they are in the adult snake and its background colouration is bluish, not brown. The banded krait Bungarus fasciatus as depicted in Joseph Ewart's book The Poisonous Snakes of India (1878) (public domain) Most other krait species also exhibit striping, albeit of different degrees of vividness. Needless to say, however, any mention of such markings in Kipling's description of Karait is conspicuous only by its absence, which would be highly unusual for Kipling if he had indeed intended Karait to be a krait, because his knowledge and descriptions of other Indian fauna was always very skilled. True, a few krait species do not possess stripes, but these still tend to have a very bold background body colour, such as shiny brown, glossy black, or even deep blue with a bright red head in one species (B. flaviceps from southeast Asia), so once again they differ substantially from the nondescript appearance ascribed by Kipling to Karait. It is odd, therefore, that Wikipedia's entry for the genus Bungarus refers to Kipling's Karait as "a small sand-colored krait", apparently unaware of the fundamental morphological flaws in such an identification that I have enumerated above. Similarly unaware, it would seem, is the Kipling Society, because on its official website its brief entry for Karait states: "karait (or krait) A small highly poisonous snake, known to Kipling and common in India". Common in India it may be (and, indeed, is), but small it certainly is not. Red-headed krait Bungarus flaviceps (© Touchthestove/Wikipedia – CC BY 4.0 licence) No less damaging to a krait identity claim for Karait than incompatible morphology is the notable reluctance of these snakes to bite or strike out at a potential aggressor, preferring to coil up and hide their head within their coils, exposing and lifting up their tail tip instead. This behaviour does not correspond at all with the much more active, antagonistic striking behaviour of Karait, plus their predominantly nocturnal lifestyle means that kraits rarely encounter humans during the daytime anyway, which is when Karait encountered Teddy. Consequently, as the only link between the kraits and Karait is a shared colloquial name, it would seem most parsimonious to assume that Kipling simply selected the name Karait for its sound or familiarity, rather than to indicate any taxonomic affinity between his story's snake and the genuine kraits. The website Litcharts offers a very different ophidian identity from a krait for Karait – nothing less, in fact, than an infant cobra. In its list of minor characters that appear in Kipling's story 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', it describes Karait as: The young cobra hatchling, implied to be a child of Nag and Nagaina, whom Rikki-tikki battles in the garden early in the story. His small size in fact makes him more dangerous than the older snakes, as he is quicker and harder to catch, but Rikki-tikki defeats him nonetheless. This entry's claim baffles me, because nowhere in Kipling's coverage of Karait and his unsuccessful attack upon RTT can I spot any implication that Karait was a young cobra hatchling, other than perhaps the term 'snakeling', which may imply a young snake. Equally, however, it may imply a small adult snake. In any case, even the smallest Indian cobra hatchlings, which still measure a respectable 10 in long, possess their species' characteristic hood – yet which, just like the stripes of kraits, is again conspicuous only by its absence in Kipling's description of Karait. Furthermore, by specifically stating that Karait's bite "is as dangerous as the cobra's", surely Kipling is actually delineating Karait from the cobra, rather than assimilating it with the latter snake? Certainly, that is how this statement reads to me. A young Indian cobra Naja naja exhibiting its species' characteristic hood (© Muhammad Sharif Khan/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 2.5 licence) A third snake identity, and one that I feel has much greater plausibility than either of the previous two discussed here, is a species of saw-scaled viper, belonging to the genus Echis, which includes among its number the Indian saw-scaled viper E. carinatus, the best-known representative. Just like Karait, these snakes are small, predominantly brown with only faint patterning sometimes, extremely venomous, notoriously irascible, and often found in dry, dusty, arid terrain, where they are very inconspicuous, frequently burying themselves in sand or dirt until only their head is visible, thereby enabling them to ambush unsuspecting approaching prey. Is it just a coincidence, therefore, that Kipling specifically states that Karait "lies for choice on the dusty earth"? Moreover, these snakes readily strike out aggressively if threatened, just as Karait did, and so potent is their venom (as was Karait's) that saw-scaled vipers are one of the most significant snake-bite threats throughout their zoogeographical range, killing many people every year. Yet some such species are no more than 1 ft long even as adults. Clearly, therefore, this type of snake corresponds very closely with Karait across a wide range of different characteristics – morphological, behavioural, and ecological. Also worthy of note here is the hump-nosed viper Hypnale hypnale, which is native to India, greyish-brown in colour with a double row of large black spots, and no more than around 2 ft long (averages 12-15 in). However, it generally frequents dense jungles and hilly coffee plantations, rather than the more arid, dusty terrain favoured by Echis, and spends the day hidden in thick bushes and leaf litter. Indian saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus (© Saleem Hameed/Wikipedia – CC BY 2.5 licence) The fourth identity to be considered here is fundamentally different from the others inasmuch as it is based not upon factual similarities but rather upon fallacious ones. Superstitious, non-scientific traditional native lore in many regions of the world often ascribes all manner of fanciful, often highly venomous attributes to various animal species that in reality are entirely harmless. For instance, there is an Indian lizard known locally as the bis-cobra that for untold ages has been deemed by fearful villagers in rural areas to be totally lethal in every way, yet as confirmed by scientific examination of specimens it is in reality completely innocuous (click here to read my ShukerNature blog article concerning this unfairly-maligned saurian). Various geckos and chameleons are viewed with comparable yet wholly unwarranted native dread too. Certain equally inoffensive species of worm-like limbless amphibian known as caecilians, various worm-like limbless reptiles called amphisbaenians, and some reclusive fossorial snakes like sand boas and blind (thread) snakes have also suffered persecution due to similarly erroneous layman beliefs. While investigating the possible taxonomic identity of Karait, I communicated with Mark O'Shea, the internationally-renowned snake researcher and handler from the West Midlands Safari Park, based not very far from where I live, and Mark echoed my own thoughts regarding this identity option, stating: "People fear what they think are dangerous even if they aren't, i.e. blue-tongued skink or large geckos". Could it be, therefore, that Karait belongs to one such species, i.e. a very small and thoroughly harmless dust-dwelling serpent (or serpentine herp of some other kind) that has been wrongly deemed to be venomous? But why would Kipling continue to perpetrate such a fallacy? Surely as a keen amateur naturalist he would have preferred to expose it in his story as being nonsensical folklore with no foundation in fact? Brahminy blind snake Indotyphlops braminus (© Jjargoud/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 licence) Also well worth considering is that Karait may have been a total invention on Kipling's part, created perhaps to add an unexpected, additional element of danger into a plot that already contained the ever-present threat posed by the malevolent pair of cobras Nag and Nagaina (whose evil plan was to kill RTT and the humans, and then move into their house). There is, after all, a notable literary precedent for the incorporation of a deadly but zoologically non-existent Indian serpent into a work of fiction – none other than the lethal Indian swamp adder or 'speckled band' that confronted the master detective Sherlock Holmes in a famous short story penned by Holmes's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' was first published in 1892 (by London's Strand Magazine), i.e. just a couple of years before Kipling's Jungle Books were published (click here to see my comprehensive investigation of Conan Doyle's sinister swamp adder on ShukerNature). Who knows, might it even have directly inspired Kipling to dream up a fictitious death-dealing serpent of his own? Rather less likely, but by no means impossible, is that Karait represented either a valid species that did exist back in Kipling's time but has since become extinct without ever having been formally named and described, or one that still exists but is so elusive that it has yet to be officially discovered and recognised by science. With no supportive evidence known to me for either of these two options, however, they must remain for now entirely speculative. Artistic representation of the possible morphology of Conan Doyle's fictitious Indian swamp adder (© Tim Morris) At this stage in my investigation, therefore, the identity for Karait that I personally deemed to be most tenable was that of a saw-scaled viper, but I always greatly value receiving the thoughts, opinions, and possible additional information offered by other interested parties too. Consequently, on 25 March 2019 I posted the following concise summary of the Karait case on my Facebook timeline and also in various snake-relevant FB groups: Watching the 1974 Chuck Jones cartoon version of Rudyard Kipling's mongoose-starring story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi recently, I was reminded of a mystery that always puzzled me when reading it as a child. To which species did the extremely venomous but tiny dust-inhabiting, "dusty brown snakeling" Karait belong? As a child, I'd simply assumed that it was a species of krait, on account of the similarity in names and the occurrence of kraits in India. but when I learnt more about such snakes I discovered that young Indian kraits Bungarus caeruleus are actually vividly striped and bluish in colour, not unmarked and dusty brown. And even young kraits seem bigger than Karait was. I've since read various alternative suggestions, e.g. that Karait was actually a saw-scaled viper, or even an infant cobra. Or could he have been a wholly fictional species, as apparently the Indian swamp adder that confronted Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes was? There may even be the possibility that it is a real yet totally harmless small species, like one of the Gerrhopilidae blind snakes of India, but which is erroneously deemed in local folklore to be very venomous. There are many such cases on record, from caecilians to an Indian lizard dubbed the bis-cobra, which I have previously documented. Do any of my herpetological friends or those of Indian heritage have any ideas as to Karait's likely identity? If so, I'd love to read your thoughts! Here is Kipling's all-too-brief description of Karait's morphology: [I then quoted the first major paragraph of the excerpt from Kipling's book that opens this present ShukerNature article.] The common Indian krait as depicted in Joseph Ewart's book The Poisonous Snakes of India (1878) (public domain) I then sat back to await any postings that may be forthcoming. In the event, I received quite a number of comments (including a greatly welcomed, detailed evaluation by American biologist Dr Christopher Mallery that closely echoed my own thought processes regarding the case), which revealed that the overriding opinion concerning Karait's likely identity was the same as mine – a saw-scaled viper. However, there was one nagging problem with this identity that I could neither resolve nor overlook. If Karait had truly been based upon a saw-scaled viper, why did Kipling, who was so knowledgeable concerning Indian fauna, give to it a name that is applied locally to the krait? This made no sense at all – until, that is, Robert Twombley, a longstanding Facebook friend who is passionately interested in both herpetology and cryptozoology, and is also the creator of the reptile/amphibian-specific cryptozoological group Ethnoherpetology, posted a brief but remarkable revelation there on 29 March 2019 that was entirely new to me, but which in my opinion provides the long sought-after missing piece of the perplexing Karait jigsaw puzzle. Here is what he wrote: Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider, 1801) and Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801), were once placed in the same genus Pseudoboa (Schneider, 1801) same with Echis carinatus (Schneider, 1801). Johann G.T. Schneider (public domain) In other words, back in 1801 the Indian (as well as the banded) krait and the Indian saw-scaled viper had been taxonomically lumped together by German naturalist Johann G.T. Schneider within the very same genus, Pseudoboa (which he had officially coined in his 1801 treatise Historiae Amphibiorum Naturalis et Literariae Fasciculus Secundus Continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias), and were therefore viewed scientifically as closely-related, similar serpents. (It was only in later years that they were eventually shown to be quite distinct, both anatomically and genetically, so were duly split not only into separate genera but also into separate taxonomic families – Elapidae for the kraits as well as the cobras, and Viperidae for the vipers.) So it is not unreasonable to assume that back then the colloquial name 'karait' had been more inclusive too, all of which could in turn explain why Kipling had applied the latter name to a snake that was quite evidently not a krait but a saw-scaled viper. My sincere thanks to Robert Twombley, Dr Christopher Mallery, Mark O'Shea, and all of the other correspondents who so kindly responded to my FB enquiry with their greatly-valued thoughts and views. Photographic portrait of Rudyard Kipling (public domain) Labels: cobra, cryptozoology, indian swamp adder, Karait, karl shuker, krait, mystery snake, rikki-tikki-tavi, rudyard kipling, saw-scaled viper, ShukerNature, The Jungle Book Enlargement photograph of a picture postcard of The Beast displayed alongside its glass case (photograph © Shane Lea) Last month, a friend of mine informed me that just a few years ago he had been fortunate enough to view up close and personal(ly) something truly rare in cryptozoology – an actual physical specimen of a putative cryptid. And not just any cryptid either. Nothing less, in fact, than a suspected shunka warak'in – one of North America's lesser-known but no less interesting mystery creatures. I first documented the shunka warak'in back in 2007, within my book Extraordinary Animals Revisited, and I added a very important update to my account when that book was reprinted not long afterwards. So, before I document my friend's first-hand impressions of the afore-mentioned specimen, here is what I originally wrote 12 years ago concerning this very intriguing New World unknown animal: The taxiderm ringdocus exhibit (aka The Beast) originally displayed in Sherwood's store/museum, where it was also labelled as a guyasticutus and a Rocky Mountain hyena (public domain) Translating as ‘carrying-off dogs’, 'shunka warak'in' is the name given by the Ioway and other Native Americans living along the U.S.A.-Canada border to a strange dark-furred creature likened morphologically to a cross between a wolf and a hyaena, which sports a lupine head and high shoulders, but also a sloping back and short hindlimbs - bestowing upon it a hyaenid outline. As its name suggests, the shunka warak’in is said to sneak into the tribes’ camps at night and seize any unwary dogs, and it cries like a human if killed. Sometime during the 1880s, a mystifying creature fitting this description was shot and killed by the grandfather of zoologist Dr Ross E. Hutchins (who documented the incident in his book Trails to Nature’s Mysteries, 1977) on his ranch in the Madison River Valley north of Ennis, Montana. Unlike so many other cryptozoological corpses, however, this one was actually preserved, becoming a cased taxiderm specimen that was subsequently exhibited for many years by a grocer called Sherwood at his store-cum-museum near Henry Lake, Idaho, Sherwood terming it a ‘ringdocus’. Moreover, a good-quality photograph of this unique specimen was taken, revealing its somewhat composite form – and appears in Hutchins’s book. This is just as well, because the whereabouts of the specimen itself are currently unknown, as it has apparently been moved in recent years to somewhere in the West Yellowstone area. After reading Hutchins’s account and seeing the photo, veteran American cryptozoologist Loren Coleman keenly pursued this intriguing subject further, and together with fellow cryptozoologist Mark A. Hall he uncovered other accounts and data concerning odd hyaena-like beasts reported in North America over the years, which he duly collated in an article devoted entirely to the shunka warak’in (Fortean Times, June 1996). One further report dates from as recently as 1991, in Canada, when a peculiar hyaena-lookalike beast was observed by several eyewitnesses near to the Alberta Wildlife Park (Fortean Times, February-March 1992). A seemingly different, clearer photograph of the taxiderm ringdocus/The Beast specimen (photographer's identity presently unknown to me, photograph seemingly in the public domain, but in any case reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) Moreover, an additional report that may well have bearing upon the shunka warak’in case but which has not been published until now is one that was brought to my attention by cryptozoological artist William Rebsamen in an email to me of 19 May 1998. In it, Bill recalled meeting up a few days earlier with his high school art teacher, Ron Thomas, and had been very surprised to learn that Ron had a longstanding interest in cryptozoology. Described by Bill as a very non-nonsense person with a lifetime’s woodsman experience from growing up on a New Jersey horse ranch and moving to the Oklahoma pan-handle working with horses before finally settling down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to become an art teacher, Ron passed on to Bill some very interesting information: Ron also asked me if I’d ever heard of a strange predator that was not to be mistaken by locals as a bear or dog. Ron said he did not think much after first hearing about this from an old farmer who lived near him until he heard the same description from a totally unrelated second source near the same area. It is described as massively built in the front of its body while having shorter legs in back and travels in an unusual gait. As though Ron read my mind he next told me it sounds to him like some sort of hyena except that it is coal black in color. This reminded me of an article in Fortean Times (FT 87, page 42) in Loren’s ‘On the Trail’ of the mysterious (but poorly taxidermed) hyena like creature pictured in a photo from the Southwest. I totally agree with Bill that Ron’s mystery beast certainly recalls Loren’s shunka warak’in – but if such a beast does indeed exist, what could it be? The most conservative notion is that reports of it feature nothing more than freak/deformed wolves or odd feral mongrel dogs. Even the stuffed specimen, sloping back notwithstanding, appears more canine than hyaenine in overall form as depicted in the photo of it. Additionally, an escaped/released genuine hyaena or two may also have been sighted. However, with the exception of the very dark-furred but also very rare brown hyaena Hyaena brunnea, modern-day hyaenas are generally light-coloured with distinctive spots or stripes (depending upon the species). Brown hyaena in the Gemsbok National Park, South Africa (© Bernard Dupont/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 2.0 licence) As for any possibility that it really is a wolf x hyaena hybrid, this is not tenable, because canids and hyaenids belong to two totally separate taxonomic families. Consequently, it is highly unlikely that a wolf-hyaena mating would even produce offspring at all, let alone viable ones. Three very dramatic identities that have been proposed [by various cryptozoological investigators] involve the prospect of prehistoric survival. One of these identities is an undiscovered, modern-day borophagine – a superficially hyaena-like subfamily of canids represented by fossils in North America’s Oligocene to Pliocene epochs (34-2.5 million years ago). However, their hypershortened faces differ markedly from the long-snouted profile of the stuffed creature. The second suggestion is a surviving Chasmaporthetes ossifragus, America’s formidable hunting hyaena, which officially became extinct around 10,000 years ago [since revised to around 0.78 million years ago]. And the third is a relict amphicyonid, an identity that has also been applied to another mystery mammalian carnivore reported from North America, the waheela [click here to read more about this cryptid on ShukerNature]. Of course, one of the best possible ways of ascertaining the identity of at least one supposed shunka warak’in is to trace the Sherwood-owned taxiderm specimen, and perform DNA analysis on hair samples taken from it. So if you live in or plan to visit the West Yellowstone area, and you happen to spot a strange-looking, stuffed ‘hyaena-wolf’ ensconced in a large glass case there, don’t shun it as a freak or a fake. Take some photos, ask its owners as many questions about it as you can, and please send me whatever images and information concerning it and its new location that you are able to. It may indeed prove to be nothing more startling than a shabbily-preserved wolf or dog – then again, it might prove to be a major cryptozoological find. Cormocyon copei, a species of dog-like borophagine, depicted by Roger Witter in his Turtle Cove mural (public domain, according to Wikipedia – click here for details) Not long after my book containing the above account was published, a highly significant rediscovery was made – none other than the seemingly long-lost taxiderm ringdocus itself! Needless to say, I was most anxious to add details of this very important new episode in the history of the shunka warak'in to my earlier documentation of it, so an updated reprint of my book was swiftly published that contained the following additional coverage: STOP PRESS: The long-lost stuffed 'ringdocus' (p. 99), which corresponded well with descriptions of the mysterious shunka warak’in, has been found! After reading a story about it in late October 2007, Jack Kirby, another grandson of Israel Hutchins, tracked down the elusive exhibit to the Idaho Museum of Natural History [IMNH] in Pocatello [where, unbeknownst to cryptozoologists, it had long been in storage together with Sherwood's other taxiderm specimens, ever since they had all been donated to this museum]. Moreover, the museum agreed to loan it to Kirkby in order for it to be displayed at the Madison Valley History [Association] Museum [MVHAM, in Ennis, Montana]. A new examination of this famous specimen has revealed some previously-undocumented details. It measures 48 inches from the tip of its snout to its rump, not including its tail, and stands 27-28 in high at the shoulder. As portrayed in a photograph accompanying an article concerning its unexpected rediscovery published by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on 15 November 2007 [click here to read this article and view the full-colour photo of it alongside Jack Kirby], its snout is noticeably narrow, and its coat is dark-brown, almost black, in colour, with lighter tan areas, and includes the faint impression of stripes on its flanks. Despite its age and travels around America, this potentially significant taxiderm specimen is in remarkably good condition, with no signs of wear or tear or even any fading of coat colouration. Could it truly be a shunka warak’in? And, if so, what in taxonomic terms is the shunka warak’in? Now that the lost has been found, DNA analyses of hair and tissue from the long-preserved exhibit may at last provide some answers. More than a decade after I wrote the above stop-press account, however, my hopes and expectations that samples from the stuffed ringdocus (nowadays also known as The Beast) would be submitted for DNA analysis to reveal its taxonomic identity have still to be fulfilled. Apparently, this is or has been due at least in part to legality issues concerning which of the two museums featuring in this specimen's modern-day history (i.e. the INHM and the MVHAM) has the legal authority to allow such samples to be procured from it and dispatched for testing – click here for more details regarding this complex matter as contained within a Cryptomundo article authored and posted by Loren Coleman on 27 May 2009. Having said that: according to a noteworthy comment posted below that article on 21 September 2012 by now-retired museum professional/vertebrate palaeontologist Richard S. White, the INHM has deaccessioned the specimen and conveyed ownership of it to the person who had previously borrowed it, i.e. Jack Kirby, which if so presumably means, therefore, that responsibility for permitting or preventing DNA analyses now lies wholly within the MVHAM's remit. Meanwhile, I am pleased to be able to present herewith some interesting, hitherto-unpublished Beast data, in the form of first-hand eyewitness information and photographs kindly supplied to me by Shane Lea from Montana, plus details of a second, much more recent Montana mystery canid. Shane is a longstanding cryptozoological correspondent and friend of mine, who specifically visited Ennis's MVHAM a few years ago in order to observe its most enigmatic exhibit, The Beast, where it has been housed ever since it was originally loaned there from the IMNH in 2007. Enlargement photograph of a second picture postcard of The Beast (photograph © Shane Lea) In a series of emails sent to me during May and June 2019, Shane revealed that the MVHAM is a small natural history museum containing a nice collection of familiar North American mammals, plus The Beast, which is contained within a large glass case at the front of the building. Due to a combination of poor lighting and camera-flash reflections off its glass case dooming to inevitable failure any attempt made to photograph this specimen directly, Shane chose instead to photograph in close-up a couple of full-colour picture postcards depicting it that he purchased there, and then print enlargements of his photos on glossy paper in order to exhibit and examine The Beast's features afterwards in more detail. When subsequently discussing its possible identity with me via email, Shane stated that he favoured a wolf, whereas I mentioned in reply that I leaned more towards either an exceedingly cross-bred domestic dog or the hybrid offspring of some such dog and a wolf. Both of us readily discounted any hyaena or prehistoric survivor identity, because it clearly was not the former and it appeared far too nondescript in appearance, relatively speaking, for it to be any of the latter options noted earlier here. To quote Shane: [The] specimen I saw was no larger than an ordinary wolf…As I viewed “The Beast,” the whole time I was thinking in my mind “wolf.” Believe you me, I was looking for any hyena-like characteristics. No-one would love to find something “prehistoric” more than me, but, you have to keep your head on straight and be realistic, otherwise you’ll just end up fooling yourself. You brought up a very valid point that I had not considered before, the cross-breed consideration. One thing that always bothered me about the account of this beast, was that as recalled in the book: “Trails To Nature’s Mysteries,” this animal that was shot and killed, was described as being friendly toward the dogs around the ranch in Montana. Now, why would an animal described as “carrying-off-dogs” be friendly and non-aggressive w/dogs, unless it was actually part dog itself? Trails To Nature's Mysteries by Dr Ross E. Hutchins (© Dr Ross E. Hutchins/Dodd, Mead – reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only – click here to purchase a copy on Amazon's USA site) This latter comment by Shane is a very valid one. For although it is not unknown for a wild canid to lack hostility towards an encountered domestic dog, such encounters generally involve either downright hostility or open avoidance between the two animals. Equally worthy of note, however, is a comment dated 10 January 2008 and posted underneath a Cryptomundo news item authored on 15 November 2007 by Loren Coleman regarding The Beast's rediscovery (click here to read it), in which a reader with the username MustangAppy claimed: I know for a fact that the previous Mammology [sic] Curator and the current Paleontology Curator at IMNH have both examined this animal and stated that this is a poorly mounted black wolf, period. John James Audubon's classic painting of a black wolf (public domain) Also of interest is that in May 2018 a large canine mystery beast was once again shot in Montana. Here is what I subsequently wrote about it in one of my Alien Zoo cryptozoology news columns of 2018 for Fortean Times: IS A MONTANA CRYPTID CRYING WOLF? Even more perplexing and media headlines-generating is the mystifying canine cryptid that was shot on a private ranch near Denton in the Lewistown area of northcentral Montana, USA, on 16 May 2018. With long greyish-brown fur, a large head, and a definite canine appearance, it superficially recalls a wolf in overall form. Yet according to Ty Smucker, wolf management specialist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), who has examined close-up colour photos of this creature's body, its feet seem too small, its ears too large, and its body and limbs too short. As to be expected, the story of its procurement and unresolved taxonomic status soon went viral on social media, resulting in a diverse array of identities having been proposed for it, ranging from the mundane to the monstrous. At one end of this taxonomic spectrum are suggestions that it may be a specimen of the elusive dogman, a bizarre entity whose existence remains unconfirmed but is said to be capable of walking bipedally, like a humanoid dog. A related notion, whose seriousness remains as undetermined as the creature's identity, is that it is a werewolf. No less thought-provoking are opinions that it is nothing less than a dire wolf Canis dirus, a very large, burly New World species believed to have become extinct almost 10,000 years ago. Another postulated cryptozoological connection is one that links it to an equally contentious wolf-like or even hyaena-like American mystery beast known variously as the shunka warak'in or ringdocus, an alleged (but never verified) taxiderm specimen of which is currently on display at the Madison Valley History Association Museum [MVHAM] in Ennis, Montana. And then there is the proposal that it is a young, emaciated grizzly bear – but I have yet to see any young bear, emaciated or otherwise, that has a characteristically canine head and jaws, not to mention a long bushy tail! My own thoughts are that it is a pure-bred wolf, a wolf x domestic dog hybrid, or a pure-bred domestic dog but of decidedly crossbred ancestry in terms of the number and varieties of breeds that may well have contributed to it (i.e. a mongrel or mutt of no recognised heritage). Among domestic species of mammal, the domestic dog is unparalleled in terms of its morphological and genetic diversity, so much so that I have little doubt that this diversity could readily engender the phenotype of the Denton beast under consideration here. All too often in cryptozoology, an unusual specimen is procured, only for its remains to be discarded or lost without any samples having been secured from it and subjected to formal scientific examination. Happily, however, in this particular instance that sorry series of events has not occurred. Instead, FWP game wardens went to investigate it after it had been shot, and its entire carcase has been sent to their laboratory at Bozeman for continued study. Bruce Auchly, information manager for Montana FWP, has publicly stated that they are now awaiting a DNA report back from the lab, after which we may finally know whether Denton's cryptid was merely crying wolf or whether it really was something out of the ordinary. In mid-June, the results contained in that keenly-awaited DNA report were made public by Montana's FWP in an official press release. This revealed that despite the fact that certain investigators had opined that it looked odd, the mystery beast in question was in reality nothing more than a very ordinary adult female grey wolf Canis lupus. In other words, not a dire wolf at all, merely a dire disappointment, at least as far as some cryptozoologists were concerned. [A CBS news report of this specimen's discovery and denouement that includes photographs of it can be accessed here.] Conversely, neither of the two cryptozoologically fundamental questions regarding The Beast can be answered conclusively at present. What is its taxonomic identity? And regardless of what it is taxonomically, is The Beast one and the same as whatever the shunka warak'in is? (Always assuming, of course, that the shunka warak'in traditional folklore is actually based upon a real creature, rather than merely a wholly mythical, non-existent one.) Or, to combine the two: assuming once again that it is indeed real and not just a myth, is the shunka warak'in whatever The Beast is? Digitally-created shunka warak'in image created by '69.146.147.248 aka A FANDOM User' (who states here: "I'm happy to see it still floating around the internet" (© 69.146.147.248 aka A FANDOM User, reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) Let us hope that whatever legal wrangles may be impeding the prospect of samples from The Beast being made available for DNA analyses can be resolved in the near future, so that at least the first of these two questions can at last be answered. Of course, who can say whether the likelihood that an unidentified mystery beast will always attract more visitors than an identified non-mystery one may also be playing a part in this complex scenario…? The last words on The Beast, ringdocus, guyasticutus, shunka warak'in, Rocky Mountain hyaena, or whatever else one chooses to term this most taxing of taxiderm specimens belong to Shane, to whom I owe a great debt of thanks for so very kindly providing me with his very informative insights and photographs regarding The Beast, and also for his unfailing support and encouragement that he has always given to me down through our many years of cryptozoological correspondence, which I appreciate most sincerely – thank you so much, Shane!! For lack of a better name, the cryptid in Montana was also called “Ringdocus,” an unfortunate moniker. But…at least the “Ringdocus” was preserved and can be viewed to this day. That at least is some small consolation for the poor cryptid’s unfortunate demise. R.I.P. “Ringdocus,” whatever you are. My book Extraordinary Animals Revisited, in which I first documented the shunka warak'in and The Beast (© Dr Karl Shuker/CFZ Press) Labels: black wolf, borophagine, brown hyaena, cryptozoology, Extraordinary Animals Revisited, guyasticutus, karl shuker, ringdocus, rocky mountain hyaena, ShukerNature, shunka warak'in, the beast, waheela BURNHAM'S BEASTS - THE SECRET WILDLIFE OF SENEGAMBIA What strange, secretive, and sometimes even sinister creatures of cryptozoology – or even of something else entirely – might still lurk undetected by science amid the shadowy depths of forbidding forests in the remotest regions of West Africa? (Pixabay/free usage) Ati, bwana! There is a story you will not believe, because you are a white man. White men laugh at the stories told by the black man. They say this is not so, and that is not so. We have not seen this or that, so how can it be? They say, Ho, Ho! Black men are like little children, telling tales to each other in the dark. But remember, bwana, white men have been in this country for a time that is less than the life of one man, so how can you know all the things that have been known to black men for a hundred lifetimes and more? Roger Courtney – A Greenhorn in Africa, quoting an elderly African hunter, Ali Whereas many mystery animals have been well documented from North, East, Central, and southern Africa, far fewer have been publicised from West Africa - especially from its westernmost corner, constituting The Gambia and its encompassing neighbour, Senegal. Yet these two small countries (sometimes referred to collectively as Senegambia) apparently harbour a sizeable array of bizarre, unidentified beasts rarely if ever brought to widespread cryptozoological attention...until now. Owen Burnham in Kenya's Namanga Hills Forest (© Owen Burnham – photograph kindly made available to me by Owen for use in relation to my cryptozoological writings) I owe a great debt of thanks to a longstanding colleague, naturalist Owen Burnham, who spent his childhood and teenage years in Senegal, for very kindly supplying me during our longstanding correspondence with information regarding the creatures documented here. While living in Senegal, Owen became formally accepted as an honorary member of the native Mandingo (Mandinka) tribe, and thus learnt much about this land's mystery animals and also those of Gambia that has remained unknown to other Westerners. One such creature, the Gambian sea serpent, or Gambo for short, launched my own career in cryptozoology when I investigated its case in detail during the mid-1980s, and has now become very well known and well-documented in the literature (click here to access my extensive coverage of this cryptid on ShukerNature). However, Owen also learnt of several other mystery beasts that have received far less publicity, and so it is with these hitherto little-documented yet no less interesting examples that this present ShukerNature blog article is concerned. Illustration of Gambo produced by Mark North for publicity material appertaining to the Centre for Fortean Zoology's 2006 Gambian expedition (© Mark North/CFZ) MYSTERY STONE PARTRIDGE This enigmatic Senegalese bird was originally documented by me in a World Pheasant Association News article (May 1991) on gallinaceous mystery birds. The stone partridge is represented in Senegal by its nominate subspecies Ptilopachus petrosus petrosus – a familiar sight to Owen. However, he remains perplexed in relation to the covey of stone partridges that he spied at Fanda, Senegal, in 1985. Unlike this country’s normal brown-headed, buff-breasted specimens, these were very finely but noticeably mottled with white upon their head and neck, and their breast was whitish. They were also rather smaller in size, but most unexpected of all was their habitat. A typical stone partridge, in The Gambia, which neighbours Senegal (© Francesco Veronesi/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 2.0 licence) Eschewing the rocky terrain or scrubland normally frequented by Ptilopachus, this covey was dwelling within a small but dense area of undergrowth in a rice field, many miles from the nearest expanse of stony ground. Owen saw a second covey of this strange form of stone partridge at Kouniara, and this time they were living in thick woodland, comprising a mixture of real forest and palm trees. Yet despite their radically different habitat, their behaviour was similar to that of typical stone partridges, scurrying rapidly across the ground – though in this case over fallen trees and through the forest, rather than over rocks and through scrub. Local hunters had informed Owen that such birds existed, but he had not believed this until he had encountered them himself. In view of their morphological differences and markedly distinct habitat, could these stone partridges constitute a separate subspecies, isolated topographically from the nominate race? Bearing in mind, however, the tragic, continuing destruction of Senegal’s wildlife habitats, especially forests, it is to be hoped that this mystifying bird form can be thoroughly investigated in the near future, to enable it (if still surviving) to be saved not only from continued scientific obscurity but also from ensuing extinction. Interestingly, I recently discovered online a vintage colour illustration that portrays a pair of stone partridges closely matching Owen's description, complete with white mottling upon their head and neck, plus a whitish breast, so clearly such a form has been seen and even depicted in the past. A pair of stone partridges resembling those seen by Owen Burnham in Senegal – this vintage colour illustration was created some time between 1700 and 1880, and is from Iconographia Zoologica (public domain) GIANT BUSHBABY Related to the Madagascan lemurs and the Asian lorises, as well as to Africa's own pottos and angwantibos, the bushbabies or galagos constitute 19 currently-recognised species of primitive primate. Nocturnal and arboreal, they are characterised by their large ears, long tail, and fairly small size. Currently, the largest species are the three aptly-named greater bushbabies, with an average total length of 3 ft, of which over half comprises the tail. Bushbaby – does Senegal harbour an undiscovered giant species? (public domain) However, Senegal may be harbouring a rather more sizeable surprise. In June 1985, while exploring the heart of the Casamance Forest, Owen spied a mysterious creature resembling a giant form of bushbaby. It was the size of a half-grown domestic cat, with pale grey fur, and was accompanied by two or three young ones. Several years later, a similar animal was also reported from another West African country, the Ivory Coast. And in 1994, an assistant of bushbaby taxonomist Dr Simon K. Bearder, from Oxford Brookes University in England, encountered and even photographed a strange cat-sized creature in Cameroon that once again was superficially reminiscent of a giant bushbaby. Further details concerning these perplexing extra-large prosimians can be found in my book The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals. HAIRY MAN-BEASTS OF FOREST AND STREAM Another mystifying entity reported from Senegambia, and also from Guinea, but unrecognised by science is the fating'ho. Although still believed in by the more elderly members of native Senegalese society, younger people here tend to discount them as mere superstition or folklore, but occasionally something happens to make them think again. For instance: one day in or around November 1992, one of Owen's longtime Senegalese friends, a youthful native entomological researcher called Malang Mane, was conducting research in a densely forested area of northern Guinea at an altitude of about 3600 ft when he saw something that drove all thoughts of insects far from his mind. Without warning, and completely silently, a man-sized entity stepped out of the undergrowth only a short distance ahead of him. It was covered in long, shaggy black hair, had a noticeably large head, and emitted a guttural grunting sound. Most significant of all, however, was the fact that this veritable man-beast was walking on its hind legs, and was not holding onto any branches or foliage for support, i.e. it was fully bipedal, just like humans. Too shocked and frightened to move, Malang watched it approach to within a few feet of him before it ran away again. Dramatic artistic representation of a confrontational Australopithecus group, exhibited in Brazil (According to Wikipedia, this artwork is in the public domain - click here for full details) Malang is very familiar with the West African chimpanzee, and he was certain that the creature was not a chimp, bearing in mind that he had observed it in detail at very close range. Nor was it a gorilla, which is not native to this region of West Africa anyway. Only then did he realise that he must have seen one of the elusive, legendary fating'ho. Similar man-beasts have been reported elsewhere in Africa too, and some cryptozoologists have suggested that they may be surviving australopithecines - primitive hominids that officially became extinct at least a million years ago. Like many West African 'monsters', however, the fating'ho seems to inhabit a twilit world midway between mythology and mystery, for it combines various ostensibly physical features with certain purportedly preternatural ones, thus frustrating traditional attempts at cryptozoological classification. Artistic representation of a living australopithecine, as depicted on the front cover of Dr Bernard Heuvelmans book Les Bêtes Humaines d'Afrique, dealing with sightings of various mystery man-beasts in this continent (© Plon Publishing – reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) Some eyewitnesses, for example, claim that these entities will sometimes disappear into thin air in full view of their human observers. It is also believed that they can fire arrows at humans that are not tangible, but are 'spirit arrows' instead. These reputedly cause disfiguring ulcers to break out on their victims' skin, which never heal again. The fating'ho is not the only mysterious man-beast reported from Senegal. Also on file is the wokolo, which is chiefly differentiated from the fating'ho morphologically by its yellow eyes (those of the fating'ho are red) and long pointed beard. However, whereas the fating'ho prefers dense forests, the wokolo is more commonly encountered near streams. GUIAFAIRO AND KIKIYAON - ENCOUNTERS OF THE EERIE KIND Two of the weirdest and most grotesque monsters reported from Senegambia - or anywhere else, for that matter - must surely be the guiafairo and the kikiyaon. Said to remain hidden by day within the hollow trees and cave-ridden rocky outcrops rising above the hot savannahs, it is during the evening that the guiafairo takes to the wing, earning itself a fearful but memorable title - 'the fear that flies by night'. Few people who have been unfortunate enough to receive a visitation from this dire entity can agree upon its precise appearance. Some claim that it is grey in colour and winged, with a human face and clawed feet - a form of giant bat? Yet others aver that it is phantasmal, with no permanent, corporeal form, and can even materialise through locked doors. Is the guiafairo some mysterious form of giant bat? (© William M. Rebsamen) All confirm, however, that its arrival is accompanied by a vile, nauseating smell that engenders a suffocating, mind-numbing fear never forgotten by those who experience it - always assuming that they do survive. Some of the guiafairo's victims have died soon afterwards from a creeping, paralysing malaise, almost as if their fear has itself acquired a lethal, physical reality. No less deadly, or dreadful, than the guiafairo is the kikiyaon, which is said by the Bambara tribe to inhabit only the darkest expanses of forest, and rarely emerges from this stygian gloom. On those occasions when it is seen, however, it is likened to a monstrous owl, with a pair of immense wings, huge talons on its feet, and, most notable of all, a razor-sharp spur projecting from the tip of each of its two shoulder joints. Yet whereas its wings are feathered like those of normal owls, the body of this awesome apparition is clothed in short, greenish-grey fur, and it is even said to possess a short tufted tail. An exercise in imagining what form an encounter with the dreaded kikiyaon might take (Pixabay/free usage) Most native people believe the kikiyaon to be a truly supernatural creature, rather than merely an elusive natural one. They claim that evil sorcerers utilise this entity to kill people, either physically or spiritually, and can even directly transform themselves into a kikiyaon. Yet it can give voice to some very substantial cries. These include a deep far-reaching grunting call that has been likened to (albeit not conclusively identified with) that of Pel's fishing owl Scotopelia peli, a sizeable owl that is native to Senegambia. However, there is another cry that does not seem to resemble that of any known species of owl here, and has been compared to the hideous shrieks of someone being slowly strangled! Perhaps Pel's fishing owl will one day prove to be the hitherto-unrevealed identity of the very vocal kikiyaon? This exquisite chromolithograph was produced in 1859 by Joseph Wolf (public domain) Intriguingly, this is precisely the description applied to the voice of another still-unidentified, exceedingly elusive mystery beast. Namely, the devil bird of Sri Lanka, whose fascinating if highly frustrating case history I examine and document in considerable detail within my book From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings. Who knows? Perhaps a real, reclusive creature, possibly even an undescribed species of owl, originally inspired belief in the kikiyaon, but was gradually 'transformed' by superstition and folklore into the bizarre monster claimed to exist here today. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that a seemingly impossible creature has ultimately been shown to have a somewhat less dramatic and hitherto unrecognised but unequivocally genuine animal at its source. WERE-HYAENAS AND SABRE-TOOTHS Another Senegalese mystery beast that may be more substantial than surrealistic is the booa. Although only rarely seen, when it is observed the booa is usually likened to a giant, abnormally-coloured form of hyaena. In contrast, it is very frequently heard, especially at night. Indeed, its name is onomatopoeic, being derived from the hideous screaming cry that reverberates loudly through the still evening air when one of these creatures is in the vicinity. As with the kikiyaon, some Senegalese people are convinced that the booa is actually a transformed sorcerer, i.e. a were-hyaena. They claim that if a booa is shot and its trail of blood followed, it will surely lead to a human house, inside which a man or woman will be found, bleeding profusely from gunshot wounds. (This scenario closely echoes many medieval Western accounts of werewolves.) There is a similar Senegalese belief regarding the mo solo - said to be a type of were-leopard (not to be confused with the leopard-man cults). Is the booaa a mysterious giant hyaena, such as the supposedly long-extinct short-faced hyaena Pachycrocuta brevirostris? (public domain) However, reports of the booa also readily call to mind numerous accounts from East Africa, especially Kenya, of a seemingly allied but corporeal mystery beast variously termed the chemosit, kerit, or Nandi bear. Many descriptions of this infamously ferocious, forest-dwelling creature have likened it to a huge form of hyaena, of aberrant colouration and with a relatively short face (click here for a recent ShukerNature blog article dealing with the Nandi bear). Perhaps the booaa is an occidental counterpart in Senegal? Artistic representation of the wanjilanko's possible appearance (I found this illustration on the Net, but I am currently unaware of the artist's identity, despite having made extensive online searches in relation to it – consequently I am reproducing it here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) Due to poaching and political unrest, in quite recent times some of Senegal's forests have been destroyed, and its more exotic, rarer animals have become extinct. In addition, it is possible that some particularly secretive species have actually died out here even before their very existence was recognised by science. During discussions with native hunters in Senegal's depleted Casamance Forest, Owen has learnt that they can still readily recall a huge but very mysterious form of cat, which they refer to as the wanjilanko. According to their descriptions, it was striped, possessed very large teeth, and was so ferocious that it could even kill lions. Tragically, however, it appears to have died out, as have the lions that it allegedly once attacked. Could sabre-tooth survival be a reality in the most remote regions of West Africa? Meanwhile, here's one that I made earlier! (© Dr Karl Shuker) Reports of huge striped cats with very large teeth and savage temperament have also been recorded elsewhere in West Africa. In Chad, for example, such a creature is known as the mountain tiger or hadjel, whereas further east, moving into the Central African Republic, local tribes speak variously of the gassingram or vassoko. Their descriptions invariably recall Machairodus, the officially extinct African sabre-toothed tiger. In addition, when illustrations of this prehistoric stalwart's likely appearance in life have been shown to native hunters, they have readily identified them as pictures of their lands' striped, toothy mystery cats (see my books Mystery Cats of the World and Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery, as well as Still In Search Of PrehistoricSurvivors, for additional details). The prospect of sabre-tooth persistence into modern times must rate as very slim indeed. Nevertheless, there are few places on earth more capable of sustaining such survival beyond the reach of scientific detection than the remote, little-explored jungle-lands of West Africa. Proffering a portrait of Senegal's red-furred, leonine chakpuar (© Dr Karl Shuker – created by me from a Pixabay/free usage image) Also needing an explanation are Senegalese stories of a strange long-necked red lion known as the chakpuar, and peculiar ‘cat-wolves’ referred to as the guomna and sing sing. To quote one of Owen's communications to me concerning the sing sing: The "cat-wolf" is a strange concept that I have invented really to explain the oddities of the Sing Sing which seems to have the speed and stealth of a cat but the tenacity and stamina of a dog. It appears to have a head like a wolf and non retractable claws. The pelage is said to be somewhat brindled, like that of a laughing hyena [= the spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta] without the spots. Its tail is short and ringed. Again, this creature inspires fear in hardy hunters and is rarely talked about in case discussing it causes it to appear suddenly from the depths of the forest. Except for the short tail, this description recalls the striped hyaena Hyaena hyaena, which is indeed native to Senegal. As this species is normally nocturnal, and therefore not readily seen, it may have engendered a heightened, exaggerated sense of fear among the local people, thus explaining their dread of it and its elevation in their minds to the status of a veritable monster - the sing sing. THE TANTALISING TANKONGH While visiting Guinea, another West African country that may still contain some intriguing zoological surprises, Owen learnt of yet another unidentified beast, the diminutive tankongh. This extremely shy beast is said by local hunters to resemble a small zebra, yet lives only in the high mountain forests and is rarely seen. However, Owen was once shown a pair of tiny dull grey hooves and some pieces of black and cream mottled skin – the remains of a tankongh that had been killed and eaten. Owen mentions that according to local reports, this mysterious animal has a pair of small canine tusks, which makes me think of the water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus. This is a small, hornless, but tusked ungulate adorned with stripes and spots, which is native to Guinea’s lowland forests and swamp margins. Could this known but exceedingly elusive mammal be the identity of the tankongh, or could the latter even be a related but scientifically-undescribed species adapted for a montane existence? And what of the un-named, uncaptured toad, also hailing from Guinea, that reputedly gives birth to live young – is this a new form? Vintage chromolithograph depicting West Africa's handsomely-marked but extremely reclusive water chevrotain (public domain) It was Pliny the Elder who said: "Ex Africa semper aliquod novi" – "There is always something new out of Africa". Judging from the cryptic creatures documented here, all currently lurking within that dusky borderland between reverie and reality, the intrepid cryptozoologist would do well to heed his words, and pay a keen-eyed visit to this mysterious continent's all-too-long-overlooked Western quarter. Who knows what extraordinary revelations may still await formal scientific disclosure here? This ShukerNature blog article is exclusively excerpted from my book Dr Shuker's Casebook: In Pursuit of Marvels and Mysteries. Labels: Australopithecus, booaa, chakpuar, cryptozoology, fating 'ho, Gambo, giant bat, giant bushbaby, guiafaro, guomnah, karl shuker, kikiyaon, mystery birds, Owen Burnham, sabre-tooth, ShukerNature, tankongh, wanjilanko KIPLING AND KARAIT - AN OPHIDIAN BUNGLE IN THE JUN... SHUNKA WARAK'IN, RINGDOCUS, GUYASTICUTUS, ROCKY MO... BURNHAM'S BEASTS - THE SECRET WILDLIFE OF SENEGAMB...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line267
__label__wiki	0.60428	0.60428	Home > Search Results: Leimona, B. HIMALDOC 5 records found Search took 0.01 seconds. Fairly Efficient, Efficiently Fair: Lessons from Designing and Testing Payment Schemes for Ecosystem Services in Asia Leimona, B.; Van Noordwijk, M.; De Groot, R.; Leemans, R. Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is commonly defined as a market-based environmental policy instrument to efficiently achieve ecosystem services provision . However, an increasing body of literature shows that this prescriptive conceptualization of PES cannot be easily generalized and implemented in practice, and that the commodification of ecosystem services (ES) is problematic and may lead to unfair situations for relevant PES actors. This paper synthesizes case studies in Indonesia, the Philippines and Nepal to provide empirical observations on emerging PES mechanisms in Asia. Lessons learned show that fairness and efficiency objectives must be achieved simultaneously in designing and implementing a sustainable PES scheme, especially in developing country contexts. Neither fairness nor efficiency is a primary aim but an intermediate â€˜fairly efficient and efficiently fairâ€™ PES may bridge the gap between PES theory and practice to increase sustainable ES provision and improve livelihoods Payments for Environmental Services: The Need for Redefinition? Groot, R. d.; Leimona, B. As an alternative to the “command-and-control” approach, increasing enthusiasm for market-based instruments (MBI) in environmental management arose in the early 80s . It was hoped that MBI, including packaging taxes, effluent taxes and charges, capital or operation subsidies, tradable permits, deposit-refund schemes, performance bonds, liability instruments, and many others, would reduce the cost of achieving environmental goals and distribute resources in more efficient ways. The 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development endorsed the use of MBIs as an important component of sustainable development. The principles behind MBI attempt to capture the financial value of environmental services through so-called ‘payments for environmental services’ (PES). Four types of PES schemes can be distinguished and differentiated by the degree of government intervention in administration of the schemes, by characterising the buyers and sellers, and by the source of payments: (1) private payment schemes; (2) cap-and-trade schemes, under a regulatory cap or floor; (3) certification schemes for environmental goods; (4) public payment schemes, including fiscal mechanisms. Over the past decades, a range of payment mechanisms for environmental services have been operating in Latin American, the US and Europe Can rewards for environmental services beneft the poor? Lessons from Asia Noordwijk, M. v.; Joshi, L.; Leimona, B. Pro-poor rewards for environmental services (RES) link global priorities on poverty reduction and environmental sustainability . Emerging approaches to payment for environmental services vary in mechanism and form of payment. Rural poverty is multidimensional and the poverty syndromes vary with the intensity of landscape use and management, with the solution to lack of access to markets, education and healthcare associated with loss of natural capital. RES mechanisms have to balance effectiveness and efficiency with fairness and pro-poor characteristics, with transaction costs as obstacles to both. The economic perspective on financial transfers needs to be balanced with the social and environmental paradigms of fairness. Our first hypothesis is that only under specific circumstances, actual cash incentive to individual participants of RES will contribute substantially to poverty alleviation of ES providers. The second hypothesis is that non-financial incentive to ES providers will contribute to reducing poverty by linking the community (participants and non-participants) to access to capital types (human, social/political, natural, infrastructure and financial, such as microcredit). Review of key ratios of relative number and wealth of service providers and beneficiaries supports the first hypothesis and rejects the notion of widespread potential for reducing upstream rural poverty through individual cash payments. Results of community focus group discussions support the second hypothesis through context-specific preferences for the mechanisms by which RES can trigger conditions for sustainable development Criteria and indicators for eco-system reward and compensation mechanisms: realistic, voluntary, conditional and pro-poor Noordwijk, M. v.; Villamor, G.; Leimona, B.; Ha, M. Sustainable use of sloping lands and watersheds requires ways to link downstream effects (negative or positive) to the decisions made upstream . The concept of ‘payments for environmental services’ and the use of market-based institutions for such is gaining ground. In this paper we will review the conceptual basis of such mechanisms and the existing array of institutional innovations in both insular and mainland Southeast Asia. Markets are by definition realistic, voluntary and conditional. Their effects on poverty are mixed. Many environmental issues and the increasing scarcity of ecosystem services are linked to ‘market failure’. Time-lags, complex cause-effect and multiple layers of rights and responsibilities of environmental issues make ‘service’ considerations externalities of decision making processes that are focussed on ‘marketable goods’. Which combination of characteristics, short of full markets, is needed for effective, efficient, sustainable and equitable mechanisms to avoid environmental degradation beyond thresholds of sustainability? Are pro-poor market-based mechanisms possible? We set out to identify mutually beneficial opportunities for ‘modifiers’ and ‘beneficiaries’ of environmental services to interact as an alternative to a purely regulatory approach to environmental issues. The domain for voluntary, conditional rewards for environmental services (ES) is constrained by existing regulations and the rights it specifies to a share in the available ES (including the ES of buffering against pollution or the transfer of rainfall to usable water flows). We combined principles and insights from social welfare theory (development and environmental economics and project appraisal), institutional economics (principal agent problems, game theory) and integrated natural resource management approaches with emerging experience in action research sites and pilot application schemes to obtain a general framework of criteria and indicators, a consistent terminology and to clarify the multiple pathways (8 identified so far) and challenges of poverty reduction through reward and compensation mechanisms. Two main classes and four main criteria were formulated. The first class relates to the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the CRES institutions, with the environmental services as the primary target and criteria that relate to three questions (Would rewards be realistic? Will they be voluntary? What conditionality will apply?) that predominate in the scoping, takeholder analysis and negotiation + implementation stages, respectively). The second class is aimed at the equity dimension with also three main questions (Is poverty linked to ES issues? Who is/will be excluded? Are the rewards ‘pro-poor’?) for the three stages. Full conference paper is held in the Mountain Forum on-line library. Sustainable use of sloping lands and watersheds requires ways to link downstream effects (negative or positive) to the decisions made upstream . The concept of ‘payments for environmental services’ and the use of market-based institutions for such is gaining ground. In this paper we will review the conceptual basis of such mechanisms and the existing array of institutional innovations in both insular and mainland Southeast Asia. Markets are by definition realistic, voluntary and conditional. Their effects on poverty are mixed. Many environmental issues and the increasing scarcity of ecosystem services are linked to ‘market failure’. Time-lags, complex cause-effect and multiple layers of rights and responsibilities of environmental issues make ‘service’ considerations externalities of decision making processes that are focussed on ‘marketable goods’. Which combination of characteristics, short of full markets, is needed for effective, efficient, sustainable and equitable mechanisms to avoid environmental degradation beyond thresholds of sustainability? Are pro-poor market-based mechanisms possible? We set out to identify mutually beneficial opportunities for ‘modifiers’ and ‘beneficiaries’ of environmental services to interact as an alternative to a purely regulatory approach to environmental issues. The domain for voluntary, conditional rewards for environmental services (ES) is constrained by existing regulations and the rights it specifies to a share in the available ES (including the ES of buffering against pollution or the transfer of rainfall to usable water flows). We combined principles and insights from social welfare theory (development and environmental economics and project appraisal), institutional economics (principal agent problems, game theory) and integrated natural resource management approaches with emerging experience in action research sites and pilot application schemes to obtain a general framework of criteria and indicators, a consistent terminology and to clarify the multiple pathways (8 identified so far) and challenges of poverty reduction through reward and compensation mechanisms. Two main classes and four main criteria were formulated. The first class relates to the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the CRES institutions, with the environmental services as the primary target and criteria that relate to three questions (Would rewards be realistic? Will they be voluntary? What conditionality will apply?) that predominate in the scoping, takeholder analysis and negotiation + implementation stages, respectively). The second class is aimed at the equity dimension with also three main questions (Is poverty linked to ES issues? Who is/will be excluded? Are the rewards ‘pro-poor’?) for the three stages email alert or subscribe to the RSS feed. Leimona, B. in TERI	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line279
__label__cc	0.673791	0.326209	The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass A speech given at Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. A feeling has crept over me quite unfavorable to the exercise of my limited powers of speech. The task before me is one which requires much previous thought and study for its proper performance. I know that apologies of this sort are generally considered flat and unmeaning. I trust, however, that mine will not be so considered. Should I seem at ease, my appearance would much misrepresent me. The little experience I have had in addressing public meetings, in country school houses, avails me nothing on the present occasion. The papers and placards say that I am to deliver a Fourth of July Oration. This certainly sounds large, and out of the common way, for me. It is true that I have often had the privilege to speak in this beautiful Hall, and to address many who now honor me with their presence. But neither their familiar faces, nor the perfect gage I think I have of Corinthian Hall seems to free me from embarrassment. The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable-and the difficulties to he overcome in getting from the latter to the former are by no means slight. That I am here to-day is, to me, a matter of astonishment as well as of gratitude. You will not, therefore, be surprised, if in what I have to say I evince no elaborate preparation, nor grace my speech with any high sounding exordium. With little experience and with less learning, I have been able to throw my thoughts hastily and imperfectly together; and trusting to your patient and generous indulgence I will proceed to lay them before you. This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the Fourth of July. It is the birth day of your National Independence, and of your political freedom. This, to you, as what the Passover was to the emancipated people of God. It carries your minds back to the day, and to the act of your great deliverance; and to the signs, and to the wonders, associated with that act, and that day. This celebration also marks the beginning of another year of your national life; and reminds you that the Republic of America is now 76 years old. l am glad, fellow-citizens, that your nation is so young. Seventy-six years, though a good old age for a man, is but a mere speck in the life of a nation. Three score years and ten is the allotted time for individual men; but nations number their years by thousands. According to this fact, you are, even now, only in the beginning of your national career, still lingering in the period of childhood. I repeat, I am glad this is so. There is hope in the thought, and hope is much needed, under the dark clouds which lower above the horizon. The eye of the reformer is met with angry flashes, portending disastrous times; but his heart may well beat lighter at the thought that America is young, and that she is still in the impressible stage of her existence. May he not hope that high lessons of wisdom, of justice and of truth, will yet give direction to her destiny? Were the nation older, the patriot's heart might be sadder, and the reformer's brow heavier. Its future might be shrouded in gloom, and the hope of its prophets go out in sorrow. There is consolation in the thought that America is young.-Great streams are not easily turned from channels, worn deep in the course of ages. They may sometimes rise in quiet and stately majesty, and inundate the land, refreshing and fertilizing the earth with their mysterious properties. They may also rise in wrath and fury, and bear away, on their angry waves, the accumulated wealth of years of toil and hardship. They, however, gradually flow back to the same old channel, and flow on as serenely as ever. But, while the river may not be turned aside, it may dry up, and leave nothing behind but the withered branch, and the unsightly rock, to howl in the abyss-sweeping wind, the sad tale of departed glory. As with rivers so with nations. Fellow-citizens, I shall not presume to dwell at length on the associations that cluster about this day. The simple story of it is, that, 76 years ago, the people of this country were British subjects. The style and title of your "sovereign people" (in which you now glory) was not then born. You were under the British Crown. Your fathers esteemed the English Government as the home government; and England as the fatherland. This home government, you know, although a considerable distance from your home, did, in the exercise of its parental prerogatives, impose upon its colonial children, such restraints, burdens and limitations, as, in its mature judgment, it deemed wise, right and proper. But your fathers, who had not adopted the fashionable idea of this day, of the infallibility of government, and the absolute character of its acts, presumed to differ from the home government in respect to the wisdom and the justice of some of those burdens and restraints. They went so far in their excitement as to pronounce the measures of government unjust, unreasonable, and oppressive, and altogether such as ought not to be quietly submitted to. I scarcely need say, fellow-citizens, that my opinion of those measures fully accords with that of your fathers. Such a declaration of agreement on my part would not be worth much to anybody. It would certainly prove nothing as to what part I might have taken had I lived during the great controversy of 1776. To say now that America was right, and England wrong, is exceedingly easy. Everybody can say it; the dastard, not less than the noble brave, can flippantly discant on the tyranny of England towards the American Colonies. It is fashionable to do so; but there was a time when, to pronounce against England, and in favor of the cause of the colonies, tried men's souls. They who did so were accounted in their day plotters of mischief, agitators and rebels, dangerous men. To side with the right against the wrong, with the weak against the strong, and with the oppressed against the oppressor! here lies the merit, and the one which, of all others, seems unfashionable in our day. The cause of liberty may be stabbed by the men who glory in the deeds of your fathers. But, to proceed. Feeling themselves harshly and unjustly treated, by the home government, your fathers, like men of honesty, and men of spirit, earnestly sought redress. They petitioned and remonstrated; they did so in a decorous, respectful, and loyal manner. Their conduct was wholly unexceptionable. This, however, did not answer the purpose. They saw themselves treated with sovereign indifference, coldness and scorn. Yet they persevered. They were not the men to look back. As the sheet anchor takes a firmer hold, when the ship is tossed by the storm, so did the cause of your fathers grow stronger as it breasted the chilling blasts of kingly displeasure. The greatest and best of British statesmen admitted its justice, and the loftiest eloquence of the British Senate came to its support. But, with that blindness which seems to be the unvarying characteristic of tyrants, since Pharaoh and his hosts were drowned in the Red Sea, the British Government persisted in the exactions complained of. The madness of this course, we believe, is admitted now, even by England; but we fear the lesson is wholly lost on our present rulers. Oppression makes a wise man mad. Your fathers were wise men, and if they did not go mad, they became restive under this treatment. They felt themselves the victims of grievous wrongs, wholly incurable in their colonial capacity. With brave men there is always a remedy for oppression. Just here, the idea of a total separation of the colonies from the crown was born! It was a startling idea, much more so than we, at this distance of time, regard it. The timid and the prudent (as has been intimated) of that day were, of course, shocked and alarmed by it. Such people lived then, had lived before, and will, probably, ever have a place on this planet; and their course, in respect to any great change (no matter how great the good to be attained, or the wrong to be redressed by it), may be calculated with as much precision as can be the course of the stars. They hate all changes, but silver, gold and copper change! Of this sort of change they are always strongly in favor. These people were called Tories in the days of your fathers; and the appellation, probably, conveyed the same idea that is meant by a more modern, though a somewhat less euphonious term, which we often find in our papers, applied to some of our old politicians. Their opposition to the then dangerous thought was earnest and powerful; but, amid all their terror and affrighted vociferations against it, the alarming and revolutionary idea moved on, and the country with it. On the 2nd of July, 1776, the old Continental Congress, to the dismay of the lovers of ease, and the worshipers of property, clothed that dreadful idea with all the authority of national sanction. They did so in the form of a resolution; and as we seldom hit upon resolutions, drawn up in our day, whose transparency is at all equal to this, it may refresh your minds and help my story if I read it. "Resolved, That these united colonies are, and of right, ought to be free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, dissolved." Citizens, your fathers made good that resolution. They succeeded; and to-day you reap the fruits of their success. The freedom gained is yours; and you, there fore, may properly celebrate this anniversary. The 4th of July is the first great fact in your nation's history-the very ringbolt in the chain of your yet undeveloped destiny. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation's destiny; so, indeed, I regard it. The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost. From the round top of your ship of state, dark and threatening clouds may be seen. Heavy billows, like mountains in the distance, disclose to the leeward huge forms of flinty rocks! That bolt drawn, that chain broken, and all is lost. Cling to this day-cling to it, and to its principles, with the grasp of a storm-tossed mariner to a spar at midnight. The coming into being of a nation, in any circumstances, is an interesting event. But, besides general considerations, there were peculiar circumstances which make the advent of this republic an event of special attractiveness. The whole scene, as I look back to it, was simple, dignified and sublime. The population of the country, at the time, stood at the insignificant number of three millions. The country was poor in the munitions of war. The population was weak and scattered, and the country a wilderness unsubdued. There were then no means of concert and combination, such as exist now. Neither steam nor lightning had then been reduced to order and discipline. From the Potomac to the Delaware was a journey of many days. Under these, and innumerable other disadvantages, your fathers declared for liberty and independence and triumphed. Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men, too-great enough to give frame to a great age. It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number of truly great men. The point from which I am compelled to view them is not, certainly, the most favorable; and yet I cannot contemplate their great deeds with less than admiration. They were statesmen, patriots and heroes, and for the good they did, and the principles they contended for, I will unite with you to honor their memory. They loved their country better than their own private interests; and, though this is not the highest form of human excellence, all will concede that it is a rare virtue, and that when it is exhibited it ought to command respect. He who will, intelligently, lay down his life for his country is a man whom it is not in human nature to despise. Your fathers staked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, on the cause of their country. In their admiration of liberty, they lost sight of all other interests. They were peace men; but they preferred revolution to peaceful submission to bondage. They were quiet men; but they did not shrink from agitating against oppression. They showed forbearance; but that they knew its limits. They believed in order; but not in the order of tyranny. With them, nothing was "settIed" that was not right. With them, justice, liberty and humanity were "final"; not slavery and oppression. You may well cherish the memory of such men. They were great in their day and generation. Their solid manhood stands out the more as we contrast it with these degenerate times. How circumspect, exact and proportionate were all their movements! How unlike the politicians of an hour! Their statesmanship looked beyond the passing moment, and stretched away in strength into the distant future. They seized upon eternal principles, and set a glorious example in their defence. Mark them! Fully appreciating the hardships to be encountered, firmly believing in the right of their cause, honorably inviting the scrutiny of an on-looking world, reverently appealing to heaven to attest their sincerity, soundly comprehending the solemn responsibility they were about to assume, wisely measuring the terrible odds against them, your fathers, the fathers of this republic, did, most deliberately, under the inspiration of a glorious patriotism, and with a sublime faith in the great principles of justice and freedom, lay deep, the corner-stone of the national super-structure, which has risen and still rises in grandeur around you. Of this fundamental work, this day is the anniversary. Our eyes are met with demonstrations of joyous enthusiasm. Banners and pennants wave exultingly on the breeze. The din of business, too, is hushed. Even mammon seems to have quitted his grasp on this day. The ear-piercing fife and the stirring drum unite their accents with the ascending peal of a thousand church bells. Prayers are made, hymns are sung, and sermons are preached in honor of this day; while the quick martial tramp of a great and multitudinous nation, echoed back by all the hills, valleys and mountains of a vast continent, bespeak the occasion one of thrilling and universal interest-nation's jubilee. Friends and citizens, I need not enter further into the causes which led to this anniversary. Many of you understand them better than I do. You could instruct me in regard to them. That is a branch of knowledge in which you feel, perhaps, a much deeper interest than your speaker. The causes which led to the separation of the colonies from the British crown have never lacked for a tongue. They have all been taught in your common schools, narrated at your firesides, un folded from your pulpits, and thundered from your legislative halls, and are as familiar to you as household words. They form the staple of your national po etry and eloquence. I remember, also, that, as a people, Americans are remarkably familiar with all facts which make in their own favor. This is esteemed by some as a national trait-perhaps a national weakness. It is a fact, that whatever makes for the wealth or for the reputation of Americans and can be had cheap! will be found by Americans. I shall not be charged with slandering Americans if I say I think the American side of any question may be safely left in American hands. I leave, therefore, the great deeds of your fathers to other gentlemen whose claim to have been regularly descended will be less likely to be disputed than mine! My business, if I have any here to-day, is with the present. The accepted time with God and His cause is the ever-living now. Trust no future, however pleasant, Let the dead past bury its dead; Act, act in the living present, Heart within, and God overhead. We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and to the future. To all inspiring motives, to noble deeds which can be gained from the past, we are welcome. But now is the time, the important time. Your fathers have lived, died, and have done their work, and have done much of it well. You live and must die, and you must do your work. You have no right to enjoy a child's share in the labor of your fathers, unless your children are to be blest by your labors. You have no right to wear out and waste the hard-earned fame of your fathers to cover your indolence. Sydney Smith tells us that men seldom eulogize the wisdom and virtues of their fathers, but to excuse some folly or wickedness of their own. This truth is not a doubtful one. There are illustrations of it near and remote, ancient and modern. It was fashionable, hundreds of years ago, for the children of Jacob to boast, we have "Abraham to our father," when they had long lost Abraham's faith and spirit. That people contented themselves under the shadow of Abraham's great name, while they repudiated the deeds which made his name great. Need I remind you that a similar thing is being done all over this country to-day? Need I tell you that the Jews are not the only people who built the tombs of the prophets, and garnished the sepulchers of the righteous? Washington could not die till he had broken the chains of his slaves. Yet his monument is built up by the price of human blood, and the traders in the bodies and souls of men shout-"We have Washington to our father."-Alas! that it should be so; yet it is. The evil, that men do, lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones. Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? Would to God, both for your sakes and ours, that an affirmative answer could be truthfully returned to these questions! Then would my task be light, and my burden easy and delightful. For who is there so cold, that a nation's sympathy could not warm him? Who so obdurate and dead to the claims of gratitude, that would not thankfully acknowledge such priceless benefits? Who so stolid and selfish, that would not give his voice to swell the hallelujahs of a nation's jubilee, when the chains of servitude had been torn from his limbs? I am not that man. In a case like that, the dumb might eloquently speak, and the "lame man leap as an hart." But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common.-The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fa thers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? If so, there is a parallel to your conduct. And let me warn you that it is dangerous to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, towering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrevocable ruin! I can to-day take up the plaintive lament of a peeled and woe-smitten people! "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, to-day, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them. If I do forget, if I do not faithfully remember those bleeding children of sorrow this day, "may my right hand forget her cunning, and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!" To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs, and to chime in with the popular theme, would be treason most scandalous and shocking, and would make me a reproach before God and the world. My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is American slavery. I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave's point of view. Standing there identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this 4th of July! Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of liberty which is fettered, in the name of the constitution and the Bible which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce, with all the emphasis I can command, everything that serves to perpetuate slavery-the great sin and shame of America! "I will not equivocate; I will not excuse"; I will use the severest language I can command; and yet not one word shall escape me that any man, whose judgment is not blinded by prejudice, or who is not at heart a slaveholder, shall not confess to be right and just. But I fancy I hear some one of my audience say, "It is just in this circumstance that you and your brother abolitionists fail to make a favorable impression on the public mind. Would you argue more, and denounce less; would you persuade more, and rebuke less; your cause would be much more likely to succeed." But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light? Must I undertake to prove that the slave is a man? That point is conceded already. Nobody doubts it. The slaveholders themselves acknowledge it in the enactment of laws for their government. They ac knowledge it when they punish disobedience on the part of the slave. There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What is this but the acknowledgment that the slave is a moral, intellectual, and responsible being? The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write. When you can point to any such laws in reference to the beasts of the field, then I may con sent to argue the manhood of the slave. When the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea, and the reptiles that crawl, shall be unable to distinguish the slave from a brute, then will I argue with you that the slave is a man! For the present, it is enough to affirm the equal manhood of the Negro race. Is it not astonishing that, while we are ploughing, planting, and reaping, using all kinds of mechanical tools, erecting houses, constructing bridges, building ships, working in metals of brass, iron, copper, silver and gold; that, while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men, digging gold in California, capturing the whale in the Pacific, feeding sheep and cattle on the hill-side, living, moving, acting, thinking, planning, living in families as husbands, wives and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the Christian's God, and looking hopefully for life and immortality beyond the grave, we are called upon to prove that we are men! Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? that he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood? How should I look to-day, in the presence of Americans, dividing, and subdividing a discourse, to show that men have a natural right to freedom? speaking of it relatively and positively, negatively and affirmatively. To do so, would be to make myself ridiculous, and to offer an insult to your understanding.-There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven that does not know that slavery is wrong for him. What, am I to argue that it is wrong to make men brutes, to rob them of their liberty, to work them without wages, to keep them ignorant of their relations to their fellow men, to beat them with sticks, to flay their flesh with the lash, to load their limbs with irons, to hunt them with dogs, to sell them at auction, to sunder their families, to knock out their teeth, to burn their flesh, to starve them into obedience and submission to their masters? Must I argue that a system thus marked with blood, and stained with pollution, is wrong? No! I will not. I have better employment for my time and strength than such arguments would imply. What, then, remains to be argued? Is it that slavery is not divine; that God did not establish it; that our doctors of divinity are mistaken? There is blasphemy in the thought. That which is inhuman, cannot be divine! Who can reason on such a proposition? They that can, may; I cannot. The time for such argument is passed. At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced. What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy-a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour. Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival. Take the American slave-trade, which we are told by the papers, is especially prosperous just now. Ex-Senator Benton tells us that the price of men was never higher than now. He mentions the fact to show that slavery is in no danger. This trade is one of the peculiarities of American institutions. It is carried on in all the large towns and cities in one-half of this confederacy; and millions are pocketed every year by dealers in this horrid traffic. In several states this trade is a chief source of wealth. It is called (in contradistinction to the foreign slave-trade) "the internal slave-trade." It is, probably, called so, too, in order to divert from it the horror with which the foreign slave-trade is contemplated. That trade has long since been denounced by this government as piracy. It has been denounced with burning words from the high places of the nation as an execrable traffic. To arrest it, to put an end to it, this nation keeps a squadron, at immense cost, on the coast of Africa. Everywhere, in this country, it is safe to speak of this foreign slave-trade as a most inhuman traffic, opposed alike to the Jaws of God and of man. The duty to extirpate and destroy it, is admitted even by our doctors of divinity. In order to put an end to it, some of these last have consented that their colored brethren (nominally free) should leave this country, and establish them selves on the western coast of Africa! It is, however, a notable fact that, while so much execration is poured out by Americans upon all those engaged in the foreign slave-trade, the men engaged in the slave-trade between the states pass with out condemnation, and their business is deemed honorable. Behold the practical operation of this internal slave-trade, the American slave-trade, sustained by American politics and American religion. Here you will see men and women reared like swine for the market. You know what is a swine-drover? I will show you a man-drover. They inhabit all our Southern States. They perambulate the country, and crowd the highways of the nation, with droves of human stock. You will see one of these human flesh jobbers, armed with pistol, whip, and bowie-knife, driving a company of a hundred men, women, and children, from the Potomac to the slave market at New Orleans. These wretched people are to be sold singly, or in lots, to suit purchasers. They are food for the cotton-field and the deadly sugar-mill. Mark the sad procession, as it moves wearily along, and the inhuman wretch who drives them. Hear his savage yells and his blood-curdling oaths, as he hurries on his affrighted captives! There, see the old man with locks thinned and gray. Cast one glance, if you please, upon that young mother, whose shoulders are bare to the scorching sun, her briny tears falling on the brow of the babe in her arms. See, too, that girl of thirteen, weeping, yes! weeping, as she thinks of the mother from whom she has been torn! The drove moves tardily. Heat and sorrow have nearly consumed their strength; suddenly you hear a quick snap, like the discharge of a rifle; the fetters clank, and the chain rattles simultaneously; your ears are saluted with a scream, that seems to have torn its way to the centre of your soul The crack you heard was the sound of the slave-whip; the scream you heard was from the woman you saw with the babe. Her speed had faltered under the weight of her child and her chains! that gash on her shoulder tells her to move on. Follow this drove to New Orleans. Attend the auction; see men examined like horses; see the forms of women rudely and brutally exposed to the shock ing gaze of American slave-buyers. See this drove sold and separated forever; and never forget the deep, sad sobs that arose from that scattered multitude. Tell me, citizens, where, under the sun, you can witness a spectacle more fiendish and shocking. Yet this is but a glance at the American slave-trade, as it exists, at this moment, in the ruling part of the United States. I was born amid such sights and scenes. To me the American slave-trade is a terrible reality. When a child, my soul was often pierced with a sense of its horrors. I lived on Philpot Street, Fell's Point, Baltimore, and have watched from the wharves the slave ships in the Basin, anchored from the shore, with their cargoes of human flesh, waiting for favorable winds to waft them down the Chesapeake. There was, at that time, a grand slave mart kept at the head of Pratt Street, by Austin Woldfolk. His agents were sent into every town and county in Maryland, announcing their arrival, through the papers, and on flaming "hand-bills," headed cash for Negroes. These men were generally well dressed men, and very captivating in their manners; ever ready to drink, to treat, and to gamble. The fate of many a slave has depended upon the turn of a single card; and many a child has been snatched from the arms of its mother by bargains arranged in a state of brutal drunkenness. The flesh-mongers gather up their victims by dozens, and drive them, chained, to the general depot at Baltimore. When a sufficient number has been collected here, a ship is chartered for the purpose of conveying the forlorn crew to Mobile, or to New Orleans. From the slave prison to the ship, they are usually driven in the darkness of night; for since the antislavery agitation, a certain caution is observed. In the deep, still darkness of midnight, I have been often aroused by the dead, heavy footsteps, and the piteous cries of the chained gangs that passed our door. The anguish of my boyish heart was intense; and I was often consoled, when speaking to my mistress in the morning, to hear her say that the custom was very wicked; that she hated to hear the rattle of the chains and the heart-rending cries. I was glad to find one who sympathized with me in my horror. Fellow-citizens, this murderous traffic is, to-day, in active operation in this boasted republic. In the solitude of my spirit I see clouds of dust raised on the highways of the South; I see the bleeding footsteps; I hear the doleful wail of fettered humanity on the way to the slave-markets, where the victims are to be sold like horses, sheep, and swine, knocked off to the highest bidder. There I see the tenderest ties ruthlessly broken, to gratify the lust, caprice and rapacity of the buyers and sellers of men. My soul sickens at the sight. Is this the land your Fathers loved, The freedom which they toiled to win? Is this the earth whereon they moved? Are these the graves they slumber in? But a still more inhuman, disgraceful, and scandalous state of things remains to be presented. By an act of the American Congress, not yet two years old, slavery has been nationalized in its most horrible and revolting form. By that act, Mason and Dixon's line has been obliterated; New York has become as Virginia; and the power to hold, hunt, and sell men, women and children, as slaves, remains no longer a mere state institution, but is now an institution of the whole United States. The power is co-extensive with the star-spangled banner, and American Christianity. Where these go, may also go the merciless slave-hunter. Where these are, man is not sacred. He is a bird for the sportsman's gun. By that most foul and fiendish of all human decrees, the liberty and person of every man are put in peril. Your broad republican domain is hunting ground for men. Not for thieves and robbers, enemies of society, merely, but for men guilty of no crime. Your law-makers have commanded all good citizens to engage in this hellish sport. Your President, your Secretary of State, your lords, nobles, and ecclesiastics enforce, as a duty you owe to your free and glorious country, and to your God, that you do this accursed thing. Not fewer than forty Americans have, within the past two years, been hunted down and, without a moment's warning, hurried away in chains, and consigned to slavery and excruciating torture. Some of these have had wives and children, dependent on them for bread; but of this, no account was made. The right of the hunter to his prey stands superior to the right of marriage, and to all rights in this republic, the rights of God included! For black men there is neither law nor justice, humanity nor religion. The Fugitive Slave Law makes mercy to them a crime; and bribes the judge who tries them. An American judge gets ten dollars for every victim he consigns to slavery, and five, when he fails to do so. The oath of any two villains is sufficient, under this hell-black enactment, to send the most pious and exemplary black man into the remorseless jaws of slavery! His own testimony is nothing. He can bring no witnesses for himself. The minister of American justice is bound by the law to hear but one side; and that side is the side of the oppressor. Let this damning fact be perpetually told. Let it be thundered around the world that in tyrant-killing, king-hating, people-loving, democratic, Christian America the seats of justice are filled with judges who hold their offices under an open and palpable bribe, and are bound, in deciding the case of a man's liberty, to hear only his accusers! In glaring violation of justice, in shameless disregard of the forms of administering law, in cunning arrangement to entrap the defenceless, and in diabolical intent this Fugitive Slave Law stands alone in the annals of tyrannical legislation. I doubt if there be another nation on the globe having the brass and the baseness to put such a law on the statute-book. If any man in this assembly thinks differently from me in this matter, and feels able to disprove my statements, I will gladly confront him at any suitable time and place he may select. I take this law to be one of the grossest infringements of Christian Liberty, and, if the churches and ministers of our country were nor stupidly blind, or most wickedly indifferent, they, too, would so regard it. At the very moment that they are thanking God for the enjoyment of civil and religious liberty, and for the right to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences, they are utterly silent in respect to a law which robs religion of its chief significance and makes it utterly worthless to a world lying in wickedness. Did this law concern the "mint, anise, and cummin"-abridge the right to sing psalms, to partake of the sacrament, or to engage in any of the ceremonies of religion, it would be smitten by the thunder of a thousand pulpits. A general shout would go up from the church demanding repeal, repeal, instant repeal!-And it would go hard with that politician who presumed to so licit the votes of the people without inscribing this motto on his banner. Further, if this demand were not complied with, another Scotland would be added to the history of religious liberty, and the stern old covenanters would be thrown into the shade. A John Knox would be seen at every church door and heard from every pulpit, and Fillmore would have no more quarter than was shown by Knox to the beautiful, but treacherous, Queen Mary of Scotland. The fact that the church of our country (with fractional exceptions) does not esteem "the Fugitive Slave Law" as a declaration of war against religious liberty, im plies that that church regards religion simply as a form of worship, an empty ceremony, and not a vital principle, requiring active benevolence, justice, love, and good will towards man. It esteems sacrifice above mercy; psalm-singing above right doing; solemn meetings above practical righteousness. A worship that can be conducted by persons who refuse to give shelter to the houseless, to give bread to the hungry, clothing to the naked, and who enjoin obedience to a law forbidding these acts of mercy is a curse, not a blessing to mankind. The Bible addresses all such persons as "scribes, pharisees, hypocrites, who pay tithe ofÝ mint, anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith." But the church of this country is not only indifferent to the wrongs of the slave, it actually takes sides with the oppressors. It has made itself the bulwark of American slavery, and the shield of American slave-hunters. Many of its most eloquent Divines, who stand as the very lights of the church, have shamelessly given the sanction of religion and the Bible to the whole slave system. They have taught that man may, properly, be a slave; that the relation of master and slave is ordained of God; that to send back an escaped bondman to his master is clearly the duty of all the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ; and this horrible blasphemy is palmed off upon the world for Christianity. For my part, I would say, welcome infidelity! welcome atheism! welcome anything! in preference to the gospel, as preached by those Divines! They convert the very name of religion into an engine of tyranny and barbarous cruelty, and serve to confirm more infidels, in this age, than all the infidel writings of Thomas Paine, Voltaire, and Bolingbroke put together have done! These ministers make religion a cold and flinty-hearted thing, having neither principles of right action nor bowels of compassion. They strip the love of God of its beauty and leave the throne of religion a huge, horrible, repulsive form. It is a religion for oppressors, tyrants, man-stealers, and thugs. It is not that "pure and undefiled religion" which is from above, and which is "first pure, then peaceable, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and with out hypocrisy." But a religion which favors the rich against the poor; which exalts the proud above the humble; which divides mankind into two classes, tyrants and slaves; which says to the man in chains, stay there; and to the oppressor, oppress on; it is a religion which may be professed and enjoyed by all the robbers and enslavers of mankind; it makes God a respecter of persons, denies his fatherhood of the race, and tramples in the dust the great truth of the brotherhood of man. All this we affirm to be true of the popular church, and the popular worship of our land and nation-a religion, a church, and a worship which, on the authority of inspired wisdom, we pronounce to be an abomination in the sight of God. In the language of Isaiah, the American church might be well addressed, "Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me: the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons, and your appointed feasts my soul hateth. They are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them; and when ye spread forth your hands I will hide mine eyes from you. Yea' when ye make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood; cease to do evil, learn to do well; seek judgment; relieve the oppressed; judge for the fatherless; plead for the widow." The American church is guilty, when viewed in connection with what it is doing to uphold slavery; but it is superlatively guilty when viewed in its connection with its ability to abolish slavery. The sin of which it is guilty is one of omission as well as of commission. Albert Barnes but uttered what the common sense of every man at all observant of the actual state of the case will receive as truth, when he declared that "There is no power out of the church that could sustain slavery an hour, if it were not sustained in it." Let the religious press, the pulpit, the Sunday School, the conference meeting, the great ecclesiastical, missionary, Bible and tract associations of the land array their immense powers against slavery, and slave-holding; and the whole system of crime and blood would be scattered to the winds, and that they do not do this involves them in the most awful responsibility of which the mind can conceive. In prosecuting the anti-slavery enterprise, we have been asked to spare the church, to spare the ministry; but how, we ask, could such a thing be done? We are met on the threshold of our efforts for the redemption of the slave, by the church and ministry of the country, in battle arrayed against us; and we are compelled to fight or flee. From what quarter, I beg to know, has proceeded a fire so deadly upon our ranks, during the last two years, as from the Northern pulpit? As the champions of oppressors, the chosen men of American theology have appeared-men honored for their so-called piety, and their real learning. The Lords of Buffalo, the Springs of New York, the Lathrops of Auburn, the Coxes and Spencers of Brooklyn, the Gannets and Sharps of Boston, the Deweys of Washington, and other great religious lights of the land have, in utter denial of the authority of Him by whom they professed to be called to the ministry, deliberately taught us, against the example of the Hebrews, and against the remonstrance of the Apostles, that we ought to obey man's law before the law of God.2 My spirit wearies of such blasphemy; and how such men can be supported, as the "standing types and representatives of Jesus Christ," is a mystery which I leave others to penetrate. In speaking of the American church, however, let it be distinctly understood that I mean the great mass of the religious organizations of our land. There are exceptions, and I thank God that there are. Noble men may be found, scattered all over these Northern States, of whom Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn; Samuel J. May, of Syracuse; and my esteemed friend (Rev. R. R. Raymond) on the platform, are shining examples; and let me say further, that, upon these men lies the duty to inspire our ranks with high religious faith and zeal, and to cheer us on in the great mission of the slave's redemption from his chains. One is struck with the difference between the attitude of the American church towards the anti-slavery movement, and that occupied by the churches in Eng land towards a similar movement in that country. There, the church, true to its mission of ameliorating, elevating and improving the condition of mankind, came forward promptly, bound up the wounds of the West Indian slave, and re stored him to his liberty. There, the question of emancipation was a high religious question. It was demanded in the name of humanity, and according to the law of the living God. The Sharps, the Clarksons, the Wilberforces, the Buxtons, the Burchells, and the Knibbs were alike famous for their piety and for their philanthropy. The anti-slavery movement there was not an anti-church movement, for the reason that the church took its full share in prosecuting that movement: and the anti-slavery movement in this country will cease to be an anti-church movement, when the church of this country shall assume a favorable instead of a hostile position towards that movement. Americans! your republican politics, not less than your republican religion, are flagrantly inconsistent. You boast of your love of liberty, your superior civilization, and your pure Christianity, while the whole political power of the nation (as embodied in the two great political parties) is solemnly pledged to support and perpetuate the enslavement of three millions of your countrymen. You hurl your anathemas at the crowned headed tyrants of Russia and Austria and pride yourselves on your Democratic institutions, while you yourselves consent to be the mere tools and body-guards of the tyrants of Virginia and Carolina. You invite to your shores fugitives of oppression from abroad, honor them with banquets, greet them with ovations, cheer them, toast them, salute them, protect them, and pour out your money to them like water; but the fugitives from oppression in your own land you advertise, hunt, arrest, shoot, and kill. You glory in your refinement and your universal education; yet you maintain a system as barbarous and dreadful as ever stained the character of a nation-a system begun in avarice, supported in pride, and perpetuated in cruelty. You shed tears over fallen Hungary, and make the sad story of her wrongs the theme of your poets, statesmen, and orators, till your gallant sons are ready to fly to arms to vindicate her cause against the oppressor; but, in regard to the ten thousand wrongs of the American slave, you would enforce the strictest silence, and would hail him as an enemy of the nation who dares to make those wrongs the subject of public discourse! You are all on fire at the mention of liberty for France or for Ireland; but are as cold as an iceberg at the thought of liberty for the enslaved of America. You discourse eloquently on the dignity of labor; yet, you sustain a system which, in its very essence, casts a stigma upon labor. You can bare your bosom to the storm of British artillery to throw off a three-penny tax on tea; and yet wring the last hard earned farthing from the grasp of the black laborers of your country. You profess to believe "that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth," and hath commanded all men, everywhere, to love one another; yet you notoriously hate (and glory in your hatred) all men whose skins are not colored like your own. You declare before the world, and are understood by the world to declare that you "hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain in alienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and yet, you hold securely, in a bondage which, according to your own Thomas Jefferson, "is worse than ages of that which your fathers rose in rebellion to oppose," a seventh part of the inhabitants of your country. Fellow-citizens, I will not enlarge further on your national inconsistencies. The existence of slavery in this country brands your republicanism as a sham, your humanity as a base pretense, and your Christianity as a lie. It destroys your moral power abroad: it corrupts your politicians at home. It saps the foundation of religion; it makes your name a hissing and a bye-word to a mocking earth. It is the antagonistic force in your government, the only thing that seriously disturbs and endangers your Union. it fetters your progress; it is the enemy of improvement; the deadly foe of education; it fosters pride; it breeds insolence; it promotes vice; it shelters crime; it is a curse to the earth that supports it; and yet you cling to it as if it were the sheet anchor of all your hopes. Oh! be warned! be warned! a horrible reptile is coiled up in your nation's bosom; the venomous creature is nursing at the tender breast of your youthful republic; for the love of God, tear away, and fling from you the hideous monster, and let the weight of twenty millions crush and destroy it forever! But it is answered in reply to all this, that precisely what I have now denounced is, in fact, guaranteed and sanctioned by the Constitution of the United States; that, the right to hold, and to hunt slaves is a part of that Constitution framed by the illustrious Fathers of this Republic. Then, I dare to affirm, notwithstanding all I have said before, your fathers stooped, basely stooped To palter with us in a double sense: And keep the word of promise to the ear, But break it to the heart. And instead of being the honest men I have before declared them to be, they were the veriest impostors that ever practised on mankind. This is the inevitable conclusion, and from it there is no escape; but I differ from those who charge this baseness on the framers of the Constitution of the United States. It is a slander upon their memory, at least, so I believe. There is not time now to argue the constitutional question at length; nor have I the ability to discuss it as it ought to be discussed. The subject has been handled with masterly power by Lysander Spooner, Esq. by William Goodell, by Samuel E. Sewall, Esq., and last, though not least, by Gerrit Smith, Esq. These gentlemen have, as I think, fully and clearly vindicated the Constitution from any design to support slavery for an hour. Fellow-citizens! there is no matter in respect to which the people of the North have allowed themselves to be so ruinously imposed upon as that of the pro-slavery character of the Constitution. In that instrument I hold there is neither warrant, license, nor sanction of the hateful thing; but interpreted, as it ought to be interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document. Read its preamble, consider its purposes. Is slavery among them? Is it at the gate way? or is it in the temple? it is neither. While I do not intend to argue this question on the present occasion, let me ask, if it be not somewhat singular that, if the Constitution were intended to be, by its framers and adopters, a slaveholding instrument, why neither slavery, slaveholding, nor slave can any where be found in it. What would be thought of an instrument, drawn up, legally drawn up, for the purpose of entitling the city of Rochester to a tract of land, in which no mention of land was made? Now, there are certain rules of interpretation for the proper understanding of all legal instruments. These rules are well established. They are plain, commonsense rules, such as you and I, and all of us, can understand and apply, without having passed years in the study of law. I scout the idea that the question of the constitutionality, or unconstitutionality of slavery, is not a question for the people. I hold that every American citizen has a right to form an opinion of the constitution, and to propagate that opinion, and to use all honorable means to make his opinion the prevailing one. Without this right, the liberty of an American citizen would be as insecure as that of a Frenchman. Ex-Vice-President Dallas tells us that the constitution is an object to which no American mind can be too attentive, and no American heart too devoted. He further says, the Constitution, in its words, is plain and intelligible, and is meant for the home-bred, unsophisticated understandings of our fellow-citizens. Senator Berrien tells us that the Constitution is the fundamental law, that which controls all others. The charter of our liberties, which every citizen has a personal interest in understanding thoroughly. The testimony of Senator Breese, Lewis Cass, and many others that might be named, who are everywhere esteemed as sound lawyers, so regard the constitution. I take it, therefore, that it is not presumption in a private citizen to form an opinion of that instrument. Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand, it will be found to contain principles and purposes, entirely hostile to the existence of slavery. I have detained my audience entirely too long already. At some future period I will gladly avail myself of an opportunity to give this subject a full and fair discussion. Allow me to say, in conclusion, notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented, of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country. There are forces in operation which must inevitably work the downfall of slavery. "The arm of the Lord is not shortened," and the doom of slavery is certain. I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing encouragement from "the Declaration of Independence," the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tendencies of the age. Nations do not now stand in the same relation to each other that they did ages ago. No nation can now shut itself up from the surrounding world and trot round in the same old path of its fathers without interference. The time was when such could be done. Long established customs of hurtful character could formerly fence themselves in, and do their evil work with social impunity. Knowledge was then confined and enjoyed by the privileged few, and the multitude walked on in mental darkness. But a change has now come over the affairs of mankind. Walled cities and empires have become unfashionable. The arm of commerce has borne away the gates of the strong city. Intelligence is penetrating the darkest corners of the globe. It makes its pathway over and under the sea, as well as on the earth. Wind, steam, and lightning are its chartered agents. Oceans no longer divide, but link nations together. From Boston to London is now a holiday excursion. Space is comparatively annihilated.-Thoughts expressed on one side of the Atlantic are distinctly heard on the other. The far off and almost fabulous Pacific rolls in grandeur at our feet. The Celestial Empire, the mystery of ages, is being solved. The fiat of the Almighty, "Let there be Light," has not yet spent its force. No abuse, no outrage whether in taste, sport or avarice, can now hide itself from the all-pervading light. The iron shoe, and crippled foot of China must be seen in contrast with nature. Africa must rise and put on her yet unwoven garment. "Ethiopia shall stretch out her hand unto God." In the fervent aspirations of William Lloyd Garrison, I say, and let every heart join in saying it: God speed the year of jubilee The wide world o'er! When from their galling chains set free, Th' oppress'd shall vilely bend the knee, And wear the yoke of tyranny Like brutes no more. That year will come, and freedom's reign. To man his plundered rights again Restore. God speed the day when human blood Shall cease to flow! In every clime be understood, The claims of human brotherhood, And each return for evil, good, Not blow for blow; That day will come all feuds to end, And change into a faithful friend Each foe.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line287
__label__wiki	0.785005	0.785005	Friendship can't move mountain for Norway and Finland posted October 15, 2016 at 02:15 pm by AFP The Norwegian government has resisted public pressure to offer a mountain summit to neighbouring Finland as part of its independence centenary celebrations. As a present to their Finnish neighbours, celebrating their independence since 1917, a group of Norwegians had proposed giving them the peak of the 1,361-metre (4,465-foot) high Mount Halti. The gift would have been a neat way of correcting a geographical incongruity, as the Finnish border in the area is situated most of the way up the mountainside at an altitude of 1,324 metres. A Facebook campaign to hand over the immovable present garnered 17,000 signatures. But a legal roadbump brought the friendly scheme tumbling down, halting the Halti plan. "This creative proposal has received a very positive response from the public," Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in a letter received Friday by the major of Kafjord, in northern Norway, who was a protagonist in the mountainous gift. "I welcome this and I see a clear sign that Norway and Finland have a close relationship," Solberg continued, while adding that "border adjustments between countries raises complex legal issues." In this case, the problems were insurmountable. The lofty gift-giving idea ran up against Article 1 of the Norwegian constitution which stipulates that the kingdom of Norway is "indivisible and inalienable." "We will think of another worthy gift to celebrate the occasion of Finland centenary," Solberg added. Prior to its independence, the "Grand Duchy of Finland" was part of the Russian empire. Topics: Norway , Finland , mountain , geography , diplomacy , offbeat Duterte team meets CPP in Norway Another communist leader nabbed in Cebu Ex-hostage tells of terror as friends were beheaded in Philippines	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line293
__label__cc	0.592963	0.407037	Last modified 932 days ago (Dec. 28, 2016) It didn’t take long to come up with a winner in the 1982 Marion County Record annual first baby contest. Carla Glenn of Peabody gave birth to 5-pound 11-ounce Kelsie Shawn at 1:26 pm. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital Don W. Hodson, M.D., a young family practice physician, has announced he will move to Marion in June after completing a three-year residency program at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Alice Hockensmith of Florence has been appointed to the Marion County Family Life Education Committee. A senior at Marion High School, Hockensmith is the first high school student to serve on the committee. The school is supporting Hockensmith’s involvement by allowing her to attend the meetings during school hours. Engagements announced in this issue are those of Ronda Kaye Sommer and Leroy John Kraus, Carol Lynn Engel and Thomas V. Poppe, Ann Bryant and Pat Carr, Laurie Layman and Scott Miesse, and Beth Madsen Becker and Dean Hein.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line295
__label__wiki	0.610305	0.610305	By Robert A. Caro Genre: Biographies & Memoirs $12.99 Buy Now PDF Book RTF Book DOC Book Epub Book From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books For the first time in book form, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these evocatively written, personal pieces. He describes what it was like to interview the mighty Robert Moses; what it felt like to begin discovering the extent of the political power Moses wielded; the combination of discouragement and exhilaration he felt confronting the vast holdings of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, Texas; his encounters with witnesses, including longtime residents wrenchingly displaced by the construction of Moses' Cross-Bronx Expressway and Lady Bird Johnson acknowledging the beauty and influence of one of LBJ's mistresses. He gratefully remembers how, after years of working in solitude, he found a writers' community at the New York Public Library, and details the ways he goes about planning and composing his books. Caro recalls the moments at which he came to understand that he wanted to write not just about the men who wielded power but about the people and the politics that were shaped by that power. And he talks about the importance to him of the writing itself, of how he tries to infuse it with a sense of place and mood to bring characters and situations to life on the page. Taken together, these reminiscences--some previously published, some written expressly for this book--bring into focus the passion, the wry self-deprecation, and the integrity with which this brilliant historian has always approached his work. By Lance406 In a world of superficial ephemeral nonsense, Robert Caro’s existence, persistence and intelligence are hopeful indicators that all is not lost. His books, including this one, and the author are cherished treasures. Great, but ... By David H Dennis It felt like I had read it all before, ironically enough from Caro’s own web site. Look under articles and you have about 2/3 of this book. On the bright side, at least it can’t have delayed Book 5 too much ... but the same reason he issued this makes me worried about Book 5. More by Robert A. Caro The Passage of Power Robert A. Caro The Path to Power Master of the Senate Means of Ascent Dallas, November 22, 1963	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line299
__label__wiki	0.613741	0.613741	Coach Blogs BoxTV Max Kane Youth Fitness About Youth Fitness CrossFit Kids is a method of teaching Greg Glassman’s CrossFit to children ages 3-18. Based on the principle of Mechanics, Consistency and then Intensity, CrossFit Kids emphasizes good movement throughout childhood and adolescence. Using activities that kids naturally enjoy — pulling, pushing, running, throwing, climbing, flipping, rolling, lifting, and jumping, CrossFit Kids provides a fitness program for children and adolescents that is safe, FUN, and energetic. We meet every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday afternoon from 5:00-5:45pm. At Max Kane Health & Fitness, our Max Kane Kids & Teens program uses a combination of skill practice, workouts, and games to help children (ages 5-15) develop in multiple areas of physical fitness. In a group setting, and under the supervision of a certified CrossFit Kids trainer, children will learn elements of gymnastics, weightlifting, body-weight movements, running, jump roping, and more. Our goal at Max Kane Health & Fitness is to help children (aged 5-15) become the best possible version of themselves. In addition to learning new skills, children in our program will learn to make better food choices, gain a greater confidence in themselves and their abilities, become more focused in school, transition to new sports more easily, and reduce their risk of sports-related injury. Available Programs Youth Weightlifting Mondays and Fridays 4:00-5:30pm Lead by National Coach: Jeremy Warner 10% discount with sibling sign-ups Combine with “Fit Kids” Program for $129.00 monthly Sign Up For Youth Weightlifting Fit Kids and Teens Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-5:45pm Lead by Kids Certified Coach: Wes Smith Combine with “Youth Weightlifting” Program for $129.00 monthly Sign Up For Youth CrossFit Youth Coaching Staff Wes Smith Wes Smith has been training in the sport of CrossFit since early 2012. With the sport making such a difference in his life, he decided he wanted to help others of all ages learn to enjoy the sport both safely and effectively. In early 2014, Wes earned his CrossFit Level-1 Trainer certification and a year later in 2015 earned his CrossFit Kids Trainer certification. His two teenaged daughters, have also taken up the sport and shown great improvements. To coincide with her CF Kids participation, the youngest has also become involved in the Sport of Weightlifting joining the team Max Kane Barbell. Wes has been involved in heading children’s activities through 10 years of working in children’s church ministries, alongside his wife Kimberly. Before his daughters moved into the Academy Soccer league, he also acted as both head and assistant coach in their recreational league for over five years. Max Kane Health & Fitness Locations Max Kane Flowery Branch Home of: CrossFit Max Kane 4610 Elk Ridge Ct Suite B Flowery Branch GA 30542 Max Kane Gainesville Home of: CrossFit Max Kane North 1706 Martin Luther King Jr BLVD Suite 1300 Gainesville GA 30501 Membership Requests Freeze Membership Max Kane Health & Fitness ©2011. Made by Wonster © 2014 Hit Counter provided by Business Card Holders	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line300
__label__cc	0.610077	0.389923	Home » Kids Health » Alfonso Ribeiro, Wife Angela Welcome 3rd Child Together: Find Out the Name! Alfonso Ribeiro, Wife Angela Welcome 3rd Child Together: Find Out the Name! It’s a girl! Alfonso Ribeiro and his wife, Angela Ribeiro (née Unkrich), welcomed their first daughter together, Ava Sue Riberio, on Monday, May 13. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum, 47, announced the arrival of pair’s third child on Tuesday, May 14. “Ava Sue Ribeiro finally decided to send @mrsangelaribeiro1 to the hospital on Mother’s Day and came into our world early yesterday morning,” he captioned a picture of the newborn on Instagram. “Both Ava and Mommy are doing great. Thank you Dr. Jason Rothbart for an amazing job.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BxdBvgzg7u2/ Ava Sue Ribeiro finally decided to send @mrsangelaribeiro1 to the hospital on Mother’s Day and came into our world early yesterday morning. Both Ava and Mommy are doing great. Thank you Dr. Jason Rothbart for an amazing job. A post shared byAlfonso Ribeiro (@therealalfonsoribeiro) on May 14, 2019 at 11:47am PDT Angela, 38, has not yet spoken publicly on the birth of her daughter. The blogger’s last post on Instagram came as she celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12. “I am proud of many things in life, but nothing compares to being a mother,” she captioned a picture with her two sons, whom she shares with Alfonso: Anders, 4, and, Alfonso Jr., 5. The former flight attendant continued, “It’s not an easy job, but it’s certainly the most fulfilling, rewarding, and simply the best job in the world. #grateful #happymothersday.” Us Weekly exclusively revealed in November 2018 that the couple were expecting their third child together. Angela told Us that it was the Dancing With the Stars season 19 winner who predicted the pregnancy. “I’m very clumsy when I first get pregnant, and Al noticed a few things and said, ‘Are you sure you’re not pregnant?’” she revealed. “Turns out, he was right.” Angela admitted that having a girl would be nice, but she and her actor husband just wanted “a healthy baby.” As for her sons’ thoughts? She quipped, “AJ would love a baby sister and Anders wants it to be a baby puppy.” The America’s Funniest Home Videos host also shares 16-year-old daughter Sienna with his ex-wife, Robin Stapler, whom he was married to from 2002 to 2007. Congrats! The Good Wife’s Jess Weixler Welcomes Her First Child The ‘Perfect Son’! JWoww Gushes Over Son Greyson on His 3rd Birthday A smooth move makes for a happier child Healthier Than Ever! Al Roker Dropped 40 Lbs on the Keto Diet The Year’s Best Swimsuits for Kids Josiah Duggar Wishes Wife Lauren Happy Mother's Day After Miscarriage LOL! Kim Kardashian Spends Maternity Leave Filming Music Video With North We need to treat long-term illness and mental health together	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line305
__label__wiki	0.839536	0.839536	Review: Nightwish - Century Child www.nightwish.com Century Child Label: SpineFarm Records Genre: Power Metal Review online: February 28, 2003 Reviewed by: Sargon the Terrible Normally when reviewing a great album that’s selling by the truckload the impulse is to find something bad to say about it, just to prove you aren’t some trendy poseur. The nice thing here is that plenty of people have tried to do that already with this CD, so I can be radical and straight-up at the same time. I have read several reviews of this, Nightwish’s fourth full-length album, saying it’s a let-down: that it isn’t as good as "Oceanborn", that the vocals aren’t as strong, and there’s a guy singing on here, and baah baah baah. Those people are a bunch of retards. "Century Child" is the culmination of everything Nightwish are about. Every promise this band ever showed is fulfilled here, in spades. There are no filler tracks, no throwaways, no BS intros like other bands are so fond of. From the opening thunder of "Bless the Child" to the last note of "Beauty of the Beast" everything about this album says ‘this band has arrived’ If you have heard other Nightwish albums then you know what to expect here, they have not changed the style they hammered out on "Oceanborn", what they have done is raise it to the next level with style and power to spare. With layered keyboards, guitars, and even a full orchestra for added oomph, "Century Child" sounds absolutely huge. The production is a huge leap forward from "Wishmaster", and the production on that album was first rate. Here the clarity and depth of the sound will practically bring tears to your eyes. Nightwish have never been a showboat band, and no one instrument takes center stage here, the keys, guitars, bass and orchestral backups all merge into a symphonic wall of sound driven by Jukka’s multitextured drums. You may have never noticed before just how good he is, as he is not really a showy kind of drummer, but he adds greatly to the subtle rhythmic complexity on display. And Tarja, ah Tarja. Some have opined that her voice is reined in here, that she isn’t as operatic as she was before, and I suppose that’s true. She doesn’t crank up the vibrato as of old, and so her voice sounds smoother. What critics have missed is that this is the most soulful performance of her career to date. Rather than assaulting the vocal lines with an operatic attack, she seduces and enchants. I’m not one of the legions of guys who think she’s the sexiest chick ever, but she has never sounded sexier. She caresses the smooth vocal lines of "Feel For You", "Oceansoul" and "Forever Yours" with an almost torch-song croon. But fear not, when the music cranks up, so can she, as on the epic monster "Beauty of the Beast", the double-bass bonanza "End of All Hope", and probably the best-written song on the album "Ever Dream" (if you need one song to introduce Nightwish to a friend, this would be the one.) Some people have objected to Marco’s sharing of the vocal duties on "Dead to the World", but he has a solid, midrange voice that mixes well with Tarja’s, and "Dead to the World" is a great song. His death-growls on "Slaying the Dreamer" are a little out of place on the album, but they are executed with conviction and intensity. He does equally well dueting with Tarja on "Phantom of the Opera", which is cheesy but great fun. The CD has good artwork and a great layout inside, with band pics and lyrics. The lyrics have really shown improvement over previous albums. Something about Finnish bands seems to produce really gruesomely bad lyrics (a la Sonata Arctica) and some previous Nightwish albums have featured songs that you enjoy while trying not to listen to the words. But "Century Child" has genuinely good lyrics, much better than before. Simply put, "Century Child" is 2002’s best album, and the best yet from Nightwish. While it was rumored that Tarja would be leaving the band after returning to school this year, their website reports that they have already booked studio time for November. Thus we can look forward to another musical masterpiece sometime next year. But it won’t be easy for anyone, even Nightwish themselves, to equal or top "Century Child". Review: Élan (reviewed by MetalMike) Review: Dark Passion Play (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible) Review: Dark Passion Play Tour (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible) Review: Endless Forms Most Beautiful (reviewed by MetalMike) Review: Endless Forms Most Beautiful Tour (reviewed by MetalMike) Review: Imaginaerum (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible) Review: November 2000 shows in Montreal, Canada (reviewed by Michel Renaud) Review: November 2000 shows in Montreal, Canada (reviewed by Pierre Bégin) Review: Oceanborn (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible) Review: Once (reviewed by Larry Griffin) Review: Once (reviewed by Sargon the Terrible) Review: Wishmaster (reviewed by Michel Renaud)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line307
__label__cc	0.705924	0.294076	for faq You do not have permission to edit pages, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group Users. <h1> Microformats FAQ </h1> This page document frequently asked questions about microformats. For frequently asked questions from the [[press]], see [[press-faq]]. __TOC__ == wiki specific questions == Q: ''How do I create a username? Why won't it let me use my preferred username?'' A: First, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username . Second, real names are preferred to pseudonyms/handles etc. Real names encourage better transparency and accountability. Third, the most common problem creating a user name is forgetting to caplitalize the first letter of the user name. Try using a WikiCase version of your full name as username, e.g. RyanKing. == Basic Microformat Questions == Q: ''Are microformats dependent upon (X)HTML?'' A: Microformats are made to be embeddable. 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__label__cc	0.53071	0.46929	Plato's Forms in Transition: A Reading of the Parmenides (review) Kenneth M. Sayre Plato's Forms in Transition: A Reading of the Parmenides Samuel C. Rickless . Plato's Forms in Transition: A Reading of the Parmenides. Cambridge-New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Pp. v + 272. Cloth, $90.00. Rickless construes Plato's middle-period account of the Forms as a theory comprising axioms, auxiliary principles, fundamental theorems, and specific premises and conclusions constituting particular arguments. This book attempts to reconstruct that theory (the "high theory"), to trace its further development (the "higher theory") and subsequent criticism in Parmenides 126a–35c (Parm I), and to show how Plato salvages the theory by alterations undertaken in 137c–66c (Parm II). Rickless's reconstruction of the "high theory" includes two axioms, seven auxiliary principles, and thirteen fundamental theorems. The "higher theory" adds another axiom and eight further principles. To save the theory from Parmenides' criticism, Rickless thinks this additional axiom must be rejected, along with three of the original theorems. The main purpose of Parm II, he says, is to justify rejection of these four theses, thus saving the theory (244). What remains are the two initial axioms (that, for every plurality of F things, there is a form of F-ness that makes each thing F by participating in it, and that every Form "is itself by itself"), along with [End Page 169] several theorems not depending on the rejected theses. Rickless finds this truncated theory operating in all subsequent dialogues save the Timaeus. According to this final theory, the Forms might turn out to be sensible and yet unknowable by human minds (249). The primary culprit among the theses slated for rejection is the axiom (RP)—that no Form G can have contrary properties F and con-F—which Rickless believes underlies all the problems pointed out by Parmenides. It is important for Rickless's project that the theory criticized by Parmenides contains RP, and not just the weaker theorem (P), that no Form G admits a property (con-G) contrary to itself. Rickless introduces RP into his reconstruction on the basis of 129b–c, rejecting with scant argument the readings of other commentators he mentions who find only P in that passage (49). Since he thinks the main purpose of Parm II is to resolve the logical problems posed by RP, if Rickless's reading of this ambiguous passage is wrong, then the rest of his reconstruction would appear largely unmotivated. The dependency of Rickless's reconstruction on RP is shown by his interpretation of Parmenides' methodological advice at 135e–36c. Relying on the seemingly gratuitous insertion by Gill and Ryan of 'between opposites' at 135e2 (modifying te¯n plane¯n, which they render 'their wandering'), Rickless takes the basic hypothetical format called for by Parmenides to be "If the G is (or is not), then G is (or the others are) both F and con-F." For reasons never clearly spelled out—beyond "as becomes evident after only a cursory look" (108)—Rickless further expands the ranges of contraries in the consequent to include "G is (or the others are) both not F and not con-F." He then adds the pros (in relation to) qualifications, "pros itself (or themselves)" and "pros themselves (or itself)," to each consequent. As a result, deduction I takes the form, "If the one is, then the one is both not F and not con-F pros itself and pros the others," and deduction II the form, "If the one is, then the one is both F and con-F pros itself and pros the others," while the remaining six follow suit (109–10). He does not discuss the fact that neither I nor VI appears to say anything about the one's relation to the others except that there is not any. Rickless's general strategy in refuting RP is the following. Each of the first four deductions shows independently that if the one is, then RP is false. Deduction V then shows that, if the one is not, then RP is false. Since the one either is (by each of I–IV) or is not, RP is false. Moreover, deduction VI shows that the one is, hence (with any...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line320
__label__wiki	0.726204	0.726204	University of Toronto Quarterly The Argument of Paradise Lost A. S. P. Woodhouse REVIEWS 433 THE ARGUMENT OF PARADISE LOST A. S. P. WooDHOUSE Mr. Diekhoff's commentary on the argument of Paradise Lost* concerns itself with a single · aspect of the poem. Within its carefully defined limits it is a skilful and useful little book. fts twofold aim is to gain readers for Milton's epic and to ensure that they shall not be led astray in their reading by the old heresy that Milton was·of the devil's party, or that, at all events, the devil has the better of the argument. Milton, says Mr. Diekhoff, unreservedly accepted the dominant Renaissance theory .which approximateq poetic to· rhetoric, and the poet to the orator. Both were to instruct and to persuade or "move, to virtuous action, by or with delight; both were to win the audience to a favourable hearing, and to reinforce precept by example. Paradise Lost is an argument as well as an epic; and Milton's avowed intention, to assert Eternal Providence And justify the ways of God to men, governs the whole poem. The argument (in the narrower sense of doctrinal statement) pursues this purpose directly, while the narrative supports the argument and furnishes the illustrative example. On this view of. the poem, Mr. Diekhoff contends, everything falls into place. The char~cters, whether in the poet's description or their own dramatic utterance, are designed to call the reader's ·feelings into action on the side of truth. The celebrated passages in which the poet speaks of himself, so far from being digressions, are presentations of his credentials and claims upon the reader's sympathetic assent. Finally, through argument and narrative, Paradise Lost points the way of virtue to fallen man. Rightly recognizing that sympathy for the arch-rebel can distort one's reading of the whole poem (Shelley is the classic example), Mr. Diekhoff first seeks to demonstrate "the evil of Satan." It is. not difficult, and his case would have been strengthened rather than weakened by admitting Satan's grandeur and ·pathos as a dr~matic figure, by admitting, that is,· the kind and degree of sympathy which Milton dared to feel and to evoke . because he ·was so sure of his doctrinal argument and of his own ability to make Satan's evil manifest and ensure his ultimate condemnation. He next proceeds to the closely related themes of "man's guilt," "God's justice" and "God's providence and mercy," devoting a chapter to each, and concentrating upon the doctrinal argument. This .he handles with precision and skill, bringing together most of the relevant passages and expounding them with a careful and penetrating eye to their exact meaning. These are the most valuable chapters in the book. It is part of Mr. Diekhoff's selfimposed limitation of treatment, that they contain scarcely a reference to other theologians. Reference to St. Augustine, for example, would have *'Milton's Paradise Lost: A CommenJary on the Argument. By JoHN S. DiEKHOFF. New York: Columbia University Press. 1946. Pp. viii, 161. ($2.00) - 434 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO QUARTERLY clinched the point that the particular form .of Adam's sin. is uxoriousness. But, much more important, references to other theologians would have brought home to the reader that many of the difficulties inherent in Milton's argument are in no way peculiar to it, but belong to the Christian tradition at large. Least satisfactory is the chapter entitled "The Way of Virtue)" partly because it is brief and sketchy and contains a· rather superficial view Iof the relation of Paradise Lost to the ethics and politics of the prose works, but chiefly because Mr. Diekhoff, abandoning his objective (if not altogether disinterested) exposition, tries to tell us what is wrong with the world and how a fuller understanding of Milton would set us on the path of recovery. _ Setting aside most of this final chapter as, strictly speaking) irrelevant) one may emphasize once more the value of Mr.· Die.khoff•s c~mmentary, within its limits, for a proper reading of Paradise Lost. But one must observe how very strict these limits are. , Mr. Diekhoff's formulation of Milton's poetic is true, so .far as...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line321
__label__wiki	0.829302	0.829302	You Are Here: Home → FOOD CRISIS: Despair as hunger expected to ravage 2.8 million FOOD CRISIS: Despair as hunger expected to ravage 2.8 million Lucky Mkandawire July 10, 2015 FISP, Luanar, Mvac, WFP Food security and fiscal authorities on Thursday were dodgy on specifics of how they will combat hunger amid growing fears that the food crisis could be worse than previously thought. The 2015 Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Mvac) report that The Nation has seen shows that around 2.8 million Malawians—roughly 20 percent of the 16 million strong population—face starvation in 25 of the country’s 28 districts. According to the findings, the 25 affected districts are Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo and Zomba. The hunger, according to the report, will start biting hard in October this year up to March next year, unless government and partners move in swiftly to rescue the affected population. The 2.8 million represents more than three times the number of food-deficit people recorded last year. Mvac says people in camps such as these need emergency help It also comes to light after government announced recently that this season’s crop output has dropped by around 30 percent on the back of floods that washed away crops and drought that scorched plants. This year’s number of hungry people is also the highest in 10 years and poses both fiscal and monetary policy challenges given the strategic nature of food to the country’s economy, especially on headline inflation; and on budgetary operations. The last time the country registered another serious food crisis was during the 2012/13 farming season when 1.63 million people were food insecure. Food security in Malawi is generally equated with adequate production of maize, which is estimated to account for more than 60 percent of the country’s total food production. The Mvac preliminary findings indicate that the country has a projected deficit of 223 723 metric tonnes against expected national consumption for 2015/16 of three million metric tonnes. The findings further estimate that government will require 113 733 metric tonnes of maize equivalent or roughly K23 billion ($51.1 million) for intervention for the three to six months period. The amount is far beyond the K13 billion that Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe said government had put aside for the purchase and importation of maize during the 2015/16 financial year. Ministry of Agriculture spokesperson Hamilton Chimala said in an interview that while the report was yet to be approved and released by authorities, government will ensure that no Malawian dies because of hunger. But when asked on the specific strategy government will use to raise the shortfall of K10 billion ($22.2 million) and what their logistics plan for relief food is, Chimala referred us to Treasury. Treasury spokesperson Nations Msowoya in his e-mailed response Thursday evening said: “Once the MVAC report has been finalised and endorsed by the steering committee government will talk to partners on how best to bridge the financing gap. In addition, government has a number of programmes some of them focussing on cash transfer, public works programme, input for assets. All these programmes will complement the government intervention in addressing the foods challenges through either cash injections or food.” Responding to our questionnaire, Sarah Rawson, head of reports and communication at World Food Programme (WFP) Malawi— one of the government’s main partners when it comes to responding to lean season food insecurity in the country—said last evening that it is “well prepared to continue assisting vulnerable people that are facing hunger, following the official release of the 2015/16 Mvac assessment findings”. “Timely donor contributions will be paramount for effective planning and response delivery, including for prepositioning of food stocks before the rains to ensure affected populations can be reached in areas with access constraints,” said WFP. The tens of billions needed to buy maize come after government spent about K60 billion ($133.3 million) on the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) in 2014/15. Fisp mainly targets maize. Commenting on the hunger situation, an agriculture economist from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) Dr Lawrence Mapemba said in an interview yesterday that there is nothing the country can do because the problem is natural. “The money we spent on Fisp is gone, but now government will have to source another tranche of money to ensure that the affected people are rescued. It cannot do anything about this.” Mvac members met last week Friday at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development conference room to get a report on the findings of the annual food security assessment conducted across the country. The minutes of the meeting, which The Nation has also seen, indicate that the committee adopted the report of the findings that have since been sent to authorities for approval and subsequent release. The food security forecast shows that Southern Region is the worst hit with all the districts affected while Ntchisi in the Central Region and Nkhata Bay and Likoma districts in the North appear to be food secure. According to the report, Chikwawa District tops the number of affected people (237 618) while Mzimba and Mangochi come second and third with 226 398 and 207 164 people being food insecure. Mwanza is the least affected district with only 22 184 affected population. The committee has since recommended government and its partners to move in with speed to assist the affected populations and save their lives. It has also recommended that government, through Admarc, should ensure that maize is available in all viable selling posts at affordable price to curb speculation and hoarding by private traders. The committee also wants government to deal with people who were affected by floods and were supposed to be assisted up to July 2015, but are still in camps. Last month, government dispatched a six-member delegation to neighbouring Tanzania and Zambia to purchase 70 000 and 30 000 metric tonnes of maize respectively on the basis that local maize might be expensive.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line322
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__label__wiki	0.519846	0.519846	photo shows future Orange County Supervisor Bruce Nestande, Governor Reagan, and Coach Herb Hill on the field at Loara High School in Anaheim in 1970. Happy birthday, Mr. President. As the Presidential election of 2012 fast approaches we are reminded of a simpler time and when the State, Federal and Local Government all came to a stop and Loara High School stood in the limelight. On October 20, 1970, Ronald Reagan, then governor of California and on a campaign tour, stopped by Loara High School's practice filed to wish the Saxon Football players good luck and to give them his famous, "Win One for the Gipper Speech" (Ronald Reagan played the part of Gipp in the 1940 film Knute Rockne: All American.) Head coach Herb Hill had his picture taken with the future President, caught a few of his football passes and then proceeded to lead the Saxon football team in a cheer for the Governor. The Saxons were victorious in their game that week. Newsweek, November 2, 1970 Ronald Reagan returned 20 years later to Loara High School as the President of the United States on October 31, 1986 for a special speaking engagement at the Anaheim Hilton Towers (as seen in the Orange County Register Nov. 1, 86 archives). The Loara football field was a nice open are to land his Marine Helicoper on. He landed on a Saturday and students and parents lined both sides of Euclid street to view the President who was surrounded by numerous secret service agents. Anaheim Bulletin Monday November 3, 1986 "It was supposed to be a secret, but the band found out," said Becky Hannum, Loara's student body president as she waited for the president's arrival Saturday morning. "It was easy to guess, there were Secret Service guys all over the place since Monday." The Anaheim Bulletin Monday, November 3, 1986 Reported the landing and took some impressive pictures of the helicopter on the Varsity Baseball field. (see below) Reagan's secret landing in 1986 (information taken from the November 4, 1970 issue of the "Saxon Shield", November 1, 1986 issue of the Register, the November 3, 1986 article in the Anaheim Bulletin, and a first hand account) Posted by paul chylinski at 5:00 AM Labels: 50th Anniversary, government, Leadership, Ronald Reagan, Sammy, Saxons Academic Rally Morning Announcements go Live Video Alumni in the Olympics Anaheim Achieves Back to school dance Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Mission Andrew Exler & Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Hangouts (Malls) Sammy Saxon Sculpture First Home Football Game (2012) Tim and Jeff Buckley "Saga of the Saxon" Loara High School Coat of Arms Alumni on Stage, Screen & Radio	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line329
__label__wiki	0.534843	0.534843	September 21, 2014DatingComments: 0 After her parents’ divorce, her mother married Paul Forste, a truck driver and account executive who was a part of Parker’s life from an early age. She has said that even while her family lived in Cincinnati , her mother emulated a New York lifestyle. There, her mother and stepfather helped Parker develop her career as a child actress. In , the family moved to the newly opened planned community on Roosevelt Island , in the East River between Manhattan and Queens , and later to Manhattan. Parker held the role for a year. The show lasted just one season, but Parker’s performance, as a shy teen who showed hidden depths, was critically well received. 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__label__wiki	0.593872	0.593872	Tag Archives: USAF Aviation, Emergency Services, Events, Transport President Obama visits Hannover On 24 and 25 April 2016 the U.S. President Barack Obama visited Hannover, Germany. The main purpose of his visit was to open the Hannover Messe but next to that he also had meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as with the Prime Ministers of France, Italy and the United Kingdom. President Obama greets the crowd at Hannover Airport The pictures on this page were taken during President Obama’s arrival at Hannover Airport on 24 April and his departure on 25 April. Obviously there was a large number of security staff from both German and US authorities. Airforce One Leaving Germany Other visitors Prime Minister Mark Rutte of The Netherlands leaving Hannover Airforce OneBarack ObamaCameronGermanyHannoverHannover AirportHannover MesseHollandeObamapolicePolizeiPresident ObamaRenziRutteSecret ServiceUSAF The Hawgs are back in town Gallery 4th October 2015 niekvand On the 2nd of October 2015, 5 A-10Cs from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Spangdahlem Airbase in Germany. An A-10C belonging to the 75th Fighter Squadron comes in to land at Spangdahlem Airbase The A-10s assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are in Germany to conduct training as part of their Theater Security Package mission in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Operation Atlantic Resolve are ongoing efforts in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, namely the War in Donbass. All U.S. efforts in support of NATO fall under the umbrella of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. took several immediate steps to demonstrate solidarity with NATO, such as augmenting the air, ground and naval presence in the region, and enhancing previously scheduled exercises. The U.S. is taking measures to enhance NATO military plans and defense capabilities and remains committed to maintaining a persistent presence in Eastern Europe. Spangdahlem Airbase Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA:SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a United States Air Force base constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 km NNE of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. Spangdahlem is home of the 52d Fighter Wing, which maintains, deploys and employs Lockheed Martin Block 50 F-16CJ. In total, 4,800 military personnel, 840 German nationals and 200 US contractors are working at the base. The 52nd Fighter Wing Commander’s F-16C sporting special markings, lands at its homebase. A-10Atlantic ResolveGermanySpangdahlemTheater Security PackageThunderboltUSAFUSAFEWarthog Raptors deploy to Europe Gallery 29th August 2015 niekvand In the evening of 28 August 2015 a flight of four F-22 Raptors from the Tyndall based 95th Fighter Squadron arrived at Spangdahlem Airbase in Germany for what will be the F-22s first training deployment in Europe. The Raptors will train with U.S. services and allied air forces through mid-September. This deployment is part of European Reassurance Initiative, which saw U.S. based A-10s, F-16s and F-15s deploy to Europe in order to train with allies. Obviously, this is also a show of force against the Russian aggression in Eastern Europe (even though this is not said with so many words). One of the four F-22 Raptors landing at Spangdahlem’s Runway05. Earlier on, a 60th AMW C-17 Globemaster III arrived with the 60 airmen and associated equipment who will support this deployment. During the coming weeks, the Raptors will combat air training will be performed with F-16s and F15s, in order to see how this 5th generation aircraft performs in the European Theatre and if all the infrastructure is suited as well. TABOR11 is about to touch down at Spangdahlem Airbase in Germany. The F-22 Raptors show their distinctive shape upon arrival at Spangdahlem Airbase “This deployment advances our airpower evolution and demonstrates our resolve and commitment to European safety and security.” said General Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander. It is not yet know which other airbases will be visited during this deployment, but there are rumours about Lakenheath and Eastern Europe. Time will tell….. F-22GermanyRaptorSpangdahlemTyndallUSAF 52nd Fighter Wing F-16 Crash in Germany A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft with the callsign Rocky2, assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, crashed Aug. 11, 2015, at approximately 9:38 a.m. near Engelmannsreuth in the county of Bayreuth, Germany. The accident happened during a training flight at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Bavaria, Germany. The crash location near Engelmannsreuth, Germany. (c) Google Maps The aircraft did not have any live ordnance loaded, only four 25 pound practice bombs were carried. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. New pics of crashed F16-jet in Bavaria/#Germany http://t.co/xCdRZGBTV3 (in German) h/t @Muschelschloss pic.twitter.com/jmp3RMcgWf — Christian Thiels (@ThielsChristian) 11 augustus 2015 The picture below shows the aircraft concerned, 91-0366/SP, in better condition during the 2011 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. U.S. Air Force F-16C 91-0366/SP during the 2011 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. 480th Fighter Squadron52nd Fighter WingaccidentBavariaBayernBayreuthcrashEngelmannreuthF-16fighterfighter crashFighting FalconGermanyGrafenwoehrGrafenwöhrLockheed Martinpilotplane crashSpangdahlemU.S. Air ForceUSAFUSAFE Gallery 13th July 2015 niekvand Recently I had the opportunity to scan some of the slides that I took at Twenthe Airbase in the nineties and the beginning of the new Milennium. Looking at those pictures brings back nice memories, so why not share those pictures as well. The Open House usually brought many nice visitors to Twenthe and 1996 was no exception. PC-7 L-04 of the EMVO taxiing in for the static display The 2003 Open House was a great success, but it was also the last Open House for Twenthe Airbase. The day after the show, Defence Minister Kamp announced that Twenthe would be closed because of budget cuts. Members of the Airmobile Brigade are being dropped off by a Hercules during the 2003 Open House. General Visitors Over the course of the years, Twenthe was visited by many aircraft. Some were spectacular and unique, some a bit less. This Sukhoi 22 was temporarily based at Hopsten and flew missions to HSA in Hengelo. This was done to test the HSA’s new SMART-L radar. After one of those flights, a fly-by was made at Twenthe. Tornado F.3s from 25 Sqn were regular visitors. Normally they came over for a week to have some dogfights against the F-16s When taxiing back to the flightline, nice pictures could be made. Alouettes were very regular visitors. When parked at the civilian platform, pictures were possible though. This Bo-105CB in UN colours visited Twenthe for a career day. A Venezuelan Hercules in 1998. This aircraft visited Twenthe to pick up goods from HSA in Hengelo. In August 2001 two French Mirage 2000s visited Twenthe for some training. Unfortunately one of the Mirages broke down. Fortunately for us, a Nord 262 was sent in with technicians and spare parts. A PD-808GE during Falcon Nut An Italian AMX during Falcon Nut This Bulgarian Tupolev 134 was used to fly some soldiers to The Netherlands A Hungarian MiG-29 together with a 313 Sqn F-16 A Hercules from 334 Squadron sporting special anniversary colours A Belgian Hercules on Runway 24 This Belgian Airbus 310 was used to ferry the ground crew back from Amendola. A Danish Hercules was not so common at Twenthe A Greek Hercules in absolutely appaling weather Transalls became regular visitors when the neighbours from Hopsten deployed their Phantoms to Twenthe because of runway maintenance. The German Transalls were used to ferry the German Phantoms and their equipment to Decimomannu One of the few white C.160Ds An Italian Hercules supporting a Starfighter detachment during Ample Train. German Phantoms were regular visitors, but this WTD61 example was quite unique. A German Tornado taxiing towards Runway 06. A Luftwaffe Challenger that brought a German minister to Twenthe. When the F-16’s from Twenthe were deployed to Villafranca and later Amendola, freuquent visits were made my Belgian Hercules aircraft. Together with the Dutch transport fleet they supported the Belgian/Dutch F-16 deployments. One of the things F-16 pilots had to practice was flying by night. This video shows some take-offs in the beginning of the evening, during the final months of Twenthe’s active period. F-16AM J-141 deploying the dragchute. This dragchute helps the F-16 to stop at a shorter stretch of runway. A-10AirbusairshowAlouetteAMXF-16FokkerGazelleHerculesHornetKLuKoninklijke LuchtmachtLuftwaffeLynxMiGMiragePhantomphotoRAFRCAFStarfighterSukhoiTornadoTransallTupolevtwenteTwentheUSAFvideoVliegbasis TwentheVliegshowvliegveld Twenthe Gallery 27th June 2015 niekvand During the week of 15 to 21 june 2015, the 51st edition of the Paris Air Show (Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace) was held at Le Bourget airport. This Air Show takes place every 2 years and counts as one of the largest trade shows for the aviation industry. Also this year, the show was visited by over 150,000 professional visitors as well as more than 3,000 journalists from over 80 countries. This year’s edition of the Paris Air Show showed 1,017 order commitments and 206 options, which leads to a total of 1,223 orders. Of these orders, 531 went to Airbus and 350 to Boeing. Traditionally the Paris Air Show is the home show for Airbus, as well as companies from the French defence industry like Dassault, Thales and MDBA. After this year’s merger with Eurocopter, the Airbus booth was the largest booth on the grounds and showed a wide spectrum of aircraft, ranging from the electrically powered E-Fan, through the Caracal helicopter, up to the enormous A.380 airliner. The booth also featured a full-scale mock-up of the new H160 helicopter. The H160 made it’s first flight from Marseille in the week prior to the Paris Air Show. Airbus also showed it’s goods in full force during the flying display. After the may 2015’s fatal crash in Seville and it’s subsequent grounding, the A.400M was back in action, showing an impressive flying display. The Airbus A.400M waits at the beginning of the runway whilst the A.380 completes its display. Due to the sequestration, the United Stated Department of Defence had to miss out on the 2013 edition of the Paris Air Show, but this year they returned in full force, showing aircraft such as the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the P-8 Poseidon on the static display. US Navy P-8 Poseidon at Paris Air Show 2015 US Army UH-60 Blackhawk US Army UH-72 Lakota A US Air Force WC-130J Hercules A US Air Force F-16C from Aviano Airbase A US Army CH-47F Chinook A USAF F-16C together with a US Navy P-8 Poseidon A US Navy P-8 Poseidon A Davis-Monthan based A-10 Thunderbolt II An interesting newcomer was the Chengdu/PAC JF-17 fighter aircraft from Pakistan. This fighter aircraft was developed jointly by China and Pakistan. Pakistan produces 58% of the aircraft, China produces 42% and the aircraft is powered by a Klimov RD-93 engine. There are plans though to equip the next version of the JF-17 with a different engine, as the RD-93 (developed from the MiG-29’s RD-33) produces too much smoke. For this year’s Paris Air Show, the Pakistan Air Force brought 3 aircraft. One featured in the static show, while the other was shown during the flying display. The 3rd JF-17 featured as a backup aircraft. At the end of the show, Air Commodore Khalid Mahmood of the Pakistan Air Force announced that the first export-order was signed with an undisclosed Asian country. The JF-17 in the static show displaying the weapons it can carry. Even though Airbus dominated the show, Boeing also made sure it’s presence was noted. In the weeks before the Air Show a video was already loaded onto YouTube, showing the complete display that the Boeing 787-9 would fly in Le Bourget. This display featured a near-vertical take-off and the audience was not left disappointed. Boeing displayed the B.787-9 Dreamliner in the colours of Vietnam Airlines A new player in the market for small airliners is Bombardier. In Paris the Canadian company showed it’s new C-series with the CS100 and the CS300. With these aircraft Bombardier focuses on the market that is currently served by aircraft such as the Airbus 320 and the Boeing 737. Le Bourget always has many gems in the static display, some hidden away behind flagpoles, tents and banners. Below is an impression of what could be found on the ground. Next to a huge showground for the static display, Le Bourget would not be complete without a flying display. Here are some pictures from this years show. Patrouille de France No Air Show is complete without a show from the famous Patrouille de France. The same obviously goes for Le Bourget. The next Paris Air Show will be in June 2017. Let’s see what that edition will bring. A-10A.350A.380A.400Mair showAirbusairshowAlpha JetAntonovaviationBoeingBombardierCaimanCaracalChengduChinookCougarDassaultDGAF-16FalconFokkerFouga MagisterH135H145MH160helicopterHerculesJF-17LakotaLe BourgetMirageNH-90ParisParis Air ShowPatrouille de FrancephotoRafaleSalon du BourgetSikorskystuntSuper PumaThunderboltUSAFVietnam AirlinesWarthog Warthogs at Nordhorn Range Gallery 9th June 2015 niekvand Some action pictures of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at the Nordhorn Air to Ground Range. The Nordhorn Range is a military aviation bombing and gunnery range to the east of nearby Nordhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. This is one of the few gunnery ranges in Western-Europe where A-10 pilots can use the mighty 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon. These A-10’s from the 355th Fighter Wing were at the time deployed to Spangdahlem Airbase for the US Airforce’s Theatre Security Package. This was a response to Russia’s agressions towards Ukraine. After a couple of weeks in Germany the A-10’s moved further east to have exercises with other NATO countries. A-10BombGunNordhornSpangdahlemThunderboltUSAFWarthog	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line332
__label__cc	0.5749	0.4251	Paeanic and Epinician healing in Euripides' Alcestis Swift, Laura (2012). Paeanic and Epinician healing in Euripides' Alcestis. In: Rosenbloom, David and Davidson, John eds. Greek Drama IV: Texts, Contexts, Performance. Oxford: Oxbow Books, pp. 149–168. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/91006/On... [About the book] Greek Drama IV: Texts, Context, Performance contains fourteen papers that comprise a snapshot of current work on Greek drama. How do notions of performance and performance context influence interpretation of individual plays? How do we reconstruct fragmentary plays and understand the experience of watching plays in succession? To what extent does genre shape dramatic performance and its reception? Is tragedy an art form that interrogates the basic structures of experience that audiences take for granted outside the theatre? How is dramatic performance related to democracy as a political culture and as a set of institutions and practices? These are questions the contributions collected in Greek Drama IV seek to answer. The volume's Introduction considers ideas of text, performance and performance context central to contemporary scholarship and locates the volume's contributions within that scholarship. Euripides forms the heart of the volume. Eight of its fourteen papers deal with his plays: the climax of Trojan Women, genre and meaning in the choral odes of Alcestis, the idea of Sicily in Cyclops, the politics of enmity in Orestes, the reconstruction of the Archelaus and the Iphigenia at Aulis and Bacchae as companion plays performed in 406 BC. Two papers focus on Hecuba from different angles: one examines the play's manipulations of audience emotion, while the other analyses tensions between decree, durable law and moral-religious authority in the play. Two papers concentrate on individual plays of Sophocles. One reads the debate between Electra and Clytemnestra in Electra as utterances that perform and seek to determine the contestants' identities; the other discusses the blurring of the boundaries that structure experience in Trachiniae. Aeschylus is the subject of a paper that reads Persians and the three plays performed with it in 472 BC as a tetralogy linked by prophecies of Greek Persian-war victories. Comedy and tragedy feature in a study of anandreia (lack of manliness) as feminisation in staged attempts to avoid military service. Papers devoted to the nesting of dramatic performances within Athens' democratic political culture and to the story of how one regime for financing plays (chorêgia) was replaced by another (agônothesia) in late fourth-century Athens round out the collection 2012 Rosenbloom and Davidson 0-85668-870-3, 978-0-85668-870-6 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Cultures > Classical Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Cultures Laura Swift	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line339
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__label__cc	0.722984	0.277016	3am Eternal Saturday evening brought hillclimbers together to celebrate success in the 2012 Midland Hillclimb Championship that is sponsored by the TTC Group. Held at Chateau Impney in Droitwich a change in venue this year and as in previous years it was well supported. Congratulations to all the competitors who won awards this season. OMS driver Trevor Willis along with fellow competitors Neville Rollason, Simon Andrews, Steve Owen and Alex Summers, collected awards for their endeavors in OMS cars. Simon finished second in class I 1100cc single seater racing cars, Nev also finished second but in class J 1600cc single seaters, Alex took Man of the Meeting at the April Prescott in the appalling wet weather conditions for his giant killing performance in the 1100cc OMS single seater. In the Y Gelli Book Auctions Challenge Trophy Neville Rollason finished 5th and Steve Owen took 3rd place overall in his 1600cc OMS 25. Trevor had a bumper night for trophies and his dinner table was piled high by the end of the evening. He took first in class L unlimited single seaters and finished third overall in the Midland Hillclimb Championship. There were two Man of the Meeting awards the first for his outstanding performance in wet conditions at Shelsley Walsh in June, the second for his hill record performance at Prescott in September. Then there was the Spirit of Hillclimbing Award presented by Mick from Pilbeam Racing Designs closely followed by The Raymond Mays Trophy for the lowest total time of the best runs at the April & September Prescott events and the June & August Shelsley Walsh events. Trevor rounded off his evening with the BMTR Avon Tyres Top 10 Challenge trophy which he won for the most points scored in Midland Hillclimb Championship run offs throughout the season. It was a great evening followed by dancing until 1.00am and those staying at the Chateau then availed themselves of the bar once the music ceased. Some OMS drivers surrendered to the eternal truth that is the hillclimb dinner & could be seen leaving the bar at 3.00am following a heavy drinking session with those more hardy fellows who always inhabit the bar well into the wee small hours. Date: 18/11/2012 \| Author: L.Owen	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line351
__label__wiki	0.642864	0.642864	WIND AND FOG - BAD O MEH (2011) Directed by: Mohammad-Ali Talebi Date of birth: 22 November 1958, Tehran, Iran Writing credits: Mohammad-Ali Talebi, Mojgan Sheikhi (novel) Music by: Mohammad Reza Darvishi The winner of the Berlinale special ‘Cinema fairbindet’ award is an outstanding anti-war film. Making wondrous use of classic fantasy elements (the climax unfolds in a misty, magical forest), Wind & Fog is humanist filmmaking at its most affecting. After seven-year-old Sahand’s mother is killed by a bomb, his father sends him to his grandparents’ village where he hopes the calm and natural beauty will help him come to terms with his traumatic experience. But Sahand runs away – in search of his mother’s memory. Captivating images from pastoral northern Iran serve as a backdrop for Mohammad-Ali Talebi's enchanting tale of a boy rendered mute after losing his mother in the Iran-Iraq war. Ostracized by his classmates but doted over by his loving sister, eight-year-old Sahand--whose wan face and haunted eyes evince the unspeakable horrors he's witnessed--becomes obsessed with a wounded white goose. At the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, the film by Iranian director Mohammed Ali Talebi scooped the special award for development-policy merit, ‘Cinema fairbindet’, presented by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Making wondrous use of classic fantasy elements (the climax unfolds in a misty, magical forest), Wind & Fog is humanist filmmaking at its most affecting. -- PIFF This film by the Iranian director Mohammed Ali Talebi and winner of this year’s ‘Cinema fairbindet’ at the Berlinale has been hailed ‘a masterpiece’ by the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper. 2011 is the first time the award has been presented by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Iranian director Mohammed Ali Talebi Winning this award opens up a host of great opportunities for this film which will be screened in more than 20 German cities as part of a film road show. Whatever you do, don’t miss it! --www.agenz.de Cast: Payam Eris, Masume Shakori, Asadolah Asadnia, Arasto Safinejad, Anis Shakorirad Selected filmography of Mohammad-Ali Talebi The Wall - Divar (2008) You are free - To Azadi - Vous êtes libre (2001) Willow and Wind - Beed O baad (1999) Bag of Rice - Kiseye Berendj (1996) Tick Tack (1994) the Boot - Chakmeh (1992)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line352
__label__cc	0.554076	0.445924	About the CEO TPC Culture At The Picture Company (TPC), fun and play goes beyond the four corners of our studios. Stemming from our core value, “Heart of Service”, the TPC community is composed of capable and talented young individuals, passionate to serve clients with genuine love and care. For over 16 years, we’ve built our identity as a brand that exceeds expectations in both our craft and our character. Team building activities, leadership seminars, and skills development training are among the many programs we create in order to inspire our people to truly work towards providing the best kind of service for our clients, and to encourage an environment of love and compassion. We love what we do and it shows! Our team building seminars encourage open communication between peers. We invest in seminars that allow our people to improve holistically—in skill, talent, and core. We encourage excellent work ethic, values formation, and international standards of service. Growth and development opportunities are given to everyone in the community. We value hard work and assertiveness! Among the things that set TPC apart is the company’s love for creativity, fun, play, and innovation. We like to keep ourselves on our toes and updated on the latest developments and trends in our industry. There’s never a dull moment when you are a part of the TPC family. With The Picture Company’s values such as creativity and innovation; learning and growth; leadership; love and care; gratitude; and purpose, TPC strives to embody a culture that encourages sincere concern towards others and the community. We work in a happy and positive environment and we’d like to share our gratitude to the world! Employees are also encouraged to help the community through “iDream”, a project that aspires to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children through quality education, family values, and greener living. Inspired to make a difference. ©2019. The Picture Company. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line356
__label__wiki	0.676284	0.676284	Head Chef - Conor McClelland Fine Dining at Rayanne House with Head Chef Conor McClelland Dine at Rayanne House and you will be cooked for personally by Conor McClelland. Conor has been ranked awarded Best Hotel Chef in Northern Ireland 2018 at the IOH Awards, ranked in the top 10 Best Chefs in Ulster 2018 by the Food and Wine Awards and nominated for the Best Chef in Co.Down 2018 by the Restaurant Association of Ireland. The private restaurant at Rayanne House has also been listed in the Top 3 Best Restaurants in Ulster at the prestigious Food and Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards and proudly won Best Hotel Restaurant and Customer service in Co.Down at the Restaurant Association of Ireland . It doesn't stop there, Rayanne House has also been listed in the Top 10 Best Service in Ireland by the Food and Wine Awards and received the Customer Service Excellence Award at the Northern Ireland Tourism Awards. Born into the catering industry Conor knew from an early age he wanted to follow in his father footsteps and become a chef. His father was a successful restaurateur famed for his flavoursome dishes and ignited the passion for cooking that would lead Conor on his culinary career. Want to have a dinner party in your own home ? Conor can cater for you for a party of 6 or more, take the stress out of cooking and enjoy a bespoke tasting menu in the comfort of you own home. His 30 years experience has been gathered from a variety of world locations, from London to Germany and from France to New York. Conor’s enthusiasm for his trade is incessant and he has inspired and nurtured many young chefs starting out. Conor loves to create imaginative, bespoke menus using the best of Irish fresh, local and seasonal produce. He has travelled from London to Los Angeles to promote Northern Ireland’s wonderful food offering and produce. Blessed with the 'gift of the gab' he is as happy on a culinary stage in LA, as he is in his small kitchen in Holywood… as long as he’s cooking! Quotes include: Food Critic Jay Rayner - 'Rayanne House, Great Food, Great place. Brilliant Hospitality' Chef Delia Smyth - 'Simply the Best'	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line358
__label__cc	0.502306	0.497694	Barbaros del Ritmo - Palo de Mayo (1971) All around the edge of the Caribbean, where the sea meets the sand, the presence of African music is pervasive. Carried to the shores of various countries as slaves, or making their way there as escapees, Africans settled and integrated with local indigenous populations and descendants of colonial conquerors. While the music of Haiti and Cuba are completely familiar, and the cumbias of Colombia have swept the world, some less developed countries have equally compelling coastal music, varying from place to place depending on the cultural mix. Palo de Mayo is Nicaragua's contribution to this musical diversity, and this was the first recorded Palo de Mayo album. Sung in English and mískito, the dominant indigenous language on Nicaragua's coast, this folkloric style is like mento on steroids. Most of the songs are Caribbean standards, but you will be surprised at the rendering. This is straight out party music, developed to celebrate May 1, harkening back to English celebrations from centuries ago. Barbaros del Ritmo were the primary band of Bluefields, Nicaragua's small port, during the 60s and early 70s. This record was produced by Charlie Robb, the country's leading musician of the day, and his cosmopolitan experience added significantly to the horn arrangements. His trombone and sax contributions are essential. Despite its origin in one of the smallest of places, this music smokes. Try to be still, while listening to it. I predict you will be moving. Labels: Nicaragua Le Gran Maitre Franco et T.P.O.K. Jazz - Ekaba-kaba (1987) Today I post my fiftieth record since activating this site in March, with an amazing (to me) 30,000 page views by you. I feel privileged to have joined this community of impassioned music lovers, and grateful that I can contribute. To celebrate, I chose to share a mint condition recording from the immensely influential and profoundly important Franco Luambo Makiadi. Recorded in the same year as Attention Na Sida, and perhaps eclipsed by it, Ekaba-kaba is another brilliant musical effort. This recording already was posted a few years ago on the wonderful Global Groove site, but not only is the recording offered here an exceptionally pristine one, I also think that Franco's legacy is so important, that propagating its preservation is a responsibility. Inspired by the excellent, informative WorldService site, I am making this mint recording available as a lossless FLAC file in addition to the normal MP3, limited to fifty downloads of the fiftieth post. Enjoy! or FLAC while you can! 26 July - A kind listener noticed that there was a skip at the beginning of the second track of the recording I posted. I've replaced the 320 MP3 file with that track re-recorded, but for those of you who already downloaded the MP3 album, you can download the repaired track as an MP3 here. Due to upload restrictions, I'm afraid all FLAC downloaders will have to download the repaired track's FLAC file here and replace it manually. Sorry for the inconvenience. Labels: Congo Dr. Nico & Empompo Deyesse - Derniere Memoire (1990?) Legendary Congolese guitarist Dr. Nico (Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay) traveled to Benin around 1983 to make what would be his last recording, along with saxophonist Empompo Deyesse and a stellar band. Beginning with a definitive reprise of his classic song "Africa Mokili Mobimba," this wonderful record is testament to the virtuosity of the "god of the guitar." Three of the five songs on the album were written by Nico, and in each his guitar is dazzling. "Boninga," written by Deyesse, is also excellent, with memorable vocal harmonies that reflect the musicality of the talented saxophonist. This recording occurred during a flurry of creativity by Nico, after a decade of silence and obscurity. Sadly, his brilliance was lost in 1985, at the young age of forty-six. I could find little trace of this record or the German label Voix d'Afrique, so am unsure of both the date of recording and publishing. If you know more details, please help us out in the comments. Pepe Kalle - Chante le Poète Simaro Massiya (1989) Time to turn attention back to the Congo. Here is a splendid Pepe Kalle album that shines on every front. All of the songs are strong, but "Diarrhee Verbale (Tuba Tuba)" is tout puissant. This album is as much a Carlito one as it is Pepe Kalle; the duets shine throughout. I've always considered this one of Diblo Dibala's finest outings, as well, and I just wait for him to break out on every song. He takes over the sebene on "Tuba Tuba," Pepe Kalle's rich baritone sailing above. Papa Noel contributes wonderfully on lead, too, as do Simaro, Makosso and Lokassa on rhythm guitar. This is a fantastic, classic album. Posted by Rhythm Connection at 12:46 PM 3 comments Paul Matavire - Doctor Love Volume Two (1990) When I entered the tiny record shop in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in early 1991, the sound system pumped out a catchy tune that tipped slightly towards disco. It was "Dhindindi Fulltime," the current hit by Paul Matavire, backed by the Jairos Jiri Band. Matavire was a blind performer who became very popular throughout the country during the late '80s because of his fine singing and pointed, and sometimes humorous, songs. He generated some controversy for personal behavior, in the process, including rape charges. Like many Zimbabwean musicians, Matavire died young, leaving a fine legacy of music behind. This album is an excellent sample of it, with diverse songs including one slow one for tight dancing. It also has the closing reggae-chimurenga rocker "Pamberi Navajiri," which was collected on the classic Zimbabwe compilation, Take Cover!. Khiama Boys - Kubva Kure (1990) The Khiama Boys surfaced in 1988 and produced a series of albums throughout the next decade plus. Music built on energetic, harmonic singing, thumping beats and fast guitars, it reminds me of Bhundu Boys at their peak. No credits are given for the musicians, and as this recording took place as the band was going through some personnel changes, it is impossible for me to name them. The Music of Zimbabwe page has a brief discussion of the band, as well as a discography, and that may give some clues. At least four CDs were available for awhile, through Stern's, but they appear to be out-of-print now. I am really enjoying my temporary immersion in Zimbabwe's dynamic music. There will be a few more records coming your way soon, but I recommend you snag this excellent, rare recording. Now. John Chibadura & The Tembo Brothers - Rugare (1988) Continuing to explore the trove of records I picked up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1991, here is a solid album from John Chibadura & The Tembo Brothers. This band was the most successful proponent of sunguru music, a cross between rhumba and jit jive that likewise relies on blisteringly fast, intertwined guitars. Chibadura was an excellent guitarist and charismatic performer who sang of working class situations and issues. He released dozens of hit albums before his death in 1999 at the age of 42. Mbilia Bel - Boya Ye (1985) Another Mbilia Bel to lighten you up. Boya Ye is one of the early headliner albums of this chanteuse. She is backed by Tabu Ley Rochereau and his band Afrisa International, though none of the musicians are given credit on the record jacket. Three of the four songs are Tabu Ley's, and on two of them she sings sweetly. On "Tonton Skol," Mbilia barely surfaces in the ensemble singing, and she disappears altogether during the animation break. "Shawuri Yako" is sung in English over a plodding rhythm, and only irresistible guitar riffs make it a pleasurable listen. While perhaps not the best Mbilia Bel record, this record has a couple of strong songs. Later in 1985 it was re-released by Stern's Africa, with one song substitution. Stern's also released a CD in 2006 that had both this album and another from 1985, Ba Gerants Ya Mabala, but I believe it is now out-of-print. There is a "best of" double CD from 2007 that is available here, and I just ordered one. So while you wait for delivery of yours, you can listen to this nearly pristine copy of the original release. P.S. It is possible to earn money by posting links to purchases, as I have done here, but I am using a link that provides a small slice of the sale to my local non-profit, community radio station, KTNA. Posted by Rhythm Connection at 3:25 AM 4 comments Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit of the People - Mbavaira (1983) Ephat Mujuru was a virtuoso on the mbira thumb piano central to Zimbabwean traditional music. Through a prolific career based in both Zimbabwe and the U. S., Mujuru had a tremendous impact through his recordings and many performances, as well as his extensive teaching of his art. Tragically he died unexpected ten years ago, at the young age of fifty-one. This is one of several records cut by Ephat Mujuru in Zimbabwe during his tenure as a student in the U.S. in the '80s. It is incredibly short, containing four songs that could fit on one side of an LP, but it is a welcome uplifting listen for these tumultuous times. May it bring a bit of peace to you this weekend, wherever you are. Le Gran Maitre Franco et T.P.O.K. Jazz - Ekaba-kab... Dr. Nico & Empompo Deyesse - Derniere Memoire (199... Pepe Kalle - Chante le Poète Simaro Massiya (1989)... John Chibadura & The Tembo Brothers - Rugare (1988... Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit of the People - Mbavaira...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line363
__label__wiki	0.512868	0.512868	Where does Habitat for Humanity operate? Our operational headquarters are located in Americus, Georgia, and our administrative headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. How can I become a volunteer? Click here for volunteer opportunities near you. How does Habitat work with the government? We ask legislators and housing regulators to increase support for affordable homeownership and eliminate poverty housing. We monitor public policies related to housing, community, and international development. We advocate for policies that will increase access to decent, affordable housing for people around the world. We accept government funds as long as they have no conditions that would violate our principles or limit our ability to provide affordable housing. Who controls and manages North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity? An ecumenical, board of directors, who are deeply concerned about the problems of poverty housing. The Habitat office is operated by an administrative staff, professional and support employees, and volunteers just like you. To learn more about volunteering click here. How are donations distributed and used? We rely on gifts from individuals, corporations and other groups to fund our house-building mission. All donations of any amount are deeply appreciated and help us build more decent, affordable houses with more families in our local communities. Designated donations are allocated in support of the U.S. affiliate, national organization or program of the donor’s choosing. What is a Habitat for Humanity ReStore? Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Habitat for Humanity ReStores are proudly owned and operated by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and proceeds are used to build homes, community and hope locally and around the world. NWV Habitat has two ReStore locations, one in Woodburn and one in Canby. Click here to visit our ReStore. What are Habitat affiliates? Affiliates are community-level Habitat for Humanity organizations that act in partnership with and on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International. Each affiliate coordinates all aspects of Habitat home building in its local area. Our affiliate, North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity, serves Silverton, Mt. Angel, Woodburn, Molalla, Hubbard, Aurora, Gervais, Canby and the rural outlying areas. Can I donate materials? Many local Habitat organizations operate ReStores, which sell reusable and surplus building materials, furniture and appliances to the public. To donate materials, contact our ReStore. How are Habitat’s homeowner families chosen? Our affiliate’s homeowner selection committee chooses Habitat homeowners from our local area, based on three criteria: The family’s level of need. Their willingness to become partners in the program. Their ability to repay the loan through an affordable payment plan. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat’s homeowner families. Visit our page on becoming a Habitat homeowner to learn more. Does Habitat only focus on building new houses? No, Habitat works in a number of different ways to create decent, affordable housing. Habitat’s partnerships and advocacy work help raise the awareness and support needed to address housing needs around the world. Does Habitat give houses away? No, Habitat for Humanity is not a giveaway program. Habitat’s partner families buy the houses that Habitat builds. Habitat makes no profit on the sale. In our service area, Habitat homeowners purchase their houses through affordable monthly mortgage payments. Habitat’s homeowners also invest hundreds of hours of their own labor, called sweat equity, working alongside volunteers and other Habitat homeowners. What is Habitat for Humanity? Habitat is a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry. We believe that every person should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We build, renovate and repair houses all over the world using volunteer labor and donations. We welcome all people to work with us in partnership. We advocate increasing access to decent, affordable housing around the world.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line364
__label__cc	0.519293	0.480707	Compagnie de Danse Jean-René Delsoin Dancer-choreographer Jean-René Delsoin is celebrating 30 years of service to dance performance and instruction in Haiti and abroad. Born in Port-au-Prince, Mr. Delsoin began dance studies in Haiti, followed by training at the National School Dance of Jamaica, and the Alvin Ailey School among other renowned institutions. His international dance credits include appearances with American choreographer Kevin Iega Jeff’s Jubilations!, and a two-year Latin American tour with Dominican singer Angela Carrasco. In 1987, Mr. Delsoin founded and co-directed Artcho Danse Repertoire and its affiliate school. In 2004, he ventured out on his own to form the Jean-René Delsoin Dance Center, as well as a company project now called the Compagnie de Danse Jean-René Delsoin (COJRD). COJRD brings the richness of cultural expression and dances in Haiti to the world. It aims to bridge diverse communities worldwide by creating and producing dances of the highest level of artistry and versatility. The company’s repertory currently includes 50 works created by Mr. Delsoin and guest choreographers from Haiti and abroad. Guantian District Erzhen Forest Park 2018/10/08 (一) 19:30 Sinhua District Damusiang Square Siaying District Siaying Night Market Square	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line365
__label__wiki	0.526295	0.526295	Home›Entertainment›Bollywood Actress Turns to Parkour Bollywood Actress Turns to Parkour Entertainment, General, International News Bollywood actress and former Beauty Queen Sayali Bhagat has taken to using parkour in her daily life. No, she's not preparing for a role- she's using it to stay fit. The actress has starred in over fifteen Bollywood films in the past seven years, and says that her current Parkour practice has already increased her energy levels and overall agility after only 3 months of training. For you geography buffs, Ms. Bhagat is from Ahmedabad, which is in the largest city in the Indian State of Gujarat (located in northwestern India). She came to prominence by wining the title of Femina Miss India World in 2004, then switched to film. When asked what Parkour is to her, she responded; “It’s the ability to free yourself from traditional thinking. Parkour is training your mind and body to overcome obstacles quickly in emergency situations. So let’s say, you find a rabid dog chasing you. A normal person may run, trip over something, or get caught in a wire, and further endanger themselves. A parkour practitioner will map ways in his/her mind in split second decisions, and jump over an obstacle, flow through small openings, and eventually lose the rabid dog, It is an extreme case but it can be as simple as jumping over a fence while taking a shortcut." She also briefly describes her experience with the art thus far. “I have been practicing parkour for the last three months and I feel my body has become more agile and my energy levels have gone up. Especially my abs and legs have become more toned and I feel my core-muscles strengthening.” When asked how she discovered the art, she answered “In Prince of Persia when I saw Jake Gyllenhaal’s character perform parkour — displays of gravity-and death-defying leaps and acrobatics, I was smitten and I knew that I wanted to master this.” Sounds like a woman after many of our own hearts. Sayali Balances out her training with good eating practices saying, "I believe in having wholesome home-cooked meals at regular intervals rather than living on juices or some health supplements,” which of course we know is important to longevity in parkour, even if we don't all practice it regularly. It's great to see Ms. Bhagat discovering the joys of our beloved art-form, and we hope to see many other women follow in her foot steps. Written by Exo Gym Park Jam Review Parkour and Powder Editor in Chief - Exo is one of the founders of NYParkour and a long-time parkour practitioner. He is a well-known figure in the community and a renowned PK coach. Coming soon to DC… The North American Women’s Parkour Gathering General, Local News Top 7 Training Hacks General, Training Tips	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line366
__label__wiki	0.759205	0.759205	首頁 › en_news › International Events 2019-05-15 NTNU and Penn State University announce collaborations for 2019 點閱次數: 69 National Taiwan Normal University and Pennsylvania State University became sister school in 1998. The Collaboration Development Fund Request for Proposals started last year for strategic Partnership. After closely reviewed, seven projects were chosen for funding, in a variety of disciplines, from math education to geosciences to information sciences and technology. The seven awardees will start their cooperation with professors in Penn State university. They would be funded by the two schools for travel and business expenses. In late April, Vice President Frank Ying lead a group of administrators to Pennsylvania State Universitymore 2019-05-11 VR work of Prof. Huang Hsin Chien Enters Cannes XR 點閱次數: 32 Huang Hsin Chien, a new media creator and Professor at the Department of Design, is invited to the Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival. Artistic Director Paolo Moretti invited Huang to the Directors' Fortnight and this is the first complete and solo exhibition of Huang and Laurie Anderson, the avant-garde musician after their four years of cooperation on VR exhibition. La Camera Insabbiata/ Chalkroom, which received the Best VR Experience Award at Venice Film Festival will be presented with the two latest works, "To the Moon" and "Aloft". This would also be the premiere of Lim Giong's latest piece, The Missing Body Episode 1 on the Cannes XR Kaleidoscope’s Development Showcase. more 2019-04-16 New Experience for Pre-service Teachers in Chinese Taipei School in Ho Chi Minh City 點閱次數: 36 Starting from 2019, NTNU has be working with 7 Oversea Taiwan Schools. We send four pre-service teachers abroad for a visit every year to each school. This year, Prof. Chern Chiou Lan from the English Department is the moderator of the oversea visit project to Chinese Taipei School in Ho Chi Minh City. Four students from different departments went to the Chinese Taipei School in March for a two week visit.more 2019-04-15 First Visit of NTNU Pre-service Teachers to Chinese Taipei School (Kuala Lumpur) 點閱次數: 35 Starting from 2019, NTNU has be working with 7 Oversea Taiwan Schools. We send four pre-service teachers abroad for a visit every year to each school. This year, Assistant Professor Kao Sung Ching is the moderator of the oversea visit project to Chinese Taipei School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four students from different departments went to the Chinese Taipei School in March for a two week visit. more 2019-03-24 College of Liberal Arts Signed MOU with Auckland University of Technology 點閱次數: 60 Dean of College of Liberal Arts Chern Chiou Lan, Prof. Chang Su Bing from the Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, Associate Professor Joy Wu from English Department, Associate Professor Lin Hsin Yi from History Department visited New Zealand in February for a cooperation with institutes of indigenous studies and the agreement signing with Auckland University of Technology. more 2019-03-09 Students of the Department of Special Education visited UT-Austin 點閱次數: 50 The Department of Social Education of NTNU and Texas University at Austin have been closely connecting in recent years. Prof. Chiu Chun Yu lead a team of students for an oversea visit to Department of Special Education, UT-Austin, Texas Center for Disability Studies and Texas transitions conference. more 2019-02-26 Practicum in Vietnam for International Mobility 點閱次數: 54 NTNU, funded by the Ministry of Education, sent five practice teachers to Taipei School in Ho Chi Minh City for two months, in an oversea practicum project managed by Prof. Chern Chiou Lan and Prof. Cheng Yuh Show. Four of them are from the English Department and one of them is from the Department of Life Science.more 2019-02-22 Practicum in Indonesia, A New Experience for Pre-service Teachers 點閱次數: 56 To encourage our pre-service teachers to go to different places and to see the world, Prof. Jamie Chang from the College of Teacher Education initiated a program of practicum at Jakarta Taipei School, with the support of the Office of Teacher Education and Careers Service. The practicum took place in two places, 4 months in Taiwan and 2 months abroad. more 2018-11-05 2018 International Symposium on Literature and Environment in East Asia at NTNU 點閱次數: 186 The 6th International Symposium on Literature and Environment in East Asia was held on October 20, 21 in the NTNU. The symposium is organized by the English Department of NTNU, ASLE Taiwan and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Representatives from Kanazawa University, Osaka University, Nihon University, University of the Ryukyus, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Dongguk University and Soongsil University all came to the meeting.more 2018-10-22 NTNU ranked 15th best university for education degrees 點閱次數: 233 National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) was ranked 15th for the subject of education in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings table, an improvement of seven places on last year.more 2018-09-27 An Oversea Apprenticeship in Sweden 點閱次數: 227 National Taiwan Normal University has been given the fund for foreign education apprenticeship course and educational internship program by the Ministry of Education in the year of 2017. Under the support of the Office of Teacher Education and Careers Service, Associate Professor Lin Tzu Bin organized the program of "Flying to Northern Europe: apprenticeship program in Sweden". Five pre-service teachers were selected among applicants from different departments and went to Uppsala, Sweden for a two-week oversea apprenticeship program. more 2018-09-19 NTNU Students went to Thailand for gifted education, funded by the Ministry of Education 點閱次數: 202 National Taiwan Normal University has been given the fund for foreign education apprenticeship course and the educational internship program by the Ministry of Education. The Department of Special Education has selected 8 pre-service teachers, led by Prof. Yu Hsiao Ping, for a two-week visit for gifted education Kamnoetvidya Academy of Sciences (KVIS) and the 2018 Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness in mid-August in Thailand. Those students, coming from different departments like English, Chemistry, Science, Special Education, have all taken gifted education courses. more 2018-08-19 Taiwanese high school students tops at International science competition 點閱次數: 231 The Taiwan team, trained by professors of NTNU, had a good showing at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2018 in Prague, Czech. In 76 countries and 300 students, 4 Taiwanese students received 1 gold, 3 silver. more 2018-07-27 NTNU Won 3 Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze at Computer Olympiad 點閱次數: 104 Prof. Lin Shun-Shii from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering led his team for the 21st Computer Olympiad on July 7th to July 13rd. They defeated 100 contestants from 8 countries, winning 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals.more 2018-06-22 Vice President Frank Y-H Ying Visited Sin Chew Daily 點閱次數: 117 Vice President Frank Y-H Ying and administrator Hu from the Center of Public Affairs visited the head office of Sin Chew Daily on May 25th and talked about the scholarship for new foreign students, open up courses in all different fields, internationalization and gathering the power of alumni.more 2018-05-26 Taiwan Team Scores 4 Gold in 2018 APhO 點閱次數: 123 The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO 2018) was held at Hanoi, Vietnam on May 12th. The Taiwan team, trained by professors of NTNU, grabbed 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze this year. Chung Shang Hsuan, one senior student, is praised as the Most Deserving Performer of Theory Round by the chairperson. more 2018-05-07 NTNU Invite musicians for World University Concert 點閱次數: 132 The Center for the Research & the Business Development of Asian Pop Culture is the organizer of Pop Music Interdisciplinary Development Project. The seminar, held at the Conference hall on April 20th and 21st. is about the development of pop music in Taiwan, the education of talents, various aspects of the academic and industry. Professors and musicians from Japan, America, Thailand, Indonesia are invited to sign the MOU of World University Concert and hope that the concert can serve as Universiade where talented college students can compete and exchange ideas through the competition. more 2018-04-27 Pre-service teachers went to UBC for Practice Teaching 點閱次數: 130 The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses and facilities in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest institution of higher learning. The university is ranked among top 20 public universities worldwide and top two in Canada. UBC has close relationship with NTNU. The Office of Teacher Training and Career Service has been promoting the in practice teaching of pre-service teachers. In 2017, eight pre-service teachers have gone to UBC for a two-week practice teaching; three pre-service teachers from UBC have come to Taiwan and finished their practice teaching. Some significant result has shown to those who finish their practicum. more 2018-04-18 NTNU Prof. Jacky Baltes Assist with FIRA in Taiwan 點閱次數: 111 Prof. Jacky Baltes of the Department of Electrical Engineering, also the chairman of Engineering Federation of International RoboSports Association, FIRA, handed out the certificate of membership and flag to the Ministry of Science and Technology and complete the ceremony with Minister Chen Liang Gee, and Director-General of Central Taiwan Science Park Dr. Chen Ming Huang, meaning the FIRA World Cup is now officially started. Faculties of the Department of Electrical Engineering are happy about it. more 2018-03-28 Students of Chiba University Come to NTNU for Practicum 點閱次數: 142 The cooperation of NTNU and Chiba University has now officially started. Students and faculty came to NTNU for a 2-week visit on March 5th. Four pre-service teachers from NTNU will go to Chiba University on May 14th to 26th. more 2017-12-10 Professors and Alumni of NTNU Assisted in Winning the 44th World Skills Competition 點閱次數: 224 Taiwan received 4 Gold medal, 1 silver, 5 bronze and 27 honorable mentions at the 44th World Skills Competition. The gold medalists were trained by professors of NTNU and NTUST. The professors also served as the judge and expert at the 44th World Skills Competition.more 2017-11-06 Student from the Dept. of Industrial Education Grabbed 2 Gold in WorldSkills 點閱次數: 154 Chen Min Heng from the Department of Industrial Education won the gold medal in automobile technology and Best of Nation in WorldSkills Competition, also known as tradie Olympics. This is the second Gold medal of Taiwan since 1997. In addition, Chen also received the Gold medal of Best of Nation and this is the best total score in different categories of Taiwan since 1970.more 2017-11-05 Gold Medalist for World Skills Competition in 24 years Trained by NTNU 點閱次數: 220 Dean Lin Chun Liang of the College of Arts helped training contestants for the 44th World Skills Competition and grabbed the gold medal that hasn’t belongs to Taiwan for 24 years. more 2017-10-13 NTNU Ranked 22nd Globally in Education 點閱次數: 224 Times Higher Education has announced the latest World University Rankings 2018 by subject: education. National Taiwan Normal University is ranked 22nd in the world and 3rd in Asia. This is another ranking, after QS Rankings by Subject announced this March, revels that NTNU is at a leading position in education.more 2017-09-30 NTNU Students Visit Companies and School in Indonesia 點閱次數: 159 When speaking about Jakarta, many people may not know that it's the capital of Indonesia. The Office of Teacher Training and Career Service of NTNU started a program that sends students overseas for a two-week internship. With the support of the Ministry of Education, NTNU sent 5 students from different backgrounds to Jakarta, Indonesia. Associate Professor Lin Tzu Bin lead 5 students to Indonesia in September. This time, pre-service teachers and those who aren't in education program all went abroad to visit educational institutes and companies. They have visited Jakarta Taipei School, Tungya Collins Terminal, Daijo Industrial, Moon Lion Industries Indonesia and Formosa Plastic Indonesia. more 2017-09-16 Mobility of NTNU Students Discovering the World 點閱次數: 248 National Taiwan Normal University has 70 years of history. Among more than 40,000 universities in the world, the academic reputation of NTNU has reached no. 289; in terms of internationalization NTNU was ranked 122 in the world, which is also the highest in Taiwan. Times Higher Education (THE) made a list of the world's top 200 universities with the most foreign students and NTNU was ranked no. 152, the only university in Taiwan listed. All of the above have shown that NTNU is recognized internationally with the improved quality of research and internationalization. more 2017-09-14 Pre-service Teachers Visited Singapore 5 Weeks with Horizons Broaden 點閱次數: 157 The Ministry of Education granted NTNU for the program of “Foreign Internship for College of Teacher’s training”. Associate Professor Lin Tzu Bin was the program manager of the selection progress that sent 12 outstanding pre-service teachers to Nanyang Junior College and National Institute of Education. more 2017-09-13 Taiwan Ranked 2nd in 2017 International Earth Science Olympiad 點閱次數: 180 The Taiwan team, trained by professors of NTNU, had a good showing at the 11th International Earth Science Olympiad, IESO 2017 in Nice, France. A total of 108 students from 34 countries attended this year. Taiwan is ranked the second in the world with two golden medals and two silver ones. The team were selected from among 478 students after a series of tests and training by more than 10 professors led by NTNU’s Chang Chun Yen. Huang Shen Chang, a gold medalist from Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School, received a silver on earth science project. more 2017-08-11 Taiwan’s Young Inventors Grabbed 7 Gold at the 13th IEYI 點閱次數: 208 The 13th International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI) was held at Nagoya, Japan from July 27th to 29that Nagoya International Exhibition Hall. The organizer is Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. more 2017-06-15 NTNU ranked 289th in 2017 QS Rankings 點閱次數: 203 QS World University Rankings of global higher education for 2016/2017 were announced on June 8th. Among more than 40,000 universities worldwide, NTNU was ranked 289 and the ranking of NTNU has been improving for 5 consecutive years. This year, the ranking has risen to 289 from 310, which means that NTNU is one of top 300 universities in the world. The ranking has improved by almost 200 since 2013. more 共 108 筆, 頁數: 1 2 3 4 下一頁	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line370
__label__wiki	0.660135	0.660135	The Amazing World of Gumball Vol. 1: Fairy Tale Trouble by Ben Bocquelet The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene Demon Book 1 by Jason Shiga The Dragon That Lived Under Manhattan by E.W. Hildick The Drowning Spool by Monica Ferris Fenway and Hattie by Victoria J. Coe Ghostbusters International by Erik Burnham Graveyard Slot by Michelle Schusterman Hip Hop Family Tree Book 4: 1984-1985 by Ed Piskor How to Avoid Extinction by Paul Acampora Imagine a World by Rob Gonsalves It's a Tiger by David La Rochelle Just Like Me by Nancy J. Cavanaugh The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown The Lost Compass by Joel N. Ross The Magic Mirror by Susan Hill Long The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin by Elinor Teele Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin Pouncing on Murder by Laurie Cass Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart The Soprano's Last Song by Irene Adler Stealing the Game by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld The Underdogs by Sara Hammel November reading and looking towards the last month Reading goals for 2017 Curse of the Arctic Star: 11/03/16 Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene is the start of the relaunched Nancy Drew series, called the Nancy Drew diaries. It's set in the present with the same group of characters except that Nancy's now at college and her caseload is hers and hers alone, not her father tossing her bones. In this first case, Nancy, George, and Bess have been invited by the Assistant Cruise Director of the Arctic Star, an Alaskan cruise ship. Someone's been making threats against the cruise and Becca wants the problem solved before anyone gets hurt. Although a ship seems like a confined, closed set for a murder mystery, but cruise ships are like floating carnivals. Partially to set the scene to show how distracting a cruise can be, especially when one is staying in a luxury suite, but also to toss around a ton of red herrings, there's a lack of focus here. Nancy and friends spent most of their time playing tourist. The attacks that happen seem to come at random. This first volume seems more dedicated to reestablishing characters than on being a mystery. The narrative is unfocused and sloppy in places.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line372
__label__cc	0.500984	0.499016	Storyline:- An American nanny is shocked that her new English family’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive. Director: William Brent Bell Actors: Ben Robson, Diana Hardcastle, James Russell, Jett Klyne, Jim Norton, Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans Keywords:HD The Boy The Gallows Storyline:- 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of… Storyline:- In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shapeshifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry,… Underworld: Awakening Storyline:- When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind. Storyline:- After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible. Storyline:- Alice fights alongside a resistance movement to regain her freedom from an Umbrella Corporation testing facility. Country: Canada, France, Germany, UK, USA Storyline:- Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy… Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Storyline:- A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a festive demon to his family home. Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror Storyline:- A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who… Storyline:- Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror Storyline:- Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves – messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths. Country: Germany, Japan, USA Storyline:- Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an… Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Storyline:- Four young men who belong to a New England supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Meanwhile, jealousy and suspicion threaten to… Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Trailer: The Boy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line373
__label__cc	0.739508	0.260492	The Dark Side of Addiction Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder. Neurobiological changes are the basis for compulsive drug-taking, accompanied by loss of control over drug intake and the emergence of a negative emotional state when access to the drug is blocked.[1,2] Clinically, a distinction is made between the escalated drug use of addiction and the occasional but limited taking of drugs with the potential for abuse and dependence.[2] As addiction develops, neuroplastic brain reward systems are transformed.[3] This is the “dark side” of drug addiction: the decline in normal reward-related neural mechanisms and persistent recruitment of the brain’s antireward systems that accompany drug use.[3] Progressive worsening of the brain reward system perpetuates compulsive use of the drug.[4] George F. Koob, PhD, of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, studies the behavior of rodents in an effort to understand the neuropharmacologic and neuroadaptive mechanisms that enable the crossover from occasional, controlled drug user to the behaviors of an addict.[5] Knowledge of these neurochemical systems may elucidate vulnerability to addiction and suggest pharmacotherapies for drug addiction.[3] Cycle of Addiction Drug addiction has elements of both an impulse control disorder and a compulsive disorder that are mediated by separate but overlapping neural circuits. The individual with an impulse control disorder experiences an increasing sense of tension or arousal before committing the impulsive act such as drug-taking; pleasure, gratification or relief during the act; and in some cases, regret, self-reproach or guilt following the act.[4] The individual with a compulsive disorder feels anxiety and stress before the compulsive, repetitive act, and relief from stress by performing the act. In the progression from an impulsive disorder to a compulsive disorder, the motivation for the behavior shifts from positive reinforcement to negative reinforcement, when removal of the aversive state increases the probability of the behavior.[3] Drug addiction follows this pattern in a collapsed cycle of addiction involving 3 stages: Binge/intoxication; Withdrawal/negative affect; and Preoccupation/anticipation (craving). Addiction involves a long-term persistent plasticity of the neural circuits that control 2 different reward systems: declining function of brain reward systems driven by natural rewards and stimulation of antireward systems that bring on aversive states.[3] Brain Reward System Studies of the acute reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse in the binge/intoxication stage have identified the neurobiological substrates involved in the reward response. Drugs with the potential for abuse and dependence, such as the opioid analgesics, initially produce positive reinforcing effects from actions at the ventral tegmental area in the midbrain and the nucleus accumbens and amygdala of the basal forebrain.[2] Activation of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway is the primary route of positive reinforcement in addiction for psychostimulant drugs, but the opioid peptides (endorphins), serotonin, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) have key roles for nonpsychostimulant drugs. These so-called “reward neurotransmitters” induce hedonic effects of euphoria and a feeling of well-being. Brain Antireward System Withdrawal from a drug of abuse induces symptoms of negative affect such as dysphoria, depression, irritability, and anxiety. Dysregulation of brain reward systems involves some of the same neurochemical pathways implicated in the drug’s acute reinforcing effects, but in this case, they represent an opponent process.[4,6] During acute abstinence, increases in brain reward thresholds (a higher set point for drug reward) are a consequence of altered reward neurotransmitters. This in turn may contribute to the negative motivational state of withdrawal and vulnerability to relapse.[2] Neurochemical changes during opioid withdrawal include decreases in dopaminergic and serotonergic transmission and increased sensitivity of opioid receptor transduction mechanisms. Escalating doses of opioids, like those seen in the human pattern of morphine or heroin use, are associated with profound alterations in the function of mu-opioid receptors.[1] A decrease in baseline reward mechanisms leads to an increase in drug intake to compensate for the shift in reward baseline.[7] For the addict, the situation deteriorates.[8] Stress response systems of the body contribute to the negative emotional state associated with abstinence and can exacerbate drug taking throughout the addiction cycle. In response to taking the drug, the neuroendocrine system kicks in to attempt to restore the brain to normal function.[2] Chronic drug use adversely affects the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, disrupting regulation of hypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor (CRF). Particularly important is activation of CRF in the extrahypothalamic brain stress system of the extended amygdala. The extended amygdala is a structure comprised of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the central nucleus of the amygdala, and a transition zone in the medial subregion of the nucleus accumbens and a major projection to the lateral hypothalamus.[8] CRF controls hormonal, sympathetic, and behavioral responses to stress. During acute withdrawal of the drug, production of adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticosterone, amygdala CRF, norepinephrine, dynorphin, and inhibition of neuropeptide Y induce brain arousal, stress-like responses, and a dysphoric, aversive state. The activation and recruitment of brain and hormonal stress responses contribute to a deviation in brain reward set point.[7] These are the sources of negative reinforcement that lead to compulsive drug-seeking behavior and addiction. Craving and Relapse The preoccupation/anticipation stage of the addiction cycle is mediated via afferent projections to the extended amygdala and nucleus accumbens. There are different stimuli for craving a drug of abuse, leading to relapse. It can be drug-induced, cue-induced, or stress-induced.[3] Chronic relapse is a significant problem in drug addiction, with about half of all addicts relapsing into drug taking.[8] Addicts can return to compulsive drug taking long after acute withdrawal exhibiting behavior that corresponds to the preoccupation/anticipation stage of addiction.[4] Drug-related cues and stressors are a powerful inducement to return to drug use.[8] Areas of the brain associated with drug and cue-induced reinstatement are the prefrontal cortex (orbitofrontal, medical prefrontal, prelimbic/cingulate), and the basolateral amygdala. The neurotransmitters involved in relapse are dopamine, opioid peptides, glutamate, and GABA. Relapse can also be precipitated by stress and the release of CRF, glucocorticoids and norepinephrine. Many different stressors can provoke drug craving and drug-seeking behavior.[8] It has been possible to study the effects of both short- and long-term exposure to drugs of abuse in a rodent extended-access model. This animal model has been used to study the transition from drug use to addiction, including such behaviors as escalating drug intake driven by dependence, self-administering drug despite adverse consequences, and a narrowing of the behavioral repertoire for drug seeking.[5,7] Extended access to drugs of abuse produces dramatic increases in drug intake and dependence over time that mirror human behavior. Extended access also produces anxiety-like responses mediated by an increase in extracellular CRF secreted by the central nucleus of the amygdala during withdrawal, effects that are reversed by CRF receptor antagonists. Giving a CRF receptor antagonist blocks excessive drug taking, providing promise for a possible treatment for addiction.[6] Evidence from animal research also supports the similarities between stress and drugs of abuse in their effects on neurochemistry, electrophysiology, and morphology of neurons in the reward pathway. Exposing a rodent to an acute stressor increases the release of CRF and corticosterone in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, which in turn activates CRF in the amygdala. Molecular studies support the concept that stress and addictive drugs act through common molecular mechanisms within similar brain circuits to perpetuate the addiction cycle.[8] The long-lasting nature of addiction suggests that changes in gene expression might be required for the development and persistence of this disease.[8] Rewards are pleasurable, but addictions hurt. The neurobiological underpinnings of reward and addiction involve different but overlapping neuroanatomic circuits. Addiction is not a single incident, but rather occurs by a series of events initiated by the acute rewarding effects of drugs followed by a transition into chronic drug use.[8] Drug addiction is associated with a long-term persistent decrease in the function of normal motivational systems driven by 2 sources: (1) decreased function of brain reward systems (mediating natural rewards) and (2) increased antireward systems recruited in an opponent process to excessive activation of the brain reward system. The deficit state for normal reward that is produced by excessive drug taking, rather than a hyperactive or sensitized reward state for drugs per se, is the motivation to seek drugs. Excessive drug taking results in not only the short-term amelioration of the reward deficit but also in suppression of the antireward system.[5] Acute withdrawal of all major drugs of abuse increases brain reward thresholds, anxiety-like responses, and CRF in the amygdala that are of motivational significance. The amygdala has powerful emotional machinery, and brain stress responses recruit its dark side. Worsening of the underlying neurochemical dysregulations (decreased dopamine and opioid peptide function, increased CRF activity) lead to a chronic deviation of reward set point that is fueled not only by dysregulation of reward circuits but also by recruitment of brain and hormonal stress responses.[5] Brain arousal stress systems in the extended amygdala may be important not only for the negative emotional states that drive dependence on drugs of abuse but also may overlap with the negative emotional components of chronic pain syndromes. 1. Koob G, Kreek MJ. Stress, dysregulation of drug reward pathways, and the transition to drug dependence. Am J Psychiatry. 2007;164:1149-1159. Abstract 2. Koob GF. The neurobiology of addiction: a neuroadaptational view relevant for diagnosis. Addiction. 2006;101(Suppl 1):23-30. Abstract 3. Koob GF, Le Moal M. Plasticity of reward neurocircuitry and the ‘dark side’ of drug addiction. Nat Neurosci. 2005;8:1442-1444. Abstract 4. Koob GF, Le Moal M. Addiction and the brain antireward system. Annu Rev Psychol. 2008;59:29-53. Abstract 5. Koob G. The dark side of addiction: relevance to pain medicine. Paper presented at: the 24th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine; February 12-16, 2008; Orlando, Florida. 6. Koob GF, Le Moal M. Drug addiction, dysregulation of reward, and allostasis. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2001;24:97-129. Abstract 7. Cleck JN, Blendy JA. Making a bad thing worse: adverse effects of stress on drug addiction. J Clin Invest. 2008;118:454-461. Abstract 8. Adinoff B. 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__label__cc	0.670423	0.329577	Tiger Beat – March, 1996 BRAD ATTITUDE, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR PITT – by He’s been called “The Next Big Thing,” “Hollywood’s Hottest Hunk,” and of course, “The Sexiest Guy In The World”…but how does this Missouri boy view all this hoopla? Check out the things that Brad holds near and dear. On his move to L.A. to become an actor: “It’s a cliché. Everyone has had to do silly little jobs. I remember when I first got to L.A., I read about Michael J. Fox and how he had to answer a pay phone because he didn’t have a phone of his own. I mean, everyone’s been through this. What’s interesting to me now is that a kid who had never been farther west than Witchita, Kansas, loaded up his car until he couldn’t even see behind him and drove to that crazy city. I remember going to the Grand Canyon. I took a photo of myself at the Grand Canyon, I was thrilled by the whole journey. Then I got into L.A., and there was so much smog, and I realized that I didn’t know anyone. And I was like, God, this is kinda depressing. So I got a Quarter Pounder with cheese and a large fries. And I got the newspaper and looked for work as an extra. The first couple of nights, I had to crash in the car.” On his sex symbol image: “Another sex symbol? How boring. That’s just what the world needs. Somebody who symbolizes sex.” On acting: “Acting’s what you make it: It can be limo rides and [phony stuff], or it can be this real exploration of yourself. That’s the reason I left Missouri and why acting fit. That’s a little grand, but I really believe On happiness: “I think happiness is everyone’s priority in life whether they’re conscious of it or not. There’s just people out there who get hung up on it. I’ve found that the bad times are more important because they kick your butt. I guess it’s more about understanding that happiness. And what’s really sad is that it seems to me that a lot of what a person thinks of himself, unfortunately. Comes from what other people think. I think that’s why so many actors get whacked out.” On being considered too intense: “At times I can get manic, but I definitely have to relax. Relax is my favorite word. It’s my dog Deacon’s command to sit.” On his age: “I’d prefer not to have my age printed, It’s not a vanity thing. I just don’t think people should know certain things because it’ll go against my characters.” On his growing up years: “Growing up I was like an insider—inside of everything, like the cool stuff at school—but always looking out. Because it wasn’t quite enough or something. Insider looking out—that’s perfect. That sums it all up.” On Tom Cruise, his co-star in Interview with the Vampire: “I like the guy, I honestly like the guy. But at a point I started really resenting him. In retrospect I realize that was completely because of who our characters were. I realize that it was my problem. People take everything so seriously. It’s a movie and it’s done.” On River Phoenix death: “I knew River a little, but I wanted to know him more. His death affected everyone on the movie [River was to have the Christian Slater role in Interview with the Vampire], but at the same time it was real personal. You gotta realize, River did a role in My Own Private Idaho that took it to a level that none of these other young guys have gotten to yet. I was really looking forward to him being on the set. It just seems like when we lost him, we all lost something On being compared to legendary actor James Dean: “I don’t know why you’d want to pattern your life after someone who’s not a survivor.” On his personal role models: “I know very few men to look up to…That’s why I appreciate the older films, because they show a man standing up for his principles. Like [Robert] Redford. He portrayed the kind of man men wanted to be and the kind of man women wanted men to be.” On beauty: “When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It’s just a first impression. Then there’s someone who doesn’t catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren’t what you would call beautiful sex symbols. I’ll tell you who my favorite actress is—Dianne Wiest—and you wouldn’t call her a sex symbol. Dianne Wiest is, to me, the most beautiful woman on the screen.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line386
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__label__cc	0.660127	0.339873	Short Story: Amber in the Belly "Amber in the Belly": An exiled priest finds hope in a strange, scaly place. Fantasy, 5300 words. Amber in the Belly Caroling from the drunken revelers at the Broken Goat burst through the air as the pub’s door slammed open. Damon sidestepped a crowd of partyers as they spilled out, one man spinning a chime wheel wildly above his head. The door shut again, closing on the stench of spilled beer and overheated humanity. The group tottered off, no doubt towards the next pub down the lane. Damon stuffed his hands deeper into his coat pockets and tucked his nose into his scarf. Home was ten minutes away. Vendors called out to him as he passed. Hawking last minute presents and decorations for tomorrow’s celebration, their fingers showed pink through the cut-off tips of their gloves, their faces ruddy above swathes of scarves. He wanted to ignore them all, but the little carts with savory, hot food atop their steaming grills made his stomach growl. Damon paused at a cart selling fried potato puffs, the small round puffs browning in the sizzling oil. His mouth watered. “How many, sir?” asked the cheerful vendor. Damon scowled and moved on. It wasn’t yet six, but already the streets were cloaked in night, heavy and still and cold. He thought of the brandy waiting in the cupboard, of the warming stone he could heat when he got a fire going. He thought of dinner: tins of beans, likely. Maybe bread, if the loaf hadn’t gone green yet. There was a prayer that turned bread fresh again. His hands clenched into fists, released. He huffed out through the scarf, the wool damp against his lips. A prayer, yes. A prayer for everything. Every damned thing you could want – almost. He hesitated before turning down the crooked alley that led to his door. Nothing moved in the shadows. Casually, he bent down as if tying his bootlaces. His fingers searched in the dirty snow, found a small rock. He stood, rock light in his hand. A snap of his wrist, and the rock went pinging down the alley. Something screeched, and a streak of fire lit the narrow passage. Ah. No thieves in wait, then. Just dragons. They were like rats. The city had, in recent years, become a refuge of sorts for the little ones, tiny cousins to the great beasts prowling the mountains further south. They crouched in make-shift caves under sewer grates and carriages; their scaly bodies wrapped around lamp posts, absorbing the heat and blocking the light. Of course, their increased presence meant that the actual rat population had seen a mighty decrease, but reports of burnt hands and boots were common, and the tiny dragons were quite the little thieves, cunning and with dexterous toes. The mayor had declared them a scourge to be wiped out. Dead dragons by the dozen hung from poles in the town square, their wings and claws sliced off for offerings to the gods, their bellies cut open for the powerful ambers that fueled their flame. It was said that one amber from a dragon’s belly could keep your fire stoked without extra wood for an entire night. Damon thought about this as he made his way to his door. Wood was expensive. An entire night? A whole night’s worth of warmth, without waking up at some godsless hour to find all the heat from the stone against your feet had gone, and your fire was only embers? It seemed like a dream. He peered into the shadows, a cautious plan forming. Now, where was the thing? He’d seen its fire just there, on the right, but then it had scurried away. Could be gone already. “Here, dragon,” he whispered into the dark. “Dragon, dragon.” Nothing but silence. He sighed. Really, he had no luck at all. Odd, since he’d once considered himself a very lucky man, indeed. A man who’d studied the prayers, worked them into miracles that few of his profession could manifest, and made a fine living teaching them to others. A man who had only to recite the words and — well, it was best not to dwell on that. That was the past. A short-lived fire and beans were the present. His key slipped into the lock. Before he could open the door, something stirred in the snow at his feet. It hugged the wall, claws clicking on the stones. Looking up. Watching him with glittering gold eyes. Maybe his luck was changing, after all. His mind did furious calculations: a meager bounty for the body, claws and teeth and wings all parted out, and then there was the amber… If he moved fast enough. The dragon’s lips curled back, revealing rows of pointed, white teeth. Smoke curled into the air from its nostrils. Yes, he could do this. He’d once hunted fox with his father and brothers, and wasn’t that a clever, quick prey? And he’d never come home without one hanging from his saddle. “Hello. Don’t be afraid. I’m just going to pick you up.” The dragon’s lips curled back further, and Damon fairly pounced on the thing, grabbing it by the neck and wings. A shriek rang through the alley, the dragon’s bantam body thrashing in Damon’s hands. “Ha! Got you!” The dragon stilled its struggling, fixed him with an angry golden eye, and drew a great breath. Damon had an instant of premonition before he let go, but already the thin streak of flame was loosed, directed at his face. He fell back, slipping on the slick ground, heat passing over his head. As he scrambled to his feet, he looked for his would-be prey. It seemed he was alone in the alley again. The dragon had, wisely, fled. Well. It hadn’t been much of a dragon anyway, scrawny and young. Even its flame hadn’t amounted to much. If he hadn’t ducked, perhaps it would have singed his nose hairs. At best. That sort of dragon was probably not worth much at all. Practically useless. His key still stuck out of the lock. And now his coat and pants were wet. He said a curse – equally as ineffectual as his prayers, these days – and went inside. The fire glowed softly. Damon sat close to it on the floor, wrapped in a blanket, eating beans from the tin with a spoon that had once belonged to a great priest of the Shal-dur sect. He’d taken the spoon and a ceremonial mask after he’d been asked to leave. He’d reveled in his minor act of vengeance at the time, believing that his actions would hurt the priest in some way, or perhaps make some sort of statement. Now he wished that, in his spitefulness, he’d taken something of more value. The priest’s jewel-topped scepter, for instance. Each one of the gems set in the scepter’s head was worth a pretty penny, not to mention the silver handle. Damon hadn’t been as practical as he could’ve been. It was a nice spoon, though. Perhaps he could sell it. But then, how would he eat his beans or stir his coffee? The tin was scraped clean. Nonetheless, he usually put them out in the alley. He had no offerings for the gods any longer but these trifling sorts of things: a button broken in half, the last of the milk which had curdled, an empty bean tin. He hoped that they understood that he still respected them, that he still… Well, worshipped wasn’t the right word. But no matter. He carried them in his heart. They existed, and so did he, and these days, it was all one – god or man – could cling to with any pride. Perhaps someday… Ah, again, a thought that didn’t bear thinking. He got up and took the tin outside. A dragon sat on its haunches on his doorstep. It might’ve been the same one, but how many green dragons were there currently slinking around the city? A hundred? A thousand? He narrowed his eyes and set down the tin. “For the gods, you little smiter.” He shut the door except for a sliver and peeked out. The dragon, as expected, barely waited before jamming its snout in the tin. He watched in amusement as the dragon tussled with the tin, until its entire head was stuck inside. It finally wrestled the thing off and sat back, long, thin tongue lapping at its face to get at the remnants of bean sauce. Damon shut the door quietly, the chill having seeped into his clothes, and went back upstairs. An hour later, he was hunched over, just finishing a copy of yesterday’s newspaper snagged from someone’s rubbish heap, when he heard a noise at the door. He adjusted his glasses, considering who it might be. Beggars, most likely. Robbers, possibly. The chancellor, come to offer him back his job and petitioner’s license — he snorted. Probably beggars, hoping to benefit from the holiday spirit. He picked the paper up again. Another noise. As if someone was too weak to properly knock, so they were scratching, dragging their half-starved knuckles across his door. Annoyed, he put the paper down and sternly reminded his imagination to rein itself in. He got up slowly, dropping the blanket that had covered his shoulders to the floor and reaching for the ancient length of short, warped steel that stood in for a proper weapon. Walking quietly to the door, he unconsciously said a prayer for protection and bravery, a warrior’s prayer, under his breath. He waited. It came again, a slight sound. The wind, maybe, although the night had seemed still. Perhaps a storm was brewing? Surely that was it. “Who’s there?” he said to the door. “Go away. We don’t have anything to give you.” The scratching became frantic. “I’ve got a…” He stared at his pathetic, cheap knife. “I’ve got a sword and I’m a trained knight of the… Oh, for Mara’s sake.” He threw open the door. No one. No one at all. It had to have been the wind. But that wasn’t the wind tapping small claws on his sock-clad feet. “Beggar! Is that what you’re here for? Well, I’ve got some unfortunate news for you. No more beans. So hit the road. Off with you.” He glared sternly down at the reptile, its head cocking from side to side as he spoke. “Be gone, dragon!” And he pulled his feet back in and shut the door. “Rats,” he mumbled to himself. “They’re like rats. Or small dogs.” He added a single puny log to the fire, giving his fireplace one last, forlorn look before taking his blanket from the floor and getting into bed. He carefully removed his glasses and set them on the bedside table, pulling the blankets up to his chin. Approximately four hours before the fire was well and truly dead. Four hours of decent sleep. He closed his eyes. Within moments, there was a scratching at the window just over his head. He sat up and yanked back the threadbare curtain. “You! I told you, I’ve got no more!” Outside the window, crouched against the panes, the dragon stared in, steaming up the glass. The moon reflected in its eyes, full and round and bright. It scrabbled at the grilles, trying to keep hold of the rotting sill. And it was shivering. He could see that much. He could also see the faint ochre glow of the amber in its belly. Four hours. The dragon’s lips curled back. Dragon’s teeth, ground and used in certain potions. Not much individually, but there were one, two... A few. There were a few teeth in those jaws, certainly. And those feet, with their curving green claws: how much for those? The thing obviously wanted in. “… said the spider to the fly,” Damon mumbled, his fingers on the latch. The dragon’s mouth opened wider, its snout shoved against the glass. Light from the high, full moon permeated its leathery wings; Damon could see the dark tracings of veins, the long, slender bones as its wings beat wildly, trying to keep it aloft. And that glow, steady but dull. Really, how much was it worth, all together, all the pieces? How much was this one pitiful dragon worth? His stomach grumbled, reminding him of morning. He’d heard it said that dragon tasted remarkably like chicken, once you’d boiled it enough so that it chewed less like shoe leather. A chill crossed his thin shoulders. He glanced at the table by the fire, where a coffee cup and a knife sat. An empty cup. A sharp knife. It was just one beast. Barely worth the effort. But still. He could let it in, if for no other reason than charity. Yet charity was losing its battle within his heart these past few years; little enough had been shown to him, after all. “I have nothing for you,” he said quietly. The dragon thwacked a paw against the window. Dimly, he recalled sacrifices. They had been a lifetime ago, those bleating lambs, the cawing ravens. The wriggling, hissing dragons. Hadn’t there been one, a great big one, large as an ox? With black eyes, not gold. And there had been a sword, a real one. When he’d been a true priest. His hands shook. “I can’t let you in,” he whispered. “Please, understand.” The mouth of the dragon shut. Its wings ceased beating. It fell out of sight. Damon stared at the empty window, at empty night where previously, a small dragon had hovered, begging. He had the feeling of just waking from a dream, of not knowing he had woken and thinking that he might still be asleep. He threw off the covers, crossing cold floorboards that destroyed any romantic notion of dreaming and waking, and cursing himself twenty times for stupidity. After all, he hardly had work; he could just afford this place, and maybe not for much longer. His coat had been patched and re-patched until the original material was in serious doubt. Coffee, the price of coffee had gone up again! To share these paltry resources was insane. No woman would have him, disgraced as he was and poor besides. Not an ounce of luck, no money – Feet shoved into unlaced boots, he slapped his arms to keep warm as he tramped through the snow. Bitter cold. It had become, if possible, even colder than earlier. “Dragon. Where are you? Dragon!” Damn it. He should’ve brought a stick from the fire. It was impossible to see out here. “Dragon! Show yourself, immediately. I did not come out here to waste my time…” A flurry of sparks. At the bottom of a wall, limp and shivering, was the dragon. Damon scooped up the scaly body, holding it close to his chest as he hurried back inside. There, by the crackling fire, he sat, wrapping himself in a blanket once again. The dragon’s wings folded tight against its back. It trembled, clawed toes flexing and unflexing against his thigh. “Ah, it’s warm in here now, come on.” Damon traced a finger along the dragon’s side, feeling the edges of ribs, down to the leg bones. “Starving, aren’t you. Not much of a hunter, eh? All right then. Stay here. I’ll see what I’ve got.” He stood, placing the dragon on the edge of the hearth. “Mind, it won’t be much.” In the cupboards, he found a wrapped bundle of dried hunters’ sausages. He’d been saving them for tomorrow, to treat himself. With a sigh, he took the package down and opened it. He hoped the dragon was open to sharing, as those teeth, though small, looked fairly sharp. When he returned, he was greeted by a strange sight. The dragon had climbed into the fire and curled there, eyes closed, smoke drifting peacefully from its nose. Which did not prevent it, when it caught the scent of sausage, of waking up and slithering out. One sausage, two – it snagged the paper and dragged it into the fire before Damon could react. “Wretch! Those are my only sausages.” Damon rested his chin on his knees, frowning. When he looked at the clock on the wall, he could just make out that it was after midnight. Tomorrow had come, after all. “Feast then, little vermin. Don’t worry about me. I’ve got moldy bread waiting.” The dragon burped and rested a weary head on a flaring branch before slipping back into sleep. The fire danced around it. Damon watched until he, too, fell asleep. It was summer. A field close-cropped by goats, and a boy and a dog at its edge. The sun warmed his skin and turned it brown, one long day after another. And as the boy watched the goats, he made up little songs, little rhymes: Callie gives milk, in buckets like silk, buckets too heavy to carry. She eats the clover from fields all over… They were just something to pass the time, these silly songs. If Callie gave more milk after he’d sung it a few times, then what of it? He could sing-song the clouds over the moon, or turn his sister’s watery porridge into thick, hearty fare. With cinnamon, though they kept that secret between them. “Damon, can you make this hole in my shoe go away?” “No, but you can.” “Damon!” she laughed, and he sang a song about patching holes and walking down the lane to meet a certain boy, and there was his sister a few months later, in her wedding shawl of white lace, shoes perfectly mended. All summer, he sang to the goats and the chickens and the sun and the well. Then, at the very start of autumn, a man appeared, with a staff made of olivewood and a red and black cloak, and Damon left, twisting ’round to watch his home disappear as he sat on the back of a donkey. For once, this dream did not end in darkness, or troubled fits. Instead, he drowsed awake slowly, aware that his head rested uncomfortably on the hard floor, and that the blanket covered him, but was not enough to keep him truly warm. Yet he was. At his center, the sun itself, heat melting his muscles, spreading through him. And spines. Sharp ridges, pressing against him, here and there. He pushed back the blanket. “Dragon,” he muttered. Still dreaming, it seemed. Wait, no. The dragon, shining green scales and gleaming gold eyes, curled back its lips as it looked at him. The dragon growled peacefully. Well. This was something new. Who needed the amber from a dead dragon to warm them for one night, when a live dragon could radiate enough heat to keep a man warm every night? The ashes in the grate were cold, gray. A dragon couldn’t keep a man fed, though. His stomach reminded him of the hour, and he shuffled into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes as he opened one empty cupboard after another. A chair fell over. The dragon clambered upwards, scrabbling, pulling itself to the tabletop. There, it folded its wings and sat up, expectant. He tossed it the moldy bread. It burned it to a crisp before happily nibbling the remains. One of them was fed, at least. Outside, the snow had started again, fat flakes drifting down. Which wouldn’t stop the festivities, he knew. Damon rubbed his neck, staring out the window. When he was a boy, they’d made hoops of dried grass from the harvest, saved for just this day. He remembered chasing the hoops down the hill, shouting with the other boys. Chasing fire. His heaviest coat, then. And both pairs of gloves, and both scarves. From the crock beneath the bed, a few coins. Why not? Today was a day of celebration. He’d worry about tomorrow’s meals when tomorrow came. The dragon darted out the door as soon as he opened it, launching into the air, no longer the shivering, starved creature of the night before. He watched its tail disappear over the top of the next building, and in that instant, he marveled at his own good fortune at having had such a miraculous companion, even for a short amount of time. Had anyone else slept with an amazingly smooth parcel of warmth tucked against them? No stone, which cooled in hours and which dug into one’s flesh, but a living body, sharing its own resources. A miracle, and one he hadn’t even had to pray into existence. Out in the lane, few walked. He hoped he hadn’t missed it. Down the narrow streets, out onto the boulevard. And there were the crowds, streaming out of the city in a joyous cacophony. He joined them, noticing as he walked the stirrings in the shadows: the dragons that had found nowhere warm to spend the night, bodies twisted together or upon themselves like cats. Unblinking eyes watched him pass, a tendril of smoke floating here and there, marking their lairs under the eaves, between the cracks. He bought a packet of fried potato puffs, ate three, and tossed the rest surreptitiously to the dragons huddled beneath a merchant’s cart. Damon stopped in the square, even as the crowd pushed past him. Dragons hung from poles, none larger than a common weasel. He noted the amputated paws, the slit bellies. Under his breath, he said a prayer for the deceased. Wherever dragons went, he hoped it was warm, and that there were plenty of rats. On the outskirts was a hill, the Giant’s Hump. The road went around its base and then wound into the forest beyond, but clustered atop the knoll were children from town, with the mayor standing among them in his black greatcoat and top hat. Next to him, two priests dressed in ceremonial hibernal robes, dark blue and silver. Damon shielded his eyes against the snow, peering up. A weight settled on his shoulders, growling in his ear. He seized the dragon. “You! Do you want to end up like your comrades?” He stuffed the dragon inside his coat, glancing around to see if anyone noticed. Everyone’s eyes were on the hill, where a priest was shouting the words to a prayer welcoming the gods of the new season while beside him, the other priest put the torch to the first of the wooden wheels. Grass hoops were for country folk, he supposed. The dragon’s claws scratched his stomach as it turned, tunneling about in his coat. He put his hands over it, hoping to keep it still until he could let it go somewhere safe. A wheel wobbled, slow, and then began racing down the hill, bouncing over the snowy drifts, flames streaming behind it. A second wheel was pushed, and a third. The children shouted, running down the slope or tumbling in the snow, laughing and red-faced. The symbolic suns raced down the hill and collapsed into the smoking darkness of winter, a new season begun. The people cheered and turned and gathered their children, and Damon pressed through the flow. On the other side of the hill, at the edge of the woods, he would let the dragon fly. Along with a stern warning to stay out of the town. The dragon rootled southward, popping out from under his coat and onto his boots. It shot into the air, whipping around to come back down, landing triumphantly back on his shoulder. People noticed. “Off,” he muttered, brushing it away. Its claws dug into his coat. “What are you doing with that dragon?” asked an incredulous man. “What does it look like?” he muttered into his scarf, shrugging to get rid of the dragon. It clambered around to his other shoulder. A crowd gathered, watching him duck and swat at the creature, which danced about his person, clinging easily to his coat. A man stepped forward. “Do you want me to kill it for you?” Damon froze. “Kill it? Gods, no!” He grabbed the dragon by the tail. “Fly, you miserable thing! Go!” The dragon yanked its tail free and rose into the air, flapping just out of reach. He pointed at the gray sky. “Begone, dragon!” he commanded. The dragon flew down and landed on his arm. The crowd laughed. Damon glanced around. Some were still unsure, and more than one hand rested on the hilt of a knife, but curiosity ruled. He brought the dragon close, staring into its gold eyes. “That’s enough. Beat it.” The dragon growled and pounced atop his head, spreading its wings. All around him, he could hear people laughing. “Did you train him to do that?” a boy asked. “Yeah, are you a dragon trainer or something?” said someone else. Or something, Damon thought. “Yes, I’m his trainer. He, uh, does many tricks.” He pried the dragon from his head, the reptile wriggling in his hands until he stroked it under the chin. Gradually, it ceased struggling and quieted, allowing him to hold it, his fingers deftly rubbing a circle. “This is how to put him to sleep.” “Really? Let me try!” A man approached, hand out. “Er…” Damon backed up, but too late, the man’s fingers brushed over the dragon’s neck. The dragon’s head whipped around at the unfamiliar touch, a burst of flame singeing the man’s gloves. “Ow!” the man yelped, jumping back. “That beast is dangerous!” He pulled off his glove, inspecting the skin. “Ah, you’re fine. Just a mistake. You caught him off guard, that’s all.” “Dragons is dragons,” said the man, and the crowd closed in, not laughing anymore but whispering low and dangerous. “Can’t be trained. Should be strung up with the rest of ’em.” “That’s a bit hasty. We — we haven’t perfected our act yet.” Damon’s fingers beat a nervous tattoo on the underside of the dragon’s jaw. “Today was a trial run.” “A trial run?” asked a soft, clear voice. The crowd parted, respectfully allowing a man in dark blue and silver to pass through. By the man’s apparent youth, Damon assumed he was an acolyte. He carried no scepter, no chains, his hands bare and folded before him. Cheeks red from the cold, he smiled. “So we can expect a show with more polish at some later date?” “Yes, well, I hope,” Damon blustered. If he could just keep the dragon quiet for another minute, they might be able to make their escape. Already, its head darted around, glaring at the people milling about them. He could feel its muscles tensing, readying for flight. Or fight, which would be far worse. There was sure to be only one outcome if the dragon decided to defend itself. “Did you, perhaps, learn your techniques from Karl Olfester?” The young man’s face was kind, his eyes flitting from Damon to the dragon in his arms. “No. Actually, I’m what you might call self-taught.” “Ah. Perhaps, if you should ever want to further your education, you might go to Ormsbad, where Master Olfester practices. By the sea. Do you know of it?” Damon suppressed a scowl. Of course he had. As an acolyte and, later, third-step priest, he’d traveled to temples all over. And here this man supposed that he was just another townsfolk, perhaps even assumed he was uneducated, that he – Damon stopped himself. He glanced down at the patched elbows on his coat, his boots with leather so scuffed that their original color was all but lost. “I have heard of it, indeed.” “Indeed?” The acolyte seemed delighted. “Well, I wish you luck with your dragon.” He paused, staring at the little dragon, who stared back. “May I say a prayer?” “A prayer?” “Just a few words.” “Of course.” One never refused the official prayers of a priest. “Er, he’s not very friendly to strangers, so…” “Watch my fingers. Yes.” The acolyte’s hand hovered in front of the dragon, bare fingers spread as he began to intone the words of a prayer for fortune’s favor in endeavors undertaken with animals and small children. Damon’s lips moved in tandem, his own hands clutching at the dragon, lest it mistake this blessing for a threat, or worse, mistake the acolyte’s plump fingers for more tasty sausages. “Felicity,” finished the acolyte. Damon looked up, realizing the man had been watching him murmur along with the prayer, and his cheeks flushed. It was impertinence, at best. “Are you – that is, have you ever--” “I am not,” said Damon, quietly. “Now.” “Ah,” said the acolyte. He turned to the crowd. “Our resident dragon-trainer! Be sure to honor him. On this day, especially, let your generosity shine upon him.” And he stepped back, letting the sprinkle of coins hit the ground around Damon’s feet. The dragon sprang from his arms and gleefully snatched at the bright coins, bringing back three in his mouth. “Yes, I’ve,” said Damon, clearing his throat, “been teaching him to retrieve. Thank you.” He bowed low, the dragon on his shoulders, grinning around a mouthful of coin. The crowd dissipated, finally, leaving Damon and the acolyte alone. The man — or boy, for his features were smooth as river stone and his mouth still kind — waved to the elder priest. “I must be going.” He held out a hand. “Francis Brann.” Damon shook the hand. “Damon Drury,” he said, the false surname slipping from his lips with ease. “Well, Damon. I look forward to seeing more of you and your dragon.” His eyes casually fell on the dragon, its tail winding around Damon’s neck. “You know, the temple is in need of someone to help with the records. Of course, you’d need to be able to read.” “I can read,” Damon huffed. “Of course,” he murmured. “Then stop by tomorrow. You might want to leave the dragon behind, though, as old Granniver thinks they’re vermin.” The acolyte smiled. “See you tomorrow, then. And, if you wouldn’t mind — could you say a prayer for me? I’ve lost my gloves and I haven’t been able to find them anywhere.” Damon stared, the acolyte’s eyes meeting his. “A prayer of discovery. That should be the easiest thing for an acolyte at your stage.” “Indeed. It should be.” He smiled and began to walk away, robes floating over the frozen ground. His voice called back, “Until tomorrow, Damon.” Both Damon and his dragon watched the man gracefully make his way to the elder priest, who stood waiting nearby. “Francis Brann,” he said to it. “Was I that smart at his age? Doubtful. Well, it’s home with us.” He patted a pocket, coins jingling. “And I think we’ll be stopping to get a few sausages on the way. It appears I’ve got to feed you now.” He headed off for town through the slush. “And keep you warm, and who knows what else. I never wanted a pet. Did you hear that? No pets.” The dragon purred as he rubbed it under its chin. “Priests can’t have pets,” he said. It was true. Priests were forbidden pets and wives and the amassing of wealth — all things which, as a rule, were circumvented in a number of creative ways. But he wasn’t a priest anymore. He was a dragon-trainer. Or maybe just a man with a dragon. Either way, things were different now. Yes. Very different. He walked back into town a new man. Hardly richer, no better looking, and with the same frozen feet. But there stretched before him an impossible horizon, a garden world of temples and friends and clothes without patches. And all around, the flutter and flap of leathery wings. The dragon at the window was inside, and it had brought a new kind of warmth in with it. They passed through the square, the dragon clinging to his shoulder and hissing at the dismembered bodies of its clan. “Don’t you worry,” whispered Damon. “We’ll fix it. But first, we need to teach you some manners.” Teaching. Hadn’t he been a teacher before? Yes. But things were very different now. And it had all started with one small dragon. *This was first up for an anthology that has since been canceled. Then I submitted it to Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a fantasy magazine with a stellar reputation and a 98% rejection rate. You can guess why it's posted here now. :) BCS is highly recommended for fantasy reading, and if you are interested in submitting, the response was fairly quick (2-3 weeks, I forget exactly how long) and it was a personal rejection, not a form letter. I appreciate the editor's thoughtful and concise summary of why this was rejected. I'm still editing (or, more precisely, thinking about editing...) a short story, another goes up in a couple of weeks and I'm quite excited about that one, and I'm not around much because I've gone deep underground--in my head. The rabbit went down the hole, and I must follow. The book(s) proceed slowly but so enjoyably. If I'm not around the interwebz, I'm probably in my backyard with a notebook and pen, staring at birds in the trees and writing pages of random chapters. It's... a different way of writing, for me. But I like it. I feel like I'm writing for me, for once. I haven't truly done that in a long time. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the story, and if not, that's fine too. Feel free to let me know, either way. Posted by R.S. Bohn at 1:57 PM 6 comments: Links to this post Labels: fic I just got home from serving on a trial. This was my fourth summons in ten years. The previous three, I was "lucky" that I never made it into a courtroom; the attorneys settled and my group was dismissed. This time, not only did I go into the courtroom, but I ended up being one of fourteen chosen out of a pool of 42. Two were alternates and not needed, leaving twelve of us. This afternoon, I consider myself lucky that I was chosen, and I'm very glad to have not only fulfilled my civic duty, but that I got a chance to participate in our legal system. I also think... it works. Sure, nothing's perfect, but I feel very good about the outcome. I can talk freely about it now, so here's the basics: It was an Assault with Intent to Murder trial, in which one man was accused of beating another with an aluminum baseball bat. The first man was working out a gym/fight club. He went up to a local gas station to get Gatorade. While there, the owner of the gas station told him that three vehicles had pulled up, that those guys were looking for him and he'd better run. So that's what he did. He tried to run back to the gym, but the cars followed him. One, a gray minivan, hit him outside the gym, knocking him to the ground. Then the other cars pulled up, and a bunch of guys, all armed with baseball bats, got out. One said, "This is for my homey, motherfucker!" and brought the bat down. The victim put up an arm, and it was snapped in half. A second blow split the top of his head. While that was happening, another guy began kicking him in the ribs. At some point, onlookers yelled and the perpetrators scattered. The victim was brought into a bar by the owner of the gym, where wet towels were put on his head until an ambulance arrived and he was taken to Detroit Receiving. And now, things get fuzzy. There are various police reports, all naming one guy -- the driver of the gray minivan, who is a guy who had a beef with the victim -- as the kicker, but not naming the guy with the baseball bat. At some point later -- after a couple of police interviews and then testifying under oath in a preliminary exam -- the victim did name him. That man was arrested and put on trial. But the victim had only met this man once before, and for an extremely brief exchange of words, and that exchange had not been angry or confrontational at all. This man has a twin brother. There were no witnesses (or, should I say, no one who would testify at this trial), which left us with an inconsistent victim. Unfortunately, as I told my fellow jurors in deliberations, we really don't know which brother was there -- if either. Frankly, there was no evidence that either was there, other than the victim's words. And all of these people are shady characters. This happened in an extremely bad part of Detroit, and the people involved were convicts, out on parole, and admitted drug users. We got the sense that there were rival gangs or it was about drug money, or very likely both. We were not given much information/evidence to go on, and we spent hours trying to connect the dots and figure out why and how this happened. In the end, while we felt badly for the victim -- he clearly got the shit beat out of him -- we couldn't send a man to jail who may be innocent. In this country, if there is "reasonable doubt," you must acquit, and we had way more than just reasonable doubt. In some ways, we felt like jurors must've felt on the Casey Anthony trial: we all had gut feelings that this guy, or more likely his brother, was somehow involved, even if they just knew what was going to happen. But there was no proof, and this kid -- for he was a young guy -- couldn't go to jail for that. Did an innocent man go free, and justice was served? Or did a guilty man get away with something? I cannot say for sure, but I do know that we didn't convict a man on gut feelings, and that our system worked. When we announced our verdict, we were instructed to go back into the jury deliberation room while the courtroom was cleared. As we walked by the defendant, who was sobbing the moment he heard the verdict, he looked each of us in the eye and thanked us. His wife, sitting near by, was also crying. Minutes later, the judge came in, thanked us again, and then she said, without knowing our reasoning, that there had been no way to tell which twin, if either, had been involved, and so we did the right thing. We really felt good then, because that had been the basis of our decision. The other man involved in the beating is in jail, pleading insanity, and the judge said he probably won't get away with it. In his case, there's way too much evidence, plus I guess he's some kind of really bad guy who's going away for one thing or another. And we did say, as jurors, that all the evidence we heard and believed pointed clearly to this other man. So to jurors on that trial -- whew, your decision will be easier than ours. To the man who walked out a free man today after spending the last few months in jail: I wish you well, and knowing your current circumstances, I hope you learned a lesson. Please don't run around with those people anymore. It seems like you're trying to get your life together, and you're really young, with a wife and small children. Everything can be different from here on out. I think I sound like an old fart when I say that, but I sincerely hope that this person stays away from that part of Detroit and his old crowd. He's got a chance. Take it. And one last thing: Only a few of us jurors admitted that when we first walked in the courtroom, we judged a book by its cover. We looked at the defendant and thought, "Oh yeah, he's guilty." I completely did. I thought, "Thug in a suit." Was I right? I don't think so, not anymore. The entire process was tedious and boring at times. The graphic photos of injuries were a bit much for me (weak stomach, believe it or not). But watching people get up on the stand and try to lie or sway their words to mean a specific thing, and watching the attorneys do the same kind of maneuvering, was interesting. And deliberations, though ours lasted about six hours, was really interesting. And of course, there's the sense that you participated in our justice system and helped it work, and were valuable in doing so. I would totally do this again. To think, a few days ago, I was sick and anxious because I had to go to jury duty. Now, a brief note: The Walking Dead is totally going to shit. WTF. (seriously, I might cancel my subscription) Labels: jury duty Microfic: Whitecaps; Current writing plan The Plague hit hardest in our coastal village, with babes tossed in the water alongside old men for months. When finally we survivors stood on the beach, ragged and starved but free of disease, we watched as the waves coughed up our dead, one by one. They were happy to see us. My writing plan of late: Three short stories needed editing, then moving on to serious work on the book. Two shorts finished: one submitted and waiting for response, one going up shortly (no idea of exact date at the moment). The third is one of my very favorites of my own, but I've stalled at the ending. I'm really excited to be swapping stories right now with another writer who is also stuck, and coincidentally, kind of at the same spot. While that's been going on, I've been using OneWord as a daily exercise. The above microfic is one of those, and you can find me there as rsbohn. While I've got numerous unfinished shorts awaiting further work, and a few sites that I used to actively engage in as weekly exercises (Lily's Friday Prediction and Three Word Wednesday are a couple of my favorites), I've put them aside for the time being. At some point, I realized I was using them as a distraction from bigger works, excuses not to buckle down on the larger projects. A short attention span? Maybe. Or possibly fear that I can't pull off a book. Which is silly, since I've done it twice plus a novelette. But yeah, probably fear. At some point, I may ask a friend and fellow writer if she could brainstorm with me a bit, help me move the obstacles in my brain. I've never really done that before at such an early stage in the process, but I think I need a little creative ass-kicking. If anyone's totally into brainstorming and that sort of thing, email me. And I shall return the favor. Thanks for reading, amigos. Posted by R.S. Bohn at 7:54 AM 10 comments: Links to this post Labels: flash fic, writing Back Home! And Two Fic Recs: Myth and Science Fiction Did not like the new Blogger in Draft. Too cold. Too new. I dislike change. Which is why, though I usually wish I lived back in my home state of Connecticut, I am glad to be back in Michigan. I get discombobulated. And there is always that sense, when returning home, that you no longer belong there. That you've gone too far, and you can never go back. I'm awash in memories, saddened by the differences in the reality, and struggling to reconnect to family (who love me so much and are so happy to see me), struggling to reconnect to the girl I once was. I don't know her anymore. I think I would be afraid to know her--whether because I'd be embarrassed by her silliness, naivete, insane confidence, or that she'd be embarrassed by me, now. Which. Getting up early to wander the yard, looking at spiders in the lavender and broken robin's eggs beneath the lilac makes one philosophical, I think. Finally getting a chance to thoroughly catch up. Two marvelous pieces have just appeared, and it's like a gift to me, for coming home! Maybe not, but if those authors want to say they're a Welcome Home present, I would be glad. Stars by Jacob Allgeier at Six Sentences. Micro-flash about an astronaut, with some of the most beautiful descriptions of emotions and the galaxy that I've read in a while. It thrilled my inner sci-fi girl. Read, read, read! And John Xero celebrates the anniversary of his blog with a piece by Dee Harding, The Bird Garden. Myth and longing, exquisitely written. Two of my very favorite subjects, done well by talented writers. Very inspiring. Now to work on my own piece, finally. I feel I've taken a stellar, spectacular piece off the rails, and I'm not sure how to get it back on track. Time to give this some cold, hard thinking. Is it beyond me, perhaps, the intellectual discussion between two characters? Or is it not that, but that I'm winding towards an unsatisfying end? Preparing the cold steel of the sword of editing... Labels: fic rec Back Home! And Two Fic Recs: Myth and Science Fict...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line389
__label__wiki	0.648872	0.648872	Change Will Only Continue to Gather Pace A discussion with Daniel Knapp, Executive Director TMT at IHS Markit, who specialises in global advertising research. Looking into the future of TV and video, innovations and data strategies, he points out TV’s essential role and resilience. He provides a clear insight into technology adoption and investments, questioning the role of social media platforms in digital advertising in a context where ad fraud and brand safety are key issues for brands. What are the main advertising industry trends you observed in 2017 and 2018? There is a simple and a complex story about the past two years, and they provide very different conclusions. At first glance, the advertising market is in robust and growth is business as usual. Global net advertising revenue is set to grow by 6.1% in 2018, the fastest pace since 2010. This surge is in part fuelled by the Football World Cup, Winter Olympics and elections e.g. mid-terms in the US. Political and major sports events are typical, reoccurring drivers of adspend. These usual suspects are joined by continuous, long-term drivers, in particular strong growth in Asia-Pacific markets like India and Indonesia, and the unstoppable rise of digital. Yet underneath this simple growth story hides a more complex picture. Seismic forces are transforming the shape of the advertising industry. We are witnessing a fundamental change in the logic of spend, as companies move their investment from working media to technology, data and software services in a bid to manage an increasingly complex landscape of consumers and devices. Non-interruptive forms of marketing that frequently escape accurate measurement are also on the rise. As consumers are getting oversaturated with a flood of advertising messages, marketer’s claims to evoke an emotional connection with a brand seem increasingly problematic. Alternative ways of storytelling, such as original content production, sponsorships, branded content or influencer marketing are on the rise. The market is also impacted by a long-term change in the composition of advertisers that underwrite media owner revenues. CMOs are under high pressure to deliver business results, not just marketing outcomes. They are increasingly measured on more units sold, not on the number of clicks or views that an advert has received. As a result, marketing expenditure is under severe scrutiny and needs to prove that it works. Some of the largest marketing sectors like CPG and Automotive adopt zero-based budgeting policies that hurt advertising investment. Amidst these changes, there is a change of guards as direct-to-consumer brands are increasingly putting large incumbents under pressure. These brands are starting to disrupt every industry – while principally focused on the US, they are becoming a global phenomenon in 2018. Like Warby Parker, Harry’s or Dollar Shave Club, they follow a much more data-centric logic in their investments than other marketers. While they typically start in digital, as these brands scale, they increasingly also look to TV. At the same time, the overall pool of advertisers is growing and has never been as large as before. However, it is largely Google and Facebook who benefit from that surge. Small and medium-sized businesses which previously only advertised per direct mail, or not at all, are flocking to the platforms and are major contributors to their performance. Whereas we forecast the global digital advertising market to grow by 11.3% in 2018, Google and Facebook are set to grow 3 times as fast with a blended rate of 33.8%. ‘Innovation’ is a term endemic to the advertising industry which always seeks to reaffirm its value to marketers. But not each innovation is making an equal impact in 2017 and 2018. Programmatic, key ‘innovation’ of the last decade, has become a tainted term in 2018 due to brand safety and fraud issues, and many vendors replace it with the label ‘AI’ for artificial intelligence. While often this amounts to little more than a rebranding, in 2018 the first real impacts of AI on the advertising industry are gathering pace – applications range from finding hidden patterns in consumer behaviour, testing and refining creatives, to automating tasks that exceed human time and cognition. Another domain of innovation is voice. Voice has been hailed as the advertising platform of the future as Alexa, Google Home and other devices continue to colonise consumer households apace. But dream and reality are still far apart: campaigns have mainly been experimental, and marketers are struggling to find a scalable, and non-intrusive model. What are the trends you observe in equipment and screen penetration and usage? What are the main findings looking back 25 years? 25 years ago, the last of the MTV generation also became the internet generation – the adolescents exploring their identities via music TV in the 1990s began using dial-up modems to access the world wide web. Modes of media consumption were distinctly associated with particular devices. The world of TV was entirely separate from the digital world. Fast forward to the new millennium. The number of devices to consume TV and video has exploded, and most are now internet-enabled. In 2010, the average household in Europe had 3 internet connected devices, doubling to 6 devices in 2017 that range from TV, PC/ laptop, smartphone, tablet, games console, connected DVD/Blu-Ray player, to newer categories like smart speakers and VR headsets. Yet we are moving from a period of device proliferation to a period of device stabilisation. Only 1.5 additional devices on average will be added to households in Europe until 2023. This means that the future of audiovisual consumption is largely being played out within the device ecosystem available in homes today. Remarkably, remnants of that old distinction between content and devices remain – this time not by necessity as in the late 1990s, but by consumer choice. Clearly, TV content is now being consumed on an array of different devices, and linear consumption on TV sets has slightly declined in all Big 5 European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) in 2017 in favour of on-demand consumption. But within on-demand consumption, content type is generally tied to device type. Over 50% of YouTube consumption, and around 80% of Facebook video consumption is mobile. Yet most Netflix consumption takes place via the living room TV. Consumers chose the TV set to enjoy traditional, TV-like content, whereas shorter online content is consumed on mobile devices. What will define the future of TV and digital advertising? In a complex advertising landscape, TV is benefiting from its continued ability to deliver brand advertising at scale. Robust measurement, a safe environment and vast reach continue to make TV irreplaceable for brand marketers. A broader change in cultural climate following the Cambridge Analytica scandal and allegations of election meddling have tainted the reputation of digital advertising. Fraud in programmatic does not help either. Many marketers consider TV as a safe haven in a digital Wild West. While Google and Facebook are eyeing TV adspend through their video offerings, the relationship between TV and digital is more complex, and often beneficial for TV. Even digital-first advertisers require TV in order to build sustainable brands and connect performance-driven campaigns with broad awareness. Yet the nature of TV is changing as it becomes increasingly detached from the classic broadcast distribution model. Incumbents face competition from IP-delivered providers such as digital platforms that roll out ever more broadcast-like offerings. New types of content creators emerge, and new narrative styles proliferate that eschew established 30 to 90-minute formats, in particular driven by creative forms coming out of mobile video. From an advertising perspective, enabling seamless measurement and buying, as well as flexible ad formats is of vital importance to capitalize on changing audience trends and accountability demands from advertisers. The combination of linear TV and online video inventory advanced by some broadcasters is a crucial step. The programmatic model is going to sweep further into TV, enabling granular, audience-based buying and household addressable messaging. The US and UK are already advanced in this area, and we forecast global programmatic TV to grow by 180% in 2018, reaching a total share of TV advertising of 8% by 2023. The rise of connected TVs presents a huge opportunity to scale programmatic and addressable TV offerings. By 2023, we forecast that 1.2 billion connected TVs alone will be installed in homes across the globe. But as strong as individual broadcasters are in terms of quality of content, audience reach and advertising relationships, they increasingly need to look for partners, especially in online video. We forecast that 12% of TV advertising revenues will be generated via online video in Europe by 2023. Generating scale through partnerships for inventory aggregation, ad monetization and data analysis is pivotal for broadcasters to compete with the digital behemoths of Silicon Valley. Initiatives like RTL AdConnect and EBX in Europe, and Open A.P. in the US are vital steps on this path. Another route for partnership is the combination of TV, Telecoms, and Advertising. AT&T has pursued this through acquisitions, but in particular in Europe, partnerships and alliances are also viable. Lastly, there is a growing gap in the ability to derive insight and innovation from data between broadcasters and global technology platforms. Broadcasters need to see data science investment as a top strategic priority. From content recommendation over advertising monetisation to using data-driven decision-support in all business functions, data science is a prerequisite for future success. What is and will be the role of social media platforms in digital advertising, looking (25) years ahead? Time ticks exponentially faster in digital. The forces that dominate the digital ecosystem today did not exist 25 years ago. Google was founded in 1998, Facebook in 2004 and Instagram in 2010. If anything, change will only continue to gather pace. This is a setting far from ideal for making predictions. Nevertheless, we can identify a number of themes that will bear on the mid- and long-term future. Although Silicon Valley seems unstoppable in its dominance today, its protagonists are themselves constant targets of disruption. No company illustrates this as clearly as Facebook. Recent financial results have hinted that engagement on the core Facebook platform is flat or declining, and user growth in the US and Europe is stalling. The acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram are bets to hedge against erosion of the core product. They reflect an image-centric and video-native way of communication (Instagram), and the trend among younger users to replace public communication on social networks with private or semi- private exchanges in closed groups (WhatsApp). In essence, even global platforms have to stay on their toes constantly and defend themselves against disruptors. However, in contrast to other companies, their cash reserves are so large that defence has mainly become a question of where and when to allocate the needed capital. These platforms are in the unique position to buy into their future markets and products. We therefore must understand these companies also as investment vehicles, not purely in terms of the products they represent today. Yet social platforms have also become protagonists in a digital backlash. Brand safety issues, lack of transparent measurement, stricter data protection regimes and the weaponization of social media by bad actors has changed consumer perception and increased regulatory scrutiny. Young media users are retreating into private or semi-private forms of communication, which will make platform-based ad monetization harder. The possibility of breaking up monopolistic or oligopolistic structures through regulation is the biggest threat that social platforms currently face. Lastly, its short but rich history suggests that the internet evolves in cycles of centralisation and decentralisation. The social platforms running on cloud infrastructures we know today represent a phase of centralisation. But new technologies like blockchain and distributed computing highlight that we are at the beginning of transitioning to a decentralised environment that promises greater control and value capture for both users and content owners. Any disruption of control over data and audiences, monopoly on advertising supply, and erosion of scale is a threat to social media platforms and would alter their role in digital advertising. Discover the TV Key Facts publication here.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line390
__label__cc	0.704241	0.295759	Home » Show The Weird Keyboard Layouts Show The Weird Keyboard Layouts posted by admin on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 00:20 There’s no place like home row, am I right? “ASDF" and "JKL:” aren’t just the keys our fingers rest upon, they’re our friends. Fine, that may be a bit much, but we have all undoubtedly come a long way from typing our very first letters. In my earliest days of typing, the keyboard setup was confusing and random despite all the fun games on my Typing Instructor CD-ROM. Eventually, navigating the layout became second nature, and here I am today, typing at reckless speeds without so much as needing to look down. Seven-year-old Devin would be quite impressed. It’s probably safe to say that many of us don’t know much about what lies beyond the standard QWERTY keyboard. But there’s so much more. So much. Let’s take a look at some popular and regional keyboard layouts. They probably won’t have you switching anytime soon, but it’s worth a peek. The more you know, and all that. Don’t go looking for "Dvorak" spelled out on the layout like I did - it’s the name of the guy who patented it in 1936, August Dvorak. He felt that QWERTY was a pain to use and developed his layout to be more efficient. Studies seem to agree and maybe that’s because when using Dvorak, 70 percent of strokes are on home row . When using Dvorak, you’ll notice that more than half of your strokes are with the right hand. Dvorak did this on purpose, based on the fact that most people are right handed. Interesting note : All the vowels are in home row. Colemak Colemak could be considered QWERTY-lite. There are only 17 differences in key layout between the two, plus a second backspace key replacing the Caps Lock key. Colemak is a combination of Coleman (the last name of the creator) and Dvorak. The layout clearly isn’t just a revamp of Dvorak, though, it’s an attempt to fix issues with Dvorak while not intimidating QWERTY users. Looking at the Colemak layout as a QWERTY typist, it’s easier to imagine switching over than if you were looking at Dvorak. Once you go down the rabbit hole of keyboard layouts, it becomes pretty clear that QWERTY has a strong hold on a lot of the world. For instance, QWERTZ is a slight adaptation commonly used in central Europe (Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and other nearby nations.) The Z and Y keys are switched for two reasons. First, because Z is used much more than Y in German. Second, T and Z are used together so much it makes sense for T and Z to be side-by-side. You can also find umlauted vowels (ä, ö, ü) on this layout and there’s an Alt Gr key to access a third level of key assignation. Here’s another example of an almost-QWERTY layout. This one is used by most French-speaking countries, though France and Belgium each have their own national variations on the layout, and not everyone likes it. Q swaps with A and W with Z in the top row. The semicolon is switched for the M key. If I were to sit down at an AZERTY keyboard, the biggest change would be that the number row function is changed. Maltron Now let’s visit a galaxy far, far away from QWERTY. The Maltron keyboard looks uh.. unusual, but it’s designed with ergonomics in mind – so it might ease your aching hands and sore wrists. The keyboard is separated in chunks, with the numbers in the middle. The left-hand square of letters has ANISF for home row, and the right-hand square’s home row is DTHOR. The company behind this unusual keyboard, PCD Maltron, started in 1977 as a response to issues with the QWERTY layout and has found some fervent supporters. JCUKEN So what about countries where the alphabet is completely different from the Latin-based English alphabet? In Russia, the Cyrillic alphabet is used, and since 1917 (when Russia reformed its alphabetto remove some letters), JCUKEN (also known as YCUKEN, YTsUKEN and JTSUKEN) has served as the default keyboard layout. The regular QWERTY layout is maintained as a secondary function in the same keyboard as shown on the photo above. BÉPO Let’s look at another French keyboard. The BÉPO layout is designed to ease programming and boost efficiency (similar to Dvorak.) This particular arrangement is based on statistical study of the French language. People say typing with BÉPO is easier because the keys used most often are on the home row. BÉPO has a lot of other charactersthat are missing from the AZERTY layout, including: those of all the official languages of the European Union based on the Latin alphabet; those of Esperanto; Welsh; Turkish and Azeri; the Icelandic; the Greek letters; the figures ¹²³⁴⁵ exhibitors and clues ₆₇₈₉₀; some mathematical symbols, most currency symbols; more than 500 characters diacritic through a system of twenty dead keys. Turkish F-Keyboard Looking up this keyboard layout lead me to the most interesting (and the first) article I’ve ever read about Turkish typewriters. QWERTY keyboards are very common in Turkey, but in 1955, the Turkish F-keyboard was invented to make typing the local language more efficient. Think about it this way: “Just look at Scrabble: every language carefully assigns a different value to each letter, and puts a certain number of each tiles in the bag. Playing Scrabble in Romania with English tiles wouldn’t make a lot of sense, and yet throughout most of Europe we still use typewriters based on how English works.” C'HWERTY - Breton Let’s look at one more keyboard layout for French-speakers, shall we? It’s in the news because the government is getting some pressureto change the long-standing default, AZERTY. This layout came around in 2003 and is a keyboard built for those who speak Breton, a language spoken in parts of northwestern France. When comparing this layout with AZERTY, the A switches with the Breton letter C’H (similar in sound to the German ‘ch’) and Z swaps with W. The "any layout" keyboard Is this what the future looks like? The Optimus Popularis is a ridiculously expensive, vaporware-esque, ultra-customizable keyboard. Will it be the next QWERTY? Maybe. Probably not today, though. Who can shell out $1,500 for a keyboard? Unless you type in multiple languages and regularly use unusual characters (calling mathematicians or musicians) it doesn't make sense. But it does exist, and it could point to the future with Razer offering programmable buttons on one of their gaming laptops and the newer Apple MacBook Pros featuring an OLED touchscreen for contextual shortcuts, too. standard QWERTY keyboard popular and regional keyboard layouts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0036.json.gz/line403

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